CH. ZECNER, From the AMERICAN HARP. By permission.

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We to thy sacred house of prayer, With gratitude, would oft repair, Tadore thy name, to seek thy face, And hear the message of thy grace.

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Coming to God.
Almighty God, to thee on high,
With reverence would my spirit bow:
How frail a creature, Lord, am I,
Eternal One, how great art thou!
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Thy boundless love invites us near,
And bids us look to heaven our home;
As children, then, we will not fear;
With our meek offerings, Lord, we come.
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In heaven, O God, thou hearest us:
On thee we ever may depend,
And raise our humble voices thus,
As to a father and a friend.

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And when we bend the lowly knee,
Or join in praise the tuneful choir,
Or raise our humble prayers to thee,
Do thou, O God, our thoughts inspire.

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Wilt thou impart thy sacred love,

To warm our hearts, to guide our prayer, And fit our souls for heaven above,

That we may serve thee better there.

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Desire of God's favor.

In days of childhood may I think
On thy bright glories, O my God,
On all the tokens of thy love
And mercy thou dost spread abroad.

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O teach my pliant heart to feel

Renewing grace and saving love, That I may fix my hopes in thee,

And wait for perfect joys above.

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That as I travel through this world
Of sin, of sorrow, guilt, and woe,
I may withstand its many snares,
And towards thy blissful mansions go.
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Desire of Truth.

Almighty Father, God of Love,

To thee, I fain would raise my prayer; May I to thee obedient prove,

And be the object of thy care.

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Assist me. Lord, to know thy will,
To read it on thy holy page;
All thy commands may I fulfil,
From tender youth to ripened age.

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In revelation may I find

The truths which sanctify the heart,
Which elevate the human mind,

And heavenly peace and joy impart.
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God is Everywhere.
There is an unseen Power around,
Existing in the silent air:
Where treadeth man, where space is found,
Unheard, unknown, that Power is there.
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That Pow'r which watches, guides,defends,
Till man becomes a lifeless sod,
Till, raised from death, to heaven ascends,
That Omnipresent Power is God.