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CHARITABLE AND BENEVOLENT

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FATE

Sympathy with the afflicted.

C. M.

FATHER of mercies, send thy grace,
All-powerful, from above,

To form in our obedient souls
The image of thy love.

2 O! may our sympathizing breasts
That generous pleasure know,
Kindly to share in others' joy,
And weep for others' wo.

3 When poor and helpless sons of grief
In deep distress are laid,
Soft be our hearts their pains to feel,
And swift our hands to aid.

4 So Jesus look'd on dying man,
When, throned above the skies,
And in the Father's bosom blest,
He felt compassion rise.

5 On wings of love the Saviour flew,
To bless a ruin'd race;

We would, O Lord, thy steps pursue,
Thy bright example trace.

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C. M.

Deeds of love, for Christ's sake, rewarded.

HOW blest the children of the Lord,

Who, walking in his sight, Make all the precepts of his word Their study and delight.

2 That precious wealth shall be their dower,
Which cannot know decay;

Which moth or rust shall ne'er devour,
Or spoiler take away.

3 For them that heavenly light shall spread, Whose cheering rays illne

The darkest hours of life, and shed
A halo round the tomb.

4 Their works of piety and love,
Perform'd through Christ, their Lord,
Forever register'd above,

Shall meet a sure reward.

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Deeds of charity.

C. M.

Host thou exalted shine:

[IGH on a throne of light, O Lord,

What can our poverty bestow,
Since all the world is thine?

2 But thou hast brethren here below,
Partakers of thy grace,

Whose humble names thou wilt confess
Before thy Father's tace.

3 In them may'st thou be clothed and fed,
And visited and cheer'd;
And, in their accents of distress,

The Saviour's voice be heard.

4 Whate'er our willing hands can give,
Lord, at thy feet we lay;

Grace will the humble gift receive,
And grace at length repay..

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L. M.

More blessed to give than to receive.
FELP us, O Lord, thy yoke to wear,
Delighting in thy perfect will;

Each other's burdens learn to bear,
And thus thy law of love fulfil.
2 He that hath pity on the poor,
Lendeth his substance to the Lord;
And, lo! his recompense is sure,
For more than all shall be restored,

3 Teach us, with glad, ungrudging heart, As thou hast blest our various store, From our abundance to impart

A lib'ral portion to the poor.

4 To thee our all devoted be,

In whom we breathe, and move, and live;
Freely we have received from thee;
Freely may we rejoice to give,

5 And while we thus obey thy word,
And every call of want relieve,
O may we find it, gracious Lord!
More blest to give than to receive.

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C. M.

Anniversary of an orphan asylum: by the children.

AGAIN the kind revolving year

brought this happy day;

And we in God's blest house appear
Again our vows to pay.

2 Our watchful guardians, robed in light,
Adore the heavenly King;

Ten thousand thousand seraphs bright
Incessant praises sing.

3 They know no want, they feel no care,
Nor ever sigh as we;

Sorrow and sin are strangers there,
And all is harmony.

4 If aught can there enhance their bliss,
Or raise their raptures higher,

New joys in heaven at sights like this,
New anthems fill the choir.

5 With what resembling care and love
Both worlds for us appear;

Our friendly guardians those above,-
Our benefactors here.

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MARINERS.

5th P. M. 4 lines 7s.

Embarking.

ORD, whom winds and seas obey,
Guide us through the watery way;

In the hollow of thy hand
Hide, and bring us safe to land.

2 Jesus, let our faithful mind
Rest, on thee alone reclined:
Every anxious thought repress;
Keep our souls in perfect peace.

3 Keep the souls whom now we leave;
Bid them to each other cleave;
Bid them walk on life's rough sea;
Bid them come by faith to thee.

4 Save, till all these tempests end,
All who on thy love depend;
Waft our happy spirits o'er;
Land us on the heavenly shore.

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C. M.

God's servants safe by sea or land.

How sure is their defence!

are thy servants blest, O Lord;

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.

6 Our life, while thou preserv'st that life, Thy sacrifice shall be;

And death,-when death shall be our lot,Shall join our souls to thee.

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12th P. M. 76, 76, 78, 76.

Safe with Jesus in the ship.

JORD of earth, and air, and sea,
Supreme in power and grace,
Under thy protection we

Our souls and bodies place.
Bold an unknown land to try,

We launch into the foaming deep;
Rocks, and storms, and deaths defy,
With Jesus in the ship.

2 Who the calm can understand,
In a believer's breast!
In the bollow of His hand

Our souls securely rest:

Winds may rise, and seas may roar;
We on his love our spirits stay;

Him with quiet joy adore

Whom winds and seas obey.

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5th P. M. 4 lines Ts.

God's wonders on the deep. THEY that toil upon the deep,

And, in vessels light and frail, O'er the mighty waters sweep, With the billow and the gale,

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