22. c. M.

The Lord's Prayer.

1 FATHER in heaven! thy sacred name
In hallowed strains be sung;
Thy kingdom spread o'er all the earth;
Thy praise fill every tongue.

2 By happy spirits round thy throne,
As thy commands are done;
So be thy perfect will obeyed,
By all beneath the sun.

3 Our numerous wants are known to thee,
Who canst alone supply;

O grant, each day, our daily bread,
Nor other good deny!

4 Forgive our sins, as we forgive
The wrongs that others do;
Nor let temptations press around,
Lest we those sins renew.

5 Thou art our safety and defence,
When dangers threatening stand;
O turn aside impending ills,
With thy almighty hand!

6 Thy sceptre all creation sways;
Thy power knows no control;
Thy matchless glory shall endure,
While endless

ages

roll.

+ Liverpool (Paradise st.) Coll.

23. c. M.

Paraphrase of the Lord's Prayer.

1 FATHER of all! Eternal God!
Supremely good and great!
Thy children, formed and blessed by thee,
Approach thy heavenly seat.

2 Thy name in hallowed strains be
We join the solemn praise;

sung;

To thy great name, with heart and tongue, Our cheerful homage raise.

3 Thy mild, thy wise and righteous reign,
Let every being own;

And in our minds, thy work divine,
Erect thy gracious throne.

4 As angels in the heavenly worlds
Thy blessed commands fulfil;
So may thy creatures here below,
Perform thy holy will.

5 On thee we day by day depend,
And on thy care rely:

Give us each day our daily bread,
And every want supply.

6 Extend thy grace to every fault;
O let thy love forgive!

Teach us divine forgiveness too,
Nor let resentments live.

7 Where tempting snares bestrew the way, Permit us not to tread;

And threatening evils, Lord! avert
From our unguarded head.

8 Thy sacred name we thus adore,
With cheerful, humble mind;

And praise thy goodness, power, and truth
Eternal, unconfined!

24. c. M.

Exeter Coll. alt'd.

Supplication for Spiritual and Temporal Good.

1 FATHER of all! whose cares extend
To earth's remotest shore;
Through every age let praise ascend;
Let every clime adore.

2 What conscience dictates to be done,
Or warns me not to do,

This, teach me more than death to shun,
That, more than life pursue.

3 If I am right, thy grace impart,

Still in the right to stay;

If I am wrong,

Ŏ teach

my

To find the better way!

heart

4 Save me alike from foolish pride,
Or impious discontent;

At aught thy wisdom has denied,
Or aught thy goodness lent.

5 Teach me to feel another's wo.
To hide the faults I see;
That mercy I to others show,
That mercy show to me.

6 This day, be bread and peace my lot,
But, all beneath the sun,

Thou know'st if best bestowed or not, And let thy will be done.

7 To thee, whose temple is all space,
Whose altar, earth, sea, skies,
One chorus let all beings raise,
All nature's incense rise!

25. L. M.

Pope.

The Bounties of Providence acknowledged. Matt. v. 45.

1 FATHER of light! we sing thy name,
Who kindlest up the lamp of day;
Wide as he spreads his golden flame,
His beams thy power and love display.

2 Fountain of good! from thee proceeds,
In copious drops, the genial rain,

Which o'er the hills, and through the meads, Revives the grass, and swells the grain.

3 Through the wide world thy bounties spread.
Yet thousands of our guilty race,
Though by thy daily bounty fed,
Despise thy law, reject thy grace.

4 Not so may our forgetful hearts
O'erlook the tokens of thy care;
But what thy liberal hand imparts,
Still own in praise, still ask in prayer.

5 So shall our suns more grateful shine,
And showers in richer drops shall fall,
When all our hearts and lives are thine,
And thou, O God! adored in all.

Doddridge, alt'd.

26. c. M.

The Excellency of the Holy Scriptures
1 FATHER of mercies! in thy word
What endless glory shines!
For ever be thy name adored
For these celestial lines!

2 Here, may the wretched sons of want
Exhaustless riches find;-

Riches above what earth can grant,
And lasting as the mind.

3 Here, the fair tree of knowledge grows,
And yields a free repast;
Sublimer sweets than nature knows,
Invite the longing taste.

4 Here, springs of consolation rise,
To cheer the fainting mind;
And thirsty souls receive supplies,
And sweet refreshment find.

50 may thy gospel ever be
Our study and delight;

And still new beauties may we see,

And still increasing light!

27. 7 s. M.

Mrs. Steele, alt'.

The Acceptable Offering.

1 FATHER of our feeble race!

Wise, beneficent, and kind,
Spread o'er nature's ample face,
Flows thy goodness unconfined: