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L. M.

PIERPONT.

Morning Hymn. For a Child.

1 O God, I thank thee that the night
In peace and rest hath passed away,
And that I see, in this fair light,
My Father's smile, that makes it day.

2 Be thou my Guide, and let me live
As under thine all-seeing eye;
Supply my wants, my sins forgive,
And make me happy when I die.

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L. M.

PIERPONT.

Evening Dymn. For a Child.

1 ANOTHER day its course hath run,
And still, O God, thy child is blest;
For thou hast been by day my Sun,
And thou wilt be by night my Rest.

2 Sweet sleep descends, my eyes to close;
And now, when all the world is still,

I give my body to repose,

My spirit to my Father's will.

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C. M.

BARRY CORNWALL.

For a Sick Child.

1 SEND down thy winged angel, God!

Amidst this night so wild,

And bid him come where now we watch,
And breathe upon our child!

2 She lies upon her pillow, pale,
And moans within her sleep,
Or wakeneth with a patient smile,
And striveth not to weep!

3 How gentle and how good a child
She is, we know too well;

And dearer to her parents' hearts
Than our weak words can tell.

4 We love, we watch throughout the night,
To aid, where need may be;

We hope, and have despaired at times;

But now we turn to Thee!

5 Send down thy sweet-souled angel, God!
Amidst the darkness wild,

And bid him soothe our souls to-night,
And heal our gentle child!

Baptism, Lord's Supper and Admission of Members.

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S. M. L. H. SIGOURNEY.

Baptism.

1 SAVIOUR, thy law we love,
Thy pure example bless,

And with a firm, unwavering zeal,
Would in thy footsteps press.

2 Not to the fiery pains

By which the martyrs bled;

Not to the scourge, the thorn, the cross,

Our favored feet are led;

3 But, at this peaceful tide,
Assembled in thy fear,

The homage of obedient hearts
We humbly offer here.

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MONTGOMERY.

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7s. M.

Joined to God's People.

1 PEOPLE of the living God,

I have sought the world around,
Paths of sin and sorrow trod,

Peace and comfort nowhere found.

2 Now to you my spirit turns, -
Turns, a fugitive unblest;
Brethren, where your altar burns,
O, receive me into rest.

3 Lonely I no longer roam,

Like the cloud, the wind, the wave;
Where you dwell shall be my home,
Where you die shall be my grave.

C. M.

MONTGOMERY.

A Welcome to Fellowship.

1 COME in, thou blessed of the Lord:
Stranger nor foe art thou:

We welcome thee with warm accord,
Our friend, our brother now.

2 The hand of fellowship, the heart
Of love, we offer thee:

Leaving the world, thou dost but part
From lies and vanity.

3 The cup of blessing which we bless,
The heavenly bread we break,
Our Saviour's blood and righteousness,
Freely with us partake.

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S. M.

EPISCOPAL COL.

To the Soul Seeking Rest.

1 O, CEASE, thou wandering soul,
On restless wing to roam;
All this wide world, to either pole,
Has not for thee a home.

2 Behold the ark of God;
Behold the open door;

O, haste to gain that blest abode,
And rove, dear soul, no more.

3 There, safe thou shalt abide,
There, sweet shall be thy rest,
And every longing satisfied,
With full salvation blest.

8 & 7s. M.

HEBER.

Before Communion.

1 BREAD of the world in mercy broken,
Wine of the soul in mercy shed!

By whom the words of life were spoken,

And in whose death our sins are dead!