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THYNNE, WYCLIFFE HOUSE, + GREAT QUEEN STREET, KINGSWAY, W.C. + + + + + WRIGHT & HOGGARD, PRINTERS, BEVERLEY. + + + + + HYMNS FOR A WEEK. + + + + +Sunday Morning. + + “Unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of Righteousness arise with + healing in his wings.” + --MAL. iv. 2. + + + Thou glorious Sun of Righteousness, + On this day risen to set no more, + Shine on me now to heal and bless, + With brighter beams than e’er before. + + Shine on thy work of grace within, + On each celestial blossom there: + Destroy each bitter root of sin, + And make thy garden fresh and fair. + + Shine on thy pure eternal word, + Its mysteries to my soul reveal; + And whether read, remembered, heard, + O let it quicken, strengthen, heal. + + Shine on the temples of thy grace; + In spotless robes thy priests be clad; + Unveil the brightness of thy face; + And make thy chosen people glad. + + Shine on those unseen things displayed + To faith’s illuminated eye; + And let their splendour cast a shade + On every earthly vanity. + + Shine on the hearts of those most dear, + Disperse each cloud ’twixt them and thee: + Their glorious heavenward prospects clear; + “Light in thy light,” oh, let them see! + + Shine on those friends for whom we mourn, + Who know not yet thy healing ray: + Quicken their souls, and bid them turn + To thee, “the life, the truth, the way.” + + Shine on those tribes no country owns, + On Judah once thy dwelling-place; + “Thy servants think upon her stones,” + And long to see her day of grace. + + Shine on the missionary’s home, + Give him his heart’s desire to see: + Collect thy scattered ones who roam; + One fold, one Shepherd, let there be! + + Shine, till thy glorious beams shall chase + The blinding film from every eye! + Till every earthly dwelling-place + Shall hail the day-spring from on high! + + Shine on, shine on, Eternal Sun! + Pour richer floods of life and light, + Till that bright Sabbath be begun-- + That glorious day which knows no night. + +[Illustration] + + + + +Sunday Evening. + + “I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s day.” + --REV. i. 10. + + + The Sabbath-day has reach’d its close! + Yet, Saviour, ere I seek repose, + Grant me the peace thy love bestows-- + Smile on my evening hour! + + Oh, heavenly Comforter, sweet guest! + Hallow and calm my troubled breast, + Weary I come to thee for rest-- + Smile on my evening hour! + + If ever I have found it sweet + To worship at my Saviour’s feet, + Now to my soul that bliss repeat-- + Smile on my evening hour! + + Let not the Gospel seed remain + Unfruitful, or be lost again; + Let heavenly dews descend like rain-- + Smile on my evening hour! + + Oh, ever present, ever nigh, + Jesus, on thee I fix mine eye: + Thou hear’st the contrite spirit’s sigh-- + Smile on my evening hour! + + My only intercessor thou, + Mingle thy fragrant incense now + With every prayer and every vow-- + Smile on my evening hour! + + And oh, when life’s short course shall end, + And death’s dark shades around impend, + My God, my everlasting Friend-- + Smile on my evening hour! + +[Illustration] + + + + +Monday Morning. + + “Blow upon my garden, that the spices thereof may flow out.” + --CANT. iv. 16. + + + Now let our heavenly plants and flowers + Diffuse a fragrance more Divine; + Refreshed by the sweet Sabbath showers, + With richer beauty they should shine. + + We have been wafted for a while + Far, far away from this low scene; + Been cheered by our Redeemer’s smile, + Been suffered on his breast to lean. + + What has he taught us? what should be + The fruit of intercourse so blest? + O should not all around us see + His image on our souls imprest? + + Within his ivory palace fair + We entered a much-favoured train: + Myrrh, aloes, cassia, filled the air, + Our garments should the scent retain. + + And we should pass along the earth, + Like birds that live upon the wing; + Rise to the country of our birth, + And on our way its anthems sing. + +[Illustration] + + + + +Monday Evening. + + “Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace.” + --HEB. iv. 16. + + + There is a spot of consecrated ground, + Where brightest hopes and holiest joys are found: + ’Tis named (and Christians love the well-known sound) + The throne of grace. + + ’Tis here a calm retreat is always found: + Perpetual sunshine gilds the sacred ground; + Pure airs and heavenly odours breathe around + The throne of grace. + + While on this vantage-ground the Christian stands, + His quickened eye a boundless view commands; + Discovers fair abodes not made with hands-- + Abodes of peace. + + Terrestrial