2 Woe to the wretch who never felt
The inward pangs of pious grief!
But adds to all his crying guilt
The stubborn sin of unbelief.
3 The law condemns the rebel dead,
Under the wrath of God he lies;
He seals the curse on his own head,
And with a double vengeance diés.

BRO

331. C. M. Dr. Watts.

Few saved; or, the almost Christian. 1 ROAD is the road that leads to death, And thousands walk together there!' But wisdom shows a narrower path, With here and there a traveller. 2 Deny thyself, and take thy cross,' Is the Redeemer's great command! Nature must connt her gold but dross, If she would gain this heavn'ly land. 3 The fearful soul that tires and faints,

And walks the ways of God no more,
Is but esteem'd almost a saint,

And makes his own destruction sure. 4 Lord, let not all my hopes be vaiu; Create my heart entirely new;

True holiness may I attain,
And rise to endless glory too!

m

YOUTH.

332. C. M. Dr. Doddridge.

Regard to Scripture pressed upon Young Persons. Psalm cxix. 9.

1

INDULGENT God, with pitying eye
The sons of men survey,

And see how youthful sinners sport
In a destructive way.

2 Ten thousand dangers lurk around,

To bear them to the tomb;

Each, in an hour, may plunge them down
Where hope can never come.

3 Reduce, O Lord! their wand'ring minds, Amus'd with airy dreams,

That heav'nly wisdom may dispel
Their visionary schemes.

4 With holy caution may they walk,
And be thy word their guide;
Till each the desert safely pass'd,
On Zion's hill abide.

333. C. M. Dr. Doddridge.

Young Persons encouraged to seek and love Christ. Prov. viii. 17.

I

Y

E hearts with youthful vigour warm,
In smiling crowds draw near,

And turn from ev'ry mortal charm,
A Saviour's voice to hear.

2 He, Lord of all the worlds on high,
Stoops to converse with you;
And lays his radiant giories by,
Your friendship to pursue.

3 The soul that longs to see my face,
Is sure my love to gain;

And those that early seek my grace,
Shall never seek in vain.

4 What object, Lord, my soul should move,
If once compar'd with thee?

What beauty should command my love,
Like that in Christ I see?

5 Away, ye faise delusive toys,

Vain tempters, of the mind!
'Tis here I fix my lasting choice,
And here true bliss I find.

334. L. M. Dr. Watts.

A hopeful Youth falling short of Heaven.

1

Mark x. 21.

MUST all the charms of nature then,

So hopeless to salvation prove?
Can hell demand, or heav'n condemn

The man whoni Jesus deigns to love? 2 The man who sought the ways of truth, Paid friends and neighbours all their due! (A modest, sober, lovely youth,)

And thought he wanted nothing now.

3 But mark the change! Thus spake the Lord, "Come part with earth for heav'n to-day," The youth, astonish'd at the word,

In silent sadness went his way.

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.

1 THUS far 'tis well: you read, you pray,

THUS
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.

1

SEE

EE how the little toiling ant
Improves the harvest hours;

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

2 While fife 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!
Today 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.

1

NOW

337. L. M. Dr. Watts.

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

1

338. C. M. Dr. Watts.

Youth and Judgment. Eccles. xi. 9.
O! the young tribes of Adam rise,
And thro' all nature rove,

Fu'fil the wishes of their eyes,
And taste the joys they love.

2 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!

2

1

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

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

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 inirth; but know,
There is a day of judgment too!

3 God from on high beholds your thoughts
Ilis 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.

340. C. M. Dr. Watts.
The Truth of Christianity inwardly
witnessed. 1 John v. 10.

1 WITNESS, ye saints, that Christ is true,

how his name imparts

The life of grace and glory too;
Ye have it in your hearts.

2 The heav'nly building is begun,

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: