4 He knows the secret lure which led Those youthful steps astray; He knows that they who holiest are Might fall from Him away. 5 Then, with the love of him who said "Go thou, and sin no more," Save, save, the sinner from despair, And peace and hope restore. 288. L. M. Scott. Charitable Judgment. 1 All-seeing God! 'tis Thine to know The springs whence wrong opinions flow,-- To judge, from principles within, When frailty errs, and when we sin. 2 Who, among men, great Lord of all, Thy servant to his bar shall call? Judge him, for modes of faith, Thy foe, Or doom him to the realms of woe? 3 Who with another's eye can read, Or worship by another's creed? Trusting Thy grace, we form our own, And bow to Thy commands alone. 4 If wrong, correct; accept, if right; While, faithful, we improve our light, Condemning none, but zealous still To learn and follow all Thy will. 289. 9 & 4s. M. Bowring. The Spirit Giveth Life. 1 'Tis not the gift, but 'tis the spirit With which 'tis given, That on the gift confers a merit, As seen by Heaven. 2 'Tis not the prayer, however boldly It strikes the ear; It mounts in vain, it falls but coldly If not sincere. 3 'Tis not the deeds the loudest lauded That brightest shine; There's many a virtue unapplauded, And yet divine. 4 'Tis not the word that sounds the sweetest That's soonest heard; A sigh, when humbled thou retreatest, May be preferred. 5 The outward show may be delusive,-- A cheating name; The inner spirit is conclusive Of worth or shame. VII. THE CHRISTIAN LIFE. 290. P. M. Bulfinch. Prayer and Action. 1 O, not alone on the mount of prayer Must the Christian serve his God; But the burden of daily life must bear, And tread where his Saviour trod. 2 Yet with him through every changing scene Doth the spirit of prayer abide; When earth is lovely, and heaven serene, That spirit his course shall guide. 3 And when the storm rages, and woe and wrath Would an earth-born courage quell, He knows that his God is around his path, And ordereth all things well. 291. L. M. Drummond. Faith and Works. 1 One cup of healing oil and wine, One tear-drop shed on mercy's shrine, Is thrice more grateful, Lord, to Thee, Than lifted eye or bended knee.