MISCELLANEOUS. 485. C. M. BP. HEBER. Early Religion. 1 By cool Siloam's shady rill How sweet the lily grows! How sweet the breath beneath the hill 2 Lo, such the child whose early feet 3 By cool Siloam's shady rill The rose that blooms beneath the hill 4 And soon, too soon, the wintry hour Will shake the soul with sorrow's power, 50 thou who giv'st us life and breath, In childhood, manhood, age, and death, 486. C. M. WATTS. Advantages of Early Religion. 1 HAPPY the child whose tender years Receive instructions well; Who hates the sinner's path, and fears The road that leads to hell. 2 When we devote our youth to God, A flower when offered in the bud 3 T is easier work if we begin While sinners, who grow old in sin, 4 'T will save us from a thousand snares To mind religion young; Grace will preserve our following years, 5 To thee, almighty God! to thee 'T will please us to look back and see That our whole lives were thine. 6 Let the sweet work of prayer and praise Employ our youngest breath: Thus, we 're prepared for longer days, 380 487. L. M. CAWOOD. For Children. 1 IN Israel's fane, by silent night, 2 A voice unknown the stillness broke; 3 Thus early called to serve his God, 4 Speak, Lord! and, from our earliest days, Incline our hearts to love thy ways; Thy wakening voice hath reached our ear; Speak, Lord, to us; thy servants hear. 488. C. M. SALISBURY COL. Remember thy Creator in the days of thy youth. 1 IN the soft season of thy youth, 2 Remember thy Creator, God; 3 He shall defend and guide thy course Till thou art landed on the shore 4 Then seek the Lord betimes, and choose 489. S. M. MONTGOMERY. For Sunday Schools. 1 WITHIN these walls be peace; Love through our borders found; In all our little palaces Prosperity abound. 2 God scorns not humble things; 3 May none who thus are taught, But all through faith and patience brought To an immortal crown. Daily and Nightly Devotion. Ps. 134. 1 YE that obey the immortal King, Attend his holy place; Bow to the glories of his power, 2 Lift up your hands by morning light, Raise your admiring thoughts by night 3 The God of Zion cheers our hearts The God that spreads the heavens abroad, 491. C. M. CHRISTIAN PSALMIST. For a Blessing with Food. 1 FOUNTAIN of being, Source of good, The creature proves our bane or food, 2 Thee we address with humble fear; 3 0 may our souls forever pine 492. L. M. ANONYMOUS. Goodness of God in the Seasons. 1 GREAT God, at whose all-powerful call |