2 We read Thy power where'er we turn,
Around, beneath, above,

But to Thy cross we come to learn
The history of Thy love.

3 Thou Man of sorrows, hearts like ours
Thy griefs can never know;

No youthful tongues, no mortal powers,
Can utter half Thy woe.

Yes, 'twas for us Thy tears were shed,
For us they pierced Thy side;
To bring us help the Saviour bled,
To give us life He died.

5 Dear suffering Saviour, let us stay
To gaze and think of Thee;
And never coldly turn away
From sacred Calvary.

6 Oft may we gather round Thy feet
To praise Thy dying love,

Till, to behold Thy face, we meet
In purer scenes above.

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OH,

"Eye hath not seen."

1 Cor. ii. 9.

what is heaven? I want to know,
And what is passing there?

Do gentle rivers brightly flow,
And flowers perfume the air?

Yes, there are flowers that never fade,
And streams that never dry,

And there is known no evening shade,
To dim the glorious sky.

2 Oh, what is heaven? I want to know,
Are children playing there?
And do they thirst and hunger now,
And need a parent's care?
No, never do they hunger there,
Nor precious moments waste;
But beauteous as the angels are,
With Christ's own image graced.
3 But where is heaven? oh, is it far
Above the ground I tread?

Or is it fixed in yonder star,
Whose beams shine mildly red?
No, 'tis the Saviour's smiling face
That makes the heaven above;

And would we reach that happy place,
We here His name must love.

P.M.

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4 'Tis in His word that we are told
Of bliss beyond the sky,

And how to gain a crown of gold
All glorious when we die,
Dear Jesus, may I now be Thine,
And have my sins forgiven;
Along with saints and angels shine
With Thee-for that is heaven!

"Beautiful for situation.'
Ps. xcviii. 2.

1 THERE'S a beautiful land on high,
To its glories I fain would fly;

P.M.

When by sorrows pressed down, I long for my crown, In that beautiful land on high.

2 There's a beautiful land on high

I shall enter it by-and-by;

There with friends hand in hand, I shall walk on the In that beautiful land on high.

3 There's a beautiful land on high, Then why should I fear to die,

[strand,

When death is the way to the bright realms of day,
In that beautiful land on high?

4 There's a beautiful land on high,
Where we never shall weep or sigh,

For my Father hath said no tear shall be shed
In that beautiful land on high.

5 There's a beautiful land on high,

Where we never shall say "Good-bye :"

Where the righteous will sing, and their chorus will

In that beautiful land on high.

Chorus-In that beautiful land I'll be

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From earth and its cares set free,

My Jesus is there, He's gone to prepare
A place in that land for me.

"The Heavenly Jerusalem."
Rev. xii. 22

JERUSALEM, for ever bright,

Beautiful land of rest!

No winter there, no chill of night,
Beautiful land of rest!

[ring,

P.M.

The gloomy cloud is chased away
The sun breaks forth in endless day.
Jerusalem, Jerusalem,

The beautiful land of rest!

2 Jerusalem, for ever free,
Beautiful land of rest!

The soul's sweet home of liberty,
Beautiful land of rest!

The bonds of sin, the chains of woe,
The ransomed there will never know.
Jerusalem, Jerusalem,

The beautiful land of rest!

3 Jerusalem, for ever dear,
Beautiful land of rest!

Thy pearly gates almost appear,
Beautiful land of rest!

And when we tread thy lovely shore,
We'll sing the song we've sung before-
Jerusalem, Jerusalem,

The beautiful land of rest!

Chorus-Beautiful land of rest!
Beautiful land of rest!

1

"They shall reign for ever and ever " Rev. xxii. 5.

WE

E shall meet no more to sever,
By and by, by and by;

And the darkness will be over,
By and by, by and by.

With the toilsome journey done,
And the glorious battle won,
We shall shine forth as the sun
By and by, by and by.

2 Ended all the earth's delusion,
By and by, by and by;
War and strife, and sin's confusion
By and by, by and by;

We shall rest our pilgrim feet
On the shores where lov'd ones meet
There to dwe!! in bliss complete,.
By and by, by and by.

3 We shall see and be like Jesus,
By and by, by and by;

He a crown of life will give us,
By and by, by and by;

And the Angels who fulfil
All the mandates of His will,
Shall attend and love us still,
By and by, by and by.

4 Then with robes of snowy whiteness,
By and by, by and by;

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And with crowns of dazzling brightness,
By and by, by and by;

There, our storms and perils passed,
And with glory ours at last,
We'll possess the Kingdom vast,
By and by, by and by.

"Suffer little children.'
Mark x. 14.

WHEN Mothers of Salem their children brought to

Jesus,

The stern disciples drove them back, and bade them But Jesus saw them ere they fled,

And sweetly smiled, and kindly said, "Suffer little children to come unto Me."

[depart;

2 For I will receive them, and fold them in my bosom ; I'll be a shepherd to these lambs; oh! drive them not For if their hearts to Me they give,

They shall with Me in glory live

"Suffer little children to come unto Me."

[away:

3 How kind was our Saviour to bid these children welcome!

But there are many thousands who have never heard
The Bible they have never read,

[His name :

They know not that the Saviour said,

"Suffer little children to come unto Me."

4 Oh! soon may the heathen of every tribe and

nation,

Fulfil Thy blessed word, and cast their idols all

Oh! shine upon them from above,
And show thyself a God of love-

Teach the little children to come unto Thee.

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"Praise the Lord, O my soul."
Ps. ciii.

1 PRAISE, my soul, the King of Heaven,
To his feet thý tribute bring;

Ransomed, healed, restored, forgiven,
Who like thee His praise should sing ?
Praise Him, praise Him;

Praise the everlasting King!

[away:

8.7.4.7.

2 Praise Him for His grace and favour
To our fathers in distress;
Praise Him still, the same for ever,
Slow to chide and swift to bless.
Praise Him, praise Him,

Glorious in His faithfulness.

3 Father-like He tends and spares us;
Well our feeble frame He knows;
In His hands He gently bears us,
Rescues us from all our foes.
Praise Him, praise Him,

Widely as His mercy flows!

4 Angels, help us to adore Him,
Ye behold Him face to face;
All His works bow down before Him
Through the boundless realms of space.
Praise Him, praise Him;

Praise with us the God of grace.

552 "Thou shalt guide me with Thy counsel.'

1 GU

Ps. lxxiii. 24.

UIDE me, O thou Great Jehovah,
Pilgrim through this barren land;
I am weak, but thou art mighty;
Hold me with Thy powerful hand,
Bread of heaven-

Feed me till I want no more.
2 Open Thou the crystal fountain,
Whence the healing streams do flow;
Let the fiery cloudy pillar

Lead me all my journey through.
Strong Deliverer-

Be Thou still my strength and shield.
8 When I tread the verge of Jordan,
Bid my anxious fears subside;
Bear me through the swelling current,
Land me safe on Canaan's side,
Songs of praises

I will ever give to Thee.

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SAB

"Keeping of a Sabbath."
Heb. iv. 9.

ABBATH Schools are England's glory
Let them spread on every hand:

They send forth a Saviour's story
To the thousands of our land.

8.7.4.7.

8.4.