4 How full must be the springs from whence I 2 111 (2d P.) S. M. Mount Ephr. 185. Lowell 260. Salvation by Grace from the first to the last, Eph. ii. 5. GRACE! 'tis a charming sound!/ 1 $3 Harmonious to the ear! Heaven with the echo shall resound, Grace first contriv'd the ways I And all the steps that grace display E [Grace first inscrib'd my In God's eternal book: name 'Twas Grace that gave me to the Lamb, 4Grace led my rovin 6 2 feet To tread the heavenly road: And new supplies, each hour, I meet [Grace taught my soul to pray, And make my eyes o'erflow: 'Twas grace which kept me to this day And will not let me go.] Grace all the work shall crown, a short It lays in heaven the topmost stone,& 112 C. M. Weybridge 92. Sprague 166. ̧* God glorious, and Sinners saved, Isaiah xliv. 23. 1 FATHER, how wide thy glory shines! Known through the earth by thousand signs, 2 [Part of thy name divinely stands 3 But when we view thy strange design Where vengeance and compassion join 4 Our thoughts are lost în reverend awe, The first archangel never saw 5 Here the whole Deity is known Nor dares a creature guess Which of the glories brightest shone, 6 [When sinners broke the Father's laws, Oh, the dear mysteries of his cross! 7 Now the full glories of the Lamb 7 Sweet cherubs learn Immanuel's name, 8 Oh, may I bear some humble part Wonder and joy shall tune my heart, DR. WATTS'S LYRICS. 113 C. M. Grove House 143. Hammond 226. O Lord, say unto my soul, I am thy Salvation, Psalm xxxv. 3. 1 SALV ༞ Salvation that from God proceeds, And leads to God again. Muut el may 2 Rescu'd from hell's eternal gloom, Where love triumphant reigns! 4 The lustre of so bright a blissi lameda 5 My Saviour God, no voice but thine (1st P.) L. M, Jo 769D S Paul's 246, Ulverston 149. Gould's 272, God reasoning with Men, Isaiah 1. 18. 1 COME, sinners, saith the mighty God, 2 No clouds of darkness veil my face, No vengeful lightnings flash around; I come with terms of life and peace; Where sin hath reign'd let grace abound. 3 Yes, Lord, we will obey thy call, And to thy gracious sceptre bow; ., Oh make our crimson sins like wool, Our scarlet crimes as white as snow. As the few Hymns in the former editions of this volume, entitled Scripture Invitations and Promises, have been found peculiarly acceptable and encouraging, the Section is now considerably enlarged. 4 So shall our thankful lips repeat 114 (2d P.) L. M. Rippon's 188. Lebanon 79. Seek ye my face, Psalm xxvii. 81 1 JEHOVAH speaks; Seek ye my face! 2 I'll wait; perhaps my Lord may come, (If I turn back, how sad my doom!) And, begging, in his way I'll lie Till the sweet hour he passeth by." 3 Daily I'll seek with cries and tears, With secret sighs, and fervent pray'rs; And, if not heard-I'll weeping sit, And perish at the Saviour's feet. 4 But canst thou, Lord! see all my pain, And bid me seek thy face in vain?! Thou wilt not, canst not, me deceive,The soul that seeks thy face shall live. 114 (3d P.) L. M. Islington 40. New Sabbath 122. V Sinners invited to Holiness and Heaven, Isa. i. 18. 1 COME now, ye sinners, saith the Lord, L 12 I give the new, the feeling heart, H The godly grief, the pleasing smart, n The faith that tells your sins forgiven, ! The wonder, Why such love to me? 4 I give, with every saving graceae oR ↑ Super-angelid righteousness; ing d T The pardon ratified with blood, The right to heaven, enthroned with God. 5 Oh rich bequests! and are they free? Lord, grant, O grant them all to me; The inviting COME has won my heart: I might have heard the sound-Depart. I 114 (4th P.) 7s. 6 lines. Aldwinkle 312. Come and welcome, John xix. 30, Matt. xi. 28, 1 ROM the Mount of Calvary, Where the Saviour deign'd to die, COME AND WELCOME, SINNER, COME! " DR. HAWEIS. 115 (1st Pt.) 8.7.4. Helmsley 223, Jordan 81. Come and welcome to Jesus Christ, Isaiah Iv. 'I'. 1 COME, ye sinners poor and wretched, Weak and wounded, sick and sore! Jesus ready stands to save you, odT & He is able, He is willing doubt no more. |