"I used to sit beside it then, And watch it many an hour; "And as I saw the buds unfold, "I prayed that you might stay with us, I asked, that He who made my flowers, "And now I know, my mother dear, Has made you almost well again; "I'm glad He did not take you then To go to live in heaven; You'll teach me still to love Him more, By whom all things are given.' MRS. FOLLEN. THE BIBLE. THY WILL BE DONE. SEARCHER OF HEARTS! from mine erase Hearer of Prayer! oh, guide aright Giver of All!-for every good I thank Thee in His Name. G. P. MORRIS. THE BIBLE. OH! never on this holy Book If thou art merry, If thou art rich in things of earth, 35 HYMN. I WANT to be like JESUS, I want to be like JESUS, I want to be like JESUS, I want to be like JESUS, Engaged in doing good, So that it may of me be said, Alas! I'm not like JESUS, As any one may see; O gentle SAVIOUR, send Thy grace And make me like to Thee! 37 32 THE CHILD'S DESIRE. "LOVE ONE ANOTHER." CHILDREN, do you love each other? As you 'd have them do to you? Little children, love each other, Strive to make each other happy, THE CHILD'S DESIRE. I THINK, when I read that sweet story of old, How He called little children, as lambs to His fold, I wish that His hands had been placed on my head, That His arms had been thrown around me, And that I might have seen His kind look when He said, "Let the little ones come unto ME." But still, to His footstool in prayer I may go, And if I thus earnestly seek Him below, In that beautiful place He has gone to prepare MRS. LUKE. A SACRED MELODY. BE Thou, O GOD! by night, by day, Pure as the air when day's first light And active as the lark, that soars Till heaven shine round its plumes. |