4 "Now is the time when I renew
My covenant of love with thee,
To show thee what thy Lord can do,
For thou art precious still to me.
5 "Come, then, and all my love enjoy,
Come, then, and all my mercy share,
Be holy praise thy sweet employ,

And breathe to me thy every care.
6 "My grace shall all thy need supply,
For I am touched with all thy grief;
Though friends nor earthly help be nigh,
Yet I will bring thee sweet relief.

7"

"And I will soothe thy bed of pain, And I thy suffering couch will cheer, For ever with thee still the same,

Thy present Saviour ever near.

8" Soon shall the night of sorrow spend,
Soon shall thy pain and trouble cease,
Then, whether life or death I send,
In me, thy God, thou shalt have peace."

M. B.

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THE LORD OUR GUIDE.

UIDE me, O Thou great Jehovah,
Pilgrim, through this barren land;
I am weak but Thou art mighty,

Hold me with Thy powerful hand.
2 Open, Lord, the sacred fountain,
Whence the healing streams do flow;
Let the fiery cloudy pillar,

Lead me all my journey through.

3 When I tread the verge of Jordan,
Bid my anxious fears subside;
Death and Satan's mighty victor,
Land me safe on Canaan's side.

William Williams.

"BUT NOW THEY DESIRE A BETTER COUNTRY, THAT IS, AN HEAVENLY."-HEB. XI. 16.

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E have no home but Heaven ;—a pilgrim's garb we wear;

Our path is marked by changes, and strewed with many a care;

Surrounded with temptation, by varied ills oppress'd,

Each day's experience warns us, that this is not

our rest.

2 We have no home but Heaven; then wherefore seek one here?

Why murmur at privation, or grieve when trouble's near?

It is but for a season, that we as strangers roam, And strangers must not look for the comforts of a home.

3 We have no home but Heaven; we want no home beside!

O God, our Friend and Father, our footsteps thither guide;

Unfold to us its glory, prepare us for its joy,

Its pure and perfect friendship, its angel-like employ.

4 We have a home in Heaven ;-how cheering is the thought!

How bright the expectation which God himself has taught!

With eager hearts we hasten the promised bliss to share ;

In earnest through redeeming love to find an entrance there.

From "Hymns for the Church on Earth.”

CONTENTMENT.

IERCE passions discompose the mind,
As tempests vex the sea ;

But calm content and peace we find,
When, Lord, we turn to Thee.

2 In vain by reason and by rule,
We try to bend the will;

For none but in the Saviour's school,
Can learn the heavenly skill.

3 Since at His feet my soul has sat,
His gracious words to hear,
Contented with my present state,
I cast on Him my care.

4

"Art thou a sinner, soul?" He said;
"Then how can'st thou complain?
How light thy troubles here, if weighed
With everlasting pain!

5 "If thou of murmuring would'st be cured,
Compare thy griefs with mine;

Think what my love for thee endured,
And thou wilt not repine.

6 "Tis I appoint thy daily lot, And I do all things well;

7

Thou soon shalt leave this distant spot
And rise with me to dwell.

"In life my grace shall strength supply,
Proportioned to thy day;

At death thou still shalt find me nigh,
To wipe thy tears away."

8 Thus I who once my weary days
In vain repining spent,

Taught in my Saviour's school of grace,
Have learned to be content.

Cowper.

ISRAEL'S JOURNEY.

AVIOUR, through the desert lead us ;
Without Thee we cannot go;

Thou from cruel chains hast freed us;
Thou hast laid the tyrant low,
Let Thy presence,

Cheer us all our journey through.

2 With a price Thy love has bought us,
Saviour, what a love is Thine!
Hitherto Thy power has brought us,
Power and love in Thee combine!
Lord of glory,

Ever on Thine Israel shine.

3 Through a desert waste and cheerless,
Though our destined journey lie,
Rendered by Thy presence fearless,
We may every foe defy,

Nought shall move us

While we see our Saviour nigh.

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4 When we halt, no track discovering,
Fearful lest we go astray,

O'er our path Thy pillar hovering
Fire by night and cloud by day,
Shall direct us:

Thus we shall not miss our way.

5 When we hunger Thou wilt feed us,
Manna shall our camp surround,
Faint and thirsty Thou wilt lead us,
Streams shall from the rock abound,
Happy Israel,

What a Saviour thou hast found!
6 When our foes in arms assemble,
Ready to obstruct our way,
Suddenly their hearts shall tremble,
Thou wilt strike them with dismay;
And Thy people

Led by Thee shall win the day.

7 Then lead on, Almighty Victor,
Scatter every hostile band;
Be our guide and our protector,
Till on Canaan's shores we stand :
Shouts of victory

Then shall fill the promised land.

Kelly.

RETURN, O LORD, HOW LONG?

ETURN to bless my waiting eyes,

RETURcheer my mourning heart, Lord,

Without Thee all beneath the skies
No real pleasure can afford.