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O  L   N  E  Y     H  Y   M  N  S, 


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THREE     BO 


BOOK  I.  On  select 
Texts    of  Script. 

BOOK  II.  On  occasi- 
onal Subjects. 


BOOK  III-     On   the 

Progress  and  chan- 
ges of  the  Spiri- 
tual Life. 


By  the  Rev.  JOHN     NEWTON, 
LONDON. 


_ . — Cantabitis,  Arcades-,  tnquit% 

Montibus  h#c  veftris  :  foil  cantare  periti 

Arcades,      0  mihi  turn  quam  mo'A'iter  cffa  quiefcant 

Vejlra   meos  ol'imfi  Jiftula  die  at  amores  ! 

Virgil.  Eel.  x.   31. 

And  they  fung  as  it  were  a  new  fong  before  the  throne  : 
and  no  men  could  learn  that  fongy  but^the  redeemed 
from  the  earth.  Rev.  xiv.  3. 

Asforrowful — yet  always  rejoicing.      2  Cor.  vi.  10. 


PHILADELPHIA: 

Printed  by  WILLI  AM  YOUNG,  Boolseller,  No.  51<j 

Second-street,  1  he  corner  of  Chesnut-stiikt, 


M,DCC,XCVU. 


PREFACE. 

COPIES  of  a  few  of  thefe  Hymns  have  alrea- 
dy appeared  In  periodical  publications,   and  in 
fome  recent  collections.     I  have  obferved  one  or  two 
of  them  attributed  to  perfons  who  certainly  had  no 
•.J  in  them,  but  as  tranferibers.      All  that  have 
been  at  different  times  parted  with  in  manufcript  are 
included  in  the  prefent  volume  ;  and  (if  the  informa- 
tion were  of  any  great  importance)  the  public  may 
be  allured  that  the  whole  number  were  compofed  by 
two  perfons  only.   The  original  deiign  would  not  ad- 
mit of  any  other  afTociation.      A  delire  of  promoting 
the  faith  and  comfort  of  fincere  Chriilians,  though 
the  principal,  was  not  the  only  motive  to  this  under- 
taking.   It  was  likewife  intended  as  a  monument,  to 
perpetuate  the  remembrance  of  an  intimate  and  en- 
deared friendfiiip.     With  this  pleafing  view   I  eiUcr- 
pon  my  part,   which    would  have  been  fmaller 
than  it  is,  and  the  book  would  have  appeared  much 
fooner,  and  in  a   very    different  form,  if  the  wife, 
though  myflerious  providence  of  God,  had  not  feen 
fit  to  crofs  my  wiihes.   We  had  not  proceeded  far  up- 
on our  propofed  plan,  before  my  dear  friend  was  pre- 
vented by  a  long  and  affecting  indifpefitioh,  from  af- 
fording trie  any  farther  afliilance.   My  grief  and  dif- 
sppointment  were  great  ;    I  hung  my  harp  upon  the 
willows,  and  for  fome  time  thought  myielf  determin- 
ed to  proceed  no  farther  without  him.    Yet  my  mind 
was  afterwards  led  to  refume  the  fervice.      My  pro- 
giefs  in  it,   amidil  a  variety  of  other  engagements, 
has  been  (low,  yet  in  the  courfe  of  years,  the  hymns 
^mounted  to  a  considerable  number  :   And  my  defer- 
ence to  the  judgment  and  defires  of  others,   has  it 
length  overcome    the  reluclance   I  long   felt  to  fee 
them  in  print,while  Iliad  fo  few  of  myfriend's  hymns 
to  infert  in  the  collection.      Though  it  is  pofiible  a 

good 


it  PREFACE. 

good  judge  of  compofition  might  be  able  to  diftinguiffi 
thofe  which  are  his,  I  have  thought  it  proper  to  pre- 
clude a  mifapplication,  by  prefixing  the  letter  (e)  to 
each  of  them.      For  the  red  I  mud  be  refponiible. 

There  is  a  flyle  and  manner  fuited  to  the  compo- 
fition of  hymns,  which  may  be  more  fuccefsfully,  or 
at  lead  more  eafily  attained  by  a  verfifier,  than  by  a 
poet.  They  fhould  be  Hymnsyi\ot  Odes,  if  defigned 
for  public  worfhip,  and  for  the  ufe  of  plain  people. 
Perfpicuity,  fimplicity  and  eafe,  mould  be  chiefly  at- 
tended to  :  and  the  imagery  and  colouring  cf  poe- 
try, if  admitted  at  all,  mould  be  indulged  very  fpar- 
ingly.and  witii  great  judgment.  The  late  Dr.  Waitsf 
many'  of  whofe  hymns  are  admirable  patterns  in  this 
fpecies  of  writing,  might  as  a  poet,  have  a  right  to 
fay,  that  it  coil  him  force  labour  to  refirain  his  lire, 
and  to  accommodate  himfelf  to  the  capacity  of  com- 
mon readers.  Eut  it  would  not  become  me  to  make 
inch  a  declaration.  It  behoved  me  to  do  my  belt. 
But  though  1  would  not  offend  readers  (  f  tafte  by  a 
wilful  coarfenefs  and  negligence,  I  do  not  write  pro- 
fefTedly  for  them.  If  the  Lord,  whom  I  fenre,  hag 
been  pleafedto  favour  me  with  that  mediocrity  of  ta* 
lent,  which  may  qualify  me  for  ufefulnefs  to  the 
weak  and  the  poor  of  his  flock,  without  quite  dif- 
gufting  perfons  of  fuperior  difcernment,  1  have 
reafon  to  be  fatisfied. 

As  the  workings  of  the  heart  of  man,  and  of  the 
Spirit  of  God,  are  in  geneial  the  fame,  in  all  who 
are  the  fubjecls  of  grace,  I  hope  rooft  of  theft  hymns, 
being  the  fruit  and  cxpreiTion  of  my  own  experience, 
will  coincide  with  the  views  of  real  Chriftiansof  all 
denominations.  But  I  cannot  expeel;  that  every  fen- 
timent  I  have  advanced  will  be  ur.ivcrfally  approv- 
ed. However,  I  am  not  confeious  of  having  written 
a  fingle  line  with  an  intention,  either  to  flatter,  0\ 
to  offend  any  party  or  perfon  upon  earth.  1  have 
limply  declared  my  own  views  and  feelings  as   I 

might 


PREFACE.  v 

might  have  done  if  I  had  compofed  hymns  in  fome 
of  the  newly  difcovered  iflands  in  the   South-Sea, 
where  no  perfon  had  any  knowledge  of  the  name  of 
J  e  s  u  s ,  but  my  felf.     1  am  a  friend  of  peace,  and  be- 
ing deeply  convinced  that  no  one  can  profitably  un- 
derftand  the  great  truths  and  dodrines  of  the  gofpel, 
any  farther  than  he  is  taught  of  God,   I  have  not  a 
wifh  to  obtrude  my  own   tenets  upen    others,    in   a 
way  of  controverfy  : — yet  I   do    not  think    my  felf 
bound  to  conceal  them.      Many  gracious  perfons(for 
many  fuch  I  am    persuaded    there   are)    who   differ 
from  me,   more  or  lefs,   hi   thofe  points  which  are 
called  Cal vini ilic,  appear  deiirous  that  the  Calvinifts 
mould,  for  their  fakes,    ftudioufly   avoid  every   ex- 
prefiion  which  they  cannot  approve.       Yet  few    of 
them,   I  believe,  impofe  a  like  reftraint  upon  them- 
felves,  but  think  the  importance  of  what  they  deem 
to  be  truth,  juftifies  them  in  fpeaking    their   fenti- 
ments  plainly,  and  ftrongly.    May  I  not  form  an  equal 
liberty  ?  The  views  I  have  received  of  the  doctrines 
of  grace  are  eiiential  to  my  peace,   I  could  not   live 
comfortably  a  day  or  an  hour  without  them.      I  like* 
wife  believe,  yea,  fo  far  as  my  poor  attainments  war- 
rant me  to  fpeak,  1  know  them    to    be    friendly    to 
holinefs,  and  to  have  a  direct  influence  in  producing 
and  maintaining  a  gofpel  converfation,  and  therefore 
I  mull  not  be  afhamed  of  them. 

The  Hymns  are  diftributed  into  three  Books.  la 
ihe  firit  1  have  claffed  thofe  which  are  formed  upon 
•felect  paflages  of  Scripture,  and  placed  them  in  the 
,order  of  the  Books  of  the  Old  a»>J  New  Teftament. 
The  Cecond  contains  occafional  hyrana  fuited  to  par- 
ticular feafons,  or  fuggefted  by  particnlar  events  or 
iubjects.  Th2  third  Book  is  mifcellaneous,  compri- 
iing  a  variety  of  fubjecls  relative  to  a  life  of  faith  m 
the  Son  of  God,  which  have  no  exprefs  reference  ei- 
ther to  a  fingle  text  of  fcripture,  or  any  detetminate 
fjeafon  or  incident.  Thefe  are  farther  [undivided  in- 
A  z  to 


P     R     E     F     A     C     E. 

to  diilinct  heads.      This  arrangement  is  not  fo  nccu-. 
rate  but  that  feveral  of  the  hymns  might  have 
differently  difpofed.    Some  attention  to  method  may 
be  found  convenient,  though  a  logical  cxa&nefs  was 
hardly  precticable.      As  fome  fubjecls  in  the  ft 
books  are  nearly  co-incident,  I  have,  under  the  div;-. 
fions  in  the  third  Book,  pointed  out  thofe  Which  aie 
fjmilar  in  the  two  former.      And  I  have  likewife 
and  there  in  the  firil  and  fecond,  made  referent 
hymns  of  a  like  import  in  the  third. 

This  publication,  which,  with  my  humble  prayer 
to  the  Lord  for  his  blcfiing  upon  it,  I  offer  to  the 
fervice  aud  acceptance  of  all  who  love  the  Lord- 
Jesus  Christ  in  lincerity,  of  every  name  and  in  e- 
very  place,  into  whofe  hands  it  may  come.  1  more 
particularly  dedicate  to  my  dear  friends  in  the  | 
and  neighbourhood  of  0/;/,-'v,  for  whofe  ufe  the 
re  originally  complied  :  as  a  tcilimony  of 
the  fmcere  love  I  bear  them,  and  as  a  token  of  my 
gratitude  to  the  L.ord,  and  to  them  for  the  comfort 
and  fat  is  faction  with  which  thedifcharge  of  my  mi* 
niftry  among  them  has  been  attended. 

The  hour  is  approaching,,  and  at  my  time  of  life* 
cannot  be  very  difiant,  when  rny  heart,  my  pu 
my  tongue  will  no  longer  be  able  to  move  in  th fit 
fervice.  But  I  truu,  while  my  heart  continues  to 
beat,  it  will  feel  a  warm  defnc  for  the  profperity  oi 
their  fouls  ;  and  while  my  hand  can  write,  and  my 
tongue  fpezfk,  it  will  be  the  bufmefs  and  pleaiure  of 
my  life,  to  aim  at  promoting  their  growth  and  eita- 
blimment  in  the  grace  of  our  God  and  Saviour. 
To  this  precious  grace  1  commend  them,  and  ear- 
neilly  intreat  them,  and  all  who  love  his  name,  to 
ftrive  mightily  with  his  prayers  to  God  for  nu 
1  may  be  preferved  faithful  to  the  end,  and  enabled 
at  Lit  to  finHh  my  courfe  With 

JOHN    NEWTON. 
Olney,  Bucks,  Feb.   15,   1779. 


OLN  E¥    HY  M  NTS,  8w' 


BOOK     I. 

o   k 

SELECT   PASSAGES   of  SCRIPTURE. 


GENESIS. 

HYMN     I.     ADAM.     Chap,  'hi, 

;N   man,   in  liis  own  image  mad*?,. 
How  much  did  God  bellow  •? 
The  whole  creation  homage  paid, 
And  o.vn'd  him,  lord  brfow  ! 

2  He  dwelt  hi  Eden's  garden,   ftor'd 

With  Tweets  for  ev  ry  fenfe  ; 
And  there  with  his  defcen ding  Lord* 
He  walk'd  in  confidence. 

3  But  oh  !   by  fin    how  quickly  chang'd  ! 

His  honour  forfeited, 
His  heart  from  God  and  truth,  eilrang'd, 
His  conference  fill'd  with  dread  ! 

4  Now  from  his  Maker's  voice  he  flees, 

Which  was  before  his  joy  ; 
And  thinks  to  hide  amidft  the  trees, 
From  an   all-feeing  eye. 

5  Compell'd  to  anfwer  to  his  name  ; 

With  flubbornnefs  and  pride 
He  cad  on  God  himfelf  the  blame, 
Nor  once  for  mercy  cry'd. 


8  GENESIS. 

6  But  grace,  unaflc* &9  his  heart  fubdu'd 

And  all  his  guilt   forgave  ; 
By  faith  the  promis'd  feed  he  view'd, 
And  felt  the  pow'r  to  fave. 

7  Thus  we  ourfelves  would  juftify, 

Though  we  the  law  tranfgreis  ; 
Like  him,    unable  to  deny, 
Unwilling  to  confefs. 

8  But  when  by  faith  the  (inner  fees 

A  pardon  bought   with  blood, 
Then   he  forfake&  his  foolifh  pleas, 
And  gladly  turns  to  Cod. 

II.     CAIN  and  ABEL.     Chap.  iv.  3_e. 

i   T1THEN  Adam  fell  he  quickly  lofl 
V  V     God's  image  which  he  once  poff< 
See-////  our  nature  iince  could  bo 
In  Cain,  his  firft  born  fon  exprtfs'd  1 

2  The  Sacrifice  the  Lord  ordain'd 
In  type  of  the  Redeemer's  blond, 
Self-righteous  rcas'ning  Cain  difdain'd, 
And  thought  his  own  firfl-fruits   as  good. 

3  Yet  rage  and  envy  iill7d  his  mind, 
When  with  a  fallen  downeafl  look, 
Ke  faw  his  brcther  favour  find. 
Who  God's  appointed  method  took. 

4  By  Cain's  own   hand  good  Abel  dy'd, 
Becaufe  the  Lord  approv'd  his  faith  ; 
And,   when  his  blood  for  vengeance  cry'd, 
He  vainly  thought  to  hide  his   death.. 

5  Such  was  th  mirdVei  Ci.in, 
And  fuch  by  nature  Hill  are  we, 

rain, 

Malicious,  blind,   and  proud,  as  he. 

C  Like 


Hy.  3.  GENESIS.  9 

6  Like  him  the  way  of  grace  we  flight 
And  in  our  own  devices  truft, 

Call  evil  good,  and  darknefs  light,  • 
And  hate   and  perfeeute  the  juit. 

7  The  faints  in  ev'ry  age  and  place, 
Have  found  his  hiftory  fulriii'd  ; 
The  numbers  all  our  thoughts  iurpafs, 

Of  Abels,  whom  the  Cams  have  kill'd  {  1  )  ! 

8  Thus  Jesus  fell — but  oh  !   his  blood 
Far  better  things  than  Abel's  cries  (2)  : 
Obtains  his  murd'rers  peace  with  God, 
And  gains  them  manfions  in  the  {Ides. 

III.   (c)    Walking  with  God.     Chap,  v.  24. 

1  /AH  !  for  a  clofer  walk  with  God, 
\J  A  calm  and  heav'nly  frame  ; 

A  light  to  ihine   upon  the  road 
That  leads  me  to  the  Lamb  ! 

2  Where  is  the  blefTednefs  I   knew 

When  fir-t  I  faw  the  Lord  ? 
Where  is  the  foul  refreming  view 
Of  Jesus,  and  his  word  ? 

3  What  peaceful  hours  I  once  enjoy'd  ! 

How  fvveet  their  mem'ry  (till  ! 
But  tkey  have  left  an  aching  void, 
The  world  can  never  fill. 

4  Return,   O  holy  Dove,  return, 

Sweet  meflengerof  reft  ; 

I  hr.te  the  fins  that  made  thCe  mourn, 
And  drove  thee   from  my  breail  : 

5  The  deared  idol  I  have  known, 

Whate'er  that  idol  be, 
Help  me  to  tear  it  from  thy  throne, 
And  worfhip  only   thee. 

(l)  Run.  viii.   36.         (2)  Hcb.  xii.  24. 

6  So 


i  GENESIS.  Bk.  I. 

6  So  mail  my  walk  be  clofe  with   God, 
Calm  and  ieiene  my  frame  ; 
So  purer  Tight  fhall  mark  the  road 
That  leads  me  to  the  Lamb. 

IV.     Another. 

1  Y)  Y  fr^1  in  Christ  I  walk  with  God, 
JD  With  heav'n,  my  journey's  end  in  view; 
Supported  by  his  ftaff  and  rod  ( l ), 

My  road  is  fafe  and  pleafant  too. 

2  I  travel  through  a  defart  wide, 
Where  many  round  me  blindly  dray  ; 
But  he  vouch fafes  to  be  my  guide  (2 ), 
And  will  not  let  me  mifs  my  \ 

3  Though  fnares  and  dangers  throng   my  path, 
And  earth  and  hell  my  courfe  withftand  ; 

I  tri  r  all  by   faith  (3), 

Guarded  by  his  Almighty  hand. 

4  The  wildernefe  affords  no  food, 
But  God  for  my  fuppcrt  prepares  ; 
Frovides  me  ev'ry  needful  good, 

And  frees  my  foul  from  wants  and  can 

5  With  him  fweet  converfe  I  maintain, 
Great,  as  he  is,    I  dare  be  free  ; 

I  tell  him  all  my  grief  and  pain, 

And  he  reveals  his  love  to  me. 

6  Some  cordial  from  his  word  he  brings, 
Whene'er  my  feeble  fpiul  fail 

At  once  my  foul  revives  and  fing  . 
And  yields  no  more  to  [:\d  complaints. 

7  I  pity  all  that  worldlings  talk 

Of  pleafures  that  will  quickly  end  ; 

Be  this  my  choice,  O  Lord  to  v, 

With  thee,   my  Guide,    my  guard,   my  Friend, 

(1)  ITihn  xxiii.  4.     (2)  Pfiilm  cvji.     (.;  •  ii.  1.  ». 


Hv.  5.  GENESIS.  i! 

V.      LOT 'in   Sodom.      Chap.   xiii.    19. 

"  O  W  hurtful  was  the  choice  cf  Lot, 
Who  took  up  his  abode 
(liecaufeit  was  a  fruitful  fpot) 
With  them  who  fear  not  God  ! 

2  A  pris'ner  he  was  quickly  made, 

Bereav'd  of  all  his  ilore  ; 
And,  but  for  Abraham's  timely  aid, 
He  had  return'd  no  more. 

3  Yet  ftill  he  feem'd  refold  to  flay.} 

As  if  it  were  his   reft  ; 
Altho'  their  fins  from  day  to  day  ( 1 ) 
His  righteous  foul  diitrefsd. 

4  Awhile  he  flay'd  with  anxious  mind, 

Expos'd   to  fcorn  and  ftrife  ; 
Atlaft  he  left  his  all  behind, 
And  fled  to  fave  his  life. 

5  In  vain  his  fons  in-law  he  warn'd, 

They  thought  he  told  his  dreams  : 
His  daughters  too,  of  him  had  learn'd, 
And  perinVd  in  the  flames. 

6  His  wife  efcap'd  a  little  way, 

But  dy'd  for  looking  back  : 
Does  not  her  cafe  to  pilgrims  fay, 
11  Beware  of  growing  flack  ?" 

7  Yea  Lot  herfelf  could  ling'ring  ftand, 

Tho'  vengeance  was  in  view  ; 
'Twas  mercy  pluck'd  him  by  the  hand, 
Or  he  had  periuYd  too. 

8  The  doom  of  Sodom  will  be  ours, 

If  to  the  earth  we  cleave  ; 
Lord  quicken  all  our  drowfy  pew'ra, 
To  flee  to  thee  and  live. 


(1)  a  Pet.  ii.  8. 


VI. 


♦r  G  E  N  E  S  I  Bk.  I- 

VL      ( c )  JEHO VAH--J  Ti r  LdiD  *:•/// 

\xii.    ].}.. 

1  nPHE  faints  fhould  never  be 

X      Nor  ink  in  hopelefs  fear  ; 
For  when  the;  ;  aid, 

The  Saviour  u  il 

2  Thi<  Abraham  found,  lie  rats'd  the  knife, 

God  i aw,  and  faid,  M  Forbear  ;" 
Yon  ram  fhall  yield  his  meaner  life: 
Behold  the  victim  t 

3  Once  David  feem'd  Saul's  certain  prey  ; 

But  hark  ?  the  foe's  at  hand  ( l ) 
Saul  turns  his  aims  another  way, 
To  favethe  invaded  land. 

4  When  Jen  ah  funk  beneath  the  wave, 

He  thought  to  raife  no  more  (2)  ; 
But  God  prepai'd  a  fifh  to  lave, 
And  bear  him  to  the  fh< 

5  Bleil  proofs  of  pow?r  aid  grace  divine, 

That  meet  us  in   his  word  ! 

May  sep-felt  care  oi  mine 

Be  trailed  with  the  Lord. 

6  Wait  for  his  feafonable  aid, 

Andtho'   it  tarry,  wait  ; 
The  nromife  may  be  long  delay'd, 
But  cannot  come  too  late. 

VII.      The  Lord  iv  ill  pro  ft 

I    rriHO'   troubles  aflail, 
JL      Ai  affright, 

Tho'  Trier  ds  fhould  all:' 
And  foes  ail  unite  ; 
Yet  one  thing  ftcures  us, 

betide, 
The  fori] 
The  Lord  will  provide. 

(1)  Sam.  ixiii,  7.  (a)  Jcnal.  i.  17, 

2    The 


Hy.     7-  GENESIS.  15 

2  The  birds  without  b?.m 
Or  ftorehoufe  are  fed, 
From  them  let  us  learn 
To  trull  for  our  bread  •: 
His  faints  what  is  fitting, 
Shall  ne'er  be  deny'd 

So  long  as  'tis  written, 
The  Lord  will  provide. 

3  We  mar,  like  the  mips, 
By  tempefts  be  toft 
On  perilous  deeps, 
But  cannot  be  loft  : 
Though  Satan  enrages 
The  wind  and  the  tide, 
The  promife  engages, 
The  Lord  will  provide, 

4  His  call  we  obey, 

Like    Abra'in  of  old, 

Not  knowing  our  way, 
But  faith  makes  us  bold  ; 
For  though  we  are  ftrangers> 
\Vc  have  a  good  guide, 
And  truftin  all  dangers 
The  Lord  will  provide. 

5  When  Satan  appears 
To  Hop  up  our  path, 
And  nil  us  with  fears, 
We  triumph  by  faith  ; 
He  cannot  take  from  us, 
Though  oft  he   has  try'd, 
This  heart-cheering  promife, 
The  Lord  will  provide 

6  He  tells  us  we're  weak, 
Our  hope    s  in  vain, 
The  good  that  we  feek 
We  ne'er  (hall  obtain ; 

*  But 


t4  GENESIS.  Bk.  I. 

But  when  fuch  fuggeftions 
Ourfpirits  have  ply'd, 
This  anfwers  all  queftions, 
The  Lord    will  provide. 

7  No  ftrength  of  our  own, 
Or  goodnefs  we  claim, 
Yet  fince  we  have  known 
The  faviour's  great  name, 
In  this  our  ftrong  tuwer 
For  fafety  we  hide, 

The  Lord  is  our  power, 
The  Lord  will  provide. 

8  When  life  finks  apace, 
And  death  is  in  view, 
This  word  of  his  grace 
Shall  comfort  us  through  : 
No  fearing  or  doubting, 
With   Christ  on  our  fide 
We  hope  to  die  fhouting 
The  Lord  will  provide. 

VIII.  ESAU.     Chap.  xxv.  34.    Ktb.  xii.   16. 
iT)OOR  Efau  repented  too  late, 
jL        That  once  he  his  birth-right  defpis'd  ; 
And  fold  for  a  morfel  of  meat, 
What  could  not  too  highly  be  prizM  : 
How  great  was  his  anguim  when  told* 
The  Blejfmg  he  fought  to  obtain, 
Was  gone  with  the  hirth-right  he  fold, 
And  none  could  recal  it  ac:ain  \ 
2   He  flands  as  a  warning   to  all, 
Wherever  the  gofpel  (hall  come, 
O  batten  and  yield  to  the  call 
While  yet  for  repentance   there's  room  ! 
Your  fcafon  will  quickly  be  p; 
Then  hear  and    obey  it  to-day, 
Leil  when   you  feek  merey  at   la  It, 
LC  Saviour  fhould  frown  you  away. 

3  What 


Hy.  9.  OENES1  B.  15 

3  What  is  it  the  world  can  propofe  ? 
A  morfel  of  meat  at  the  beil  ! 
For  this  are  you  willing  to  lofe 
A  fliare  in  the  joys  of  the  blefl  ? 
Its  pleafures  will  fpeedily  end, 
Its  favour  and  praife  are  but  breath  ; 
And  what  can  its  profits  befriend 
Your  foul  in  the  moments  of  death  ? 

4  If  Jesus  for  thefe  you  defpife, 

And  fin  to  the  Saviour  prefer  ; 

In  vain  your  entreaties  and  crie3, 

When  fummon'd  to  Hand  at  his  bar  : 

How  will  you  his  pre  fence  abide  ? 

What  anguifh  will  torture  your  heart ; 

The  faints  all  enthorned  by  his  fide, 

And  you  be  compell'd  to  depart. 
5  Too  often,  dear  Saviour,  have  I 

Preferr'd  fome  poor  trifle  to  thee; 

How  is  it   thou   doll  not  deny. 

The  blefling  and  birth-right  to  me  ? 

No    better  than  Eiau  I  am, 

Though  pardon  and  heav'n  be  mine  ; 

To  me  belongs  nothing  but  fhame, 

The  praife  and  the  glory  be  thine. 

IX.   JACOBS    Ladder.     Chap,  xxviii.    I2« 

1  TF  the  Lord  our  leader  be, 
X    We  may  follow  without  fear ; 
Eaft:  or  Welt,  by   land  or  fca, 
Home,   with  him  is  ev'ry  where  : 
When  from  Efau  Jacob  fled, 
Though  his  pillow  was  a  ftoiie, 
And  the   ground  his  humble  bed, 
Yet  he  was  not  left  alone. 

2  Kings  are  often  waking  kept, 
Rack'd  with  cares  on  beds  of  ltate  ; 
Jlever  king  like  Jacob  flept, 

For  he  lay  at  heav'ns  gate  :  Lo 


i6  GENESIS-  Bk.  L 

Lo  !  he  faw  a  Ladder  rear'd, 
Reaching  to  the  heavenly  throne  ; 
At  the  top  the  Lord  appear'd, 
Spake,  and  claim'd  him  for  his  own. 

3  "  Feai;  not,  Jacob,    thou  art  mine, 
And  my  prefence  with  thee  goes  ; 
On  thy  heart  my  love  fliall  fhine, 
-And  my  arm  fubdue  thy  foes: 
From  my  prom ife  comfort  take, 
For  my  help  in  trouble  call ; 
Never  will  I  thee  forfake, 

'Till  I  have  accomplihVd  all," 

4  Well  does  Jacob's  ladder  fuit 
To  the  gofpd  throne  of  grace  ; 
We  are  at  the  ladder's  foot, 
Ev'ry  hour  in  ev'ry    place  : 

By  af fuming  ficfh  and  blood, 
JffVS  hcav'n.and  earth  unit: 
We  by  faith  afcend  to  God  (i)  ; 
God  to  dwell  with  us  delights* 

5  They  who  know  the  Saviour's  name, 
Are  for  all  events  prepared  ; 
What  can  changes  do  to  them. 
Who  have  fuch  a  guide  and  guard  ? 
Should  they  traverfe  earth  around, 
To  the  ladder  flill  they  come  : 
Every  fput  is  holy  ground, 

God  is  there — and  he's  their  home. 

X.   My  name  is  JACOB.    Chap,   xxxii.   2~. 
i    \TAY,   I  cannot  let  thee  go, 
l\       Till  a  blelTing  thou  beitow  ; 
Do  not  turn  away  thy  face, 
Mint's  an  urgent,   prtffing  cafe, 

(i)  7,  Cor.jri.  . 


Hv,  ii-  GENE  5  ij 

2  Doll  thou  afk  me,  who  I  am  ? 

Ah,  my  Lord,  thou  know' ft  my  name  1 
Yet  the  qaeftion  gives  a  pica, 
To  fupport  my  fuit  with  thee. 

3  Thou  didft  once  a  wretch  behold, 
In  rebellion  blindly  bold, 

Scorn  thy  grace,    thy  pow'r  defy, 
That  poor  rebel,  Lord,  was  I. 

4  Once  afinnernear  defpair 
Sought  thy  mercy-feat  by  pray'r  ; 
Mercy  heard  and  fet  him  free, 
Lord,  that  mercy  came  to  me. 

5  Many  years  have  pafs'd  fince  then, 
Many  changes  I  have  feen ; 

Yet  have  been  upheld  till  now, 
Who  could  hold  me  up  but  thou, 

6  Thou  haft  help'd  in  ev'ry  need, 
This  emboldens  me  to  plead  ; 
Afterfo  much  mercy  pail, 
Canft  thua  let  me  fink  at  laft ! 

*  No — I  muft  maintain  my  hold, 
'Tis  thy  goodnefs  makes  me  bold  $ 
I  can  no  denial  take, 
When  I  plead  for  Jesus'  fake. 

XL    Plenty  in   the   time    of  dearth.    Chap.   xIL   ^6^ 

1  T\ /TY  foul  once  had  its  plenteous  years, 
XVX  And  throve^  with  peace  and  comfort  till* :», 
Like  the  fat  kine  and  ripen'd  ears, 

Which  Pharaoh  in  his  dream  beheld. 

2  With  pleafing  frames  and  grace  receiv'd, 
With  means  and  ordinances  fed, 

How  happy  for  awhile  I  liv'd, 
And  little  fear'd  the  want  of  bread, 


i8  GENESIS.  Bk.  I< 

3  But  famine  came  and  left  no  fign 
Of  all  the  plenty  I  had  feen  ; 

Like  the  dry  ears  and  half  flarv'd  kine, 
1  then  look'd  wither'd,  faint  and  lean. 

4  To  Jofuph  the  Egyptians  went  ; 
To  Jesus  I  made  known  my  cafe  ; 
He,   when  my  little  (lock  was  fpent, 
Open'd  his  magazine  of  grace. 

5  For  he  the  time  of  dearth  forefaw, 
And  made  provifion  long  before  ; 
That  famiiVd  fouls,   like  me,   might  St 
Supplies  from  his  unbounded  ftore. 

6  Now  on  his  bounty  I  depend, 
And  live  from  fear  of  dearth  fecure  ; 
Maintain'd  by  fuch  a  mighty  friend,  x 
I  cannot  want  till  he  is  poor. 

7  O  tinners,  hear  his  gracious  call ! 
His  mercy's  door  Hands  open  wide  ; 
He  has  enough  to  feed  you  all, 
And  none  who  come  mail  be  deny'd. 

XII.      J  G  S  E  P  H    made  known  to  his  brethren. 
Chap.  xlv.  3.  4. 

1  "TTITHEN  Jofeph  his  brethren  beheld, 

V  V      Afflicted  and  trembling  with  fear, 
His  heart  with  companion  was  fill'd, 
From  weeping  he  could  not  forbear. 
A  while  his  behaviour  was  rough, 
To  bring  their  pad  fin  to  their  mind  ; 
But,   when  they  were  humbled  enough, 
IK  hafted  to  mew  himfelf  kind. 

2  How  little  they  thought  it  was  he, 
Whom  they  had  ill-treated  and  fold  I 

i\  their  confufion  mult  be, 
As  fopn  aa  his  naure  he  had  told! 

"  I  am 


Hv.  12.  G  E  N  E  S  I  S.  ly 

"   I  am  Jofeph,  your  brother,  he  faid, 
And  (IJll  to  my  heart  you  are  dear, 
You  fold  me,  and  thought  1  was  dead, 
But  God,  for  your  fakes,  lent  me  here." 

3  Though  greatly  diftrefTed  before, 
When  charg'd  with  purloining  the  cup, 
They  now  wer^  confounded  much  more, 
Not  one  of  them  durft  to  look  up. 

"   Can  Jofeph,   whom  we  would  have  flain^ 
Forgive  us  the  evil  we  did  ? 
And  will  he  our  houfholds  maintain  ? 
O  this  is  a  brother  indeed  ! 

4  Thusdragg'dby  my  conscience,   I  came, 
And  laden  with  guilt,  to  the  Lop.d  ; 
Surrounded  with  terror  and  fhaine, 
Unable  to  utter  a  word. 

At  fYrft  he  look'd  ftern  and  fevere, 
What  anguifh  then  pierced  my  heart, 
Expecting  each  moment  to  hear 
The  fentence,  "   Thou  curfed  depart !" 

5  But  oh  !   what  furprife  when  he  fpoke, 
While  tendernefs  beam'd  in  his  face  ; 
My  heart  then  to  pieces  was  broke, 
O'erwhelm'd  and  confounded  by  grace  : 
"   Poor  finner  I  know  thee  full  well, 
By  thee  I  was  fold  and  was  flain  ; 

But  I  dy'd  to  redeem  thee  from  hell, 
And  raife  thee  in  glory  to  reign. 

6  I  am  Jesus,  whom  thou  haft  blafphem'd, 
And  crucify'd  often  afrefh  ; 

But  let  me  henceforth  be  eftcenVd, 

Thy  brother,  thy  bone,  and  thy  flefh  : 

My  paydon  I  freely  beftow, 

Thy  wants  I  willfully  fupply  ; 

I'll  guide  thee  and  guard  thee  below, 

And  foon  will  remove  thee  on  high. 

7  Go, 


20  EXODUS.  I 

7   Go,  publifli  to  finnera  around, 
That  they  may  be  willing  to  come* 
The  mercy  which  now  you  have  found, 
And  tell  them  that  yet  their  is  room,'*' 
Oh  iinners,   the  mefTage  obey  ! 
No  more  vain  excufes pretend  5 
But  coir    without  fu  ther  delay, 
To  Jtsus,   our  brother  an  J  f  is  id. 


E   X    0    D 
XIII.     The  Utter  waters.      Chap.    xv.    2j — 23^ 

1  T)  ITTER  indeed  the  waters  are 
JJ   Which  in  this  defart  flow  ; 
Though  to  the  eye  they  promife  fair, 

They  tafle  of  fin  and  woe. 

2  Of  pleafing  draughts  I  once  could  dream, 

But  now  awake,    I  find, 
That  fin  has  poifon'd  every  flrcam, 
And  left  a  curfe  behind. 

3  But  there's  a  wonder  working  good, 

I've  heard  believers  fay, 
Can  make  thefe  b:tu-r  waters  good. 
And  take  the  curfe  away. 

4  The  virtues  of  this  healing  tree 

Are  known  and  priz'd  by  few  : 
Reveal  this  Tec  ret,  Lord,  to  me, 
That  I  may  prize  it  too. 

5  The  crofs  on  which  the  faviour  dy'd, 

And  conquer* d  for  his  faints ; 
This  is  the  tree,  by  faith  apply'd. 
Which  fweetena  all  complaints. 

6  Thou 


Hy.  i4.        exodus.  n 

6  Thoufands  have  found  the  blefs'd  cffeft, 

Nor  longer  mourn  their  lot  ; 
While  on  his  forrow  they  reflect. 
Our  own  are  all  forgot. 

7  When  they  by  faith  behold  the  crofs, 

Tho'  many  griefs  they  meet ; 
They  draw  again  from  ev'ry  lofs, 
And  find  the  bitter  fweet. 
XIV.   (c)  JEHOVAH  ROPH1—  I am  the  Lor* 
that  healdh  thee.      Chap.    xv. 

1  TTEAL113,   Emmanuel,  here  we  are^ 
X.  JL      Waiting  to  feel  thy  touch  ; 

Deep  wounded  fouls  to  thee  repair, 
And,  Saviour,  we  are  fuch. 

2  Our  faith  is  feeble,   we  confefs. 

We  faintly   truft  thy  word  ; 

But  wilt  thou  pity  us  the  lefs  ? 

Be  that  far  from  the  Lord  ! 

3  Remember  him  who  once  apply'd 

With  trembling  for  relief  ; 
"  Lord,  I  believe,  with  tears  he  cry'd  (i)> 
O  Help  my  uubelief." 

5  She  too  who  touch'd  thee  in  the  prefs, 

and  healing  virtue  Hole, 
Was  anfwered  "  Daughter,  go  in  peace  (2); 
Thy  faith  hath  made  thee  whole. " 

5    Conceal'd  amidft  the  gathering, 
She  would  have  fhun'd  thy  view  ; 

And  if  her  faith  was  firm  and  ftrong, 
Had  ftrong  mifgivings  too. 

6  Like  her  with  hopes,  and  fears  we  cume; 

To  touch  thee  if  we  may  ; 
Oh  !  fend  us  not  defparing  home, 

Send  none  unheal' d  away. 
(1;  Mark,  ix.  24.  (2)  Mark;  v.  ^ 


22  E  X  O  D  U  S.  Bk. 

XV.     M  ANN  A.     Chap.  xvi.   18. 

1  A/TA-NA  to  Ifrael  weU  ^PPty'd 
-i-VX      The  want  of  other  bread  : 

While  God  is  able  to   provide, 

His  people  mall  be  fed. 

2  (Thus  tho'  the  corn  and  wine  mould  fail ; 

And  creature-ilreams  be  dry  ; 
The  prayer  of  faith  will  Mill  prevail, 
For  blcfilngs  from  on  high. ) 

3  Of  this  kind  care  how  fweet  a  proof! 

It  fuited  ev'ry  tafte  : 
Who  gathered  mofl  had  juft  enough, 
Enough  who  gathered  leaft. 

4  'Tis  our  gracious  Lord  provides, 

Our  comforts  and  our  cares  ; 

His  own  unerring  hand  provides, 

And  gives  us  each  our  (hares. 

5  He  knows  how  much  the  Weak  can  bear, 

And  helps  them  when   they   cry  ; 
The  ftrongeft  have  no  itrength  to  fpare, 
For  fuch  he'll  ftrongly  try. 

6  Daily  they  faw  the  Manna  come 

And  cover  all  the  ground  ; 
But  when  they  try'd  to  keep  at  home, 
Corrupted  loon  was  found. 

7  Vain  their  attempts  to  flore  it  up, 

This  was  to  tempt  the  Lord  : 
Ifrael  mufl  live  by  faith  and  hope, 
And  not  upon  a  hoard. 

XVI.      Manna  hoarded.      Chap.   xvi.    20. 
i    rTP  H  E  Manna,  favour'd  Ifrael'*  n 
JL         Was  gathered   dr.y  by  day  ; 
When  all  the  hoft  was  iei  v'd,  the  heat 
Melted  the  reft  away. 

z  In 


Hy.  17.  EXODUS.  2% 

2  In  vain  to  hoard  it  up  they  try'd, 

Againft  to-morrow  cams  ; 
It  then  bred  worms  and  putrify'd, 
And  prov'd  their  fin  and   mame. 

3  'Twas  daily  bread  and  would  not  keep, 

But  muft  be  ftill  renew'd  ; 
Faith  fhould  not  want  a  hoard  or  heap, 
But  truit  the  Lord  for  food. 

4  The  truths  by  which  the  foul  is  fed, 

Mud  thus  be  had  afrefh, 
For  notions  retting  in  the  head, 
Will  only  feed  the  flefli. 

5  However  true  they  have  no  life 

Or  undtion  to  impart  ; 
They  breed  the  worms  of  pride  and  ftrife, 
But  cannot  cheer  the  heart. 

6  Nor  can  the  belt  experience  pail, 

The  life  of  faith  maintain  ; 
The  brighter!  hope  will  faint  at  laft, 
Unlefs  fupply'd  again. 

7  Dear  Lord  wjjile  we  in  prayer  are  found, 

Do  thou  the  Manna  give  ; 

Oh  !   let  it  fall  on  all  around, 

That  we  may  eat  and  live. 

XVII.     (c)  JEHOVAH     NISSI. 
The  Lord  my  banner.     Chap.  xvii.    15. 

3  T)  Y  whom  was  David  taught 
jLJ  To  aim  the  dreadful  blow, 
When  he  Goliah  fought, 

And  bid  the   Gittite  low  ? 
No  fvvord  nor  fpear  the  ftripling  took, 
But  chofe  a  pebble  from  the  brook. 

Z  'Twas  [frael's  God  and  king, 
Who  Cent  him  to  the  fight 
Who  gave  him  itrength  to  fling, 

And 


U  EXODUS.  Bk-  L 

And  /kill  to  aim  aright. 
Ye  feeble  faints  your  flrength  endures, 
Becaufe  young  David's  God  is  yours. 
$  Who  ordered  Gideon  forth, 

To  florin  the  invader's  camp  (i) 
With  arms  of  little  worth, 

A  pitcher  and    a  lamp  ? 
The  trumpets  made  his  coming  known* 
And  all  the  hod  was  overthrown. 
4  Oh  !    I  have  feen  the  day, 

When  with  a  fingle  word, 
God  helping  me  to  fay, 

My  trull  is  in  the  Lord, 
My  foul  has  quell'da  thoufand  foes, 
Fearlefs  of  all  that  could  oppofe. 
%  But  unbelief,  felf-will, 

Self-righteoufnefs  and  pride, 
How  often  do  they  Ileal, 

My  weapon  from  my  fide  ? 
Yet  David's   Lord,   and  Gideon's  friend, 
Will  help  his  fervant  to  the  end. 

XVIII.    The  Golden  Calf.     Chap,  xxxii.  4.  41, 
?:    TTTHEN  Ifrael  hear'd  the  fiery  law, 
VV     From  Sinai's  top  proclaimed, 
Their  hearts  feem'd  full  of  holy  awe, 
Their  flubborn  fpirits  tam'd. 
2  Yet  as  forgetting  all  they  knew, 
Ere  forty  days  were  pall, 
With  blazing  Sinai  (I ill  in  view, 
A  molten  calf  they  cafl. 
«  Yea  Aaron,   God's  anointed  pried, 
Who  on  the   mount  had  been, 
Jie  durfl  prepare  the  idol  beafl, 
And  lead  them  on  to  lin. 


(1)  Judges,  vii,  2Q« 


4  Lord, 


Hy.  i9.       levitic  U  S.  25 

4  Lord,  what  is  man,  and  what  aire  we, 

To  recompcnce  thee  thus  ! 
In  their  offence  our  own  we  fee, 
Their  ftory  points  at  us. 

5  From  Sinai  we  heard  thee  fpeak. 

And  from  mount  Calv'ry  too  \ 
And  yet  to  idols  oft  we  feek, 
While  thou  art  in  our  view. 

6  Some  golden    calf,  or  golden  dream, 

Some  fancied  creature-good, 
Prefumes  to  fhare  the  heart  with  him, 
Who  bought  the  whole  with  blood. 

7  Lord,  fave  us  from  our  golden  calves, 

Our  fin  with  grief  we  own  ; 
We  would  no  more  be  thine  by  halves, 
But  live  to  thee  alone. 


LEVITICUS. 

XIX.    The  true  Aaron.  Chap.  viii.    7 — 9. 

i    QEE  Aaron,  God's  anointed  prieft, 
O    Within  the  vale  appear, 
In  robes  of  myftic  meaning  dreft, 
Prefenting  Ifrael's  prayer. 

2  The  plate  of  gold  which  crowns  his  brows* 
His  holinefs  defcribes  ; 
His  bread  difplays  in  mining  rows, 
The  names  of  all  the  tribes. 

$  With  the  atoning  blood  he  ftands 
Before  the  mercy-feat, 
And  clouds  of  incenfe  from  his  hands 
Arife  vith  odour  fweet. 

C  4  Uriirt 


26  NUMBERS.  Bk.  V 

4  Urim  and  Thummim  near  his  heart, 

In  rich  engravings  worn, 
The  facred  light  of  truth  impart, 
To  teach  and  to  adorn. 

5  Through  him,  the  eye  of  faith  defcribes 

A  greater  prieil  than  he  : 
Thus  Jesus  pleads  above  the  fkies, 
For  you,  my  friends  and  me. 

6  He  bears  the  names  of  all  his  faints, 

Deep  on  his  heart  engrav'd  ; 
Attentive  to  the  ilate  and  wants, 
Of  all  his  love  has  fav'd. 

7  In  him  aholinefs  complete, 

Light  and  perfections  fhine, 
And  wifdom,   £race,   and  glory  meet  ; 
A  Saviour  all  divine. 

8  The  blood,  which  as  a  prieft,  he  bears 

For  finners,   is  his  own  ; 
The  incenfe  of  his  pray'rs  and  tears 
Perfume  the  holy  throne. 

9  In  him  my  weary  foul  has  reft, 

Though  I  am  weak  and  vile  ; 
I  read  my  name  upon  his  breaft, 
And  fee  the  Father  fmile. 


N  U  M  B  E  R  S. 

XX.  BALAAM'S   Wfi  (i).     Chap,  xxiii.   io, 

I    T  T  O  W  blefl  the  righteous  are, 
jTA    When  they  refign  their  breath  I 
No  wonder  Balaam  wiiVd  to  fliare 
In  fuch  a  happy  death. 

(i)  Book  III.  Hymn  71, 

2  «<  Oh! 


Hy.  2i.  J  O  S  H  U  A. 

2  "  Oh  !   let  me  die, .  faid  he, 

The  death  the  righteous  do  ; 
When  life  is  ended,  let  me  be 
Found  with  the  faithful  few." 

3  The  force  of  truth,  how  great  i 

When  enemies  confefs, 
None  but  the  righteous,  whom  they  hate; 
A  folid  hope  poffefs. 

4-   But  Balaam's  wifli  was  vain, 
His  heart  was  infmeere  : 
lie  thirfted  for  unrighteous  gain, 
And  fought  a  portion  here. 

5  He  feem'd  the  Lord  to  know, 

And  to  offend  him  loth  ; 
But  Mammon  prov'd  his  overthrow^ 
For  none  can  ferve  them  both. 

6  May  you  my  friends,   and  I, 

Warning  from  hence  receive  ; 

If  like  the  righteous  we  could  die, 

To  choofe  the  life  they  live. 


JOSHUA. 
XX I.    G  I  B  E  0  N.    Chap.  x.  6. 

1  TTTHEN  Jofhua  by  God's  command, 

VV      Invaded  Canaan's  guilty  land, 
Gibeon,    unlike  the  nations  round, 
Submiflion  made,   and  mercy  found. 

2  Their  llubborn  neighbours,  who  enrag'd» 
United   war  againlt  them  wag'd, 

By  Jofhua  foon  were  overthrown, 
For  Gibeon's  caufe  was  now  his  own. 

3  He 


i$  JUDGES.  Bk.  I. 

3  He  from  whofe  arm  they  ruin  fear'd, 
Their  leader  and  ally  appear'd  ; 

An  emblem  of  the  Saviour's  grace, 
To  thofe  who  humbly  feek  his  face. 

4  The  men  of  Gibeon  wore  difguife, 
And  gain'd  their  peace  by  framing  lies  ; 
For  Jofhua  had  no  pow'r  to  fpare, 

If  he  had  known  from  whence  they  were* 

5  But  Jesus  invitations  fends, 
Treating  with  rebels  as  his  friend*?, 
And  holds  the  promife  forth  in  view, 
To  all  who  for  his  mercy  fue. 

6  Too  long  his  goodnefs  I  difdain'd, 
Yet  went  at  laft  and  peace  obtain'd; 
But  foon  the  noife  of  war  I  hear'd, 
And  former  friends  in  arms  appeared. 

7  Weak  in  myfclf  for  help  I  cry'd, 
Lord,    1  am  prefs'd  on  ev'ry  fide  ; 
The  caufe  is  thine,   they  light  with  mt, 
But  ev'ry  blow  is  aim'd  at  thee. 

8  With  fpeed  to  my  relief  he  came, 
And  put  my  enemies  to  (hame  : 
Thus  fav'd  by  grace,    I  live  to  fing 
The  love  and  triumphs  of  my  king. 


JUDGES. 

XXII.  (c)  JEIIOVAH-SHALEM—The  Lord 
f aid  peace.   Chap.  vi.  z  \. 

I     TESUS,  whofe  blood  fo  freely  (Iream'd 
J     To  fatisfy  the  laws  demand  ; 
By  thee  from  guilt  and  wrath  redeem* d, 
Before  the  Father's  face  I  (land. 

2  Tc* 


Hy.  tp  JUDGES.  29 

2  To  reconcile  ofFendi'ng  man, 

Made  Juitice  drop  her  angry  rod  ; 

What  creature  could  have  form'd   the  plan, 

Oi  who  fulfil  it  but  a  God  ? 

3.  No  drop  remains  of  all  the  curfe, 

For  wretches  who  deferv'd  the  whole  ; 
No  arrows  dipt  in  wrath  to  pierce 
The  guilty,  but  returning  foul. 

4  Peace  by  fuch  means  fo  dearly  bought, 
What  rebel  could  have  hop'd  to  fee  ? 
Peace  by  his  injur'd   Sov'reign  wrought^ 
His  Sov'reign  fafl'ned  to  the  tree. 

5  Now,  Lord,  thy  feeble  worm  prepare  I 
For  flrife  with  earth  and  hell  begins  ; 
Confirm  and  gird  me  for  the  war, 
They  hate  the  fouls  that  hates  his  fins* 

6  Let  them  in  hcrrrid  league  agree  ! 
They  may  affault,  they  may  diftrefs  ; 
But  cannot  quench  thy  love  to  me, 
Nor  rob  me  of  the  Lord  my  peace. 

XXIII-     GIDEON's* Fleece.  Chap.  vi.  37—40, 

1  r  I  ^HE  figns  which  God  to  Gideon  gave, 

JL      His  holy  Sov'reignty  make  known  ; 
That  he  alone  has  pow'r  to  fave, 
And  claims  the  glory  as  his  own, 

2  The  dew  which  firft  the  fleece  had  fill'd, 
When  all  the  earth  was  dry  around, 
Was  from  it  afterwards  withheld, 

And  only  fell  upon  the  ground. 

3  To   Ifrael  thus  the  heavenly  dew 

Of  faving  truth,  was  long  reftrain'd  5 
Of  which  the  Gentiles  nothing  knew  ; 
But  dry  and  de folate  remain' d. 

C  2  a  But 


3>  JUDGES.  Bk.  I. 

4  But  now  the  Gentiles  have  received 
The  balmy  dew  of  gofpel  peace, 
And  Ifrael,  who  his  fpirit  griev'd, 
Is  left  a  dry  and  empty  fleece. 

5  This  dew  flill  falls  at  his  command, 
To  keep  his  chofen  faints  alive  ; 
They  mall,  though  in  a  thirfty  land, 
Like  willows  by  the  water  thrive   ( i ) 

6  But  chiefly  when  his  people  meet, 
To  hear  his  word  and  feek  his  face  : 
The  gentle  dew,  with  influence  fweet, 
Defcends  and  nourifhes  his  grace* 

7  But  ah  !   what  numbers  ilillare  dead, 
Though  under  means  of  grace  they  lie  ! 
The  dew  Hill  falling  round  their  head, 
And  yet  their  heart  untouched  and  dry, 

8  Dear  Saviour,  hear  us  when  we  call  ; 
To  wreitling  prayer  an  anfwer  give  j 
Pour  down  thy  dew  upon  us  all  ; 
That  all  may  feel,  and  all  may  live, 

XXIV.     SAMPSONS     Lion.     Chap.   xiv.    b. 
I    rTp  HE  lion  that  on  Sampfon  roar'd, 
X        And  thinled  for  his  blood  ; 
With  honey  afterwards  was  ilor'd, 
And  furuilhed  him  with  food. 
X  Believers,  as  they  pafs  along, 
With  many  lions  meet, 
But  gather  fwectnefsfrom  the  ftrong* 
And  from  the  eater,    meat. 
3  The  lions  rage  and  roar  in  vain, 
For  Jtsus  is  their  fhield  ; 
Their  lofles  prove  a  certain  gain, 
Their  troubles  comfort  yield. 

(l)  Ifaiah  xliv.  4. 

4-   i>  W 


Hy.  25.  I.     SAMUE  L.  p 

4  The  world  and  Satan  join  their  ftrength, 

To    fill   their  fouls  with    fears  ; 
But  crops  of  joy  they  reap  at  lengthy 
From  what  they  fow  in  tears. 

5  Afflictions  make  them  love  the  word^ 

Stir  up  their  hearts  to  pray'r  ; 
And  many  precious  proofs  afford, 
Of  their  Redeemer's  care. 

6  The  lions   roar,  but    cannot  kill  ; 

Then  fear  them,  not  my  friends, 
They  bring  us,  though  againft  their  will^ 
The  honey  Jesus  fends. 


I.         SAMUEL. 

XV.     HANNAH  :       or  the  Throne  of   Gracz, 
Chap.  i.    18. 

WHEN  Hannah  prefs'd    with  grief, 
Pour'd  forth  her  foul  in  pray'r  ? 
She  quickly  found  relief, 

And  left  her  burden  there  : 
Like  her  \\\  every  trying  cafe, 
Let  us  approach  the  throne  of  grace* 

When  (he  began  to  pray, 

Her  heart  was  pain'd  and  fad  \ 
But  ere  (he  went  away, 

Was  comforted  and  glad  : 
In  trouble  what  a  refting  place, 
Have  they  who  know  the  throne  of  grate. 

Though  men  and  devils  rage, 

And  threaten  to  devour  ; 
The  faints  from  age  to  age, 

Are  fafe  from  all  their  pow'r  ; 
TYefh  ftrength  they  gain  to  run  their  race> 
3y  waiting  at  the  throne  of  gnice, 

4.  Eli 


5'  I.     S  A  M  UEL  Ek.L 

4  Eli  her  cafe  miftook, 

How  was  her  fpirit  mov'd 
By   his  unkind  rebuke  ? 

But  God  her  caufe  approv'd. 
We  need  not  fear  a  creature's  face, 
While  welcome  at  a  throne  of  grace. 

5  She  was  not  fill'd  with  wine, 

As  Eli  rafhly  thought  ; 
But  wi:h  a  faith  divine, 

And  found  the  help  (he  fought  ; 
Though  men  defpife  and  call  us  bafe, 
Still  let  us  ply  the  throne  of  gracs. 

6  Men  have  not  power  or  /kill, 

With  troubled  fouls  to  bear  : 
Though  they  exprefsgood  will, 

Poor  comforters  they  are  : 
But  fwelling  forrows  fink  apace, 
When  we  approach  the  throne  of  grace. 

7  Numbers  before  have  try'd, 

And  found  the  promiie  true  ; 
Nor  yet  one  been  deny'd, 

Then  why  mould  I  or  you  ? 
Let  us  by  faith  their  footftcps  trace  ; 
And  haften  to  the  throne  of  grace. 

S  As  fogs  obfeure  the  light, 

And  taint  the  morning  air  ; 
Bat  foon  are  put  to  flight, 

If  the  bright  fun  appear  ; 
Thus  Jistrs  will  our  troubles  chafe, 
Ey  mining  from  the  throne  of  grace   (  i) 

XXVI.      BAGON  before  the  arh.  Chap.  v.  4.  5. 
1    TTTHEN  firft  to  make  my  heart  his  own, 
V  V        The  Lord  reveal'd  his  mighty  grace, 
'1)  Book  II.    Hymn  61. 


Hr.  27.         I.     S  A  M  U  E  L.  53 

Self  reign'd,  like  Dagon,  on  the  throne, 
But  could  not  long  maintain  its  place. 

2  It  fell,  and  own'd  the  pow'r  divine, 
(Grace  can  with  eafe  the  vicVry  gain) 
But  foon  this  wretched  heart  of  mine 
ContrivM  to  fet  it  up  again. 

3  Again  the  Lord  his  name  proclaim'd, 
And  brought  the  hateful  idol  low  ; 
Then  felf,  like  Dagon,  broken,  maim'd, 
Seem'd  to  receive  a  mortal  blow. 

4  Yet  felf  is  not  of  life  bereft, 
Nor  ceafes  to  oppofe  his  will  ; 
Tho*  but  a  maimed  flump  be  left, 
>Tis  Dagon,  'tis  an  Idol  ftill. 

5  Lord  !   mufl  I  always  guilty  prove, 
And  idols  in  my  heart  have  room  ( 1 )  i 
Oh  !  Let  the  lire  ofheav'nly  love, 
The  very  flump  of  felf  confume* 

XXVII.    The  milch  Klne  drawing  the  Ark:  Faith* J 
fur  render  of  all.      Chap.   vi.    12* 

1  r  I  1  HE  kine  unguided  went 

X      By  the  dire&ed  road, 
When  the  Philiflines  homeward  fent 
The  ark  of  Ifrael's  God. 

2  Lowing  they  pafs'd  along, 

And  left  their  calves  (hut  up  ; 
They  felt  an  initin&  for  their  young, 
But  would  not  turn  or  flop. 

3  Shall  brutes  devoid  of  thought, 

Their  maker's  will  obey  ; 
And  we,  who  by  his  grace  are  taught, 
More  flubborn  prove  than  they  I 
4.  He  fhed  his  precious  blood 
To  make  us  his  alone  ; 


(1)  Kofea,xvii.  &. 


If 


i4  L     S  A  M  U  E  L.  Br.  I. 

If  wafli'd  in  that  atoning  flood, 
We  are  no  more  our  own. 

5  If  he  his  will  reveal, 

Let  us  obey  his  call  ; 
And  think  whate'er  the  flefh  may  feel, 
His  love  deferves  our  all. 

6  We  fhould  maintain  in  view 

His  glory,   as  our  end  ; 
Too  much  we  cannot  bear,  or  da, 
For  fuch  a  matchlefs  friend. 

7  His  faints  mould  (land  prepaid 

In  duty's  path  to  run  ; 
Nor  count  his  greater!  trials  hard, 
So  that  his  will  be  done. 

S  With  Jesus  for  our  guide, 

The  path  is  fafe  though  rough  ; 
The  promife  fays,  "  I  will  provide/7 
And  faith  replies  (i  Enough  lM 

XXVIII.    SAUL's  Armour.  Chap.  xvii.  38— 40. 

1  TTTHENM  my  foul  enlifted 

V  V      My  Saviour's  foes  to  fight  5 
Miftaken  friends  infilled 

I  wras  not  arm'd  aright  ; 
So   Saul  advifed  David 

He  certainly  would  fail  ; 
IN1  or  could  his  life  be  faved 

Without  a  coat  of  mail. 

2  But  David,  though  he  yielded, 

To  put  the  armour  on, 
Soon  fcund  he  could  not  wield  it, 

And  ventur'd  forth  with  none. 
With  only  fling  and  pebble 

He  fought  the  fight  of  faith; 
The  weapoui  feem'd  but  feeble, 

Yet  prov'd  Goliah's  death. 

3    Had 


Hy.  28.        I.     SAMUEL. 

3  Had   I  by  him  been  guided, 

And  quickly  thrown  away, 
The  armour  men  provided, 

I  might  have  gain'd  the  day  ; 
But  arm'd  as  they  adviVd  me, 

My  expectations  fail'd  ; 
My  enemy  furpriz'd  me, 

And  had  almoil  prevail'd. 

4  Furnifh'd  with  books  and  notions, 

And   arguments  and  pride  ; 
I  pradtiVd  all  my  motions, 

And  Satan's pow'rdefy'd  ; 
But  foon  perceiv'd  with  trouble, 

That  thefe  would  do  no  good; 
Iron  to  them  is  Hubble  (  1 ), 

And  brafs  like  rotten  wood. 

5  I  triumph'd  at  a  diftance 

While  he  was  out  of  light, 
But  faint  was  my  refiflance 

When  fcrc'd  to  join  in  fight ; 
He  broke  my  fword  in  fhivers, 

Andpierc'd  my  boaflcd  ihield  ; 
Laugh'd  at  my  vain  endeavours, 

And  drove  me  from  the  field, 

6  Satan  will  not  be  braved 

By  fuch  a  worm  as  I : 
Then  let  me  learn  with.  David, 
To  trull  in  the  Moft  High  ; 
To  plead  the  name  of  Jesus,  ' 
And  ufe  the  fling  of  pray  V  ; 
Thus  arm'd,  when  Satan  fees  us 
He'll  tremble  and  defpair. 

# 
(I)  Job,  xli.  27, 


XL 


j(S  II.     S  A  M  U  E  L.  Bx.  I. 

II.       SAMUEL. 
XXIX.     DAVIDS  fall.     Chap.  si.  27. 
OW  David,  when  by  fin  deceiv'd 


H 


From  bad  to  worfe  went  on 

For  when  the  Holy  Spirit's  griev'd 

Our  flrength  and  guard  are  gone. 

2  His  eye  on  Bathfheba  once  fix'd, 

With  poifon  fill'd  his  foul ; 
Heventur'don  adult'ry  next, 
And  murder  crown'd  the  whole. 

3  So  from  a  fpark  of  fire  at  reft, 

That  has  not  been  defcry'd  ; 
A  dreadful  flame  had  often  burft, 
And  ravag'd  far  and  wide. 

4  When  fin  deceives,  it  hardens  too, 

For  tho'  he  vainly  fought 
To  hide  his  crimes  from  public  view, 
Of  God  he  little  thought. 

5  He  neither  would,  nor  could  repent, 

No  true  compunction  felt  ; 

'Till  God  in  mercy  Nathan  fent, 

His  ftubborn  heart  to  melt. 

6  The  parable  held  forth  a  facl, 

Dcfign'dhis  cafe  to  fhew  ; 

But  tho'  the  picture  was  exa£t, 

Himfelf  he  did  not  know. 

7  "  Thou  art  the  man,"  the  prophet  faid  ; 

That  word  his  (lumber  broke  ; 
And  when  he  own'd  his  fin  and  pray'd 
The  Lord  forgiienefs  fpoke. 

8  Let  thofe  who  think  they  ftand  beware, 

For  David  Rood  before  ; 
Nor  let  the  fallen  foul  defpair 
For  mercy  can  uftoiw 

XXX. 


%.  30.         II.    'SAMUEL.  37 

XXX.      Is  this  thy  hindnejs  to  thy  friend. 
Chap.  xvi.    17. 

1    "OOOR,  weak,  and  worthies  though  I  am, 
JL      I  have  a  rich  Almighty  Friend  \ 
Jesus,  the  Saviour,  is  his  name, 
He  freely  loves.and  without  end. 

3  He  ranfom'd  me  from  hell  with  blood, 
And  by  his  pow'r  my  foes  controlled  ; 
He  found  me,   wand'ring  far  from  God, 
And  brought  me  to  his  chofen  fold. 

3  He  cheers  my  heart,  my  want  fupplies, 
And  fays  that  I  mall  fhortly  be 
Enthroned  with  him  above  the  fkies  : 
Oh  !   what  a  friend  is  Christ  to  me. 

4  But  ah  !    myinmoft.  fpirit  mourns, 
And  well  my  eyes  with  tears  may  fwim, 
To  think  of  my  perverfe  returns  ; 

I've  been  a  faithlefs  friend  to  him. 

5  Often  my  gracious  Friend  I  grieve, 
Neglect,  dtftruft,  and  difobey, 
And  often  Satan's  lies  believe, 
Sooner  than  all  my  Friend  can  fay. 

6  He  bids  me  always  freely  come, 
And  promifes  whate'er  I  aflc  : 
But  I  am  ftrait'ncd,  cold  and  dumb, 
And  count  my  privilege  a  ta/k. 

7  Before  the  world  that  hates  his  caufc, 

My  treach'rous  heart  has  throbb'd  with  mame.  • 
Loth  to  forego  the  world's  applaufe, 
I   hardly  dare  avow  his  name. 

$   Sure  were  not  I  moll  vile  and  bafe, 
I  could  not  thus  my  Friend  requite  ! 
And  were  not  he  the  God  of  grace, 
He'd  frown  and  fuurn  me  from  his  fight 

D  *  T 


S*  K  I'N  G  S.        _        Bk.  I. 

I.         KING     S. 
XXX L      AJh  tvhat  IJhall give  ihct.   Chap.  ui,   5, 

1  iOOME,  my  foul,  thy  fait  prepare, 
V-/    Jksus  loves  to  aniwer  pray'r  ; 
He  himielf  has  bid  you  pray, 
Therefore  will  not  fay  thee  nay. 

2  Thou  art  coming  to  a  King  (i), 
Large  petitions  with  thee  bring  ; 
For  his  grace  and  power  are  fuch^ 
None  can  ever  aik  too  much, 

3  With  my  burden  I  begin, 
Lord,  remove  this  load  of  fin  ! 
Let  thy  blood,   for  finners  fpilt, 
Set  my  ponlQieoee  free  from  guilt. 

4  Lord  !    I  come  to  thee  for  reft, 
Take  pofTeiiicn  of  my   breail  ; 
There  thy  blood-bought  right  maint;.. 
And  without  a  rival  rei  :n. 

5  As  the  imag*  in  the  glafa 
Anfwer's  the  beholder's  face  ; 
Thus  unto  my  heart  appear, 
Print  thine  own  refemblance  there. 

<i  While  I  am  a  pilgrim  here, 
Let  thy  love  my  (pint  cheer  : 

As  my  guide,  my  guard,  my  Friend, 
Lead  me  to  my  journey's  end. 

7   Shew  me  what  I  have  to  do, 

ry  hour  my  itrength  reneW  : 
Let  me  live  a  life  of  faith, 
Let  me  die  thy  people's  death* 

XXXII.      Another. 

F  Solomon  for  wifdom  pray'cj, 
The  Lord  before  had  made  lum  v 
(i)  Pfalm  lxxxi. 


I 


33-  I.     K  I  K  G  S.  Vj 

he  another  choice  had  made, 
Andafkfor  what  the  worldlings  prize, 

2  Thus  he  invites  his  people  dill, 

He  firft  initrudls  them  how  to  choofe  ; 
Then  bids  them  afk  whatever  they  will, 
Affur'd  that  he  will  not  refuie. 

3  Our  wiflies  would  our  ruin  prove, 
Could  we  our  wretched  choice  obtain; 
Before  we  feel  the  Saviour's  love, 
Kindle  our  love  to  him  again. 

4  But  when  our  hearts  perceive  his  worth, 
Defires,  till  then  unknown,  take  place  ; 
Our   fpirits  cleave  no  more  to  earth, 
But  pant  for  holinefa  and  grace. 

5  And  doll  thou  fay,   "  Afk  what  thou  wilt  l%\ 
Lord,   I  would  (dze  the  golden  hour  \ 

I  pray  to  be  releas'd  from  guilt, 

And  freed  from  fin  and  Satan's  pow'r. 

6  More  of  thy  prefence,   LoRDimDart, 
More  of  thine  image  let  me  bear  ; 
Erect  thy  throne  within  my  heart, 
And  reign  without  a  rival  there. 

7  Give  me  to  read  my  pardon  fcal'd, 
And  from  thy  joy  to  draw  my  ftrength  ; 
To  have  thy  boundlefs  iove  rcveal'd 

In  all  its  height,  and  breadth,   and  length, 

$   Grant  thefe  requefts  I  afk  no  more, 
But  to  thy  care  the  reft  refign  ; 

th,  or  rich,   or  poor, 
Ail  (hall  be  well  if  thoti  art   mine* 

XXX I  LI.     Another. 

I    TOEHOLD   the  throne  of  grace  \ 
J3    The  promife :  calls  mc   n 
There  Jesus  fhews  a  fmfling  i 

And  waits  to  anfwer  pray'r,  ,g  Thai 


4°  J.     KING  S.  B*. 

2  That  rich  atoning  blood, 
Whk  /round  I  fee  ; 

Provides  for  thole  who  come  to  Gop, 
An  ah\prcvailiog  plea. 

3  My  foul  afk  what  thou  wilt, 
Thou  canft  not  be  too  bold  ; 

Since  his  own  blood  for  thee  he  fpilt,. 
What  eliecan  he  withhold. 

4  Beyond  thy  utmoft  wants 
His  love  and  pew'r  can  blefs  ; 

To  praying  fouls  he  always  grant?, 
More  than  they  can  exprtfs. 

5  Since  'tis  the  Lord's  command,. 
My  mouth  i  open  wide  ; 

Lord  open  thou  thy  bounteous  hand* 
I  may  be  fupply-d. 

6  7  hiae  image  Lord  bellow, 
Thy  prefenee  and  thy  love  ; 

I  aik  to  ferve  thee  here  below, 
And  reign  with  thee  above. 

7  Teach  me  to  live  by  faith, 
Conform   my  will  to  thine  i 

Let  me  victorious  be  in  (Jeath, 
And  then  in  glory  ihme. 

8  If  thou  thefe  bleffings  give, 
And  wilt  my  portion  be  ; 

Cheerful  the  world's  poor  toys  I  leave 
To  them  who  know  not  thee. 

XXXlV.    VueenofSHEBJ.     Chhap, 

1    T7R0M  Sheba  a  diRant  report 
JL     Of  Solomon's  glory  and  fame, 

en  to  his  court, 
But  ail  was  outdone  when  (he  came  ; 
She  cry'd,  with  a  plcafing  fur] 
When  aril  (lie  before  hirn  appear'd, 


l~  % 


"  How 


Hy.  34.  I.     KING  S.  41 

"  How  much,  what  I  fee  with  my  eyes, 
"  Surpass  the  rumour  I  heard  !" 

2  When  once  to  Jerufalem  come, 

The  trcafure  and  train  (he  had  brought  ; 
The  wealth  the  pofleiTed  at  home, 
No  longer  had  place  in  her  thought : 
His  houfe,  his  attendants,  his  throne, 
All  (truck  her  with  wonder  and  awe  3 
The  glory  of  Solomon  (hone, 
In  ev'ry  object  me  faw. 

3  But  Solomon  moft  (he  admiVd, 
Whofe  fpfrit  conducted  the  whole  ; 
His  wifdom,   which  God  had  infpir'd 
Hi?  bounty  and  greatnefs  of  foul ; 
Of  all  the  hard  queftions  (he  put, 

A  ready  folution  he  fhew'd  ; 

Exceeded  her  wifh  and  her  (bit, 

And  more  than  fhe  afk'd  him  beitow'd. 

4  Thus  I  when  the  gofpel  proclaimed 
The  Saviour's  great  name  in  my  ears. 
The  wifdom  for  which  he's  fam'd, 
The  love  which  to  finners  he  bears  : 

I  long'd,  and  I  was  not  deny'd, 
That  I  in  his  prefence  might  bow; 
I  faw,   and  tranfported  I  cry'd 
"  A  greater  than  Solomon    Phou  !" 

5  My  confeience  no  comfort  could  find, 
By  doubt  and  hard  queftions  oppos'd  ; 
But  He  reftor'd  peace  to  my  mind, 
Andanfwered  tbt  I  proposed  *, 
Bel.                    poor  and  diftrdVd, 

H:  d,  all  my  wants  ; 

My  ive  never  expreiVd, 

So  much  as  this  Solomon  grants. 

6  I  heard,  and  was  flow  to  believe, 
]^ut  now  with  my  eyes  I  behold, 

D  *  Much 


4-  I-     K  IN  GO.  Bk.   ft 

Much  more  than  my  heart  could  conceive. 
Or  language  could  ever  have  told  ; 
v  happy  thy  fervants  nuift  be, 
Who  always  before  thee  appear  ! 
VouBfafe,  Loud,  this  bltffing  to  me, 
I  find  it  is  good  to  be  here. 

XXX.   ELIJAH  fed  by   Ravens  (i)Chap.xvi.  & 

1  T7<  LI  J  A  IPs  example  declares, 

fj    Whatever  dhlrefs  may  betide  ; 
The  faints  may  commit  all  their  cares 
To  him  who  will  furcly  provide  : 
When  rain  long  withheld  from  the  earth 
Occafion'd  a  famine  of  bread  ; 
rl  he  prophet  fecured  from  the  dearth, 
Bv  ravens  was  conftantly  fed. 

2  More  likely  to  rob  than  to  feed 
Were  ravens  who  live  upon  prey  ; 

But  wht.i  ihe  Lord's  people  have  need, 
His  gcodnefs  will  find  out  a  way  ; 
This  iriftance  to  thofe  may  feem  ilrange, 
Who  know  not  how  faith  can  prevail  j 
But  fooner  all  nature  fliall  change, 
Than  one  of  God's  promifes  fail. 

3  Nor  is  it  a  lingular  cafe, 
The  wonder  is  often  renew'd  : 
And  many  can  fay  to  his  praile, 

He  fends  them  by  Ravens  their  food  : 
rl  hus  wordings,  'though  ravens  indeei 
Though  greedy  and  felfifh  their  mind, 
If  God  has  a  fervant  to  feed, 
Againgil  theii  own  wills  can  be  ki 

4  Thus  Satan,  that  raven  unclean^ 
Who  croaka  in  the  ears  of  the  faint 
Compell'd  by  a  pow'r  unfecn, 
Adminillers  oft  to  their  wants* 

TH.HymiMr-  - 

%  '  God 


Hr.  16.  I.  KING  S.  43 

God  teaches  them  how  to  find  food 
From  all  the  temptations  they  feel; 
This  raven,   who  thirds  for  my  blood. 
Has  help'd  me  to  many  a  meal. 

5   How  fafe  and  how  happy  are  they, 
"Who  on  the  good  Shepherd  rely  ! 
He  gives  them  out  ffrength  for  their  da 
Their  wants  he  will  furely  fupply  : 
He  ravens  and  lions  can  tame, 
All  creatures  obey  his  command  ; 
Then  let  me  rejoice  in  his  name, 
And  leave  all  my  cares  in  his  hand. 

XXXVI.    The  meal  and  cruje  of  oil.  Chap.  xvil.  l63 
i  T)  Y  the  poor  widow's  oil  and  meal 
JD    Elijah  was  fuftain'd; 
Though  fmall  the  flock  has  lafted  v 
For  God  the  ft  ore  maintained. 

2  It  feem'd  as  if  from  day  to  day* 

They  were  to  eat  and  die 
But   Hill,   though  in  a  fecret  way3 
He  fent  a  freih  fupply. 

3  Thus  to  his  poor  he  Hill  will  give 

Juil  for  the  prefent  hour  ; 
But  for  to-morrow  they  mult  live 
Upon  his  word  and  pow'r. 

4,  No  barn  or  {lore  houfe  they  poffefs, 
On  which  they  can  depend  ; 
Yet  have  no  caufe  to  fear  dill 
For  Jr.:  ..  s  is  their  friend. 

5  Then  let  wot  doubts  your  mind  affail, 
Remember,  God  has  faid, 
14  The  crufe  and  barrel  (hall  not  fail, 
My  people  fhall  be  . 

C  And  thus,  though  faint  it  often  feenis, 
He  keeps  their  grace  al 

Supply  'd 


44  II.     KING  S.  Bk.  I. 

Supply'dby  his  rcfrefhing  ftrej 

Their  dying  hopes  revive. 

7   Though  inourfelves  we  have  no  flock; 
The  Lord  is  Jiigh  to  feve  ; 
His  doer  flics  open  when  we  knock, 
And  'tis  but  afk  and  have. 


n.      KINGS. 

XXXVII.     JERICHO  ;    Or,   The  waters  healed 
Chap.    ii.    19 — 22. 

1  np  HOUGH  Jericho  pleafantly  flood, 

X      And  look'd  like  a  promifing  foil  ; 
The  harveft  produe'd  little  food, 
To  anfwer  the  hufoandman's  toil. 
The  water  fome  property  had, 
Which  poifonous  prov'd  to  the  ground  j 
The  fpnngs  were  corrupted  and  bad, 
The  ftreams  fpread  a  barrennefs  round, 

2  But  foon  by  the  crufe  and  the  fait, 
Prepared  by  Eliflia's  command  ; 
The  water  was  cur'd  of  its  fault, 
And  Plenty  enriched  the  land  ' 
An  emblem  fure  this  of  the  arace 
On  fruitlefs  dead  fmners  beftow'd  • 
For  man  is  in  Jericho's  cafe, 

_   Till  cur  d  by  the  mercy  of  God. 

3  How  noble  a  creature  he  feems  ! 
What  knowledge,  invention  and  A 
How  large  and  extenfive  his  fchuv 
How  much  can  he  do  if  he  will! 
H'^  zeal  to  be  learned  and  wife, 
Will  yield  to  no  limits  or  bars; 
He  meafure*the  earth  and  the  flde 
And  numbers  and  marfhals  the  ftars.. 


Hr.  38.  II.     KINGS.  *? 

