4 When each day's scenes and labors close,
And wearied nature seeks repose,
With pardoning mercy richly blessed,
Guard me, my Saviour, while I rest;
And as each morning sun shall rise,
Oh! lead me onward to the skies.

5 And, at my life's last setting sun,
My conflicts o'er, my labors done,
Jesus, thy heavenly radiance shed,
To cheer and bless my dying bed;
And, from the gloom my spirit raise,
To see thy face and sing thy praise.

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May 4.

7s.

BROTHERLY LOVE.

Sabbath.

"Be kindly affectioned one to another, with brotherly love; in honor preferring one another."-Rom. xii. 10.

1

GOD

of love, we look to thee,
Let us in thy Son agree;
Show to us the Prince of peace,
Bid our jars for ever cease.

2 By thy reconciling love,
Every stumbling-block remove;
Each to each unite, endear,

Come and spread thy banner here.

3 Make us of one heart and mind,
Courteous, pitiful, and kind;
Lowly, meek, in thought and word,
Altogether like our Lord.

4 Let us for each other care;
Each the other's burden bear;
To thy church the pattern give,
Show how true believers live.

5 Free from anger and from pride,
Let us thus in God abide;
All the depths of love express,
All the heights of holiness.

6 Let us then with joy remove
To the family above;

On the wings of angels fly,
Show how true believers die.

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May 5.

C. M.

St. Martin's.

MORNING WORSHIP.

"Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give it you."-John xvi. 23.

1 LORD, another day has flown,
And we, a youthful band,

Are met once more before thy throne,
To bless thy fostering hand.

2 And wilt thou lend a listening ear
To praises low as ours?

Thou wilt! for thou dost love to hear
The song which meekness pours.

3 And, Jesus, thou thy smiles wilt deign,
As in thy name we pray;
For thou didst bless the infant train,
And we are weak as they.

4 Thy heavenly grace to each impart,
Our faith and love increase;
And shed abroad in every heart
Thine everlasting peace.

5 Thus chastened, cleansed, entirely thine,
A flock by Jesus led;

The Sun of Righteousness shall shine
In glory on our head.

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May 6. L. M.

Effingham.

COMMUNION WITH GOD THE HIGHEST JOY.

"For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand

I bad

rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than to dwell in the tents of wickedness."-Ps. lxxxiv. 10.

1

THOU only Sovereign of my heart,

My Refuge, my almighty Friend-
And can my soul from thee depart,
On whom alone my hopes depend?
2 Whither-ah! whither shall I go,

A wretched wanderer from my Lord?

Can this dark world of sin and wo
One glimpse of happiness afford?

3 Eternal life thy words impart;

On these my fainting spirit lives: Here, sweeter comforts cheer my heart, Than all the round of nature gives.

4 Let earth's alluring joys combine,

While thou art near, in vain they call:
One smile-one blissful smile of thine,
My dearest Lord! outweighs them all.

5 Low at thy feet my soul would lie;
Here safety dwells-and peace divine:
Still let me live beneath thine eye,
For life-eternal life-is thine.

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May 7.

L. M.

Wells.

THE TEACHINGS OF THE SPIRIT INVOKED.

"For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God."-Rom. viii. 14.

1

COME, blessed Spirit, Source of light,

Whose power and grace are unconfined, Dispel the gloomy shades of night,

The thicker darkness of the mind.

2 To mine illumined eyes display

The glorious truth thy word reveals;
Cause me to run the heavenly way;
The book unfold, unloose the seals.

3 Thine inward teachings make me know
The mysteries of redeeming love,
The emptiness of things below,

The excellence of things above.

4 While through this dubious maze I stray, Spread, like the sun, thy beams abroad, To show the dangers of the way,

And guide my feeble steps to God.

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May 8.*

C. M.

Lanesborough.

THE BIBLE SUITED TO OUR WANTS.

"From a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation, through faith which is in Christ Jesus."-2 Tim. iii. 15.

1

FA

ATHER of mercies! in thy word
What endless glory shines!

For ever be thy name adored

For these celestial lines.

2 Here, the fair tree of knowledge grows,
And yields a free repast;
Sublimer sweets than nature knows
Invite the longing taste.

3 Here the Redeemer's welcome voice
Spreads heavenly peace around;
And life and everlasting joys

Attend the blissful sound.

4 Oh! may these heavenly pages be
My ever dear delight;
And still new beauties may I see,
And still increasing light.

5 Divine instructor, gracious Lord!
Be thou for ever near;

Teach me to love thy sacred word,
And view my Saviour there.

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May 9.

C. M.

A FEELING HEART IMPLORED.

Balerma.

"Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep."-Rom. xii. 15.

1

FAR from thy servants, God of grace,

The unfeeling heart remove,

And form in our obedient souls

The image of thy love.

2 Oh, may our sympathizing breasts

The generous pleasure know,

* On the 8th of May, 1816, the American Bible Society was

organized.

Kindly to share in others' joy,

And weep for others' wo.

3 Where'er the helpless sons of grief
In low distress are laid,

Soft be our hearts their pains to feel,
And swift our hands to aid.

4 Oh, be the law of love fulfilled
In every act and thought,
Each angry passion far removed,
Each selfish view forgot!

5 Be thou, my heart, dilated wide
With this kind, social grace,
And, in one grasp of fervent love,
All earth and heaven embrace.

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May 10. C. M.

Rochester.

WATCHFULNESS AND PRAYER.

"Watch ye and pray, lest ye enter into temptation."-Mark

xiv. 38.

1

Α

LAS, what hourly dangers rise,

What snares beset my way;

To heaven, Oh, let me lift mine eyes,
And hourly watch and pray.

2 O gracious God, in whom I live,
My feeble efforts aid;

Help me to watch, and pray, and strive,
Though trembling and afraid.

3 Increase my faith, increase my hope,
When foes and fears prevail;
And bear my fainting spirit up,
Or soon my strength will fail.

4 Whene'er temptations fright my heart,
Or lure my feet aside,

My God, thy powerful aid impart,
My guardian and my guide.

5 Oh, keep me in thy heavenly way,
And bid the tempter flee;

And let me never, never stray
From happiness and thee.