4 Naked, I come for that bright dress, Thy perfect spotless righteousness; That glorious robe so richly dy'd In thine own blood, my shame to hide. 5 Like Bartimeus, now to thee

I come, and pray that I may see: E'en clay is eye-salve in thy hand, If thou the blessing but command. 6 Here, wretched, poor, and blind I came; O let me not return the same; Let me depart, all gracious Lord! Happy, enrich'd, to sight restor'd.

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12. S. M. Dr. Doddridge.

Invitation, Heb. iii. 15.

THE Lord Jehovah calls,
Be ev'ry car inclin'd;

May such a voice awake each heart,

And captivate the mind.

If he in thunder speaks,

Earth trembles at his nod;
But gentle accents here proclaim

The condescending God.

O harden not your hearts,

But hear his voice to-day:

Lest, e'er to-morrow's earliest dawn,
He call your souls away.

Almighty God, pronounce

The word of conquering grace;
So shall the flint dissolve to tears,

And scorners seek thy face.

13. As the 104th. Newton.
The Lord will provide.

1 THO' troubles assail,

And dangers affright,

Tho' friends should all fail,

And foes all unite;

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Yet one thing secures us,
Whatever betide,

The scripture assures us, "The Lord will provide." 2 The birds without barn Or storehouse are fed, From them let us learn To trust for our bread: His saints what is fitting, Shall ne'er be denied So long as 'tis written, "The Lord will provide." 3 We may, like the ships By tempests be tost On perilous deeps, But cannot be lost: Though satan enrages The wind and the tide, The promise engages, "The Lord will provide." 4 His call we obey, Like Abra'm of old, Not knowing our way, But faith makes us bold; For though we are strangers, We have a good guide, And trust in all dangers "The Lord will provide." 5 When satan appears To stop up our path, And fill us with fears, We triumph by faith; He cannot take from us, Though oft he has tried, This heart-cheering promise, "The Lord will provide." 6 He tells us we're weak, Our hope is in vain,

The good that we seek
ne'er shall obtain ;

But when such suggestions Our spirits have plied, This answers all questions, "The Lord will provide." 7 No strength of our own, Or goodness we claim, Yet since we have known The Saviour's great name, In this our strong tower For safety we hide,

The Lord is our power-
The Lord will provide."
When life sinks apace,
And death is in view,
This word of his grace
Shall comfort us through:
No fearing or doubting,
With Christ on our side,
We hope to die shouting,
"The Lord will provide."

14. Sevens. Newton.

Facob's Ladder.

1 If the Lord our leader be,
We may follow without fear;
East or west, by land or sea,
Home with him is every where:
When from Esau Jacob fled,
Though his pillow was a stone,
And the ground his humble bed,
Yet he was not left alone.
2 Kings are often waking kept,
Rack'd with cares on beds of state;
Never king like Jacob slept,
For he lay at heaven's gate:
Lo! he saw a ladder rear'd
Reaching to the heavenly throne;
At the top the Lord appear'd,
Spake and claim'd him for his own.

3 "Fear not, Jacob, thou art mine,
And my presence with thee goes;
On thy heart my love shall shine,
And my arm subdue thy foes:
From my promise comfort take,
For my help in trouble call;
Never will I thee forsake,
'Till I have accomplis'd all."
4 Well does Jacob's ladder suit
To the gospel throne of grace:
We are at the ladder's foot,
Ev'ry hour, in ev'ry place:
By assuming flesh and blood,
Jesus, heaven and earth unites;
We by faith ascend to God;
God to dwell with us delights."
5 They who know the Saviour's name,
Are for all events prepar'd;

What can changes do to them,
Who have such a guide and guard?
Should they traverse earth around,
To the ladder still they come:
Ev'ry spot is holy ground,

God is there-and he's their home.

15. C. M. (R*.) Complete Salvation.

1. SALVATION, through our dying God, Shall surely be complete;

He paid whate'er his people ow'd,
And cancell'd all their debt.

2. He sends his Spirit from above
Our nature to renew;

Displays his power, reveals his love,
Gives life and comfort too.

3 He heals our wounds, subdues our foes, And shews our sins forgiv'n;

* Altered from former-editions,

Conducts us through the wilderness, And brings us safe to heaven. 4 Salvation now shall be my stay; "A sinner sav'd," I'll cry; Then gladly quit this mortal clay, For better worlds on high.

CHRIST.

16. C. M. (R.)

Divinity of Christ.

1 THEE we adore, Eternal Word?
The Father's equal Son;
By heaven's obedient hosrs ador'd,
E'er time its course begun.

2 The first creation has display'd
Thine energy divine;

For not a single thing was made
By other hands than thine.
3 But, ransom'd sinners, with delight,
Sublimer facts survey,

The all-creating Word unites
Himself to dust and clay.

4 See the Redeemer cloth'd in flesh,
And ask the reason "Why?"
The answer fills my soul afresh,-
To suffer, bleed, and die!"

5 Creation's Author now assumes
A creature's humble form;—
A man of grief and woe becomes,
And trod on like a worm.

6 The Lord of glory bears the shame.
To vile transgressors due;

Justice the Prince of Life condemns
To die in anguish too.-