Little Folded Hands

<SPAN name="For_School_and_Church"></SPAN><h2 class="chaphead">For School and Church.</h2> <br/><br/> <p class="pnum">82.</p> <div class="poem"> <div class="stanza"> Lord Jesus Christ, to us attend.<br/> Thy Holy Spirit to us send. Amen.<br/></div> </div> <br/> <p class="pnum">83.</p> <div class="poem"> <div class="stanza"> Lord, teach us how to keep Thy day<br/> And lead and bless us all the way. Amen.<br/></div> </div> <br/> <p class="pnum">84.</p> <div class="poem"> <div class="stanza"> Lord, open Thou my heart to hear<br/> And by Thy Word to me draw near;<br/> Let me Thy Word still pure retain,<br/> Let me Thy child and heir remain. Amen.<br/></div> </div> <br/> <p class="pnum">85.</p> <div class="poem"> <div class="stanza"> Direct me now, O gracious Lord,<br/> To hear aright Thy holy Word;<br/> Assist Thy minister to preach,<br/> And let Thy Holy Spirit teach,<br/> And let eternal life be found<br/> By all who hear the joyful sound. Amen.<br/></div> </div> <br/> <p class="pnum">86.</p> <div class="poem"> <div class="stanza"> On what has now been sown<br/> Thy blessing, Lord, bestow;<br/> The power is Thine alone<br/> To make it spring and grow. Amen.<br/></div> </div> <br/> <p class="pnum">87.</p> <div class="poem"> <p>Blessed Lord, let Thy blessing go with me to-day and grant that I may be obedient to my teachers and may learn with pleasure whatever I am taught, to Thy great honor and glory. Amen.</p> </div> <br/> <p class="pnum">88.</p> <div class="poem"> <p>O most gracious God, let me never forget the many good things that I have heard this day; but let them abide in my heart, so that I may amend my life, that I may be able to give a good account of them to Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior, when He comes to judge the world at the Last Day, for whose sake I ask all blessings, and to whom be glory forever and ever! Amen.</p> </div> <br/> <p class="pnum">89.</p> <div class="poem"> <div class="stanza"> Almighty God, Thy Word is cast<br/> Like seed into the ground;<br/> Now let the dew of heaven descend<br/> And righteous fruits abound. Amen.<br/></div> </div> <br/> <p class="pnum">90.</p> <div class="poem"> <div class="stanza"> May the grace of Christ, our Savior,<br/> And the Father's boundless love,<br/> With the Holy Spirit's favor,<br/> Rest upon us from above.<br/> <br/> Thus may we abide in union<br/> With each other and the Lord<br/> And possess, in sweet communion,<br/> Joys which earth cannot afford. Amen.<br/></div> </div> <br/> <p class="pnum">91.</p> <div class="poem"> <div class="stanza"> O give me Samuel's ear,<br/> The open ear, O Lord,<br/> Alive and quick to hear<br/> Each whisper of Thy Word,<br/> Like him to answer at Thy call,<br/> And to obey Thee first of all. Amen.<br/></div> </div> <br/> <p class="pnum">92.</p> <div class="poem"> <div class="stanza"> Abide, O dear Redeemer,<br/> Among us with Thy Word<br/> And thus now and hereafter<br/> True peace and joy afford. Amen.<br/></div> </div> <br/> <p class="pnum">93.</p> <div class="poem"> <div class="stanza"> Now our worship sweet is o'er&mdash;<br/> Singing, praying, teaching, hearing:<br/> Let us gladly God adore<br/> For His gracious strength and cheering.<br/> Blest His name, who fain would save us,<br/> For the rich repast He gave us.<br/> <br/> Let our going out be blest,<br/> Bless our entrance in like measure;<br/> Bless, O Lord, our toil and rest,<br/> Bless our bread, our grief and pleasure;<br/> Be in death Thy blessing given,<br/> And make us blest heirs of heaven.<br/> Amen.<br/></div> </div> <br/> <p class="pnum">94.</p> <div class="poem"> <div class="stanza"> My God, accept my heart this day<br/> And make it always Thine,<br/> That I from Thee no more may stray,<br/> No more from Thee decline.<br/> <br/> Anoint me with Thy heavenly grace,<br/> Adopt me for Thine own,<br/> That I may see Thy glorious face<br/> And worship at Thy throne.<br/> <br/> Let every thought and work and word<br/> To Thee be ever given;<br/> Then life shall be Thy service, Lord,<br/> And death the gate of heaven. Amen.<br/></div> </div> <br/> <p class="pnum">95.</p> <div class="poem"> <div class="stanza"> Dismiss us with Thy blessing, Lord;<br/> Help us to feed upon Thy Word;<br/> All that has been amiss forgive<br/> And let Thy truth within us live. Amen.<br/></div> </div> <br/> <div align="center"><ANTIMG src="img/040-003.gif" width-obs="197" height-obs="214" alt=""></div> <br/> <br/> <hr><br/><br/><br/><br/> <div style="break-after:column;"></div><br />