INVITATIONS AND EXHORTATIONS.
Invitation to fly to Christ.
WEARY souls that wander wide
From the central point of bliss, Turn to JESUS crucified,
Fly to those dear wounds of His: Sink into the purple flood:
Rise into the life of GOD.
2 Find in CHRIST the way of peace, Peace unspeakable, unknown: By His pain He gives you ease, Life, by His expiring groan : Rise, exalted by His fall; Find in CHRIST your all in all.
3 O believe the record true;
GOD to you His Son hath giv'n! Ye may now be happy too;
Find on earth the life of heav'n: Live the life of heav'n above; All the life of glorious love.
4 This the universal bliss,
Bliss for ev'ry soul design'd; GOD's original promise this, GOD'S great gift to all mankind! Blest in CHRIST this moment be! Blest to all eternity!
Invitation to the Gospel Feast.
1 COME, sinners, to the Gospel-feast; Let ev'ry soul be JESU's guest: Ye need not one be left behind; For GOD hath bidden all mankind.
2 Sent by my LORD, on you I call; The invitation is to all:
Come, all the world; come, sinner, thou, All things in CHRIST are ready now. 3 Come, all ye souls by sin opprest, Ye restless wand'rers after rest;
Ye poor, and maim'd, and halt, and blind, In CHRIST a hearty welcome find.
4 My message as from GOD receive; Ye all may come to CHRIST, and live: O let His love your hearts constrain, Nor suffer Him to die in vain!
5 His love is mighty to compel; His conquering love consent to feel; Yield to His love's resistless pow'r; And fight against your GOD no more. 6 See Him set forth before your eyes, That precious, bleeding sacrifice! His offer'd benefits embrace, And freely now be sav'd by grace!
7 This is the time; no more delay ; This is the acceptable day:
Come in, this moment, at His call, And live for Him, who died for all.
Invitation to the Marriage Supper.
1 SINNERS, obey the Gospel-word; Haste to the supper of my LORD; Be wise to know your gracious day; All things are ready, come away!
2 Ready the FATHER is to own, And kiss His late returning son: Ready your loving SAVIOUR stands, And spreads for you His bleeding hands.
3 Ready the SPIRIT of His love, Just now the stony to remove;
T' apply and witness with the blood, And wash, and seal the sons of God.
4 Ready for you the angels wait, To triumph in your blest estate: Tuning their harps, they long to praise The wonders of redeeming grace.
5 The FATHER, Son, and HOLY GHOST, Are ready with their shining host:
All heav'n is ready to résound,
"The dead's alive! the lost is found!"
6 Come, then, ye sinners, to your LORD, In CHRIST to paradise restor❜d: His proffer'd benefits embrace, The plenitude of Gospel-grace.
Invitation to the Living Waters.
1 HO! ev'ry one that thirsts draw nigh; ('Tis GOD invites the fallen race ;) Mercy and free salvation buy;
Buy wine, and milk, and Gospel-grace.
2 "Come to the living waters, come! Sinners, obey your Maker's call: Return, ye weary wand'rers, home,
And find My grace is free for all. 3 "See from the Rock a fountain rise! For you in healing streams it rolls; Money ye need not bring, nor price, Ye lab'ring, burthen'd, sin-sick souls. 4 "Why seek ye that which is not bread, Nor can your hungry souls sustain ? On ashes, husks, and air, ye feed; You spend your little all in vain.
5 "In search of empty joys below, Ye toil with unavailing strife: Whither, ah! whither would ye go? I have the words of endless life.
6 "I bid you all My goodness prove: My promises for all are free: Come, taste the manna of My love, And let your souls delight in Me.
7 "Your willing ear and heart incline, My words believingly receive; Quicken'd, your souls, by faith divine, An everlasting life shall live."
Invitation to the Blind, Deaf, &c.
10 FOR a thousand tongues to sing My dear REDEEMER'S praise! The glories of my GOD and King, The triumphs of His grace!
2 My gracious Master, and my GOD, Assist me to proclaim;
To spread through all the earth abroad The honours of Thy Name.
3 JESUS, the Name that charms our fears, That bids our sorrows cease;
"Tis music in the sinner's ears; "Tis life, and health, and peace.
4 He breaks the pow'r of cancell'd sin, He sets the pris'ner free;
His blood can make the foulest clean: His blood avail'd for me.
5 Hear Him, ye deaf: his praise, ye dumb, Your loosen'd tongues employ: Ye blind, behold your SAVIOUR come; And leap, ye lame, for joy.
6 Look unto him, ye nations: own Your GOD, ye fallen race;
Look, and be sav'd through faith alone, Be justified by grace.
7 See all your sins on JESUS laid; The LAMB of GOD was slain,
His soul was once an off'ring made For ev'ry soul of man.
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