"Give Us Our Daily Bread."
1 Day by day the manna fell; O, to learn this lesson well!
Still by constant mercy fed, Give us, Lord, our daily bread.
2 "Day by day," the promise reads; Daily strength for daily needs; Cast foreboding fears away; Take the manna of to-day.
3 Lord, our times are in Thy hand; All our sanguine hopes have planned To Thy wisdom we resign, And would mould our wills to Thine.
4 Thou our daily task shalt give; Day by day to Thee we live; So shall added years fulfil Not our own, our Father"s will.
5 O, to live exempt from care, By the energy of prayer; Strong in faith, with mind subdued, Glowing yet with grat.i.tude!
31. C. M. *Montgomery.
A Prayer.
1 G.o.d of all grace, we come to Thee, With humble, prayerful hearts; Give what Thine eye delights to see, Truth in the inward parts:
2 Give deep humility; the sense Of holy sorrow give: A strong, desiring confidence, To hear Thy voice and live:
3 Patience, to watch, and wait, and weep, Though mercy long delay; Courage, our fainting souls to keep, And trust Thee, though Thou slay.
4 Give these,--and then Thy will be done!
Thus strengthened with all might, We, in the spirit of Thy Son, Shall pray, and pray aright.
32. C. M. Montgomery.
A Prayer.
1 What shall we ask of G.o.d in prayer?
Whatever good we want; Whatever man may seek to share, Or G.o.d in wisdom grant.
2 Father of all our mercies,--Thou In whom we move and live!
Hear us in heaven, Thy dwelling, now, And answer, and forgive.
3 When hara.s.sed by ten thousand foes, Our helplessness we feel, O, give the weary soul repose, The wounded spirit heal!
4 When dire temptations gather round, And threaten or allure, By storm or calm, in Thee be found A refuge strong and sure.
5 When age advances, may we grow In faith, in hope, and love; And walk in holiness below To holiness above.
33. 11 & 10s. M. *
For Divine Strength.
1 Father, in Thy mysterious presence kneeling, Fain would our souls feel all Thy kindling love; For we are weak, and need some deep revealing Of Trust and Strength and Calmness from above.
2 Lord, we have wandered forth through doubt and sorrow, And Thou hast made each step an onward one; And we will ever trust each unknown morrow,-- Thou wilt sustain us till its work is done.
3 In the heart"s depths a peace serene and holy Abides, and when pain seems to have her will, Or we despair,--O, may that peace rise slowly, Stronger than agony, and we be still!
4 Now, Father, now, in Thy dear presence kneeling, Our spirits yearn to feel Thy kindling love; Now make us strong, we need Thy deep revealing Of Trust and Strength and Calmness from above.
34. L. M. Gaskell.
Seeking Strength.
1 O G.o.d! who knowest how frail we are, How soon the thought of good departs; We pray that Thou wouldst feed the fount Of holy yearning in our hearts.
2 Let not the choking cares of earth The precious springs of life o"ergrow; But, ever guarded by Thy love, Still purer may their waters flow.
3 To Thee, with sweeter hope and trust, Be every day our spirits given; And may we, while we walk on earth, Walk more as citizens of heaven.
35. C. M. Anonymous.
Drawing Near to G.o.d.
1 From every fear and doubt, O Lord, In mercy set us free, While in the confidence of prayer Our hearts draw near to Thee!
2 In all our trials, struggles, joys, Teach us Thy love to see, Which by the discipline of life Would draw us unto Thee.
3 Our lives, devoted to Thy will, Our sacrifice shall be, And then will death, whene"er it come, But draw us nearer Thee.
36. L. M. W. Scott.