4.  Yet  ilill  he  is  barren  of  good  ; 
In  vain  are  his  talents  and  art  ; 
For  fin  has  infected  his  blood, 
And  poifon'd  the  ilreams  of  his  heart  : 
Tho'  cockatrice  eggs  he  can  hatch  (1)3 
Or,   ipider  like  cobwebs  can  weave  j 
'Tis  madnefa  to  labour  and  watch 
For  wnat  will  deilroy  or  deceive, 

5  But  grace,  like  the  fait  in  the  crufe, 
When  call  in  the  fpring   of  the  foul  °, 
A  wonderful  change  will  produce, 
DirTuiing  new  life  thro'  the  whole  : 
The  wildernefs  blooms  like  the  rofe, 
The  heart  which  was  vile  and  abhor'd  3 
Now  fruitful  and  beautiful  grows, 
The  garden  and  joy  of  the  Lord. 

XXXVIII.     UAAMAK.     Chap.  v.  14. 

1  TJEFORE-EKOia'a  gate 
Jj      The  Syrian   leaper  flood, 
But  could  not  brook  to  wait, 

He  deem'd  himfdf too  good: 
Tie  thonght  the  prophet  would  attend. 
And  not  to  him  a  meffage  fend. 

2  Have  I  this  journey  come, 

And  will  he  not  be  feen  I 
I   were  as  well  at  home, 

Would  warning  make  me  clean  ; 
Why  mttft  I  wafh  in  Jordan's  flood.  ? 
Damafcus  rivers  are  as  good. 

3  Thus  by  his  foolifh  pride 

He  almoft  milVd  a  cure, 
Howe'er  at  length  he  try'd, 

Aryd  found  the  method  lure  ; 
Soon   as  his  pride  was  brought  to  yield; 
His  Ltprofy   was  quickly  heal'd. 
(1)  Ifaiah  lix.  $. 

4  Leprous 


ir.    K  i  n  o  Bk.  j. 

4  Leprous  and  proud  a: 

To  Jesus  thus  I  came  ; 
From  fin  to  fet  me  free, 

When  firft  I  heard  hii  fame: 
Surely,    thought  I,   my 
Of  vows  and  te 

5  My  heart  devis  d  the  wr.y 

WhichlfuppcsM  heel 
And  when  I  found  delay, 

Was  ready  to  go  back  : 
Had  he  iome   painful  tafk  enjohvdr 
I  to  performance  feem'd  inclin'd 

6  When  by  his  word  he  fpake, 

That  fountain  open'd  fee  ; 
Twas  open'd  for  thy  fake, 

"  Go  wain  and  thou  art  free  ;  " 
Oh  !   how  did  my  proud  heart  gain  fay, 
I  fear'd  to  truft  this  fimple  way. 
*}  At  length  I  trial  made. 

When  I  had  much  endur'd^ 
The  meffage  I  obey'd, 

I  wafh'd,  and  I  wad  cufM  : 
Sinners  this  healing  fountain  try, 
Which  cleans'd  a  wretch  fo  vile  as  I. 

XXXIX.   The  borrowed \axe.     Ch:.p.  iv.    5,   & 

1  r  I  1  ^^  prophet's  fons  in  times  of  old, 

JL         Tho1    to  appearance  poor  ; 
Were  rich 

And  hi.»iu  ur  d  tho'  ob 

2  In  peace  their  daily  br< 

By  honeil  labour  earn'd  ; 
While  daily  at  Eliiha  s  '■. 

They  grace  and  wifdom  learn'd, 

3  Th 

Tl:  . 

Whither  they  turn  d  the   furrow  1 

Oi   1  oak.  4  0 

■ 


II y.  40.  II.     K  I  N  G  S. 

4  Once  as  they  iiilen'd  to  his  theme, 

Their    conference  was  ilopp'd  ; 
For  one  beneath  the  yielding  ilream, 
A  borrow'*!  axe  had  dropp'd. 

5  u  Alas  it  was  not  mine,    he  faid, 

How  mall  I  make  it  good  ?" 
Elilha  heard,  and  when  he  pray 'd 
The  iron  fwam  like  wood. 

6  If  God  in  fuch  a  fmall  affair, 

A  miracle  performs  ; 
It  fliews  his  condelcending  care 
Of  poor  unworthy  worms. 

7  Tho'  kings  and  nations  in  his  view 

Are  but  as  motes  and  dull  ; 
His  eye  and  ear  are  hVd  on  you 
Who  in  his  mercy  trull. 

8  Not  one  concern  of  ours  is  final], 

If  we  belong  to   hi 
To  teach  us  this,  the  Lord  of  all, 
One  the  iron  fwim. 


XL.      More  <w\th  us  than  with  them.    Chap.   VI.    1 6 

i     A    LAS  !  Elfjfha's  fervant  cryd, 
^ZxWhenhc  the  Syrian  army  ipy'd; 
But  he  was  foon  r  Jcas'd  from  care, 
In  anfwer  to  the  prophet's  pray'r. 

2  Straightway  he  few,  with  other  eyes, 
A  greater  army  from  the  fld 

A  fiery  guard  around  the  hill, 
Thus  are  the  faints  pfoeferad  I 

3  When  Safan  and  his  hoft  appear, 
Like  him  of  old,  I  faint  and  fear; 
Like  him,  L  th  joy  I  1 

•  A  greater  hoii  engag'd  for  me. 

4  The 


A*  I.    CHRONICLES.        B*.I. 

4  The  faints  efpoufe  my  caufe  by  pray  V, 
Their  angels  make  my  foul   their  care  ; 
Mine  is  the  promife  feal'd  with  blood, 
And  Jefus  lives  to  make  it  good. 


i 


I.     CHRONICLES. 

XLL  Faiths  review  and  expectation. 
Chap.   xvii.    16,    17. 

AMAZIN      grace!    ( how'  fweet  the  found) 
That  fav'd   a  wretch  like  me  ' 
I  once  was  loft,  but  now  am  found, 
Was  blind,  but  now  I  fee. 

Z   'Twas  grace  tliat  taught  my  heart  to  fear, 
And  grace  my  f  ars  relitVd  ; 
How  precious  did  that  grace  appear, 
The  hour  I  firft  Kiiev'd  ! 

$  Tho^  many  dangers,   toils,  and  fnares, 
I  have  aheady  come  ; 
'Tis  grace  has  brought  me  fafe  thus  far. 
And  grace  will  lead  me  home. 

4  The  Lord  has  promis  d  good  to  me, 

His  word  my  hope   fecures  ; 
He   u  ill  my   ftiield  and  portion  be, 
As  long  as  life  endures* 

5  Ye*,  when  this  flefh  and  heart  (hall  fail, 

And  mortal  life  (hall  ceafc  ; 
I  mall  pdffefi,    within  the  vail, 
A  life  of  joy  and  peace. 

6  The  earth  mall  foon  dfflbfve  like  fnow, 

The  fun   forbear  to  mine; 
But  God  who  called  me  here  below, 
Will  be  forever  mine. 

NEHE* 


Hy.  42.        NEHEMIA  H.  49 

N     E     H     E     M     I     A     H. 

XLII.     The  joy  of  the  LORD  is  your  Jlrength. 
Chap.  ix.    10. 


J 


OY  is  a  hni*  that  Ay;iL-   -  *"** 
Tn  nature's  barren  foil  ; 


All  we  can  boaft  till  Christ  we  know, 
Is  vanity  and  toil. 

z  But  where  the  Lord  has  planted  grace, 
And  made  his  glories  known  ; 
There  fruits  of  heavenly  joy  and  peace 
Are  found,  and  there  alone, 

5   A  bleeding  Saviour  feen  by  faith, 
A  fenfe  of  pard'ning  love  ; 
A  hope  that  triumphs  over  death. 
Give  joys  like  thofe  above. 

4.  To  take  a  glimpfe  within  the  vail, 
To  know  that  God  is  mine  ; 
Are  fprings  of  joy  that  never  fail, 
Unfpeakable  !  divine  ! 

5  Thefe  are  the  joys  >Wi:ch  fatisfy, 

And  fan&ify  themind  ; 
Which  make  the  fpirit  mount  on  higb, 
An ^  iwave  the  world  behind. 

6  No  more,  believers,  mourn  your  lot, 

But  if  you  are  the  Lord's  ; 
Refign  to  them  that  know  him  not, 
Such  joys  as  earth  affords. 


JOB. 

XLIII.  0  that  1  wen  as  in  months  faft  f 
Chap.   xxix.  2. 

J    Q  WEET  was  the  time  when  firft  I  frit 
O   The  Saviour's  pard'ning  blood 

S  Apply'd 


co  JOB.  Bk.  h 

Apply*d,  to  cleanfe  my  foul  from  guilt, 
And  bring  me  home  to  God. 

2  Soon  as  the  morn  the  light  reveal'd, 

A^wKffeu.nl<!  m> :  t0,nsue ;  .„ , 

is  love  was  all  my  rung. 

3  In  vain  the  tempter  fpread  his  wiles, 

The  world  no  more  could  charm  ; 
I  hVd  upon  my  faviour's  fmiles, 
A^k'anM  uj>^»  Kio  arm. 

*  in  pray'r  my  foul  drew  near  the  Lord, 

And  faw  his  glory  mine  : 
And  when  1  read  his  holy  word, 
I  call'd  each  promife  mine. 

5  Then  to  his  faints  I  often  fpoke, 

Of  what  his  love  had  done  ; 
But  now  my  heart  is  almoft  broke, 
^  For  all  my  joys  arc  gone. 

6  Now  when  the  evening  made  prevails,, 

My  foul  in  darknefs  mourns  : 

xt  ^n  the  morn  *e  h'gnt  reveals, 
No  light  to  me  retjjyni, 

7  My  pray'rs  are  now  a  ch*lt>ring  ncife, 

For  Jesus  hides  his  fac*  ; 
Iread,  the  promife  meets  my  e}«g 
But  will  net  reach  my  cafe. 

8  Now  Satan  thratens  to  prevail, 

And  make  my  foul  his  prey  ; 
Yet,  Lord,  thy  mercies  cannot  fail, 
O  come  without  delay. 

XLIV.    The  change  (i). 

*  CAVIOURfliine  and  cheer  my  foul, 
O  Bid  my  dying  hopes  revive  ; 

Make  my  wounded  fpirits  whole, 
Faraway  the  tempter  drive  : 
(0  Book  II.  Hymn  34.  and  Book  III.  Uytnu  U 

Speak 


Hy.  44.  JOB.  51 

Speak  the  word  and  fet  me  freef 
Let  me  live  alone  to  thee. 

z   Shall  I   figh  and  pray  in  vain, 

Wilt  thou  ftill  refuie  to  hear  ; 

Wilt  thou  not  return  again, 

Muft  I  yield  to  black  defpair  ? 
Thou  haft  taught  my  heart  to  pray, 
Canfl  thou  turn  thy  face  away  I 

3  Once  I  thought  my  mountain  flrong, 

Firmly  fix'd  no  more  to  move  ; 
Then  thy  grace  was  all  my  fong, 
Then  my  foul  was  fill'd  with  love  ; 

Thofe  were  happy  golden  days, 

Sweetly  fpent  in  pray  rand  praife. 

4  When  my  friends  have  faid,  "  Beware, 

Soon  or  late  you'll  find  a  change  ?f 

1  could  fee  no  caufe  for  fear, 

Vain  their  caution  feem'dand  ftrange; 

Not  a  cloud  ©bfcurd  my  iky, 

Could  I  think  a  tempeit  nigh  ? 

5  Little,  then,  myfelf  f  knew, 

Little  thought  of  Satan's  powV  ; 

Now  I  find  their  words  were  true, 

Now  I  feel  the  ftormy  hour  : 
Sin  has  put  my  joys  to  flight, 
Sin  has  chang'd  my  day  to  night. 

6  Satan  aiks,  and  mocks  my  woe, 

"  Boafter,  where  is  now  your  God  V 
Silence,  Lop.d,  this  cru.  1  foe, 
Let  him  know  1  am  bought  with  blood  ; 
Tell  him,  fince,  I  know  thy  name, 
Though  I  change,  thou  ait  the  fame. 

PSALMS, 


5«  PSALM  S.  Bk.  I- 

PSALMS. 

XL V.      Pleading  for  mercy.   Pfalm  v«< 

1  T^  ™trcy»  U9t  in  wrath,  rebuke 
JL    Thy  feeble  worm,  my  God  ! 
My  fpirit  dreads  thine  angry  look, 

And  trembles  at  thy  rod. 

2  Have  mercy,  Lord,  for  I  am  weak, 

Regard  my  heavy  groans  ; 

O  let  thy  voice  of  comfort  fpeak, 

And  heal  my  broken  bones  ! 

3  By  day  my  bufy  beating  head 

Is  iiii'd  with  anxious  fears  ; 
By  night  upon  my  reillefs  bed, 
I  weep  a  flood  of  tears. 

4  Thns  I  fit  defolate  and  mourn, 

Mine  eyes  grew  dull  with  grief; 
How  long,  my  Lord,  ere  thou  relunv, 
And  bring  my  foul  relief  ? 

5  O  come  and  fhew  thy  pow'r  to  fave, 

And  fpare  my  fainting  breath  ; 
For  who  can  praife  thee  in  the  grave, 
Oi  fmg  thy  name  in  death  ? 

6  Sdtan,  my  cruel  envious  foe, 

J^ultsme  in  my  pain  : 
He  fmiles  4.o  fee  me  brought  fo  low, 
And  ttOa  me  hope  in  vain. 

7  Eut  hence,  thou  enemy  depart  ! 

Nor  tempt  me  to  defpair, 
My  Savxur  comes  to  cheer  my  heart, 
be  Lord  has  heard  my  pray'r. 

XL VI.      None  upon  earth  I  Jejirclefidti 
Ffalm  ixxiii.   25. 

'  OW  tedious  andtaftelefi  the  hours, 
When  Jesus  no  longer  1  fee  \ 

Sweet 


lit.  47.  PSALMS.  53 

Sweet  profpects,  fvveet  birds,  and  fweet  flow'rs, 
Have  loft  all  their  fweetnefs  with  me ; 

The  mid-fummer  fun  mines  but  dim, 
The  fields  drive  in  vain  to  look  gay  5 

But  when  I  am  happy  in  him, 
December's  as  pleafant  as  May. 

2  His  name  yields  the  richeft  perfume, 

And  fweeter  than  mufic  his  voice  ; 
His  prefence  difperfes  my  gloom, 

And  makes  all  within  me  rejoice  : 
1  fhould  were  he  always  thus  nigh, 

Have  nothing  to  wifh  or  to  fear  ; 
No  mortal  fo  happy  as  I, 

My  iummer  would  lait  all  the  yean 

3  Content  with  beholding  his  face, 

My  all  to  his  pleafure  refign'd  ; 
No  changes  of  feafon  or  place, 

Would  make  any  change  in  my  mind  £ 
While  blefs'd  with  a  fenfe  of  his  love, 

A  palace  a  toy  would  appear  ; 
And  prifons  would  palaces  prove, 

If  Jesus  would  dwell  with  me  there, 

4  Dear  Lord,  if  indeed  1  am  thine, 

If  thou  art  my  fun  and  my  fong  ; 
Say,  why  do   1  languiih  and  pine, 

And  why  are  my  winters  fo  long  ? 
O  drive  thefe  dark  clouds  from  my  f\pfi 

Thy  foul-cheering  prcfence  rtitore  ; 
Or  take  me  unto  thee  on  high, 

Where  winter  and  douds  are  no  more. 

XLVII.    The  believer* sfafety.   Pfalm  xci. 

i   TNCARN  ^TE  God  !  the  foul  that  knows 
X    Thy  rune's  myfterious  pow'r  ; 
fchall    dw-ll  in  undifturb'd  repofe, 
Nor  fear  the  trying  hour, 

£2  *  Thy 


54  P  S  A  L  M  S.  Bk,  ft 

%   Tby  wifd'om,  faithfulnefs  and  love, 
To  feeble  helplefs  worms, 
A   buckler  and  a  refuge  prove, 
From  enemies  and  Itorms. 

3  In  vain  tbe  fowler  fpreads  bis  net, 

To  draw  tbem  from  tby  care  ; 
Tby  timely  call  inflnifts  tbeir  feet., 
To  fbun  tbe  artful  fnare. 

4  Wben  like  a  baneful  peftilence, 

Sin  mows  its  thoufands  down  \ 
On  ev'ry  fide  witbout  defence, 
Tby  grace  fecures  thine  own. 

5  No  midnigbt  terrors  baunt  tbeir  bed* 

No  arrow  wounds  by  day  ; 
Unburt  on  ferpents  tbey  fhall  tread* 
If  found  in  duty's  way. 

6  Angels  unfeen  attend  tbe  faints, 

And  bear  them  in  tbeir  arms  ; 
To  cbeer  tbe  fpirit  when  it  faints,. 
And  guard  the  life  from  barms. 

7  The  angel's  Lord,  himfelf  is  nigh* 

To  tbem  that  love  bis  name  ; 

Ready  to  fave  tbem  wben  they  cry* 

And  put  tbeir  foes  to  fhame. 

8  Croffcs  and  clffiges  are  their  lot, 

Long  as  tbey  fojourn  here  ; 
But  fince  tbeir  Saviour  changes  not* 
Wtat  have  tbe  faints  to  fear  ? 

XLV1II.     jtnothei 

2   rnp*HAT  man  no ■  gyard  or  weapons  need?, 
JL      VVbofe  heart  tht  blood  of  Jesus  knows  ; 
But  fafe  may  pafs  if  duty  kacls, 
Through  burning  fauds  or  mountain  fnowr, 

2    Releas  d  from  guilt  be  feels  no  fear  ; 
Redemption  is  bis  iJiield  and  tow'r ; 

He 


Kr.  4$.  PSALM  S.  55 

He  fees  his  Saviour  always  near 
To  help  in  ev'ry  trying  hour. 

3  Though  I  am  weak  and  Satan  flrongv 
And  often  to  afTault  me  tries  ; 
When  Jesus   is  my  fhield  and  fong, 
Abalh'd  the  wolf  before  me  flies. 

4  His  love  pofTefivng  I  am  bleft, 
Secure  whatever  change  may  come  % 
Whether  I  go  to  Eaft  or  Weft, 
With  him  I  itill  fliall  be  at  home. 

^    Tf  plac'd  beneath  the  northern  pole, 
Tho*  winter  reigns  with  rigour  there  ;. 
Hfs  gracious  beams  would  cheer  my  foul, 
Andmakeafpring  throughout  the  yean 

6  Or  if  the  defarts  fun-burnt  foil, 

My  lonely  dwelling  e'er  fhould  prove  ; 
His  prefence  would  fuppoit  my  toil  ; 
Whofe  fmile  is  life,  whofe  voice  is  love. 

XL  IX.    He  led  them  a  right  way.     Pfal.  evil.    7^ 

1  "V7TTHEN  Ifrael,  was  from  Egypt  freed, 

V  V      The  Lord,  who  brought  them  out,, 
Htlp'd  them  in  ev'ry  time  of  need, 
But  led  them  round  about  ( 1 ). 

2  To  enter  Canaan  foon  they  hop'd, 

But  quickly  chang'd  their  mind ; 
When  the  Red-fea  their  pafifage  ftopp'd,- 
And  Pharaoh  march'd  behind. 

3  The  defart  fill'd  them  with  alarms* 

For  water  and  for  food  ; 
And  Amaltk,  by  force  of  arms, 
To  check  their  progrefs  flood, 

4  They  often  murmur'd  by  the  way, 

Becaufe  they  judgd  by  fight  y 
(1)  Exodus  xiii.  17* 

Bvo 


jS  PSALMS.  Bk.  I. 

But  were  at  length  conllrain'd  to  fay 
The  Lord  had  led  them  right. 

5  In  the  Red-it  a  that  ftopp'd  them  firit, 

Their  enemies  were  drown  d  ; 
The  rocks  gave  water  for  their  thirft, 
And  manna  fpread  the  ground. 

6  By  tire  and  cloud  their  way  was  fhowa 

Acrofs  the  pathlefs  fands  : 
And  Amaltk  was  overthrown, 
By   Mofes'  lifted  hand. 

7  The  way  was  right  their  hearts  to  prove, 

To  make  Gods  glory  known  : 
And  fliow  his  wifdom,  pow'r  and  lover 
Engag'd  to  fave  his  own. 

8  Jult  fo  the  true  believer's  path, 

Through  many  dangers  lies  ; 
Tho'  dark  to  fenfe,  'tis  right  to  faith,. 
And  leads  us  to  the   fkits. 

L.   What Jhall  I  render  (  i }.   PfaL  cxvi.  12 , 

1  X^OR  mercies,  countlefs  as  the  fands 
jC    Which  daily  1  receive 

Trom  Jesus,  my  Redeemer's  hands* 
My  foul  what  can'ft  thou  give  ? 

2  Alas  !    frum  iuch  a  heart  as  mine, 

What   can  I  bring  him  forth  ? 
My  belt  is  ilain'd  and  dy'd  with  fin, 
My  all  is  nothing  worth. 

3  Yet  this  acknowledgement  Til  make,. 

For  all  he  has  beilov/d  ; 
Salvation's  facred  cup  Til  take 

And  call  upon  my  God. 
q.  The  bed  returns  for  one  like  me: 

So  wretched  and  fo  poor  ; 
Is  from  his  gifts  to  draw  a  plea, 

And  afk  him  (till  for  more. 

Book  III.  V]mn  67;  „ 

5  3 


Hv.  51.  PSALM  S-  57 

5  1  cannot  ferve  him  as  I  ought, 

No  works  have  i  to  boalt  ; 
Yet  would  I  glory  in  the  thought 

That  I  maLl  owe  him  moil. 

LI.     Dwelling  in  Mefcch.      Pfalm  cxx.   5—7, 

1    TTTHATa mournful  life  is  mine, 

V  V      Fill'd  with  croffes,  pains  and  cares  ! 
Ev'ry  work  denTd  with  fin, 
Ev'ry  Hep  befet  with  fnares  \ 

I    If  alone   I  penfive  fit 

I  myfelf  can  hardly  bear  ; 
If  I  pafs  along  the  ilreet, 
Sin  and  riot  triumph  there. 

3  Jesus  !   how  my  heart  is  pain'd, 
How  it  mourns  for  fouls  deceiv'd  \ 
When  I  heard  thy  name  profan'd. 
When  I  fee  thy  Spirit  gritv'd  ! 

4  When  thy  children's  griefs  I  view, 
Their  diftrefs  becomes  my  own  ; 
All  I  hear,  or  fee,  or  do, 

Makes  me  tremble,  weep  and  groan. 

5  Mourning  thus  I  long  had  been, 
When  I  heard  my  Saviour's  voice  : 

II  Thou  hall  caufe  to  mourn  for  fin, 
But  in  me  thoa  may' It  rejoice.' ' 

This  kind  word  difpelPd  my  grief, 
Put  to  filence  my  complaints  ; 
Tho'  of  fmners  I  am  the  chief, 
He  has  rank'd  me  with  his  faints. 

7  Tho'  conflrain'd   to    dwell  awhile 
Where  the  wicked  ftrive  and  brawl; 
Let  them  frown,  fo  he  but  fmile, 
Heav'n  will  make  amends  for  all. 

8  There,  believers,  we  mall  reft, 
Free  from  furrow,  fin  and  fear*; 

Nothing 


e  PROVERBS,  Bk.  I. 

Nothing  there  our  peace  moleft, 
Thro'  eternal  rounds  of  years. 
Let  us  then  the  fight  endure, 
See  our  Captain  looking  down  ; 
He  will  make  the  conqueft  fure, 
And  beftow  thepromiVd  crewn. 


PROVERBS. 

LII.    (c)  Wifdom.    Chap.  viii.   22.— 31. 

1  T7,  RE  God  had  built  the  mountains, 
JL_j    Or  rais'd  the  fruitful  hills  ; 
Before  he  fill'd  the  fountains 

That  feed  the  running  rills  ; 
In  me,  from  everlafling, 
The  wonderful  I  am, 
Found  pleafures- never  wafting, 
And  wifdom  is  my  name, 

2  When,  like  a  tent  to  dwell  in, 

He  fpread  the  fkies  abroad  ;  : 

And  fwath'd  about  the  fwelling 

Of  ocean's  mighty  flood  ; 

He  wrought  by  weight  and  meafure, 

And  I  was  with  him  then  : 

Myfelf  the  Father's  pleafure, 

And  mine  the  fons  of  men. 

3  Thus  wifdom* s  words  difcover 
Thy  glory  and  thy  grace, 
Thou  everlafling  lover 

Of  our  unworthy  race  ! 
Thy  gracious  eye  furvcy'd  ti3 
Ere  liars  were  feen  above  ; 
In  wifdom  thou  hail  made  up, 
And  dy'd  for  us  in  love* 

4  And 


IIy.  53.  PROVERBS.  jft 

4  And  couldft  thou  be  delighted 

With  creatures  fuch  as  we  ! 

Who,  when  we  faw  thee  flighted, 

J\VJ  naiPd  thee  to  a  tree  I 

Unfathomable  wonder, 

And  myftery  divine  ! 

The  voice  that  fpeaks  in  thunder, 

Says,  "   Sinner  1  am  thine  [" 
LI  II.     J  friend  tbatjlicketh   clofcr  than   a  tr other. 
Chap,  xviii.    24. 

1  /^\NE  there  is,  above  all  others, 
V^J  Well  deferves  the  name  of  Friend  ; 
His  is  love  beyond  a  brother  s, 

Coftly,  free,  and  knows  no  end  : 
They  who  once  his  kindnefs  prove, 
Find  it  everlafiing  love  ! 

2  Which  of  all  our  friends  to  fave  us, 
Could  or  would  have  fncd  their  blood  ! 
But  our  Jefus  dy'd  to  have  us 
Reconcil'd,  in  him  to  God  : 

This  was  boundlefs  love  indeed  ! 
Jesus   is  a  friend  in  need. 

3  Men,  when  rais'd  to  lofty  ftations, 
Often  know  their  friends  no  more  *% 
Slight  and  fcorn  their  poor  relations, 
Tho'  they  valu'd  them  before  : 

But  our  Saviour  always  owns 

Thofe  whom  he  redeem'd  with  groans. 

4  When  he  liv'd  on  earth  abafed, 
Friend  of  finners  was  his  name  ; 
Now,  above  all  glory  raifed, 
He  rejoices  in  the  fame  : 

Still  he  calls  them  brethren,  friends, 
And  to  all  their  wants  attende. 

5  Could  we  bear  from  one  another, 

What  he  daily  bears  from  ws  i  Yet 


Co        ECCLESIASTES.  Bk.  I. 

Yet  this  glorious  Friend  and  Brother, 
Loves  ustho'  v.e  treat  him  thus  : 

Tho'  for  good  we  render  ill, 

Ke  accounts  us  brethren  MI. 

6   Oh  !   for  grace  our  hearts  to  foftcn  ! 
Teach  us,  Lord,  at  length  to  love  ; 
We,  alas  !   forge4:  too  often, 
What  a  friend  we  have  above  : 

b*t  when  home  our  fouls  are  brought, 
We  will  love  thee  as  we  ought. 

ECCLESIASTES. 

LIV.      Vanity  of  Life,    (i)   Chap.  i.    2. 

I    ry^i  HE  evils  that  befet  our  path 
X        Who  can  prevent  our  cure  ? 
We  (land  upon  the  brink  of  death, 
When  moil  we  feem  fecure. 

&  If  we  to-day,  fweet  peace  poiTcfs, 
It   foon  may  be  withdrawn  ; 
Some  change  may  plunge  us  in  diftrefc, 
Before  to-morrow  s  dawn. 

3  Difeafe  and  pain  invade  our  health, 
And  find  an  eaf\  prey  ; 
And  oft,  when  leail  expeded,  wealth 

Takes  wings  and  flies  away. 

a   A  fever  or  a  blow  can  (hake 
Our  wifdom'sboailcd  rule  ; 
And  of  the  brighteft  genius  make, 
A  madman  or  a  fool. 
5  The  gourds,  from  which  wc  look  for  fruit, 
Produce  us  only  pain  ; 
A  worm  unfeen  attacks  the  root, 
And  all  our  hopes  arc  vain. 

(i)  Book  It,  Hymn  6. 

6  I  pit; 


Hy.  55.      E  C  C  L  E  S  I  A  S  T  E  S.        61 

6  I  pity  thofe  who  feek  no  more 

Than  fuch  a  world  can  give  ; 
Wretched  they  are,  'and  blind,  and  poor, 
And  dying  while  they  live. 

7  Since  fm  has  illPd  the  earth  with  woe, 

And  creatures  fade  and  die  ; 
Lord  wean  our  hearts  from  things  below, 
And  fix  our  hopes  on  high. 

LV.    (c)    Vanity  of  the  V/gvU. 

1  dT^  OD  gives  his  mercies  to  be  fpent ; 
Vj  Your  hoard  will  do  your  foul  no  good; 
Gold  is  a  blefiing  only  lent, 

Repaid  by  giving  others  food. 

2  The  world's  efteem  is  but  a  bribe, 

To  buy  their  peace  you  fell  your  own  ; 

The  flave  of  a  vain-glorious  tribe, 

Who  hate  you  wllile  they  make  you  known. 

3  The  joy  that  vain  amufements  give9 
Oh  !  fad  conclufton  that  it  brings  ! 
The  honey  of  a  crouded  hive, 
Defended  by  a  thoufand  flings. 

4  'Tis  thus  the  world  rewards  the  fools 
That  live  upon  her  treach'rous  fmiles ; 
She  leads  them,  blindfold,  by  her  rules, 
And  ruins  all  whom  (he  beguiles. 

5  God  knows  the  thoufand s  who  go  down 
From  pleafure,    into  endlefs  woe  ; 
And  with  a  long  defpairing  groan, 
Blafpheme  their  Maker  as  they  go. 

6  O  fearful  thought !  be  timely  wife  ; 
Delight  but  in  a  Saviour's  charms  ; 
And  God  mail  take  you  to  the  fkies, 
Embrac'd  in  everlafting  arms. 

F  LVI. 


62  E  C  C  L  E  S  I  A  S  T  E  S.      Bk.  t. 

L V I .    Vanity  of  the  creature  fancl'ijied. 

1  TT  ONEY  though  the  bee  prepares,- 
JLjL    An  envenom'd  fling  he  wears  : 
Piercing  thorns  a  guard  compofe 
Round  the  fragrant  blooming  rofe. 

2  Where  we  think  to  find  a  fweet, 
Oft  a  painful  fting  we  meet  : 
When  the  rofe  invites  our  eye, 
We  forget  the  thorn  is  nigh. 

3  Why  are  thus  our  hopes  beguiPd  ; 
Why  are  all  our  pleasures  fpoil'd  ? 
Why  do  agony  and  woe 

From  our  choiceft  comforts  grow  ? 

4  Sin  has  been  the  caufe  of  all, 
'Twas  not  thus  before  the  fall : 
What  but  pain,  and  thorn,  and  fting, 
From  the  root  of  fin  can  fpring  \ 

5  Now  with  ev'ry  good  we  find 
Vanity  and  grief  entwin'd  ; 
What  we  feet,  or  what  we  fear, 
All  our  joys  embitter  here. 

6  Yet,  through  the  Redeemer's  love, 
Thefe  afflictions  blefiings  prove  ; 
He  the  wounding  flings  and  thorns, 
In'o  healing  med'eincs  turns. 

7  From  the  earth  our  heart stlicy  wean, 
Teach  us  on  his  arm  to  lean  ; 
Urge  us  to  a  throne  of  grace, 
Make  us  feck  a  refting  place. 

\    In  the  manfions  of  our  King 
reets  abound  without  a  (ling  ; 
:  hornlefs  there  the  rofea  blow, 
And  the  ioys  unminglcd  flow, 

SOLOMONs 


Hy.  57.     SOLOMON'sSONG.         63 

SOLOMON'sSONG. 

LVII.    The  name  of  Jesus.   Chap.  i.    3. 

1  TTOW  fweet  the  name  of  J  esus  founds, 
JLjL    In  a  believer's  ear  ? 

It  fooths  his  forrows,   heals  his  wounds 
And  drives  away  his  fear. 

2  It  makes  the  wounded  fpirit  whole, 

And  calms  the  troubled  breaft  ; 
'Tis  manna  to  the  hungry  foul, 
And  to  the  weary  reft. 

3  Dear  name  !  the  rock  on  which  I  build, 

My  fhield  and  hiding  place  ; 
My  never  failing  treaf'ry  fill'd 
With  boundlefs  (lores  of  grace. 

4  By  thee  my  pray'rs  acceptance  gain, 

'  Although  with  fin  de&'d  ; 
Satan  accufes  me  in  vain, 
And  1  am  own/d  a  child. 

5  Jesus  !  my  Shepherd,  Hufband,  Friend, 

My  Prophet,  Prieft,  and  King  5 
My  Lord,  my  Life,  my  Way,  my  End, 
Accept  the  praife  I  bring. 

6  Weak  is  the  effort  of  my  heart, 

And  coid  my  warmeit  thought ; 
But  when  I  fee  thee  as  thou  art, 
I'll  praife  thee  as- 1  ought. 

7  'Till  then  I  would  thy  love  proclaim 

With  ev'ry  fleeting  breath  ; 
And  may  the  mufic  of  thy  name 
Rtfrefh  my  foul  in  death. 

ISAIAH- 


«4  ISAIAH.  Bk.  I. 

ISAIAH. 

LVIII.   (c)   0  Lord,  I  will  praife  thee  \ 
Chap.  xii. 

Will  praife  thee  ev'ry  day 
X  Now  thine  anger's  turn'd  away ! 
Comfortable  thoughts  arife 
From  the  bleeding  facrifice. 

2  Here  in  the  fair  gofpel  field, 
Wells  of  free  falvation  yield 
Streams  of  life,  a  plenteous  flore, 
And  my  foul  fhall  thirfl  no  more, 

3  Jesus  is  become  at  length 
My  falvation  and  my  ftrength  ; 
And  his  praifes  mall  prolong, 
While  I  live,  my  pleafant  fong. 

4  Praife  ye,  then,  his  glorious  name, 
Publifh  his  exalted  fame  ! 

Still  his  worth  your  praife  exceeds, 
Excellent  are  all  his  deeds. 

5  Raife  again  thy  joyful  found, 
.Let  the  nations  roll  it  round  ! 
Zion  ftiout,    for  this  is   he, 
God  the  Saviour  dwells  in  thee. 

LIX.    The  Refuge,   Riter,  and  Rock  of  the  Church, 
Chap,   xxxii.   2. 

i    IT  TE  who  on  earth  as  man  was  known, 
JlI    And  bore  our  lius  and  pains  ; 
Now,  feated  on  th'  eternal  throne, 
The  God  of  glory  reigns. 

2   His  hands  the  wheels  of  nature  guide 
With  hn  unerring  (kill  ; 
And  countlefs  worlds  extended  wide, 
Obey  his  fov'reign  will. 

3   V 


Hy.  60.  ISAIAH.  65 

3  While  harps  unnumber'd  found  his  praifc, 

In  yonder  world  above  ; 
His  faints  oh  earth  admire  his  ways, 
And  glory  in  his  love. 

4  His  righteoufnefs  to  faith  reveal'd, 

Wrought  out  for  guilty  worms  ; 
Affords  a  hiding-place  and  fhield, 
From  enemies  and  ftorms. 

5  This  land,  through  which  his  pilgrims  go, 

Is  defolate  and  dry  ; 
But  Itreams  of  grace  from  him  o'crflow 
Their  thirft  to  fatisfy. 

6  When  troubles  like  a  burning  fun, 

Beat  heavy  on  their  head  ; 

To  his  almighty   Rock  they  run, 

And  find  a  pleafing  made. 

7  How  glorious  he  !   how  happy  they 

In  fuch  a  glorious  friend  ! 
Whofe  love  fecures  them  all  the  way, 
And  crowns  them  at  the  end. 

LX.      Zion,  or  the  dty  of  God  (i).      Chap, 
xxxiii.      20,   21. 

GLORIOUS  things  of  thee  are  fpoken  (2), 
Zion,  city  of  our  God  ! 
He,  whofe  word  cannot  be  broken, 
Form'd  thee  for  his  own  abode  (  3 )  : 
On  the  rock  of  ages  founded  (4) 
What  can  (hake  thy  fure  repofe.  ? 
With  falvations  walls  furrounded(5) 
Thou  may'fl  fmile  at  all  thy  foes. 

(1)  Book  II.  Hymn  24. 
(2)  Pfalm  lxixvii.  3.         (3)  Pfalni  cxxxii.  14. 
(4;  Mau.  xvi.  16.  (5)  lfriah  nvi.  1. 

F  2  Sec  ! 


C6  ISAIAH.  Bk.  L 

2  SAe  !  the   dreams  of  living  water- 
Springing  from  eternal  love  ( i )  ; 
Well  fupply  thy  fons  and  daughters, 
A.'d  all  fear  of  want  remove  ; 
Who  can  faint  while  fuch  a  river 
Ever  flows  their  third  t'  afluage  ? 
Grace,  which  like  the  Lord,  the  giV- 
Never  fails  from  age  to  age. 

3  Round  each  habitation  hov'ring, 
See  the  clouds  and  fire  appear  ( 2 )  ! 
For  a  glory  and  a  cov'ring, 
Shewing  that  the  Lord  is  near  ; 
Thus  deriving  from  their  banner 
Light  by  night  and  (hade  by  day  ; 
Safe  they  feed  upon  the  manna 
Which  he  gives  them  when  they  pray, 

4  Bled  inhabitants  of  Zion, 
Wafli'd.  in  the  Redeemer's  blood  ! 
Jesus,  whom  their  fouls  rely  on, 

Makes  them  kings  and  prieds  to  God  fjj  : 

'Tie  his  love  his  people  raifes 

Over  felf  to  reign  as  kings, 

And  as  prielts,  his  folemn  praifes 

Each  for  a  thank-ofT'ring  brings, 

5  Savio  IT,  if  of  Zion's  city 

I  thro*  grace  a  member  am  ; 
Let  the  world  deride  or  pity,. 
I  will  glory  in  thy  name  : 
Fading  is  the  worldling's  pleafure. 
All  his  boaded  pomp  and  mow  ; 
Solid  joys  and  lading   treafures, 
None  but  Zion's  children  know. 

(1)  Pfalm  xlvi.  4.  (a)  Ifaiah  if,  5,  6. 

(3)  Rev.  i.  6. 

LXI 


Hy.  6i.  ISAIAH.  67 

LXI.      Look  unto  me,  and  be  yefavecL      Chap, 
xlv.   22. 

1  A    S  the  ferpent  rais'd  by  Mofes  ( 1 ) 
/l   Heal'd  the  burning  ferpent's  bite 
Jesus  thus  himfelf  difclofes 

To  the  wounded  Tinner's  fight  ; 
Hear  his  gracious  invitation, 
"   I  have  life  and  peace  to  give, 
I  have  wrought  out  full  fat  vat  ion,. 
Sinner  look  to  me  and  live. 

2  Pore  upon  your  fins  no  longer,. 
Well  I  know  their  mighty  guilt  5 
"But  my  love  than  death  is  Wronger. 
I  my  blood  have  freely  fpilt : 

Tho'  your  heart  has  long  been  harden'd* 
Look  on  me — it  foft  fhall  grow  : 
Pad  tranfgreflions  fhall  be  pardon'd, 
And  Pllwafh  you  white  as  fnow. 

3  1  have  feen  what  you  were  doing* 
Tho'  you  little  thought  of  me  ; 
You  were  madly  bent  on  ruin, 
But  I  faid — It  fhall  not  be  : 

You  had  been  for  ever  wretched,. 
Had  I  not  efpous'd  your  part ; 
Now  behold  my  arms  outftretched* 
To  receive  you  to  my  heart. 

4  Well  may  fhame,  and  joy,  and  wonder* 
All  your  inward  pafllons  move  ; 

I  could  crufh  thee  with  my  thunder* 
But  1  lpeak  to  thee  in  love  : 
See  !   your  fins  are  all  forgiv'n, 
\  have  paid  the  countlefs  fum  ! 

(1)  Numbers  xxi.  9. 

Now 


68  ISAIAH.  Bk.  L 

Now  my  death  has  open'd  heav'n, 
Thither  you  fhall  fhortly  come." 

5   Deareft  Saviour,  we  adore  thee, 
For  thy  precious  life  and  death  ; 
Melt  each  (lubborn  heart  before  thee, 
Give  us  all  the  eye  of  faith  : 
From  the  law's  condemning  fentencc, 
To  thy  mercy  we  appeal  ; 
Thou  alone  canft  give  repentance, 
Thou  alone  our  fouls  can  heal. 

LX 1 1 .      The  good  Phyfic'ian . 

i  T  TOW  loft  wae  my  condition, 

XjL  Till  Jfsus  made  me  whole  ! 

There  is  but  one  phyfician 

Can  cure  afm-fick  foul  ! 

Next  door  to  death  he  found  me, 

And  fnatch'd  me  from  the  grave  ; 

To  tell  to  all  around  me, 

His  wond'rous  pow'r  to  fave. 

2  The  worft  of  all  diCeafes 

Is  light,  compar'd  with  fin  ; 
On  ev'ry  part  it  feizes, 
But  rages  moft  within  : 
'Tis  palfy,  plague  and  fever, 
And  madnefs — all  combin'd  ; 
And  none  but  a  believer, 
The  lead  relief  can  find. 

3  From  men  great  (kill  profefling, 
1  thought  a  cure  to  gain  ; 

But  this  prov'd  more  dillre fling, 
And  added  to  my  pain  : 

;.e  laid  that  nothing  ail'd  mi, 

one  gave  me  up  for  lott  ; 


HY.  63.  I  S  A  I  A  H.  69 

Thus  ev'ry  refuge   fail'd  me 
And  all  my  hopes  were  crofs'd. 

4  At  Lngth  this  great  Phyfician, 

How  matchlefs  is  his  grace  ! 
Accepted  my  petition, 
And  undertook  my  cafe  : 
Firft  gave  me  fight  to  view  him, 
For  iin  my  eyes  had  feal'd  ; 
Then  bid  me  look  unto  him  ; 
I  look'd,  and  I  was  health 

5  A  dying,  rifen  Jesus, 
Seen  by  the  eye  of  faith  ; 
At  once  from  danger  fiees  us, 
And  faves  the  foul  from  deaths 
Come  then  to  this  phyiician, 
His  help  he'll  freely  give, 
He  makes  no  hard  condition, 
'Tis  only — look    and  live. 

LXIII.   To  the  afflicted^  iojfedivith  tempers  and    mt 
comforted,  Chap.      liv.   5,    11. 

1  TJENSIVE,  doubting,  fearful  heart, 

I         Hear  what  Christ  the  Saviour  fays  5 
Ev'ry  word  mould  joy  impart, 
Change   thy  mourning  into  praife  ; 
Yes,  hefpeaks,  and  fpeaks  to  thee, 
May  he  help  thee  to  believe  ! 
Then  thou  prefently  will  fee, 
Thou  halt  little  caufe  to  grieve. 

2  "  Fear  thou  not,  nor  be  afh?.m'd, 
All  thy  forrows  foon  (hall  end  ; 

I  who  heav'n  and  eartli  have  fram'd, 
Am  thy  hufband  and  thy  friend  : 
1  the  High  and  holy  One, 
Ts  God  bv  ail  udcr'd  ; 

As 


70  ISAIAH.  Bk.  I. 

As  thy  Saviour  will  be  known, 
Thy  Redeemer    and  thy  Lord. 

3  For  a  moment  I  withdrew, 

And  thy  heart  was  iill'd  wkb  pain  ; 
But  my  mercies  I'll  renew, 
Thou  (halt  foon  rejoice  again  : 
Though  I  feem  to  hide  my  face, 
Very  foon  my  wrath  mall  ceafe  \ 
'Tis  but  for  a  moment's  fpace, 
Ending  in  eternal  peace. 

4  When  my  peaceful  bow  appears  ( i ) 
Painted  on  the  wat'ry  cloud  : 
'Tis  to  diflipate  thy  fears, 

Left  the  earth  mould  be  o'erflow'd  : 

'Tis  an  emblem  too  of  grace, 

Of  my  cov'nant  love  a  fign  : 

Though  the  mountains  leave  their  place, 

Thou  (halt  be  for  ever  mine. 

5  Though  afflicted,  tempeft-tofs'd, 
Comfortlefs  a  while  thou  art  : 
Do  not  think  thou  canil  be  loft, 
Thou  art  graven  onmy  heart  ; 
All  thy  waftes  I  will  repair, 
Thou   malt  be  rebuilt  anew  } 
And  in  thee  it  (hall  appear 
What  a  God  of  love  can  do." 

LX1V.      (c)    The  contrite  heart.      Chap.   lvii.    15. 

1  rnpi  HE  Lord  will  happinefs  divine 

X         On  contrite  hearts  bellow  : 
Then  tell  me  gracious  God,   is   mine 
A  contrite  heart  or  no? 

2  I   hear,  but   Teem  too  hear   in  vain, 
Jnien'"  le  as  fteel  ; 

(i)    Gcn.ix.   IJ,  14. 

If 


Hy.  65.  ISAIAH.  71 

If  ought  is  felt,  'tis  only  pain, 
To  find  I  cannot  feel. 

3  I  fometimes  think  myfelf  inclin'd 

To  love  thee  if  I  cou'd  ; 

But  often  feel  another  mind, 

Averfe  to  all  that's  good. 

4  My  bed  defires  are  faint  and  few, 

I  fain  would  ftrive  for  more  ; 
But  when   1  cry,  "    My  ftrength  renew," 
Seem  weaker  than  before. 

5  Thy  faints  are  comforted  •   know, 

And  love  thy  houie  of  pray'r  ; 
I  therefore  go  where  others  go, 
But  find  no  comfort  there. 

6  O  make  this  heart  rejoice  or  ache  ; 

Decide  this  doubt  for  me  ; 
And  if  it  be  not  broken,  break, 
And  heal  it,    if  it  be. 

LXV.    (c)    The  future  peace  and  glory  of  the  church. 
Chap.     lx.    15 — 20. 

1  T  TEAR  what  God  the  Lord  hath  fpoken, 
JLjL   O   my  people  faint  and  few  ; 
Comfortlefs,  afflicled,  broken, 

Fair  abodes   I  build  for  you  : 
Themes  of  heart-felt  tribulation 
Shall  no  more  perplex  your  ways  : 
You  (hall  name  your  walls,  falvation, 
And  your  gates  fliall  all  be  praife. 

2  There  like  flreams  lhat  feed  the  garden, 
Pleafures,  without  epd  (hall  flow  ; 

For  the  Lord,  your  faith  rewarding, 
All  his  bounty  (hall  beftow  : 
Still  in  undifturb'd  pofTeffion, 
Feace  and  righteoufnefs  mall  reign  ; 

Never 


72  JEREMIAH.  Bk.  t 

Never  mall   you  feel  opprcfiion, 
Hear  the  voice  of  war  again. 

3   Ye  no  more  your  funs   defcending, 
Waning  moons  no  more  mall  fee  ; 
But  your  griefs,   for  ever  ending, 
Find  eternal  noon   in   me  : 
God  fliall  rife,   and  mining  o'er  you 
Change  to  day  the  gloom  of  night ; 
He,  the  Lord,  fhall  be  your  glory, 
God  your  everlalting  light. 


J  E  R  E  M  I  A  H. 

LXVL       Tritft  of  the  iviched  and  the  righteous  com* 
fared.    Chap.   xvii.   5 — 8. 

1  A    S   parched  in  the  barren  fands,    * 
jTx.      Beneath  a   burning  fky  ; 
The  worthlefs  bramble  withering  Itands 

And  only  grows  to  die. 

2  Such  is  the  tinners  awful  cafe, 

Who  makes  the  world  his  trail  ; 
And  dares  his  confidence  to  place 
In  vanity  end  dull. 

3  A  fecret  curfe  deftroys  his  root, 

And  dries  his  mcilture  up  ; 
He   lives  awhile,   who  bears  no  fruit, 
Th<  ithout  a  hope. 

4  But  happy  hewhofe  hopes  depend 

Upon  the  Lord  alone  ; 
The  foul  that  trull's  in  fuch  2  friend, 
ferthrown. 

r  Tli  ;<1>  mould  wither,  c 


Hv.  67.         J  E  R  E  M  I  A  II.  73 

No  change  his  folic!  hope  can  fhake, 
Or  Hop  his  fure  fupply*. 

6  So  thrives  and  blooms  the  tree  whofe  roots 

By  coiiflant  ft  reams  are  fed  ; 
Array'd  in  green,   and  rich  in  fruits, 
It  rears  its  branching  head. 

7  It  thrives  tho'  rain  mould  be  deny'd  ; 

And  drought  around  prevail  ; 
'Tis  planted  by  a  river  fide, 
Whofe  waters  cannot  fail. 

LXVII.      (c)     JEHOVAH  our  ttghtioufnefs. 
Chap,   xxiii.   6. 

1  T\/TY  God  how  perfecTrare  thy  ways  ! 
.iVA.    But  mine  polluted  are  ; 

Sin  twines  itfelf  about   my  praife, 
And  Hides  into  my  prayer. 

2  I  would  fpeak '  what  thou  haft  done 

To  fave  me  from  my  fin, 
I  cannot  make  thy  mercies  known, 
But  felf-applaufe  creeps  in. 

3  Divine  defire  that  holy  flame 

Thy  grace  creates  in  me  ; 

Alas  !   impatience  is  its  name, 

When   it  returns  to  thee. 

.4  This  heart  a  fountain   of  vile  thoughts, 
How  does  it  overflow  ? 
While  felf  upon  the  fin  face  floats, 
Still  bubbling  from  below. 

5    Let  others  in  the  gaudy  drefa 
Of  fancied  merit  mine  ; 

Lokd  fliall  be  my  righteoufnefij, 
The  Lord  for  ever  mine. 

G  LXVIIL 


7 f        LAME  N  T  A  T  I  O  N  S.       Ek.  L 

LXVIH.     (c) 

Chap.  xxxi.    18 — 20. 

1  T\  /BT  Y  God  till  I  received  thy  ilrokc, 
XV JL    How  like  a  bealt  was  1  ; 

So  unaccultom'd  to  the  yoke, 
So  backward  to  comply. 

2  With  grief  my  juft  reproach  I  bear, 

Shame  fills  me  at  the  thought  ; 
How  frequent-my  rebellions  were  1 
What  wickedpefs  1  wrought  ? 

3  Thy  merciful  rtftraint  I itorn'd, 

And  kft  the  pleafanf  road  ; 

Yet  turn  me  and  I   (hall  be  turn'd, 

Thou  art  the  Lord  my  God. 

4  Is  Ephra'm  bnninVd  from  my  thoughts; 

Or  vile  in  my  efteem  ? 
Mo,  faith  the  Lord,   with  all  his  faults, 
I  Hill  remember   him. 

5  Is  he  a  dear  and  pleafant  child  ?  - 

Yes,  dear  and  pleafarttftill  ; 

Tho'  fin  his  foolifti  heart  bcguil'd 

And  he  withftood  my  will. 

6  My  (harp  rebuke  has  laid  Kim 

He  fecks  my  face  again  ; 

My  pity  kindles  at  his  Woe,- 

He  mail  not  feek  in  vain. 


LAMENTATION  S. 

LX1X.   The  Lor  J  is  my  portion^  Chap.  ill.   24. 

1    TTMyOM  pole   to  pole  let  others  roam, 
Jj     And  fearch  i;i  vain  for  biifs  ; 
My  foul  is  fatisfy'd  at  hi 

The  Lord  my  po;"t:> 

2    Jk61'3 


Hv.  70.  r:  Z  E  K  I  E  L. 

.    who  on  his  glorious   throne 
Rules  heaven,  and    earth,  and  Tea  ; 
Is  pleas' d  to  claim  thee  for  his  own, 
And  give  himfelf  to  me. 

3   His  perfon  fixes  all  my  love, 
Hit  blood  removes  my  fear  ; 
And  while  he  pleads  for  me -above, 
His  arm  preferves  me  here. 

:l?c  is  my  food, 

ride  \ 

'Jin  rencwfdf 

fupply'd  (ij. 

j  For  him  I  count  m  gain  each  Lfs, 
Difgr&cc,  for  him,  renown  ; 

may  I  glory  in  his  crofs, 
While  he  prepares  my  crown, 

6  Let  worldlings  then  indulge  their  boaft 
How  much  they  gain  or  jpend  ; 
Their  joya  mud  foon  give  up  theghoft, 

But  mine  mall  know  no  end. 


E    <L     £     K     I     E     L. 

L  X  X .      Hv  m  b  led  a  n  d  fin  need  by  m  crcy , 

Chap.  xvi.    65,. 

ONCE  perifhing   in  blood  I  lay, 
Creatures  no  help  could  give  ; 
But  Jefus  pafs'd  me  in  the  way, 

He  faw,   and  bid  rne  live. 

Too'  Satan  Rill  his  rule  maintain '"dj 

And  all  his  arts  employ'd  j 

(j)  Book  III    Hymn  59. 


75 


That 


7$  n  E  K  I  E  L.  Bk,  I, 

That  mighty  word  his  rage  reflrain'd, 
uld  not  be  deftroy'd. 

3  At  length  the  time  of  love  arriv'd, 

^  hen  J  my  Lord  (hould  kno*j 
Then  Satan  ofhifipow'r  deprir'd, 
Wasforc'd  to  let  me  go. 

4  O  cam  I  e'erthat  day  forget, 

When  Jesus  kindly  fp, 

u  Poor  foul,   my  blood  has  paid  thy  dc 
And  now  I  break  thy  yoke. 

5  Henceforth  I  take  thee  for  my  own, 

And  give  myfelf  to  thee  ; 
Fork- :e  .  di  known, 

And  yield  thyfelf  to  me/' 

6  Ah,  worthlcfs  heart  !    it  promiVd  fair, 

I  laid  it  would  be  thine  ; 
J  tittle  thought  it  e'er  would  dare 
Again  with  idols  join. 

7  Loin,   doll  thou  fucli  back-fliJings  heah, 

And  11  that's  pad  ? 

T  am  not  made  of  lie  J, 

Thou  hr.ft   prevail'd  at  1 

2  My  tongue,  ; .  before 

ill  reftrain  ; 
i  now  (hall  boaft  no  mi 

Nor  ecniure,   nor  complain. 

r.   (c)   The  Covenant.  Chap,  l~*a9. 

1    f  I  1 1  i  K  Lord  proclaims  his 

JL  ol  itonc  : 

h  fliall  re  1 
And  fervc,  henceforth,  the  Loa 


Hr.  72.  E    Z  E   K  I  E  L.  77 

2  My  grace,   a  flowing  flream  proceeds, 
To   wafh  your  filth inefs  away  ; 

Ye  {hall  abhor  your  former  deeds, 
And   learn  my  ilatutes  to  obey. 

3  My  truth  the  great  defign  infures, 
I  give  myfelf  away  to  you  ; 

You  fhall  be  mine,  1  will  be  yours, 
Your  God  unalterably  true, 

4  Yet  not  unfought  or  unimplor'd, 

The  plenteous  grace  fhall    T  confer  (1)  ; 
No — your  whole  hearts  fhall  feek  the  Lord, 
I'll  put  a  praying  fpirit  there. 

5  From  the  firil  breath  of  life  divine, 
Down  to  the  laft  expiring  hour  ; 
The  gracious  work  fhall  all  be  mine, 

run  and  ended  in  my  pow'r. 

LXX1I.    (c)     JEHQVAH-SHAMMAR, 
Chap,   xlviii.  35. 

1  A  S  birds  their  infant  brood  protect  (2), 
jLjL  And  ipread  their  wings  to  fhelterth 
Thus  faith  the  Lord  to  his  elect., 

"   So  will  I  guard  Jerufalem." 

2  And  what  then  is  Jerufalem, 
This  darling  object  of  his  care  ? 
Where  is  its  worth  in  God's  efteem  ! 
Who  built  it  r—  who  inhabits  there  ? 

3  Jehovah  founded  it   in  blood, 
The  blood   of  his  incarnate  Son  ; 

There  dwell  the  faints,  once   foes   to  GoDf 
rhe  fi  i.n.rs   whom  he    calls  his  own. 

.  V.t.  371  (2;  Ujuah,    xxxj.  5. 

G  2  4  There 


DANIEL.  Bk. 

4  There,  though  befieg'd  oh  every  Tide, 

Yet  much  bclov'd  i  11 ; 

From  age  to  age  they  have  defy'd 
The  ut molt  force  of  earth  and  hcH. 

5  Let  earth  repent,  and  hell  dd'y. 
This  city  has  a  fure  defence  ; 

Her  name  is  call'd,    The  Lord  is  there, 
And   who  has  power  to  drive  them  the 


DANIEL. 

LXXIII.      The  p.nver   and  triumph  ?f  faith* 
Chap.  iii.   6. 

i    Q  UPPORTED  by  the  word, 
£3    Though  in  himfeif  a  worm, 
The  fervant.of  the  Lord 
Can  wondrous  a£ts    perform  ; 

Without    difmay  he  boldly  treads 

Where'ere  the  path  of  duty  leads. 

2  The  haughty  king  in  vain, 
With  fury  on  his  brow, 

>         Believer's  would  conilrain 

To  golden  gods  to  bow  : 
The  furnace  could  not  make  them  fear, 
Becaufe    they  knew  the  Lord  was  near* 

3  As  vain  was  the  decree 

Which  charg'd  them   not  to  pray  ; 

Daniel  [till  bow'd  his  kfl 

And  worfttip'd  tin  ice  a  day. 
Trufttng  in  God  he  fear'd  not  men, 
Though  threaten'd  with   the  lion's  den. 


4    Secure  they   might  rtfufc 
Compliance  with  fuch  laws, 


JIy.  74-  DANIEL. 

For  what  had  th  :y  to  loc   - , 

n  God  efpouPd  their  caiife  ? 

He  made  the  hungry  lions  crouch, 
Nor  duril  the  fire  his  children  touch. 

5  The  Lord  is  ftifl  the  .' 

A  mighty  fhield   and  tow'r, 
And  they  who  trufl  his  n 
Are   guided  by  his  pow'r; 
Pic   can  the  rage  of  lions  tame, 

bear  them  ha:v  ugh  the  fts  i 

6  Yet  we  too  often  (hrink 
When  trials  are  in  view  ; 
Expecting  we  mud  fink, 
And  never  can  get  through  : 

But  could  we  once  believe  indeed, . 
From  all  thofe  fears  we  mould  be  freed. 

LXXIV.     BZLSHslZZJR.     Chap.  v.   $.—(^ 

>GOR  Tinners  !  little   do  they  think 
With  whom  they  have  to  do  ! 
But   (land  fecureiy  on  the  brink 
Of  everlading  wo  , 

2  Bel  (hazzar  thus,  profanely  bold, 

The  Lord  of  hofts  drfy*d  ; 
Eut  vengeance  foon  his  bonds  controlPd, 
And  humbled  all  his  pride. 

3  He  faw  a  hand  upon  the  wall 

(And  trembled  on  h:s  throne) 
Which  wrote  his  hidden  dreadful  fall 
In  characters  unknown. 

4  Why  mould  he  tremble  at  the  \ 
Uf   w  bat  he  could  not  r< 
Foreboding  cunfcier.ee  quickly  knew 
iiib  ruin  was  decreed* 

c   See 


So  JONAH.  Ek.  I. 

j;   Sec  him  o'erwhelm'd  with  deep  diftrefs  ! 
His  eyes  with  anguilh  roll ; 
His  looks,  and  loofen'd  join ts,  exprefs 

The  terrors  of  his  foul. 

6  His  pomp  and  mufic,  ^ueils  and  wine, 
No  more  delight  afford  ; 
O  firmer,  e'er  this  cafe  he  thine, 
Begin  to  feek  the  Lor:). 

*j   The  law  like  this  hand  writing  Hands, 
And  fpeaks  the  wrath  of  God  (  i  ); 
But  Jesus  anfwers  its  demands 
And  cancels  it  with  blood. 


J     O     N     A     Hi 
LXXV.    The  gourd      Chap.    iv.    7. 

1       A    S  once  for  Jonah,  fo  the  Lord, 

jt\,   To  footh  and  cheer  my  mournful  hours, 

ir'd  for  me  a  pleaiing   gourd, 
Cool  was  its  fnade,   and  fwcet  its  flow  Vs. 

?    To  prize  his  gift  was  furely  right, 
Bat  through  the   folly  of  my  heart, 
It  hid  the   giver  from  my  figl 
And  foon  my  joy  was  chang'd  to  fmait. 

3    While  I  adrmVd  its  heauteeus  form, 
its  pleafant  (hade  and  grateful  frok  : 
The  Lord  difpleas'd,   lent  forth  a  worm, 
Uaieen,  to  prey  upon  the  r< 

4.  I  1  when  1  faw  it  I 

But  guilt  reflrain'd  the  rnHirrn'ring   word  » 

{  j;  c  ii.  14* 


By.  76.       Z  E  C  H  A  R  I  A  H.  pi 

roily  I   confefs'd,   and  pray  c, 
give  my  fin,  and  fparemy  gourd. 

5  His  wond'rous  love  caa  ne'er  be  told, 
He  heard  me  and  reiiev'd  my  pain  ; 

His  word  the  threatening  worm  controul'd, 

And  bid  my  gourd  revive  again. 

6  Now,   Lord,  my  gourd  is  mine  no  more, 
' Tis  thine  who  only  could  (t  it  raife  \ 

The  idol  o£  my  heart  before, 
Henceforth  (hall  flourifh  to  thy  praife. 


ZECHARIAH. 

LXXVI.   Prayer  for  the  I.ord'6  promifcd  prtfncc* 
Chap.  ii.    10. 

1  Q  ON  of  God!  thy  people  fli^eld ! 
C3    Muft  we  ftiil  thine  abfence  mourn  ? 
.Let  thy  promife  be  fulfill'd, 

Thou  hail  faid,  "  I  will  return  \H 

2  Gracious  leader,  new  appear 
Shine  upon  us  with  thy  light  ! 

Lik  ing,  when  thou  art  near, 

Days  an^pms  are  doubly  bright. 

3  A1-  a  mother  counts  the  days, 
Till  herabfent  fon  fhefee  : 

Lo  igi  and  watches,   wt  1  ps  and  prays, 
So  our  fpirits  long  for  t . 

4  C»me,  and  let  us  fed 

Then  thy  flu-i  p  mall  {llH  in  peace  ; 
Plenty  blefs  us  from  on  high  ; 
JJvil  from  anion  q  ft  us  ceafe. 

5  With 


*2  Z  E  C  H  A  R  I  A  II.         Bk.  I 

5  With  thy   ]ove,   and  voice,  and  aid, 
Thou  canft  ev'ry  care  afluage  ; 
Then  we  mall  not  be  afraid, 

Tho'  the  world  and   Satan  rage* 

6  Thus  each  day  for  thee  we'll  fpend, 
While  our  callings  we  pulfue  ; 
And  the  thought •  of  fuch  a  friend 
Shall  each  night  our  joy  renew. 

7  Let  thy  night  be  ne'er  withdrawn, 

G  del  en  days  il  ng  ! 

Thus  we  pray    it 

This  (hall  be  our  evening  fong. 

LXXV1 1.      A  Iran  /  fihu  kid  out  of  tic  fir  t. 

Chip.  in.  I — 5. 

J  *Y  TXT  ITH  Satan  my  accufer,  near, 
VV     My  fplrit  trembled  when  1  fow 
The  Lord  in  majefly  appear, 
And  heard  the  language  of  his  law. 

2  In  vain*l  wifh'd  and  drove  to  hide 
The  tatter' d  I  wore  ; 
While  my  fierce  foe  infill*  ing  cry'd, 
"  See  what  you  truiled  In  before  !" 

3  Struck  dumb,  and  left  without  a  plea, 
I  heard   my  gracious   Savioui 

"    Know,   Satan,    I  this  fin 
T   dy'd  to  take  his  fins  a 

4  Thii  is  a  brand  which  I  in  love 

To  fave  from  wrath  and  fin  ddign  ; 
In  vain  thy  acculations  prove  ; 
I  anfwer  ail  and  claim  him  mine." 

1  his  rebuke  the  tempt ei  1 


Hy.  jg.      Z  E  C  H  ARIA  II.  g3 

"  Poorfinper,  take  this  robe,  he  faid, 
It  is  thy    Saviour's  righteoufnefs. 

6  And  fee,  a  crown  of  life  prepar'd  ! 
That  I   might  thus  thy  head  adorn  ; 

I  thought  no  flianie  or  (offering  hard, 
But  wore  for  thee  a  craWn  of  thorn.'* 

7  O  how  I  heard  thefe  gracious  words  ! 
They  broke  and  heal  d  my  heart  at  once  ; 
Conilrain'd  me  to  become  the  Lord's, 
And  all  my  idol  gods  renounce. 

8  Now,   Satan,  thou  had  loft  thy  aim, 
Againil  this  brand  thy  threats  are  vain  ; 
Jesus   has  pluck'd  it  from  the  rlame, 
And  who  fhallpuc  it  in  again  ! 

LXXVIII.      On  onejttmcjballle  feven  eyes. 
Chap.   iii.   9. 

I"ESUS  Christ,  the  Lord's  anointed, 
J     Who  his^  bkod  for  Tinners*  fpi!t  ; 
Is  the  Hone  by  God  appointed, 
And  the  church  is  on  him  built  ; 
He  delivers  all  who  truft  him  from  their  guift. 

2  Many  eyes  at  once  are  nVd 
On  aperfon  fo  divine  ; 

Love,  with  awful  jnilice  mix'd, 
In  his  great  redemption  fhine  : 
Mighty  Jesus  !   give  me  leave  to  call  thee  ymfc* 

3  By  the  Father's  eye  approv'd, 

heard  from  Heav'n  ( 1 ), 
"  Sinners,  this  is  my  beloved, 
For  nfom  freely  giv'n  : 

All  offences;  h  r  his  fake,  (hall  be  forgiven." 

4  ^'  s  eyes  purfu'd  him  (2), 
WL<  1  ious  throne  ; 

(l)  M«ttii.  iii,  17.  (4)  1  Tim.  iii.  16. 

With 


84  Z  E  C  H  A  R  1  A  II.         **•  *. 

With  aftonifhment  they  riew'd  him 
Put  the  form  of  fertant  on  : 
Angels  worihip'd  him  v/ho#\vas  on  earth  unknown. 

5  Satan  and  his  hod  amazed, 

Saw  this*  (tone  in    Ziori  laid  ; 
Jesus  tho'  to  death  abaftd, 
Bruis'd  the  fubtle  ferpent's  head  ( i  )  ; 
When  to  fave  us,  on  the  crofs  his  blood  he  fhed. 

6  When  a  guilty  finner  fees  him, 
While  he  looks  his  foul  is  heal'd  : 

n  his  fight  from anguifh  frees  him, 
An  J  imparts  a  pardon   leal'd  (2)  : 
May  this  Saviour  be  to  all  our  hearts  rereal'd- 

7  With  defire  an  tion, 

All  his  blood-bought  flock  behold  ; 
Him  who  wrought  out  their  falvation, 
And  enclos'd  them  in   his  fold  (3)  : 
Yet  their  raifes  arc  too  cold. 

8  By  the  eye  of  car;,. 

Many  view  him  with  difdajn  (4.)  ; 
How  will  tl  ■ 

When  he'll  i  6  train  ? 

Toefcape  him  then  I  h,  but  wifh  in  \ain. 

9  How  their  I  11  melt  and  tren  • 
When  thq  hear  hii  awful  voice  (5)  j 
But  his  faints  he'll  then  affemble^ 

As  his  portion  and  his  choice  ; 

LXXIX.     (c)   P 

Chap.   xili.    1. 

1    'np  HER  7  od 

X      I )  raw n  fix ' m  E  M  M  A  N  U  EL*S  vc 

And  finm  ra  p1  th  that  fie 

Lofe  all  ' 

<I    ]  Pet.  ii.   7. 


Hy.  go.  MALACHI,  %S 

2   The  dying  thief  rejoic'd  to  fee 
That  fountain  in  his  day ; 
And  there  have  I,   as  vile  as  he, 
Wafh'd  all  my  fins  away. 

j   Dear  dying  Lamb,  thy  precious  hlood 
Shall  never  lofe  its  pow'r, 
Till  all  the  ranfom'd  church  of  God 
Be  fav'd  to  fin  no  more. 

4  E'er  fince,  by  faith,   I  faw  the  ftream 

Thy  flowing  wounds  fupply, 
Redeeming  Love  has  been  my  theme, 
And  (hall  be  till  I  die. 

5  Then  in  a  nobler,  fweeter  fong 

I'll  iing  thy  pow'r  to  fave  ; 
When  this  poor  lifping  ftamm'ring  tongue, 
Lies  filent  in  the  grave. 

6  Lord,   I  believe  thou  haft  prepar'd 

(Unworthy  though  I  be) 
For  me  a  blood-bought  free  reward, 
A  golden  Harp  for  me  ! 

7  'Tis  ftrung,  and  tun'd  for  endlefs  years, 

And  form'd  by  pow'r  divine  ; 
To  found,  in  God  the  Father's  ears, 
No  other  name  but  thine. 


MALACHI. 

LXXX.      Theyjbatt  be  mine,  faith  the  Lord. 
Chap.  iii.   16. — 18. 

I   "T^T^^^  finners  utter  boafting  words, 
V  V        And  glory  in  their  fhame  ; 
The  Lord,  well  pleas'd,  an  ear  affords 
To  thofe  who  fear  his  name. 

H  2  They 


86  MATTHE  W.  Bk.  I. 

2  They  often  meet  to  feek  his  face, 

And  what  they  do  or  fay, 
Is  noted  in  his  book  of  grace 
Againft  another  day* 

3  For  they  by  faith  a  day  defcry, 

And  joyfully  expect, 
When  he,  defcending  fYom  the  fky, 
Hi-  jewels  will  collect. 

4  Unnotic'd  now,  becanfe  unknown, 

A  poor  and  fuff  ring  few  ; 
He  comes  to  claim  them  for  his  own  ; 
And  bring  them  forth  to  view. 

5  With  tranfport  then  their  Saviour's  care 

And  favour  they  mail  prove  ; 
As  tender  parents  guard  and  fpare 
The  children  of  their  love. 

6  Affembled  wo/lds  will  then  difcern 

The  faints  alone  are  bleft  ; 
When  wrath  fhdll  like  an  oven  burn, 
And  vengeance  fhike  the  reft. 


MATTHE  W. 

LXXXI.      The  Beggar.     Chap.  vii.    7,  8. 

1  T^NCOURAG'D  by  thy  word    ... 

t  j    Of  promife  to  the  poor  ; 

Behold,  a  beggar,   Lord, 

Waits  at  thy  mercy's  door  ! 
No  hand,   no  heart,   O  Lokd,  but  thine, 
Can  help  or  pity  wants  like  mine. 

2  The  beggar's  ufual  plea 
Relief  from  men  to  gain, 

If 


Hy.  8i.         MATTH  E  W.  87 

If  ofFer'd  unto  thee, 

I  know  thou  would'ft  difd'ain  ; 
And  pleas  which  move  thy  gracious  ear, 
Are  fuch  as  men  would  fcorn  to  hear. 

3  I  have  no  right  to  fay- 
That  though  I  now  am  poor, 
Yet  once  there  was  a  day 
When  I  pofTevTed  more  : 

Thou  know  ft  that  from  my  very  birth, 
I've  been  thepooreft  wretch  on  earth. 

4  Nor  can  I  dare  profefs 
As  beggars  often  do, 
Though  great  is  my  diftrefk, 
My  wants  have  been  but  few  : 

If  thou  fhould'ft  leave  my  foul  to  flarve, 
It  would  be  what  I  well  deferve. 

5  'Twere  folly  to  pretend 
I  never  begg'd  before  ; 
Or  if  thou  now  befriend, 
I'll  trouble  thee  no  more  ; 

Thou  often  haft  reliev'd  my  pain, 
And  often  I  muft  come  again. 

6  Though  crumbs  are  much  too  good 
For  fuch  a  dog  as  I  ; 

No  lefs  than  children's  food 
My  foul  can  fatisfy  : 

0  do  not  frown  and  bid  me  go, 

1  muft  have  all  thou  canft  beftow. 

7  Nor  can  I  willing  be 
Thy  bounty  to  conceal 
From  others  who  like  me, 
Their  wants  and  hunger  feel : 

I'll  tell  them  of  thy  mercy's  ftore, 
And  trv  to  fend  a  thoufand  more. 

8  Thy 


88  MATTHEW.  Bk.  1- 

8   Thy  thoughts,  thou  only  wife  ! 

Our  thoughts  and  ways  tranfcend, 

Far  as  the  arched  fkits 

Above  the  earth  extend  (  i )  : 
Such  pleas  as  mine  men  would  not  bear, 
But  God  receives  a  beggar's  pray'r. 

LXXXII.      The  Leper.     Chap.  viii.  3,  3. 

1  ^"\  FT  as  the  leper's  cafe  I  read, 
\_J    My  own  defcrib'd  I  feel ; 
Sin  is  a  leprofy  indeed, 

Which  none  but  Christ  can  heal. 

2  A  while  I  would  have  pafs'd  for  well, 

And  ftrove  my  fpots  to  hide  ; 
Till  it  broke  out  incurable, 
Too  plain  to  be  deny'd. 

3  Then  from  the  faints  I  fought  to  flee, 

And  dreaded  to  be  fcen  ; 
I  thought  they  all  would  point  at  me, 
And  cry,  M  Unclean,  unclean  1" 

4  What  anguifli  did  my  foul  endure, 

Till  hope  and  patience  ceas'd  ? 
The  more  I  ftrove  myfelf  to  cure, 
The  more  the  plague  increas'd. 

5  While  thus  I  lay  didrefs'd,  I  faw 

The  Saviour  paffing  by  ; 
To  him  though  filPd  with  fhame  and  awe, 
I  raiVd  my  mournful  cry. 

6  Lord,  thou  csnfl  heal  me  if  thou  wilt, 

For  thou  fcanft  all  things  do  ; 
O  cleanfe  my  leprous  foul  from  guilt, 
My  filthy  heart  renew  ! 

7   He 

(i)  Iiuiuh,   lv.   8,  9. 


Hy.  83.         MATTHEW.  89 

7    He  heard,   and  with  a  gracious  look, 
Pronounc'd  the  healing  word  ; 
"   I  will,  be  clean  ;"  and  while  he  fpokc 
I  felt  my  health  reftor'd. 

7   Come,  lepers,  feize  the  prefent  hour, 
The  Saviour's  grace  to  prove  ; 
He  can  relieve,  for  he  is  pow'r, 
He  wi//,  for  he  is  love. 

LXXXIII.     Jfck  foul.     Chap.  ix.  12. 

1  T>HYSICIAN  of  my  fin-fick  foul, 

I         To  thee  I  bring  my  cafe  ; 
My  raging  malady  control, 
And  heal  me  by  thy  grace. 

2  Pity  the  anguifli  I  endure, 

See  how  I  mourn  and  pine  ; 
For  never  can  I  hope  a  cure 
From  any  hand  but  thine. 

3  I  would  difclofe  my  whole  complaint, 

But  where  fhall  I  begin  ? 
No  words  of  mine  can  fully  paint, 
That  worfl  diltemper,  iin. 

4  It  lies  not  in  a  fingle  part, 

But  through  my  frame  is  fpread  ; 
A  burning   fever  in  my  heart, 
A  palfy  in  my  head. 

5  It  makes  me  deaf,  and  dumb,  and  blind, 

And  impotent  and  lame  ; 
And  overclouds,  and  fills  my  mind, 
With  folly,  fear,  and  fhame. 

6  A  thoufand  evil  thoughts  intrude 

Tumultuous  in  my  bread  ; 
Which  indifpofe  me  for  my  food, 
And  rob  me  of  my  reft. 

H2  7  Lord 


3o  MATTHEW.  Bk.  I 

7   Lord  I  am  fick,  regard  my  cry, 
And  fet  my  fpirit  free  : 
Say,  canft  thou  let  a  tinner  die, 
Who  longs  to  live  to  thee  ? 

LXXX1V.   Satan  returning.     Chap.  x'u.  43.-43. 

1  "T  1£T  HEN  Jesus  claims  the  diner's  heart, 

V  V        Where  Satan  rul'd  before, 
The  evil  fpirit  mult  depart, 
And  dares  return  no  more. 

2  But  when  he  goes  without  conftraint, 

And  wanders  from  his  home  ; 
Altho'  withdrawn  'tis  but  a  feint, 
He  means  again  to  come. 

