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E ntered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1870,
BY LOUISE G. HALL,
In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United
States for the Southern District of New York.




' My Saviour, as Thou wilt!
If needy here and poor,
Give me Thy people's bread,
Their portion rich and sure.
The Manna of Thy Word,
Let my soul feed upon;
And if all else should fail,
My Lord,' Thy dvil be done."'








Blessed Lord,who
hast caused all
Holy Scriptures
to be written for
our learning; grant that we may
in such wise hear them, read, mark,
learn and inwardly digest them, that
by patience and comfort of Thy Holy Word we may
embrace and ever
hold fast the blessed hope of everlasting life, which
Thou hast given
us in our Saviour,
Jesus    Christ.
Amen.
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MORNING.
FIRST DAY OF MONTH.
Wctch ye, stand fast in the _Faith,
quit you like men, be strong.
FOR
Ye know  not when the master of
the house cometh, at even, or at Tmidnicg/ht, or at cock-crotvwing, or in the
I o0rning:.            ST. MARK xiii. 35.
AND! Blessed is that servant, whom  his
Lord when He cometh shall find so
doing.                   ST. LUKE xii. 43.
"' Weep not,' for unto you is given,!ro woatch for the coming of His feet,
Who is the glory of our blessed Heaven;
The work and watching will be very sweet,
Even in an earthly home;
And in such an hour as you think not,
H He will come."
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8              MANNA:
SECOND DAY OF MONTH.
Comse unto me all ye that labor and
are ]heavy laden.         ST. MATT. Xi. 28.
FOR
All power is given  unto  me in
Heaven and ill earth.
ST. MATT. xxviii. 18.
AND
I till give youe rest. ST. MATT. xi. 28.
"Oh, where shall rest be found,
Rest for the weary soul?'Twere vain the ocean's depths to sound,
Or pierce to either pole."
" I heard the voice of Jesus say,
Come unto Me and rest;.
Lay down, thou weary one, lay down
Thy head upon My breast.
I came to Jesus as I was,
Weary, and worn, and sad,
I found in Him a resting-place,
And He has made me glad."
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M ORNING.                9
THIRD DAY OF MONTH.
Pray witholt ceasing.
1. THESS. V. 17.
FOR
He spake a parable unto them  to
this end, that men ought always to
pray, and not to faint.
ST. LUKE xviii. 1.
AND
All things, whatsoever ye shall ask
in prayer, believiing, ye shall receive.
ST. MATT. XXi. 22.
" Prayer is the simplest form of speech
That infant lips can try;
Prayer the sublimest strains that reach
The Majesty on high.
"Prayer is the contrite sinner's voice,
Returning from his ways;
While angels in their songs rejoice,
And cry' Behold he prays.'
"  Thou, by whom we come to God,
The Life, the Truth, the Way,
The path of prayer Thyself hast trod;
Lord, teach us how to pray."
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t    to         n MANNA:
T           FOURTH DAY OF MONTH.
Let all your things be clone with
Charity.                  1 CR. xvi. 14.
FOR
Though I bestow all my goods to
feed the poor, and though I give my
body  to  be burned, and have  not
ChCrity, it profiteth me nothing.
1 CoR. xiii. 3.
AND
Now abideth Faith, Hope and Charity, these three; but the greatest of
these is Charity.          1 COR. xiii. 13.
"The mite my willing hands can give,
At Jesus' feet I lay;
Grace shall the humble gift receive,
Abounding grace repay."
"When thy harvest yields thee pleasure,
Thou the golden sheaf shall bind;
To the poor belongs the treasure
Of the scattered ears behind:
These thy God ordains to bless
The Widow and the fatherless."




MORNING.                 11
FIFTH DAY OF MONTH.
I am the good Shepherd: the good
Shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.
ST. JOHN X. 11.
FOR
Greater love hath no man than this,
that a man lay cdownq  his life for his
f}~iendc6s.               ST. JOHN SV. 13.
AND
No man taketh it from  me, Ibut I
lay it down of qmyself.   ST..OHN x. 18.
"I was a wandering sheep,
I would not be controlled;
But now I love the Shepherd's voice,
I love, I love the fold.
"Jesus my Shepherd is,'T was He that loved my soul,'T was He that washed me in His blood,'T was He that made me whole."'
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4 12S           MANNA:
SIXTH DAY OF MONTH.
Have no fellowship  with the  Uenfruitful works of darlczess, but rather
reprove them.                 EPHES. V. 11.
FOR
He that zoclketh in cdacarlkess knoweth not whither he goeth.
ST. JOHN Xii. 35.
AND
I am come a light into the world,
that whosoever believeth on me should
qot abide in darkness.  ST. JOHN xii. 46.
" Walk in the light, and thou shalt find
Thy heart made truly His,
Who dwells in cloudless light enshrined,
In whom no dcrkness is.
" Talk in the l7qht! and thou shalt see
Thy pith, though thorny, bright;
For God by grace shall dwell in thee,
And God hizmself is 1lqht."




MORNING.                13
SEVENTIH DAY OF MONTH.
Let patience have her perfect work,
that ye may be peyrfect and entire,
wanting nothing.              JAMES i. 4.
FOR
Ye have need of patience, that after
ye have done the will of God, ye might    i
receive the promise.          HEE. x. 36.    i
AND
In your patience possess ye your
souls.                   ST. LUKE xxi. 19.
"P(tience! then, patience, soon the pang of
dying                                  1
Shall all forgotten -be,
And thou, through rolling spheres rejoicing,
flying,
- Beyond the waveless sea,
Shalt know hereafter where thy Lord doth
lead thee,
His darkest dealings trace,
And by the fountains where His love will feed
thee,
Behold Him face to face.",.;,




14             MANNA:
EIGHTH DAY OF MONTH.
Whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath he cannot
be my disciple.        ST. LUKRE XiV. 33.
FOR
He that loveth father or mother
more than me, is not worthy of me; and
he that loveth son or daughter more
than me, is not worthy of me; and he
that taketh not his cross and followteth
after me, is not zoorthy of me.
ST. MATT. X. 37.
AND
Whosoever therefore shall confess
me before men, him will I confess also
before my JFather which is in Heaven;
but whosoever shall deny me before
qmen, him will I also deny before my
]Father which is in Heaven.
ST. MATT. X. 32.
"Ashamed of Jesus! that dear Friend
On whom my hopes of heaven depend:
_No; when I blush be this my shame,
That I no more revere His name.
" Ashamed of Jesuzs! empty pride;
I'll boast a Saviour crucified:
And O may this my portion be,
My Saviour not ashamed of me."
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ORNING.                 15
NINTH DAY OF MONTH.
Go and sin no more.
ST. JOHN viii. 11.
FOR
Ye are bought with a price.
1 COR. vii. 23.
AND
God is faithful, who will not suffer
you to be tempted above that ye are
able.                         1 COR. x. 13.
"Jehovah is our strength,
And He shall be our song,
We shall o'ercome at length,
Although our foes be strong:
In vain doth satan then oppose,
The Lord is stronger than His foes.
"'Tis only in Thee hiding,
I feel my life secure,
Only in Thee abiding,
The conflict can endure;
Thine arm the vic'try gaineth
O'er every hateful foe;
Thy love my heart sustaineth,
In all its cares and woe."




