223 11 Most humble Spirit! mighty God! If loss of Jesus can be gain, 1 "DESCEND to thy Jerusalem, O Lord!" 2 Welcome, O, welcome to our hearts, Lord! here Thou hast a temple too, and full as dear As that in Sion, and as full of sin : How long shall thieves and robbers dwell therein ? 3 Enter and chase them forth, and cleanse the floor! Destroy their strength, that they may never more Profane with traffic vile that holy place, Which thou hast chosen, there to set thy face. 4 And then, if our stiff tongues shall silent be The temple-stones shall cry, and loud repeat 183 224 225 L. M. Easter. 1 O, DAY of days! shall hearts set free 2 Enthronéd in thy sovereign sphere, 3 And week-days, following in their train, 4 So is it still to holy tears, In lonely hours, Christ risen appears : C. M. Whitsunday. 1 Now, when the Spirit of our God Comes down his flock to find, No voice from heaven is heard abroad, KEBLE. KEBLE 226 2 Nor doth the outward sense to-day At that high warning start, But conscience hears the sound — the ray 3 It fills the church of God; it fills 4 To other strains our souls are set : Fills ear and brain, and will not let 5 Come Lord; come wisdom, love, and power, Let us not miss the accepted hour, 1 DAY divine! when in the temple And brought down the joy of heaven! 2 Lord! to-day thy people learneth No past wonder, no strange tale; Lord to-day thy people yearneth Here the Holy Ghost to hail! 3 Hath the Holy Ghost been holden Call the Comforter their own? Charitable, Anniversary, Missionary, and other Meetings. 227 7s M. J. NEWTON. New Year. 1 WHILE, with ceaseless course, the sun Many souls their race have run, Fixed in an eternal state, They have done with all below; We a little longer wait, But how little none can know. 2 As the wingéd arrow flies, Speedily the mark to find,— Darts, and leaves no trace behind, Swiftly thus our fleeting days Bear us down life's rapid stream: |