4 mƒ On Thee we cast our burdened woe, Р O Love Divine, for ever dear! 562 1 Р Amen. O. W. Holmes. Thou that hearest the prayer: unto Thee shall L.M. WHEN in the hour of utmost need 2 cres Then this our comfort is alone, That we may meet before Thy throne, ƒ And cry, O faithful God, to Thee dim For rescue from our misery : 3 m To Thee may raise our hearts and eyes, dim Repenting sore, with bitter sighs, Р And seek Thy pardon for our sin, And respite from our griefs within. 4 cres For Thou hast promised graciously To hear all those who cry to Thee Through Him, Whose Name alone is great, Our Saviour and our Advocate. 5 p Oh, hide not, for our sins, Thy Face; Absolve us through Thy boundless grace; dim Be with us in our anguish still; cres cres Free us at last from every ill : 6 That so with all our hearts we may And now and ever praise the Lord. Amen. 563 (PESTILENCE.) Thou shalt not be afraid... for the pestilence 1 mIN grief and fear to Thee, O Lord, Thine awful judgments are abroad, dim O shield us lest we die. 2 mf The dread disease on every side 3 4 p O look with pity on the scene cres And let Thine angel stand between Р With contrite hearts to Thee, our King, cres Accept the sacrifice we bring, dim 564 And let the plague be stayed. Amen. (WAR.) Peace shall be upon Israel. Ps. cxxv. 5. C.M. W. Bullock (1854). 11.10.11.10. 1 GOD the all-terrible! King, Who ordainest Great winds Thy clarions, the lightnings Thy sword; dim Show forth Thy pity on high where Thou reignest: P Grant to us peace, O most merciful 2 God the omnipotent! Mighty Avenger, Watching invisible, judging unheard; dim Doom us not now in the hour of danger :Grant to us peace, O most merciful Lord. Р 3 my God the all-merciful! (p) earth hath forsaken Thy ways of blessedness, slighted Thy word; cres Bid not Thy wrath in its terrors awaken : Grant to us peace, O most merciful Lord. dim 4 So shall Thy children, in thankful devotion, Praise Him Who saved them from peril and sword, Singing in chorus from ocean to ocean, Peace to the nations, and praise to the H. F. Chorley (1808-1872) last line of vv. 1, 2, 3, alt. Lord of our life, and God of our salvation O help us, Lord; each hour of need. Still will we trust, though earth seem dark etc. (411) Thou to Whom the sick and dying (559) (463) Intercession for those travelling by Land or Sea. 565 Thou that art the Hope of all the 8.8.8.8.8.8.8.7. 10 MIGHTY God, Creator, King, For those who traverse land and sea, cres That they may now and ever be dim Safe in Thy holy keeping. 2 mf And Thou Who cam'st on earth to breathe 3 The breath of peace o'er heath and hill, cres Didst walk upon the angry wave, dim And bid the troubled sea 'be still;' p O hear us as we cry to Thee For those who traverse land and sea, cres That they may now and ever be Safe in Thy holy keeping. dim Wherever danger threatens, then, O Ever-Blessed Trinity, Safe in Thy holy keeping. Amen. Godfrey Thring. 566 For Use at Sea. He bringeth them unto the haven where they 1 mf ALMIGHTY Father, hear our cry, As o'er the trackless deep we roam; L.M. On homeless waters Thou our home. 2 PO Jesu, Saviour, at Whose voice The tempest sank to perfect rest, Bid Thou the mourner's heart rejoice, And cleanse and calm the troubled breast. 3 mf O Holy Ghost, beneath Whose power The ocean woke to life and light, Command Thy blessing in this hour, Thy fostering warmth, Thy quickening might. 4 Great God, Triune Jehovah, Thee Our Refuge on time's changeful sea, 567 The wind and the sea obey Him. Mark iv. 41. E. H. Bickersteth. 1 mf O LORD, be with us when we sail Upon the lonely deep, Our guard when on the silent deck The nightly watch we keep. C.M. 2 m We need not fear, (cres) though all around, 'Mid rising winds, we hear mf The multitude of waters surge ;→ For Thou, O God, art near. |