Chapter 33

4 Here still, through all succeeding time, Their stores may truth and learning bring And still the anthem-note sublime To thee from children's children sing.

988. L. M. J. G. Adams.

Dedication of a School-house.

1 God of our fathers! from whose hand Came all our lights and blessings down,-- Who this devoted, favored land Dost with thy choicest mercy crown!

2 To Learning and to Knowledge reared-- We dedicate with prayer and praise This edifice, to thee, revered Above all gods, through endless days!

3 Accept the offering--deign to dwell With thy confiding children here; The shades of Ignorance dispel,-- In Truth's omnipotence appear!

4 Here through successive years may come The youthful mind--fair Wisdom's guest; Long be this house Instruction's home, When those who reared it sink to rest.

989. 6s. & 4s. M. J. G. Adams.

The Same.

1 Raise the adoring song! Praises to God belong, In this glad hour! He who from worlds on high, Spreads over earth and sky Proofs of his majesty, Goodness and power!

2 Praise, that Instruction's voice Bids the young heart rejoice In this fair land; Praise, that the humblest mind Wisdom's true light may find, Ground on which all inclined Freely may stand.

3 Source of all holiness! With thy rich favor bless This house of thine; Here be true knowledge sought, Here purest wisdom taught, Wisdom with Freedom fraught, Freedom divine!

990. C. M. P. H. Sweetser.

The Same.

1 Let monumental pillars rise In majesty sublime-- Their granite columns shall decay Before the touch of time.

2 But mind, enlightened and refined, Shall live beyond the sky, And heavenly sciences explore, When time itself shall die!

3 A nobler monument we raise Than costly marble pile-- A beacon light to lead the way From ignorance and guile.

4 This house, with prayer, O God, we give To truth's supreme control; To virtue and progressive thought, The riches of the soul.

991. L. M. Anonymous.

The River of Life.

1 There is a pure and peaceful wave, That issues from the throne of love, Whose waters gladden as they lave The bright and heavenly courts above.

2 In living streams behold that tide Through Christ the rock profusely burst; And in his word, behold supplied The fount for which our spirits thirst.

3 The pilgrim faint, who seems to sink Beneath the sultry sky of time, May here repose, and freely drink The waters of that better clime.

4 And every soul may here partake The blessings of the fount above; And none who drink will e'er forsake The crystal stream of boundless love.

992. 8s. & 7s. M. Anonymous.

The Soldier of the Cross.

1 Soldier, to the contest pressing, Onward, let thy watchword be; God upon thee pours his blessing; What though man derideth thee!

2 Onward, though the fagot's burning By thy pathway's only light; Onward, death and danger spurning; Onward in the path of right!

3 God, for all thy wants providing, Armor trusty hath for thee; Gird thyself, in him confiding, With the goodly panoply:

4 Righteousness thy breast defending, And thy feet with justice shod: Onward; with the foe contending, Wield thy sword, the word of God.

5 Thine the helmet of salvation, Faith thy mighty shield shall be; And let prayer and supplication, Lance and glorious falchion be;

6 Onward then, with bold contending, In the path the martyrs trod: God to thee his strength is lending; Onward, in the strength of God.

993. C. M. Anonymous.

On Occasion of a Destructive Fire.

1 Eternal God, our humbled souls Before thy presence bow; With all thy wasting magazines, How terrible art thou!

2 The flames thy messengers become, And their destruction pour, And that which we in strength had reared Lies mouldered in an hour.

3 Within our pleasant places, Lord, Destruction rears its head, And blackened walls and smoking heaps Along our streets are spread.

4 Lord, in this hour we come to thee, With awe adore thy name; Yet bless the hand of guardian love, That snatched us from the flame.

994. C. M. E. H. Chapin.

During or after a Great Storm.

1 Amid surrounding gloom and waste, From nature's face we flee; And in our fear and wonder haste O nature's life, to thee! Thy ways are in the mighty deep; In tempests as they blow; In floods that o'er our treasures sweep; The lightning; and the snow.

