Its influence every fear disarms,
And spreads sweet peace around.

2 Here pardon, life, and joys divine,
In rich effusion flow,

For guilty rebels lost in sin,
And doomed to endless wo.

3 Oh! the rich depths of love divine,
Of bliss a boundless store!
Dear Saviour! let me call thee mine;
I cannot wish for more.

4 On thee alone my hope relies,
Beneath thy cross I fall;
My Lord, my life, my sacrifice,
My Saviour and my all!

42

February 11.

7s.

Sabbath.

PRAYER FOR A CHRISTIAN TEMPER.

"Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children; and walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us."-Eph. v. 1, 2.

1

GOD of truth, and God of love!

Send thy Spirit from above! Teach us so to speak and hear That thy glory may appearThat in us the world may find All our Master's gentle mind; Thus our fellowship approve, God of truth, and God of love!

2 God of truth, and God of love!
O'er our wayward tempers move;
Touch them with celestial fire,
Holy love and zeal inspire:
While we feel the sacred glow,
Lay each evil passion low;
Frame us for the world above,
God of truth, and God of love!

43 February 12.

C. M.

Mear.

THE MERCY-SEAT.

"I have trusted in thy mercy; my heart shall rejoice in thy salvation."-Ps. xiii. 5.

1

DEAR Father! to thy mercy-seat
My soul for shelter flies:

"Tis here I find a safe retreat,
When storms and tempests rise.

2 My cheerful hope can never die,
If thou, my God! art near;
Thy grace can raise my comforts high,
And banish every fear.

3 My great Protector, and my Lord!
Thy constant aid impart;

Oh! let thy kind, thy gracious word
Sustain my trembling heart.

4 Oh! never let my soul remove
From this divine retreat;

Still let me trust thy power and love,
And dwell beneath thy feet.

44 February 13.

L. M.

Portugal

GOD'S GOODNESS UNCEASING.

"Oh, how great is thy goodness, which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee."-Ps. xxxi. 19.

1

MY God, how endless is thy love!

Thy gifts are every evening new;
And morning mercies from above
Gently distil like early dew.

2 Thou spread'st the curtains of the night,
Great Guardian of my sleeping hours,
Thy sovereign word restores the light,
And quickens all my drowsy powers.
3 I yield my powers to thy command,
To thee I consecrate my days;
Perpetual blessings from thy hand
Demand perpetual songs of praise.

45

February 14. C. M.

Peterborough.

CHRIST THE WAY, THE TRUTH, AND THE LIFE.

"Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, and the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.-John xiv. 6.

1 THOU

art the WAY to thee alone

From sin and death we flee; And he who would the Father seek,

Must seek him, Lord, by thee.

2 Thou art the TRUTH-thy word alone
True wisdom can impart;

Thou only canst inform the mind
And purify the heart.

3 Thou art the LIFE-the rending tomb
Proclaims thy conquering arm,
And those who put their trust in thee
Nor death, nor hell shall harm.

4 Thou art the WAY-the TRUTH-the LIFE;
Grant us that WAY to know,

That TRUTH to keep-that LIFE to win,
Whose joys eternal flow.

46

February 15. C. M.

Arlington.

GOD EVERYWHERE.

"Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways. For there is not a word in my tongue, but lo, O Lord, thou knowest it altogether."— Ps. cxxxix. 3, 4.

1

IN

all my vast concerns with thee,
In vain my soul would try

To shun thy presence, Lord, or flee
The notice of thine eye.

2 Thine all-surrounding sight surveys
My rising and my rest;

My public walks, my private ways,
And secrets of my breast.

3 My thoughts lie open to the Lord,
Before they're formed within;
And ere my lips pronounce the word,
He knows the sense I mean.

4 Oh, wondrous knowledge, deep and high!
Where can a creature hide?
Within thy circling arms I lie,
Beset on every side.

5 So let thy grace surround me still,
And like a bulwark prove,
To guard my soul from every ill,
Secured by sovereign love.

47

February 16. 7s. & 6s.

Romaine.

THE REIGN OF CHRIST.

"And he shall speak peace unto the heathen: and his dominion shall be from sea to sea, and from the river to the ends of the earth."-Zech. ix. 10.

1

HA

AIL to the Lord's anointed!
Great David's greater Son;
Hail, in the time appointed,
His reign on earth begun!
He comes to break oppression,
To set the captive free,
To take away transgression,
And rule in equity.

2 He comes, with succour speedy
To those who suffer wrong;
To help the poor and needy,

And bid the weak be strong;
Before him on the mountains,
Shall Peace, the herald, go;
And righteousness, in fountains,
From hill to valley flow.

3 For him shall prayer unceasing,
And daily vows ascend;
His kingdom still increasing,
A kingdom without end:
The tide of time shall never

His covenant remove;

His name shall stand for ever;
That name to us is-Love.

48

February 17. C. M.

Rochester.

"WHO IS MY NEIGHBOR?"

"To do good, and to communicate,* forget not: for with such sacrifice God is well pleased."—Heb. xiii. 16.

1

WHO

HO is thy neighbor? he whom thou
Hast power to aid or bless;

Whose aching heart or burning brow
Thy soothing hand may press.

2 Thy neighbor? 'tis the fainting poor,
Whose eye with want is dim;
Oh, enter thou his humble door,
With aid and peace for him.

3 Thy neighbor? 'tis the heart bereft
Of every earthly gem;

Widow and orphan helpless left:-
Go thou, and shelter them.

4 Thy neighbor? 'tis the weary slave,
Fettered in mind and limb;

He hath no hope this side the grave;
Go thou and ransom him.

5 Thy neighbor? pass no mourner by;
Perhaps thou canst redeem

A breaking heart from misery ;-
Go, share thy lot with him.

"Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift."-2 Cor. ix. 15.

1

NOW

let my soul, eternal King!

To thee its grateful tribute bring:
My knee with humble homage bow;
My tongue perform its solemn vow.

2 All nature sings thy boundless love,
In worlds below-and worlds above:
But in thy blessed word I trace
Diviner wonders of thy grace.

"To communicate or impart to others; that is, to share with them what we have."-Barnes.