Rejoice, O young man, in thy childhood, And let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, And walk in the ways of thy heart, But know thou that for | all these things Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy L youth, While the days of evil | come not, Nor the years arrive in which thou wilt | say, Vanity of vanities, saith the | Preacher, Let us hear The conclusion | cf the whole | matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments, For God will bring every work into judgment, with every secret | thing, Whether it be good, or whether it be evil. ECCLESIASTES XI. 1,2,6-10. XII. 1,8,13,14. 77. WOE unto them that call evil good and | good | evil; That put darkness for | light, and light for dark ness; That put bitter for sweet, Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, And prudent | in their | own con | ceit ! Woe unto them that are mighty to drink wine, And men of strength to | mingle | strong | drink! Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning To follow strong | drink; Who sit late in the night, That wine may in flame them. And the lyre and the harp, the tabret | and the pipe, And wine are | at their feasts, But they regard not the work of the Lord, Nor attend to the operation | of his | hands. Therefore shall my people be | led | captive, When they | think not of it; Their honourable men shall be | famished with | hunger, And their rich men | parched with | thirst. Therefore doth the grave enlarge his greedy | threát, The mean man shall be bowed down, and the great man shall be brought | low, And the eyes of the | haughty | shall be | humbled; And the Lord God of hosts shall be exalted in | judgment, Yea, God, the Holy One, shabe | sanctified through righteousness. ISAIAH V. 20-22,11-16. 78. HO! every one that thirsteth, come ye | to the waters! And he that hath no money, | come ye, | buy and eat; Yea, come, buy wine and milk, out | price. Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not | bread? And your labour for that which will not satisfy. Hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, And your soul shall de | light it | self with | fatness. Incline your ear, and | come unto | me; Hear, and your soul shall | live; And I will make with you an ever | lasting | cove Behold, the nation whom thou knewest not, thou shalt call; And the nation which knew not | thee, shall | run un | fo thee, For the sake of the Lord thy God, and for the Holy | One of Israel, For he hath glori | fied | thee. Behold I have given him for a witness to the people, For a leader and lawgiver to the nations. Call ye up on him, while he is near. Let the wicked for | sake his way, And the unrighteous | man his thoughts; And let him return to the Lord, for he will have mercy up on him, And to our God, for | he will abundantly | pardon. For my thoughts | are not your thoughts, Neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord. For, as the rain cometh down, and the | snow from heaven, And returneth not | thither a | gain, But watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and | bud, That it may give seed to the sower, and | bread | to the eater: So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth; It shall not return un to me | void; But it shall accomplish that which I please, sent it. the thing where | to I For ye shall go out with joy, And be led forth with peace; The mountains and the hills shall burst forth before you into singing, And all the trees of the field shall | clap their | hands. Instead of the thorn shall come up the fir tree; And instead of the bramble | shall come up the | myrtle; And it shall be to the Lord | for a name, ISAIAH LV. 79. CHRISTMAS DAY, COMFORT ye, comfort ye my people, saith your Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem, | and | cry un| to her, That her warfare is accomplished, that her in | iquity is pardoned, That she shall receive at the Lord's hand | double In the wilderness prepare ye the way of the Lord; Make straight in the desert a God. highway | for our | Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be | made | low, And the crooked shall be made straight, and the [ rough | places | plain. And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed; The salvation of our | God: For the mouth of the Lord hath | spoken it. All flesh is grass, And all the goodliness thereof as the flower | of the field; The rass withereth, the | flower | fadeth; But the word of our | God shall stand for ever. |