Weep-it is God and nature's will

In this thy mortal day ;

These human tears must flow, until

God wipes them all away.

REVELATION XXI. 9, 10.

COME HITHER, I WILL SHEW THEE THE BRIDE, THE LAMB'S WIFE. AND HE SHEWED ME THAT GREAT CITY, THE HOLY JERUSALEM, DESCENDING OUT OF HEAVEN FROM GOD, HAVING THE GLORY OF

GOD."

COME hither-angel tongues invite

Come hither, and behold the sight;

A bridal city, built in heaven,

And bright with glory God has given.

O holy messenger, in vain

My wistful eye to heaven I strain;

I see no city in mid-air,

No bridal vision, strange and fair.

Come hither, still the angel cried,
See mingling thousands side by side,
Kneeling and worshipping together,
Each calling each beloved brother.

Is this thy bridal city, Lord?
So let me understand thy Word;
So cleanse my soul of all its sin,
That I may go and dwell therein !

REVELATION XXII. 16.

"THE BRIGHT AND MORNING STAR."

YE holy men, who watched from far,
To see "the bright and morning star,"
But watch'd in vain*-whose lot was given,
Beneath a dim and twilight heaven;

Ye holy men, what will ye say
To us, for whom has dawned the day,
Who slumber on the sleep of night,
Unconscious of the glorious sight?

Ye angels, who in vain desire

To gaze and learnt-in vain admire-
Children of heaven, what will ye say
To man who sees, and turns away ?

* Luke x. 24.

1 Peter i. 12.

YES, I'll believe thee, though thou art

A dream for ever fading;

I'll take thee to my ruined heart,

Without one weak upbraiding.

More oft have I to God returned,
And He still turned to me;

He never yet my sorrow spurned-
O! how could I spurn thee?