16             MANNA:
TENTH DAY OF MONTH.
Be ye doers of the  Word, and not
hearers only.                 JAMES i. 22.
FOR
I have chosen  you, and ordained
you, that ye should  go  and bring
forth fruit, and that your fruit should
remain.                    ST. JOHN XV. 16.
AND
I am the vine, ye are the branches;
he that abideth in me and I in him,
the same shall bring forth much fruit;
for without me ye can do nothing.
ST. JOHN XV. 5.
"I want so in Thee to abide,
As to bring forth some fruit to Thy praise;
The branch that Thou prunest, though feeble
and dried,
May languish, but never decays."
"My Father! My Father! this heart would
be Thine;
Restore from its wanderings;
Oh! visit and nourish Thy wilderness vine,
Though it be from the bitter springs:
Till the years of its pruning in time shall be o'er
And its shoots in eternity wander no more."




MORNING.                17    i
ELEVENTH DAY OF MONTH.
But he that glorieth, let him  glory
in the Lord.                 2 Con. x. 1x.
FOR
Herein is amy Father glorified, that;
ye bear much fruit.       ST. JOHN xv. 8.
AND
Let your light so shine before men,
that they may see your good works,
and glorify your Father which is in
Heaven.                   ST. MATT. V. 16.
" Glory to God in highest strains,
By highest worlds is paid:
Be glory, then, by us proclaimed,
And by our lives display'd."'
"Lord, Thy glory fills the heaven;
Earth is with its fullness stored;
Unto Thee be glory given,
Holy, holy, holy, Lord!
Heaven is still with anthems ringing;
Earth takes up the angels' cry,'Holy, holy, holy,' singing,'Lord of hosts, the Lord most high!'' ".G., (Halp~~~Loly~~huiy/ siugiop,    I~~~~~4!~df




18              M A N NA:
TWELFTH DAY OF MONTH.
A  little while and ye shall see me.
ST. JOHN xvi. 16.
FOR
In  my  Father's houcse are  mgany
mflansions.                 ST. JOHN xiv. 2.
AND
if I go and prepare a place for you,
I will comne again and receive you unto
myself; that where I  amn there ye
mc1 ay be also.             ST. JOHN Xiv. 3.
"'A4 little while,' our Lord shall come,
And we shall Wander here no more;
He'll take us to our Father's home,
Where He for us has gone before.
"'A little while,' He'll come again;
Let us the precious hours redeem,
Our only grief to give Him pain,
Our joy to serve and follow Hinm.'A little while,''twill soon be past,
Why should we shun the promised Cross?
Oh! let us in His footsteps haste,
Irt~l       Counting for Him all else but lost,"




MORNXIXG.         ~       19;.
THIRTEENTH DAY OF MONTH.
And I, if I  be lifted up from  the
earth, will draw  all men unto me.
ST. JOHN xii. 32.
FOR
I am  the resurrection and the life;
he that believeth in me though he were
dead yet shall he live.   ST. JOHN xi. 25.
AND
Whosoever lieth ald  believetth  in
me shall never dC(ie.       ST. JOHN xi. 26.
Lord, Igmtst die; e'en now the wing
Of Thy dread angel hovereth high;
I know the message he doth bring:
Soul, thou hast sinned, and thou must die.
All nature feels and owns the just decree.
And is this all that is in store for me,
Ashes to ashes, dust to kindred dust,
No hope, no life? Surely my spirit must
Sink in despair ere nature's last, fierce strif'e-'I (a  th  life.'"!
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20             MANNA:
FOURTEENTH DAY OF MONTH.
Blessed are they which do hunger
and thirst after righteousness.
ST. MATT. V. 6.
Jesus said  unto  them  I  amn  the
b dreat of life.          ST. JOHN vii 35.
AND
He that cometh to me shall never
hacnger, and he that believeth on me
shall never thirst.  For they shall be
filled.     ST. JOHN vi. 35 and ST. MATT. V. 6.
v Open now the crystal fountains
Whence the living.vaters flow;
Let the fiery cloudy pillar
Lead me all my journey through.
"Feed me with the heavenly manna
In this barren wildelness;
Be my sword, and shield, and banner;
Be the Lord my righteousness.' Just as I am, without one plea,
But that Thy blood was shed for me,
And that thou bidst me to come to Thee,
O Lamb of God, I come."
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M O RNING.              21
FIFTEENTH DAY OF MONTH.
God is the  J-Tdge:  He putteth
down one, and setteth up another;
Ps. 1xxv. 5.
FOR
Whosoever excalteth himself shall be
abased; and-he that hlumbleth himself
shall be exalted.        ST. LUIE xiv. I.
AND
Be not high minded but fear.
Rom. xi. 20.
"Ye humble souls approach your God,
With songs of sacred praise;
For He is good, supremely good,
And kind are all His ways."
"When I survey the wondrous cross,
On which the Prince of Glory died,
My richest gain I count but loss,
And pour contempt on all my pride.
"Forbid it, Lord, that I should boast,
Save in the Cross of Christ my God;
All the vain things that charm me most,
I sacrifice them to Thy blood."
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'2          M A N N A:
SIXTEENTH DAY OF MONTH.
There is a way that seemeth right
unto a man, but the end thereof are
the ways of death.           PROV. xiv. 12.
FOR
God hath not appointed us to wrath,
but to obtain salvation  by our Lord
Jesus Christ.                 THESS. v. 7.
AND
He will teach us of his ways, andc
we will walk in his paths.        Is. ii. 3.'' Thoa ar t the oay!'
All ways are thorny ways without Thee;
Where hearts are pierced, and thoughts all.aimless stray,
In Tlee the heart stands firm, the life moves
free:' Theo acrt the vay.'"
"When we cannot see our way,
Let us trust and still obey;
Ie who bids us forward go,
Ccannot fail the way to show."




