EARLY WILL I SEEK THEE.-S. M.

Now, that my journey's just begun,
My course so little trod,
I'll stay, before I further run,
And give myself to God.

And lest I should be ever led
Through sinful paths to stray,
I would at once begin to tread
In wisdom's pleasant way.

What sorrows may my steps attend
I cannot now foretell;

But if the Lord will be my friend
I know that all is well.

If all my earthly friends should die,
And leave me mourning here;
Since God regards the orphan's cry,
O what have I to fear!

If I am rich, He'll guard my heart
Temptation to withstand;
And make me willing to impart
The bounties of His hand.

If I am poor, He can supply
Who has my table spread;

Who feeds the ravens when they cry,
And fills His poor with bread.

And, Lord whatever grief or ill
For me may be in store,
Make me submissive to Thy will,
And I would ask no more.

Attend me through my youthful way,
Whatever be my lot;

And when I'm feeble, old, and grey,
O Lord! forsake me not.

Then still, as seasons hasten by,
I will for heaven prepare;

That God may take me, when I die,
To dwell for ever there.

-C. M.

LIFE TRANSITORY, GOD ETERNAL.

O God, our help in ages past,
Our hope for years to come;
Our shelter from the stormy blast,
And our eternal home!

Before the hills in order stood,
Or earth received her frame,
From everlasting thou art God,
To endless years the same.

A thousand ages in thy sight
Are like an evening gone;

Short as the watch that ends the night
Before the rising sun.

Time, like an ever-rolling stream,
Bears all its sons away;
They fly forgotten, as a dream
Dies at the opening day.

O God, our help in ages past,
Our hope for years to come,
Be Thou our guard while troubles last,
And our eternal home!

ONWARD!

Onward! onward! be our motto,
There's no time for standing still;
Let us work, and love, and cherish,
With a right and free good-will.

Onward! in the path of progress;
Life is but a little span;
Therefore let us work on bravely,
Let us help our fellow man.

Onward! men, be up and doing;

Now's the time-nor longer stay;
But to work may we be willing,
In the good and honest way.

Onward! do no longer tarry,
Up, and do what good you can ;
Surely we can all do something,
Up then, up then, to a man!

Onward! onward! death is coming,
There's no time to throw away;
Let us then improve the present-
Work while it is called to-day.
Onward! fellow sinner, onward!
Leave your load of guilt behind;
Come, O, do come now to Jesus,
Cleave fast to the Crucified.

Onward! fellow christians, onward,
Let your faith be strong in God;
May we seek to be more like Him,
Live to labour and to love.

Onward then, in love to Jesus;
Onward then, in love to man;
Onward! too, in all good actions;
Onward! do what good you can.

FAITH.

REUBEN CHANDLER.

O the things of time, the things of time, how they steal the heart away

From the lowly walk, and the humble trust, and the spirit's steadfast stay;

We strive and seek, and we long to keep the door of the inner part,

But the tempter waits, and he offers his baits, and betrays the yielding heart:

Then what will keep, O what will keep, in temptation's bitter hour,

When the willing soul would fain resist, but the flesh hath not the power?

Say what will keep from the downward path, and the error the spirit hates

From the things we would not, and yet we do-from the sorrow that sin creates ?

O, there is a faith ('tis the gift of God), which can fetter the stoutest will,

Which even can break the tempter's might, and the rising tumult still

It is not in pomp, it is not in words, it is not in sounding deed,

But it cometh in secret power to aid the soul in its greatest need.

It is when apart from all human trust, we sink into contrite prayer,

And ask of the Father of spirits His help-our staff of support is THERE.

And it anchors the soul when its strength is small, and it feels no might of its own, For it shows us indeed, that our safety and light, must come from heaven alone.

Then the things of time, the things of time, will not lead the heart away,

From its steadfast love, and its humble hope, and its trust in God, its stay;

But its idol gifts, and its dearest joys, will be laid in meekness down,

And the incense shall rise from the altar of Faith, before the heavenly throne.