3  Some  outward  change  perhaps  is  feen 

If  Satan  quit  the  place  ; 
But  though  the  houfe  feems  fvvept  and  clean, 
'Tis  deilitute  of  grace. 

4  Except  the  Saviour  dwell  and  reign 

Within  the  diner's  mind  ; 
Satan,  when  he  returns  again, 
Will  eafy  entrance  find. 

5  With  rage  and  malice  feven  fold, 

He  then  refumes  his  fway ; 
No  more  by  checks  to  be  controll'd, 
No  more  to  go  away. 

6  The  diner's  former  date  was  bad, 

But  worfe  the  latter  far; 
He  lives  pofTefTed,  blind,  and  mad, 
And  dies  in  dark  defpair. 

7  Lord  fave  me  from  this  dreadful  end  ! 

And  from  th«s  heart  of  mine, 

O  drive  and  k^ep  away  the  fiend 

Who  feaib  110  voice  but  thine. 

LXXXV. 


Y 


Hv.  85.        M  A  T  T  H  E  W.  91 

LXXXV,     (c)   The  Softer.  Chap.  *ui.  3. 

E  fons  of  earth  prepare  the  plough, 
Break  up  your  fallow  ground  ! 
The  fower  is  gone-  forth  to  fow, 
And  fcatter  bleffings  lound. 

2  The  fetd  that  finds  a  itony  foil, 

Shoots  forth  a  hafty  blade  ; 
But  ill  repays  the  fower's  toil, 

Soon  withered,   icorch'd,    and  dead. 

3  The  thorny  ground  is  fure  to  balk 

All  hopes  of  harveft  there: 
We  find  a  tall  and  fickly  ftalk, 
But  not  the  fruitful  ear. 

4  The  beaten  path  and  high- way  fide 

Receive  the  trull  in  vain  ; 
The  watchful  birds  the  prey  divide, 
And  pick  up  all  the  grain. 

5  But  where  the  Lord  of  grace  and  pow'r, 

Has  blefs'd  the  happy  field  ; 
How  plenteous  is  the  golden  ftore, 
The  deep  wrought  furrows  yield. 

6  Father  of  mercies  we  have  need 

Of  thy  preparing  grace; 
Let  the  fame  hand  that  gives  the  feed 
Provide  a  fruitful  place. 

LXXXVI.      T/*  wheat  and  lares.     Chap.  xiii. 

;  57.-42. 

1  nnHO'  in  the  outward  church  below, 

I       The  wheat  and  tares  together  grow  ; 
Jesus  ere  long  will  weed  the  crop, 
And  pluck  the  tares,  in  anger,  up. 

2  Will  it  relieve  their  horrors  there, 
To  recoiled  their  ftations  here  ? 

How 


92  MATTHEW.  Bk.  I. 

How  much  they  heard,  how  much  they  knew, 
How  long  among  the  wheat  they  grew  ! 

3  Oh  !  tli';  will  aggravate  their  cafe! 
They  \  .  of  grace  ; 
To  them  the  word  of  life  and  faith. 
Became  an  inftrument  o'i  death. 

4  We  feem  alike  when  thus  we  meet, 
Strangers  mig]  .  we  all  are  wheat ; 
But  to  the  Lord's  all-fearching  eyes, 
Each  heart  appears  without  difguife. 

5  The  tares  are  fpar'd  for  various  ends, 
Some  for  the  fake  of  pr  r.ds ; 
Others,  the  Lord,  againft  their  will, 
Employs  his  counfel  to  fulfil. 

6  But  though  they  grow  fo  tall  and  ftrong, 
His  plan  will  not  require  them  long  ; 

In  harvefl  when  he  fares  his  own, 
The  tares  fhall  into  hell  be  thrown. 


LXXXVII.      Pcler   walking  upon  the  wMcr* 
Chap.  xiv*  28 — 31. 

1      A    WORD  from  Jesus  calms  the  fea, 
j\      The  ftormy  wind  controls  -f 
And  gives  repofe  and  liberty 
To  tempeft  toffed  fouls. 

1  To  Peter  on  the  waves  he.  came, 
And  gave  him  initant  peace  ; 
Thus  he  to  me  reveal* d  his  name, 
And  bid  my  forrows  ceafe. 

3   Then  fill'd  with  wonder,  joy,  and  love, 
Peter's  requed  was  mine  : 
Lord  call  me  do\vn,   I  long  to  prove, 
That  1  am  wholly  tl 

4  UnmoVd 


Hy.  88.        MATTHE  W.  93 

4  Unmov'd  at  all  I  have  to  meet 

On  life's  ternpeftuous  fea  ; 
Hard,  (hall  be  eafy  ;  bitter,  fweet, 
So  I  may  follow  thee. 

5  He  heard  and  fmil'd,  and  bid  me  try, 

I  eagerly  obey'd  ; 
But  when  from  him  I  turn'd  my  eye, 
How  was  my  foul  difmay'd  ! 

6  The  dorm  increas'd  on  ev'ry  fide, 

1  felt  my  fpirit  fhrink  ; 
And  foon,  with  Peter,  loud  I  cry'd, 
"  Lord  fave  me,  or  1  fink." 

7  Kindly  he  caught  me  by  the  hand, 

And  faid,  "  Why  doft  thou  fear  ? 
Since  thou  art  come  at  my  command, 
And  I  am  alwa)s  near. 

8  Upon  my  promife  reft  thy  hope, 

And  keep  my  love  in  view  ; 
I  (land  engag'd  to  hold  thee  up, 
And  guide  thee  fafely  through." 

LXXXVI1I.    Women  of  Canaan.     Chap.  xv. 
22—28. 

1  TTJRAY'R  an  anfwer  will  obtain, 

1       Though  the  Lord  a  while  delay  : 
None  fhall  feek  his  face  in  vain. 
None  be  empty  fent  away. 

2  "When  the  woman  came  from  Tyre, 
And  for  help  to  Jesus  fought  ; 
Though  he  granted  her  defire, 
Yet  at  firft  he   anfwer'd  not. 

3  Could  (lie  guefs  at  his  intent, 

When  he  to  his  follow'rs  faid, 

"  1  to  Ifraei's  fhecp  am  fent, 


Dogs  mud  not  have  children's  bread.' 


4  She 


94  MATTHEW.  Bk.  I. 

4  She  was  not  of  Ifrael's  feed, 
But  of  Canaan's  wretched  race  5 
7  bought  herfelf  a  dog  indeed  : 
Was  not  this  a  hopelefs  cafe  ? 

5  Yet  although  from  Canaan  fprung, 
Though  a  dorr  herfelf  (he  fliTd  ; 
She  ha.i  lfraePs   faith  and  tongue, 
And  was  own'd  for  Abraham's  child. 

6  From  his  words  fhe  draws  a  plea  ; 

"  'Though  unworthy  children's  bread, 
'Tis  enough  for  one  like  me, 
If  with  crumbs  I  may  be  fed.'' 

7  Jtsus  then  his  heart  reveal'd, 

"  Woman  canit  thou  thus  believe  ? 

I  to  thy  petition  yield, 

All  that  thou  canft  wifli,  receive  ?'' 

8  'Tis  a  pattern  fet  for  us, 

How  we  ought  to  wait  and  pray  ? 
None  who  plead  and  wreftle  thus 
Shall  be  empty  fent  away. 

LXXXIX.      What  think  ye  of  Christ  ? 
Chap.  xxii.  42. 

1  TTTHAT  think  you  of  Christ  ?  is  the  teft 

V  V     To  try  both  your  Mate  and  your  fcheme  ; 
You  cannot  be  right  in  the  reft, 
Unlefs  you  think  rightly  of  him. 
As  Jesus  appears  in  your  view, 
As  he  is  beloved  or  not; 
So  God  is  difpofed  to  yon, 
And  mercy  or  wrath  are  your  lot. 

2  Some  take  him  a  creature  to  be, 
A  mnn,  or  an  angel  an   mod  ; 
Burethefe  have  not  feelings  like  mc, 
Nor  know  themfelfei  wretched  and  loft: 

So 


Hy.  90.  MATTHE  W.  95 

So  guilty,  fo  helplefs,  am  I, 
I   diii  it  not  canticle   in  bis  blood, 
Nor  on  his  protection  rely, 
Unlets  I  were  furc  he  is  Gon. 

3  Some  call  him  a  Saviour,    h\  word, 
But  mix  their  own  works  with  his  plan  ; 
And  hope  he  his  help  will  afford* 
When  they  have  done  all  that  they  can  ; 
If  doings  prove  rathti  too  light 

(A  little  they  own  they  may  tail) 
They  pnrpofe  to   make  up  full  weight, 
By  calling  his  name  in  the  fcale. 

4  Some  ftile  him  the  pearl  of  great  price, 
And  fay  he's  the  fountain  of  joys  ; 
Yet  feed  upon  folly  and  vice, 

And  ckave  to  the  wo; Id  and  its  toys  : 
Like  Judas,  the  Saviour  they  ki:s 
And,  while  they  fah.Ue  him,  betray  ; 
Ah  !    what  will  profeihon  like  this 
Avail  in  his  terrible  day  ? 

5  If  afl<ed  what  of  Jesus  I  think  ? 
Though  (till  my  bell  thoughts  are  but  poor; 
I  fay,  lie's  my  meat  and  my  drink, 

My  life,  and  my  ftrenuth,  and  my  ft  ore  ; 
My  fhepherd,  my  bu'band,  my  friend, 
My  Saviour  from  fin  and  from  thrall  ; 
My  hope  from  be.  i  1   end, 

My  portion,  my  Lord,    and  my  all. 

XC.      Thefooiyh  virgins.    (1)  Chap.  xxv.  x. 

I    XTTTHEN7  defeendin^  from  the  flcy 
VV      The  bridegroom  (hall  appear  ; 
And  the  folemn  midnight  cry, 
Shall  call  profefTors  near  ; 

(1)  Eook  hi.  Hymn  72. 

H  ow 


96  MATTHEW.  Bk.  I. 

How  the  found  our  hearts  will  damp  ! 
How  will  fhame  o'erfpread  eaoh  face  ! 
If  we  only  have  a  lamp, 

Without  the  oil  of  grace. 

2  Foolifh  Virgins  then  will  wake 

And  feek  for  a  fupply  ; 
But  in  vain  the  pains  they  take 

To  borrow  or  to  buy  : 
Then  with  thofe  they  now  defpife, 
Earneftly  they'll  wi(h  to  fhare  ; 
But  the  bed  among  the  wife, 

Will  have  no  oil  to  fpare. 

3  Wife  are  they,  and  truly  bleft, 

Who  then  (hall  ready  be  ; 
But  defpair  will  feize  the  reft, 

And  dreadful  mifery  : 
Once  they'll  cry,   we  fcorned  to  doubt, 
Though  in  lies  our  truit  we  put  ; 
Now  our  lamp  of  hope  is  out, 

The  door  of  mercy  (hut. 

4  If  they  then  prefume  to  plead, 
"  Lord,  open  to  us  now  ; 

We  on  earth  have  heard  and  pray'd, 

And  with  thy  faints  did  bow  :" 
He  will  anfwer  from  his  throne, 

"   Though  you  with  my  people  miVd, 
Yet  tome  ye  ne'er  were  known, 

Depart,  your  doom  is  iix'd." 

5  O  that  none  who  worfhip  here 

May  hear  that  word,  depart  ! 
LoTd,  iiv^preTs  a  godly  I 
On  each  profeffor's  heart  : 
Help  us,   Lord,  to  fearch  the  camp, 
Let  us  not  ourfelves  beguile  ; 
Trull  ing  to  a  dying  lamp, 
Without  a  Hock  of  oil. 

XC1. 


Hr    51.         M  A  T  T  H  E  W.  ^ 

XCI.   Peter Jtnwng  and repenting.  Chap.   xxvi.   73^ 

1  T T7 HEN  Peter boafled,   foon  he  fell, 

V  V       Yet  wag  by  grace  reflor'd  ; 
His  cafe  fhould  be  regarded  well 
By  all  who  fear  the  Lord. 

2  A  voice  it  has,  and  helping  hand, 

Backfliders  to  recall ; 
And  cautions  thofe  who  think  they  ftand, 
Left  fuddenly  they  fall. 

3  He  fasd,   "  Whatever  others  do, 

^  With  Jesus  I'll  abide  ;" 
Yet  foon  amidfl  a  murderous  crew 
HisfufPiing  Lord  deny'd. 

4  He  who  had  been  fo  bold  before, 

Now  trembled  like  a  leaf; 
Noc  only  ly'd,  but  curPd  and  fwore, 
To  gain  the  more  belief. 

5  While  he  blafphem'd,  he  heard  the  cock, 

And  Jfsus  look'd  in  love  ; 
At  once,  as  if  by  lightning  {truck, 

His  tongue  forbore  to  move, 
DehVr'd  thus  from  fatan's  fnare, 

He  itarts,    as  from  a  deep  ; 
His  Saviour's  lock  he  could  not  bear, 

But  hailed  forth  to  weep. 

But  fure  the  faithful  cock  luad  crow'd, 

A  hundred  times  in  vain, 
Had  not  the  Lord  that  look  beflow'd 

The  meaning  to  explain. 

As  I,  like  Peter,  vows  have  made, 

Yet  a&cd  Peter's  part  ; 
So  confeience,  like  the  cock,  upbraids 

My  bafe,  ungrateful  heart. 

1  9  Lo*t 


6 


93  M  A  R  K.  Bk.  I 

9'  LORD  Jesus,  hear  a  Tinner's  cry, 
My  broken  pence  renew  ; 
And  grant  one  pitying  look  that   I 
May  weep  with  Peter  too. 

MARK. 

XCII.     The    hgion    dlfpoffeffid.   Chap.   v.    18,    19. 

1  "T     EGION  was  my  name  by    nature, 

)[  j    Satan  rag'd  within  my  bread  ; 
Never  nufery  was  greater, 
Never  Tinner  more  poflcfs'd  : 
Mifchievous  to  all  around  me, 
To  myfelf  the  greater!  foe  ; 
Thus  1  was,  when  Jesus  found  me, 
Fill'd  with  madnefs,    fin  and  woe. 

2  Yet  in  this  forlorn  condition, 
When  he  came  to  fet  me  free  ; 
1  reply' d  to  my  phyfician-, 

"  What  have  I  to  do  with  thee  ?'■ 
But  he  would  not  be  prevented, 
Refcu'dme  againft  my  will  ; 
Had  he  fta^d  till  I  contented, 
I  had  been  a  captive  ftill. 

3  "   Satan,  though  thou  fain  wouldft  have  it. 
Know,    this  foul  is  none  of  thine  ; 

I  have  ftiedmy  blood  to  fave  it, 
Now  1  challenge  it  for  mine  ( 1  )  : 
Though  it  long  has  thee  refembled, 
Hencefoiihit  mall  me  obey  ;" 
Thus  he  fpoke,    while  Satan  trembled, 
GnahVdhis  teeth  and  fled  away. 

4  Thus  my  frantic  foul  he  healed, 
Bid  my  fins  and  forrows  ceafc  ; 

(1)  Book  III.  Hynr.r.  54. 

*•  Tiki 


HY.  93.  M  ARK.  99 

u  Take,faid  be,  my  pardon  ftJ'd, 
1  have  favM  thee  go  in  peace  :" 
Rather  take  me,  Lord,  to  heaven, 
Now  thy  love  and  grace  I  know  ; 
Since  thou  haft  my  fins  forgiven, 
Why  fliould  I  remain  below  ! 

5    "   Love,  he  faid,  will  fweeten  labours, 
Thou  haft  fomething  yet  to  do ; 
Go  and  tell  your  friends  and  neighbours, 
What  my  love  has  done  for  you  : 
Live  to  manifeit  my  glory, 
Wait  for  hcav'n  a  little  (pace  ; 
Sinners,  when  they  hear  thy  ftory, 
Will  repent  and  feck  my  face." 

XCIIL    The  ruler's  daughter  ralfcd. 
Chap.  v.   39 — 42. 

i    |^lOULD  the  creatures  help  or  eafc  us, 
Vv   Seldom  mould  we  think  of  pray'r  ; 
Few,  if  any,  come  to  Jtsus, 
Till  reduc'd  to  felf-defpair  : 
Long  we  either  flight  or  doubt  him, 
But  when  all  the  means  we  try, 
Prove  we  cannot  do  without  him, 
Then  at  laft  to  him  we  cry, 

2  Thus  the  .ruler  when  his  daughter 
Suffcr'd  much,  though  Christ  was  nigh, 
Still  deferr'd  it,  till  he  thought  her 

At  the  very  point  to  die  : 

Though  he  mourn'd  for  her  condition, 

He  did  not  intreat  the  Lord, 

Till  he  found  that  no  phyiician 

Buthimfelf,  could  help  afford. 

3  Jefus  did  not  once  upbraid  him, 
Xiiat  he  had  no  fooi.er  come; 


loe  MAR  K.  Bk.  I. 

But  a  gracious  anfwer  made  him, 
And  went  ftraight ways  with  him  home: 
Yet  his  faith  was  put  to  trial, 
When  liis  fervants  came  and  faid, 
"    1  hough  he  gave  thee  no  denial, 
?Tis  too  late  the  child  is  dead./ 

4  Jefus  to  prevent  his  grieving, 
Kindly  fpoke  and  eas'd  his  pain  ; 
"  Be  not  fearful,  but  believing, 
Thou  fhalt  fee  her  live  again  : 
When  he  found  the  people  weeping, 
u  Ceafe,  he  faid,  no  longer  mourn  ; 
For  fhe  is  not  dead  but  fleeping," 
Then  they  laughed  hira  to  (corn. 

5  O  thou  meek  and  lowly  Saviour, 
How  determin'd  is  thy  love  ! 
Not  this  rude  unkind  behaviour, 

rCuuid  thy  gracious  purpofe  move-; 
Soon  as  he  the  room  had  enter'd 
Spoke,  and  took  her  by  the  hand  ; 
Death  at  once  his  prey  furrenderM, 
And  Pae  liv'd  at  his  command. 

6  Fear  not  then,  dilrefs'd  believer, 
Venture  on  his  mighty  name  ; 
He  is  able  to  deliver, 

And  his  love  is  flill  the  fame  : 
Can  his  pity  or  his  power, 

".  r  thee  to  pray  in  vain  ; 
Waft  but  his  appointed  hour, 
And  thy  fuitthou  fhalt  obtain. 

XC1V.    But  one  loaf  (i)    Chap.  viii. 

i   TTTHEN  the  difciples  crofs'd  the  lake 
V \       With  but  one  loaf  on  board  : 
How  ilrangely  did  their  h -arts  mill.ike 
The  caution  of  the  Lord. 

(I)    Book  HI.    Hymn  57 

2  "  The 


Hy.  9J.  MAR  It.  101  \ 

2  m  The  leven  of  the  Pharifees 

Beware,"  the  Saviour  faid  ; 
They  thought,  it  is  becaufe  he  fees 
We  have  forgotten  bread. 

3  It  feems  they  had  forgotten  too, 

What  their  own  eyes  had  view'd  ; 
How  with  what  fcarce  fuffic'dfor  few, 
He  fed  a  multitude. 

4  If  five  fmall  loaves,  by  his  command, 

Could  many  thoufand  ferve  ; 
Might  they  not  truil  his  gracious  hand, 
That  they  mould  never  ftarvc  ! 

5  They  oft  his  pow'r  and  love  had  known,. 

And  doubtlefs  were  to  blame  ; 
B  it  we  have  reafon  good  to  own 
That  we  are  juil  the  fame* 

6  How  often  has  he  brought  relief, 

And  ev'y  want  fupply?d  ? 
Yetfoon,  again,   our  unbelief, 
Says,  "  Can  the  Lord  provide?" 

7  Be  thankful  for  one  loaf  to-day, 

Tho'  that  be  all  your  ftore  ; 
To-morrow,   if  you  truil  and  pray, 
Shall  timely  bring  you  more. 

XCV.     BJRTIMEUS.    Chap.  x.  47—4$. 

1 "  ivrERCY;.0  thou  s°n  °f  Davi*d] 

xVX    Thus  blind  Bartimeus  pray'd  ; 
Others  by  thy  word  are  favtd, 
Now  to  me  afford  thine  aid  : 
Many  for  his  crying  chid  him, 
But  he  call'd  the  louder  Hill  ; 
Till  the  gracious  Saviour  bid  him 
J*  Come,  and  \{k  me  what  youwill.11 

I  2  2  Money 


ici  M  A  R  K.  Bk.  L 

2  Money  was  not  what  be  wanted, 
Tho'  by  begging  us'd  to  live  ; 
But  he  afk'd,   and  Jesus  granted 
Alms,    which  none  but  he  could  give  ; 
"  Lord  remove  this  grievous  blindnefs, 
Let  my  eyes  behold  the  day  ," 
Straight  he  faw,  and  won  by  kindnefs, 
Followed  Jesus  in  the  way. 

3  Oh  !  methinks  I  hear  him  praifing, 
Publifhing  to  all  around  ; 

"  Friends  is  not  my  cafe  amazing  ? 
What  a  Saviour  I  have  found  : 
Oh  !  that  all  the  blind  but  knew  him, 
And  would  be  advis'd  by  me  ! 
Surely,  would  they  haften  to  him, 
He  would  caufe  them  all  to  fee. 

CVI.      (c)      The  houfe  of  prayer.      Chap.  xi.    17- 

1  rnpHY  manfion  is  the  chriflian's  heart, 

X      OLord,  thy  dwelling-place    fecure  [ 
Bid  the  unruly  throng  depart 
And  leave  the  confecrated  door. 

2  Devoted  as  it  is  to  thee, 

A  thievifh  fvfarm  frequents  the  place  \ 
They  ileal  away  my  joys  from  me, 
And  rob  my  Saviour  of  his  praife. 

3  There  too  a  (harp  defigning  trade  ^ 
Sin,   Satan,  and  the  world  maintain  ; 
Nor  ceafe  to  prefs  me  and  perfuade. 
To  part  with  eafe  and  purchafe  pain. 

4  1  know  than,  and  I  hate  their  din, 
Am  weary  of  the  bulling  croud, 
But  while  their  voice  is  heard  within, 
I  cannot  fcrvc  thee  as  1  would. 

c  Oh! 


Hy.  97.  M  A  R  K.  103 

5  Oh  !   for  trie  joy  thy  presence  gives, 

What  peace  (hall  reign  when  thou  art  here  I 
Thy  prefence  makes  this  den  of  thieves, 
A  calm  delightful  houfe  of  pray'r. 

6  And  if  thou  make  thy  temple  mine, 
Yet,  felf-abas'd  will  I  adore  ; 
The  gold  and  filver  are  not  mine, 

I  give  thee  what  was  thine  before. 

XCVII.      The  hLpd fig-tree.    Chap.    xi.    20. 

1  /^\  NE  awful  word  which  Jesus  fpoke, 
V^/    Againft  the  tiee  which  bore  no  fruit ; 
More  piercing  than  the  lightning's  ftroke, 
Blafted  and  dry'd  it  to  the  root. 

2  But  could  a  tree  the  Lord  offend, 
To  make  him  (hew  his  anger  thus  ? 
He  furely  hid  a  farther  end, 

To  be  a  warning  word  to  us. 

3  The  fig  tree  by  its  leaves  was  known, 
But  having  not  a  fig  to  mow  ; 

Tt  brought  a  heavy  fentence  down, 
"  Let  none  hereafter  on  thee  grow." 

4  Too  many,  who  the  gofpel  hear, 
Whom  Satan  blinds  and  fin  deceives, 
We  to  this  fig-tree  may  compare, 
They  yield  no  fruit,  but  only  leaves. 

5  Knowledge,  and  zeal,  and  gifts,  and  talk, 
Unlefs  combin'd  with  faith  and  love, 
And  witnefs'd  by  a  gofpel  walk, 

Will  not  a  true  profefTion  prove. 

6  Without  the  fruit  the  Lord  expects, 
Knowledge  will  make  our  ilate  the  worfe  ; 
The  barren  trees  he  ftill  rejects, 

And  Coon  will  blaflthem  with  his  curfe. 

7   O  Lord, 


104  LUKE.  Bk.  !• 

7   0  Lord,  unite  our  hearts  in  prayer 
On  each  of  us  thy  Spirit  fend  ; 
That  we  the  fruits  of  grace  may  bear, 
And  find  acceptance  in  the  end. 


LUKE. 
XCVIIL      The  two  debtors.      Chap.  vii.   47.. 

ONCE  a  woman  filent  flood 
While  Jesus  fat  at  meat  ; 
From  her  eyes  fhe  pour'd  a  flood 

To  warn  his  facred  feet  : 
Shame  and  wonder,  joy  and  love, 
All  at  once  poffefs'd  her  mind  ; 
That  flie  ere  fo  vile  could  prove, 
Yet  now  forgivenefs  find. 

u  How  came  this  vile  woman  here  ? 

Will  Jesus  notice  fuch  ; 
Sure,  if  he  a  prophet  were, 

He  would  difdain  her  touch  !" 
Simon  thus  with  fcomful  heart, 
Slighted  one  whom  Jesus  lov'd  ; 
But  her  faviour  took  her  part, 

And  thus  his  pride  rcprovd. 

"   If  two  men  in  debt  were  bound, 

One  lefs,  the  other  more  ; 
Fifty,  or  five  hundred  pound, 

And  both  alike  were  poor; 
Should  the  lender  both  forgive, 
When  he  faw  them  both  c^ilrefs'd  ; 
Which  of  them  would  you  belie 

Engag'd  to  love  him  belt  ? 

I 


Hy.  9g.  LUKE.  105 

4  "  Surely  he  who  moft  did  owe," 

The  phariiee  reply'd  ; 
Then  our  Lord,   "  by  judging  fo, 

Thou  doll  for  her  decide  : 
Simon,   if  like  her  you  know, 
How  much  you   forgivenefs  need  ; 
You  like  her  had  acted  too, 

And  welcom'd  me  indeed. 

5  "  When  the  load  of  fin  is  felt, 

And  much  forgivenefs  known  ; 
Then  the  heart  of  courfe  will  melt, 

Though  hard  before  as  ftone  : 
Blame  not  then  her  love  and  tears, 
Greatly  (he  in   debt  has  been  ; 
But  1  have  remov'd  her  fears, 

And  pardon'd  all  her  fins." 

6  When  I  read  this  woman's  cafe, 

Her  love  and  humble  zeal  ; 
I  confefs,  with  fhame  of  face, 

My  heart  is  made  of  fleel. 
Much  has  been  forgiv'n  to  me, 
Jesus  paid  my  heavy  fcore  ; 
What  a  creature  mud  I  be, 

That  I  can  love  no  more  ! 

XCIX.  Tie  good  Samaritan.     Chap.  x.  33 — 35^ 

1  TTOW  kind   the  good   Samaritan 
X  X    To  him  tfrat  tell  among  the  thie- 
Thus  Jesus  pities  fallen  man, 

And  heals  the  wounds  the  foul  receives. 

2  Oh  !  I  remember  well  the  day, 
When  forely  wounded,   nearly  (lain  ; 
Like  that  poor  man  I  bleeding  lay.. 

And  groan  d  for  help,  but  groao'd  in  vain. 

3  Men  faw  me  in  this  I  ife, 

d  pafs  d  without  companion  by  ; 

Each 


io6  LUKE.  B*«  I. 

Each  neighbour  tura'd  away  his  Face, 
Unmoved  by  my  mournful  cry, 

4   But  he  whofe  name  had  been  my  fcorn, 
(As Jews  Samaritans  defpife) 
Came  when  he  faw  me  thus  forlorn, 
With  lo  e  and  pity  in  his  cyts. 

^    Gently  he  rnis'd  me  from  the  ground, 
Prefs'd  me  to  le^n   upon  his  arm  ; 
And  into  every  gaping  wound 
He  pour'd  his  own  all-healing  balm. 

6  Unto  his   church  my    ftep$  he  led, 
The  houfe  pre]  1  : 
Gave  charge  I  (hould  be  cloth 'd  aad  fed, 
And  took  upon  him  all  the  coft. 

7  Thus  favM  from  death,  from  want  fecur'd, 
I  wait  till  he  a^ain  (hall  come, 

(When  I  (hall  be  completely  cui'd), 
And  take  me  to  his  heav'nly  home. 

8  There  through  eternal  boundlefs  days, 
When  nature's  wheel  no  longer  re  Us  ; 
How  (hall  I  love,  adore,   and  piaife, 
This  good  Samaritan  to  fouls  ! 

C.  MARTHA  an  I  MART.  Chap.  x.   33-42. 

1  TV  /I"  \R  FHA  her  love  and  joy  expref>'d» 
J.VX    By  care  to  entertain  her  gueft  ; 
While  Mary  fat  to  hear  h  :r  Lord, 

And  could  not  bear  to  lofc  a  word. 

2  The  principle  in  both  the  fame, 
Produc'd  in  each  a   difPrent  aim  ; 
The  one  to  Feaft  the   Loxn  was  led, 
The  other  wail 

3  But  Mary  chofe  t 

Her  Sayiour's  wjrjs  refrefh  d  her  heart  • 


Hy.   ioi.  LUKE.  107 

While  bufy  Martha  angry  grew, 
And  loft  htr  time  and  temper  too. 

4  With  warmth   fhe  to  her  fifter  fpoke, 
But  brought  upon  herfelf  rebuke  ; 

"  One  tiling  is  needful,  and  but  one, 
Why  do  thy  thoughts  on  many   run  ly> 

5  How  oft  are  we  like  Martha  vex'd, 
Encumber'dj  hurried,  and  perplex  d  I 
While  trifles  (o  engrofs  our  thoughts, 
The  one  thing   needful  is  forgot. 

6  Lord,   teach  us  this  one  thing  to  choofe, 
Which  they  who  gain  can  never  lofe  ; 
Sufficient  in  itfelf  alone, 

And  needful  were  the  world  our  own. 

7  Let  grov'ling  hearts  the  world  admire, 
Thy  love  is  all  that  I  require  ! 
Gladly   I  may  the  reft  rengn, 

If  the  one  needful  tiling  be  mine  i 

CI.    The  heart  taken.      Chap,  xi.  21,   22, 

1  np HE  caftle  of  the  human  heart 

-I      Strong  in  its  native  fin  ; 

Is  guarded  well  in  every  part, 

By  him  who  dwells  within. 

2  For  Satan  there  in   arms  refides, 

And  calls  the  place  his  own  : 
With  care  againft  afTaults  provides, 
And  rules  as  on  a  throne. 

3  Each  traitor  thought  on  him  as  chief, 

In  blind   obedience   waits  ; 
And  pride,   fdf-will,  and  unbelief, 
Are  pcfted  at  the  gates. 

4  Thus  Satan  for  a  feafon  reigns. 

And  keeps    his  goods  id   peace  ; 

The 


Ic8  LUKE.  Bk.  I. 

The  foul  is  picas'd  to  wear  his  chains, 
Nor   wifhes  a  releaie. 

5  But  Jnsus  ftrongcr  far  than  he, 

In  his   appointed  hour, 
Appears  to  let  his  people  free 
From  the  ufurper's  pow'r. 

6  "  Thi*  heart  I  bought  with  blood,"  he  fays, 

"  And  now  it  mall  be  mine  ;" 
His  voice  the  ftrong  one  arm'd  difmays. 
He  knows  he  mull  refign. 

7  In  fpite  of  unbelief  and  pride, 

And  felf,  and  Satan's  art  ; 

The  gates  of  brafs  fly  open  wide, 

rind  Jesus  wins  the  heart. 

f   The  rebel  foul  that  once  withflcod, 
The  Saviour's  kin  deft  call  ; 
Rejoices  now  by  grace   fubdu'd, 
To  fcrve  him  with  her  all. 

CI  I.    The  worldling.    Chap.  x'n.  16 — 2i. 

1 "  1VTY  barns  are  fu11,  my  ftore£  incrcafc» 

JJVJL    And  now  for  many  years, 
Soul,   eat  and  drink,  and  take  thine  cafe, 
Secure  from  wants  and  fears. " 

2  Thus  while  a  worldling  boafted  once, 

wow  prefume  ; 
He  heard  the  Lord  him  felf  pronounce, 
His  fudden  awful  doom. 

3  "  This  night,  vain  fool,   thy  foul   mull  pafs 

Into  a  wo  lid  unknown  ; 

1  who  mall  then  the.  ilores  po fiefs  ? 
Which  thou  haft  call'd  thine  own  ?" 

4  Thushlindtd  mortals  fondly  fchemc 

Tor  ha  \ow-9 

Till 


ioj.  L  U  K  E.  ic$ 

Till  death  difturbs  the  pleafing  dream, 
And  they  awake  to  woe. 

r-  Ah  !   who  can  fpeak  the  vafl  d;J. 
That  rills  the  Unner's  mind  ; 
When  torn  by  death's  ftrong  hand  away, 
He  leaves  his  ail  behind. 

C  Wretches,  who  cleave  to  earthly  thingSj 
But  are  not  rich  to  God  ; 
Their  dying  hour  is  full  of  ftingG, 
And  hell  their  dark  abode. 

7   Dear  Saviour  make    us  timely  wile, 
Thy  gofpel  to  attend  ; 
That  we  may  live  above  the  fkies, 

When  this  poor  life  (hall  end, 

CHI-    The  larrcn  Fig-tree.  Chap.   xiii.   6 — :,. 

i  r  |  ^  HE  church  a  garden  is, 
\      In  which  believers  Hand, 

Li.ve  ornamental  trees 

Planted  by  God's  own  hand  : 
His  fpirit  waters  all  their  roots, 
And  every  brtfftch  abounds  with  fruits 

2  But  otlier  trees  there  are, 
In  this  inclofure  grow  ; 

"Which  though  they  promife  fair, 

Have  only  leaves  to   fhow  : 
No  fruits  of  grace  are  in  them  found, 
They  Hand  but  cumb'rers  of  the  ground. 

3  The  under  gar d'ner  gri< 

In   vain   his  {Irene 

Feu  heaps  of  ufelefs  leaves, 

A 'lord  hi  n  fmall  : 

He  hears  the  L   rd   his  will  make  knov 
To  c 

K 


5iu  LUKE.  Bk.  i 

4  How  difficult  his  poft, 

What  pangs  his  bowels  move, 

To   iinJ   Lis  wifhes  crois'd, 

His  labours  utelefs  prove  ! 
His  lait   relief,  hieearneft  pray'r, 
4<NLoRD,fpare  them  yet  another  year. 

5  Spare  them,  and  let  me  try 
What  farther  means  may  do  ; 
I'll  frefh  manure  apply* 

My  digging  I'll  renew  ; 
Who  knows  but  yet  the  fruit  may  yield  ! 
If  not — 'tis  juft  they  muft  be  fell'd." 

6  If  under  means  of  grace, 
No  gracious  fruits  appear  ; 
It  is  a  dreadful  cafe, 
Though  God  may  long  forbear, 

At  length  Til  lb  ike  the  threaten'd  blow  (i), 
And  lay  the  barren  fig-tree  low. 

CIV.      The  prodigal  Son.     Chap.  xv.    n — 24, 
3       A    FFL1CTIONS,  though  they  feem  fevcre; 
J\_      In  mercy  oft  are   lent  ; 
They  ftopp'd  the  prodigal's   career, 
And  fore  d  him  to   repent. 
3   Although,  he   no  relenting  felt, 
rl  [11  he  had  fpent  his  ftore  ; 
His  (lubborn  heart  began  to  melt, 
When   famime  pineh'd  him  fore. 
3   «  What  have  I  gain'd  by  fin^he  fald, 
But  hunger,  ihame  and  fear  ; 
My  father'shoufe  abounds  with  bread, 
While  1  am  itarving  here. 
j   «  ]'il  go  and  tell  him  all  I've  done, 
*       And  fall  before  his  fa 

(1 J  Book  II.  Hymn  26. 

Unworthy 


Hy.   i#j.  LUKE.  Hi 

Unworthy  to  be  call'd  his  Ton, 
I'll  feek  a  fervant's  place/' 

r  His  father  faw  him  coming  back, 
He  law,  and  ran,  and  fimTd  ; 
And  threw  his  arms  around  the  neck 
Of  his  rebellious  child. 

6  "  Father,  I've  finn'cU— but  O  forgive  l,J 

"  I've  heard  enough,  he  faid, 

Rejoice  my  houfe,  my  fon's  alive, 

For  whom  1  mourn'd  as  dead. 

7  "  New  let  the  fatted  calf  be  flain, 

Andfprcad  the  news  around  ; 
My  fon  was  dead  but  lives  again, 
Was  loft,  but  now  is  found." 

8  'Tis  thus  the  Lord  his  love  reveals> 

To  call  poor  fmners  home  ; 
More  than  a  father's  love  he  feels, 
And  welcomes  all  that  come. 

C V.      The  rich  Man  and  LAZAR  US* 
Chap.  xvf.    19 — 25. 

i       A      Worlding  fpent  each  day 

jLjL    In  luxury  and  ftate  : 

While   a  believer  lay, 

A  beggar  at  his  gate  : 
Think  not  the  Lord's  appointment  ftrangc^ 
Death  made  a  great  and  lailing  change. 

2   Death  brought  the  faint  reltafe 

From  want,  difeafe,  and  fcorn  ; 

And  to  the  land  of  peace, 

His  foul  by  angels  borne, 
In  Abraham's  boibm  fafely  plac'd, 
Emoys  an  everlafting  feaft. 

5  Ttf 


3   The  rich  mnn  alloc! 
And  in  a  moment  fell 
From  all  his  pomp  and  pride 
Into  the  flam  s  of  hell  : 
Thebeggar'sblifsftom  far  beheld, 
Hisioui  with  doubleanguiihiill'd. 

4  "  O  Abra'm  fend,  he  cries. 
(But  his  resell   was  vain) 

beggar  from  the  flues 
To  mitigate  my  pain  ! 
One  drop  of  water  I    entreat, 
To  footh  my  tongues  tormenting  heat/' 

5  Let  all  who  worjdly  pelf, 
And  worldly  foirits  have, 

^  Obferve  each  for  himfelf, 
The  aiifwer  Abra'm  gave  : 
" 'Remember  thou  was  fill'd  with  rood, 
While  the  podr  beggar  pin'd  for  food. 

6  u  Negfettcfci  *.  t..V  *.«*»*, 
With  tears  he  begg'd  his  bread; 
Tut   now  he  weeps   no  more, 

tins  are  fkd  ; 
Hi   joys  eterhafly  will  ,flowf 

le  thine  expire  in  endhil  woe." 

7  Lord  make  us  truly  wife, 

tl  y  people's  lot  ; 
A  id  earthly  joys  iefpife, 

got  : 

Is  to  U  portion  .. 

p.    x\iii.       i —   . 

t  ofev>3  faint  ; 

■    [I    I   ;  i   o 


LUKE.  n- 

es  us  by   a  parable, 
to  pray  and  never  faint. 

2  He  bows  his  gracious  ear. 
We  never  plead   in  vain  ; 

Yet  we  mult  wait  till  he  appear, 
And  pray  and  pray  again. 

3  Tho'  unbelief  fugged, 
Why  mould  we  longer  wait  ? 

He  bids  us  never  g\va  him  reft, 
But  be  iiriT fortunate. 

4  Tvvas  thus  a  widow  poor, 
Without  fupport  or  friend, 

Bcfetthe  Unjuft  judge's  door, 
And  gain'd  at  laft  her  end. 

5  For  her  he  little  car'd, 
As  little  for  the  laws  ; 

Nor  God,  nor  man  did  he  regard 
Yet  he  efpous'd  her  caufe. 

6  She  urg'd  him  day  and  night, 
Would  no  denial  take  ; 

At  length  he  fald,"  I'll  do  her  right, 
For  my  own  quiet  fake." 

7  And  (hall  not  Jesus  hear 

^  His  chtilen  when  they  cry  ? 
Yes,  though  he  may  a  while  forbear, 
He'll  help  them  from  on  high. 
fc       His  nature  truth  and  love, 
Engage  him  on  their  fide  ; 
When  they  arc  griev'd  his  bowels  move, 
And  can  they  be  deny'd  ? 

5.       Then  let  us  earned  be, 
Aijd  never  Faint  h  pray'r, 
lie  1  »vts  our  importunity, 

■nd  makes  our  caufe  Lis  care, 

K *  evir. 


H4  LUKE.  Bk.  I. 

CVII.     ZACCIIEUS.    Chap.  xix.   i—  6. 

i    rj  ACCHEUS  climb'd  the  tree, 
g  j  And  thought  himftlf  unknown  : 

But  how  furpris'd  was  he, 

When  Jesus  cail'd  him  down  ! 
The  Lord  beheld  him  tho'  conceal'd, 
And  by  a  word  his  pow'r  reveal'd. 

2  Wonder  and  joy  at  once 
Were  painted  in  his  face  ; 
"Dots  he  my  name  pronounce. 
And  does  he  know  my  cafe  : 

Will  Jesus  deign  with  me  to 
Lord,  I,  with  all  I  have  am  thine." 

3  Thus  where  the  gofpePspreaclrd, 
And  tinners  come  to  hear  : 
The  hearts  of  fome  are  reach' d, 
Before  they  are   aware  : 

The  word  directly  fpeaks  to  them, 
And  feeffi*  to  point  them  out  by  nan 

4  'Tis  curiofity 

Oft  brings  them  in  the  \ 

Only  the  man  to  fee, 

And  hear  what  he  can  f 
But  how  the  (inner  ftarts  to  find, 
Tiiv  jpreacher  knows  his  inm  . 

5  His  long  forgotten  thoi: 
Are  brought  again  in  vii 
And  all  his  fecret  thoughts, 

al'd   in  public  too  ; 
I  with  a  croud  al 
The  !  I  has  found  him  out. 

6 


fit*.  1 08.  LUKE.  ii$ 

He  hears  a  voice  again, 

That  bids  his  fears  depait. 
Then  like  Zaccheus  he  is  bleft, 
And  Jesus  deigns  to  behisgueft. 

CVIII.      The  Believers  Danger,  Safety  and  Duty, 
Chap.      xxii.    31,    32. 

1  O  IMON,  beware  !    (the  Saviour  faid), 
|^      Satan,  your  fubtle  foe, 

Already  has  his  meafnres  laid, 
Your  foul   to  overthrow. 

2  M  He  wants  to  fift  you  all  as  wheat, 

And  thinks  his  viet'ry  fure  ; 
But  I  his  malice  will  defeat, 
My  pray'r  fhall  faith  fecure." 

3  Believers  tremble  and  rejoice, 

Your  help  and  danger  view; 

This  warning  has  to  you  a  voice, 

This  promife  fpeaks  to  you* 

5   Satan  beholds  with  jealous  eye 
Your  privilege  and  joy  ; 
He's  always  watchful,  always  nio-fa, 
To  tear  and  to  deftroy. 

5  But  Jesus  lives  to  intercede, 

That  faith  may  ftill  prevail  ; 
He  will  fupport  in  time  of  need, ' 
And  Satan's  art  mall  fail. 

6  Yet  let  u9  not  the  warning  /light 

But  watchful  dill  be  found  • 
Tho'  faith  cannot  be  flam  in  fight| 

It  may  receive  a  w 

7  While  Satan  watched  di\rc  we  fleep  ; 

mud   our  guard  maintain. 
But    Lord  do  thou   the  city  I 
Ox  elfe  '  ( 1  v 

(0  Ilulms  xxii.  1. 

C1X. 


i  r. 

CXI.  Father forgi%  .  34. 

i   "  T^ATHER,  'the  Saviour  fa 

X^       They  know   not  what  they  Jo  :" 
His  h.art  was  mov'd,  when  thus  he  pray' J 
Por  me  my,  friends  ancl  you. 

2  He  faw  that  as  the    Tews  abus'd 

And  crucify'c 
So  he,  by  us,   would  be  refus'd, 
And  crucify'd  afrefh. 

3  Thro'  love  of  fin,    we  long  were  prone 

To  act  as  Satan  bid  ; 
But  now  with  giief  and  fhome  we  ov 
We  knew  net  what  we  did. 

c.  Wc  knew   not  the  defert  of  fin, 
Nor   whom  we  tin: 
For  where  our  guilty  fouls  had  I 
If  Jesus  had  notd)'d. 

5  We  knew  not  what  a  law  we  broke, 
How  holy,  juft,  and  pi 
Nor  what  a  God  we  durft  provoke, 
But  thought  ourfelves  fecure. 

fy  But  Jesus  all  our  guilt  fore 

:    his   precious  blood 
Tc  the  holy  law, 

ith  Gob. 

ry  fin  dear  Saviour,  made  thee  blccJ, 
didil  thou  pray  for 
I  ki 

,  — 4j.» 

5     PC' 


tiU  .     JOHN,  M? 

And  the  moment  grace  is  felt, 
Then  the  hardell  heart  will  melt, 

2   When  the  Lord  waa  crucify' d, 
Two  traitfgreflbrs  with  him  dy'd  ; 
One  with  vile  blafpheming  tongue, 
ScofPd  at  Jesus  as  he  hung. 


3 


I  breathy 
In  the  very  jaws  of   death; 
Perifh'd  as  t  do, 

Saviqur  in  his  view. 

But  the  other  touch'd  with  grace, 
Saw  the  danger  of  his  cafe  ; 
Faith  reccivM  to  own  the  Lord, 
Whom  the  fcribes  and  prkfta  abhor 'd. 

5  "  Lord,  (he  pray'd)  remember  me, 
When  in  glory  thou  (halt  be 

'th  me,  (the  Lord  replies) 
TJboi  aradifc." 

6  This  was  woncProus  grace  indeed, 
Grace  vouch  ne  of  need; 
Sinners  trail  in    [&$ 
You  (hall  find  him  it  ill  the  fame. 

7  But  beware  of  unbeli 
Think  up  •  thief*  ; 
If  t 
Christ,  to 

■    -        *■■■■—  II  !■  Mil  I 

J      U      ii 

ip.    ii 
a   T 

V'j  lave  tl 


nl  JOHN  B*«     L 

Like  a  poor  trav'ler,  fee  him  fit, 
Athirft  and  weary,  by  the  well. 

2  The  woman,  who  for  water  came, 
(What  great  events,  on  fmall  depend) 
Then  learn'd  the  glory  of  his  name, 
The  well  of  life,  the  tinner's  friend ! 

3  Taught  from  her  birth  to  hate  the  Jews, 
And  filPd  with  party-pride  ;   at  nrit 
Her  zeal  indue'dher  to  refufe 
Water,   to  quench  the  Saviour's  thirft. 

£  But  foon  (lie  knew  the  gift  of  God, 
And  Jesus,  whom  (he  feorn'd  before, 
Unaik  d,   that  drink  on  her  beftow'd, 
Which  whofo  taft.es  fhall  third  no  more. 

c   His  words  her  prejudice  remov  d, 
Her  fin  (lie  felt,  relief  fhe  found  ; 
.She  faw  and  heard,  believ'd  and  lov'd, 
And  ran  to  tell  her  neighbours  round. 

C  O  come,   this  wond'rous  man  behold  I 
.  The  pronuVd  Saviour  !  this  is  he, 
Whom  ancient  pro})hecies  foretold, 
Born,  from  our  guilt  to  fet  us  free. 

7   Like  her,   in  ignorance  content, 
I  worfhip'd  long  I  knew  not  what  ; 
Like  her,  on  other  things  intent, 
I  found  him,  when  1  fought  him  not* 

g  He  told  me  all  that  e'er  I  did, 
And  told  me  all  was  pardon  d  too  ; 
And  now,  like  her,   as  he  has  bid, 
1  live  to  point  him  out  to  you. 

CXII.      The  pool of  BethefJa  { I ).  Chap,  v.    I 

I   TiESIDE  the  gofpel  pool 
JL3  Appointed  for  the  poor i 

(i)  Look  III,  Hymn  7. 

j 


?**•    *i3-  JOHN.  t*4 

From  year,  to  year,  my  helplefs  foul 
Has  waited  tor  acui-j. 

2  How  often  have  I  feen 

The  healing  waters  move  : 
And  others  round  me,  Mepping  in 
Their  efficacy  prove. 

J   But  my  complaints  remain, 
1   fed  the  very  fame   ; 
As  full  of  guilt,  and  fear,  and  pain 
As  when  at  firft   I   came. 

4.  O  would  the  Lord  appear, 
My  malady  to  heal  ; 
He  knows  how  long  I've  languiiVd   here; 
And  what  ditrefs  i  feel. 

5  How  often  have  1  thought 

Why  mould  I  longer  lie  ? 
Surely  the  rnerey  I  have  fought 
is  no  I  for  fuch  as   1. 

6  But  whether  can  I  go  ? 

There  is  no  other  pool 
Where  flreams  of  fov'reign  virtue  flow 
To  make  a  (inner  whole. 

7  Here  then,  from  day  to  day, 

I  11  wait,  and  hope,  and  iry, 
Can  Jesus  hear  a  finner  pray, 
Yet  fuller  him  to  die  ? 

$   No  :   he  is  full  of  grace  ; 
He  never  will  permit 
A  foul  that  fain  would  fee  his  face, 
To  periih  at  his  feet. 

CXIII.     Another. 

I  TTERE  at  Bc-rhefda's  pool,  the  poor, 
X  X   The  withcr'd,  halt  and  blind; 

W 


John.  bk.  r; 

With  waiting  hearts  expect  a  cure, 
And  free  admittance  find. 

2  Hero  ilreams  of  wondrous  vii  t 

To  her.1  a  iin-fick  foul  ; 
To  wafh  the  filthy  white  as  fnow, 
And  make  the  wounded  whole. 

3  The  dumb  break  forth  in  fongs  of  praife, 

The  blind  their  fight  receive  : 
The  cripple  runs  in  wifdom's  ways, 
The  dead  revive  and  live  ! 

4  Reftrain'd  to  no  one  cafe,  or  time, 

Thefe  waters  always  move  ; 
Sinners  in  every  age  and  clime, 
Their  vital  influence  prove. 

c  Yet  numbers  daily  near  them  lie, 
Who  meet  with  no  relief  ; 
With  life  in  view  they  pine  and  die 
In  hopelefs  unbelief. 

6  'Tisftrange  they  mould  lefufeto  bathe 

And  yet  frequent  the  pool  ; 

But  none  can  even  wiili  tor   faith 

While  love  of  fin  bears  rule. 

7  Satan  their  conferences  has 

And ftupiry'd  (  l.t  : 

For  were  they  v 

The  cure  would  icon  be  wru'; 

5  Do  thou,  dear  Saviour,  inter] 

Their  ftubborn  wills  con!lr::n  ; 
Or  elfe  to  them  th< 

And  grace  is  preach 'd  in  vain. 

CXIV.    ThcdifciplttatSea(\.)   Chap.  vi.  1 6—2  r. 

CONSTRAINT)  by  their  L< 
And  venture,  without  him,    . 

(I)  Book  II.  Hymn  87. 


Hr.  114.  J    O    PI    K.  12 1 

The  feafon  tempcftuous  and  dark, 
How  griev'd  the  dffcfples  mull  be  ! 
But  tho'  he  remain'd  on  the  more, 
He  {pent  the  night  for  them  m  pray'r  ; 
They  Hill  were  as  fafe  as  before, 
And  equally  under  his  care. 

2  They  ftrove,  tho'  in  vain,  for  a  while, 
The  force  of  the  waves  to   withfcand  ; 
But  when  they  were  weary'd  with  toil, 
Thay  faw  their  dear  Saviour  at  hand  : 
They  gladly  receiv'd  him  on  board, 
His  prefence  their  fpirits  revivd, 
The  fea  became  calm  at  his  word. 
And  foon  at  their  port  they  arriv'd. 

3  We,  like  the  difciples,  are  tofs'd 
By  ftorms  on  the  perilous  deep  ; 
But  cannot  be  poffibly  loft, 

For  Jesus  has  charge  of  the  fhip  ; 
Tho'  billows  and  winds  are  emag'd, 
And  threaten  to  make  us  their  fpoi  t  ; 
This  pilot  his  word  has  engag'd 
To  bring  us  in  fafety  to  port. 

4  If  fometimes  we  ftruggle  alone, 
And  he  is  withdrawn  from  our  view  ; 
It  makes  us  more  willing  to  own 
We  nothing,  without  him  can  do  : 
Then  Satan  our  hopes  would   aflail, 
But  Jesus  is  ftill  within  call  ; 

And  when  our  poor  efforts  quite  f?il, 
He  comes  in  good  time  and  does  all. 

y  Yet  Lord,  we  are  ready  to  (hunk 
Unlefs  we  thy  Ive  ; 

O  lave  us  (wc  cry)  or  we  fink, 
would,  but  we  cannot  believe  ; 

Th: 


£*■>  JO     II     K.  ^k.  I 

The  niglit  has  been  long  and  feverc, 
The  winds  and  the  feas  are  ft  ill  high; 
Dear  Savour  this  moment  appear, 
And  fay  to  our  fouls,  "   It  is  I  ( I )  !" 

CXV.      Will  ye  alfo  go  away  ?  Chap.   vi.   67 — 69; 

1  TX THEN  any  turn  from  Z ion's  way, 

VV         (Alas!    what  numbers  do!) 
Methinks  1  hear  my  Saviour  fay,  • 
"  Wilt  thou  for  fake  me  too  !" 

2  Ah  Lord  !  with  fuch  a  heart  as  mine> 

Unkfs  thou  hold  me  faft  ; 
I  feel  I  mull,  I  (hall  decline, 
And  prove  like  them  at  laft. 

3  Yet  thou  alone  haft  pow'r  I  know, 

To  fave  a  wretch  like  me  ; 
To  whom,  or  whether,  could  I  go, 
If  I  fhould  turn  from  thee  ; 

4  Beyond  a  doubt  1  reft  aflur'd 

Thou  art  the   Christ  of  God  ; 
Who  haft  eternal  life  fecurM 
By  promife  and  by  blood. 

5  The  help  of  men  and  angels  joiVd, 

Could  never  reach  my  cafe  ; 
Korean  I  hope  relief  to  find, 
But  in  thy  boundlefs  grace. 

6  No  voice  but  thine  can  give  me  reft, 

And  bid  my  fears  depart  ; 
No  love  but  thine  can  make  me  bleft, 
And  (atisfy  my  heart. 

■  "What  anguifh  has  that  queftion  ftirr'd, 
If  I  will  alfo  go  I 
Yet,  Lord,  relying  on  thy  word, 
Ihumblv  anfwer,  no  ! 


(1)  Book  III.     Hymn  18. 


CXV 


fiy.   116.  JOHN. 

CXVI.      The  Refurreclion  and  the  Life. 
Chap.   xi.    25. 

A  m  ( faith  Christ)  your  glorious  head, 
(May  we  attention  give) 
The  refurrection  of  the  dead, 
The  life  of  all  that  live. 


1 


Z   "  By  faith  in  me  the  foul  receive?/ 

New  life,  tho'  dead  before  ; 

And  he  that  in  my  name  believes, 

Shall  live  and  die  no  more. 

3   u  The  finner,  fleeping  in  his  grave* 
Shall  at  my  voice  awake  ; 
And  when  I  once  begin  to  fave, 
My  work  I  ne'er  forfake.'' 

£  Fulfil  thy  promife,  gracious  Lord, 
On  us  alTemblec/here  ; 
Put  forth  thy  Spirit  with  the  word, 
And  caufe  the  dead  to  hear. 

5  Preferve  the  power  of  faith  alive, 

In  thofe  who  love  thy  name  ; 
For  fin  and  Satan  daily  ilrive 
To  quench  the  facred  flame. 

6  Thy  pow'r  and  mercy  firft  prevail' e, 

From  death  to  fet  us  free  ; 
And  often  iince  our  life  had  fail'd, 
If  not  renew'd  by  thee. 

7  To  thee  we  look,  to  thee  we  bow, 

To  thee  for  help  we  call  ; 
Our  life  and  refurrection  thou, 
Our  hope,  our  joy,  our  all. 

CXVIL      Weeping  MART.     Chap.  xx.    11—16. 

I.    1\  VT  ARY  to  her  Saviour's  tomb 
JLVJl    Kuikd  at  the  early  dawn  j 

Spice 


JOHN.  B*.  L 

Sp  t,  and  fweet  pi 

But  the  Lord  fhe  lo\  \1  w  as  gtfpe* 

For  a  while  (he  weeping  flood, 
Struck  with  iorrow  and  hup 
Shedding  tears,  a  plenteous  11 
For  her  heart  fupply'd  her  e] 

2  Jesus,  who  is  always  near, 
JFh  w'dj 

-  drooping  child  to  cl 
j 
o'  at  flrft  fhe  knew  Jn'in  not, 
When  he  call'd  her  by  htr  name, 
Then  her  griefs  irerc  all  forgot, 
For  (lie  found  he  was  the  fame. 

3  Grief  and  iighing  quickly  fled 
When  (lie  heard  his  welcome  voice 
Tuil  befoi  ght  hin£jSeacL 
Now  he  bids  her   heart  rejoice  ; 

[  a  change  his  word  can  :.. 
Turning  darknefs  into  day  ! 
You  who  weep  for  Jesus'  fake, 
He  will  wipe  your  tears  aw; 

4  He  who  came  to  comfort~her, 
When  fhe  thought  her  all  was  loft, 
Will  for  f  appear, 

Tho'  you  now  are  lempeft-tofs'd  : 

On  his  word  your  burden*aft, 

On  his  love  your:  nploy  ; 

lull, 
But  the  morning  brings  the  joy'. 

CXVII1.      (c)   LovfJl  thou  tic  P     Chap.  xxi. 

J    T  TA  B  the  Lord   ; 

Xl  lis  word  | 

.' 

2     "    I  v: 


lig;  J    O    H 

2  "  1  deliver'd  thee  when  bound. 

And  when  wounded,  heal'd  thy  wounds; 
Sought  thee  wand  ring  fet  thee  right, 
Turn'd  thy  darknefs  into  light." 

4  "  Can  a  woman's  tender  care 
Ceafe  toward  the  child  fhe  bare  ? 
Yes,  fhe  may  forgetful  be, 
Yet  will  I  remember  thee. 

4   u  Mine  is  an  unchanging  love, 
Higher  than  the  heights  above  ; 
Deeper  than  the  depths  beneath, 
Free  and  faithful,  ilrong  as  death. 

£  "  Thou  malt  fee  my  glory  foon, 
When  the  work  of  grace  is  done  *r 
Partner  of  my  throne   (hall  be, 
Say,  poor  finner,  lov'ft  thou  me  \'\ 

H   Lord  it  is  my  chief  complamt, 
That  my  love  is  weak  and  faint  ; 
Yet  I  love  thee  and  adore, 
Oh  for  grace  to  love  thee  more. 

CXIX.      Another. 

3  '*  |  MS  a  point  I  long  to  know, 

I      Oft  it  caufei  anxious  thought i 
Do  I  lovv*  the  Lord,  or  no  ? 
Am  I  his,  or  am  I  not  ? 
3  If  I  love,  why  am  I  thus  ? 

Why  this  dull  this  lifelefs  frame  ? 
Hardly,  fure,  can  they  be  worfe, 
Who  have  never   heard  his  name  ! 

ild  my  heart  fo  hard  remain, 
Pray'r  a  tafk  and  burden  prove  ; 
trifle  give  me  pain, 
;,V  a  Saviour's  Ioyc. 
L   ?: 


t#f  a  c  t  s,  »*.  r 

4  When  I  turn  my  eyes  within, 
All  is  dark,  and  vain,  and  wild  ; 
Fill'd  with  unbelief  and  iin, 
Can  1  deem  myfelf  a  child  ? 

5  If  I  pray  or  hear  or  read, 
Sin  is  miVd  with  all  I  do  ; 

You   that  love  the   Lord  indeed* 
Tell  me,  Is  it  thus  with  you  ! 

6  Yet  I  mourn  my  ftubborn    will, 
Find  my   fin  a  grief  and  thrall  ; 
Should  I  grieve  for  what   I  feel, 
If  I  did   not  love  at  all  ! 

7  Could  I  joy  his  faints  to  meet, 
Choofethe  ways  I  once  abhor'd. 
Find  at  times  the  promife  fweet* 
If  I  did  not  love  the  Lord. 

$  Lord  decide   the  doubtful  cafe  ! 
Thou  art  thy  people's  fun  ; 
Shine  upon  thy  woikofgracej 
If  it  be  indeed  begun. 

9  Let  me  love  thee  more  and  more,. 
If  I  love  at  all,  I  pray  ; 
If  I  have  not  lov'd  before, 
Help  me  to  begin  to-day. 


ACTS. 

CXX.     The  chath  of  STEPHEN^ 
Chap.     vii.   54 — Co. 

*       AS  fome  tall  rock  amidft  the  waves, 
^TjL  The  fury  of  the  tempeft  braves, 


«y.    T4<.  ACT      S. 

While  the  fierce  billows  tolling  high, 
Break  at  its  foot  ;  and  murm'ring  die* 

-2  Thus  they  who  the  Lord  confide, 
Tho'  foes  afTault  on  ev'ry  fide, 
Cannot  be  mov'd  or  overthrown, 
For  Jesus  makes  their  caufe  his  own* 

9   So  faithful  Stephen  undifmay'd, 
The  malice  of  the  Jews  furvey'd  ; 
The  holy  joy  which  fill'd  his  bread, 
A  luftre  on  his  face  imprefl. 

+  "  Behold  !  (he  faid)  the  world  of  light 
Is  open'd    to  my  ilrengthen'd    fight  ; 
My  glorious  God  appears  in  view, 
That  Jesus,  whom  ye  lately  flew. 

c  With  fuch  a  friend  and  witnefs  near, 
No  form  of  death  could  make  them  fcarj 
Calm,amidil  ihowersof  Hones,  he  kneels. 
And  only  for  his  murd'rers  feels. 

j6  May  we  by  faith,  perceive  thee  thus. 
Dear  Saviour  ever  near  to  us  ! 
This  fight  our  peace,  thro'  life  fhall  keep., 
And  death  be  fear'd  no  more  than  fleep, 

CXXL     The  Rebel s  furrender  to  Grace.      Loro/ 
<zvhat  wilt  thou  have    me  to  do  P    Chap.    ix.  6. 

t    T     ORD,  thou  hall  won,  at  length  I  yield, 
i  j    My  heart  by  mighty  grace  compelidr 
Surrenders  all  to  thee  ; 
Againfl  thy  teirors  long  I  ftrove, 
But  who  can  Hand  againfl  thy  love  ? 
Love  conquers  even  me. 

2  All  that  a  wretch  could  do,    I  try'd, 
patience  fcorn'd,  thy  pow'r  dtfy'd, 
td  trampled  on  thy  laws; 

•Scarcely 


ACTS.  Bk.  1: 

Scarcely    thy  martyrs  i  ikf, 

Could  flan d  more  fteadfeft  for  thy  fake, 
Than   I  in   Satan's  caufe. 

3   But  fmce  thou  haft  thy  love  reveaPd, 
And  (hewn  my  foul  a  pardon  feal'd, 

I  can  refill  no  more  : 
Could  ft  fliou  for  fuch  a  finner  bleed? 
Canft  thou  for  fuch  a  rebel  plead  ? 

I  wonder   and  adore  ! 

4.  If  Thou  liadftbld  thy  thunders  roll, 
And  light* ni rigs  flafh  to  blail  my  foul* 

I  ilill  had  flubburn  been  : 
But  mercy  has   my  heart  fubdu'd, 
A  bleeding  Saviour  I  have  view'd, 

And  now  1  hate  my  fin. 

c  Now,  Lord  I  would  be  thine  alone, 
Come  take  poficifiou  of  thine  own, 

For  thou  haft  fet  me  free  ; 
Releas'd  from  Satan's  hard  command, 
See  all  my  powers  waiting  Hand, 
To  be  employ'd  by  th     . 

(  My  will  cor.form'd  to  thine  would  move, 
On  *.hee  my  hope,  deiife  and  love, 
In  iix'd  attention  join  ; 
hands,  my  eyes  ,   my  tongue, 

. 
But  now  they   Audi 

d  can  I  Vie  the  very  fame, 

■•me,. 
1  on  thy  gofpel  trei 


:22.  C  T  S.  i2j> 

CXXII.  PETER  relabel  from  Frfin. 
Chap.   xii.  5 — 8. 

i    TH^ERVENT  perfevering  pray'ra 
IP     Are  faith's  affur'd  refource  ; 
Brazen  gates,  and  iron  bars 
In  vain  whhftand  their  force  ; 
Peter  v.:  aft, 

Though  by  foldfcre  kept  with  care  ;  i 
Though  the  doors  were  bolted  fad, 
Was  foon  released  by  pray'r. 

2  While  he  flept  an  angel  came 

And  fpread  a  light  around  ; 
Touch* d  and  calPd  him  by  his  name, 

And  raiVd  him  from  the  ground  ; 
All  his  chains  and  fetters  burft, 
Ev'ry  door  wide  open  fkw  ; 
Peter  thought  he  dream'd  at  flrft, 

But  found  the  virion  true. 

3  Thus  the  Lord  can  make  a  way 

To  bring  his  faints  relief; 
'Tis  their  part  to  wait  and  pray, 

In  fpite  cf  unbelief ; 
He  can  break  through  walls  of  ftone, 
Sink  the  mountain  to  a  plain  : 
They,  to  whom  his  name  is  known, 

Can  never  pray  in  vain. 

4  Thus  in  chains  of  guilt  and  fin, 

Poorfinners  fleeping  lie  ; 
No  alarm  is  felt  within, 

Although  condemn'd  to  die; 
Till  defcendmg  from  above 
(Mercy  fmilinginhia  eyes) 
Jesus,  with  a  voice  of  love 
-  bids  them  i 

5  Gl^ 


i3*  A  C  T  B*.  gj 

5  Glad  the  fummons  they  obey, 
And  liberty  defire  ; 
Straight  their  fetters  melt  away 
Like  wax  before  the  ine  : 
By  the  word  of  him  who  dy'd, 
Guilty  pnVners  to  releafe  ; 
Ev'ry  door  flits  cpen  wide, 
And  they  depart  in  peace. 

CXXIII.   The  trembling  Goakr.  Chap.  xvi.  25,  jf. 

I       A     BELIEVER,  free  from  care, 
JLjL  May  in  chains,  or  dungeons,  nng> 
( If  the  Lord  be  with  him  fhere) 
And  be  happier  than  a  king  ; 
Paul  and  Silas  thus  confin'd, 
Though  their  backs  were  torn  by  whips, 
Yet  poffc  fling  peace  of  mind, 
Sung  his  praife  with  joyful  lips. 

Z   Suddenly  the  prifon  fhook, 
Open  flew  the  iron  doors, 
And  the  gaoler,  terror-flruck, 
Now  his  captive's  help  implores: 
Trembling  at  their  feet  he  fell, 
M  Tell  me,  Sirs,  what  mult  I  do 
To  be  fav'd  from  guilt  and  hell  ? 
None  can  tell  me  this  but  you." 

3    "   Look  to  Jesus,  (they  reply'd,) 
If  on  him  thou  canft  believe  ; 
By  the  death  which  he  hasdy'd, 
Thou  falvation  (halt  receive  :*' 
While  the  li\ing  word  lie  heard, 
Faith  fprung  up  within  his  heart  \ 
And  relcas'd  from  all  he  fear'd, 
In  their  joys  his  foul  had  part. 

q.  Sinners,  Christ  is  ftill  the  fame,. 
O  that  vou  could  likwifc  feai  1 

The 


r*4J  A  C  T  B,  jai 

Then  the  mention  of  his  name 

Would  be  mufic  to  your  ear  : 

Jesus  reicues  Satan's  (laves, 

His  dear  wounds  Hill  pkad,  "  Forgive  !J* 

Jesus  to  the  utmoft  faves  ; 

Sinners,  look  to  him  and  live. 

CXXIV.    The  Exorcijfs*  Chap.  xix.  13 — 16> 

1  TTT  HEN  the  apoftle  wonders  wrought 

V  V      And  heal'd  the  Tick  in  Jesus'  name, 
The  fons  of  Sceva  vainly  thought, 
That  they  had  pow'r  to  do  the  fame* 

2  On  one  poffefs'd  they  try'd  their  art, 
And  naming  Jesus  preach'dby  Paul, 
They  charg'd  the  fpirit  to  depart* 
Expecting  he'd  obey  their  call. 

3  The  Spirit  anfwer'd  with  a  mock, 
"  Jesus  1  know,  and  Paul  I  know  ; 
I  rnuft  have  gone  if  Paul  had  fpoke, 
But  who  are  ye  that  bid  me  go  V 

4.  With  fury  then  the  man  he  fill'd, 
Who  on  the  poor  pretenders  new  ; 
Naked  and  wounded,  almoft  kill'd, 
They  fled  in  all  the  people's  view. 

5  Jesus  !  that  name  pronoune'd  by  faith, 
Is  full  of  wonder-working  pow'r  ; 

It  conquers  Satan,  fin  and  death, 
And  cheers  in  trouble's  darken:  hour. 

6  But  they  who  are  not  born  again, 
Know  nothing  of  it  but  the  found  ; 
They  do  but  take  his  name,  in  vain, 
When  moll  their  zeal  and  pains  abound, 

7  Satan  their  vain  attempts  derides, 
Whether  they  talk,  or  pray,  or  preach  ; 

Long 


t&  -ACTS.  Br 

Long  as  the  love  of  fin  abid 
Hispow'r  is  fafe  beyond  their  reach. 

8   But  you,   believers,  may  rejoice, 
Satan  well  knows  your  mighty  friend  ; 
He  trembles  at  your  faviour's  voice, 
And  owns  he  cannot  gain  his  end. 

CXXV.   PAUVs  Voyage.  Chap,  xxvii, 

I    T  F  Paul  in  Caefar's  court  muft  Hand, 
JL    He  need  not  fear  the  fea  ; 
£ecut'd.f.om  harm  on  ev'ry  hand 
By  the  divine  decree. 

1  Although  the  iliip  in  which  he  fail' J, 
By  dreadful  ftorms  was  tofs'd  ; 
The  promife  over  all  prevail'd, 
And  not  a  life  was  loft. 

3  Jesus  !  the  God  whom  Paul  ador'd, 

Who  faves  in  time  of  need  ; 
Was  then  confefs'd,  by  all  on  board, 
A  prefent  help  indeed  i 

4  Though  neither  fun  nor  ftars  were  feen, 

Paul  knew  the  Lord  was  near  ; 
And  faith  preferv'd  his  foul  ferene, 
When  others  fhook  for  fear. 

5  Belie  eve  thus  are  tofs'd  about, 

On  life's  tempefluous  main  ; 
But  grace  azures,  beyond  a  doubt, 
They  (hall  their  port  attain. 

6  They  muft,  they  (hall  appear  one  day, 

Before  their  Saviour's  throne  ; 
The  ftorms  they  meet  with  by  the  way, 
But  mike  his  power  known. 

7  Their  paiTuge  lies  arrofs  the  brink 

Of  many  a  threatening  wave  ; 


1* 


Hy.  126  ROMANS. 

The  world  expefls  to  fee  them  fink, 
But  Jesus  lives  to  five. 
8  Lord,  tho'  we  are  but  feeble  worms, 
_Tr  ,*et  flnce  %  word  is  pail, 
We  11  venture  tW  a  thoufand  ftorms, 
A  o  fee  thy  face  at  laft. 


<3i 


ROMANS. 

CXXVI.   The  good  that  I  would  I  do  not. 
Chap.     vii.    19. 

x        r  Would,  but  cannot  fing, 
X  Guilt  has  untun'd  my  voice  ; 
The  ferpent, fin's  envenom'd  lling, 
Has  poifon  d  all  my  joys. 

2  I  know  the  Lord  is  nigh, 
And  would  but  cannot  pray, 

For  Satan  meets  me   when  I  try, 
And  frights  my  foul  away. 

3  I  would  but  can't  repent, 
Tho'  I  endeavour  oft ; 

This  ftony  heart  can  nearrelent 
Till  Jesus  make  it   foft. 

3.        I  would  but  cannot  love, 

Tho'  woo'd  by  love  divine  ; 
No  arguments  have  power  to  move 
A  foul  fo  bafe  as  mine. 

5        I  would  but   cannot  reft 
In  Gop's  mod  holy  will  ; 
I  know  what  he  appoints  is  beftj 
Yet  murmur  at  it  itill. 

f        O  could  I  but  believe  ! 
Then  all  would  eafy  be  ; 

M  I  wouM 


V34  ROMAN  S.  Bk.  I. 

I  would  but  cannot, — Lord,   relieve, 
My   help  mull  come  from  thee. 

j        But  if  indeed  I  <wou\I, 
Tho'    I   can  nothing  do; 
Yet  the  defire  is  fomething  good , 
For  which  my  praife  is  due. 

8       By  nature  prone  to  ill, 
Till  thine  appointed  hour, 
I  was  as  deftitute  of  will, 
As  now  I  am  of  pow'r. 

p       Wilt  thou  not  crown  at  length, 
The  work  thou  hail  begun  ! 
And  with  a  will  afford  me  ftrength, 
In   all  thy  ways  to  run. 

CXXVII.  Salvation  drawing  nearer.     Chap,  xiii, 

i    Tpv  ARKNESS  overfpreads  us  here, 

\_J    But  the  night  wears  faft  away  : 

Jacob's  ftar  will  foon  appear, 

Leading  on  eternal  day  ! 

Nov/    'tis  time  to  roufe  from  fleep, 

Trim  our  lamps  and  (land  prepar'd   ; 

For  our  Lord  ftrift  watch  to  keep, 

Led  he  find  us  off  our  guard. 
2  Let  hie  people  courage  take, 

Bear  with  a  fubmifiive  mind 

AH  they  fufTer  for  his  fake, 

Rich  amends  they  foon  will  find  : 

He  will  wipe  away  their  tears, 

Near  himfelf  appoint  their  lot  ; 

All  their  forrows  pains  and  fears, 

Quickly  then  will  be  forgot. 

•>  Tho*  already  fav'd  by  grace, 
From  the  hour  we  full  lxlicVd  ; 
Yet  while  fin  and  war  have  place, 
W<-  have  but  a  part  received  ; 


tly.  128.     I.  CORINTHIANS.      135 

Still  we  for  falvation  wait, 
Ev'ry  hour  it  nearer  conies  ! 
Death  will  break  the  prifon  gate, 
And  admit  113  to  our  homes. 

4  Sinners  what  can  you  expect  ; 
You  who  now  the  Saviour  dare  ; 
Break  his  laws,  his  grace  rejc  ct, 
You  ind  before  his  bar  ! 

Tremble,  left  he  fay,  depart  ! 
Oh  the  horrors  of  that  found  - 
Lord,  make  ev'ry  carekis  heart, 
Seek  thee  while  thou  may'ft  be  found. 


I.     CORINTHIANS. 

CXXVIII.     That  Rod  was  Christ.  Chap.  x\  4. 

l'TTTTHENIiVaerstribeswereparch'dwiththirn:, 
V  V      Fc*th  from  the  rock  the  waters  burft   : 
And  all  their  future  journey  thro* 
Yielded  them  drink  and  gofpel  too  ! 

2  In  Mofes'  rod  a  type  they  faw,  ' 
Of  his  fevere  and  fiery  law  : 
The  fmitten  rock  perfigur'd  him, 

From  whofe  piere'd  fide  all  bleffings  ftream. 

3  But  au!  the  types  were  all  too  femtj 
His  forrow9  or  his  worth  to  paint  : 
Slight  was  the  ftroke  of  Mole/  red, 
But  he  endur'dthe  wrath  of  God. 

4  Their  outward  rock  could  feci  no  pa 
But  our's  was  wounded,  torn,  and  (lain  j 
The  rock  gave  but  a  tvat'ry  fl< 

But  Jesus  pour'd  forth  ilreams  of  blood, 
earth  is  like  their  wildemefs, 
land  of  drought  and  fore  diitrefs  ; 

Without 


i$o     II.     CORINTHIANS.         Bk.  1, 

Without  one  it  ream  from  pole  to  pole, 
Tofatisfya  thirftj  foul. 

!>  But  let  the  Saviour's  praife  refound  ; 
In  him  refreihing  flreams  are  found, 
Which  pardon,  itrength,  and  comfort  give, 
And  thirfly  tinners  drink  and  live. 


II.     CORINTHIANS. 

CXXIX.  My  grace \UfujfuUt* for  thee.  Chap,  s 

,PPP.  ESS'D  with  unbelief  and  tin, 

without,  and  fears  within  ; 
While  earth  and  hell,  with  force  combin'd, 
AJTault  an  1  terrify  my  mind. 

2  What  ftrength  have  I  again  ft  fuch  foes, 

ch  holts  and  legions  to  oppofe  I 
Alas  !  I  tremble,  faint,  and  fall  ; 
Lord,  fave  me,  or  I  give  up  all. 

