'Bookl.] H3"iMNS.CXLII.CXL4'. 157 3 They tuned their eyes away, And treated him with scorn ; Bat 'twas their griefs upon him lay, Their sorrows he has borne. 4 'Tomas for the stubborn Jews, And Gentiles, then unknown, The God of justice pleas'd to bruise His best -beloved Son. s " But I'll prolong his days, And make his kingdom stand ; My pleasure, (saith the Goal of grace) Shall prosper in his hand. . 6 (His joyful soul shall see The purchase of his pain, And by his kdowlodge justify The guilty sons of men.) - 7 (Ten thousand captive slaves; . Releas'd from death and sin, Shall quit the ir prisons and their graves, And own his pow'r divine.) 8 (Heaven shall advance my Son To joys that earth deny'd ; Who saw the follies men had done, And bore their sins, and dy'd. ") HYMN CXLII. [S. M.] The same, Isaiah liii. 6 -12. 1 LIKE sheepwe went astray, And broke the fold of God, .: Each wánd'ring in a diff'rent way, But all the downward road. 2 Now dreadful was the hour . When God our wand'rings laid, And did at once his vengeance pour Upon the shepherd's head ! 3 Now glorious was the grace When Christ sustain'd the stroke ! His life and blood the shepherd pays, A ransom for the flock. 4 His honour and his breath Were taken both away Join'd with the wicked in his death, And made as vile as they. i But God shall raise his head, O'er all the sons of men, And make him see a numerous seed, Tdrecompense his pain. G " I'll give him, ( saith the Lord) A portion with the strong: .Ne shall possess a large reward, And hold his honours long." HYMN - CXLIII. [C., M.] Characters of the children of God. From several scriptures. . SO new -born babes desire the,brcast To' feed, and grow, and thrive; So saints with joy- the gospel taste, And by the gospel live. 2 With inward gust their heart approves All that the word relates ; They love the men their Father loves, And hate the works he hates. 3 [Not all the fiatt'ring baits on earth Can make them slaves to lust; They can't forget their heav'nly birth, Nor grovel in the dust.] 4 [Not all the chains that tyrants use Shall bind their souls to vice ; Faith, like a conqu'ror, can produce A thousand victories.] 5 [Grace, like an uncorrupted seed, Abides and reigns within; Immortal principles fLrbid The sons of God to sin.] 6 [Not by the terrors of a slave ' Do they perform his will, But with the noblest pow'rs they have. His sweet commands fulfil.] 7 They find access at ev'ry hour To God within the veil ; Hence they derive a quick'ning pow'r, And joys that never fail. 8 O happy souls! O glorious state, . Of overflowing grace; To dwell so near their Father's seat, And see his lovely,face. 9 Lord, I address thy heav'nly throne; Call me a child of thine; Send 'down the Spirit of thy Sou To form my heart divine. to There shed thy choicestloves abroad, And make my comforts strong : Then shall I say, "My Father God," With an unwav'ring tongue. HYMN CXLIV. [C. M.] The witnessing and scaling Spirit. Rom. viii. 14, 16. Eph. i. 13, 14: ,1 WHY should the children of a king Go mourning all their days? Great Comforter, descend and bring Some tokens of thy grace. 2 Dost thou not dwell in all the saints, And seethe heirs of beav'n? When wilt thou banishmy complaints. And show my sins forgiv'n ? 3 Assure my conscience of her part In the Redeemer's blood; And bear thy witness with my heart, That 1 am born of God. 4 Thou art the earnest of his love, The pledge of joys to come ; And thy soft wings, celestial Dove, Will safe convey me home. HYMN CXLV. [C. M.] Christ and Aaron, tape,, front Heb. vii. and ix. 1 JESUS, in thee our eyes behold A thousand glories more Then the rich gems and polish'd gold The Son of Aaron.woret I They first their own burnt-off'rings brought To purge themselves from sin ;
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