Is there no balm to heal my wound,
No kind physician to be found?
2 Raise to the cross thy tearful eyes;
Behold the Prince of Giory dies!
He dies, extended on the tree,
Thence sheds a sov'reign balm for me.
3 Dear Saviour, at thy feet I lie,
Here to receive a cure, or die:
But grace forbids that painful fear,
Infinite grace, which triumphs here!
4 Thou wilt extract the poison'd dart,
Bind up and heal the wounded heart;
With blooming health my face adorn,
And change the gloomy night to morn.
5 Now give a loose, my soul, to joy,
Hosannas be thy blest employ;
Salvation thy eternal theme,
And swell the song with Jesu's name.
280. L. M. Mr. Robert Seagrave. The Brazen Serpent. John. iii. 14, 15. 'W'When Ysrael's grieving tribes complain'd, WITH fiery serpents greatly pain'd,
A serpent straight the prophet made,
Of melten brass, to view display'd."
2 Around the fainting crowds attend,
To heav'n their mournful sighs ascend!
They hope, they look, while from the pole
A pow'r descends, and makes them whole.
3 But oh, what healing to the heart
Doth our Redeemer's cross impart!
What life, by faith, our souls receive!
What pleasures do his sorrows give!
4 Still may I view the bloody cross,
And other objects count but loss;
Here still be fix'd my feasted eyes,
Viewing with joy the sacrifice.
5 Jesus the Saviour, balmy name!
Thy worth my tongue would now proclaim
By thy atoning blood set free,
My life, my hope, is all from thee.
281. L. M. Mr. Beddome.
Bright and Morning Star, Rev. xxii. 16 1 VE worlds of light, that roll so near Weaving throne of shining bliss,
O tell how mean your glories are,
How faint and few, compared with his.
2 We sing the bright and morning star
(Jesus the spring of light and love),
See how its rays, diffus'd from far,
Conduct us to the realms above.
3 Its cheering beams, spread wide abroad,
Point out the puzzl'd christian's way;
Still as he goes he finds the road
Enlighten'd with a constant ray.
4 Thus when the eastern Magi brought
Their royal gifts, a star appears,
Directs them to the babe they sought,
And guides their steps, and calms their fears.
5 When shall we reach the world of light,
Where this bright star will brightest shine;
Leave far behind these scenes of night,
And view a lustre so divine?
282. L. M. Dr. Stennett.
Sun. Psalm lxxxiv. 11.
Gy glories dart upon my sight! REAT God! amid the darksome night.
While, wrapt in wonder, I behold The silver moon, and stars of gold. 2 But when I see the sun arise,
And pour his glories o'er the skies,
In more stupendous forms I view
Thy greatness and thy goodness too.
3 Thou sun of suns, whose dazzling light
Tries and confounds an angel's sight,
How shall I glance my eyes at thee,
In all thy vast immensity?
4 In ev'ry work thy hands have made,
Thy pow'r and wisdom are display'd
But oh what glories all divine,
In my incarnate Saviour shine!
5 He is my sun, beneath his wings,
My soul securely sits and sings;
And there enjoys, like those above,
The balmy influence of thy love.
6 O may the vital strength and heat
His cheering beams communicate,
Enable me my course to run,
With the same vigour as the sun!
Pearl of great Price. Matt. xiii. 46.
E glitt'ring toys of earth, adieu!
A nobler choice be mine:
A real prize attracts my view;
A treasure all divine.
2 Begone, unworthy of my cares,
Ye specious baits of sense ;-
Inestimable worth appears
The Pearl of Price immense!
Jesus, to multitudes unknown,
O name divinely sweet!
Jesus, in thee, in thee alone,
Wealth, honour, pleasure meet.
4 Should both the Indies, at my call,
Their boasted stores resign;
With joy I would renounce them all,
For leave to call thee mine.
5 Should earth's vain treasures all depart
Of this dear gift possess'd,
I'd clasp it to my joyful heart,
And be for ever bless'd.
