The following Sentences are to be said alternately by the Instructer and Pupils.

Ins. WHEREWITHAL shall the young cleanse their way?

P. By taking heed thereto, according to God's word. Ins. Teach them, O Lord, the way of thy statutes;

P. And our study shall be in thy statutes.

Ins. Let us pray.

Then shall the Instructer say the following Prayer.

O GOD, who art the source of light, and fountain of all wisdom, help thy young servants, we pray thee, in acquiring a right knowl

Ins. Give them understanding, and they shall keep thy law.

will and word. Dispose their hearts to the love of truth, and their minds to the attainment of all good learn

Ins. O turn away their eyes, lest they behold vanity; P. And quicken thou us in thy way.

Ins. The earth, O Lord, is full of thy mercy;

P. O teach us thy statutes. Ins. Thou art good, and doest good.

P. O teach us thy statutes. Ins. Thy testimonies have we claimed as our heritage for ever; and why?

P. They are the very joy of our hearts.

Ins. Our hands also will we lift up unto thy commandments, which we have loved;

the Scriptures, and to find in them eternal life. Lead them to their Saviour, and incline them to reverence, imitate, and obey him. May they learn of him, who was meek and lowly in heart; and so learn of him, that they may finally live and reign with him, in glory and joy everlasting. This we humbly ask in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Then shall he say,

O LORD, thy word endureth for ever in heaven; thy truth also remaineth from one generation to another.

P. Lord, have mercy upon

us, and incline our hearts to keep thy law.

Ins. The righteousness of thy testimonies is everlasting; O grant us understanding, and we shall live.

P. Lord, have mercy upon us, and write all thy laws in our hearts, we beseech thee.

Ins. May the Lord bless us and keep us; may the Lord lift up the light of his countenance upon us, and give us peace, now, and for evermore, through Jesus Christ our Saviour. Amen.

CLOSING PRAYER FOR A SUNDAY SCHOOL.

OUR Father who art in heaven, We thank thee for the instruction which we have now received, And we pray that it may do us good. We thank thee for the bles

sings of the Gospel, And we pray that we may value and improve them. We thank thee for all thy good gifts, And we pray thee to make us worthy of them. May we depart from this place with thy blessing; May we go home with thy peace in our hearts. Forgive us our errors and faults. Make us wiser and better every day. May we live on earth as thy dear children; And live for ever with thee in heaven; Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

1 Up to the throne of God is borne
The voice of praise at early morn,
And he accepts the punctual hymn,
Sung as the light of day grows dim.

2 Nor will he turn his ear aside

From holy offerings at noontide;
Then here reposing let us raise
A song of gratitude and praise.

3. Look up to heaven! the industrious sun
Already half his race hath run;
He cannot halt nor go astray,
But our immortal spirits may.

4 Lord! since his rising in the east,
If we have faltered or transgressed,
Guide, from thy love's abundant source,
What yet remains of this day's course.

5 Help with thy grace, through life's short

day,

Our upward and our downward way; And glorify for us the west,

When we shall sink to final rest.

3. L. M.

COLLYER.

Departure of Day.
1 ANOTHER fleeting day is gone;
Slow o'er the west the shadows rise;
Swift the soft-stealing hours have flown,
And night's dark mantle veils the skies.

2 Another fleeting day is gone,
Swept from the records of the year;
And still, with each successive sun,
Life's fading visions disappear.

3 Another fleeting day is

gone

To join the fugitives before;
And I, when life's employ is done,
Shall sleep, to wake in time no more.

4. Another fleeting day is gone;
But soon a fairer day shall rise,
A day whose never-setting sun
Shall pour his light o'er cloudless skies.

5 Another fleeting day is gone;
I solemn silence rest, my soul!
Bow down before his awful throne
Who bids the morn and evening roll.

1 ANOTHER week has passed away,
Another abbath now is here;
Lord, with thy blessing crown the day
Which all thy children hold so dear.

2 Delivered from its weekly load,
How light the happy spirit springs,
And soars to thy divine abode,
With peace and freedom on its wings.

3 Now 't is our privilege to find

A short release from all our care;
To leave the world's pursuits behind,
And breathe a more celestial air.

4 O Lord, those earthly thoughts destroy,
Which cling too fondly to our breast;
Through grace prepare us to enjoy
The coming hours of hallowed rest.
5 And when thy word shall set us free
From every burden that we bear,
O may we rise to rest with thee,
And hail a brighter Sabbath there.

MONTGOMERY.

Sunday Evening.

1 MILLIONS within thy courts have been;
Millions this day have bent the knee;
But thou, soul-searching God! hast seen
The hearts of all that worshipped thee.
2 Still as the light of morning broke
O'er island, continent, or deep,
Thy far-spread family awoke,
Sabbath all round the earth to keep.

3 From east to west the sun surveyed, From north to south, adoring throngs; And still where evening stretched her shade,

The stars came forth to hear their songs.

4 And not a prayer, a tear, or sigh,

Hath failed this day some suit to gain; To those in trouble thou wert nigh; Not one hath sought thy face in vain. 5 Thy poor were bountifully fed; Thy chastened sons have kissed the rod; Thy mourners have been comforted; The pure in heart have seen their God.

6 Yet one prayer more; and be it one In which both heaven and earth accord; Fulfil thy promise to thy son!

Let all that breathe call Jesus Lord!

1 THE lands that long in darkness lay Now have beheld a heavenly light; Nations, that sat in death's cold shade Are blest with beams divinely bright. 2 The virgin's promised Son is born! Behold the expected Child appear! What shall his names or titles be? 'The Wonderful, the Counsellor !' 3 The government of earth and seas Upon his shoulders shall be laid; His wide dominions shall increase, And honors to his name be paid. 4 Jesus, the holy Child shall sit

High on his father David's throne; Shall crush his foes beneath his feet, And reign to ages yet unknown.

And on his lone, unsheltered head Flows the chill night-damp of the wind. 4 Why seeks he not a home of rest? Why seeks he not a pillowed bed? Beasts have their dens, the bird its nest; He hath not where to lay his head. 5 Such was the lot he freely chose, To bless, to save the human race; And through his poverty there flows A rich, full stream of heavenly grace.

14. L. M.

BP. HEBER. "Hosanna to the Son of David." Palm Sunday.

1 RIDE on, ride on in majesty! Hark! all the tribes Hosanna cry! Thine humble beast pursues his road, With palms and scattered garments strewed.

2 Ride on, ride on in majesty! In lowly pomp ride on to die! O Christ thy triumphs now begin O'er captive death and conquered sin! 3 Ride on, ride on in majesty! Thy last and fiercest strife is nigh; The Father on his glorious throne Expects his own anointed Son. 4 Ride on! ride on in majesty! In lowly pomp ride on to die! Bow thy meek head to mortal pain; Then take, O Christ, thy power and reign!

RUSSELL.

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Bane and blessing, pain and pleasure, By the cross are sanctified;

"That ye through his poverty might be rich." 1 O'ER the dark wave of Galilee The gloom of twilight gathers fast, And on the waters drearily Descends the fitful evening blast.

2 The weary bird hath left the air, And sunk into his sheltered nest; The wandering beast has sought his lair, And laid him down to welcome rest. 3 Still, near the lake, with weary tread, Lingers a form of human kind;

Peace is there that knows no measure,

Joys that through all time abide.