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7 The law, like this hand-writing, stands,
And speaks the wrath of God* ;
But Jesus answers its demands,

And cancels it with blood,

JONAH.

LXXV. The Gourd. Chap. iv. 7.

1 As once for Jonah, so the Lord,

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To sooth and cheer my mournful hours, Prepar'd for me a pleasing gourd;

Cool was its shade and sweet its flow'rs.

2 To prize his gift was surely right, But through the folly of my heart, It hid the Giver from my sight,

And soon my joy was chang'd to smart.

3 While I admir'd its beauteous form,
Its pleasant shade and grateful fruit;
The Lord, displeas'd, sent forth a worm,
Unseen, to prey upon the root.

4 I trembled when I saw it fade,

But guilt restrain'd the murm'ring word;
My folly I confess'd, and pray'd,
Forgive my sin, and spare my gourd.

5 His wond'rous love can ne'er be told,
He heard me, and reliev'd my pain;
His word the threat'ning worm controll'd,
And bid my gourd revive again.

6 Now, Lord, my gourd is mine no more,
'Tis thine, who only couldst it raise;
The idol of my heart before,

Henceforth shall flourish to thy praise.
* Col. ii. 14,

ZECHARIAH

LXXVI. Prayer for the Lord's promised Presence. Chap. ii. 10.

1 Son of God! thy people shield!
Must we still thine absence mourn?
Let thy promise be fulfill'd,

Thou hast said, "I will return."

2. Gracious Leader, now appear,
Shine upon us with thy light!
Like the spring, when thou art near,
Days and suns are doubly bright.

3 As a mother counts the days
Till her absent son she see,
Longs and watches, weeps and prays,
So our spirits long for thee.

4 Come, and let us feel thee nigh,

Then thy sheep shall feed in peace;

Plenty bless us from on high,
Evil from amongst us cease.

5 'With thy love, and voice, and aid,
Thou canst ev'ry care assuage;
Then we shall not be afraid,

Though the world and Satan rage.

6 Thus each day for thee we'll spend,
While our callings we pursue;
And the thoughts of such a Friend
Shall each night our joy renew.

7 Let thy light be ne'er withdrawn,
Golden days afford us long!

Thus we pray at early dawn,

This shall be our ev'ning song.

LXXVII. A Brand plucked out of the Fire.
Chap. iii. 1-5.

1 WITH Satan, my accuser, near, My spirit trembled when I saw The Lord in majesty appear,

And heard the language of his law.

2 In vain I wish'd and strove to hide The tatter'd filthy rags I wore;

While my

fierce foe insulting cry'd,

"See what you trusted in before !"

3 Struck dumb, and left without a plea,
I heard my gracious Saviour say,
"Know, Satan, I this sinner free,
"I died to take his sins away.

4" This is a brand which I, in love,
"To save from wrath and sin design!
"In vain thy accusations prove;

"I answer all, and claim him mine."

5 At his rebuke the tempter fled;

Then he remov'd my filthy dress; "Poor sinner, take this robe," he said, "It is thy Saviour's righteousness.

6" And see, a crown of life prepar'd!

"That I might thus thy head adorn; "I thought no shame or suffering hard, "But wore for thee a crown of thorn."

7 O how I heard these gracious words!

They broke and heal'd my heart at once; Constrain'd me to become the Lord's, And all my idol-gods renounce.

Hymn 78.

8 Now, Satan, thou hast lost thy aim,

Against this brand thy threats are vain;
Jesus has pluck'd it from the flame,

And who shall put it in again?

LXXVIII. On one Stone shall be seven Eyes.
Chap. iii. 9.

1 JESUS Christ, the Lord's anointed,
Who his blood for sinners spilt,
Is the Stone by God appointed,

And the church is on him built:
He delivers all who trust him from their guilt.

2 Many eyes at once are fixed
On a person so divine;

Love, with awful justice mixed,
In this great redemption shine :
Mighty Jesus! give me leave to call thee mine.

3 By the Father's eye approved,

Lo, a voice is heard from heav'n*; "Sinners, this is my beloved,

"For your ransom freely given :

"All offences, for his sake, shall be forgiven."

4 Angels with their eyes pursu'd him†,
When he left his glorious throne;
With astonishment they view'd him
Put the form of servant on :

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Angels worshipp'd him who was on earth un

5 Satan and his host amazed,

Saw this stone in Zion laid;

Jesus, though to death abased,

Bruis'd the subtle serpent's head‡,

When, to save us, on the cross his blood he shed.

* Matth. iii. 17. † 1 Tim. iii. 16. John xii. 31.

6 When a guilty sinner sees him,

While he looks, his soul is heal'd ; .
Soon this sight from anguish frees him,

And imparts a pardon seal'd* :

May this Saviour be to all our hearts reveal'd.

7 With desire and admiration,

All his blood-bought flock behold; Him who wrought out their salvation, And enclos'd them in his foldt: Yet their warmest love and praises are too cold.

8 By the eye of carnal reason

Many view him with disdaint;
How will they abide the season

When he'll come with all his train? Toescape him then they'll wish,but wish in vain

9 How their hearts will melt and tremble
When they hear his awful voice);

But his saints he'll then assemble,
As his portion and his choice,

And receive them to his everlasting joys.

LXXIX. C. Praise for the Fountain opened.
Chap. xiii. 1.

1 THERE is a fountain fill'd with blood
Drawn from Immanuel's veins;
And sinners plung'd beneath that flood,
Lose all their guilty stains.

2 The dying thief rejoic'd to see
That fountain in his day;

And there have I, as vile as he,
Wash'd all my sins away.

*John iii. 15.

Ps. cxviii. 22.

† 1 Pet. ii. 7.

§ Rev. i. 7.

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