AS THE hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth

my soul after thee, O God. My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: when shall I come and appear before God? My tears have been my meat day and night, while they continually say unto me, Where is Thy God? When I remember these things, I pour out my soul in me: for I had gone with the multitude, I went with them to the house of God, with the voice of joy and praise, with a multitude that kept holy-day. Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted in me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him for the help of his countenance. O my God, my soul is cast down within me: therefore will I remember thee from the land of Jordan, and of the Hermonites, from the hill Mizar. Deep calleth unto deep at the noise of thy water-spouts: all thy waves and thy billows are gone over Yet the Lord will command his lovingkindness in the daytime, and in the night his song shall be with me, and my prayer unto the God of my life. -Ps. 42:1-8.

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Most gracious Lord, we humbly pray Thee to keep us this day under Thy constant care, making us ever conscious of our dependence upon Thee. Lead us through faith into the joys of our Lord that so we may have strength to resist evil, endure with patience whatever may arise to trouble us, and at all times possess the vision to see, and strength to do, Thy holy will. Prosper us in our several activities, and in the labor of our hands. Help us to brighten other lives, and by our steadfast example make Thy wondrous grace a reality unto them. Remember with Thy favor all those who toil, and those who are in any kind of distress. Sustain and direct those in places of responsibility and influence. Through the power of Thy Spirit, may the common life of men be sanctified unto Thyself. Refresh Thy Church with power from on high so that Thy saving health may be known unto all people, and Thy Kingdom come throughout the world. Amen.

-JOHN E. BUSHNELL, D. D.

AND thou shalt remember all the way which the Lord thy

God led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, and to prove thee, to know what was in thine heart, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments, or no. And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know; that he might make thee know that man doth not live by bread only, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of the Lord doth man live. Thy raiment waxed not old upon thee, neither did thy foot swell, these forty years. Thou shalt also consider in thine heart, that, as a man chasteneth his son, so the Lord thy God chasteneth thee. Therefore thou shalt keep the commandments of the Lord thy God, to walk in his ways, and to fear him. For the Lord thy God bringeth thee into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and depths that spring out of valleys and hills; a land of wheat, and barley, and vines, and fig trees, and pomegranates; a land of oil olive, and honey; a land wherein thou shalt eat bread without scarceness, thou shalt not lack any thing in it; a land whose stones are iron, and out of whose hills thou mayest dig brass. When thou hast eaten and art full, then thou shalt bless the Lord thy God for the good land which he hath given thee. -DEUT. 8:2-10.

Father, we thank Thee for refreshing sleep, for renewed health and strength, and for the new day, with its manifold promises of usefulness and service. Especially do we thank Thee for our home and loved ones. Grant that we may so live together as to glorify and honor Thee, and be an inspiration to others. Make our home a foretaste of that home which Thou hast prepared in heaven for those who love Thee. We thank Thee for the children; and we pray that Thou wilt give Thy angels charge over them to keep them in all their ways. Grant that our example be such that they, following in our footsteps, may be led into lives of holiness and usefulness. May Thy Holy Spirit abide with us and with our loved ones. Grant us an ever-increasing desire to love and serve Thee, and fill our hearts with gratitude to Thee. These and all other needful blessings we ask for Christ's sake. Amen.

-HARRY P. FORD.

IN THE end of the sabbath, as it began to dawn toward

the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulchre. And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it. His countenance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow: and for fear of him the keepers did shake, and became as dead men. And the angel answered and said unto the women, Fear not ye: for I know that ye seek Jesus, which was crucified. He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay. And go quickly, and tell his disciples that he is risen from the dead; and, behold, he goeth before you into Galilee; there shall ye see him: lo, I have told you. And they departed quickly from the sepulchre with fear and great joy; and did run to bring his disciples word. And as they went to tell his disciples, behold, Jesus met them, saying, All hail. And they came and held him by the feet, and worshipped him. -MATT. 28:1-9.

Father, we thank Thee for the return of Thy holy day with its sacred memories and sweet fellowship. Thou hast set it apart, commanding us to remember it by keeping it separate. May it minister to us in all good ways, renewing us in body, mind, and spirit, so that we shall be equipped for the tasks that await us. Impress upon our hearts the message for the day that comes to us from Thy Word. May Christ be unto us a risen, reigning Lord whose Cross is our ground of hope, and whose will is our supreme commandment. May the thought of His resurrection victory be our constant inspiration, enabling us to bear our load as becometh those who have been raised into newness of life in Him who is alive forevermore. Hear us as we pray, and accept us, now and always, in Jesus Christ who loved us and gave Himself for us. Amen.

-EDGAR P. HILL, D. D.

BLESSED be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus

Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you. * And if ye call on the Father, who without respect of persons judgeth according to every man's work, pass the time of your sojourning here in fear: forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers; but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot: who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the word, but was manifest in these last times for you, who by him do believe in God, that raised him up from the dead, and gave him glory; that your faith and hope might be in God. Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever. For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away: but the word of the Lord endureth for ever.

-I PETER 1:3, 4, 17-25.

Our Heavenly Father, we thank Thee for the safety and comfort in which we have passed the night. We praise Thee for the morning light and the joy of life. Every good thing that we have is Thy gift to us. May we never forget to thank Thee. Help us all this day to be industrious and cheerful, brave and kind; to speak the truth, to do our duty, to love and help one another. May we remember that Thou, God, seest us, and may the remembrance always encourage and comfort us. Bless our family. May we be loyal to one another, to our home, and to the good things which we have been taught. Forgive our sins, help us to win the victory over our temptations, and save us now and unto life everlasting; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

-WILLIAM R. TAYLOR, D. D.

THUS saith the Lord, Let not the wise man glory in his

wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches: but let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth me, that I am the Lord which exercise lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness, in the earth: for in these things I delight, saith the Lord. —JER. 9:23, 24.

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'OR this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; that ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God; strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness; giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light. -COL. 1:9-12.

Almighty God, Source of all power, help us to live on high levels this day and strengthen us in our resolve to be open-eared to the call of conscience for service or sacrifice, and open-minded to views or opinions which differ from our own. Help us to work and not to worry; to be energetic and not fussy; to guard confidences and cherish friendships; to be loyal to principle; to make no promises we cannot keep and to make no foolish promises; to be faithful to every honest obligation; to be patient under provocation; sweet-tempered under criticism; charitable in our judgments; to honor no one because of riches, to despise no one because of poverty; to be respectful to age, gentle to the weak, helpful to the fallen, sympathetic with the sad, courteous to all; to fear nothing but sin, hate nothing but hypocrisy, covet nothing but character; and at last to feel that we have left the world a little better because we stayed awhile, facing death unalarmed, with faith in Christ who made of the grave a covered way that all who love and trust Him might walk into the larger and perfect life. Amen.

-DANIEL HOFFMAN MARTIN, D. D.