N LOVE. O outward mark we have to know Who appertains to thee: But till each other love we do, Love is the sum of those commands, George Wither. THE SPILT PEARLS. IS courtiers of the Caliph crave "Oh, say how this may be, That of thy flaves, this Ethiop slave Is beft beloved by thee? "For he is hideous as the night: A nightingale for its delight The Caliph then-"No features fair And love his glory is. "Once when a camel of my train From broken casket rolled amain "I nodding to my flaves, that I Would freely give them these, At once upon the spoil they fly, The coftly boon to seize. "One only at my fide remained He, moveless as the fteed he reined, "What will thy gain, good fellow, be, "True servant's title he may wear, For his lord's gifts, how rich soe'er, So thou alone doft walk before For if thou not to Him aspire, But to his gifts alone, Not love, but covetous defire, Has brought thee to his throne. While such thy prayer, it climbs above In vain the golden key Of God's rich treasure-house of love, Thine own will never be. Trench. Tranflated from Saadi. FAITH THAT WORKETH BY LOVE. WHO HO keepeth not God's word, yet saith, In him is not that bleffed faith Through which the truth is ftrong; But he who hears and keeps the word, Is not of this world, but of God. The faith His word hath caused to shine Will kindle love in thee; More wouldst thou KNOW of things divine, True faith not only gives thee light, He is in God, and God in him, 'Tis love that makes the Cherubim Obey and praise above; ACTIVE DUTY. A ARISE! RISE! ye lingering saints, arise ! Remember that the might of grace, When guilty flumbers sealed your eyes, Awakened you to run the race; And let not darkness round you fall, But hearken to the Saviour's call. Arise! Arise! because the night of fin You cannot true disciples be If you still walk in vanity. Arise! Arise! although the flesh be weak, Arise! |