Can his off'ring be in vain? No; a cov'nant-keeping God, Says that he shall see his seed"All the purchase of his blood: Lord with sin and self we part; Saviour take each broken heart. EXERCISES OF BELIEVERS. XXVI. P. M. WESLEY'S COLLEC, the last 1 2 3 4 verse original. Rapture. HOW happy are they Who the Saviour obey, And whose treasures are laid up above;' The sweet comfort and peace Of a soul in its earliest love. That sweet comfort was mine, I first found in the blood of the Lamb What a joy I receiv'd, What a heaven in Jesus's name! "Twas a heaven below, My Redeemer to know, And the angels could do nothing more Than to fall at his feet, And the story repeat, And the Saviour of sinners adore. Jesus all the day long Was my joy and my song, Oh! that more his salvation might see; 5 6 7 Thou hast lov'd me I cried, Thou hast suffer'd and died To redeem such a rebel to thee. On the wings of his love, I was carried above, All my sin and temptation and pain; That I ever should grieve. That I ever should suffer again. Then I rode on the sky, Nor e'en envied Elijah his seat; In a chariot of fire, And the world it was under my feet. O th' rapturous height, Of that holy delight, Which I felt in the life-giving blood! I was perfectly bless'd, PAUSE. 8 Now my remnant of days, Would I spend in his praise, 9 Who hath died my poor soul to redeem ; Whether many or few, All my years are his due: May they all be devoted to him. What a mercy is this! What a heaven of bliss! How unspeakably happy am I ! Gather'd into the fold, With believers enroll'd, With believers to live and to die 10 Lo! the day's drawing nigh, 1 Laid the scheme of redemption for man. XXVII. 7s. J. LELAND. How do you do? RETHREN, I am come again, 6 Weak and wounded, sick and lame, Worse and worse myself I see, XXVIII. 8, 7, 4 P Hope of a revival. COME, dear brethren in the Saviour, Though we're few, let's not despair; Jesus able is to favour; Fly to him with ev'ry care: Meet for pray'r, he's in the midst; Soon he'll make our sorrows cease. 3 By him stars and spheres were framed, To bestow what we have crav'd. 4 Well, my friends, as Christ is able, He shall give us all a place. 6 Now let's sweetly join in concert, God who made us, Christ who sav'd us, By the ransom'd, &c. XXIX. 8, 6, 4, 4, 6. MS. Altered..... HAPPY souls, how fast you go, And leave me here behind: Don't stop for me, For now I see The Lord is just and kind. 2 Go on, go on, my soul says go, And I'll come after you: Though I'm behind, Yet I can find, And sing hosannas too. 3 May you have strength, that you may run, And keep your footsteps right; Though fast you go, And f so slow, You are not out of sight. 4 When you arrive in worlds above, And all their glories see; When you get home Your journey's done; Then look ye out for me. Through Christ my strength, Be one among you there. G g |