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 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.

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.

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

With contrite anguish sore;