"Renew a right spirit within me.' RACIOUS Spirit, dwell with me, Truthful Spirit, dwell with me, Tender Spirit, dwell with me, Silent Spirit, dwell with me, That through earth its way has made, Silently like morning light, Putting mists and chills to flight. Mighty Spirit, dwell with me, Where, unaided, man must fail; Pressing on and bearing up. Holy Spirit, dwell with me, Choose and cherish all things good, And whatever I can be, Give to Him, who gave me Thee. Lynch. "Lovest thou Me?" OVEST thou me?" I hear my Saviour say: Would that my heart had power to answer "yea, "Thou knowest all things, Lord, in heaven above "And earth beneath; Thou knowest that I love." But 'tis not so; in word, in deed, in thought, J. Montgomery. Hide me under the shadow of thy wings. S TILL nigh me, O my Saviour, stand, Show forth in me Thy saving power: In suffering be Thy love my peace! In death, as life, be Thou my guide, Toplady. The House of God. "Surely the Lord is in this place, and I knew it not." Gen. xxviii, 16. શિ NCE slow and sad the evening fell On desert path, on lonely dell, As, sad and desolate, One laid him down to sleep alone, His couch, the sand, his pillow, stone, But gleamed before his dazzled sight And on his charméd ear there rung A sound more sweet than matin song,— He saw the glory of that place He saw its dwellers fair; So we, (though often worn, oppressed, For not in temple hoar alone, In cloistered shade, 'neath sculptured stone. But wheresoe'er His radiance bright Transfigured in His glory fair The whole earth stands, one house of prayer, One ante-room of heaven; For surely, though we know it not, God's presence is in every spot, To those who seek it given. Then let us strive, and work, and wait, So that at last, through Christ the way, L. R. Paraphrase on Psalm lxxxiv. LEASANT are Thy courts above, In the land of light and love; Happy birds that sing and fly No repose on earth around, They can to their ark repair, And enjoy it ever there. Happy souls, their praises flow Ever in this vale of woe; |