O, this gracious Friend and Brother,
Why do we forget Him thus?
Could we bear from one another
What He daily bears from us?

Thine we are-Thou hast us bought;
Melt us, mould us by thy love;
We shall love Thee as we ought,
When we rise to Thee above.

86.

The Foundations.

WHOSOEVER heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them,

I will liken him unto a wise man,
Which built his house upon a rock.

And the rain descended, and the floods

came,

And the winds blew, and beat upon that house;

And it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.

And every one that beareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not,

Shall be likened unto a foolish man,

Which built his house upon the sand:

And the rain descended, and the floods came,

And the winds blew, and beat upon that house;

:

And it fell and great was the fall thereof. Matt. vii. 24.

THIRD SUNDAY AFTER EASTER.

Epistle, 1 Pet. ii. 11-17.

Matins, Deut. iv.

Gospel, John xvi. 16-22.
Evensong, Deut. v.

87.Thy Word is a Lamp to our Feet. (L. M.)

O GOD! to whom our souls belong,
Blind are our hearts to right and wrong;
It is the Bible Thou hast given,
Which only guides our way to heaven.
How our first holy parents fell,—
How death began, and sin, and hell,—
Thy truth, thy love, thy goodness free,—
Are in that Word which came from Thee.
That blessed book can make us wise,-
Our hearts and thoughts and ways it tries;
It tells what Thou for us hast done,
And all the love of Christ thy Son.

Thy holy Bible make us love,-
"Twill guide our steps to Thee above;
It is thy voice for ever nigh,-

By it we'll live, by it we'll die.

88.

Light and Darkness.

JESUS said, The light of the body is the

eye:

Therefore when thine eye is single,

Thy whole body also is full of light;

But when thine eye is evil,

Thy body also is full of darkness.

Take heed therefore

That the light which is in thee be not darkness.-Luke xi. 34, 35.

FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER EASTER.

Epist. James i. 17-21. Gospel, John xvi. 5-14. Matins, Deut. vi.

Evensong, Deut. vii.

89.

God can order our Wills.

(8. M.)

ALMIGHTY GOD, in Thee
We live, and move, and are;
And only Thou canst set us free,
For sin our peace doth mar.

Good Lord, when we shall love
The thing Thou dost command;
Then in thy holy place above,
Our chief delight shall stand.

For here we may not rest;
This world is Satan's range:
And joys beguile, and woes molest,
And everything is change.

But in that land of grace,
Through Christ all joys endure;
Nor sins nor sorrows reach that place,
And everything is sure.

90. Who are they that live without God?

LOVE not the world,

Neither the things that are in the world.

If any man love the world,
The love of the Father is not in him.
For all that is in the world,

The lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life,

Is not of the Father, but is of the world. And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof:

But he that doeth the will of God

Abideth for ever.-1 John ii. 15-17.

FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER EASTER.

(Rogation Sunday.)

Epist. James i. 22-27.
Matins, Deut. viii.

Gosp. John xvi. 23-33.
Evensong, Deut. ix.

91. The true Light now shineth.

MORNING STAR, I hope in Thee!
Let thy welcome light appear;
Thou my Guide and Teacher be,
Then no danger need I fear.
Young and foolish, sure to stray,
I am thy baptized child,

Teach me, teach me, how to pray,-
Holy Saviour, good and mild !

Guard me every day from ill,
Cleanse my heart and give me grace,

Bring me unto Zion's hill,

There to see Thee face to face!.

(7's.)

Go before me all the way,
Shining on me sweet and clear,
Sparkle brighter day by day,
Till the light of heaven appear.

92. The Lord inviteth us to true Joys.

Ho, every one that thirsteth, Come ye | to the waters:

And he that hath no money, | Come ye | buy and eat.

Yea, come, buy | wine and milk:
I
Without money and | with out | price.

Wherefore do ye | spend | money : for that | which is not | bread?

And your labour for that: which | sa tis [ fi·eth | not?

Hearken diligently un to me and eat ye that which is good;

And let your soul: delight it | self · in | fatness.

Incline your ear and come un | to me:
Hear and your soul shall | live.

And I will make an everlasting cove | nant

with you:

Even the sure mer | cies of | David.

Isaiah lv. 1.