355.

The soul, reposing in assured belief,
Feels herself happy mid her every grief;
Forgets her labour as she toils along,
Weeps tears of joy, and bursts into a song.
356.

By faith we view the promised land,
And see our brethren there;
By faith we joined the heavenly band,
And hope their joys to share.

357.

God gave, and He hath ta'en away,
His righteous will be done!

Be ours His precepts to obey,

In faith our race to run.

358.

What though in lonely grief I sigh
For friends beloved, no longer nigh,
Submissive still I would reply-

Thy will be done!

359.

We think of those we love, passed o'er
Death's short but stormy tide;
They seem to stand on Canaan's shore,
And call us to their side.

360.

Sure confidence within us dwells,

Whate'er sad changes come;

The heart, though grieved, with hope still swells—

This world is not our home;

To us, unworthy, it is given

To trust in Christ and hope for heaven.

361.

We trust his soul has found a home
Among the faithful blest,

Where the wicked cease from troubling,
And the weary are at rest.

362.

O, how shall I complain

Of Him who rules above?

He sends no needless pain,

But always smites in love;

He looks in tenderest pity down,

E'en when he seems to wear a frown.

363.

* Christians shall Christians meet on high, When time and all its cares are o'er;

The flower in Adam doomed to die,

In Christ shall bloom and fade no more.

364.

J. E.

A bruised reed He will not break;
But hearts that bow before Him,
Shall own his mercy while they ache,
And faithfully adore Him.

365.

When Christians in their Saviour sleep,

Their crown is won, their warfare o'er ; Why should we then in anguish weep? They are not lost-but gone before.

366.

Though sorrowing anguish hearts may wring,
Though bosoms torn may be,

Yet suffering is a holy thing-
Without it what were we?

367.

The faithful spirit finds relief
In calm submissive love;
Consoled by grace amid its grief,
It waits for joys above.

368.

O Christian, whosoe’er thou art,
That readest this brief psalm,
As one by one thy hopes depart,
Be faithful, still, and calm.
Be patient in a world like this,

And thou shalt know ere long,
Know how sublime a thing it is
To suffer and be strong.

369.

Sweet corn of wheat, committed to the ground,
To die, and live, and bear more precious ear ;
While in the heart of earth thy Saviour found
His place of rest, for thee we will not fear.

Monitory.

370.

O that they were wise, that they understood this, that they would consider their latter end. Deut. xxxii. 29.

371.

When he dieth he shall carry nothing away; his glory shall not descend after him. Psalm xlix. 17.

372.

What man is he that liveth, and shall not see death? Shall he deliver his soul from the hand of the grave? Psalm lxxxix. 48.

373.

So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom. Psalm xc. 12.

374.

When a wicked man dieth, his expectation shall perish, and the hope of unjust men perisheth. Proverbs xi. 7.

375.

There is no man that hath power over the spirit, to retain the spirit; neither hath he power in the day of death. Eccles. viii. 8.

376.

God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good or whether it be evil. Eccles. xii. 14.

377.

Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near.

Isaiah lv. 6.

378.

Every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment. Matt. xii. 36.

379.

I must work the works of him that sent me while it is day; the night cometh, when no man can work. John ix. 4.

380.

Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life; no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. John xiv. 6.

381.

Behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation. 2 Cor. vi. 2.

382.

Be not deceived; God is not mocked; for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.

383.

Gal. vi. 7,

He that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting. Gal. vi. 8.

384.

The day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night. 1 Thes. v. 2.

385.

The end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer. 1 Peter iv. 7.

386.

Behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give to every man according as his work shall be. Rev. xxii. 12.

387.

A holy Judge-a righteous doom-
A bar where none dissemble-

A short quick passage to the tomb

How shouldst thou stop and tremble!

And ask thyself, as moments fly,
Am I prepared, or not, to die?

388.

Seek wisdom, mortal, while you may,
For swiftly time is flying;

The thoughtless man that laughs to-day
To-morrow may be dying.