But cheats the foul of heavenly things,
And chains it down to fenfe.

4 So, on a tree divinely fair,
Grew the forbidden food;
Our mother took the poifon there,
And tainted all her blood.

[*]

HYMN CLI. Long Metre.
Prophecy and infpiration.

1 'TWAS by an order from the Lord,
The ancient prophets fpoke his word;
His Spirit did their tongues infpire,
And warm'd their hearts with heavenly fire.
2 The works and wonders which they wrought,
Confirm'd the meffages they brought;
The prophet's pen fucceeds his breath,
To fave the holy words from death.
3 Great God! mine eyes with pleasure look
On the dear volume of thy book;
There my Redeemer's face I fee,
And read his name who dy'd for me.
4 Let the falle raptures of the mind
Be loft, and vanish in the wind;
Here I can fix my hope fecure;
This is thy word, and muft endure.

HYMN CLII.

Common Metre.

Sinai and Sion. Heb. xii. 18, &c.
OT to the terrors of the Lord,
The tempeft, fire and smoke
Not to the thunder of that word
Which God on Sinai poke

NOT

2 But we are come to Sion's hill,
The city of our God,

Where milder words declare his will,
And fpread his love abroad.
8 Behold th' innumerable hoft
Of angels cloth'd in light!
Behold the fpirits of the juft,

Whofe faith is turn'd to fight!
Behold the bleft affembly there,

1

Whose names are writ in heaven;
And God, the judge of all, declares
Their vileft fins forgiven.
The faints on earth, and all the dead,
But one communion make;

All join in Chrift, their living Head,
And of his grace partake.
6 In fuch fociety as this
My weary foul would reft:
The man that dwells where Jefus is,
Muft be forever bleft.

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HYMN CLIII.

Common Metre.

The distemper, folly, and madness of fin.
a venomous disease,
Infects our vital blood;

SIN, like

I

The only balm is fovereign grace,
And the phyfician, God.

2 Our beauty and our ftrength are fled,
And we draw near to death;

Byt Chrift the Lord recals the dead
With his almighty breath.

8 Madnefs by nature reigns within ;
The paffions burn and rage;
Till God's own Son with skill divine
The inward fire affuage.

4 [We lick the duft, we grafp the wind,
And folid good defpife:

Such is the folly of the mind,
Till Jefus makes us wife.]

5

We give our fouls the wounds they feel,
We drink the poisonous gall,
And rufh with fury down to hell;
But Heaven prevents the fall.

6 [The man poffefs'd among the tombs,
Cuts his own flesh, and cries:
He foams and raves, till Jefus comes,
And the foul fpirit flies.]

HYMN CLIV.

Long Metre.

[b]

Self-righteousness infufficient.

WHE

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HERE are the mourners, faith the Lord, "That wait and tremble at my word? "That walk in darkness all the day? "Come, make my name your truft and flay. 2 [No works nor duties of your own "Can for the fmalleft fin atone : "The robes that nature may provide, "Will not your leaft pollution hide. 3 "The fofteft couch that nature knows "Can give the conscience no repose:

[6]

'Look_o_my_righteousness, and live; "Comfort and peace are mine to give.] "Ye fons of pride, that kindle coals "With your own hands, to warm your fouls, "Walk in the light of your own fire, "Enjoy the fparks that ye defire; "This is your portion at my hands; "Hell waits you with her iron bands; "Ye fhall lie down with forrow there, "In death, and darkness, and despair.”

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HYMN CLV. Common Metre. [b] Chrift our Paflover. 6 O, the deftroying angel flies

The pride and flower of Egypt dies
By his vindictive hand.

2 He pafs'd the tents of Jacob o'er,
Nor pour'd the wrath divine!
He faw the blood on every door,
And blefs'd the peaceful fign.
3 Thus the appointed Lamb muft bleed,
To break th' Egyptian ycke:
Thus Ifrael is from bondage freed,
And 'fcapes the angel's ftroke.
4 Lord, if my heart were fprinkled too
With blood fo rich as thine,
Juftice no longer would purfue
This guilty foul of mine.
5 Jefus our Paflover was flain,
And has at once procur'd
Freedom from Satan's heavy chain,
And God's avenging fword.

HYMN CLVI. Common Metre.

[b]

Prefumption and defpair; or, Satan's various tempta

tions.

1

I
HATE the tempter and his charms;

The ferpent takes a thoufand forms
To cheat our fouls to death.

2 He feeds our hopes with airy dreams,
Or kills with flavish fear;

And holds us ftill in wide extremes,
Prefumption, or despair.

3 Now he perfuades, "How eafy 'tis
"To walk the road to heaven ;"
Anon he fwells our fins, and cries,
"They cannot be forgiven."
4 [He bids young finners yet forbear
"To think of God, or death;
"For prayer and devotion are
"But melancholy breath."

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5

He tells the aged, they must die,
"And 'tis too late to pray;
"In vain for mercy now they cry,
"For they have loft their day."]
6 Thus he fupports his cruel throne
By mifchief and deceit,

And drags the fons of Adam down
To darkness and the pit.

7 Almighty God, cut fhort his power; Let him in darkness dwell;

And, that he vex the earth no more,
Confine him down to hell.

HYMN CLVII.

1

1 NOW Satan comes with dreadful roar,

And threatens to destroy;

He worries whom he can't devour
With a malicious joy.

2 Ye fons of God, oppole his rage,
Refift, and he'll be gone;
Thus did our dearest Lord engage,
And vanquish him alone.

8 Now he appears almoft divine,
Like innocence and love;
But the old ferpent lurks within,
When be aflumes the dove.

4 Fly from the falfe deceiver's tongue,
Ye fons of Adam, fly;

Our parents found the fnare too strong,
Nor fhould the children try.

3

Common Metre. [b] The fame.

HYMN CLVIII. Long Metre.

[b]

Few faved; or, the almost chriftian, the hypocrite and

apoftate.

BROAD

ROAD is the road thar leads to death,

And thoufands walk together there;
But wifdom fhews a narrow path
With here and there a traveller,

2 "Deny thy felf, and take thy cross,"
Is the Redeemer's great command;
Nature muft count her gold but drofs,
If fhe would gain this heavenly land.
3 The fearful foul, that tires and faints,
And walks the ways of God no more,
Is but efteem'd almost a faint,

And makes his own deftruction fure. 4 Lord, let not all my hopes be vain; Create my heart entirely new; Which hypocrites could ne'er attain, Which falfe apoftates never knew.

HYMN CLIX. Common Metre. [*] An unconverted fate; or, converting grace. REAT King of glory, and of grace,

How vile is our degenerate race,
And our firft father's name !

2 From Adam flows our tainted blood,
The poifon reigns within,
Makes us averfe to all that's good,
And willing flaves to fin.

3 [Daily we break thy holy laws,
And then reject thy grace;
Engag'd in the old ferpent's cause,
Against our Maker's face.]

4 We live eftrang'd afar from God,
And love the diftance well;
With hafte we run the dangerous road,
That leads to death and hell.

5 And can fuch rebels be reftor'd ? Such natures made divine ?

1

Let finners fee thy glory, Lord,
And feel this power of thine.

6 We raise our Father's name on high,
Who his own Spirit fends

To bring rebellious ftrangers nigh,
And turn his foes to friends.

HYMN CLX. Long Metre. [b]
Cuftom in fin.

LET the wild leopards of the wood
Put off the fpots that nature gives;
Then may the wicked turn to God,
And change their tempers, and their lives.