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I will trust and not be afraid.-ISA. xii. 2.

STILL will we trust, though earth seem dark and dreary,

And the heart faint beneath His chastening rod;
Though rough and steep our pathway, worn and weary
Still will we trust in God.

2 Our eyes see dimly till by faith anointed,

And our blind choosing brings us grief and pain;
Through Him alone who hath our way appointed,
We find our peace again.

3 Choose for us, God, nor let our weak preferring
Cheat our poor souls of good Thou hast designed;
Choose for us, God, Thy wisdom is unerring,
And we are fools and blind.

4 Let us press on, in patient self-denial,

Accept the hardship, shrink not from the loss;

Our portion lies beyond the hour of trial,

Our crown beyond the cross.

W. H. Burleigh.

Amen.

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H. A. HARDING.

Cast thy burden on the Lord, and He shall sustain thee.-Ps. Iv. 22.

THE CHRISTIAN LIFE.

Dominus Misericordiæ. [FIRST TUNE.] 11.10.11.10.10.10.

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O Lord, Thou knowest.-JER. xv. 15.

IOU knowest, Lord, the weariness and sorrow
Of the sad heart that comes to Thee for rest;
Cares of to-day, and burdens for to-morrow,

Blessings implored, and sins to be confessed:

I come before Thee at Thy gracious word,
And lay them at Thy feet: Thou knowest, Lord.

2 Thou knowest all the past: how long and blindly
On the dark mountains the lost wanderer strayed;
How the Good Shepherd followed, and how kindly
He bore it home, upon His shoulders laid,
And healed the bleeding wounds, and soothed the pain,
And brought back life and hope and strength again.

3 Thou knowest all the present: each temptation,
Each toilsome duty, each foreboding fear;

All to myself assigned of tribulation,

Or to beloved ones than self more dear;

All pensive memories, as I journey on,
Longings for vanished smiles and voices gone.

J. STAINER.

A men.