And if I fall, soon may I hear
Thy voice, and know Thy love is near.

234. 7s. M. *Newton.

For a Childlike Spirit.

1 Quiet, Lord, my froward heart;
Make me loving, meek, and mild,
Upright, simple, free from art;
Make me as a little child;
From distrust and envy free;
Pleased with all that pleaseth Thee.

2 What Thou shalt to-day provide
Let me as a child receive;
What to-morrow may betide
Calmly to Thy wisdom leave;
'Tis enough that Thou wilt care;
Why should I the burden bear?

3 As a little child relies
On a care beyond his own,
Knows beneath his father's eyes
He is never left alone;
So would I with Thee abide,
Thou my Father, Guard, and Guide!

235. S. M. Briggs' Coll.

Walking with God.

1 Father, I will not pray
Freedom from earthly ill;
But may Thy peace be o'er my way
With its dove-pinion still!

2 O, let a sense of Thee,
Of Thy sustaining love,
My bosom-guest forever be,
Where'er I rest or move!

3 A heavenly light serene,
With its unfading beams,
Within my trusting heart be seen,
More bright than childhood's dreams!

4 So let me walk with Thee,
Thy presence round my way;
Made by Thine aiding spirit free;
Thy love, my joy and stay.

236. L. M. Miss Bremer.

Thirst for Living Waters.

1 I thirst!--O, grant the waters pure
Which they who drink shall thirst no more;
O give me of that living stream,
Which ever flows, with heavenly gleam,
Forth from the presence of our God,
Through fields by holy angels trod!

2 I thirst!--O bounteous Source of Truth,
Give coolness to my fevered youth;
Make the sick heart more strong and wise;
Take spectral visions from mine eyes;
O, let me quench my thirst in Thee,
And pure, and strong, and holy be!

3 I thirst!--O God, great Source of Love!
Infinite Life streams from above.
O, give one drop, and let me live!
The barren world has naught to give;
No solace have its streams for me;
I thirst alone for heaven and Thee.

237. P. M.