The moon that walks in brightness, says, MRS. FOLLEN. SEEKING GOD. E come in childhood's innocence, In trusting love to thee. Well may we bend, in solemn joy, In joy we wake, in peace we sleep, We come not as the mighty come, Not as the proud we bow; But as the pure in heart should bend, Seek we thine altars now. "Forbid them not," the Saviour said ;— In speechless rapture dumb, We hear thee call,-we seek thy face, Father, we come !-we come! T. GRAY, JUN. "What Blessing shull I Ask for Thee?" 353 "THE LORD BLESS THEE, AND KEEP THEE.” m AY he who erst on Calvary bled, With all his love, my daughter, bless thee; Soft dews of mercy o'er thee shed, Sustain thy soul when woes oppress thee; Life's wilderness of guilt and gloom, And win the love that angels praise. DALE. "WHAT BLESSING SHALL I ASK FOR THEE ?” HAT blessing shall I ask for thee, In the sweet dawn of infancy? -That which our Saviour, at his birth, Brought down with him from heaven to earth. What next in childhood's April years, What in the wayward path of youth, Where falsehood walks abroad as truth? Which John saw resting on his head. What in temptation's wilderness, What in the labour, pain, and strife, What in the agony of heart, When foes rush in and friends depart? What in the bitterness of death, When the last sigh cuts the last breath? What in the grave, and in the hour When e'en the grave shall lose its power? -Like him, your rest awhile to take; Then at the trumpet's sound awake, Him as he is in heaven to see, And as he is yourself to be. MONTGOMERY. 66 Of Such is the Kingdom of Heaven." 355 "OF SUCH IS THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN." WHY should children fear, When sickness dims the eye, To lie down in the grave, And innocently die; Since Jesus Christ his word has given, Then weep not, parents dear, Because we go above; To seek a tenderer love; For Jesus Christ his word has given, Sigh not o'er our pale brows, Where death has set his seal ; Let our young playmates come, And view the grassy mound, And plant their early flowers As if 'twere happy ground; For Jesus Christ his word has given, "OUR FATHER, WHO ART IN HEAVEN." UR Father, who in heaven art, Thy kingdom come, thy will be done Give us this day our daily bread; As those who trespass against us Into temptation lead us not, Deliver us from ill; For thine the kingdom, thine the power, And thine the glory still! JANE TAYLOR. "GIVE US THIS DAY OUR DAILY BREAD." AY by day the manna fell; Oh, to learn this lesson well! Day by day the promise reads, |