S O thou whofe bowels move Now fend thy Spirit from above, 7 HEAD" of thy church, unite That we may praise thee with delight CLV. Remarks on the great Love of GOD as displayed to mankind. I G OD's love we may trace, Through Jefus's grace, To Adam and all his degenerate race. 2 The vileft may fee How full and how free This love was display'd" when he pray'd on the tree. 3 Grim death to invade, Atonement he made, And bore all our fins, which upon him were laidy! 4 Though 'twas with much pain Our peace to regain, In triumph o'er death, he the monster hath flain! 5 Amazing what love His bowels doth move! He calls upon alla men falvation to prove. 6 By faith then draw near, And pray without fear; The God of Elijah is waiting to hear. H 3 (s) Ifa. Ixiii. 15. (t) John xiv. 27. (u) Eph. v. 23. (v) I John iv. 9, 10. (y) Ifa. liii. 6. (z) 2 Tim. i. 10.—Heb. ii. 14, 15. 22.-Tit. ii, 11. (b) 2 Kings ii. 14. (w) Luke xxiii. 34. (x) Rom. v. II. (a) Ifa. xlv. 7 He anfwers by fire, The humble defire, And freely bestows what poor finners require 8 We therefore attend; O God now defcend,— 3 That we might obtain God's favour again, This lover of finners for finners was flain". 4 What spirit that fell, Or feraph can tell, The pain he endured to fave us from hell? 5 Lo! ftill at God's throne His blood doth atone, And makes interceffions for finners alone. 6 Aftonishing grace! That God fhould embrace, And give fuch large blessings unto a loft race. 7 Sure, Lord, it is meet To fall at thy feet, This wonder of wonders with joy to repeat! Kin. xviii. 24, 38. (d) Rom. v. 8. (c) (e) A&s ii. 232 (f) Rom. v. 14. (g) Heb. vii. 25. (h) Heb. ii. 9. 8 Our free facrifice Of thanks now fhall rife: With angels we'll echo thy praise through the fkies. CLVII. For freedom from Sin and fitness for Heaven. LORD, fet us free, Who call upon thee, For long we have lived in captivity. 2 Now break off our chains, And purge out the ftains Of fin, and deftroy all its curfed remains.. 3 Could we but believe i We all fhould receive Thy Spirit, to help us obedient to live. 4 We therefore refign Ourselves to be thine, And earnestly strive for the kingdom divine. 5 Come, heavenly DOVE, Transform us in love, And make us all meet for the mansions above. 5 5 1 I CLVIII. For God to fave; with Remarks concerning his Power. L-ARM of the Lord awake! Put on thy ftrength to fave, And raise the dead, for Jefu's fake, H 4 (j) Mar. i. 10. (i) Mar. ix. 23.-xi, 24. (1) Ifa. li. 9.-liii. I. (m) 1 Pet, ii. 24. 6 6 6. (k) John xiv. 2. (n) John xi. 43, 44. 2 Take off the galling yoke° And let the fetters all be broke, 3 By LOVE's fubduing pow'r 4 When waves' like mountains rife, 5 Lo! how they stand aghaft 6 Whilft myriads round thy throne, 7 Alfo at thy dread nod, The wicked' here are flain ! 8 But Jefu's little flock Are in thy fight approv❜d: Their church is built upon a rock, (r) job xxxviii, 1 1.—Pfal. xciii. 3, 4. (f) Prov. xiv. (q) 1 Cor. x. 13. 19.-Phil. ii. 10. (t) Jam. ii. 19. (w) Ifa. xi. 4. Z Throughout this weary land. CLIX. On Thunder and Lightening. LMIGHTY Godd! how great art thou? I Beneath thy rode the wicked bow, And own that thou art God alone. 2 When thunders from on high doth roll 3 Guilt flashes in the finner's face,- 5 Not fo with thofe who feel his love! They know JEHOVAH reigns above,, (8) Ifa. xxxii. 2. (c) 1 Cor. xv. 54, (f) Dan. vi. 24. Ifa, xxix, 6, H 5 (a) 1 Cor. x. 4. (b) Deut. xxxiii. 27. (e) Ifa. xi. 4. 57. (d) Gen. xvii. 1. (g) Exod. ix. 23.-1 Sam. vii. 10.-xii. 17, 18, 19. (h) Rom. ii, 15. (i) Deut. xxxiii. 27. |