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 it's 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 be-
May 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 retreatAnd He gave 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 fedI was sick, and He comforted me; He gave me the blessing completeThe hope that is with me to-day, And a quiet abode at His feet,

That shall not be taken away.