2 In vain to hoard it up they try'd,
Against to-morrow came ;
It then bred worms and putrefy'd,
And prov'd their sin and shame.

3 'Twas daily bread, and would not keep, But must be still renew'd;

Faith should not want a hoard or heap,
But trust the Lord for food.

4 The truths by which the soul is fed,
Must thus be had afresh ;

For notions resting in the head
Will only feed the flesh.

5 However true, they have no life
Or unction to impart ;

They breed the worms of pride and strife,
But cannot cheer the heart.

6 Nor can the best experience past
The life of faith maintain;

The brightest hope will faint at last,
Unless supply'd again.

7 Dear Lord, while we in pray'r are found, Do thou the Manna give ;

Oh! let it fall on all around,
That we may eat and live.

XVII. C. Jehovah Nissi,-The Lord my banner. Chap. xvii. 15.

1 By whom was David taught

To aim the dreadful blow,

When he Goliath fought,

And laid the Gittite low?

No sword nor spear the stripling took,
But chose a pebble from the brook.

2 'Twas Israel's God and King,
Who sent him to the fight;
Who gave him strength to sling,
And skill to aim aright.

Ye feeble saints, your strength endures,
Because young David's God is yours.

3 Who order'd Gideon forth,

To storm th' invaders' camp,
With arms of little worth,

A pitcher and a lamp*?

The trumpets made his coming known,
And all the host was overthrown.

4 Oh! I have seen the day,

When, with a single word,
God helping me to say,

My trust is in the Lord,
My soul has quell'd a thousand foes,
Fearless of all that could oppose.

5 But unbelief, self-will,

Self-righteousness, and pride,
How often do they steal

My weapon from my side?

Yet David's Lord, and Gideon's Friend,

Will help his servant to the end.

XVIII. The Golden Calf. Chap. xxxii. 4. 31.

1 WHEN Israel heard the fiery law
From Sinai's top proclaim'd,
Their hearts seem'd full of holy awe,
Their stubborn spirits tam'd.

* Judges vii. 20.

2 Yet, as forgetting all they knew,
Ere forty days were past,
With blazing Sinai still in view,
A molten calf they cast.

3 Yea, Aaron, God's anointed priest,
Who on the mount had been,
He durst prepare the idol beast,
And lead them on to sin.

4 Lord, what is man, and what are we,
To recompense thee thus !

In their offence our own we see,
Their story points at us.

5 From Sinai we heard thee speak,
And from mount Calv'ry too;
And yet to idols oft we seek,

While thou art in our view.

6 Some golden calf, or golden dream,
Some fancied creature-good,

Presumes to share the heart with him,
Who bought the whole with blood.

7 Lord, save us from our golden calves, Our sin with grief we own;

We would no more be thine by halves,
But live to thee alone.

LEVITICUS.

XIX. The true Aaron. Chap. viii. 7—9.

1 SEE Aaron, God's anointed priest,
Within the vail appear,

In robes of mystic meaning drest,
Presenting Israel's prayer.

2 The plate of gold which crowns his brows, His holiness describes ;

His breast displays, in shining rows,
The names of all the tribes.

3 With the atoning blood he stands
Before the mercy seat;

And clouds of incense from his hands
Arise with odour sweet.

4 Urim and Thummim near his heart,
In rich engravings worn,
The sacred light of truth impart,

To teach and to adorn.

5 Through him the eye of faith descries,
A greater priest than he :

Thus Jesus pleads above the skies,
For you, my friends, and me.

6 He bears the names of all his saints

Deep on his heart engrav'd;
Attentive to the state and wants
Of all his love has sav'd.

7 In him a holiness complete,
Light and perfections shine;
And wisdom, grace, and glory meet;
A Saviour all divine.

8 The blood, which as a priest he bears
For sinners, is his own;

The incense of his prayers and tears
Perfume the holy throne.

9 In him my weary soul has rest
Though I am weak and vile;

I read my name upon his breast,
And see the Father smile.

NUMBERS.

XX. Balaam's Wish. Chap. xxiii. 10.

1 How blest the righteous are
When they resign their breath!
No wonder Balaam wish'd to share
In such a happy death.

2"Oh! let me die," said he,

"The death the righteous do; "When life is ended, let me be

"Found with the faithful few."

3 The force of truth, how great !
When enemies confess,

None but the righteous, whom they hate,
A solid hope possess.

4 But Balaam's wish was vain,
His heart was insincere ;
He thirsted for unrighteous gain,
And sought a portion here.

5 He seem'd the Lord to know,
And to offend him loath;
But Mammon prov'd his overthrow,
For none can serve them both.

• May you, my friends, and I,

Warning from hence receive;

If like the righteous we would die,
To choose the life they live.