C. M. Christ seeking admission to the heart. Rev. lii. 20.
I SEE, how the Saviour condescends
To visit fallen men;
See, at the sinner's door he stands
And knocks to enter in.
2 Surprizing grace! and shall our hearts
Unopen'd still remain?
Shall we refuse till he departs,
And let him plead in vain?
3 Shall Jesus for admission sue,
His gracious voice unheard?
And shall our hearts, his rightful due,
Remain for ever barr'd?
4 Our sins, alas! with tyrant pow'r,
The dwelling have possess'd;
Legions of traitors close the door
Against the heav'nly guest.
5 Lord, rise in thy all-conquʼring grace!
Thy mighty pow'r display!
Aw'd by the glories of thy face,
Thy foes shall melt away.
6 Enter with all thy glorious train
Of blessings rich and free;
And may our bosoms, cleans'd from sin,
Henceforth thy temples be!
148th. The invitations and promises of celestial wisdom.
Prov. iii. 13-18.
THE Wisdom of the Lord,
Descending from above,
Invites the sons of men
In language full of love:
Her ways are ways of pleasantness,
And all her paths are paths of peace.
Her riches are divine;
Her treasures, always full,
Brighter than rubies shine,
And satisfy the soul:
Her ways are ways of pleasantness,
And all her paths are paths of
3 She is a tree of life,
And fruit celestial yields,
Fruit-sin can never give
In all its blasted fields:
Her ways are ways of pleasantness,
And all her paths are paths of peace.
On Wisdom's pleasant ways
The sun will always shine,
To cheer the soul with peace,
And prospects all divine:
Oh! come, and try her pleasant ways,
And you shall find her paths are peace.
C. M. Invitation to young people. Proverbs viii. 17.
1 YE hearts, with youthful vigour warm,
In smiling crowds draw near;
And turn from ev'ry mortal charm,
The Saviour's voice to hear.
2 He, Lord of all the worlds on high,
Stoops to converse with you:
And lays his radiant glories by,
Your friendship to pursue.
"The soul that longs to see my face
"Is sure my love to gain;
"And those that early seek my grace
"Shall never seek in vain."
4 What object, Lord, our souls should move, If once compar'd with thee!
What beauty should command our love,
Like what in Christ we see!
5 Away, ye false, delusive toys,
Vain tempters of the mind!
'Tis here we fix our lasting choice,
For here true bliss we find.
SECTION FIFTH.-APPLIED BY THE HOLY SPIRIT.
L. M. The Holy Spirit revealing and applying the benefits of redemption. John xvi. 13, 14.
1 ETERNAL Spirit! we confess
And sing the wonders of thy grace:
Thy pow'r conveys our blessings down
From God the Father and the Son.
2 Enlighten'd by thy heav'nly ray,
Our shades and darkness turn to day;
Thine inward teachings make us know
Our danger and our refuge too.
3 Thy gracious influence works within,
And breaks the pow'r of reigning sin,
Doth our imperious lusts subdue,
And forms our wretched hearts anew.
4 The troubled conscience knows thy voice,
Thy cheering words awake our joys;
Thy words allay the stormy wind,
And calm the surges of the mind.
C. M. The preaching of the gospel effectual through divine influence. 1 Corinthians i. 18, 23, 24.
1 CHRIST and his cross is all our theme;
The myst'ries that we speak
Are scandal in the Jew's esteem,
And folly to the Greek.
Her riches are divine;
Her treasures, always full,
Brighter than rubies shine,
And satisfy the soul:
Her ways are ways of pleasantness,
And all her paths are paths of peace.
She is a tree of life,
And fruit celestial yields,
Fruit-sin can never give
In all its blasted fields:
Her ways are ways of pleasantness,
And all her paths are paths of peace.
On Wisdom's pleasant ways
The sun will always shine,
To cheer the soul with peace,
And prospects all divine:
Oh! come, and try her pleasant ways,
And you shall find her paths are peace.
C. M. Invitation to young people. Proverbs viii. 17.
1 YE hearts, with youthful vigour warm,
In smiling crowds draw near;
And turn from ev'ry mortal charm,
The Saviour's voice to hear.
2 He, Lord of all the worlds on high,
Stoops to converse with you:
And lays his radiant glories by,
Your friendship to pursue.
"The soul that longs to see my face
"Is sure my love to gain;
"And those that early seek my grace
"Shall never seek in vain."
4 What object, Lord, our souls should move, If once compar'd with thee!
What beauty should command our love,
Like what in Christ we see!
5 Away, ye false, delusive toys,
Vain tempters of the mind!
"Tis here we fix our lasting choice,
For here true bliss we find.
SECTION FIFTH.-APPLIED BY THE HOLY SPIRIT.
L. M. The Holy Spirit revealing and applying the benefits of redemption. John xvi. 13, 14.
1 ETERNAL Spirit! we confess
And sing the wonders of thy grace:
Thy pow'r conveys our blessings down
From God the Father and the Son.
2 Enlighten'd by thy heav'nly ray,
Our shades and darkness turn to day;
Thine inward teachings make us know
Our danger and our refuge too.
3 Thy gracious influence works within,
And breaks the pow'r of reigning sin,
Doth our imperious lusts subdue,
And forms our wretched hearts anew.
4 The troubled conscience knows thy voice,
Thy cheering words awake our joys;
Thy words allay the stormy wind,
And calm the surges of the mind.
C. M. The preaching of the gospel effectual through divine influence. 1 Corinthians i. 18, 23, 24.
1 CHRIST and his cross is all our theme;
The myst❜ries that we speak
Are scandal in the Jew's esteem,
And folly to the Greek.
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