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MORNINLG.                23
SEVENTEENTH DAY OF MONTH.
As the Father hath loved me, so
have I loved you, continue in my love.
ST. JOHN XV. 9.
FOR
This commandment have we fiom
Him, that he who loveth  God, love
/his brother also.         1 JOHN iv. 21.
AND
All things work together for good
to them that love God.    Ron. viii. 28.
" Oh! let this love constrain us
To give our hearts to Thee;
Let nothing henceforth pain us,
But that which paineth Thee.
"Our joy, our one endeavor,
Through suffering, conflict, shame,
To serve Thee, gracious Saviour,
And magnify thy name."
"Thee will I love, my joy, my crown,
Thee will I love, my Lord, my God,
Thee will I love, beneath Thy frown,
Or slnile-Thy sceptre or Thy rod;
What though my flesh and heart decay,
Thee will I love in endless day."




Y    24             MANNA:
EIGHTEENTH DAY OF MONTH.
Glory God in your body and in your
spirit, which are God's.   1 COR. vi. 20.
FOR
Whether therefore ye eat or drink,
or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory
of God.                      1 COR. x. 31.
AND
The Lord shall be unto thee an everlasting light, and thy God thy glory.
Is. lx. 19.
"Wake and lift up thyself, my heart,
And with the angels bear thy part;
Who all night long unwearied sing
Glory to Thee, Eternal King."
I want such steadfast purpose,
My mission to fulfill,
That it may be my meat and draink,
To do my Father's will;
To follow in His footsteps,
Who never turned aside
From the path that leads to heaven,
Though often sorely tried."
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MORNING.                 25
NINETEENTH DAY OF MONTH.
Bear ye one canother's burdens.
GAL. vi. 12.
FOR
Whoso hath this world's goods, and
seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion fi om
him, how dwelleth the love of God in
him.                         1 JOHN iii. 17.
AND
Blessed is he that considereth the
poor, the Lord will deliver him in the
time of trouble.                Ps. xli. 1.
"Where'er I take my walks abroad,
How many poor I see;
What shall I render to my God
For all His gifts to me?
Are these Thy favors, day by day,
To me, above the rest?
Then let me love Thee more than they,
And try to serve Thee best."'IU"4   ---




26             MANN A:
TWENTIETH DAY OF MONTH.
Walk in the spirit, and ye shall not
fulfil the lust of the flesh.   GAL. v. 16.
FOR
I will not leave you Comnfortless, I
will pray the Father, and He shall
give you another Comforter, that He
may abide with you forever; even the
Spirit of Truth. ST. JOHN XiV. 18.; xvi. 17.
AND
When the Spirit of Truth is come,
he will guide you into all truth.
ST. JOHN Xvi. 13.
"If but my fainting heart be blest
With thy sweet Spirit for its guest,
My God to Thee.I leave the rest:'Thy will be done.'"
"Spirit of Life and love divine,
Subdue my heart and make it thine
That I may dwell upon as mine
Thcat rest in Heavenz."     
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MolRN-NG.                27
TWENTY-FIRST DAY OF MONTH.
Take mny yoke upon you and learn
of me.                    ST. MIATT. xi. 29.
FOR
I am  meek and lowly in heart, my
yoke is easy and my burden is light.
ST. MATT. xi. 29, 30.
AND
Ye shall find rest unto your souls.
ST. MATT. xi. 29.' Still on thy spirit, deep anguish is pressing,
Not for the yoke that His wisdom bestows:
A heavier burden thy soul is distressing,
A heart that is slow in His love to repose.
"Break off the yoke of inbred sin
And filly set my spiirit free;
I cannot rest, till pure within,'Till I am wholly lost in Thee.
"Give me to bear Thy easy yoke,
And every moment wvatch and pray;
And still to things eternal look,
And hasten to that glorious day."




28             M 1:ANNA:
TWENTY-SECOND DAY OF MONTH.
Examine yourselves whether ye be
in the Faith.               2 COR. Xiii. 5.
FOR
Not every one that saith unto me,
Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdomn of heaven; but he that doeth the
Will of my Father which is in Heaven.
ST. MATT. vii. 21.
AND
Whosoever shall do the will of my
Father which is in Heaven, the same
is my brother, and sister, a —d mother.
ST. MATT. xii. 50.
"Lord we our belief confess,
Our little spark of Faith increase,
That we may doubt no more;
But fix on Thee our steady eye,
And on Thine outstretched arm rely,
Till all the storin is o'er."
"Vain are our fancies, vain our flights,
If Faith be cold and dead;
None but a living power unites
To Christ, the living Head."




AORNI N. I29 N
TWENTY-THIRD DAY OF MONTH.
- Whosoever shall call upon the name
of the Lord shall be saved.  RoM. x. 13.
FOR
Neither is there salvatio, in   any
other: for there is none other anamme unlder Heaven given among men, whereby we nmust be saved.        ACTS iv. 12.
AND
The Lord is not slack concerning
His promise, as some men count slackness, but is long-sufflering to usward,
not willing that any should perish, blut
that all should come to repentance.
2 PETER iii. 9.
" T7tou wilt not let my footsteps fall,
Nor let me, journeying through this vale,
Bring on Thy Gospel shame;
Though naught is mine but sin and woe,
Yet in Thy righteousness I go,
And triumph in Thby name."




30             M:ANNA:
TWENTY-FOURTH DAY OF MONTH.
Labor not for the  ecat which perisheth, but for the mzeat which endureth
unto everlasting life, which the Son of
Man shall give unto you.
ST. JOHN vi. 27.
FOR
Jesus said unto them I am the  Bread
of Life: he that cometh to me shall
never hunger; and he that believeth
on me shall never thirst.  ST. JOHN vi. 35.
AND
Hte satisfieth the longing soul, and
filleth the hungry soul with goodness.
Ps. cvii. 9..' Here is the Spring where waters flow,
To quench our heat of sin;
Here is the Bread which feeds the life
Which death cannot assail.
"Bread of the world, in mercy broken
WiVze of the soul, in mercy shed,
By whom the words of life were spokeni
And in whose death our sins are dead."




1O RNING.                 1
TWENTY-FIFTH DAY OF MONTH.
This is my commandment that ye
love one another, as I have loved you.
ST. JOHN xv. 12.
FOR
I say unto you, love your enemies,
bless them  that curse your, do good to
them that hate you, and pray for them
which despitefully use you and persecute you.                 ST. MATT. V. 44.
AND
This is the love of God, that we keep
Hris commandments.            1 JOHN. 3.
"Wide as the world is Thy command,
Vast as eternity Thy Love,
Firm as a rock Thy truth must stand,
When rolling years shall cease to move.
"Thy nature, gracious Lord, impart;
Come quickly from above;
Write Thy new name upon my heart,
Thy new, best name of Love."