objects, disenchanted there, + Lose all their power to dazzle or ensnare; + One only object then seems worth our care-- + To win the race. + + This is the mount where Christ’s disciples see + The glory of the incarnate Deity; + ’Tis here they find it good indeed to be, + And view his face. + + A new creation here begins to rise; + Fruits of the Spirit, flowers of Paradise, + Watered from heaven, in full and sure supplies, + By streams of grace. + + Towards this blest spot the Spirit bends his ear, + The fervent prayer, the contrite sigh to hear; + To bid the mourner banish every fear, + And go in peace. + + Here may the comfortless and weary find + One who can cure the sickness of the mind; + One who delights the broken heart to bind-- + The Prince of Peace. + + Saviour! the sinner’s friend, our hope, our all! + Here teach us humbly at thy feet to fall; + Here on thy name, with love and faith to call + For pardoning grace. + + Ne’er let the glory from this spot remove, + Till, numbered with thy ransomed flock above, + We cease to want, but never cease to love + The throne of grace. + + + + +Tuesday Morning. + + “Let us run with patience the race that is set before us.” + --HEB. xii. 1. + + + Immortal spirit! wake, arise! + Think of thy home beyond the skies; + Think of the work thou hast to do; + Think of the heavenly prize in view. + + Shall thy poor tenement of clay + Curtail thy flight, obstruct thy way? + And shall the free and heaven-born soul + Yield to the body’s base control? + + Oh, thoughtless slumberer, wake, arise! + To God, to heaven, lift up thine eyes; + Eternity’s vast ocean see, + And but a step ’twixt it and thee. + + A clear, unerring chart is given + To guide the traveller’s feet to heaven; + With humble heart there seek thy way-- + None led by that can go astray. + + It will point out a holy path, + Of self-denial, love, and faith; + But strait and arduous though it be, + My God, it leads to heaven and thee. + + Saviour! for mine this path I take, + Through thee alone the choice I make; + Nor one step onward can I go, + Till thou both will and power bestow. + + To thee I now commit my way, + My wants, my dangers, through the day,-- + Wilt thou my every want supply, + And be in every danger nigh? + + Oh, let thy smile my solace be! + ’Tis more than ought in life to me; + Permit me not to slight thy grace, + Or cause thee once to hide thy face. + + That blessed Spirit’s aid impart, + Who can transform and cleanse my heart; + Make the polluted fountain clear, + Whose streams in words and acts appear. + + Teach me this day to keep in view + The prize thy followers should pursue; + To adorn thy doctrine, and to shed + Fragrance and light where’er I tread. + + Saviour! I give myself to thee; + My strength, my light, my guardian be: + My earthly days thus let me spend, + Till time, and life, and warfare end. + +[Illustration] + + + + +Tuesday Evening. + + “Now is our salvation nearer than when we believed.” + --ROM. xiii. 11. + + + Now one day’s journey less divides + Me from the world where God resides; + If I have walked by faith, in fear, + A stranger and a pilgrim here: + + I’ve one day less my watch to keep, + My foes to fear, my falls to weep: + I’ve one day less to see within, + Conflict, defeat, remorse, and sin. + + And, oh! reflect, my fainting soul, + Thou’rt one stage nearer to the goal: + Thou’rt one stage nearer to the shore, + Where thou wilt grieve for sin no more. + + If the sweet presence of thy God + To-day has cheered and blest thy road, + Think what must be that glorious place, + Where he will never hide his face. + + If thou hast oft been led astray, + And mournfully review’st the day, + Still strive the more that rest to attain, + Where thou wilt never sin again. + + If thou hast mourned for friends endeared, + Whose converse once thy journey cheered; + Think that in heaven no cause will sever + The bond which reunites for ever. + + Let every gift by God bestowed, + Each kind refreshment on my road; + Let every sorrow, hope, and fear, + Incite my soul to persevere. + + And thou my only help and guide, + Than whom I have no help beside; + Whose eye beholds me when I fail, + Whose arm supports when I prevail; + + Oh, hear me! grant what I implore; + And if on earth I wake no more, + Think on my last, my dying prayer; + Hear it in heaven, fulfil it there! + + Since I on thee alone depend, + Oh, guide me to my journey’s end; + Then bear my soul o’er death’s dark wave, + To realms of joy beyond the grave. + +[Illustration] + + + + +Wednesday Morning. + + “Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation.” + --MATT. xxvi. 41. + + + “Christian! seek