7 Jesus then his heart reveal'd:

"Woman canst thou thus believe? I to thy petition yield;

All that thou canst wish receive."

8 'Tis a pattern set for us,

How we ought to wait and pray;
None who plead and wrestle thus,
Shall be empty sent away.

396.-L. M.

'Pray without ceasing."-1 Thess. v. 17.

1 PRAYER was appointed to convey
The blessings God designs to give:
Long as they live should Christians pray,
For only while they pray they live.

2 The Christian's heart his prayer indites: He speaks as prompted from within: The Spirit his petition writes,

And Christ receives and gives it in.

3 And wilt thou in dead silence lie,
When Christ stands waiting for thy prayer
My soul, thou hast a Friend on high:
Arise, and try thy interest there.

4 If pain afflict, or wrongs oppress;
If cares distract, or fears dismay;
If guilt deject; if sin distress;
The remedy's before thee-pray!

5 'Tis prayer supports the soul that's weak, Tho' thought be broken, language lame. Pray, if thou canst or canst not speak; But pray with faith in Jesus' name.

6 Depend on Him, thou canst not fail;

Make all thy wants and wishes known: Fear not; his merits must prevail; Ask what thou wilt, it shall be done.

1 AWAKE, my soul, and with the sun
Thy daily stage of duty run,

Shake off dull sloth, and joyful rise,
To pay thy morning sacrifice.

2 Wake, and lift up thyself, my heart,
And with the angels bear thy part,
Who all night long unwearied sing
High praise to the eternal King.

3 In conversation be sincere,

Keep conscience as the noontide clear;
Think how th' All-seeing God thy ways
And all thy secret thoughts surveys.

4 Glory to Thee, who safe hast kept,
And hast refresh'd me while I slept !
Guard the first springs of thought and will,
And with Thyself my spirit fill.

5 Direct, control, suggest this day
All I design, or do, or say;

That all my powers, with all their might, In thy sole glory may unite.

6 Praise God, from whom all blessings flow, Praise Him, all creatures here below; Praise Him above, ye heavenly host, Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.

398.-C. M.

1 LORD of my life, O may Thy praise
Employ my noblest powers;
Whose goodness lengthens out my days,
And fills the circling hours.

2 Preserved by Thine almighty arm,
I pass the shades of night,
Serene, and safe from every harm,
And see returning light.

3 While many spent the night in sighs,
And restless pains and woes;

In gentle sleep I closed mine eyes,
And undisturb'd repose.

4 When sleep, death's semblance, o'er me

spread,

And I unconscious lay,

Thy watchful care was round my bed,
To guard my feeble clay.

5 O let the same Almighty care
My waking hours attend;
From every danger, every snare,
My trembling steps defend.

6 Smile on the minutes as they roll,
And guide my future days;
And let thy goodness fill my soul
With gratitude and praise.

399.-L.M.

1 NEW every morning is the love,
Our wakening and uprising prove;
Through sleep and darkness safely brought,
Restored to life, and power, and thought.

2 New mercies each returning day,
Hover around us while we pray;
New perils past, new sins forgiven,
New thoughts of God, new hopes of heaven.

3 Old friends, old scenes, will lovelier be,
As more of heaven in each we see ;
Some softening gleam of love and prayer,
Shall dawn on every cross and care.

4 Only, O Lord, in thy dear love,
Fit us for perfect rest above;
And help us, this and every day,
To live more nearly as we pray.

400.-C. M.

1 LORD, for the mercies of the night,
My grateful thanks I pay,
And unto Thee I dedicate
The first-fruits of the day.

2 Let this day praise Thee, O my God!
And so let all my days;
And O let mine eternal day
Be thine eternal praise.

401-C. M.

1 THROUGH all the dangers of the night, Preserved, O Lord, by Thee,

Again we hail the cheerful light,
Again we bow the knee.

2 O may the beams of truth divine,
With pure convincing light,
In all our understandings shine,
And clear our mental sight.

3 Preserve us, Lord, throughout the day, And guide us by thine arm;

For they are safe, and only they,

Whom Thou dost keep from harm.