The herald of a better home,
The messenger of peace and rest.
And when the awful signs appear
Of judgment, and the throne above,
Our hearts still fix'd we shall not fear;
God is our trust, and God is love.
HYMN 87.
O God, unseen, yet ever near,
Thy presence may we feel;
And thus, inspir'd with holy fear,
Before Thine altar kneel.
Here may Thy faithful people know
The blessings of Thy love;
The streams that through the desert flow
The manna from above,
We come, obedient to Thy Word,
To feast on heav'nly food;
Our meat, the body of the Lord,
Our drink, His precious blood.
Thus may we all Thy words obey,
For we, O God, are Thine;
And go rejoicing on our way,
Renew'd with strength divine.
HYMN 88.
O help us, Lord; each hour of need
Thy heav'nly succour give;
Help us in thought, and word, and deed,
Each hour on earth we live.
O help us, when our spirits bleed
