6 Saviour! through each portentous change, And dangers yet untrod, Where'er they rest, where'er they range, 496. ADVANCING YEARS. 1 My God, my everlasting hope! C. M. Thy hands have held my childhood up, Behold my days that yet remain, 3 Cast me not off when strength declines, When hoary hairs arise; And round me let thy glory shine 4 Then in the history of my age, They'll read thy love in every page, 497. UNDER DOMESTIC AFFLICTION. Wirksworth-St. Bride's. 1 Lord, thou hast bid us pray Whenever troubles rise; S. M. Thou wilt not frown our souls away, 2 We feel thy chastening hand, 3 Yet, Lord, in mercy hear, 4 Thy mercy, Lord, we plead, A Saviour's blood shall intercede, 498. OUR NATIVE LAND. C. M. Warburton-Farrant-Canterbury. 1 Lord, while for all mankind we pray, O hear us for our native land, 2 Our fathers' sepulchres are here, Our children too;-how should we love Another land so well! 3 O guard our shores from every foe, With peace our borders bless: With prosperous times our cities crown, Our fields with plenteousness. 4 Unite us in the sacred love Of knowledge, truth, and thee: 5 Here may religion pure and mild, 6 Lord of the nations, thus to thee 499. PRAYER FOR GREAT BRITAIN. (Ps. lxvii.) St. Andrew's-St. Ann's-University1. C. M. 1 Shine, mighty God, on Britain shine, With beams of heavenly grace; Reveal thy power through all our coasts, And show thy smiling face. 2 Amidst our isle, exalted high, And, like a wall of guardian fire, 3 When shall thy name, from shore to shore, Sound all the earth abroad; And distant nations know and love 4 Sing to the Lord, ye distant lands, 5 He, the great Lord, the sovereign Judge, 6 Earth shall obey her Maker's will, Our God will crown his chosen isle 7 God, the Redeemer, scatters round 500. THE COLONIES. Babylon-Winchester-Mainzer. L. M. 1 Lord Jesus, let thy watchful care, 2 Be with them on the stormy deep; Be with them in the silent hour; By sea or land, awake, asleep, Be thou their helper, strength, and tower. 3 Maintain them through their earthly strife, So running as to win the race; Each holding forth the word of life, 4 Go, brethren, go! with cheerful voice 1. DOXOLOGIES. L. M. Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; To Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, The God whom we adore, Be glory, as it was, and is, And shall be evermore. |