not yet repose;” + Hear thy guardian angel say; + Thou art in the midst of foes-- + “Watch and pray!” + + Principalities and powers, + Mustering their unseen array, + Wait for thy unguarded hours-- + “Watch and pray!” + + Gird thy heavenly armour on, + Wear it ever, night and day; + Ambush’d lies the evil one-- + “Watch and pray!” + + Hear the victors who o’ercame, + Still they mark each warrior’s way; + All, with one sweet voice exclaim-- + “Watch and pray!” + + Hear, above all, hear thy Lord, + Him thou lovest to obey; + Hide within thy heart his word-- + “Watch and pray!” + + _Watch_, as if on that alone + Hung the issue of the day; + _Pray_, that help may be sent down-- + “Watch and pray!” + +[Illustration] + + + + +Wednesday Evening. + + “Wherefore lift up the hands which hang down, and the feeble knees.” + --HEB. xii. 12. + + + O faint and feeble-hearted! + Why thus cast down with fear? + Fresh aid shall be imparted, + Thy God unseen is near. + + His eye can never slumber, + He marks thy cruel foes; + Observes their strength, their number, + And all thy weakness knows. + + Though heavy clouds of sorrow + Make dark thy path to-day, + There may shine forth to-morrow + Once more a cheering ray. + + Doubts, griefs, and foes assailing, + Conceal heaven’s fair abode; + Yet now faith’s power prevailing + Should stay thy mind on God. + +[Illustration] + + + + +Thursday Morning. + + “He that keepeth his mouth, keepeth his life.” + --PROV. xiii. 3. + + + Guard well thy lips; none, none can know + What evils from the tongue may flow; + What guilt, what grief may be incurred + By one incautious, hasty word. + + Be “slow to speak;” look well within, + To check what there may lead to sin; + And pray unceasingly for aid, + Lest unawares, thou be betrayed. + + “Condemn not, judge not,”--not to man + Is given his brother’s faults to scan; + One task is thine, and one alone,-- + To search out and subdue thine own. + + Indulge no murmurings; oh, restrain + Those lips so ready to complain! + And, if they can be numbered, count + Of one day’s mercies the amount. + + Shun vain discussions, trifling themes; + Dwell not on earthly hopes or schemes; + Let words of wisdom, meekness, love, + Thy heart’s true renovation prove. + + Set God before thee; every word + Thy lips pronounce by him is heard; + Oh, could’st thou realise this thought, + What care, what caution would be taught! + + Think on thy parting hour: ere long + Th’ approach of death may chain thy tongue, + And powerless all attempts be found, + To articulate one meaning sound. + + “The time is short”--this day may be + The very last assigned to thee: + So speak that, should’st thou ne’er speak more, + Thou may’st not this day’s words deplore. + + + + +Thursday Evening. + + “In everything, by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your + requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth + all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ + Jesus.” + --PHILIP. iv. 6, 7. + + + My God! is any hour so sweet, + From blush of morn to evening-star, + As that which calls me to thy feet-- + The hour of prayer? + + Blest be that tranquil hour of morn, + And blest that hour of solemn eve, + When on the wings of prayer upborne, + The world I leave. + + For then a day-spring shines on me, + Brighter than morn’s ethereal glow; + And richer dews descend from thee + Than earth can know. + + Then is my strength by thee renewed; + Then are my sins by thee forgiven; + Then dost thou cheer my solitude + With hopes of heaven. + + Words cannot tell what blest relief + Here for my every want I find; + What strength for warfare, balm for grief; + What peace of mind. + + Hushed is each doubt--gone every fear, + My spirit seems in heaven to stay; + And e’en the penitential tear + Is wiped away. + + Oh, till I reach yon peaceful shore, + No privilege so dear shall be, + As thus my inmost soul to pour + In prayer to thee! + + + + +Friday Morning. + + “Acquaint thyself with him, and be at peace.” + --JOB xxii. 21. + + + Art thou acquainted, oh my soul! + With such a Saviour, such a Friend, + Whose power can all events control, + And from all evils can defend? + + Why art thou then opprest with fears? + Knowledge of him should give thee peace; + Should check these often-flowing tears, + And bid these sad misgivings cease. + + Is it the _past_ that gives thee pain? + Transgressions, falls, dost thou deplore? + The atoning blood pleads not in vain, + Thy God remembers them no more. + + Do _present_ troubles vex thy mind? + Sufferings of body, mental care? + In God a refuge thou wilt find; + And oh, what sweet relief in prayer! + + Dost thou o’er friends much