4 Poor virtues! that he boasted so; This test unable to endure:

Let Christ, and grace, and glory go,
To make his land and money sure.
5 Ah, foolish choice of treasure here!
Ah, fatal love of tempting gold!
Must this base world be bought so dear?
And life and heav'n so cheaply sold?
6 In vain the charms of nature shine,
If this vile passion governs me:
Transform my soul, Ŏ love divine,
And make me part with all for thee!
335. C. M. Dr. Watts.
The Same.

1THUS

1THUS far 'tis well: you read, you pray, You hear God's holy word!

You hearken what your parents say,

And learn to serve the Lord.

2 Your friends are pleas'd to see your ways,
Your practice they approve:
Jesus himself would give you praise,
And look with eyes of love;

3 But if you quit the paths of truth
To follow foolish fires,

And give a loose to giddy youth,
With all its wild desires;

4 If you will let your Saviour go,
To hold vain pleasures fast,
Or hunt for empty joys below,
You'll lose your heav'n at last.
5 The rich young man whom Jesus lov'd
Should teach you to forbear:
His love of earthly pleasures prov'd
A fatal golden snare.

6 See, gracious God, dear Saviour, see
How men reject thy call!

Teach them to part with all for thee,
And love thee more than all.
336. C. M.

Harvest; or, the accepted Time and Day of
Salvation. prov. x. 5.

EE how the little toiling ant
Emproves the harvest hours;

While summer lasts, thro' all her cells
The choicest stores she pours.

2 While life remains, our harvests last;
But youth of life's the prime;
Best is this season for our work,
And this th' accepted time.
3 To-day attend, is Wisdom's voice,
To-morrow, Folly cries:

And still to-morrow 'tis, when Oh!
To-day the sinner dies.

4 When Conscience speaks, its voice regard,
And seize the tender hour;
Humbly implore the promis'd grace
And God will give the power.

337. L. M. Dr. Watts.

Advice to Youth. Eccles. xii. 1, 7. Isa. lxv. 20, in the heat of

1

Remember your Creator, God:

Behold the months come hast'ning on, When you shall say, "My joys are gone. 2 Behold the aged sinner goes,

Laden with guilt and heavy woes,
Down to the regions of the dead,
With endless curses on his head.
3 The dust returns to dust again:
The soul, in agonies of pain,

Ascends to God, not there to dwell,
But hears her doom, and sinks to hell.
4 Eternal King! I fear thy name:
Teach me to know how frail I am;
And when my soul must hence remove,
Give me a mansion in thy love.

338. C. M. Dr. Watts.

Youth and Judgment. Eccles. xi. 9.

1LO! the young tribes of Adam rise,

And thro' all nature rove,

Fulfil the wishes of their eyes,
And taste the joys they love.
They give a loose to wild desires;
But let the sinners know,

The strict account that God requires
Of all the works they do!

3 The judge prepares his throne on high,
The frighted earth and seas
Avoid the fury of his eye,
And flee before his face!

1

How shall I bear that dreadful day,
And stand the fiery test?

I'd give all mortal joys away
To be for ever blest.

YE

339. L. M. Dr. Watts.
The Same.

E sons of Adam, vain and young,
Indulge your eyes, indulge your tongue;
Taste the delights your souls desire,
And give a loose to all your fire.

2 Pursue the pleasures you design,

And cheer your hearts with songs and wine;
Enjoy the day of mirth; but know,
There is a day of judgment too!

3 God from on high beholds your thoughts
His book records your secret faults;
The works of darkness you have done
Must all appear before the sun.

4 The veng'ance to your follies due,

Should strike your hearts with terror through;
How will ye stand before his face,

Or answer for his injur'd grace?
5 Almighty God! turn off their eyes
From these alluring vanities:
And let the thunder of thy word
Awake their souls to fear the Lord.

CHRISTIAN CHARACTER, DUTY, &c.

1

340. C. M. Dr. Watts.

The Truth of Christianity inwardly
witnessed. 1 John v. 10.

WI

WITNESS, ye saints, that Christ is true,
Tell how his name imparts
The life of grace and glory too;
Ye have it in your hearts.

2 The heav'nly building is began,

When we receive the Lord:

His hands shall lay the crowning stone,
And well perform his word.

3 Your souls are form'd by wisdom's rules; Your joys and graces shine:

You need no learning of the schools
To prove your faith divine.

4 Let Heathens scoff, and Jews oppose,
Let Satan's bolts be harl'd:

There's something wrought within you shows
That Jesus saves the world.

341. C. M. Dr. Watts.

A living and a dead Faith, collected from several Scriptures.

1

MISTAKEN souls that dream of heav'n

And make their empty boast

Of inward joys, and sins forgiv'n
While they are slaves to last.
2 Vain are our fancies, airy flights,
If faith be cold and dead,
None but a living pow'r unites
To christ the living head.

3 'Tis faith that changes all the heart:
'Tis faith that works by love;
That hids all sinful joys depart,
And lifts the thoughts above.

4 'Tis faith that conques earth and hell
By a celestial pow'r;

This is the grace that shall prevail
In the decisive hour.

342. S. M. Dr. Watts.

Dead to Sin by the Cross of Christ. Rom.vi. 1.

1

SHA

HALL we go on to sin,
Because thy grace abounds,

Or crucify the Lord again,
And open all his wounds?

2 Forbid it, mighty God!

Nor let it e'er be said,

That we whose sins are crucify'd,
Should raise them from the dead.

3 We would be slaves no more,
Since Christ has made us free,
Has nail'd our tyrants to his cross,
And bought our liberty.

343. L. M. Dr. Watts.

The Pharisee and Publican. Luke xviii. 10, &c.

1 BEHOLD how sinners disagree, The publican and pharisee!

One doth his righteousness proclaim, The other owns his guilt and shame. 2 This man at humble distance stands, And cries for grace with lifted hands; That boldly rises near the throne; And talks of duties he has done." 3 The Lord their diff'rent language knows And diff'rent answers he bestows; The humble soul with grace he crowns, Whilst on the proud his anger frowns. 4 Dear Father, let me never be

Join'd with the boasting pharisee:
I have no merits of my own,
But plead the suff'rings of thy Son.
344. L. M. Dr. Watts.

Holiness and Grace. Titus ii. 10-14.

1 So let our lips and lives express The holy gospel we profess;

So let our works and virtues shine, To prove the doctrine all divine. 2 Thus shall we best proclaim abroad, The honours of our Saviour God, When the salvation reigns within, And grace subdues the power of sin. 3 Our flesh and sense must be denied, Passion and envy, lust and pride: While justice, tenip'rance, truth, and love, Our inward piety approve.

4 Religion bears our spirits up,,

While we expect that blessed hope,
The bright appearance of the Lord,
And faith stands leaning on his word.
345. C. M. Dr. Watts.
Truth and Sincerity.

1LET those who bear the christian name, Their holy vows fulfil;

The saints, the followers of the Lamb
Are men of honour still.

2 True to the solemn oaths they take,
Though to their hurt they swear:
Constant and just to all they speak,
For God and angels hear.

3 Still with their lips their hearts agree;
Nor flattering words devise: