Teach us,

our Help and Stay,

We must work, while lasts the day;
Toiling on, in faith and love,
Looking for the rest above.

336 1 Cor. iii. 6.

GOD, by whom the seed is given ;
By whom the harvest blest;

Whose Word, like manna showered from heaven,
Descends into the breast;
Though buried deep, or thinly strewn,
Do Thou Thy grace supply,-
That hope in early furrows sown
May ripen in the sky.

337

1

2

3

Philipp. ii, 13.

God the Spirit leads

"In paths before unknown;

The work to be performed is ours,
The strength is all His own.

Assisted by His grace,

We still pursue our way;

And hope at last to reach the prize,

Secure in endless day.

"Tis He that works to will,

'Tis He that works to do;

His is the power by which we act:
His be the glory too!

S.M.

COWPER.

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1

THE

HE Spirit breathes upon the word, And brings the truth to sight; Precepts and promises afford

A sanctifying light.

2 A glory gilds the sacred page,
Majestic like the sun:

It gives a light to every age;
It gives-but borrows none.

3 The hand that gave it, still supplies
The gracious light and heat;
His truths upon the nations rise,—
They rise, but never set.

4 Let everlasting thanks be Thine,
For such a bright display,
As makes a world of darkness shine
With beams of heavenly day.

5 My soul rejoices to pursue
The steps of Him I love,
Till glory break upon my view
In brighter worlds above.

339

1

John vi. 63.

IS not by power, 'tis not by might,

'But by Thy Spirit, Lord,

The heart receives the sacred light
That beams upon Thy word.

274

C.M.

2 Come then, O sacred Spirit, down,
Our feeble efforts bless;

Our souls refresh, our labours own,
And crown them with success !

3 And when, within the silent tomb,
We with our fathers rest,
May generations yet to come,
Arise to call Thee blest!

340

Deut. xiv. 29.

L.M.

DE

ELIGHTFUL work! important charge!
To teach for God the rising race;
Instruct their minds, their hopes enlarge,
And lead them to a Saviour's face.

2 Inspire our hearts with fervent zeal,
O God of love, immortal King!
Thy great salvation here reveal,
And youthful hearts to Jesus bring.
3 Hasten, O Lord, the happy day,
When every youthful heart and voice
Shall join to sing the Saviour's praise,
And in His sovereign grace rejoice.

341

1

NOW

Psalm xc. 1.

[OW, gracious Lord, we lift our eyes
To where our expectation lies:
We now our work to Thee resign,
And humbly wait to witness Thine.

L.M.

2 'Tis Thine alone to truly bless,
To crown our efforts with success,
To own the instruction we have given,
To guide through life, and lead to heaven.

3 Teach us to take our proper seat,— Disciples at the Saviour's feet;

And watchful, prayerful, gain from thence What we to others may dispense.

4 And when, a few more Sabbaths gone,
Our work and labour shall be done,
May we, with all our youthful train,
In sweeter praise unite again.

342

1 Peter v. 1-3. C.M.

NEWTON.*

1 HIEF Shepherd of Thy chosen sheep, From sin and death set free,

May all Thine under-shepherds keep
Their eyes intent on Thee.

2 With plenteous grace our hearts prepare,
To execute Thy will;

Give us compassion, patience, care,
And faithfulness and skill.

3 Inflame our minds with holy zeal,
Thy Spirit grant to each;

And let us live, and let us feel,
The sacred truths we teach.

what has now been sown Thy blessing, Lord, bestow;

The power is Thine alone

4-6.2-8.

To make it spring and grow:
Do Thou the gracious harvest raise,
And Thou, alone, shalt have the praise.

844

Psalm xlvii. 1.

C.M.

WATTS.

FOR a shout of sacred joy,
To God, the sovereign King!
Let every land its tongues employ,
And hymns of triumph sing.
Jesus, our Lord, ascends on high;
His heavenly guards around
Attend Him, rising through the sky,
With trumpet's joyful sound.

While angels shout and praise their King,
Let children learn their strains;
Let all the earth His honours sing,-
O'er all the earth he reigns!

345

Zech. ix. 10.

D.L.M.

WATTS.

JES

ESUS shall reign where'er the sun Does his successive journeys run; His kingdom stretch from shore to shore, Till moons shall wax and wane no more.