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BOOK I. 2 Bless, Lord, the opening year To each soul assembled here ; Clothe thj word with power divine, Make us willing to be thine.

3 Shepherd of thy blood-bought sheep ! Teach the stony heart to weep ; Let the blind have eyes to see, See themselves and look on thee !

4 Let the minds of all our youth Feel the force of sacred truth ; While the gospel call we hear, May they learn to love and fear.

5 Show them what their ways have been, Show them the desert of sin ; Then thy dying love reveal, This shall melt a heart of steel.

6 Where thou hast thy work begun, Give new strength the race to run ; Scatter darkness, doubts, and fears, Wipe away the mourner s tears.

7 Bless us all, both old and young ; Call forth praise from every tongue ; Let the whole assembly prove All thy power and all thy love.

1 WHEX Peter, through the tedious night, Had often cast his net in vain, Soon as the Lord appear d in sight He gladly let it down again.

2 Once more the gospel net we cast ; Do thou, O Lord, the effort own ! We learn from disappointments past To rest our hope on thee alone.

3 Upheld by thy supporting hand, We enter on another year ;