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GEMS OF HOPE 
 
 IN MEMORY OF THE FAITHFUL 
 DEPARTED 
 
 Selected and Arranged 
 
 By fanny bate 
 
 '•'he memory of the just is blessed. — Pi'ov. x. 7. 
 
 TORONTO: 
 
 WILLIAM BRIGGS 
 
 Montreal: C. W. Coates. Halifax: S. F, Huestis. 
 
 1896. 
 
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Entered, according: to Act of the Parliament of Canada, in 
 the year one thousand eight hundred and ninety -six, by 
 Fanny Bate, at the Department of Agriculture. 
 
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INTRODUCTION 
 
 After preparing this book for the press, 
 the compiler's attention was drawn to one 
 of a somewhat similar nature, with an intro- 
 duction by the Archbishop of York, from 
 which the following beautiful words are 
 taken, and are inserted here with the kind 
 permission of his Grace : 
 
 ' ' We are too unmindful of the blessed dead. 
 We live too little in their fellowship. W^e forget 
 that they are still members of the one body, 
 although hidden from us by the veil of death : 
 brothers and sisters in the family of God ; although 
 they have passed into the inner chamber of our 
 Father's home. They are not dead. They are 
 more truly living than ourselves : for they have 
 laid aside all that is mortal, and they are now 
 all life. They walk before the Lord in the * true 
 land of the living. ' 
 
 " Their departure from us is only another and a 
 higher regeneration. The day of their death is a 
 
JntroOuction. 
 
 <lay of birth ; and this is truly a hirthchiy book. 
 It is good for us to find occasion, in the anniver- 
 saries of tiieir departure, to turn our thoughts to 
 the calm sweet rest which now thev share. It 
 helps to lift us above the din and turmoil of the 
 world, and to fill our hearts with heavenly peace. 
 "As we think of those who have been taken 
 from us, the eye of faith looks, through the tears, 
 within the veil ; and the chastened memory of 
 sorrow becomes a spiritual joy." 
 
PREFACE 
 
 TnK chief ol)j(>ct of this littlf; book is to keop 
 alive, more especially in the fanuly circle, 
 the iiK'Hiory and the inlluence of the blessed 
 departt?d : to associate these memories with 
 thankfulness and hope, and in some measure 
 to bury our sorrow in their joy. 
 
 Each month is introduced with Scripture 
 reminders, as lielps to a Jioly life. 
 
 The bhmk pages are for the registration 
 of the names of loved ones opposite the date 
 of their death, and words of comfort from 
 Holy Scripture. 
 
 O child of sorrow, be it thine to know 
 That Scripture only is the cure of woe ! 
 Thut field of promise, how it flings abroad 
 Its perfume o'er the Christian's thorny road ! 
 The soul, reposing on assur'd ])elief, 
 Feels herself happy amidst all her grief, 
 Forgets her hdx)ur as she toils along, 
 \V^eeps tears of joy and Ijuists into a song. 
 
 — Cow PER. 
 
January* 
 
 llKMEMiil' K iiuw tljy Creator in tlu3 days of 
 thy youth. whiU' the evil days come not, nor 
 the years draw nigli, when thou shalt say, 
 I liave no pleasure in them ; 
 
 Or ever the silver cord bt; loosed, or the 
 golden bowl be broken, or the pitcher be 
 broken at the fountain, or the wheel broken 
 at the cistern. 
 
 Then shall the dust return to the earth as 
 it was : and the spirit shall return unto God 
 who ii^ave it. 
 
 — Eccles. xii. 7, 6, 7. 
 
In vain oui- fancy strives to paint, 
 
 'I'lir moment aftei- death, 
 The glories that surround the saints 
 
 When yielding up their ])reath. 
 
 Faith strives, hut all its efforts fail 
 To tra(.'e them in their Hight : 
 
 No eye can pieree within the \eil 
 VVhi(;li hides the world of light. 
 
 Thus nuTch, and this is all we know, 
 
 They are com})letely blest, 
 Have done with sin, and care and woe, 
 
 And with their Saviour rest. 
 
 While they have gained, we losers are : 
 
 We miss them dav ])v dav : 
 But Tlum canst ev'ry breach repair, 
 
 And wipe our tears away. 
 
 We pray, as in Flisha's ease, 
 
 When groat Elijah went. 
 May double portions of I'hy grace 
 
 To us who stav be sent ! 
 
 — Axoy, 
 
5anuarg. 
 
 Looking for that blessed hope, and the 
 glorious appearing of the great God and our 
 Saviour Jesus Christ ; who gave himself for 
 us, that he might redeem us fi'om all inicjuity, 
 and purify to himself a peculiar people, zeal- 
 ous of good works. — Titus ii. IS, IJ/,. 
 
 2 
 
 Blessed are they that do his command- 
 ments, that they may have right to the tree 
 of life, and may enter in through the gates 
 
 into the city. 
 
 — Rev. xxii. IJ^. 
 
 3 
 
 In thy presence is fulness of joy : at thy 
 right hand there are pleasures for evermore. 
 
 — Psaltn xvi. 11. 
 
5anuar^. 
 
S 3anuarv>. 
 
 Thou hast given liiiii his heart's desire, and 
 hast not witliholden the request of his lips. 
 
 — J^salm xxi. 2. 
 
 I will m«ake a covenant of peace with 
 them : it shall be an everlasting: covenant. 
 
 -Ezek. xxxvii. 26. 
 
 6 
 
 The Spirit and the bride say, Come. And 
 let him that heareth say, Come. And let 
 him that is athirst come. And whosoever 
 will, let him take of the water of life freely. 
 
 — Rev. xxii. 17. 
 
 « 
 
January. 
 
^^ 5anuarg. 
 
 Not by works of righteousness which we 
 have done, but according to his nierc}^ he 
 saved us, V)y the washing of regeneration, 
 and renewing of the Holy Ghost. 
 
 — Titus Hi. 5. 
 
 8 
 
 Many are tlio afflictions of the riglit<M)us : 
 but the Lord delivereth him out of tliem all. 
 
 — Psalm xxxiv. 19, 
 
 9 
 
 They shall hunger no more, neither thirst 
 
 any more ; neither shall the sun light on 
 
 them, nor any heat. 
 
 — Rev. ini. IG. 
 
^anuar^. 
 
I - 5anuar^. 
 
 10 
 
 Our liufht affliction, wliicli is Ijut for a 
 moment, workotli foi* us a far more exceed- 
 in;:^ and eternal weifj;lit of .i^lory. 
 
 —2 Cor. iv. 17. 
 
 11 
 
 Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest, 
 O Lord, and teachest him out of thy law. 
 
 — Psalm xciv. 12. 
 
 12 
 
 To declare ... his righteousness : that 
 he might be just, and the justifier of him 
 which belie veth in Jesus. 
 
 — Rom. ill. 26. 
 
^anuacg. 
 
1^ ^aiuiarg. 
 
 IS 
 
 Tlie Li ml) whicJi is in tlio inidst of the 
 tlii'uiui shall tVed tlit^in, and sliall lead thciii 
 unto liviiiL;; t'ouutaius of waters : and God 
 shall \\ ipe away all tears from their eyes. 
 
 — A'er. vii. 17. 
 
 14 
 
 The Lord redeemeth the soul of his ser- 
 vants : and none of them that trust in him 
 
 shall be desolate. 
 
 — P sail II xxxiv. 22. 
 
 15 
 
 I give unto them eternal life ; and they 
 shall never perish, neither shall any man 
 pluck them out of my hand. 
 
 — St, John X. 28. 
 
3anuar^. 
 
1<> 5amian?, 
 
 To him that uvoreoim^h I will t^nint to 
 
 sit with me in my tliroiie, even as I also 
 
 overcame, and am set down with my Father 
 
 in his thi'one. 
 
 — Rev. ill. ,11. 
 
 17 
 
 As for Clod, his way is perfect : the word 
 of the Lord is tried : lie is a buckler to all 
 those that trust in him. 
 
 — Psalm xviii. 30. 
 
 18 
 
 In all these things we are more than con- 
 querors through him that loved us. 
 
 — Rom. via. 37, 
 
Januanj. 
 
18 3amiav):. 
 
 11) 
 
 He that «;()et!i forth iind vveepeth, bearing]; 
 
 precious seed, shall doubtless come aj^ain 
 
 with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with 
 
 Inn). 
 
 - J\s(i/m c.r.tcl. n. 
 
 20 
 
 Hlessed are thev whose iniiiuities are for- 
 iiiven, and whose sins are covered. 
 
 — Noni. iv. 7. 
 
 '1\ 
 
 Wliich hope we have as an anchor of the 
 soul, both sure and stedfast, and which 
 entereth into that within the veil : whither 
 the forerunner is for us entered, even Jesus. 
 
 —lleb. vl 10, iW, 
 
3anuar\r 
 
20 5anuar^. 
 
 22 
 
 He that overcometh shall inherit all things : 
 and I will be his God, and he shall be my 
 son. 
 
 ji ^ » » * ^ 
 
 23 
 
 Blessed are they which do hunger and 
 thirst after righteousness : for they shall be 
 
 filled. 
 
 — ^t. Matt. V. 6. 
 
 24 
 
 They shall see his face; and his name 
 shall be in their foreheads. 
 
 — Eev. xxii, 4' 
 
5anuar\}. 
 
'22 January. 
 
 lie said to iiu', Tlu'se aic they which 
 
 came out ot gi'eat tri))ulation, and have 
 
 washed their robes, and made them white 
 
 in the ))lood of tlie liaml). 
 
 — Rf'v. rii. l.'f. 
 
 20 
 
 Blessed are the poor in spirit : for their's 
 is the kinijdom of heaven. 
 
 -_.S7. }f<tit. r. -/. 
 
 27 
 
 With <dadness and reioicini;- shall they he 
 brought : they shall enter into the king's 
 
 palace. 
 
 — PsoJm xir. 7.7. 
 
Januatg. 
 
24 5anuar^. 
 
 Tlieii shiill the ri^^htcous sliiiu' forth ;is 
 tho sun in the kingdom of their Father. 
 
 .SV. Maff. Aii Jri 
 
 21) 
 
 The souls of the i-ighteous are in th(^ liaiuls 
 
 of God, and there shall no torment touch 
 
 them. 
 
 -Wisdom Hi. 1 ( Aporrj/pha ). 
 
 :U) 
 
 My Hesh and my heart faileth : but God 
 
 is the strength of my heart, and my portion 
 
 for ever. 
 
 — Psdhn Ixxiii. ^6. 
 
5anuar^. 
 
"^^ 5ammr\?. 
 
 81 
 
 In my I'^itlipr's liouse {ire many mansions : 
 if it were not so, I would have tokl vou. 
 . . . I will come a<j;ain, and receive you 
 unto uivself. 
 
 — *SV. Jn/uf ,i'tr. ,\ 'I. 
 
 '" A little wliile !" — our Lord shall come 
 And wo shall wander liere no moie : 
 
 He'll take us to our Father's home, 
 W h<M'e He for us has jfone before. 
 
 o 
 
 " A little while I " — He will come again, 
 Let us the pi'ceious hours redeem ; 
 
 Our only grief to give Him pain. 
 Our joy to serve and follow Him. 
 
 — J. (J. I). 
 
3anuanr 
 
jrcbruar\>. 
 
 Be ye tlierefore ready also : for the Son of 
 man cornetli at an liour when ye think not. 
 
 —Sf. fAdr .ni y/K 
 
 So teach us to nunit)er our (iavs, that we 
 may apply our hearts unto wisdom. 
 
 — Psahn u'c. It. 
 
Ofl as tlie liell, Mitli soloinii toll, 
 Speaks the dt'paiture of a soul. 
 Let eacli one ask himself, " Am 1 
 Piej>are<l, should I l»e called to die?" 
 
 Only this frail and fleeting breath 
 ] 'reserves me from the jaws of deatii : 
 Sofm as it fails, at onee I'm gone, 
 And jdunged into a world unknown. 
 
 Then, leaving all I've lovM below, 
 
 To (iod's tril>unal I must go : 
 
 Must hear the Judge pronounce my fate, 
 
 And tix my everlasting state. 
 
 Lord Jesus, hel]) me now to tlee, 
 And tix my hope alone on Thee : 
 A|>ply Thy Idood, Thy Sjnrit give, 
 Sululue my sin and let me live. - - 
 
 — Anon. 
 
