L. M. Beard's Coll.

Turn, Child of Doubt.

1 Turn, child of doubt, estranged from God!
To error's joyless waste betrayed;
No light will there illume thy road,
No friendly voice will give thee aid.

2 O, turn, and leave that cheerless waste!
The shade of death,--the maze of woe!
There is a path that leads to rest,
A fount of life is given below.

3 Thy friend, thy Lord, from heaven revealed,
The lost, the erring, to recall,
That sacred fountain hath unsealed;
With voice of love he speaks to all.

4 He bids the dying wanderer turn,
To walk in duty's way, and live;
He speaks to wounded souls that mourn,
He speaks,--to heal and to forgive.

197. 7s. M. Briggs' Coll.

Come Home!

1 Soul! celestial in thy birth,
Dwelling yet in lowest earth,
Panting, shrinking to be free,
Hear God's spirit whisper thee.

2 Thus it saith; in accents mild,--
"Weary wanderer, wayward child,
From thy Father's earnest love
Still forever wilt thou rove?

3 "Turn to hope, and peace, and light,
Freed from sin, and earth, and night;
I have called, entreated thee,
In my mercies gentle, free.

4 "Human soul, in love divine
I have sought to make thee mine;
Still for thee good angels yearn;
Human soul, return, return!"

198. C. M. Whittier.

The Call.

1 O, not alone with outward sign
Of fear, or voice from heaven,
The message of a truth divine,
The call of God, is given;
Awakening in the human heart
Love for the True and Right,
Zeal for the Christian's better part,
Strength for the Christian's fight.

2 Though heralded by naught of fear,
Or outward sign, or show;
Though only to the inward ear
It whisper soft and low;
Though dropping as the manna fell,
Unseen, yet from above,
Holy and gentle, heed it well,--
The call to Truth and Love.

199. 11s. M. Anonymous.

Acquaint Thee with God.

1 Acquaint thee, O spirit, acquaint thee with God,
And joy, like the sunshine, shall beam on thy road;
And