He comes, the broken heart to bind,
The bleeding soul to cure,
And with the treasures of his grace
T'enrich the humble poor.
Our glad hosannas, Prince of Peace,
Thy welcome shall proclaim,
And heaven's eternal arches ring
With thy belovéd name.
ESUS! the very thought is sweet;
In that dear name all heart-joys meet;
But sweeter than the honey far
The glimpses of his presence are.
No word is sung more sweet than this;
No name is heard more full of bliss;
No thought brings sweeter comfort nigh,
Than Jesus, Son of God, most high.
Jesus, the hope of souls forlorn!
How good to them for fin that mourn;
To them that seek Thee, O how kind!
But what art Thou to them that find?
No tongue of mortal can express,
No letters write its bleffedness ;
Alone, who hath Thee in his heart
Knows, love of Jesus, what Thou art.
O Jesus, King of wondrous might;
O victor, glorious from the fight;
Sweetness that may not be expreffed,
And altogether loveliest!
LOOK to Thee in every need,
And never look in vain ;
I feel Thy strong and tender love,
And all is well again:
The thought of Thee is mightier far
Than fin and pain and sorrow are.
Discouraged in the work of life,
Disheartened by its load,
Shamed by its failures or its fears,
I fink befide the road;
But let me only think of Thee,
And then new heart springs up in me.
Thy calmness bends serene above,
My restleffness to still;
Around me flows Thy quickening life,
To nerve my faltering will;
Thy presence fills my solitude;
Thy providence turns all to good,
Embosomed deep in Thy dear love,
Held in Thy law, I ftand;
Thy hand in all things I behold,
And all things in Thy hand;
Thou leadeft me by unsought ways,
And turn'ft my mourning into praise.
"CLING TO THE MIGHTY ONE."
LING to the Mighty One,
Cling in thy grief;
Cling to the Holy One,
He gives relief;
Cling to the Gracious One,
Cling in thy pain,
Cling to the Faithful One,
He will suftain.
Cling to the Living One,
Cling in thy woe,
Ps. lxxxix. 19.
Heb. xii. II.
Heb. i. 22.
Ps. cxvi. 9.
Ps. cxvi. 5.
Ps. lv. 4.
I Thess. v. 24.
Ps. xxviii. 8.
Heb. vii. 25.
Ps. lxxxvi. 7.
Cling to the Living One
Through all below;
Cling to the Pardoning One,
He speaketh peace;
Cling to the Healing One,
Anguish shall cease.
Cling to the Bleeding One,
Cling to his side;
Cling to the Risen One,
In Him abide ;
Cling to the Coming One,
Hope fhall arise;
Cling to the Reigning One,
Joy lights thine eyes.
I John iv. 16.
Rom. viii. 38, 39.
Is. iv. 7.
John xiv. 27.
Exod. xv. 26.
Ps. cxviii. 3.
I John i. 7.
John xx. 27.
Rom. vi. 9.
John xv. 4.
Rev. xxii. 20.
Titus ii. 13.
Ps. xcvii. I.
Ps. xvi. II.
"A refuge from the storm, a shadow from the heat, &c."
ESUS! lover of my soul,
Let me to thy bosom fly,
While the nearer waters roll,
While the tempeft ftill is nigh!
Hide me, O my Saviour! hide,
Till the ftorm of life is paft;
Safe into the haven guide;
O, receive my soul at last!
Other refuge have I none;
Hangs my helpless soul on Thee!
Leave, ah! leave me not alone,
Still support and comfort me!
All my trust on Thee is ftayed;
All my help from Thee I bring;
Cover my defenceless head
With the fhadow of thy wing!
Wilt Thou not regard my call ?
Wilt Thou not accept my prayer?
Lo! I fink, I faint, I fall!
Lo! on Thee I caft my care !
Reach me out thy gracious hand!
While I of thy ftrength receive,
Hoping against hope I ftand,
Dying, and behold I live!
Thou, O Chrift, art all I want;
More than all in Thee I find;
Raise the fallen, cheer the faint,
Heal the fick, and lead the blind!
Just and holy is thy name,
I am all unrighteousness;
False and full of fin I am,
Thou art full of truth and grace.
Plenteous grace with Thee is found, —
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