194 HYMNS.CV. CVL CVII. CVIII. [Book II. No bolts to drive our guilty souls To fiercer flamesbelow. 4 'Twas mercy fill'd the throne, And wrath stood silent by, , WhenChrist was sentwithpardonsdown, To rebels doom'd to die. 5 Now, sinners, dry your tears, Let hopeless sorrow cease; Bow to the sceptre of his love, And take the offer'd peace. i Lord, we obey thy call ;. We lay an humble claim To the salvationthou hast brought, And love and praise thy name. HYMN CV. (C. M.) Repentance flowing from the patience of God. 1 AND are we wretches yet alive; And do we yet rebel? 'Tis boundless, 'tis amazing love, That bears us up from hell! 2 The burden of our weighty guilt Would sink us down to flames, And threat'ning vengeance rolls above, To crush our feeble frames. a Almighty goodness cries, " Forbear;" And strait the thunder stays: And dare we now provoke his wrath, And 'weary out his grace? 4 Lord, we have long abus'd thy love, Too long indulg'd our sin: Our aching hearts e'en bleed to see What rebels we have been. 5 No more, ye lusts, shall ye command ; Nomore will we obey: Stretch out, O God, thy cenqu'ring hand, And drive thy foes away. HYMN CVI. (C. M.) Repentance at the cross. 1 OH, if my soul were form'd for woe, How would I vent my sighs! Repentance should like rivers flow From both my streaming eyes. 2 'Twas for my sins, my dearest Lord Hung on the cursed tree, And groan'd away a dying life, For thee, my soul, for thee. 3 0, how I hate-these lusts ofmine That crucify'd my 'God ; Those sins that piere'd and nail'd his flesh Fast to the fatal wood! 4 Yes, my Redeemer, they shall die, My heart bath so decreed : Nor will I spare the guilty things That made my Saviour bleed. 5 Whilst-with a- melting broken.heart My murder'd Lord I view, I'll raise revenge against nay sins, And slay the inurd'rers too. HYMN CVII. (C. M.)_ The everlasting absence of God intole- rable. 1 THAT awful day will surely come, ' Th' appointed hour makeshaste, When I must stand before my Judge, And pass the solemn test. 2 Thou lovely chief of all my joys, Thou so'v'reign of my heart, How could I bear to heir thy voice Pronounce the sound, " Depart?" 3 [The thunder of that dismal word, Would so torment my ear, 'Twould tear my soul asunder, Lord, With mosttormenting fear.] 4 [What! to be banish'd for my life, And yet forbid to die ! To linger in eternal pain Yet death for ever fly!) 5 O ! wretched state of deep despair, To see my God remove, And fix my doleful station where I must not taste his love 6 Jesus, I throw my arms around, And hang upon thy breast; Without a gracious smile from thee My spirit cannot rest. s O! tell me that my worthless name Is graven on thy hands ; Shew me some promise in thy book, Where my salvation stands! S [Give me one kind assuring word, To sink my Fears again; And cheerfully my soul shall wait Her threescoreyears and ten.] HYMN CVIII. (C. M.) Access to the throne ofgrace by a Me- diator. I COME, let us lift our joyful eyes Up to the. courts above, And smile to see our Father there Upon a throne of love. 2 Once 'tunas a seat of dreadfulwrath, And shot devouring flame : Our God appear'd consuming fire,; And vengeance was his name. 3 Riehwere the drops of Jesus' blood, That calm'd his frowning face, That sprinkled o'er the burningthrone, And turn'd the wrath to grace, 4 Now we may bow before his feet And venture near the Lord; No fi'ry cherub guards his seat, Nor double - flaming sword. 5 The peaceful gates of heav'nly bliss Are open'd by the Son; High let us raise our notes of praise, And reach th' Almighty Throne. 6 To thee ten thousand thanks we bring, Great Advocate on high ; And glory to th' eternal King That lays his furyby
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