there is no searching of am with thee: be not His understanding. He dismayed; for I am thy giveth power to the faint, GOD: I will strengthen and to them that have thee; yea, I will help no might He increas- thee; yea, I will uphold eth strength. Even the thee with the Right youths shall faint and Hand of My Righteousbe weary, and the young ness. For I the LORD men shall utterly fall: thy GOD will hold thy but they that wait upon right hand, saying unto the LORD shall renew thee, Fear not; I will their strength; they help thee. Fear not, thou shall mount up with worm Jacob, and ye men wings as eagles; they of Israel; I will help shall run, and not be thee, saith the LORD, weary, and they shall and thy Redeemer, the walk, and not faint. Holy One of Israel. (Isa. xl.) (Isa. xli.)

Fear thou not; for I

THE LAST COMMUNION.

DEPART, O Christian soul!

Thy SAVIOUR calm thy fear;

Thou pressest to the goal,

His Holy Church is near!

His very Flesh she comes for thee to break,
The latest gift He gave, or thou canst take!

Yea, thou must pass the sea,
Though trembling at its surge;
His Church goes down with thee,

Unto the very verge:

And when the cold dark waters touch thy feet,
Her prayers attend thee to the Judgment seat.

Think yet, while thou canst think,
Of all for thee He bore:

The Cup that He would drink,
The Crown of Thorns He wore ;
The Garden, the Betrayal, and the Gloom,
The Pavement and the Mountain, and the Tomb.

Be this, His Flesh, thy cure,
His Bloody Sweat thy balm,
His Blood thy soul assure,
His agony thy calm;

To-day thy fears and anguish pass away:
Thy habitation be in peace to-day!

CHRIST that endured the fear,

And Agony for thee,

Have mercy on thee here

In this thine agony!

CHRIST that arose the third day from the dead, To Everlasting joy lift up thy head.

Go, Christian soul, to Him

That did at first create,

That did thy soul redeem,

And did regenerate;

Go, as the Saints and Martyrs went before;
Go to that strife, which ended, strife is o'er!

Let GOD the LORD arise!
And let Him judge the right!
And let His enemies

And thine be put to flight!
SAVIOUR of Souls, O hear our cry, that she
Now dying to the world, may live to Thee:

With tender love behold
In this her latest shock

A sheep of Thine own Fold,

A Lamb of Thine own Flock :

A sinner of Thine own redeeming save;
A trembling servant ransom from the grave!

FOR SPIRITUAL COMMUNION.

Look upon Thy servant,
Visit me this day.

Where before the Altar
Crowds adoring kneel,
There in very Essence

Thou dost come to heal.

Far from Priest and Altar,
CHRIST, to Thee I cry ;
Come to me in spirit,
Let me feel Thee nigh.

In my silent worship

Let me share the Feast;
Be Thy Love the Altar,
Be Thyself the Priest.

For that dread Reception
Let Thy Grace be mine;
Give me true contrition,
Give me faith divine.

Though the words of pardon
Now I may not hear,
Yet Thine Absolution
Lightens all my care.

Knit me in Communion
With those Spirits bright,
Whom Thy Body strengthens
In the Land of Light.

Thus would I receive Thee,
Weary and alone,—

But I long to hail Thee
On Thy Altar Throne!

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PRAYERS, ETC., FOR DIFFERENT NECES

FOR SUBMISSION.

SITIES.

weariness, of perplexity

still, patient, resigned, receiving all, be it pain, or trial, or comfort, or blessing, as Thy Will for me, as Thy Loving Gift to me.

THOU didst accept or loneliness, keep me Thy life of woe and sorest suffering, O Blessed JESUS. Thou didst say as Thou camest into the world, "Lo, I come to do Thy Will, O My God." LORD, I am Thine; I would be like Thee, and now in my hour of trial, I would unite myself with Thee in this Thy Oblation of Thyself.

Vouchsafe to forgive whatever in me has been wanting in submission to Thy All-holy Will, and accept me now, I pray Thee. O LORD, I am in Thy Hands, do with me as seemeth good to Thee, only do Thou strengthen me, for I am weak, and let no movement contrary to Thy Will stir within me.

In all my sufferings, whether of darkness, or

LORD JESUS, hush my throbbing heart to rest, even in Thy Sacred Heart: there keep me safe, ever breathing forth Thy own words in union with Thee, "FATHER, not my will, but Thine be done." Amen.