CONTENTS. Page. Exceeding great and precious Promises. Tribulation succeeded by Glory Death the Passage to Immortality "Enter not into judgment with thy ser- 73 C. WESLEY 74 75 70 POETRY, INSTRUCTIVE AND DEVOTIONAL. THANKSGIVING. THERE's not a leaf within the bower ;- Thy hand the varied leaf design'd, And gave the bird its thrilling tone; Thy power the dewdrop's tints combin'd, Till like a diamond's blaze they shone. Yes; dewdrops, leaves, and buds, and all, The smallest, like the greatest things; The sea's vast space, the earth's wide ball, Alike proclaim thee King of kings. But man alone to bounteous Heaven, Thanksgiving's conscious strains can raise ; To favoured man alone 'tis given To join the angelic choir in praise! B RETIREMENT. FAR from the world, O Lord, I flee, The calm retreat, the silent shade, There, if thy spirit touch my soul, Oh, with what peace, and joy, and love, There, like the nightingale, she pours Her solitary lays; Nor asks a witness of her song, Nor thirsts for human praise. Author and Guardian of my life, |