57 5th P. M. 4 lines 7s. For a general blessing. ORD, we come before thee now, Lat thy feet we humbly bow; O, do not our suit disdain; Shall we seek thee, Lord, in vain? Full salvation to each heart. 4 Comfort those who weep and mourn; Those that are cast down lift up; 58 The God of Bethel. C. M. GOD of Bethel, by whose hand Who, through this weary pilgrimage, Hast all our fathers led : 2 Our vows, our prayers, we now present, Before thy throne of grace: God of our fathers! be the God 3 Through each perplexing path of life, Give us each day our daily bread, 4 O spread thy cov'ring wings around, 5 Such blessings, from thy gracious hand. Our humble prayers implore; And thou shalt be our chosen God, 59 The bond of love. L. M. PRAISE waits in Zion, Lord, for thee; Thy saints adore thy holy Name; Thy creatures bend the' obedient knee, And, humbly, now thy presence claim. 2 Eternal Source of truth and light, To thee we look, on thee we call; Lord, we are nothing in thy sight, But thou to us art all in all. 3 Still may thy children in thy word Their common trust and refuge see; O, bind us to each other, Lord, By one great bond,-the love of thee. 4 So shall our sun of hope arise, With brighter still and brighter ray, Till thou shalt bless our longing eyes With beams of everlasting day. 60 Divine guidance and safety. QEFORE thy mercy-seat, O Lord, Behold, thy servants stand, BEFOR To ask the knowledge of thy word, 2 Let thy eternal truths, we pray, C. M. 3 Lord, from thy word remove the seal, And as we hear, O may we feel 4 Help us to see the Saviour's love And let the thoughts of joys above 5 Thus while thy word our footsteps guides, Shall we be truly blest; And safe arrive where love provides 61 L An everlasting rest. Confession, prayer, and praise. C. M. ORD! when we bend before thy throne, O may we feel the sins we own, 2 Our contrite spirits pitying see; And let a healing ray from thee 3 When we disclose our wants in prayer, O let our wills resign; And not a thought our bosom share, Which is not wholly thine. 4 And when with heart and voice we strive Our grateful hymns to raise, Let love divine within us live, And fill our souls with praise. 5 Then, on thy glories while we dwell, With love divine, transported, tell- 62 FATE Grace, pardon, life. L. M. MATHER of heaven, whose love profound 3 Eternal Spirit, by whose breath 63 L. M. True worship everywhere accepted. 0 And prophets praised with glowing tongue :2 Not now on Zion's height alone The favour'd worshipper may dwell, Nor where, at sultry noon, thy Son Sat weary by the patriarch's well. 3 From every place below the skies, The grateful song, the fervent prayer, The incense of the heart, may rise To heaven, and find acceptance there 4 O thou, to whom, in ancient time, The holy prophet's harp was strung; To thee, at last, in every clime, Shall temples rise, and praise be sung. 64 TH THE DIVINE PERFECTIONS. God seen in his works. L. M. THERE is a God-all nature speaks, His mighty Maker's glorious name. 65 L. M. The heavens declare his glory. THE And spangled heavens, a shining frame, 2 Soon as the evening shades prevail, While all the stars that round her burn, |