364 L.M. Portugal 97. Gould's 272.
The Pool of Bethesda, John v. 2-4.
OW long, thou faithful God, shall I
Here in thy ways forgotten lie?.
When shall the means of healing be
The channels of thy grace to me?
2 Sinners on every side step in,
And wash away their pain and sin;
But I, an helpless, sin-sick soul,
Still lie expiring at the pool.
3 Thou cov'nant angel, swift come down;
To-day thine own appointments crown;
Thy power into the means infuse,
And give them now their sacred use.
4 Thou seest me lying at the pool,
I would, thou know'st I would be whole;
O let the troubled waters move,
And minister thy healing love. ****
365 8.7.4. Helmsley 223. Painswick 162 Prayer for Ministers and People...
DEAREST Saviour, help thy servant
To proclaim thy wond'rous love!
Pour thy grace upon this people,
That thy truth they may approve:
Bless, O bless them
From thy shining courts above.
2 Now thy gracious word invites them
To partake the Gospel-feast;
Let thy Spirit sweetly draw them;
Every soul be Jesus' guest!
Let us find thy promis'd rest.
366 (1st P.) L. M. Islington 40. Lebanon 79.
Casting the Gospel-net, Luke v. 5. John xxi. 6.` 1 NOW, while the Gospel-net is cast,
Do thou, O Lord, the effort own;
From numerous disappointments past,
Teach us to hope in thee alone.
2 May this be a much-favour'd hour
To souls in Satan's bondage led!
O clothe thy word with sovereign power
To break the rocks, and raise the dead!
3 To mourners speak a cheering word,
On seeking souls vouchsafe to shine;
Let poor backsliders be restor❜d,
And all thy saints in praises join.
4 [0 hear our prayer and give us hope,
That, when thy voice shall call us home,
Thou still wilt raise a people up
To love and praise thee in our room.
366 (2d P.) C. M. Prov. Coll. 10. Wilkins 308.
The bow drawn at a Venture, 1 Kings xxii. 34.
CERTAIN man, when Ahab's sin
Was ripe for punishment,
At a mere venture drew his bow,
But God the arrow sent.
2 Thus in simplicity we bend
The Scripture's wond'rous bow,
The arrow's random in our hands,
But destin❜d where to go.
3 Then, Lord, the random arrow guide
To some poor sinner's heart,
But to the wounded, bleeding mind
Thy healing balm impart.
366 (3d P.) L. M. Lewton 30. Hampton 275
HILE at a venture, gracious Lord,
Thy servant draws the Gospel bow,
Direct the arrow to the heart,
For thou canst wound and heal, we know.'
2 But dip it in the Saviour's blood
Wing it with mercy from above,
That each may feel the pleasing pain
Of heart-felt penitence and love.
367 S. M. Harborough 142. Wirksworth 158
He beheld the City, and wept over it, John xix. 41.
1 DID Christ o'er sinners weep, And shall our cheeks be dry?
Let floods of penitential grief
Burst forth from every eye.
The Son of God in tears,
Angels with wonder see!
Be thou astonish'd, O my soul,
He shed those tears for thee.
He wept that we might weep;
Each sin demands a tear;
In heaven alone no sin is found,
And there's no weeping there. BEDDOME.
8. 7.4. Helmsley 223, Lewes 63. A Blessing requested.
1 COME, thou soul-transforming spirit,
Bless the sower and the seed;
Let each heart thy grace inherit,
Raise the weak, the hungry feed.
From the Gospel
Now supply thy people's need.
2 O may all enjoy the blessing,
Which thy word's design'd to give;
Let us all, thy love possessing,
Joyfully the truth receive;
To thy praise and glory live!
369 148th. Bethesda 112. Carmarthen New 35.
Blind Bartimeus, Luke xviii, 35-38.
1. SINFUL,
INFUL, and blind, and poor, And lost without thy grace, • Or, Qf saving penitence and love.
Thy mercy I implore,
And wait to see thy face;
Begging I sit by the way side,
And long to know the Crucify'd.
JESUS! attend my cry,
Thou Son of David, hear;
If now thou passest by,
Stand still and call me near;
The darkness from my heart remove,
And show me now thy pardoning love.
370 L. M. Coombs's 45. Islington 40.
Thy Kingdom come, Matt. vi. 10.
1 ASCEND thy throne, almighty King!
And spread thy glories all abroad;
Let thine own arm salvation bring,
And be thou known the gracious GOD.
2 Let millions bow before thy seat,
Let humble mourners seek thy face,
Bring daring rebels to thy feet,
Subdu'd by thy victorious grace.
3 0 let the kingdoms of the world
Become the kingdoms of the LORD;
Let saints and angels praise thy name,
Be thou thro' heaven and earth ador'd.
371 (1stP.)L.M.Wareham 117. Green's Hund.89
Ezekiel's Vision of the dry Bones, Ezek. xxxvii. 3.
OOK down, O Lord! with pitying eye;
See Adam's race in ruin lie;
Sin spreads its trophies o'er the ground,
And scatters slaughter'd heaps around.
2 And can these mouldering corpses live?'
And can these perish'd bones revive?
That, mighty GoOD! to thee is known;
That wondrous work is all thy own.
3 Thy ministers are sent in vain
To prophesy upon the slain;
In vain they call, in vam they cry, Till thine almighty aid is nigh. 4 But if thy Spirit deign to breathe,
Life spreads through all the realms of death; Dry bones obey thy powerful voice; They move, they waken, they rejoice. 5 So, when thy trumpet's awful sound Shall shake the heav'ns and rend the ground, Dead saints shall from their tombs arise, And spring to life beyond the skies.
371 (2d P.) L. M. Wareham 117. Paul's 246.
Prayer for the whole Congregation.
ORD, in our hearts implant thy fear,
And make and keep us all sincere ;
Draw burthen'd sinners to thy Son,
And make him to his mourners known.
2 Thy richest grace vouchsafe to give
As each is able to receive;
The blessed grief to all impart,
Or joy, or purity of heart.
3 Our helpless unbelief remove,
And melt us by thy pard'ning love:
Work in us faith, or faith's increase-
The dawning or the perfect peace.
4 Give each whate'er for each is best,
But grant us all the promis'd rest;
Thy blessing in the means convey,
Nor empty send one soul away.
HYMNS AFTER SERMON.
C. M. Bath Chapel 26. New York 33. The Parable of the Sower, Matt. xiii. 3-23.
TOW, LORD! the heavenly seed is sown,
Be it thy servant's care
Thy heavenly blessing to bring down,
By humble fervent prayer.
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