(Original.)

TO THE MOON.

ELFRIDA ST AUBYN.

SHINE on, thou beauteous moon!-shine on! I love
To turn from this dark world and look on thee,
Gladd'ning with light the clear blue sky above,
And shedding radiance over land and sea.

Methinks too pure appears thy heavenly smile
To rest on such a sinful world as this;
How doth it oft my sadden'd heart beguile,
And waft my spirit to a land of bliss!

There is a soothing power in thy rays,
Which oft can calm the agitated breast,
And cause it, e'en in sorrow's night, to praise
His love who gives the mourning sinner rest.

As now thy silvery pathway o'er the sea

Lights the dark wave to yonder distant shore,
So may the light of Jesus' love on me

Shine still, and guide where storms are heard no more.

Then shall I no more need thy peaceful ray-
"There shall be no more night;" for in that land,
The Sun of Righteousness, through endless day,

Shall be the portion of his ransom❜d band.

(Original.)

THE LORD'S PRAYER FREELY PARAPHRASED.

R. B. H.

OUR Father! we had lost

All title to thy care;

But Christ the Lord,

The mighty Word,

Thy Son and rightful heir,

Hath paid our ransom's cost,

That we, thy sons, joint heirs with Him, might be,
Through this dark world, and in eternity.

Our Father! glorify

Thyself to each one's heart;

Let all confess

Thy righteousness,

How great and true Thou art;
Thy kingdom speedily

In its millennial splendour 'stablish Thou,

And let the world before Thy glory bow.

The angel-hosts above
Rejoice to do Thy will;

Man, man alone

Contemns to own

Refuses to fulfil

The law he ought to love.

O Lord! whate'er is pleasing in thy sight,
In that, we pray Thee, teach us to delight.

Food, raiment, shelter, all,

Thy bounty doth supply:
Earth from her fields

Thy plenty yields;

Then, Father! hear our cry;

Now for thy help we call

By Thy kind providence and gracious power,

Pour down Thy streams of good, each day, each hour.

There are who much have wrought

To mar our heart's content

As we forgive,

So let us live,

Forgiven the dark page rent

Which tells ill deed or thought;

And lead us not near sin's alluring way,
But from all snares preserve us day by day.

For Thine the kingdom, Lord!

All power to Thee belongs,

And glory bright

Is Thine of right;

Let men and angel's songs

Praise thy resistless word ;

For those high attributes which all adore,

Will shine, nor dimm'd, nor rivall'd, evermore.

ST MARK VII. 34.

"And looking up to heaven, He sighed, and saith unto him, Ephphatha, that is, Be opened."

KEBLE.

THE Son of God in doing good

Was fain to look to heaven and sigh:
And shall the heirs of sinful blood
Seek joy unmix'd in charity?
God will not let love's work impart
Full solace, lest it steal the heart:
Be thou content in tears to sow,
Blessing, like Jesus, in thy wo.

He look'd to heaven, and sadly sigh'd—
What saw my gracious Saviour there,
With fear and anguish to divide

The joy of heaven-accepted prayer?
So o'er the bed where Lazarus slept,
He to his Father groan'd and wept :
What saw He mournful in that grave,
Knowing himself so strong to save ?