PRIMROSE. 

 (primula vulgakis.) 



' It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation 



of the Lord." 



LameKtaiions ill. 26. 



"With face upturned to the sky- 

 Appears the Primrose fail- ; 



Yet not with pride, but modestly 

 Her gaze is centred there. 



Of earnest hope the Primrose sings 



And cahn confiding trust, — 

 Of hope in prayer that findeth wings, 



Of faith that saves the just^ 



Oh look not, Christian, on this flower, 

 Nor pluck it from the ground. 



Without a wish that thou each hoiu* 

 Mayst thus be watchful found. 



And while thi'ough many a stirring scene 



Thy pilgrim footsteps move. 

 For ever &x thine eye serene 



On the bright realms above. 



f Habakkuk ii. 4. 



