4. In all our work, in all our play,
Be with us, Lord, our Friend, our Stay;
Lead onward to the perfect day:
Then may we know, earth's lesson o'er,
With comrades missed or gone before,
Heaven's fellowship for evermore.
MON of God, eternal Saviour,
Source of life and truth and grace,
Son of Man, whose birth incarnate
Hallows all our human race,
Thou, our Head, who, throned in glory,
For thine own dost ever plead,
Fill us with thy love and pity,
Heal our wrongs, and help our need. 2 As thou, Lord, hast lived for others, So may we for others live ;
Freely have thy gifts been granted,
Freely may thy servants give.
Thine the gold and thine the silver,
Thine the wealth of land and sea,
We but stewards of thy bounty,
Held in solemn trust for thee.
3 Come, O Christ, and reign among us,
King of love, and Prince of peace,
Hush the storm of strife and passion,
Bid its cruel discords cease;
By thy patient years of toiling,
By thy silent hours of pain,
Quench our fevered thirst of pleasure,
Shame our selfish greed of gain.
4 Ah, the past is dark behind us,
Strewn with wrecks and stained with blood; But before us gleams the vision
Of the coming brotherhood.
See the Christlike host advancing,
High and lowly, great and small,
Linked in bonds of common service
For the common Lord of all.
5. Son of God, eternal Saviour,
Source of life and truth and grace,
Son of Man, whose birth incarnate
Hallows all our human race,
Thou who prayedst, thou who willest
That thy people should be one,
Grant, O grant our hope's fruition:
Here on earth thy will be done.
The following are suitable for any gatherings of Unions and Societies:
45 Hail to the Lord's Anointed.
365 All people that on earth do dwell.
409 In the Cross of Christ I glory.
412 Jerusalem the golden.
423 Judge eternal, throned in splendour.
426 Lead us, heavenly Father, lead us.
448 O God of mercy, God of might.
458 O Lord of hosts, all heaven possessing.
475 Rejoice, O land, in God thy might.
483 Strong Son of God, immortal Love.
492 The Lord will come and not be slow.
516 Work is sweet, for God has blest.
544, 545 (The Church).
The following are suitable for Guilds, G. F. S. meetings. &c., in addition to 448 and 516 above:
370 Blest are the pure in heart.
398 Happy are they, they that love God.
452 O happy band of pilgrims.
453 O Holy Spirit, Lord of grace.
485 Teach me, my God and King.
544, 545 (The Church).
555 Dismiss me not thy service, Lord.
LORD of life and King of glory,
Who didst deign a child to be,
Cradled on a mother's bosom,
Throned upon a mother's knee :
For the children thou hast given
We must answer unto thee!
2 Since the day the blessed Mother
Thee, the world's Redeemer, bore,
Thou hast crowned us with an honour
Women never knew before;
And that we may bear it meetly
We must seek thine aid the more.
3 Grant us, then, pure hearts and patient,
That in all we do or say
Little souls our deeds may copy,
And be never led astray;
Little feet our steps may follow
In a safe and narrow way.
4 When our growing sons and daughters
Look on life with eager eyes,
Grant us then a deeper insight
And now powers of sacrifice :
Hope to trust them, faith to guide them,
Love that nothing good denies.
5. May we keep our holy calling
Stainless in its fair renown,
That when all the work is over
And we lay the burden down,
Then the children thou hast given
Still may be our joy and crown!
FA Gifts of plenty from thy dower,
ATHER, who on man dost shower
To thy people give the power
All thy gifts to use aright.
2 Give pure happiness in leisure,
Temperance in every pleasure,
Holy use of earthly treasure,
Bodies clear and spirits bright.
3 Lift from this and every nation
All that brings us degradation;
Quell the forces of temptation;
Put thine enemies to flight.
4 Be with us, thy strength supplying,
That with energy undying,
Every foe of man defying,
We may rally to the fight.
5 Thou who art our Captain ever Lead us on to great endeavour; May thy Church the world deliver,
Give us wisdom, courage, might.
6. Father, who hast sought and found us,
Son of God, whose love has bound us,
Holy Ghost, within us, round us,
Hear us, Godhead infinite. Amen. The following are also suitable for Temperance Societies: 369 Be thou my Guardian and my Guide. 402 He who would valiant be.
415 Jesu, meek and gentle.
423 Judge eternal, throned in splendour.
426 Lead us, heavenly Father, lead us.
447 O God of Bethel, by whose hand.
479 Soldiers of Christ, arise.
480 Soldiers, who are Christ's below.
LET us, with he is kind:
with a gladsome mind,
For his mercies ay endure,
Ever faithful, ever sure.
2 Let us blaze his name abroad,
For of gods he is the God:
3 He with all-commanding might
Filled the new-made world with light:
4 He the golden-tressèd sun
Caused all day his course to run :
5 The horned moon to shine by night,
'Mid her spangled sisters bright:
6 He his chosen race did bless
In the wasteful wilderness:
7* He hath, with a piteous eye,
Looked upon our misery:
8 All things living he doth feed,
His full hand supplies their need:
9. Let us, with a gladsome mind,
Praise the Lord, for he is kind :
M. Rinkart, 1586-1649. Tr. C. Winkworth.
Nun danket alle Gott.
OW we all our God,
Now thank we and hands and voices,
Who wondrous things hath done,
In whom his world rejoices;
Who from our mother's arms
Hath blessed us on our way
With countless gifts of love,
And still is ours to-day.
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