Let me then obtain the Grace, 4. Full of Pain and Sin am I, 5. Worldly Good I do not want, My All in Earth and Heaven; 6. This Delight I fain would prove, I. TH In DOUBT. HE Children to the Birth are come, To burft the Barriers of the Womb, And struggle into Light. 2. My feeble Soul gives o'er the Strife, Juft as it fees the Skies, Fails in the very Gate of Life, Sinks back again, and dies. 3. I faw the Port of JESU's Breast, But while I entred in, my Rest, 4. What shall I do, or whither turn? I only can my Ruin mourn 5. Ah woe is me! to Evil fold, And fallen back from Grace! I never, never shall behold The dear Redeemer's Face. 6. Better, that I had, never felt 7. Better that I had never known 8. Ah! wherefore did I ever take, 9. But fhall I throw on Go D the Blame? Or daringly complain Because I moft unfaithful am, And make His Mercies vain ? 10. No, LORD, Thy Truth and Grace I clear; For Years Thy Spirit ftrove, Faithful to me Thy Mercies were, And infinite Thy Love. 11. Far 11. Far be it from my wretched Heart 12. Whether or no my Heart of Stone 13. This Record do I leave behind, Sinners, Ye All his Grace may find, I. For the SPIRIT of PRAYER. "WH HAT fhall I do to 'fcape the Hell Satan, and all his Hofts I feel In this Indwelling Sin. 2. It mocks my Strength, prevents my Flight, Still intimately nigh, Impoffible it is to fight, Impoffible to fly. 3. One only Refuge there remains, But That I cannot find, So fast thefe grievous, fleshly Chains, 4. Monfter of Sin! How can it be 5. He bids me afk, and I fhall have : Affur'd He would the Sinner fave, 6. He pities now my fad Estate, And gladly would relieve, But Oh! I cannot will not Till He the Bleffing give. 7. He waits that He may gracious be, To All His Bowels move; Fury, O GOD, is not in Thee, But all Thy Heart is Love. 8. Then help me to receive Thy Word, Have Patience with me, dearest LORD, 9. On me for Good this Token fhew, 10. A Time to Thee I will not fet, Nor charge Thee with Delay; wait. Do with me, LORD, as feems Thee meet, 11. Thou art not flack touching Thy Word, Content I am to stay, To wait the Leifure of my LORD, But let me always pray. 12. Though in my Flesh I feel the Thorn, No more will I complain, Let me but in Thy Bofom mourn, And tell Thee all my Pain. 13. Come Joy, or Grief, come Life, or Death, For this I take no Care, But when I render up my Breath; Let my laft Breath be Prayer. F 2 Going I. Going into a Place of DANGER. "Ο H! but muft I, LORD, return Bear what is not to be born 2. Didft Thou only bid me leap Caft me down the threatning Steep, 3. O Almighty GoD of Love, In this my Evil Day; Arm my Weakness with Thy Power; Be my Safeguard, and my Tower 4. Could I of Thy Strength take hold, And always feel Thee near, Stedfaftly, divinely bold My Soul wou'd fcorn to fear. Though the Gates of Hell affail, They never could prevail. 5. Rock |