^0 ifcbruar\2. 
 
 WluMi tlie Loid saw her, he liad compas- 
 sion on her, and said uiit(» her, Weep not. 
 
 — jSf. Lake c'ii. J J. 
 
 (Jod, who is ricli in mercy, for his great 
 love wherewith he loved us. 
 
 Even when we were dead in sins, hath 
 <|iiickened us together with Christ. 
 
 — Ej)Ii. a. ,J, -7. 
 
 3 
 
 Blessed is the man unto whom the Lord 
 imputeth not iniquity : and in wliose spirit 
 
 there is no guile. 
 
 — Psdlrn xxxii. J. 
 
jfcbniaiv?. 
 
•^2 ifcbruarv}. 
 
 Wisdom is the j^rav hair unto nicn, and 
 an unspotted life is old age. 
 
 — Wisdotn vi. .V (Apoc7\t//>h(t). 
 
 6 
 
 When Christ who is our life, shall appear, 
 then shall ye also appear with him in glory. 
 
 — Col. Hi ,J. 
 
 6 
 
 Who shall change our vile body, that it 
 may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, 
 according to the working whereby he is able 
 even to subdue all things unto himself. 
 
 — Fhi/. ill. 21. 
 
jfcbruarv;. 
 
 3 
 
34 jfcbruar^. 
 
 I would not have you ignorant, brethren, 
 
 concerning them which are asleep, that ye 
 
 sorrow not, even as others which have no 
 
 hope. 
 
 — 1 Thess. iv. l-L 
 
 8 
 
 We are saved by hope : but hope that is 
 seen is not hope : for what a man seeth, 
 why doth he yet hope for ? 
 
 But if we hope for that we see not, then 
 do we with patience wait for it. 
 
 — lioni. via J4i '^'^' 
 
 9 
 
 Blessed is the man that trusteth in the 
 Lord, and whose hope the Lord is. 
 
 - — Jer, xvii. 7. 
 
Jfcbruarv}. 
 
•>G jfcbruarv?. 
 
 10 
 
 Me that overcometli, the same shall he 
 clothed ill white raiment; and I will not 
 hlot out his name out of the Ijook of life, l)ut 
 1 will confess his name bt^fore my Father, 
 and before his angels. — Rev. iii. •>. 
 
 11 
 
 As for me, I will ])ehold thv face in rii;ht- 
 
 eousness : I shall be satisfied, when I awake, 
 
 witli thy likeness. 
 
 — Ps((l}ti j'vil. Jo. 
 
 12 
 
 Who shall lay any thing to the charge of 
 (Jod's elect '^ \t is (iod that justifieth. 
 
 — Rom. via. '>'->. 
 
jfcbruar^. 
 
•^S . ^ebruar\2. 
 
 13 
 
 Wfio luith (leliveied us from the power of 
 
 darkness, and hath transhited us into the 
 
 kini^dom of his dear 8on. 
 
 — Col. i. J'i 
 
 14 
 
 The eye of the Lord is upon them that 
 fear him, upon them that liope in his mercy. 
 To deliver theii- soul from death. 
 
 — Psalm rxxiii. IS. 
 
 15 
 
 The blessing of the Lord it maketh rich, 
 and he addeth no sorrow with it. 
 
 — Prov. X. 22. 
 
jfcbruat^* 
 
40 jfcbruarv). 
 
 16 
 
 He doth not afflict willingly noi- grieve 
 
 the children of men. 
 
 — Lnm. Hi. 3-}. 
 
 17 
 
 IJeing fully persuaded that, what he had 
 pi'oniised, he was able also to perform. 
 
 — Rorti. ir. 21. 
 
 18 
 
 I will rejoice in the Lord, T will joy in the 
 (xod of my salvation. 
 
 The Lord (lod is my strength. 
 
 —Hah. Hi IS, 19, 
 
jfcbrunr^. 
 
42 jfcbruarv}. 
 
 19 
 
 J li;iv(^ seen liis ways and will heal liiui 
 
 . . . and restore comforts unto him and to 
 
 his mourners. 
 
 — Isa. It'll. IS. 
 
 20 
 
 All that the Father ^iveth me shall come 
 
 to me; and him that cometh to me I will in 
 
 no wise cast <jut. 
 
 — aS'^ John vl. ti7. 
 
 21 
 
 Then are they glad because they be quiet ; 
 
 so he bringeth them unto their desired 
 
 haven. 
 
 — Psalm cvii. 30. 
 
jfcbruarg. 
 
^^ jfcbruar\>. 
 
 Vei'ilv I sav imto voii. Inasmuch as vo 
 have (lone it unto one of the least of these 
 my ])iethreii, ye have done it unto me. 
 
 S7. Moff. .r.rr. Jf(t. 
 
 2f] 
 
 I love thv connnandment al)ov(^ i^old : . . , 
 Thei'efore I esteem all tliy precepts con 
 cerning all thini^s to be ?-i<»lit. 
 
 — Pf<nJiii cxi.r. L'7, JJS. 
 
 24 
 
 He shall svvallo^v up death in victory : and 
 
 the Lord Ood will wipe away tears from off 
 
 all faces. 
 
 — Isa. XXV. S. 
 
jfcbruaiT 
 
^^> jfebruan:. 
 
 •25 
 
 T the Lord thy Ood will liold thy ri«^ht 
 hand, saying untu thee, Fear not; I will 
 1r'1|) thee. 
 
 1 611. xli. lo. 
 
 26 
 
 They shall dwell safely, and none shall 
 
 make them afraid. 
 
 — Ezek. xxxiv. 28. 
 
 '11 
 
 This is the will of him that sent me, that 
 every one that seeth the Son, and believetli 
 on him, may have everlasting life : and I 
 will raise him up at the last day. 
 
 • — >SV, JoJiti r'l. J^O, 
 
tfcbruarg. 
 
48 jfcbruarv?. 
 
 28 
 
 Thanks be to God, which givetli us the 
 victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. 
 
 — / Cor. XV. '')7 . 
 
 29 
 I am the good shepherd ; the good sliej)- 
 herd givetli his life for the sheep. 
 
 S7. Jolni X. 11. 
 
 " Faith is not what wc feel or see ; 
 
 It is a sinqjle trust 
 
 111 what the God of lo\ e has sai<l 
 
 Of Jesus, as ' the Jufct.' " 
 
 — Anon. 
 
 Lordj 1 l)elieve : lielp tliou mine unbelief. 
 
 —St. Mark ix. ..!Jf. 
 
ifcbruarv 
 
fll>arcb. 
 
 Tliey wtTc pricked in tlieir heart, and said 
 unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, 
 . . . what shall we do? 
 
 Peter said unto them, Repent, and \)g 
 l)aptised every one of you in the name of 
 Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and 
 ye shall i*eceive the gift of the Holy (ihost. 
 
lUiricd with liini in baptism. 
 
 — CoL ii. J. 
 
 With (Jliiist we share a mvstic j'rave, 
 
 With Clirist we buried lie ; 
 liut 'tis not in tiie darksome eave 
 
 Hv mournful (.'alvaiv. 
 
 Tlie pure and bright baptismal tlood 
 
 Entombs (mr nature's stain ; 
 New creatures from the cleansing wave 
 
 With Christ we rise again. 
 
 Thrice blest, if through this world of sin. 
 
 And lust, and sellish care, 
 ()ni- resurrection-mantle white 
 
 An«l undetiled we wear. 
 
 Thiice l)lest, if through the gate of death, 
 
 (dorious at last and frtje, 
 We to our joyful rising ])ass, 
 
 () lisen Lord, witli Thee. 
 
 — Anon. 
 
•"^2 /Iftarcb. 
 
 1 
 
 This is tlie Fatlier's will which hath sent 
 me, that of all which he hath iciven me 1 
 should lose nothing, but should raise it up 
 at the last day. 
 
 — St. John ri. -iO. 
 
 •2 
 
 Now we see through a glass, darkly ; but 
 then face to face : now" I know in part ; but 
 then shall I know even as also I am known. 
 
 — 1 Cor. xiil. iJ. 
 
 8 
 
 Unto the godly there ariseth up light in 
 the darkness. 
 
 — Psalm cxii. Jf. 
 
/Iftarcb. 
 
54 /aSarcb* 
 
 4 
 
 Many shall lie jmrifuMl, ainl made wliitc 
 
 — Dan. Xfi. 1^>. 
 
 5 
 
 Behold upon the mountains the feet c)f 
 
 him that bringeth good tidings that pub- 
 
 lislieth peace I 
 
 — j\((hi(/ni i. y.7. 
 
 They shall be abundantly satisfied . . . ; 
 and thou shalt make them drink of the 
 river of thy pleasures. 
 
 — Psahn xxxri. 8. 
 
/nsarcb. 
 
•"*^'» /IRarcb. 
 
 Prjic-c I leave witli you, my peace I <x\\v 
 unto you : not as tlie world giveth, give I 
 unto you. Let not your lieart be trou))le(l, 
 neitliei- let it be afraid. 
 
 — >S7. Jo/r/f .I'tr. J? . 
 
 8 
 
 Thou liJist made him most blessed for ever: 
 thou hast made him exceedinfj jxlad with thy 
 countenance. 
 
 — J*s(thn x.i'i. (). 
 
 The name of the Lord is a strouir tower • 
 the righteous runneth into it, and is safe. 
 
 — Prow xriii 10. 
 
/Il^arcb/ 
 
58 /Rarcb. 
 
 10 
 
 They shall he mine, saitli the Lord of 
 hosts, in that day when I make u}) my 
 jewels : and 1 will spare them, as a man 
 spai'eth his own son that serveth him. 
 
 — Mill. Hi 7/. 
 
 11 
 
 He that believeth on the Son hath e\ ei- 
 
 lasting life. 
 
 — St. JoJiii in. 'id. 
 
 12 
 
 T will sing of thy power ; yea, I will sing 
 
 aloud of thy mere}- in the morning : for tliou 
 
 hast been my defence, and refuge in the 
 
 day of my trouble. 
 
 — Paalm lir. If/. 
 
/Iftarcb. 
 
<»^^ /Iftarcb. 
 
 J will l)i'iiig tli(Mii out fi'oiii the })('()j)|<', juid 
 
 jjfathei' tluun from the countiies, and })riii;; 
 
 them to their own land, and feed them upon 
 
 tlie mountains. 
 
 — Ezf'k. x.i'.rir. /./. 
 
 u 
 
 The salvation of the i"i«.^liteous is of the 
 L(^rd : he is their strength in the time of 
 trou})le. 
 
 15 
 
 We which live are alway delivered unto 
 
 death for Jesus' sake, that the life aho of 
 
 Jesus might be made manifest in our mortal 
 
 riesh. 
 
 — J Cor. Ir. J I. 
 
/H^arcb. 
 
<>- /iRarcb. 
 
 16 
 
 Sing, O heavens ; and ])e joyful, O eartli ; 
 . . . for the Lord hath comforted his people, 
 and will have inei'cy upon his afflicted. 
 
 — Isa. .rlir. hi 
 
 17 
 
 He looked for a citv which liath founda- 
 tions, whose builder and maker is God. 
 
 18 
 
 We are sanctified through tl.ie offering of 
 the body of Jesus Christ once for all. 
 
 —llfh. .>'. Iff. 
 
/Iftarcb. 
 
19 
 
 Thus saith the Lord that created thee, 
 . . . Fear not : for I have redeemed thee, T 
 liave called thee l>y thy name ; thou art 
 mine. 
 
 — Isd. t'/iii. /. 
 
 20 
 
 Rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of 
 Christ's sufferings ; that, when his glory 
 shall be revealed, ve may })e dad also with 
 exceeding joy. 
 
 — / J'^'ter ir. l.L 
 
 21 
 
 Whoso keepetli his word, in him verily is 
 the love of God perfected. 
 
 — 1 JoJin it. .'7. 
 
/Bbarcb. 
 
6^j /Bbarcb. 
 
 22 
 
 When thou passest through the waters, T 
 
 will be with thee. 
 
 ■ — Isa. Aiil. 2. 
 
 23 
 
 If we walk in the light as he is in the 
 
 light, we have fellowship one with another, 
 
 and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleans- 
 
 eth us from all sin. 
 
