"Very early in the morning, the first day of the week." St. Mark xvi. 2.

3. How had the stone been rolled away from the sepulchre where the body of Jesus had been laid? St. Matthew xxviii. 2, 3.

4. What did the angels say to the women who were perplexed at not finding the body of their Lord? "Why seek ye the living among the dead? He is not here, but is risen." St. Luke xxiv. 5, 6.

5. What great lesson does the Apostle Paul teach from the resurrection of Jesus Christ? Colossians

iii. 1, 2.

6.

Lift your glad voices in triumph on high,
For Jesus hath risen, and man cannot die.

Vain were the terrors that gathered around Him,
And short the dominion of death and the grave:
He burst from the fetters of darkness that bound Him,
Resplendent in glory, to live and to save.

Loud was the chorus of angels on high,-
The Saviour hath risen, and man cannot die.

Glory to God, in full anthems of joy ;

The being He gave us, death cannot destroy:
Sad were the life we must part with to-morrow,
If tears were our birthright, and death were our end,
But Jesus hath cheered the dark valley of sorrow,
And bade us, immortal, to heaven ascend.

Lift, then, your voices in triumph on high;
For Jesus hath risen, and man cannot die.

LESSON XXXIII.

EASTER.

1. Who has made Easter Sunday a day of hope and rejoicing to all Christian people?

"Our Saviour Jesus Christ, who hath abolished death, and hath brought life and immortality to light through the gospel." 2 Timothy i. 10.

2. What assurance of eternal life does our Lord give to those who believe on Him?

"I am the resurrection and the life: he that believeth in Me, though he were dead, yet shall he live; and whosoever liveth and believeth in Me, shall never die” St. John xi. 25, 26.

3. How does St. Paul rejoice in the victory gained for us over sin and death by Jesus Christ? 1 Corinthians xv. 55-57.

4. What does our Saviour reveal to us of our home with Him in heaven? St. John xiv. 2, 3.

5. What blessed freedom from sorrow and pain awaits us there?

"And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain." Revelation xxi. 4.

6. What joys beyond our power to conceive are prepared for those that love Christ?

"Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love Him." 1 Corinthians

Oh for the joy no eye hath seen,
No human heart hath known!
For faint and low

Fall the echoes below

Of the songs around His throne.

But oh for grace to serve Him here,

To rest upon His love;

To walk with God

On our earthly road,

And to anchor our joys above!

Oh for a faith to see the Lord,
Through darkness and through tears;
To hear His voice,
And still to rejoice,

And watch till the day appears!

LESSON XXXIV.

THE NEW YEAR.

1. What solemn appeal does the New Year make to

us?

66 Choose you

xxiv. 15.

this day whom ye will serve." Joshua

2. What should be our resolution in answer to this appeal?

"The Lord our God will we serve, and His voice will we obey." Joshua xxiv. 24.

3. What words of Christ enforce this choice upon us?