515. C. M. Needham. 1 NOW, Lord, the heav'nly seed is sown, Be it thy servant's care, Thy heav'nly blessing to bring down 2 In vain we plant without thine aid, Lord of the harvest, God of grace, 3 Then shall our cheerful hearts and tongues Begin this song divine; Thou, Lord, hast giv'n the rich increase, Christian's Duties and Privileges.... Jude 20, 21. HILE sinners, who presume to bear The Christian's sacred name, 1 WH Throw up the reigns to ev'ry lust, 2 May ye, redeemed heirs of grace, Detest their impious ways; 3. Upon the Spirit's promis'd aid And while he breathes his quick❜ning gale, 517. 8. 7. 4. Allen's Col. 1 SINNERS, will you scorn the message, Ev'ry sentence, Ŏ how tender! Ev'ry line is full of love! 2 Hear the heralds of the gospel, Free forgiveness in his name! 3 Tempted souls, they bring you succour Chase away the falling tears. 4 False professors, grov'ling worldlings, Take the warnings they afford. Offer'd to you by the Lord? 6 O, ye angels, hov'ring round us, Glad the message will obey. 1 518. 148th. Newton. Minister's Complaint....Gal. iv. 19. WHAT It is a bitter sweet A sorrow full of joy : 2 No other post affords a place 4 5 1 The soul's amazing worth, Their utmost efforts move, They pray and strive...their rest departs, If some small hope appear, They still are not content; They watch for the event: Too oft they find their hopes deceiv'd Then how their inmost souls are griev'd! But when their pains succeed, And from the tender blade, PAUSE. On what has now been sown, To make it spring and grow: 519. C. M. Doddridge. AWAKE, my soul, stretch every nerve, A heav'nly prize demands thy zeal, 2 A cloud of witnesses around 3 'Tis God's all-animating voice, 4 Blest Saviour, introduc'd by thee, And crown'd with vict'ry, at thy feet I'll lay my 520. L. M. Dobell. As reason is depraved by Sin, it can never know God aright till renewed by divine Grace. 1 AN reason comprehend a God? CAN Cor learn the need of Jesu's blood? Or can it tell the reason why That thousand infants daily die? 2 If reason then must be our guide, 3 Where reason fails, may I adore God's boundless wisdom more and more; 521. C. M. Cruden. It is finished....John xix. 30. 1 NOW OW, now the arduous work is o'er, Jesus has borne the mighty load; On him our guilt was laid. [2 What boundless wrath did he endure, His people's debts were all transferr'd, 3 "Let now Omnipotence itself 4 "Let heav'n produce its equal scales, 5 "Father, I lie beneath thy stroke; ""Till thou proclaim to choirs on high, 6" I yield not up my final breath, 522. 8s. Swain. Redeeming Love....Zech. xii. 10....John xix. 37. THEN on my beloved I gaze, 1 WH So dazzling his beauties appear; 2 When from my own vileness I turn |