 — / John i. 7. 
 
 24 
 
 Heceiving the end of your faith, even the 
 salvation of your souls. 
 
/Hbarch. 
 
^>^ /Iftarcb. 
 
 25 
 
 Jesus said unto them, T am the l)rea(l of 
 
 life : he that cometh to me shall never 
 
 hunger ; and he that belie veth on me shall 
 
 never th.irst. 
 
 — St. John I'l. 'i'j. 
 
 2() 
 
 The Lord is our judge, the Lord is our 
 lawgiver, the Lord is our king ; he will save 
 us. 
 
 , "J. of V» t'yxKjJU V t I m f^ r^ • 
 
 27 
 
 Precious in the sight of the Lord is the 
 
 death of his saints. 
 
 — p!<(ihii r.rvi if 7. 
 
/Ibarcb. 
 
70 /BSarch. 
 
 28 
 
 Then shall tlie KiiiLC ^'^y unto them on In's 
 rii^ht hand, Conio, ye ))lesse(l of my Fathoi-, 
 inherit the king(iom prepared for you fiom 
 the foundation of the woild. 
 
 - St. Matt. .rxr. -IJf. 
 
 29 
 
 Wlio hath delivered us from the power of 
 darkness, and hath translated us into the 
 kingdom of liis deai' Son. 
 
 —Col i. 13. 
 
 30 
 
 Thou preventest him with the blessings of 
 
 goodness : thou settest a crown of pure gold 
 
 on his head. 
 
 — Psalm xxl. o. 
 
/BSarcb. 
 
' - /Ibarcb. 
 
 :]1 
 
 X(^ith(M- Crin they <Iie anv more : for tlii'v 
 are (ujual unto tlic an.i,'els ; and arc the 
 children of (Jod, hcinj; the chiklrcn uf the 
 resurrection. 
 
 T know Tliy will is ri;,Mit, 
 'I'lioiigh it may seem sevei'e ; 
 
 Thy path is still inisullied li,i<lit, 
 Though (laik it oft appeal-. 
 
 My God, Thy name is love : 
 A Father's hand is thine : 
 
 With tearful eye I look ahove, 
 And cry, " Thy will ])e mine." 
 
 —J. O. D. 
 
/Ifcarcb. 
 
Hpril. 
 
 Christ our passovei' is sacriliced for us : 
 Therefore let us keep the feast, not with 
 the old leaven, neither with the leaven of 
 malice and wickedness ; but with the un- 
 leavened bread of sincerity and truth. 
 
 — / Cor. r. / y <V. 
 
 T am that bread of Hfe. 
 
 — Sf. John ri. J/S. 
 
 Do this in remembrance of me. 
 
 — / Cor. u'L '2 If. 
 
LiiLi .r.ril. I'.t ( Smrnmi iitdl ). 
 
 Keiv, my Loid, I see Tliei' face to face : 
 
 H('i«' wouM I toiu'li and liaridlr things unsectj ; 
 
 Hole giasp witli tiniu'i- liainl tli' eternal ^Macr, 
 And all my weariness upon Thee lean. 
 
 Ifei'e would I feed up<»n the lu'ead of (lod ; 
 
 Here driid< w itii 'I'liee tiu* loyal wine of iieaven ; 
 Here would I lay aside each earthly load. 
 
 Here taste afresh the calm of sins foiiiiven. 
 
 ' »■ 
 
 Too soon we rise ; tiie syndiols disappear : 
 The feast, but not the love, is j)ast and gone ; 
 
 The bread and wine remove, but Thou art here — 
 Nearer than evei* -still my Shield and Sun. 
 
 Feast after feast thus eonies and passes by ; 
 
 Vet passing, ]:)oints to the great feast above, 
 (Jiving sweet foretastes of the festal joy, 
 
 The Lamb's great l)ri«hil ftNist of Idiss and love, 
 
 — H. HuNAIi. 
 
/ u 
 
 G 
 
 Bpril. 
 
 1 
 
 T am the good shephci'd, ;ui<l f know my 
 sheep, and am kuowii of mine. 
 
 — *SV. Jolni X. IJf. 
 
 Tliey that sow in tears sliall reap in jo}-^ 
 
 — Vxaliin c.r.i'vi. b. 
 
 8 
 
 If when we were enemies, we were recon- 
 ciled to God by the death of his Son, much 
 more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by 
 
 his life. 
 
 — Btym. V. 10. 
 
Bpril. 
 
78 
 
 Bpril. 
 
 4 
 
 At that day ye shall know that T am in 
 my Father, and ye in me, and I in you. 
 
 — St. John xir. 20. 
 
 He that bovveth to the Spirit shall of the 
 Spirit reap life everlasting. 
 
 — (Ud. ri <S. 
 
 6 
 
 The dead in Christ shall rise tirst : 
 Then we which are alivs and remain shall 
 be caught up together with them in the 
 clouds, to meet the Loi-d in the air : and so 
 shall we ever be with the Lord. 
 
 — / Thi'ss. ir. 17, 
 
Bpril. 
 
^0 Bpril. 
 
 As in Adam all die, even so in Christ 
 shall all be made alive. 
 
 — 1 Cor. ,ci\ 22. 
 
 8 
 
 The city had no need of the sun, neither 
 
 of the moon, . . . : for the glory of the 
 
 Lord did lighten it, and the Lamb is the 
 
 light thereof. 
 
 — Rcc. xxi. 2o. 
 
 9 
 
 The Lord preserveth all them that love 
 
 him. 
 
 — r><nlm cr/r. 2fK 
 
Bpril. 
 
 
 
^^li Bpril. 
 
 10 
 
 Thi^y that be wise shall shine as the l>ri,i,^ht- 
 
 ness of the finiiaiiieut ; aiul they that turn 
 
 many t(j righteousness as the stars tor ever 
 
 and ever. 
 
 — Dan. xii. S. 
 
 11 
 
 I will ransom them from the power of the 
 
 grave ; I will redeem them from death : () 
 
 death, I will 1k5 thy phigues ; O grave, I will 
 
 be thy destruction. 
 
 — Iloaea xiii. 1^. 
 
 12 
 
 The Lord is good, a stronghold in the day 
 
 of trouble ; he knoweth them that trust in 
 
 him. 
 
 — Nalium i. 7. 
 
BpriL 
 
8^ Bprtl 
 
 13 
 
 Tliou hast made him most })lessed for ever : 
 
 thou hast made him exceeding glad with thy 
 
 countenance. 
 
 — Psalm xxL 6. 
 
 14 
 
 So also is the resurrection of the dead. 
 
 It is sown in corruption ; it is raised in in- 
 
 corruption : it is sown in dishonour ; it is 
 
 raised in glory: it is sown in weakness; it is 
 
 raised in power. 
 
 —1 Cor. XV, Jf.2, 43. 
 
 15 
 
 Blessed are they that mourn, for they shall 
 
 be comforted. 
 
 — St. Matt. V. 4- 
 
Bpril. 
 
^^ Bpril. 
 
 16 
 
 Now is C^hrist risen from tlu' (lead, uiid 
 become the lirstfruits of them tluit slept. 
 
 — i Cor. XV. 20. 
 
 17 
 
 God shall wi})e away all tejirs from their 
 eyes; and there shall l)e no more death, 
 neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall 
 there be any more pain : for ' the formei* 
 things are passed away. 
 
 — Rev. xxi. 4- 
 
 18 
 
 The Father himself loveth 3-011, because ye 
 
 have loved me, and have believed that I 
 
 came out from God. 
 
 — Sf. Joltn xvi. 27. 
 
BpriU 
 
8^ Bpril. 
 
 19 
 
 The daysprin*^' from on high hatli visited 
 us, to give light to them that sit in daik- 
 ness, and in the shadow of death, to guide 
 our feet into the way of peace. 
 
 — >SV. Lnk^ i. 78, 79. 
 
 20 
 
 Merciful men are taken away, none con- 
 sidering that tlie righteous is taken away 
 
 from the evil to come. 
 
 — Isa. Ivii. 1. 
 
 21 
 
 To know the love of Christ, which passeth 
 
 knowledge. 
 
 — Ejjli. ill. 19. 
 
april. 
 
90 april. 
 
 22 
 
 Whoso eateth my Hesli, and drinketli my 
 
 blood, liath eternal life ; and I will raise him 
 
 up at the last day. 
 
 — S(\ John I'i. '^4- 
 
 23 
 
 There shall be no more curse : but the 
 throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in 
 it ; and his servants shall serve him. 
 
 — Her. xxii. 3. 
 
 24 
 
 Thou wilt show me the path of life : in 
 thy presence is fulness of joy ; at thy right 
 hand there are pleasures for evermore. 
 
 — Psalm xvi. 11, 
 
Bpril. 
 
02 Bpril. 
 
 25 
 
 He knoweth the way that I take : when 
 he hath tried me, I shall come forth as t'old. 
 
 — Job xxiii. 10. 
 
 2G 
 
 Thou w ilt keep liim in perfect peace, whose 
 
 mind is stayed on thee : because he trusteth 
 
 in thee. 
 
 — Isa. xxvi. 3. 
 
 27 
 
 To w^ait for his Son from heaven, whom 
 he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which 
 delivered us from the wrath to come. 
 
 —1 Thess. i. 10. 
 
Bpril. 
 
^^ XHpnl. 
 
 28 
 
 Yea, tlumi^h [ walk tlifuuu^h the vall«'y <»f 
 the shadow <jt' death, 1 will fear no evil : for 
 thou art with me ; thy I'od and thy staft* 
 they comfort me. 
 
 — Paafin xxiii. Jf. 
 
 2D 
 
 I am persuaded that neither death, nor 
 life, nor angels, noi- i)riiiei}»alities, nor 
 })owers, nor things present, nor things to 
 come, noi- lieight, nor depth, nor any otlier 
 creature, shall be able to sej^arate us from 
 the love of (Jod, which is in Christ Jesus our 
 Lord. — Rom. viii. JS, oU. 
 
 30 
 
 It is sown a natural body ; it is raised a 
 spiritual body. 
 
 — / Cor. XV. 44' 
 
Bpril. 
 
fIDa?. 
 
 Blessed be (iod, even the Father of our 
 Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, 
 and the (U^d of all comfort ; 
 
 Who coinforteth U3 in all our tril)ulatioii, 
 that we may be able to comfort them which 
 are in any trouble, by the comfort whore- 
 with we ourselves are comforted of God. 
 
 — ^ Cor. i. J, ^. 
 
Collie, l«l us juiii our frii'iids Jiliovr 
 Who luivf ohlaiiiM tin- pri/.f, 
 
 Atul oil tlie I'liglc w iiigs of lovr 
 I'o jovs i;elestial rise 1 
 
 Ia'A all llu' saints teiirstiial siiij', 
 
 \\ itii tliose to glory goiu' : 
 Ft»v all tlu> servants of our King, 
 
 111 (-arth aii<l liea\ n, art- one. 
 
 One ftiniilv we <l\v»Il in lliui, 
 
 One church above, beneatii. 
 Though now divide*! l»y the si ream, 
 
 Tile narrovN stream, of death. 
 
 One arm\ of the living (Jod 
 
 To His command we l>ow : 
 I'ait of His host have erossM the Hood, 
 
 Ami part are (.-rossing now . 
 
 Our spirits too sliall (|uickly join. 
 
 Like theirs with glory (Mown'd, 
 Ami shout to see ou- Captain's sign, 
 
 To hear His trumpet soun-l. 
 
 — C. VV'ESLliV. 
 
V'J^ /Ra«. 
 
 1 
 
 Surely, ... in the Lord havt* 1 right- 
 
 — Isii. x/c. ',*Jf. 
 
 eousncss and strength 
 
 Looking unto Jesus, the author and fin- 
 isher of our faith : who for the joy that was 
 set before him endured the cross, despising 
 the shame, and is set down at the right hand 
 
 of the throne of (iod. 
 
 — lleb .lii ,J. 
 
 Blessed is the man that endureth tempta- 
 tion : for when he is tried, he shall receive 
 the crown of life, which the Lord hath pro- 
 mised to them that love him. 
 
 — James L 12. 
 
/fbav. 
 
100 ma\>- 
 
 4 
 
 Knowing that he which raised up the Lord 
 Jesus shall raise u|) us also l)y Jesus, and 
 shall present us with you. 
 
