512 I O should once Thy smile divine What were heaven or earth to me? L.M. I commune with mine own heart. MY Psalm lxxvii. 6. God, permit me not to be A stranger to myself and Thee; 2 Why should my passions mix with earth, WATTS. 3 Call me away from flesh and sense; 4 Be earth with all her scenes withdrawn ; In secret silence of the mind My heaven, and there my God, I find. Lead me by Thine own hand, 3 Not mine, not mine the choice, 7s. Six lines. W. WALSHAM HOW. 514 Narrow is the way which leadeth unto life. I Matthew vii. 14. LORD, Thy children guide and keep, As with feeble steps they press Lead us in the narrow way. 2 There are stony ways to tread ; Give the strength we sorely lack; Lead us in the narrow way. 3 There are sandy wastes that lie Cold and sunless, vast and drear, Grant us grace to persevere. Holy Jesu, day by day, 4 There are soft and flowery glades, Lead us in the narrow way. 5 Upward still to purer heights, Till we reach the promised rest. Lead us in the narrow way. 515 I 10 4, 104, IO IO. J. H. NEWMAN. A pillar of fire.—Neh. ix. 12. EAD, kindly light, amid the encircling gloom, LE The night is dark, and I am far from home- Keep Thou my feet; I do not ask to see 2 I was not ever thus, nor prayed that Thou I loved to choose and see my path; but now I loved the garish day, and, spite of fears, Pride ruled my will; remember not past years. 3 So long Thy power hath blest me, sure it still Will lead me on, O'er moor and fen, o'er crag and torrent, till And with the morn those angel faces smile 516 I 0 THOU, whom heaven's bright host revere, God of our fathers, lend Thine ear, And take us to Thy care. 2 Thou art our sun, whose rays divine 3 Thou art our shield, our sure defence, Ne'er may we place our confidence 4 To those, O mortals truly blessed! 5 Grace shall through life their steps attend, IOS. W. H. BURLEIGH. 517 For Thy Name's sake lead me and guide me. I L Psalm xxxi. 3. EAD us, O Father! in the paths of peace ; Without Thy guiding hand we go astray, And doubts appal, and sorrows still increase; Lead us through Christ, the true and living way. 2 Lead us, O Father! in the paths of truth; Unhelped by Thee, in error's maze we grope, While passion stains and folly dims our youth, And age comes on uncheered by faith and hope. 3 Lead us, O Father! in the paths of right; However rough and steep the path may be, 8,75. HASTINGS. 518 Lead me, O Lord, in Thy righteousness. I Psalm v. 8. Pilgrims in this vale of tears, |