A LITERARY CURIOSITY.

Tuapeka Times, Volume II, Issue 104, 5 February 1870, Page 7

A LITERARY CURIOSITY.

[The following is one of the most re-mai-kable compositions we have ever met with. It evinces an ingenuity of arrangement peculiarly its own. Explanation : The initial capital spell " My boast is in the glorious Cross of Christ." The words in italics, when read from top to bottom and bottom to top, form the Lord's Prayer complete.} Make known the Gospel truths, our Father

King, Yield up Thy Grace, dear Father from above. Bless us with hearts which feeling can sing, " Our life Thou art for ever, 4 God of Love !" Assuage our grief in love for 'Christ, we pray, Since the bright Prince of Heaven and Glory died, Took all our sins and hallowed the display, Infant be-ing first a man, and then was

crucified. Stupendous God ! Thy grace and power make known ; In Jesus' name let all the world rejoice. Now labour in Thy heavenly kingdom own, That blessed kingdom for Thy saints the choice. How vile to come to Thee is all our cry. Enemies to Thy self and all that's thine, Graceless our will, we live for vanity, Loathing Thy very 6e-ing, evil in design. O God, Thy will be done from earth to heaven ; Eeclining on the Gospel let us live, In earth from sin deliver-ei and forgiven, Oh ! as Thyself but teach us to forgive. Unless it power temptation doth destroy, Sure is our fall into the depth of woe ; Carnal in mind we've not a glimpse of joy Raised against us heaven ; in us hope we can flow. 0 give us grace and lead us on Thy way ; Shine on us with Thy love and give us peace. Self and this sin that rise against us slay. Oh ! grant each day our tresspass-ea may cease ; Forgive our evil deeds that oft we do, Convince us daily of them to our shame. Help us with heavenly bread 1 ; forgive us too. Recurrent lusts, and well adure Thy name ! In the forgive-ness, we as saints can die. Since for us and our tresspasses so high, Thy son our Saviour, bled on Calvary.

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