EN thousand talents once I ow'd, That was a wonder-working word
That man no guard or weapons needs,
The church a garden is
The GoD who once to Ifrael fpoke
The grafs, and flow'rs, which clothe the
field,
The LORD, our falvation and light,'
The Spirit breathes upon the word,
The gath'ring clouds, with afpect dark,
The book of nature open lies,
The moon in filver glory fhone,
The moon has but a borrow'd light,
The ice and fnow we lately faw,
The fubtle fpider often weaves
The Saviour calls his people fheep,
The water flood like walls of brass,
The billows fwell, the winds are high,
The Saviour hides his face!
The new-born child of gofpel-grace,
The ORD receives his higheft praise,
The wishes that the fluggard frames,
The faints EMMANUEL'S portion are,
The peace which God alone reveals,
The Father we adore,
The caftle of the human heart
The lion hat on Samfon roar'd, The manna favor'd Ifrael's meat, The meffage first to Smyrna fent, The prophets fons, in time of old, The Saviour! what a noble flame The faints fhould never be dismay'd, The Shunamite, opprefs'd with grief, The figns which GOD to Gibeon gave, 26 The word of Chrift, our Lord,
There is a fountain fill'd with blood
This is the feaft of heav'nly wine,
Tho' Jericho pleasantly stood, Tho' in the outward church below
Tho' cloudy skies, and northern blafts, Tho' troubles affail
Tho' the morn may be ferene,
Tho' fmall the drops of falling rain, Tho' fore befet with guilt and fear, Thus faith the Lord to Ephefus, Thus faith the holy One, and true, Thy manfion is the chriftian's heart, Thy meffage, by the preacher, feal,
Thy promife, Lord, and thy command 367
Time, with an unweary'd hand, Time, by moments, fteals away,
To thee our wants are known,
To those who know the LORD I fpeak, 291 Too many, LORD, abufe thy grace,
Unbelief the foul difmays,
Uncertain how the way to find Unless the LORD had been my stay
W Earied by day with toils and cares, 239
We seek a reft beyond the skies, 370
What a mournful life is mine, What contradictions meet What thousands never knew the road! What think you of CHRIST? is the test What various hind'rances we meet When Adam fell he quickly loft When first to make my heart his own, When firft my foul enlifted When Hannah prefs'd with grief, When JESUS claims the finner's heart, When Joseph his brethren beheld, When Ifrael by divine command When Ifrael's tribes were parch'de with thirft, -
When Ifrael heard the fiery law, When Ifrael was from Egypt freed, When Joshua, by GoD's command, When Peter boafted, foon he fell,
When finners utter boafting words, When the difciples crofs'd the lake When the apoftle wonders wrought, When defcending from the sky, When any turn from Zion's way, When the belov'd difciple took When Peter thro' the tedious night When Mofes wav'd his myftic rod When Paul was parted from his friends When on the cross, my LORD I fee When the fun, with cheerful beams, When a black overfpreading cloud When flumber feals our weary eyes, When darkness long has veil'd my mind, 300 When my pray'rs are a burden and task, When my Saviour my Shepherd is near, When the poor pris'ner thro a grate When the wounded fpirit hears When Hagar found the bottle spent, While with ceafelefs courfe the fun While Joshua led the armed bands While I liv'd without the LORD, Why fhould I fear the darkest hour, With Satan, my accufer near, Winter has a joy for me,
With Ifrael's GOD who can compare? Write to Sardis, faith the LORD,
E faints on earth afcribe with
YE heav'ns high hoft,
Ye fons of earth prepare the plough, Yes! fince GOD himself has faid it,
Accheus climb'd the tree,
Zeal is that pure and heav'nly flame, 347 Zion! the city of our God,
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