SEEKING GOD.

The triflers, too, his eye can see,
Who only seem to take a part;
They move the lip and bend the knee,
But do not seek him with the heart.

O, may we never trifle so,

Nor lose the days our God has given; But learn, by Sabbaths here below,

To spend eternity in heaven.

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SUNDAY-SCHOOL HYMNS.

SEEKING GOD.

WE come in childhood's innocence,
We come, as children, free!
We offer up, O God! our hearts
In trusting love to thee.

Well may we bend, in solemn joy,
At thy bright courts above,
Well may the grateful child rejoice
In such a Father's love.

In joy we wake, in peace we sleep,
Safe from all midnight harms,
Not folded in an angel's wings,

But in a Father's arms.

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THE BEST OFFERING.

We come not as the mighty come,
Not as the proud we bow;

But as the pure in heart should bend,
Seek we thine altars now.

"Forbid them not," the Saviour said;
In speechless rapture dumb,

We hear the call, we seek thy face,-
Father, we come! - we come!

T. GRAY, JR.

THE BEST OFFERING.

LORD, what offering shall we bring,
At thine altar when we bow?
Hearts, the pure, unsullied spring
Whence the kind affections flow;

Soft compassion's feeling soul,

By the melting eye expressed;

Sympathy, at whose control

Sorrow leaves the wounded breast.

Willing hands to lead the blind,

Bind the wounded, feed the poor;

Love, embracing all our kind,
Charity, with liberal store.

THE GOLDEN RULE.

Teach us, O thou heavenly King!
Thus to show our grateful mind;
Thus the accepted offering bring,
Love to thee and all mankind.

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JANE TAYLOR.

THE GOLDEN RULE.

THUS said Jesus: "Go, and do
As thou wouldst be done unto."
-Here thy perfect duty see,
All that God requires of thee.

Wouldst thou then rejoice to find
Others generous, just, and kind?
Think upon these words, and do
As thou wouldst be done unto.

Wouldst thou, when thy faults are known,
Wish that pardon should be shown?

Be forgiving then, and do

As thou wouldst be done unto.

Shouldst thou helpless be, and poor,
Wouldst thou not for aid implore?
Think of others then, and be

What thou wouldst they should to thee.

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THE THRONE.

For compassion if thou call,
Be compassionate to all;

If thou wouldst affection find,

Be affectionate and kind.

If thou wouldst obtain the love
Of thy gracious God above;

Then to all his children be

What thou wouldst they should to thee.

W. ROSCOE.

THE THRONE.

WHAT throne may bear the eternal God,
Who fills unbounded space?
What palace boast his bright abode,
What world his dwelling-place?

Ye stars, that gem yon glorious vault,
Above, beneath, around!
Who most your Maker's praise exalt,

Through nature's unknown bound;

Ye sons of light, your God's first-born!
Who saw, from distant spheres,
The dawn of this earth's natal morn,
And all its future years;

HYMN.

Ask ye where dwells the eternal God?

What planets bear his feet? What clustered suns are his abode, His burning, dazzling seat?

There Is a throne your God will grace,

The pure and lowly heart;

There will he choose his dwelling-place,
And never thence depart.

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HYMN.

THE glorious God who reigns on high,
Who formed the earth and built the sky,
Stoops from his throne in heaven to hear
A little infant's prattling prayer.

Father of all! my Father too!

O make me good, and just, and true,
Make me delight to learn thy word,
And love to pray and praise thee, Lord!

O may thy gracious presence bless
And guard my childhood's helplessness!
Be with me, as I grow in years,

And guide me through this vale of tears.

MRS. GILMAN.