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But as for me, with humble fear,
I will approach thy gate;
Though most unworthy to draw near,
Or in thy courts to wait.

I'll trust, through thy unbounded grace,
To man so freely given,
To worship toward thy holy place,
And lift my soul to heaven.

Oh! lead me in thy righteous ways,
Nor suffer me to slide;

Point out the path before my face-
My God, be thou my guide.

O! may

I ne'er to evil yield,

Defend me from above,

And keep and cover with the shield
Of thine Almighty love.

Blessings of Piety.

How blest is he who ne'er consents

By ill advice to walk,

Nor stand in sinners' ways, nor sits
Where men profanely talk,

But makes the perfect law of God
His practice and delight;
Devoutly reads thereof by day,
And meditates by night.

Like some fair tree, which, fed by streams,
With timely fruit doth bend,
He still shall flourish, and success
His just designs attend.

Ungodly men and their attempts
No lasting rest shall find;
Untimely blasted, and dispers'd
Like chaff before the wind.

For God approves the just man's ways-
To happiness they tend;

But all the paths which sinners tread,
In shame and ruin end.

Filial Gratitude.

Receive my body, humble bed,
Soft pillow, O receive my head,
And thanks my parents kind-
Those comforts who for me provide,
Their precepts still shall be my guide,
Their love I'll keep in mind.

My hours mis-spent this day I rue,
My good things done, how very few !

Forgive my faults, O Lord! This night, if in thy grace I rest, To-morrow I may rise refresh'd, To keep thy holy word.

Value of Time.

Oh! while this clock attracts thy sight,
Thy reason let it warn ;
And seize, my dear, that rapid time
That never must return.

If idly lost, no art or care
The blessing can restore;

And Heav'n will call us to account
For ev'ry ill-spent hour.

Short is our longest day of life,

And soon its wishes end ;
Yet on that day's uncertain length
Eternal years depend.

Yet equal to our gaining good

The time to virtue's given, And ev'ry minute well improved, Secures a place in heaven.

Improvement of Time.

Sleep by night, and cares by day, Bear my fleeting life away : Lo! in yonder eastern skies The sun appears, and bids me riseTells me, Life is on the wing, And has no returning spring: Death comes on with steady pace, And life's the only day of grace. Shining Preacher! happy morning, Let me take the important warning; Rouse then all my active powers, Well improve the coming hours : Let no trifles kill the day, (Trifles oft our hearts betray,)Wisdom, virtue, knowledge, truth, Guide the inquiries of my youth. Wisdom and experience sage, Then shall soothe the cares of age; These with time shall never die; Those will lead to joys on high: Those the path of life display, Shining with celestial day; Blissful path with safety trod,

The end of which is heav'n and God.

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True Pleasure.

Lord, my soul with pleasure springs
When Jesus' name I hear;
And when God the Spirit brings
The word of promise near :
Beauties too in holiness
Still delighted I perceive,
Nor have words that can express
The joys thy precepts give.

Cloth'd in sanctity and grace,
How sweet it is to see
Those who love thee as they pass,
Or when they wait on thee!
Pleasant too to sit and tell

What we owe to love divine;
Till our bosoms grateful swell,
And eyes begin to shine.

Those the comforts I possess,
Which God shall still increase;
All his ways are pleasantness,
And all his paths are peace.
Nothing Jesus did or spoke,
Henceforth let me ever slight;
For I love his easy yoke,
And find his burden light,

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