3  Thus  forely  prefl   I  fought  the  Lo*D> 
To  give  me  iome  fweet  cheering  word  ; 

ain  1  fought,  and  yd 
[ted  long  but  not  in  \ 

4  Oh  !   'twas  a  cheei  rd  indeed  1 
Exai                     to  my  nerd  ; 

ufiicient  for  thee  is  my  grace, 
Thy  weaknefi  my  great  pow'r 

5  New  1  defpond  ai  d  mourn  no  move, 
I  welcqme  all  I  fear'd  befo 

Tho'  weak,  I'm  itrong  ;  tho'  troubled,  blfi> 
(  wn  pew'r  (hall  on   me  r 

6  M 

But  his  is  boundkh?  as  the  (a 

Then 


Hy.  130.        G  A  L  A  T  I  A  N  S.       137 

Then  let  me  boaft  with  holy  Paul, 
That  I  am  nothing,  Christ  is  all  i 


G    A     L     A     T     I     A     N     S. 

CXXX.        The    inward  warfare.      Chap.   v.    17* 

1  QTRANGE  and  myflerious  is  my  life, 
1^3    What  oppofites  I  feel  within  I 

A  liable  peace,  a  conflant  flrife  ; 
The  rule  of  grace,  the  power  of  fin   : 

Too  often  I  am  captive  led, 

Yet  daily  triumph  in  my  head. 

2  I  prize  the  privilege  of  pray'r 

But  oh  !   what  backwardnefs  to  pray, 
Though  on  the  Lord  I  cad  my  care, 
I  feel  its  burden  ev'ry  day   : 
I  feck  his  will  in  all  I   do, 
Yet  find  my  own  is  working  too.. 

3  I  call  the  promifes  my  own, 

And  prize  them  more  than  mines  of  gold  ; 
Yet  though  their  fweetnefs  I  have  known, 
They  leave  me  unimprefs'd  and   cold  ; 
One  hour  upon  the  truth  I  feed, 
The  next  I  know  not  what  I  read. 

4.   I  love  the  holy  day  of  reft, 

When  Jesus  meets  his  gather *d  faints  :. 

Sweet  day  !    of  all  the  week  the  beft  ; 

For  its  return  my  fpirit  pants  : 
Yet  often,  through  my  unbelief, 
It  proves  a  day  of  guilt  and  grief. 

5  While  on  my  Saviour  I  rely, 

I  know  my  foes  (hall  lofe  their  aim  ; 
And  therefore  dare  their  pow'r  defy, 
AlTurM  of  conqueft  through  his  name  : 
But  foon  my  confidence  is  flain, 
And  all  my  fears  return  again, 

M.  2  6  Thu» 


y3S  PH1LIPPI  A  N  S.      Bk.  X. 

6  Thus  dirPrent  powers  within  me  ftrive, 
And  grace  and  fin  by  turns  prevail  ; 
I  grieve,  rejoice,  decline,  revive, 
And  vicVry  hangs  in  doubtful  fcale  ; 
But  Jesus  has  his  promife  paft, 
That  grace  fhall  overcome  at  laft. 


PHILIPPIANS. 

CXXXI.      (c)    Contentment    (i).      Chap.    i\\    it* 

i    T7UERCE  paHions  difcompofe  the  mind, 
JL        As  tempefts  vex  the:  fea  ; 
But  calm  content  and  peace  we  find, 
When,  Lord,  we  turn  to  thee. 

C   In  vain  by  reafon  and  by  rule, 
We  try  to  bend  the  will  ; 
For  none  but  in   the  Saviour's  fchool, 
Can  learn  the  heav'nly  (kill. 

3  Since  at  his  feet  my  foul  has  fat* 

His  gracious  words  to  hear, 
Contented  with  my  prefent  ftate, 
I  call  on  him  my  care. 

4  "  Art  thou  a  finner,  foul  ?   (he  faid) 

Then  how  canit  thou  complain  ? 
How  light  thy  troubles  here,  if  wdgh'd 
With  everlafting  pain. 

5  "  If  thou  of  murmuring  would'ft  be  cur'd 

Compare  thy  griefs  with  mine  ; 
Think  what  my  love  for  thee  endur'd, 
And  thou  wilt  net  repine. 

6.  "  >Tis  I  appoint  thy  'daily  lot. 
And  I  do  all  things  well  ; 


(i)  Book  III,     Hymn  $5- 


Hv.   132.  HEBREWS.  139 

Thou  foon  (halt  leave  this  wretched  fpot, 
And  rife  with  me  to  dwell. 

7  "  In  life  my  gTace  (hall  ftrength  fupply, 

Proportion 'd  to  thy  day  ; 
At  death  thou  dill  (halt  find  me  nigh, 
To  wipe  thy  tears  away." 

8  Thus  I  who  once  my  wretched  days, 

la  vain  repinings  fpent  ; 
Taught  in  mv  Saviour's  fchool  of  grace, 
Have  learn* d  to  be  content. 


HEBREWS. 
CXXXII      (c)   Old  Te/lamsnt  Gofpel  Chap.  iv.  2, 

I         TSRAEL  in  ancient  day, 

J_    Not  only  had  a  view 

Of  Sinai  in  a  blaze, 

But  learn'd  the  gofpel  too  : 
The  types  and  figures  were  a  glafs, 
In  which  they  faw  theSaviour  s  face* 

z        The  pafchal  facrifice, 

And  blood-befprinkled  door  (i)9 
*     Seen  with  enlightened  eyes, 

And  once  apply'd  with  power, 
Would  teach  the  need  of  other  blood. 
To  reconcile  an  angry  God. 

$        The  Lamb,  the  Dove,  fet  forth, 

His  perfect  innocence  (2), 

Whofe  blood  of  matchlefs  worthy 

Should  be  the  foul's  defence  ; 
For  he   who  can  for  fin  atone, 
Muft  have  no  failings  of  his  own. 

4        The  fcape  goat  on  his  head     3) 
The  people's  trefspafs  bore, 

(1)  Exodus,  xji.  13,      [%)  Lev.  *ii.  6.    (3)  lev.  2.  vi  -zrt 

And 


t&  H  E  B  R  E  W  S.  Bk  E 

And  to  the  defer t  led, 

Was  to  be  feen  no  more  : 
In  him  our  furety  fecm'd  to  fay, 
"  Behold  I  bear  your  fins  away.'*" 

J        Dipt  in  his  fellow's  blood, 

The  living  bird  went  free  ( I )  ; 

The  type  well  underflood, 

Expref&'d  the  finner  s  plea  ; 
Defcrib'd  a  guilty  foul  enlarg'd, 
And  by  a  Saviours  death  difcharg'd. 

5       Jesus  I  love  to  tiace 

Throughout  the  facred  page  ; 
The  footiltps  of  thy  grace, 
The  fame  in  ev'ry  age   ' 
O  grant  that  I  may  faithful  be 
To  clearer  light  vouchfaf'd  to  me. 

CXXXI1I.      The  Word  quick  and  powerful. 
Chap.   iv.      12,    13. 

1  r  A  ^  HE  word  of  Christ,  our  Lord, 

JL        With  whom  we  have  to  do  j 
Is  (harper  than  a  two-edg'd  fword, 
To  pierce  the  finner  through  ! 

2  Swift  as  the  lightning's  blaze, 
When  awful  thunders  roll, 

It  fills  the  ccincience  with  amaze, 
And  penetrates  the  foul.. 

3  No  heart  can  be  conceal'd 
From  his  all- piercing  eyes, 

Each  thought  and  purpofe  ftand3  reveal'd^ 
Naked,  without  difguife. 

4.       He  fees  his  people's  fears, 

He  notes  their  mournful  cry, 
He  cou :-.ts  their  fighs  and  falling  tearc: 
And  helps  them  from  on  high* 

(1)  Lcv.iiv.  $**+•$$* 


If4.        H  E  B  R  E  W  S.  i+i 

5  Tho*  feeble  is  their  good, 
It  has  his  kind  regard  ; 

Yeai  all  they  would  do,  if  they  could  ( I  ) 
Shall  find  a  fure  reward. 

6  He  fees  the  wicked  too, 
Aid  will  repay  them  foon, 

For  all  the  evil  deeds  they  do, 
Andall  they  would  have  done(  2)* 

7  Since  all  our  fecret  ways 

Are  mark'd  and  known  by  thee. 
Afford  us  Lord,  thy  light  of  grace, 
That  we  ourfelves  may  fee. 

CXXXIV.  Looking  unto  Jesus.  Chap.  xiL  2. 

1    T3  Y  various  maxims,  forms,  and  rules, 
J3   That  pafs  for  wifdom  in  the  fchools, 
I  flrove  my  paffion  to  reflrain  ; 
But  all  my  (efforts  prov'd  in  vain. 

2  But  fince  the  favjour  I  have  known, 
My  rules  are  all  reduc'dto  one  ; 

To  keep  my  Lord  by  faith  in  view. 
This  ftrength  fupplics  and  motives  too* 

3  I  fee  him  lead  a  fufPring  life, 
Patient  amidft  reproach  and  ftrife  ; 
And  from  this  pattern  courage  take 
To  bear,  and  fufTcr  for  his  fake. 

4  Upon  the  crofs  I  fee  him  bleed, 
And  by  the  fight  from  guiltam  freed  • 
This  light  deftrpya  the   life  of  fin', 
And  quickens  heav'nly  life  within. 

5  To  look  to  Jesus  as  he  rofe, 
Confirms  my  faith,  difarra  my  foes  ; 
Satan  I  flume  and  overcome, 

By  pointing  to  my  Saviour's  tomb. 

1  Kings  viii.     i2.     (-)  Matt,  v.  28. 

6  Exalted 


Y'ii  H  E  B  R  E  W  S.  Bk,  l> 

6  Exalted  on  his  glorious  throne, 

I  fee  him  make  my  caufe  his  uvvn  ; 
Then  all  my  anxious  cares  fubfide, 
For  Jesus  lives  and  will  provide, 

7  I  fee  him  look  with  pity  down, 

And  hold  in  view  the  conq'ror's  crown  ; 
If  prefs'd  with  griefs  and  cares  before, 
My  foul  revives,  nor  afks  for  more. 

S   By  faith  I  fee  the  hour  at  hand, 

When  in  his  prefence  I  (hall  ftand  ; 
Then  it  will  be  my  endlefs  bill's, 

To  fee  him  where  and  as  he  is. 

CXXXV.      Love-TJens.   Chap,  xii.  5— n, 

1  A    FFLICTIONS  do  not  come  alone, 
jLV    A  voice  attends  the  rod  ; 

By  both  he  to  his  faints  is  known, 
A   Father  and  a  God  ! 

2  "  Let  not  my  children  flight  the  Ilroke 

I  for  chailifement  fend  ; 
Nor  faint  beneath  my  kind  rebuke, 
For  I  am  ftiil  their  friend. 

3  u  The  wicked  I  perhaps  may  leave 

A  while  and  not  reprove  ; 

But  all  the  children  I  receiTC^ 

I  fcourge  becaufe  i  love. 

4  M  If  therefore  we  were  left  without 

This  needful  difcipli 
You  Blight  with  caufe  admit  a* doubt, 
If  you  indeed  were  mine. 

^  "  Shall  earthly  {  •  ex  peel: 

Their  children  to  fubmtt  ? 
Arid  will  not  you  \ 
Be  humbled  at  my  I 


Hy.  136.       REVEL  ATIO  N.  H3 

5   "  To  pleafe  themfelves  they  oft  chaftife, 
And  put  their  fori*  to  pain  ; 
But  you  are  precious  in  my  eyes, 
And  (hall  not  fmart  in  vain. 

7  "  I  fee  your  hearts  at  prefent  fill'd 

With  grief  and  deep  diilrefs  ; 
But  foon  thefe  bitter  feeds  mail  yield 
The  fruits  of  nghteoufnefs.,> 

8  Break  thro'   the  clonds,  dear  Lord,  and  fliine  I 

Let  us  perceive  thee  nigh  ! 
And  to  each  mourning  child  of  thine  • 

Thefe  .gracious  words  apply. 

REVELATION. 

CXXXVI.     EPHESUS.     Chap.  ii.   i— yk 

j    rn  HUS  faith  the  Lord  to  Ephefus, 
1       And  thus  he  fpeaks  to  fome  of  us  > 
"  Amidft  my  churches,  lo  I  ftand, 
And  hold  the  pafiures  in  my  hand. 

3   "  Thv  works  to  me  are  fully  known, 

Thy  patience,  and  thy  toil,   I  own  ; 

Thy  views  of  gofpel  truth  are  clear, 

Nor  canft  thou  other  doctrine  bear. 
g    "  Yet  I  mud  blame  while  1  approve  } 

Where  is  thy  firft  thy  fervent  love  ? 

Doll  thou  forget  my  love  to  thee, 

That  thine  is  grown  fo  faint  to  me  ? 

4  "  Recall  to  mind  the  happy  days 

When  thou  wait  fill'd  with  joy  and  praife  > 
Repent,  thy  former  works  renew, 
Then  I'll  reflore  thy  comforts  too. 

jj  "   Return  at  once,  when  I  reprove. 
Left  I  thy  candleftick  remove  $ 

And 


T44  REVELATIO  Nt,         B*,  I 

And  thou,  too  late,  thy  lofs  lament, 
1  warn  before  1  (bike,— Repent/' 

6  Hearken  to  what  the  fpirit  faith, 
To  him  that  overcomes  by  faith  ; 
"  The  fruit  of  life's  unfading  tree, 
In  paradife  his  food  (hall  be." 

CXXXVII.  Smyrna.     Chap.  ii.    i£ 

1  nn  HE  meffage  firil  to  Smyrna  fent, 

X      A  meflage  full  ©f  grace  ; 
To  all  the  Saviour's  flock  is  meant, 
In  ev'ry  age  and  place. 

2  Thus  to  his  church  his  chofen  bride, 

Saith  the  great  Firil  and  Lad, 
"  Who  ever  lives,  tho'  once  he  dy'd, 
Hold  thy  prcfefiion  faft. 

3  "  Thy  works  and  forrow  well  1  know, 

Perform' d  and  born  for  me  ; 
Poor  tho'  thou  art,  defpis'd  and  low, 
Yet  who  is  rich  like  thee  ? 

4  "   1  know  thy  foes,  and  what  they  fay, 

How  long  they  have  blafphem'd  ; 
The  fynagogue  of  Satan,  they, 
Tho'  they  would  Jews  be  cleem'd, 

5  "  Tho'  Satan  for  a  feafon  rage, 

Andprifor.sbe   your  lot  ; 
I  am  your  friend*  and  I  engage 
You  mail  not  be  forgot. 

6  "  Be  faithful  unto  death,  nor  fear 

A  Lv:  fhort  days  of  tlrife  ; 
Behold  !   the  prize  you  foon  (hall  wear 
A  crown  of  cndlefs  life  i" 

7  Hear  what  the  holy  Spkit  faith 

Of  all  who  overcome; 

nicy 


Hy.   132.       REVELATION.  145 

"  They  (hall  efcape  the  fecond  death, 

The  Turner's  awful  doom  ! 
CXXXVIL1.     (c)   S anils.  Chap.  iii.    1—6.    ► 

1  «   TTTRITE   to  Sardis  (faith  the  Lord) 

V  V       And  write  what  he  declares  ; 
He  whofe  fpirit,  and  whofe  word, 
Upholds  the  feven  flars  : 
All  thy  works  and  ways  I  fearch, 
Find  thy  zeal  and  love  decay' d  ; 
Thou  ait  call'd  a  living  church, 
But  thou  art  cold  and  dead. 

2  "  Watch,  remember,  feek  and  drive, 

Exeit  your  former  pains  : 
1  Let  thy  timely  care  revive, 

And  ftrengthen  what  remains: 
Cleanfe  thine  heart,  thy  words  amend, 
Former  times  to  mind  recall  ; 
Left  my  fudden  ftroke  defcend, 

And  fmite  thee  once  for  all, 

3  "  Yet  I  number  now  in  thee 

A  few  that  are  upright  ; 
Thefe  my  Father's  face  fhall  fee, 

And  walk  with  me  in  white  : 
When  in  judgment  I  appear, 
They  for  mine  mall  be  conftft  ; 
Let  my  faithful  fervants  hear, 

Ar-d  wee  be  to  the  rtft.'' 

CXXXIX.  Philadelphia.     Chap.  iii.   7— 

1  r~T^HUS  faith  the  holy  One.  and  true, 

JL      To  his  beloved  faithful  few  ; 
"  Of  heav'n  and  hell  I  hold  the  keys, 
To  (hut  or  open  as  I  pleafe. 

2  "  I  know  thy  works,  and  I  approve, 

flrength,    iincerr  thy  lo\ 
N  Co 


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REVELATION.  Bk.  I. 


Go  or.  my  word  and  name  to  own, 
For  none  (hall  rob  thee  of  thy  crown. 

3  "  Before  thee  fee  my  mercy's  door 
Stands  open  wide  to  fnut  no  more  ; 

Fear  not  temptations  fiery  day, 

For  I  will  be  thy  ftrength  and  flay, 

4  "  Thou  haft  my  promife,hold  it  fail, 
The  trying  hour  will  foon  be  pad  ; 
Rejoice,  for  lo  !  I  quickly  come, 
To  take  thee  too  my  heavenly  home. 

5  "  A  pillar  there  no  more  to  move, 
Infcrib'd  with  all  my  names  of  love  ; 
A  monument  of  mighty  grace, 
Thou  fhalt  forever  have  a  place." 

6  Such  is  the  conqueror's  reward, 
Prepared  and  promiVd  by  the  Lord! 
Let  him  that  hath  the  ear  of  faith, 
Attend  to  what  the  fpirit  faith. 

CXL.     Laodtcca.     Chap.   iii.    r^ — 2o„ 

1  TT EAR  what  the  Lord, the  great  Amen, 
JL  A     j  he  true  and  faithful  witneis,  fays  ! 
He  form'd  the  vail  creation's  plan, 

And  fearchcs  all  our  hearts  and  ways. 

2  To  fome  he  fpeaks  as  once  of  old, 
"  I  know  thee,  thy  profcflion's  vain  ; 
Since  thou  art  neither  hot  nor  cold 
111  fpit  thee  from  me  with  difdain. 

3  "  Thou  boafled  I   am  wife  and  rich, 
Encreas'd  in  goods,  and  nothing  need  ; 
And  doll  not  know  thou  art  a  wretch, 
Naked  and  poor,  and  blind,  and  dead. 

4  "  Yet  while  I  thus  rebuke,  1  love, 
My  mcflage  is  in  mercy  fent  ; 

That 


Hy.  141.  REVELATION.  i\l 

That  thou  may'il  my  compaffion  prove, 
I  can  f-jrgive  if  thou  repent. 

6  "  Would'ft  thou  be  truly  rich  and  wife  ? 
Come  buy  my   gold  in   fire  well  try'd, 
My  ointment  to  anoint  thti 
My  robe,  thy  nakednefa  to  hide. 

6  "  See  at  thy  door  I  ftand  and  knock  ! 
P>  ,  In? 
Quickly  thy  ftubbom  heart  unlock; 
That  1  may  enter  with  my  train. 

7  "  Thou  canil  not  entertain  a  king, 
Unworthy  thou  of  fuch  a  gueil  ! 
But   1    my  own  provifior.s  bring, 
To  make  thy  foul  a  heav'nly  fearl.*' 

CXLI.    The  Utile  Bool.  (1).  Chap.  ft 

1  TTTHEN  the  bcWd  difciple  took 

V  V      The  angels  little  open  book  ; 
ch  by  the  Lord's  command  he  eat, 
It  tailed  bitter  after  fweet, 

2  Thus  when  the  gofpel  is  embrae'd, 
At  firfl:  'tis  fweeter  to  the  taite 
Than  honey,  or  the  honey  comb, 
But  there's  a  bitternefs  to  come. 

3  What  fweetnefs  does  the  promife  yield, 
When  by  the  Spirit's  pow'r  feal'd  ? 
The  longing  foul  is  fill  d  with  good, 
Nor  feels  a  wifh  for  other  food. 

4  By  thefe  inviting  taftes  allur'd, 
We  pafs  t    what  mud  be  endur'd  ; 
For  foon  we  find  it  is  decree 
That  bitter  mud  to  fweet  fucceed. 

5  When  fin  revives  and  (hews  its  pow'r, 
When  Satan  threatens  to  devour, 

,     (j)  Book   III.  Hymn  27. 

Wl 


14?  REVELATION.  Bk.  L 

When  God  afflicts  and  men  revile, 
We  draw  our  fteps  with  pain  and  toil. 

6  When  thus  deferted,  tempeft-toft, 
The  fenfe  of  former  fweetnefs  loft  ; 
We  tremble  left  we  were  deceiv'd 
In  thinking  that  we  once  believ'd- 

7  The  Lord  firft  makes  the  fweetnefs  known, 
To  win  and  fix  us  for  his  own  ; 

And  though  we  now  fome  bitter  meet, 
We  hope  for  cverlafting  fweet. 


A  TABLE 


T       A 


A 

B 


TO     THE      FIRST    BOOK, 


According  to  the  Order  and  Suljecl  of  the  Hymns, 


GENESIS. 

Hjmn.                       Chap. 

i  Adam 

3 

2   Cain  and  Abel 

4 

3  1     Walking 

4  j     with  God 

5 

5    Lot  in  Sodom 

M 

6  1     The  Lord 

7  J"    will  provide 

22 

8  Efau 

2<? 

9  Jacob's  ladder 

28 

I  o  My  name  is  Jacob 

32 

i  i    Plenty  in  dearth 

41 

12  Jof.  made  known 

to  his  brethren 

45 

EXODUS. 

13   The  bitter  waters 

i* 

14  Jehovah-Rophi 

»5 

15    Manna 

26 

16  Manna  hoarded 

16 

j  7   Jehovah -Nifli 

17 

1 8  The  golden  calf 

32 

NUMBERS. 

H> 

rmn.                       Chap. 

20 

Balaam's  wifli 

23 

JOSHUA. 

21 

Gibeon 

10 

JUDGES. 

2  2 

Jehovah-Shallom 

6 

M 

Gideon's  fleece 

6 

2  + 

Sampfon's  lion 

U 

[.    SAMUEL 

2<? 

Hannah  or  the 

throne  of  grace 

1 

26 

Dag- on  before  the 

Ark 

$ 

,27 

Milch  kine  draw- 

ing the  Ark 

6 

28 

Saul's  armour 

IV 

LEVITICUS. 

19   The  trut  Aaron       8 1 
N  ^ 


II.    SAMUEL. 

29  David's  fall  12 

30  Is  this  thy  kind- 
nefs  to  thy  friend      16 


h  KINGS, 


150  A    TABLE, 

I.     KINGS.  PSALM  S. 


Hymn.  Chap, 

Afk  what  1  (hall 
Cfive  tl  - 


3i    1 
32    ( 

S3    J 


34  Queen  of  Sheba       ic 

35  Elijah  fed  by 
Ravens  1 7 

36  The  meal  and 

crufe  of  oil  1  7 


II.     KINGS. 

37  Jericho  or  the 
waters  healed 

38  Naaman 

39  The  borrowed  axe 

40  More  with  us  than 

ith  them 


I.  CHRONICLES. 

41    Faith's  review  and 

»  i' 


NEHEMIA  H. 

42  The  joy  of  the  Lord 
is  our  ftrength  c 


j  O  B. 

.;3    O   tljfct   I  wc 

pa  ft 


P  S  A  L  M  S. 
thee 


Hymn.  Cliap 

47  1    The  belie 

48  \      fafcty 

49  He  led  them  by 
a  right  way 

0  What  (hall  I 
render 

1  Dwell  nig  in 

lech 


91 

1G7 
116 


120 


PROVERBS. 

52  Wifdom 

53  A  friend  that  flick- 
eth  clofer  than  a 
brother  1 8 


ECCLESIASTES. 

j 4  Vanity  of  life  I 

75  Vanity  of  the  world   : 
j 6  Vanity  of  c 
iified 


solomc: 

57   The  name  of 


I  S  A  I  A  H. 

58    O  Lord  I  v. 
pr; 

.'. 
of  tl 

of  G 

to  me  an 
be  ye  Caved 


33 


A     TABLE.  151 

I  S  A  I  A  H.  I  Z  E  C  H  A  R  I  A  II. 


Hymn.                    Chap* 

Chap. 

62    The  good  Phy-    * 

I76 

the 

fician 

45! 

Lord's  pre' 

■2 

63  To  the  affli&ed 

5477 

A  brand  plucked 

64  The  contrite 

out  of  the  fire 

3 

heart 

5778 

On  one  ft  cue  (hall 

65  The  future  peace 

be  feven  eyes 

3 

and  glory  pf  the 

!?9 

Praife  for  the  foun- 

church 

60 

tain  opened 

n 

JEREMIAH,    j 

M  ALAC  H  I. 

66   Trufl  of  the  righ- 

•80 

They  fnall  be  niine 

teous  and  wicked 

171 

faith  the  Lord* 

i 

67   Jehovah  ourrigh- 

teoufnefs 

23!     MATTHEW 

68   Ephraim  repent- 

.Si 

The  beggar 

1 

3182 

The  leper 

A  flckfoul 

9 

LAMENTATfONS. 

1  ^ 

69  The  L 

The  ; 

»3 

lion 

• 

\VJieat  and  tares 
Peter  walk  big  on 
aters 

^  3 

EZERIEL 

1 

14 

70   Humbled  and  fir 

88 

tan  of  Ca- 

lenced by  mercy 

16 

naan 

*5 

71    The  cover. :. 

What  think  ve  of 

72   Jehovah  Sham- 

. 

Chrift  ? 

22 

in  ah 

The  foolifh  vi; . 
Peter  finning  and 

25 

D  A  N  I  E  L. 

^L 

2'-; 

and 
triumph  of  faith  3 

,  6\ 

M  A  R 

74  B . 

Legion  difpoi- 

—  93 

_J  O  N  A  H. 

S 

•r     i                    ° 

75  Th 

4 

1 

152                A     T 

A 

B  L  E. 

M  A  R  K. 

J  0  H  N. 

Hyrr.n.                        Chap. 

Hymn.                        Chap. 

94   But  one  loaf 

8 

116   The  refurrection 

95    Bartemius 

IC 

and  the  life             1 1 

96    Huufe  of  prayer 

1 1 

117    Weeping  Mary      20 

97   The  blafted  fig-tree  1 1 

118    1     Lovell  thou 

I    ¥  r\         I           m  a    P                                     *">   T 

LUKE. 

119    j      me  :                    z  \ 

98   The  two  debtors 

7 

ACTS. 

99  The  good  Sama- 

120 Death  of  Stephen    7 

ritan 

IC 

121   The  rebel's  fur- 

ico  Martha  and 

render  to  grace        9 

Mary 

IC 

1  22    Peter  releafed 

10 1    The  heart  taken 

1 1 

from  piifon             1  2 

102   The  worldling 

12 

[23   The  trembling 

1 03    Barren  fig-tre« 

'3 

gaoler                        1 6 

104  The  prodigal 

*5 

1  24  The  exorcills         19 

1 05   The  rich  man 

125   Paul's  voyage        27 

and  Lazarus 
106  The  importunate 

16 

ROMANS. 

widow 

i^ 

126  The  good  that  I 

107  Zaccheus 

19 

would  1  do  not        7 

108    Believer's  danger 

127    Salvation  draw- 

and fafety 

2  2 

ing  nearer                13 

I09   Father  Forgive 
them 

25 

1.  CORINTHIANS. 

a  10  The  two  male- 

138  That  rock  was 

factors 

23 

thrift                    10 

JOHN. 

II.  CORINTHIANS. 

ill    Woman  of  Samaria  4 

129  My  grace  is  fuf- 

112  7     To^l  of  Beth- 

113  }     faida 

5 

ficient  for  thee        1  2 

114  The  difciples 

G  A  LAT1ANS. 

at  fea 

6 

1  30   The  inward  war- 

11  j    Will  ye  alfo  go 

fare                              5 

away  ? 

6 

i 

PHILIP- 

A    T  A  B 


PH1LIPPIANS. 
Hymn.  Chap.   Hymn. 

131   Contentment  4135  Love  tokens, 


L  E.  153 

HEBREWS. 

Chap. 


12 


[  E  B  R  E  W    S.      REVELATION. 

2 
2 


i$i  Old  Teiiament 
gofpel 

133  The  word  quick 
and  powerful 

134  Looking  unto 
Jefus 


136  Ephefus 
4' 1 37   Smyrna 

1 1 38   Sard  is 
4  139   Philadelphia 

1 1 40  Laodicea 
12141  The  little  book 


3 

3 

3 

10 


END  OF  THE  FIRST  BOOK, 


OLNEY 


O  L  N  E  Y    H-YMNS,^. 


BOOK     II. 

On  occnf.onal  Subjcfls. 


I.  Seasons. 

II.  Ordinances. 


III.  Providences, 

IV.  Creation. 


I.     SEASONS. 

N  E  W-Y  E  A  R's     HYMNS. 

I.      Time  how  fwift. 

1   "\7[7rHILE  wIth  ceafekfs  conrfc  the  fun 
V  V        Hailed  through  the  former  year, 
Many  fouls  their  race  have   run, 
Never  more  to  meet  us  here  ; 
Fix'd  In  an  eternal  ftate, 
They  have  clone  with  all  below ; 
We  a  little  longer  wait, 
But  how  little — none  can  know. 

2   As  the  winged  arrow  flics, 
Speedily  the  mark  to  find  ; 
As  the  lightning  from  the  fleies, 
Darts  and  leaves  no  trace  behind  ; 

thus  our  fleeting  days 
Bear  us  down  life's  rapid  ftrcam  ; 
Upwards,  Lord,  our  ipirits  raife, 
All  below  is  but  a  dream. 


3  Thanks 


Hv.  2.  SEASON  S.  itf 

3   Thanks  for  mercies  pall  receive, 

Pardon  of  our  fins  renew  ; 

Teach  us,  henceforth,  how  to  live 

With  eternity  in  v.'ew  : 

Elcfs  chy  word  to  young  and  old, 

Fill  us  wiih  a  Saviour  s  love  ; 

And  when  life's  fhort  tale  is  told, 

May  we  dwell  with  thee  above. 

II.    Time  howJJoort. 

I    y  I  MME,  with  an  unwearied  hand, 
X     Puflies  round  the  feafons  pad  ; 
And  in  life's  frail  glafs,  the  fand 
Sinks  apace  not  long  to  latt  : 
Many,  as  well  as  you  or  1, 
Who  laft  year  afTembled  thus, 
In  their  filent  graves  now  lie  ; 
Graves  will  open  foon  for  us  I 

2   Daily  fin,  and  care,  and  ft  rife, 
While  the  Lord  prolongs  our  breath* 
Make  it   but  a  dying  life, 
Or  a  kind  of  living  death  : 
Wretched  they,  and  mod  forlorn, 
Who  no  better  portion  kr.ow  ; 
Better  ne'er  to  have  been  born, 
Than  to  have  our  all  below. 

When  conflrain'd  to  go  alone, 
Leaving  all  you  love  behind, 
En t 'ring  on  a  world  unknown, 
What  will  then  fupport  your  mind  ? 
When  the  Lof^d  his  fummons  fends  (i), 
Earthly  eomforts  lofe  their  pow'r  ; 
Honour,  richts,  kindred,  fric 
Cannot  cheer  a  dying  hour. 

j.  Ilnppy  fouls  who  fear  the  Lord  1 
Time  is  not  too  fwift  for  you  ; 

(1)  Ifaiah,  x.  3. 

When 


156*  SEASONS.  13k.  II- 

When  your  Saviour  gives  the  word, 
Glad  you'll  bid  the  world  adieu  : 
Then  he'll  wipe  away  your  te^rs, 
Near  himfelf  appoint  your  place  ; 
Swifter  fly,  ye  rolling  years, 
Lord  we  long  to  fee  thy  face. 

III.    Uncertainty  of  Life, 

t    O  EE  !   another  year  is  gone  ! 
£3    Quickly  have  the  feafons  pail  ! 
This  we  enter  now  upon 
May  to  many  prove  their  lafl  : 
Mercy  hitherto  has  fpar'd, 
But  have  mercies  been  improv'd  I 
Let  us  afk,  Am  I  prepaid, 
Should  1  be  this  year  remov'd  ? 

2  Some  we  now  no  longer  fee, 
Who  their  mortal  race  have  run  ; 
Seem'd  as  fair  for  life  as  we, 
When  the  former  year  begun   ; 
Some,  but  who  God  only  knows, 
Who  are  here  aiTemblcd  now, 
Ere  the  prefent  year  fliall  clofe, 
To  the  firoke  of  death  mult  bow. 

3  Life  a  field  of  battle  is, 
Thoufands  fall  within  our  view  ; 
And  the  next  death-bolt  that  flies, 
May  be  fent  to  me  or  you  : 

While  we  preach,  and  while  we  hear, 
Kelp  us,  Lord,  each  one  to  think, 
Vaft  eternity  is  near, 
I  am  (landing  on  the  brink. 

^   If  fr  >m  guilt  and  fin  fet  free, 
By  the  know!  .  e  ; 

Welcome,  then,  the  cfill  will  be. 
To  depart  and  fie  tl 


Hv.  4.  SEASONS.  1Sl 

To  thy  faints,  while  here  below, 
With  new  years,  new  mercies  come  ; 
But  the  happitit   year  they  know, 
Is  their  ldft  which  leads  them  home. 

IV.  <d Nezu-Tear's  Thought  and    Prayer* 

5   r"T1  IME,  by  moments  deals  away, 
X    Firif  tne  hour  and  then  the  day, 

Small  the  daily  lofs  appears, 

Yet  it  foon  amounts  to  years: 

Thu3  another  year  is  flown, 

Now  it  is  no  more  our  own  ; 

If  it  brought  or  promiVdgood, 

Then  the  years  before  the  flood. 
2  But  (may  -none  of  us  forget) 
It  has  left  us  much  in  debt  ; 
Favours  from  the  Lord  receiv'd. 
Sins  that  have  his  Spirit  griev'd, 
Mark'd  by  an  unerring  hand, 
In   his  book  recorded  itand  ; 
Who  can  tell  the  vaft  amount, 
Plac'd  to  each  of  our  account  ? 

3   Happy  the  believing  foul ! 
Christ  for  you  has  paid  the  whoIej 
While  you  own  the  debt  in  large, 
You  may  plead  a  full  difcharge  t 
But,  poor  carelefs  fuiner  fay, 
What  can  you  to  jnftice  pay  ? 
Tremble  left  when  life  is  pad, 
Into  prifon  you  be  caft  ! 

f.  Will  you  ftill  increafe  the  fcore  f 
Still  be  carelefs  as  before  ? 
Oh,  forbid  it,  gracious  Lord, 
Touch  their  fpirits  by  thy  word  / 
Now,  in  mercy  to  them,  mow, 
What  a  mighty  debt  they  owe  ! 

0  All 


15*  SEASONS.  B*.  TI 

All  their  unbelief  fubdue, 
Let  them  find  forgivenefs  too. 

5  Spar'd  to  fee  another  year, 
Let  thy  blefling  meet  us  here ; 
Come  thy  dying  work  revive, 
Bid  thy  drooping  garden  thrive  ; 
Sun  of  Righteoufneisarife  ! 
Warm  our  hearts  and  blefs  our  eyes  ; 
Let  our  pray'r  thy  bowels  move, 
Make  this  year  a  time  of  love. 

V.      Death  and  War,       1778. 

1  TjARK  !   how  time's  wide  founding  be!) 
JLjL    Strikes  on  each  attentive  ear  ! 
Tolling  loud  the  folemn  knell 

Of  the  late  departed  year  : 
Years,  like  mortals  wear  away, 
Have  theirbirth  and  dying  day; 
Youthful  fpring,  and  wintry  age 
Then  to  otheis  quit  the  ftage. 

2  Sad  experience  may  relate 
What  a  year  the  laft  has  been  I 
Crops  of  forrow  have  been  great  ; 
From  the  fruitful  feeds  of  fin  : 

Oh  !   What  numbers  gay  and  blithe, 
Pell  by  death's  unfparing  fcythe  ? 
While  they  thought  the  world  their  own. 
Suddenly   he  mow'd  them  down. 

3  See  how  war  with  dreadful  flride, 
Marches  at  the  Lord's  command: 
Spreading  defolation  wide, 
Through  a  once  much-favour'd  land: 
War,  with  heart  and  arms  of  fteel, 
Preys  on  thoufands  at  a  meal  ; 
Dally  drinking  human  gore, 

fStiil  he  thirftg  and  calls  for  more, 

A  U 


Hy.  6.  SEASONS. 

4  If  the  God,  whom  we  provoke, 
Hither  fhould  hi9  way  direct  j 
What  a  fin-avenging  ftroke 
May  a  land  like  this  expect  ; 
They  \vho  now  fecurely  ilecp, 
Quicklythen  would  wake  and  weep? 
And  too  late  would  learn  to  fear, 
When  they  faw  the  danger  near. 

J  You  are  fafe  who  know  his  love; 
He  will  all  his  truth  perform; 
To  your  foals  a  refuge  prove, 
From  the  rage  of  ev'ry  Itorm  : 
But  we  tremble  for  the  youth  : 
Teach  them,  Lord, thy  faving  truth; 
Joi.i  them  to  thy  faithful  few, 
Be  to  them  a  refuge  too. 

VI.   Earthly  Profpecis  deceitful 

I  /^V  FT  in  vain  the  voice  of  truth 
\J    Solemnly  and  loudly  warns  ; 
Thoughtlef9,  unexperiene'd    youth  j 
Tho'  it  hears,  the  warning  fcorns  5 
Youth  in  fancy's  glafs  furveys 
Life  prolong'd  to  diflant  years, 
While  the  vaft  imagin'd  fpace 
FilL'd  with  fweets  and  joy  appearsv 

Z  Awful  difappointment,  foon 
Overclouds  the  profpedt  gay; 
Some  their  fun  gows  down  at  noon, 
Torn  by  death's  ftrong  hand  away  ; 
Where  are  then  their  pleafing  fchemes, 
Where  the  joys  they  hop'd  to  find  \ 
Gone  for  ev^r,  like  their  dreams, 
Leaving  not  a  trace  behind. 

3   Others,  who  are  fpar'd  awhile, 
hive  to  weep  o'er  fancy's  cheat; 


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Find 


JOO 


SEASONS.  B*.  II- 


Find  diftrefs,  and  pain,  and  toil, 
Bitter  things  in  Acad  of  fweet : 
Sin  has  fpread  a  curfe  around, 
Poifon'd  all  things  here  below  ; 
On  this  bafc  polluted  ground, 
Peace  and  joy  can  never  grow, 

4  Grace  alone  can  cure  our  ills. 
Sweeten  life  with  all  its  cares  ; 
Regulate  our  flubborn  wills  ; 
Save  us  from  furrounding  fnares  s 
Tho*  you  oft  have  heard  in  vain, 
Former  years  in  folly  fpent  ; 
Grace  invites  you  yet  again, 
Once  more  calls  y^u  to  repent, 

5  CalPd  again,  at  length  beware,  . 
Hear  the   Saviour's  voice  and  live 
Left  he  in  his  wrath    mould  fwear 
He  no  more  will  warning  give  : 
Pray  that  you  may  hear  and  feel, 
Ere  the  day  of  grite  be  pail  ; 
Left  your  hearts  grow  hard  as  fteel, 
Or  this  year  mould  prove  your  laft. 


Hymns  before  annual  Sermons  to  young  People* 
on  New-Yeais  .Evenings. 

VII.     Prayer  for  a  BhjpMg. 

I    VTOW,  gracious   Lord,    thine  armreveal^ 
JLNi      ^ iid  make  thy  glory  known; 
Now  let  us  all  thy  prefence  feel, 
And  [often  hearts  of  ftone  ! 


Help  us  to  venture  near  thy  thrcne, 
And  plead  a  Saviour's  name  ; 

For  all  that  we  can  call  our  own, 
Is  vanity  and  fhame. 


Hy.  8.  SEASONS,  iSj 

3  From  all  the  guilt  of  former  fin 

May  mercy  fet  us  free  ; 
And  let  the  year  we  now  begin, 
Begin  and  end  with  thee. 

4  Send  down  thy  fpirit  from  above, 

That  faints  may  love  thee  more  ; 
And  finners  now  may  learn  to  love, 
Who  never  lov'd  before. 

j  And  when  before  thee  we  appear, 
In  our  eternal  home, 
May  growing  numbers  worfhip  thee, 
And  praife  thee  in  our  room. 

VIII.      (c)      Another, 

j   T)  ES  TOW,  dear  Lord,  upon  our  youth 
J3      The  gift  of  faving  grace  ; 
And  let  the  feed  of  facred  truth 
Fall  in  a  fruitful  place. 

2  Grace  is  a  plant,  whene'er  itgrowfc 

Of  pure  and  heavenly  root  : 
Butfaireft  in  the  youngefl  fhews, 
And  yields  the  fweeteft  fruit. 

3  Ye  carelefs  ones,    O  hear  betimes 

The  voice  of  fov'reign  love  ! 
Your  youth  is  ftain'd  with  many  crimes, 
But  mercy  reigns  above. 

4  True,  you  are  young,  but  there's  a  ftone 

Within  the  youngeft  bread, 
Or  half  the  crimes  which  you  have  done 
Would  rob  you  of  your  reft. 

£  For  you  the  public  pray'r  is  made, 
Oh  !  join  the  public  pray'r  [ 
For  you  the  fecret  tear  is  fned, 
O  flied  youifelves  a  tear  1 

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|6*  SEASONS.  Bk.  II. 

6  We  pray  that  you  may  early  prove 
The  Spirits  pow'r  to  teach  ; 
You  cannot  be  too  young  to  love 
That  Jesus  whom  we  preach. 

IX.      Another. 

±>l        Wmg'd  with  faith  and  pierce  the  flues   - 
lervent  pray'r  (hall  bring  us  down 
Gracious  anfwers  from  the  throne. 

2   Blefs,  O  Lord,  the  opening  year, 
To  each  foul  affembled  here  ; 
Clothe  thy  word  with  pow'r  divine, 
Make  us  willing  to  be  thine. 

J  Shepherd  of  thy  blood- bought  fheep! 
Teach  the  flony  heart  to  weep  ; 
Let  the  blind  have  eyes  to  fee 
See  themfelves,  and  look  on  thee! 

4  Let  the  minds  of  all  our  youth 
Feel  the  force  of  facred  truth  ; 
While  the  gofpel  call  they  hear, 
May  they  learn  to  love  and  fean 

5  Shew  them  what  their  ways  have  be 
Shew  them  the  defeit  of  fin  ; 
Then  thy  dying  love  reveal, 

This  fliall  melt  a  heart  of  ileel.        / 

6  Where  thou  haft  thy  work  begin 
Give  new  ftrength  the  race  to  run  ; 
Scatter  daikneis,  doubts  and  fears, 
Wipe  away  the  mourner's  tears. 

7  Blefs  us  all  both  old  and  young  ; 

ill  forth  prajfe  from  ev'ry  tongue  \ 
Let  the  whole  affembly  prove 
All  thy  pow'r,  i-nd  all  thy  love, 


Hy.   io,  SEASON  Jl  iffj 

X.      Cajllng  the  Go/pel  Net. 

x    TTTHEN   Peter  thro'  the  tedious  night  (i  ) 
V  V      Had  often  call  his  net  in  vain  ; 
Soon  as  the   Lord  appeared  in  light 
He  gladly  let  it  down  again. 

2  Once  more  the  gofpel  net  we  call* 
Do  thou,  O  Lord,  the  effort  own  ; 
We  learn  from  difappointments  palt 
To  reft  our  hope  on  thee  alone. 

3  Upheld  by  thy  fupporting  hand, 
We  enter  on  another  year  ; 

And  now  we  meet  at  thy  command, 
To  feek  thy  gracious  preience  here, 

4  May  this  be  a  much  favour* d  hour, 
To  fouls  in  Satan's  bondage  led  ; 

O  clothe  thy  word  vr ith  fov'reign  power 
To  break  the  rocks  a/id  raife  the  dead  ! 

5  Have  mercy  on  our  num'rous  youth, 
Who  young  in  years  are  old  in  fin  ; 
And  by  thy  fpirit,  and  thy  truth, 
Shew  them  the  ftate  their  fouls  are  in- 

6  Then,  by  a  Saviour's  dying  love 
To  ev'ry  wounded  heart  reveal'd, 
Temptations,  fears,  and  guilt  remove, 
And  be  their  fun,  and  ftrength,  and  fhield. 

7  To  mourners  fpeak  a  cheenne  word, 
On  feeking  fouls  vouchfafe  to  Ihine  ; 
Let  poor  backfliders  be  reitor'd, 
And  all  thy  faints  in  praifes  join. 

)  hear  our  pray'r  and  give  us  hope, 
That  when  thy  voice  (hall  call  us  home^ 
Thou  ftill  wilt  raife  a  people  up, 
To  love  and  praife  thee  in  our  room* 
(i;  Luke,  v.  4, 


l£*  SEASONS.  Bk.  EC, 

XI.      ( c  )   Pleading  for  and  with  Youth . 
1    O  ^N  has  undone  our  wretched  race, 
fc3      But  Jesus  has  reftor'd, 
And  brought  the  finner  face  to  face 
With  his  forgiving  Lord. 

■j  This  we  repeat  from  year  to  year, 
And  prefs  upon  our  youth, 
Lord,  give  them  an  attentive  ear, 
Lord,  fave  them  by  thy  truth* 

3   Blefiings  upon  the  rifmg  race  ! 
Make  this  an  happy  hour, 
According  to  thy  richeft  grace, 
And  thine  almighty  pow'r. 

4.  We  feel  for  your  unhappy  date, 
(May  you  regard  it  too) 
And  would  awhile  ourfelves  forget  f 
To  pour  out  tJray'r  for  you. 

5  We  fee,  though  you  perceive  it  nct7 
The  approaching,  awful  doom  y 
O  tremble  at  the  folemn  thought, 
And  flee  the  wrath  to  come  L 

<5  Dear  Saviour,  let  this  new  born  year 
Spread  an  alarm  abroad  ; 
And  cry,  in  ev  ry  carelefs  ear, 
"  Prepare  to  meet  thy  God  ! 

XII.      (c)      Prayer  for  Children* 

t    S^\  RACIOUS  Lord,  our  children  feaj, 
VJT    By  thy  mercy  we  are  free  j 
But  (hall  thefe,  alas  !    remain 
Subjects  ft  ill  of  Satan's  reign  ? 
Ifrael's  you  lg  ones,  when  of  old 
Pharaoh  threatened  to  withhold  (i)  j 
Then  thy  Meffengor  feidj  "  No  \ 
Let  the  children  aifo  go" 
(i)  Exou,  x    q* 

3  Wfc« 


Hv.  i3.  SEASONS.  i6jj 

2  When  the  angel  of  the  Lord 
Drawing  forth  his   dreadful  fwordj 
Slew  with  an  avenging  hand, 

All  the  firil-born  of  the  land  ( i  )  ; 
The  t  thy  people's  doors  he  pais VI, 
Where  the  bloody  iign  was  plac'd  ; 
Hear  us  now  upon   our  knees, 
Plead  the  blood  of  Chris  r  for  thefe  ! 

3  Lord,  we  tremble,  for  we  know 
How  the  fierce   malicious  foe, 
Wheeling  round  his  watchful  flight, 
Keeps  them  ever  in  his  fight  ; 
Spread  thy  pinions,  King  of  kings  1 
Hide  them  fafe  beneath  thy  wings; 
Leil  the  rav  nous  birds  of  prey 
Stoop,  aud  bear  the  brood  away. 

XIII.   The  Shunamlte   (2). 

1  r  I  ^HL   Shunamite  opprets'd  with  grief, 

JL      When  /he  had  loit  the  fon  {he  lov'd 
Went  to  Elifha  for  relief, 
Nor  vain  her  application  prov'd, 

2  He  fent  his  fervant  on  before 
To  lay  a  ftaff  upon  his  head  ; 
This  he  could  do,  but  do  no  more, 
He  left  him,  as  he  found  him,  dead. 

3  But  when  the  Lord's  almighty  pow'r 
Wrought  with  the  prophet's  pray'r  and  faith. 
The  mother  faw  a  joyful  hour, 

She  faw  ner  child  reitor'd  from  death. 

4  Thus,  like  the  weeping  Shunamite 
For  many,  dead  in  fin   we  grieve  ; 

Now,  Lord, difplay[thine  arm  of  might, 
Caufe  thcrn  to  hear  thy  voice  and  live. 

5  Thy  preachers  bear  the  ftaff  in  vain, 
Though  at  thine  own  command  we  go  ; 

(1)  Exod.  xii.  13.  (2)  %  Kings  iv.  31. 

LORD; 


:66  S  E  A  S  O  N  S.  Bk.  ir, 

Lord,  we  have  try'd  and  try'd  again, 
We  lind  them  dead,  and  leave  them  fo, 

6  Come  then  thyfelf — to  every  heart 

The  glory  of  thy  name  makeknown; 

The  means  are  oar  appointed  part, 

The  pow'r  and  grace  are  thine  alone. 

XIV.      ELIJAHS  Prayer  (i). 
3     1  "^OES  it  not  grief  and  wonder  move, 

XJ  To  think  of  Ifrael's  fhamcful  fall  I 

Who  needed  miracles  to  prove 

Whether  the  Lord  is  God  or  Baal ! 

2  Me  thinks  I  fee  Elijah  iiand, 
Has  features  glow  with  love  and  zeal, 
In  faith  and  pray'r  he   lifts  his  hand, 
And  makes  to  heaven  his  great  appeaL 

3  "  O  God  !  If  I  thv  fervant  am, 
If  'tis  my  meiTage  fills  my  heart  ; 
Now  glor'fy  thy  holy  name, 

And  mow  this  people  who  thou  art  i3* 

4  He  fpake,  and  lo  !  a  fudden  flame 
Confum'd  the  wood,  the  dull,  and  Hone; 
The  people  ilruck,  at  once  proclaim 

u  The  Lord   is  God,  theLoRD  alone/' 

5  Like  him  we  mourn  an  awful  day, 
When  more  for  Baal  thin  God  appear  \ 
Like  him  believers,  let  us  pray, 

And  may  the  God  of  Ifrael  hear? 

6  Lord,  if  thy  fervant  fpeak  thy  truth, 
If  he  indeed  is  fent  by  thee  ; 
Confirm  the  word  to  all  our  youth 
And  let  them  thy  falvation  fee. 

7  Now  may  the  Spirit's  holy  fire 
Pierce  ev'ry  heart  that  hears  thy  word  ; 
Confume  each  hurtful  vain  defire, 

And  make  them  know  thou  art  the  Lokv*    XV- 

(j)  i  Kir>£s  xviiu 


Hv.  1 6.  SEASONS.  *6? 

XV.      Preaching  to  the  dry   Bones.    (  i  ). 

j    T>REACHERS  may  from   Ezekiel's  cafe, 
JL      Draw  hope  in  this  declining  day  ; 

A  proof,  like  this,  of  Sov'reign  grace 
Should  chafe  our  unbelief  away. 

2  When  fent  to  preach  to  mould 'ring-  bones, 
Who  could  have  thought  he  would  fucceed  ? 
But  well  he  knew  the  Lord,  from  (tones 
Could  raife  up  Abra'm's  chofen  feed. 

$  Can  thefebe  made  a  num'rous  hoft, 
And  fuch  dry  bones  new  life  receive  ? 
The  prophet  anfwer'd,  "    Lord  thou  know*ft 
They  (hall,  if  thou  commandment  give.'* 

4  Like  him  around  I  call  mine  eye, 
Andoh !  what  heaps  of  bones  appear ; 
Like  him  by  Jesus  fent  I'll  try, 
For  he  can  caufe  the  dead  to  hear. 

5  Hear,  ye  dry  bones,  the  Saviour's  word  ? 
He,  who  when  dying,  gafp'd  "  Forgive,'' 
That  gracious  finner-loving  Lord, 
Says,  look  to  me  dry  bones,  and  live." 

6  Thou  heav'nly  wind  a  wake  and  blow*, 
In  anfwer  to  the  pray'r  of  faith  ; 
Now  thine  almighty  influence  mow, 
And  fill  dry  bones  with  living  breath. 

7  Oh  make  them  hear,  and  feel,  and  make; 
And,  at  thy  call,  obedient  move  ; 

The  bonds  of  death  and  Satan  break, 
And  bone  to  bone  unite  in  love. 

XVI.    The  Rod  of  MOSES. 
HEN  Mofes  wavM  his  myftic  rod 
What  wonders  follow  d  while  he  fpokej? 
(i)  Ezckicl  ixxvii, 

firm 


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SEASONS.  Ek.  II 

Firm  as  a  wall  the  waters  flood  ( i ) 
Orgufh'd  in  rivers  from  the  rock(2)! 

2  At  his  command  the  thunder  roll'd, 
Light'ning  and  hail  his  voice  obey 'd  (3), 
And  Pharaoh  trembled  to  behold 

His  land  in  defolation  laid. 

3  But  what  could  Mofes'  rod  have  done 
Had  he  not  been  divinely  fent  ? 
The  pow'r  was  from  the  Lord  alone, 
And  Mofes  but  the  inftrument. 

4.  O  Lord,  regard  thy  people's  prayers  ! 

Afiift  a  worm  to  preach  aright  ; 

And  fince  thy  gofpel-rod  he  beaft, 

Difplay   thy  wonders  ki  our  light. 
r   Proclaim  the  thunders  of  thy  law, 

Like  light'ning  let  thine  arrows  fly, 

That  carelefs  finners  ftruck  with  awe, 

For  refuge  may  to  Jesus  cry  I 

6  Make  ftreamsof  godly  forrows  flow ; 
From  rocky  hearts  unus'd  to  feci  ; 
And  let  the  poor  in  fpirit  know 
That  thou  art  near,  their  griefs  to  hcah 

7  But,  chiefly,  we  would  now  look  up 
To  aflc  a  blefling  for  our  youth, 
The   rifing  generations  hope, 

That  they  may  know  and  love  the  truth, 

8  Arife,  O  Lord,  afford  a  fien  !       , 
Now  (hall  our  pray'rs  fuccefs  obtain, 
Since  both  the  means  and  pow'r  are  thine, 
How  can  the  rod  be  rais'd  in  vain. 

XV 11.     GOD  /peaking  from  Mount  Zion. 
%   rp  HE  God  who  once  to  Ifiael  fpoke 

X      From  Sinai's  top,  in  fire  and  fmoke, 
^1)  Exodus  xiv.  21.  (a)  Numbasxx.u.  (3)  Sxod-  ix  ^ 


Hv.  18.        SEASONS.  169 

In  gentler  drains  of  gofpel  grace, 
Invites  us  now  to  feek  his  face. 

Z  He  wears  no  terrors  on  his  brow, 
He  fpeaks  in  love  from  Zion  now  ; 
It  is  the  voice  of  Jesus'  blood 
Calling  poor  wand'rers  home  to  God. 

g   The  holy  Mofes  quak'd  and  fear'd 
When  Sinai's  thund'ring  law  he  heard  ; 
But  reigning  grace,  with  accents  mild, 
Speaks  to  the  iinner  as  a  child. 

4.  Hark  !   how  from  Calvary  it  founds; 
From  the  Redeemer's  bleeding  wounds ; 
"  Pardon  and  grace  I  freely  give, 
Poor  finner  look  to  me  and  live." 

5  What  other  arguments  can  move 
The  heart  that  (lights  a  Saviour's  love  ! 
Yet  till  Almighty  povv'r  conftrain, 
Thi6  matchlefs  love  is  preach'd  in  vain. 

5  O  Saviour  let  that  pow'r  be  felt, 
And  caufe  each  ftony  heart  to  melt  ! 
Deeply  imprefs  upon  our  youth 
The  light  and  force  of  gofpel  truth. 

*]  With  the  new-year  may  we  begin 
To  live  to  thee,  and  die  to  fin  ; 
To  enter  by  the  nai'row  way 
Which  leads  to  everlafling  day. 

8   How  will  they  elfe  thy  prefence  bear, 
When  as  a  judge  thou  (halt  appear  ; 
When  (lighted  love  to  wrath  (hall  turn 
And  the  whole  earth  like  Sinai  burn  i 

XVIII.  A  Prayer  for  power  on  the  Means  of  Graft? 

E    /^  Thou  !    at  whofe  Almighty  word 

\j  The  glorious  light  from  darknefs  fpruno*  \ 
P  Th* 


i?o  SEASONS.  Bk.  II, 

T  hy  quick'ning  influence  afford, 

And  clothe  with  power  the  preacher's  tongue. 

1  Tho'  'tis  thy  truth  he  hopes  to  fpeak, 
He  cannot  give  the  hearing  ear  ; 
'Tis  thine,  the  flubborn  heart  to  break, 
And  make  the  carelefs  Tinner  fear. 

$   As  when  of  old,  the  water  flovv'd 

Forth  from  the  rock  at  thy  command  ( I )  j 
Mofes  in  vain  had  wav'dhis  rod, 
Without  thy  wonder-working  hand. 

4  As  when  the  walls  of  Jericho  (  2  ) 
Down  to  the  earth  at  once  were  call  ; 

It  was  thy  power  that  brought  them  low. 
And  not  the  trumpet's  feeble  blaft. 

5  Thus  we  would  in  'the  means  be  found, 
And  thus  on  thee  alone,  depend  ; 

To  make  the  gofpel's  joyful  found 
Effectual  to  the  promis'd  end. 

6  Now  while  we  hear  thy  word  of  grace, 
Let  felf  and  pride   before  it  fall ; 
And  rocky  hearts  difTolvc  apace, 

In  ftreams  of  forrow  at  thy  call. 

7  On  all  our  youth  affembled  here 
The  unclion  of  thy  Spirit  pour  ; 
Nor  let  them  lofe  another  year, 

Left  thou  fhouldft  ftrive  and  call  no  more. 


'E 


XIX.      ELIJAH'S   Mantle. 
2    Kings  ii.  1 1  — 14. 

L1SHA,   ftruck  with  grief  and  awe, 
Cry'd,   "  Ah  !  where  now  is  lfrael's  ftay  V\ 


(i)Num  ,h,  (2)  Jofbua  vi.  20. 


Hv.  19.  SEASONS,  I7< 

When  he  his  honoured  matter  faw 
Borne  by  a  tiery  carr  away. 

z    But  while  he  look'd  a  lad  adieu, 
His  mantle,  as  it  fell,  he  caught  ; 
The  Spirit  reiled  on  him  too, 
And  equal  miracles  he  wrought. 

3   "  Where  is  Elijah's  God,"   he  cry'd, 
And  with  his  mantle  fmote  the  flood ; 
His  word  controul'd  the  fvvelling  tide, 
TV  obedient  waters  upright  flood. 

4  The  wonder-working  gofpcl,  thus 
From  hand  to  hand  has  been  convey'd  j 
We  have  the  mantle  ftill  with  us, 
But  where,  O  where,  the  Spirit's  aid  ? 

5  When  Peter  firft  his  mantle  wav'd  (  1 ) 
How  foon  it  melted  heatts  of  fteel  1 
Sinners  by  thoufands,  then  were  fav'dj 
But  now  how  few  its  virtues  feci ! 

6  Where  is  Elijah's  God  the  Lord, 
Thine  Ifrael's  hope,  and  joy  and  boaft  I 
Reveal  thy  arm,  confirm  thy  woidj 
Give  us  another  Pentecoft  ! 

7  AIM  thy  MefTenger  to  fpeak, 
And  while  he  aims  to  lifp  thy  truth, 
The  bonds  of  fin  and  Satan  break, 
And  pour  thyblefling  on  our  youth. 

8  For  them  we  now  approach  thy  throne, 
Teach  them  to  know  and  love  thy  name; 
Then  (hall  thy  thankful  people  own 
Elijah's  God  is  ii 111  the  fame. 

HW 

(I)  A<5tsii. 


j 72  S  t  A  S  O  N  S.  Bk.  II. 

Hymns  after  Sermons  to  young  Pcoule  on  New- 
Year's  E\ tilings;   fuited  to  the  Subject. 

XX.  D  AVI  IT  s  Charge  to  SOLOMON. 

1  Cliron.   xxviii.   9. 

\    f^\  David's  Son,  and  David's  Lord  ! 
V_^7    From  age  to  age  thou  art  the  fame  \ 
Thy  gracious  prefence  now  afford, 
And  teach  our  youth  to  know  thy  name* 

1   Thy  people  Lord  tho' oft  diflr eft, 
Upheld  by  thee,  thus  far  are  come, 
And  now  we  long  to  fee  thy  reft 
And  wait  thy  word  to  call  us  home* 

3  Like  David,  when  this  life  fhall  end, 
We  truft  in  the?,  fure  peace  to  find; 
Like  him  to  thee  we  now  commend 
The  children  we  muft  leave  behind. 

4  Ere  long,  we  hope  to  be,  where  caret 
And  fin,  and  furrow  never  come  ; 

13ut  oh,    accept  our  humble  pray'r, 
That  thefe  may  praife  thee  in  our  100m. 

5  Shew  them  how  vile  they  are  by  fin, 
.And  wafti  them  in  thy  clean  ling  blood  % 
Oh,   make  them  willing  to  be  thine, 
And  be  to  them  a  cov'uant   ( 

6  Long  may  thy  light  and  truth  remain 
To  bills  this  place  when  we  are  gone  ; 
.And  numbers  here  be  born  again, 

To  dwell  forever  near  thy  throne. 

XI.      TLs   "Law's  call  to  Its  Children. 

2  Cor.   vi.    17,    18. 

ET  us  adore  the  grace  that  ft 
'o  diaw  our  hearts  above  I 

A* 


1    T    El 


L  A   b  O  N  S. 

I,  'tis  God  the  Saviour  fpeaks, 
And  evYy  word  is  love. 

Tho'  rili'd  with  awe,  before  his  throne 

Each  angel  vails  his  face  ; 
He  claims  a  people  for  his  own 

Amongft  our  finful  racei 

Carelefs,  awhile,  they  live  in  fin, 
Enflav'd  tQ  Satan's  pow'r  ; 

But  they  obey  the  call  divine, 
In  his  appointed  hour. 

"  Come  forth,  he  fays,  no  more  purfut 
The  path  "that  leads  to  death  ; 

Look  up,  a  bleeding  Saviour  view, 
Look,  and  be  fav'd  by  faith. 

"   My  fons  and  daughters  you  lhall  b?* 

Thro'   the  atoning  blood  ; 
And  you  fhall  claim  and  find  in  me, 

A  Father  and  a  God." 

Lord,  fpeak  thefe  words  to  evVy  hearty 
By  thine  all-powerful  voice  ; 

That  we  may  now  from  fin  depart, 
And  make  thy  love  our  choice. 

If  now  we  learn  to  feek  thy  face, 
By  Christ  the  living  way  ; 

We'll  praife  thee  for  this  hour  of  gracea 
Thro'  an  eternal  dav. 


■j 


XXII.      The  Prayer  of  JJBEZ. 
I    Chron.  iv.  9,  10. 

B8US,.who  bought  us  with  hi 3  blood', 


Was  known  of  old  rs  I  frail's  God, 
And  anfwer'd  Jabez's  pray'r. 

Tabes  !   a  child  of  grief !  the  name 
Itejfe  poor  i:  ... ."    weir; 


*7+  SEASON  Bk.  II* 

For  Jesus  bore  the  crcfs  and  ihame, 
To  fave  our  fouls  from  hell. 

3   Teach  us,  O  Lord,  like  him  to  plead 
For  mercies  from  above  : 
Qcome  and  bid's  our  fouls  indeed, 
With  light,  and  joy,  and  love. 

4.  The  gofpel's  promis'd  land  i3  wide, 
We  fain  would  enter  in  ; 
But  we  are  prefs'd  on  ev'ry  iide, 
With  unbelief  and  fin. 

c   Arife  O  Lord,  enlarge  our  coaftj 
Let  us  poffefs  the  whole, 
That  Satan  may  no  longer  boaft, 
He  can  thy  work  controul. 

6  Oh,  may  thy  hand  be  with  us  flill„ 

Our  Guide  and  Guardian  be  ^ 
To  keep  us  fafe  from  ev'ry  ill, 
Till  death  mail  fet  us  free. 

7  Help  us  on  thee  to  call  our  care,. 

And  on  diy  word  to  reft  ; 
That  1  fill's  God,  who  heareth  pray'r 
Will  grant  us  our  requeil. 

XXI If.    Waiting  at  Wi/Jom's  Gates. 
Prov.  viii.  34/35. 

1    TT'  NSNAR'D  too  long  rny  heart  ha3  been. 
r j    In  folly's  hurtful  v, 
Oh,   may  I  now,  at  length,  begin 
To  hear  whatwifdom  fays  ! 

i  Jus  us.,  from  the  mercy-feat,,' 
Invites  me  to  his  reit  ; 
He  calls  poor  finners  to  his  fcety 
To  make  then?  truly  bleit. 

3  Approach  my  foul  to  wifdom's  gat? 
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No  one  who  watches  there  and  waits, 
Shall  e'er  be  turn  d  away. 

4  He  will  not  let  me  feck  in  vain, 

For  all  who  trufthis  word, 
Shall  everlaiting  life  obtain, 
And  favour  from  the  Lord. 

5  Lord,  I  have  hated  thee  too  long, 

And  dar'd  thee  to  thy  face  ; 
I've  done  my  foul  exceeding  wrong 
In  flighting  all  thy  grace. 

6  Now  I  would  break  my  language  with  deat?^ 

And  live  to  thee  alone  ; 
Oh  let  thy  Spirit's  feal  of  faith, 
Secure  me  for  thine  own. 

7  Let  all  the  faints  alTembled  here. 

Yea,  let  all  heav7n  rejoice  ; 
That  I  begin  with  this  new  year, 
To  make  the  Lord  my  choice. 

XXIV.     Jjlingthe  Way  to  Zion.     Jer.  ' 

1  T~W  ION,  the  city  of  our  God, 
w  J  How  glorious  is  the  place  ! 
The  Saviour  there  has  his  abode  f 

Andfinners  fee  his  face  ! 

2  Firm,  againfl  ev'ry  adverfe  (hock 

Its  mighty  bulwarks  prove  ; 
*Tis  built  upon  the  living  Rock, 
And  vvall'd  around  with  love.. 

3  There,  all  the  fruits  of  glory  grow, 

And  joys  that  never  die  ; 
And  dreams  of  grace  and  knowledge  flow 
The  foul  to  fatisfv. 

4.  Come  fet  your  faces  Zion-ward 
Tae  facrcd  road  enquire 


j*6  SEASO  N  &  Bit.   Ir 

And  let  a  i*nion  to  the  Lord 
Be  henceforth  your  defire. 

4  The  gofpel  mines  to  give  you  fight r 

No  longer,  then  delay  ; 
The  Spirit  waits  to  guide  you  right, 
And  Jesus  is  the  way. 

5  O  Lord,  regard  thy  people's  pray'r, 

Thy  promife  now  fulfil  ; 
And  young  and  old  by  grace  prepare 
To  dwell  on  Zion's  hill. 

XXV.    We  wre  PHARAOH**  Bondmen* 
Deut.  vi.    20 — 23. 

1  "O  ENEATH  the  tyrant  Satan's  yoke 
Jj  Our  fouls  were  long  opprefl ; 

Till  grace  our  galling  fetters  broke, 
And  gave  the  weary  reft. 

2  Jesus,  in  that  important  hour, 

His  mighty  arm  made  known  ; 
He  ranfom'd  us  by  price  and  pow'r, 
And  claim'd  us  for  his  own. 

3  Now  freed  from  bondage,  fin  and  deaths 

We  walk  in  wifdom's  ways  ; 
And  wifh  to  fpend  our  ev'ry  breath, 
In  wonder,  love,  and  praife. 

4  Ere  long,   we  hope  with  him  to  dwells 

In  yonder  world  above  ; 
And  now  we  only  live  to  tell 
The  riches  of  his  love. 

5  O  might  we,  ere  we  hence  remove, 

Prevail  upon  our  youth 
To  feek  that  they  may  likewife  prove> 
His  mercy  and  his  truth. 
'5  Like  Sii  (hall  gladly  go  (1), 

en  J  e  su-s  calls  us  hon 
1  c  left   a  feed  below, 
To  fcrve  him  in  our  room* 
(sy  Lo2&c  \l  »> 


Hy.  26.  S  E  A  S  O  N  S.  177 

7  Lord,  hear  our  pray'r,  indulge  our  hope, 
On  thefe  my  fuirit  pour  ; 
That  they  may  take  our  ftoiy  up, 
When  we  can  fpeak  no  more. 

XXVI.   Travailing  in  Birth  for  Souls.   Gal.  fv.   13* 

1  TTTHnT  contradictions  meet 

VV      In  miniiters  employ  1 
It  is  a  bitter  fweet, 
A  forrow  full  of  joy  ; 

ether  poll  affords  a  place 
For  equal  honour,  or  difgrace  ! 

2  Who  can  defcribe  the  pain 
Which  faithful  preachers  feel  j 
Conflrain'dto  fpeak  in  vain, 
To  hearts  as  hard  as  fteel ! 

Or  who  can  tell  the  pltafures  felt, 
When  ftubborn  hearts  begin  to  melt. 

3  The  Saviour's  dying  leve, 
The  foul's  amazing  worth; 
Their  utmoft  effort.?  move, 
And  draw  their  bowels  forth  ; 

They  pray  and  ftrive,  their  reft  departs, 
Till  Chrift  be  form'd  in  iinners  hearts, 

4  If  fome  fmall  hope  appear, 
They  it  ill  are  not  content  ; 
But,  »  fclous  fear, 
They  watch  for  the  event : 

Too  oft  they  find  their  hopes  deceiVd, 
1  how  their  inmoft  fouls  are  griev'd? 

c         But  when  their  pains  fucceed, 
And  from  the  tender  blade, 
The  rip'irfng  ears  proceed, 
Their  toils  are   over-paid 
harveft  joy  can  equal  theirs, 
..id  the  fruit  of  ;\1I  tl 

6  Oo 


*7*  SEASONS.  Bk.  II. 

6        On  what  has  now  been  fown, 

Thy  bleffing  Lord,  beftow  ; 

The  power  is  thine  alone, 

To  make  it  fpring  and  grow  : 
Do  thou  the  gracious  harvc  ft  raife, 
And  thou  alone  malt  have  the  praife. 

XXVII.      We  are  Ambajfadors  for  Christ, 
2  Cor.   v.    2  0. 

*    rT^  HY  meffage, by  the  preacher  feal, 
JL     And  let  thy  pow'r  be  known  j 
That  ev  ry  finner  here  may  feel 
The  word  is  not  his  own. 

2  Amongft  the  foremoft  of  the  throng 

Who  dare  thee  totthy  face, 
He  in  rebellion  flood  too  long, 
And  fought  againft  thy  grace. 

3  But  grace  prevaiPd,  he  mercy  found^ 

And  now  by  thee  is  fent, 

To  tell  his  fellow-rebels  round, 

And  call  them  to  repent. 

a.  In  Jesus,  God  is  reconcil'd, 
The  word  may  be  forgiv'n   ; 
Come,  and  he'll  own  you  as  a  child, 
And  make  you  heirs  of  heav'n. 

5  Oh,  may  the  word  of  gofpel  truth, 

Your  chief  defire  engage  ; 
And  Jesus  be  your  guide  in  youth, 
Your  joy  in  hoary  age. 

6  Perhaps  the  year,  that's  now  begun, 

May  prove  to  fome  their  hit  ; 

The  lands  of  life  may  foon  be  run, 

e  dav  of  grace  be  paft. 

7  Tl 


Hy.  28.  SEASONS. 

7  Think,  if  you  flight  this  embafiy, 
And  will  not  warning  take  ; 
When  Jesus  in  the  clouds  you  fee, 
What  anfwer  will  you  make  I 

XXVIII.   PAUL' $  farewell  Char ±* 
Ads.  xx.  26,  27. 

X   TTTHEN  Paul  was  parted  from  his  friends. 
YV         It  was  a  weeping  day  ; 
But  Jesus  made  them  all  amends, 
And  wip'd  their  tears  away. 

%  Ere  long  they  met  again  with  joy, 
(Secure  no  more  to  part) 
Where  praifes  every  tongue  employ, 
And  pleafure    fills  each  heart. 

3  Thus  all  the  preachers  of  his  grace 

Their  children  foon  i"hall  meet  ; 
Together  fee  their  Saviour's  face, 
And  worfhip  at  his  feet. 

4  But  they  who  heard  the  word  in  vain, 

Tho'  oft  and  plainly  warn'd  ; 
Will  tremble,  when  they  meet  again, 
The  miniilers  they  fcorn'd. 

c   On  your  own  heads  your  blood  will  fall 
If  any  perifli  here  ; 
The  preachers  who  have  told  you  all, 
Shall  Hand  approv'd  and  clear. 

&  Yet  Lord,  to  fave  themfelves  alone, 
Is  not  their  utmoft  view  ; 
Oh  !  hear  their  pray'r,  thy  meffage  own, 
And  fave  their  hearers  too. 

XXIX,  Hw 


***  SEASONS.  Bk.II. 

XXiX.  Howjhalllputthee  among  the  Children  t 

Jer.  iii.    I9. 

*     A  L^S  !   by  nature  how  deprav'd, 
JL  X.   tiow  prone   to    ev'ry  ill  i 
Our  lives  *?  Satan  how  enflav'd,' 
-How  ojftmate  our  will  J 

2  And  can  fuch  finners  be  reftor'd, 

Such  rebels  reconcile  ? 
Can  grace  itfelf  the  means  afford 
To  make  a  foe  a  child  I 

3  Y  Wh^^H  *£"*  the  wond^us  means 

Whicn  mail  effectual  prove  ; 

To  cleanfc  us  from  our  count-left  fins, 
And  teach  our  hearts  to  love* 

4  Jesus  for  finners  undertakes, 

And  dy'd  that  we  may  live; 
Wis  blood  a  full  atonement  makes, 
And  cries  aloud,   "  Forgive." 

«   Yetonethingmorc  mufl  grace  provide 
1  o  bring  ns  home  to  Gon ; 
Or  we  (hall  (light  the  Lord,  who  dy'd, 
And  trample  on  his  blood. 

6  The  holy  Spirit    muff   reveal 

The  Saviour's  work  and  worth: 
Then  the  hard  heart  begins  to  feel 
A  new  and    heav'nly  birth. 

7  Thus  bought  with  blood,  and  born  again, 

Redeem 'd  and  fav'd  by  grace  ; 
Rebels,  in  God's  own  houfe  obtain 
A  foil's  and  daughter's   place. 

XXX.     Winter,    (i) 

SEE,  how  rude  winters  icy  hand, 
Has  ftripp'd  the  trees  and  feal'd  the  grc 

(r)  BookllT.    Hymn  jr. 


Hv,  31.  S  E  A  S  O  N  S.  i3.» 

But  fpring  thall  foon  his  rage  withitand, 
And  fpread  new  beauties  all  around. 

1   My  foul  a  (harper  winter  mourns  ; 
Barren  and  fruit  lets  1  remain  : 
When  will  the  gentle  fpring  return, 
And  bid  my  graces  grow  again  ? 

3  Jfsus,  my  glorious  Sun,  arife  ! 
'Tis  his  the  frozen  heart  to  move  ; 

Oh  !   hum  thefe  ftorms  and  clear  my  flues* 
And  let  me  feel  thy  vital  love  ! 

4  Dear  Lord,  regard  my  feeble  cry, 
I  faint  and  droop  till  thou  appear  ; 
Wilt  thou  permit  thy  plant  to  die  ? 
Mud  it  be  winter  all  the  year  ? 

5  Be  (lill,  my  foul,  and  wait  this  hour, 
With  humble  pray'r  and  patient  faith  ; 
Till  he  reveals  his  gracious  pow'r, 
Repofe  on  what  his  promife  faith. 

6  He,   by  whofe  all  commanding  word  (i), 
Seafons  their  changing  courfe  maintain  ; 
In  ev'ry  change  a  pledge  affords 

That  none  (hall  feek  his  face  in  vain. 

XXXI.      Waiting  for  Spring. 

1  r  I  "*  HO'  cloudy  ikies,  and  northern  hlafts. 

JL      Retard  the  gentle  fpring  a  while  ; 
The  fun  will  conqueror  prove  at  lall 
And  nature  wear  a  Vernal  fmile. 

2  The  promife  which  from  age  to  age, 
Has  brought  the  changing  feafons  round  : 
Again  (hall  calm  the  winter's  rage, 
Perfume  the  air  and  paint  the  ground. 

3  The  virtue  of  that  firft  command, 
I  know  (till  does  and  will  prevail ; 

0^  That 

(1)  Genefis  viii.  az. 


1S2  SEASONS.  Ex.  II. 

That  while  the  earth  itfelf  (hall  (land, 
The  fpring  and  fummer  (hall  not  fail. 

4  Such  changes  are  for  us  decreed  ; 
Believers  have  their  winters  too  ; 
But  fpring  (hall  certainly  fucceed, 
And  all  their  former   life  renew. 

5  Winter  and  fpring  have  each  thefr  ufe, 
And  each,    in  turn,    his  people  know  ; 
One  kills  the  weeds  their  hearts  produce, 
The  other  makes  their  graces  grow. 

"  Tho'  like  dead  trees  a  while  they  feem, 
Yet  having  life  within  their  root, 
The  welcome  fpring's  reviving  beam 
Draws  forth  their  bloffoms,  leaves  and  fruit. 

7  But  if  the  tree  indeed  be  dead, 

It  feels  no  change,    tho'  fpring  return, 
Its  leaflefs,    naked,    barren,  head, 
Froclaims  it  only  fit  to  burn. 

8  Dear  Lord,  afford  our  fouls  a  fpring, 
Thou  know'ft  our  winter  has  been  long  ; 
Shine  forth,  and  warm  our  hearts  to  fmg, 
And  thy  rich  grace  fhall  be  our  fong. 

XXXII.     Spring. 

1  T)  LEAK  winter  is  fubduM  at  length, 
JD    And  fore'd  to  yield  the  day  ; 
The  fun  has  wafted  all  his  ftrength, 

And  driven  him  away. 

2  And  now  long  wiftrd  for  fpring  is  come, 

How  altered  is  the  fcene  ! 
The  trees  and  fhruhs  are  drefl  in  bloom. 
The  earth  array'd  in  green. 

3  Where'er  we  tread,  beneath  our  feet 

The  duff  ring  flowers  fpring  : 


Hy.  33.  r  S  E  A  S  O  N  S.  183 

The  artful  birds,  in  concert  fvveet 
Invite  our  hearts  to  ling, 

4  B  ut  ah  !    in  vain  I  ft  rive  to  join, 

Opprefs'd  with  fin  and  doubt ; 
I  feel  'tis  winter  ltill,   within, 
Tho'  all  is  fpiing  without. 

5  Oh  !   would  my  Saviour  from  on  high, 

Break  thro'  thefe  clouds  and  mine  ! 
No  creature  then  more  Weft  than  I, 
No  fohg  more  loud  than  mine. 

6  Till  then—  no  foftly  *vavWirig  ti: 

N  p's  1  west  perfume"} 

Ncr  beauties  of  each  painted  bui'h, 
Can  difiipate  my  gloom, 

7  To  Adam,  foon  as  he  tranfgrefs'd, 

Thus  Eden  bloom'din  vain  ; 
Not  paradife  could  give  him  reft, 
Or  foot h  his  heart-felt  pain, 

8  Yet  here  an  emblem  I  perceive 

Of  what  the  Lord  can  do  ; 
Dear  Savio  ur  help  me  to  believe, 
That  I  may  flourifh  too. 

9  Thy  word  can  foon  my  hopes  revive, 

Can  overcome  my  foes  : 
And  make  my  languid  gracethrive. 
And  bloffom  like  the  rofe. 

XXXIIL     Another. 

1    T>LEASING  fpring  again  is  here  ! 
JL      Trees  and  Melds  in  bloom  appear  1 
Hark!    the  birds,   with  artlefs  lays, 
Warble  their  Creator's  praife  ! 
Where,  in  winter,  all  was  fnow, 
v  the  flow'rs  in  clufters  grow 

And 


***  SEASONS.  Bk.  II. 

And  the  com,  in  green  array, 
1  romiies  a  harveft-d-.y. 

*  What  a  change  has  taken  place  ! 
Emblem  of  the  fpring  of  "grace  ; 
How    the  foul,  in  winter,  mourns 
I  ill  the  Lord,  the  fun  returns? 
Till  thefpirit  s  gentle  rain, 
Bids  the    heart  revive  again  ; 
Then  theftone  is  turn'd  to  flcfli, 
And  each  grace  fprings  afre/h. 

3   Lord,  afford  a  fpring  tome  I 
Let  me  feel  like  what  I  fee  ; 
Ah  !    my  winter  has  been  long, 
Chill'd  my  hopes,   and  ftop'd  my  fong  f 
Winter  threatened  to  defhoy 
Faith  and  love,  and  ev'ry  joy  ; 
If  thy  life  was  in  the  root. 
Still  I  could  not  yield  the  fruit. 

4  Speak,  av.A  by  thy  gracious  voice 
Make  my  drooping  foul  rejoice  ; 
O  beloved  Saviour,   haffe, 

rpell  me  all  the  florms  are  pail ; 
On  thy  garden  deign  to  fmile, 
Raife  the  plants,  enrich  the  foil ; 
iSoon  thy  prefence  will  reftore 
Life,  to  what  feem'd  dead  before. 

5  Lord,   I  long  to  be  at  home, 

Where  thefe  changes  never  come  I  \t 

Where  the  faints  no  winter  fear, 

Where  'tix  fpring  throughout  the  year  :  I 

How  unlike  this  irate  below  ! 

There  theflow'rs  unwith'ring  blow; 

The/C  no  chilling  blafls  annoy, 

All  ib  love,  and  bloom,  and  joy. 

xxxiv 


Hr.  34.  SEASONS.  ,85 

XXX IV.      Summer  Si orms.      (1) 

1    r  I  1  HO'  the  morn  may  be  ferene, 
X      Not  a  threat 'ning  cloud  be  feen  ; 
Who  can  undertake  to  fay 
'Twill  be  pleafant  all  the  day  ? 
Tempefts  fuddenly  may  rife, 
Darknefs  overfpread  the  fkics  ! 
Light'nings  fiafh  and  thunders  roar, 
Ere  a  ihort-liv'd  day  be  o'er. 

2  Often  thus,  the  child  of  grace, 
Enters  on  his  Chrillian  race  ; 
Guilt  and  fear  have  overborne, 
'Tis  with  him  a  fummer's  morn  ; 
While  his  new-felt  joys  abound, 
All  things  feem  to  imile  around  ; 
And  he  hopes  it  will  be  fair, 
All  the  day  and  all  the  year» 

3  Should  we  warn  him  of  a  change, 
He  would  think  the  caution  ilrange; 
He  no  change  or  trouble  fears, 

Till  the  gath'ring  Itorm  appears  (2^  ; 
Till  dark  clouds  his  fun  conceal, 
1  ill  tempation's  powV  he  feel  • 
Then  he  trembles  and  looks  pa'le, 
All  his  hopes  and  courage  fail. 

4  But  the  wonder-working  Lord, 
Sootha  the  tempeft  by  his  word  ; 
Stills  the  thunder,  flops  the  rain,' 

id  his  fun  breaks  forth  again  : 
Soon  the  cloud  again  "returns, 
Now  he  joys,  and  now  he  mourns  ; 
Oft   his  iky  is  overcaft, 
Ere  the  day  of  life  be  part. 

5  TryM  believers  too  can  fay, 
In  the  courle  of  one  mou  day, 

.CO  Book  III,  Hymn  6&*     «  Book  I,  B7nJ^ 


i86  SEASON  S.  Bk.  li. 

Tho'  the   morning  has  been  fair, 
Prov'd  a  golden  hour  of  pray'r  ; 
Sin  and  Satan,  long  ere  night, 
Have  their  comforts  put  to  flight   ; 
Ah  !    what  heart-felt  peace  and  jo> 
Unexpected  florins  deftroy. 

6  Deareft  Saviour,  call  us  foon 
To  thine  high  eternal  noon  ; 
Never  there  fhall  tempeft  rife 
To  conceal  thee  from  our  eyes  . 
Satan  fhall  no  more  deceive, 
We  no  more  thy  Spirit  grieve  ; 
But  thro*  cloudlefs,  endlefs  days, 
Sound,  to  golden  harpsj  thy  praifc 

XXXV.      Hay-time. 

J    rTT1HE  grafs  and    flow'rs,  which  clothe  ths 
JL        field, 
And  look  fo  green  and  gay  ; 
Touch'd  by  the  fcythe,  defencelefs  yield, 
And  fail,  and  fade  away. 

2  Fit  emblem  of  6ur  mortal  ftate  ! 

Thus  in  the  fcripture  glafs, 
'The  young,  the  flrong,  the  wife;  the  great, 
May  fee  themfelves  but  grafs   (i  ). 

3  Ah  !   trull  not  to  your  fleeting  breath, 

Nor  call  your  time  your  own  ; 
Around  you  fee  the  fcythe  of  death 
Is  mowing  thoufands  down. 

4  And  you,  who  hitherto  are  fpar'd^ 

Muft  fhortly  yield  your  lives  ; 
Your  wifdom  is  to  be   prepar'd 
Before  the  ftrokc  arrives, 


5  The. 


(I.)  lfaiah,  xi.  ;„ 


Hy.  36.  SEASON  S.  187 

5  The  grafs,  when  dead,  revives  no  more  : 

You  die  to  live  again  ; 
But  oh  !   if  death  mould  prove  the  doov 
To  everlaiting  pain. 

6  Lord  help  us  to  obey  thy  call, 

That  from  our  tins  fet  free  ; 
When,  like  grafs  our  bodies  fall, 
Our  fouls  may  fpring  to  thee. 

XXXVI.      Harve/t. 

t    Q\  EE  !   the  corn  again  in  ear  ! 
|^  How  the  fields  and  vallies  fmile  \ 
Harveft:  now  is  drawing  near. 
To  repay  the  farmer's  toil : 
Gracious  Lord,  fecure  the  crop, 
Satisfy  the  poor  with  food  ; 
-  In  thy  mercy  is  our  hope, 
We  have  finn'd,  but  thou  art  good. 

2  While  I  view  the  plenteous  gram 
As  it  ripens  on  the  ilalk  ; 
May  I  not  inftrinftion  gain, 
Helpful  to  my  daily  walk  ? 
All  this  plenty  of  the  field 
Was  produe'd  from  foreign  feeds  ; 
For  the  earth  itfelf  would  yield 
Only  crops  of  ufelefs  weeds. 

5   Tho*  when  newly  fown,  it  lay 
Hid  awhile  beneath  the  ground 
(Some  might  think  it  thrown  away) 
Now  a  large  inert  afe  is  found  : 
Tho'  conceal'd,  it  was  not  loll, 
Tho*  it  dy'd  it  lives  again  ; 
Eaftcrn  itorms,  aid  nipping  frofts 
Have  oppos'd  its  growth  in  vain* 

4  Let 


SEASONS.  Bx.  II. 

4  Let  the  praife  be  all  the  Lord's, 
As  the  benefit   is  our's   1 

He  in  feafon  ftill  affords 
Kindly  heat,  and  gentle  fhow'rs  : 
By  his  care  the  produce  thrives, 
Waving  o'er  the  furrowed  lands  ; 
And  when  harveil-time  arrive?, 
Ready  for  the  reaper   Hands. 

5  Thus  in  barren  hearts  he  Cows 
Precious  feeds  of  heavenly  joy  (i  )  ; 
Sin,  and  hell,  in .vain  oppo.fi 
None  can  grace's  crop  deftroy  : 
Threaten 'd  oft,  tho*  itill  it  bloon;^, 
After  many  changes  pait, 
Death,   the  reaper,  when  he  comes, 
Finds  it  fully  ripe  at  laft. 

CHRIST  M  A  S. 
XXXVII.      Praife  for  the  Incarnation* 

1  £1  WE  ETER  founds  than  mufic  knows 
|^  Charm  me  inE  mm  an  u  el's  name  ; 
All  her  hopes  my  fpirit  owes 

To  his  birth,  and  crofs,  and  fhame. 

2  When  he  came  the  angel's  fung, 

11    Glory  be  to  God  on  high  \n 
Lord,  unloofe  my  ftamm'iing  tongue* 
Who  mall  louder  fing  than  I  ? 

3  Did  the  Lord  a  man  become, 

That  he  might  the  law  fulfil, 
Bleed  and  fufFer  in  my  room, 

And  canft  thou,  my  tongue,  be  Hill  ? 

4  No,   I  mud  my  praifrs  bring, 

Tho'  they  worthlefs  are  and  weak  ; 

(i)  Hufca,xiv.     ;,     Mark/iv.  26 — 29* 


Hv.  g9.  SEASONS.  189 

For  fhould  I  refufe  to  fing 

Sure  the  very  (tones  would  fpeak. 

5   O  my  Saviour,  Shield,  and  Sun, 

Shepherd,  Brother,  Hufband,  Friend* 
Ev'ry  precious  name  in  one, 
1  will  love  thee  without  end. 

XXXVIII.   (c)   JEHOVAH-JESUS. 

1  ~JY  JW  Y  fong  mail  blefs  the  Lord  of  all, 
XVa   My  praife  (hall  climb  to  his  abode  ; 
Thee,   Saviour,  by  that  name  I  call, 

The  great  S  upreme,  the  mighty  God. 

2  Without  beginning  or  decline, 
Obje&offaith,andnotoffenfe; 
Eternal  ages  faw  him  (hine, 
He  mines,  eternal  ages  hence. 

3  As  much  when  jn  the  manger  hud, 
Almighty  ruler  of  the  fky  ; 

As  when  the  fix  days  work  he  made? 
FuTd  all  the  morning-ftars with  joy. 

4  Of  all  the  crowns  Jehovah  bears, 
Salvation  is  his  deareft  claim  ; 

That  gracious  found  well  pleas'd   he  hears, 
And  own  Emmanuel  for  his  name. 


1 


A  cheerful  confidence  I  feel, 
My  well  plac'd  hopes  with  joy  I  fee  : 
My  bofom  glows  with  heavenly  zeal 
To  worfhip  him  who  dy'd  for  me. 

As  man,  he  pities  my  complaint, 
His  pow'r  and  truth  are  all   divine  ; 
He  will  not  fail,  he  cannot  faint, 
Salvation's  fure,  andmuil  be  mine. 

XXXIX- 


*tp  SEASONS.  Be.  II. 

-&XXIX.      Alan  honoured  abo'bt  Angels* 

NOW  let  us  join  with  hearts  and  tongues, 
And  emulate  the  angels'  fongs  ;     < 
Yea,     finncrs  may  addrefs  their  King,' 
In  fongs  that  angels  cannot  fing. 

2  They  praife  the  lamb  who  once  was  flain, 
But  we  can  add  a  higher  ftrain  (i): 
Not  only  fay,  «  He  differed  thus," 
But  that  he  fuffer'd  all  for  us. 

3  When  angels  by  tranfgreffion  fell, 
JurliceconhVd  them  all  to  hell  ; 
But  mercy  formed  a  wond'roug  plan, 
-1.0  lave  and  honour  fallen  num. 

4  Jesus  who  pafs'd  the  angels  by  (2  ) 
Affum'd  cur  flefti  to  bleed  and  die  • 
And  dill  he  makes  it  his  abode, 

As  man  he  fills  the  throne  of  God. 

5  Our  next  of  kin,  cur  brother  now, 
Is  he  to  whom  the  angels  bow  ; 
They  join  with  us  to  praife  his  name, 
But  we  the  neareft  int'reft  claim. 

6  But  ah  J  how  faint  our  praifes  rife  ! 
Sure,  'tis  the  wonder  of  the  flcies  ; 
That  we  who  (hare  his  richeft  love, 
SacoldanduncoQcern'd  mould  prove'. 

7  Oh  glorious  hour,  it  comes  with  fpeed, 
When  we  from  fm  and   darknefs  frcLd', 
Shall  fee  the  God  who  dy'd  for  man, 
And  praife  him  more  than  angels  can  (3). 

XL.      Saturday  Evening. 
1    Q  AFELY  thro'  another  n  \ 

KJ      God  has  brought  ua  on  our  way  : 
(ORcv.    v.(2)Ii,b.   ii,ldi     (.}  BookHf   , 

Le. 


Hy.  41.  SEASONS.  13c 

Let  us  row  a  bleffing  feek, 

*     On  th'  approaching  fabbath-day  : 

Day  of  all  the  week  the  bed  ; 

Emblem  of  eternal  reft. 

2  Mercies  multiply* d  each  hour, 

Thro'  the  week  our  praife  de  mand> 
Guarded  by  Almighty  pow'r, 
Fed  and  guided  by  his  hand; 
Tho'  ungrateful  we  have  been, 
Only  made  returns  of  fin. 

3  While  we  pray  for  pard'ning  grace, 

Thro'  the  dear  Redeemer's  name  ; 
Shew  thy  reconciled  face, 

Shine  away  our  fin  and  fliame  : 
From  our  worldly  care  fet  free, 
May  we  reft  this  night  with  thee. 

4  When  the  morn  (hall  bid  us  rife, 

May  we  feel  thy  pretence  near  ; 
May  thy  glory  meet  our  eyes, 
When  we  in  thy  houfe  appear! 
1  here  affords  us,  Lord,  a  taftc, 
Of  our  everlafting  feaft. 

5  May  the  gofpel's  joyful  found 

Conquer  finners, comfort  faints; 

Make  the  fruits  of  grace  abound, 

Bring  relief  for  all  complaints. 

Thus  may  all  our  fabbath^  prove 

Till  we  join  the  church  above'. 

THE  CLOSE  OF  THE  YEAR. 

XLI.  EBENEZER.     (1). 

1    T^HE  Lord,  our  falvation  and  light, 

X      The  guide  and  the  ftrength  of  our  days  i 

Has 
(1)    I   Sam.  vii.   \%. 


i$2  SEASONS.  Bk.  Hi 

Has  brought  us  together  to-night, 
A  new  Ebenezer  to  raife  ; 
The  year  we   have  now  patted   thro5 
His  goodnefs  with  bleflings  has  crown'd 
Each  morning  his  mercies  were  new, 
Then  let  our  thankfgiving  abound. 

2  Encompafs'd  with  dangers  and  fnares, 
Temptations,  and  fears,  and  complaints  ; 
His   ear  he  inclin'dto  our  pray'rs, 
His  handopen'd  wide  to  our  wants: 
We  never  befought  him   in  vain, 
When  burden' d  withforrow  or  fin, 

He  helped  us  again  and  again, 

Or  where  before  now  had  we  been  ? 

3  His  gofpel  throughout  the  long  year, 
From  fabbath  to  fabbath  he  gave  ; 
How  oft  has  he  met  with  us  here 
And  (hewn  himfelf  mighty   to  fave: 
His  candleitick  has  been  remov'd 
From  churches  once  priviledg'dthus; 
But  tho*  we  unworthy  have  prov'd 
It  ftill  is  continu'd  to  us. 

4  For  fo  many  mercies  receiVd, 
Alas!  what  returns  have  we  made? 
His  fpiiit  we  often  havegriev'd, 
And  evil  for  good  have  repaid: 
How  well  it  becomes  us  to  cry, 

"  Oh,  who  is  a  God  like  to  thee  ? 

Who  pan^d  iniquities  by, 

And  plungeft  them  deep  in  the  fea!" 

5  To  Jesus  who  fits  on  the  throne, 
Our  heft  hallelujahs  we  bring; 
To  thee  it  is  owing  alone, 

That  we  are  permitted  to  fin^  : 

Affift 


SEASON  \<n 

Ailift  us,  we  pray,  to  lament 
The  fins  of  the  year  that  is  pafl  ; 
And  grant  that  the  next  may  be  fpent 
Far  more  to  thy  praife  than    the  la  ft* 

XLII.      Another. 

1  T     ET   hearts  and  tongues  unite 
K  j  And  loud  thankigivings  raifc  \ 

'Tis  duty,  mingled  witli  delight, 
To  iing  the  Saviour's  praiie. 

2  To  him  we  owe  our  breath, 
He  took  us  from  the  womb, 

Which  elfe  had  (hut  us  up  in  death, 
And  prov'd  ar.  early  tomb. 

3  When  on  the  bread  we  hung 
Our  help  was  in  the  Lord  ; 

*Twas  he  flrfl  taught  our  infant  tongue 
To  form  the  lifping  word. 

4  When  in  our  blood  we  lay- 
He  would  not  let  us  die, 

Becaufe  his  love  had  flx'd  a  day 
To  bring  falvation  nigh. 

5  In  childhood  and  in  youth 
His  eye  was  on  us  ftill  ; 

Tho'  ilrangers  to  his  love    and  truth, 
And  prone  to  crofs  his  will. 

6  And  fince  his  name  we  knew, 
How  gracious  has  he  been  : 

What  dangers  has  he  led  us  thro^ 
What  mercies  have  we  feen  ? 

7  Now  thro'  another  year 
Supported  by  his  care  ; 

We  raife  our  Ebenezer  here, 

Th  i    Lord  has  help'd  thus  far.5 

R  S  Our 


ORDINANCES.  Bk.1I, 

8  Our  lot  in  future  years, 
Unable  to  totehTe  ; 

He  kindly  to  prevent  our  fears, 
Say  s  it  all  to  me." 

9  Yea,  Lord,  we  wifli  tocafl: 
Our  cares  upon  thy  breait  ! 

Help  us  to  praife  thee  for  the  pad, 
And  trull  thee  for  the  red  ? 

II.    ORDINANCES. 
XLIII.   On  opening  a  place  for  foetal  praytr, 

"*    f~\   Lord,  our  languid  foul's  infpire* 
V-/    For  liere,   we  truft  thou  art  I 
Send  down  a  coal  of  heav'nly  fire, 
To  warm  each  waiting  heart. 

7  Dear  Shepherd  of  thy  people,  hear, 
Thy  prefence  now  difplay ; 
As  thou  haft  given  a  place  for  pray'r, 
So  give  us  hearts  to  pray. 

3  Shew  us  fome  token  of  thy  love, 

Our  fainting  hope  to  raife  ; 
And  pour  thy  blelfing  from  above, 
That  we  may  render  praife. 

4  Within  thefe  walls  let  holy  praife, 

And  love  and  concord  dwell ; 
Here  give  the  troubled  confeience  eafe 
The  wounded  fpirit  heal. 

5  The  feeling  heart  the  melting  eye, 

The  humble  mind  beflow  ; 

And  mine  upon  us  from  on  high, 

To  make  our  graces  grow  ! 

6  May  we  in  faith  receive  thy  word, 

In  faith  prefent  our  pray  i $  y 

And 


44-     O  R  D  L  N  A  N  C  E  19J 

And  in    the  prefence  of  our  Lord> 
Unbofom    all  our  cares. 

7  And  may  the  gofpePs  joyful  found 
Enfore'd  by  mighty  grace, 
Awaken  many  finwm  round, 
To  come  and  fill  the  place. 

XL1V.     (c)     Another 

"  ESUS,  where'er  thy  people  meet, 
There  they  behold  thy  mercy-  feat  $ 
Where'ertheyfeektheethouartfound^ 
And  ev'ry  place  is  hallo v/'d  ground 

2  For  thou,  within  no  walls  conrm'd, 
Inhabited  the  humble  mind  ; 
Such  ever  bring  thee,  where  they  come^ 
And  going,  take  thee  to  their  home. 

^  Dear  Shepherd  of  thy  chofen  few  ! 
Thy  former  mercies  here  renew  ; 
Here,  to  our  waiting  heart?,    proclaim: 
The  fweetnefs  of  thy  faving  name. 

4  Here  may  we  prove  the  power  of  pray'r, 
To   ftrengthen  faith  and  fweeten  care  ; 
To  teach  our  faint  defire  to  rife, 
And  bring  all  heaven  before  our  eyes* 

j    Behold  at  thy  commanding  word, 

Wc  itretch  the  curtain  and  the  cord  (1 ); 
Come  thou  and  fill  this  wider  fpace, 
And  blefs  us  with  a  large  increafe. 

6  Lord,  we  are  few,  but  thou  art  near  ; 
Nor  fhort  thine  arm  nor  deaf  thine  ear  ; 
Oh  rend  the  heav'ns,  come  quickly  down, 
And  make  a  thoufand  hearts  thine  own! 

(i)Ifaiahliv.  *)  XLV, 


&  ORDINANCES.  Bx.'fli, 

XLV.       The  Lon/'s  day. 

HOW  welcome  to  the  faints,   when  prefs'd 
A  S  ith  fix  days  noife,  and  care,  and  toiL 
la  the  returning  day  of  reft, 

ch  hides  them  from  the  world  awhile  ? 

:  om  thc  throng  mthdrawn  an 
feem  to  breathe  adilPreirt  air  ,  ' 

Ail  things  another  afp?a  wear. 

3  How  happy  \l  their  lot  is  caft, 
Vv  here  ilately  the  gofpel  founds  ! 
ine  word  is  honey  to  their  tafte, 

Renew*  their  ftrcngth,  and  heals  their  wCttarfU 

4  Tho*  pinch'd  with  poverty  at  home, 
With  /harp  affliaion  daily  fed  ; 

It  makes  amends  if  they  can  come 
ioGuD?s  own  houfe  for  heav'nly  bread! 

5  With  joy  they  haften  to  the  place, 
Where  they  their  Saviour  oft  have  met  ; 
And  while  they  feaft  upon   his  grace, 

1  heir  burdens  and  tlieir  griefs  forget. 

6  This  favour'd  lot,  my  friends,  is  ours, 
May  we  the  privilege  improve  ; 

And  find  thefe  confecrated  hours, 
Sweet  earned  of  the  joys  above  J 

-   We  thank  thee  for  thy  day,  O   Lord, 
Here  we  thy  prom.'s  d  preience  feek  ; 
Open  thine  hand  with  bleffings   ftor'd, 
And  giVe  lib  manna  for  the  week. 

XL  V  I.     Go fyd  privileges. 

*    f\   ^7APPY  they  who  know  the  Lord, 
\*J   With  whom  he  deigns  to  dwell  \ 


Hv.  47.       ORDINANCES.  19: 

He  feeds  and  cheers  them  by  his  word, 
His  arm  fupports  them  well, 

2  To  them,  in  each  diflrefiing  hour, 

His  throne  of  grace  is  near  ; 
And  when  they  plead  his  love  and  pow'r, 
He  (lands  engag'd  to  hear. 

3  He  hclp'd  his  faints  in  ancient  days, 

Who  truited  in  his  name  ; 
And  we  can  witnefs  to  his  praife  ; 
His  love  is  ftiil  the  fame. 

4  Wand'ring  in  fin,  our  fouls  he  found, 

And  bid  usfeek  his  face  ; 
Gave  us  to  hear  thegofptl  found, 
And  tafle  the  gofpel  grace. 

5  Oft  in  his  houfe  his  glory  fhine3 

Before  our  wond'ring  eyes  ; 
We  wifh  not,  then,  for  golden  mine?, 
Or  ought  beneath  the  ikies. 

5  His  prefence  fweetens  all  our  cares# 
And  makes  our  burdens  light: 
A  word  from  him  difpels  our  fears, 
And  gilds  the  gloom  of  night. 

7   Lord,  we  expert  to  fuffer  here, 
Nor  would  we  dare  repine  ; 
But  s^ive  us  dill,  to  find  .hee  near, 
And  own  us,   ftill,   for  thine. 

£  Let  us  enjoy,  and  highly  prize 
Thefe  tokens  of  thy  love  : 
Till  thou  (halt  bid  our  fpirits  rife; 
To  worfhip  thee  above. 


I  TTAP 
JUL  H 


XLVII.     Another. 

APPY  are  they  to  whom  the  Lord, 
~"is  righteous  name  makes  knowiv! 

R  2  And 


f%9  ORDIN  A  N  C  E  S.       Biu  II 

And  by  his  Spirit,  and  his  word  ; 
Adopts  them  for  his  own  ! 

2  He  calls  them  to  his  mercy  ieat. 

And  hears  their  humble  pray'r  ; 
And  when  within  his  houfe  they  D  I 
They  find  his  prefence  near. 

3  The  force  of  their  united  cries 

No  pow'r  can  long  with  (land  ; 
For  Jesus  helps  them  from  the  ikiefr,- 
By  his  Almighty  hand. 

4  Then  mountains  fink  at  once  to  plains. 

And  light  from  darknefs  fprings  ; 
Each  feeming  lofs  improves  their  gains. 
Each  trouble  comfort  brings. 

5  Tlio'  men  defpife  them,   or  revile, 

They  count  the  trial  fmall  ; 
Whoever  frewns,  if  Jesus  fmile, 
It  makes  amends  for  all. 

6  Tho1  meanly  clad,  and  coarftly  fed, 

And,  like  their  Saviour,  poor  ; 
They  would  not  change  their  gofpel  bread 
For  all  the  worldling's  it  ore. 

7  When  chear'd  with  faith's  fublimcr  joys> 

They  mount  on  eagle's  wings  ; 

They  can  diidain,  as  children's  toys, 

The  pride  and  pomp  of  kings. 

8  Dear  Lord,  aflift  our  fouls  to  pay 

The  debt  of  praife  we  owe  ; 
That  we  enjoy  a  gofpel  day, 
And  heav'n  begun  below, 

La 


Hv.  49.       ORDIN  A  N  C  E  &  199 

XLV1I L  Praififor  the  continuance  of  the  Go/pel.  (  I  ) 

1  /^\NCE,  while  we  aim'd  at  Zion's  fongs, 
\^/   A  fudden  mourning  check'd  our  tongues* 
Then  we  were  call'd  to  fovv  in  tears, 

The  feeds  of  joy  for  future  years. 

2  Oft  as  that  memorable  hour 

The  changing  year  brings  round  again  ; 
We  meet  to  praife  the  love  and  pow'r  ; 
Which  hear'd  our  cries,  and  eas'd  our  pain, 

3  Come,   ye  who  tremble  for  the  ark, 
Unite  in  praife  for  anfwer'd  pray'r  ! 
Did  not  the  Lord  our  forrows  mark  ? 
Did  not  our  lighing  reach  his  ear  ? 

4  Then  fmaller  griefs  were  laid  afide, 
And  all  our  cares  fum'd  up  in  one  ; 

"  Let  us  but  have  thy  word,   we  cry*d? 
In  other  things,  thy  will  be  done.'' 

5  Since  he  has  granted  our  requeft, 
And  we  Hill  hear  the  gofpel  voice  ; 
Altho'  by  many  trials  pred, 

In  this  we  can  and  will  rejoice. 

6  Tho'  to  our  lot  temptations  fall, 
Tho'  pain  and  want,   and  cares  annoy  3 
The  precious  gofpel  fweetens  all, 

And  yields  us  med'eine,   food,  and  joy, 

XL IX.      A  Famine  of  the  word. 

I    /^LADNESSwas  fpread  thro'  lfraei's  hoft 
\J   When  fir  ft  they  Manna  view'd  ; 
They  labour'd  who  mould  gather  moil, 
And  thought  it  pleafant  food. 

2   But 

[1)  Wherever  a  reparation  is  threatened  between  a  tninif- 
ter and  people  wh  >  dearly  love  each  other,  this  hymn  may 
be  asfcafoaable  as  it  was  once  in  Oinfy, 


zoo  ORDINANCES.         Bk.  IL 

2  But  when  they  had  it  long  enjoy'd, 

Fiom  day  to  day  the   fame  ; 
Their  hearts  were  by  the  plenty  cloy'd, 
AIUio'   from  heav  n  it  came. 

3  Thus  gofpel  bread  at   firft  is  priz'd, 

And  makes  a  people  glad  ; 
But  afterwards,  too  much  defpis'd 
When  eafy  to  be  had. 

4  But  fhould  the  Lord,  difpleas'd  withhold; 

The  bread  his  mercy  fends  : 
To  have  our  houfes  fill'd  with   gold, 
Would  make  but  poor  amends. 

5  How  tedious  would  the  week  appear, 

How  dull  the  fabbath  prove  ; 

Could  we  no  longer  meet  to  hear 

The  precious  truths  we  love  ? 

6  How  would  believing  parents  bear 

To  leave  their  heedlefs  youth, 
Expos'd  to  ev  ry  fatal  fnare, 
Without  the  light  of  tiuth  ? 

7  The  gofpel,  and  a  praying  few, 

Our  bulwark  long  have  prov'd  ; 
But  Olney  fure  the  day  will  rue, 
When  thefe  (hall  be  remov'd. 

£    Then  fin,  in  this  Once  favour'd  town. 
Will  triumph  unreftrain'd  ; 
And  wrath  and  vengeance  haften  down, 
No  more  by  pray'r  detain' d. 

9   Preferve  us  from  this  judgment,  Lord; 
For  Jesus'  fake  we  plead  ; 
A   famine  of  the  gofpel  word 
Would  be  a  ftroke  indeo 


rlv.rr.         ORDINANCES, 
L.      Prayer  for  MlniReru 

CHIEF  Shepherd  of  thy  chofen  fheep, 
From  death  and  fm  fet  free  ; 
May  ev'ry  under  fhepherd  keep 
His  eye,  intent  on  thee  ! 

\  With  plenteous  grace  their  hearts  prepare, 
To  execute  thy  will ; 
Companion,  patience,  love  and  care, 
Andfaithfulnefs  and  fkill. 

j    Enrlame  their  minds  with  holy  zeal, 
Their  flocks  to  feed  and  teach  ; 
And  let  them  live,  and  let  them  feel 
The  facred  truths  they  preach, 

j.  Oh,  never  let  the  fheep  complain, 
That  toys,  which  fools  amufe  ; 
Ambition,   pleafure,  praiie  or  gain, 
Debafe  the  Shepherd's  views. 

>    He  that  for  thefe,  forbears  to  feed 
The  fouls  whom  Jesus  loves; 
Whate'er  he  may  profefs,  or  plead, 
An  idle  fhepherd  proves  (i ). 

")  The  fword  of  God  (hall  break  his  arm, 
A  blail  (hall  blind  his  eye  ; 
His  wovd  (hall  have  no  pow'r  to  warm, 
His  gifts  (hall  all  grow  dry. 

1   O  Lord  avert  this  heavy  woe, 
Let  all  thy  fhephtrds  fay   ; 
And  grace,  and  ilrength,  on  each  beftow, 
To  labor  while  'tis  day. 


LI.    Prayer  for  a  Revival. 

j    QAVIOUR,viTit  thy  plantation,    > 
£3    Grant  us,  Lord,  a  gracious  rain  ! 

(l)  Zechuriah,:x.  17. 


AH 


jo;         ORD1  :;  A  NCES.  ift.   IL 

All  will  come  to  deiolation, 

Unlefs  thou  return  again  ; 
Keep  no  longer  at  a  diltancc  ; 

Shine  upon  us  from  on  high  ? 
Left,  for  want  of  thine  afliftancc, 

Ev'ry  plant  fhould  droop  and  die. 

2  Surely,  once  thy  garden  flourifVd, 

Ev'ry  part  look'd  gay  and  green  : 
Then  thy  word  ourfpirits  nounuVd> 

Kappy  feafons  we  have  feen  ! 
But  a  drought  has  fince  fucceeded. 

And  a  fad  decline  we  fee  ; 
Lord,  thy  help  is  greatly  needed, 

Help  can  only  come  from  thee. 

3  Where  are  thofe  we  counted  leader?, 

Fill'dwith  zeal,  and  love,  and  truth  ? 
Old  profefTors,  tall  as  cedars, 

Bright  examples  to  our  youth  ! 
Some,  in  whom  wc  once  delighted, 

We  fhall  meet  no  more  below, 
Some,  alas  !    wc  fear  are  blighted, 

Scarce  a  fingle  leaf  th^y  (how; 

£  Younger  plants — the  fight  how  pleafant, 

Cover'd  thick  with  bloiToms  ilood  ; 
But  they  caufe  us  grief  at  prefent, 

Frofts  have  nipp'd  them  in  their  bud  ! 
Deareft  Saviour,  haften  hither, 

Thou  canft  make  them  bloom  again ; 
Oh,  permit  them  not  to  wither, 

Let  not  all  our  hopes  be  vain  ! 

c   Let  our  mutual  love  be  fervent, 
Make  us  prevalent  in  pray'rs  ; 
L^t  each  one  efteem'd  thy  fervant, 
Shun  the  world's  be  bitching  fnarcs : 


IIv.  5*         ORDINANCE  S.  203 

Break  the  tempter's  fatal  povver5 

Turn  the  (tony  heart  to  flelh  ; 
And  begin  from  this  good  hour, 

To  revive  thy  work  afrefh. 

HI.      He  ping  for  a  Revival. 

X    1\  /T  Y  harp  untun'd,  and  laid  afide, 

JLVi      (To  cheerful  hours  the  harp    belongs) 

My  cruel  foes,  infulting  cry'd, 

"  Come,  iing  us  one  of  Zion's  fongs." 

2  Alas  !   when  finners  blindly  bold, 
AtZion  feoff,  and  Zion  s  king  ; 
When  zeal  declines  and  love  grows  cold 
Is  it  a  day  for  me  to  ling  ? 

^  Time  was,  whene'er  the  faints  1  met, 
Withjoy  and  praife  my  bofom  glovv'd  ; 
But  now,  like  Eli,  fad  I  fit, 
And  tremble  for  the  ark  of  God. 

4.  While  thus  to  grief  my  feml  gave  way, 
To  fee  the  work  of  God  decline, 
Methought  I  heard  my  Saviour  fay, 
"  Difmifs  thy  fears,  the  ark  is  mine. 

5   "  Tho'  for  a  time  I  hide  my  face, 
Rely  upon  my  love  and  pow'r  ; 
Still  wreflle  at  the  throne  of  grace, 
And  wait  for  a  reviving  hour, 

^  "  Take  down  thy  long  neglected  harp, 
I've  feen  thy  tears,  and  hear'd  thy  pray'r. 
The  winter  feafon  has  been  (harp, 
But  fpring  fhall  all  its  waftes  repair." 

*j  Lord,  I  obey,  my  hopes  revive, 

Come  join  with  me,  ye  faints,  and  ling  ; 
Our  foes  in  vain  againft  us  drive, 
Jpr  God  will  help  and  healing  bring. 

SACRA. 


*4        ORDINANCE  S.      Ex.  Ifl 
SACRAMENTAL    HYMNS. 

LIII.    (c)    Welcome  to  the   7 able. 

1  T^HIS  is  the  fcaft  of  hcav'nly  wine, 

A        Au<*  God  invites  to  fup  ; 
The  juices  of  the  Living  vine, 
Were  pr^fs'd  to  fill  the  cup. 

2  Oh,  blefs  the  Saviour  ye  that  eat, 

With  royal  dainties  fed  : 
Not  heaven  affords  a  cofllier  treat, 
For  Jesus  is  the  bread  ! 

3  The  vile,  the  loft,  he  calls  to  them, 

Ye  trembling  fouls  appear  ! 
The  righteous  in  their  own  efteem, 
Have  no  acceptance  here. 

4  Approach  ye  poor,  nor  dare  refufe 

The  banquet  fpread  for  you  ; 
Dear  Saviour,  this  is  welcome  news, 
Then  I  may  venture  too. 

5  If  guilt  and  fin  afford  a  plea, 

And  may  obtain  a  place  ; 
Surely  the  Lord  will  welcome  me, 
And  I  mall  fee  his  face. 

L1V.     Christ  cruc'ifed. 

>   XT  THEN  on  the  crofs,  my  Lord   I  fee 
V  V        Bleeding  to  death  for  wretched  me  : 
Satan  and  lin  no  more  can  move, 
For  I  am  all  transform^  to  lo\  e. 

5  His  thorns  and  nail*,  pierce  thro'  my  heart, 
In  cy'ry  groan  I  bear  apart ; 
I  view  his  wounds  with  itreaming  eyes, 
But  fee  !  h£  bows  his  herd  and  dif*  I 

1  Come 


Hy.   jtf.         ORDINANCES.  205 

3  Come,  finners,  view  the  lamb  of  God, 
Wounded  and  dead,  and  bath'd  in  blood! 
Behold  his  fide  and  venture  near, 

The  well  of  en  die  is  life  is  here. 

4  Here  1  forget  my  cares  and  pains  ; 
I  drink,  yet  ftiil  my  third  remains ; 
Only  the  fountain  head  above, 

Can  fatisfy  the  third  of  love. 

5  Oh,  that  I  thus  could  always  feel  ! 
Lord,  more  and  more  thy  love  reveal  ! 
Then  my  glad  tongue  (hall  loud  proclaim 
The  grace  and  glory  of  thy  name. 

6  Thy  name  difpels  my  guilt  and  fear, 
Revives  my  heart  and  charms  my  ear ; 
Affords  a  balm  for  ev'ry  wound, 
And  Satan  trembles  at  the  found, 

LV.      (c)  Jesus  hajlingto  Suffer. 

1  HT1  HE  Saviour,  what  a  noble  flame 

1       Was  kindled  in  his  bread, 
When  hailing  to  Jerufalem 
He  march 'd  before  the  reft  ! 

2  Good-will  to  men  and  zeal  for  God, 

His  ev'ry  thought  engrofs  ; 
He  longs  to  be  baptiz'd  with  blood  ( i) 
He   pants  to  reach  his  crofs. 

3  With  all  his  fufPrings  full  in  view, 

And  woes,  to  us,  unknown, 
Forth  to  the  tafk  his  (pint  flew, 
'Twas  love  that  urg'd  him  on. 

4  Lord,  we  return  thee  what  we  v : 

Our  hearts  (hall  found  abroad 
Salvation,  to  the  dying  Man, 
And  to  the  riling  God  ! 

S  And 

(i)  Luke  xii.  5©. 


ao6  ORDINANCES.  Bk.  II> 

5   And  while  thy  bleeding  glories  here    * 
Engage  our  wand'ring  eyes  ; 
We  learn  our  lighter  crofs  to  bear, 
And  haften  to  the  fides. 

LVI.      //  is  good  to  he  here, 

]    *        ET  me  dwell  on  Golgotha, 
1  -J    Weep  and  love  my  life  away ! 
While  I  fee  him  on  the  tree 
Weep  and  bleed  and  die  for  me  ! 

3   That  dear  blood  for  finners  fpilt, 
Shews  my  fin  in  all  its  guilt  : 
Ah,  my  foul,  he  bore  the  load, 
Thou  hall  flain  the  Lamb  of  God* 

3  Hark  1  his  dying  word,  "  Forgive, 
Father,  let  the  finner  live  ; 
Sinner  wipe  thy  tears  away, 

I  thy  ranfom  freely  pay." 

4  While  I  hear  this  grace  reveal'd, 
And  obtain'd  a  pardon  feal'd  ; 
All  my  foft  affections  move  ; 
Waken'dbythe  force  of  love. 

5  Farewel  world,  thy  gold  is  drofs, 
Now  I  fee  the  bleeding  crols  ; 
Jesus  dy'd  to  fet  me  free 
From  the  law,  and  fin  and  thee  ! 

6  He  has  clearly  bought  my  foul, 
Lord,  accept,  and  clam,  the  whole! 
To  thy  will  I  all  refign, 

Now,  no  more  my  own,  but  thine. 

LVI  I.  Looting  at  the  Crofs* 


I    TN 
1    I 


evil  long  I  took  delight, 
Unaw'd  by  (hame  and  fear  $ 


Till 


Hy.  58.         ORDINANCES.  207 

Till  a  new  object  ftruck  my  fight, 
And  ftopp'd  my  wild  career. 

2  I  faw  one  hanging  on  a  tree. 

In  agonies  and  blood  ; 
Who  fix  d  his  languid  eyes  on  me, 
As  near  his  crofs  I  ftood. 

3  Sure,  never  to  my  late  ft  breath, 

Can  I  forget  that  look  ; 
It  feem'd  to  charge  mc  with  his  death, 
Tho*  not  a  word  he  fpoke. 

4  My  confeience  felt,    and  own'd  the  gnilt> 

And  plung'd  me  in  defpair  ; 

I  faw  my  fins  his  blood  had  fpilt, 

And  help'd  to  nail  him  there. 

5  Alas  !  1  knew  not  what  I  did, 

But  now  my  tears  are  vain  ; 
Where  (hall  my  trembling  foul  be  hid? 
For  I  the  Lord  have  flain. 

6  A  fecond  look  he  gave,  which  faM, 

46  I  freely  all  Forgive  ; 
Thia  blood  is  for  thyranfom  paid; 
I'll  die,that  thou  may'ft  live.'! 

7  Thus,  while  his  death  my  fin  difplays, 

In  all  its  blackeil  hue  ; 
(Such  is  the  myftery  of  grace) 
It  feals  my  pardon  too. 

8  With  pleafing  grief  and  mournful  joy, 

My  fpirit  now  is  filPd  ; 
That  1  mould  fuch  a  life  deftroy, 
Yet  live  by  him  I  killd. 

LVI1I.      Surplus  in  the  WUdtrnefs. 

1    \A7  HEN  Ifrael  b7  divine  command, 
V  V        The  pathkfs  defert  trod, 

They 


2°S  ORDINANCES.  Bk.1L 

They  found,  though  'twas  a  barren  land, 
A  fure  refource  in  God, 

2  A  cloudy  pillar  mark'd  their  rcfed, 

And  fcreen'd  them  from  the  heat  ; 
From  the  hard  rocks  the  water  flow'd, 
And  Manna  was  their  meat. 

3  Like  them  we  have  a  reft  in  view, 

Secure  from  adverfe  pow'rs  : 
Like  them  we  pafs  a  defert  too  ; 
But  Uracl'sGoD  is  ours. 

4  Yes,  in  this  barren  whMtrnef?, 

He  is  to  us  the  fame, 
Ey  his  appointed  means  of  grace, 
At  once  he  was  to  them. 

t  His  word  a  light  before  us  fpreadi 
By  which  our  path  we  fee  ; 
His  love  a  banner  o'er  our  heads, 
From  harm  prefer ves  us  free. 

6  Jesus  the  bread  of  life  is  giv'n 
To  be  our  daily  food  ; 
We  drink  a  wond'rous  flream  from  heav'n, 
*Tis  water,  wine  and  blood. 

■7   Lord,  'tis  enough  I  aik  no  more, 
rhefe  bleflings  are  divine  ; 
I  envy  not  the  woildling*s  (lore, 
If  Chrift  and  heav'n  are  mine. 

L1X.   Communion  with  the  Saints  in  glory, 

i    T£   EFRESHED  by  the  bread  and  wine, 
1\      The  pledges  of  our  Saviour's  love  ; 
(  Now  let  our  hearts  and  voices  join 
In  fongs  of  praife  with  thofe  above. 

2  Do  they  fing,  "  Worthy  is  the  Lamb  ?" 
Altho'  we  cannot  reach  their  ftraini, 

Vet 


Hy.  6c.       ORDINANCES.  205 

Yet  we  thro'  grace,  can  fmg  the  fame, 
For  us  he  dy  d,  for  us  he  reigns. 

3  If  they  behold  him  face  to  face, 
While  we  a  glimpte  can  only  lee  ; 
Yet  equal  debtors  to  hi*  grace* 
As  fafe  and  as  belov  d  arc  we. 

4  They  had,  like  us,  a  fuffeiing  time, 

Out  cares  and  fears,  and  grieis  they  knew  } 
But  they  have  conquer'd  all  thro    him, 
And  we,  ere  long,  fhail  conquer  too. 

5  Tho'  all  the  fongs  of  taints  in  light, 
Are  far  beneath  his  matchlefs  worth  : 
His  grace  is  fuch,  he  will  notilight 
The  poor  attempt  of  worms  on  earth. 

ONPRAYER. 

LX.      (c)   Exhortation  to  Prayer* 

1  "T  IT  HAT  various  hindrances  we  meet 

V  V      lu  coming  to  a  mercy  feat  ! 
Yet  who  that  knows  the  worth  of  pray'r 
But  wifhes  to  be  often  there. 

2  Pray'r  makes  the  dark'ned  clould  withdraw* 
Pray'r  climbs  the  ladder  Jacob  faw ; 

Gives  exercife  to  faith  and  love, 
Brings  ev'ry  blefQng  from  above. 

3  Reilraining  pray'r  we  ceafe  to  fight ; 
Pray'r  makes  the  Chriftian's  armour  bright : 
And  Satan  trembles,  when  he  lees 

The  weakelt  faint  upon  his  knees. 

4.  While  Mofes  ftood  with  arms  fpread  wide, 
Succefs  was  found  on  llraels  fide  (  i  ) 
But  when  thro'  wearinefs  tiiey  fail'd, 
That  moment  Amalek  prevailed. 

(1)  Exod.  xvij.  ir. 

S  2  5  rLu-c 


31©  ORDINANCES.       Bk.  IL 

5  Have  you  no  words  ?  Ah,  think  again/ 
Words  flow  apace  when  you  complain, 
And  fill  a  fellow-creatures  ear 

With  the  fad  tale  of  all  your  care. 

6  Were  half  the  breadth  thus  vainly  fpent* 
To  heav'n  in  fupplication  fent ; 

Your  cheerful  long  would  oft'ner  be, 

"  Hear  what  the  Lord  has  done  for  me.'^ 

LXI.     Power  of  Prayer* 

1  T  N  th em f elves,  as  weak  as  worms, 
JL    How  can  poor  believers  (land, 
When  temptations,  foes  andflorms, 
Prefs  them  clofe  on  ev'ry  hand  ? 

2  Weak,  indeed,  they  feel  they  are, 
But  they  know  the  throne  of  grace  ; 
And  the  God,  who  anfwers  pray'r 
Helps  them  when  they  feek  his  face. 

3  Tho'  the  Lord  awhile  delay, 
Succour  they  at  length  obtain  ; 
He  who  taught  their  hearts  to  pray, 
Will  not  let  them  cry  in  vain. 

4  Wreftling  pray'r  can  wonders  do, 
Bring  relief  in  deepeft  {traits  ; 
Pray'r  can  force  a  pafiage  thro* 
Iron  bars  and  brazen  gates. 

V  Hezekiah  on  his  knees, 

Proud  AfTyria's  hoft  fubdu'd  ; 
And  when  fmitten  with  difeafe, 
Had  his  life  by  pray'r  renew  d. 

6  Peter,   tho'   confin'd  and  chain'd, 
Pray'r  prevail  d  and  brought  him  out; 
When  Elijah  pray'd  it  rain'd, 
After  three  Jong  years  of  drought. 

7  We 


Hy.  63.       ORDINANCES.  *n 

7  We  can  likewife  witnefs  bear, 
That  the  Lord  is  ilill  the  fame  ; 
Tho*  we  fcar'd  he  would  not  hear, 
Suddenly  deiiv' ranee  came, 

8  For  the  wonders  he  has  wrought. 
Let  us  now  our  praifes  give  ; 
And  by  fweet  experience  taught, 
Call  upon  him  while  we  live. 

ON    THE    SCRIPTURE. 

LXIL    (c)      The  light  and  glory  of  the  Word, 

1  r  ■  H  HE  Spirit  breathes  upon  the  word> 

X      And  brings  the  truth  to  fight  1 
Precepts  and  promifes  afford 
A  fanftifying  light. 

2  A  glory  gilds  the  facred  page, 

Majeftic  like  the  fun  ; 
It  gives  a  light  to  every  age, 
It  gives,  but  borrows  none. 

3  The  hand  that  gave  it  ftill  fupplies 

The  gracious  light  and  heat  ; 
His  truths  upon  the  nations  rife, 
They  rife,  but  never  feU 

4  Let  everlafting  thanks  be  thine. 

For  fuch   a  bright  difplay, 
As  makes  a  world  of  darknefs  fhinc 
With  beams  of  heav'nly  day. 

5  My  foul  rejoices  to  purfue 

The  fteps  of  him  I  love  ; 
Till  glory  breaks  upon  my  view 
In  brighter  worlds  above. 

LXIII.      The  Word  more  precious  than  Gold, 

*   T>RECIOUS  Bible  !   what  a  treafure 
JL     Does  the  word  of  Cod  afford  i 

All 


PU  ORDIN'AMCES.         Bk. 

All  I  want  for  life  cr  pleafure, 

e,  Shield  and  Ssvord  : 
J-et  the  court  me  poor, 

Having  this  I  need  no  more. 

2   F  lich  the  world's  a  ftranger, 

UAgrj  foul  en; 
Of  excels  the: 
Tho'  it  61b,   it  nev, 

g  Christ  l'feed, 
He  ia  meat  a:*d  drink  indeed  i 

3  When  my  faith   i  j  fieklyv 
Or 

Coi dials  to  revive  me  qu\ 
Healing  med'eims  here  I  rind  : 

To  the  promifes  I  flee, 

Each  afford^  a  eco 

4  In  the  hour  of  c~ 

Is  to  mc  a  might  v 

^v  --ipture  tit. 

Frc-  n  fecure. 

^  His  threats  to  overeom. 
- 
~  I  drive  him  from  me, 
the  word  : 

-de 
Keen  the  edge,  and  ilrong  the  bh 

ifl  I  envy  then  : 
Doating  on  hir  ^re  ? 

re  I  am,  oi  .r, 

1  a:n  rich,  'tis  he  is  po 

HC  in  his  word, 
F0Qu 

III. 


Hy.  64.         PROVIDENCES,  213 

III.     PROVIDENCES. 
LXIV.   On  the  commencement  ofbeQU'tties  in  America* 

1  r  I  ^HE  gath'iing  clouds  with  afpect  dark 

JL        A  rifmg  ftorm  prefage  ; 
Oh  to  be  hid  within  the  ark, 
And  fnelter'd  from  its  rage  i 

2  See  the  commiffion'd  angel  frown  ( 1 )  l 

That  vial  in  b 
FUl'd  with  fici  ce  wrath  is  pouring  down 
Upon  our  guilty  land  ! 

3  Ye  faints  unite  in  wreftling  pray'r> 

If  yet  there  may;  be  hope  ; 
Wko  knowsbut  mercryet  may  fpare^ 
And  bid  the  angel  iiop  (2)  ! 

4  Already  is  the  plague  begun  ( 3  ) 

And  hVd  with  houile  rage, 
Brethren,  by  blood,  and  int'reft  01 
b  brethren  now  engage* 

5  Peace  fpreads  her  wings,  prepar'd  for  flighty 

A  ;h  flaming  fwbrd, 

And  hafty  ftrikes  diaws  nigh  to  fight 
Tfre  battles  of  the  Lord. 

6  The  firil  alarm,  alas  how  few, 

lie  diflant  feem  to  hear  f 
But  thty  will  hear  and  tremble  too 
1  God  mall  fend  it 

7  So  thunder  o'er  the  diflant  hills, 

Gives  but  a  murmuring  found  ; 
But  as  the  tempeft  fpreads,  it  fills 
And  makes  the  welkin  (4)  round. 

8  May  we,  at  lea::.,  with  oneconfent, 

Fall  low  before  the  throne  ; 

Wfta 
(0  Rer.  xvi.  r.  (2)  j  sam.  n\w.  16. 

(3)  Numb.  xvi.  46.  -meet  or  Atmofphcrc. 


"4  PROVIDENCES.         Bk.  II. 

With  tears  the  nation's  fins  lament, 
■l  he  churches  and  our  own. 
9  The  hu„We  fouls  who  mourn  and  pray, 
I  he  Lord  approves  and  knows  :      ' 

£nlark  feCU,eS  them   in  the  day 
When  vengeance  (hikes  his  foei 

FAST- DAY     HYMNS. 
,  LXV>  Ce»f$°»  and  Prayer.     Dec.   13,  .77* 

OH  may  the  pow'r  which  melts  the  rock 
Be  felt  by  all  aflembled  here  ! 
Or  el/eour  fervice  will  but  mock 
lhe  God  who  we  profefs  to  fear  ! 

2  Lord,  while  thy  judgments  make  the  land, 
Ihy  people's  eyes  are  fix'd  on  thee  ■ 

We  own  thy  juft  uplifted  hand, 
Which  thoufands  cannot,  will  not  fee. 

3  How  long  haft  thou  beftow'd  thy  care. 
"'  *hl3  mdulg'd  ungrateful  fpot ; 
Wliile  other  nations  far  and   near, 
Wave  envy-d  and  admir'd  our  lot. 

4  Here  peace  and  liberty  have  dwelt, 

1  he  glorious   gofpel  brightly  fhone  ; 

And  oft  our  enemies  have  felt, 

That  God  has  made  our  caufe  his  own. 

5  But  ah  !    both  heav'n  and  earth  have  heard 
Our  vile  requital  of  his  love  ! 

We  whom  like  children  he  has  rear'd, 
Rebels  againit  his  goodnefs  prove  ( 1 ). 

6  His  grace  defpis'd,  his  power  defy'd 
And  legions  of  the  blacked  crimes', 
Profancncfs,  riot,  hift,  and  pride, 

Are  figus  that  mark  the  prefent  times.        7  The 
(*}  Ifaiah,  i.  », 


Hv  66.         PROVIDENCES.  U* 

7  The  Lord  difpleas'djhas  rais'd  his  rod  ; 
Ah  where  are  now  the  faithful  few, 
Who  tremble  for  the  ark  of  Cod, 
And  know  what  liraei  ought  todo(i)? 

£  Lord,  hear  thy  people  ev'ry  where, 
Who  meet  to  mourn  confefs  and  pray  ; 
The  nation  and  thy  churches  fpare, 
And  let  thy  wrath  be  turn'd  away. 

LXVI.    MOSES  and  AMALEK  (2), 

Febuary  27,    177^. 

s"TXTHIL£  Jofhua  led  the  armed  bands 
V  V      Of  Ifrael  forth  to  war  ; 
Mofes  apart  with  lifted   hands 
Engag'd  in  humble  pray'r. 

2  The  armed  bands  had  quickly  fai'l'd, 

And  perinYd  in  the  fight  ; 

If  Mofes'  pray'r  had  not  prevail'd 

And  put  the  foes  to  flight. 

3  When  Mofes*  hands  thro'  weaknefs  dropp'di 

The  warrior's  fainted  too  ; 

Ifrael's  fuccefsat  once  wasftopp'd, 

And  Am'lek  bolder  grew. 

4  A  people  always  prone  to  boaft, 

Were  taught  by  this  fufpence, 
That  not  a  num'rous  arm'd  holt 
But  God  was  there  defence.  •? 

5  We  now  of  fleets  and  armiesvaunt, 

And  ihips  and  men  prepare, 

But  men  like  Mofes  moft  we  want, 

To  fave  the  ftate  by  pray'r. 

Yet  Lord,  we  hope  thou  haft  prepared 

A  hidden  few  to  day  ;  The 

(j)  1  Chron.  xii.  3*  {%)  Eiod.  x^-  9» 


216         PROVIDENCES.  Bk.  IL 

(The  nation's  fecret  flrength  and  guard) 
To  weep,  and  mourn,  and  pray. 

7  O  hear  their  pray'rs,  and  grant  us  aid; 
Bid  war  and  dilcord  ceafe  ; 
Heal  the  fad  breach  which  fin  has  made, 
And  blefs  us  all  with  peace. 

LXVII.      The  hiding  place.     Feb.     IC,   1779* 

flc  C*  EE  the  gloomy  gath'ring  cloud 
fcj    Hanging  o'er  a  finful  land  i 
Sure  the  Lord  proclaims  aloud, 
Times  of  trouble  are  at  hand  ; 
Happy  they  who,  love  his  name  I 
They  (hall  always  find  him  near  ; 
Tho'  the  earth  were  wrapp'd  in  flame, 
They  have  no  juft  caufe  for  fear. 

2  Hark  his  voice  in   accents  mild, 
(Oh,  how  comforting  and  fweet !) 
Speaks  to  ev'ry  humble  child, 
Pointing  out  a  fure  retreat  ! 

ci  Come,  and  in  my  chambers  hide  ( 1 ), 
To  my  faintc  of  old  well  known  ; 
There  you  fafely  may  abide, 
Till  the  ftorm  be  overblown. 

3  "  You  have  only  to  repofe 

On  my  wifdom,  love,  and  care  ; 
When  my  wrath  confumes  my  foes, 
Mercy  (hall  my  children  fpare  ; 
While  they  perifh  in  the  flood. 
You  that  bear  my  holy  mark(2), 
Sprinkled  with  atoning  blood, 
Shall  be  fafe  within  the  ark.'' 

4  Sinners,  fee  the  ark  prepar'd ! 

Hafle  to  enter  while  there's  room  ;  Tho* 

(1)  Ifaiali  xxvi.  30.  (?)  Exekiel  ix.  4. 


H*.  68.         PROVIDENCES.  217 

Tho'  the  Lord  his  arm  has  bar'd, 
Mercy  ftill  retards  your  doom  : 
Seek  hfm  while  there  yet  is  hope, 
Ere  the  day  of  grace  be  pall, 
Left  in  wrath  he  give  you  up, 
And  this  call  fhall  prove  your  laft. 

LXVIII.     On  the  Earthquake,  Sept.   8,   1775* 

*       A   LTHO'  on  mafly  pillars  built, 
jLjL   The  earth  has  lately  fhook  ; 
It  trembles  under  Britain's  guilt, 
Before  its  Makers  look. 

3  Swift  as  the  mock  amazement  fpreads, 
And  finners  tremble  too  ; 
What  flight  can  fcreen  their  guilty  headsj 
If  earth  itfelf  purfue  ? 

3  But  mercy  fpar'd  us  while  it  warn'd 

The  mock  is  felt  no  more  ; 
And  mercy,  now,  alas !    is  fcorn'd 
By  finners,  as  before. 

4  But  if  thefe  warnings  prove  in  vain, 

Say,  Sinner,  can'ft  thou  tell, 
How  foon  the  earth  may  quake  again, 
And  open  wide  to  hell. 

5  Repent  before  the  judge  draws  nigh  j 

Or  elfe  when  he  comes  down, 
Thou  wilt  in  vain  for  earthquakes  cry, 
To  hide  thee  from  his  frown  ( 1 ) . 

6  But  happy  they  who  love  the  Lord, 

And  his  falvation  know  ; 
The  hope  that's  founded  on  his  word, 
No  change  can  overthrow. 

7  Should  the  deep  rooted  hills  be  hurl'd, 

And  plung'd  beneath  the  feas; 

T  And 

(1)  Rev.  vi.  16. 


PROVIDENCES.        Bk.  XL 

And  ftrong  convulfians  (hake  the  world, 
Your  hearts  may  reft  in  peace. 

8  Jesus,  your  Shepherd,  Lord,  and  Chief, 
Shall  fiielter  you  from  ill ; 
And  not  a  worm  nor  making  leaf 
Can  move,  but  at  his  will. 

LXIX.     On  the  Fire  at  Olncy,  Sept.   22,   1777; 

1  "TTTEARIED  by  day  with  toil  and  cares, 

V  V      How  welcome  is  the  peaceful  night, 
Sweet  fleep  our  wafted  ftrength  repairs, 
And  fits  us  for  returning  light. 

2  Yet  when  our  eyes  in  fleep  are  clos'd, 
Our  reft  may  break  ere  well  begun  ; 
To  dangers  ev'ry  hour  expos'd, 

We  neither  can  forefee  norfliun. 

3  'Tis  of  the  Lord  that  we  can  fleep 
A  fingle  night  without  alarms  ; 
His  eye  alone  our  lives  can  keep 
Secure  armdft  a  thoufand  harms. 

4.  For  months  and  years  of  fafety  paft, 
Ungrateful  we,  alas  !   have  been  ; 
Tho'  patient  long,  he  fpoke  at  laft, 
And  bid  the  fire  rebuke  our  fin. 

5  The  fhout  of  fire  !   a  dreadful  cry, 

Imprefs'd  each  heart  with  deep  difmay  ; 
While  tht  fierce  blaze  and  red'ning  fky, 
Made  midnight  wear  the  face  of  day. 

6  The  throng  and  terror  who  can  fpeak  ' 
The  various  founds  that  fill'd  the  air  ! 
The  infant's  wail,  the  mother's  fliriek, 
The  voice  of  bWphcmy  and  pray'r  ! 

7  But 


H..  7©.        PROVIDENCES.        219 

7  But  pray'r  prevailed,  and  fav'd  the  town  5 
The  few  who  lov'd  the  faviour's  name, 
Were  heard,  and  mercy  hailed  down 

To  change  the  wind,  and  flop  the  flame 

8  Oh,  may  that  night  be  ne'er  forgot ! 
JLord,  ft  III  increafe  thy  praying  few  \ 
Were  Olnry  left  without  a  Lot, 
Ruin,  like  Sodom's  would  enfue. 

LXX.     A  Welcome  to  Chriftian  FrhnJu 

^INDRED  in  Chritt,  for  ha  dc 
May  we  together  now  partake 

The  joys  which  only  he  can  give  ! 

2  To  you  and  us  by  grace  'tis  giVn, 
To  know  the  Saviour's  precious  name; 
And  fhortly  we  (hall  meet  in  heav'n, 
Ottr  hope,  our  way,  our  end  the  fame* 

3  May  he,  by  whofe  kind  care  we  meet. 
Send  his  good  Spirit  from  above, 
Make  our  communications  fweet, 
And  caufe  our  hearts  to  burn  with  love! 

4  Forgotten  be  each  worldly  theme, 
When  ChrilHans  fee  each  other  thus 3 
We  only  wifh  to  fpeak  of  him, 

Who  liv'd  and  dy'd,   and  reigns  for  u^ 

5  We'll  talk  of  all  he  did  and  faid, 
And  fuffer'd  for  us  here  below  ; 
The  path  he  mark'd  for  us  to  tread, 
And  what  he's  doing  for  us  now. 

6  Thus,  as  the  moments  pafs  av  - 
We'll  .love,  and  wonder,  and  adoi 
And  halten  on  the  glorious  day, 
When  we  fhdil  meet  to  part  no  more, 

LXXb 


PROVIDENCES.         Bk.  II 

LXX1.      At  Parting. 

*     A  S  tIle  flm's  enliV'ning  eye 

£X   Shines  on  ev'ry  place  the  fame: 

To  the  fouls  that  love  his  name. 

2  ™hc.n  the7  move  at  duty's  call 
He  is  w,th  them  by  the  way  •  ' 
We  is  ever  with  them  all, 

Thofewhogo,  and  thofc  who  flay. 

3  From  hi's  holy  mercy-feat 

Otiil  In    Sj^I.At   tlivy  inay   meet, 

And  in  fweet  communion  join. 

4  For  afeafon  calPd  to  part, 
Let  us  then  ourfelves  commend 
To  the  gracious  eye  and  heart 
Of  our  ever  prefent  Friend. 

5  Jesus,  hear  our  humble  prayV, 
Tender  fhepherd  of  thy  ilieep  I 
Let  thy  mercy  and  thy  care, 
All  our  fouls  in  fafety  keep. 

6  In  thy  flrength  may  we  be  flrong, 
Sweeten  ev'ry  crofs  and  pain  ; 
Give  us,   if  we  live,   erelong 
Here  to  meet  in  peace  again. 

7  Then  if  thou  thy  help  afford, 
Ebenezers  fhall  be  rear'd  ; 

And  our  fouls  fhall  praiie  the  Lord, 
Who  our  poor  petitions  heard. 

FUNERAL     HYMNS. 
LXXIL      On  the  Death  of  a  Believer. 

N  vain  my  fancy  drives  to  paint 

The  moment  after  death  ;  _ 

Tlu 


i 


Hr.  73.       PROVIDENCES, 

The  glories  that  furround  the  faints, 
When  yielding  up  their  breath. 

c   One  gentle  figh  their  fetters  breaks, 

We  fcarce  can  fay,  "  They're  gone  l?> 
Before  the  willing  fpirit  takes 
Her  manfion  near  the  throne. 

3   Faith  drives,   but  all  its  efforts  fail, 
To  trace  her  in  her  flight  : 
No  eye  can  pierce  within  the  veil 
Which  hides  that  world  of  light. 

q.  Thus  much,   (and  this  is  all)   we  know, 
They  are  completely  bleft  ; 
Have  done  with  fin,  and  care,  and  woe, 
And  with  their  Saviour  reft. 

5  On  harps  of  Gold  they  praife  his  name, 

His  face  they  always  view  ; 

Then  let  us  follow'rs  be  of  them, 

That  we  may  praife  him  too. 

6  Their  faith  and  patience,  love  and  zeal3 

Should  make  their  mem'ry  dear  ; 
And  Lord,   do  thou  the  prayers  fulfil, 
They  offer' d  for  us    here  ! 

7  While  they  have  gain'd,  we  lofers  are,, 

We  mifs  them  day  by  day  ; 
But  thou  can'fl  ev'ry  breach  repair, 
And  wipe  our  tears  away. 

8  We  pray  as  in   Elifha's  cafe, 

When  great  Elijah  went  ; 
May  double  portions  of  thy  grace3 
To  us  who  ftay,  be  fent. 

LXXIII.     (c )  On  the  death  of  a  Min^r, 


( 


IS  Mailer  taken  from  his  head, 
Eliiha  faw  him  go  5 

T  z  And 


PROVIDENCES.        Bk.  IT. 

And  in  defponding  accents  faid, 
"  Ah,  what  muft  lfrael  do  lu 

2  But  he  forgot  the  Lord  who  lifts 

The  beggar  to  the  throne  ;1 
Nor  knew,  that  all  Elijah's  gifts 
Would  foon  be  made  his  own. 

3  What,  when  a  Paul  has  run  his  courfe, 

Or  when  Apollos  dits  ; 
Is  lfrael  left  without  refource  ? 
And  have  we  no  fupplies  I 

4  Yes,  while  the  dear  Redeemer  lrve*f 
We  have  a  boundlefs  flore  ; 
And  (hall  be  fed  with  what  he  gives, 
Who  lives  for  evermore. 

LXXIV.     The  telling  Bdh 

i    f\  FT  as  the  bell  with  folemn  toll, 
V^    Speaks  the  departure  of  a  foul, 
Eet  each  one  afk  himfelf,   "  Am  I 
Prepar'd,  mould  I  be  call'd  to  die  ? 

2  Only  this  frail  and  fleeting  breath 
Prcferves  me  from  the  jaws  of  death  ; 
Soon  ac  it  fails,  at  once  I'm  gone, 
And  plung'd  into  a  world  unknown. 

3  Then  leaving  all  I  lov'd  below, 
To  God's  tribunal  I  mult  go  ; 

Muit  hear  the  judge  pronounce  my  fute^ 
And  fix  my  everlaiting  Hate. 

4  But  could  I  bear  to  hear  him  fay, 
"  Drpart,  accuifed,  far  away  i 
With  Satan,  in  the  lowed  hell, 
Thou  art  forever  doom'd  to  dwell.5' 

5  Lord  Jesus!  help  me  now  to  flee^ 
And  feck  my  hope  aJcnc  ia  thee  $. 

Apply 


Hr.  75-        PROVIDENCES.  *2£ 

Apply  thy  blood,  thy  fpirft  give, 
Subdue  my  fin,  and  let  me  live. 

6  Then,  when  the  folemn  bell  I  hear, 
If  fav'd  from  guilt  1  need  not  fear  ; 
Nor  would  the  thought  diftrefiing  be^ 
Perhaps  it  next  may  toll  for  me. 

7  Rather  my  fpirit  would  rejoice, 

And  long,  and  wifh  to  hear  thy  voice  $ 
Glad  when  it  bids  me  earth  refign, 
Secure  of  heav'n  if  thou  art  mine. 

LXXV.     Hope  beyond  the  Gravfi 

1  TV /TY  foul  this  curious  houfe  of  clay5 
JLVX    Thy  prefent  frail  abode, 
Muft  quickly  fall  to  worms  a  prey, 

And  thou  return  to  God. 

2  Can'ft  thou,  by  faith,  furvey  with  joy, 

The  change  before  it  come  ? 
And  fay,   "  Let  death  this  houfe  deftr. 
I  have  a  heav'nly  home  i" 

3  The  Saviour  whom  I  then  fhall  fee 

With  new  admiring  eyes, 
Already  has  prepaid  for  me, 
A  manfionin  the  fides  (i), 

4  I  feel  this  mud- walPd  cottage  fkake, 

And  long  to  fee  it  fall ; 
That  I  my  willing  flight  may  take 
To  him  who  is  my  all. 

5  Burden'd  and  groaning  then  no  more^ 

My  refcu'd  foul  fhall  fmg, 
As  up  the  mining  path  1  foar, 

«  Death,  thou  haft  loft  thy  fling." 
(ij  %  Cor.  v,  i% 

6  Dc;r 


%*4  PROVIDENCES.        ***  tt 

6  Dear  Saviour,    help  us  now  to  feek, 
And  know  thy  gracious  pow'r  ; 
That  we  may  all  this  language  fpeak, 
Before  the  dying  hour. 
LXXVI.      There  the  Weary  are  at  Reji. 

i    £^\  OURAGE,  my  foul  F  behold  the  prize, 
\^y    The  Saviour's  love  provides  ; 
Eternal  life  beyond  the  ikies, 
For  all  whom  here  he  guides. 

2  The  wicked  ceafe  from  troubling  there, 
The  weary  are  at  reft  ( i  )  ; 
Sorrow  and  fin,  and  pain  and  care, 
Np  more  approach  the  bleft. 

*   A  wicked  world,  and  wicked  heart, 
With  Satan  now  are  join'd  ; 
Each  a&s  a  too  fuccefsful  part 
In  harraffing  my  mind. 

4  In  conflict  with  this  threefold  troop, 
How  weary,  Lord,  am  I  !' 
Did  not  thy  promi.fe  bear  me  up, 
My  foul  muft  faint  and  die, 
c  But  fightingin  my  Saviour'sftrength. 
Tho'  mighty  are  my  foes, 
1  (hall  a  conq'ror  be  at  length, 
O'er  all  that  can  oppofe. 
6  Then  why,my  foul,  complain  or  fear? 
The  crown  of  glory  fee  t 
The  more  1  toil  and  furTer  here. 
The  fweeter  reft  will  be. 

LXXVI  I.     The  Day  of  Judgment. 

AY  of  judgment  day  of  wonders  ! 
Harft  !    the  trumpet's  awful  fo 


■D 


.  77.         PROVIDENCES.        225 

Louder  than  a  thoufand  thunders, 
Shakes  the  vail  creation  round  1  [confound  | 

How  the  fummons  will  the  finners  heart 

2   See  the  Judge  our  nature  wearing, 
Cloth'd  in  majefty  divine  : 
You  who  long  for  Ins  appearing, 
Then  fhall  fay,  This  God  is  mine  !  [thine  I 

Giacious  Saviour  own  me  in  that  day  for 

->    Af  ku  mil  the  dead  awaken, 
All  the  pow'rs  of  nature  fhakcn 
By  his  looks  prepare  to  flee  ; 

Carelefa  (inner,  what  will  then  become  of  thee) 

'm    Horrors  pa  ft  imaginat 

Will  furprife  your  trembling  heart, 
When  you  hear  your  condemnation, 
11  Hence  accurfed  wretch,  depart  !  part**' 

Thou  with  Satan  ar.d  his  angels,  have  thy 

5  Satan,  who  now  tries  to  pleafe  ycu 
Left  you  timely  warning  take, 
When  that  word  is  pah:,  will  feize  you, 
Plunge  you  in  the  burning  lake  : 

Think,  poor  finner,  thy  eternal  all's  at  ftak^ 

6  But  to  thofe  who  have  confefTed, 
Lov'd  and  ferv'd  the  Lord  below  ; 
He  will  fay,  "  Come  near  ye  bleffed, 
See  the  kingdom  I  beftow   ; 

You  for   ever  {hall  my  love  and   glory  know* 

7  Under  forrows  and  reproaches,  n 
May  this  thought  your  courage  raife  ! 

Swiftly  God's  great  day  approaches, 
Sighs  fhall  then  be  chang'd  to  praife  : 

We  mall  triumph  when  the  world  is  in  a  blaze» 

LXXVIXL 


2,26      PROVIDENCES.     Bk.  II. 

LXXVIIL      The  day  of  the  Lord  (r). 

1  C^r  °JP  W1-th  °ne  Piercfnff  gIance  looks  thro1 
VJ    Creation's  wide  extended  frame  • 
The  pad  and  future  in  his  view, 
And  days  and  ages  are  the  fame  (2). 

2  Sinners  who  dare  provoke  his  face, 
Who  on  his  patience  long  prefutae, 
And  trifle  out  his  day  of  grace, 
Will  find  he  has  a  day  of  doom. 

3  As  pangs  the  Iab'ring  woman  fed?, 
Or  as  the  thief,  in  midjiiffht  (Wn 


Of  time  their  ceafelefs  motion  keep  ! 

4  Hark  !  from  the  fey,  the  trump  proclaim^ 
Jesus  the  Judge  approaching  nigh  I 
See,  the  creation  wrapt  in  flames, 
Firft  kindled  by  his  vengeful  eye  ! 

