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SONNET. 8s & 4..

1. When for e-ternal worlds we steer, And seas are

calm, and skies are clear, And faith in live-ly ex-er

cise, And dis-tant hills of Ca-naan rise,- The

soul for joy then claps her wings, And loud her lovely

sonnet sings, Vain world, adieu! Vain world, a-dieu !-And

loud her love-ly son-net sings, Vain world, a- - dieu !

2. With cheerful hope her eyes explore
Each landmark on the distant shore;
The trees of life, the pastures green,
The golden streets, the crystal stream;
Again for joy she claps her wings,
And loud her lovely sonnet sings-
Vain world, adieu!

3. The nearer still she draws to land,
More eager all her powers expand;
With steady helm, and free-bent sail,
Her anchor drops within the veil :
Again for joy she claps her wings,
And her celestial sonnet sings-
Glory to God!

THE HAPPY MAN.

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1. How happy is the man who has chosen wisdom's 2. He rises in the morning; with the lark he tunes his

ways, And measured out his span to his God in prayer and lays, And offers up a tribute to his God in prayer and

praise; His God and his Bible are all that he desirespraise; And then to his labour he cheerfully re-pairs,

To holi-ness of heart he con- tin-ually aspires;
In con-fi-dence believing that God will hear his prayers:

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In sickness, pain, and sorrow, he never will repine, While he is drawing nourishment from Christ the living

vine;

When trouble presses heavily he leans on Jesus' breast, And in his precious promises he finds a quiet rest: The yoke of Christ is easy, and his burden always light; He lives-nor is he weary till Canaan heaves in sight.

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"Tis thus you have his history through life, from day to day:

Religion is no mystery; with him 't is a beaten way: And when upon his pillow he lies down to die,

In hope he rejoices, for he knows his God is nigh:

And when life's lamp is flickering, his soul, on wings of

love,

Away to realms of glory flies, to reign with Christ

above.

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