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THE Lord is my Shepherd, no want shall I know;
I feed in green pastures, safe folded I rest:
He leadeth my soul where the still waters flow,
Restores me when wandering, redeems when oppressed.

Through the valley and shadow of death though I stray,
Since thou art my guardian, no evil I fear;
Thy rod shall defend me, thy staff be my stay;
No harm can befall, with my Comforter near.

In the midst of affliction, my table is spread;
With blessings unmeasured my cup runneth o'er;
With perfume and oil thou anointest my head:
Oh, what shall I ask of thy providence more?

Let goodness and mercy, my bountiful God,
Still follow my steps, till I meet thee above;
I seek, by the path which my forefathers trod
Through the land of their sojourn, thy kingdom of love.

James Montgomery.

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THOUGH faint, yet pursuing, we go on our way;
The Lord is our Leader, his word is our stay;
Though suffering, and sorrow, and trial be near,
The Lord is our Refuge, and whom can we fear?

He raiseth the fallen, he cheereth the faint;
The weak and oppressed, - he will hear their complaint;
The way may be weary, and thorny the road,

But how can we falter? our help is in God!

And to his green pastures our footsteps he leads;
His flock in the desert how kindly he feeds!
The lambs in his bosom he tenderly bears,
And brings back the wanderers safe from the snares.

Though clouds may surround us, our God is our light;
Though storms rage around us, our God is our might;
So faint, though pursuing, still onward we go;

The Lord is our Leader; no fear can we know.

Benjamin Beddome.

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352.

E. J. HOPKINS.

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A - MEN.

"In him we live, and move, and have our being."

FATHER, thy wonders do not singly stand,
Nor far removed where feet have seldom strayed:
Around us ever lies the enchanted land,
In marvels rich to thine own sons displayed.

In finding thee are all things round us found;
In losing thee are all things lost beside;
Ears have we, but in vain sweet voices sound,
And to our eyes the vision is denied.

Open our eyes that we that world may see,
Open our ears that we thy voice may hear,
And in the spirit-land may ever be,
And feel thy presence with us always near.

AMEN.

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354. "Truly my soul waiteth upon God; from him cometh my salvation."

In thy heart and hands, my God,
Calmly now my soul reposes,
Waiting patiently the end
That thy aim in all discloses;
Stripped of self, how sweet her rest
On her loving Father's breast.

And my soul doth cease from cares,
From the thoughts that sore perplex us,
That destroy the inner peace,
For like sharpest thorns they vex us;
He who made her careth well,
She but seeks in peace to dwell.

And my soul complaineth not,
For no pain or fears dismay her;
Still she clings to God in faith,
Trusts him though he seem to slay her.
'Tis when flesh and blood repine,
Sun of joy, thou canst not shine.

Thus my soul is still and waits,
Every murmuring word she hushes,
Conquering thus the pain or wrong
That the restless spirit crushes;
Like a silent ocean, bright
With her Maker's praise and light.

Johann J. Winckler. Tr. by Catherine Wink wortla.

ST. ANDREW'S. 8.7. Double.

Sir JOSEPH BARNBY.

MEN

"The redeemed shall return, and shall come
with singing unto Zion."

355.
THROUGH the night of doubt and sorrow
Onward goes the pilgrim band,
Singing songs of expectation,
Marching to the Promised Land.
And before us through the darkness
Gleameth clear the guiding light;
Brother clasps the hand of brother,
And steps fearless through the night.

One the light of God's dear presence
O'er his faithful people shed,
Chasing far the gloom and terror,
Brightening all the path we tread :
One the object of our journey,
One the faith which never tires,
One the earnest looking forward,
One the hope our God inspires:

One the strain which mouths of thousands
Lift as from the heart of one;
One the conflict, one the peril,

One the march in God begun:

One the gladness of rejoicing

On the fair eternal shore, With one Father o'er us shining

In his love for evermore.

Bernhard Severin Ingemann. Tr. Sabine Baring-Gould.

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CALL the Lord thy sure salvation;
Rest beneath the Almighty's shade;
In his secret habitation

Dwell, nor ever be dismayed;
There no tumult can alarm thee,
Thou shalt dread no hidden snare;
Guile nor violence can harm thee,

In eternal safeguard there. He shall charge his angel-legions Watch and ward o'er thee to keep, Though thou walk through hostile regions, Though in desert wilds thou sleep. Since, with pure and firm affection, Thou on God hast set thy love, With the wings of his protection He will shield thee from above.

James Montgomery.t

357. "The Lord shall be thine everlasting light."
HEAR what God, the Lord, hath spoken :
O my people, faint and few,
Comfortless, afflicted, broken,
Fair abodes I build for you;
Thorns of heartfelt tribulation

Shall no more perplex your ways:
You shall name your walls salvation,
And your gates shall all be praise.

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