 — .• Cor. Ic. /.^. 
 
 o 
 
 A father of the fatherless, and a judge of 
 the widow, is (lod in his holy habitation, 
 
 — Psalm ivviii. -7. 
 
 6 
 
 All have sinned, and come short of the 
 glory of God ; 
 
 Being justified freely by his grace through 
 the redemption that is in Christ Jesus. 
 
 — livin. ill. Joy J.'f. 
 
/USap. 
 
10-2 /iftav}. 
 
 Tlii' sun shali be ii<» nioi-c lliy li<;ht by 
 
 day; neither for V)rightness shall the moon 
 
 fifive lisrht unto thee : but the Lord sliall be 
 
 unto thee an everlasting^ h,L,dit, and thy (lod 
 
 thv .i^lory. 
 
 — /,sv(. Ix. I'J. 
 
 N 
 
 The Lord taketh pleasure in them that 
 fear him, in those that hope in his mercy. 
 
 — P.<ia/ni c.r] I'll. 11. 
 
 Now men see not the Ijright light which 
 
 is in the clouds. 
 
 — J oh ifx.i'ril. .v. 
 
/Ifta^. 
 
10 
 
 Til tlu' multitude of tiic soriows that i had 
 in my lieait : tliy (-(jmt'ojts ha\>' ivt'resluMi 
 mv soul. 
 
 — Psalni t'cir. 1'J ( Prnypv Hook vprsion). 
 
 II 
 
 If we he dead with him, we shall also live 
 with him : 
 
 Tf we suffer, we shall also reign with him. 
 
 ~:J Tim. ii. 11, l.L 
 
 Beloved, seeing that ye look for such 
 things, be diligent that ye may he found of 
 him in peace, without spot and blameless. 
 
 -—',i Pt'tpi' Hi. IJf. 
 
/■Sa^. 
 
1 ^^> /IftaK? 
 
 Tiiouiclf after my- skill woi-ms desti-ny this 
 body, v<*t in my tU'sh shall T sec God : whom 
 I shall see for myself, and mine eyes shall 
 ))ehold, and not another ; though my reins 
 l)e consumed witliin me. 
 
 — J oft xi.)'. .^^', jT. 
 
 14 
 
 Ye now therefore have sorrow : l:)ut I will 
 see you as^ain, and your heart shall rejoice, 
 and your joy no man taketh fi'om you. 
 
 — St. John .rri. :^.*. 
 
 15 
 
 When Christ who is our life shall appear, 
 then shall ye also ai)pear with him in glory. 
 
 — Col. HI. Jf. 
 
/nSa\2. 
 
1 ^^^ /BSa!?. 
 
 16 
 
 Lord, thou wilt (nxlain pj'acc foi- us : foi* 
 tliou ;ils() hast wroui^lit all our works in us. 
 
 —Isn. xxri. It. 
 
 17 
 
 Ye my flock, the Hock of my pasture, are 
 
 irien, aiul I am vout- (hxl, saith the Lord 
 
 (Jod. 
 
 — Ezpk. xxxlr. ->'/. ♦ 
 
 IS 
 
 Then they that feared tlie Lord spake 
 often one to anotlier : and the Lord heark- 
 ened, and heard it, and a l)ook of remem- 
 brance was written before him for them that 
 feared the liord, and that thougiit upon his 
 name. • 
 
 — MaJ. Hi. in. 
 
fSsA^r 
 
1 1 < > /I5a\2. 
 
 11) 
 
 EveryorK' tluit askelli receivetli ; and Ik; 
 that s«M'k«'th lindoth. 
 
 —St. Lah' xi. /O. ■ 
 
 20 
 
 As a sht^plici'd seeketli out liis tlock in the 
 
 da}^ that he; is among his slu'cj) that aro 
 
 scattered : so will I seek out my sheep, and 
 
 will deliver them out of all places where 
 
 they have been scattered in the cloudy and 
 
 dark day. 
 
 — Ezek. .I'.vxir. 1 !. 
 
 21 
 
 How excellent is thv lovinfckindness, O 
 (rod ! therefore the children of men put theii* 
 trust under the shadow of thy wings. 
 
 — Psul lit ,i:i;i:t'l. /. 
 
/ftag. 
 
\\'2 
 
 /Iblg. 
 
 .)•> 
 
 I will tW(l tluMM ill a gnnd |>aslui«', and 
 upon the liit^li luniiiitains. 
 
 The sutieriui^s <»t' tliis present time are not 
 
 worthy to he conipared with the gloiy wliicli 
 
 sliall he revealed in us. 
 
 — Rom. ri'ii. /.v. 
 
 24 
 
 He shall deliver thee in six troubles : yea, 
 in seven there shall no evil touch thee. 
 
 — Job r. UK 
 
fflS^W' 
 
lU /iftais?. 
 
 25 
 
 Behold, happy is the man whom God 
 
 correcteth : therefore despise not thou the 
 
 chastening of the Lord. 
 
 — Job V. //. 
 
 26 
 
 If children, then heirs ; heirs of God, and 
 joint-heirs with Christ ; if so be that we 
 suffer with him, that we may be also glorified 
 
 together. 
 
 — Rom. viii. 7/. 
 
 27 
 
 Thus saith the Lord God ; Behold, I, even 
 T, will both search my sheep and seek them 
 
 out. 
 
 — Ji^zek. xxxlr. 11, 
 
/nsa\?. 
 
28 
 
 Unto vou that fear my name shall the 
 Sun of righteousness arise with liealing in 
 
 his wings. 
 
 — JIal. ic. J. 
 
 id' J 
 
 He is not a G<»d of the dead, but of the 
 livinijf : for all live unto him. 
 
 — St. Lake .(•.''. -iS. 
 
 30 
 
 I will seek that which was lo.t, and bring 
 aizain that whicli was driven awav, and I 
 will bind \x\) that which was broken, and 
 will strengthen that which was sick. 
 
/Il>av>. 
 
118 /iftaa 
 
 :il 
 
 \\'liidi Jiir (l('i);irt('(l tVom the shadow of 
 the woild, and liasc received ^loi'ious Ljar- 
 meiits of the T.ord. 
 
 The Spirit in <hu' hearts 
 
 Is whispering, Sinner, come I 
 The l)ri(le, the Chiucii of Christ, prochiiiiis 
 
 To all His ehihiren, Come I 
 
 Let him that heareth, say 
 
 To all ahout him, Come I 
 Let him that thirsts for righteousness. 
 
 To Christ, the tVuintain, come I 
 
 Vea, \\ hosoevei" will. 
 
 Oh, let him freely eome, 
 
 And freely drink the stream of life 1 
 
 "Tis Jesus bids him eome. 
 
 — Anon, 
 
/lfta\?. 
 
3unc- 
 
 Wlioso krepetli liis woi'd, in him vci-ilv is 
 tlic \()\o, of (Jod j»<Mf«'ct(Ml : lifMchv know 
 \\<' that we ;u«' in In'in. 
 
 / JoJdI It. .',. 
 
 Tf ve lo\'(» nif, l<o<»]) lu}' comiujindinents. 
 
 — *SV. JoJin .fir. J'j. 
 
/<tnah .'III. Ii'i. 
 
 W'licii uc i<unn»t sec uiu' way. 
 Let us trust ami still (>l»ev : 
 He who l»i<Is us foi\vai«l go, 
 ("anii<»t tail the way to show. 
 
 Tlioutih llir sra In- lircp and w iijr, 
 'riiou*ili a |>assat^e seem denied, 
 Feailess let us still ])j'o(eed, 
 Since tin- L<nd \ouclisat"es t<» lead. 
 
 Thouiili it seem the glo<»m «»f ni^ht, 
 ThoULi;h we see no ray ot li,Ldit. 
 Since the Lord himself is there, 
 Tis not meet that we sh»»uld trai. 
 
 Night with Him is ncxcr night. 
 Where He is, there all is light ; 
 WIkmi He calls us. why delay".' 
 They are happy who obey. 
 
 Ri:v. .1. Kkf.i.v 
 
1-22 5un. 
 
 \\v sli.'ill see nt' tlic tf;i\;iil of Iiis sniil, and 
 
 v.liall Im' satisfied. 
 
 — Asv/, ///*/*. / /. 
 
 2 
 
 The Lord will give strength unto his 
 people ; the Loi-d will hless his people with 
 })eace. 
 
 — I^sdhu xxir. J 1. 
 
 If T go and prepare a place for you, I will 
 come again, and receive you unto nn^self ; 
 that where I am, there ye may be also. 
 
 — *SV. John XIV. o. 
 
3unc. 
 
'-» June. 
 
 I would not lia\r you to Ur ij^qiorant, 
 bretlnTM, conciMniiii; tliciii which avc jish'c)), 
 that ye sonow not, fveii as others which 
 have no liojic. 
 
 TTe sliall enter into peace ; they shall lest 
 in theii' IhmIs, each one walkin<^ in his up- 
 ri.i^htness. 
 
 — Isa. Iri'i. J. 
 
 6 
 
 J shall f;o to him, but he shall not return 
 to me. 
 
 — ? San?, cn'i. ?./. 
 
3nnc. 
 
•2<> 3unc. 
 
 lie layt!tli up sound wisdom tni- tlio ri<^}it- 
 pous ; ho is ;i hufklcr to thoin that walk u|>- 
 
 liijhtly. 
 
 /i • • » 
 
 rnr. ii. / . 
 
 8 
 
 He tliat hath luy eoiiimaiidmcnts, and 
 kc'fjM'th them, lie it is that lovoth n\v ; and 
 he that lovcth me shall he loved of my 
 Father, and i will love him, and will mani- 
 fest myself to him. 
 
 .S/. ./o/ui .lit'. ,*1. 
 
 9 
 
 Many are the afflictions of the ri'diteous ; 
 but the L«)i-d delivereth him out of them all. 
 
 — l*s(ih}i xxxlr. 19. 
 
3uuc. 
 
1-^ 3imc. 
 
 10 
 
 The path of the just is as the shining light, 
 that shineth more and more unto tlie perfect 
 day. 
 
 — Pnn'. it\ /S. 
 
 11 
 
 As the mountains are round aljout Jeru- 
 salem, so the Lord is round about his people 
 from henceforth even for ever. 
 
 — Psiilnt cr.rc, ,,\ 
 
 \2 
 
 All mine are thine, and thine are mine 
 and I am glorified in them. 
 
 — *SV. Jo/tH .rrii. /f). 
 
5unc. 
 
 9 
 
1:30 3unc. 
 
 18 
 
 We all with open face beholding as in a 
 irlass the >Aovy of the Lord, are changed into 
 the same image from glory to glory, even as 
 by the Spirit of the Lord. 
 
 — 2 Cor. Hi. IS. 
 
 14 
 
 The riirhteous crv, and the Lord heareth 
 them : and delivereth them out of all their 
 
 trouble. 
 
 — Findm xxxiv. 17. 
 
 15 
 
 I love them that love me : and those that 
 seek me early shall find me. 
 
 — Prov. via. 17. 
 
3nnc- 
 
13-2 5unc. 
 
 IG 
 
 Perfect love castetli out fear. 
 
 — 1 Juliii ir. IS. 
 
 17 
 
 He asked life of thee, and tliou gavest it 
 him, even lengtli of days for ever and ever. 
 
 — Psalm XX I. 4' 
 
 18 
 
 In the way of righteousness is life : and 
 in tlie pathway thereof there is no death. 
 
 — Frov. xii. ;^S, 
 
3unc. 
 
134 5 line 
 
 19 
 
 This pp<)i)lo have T funned for myself : 
 they sliall show forth my pi-aise. 
 
 — Isd. xliii. 21. 
 
 20 
 
 Behold, what manner of love the Father 
 hath ])estowe(l upon us, that we should he 
 called the sons of God. 
 
 — 1 JoJi 71 Hi. 1. 
 
 21 
 
 So Christ was once offered to hear the sins 
 
 of many ; and unto them that look for him 
 
 shall he appear the second time without sin 
 
 unto salvation. 
 
 —JL'h. ix. 2S. 
 
3imc. 
 
1 •^<> 5unc. 
 
