"It is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and Him only shalt thou serve." St. Matthew iv. 10. 4. May I resolve with all my heart, With all my powers to serve the Lord; Nor from His precepts e'er depart, Whose service is a rich reward. Be this the purpose of my soul, Oh! may I never faint nor tire, Nor, wandering, leave His sacred ways: And give me strength to live Thy praise. 5. In what words does our Lord teach us that we connot serve God unless we give Him our whole heart? St. Matthew vi. 24. 6. How does He exhort us to beware of the way of sin which leads to destruction? St. Matthew vii. 13, 14. 7. What should be our prayer for help to keep us in the straight and narrow way? Psalm xvii. 5. 8. What should we ask of God, in order that we may be able to live this Christian life? Psalm li. 10. 9. My God, accept my heart this day, And make it always Thine; Let every thought and work and word Then life shall be Thy service, Lord, Come, let us anew our journey pursue, Roll round with the year, And never stand still till the Master appear. His adorable will let us gladly fulfil, And our talents improve, By the patience of hope, and the labor of love. Oh that each, in the day of His coming, may say I have finished the work Thou didst give me to do." Oh that each from his Lord may receive the glad word, "Well and faithfully done! Enter into My joy, and sit down on My throne." LESSON XXXV. SPRING. 1. What thought does the return of spring bring fresh to our minds? "The earth is full of the goodness of the Lord." Psalm xxxiii. 5. 2. How is the first creation of the trees and the flowers described in the book of Genesis? "And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit-tree yielding fruit and God saw that it was good." and it was so . Genesis i. 11, 12. 3. It was my heavenly Father's love He made the shining worlds above, Each lovely flower, the smallest fly, The sea, the waterfall, The bright green fields, the clear blue sky,— 'Tis God that made them all. 4. With what loving purpose does God each year put new life into the earth? Psalm civ. 14. 5. How does He prepare the ground to bring forth this new life? "Thou makest it soft with showers: Thou blessest the springing thereof. Thou crownest the year with Thy goodness." Psalm lxv. 10, 11. 6. How do all the works of the Lord rejoice before Him? "The little hills rejoice on every side. The pastures are clothed with flocks; the valleys also are covered over with corn; they shout for joy, they also sing." Psalm lxv. 12, 13. 7. What lesson does our Saviour teach us from God's care of the flowers of the field? St. Luke xii. 27, 28. 8. What was the joyful exclamation of the Psalmist at the thought of the wonderful works of the Lord? Psalm civ. 24. 9. How should we raise our hearts in gratitude to God as we think of all these mercies? Psalm cvii. 8. 10. The spring-tide hour Now when Thy voice And the hills laugh and sing, To bear its part, And join the praise of spring. We plough the fields, and scatter The good seed on the land; By God's almighty Hand: He sends the snow in winter, The warmth to swell the grain, The breezes and the sunshine, And soft refreshing rain. 1. From whom do we receive all the blessings that make our lives bright and joyful? St. James i. 17. 2. How are we called upon to remember with a thankful heart all God's goodness to us? "O give thanks unto the Lord; for He is good: for His mercy endureth for ever." Psalm cxxxvi. 1. "Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within |