5 Lord, may angels watch above us, May they guard, and guide, and love us, 386 C. M. DEATH OF A PUPIL. Mear. "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."-Rev. xxi. 4. 1 CALM on the bosom of thy God, E'en while with us thy footstep trod, 2 Dust to its narrow house beneath! They that have seen thy look in death, 3 Lone are the paths, and sad the hours, But, oh, a brighter home than ours, 387 C. M. Peterborough. THE DEPARTURE OF THE CHRISTIAN. "Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints" -P. cxvi. 15. 1 DEAR as thou wert, and justly dear, We will not weep for thee: One thought shall check the starting tear, 2 And thus shall faith's consoling powers 3 Triumphant in thy closing eye, 4 Gently the passing spirit fled, Oh, may such grace on me be shed, |