3 Great God, how terrible art thou,

To sinners o'er so young!
Grant me thy grace, and teach me how
To tamo and rule my tongue.
157.

L. M.
Against Swearing.
Angels that high in glory dwell,

Adore thy name, Almighty God!
And devils tremble low in hell,

Beneath the terrors of thy rod. 2 And yel how wicked children dare

Abuse thy dreadful, glorious name! And when they're angry how they swear,

And curse their fellows, and blaspheme. 3 My heart shall be in pain to hear

Wretc!es affront the Lord above; 'Tis that great God whose power I fear,

That heavenly Father whom I love. 4 If my companions grow profane,

['ll lcave their friendship when I hear Young sinners take thy name in vain, And learn to cursa and learn to swear. 158.

C. M.
Against Evil Company.
Why should I join with those in play

In whom I've no delight?
Who curse and swear, but never pray;

Who call ill names and fight?

2 I hate to hear those wicked songs,

Their words offend mine ears;
I should not dare defile my tongue

With language such as theirs.
3 Away from fools I turn mine eyes,

Nor with the scoffers.go;
I would be walking with the wise,

That wiser I might grow.
4 My God, I hate to walk or dwell

With sinful children hero; O let me not be sent to hell,

Who e none but sinners are.

159.

C. M.

Duty to parents.
Let children that would fear the Lord,

Hear what their teachers say,
With rev'rence meet their parents' word,

And with delight obey. 2 Have we not heard what dreadful plagues

Are threatened by the Lord,
To him who breaks his father's law,

Or inocks his mother's word?
3 But those that worship God and give

Their parents honoar due,
Here on this earth they long shall live,

And live hereafter toe.

160.

P. M.

Ail Invited.

When little Samuel woke,

And heard.his.Maker's voice,
At every word he spoke,

How much did he rejoice; () blessed, happy child, to find The God of heav'n so near and kind, 2 If God would speak to me,

And say he was my friend,
How happy should I be !

O how would I attend !
The smallest sin I then should foar,

If God Almighty were so ncar. 3 And does he never speak?

0

yes ! for in his word
Ho bids me come and seek

The God that Samuel hcard:
In almost every page I see,
The God of Samucl calls to me.

4 And I, beneath his care,

May safely rest my head:
I know that God is there,

To guard my humble bed;
And every sin I well may fear,
Since God Almighty is so near.

5 Like Samuel let me say,

Whene'er I read his word, “Speak, Lord, I would obey

The voico ihat Samuel heard ;" And when I in thy house appear, Speak, for thy servant waits to hear. 161.

C. M.

Gospei Grace.
Let us adore the grace that seeks

To draw our hearts above ;
'Tis God, the holy Saviour, speaks,

And every word is love. 2 Though, fill’d with awe, before his throne

Each angel veils his face,
He'll take young children for his own,

And save them by his grace.
3 O may the child that lives in sin,

Enslav'd by Satan's power, Meekly obey the call divine,

In this appointed hour. 4 Lord, send thy word to every heart,

By thino Almighty voice : Early from sin may we depart,

And make thy love our choice.

162.

C. M. The praise of Children acceptable. CHILDREN, of old, hosannas sung

To praise the Saviour's name; We too would join our infant song,

To celebrate his fame. 2.Chief priests and scribes were sore dis

That children thus should sing ; [pleas’d, But Jesus own'd their early praise,

And we our praises bring. 3 We bless the Lord for all his gifts,

For life, and food, and friends; We bless him for the word of life,

The choicest gift ho sends.
4 God's sacred word we learn to know,

Whero heav'nly wisdom lies ;
Here, too, are kind instructions giv'n,
That teach us to be wise.
163.

L. M.
A pcritent pleading for

pardon.
Snow pity, Lord, O Lord, forgive ;
Let a repenting rebel live;
Are not ihy mercies large and free?

May not a sinner trust in thee?
2 My crimes are great, but don't surpass

The power and glory of thy grace ;
Great God, thy nature hath no bound,
So let thy pard’ning love he found.