5 Sing on and soar, sing on and soar 97 [7s.] Thou enter in to sing, Forgiven! Our Refuge in Temptation.* TUNE-"Rosetto." 1 JESUS, lover of my soul, 2 Other refuge have I none Hangs my helpless soul on thee; 98 [C. M.] W. COWPER. 1 THE calm retreat, the silent shade, With prayer and praise agree, "Come unto me all ye that labor, and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest."-JESUS CHRIST. And seem by thy sweet bounty made 2 There, if thy spirit touch the soul O, with what peace, and joy, and love, 3 There, like the nightingale, she pours Nor asks a witness to her song, W. COWPER. 99 [11s & 8s.] Morning Devotion. TUNE-" Come, ye disconsolate." 1 FATHER of mercies, when the day is dawning, Like incense wafted on the breath of morning 2 Yes Thou art near me, sleeping or waking, 100 [L. P. M.] Saturday Evening. TUNE-"St. Paul's." "Palestine." 1 SWEET is the last, the parting ray, That ushers placid evening in, When with still expiring day, The Sabbath's peaceful hours begin: 2 Hushed is the tumult of the day, And worldly cares and business cease, To hymn the glad return of peace! To turn the wandering thoughts to heaven. 3 Oft as this peaceful hour shall come, Lord, raise my thoughts from earthly things 101 [C. M.] A Warning from the Grave. TUNE-"Heath." "Acushnet." 1 BENEATH our feet, and o'er our head Is equal warning given : Beneath us lie the countless dead, 2 Death rides on every passing breeze, Each season has its own disease, 3 Turn, mortal, turn!--thy dangers know: Where'er thy foot can tread The earth rings hollow from below, BP. HEBER. 102 God Our Shepherd.* TUNE-"Yoakley." “Gentle Shepherd.” See also Nason's "Vocal Class Book," p. 146. 1 THE Lord my pasture shall prepare, 2 When in the sultry glebe I faint, 3 Though in the paths of death I tread, 4 Though in a bare and rugged way, With sudden greens and herbage crowned, JOSEPH ADDISON * Vide Ps. xxiii. 2 There sickness never comes; 3 No strife nor envy there 4 No cloud those regions know, 5 O may this prospect fire Our hearts with ardent love, MRS. ANNE STEELE. Delight in the Worship of God. 104 [C. M.] TUNE-"Moreh." "Arlington." 1 We love thy holy temple, Lord, For there thou deign'st to dwell; * Vide Isaiah xxxiii. 17. |