"I delivered thee when bound, And, when bleeding, healed thy wound, Sought thee wandering, set thee right, Turned thy darkness into light. "Can a woman's tender care Cease towards the child she bare? "Mine is an unchanging love, "Thou shalt see my glory soon, Lord, it is my chief complaint Oh! for grace to love thee more! XIX. CONTENTMENT Phil. iv. II FIERCE passions discompose the mind, In vain by reason and by rule Since at his feet my soul has sate, "Art thou a sinner, soul?" he said, "If thou of murmuring wouldst be cured, ""Tis I appoint thy daily lot, And I do all things well; Thou soon shalt leave this wretched spot, And rise with me to dwell. "In life my grace shall strength supply, Proportioned to thy day; At death thou still shalt find me nigh, Thus I, who once my wretched days XX. OLD TESTAMENT GOSPEL Heb. iv. 2 ISRAEL in ancient days Not only had a view But learned the Gospel too; The paschal sacrifice And blood-besprinkled door, And once applied with power, Would teach the need of other blood To reconcile an angry God. The Lamb, the Dove, set forth Should be the soul's defence; For he who can for sin atone "Watch, remember, seek, and strive, Exert thy former pains; Let thy timely care revive, And strengthen what remains; Cleanse thine heart, thy works amend, Former times to mind recall, Lest my sudden stroke descend "Yet I number now in thee When in judgment I appear, They for mine shall be confessed; XXII. PRAYER FOR A BLESSING ON THE YOUNG BESTOW, dear Lord, upon our youth The gift of saving grace; Grace is a plant, where'er it grows, Ye careless ones, oh hear betimes Your youth is stained with many crimes, True, you are young, but there's a stone Or half the crimes which you have done For you the public prayer is made; We pray that you may early prove XXIII. PLEADING FOR AND WITH YOUTH SIN has undone our wretched race; But Jesus has restored, And brought the sinner face to face |