James Madison University - Bluestone Schoolmaam Yearbook (Harrisonburg, VA)

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fraijiH g ptwtdrer 23, 1311 i ' ] come to tliee, () Lord, with adoration and praiso, for thy name is worthy of exaltation in heaven and in earth. We come to thee, ( ) Lord, with the thanks- giving of grateful hearts, for thou hast blest us, and ihe world is Full of thy gracious gifts. We come to thee, our Father, For thou hast loved us and redeemed us, and dost show mercy to us, as a Father to his children. We adore thee because of thy majesty and wisdom and glory and power: even from everlasting to everlasting thou art God, the unchangeable, eternal One, who dost order all time and all change according to the wisdom of thy provi- dence: help us to trust in thee! We thank thee because of thy mercies past, because of thy blessings that are ours to-day, and because of thy promises that give us hope For every day to come. We thank thee for work, to keep our minds and hands employed; we thank thee for this place of work, where our minds and hands and hearts are trained; we thank thee For the vision of the world that our eyes behold; For the open doors to fruitful fields; for the voices that call and the hands that beckon; For the strong de- sire that stirs our souls; For the providence that answers prayer; for the witness of thy Faithfulness, and the deathless hope that thou dost plant in human hearts. We thank thee For the young women who have gone nt From this place to the schools and homes of our land, and to the mission fields of the world; we thank thee For these young women who are present now, preparing For nobler life and richer service. Lord, make them a blessing! Make them a blessing here; make them a blessing when they too shall go back to their homes, or go out to their work. Bless those at home who love them ; bless us here who try to help them. Give us wisdom; give us power; give us peace! For .lesus sake, Amen. 2i

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grptrmbrr 23. 1311 fj l OfiEVER, o Lord, thy word is settled in heaven. - y fe) Unless thy law had been my delights, T B 4 should then have perished in mine aflliction. I fl V fl) will never forget thy precepts; for with them thou hast quickened me. ( ), how love 1 thy law! Tt is my meditation all the day. . . . . . . I have -not departed from thy judgments; for thou hast taught me Through thy precepts 1 get understanding; therefore 1 hate every false way. Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light upon my path The wicked have laid a snare for me; yet I erred not from thy precepts. Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage forever ; for they are the rejoicing of my heart. I have inclined mine heart to perform thy statutes always, even unto 1 he end. I hate vain thoughts; hut thy law do 1 love. Thou art my hiding place and my shield; I hope in thy word. 22

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