37. L. M.

1 AMONG the deepest shades of night,
Can there be one who sees my way?
Yes, God is like the shining light,
That turns the darkness into day.

2 When every eye around me sleeps,
May I not sin without control?
No, for a constant watch he keeps
On every thought of every soul.

3 If I could find some place unknown,
Where human feet have never trod,
Yet there, I could not be alone:
On every side, there would be God.

38. L. M.

1 MAY I resolve with all my heart,

With all my powers to serve the Lord; Nor from his precepts e'er depart,

Whose service is a rich reward.

2 O be his service all my joy!

Around let my example shine, Till others love the blest employ, And join in labors so divine.

3 Be this the purpose of my soul,
My solemn, my determined choice,
To yield to his supreme control,

And in his kind commands rejoice.

4 O, may I never faint nor tire,

Nor, wandering, leave his sacred ways;
Great God, accept my soul's desire,
And give me strength to live thy praise.

39. C. M.

1 CALM on the listening ear of night
Come heaven's melodious strains,
Where wild Judæa stretches far
Her silver-mantled plains.

2 Celestial choirs from courts above
Shed sacred glories there;

And angels, with their sparkling lyres,
Make music on the air.

3 "Glory to God!" the sounding skies
Loud with their anthems ring;
"Peace to the earth, good-will to men,
From heaven's Eternal King!"

4 Light on thy hills, Jerusalem! The Saviour now is born!

And bright on Bethlehem's joyous plains Breaks the first Christmas morn.

40. C. M.

1 IN the green fields of Palestine,
And by its winding rills,
Along the Jordan's sacred stream,
And o'er the vine-clad hills,

2 Once lived and roved the fairest child That ever blest the earth,

The holiest, the happiest,

And yet of humblest birth.

3 Kindly in all his deeds and words, And gentle as a dove;

Obedient, affectionate,

His very soul was love.

4 How beautiful his childhood was! Harmless, and undefiled:

Oh! is it not a blessed thought,

That Christ was once a child!

41. L. M.

1 He lived as none but he has lived,
The wisest Teacher from above;
He died, as none but he has died, -
His
every act an act of love.

2 His fervent piety was breathed

To the lone waste, the desert hill, And in the haunts of men he sought To do his Heavenly Father's will.

3 He preached the Gospel to the poor; Beside the couch of anguish stood; Consoled the sufferer, healed the sick, And went about still doing good.

42. 7 & 6s. M.

1 HAIL to the Lord's anointed!
Great David's greater Son!

Hail in the time appointed,
His reign on earth begun!
He comes to break oppression,
To set the captive free;
To take away transgression,
And rule in equity.

2 He comes with succor speedy
To those who suffer wrong;
To help the poor and needy,

And bid the weak be strong;
To give them songs for sighing;
Their darkness turn to light,
Whose souls, condemned and dying,
Were precious in his sight.

3 He shall come down like showers
Upon the peaceful earth;
And love and joy, like flowers,
Spring in his path to birth;
Before him, on the mountains,
Shall peace, the herald, go;
And righteousness, in fountains,
From hill to valley flow.

43. L. M.

1 How sweetly flowed the Gospel's sound
From lips of gentleness and grace,
When listening thousands gathered round,
And joy and reverence filled the place.

2 From heaven he came; of heaven he spoke ;
To heaven he led his followers' way;
Dark clouds of gloomy night he broke,
Unveiling an immortal day.