THE ABYSS.

DUTY OF THE DAY.

EVER to confess thy Saviour

In thy conduct and behavior;
To be contented with thy state,
And humbly at his footstool wait;
To love Him steadfastly through all,
Be ever ready at his call;

Whate'er He gives with meekness take,
And pardon others for His sake;
Still for increasing faith to pray,

Through the toils of every day.

SUNSHINE follows after rain,

After storm the summer's day;

Ease and comfort follow pain,

And faith and hope succeed dismay.

Soon comes the day, soon comes the night,

Ere the heavenly race be won,

And soon the pilgrim, rob'd in light,
Shall sing with joy, "My work is done."

THE ABYSS.

DWELL not upon thy varied woes,
But take the cup that still o'erflows
With grace and heavenly love.

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SELF-ACTIVITY.

Thy Saviour still will hear thy prayer,
E'en from the abyss of deep despair,
And raise thy thoughts above.
Array'd in light he comes to save,
To sanctify the life He gave,
And blessed hopes inspire;

He comes, the rays of mercy beam;
He comes, the sinner to redeem,-
A brand pluck'd from the fire.

THE SENSES.

THE eyes, the ears, the tongue, the mein,
As we pass each varied scene,

Are the doors through which we stray
From "the strait and narrow way."

Dost thou wander far and wide,
Follow fashion's flowing tide ?-
So wilt thou bring, where'er thou roam,
Pain, disgust, and sorrow home.

SELF-ACTIVITY.

SEEKING every varied change,
Ever passing through the range
Of place, of state, of exercise,-
Hoping to obtain the prize;
Vain mortal, this is not the way
To the realms of endless day;

GOOD COUNSEL.

Let grace subdue thy active will,
Then wilt thou be resign'd and still.

THE SINNER.

ART thou discouraged at thy state
Of weakness, sin, and shame;
Retire, and seek on him to wait,
Whose mighty power o'ercame.

Forget thyself, and ask his grace,
So shalt thou find him near,
To arm thee for the heavenly race,
And overcome thy fear.

If constant by thy Captain's side,
And faithful in the fight,

Thou shalt become, however tried,
A child of heavenly light.

WHEN thou good actions wouldst fulfil,

And no man will receive them,

Do what appears yet better still,
In resignation leave them!

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TIME AND ETERNITY.

LETTER AND SPIRIT.

O WANDER not still round the mountain,
Whose earth the sacred spring conceals,
But venture in, and taste the fountain
Which eternal life reveals.

So shalt thou purest bliss inherit,
If humble, faithful, and resign'd;
But if the letter kill, the spirit

Thou wilt seek in vain to find.

Who wanders thus, is restless and opprest,-
Who finds his God, is thankful and at rest..

EVER PURSUING.

STRIVE yet more holy to become,
Seeking daily help from heaven,

Ere be spent the little sum

Of health and strength in mercy given.
O think. "To-day I'll strive anew
In faith my heavenly race to run,

The path of duty to pursue,-
As yet there is but little done."

TIME AND ETERNITY.

SELF-DENIAL, living faith,
Warfare, suffering, and death,

Are the pilgrim's work through time;

Enjoyment, rest, and holy praise,

SELF-LOVE.

The song of gratitude to raise,
Will follow in a happier clime.

THE WARFARE.

To feel the tempter's power, and not to yield,
Is the result of God's preserving grace;
To suffer wrong, and yet no weapon wield,
Is, in degree, the Saviour's steps to trace.

EVENTIDE.

LOVELY evening, soft and still,
Beaming o'er yon glowing hill;
How I love thy power to feel
Gently o'er my passions steal,
Soothing all by sacred thought,
Till, into pure obedience wrought,
My spirit seeks its God alone,

An humble suppliant at his throne.

SELF-LOVE.

To whom does thy self-love give pain or distress?
Think! let it sink deep in thy heart!

Thy faults will not others be call'd to confess,

Thou only wilt suffer the smart.

O then let thy anger fall on thy own mind,
And endure the result of thy wrong;

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