How many are you then, said 1, O master! we are seven. But they are dead, those two are dead! Their spirits are in heav'n! 'Twas throwing words away, for still The little maid would have her will, And said - Nay, we are seven. RELIGION RELIGION is the chief concern, May I its great importance learn, Religion should our thoughts engage, Amidst our youthful bloom; "Twill fit us for declining age, And for the awful tomb. O may my heart, by grace renew'd, Let deep repentance, faith and love, Be joined with godly fear, And all my conversation prove, Preserve me from the snares of sin, Through my remaining days; And in me let each virtue shine, Let lively hope my soul inspire, CHRISTIAN UNITY. How pleasing is the scene, how sweet, Where Christian souls in friendship join, Whose cares and joys united meet, In bonds of charity divine! Less fragrant was the ointment pour'd Not flow'ry Hermon e'er displayed, On these the Lord indulgent sheds, TO A CHILD FIVE YEARS OLD. FAIREST flow'r, all flow'rs excelling, Lilies are, by plain direction, Emblems of a double kind; But, dear girl, both flow'rs and beauty, Then pursue good sense and duty, WISDOM. EAE God had built the mountains Or rais'd the fruitful hills; Before he fill'd the fountains That fed the running rills; In me from everlasting, The wonderful I AM, Found pleasure never wasting, When, like a tent to dwell in, He wrought by weight and measure, Thus wisdom's words discover And couldst thou be delighted With creatures such as we, Who, when we saw thee-slighted, And nail'd thee to a tree Unfathomable wonder, The voice that speaks in thunder FORGIVENESS. THUS wisdom speaks aloud, and yet When injur'd I can scarce tell how To pass the injury by ; Nor let resentment die. The heaving billows swell within, But come, my proud, my selfish heart, Has Jesus acted so? Just the reverse: his generous breast Did kind compassion move; When sinners cursed-the Saviour blest, And inj'ries paid with love. |