Seek the Lord, and his strength; seek his face
evermore.

12. Remember his marvelous works that he hath done; his wonders, and the
judgments of his mouth. He is the Lord our God; his judgments are in all
the earth. I will sing unto the Lord as long as I live: I will sing praise
to my God while I have my being.
--Extracts from the Bible.

DEFINITIONS.--2. Found'ed, built, established. 3. Hab-i-ta' tion, place of
abode. 5. Ref 'uge, shelter, protection. Co'ny, a kind of rabbit. 6.
Ap-point'ed, ordained.

NOTES.--5. Cedars of Lebanon. A species of cedar, of great magnificence,
formerly abundant in Mt. Lebanon and the Taurus Range in Asia Minor, but
now almost entirely destroyed. The wood is durable and fragrant, and was
used in the construction of costly buildings, such as the palace of David
and Solomon's Temple.

7. Leviathan. This name is applied in the Old Testament to some huge water
animal. In some cases it appears to mean the crocodile, but in others the
whale or a large sea serpent.

LII. MY MOTHER.

1. Often into folly straying,
O, my mother! how I've grieved her!
Oft I've heard her for me praying,
Till the gushing tears relieved her;
And she gently rose and smiled,
Whispering, "God will keep my child."

2. She was youthful then, and sprightly,
Fondly on my father leaning,
Sweet she spoke, her eyes shone brightly,
And her words were full of meaning;
Now, an autumn leaf decayed;
I, perhaps, have made it fade.

3. But, whatever ills betide thee,
Mother, in them all I share;
In thy sickness watch beside thee,
And beside thee kneel in prayer.
Best of mothers! on my breast
Lean thy head, and sink to rest.

LIII. THE HOUR OF PRAYER.

Felicia Dorothea Hemans (b. 1794, d. 1835) was born in Liverpool, England.
Her maiden name was Browne. Her childhood was spent in Wales. Her first
volume of poems was published in 1808; her second in 1812. In 1812 she was
married to Captain Hemans, but he left her about six years after their
marriage, and they never again lived together. She went, with her five
sons, to reside with her mother, then living near St. Asaph, in North
Wales. Mrs. Hemans then resumed her literary pursuits, and wrote much and
well. Her poetry is smooth and graceful, and she excels in description.
Many of her poems are exceedingly beautiful.

1. Child, amid the flowers at play,