2 Not now, for I have wanderers in the distance, And thou must call them in with patient love; Not now, for I have sheep upon the mountains, And thou must follow them where'er they

rove,

3 Not now, for I have loved ones, sad and weary, Wilt thou not cheer them with a kindly smile?

Sick ones who need thee in their lonely sorrow,

Wilt thou not tend them yet a little while? 4 Not now, for wounded hearts are sorely bleeding, And thou must teach those widowed hearts to sing ;

Not now, for orphans' tears are thickly falling, They must be gathered 'neath some sheltering wing.

5 Not now, for many a hungry one is pining, Thy willing hand must be outstretched and free;

Thy Father hears the mighty cry of anguish, And gives His answering messages to thee. 6 Go with the Name of Jesus to the dying,

And speak that Name in all its living power; Why should thy fainting heart grow chill and weary? [hour?

Canst thou not watch with Me one little 7 One little hour and then the glorious crowning, The golden harp-strings and the victor's palm;

One little hour and then the Hallelujah,
Eternity's long deep thanksgiving psalm.

Amen.

Catherine Pennefather (1863).

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(RECOVERY FROM SICKNESS.)

Let us not be weary in well-doing: for in due
season we shall reap, if we faint not. Gal.
vi. 9.

10s.

1 TEACH me to live! 'Tis easier far to die-
Gently and silently to pass away-
On earth's long night to close the heavy eye,
And waken in the glorious realms of day.

2 Teach me that harder lesson-how to live, To serve Thee in the darkest paths of life; Arm me for conflict now, fresh vigour give, And make me more than conqueror in the strife.

3 Teach me to live Thy purpose to fulfil;

Bright for Thy glory let my taper shine: Each day renew, remould the stubborn will; Closer round Thee my heart's affections twine.

4 Teach me to live for self and sin no more; But use the time remaining to me yet; Not mine own pleasure seeking as before, Wasting no precious hours in vain regreț. 5 Teach me to live! no idler let me be,

But in Thy service hand and heart employ, Prepared to do Thy bidding cheerfully

Be this my highest and my holiest joy. 6 Teach me to live-my daily cross to bear, Nor murmur though I bend beneath its load;

Only be with me; let me feel Thee near`; Thy smile sheds gladness on the darkened road.

7 Teach me to live and find my life in Thee, Looking from earth and earthly things away;

Let me not falter, but untiringly

Press on, and gain new strength and power each day.

8 Teach me to live! with kindly words for all, Wearing no cold repulsive brow of gloom, Waiting with cheerful patience till Thy call Summons my spirit to its heavenly home. Amen.

Anon. from Voices of Comfort' (1873).

INDEX OF AUTHORS &c.

Where one date only is given, it is the date of the first
known publication of the Hymn.

ADAMS, Sarah (1805-1848)

ADDISON, Joseph (1672-1719)

AITKEN'S Appendix (1872)

ALDERSON, (née Dykes) Eliza Sibbald (1875).
ALEXANDER, (née Humphreys) Cecil Frances

ALFORD, Dean Henry (1810-1871).

8, 11, 14, 19, 25, 27, 28, 39, 44, 200

ALLEN, James (1734-1804).
AMBROSE, Saint (340-397)
ANATOLIUS, Saint (died 458)
ANGELUS SILESIUS. See SCHEFFLER.
ANGLO-SAXON HYMNARIES
ANONYMOUS

48, 264

592

7, 9, 13, 27, 31, 35, 36, 37, 38, 51, 64, 69, 102
107, 115, 127, 139, 140, 158, 169, 175, 179, 190
198, 199, 201, 204, 205, 223, 230, 281, 318, 324
350, 366, 367, 374, 379, 389, 401, 440, 448, 455
458, 478, 481, 483, 487, 500, 506, 527, 529, 532
542, 587, 588, 592, 611, 626, 639, 660, 664, 669

ANSTICE, Joseph (1808-1836)

AQUINAS, Thomas. See THOMAS OF AQUINO.
ARMSTRONG, Bishop John (1813-1856)

29, 186, 363, 572

540

387

AUBER, Harriet (1773-1862)

BARBAULD, (née Aikin) Anna Lætitia (1743-1825)

BARING-GOULD, Sabine (born 1834)

BENSON, Bishop Edward White (born 1829)

BERNARD OF CLAIRVAUX, Saint, (1091-1153)
BERNARD OF CLUGNY (12th century)
BICKERSTETH, Edward Henry (born 1825).
BODE, John Ernest (1816-1874)

BOHEMIAN BRETHREN'S COLLECTION (1531)
BONAR, Horatius (born 1808)
BONAVENTURA, Saint (1221-1274)

391

181, 437, 579, 601

59

299

467, 643

508

188

159, 298, 360

425

395, 566

212, 216, 359

13, 36, 175

. 148, 224, 439, 549

162

CHAMBERS, John David (1857)

14, 592

CHANDLER, John (1806-1876) 7, 11, 18, 25, 44, 106, 138, 223

290, 342, 364, 440, 481, 588, 604

CHARLES, (née Rundle) Elizabeth (1858)

.159, 169, 190

CHATFIELD, Allen William (born 1808)

315

CHOPE'S HYMNAL (1857) .

27, 107, 158

CHORLEY, Henry Fothergill (1808–1872)

564

CLAUDIUS, Matthias (1740-1815)

CLEPHANE, Anna Jane Douglas Maclean (1798–1860)

CLEPHANE, Elizabeth C.

COFFIN, Charles (1676-1749)

COLERIDGE, John, 1st Lord (born 1821)

COLLYER, William Bengo (1782-1854)
CONDER, Josiah (1789-1855)
COOKE, William (born 1821)
COOPER, Edward (1770-1833)
COSIN, Bishop John (1594-1672)
COTTERILL, Thomas (1779-1823)
COWPER, William (1731-1800)
Cox, Frances Elizabeth (1841)

301, 383, 402, 498, 529

COXE, Bishop Arthur Cleveland (born 1818)

CROSBY, Fanny J.

554

310

146

CUMMINS, James J. (died 1867)