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Yes! we may learn of thee, sweet flower,

To bear life's chilling blast;

For sacred hope will still illume

Our path, though it be one of gloom, Which leads us through the silent tomb To God and Heaven at last!

(Original.)

STANZAS.

"Pray for the peace of Jerusalem; they shall prosper that love thee."Psalm cxxii, 6,

GERTRUDE.

PRAY for Jerusalem's peace! for she hath pray'd
Before her glory in the dust was laid,

That Jew and Gentile both alike might know
The blessings promised to the saints below.

Pray for Jerusalem! 'tis the Lord's command!
Extending now His wonder-working hand,
To bring the showers of mercy from above
On those who bear to Israel holy love.

Pray for Jerusalem!-pray: cease not to plead,
Before the throne of grace, for Abram's seed,
That streams of peace and joy may there be found
Whence flow'd the first pure streams of life around.

Pray for Jerusalem, that her sons may claim
An interest in their dear Redeemer's name,
And in that hallow'd spot where Jesus died,
With one consent confess the Crucified!

Pray for Jerusalem, that with faithful care Her pastors may the Gospel message bear, And the chief Shepherd may for ever keep His watchful eye o'er Israel's scatter'd sheep.

Christian! for Salem pray on bended knee, With heart pour'd out for her prosperity; And whilst the God of Israel you address, Right onward to the Heavenly City press.

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SAMUEL PRAYING.

A WELL-KNOWN PRINT AFTER REYNOLDS.

DR HUIE.

UPON his knees, with reverent air,
The youthful Prophet bends;
While from his parting lips the prayer
To Israel's God ascends:

His father's God, he loves to claim
An interest in that hallow'd name.

He prays that all his nation's guilt
May be, through grace, forgiven ;
And that the blood on altar spilt

May make their peace with Heaven,
Through ONE, who, from all else conceal'd,

Is to his mental eye reveal'd.

Yes! in the vista dark and dim

Of slow-revolving years,
In human guise, a child like him,
The son of God appears;
And dies on earth a death of pain,
A sinless lamb for sinners slain.

'Tis this which bids that youthful cheek With joy celestial glow;

'Tis this which makes each feature speak
Of more than mortals know;
And to the pictured semblance gives
The air of one who breathes and lives.

Pray on, fair boy! and at the sight
Of that sweet form of thine,
May our devotion wax more bright,
Our fervour more Divine !

And each, in spirit pure and mild,
Become, like thee, a little child!

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