5 And when the strife is fierce, the warfare long, And hearts are brave again, and arms are strong. Alleluia! 6 The golden evening brightens in the west; Soon, soon to faithful warriors cometh rest; Sweet is the calm of Paradise the blest. Alleluia! 7 But lo! there breaks a yet more glorious day; The King of glory passes on His way. Alleluia! 8 From earth's wide bounds, from ocean's farthest coast, Rev. HUGH STOWELL,1827 190 OLD CHAPEL L. M. First Tune ENOS ANDREW 1. From ev'ry storm-y wind that blows,From ev-'ry swell-ing tide of woes, 2. There is a place where Jesus sheds The oil of glad-ness on our heads, 3. There is a spot where spirits blend, Where friend holds fellow-ship with friend; 4. There,there, on ea-gle's wing we soar, And time and sense seems all no more, 4 There is a calm, a sure retreat; 'Tis found beneath the seat. seat. mer-cy seat. seat. A-men. There is a calm, a sure re-treat; 'Tis found beneath the mer-cy seat. A-men. Rev. JOHN NEWTON, 1779 191 DALEHURST C. M. ARTHUR COTTMAN, 1872 an swers pray'r; venture nigh; 1. Ap-proach, my soul, the mer cy-seat, Where Je - sus ly press'd, Wher-e'er they seek Thee, Thou art found, And ev'ry place is hallowed ground. Rev. WILLIAM W. WALFORD 193 CONSOLATION 89. D. WILLIAM B. BRADBURY, 1859 1. Sweet hour of pray'r! sweet hour of pray'r! That calls me from a world of care, 2. Sweet hour of pray'r! sweet hour of pray'r! Thy wings shall my pe- ti- tion bear And bids me at my Fa-ther's throne Make all my wants and wishes known: To Him whose truth and faith- ful-ness En-gage the wait-ing soul to bless. And oft es-caped the tempter's snare, By thy re- turn,sweet hour of pray'r! I'll cast on Him my ev'ry care And wait for thee,sweet hour of pray'r! |