This grant us, FATHER kind, And HOLY GHOST, with Both enshrined, "Whether one member suffer, all the members suffer with it; or one member be honoured, all the members rejoice with it; now ye are the body of CHRIST, and members in particular." 108. O LORD, how joyful 'tis to see Will only cling more close to Thee, With hearts to Thee more wholly given, More weaned from earth, more fixed on heaven. LORD, shower upon us from above, The sacred gift of mutual love; Wednesday. MORNING. "The day is Thine, and the night is Thine, Thou hast pre pared the light and the sun." 109. THE wonders of the Almighty Hand Devoutly we admire, Inscribed upon the vault above In characters of fire. The sun is ruler of the day, This ruler of the day must set, Thus still revolves each orb of light, O, fear not, doubt not, that our GOD All glory to the Three in One, Who comforts those who trust in Him, "The LORD my God will enlighten my darkness." 110. NIGHT, and clouds in darkness sailing, This world's chaos, wild and drear,— Light is entering, heaven unveiling, CHRIST is coming;-disappear. Heaven's dark pall in sunder falleth, O of Angels Light unwaning, Be throughout all worlds addressed. "In the Way of Thy judgments, O LORD, have we waited for Thee; the desire of our soul is to Thy Name and to the remembrance of Thee; with my soul have I desired Thee in the night, yea with my spirit within me will I seek Thee early." 111. THY promise, LORD, is our sure stay, Thy faith immoveable, To Thee we turn at dawning day, Man's promise in the hour of need, Which fails, and like the broken reed, The leaning hand doth wound. Blessed is he who in Thy breast No whirlwind's power shall break their rest Lest our hearts fail, Thy hand shall hold Hope on the mighty pledge made bold, Springs to Thy throne on mercy's gleam, Which flows for ever there. Of grace, adored TRINITY, The everlasting spring, Sole Hope of safety, unto Thee With our whole heart we cling. EVENING. "And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and for years." 112. ALL-HOLY GOD on high, The sun's red wheel of fire, And gav'st the moon her circuit bright, To set a severing bound Betwixt the light and dark, And as the circling months run round, Dispel the heart's drear night, This grant us, FATHER kind, And Thou, Co-equal SON, And HOLY GHOST, with Both enshrined, "Behold, as the eyes of servants look unto the hand of their masters, and as the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of her mistress, so our eyes wait upon the LORD our GoD until He have mercy upon us." 113. O GOD, the hateful pride of man Yet arrogance too oft presumes Too oft, through man's ingratitude, But we, like faithful servants, bent And O! if Thou delay to send Yet hope remains, an anchor strong, The FATHER, and the Eternal SON, Thursday. MORNING. "Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God." 114. THE deep a two-fold offspring bore, The birds that skim the liquid air, But GOD provides far other food Faith resting on the Blood of CHRIST, Till sinners, through the vanquish'd world, By faith the saints of old were taught The lion's wrath to tame; A tyrant's threatenings to despise, And O, may we by faith discern |