Shouldst thou not this state have won, With thy Lord thou art not risen ; Still the work remains undone,

Earth is yet thy spirit's prison.

Is there aught too dear to give,
From such bondage to arise?
Die! if thou wouldst hope to live;
up earth-to gain the skies.

Give

By that death, thou shalt attain
Life unfelt, unknown before;
By that sacrifice shalt gain.
Treasure passing worldly store.

Thou shalt live by faith and love,-
Live in Him who died for thee;
And, in hopes which soar above,
Richer far than Dives be.

And when Christ, thy Life and Light, In His glory shall appear,

Thou, accepted in His sight,

Shalt confess a Saviour near.

REJOICING AND PRAYER.

'Rejoice evermore. Pray without ceasing."-1 Thessalonians,

v. 16, 17.

How can we evermore rejoice,
In sorrow, care, and toil?
Or ceaseless prayer uplift its voice
Amid the world's turmoil!

Not of ourselves, can we command

This joy's unfailing lot;

Nor can our hearts themselves expand prayer which ceaseth not.

In

The power of faith, the aid of grace,

The Spirit must prepare,
Ere it can be the dwelling-place
Of constant joy and prayer.

But when prepar'd by power divine,
The heart, though vile before,

Becomes of ceaseless prayer the shrine,
Rejoiceth evermore.

Not from itself that gladness flows,

For it may often ache;

Yet, aching, can rejoice in woes
Endur'd for Jesu's sake.

Nor in itself, for one brief hour,
Dwells prayer's exhaustless gift,
The Saviour's name, the Spirit's power,
The soul must thus uplift.

Where these are known, nor grief, nor care,

Its hopes can e'er destroy;

Its vital breath is humble prayer ;
Its life is grateful joy.

AN APOSTOLIC ASPIRATION.

"And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patient waiting for Christ."-2 Thessalonians, iii. 5.

LORD! teach our inward eye to see
The work must be by Thee begun ;
Thy grace must guide to love of Thee,
And patient waiting for thy Son.

Though worthy of our love Thou art,
And Christ of patient waiting for;
The carnal, unregenerate heart,

That love, that waiting—must abhor.

Because its feelings, thoughts, and will,
At enmity with Thee remain;

And, in that enmity, must still

A lowly Saviour's yoke disdain.

But Thine the power to overthrow
Each hostile feeling, will, and thought,
And hearts, by Thee directed, know
These into meek subjection brought.

Oh, thus direct, and deal with ours!
Our spirits by thy grace prepare;
And render man's regenerate powers
Worthy a Saviour's yoke to bear.

Beget within our hearts that love

For Thee-Thou only canst create; And, through thy Spirit from above, Instruct us for thy Son to wait.

HONOUR AND GLORY TO GOD.

"Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen."-1 Timothy, i. 17.

KING of kings! O teach us how
We before Thee ought to bow:
Not alone on bended knee,
Should we offer praise to Thee;
May Thy grace to us impart,
Prostrate spirit, humbled heart.