Resignation.

1 In trouble and in grief, O God,
Thy smile hath cheered my way;
And joy hath budded from each thorn
That round my footsteps lay.

2 The hours of pain have yielded good
Which prosperous days refused;
As herbs, though scentless when entire,
Spread fragrance when they're bruised.

3 The oak strikes deeper as its boughs
By furious blasts are driven;
So life's tempestuous storms the more
Have fixed my heart in heaven.

4 All gracious Lord! whate'er my lot
In other times may be,
I'll welcome still the heaviest grief
That brings me near to Thee.

335. 7s. M. Sarah F. Adams.

Dews and Tears.

1 Gently fall the dews of eve,
Raising still the languid flowers;
Sweetly flow the tears that grieve
O'er a mourner's stricken hours.

2 Blessed dews and tears that yet
Lift us nearer unto heaven!
Let us still His praise repeat,
Who in mercy all hath given.

336. 10s. M. Anonymous.

The Strength of the Lonely.

1 Though lonely be thy path, fear not, for He
Who marks the sparrow fall is guarding thee;
And not a star shines o'er thy head by night,
But He hath known that it will reach thy sight.

2 And not a grief can darken or surprise,
Swell in thy heart, or dim with tears thine eyes,
But it is sent in mercy and in love,
To bid thy helplessness seek strength above.

337. L. M. Jane Roscoe.

Light in Darkness.

1 My Father, when around me spread
I see the shadows of the tomb,
When life's bright visions droop and fade,
And darkness veils the days to come,--

2 O, in that anguished hour I turn
With a still trusting heart to Thee,
And holy thoughts arise and burn
Amid that cold, sad destiny!

3 They fill my soul with heavenly light,
While all around is pain and woe;
And strengthened by them, in Thy sight,
Father, to drink Thy cup I go.

338. C. M. Anonymous.

Consolation.

1 Let me not wander comfortless,
My Father, far from Thee;
But still beneath Thy guardian w