3. What avails the Creature's Strife, 4. I from Outward Things withdraw, 5. Ah! 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. 1, CHRI The SAME Hidden Life appear, HRIST, my 2. Open 2. Open, LORD, my inward Ear, Thy comfortable Voice, 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 Presence move ; To my waiting Soul reveal 4. The Secret of Thy Love. Thou haft undertook for Me, For me to Death waft fold; Wisdom in a Mystery Of bleeding Love unfold; Teach the Leffon of Thy Cross, Let me die with Thee to reign, All Things let me count but Lofs So I may Thee regain. 5. Shew me, as my Soul can bear 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 ftoop to Thee. 6. LORD, my Time is in Thy Hand, Thou canst make me understand, Thine. Thine, in whom I live and move, The SAME. WILL hearken. what my LORD, 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 difbeliev'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, 4. O Thou meek, and gentle Lamb, Thou continueft the fame, And ftill Thy Grace is free; Still Thy Arms are open wide 5. Lo! I take Thee at Thy Word, Unto Thee, my bleeding LORD, Yes; I yield, I yield at laft, 6. Freely am I juftified, And till my Heart is pure, DANIEL in the Den of Lions. 1. OD of Daniel, hear my Prayer, Stop the Lion's Mouth, and bear Earth, and Hell, and Nature join,. All ftand ready to devour 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, O GOD of Daniel, hear. 3. Thee I ferve, my LORD, my God, The Lion of his Prey; Angel of the Covenant, JESUS mighty to retrieve, Let Him to my Help be fent: 4. Save me for Thine own great Name,, 5. Abfolute, Unchangeable Is, when Time no more shall be, 6. He delivers by His Love, From the Lion's Paw retrieve, The |