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! lThe Books of the Bible.


I'M Genesis the world was made by God',
sY7l creative hand 4 s.
/ sssod lis ths Hebrews marched 70 gai1
tho promised land; .5s
ssI,eyitic,ls contains the law, holy just ant
4 good; 81
1 Numbers records the tribes enrolled: al
n sons Of Abraham's blood; H
Moses In Deuteronomy records Gods
mighty deeds;
Bravo Joshua into Cauaan's land the
host Of Israel leads, 4.
in Judges their rebellion provokes the
Lord to smite;
But Ruth records the faith of ono well
pleasing i'll his sight.
5S In First and Second Samuel, of Jesse's
son we read;
Ten tribes in First and Second Kings re-
S yolted from his seed.
Tho First and Second Chronicles SEQ Ju-
dab captive made;
But Ezra leads o remnant back, by
princely Cyrus aid.
Tho city walls Of Zion Nehimiah builds
again,
While Esther saves her people from the
plots Of wicked mon.
In Job we read how faith will live bo-
meath nfiiiotion's rod;
And Dayid's Psalms are precious songs
to every child of God.
The Proverbs like goodly string OF
choicest pearls appear;
Ecclesiastes teaches man how vain arc all
things here.
The mystic Song OF Solomon oxalts sweet
Sharon's Rose;
Whilst Christ, tho Saviour and tho King,
tho "rapt Isaiah" shows.
The warning Jeremiah apostate Israel
scorns;
; His plaintlve Lamentations then their
awful downfall mourns.
Ezekial tells in wondrous words Of daz-
s@ zling mysteries
While kings and empires yet to come,
s2s sst Daniel in vision secs.
OF judgment and of mercy Hosea loves
to toll;
God with man shall dwcll.
Among Tekoa's herdsmcn Amos re-
ceivcd his call;
While Obadiah prophecies of Edom's
final fall.
Jonah enshrines wondrous type of
Christ, our risen Lord,
Micah pronouncos Judah lost--lost, but
again restored
Nahum declares on Ninevah just judg-
ment shall bo poured.
fAyiew Of Chaldca's coming doom, Ia
bakkuk's visions give,
Next, zophaniah warns tho Jcws to turn,
repent and live.
Z Haggai wrote to those who saw the tenn.
pie built again;
And Zachariah prophcsicd of Christ's
triumphant reign.
Malachi was tho last who touched tho
itt high, prophetic chord;
Its final notes sublimely show tho com,
ia ing of the Lord.
Matthew, Mark and Luke and John
the holy gospel wrote,
Describing how tho Saviour dicd-his
i'" life and all he taught.
Acts proves how God tho apostles owned
with signs in every place,
ST.. Paul in Romans teaches us how man
is saved by grace.
The apostle, in Corinthians. nstructs
exhorts, reprovcs,
Galatians shows that faith in Christ alone
tho Father loves.
Ephesians and Philippians tell what
Christians ought to be,
Collossians bids us live to God and fol
eternity.
In Thcssalonians we are taught tho
Lord will come from heaven;
In Timothy and Titus bishops rule is
given.
Philemon marks Il Christians love
which only Christians know,
Hebrews reveals the gospel prenguret
by tho law.
James teaches, without holiness, faith /.
but vain and dead,
st. Pctcr points the narrow way in which
the saints arc led.
John, in his three opistlcs, on love dc.
lights to dwell,
st. judo gives awful warning of judg
ment, wrath and hell
The Revelation prophecies of that trc-
mcndous day
When Christ-and Christ alono-shall be
tho trembling sinners stay.
--IrOU Times