Sweet is the noontide rest, The leaning on His breast, While down time's sky the fires of trial haste. 'He is the Morning Star!' How lovely doth His dawning seem! Not now so dim and far As when mine eye first caught the blessed beam. My glory now is near, For He must soon appear From whom my soul's eternal light shall stream! He is my God of hope!' The thought of His return is sweet! How fair that morn will ope, When saints go forth their coming Lord to meet! Oh! what a mingled flame Of love, and joy, and shame Will swell my heart when His advance I greet! All this He is to me, And more than language can reveal; Much more He yet shall be When heaven's long age His riches shall unseal. Let hope to share His reign Soothe every present pain, And be the spring of every joy I feel! KNOWLEDGE. MRS ABDY. "Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?"1 Corinth. i. 20. KNOWLEDGE! thou idol that in youth I sought, Giving to thee my bloom of heart and thought, Have I not woo'd thee by the waning light, Fainting, I paused-repress'd the burning tear, And how in sickness would I wail and grieve, I dwelt on all the treasures I must leave, Problems unsolved, and sciences ungain'd. But God has touch'd my heart with holier feelings : Nor need we tow'ring intellect to learn The lessons taught in revelation's page: His And when Death comes upon his awful mission, Knowledge! at length I view thee as thou art ADORATION. ROBERT KAYE GREVILLE. O GOD! we come before Thee The gold of earthly treasure On Thee, O God! depending, To Thy own holy mountain Of life in Thy dear Son. And reach that happy dwelling THE DIFFUSION OF THE GOSPEL. MARRIOTT. THOU whose almighty word Thou who didst come to bring Healing and sight; Health to the sick in mind, Light to the inly blind, Oh, now to all mankind "Let there be light!" Spirit of truth and love, Speed forth thy flight; |