Book I.] HYMNS. Behold how terribly he dies For his presumptuous fault. 5 But sorer vengeance falls On that rebellious race, Who hate to hear when Jesus calls, And daré resist his grace. HYMN CXIX. [C. M.] The different success of the gospel. t Coe. i. 23, 24. 2 Cor. ii. It. 1 Cor. 6, 7 1 CHRIST and his cross is all our theme: The myst'ries that we speak Are scandal in the.iews esteem, And folly to the Greek. 2 But souls enli'hten'd from above With joy receive the word ; They see what wisdom, pow'r and love, Shines in their dying Lord. 5 The vital savour of his name Restores their fainting breath; But unbelief perverts the same To guilt, despair, and death. 4 Till God diffuse his graces down, Like show'rs of heav 'My rain, In vain ApoBos sows the ground, And Paul may plant in vain. CXIX. CXX1V. . 153 HYMN CXX. [C. M.] Faith of things unseen, Hob. M. 1,3,8,10. 1 FAITH is the brightest evidence Of things beyond our sight, Breaks thro' the clouds of flesh and sense, And dwells in heav'nly light, 2 It sets times past in present view, Brings distant prospects home, Of things a thousand years ago, Or thousand years to come. 3 By faith we know the worlds were made By God's almighty word Abram, to unknown countries led, By faith obcy'd the Lord. 4 He sought a city fair and high, Built by th' eternal hands ; And faith asstrres us, tiro' we <lie, That heav'nly building stands. 'HYMN CXXL [C. M.] Children devoted to God, Gen. xvii. 7, 10. Acts xvi. 14, 13, 33. (For those who practise infant- baptism) i THUS saith the mercy of the Lord, " I'll be a God to thee; Pll bless thy som'rous race, and they Shall be a seed for me." 2 Abra'm believ'd the promis'd grace, And gave his sons to God ; But water seals the blessing now, That once was seal'd with blood. 3 Thus Lydia sanctifÿ d her house, When she receiv'd the word: Thus the believing jailor gave His household to thy lard. 4 'limo hatersaints, eternal 1iin5! Thine ancient truth embrace! To thee their infant offspringbring, And humbly claim the grace. HYMN CXXII. [L. M.) Believers buried reit)r Christ in Baptiste, Rom. vi. 3, See. 1 DO we not know that solemn word, That we are bury'd ,,ith the Lord; Baptiz'd into his death, and then Put off the body of our sin ? 2 Our souls receive diviner breath, Rais'<l from corruption,gailt,and death So from the grave did Christ. arise, And lives to God above the skies. 3 No more let sin or satan reign Over our mortal flesh again ; The various lusts we scrv'<l before Shall have dominion now no more. HYMN CXXI(I. [C. M.] The repenting prodigal, Luke. xv.13, & e. I BEHOLD the wretch whose lust and wine Had wasted his estate, He begs a share among flu' swine, To taste the husks they eat! 2 " I die with hunger here, (he cries,) I starve in foreign lands ; My father's house has large supplies, And bounteous are his hands. 3 " I'll eu, and with a mournful tongue Fall down before his face ; Father, I've done thy justice wrong; Nor can deserve thy grace." 4 He said, and hasten'd to his home, 'ro seek his father's love; The father saw the rebel come, And all his bowels move. 5 He ran, and fell upon his neck, Embrae'd and ktss'd his son ; The rebel's heart a ith sorrow brake, For follies he had done. 6 "Take offhis clothes of shame andsin," (The father gives cornmar.<I) "Dress him in garments e hite andelean With rings adorn his hand. 7 " A day of feasting I ordain, " Let mirth and joy abound : My son was dead and lives again; Was lost, and now is found. ". . IHYMN CXXIV. [L. M.) Me first and second Adam, Iton. v. 12, &c. 1 DEEP in the dust before thy throne, Our guilt and our disgrace we own ; Great God! we own tir' unhappynatne, Whence sprang our nature and our shame. 2 Adam, the sinner: At his fall, Death, like aconq'ror seiz'd us all; A thousand new-born bahesare dead, By fatal union to their head. 3 But whilst our spirits, fill'd with awe, Behold the terrors of thy law,
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