2 Jesus bids us all take courage,

And approach His Father's throne; While He pleads for us in heaven,"Father, all their praises own."

3 Loudly praise the King of glory,
Who became a child of woe,—
Lived and died a man of sorrows,
But subdued our greatest foe.

4 Raise your voices in full chorus,
Praise Him, mighty to redeem;
Lord of babes, as well as angels,
He is every creature's theme.

Hal.

Hal.

Hal.

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Matt. xxvi. 42.

C.M.

lambs, dear Shepherd, that are weak, Are Thy peculiar care;

'Tis Thine in judgment to afflict,

And Thine in love to spare.

2 Since all the chastisements I feel
Are from Thy love alone,
Let not one murmuring thought arise,
But may Thy will be done.

3 Though young in years, yet O how hard
A heart have I within!

My punishment, dear Lord, is mild,
Nor equals half my sin.

4 Then let me blush with holy shame,
And mourn, before my Lord,
That I have lived to Thee no more,
No more obeyed Thy word.

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1

How

OW sweet is the Sabbath, the season of rest,

The day of the week I love dearest and best; This morning our Saviour arose from the tomb, And broke all its fetters, and brightened its gloom.

2 0, let us be thoughtfully cheerful to-day,
Nor throw e'en a moment in trifling away;
Still let us remember these minutes were given
To meeten, instruct, and prepare us for heaven.
3 In the house of our God, in His presence and
fear,

We worship to-day;-may we all be sincere:
In the school, when we learn, may we do it
with care,

And be grateful to those who watch over us
there.

4 Instruct us, great God,-for, though young we may be,

We are not too young to be pitied by Thee.
Renew all our hearts, keep us firm in Tby

ways,

And we'll love Thee, and serve Thee, and give
Thee the praise.

1

291

1

Psalm cxviii. 24.

we love to meet,

JESUS, This Thy holy day:

We worship round Thy seat,

On this Thy holy day:
Thou tender, heavenly Friend,
To Thee our prayers ascend,
O'er our young spirits bend,
On this Thy holy day.

2 We dare not trifle now,

On this Thy holy day;

In deepest awe we bow,

On this Thy holy day:

Check every wandering thought,
And let us all be taught,
To serve Thee as we ought,
On this Thy holy day.

3 We listen to Thy word,

On this Thy holy day;

Bless all that we have heard,
On this Thy holy day:
Go with us when we part,
And, to each youthful heart,
Thy saving grace impart,

On this Thy holy day.

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Luke xiii. 29.

8-7's.

EDMESTON.

WHO

HO are they whose little feet,
Pacing life's dark journey through,

Now have reached that heavenly seat,
They had ever kept in view?
"I from cold Siberia's land;
"I from India's sultry plain;”
"I from Afric's barren sand;"
"I from islands of the main."

2 All our earthly journey past,
Every tear and pain gone by,
Here together met at last,
At the portal of the sky;

Each the Judge's welcome waits,—
Conqueror over death and sin :
Lift your heads, ye golden gates!
Let the little travellers in!

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זי

Psalm cxliv. 15. C.M.

TAYLOR.*

THANK the goodness and the grace,
Which on my birth have smiled,
And made me, in these favoured days,
A happy Christian child.

2 I was not born, as thousands are,
Where God was never known,
And taught to pray a useless prayer
To blocks of wood and stone.

3 I was not born a little slave,
To labour in the sun,

And wish I were but in the grave,
And all my labour done.

4 I was not born without a home,

Or in a broken shed;

Like some poor children, taught to roam,
In search of daily bread.

5 My God, I thank Thee, who hast planned A better lot for me;

And placed me in this happy land,
Where I may hear of Thee.

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1

WHILE each wretched heathen nation

Nothing knows, O Lord, of Thee,

In this happy land, salvation

Richly is revealed to me.

2 What a blessing, what a treasure,
I possess in Thy dear word!
Here I read, with holy pleasure,
Of the love of Christ, my Lord.

3 Thy blest word reveals the Saviour
Sinful children deeply need;
O, what mercy, love, and favour,
That for sinners Christ should bleed !

4 0, the blessedness of knowing
All a tender Saviour's love,-
Freely on a child bestowing
Grace and mercy from above!