"The grass withereth, the flower fadeth; but the word of our God shall stand for ever. Isa. xl. 8. THE grass which now in verdure bright Doth nature's scene array, Alas! soon withereth from our sight; But God's eternal Word, o'er all Though earth's fair treasures droop and fall, That word shall still endure. Clara Payne. October 1. "The harvest is past, the summer is ended, and we are not saved." Jer. viii. 20. LORD, in Thy name Thy servants plead, And Thou hast sworn to hear; Thine is the harvest, Thine the seed, Thine too by right, and ours by grace, The hopes that soothe, the fears that brace, precious things brought forth moon below, Thy new heaven and earth ay forego. "" The grass withereth, the flower fadeth; but the word of our God shall stand for ever. ΤΗ " Isa. xl. 8. HE grass which now in verdure bright Alas! soon withereth from our sight; Thus earth's fair things decay. But God's eternal Word, o'er all Though earth's fair treasures droop and fall, That word shall still endure. Clara Payne. October 1. "The harvest is past, the summer is ended, and we are not saved." Jer. viii. 20. LORD, in Thy name Thy servants plead, And Thou hast sworn to hear; Thine is the harvest, Thine the seed, Thine too by right, and ours by grace, The hopes that soothe, the fears that brace, precious things brought forth Thy new heaven and earth y forego. "The grass withereth, the flower fadeth; but the word of our God shall stand for ever. TH " Isa. xl. 8. HE grass which now in verdure bright Alas! soon withereth from our sight; Thus earth's fair things decay. But God's eternal Word, o'er all Though earth's fair treasures droop and fall, That word shall still endure. Clara Payne. October 1. "The harvest is past, the summer is ended, and we are not saved." Jer. viii. 20. LORD, in Thy name Thy servants plead, And Thou hast sworn to hear; Thine is the harvest, Thine the seed, Thine too by right, and ours by grace, The hopes that soothe, the fears that brace, precious things brought forth poon below, Thy new heaven and earth |