32              MANNA:
TWENTY-SIXTH DAY OF MONTH.
Ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned to joy.
ST. JOHN XVi. 20.
FORMS
The Lord is nigh unto them  that
are of a broken heart, and saveth such
as be of a contrite spirit.  P.s. xxxiv. 18.
AND
Ye now therefore have sorrow, but
I will see you again, and your heart
shall rejoice, and your joy no  anaca
talketh froni you.        ST. JOHN XVi. 22.
"'A litile whi e' to wear the robe of sadness,
To toil with weary step through erring ways,
Then to pour forth the fragrant oil of gladness,
And clasp the girdle of the robe of praise.' And He who is at once both Gift and Giver,
The future glory and the present smile,
With the bright promise of the glad' forever,'
Will light the shadows of the'little whIile."'




M ORN ING.               33
TWENTY-SEVENTH DAY OF MONTH.
The Spirit and the Bride say come,
and let him that heareth say come, and
let him that is athirst come, and whosoever will, let him  take the water of
life freely.                 REV. xxii. 17.
FOR
All that the Father giveth me shall
conme to me; and him that cometh to
me I will in nzowise cast out.
ST. JOHN vi. 37.
AND
Casting all your care upon Him;
for He careth for you.       1 PETER V. 7.
"The Spirit in our hearts
Is whispering, sinner, Come;
The Bride, the Church of Christ, proclaims
To all his children, Come.
"Let him that heareth say
To all about him, Cdme;
Let him that thirsts for righteousness
To Christ, the fountain, Come.
"Yes, whosoever will
O let him freely Come,
And freely drink the stream of life,'Tis Jesus bids him Come."




34             MANNA:
TWENTY-EIG1HTH DAY OF MONTH.
I am the good Shepherd, and knowo
my sheep, and am known of mine.
ST. JOHN x. 14.
FOR!
As a shepherd seeketh out his flock in
the day that he is among his sheep that
are scattered, so will I seek out my
sheep, and will cleliver them out of all
places where they have been scattered        i
in the cloudy and dark clay.
EZEK. xxxiv. 12.
AND
He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: He shall gather the lambs with
his arm, and carry them in his bosom,
and shall gently lead those that are         i
with young.                     Is. x1. 2.
"I was a wayward child,
I did not love my home,
I did not love my Father's voice,        i
I loved afar to roam.' The Shepherd sought his sheep,
The Father sought his child,
They followed meo'er vale and hill,
O'er desert waste and wild.
"They found me nigh to death,
Famished and faint and lone;
They bound me with the bands of love,
They saved the wandering one.",;, (,3




MORNING.                35
TWENTY-NINTH DAY OF MONTH.
Put on the whole armor of God,
that ye may be able to stand against
the wiles of the devil.    EPHE. vi. 11.
FOR
We wrestle not against flesh and
blood,  but  against  principalities,
against powers, against the rulers of
darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.  Stand
therefore, having your loins girt about
with Truth, and having on the breastplate of Righteousness, and your feet
shod with the preparation of the Gospel of Peace; above all taking the
shield of Faith, wherewith ye shall be
able to quench all the fiery darts of
the wicked.       EPHE. vi. 12, 14, 15, 16, 17.
AND
Ye may be able to withstand in the
evil day, and having done all to stand.
EPHEr. vi. 13.
I- keep my armour ever on,
For foes beset my way;
I watch lest passing on alone,
I fall a helpless prey.
No earthly love have I-I lean
Upon no mortal breast;
But my Beloved, though unseen,
Walks near and gives me rest,
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3 36                MANNA:                       C
THIRTIETH DAY OF MONTH.
Unto whomsoever qmuch is given,
of him shall be much required.
ST. LUKE xii. 48.
FOR
Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give, not
grudgingly or of necessity: for God
loveth a cheerful giver.    2 CoR. ix. 7.
AND
As we have therefore opportunity,
let us do good unto all men, especially
unto them who are of the household
of Faith.                     GAL. vi. 10.
"Blest is the man whose softening heart
Feels all another's pain,
To whom the supplicating eye
Is never raised in vain.
"To him protection shall be shown;
And mercy from above,
Descend on those who thus fulfil
The Christian laT  of love."
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MORNING.                37
THIRTY-FIRST DAY OF MONTH.
The Lord bless thee and keep thee:
the Lord make His face shine upon thee,
and be gracious unto thee: the Lord
lift up His countenance upon thee,
AND
Give thee peace.    NUM. Vi. 24, 25, 26.
"We ask for peace, 0 Lord!
Thy children ask for peace,
Not what the world calls rest,
That toil and care should cease,
That through bright sunny hours,
Calm life should fleet away,
And tranquil night should fade
In smiling day;
It is not for such peace that we would pray.
"We ask for peace, 0 Lord!
Yet not to stand secure,
Girt round with iron pride,
Contented to endure;
Crushing the gentle strings
That human hearts should know,
Untouched by others' joys
Or others' woes.
Thou, 0 dear Lord. wilt never teach us so.
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38    MANNA: MORNING.
"We ask thy peace, 0 Lord!
Thlrough storm and fear and strife,
To light and guide us on
Through a long struggling life;
While no success or gain
Shall cheer the desperate fight,
Or nerve what the world calls
Our wasted might;
Yet pressing through the darkness to the light
" It is Thine own, 0 Lord!
Who toil while others sleep:
Who sow, with loving care,
What other hands shall reap;
They lean on Thee, entranced,
In calm and perfect rest;
Give us that peace, 0 Lord!
Divine and blest,
Thou keepest for thlose hearts that love Thee
best."




"Abide with me! fast falls the eventide,
The darkness deepens; Lord, with me abide
When other helpers fail, and comforts flee,
Help of the helpless, oh, abide with me.
" Hold thou thy cross before my closing eyes
Shine through the gloom, and point me to the
skies;
Heaven's morning breaks, and earth's vain
shadows flee;
In life, in death, 0 Lord, abidce with me."








EVENING.
FIRST EVENING.
Who was clelivered for our offences,
and was raised again for our justification.                       RoMr. iv. 25.
FOR
It pleased our Father that in Him
should all furllzess dcoell.  CoLoss. i. 19.
AND
He hath donte all things well.
MARK. Vii. 37.
" I lay my sins on Jesus,
The spotless Lamb of God;
He bears them all, and frees us
From the accursed load.
I bring my guilt to Jesus,
To wash my crimson stains
White, in His blood most precious.
Till not a spot remains.
"I lay my wants on Jesus;
All fullness dwells in Him,
He heals all my diseases,
He doth my soul redeem.
I lay my griefs on Jesus,
My burdens and my cares;
He from them all releases,
He all my sotrrow shares."
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42.            MANNA'
SECOND  EVENING.
Forgive us our debts as we forgive
our debtors.              ST. MATT. Vi. 19.
FOR
If ye forgive men their trespasses,
your Heavenly Father will also forgive
you.                     ST. MATT. vi. 14.
AND
If ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Heavenly
Father forgive your to'espasses.
ST. MATT. Vi. 15.
"When this passing world is done,
When has sunk yon glaring sun,
When we stand with Christ in glory,
Looking o'er life's finished story,
Then, Lord, shall I fully knowNot till then-how vmuclh  owe.
"When I stand before the throne,
Dressed in beauty not my own,
When I see Thee as Thou art,
Love Thee with unsinning heart,
Then, Lord, shall I fully knowr(P     Not till then-how mzmtch I owe."




