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 THE STORY OF THE HYMNS AND THEIR WRITERS 339

writing a hymn, and his second stanza is not suited for public

worship

O Master, let me walk with Thee

Before the taunting Pharisee ;

Help me to bear the sting of spite,

The hate of men who hide Thy light,

The sore distrust of souls sincere

Who cannot read Thy judgements clear,

The dullness of the multitude,

Who dimly guess that Thou art good.

Hymn 606. Dismiss me not Thy service, Lord.

THOMAS TOKE LYNCH (252).

Work for Christ. Appeared as the second hymn in The Rivulet, 1855. The fourth and fifth verses are omitted.

Hurun 607. HOAV blessed, from the bonds of sin. C. J. P. SPITTA (265).

1 O hochbegliickte Seele, from Psalter und JIarfe, 1833. Transla tion by Miss BORTHWICK (490), from Hymns from the Land of Luther 1854.

Hymn 608. Go, labour on ; spend, and be spent. DR. H. BONAR (70).

Appeared in Songs for the W ilJerness, 1843, entitled Labour for Christ. In Hymns of Faith and Hope, 1857, it is entitled The Useful Life.

The third and fourth verses of the original are

Go, labour on ; enough, while here, If lie shall praise thce, if He deign

Thy willing heart to mark and cheer ; No toil for Him shall be in vain.

Go, labour on ; your hands are weak,

Your knees are faint, your soul cast down ;

Yet falter not ; the prize you seek Is near, a kingdom and a crown.

This was the first of Dr. Bonar s hymns not written expressly for the young. It was intended to encourage the faithful workers

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