 •)•> 
 
 I liave l)l()tt('(l out, as a thick cloud, thy 
 transgressions, and, as a cloud, thy sins : . . . 
 for I liave redeemed thee. 
 
 — Ina. xliv. £j*. 
 
 28 
 
 This is the promise that he hath given us, 
 
 even eternal life. 
 
 — 1 John a. 2'). 
 
 24 
 
 Christ is not entered into the holy places 
 made with hands, which are a figure of the 
 true ; Ijut into heaven itself, now to appear 
 in the presence of God for us. 
 
 — lleh. ix. 2Jj.. 
 
3unc. 
 
^•^8 5unc. 
 
 25 
 
 Thou art my servant . . .: tlioii shalt not 
 
 — Ti^a. :i'Hv. 21. 
 
 1)0 forgotten of nic 
 
 2G 
 
 The world passotli awa}', . . . : but he that 
 doeth the will of God abideth for ever. 
 
 — 1 Jolni a. 17. 
 
 27 
 
 God is not ashamed to be called their 
 God : for he hath prepared for them a city. 
 
 — Ilah, XI. 16, 
 
3mc 
 
li<J Simc. 
 
 28 
 
 What tlianks can we rcndor to God aifaiii 
 for you, foi' all the jnv wluMcwitli we joy 
 foi* your sakcs before our (Jod. 
 
 — / Thess. Hi. U. 
 
 29 
 
 My Father, whicli f^nw them me, is greater 
 than all ; ami no man is able to pluck them 
 out of my Father's hand. 
 
 — .S'^ John X. 29. 
 
 30 
 
 Like as a father pitieth his children, so 
 the Lord pitieth them that fear him. 
 
 — Psalm ciii. 13. 
 
3mc. 
 
3ul^. 
 
 Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt lov^e the 
 Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with 
 all thy soul, and with all thy mind. 
 
 This is the first and great commandment. 
 
 And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt 
 love thy neighbour as thyself. 
 
 On these two commandments hang all the 
 law and the prophets. 
 
 — St. Matt. xxii. 37-J4D. 
 
Lord Ji'sus, as Tliou uilt ! 
 
 (Jli, may Thy v\ ill l)c mine ; 
 into Thv liaiitl of loxe 
 
 I will mv all lesiicn. 
 TIii'oUi;li sori'ow oi* tlirou^li joy, 
 
 C(-Hi(hit't me as 'J'liine own, 
 Ami ln.'l[) me still to say, 
 
 My Lord, Thy ^^•ill be done I 
 
 Loid Jesus, as 'i'liou wilt I 
 
 When death itself draws nigh, 
 To Thy dear wounded side 
 
 I would for refuge fly, 
 Leaning on Tliec^ to go 
 
 Where Thou befoi'e hast gone ; 
 The I'est as Thou sluilt please, 
 
 My Lord, Thy will l)e done ! 
 
 Lord Jesus, as Thou wilt 1 
 
 All shall he well for me ; 
 Each changing future scene 
 
 I gladiv trust with Thee. 
 Straight to my home above 
 
 I travel cahnlv on, 
 And sing in life or death, 
 
 " Mv Lord, Thv will be done l" 
 
 13. SCIIMOLK. 
 
1^^ 3i\i\l- 
 
 Greater luve hath no man than tliis, tliat 
 a man lav (Iunvji his life for his friends. 
 
 — St. 'Joint 'JLT. I-L 
 
 9 
 
 T know the thouglits tliat J tliink toward 
 you, saitli the Lord (Jod, thoughts of peace, 
 and not of evil, to give you an expected end. 
 
 Fear not, . . . ; I will help thee, saith 
 
 the Lord, and thy redeemer, the Holy One 
 
 of Israel. 
 
 — Isa. xli. III.. 
 
3ul\?. 
 
 10 
 
liG 5ul\?. 
 
 I will j-ather iIr'hi that are sorrowful. 
 
 — /jeph. Hi. I^. 
 
 5 
 
 Peace I leave with you, my peace I ,^'ive 
 unto you : not as the world giveth, give T 
 unto you. Let nut your heart be troubled, 
 neither let it be afraid. 
 
 — St. John xiv. 27. 
 
 6 
 
 Come unto me, all ye that labour and are 
 heavy laden, and I will give you rest. 
 
 — St. Matt. xi. 2b\ 
 
3iill?. 
 
1^'^ 3m- 
 
 Now tlicrefore ye are no nmi't; .straii_LC<'rs 
 and f()rei<;ners, ]>ut fellow citizens with the 
 saints, and of the household of CJod. 
 
 —Ay I. a. UK 
 
 8 
 
 Wlien tlie fi'uit is broii«dit foi-tli innnedi- 
 
 ately he putteth in the sickle, because the 
 
 harvest is come. 
 
 — *SV. Jfark iv. 2iJ. 
 
 9 
 Call upon nie in the day of trouble. 
 
 — Psalm I. /J. 
 
3ulg- 
 
150 3ulS. 
 
 10 
 
 Our H,i;l»t aflHction, wliicli is l)ut for a 
 nioiiuMit, woikcitli for us a far more exceed- 
 ing and eternal weiglit of glory. 
 
 — 2 Cor. ir. 17 , 
 
 11 
 
 What I do thou knowest not now ; but 
 tliou shalt know hereafter. 
 
 — ^t. John xiii. 7. 
 
 12 
 
 Thy will be done. 
 
 —SL Matt. vL 10, 
 
5ulB. 
 
• ^ _ 
 
 This is tliat ])r(M(l which c;iino down ffoni 
 
 heaven : n(»t as your fatlujis did eat manna, 
 
 and are dead : lie tliat eateth of this Ijicad 
 
 shall live for ever. 
 
 — .S7. J(>hn ri. oS. 
 
 14 
 
 With loni' life will T satisfv him : and 
 
 show him my salvation. 
 
 — Psdlia u'ci. Id 
 
 15 
 
 The fear of the Lord is strons: confidence : 
 and his children shall have a place of refuge. 
 
 — Prov. j'ir, 26, 
 
3ul\?. 
 
16 
 
 If wo hclicvc tliat Jesus diod and i'<)s«» 
 ii«;.'iin, rvcii s«» tlu'iii also wliicli sleep in 
 Jesus will (Jod hriiii^ with hiiu. 
 
 — / Thena. iv. I4. 
 
 17 
 
 The Lord knowoth the days of the up- 
 right : and their inheritance shall he for 
 
 ever. 
 
 — Psalm xxxvii. IS. 
 
 18 
 
 Ah the sufferings of Christ abound in us, 
 so our consolation also aboundeth i)y Christ. 
 
 — 3 Cor. i. 6. 
 
5ul^. 
 
150 5ul\>. 
 
 19 
 
 Who <lie(l for us, that whether we wake or 
 sleep, we should Hve toL^ether witli him. 
 Wherefore comfort yourse^lves to(jjetlier. 
 
 —1 Thes^. V. 10. 
 
 20 
 
 As one whom liis mother comfortetli, so 
 
 will I comfort you. 
 
 — Isa. Ixvi. 13. 
 
 21 
 
 Blessed are the dead which die in the 
 Lord from henceforth : yea, saith the Spirit, 
 that they may rest from their labours, and 
 their works do follow them. 
 
 — Rev. xiv. 13. 
 
5ule. 
 
158 
 
 5ulB. 
 
 22 
 
 To me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. 
 
 23 
 
 In tlie body of his liesli through death, to 
 present you holy and unblameable and un- 
 reproveable in his sight. 
 
 24 
 
 Therefore with joy shall ye draw water 
 out of the wells of salvation. 
 
 — Isa, xii. 3. 
 
5ulv}. 
 
25 
 
 liehold, God is my salvation ; I will ti'ust, 
 
 and not bci afraid ; foi' the Loi'd Jcliovali is 
 
 my strLMi«^th and my son^ ; lie is become my 
 
 salvation. 
 
 — /.srt. xii. 2. 
 
 20 
 
 Behold, 1 come (juickly; and my reward 
 
 is with me, to give every man according as 
 
 his work shall be. 
 
 — Rev. xxii. 12. 
 
 27 
 
 Those that ai'e planted in the house of the 
 Lord shall tiourish in the courts of our God, 
 
 — Pttahn xcii. IS, 
 
;^uhr 
 
 11 
 
h;:^ 5iil>2. 
 
 28 
 
 Since tliou wast pi'ecioiis in my sii^'lit, 
 
 thou liJisi been hoiiouraljle, and 1 have loved 
 
 thee. 
 
 — Isn, xHil. Jf. 
 
 21) 
 
 lilessed })e the (Jod and Father of oui' 
 
 Lord Jesus Christ, nhieh aeeording to liis 
 
 al)undant merev hatli be<'otteii us a«fain unto 
 
 a lively h(H)e by tlie resurrection of .Jesus 
 
 Chiist from the dead. 
 
 — / P<'frr i J. 
 
 :J0 
 
 To an inheritance incorrui>til)le and un- 
 
 defiled, and that fadeth not awav, reserved 
 
 in heaven. 
 
 —1 Pefer i Jf. 
 
3ul\?. 
 
HU 
 
 3ulir 
 
 He wliicli sowetli Ixnintit'ully sliall rcjqt 
 also bcjuntifully. 
 
 / rii(-^s. ir. 1 ,'f.. 
 
 Asleep in Jesus I Oli, how sweet 
 
 To l>e for such a slumber meet I 
 
 With holy eontidenee to sing 
 
 That Death liath h)st its venomed sting ! 
 
 Asleep ill .lesus I peaceful rest, 
 Whose waking is su})remely blest I 
 No feai', no woe, shall dim tliat hour 
 That manifests the Saviour's ])owei-. 
 
 — Anon. 
 
5ul\r 
 
Huaue^t. 
 
 ri<>. (urrv niic tliJit thirstctli, cuinc vc to 
 tilt! waters, and 1m' tliat hatli im money ; 
 come ye, buy, and eat ; yea, conx', buy wine 
 and milk without money and witliout price. 
 
 -/.sv/. I r. /. 
 
 Lord, we ;i('('('j)t with lliiinktul iicMft 
 T1h> h(i]R' Thy gi'acicnis woids iiiij»art : 
 W'r cimH' with t miildiiiu', yi'l icjoicc. 
 Ami Ifli'ss tlu' Uiiid iinitiiiu voifc. 
 
 A NOV. 
 
• I.u : I .1111 with iluT : ■ l'>i<l lliy fi-ars 
 
 Ami anxious sotrnus erase ; 
 My liaiid sliall <lr_N ». li.v Kilter teai's, 
 
 My lips shall whis|)ei- peai-e. 
 
 •• Ij«» 1 i am \\ itli tliec; : ■■ W'lirii t 1h' ti»nil> 
 
 Thy lo\eil ones ealls away, 
 My voiee shall cheer the valley-^floom 
 
 With thou^^'lits of endless day. 
 
 '• Lo : 1 am with thoe : ■■ When the hed 
 
 Of languishing is tliine. 
 Thou shalt r<'pose thine aeliing head 
 
 I'pon my lo\'e divine. 
 
 " Lo : 1 am with thee \" Still the same. 
 
 Through endless yeai's ahove, 
 "Mid l)rightei' wf>rl<ls I shall ])ro('laiir. 
 
 Mv chanu'eless. deathless lox'e. 
 
 MACurKF, 
 
IC^ * BlHlUBt. 
 
 My kindness shall tint <l«'ji,ut from tlicc, 
 iM'itliHj' shall the <;oveiiaiit of my |M'aft' Ijc 
 icmoved, saith the Loid that hath mercy on 
 thee. 
 
 — Jsii. He. lo. 
 
 My people sliall ht; satisfied with njy good- 
 ness, saitli the Lord. 
 
 — Jcr. .I'.r.ri. /.f. 
 
 The Lord taketh pleasure in liis people 
 he will beautify the meek with salvation. 
 
 — Psaltn cxli.i'. Jf. 
 
Biuiuet. 
 
l'<^> 2limu6t. 
 
 Whosoever ]i\'otli anrl ])o]ieveth in mo 
 shall never die. 
 
 — Sf. Joint xi. 2^). 
 
 
 Beini,' justified })y faith, we have peace 
 with God throujjfh our Lord Jesus Christ. 
 
 — Rom. r. 7. 
 
 () 
 
 Thou, which hast showed me great and 
 sore troubles, shalt (juicken me again, and 
 shalt bring jne up again from ^lie depths 
 of the earth. 
 
