1 Father! Thy paternal care Has my guardian been, my guide: Every hallowed wish and prayer Has Thy hand of love supplied: Thine is every thought of bliss, Left by hours and days gone by; Every hope Thine offspring is, Beaming from futurity. 2 Every sun of splendid ray; Every moon that shines serene; Every morn that welcomes day; Every evening's twilight scene; Every hour which wisdom brings; Every incense at Thy shrine; These,--and all life's holiest things, And its fairest,--all are Thine. 3 And for all, my hymns shall rise Daily to Thy gracious throne: Thither let my asking eyes Turn unwearied, righteous One! Through life's strange vicissitude There reposing all my care; Trusting still, through ill and good, Fixed, and cheered, and counselled there. 23. L. M. Frothingham. For Spiritual Influences. 1 O God, whose presence glows in all Within, around us, and above! Thy word we bless, Thy name we call, Whose word is Truth, whose name is Love. 2 That truth be with the heart believed Of all who seek this sacred place; With power proclaimed, in peace received, Our spirit's light, Thy spirit's grace. 3 That love its holy influence pour, To keep us meek, and make us free; And throw its binding blessing more Round each with all, and all with Thee. 4 Send down its angel to our side; Send in its calm upon the breast; For we would know no other guide, And we can need no other rest. 24. L. M. H. Ware. Coming Together in the Name of Jesus. 1 Great God! the followers of Thy Son, We bow before Thy mercy-seat, To worship Thee, the Holy One, And pour our wishes at Thy feet. 2 O, grant Thy blessing here to-day! O, give Thy people joy and peace! The tokens of Thy love display, And favor, that shall never cease. 3 We seek the truth which Jesus brought; His path of light we long to tread; Here be his holy doctrines taught, And here their purest influence shed. 4 May faith, and hope, and love abound; Our sins and errors be forgiven; And we, from day to day, be found Children of God, and heirs of heaven. 25. L. M. Bowring. Evening Worship. 1 How shall we praise Thee, Lord of light! How shall we all Thy love declare! The earth is veiled in shades of night, But heaven is open to our prayer,-- That heaven, so bright with stars and suns, That glorious heaven which has no bound, Where the full tide of being runs, And life and beauty glow around.