While uttering in th' Almighty's stead 'T is we who pierce his sacred side, 4 Then let us ever keep This consecrated feast, Till memory shall have sunk to sleep, EARLY INSTRUCTION AND PIETY. 648. C. M. Early Piety. EPISCOPAL COLL. 1 O, IN the morn of life, when youth With vital ardor glows, And shines in all the fairest charms That beauty can disclose, 2 Deep in thy soul, before its powers 3 Ere yet the shades of sorrow cloud And cares and toils, in endless round, 4 Ere yet thy heart the woes of age, And sadly muse on former joys, 5 True wisdom, early sought and gained, O, then improve the morn of life, Early Piety. WATTS. 1 WHEN children give their hearts to God, A flower, when offered in the bud, 2 It saves us from a thousand snares Grace will preserve our following years, 3 To thee, Almighty God, to thee 'T will please us to look back and see, 650. C. M. Early Religion. 1 BY cool Siloam's shady rill How fair the lily grows! How sweet the breath, beneath the hill, 2 Lo! such the child whose early feet HEBER. Whose secret heart, with influence sweet, 3 By cool Siloam's shady rill The lily must decay; The rose, that blooms beneath the hill, Must shortly fade away. 4 And soon, too soon, the wintry hour Will shake the soul with sorrow's power 5 O Thou who givest life and breath, In childhood, manhood, age, and death, Importance of the Bible to the Young. WATTS. 1 HOW shall the young secure their hearts, 2 'T is, like the sun, a heavenly light, And, through the dangers of the night, 3 Thy precepts make us truly wise; We hate our own vain thoughts that rise, 4 Thy word is everlasting truth; How pure is every page! That holy book shall guide our youth, 652. "Remember thy Creator in the Days of thy Youth." 1 IN the soft season of thy youth, In nature's smiling bloom, Ere age arrive, and, trembling, wait 2 Remember thy Creator, God; 3 He shall defend and guide thy course Till thou art landed on the shore 4 Then seek the Lord betimes, and choose ; The path of heavenly truth 653. 7 & 6s. M. Remember thy Creator. S. F. SMITH. 1 "REMEMBER thy Creator" 2 "Remember thy Creator " 654. L. M. 6 L. E. TAYLOR. "Remember thy Creator, while the evil Days come not.” And sweet it is to see the sun; But, cheerful though the hours may fleet, And let the beauteous things of earth Allure thine eye, invite thy choice; The evil day, of grief shall come, 655. S. M. MRS. SIGOURNEY. Child's Prayer at entering Church. And let me useful knowledge seek, 2 If unforgiven sin Within my bosom lies, 3 Remove them far away, 656. Inspire me with thy love, That I may please thee here below, S. M. God's Works praise him. 1 TEN thousand different flowers ANONYMOUS. To thee sweet offerings bear; 2 The fields on every side, The glorious sun, the rolling tide, |