INFANTS' WORSHIP: PRAYER.

INFANTS' WORSHIP.

PRAYER.

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I... will hold thine hand, and will keep thee.­Isa. 42. 6.

1 THOU that once on mother's knee

Wast a little one' like me, When I wake, or go to bed, Lay Thy hands upon my head; Let me feel Thee very near, Jesus Christ, our Saviour dear.

2 Be beside me in the light,

Be close by me through the night, Make me gentle, kind, and true­Do what I am bid to do, Help and cheer me when I fret, And forgive when I forget.

3 Thou art nearer when we pray, Since Thou art so far away; Thou my little hymn wilt hear, Jesus Christ, our Saviour dear, Thou that once on mother's knee Wast a little one like me.

F. T. PALGRAVE.

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I can do all things through Christ which strength­

eneth me.- Phil. 4. 13.

1 IF anything seems hard to do,

We should not fret or cry;

But, looking difficulties through, With cheerful effort, Try.

2 The best and bravest may despair, Life's perils to defy;

And all its many ills to bear, But they will nobly Try.

3 And so a young and timid heart, As time is passing by, May act the good and holy part; If it will really Try.

4 Always and only in the might, That comes from God on high, Who helps to do and be, the right, All who sincerely Try.

H. BATEMAN.

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Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow0.-­Psa. 51. 7.

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1 LORD, look upon a little child, By nature sinful, rude, and wild; Oh, put Thy gracious hands on me, And make me all I ought to be.

2 Make me Thy child, a child of God, Washed in my Saviour's precious blood: And my whole heart from sin set free A little vessel full of Thee.

3 A star of early dawn and bright, Shining within Thy sacred light; A beam of grace to all around, A little spot of hallowed ground.

4 Dear Jesus, take me to Thy breast, And bless me that I may be blest; Both when I wake, and when I sleep, Thy little lamb in safety keep.

J. BUCKWORTH.

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The Lord searcheth all hearts.-1 Chron. 28. 9.

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I OFTEN say my prayers, But do I ever pray?

And do the wishes of my heart

Go with the words I say?

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I may as well kneel down And worship gods of stone, As offer to the living God A prayer of words alone.

For words without the heart The Lord will never hear; Nor will He to those lips attend Whose prayers are not sincere.

4 Lord, teach me what I want, And teach me how to pray; Nor let me ask Thee for Thy grace Not feeling what I say.

J. BURTON.