He made the birds, that soar on high,
All singing praises as they fly.
Made every valley, rock, and plain,
The snow and vapour, wind, and rain,
The clouds that rise, and storms that fall;
How great is God! He made them all.
While every creature moves and lives.
But by that power its Author gives :
Thus he who rules and reigns above,
Is unto you a God of love.

Then, children, lift your voices high,
And praise the God of earth and sky:
O praise Him with your earliest voice,
Loud shout His praises and rejoice.

NOAH'S ARK.

When men began to multiply,
And wickedness increase;

God said that they should surely die,
And time with them should cease.
But Noah was righteous in his sight,
And did an Ark prepare ;

He obey'd the Lord, 'twas his delight,
He was a man of prayer.

The Ark, three hundred cubits long,
And made of Gopher wood;
Three stories in it very strong;
For man, and beast, and food.

Just thirty cubits was its height,
Its breadth was fifty more;
There was a window, to give light,
And in the side, a door.

By two's and sev'ns of ev'ry kind,
The creatures enter'd in;

Noah's sons and daughters there we find,

And every creeping thing.

When all within the Ark were found,

God came, and shut them in ;

But all the world beside were drown'd,
And that because of sin.

Then if we all with righteous Noah,
Seek God, and serve him too,
He'll save us through his only Son,
Who died for me and you.

ON THE SOUL.

We read, that God made man at first,
As likewise all the beasts of dust;
But God, in man, to crown the whole,
Breath'd—and he then possess'd a Sonl;
Which never can destroyed be-
"Twas so decreed by Deity.

This Soul must be our life alone-
For when that life so call'd is gone,
'Tis but the soul remov'd away
From the weak body made of clay.
Than animals we are no more,
If not thus made superior ;

For they five senses have like we,

They hear and taste, smell, feel, and see; And instinct is, in some so great As to astonishment create. The soul of man is more; we find It includes mem'ry, reason, mind : The body, then, appears to me But the soul's agent; for we see 'Tis mov'd to act by that within, To practise good-or practise sin. But tell me, when you wrong have done, And wish the action to disown, When you your lips in silence seal, Does not a blush your guilt reveal, And very oft against your will? I hope you'll then attentive be, When it reproves so faithfully; For wicked is that child indeed, Whom it refuses thus to aid; And little children know full well, That Souls, all go to Heaven or Hell.

THE PROPHET AND THE WIDOW.

Before Sarepta's gate was seen

A Widow lone, who tried

A few dry sticks from earth to glean,
To warm her, ere she died.

A famine sore had swept the land;
And though she knew the Lord,
She dared not hope his sov'reign hand
Would help to her afford.

There, as she bent her feeble frame,
A stranger, parch'd with drought,
Approach'd-and, in Johovah's name,
A cup of water sought:

The Widow turn'd to seek the spring,-
When forth his hands he spread,
And begg'd, that she would also bring
A morsel of her bread.

The mourner heav'd a deep-drawn sigh,-
Then cried, in accents wild—
"As lives thy God-no cake have I
"To feed me or my child:

"Of meal, remains one handful bare,
"And one small cruse of oil;
"And 'tis to dress this scanty fare,
"That thus I sadly toil."

"Fear not"-the Prophet mildly spake-
"Nor doubt Jehovah's aid;
"But make me first a little cake,
"Then do as thou hast said:
"For thus declares the Lord Most High,
"Before whose throne I bend;

" Nor meal shall waste-nor cruse be dry"Till rain on earth descend."

And now, those joys the Widow tastes
From simple faith which flow;

And on the Man of God she hastes

Her morsel to bestow.

And thus with him, from day to day,
Herself and household fared;
Nor meal did waste-nor oil decay-
As God by him declared.

ON FAITH.

If to Faith it once be known,
God has said it shall be done;
And in his appointed way,
Faith has then no more to say.
Moses' Rod, by Faith uprear'd,
Through the sea a path prepared.
Jericho's high thick strong wall,
At the Trumpets' sound must fall.
With a Pitcher and a Lamp,
Gideon overthrew a Camp;
And a Stone, well aim'd by Faith,
Proved the great Philistine's death.
Abram was a Man of Faith,
As the Holy Scripture saith;
And Nathanael, as we see,
Pray'd by Faith beneath a tree.
God alone the heart can reach,
Yet the Teacher still must teach;
'Tis his part the seed to sow,
But 'tis God's to make it grow.

WHAT IS FAITH?

"Tis Faith which makes the sinner mourn

The folly of his way;

And willingly to God return,

And grieve, and weep, and pray.

Through Faith he sees his sin is heal'd,
And God is reconciled;

Faith holds to view the pardon seal'd,
Which owns him for a child.

Faith is the Christian's anchor sure,
When on Life's billows toss'd;

For Faith will to the end endure,
When all beside is lost.

Faith is the Christian's Telescope,
Which brings his God to view;
"Tis Faith revives his drooping hope
With objects ever new.

Prayer is the Christian's vital breath,
And Faith the Christian's food;
Faith smooths the rugged road of death,
And brings him home to God.

THE SABBATH.

A Dialogue for Two Children.

1st Child. Though the Sabbath bells are ringing,
Let us wander wild and free:
While the flowers around are springing,
Come and play along with me.

2d Child. What! and mock the God who made us? Scorn what his commandments say? God is mighty, and he bade us

Holy keep the Sabbath-day.

1st Child. Ah, but who would mourn and sorrow, When he might some pleasure see? Perhaps there may be rain to-morrow; Come to-day and play with me.

2d Child. Gospel truths are still a treasure; Shall I cast them all away ? Not for any worldly pleasure

Will I break the Sabbath-day.

1st Child While our frames are strong and hearty,
Let's be happy,—come, agree;
Let us join some pleasant party;
Spare an hour to play with me.

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