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tween Jew and Gentile, Talmudist and Papist, I have plainly learnt that it is only there truth can be found.' And so, in tears and smiles, in hope and anxiety, with hearts full of love, and heads busied with many thoughts, they anchored in the port of Smyrna.

C. E.

From the Sabbath-eve service of the Synagogue.

O THOU Sanctuary of the King! O royal city! arise, and come forth from thy subversion: thou hast dwelt long fenough in the abode of calamity, for he will now pity thee with kindness.

Shake off the dust; arise, O my people! and adorn thyself with thy beautiful attire; for by the hand of Jesse the Bethlehemite redemption draweth nigh to my soul.

Rouse thyself, rouse thyself, arise, shine, for thy light is come. Awake, awake, utter a song; for the glory of the Lord is revealed upon thee. * *

They who spoil thee, shall become a spoil; they who swallow thee up, shall be removed far away; thy God will rejoice in thee, as the bridegroom rejoiceth in his bride.

On the right and on the left wilt thou be extended, and the Eternal wilt thou revere; through the means of a man, the descendant of Pharez, will we rejoice and be glad.

(Daily Prayers of the German and Polish Jews.)

ADVENT HYMN,

TRANSLATED FROM J. A. FREYLINGHAUSEN.

Wake! the welcome day appeareth,
How with joy our hearts it cheereth!
Wake! the Lord's great year behold!
That which holy men of old,

Those who throng the sacred pages,
Waited for through countless ages;
Hallelujah! Hallelujah!

Now the wish'd-for morning breaketh,
Hark! how Sion's daughter waketh
Shouts of joy and jubilee,

Thus his advent dawn to see:

King and bridegroom she enthrones him,
Though 'tis but a remnant owns him ;
Hallelujah! Hallelujah!

Patriarchs erst and priests aspiring,
Kings and prophets long desiring,
Saw not this before they died :
Lo! the Light to them denied!
See its beams to earth directed!
Welcome, O Thou long-expected!
Hallelujah Hallelujah!

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He, the Saviour sent by heaven,
Once through faith to Abram given,
Israel's Son and glorious King,
Hope to which the heathen cling,
Now on earth with men abiding,
Comes to Zion meekly riding;
Hallelujah! Hallelujah!

Lo! he comes, a victim willing,
All his father's will fulfilling;
He will, through his precious blood,
All things once again make good,
Pain and shame of death sustaining,
What was lost with joy regaining;
Hallelujah! Hallelujah!

In our stead himself he offers,
On th' accursed tree he suffers,
That his death's sweet savour may
Take our curse for aye away,
Cross and curse for us enduring,
Hope and heaven to us securing;
Hallelujah! Hallelujah!

Moses' law no longer rules us, Christ's free Spirit gently schools us ; Ended now our captive thrall,

He who God obeys in all,

Through his Saviour's death and merit, Now enjoys adoption's spirit; Hallelujah! Hallelujah!

Rent the temple curtain's centre,
Fearless each may strive to enter,

Through the veil, the holy place,
There to stand before his face;

He who once came down from heaven,
Fear from all our breasts hath driven;
Hallelujah! Hallelujah!

Therefore, songs triumphant raising,
Zion, still your King be praising;
Praises sing with mouth and heart,
In his reign thou'lt bear thy part;
Come, thyself as offering bringing,
Come, thou Bride, for ever singing,
Hallelujah! Hallelujah!

Sacred Hymns from the German.

A SIGN OF THE TIMES.

[ONE of the remarkable things of the present eventful days is the establishment of a highly respectable Jewish Newspaper, in English, edited by the chief Rabbi of the Portuguese connection. It is, of course, Rabbinical in doctrine, but contains much interesting matter, and among the rest a Dictionary of Biblical and Rabbinical Hebrew. It is entitled "The Jewish Chronicle." What would our persecuting forefathers have said to this! On all sides we are compelled to recognize the rapid national rise of the Jewish people: bone coming to his bone. Ezek. xxxvii. 7.-ED.]

FEMALE BIOGRAPHY OF SCRIPTURE.

RUTH.

No. II.

(We are much concerned to be obliged to insert this paper out of its proper course: the one that was so unfortunately lost not being yet replaced. We hope it may be so in our next.)

THE ancient heathens made friendship a virtue; and no wonder, since experience must have shown them that it is an accompanying characteristic only of virtuous minds. They, who by nature are most susceptible of friendship, will invariably be found to be those who are more lofty in sentiment, more generous and high-minded than their compeers. The dull and selfish stand aloof from any companionship beyond the forced association of the class-room, or that passing intimacy which has the sports of the play-ground for its bounds: while the ardent and affectionate rush into closer and closer union; doubling the joys of their own existence by that mysterious echo of the soul; that voice born of earth and heaven, which has its response in the secret recesses of every generous heart.

That union of heart which bears the sacred name of friendship, has for its bond some medium of con

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