Leader: Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder; the young lion and the serpent shalt thou trample under feet. All: Because he has set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he has known my name. Leader: He shall call upon me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble: I will deliver him and honor him. All: With long life will I satisfy him, and show him my salvation. III. HYMN (all standing). TUNE: MERRIAL. No. 26. Now the day is over, Night is drawing nigh, Shadows of the evening Steal across the sky. Jesus give the weary Calm and sweet repose; With thy tenderest blessing IV. PRAYER (all seated with heads bowed). Through the long night watches, When the morning wakens, Pure and fresh and sinless Heavenly Father, Thou who art the giver of life, we come to thee at the close of this day, conscious of the many things left undone. Thou knowest the mistakes we have made, mistakes of judgment, and mistakes of selfishness. Forgive our errors and help us to learn through these mistakes our own weakness and thy strength. With thee there is no night. Help us to feel thy presence at all times. Teach us to trust thee in the morning, to walk with thee during the day, and when the evening comes, "bring us to our resting beds weary and content and undishonored, and grant us in the end the gift of sleep," through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. V. VIOLIN SOLO: ("Jesus, Lover of My Soul," played in the distance while all remain seated with heads bowed). The toils of day are over. I raise the hymn to thee, And ask that free from peril The hours of dark may be. O Jesus, keep me in thy sight, And guard me through the coming night. IX. CLOSING PRAYER. Be Thou my soul's preserver, Through which I have to go. O loving Jesus, hear my call, And guard and save me from them all. O Thou who canst not slumber, watch over us this night, and keep us from all peril, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. VESPERS NO. 3 I. HYMN (all standing). TUNE: HOLLINGSIDE. No. 69. Jesus, Lover of my soul, Let me to thy bosom fly, While the tempest still is high! Oh, receive my soul at last! Other refuge have I none, Hangs my helpless soul on thee; Leave, ah! leave me not alone, Still support and comfort me. All my trust on thee is stayed; All my help from thee I bring; Cover my defenceless head With the shadow of thy wing. II. READ IN UNISON (all standing). Thou, O Christ! art all I want; I am all uprighteousness; Thou art full of truth and grace. Plenteous grace with thee is found,- The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever. III. PRAYER (all seated with heads bowed). Leader: O Jesus, thou who art the great Shepherd, grant unto us this night thy care and protection. Forgive us for the many times we have wandered away from the path of right doing. Thou knowest our imperfections. Thou knowest all things and thou art love. If we have done anything to make another's way through life brighter, we are Page Fifty-seven thankful. If by some thoughtless act we have caused another to suffer, we are sorry. Give us, O Jesus, a real love for each day's work. May we find it a joy to do even the tedious things that make up life's program, and when the day is done, may it leave us with the consciousness of having done our best and pleased thee well. Amen. IV. HYMN (all standing). TUNE: SEYMOUR. No. 59. Softly now the light of day Lord, I would commune with thee. V. READING OF SCRIPTURE (all seated). Thou, whose all-pervading eye Naught escapes, without, within, Open fault and secret sin. Leader: God is a spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth. The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handiwork. God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands. No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him. God is love. For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son that whosoever believeth on him might not perish but have everlasting life. Thou art great, O Lord God: for there is none like thee, neither is there any God besides thee. Clouds and darkness are round about him: righteousness and judgment are the habitation of his throne. Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory. men. Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward How excellent is thy loving kindness, O God! therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings. Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins. The grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men. Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly in this present world; Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ: Who gave himself for us that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works. SPECIAL SELECTION: Male quartette.-"The Chapel." No. 90. What beams so bright from the moun tain height, Amidst the stars of the sober night?|| 'Tis the light on the holy chapel wall, Inviting the pilgrim to pray in its hall. Page Fifty-eight Who breaks the sleep of the silent hour, power?|| 'Tis the holy choir in the hymn of even, Now chanting their praise to their God in heaven. IX. CLOSING WORDS (all seated with heads bowed). Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is well-pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen. I. SILENT PRAYER. THE HILLS II. SONG (all standing). TUNE: DIX. No. 35. For the beauty of the earth, For the beauty of the skies, For the love which from our birth, Over and around us lies, Christ our God, to thee we raise For the beauty of each hour Of the day and of the night, This our hymn of grateful praise. III. RESPONSIVE READING. For the joy of ear and eye; For the heart and mind's delight,- Linking sense to sound and sight,- For the joy of human love, Brother, sister, parent, child, This our hymn of grateful praise. Leader: I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. All: Hy help cometh from the Lord which made heaven and earth. Leader: He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: He that keepeth thee will not slumber. All: Behold he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep. Page Fifty-nine Leader: The Lord is thy keeper: the Lord is thy shade upon thy right hand. All: The sun shall not smite thee by day nor the moon by night. Leader: The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil: He shall preserve thy soul. All: The Lord shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore. IV. PRAYER BY LEADER (all seated with heads bowed). We thank Thee, O Lord, for the hills from whence cometh our help! As we lift our eyes to the hills may we not be satisfied with the standards of the plains! Give us strength as we strive to climb the upward path of honesty, purity and right doing. If our feet slip, may we find about us thine everlasting arm to steady us. Thou knowest how often we have strayed away from the path of right. Forgive us for the errors we have made: and keep us strong to resist temptation, through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen. 'V. RESPONSE. TUNE: LYONS. No. 55. O worship the King, all glorious above, And gratefully sing his wonderful love; Our Shield and Defender, the and girded with praise. O tell of his might, O sing of his grace, Whose robe is the light, whose canopy space. His chariots of wrath the deep thunder-clouds form, And dark is his path on the wings of the storm. Thy bountiful care what tongue can recite? it shines in the light; Frail children of dust, nor find thee to fail; Thy mercies how tender, Our. Maker, Defender, Redeemer and VI. OFFERING, to be given to a worthy Fresh Air fund or vacation organization. Special music. VII. TWENTY-MINUTE TALK ON "STRENGTH OF CHARACTER" OR "LESSONS FROM THE HILLS." VIII. CLOSING SONG (standing). TUNE: FAITH IS THE VICTORY. No. 58. Encamped along the hills of light, Let all our strength be hurled; REFRAIN: His banner over us is love, Our sword the Word of God! By faith they like a whirlwind's breath, The faith by which they conquered death Faith is the victory!|| Page Sixty |