284. C. M. Mr. S. Deacon.
A Friend. Prov. xviii. 24. Matt. xi. 19.
! FOR a true and lasting friend!
But where shall he be found?
This is a fruit which seldom grows
On this poor barren ground.
2 Jesus, in thee, our eyes behold
This miracle divine;
When other friendships all grow cold,
There still is warmth in thine.
3 [Thy firm attachment to mankind
Is evermore the same:
Celestial ardour fills thy mind
With an immortal flame.
4 How many times, how many ways,
Have I thy friendship try'd!
Yet all my wants ten thousand days,
Thy friendship has supply'd.]
5 Yea, when I was thine enemy,
And trampled on thy grace;
My Saviour was a friend to me,
And suffer'd in my place.
6 O! may I still thy friendship feel,
And on thy love depend:
And never, never lift my heel
Against my blessed friend.
285. L. M. Dr. Watts.
Various Characters of Christ borrowed from inanimate Things in Scripture.
1GO worship at Immanuel's
See in his face what wonders meet!
Earth is too narrow to express
His worth, his glory, or his grace.
2 [The whole creation can afford
But some faint shadows of my Lord;
Nature, to make his beauties known,
Must niingle colours not her own.]
3 [Is he compar'd with wine or bread?
Dear Lord! or souls would thus be fed:
That flesh, that dying blood of thine,
Is bread of life, is heav'nly wine.]
4 Is he a tree? The world receives
Salvation from his healing leaves:
That righteous branch, that fruitful bough,
Is David's root and offspring too.]
5 [Is he a rose? Not Sharon yields
Such fragrancy in all her fields;
Or if the lily he assume,
The valleys bless the rich perfume.]
6 [Is he a vine? His heav'nly root
Supplies the boughs with life and fruit;
O let a lasting union join
My soul to Christ the living vine !]
286. L. M. Dr. Watts.
Characters of Christ Continued.
1[Is And owns the vital pow'r he gives;
[TS Christ a head? Each member lives,
The saints below and saints above,
Join'd by his spirit and his love.]
2 [Is he a fountain? There I bathe,
And heal the plague of sin and death:
These waters all my soul renew,
And cleanse my spotted garments too.]
3 Is he a fire? He'll purge my dross:
But the true gold sustains no loss:
Like a refiner shall he sit,
And tread the refuse with his feet.]
4 Is he a rock? How firm be proves! The rock of ages never moves;
Yet the sweet streams that from him flow,
Attend us all the desert through.]
5 [Is he a way? He leads to God:
The path is drawn in lines of blood;
There would I walk with hope and zeal,
Till I arrive at Zion's hill.]
6 [Is he a door? I'll enter in :
Behold the pastures large and green!
A paradise divinely fair,
None but the sheep have freedom there.]
Characters of Christ continued.
1[Ts Christ design'd the corner-stone,
For men to build their hopes upon?
I'll make him my foundation too,
Nor fear the plots of hell below.]
2 [Is he a temple? I adore
Th' indwelling majesty and pow'r;
And still to his most holy place,
Whene'er I pray, I'll turn my face.]
3 [Is he a star? He breaks the night,
Piercing the shades with dawning light;
I know his glories from afar,
I know the bright, the inorning star.]
4 Is he a sun? His beams are grace,
His course is joy and righteousness:
Nations rejoice when he appears
To chase their clouds, and dry their tears. 50 let me try those higher skies,
Where storms and darkness never rise!
There he displays his pow'r abroad,
And shines and reigns th' incarnate God.
6 Nor earth, nor seas, nor sun, nor stars,
Nor heav'n, his full resemblance bears;
His beauties we can never trace,
Till we behold him face to face.
288. L. M. Dr. Watts.
The Names and Titles of Christ from several
Scriptures.
1IS from the treasures of his word
I borrow titles for my Lord;
Nor art nor nature can supply
Sufficient forms of majesty.
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