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Or ask ye now as ye have asked of yore,
What doth transcend in thy beloved so
That He alone thy thoughts should occupy? (g)

Oh wonder rather that phlegmatic hearts,
Seek Him so tamely; (h) intermit their search, (i)
And suffer loss by drowsy intervals ;

Wonder-that traitors wooed by sovereign grace
Should wrap their minds in iced indifference (k)
But wonder never, that His precious name,
Loved, honoured, worshipp'd, magnified, adored,
Yea, praised with praises pealing through all time,
Space, and eternity, (1) is dear to them
Who know its preciousness! (m)

This is my friend,

Enquiring daughters! human nature's friend,
The sinner's, the believer's, the obeyer's friend;
Not vassals now, (n) but his associates dear,
The Saviour views the purchased of His blood,
Reveals to them the secret of His ways,
And ever lives their advocate on high—
Oh! vaunt Him, joy in Him, surrender all (0)
To His dominion, guidance, and renown,

And then on His own warrant, (p) charter, oath, (q)

(g) John iii. 31.
(k) John v. 40.
(n) John xv. 15.

(p) John xv. 14.

(h) Phil. ii. 21.
(7) Ephes. iii. 21.

(i) John vi. 66, (m) 1 Pet. ii. 7. (0) Matt. x. 37-39; Luke xiv. 26. (9) Isa. xiv. 24; John vi. 37-40.

You too shall say, this Jesus is my friend,
My Lord, my life, my glory, and my all.
You too with love-compelling (r) urgency invite
Each child of Adam brought within your reach,

To share His friendship, for, "There yet is room! " (r) Luke xiv. 23.

MEDITATIONS

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"OH! bless our God, ye people! and make the voice of His praise to be heard, which holdeth our soul in life and suffereth not our feet to be moved. . . . . Come and hear, all ye that fear God, and I will tell you what He hath done for my soul."PSALM lxvi. 8, 9, 16.

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"In that day sing ye unto her, A vineyard of red wine I the Lord do keep it; I will water it every moment; lest any hurt it, I will keep it night and day."—ISAIAH XXVii. 2, 3.

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