Lattermath

Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: ARDOR. NOT with a dull and formal song- Would I uplift Thy name, But with a full and fire-touched tongue, Enraptured and aflame. Not with a cold and cheerless heart Would 1 bespeak Thy grace: But with Thy light (thro tears that start) Transfiguring my face. Not slow of foot and lax of hand Would I attempt...
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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: ARDOR. NOT with a dull and formal song- Would I uplift Thy name, But with a full and fire-touched tongue, Enraptured and aflame. Not with a cold and cheerless heart Would 1 bespeak Thy grace: But with Thy light (thro tears that start) Transfiguring my face. Not slow of foot and lax of hand Would I attempt Thy will: But leap to meet Thy pure command, With every pulse athrill. Lord, Thou must bring the altar-coal, Thy face on me must shine, Thou must mine every step control, And make my working Thine. So would I give my life to Thee, To order, use and guide; ? Most service truest liberty, And duty beautified. 1888. PRO PATRIA. GOD of our fathers, our God to-day, Deep are Thy counsels, high is Thy hand Still for Thy guidance humbly we pray, ? Spare Thou the people, save Thou the land. Far have we wandered, stout in our pride, Dark bode our dangers, muttering alarm: God in compassion come to our side, Riding in glory, baring Thine arm. Lift Thou Thy banner Cleave Thou the way Why doth Thy chariot tarry so long ? Baffle the midnight, summon the day; Then shall deliverance break into song. Healer of nations Life-giving God Purify, chasten, keep by Thy grace, Show us Thy pardons, shatter Thy rod, Gather and hold us in Thine embrace. Stand Thou above us, Sun, Lord, and Shield March Thou before us, Pillar of Flame Earth then her increase gladly shall yield, Yea, all her peoples shout to Thy name. THE PARADOX. Ezekiel 16:62, 63. LL-SINFUL, beggared, and undone, What am I, God, that I should dare To think to seek Thy burning throne, Or hope that Thou wilt hear my prayer. Full seventy times seven Thou Hast helped me, in Thy mercy, Lord; And I have sinned and sinned, and now Once m...