4 But with thee there's mercy found,
Balm to heal my every wound;
Sooth, oh, soothe the troubled breast,
Give the weary wanderer rest.
HYMN 44. L. M.
Pleading the Promises by Prayer.
RIEND of the friendless and the faint!
Where can I lodge my deep com-.
plaint?
Where, but with thee, whose open door
Invites the helpless sinner, poor!
2 Did ever mourner plead with thee,
And thou refuse that mourner's plea ?
Does not the word still fix'd remain,
That none shall seek thy face in vain?
3 That were a grief I could not bear,
Did'st thou not hear and answer prayer:
O thou, prayer-hearing, answering God,
Take from my heart this painful load.
HYMN 45. P. M. 7.
The Sinner's Suit at the Mercy Seat.
ME, my soul, thy suit prepare,
Jesus loves to answer pray'r;
He himself has bid thee pray,
Therefore will not say thee nay.
2 Thou art coming to a king,
Large petitions with thee bring;
For his grace, and pow'r are such,
None can ever ask too much.
3 With my burden I begin :
Lord remove this load of sin!
Let thy blood for sinners spilt,
Set my conscience free from guilt.
4 Lord I come to thee for rest;
Take possession of my breast;
There thy blood-bought right maintain,
And without a rival reign.
5 While I am a pilgrim here,
Let thy love my spirit cheer
As my guide, my guard, my friend,
Lead me to my journey's end.
6 Show me what I have to do,
Ev'ry hour my strength renew,
Let me live a life of faith,
Let me die thy people's death.
HYMN 46. P. M. 8, 7. Suppliant address to the Saviour. esus, full of all compassion,
Hear thy humble suppliant's cry; Let me know thy great salvation, See, I languish, faint, and die. 2 Guilty, but with heart relenting, Overwhelm'd with helpless griefProstrate at thy feet repenting-Send, O send me quick relief!
3 Whither should a wretch be flying,
But to him who comfort gives?
Whither, from the dread of dying,
But to him who ever lives?
4 Sav'd-the deed shall spread new glory
Thro' the shining realms above;
Angels sing the pleasing story,
All enraptur'd with thy love.
HYMN 47. S. M.
The convinced and seeking sinner.
Y former hopes are fled,
My terror now begins;
I feel, alas! that I am dead
In trespasses and sins.
2 Ah, whither shall I fly?
I hear the thunder roar;
The law proclaims destruction nigh,
And vengeance at the door.
3 When I review my ways,
I dread impending doom;
But sure, a friendly whisper says,
"Flee from the wrath to come.”
4 I see, or think I see,
A glimm'ring from afar ;
A beam of day that shines for me,
To save me from despair.
5 Forerunner of the sun,
It marks the Pilgrim's way?
Tll gaze upon it while I run,
And watch the rising day.
HYMN 48. C. M.
Seeking Pardon.
OW sad our state by nature is!
Our sin, how deep it stains!
And Satan binds our captive minds
Fast in his slavish chains.
2 But there's a voice of sov'reign grace
Sounds from the sacred word;
Ho! ye despairing sinners, come,
And trust upon the Lord.
3 My soul obeys th' Almighty call,
And runs to this relief;
I would believe thy promise, Lord,
O! help mine unbelief.
4 To the dear fountain of thy blood,
Incarnate God, I fly;
Here let me wash my spotted soul
From crimes of deepest dye.
5 Stretch out thine arm, victorious king,
My reigning sins subdue ;
Drive the old dragon from his seat,
With all his hellish crew.
6 A guilty, weak, and helpless worm,
On thy kind arms I fall;
Be thou my strength and righteousness,
My Jesus, and my all!
HYMN 49. C. M.
Seeking Renewing Grace.
TOW helpless guilty nature lies,
Unconscious of its load!
The heart unchang'd can never rise
To happiness and God.
2 The will perverse, the passions blind,
In paths of ruin stray:
Reason debas'd can never find
The safe, the narrow way.
3 Can aught beneath a power divine
The stubborn will subdue ?
"Tis thine, Almighty Saviour, thine
To form the heart anew.
4 'Tis thine the passions to recall,
And upwards bid them rise;
And make the scales of error fall
From reason's darken'd eyes;
5 To chase the shades of death away
And bid the sinner live;
A beam of Heaven, a vital ray, "Tis thine alone to give.
6 O change these wretched hearts of ours, And give them life divine!
Then shall our passions and our powers,
Almighty Lord, be thine.
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