Samuel Webbe, 1792 323 CONSOLATOR 11 10 11 10 4 54 1. Come, ye dis- con- so-late, wher - e'er ye languish, Come to the 9:254 5554 mer-cy-seat, fer-vent- ly kneel; Here bring your wounded hearts, here tell your 2 Joy of the desolate, Light of the straying, 3 Here see the Bread of life; see waters flowing Thomas Moore, 1816 Alt. V. 3, Thomas Hastings, 1832 Lay down, thou wea - ry one, lay down Thy head up I came to Jesus as I was, Wea- ry and worn and sad, I found in Him a rest-ing-place, And He has made me glad. A-MEN. 2 I heard the voice of Jesus say, I came to Jesus, and I drank Of that life-giving stream; My thirst was quenched, my soul revived, And now I live in Him. 3 I heard the voice of Jesus say, In Him my Star, my Sun; Horatius Bonar, 1846 9:5 O blessed voice of Jesus, Which comes to hearts op- pressed; 9:5 2 "Come unto Me, dear children, And I will give you light:" O loving voice of Jesus, Which comes to cheer the night. 3 "Come unto Me, ye weary, O cheering voice of Jesus, 259 The foe is stern and eager, 4 "And whosoever cometh I will not cast him out:" 326 BERA L. M. John E. Gould 1. Be- hold a Stran-ger at the door! He gen-tly knocks, has knocked be- fore, Has wait-ed long, is wait-ing still; You treat no oth- er friend so ill. bb e 2 O lovely attitude! He stands With melting heart and laden hands; O matchless kindness! and He shows This matchless kindness to His foes. 3 Admit Him, for the human breast Ne'er entertained so kind a guest; No mortal tongue their joys can tell, With whom He condescends to dwell. 327 ILKLEY L. M. A-MEN. 4 Yet know, nor of the terms complain, If Jesus comes, He comes to reign,— To reign, and with no partial sway; Thoughts must be slain that disobey. 5 Sovereign of souls, Thou Prince of Peace, O may Thy gentle reign increase: Throw wide the door, each willing mind; And be His empire all mankind. Joseph Grigg, 1765 John Bacchus Dykes 1. Why will ye waste on tri- fling cares That life which God's com-pas-sion spares? 9:3 While, in the various range of thought, The one thing needful is for - got? A-MEN. b 2 Shall God invite you from above? 3 Not so your eyes will always view Those objects which you now pursue; 260 Not so will heaven and hell appear, When death's decisive hour is near. 4 Almighty God! Thy grace impart; Fix deep conviction on each heart: Nor let us waste on trifling cares That life which Thy compassion spares. Philip Doddridge 328 HORTON 7777 8 Xavier Schnyder 1. Come, said Jesus' sa- cred voice, Come, and make My paths your choice; I will guide you to your home, Wea-ry pil-grim, hith-er come. A-MEN. 2 Thou who, houseless, sole, forlorn, Long hast borne the proud world's scorn, Long hast roamed the barren waste, Weary pilgrim, hither haste. 3 Ye who, tossed on beds of pain, Seek for ease, but seek in vain; 329 COME 777 7 Ye, by fiercer anguish torn, 4 Hither come, for here is found Anna L. Barbauld, 1792 George M. Garrett, 1872 1. Broth - er, hast thou wan-dered far From thy Father's happy home, 9:4 564 bb With thy-self and God at war? Turn thee, broth-er, home-ward come. A-MEN. 2 Hast thou wasted all the powers God for noble uses gave, 3 Squandered life's most golden hours? Turn thee, brother, God can save. Is a mighty famine now In thy heart and in thy soul, Discontent upon thy brow? 批 |