TO-BAY AND TO-MOTJBOW,

Otago Witness, Issue 2203, 21 May 1896, Page 41

TO-DAY AND TO-TO-MORROW,

To-day man lives in pleasure, wealth, and pride { To-morrow, poor, of life itself denied. To-day lays pinna for many" Tears to come; Tomorrow sinks into the silent tomb To-day,his food is dressed in dainty forms; To-uiorrow ia himself a feast for worms. To-day he's clad in gaudy, rich array; To-morrow shrouded for a bed of clay. To-day he has delusive dreams of heaven ; To-morrow cries, " Toe late to bo forgiven 1' To-day he live 3ou hope as light as air; To-morrow dies in anguish and' despair. —London Magazine, 1701.

Ob, Christian, darkly lowers the night, all loud and fierce the storm wind roars; Bbivers thyburk-as bound the waves, while . night around thee darkueass -pours; And sandbanks lurk, more tretcherous still grows every hour, the mist more dense. Thy fofibell sound with clariou.peal, alert and cle"<r hold every sense. And, Christian, yield to Christ the helm; through daikest night He safely guides, Clears rock and sandbank, shoal and bar, and on the storm victorious rides. Leave in Hin keeping all thy fear, thy doubt, perplexity, and care, The fear He'll calm, the doubt He'll clear, and land thee t>afe through every snare. Pahia, May 1893. -M. C. R.