Peace, troubled soul, whose plaintive moan Hath taught each scene the notes of
Drooping souls, no long-er mourn, Jesus still is precious,
Calling wanderers near Him; Drooping souls, you need not die, Go to Him, and hear Him! be
2 He has pardon, full and free,
Sorrowing souls to gladden;
Still He cries-"Come unto Me,
Weary, heavy-laden!"
Though your sins, like mountains high,
Rise, and reach to heaven,
Soon as you on Him rely,
All shall be forgiven.
281 Harmony Grove.
3 Precious is the Saviour's name,
All His saints adore Him;
He to save the dying came;-
Prostrate, bow before Him!
Wandering sinners! now return;
Contrite souls! believe Him!
Jesus calls you; cease to mourn;
Worship Him; receive Him.
Thomas Hastings, 1831.
Would you see Jesus? come with prayer And heart re-pentant, to His feet;
The pangs of our expiring Lord The honors of Thy law restored; His sorrows made Thy justice known, And paid for follies not His own. 4 Oh! for His sake, our guilt forgive, And let the mourning sinner live: The Lord will hear us in His name, Nor shall our hope be turned to shame.
HASTE, traveler, haste! the night comes on,
And many a shining hour is gone;
The storm is gathering in the west,
And thou far off from home and rest.
2 The rising tempest sweeps the sky;
The rains descend, the winds are high;
The waters swell, and death and fear
Beset thy path, nor refuge near.
3 Oh, yet a shelter you may gain,
A covert from the wind and rain;
A hiding place, a rest, a home,
A refuge from the wrath to come!
4 Then linger not in all the plain;
Flee for thy life; the mountain gain;
Look not behind; make no delay;
Oh, speed thee, speed thee on thy way!
WHEN God's right arm is bared for war,
And thunders clothe His cloudy car,
We sing the Saviour of our race,
The Lamb our shield and hiding-place.
2 'Tis He, the Lamb, to Him we fly,
While the dread tempest passes by,
To Him, though guilty still we run,
And God still spares us for His Son.
3 While yet we sojourn here below,
Pollutions still our hearts o'erflow;
Fall'n, abject, mean, a sentenced race,
We deeply need a hiding-place.
4 Yet courage-days and years will glide,
And we shall lay these clods aside;
Shall be baptized in Jordan's flood,
And washed in Jesus' cleansing blood.
5 Then pure, immortal, sinless, freed,
We, through the Lamb, shall be decreed,
Shall meet the Father face to face,
And need no more a hiding-place.
2 "They shall find rest, that learn of Me; 4 Admit Him, ere His anger burn;
I'm of a meek and lowly mind;
But passion rage's like the sea,
And pride is restless as the wind.
3 "Bless'd is the man, whose shoulders take
His feet departed ne'er return;
Admit Him, or the hour's at hand,
When, at His door, denied you'll stand.
Joseph Grigg, 1765.
My yoke, and bear it with delight; 287
My yoke is easy to his neck,
My grace shall make the burden light."
4 Jesus! we come at Thy command;
With faith, and hope, and humble zeal;
Resign our spirits, to Thy hand,
To mould and guide us at Thy will.
Isaac Watts, 1709.
BEHOLD! a Stranger's at the door!
He gently knocks,—has knocked before;
Has waited long-is waiting still;
You treat no other friend so ill.
2 But will He prove a friend indeed?
He will the very friend you need;
The Man of Nazareth,-'tis He,
With garments dyed at Calvary.
3 Oh! lovely attitude! He stands
With melting heart, and laden hands:
Oh! matchless kindness!--and He shows
This matchless kindness to His foes.
JESUS, engrave it on my heart
That Thou the one thing needful art;
I could from all things parted be,
But never, never, Lord, from Thee.
2 Needful is Thy most precious blood
To reconcile my soul to God,
Needful is "Thy indulgent care,
Needful Thy all-prevailing prayer.
3 Needful Thy presence, dearest Lord,
True peace and comfort to afford,
Needful Thy promise, to impart
Fresh life and vigor to my heart.
4 Needful art Thou, my Guide, my Stay,
Through all life's dark and weary way;
Nor less in death Thou'lt needful be
To bring my spirit home to Thee.
5 Then needful still, my God, my King,
Thy name eternally I'll sing!
Glory and praise be ever His--
The one thing needful Jesus is!
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