5 Preserve my little heart secure From every hurt and stain; First make it, and then keep it pure,

And shut to all that's vain.

6 If early thou wilt take me hence, O, that no harm will be; [mence, Since endless bliss will then comWhen I shall live with thee.

7 If thou wilt have me longer stay, In years and stature grow; Help me to serve thee night and day,

While I am here below.

8 Then, after walking in thy ways,
And serving thee in love,
Receive me to thyself in peace,
To sing thy praise above.

THOU Guardian of thy lambs, behold

Us little ones of thy dear fold; Take us into thy special care, Secure our souls from every snare.

2 Let nothing in our minds have place,

But what is sanctified by grace;
Thy love sink deep into each heart,
And may nought else have any part.
3 Set on our breasts thy Spirit's seal,
Within our hearts thyself reveal,
And our poor souls securely keep
Among thy flock, thy chosen sheep.
1029.
T. 14.

LOVER of little children, thee,

O'Jesus, we adore;

Our kind and loving Saviour be,
Both now and evermore.

2 Grant unto us continually
The blessings of thy infancy;
Let us, thro' each succeeding year,
The merits of thy childhood share.
3 Thee, gracious Lord, we now im-
To manifest thyself still more, [plore
And thus to teach us by degrees
To live a life of happiness.
4 May we thy mind still better know,
Daily in grace and knowledge grow,
And learn all that whereby we may
Adorn thy doctrine every way.
5 O may we ever feel thee near,
And be employ'd in praise & prayer;
May we in thy bless'd fellowship
Wake, do our daily work, and sleep.
6 Thus will our infant tongues record
Thy birth & passion, gracious Lord,
That thou, who diedst in our stead,
Art God, by whom all things were

made.

1032.*

T. 22.

EMBRACE us in thy tender way, Dear Lord, and bless us all, we pray, As thou on earth didst formerly, When children once were brought to thee.

2 We are baptiz'd into thy death, And call'd to praise thee with each breath; [divine: Thou bought'st us with thy blood O take and keep us ever thine. 3 Thy youth unspotted, full of grace, Teach us all virtue and all praise; Thou art our pattern, grant that we In all things may resemble thee. 4 From year to year, while we in

crease

In stature, may we grow in grace;
In learning and obedience too
May we thy blessed path pursue.
5 By day and night our steps direct,
And soul and body, Lord, protect
From everything that grieveth thee,
Or unto us might hurtful be.

6 Impart to us that needful good,
A heart besprinkled with thy blood,
Wholly devoted unto thee,
For thy soul's bitter agony.
7 That grace upon us all bestow,
Thee more & more by faith to know;
We then the glories of thy name
In grateful accents shall proclaim.

I love his grace divine and free;
I LOVE the Lord who died for me,
Christ loved me, and for me bled.
I love the Scriptures, there I read,

2 I love his tears & sufferings great,
I love his precious bloody sweat,
I love his blood; were that not spilt,

I could not have been freed from guilt.

3 I love to hear that he was slain,
I love his every grief and pain,
I love to meditate by faith
Upon his meritorious death.
4 I love mount Calvary, where his
love

I love to walk his dolorous way,
Stronger than death itself did prove
I love the grave where Jesus lay.
5 I love his people and their ways,
I love the Father and the Son,
I love with them to pray and praise;
I love the Spirit he sent down.
6 I love to think the time will come,
When I shall be with him at home
And praise him in eternity:
Then shall my love completed be.

1035. T. 22.

I WILL a little pilgrim be,

Resolv'd alone to follow thee,
Thou Lamb of God, who now art gone
Up to thy everlasting throne.

2 I will my heart to thee resign,
Thine only be, O be thou mine;
The world I leave and foolish play,
To happiness to find the way.

3 My lips shall be employ'd to bless
The Lord who is my righteousness;
My pleasure only to pursue
His steps, and his blest will to do.
Z

JESUS, to thee our souls we raise,
And for a blessing look;
May we, assisted by thy grace,
With pleasure learn our book.

2 Give us an humble, active mind,
From sloth and folly free;
Give us a cheerful heart, inclin'd
To useful industry.

3 A faithful memory bestow,

With solid learning's store;
And still, O Lord, as more we know,
Let us obey thee more.

4 Let us things excellent discern,
Hold fast what we approve;
But more than all delight to learn
The lessons of thy love.

T. 14.

1037.
STILL may we keep the aim in mind,
For which we hither came,
In search of useful learning join'd,
As followers of the Lamb.

2 Daily to Jesus we 'll look up,
As soon as we awake,
And for his constant blessing hope
In all we undertake.

3 His meritorious industry,

His toil, and labour great, Shall our support and pattern be;

Him we will imitate.

4 If he his grace on us confer,
We then shall learn apace,
Live to his glory, and declare
Our heavenly Father's praise.
T. 14.

1038.

O JESUS, Lord of heaven & earth,
How sweet thy mercies are;
How rich to those of lowly birth,
The children of thy care.

2 Thou art our Shepherd, glorious
Thy little flock behold, [God;
And guide us by thy staff and rod,
The children of thy fold.

3 We praise thy name, that we were To this delightful place, [brought Where we are wisdom's lessons The children of thy grace. [taught,

HOW heart-affecting Christ to see,
Some days before he bled,
Go to Jerusalem willingly

To suffer in our stead:

When he approach'd, the multitude Their garments spread and branches strew'd,

Crying Hosanna to his praise,

With joy and thankfulness.

2 'Twas then the children join'd the rest,

And hail'd him with a song; With one accord his name confess'd Amidst the joyful throng: With them may we unite our lays, And, tho' in feeble accents, raise Our Hallelujahs to the Lamb, Who died us to redeem.

When by Jesus Christ as his sheep they are own'd;

In him they find pasture while here they remain, [obtain. And joys everlasting in heaven

2 We sing and we hear, how our

Maker came down

To earth, and for us left his heavenly throne,

Assuming our nature became a poor

child, [concil'd. And us by his sufferings to God re

3 O mystery of godliness, wonder of grace! [and praise: May we without ceasing adore him May all of us know what a Saviour we have, [believe. Yea, love him sincerely, and in him 4 We now with the angels unite to declare [did bear; The praises of him who our sorrows With hearts and with voices exalting the Lamb, [to redeem. Who died on the cross our poor souls

And he will direct us throughout our whole way.

Min. 3 Ah, should not the mercies which daily you prove,

Ch.

Excite you our Saviour to praise and to love?

Yes, we are desirous to walk

it to be,

Nor suffer us ever to wander

With them above to join:

O that, like them, I Christ may see, And he be ever mine.

THE child sweetly rests,
Whom nothing molests,
Received in mercy among the
Lamb's guests.

2 He ne'er shall weep more,
His sighing is o'er,

His travels and dangers; he's now safe on shore.

3 His body is dead,
The grave is his bed,

But soon he shall wake, and with joy lift his head.

4 The spirit is flown

In peace to God's throne, To praise God our Saviour, and know as he's known.

5 He sings now above,
Made perfect in love,

And never, O never, he thence shall