Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: SECURITY. "TEEP in the grass the trustful lark Conceals its lowly nest, Where cruel eye may seldom mark Or cruel hand molest. At least approach of footsteps rude The little bird upsprings; From solitude to solitude It soars on swiftest winga. Far up the azure height it soars Beyond the reach of wrong, And from its modest hreast outpours Its rapt, entrancing song. Thus dwells the pious soul secure, In meditation blest ; The foot of pride, ambition's lure, Scarce find the hidden nest. And when the tempter draweth near, His faintest footsteps heard, Swift on the wings of holy fear She soars as soars the bird. SKCUR1TY. 13 Free in the vast encircling sky Of God's protecting grace, She pours her matchless song on high Of thankfulness and praise. MY KNOWLEDGE. HpHOUGH men confront the Living God -1- With wisdom than His word more wise, And leaving paths apostles trod Their own devise; I would myself forsake and flee, O Christ, the living Way, to Thee. I know not what the schools may teach, Nor yet how far from truth depart; One lesson is within my reach,— The Truth Thou art. And learning this I learn each day To cast all other lore away. I cannot solve mysterious things That fill the schoolmen's thoughts with strife ; But oh, what peace this knowledge brings — Thou art the Life ! Hid in Thy everlasting deeps, The silent God His secret keeps. MY KNOWLEDGE. 15 The Way, the Truth, the Life Thou art, This, this I know ; to this I cleave ; The sweet new language of my heart, " Lord, I beliuve." I have no doubts to bring to Thee ; My doubt has fled; my faith is free.HOLY MYSTERIES. T T OW can it be — the sweet new birth Of water and the Spirit wrought, Beyond the wisdom of the earth To under...