CONTENTS. PART I. Page 17. A COLLECTION OF HYMNS. PART I. CONTAINING INTRODUCTORY HYMNS. 1 SECTION I. Exhorting Sinners. HYMN 1. C. M. FOR a thousand tongues to sing 2 My gracious Master, and my GoD, To spread through all the earth abroad 3 JESUS! the name that charms our fears, 4 He breaks the power of cancell❜d sin, His blood can make the foulest clean, 5 He speaks, and listening to his voice, New life the dead receive; The mournful, broken hearts rejoice; Hear him, ye deaf; his praise, ye dumb, 7 Look unto him, ye nations; own Look, and be sav'd through faith alone, 8 See all your sins on Jesus laid; His soul was once an offering made 9 Awake from guilty nature's sleep, 10 With me, your chief, ye then shall know, 1 HYMN 2. COME L. M. YOME, sinners, to the gospel-feast; Ye need not one be left behind, 2 Sent by my Lord, on you 1 call; Come, all the world; come, sinner, thou, All things in Christ are ready now. 3 Come, all ye souls by sin opprest, Ye restless wanderers after rest; Ye poor, and maim'd, and halt, and blind, In Christ a hearty welcome find. 4. Come, and partake the gospel feast; Ye all may live; for Christ hath died. 7 His love is mighty to compel ; His conquering love consent to feel; Come in, this moment, at his call, HYMN 3. 10's & 11's. ALL that pass by, To Jesus draw near; He utters a cry, Ye sinners, give ear! From hell to retrieve you, He spreads out his hands; [stands. Now, now, to receive you, He graciously 2 If any man thirst, And happy would be, The vilest and worst May come unto me; May drink of my Spirit, Excepted is none, Lay claim to my merit, And take for his own. 3 Whoever receives The life-giving word, In Jesus believes, His God and his Lord, In him a pure river Of life shall arise; Shall, in the believer, Spring up to the skies. 4 My God and my Lord! Thy call I obey; My soul on thy word Of promise I stay; Thy kind invitation I gladly embrace, Athirst for salvation, Salvation by grace. 50 hasten the hour, Send down from above The Spirit of power, Of health, and of love: Of filial fear, Of knowledge and grace: Of wisdom and prayer, Of joy, and of praise: 6 The Spirit of faith, Of faith in thy blood, Which saves us from wrath, And brings us to God: [sin, Removes the huge mountain Of indwelling And opens a fountain That washes us clean. 1 HO! every one that thirsts, draw nigh; ('Tis God invites the fallen race ;) Mercy and free salvation buy ; Buy wine, and milk, and gospel-grace. Nothing ye in exchange shall give, Leave all you have and are behind; Frankly the gift of God receive, Pardon and peace in Jesus find. |