“In Him we live, and move, and have our being.”
OUR FATHER.
ADORATION. Sole Source of being, blessed God!
Of love the Fountain and the Sea,
Thy glorious name alone we laud,—
Our springs, O Lord, are all in thee.
In all our paths thy truth we trace,—
Thy goodness, infinite, unknown;
Our everlasting dwelling place,
In thee we live, in thee alone.
To children’s children still endure
Thy ceaseless care, thy changeless love;
Thy covenanted mercies, sure,
Shall never, nevermore remove.
O happiness without alloy!
We soon with all thy saints shall come,
With songs and everlasting joy,
To Zion, our eternal home.
O holy, holy, holy Lord!
To thee be endless glory given;
O be thy name by all adored,
For evermore, in earth and heaven.
CONFIDING IN GOD. From thy commandments, Lord,
O let me never stray;
According to thy word
Do thou direct my way.
Be every moment near,—
Alone I dare not go,—
And with thy presence cheer
My pilgrimage below.
Forever in thy sight,
No harm can happen me;
The darkness and the light
Are both alike to thee.
E’en death shall serve thy will,—
Controlled by thy command;
No change can work me ill,—
“My times are in thy hand.”
In this I sweetly rest,—
Instructed from above,—
Whatever is, is best;
For thou, O Lord, art love.
PROVIDENCE. O God, our shield! our strong defense,
Sure staff of souls distress’d,
Beneath thy watchful providence,
Thy saints securely rest.
No want have they who seek thy face;
No good wilt thou withhold
From them that walk in righteousness,
The flock of thine own fold.
From strength to strength thy servants go,
Delighting in thy will;
Triumphant over every foe,
They stand on Zion’s hill.
Forever blessÈd be thy name,—
And let the whole earth be
The temple of thy glorious fame,
And thy salvation see.
ANNIVERSARY PRAISE.
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