From Wolfgang A. Mozart, 1756-1791. SUPPLICATION. L. M. 2 9:3 Oh! for a glance of heavenly day, To take this stubborn stone a 3 -6 And thaw, with beams of love di - vine, This heart, this fro zen heart of mine. (616.) 3 Far off I stand with tearful eyes, 1 OH! for a glance of heavenly day, 2 The rocks can rend; the earth can quake; 3 To hear the sorrows thou hast felt, And move, and melt this heart of mine. Joseph Hart, 1762. 1 STAY, thou insulted Spirit! stay, 2 Though I have most unfaithful been 3 Yet, Oh! the chief of sinners spare, ; ARMENIA. 3 Oh! that thou would'st, the heavens rent, In majesty come down! 1 ОH! that thou wouldst, the heavens rent, In majesty come down ; Stretch out thine arm omnipotent, And seize me for thine own! 2 Descend, and let thy lightning burn My sins o'erturn, o'erturn, o'erturn, 3 Thou my impetuous spirit guide, 4 What, though I cannot break my chain, 4 Almighty grace! thy healing power, How glorious, how divine! That can, to life and bliss, restore 5 Thy pard'ning love, so free, so sweet, Dear Saviour! I adore; Oh! keep me at thy sacred feet, 1 0 THOU, whose tender mercy hears 2 See low before thy throne of grace, 4 Absent from thee, my Guide! my Light! Without one cheering ray, [night, Through dangers, fears, and gloomy 5 Ob! shine on this benighted heart, Anne Steele, 1760. (622.) 1 APPROACH, my soul! the mercy-seat, 2 Thy promise is my only plea, With this I venture nigh: Thou callést burdened souls to thee, 3 Bowed down beneath a load of sin, 4 Be thou my shield and hiding-place, I may my fierce accuser face, And tell him-"Thou hast died." 5 Oh! wondrous love,- to bleed and die, 316. John Newton, 1779. The Friend of Sinners. 1 JESUS! thou art the sinner's friend; As such I look to thee; Now, in the fullness of thy love, O Lord! remember me. 2 Remember thy pure word of grace,— Remember all thy dying groans, 3 Thou wondrous Advocate with God! 4 Lord! I am guilty-I am vile, 5 And, when I close my eyes in death, 1 O GOD of mercy! hear my call, 2 Give me the presence of thy grace ; (623.) 3 No blood of goats, nor heifer slain, The death of Christ shall still remain 4 A soul, oppressed with sin's desert, (624) Isaac Watts, 1719. Tears should, from both my weeping eyes, 4 But no such sacrifice I plead To expiate my guilt; T is sin, alas! with tyrant power, 4 Lord! rise in thine all-conquering grace, 5 Ye dangerous inmates! hence depart; And guard the passage to my heart, 320. Anne Steele, 1760. Inconstancy deplored. No tears, but those which thou hast shed, 1 WITH tears of anguish I lament, No blood, but thou hast spilt. 5 Think of thy sorrows, dearest Lord! Justice will well approve the word, Here at thy feet, my God! 2 Sure there was ne'er a heart so base, So prone to every sin? (627.) (625.) 3 How long, dear Saviour! shall I feel 4 Break, sovereign grace! Oh! break the Reveal, almighty God! thine arm, [charm, Samuel Stennett, 1787. Lord! I hear of showers of bless-ings, Thou art scattering, full and free: [Showers, the thirsty land re-fresh-ing;-Let some droppings fall on me,— 9 o aq t t q 9: 3. Sinful though my heart may be ; Thou might'st curse me, but the rather Let thy mercy light on me, Even me, &c. 3 Pass me not, O tender Saviour! Let me love and cling to thee; I am longing for thy favor; When thou comést, call for me,- 4 Pass me not, O mighty Spirit! Speak the word of power to me, 5 Have I long in sin been sleeping, Even me, &c. 322. Elizabeth Codner, 1860. Self-Consecration. (637.) 1 TAKE me, O my Father! take me, Take me, save me, through thy Son; That, which thou wouldst have me, make me, Let thy will in me be done. 2 Long from thee my footsteps straying, 3 Fruitless years with grief recalling, Gift unworthy love like thine, Now I look in hope to thee. 6 Father! take me; all forgiving, Fold me to thy loving breast ; In thy love for ever living, I must be for ever blest! Ray Palmer, 1865. |