ngton Gladden_.
(Used by the kind permission of the author.)

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THE ELIXIR

Teach me, my God and King,
In all things Thee to see,
And what I do in anything
To do it as for Thee.

Not rudely, as a beast,
To runne into an action,
But still to make Thee prepossest
And give it His perfection.

A man that looks on glasse,
On it may stay his eye,
Or if he pleaseth, through it passe,
And then the leav'n espie.

All may of Thee partake,
Nothing can be so mean
Which, with his tincture (for Thy sake),
Will not grow bright and clean.

A servant with this clause
Makes drudgery divine;
Who sweeps a room, as for Thy laws,
Makes that and th' action fine.

This is the famous stone
That turneth all to gold,
For that which God doth touch and own
Cannot for lesse be told.
--_George Herbert_.

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I HEARD THE VOICE OF JESUS SAY

I heard the voice of Jesus say,
"Come unto me and rest;
Lay down, thou weary one, lay down
Thy head upon my breast."
I came to Jesus as I was,
Weary, and worn, and sad;
I found in Him a resting place,
And He has made me glad.

I heard the voice of Jesus say,
"Behold, I freely give
The living water: thirsty one,
Stoop down, and drink, and live."
I came to Jesus, and I drank
Of that life-giving stream;
My thirst was quenched, my soul revived,
And now I live in Him.

I heard the voice of Jesus say,
"I am this dark world's Light;
Look unto me, thy morn shall rise,
And all thy day be bright."
I looked to Jesus, and I found
In Him my Star, my Sun;
And in that light of life I'll walk
Till traveling days are done.
--_Horatius Bonar_.

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How, while He was still teaching and healing, many
began to turn against Him, and He, seeing
that He must suffer to save the
people, took up the
journey to the
cross.

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PERSONS OF THE STORY.
_The LORD JESUS_.
_The Disciples_.
_A man born blind_.
_A woman who was a sinner_.
_A Syro-Phoenician woman and her daughter_.
_Lazarus_.
_Mary_.
_Martha_.
_Zaccheus_.
_Bartimeus_.
_Scribes, Pharisees, lawyers_.
_Afflicted people, little children, priests, officers_.

PLACES OF THE STORY.
_The Sea of Galilee_.
_A rich man's feast_