valued weep, + Who seem in hopeless fetters bound? + Christ will seek out his wandering sheep-- + Those who seem lost will then be found. + + Dost thou the unknown _future_ dread? + Thy passage through death’s awful vale? + E’en there shall light around be shed + Thy God’s sure promise cannot fail. + + Dost thou with dread still greater, shrink + From pain for those on earth most dear; + And oft with sickening anguish think + On all they yet may suffer here? + + Oh faithless, unbelieving heart! + So slow to trust the tenderest Friend: + Who then will needful strength impart,-- + Who “loving, loves unto the end.” + + No longer doubt, nor fear, nor grieve, + Nor on uncertain evils dwell: + Past, present, future, calmly leave + To him who will do all things well. + +[Illustration] + + + + +Friday Evening. + + “Having a desire to depart and to be with Christ, which is far + better.” + --PHILIP. i. 23. + + + Let me be with thee where thou art! + My Saviour, my eternal rest! + Then only with this longing heart + Be fully and for ever blest. + + Let me be with thee where thou art! + Thy unveiled glory to behold; + Then only will this wandering heart + Cease to be treacherous, faithless, cold. + + Let me be with thee where thou art! + Where spotless saints thy name adore; + Then only will this sinful heart + Be evil and defiled no more. + + Let me be with thee where thou art! + Where none can die, where none remove; + There neither life nor death will part + Me from thy presence and thy love. + +[Illustration] + + + + +Saturday Morning. + + “Who is this that engaged his heart to approach unto me?” + --JER. xxx. 21. + + + This is the day to tune with care + Each unseen chord within: + Would we for Sabbaths well prepare, + To-day we should begin. + + Before the Majesty of Heaven + To-morrow we appear; + No honour half so great is given, + Throughout man’s sojourn here. + + Yet if his heart be not prepared, + His soul not meetly drest, + In vain that honour will be shared,-- + No smile will greet the guest. + + We must beforehand lay aside + Our own polluted dress, + And wear the robe of Jesu’s bride,-- + His spotless righteousness. + + We must forsake this world below, + Forget all earthly things; + Strive with a seraph’s love to glow, + And soar on angel wings. + + The altar must be cleansed to-day, + Meet for the offered Lamb; + The wood in order we must lay, + And wait to-morrow’s flame. + + Lord of the Sacrifice we bring, + To thee our hopes aspire; + Our Prophet, our High-Priest, and King, + Send down the sacred fire. + +[Illustration] + + + + +Saturday Evening. + + “Commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still.” + --PS. iv. 4. + + + Another portion of the span + Assigned to transitory man + Has now for ever flown; + And ere I taste the sweet repose + My heavenly Guardian’s care bestows, + I kneel before his throne. + + God of my life! to thee I pray; + The passing pilgrim of a day, + Soon, soon to sleep in death,-- + Let me not spend unthinkingly, + These moments that so quickly fly, + Shortened by every breath. + + Ere yet that hallowed morn appear, + Given to recruit the soul and cheer-- + Pour down thy light divine; + That while my progress I retrace, + Since last I hailed the day of grace, + Its beams within may shine. + + Oh, has that rapid, ceaseless tide, + Of which the waves so noiseless glide, + Borne me towards heaven, my home; + As surely as each day, each hour, + Has borne me with resistless power, + On to the silent tomb? + + Have my affections soared above? + And has my Saviour’s wondrous love + Constrained me, day by day, + For him to act, to think, to speak? + His glory as my end to seek, + His Spirit to obey? + + Have I his constant influence felt? + And has his holy word so “dwelt + Richly” my heart within, + That outward faults have been subdued, + And inward hidden thoughts renewed, + Cleansed from the taint of sin? + + Lord! if my only answer now + Must be these silent tears that flow, + For days not given to thee; + Still let a holier life begin-- + A life not thus defaced by sin-- + If I to-morrow see. + + Then let thy word its power exert, + To quicken, cleanse, transform my heart, + Within thy house of prayer; + Or if that boon be still denied, + With me in solitude abide, + And make my wants thy care. + + Now let me peacefully lie down, + Cleansed, pardoned, numbered with thine own, + While strengthening sleep is given; + Then let the auspicious Sabbath bring + Peace, gladness, healing on its wing, + And rest like that of heaven! + + + + +_January, 1906._ + + + A SELECTION OF BOOKS PUBLISHED BY CHAS. 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