XLIX. From the German. N° 852. am a little Child fee, My Strength is little too, But yet I fain would faved be, Lord, teach me what to do, 2 My Saviour, hear; Thou for my Wert pleas'd a Child to be, Good And Thou didst fhed Thy precicus Blood 3 My dearest Saviour, tell me how 4 I think, fince I fo often hear That Thou dost want my Heart As thy Reward and Purchase dear, That Thou in Earnest art. 5 Come then, and take this Heart of mine, Come take me as I am, I know that I by right am Thine, 7 Down at Thy Feet ftill may I bow, But I am weak, and nothing can, Help me, O Thou Almighty Man, 8 Preferve our little Hearts fecure 9 If early Thou wouldst have me die, 10 If thou wouldst have me longer stay, Help me to ferve Thee Night and Day 11 Then after walking in Thy Ways Put a bleft End unto my Days, 'I L. From the German. No. 1081. Bow before the Father's Throne ; With equal Awe before Thee fall, Thou only first begotten Son, Appointed Lord and Heir of all! Appointed, fince Thy bloody Fight, To call and draw the Sons of Men Thy Property by jufteft Right, Since bought with Agony and Pain. 2 To Thy great Majefty be Praise, Which fuffer'd fuch a Wretch to be, And help'd me, thro' attracting Grace, The Father's loving Heart to fee: Which for fo many Years my Heart With Cords of Love unwearied drew, And now, by ev'ry Way and Art, Strives to compleat the Creature New. 3 Thanks for all this, Eternal Friend, And for all that which I forget, And all I cannot comprehend; For Thou'rt unfathomably great. When I When I Thy Love astonish'd see, What Lengths, Breadths, Depths and Heights arife! Eternity, Immensity, These are its only Boundaries. LI. ESU, each blind and trembling Soul JES In all Diftrefs to come to Thee We need not be afraid. 2 Is Sin our Grief? whatever Sin, 3 Is Unbelief the Thing we feel? 4 Have we (which bitter is indeed) 5 Are we o'erwhelm'd with Thought and Care, Hath Hath Sorrow feiz'd our Breast? We need but leave our Heart to Thee, 7 See we sometimes, that in ourselves JE LII. From the German. ESUS! all Praife is due to Thee, Hallelujah. 2 Th' eternal Father's only Son Hallelujah. |