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4. Thy Watchmen fhall the Voice lift up, Shall fing with gladfome Melody, Object of all their Joy and Hope,

When Eye to Eye their LORD they fee.

5. Him, Eye to Eye, fhall they behold, Shall fhout to fee the Saviour come, To fave a World redeem'd of old,

To bring the weary Captives home..

6. Break forth into Joy, Your Comforter fing,
Ye Sinners employ Your All for your King,
Rejoice ye waite Places, Your Saviour proclaim,
Bestow all your Praises, And Lives on His Name.

7. For JESUS the LORD Hath comforted Man,
The Sinner reftor'd; Nor fuffer'd in vain,
To bring us to Heaven When rais'd from our Fall,
His Life he hath given A Ranfom for All.

8. His Arm he hath bar'd, His Mercy and Grace
Hath Pardon prepar'd For all the Loft Race:
His Uttermoft Merit Display'd in our Sight,
We All may inherit, And claim as our Right.

9. The Gentiles fhall hear The Life-giving Call,
His Grace fhall appear, And vifit them All:
The Common Salvation To All doth belong,
To every Nation, And People, and Tongue.

I.

PART III.

DEPART ye Ranfon'd Souls, depart,

The House of Bondage quit; be clean:

Call'd to be Saints, be pure in Heart,
Abhor the loathfome Touch of Sin.

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2. Veffels of Mercy, Sons of Grace,
Be purg'd from every finful Stain,
Be like your LORD; His Word embrace,
Nor bear His hallow'd Name in vain.

3. For not as Fugitives that try

By hafty Flight t' escape the Foe, Ye from the Power of Sin fhall fly, But calmly in full Triumph go.

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The LORD fhall in your Front appear,
And lead the pompous Triumph on;
His Glory fhall bring up the Rear,
And perfect what His Grace begun.

5. Behold the Servant of my Grace,
My Son fhall heavenly Wisdom fhew,
Deal gently with the Sin-fick Race,
And minifter my Life below.

. His mighty Arm, His high Right-Hand,
Still the Preheminence shall have,
Shall bow the World to His Command,
And magnify His Power to fave.

Vileft of all the Sons of Men

Him in His Days of Flesh they view'd,

His Body mangled, torn with Pain,

His Vifage marr'd with Tears and Blood.

$. The World on Him they doom'd to die, With fresh Astonishment shall gaze, Amaz'd their Saviour to defcry,

O'repower'd with His ftupendous Grace.

The fuffering Sin-atoning GoD

Shall kindly raise them from their Fall, Sprinkle the Nations with His Blood, And tell them, He hath died for All.

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10. The Nations fhall receive His Word,
And Kings to His Command fubmit,
The Lords of Earth fhall call Him LOR D',
And lay their Crowns before His Feet.

11. Fountain of Power, when He is near
The Gods of Earth are Gods no more,
Poor Guilty Worms they bow, they fear,
And fall, and filently adore.

12. Children of Wrath and Slaves of Sin
They now shall see their lost Estate;
Shall fee the Blood that makes them clean
The Power that makes them truly Great.

13. Shall now, in JESUS taught to truft,
Accept the Grace on All beftow'd,.
This their Beft Title, and their Boaft,
Servants of CHRIST, and Sons of GOD.

1.

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Wrestling JACOB.

NOME, O Thou Traveller unknown,
Whom still I hold, but cannot fee,

My Company before is gone,

And I am left alone with Thee, With Thee all Night I mean to stay, And wrestle till the Break of Day.

2. I need not tell Thee who I am, My Mifery, or Sin declare, Thyfelf haft call'd me by my Name,

Look on Thy Hands, and read it there, But who, I afk Thee, who art Thou, Tell me Thy Name, and tell me now?

3. In vain Thou ftruggleft to get free,.
I never will unloote my Hold:
Art Thou the Man that died for me?
The Secret of Thy Love unfold;
Wrestling I will not let Thee go,
Till I Thy Name, Thy Nature know.

4. Wilt Thou not yet to me reveal
Thy new, unutterable Name?
Tell me, I ftill befeech Thee, tell,
To know it Now refolv'd I am;
Wrestling I will not let Thee go,
Till I Thy Name, Thy Nature know..

5. 'Tis all in vain to hold Thy Tongue, Or touch the Hollow of my Thigh Though every Sinew be unftrung,

Out of my Arms Thou shalt not fly;
Wrestling I will not let Thee go,`.
Till I Thy Name, Thy Nature know.

6. What tho' my fhrinking Flesh complain,
And murmur to contend fo long,
Irife fuperior to my Pain,

When I am weak then I am strong,
And when my All of Strength fhall fail,
I fhall with the God-man prevail.

7. My Strength is gone, my Nature dies, I fink beneath Thy weighty Hand, Faint to revive, and fall to rife;

I fall, and yet by Faith 1 ftand, I ftand, and will not let Thee

go,

Till I Thy Name, Thy Nature know.

8. Yield to me Now for I am weak;
But confident in Self-defpair:
Speak to my Heart, in Bleffings fpeak,
Be conquer'd by my Inftant Prayer,

C.

Speak,

Speak, or Thou never hence fhalt move,
And tell me, if Thy Name is LovE.

9. 'Tis Love, 'tis Love! Thou diedst for Me,
I hear Thy Whisper in my Heart.
The Morning breaks, the Shadows flee:

Pure UNIUERSAL LOVE Thou art,
To me, to All Thy Bowels move,
Thy Nature, and Thy Name is LovE.

19. My Prayer hath Power with God; the Grace Unspeakable I now receive,

Thro' Faith I fee Thee Face to Face,

I fee Thee Face to Face, and live:
In vain I have not wept, and ftrove,
Thy Nature, and Thy Name is LovE..

11. I know Thee, Saviour, who Thou art,
JESUS the feeble Sinner's Friend;
Nor wilt Thou with the Night depart,
But stay, and love me to the End ;.
Thy Mercies never fhall remove,
Thy Nature, and Thy Name is LovE.

12. The Sun of Righteousness on Me
Hath rofe with Healing in his Wings,
Wither'd my Nature's Strength; from Thee
My Soul it's Life and Succour brings,
My Help is all laid up above;

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Thy Nature, and Thy Name is LOVE:

13. Contented now upon my Thigh
I halt, till Life's fhort Journey end;
All Helplesness, all Weakness I,

On Thee alone for Strength depend,
Nor have I Power, from Thee, to move;
Thy Nature, and Thy Name is LovE.

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