Lord, impart thy grace and blessing, Still to bless and worship thee. N. BUTE. FAITH. FAITH, like a simple, unsuspecting child, Sleeps on his bosom, and expects no harm: Receives with joy the promises He makes, However deep be the mysterious word, As evening's pale and solitary star But brightens while the darkness gathers round, So Faith, unmoved amidst surrounding storms, Is fairest seen in darkness most profound. CAROLINE FRY. SEEKING THE LORD. "TO-MORROW I will seek the Lord," Seek Him while yet he will be found- Seek Him with all your heart and mindSeek Him with holy care Seek Him in thoughts of heavenly kindSeek Him in praise and prayer. Seek Him when your delights decay, Seek Him, and Him you soon shall find, And own how blest are they, Who put the morrow from their mind, To seek the Lord to-day. G. B.. WATCHFULNESS. "Couldst not thou watch one hour ?"-Mark xiv. 37. My weary soul with patience wait, Thy lovely home lies far away, Lest some loved sin, in soft disguise, Fulfil thy promise, Lord, abide A PRAYER TO THE REDEEMER. PROPHET of the latter days! Soothe the passions of my breast; THE OAK. THE Oak but little recks it What seasons come or go, It loves to breathe the gale of spring, For well it knows each blast must fix Would that to me life's changes, MRS. HEY, THE SKY-LARK. How sweet is the song of the Lark, as she springs To welcome the morning with joy on her wings! The higher she rises, the sweeter she sings; And she sings while we hear her no more; When storms and dark clouds veil the sun from our sight, She has mounted above them, she sings in the light, There, far from the scenes that disturb and affright, She loves her gay music to pour. It is thus with the Christian :-he sees from afar The day-spring appearing, the bright morning star; He quits this dark valley of sorrow and care, For the land whence this day-spring is given; He sings in his way from this cloud-covered spot; The swifter his progress, the sweeter his note; When we hear it no longer, the song ceases not,— It blends with the chorus of heaven. |