2 My soul would cleave to thee; 3 Thy grace to me impart, With meekness to reprove, To hate the sin with all my heart, 5 Oh, let my soul on thee be cast Conduct me to the shore Of everlasting peace, Where storm and tempest rise no more, "I will bless the Lord at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth."-Ps. xxxiv. 1. 1 THEE will I love, O Lord! my strength, Thy mighty arm shall be my trust, For I have found salvation thence. 2 Tired with the burdens of the day, 3 Supported by thy heavenly aid, I laid me down, and slept secure; 4 But God sustained me all the night; 105 April 14. 8s & 7s. Greenville. GOD'S GUIDANCE IMPLORED. "Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, and afterward receive me to glory."-Ps. lxxiii. 24. 1 GE ENTLY, Lord, oh! gently lead us, 3 In the hour of pain and anguish, In the hour when death draws near, 4 When our mortal life is ended, 106 April 15. L. M. Hebron. GOD OUR SHEPHERD. "He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righte ousness for his name's sake."-Ps. xxiii. 3. 1 MY shepherd is the living Lord; Now shall my wants be well supplied: His providence and holy word Become my safety and my guide. 2 In pastures where salvation grows, 3 My wandering feet his ways mistake; 4 Though I walk through the gloomy vale, 107 April 16. C. M. Lanesborough. HEAVEN ANTICIPATED. "Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens, and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness."— 2 Pet. iii. 13. 1 THERE 2 There is a home for weary souls, When tossed on life's tempestuous shoals, 3 There, faith lifts up her cheerful eye, 4 There, fragrant flowers immortal bloom, There, rays divine disperse the gloom ;- 108 April 17. L. M. Alfreton. THE REDEEMING POWER OF LOVE. "If thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head."-Rom. xii. 20. 1 WHAT precept, Jesus, is like thine, Forgive, as ye would be forgiven! 82 In this we see the power divine, Which shall transform our earth to heaven. 2 'Tis not the harsh and scornful word That victory over sin can gain, 'Tis not the prison, or the sword, 3 But from our spirits there must flow And wrath and sin shall die away. 4 'Twas heaven that formed the holy plan 109 April 18. L. M.. Missionary Chant. GOD EVERYWHERE TO BE WORSHIPPED. "From the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the same, my name shall be great among the Gentiles; and in every place incense shall be offered unto my name, and a pure offering."-Mal. i. 11. 1 THOU, to whom, in ancient time, The lyre of Hebrew bards was strung; Whom kings adored in songs sublime, And prophets praised with glowing tongue: 2 Not now on Zion's height alone Thy favored worshippers may dwell; 3 From every place below the skies, The grateful song, the fervent prayer,- 4 To thee shall age, with snowy hair, 5 0 thou, to whom, in ancient time, The lyre of prophet bards was strung, To thee, at last, in every clime, Shall temples rise, and praise be sung! 110 April 19. L. M. SELF-EXAMINATION. Alfreton. "Stand in awe, and sin not: commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still."-Ps. iv. 4. 1 RETURN, my roving heart, return, And life's vain shadows chase no more; Seek out some solitude to mourn, And thy forsaken God implore. 2 Wisdom and pleasure dwell at home; 5 Then with the visits of thy love, 111 April 20. C. M. Mear. GOD'S ETERNAL DOMINION. "Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God."-Ps. xc. 2. 1 REAT God! how infinite art thou! GRE What worthless worms are we! Let the whole race of creatures bow, |