"I died for thy Reft, "Be chearful, tho' finful,and lean on my Breast.' 9 If we know him thus, Each Member of ús Should gladly look round, Where hundred or thousand loft Sheep might be found. 10 A Labourers Choir Should burn with Defire, To bring many Souls To Jefus, the Sinner's Friend's thorow-pierc'd Holes. 11 If therefore we find The Lame or the Blind, To prove and to glorify on them his Name. 12 If any be fick, Then we will be quick, That Blood to apply, Which cureth each Sickness, that not one can die. And then we'll proclaim That Jefus, who is our dear High-prieft and 14 The Dead fhall perceive What Wonders are here! Come, Come let us ferve him, who bought us fo dear. 15 Dear Brethren, 'tis right, To wait Day and Night; It is now his Hour, He's ready to give us his Light, Life and Pow'r. 16 From this very Day We will not delay, To follow the Lamb, To ferve him with Gladnefs, and live for his Name. 17 We will nought diffuse, But this welcome News: The Lamb has been flain; This Text we will preach of again and again. 18 This entreth thy Ear, O Bridegroom most dear! Thou Lamb that wert flain, O be Thou the Leader of us and our Train. T CXXIX. HE Blood of Chrift by Faith applied Doth foften, heal, and purify, 2 This precious Blood doth cleanfe from Sin, And wipes away our Tears, It makes our Garments white and clean, 3 The Blood of Abel Vengeance cried : "Father, they know not what they do, 4 The Father heard his Well-belov'd: 5 Ofweeteft Saviour, let Thy Blood, T CXXX. From the German. No. 1202. HE firft-begotten Son of God He who was fworn to Abraham, Who ever was and is the fame; He came, and hidden Mysteries reveal'd, Which from the World's Foundations were conceal'd: 2 Into which Things, with wifhful Eye, For they beheld Man's Wretchedness, They faw him plung'd in Sin and Mifery; 3 The fiery Law, that came between, It Sin expos'd, but could no more, 4 Then Love brake forth," Behold me still Prepar'd, O God, to do Thy Will! 66 "I freely come, I freely dye, "For Guilty Man to fatisfy; "I, in Man's ftead, will hang upon the Tree, "From Sin, and Death, and Hell to set him free!" 5 And thus for our imputed Guilt And he for all has fully paid; And now doth God for Children dear receive 6 We dead in Sins and Trefpaffes, Had Had neither Will nor Pow'r to find, Nor was our Heart at all inclin'd To wish, or ask, that Happiness to know, Which only from the Saviour's Wounds can flow. 7 Out of pure Grace, unmerited, Salvation fhowers on our Head: Merely because the Lord has dy'd, Becaufe a Lamb was crucify'd, Are we invited to poffefs a Throne, Before the world was made, ordain'd our own. 8 Hence the good Patriarchs of old In Faith were confident and bold, They fpy'd their native Land from far, And with'd already to be there, With vehement Defire thereafter ftrove, As Pilgrims on the Eartli content to rove. 9 In Faith these ftedfaft liv'd and dy'd, Long ere the Lamb was crucify'd: We who in Faith's bleft Seafon live, We alfo heartily believe, And in our Saviour's bleeding Wounds can find What they purfu'd with all their Heart and Mind. 10 Blood of my Saviour's Wounds! (how dear This Sound to each Believer's Ear!) What |