June 4th.

And Moses said, I will turn aside, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt.-Exodus iii. 3.

66 Though in affliction's furnace tried,
Unhurt on snares and death I'll tread;
Though sin assail, and hell, thrown wide,
Pour all its flames upon my head,
Like Moses' bush, I'll mount the higher,
And flourish, unconsum'd, in fire."

June 5th.

Hymn 272.

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ.-Ephesians i. 3.

"O blessed, blessed hope!
From earth it lifts us up:

Now in heaven with Christ we dwell,
Now the bliss of heaven we taste,

Glorious joys unspeakable,

Joys which shall for ever last."-Hymn 752.

June 6th.

Jesus said unto him, If thou canst

believe all things are possible to him that believeth.-Mark ix. 23.

"All things are possible to him

That can in Jesu's name believe:
Lord, I no more thy truth blaspheme,
Thy truth I lovingly receive;

I can, I do believe in thee;

All things are possible to me."-Hymn 401.

June 7th.

Wherefore the rather, brethen, give diligence to make your calling and election sure for if yo do these things, ye shall never fall.-2 Peter i. 10

"Nothing is worth a thought beneath,
But how I may escape the death
That never, never dies!

How make mine own election sure,
And, when I fail on earth, secure
A mansion in the skies!"-Hymn 44.

June 8th.

The fire shall even be burned upon the altar; it shall never go out.-Levit. vi. 13.

"O thou who camest from above,
The pure celestial fire to' impart,
Kindle a flame of sacred love

On the mean altar of my heart."

June 9th.

Hymn 327.

Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ.-2 Peter, i. 1.

"Strive we, in affection strive;
Let the purer flame revive,
Such as in the martyrs glow'd,
Dying champions for their God:
We, like them, may live and love;
Call'd we are their joys to prove,
Saved with them from future wrath,
Partners of like precious faith."

June 10th.

Hymn 519.

And straightway the father of the child cried out, and said with tears, Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief.—Mark ix. 24.

"My soul obeys the' Almighty's call,
And runs to this relief:

I would believe thy promise, Lord;
O help my unbelief!"-Hymn 660.

June 11th.

My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge; because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children.-Hosea iv. 6.

66

Thy people, Lord, are sold for nought;
Nor know they their Redeemer nigh;
They perish, whom thyself hast bought;
Their souls for lack of knowledge die."
Hymn 82.

June 12th.

That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us; and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ.-1 John i. 3.

"What we have felt and seen,
With confidence we tell;
And publish to the sons of men
The signs infallible."-Hymn 96.
June 13th.

But as for me, I will come into thy house in the multitude of thy mercy; and in thy fear will I worship towards thy holy temple.-Psalm v. 7.

"In fellowship, alone,

To God with faith draw near: Approach his courts, besiege his throne With all the powers of prayer:

Go to his temple. go,

Nor from his altar move;

Let every house his worship know,

And every heart his love."-Hymn 268.

June 14th.

For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God; and the dead in Christ shall rise first.-1 Thess. iv. 16.

"Jesus, faithful to his word,

Shall with a shout descend;