Biuiuet. 
 
1"- Buaust. 
 
 Tlic wildcniL'ss and the solitary place shall 
 be glad for them ; and the desert shall le- 
 joice, and lilossom as the I'ose. 
 
 — Fsa. XTxr. 1 . 
 
 8 
 
 The glury whicli thou gavest me 1 have 
 given them ; that tliey may be one, even as 
 we are one. 
 
 — .SV. John xvii. .?,?. 
 
 9 
 
 J will hope continually, and will yet praise 
 
 thee more and more. 
 
 — l*salm Ixxi. 1^. 
 
Buauet 
 
10 
 
 Who reinemljered us in our low estate 
 for his mercy enduretli for evei*. 
 
 ■ — Psalm c.i;r,rci. JJ. 
 
 II 
 
 1 ;iiM roine a Hijjht into thr world, tliat 
 
 whosoever believeth on )ne should not abide 
 
 in darkness. 
 
 ^7. Joint. ,cii. ./6*. 
 
 12 
 
 Thev m) from streni^th to stren<jfth, eveiv 
 one of them in Zion appeareth ^ ofore God. 
 
 — Fsdlm Ixxxic. 7. 
 
Buou^t. 
 
1 "<> Buqu6t. 
 
 No lion shall l)e thert;, nor any ravenous 
 beast shall go up thereon, it shall not be 
 found there ; ])ut the ledeenied shall walk 
 there. 
 
 14 
 
 I will not leave you comfortless : I will 
 
 come to you. 
 
 — St. John xiv. IS. 
 
 15 
 
 Blessed is the man whose strength is in 
 thee ; in whose heart are thy ways. 
 
 —I\sa/in Lrxxir. -7 ( Prai/fr Hook rerf<iotiJ. 
 
Bu^ust. 
 
 12 
 
17H BiujU6t. 
 
 JG 
 
 They shall see the L;l(ny of the Lord, and 
 th(3 excellency of our (Jod. 
 
 — Jt«1. .I'.i.rr. i. 
 
 17 
 
 Beinir made free from sin, and become 
 servants to God, ye have your fruit unto 
 holiness, and the end everlasting life. 
 
 — Rom. vi. 2J. 
 
 18 
 
 Riirhteousness shall ijfo before him ; and 
 shall set us in the way of his steps. 
 
 ' — Pfidlia l.rxxr. Li 
 
Biuiuet. 
 
1«0 Buou^t. 
 
 19 
 
 Tlie inhiil)itjuit siiJill not say, I Jtin sick 
 tin; }HH)pl<; that dwc'll tlu^ieiii shall l>e for 
 gi\('ii thfir iiii«[iiitif.s. 
 
 — /,^7^ .r.r.i'iii. J//. 
 
 20 
 
 As tlie Father Iwith loved nw, so havt' I 
 
 loved you. 
 
 — iSt. John ,ir. It. 
 
 21 
 
 The Lord God is a sun and shield : the 
 
 Lord will give grace and glory : no good 
 
 thinir will he withhold from them that walk 
 
 uprightly. 
 
 — Vsaiin Ixxxir. 11. 
 
BuoutU 
 
^^'^ BUtlU£it. 
 
 22 
 
 That as sin hath leMi^mtMl unto dcatli, cxen 
 so nii^lit urace ivii^n tlu'oui^li I'inlitcousnpss 
 unto eternal Vdv l)v .lesus (.'hi-ist our Ijord. 
 
 - -Rout, r, !1 . 
 
 23 
 
 T know tliat my redeemer livcth, and that 
 
 he sliall stand at tlie latter day upon th(^ 
 
 earth. 
 
 — Job xix, !■'». 
 
 24 
 
 He shall feed his flock like a shepherd : 
 
 he shall gatlier the iambs with his arms, and 
 
 carry them in his l)osom. 
 
 — Isa. xL 11. 
 
Bu^ust. 
 
1 "^ ^ Buoast. 
 
 25 
 
 We also joy in (Jod tlirougli our fjord 
 
 .h'sus Christ, 1)V whom wo have now received 
 
 the atonement. 
 
 -RoiN. r. 11. 
 
 26 
 
 There is no (xod like thee, . . . , who keep- 
 est covenant and mercy with thy servants 
 that walk before thee with all their heart. 
 
 — 1 Kiuffs via. .^'i. 
 
 27 
 
 Christ is the end of the law for righteous- 
 ness to every one that helieveth. 
 
 — Rom. a\ Jf. 
 
Buciuet. 
 
1<^^*> Biuiu^t. 
 
 2S 
 
 Me sliall dwell oti liiu,li : his place of <le^ 
 fence slwill l>e the munitions of locks. 
 
 -- Isd, {ci'xiil. in. 
 
 29 
 
 l^edeenied . . . witii the precious ])lood 
 of Clirist, as of a lainh without hleniish and 
 without spot. 
 
 30 
 
 God comniendeth his love toward us, in 
 
 that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died 
 
 for us. 
 
 — Rom. r. S. 
 
Buaust. 
 
He liatli nwulc liiiit to lu- sin toi' us, wln> 
 knew no sin ; tliat we iiiii'in ?'♦• nifulc tlie 
 ri<,'hteousiiess of (Jod in hi in. 
 
 ^ „J C„r. r. ;JI. 
 
 The saints, vvlu^ now in .Jesus slee}). 
 His own almighty ])ower sliall kee}>, 
 '!'ill <lawns the ])jiglit ilhistrioiis <lay, 
 Wlien death itself shall die awav. 
 
 Anon. 
 
 Tlie Church on earth hath uni(»n 
 
 With (lod, the Three in One, 
 And mystic, sweet communion 
 
 With those whose rest is won : 
 happy ones and holy I 
 
 Lord, give us grace that we. 
 Like them, the meek and lowlv. 
 
 On high may dwell with Thee. 
 
 — S. J. Stunk 
 
BiHiuet. 
 
September. 
 
 vVe have not an higli })riest which cannot 
 be touched with the feehni^ of our infiruii- 
 tics : })ut was in all points terii2)te(l like as 
 we ar'3, vet without sin. 
 
 Let us therefore come bokll\' unto the 
 thionc; of «'race, that we uuiv obtain mercy, 
 and tind i^race to help in time of need. 
 
 — Huh, if. 7-7, J^i. 
 
Hast thou uitliin n care .so «Um'|) 
 It chases from thine eyelids sleeji".' 
 To thv Refleenier take that eaie, 
 Arnl (•han;^'e atixiety to pi'ayer. 
 
 Hast thou a lio]n' with whieh tliy heait 
 Would feel it ahnost death to part '.' 
 Entreat thy (1<»<1 that hojie to oiown 
 Or i{ivc tiiee streiiiitli to la\' it <lowii. 
 
 Hast thou a fiieiid whosi- image (h'ai' 
 May |)rove an idol worshipjied here".' 
 Im])lore the Loi'd that naught may Ue 
 A shadow betMeon heaven and thee. 
 
 Wiuite'er the care which breaks thy lest, 
 Whate'er the wish that swells thy breast, 
 Sprea<l ])efore God that wish, that care, 
 And change' anxiety to prayer. 
 
 — Anon. 
 
1-^- September. 
 
 After he had patiently eiidureil, he oh- 
 tained the pioniise. 
 
 I Juried with him in })a[)tism, wherein also 
 ye are risen with him through the faith of 
 the operation of (lod, who hath raised him 
 fi'om the dead. 
 
 3 
 
 (living thanks unto the Father, which 
 hath made us meet to be partakers of the 
 inheritance of the saints in light. 
 
 — Col I 12, 
 
September. 
 
 13 
 
19 J September. 
 
 4 
 
 Of whom the woild was not worthy. 
 
 — IL'b. xi. J8. 
 
 5 
 
 Surely he shall not be moved for ever : the 
 jhteoT 
 brance. 
 
 righteous shall be in everlasting remem 
 
 — Psahn cxii. 6. 
 
 Till we all come in the unity of the faith, 
 and of the knowledge of the Son of God, 
 unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the 
 stature of the fulness of Christ. 
 
 — Fph. iv. 13. 
 
September. 
 
11)6 ScptcmDcv. 
 
 Who (lied for us, that whetlier we wake 
 or sleep, we should live together with him. 
 
 —1 Tlu^ss. 0. 10. 
 
 8 
 
 Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive 
 
 the reward of the inheritance : for ye serve 
 
 the Lord Christ. 
 
 — Col. Hi. 24^. 
 
 9 
 
 He will fulfil the desire of them that fear 
 
 him. 
 
 — Psahn cxlv. 10. 
 
September. 
 
1'38 September. 
 
 10 
 
 For I Ikivo satiated the \v(\u-y soul, and I 
 liavo repleiiisljod every soiTowt'ul soul. 
 
 — Je.r. XXXI. 2f}. 
 
 11 
 
 The Lord is good unto them tliat wait for 
 him, to the soul that seeketh liim. 
 
 — Lmn. Hi. '3-7. 
 
 12 
 
 Blessed are those servants, whom their 
 Lord wdien he cometh sJiall find watching : 
 verily I say unto you, that lie will gird him- 
 self, and make them sit down to meat, and 
 will come forth and serve them. 
 
 — St. Luke xii. 37. 
 
September. 
 
-00 September. 
 
 13 
 
 Though he cause grief, yet will he have 
 compassion according to the multitude of his 
 mercies. 
 
 — Lam. Hi. '}2. 
 
 14 
 
 Seest thou how faith wrought with his 
 works, and by works was faith made perfect. 
 
 — James ii. 2 J. 
 
 15 
 
 Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, 
 and that seek him with their whole heart. 
 
 — P>iahn cxix. 2. 
 
September. 
 
-02 September. 
 
 If) 
 
 Tn all their afflictions he was afflicted, and 
 the ani^'el of his })resence saved them : in his 
 love and in his pity lie redeemed them. 
 
 — Is((. 1,1'iii. U. 
 
 17 
 
 They shall abundantly utter the memory 
 
 of thy great goodness, and shall sing of thy 
 
 righteousness. 
 
 — J^salni cxlv. 7. 
 
 18 
 
 I am the Lord thy God, the Hol}^ One of 
 
 Israel, thy Saviour. 
 
 — Isa. xUii. 3. 
 
September. 
 
204 September. 
 
 19 
 
 It' tho Spirit of liiin tiiat raised up Jesus 
 
 from tlie dead dwell in 3'ou, he that raised 
 
 up Christ from the d(\ad shall also (juicken 
 
 your mortal bothes \)y his Spirit that dvvelleth 
 
 in you. 
 
 — Jfiom. riii. 11. 
 
 20 
 
 He is our peace, who hatli made both one, 
 
 and hath l)roken down the middle wall of 
 
 partition between us. 
 
 — Eiylt. ii. 14. 
 
 21 
 
 • The Lord is my portion, saitli my soul ; 
 therefore will I hope in him. 
 
 — Lam. Hi. 24- 
 
September 
 
-^^♦*> September. 
 
 22 
 
 Jiciiii^ justituMi tVocly })y liis l^hich; tlin)U_ij;li 
 the icdc'iiij)tiuii that is in ChrisL .Jesus. 
 
 — Rom. ill. ,*Jf. 
 
 28 
 
 Nevertlioh'ss I am cuntiiiually witli theo 
 thou hast huldeii mc by my right liand. 
 
 — Psalm Ixxiii. 23., 
 
 24 
 
 My tabernacle also shall be with them : 
 
 yea, 1 will be their God, and they shall be 
 
 my people. 
 
 — Ezek. xxxvii. 27. 
 
September. 
 
-^8 September. 
 
 25 
 
 To set up on high those that be low : that 
 those wVach mourn may hv. exalted to safety. 
 
 —Job i\ 11. 
 
 26 
 
 Whom he did foreknow, he also did pre- 
 destinate to be conformed to the image (if 
 his Son, that he might be the firstborn 
 
 among many brethren. 
 
 — Rom. via. 20. 
 
 27 
 
 He maketh sore, and bindeth up : he 
 woundeth, and his hands make whole. 
 
 — Job V. 18. 
 
September. 
 
 H 
 
-i<^ September. 
 