E VVEX NGG.              43
THIRD EVENING.:'Ust ye in the Lord forever: for
in the Lord JEHOVAH is everlasting
strength.                      Is. xxvi. 4.
FOR
In the Lord shall all the seed of Israel be justified, and shall glory.
Is. xlv. 25.
AND
Behold God is my salvation; I will
trust and not be afraid; for the Lord
JEHOVAH is my strength and my
song; He also has become my salvation.                           Is. xii. 2.
"Give to the wilds thy fears,
Hope and be undismayed;
God hears thy sighs, and counts thy tears,
God shall lift up thy head.
" Through waves and clouds and storms,
He gently clears the way:
Wait thou His time; so shall this night
Soon end in joyous day.
Leave to His sovereign sway,
To choose and to command;
So shalt thou, wondering, own His way,
How wise, how good His hand."




44              MA N N A:
FOURTH EVENING.
Haaplpy is the nman that findeth wisdom, and the manl that getteth understandin.:                     PRov. iii. 13.
FOR
The wisdomz that is from above is first
pure, then peaceable, gentle and easy
to  be entreated, full of mercy  and
good  firuitsj without partiality  and
without hypocrisy.            JAMES iii. 17.
AND
They that be wis.e slall shine as the
brightness of the firmament. DAN. xii. 3.' Hasten, sinners, to be wise,
Stay not for the morrow's sun:
Isis.doln, if you still despise,
Harder is it to be won.
"True IVisdogn, early sought and gained,
In age will give the rest;
O then improve the morn of life,
To make the evening blest.
" VWisdom and mercy guide my way,
Shall I resist them both?
The poor blind creature of a day,
And crushed before the moth."            6




EYENING.                 45
FIFTH EVENING.
Looking unto Jesus, the author and
finisher of our Faith; who for the joy
that was set before Him  endured the
cr]oss, despising the shame, and is set
down at the right hand of the throne
of God.                        HEB. Xii. 2.
FOR
Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, and afterward receive me to glory.
Ps. lxxiii. 24.
AND
If we s.fer, we shall also reign with
Him.                          2 TIM. ii. 12.
"Sun of my soul, thou Saviour dear,
It is not night if Thou be near;
Oh, nmay no earth-born cloud arise
To hide thee from thy servant's eyes.
"Our Lord is risen from the dead,
Our Jesus is gone up on high;
The powers of hell are captive led,
Dragged to the portals of the sky.'There your exalted Saviour see,
Seated at God's right hand again,
In all His Father's majesty,
In everlasting power to reign."




46               MA N NA:                        4
SIXTH EVENING.
Say ye to the righteous that it shall
be well with him.                 Is. iii. 10.
FOR
He shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment
as the noonday.               Ps. xxxvii. 6.
AND
They that wait upon the Lord shall
renew their strength, they shall mount 
up with  wings as eagles, they shall
run and not be weary; and they shall
walk and not faint.               Is. xl. 31.
"What cheering words are these;
Their sweetness who can tell:
In time and to eternal days,'Tis with the righteous welt.
T'i':.s.ell when joys arise,'Tis well when sorrows flow,'Tis well when darkness veils the skies,
And strong temptations grow.'Tizs iwell when Jesus calls,
From earth and sin arise,
To join the hosts of ransomed souls,
Made to salvation wise."'11
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E VFNING.                47
SEVENTH EVENING.
Be of good cheer; it is I, be not
afraid.                  ST. MATT. Xiv. 27.
FOR
I am the Lord that healeth thee.
ExoD. xv. 26.
AND
Fear none of these things which
thou shalt suffer, behold the devil
shall cast some of you in prison, that
ye may be tried; and ye shall have
tribulation ten days: be thou faithful
unto death, and I will give thee a crown
of life.                       REv. ii. 10.
"When waves of sorrow round me swell,
My soul is not dismayed;
I hear a voice I know full well,'Tis I, be not cafraid.
"There is a dark and fearful vale,
Death hides within its shade;
Oh say, when flesh and hearts shall fail,'Tis I, be not afraid.
"Whom should I fear, since God to me
Is saving health and light?
Since strongly He my life supports,
What can my soul afright?'




48                 A N NA:
EIGHTH EVENING.
HIe that loveth  not knoweth  not
God, for God is love.         1 JOHN iv. 8.
FOR
I love themn that love mne. PRov. viii. 17.
AND
Those that seek Me early shall.find
/Ale.                      PROV. viii. 17..
"Do not I love Thee? O my Lord,
Behold my heart and see!
And cast each hated idol down,
That dares to rival Thee.
"My God, I love Thee, not because
I hope for Heaven thereby;
Nor yet because if I love not
I must forever die.
"Not with the hope of gaining aught;
Not seeking a reward,
But as Thyself has loved me,
O ever loving Lord;
" E'en so I love thee, and will love,
And in Thy praise will sing;
Solely because thou art my God,
And my eternal King."




NINTH EVENING.
And the word was made flesh, and
dwelt among us.               JOHN i. 14.
FOR
There is one God, and one Mediator
between God and men, the man, Christ,Jesus.                       1 TIM. ii. 5.
AND
Christ is all and in all. CoLos. iii. 1.
" Veiled in flesh, the Godhead see:
Hail theincarnate Deity,
Pleased as man with man to dwell.
Jesus, now Imntanuef."
" Jesus, low we bow before Thee
Mediator glorified 
All tile heavenly hosts adore Thee,
Seated at Thy Father's side;
There for sinners Thou art pleading,
There Thou dost our place prepare;
Ever for us interceding,'Till in glory we appear."
" Thou wilt my every want supply,
Even to the end, whate'er befall;
Through life, in death, eternally,
T     rhot amrtm y All."




5O            iMANNA A
TENTH EVENING.
Take heed and beware of covetousness.                     ST. LUKE xii. 15.
FO I
There is a sore evil which I have
seen under the sun, namely, riches,
kept for the owners thereof to their
hurt.                        ECccLE. v. 15.
AND
No covetous man shall have any inheritance in the kingdom  of Christ
and of God.                    EPHE. V. 5.
"Though wicked men grow rich or great,
Yet let not their successful state
Thy anger or thy envy raise;
For they, cut down like tender grass,
Or like young flowers away shall pass,
Whose bloomning beauty soon decays."' Much rather in God's house will I
The meanest office take,
Than in the wealthy tents of sin
My pompous dwelling make.
" For God, who is our sun and shield,
Will grace and glory give;
And no good thing will He withhold
From those that justly live."




