(Psalm 16 :6.)

I have a goodly heritage "
Beyond time's changing scene,
A portion in the glory
By mortal eyes unseen.
No poisonous breath of sorrow,
No curse, no blight, no sin-
No pain, no death, no sighing,
Can ever enter in.

"I have a goodly heritage ;"
My Lord has made me rich.
He raised me up for glory,
He took me from the ditch.
He took away my rags of sin
And clothed me in the best;
He banished my distress and woe,
And gave me joy and rest.

''I have a goodly heritage,"
Earth's gourds may wither up;
Though all the trusted Niles run dry,
I have a brimming cup.
The palmer-worm may eat the corn,
And adverse winds may blow;
Earth's hopes may all be shattered,
But want I shall not know.

" I have a goodly heritage ; "
The fig-tree may not bloom.
The vine and olive too may fail,
And fields yield famine gloom.
No flock may stand within the fold,
No herd be in the stall,
But I have rich abundance
In Christ my all in all.

' I have a goodly heritage ; "
Let nations clash in strife,
And hungry swords of mighty powers
Regale on human life.
When tribulation smites the earth
And afflicts both great and small,
I'll be in mine inheritance
Far, far beyond it all.

I have a goodly heritage; "
A boundless wealth of bliss,
Eternal ages filled with joy;
What can compare with this ?
The earth and all that is therein
Shall melt and disappear,
But my fair portion shall abide-
With Christ in yon bright sphere.

C. C. Crowston