2 The plate of gold which crowns his brows, His holiness describes ; His breast displays, in shining rows, 3 With the atoning blood he stands And clouds of incense from his hands 4 Urim and Thummim near his heart, 5 Through him the eye of faith descries, Thus Jesus pleads above the skies, 6 He bears the names of all his saints 7 In him a holiness complete, 8 The blood, which as a priest he bears For sinners, is his own; The incense of his prayers Perfume the holy throne. and tears 9 In him my weary soul has rest I read my name upon his breast, NUMBERS. XX. Balaam's Wish*. Chap. xxiii. 10. 1 How blest the righteous are 2 "Oh! let me die," said 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! None but the righteous, whom they hate, 4 But Balaam's wish was vain, His heart was insincere ; 5 He seem'd the Lord to know, 6 May you, my friends, and I, Warning from hence receive; If like the righteous we would die, *Book iii. Hym 71. JOSHUA. XXI. Gibeon. Chap. x. 6. 1 WHEN Joshua, by God's command, 2 Their stubborn neighbours who, enrag'd, 3 He from whose arm they ruin fear'd, 4 The men of Gibeon wore disguise, 5 But Jesus invitations sends, Treating with rebels as his friends; 6 Too long his goodness I disdain’d, 7 Weak in myself, for help I cried, 8 With speed to my relief he came, JUDGES. XXII. C. Jehovah Shalem,-The Lord send 1 JESUS, whose blood so freely stream'd By thee from guilt and wrath redeem'd, 2 To reconcile offending man, Make justice drop her angry rod; 3 No drop remains of all the curse, 4 Peace by such means so dearly bought, 5 Now, Lord, thy feeble worm prepare ! For strife with earth and hell begins; Confirm and gird me for the war, They hate the soul that hates his sins. 6 Let them in horrid league agree! They may assault, they may distress; XXIII. Gideon's Fleece, Chap. vi. 37-49. 1 THE signs which God to Gideon gave, His holy sov'reignty made known, That He alone has pow'r to save, And claims the glory as his own. 2 The dew which first the fleece had fill'd, 3 To Israel thus the heavenly dew Of saving-truth was long restrain'd; 4 But now the Gentiles have receiv'd 5 This dew still falls at his command, 6 But chiefly when his people meet, To hear his word and seek his face; 7 But, ah! what numbers still are dead, Though under means of grace they lie! The dew still falling round their head, And yet their heart untouch'd and dry. * Isa, xliv. 4. |