J  When  thus  the  mountains  melt  like  \<rsx  J 
When  earth,  and  air,  and  fea,  fhall  burn  : 
When  all  the  frame  of  nature  breaks, 
Poor  firmer  whither  wilt  thou  turn  ? 

6  The  puny  works  which  feeble  men 
Now  boait,  or  covet,   or  admire, 
Their  pomp,  and  arts,  and  treafures  thcH| 
Shall  perifh  in  one  common  fire. 

7  Lord,  fix  our  hearts  and  hopes  above  ! 
Since  all  below  to  ruin  tends  : 
Here  we  may  trull,  obey,  and  love, 
And  there  be  found  amongli  thy  friends. 

LXXIX.      The  great  Tribunal.   (3), 

1     TOHN  in  a  vifion  faw  the  day 

J    When  the  Judge  will  haiten  down  ; 

Heav'A 

(i)  Bock  TU.  Hymn  4.         (*)  3  Pet.  hi.  8— 1 i 
(3)  Rev.  xx.  II.  12. 


Hv.  79.     PROVIDENCES.     22? 

Heav'n  and  earth  (hall  flee  away 
From  the  terror  of  his  frown  : 
Dead  and  living,  fmali  and  great, 
Raifed  from  the  earth  and  fea  ; 
At  his  bar  fhall  hear  their  fate, 
What  will  then  become  of  me  I 

2  Can  T  bear  his  awful  looks  ? 
Shall  I  ftand  in  judgment  then, 
When  I  fee  the  open'd  books, 
Written  by  the  Almighty's  pen  ? 
If  he  to  remembrance  bring, 
And  expofe  to  public  siew9 
Ev'ry  work  and  fecret  thing  ; 
Ah,  my  foul,  what  canft  thou  do  ? 

3  When  the  lift  fhall  be  produc'd 
Of  the  talents  I  enjoy'd  : 
Means  and  mercies  how  abus'd  I 
Time  and  ftrength,  how  mifemploy'd  S 
Confcience  then  compell  d  to  read, 
Mud  allow  the  charge  is  true  : 

Say,  my  foul,  what  canft  thou  plead 
In  that  hour,  what  wilt  thou  do  ? 

3.  But  the  book  of  life  I  fee, 

May  my  name  be  written  there  ? 
1  hen  from  guilt  and  danger  free, 
Glad  I'll  meet  him  in  the  air  : 
That's  the  book  I  hope  to  plead, 
*Tis  the  gofpel  open'd  wide  : 
Lord,   1  am  a  wretch  indeed  ! 
I  have  fmn'd,  but  thou  haft  dy'd  ( 1). 

5  Now  my  foul  knows  what  to  do  ; 
Thus  I  (hall  with  boldnefs  ftand, 
Number' d  with  the  faithful  few, 
Own'd  and  fav'd  at  thy  right  hand  : 
If  thou  help  a  feeble  worm 
To  believe  thy  promife  now  ;  Juftice 

(i)  Rom.  viii.  34. 


3*8  CREATION,  Bk.  IL 

Juftice  will  at  laft  confirm, 
What  thy  mercy  wrought  below. 


IV.     CREATION. 
LXXX.      The  old  and  new   Creation. 

2  fTHHAT  was  a  wonder-working  word 

A     Which  could  the  vaft  creation  raife  ! 
Angels  attendant  on  their  Lord  ( i )  ; 
Admir'd  the  plan,  and  fung  his  praife. 

%   From  what  a  dark  and  fhapelefs  mafs, 
All  nature  fprang  at  his  command  ! 
Let  there  be  light,  and  light  there  was, 
And  fun,  and  ftars,  and  fea,  and  land. 

3  With  equal  fpeed  the  earth  and  feas, 
Their  mighty  Maker's  voice  obey'd  ; 
He  fpake,  and  (trait  the  plants  and  trees, 
And  birds  and  beafts,  and  man  were  made. 

4  But  man,   the  lord  and  crown  of  all, 
By  fin  his  honour  foon  defae'd  ; 

His  heart,  (how  alter'd  fince  the  fall  !) 
Is  dark,  deform'd,  and  void,  and  wade. 

5  The  new  creation  of  the  foul, 

Does  now  no  lefs  his  pow'r  difplay  (2)  ; 
Than  when  he  form'd  the  mighty  whole, 
And  kindled  darknefs  into  day. 

6  Tho'  felf-deftroy'd,  O  Lord,  we  are, 
Yet  let  us  feel  what  thou  canft  do  ; 
Thy  word  the  ruin  can  repair, 
And  all  our  hearts  create  anew. 

LXXXl. 

(1)  Job,  UQCTiiL  7r  (0  *  Cor.  i*  *^ 


.   Si.         C  R  E  A  T  I  O  N.  229 

LXXXI.      The  Book  of  Creation, 

1  r  a  1  HE  book  of  nature  open  lies, 

I      With  much  inilr  action  it. 
But  till  the  Lord  anoints  our  eyes, 
We  cannot  read  a   w 

2  Philofophers  have  por'd  in  vain 

And  guefs'd  from  age  to  age  ; 
Forrcafons'  eye  could  ne'er  attain 
To  unckrftand  a  page. 

3  Tho'  to  each  ftar  they  g\\c  a  name, 

Its  fize  and  motions  teach* 
The  truths  which  all  the  flars  proclaim, 
Their  wifdom  cannot  reach. 

4  With  fi:iil  to  meafure  earth  and  fea, 

And  weigh  the  fubtle  air  ; 
They  cannot  Lord,  difcover  thee, 
Tho'  prefent  every  where. 

5  The  knowledge  of  the  faints  excels 

The  wifdom  of  the  fchools  ; 
To  them  his  fecretsGod  reveals, 
Tho'  men  account  them  fools. 

6  To  them  the  fan  and  ftars  on  hfgfa 

The  flow'rs  that  paint  the  field  ( 1  )> 
And  all  the  artiefs  birds  that  tfy, 
Divine  inftruclion  yield, 

7  The  creatures  on  their  fenfes  pr 

As  witneffes  to  prove 
TheSaviour'spow'randfaithfulnefs, 
His  providence  and  love. 

8  Thus  may  we  ftudy  nature'*  book, 

To  make  us  wife  indeed  ! 
And  pity  thofe  who  only  look 
AJlfchat  they  cannot  read  (2). 

(1)  Matth.  vi.  26—28.        (*)  Rom.  i 

u  Lxxxri, 


*30  CREATION.         Bx.  rf. 

LXXXII.      The  Rainbow. 

I   TTTHEN  the  fun  with  cheerful  beajno, 
V\     Smiles  upon  a  low'ring  iky; 
Soon  its  afpeel  foften'd  feems, 
And  a  rainbow  meets  the  eye  ; 
While  the  ffcy  remains  ferene, 
This  bright  arch  is  never  fecn. 

4  Thu$  the  Lord's  fupporting  pow'r 
Brighteil  to  his  faints  appears, 
When  afflictions  threat'ning  hour 
Fill--  thi  ir  Iky  urith  clouds  and  fears; 

He  can  wonders  then  perform, 

Paint  a  rainbow  on  the  ftorm  ( i ). 

3  All  their  graces  doubly  mine, 
When  their  troubles  prei>  them  fore  \ 
And  the  prQBufct  divine 

Give  them  joys  unknown  before  : 
As  the  colours  of  tht  !•• 
To  the  cloud  their  bnghtnef8  owe. 

4  Favoured  Johfl  a  rainbow  fnw  (a) 
Circling  round  the  throne  abl 
Hence  the  faints  a  pledge  may  draw 
Of  unchanging  cov'nant  love  ; 

Clouds  awhile  may  intervene, 
But  the  bovr  will  itill  be  feen. 

LXXX11I.     Thunder. 

i   X IT  HEN  a  black  o'erfpreading  cloud 
W     Has  darken'd  all  the  air  ; 
And  penis  of  thunder  roaring  loud, 
Proclaim  the  temped  near, 

(i)  Gen.  is    14.         {%)  VLtY.  it.  3. 

2  Then 


Hy.  84.        CREATION,  231 

2   Then  guilt  and  fear,  the  fruits  of  fin, 
The  firinef  oft  purfue  ; 
A  louder  ftorm  is  heard  within, 
And  confcience  thunders  too, 

J   The  law  a  fiery  language  fpeaksj 

His  danger  he  perceives  ; 

Like  Satan  who  his  ruin  feeks, 

Me  trembles  and  believes. 

4  But  when  the  iky  ferene  appeaf'8, 

And  thunders  roll  11O  more  • 
Ke  fooil  forg€t§  liis  V0W8  afid  fedf*, 
Jnft  a8  he  did  before. 

5  But  whither  ftall  fchefmaef  flee, 

rVi  mighty  franifi 
pondVoui  cyrth,  |8d  .-  (t) 

e? 

ice  I 
batting  dcwti  ! 
Will  (inner?  hear  to  lee  his  face, 
Or  ftand  before  hit  frown. 

7  Lo^d,  let  thy  mercy  find  a  way 

To  touch  each   itubborn  heart  ; 
That  they  may  never  hear  thee  lay, 

M  y  \t,}) 

8  Believers  you  may  well  rejoice  ! 

The  thunder's  loudeft   drains 
Should  be  to  you  a  welcome  voice. 
That  tells  you,  "  Jrsus  reigns  !,; 

LXXXIV.    Lightning  in  the  Night. 

I       A     Glance  from  heav'n,  with  fweet  effeft, 
J^\.   Sometimes  my  penfive  fpirit  cheers; 
But  ere  I  can  my  thoughts  collect, 
As  fuddenly  it  difappears. 
(1)  %  Pet.  iii.  10, 

*    So 


232  CREATION.  Bk.  1L 

2  So  lightning  in  the  gloom  of  night, 
Affords  a  momentary  day  ; 
Difclofing  objects  full  in  fight, 
Which  foon  asfeen,arefnatch/d  away. 

3  Ah!  what  avail  thefe pleating  fcenes  ! 
They  do  but  aggravate  my  pain  ; 
While  darknefs  quickly  intervenes, 
And  fwallovvs  up  my  joys  again. 

4  But  (hall  I  murmur  at  relief  ? 
Tho*  fhort,  it  was  a  precious  view  ; 
Sent  to  controul  my  unbelief, 
And  prove  that  what  I  read  is  true. 

5  The  lightning's  flam  did  not  create 
The  op'ning  profpect  it  reveald  ! 
But  only  fhewM  the  real  Mate 

Of  what  the  dirknefs  had  conceal'd, 

ft  fo,  we  by  a  gltnipfe  difccrn 
The  glorious  things  within  (. 
That  when  in  darknefs  wc  may  learn 
live  by  faith,  till  light  prevail. 

Then  we  no  more  fhali  need  a  glance, 
But  fee  by  an  eternal  light. 

LXXXV.      On  the  Eclipfe  of  the  Moon, 
July  3C  1776. 

1  r  I  1  HE  moon  in  filver  glory  monc, 

X      And  not  a  cloud  in  fight. 
When  fuddenly  a  (hade  begun 
To  intercept  her  light. 

2  How  fafl  acrofs  her  orb  it  fpread, 

How  fafl  her  light  withdrc  ' 

A  ci 


IIy.  B6.  CREATIO  N.  233 

A  circle,  ting'd  with  languid  red, 
Was  all  appear'd  in  view. 

3  WhHe  many  with  unmeaning  eye, 

Gaze  on  thy  works  in  vain  ; 
Afiiftme  Lord,  that  I  may  try 
Inftruclion  to  obtain. 

4  Fain  would  my  thankful  heart  and  lips, 

Unite  in  praife  to  thee  ; 
And  meditate  on  thy  eclipfe, 
In  fad  Gethfemane. 

5  Thy  people's  guilt,  a  heavy  load  ; 

(When  Handing  in  their  room) 
Depriv'd  thee  of  the  light  God, 
And  hTi'd  thy  foul  with  gloom. 

6  How  punctually  eclipfes  move, 

Obedient  to  thy  will  ! 
Thusfhallthyfaithfulnefsandlova* 
Thy  promifes  fulfil. 

7  Dark,  like  the  moon  without  the  fun* 

I  mourn  thy  abfence,  Lord  ! 

For  light  or  comfort  I  have  none, 

But  what  thy  beams  afford. 

3  But  lo  !  the  hour  draws  near  a-pace, 
When  changes  (hall  be  o'er  ; 
Then  I  fhall  fee  thee  face  to  face, 
And  be  eclips'd  no  more. 

LXXXVI.     Moon-hghu 

k    r  I  ^HE  moon  has  but  borrow d  light? 
1       A  faint  and  feeble  ray  ; 
She  owes  her  beauty  to  the  night, 
And  hides  herfelf   by  day. 

?.  .No  cheering  warmth  her  beam  conveys, 
Tito'  pleafing  to  behold  ; 

U  2  Wc 


?34  C  R  E  A  T  I  O  N.  Ek.  II. 

We  might  upon  her  brightnefs  i^aze, 
Till   we  were  ilarv'd  with  cold. 

3  Jufl  fuch  i6  all  the  light  to  man, 

jh  reafon  can    impart  ; 
It  cannot  mew  one  onje£t  plain, 
Nor  warm  their  frozen  heart. 

4  Thus  moon-light  views  of  truth  divine 

To  many  fatal  prove  ; 
For  what    avail  in  gifts  to  fliine  (  i ) 
Without  a  fpark  of  love  ! 

5  The  gofpel,   fike  the  fun  at   noon. 

A  fiords  a  glorious  light  ; 
Then  fallen  reafon's   boalted  moor. 
Appears  no  longer  bright. 

6  A  grace,  not  light  alone,  beftows 

But  adds  a  quickening  pow'r  ; 
The  defavt  bloiToms  like  the  rofe(2), 
And  fin  prevails  no  more. 

LXXXVII.      The  Sea     (3). 

1  X  F  for  a  time  the  air  be  calm, 

JL  Serene  aad  fmooth  the  fea  appears  * 
And  (hews   no  danger  to  alarm 
The  unexperiene'd  landfman's  fears. 

2  But  if  the  tempeflonce  avife, 

The  faithlefs  water  f  well  a  and  raves; 
Its  billows,  foaming  to  the  ikies, 
Difclofe  a  thoufand  threat'ning  graves. 

3  MyuntryM  heart  thus  feem'd  to  me, 

(So  little  of  myfelf  I  knew) 
Smooth  as  the  calm  unruffled  fea, 
But  ah  !  it  prov'd  as  treach'rous  too  ! 

4  The  peace,  of  which  I  had  a  talle, 
Whenjksus  fir  11  his  love  reveald  ;  I    fondfy 

Id  iCor-xiii.  X*  [a]  Iiaidh  x*xv.  1.  [3]  Book  I.  Hymn  lij. 


Hy    38.  C  R  T   I  O  N.  235 

1  Fondly  hop'd  w  \\j1  1  a 

Becaufe  my  foes  were  then  coneeal'd. 

5  But  when  I  felt  the  tempter's  pow\- 
Roufe  my  corruption's  from  their  fleep  ; 
I  trembled  at  the   flormy  hour 

And  faw  the  hoirors  of  the  deep. 

6  Now  on  preemption's  billows  borne, 
My  fpirit  feem'd  the  Lord  to  dare  ; 
Now  quick, as  thought, a  fudden  turn 
Plung'dme  ingulphsof  black  defpair" 

7  Lord,  fave  me,  or  I  fink,   I  pray'd  ; 
He  heard  and  bid  the  tempeft  ceafe  ; 
The  angry  waves  his  word  obey'd, 
And  all  my  fears  were  hufh'd  to  peace* 

£   The  peace  is  his  and  not  my  own, 
My  heart  (no  better  than  before) 
Is  (till  to  dreadful  changes  prone, 
Then  let  me  never  truft  it  more. 

LXXXVIII.    The  Flood 

1  r  I  ^HO'  fmall  the  drops  of  falling  rain, 

JL      If  one  be  fmgly  view'd  ; 
Collected  they  o'erfpread  the  plain , 
And  form'd  a  mighty  Hood. 

2  The  houfe  it  meets  within  its  courfe, 

Should  not  be  built  on  clay  ; 
Left   with  a  wild  refifllefs  force, 
It  fweep  the  whole  away. 

3  Tho'  for  a  whik  it  feem'd  fee u re  ; 

,  It    will   not  bear  the  (hock  ; 

Unlefs  it  has  foundation  fure, 

And  (lands  upon  a  rock. 


Thus  finners  think  their  evil  deeds, 
Like  drops  of  rain,  are  fmall ; 


But 


236  C  R  E  A  T  I  Q  Bk.  II. 

But  it  the  power  of  thought  exceeds. 
To  count  the  fum  of  all. 

5  One  fjn  can  raife,  tho*  fmall  it  feems 

A  flood  to  drown  the  foul  ; 
What  then,  when    countlefs  million's  flreama 
Shall  join  to  fwell  the  whole. 

6  Yet,  while  they  think  the  weather  fair, 

If  warm'd  they  fmile  or  frown  ; 
But  they  will  tremble  and  defpair, 
When  the  fierce  flood  comes  down  ! 

7  Oh  !  then  on  Jesus  ground  your  hope. 

That  (tone  in   Zion  laid  (i); 
Left  your  poor  building  quickly  drop. 
With  ruin,  on  your  head. 

LXXXIX.      The  TLc<w. 

j   rT~1  HE  ice  and  fnow  we  lately  faw, 
JL      Which  cover'd  all  the  ground; 
Are  melted  foon  before  the  thaw, 
And  can  no  more  be  found. 

2  Could  all  the  heart  of  man   fufHce 

To  move  away  the  fnow, 

To  clear  the  rivers  from  the  ice, 

Or  make  the  waters  flow  1 

3  No,  'tis  the  work  of  God  alone  ; 

An  emblem  of  the  pow'r 
By  which  he  melts  theheart  of  flonc, 
In  his  appointed  hour. 

4  All  outward   means,  till  he  appears, 

Will  intfTt&ual  prove  ; 
Tho'  much  the  (inner  fees  and  hears, 
He  cannot  learn  to  love. 

r   But  let  the  Rotated  firmer  feel 
The  foft'ning  warmth  of  grace; 

(i)  Matt    vii.  24.         aTttcrii.  6- 


Hy.  9o.         CREATION.  2j7 

Tho'  hard  as  ice,  or  rocks,  or  ftcel, 
His  heart  diflblves  apace. 

6  Seeing  the  blood  which  Jesus  fpilt, 

To  fave  his  foul  from  woe, 
His  hatred,  unbelief,  and  guilt, 
All  melt  away  like  fnow. 

7  Jesus,  we  in  thy  name  entreat, 

Reveal  thy  gracious  arm  ; 
And  grant  thy  Spirit's  kindly  heat, 
Gur  frozen  hearts  to  warm. 

XC.      The  Load/lone. 

I       A    S  needles  point  towards  the  pole, 

jLjL  When  touch/ d  by  the  magnetic  ftone  j 
So  faith  in  Jesus,  gives  the  foul 
A  tendency  before  unknown. 

ge  : 

To  nothing  £i*\\y  but  love  of  change, 

3  But  when  tfee  H  imparts 

A  knowledge  of  the  Saviour's  love  ; 
Our  wand'ring,  weary,  reftleft  hearts, 
Are  fix'd  at  once,  no  more  to  more. 

4  Now  a  new  principle  takes  place, 
Which  guides  and  animates  the  will, 
This  love,   another  name  for  grace, 
Condrains  to  good,   and  bars  from  ill. 

5  By  love's  pure  light  we  foon  perceire 
Our  nobleft  blifs  and  proper  end  ; 
And  gladly  ev  ry  idol  leave, 

To  love  and  ferve  our  Lord  and  Friend. 


6  Thus  borne  along  by  faith  and  hope, 
We  feel  the  Saviour's  words  are  true  : 


Aud 


*3«  CREATION.         Bk.  II. 

"And  I,   if  I  be  lifted  up  (i) 
Will  draw  the  finncr  upward  too.K' 


o 


XCL      The  Spider  and  Bee. 

|  N  the  fame  flow'r  we  often  fee 
The  Joathfome  fpider  and  the  bee  5 
But  what  they  get  by   working  there, 
Is  difPrent  as  their  natures  are. 

2  Th j  Y* a  fweet  reward  obta;»S, 

And  honey  well  repays  his  pairu  ; 
Home  to  the  hive  he  bears  the  (tote, 
And  then  returns  in  qutft  of  move. 

3  But  no  fweet  flowVs  that  grace  the  field, 

Can  honey  to  the  fpider  yield  ; 
A  cobweb  all  that  he  can  fpin, 
And  poifoh  all  the  ftorc«  within.' 

4  Thus in  ';r:t  Scred  field  the  word, 

With  flow'rs  of  vn  pUotimr  ftor'd 

Like  bees  his  children  feed   a:  d  tbrifc 
Anc  me  honey  to  the  hive.     ' 

5  There  fpfder-Hke,  the  wicked  c< 
And  feem  10  taftei  perfume  1 

But  the  vile  venom  of  their  hearts, 
Topoifon  all  their  food  converts. 

6  From  the  fametruths  believers  prise, 

They  weave  vain  refuges  of  lies  ; 
And  from  the  promife  licence  draw, 
To  trifle  wi'.h  the  holy   law  ! 

7  Lord,  (hall  thy  word  of  life  and   love, 

The  means  of  death  to  numbers  prove  ! 
Unlefsthy  gracVbur  hearts  renew  (2) 
We  link  to  helJ,  with  heav'n  in  view. 
(0  John  xii   32.         (2)  Book  II.  Hymn  71 

XCIL 


Hv.  92.        CREATION.  23* 

XCI1.      The  Bee  faved  from  the  SfiJcr. 

1  r  |  ^  HE  fubtle  fpider  often  weaves 

1       His  un!ufptc~led  fnares, 
Among  the  balmy  flow'rs  and  leaves. 
To  which  the  bee  repairs. 

2  When  in  his  web  he  fees  one  hang, 

With  a  malicious  joy, 
He  darts  upon  it  with  his  fang, 
Topoifon  and  deftroy. 

3  How  welcome  then, feme  pitying  friend, 

To  fave  the  threaten'd  bee  ! 
The  fpider's  treach'rous  web  to  rendy 
And  fet  the  captive  free. 

4  My  foul  has  been  in  Cuch  a  cafe, 

When  firft  1  knew  the  Lord, 
I  hafted  to  the  means  of  grace, 
Where  fweets  I  knew  were  ilor'd. 

5  Little  I  thought  of  danger  near, 

That  foon  my  joys  would  ebb  ; 
But  ah  !  I  met  a  fpider  there, 
Who  caught  me  in  his  web. 

6  Then  Satan  rais'd  his  pois'nous  ftin£, 

And  aim'd  his  blows  at  me  ; 
While  I,  poor  helplefs  trembling  things 
Could  neither  fight  nor  flee. 

7  But  oh  !    the  Saviour's  pitying  eye, 

Rv  liev'd  me  from  defpair  ; 

He  faw  me  at  the  point  to  die 

And  broke  the  fatal  fnarc. 

8  My  cafe  his  heedkfs  faint?  fnould  warn, 

Or  cheer  them  if  afraid  : 
May  you  from  me  your  danger  learn, 
And  where  to  look  for  aid. 

XCUI. 


**H  CREATION.        Bk.  I] 

XCI II.      The  tamed  Lion* 

i       A      I. ion,  tho'  by  nature  \vildt 
jl\.    The  art  of  man  can  tame  ; 
lie  Hands  before  his  keeper,  mild, 
And  gentle  as  a  lamb. 

2  He  watches,   with  fubmiflive  eyj, 

The  hand  that  gives  him  food  ; 
As  if  he  meant  to  teilify 
A  fcnfe  of  gratitude. 

3  But  man  himfelf,  who  thus  fubdues, 

The  fiercer!  beads  of  prey, 
A  nature  more  unfeeling,  (hews, 
And  far  more  fierce  than  they. 

4  Tho'  by  the  Lord  prer<_rv'd  and  fed^ 

He  proves  rebellious  Hill  : 
And  while  he  eats  his  Maker's  bread, 
Refiits  his  holy  will. 

5  Alike  in  vain,  of  grace  that  faves, 
•     Or  threading  law  lie  hears  : 
Thefavage  fcorns,  blafphemes  and  raves, 

But  neither  loves  nor  fears. 

o   O  Saviour  !   how  thy  wond'rous  pow'r 
By  angels  is  proclaimed  ! 
When  in  thine  own  appointed  hour, 
They  fee  this  lion  tam'd. 

7   The  love  thy  bleeding  crofs  difplays, 
.The  hardeit  heart   fubdues  ; 
Here  furious  Lions  while  they  graze, 
Their  rage  and  fiercenefslolc  ( I  ). 

$   Yet  we  are  but  renew'd  in  part, 
The  Lion  Rill  remains  ; 
Lord,  drive  him  wholly  from  my  heart, 
Or  keep  him  fail  in  chains. 


(l)   Ifaiah,  xi.  9. 


XC1V 


Hv.  95.        CREATIO  N.  *tf 

XCIV.     &k#. 

!    rnpi  HE  Saviour  calls  bis  people  fheep, 
X    And  bids  them  on  his  love  rely  ; 
For  he  alone  their  fouls  can  keep, 
And  he  alone  their  wants  fupply. 

2  The  Bull  can  fight,  the  Hare  can  flee, 
The  Ant,    in  fummer,    food  prepare  ; 
But  helplefs  fheep,  and  fuch  are  we, 
Depend  upon  the  Shepherd's  care. 

3  Jehovah  is  our  Shepherd's  name  (1), 
Then  what  have  we,  tho'  weak  to  fear  ? 
Our  fin  and  folly  we  proclaim, 

If  we  defpond  while  he  is  near. 

4.  When  Satan  threatens  to  devour  ; 
When  troubles  prefs  on  ev'ry  fide  ; 
Think  of  our  Shepherd's  care  and  pow'r, 
He  can  defend,  he  will  provide. 

5  See  the  rich  paflures  of  his  grace, 
Where, in  full  ftreams,  falvat ion  flows ! 
There  he  appoints  our  refling  place, 
And  we  may  feed,  fecure  from  foes. 

6  There,  'midft  the  flock,  the  Shepherd  dwells, 
The  fheep  around  in  fafety  lie  ; 

The  wolf,  in  vain,  with  malice  fwells, 
For  he  protects  them  with  his  eye(  2 ). 

n  Dear  Lord,  if  I  am  one  of  thine, 

From  anxious  thoughts  I  would  be  free  ; 
To  truft,  and  lore,  and  praife,  is  mine, 
The  care  of  all  belongs  to  thee. 


XCV.      The  Garden. 

rden  contemplation  fuits, 
d  may  inftruftion  yield, 

X  Sweeter 

(i)  Pftlm  xxiii.  u  (2)  Micah  v'  4- 


'At 


24*  CREATION.  Bk,  II, 

Sweeter  than  all  the  fiow'rs  and  fruits 
With  which  the  fpot  is  fill'd. 

2  Eden  was  Adam's  dvveling-place, 

While  bled  with    innocence  ; 
But  fin  o'erwhelm'd  him  with  difgracC, 
And  drove  the  rebel  thence. 

3  Oft  as  the  garden-walk  we  tread, 

We  mould  bemoan  his  fall  ; 
The  trefpafs  of  our  legal  head 
In  ruin  plung'd  us  all. 

4.  The  garden  of  Gethfemane, 
The  fecond  Adam  faw, 
Opprefs'd  with  woe  to  fet  us  free 
From  the  avenging  law. 

5  How  ftupid  we  who  can  forget, 

WTith  gardens  in  our  fight, 

His  agonies  and  bloody  fweat, 

In  that  tremendous  night  ! 

6  His  church  as  a  fair  garden  ftands, 

Which  walls  of  love  inclofe  : 
Each  tree  is  planted  by  his  hand  ( I  )f 
And  by  his  blefling  grows. 

7  Believing  hearts  are  gardens  too, 

For  grace  has  fown  its  feeds; 
Where  once  by  nature  nothing  grew 
But  thorns,  and  worthlefs  weeds, 

8  Such  themes  to  thofe  who  Jesus  love, 

My  conitant  joys  afford, 
And  make  a  barren  defert  prove 
The  garden  of  the  Lord. 

XCVI.  For  a  Garden-feat  or  Summer -houfe, 

1      A     Shelter  from  the  rain  or  wind  (2), 
^ZTY.     A  (hade  from  fcorchingheat  ; 
(1)  Ifaiahhi.  3.  {%)  Ifriah  ixiii  a. 

A  tefling 


fcr.  97-  C  R  E  A  T  I  O  N. 

A  retting  place  you  here  may  find, 
To  eafe  your  weary  feet. 

2  Enter,  but  with  a  ferious  thought, 

Confider  who  is  near  ! 
This  is  a  confecrated  fpot, 
The  Lord  is  prefeM  here  • 

3  A  que  (lion  of  the  utmoft  weight, 

While  reading  meets  your  eye  ; 
May  confeience  witnefs  to  your  Mate, 
And  give  a  true  reply  ! 

4  Is  Jesus  to  your  heart  reveaPd, 

As  full  of  truth  and  grace  ? 
And  is  his  name  yonr  hope  and  fhield, 
Your  reft  and   hiding  place  ? 

5  If  fo,  for  all  events  prepaid, 

Whatever  ftorms  may  rife, 
He  whom  you  love,  will  fafely  guard) 
And  guide  you  to  the  fkies. 

6  No  burning  fun,  or  ftorm,  or  rain, 

Will  there  your  peace  annoy  ; 
No  fin*  temptation,  grief,  or  pain, 
Intrude  to  damp  your  joy. 

j  But  if  his  name  you  have  not  known, 
Oh,  feek  him  while  you  may  ! 
Left  you  mould  meet  his  awful  frown, 
In  that  approaching  day. 

8  When  the  avenging  Judge  you  fee, 
With  terrors  on  his  brow  ; 
Where  can  you  hide  or  whither  flee, 
If  yourejecVhim  now  ? 

XCVII.      The  creatures  in  the  Lord's  Hands, 

1    T^HE  water  flood  like  walls  of  brafs, 

X    To  let  the  fons  of  Ifrael  pafs  ( i ),         And 
(0  Exod.  *iv.  %%% 


244  CREATION.  Bk.  » 

And  from  the  rock  in  rivers  burft  (i ), 
At  Mofes's  prayer  to  quench  their  tliirit. 

2  The  fire  reflrain'dby  God's  commands, 
Could  only  burn  his  people's  bands  (2), 
Too  faint  when  he  was  with  them  there, 
To  finge  their  garmenUpDr  their  hair. 

3  At  Daniel's    feet  the  Lions  lay  (3) 

Like  harmlefs  lambs,  nor  touched  their  prey, 
And  Ravens  which  on  cai  rion  fed, 
Frocur'd  Elijah  flefh  and  bread. 

4  Thus  creatures  only  can  fulfil 
Their  great  Creator's  holy  will  ; 
And  when  his  fervants  need  their  aid, 
Hispurpofes  mull  be  obey'd. 

5  So  if  his  bkffing  he  refufe, 

Their  pow>  to  help  they  quickly  lofe  ; 
Sure  as  on  creatures  we  depend, 
Our  hopes  in  difappointmentend. 

6  Then  let  us  truft  the  Lord  alone, 
And  creature-confidence  difown, 
Nor  if  they  threaten  need  we  fear, 
They  cannot  hurt  if  he  be  near. 

7  If  inftruments  of  pain  they  prove, 
Still  they  are  guided  by  his  love  ; 
As  lancets  by  the   furgeon's  fkill, 
Which  wound,  to  cure  and  not  to  kill. 

XCVIII.     On  Dreaming. 

1    TT THEN  (lumber  feals  our  weary  eyes, 
V  V      The  bufy  fancy  wakeful  keeps  ; 
The  fcenes  which  then  before  us  rife, 
Prove  fomething  in  us  never  fleeps.  As 

(x)  Numb  xx.  l!  .  (2)  Daniel  ill.  27. 

(3)  Daniel  vi.  2^ 


Hv.  99.        CREAT10  N* 

2  As  in  another  world  we  feem, 
A  new  creation  of  our  own  ; 
All  appears  real,  tho'  a  dream, 
And  all  familiar,  tho*  unknown, 

3  Sometimes  the  mind  beholds  again 
The  pail  day's  bufinefs  in  review  ; 
Refumes  the  pleafure  or  the  pain, 
And  fometimes  all  we  meet  is  new. 

4.  What  fchemes  we  form,  what  pains  we  tak   ! 
We  fight,  we  run,  we  fly,  we  fall, 
But  all  is  ended  when  we  wake, 
We  fcarcely  then  a  trace  recal. 

5  But  tho'  our  dreams  are  often  wild, 
Like  clouds  before  the  driving  ft  or  m; 
Yet  fome  important  may  be  ftil'd, 
Sent  to  admoniih  or  inform. 

6  What  mighty  agents  have  accefs, 

What  friends  from  heav'n,  or  foes  from  hell* 
Our  minds  to  comfort  or  diftrefs, 
When  we  are  fleeping,  who  can  tell. 

7  One  thing,  at  leaft,  and  'tis  enough, 
We  learn  from  this  furprifing  fact ; 
Our  dreams  afford  fufficient  proof, 
The  foul,  without  the  flefh,  can  aft. 

S   This  life,  which  mortals  fo  efteem, 
That  many  choofe  it  for  their  all, 
They  will  confefs,  was  but  a  dream 
When 'waken'd  by  death's awfulcall. 

XCLX.     The  World. 

1  O  EE,  the  world  for  youth  preparesj 
)^    Harlot  like,  her  gaudy  fnares, 
Pleafures  round  her  feem  to  wait, 
But^'tis  all  a  painted  cheat. 

X  z  2   Raft. 


H<5  CREAT10  NT.        Bk.  II, 

2  Ram  and  unfufpefting  youth, 
Thinks  to  find  thee  always  fmooth,. 
Always  kind,  till  better  taught, 
By  experience  dearly  bought. 

3  So  the  calm,  but  faithlefs  fea, 
(Lively  emblem,  world  of  thee) 
Tempts  the  fhepherd  from  the  more, 
Foreign  regions  to  explore. 

q.  While  no  wrinkled  waves  is  feen, 
While  the  fi<y  remains  ferenc, 
Fiird  with  hopes, and  golden  fchemes, 
Of  a  florm  he  little  dreams. 

5  But  ere  long  the  tempeft  raves, 
When  lie  trembles  at  the  waves  : 
Wifhes  then  he  had  been  wife, 
But  too  late — he  finks  and  dies. 

6  Haplefs  thus,  are  they,  vain  world, 
Soon  on  rocks  of  ruin  hurl'd  ; 
Who  admiring  thee,  untry'd, 
Court  thy  pleafure,  wealth  or  pride* 

7  Such  a  Shipwreck  had  been  mine5 
Had  not  Jesus  (Name  divine  !) 
Sav'd  me  with  a  mighty  hand, 
And  reftor'd  my  foul  to  land. 

8  Now,   with  gratitude  I  raife 
Ebenezers  to  his  praife  ; 
Now  my  rafh  purfuits  are  o'er,, 
1  can  trull  the  world  no  more. 


B1 


C.   The  Enchantment  Diffofoed. 

INDED  in  youth  by  Satan's  artr. 
The  world  to  our  unpra&is'd  hearts, 
A  flatt'ring  profpeft  flxows  j 


Hv.  ioo.      CREATION.  ?4? 

Our  fancy  forms  a  thoufand  fchemes 
Of  gay  delights,  and  golden  dreams,. 
And  undiflurb'd  repofe. 

2  So  in  the  defert's  dreary  wade, 
By  magic  pow'r  produc'd  in  haite, 

(As  ancient  fables  fay) 
Caftles  and  groves,  and  mufic  fv?eet, 
The  fenfes  of  the  trav'ler  meet, 

And  flop  him  in  his  way. 

3  But  while  he  liftens  with  furprife, 
The  charm  diflblves,  the  vifion  dies, 

'Twas  but  enchanted  ground  ; 
Thus  if  the  Lord  our  fpirit  touch, 
The  world,  which  promised  us  lo  much> 

A  wildernefs  is  found. 
q.  At  firft  we  dart  and  feel  diftrefs'd, 
Convinc'd  we  never  can  have  reft, 

In  fuch  a  wretched  place  ; 
But  he  whofe  mercy  breaks  the  charnv 
Reveals  his  own  Almighty  arm, 

And  bids  us  feek  his  face. 

J  Then  we  begin  to  live  indeed, 

When  from  our  fin  and  bondage  freed^. 

By  this  beloved  Friend  : 
We  follow  him  from  day  to  day, 
Afljur'd  of  grace  thro'  all  the  way> 
And  glory  at  the  end. 


A  TABLE- 


T       A 


A 

B 


TO        T  H  B 


SECOND     BOOK, 

According  to  the  Order  and  SahjcEl  of  the  Hymn?,- 


I.     SEASONS. 

Hymn. 
New-Years  hymns. 

Time  how  fwift  !  1 
Time  how  ihort  !  2 
Uncertainty  of  life  3 
A  new-years  thought 

and  prayer  4 

Death  and  war  5 

Earthly   profpects 

deceitful  6 

Before  annual  fermon6. 
Prayer  for  a  blefling   7 
Another  8 

Another  9 

Calling  the  gofpel 

net  10 

Pleading  for  and 

with  youth  1 1 

Prayer  for  children  1 2 
The  Shunamitc  1 3 
Elijah's  prayer  14 

Preaching  to  the 

•dry  boats  15 


I.     SEASONS. 

Hymn. 
The  rod  of  Mofes  1  6 
God  fpeaking  from 

mount  Zion  17 

Prayer  for  power  on 

the  means  18 

Elijah's  mantle  19 

After  anruicil  Icimons. 
David's  charge  to 

Solomon  zc 

The  Lord's  call  to 

his  children  2  1 

The  prayer  of 

Jabez  22 

Waiting  at  wifdom's 

gates  23 

A  Iking  the  way  to 
Zion  24 

We  were  Pharaoh's 

bondmen  25 

Travelling  in  birth 
for  fouls 

L  SEA- 


A     TABLE. 


L     SEASONS. 

Hymn. 
We  are    ambaiTadors  for 
Chrift  27 
Paul's  farewel  charge  28 
How  fhall  I  put  thee 
among    the    chil- 
dren ?  29 
Winter  30 
Waiting  for  Spring  31 
Spring  3  2 
Another  33 
Summer  ftorms  34 
Hay-time  35 
Hamft  36 

Christmas* 
Praife  for  the  incar- 
nation 3  7 
Jehovah.  Jcfus  38 
Man  honored  above 

angels  39 

Saturday  evening  40 
Ciofe  of  the  year, 

Ebenezer  41 

Another  42 

IK  ORDINANCES. 

Opening  a  place  for 

focial  prayer  43 
Another  44 
The  Lord's  day  45 
Goipel  privileges  46 
Another  47 
Praife  for  their  con- 
tinuance 48 
.A  famine  of  the  word  49 


II.   ORDINANCES. 

Hymn. 
Prayer  for  miniiter3  50 
Prayer  for  a  revival  51 
Hoping  for  a  revival     52 

Sacrament  Hymns. 
Welcome  to  the  table    53 
Chi  ill  crucified  54 

Jefus  hairing  to  fuffer  55 
:It  is  good  to  be  here  56 
Looking  at  the  crofs  57 
Supplies  in  the  wilder- 

nefs  58 

Communion    with 

faiuts  in  glory  59 

Prayer* 

Exhortation  to  prayer  60 
Power  of  prayer  61 

Scripture. 
Light  and  glory   of 

the  word  63 

[Word  more  precious 

than  gold  63 


III.  PROVIDENCES. 

On  the  commencement 
of  hoililities  64 

East-Day  Hymns. 
ConfeiTion  and  Pray- 
er 65* 
Mofes  and  Amalek       66 
The  hiding  place  67 
On  the  earthquake, 

1775  ^ 

Fiie  at  Olney,  1777    69 

III.     PPwO- 


A     TABLE. 


in.  PROVIDENCES. 

Hymn. 
Welcome  to  chriflian 

fiends  70 

At  parting  71 

Funeral  Hymns. 
On   the  death  of  a 

believer  72 

Death  of  a  minifter  73 
The  tolling  bell  74 

Hope  beyondthegrave  75 
There  the  weary  are 

at  reft  76 

The  day  cf  judgment  77 
The  day  of  the  Lord,  78 
The  great  tribunal       79 

IV.  CREATION. 
The  old  and   new 

creation  80 

Book  of  creation  8 1 
The  rainbow  82 

Thunder  83 

Lightning  in  the  night  84 


IV.  CREATION. 
Hymn. 
Eclipfe  of  the  moon, 

1776  85 

Moonlight  86 

Thefea  87 

The  flood  88 

The  thaw  89 

The  loadftone  90 

Spider  and  bee  9  I 
Bee  faved  from  the 

fpider  92 

The  tamed  lion  93 

Sheep  94 

f  he  garden  95 
For  a  garden -feat,  or 

fummerhoufe  96 
Creatures  in  the 

Lord's  hands  97 

On  dreaming  98 

The  world  99 
The  incliantment 

diffolved  ICO 


END  OF  THE  SECOND  BOOK 


O  L  N  E  \ 


O  L  N  E  Y    HYMNS,^. 


BOOK     III. 

On  the  Rife,  Progrefs,  Changes,  and  Comforts  of the 
Spiritual  Life* 

(Under  the  following  Heads.  ) 


I.  Solemn    Addrefes  to 
Sinners. 

II.  Seeking,    Pleading, 
Hoping. 

III.  Conflict 

IV.  Comfort. 

V.  Dedication  and    fur- 
render. 


VI.  Caution*. 

VIL   Praife. 

V11I.  Short  Hymna, 

Before  Sermon. 

After  Sermon. 

Gloria  Patria. 


I.  Solemn  Addreffes  to  Sinners, 
HYMN    I. 

Expojlulation* 

NO  words  can  declare, 
No  fancy  can  paint, 
What  rage  and  de.fpair, 
What  hopelefs  complaint, 
Fill  Satan's  dark  dwelling, 
The  prifon  beneath  ; 
What  weeping  and  yelling, 
And  gnafhing  of  teeth  ! 
Yet  finners  will  choofe 
This  dreadful  abode, 
Each  madly  purfueg 
The  dangerous  road  ; 
Tho'  God  give  them  warning, 
^They  onward  will  go, 


They 


252         To     SINNERS.         Book.  HI. 

They  anfwer  with  fcorning, 
And  rufh  upon  woe. 

3   How  fad  to  behold 
The  rich  and  the  poor, 
The  young  and  the  old, 
All  blindly  fee  are  ! 
All  polling  to  ruin, 
Refufing  to  Hop  ; 
Ah  !   Think  what  you're  doing, 
While  yet  there  is  hope  ! 

4.  How  weak  is  our  hand, 
To  fight  with  the  Lord  ! 
How  can  you  withlland 
The  edge  of  his  fword  ! 
What  hope  of  efcaping 
For  thofe  who  oppofe, 
When  hell  is  wide  gaping 
To  fwallow  bis  foes. 

5  How  oft  have  you  dar'd 
The  Lord  to  bis  face  i 
Yet  Hill  you  are  fpar'd 
To  hear  of  his  grace  ; 

Oh  pray  for  repentance,  % 

And  life-giving  faith, 
Before  the  juft  fentence 
Confign  you  to  death. 

6  It  is  not  too  late 
To  Jesus  to  flee, 
His  mercy  is  great, 
His  pardon  is  free  ! 

His  blood  has  fuch  virtue 
For  all  that  believe, 
That  nothing  can  hurt  you, 
If  him  you  receive. 

Ih  Alarm 


Hy.  2.  To    SINNERS.  253 

II.      Alarm. 

1    C*  TOP,  poor  firmer  !  ilop  and  think 
|^    Before  you  farther  go  ! 
Will  you  fport  upon  the  brink 

Of  everlafting  woe  ? 
Once  again  I  charge  you,  flop! 
For  unlefs  you  warning  take, 
Ere  you  are  aware,  yrou  drop 
Into  the  burning  hike  ! 

Z   Say,  have  you  an  arm  like  God, 

That  you  his  will  oppofe  ? 
Fear  you  not  that  iron  rod 

With  which  he  breaks  his  foes  ? 
Can  you  ftand  in  that  dread  day, 
When  he  judgment  {hall  proclaim, 
And  the  earth  (hall  melt  away 

Like  wax  before  the  name  ? 

3  Pale-fac'd  death  will  quickly  come 

To  drag  you  to  his  bar  ; 
Then  to  hear  your  awful  doom, 

Wiil  fill  you  with  defpair  : 
All  your  Cms  will  round  you  croud, 
Sins  of  a  blood-crimfon  dye  ; 
Each  for  vengeance  crying  loud  ; 

And  what  can  you  reply  • 

4  Tho'  your  heart  be  made  of  fteel, 

Your  forehead  iin'd  with  brats, 
God  at  length  will  make  you  feel, 

He  will  not  let  you  pafs  : 
Sinners  then  in  vain  will  call, 
(Tho*  they  now  defpife  his  grace) 
Rocks  and  mountains  on  us  fall  ^1  ), 

And  hide  us  from  his  face. 

5   But  as  yet  there  is  a  hope 

You  may  his  mercy  know ; 

Y  TW 

(1)  Rev.  vi.  16. 


5J4  ToSINNERS.  Bk.  11L 

Tho'  his  arm  is  lifted  up, 

He  {till  forbears  the  blow  : 
'Twas  for  finners  Jesus  dy'd, 
Sinners  he  invites  to  come  ; 
None  who  come  mail  be  deny'd, 

He  fays,  "  There  {till  is  room  (i)." 

III.      IV e  were  once  as  you  are, 

1  Q\  HALL  men  pretend  to  pleafure 
£3    Who  never  knew  the  Lord  ? 
Can  all   the  worldling's  treafure 

True  peace  of  mind  afford  ? 
They  fhall  obtain  this  jewel 

In  what  their  hearts  defire, 
When  they  by  adding  fuel 

Can  quench  the  flame  of  fire. 

2  Till  you  can  bid  the  ocean, 

When  furious  tempeftsroar  (2), 
Forget  its  wonted  motion, 

And  rage  and  fwell  no  more  : 
In  vain  your  expectation 

To  find  content  in  fin  ; 
Or  freedom  from  vexation, 

While paflions  reign  within. 

3  Come  turn  your  thoughts  to  Jesus, 

If  you  would  good  poffefs  ; 
'Tis  he  alone  that  frees  us 

From  guilt,   and  from  diftrefs  : 
When  he  by  faith  is  prefent, 

The  finners  troubles  ceafe, 
His  ways  are  truly  pleafint, 

And  all  his  paths  are  peace. 

4  Our  time  in  fin  we  wafted, 

And  fed  upon  the  wind  ; 
Until    his  love  we  tafted, 
No  comfort  could  we  find  ; 

Bu 

(j)  Luke  xiv.  2%.         (a)  Jfaiah  lvii.  20.     21* 


Hy.  4.  ToSlNNERS.  2S5 

But  now  we  (land  to  witnefs 

His  pow'r  and  grace  to  you  j 
May  you  perceive  its  fitnefs, 

And  call  upon  him  too  ! 

5   Our  pleafure  and  our  duty, 

Tho*  oppofite  before, 
Since  we  have  feen  his  beauty, 

Are  join'd  to  part  no  more  2 
It  is  our  higheft  pleafure, 

No  lefs  than  duty's  call, 
To  love  him  beyond  meafure, 

And  ferve  him  with  our  all. 

IV*      Prepare  to  meet  God. 

1  Q  INNER,  art  thou  ft  ill  fecure  ? 
O  wilt  thou  ftill  refufe  to  pray  ? 
Can  thy  heart  or  hands  endure 

In  the  Lord's  avenging  day  ? 
See,  his  migty  arm  is  bar'd  ! 
Awful  terrors  clothe  his  brow  ! 
For  his  judgment  Hand  prepar'd, 
Thou  mull  either  break  or  bow. 

2  At  his  prefence  nature  (hakes, 
Earth  affrighted  haftes  to  flee  ; 
Solid  mountains  melt  like  wax, 
What  will  then  become  of  thee  ? 
Who  his  advent  may  abide  ? 
You  that  glory  in  your  fhame, 
Will  you  find  a  place  to  hide  ? 
When  the  world  is  wrapp'd  in  flame? 

2  Then  the  rich,  the  great,  the  wife, 
Trembling,  guilty,  fclf  condemn'd; 
Mud  behold  the  wrathful  eye* 
Of  theJuJge  they  once  blafphem'd  : 
Where  are  now  their  haughty  looks, 
their  honor  and  defpair  ! 

When 


256  To  S  I  N  N  E  R  S.  Bk  HI 

When  they  fee  the  open'd  books, 
And  their  dreadful  fen tence  hear! 

4  Lord,  prepare  us  by  thy  grace  ! 
Soon  we  fnufl  refign  our  breath  ; 
And  our  fouls  be  call'd  to  pafs 
Thro'  the  iron  gate  of  death  : 
Let  us  now  our  day  improve, 
Liilen  to  thegofpel  voice  ; 
Seek  the  things  that  are  above  ; 
Scorn  the  world's  pretended  joys. 

5  Oh  !   when  flefh  and  heart  fhall  fail, 
Let  thy  love  our  fpirits  cheer  ; 
Strengthen'd  thus  we  fhall  prevail 
Over  Satan,  fin,  and  fear  : 
Trufting  in  thy  precious  name, 
May  we  thus  our  journey  end  ; 
Then  our  foes  fhall  lofe  their  aim, 
And  the  judge  will  De  our  friend. 

V.      Invitation. 

i      Q  INNER,    hear  the  Saviour's  call, 
1^3    He  now  is  palling  by  ; 
He  has  feen  thy  grievous  thrall, 
And  heard  thy  mournful  cry; 
He  has  pardons  to  impart, 
Grace  to  fave  thee  from  thy  fears, 
See  the  love  that  fills  his  heart, 
And  wipes  away  thy  tears. 

2     Why  art  thou  afraid  to  come 
And  tell  him  all  thy  cafe  ? 
He  will  not  pronounce  thy  doom, 
Nor  fi own  thee  from  his  face  : 
Wilt  thou  fear  Emmanuel  ? 
Wilt  thou  fear  the  Lamb  of  God, 
\vlio,  to  fave  thy  foul  from  hell, 

lias  fhcd  his  precious  blood  ? 

1  3      Think 


liv.  j  ToS  INNERS.  257 

3        Think,  how  on  the  crofs  he  hung 
Pierc'd  with  a  thoufands  wounds  ! 

Hark,  from  each  as  with  a  tongue, 
The  voice  of  pardon  founds  ! 

See,  from  all  his  bunting  veins, 

Blood  of  wond'rous  virtue,  flow  i 

Shed  to  wafh  away  thy  itains, 
And  ranfom  thee  from  woe. 

4.        Tho'  his  majelty  be  great 

His  mercy  is  no  leis  ; 
Tho'  he  thy  tranfgreflions  hate, 

He  feels  for  thy  diftrefs  : 
By  himfelf  the  Lord  has  fworn, 
He  delights  not  in  thy  death  ( 1  ) 
But  invites  thee  to  return, 

That  thou  may'it  live  by  faith. 

5        Raife  thy  downcafl  eyes  and  fee 

What  throngs  his  throne  furfound  I 

Thefe,  tho'  (inn era  once  like  thee, 
Have  full  falvation  found  : 

Yield  not  then  to  unbelief  ! 

While  he  fays,  "  There  yet  is  room  y* 

Tho'  of  finners  thou  art  chief, 
Since  Jesus  calls  thee,  come. 

SIMILAR     HYMNS. 

Book  I.  Hymn  75,  91. 

Book  II.  Hymn  1,  2,3,  4,   6,  35,    77,  78,    83: 


Y  2  II.     Seeking, 

(1)  Ez;kiel  xuiii,  1 


25S  SEEKIN  C,&c.  Bk.  III. 

II.  Seeking,  Pleading,  and  Hoping. 

VL  The  burdened  Shiner. 

1       A    H,  what  can  I  do, 
JTjL    Or  where  be  fecure  ! 
If j ii li  ice  purfue 
What  heart  can  endure  ! 
The  heart  breaks  afunder, 
Tho'  hard  as  a  done, 
When  God  fpeaks  in  thunder, 
And  makes  himfelf  known. 

„    With  terror  T  read 
2 

My  iins  heavy  fcore, 

The  number  exceeds, 

The  fands  on  the  fhore  ; 

Guilt  makes  me  unable 

To  ft  and  or  to  flee, 

So  Cain  murdei'd  Abel, 

And  trembled  like  me. 

3   Each  fin,  like  his  blooc, 
With  a  terrible  cry, 
Calls  loudly  on  God 
To  flrike  from  on  high  : 
Nor  can  my  repentance, 
Extorted  by  fear, 
Reverfe  the  juil  fentence, 
"lis  mil,  tno'  fevere. 

4-  The  cafe  is  too  plain, 

own  choice  ; 
c  in  and  again, 
I  flighted 

Se<ff 
llh  \]y 

Hi 


Hy.  7.         S  E  E  I!  I  N  G,  fcej 

1 1  is  gofptl  rejected, 
His  mercy  icius'd. 

5  /nd  I  mull  then  go, 
For  ever  to  dwell 
In  torments  and  woe 
With  devils  in  hell ! 

Ch  where  is  the  Saviour 
1  fcorn'd  in  times  pad  ; 
His  word  Hi  my  favour 
Would  fave  me  at  lail. 

6  Lord  Jesus,  on  thee 
I  venture   to  ca!!, 
Oh  look  upon  me 
The  vik  11  of  all; 

For  whom  did  A  thou  Iangu 
And  bleed  on  the  tree  ? 
Oh  pity  my  arguifh  ; 
A.1diay,^,l\vasfc;rthee.,> 

\  cafe  fuch  as  mine 
Will  honour  thy  pow'r 
All  hell  will  repine, 
All  heav'n  will  adore  ; 
It  in  condemnation 
Strict  juftice  takes  place, 
It   fnines   in  falvation 
More  glorious  thro'  grace. 

VII.  Behold  1 am  vile9 


o 


rile  am   1^ 
Unholy  and  unclean  ! 
can  1  dare  to  venture  nigh 
fuch  a  load  of  fin  ? 


2   Is  this  polluted  heart 

A  dwelling  fit  for  thee  ? 
S wanning,  alas  !  in  ev'ry  part> 
What  evils  do  I  fee  ! 


%6c  S  E  E  K  I  N  G,  &c. 

3  If  I  attempt  to  pray, 
And  lilp  thy  hcly  name  ; 

My  thoughts  are  huiry'd  foon  away, 
I  know  not  where  I  am. 

4  If  in  thy  word  I  look, 
Such  darknefs  (ills  my  mind, 
I  only  read  a  fealed  book, 
But  no  relief  can  find* 

5  Thy  gofpel  oft  I  hear, 
But  hear  it  Ml  in  vain  ; 

"Without  deftr-e^  or  love,  or  fear, 
1  like  a  flcne  remain. 

6  Myfelf  can  hardly  bear 

rlh!s  wretched  heart  of  mine  ; 
How  hateful  then  muft  it  appear 
To  thofe  pure  eyes  of  thine  ? 

7  And  mud  i  then  indeed 
Sink  In  defpair  and  die  ? 

Fain  would  I  hope  thatthou  didfl  bleed 
For  fuch  I  wretch  as  I. 

8  That  blood  which  thou  haft  fpilt^ 
That  grace  which  is  thine  own  ; 

Can  cleanfe  the  vileft  tinners  guilt, 
And  foften  hearts  of  (tone. 

9  Low  at  thy  feet  I  bow, 
O   pity  and  forgive  ! 

Here  will   T  lie  and  wait  till  thou 
Shalt  bid  me  rife  and  live. 

VI11.   (c).  TbeJUmmg  Lights 

I    *T*  /|~  Y  forme  r  hopes  are  dead, 
JL V .JL    My  terror  now  begins  $ 
I  alas  !    that  i  am  dead 
t'les  and  tins. 


Hy.  9.         SEEKING,  Sec.  *6i 

2       Ah  whither  (hall  I  fly  ? 
1  hear  the  thunder  roar; 
The  law  proclaims  deftruclion  nigh, 
And  vengeance  at  the  door. 

^        When   I  review  my  ways, 
I  dread  impending  doom  ; 
But  fure  a  friendly  whifper  fays, 
u  Flee  from  the  wrath  to  come." 

4  I  fee,  or  think  I  fee, 

A  glimmVing  from  afar  ; 
A  beam  of  day  that  mines  for  me, 
To  fave  me  from  defpair. 

5  Fore- runner  of  the  fun  ( 1 ), 
It  marks  the  pilgrim's  way  \ 

I'll  gaze  upon  it  while  1  run, 
And  watch  the  riling  day. 

IX.     Encouragement* 

1  T\/TY  foul  isbefet 

JlVx   With  grief  and  difmay, 
1  owe  a  vaft  debt  . 
And  nothing  can  pay  : 
1  mufl  go  to  prifon, 
Unlefs  that  dear  Lord, 
Who  dy'd  and  is  rifen, 
His  pity  afford. 

2  The  death  that  he  dy'd, 

The  blood  that  he  fpilt, 

To  finners  apply  d, 

Discharge  from  all  guilt : 

This  great  TnterceiTor 

Can  give,  if  he  pleafe, 

The   vilelt  tranfgreiTor 

Immediate  releaie. 

(1)  Pfalci  exxx.  6. 

^     -  ;    When 


262  SEEKING,  kc.         Bk.  Ill, 

3  Wlun  nail'd  to  the  tree, 
He  anfwer'd  the  pray'r 
Of  one,  who  like  me, 
Was  nigh  to  defpair  (  i )  ; 
He  did  not  upbraid  him 
With  all  he  had  done, 
But  inilantly  made  him, 
A  faint  and  a  fon. 

4  The  jailor,   I  read, 

A  pardon  receiv'd  (2) 
And  how  was  he  freed  ? 
He  only  believ'd: 
His  cafe  mine  refembk^, 
Like  me  he  was  foul, 
Like  me  too  he  trembled, 
But  faith  made  him  whole. 

5  Tho'  Saul  in  his  youth, 
To  madnefs  enrag'd  ; 
AgainfltheLoRD'struth, 
And  people  engag'd  ; 
Yet  Jesus,  the  Saviour, 
Whom  long  herevird  ( 3 ), 
Receiv'd  him  to  favour 
And  made  him  a  child. 

6  A  foe  to  all  good, 

In  wickednefs  (kilPd, 
ManaiTeh,   with  blcod, 
Jerufalem  hll'd  (4)  ; 
In  evil  long  hardened, 
The  Lord  he  defy'd, 
Yet  he  too  was  paidon'd, 
"When  mercy  he  cry'd, 

7  Of  finners  the  chief, 
And  viler  than  all, 

(l)  Luke,  xxiii   43-  (2)  A&s  xvi    31.      (j)    l'J.'iv.i.  16 

(4/  Chion  xxxiii,  1:.  I  3. 


Hy.  io.         SEEKING,  &c.  263 

The  jailor  or  thief, 
ManafTeh  or  Saul. 
Since  they  were  forgiv'n 
Why  mould  J  defpaiV 
WhileCHRisTis  inheav'n 
And  lliil  anfwers  pray'r  ? 

X.      The   wait  lug  foul. 

i   T>  REATHE  from  the  gentle  South  O  Lord., 
JO   And  cheer  me  from  the  North  ; 
Blow  on  the  treafures  of  thy  word, 
And  call  the  fpices  forth. 

2  I  wi(h,  thou  know'ft,  to  be  refign'd, 

And  wait  with  patient  hope  ; 
But  hope  delay'd  fatigues  the  mind, 
And  drinks  the  fpirits  up. 

3  Help  me  to  reach  the  diftant  gaol, 

Conlirm  my  feeble  knee  ; 
pity  the  ficknefs  of  a  foul 
That  faints  for  love  of  thee. 

a   Cold  as  I  feel  this  heart  of  mine, 
Yet  fince  I  feel  it  \o  ; 
It  yields  fome  hope  of  life  divine 
Within,  however  low. 

5  I  feem  forfaken  and  alone, 

1  hear  the  lion  roar  ; 
And  ev'ry  core  is  fhut  but  one, 
And  that  is  mercy's  door. 

6  There,  till  the  dear  deliv'rer  come, 

I'll  wait  with  humble  pray'r  ; 
And  when  he  calls  his  exile  home, 
The  Lord  mall  find  him  there. 

XL  The 


i<54  SEEKING,  *c.         Bk.  III. 

XI.      The  Effort. 

I    £^i  HE  FR  up,  my  foul,  there  is  a  mercy  feat 
\^y  Spiinkledwith  blood,  where  Jesus  anfwers 

pray'r  ; 
There  humbly  caft  thyfelf  beneath  bis  feet, 
For  never  needy  iinner  perihYd  there. 

,  2   Lord,   I  am  come  !    thy  promife  is  my  plea, 
Withoutthy  word  I  durfl  not  venture  nigh  ; 
But  thou  haft  call  d  the  burden'd  foul  to  thee> 
A  weary  burden'd  foul,  O  Lord,  am  1  ! 

3  Bow'd  down  beneath  a  heavy  load  of  fin, 
By  Satan's  fierce  temptations  forely  preit, 
Befet  without,  and  fall  of  fears  within, 
Trembling  and  faint  I  come  to  thee  for  reft. 

4  Be  thou  my  refuge,  Lord,  my  hiding. place, 
I  know  no  force  can  tear  me  from  thy  fide  ; 
Unmov'd  I  then  may  all  accufers  face, 

And  anfwer  ev'ry  charge,  with  "  Jcfus  dy'd." 

5  Yes,  thou  didft  weep,  and  bleed,  and  groan  anil 

die, 
Well  haft  thou  known  what  fierce   temptations 

mean  ; 
Such  was  thy  love,  and  now  enthron'd  on  high, 
The  fame  companions  in  thy  bofom  reign. 

6  Lord  g\vt  me  faith-he  hears-what  grace  is  this  I 
Dry  up  thy  tears,  my  foul,  and  ceafe  to  grieve  : 
He  mews  me  what  he  did,  and  who  he  is, 

1  muft,   I  will,   I  can,   I  do  believe. 

XII.      The  Effort — in  another  Meafure. 

I      A    PPROACH,  my  foul,  the  mercy-feat 
jLJl    Where  Jesus  anfwers  pray'r  , 
There  humbly  fall  before  his  feet, 
for  none  can  perifh   there. 

t    Thy 


Hy.  13.  SEEKlNG,&c.  56* 

2  Thy  promife  is  my  only  plea, 

With  this  1  venture  nigh  ; 
Thou  called  burden'd  fouls  to  thee> 
And  fuch,  O  Lord,  am  I. 

3  Bow'd  down  beneath  a  load  of  fin, 

By  Satan  forely  preft  ; 
By  wars  without,  and  fears  within, 
1  c  ome  to  thee  for  reft. 

/    Be  thou  my  fhield  and  hiding-place 
That,  fhelter'd  near  thy  fide, 
I  nrr.y  my  fierce  accufer  face, 

And  tell  him,  "  Thou  haft  dy'd." 

5  Oh  wond'rous  love  !   to  bleed  and  die? 

To  bear  the  crofs  and  fhame  ; 
That  guilty  finners,  fuch  as  1, 
Might  plead  thy  gracious  name. 

6  u  Poortempefl-tofTed  foul  be  (till, 

My  promis'd  grace  receive  :" 
'Tis  Jefus  fpeaks — I  mult,  I  will, 
I  can,  1  do  believe. 

XIII.  Seeking  the  Beloved. 

I    r  I  *0  thofe  who  know  the  Lord,  I  fpeak, 
I       Is  my  beloved  near  ? 
The  bridegroom  of  my  foul  I  feek, 
Oh  !   when  will  he  appear  ?  . 

Z  Tho'  once  a  man  of  grief  and  (hame, 
Yet  now  he  fills  a  throne  ; 
And  bears  the  greateft,  fweeteft  name, 
That  earth  or  heav'n  have  known. 

3   Grace  flies  before,  and  love  attends 
His  fteps  where'er  he  goes; 

Z  Tiio' 


*66  SEEK1  N  G,  &c.         Bk.  III. 

Tho'  none  can  fee  him  but  his  friends, 
And  they  were  once  his  foes. 

4  He  fpeaks — obedient  to  his  call 

Our  warm  affections  move  ; 
Did  he  but  fhine  alike  on  all 
Then  all  alike  would  love, 

5  Then  love  in  ev'ry  heart  would  reign 

And  war  would  ceafe  to  roar  ; 
And  cruel,   and  blood-thirfty  men, 
Would  thirit  for  blood  no  more. 

6  Such  Jesus  is,  and  fuch  his  grace, 

Oh    may  he  mine  on  you  ( i)  ! 
And  tell  him,  when  you  fee  his  face, 
I  long  to  fee  him  too. 

XIV.      Rejl  for  weary  Souls, 

i    THXOES  the  gofpel-word  proclaim, 

JL-/    Reft,  for  thofe  who  weary  be  (2 J  i 

Then,  my  foul,  put  in  thy  claim,  * 

Sure  that  promife  fpeaks  to  thee  5 

Marks  of  grace  I  cannot  fiiow, 

All  polluted  is  my  bud  ; 

Yet  I  weary  am  I  know, 

And  the  weary  long  for  reft. 

2  Burden'd  with  a  load  of  fin, 
Harrafs'd  with  tormenting  doubt, 
Hourly  confli&s  from  within, 
Hourly  crofTes  from  without  : 
All  my  little  ftrength  is  gone, 
Sink  1  mu ft  without  fupply  : 
Sure  upon  the  earth  is  none 

Can  more  weary  be  than  1. 

3  In  the  ark  the  weary  dove  (3) 
Found  a  welcome  reftine- place  ; 

Thm 

(i)Cant.  v.  8.    (»)  Maub.xi.  »S.    (3)  Gcd.  viii.  6. 


Hy.  15.  COXFLIC  T. 

Thus  my  fpirit  longs  to  prove 
Reft  in  Christ,  the   ark  of  grace  : 
Tempeft-tofs'd    I  long  have  been, 
And  the  flood  increafes   fail  ; 
Open,  Lord,  and  take  me  in, 
Till  the  ftorm  be  overpaft. 

4   Safely  lodg'd  within  thy  breaft, 
What  a  wond'rous  change  I  find  ; 
Now  I  know  thy  promised  reft 
Can  compofe  a  troubled  mind  ' 
You  that  weary  are,  like  me, 
Hearken  to  the  gofpel  call ; 
To  the  ark  of  refuge  flee, 
Jesus  will  receive  you  all  I 

SIMILAR  HYMNS. 

Book  I.   Hymn  45,  69,  82,  83,84,  g& 
Book  II.  Hymn  29. 


III.     CONFLICT. 

XV.     (c)  Light [/lining  out  of Jjtirlzncfr. 

1  f^\  OD  moves  in  a  myftcrious  way, 

\JT    His  wonders  to  perform  ; 
He  plants  his  footfteps  in  the  lea, 
And  rides  upon  the  florm. 

2  Deep  in  unfathomable  mines, 

Of  never  failing  (kill  ; 
Hetreafures  up  his  bright  deiigns, 
And  works  his  fov'rcign  will. 

3    Ye  fearful  faints,  frefh  courage  take, 
The  clouds  ye  fo  much  dread, 


Are 


CONFLICT.  Bk.  III. 

Are  big  with  mercy,  and  (hall  break 
In  bleilings  on  your  head. 

4  Judge   not  the  Lord  by  feeble  fcnfet 
But  truft  him  for  his  grace  ; 
Behind  a  frowning  providence, 
He  hides  a  fmiling  face. 

;   His  purpofes  will  ripen  fail, 
Unfolding  ev'ry  hour  ; 
The  bud  may  have  a  bitter  tafte, 
But  fweet  will  be  the  flow'r, 

$  Blind  unbelief  is  fore  to  err  ( i  ) 
And  fcan  hU  work  in  vain, 
God  is  hzB&WQ  interpreter, 
And  he  will  make  it  plain. 

XVT.     (c)   Welcome  Crofs. 

i  'npiS  my  happicefs  below 

X      Not  to  live  without  the  croft  ; 
But  the  Saviour's  pow'r  to  know, 
Sanctifying  ev'ry  lofs : 
Trials  mult  and  will  befal  ; 
But  with  humble  faith  to  fee 
Love  inferib'd  upon  them  all, 
This  is  happinely  to  me. 

2  Ooo,  in  Ifratl,  fows  the  fee  da 
Of  affliction,  pain,  and  toil  ; 

Thefe  fpring  up  and  cheak  the  weeds 
Which  would  clfe  o'erfprcad  the  foil; 
Trials  make  the  promife  fweet, 
Trials  give  new  life  to  pray'r  ; 
Trials  bring  me  to  his  feet, 
Lay  me  low,  and  keep  me  there. 

3  Did  I  meet  no  trials  here, 
No  chaftifemeiit  by  the  way  ; 

(i)  Johnxiii.  7«  _.-.  . 

Might 


It,     j  CONFLICT.  269 

Might  1  not,   with  reafon,  fear, 
I  fhrmU  prove  a  call -away  : 
Badaids  may  efcape  the  rod  ( 1  ) 
Sunk  in  earthly,   vain  delight  ; 
But  the  true-born  child  of  God  ; 
Mull  not,   would  not,  if  he  might. 

XVII.      (c)   jlffllalons  fanB'ified  by  the  iVora, 

OHow  I  love  thy  holy  word, 
Thy  gracious  covenant,  O  Lo^D  ! 
It  guides  me  in  the  peaceful  way, 
I  think  upon  it  all  the  day. 

What  are  the  mines  of  mining  wealth, 
The  flrength  of  youth,  the  bloom  of  health'  I 
What  are  all  joys  compar'd  with  thofe 
Thine  everlailing  word  bellows  1 

;   Long  unafflicled,  undifmayM, 
In  pLafure's  path  fee ure  I  RrayM  ^ 
Thou  mad'ftme  feel  thy  chaft'ning  rod  (2), 
And  itrsight  I  turn'd  unto  my  God. 

f  What  tho*  it  piere'd  my  fainting  heart, 
I  blefs.  thine  hand  thatcaus'd  the  fmart-f 
It  taught  my  tears  a  while  to  flow, 
But  fav'd  me  from  eternal  woe. 

;   Oh  !  had  ft  thou  left  me  unchaflis'd, 
Thy  precept  i  had  ft  ill  defpis'd  ; 
And  ilill  the  fnare  in  fecret  laid, 
Had  my  unwary  feet  betray'd, 

r>  I  love  thee  therefore,    O  my  God 
And  breathe  towards  thy  dear  abode  ; 
Where  in  thy  prefence  fully  blcft, 
Thy  chofen  faints  forever  rdl. 

z  2  xviir 

(ij  Hcb.  sii.   8,  (*j  pfalm  a;x,   ;is 


•-;o  C  O  N  FL  I  CL  Bk.  III. 

XVI 1 1.      (c)    Temptation. 

i    rT^  HE  billows  fwcll,  the  winds  are  high 
JL      Cluiuls  ov^icatt  my  wintiy  iky  ; 
Out  of  the  depths  to  thee  I  call, 
My  f^ars  are  great,  my  flrength  isfmalL 

2  O  Lord,  the  pilot's  part  perform, 

d  guide  and  guard  me  thro1  the  (torm  \ 
Defend  me  from  each  threat'ning  ill, 
Control  the  waves*  fay,  M  Peace,  be  fUIL" 

3  Amidft  the  roaring  of  the  fea, 

My  foul  tlill  hangs  her  hope  on  thee  ; 
Thy  conftant  love,  thy  faithful  care. 
Is  all  that  laves  me  from  defpair. 

4  Dangers  of  ev'ry  fhape  and  name, 
Attends  the  followers  of  the  Lamb, 
Who  leave  the  world's  deceitful  (here, 
And  leave  it  to  return  no  more. 

5  Tho*  ternpe-il-tofs'd,  and  half  a  wreck, 
My  Saviour  thro'  the  Poods  I  feek  ; 
Let  neither  winds,   ror  rloi-my  rain, 
Force  back  my  matter'd  bark  3gain. 

XIX.    (c)    Loik'ir.gupvojj'ch'in  a   Stem. 

1  S~^\  OD  of  my  life,   to  thee  I  e 
\J    Afflicted  at  thy  feet  1  fail  ( i  )  ; 

When  the  great  water- floods  prevail, 
Leave  not  ray  trembling  heart  :o  rail  I 

2  Friend  of  the  fiiendfcfs,  and  the  faint  ! 
Where  mould  I  lod  tc  my  deep  complaint  ? 
Where  but  witi.  thee,   whoie  open  ck;or 
Invites  the  helplcfs  and  the  p. 

z  Did  ever  mourner  plead  with  theer 
And  thou  re  n  turner's  pica  ? 


Hy.   .  CONFLICT.  *7* 

Does  not  the  word  Hill  fix'd  remain, 
That  nonr  ihall  leek  thy  face  in-  vain  ? 

4  That  were  a  grief  I  could  not  bear, 
Didil  thou  not  hear  and  aufwer  pray'r  ;. 
But  a  pray  r-hearing,   anfwering  God> 
Supports  me  under  ev  ry  load. 

5  Fair  is  the  lot  that's  cafl  for  me  ; 
I  have  ail  advocate  with  thee  ; 

The  Ehe  world  care ffes  mod, 

Have  no  fuch  privilege  to  boait. 

6  Poor  thy  I  am,  defpis'd,  forgpt  ( r  )r 
Y.:  God,  my  God,  forgets  me  not; 
And  he  is  fafe,  and  mud  fucceed, 

For  whom  the  Lord  vouchsafes  to  plead. 

XX.      (c)    Tte  Valey  of  the  Shadow  of  De 

X    T\/T  Y  *"ou*  *3  ^'   an^  muc^  dlimay'd  ? 
_Ly  JL    See,   Lord,   what  legions  of  my  ( 
With  fierce  Appolyon  at  their  head, 
My  heavenly  pilgrimage  oppofe  ! 

§   See,  from  the  ever-burning  lake, 
How  like  a  fmoky  cloud  they  rife  ! 
With  horrid  blafls  my  foul  they  fhaief 
"With  ftorms  of  blafphemies  and  l:es. 

3   Their  fiery  arrows  reach  the  mark  {2)  ; 
My  throbbing  heart  with  anguifh  tear  ; 
Each  lights  upon  a  kindred  fpark, 
And  finds  abundant  fuel  there. 

4.  I  hate  thcthought  that  wrongs  the  Lord  3 
Oh  !    I  would  drive  it  from  my  breaft, 
With  thy  own  iharp  two-edged  fword* 
Far  a3  the  eall  is  from  the  we  it. 

Come  then,  and  chafe  the  cruel  hoft, 
i^ral  the  deep  wounds  I  have  rece: 


U*   ll,  17.  (»)   Eph.     vi.   16. 


Xo? 


2j2  CONFLICT.  Ek.  IIL 

Nor  let  the  pow'rs  of  darknefs  boafl 
That  I  am  foil  d,  and  thou  art  griev'd  ! 

XXI.     The  Storm  LuJJjcd. 

1  ?rTMS  pall— the  dreadful  ftormy  nigjit 

X        is  g^e,  with  all  its  fears  ! 
And  now  I  iee  returrnncr  light. 
7  he  Lord,   my  Sun,  appears. 

2  The  tempter  who,  but  lately  faid, 

I  foon  fhall  be  his  prey  ; 
Has  heard  my  Saviour's  voice,  and  fled 
With  fhame  and  grief  away. 

3  Ah!   Lord,  ii  nee  thou  did  ft  hide  thy  face, 

What  has  my  foul  endur'd  ? 
But  now  'tis  pad,   I  feel  thy  grace, 
And  all  my  wounds  are  cur'd  ! 

4  Oh  wond'rous  changes  but  juft  before 

Defpair  befet  me  round  ; 
I  heard  the  lion's  horrid  roar, 
And  trembled  at  the  found, 

5  Before  corruption,  guilt  and  fear>. 

My  comforts  blafled  fell ; 
And  unbelief  difeover'd  near, 
The.  dreadful  depths  of  hell. 

6  But  J ss us  pity'd  my  diftrefs, 

He  heard  my  feeble  cry  ; 
Reveal'd  his  blood  and  righteoufnefsr 
And  brought  falvation  nigh. 

7  Beneath  the  banner  of  his  love, 

1  now  fecure  remain  ; 
The  tempter  frets,  but  dares  not  movr 
To  break  my  peace  again. 

8  Lord,  fmce  thou  thus  had  broke  my  ban 

And  fet  the  caj  live  free  y 

1     vv 


TIv.  22.  CONFLICT.  273 

I  would  devote  my  tongue#  my  hands, 
My  heart  my  all  to  thee. 

