ST. BEDE. 8.6.8.6.8.6.

JOHN BACCHUS DYKES, 1867.

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A - MEN.

Father, I know that all my life

Is portioned out for me,

And the changes that are sure to come I do not fear to see;

But I ask thee for a present mind

Intent on pleasing thee.

I ask thee for a thoughtful love,

Through constant watching wise, To meet the glad with joyful smiles, And to wipe the weeping eyes; And a heart at leisure from itself,

To soothe and sympathize. Wherever in the world I am,

In whatsoe'er estate,

I have a fellowship with hearts

To keep and cultivate;

And a work of lowly love to do

For the Lord on whom I wait.

ANNA LETITIA WARING, 1850.

292.

'My times are in thy hand.'

I ask thee for the daily strength,

To none that ask denied;

And a mind to blend with outward life

While keeping at thy side: Content to fill a little space,

If thou be glorified.

And if some things I do not ask
In my cup of blessing be,

I would have my spirit filled the more
With grateful love to thee,-
More careful, not to serve thee much,
But to please thee perfectly.

In a service which thy will appoints,
There are no bonds for me;

For my inmost heart is taught the truth'
That makes thy children 'free':
And a life of self-renouncing love
Is a life of liberty.

ANNA LETITIA WARING, 1850.

ASPIRATION. C. M. D.

JOSEPH BARNBY, 1867.

293.