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Onward go to give relief,

Trust in God and never fear.
Gird on strength, and win you must,
Wield the sword of truth and right;
With this watchword-God we trust,
None can rout you in the fight.

Soon the reign of drink will end,
Soon no drunkard's home be found;
Songs of praise shall sweetly blend,
Hills and vales with shouts resound.
Brothers, let your banners wave,
Let the world your colours view;
Fight like men your land to save,
To the pledge be firm, be true.

ME

Fahen.

EN of might, be up and doing,
In the cause of truth and love;
Aid us in this work of progress,
See, "The world is on the move."
Urge not lowliness of station,

Come from palace or from cot;
You can aid the mighty movement,
"Strike the iron while it's hot!"
2 Strike the iron while it's hot, boys—

J. GUEST

Strike it while ye've yet a chance-
Strike it with a steady nerve, boys,
Lest your blow should glide askance ;
Hit it home-ay, hit it stoutly;

Till a victor, quit it not;

It must yield beneath your prowess-
"Strike the iron while it's hot!"

Work and Pray.

THE Temp'rance cause is calling

To wrestle with its foe;

To carry forth its blessings.

Wherever we may go;

Wretched homes o'er all the land
Bear witness to the spoiler's hand;
But while we sing our Temperance song,
We'll ever work and pray.

Chorus.

"Work and pray-work and pray y!"
Golden watch-word of our way!
Our mission is to seek and save,
And God will help the brave.
2 The Temperance cause is calling
To shed its light around,
To plead for right and justice,

Where error now is found;
Bitter are the tears that flow,
That mark the footsteps of our foe;
But while we sing our Temperance song,
We'll ever work and pray.
"Work and pray," etc.

3 The Temperance cause is calling
To swell its noble band,

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Till all who wear its banner

May triumph in our land;
Souls are drawing near the brink,
Made fearful by the love of drink;

But while we sing our Temperance song,
We'll ever work and pray.

"Work and pray," etc.

Innocents.

Do thy little, do it well;

E. A. BARNES.

Do what right and reason tell;

Do what wrong and sorrow claim;
Conquer sin and cover shame.

2 Do thy little, though it be

Dreariness and drudgery;

They whom Christ apostles made,
"Gathered fragments" when he bade.

writings at our service. Among these may be named Dr. Horatius Bonar, Rev. Dawson Burns, M.A., Charles Mackay, LL.D., Dr. W. C. Bennett, John Anderson, Rev. Dr. Maguire, M.A., Rev. Charles Garrett, J. H. Raper, Joseph Malins, G.W.C.T., C. Sheard, Benjamin Gough, Samuel Bowly, Thomas Knox, Rev. G. M. Murphy, Lawrence Gane, W. J. Harvey, T. H. Evans, C. J. Havart, Mrs. Tomkins ("Hymns for Quiet Hours"), Mrs. Townsend, Miss Hankey, Marianne Farningham, Frederick Sherlock, and Robert Semple.

Publishers, also, have given us their cordial co-operation, and we offer them our heartfelt thanks-specially Messrs. Hatchard, Messrs, Morgan & Scott, Messrs. C. Kegan Paul & Co., Messrs. Jarrold & Sons, Messrs. Richardson, Messrs. Boosey & Co., the Publisher of the "World's Minstrelsy," Mr. Guest, the British Temperance League, the United Kingdom Band of Hope Union, the Sunday School Union, Messrs. Nicholson & Sons, and others.

The Principal Librarian of the British Museum has afforded us more than official attention, and has helped us in our efforts to verify original editions and accurate versions.

If in any case, through oversight, any copyright has been infringed, respectful apologies are tendered, and due acknowledgment will be made in future editions.

That the Master may accept this little effort, and that the Cause may be greatly helped by it, is our special desire.

Bedford, 1878.

T. BOWICK,

ING we a song of praise to-day,

For battles fought and victories won,
For strength vouchsafed upon our way,
And noble work our cause has done-
For joy that cometh after tears,
And harvests reaped for fifty years.

2 The God of love we praise and bless,
For lives endangered that are saved,
For homes no longer comfortless,

For strong, true hearts that ill have braved-
And for devoted lives well given,

To works of mercy and to Heaven.
3 We bless the Christ, the children's friend,
For thousands in the hopeful bands,
Who will the Temperance cause defend
With youthful vigour in all lands-
And live through coming years to prove
What conquests may be gained by love.
4 Much yet remains; O God of grace,
Pity the drunkards and their homes!
Send sunshine to each darkened place,
And hope where each poor creature roams--
Till all the world shall sober be,

And spend all life in serving Thee.

MARIANNE FARNINGHAM.

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(Specially Contributed.)

THERE'S a glorious work before us,

A work both great and grand;

Every man at once should join us,
And help with heart and hand;
There are homes now full of sadness,
Whence peace and love are flown ;
We must fill those homes with gladness,
And make the Saviour known.
We shall do it by and by.

2 There are drink-bound slaves around us,
Who writhe in hopeless woe;

We must snap the bonds that bind them,
And lay the tyrant low:

There are wives and mothers weeping
Whose hearts are cold and sad;
We must give them joyous greeting,
And bid them yet be glad.

We shall do it by and by.

3 There are crowds of little children
Deep sunk in sin and night;

We must raise them from their darkness,
And lead them up to light;
There are good men filled with sorrow
O'er seed they've sown in vain ;
We must show them the destroyer
And urge them to abstain.

We shall do it by and by.

4 There's the huge and cursed system
Of drink, and sin, and fraud;
We must cast it forth with loathing,
Abhorred by man and God;
Let us, then, gird on our armour,
And God our strength will be ;
He our hosts is onward leading
To certain victory.

We shall do it by and by.

CHARLES GARRETT.