2 Though earth upon its axis reels, And heaven is veiled in wrath; Not one of nature's million wheels Breaks its appointed path; Fixed in thy grasp, the sources meet Of beauty and of awe; In storm or calm, all pulses beat True to the central law.

3 Thou art that law, whose will thus done In seeming wreck and blight, Sends the calm planets round the sun, And pours the moon's soft light. We trust thy love; thou best dost know The universal peace; How long the stormy force should blow, And when the flood should cease.

4 And though around our path some form Of mystery ever lies, And life is like the calm and storm That checker earth and skies, Through all its mingling joy and dread, Permit us, Holy One, By faith to see the golden thread Of thy great purpose run.

995. C. M. Addison.

The Traveller's Hymn.

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, They pass unhurt through burning climes, And breathe in tainted air.

3 Thy mercy sweetens every soil, Makes every region please; The hoary, frozen hills it warms, And smooths the boisterous seas.

4 In midst of dangers, fears, and death, Thy goodness I'll adore, And praise thee for thy mercies past, And humbly hope for more.

996. L. M. H. Bacon.

Influence of Christian Woman. Matt. 26:13.

1 "Where'er my Gospel is proclaimed, Through the long ages yet to be, There shall this deed of love be named Which she this hour hath done for me."

2 Lord, while our eyes on Mary rest, And see the precious perfume poured, With thrilling power our thoughts invest The sacred record of thy word.

3 We bring to God, in thy dear name, The tribute of our grateful praise. For many a deed, unknown to fame, Where woman her true homage pays.

4 The wife, the mother, sister, friend,-- All holy may her influence be! The sweetness of her kindness blend With Temperance, Truth, and Charity.

5 Oh not a work is wrought in vain Where love like Mary's fills the heart; Memorials of that love remain, A sacred influence to impart.

997. 8s. & 7s. M. J. G. Adams.

"She hath done what she could." Mark 14:8.

1 Bless, O bless, Almighty Father, Woman's mission with our race,-- Her fond strivings here to gather Fruits of thy redeeming grace.

2 Though her way be not where honor Wins the gazing world's acclaim, Yet we bless thee that upon her Rests the power of Jesus' name.

3 In that name, O Father, strengthen Her full heart and ready hands; May her efforts serve to lengthen Christian love's encircling bands.

4 Where the mourning and the needy And the suffering faint and die, Be her presence sure and speedy, Mercy's blessings to supply.

5 Where old error's words are spoken, Be truth's witness by her given, Till, the spell of bondage broken, Earth redeemed resembles heaven.

998. C. M. Barton.

"Walk in the Light."

1 Walk in the light! so shalt thou know That fellowship of love, His Spirit only can bestow, Who reigns in light above.

2 Walk in the light! and thou shalt own Thy darkness passed away, Because that light hath on thee shone In which is perfect day.

3 Walk in the light! and e'en the tomb No fearful shade shall wear; Glory shall chase away its gloom, For Christ hath conquered there!

4 Walk in the light! and thine shall be A path, though thorny,--bright: For God, by grace, shall dwell in thee, And God himself is light!

999. L. M. Anonymous.

The Cause of Humanity Hopeful.

1 The past is dark with sin and shame, The future dim with doubt and fear; But, Father, yet we praise thy name, Whose guardian love is always near!

2 For man has striven ages long With faltering steps to come to thee, And in each purpose high and strong The influence of thy grace could see.

3 He could not breathe an earnest prayer But thou wert kinder than he dreamed, As age by age brought hopes more fair, And nearer still thy kingdom seemed.

4 But never rose within his breast, A trust so calm and deep as now; Shall not the weary find a rest? Father! Preserver! answer thou!

5 'Tis dark around, 'tis dark above, But through the shadow streams the sun; We cannot doubt thy certain love, And man's great aim shall yet be won!

