2 Ye heart-stricken sons, and ye daughters of

woe,

For you the fresh fountains of comfort o'erflow;

Your souls to the blessed Redeemer unite ;-
His yoke it is easy, his burthen is light.

3 And ye that have sinned and have wandered astray,

Come, walk in the light, and the truth, and the

way;

Ye proud, from the paths of ambition depart For meek was your Master, and lowly of heart. 4 Now thanks be to him who hath given us light, The way of the Christian is easy and bright; And humbly, when touched by the chastening

rod,

He bows to the will of his Father and God.

670.

L. M.

EXETER COLL.

Prayer for Steadfastness and Watchfulness.

1 GREAT GOD! our Father and our Friend,
On whom we cast our constant care,
On whom for all things we depend,
To thee we raise our humble prayer.

2 Endue us with a holy fear;
The frailty of our hearts reveal;
Sin and its snares are always near-
Thee we may always nearer feel.
3 0! that to thee each constant mind
May with a steadfast love aspire;
And each the earliest motions find,
And check the rise of wrong desire.

4 0! that our watchful souls may fly
The first perceived approach of sin,-
Look up to thee, when danger's nigh,
And feel thy fear control within!

5 Search, gracious God! each inmost heart; From guilt and error set us free,

Thy light, and truth, and peace impart, And guide us safe to heaven and thee.

1 LORD, my God, I long to know,—
Oft it causes anxious thought,-
Do I love thee, Lord, or no?
Am I thine, or am I not?

2 Could my heart so hard remain,
Prayer a task and burden prove,
Any duty give me pain,

If I knew a Saviour's love?

3 When I turn mine eyes within,

O, how dark, and vain, and wild!
Prone to unbelief and sin,

Can I deem myself thy child?

4 Yet I mourn my stubborn will,
Find my sin a grief and thrall:
Should I grieve for what I feel,
If I did not love at all?

5 Could I love the saints to meet,
Choose the ways I once abhorred,
Find at times the promise sweet,
If I did not love thee, Lord?

6 Father, let me love thee more,
If I love at all, I pray :
If I have not loved before,
Help me to begin to-day.

672.

C. M.

BARTON.

“Walk in the Light.”

1 WALK in the light! so shalt thou know That fellowship of love, His Spirit only can bestow,

Who reigns in light above.

2 Walk in the light! and thou shalt find Thy heart made truly his,

Who dwells in cloudless light enshrined, In whom no darkness is.

3 Walk in the light! and thou shalt own Thy darkness passed away,

Because that light hath on thee shone
In which is perfect day.

4 Walk in the light! and e'en the tomb
No fearful shade shall wear;
Glory shall chase away its gloom,
For Christ hath conquered there!

5 Walk in the light! and thine shall be
A path, though thorny,-bright:
For God, by grace, shall dwell in thee,
And God himself is light!

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"The kingdom of God is within you.” 1 LORD, let thy kingdom come! Let thy good Spirit find A calm abode, a peaceful home, A temple, in our mind.

2 In us reveal thy laws,

And teach us all thy will,
That we, devoted to thy cause,
Thy pleasure may fulfil.

3 Rule constantly within:

Thy gracious power make known: Destroy the last remains of sin,

And claim us for thine own.

4 Let peace, and joy, and love,
Be fully, freely, given;

And may our every grace improve,
Till we are fit for heaven.

674. 7 & 8s. M. BOWRING. "He that walketh uprightly, walketh surely." 1 HE who walks in virtue's way,

Firm and fearless, walketh surely ; Diligent while yet 't is day,

On he speeds, and speeds securely.

2 Flowers of peace beneath him grow, Suns of pleasure brighten o'er him; Memory's joys behind him go,

Hope's sweet angels fly before him.

3 Thus he moves from stage to stage, Smiles of earth and heaven attending; Softly sinking down in age,

And through death to God ascending.

675. L. M.

The Christian.

1 HONOR and happiness unite

Cowper.

To make the Christian's name a praise;
How fair the scene, how clear the light,
That fills the remnant of his days!

2 A kingly character he bears;

No change his priestly office knows;
Unfading is the crown he wears;
His joys can never reach a close.

3 Adorned with glory from on high,
Salvation shines upon his face;
His robe is of ethereal dye;
His steps are dignity and grace.

4 The noblest creature seen below,
Ordained to fill a throne above,
God gives him all he can bestow—
His kingdom of eternal love.

676.

C. M.

MONTGOMERY.

Earth's broken ties.

1 0 WHO in such a world as this
Could bear their lot of pain,
Did not one radiant hope of bliss
Unclouded yet remain ?