334 The Comforter Has Come! Rev. F. BOTTOME, D. D. WM. J. KIRKPATRICK. D. S.-Ho-ly Ghost from heav'n, The Fa-ther's prom-ise giv'n; O spread the tidings FINE. tongue proclaim the joyful sound: The Comfort - er has come! The Comfort - er has come! The Comfort - er has come! has come! has come! Bear the news to ev'ry land, Climb the steeps and cross the waves, Sing, ye islands of the sea, Echo back, ye ocean caves, Sing it softly thro' the gloom, When the heart for mer cy craves, 337 FANNY J. CROSBY. Rescue the Perishing. COPYRIGHT PROPERTY OF W. H. DOANE. WILLIAM H. DOANE. 1. Rescue the per-ish -ing, Care for the dying, Snatch them in pit - y from 2. Tho' they are slighting Him, Still He is wait-ing, Wait-ing the pen -i - tent 3. Down in the hu-man heart, Crushed by the tempter, Feelings lie buried that 4. Rescue the per-ish -ing, Du - ty demands it; Strength for thy la - bor the 64 4 sin and the grave; Weep o'er the err - ing one, Lift up the fall - en, child to re-ceive; Plead with them ear-nest-ly, Plead with them gen-tly: grace can re-store; Touched by a lov -ing heart, Wakened by kind-ness, Lord will pro-vide; Back to the nar-row way Pa-tient-ly win them; Care for the dying; Jesus is merciful, Jesus will save. 2 b |