2 Has thy night been long and mourn-3 Thy own God will soon restore thee,

[ful,

He himself appears thy friend;

All thy foes shall flee before thee, Here their boasts and triumphs end.

Great deliv'rance

Zion's King will surely send

19. Spread of the Gospel.

1 Now we hail the happy dawning
Of the Gospel's glorious light,
May it take the wings of morning,
And dispel the shades of night;

Blessed Saviour,

Let our eyes behold the sight.

2 Where, amid the desert dreary,

3 Where the beasts of prey are prowling,

And the murd'rous serpents hiss, There exchange the dismal howling For the pleasing calm of peace, And for ever

May destruction's empire cease.

Plant, nor shrub, nor flowret 4 O, let all the world adore thee- '

liever's

ear; It soothes his sorrows, heals his wounds, And

1 How sweet the name of Jesus 13 Weak is the effort of my heart,

[sounds

In a believer's ear; It soothes his sorrows, heals his wounds,

And drives away his fear,

2 It makes the wounded spirit whole, 4
And calms the troubled breast;
'Tis manna to the hungry soul,

And to the weary-rest.

And cold my warmest thought But when I see thee as thou art, I'll praise thee as I ought.

Till then, I would thy love proclaim
With every fleeting breath:
And may the music of thy name
Refresh my soul in death.

21. The Saviour's Invitation.
1 The Saviour calls-let every ear
Attend the heav'nly sound; [fear,
Ye doubting souls, dismiss your
Hope smiles reviving round.
For every thirsty, longing heart,
Here streams of bounty flow,
And life, and health, and bliss im-
To banish mortal wo. [part,
2 Ye sinners, come, 'tis mercy's voice, 2
The gracious call obey;
Mercy invites to heav'nly joys—

And can you yet delay?
Dear Saviour, draw reluctant

To thee let sinners fly, [hearts;
And take the bliss thy love imparts,
And drink, and never die.

22. Isaiah lv. 1, 2.
1 Let every mortal ear attend,

And every heart rejoice!
The trumpet of the Gospel sounds
With an inviting voice.
Ho! all ye hungry, starving souls
Who feed upon the wind,
And vainly strive, with earthly toys
To fill an empty mind:

2 Eternal Wisdom has prepar'd

A soul-reviving feast;
And bids your longing appetites
The rich provision taste.
Ho! ye who pant for living streams,
And pine away and die; [thirst
Here ye may quench your raging
With springs that never dry.

23. Praisc.

The God of mercy be ador'd,

Who calls our souls from death;
Who saves by his redeeming word,

And new creating breath.
To praise the Father, and the Son,

And Spirit all divine,
The One in Three and Three in One,
Let saints and angels join.

24. Goodness of God.
1 Ye humble souls, approach your God
With songs of sacred praise,
For he is good, immensely good,
And kind are all his ways.
All nature owns his guardian care,
In him we live and move;
But nobler benefits declare
The wonders of his love.
He gave his Son, his only Son,
To ransom rebel worms;
'Tis here he makes his goodness
In its diviner forms. [known,
To this dear refuge, Lord, we come,

"Tis here our hope relies;
A safe defence, a peaceful home,
When storms of trouble rise.

[gard, 3 Thine eye. beholds, with kind reThe souls that trust in thee; Their humble hope thou wilt reWith bliss divinely free. [ward Great God, to thy Almighty love,

What honors shall we raise? Not all the raptur'd songs above, Can render equal praise.

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25. Reconciliation. 1 Dearest of all the names above, My Jesus and my God, Who can resist thy heavenly love;

Or trifle with thy blood? 'Tis by the merits of thy death

The Father smiles again; 'Tis by thine interceding breath The Spirit dwells with men. 2 "Till God in human flesh I see,

My thoughts no comfert find;
The holy, just, and sacred Three

Are terrors to my mind.
But, if Immanuel's face appear,

My hope, my joy begins;
His name forbids my slavish fear,
His grace removes my sins.