 28 
 
 I havi3 i^ravt'ii tlit'e u}H)n tlu; palms of luy 
 hands : and thy walls arc cuntiuually before 
 
 me. 
 
 — Isa. .i'ILk. l(j. 
 
 2\) 
 
 Ye are come unto Mount Zion, and unto 
 the city of the living God, . . ., and to an 
 innumerable company of angels, to the 
 general assembly and church of the first- 
 born, . . ., and to God the judge of all, 
 and to the spirits of just men made perfect, 
 and to Jesus the mediator of the new 
 
 covenant. 
 
 — Ile1>. xii. 22- 2 J^. 
 
 :30 
 
 By one offering he hath perfected for ever 
 
 them that are sanctified. 
 
 — llah. X. 1^. 
 
September. 
 
©ctobcr. 
 
 If we say tliat we have no sin wt; deceive 
 ourselves, and the truth is not in us. 
 
 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and 
 
 just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us 
 
 from all unrighteousness. 
 
 — 1 Johti i. (V, y. 
 
 Cleanse thou me from my secret faults. 
 
 — Psalm xix. 12. 
 
And sho answorcHi, It is well. 
 
 — 2 Kiiujs iv. 20. 
 
 Beloved, '' It is well \" 
 
 (Jod's ways are always liirht ; 
 And pej'feet loye is o'er them all. 
 
 Thouiih far ahove our sii^lit. 
 
 Beloyed, "It is \vell I"" 
 
 Though deej) and sore the small, 
 The IkukI that wounds knows how to himl 
 
 And heal tlie broken heart. 
 
 Beloyed, " It is well !" 
 
 T]ii,tiy;h soiTow clouds our way, 
 
 'Twill only make the joy more <lear 
 That ushers in the <lay. 
 
 Beloyed, "It is well !" 
 
 The path that Jesus trod, 
 Though rough and straight and dark it be, 
 
 Leads home to heayen and (Jod, 
 
 — Anon. 
 
214 October. 
 
 Thon^forc Ixani; justified by faitli, we Iwive 
 
 peace with Gud through our Lord Jesus 
 
 Christ. 
 
 — Rom. r. 1. 
 
 2 
 
 He shall spare the poor and needy, and 
 shall save tlie souls of the needy. 
 
 — Pxalm ixxii. J J. 
 
 3 
 
 Fear thou not ; for I am with thee : bo 
 
 not dismayed ; for I am thy God : . . . ; I 
 
 will uphold thee with the right hand of my 
 
 righteousness. 
 
 — /^'a. xli. 10. 
 
October. 
 
^IG October. 
 
 4 
 
 Thou slialt know that T the Lord am tliy 
 Saviour and thy redcH'nier. 
 
 — hd. Ix. Ki, 
 
 6 
 
 The Lord their God shall save them in 
 that day as the Hock of his people : for they 
 shall be as the stones of a crown, lifted up 
 as an ensign upon his land. 
 
 — Zech. ix. 10. 
 
 6 
 
 I, even I, am he that comforteth you. 
 
 — Isa. IL 12. 
 
October. 
 
'■^^^ October. 
 
 Thou artniy servant ; I have clioson thee, 
 and will not cast thee away. 
 
 — Isd. I'M. 9. 
 
 8 
 
 T will make with them a covenant of 
 
 peace. 
 
 — Ezek. x.r,icit\ 25. 
 
 9 
 
 The hour is coming, in the which all that 
 are in the graves shall hear his voice, and 
 shall come forth ; they that have done good, 
 unto the resurrection of life. 
 
 — aS^^. John V. 28, 29. 
 
October. 
 
•220 October. 
 
 10 
 
 Peace, peace to him that is far off, anJ to 
 him that is near, saith the Lord ; and ] will 
 
 heal him. 
 
 — Isd. Irii. ]U. 
 
 11 
 
 Jesus siiid unto him, Vv^-ily I say unto 
 thee. To day shalt thou be with ine in para- 
 dise. 
 
 — St. L^ke xxiii. Jf.3. 
 
 12 
 
 Blessed is the man that maketh the Lord 
 
 his trust. 
 
 — Paalm xl. Jf, 
 
October. 
 
'■^'^'■^ October. 
 
 13 
 
 As many as received him, to them gave 
 he power to become the sons of God. 
 
 — St. JoJiii i. Ij. 
 
 U 
 
 He hath borne our griefs, and carried our 
 
 sorrows. 
 
 — Isa. liii. Jf. 
 
 15 
 
 The eternal God is thy refuge, and under- 
 neath are the everlasting arms. 
 
 — Dent, xxxiii. 27. 
 
©ctobcr. 
 
-'24 October. 
 
 16 
 
 Fear not, little iluck ; for it is your 
 
 Father's good pleasure to give you the 
 
 kingdom. 
 
 — aSV. Luke xii. 3 J. 
 
 17 
 
 He shall cover thee with his feathers, and 
 under his wings slialt thou trust. 
 
 — Psalm xci. 4- 
 
 18 
 
 Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection 
 and the life : he that believeth in me, though 
 he were dead, yet shall he live. 
 
 — ^S'^ John xi, 2o, 
 
OctOlK'l. 
 
 IT) 
 
'2ii) October. 
 
 19 
 
 They tliat put their trust in him sliall 
 understand the ti'Uth, and such as be faitli- 
 t'ul in love shall abide with him, for grace 
 and mercy are to his saints. 
 
 — Wisdom Hi. -J (Apnrr/jplta). 
 
 20 
 
 Willini; rather to be absent from the 
 body, and to be present with the Lord. 
 
 — ^^ Cor. r. ,V. 
 
 21 
 
 If we have been planted together in the 
 likeness of his death, we shall be also in the 
 likeness of his resurrection. 
 
 — Rum. ci. '). 
 
October. 
 
228 October. 
 
 09 
 
 The redeemed i>f the Lord shall return, 
 and come with singing unto Zion ; and 
 everlasting joy shall be upon their head. 
 
 — Isa. li. 1 1 . 
 
 28 
 
 Receiving the end of your faith, even the 
 
 salvation of your souls. 
 
 —7 J't^ter i V. 
 
 24 
 
 Both he that sanctifieth and they who are 
 sanctified are all one : for which cause he is 
 not ashamed to call them brethren. 
 
 — lleh. li. 11. 
 
October. 
 
2'M) October. 
 
 'iry 
 
 Il.iviiiir Im'cii ii little cliasliscd, tlicv shall 
 ho (M'('atlv rewarded : for (Jod proved them 
 and found them worthy for himself. 
 
 — Wist/oitt til. ■'> ( Apon'f/phri ). 
 
 26 
 
 I will he a father unt(» you, and ye shall 
 V)e my sons and dausfhters, saith the Lord 
 
 Almi^htv. 
 
 ~! Cor. ri. IS. 
 
 27 
 
 T have formed thee: thou art my servant 
 , . thou shalt not he forgotten of me. 
 
 - Isa. xJir. 21. 
 
October. 
 
-">•- October. 
 
 2S 
 
 Sin(;o the l)('«,nnni!ii,' of thc^ world inon 
 luiv«' not licu'd, . . . , neither liath the eye 
 seen, () (Jod, })e.si(le thee, what lie hatli pre- 
 pared foi- him that waitcth for him. 
 
 — Txn. Ixir. Jf. 
 
 29 
 
 The Lord is good to all : and his tender 
 mercies are over all his works. 
 
 — I*!<alm r.rJr. U. 
 
 l)lessed are they which are persecuted for 
 riii^hteousness' sake : foi- theirs is the king- 
 dom of heaven. 
 
 — .S7. Mutt. r. jn. 
 
October. 
 
234 October. 
 
 . — , J 
 
 'IMirii^forc sliJill tliry tcccivo a i^loiious 
 kiiitrclom, and a beautiful ciowii from th<* 
 fiord's lianfl. 
 
 — \Vix(/o))t r. Id ( Aporrt//iha). 
 
 dal. ri. u. 
 
 " Be not weary," weeping Christian, 
 Tears endure l)ut for the night ; 
 
 Joy, deep joy, thy spirit greeting, 
 Will return with morning's light ; 
 
 Kvery tear thou shetM'st is nuni))ered 
 In the register above ; 
 
 Heaven is tearless, sweet the pr(»s])eet. 
 
 Sighless, teai'less land of love I 
 
 Axon, 
 
October. 
 
1Ro\)embci\ 
 
 Let us go on unto perfection ; not laying 
 again the foundation of repentance from 
 dead works, and of faith toward (xod. 
 
 Of the doctrine of baptisms, and of laying 
 on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, 
 and of eternal judgment. 
 
 — Ileh. ri. L 't. 
 
Sf. Jo/ill u:ri. 7. 
 
 Our blest Redeemer, ere He l)reatlu'<I 
 
 His tender last farewell, 
 A (xiiide, a Comforter, be(iueatli(Ml 
 
 With us to dwell. 
 
 He came sweet inHueme to impart, 
 
 A gracious, willing (Juest, 
 Wliile He can find one humble lieart 
 
 Wherein to rest. 
 
 Ami His that gentle voice we heai", 
 
 Soft as the ))reath of even ; 
 That checks each thought, that calms eacli fear 
 
 And speaks of heaven. 
 
 And every virtue we possess, 
 
 And every conquest won. 
 And every thought of holiness 
 
 Are His alone. 
 
 Spirit of purity and giace, 
 
 Oui- weakness, pityiiig see : 
 O make our hearts Thy dwelling place, 
 
 And worthier Thee. 
 
 O j»raise the Father : praise the S<m : 
 
 Blest Spirit, praise to Thee : 
 
 All praise to God, the Three in One. 
 
 The One in Three. 
 
 — Anon. 
 
-■^^ November. 
 
 As gold ill tlie furnace hath he tried them, 
 and received them as a ))urnt olfering. 
 
 — WifidniH Hi. (i ( Ai)iK'riji)Ji(( ). 
 
 Rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of 
 
 Christ's sufferings ; that when his glory 
 
 shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with 
 
 exceeding joy. 
 
 __/ /V/6'/- ir. I.J, 
 
 3" 
 
 He shall abide before ( Jod f<jr ever : 
 
 So will I sing praise unto thy name for 
 
 ever. 
 
 — PsaliK Ki'i. 7, cV. 
 
IRovcmDcr. 
 
-*•> IWovcmbcr. 
 
 4 
 
 They sliall obtain gladness and joy : and 
 sorrow and mourning sliall flee away. 
 
 — /xa. li. II. 
 
 The mercy of the Lord is from everlastinu: 
 to everlasting upon them that fear him : and 
 his righteousness unto children's children. 
 
 — P.^dlni riii, 17. 
 
 6 
 
 O ii\\ii thanks unto the Lord for he is 
 
 irood : 
 
 Let the redeemed of the Lord say so. 
 
 — Psdlni ccf'i. 7, J. 
 
November 
 
 16 
 
-'^-^ movcmDcr. 
 
 He endured, as seeing him wlio is in- 
 visible. 
 
 — Hah. xi. JT. 
 
 8 
 
 Blessed is the people that know the joyful 
 
 sound : they shall walk, O Lord, in the light 
 
 of thv countenance. 
 
 — Psalht Lcxxix. l~}. 
 
 I) 
 
 He giveth power to the faint ; and to 
 them that have no might he increaseth 
 strength. 
 
Ittovcmbcr. 
 
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 10 
 
 Thine eyes shall see the king in his beauty : 
 they shall behold the land that is very fai- off. 
 
 JijCl. ,1'J'XIH. //. 
 
 11 
 
 Where I am, there shall also my servant 
 
 l)e : if any man sei-ve me, him will my Father 
 
 honour. 
 
 — ,S7. John. .rii. JO. 
 
 12 
 
 He shall redeem their souls from decc^it 
 
 and violence : and precious shall their blood 
 
 V)e in his sight. 
 
 — Psalm Lr.ri'i. 1 Jf. 
 
•November. 
 
2u; 
 
 IRorcmbcr. 
 
 in 
 
 We also iov in (uu\ tliioui'li oin* Loid 
 
 .l«»sus Clnist, l)y vlmm wc Ii.inc nn\v i-cH^eivcd 
 
 tli(' .itoneinent. 
 
 — Rinn. r. II. 
 
 14 
 
 The Lord (Jod in t\w midst of tlu'e is 
 Jiiii^hty ; Ix' will sa\e, he will rejoico over 
 thee with joy : he will rest in his love, he 
 will joy ovei- thee with sini^'ing. 
 
