783. L. M. Pratt's Coll.
For a Charitable Occasion.
1Help us, O Lord! thy yoke to wear,
Delighting in thy perfect will;
Each other's burdens learn to bear,
And thus thy law of love fulfil.
2Who sparingly his seed bestows,
He sparingly shall also reap;
But whoso plentifully sows,
The plenteous sheaves his hands shall heap.
3Teach us, with glad and cheerful hearts,
As thou hast blessed our various store,
From our abundance to impart
A liberal portion to the poor.
4To thee our all devoted be,
In whom we breathe, and move, and live:
Freely we have received from thee;
Freely may we rejoice to give.
784. 7s. & 6s. M. J. G. Adams.
The Same.
1How blest, amid all blessing
This changing world bestows,
That soul in truth possessing
Pity for others' woes;
Ready to move and lighten
The load affliction bears--
Want's face with joy to brighten,
In deed, as with its prayers.
2Thus Christ, the Friend and Servant
Of man, depressed and poor--
With ready soul and fervent--
With patience to endure--
Lived, labored without measure
In mercy's holy name,
God's will his highest pleasure,
Our good his only fame.
3And those who in his spirit
Would seek to live and move,
His virtue must inherit,
And labor in his love;
Labor where poor, forsaken,
And lowly, sufferers lie;
In faith and hope unshaken;
Celestial ministry!
4God of all times and stations!
Teach us this lesson true,--
Proclaim it to all nations
In life and power anew,--
That high above all praises--
All prayers--is that unfeigned,
Glad offering Mercy raises,
By living deeds sustained!