2 Sweet hour of prayer, sweet hour of prayer, 3 Sweet hour of prayer, sweet hour of prayer, The joys I feel, the bliss I share, Of those whose anxious spirits burn No. 277. Thy wings shall my petition bear O Happy Day. Philip Doddridge. E. F. Rimbault. អ 26 1. hap-py day that fixed my choice On Thee, my Sav-ior and my God! •{Well may this glowing heart re-joice, and tell its rap-tures all a-broad! 2. hap-py bond, that seals my vows To Him who mer-its all my love! Let cheerful anthems fill His house, While to that sa-cred shrine I move. 1. The morn-ing light is breaking, The darkness dis-ap- pears; The sons of earth are 2. See hea-then na-tions bend-ing Before the God of love, And thousand hearts as3. Blest river of salvation, Pur-sue thine onward way; Flow thou to ev'ry £4 waking To pen - i- ten-tial tears; Each breeze that sweeps the o cending In gratitude a bove; While sinners, now confessing, The na - tion, Nor in thy rich-ness stay; Stay not till all the low cean Brings ly Tri ti-dings from afar, Of na-tions in com- mo- tion, Prepared for Zi-on's war. gos-pel's call o bey, And seek a Sav-ior's blessing, A na- tion in a day. umphant reach their home; Stay not till all the holy Proclaim, "The Lord is come!" No. 280. Stand Up for Jesus. 1 Stand up, stand up for Jesus, Ye soldiers of the cross; Lift high His royal banner, From victory unto victory 2 Stand up, stand up for Jesus, "Ye that are men, now serve Him," And strength to strength oppose. 3 Stand up, stand up for Jesus, Each piece put on with prayer; 4 Stand up, stand up for Jesus, A crown of life shall be; -George Duffield RESPONSIVE READINGS No. 281. PSALM 1. 1 Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. 2 But his delight is in the law of the Lord; and in his law doth he meditate day and night. 3 And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither, and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper. 4 The ungodly are not so; but are like the chaff which the wind driveth away. 5 Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous. 6 For the Lord knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish. 1 0 Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! who hast set thy glory above the heavens. 2 Out of the mouths of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength, because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger. 3 When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained; 4 What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him? 5 For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honor. 6 Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all things under his feet: 7 All sheep and oxen, yea, and the beasts of the field; 8 The fowl of the air, and the fish of the sea, and whatsoever passeth through the paths of the seas, 9 O Lord, our Lord, how excellent is thy 1 Give ear to my words, O Lord, consider name in all the earth! my meditation. 2 Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King and my God; for unto thee will I pray. 3 My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O Lord; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up. Hymn No. 252. Oh, for a Thousand Tongues, to Sing. No. 284. PSALM 15. 1 Lord, who shall abide in thy taber 4 For thou art not a God that hath pleas-nacle? who shall dwell in thy holy hill? ure in wickedness: neither shall evil dwell with thee. 5 The foolish shall not stand in thy sight: thou hatest all workers of iniquity. 6 Thou shalt destroy them that speak leasing: the Lord will abhor the bloody and deceitful man. 7 But as for me, I will come unto thy house in the multitude of thy mercy: and in thy fear will I worship toward thy holy temple. 8 Lead me, O Lord, in thy righteousness because of mine enemies; make thy way straight before my face. Hymn No. 232. Jesus, Savior, Pilot Me. 2 He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart. 3 He that backbiteth not with his tongue, nor doeth evil to his neighbor, nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbor. 4 In whose eyes a vile person is condemned; but he honoreth them that fear the Lord. He that sweareth to his own hurt, and changeth not. 5 He that putteth not out his money to usury, nor taketh reward against the innocent. He that doeth these things shall never be moved. Hymn No. 241, My Jesus, I Love Thee. No. 285. PSALM 17. Responsive Readings. 1 Hear the right, O Lord, attend unto my cry; give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips. 2 Let my sentence come forth from thy presence; let thine eyes behold the things that are equal. 3 Thou hast proved mine heart; thou hast visited me in the night; thou hast tried me, and shalt find nothing: I am purposed that my mouth shall not transgress. 4 Concerning the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept me from the paths of the destroyer. 5 Hold up my goings in thy paths, that my footsteps slip not. 6 I have called upon thee, for thou wilt hear me, O God: incline thine ear unto me, and hear my speech. Hymn No. 262. Guide me, O Thou Great Jehovah. No. 286. PSALM 19. 1 The Lord is my Shepherd; I shall not want. 2 He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. 3 He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake. 4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. 5 Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over. 6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow dwell in the house of the Lord forever. me all the days of my life: and I will 1 The earth is the Lord's, and the full therein. 1 The law of the Lord is perfect, convert-ness thereof; the world, and they that dwell ing the soul: the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple. 2 The statutes of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart; the commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes. 8 The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring forever: the judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether. 4 More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb. 5 Moreover by them is thy servant warned; and in keeping of them there is great reward. 6 Who can understand his errors? cleanse thou me from secret faults. 7 Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over me: then shall I be upright, and I shall be made innocent from the great transgression. 8 Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my strength, and my Redeemer. Hymn No. 230. Break Thou the Bread of Life. 2 For he hath founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the floods. 3 Who shall ascend into the the hill of the Lord? or who shall stand in his holy place? 4 He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully. 5 He shall receive the blessing from the Lord, and righteousness from the God of his salvation. 6 This is the generation of them that seek him, that seek thy face, O Jacob. Selah. 7 Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be of glory shall come in. ye lift up, ye everlasting doors; and the King 8 Who is this King of glory? The Lord strong and mighty, the Lord mighty in battle. 9 Lift up your heads, O ye gates; even lift them up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in. 10 Who is this king of glory? The Lord of hosts, he is the King of glory. Selah. Hymn No 260. O Worship the King All-Glorious Above. |