2 Oh, lovely attitude, he stands With melting heart and open hands! Oh, matchless kindness! and he shows This matchless kindness to his foes! 3 But will he prove a friend indeed ? He will-the very friend you need; The friend of sinners-yes, 'tis He, With garments dyed on Calvary. 4 Rise, touched with gratitude divine, Turn out his enemy and thine; Turn out that hateful monster, sin, And let the heavenly stranger in. 5 Admit him, ere his anger burn, Lest he depart, and ne'er return; Admit him, or the hour 's at hand, When at his door denied you 'll stand. Gregg. 205 1 "Return unto the Lord." Isa. lv. 7. And seek a Father's melting heart; 4 Return, O wand'rer, now return, And wipe away the falling tear; 'Tis God who says, "No longer mourn, 'Tis mercy's voice invites thee near. 206 Pardon and Peace offered. 1 VE who in his courts are found, Listening to the joyful sound, Lost and helpless as ye are, L. M. Collyer. 7s. 2 Turn to Christ your longing eyes, 207 The Invitation. Rev. xxii. 17, 20. 1 THE Spirit, in our hearts, 2 3 Is whispering, "Sinner, come;" The bride, the Church of Christ, proclaims Let him that heareth say To all about him, "Come ;" Let him that thirsts for righteousness, Yes, whosoever will, Oh let him freely come, And freely drink the stream of life; "Tis Jesus bids him come. 4 Lo! Jesus, who invites, Declares, "I quickly come :" Lord, even so; we wait thy hour; Jesus, our Saviour, come. 208 The Weary invited. 1 COME, weary souls, with sin distressed, 2 Oppressed with sin, a painful load, Will all the painful load remove. 3 Here mercy's boundless ocean flows, S. M. L. M. Mrs. Steele. 209 1 H The Gospel Invitation. Isa. lv. 1. O! every one that thirsts, draw nigh; "Tis God invites the fallen race; Mercy and free salvation buy, are, behind; Buy wine and milk and gospel grace. 2 Ye nothing in exchange can give; Leave all have and ye Freely the gift of God receive, Pardon and peace in Jesus find. 3 Come to the living waters, come; Sinners, obey your Maker's call; Return, ye weary wanderers, home, And find my grace is free for all. 210 1 The Gospel Message. L.M. J. Wesley. SINNERS, will you scorn the message Every sentence-oh how tender! Every line is full of love. Tender heralds Chase away the falling tears. 4 False professors, groveling worldlings, 211 Take the warnings they afford. 8.7.4. Littleton. Peace to the troubled Soul. L. M. 6 lines. 1 PEACE, troubled soul, whose plaintive moan Has taught each scene the note of wo; Cease thy complaint, suppress thy groan, 212 Life the Day of Salvation. Ec. ix. 4—6, 10. L. M. 1IFE is the time to serve the Lord, The time t' insure the great reward; Their memory and their sense is gone, 5 Then what my thoughts design to do, 1 STOP, poor sinner, stop and think, Will you sport upon the brink Watts. 7.6. Once again we charge you-stop; 2 Say, have you an arm like God, With which he breaks his foes? 4 Though your heart be made of steel, Sinners then in vain will call, (Though they now despise his grace,) "Rocks and mountains, on us fall, And hide us from his face." 214 1 2 DEST Few saved. Luke xiii. 23. ESTRUCTION'S dangerous road While that which leads the soul to God Is known or sought by few. Believers enter in By Christ, the living gate: But those who will not leave their sin, Complain it is too strait. 3 If self must be denied, And sin forsaken quite, They rather choose the way that's wide, Newton. S. M. |