3. What avails the Creature's Strife
When Thou, and only Thou
Haft the Words of Endlefs Life!
(O could I hear them now!)
Mighty Thou in Word and Deed,
Thou my only Teacher be,
Thou, by Thy anointing, lead.
A Soul that feeks to Thee.
4. I from Outward Things withdraw,
No Help in Them is found,
At Thy Mouth I feek the Law,
I liften for the Sound
Which shall all my Griefs controul,
Empty me at once and fill,
Calm the Tempeft in my Soul,
And bid the Sea be ftill.
5. Ah! my LORD, if Thou art near,
And knockeft at the Door,
Let me now my Prophet hear,`
And keep Thee out no more:
Be reveal'd Thou Heavenly Gueft
To confume the Man of Sin,
Take Poffeffion of my Breast,
Come in, my LORD, come in.
HRIST, my Hidden Life appear,
Soul of my inmoft Soul,
Light of Life, the Mourner chear,
And make the Sinner whole.
Now in me Thyfelf display,
Surely Thou in All Things art,
I from All Things turn away
To feek Thee in my Heart.
2. Open, LORD, my inward Ear,
And bid my Heart rejoice,
Bid my quiet Spirit hear
Thy comfortable Voice,
Never in the Whirlwind found,
Or where Earthquakes rock the Place; Still, and filent is the Sound,
The Whifper of Thy Grace.
3. From the World of Sin, and Noife,
And Hurry I withdraw,
For the small and inward Voice
I wait with humble Awe."
Silent am I now, and still,
Dare not in Thy Prefence move ;
To my waiting Soul reveal
Thou haft undertook for Me,
For me to Death waft fold;
Wisdom in a Mystery
Of bleeding Love unfold;
Teach the Leffon' of Thy Crofs,
Let me die with Thee to reign,
All Things let me count but Lofs
So I may Thee regain.
Shew me, as my Soul can bear
The Depth of Inbred Sin,
All the Unbelief declare,
The Pride that lurks within:
Take me, whom Thyfelf haft bought,
Bring into Captivity
Every high afpiring Thought
That would not stoop to Thee.
6, LORD, my Time is in Thy Hand,
My Soul to Thee convert,
Thou canst make me understand,
Though I am flow of Heart.
Thine, in whom I live and move,
Thine the Work, the Praise is Thine,
Thou art Wisdom, Power, and Love,
And All Thou art is Mine.
1. WILL hearken what my LORD, Shall fay concerning me.
Haft Thou not a gracious Word
For One that waits on Thee? Speak it to my Soul, that I
May in Thee have Peace and Power, Never from my Saviour fly,
And never grieve Thee more.
2. How have I Thy Spirit griev'd,
Since firft with me He ftrove? Obftinately disbeliev'd,
And trampled on Thy Love? I have finn'd against the Light, I have broke from Thy Embrace, No, I would not, when I might, Be freely fav'd by Grace.
3. After all that I have done
To drive Thee from my Heart,
Still Thou wilt not leave Thine own,
Thou wilt not yet depart,
Wilt not give the Sinner o'er:
Ready art Thou now to fave,
Bidft me come, as heretofore,
That I Thy Life may have.
4. O Thou meek, and gentle Lamb,
Fury is not in Thee,
Thou continueft the fame,
And ftill Thy Grace is free;
Still Thy Arms are open wide
Wretched Sinners to receive,
Thou haft once for Sinners died,
That All may turn, and live..
Lo! I take Thee at Thy Word,
My Foolishness I mourn,
Unto Thee, my bleeding LORD,
However late I turn;
Yes; I yield, I yield at laft,
Liften to Thy fpeaking Blood,
Me with all my Sins I caft,
On my Atoning GOD.
6. Freely am I juftified,
And till my Heart is pure,
In Thy Wounds will I abide,
From Hell, and Sin fecure:
What of Sin in me remains,
I believe Thou wilt remove,
Thoroughly wash out all my Stains,
And perfect me in Love..
DANIEL in the Den of Lions.
OD of Daniel, hear my Prayer,
And let Thy Power be seen,
Stop the Lion's Mouth, and bear
Me fafe out of his Den:
Save me in this dreadful Hour;
Earth, and Hell, and Nature join,
All ftand ready to devour
This helpless Soul of mine..
2. No Way to escape I fee
The fure-approaching Death, Vain are all my Hopes to flee Out of the Lion's Teeth ;
In the Mire of Sin I lie,
In the Dungeon of Despair,
Hear my lamentable Cry,
O GoD of Daniel, hear.
3. Thee I ferve, my LORD, my GOD,
In me Thy Power difplay,
Save me, fave me, and defraud
The Lion of his Prey;
Angel of the Covenant,
JESUS mighty to retrieve,
Let Him to my Help be fent:
In JESUS I believe.
4 Save me for Thine own great Name,,
That all the World may know,
Daniel's GOD is still the fame,.
And reigns fupreme below:
Him let All Mankind adore;
Spread His glorious Name abroad,
Tremble All, and bow before
The Great, the Living God..
5. Abfolute, Unchangeable
O'er all His Works He reigns,
His Dominion cannot fail,
But undisturb'd remains ;
His Dominion ftandeth faft,
Is, when Time no more shall be,
Still fhall His Dominion laft
Thro' All Eternity.
6. He delivers by His Love,
He refcues Souls from Death,
Signs He works in Heaven above,
And Signs in Earth beneath;
Daniel he doth every Hour
From the Lion's Paw retrieve,
I am fav'd from Satan's Power,
And lo! by Grace I live.
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