That God still hath ear, and an answer to prayer.
And strong grows the heart of the outcast—and soon
In that dim prison come the pure light-gleams of noon ;
The resolve and the faith of the sinner forgiven,
Send him back to the world with a heart seeking heaven.

God's angels! Love speed them o'er earth's wide domain!
New aids to impart, and new triumphs to gain;
Till the wrathful and wrong from our world shall retire,
And humanity's groans in her praises expire.

For the promise of truth-though the doubting deny-
Is, that Love shall prevail in the earth as on high;

Its life-waters healing, wherever they flow,

With the angels above, or the angels below.

CHEER YE EACH OTHER

ANONYMOUS.

Cheer ye each other with words,
Of mild and of pleasing intent,
To strengthen the loosening chords
Of life with delight and content;
The smile of thy sister recall—
Relieve then thy brother's alloy :
Be loving, and throw over all
Thy sweetest emotions of joy

Yes, cheer one another along,

In paths ye delight to pursue

A word to dishearten is wrong,
To those who are striving to do.

A breath is the pinion of thought,

And thought is the breath of the soul, And spirit by spirit is taught

With good or with evil control.

Speak cheeringly unto the sad,

The wounded in heart and the poor-A word of affection is glad,

And helpeth the wrong to endure.
Disturb not the hope of thy friend,
If sorrow it maketh to flee,
But keep up the dream to the end—
In joy let its spirit go free.

Deal gently with others that err—-
'Tis mercy that saveth the lost,
And all that thy love may confer
Can never God's bounty exhaust.
Oh! cheer one another along,

And joy and affection impart―
Unkindness of spirit is wrong,

But blessed the cheerful of heart.

Each life is a link in the chain
Of kindred humanity's race,
And sympathy softens the pain,

And helpeth to bear it with grace.
Then cheer one another in gloom,

Since cheerfulness brighteneth care: 'Tis a short narrow road to the tombOh! cheer one another till there!

SPEAK NOT AGAINST THY FELLOW-MAN.

ANONYMOUS.

Speak not against thy fellow-man,

Whate'er his lot may be;

But kindly all his actions scan,

In heartfelt charity.

Thou art thyself an erring one,

And prone, like him, to stray;
Thy wayward feet, like his, may shun
The straight and narrow way.

Speak not against thy fellow-man,
Of high or lowly birth;

If virtue crown his fleeting span,
He is a star on earth:

His life may shed a radiant gleam
Of light around thy way,
Which evermore may gladly beam,
Till life's declining day.

Speak not against thy fellow-man,

Nor grieve his trusting heart;
Sustain his swiftly waning span,

Nor let thy love depart.

'Tis hard, indeed, the soul's deep love

Should unrequited be;

The voice of friendship e'er should move
An answering tone from thee.

Speak not against thy fellow-man,
Thy heart, as his, may know

The withering scorn of those who scan,
A brother's faults to show;