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2 Before the Cross, subdued we bow, To Thee our pray'rs addressing; Recounting all Thy mercies now, And all our sins confessing; Beseeching Thee, this coming year To hold us in Thy faith and fear,

And crown us with Thy blessing.

3 And, while we kneel, we lift our eyes
To dear ones gone before us,
Safe housed with Thee in Paradise,
Whose peace descendeth o'er us:
And beg of Thee, when life is past.
To re-unite us all, at last,

And to our lost restore us.

4 We gather up, in this brief hour, The memory of Thy mercies: Thy wondrous goodness, love, and pow'r,

Our grateful song rehearses:

For Thou hast been our Strength and Stay, In many a dark and dreary day

Of sorrow and reverses.

5 In many an hour, when fear and dread,
Like evil spells have bound us,
And clouds were gathering overhead,
Thy Providence hath found us:
In many a night when waves ran high,
Thy gracious Presence drawing nigh
Hath made all calm around us.

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