CHAPEL – PRAYERS AND HYMNS

A selection of prayers and songs from chapel and meal time.

Be Strong

We are not here to play, to dream, to drift.
We have hard work to do and loads to lift.
Shun not the struggle; face it!
‘Tis God’s gift.

Be Strong!
Say not “the days are evil.”
Who’s to blame?
And fold the hands and acquiesce,
Oh Shame! Stand up, speak out, and
bravely–in God’s name.

Be Strong!
It matters not how deep entrenched the wrong,
How hard the battle goes, the day how long;
Faint not, fight on, tomorrow comes the song.

Camp Prayer

O, Lord, who hast given us these stately pines,
these quiet flowers, and these trusting friends,
we thank Thee for Thy love for us, and for the beauties which surround us.

Bless our Onaway; help us in our strivings and make us ever willing to serve Thee.

Enshrine in each of our hearts that star, that light, which can come only from Thee.
Grant us peace, both now and forever more.
Amen

Great God, to Thee we Pray

Great God, to Thee we pray
Take Thou our cares away.
Make us kind and from sin free
Lord, to us no stranger be.

Great God, to Thee we pray
Bless Lord, our Onaway.
Let her strong and ageless be
This, through faith, we ask of Thee.

Johnny Appleseed

Oh, the Lord is good to me,
And so I thank the Lord
For giving me the things I need,
The sun, and the rain, and the apple seed.
The Lord is good to me.

Morning Prayer

Lord, in the quiet of this morning hour
We come to thee for peace, wisdom, power
To view the world today through love-filled eyes;
Be patient, understanding, gentle, wise;
To see beyond what seems to be,
and know Thy children as Thou knowest them;
So naught but the good in anyone behold.

Make deaf my ears to slander that is told;
Silence my tongue to aught that is unkind;
Let only thoughts that bless dwell in my mind.
Let me so kindly be, so full of cheer,
That all I meet may feel Thy presence near.
O clothe me in Thy beauty, this I pray,
Let me reveal Thee, Lord, through all the day.

Amen

Onaway Hymn

From within our chapel walls
Of living pines at Onaway,
God, to Thee we raise our voices
Hear us, Father, while we pray;

Pray that Thou will ever guide us,
Ever keep us in Thy care;
Teach us truth and teach us honor;
Bless Thy children everywhere.

When the evening shadows lengthen,
When the sky with stars is bright,
Father, be Thou ever near us;
Keep us safe throughout the night.

Give us strength and give us courage,
Ever may our faith increase.
Soften hearts of men and nations,
Grant us everlasting peace.