FOR

GLAD DAYS.

SELECTED AND ARRANGED

BY

J. F. ELTON AND L. BOURDILLON.

What shall I render unto the Lord for all his benefits toward
me? I will take the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of
the Lord."-PSALM CXvi. 12, 13.

PUBLISHED UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE TRACT COMMITTEE.

LONDON:

SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING CHRISTIAN KNOWLEDGE,
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26, ST. GEORGE'S PLACE, HYDE PARK CORNER, S.W.
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NEW YORK: E. & B. YOUNG & CO.

1885.

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January 1.

"I will trust, and not be afraid."-Isaiah xii. 2.

Look calmly on to the vista of years which it may be God's will you should have to pass on earth, and say: Bright or gloomy, it matters very little; they are His, not mine. If the shadows lie heavily on them, they will be His shadows. If the sun beam brightly over them, it will be His sun.-J. M. NEALE.

I need Thy presence every passing hour: What but Thy grace can foil the tempter's power?

Who like Thyself my guide and stay can be? Through cloud and sunshine, Lord, abide with me.-H. F. Lyte.

January 2.

"Be strong in the Lord, and in the power of His might."-Ephesians vi. 10.

none.

Trust not in thy strength, for thou hast Thou canst not think a good thought, nor form a wish, nor fulfil a good action, without the grace of God.-PINART.

Stand then in His great might,
With all His strength endued;
And take to arm you for the fight
The panoply of God.

From strength to strength go on,
Wrestle and fight and pray;

Tread all the powers of darkness down,
And win the well-fought day.

C. WESLEY.

January 3.

"Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit, serving the Lord."—Romans xii. 1I.

God hath given every man work enough to do, that there shall be no room for idleness, and yet hath so ordered the world, that there shall be space for devotion.

BISHOP JEREMY TAYLOR.

He liveth long who liveth well,
All else is being flung away.
He liveth longest who can tell

Of true things truly done each day.
Fill up each hour with what will last,
Buy up the moments as they go;
The life above, when this is past

Is the ripe fruit of life below.-H. BONAR.