V.

"I will pour water on him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground."-ISAIAH xliv. 3.

SOURCE of my spirit's deep desire
For living joys that shall not perish,
The patient hope Thy words inspire,
Still let Thy tender mercy cherish.

On Thee my humbled soul would wait,
Her utmost weakness calmly learning,
And see Thy grace its way create,
Through thorns and briars which Thou
art burning.*

*Isaiah, xxvii. 4.

Gladly my inmost heart would know

The love that now it faintly traces, And see the streams from Zion flow

O'er all its waste and desert places.

And still I hope-O not in vain!

I know, this holy seed possessing, Thou wilt come down like gentle rain,

And make the barren ground a blessing.

VI.

"The Lord blessed the Seventh day and hallowed it."-EXODUS xx. 11.

BEAM on us brightly, blessed day,
Dawn softly for our Saviour's sake;

And waft thy sweetness o'er our way

To draw us Heavenward when we wake.

O holy life that shall not end,

Light that will never cease to beMay every Sabbath-day we spend,

Add to our happiness in Thee.

VII.

"In returning and rest shall ye be saved: in quietness and confidence shall be your strength."— ISAIAH, xxx. 15.

WITH a heart full of anxious request,

Which my Father in heaven bestowed, I wandered, alone and distressed,

In search of a quiet abode.

Astray and distracted, I cried

Lord, where would'st Thou have me to
be?

And the voice of the Lamb that had died
Said, Come, my beloved, to ME.

I went for he mightily wins

Weary souls to his peaceful retreat—
And He gave me forgiveness of sins,

And songs that I love to repeat;

And oft as my enemies came,

My views of his glory to dim, He taught me to trust in his name, And to triumph by leaning on Him.

Made pure by the blood that He shed,
My heart in His presence was free;
I was hungry and thirsty-He fed-
I was sick, and He comforted me;
He gave me the blessing complete—
The hope that is with me to-day,
And a quiet abode at His feet,

That shall not be taken away.