L ET your light so shine before men, that they
may see your good works, and glorify your
Father which is in heaven.
MATT. v. 16.

STARS are of mighty use; the night
Is dark and long ;

The road foul; and where one goes right

Six may go wrong.

One twinkling ray,

Shot o'er some cloud,

May clear much way

And guide a crowd.

HENRY VAUGHN.

JESUS! light of the world, the way, the truth, and the life, lighten my eyes, and lead me in the way of thy commandments, for therein is my desire; and help me ever to lead some brother's heart to thee, thou everlasting light! and to thee be the glory. Amen.

He re

HE leadeth me beside the still waters. storeth my soul; he leadeth me in the paths

of righteousness for his Name's sake.

PSALM Xxiii. 2, 3.

OFT in a waste and desert land,
He leads to wayside brooks at hand,
Whose living waters, as they flow,
Make ceaseless music, glad and low;
And in their cool, restoring rest,
My soul is comforted and blest.

M. K. A S.

LOOK down from heaven, O Christ, on thy flock and lambs, and bless their bodies and souls. Grant those who have received thy sign, O Christ, on their foreheads, to be thine own in the day of judgment. Amen.

LET not all the trouble seem little before thee, that hath come upon us. NEH. ix. 32. For we have not a high-priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities.

HEB. iv. 15.

THE little worries which we meet each day
May lie as stumbling blocks across our way,
Or we may make them stepping-stones to be
Of grace, O Christ, to thee.

A. E. HAMILTON.

GOD, who hast forbidden us to be anxious about the things of this life; grant, we beseech thee, that we may devotedly follow after what belongeth to thee, and that all things salutary may be granted to us; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

THE Lord shall preserve thee from all evil; he PSALM CXXI. 7.

shall preserve thy soul.

FATHER! beneath thy sheltering wing
In sweet security we rest,

And fear no evil earth can bring,
In life, in death, supremely blest.

And good it is to bear the cross,
And so thy perfect peace to win :
And naught is ill, nor brings us loss,
Nor works us harm save only sin.

W. H. BURleigh.

OUR Father in heaven, grant, we beseech thee, unto us, in this transitory life, all things necessary to the health of our bodies and our souls, and that this life ended we may live with thee in joy everlasting, for the sake of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

IN the multitude of my thoughts within me, thy comforts delight my soul.

PSALM XCIV. 19.

I long to praise thee more, and yet
This is no care to me,

If thou shalt fill my mouth with songs,
Then I will sing to thee;

And if my silence praise thee best,
Then silent I will be.

F. R. HAVERGAL.

THOU knowest, O Lord, what most I require: help me, O God, and out of the treasure of thy goodness, succor thou my needy soul. Behold, I am thy servant, O God! give me understanding and kindle my affections that I may know and do thy will. I ask it for Christ's sake. Amen.