2 Lord, make our daily wants thy care,
Forgive the sins that we forsake;
In thy compassion let us share,
As fellow-men of ours partake.

3 Evils beset us every hour;

Thy kind protection we implore:
Thine is the kingdom, thine the power,-
Be thine the glory evermore.

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March 21.

7s.

Pleyel's Hymn.

THE GOLDEN RULE.

"And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise."-Luke vi. 31.

1 THUS said Jesus:—"Go and do

As thou wouldst be done unto:"

Here thy perfect duty see,

All that God requires of thee.

2 Wouldst thou, when thy faults are known,
Wish that pardon should be shown?
Be forgiving, then, and do

As thou wouldst be done unto.

3 Shouldst thou helpless be and poor, Wouldst thou not for aid implore? Think of others, then, and be

What thou wouldst they should to thee.

For compassion if thou call,
Be compassionate to all;
If thou wouldst affection find,
Be affectionate and kind.

5 If thou wouldst obtain the love

Of thy gracious God above,

Then to all His children be

What thou wouldst they should to thee.

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March 22. L. M.

Ward.

CHRISTIANITY TO BE SEEN IN OUR LIVES.

"And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and they were judged every one according to their WORKS."-Rev. xx. 12, 13,

10 let our lips and lives express
S

The holy gospel we profess;
So let our works and virtues shine,
To prove the doctrine all divine.
2 Thus shall we best proclaim abroad
The honors of our Saviour God,
When his salvation reigns within,
And grace subdues the power of sin.

3 Our flesh and sense must be denied,
Passion and envy, lust and pride;
While justice, temperance, truth, and love,
Our inward piety approve.

4 Religion bears our spirits up,

While we expect that blessed hope-
The bright appearance of the Lord-
And faith stands leaning on his word.

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March 23. L. M. 6 lines.

Eaton.

"THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD."

"Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me: thy rod and thy staff they comfort me."-Ps. xxiii. 4.

1

THE Lord my pasture shall prepare,

And feed me with a shepherd's care;
His presence shall my wants supply,
And guard me with a watchful eye;
My noon-day walks he will attend,
And all my midnight-hours defend.

2 When in the sultry glebe I faint,
Or on the thirsty mountain pant,
To fertile vales and dewy meads
My weary, wandering steps he leads;
Where peaceful rivers, soft and slow,
Amid the verdant landscape flow.

3 Though in a bare and rugged way,
Through devious, lonely wilds I stray,
Thy presence shall my pains beguile;
The barren wilderness shall smile,
With sudden greens and herbage crowned,
And streams shall murmur all around.
4 Though in the paths of death I tread,
With gloomy horrors overspread,
My steadfast heart shall fear no ill,
For thou, O Lord! art with me still;
Thy friendly rod shall give me aid,
And guide me through the dreadful shade.

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March 24.

C. M.

DESIGN OF CHRIST'S ADVENT.

Coronation.

"The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the broken-hearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind; to set at liberty them that are bruised; to preach the acceptable* year of the Lord.”— Luke iv. 18, 19.

1 HARK! the glad sound! the Saviour comes, The Saviour promised long!

Let every heart prepare a throne,
And every voice a song.

2 He comes the prisoner to release,
In Satan's bondage held:

The gates of brass before him burst,
The iron fetters yield.

3 He comes from darkening scales of vice
To clear the inward sight;

And on the eye-balls of the blind
To pour celestial light.

4 He comes the broken heart to bind,
The bleeding soul to cure;

And with the treasures of his grace,
To enrich the humble poor.

5 Our glad hosannas, Prince of peace,
Thy welcome shall proclaim;
And heaven's eternal arches ring
With thy beloved name.

*The "acceptable year" is the year of Jubilee, referred tis Leviticus xxv. 10, "And ye shall proclaim liberty throughc ut all the land, unto all the inhabitants thereof."

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March 25. C. M.

Christmas.

THE JOYS OF HEAVEN.

"Thou wilt show me the path of life: In thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore."-Ps. xvi. 11.

1

COME, Lord! and warm each languid heart,

Inspire each lifeless tongue,

And let the joys of heaven impart
Their influence to our song.

2 Then to the shining realms of bliss
On wings of faith we'll soar,
And all the charms of paradise
Our raptured thoughts explore.

3 Sorrow and pain, and fears and care,
And discord there shall cease,
And perfect joy and love sincere
Adorn the realms of peace.

4 There shall the followers of the Lamb
Join in immortal songs;

And endless honors to his name

Employ their tuneful tongues.

5 Lord! tune our hearts to praise and love,Our feeble notes inspire;

Till in thy blissful courts above,

We join the heavenly choir.

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March 26. C. M.

St. Martin's.

COMMUNING WITH GOD IN RETIREMENT.

"And when he had sent the multitudes away, he went up into a mountain, apart, to pray."-Matt. xiv. 23.

1

FAR

from the world, O Lord! I flee,-
From strife and tumult far:

From scenes where Satan wages still
His most successful war.

2 The calm retreat, the silent shade,
With prayer and praise agree;

And seem, by thy sweet bounty, made
For those who follow thee.

3 There, if thy Spirit touch the soul,
And grace her mean abode,

Oh! with what peace, and joy, and love,
She then communes with God.

4 Author and Guardian of my life,-
Sweet Source of light divine,—
And-all harmonious names in one-
Blest Saviour!-thou art mine.

5. What thanks I owe thee, and what love! A boundless, endless store,

Thy praise shall sound through realms above, When time shall be no more.

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L. M.

"WHO ON EARTH ARE BLESSED?"

Portugal.

"Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy: blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God."-Matt. v. 7, 8.

1

BLEST are the men, whose hearts do move
And melt with sympathy and love;
From Christ, the Lord, shall they obtain
Like sympathy and love again.

2 Blest are the meek, who stand afar
From rage and passion, noise and war;
God will secure their happy state,

And plead their cause against the great.

3 Blest are the souls that thirst for grace,-
Hunger and long for righteousness;
They shall be well supplied, and fed
With living streams and living bread.

4 Blest are the pure, whose hearts are clean
From the defiling power of sin;

With endless pleasure they shall see
A God of spotless purity.

5 Blest are the sufferers, who partake
Of pain and shame, for Jesus' sake;
Their souls shall triumph in the Lord,-
Glory and joy are their reward.