Go, with pure mind and feeling,
Put earthly thoughts away,
And, in God's presence kneeling,
Do thou in secret pray.

2 Remember all who love thee,
All who are loved by thee;
Pray, too, for those who hate thee,
If any such there be;
Then for thyself, in meekness,
A blessing humbly claim,
And blend with each petition
Thy great Redeemer's name.

3 Or, if 'tis e'er denied thee
In solitude to pray,

Should holy thoughts come o'er thee
When friends are round thy way,
E'en then, the silent breathing
Thy spirit lifts above
Will reach his throne of glory,
Where dwells eternal love.

4 Oh, not a joy or blessing

With this can we compare,-
The grace our Father gives us
To pour our souls in prayer!
Whene'er thou pin'st in sadness,
On him who saveth, call;
And ever in thy gladness,
Thank him who gave thee all.

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January 26. L. M.

CHRIST'S KINGDOM.

Quito.

"He shall judge the people with righteousness: he shall break in pieces the oppressor: his name shall endure for ever; and men shall be blessed in him."-Ps. lxxii. 2, 4, 17.

1

JESUS shall reign where'er the sun
Does his successive journeys run;
His kingdom stretch from shore to shore,
Till moons shall wax and wane no more.
2 For him shall endless prayer be made,
And praises throng to crown his head;

His name, like sweet perfume, shall rise
With every morning sacrifice.

3 People and realms of every tongue
Dwell on his love with sweetest song;
And infant voices shall proclaim
Their early blessings on his name.

4 Blessings abound where'er he reigns;
The joyful captive bursts his chains;
The weary find eternal rest,

And all the sons of want are blest.

5 Let every creature rise and bring
Peculiar honors to our King;

Angels descend with songs again,
And earth repeat the loud amen!

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January 27. C. M.

Balerma.

GOD TO BE SOUGHT IN YOUTH.

"Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding."-Prov. iv. 7.

1

IN

life's gay morn, when sprightly youth With vital ardor glows,

And shines in all the fairest charms

That beauty can disclose ;

2 Deep in thy soul, before its powers
Are yet by vice enslaved,
Be thy Creator's glorious name
And character engraved;—

3 Ere yet the shades of sorrow cloud
The sunshine of thy days,

And cares and toils, in endless round,
Encompass all thy ways;—

4 Ere yet thy heart the woes of age,
With vain regret, deplore,

And sadly muse on former joys,
That now return no more.

5 True wisdom, early sought and gained,
In age will give thee rest;

Oh, then, improve the morn of life,
To make its evening blest.

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January 28.

C. M.

Christmas.

HEAVEN.

"Now they desire a better country, that is, a heavenly. wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God; for he hath prepared for them a city."-Heb. xi. 16.

1

[ARK! from that glorious world, what songs

HA

Those heavenly voices raise;

Ten thousand thousand infant tongues

Unite in perfect praise.

2 Those are the hymns that we shall know,
If Jesus we obey;

That is the place where we shall go,
If found in wisdom's way.

3 This is the joy we ought to seek,
And make our chief concern;
For this we come from week to week
To read, and hear, and learn.

4 Our earthly race will soon be run,
Our mortal frame decay;

Scholars and teachers, one by one,
Must droop and pass away.

5 Great God! impress the serious thought
Each day on every breast;
That both the teachers and the taught
May enter to thy rest.

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GOD'S CARE ACKNOWLEDGED.

Alfreton.

"O give thanks unto the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever."-Ps. cvii. 1.

1

G

IVE thanks to God-he reigns above;

Kind are his thoughts, his name is love;

His mercy ages past have known.

And ages long to come shall own.

2 His smile illumes the morning ray,
His arm protects us through the day;
His ever-watchful eye will keep
And guard us safely while we sleep.

3 He feeds and clothes us all the way,
He guides our footsteps lest we stray,
He leads us with a father's hand,
And brings us to the heavenly land.

4 Oh! let us, then, with joy record
The truth and goodness of the Lord;
How great his works-how kind his ways!
Let every tongue pronounce his praise.

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January 30. C. M.

Mear.

PRAYER FOR WISDOM.

"Because thou hast not asked riches, wealth, or honour, neither hast asked long life; but hast asked wisdom and knowledge for thyself: wisdom and knowledge is granted unto thee."-2 Chron. i. 11, 12.

1

ALMIGHTY God, in humble prayer

our souls we lift;

Do thou our waiting minds prepare
For thy most needful gift.

2 We ask not golden streams of wealth
Along our path to flow;

We ask not undecaying health,
Nor length of years below:

3 We ask not honors, which an hour
May bring and take away;
We ask not pleasure, pomp, or power,
Lest we should go astray:

4 We ask for wisdom: Lord, impart
The knowledge how to live;
A wise and understanding heart
To each of us now give.

5 May we remember thee in youth,
Before the evil days;

And e'er be guided by thy truth
In wisdom's pleasant ways.

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January 31. S. M.

St. Thomas.

1

2

THE LORD'S PRAYER.

"After this manner pray ye."—Matt. vi. 9.

OUR Heavenly Father, hear

The prayer we offer now:

Thy name be hallowed far and near,
To thee all nations bow.

Thy kingdom come; thy will
On earth be done in love,
As saints and seraphim fulfil
Thy perfect law above.

3 Our daily bread supply,
While by thy word we live;
The guilt of our iniquity
Forgive as we forgive.

From dark temptation's power
Our feeble hearts defend;
Deliver in the evil hour,

And guide us to the end.

5 Thine, then, for ever be
Glory and power divine;

The sceptre, throne, and majesty
Of heaven and earth are thine.

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February 1.

C. M.

Arlington.

BREATHING AFTER HOLINESS.

"O send out thy light and thy truth: let them lead me; let them bring me unto thy holy hill."-Ps. xliii. 3.

1

Ο

THAT the Lord would guide my ways
To keep his statutes still;

O that my God would grant me grace
To know and do his will.

2 O send thy Spirit down to write
Thy law upon my heart;

Nor let my tongue indulge deceit,
Nor act the liar's part.