XXII.      Help  in  the  Time  of  Need. 

I    TT  TNLESS  the  Lord  had  been  my  flay, 
\^J       (With  trembling  joy  my  foul  may  fay) 

My  cruel  foe  had  gain'd   his  end  : 
But  he  appear'd  for  my  relief, 
And  Satan  fees,  with  fhame  and  grief, 
That  I  have  an  almighty  Friend. 

Z   Oh,  'twas  a  dark  and  trying  hour, 
When  harrafs'd  by  the  tempter  a  pow'r3 

I  felt  my  ftrongtit  hopes  decline  t 
You  only  who  have  known  his  arts, 
You  only  who  have  felt  his  darts, 

Can  pity  fuch  a  cafe  as  mine. 

3  Loud  in  my  ears  a  charge  he  read, 
(My  conference  witnefs'd  all  he  faid) 

My  long  black  lift  of  outward  fin  ; 
Thenbringing  forth  my  heart  to  view  ; 
Too  well  what's  hidden  there  heknew, 
He  fhew'd  me  ten  times  worfe  within* 

4  'Tis  all  too  true,  my  foul  reply 'd, 
But  I  remember  Jesus  dy'd, 

And  now  he  fills  a  throne  of  grace; 
I'll  go,  as  \  have  done  before, 
His  mercy  I  may  ft  ill  implore, 

I  have  his  promife,   "  Seek  my  Fate/* 

5  But,  as  fudden  fogs  arife, 

1  he  trees  and  hills, the  fun  and  /Ivies, 
Are  all  at  once  conceal'd  from  view* 
So  clouds  of  horror  black  as  night, 
By  Satan  raiVd,  hid  from  my  fight, 
The-  throne  oil  grace  and  promife  too. 

6  Theu 


274  CONFLICT.  Bk.  nr, 

6  Then,  while  befet  with  guilt  and  fear, 
He  try'd  to  urge  me  to  defpair, 

He  try'd,  and  he  almotl  prevail'd  ; 
But  Jefus  by  a  heav'nly  ray, 
Drove  clouds,  and  guih,  and  fear  away, 
And  all  the  tempter's  malice  faiPd. 

XXI1L   (c)   Peace  after  a  Storm. 

1  'WT'^'^''^  darkncfs  long  has  vcil'd  my  mind 

V  V       And  fmiling  day  once  more  appears* 
Then,  my  Redeemer,  then  I  find 
The  folly  of  my  doubts  and  fears. 

2  Straight  I  upbraid  my  wand'ringheart 
And  blufh  that   I  mould  ever  be 
Thus  prone  to  act  fo  bafe  a  part, 
-Or  harbour  one  hard  thought  of  thee! 

3  Oh  !  let  me  then  at  length  be  taught 
What   I  am  Hill  fo  flow  to  learn  ; 
That  God  is  love,  and  changes  not, 
Nor  knows  the  fhadow  of  a  turn. 

4.  Sweet  truth  and   eafy  to  repeat  ? 
But  when  my  faith  is  fharply  try'd, 
I  find  myfelf  a  learner  yet, 
Unfkilful,  weak,  and  apt  to  Aide. 

j   But  O  my  Lord,  one  look  from  thec 
Subdues   the  difobedient  will  ; 
Drives  doubt  and  difcontent  away, 
And  thy  rebellious  worm  is  iiilh 

5  Thou  art  as  ready  to  forgive, 
As  I  am  ready  to  repine  ; 
Thou  therefore  all,  the  praife  receive  ; 
Ee  fhame,  and  felf  abhorrence,  mine. 

XXIV.      (c)     Mourning  and Lopgifigt 

f    ^1  1HE  Saviour  hidos  his  face  ; 
A     My  fpirit  thiifts  to  prove 

Reneyy'£ 


Hr.  25.  CONFLICT.  V\ 

Renew'd  fuppli'es  of  pard'ning  grace, 
And  never  fading  love. 

2  The  favour'd  fouls  who  know 
What   glories  fhine  in  him, 

Pant  for  his  prefence,  as  the  roe 
Pants  for  the  living  dream  ! 

3  What  trifles  teaze  me  now  ! 
They  fwarm  like  fummer  flics, 

They  cleave  to  every  thing  1  do. 
And  fwim  before  my  eyes. 

4  How  dull  the  fabbath-day, 
Without  the  fabbath's  Lord  ! 

How  toilfome  then  to  fing  and  pray, 
And  wait  upon  the  word  ! 

5  Of  all  the  truths  I  hear, 
How  few  delight  my  tafte  ! 

I  glean  a  berry  here  and  there, 
But  mourn  the  vintage  paft. 

6  Yet  let  me  (as  I  ought) 
Still  hope  to  be  fupply'd  ; 

No  pleafure  elfe  is  worth  a  thought. 
Nor  (hall  I  be  deny'd  i 

7  Tho'  I  am  but  a  w  o-rm, 
Unworthy  of  his  care  ; 

The  Lord  will  my  defire  peiform, 
And  grant  me  all  my  pray'r. 

XXV.   Rejoke  t befoul  of  thy   Servant. 

*  "\^7"  HEN  my  pray'rs  are  a  burden  and  tafli, 
V  y     No  wonder  I  little  receive; 
O  Lord,  make  me  willing  to  afk, 
Since  thou  art  fo  ready  to  give  : 
Altho*  I  am  bought  with  thy  blood, 
And  all  thy  falvation  i*  miae  $ 

At 


x7tf  CONFLICT.  Bk.  Hi- 

At  a  diftance  from  thee  my  chief  good, 
1  wander  and  languim,  and  pine. 

2  Of  thy  goodnefs  of  old  when  I  read, 
To  thofe  who  were  tinners  like  me, 
Why  may  I  not  wreftle  and  plead, 
With  them  a  partaker  to  be  ? 
Thine  arm  is  not  fhorten'd  fince  then^ 
And  thofe  who  believe  in  thy  name, 
Ever  find  thou  art  Yea,  and  Amen, 
Thro*  all  generations  the  fame. 

3  While  my  fpirit  within  me  is  preft 
With  for  row,  temptation,  and   fear, 
Like  John  1  would  flee  to  thybreaft(  I  ) 
And  pouv  my  complaints  in  thine  ear: 
How  happy  and  favour' d  was  lie, 
Who  could  on  thy  bofom  repofe  ! 
Might  this  favour  be  granted  to  me, 
I'd  fmile  at  the  rage  of  my  foes. 

4  I  have  heard  of  thy  wonderful  name, 
How  great  and  exalted  thou  art; 
But  ah  ?  I  confefs  to  my  fhame, 

It  faintly  impreiTes  my  heart  ; 
The  beams  of  thy  glory  difplay, 
As  Peter  oncefaw  thee  appear; 
That  tranfported  like  him  I  may  fay, 
"It  is  good  for  my  foul  to  be  here  (2)." 

5  What  a  forrow  and  weight  dWft  thou  fee!, 
When  nail'd,  for  my  fake,  to  the  tree  ! 
My  heart  fure  is  harder  than  fleel, 
To  feel  no  more  forrow  for  thee  : 
Oh  let  me  with  Thomas  defcry 
The  wounds  in  thy  hands  and  thy  fide  ; 
And  have  feelings  like  his,  when  I  cry, 
y  My  Gcd  and  my  Saviour  has  dy'd  (3)." 

6  But 
(r)John   xiii.  25.  (2)  Matt.  xvii.    4- 

(3)  John  xx.  28. 


Hy.  26.  CONFLICT.  2:7 

6   But  if  thou  haft  appointed  me  frill 
To  wreftle,  and-fuffer,  and  fight  ; 

0  make  me  refign'd  to  thy  will, 
For  all  thine  appointment  are  right  : 
This  mercy,  at  lead,   I  intreat, 
That  knowing  how  vile  I  have   been, 

1  with  Mart  may  wait  at  .hy  feet(i), 
And  weep  oe'r  the  pardon  of  fin. 

XXVI.    (c)    Self -acquaintance. 

I    T\EAR  Lord  !    accept  a  finful  heart, 
\J  Which  of  itfelf  complains; 
And  mourns,  vrith  much  and  frequent  fmart, 
The  evil  it  contains. 

Z  The  fiery  feeds  of  anger  lurk, 
Which  often  hurt  my  frame  ; 
And  wait  but  for  the  tempter's  work, 
To  fan  them  to  a  flame. 

3  Legality  holds  out   a  bribe 

To  purchafe  life  from  thee  ; 
And  difcontent  would  fain  prefcribe 
How  (halt  thou  deal  with  me* 

4  While  unbelief  withftands  thy  grace, 

And  puts   the  mercy  by  ; 
Prefumption  with  a  brow  of  brafs, 
Says,  u  Give  me,  or  I  die.'* 

5  How  eager  are  my  thoughts  to  roam 

In  quell  of  what  we  love  ! 
But  ah  !  when  duty  calls  them  home 
How  heavily  they  move  ! 

(\  Ocleanfe  rae  in  a  Saviour's  blood, 
Transform  me  by  tny  pow'r, 
And  make  me  thy  belov'd  abode, 
And  let  me  rove  no  more 

A  a  XXVII. 

(1)  Luke  vii.  38. 


78  CONFLICT.  Bk.  Ill- 

XXVII.    Bitter  and  Sweet. 

J    T7^  1NDLE,  Saviour,  in  my  heart 
XV.    A  flame  of  love  divine  ; 
Hear,hear,  for  mine  I  truft  thou  art, 

And  fure  I  would  be  thine  : 
If  my  foul  has  felt  thy  grace, 
If  to  me  thy  name  is  known  : 
Why  (hould  trifles  fill  the  placet 
Due  to  thyfelf  alone. 

2  'Tis  a  ftrange  myflerious  life 

I  live  from  day  to  day  ; 
Light  and  darknefs,  peace  and  flrife, 

Bear  an  alternate  fway  : 
When  I  think  the  battle  won, 
I  have  to  fight  it  o'er  again  ; 
When  I  fay  I'm  overthrown, 

Relief  I  foon  obtain, 

3  Often  at  the  mercy-feat, 

While  calling  on  thy  name  ; 
Swarms  of  evil  thoughts  I  meet, 
Which  fill  my  foul  with  (hame : 
Agitated  in  my  mind, 
Like  a  feather  in  the   air  ; 
Can  I  thus  a  blefling  find  ? 

My  foul,  can  this  be  pray'r  ? 

4  But  when  Christ,  my  Lord  and  Friend, 

Is  pleas'd  to  (hew  his  pow'r ; 
All  at  once  my  troubles  end, 

And  I've  a  golden  hour  : 
Then  I  fee  his  fmiling  face, 
Feel  the  pledge  of  joys  to  come; 
Often,  Lord,  repeat  his  grace 

Till  thou  (halt  call  rac  home.  XXVIII 


Hy.  29.  CONFLICT.  279 

XXVIII.    (c)    Prayer  for  PatUnce. 

1  T     OR.D,  who  haft  fuffer'd  all  for  me," 

L  j    My  peace  and  pardon  to  procure  ; 
The  lighter  crofs  I  bear  for  thee, 
Help  me  with  patience  to  endure. 

2  The  ftorm  of  loud  repining  hufli, 
I  would  in  humble  filence  mourn; 

Why  mould  th'  unburnt,  tho*  burning  bufh, 
Be  angry  as  the  crackling  thorn  ? 

3  Man  mould  not  faint  at  thy  rebuke, 
Like  Joihua  falling  on  his  face  ( 1 ), 
When  thecurs'd  thing  that  Achan  took, 
Brought  Ifrael  into  juft  difgrace. 

4.  Perhaps  fome  golden  wedge  fupprefs'd, 
Some  fecret  fin  offends  my  God  ; 
Perhaps  the  Babylonifh  veft, 
Self-righteonfnefs,  provokes  the  rod, 

5  Ah  !  were  I  buffeted  all  day, 

Mock'd,  crown'd  with  thorns,  and  {pit  up^n  } 
I  yet  mould  have  no  right  to  fay, 
My  great  diftrefs  is  mine  alone. 

6  Let  me  not  angrily  declare 

No  pain  was  ever  marp  like  mine ; 
Nor  murmur  at  the  crofs  I  bear, 
But  rather  weep,  rememb'ring  thine. 

XXIX.    (c)    Submfflon. 

1  /^V   Lord,  my  beft  defire  fulfil, 
K^J    And  help  me  to  relign, 

Life,  health,    and  comfort  to  thy  holy  willj 
And  make  thy  pleafure  mine  ; 

2  Why  mould  I  fhrink  at  thy   command, 

Whofe  love  forbids  my  fea  rs  ? 
Ortremble  at  the  gracious  hand 
That  wipes  away  my  tears  ?  3  No; 

f  1)  Joihua  vii.  io,u. 


CONFLICT.  Bk.  III. 

J    No,  let  me  rather  freely  yield 
What  moil:  1  prize  to  thee  ! 
Whonevtr  hail  agood  withheld, 
Or  wilt  withhold  from  me. 

4  Thy  favour,  all  my  journey  through i 

Thou  art  engag'd  to  grant  ; 
What  elie  I  want,  or  think  I  do, 
9Tu  better  rt ill  to  want. 

5  Wifdom  and  mercy  guide  my  way, 

Srhall  1  refill  them  both  ? 
A  poor   blind  creature  of  a  day 
And  cruuVd  before  the  moth  ! 

6  But  ah  !  my  inward  fpirit  cries, 

Still  bind  me  to  thy  fway  ; 
Elfe  the  next  cloud  that  veils  my  fkies, 
i         Drives  all  thefe  thoughts  away. 

XXX.    Why  Jbo uld  I  co m plain . 

i    "T^TTHEN  my  Saviour,  my  Shepherd  is  near, 
V  V      How  quickly  my  forrows  depart  ! 
New  beauties  around  me  appear, 
New  fpirits  enliven  my    heart  ; 
Iriis  prefence  gives  peace  to  my  foul, 
And  Satan  intuits  me  in  vain  ; 
While  my  Shepherd  his  pow'r  controuls 
I  think  1  no  more  fhali  complain. 

2    But  alas  !  what  a  change  do  I  find, 
When  my  Shepherd  withdraws  from  my  fight  ? 
My   fears  all  return  from  my  mind, 
My  day  is  loon  chang'd  into  night  : 
Tin  i  Satan  his  effort b  renews, 
To  vex  and  enfnare  me  again  ; 
All  my  pleating  enjoyments  1  lofc, 
/^nd  can  only  lament  and  complain. 

3   By  thefe  changes  I  often  pafs  thro* 

1  alh  taught  my  own  wcaknefs  to  knew  ; 

I   ara 


Hy.  $u         conflict. 

1  am  taught  what  my  Shepherd  can  do, 
And  how  much  to  his  mercy  I  owe  : 
It  is  he  that  fupports  me  thro'  all, 
When  I  faint  he  revives  me  again  ; 
He  attends  to  my  prayer    when  I  call, 
And  bids  me  no  longer  complain. 

4  Wherefore  then  fhould  I  murmur  and  grieve  I 
Since  my  Shepherd  is  always  the  fame, 
And  has  promis'd  he  never  will  leave ( i  ) 
The  foul  that  confides  in  his  name  : 

To  relieve  me  from  all  that  I   fear, 
He  was  buffeted,  tempted,  and  (Iain; 
And  at  length  he  will  furely  appear, 
Tho'  he  leaves  me  a  while  to  complain  ; 

5  While  I  dwell  in  an  enemies  land, 
Can  I  hope  to  be  always  in  peace  ? 

'  Tisenough  that  my  Shepherd's  at  hand, 
And  that  fhortly  this  warfare  will  ceafe ; 
For  ere  long  he  will   bid  me  remove  (2) 
From  this  region  of  forrow  and  pain, 
To  abide  in  his  prefence  above, 
And  then  I  no  more  (hail  complain. 

XXXI.     Return  0  Lord,  bow  long* 

j    T)   ETURN  to  blefs  my  waiting  eyes 

Xv.  And  cheer  my  mourning  heart  O  Lord  I 
Without  thee  all  beneath    the  ikies, 
No  real  pkafure  can  afford. 

2  When  thy  lov'd  pre  fence  meets  my  figiit, 
It  foftens  care  and  fweettns  toil ; 
The  fun  mines  forth  double  light, 
The  whole  creation  wears  a  fmile. 

3  Upon  thine  arm  of  love  I  reft, 

Thy  gracious  voice  forbids  my  fear : 

A  a  2  jjv> 

CO  *****  .WRcY.ii.  u. 


28;  CONFLICT.  Be  III. 

No  iiorms  difturb  my  peaceful  breaft, 
No  foes  aflault  when  thou  art  near. 

4  But  ah  !  fince  thou  haft  been  away, 
Nothing  but  trouble  have  I  known  ; 
And  Satan  marks  me  for  his  prey, 
Becaufe  he  fees  me  left  alone. 

5  My  fun  is  hid,  my  comforts  loft, 
My  graces  droop,  my  fins  revive  ; 

Di{trefs,d,difmay,d*andtempefttofs'd, 
My  foul  is  only  juft  alive  ! 

6  Lord,  hear  my  cry,  and  come  again! 
Put  all  mine  enemies  to  fhame, 
And  let  them  fee   'tis  not  in  vain 
That  I  have  truflcd  in  thy  name. 

XXXII.    C aft  down y  but  not  deft royed*. 

j  V-r^HO'  fore  befet  with  guilt  and  fear, 
I  cannot,  dare  not  quite  defpair  j 
If  I  mull:  perifli  would  the  Lord 
Have  taught  my  heart  to  love  his  word? 
Would  he  have  giv'n  me  eyes   to  fee  ( i  ) 
My  danger,  and  my  remedy  ; 
Reveal  d  his  name  and  bid  me  pray, 
Had  he  refolv'd  to  fay  me  nay  I 

%  No — tho'  call  down,  I  am  not  flain 
I  fall,  but  I  (hail  rife  Agam{*)  ; 
The  prefent,  Satan,  is  thy  hour, 
But  Jesus  (hall  controul  thy  pow'r  : 
His   love  will  plead  for  my    relief, 
He  hears  my  groans,  he  fees  my  grief ;. 
Nor  will  he  fuffer  thee  to  boaft, 
A  foul,  that  fought  his  help,  was  loft. 

3  'Tis  true,  I  have  unfaithful   been, 
And  grievM  his  Spirit  by  my  fin  ; 


M  J-iJges  xiii,  23.  (*}  Micah  vii.  8* 


Hy.  33-  CONFLICT.  2S3 

Yet  (till  his  mercy  he'll  reveal. 
And  my  wounds  and  follies  heal ; 
Abounding  fin,  I  mull  confefs(  1 ), 
But  more  abounding  is  his  grace  5 
He  once  vouchfaf'd  for  me  to  bleed, 
And  now  he  lives,  mycaufe  to  plead, 

4  I'll  caft  myfelf  before  his  feet, 
I  fee  him  on  his  mercy-feat  ;. 
('Tis  fprinkled  with  atoning  blood) 
There  finners  find  accefs  to  God  : 
Ye  burden'd  fouls  approach  with  me, 
And  make  thy   Saviour's  name  your  plea  \ 
Jesus  will  pardon  all  who  come, 
^\nd  ilrike  our  fierce  accufers  dumb. 

XXXIII.      The  benighted  Traveller, 

1     T^OREST  beaas,  that  live  by  prey, 
X?     Seldom  fhew  themfelves  by  day  ; 
But  when  the  day-light  is.  withdrawn  (2)^ 
Then  rove  and  roar  till  dawn. 

Z   Who  can  tell  the  traveller's  fears,. 
When  their  horrid  yells  he  hears  ? 
Terror  almoil  flops  his  breath, 
While  each  ilep  he  looks  for  death, 

3  Thus  when  Jesus  is  in  view* 
Cheerful  I  my  way  perfue  ; 
Walking  by  my  Saviour's  light> 
Nothing  can  my  foul  affright, 

4  But  when  he  forbears  to  fhine, 
Soon  the  traveller's  cafe  is  mine  ; 
Loft,  benighted,  (truck  with  dread> 
What  a  painful  path  I  tread. 

5  Then  my  foul  with  terror  hear9, 
Worfe  than  lions,  wolves  or  bears. 


Roaring 


(0  Rom.  v.  ao.  (»)  Pfalm  civ.  at), 


CONFLICT.  Bk..  Ill* 

Routing  loud  in  ev'ry  part, 
Thro'  the  foreit  of  my  heart. 
6  Wrath,  impatience,  envy,  pj 
Satan  and  his  hoft  befide, 
Prefs  around  me  to  devour  ; 
How  can  I   efeape  their  pow'r  ? 

*j   Gracious  Lord,  afford  me  light, 
Put  thefe  beads  of  prey  to  flight  ; 
Let  thy  power  and  love  be  fhewn  (  1} 
Save  me,  for  I  am  thine  own, 

XXXIV.      The   Prifoner. 

iTIT  Hen  the  poorpris'ner  thro'agrate 
V  V      Sees  others  walk  at  large  ; 
How  does  he  mourn  his  foody  ilate, 
And  long  for  a  difcharg\;  ? 

2    Thus  1,  confined  in  unbelief, 
My  lofs  of  freedom  mourn  ; 
And  fpend  my  hours  in  fruitlefs  gu'ef, 
Until  my  Lord  return. 

.  3   The  beam  of  day  which  pierces  thro* 
The  gloom  in  which  I  dwell, 
Only  difcloics  to  my  view, 
The  honors  of  my   cell. 

4  Ah!  how  my  penfivc  fpirit  faint?, 

To  think  of  former  days  ! 
When  I  conld  triumph  with  the  faints, 
And  join  their  fongs  of  praife  ! 

5  But  now  my  joys  are  all  cut  off, 

In   prifon  I  am  catt  ; 
And  Satan  with  a  cruel  feoff  (2) 
Says,  "  Where's  your  God  at  lafl  V9 

6  Dear  Saviour  for  thy  mercy's  fake, 

(My  ftrong,  my  only  plea) 


(1)  Tfalm  cxix.  94.  (a)  rfalir.  cxv.  %+ 


Theft 


Hy.  35-  CONFLICT.  *J5 

Thefe  gates  and  bars  in  pieces  break  ( r  ) 
And  let  the  pris'ner  free  ! 

7   Surely  my  foul  mall  fing  to  thee, 
For  liberty  reitor'd  ; 
And  all  thy  faints  admire  to  fee 
The  mercies  of  the  Lord. 

XXXV.    Perplexity  relieved. 

1  T  TNCERTAIN  how  the  way  to  find 
\^J     Which  to  falvation  led  ; 

I  liiVned  long,  with  anxious  mind, 
To  hear  what  others  faid. 

2  When  fome  of  joys  and  comforts  told, 

I  fear\i  that  I  was  wrong  ; 
For  I  was  ftupid,  dead,  and  cold, 
Had  neither  joy  nor  fong. 

3  The  Lord  my  lab'ring  heart  reliev'd:y 

And  made  my  burden  light  ; 
Then  for  a  moment  I  believ'd, 
Supposing  all  was  right. 

4  Of  fierce  temptations   others  talk'd, 

Of  anguifh  and  difmay  ; 
Thro*  wiiat  diftrefles  they  had  walk'd. 
Before  they  found  the  way. 

5  Ah  !  then  I  thought  my  hopes  were  vain, 

For  1  had  liv'd  at  eafe    ! 
1  wifhM  for  all  my  fears  again, 
To  make  me  more  like  thefe. 

6  I  had  my  wi/h,  the  Lord  difclos'd, 

The  evils  of  my  heart  ; 
And  left  my  naked  foul  expos'd 
To  Satan's  fiery  dart. 

7  Alas  !    I  now  mult  gi\c  it  up," 

I  cry'd  in  deep  defpair  ; 

(I)  Pfalm  xlii.  7. 


Ho 


IV 


2$6  CONFLICT.  Ik.  Ill- 

Howeould  I  dream  of  dawning  hope, 
From  what  I  cannot  bear  ! 

8  Again  my  Saviour  brought  me  aid, 
And  when  he  fet  me  free, 
"  Trull  fimply  on  my  word,  he  faid, 
And  leave  the  refl  to  me. 

XXXVI.      Prayer  anfwer  ed by  Crojfcs* 

1  "  '    Ask'd  the  Lord  that  I  might  grow 
JL      Li  faith,  and  love,  and  ev'ry  grace  ; 
Might  more  of  his  falvation  know, 

And  feek  more  earneitly  his  face. 

2  'Twas  he  who  taught  me  thu3  to  pray, 
And  he,  I  truft  has  anfwer'd  pray'r  \ 
But  it  has  been  in  fuch  a  way, 

As  almoft  drove  me  to  defpair. 

3  1  hop'd  that  m  fome  favour'd  hour, 
At  once  he'd  anfwer  my  requefl  ; 
And  by  his  love's  conftraining  povvr, 
Subdue  my  fins,  and  give  me  reft. 

4  lnflead  of  this  he  made  me  feel, 
The  hidden  evils  of  my  heart  ; 
And  let  the  angry  pow'rs  of  hell 
Affault  my  foul  in  cv'ry  part. 

5  Yea  more,  with  his  own  hand  he  feenvd 
Intent  to  aggravate  my  woe  ; 
Crofs'd  all  the  fair  dcfigns  I  fchem'd, 
Blafted  by  gourds,  and  laid  me  low. 

6  Lord,  why  is  this,   I  trembling  cry'd, 
Wilt  thou  purfue  thy  worm  to  death  ? 
11  'Tis  in  this  way  (the  Lord  icply'd), 
[  anfwer  pray'r  for  grace  and  faith. 

*-,    H  The  ic  inward  trials  I  employ, 

and  pride,  to  let  thee  free  ; 

Aril 


Hy.  37.  CONFLICT.  2S7 

And  break  thy  fcht-mes  of  earthly  joy, 
That  thou  may'il  ieek  thy  all  in  me." 

XXXVII.  /  will  trujl  and  not  be  afraid 

1   T)  EGONE  unbelief, 
Jj   My  Saviour  is  near, 
And  for  my  relief 
Will  furely  appear. 
By  pray'r  let  me  wreftle, 
And  he  will  perform, 
With  Christ  in  the  veffel, 
1  fmile  at  the  ftorm. 

Z  Tho'  dark  be  my  way, 

Since  he  is  my  guide, 

*Tis  mine  to  obey, 

'Tis  his  to  provide  ; 

Tho'  citterns  be  broken, 

And  creatures  all  fail, 

The  word  he  has  fpoken 

Shall  furely  prevail. 

4t 

3  His  love  in  time  pan: 
Forbids  me  to  think 
He'll  leave  me  at  lall 
In  trouble  to  fink  ; 
Each  fweet  Ebenezer 
1  have  in  review, 
Confirms  his  good  pleafure 
To  help  me  quite  thro'. 

4  Determin'd  to  fave, 

He  watch'd  o'er  my  path, 

When  Satan's  blind  (lave, 

I  fported  with  death  ; 

And  can  he  have  taught  me 

To  truft  in  his  name, 

And  thus  far  have  brought  me> 

To  put  me  to  fbazue  i 

5  Why 


2%*  CONFLICT.  Bk.  III. 

5  Why  fhould  I  complain 
Of  want  or  diilrefs, 
Temptation  or  pain  ? 
He  told  me  no  lefs  : 
The  heirs  of  falvation, 
I  know  from  his  word, 
Thro'  much  tribulation, 
Muft  follow  their  Lord  (i). 

6  How  bitter  that  cup, 
No  heart  can  conceive, 
Which  he  drank  quite  up, 
That  Tinners  might  live  ! 
His  way  was  much  rougher, 
And  darker  than  mine  ; 
Did  Jesus  thus  fuffer, 
And  fhall  I  repine  ? 

7  Since  all  that  I  meet 
Shall  work  for  my  good, 
The  bitter  is  fweet, 
The  medicine  is  food  ; 
Tho*  painful  at  prefent, 
'Twill  ceafe  before  long, 
And  then  oh  ;  how  p^afant 
The  conpueror's  fong  (2)  ! 

XXXVIII.      gueftiohs  to  Unbelief. 

I    X  F  to  Jesus  for  relief, 

X    My  foul  had  fled  by  pray'r  ; 
Why  mould  I  give  way  to  grief, 

Or  heart-con  fuming  care  ? 
Are  not  all  things  in  his  hand  ? 
Has  not  his  promife  paft  > 
Will  he  then  regardlefs  ft  and, 

And  let  me  fink  at  lait  ? 


2  While  I  know  his  providence 
Difpofes  each  event ; 

(i)A6Uxiv.  32.  (2)  Rom.  viii.  37. 


Shall 


My.  39-  CONFLICT.  289 

Shall  I  judge  by  feeble  fenfe, 
And  yield  to  difcontent  I 
If    he  worms  and  fparrowsf:ed, 
Clothe  the  grafs  in  rich  array  (  l )  ; 
Can  he  fee  a  child  in  need, 
And  turn  his  eye  away  ? 

3  When  his  name  was  quite  unknown* 

And  fin  my  life  employ "d  ; 
Then  he  watch'd  me  as  his  own, 

Or  I  had  been  deilroy'd  : 
Mow  his  mercy-feat  1  know, 
Now  by   grace  am  reconcil'd  ; 
Would  he  fpare  me  while  a  foe  (  2 ) ; 

To  leave  me  when  a  child  f 

4  If  he  all  my  wants  fupply'd 

When  1  difdain  to  pray  ; 
Now  his  Spirit  is  my  guide, 

How  can  he  fay  me  nay  ? 
If  he  would  not  give  me  up, 
When  my  foul  againft  him  fought  ; 
Will  he  difappoint  the  hope, 

Which  he  himfelf  has  wrought  ? 

5  If  he  Hied  his  precious  blood 

To  bring  me  to  his  fold  -, 
Can  1  think  that  meaner  good  (3)  ; 

He  ever  will  withhold  ? 
Satan,  vain  is  thy  device  ! 
Here  my  hopes  relt  well  aflur'd, 
In  that  great  redemption-piice, 

I  fee  the  whole  fecuiM. 

XXXIX.  Great  Ef  8s  by  weal  Means* 

1  T  TNBELIEF  the  foul  d.Tmays ; 
V^J  What  objections  will  it  raife  ! 
But  true  faith  fecurely  leans 

On  the  promife,  in  the  means.  * 

(1)  Matt.  iv.  26.  (2)  Rom.  v.  10.   (3)  Rom  «fij 

B   b  2    rf 


290  CONFLICT.  Bs   tlL 

2  If  to  faith  it  once  be  known, 
God  has  faid,  "  it  (hall  be  don?, 
And  in  this  appointed  way  ;" 
Faith  has  then  no  more  to  fay. 

3  Mofes'  rod  by  faith  appeared    ( i  ), 
Thro'  the  fea  a  path  prepar'd  ; 
Jericho's  devoted  wall  (2) 

At  the  trumpet's  found  mull  fall. 

4  With  a  pitcher  and  a  lamp  (3) 
Gideon  overthrew  a  camp  j 

And  a  ftone  well  aim'd  by  faith (4), 
Prov'd  the  ann'd  Philiitine's  death. 

5  Thus  the  Lord  is  pleas'd  to  try 
Thofc  who  on  his  help  rely  ; 

By  the  means  he  makes  it  known, 
That  the  pow'r  is  all  his  own. 

6  Yet  the  means  are  not  in  vai", 
If  the  end  we  would  obtain  ; 
Tho'  the  breath  of  pray'r  be  weak, 
None  fhall  find  but  they  who  feek. 

7  God  alone  the  heart  can  reach, 
Yet  the  minifters  mult  preach  : 
'Til  their  part  the  feed  to  fow, 
And  'tis  his  to  make  it  grow. 

XL.    Why  art  thou  cqft  down  ? 

1  |)  E  (lillnvy heart!  thefeanxious  cares, 
JtjTotheeareburdens  thorns  and  fnares, 

They  caft  dishonour  on  thy  Lord, 
And  contradict  his  gtacious  word. 

2  Brought  fafely  by  his  hand  thus  far, 
Wh)  wilt  thou  now  give  place  to  fear? 
How  canft  chou  want  if  he  provide, 
Or  loofe  thy  way  wilh  luch  a  guide  ? 

•    3  When 

(i)  Exodu6  xiv.  it.  (o.)  fofhua  vi.  22. 

(3)  Judge,  vii,  %\%  K4)   l  Sam,  xvii,  43. 


Hy.  4t.  CONFLICT,  291 

3  When  firft  before  his  nurcy-feat. 
Thou  didrt  to  him  thy  all  commit  ; 
FLgave  thee  warrant, from  that  hour, 
To  trull  hit  wifdom,  love,  and  pow'r, 

4  Did  ever  trouble  yet  bcfal, 

And  he  refufe  to  hear  thy  call  ? 
And  has  he  not  hie  promife  pah1, 
That  thou  malt  overcome  at  bit  i 

s  LlkcDaviclfthou  may'ft  comfort  draw, 
Sav'd  from   the  b'.-ars  and  lion's  paw. 
Coliah'.^  rage  I  may  d 
F01  ( 

! 

■ 

It  leads  tlue  home,  apace,  to  God  : 

en  count  thy  prcfent  trials  fmaU, 

For  heav  n  will  make  amends  for  all 

XL  I.      The  way  of  Acceft* 

l  /^\NE  glance  of  thine  eternal  Lord, 
\^J    Pierces  all  nature  thro'  ; 
Nor  heav'n,nor  earth, nor  hell  afford 
A  fhelter  from  thy  view  ! 

%  The  mighty  whole,  each  fmallerpart, 
At  once  before  thee  lies  ; 
And  ev'ry  thought  of  ev'ry  heart, 
Is  open  to  thine  eyes. 

3   Tho'  greatly  from  myfelf  concealed, 
Thou  fee'ii  my  inward  frame  ; 
To  thee  I  always  ftand  reveal'd, 
£xa£lly  as  I  am. 

4  Since 


CONFLICT.  Bk.  Ill, 

4  Since  therefore  I  can  hardly  bear 

What  ih  myfelf  I  fee, 
How  vile  and  black  mufl  I  appear, 
Mod  holy  God,  to  thee. 

5  But  fince  my  Saviour  (lands  between> 

In  garments  dy'd  in  blood  : 
'Tis  he  inftead  of  me,  is  feen, 
When  I  approach  to  God. 

6  Thus,  tho'  a  finner,  1  am  fafe  ; 

He  pleads  before  the  throne, 

His  life  and  death  in  my  behalf, 

And  calls  my  fins  his  own. 

at  wond'rous  love, whatmy (lei  iesj 
In  this  appointment  mine  ! 
M1*  breaches  of  the  law  are  his  (  i  )3 
ad  his  obedience  mine. 

XLII.      The  PVgrlms  Song. 

i    XT  ROM  Egypt  lately  freed 
JJ  By  the  Redeemer's  grace  ! 

2    The  flefh  diflikes  the  way, 
But  faith  approves  it  well  ; 
This  only  leads  to  endjefa  day, 
All  others  lead  to  hell. 

•  promis'd  land  of  peace 
Faith  keeps  in  conilant  view; 
rent  from  the  wildc 
We   now  are  pafling  thro'  ! 

often  from  our  i 
Clouds  hide  divine  ; 

u  re  we  (hall  have  unclouded  (kiefe 
Our  fun  will  always  fliinc. 

(i)  a  Cor.v,2is  5  J; 


Hy.  43.  C  0  M  F  O  R  T.  293 

5  Here  griefs,    and  cares,   and  pains, 

And  fears,  dillrefs  us  fore  ; 

But  there  eternal  plealure  reigns, 

And  we  (hall  weep  no  more. 

6  Lord,  pardon  our  complaints, 

We  follow  at  thy  call  ; 
The  joy,  prep  ir'd  for  fufP  ring  faints, 
Will  make  amends  for  all. 

SIMILAR     HYMNS. 

Book  I.  Hymn  10,  13,  21,  22,  24,  27,  40,  43, 
44,  51,  56,  63,  76,  88,  I©;,  115,  126, 
130,    131,   136,   142. 

Book  II.   Hymn  30,   31,   84,  87,  92. 


IV.     COMFORT. 

XLIII.      Faith  a  nczu  and  corner  eh  enfive  Senfe. 

1  QIGHT,  hearing,  feeling,  tafte  and  fmell, 
|^    Are  gifts  we  highly  prize  ; 

But  faith  does  fmgly  each  excel, 
And  all  the  five  comprife. 

2  More  piercing  than  the  eagle's  fight, 

It  views  the  world  unknown  : 
Surveys  the  glorious  realms  of  light, 
And  Jesus  on  the   throne. 

*   It  hears  the  mighty  voice  of  God, 
And  ponders  what  he  faith  ; 
His  word  ar*d  works,  his  gifts  and  rod, 
1 1  tve  each  a  voice  to  faith. 

4.  It  feels  the  touch  of  heav'nly  pow'r  (1 ) 
And  from  the  boundlefs  iource. 

B  b  2  Derives 

^1)  IrfUke  viii,  46> 


COMFORT.  Bk.  111. 

Derives  fre/h  vigour  ev'ry  hour 
To  run  its  daily  courfe, 

5  The  truth  and  goodnefs  of  the  Lord 

Arefuited  to  its  tafte  (i)  ; 
Mean  is  the  worldlings pamper'd  board, 
To  faith's  pe  rpetual  fcaft. 

6  It  fmells  the  dear  Redeemer's  name 

Like  ointment  pour'd  forth  (2)  ; 
Faith  only  knows,  or  can  proclaim, 
Its  favour  or  its  worth, 

7  'Till  faving  faith  pofllfs  the  mind, 

In  vain  of  fenfe  we  boafi  ; 
We  are  but  fenfelefs,  taftelefs,  blind, 
And  deaf,  and  dead,  and  loft. 

XLIV.    (c)  The  happy  Ghangc. 

1  T  TOW  bleft  thy  creature  is,   O  God, 
JlJL    When  with  a  fingle  eye, 

He  views  the  luftre  of  thy  word* 
The  day  fpring  from  on  high  ? 

2  Thro'  all  the  ftorms  that  veil  the  ikies, 

And  frown  on  earthly  things  j 
The  fun  of  righteoufnefs  he  eye*, 
With  healing  on  his  wings. 

3  Struck  by  that  light,  the  human  heart  (3), 

A  barren  foil  no  more  ; 
Sends  the  fweet  fmell  of  grace  abroad, 
Where  ferpents  lurk'd  before. 

4  The  foul,  a  dreary  province  once 

Of  Satan's  da  k  domain, 
Feels  a  new  empire  form'd  within, 
And  owns  a  heav'nly  reign. 

5  The  glorious  orb,  whofe  golden  beams 

The  fruitful  year  control  5 

Sincr 
(1)  rfalm  cxix.     (a)  S*l.  Song  I  3,     (3)  Ifaiah  xaxv.  ~ 


Hv.  45.  COMFORT.  295 

Since  firft,  obedient  to  thy  word, 
He  darted  frum  the  goal : 

6  Has  cheer'd  the  nations  with  the  joys 
His  orient  rays  impart  ; 
But,  Jesus,  'tis  thy  light  alone, 
Can  mine  upon  the  heart. 

XLV.      (c)    Retirement* 

1  T7AR  from  the  world,  O  Lord,   I  flee, 
JL     From  flrife  and  tumult  far  ; 

From  icenes  where  Satan  wages  flill 
His  moil  fuccefsful  war. 

2  The  calm  retreat,  the  filent  made, 

With  pray'r  and  praife  agree  ; 
And  feem,  by  thy  fweet  bounty  made> 
For  thofe  who  follow  thee. 

3  There  if  thy  Spirit  touch  the  foul, 

.And  grace  her  mean  abode  ; 
Oh  with  what  peace,  and  joy,  and  love^ 
She  communes  with  her  God  ! 

4  There  like  the  nightingale  (ht  pours 

Her  folitary  lays  ; 
Nor  alks  a  witnefs  of  her  fong, 
Nor  thirds  for  human  praife. 

5  Author  and  guardian  of  my  life, 

Sweet  fource  of  light  divine  ; 
And  (all  harmonious  names  in  one) 
My  Saviour  thou  art  mine  ! 

6  What  thanks  I  owe  thee,  and  what  love, 

A   boundlefs,   endlels  ftore ; 

Shall  echo  thro'  the  realms  above 

When  time  (hall  be  no  more, 

XLVL 


29G  COMFORT.  Bk.  III. 

XLVI.     Jesus  my  AIL 

1  TT7  HY  fhould  I  fear  the  darkeft  hour, 

V  V      Or  tremble  at  the  tempter's  pow'r? 
Jesus  vouchfafes  to  be  my  tow'r. 

2  Tho'  hot  the  fight,  why  quit  the  field  ? 
Why  mult  I  either  flee  or  yield, 
Since  Jesus  is  my  mighty  fliield? 

3  When  creatuie  comforts  fade  and  die, 
Worldlings  may  weep  :  but  why  fhould  I  ? 
Jesus  ft  111  lives,  and  flili  is  nigh. 

4  Tho'  all  the  flocks  and  herds  were  dead, 
My  foul  a  famine  need  not  dread, 

For  Jesus  is  my  living  bread. 

r    I  know  not  what  may  foon  betide, 
Or  how  my  wants  fhall  be  fupply'd  ; 
But  Jesus  knows,  and  will  provide. 

6  Tho'  fin  would  fill  me  with  dillrefs, 
The  throne  of  grace  I  dare  addrefs, 
For  Jesus  is  my  righteouinefs. 

1  Tho'  faint  my  pray  rs,  and  cold  my  love, 
My  ftedfait  hop  *  ihall  not  remove, 
While  Jesus  intercedes  above. 

8   Againft  me  earth  and  hell  combine  : 
But  on  my  fide  is  pow'r  divine  : 
Jesus  is  all  and  he  is  mine. 

XLVII.     The  bidden  Life. 

y    t  I  ^  O  tell  the  Saviour  all  my  wants, 
JL     How  pleafing  is  the  talk  ? 
Nor  lefs  to  praifc  him  when  he  grants 
Beyond  what  I  can  a0C. 

2  My  lab' ling  fpirit  vainly  fecks 

To  tell  bat  half  the  joy  : 


Hy.  48.  COMFORT,  297 

With  how  much  tendernefs  he  fpeaks, 
And  helps  me  to  reply. 

3   Nor  were  it  wife  nor  fhould  1  choofe 

Such  fecrets  to  declare  ; 
Like  precious  winestheir  talte  they  lofe, 
Expos'd  to  open  air. 

4  But  with  this  boldnefs  T  proclaim, 
Nor  care  if  thoufands  hear  ; 
Sweet  is  the  ointment  of  his  name, 
Not  life  is  half  fo  dear. 

And  can  you  frown  my  former  friends, 
Who  know  what  once  I  wag  ; 
And  blame  the  fong  that  thuscommends 
The  man  who  bore  the  crofs* 

6  Trull  me  I  draw  the  llkenefs  true, 

And  fuch  as  fancy  paints  ; 

Such  honour  may  he  give  to  you, 

For  fuch  have  all  his  faints. 

XL VII I.  Joy  and  Peace  in  believing* 

1  QOMET1MES  a  light  furprifes 
\^J    The  Chriftian  while  he  rings  j 
It  is  the  Lord    who   rifes 

With  healing  on  his  wings  ; 
When  comforts  are  declining, 

lie  grants  the  foul  again 
A  feafon  of  clear  mining, 

To  cheer  it  after  rain. 

2  In  holy  contemplation, 

We   fweetly  then  purfue 
The  theme  of  God's  falvation, 

And  find  it  ever  new: 
Set  free  from  prefent  forrow, 

Wc  cheerfully  can  fay. 

E'en 


2fi  COM  F'O  R  T.  Bk.    Ill- 

E'en  let  the  unknown  to  ^orrow(i) 
Bring  with  it  what  it  may. 

,3   It  can  bring  with  it  nothing 

But  he  will  bear  us  thro', 
Who  gives  the  lilies  clothing, 

Will  clothe  his  people  too  : 
Beneath  the  fpreading  heav'ns, 

No  creature  but  is  fed  ; 
And  he  who  feeds  the  ravens 

Will  give  his  children  bread. 

4  The  vine  nor  fig-tree  neither  (2) 

Their  wonted  fruit  {hall  bear, 
Tho*  all  the  fields  mould  wirhar, 

Nor  flocks  nor  hi  ids  be  there  : 
Yet  God  the  fame  abiding, 

His  praife  fnall  tune  my  voice  j 
For  while  in  him  confiding, 

I  cannot  but  rejoice* 

-        XLIX.  (c)  True  Plea/uret. 

1  T     oRD,myfoulwith  pleafure  fpring*, 
JLj  When  Jesus'  name  I  hear  ; 
/ind  when  Gcd   the  fpirit  brings 

r\  he  word  of  promife  near  ; 
Beauties  too,  in  holinefs, 
Still  delighted  I  perceive  ; 
Nor  have  words  that  can  exprefs 

The  joys  thy  precepts  give. 

2  Cloth'd  in  fan&ity  and  grace, 

How  fweet   it  is  to  fee, 
Thofe  who  love  thee  as  they  paft, 

Or  when   they  wait  on  thee  : 
Pleafant  too,  to  fit  and  ,  tell 
What  we  owe  to  love  divine  ; 

Til 

il)  Matt,  vi,  34.  (a)  HabVakuk.  iii.  17.    1%. 


Hy.  5o.  COMFORT.  ?.99 

'Till  our  bofoms  grateful  fwell, 

And  eyes  begin  to  fhine. 

3   Thofc  the  comforts  I  poflefs, 

Which  God  mall  iliil  increafe  : 
All  his  ways  are  pleafantnefs  ( i ), 

And  all  his  paths  are  peace  : 
Nothing  J E si) s    did   or  {poke, 
Henceforth  let  me  ever  flight  ; 
For  1  love  his  eaiy  yoke  (  2  )j, 

And  find  his  burden  light. 

L.      (c)    The  Chrlflian. 

1  T  TONOUR  and  happinefs  unite 

X  A    To  make  the  Chriftian's  name  a  praife: 
How  far  the  fcene,  how  clear  the  light, 
That  fills  the  remnant  of  his  days  ! 

2  A  kingly  character  he  bears, 

No  change  his  pi  ieflly  oifice  knows  ; 
Unfading  is  the  crown  he  wears, 
His  joys  can  never  reach  a  clofe. 

3  Adorn' d  with  glory  from  on  high, 
Salvation  mines  upon  his  face  ; 
His  robe  is  of  th   etherial  dye, 
His  fteps  are  dignity  and  grace. 

4  Inferior  honours  he  difdains, 

Nor  iloops  to  take  applaufe  from  earth  ; 
The  king  of  kings  himfelf  maintains 
Th'  expences  of  his  heavenly  birth. 

5  The  nobjpft  creatures  feen  below, 
Ordain'dto  fill  a  throne  abi.1 
God  gives  him  all  he  can  beftow, 

His  ki  of  eterr.al  love  ! 

6  My  foul  is  ravifh'd  at  the  thought  ! 
Me  thinks  from  earth  I  fee  him  life  ; 

Angels 
(1)  Pror.  :  (2)  Matt.  xi.  30, 


$co  C  O  M  F  O  R  T.  Bk.  III. 

Angels  congratulate  his  lot, 

And  fhout  him  welcome  to  the  fkies ! 

LI.    (c)    Lively  Hope  and  gracious   Fear, 

1  T     Was  a  grov'ling  creature  once, 
X      And  bafcly  cleav'd  to  earth  , 

I  wanted  fpirit  to  renounce 

The  cloud  that  gave  me  birth. 

2  But  God  has  breath'd  upon  a  worm, 

And  fent  me  from  above, 
Wings  fuch  as  clothe  an  angel's  form 
The  wings  of  joy  and  love. 

3  With  thefe  to  Pifgah's  top   I  fly, 

Arid  there  delighted  iland  : 
To  view  beneath  a  mining  fky, 
The  fpacious  promis'd  land. 

4  The  Lord  of  all  the  vail  domain 

Kas  promis'd  it  to  me  : 
The  length  and  bu-adth  of  all  the  plain, 
As  far  as  faith  can  fee. 

5  How  glorious  is   my  privilege  ! 

To  thee  for  help  I  call  ; 
I  ftand  upon  a  mountain's  edge, 
Oh  fave  me,  left  I  fall ! 

6  Tho'  much  exalted  in  the  Lord, 

My  fttength  is  not  my   own  ; 

Then  let  me  tumble  at  his  word, 

And  none  Audi  cafl  me  down. 

LI  I.      Confidence. 

i  "X^ESIfince  GoDhimfelfhas  (aidit, 
X      On  the  promife  I  rtly  ; 

good  word  demands  my    credit* 
bat  can  unbelief  reply  ? 

ftrong  and  can  fulfil, 
He  is  truth,  and  thtrefi 


Hv.  53-  C  O  M  F  O  R  T.  301 

2  As  to  all  the  doubts  and  queftions, 
Which  my  fpirit  often  grieve, 
Theie  are  Satan's  fly  fuggt  (lions, 
And  I  need  no  anfwer  give : 

He  would  fain  deftroy  my  hope, 
But  the  promife  bears  it  up. 

3  Sure  the  Lord  thus  far  has  brought  me 
By  his  watchful  tender  care  ; 

Sure  'ti.  he  himfelf  has  taught  me 
hiovv  to  feek  his  face  by  pray'r  : 

After  fg  much  mercy  pall, 

Wiil  lie  give  me  up  at  laii  ? 

4  True  I've  been  a  foolilh  creature, 
And  have  finn'd  again  (I  his  grace  ; 
Butforgivenefsis  his  nature, 
Tho'  he  juftly  hides  his  face  : 

Ere  he  cali'd  me,   well  he  knew  (  i  ) 
What  a  heart  like  mine  would  do. 

5  Tn  my  Saviour's  intercefllon 
Therefore  I  will  fliil  confide  ; 
Lord  accept  my  free  confeffion, 

1  havefmn'd,   but  thou  haft  dy'd  (2) 
This  is  all  1  have  to  piead, 
This  is  all  the  plea  I  need. 

LI  A.      Peace  rejlored. 

1  /^\  H,   fpeak  that  gracious  word  again, 
KJ    And  cheer  my  drooping  heart, 
No  voice  but  thine  can  footh  my  pain, 

Or  bid  my  fears  depart. 

2  And  canfl:  thou  dill  vouchfafe  to  own 

A  wretch  fo  vile  as  I  ? 
And  may  I  ftill  approach  thy  throne, 
And  Abba  Father,   cry  ? 
C  c 
(I)  Ifaiah  xlviii.  8.  (2)  Rom.  viii\  H, 


3  O 


302  COMFORT.         Bk.  III. 

3  O  then  let  faints  and  angelsjoin, 

And  help  me  to  proclaim, 
The  grace  that  heal'd  a  breach  like  mine, 
And  put  my  foes  to  fhame. 

4  How  oft  did  Satan's  cruel  boaft 

My   troubled  foul  affright ! 
He  told  me  I  was  furely  loft, 
And  God  had  left  me  quite  ( i  ) 

j  Guilt  made  me  fear,    left  all  were  true 
The  lying  tempter  faid  ! 
But  row  the  Lord  appears  in  view, 
My  enemy  is  fled. 

k  My  Saviour  by  his  powerful  word, 
Has   turn'd  my  night  to  day, 
And  his  falvation's  joys  reftor'd, 
Which  I  had  finn'd  away. 

7   Dear  Lord,    I  wonder  and  adore  ; 
Thy  grace  is  all  divine  ; 
Oh  keep  me,  that  I  iin  no  more 
Afainft  fuch  love  as  thine  ! 

o 

LIV.   Hear  ivhat  he  has  done  for  my  foul  I 

i    QAV'D  by  blood  1  live  to  tell, 

£3    What  the  love  of  Christ  hath  doii£  ; 

He  rcdeem'd  my  foul  from  lufi, 

Of  a  rebel  made  a  foil : 

Oh!    I  tremble  ftill,   to  think 

How  fecive  I  liv'd  in  fin  ; 

Sporting  on  deftruciion's  brink, 

Yet  prefcrv*d  from  falling  in. 

2    In  his  own  appointed  hour, 

To  my  heart  the  Saviour  fpoke  ; 
Totich'd  me  by  his  Spirit's  pow'r, 
And  my  dang'rous  (lumber  broke, 

The* 

(I)     Pfalm  hxi.  1J. 


Hy.  55.  COMFORT.  303 

Then  I  favv,  and  own'd  my  guilt, 
boon  my  gracious  Lord  replyM  : 
"  Fear  not,  1  my  blood  have  lpilt, 
'Twas  for  fuJa  as  thee  1  dy'd." 

3  Shame  and  wonder,  joy  and  love, 
Ail  at  once  pofleiVumy  heart  ; 
Can  1  hope  thy  grace  to  prove, 
After  ailing  fuch  a  part  ? 

"  Then  ha  1  greatly  finn'd,  hefaid, 
But  i  freely  all  fdrgive  ; 
I  myfelf"  thy  debt  have  paid, 
Now  1  bid  thee  rife  and  live." 

4  Come,   my  fellow  fi-ners,  tiy, 
Jesus'  heart  is  full  of  love  ; 
Oh  that  you,  as  well  as  I, 

May  his  wond'rous  mercy  prove! 
He  has  fent  me  to  declare, 
All  is  ready,  all  is  free  : 
Why  mould  any  foul  defpair, 
When  he  fav'd  a  wretch  like  me. 

LV.     Freedom  from  Care. 

1  "T-TTTHILE  I  liv'd  without  the  Lord, 

VV      {If  I  might  be  laid  to  live) 
Nothing  could  relief  afford  ; 
Nothing  fatisfacxion  give. 

2  Empty  hopes  and  groundlefs  fear, 
Mov'd  by  turns  my  anxious  mind  ; 
Like  a  feather  in  the  air, 

Made  the  fport  of  ev'ry  wind. 

3  Now  I  fee,   whate'er  betide, 
Ail  18  well  if  Christ  be  mine  ; 
He  has  promis'd  to  provide, 

•I  have  only  to  refign. 


Wh 


-u 


COM  F  O  R  T.  Bk.  Ill 

4  When  a  fenfe  of  fin  and  thrall, 
Forc'd  me  to  the  tinner's  Friend  ; 
He  engag'd  to  manage  all, 

By  the  way  and  to  the  end. 

5  "  Caft,  lie  faiil  on  me,  thy  care  ( i ), 
'Tti  enough  that  I  am  nigh  ; 

I  will  all  thy  burdens  bear, 
I  will  all  thy  wants  fupply. 

6  "  Simply  follow  as  I  lead 
Do  not  reafon  but  believe  ; 
Call  on  me  in  time  cF  heed, 
Thou  (halt  furciy  help  receive." 

7  Lord,   I  would,    I  do  fubmit, 
Gladly  yield  my  all  to  thee  ; 
What  thy  wifdom  fees  molt  fit. 
Mufl  be,  fureiy,   bell  for  me. 

8  Only  when  the  way  is  rougn, 
And  the  coward  fleih  would  {hrt, 
Let  thy  promiie  and  thy  love, 
Cheer  and  animate  my  heart. 

LVI.     Humiliation  and  Praife. 

(Imitated  from  the  German.) 

j    TTTHEN  the  wounded  fpirit  hears 
Y  V      The  voice  of  Jusus*  blood  ; 

Hoi  rage  Hops  the  tears 

Which  die  in  vain  had  flow'd  : 
Pardon,  1  peace  proclaim^ 

And  ilr  child  ; 

Then  the  ftubborn  heart  ra  tain'd, 
RenewM  and  reconcil'd. 

2  Oh!   'twas  graci  .  to  fpare 

And  lave  a  wretch  like  me  ! 

(jj  Pfalm  iv.  22.    I  Peter  i 


JHy.  57.  COMFORT.  305 

Men  or  angels  could  not  bear 

What  I  have  offer'd  thee  : 
Were  thy  bolts  at  their  command, 
Hell,  ere  now,  had  beenmy'place; 
Thou  alone  mould  filent  (land, 

And  wait  to  fhew  thy  grace. 

3   If  in  one  created  mind 

The  tendcrnefs  and  love 
Of  thy  faints  on  earth  were  join'd, 

With  all  the  holts  above  ; 
Stillthatlove  were  weak  and  poor, 
Ifcompar'djmyLoRD^viththine^ 
Far  too  fcanty  to  endure 

A  heart  fo  vile  as  mine. 

4  Wond'rous  mercy  I  have  found, 

But  ah i  how  faint  my  praife  I 
Muft  I  be  a  cumber-ground, 

Unfruitful  all  my  days  ? 
Do  I  in  thy  garden  g:\)w, 
Yet  produce  thee  only  leaves  r 
Lord,  forbid  it  mould  be  fo  I 
The  thought  myfpirit  grieves. 

5  Heavy  charges  Satan  brings, 

To  fill  me  with  diftrefs  ; 
Let  me  hide  beneath  thy  wingsy 
And  plead  thy  righteoufnefs.: 
Lord,  to  thee  for  help  I  call, 
,rFis  thy  promifc  bids  me  come  ; 
Tell  him  thou  haft  paid  for  all, 
And  that  (hall  itrikehim  duiub, 

LVII.    (c)   For  tie  poor. 

*   "\717'HEN  Hagar  found  the  bottle  fpent  (1) 
V  V      And  wept  o'er  Ifhmael  $ 

C  c  2  A  meflage 

(I)  Gen.    xsi.   19, 


3-o6  COMFORT.  Bk.   ill. 

A  mefTage  from  the  Lord  was  lent 
To  guide  her  to  a  well. 

2  Should  not  Elijah's  cake  and  cruife  (i) 

Convince  us  at  this  day  ; 
A  gracious  God  will  not  refufe 
Provifions  by  the  way  ? 

3  His  faints  and  fervants  (hall  be  fed, 

The  promife  is   fecure  ; 
"  Bread  (hall  be  giv'n  them,  as  he  faid, 
Their  water  (hall  be  fuie  (2). 

4  Repr.fl  far  richer  they  (hall  prove, 

Than  all  earth's  dainties  are  ; 
'Tis  fweet  to  tafte  a  Saviour's  love, 
Tho'  in  the  meaneit  fare. 

5  To  Jesjs  then  your  trouble  bring, 

Nor  murmur  at  your  lot  : 
While  you  are  poor,  and  he  is  king, 
You  fhall  not  be  forgot. 

LVIII.      Home  in    *vlcew, 

1  A    S  when  the  weary  trav'ller  gains 
Jl\.   rI^ie  height  of  fome  o'er  looking  hill, 
His  heart  revives,  if  crofs  the  plains 

He  eyes  his  home,  tho'  diftant  ftill. 

2  While  he  furveys  the  much  lov'd  fpot, 
He  flights  the  fpace  that  lies  between  ; 
His  pall  fatigues  are  now  forgot  ; 
Becaufe  his  journey's  end  is  feen, 

3  Thus  when  the  chrifllan  pilgrim  views 
By  faith,  his  munfion  in   the  fkies, 
The  fight  his  fainting  (trength  renews, 

**     And  wings  his  fpeed  to  reach  the  prize. 

4  The  thought  of  home  his  fpivit  cheers*, 

No  more  he  grieves  for  troubles  jiaft  ; 

Nn 
(l)  Kiigs  xvii.  14.     (2)  Ifa.  xxxiii.  16. 


Hy.  59.     DEDICATIO  N,  &c.         J07 

Nor  any  fature  trial  fears  fi), 
So  he  may  fafe  arrive  at  laft. 

5  'Tis  there,  he  fays,  I  am  to  dwell 
With  Jesus,  in  the  realms  of  day  ; 
Then  I  (hall  bid  my  cares  farewel, 
And  he  will  wipe  my  tears  away. 

6  Jesus,  on  thee  our  hope  depends, 
To  kstd  us  on  to  thine  abode  ; 
AfTur'd  our  home  will  make  amends 
For  all  our  toil  while  on  the  road. 

SIMILAR     HYMNS. 

Book  I.  Hymn  4,  7,  9,  11,  25,  35,  36,  39,41,  46, 

47>  48>  7°>95>  i28>  x32* 
Book  II.    Hymn  45,  46,  47. 


V.     Dedication  and  Surrender. 

L I X .      Old  things  arc  pa/fed  a  way . 

1  "        ET  worldly  minds  the  world  purfuc, 

I   j    It  has  no  charms  for  me  ; 
Once  I  admir'd  its  trifles  too, 
But  grace  has  fet  me  free. 

2  Its  pleafures  now  no  longer  pleafe, 

No  more  content  affoui  ; 
Far  from  my  heart  be  joys  likethefe, 
Now  I  have  feen  th^  Lord. 

3  Ashy  the  light  o(  op'ning  day 

The  liars  are  all  conceal'd  ; 
So  earthly  pleafures   fadeaway, 
When  Jesus  is  reveal'd. 


(1)  A&a  xx.  24. 


4  Creatures 


308        DEDICATIO  N,  &c-       Bk.  :U. 

4  Creatures  no  more  divide  my  choice, 

1  bid   them  all  depart  ; 
His  name,  and  love,  and  gracious  voice, 
Have  fix'd  my  roving  heart. 

5  Now,  Lord,  I  would  he  thine  alone, 

And  holy  live  to  thee  ; 
But  may   I  hope  that  thou  wilt  own 
A  worihleis  worm  like  me  r 

6  Yes!  tho'  of  Tinners  l'mtlit  word, 

I  cannot  doubt  thy  will  j 
For  if  thou  had'ftnotloy'dmefirft 
I  had  icfus  d  thee  {till  ( i  ) 

L.X.    The  power  of  Grace. 

'  APPY  the  birth  where  grate  prefide* 
To  form  the  future  life  ! 
In  wifdom's  paths  the   ioul  me   guides. 
Remote  from  noife  and  It  life, 

2  Since  1  have  known  the  Saviour's  name, 

And  what  for  me  he  bore  ; 

No  more  1  toil  for  empty  fame, 

1  thirit  for  gold   no  more. 

3  Placed  by  his  hand  in  this  retreat, 

I  make  his  love  my  theme  ; 
And  fee  that  all  the  worldcalls  great, 
Is  but  a  walking  dream. 

4  Since  he  lias  rank'd  my  worthlefs  name 

Amongft  hisfavour'd  ft 
Let  the  mad    world  who  fcoiF  at  them, 
Revile  and  hate  me  too. 

5  O  thou  whofe  voice  the  dead  can  raife, 

Andfoften  hearts  of    Hone, 
And  teach  the  dumb  to  fing  thy  piaiic 
'x  his  work  is  all  thine  own  ! 


(i)  Jcreirimh  xxxi.  3. 


6  Thj 


H*.  62.    DEDICATION,  &c.     y% 

6  Thy  wond'ring  faints  rejoice  to  fee 
A  wretch,   like  me,    reftor'd  : 
And  point,  and  fay,    "  How  chang'd  is  he, 
Who  once  defy'd  the  Lord  !" 

J   Grace  bid  me  live,  and  taught  my  tongue 
To  aim  at  notes  divine; 
And  grace  accepts  my  feeble  fong, 
The  glory r   Lord,   be  th.  ic  i 

LX1.     (c)    My  foul  thirftetb  for  Gob. 

1  TT  Thirst,  but  not  as  once  I  did, 

X    The  vain  delights  of  earth  to  (hare  ; 
Thy  woands,  Emmanuel,  all  forbid, 
That  I  mould  feek  my  plcaiures  there. 

2  It  was  the  fight  of  thy  dear  crofs, 

Fir  il  wean'd  my  foul  from  earthly  things  j 
And  taught  me  to  efteem  as  drofs, 
The  mirth  of  fools  and  pomp  of  kings. 

3  I  want  that  grace  that  fprings  from  thee, 
That  quickens  all  things  where  it  flows  ; 
And  makes  a  wretched  thorn,   like  me, 
Bloom  as  the  myrtle,  or  the  rofe. 

4  Dear  fountain  of  delight  unknown  ! 
Nokw.gwi  aafc  oeiow'tiie  Drim; 
But  overflow,   and  pour  me  cowa 
A  living,  and  life-giving  Bream  ! 

5  For  fare,   of  all  the  plants  that  (hare 
The  notice  of  thy  father's  eye  ; 
None  proves  lefs  grateful  to  his  care, 
Nor  yields  him  meaner  fruit  than  I. 

LX1L      (c)    Lovj  conflraimng  to  Oledieucc. 

O  ftrength  of  nature  can  faffice 
To  ferrc  the  Lord  ai  ight ; 

And 


'N 


Jio   D  E  D  I  C  A  T  I  O  K,  &e.  Bk.  III. 
And  what  me  has,  fhe  mifapplies, 
For  want  of  clearer  light. 

2  How  long  benc3th  the  law  I  lay 

In  bondage  and  di'lrefs  ! 
I  toil'd  the  precept  to  obey, 
But  toil'd  without  fuceeirf. 

3  Then  toabflain  from  outward  iin 

Was  more  than  I  could  do  ; 
Now  \t  I  feel  its  pow  r  within, 
I  feel  I  hate  it  too. 

4  Then  all  my  fervile  wofkt  tfere  done 

A  rigbteoufnefs  to  raife  ; 

Now  free!)  chofen  in  the  Son, 

I  freely  Ghoofe  his  ways. 

5  What  fl .ou  d  I  do,  was  then  the  word, 

That  1  may  Wv>rthier  g»ow  ? 
V/  hat  lhall  1  render  to  the  Loap  ? 
Is  my  enquiry  now. 

6  To  fee  the  law  by  Christ  fulfilPd, 

And  hear  his pard'jiing  voice  ; 
Changes  a  flavc  into  a  child  (i), 

And  duty  into  choice 

LXUI.   (c)  Th*  heart  healed  and  thanged  by  Merto< 
I    O  IN  enflav'd  me  many  year*, 
k3    And  led  me  bound  and  blind  ; 
'I  ill  at   length  a  thoufand  fears 
Came  fw  arming  o'er  my  mind, 
Where,  I  faid  in  deep  diftrtO, 
Willthefe  finful  pleafures  end  ? 
licw  fhall  I  fecure  my  peace, 
And  nu;ke  the  Lokd  my  friend  : 


2   Friends 


(l)  It ocx,  hi    31. 


Hy.  64.     DEDICATION,  &c.        3*  < 

2      Friends  and  minifters  faid  much 
The  gofpel  to  enforce  ; 
But  my  blindnefs  ft  ill  was  fuch  ; 
1  chofe  a  legal  couvfe  : 
Much  I  failed,  watch'd,  and  (trove, 
Scarce  would  Ihew  my  face  abroad, 
Fear'd,  almoft,   to  fpeak  or  move, 
A  ftrangev  ftill  to  God. 

3     Thus  afraid  co  truft  his  grace, 
Long  time  did  I  rebel  ; 
Till  defpairing  of  my  cafe, 
Down  at  his  feet  1  fell  : 
Then  my  ftubborn  heart  he  broke, 
And  fubdu'd  me  to  his  fway  ; 
By  a  fimple  word  he  fpoke, 

"  Thy  fms  are  done  away." 

LX1V.      (c)    Hatred  of  Sin. 

1  TTOLY  Lord  God  !    I  love  thy  truth, 
JLjL    Nor  dare  thy  lead  commandment  flight  ; 
Yet  piere'dby  fin,  the  ferpent's  tooth, 

I   mourn  the  anguiih  of  the  bite. 

2  But  tho'  the  poifon  lurks  within, 
Hope  bids  me  [till  with  patience  wait ; 
Till  death  fhall  fct  me  free  from  fin, 
Free  from  the  only  thing  1  hate, 

3  Had  I  a  throne  above  the  reft, 
Where  angels  and  archangels  dwell  ; 
One  fin,  unflain,   within  my  breaft, 
Would  make  that  heav'n  as  dark  as  hell. 

4  The  prif'ner,  fent  to  bre3the  frefh  air, 
And  blefsM  with  liberty  again, 
Would  mourn  were  he  condtrnn'd  to  weaf 
One  link  of  all  his  former  chain. 

5  B^t  oh  !   no  foe  invades  the  blifs, 
When  glory  crowns  the  chriftiaiTs  head; 

One 


3*3        DEDICATION,^.     Bk.  IIL 
One  view  of  Jesus  as  he  is, 
Will  ftrikc  all  fin  forever  dead. 

LXV.     Tie  Child,    (i) 

1  /^VUIET,   Lord,  my  froward  heart, 
V^    Make  me  teachable  and  mild, 
Upright,  fimple,  free  from  ait, 

Make  me  as  a  weaned  child  ; 
From  diflruft  and  envy  free, 
Pleas'd  with  all  that  pleaies  thee. 

2  What  thou  (halt  to-day  provide, 
Let  me  as  a  child  receive  ; 
What  to-morrow  may  betide, 
Calmly  to  thy  wifdom  leave  : 

'  lis  enough  that  thou  wilt  care. 
Why  mould  I  the  burden  bear  ? 

3  As  a  little  child  relies 

On  a  care  beyond  his  own  ; 

Knows  he's  neither  ftrong  nor  IK  j 

Frars  to  ftir  a  Rep  alone  ; 
Let  me  thus  with  thte  abide, 
As  my  Father,  Guard,  and  Guide. 

4  Thus  pfrfeiVd  from  Satan's  wiles, 
Safe  from  dingers,  free  from  fears, 
May  I  live  upon  thy  ftniles, 

1  ill  the  promiVd  hour  appears  ; 
When  the  frvns  oi  God  (hall  prove 
All  their  Father's  boundlefs  love. 

LXVL     True  Happlnefs. 

I  X7IX  my  heart  and  eyes  on  thine  ! 
Jl  What  are  other  objects  worth  ? 
But  to  fee  thy  glory  (hi oc, 
Is  a  heav'n  begun  on  earth  : 


Tiifics 


(i)   Plata  exxxi.  i.  Matt,  xviii.    3.  4. 


Hy.  67.     DEDICATION,  &c.  3*3 

Trifles  can   no  longer  move, 
Oh,   I  tread  on  all  befide, 
When  1  feel  rny  Saviour's  love, 
And  remember  how  he  dy'd. 

2  Now  my  fearch  is  at  an  end, 
Now  my  wifhesrove  no  more  ! 
Thus  my  moments  I  would  fpend, 
Love,  and  wonder,  and  adore  : 
Jesus,  fource  of  excellence  ! 
All  thy  glorious  love  reveal  ! 
Kingdoms  mall  not  bribe  me  hence, 
While  this  happinefs  I  fetl. 

3  Take  my  heart 'tis  all  thine  own, 

To  thy  will  my  fpirit  frame  ; 
Thou  fnalt  reign, and  thou  alone, 
Over  all  I  have,   or  am  : 
If  a  foolifh  thought  (hall  dare 
To  rebel  againft  thy  word, 
Slay  it,  Lord,  and  do  not  fpsre, 
Let  it  feel  thy  Spirit's  fvvord. 

4.  MakingthustheLoRDmychoice, 
I  have  nothing  more  to  choofe, 
But   to  liden  to  thy  voice, 
And  my  will  in  thine  to  lofe  : 
Thus,  whatever  may  betide, 
I  fhall  fafe  and  happy  be  \ 
Still  content  and  fatisfy'd, 
Having  all,  in  having  thee. 

LX VI I.      The  happy  Debtor. 

1  T  "^  ^^fend  talents  once  I  ovv'd, 

X     And  nothing  had  to  pay  : 
But  Jesus  freed   me  from  the  load, 
And   wahVd  my  debt  away. 

2  Yet  fince  the  Lord  forgave  my  fin, 

And  b!ott«d  out  my  fcore; 

D  d  Much 


3i4  CAUTIONS.  Bk.  lift 

Much   more  indebted  I  have  been, 
Than  e'er  1  was  before. 

3  My  guilt  is  canceled  quite  1  know, 

Ana  fatisfa&ion  made  -t 
But  the  vail  debt  of  love  I  owe, 
Can  never  be  repaid. 

4  The  love  I  owe  for  fin  forgiv'n, 

For  power  to  believe, 
For  prefent  peace,  and  promis'd  heav'n, 
No  angel  can  conceive. 

5  That  love  of  thine  !  thou  finners  friend  i 

Witnefs  thy  bleeding  heart  ! 
My  little  all  can  ne'er  extend 
To  pay  a  thoufandth  part. 

6  Nay  more,  the  poor  returns  I  make 

I  firft  from  thee  obtain  ( I )  ; 
And  'tis  of  grace  that  thou  wilt  take 
Such  poor  returns  again. 

7  >Tis  well — it  (hall  my  glory  be 

(Let  who  willboatt  their  florc) 
In  time,  and  to  eternity, 
To  owe  thee  more  and  more. 

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VI.     CAUTIONS. 

LXVIII.     (c)  The  new  Convert. 

HE  new-born  child  of  gofpel-grace, 
Like  fome  fair  tree  when  fummer's  nigh, 

(1)  T  Chro.  xx\    14. 

Beneath 


Hy.  69.        CAUTIONS.  31  j 

Beneath   Emmanuel's  fhining  face, 
Lifts  up  his  blooming  branch  on  high. 

2  No  fears  he  feels,  he  fees  no  foes, 
No  conflict  yet  his  faith  employs, 
Nor  has  he  learnt,  to  whom  he  owes, 
The  ftrength  and  peace  his  foul  enjoys* 

3  But  fin  foon  darts  its  cruel  (ling 
And  comforts  finking  day  by  day  J 
What  feutt'd  his  own,   a  felf-fed  fpring, 
Proves  but  a  brook  that  glidfi  uway, 

4  When  Gideon  arm/d  his  num'rous  hoft? 
The  Lord  foon  made  his  numbers  left?  5 
And  faid,  left  Ifrael  vainly  boad  ( l  )> 

"  My  arm  procur'd  me  this  fuccefs.p 

5  Thus  will  be  bring  our  fpirits  down, 
And  draw  our  ebbing  comforts  low, 
That  fav'd  by  grace,  but  not  our  own 
We  may  not  claim  the  praife  we  owe, 

LXIX.   (c)  True  and  falfe  Comforts, 

i    jT\  God,  whofe  favourable  eye 
V^7  The  ii  n-fick  foul  revives ; 
Holy  and  heav'nly  is  the  joy, 
Thy  fnining  prefence  gives. 

2  Not  fuchas  hypocrites  fuppofe, 

Who  with  a  gracelef*  heart, 
Tafte  not  of  thee  but  drink  a  dofe 
Prepar'd  by  Satan's  art. 

3  Intoxicating joya  are  theirs, 

Who  while  they  boail  their  light, 
And  feem'd  to  foar  above  the  itars, 
Are  plunging  into  night. 

4  LulPd  in  a  foft  and  fatal  deep, 

They  fin,  and  yet  rejoice  ; 


(1  Judges,  vii,  2. 


Were 


316  CAUTION  S.         Bk.   Ul 

Were  they  indeed  the  Saviours  fheep, 
Would  they  not  hear  his  voice  ? 

5  Be  mine  the  comforts  that  reclaim 

The  foul  from  Satan's  pow'r  ; 
That  makes  me  blufii  for  what  I  am, 
And  hate  my  iin  the  more. 

6  JTis  joy  enough,   my  All  in  All, 

At  thy  dear  feet  to  lie  ; 
Thou  wilt  not  let  me  lower  fall, 
And  none  can  higher  fly. 

LXX.      True  andfalft  ZesL 

t  r~W  EAListliatpureandheav'nlyflame* 
f J  The  lire  of  love  fuppiies  : 
While  that  which  often  bears  the  name, 
Is  fclf  in  a  difguife. 

2  True  zeal  Is  merciful  and  mild, 

Can  pity  and   forbear  ; 
The  Falfe  is  Keadftrong>  fierce  and  wild. 
And  breathes  revenge  :md  war* 

3  While  zeal  for  truth  the  chriftian  ^arm?. 

He  know*  the  worth  of  peace  ; 
But  felf  contends  for  names  and  f< 
Its  party  to  incicafe. 

4  Zeal  hat  attain'd  its  higheft  a 

Its  end  is  fatisfyM  : 
If  hnners  love  the  Savio-n' 
Nor  feeks  it  ought  beiicie. 

5  But  felf  however  well  employed, 

Has  itftpwn  ends  in   view  ; 
And  fays,*as  boafting  Jehu  ci 
"   Come  fee  what  1  can  do.'' 

If  may  its  poor  reward  obtain, 
I  plauded  hi 

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But  zeal  the  bed  applaufe  will  gain, 
When  Jesus  (hall  appear. 

7  Dear  Lord,  the  idol  fclf  dethrone, 
And  from  our  hearU  remove  ; 
And  let  no  zeal  by  us  be  (hewn, 
But  that  which  fprings  from  love. 

LXX I.      (  c )    A  living  and  a  dead  Faith, 

1  T  I  ^HE  Lord  receives  his  higheft  praife. 

X      From  humble  minds  and  hearts  lincere; 
While  all  th.loud  prof.flbr  fays, 
Offends  the  righteous  Judge's  ear. 