ELEVENTH EVENING.
We wait for Thy loving kindness,
O God, in the midst of Thy temple.
Ps. xlviii. 8.
FOR
It is good that a man should both
hope and quietly wait for the salvation
of the Lord.                  sAM. i. 26.
AND
Behold the Lord God will comne with
strong hand, and-His arm  shall rule
for Him; behold, His reward is with
Him  and his work before Him.
Ps. xl. 10.
"Our God shall come, and keep no more
Misconstrued silence as before,
But wasting flames before Him send
Around shall tempests fiercely rage,
Wlhilst He does heaven and earth engage
His just tribunal to attend."
"And though awhile He be
Hid from the eyes of men,
His people look to see
Their great High Priest again;
In brightest glory He will come,
And take his waiting people home."




A NN A
TWELFTH EVENING.
The name of the Lord is a strong
tower: the righteous runneth into it,
and is safe.              PROv. viii. 10.
FOR
I will instruct thee and teach thee
in the waywhich thou shalt go; I will
guide thee with Mine eye Ps. xxxii. 8.
AND
Thou art my hiding-place; Thou
shalt preserve me from trouble; Thou
shalt compass me about with songs of
deliverance.  0 Lord, our Lord, how
excellent is Thy name in all the earth.
Ps. xxxii. 7. and Ps. viii. 9.
"Dear; name? the rock on which I build,
My shield and hiding-place;
My never failing treasury filled
With boundless stores of grace.
"Forth in Thy name, 0 Lord, I go,
My daily labor I pursue;
Thee, only Thee, resolved to know,
In all I think, or speak, or do."




EVENING.                53
THIRTEENTH EVENING.
Commmit thy way unto the Lord, and
He shall bring it to pass. Ps. xxxvii. 5.
FOR
The ICord is king forever and ever.
Ps. x. 16.
AND
There is a friend that sticketh closer
than a brother.           PRov. xviii. 24.
"Thou art coming to a King,
Large petitions with thee bring;
For His grace and power are such,
None can ever ask too much.
"While I am a pilgrim here,
Let Thy love my spirit cheer;
As my guide, my guard, my Friend,
Lead me to my journey's end.
"Show me what I have to do,
Every hour my strength renew;
Let me die Thy people's deatl,"




54         AI AN NA:
FOURTEENTH EVENING.
When Jesus therefore had received
the vinegar, he said, It is finished.
ST. JOHN XiX. 30.
FOR
Behold  the Lamb of God, which
taketh away the sin of the world.
For Thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God with Thy blood.
ST. JOHN i. 29. REV. v. 9.
AND
Likewise reckon ye also yourselves
to be dead unto sin, but alive unto
God through Jesus Christ, our Lord.
Romi. vi. 11.
"'Tis finished: so the Saviour cried,
And meekly bowed His head and died.'Tis fiished: yes, the work is done,
The battle fought, the victory won.
"'T'is finished: all that Heaven decreed,
And all the ancient prophets said,
Is now fulfilled, as long designed
In Me, the Saviour of Mankind.
"' Tis finished: this My dying groan
Shall sins of every kind atone:
Millions shall be redeemed from death,
By this My last expiring breat]~,"
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E VENNG.                 55
FIFTEENTH EVENING.
I am the light of the world: ~he that
followeth me shall not walk in darkIless, but shall have the light of life.
ST. JOHN Viii. 12.
FOR
In Him  was life, and the life was
the light of men.            ST. JOHN i. 4.
AND
Ye are all the children of light, and
the children of the day: we are not of
the night nor of darkness.  Ye were
sometimes darkness, but now are ye
light in the Lordcl: walk as children
of the light.     1 THESS. v. 5.. EPHE. v. 8.
"Hark! a thrilling voice is sounding;'Christ is nigh!' it seems to say;
Cast laway the works of dccrkness,
O ye children of the day."
" Blessed and Holy Three,
Glorious Trinity —
Grace, Love, Light!
Through the world, far and wide,
Boundless as ocean's tide
Rolling in fullest pride,
int there be ligtt,"
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56             M  A  N A:
SIXTEENTH EVENING.
We have not an High Priest which
cannot be touched with the feeling of
our infirmities, but was in all points
t-mpted like as we are, yet without sin.
HE-B. iv. 15.
FOR
He is ourt brother and our flesh.
GEN. xxxvii. 27,
AND
God is our refuye and strength, a
very present help in trouble.
Ps. xlvi. 1.
"When high the heavenly temple stands,
The house of God, not made with hands,
A great high priest our nature wears,
The guardian of mankind appears.
"Though now ascended up on high,
He bends to earth a brother's eye;
Partaker of the human name,
He knows the friailty of our frame.
"In every pang that rends the heart,
The Man of Sorrows had a part;
He sympathizes in our grief,
Ana to the stffiorer sends relief."
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. 1', Vr E  N I N (-57
SEVENTEENTH EVENING.
Ye are the temple of the living God.
2 COR. vi. 16.
FOR
If any man defile the temple of God,
him shall God destroy; for the temple
of God is holy, wuhich temple ye are.
1 COR. iii. 17.
AiND
Behold  I stand  at the cloor and 
ti    knock; if any man hear My voice and
open the door, _ will come in to him,
and sup with him and lhe with me.
REv. iii. 20,
" I have a wondeful guest, h
Whlo speeds my feet,who moves my hands,
Who strengthens, comforts, guides, commands,
Whose presence gives me Rest.
"For ave by day and night,
He  keeps the portal-suffers naughllt
Defile the temple lie has bought
And filled with joy and light.
" Savioul, ne'er depart
From this poor earthly cottage home,
Until the Father bids me come,.Whispering within my heart:
"' I shake these cottage walls;
Fea' not!  at my command they bow;'My heavenly mansions open now
As this poor dwelling falls.'     ",0                                                  a




