SISSY W– had lost her father. Her mother was quite an invalid, and as Sissy was the eldest daughter of a large family, the burden, of responsibility and work fell almost entirely upon her.

I was visiting her mother one day. Sissy had been brought to know and trust the Saviour only a few months previously. Mrs. W– showed me some lines that her daughter had written referring to a hard washing-day. I asked permission to copy them and pass them on. Remember that they were written by one who was but "a babe" in the family of God, only a few months old!

This "looking away to Jesus" is a wonderful thing. If it enables a poor tired girl with a headache to finish up a hard day's washing with "a glad and grateful song," it must be well worth trying! And so it is. Heart occupation with Christ in glory is a real thing; and it works.

These are the lines that Sissy wrote:-

"I AM HIS, AND HE IS MINE "

I was feeling, oh! so tired,
My head was aching too;
For the day had seemed a long one,
With so many things to do.

"Oh! shall I ever finish?"
I murmured with a sigh;
Indeed the work seemed endless,
I felt that I could cry.

Suddenly these words came to me,
As if whispered in my ear:
" Tis rest in looking upward,
Upon His face so fair."

Then I looked away to Jesus,
Away from all my care,
Away to where He dwelleth
In glory bright and fair.

And the beauty of the Saviour
Burst on my longing gaze,
And I seemed to see God's glory
Shine in His blessed face,

And that sight so grand, so glorious,
Filled me with joy divine,
As I whispered, in my gladness:
"I am His, and He is mine."

I forgot that I was tired,
That the day had seemed so long;
And the weary task was finished
With a glad and grateful song.

Do you ever feel so burdened
With a heavy load of care?
Is the daily task and worry
Often more than you can bear ?

Let your eyes look off to Jesus,
Let His beauty hold your gaze;
And He'll fill your heart with gladness,
And your lips shall sing His praise.

S. E. W.