2  To  walk  as  children  of  the  day, 
To  mark  the  precepts  holy  light 

To  wage  the  warfare,  watch  asd  pray* 
Shew  who  are  pleafing  in  his  fight. 

3  Not  words  alone  it  coft  the  Lord, 
To  purchafe  pardon  for  his  own  ; 
Nor  with  a  foul  ;   by  grace  reflor'd, 
Return  the  faviour's  words  alone. 

4  With  golden  btlls,  the  prieflly  veft  (1) 
And  rich  pomegranates  border'd  round. 
The   need  of  holinefs  exprefs'd, 

And  call  for  fruit  as  well  as  found. 

5  Eafy,   indeed  it  were  to  reach 
A  manfion  in  the  courts  above, 

If  fwclling  words  and  fluent  fpeech 
Might  ferve,   inltead  of  faith  and  love, 

6  But  none  (hall  gain  the  blifsful  place, 
Or  God's  unclouded  glory  fee  ; 
Who  talks  of  free  and  fov'reign  grace, 
Unlefs  that  grace  has  made  him  free. 

D  d  2  LXXIL 

{j)  Exodus,  xxviii.   31, 


3i8  CAUTIONS.  Bk.  Ilf. 

LXXII.    (c)    Abufeofthe  Go/pel. 

1  HP  00  many,   Lord,  abufe  thy  grace, 

I        In  this  licentious  day  ; 
And  while  they  boaft  they  fee  thy  face, 
They  turn  their  own  away. 

2  Thy  book  difplays  a  gracious  light 

That  can  the  blind  re  ft  ore  ; 
But  thefe  are  dazzled  by  the  fight, 
And  blinded  ftill  the  more. 

3  The  pardon  fnch  prefume  upon, 

They  do  not  beg,  but  ftcal ; 
And  when  they  plead  it  at  thy  throne, 
Oh,  where's  the  Spirit's  feal  ? 

4  Was  it  for  this,  ye  lawlefs  tribe, 

The  dear  Redeemer  bled  ? 
Is  this  the  grace  the  faints  imbibe 
From  Christ  the  living  head  ? 

5  Ah  Lord,  we  know  thy  chofen  few 

Are  fed  with  heav'nly  fare  ; 
But  thefe  the  wretched  hulks  they  chew 
Proclaim  them  what  they  are. 

6  The  liberty  our  hearts  implore 

Is  not  to  live  in  fin  ; 
But  ftillto  wait  at  wi Mom's  door, 
Till  mercy  call  us  in. 

LXXIII.    (c)    The  narrow  Way. 

i    T7[7rHAT  thoufands  never  knew  the  road  ! 
VV    What  thoufands  hate  it  when  'tis  known  | 
None  but  the  chofen  tribes  of  God, 
Will  feck  or  choofe  it  for  their  own. 

2  A  thoufand  ways  in  ruin  end, 
One  only  leads  to  joys  on  high  ; 
'By  that  my  willing  fteps  afcend, 
j'd  with  a  journey  to  the  fky. 

3  No 


Hy.   74.  C  A  U  T  I  O  N  5.  319 

5  more  T  arte  or  hope  to  find, 

1  ppinef*  b  low  ; 

Son  the  mind 

Thai  kv  m  and  thiftlcs  grow. 

4  The  joy  that  fa        is  not  for  me, 
I  feek  immortd  joys  above  ; 
There,   glory  without  end,  fhail  be 
The  bright  reward  of  faith  and  love. 

5  Cleave  to  the  world  ye  fordid  worms, 
Contented  lick  your  native  duft  ; 

But  God  (hall  fight,  with  all  his  dorms, 
Againft  the  idol  of  your  truft. 

LXXIV.    (c)    Dependance. 

1  r  I  ^  O  keep  the  lamp  alive 

JL        With  oil  we  fill  the  bowl ; 
'Tis  water  makes  the  willow  thrive, 
And  grace  that  feeds  the  foul. 

2  The  Lord's  unfparinghand 
Supplies  the  living  dream  ; 

It  is  not  at  our  own  command, 
But  ltill  deriv'd  from  him. 

3  Beware  of  Peter's  word  ( 1 ) 
Nor  confidently  fay, 

<(  I  never  will  deny  thee,  Lor.d," 
But  grant  I  never  may, 

4  Man's  wifdom  is  to  feck 
His  ftrength  in  God  alone  ; 

And  eJen  an  angel  would  be  weak, 
Who  truiled  in  his  own. 

£  Retreat  beneath  his  wings, 

And  in  his  grace  confide  ; 
This  more  exalts  the  King  of  kings  (2) 
Than  all  your  works  befide. 

6  In 
( 1)  Matt.   xvi.   33.  (2)  John,   vi.  29. 


323  CAUTION  S.  Bk.  III. 

6  In  Jesus  is  our  flore, 

Grace  Iffufcs  from  his  throne  ; 
Whoibever  fays,   u    I  want  no  m 
ConfefTes  he  has  none. 

LXXV.    (c)    Nol  of  Works. 

1  r^<  RACE,   triumphant  in  the  throne, 
\JJf    Scorns  a  rival,   reigns  alone  ! 
Come  r.nd  bow  beneath  her  hvay, 

Call  your  idol  works  away  : 
"Works  of  man,   when  made  his  plea, 
Never  fliall  iiccept^  d  be  ; 
Fiuits  of  pride  (vain-glorious  worm) 
Are  the  belt  he  can  peiform. 

2  Self,  the  god  his  foul  adores, 
Influences  all  his  pow'rs  ; 
Jtsus  is  a  flighted  name, 
Self-ad  varcerjnent  alibis  aim: 

But  when  God  the  judge  (hall  come, 
To  pronounce  the  final  doom  ; 
When  for  rocks  and  hills  to  hide, 
All  his  works  and  all  his  pride. 

3  Still  the  beading  heart  replies, 
What  the  worthy  and  the  wife, 
Friends  to  temperance  and  peace, 
Have  not  thefe  a  rightcoufnefs  ? 
Banifli  ev'ry  vain  pretence 
Built  on  human  excellence  ; 

Peri  AS  ev'ry  thing  in  man, 
But  the  grace  that  never  can, 

LXXVI.     Sh's  Den. 

i    Q2  IN,  whfcn  vievAl  by  fcripture  light, 

O    Is  a  horrid,   hateful  Gght  ; 
But  when  feen  u\  Satan's  gli 
Then  it  was  a  pleaiing  face. 

2  Whe 


Hy.  77.  CAUTIONS.  321 

2  When  the gofpel trumpet  founds, 
When  I  think   how  grace  abounds, 
When  I  feci  fweet  pjacc  within, 

rI  hen   I'd   rather   die  than  fin. 

3  When  the  crofs  I  view  by  faith, 
Sin  is  madnefs,  pnifon,  death  ; 
Tempt  m  e  not,  'tis  ail  in  vain, 

Sure  1  near  can  yield  again. 

4  Satan  for  a  while  debarred, 
When  he  finds  me  off  my  guard, 
Puts  his  glafs  before  my  eyes, 
Quickly  other  thoughts  arife. 

5  What  before  excited  fears, 
Rather  pleafing  now  appears  ; 
If  a  fin  it  teems  fo  fmall, 

Or  perhaps  no  fin  at  all. 

6  Often  thus,  thro' fins  deceit, 
Grief  and  fhame  and    lofs  I   meet  ; 
Like  a  fifli,   my  foul  midook, 
Saw  the   bait,  but  not  the  hook. 

7  O  my  Lord,  what  (hall  I  fay  ; 
How  can  I  pre  fume  to  pray  ? 
Not  a  word  have  I  to  plead, 

Sins  like  mine,  are  black  indeed  ! 

8  Mace  hy  paft  experience,  wife, 
Let  me  learYi  thy  word  to  prize  ; 
Taught  by  what  I've  felt  before, 
Let  me   Satan's  glafs   abhor. 

LXXVII.    Arc    ilcrefizvlhatfcalllefaved? 

iT^vESTRUCTION's  dangeit&a  road 
JL/    What   multitudes  purfue  ! 
While  that  which  leads  the  foul  toGoD, 
Is  known  or  fought  by  few. 

2  Believers 


322  CAUTIONS.  Bk.  III. 

2  Believers  enter  in 

By    Christ  the  living  gate  ; 
But  they  who  will  not  leave  their  fin, 
Complain  it  is   too  flrait. 

3  If  (elf,  muft  be  deny'd, 
And  fin  forfaken  quite  ; 

They  rather  choofethe  way  tint's  wide. 
And  drive  to  think  it  right. 

4  Encompafs'd  by  a  throng, 
On  numbers  they  depend  ; 

So  many  furely  can't  be  wrorg, 
And  mifs  a  happy  end. 

5  But  numbers  are  no  mark 
That  men  will  right  be  found; 

A  few  were  fav'd  in  Noah's  ark  (i) 
For  many  millions    drown'd. 

6  Obey  the  gofpel  call, 

A  ^d  enter  while  you  may  ; 
j.  heiiockof  Christ  is  always  fmall,(  2) 
And  none  are  fafe  but  they. 

7  Lord,  open  Tinners  eyes, 
Their  awful  ftate  to  fee  ; 

And  make  them,  ere   the  florm  arife, 
To  thee  for  fafety  flee. 

L XXVII I.   The  Sluggard 

1  H^HE  wifhes  that  tlie  Sluggard  frames 

JL      Of  courfe  mull    fruitlefs  prove  ; 
With  folded  arms  he  it  a  mis  and  cIk 
But  has  no  heart  to  move. 

2  His  field  from  others  may  be  known, 

The  fence  is  broken  through  ; 
The  ground  with  weeds  is  overthrown, 
And  no  good  crop  in  view. 

5  No 
(1)  1  ret. ili.  20.  (2)  Luke  xii.22. 

and  xxiv.    3c.    and  xxii.  13.  and  xx.  41. 


Hy.  79.  CAUTIONS.  Si3 

3   No  hard/hip,  he,  or  toil,  can  bear, 

No  difficulty  meet  ; 
He  walles  his  hours  at  home,  for  fear 
Of  lions  in  the  itreet. 

4  What  wonder  then  if  (loth    and  fleep, 
Diltrefs  and  famine  bring  ! 

Can  he  in  harveft  hope  to  reap, 
Who  will  not  fow  in  fpring  ? 

5  'Tis  often  thus,  in  foul  concerns, 
We  gofpjUfluggards  fee; 

Who  if  a  wiL  would  ferve  their  turns, 
Might  true  bdievers  b*. 

6  But  when   the  preacher  bids  them  watch, 
And  leek,  r.nd  4rive,and  pray(i); 

At  ev'ry  poor  excufe  they  catch, 
A  lion  in  the  way. 

7  To  ufe  the  means  of  grace,    how  loth  ! 
We  call  them  ltill  in  vain  ; 

They  yield  to  their  beloved  floth, 
And  fold  their  arms  again. 

8  Dear  Saviour  let  thy  power  appear, 
The  outward  call  to  aid  ; 

Theft  drowfy  fouls  can  only  hear 
The  voice  that  wakes  the  dead. 

LXXIX.    Not  in    Word,  but  in  Power* 

1  irTOW   foon  the  Saviour's  gracious  call, 
JLjL      Difarm'd  the  rage  of  bloody   Saul  (2), 
Jesus,  the  knowledge  of  thy  name, 
Changes  the  lion  to  a  lamb  ! 

2  Zaccheus,  when  he  knew  the  Lord  (3), 
What  he  had  gain'd  by  wrong,  reflor'd  ; 
And  of  the  wealth  he  priz'd  before, 
He  gave  the  half  to  feed  the  poor. 

(i)  1  Cor.  ix.  34. .JUkexiii.34.     (a)  Ads.  ix.  6. 
O3)  LvU  xix.  8.  jxrhe 


324  P  R  A  I  S  E.  Bk.  hi. 

g    The  woman  who  to  vile  had  been  (i), 
"When  brought  to  weep  o'er  pardon'd  iin, 
Wail  from  her  evil  ways  eltrang'd, 
And  fhew  d  that  grace  her  heart   had  chang'd. 

4  Andean  we  think  the  pow'r  of  grace 
Is  loll,  by  change  of  time  and  place  ? 
Then   it  was  mighty,  all  allow, 
And  is  it  but  a  notion  now  ? 

5  Can  they  whom  pride  and  pafTion  fway, 
Who  mammon   and  the  world  obey, 
In  envy  or  contention  iive, 
Prefume  that  they  indeed  believe  ? 

6  True  faith  unites  to  Christ    the  root, 
By  him  producing  holy  frtti 

And  they  who  no  fuch  fru      :an  fliow, 
Still  on  the  (lock  of  nai<       grow* 

7  Lord,  let  thy  word  effefti    1  prove 
To  work  in  us  obedient  lo^     ! 

And  may  each  one  who  hear  it,  dread 
A  name  to  live,  and  yet  be  dead  (2). 

SIMILAR     HYMNS. 

Book   I.  Hymn  8,   20,   85,   87,  91,    104,    125, 

139,    141. 
Book  II.    Hymn  34,  49,  86,  91,  99. 


VII.    PRAISE. 

LXXX.       (c)      Praifc  for  Faith. 

OF  all  the  gifts  thine  hand  beftows, 
Thou  giver  of  all  good!  Not 

(i)  Luke  iii.  47.  (2)  Rev.  iii.  1. 


Hy.  Si.  PRAISE.  325 

Not  heaVn  itfelf  a  richer  knows, 
Than  my  Redeemer's  blood. 

2  Faith  too,  the  blood  receiving  grace 

From  the  fame  hand  we  gain  ; 
Elfe  fweetly,  as  it  fuit3  our  cafe, 
That  gift  had  been  in  vain. 

3  Till  thou  thy  teaching  pow'r  apply, 

Our  hearts  refufe  to  fee, 
And  weak  as  a  diftemper'd  eye, 
Shut  out  the  view  of  thee. 

4  Blind  to  the  merits  of  thy  Son, 

What  mis'ry  we  endure  ! 
Yet  fly  that  hand,  from  which  alone, 
We  could  expect  a  cure. 

5  Wepraifethee,and  would praife  thee  more, 

To  thee  our  all  we  owe  ; 
The  precious  Saviour,and  the  pow'r 
That  makes  him  precious  too. 

LXXXI.    (c)  Grace  and  Providence. 

i      A    LMIGHTY  King!  whofewond'.rous  hand! 
JLjL    Supports  the  weight  of  fea  and  land  j 
Whofe  grace  is  fuch  a  boundlefs  (tore, 
No  heart  fhall  break  that  iighs  for  more. 

2  Thy  providence  fupplies  my    food, 
And  'tis  thy  blefiing  makes  it  good, 
My  foul  is  nourinVd  by  thy  word, 
Let  foul  and  body  praife  the  Lore*. 

3  My  ftreams  of  outward  comfort  came 
From  him  who  built  this  earthly  frame, 
Whate'er  I  want  his  bounty  gives, 

By  whom  my  foul  for  ever  lives. 

4  Either  his  hand  preferves  from  pain, 
Or,  if  I  feel  it,  heals  again  ; 

E  c  From 


j26  P.R  A  I  S  E.  Bk.  II; 

From  Satan's  malice  fhields  my  breaft, 
Or  over-rules  it  for  the  belt. 

5  Forgive  the  fong  that  falls  fo  low, 
Beneath  the  gratitude    I  owe  ! 
It  means  thy  praife,  however  poor, 
An  angel's  fong  can  do  no  more. 

LXXXH.   Praife  for  redeeming  Love* 

t  ET  us  love,  zndjtng,  and  wonder, 

JLj  Let  us  praife  the  Saviour's  name  ! 
He  has  hulh'd  the  Law's  loud  thunder, 
He  has  quench'd  mount  Sinai's  flame  ; 

He  has  wafh'd  us  with  his  blood, 

He  has  brought  us  nigh  to  God. 

2  Let  us  love  the  Lord  who  bought   us, 
Pity'd  us  when  enemies  ; 

CalPd  us  by  his  grace,  and  taught  us, 
Gave  us  ears,  and  gave  us  eyes  : 

xle  has  wafti'd  us  with  his  blood, 

He  prefents  our  fouls  to  God. 

3  Let  usjlng,  tho'  fierce  temptations 
Threaten  hard  to  bear  us  down  ! 

For  the  Lord,  our  ftrong  falvation(i)* 
Holds  in  view  the  conq'rors  crown  : 

He  who  wafh'd  us   with  his  blood, 

Soon  will  bring  us  home  to  God. 

4  Let  us  wander,  grace  and  ju (lice, 
Join  and  point  to  mercy's  ttore; 
When  thro>  grace  in  Chnll  our  truft  is, 
Juflice  fmiles,  and  afks  no  more. 

He  who  wafh'd  us  with  his  blood, 
Has  fecur'd  our  way  to  God. 

5  Let  us  praife,.  and  join  the  chorus 

Of  the  faints,  cnthron'd  on  high  ;  VLrc 

( I  .  R~v     ii.   icu 


Ky.  83.  PRAISE.  327 

Here  they  trufted  him  before  us, 

Now  their  praifes  fill  the  iky  (  1 )  : 
"  Thou  hail  wafh'd  us  with  thy  blood, 
Thou  art  worthy,  Lamb  of"  God  1" 

-6  Hark  the  name  of  Jefus  founded 
Loud,  from  golden  harps  above  ! 
Lord,  we  blufh,  and  are  confounded, 
Faint  our  praifes,  cold  our  love  ! 

Warn  our  fouls  and  fongs  with  blood, 

For  by  thee  we  come  to  God, 

LXXXIII.    (c)/  will praife   the  Lord  at  all  timti* 

1  -T  XT  INTER  has  a  joy  for  me, 

V  V  While  the  Saviour's  charms  I  read, 
Lowly>  meek,  from  blemi/h  free, 
In  the  fnow-drop's  penfive  head. 

2  Spring  returns,  and  brings  along 
Life  invigorating  funs  : 

Hark!  the  turtle's  plaintive  forig, 
Seems  to  fpeak  his  dying  groans ! 

13   Summer  has  a  thoufand  charms, 
All  expreflive  of  his  worth  ; 
'Tis  his  fun  that  lights  and  warms, 
His  the  air  that  cools  the  earth. 

4  What,  has  autumn  left  to  fay 
Nothing  of  a  Saviour's  grace  ? 
Yes,  the  beams  of  milder  day 
Tell  me  of  his  f railing  face. 

r   Light  appears  with  early  dawn 
While  the  tun  makes  halte  to  rile, 
See  his  bleeding  beauties  drawn 
On  the  blufhes  of  the  fkies. 

6   Ev'ning,  with  a  filent  pace, 
Slowly  moving  in  the  weit,  Shewa 

(1)  Rev.  v.  9. 


328  PRAISE.  Bk.  111. 

Shews  an  emblem  of  his  grace, 
Points  to  an  eternal  reft. 

LXXX1V.   P  erf  ever  ance. 

*    T?  EJ°ICE>  believer  in  theLoRD. 
XV  Who  makes  your  caufe  his  own ; 
The  hope  that's  built  upon  his  word, 
Can  ne'er  be  overthrown. 

2  Tho'  many  foes  befet  your  road, 

And  feeble  is  your  arm  ; 
Your  life  is  hid  with  Christ^  God(i), 
Beyond  the  reach  of  harm. 

3  Weak  as  you  are,  you  fhall  not  faint 

Or  fainting  fhall  not  die; 
Jesus,  the  ftrcngth  of  every  faint  (a), 
Will  aid  you  from  on  high. 

4  Tho'fometimes  unperceiv'd  by  fenfe, 

Faith  fees  him  always  near  ; 
A  Guide,  a  Glory,  a  Defence, 
Then  what  have  you  to  fear  ? 

5  As  furely,  as  he  overcame  9 

And   triumph'd  once  for  you  ; 
So  furely,  you  that  love  his  name, 
Shall  triumph  in  him  too. 

Li  XXXV.      Salvation. 

i    QALVATION!  what  a  glorious  plan; 
k3    How  fuited  to  our  need  ! 
The  grace  that  raifes  fallen  man, 
Is  wonderful  indeed  ! 

i  *Twas  wifdomfor.n'dthe  vafldcfign, 
To  ranfom  us  when  loit  ; 
id  love's  u:)f3ihomible  mine 
Provided  all  tlit  colt,  3  Strict 

(J)  Col.iii.  3.  [1)  ifcuh     xii.  zi. 


Hy.  86.  PRAIS  E.  32* 

3   Strict  Juftice,  with  approving  look, 
The  holy  cov'nant  feal'd  ; 
And  Truth,  and  Power,  undertook 
The  whole  mould  be  fulfill'd. 

4  Truth,  Wifdom,  Juftice,  Pow'r  and  Love, 

In  all  their  glory  (hone  ; 
When  Jesus  left  the  courts  above, 
And  dy'd  to  fave  his  own. 

5  Truth,  Wifdom,  Juftice,  Pow'r  and  Love, 

Are  equally  difplay'd  ; 
Now  Jesus  reigns  enthron'd  above 
Our  Advocate  and  Head. 

,6  Now  fin  appears  deferving  death, 
Moft  hateful  and  abhor'd  ; 
And  yet  the  finner  lives  by  faith 
And  dares  approach  the  Lord. 

LXXXVI.     Reigning  Grace. 

2    ^^fOW  may  the  Lord  reveal  his  face, 
•L^l    And  teach  our  ftam'ring  tongues 
To  make  his  fov'reign,  reigning  grace  (i)^ 
k      The  fubjeft  of  our  fongs  ! 
N©  fweeterfubje&  can  invite 
A  finner's  heart  to  ting  ; 
Or  more  difplay  the  glorious  right 
Of  our  exalted  King. 

This  fubjec"l  fills  the  ftarry  plains, 

With  wonder,  joy,  and  love  ; 
And  furnilhes  the  nobleft  ftrains 

For  all  the  harps  above  : 
White  the  redeem'd  in  praife  combine 

To  grace  upon  the  throne  (2) 
.Angels  in  folemn  chorus  join, 

And  make  the  theme  their  own. 

(j)  Rom,  v.  ax.  (.a)  R«v.  v.  9.  J3. 

£  *e  2  3  Grace 


33°  PRAISE.  Lk.  HI. 

3  Grace  reigns  to  pardon  crimfon  fins 

To  melt  the  hardeft   hearts  ; 
Andfromtheworkitoncebegiirs(i ), 

It  never  more  departs. 
The  world  and  Satan  flrive  in  vain, 

Ag3inft  the  chofen  few  (2)  : 
Secur'd  by  grace's  conquering  reign, 

They  all  fhall  conquer  too. 

4  Grace  tills  the  foil, and  fovvs  the  feeds, 

Provides  the  hin  and  rain  ; 
Till  from  the  tender  blade  proceeds, 

The  ripen'd  harveft  grain. 
'Twas  grace  that  call'd  our  fouls  at   firft 

By  grace  thus  far  we're  come, 
And  grace  will  help  us  thro*  the  vvorft, 

And  lead  us  fafely  home. 

5  Lord,  when  this  changing  life  is  pad, 

If  we  may  fee  thy  face  ; 
How  (hall  we  praife,  and  love,  at  laft, 

And  fing  the  reign  of  grace  (3)  ! 
Yet  let  us  aim  while  here  below 

Thy  mercy  to  difplay  ; 
And  own,  at  leaft  the  debt  we  owe, 

Altho'  we  cannot  pay. 


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LXXXVI1.      Praife  to  the  Re  darner. 

iREPARE  a  thankful  fong 
To  the  Redeemer's  name  ! 
His  praifes  fhould  employ  each  tongue, 
And  ev'ry  heart  enflame  ! 

2  He  laid  his  glory  by, 

And  dreadful  pains  endur'd  : 
That   rebels  fuch  as  you  and  I, 
From  wrath  might  be  fecur'd. 

(0  Phil.  i.  6     (*)  Rom.    iii,  35  —  39.  (3)  *'fa'm  c:  v-  h 

3  Upon 


Hy.  87.  PRAISE.  331 

3  Upon  the  crofs  he  dy'd, 
Our  debt  of  fin  to  pay, 

The  blood  and  water  from  his  fide 
Wafh  guilt  and  filth  away. 

4  And  now  he  pleading  (lands 
For  us  before  the  throne  ; 

And  anfwers  all  the  Law's    demands, 
With  what  himfelf  hath  done. 

5  He  fees  us,  willing  (laves 
To  fin  and  Satan's  pow'r  : 

But  with  an  outftretch'd  arm  he  faves, 
In  his  appointed  hour. 

6  The  Holy  Ghoft  he  fends, 
Our  llubborn  fouls  to  move  ; 

To  make  his  enemies  his  friends, 
And  conquer  them  by  love. 

7  The  love  of  fin  departs, 
The  life  of  grace  takes  place, 

Soon  as  his  voice  invites  our  hearts 
To  rife  and  feek  his  face. 

8  The  world  and  Satan  rage 
But  he  their  pow'r  controls  ; 

His  wifdom,  love,  and  truth  engage 
Protection  for  our  fouls. 

9  Tho'  prefs'd,   we  will  not  yield* 
But  (hall  prevail  at  length, 

For  Jesus  is  our  fun  and  fhield, 
Our  righteoufnefs  and  flrength. 

10  Aflur'd  that  Christ  our  kino-, 
Will  put  our  foes  to  flight  ; 

We,  on  the  field  of  battle,  ling 
And  triumph,  while  we  fight. 

LXXXV11I. 


g&ft  PRAISE.  Bjc.  III. 

LXXXVIII.   Man  by  Nature,   Grace  and '  Glery. 

1  T"     ORD,  what  is  man  ?  Extremes  how  wide 
1  a  In  this  myfterious  nature  join  ! 

The  flefh  to  worms  and  duft  ally'd 
The  foul,  immortal  and  divine  ! 

2  Divine  at  firft,  a  holy  flame 
Kindled  by  the  Almighty's  breath  ; 
Till  flain'd  by  fin,  it  foon  became 
Thefeatof  darknefs,ftrife,anddeath. 

3  But  Jesus,  Oh!  amazing  grace  i 
AfTum'd  our  nature  as  his  own, 
Obey'd  and  fuffer'd  in  our  place, 
Then  took  it  with  him  to  his  ihronc 

4  Now  what  is  man,  when  grace  reveal* 
The  virtue  of  our  Saviour's  blood  ; 
Again  a  life  divine  he  feels, 
Defpifes  earth,  and  walks  with  God. 

5  And  what  in  yonder  realms  above, 
Is  ranfom'd  man  ordain'd  to  be  I 
With  honour,  holinefs  and  love, 
No  feraph  more  adorn'd  than  he. 

6  Neareft  the  throne  and  firft  in  fong, 
Man  (hall  hts  hallelujahs  raife  ; 

While  wond'ring  angels  round  him  throng. 
And  fweil  the  chorus  of  bis  praife. 

SIMILAR     HYMNS. 

"Book  I.     Hymn   57,  58,  59,  79,  80. 
Book  II.     Hymn  37,  38,  39,  41,  42. 


VIII 


Hy.    9a.       SHORT    HYMNS.  33 j 

VIII.     SHORT     HYMNS. 

LXXXIX.     BEFORE    SERMON. 

1  f^i  ONFJ  RM  the  hope  thy  word  allows, 
\^/    Behold  us  waiting  to  be  fed  ; 
Blefs  the  provifions  ofthyhoufe, 

And  fatisfy  thy  poor  with  bread  : 
Drawn  by  thine  invitation,  Lord, 
A  third  and  hungry  we  are  come, 
Now  from  the  fulnefs  of  thy  word, 
Feait  us  and  fend  us  thankful  home. 

HYMN     XG. 

2  XTOW,  Lord  infpire  the  preacher's  heart 
jLN     And  teach  his  tongue  to  fpeak  j 
Food  to  the  hungry  foul  impart  : 

And  cordials  to  the  weak. 

2  Furnifh  us  all  with  light  and  pow'rs 

To  walk  in  wifdom's  ways  ; 
So  fhall  the  benefit  be  ours, 
And  thou  fhalt  have  the  praife, 

HYMN     XCI. 

3  r  I  ^  HY  promife,  Lord,  and  thy  command, 

X      Have  brought  us  here  to-day  ; 
And  now  we  humbly  waiting  (land 
To  hear  what  thou  wilt  fay  ( 1 ) 

2  Meet  us,  we  pray,  with  words  of  peace* 

And  fill  our  hearts  with  love  ; 

That  from  our  follies  we  may  ceafe, 

And  henceforth  faithful  prove. 

HYMN     XCI1. 

3  TJUNGRY,  and  faint,  and  poor, 
JL  A  Behold  us  Lorjp,  again 

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A  fTem  bled 


33+  SHORT    HYMNS.       Bk.  111. 

Affembled  at  thy  mercy's  door, 
Thy  boumy  to  obtain. 

2  Thy  word  invites  us  nigh 
Or  we  mu ft  ftarve  indeed  ; 

For  we  no  money  have  to  buy, 
No  righteoufnefs  to  plead. 

3  The  food  our  fpirits  want 
i.  hy  hand  alone  can  give  ; 

Oil,  hear  the  pray'r  of  faith,  and  grant 
That  we  may  eat  and  live. 

XCIII.     Pfahn oil  4,  5- 

*    T*  EMEMBER  us,  we  pray  thee,  Lord, 
JlSl    With  thofe  who  love  thy  gracious  name  ; 
And  to  our  fouls  that  good  afford, 
Thy  promife  has  prepar'd  for  them. 

2   To  us  thy  great  falvation  fhow, 
Give  us  a  taftc  of  love  diviue  ; 
That  we  thy  people's  joy  may  know, 
And  in  their  holy  triumph  join. 

HYMN     XCIV. 

i    XTOT  to  Sinai's  dreadful  blaze,  ( l ) 
X\l     But  to  Zion's  throne  of  grace, 
By  a  way  mark'd  out  with  blood, 
Sinners  now  approach  to  God. 

2  Not  to  hear  the  fiery  law, 
But  with  humble  joy  to  draw 
Water  by  that  well  fupply'd  (2), 
Jesus  open'd  when  he  dy'd. 

3  Lord  there  are  no  dreams  but  thine, 
Can  afTuage  a  thirll  like  mine  ; 
'Tisa  third  tliyfelf  did'ft  give, 
Let  me  therefore  drink  and  live. 

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HYMN 


Hr.  97.         SHORT    HYMNS.         335 
HYMN     XCV. 

1  ^vFTEN  thy  public  means  of  grace, 
\J    Thy  thirity  people's  watering  place, 

The  archers  have  befet  ( 1 )  ; 
Attack'd  them  in  thy  houfe  of  pray'r, 
To  prifon  dragg'd,  or  to  the  bar, 

When  thus  together  met. 

2  But  we  from  fuch  alTaults  are  freed, 
Can  pray,  and  fing,  and  hear,  and  read. 

And  meet  and  part  in  peace  : 
May  we  our  privileges  prize, 
In  their  improvement  make  us  wife, 

And  blets  us  with  increafe. 

3  Unlefs  thy  prefence  thou  afford, 
Unlefs  thy  bleffing  clothe  the  word, 

In  vain  our  liberty  ! 
What  would  it  profit  to  maintain 
A  name  for  life,  mould  we  remain 

Formal  and  dead  to  thee  ? 

AFTER     SERMON. 
XCVI.      Deut.  xxxiii.   26 — 29. 

1  ~\lt7'  *TH  IfraePs  God  who  can  compare  ? 

V  V      Or  who,  like  Ifrael  happy  are  ! 
O  people  faved  by  the  Lord, 
He  is  thy  fhield  and  great  reward  ! 

2  Upheld  by  everlading  arms, 

Thou  art  fecur'd  from  foes  and  harms  ; 
In  vain  their  plots,  and  falfe  their  boalls, 
Our  refuge  is  the  Lord  of  Hods. 


j 


XCVII.    Hallahkulm.  17,  2f. 

ESUS  i?  mine  !   I'm  now  prepar'd 
To  meet  with  what  I  thought  moil  hard  ; 

(I)  Judges  v.  11. 


J3«     SHORT     HYMNS.       Bk.  Iflfl 

Yes,  let  the  winds  of  trouble  blow 

And  comforts  melt  a  way  like  fnow  : 

No  blafted  trees  or  failing  crops, 

Can  hinder  my  eternal  hopes  ; 

Tho'  creatures  change,  the  LoRD'sthe  fame, 

Then  let  me  triumph  in  his  name. 

HYMN     XCVIII. 

2    "YTTE  feek  a  reft  beyond  the  ikies, 
VV      In  everlafling  day; 
Thro'  floods  and  flames  the  pafT3gc  lies, 
But  Jesus  guards  the  way. 

2  The  fwelling  flood,  and  raging  flame, 
Hear  and  obey  his  word  ; 
Then  let  us  triumph  in  his  name. 
Our  Saviour  is  the  Lord. 

XXCI.     Deut.     xxxii.   9.    10. 

j    HP  HE  faints  Emmanuel's  portion  are, 
JL      Redeem'd  by  price,  reclaim'd  by  pow'r  j 
His  fpecial  choice  and  tender  care, 
Owns  them,  and  guards  them  ev'iy  hour. 

2   He  finds  them  In  a  barren  land 

Befet  with  fins,  and  fears,  and  woes  ; 
He  leads  and  guides  them  by  his  hand, 
And  bears  them  fafe  from  all  their  foes. 

C.      Hebrews  xiii.    20,   24. 

1  HVTOW  may  He  who  from  the  dead 
JL\I    Brought  the  Shepherd  of  the  flieep, 
Jesus  Christ,  our  King  and  Head, 

All  our  fouh  in  fafety  keep  ! 

2  May  he  teach   us  to  fulfil 
What  it  pleafing  in  his  fight  \ 

Perf.a 


Hy.  103.      SHORT    HYMNS.       337 

Per  feci  us  In  all  his  will, 
And  prcfrrvc  us  day  and  night  ! 
4  To  that  dear  Redeemer's  praife, 
Who  the  covenant  feai'd  with  blood, 
Let  our  hearts  and  voices  raifc. 
Loud  thanfgivings  to  our  God. 

CI.      2    Corinthians,  xiii.   14. 

£    "]%  /T  AY  the  grace  of  Christ  our* 
JLV X   And  the  Father's  bouudlets  1 
With  the  holy  Spirit's  favor, 
Reft  upon  us  from  above  ! 
Thus  may  we  abide  in  union 
With  each  other,  and  the  Lord  ; 
AndpofTefs,  in  fweet  communion, 
Joys  which  eatth  cannot  afford. 

H  Y  II  N    CII. 

I    rpHE  peace  which  God  alone  rr veals, 
X      And  by  his  word  of  grace  imparts, 
Which  only  the  believer  feels  (k) 
Direct  and  keep,  and  cheer  your  hearts  : 
And  may  the  only  Three  in  One, 
The  Father,  Word,  and  Comforter, 
Pour  an  abundant  ble fling  down 
On  ev'ry  foul  aflcmbled  here  ! 

HYMN     CHI. 

1        r  I  ^  O  thee  our  wants  are  known, 
X      From  thee  are  all  our  powr's  ; 
Accept  what  is  thine  own, 
And  pardon  what  is  curs  : 
Our  praifes,  Lord,  and  pray'rs    receive, 
And  to  thy  word  a  blcfiing  give. 

I       Oh  grant  that  each  of  us 
Now  met  before  thee  here, 
May  meet  together  thus, 

F  f  Wlifn 

(k)  Phil.  iv.  7. 


338        SHORT     HYMNS.     Bk.  IH# 

When  thou  and  thine  appear  ! 
And  follow  thee  to  heav'n  our  home, 
E'en  fo  amen,  Lord  Jesus  come   (/) 

GLORIA     P  A  T  R  I  A. 
HYMN     CIV, 

1  r  I  ^  HE  Father  we  adore, 

JL      And  everlafting   Son, 
The  Spirit  of  his  love  and  pow  r, 
The  glorious  Three  in  One. 

2  At  the  creation's  birth 
This  fong  was  fung^on  high, 

Shall  found,  thro*  ev'ry  age  on  eartfi, 
And  thro' eternity. 

HYMN    CV. 

1  T^ATHER  of  angel's  and  of  men, 
JO  Saviour,  who  haft  us  bought, 
Spirit,  by  whom  we're  born  again, 

And  fan&ify'd  and  taught   ! 

2  Thy  glory,  holy  Three  in  One, 

Thy  people's  fong  (hall  be, 
Long  as  the  wheels  of  time  (hall  run, 
And  to  eternity. 

HYMN     CVL 

1  /^\  LORY  to  God  the  Father's  name, 
VJJT  To  Jesus  who  for  Gnnerti  cly'd  ; 
The  holy  Spirit  claims  the  fame, 

By  whom  our  fouls  arc   fan&ify'd. 

2  Thy  praife  was  fung  when  time  began 
By  angels  thro*  the  (tarry  fpheres  ; 
And  (hall,  as  now,  be  fung  by  man 
Thro*  vail  eternity's  long  years. 

HYMN     CV1I. 

E  faints  on  earth  afcribe  with  heav'ns  high 
hoft, 

Glorv 
(/)  Rev.  xxii.  *o. 


Y 


A     TABLE. 


339 


Glory  and  honor  to  the  One  in  Three  ; 

To  God  the  Father,  Son,  and  Holy   Ghost, 

As  was,  and  is,  and  evermore,  (hall  be. 


A  Table  to  the  Third  Book, 

According  to  the  Order  and  Subjecl  of  the  Hymns. 


Solemn  Addresses 
to   Sinners. 


III.  CONFLICT. 

Hymn, 

Hymn.  The  ftorrn  hufhcd         2  1 

i   Help  in  time  ofneed  22 

2  Peace  after  a  ftorm     23 
Mourning  and  longing24 

3  Rejoice  the  foul  of 

4  thy  fervant 

5  Self-acquaintance 
1L      Seeking,    Plead-1  Bitter  and  fvveet 

ing,  and    Hoping.     |  Prayer  for  patience 

6  SubmifTion 


Expoftulation 

Alarm 

We  were  once  as  you 

are 
Prepare  to  meet  God 
Invitation 


25 

26 

27 
28 


The  burdened  iinner 
Behold  I  am  vile 
The  mining  light 
Encouragement 
The  waiting  foul 
The  effort  11,  12 

Seeking  the  Beloved     13 
Reft  for  weary  fouls    14 

111.    CONFLICT 

Light  lhining  out  of 

darknefs 
Welcome  crofs 
Afflictions  fandlified 

by  the  word 
Temptjtion 
Looking  upwards  in 

a  ftorm  19 

Valley  of  the  fliadow       j 

of  death  20 


29 
30 


Why  mould  I  com- 
plain ? 
Return,  O  Lord,  how 

long  !  31 

Caft  down,  but  not 

deftroyed 
The  benighted  travel 

ler 
The  prifoner 
Perplexity  relieved 
Prayer  anfwered  by 

crolTes 
I  will  truft  and  not  be 

afraid 
Qneftions  to  unbelief  3S 
Great  effects  by  f mall 

means  39 

Why 


32 

33 
34 

35 

36 
37 


34o  A     T  A  B  L 

HI.  CONFLICT. 
Hymn 
Why  art  thou  catt 

down  ? 
The  way  of  acccfs 
The  pilgrimsfong 


40 

42 


IV.  COMFORT, 
Fa'th  a  new  fenfe 
The  happy  change 
Retirement 
Jefus  my  all 
The  hidden  life 
Joy  and  peace  in 

believing 
True  plcahire 
TheChriftian 
Lively  hope,  &c. 
Confidence 
Peace  reftored 
Hear  what  he  has  done} 4 
Freedom  from  care  55 
I  lamination  and  praifcj  6 
For  the  poor  5 

Home  in  view  58 


45 
4^ 
45 
4* 

47 

48 

49 
5C 

5  J 

53 


V.    DEDICATION 
and  SURRENDER* 

Hymn. 
The  child  6y 

True  happinefs  66 

The  happy  debtor       67 


V.  DEDICATION 

and  SURRENDER. 

Old  things  pafled 

away 
Power  of  grace 
My  foul  thirileth  for 

59 

6c 

God 

61 

Love  conflaining  to 

obedience 

62 

Heart  healed  and 

changed  by  mercy 
Hatred  of  iiu 

63 

<4 

VI.  CAUTIONS. 
The  new  convert  68 
Tvue  and  falfe  com- 
forts 69 

True  and  falfe  zeal  70 
Living  and  dead  faith  7  I 
r^bufe  of  the  gofpel  72 
The  narrow  way  75 

Dependance  74. 

Not  of  works  75 

Sin's  deceit  76 

A  re  there  few  faved  ?  7  7 
The  fluggard              7& 
Not  in  word,    but  in 
power 79 

VII.  PRAISE. 
Praife  for  faith  80 
Grace  and  providence  81 
Praife  for  redetming 

love  82 

L  will  praife  the  Loid 

at  all  times  83 

Perfeverance  84. 

Saltation  8e 

irng  grace  86* 

Redeemer'!  praHe        87 
Man  by  nature,  grace 

and  glory  HS 

VI  [I.     Short    Hy? 

Before  Sermon  Sq 95 

After  Sermon    96 — 103 
Gloria  Patiia  ici —  1O7 
CO. 


CONTENTS.  341 

Page 

A   Believer  free  from  care  130 

Afflictions  do  not  come  alone  142 

Afflictions,  tho'  they  feem  fevere,  1 10 

A  garden  contemplation  fuits  241 

A  glance  from  heav'n  with  fvveet  effect  23  c 

A  fhelter  from  the  rain  or  wind  24. 1 

Alas  !    Eliflia'a  fervant  cry'd  47 

Alas  !   by  nature  how  deprav'd  l£o 

A  lion  tho'  by  nature  wild  240 

Almighty  King  !   v/hofe  wond'rous  hand,  325 

Amazing  grace  !    (how  fweet  the  found)  48 

Approach,  my  foul,  the  mercy   feat  264 

As  birds  their  infant  brood  protect  77 

As  needles  point  towards  the  pole  237 

As  once  for  Jonah,  fo  the  Lord  2o 

As  parched  in  the  barren  fands  72 

As  fome  tali  rock  amidfl  the  waves  126 

As  the  ferpent  rais'd  by  Mofes  67 

As  when  the  weary  trav'ller  gains  306 

A  word  from  Jefus  calms  the  fea  92 

A  worldling  fpent  each  day  ill 

BEFORE  Elifha'sgatc  45 

Begone  unbelief  287 

Behold  the  throne  of  grace  !  39 

Beneath  the*  tyrant  Satan's  yoke  176 

Be  tide  the  gofpel  pool  1 18 

Bcftow,  dear  Lord,  upon  our  youth  1 61 

Be  frill  my  neart  !    thefe   anxious  care3  290 

Sitter  indeed,  the  tfatert  aw  290 

Bleak  winter  is  fubdu  d  at  length  182 

Blinded  in  youth  by  Satan's  arts  246 

Breathe  from  the  gentle  iouth,   O  Lord  263 

By  varioui  maxims,  founs  and  rules  j^r 

By  faith  in  Chrift  I  walk  with  God  10 

By  the  poor  widow's  oil  and  meal  4* 

CHErLR  up  my  foul,  there  is  a  mercy-feat  264 

Chief  fhepherd  of  thy  choien   iheep  201 

Confiim  the  hope  thy  woid  allows  333 
F  I A 


342  CONTENTS. 

Conllrain'd  by  their  Lord  to  embark  119 

Could  the  creatures  help  or  eafe  us  99 

Courage  my  foul  ?  behold  the  prize  224 

DARKNESS  overfpreads  us  here  134 

Day  of  judgment,  day  of  wonders!  224. 

Dear  Lord  accept  a  finful  heart  277 

DefuucUon's  dangerous  road  321 

Does  it  not  grief  and  wonder  move,  166 

Does  the  gofpel-word  proclaim  265 

ELIJAHS  example  declares  42 

Eliiha,  (truck,  with  grief  and  awe  170 

Enfnar'd  too  long,  my  heart  has  been  174. 

Ere  God  had  built  the  mountains  58 

IT*  AR  from  the  world,  O  Lord,  I  flee  29^ 

Father,  forgive  (the  Saviour  faid)  116 

Pather  of  Angeh  and  of  men  33$ 

Fervent  perfevering  pray'rs  129 

Fierce  pafliohs  difcompofe  the  mind  138 

Fix  my  heart  and  eyes  on  thine  !  312 

Forcft  beafts,  that  live  by  prey  2.83 

For  mercies  countlefs  as  the  fands  56 

From  pole  to  pole  let  others  roam  74 

From  Sheba  a  dillant  report  40 

("^  LADNESS  was  fpread  thro1  Ifrael's  hobigc> 

JJT    Glorious  things  of  thee  are  fpoken  65 

Glory  to  God,  the  Father's  name  338 

God  give?  his  mercies  to  be  (pent  61 

God  with  one  piercing  glance  looks  thro5  22S 

God  moves    in  a  mylterious  way  267 

God  of  my  life  to  thee  1  call  270 

Grace  triumphant  in  the  throne  320 

Gracious  Lord  our  children  fee  164 

HAPPY  are  they,  to  whom  the  Lord  197 

Hark,  my  foul  it  is  the  Lord  I  24 

Hark  !   how  time's  wide  founding  b  II  156 

Happy  the  birth  where  grace  prefides  308 

Heal  us  Emmanuel,  here  we  are  21 

Hear  what  God  the  Lord  hath  fpoken  71 

at  Bethfhcba's  pool,  the  poor  1 19 

Hear  what  the  Lord  the  great  Amea  146 


CONTENTS,  345 

His  rnafter  taken  from  his  head  221 

Holy  Lord  God  !  I  love  thy  truth  31 1 

Honour  and  happinefs  unite  29^ 

Honey  tho*  the  bee  prepares  62 

How  bleft  thy  creature  is,  O  God  294, 

How  David  when  by  im  deceiv'd  36 

How  hurtful  was  the  choice  of  Lat  1  f 

How  kind  the  good  Samaritan  105 

How  loll  was  my  condition  68 

How  foon  the  Saviour's  graciouscaM  325 

How  fweet  the  name  of  Jefus  founds  63 

How  tedious  and  taftelefs  the  hours  52 

How  welcome   to  the  faints  when  prefs'd  196 

Hungry,  and  faint,  and  poor  333 

I    Am,  (faith  Chrift)  your  glorious  head  123 

I  afk'd  the  Lord  that  I  might  grow  286 

If  for  a  a  time  the  air  becalm  234 

If  Paul  in  Csefar's  court  muft  ftand  132 

If  Solomon  for  wifdom  pray'd  38 

If  the  Lord  our  leader  be  15 

If  to  Jefus  for  relief  288 

Incarnate  God  !   the  foul  that  knows  53 

In  evil  long  I  took   delight  206 

In  mercy,  not  in  wrath,  rebuke  52 

In  themielves  as  weak  as  worms  210 

In  vain  my  fancy  drives  to  paint  223 

I  third  but  not  as  once  I  did  309 

I  was  a   groveling   creature  once  300 

1  will  praife  thee  cv'ry  day  64 

I  would  but  cannot  Gng  135 

Jefus  Chrilr.   the  Lord's  anointed  83 

Jefus  to  wnat  didft  thou  fubmit  1 1  7 

Jefus  who  bought  us  with  hi->  olood  172 

Je'us  whofe  blood  fo  freely  ftreani'd  28 

Jefus,  where  er  ihy  people  meet  \g? 

Jefus  is  mine  !  I'm   now  preparM*  337 

John   in  a  vifion  favv  the  day  226 

Y7~  1NDLE,  Saviour,   in  my  henrt  278 

,X\.   Kindred  ia  Chrift  for  nis  dear  fake  219 


344  CONTENT  S. 

LEGION  was  my  name  by  nature  98 

Let  hearts  and  tongues  unite  193 

Let  me  dwell  on  Golgotha  2*06- 

Let  us  adore  the  graee  that  feeks  172 

Let  us  love,    and  (Vng,  and  wonder  326 

Let  worldly  minds  the  world  purfue  307 

Lord,  my  foul  with  pleafure  fpiings  298 

Lord,  thou  haft  won,  at  length  1  yield  127 

Lord,  win;  haft  fuffei'd  all  for  me  179 

Lord,   what  is  man  !  extremes  how  wide  332 

MANNA  to  Ifrael  well  lupply'd  24 

Martha  her  love  and  joy  exprefs-d  106 

Mary  to   her  Saviour's  tomb  123 

May  the  grace  of  Chrift  our  Saviour  337 

Mercy,  O  thou  Son  of  David  !  1 01 

My  barns  are  full,  my  ilores  increafe  108 

My  God  !  how  perfect  are  thy  \vay3  73 

My  God  !  till  I  receive  thy  itroke  74 

My  harp  untun'd,  and  laid  afide  203 

My  fong  fhall  blefs  the  Lord  of  all  1 89 

My    foul  once  had  its  plenteous  years  17- 

My  foul,  this  curfous  houfe  of  clay  220 

My  foul  is  fad,  and  much  difmay'd  271 

NAY,  1  cannot  let  thee  go  16 

No  flrength  of  nature  can  fuflice  309 

No  words  can  declare                  m  251 

Not  to  Sinai's  dreadful  blaze  334 

Now  gracious  Loid  thine  arm  reveal  1 60 

Now  let  us  join  with  hearts  and  tongues  1 90 

Now  may  the  Lord  reveal  his  face  329 

Now  Lord,  inlpire,  the  preacher's  heart  333 

Now  may  he  who  from  the  dead  337 

OF  all  the  gifts  thine  hand  bellows  322 

Often  thy  public  means  of  grace  335 

O  t  as  the  bell,  with  folemn  toll  zzz 

Oft  as  the  leper's  ca  e  I  read  88 

Oft  in  vain  the  voice  of  truth'  1 59 

O  God  who  ft:  favours  315 

.-.id's  fon  and   David's  Lo  172 

0  Lord  our  languid  foul* infgirc  J94 


CONTENTS.  345 

O  Lord,  how  vile  am  I  259 

O  Lord,  my  beft  defires  fulfil  279 

O  thou  at  whofe  almighty  word  169 

O  happy  they  who  know  the  Lord  196 

G  fpeak  that  gracious  word  again  30 1 

Oh  !   for  a  clofer  walk  with  God  9 

Oh,  may  the  pow'r  which  melts  the  rock  214. 

O  how  I  love  thy  holy  word  269 

Once  perifhing  in  blood  I  lay  75 

Once,  while  we  aim VI  at  Zion's  fonga  199 

On  the  fame  flow'r  we  often  fee  238 

One  awful  word  which  Jefua  fpokc  J  OJ 

One  glance  of  thine  eternal  Lord  29* 

Opprefs'd  with  unbelief  and  fin  136 

Our  Lord  who  knows  full  well  j  1  z 

PENSIVE,  doubting,  fearful  heart  C^ 

Phyfician  of  my  fin-fick  foul  89 

Pleafing  fpring  again  is  here  1  82 

Poor  finners  1   little  do  they  think  79 

Poor,  weak,  and  worthlcfs  tho'  I  am  37 

Pray'r  an  anfwer  will  obtain  93 

Preacher's  may,  from  Ezekiel's  cafe  167 

Precious  Bible  !   what  a  treafure  2  1 1 

Prepare  a  thankful  fong  3  : 0 

V^  UIET,  Lord,  my  frow?rd  heart  5 1  % 

REFRESHED  by  the  bread  and  wine        208 

Rejoice  believer,  in  the  Lord  o2& 

Remember  us,  we  pray  thee,  Lord  *<ia 

Return  to  blefs  my  waiting  eyes  281 

SAFELY  thro'  another  week  jo0 

Salvation  !   what  a  glorious  plan  328 

Sav'd  by  blood  I,  live  to  tell  202 

Saviour  fhine,  and  cheer  my  foul  ^0 

Saviour,  vifit  thy  plantation  2or 

See  Aaron,  God's  anointed  prieft  2c 

See  !    another  year  is  gone  jrQ 

See,  how  rude  winter's  icy  hand  180 

See  !   the  corn  again  in  ear  ig7 

See  the  gloomy   gath'ring  cloud  2l(J 


34^  CONTENTS, 

See,  the  world  for  youth  preparer  245 

Shall  men  pretend  to  plealure  254 

Sight,  hearing,  feeling,  tafte,  and  fmell  293 

Simon,  beware  !    the  Saviour  faid  I  15 

Sin,  when  view'd  by  fcripture  light  32a 

Sinner,  art  thou  (till  fecure  255 

Sinners,  hear  the  Saviour's  call  256 

Sin  enflav'd  me  many  years  310 

Sin  has  undone  our  wretched  race  164 

Sometimes  a  light  furprifes  297 

Son  of  God  !  thy  people's  fhield  $1 

Sovereign  grace  has  power   alone  1  16 

Stop,  poor  (inner,   (top  and  think  253 

Strange  and  myfterious  is  my  life  137 

Supported  by  the  word  78- 

Sweet  was  the  time  when  firft  I  felt  49 

Sweeter  founds  than  mufic  knows  189 

TEN  thoufand  talents  once  I  ow'd  313 
That  was  a  wonder-working  \^rd         228 

That  man  no  guard  or  weapons  need^t  54 

The  church  a  garden  is                  v*  109 

The  God  who  once  to  Ifrael  fpoke  168 

The  Lord,  our  falvation  and  light  191 

The  Spirit  breathes  upon  the  word  2  1 1 

The  gath'iing  clouds,  with  afpect  dark  2 1  3 

The  moon  in  filver  glory  fhonc  232 

The  moon  has  but  a  borrow'd  light  233 

The  ice  and  fnow  we  lately  faw  236 

The  fubtle  fpider  often  weaves  239 

The  Saviour  calls  his  people  fheep  242 

The  water  flood  like  walls  of  brafs  243 

The  billows  fwell,  the  winds  are  high  270 

The  Saviour  hides  his  face  274 

The  new-born  child  of  gofpel-grace  314 

The  Lord  receives  his  higheft  praife  317 

Thcwifhes   that  the  fluggard  frames  322 

The  faints  Emmanuel's  portion  are  33^ 

The  peace  which  God  alone  reveals  337 

Tlie  Father  we  adore  33$ 

The  evils  thafc  befet  our  path  6o 

The  kine  unguided  wont  3^ 


CONTENTS.  547 

*The  Lord  will  happinefs  divine  7° 

The  Lord  proclaims  his  grace  abroad  7^ 

The  lion  that  on  Sampfon  roar'd  3° 

The  manna  favor'd  IiVaePs  meat  2  2 

The  meflage  fir  ft  to  Smyrna  fent  144 

The  prophet's  Tons,  in  time  of  old  4^ 

TheSavicur  !   what  a  noble  flame  205 

The  faints  mould  never  be  difmay'd  12 

The  Shunamite  opprefsM  with  grief  165 

The  figns  which  God  to  Gibeon  gave  29 

The  word  of  Chrift,  our  Lord  140 

There  is  a  fountain  fiU'd  with  blood  84 

This  is  the  feaft  of  heav'nly  wine  204. 

Tho'  Jericho  pleafantly  ftood  44 

Tho*  in  the  outward  church  below  91 

Tho'  cloiuly  fkies,  and  northern  blafts  181 

Tho'  tht  morn  may  be  ferene  185 

Tho'  fmall  the  drops  of  falling  rain  235 

Tho'  fore  befet  with  guilt  and  fear  282 

Thus  faith  the  L  rd  to  Ephefus  143- 

Thus  faith  the  holy  One,  and  true  145 

Thy  manfion  is  the  chriftian's  heart  102 

Thy  mefTage,  by  the  preacher,  feal  178 

Thy  promife,  Lord,  and  thy  command  333 

Time,  with  an   unweary'd  hand  155 

Time,   by  moments,  fteals  away  157 

*Tis  a  point  I  long  to  know  125 

*Tis  my  happinefs  below,  268 

'Tis  paft — the  dreadful  ftormy  night  272 

To  tell  the  Saviour  all  my  wants  296 

To  thee  our  wants  are  known  338 

To  thofe  who  know  the  Lord,  I  fpeak  265 

Too  manv,  Lord,  abufe  thy  grace  218 

UNBELIEF  the  foul  difmays  289 

Uncertain  how  the  way  to  find  285 

Unlefs  the  Lord  had  been  my  ft  ay  273 

WEaried  by  day  with  toils  and  cares        2  18 

We  feck  a  reft  beyond  the  fkies  336 

What  a  mournful  life  is  mine  57 

What  thoulands  never  knew  the  road  318 


34*  CONTENTS, 

What  think  you  of  Chrilt  ?  is  the  teft  04. 

What  various  hindrances  we  meet  209 

When  ^dam  fell  he  quickly  loft  8 

When  Hannah  prefs'd   with  giief  31 

When  Jefus  claims  the  fmner's  heart  90 

When  Jofrph  his  brethren  btheld  18 

When  Ifrael  by  divine  command  207 

When  Ifrael's  tribes  were  parch'd,  &c.  135 

When  Ifrael  heard  the  fiery  law  24 

When  Ifrael  was  from  Egypt  freed  SS 

When  Jofhua  by  God's  command  27 

Wrhen  Peter  boafted,  foon  he  fell  97 

When  the  difciples  crofb'd  the  lake  ico 

When  the  apoflle  wonders  wrought  3  1 1 

When  any  turn  from  Zion's  way  122 

When  the  belov'd  difciple  took  147 

When  Peter  thro'  the  tedious  night  163 

When  Mofes  wav'd  his  myflic  rod  167 

When  Paul  was  parted  from  his  friends  1 79 

When  on  the  crofs,  my  Lord  I  fee  204 

When  the  fun,  with  cheerful  beams  230 

When  a  black  o'erfpreading  cloud  ibid 

When  fl umber  feals  our  weary  eyes  244 

When  darknefs  long  has  veil'd  my  mind  274 

When  my  pray'rs  are  a  burden  and  tafk  275 

When  my  Saviour,  my  Shepherd  is  near  280 

When  the  wounded  fpirit  hears  304 

When  Hagar  found  the  bottle  fpent  305 

While  Jofhua  led  the  armed  bands  2 1 5 

While  I  liVd  without  the  Lord  3c 3 

Why  mould  1  fear  the  darkefl  hour  296 

Winter  has  a  joy  for  me  327 

With  Ifrael's  God  who  can  compare  ?  337 

Write  to  Sardis,  faith  the  Lord  145 

YE  faints  on  earth  afcribe,  Sec.  338 

Ye  fons  of  earth  prepare  the  plough  91 

Yes  !    Since  God  himfelf  has  faid  it  300 

ZACCHEUS  climb'd  the  tree  1 14 

Zeal  is  that  pure  and  heav'nly  flame  316 

£ion  !  the  city  of  our  God  175 


EBEMEZ  ER: 

A  MEMORIAL 

OF    THE    UNCHANGEABLE    GOODNESS   OF   GOD    UNDER 
CHANGING    DISPENSATIONS. 

No.  L 

Written  on  Feb.  12,  1775, 
The  Twenty -fifth  Anniversary  of  our  Marriage* 

THE     LORD    GAVE...... 

1  FOR  what  this  day  recalls  to  mind 

My  praise  to  God  is  due ; 
How  many  blessings  he  designed 
To  give,  in  giving  you. 

2  When  hateful,  hating,  and  forlorn, 

In  Afric's  wilds  I  stray 'd  ; 
His  hand  secur'd  my  safe  return, 
But  Tow,  the  Mean^  was  made. 

3  How  little,  then  could  be  foreseen 

My  path  in  future  life  ! 
But  he  prepar'd  each  following  scene, 
By  making  You  my  WTife. 

4  The  happy  day  that  join'd  our  hands 

(Sweet  prelude  to  his  Grace) 
More  firm  in  my  remembrance  stands 
Than  if  engrav'd  in  brass. 

5  But  ah !  My  heart,  by  sin  betray'd, 

(How  painful  is  the  thought) 
Soon  of  the  Gift,  an  Idol  made, 
The  Giver  soon  forgot ! 


How  justly  might  some  sudden  turn 

Have  parted  us  again; 
And  left  my  guilty  soul  to  mourn 

In  agony  and  pain  ! 

7  But  though  we  both,  and  chiefly  I, 

For  Good  have  rendered  111, 
His  Mercy  hath  been  always  nigh, 
His  hand  preserves  us  still. 

8  WW*  mutual  love,  and  peace,  and  health, 

And  friends,  We  have  been  bless'd ; 
And,  if  not  what  the  World  calls  Wealth, 
We  have  Enough  possess 'd. 

9  From  place  to  place,  from  year  to  year, 

The  Lord  has  been  our  Guide  ; 
Our  sure  resource  in  time  of  fear, 
When  aU  has  fail'd  beside, 

10  Thus  five  and  twenty  years,  the  sun 

Has  trod  his  annual  path  ; 
And  we  apace  are  posting  on 
To  meet  the  stroke  of  death  ! 

1 1  Sure,  none  a  happier  life  have  known, 

Than  our's,  thus  far,  has  been ; 
But  could  we  covet,  now  'tis  gone, 
To  live  it  o'er  again?' 

12  Like  checkcr'd  Cloth,  the  Warp  with  love 

And  comfort  has  been  spread, 

But  Cares  and  Crosses  interwove 

Have  furnish'd  half  the  thread. 

13  Yes !  even  We,  who  so  much  joy, 

So  much  endearment  know, 
Have  found  that  something  will  annoy, 
And  tarnish  all  below  ! 

14  Yet  every  Cross  a  Mercy  is, 

A  Blessing  ev'ry  Thorn, 


That  tells  us,  Here  is  not  our  bliss, 
We  were  for  nobler  born. 

15  That  I  am  Her's,  and  She  is  mine, 

Invites  my  feeble   lays* 
But,  Saviour,  that  we  Both  are  Thine, 
Demands  my  highest  praise. 

16  With  Thee,  dear  Lord,  who  rulest  All, 

The  wise  appointment  lies, 

To  which  of  us  the  lot  must  fall, 

To  close  the  other's  eyes  1 

17  Then  all  our  intercourse  while  here, 

(How  happy,  and  how  kind  !) 
Will   like  a  fleeting  dream  appear, 
Which  leaves  no  trace  behind. 

18  Prepare  us,  ev'ry  day  we  live, 

For  that  important  hour ; 
And  when,  at  length,  it  shall  arrive, 
Support  us  by  thy  pow'r. 

19  Who  first  departs,  may  Thy  kind  smile 

Strengthen  with  joy  to  go  ; 
And  the  Survivor  reconcile 
To  stay  a  while  below. 

20  Then,  may  it  seem  of  little  weight, 

Which  of  us  goes  before  ; 
Assur'd  that  we  shall  shortly  meet 
To  part  again  no  more. 

21  Oh,  with  what  wonder,  joy,  and  praise, 

Our  souls  shall  then  review 
The  snares,  and  mercies  of  the  ways, 
We  were  conducted  throjgh  ! 


No.  II. 

Written  Dec.  15,  1791, 

The  First  Anniversary  of  her  Dismission  from  this  state  of 
Sin  and  Sorrow. 

....THE    LORD     HATH     TAKEN    AWAY.      BLESSED    BE     THE 
NAME    OF    THE    LORD  ! 

Blessed  be  God,  even  the  Father  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ, 
the  Father  of  Mercies,   and  the  God  of  all  Comfort  / 
Who  comforteth  us  in  all  our  tribulations,  that  we  may  be 
able  to  comfort  them  which  are  in  any  trouble,  by  the  com- 
forts wherewith  we  ourselves  are  comforted  of  God* 

1  LORD  !  She  was  thine,  and  not  my  own. 

Thou  hast  not  done  me  wrong ; 
I  thank  Thee  for  the  precious  loan 
Afforded  me  so  long. 

2  For  though  no  single  day  has  been, 

Or  talent,  well  improv'd  ; 
I  chiefly  see,  and  mourn  my  sin, 
In  what  I  chiefly  lov'd. 

3  I  trembled,  when  Thou  saidst  !  "  Resign 

"  A  much  abused  trust ;" 

But  could  not  wonder  or  repine  ; 

I  own'd  the  sentence  just. 

4  Yet  mercy  sweeten'd  my  distress  ; 

And,  while  I  felt  the  rod, 
Gave  me  abundant  cause  to  bless 
An  All-sufficient  God ! 

j  Sharp  was  my  pain,  and  deep  my  wound, 
(A  wound  which  still  must  bleed) 
Tut  daily  help,  and  strength  I  found 
Proportiou'd  to  my  need. 


6  Like  Jonah  (well  our  stories  suit) 

I  view'd  my  gourd,  well  pleas'd  ; 
Like  him,  I  could  not  see  the  root 
On  which  the  worm  had  seiz'd. 

7  But  saw,  at  length,  the  hour  draw  nigh, 

(That  hour  I  since  have  known) 
When  all  my  earthly  joy  must  die, 
And  I  be  left  alone, 

£  She  dropp'd  a  tear,  and  grasp'd  my  hand, 
And  fain  she  would  have  spoke  -y 
But  well  my  heart  could  understand 
The  language  of  her  look* 

9  Farewell,  it  meant,  a  last  Adieu  ! 
I  soon  shall  cease  from  pain ; 
This  silent  tear  I  drop  for  you  ; 
We  part....to  meet  again* 

10  I  said,  u  If  leaving  all  below, 

You  now  have  peace  divine  ; 
And  wuulcl,  but  cannot,  tell  me  so, 
Give  me,  at  least,  a  sign." 

11  She  rais'd,  and  gently  wav'd,  her  hand, 

And  fill'd  me  with  a  joy, 
To  which  the  wealth  of  Sea  and  Land 
Compar'd  were  but  a  Toy. 

12  I  trust,  indeed,  she  knew  thy  grace 

Before  this  trying  day  ; 

But  Satan  had,  a  while  access, 

To  fill  her  with  dismay. 

13  Till  then,  tho'  two  long  years  she  pin'd 

Without  an  hour  of  ease  ; 
Cheerful  she  still  appear 'd,  resign 'd, 

And  bore  her  cix»ss  in  peace. 

14  Daily,  while  able,  closely  too, 

She  read  the  word  of  God  ; 
G  g  2 


And  thence  her  hope  and  comfort  drew, 
Her  med'cine,  and  her  food. 

15  A  stranger  might  have  well  presum'd, 

From  what  he  saw  her  bear : 

This  burning  bush  was  not  consum'd, 

Because  the  Lord  was  there. 

16  Three  days,  she  could  no  notice  take, 

Nor  speak,  nor  hear,  nor  see  ; 
O  Lord  !  Did  not  my  heart-strings  ache  ? 
Did  I  not  cry  to  Thee  ? 

17  That,  while  I  watch'd  her,  night  and  day, 

My  will,  to  thine,  might  bow  \ 
And,  by  this  rod,  didst  thou  not  say, 
"  Behold  your  Idol  now  ! 

18  "  From  her  you  lov'd  too  much,  proceed 

"  Your  sharpest  grief  and  pains  ; 
"  For,  soon  or  late,  the  heart  must  bleed 
"  That  idols  entertains.' ' 

19  Yes,  Lord,  we  both  have  guilty  been, 

And  justly  are  distress'd  ; 
But  since  thou  dost  forgive  our  sin, 
I  welcome  all  the  rest, 

20  Only  uphold  us  in  the  fire, 

Our  fainting  spirits  cheer ; 
And  I  thy  mercy  will  admire 

When  most  thou  seem'st  severe. 

21  Fainter,  her  breath,  and  fainter  grew, 

Until  she  breath'd  her  last : 
The  soul  was  gone  before  we  knew 
The  stroke  of  death  was  past. 

32  Soft  was  the  moment,  and  serene, 
That  all  her  sufT rings  clos'd; 
No  agony,  or  struggle  seen, 
No  feature  discompos'd. 


23  The  parting  struggle  all  was  mine ; 

"  'Tis  the  Survivor  dies  :" 
For  She  was  freed,  and  gone  to  join 
The  Triumph  of  the  Skies. 

24  To  me  it  was  a  stormy  day, 

Tho'  glad  for  her  release  ; 
But  He,  whom  seas  and  storms  obey, 
Soon  bid  the  Tempest  cease. 

25  My  selfish  heart  had  wish'd  her  here, 

To  spend  her  days  in  pain ; 
That  she,  what  1  could  say,  might  hear, 
And  speak  to  me  again. 

26  Our  kindness  to  our  suff 'ring  friends 

Would  keep  them  still  below  ; 
But  He,  who  loves  them  better,  sends, 
And,  at  his  call,  They  go. 

27  Each  moment,  since  that  trying  hour, 

My  loss  I  keenly  feel ; 
But  trust,  I  feel  my  Saviour's  pow'r 
To  sanctify  and  heal. 

28  Ah,  World  !  Vain  World  !  By  whom  my  Lord 

Was  crucified  and  slain ; 
What  comfort  now  canst  thou  afford 
To  mitigate  my  pain  ? 

29  Long  since,  I  should,,  by  his  dear  Cross, 

Have  learnt  to  die  to  thee ; 
But  if  I  learn  it  by  ray  Loss, 
That  Loss  my  gain  will  be. 

30  Now,  Lord,  to  Thee  I  would  apply, 

On  Thee,  alone,  depend  ; 
Thou  art,  when  creatures  fail  and  die, 
An  ever-living  Friend  1 

31  Now  Thou  hast  made  a  Void  within. 

Which  only  Thou  canst  fill ;] 


Oh!  grant  me  pardon  of  my  sin, 
And  Grace  to  do  thy  Will. 

32  That  I  with  joy  thy  flock  may  feed, 

A  Pattern  to  them  be, 
And  comfort  them,  in  time  of  need  ;, 
Vouchsafe  to  comfort  me. 

33  Let  me  believe,  and  love,  and  praise, 

And  wonder,  and  adore, 
And  view  thee  guiding  all  my  wrays  : 
I  ask  for  nothing  more. 

34  To  thee  I  would  commit  the  rest : 

The  When,  the  How,  the  Where, 
Thy  Wisdom  will  determine  best, 
Without  my  anxious  care. 

35  May  I  with  faith  and  patience  wait, 

For  soon  thy  call  will  come  ; 
When  I  shall  change  this  Mortal  State 
For  an  Eternal  Home. 

35  The  vails  of  Sin  and  Unbelief 
Shall  then  be  rent  in  twain  ; 
And  they  who  parted  here  with  grief, 
Shall  meet,  with  joy,  again. 

37  Then  will  the  Lord  himself  appear, 

With  all  his  blood-bought  sheep, 
To  wipe  from  ev'ry  face,  the  tear, 
And  they  no  more  shall  weep. 

38  May  thoughts,  like  these,  relieve  my  toil, 

And  cheer  my  spirit  up  ! 
Who  would  not  suffer  here  a  while, 
For  such  a  glorious  hope  ? 


POEMS. 

The  Kite ;  or9  Pride  must  have    a  fall. 

My  waking  dreams  are  best  conceaVd, 
Much  folly -,  little  good  they  yield  ; 
But  now  and  then  I  gain,  when  sleeping ', 
A  friendly  hint  that's  worth  the  kee/iing: 
Lately  I  dreamt  of  one  who  cry'd, 
u  Beware  of  self  beware  of  jiride  ; 
When  you  are  prone  to  build  a  Babe!, 
Recal  to  mind  this  little  fable" 

ONCE  on  a  time  a  paper  kite 
Was  mounted  to  a  wond'rous  height, 
Where,  giddy  with  its  elevation, 
It  thus  expressed  self-admiration  : 
11  See  how  yon  crowds  of  gazing  people 
Admire  my  flight  above  the  steeple  ; 
How  would  they  wonder  if  they  knew 
All  that  a  kite  like  me  can  do  ; 
Were  I  but  free,  I'd  take  a  flight, 
And  pierce  the  clouds  beyond  their  sight, 
But,  ah  !  like  a  poor  pris'ner  bound, 
My  string  confines  me  near  the  ground : 
I'd  brave  the  eagles  tow 'ring  wing, 
Might  I  but  fly  without  a  string." 

It  tugg'd  and  pull'd,  while  thus  it  spoke, 
To  break  the  string....at  last  it  broke. 
Depriv'd  at  once  of  all  its  stay, 
In  vain  it  try'd  to  soar  away; 
Unable  its  own  weight  to  bear, 
It  flutter'd  downward  through  the  air  ; 
Unable  its  own  course  to  guide, 
The  wind  soon  plung'd  it  in  the  tide. 
Ah  !  foolish  kite,  thou  hadst  no  wing, 
How  cculd'st  thou  fly  without  a  string ! 

My  heart  reply 'd,  "  O  Lord,  I  see 
How  much  this  kite  resembles  me  ! 


Forgetful  that  by  thee  I  stand, 

Impatient  of  thy  ruling  hand ; 

How  oft*  I've  wish'd  to  break  the  lines 

Thy  wisdom  for  my  lot  assigns  ? 

How  oft'  indulg'd  a  vain  desire 

For  something  more,  or  something  higher  ? 

And,  but  for  grace  and  love  divine, 

A  fall  thus  dreadful  had  been  name." 

A  Thought  on  the  Sea  Shore. 

1  TN  ev'ry  object  here  I  see 

Something,  O  Lord,  that  leads  to  thee. 
Firm  as  the  rocks  thy  promise  stands, 
Thy  mercies  countless  as  the  sands, 
Thy  love  a  sea  immensely  wide, 
Thy  grace  an  ever-flowing  tide. 

2  In  ev'ry  object  here  I  see 
Something,  my  heart,  that  points  at  thee. 

Hard  as  the  rocks  that  bound  the  strand, 
Unfruitful  as  the  barren  sand, 
Deep  and  deceitful  as  the  ocean, 
And,  like  the  tides,  in  constant  motion. 

The  Spider  and  Toad. 

SOME  author  (no  great  matter  who, 
Provided  what  he  says  be  true) 
Relates  he  saw,  with  hostile  rage, 
A  spider  and  a  toad  engage : 
For  tho'  with  poison  both  are  stor'd, 
Each  by  the  other  is  abhorr'd, 
It  seems  as  if  their  common  venom 
Provok'd  an  enmity  between  'em 
Implacable,  malicious,  cruel, 
Like  modern  hero  in  a  duel, 
The  spider  darted  on  his  foe, 
Infixing  death  at  every  blow. 
The  toad,  by  ready  instinct  taught, 
An  antidote,  when  wounded,  sought 


From  the  herb  Plantain,  growing  near, 
Well  known  to  toads  its  virtues  rare, 
The  spiders  poison  to  repel ; 
It  cropp'd  the  leaf,  and  soon  was  well. 
This  remedy  it  often  try'd, 
And  all  the  spider's  rage  defy'd. 
The  person  who  the  contest  view'd, 
While  yet  the  battle  doubtful  stood, 

Remov'd  the  healing  plant  away 

And  thus  the  spider  gain'd  the  day : 
For  when  the  toad  return'd  once  more, 
Wounded,  as  it  had  done  before, 
To  seek  relief,  and  found  it  not,' 
It  swelTd  and  dy'd  upon  the  spot. 
In  ev'ry  circumstance  but  one 
(Could  that  hold  too,  I  were  undone) 
No  glass  can  represent  my  face 
More  justly  than  this  tale  my  case. 
The  toad's  an  emblem  of  my  heart, 
And  Satan  acts  the  spider's  part. 
Envenom'd  by  his  poison,  I 
Am  often  at  the  point  to  die ; 
But  he  who  hung  upon  the  tree, 
From  guilt  and  woe  to  set  me  free, 
Is  like  the  Plantain  leaf  to  me. 
To  him  my  wounded  soul  repairs, 
He  knows  my  pain,  and  hears  my  prayers  ; 
From  him  I  virtue  draw  by  faith, 
Which  saves  me  from  the  jaws  of  death : 
From  him  fresh  life  and  strength  I  gain, 
And  Satan  spends  his  rage  in  vain. 
No  secret  arts  or  open  force 
Can  rob  me  of  this  sure  resource : 
Though  banish 'd  to  some  distant  land, 
My  med'cine  would  be  still  at  hand ; 
Though  foolish  men  its  worth  deny, 
Experience  gives  them  all  the  lie  j 


•} 


Though  Deists  and  Socinians  join, 
Jesus  still  lives,  and  still  is  mine. 
Tis  here  the  happy  diff  'rence  lies, 
My  Saviour  reigns  above  the  skies, 
Yet  to  my  soul  is  always  near, 
For  he  is  God  and  every  where. 
His  blood  a  sovereign  balm  is  found 
For  every  grief  and  ev'ry  wTound ; 
And  sooner  all  the  hills  shall  flee 
And  hide  themselves  beneath  the  sea ; 
Or  ocean,  starting  from  its  bed, 
Rush  o'er  the  cloud-topt  mountain's  head ; 
The  sun,  exhausted  of  it's  light, 
Become  the  source  of  endless  night ; 
And  ruin  spread  from  pole  to  pole, 
Than  Jesus  fail  the  tempted  soul. 


THE    END. 


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