5.8j            wIM A N N A:
EIGHTEENTH EVENING.
He giveth power to the faint.
Is. xl. 29.
FOR
I, the Lord thy God, will hold thy
right hand, saying, Fear not; I will
help thee.                      Is. xli. 13.
AND
His strength is made pe:fect in weakness.                         2 Con. xii. 9.'All in weakness, all in sorr'ow,
0 my God! I come once more,
Lifting up the sad petition
Thou hast often heard before,
In the former days of darkness,
In the time of need of yore."
"Lord, I am so weak, so weak,
I cannot stand before thy face;
Thy praises I can hardly speak,
Hardly stretch forth my hands for grace;
The way seems long, the burden who can bear;
Lord, must I sink beneath the load of care?
Thus is it now; what shall it be at length?'lam thy strength.'  "




lX v r: N I N (X *
NINETEENTH EVENING.
Whatsoever ye do, in word or deed,
do all in the name of the ]Lord Jesus,
giving thanks to God and the Father
by Him.                       CO,. iii. 17.
FOR
It shall be a name of joy, a praise
and an honor before all the nations of
the earth.                  JER. xxxiii. 9.
AND
For My name's sake will I defer Mine
anger, and for My praise will I refirain
for thee, that I cut thee not off.
Is. xlviii. 9.
" How sweet the nane of Jesus sounds
In a believer's ear,
It soothes his sorrows, heals his wounds,
And drives away his fear.
It makes the wounded spirit whole,
And calms the troubled breast;'Tis mvannqa to the hungry soul,
And for the weary, rest.
"By Thee my prayers acceptance gain,
Although with sin defiled;
Satan accuses me in vain,
And I am owned a child.'Till then I would thy love proclaim,
With every fleeting breath;
And may the music of Thy name,
Refresh my soul in death."
And may th music of hy iiaine




4       "M A0N N A:
TWENTIETH EVENING.
I ascend unto Lily Father, and your
Father; and to J-Ilt God, and your
God.                      ST. JOHN xx. 17.
FOR
HE IS RISEN, as He said.  And a
cloud received Him  out of their sight.
ST. MATT. xxviii. 6. ACTS i. 9.
AND
This same Jeszus which is taken up
from you into Heaven, shall so cone in
like manner. When Christ who is our
life shall appear then shall ye also appear with Him in glory.
AcTs ii.  Co11. iii. 4.
"Hail the day that sees Him rise,
Glorious, to His native skies!
Christ, awhile to mortals given,
Enters now the highest Heaven.
Lo the Heaven its Lord receives!
Yet he loves the earth He leaves:
Though returning to His throne,
Still He calls mankind his own.
" Still for us he intercedes,
His prevailing death he pleads;
Near Himself prepares our place,
Great ForerunDer of our race.
Lord, though parted from our sig]lt,
Far above yon azure height,
Grant our hearts may thither rise,
Following thee beyond the skies."'9,




E VENING.                 61
TWENTY-FIRST EVENING.
If ye be reproached for the name
of Christ, happy are ye; for the spirit
of glory and of God resteth upon you.
I PETER iV. 14.
FOR
All that will live godly in Christ
Jesus, shall suffer persecattioii.
2 TIM. iii. 12.
AND
He that endureth to the end shall
be saved.                  ST. MATT. X. 22.
"Trials must and will befall;
But with humble faith to see
Love inscribed upon them allThis is happiness to me.
"Did I need no trials here,
No chastisement by the way,
Might I not with reason fear
I should be a cast away?
"Trials make the promise sweet;
Trials give new life to prayer
Bring me to my Saviour's feet,
Lay me low and keep me there.
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j62             AAM hNNA: 
TWENTY-SECOND EVENING.
There shall no evil befcall thee,
neither shall any plague come nigh
thy dwelling.                 Ps. lxxi. 10.
FOR
He shall give His angels charge over
thee, to keep thee in all thy ways:
they shall bear thee up in their hands,
lest thou dash thy foot against a stone.
Ps; lxxi. 11. 12.
AND
Thou. shalt tread upon the lion and
adder: the young lion and the dragon
shalt thou trample under foot.
Ps. lxxi. 13.
"God shall charge His angel legions
Watch and ward o'er thee to keep;
Though thou walk through hostile regions,
Though in desert wilds thou sleep.
On the lion vainly roaring,
On his young thy foot shall tread,
And the dragon's den exploring,
Thou shalt bruise the serpent's head.
"Since with pure and firm affection,
Thou on God hast set thy love,
With the wings of His protection,
He will shield thee from above.
Thou shalt call on Him in trouble,
He will hearken, He will save;
Crown with life beyond the grave "i,
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EVENING.                 63
TWENTY-THIRD EVENING.
Ccst thy burlden upon the Lord, and
He shall sustain thee: He shall never
suffer the righteous to be moved.
Ps. lv. 22.
FOPR
He knoweth our frame; He remelmbereth that we are Cdust.    s. ciii. 14.
AND
He only is my Rock and my salvation, He is my defence, I shall not be
greatly moved.                  Ps. lxii. 2.
"My soul, for help on God rely,
On Him alone thy trust repose;
My Rock and health will strength supply,
To bear the shock of all my foes."
"'Tis He that all thy sin forgives,
And after sickness makes thee sound;
From danger. He thy life retrieves,
By Him with grace and mercy crowned.'" For God, who all our frame surveys,
Considers that we are but clay;
How fresh soe'er we seem, our days,
Like grass or flowers, must fade awfav "
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64             M A N N A:
TWENTY-FOURTH EVENING.
Seek ye the Lorcd, all ye meek of the
earth; it may be ye shall be hid in
the day of the Lord's anger. ZEPH. ii. 4.
FOR
The great day of the Lord is near,
it is near and hasteth greatly, even the
voice of the day of the Lord. ZEPR. i. 14.
AND
Unto you that fear 3My name shall
the Sun of Righteousness arise with
healing in His wing.          MAL. iv. 2.
"Day of Wrath! that day of mourning!
See fulfilled the prophet's warning,
Heaven and earth in ashes burning!
"Oh what fear man's bosom rendeth,
When from Heaven the Judge descendetll,
On whose sentence all dependeth
" What shall I, frail man, be pleading'
Who for me be interceding,
When the just are mercy needing?
"Think, kind Jesus, my salvation
Cost thy wondrous Incarnation;
Leave me not to reprobation.
"Righteous Judge! for sin's pollution,
Grant thy gift of absolution,
Ere that day of retribution."




