FOLLOWING JESUS. "And a certain scribe came, and said unto him. Master, I will tollow thee whithersoever thou goest. And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay nis head."-Matthew viii. 19, 20, "SAID one, throughout this world of cares, "The wild bird of the air hath rest, "I, when the day of toil is done, And did he shrink to share thy lot ? To take the robe and wear the crown. L. T. "BE NOT AFRAID." Matt. xiv. 27. LOUD was the wind, and wild the tide; Thus, when the storm of life is high, Come, when no other help is nigh, And say, Speak, and my griefs no more are heard ; Speak, and my soul shall bless the word, When on the bed of death I lie, And say, Before thy judgment-seat above, O cheer me with that word of love "Tis I, be not afraid." H. F. LYTE. 310 FLOWERS OF SACRED POETRY. "SOON-AND FOR EVER;" THE LAST WORDS OF A WIFE TO HER HUSBAND. "SOON-and for ever!" Such promise our trust, Our union shall be And when death cannot sever, THE END. MONSELL. INDEX. Amidst the thrilling leaves thy voice A voice amidst the desert As when the blue autumnal sky As o'er the past my memory strays PAGE 20 25 40 51 56 61 82 88 90 97 Ah! be not sad, although thy lot be cast 278 All that I have, O Lord, is thine 283 Asleep in Jesus 288 |