1000. 8s. & 7s. M. Montgomery.

Joyful Hope.

1 Know, my soul, thy full salvation; Rise o'er sin, and fear, and care; Joy to find, in every station, Something still to do, or bear. Think what spirit dwells within thee; Think what Father's smiles are thine; Think what Jesus did to win thee;-- Child of heaven! canst thou repine?

2 Haste thee on from grace to glory, Armed with faith, and winged with prayer; Heaven's eternal day's before thee, God's own hand shall guide thee there: Soon shall cease thine earthly mission, Soon shall pass thy pilgrim days; Hope shall change to glad fruition, Faith to sight, and prayer to praise.

1001. S. M. Wesleyan.

For a Holy Heart.

1 Great Source of life and light, Thy heavenly grace impart, And by thy holy spirit write Thy law upon my heart. My soul would cleave to thee; Let nought my purpose move; O, let my faith more steadfast be, And more intense my love!

2 Long as my trials last, Long as the cross I bear, O, let my soul on thee be cast In confidence and prayer! Conduct me to the shore Of everlasting peace, Where storm and tempest rise no more, Where sin and sorrow cease.

1002. 8s. & 7s. M. Waterston.

"As for the truth, it endureth and is always strong."

1 Theories, which thousands cherish, Pass like clouds that sweep the sky; Creeds and dogmas all may perish; Truth herself can never die.

2 From the glorious heavens above her, She has shed her beams abroad, That the souls who truly love her, May become the sons of God.

3 Worldlings blindly may refuse her, Close their eyes and call it night; Learned scoffers may abuse her, But they cannot quench her light!

4 Thrones may totter, empires crumble, All their glories cease to be; While she, Christ-like, crowns the humble, And from bondage sets them free.

5 God himself will e'er defend her From the fury of her foe, Till she, in her native splendor, Sits enthroned o'er all below.

1003. 7s. M. 6l. Anonymous.

Active Benevolence.

1 In the morning sow thy seed, Nor at eve withhold thy hand; Who can tell which may succeed, Or if both alike shall stand, And a glorious harvest bear, To reward the sower's care?

2 Sow it 'mid the haunts of vice-- Scenes of infamy and crime; Suddenly, may Paradise Burst, as in the northern clime Spring, with all its verdant race, Starts from Winter's cold embrace.

3 Sow it with unsparing hand; 'Tis the kingdom's precious seed, 'Tis the Master's great command, And his grace shall crown the deed; He hath said, the precious grain Never shall be sown in vain.

1004. H. M. J. G. Adams.

Death of a Magistrate or Public Man.

1 Death moves with victor's tread In our high places, Lord! The honorable dead We mourn with one accord; Our souls, oppressed, before thee bow, Heed thou the prayer, accept the vow.

2 While thus we feel the rod Of thine afflictive love, Teach us, our fathers' God, Thy justice to approve. Though all thy ways we cannot trace, May we not doubt thy guardian grace.

3 O keep us in thy hand, A chosen race for thee; And make our own loved land The true home of the free; Where sin shall cease, and righteousness Forever dwell, forever bless.

1005. C. M. Mrs. Sigourney.

True Prayer.

1 The Lord is on his holy throne, He sits in kingly state; Let those who for his favors seek, In humble silence wait.

2 True prayer is not th' imposing sound That clamorous lips repeat; But the deep silence of a soul That clasps Jehovah's feet.

DOXOLOGIES.

1006. H. M.

Doxology.

Glory to God on high! Forever bless his name; Let earth, and seas, and sky His wondrous love proclaim; To him be praise And glory given By all on earth, And all in heaven.

1007. 7s. M.

The Same.

Praise to God! immortal praise From the heavens, the earth, the seas! All in one vast chorus join, To extol the name divine!

1008. L. M.

The Same.

Praise God, from whom all blessings flow! Praise him, all creatures here below! Praise him, above, ye heavenly throng! Praise God, our Father, in your song!