To Thee I come: ah! only Thou I cast my soul on Thee, Mighty to save e'en me, On Thee I rest: Thy love and grace 'Tis earth, not heaven ; 'tis night, not noon ; The sorrowless is coming soon: But till the morn of love appears, Which ends the travail and the tears, I cast my soul on Thee, "Your Father knoweth what things ye have need of before ye ask Him."-ST. Matt. vi. 8. TOW I lay,"—"repeat it, darling; “Now "Lay me," lisped the tiny lips Of my daughter, kneeling, bending, O'er her folded finger-tips. "Down to sleep"-"To sleep," she murmured, And the curly head dropped low; "I pray the Lord," I gently added: "You can say it all, I know." "Pray the Lord”. the word came faintly, Fainter still-"my soul to keep; Then the tired head fairly nodded, And the child was fast asleep. But the dewy eyes half opened G LORD, for Thy sake I will cheerfully suffer whatsoever shall come on me with Thy permission. From Thy hand, I am willing to receive indifferently good and evil, sweet and bitter, joy and sorrow; and for all that befalleth me I will be thankful. Keep me safe from all sin, and I shall fear neither death nor hell. Amen. UR Father which art in heaven, hal OUR lowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory for ever. Amen. Faith. "Blessed is the man that trusteth in the Lord, and whose hope the Lord is."- JER. xvii. 7. "The heart that trusts for ever sings, And feels as light as it had wings; A well of peace within it springs, Whate'er to-day, to-morrow brings, |