To raise the Sinner from his Fall, And bring him back to GoD and Heaven, Thou All the World haft died to fave, And All may Thy Salvation have.
4. How fhall I thank Thee for the Grace, On me, and All Mankind beftow'd! O that my every Breath were Praise,
O that my Heart were fill'd with GOD! My Heart would then with Love o'erflow, And all my Life Thy Glory fhew.
5. See me, O LORD, athirst and faint, Me weary of Forbearing fee, And let me feel Thy Love's Conftraint, And freely give up All for Thee. True in the Fiery Tryal prove,
And pay Thee back Thy Dying Love.
"Love, I languish at thy Stay,
I pine for Thee with lingring Smart,
Weary, and faint thro' long Delay, When wilt thou come into my Heart, From Sin and Sorrow fet me free,
And swallow up my Soul in Thee!
2. Come, O Thou Universal Good,
Balm of the Wounded Confcience, come, The hungry, dying Spirit's Food,
The weary, wandring Pilgrim's Home, Haven to take the Shipwreck'd in, My Everlasting Rest from Sin.
3. Be Thou, O Love, whate'er I want, Support my Feebleness of Mind, Relieve the Thirsty Soul, the Faint Revive, illuminate the Blind,
The Mournful chear, the Drooping lead, And heal the Sick, and raise the Dead.
4. Come, O my Comfort and Delight,
My Strength and Health, my Shield and Sun, My Boaft, and Confidence, and Might, My Joy, my Glory, and my Crown, My Gofpel-Hope, my Calling's Prize, My Tree of Life, my Paradise.
5. The Secret of the LORD Thou art, The Mystery fo long unknown, CHRIST in a pure and perfect Heart, The Name infcrib'd in the White Stone, The Life Divine, the Little Leaven, My pretious Pearl, my Prefent Heaven.
LOVE Divine, what haft Thou done? Th'Immortal GOD hath died for Mel The Father's Co-Eternal Son
Bore all my Sins upon the Tree ; Th' Immortal GOD for me hath died! My LORD, my Love is Crucified!
2. Behold Him All ye that pafs by,
The Bleeding Prince of Life and Peace, Come fee, ye Worms, your Maker die, And fay, Was ever Grief like His! Come feel with me His Blood applied: My LORD, my Love is Crucified!
3. Is crucified for Me and You,
To bring us Rebels near to Go D; Believe, believe the Record true,
We All are bought with JESU's Blood;
Pardon for All flows from His Side: My LORD, my Love is Crucified.
4. Then let us fit beneath His Crofs, And gladly catch the Healing Stream, All Things for Him account but Lofs, And give up all our Hearts to Him ; : Of Nothing think, or speak befide: My LORD, my Love is Crucified!
Behold the Lamb of GOD, that. taketh away the Sin of the World!
Esu, Great Redeemer, hear A feeble Sinner's Cry,
Thou in my Behalf appear, And bring Salvation nigh: To my LORD what fhall I fay? Saviour, I of Thee have need; Take, O take my Sins away, And make me free indeed.
2. Thee All-lovely as Thou art, Should I profefs to love, Surely my rebellious Heart
The Falfhood would difprove: Thee my Heart cannot obey Till from Every Evil freed: Take, O take, &c.
3. Should I fay, that Ought in Me Of Good doth now abide, Self-condemn'd I now should be ;
My All is Self and Pride.
Guilty, guilty muft I say,
Nothing, LORD, have I to plead : Take, O take, &c.
4. No Defire, or Will have I Thy Mercy to embrace, From Thy Arms of Love I fly, And flight Thy proffer'd Grace: But Thou didst my Ranfom pay,
But Thy Blood for Me was fhed: Take, O take, &c.
5. Thy Salvation to obtain, Out of Myfelf I go,
Freely 'Thou muft heal my Pain, Thy unbought Mercy fhew: For Myfelf I cannot pray; Let thy Spirit interceed : Take, O take, &c.
6. Not because I willing am,
On me this Grace be fhew'd; But Thou art th' Atoning Lamb, Therefore apply Thy Blood; Therefore, LORD, no more delay, Therefore heal my Soul, and lead; Take, O take my Sins away, And make me free indeed.
Esu, at whofe Supreme Command We thus approach to GoD,
Before us in Thy Vesture ftand, Thy Vesture dipt in Blood.
2. Obedient to Thy gracious Word We break the Hallow'd Bread, Commemorate Thee, Our Dying LORD, And truft on Thee to feed.
3. Now, Saviour, now Thyfelf reveal, And make Thy Nature known, Affix the Sacramental Seal,
And ftamp us for Thine own.
4. The Tokens of Thy Dying Love, O let us All receive,
And feel the Quickning Spirit move, And fenfibly believe.
5. The Cup of Bleffing bleft by Thee, Let it Thy Blood impart ;
The Bread Thy Myftic Body be, And chear Each languid Heart.
6. The Grace which fure Salvation brings- Let us herewith receive;
Satiate the Hungry with Good Things, The Hidden Manna give.
7. The Living Bread fent down from Heaven In us vouchfafe to be;
Thy Flesh for All the World is given, And All may live by Thee.
8. Now, LORD, on Us Thy Flesh bestow,.
And let us drink Thy Blood,
Till all our Souls are fill'd below. With all the Life of GoD
After a Journey.
LORY to GOD, whofe gracious Care - Doth all my Steps attend,
Throughout the Way my Weakness bear, And bring me to the End.
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