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515. C. M. Needham.
After Sermon....Matt. xiii. 3-23.

1 NOW, Lord, the heav'nly seed is sown, Be it thy servant's care,

Thy heav'nly blessing to bring down
By humble, fervent pray'r.

2 In vain we plant without thine aid,
And water too in vain:

Lord of the harvest, God of grace,
Send down thy heav'nly rain.

3 Then shall our cheerful hearts and tongues Begin this song divine;

Thou, Lord, hast giv'n the rich increase,
And be the glory thine.

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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,
And glory in their shame;

2 May ye, redeemed heirs of grace,

Detest their impious ways;
And on the basis of your faith,
An heav'nly temple raise:

3. Upon the Spirit's promis'd aid
Depend from day to day;

And while he breathes his quick❜ning gale,
Adore, and praise, and pray.

517. 8. 7. 4. Allen's Col.
After Sermon.

1 SINNERS, will you scorn the message,
Sent in mercy from above?

Ev'ry sentence, Ŏ how tender!

Ev'ry line is full of love!

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2 Hear the heralds of the gospel,
News from Zion's King proclaim,
To each rebel-sinner-"Pardon,
"Free forgiveness in his name:"
How important!

Free forgiveness in his name!

3 Tempted souls, they bring you succour
Fearful hearts, they quell your fears,
And with news of consolation,
Chase away the falling tears:
Tender heralds,

Chase away the falling tears.

4 False professors, grov'ling worldlings,
Callous hearers of the word!
While the messengers address you,
Take the warnings they afford;
We entreat you,

Take the warnings they afford.
5 Who hath our report believ'd?
Who receiv'd the joyful word?
Who embrac'd the news of pardon,
Offer'd to you by the Lord?
Can you slight it,

Offer'd to you by the Lord?

6 O, ye angels, hov'ring round us,
Waiting spirits, speed your way,
Hasten to the court of heaven,
Tidings bear without delay:
Rebel sinners

Glad the message will obey.

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518. 148th. Newton.

Minister's Complaint....Gal. iv. 19.
WHAT contradictions meet,
In ministers' employ !

WHAT

It is a bitter sweet

A sorrow full of joy :

2

No other post affords a place
For equal honor or disgrace!
Who can describe the pain
Which faithful preachers feel,
Constrain❜d to preach in vain,
To hearts as hard as steel?
Or who can tell the pleasures felt,
When stubborn hearts begin to melt?
3 The Saviour's dying love,

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The soul's amazing worth,

Their utmost efforts move,
And draw their bowels forth:

They pray and strive...their rest departs,
'Till Christ be form'd in sinners' hearts,

If some small hope appear,

They still are not content;
But with a jealous fear,

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,
The rip'ning ears proceed,
Their toils are overpaid:
No harvest-joy can equal theirs,
To find the fruit of all their cares,

PAUSE.

On what has now been sown,
Thy blessing, Lord, bestow;
The pow'r is thine alone,

To make it spring and grow:
Do thou the gracious harvest raise,
And thou alone shalt have the praise.

519. C. M. Doddridge.
Race...1 Cor. ix. 24.

AWAKE, my soul, stretch every nerve,
And press with vigor on;

A heav'nly prize demands thy zeal,
And an immortal crown.

2 A cloud of witnesses around
Hold thee in full survey;
Forget the steps already trod,
And onward urge thy way.

3 'Tis God's all-animating voice,
Which calls thee from on high:
'Tis his own hand presents the prize
To thine aspiring eye.

4 Blest Saviour, introduc'd by thee,
Have I my race begun :

And crown'd with vict'ry, at thy feet
honors down.

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,
Can it unfold the ebbing tide?
Or tell us how the plants produce,
From the same earth their various juice?

3 Where reason fails, may I adore

God's boundless wisdom more and more;
Since nature round his pow'r reveals,
And God in Christ my pardon seals.

521. C. M. Cruden.

It is finished....John xix. 30.

1 NOW

OW, now the arduous work is o'er,
Redemption's price is paid:

Jesus has borne the mighty load;

On him our guilt was laid.

[2 What boundless wrath did he endure,
When for imputed sin,

His people's debts were all transferr'd,
And centred all in him.]

3 "Let now Omnipotence itself
"Say, if ought more is due;
"And I, the direful conflict past,
"Will yet for them renew.

4 "Let heav'n produce its equal scales,
"To weigh my people's wrong,
"And if my payment yet prove short,
"My dying pangs prolong.

5 "Father, I lie beneath thy stroke;
“The blow I will not shun,

""Till thou proclaim to choirs on high,
Redemption's work is done.

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6" I yield not up my final breath,
"Nor bow my sinking head,
""Till to the bright, angelic hosts,
"The cancell'd bond be spread.
7 "That mixture of almighty wrath,
"My lips did patient drain;
"Tis finish'd," nor of its sad dregs,
"Does one small drop remain.
8"Father, the awful deed discharge,
"And nail it to the tree;
"That to the closing hour of time,
"The ransom'd may go free."

522. 8s. Swain.

Redeeming Love....Zech. xii. 10....John xix. 37. THEN on my beloved I gaze,

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So dazzling his beauties appear;
His charms so transcendently blaze,
The sight is too melting to bear!

2 When from my own vileness I turn
To Jesus, expos'd on the tree,

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