"O send out Thy light and Thy truth: let them lead me.”—Ps. xliii. 3.

Sudeley, 461.]

C.M.

[H. BONAR.

308 LORD, give me light to do Thy work,

For only, Lord, from Thee,

Can come the light by which these eyes
The work of truth can see.

2 The way is narrow, often dark,
With lights and shadows strewn ;
I wander oft, and think it Thine,
When walking in my own.

3 Yet pleasant is the work for Thee,
And pleasant is the way;

But, Lord, the world is dark, and I
Am prone to go astray.

4 O send me light to do Thy work,
More light, more wisdom give;
Then shall I work Thy work indeed,
While on Thine earth I live.

5 The work is Thine, not mine, O Lord;
It is Thy race we run;
Give light, and then shall all I do
Be well and truly done.

"And He shall set up an ensign for the nations."—lsa. xi. 12.

Melanesia, 478.]

L.M.

[BP. DOANE.

309 UPLIFT the banner! Let it float

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Sky-ward and sea-ward, high and wide;

The sun shall light its shining folds,
The Cross, on which the Saviour died.

2 Uplift the banner! Angels bend
Wondering in silence o'er the sign,
And vainly seek to comprehend
The wonder of the love Divine

3 Uplift the banner! Heathen lands
Far off shall see the glorious sight,
And nations, gathering at the call,
Their souls shall kindle in its light.
4 Uplift the banner! Let it float
Sky-ward and sea-ward, high and wide;
Our glory only in the Cross,
Our only hope the Crucified.

5 Uplift the banner! Wide and high,
Sea-ward and sky-ward let it shine:
Nor skill, nor might, nor merit ours;
We conquer only in that sign

Watch Night.

"Wherefore, gird up the loins of your mind."- -1 Peter i. 13.

Mizpah, 391.]

555.12.555.12.

[c. WESLEY.

310 COME, let us anew Our journey pursue,

Roll round with the year,

And never stand still, till the Master appear.
His adorable will Let us gladly fulfil,
And our talents improve

By the patience of hope and the labour of love. 2 Our life is a dream, Our time as a stream Glides swiftly away,

And the fugitive moment refuses to stay;
The arrow is flown, The moment is gone,
The millennial year

Rushes on to our view, and eternity's here. 3 0 that each in the day Of His coming might say, "I have fought my way through,

I have finished the work Thou didst give me to do.'

O that each from his Lord May receive the glad word,

"Well and faithfully done,

Enter into My joy, and sit down on My throne.”

The New Year.

"I will glorify Thy name.”—Ps. lxxxvi. 12.

Peniel, 413.]

75.75.75.75.

311 FAT

FATHER, here we dedicate

This new year to Thee,

In whatever worldly state
Thou wilt have us be.

Not from sorrow, pain, or care,
Freedom dare we claim;

This alone shall be our prayer :
Glorify Thy name."

66

[L. TUTTIETT.

2 Can a child presume to choose
Where or how to live?
Can a Father's love refuse
All the best to give?
More Thou givest every day
Than the best can claim;
Nor withholdest aught that may
"Glorify Thy name."

3 If in mercy Thou wilt spare
Joys we yet partake;

If in life, serene and fair,
Brighter rays may break;

Thee our hearts, while glad they sing,
Shall in all proclaim;

And, whate'er the year may bring,

Glorify Thy name.'

4 If Thou callest to the cross,
And its shadow come,
Turning all our gain to loss,
Shrouding heart and home;
May we think how Thy dear Son
To His glory came,

In His footsteps follow on;
"Glorify Thy name.'

Church Commemoration.

Cana, 475.

Melita, 346.

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312 FAITH of our fathers, living still,

In spite of dungeon, fire, and sword; O, how our hearts beat high with joy Whene'er we hear that glorious word! Faith of our fathers, holy faith,

We will be true to thee till death.

2 Our fathers, chained in prisons dark,
Were still in heart and conscience free;
And blest would be their children's fate,
Though they, like them, should die for thee.
Faith of our fathers, holy faith,

We will be true to thee till death.

3 Faith of our fathers; God's great power
Shall soon all nations win for thee;
And through the truth that comes from God,
Mankind shall then be truly free.

Faith of our fathers, holy faith,
We will be true to thee till death.

4 Faith of our fathers, we will love
Both friend and foe in all our strife,
And preach thee too, as love knows how,
By kindly words and virtuous life.
Faith of our fathers, holy faith,

We will be true to thee till death.

"Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect-but I follow after."-Phil. iii. 12.

"He charged us before God and His blessed angels, if God should reveal anything to us by any other instrument of His, to be as ready to receive it as any truth of his ministry; for he was very confident the Lord had yet more light and truth to break forth out of His Holy Word."-Narrative of Pastor Robinson's Address to the Pilgrim Fathers.

Petersham, 482.]

C.M.D.

[G. RAWSON E limit not the truth of God

313 WE

To our poor reach of mind;
By notions of our day and sect,
Crude, partial, and confined.
No, let a new and better hope

Within our hearts be stirred ;

"The Lord hath yet more light and truth To break forth from His Word."

2 Who dares to bind to his dull sense
The oracles of heaven,

For all the nations, tongues, and climes,
And all the ages given;

That universe, how much unknown!
That ocean unexplored!

"The Lord hath yet more light and truth To break forth from His Word."

3 Darkling our great forefathers went The first steps of the way;