18. P.M.-" Speak, for thy servant heareth." 1 Sam. iii. 10. Hear thy word with godly fear. Without clouds in heaven we see. Full, unmix'd, and evermore. 19. P.M.-Fruitful showers emblems of the salutary effects of the gospel. Isa. lv. 10, 11. 1 MARK the soft falling snow, And the diffusive rain, To heaven from whence it fell, It turns not back again; But waters earth through every pore, 2 Array'd in beauteous green, The harvest bows its golden ears, 3 " So," said the God of grace, "The purpose I intend; "Millions of souls shall feel its power, And bear it down to millions more." 20. L.M.-Divine teachings and their happy consequences. Isa. liv. 13. 1 BRIGHT source of intellectual rays, Father of spirits and of grace, O dart, with energy unknown, Celestial beamings from thy throne. 2 Thy sacred book would we survey, Enlighten'd with that heavenly day, And ask thy Spirit with the word, To teach our souls to know the Lord. 3 So shall our children learn the road That leads them to their fathers' God; And form'd by lessons so divine, Shall infant minds with knowledge shine. 4 So shall the haughtiest soul submit, With children placed at Jesus' feet: The noisy swell of pride shall cease, And thy sweet voice be heard in peace. 21. L.M.-The one thing needful. Luke x. 42. 1 WHY will ye lavish out your years 2 Why will ye chase the fleeting wind, 3 The eternal God calls from above, Thy power unveils the blindest eyes, 22. P.M.-Invitation. 1 YE that in his courts are found, Take the peace the gospel brings. 2 Turn to Christ your longing eyes, View his bloody sacrifice; See in him your sins forgiven, Glorify the King of kings, Take the peace the gospel brings. 23. S.M.—An immediate attention to God's voice required. Heb. iii. 15. 1 2 THE Lord Jehovah calls; Be every ear inclin'd; May such a voice awake each heart, And captivate the mind. If he in thunder speaks, Earth trembles at his nod; But gentle accents here proclaim 3 O harden not your hearts, 4 Almighty God, pronounce 24. C.M.-The Sower. Mark iv. 3. 1 LORD of the harvest! God of grace! 2 May no vain thoughts, those birds of prey, Defraud us of our gain; Nor anxious cares, those baleful thorns, 3 Ne'er may our hearts be like the rock, Which scorched with heat becomes by noon A dead, a useless thing. 4 Let not the joys thy gospel gives, A transient rapture prove; Nor may the world, by smiles and frowns, Our faith and hope remove. 5 But may our hearts, like fertile soil, So shall our fair and ripen'd fruits 25. L.M. For searching of heart. Ps. cxxxix. 23, 24. 1 SEARCH me, O God! and know my heart; Try me-my inmost thoughts survey; And teach thy servant to depart From every false and evil way. 2 Nor only from impending wrath, 26. P.M.-Seeking the heavenly country. Heb. xi. 14. 1 FROM Egypt's bondage come, Where death and darkness reign, We seek a new, a better home, Where we our rest shall gain. Hallelujah! We are on our way to God. 2 There sin and sorrow cease, And, every conflict o'er, We there shall dwell in endless peace, We are on our way to God. We are on our way to God. We are on our way to God. 27. C.M.-Grace perfected in glory. Heb. xiii. 20, 21. 1 FATHER of peace, and God of love, That power by which our shepherd rose |