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CONSTANT PRAYER.

To His will thine own resigning;
In His path thy steps confining:
At His call submissive yielding;
Where He spreads thy table, feeding;
Poor pilgrim, these will give thee rest,
Though anxious, wearied, and distrest.

Do well to-day, and meekly trust;
God will be ever true-
Will still be kind, will still be just,

And care for thee anew.

CONSTANT PRAYER.

THERE was a period when I chose
A time and place for prayer;
At morning dawn or evening close,
My feet would wander there :-

But now I seek that constant prayer,
In inward stillness known,

And thus my spirit every where

Can dwell with God alone.

RUN AND BE NOT WEARY.

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THE INNER TEMPLE.

WITHIN the temple of thy heart,
Offer the incense faith inspires;
Perform through grace, that sacred part
Which thy gracious Lord requires.

In stillness, meekness, at his feet
In deep humility appear;
Seek only what he sees is meet,

Then wilt thou feel his présence near.

GOLGOTHA.

BE not discouraged, child of tears,
When hard and rough thy path appears;
The tender child, though highly prized,
By its fond parent is chastised.

When gold is in the furnace tried,
The Great Refiner stands beside;
Who has not learnt this lesson given,—
"Golgotha is the way to Heav'n ?”

RUN AND BE NOT WEARY.

How sweet is the pilgrim's retreat,

When wearied with travel and care;

How grateful to hunger is meat,

How consoling a friend in despair.

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INGRATITUDE.

O be not distress'd or dismay'd,

Though thorns in thy path should arise; If in faith and in patience array'd,

Thou wilt surely inherit the prize.

THE BROKEN WILL.

WORKING Wonders,-revelation,-
All the blessings of creation;

To cling to wealth and fame no more,
And give in alms our earthly store;
To fast, to pray, be dead to sense,
To speak with angel-eloquence,-
These outward works can never give
That life which makes the christian live,
Nor can his soul with consolation fill,
Like a devoted heart and broken will.

INGRATITUDE.

THINK what thy God for thee has given,
Even his best belov'd,

That thou might be an heir of Heaven,
Spotless and unreprov'd.

If thou wilt not for Him resign
Thy all,-by love subdued,—

Ah think, what in His sight divine,
Is thine ingratitude!

THE VALUE OF TIME.

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TRUST AND FOLLOW.

UPON thy God must thou rely,
In blindness venture all;

Nor dare complain, nor question why;
In faith obey his call.

And thy whole being with Him leave,

In singleness of heart;

By losing self, from Him receive
A brighter, better part,

Thus bow beneath His holy hand,
Who gives whate'er thou needs;
Hear and obey his blest command,
And ask not where it leads.

NATURE AND GRACE.

NATURE seeks the power to reign,
Grace for strength to suffer pain;

By time and trial rendered wise,

We see the source from whence they rise:

The first is bread without its leaven,

The last that food which comes from Heaven.

THE VALUE OF TIME.

A MOMENT of the accepted time of grace,
Is far more precious than all earthly gain;
O lose it not! but run thy heavenly race
In faith, in hope-thou shalt not run in vain.

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SIMPLICITY.

Behold, time flies,-eternity is near!

Here must that pure immortal seed be sown, Here upon earth that blessed fruit appear,

Which will be reap'd before th' Eternal Throne.

COME AS THOU ART.

WHY wilt thou for ever thyself be observing,
And mourning the wounds so evident there;
From the bless'd Physician in diffidence swerving,
And leaving thy heart to the pangs of despair?

come as thou art, and partake of that healing, Still freely dispensed for the cure of disease; Which while to repentance its solace revealing, Assures that Grace only can lead us to peace.

SIMPLICITY.

REASON, however bright and clear,
Is like the moon in borrow'd light,
Which shines not when the sun is near,
And often veils her face by night.

Still let her reign o'er earthly things,
But be not by her snares beguil'd;
If thou would'st drink at heav'nly springs,
Thou must become a simple child.