408.

For pardon, holiness, and heaven.

1 SINNERS, of Adam's fallen race,
Sinners by practice too,

In prayer, O God! we seek thy face,
In prayer for mercy sue.

2 No trembling penitent to Thee
E'er turn'd, and was denied:
Accept, O Lord! our only plea;
For us thy Son hath died.

3 For Him, thy gift, thy name we bless: To us, for whom He died,

Through faith impute his righteousness,
And we are justified.

4 Nor rest we here, thou God of love!
May we, for whom He died,
Receive thy Spirit from above,
And thus be sanctified.

5 At length made holy, just, forgiven,
Through Christ who for us died,
May we, exchanging earth for heaven,
With Him be glorified.

4.09.

Warning against slothfulness.

10 ISRAEL! to thy tents repair:
Why thus secure on hostile ground?
Thy Lord commands thee to beware;
For many foes thy camp surround.
2 The trumpet gives a martial strain !
O Israel! gird thee for the fight:
Arise, the combat to maintain :
Arise, and put thy foes to flight.
3 O! sleep not thou as others do;
Awake, be vigilant, be brave;
The coward, and the sluggard too,
Must wear the fetters of the slave.

4 A nobler lot is cast for thee;

A crown awaits thee in the skies:
With such a hope shall Israel flee,
And yield, through weariness, the prize?
5 No: let à careless world repose,

And slumber on through life's short day,
While Israel to the conflict goes,
And bears the glorious prize away..

410.

The vicissitudes of mortal life.

1 A SOLDIER's course, from battles won
To new-commencing strife,
A Pilgrim's restless as the sun :-
Behold the Christian's life!

2 The hosts of Satan pant for spoil-
How can our warfare close?
Lonely we tread a foreign soil-
How can we hope repose!

3 0! let us seek our heavenly home,
Reveal'd in sacred lore;

The land whence pilgrims never roam,
Where soldiers war no more:--

4 Where grief shall never wound, nor death, Beneath the Saviour's reign;

Nor sin with pestilential breath
His holy realm profane :-

5 The land where (suns and moons unknown,
And night's alternate sway,)
Jehovah's ever-burning throne
Upholds unbroken day :-

6 Where they who meet shall never part;
Where grace achieves its plan;

And God, uniting every heart,
Dwells face to face with man.

411.

The blessings of the New Covenant, 1 GOD, in the gospel of his Son, Makes his eternal counsels known : Where love in all its glory shines, And truth is drawn in fairest lines. 2 Here sinners, of a humble frame, May taste his grace, and learn his name; May read, in characters of blood, The wisdom, power, and grace of God. 3 The prisoner here may break his chains The weary rest from all his pains; The captive feel his bondage cease; The mourner find the way of peace. 4 Here faith reveals to mortal eyes A brighter world beyond the skies: Here shines the light which guides our way From earth to realms of endless day. 5 0! grant us grace, Almighty Lord! To read, and mark, thy holy word; Its truths with meekness to receive, And by its holy precepts live.

412.

The Characters of the Redeemer.

1 WHAT various lovely characters, The condescending Saviour bears! All human virtues, all divine,

In Him unite, with splendour shine. 2 The corner-stone on which we build, The balm by which our souls are healed; The morning star, whose cheering ray Dispels the shades, and brings the day. 3 He is our Rock, and our defence,

Nor earth nor hell can force us thence,
Our advocate before the throne,
Who with our prayers presents his own,

4 He is the burden'd sinner's rest,
Our Prophet, and atoning Priest;
To Him as our exalted King,
We homage pay, our offering bring.
5 He is our Captain and our guide,

The friend, the husband of the bride;
The Counsellor, the Prince of Peace,
The Lord our strength and righteousness.
6 The fountain whence our blessings flow,
A lamb, and yet a lion too;

The sun for light and guidance given,
The door which opens into heaven.

7 He is the shepherd of the sheep,
Who does his flock in safety keep;
The Conqueror He, the Judge of men,
The faithful witness, the Amen!

413.

The sufficiency of the Scriptures.

1 FATHER of mercies, in thy word
What endless glory shines!
For ever be thy name adored,
For these celestial lines.

2 Here may the wretched sons of want
Exhaustless riches find;

Riches, above what earth can grant,
And lasting as the mind.

3 Here the Redeemer's welcome voice
Spreads heavenly peace around;
And life and everlasting joys

Attend the blissful sound.

4 O may these heavenly pages be
My ever dear delight;

And still new beauties may I see,
And still increasing light!

5 Divine Instructor, gracious Lord,
Be Thou for ever near!

Teach me to love thy sacred word,
And view my Saviour there.

414.

Sinners invited to Christ.

1 COME, ye sinners, poor and wretched,
This is your accepted hour;
Jesus ready stands to save you,
Full of pity, love and power:
He is able,

He is willing: doubt no more.

2 Come, ye thirsty, come, and welcome!
God's free bounty glorify:
True belief, and true repentance,
Every grace that brings us nigh-
Without money

Come to Jesus Christ, and buy.
3 Let not conscience make you linger,
Nor of fitness fondly dream;
All the fitness He requireth,
Is to feel your need of Him:
This He gives you;

'Tis the Spirit's rising beam. 4 Come, ye weary, heavy laden, Lost and ruin'd by the fall! If you tarry till you're better, You will never come at all: Not the righteousSinners Jesus came to call,

5 Agonizing in the garden,

Lo, your Saviour prostrate lies!
On the bloody tree behold Him,
Here Him cry before he dies,
"It is FINISH'D:"

Sinners, will not this suffice?
6 Lo, the incarnate God ascended,
Pleads the merit of his blood:
Venture on Him, venture wholly,