3 Once on the raging seas I rode,

The storm was loud, the night was dark,
The ocean yawned, and rudely blowed

The wind that tossed my foundering bark.

4 Deep horror then my vitals froze,

Death-struck, I ceased the tide to stem:
When suddenly, a star arose,

It was the STAR OF BETHLEHEM.

5 It was my guide, my light, my all;
It bade my dark foreboding cease,
And through the storm and danger's thrall,
It led me to the port of peace.

6 Now safely moored, my perils o'er,

I'll sing, first in night's diadem,
Forever and forever more,

The star- -the STAR OF BETHLEHEM.

H. K. WHITE.

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[C. M.]

Early Piety. No 20th 158

See also Nason's "Vocal Class Book," 134.

June 1961 Br cool Siloam's shady rill, Sept 19th, 1860

How sweet the lilly grows!

How sweet the breath beneath the hill,
Of Sharon's dewy rose!

*This fountain issues from a rock, twenty or thirty feet below the surface of the ground, near the South-East corner of the city of Jerusalem. "It flows out without a single murmur, and appears clear as crystal. From this place it winds its way several rods under the mountain, then makes its appearance with a gentle gurgling, and forming a beautiful rill, takes its way down into the valley, towards the South-East."

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2 Lo, such the youth whose early feet,
The paths of peace have trod;

Whose secret heart, with influence sweet,
Is upward drawn to God!

3 By cool Siloam's shady rill,
The lily must decay,

The rose that blooms beneath the hill,
Must shortly fade away.

4 And soon, too soon, the wintry hour
Of man's maturer age,

Will shake the soul with sorrow's power,
And stormy passion's rage!

5 O Thou who giv'st us life and breath,
We seek Thy grace alone,
In childhood, manhood, age and death,
To keep us still Thine own.

[C. M.]

BP. HEBER.

See also Nason's "Vocal Class Boo

1 FATHER, whate'er of earthly Bliss
Thy sovereign will denies,
Accepted at Thy throne of grace,
Let this petition rise:

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2 "Give me a calm, a thankfu heart,

From every murmur free, Aug 24th 1860

The blessings of Thy grace impart,
And make me live to Thee.

3 0, let the hope that Thou art mine,
My life and death attend -

Thy presence through my journey shine,
And crown my journey's end."

MRS. ANNE STEELE.

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[7s, 6s & 4s.]

The Invitation.

AIR-" Thou, thou reign'st," &c.

1 SOFT, soft, music is stealing,
Sweet, sweet lingers the strain;
Loud, loud, now it its pealing,
Waking the echoes again.
Yes, yes, yes, yes,
Waking the echoes again.

2 Join, join, children of sadness,
Send, send, sorrow away;
Now, now, changing to gladness,
Warble a beautiful lay.
Yes, yes, yes, yes,
Warble a beautiful lay.

3 Hope, hope, fair and enduring;
Joy, joy, bright as the day;
Love, love, heaven ensuring,
Sweetly invite you away.
Yes, yes, yes, yes,
Sweetly invite you away.

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[7s.]

MRS. M. S. B. DANA.

Vide also "Nason's Vocal Class Book," p. 63.

1.SOFTLY now the light of day,
Fades upon our sight away;
Free from care, from labor free,
Lord, we would commune with thee.

2 Soon for us, the light of day,
Shall forever pass away:
Then from sin and sorrow free,
Take us, Lord, to dwell with Thee.
EPIS. COLL.

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1 BEFORE the rosy dawn of day,H

To Thee, my God, I'll sing,

soft

Apid 2/2 185.9.

Awake, my soil and tuneful lyre. June 20th 1859.

Awake, each charming string.,

2 Awake, and let the flowing strains Glide through the midnight air, While high amid the silent orbs,

The silver moon rolls clear.

• June

The Bright Sun is Rising.

[12s & 11s.]
AIR-"Araby's Daughter."
O, Joy to thee, joy to thee, daughter of sorrow!
Attune thy sweet voice to a rapturous lay;
The bright sun is rising to cheer thee to-morrow,
And night's gloomy darkness is fading away.
The Friend of the friendless, the life of the dying,
The joy of the heart-broken mourner is he;
Now praises for weeping, and gladness for sighing,
And garments of promise he's off'ring to thee.

Come, mourners, and bathe in the life-giving waters,
Which ever are springing exhaustless and pure ;
Now banish your sorrows, Jerusalem's daughters;
Here peaceful and safe you may dwell evermore.