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3 Full many a throb of grief and pain

Thy frail and erring child must know;
But not one prayer is breathed in vain,
Nor does one tear unheeded flow.
4 Thy various messengers employ;
Thy purposes of love fulfil;
And, mid the wreck of human joy,
Let humble faith adore thy will.

230 August 17. C. M.

BLESSEDNESS OF THE MERCIFUL.

Medfield.

"Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.'

Matt. v. 7.

1

BLEST

is the man whose liberal heart
Feels for the suffering poor;

Who freely gives, for their relief,
His counsel and his store.

2 To him the Lord, in troublous times,
Will sure deliverance send;
His life prolong on earth, and bless,
And from his foes defend.

3 When, on the bed of languishing,
His mortal hour is come,

The Lord will soothe his dying pains,
And take the sufferer home.

4 The Lord of heaven loves liberal souls,-
Their hearts are like his own:

Heaven is the home of those who breathe
The mercy of his throne.

231 August 18.

L. M.

Old Hundred.

PRAISE FOR TEMPORAL BLESSINGS.

"Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy deliver the poor and needy: rid them out of the hand of the wicked."-Ps. lxxxii. 3, 4.

1

WE

E bless the Lord, the just and good,
Who fills our hearts with joy and food;
Who pours his blessings from the skies,
And loads our days with rich supplies.

2 He sends the sun his circuit round,

To cheer the fruits, to warm the ground;
He bids the clouds, with plenteous rain,
Refresh the thirsty earth again.

3 'Tis to his care we owe our breath,
And all our near escapes from death;
Safety and health to God belong;

He helps the weak, he guards the strong.

4 With power he vindicates the just,
And treads the oppressor in the dust;
In him the poor and helpless find
A judge most just, a father kind.

5 0 let us, then, with joy record

The truth and goodness of the Lord!
How great his works! how kind his ways!
Let every tongue pronounce his praise.

232 August 19. S. M.

SEEKING GOD.

Lisbon.

"Because thy loving-kindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee: because thou hast been my help, therefore in the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice."-Ps. Ixiii. 3, 7.

1 MY God, permit my tongue

This joy, to call thee mine;

And let my early cries prevail,
To taste thy love divine.

2

For life, without thy love,
No relish can afford;

3

4

No joy can be compared with this,
To serve and please the Lord.

In wakeful hours of night,

I call my God to mind;

I think how wise thy counsels are,
And all thy dealings kind.

Since thou hast been my help,
To thee my spirit flies;

And on thy watchful providence
My cheerful hope relies.

5 The shadow of thy wings

My soul in safety keeps;
I'll follow where my Father leads,
For he'll support my steps.

233 August 20.

L. M.

Ward.

THE MERCY-SEAT.

"And this is the confidence that we have in him; that if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us."-1 John v. 14.

1

FROM every stormy wind that blows,
From every swelling tide of woes,
There is a calm, a sure retreat,
'Tis found beneath the mercy-seat.
2 There is a place where Jesus sheds
The oil of gladness on our heads,
A place than all besides more sweet,
It is the blood-bought mercy-seat.
3 There is a scene where spirits blend,
Where friend holds fellowship with friend;
Though sundered far, by faith we meet
Around one common mercy-seat.

4 There, there, on eagle wing we soar,
And sin and sense seem all no more;
And heaven comes down our souls to greet,
And glory crowns the mercy-seat.

234 August 21.

C. M.

Arlington.

EXHORTATIONS TO A HOLY LIFE.

"Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile: depart from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it."-Ps. xxxiv. 13, 14.

1 COME, children, learn to fear the Lord;

And that your days be long,

Let not a false or spiteful word
Be found upon your tongue.

2 Depart from mischief, practise love,
Pursue the work of peace;

So shall the Lord your ways approve,
And set your souls at ease.