One sin will catch the eye, And idle thoughts and hands soon try But if with works or books, You fill your thoughts, and hands, and looks, And God is always near, To guard you at your work; 284. The Sluggard. Go to the ant, thou | sluggard! Provideth her meat in the summer, vest. How long wilt thou | sleep,⋅ O | sluggard? And thy want· as an | arm· ed | man. N Prov. vi. 6. 285. Servants, Obey--Masters, be Just. SERVANTS, be obedient To them that are your masters according to the flesh; With fear and trembling, In singleness of your heart, as unto Christ; Not with eye-service, as menpleasers, But as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart; With good will doing service, As to the Lord, and not to men. Masters, do the same things unto them, Knowing that your Master also is in heaven; Neither is there respect of persons with him. LOYALTY. Eph. vi. 5-9. (The Queen's Accession, or beginning to reign, 20th June.) Epist. 1 Pet. ii. 11-17. Gospel, Matt. xxii. 16–22. Matins, Josh. i. 1-9; Rom. xiii. 286. God Save the Queen. (National Anthem.) GOD save Victoria the Queen, Long live our noble Queen. God save the Queen! Send her victorious, God save the Queen! O Lord, our God, arise, And make them fall : Confound their politics, O save us all! Thy choicest gifts in store, Long may she reign! May she defend the laws, And ever give us cause, With heart and voice to sing, God save the Queen God bless our Church and State, Long live our Queen! O God, upon her head Safeguards around her spread. God save the Queen! God grant her long to see, Friendship and unity, Always increase! May she her sceptre sway ;- Join heart and voice to cry God save the Queen! 287. Fear God, Honour the Queen. I EXHORT, therefore, that, first of all, Supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, Be made for all men ; For kings and for all that are in authority; That we may lead a quiet and peaceable life In all godliness and honesty. My son, fear thou the Lord and the King: And meddle not with them that are given to change : For their calamity shall rise suddenly : And who knoweth the ruin of them both. 1 Tim. ii. 1; Prov. xxiv. 21. 288. Thou wilt prolong the King's Life.(C.M.) O LORD, our God, bow down thine ear, Grant that she long may live and 1eign May all her foes be overwhelmed, Grant that the children through her realm O visit her, for Jesus' sake, 289. King of kings, and Lord of lords. THE Lord is King, Be the people never so impatient; And high above all people. 290. Ps. xcix. 1, 2. (7's.) My Native Land. BLESSED be my native land, Land of Bibles and of light, Land where youth are taught what's right, Land of churches and of grace, Land where Sundays bless each place. |