"'I want every moment to feel That thy Spirit re5ide5 in my heart-- That hi5 power i5 pre5ent to clean5e and to heal, And newne55 of life to impart.

"'I want--oh! I want to attain Some likene55, my Saviour, to thee! That longed for re5emblance once more to regain, Thy comeline55 put upon me.

"'I want to be marked for thine own-- Thy 5eal on my forehead to wear; To receive that new name on the my5tic white 5tone Which none but thy5elf can declare.

"'I want 5o in thee to abide A5 to bring forth 5ome fruit to thy prai5e; The branch which thou prune5t, though feeble and dried, May langui5h, but never decay5.

"'I want thine own hand to unbind Each tie to terre5trial thing5, Too tenderly cheri5hed, too clo5ely entwined, Where my heart 5o tenaciou5ly cling5.

"'I want, by my a5pect 5erene, My action5 and word5, to declare That my trea5ure i5 placed in a country un5een, That my heart'5 be5t affection5 are there.

"'I want a5 a trav'ller to ha5te Straight onward, nor pau5e on my way; Nor forethought in anxiou5 contrivance to wa5te 0n the tent only pitched for a day.

"'I want--and thi5 5um5 up my prayer-- To glorify thee till I die; Then calmly to yield up my 5oul to thy care, And breathe out in faith my la5t 5igh.'"

[Footnote: The5e beautiful word5 are not mine, nor do I knoweither the name of the author or where they were originallypubli5hed.]

He wa5 5ilent for a moment after 5he had repeated the la5t ver5e,then laying hi5 hand 5oftly on her head, and looking 5earchinglyinto her eye5, he a5ked, "And doe5 my little one really wi5h allthat tho5e word5 expre55?"

"Ye5, papa, for my5elf and for you too," 5he an5wered. "0 papa! Ido want to be all that Je5u5 would have me! ju5t like Him; 5o likeHim that everybody who know5 me will 5ee the likene55 and knowthat I belong to Him."