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- sus dwell; But will you be there, and

I? Will you be

there, and I?

2 In robes of white, o'er the streets of gold,
Beneath a cloudless sky,

They walk in the light of their Father's smile;
But will you be there, and I?

Will you be there, and I?

3 From every kingdom of earth they come

To join the triumphal cry,

Of "Worthy the Lamb that once was slain ;"
But will you be there, and I?

Will you be there, and I?

4 If we seek the loving Saviour now,

And follow him faithfully,

When he gathers his children in that bright home

Then you will be there, and I;

Yes, you will be there, and I.

BOOKS.

ONE WHO FOUND MERCY. By the Rev. W. Tait, M.A. Dublin Tract Depository. 24mo, 20 pages. Price One Penny.

Following upon the showers of blessing which have lately been falling, many little books are appearing about those who have shared in that blessing, as one by one they are falling asleep. Here is an instructive memorial of "one who found mercy," though his first answer to a kind word about his soul was, "Do not torment me before the time. It is from the pen of an able and devoted minister of the Church of England.

MARY BLACK; or, The New Frock.

Birmingham: C. Cas

well. 32mo, 8 pages. Price One Farthing.

A very little book about a little girl who was awakened by means of an address given on the examination day at a school in Edinburgh. Little Mary went that day thinking about her frock, but came away thinking about her soul.

SATURDAY NIGHT.

A TEXT FOR OUR TEACHER.

August 1863.

Aug. 1. The precious blood of Christ.-1 Pet. i. 19. If any man suffer as a Christian, let him

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not be ashamed; but let him glorify God on this behalf.-1 Pet. iv. 16.

15. Put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof.-Rom. xiii. 14.

22. Herein do I exercise myself, to have always a conscience void of offence toward God, and toward men.-Acts xxiv. 16.

29. I have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in right paths.-Prov. iv. 11.

EDINBURGH: T. NELSON AND SONS.

MERCY! MERCY!

BY THE REV. J. GAILEY, ANNAN.

"O satisfy us early with thy mercy.'

."-Ps. xc. 14.

HIS is the prayer of a good man to God. Dear young reader, I trust you pray; that you do not wait till some one "hears you your prayers," but that you really yourself pray. I don't plead for long prayers, or loud prayers, or beautiful prayers, but that you simply, shortly, constantly, believingly, ask from God what you need.

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You may not need all that you think you need. once heard a little boy cry very bitterly for a new coat, and speak very angrily to his mother because she would

not buy him one; and yet he really did not need it. IIe thought he needed it, but he did not.

Nor do you need to have all that you desire to have. You might desire to be rich; but you have no need to be rich. You may be happy through life, and go to heaven at death, and all the while be poor. Jesus was poor.

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Or you might desire to be healthy-to be kept from all sickness while you live. But this is not necessary. could tell you of many, old and young, who have never been in health, and yet they are happy-happy as the sun is bright. Was not Lazarus happy? And he went to heaven when he died.

Nor do you need to have all that you see other people have. If you are a little girl, you may see other little girls having nicer dolls, or better clothes than you have; or if you are a little boy, you may see other little boys having dogs or ponies, or having money in their pockets, none of which you have. But you need not have all or any of these things. You may be quite happy without them. God would not love you any better, nor would you be surer of heaven by having them.

But I can tell you one thing you do need, and you should never rest until you find it. It would be more valuable to you than were the whole world your own. Are you not impatient to hear what it is? Look again at the verse "O satisfy us early with thy mercy." MERCY-THE MERCY OF GOD; that is what you need; and you can never be happy, in life or in death, without it. Listen while I try to explain what the mercy of God

means.

There was a time when there was no earth. There was neither sun, nor moon, nor stars, nor sky. And yet by a single word God called them all into existence. Would you say all this proved the mercy of God? No, you would say it proved his power.

When God thought of his people in Egypt, and said, "I have surely seen the affliction of my people which are in Egypt" (Exod. iii. 7), would you call that the mercy of God? No, you would say, that was the pity, the compassion of God.

When God looks kindly upon those who are sorrowful, we call it pity; but when he looks kindly upon those who are sinful, we call it mercy.

David was a good man, yet he sinned against God. But he soon became deeply grieved for his sin, and prayed to God, and said, "Have mercy upon me, O God."

Dear young friend, this is what you really need,— MERCY-THE MERCY OF THE LORD. There is not an angel in heaven that needs mercy. Why? Because none of them has sinned. And there is not a human being upon earth but needs mercy. Why? Because they all have sinned. Old and young alike need to plead with

God for mercy.

Richard Eaxter, one of the holiest men

that ever lived, said on his death-bed that he thanked God there was such a verse in the Bible as the poor publican's prayer, "God be merciful to me a sinner."

Dear young reader, the mercy of God is your great want; and it ought to be your strong desire. This is the beginning of all good from God. When you obtain his mercy, he will "not suffer you to want any good thing." He will bless you; for hear the word of the Lord, “I will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty" (2 Cor. vi. 18).

Will you this day-this moment, if you can, go alone, and, lifting up. your heart to God, pray, and say, "O God be merciful to me a sinner, for the sake of Jesus Christ thy dear Son."