EVENING.                   65
TWENTY-FIFTH EVENING.
The redeemed  of' the Lord shall return, and come with singing unto Zion; and everlasting joy shall be upon
their head: they shall obtain gladness
and joy: and sorrow and mourning
shall flee away.                   Is. ii. 11.
FOR
The inhabitants shall not say, I am
sick: the people that dwell therein shall
be forgiven their iniquities. Is. xxxiii 24.
AND
They shall not hunger nor thirst;
neither shall the, heat nor sun smite
them, for He that bath mercy on them
shall lead them, even by the springs of
water shall He guide them. Is. xlix. 10.
"Glorious things of thee are spoken,
Zion, city of our God:
He whose word cannot be broken
Formed thee for his own abode;
On the Rock of Ages founded,
What can shake thy sure repose?
With Salvation's walls surrounded,
Thou may'st smile on all thy foes."'Saviour, if of Zion's city
I though grace a member am,
Let the world deride or pity,
I will glory in Thy name:
Fading in the worldling's pleasure,
All his boasted pomp and show;
Solid joys and lasting treasure,
None but Zion's cbild ell kInow,"




66             MA N NA:
TWENTY-SIXTII EVENING.
Great Peace have they which love
Thy  law: and nothing  shall offend
them.                       Ps. cxix. 165.
FOR
Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace,
whose mined is stayed on Thee; because he trusted in Thee.  Is. xxvi. 3.
AND
Behold, the eye of the Lord is upon
them that fear Him, upon them that
hope in His mercy; to deliver their
souls from  death, and to keep them
alive in famine.         Ps. xxxiii. 18. 19.
"Oh! for the peace which floweth as a river,
Making life's desert-places bloobm and smile;
Oh! for a faith to grasp Heaven's bright' Forever,'
Amid the shadows of earth's' little while.'"
"Thou art my hiding-place, 0 Lord
In Thee I put my trust;
Encouraged by Thy holy word,
A feeble child of dust:
I have no argument beside,
I urge no other plea;
And'tis enough, my Saviour died,
My Saviour died for me  "




E VE N IN G.            67
TWENTY-SEVENTH EVENING.
No chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous.
HEB. xii. 11,
FOR
Behold, I have refined thee, but not
with silver; I have chosen thee in the
furnace of agfiction; nevertheless, afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit
of righteousness unto them which are
exercise dthereby. Is. xlviii. 10. HEB. xii. 11.
AND
Sing, 0 Heavens; and be joyful, 0
earth; and break forth into singing,
0 mountains; for the Lord has comforted His people, and will have mercy,upon His afflicted.          Is. xlix. 13.
" O, hadst thou left me unchastised,
Thy precepts I had still despised,
And still the snare in secret laid,
Had my unwary feet betrayed.
"I love thy chastenings, 0 my God,
They fix my hopes on Thy abode;
Where, in Thy presence fully blest,
Th)y stricie saints forever rest"




8(iS           M A N N A:
TWENTY-EIGHTH EVENING.
Behold, the Lord's hand  is not
shortened that it cannot save; neither
His ear heavy that it cannot hear.
Is. xlix. 1.
FOR
The mountains shall depart, and
the hills be removed; but My kindness
shall not depart from thee, neither shall
the covenant of My peace be removed,
saith the Lord that hath mercy on
thee.                          Is. liv. 10.
AND
The Lord will not cast qp forever:
but though He cause grief, yet- will
he have compassion according to the
multitude of His mercies: for he doth
not afflict willingly nor grieve the
children of men.        SAM. iii. 31, 32, 33.
"When trouble, like a gloomy cloud,
Has gathered thick and thundered loud,
He near my soul has always stood;
His loving kindness, Oh how good!
" Soon shall I pass the gloomy vale,
Soon all my mortal powers must fail;
Oh may my last expiring breath
His lovin,q kindness sing in death1'I




TWENTY-NINTH  EVENING.
To the Lord Our God belong mercies
and forgiveness, though we have rebelled against Him.            DAN. ix. 9.
FOR
The Lord is merciful and gracious,
slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy.
Ps. ciii. 8.
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O give thanks unto the Lord, for
He is good: for His mercy endureth
forever.                      Ps. cvii. 11.
"Depth of mercy! can there be
Mercy still reserved for me?
Can my God his wrath forbear?
Me the chief of sinners spare?
"I have long withstood His grace;
Long provoked Him to His face;
Would not hearken to His calls;
Grieved Him by a thousand falls.
"Kindly His relentings are;
Me He now delights to spare;
Now my Father's mercies move,
Justice lingers into lore."




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THIRTIETH EVENING.
The ransomed of the Lord shall return, and come to Zion.  Be strong,
fear not: behold, your God will come
with vengeance, even God with a recompense; He will come and save you.
Is. xxxv. 4, 10.
FOR
I looked, and lo a Lamb stood on
the Mount Sion, and with him a hundred forty, and four thousand, having
His Father's name written in their
foreheads                    REV. xiv, 1.
AND'
They sung as it were a new song before the throne.             REV. xiv. 3.'They stand, those halls of Sion,
All jubilant with song,
And bright with many an angel,
And all the martyr throng.
" Oh sweet and blessed country!
The home of God's elect!
Oh, sweet and blessed country,
That eager hearts expect!
Jesus, in mercy bring us
To that dear land of rest;
Who art with God the Father
And Spirit ever blest."             A




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THIRTY-FIRST EVENING.
Now  this I say, brethren, that flesh
and blood cannot inherit the kingdom  of
God; neither doth corruption inherit
incorruption.                   1 COR. xv. 50.
FOR
In a moment, in the twinkling of an
eye, at the  last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be
raised incorruptible, and we shall all
be changed.                     1 Con. xv. 52.
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As we have borne the image of the
earthy, we shall also  bear the image
of the heavenly.                1 COR. xv. 49.
"When we reach a quiet dwelling
On the strong eternal hills,
And our praise to Him is swelling,
Who the vast creation fills:
When the paths of prayer and duty,
And affliction all are trod,
And we wake and see the beauty
Of our Saviour and our God.
" With the light of resurrection,
When our changed bodies glow,
And we gain the full perfection
Of the bliss begun below;
When the life that flesh obscureth,
In each radiant form shall shine,
And the joy that age endureth
Flashes forth in beams divine;
" While we wave the palms of glory
Through the long eternal years,
Shall we e'ar forget the story
Of our mortal griefs and fears?




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Shall we e'er forget the sadness,
And the clouds that hung so dim,
When our hearts are filled with gladness,
And our tears are dried by Him?
" Shall the memory be banished,
Of His kindness and His care,
When the wants and woes are vanished,
Which He loved to soothe and share?
All the way by which He brought us,
All the grievings which He bore,
All the patient love He taught us,
Shall we think of them no more?
"Yes, we surely shall remember,
How He quickened us from death;
How He fanned the dying ember
With His spirit's glowing breath;
We shall read the tender meaning
Of the sorrows and alarms,
As we trod the desert leaning
On His everlasting arms.
And His rest will be the dearer
When we think of weary ways;
And His light will seem the clearer.
As we muse on cloudy days.
Oh!'twill be a glorious mnorrow
To a dark and stormy day;
We shall recollect our soyrrow
As the streams that pass away."
Thanlks be to God which giveth us
the victory  through  our Lord  Jesus
Christ.
Therefore, my beloved brethren, be
ye steadfast, unmovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch
a.s ye know  that vour  labor is not in
vain in the Lord.            1 COR. xv. 57, 58.
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