Simple rule, and safest guiding, Trust in God, and do the right. Some will hate thee, some will love thee, TUNE" ST. OSWALD." 124-STANDING BY A PURPOSE TRUE. THIS little hymn, by Philip Bliss, Edna Lyall specially mentioned as one which had helped her. It is quaint, but it has helped many another to learn the lesson which is perhaps of all others most difficult to learn. TANDING by a purpose true, STA Heeding God's command, Honour them, the faithful few! All hail to Daniel's Band! Dare to be a Daniel! Dare to stand alone! Dare to have a purpose firm! Dare to Many mighty men are lost, Many giants, great and tall, · Hold the gospel banner high ! And shout for Daniel's Band! 66 TUNE FROM SONGS AND SOLOS." Edna Lyall wrote: "I can certainly say that the refrain of Dare to be a Daniel' has helped me again and again. I do not know the rest of the hymn well, and some of it is rather funny, still I think it ought to be in the hymn-book." 125- RESCUE THE PERISHING. IN 1885, in the outburst of public feeling that followed the publication of The Maiden Tribute, "Rescue the Perishing was the hymn that was always sung at every public meeting in connection with that agitation. RE ESCUE the perishing, care for the dying Snatch them in pity from sin and the grave; Weep o'er the erring one, lift up the fallen Tell them of Jesus, the mighty to save. Rescue the perishing, care for the dying — Jesus is merciful, Jesus will save. Though they are slighting Him, still He is waiting Waiting the penitent child to receive. Plead with them earnestly, plead with them gently: He will forgive if they only believe. Down in the human heart, crushed by the tempter, Feelings lie buried that grace can restore; Touched by a loving heart, wakened by kindness, Chords that were broken will vibrate once more. Rescue the perishing-duty demands it; 126-SOWING THE SEED. THIS hymn is from Sankey's collection, but, despite the criticism quoted on Hymn 122, it could surely be used by any assemblage that admitted the moral responsibility of man. OWING the seed by the dawn-light fair, Sowing the seed by the noonday glare, Oh, what shall the harvest be? Sown in the darkness or sown in the light, Sure, ah! sure, will the harvest be! Sowing the seed by the wayside high, Sowing the seed of a ling'ring pain, Sowing the seed with an aching heart, Sowing in hope till the reapers come TUNE BY MR. BLISS. XV. One is your Father. THIS section of this collection is devoted to hymns which help, not in the ordinary way. They, indeed, seldom appear in hymn-books-the more's the pity. But they help many who find too much to dissent from in ordinary hymns to find any help therein. 127 THE UNIVERSAL PRAYER. ATHER of All! in ev'ry Age, FA In ev'ry Clime ador'd, By Saint, by Savage, and by Sage, Thou Great First Cause, least understood, To know but this, that Thou art Good, Yet gave me, in this dark Estate, What Conscience dictates to be done, This, teach me more than Hell to shun, What Blessings thy free Bounty gives, For God is pay'd when Man receives; Yet not to Earth's contracted Span If I am right, thy grace impart, If I am wrong, oh, teach my heart Save me alike from foolish Pride, At aught thy Wisdom has deny'd Teach me to feel another's Woe, Thro' this day's Life or Death. This day, be Bread and Peace my Lot: Thou know'st if best bestow'd or not; To thee, whose Temple is all Space, All Nature's Incense rise! |