961.

C. M.

MADAN'S COL.

Thanksgiving for Deliverance in a Storm. 1 OUR little bark, on boisterous seas, By cruel tempests tost,

Without one cheerful beam of hope,
Expecting to be lost,-

2 We to the Lord, in humble prayer,
Breathed out our sad distress;
Though feeble, yet with contrite hearts,
We begged return of peace.

3 Then ceased the stormy winds to blow;
The surges ceased to roll;
And soon again a placid sea
Spoke comfort to the soul.

4 O, may our grateful, trembling hearts
Their hallelujahs sing

To him who hath our lives preserved,
Our Saviour and our King.

962.

L. M.

Prayer at Sea.

L. H. SIGOURNEY.

1 PRAYER may be sweet in cottage homes,' Where sire and child devoutly kneel, While through the open casement nigh The vernal blossoms fragrant steal.

2 Prayer may be sweet in stately halls,

Where heart with kindred heart is blent,
And upward to th' eternal throne

The hymn of praise melodious sent.
3 But he who fain would know how warm
The soul's appeal to God may be,
From friends and native land should turn,
A wanderer on the faithless sea;·

4 Should hear its deep, imploring tone

Rise heavenward o'er the foaming surge,
When billows toss the fragile bark,
And fearful blasts the conflict urge.

5 Nought, nought appears but sea and sky;
No refuge where the foot may flee:
How will he cast, O Rock divine,

The anchor of his soul on thee!

963.

L. M.

The Seaman's Song.

WATTS

1 WOULD you behold the works of God,
His wonders in the world abroad?
With hardy mariners survey
The unknown regions of the sea.

2 They leave their native shores behind,
And seize the favor of the wind;
Till God command, and tempests rise,
That heave the ocean to the skies.

3 When land is far, and death is nigh,
Bereaved of hope, to God they cry:
His mercy hears their loud address,
And sends salvation in distress.

4 He bids the winds their wrath assuage,
And stormy tempests cease to rage;
The grateful band their fears give o'er,
And hail with joy their native shore.

5 0, may the sons of men record
The wondrous goodness of the Lord;
Let them their purest offerings bring,
And in the church his glory sing.

The Christian Mariner safe.

1 HOW are thy servants blest, O Lord!
How sure is their defence!
Eternal Wisdom is their guide,
Their help, Omnipotence.

2 In foreign realms, and lands remote,
Supported by thy care,

Through burning climes they pass unhurt,
And breathe in tainted air.

3 When by the dreadful tempest borne
High on the broken wave,

They know thou art not slow to hear,
Nor impotent to save.

4 The storm is laid; the winds retire,
Obedient to thy will;

The sea, that roars at thy command,
At thy command is still.

5 In midst of dangers, fears, and deaths,
Thy goodness we'll adore;
We'll praise thee for thy mercies past,
And humbly hope for more.

SABBATH SCHOOL HYMNS.

965.

8s & 7s.

ANON.

Opening of the School.

1 WE have met in peace together
In this house of God again;
Constant friends have led us hither,
Here to chant the solemn strain;
Here to breathe our adoration,
Here the Saviour's praise to sing;
May the Spirit of salvation,

Come with healing in his wing.

2 We have met, and Time is flying;
We shall part, and still his wing,
Sweeping o'er the dead and dying,
Will the changeful seasons bring:
Let us, while our hearts are lightest,
In our fresh and early years,
Turn to Him whose smile is brightest,
And whose grace will calm our fears.

3 He will aid us, should existence

With its sorrows sting the breast;
Gleaming in the onward distance,
Faith will mark the land of rest:
There, 'midst day-beams round him playing,
We our Father's face shall see,
And shall hear him gently saying,
"Little children, come to me."

Prayer for a Blessing.

1 SUPPLIANT, lo! thy children bend,
Father, for thy blessing now;
Thou canst teach us, guide, defend;
We are weak, almighty thou.

2 With the peace thy word imparts
Be the taught and teachers blest;
In our lives, and in our hearts,
Father, be thy laws impressed.
3 Shed abroad in every mind
Light and pardon from above,
Charity for all our kind,

967.

Trusting faith, and holy love.

L. M.

Prayer for a Blessing.

GRAY.

UNION COL.

1 ASSEMBLED in our school once more,
O Lord, thy blessing we implore;
We meet to read, and sing, and pray;
Be with us, then, through this thy day.
2 Our fervent prayer to thee ascends
For parents, teachers, foes, and friends;
And when we in thy house appear,
Help us to worship in thy fear.

3 When we on earth shall meet no more,
May we above to glory soar,

And praise thee in more lofty strains
Where one eternal Sabbath reigns.

968.

C. M.

JANE TAYLOR

Songs of Children in Heaven.

1 THERE is a glorious world of light

Above the starry sky,

1

Where saints departed, clothed in white,
Adore the Lord most high.

2 And hark! amid the sacred songs

Those heavenly voices raise,

Ten thousand thousand infant tongues
Unite in perfect praise.

3 Those are the hymns that we shall know,
If Jesus we obey;

That is the place where we shall go,
If found in wisdom's way.

969.

C. M.

Pleasures of Teaching.

STRAPHAN.

1 BE ours the bliss in wisdom's way
To guide untutored youth,

And lead the mind that went astray
To virtue and to truth.

2 Delightful work, young souls to win,
And turn the rising race
From the deceitful paths of sin
To seek redeeming grace!

3 Almighty God, thine influence shed
To aid this good design;

The honors of thy name be spread,
And all the glory thine.

970.

H. M.

PRATT'S COL.

United Praise of Teachers and Children.

1 COME, let our voices join
In joyful songs of praise;
To God, the God of love,

Our thankful hearts we'll raise :
To God alone all praise belongs
Our earliest and our latest songs.
2 Within these hallowed walls

Our wandering feet are brought,
Where prayer and praise ascend,

And heavenly truths are taught:
To God alone your offerings bring;
Let young and old his praises sing.
3 Lord, let this work of love

Be crowned with full success;
Let thousands, yet unborn,

Thy sacred name here bless:
To thee, O Lord, all praise to thee
We'll raise throughout eternity.