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"For Thine is the Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory, for ever and for ever. Amen.”

Let us now lift up our hearts and minds to Him that sitteth upon the Throne, and reigneth for ever and ever.

"The Lord is King, be the people never so impatient; He sitteth upon the Cherubims, be the earth never so unquiet."

What thought can be more calming, or more full of strength than this?

"Be still then, and know that I am God." When our hearts are cast down with the trials that encompass us, let us raise them at once to Him Who cares for all, Who loves all, Who knows all, and Who can do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think. "Thine is the Kingdom."

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'Judge not the Lord by feeble sense,
But trust Him for His grace,

Behind a frowning Providence
He hides a smiling Face;
Blind unbelief is sure to err
And scan His work in vain,
God is His own interpreter,
And He will make it plain."

"Thine is the Power." With God all

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Whether in our own individual lives amidst all the changes and chances of this mortal life, or in the course of the world's history, let us remember this. Wars and distress of nations may come; unbelief and anarchy may seem. to spread; threatened evils may prevail, and human resources may be powerless, but let us not be disheartened.

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God is in the midst of her, therefore shall she not be removed, God shall help her and that right early." "The Lord of Hosts is

with us, the God of Jacob is our refuge."

I remember once speaking of this subject to one who had been the foundress of one of the greatest institutions for Woman's work, within the Church of England. At the close of a long life, shortly before she was summoned Home to rest from her labours, she was reviewing the past, with all its great anxieties, its triumphs, and its failures.

"I think," she said, "that the one thought

that upheld me more than any other through all these long years, was this, 'The Lord. God Omnipotent reigneth.' There was such a strength and grandeur about these words. Whenever I felt troubled, or cast down, or when things seemed to go wrong, I just thought of them, and then all care ceased. God is over all, ruling all, and we are simply acting under His orders. He reigns over all, and He can order all just as He wills."

"For Thine is the Glory." Think of what it will be one day to see our Lord as the King of Glory. To see Him as the King of Kings and Lord of Lords. No human words can describe what that sight will be. St. John alone could tell us something of it.

'And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels round about the Throne, and the beasts and the elders, and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands; saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing. And every creature which is in Heaven

and on the earth, and under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying, 'Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power, be unto Him that sitteth upon the Throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever.' And the four beasts said Amen. And the four and twenty elders fell down. and worshipped Him that liveth for ever and ever."

Our Father, our Father, who dwellest in light, We lean on Thylove, and we rest on Thymight; In weakness and weariness joy shall abound, For strength everlasting in Thee shall be found;

Our Refuge, our Helper in conflict and woe, Our mighty Defender, how blessed to know That Thine is the Power?

Our Father, Thy promise we earnestly claim, The sanctified heart that shall hallow Thy name,

In ourselves, in our dear ones, throughout the wide world

Be Thy name as a banner of glory unfurled;

Let it triumph o'er evil and darkness and guilt,

We know Thou canst do it, we know that Thou wilt,

For Thine is the Power!

Our Father, we long for the glorious day When all shall adore Thee, and all shall

obey.

Oh hasten Thy kingdom, oh show forth Thy

might,

And wave o'er the nations Thy sceptre of right.

Oh make up Thy jewels, the crown of Thy love, And reign in our hearts as Thou reignest above,

For Thine is the Power!

Our Father, we pray that Thy will may be done,

For full acquiescence in Heaven begun-
Both in us and by us Thy purpose be wrought,
In word and in action, in spirit and thought;
And Thou canst enable us thus to fulfil,
With holy rejoicing Thy glorious will,

For Thine is the Power!

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