His speech like Hermon's dew distil,

Till green fields smile, and golden grain,

Ripe for the harvest, waits thy will.

5And when he sinks in death,--by care,

Or pain, or toil, or years oppressed,--

O God! remember then our prayer,

And take his spirit to thy rest.

708. 8s. & 6s. M. S. F. Smith.

Benefits of the Ministry.

1Blest is the hour when cares depart,