 — Zt'pli. til. 17. 
 
 15 
 
 At tliat day ye shall know that T am in 
 my Father, and ye in me, and I in you. 
 
 — St. John .lir. ^O. 
 
IWorcmbcr. 
 
'^^ IRovcmlKr. 
 
 hi 
 
 With cvcrlustiiii^' kiiidiH'ss will I liavc 
 iiKM'cy nil tlico, saitli tlic Lord thy K«'(loeiiu'i'. 
 
 — fsff. fir. S. 
 
 I i 
 
 r know, () Lord, that thy judcjme'nts arc 
 
 ri<;ht, and that tliou in faithfuhiess liast 
 
 afflicted me. 
 
 — Pfinhn cxix. 75. 
 
 18 
 
 T will turn their mourning into joy, and 
 will comfort them, and make them rejoice 
 from their sorrow. 
 
 — Jer. xxxi. IS. 
 
•fllovcmbcr. 
 
-•"^^ IWovembcr. 
 
 19 
 
 For a small moment have 1 forsaken tliee 
 but with i^reat mercies will T gather thee. 
 
 — Jsa. lit'. 7. 
 
 20 
 
 That being justified by his grace, we 
 
 should be made heirs accordin^j to the hope 
 
 of eternal life. 
 
 — Titus Hi. 7. 
 
 21 
 
 Before I was afflicted I went astray : but 
 now have I kept tliy word. 
 
 — Psalm cxix. 67. 
 
IWovembcr. 
 
'-•">- flovcmbcr. 
 
 22 
 
 Tiiy sun sliall no more ujo down, neitlici- 
 shall thy moon withdiaw itself : for the 
 Lord shall be thine everlastini;" light, and 
 the days of thv inoiirninfj shall be ended. 
 
 23 
 
 His compassions fail not. The}' are new 
 every mornini;. 
 
 — Lam. in. .?;?, 23. 
 
 24 
 
 They cried unto the Lord in their trouble, 
 and he saved them out of tlieir distresses. 
 
 — Psaltii crii. lo. 
 
IWovcmDcr. 
 
-'"^i IRovcmbci*. 
 
 25 
 
 Ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth 
 
 with peace. 
 
 — Jsa. Ir. yj. 
 
 26 
 
 I am the liv iiig bread which came down 
 from heaven : if any man eat of this bread, 
 he shall live for ever : and the bread that T 
 will give is my flesh, which I will give for 
 the life of the world. 
 
 — St. John vi. J/. 
 
 )n 
 
 He satisfieth the longing soul, and fllleth 
 
 the hungry soul with goodness. 
 
 — l*sabn crii. U, 
 
IWorcinber. 
 
-'^^'> IRovcmbcr. 
 
 28 
 
 Hope ill tlie Lord : for with {\w. Lord 
 
 tliere is mere}', and with him is plenteous 
 
 redemption. 
 
 — Psahit c.i'.t.i-. 7. 
 
 •20 
 
 T have heard thee in a timt; accepted, and 
 in the day of salvation have I succoured thee. 
 
 — ..^ Cor. ri ..^ 
 
 :30 
 
 The Lord himself shall descend from 
 heaven with a shout, with the voice of the 
 archangel, and with the tr-ump of (iod : and 
 the dead in Christ shall rise first. 
 
 — 1 Thf'ffs. ir. 1<1. 
 
H-lovcmlKr. 
 
 17 
 
Bcccmbcv. 
 
 Now abideth failli, hope, charity, these 
 three ; but the greatest of these is cliarity. 
 
 — / Cor. .I'iii. IS. 
 
 Love one another, as I have h)ved you. 
 
 — St. John .rv. J J. 
 
 Drink, (hink deeply of His Spirit — 
 Jesus loves ])oth great and small ; 
 
 Nature lo\'es but what is lovely, 
 Grace endiraces one and all. 
 
 —Anon. 
 
Fiiith is ihu .substancii of tilings hopcil 
 
 fur. 
 
 — llch. .11. 1. 
 
 THE ATH)STLES" TRKKl). 
 
 I l)elievo in (Jod the Fatlier Almighty, 
 Maker of heaven and earth : 
 
 And in Jesus Christ his onl}' Son our 
 Lord ; Who was conceived by the Holy 
 (thost, born of the Virgin Mary; Suffered 
 under Pc^ntius Pilate, Was crucified, dead 
 and ])uried ; He descended into hell, The 
 third (lav He I'ose ai^ain from the dead : 
 He ascended into heaven, and sitteth on 
 the riijht hand of God the Father Al- 
 mighty ; From thence he shall come to 
 judge the (juick and the dead. 
 
 T ])elieve in tlie Holy (diost ; The holy 
 Catholic Church, The Comnmnion of Saints; 
 The Forgiveness of sins ; The Resurrection 
 of the body, and the life everlasting. 
 
 Amen. 
 
2(;o H)cccmt>cc. 
 
 Father, T will that tln'v also, whom thou 
 hast Jiiveii iul', he with luc wlinc 1 am ; that 
 thry may hclioid my .i;I<'i*y, wliicli thou iiast 
 
 given mo. 
 
 — *SV. John xvii. ,2Ji. 
 
 2 
 
 1 know that his commandment is Ut'e 
 
 everlasting. 
 
 — iSt. John xii. '')<>. 
 
 8 
 
 Ye are all the chiklren of God by faith in 
 
 Jesus Christ. 
 
 — Gxl. Hi. J(). 
 
©cccmDcr 
 
2Gi! December. 
 
 Ft is *j(m(] for a mail that ho should l»f)th 
 
 hojK^ and «(ui('tly wait foi* tljo salvation of 
 
 th«^ Lord. 
 
 — Ldtn. III. '20. 
 
 I will set up ono shopherd over tliem, and 
 he shall feed them, . . . , «*ind T the Lord 
 will be their God. 
 
 — Ezek. xxxiv. 33, 24- 
 
 G 
 
 Whoso eateth my flesh and drinketh my 
 blood hath eternal life; and I will raise 
 him up at the last day. 
 
 — St. John ri. oJ^. 
 
December. 
 
2G4 December. 
 
 Thy watchmon shall lift up tho voice ; 
 with the N'oice toii'ether shall they siiii' : for 
 they shall see eye to eye. 
 
 — Isa. Hi. 8. 
 
 8 
 
 Thou drewest near in th day that I 
 called upon thee : thou saidst, Fear not. 
 
 — Lam. Hi. 57. 
 
 9 
 
 lie shall not be afraid .... for his heart 
 is fixed, trusting in the Lord. 
 
 — Psabn cxii. 7. 
 
S)cccmbcr. 
 
•iGG December. 
 
 10 
 
 Ye are the blessed of the Lord who made 
 
 heaven and earth. 
 
 — Psahn cxw 15. 
 
 11 
 
 Therefore are they before the throne of 
 God, and serve him day and night in his 
 temple : and he that sitteth on the throne 
 shall dwell among them. 
 
 — Rev, vii. Id, 
 
 12 
 
 He staggered not at the promise of God 
 
 through unbelief ; but was strong in faith, 
 
 giving glor}^ to God. 
 
 — Rom. iv. W. 
 
iDcccmbcr. 
 
2G8 December. 
 
 13 
 
 T tlic Lord liave called theo in i-ii^litfous- 
 
 ness, and w ill hold thiiio hand and will keep 
 
 thee. 
 
 — Isa. xlii. 6. 
 
 14 
 
 Ilim that overcometh will I make a pillar 
 
 in the temple of my God, and he shall go no 
 
 more out : . . . and 1 will write upon him 
 
 my new name. 
 
 — Rev. Hi. 12. 
 
 15 
 
 Beloved, now are we the ons of God, and 
 
 it doth not yet appear what we shall be : 
 
 but we know that, when he shall appear, 
 
 we shall be like him ; for w^e shall see him 
 
 as he is. 
 
 — 1 John Hi. 2. 
 
BcccmDcr. 
 
270 December. 
 
 16 
 
 Ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus 
 Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for 
 your sakes he became poor, that ye through 
 his poverty might be rich. 
 
 — 2 Cvr. via. 0. 
 
 17 
 
 Their sins and iniquities I will rememljer 
 
 no more. 
 
 — Ilel). X. 17. 
 
 18 
 
 Though he jause grief, yet will he have 
 
 compassion according to the multitude of 
 
 his mercies. 
 
 — L(nn. Hi. 3,r. 
 
H)cccmbcr. 
 
07'> 
 
 ^rJ H)cccmbcr. 
 
 10 
 
 WIk), when he had foinid one pearl of 
 
 great price, went and sold all that he had 
 
 and buuirht it. 
 
 — St. Melt. xili. Jf(). 
 
 'O' 
 
 20 
 
 In the sight of the unwise they seem to 
 die : . . . yet is their hope full of im- 
 niortalitv. 
 
 — Wisdoiii Hi. J, 4 (Apocrt/ph((). 
 
 21 
 
 He fed them according to the integrity of 
 
 his heart ; and guided them by the skilful- 
 
 ness of his hands. 
 
 — rsdliu Ixxviii. 7 J. 
 
©cccmDcr. 
 
 18 
 
-" i December. 
 
 2*2 
 
 The rjinsonicd of the Lord sliall return, 
 
 .'ind come to Zioii with son^s ;uid evei'l.-istiiii^ 
 
 joy upon their heads: and they shall obtain 
 
 joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing 
 
 shall tlee away. 
 
 — Isa. XXXV. 10. 
 
 2.S 
 
 Ye shall })e sorrowful, but your sorrow- 
 shall be turned into joy. 
 
 — St. John xvi. JO. 
 
 24 
 
 Mercy and truth are met together ; right- 
 eousness and peace have kissed each other. 
 
 — r>ialin Ixxxv. 10. 
 
2)cccmDcr. 
 
 18 
 
276 December. 
 
 25 
 
 Unto us a child is born, unto us a son is 
 
 given : . . . and his name shall Ixi called 
 
 Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, 
 
 The everlasting Father, The Prince of 
 
 Peace. 
 
 - — Isa. ix. U. 
 
 26 
 
 Glory to God in the highest, and on earth 
 peace, good will towards men. 
 
 — aS'^. Luke ii. IJj.. 
 
 21 
 
 We love him because he first loved us. 
 
 — 1 John iv. 19. 
 
S)cccmbcr. 
 
278 December. 
 
 28 
 
 Blessed are the pure in heart : for they 
 
 shall see God. 
 
 — aS'^. Afatt. V. 8. 
 
 29 
 
 Mark the perfect man, and behold the 
 upright : for the end of that man is peace. 
 
 — Psalm xxxrii. 37. 
 
 30 
 
 Every man in his own order : Christ the 
 firstfruits ; and afterwards they that are 
 Christ's at his coming. 
 
 — 1 Cor. XV. 23, 
 
December. 
 
•-^^0 ©cccmbcr. 
 
 31 
 
 Thou shalt be blessed ; for tliev c;innot 
 recompense thee : for thou slialt be recom- 
 pensed n,t th(^ resurrection of tlie just. 
 
 — St. Lithi XIV. 14- 
 
 Ooing homo ! There is nothing dearer 
 To the ])ilgrinrs heart than home. 
 
 Drawing nearer still, ami nearer 
 To tlie place wlierc pilgrims come, 
 
 Much he thinks of what will be, 
 
 Much of what he lioi)es to see ; 
 
 Thinks of kindred, friends and ))rothers, 
 
 But of Christ above all others. 
 
 — Rev. J. Kelly. 
 
December. 
 
O Almighty (Jucl, whu luist knit together 
 thine elect in one communion and fellowship, 
 in the mystical Ijody of Thy Son Christ our 
 Lord ; w(; humbly beseech Thee of Thy good- 
 ness to comfort and succour all them who in 
 this transitory life are in troulile, sorrow, 
 need; sickness, or any other adversity. And 
 we also bless Thy holy name for all Thy 
 servants departed this life in Thy faith and 
 fear ; beseeching Thee to give us grace so to 
 follow their good examples, that with them 
 we may be partakers of those unspeakable 
 joys which Thou hast prepared for all them 
 that unfeignedly love Thee ; through Jesus 
 
 Christ our Lord. 
 
 Amen,