2 Come, let us pray: the burning brow, The heart oppressed with care, And all the woes that throng us now, Will be relieved by prayer: Jesus will smile our griefs away; O, glorious thought!—come! let us pray. 3 Come, let us pray: the mercy-seat Invites the fervent prayer, And Jesus ready stands to greet The contrite spirit there: O, loiter not, nor longer stay From him who loves us; let us pray. 570 S. M. Invitation to prayer. Come to the house of prayer, O thou afflicted, come; The God of peace shall meet thee there; He makes that house his home. 2 Come to the house of praise, Ye who are happy now; In sweet accord your voices raise, In kindred homage bow. 3 Ye agéd, hither come, For you have felt his love; Soon shall your trembling tongues be dumb, Your lips forget to move. 4 Ye young, before his throne Come, bow; your voices raise; Let not your hearts his praise disown Who gives the power to praise. 5 Thou, whose benignant eye In mercy looks on all— Who seest the tear of misery, And hearest the mourner’s call— 6 Up to thy dwelling-place Bear our frail spirits on, Till they outstrip time’s tardy pace, And heaven on earth be won. 571 7s, 6 lines. Heavenly places. If ’tis sweet to mingle where Christians meet for social prayer; If ’tis sweet with them to raise Songs of holy joy and praise— Passing sweet that state must be, Where they meet eternally. 2 Saviour, may these meetings prove Antepasts to that above; While we worship in this place, May we go from grace to grace, Till we each, in his degree, Fit for endless glory be. 572 7s. Deliver us from evil. Heavenly Father! to whose eye Future things unfolded lie; Through the desert when I stray Let thy counsels guide my way. 2 Lord! uphold me day by day; Shed a light upon my way; Guide me through perplexing snares, Care for me in all my cares. 3 Should thy wisdom, Lord, decree Trials long and sharp for me, Pain, or sorrow, care or shame— Father! glorify thy name. 4 Let me neither faint nor fear, Feeling still that thou art near; In the course my Saviour trod, Tending home to thee, my God. 573 7s. God is present everywhere. They who seek the throne of grace Find that throne in every place; If we live a life of prayer, God is present everywhere. 2 In our sickness and our health, In our want, or in our wealth, If we look to God in prayer, God is present everywhere.