According as 'twas promifed. On earth he fojourn'd, and began To ferve and teach the will of God, Sought to convert poor finful Man, And bruis'd the Devil with his rod. 3. He faid to us forlorn and weak:
From Bondage I will fet you free, "Your Caufe a happy turn fhall take, "I'll wrefile for you earnestly; "For you I'll give my Life and foul; "For you I'll fin and death o'er"throw;
"For you I'll Satan's power controul, "And teach you Me the Life to "know.
4. "Come, all who feel your Mifery, "Come here all ye who grief have "known!
"Surrender up yourselves to me,
You whom I've chofen for my own. "So will I give myself to you, "With meat and drink your Souls fupply,
"Feed as my Sheep, true reft be- stow, "And never from you turn my eye. 5. Now hearken, children! mark and fee
What Jefus is, and does, and fays; And turn from all your Enmity, From all your proud and hurtfulways: Let Jefus lead you fafely home, Let him his Work begin and end, Let him incline your will to come, And he will ever be your Friend. 6. Ah! come Lord Jefus, hear our pray'r,
Thou worthy Son of God moft high! Our hearts and all our fouls prepare, That we may to thy Mercy fly; That we may all believe on thee, And on thy Flesh and Blood may feed,
True members of thy Body be, For ever join'd to thee our Head. [The laft Verfe, in the original Measure.]
Jefu Chrifle Heyden Licht, ec.
Jefu Chrift the Gentiles light,
Who haft a new Star bright Thro' thy power prepar'd, which
And in Heath'nifm was known By wife Men, who thee fought And along with them brought Gold, myrrh, frankincenfe, to give
At Bethl'hem arrived ; Where a little Babe they found thee, A few rags tied round thee, They fell down and honour'd thee With fome Presents precious, That thou them especially Might remember gracious. 2. Appear to all th' elected, Gladden the distressed:
Let rife the bright star of thy Word To all that want it, Lord!
That they may enter in Thy House and shun all Sin, And avoid all that is evil, And renounce the Devil, That they may be ever ready To bear thy Yoke gladly, Body, Soul, wealth, honour give Unto thy difpofal,
And with all their powers cleave To thee, Life eternal !
New King's-Way we now can fay
We have to life eternal:
'Tis God's own Son from th' highest throne,
Life's Light, and Way internal. Jam. ii. 8.
2. Our doings poor were blots before God's Majelty and greatness: But now our crown is God's dear Son,
Hear him! faid th' heav'nly Wit- nefs.
3. He op'd the Path; till his laft breath,
As Man, his Father's pleasure In fanctity fulfilled he,
And that in perfect measure. His Will and mind, Words in their kind,
And Deeds did with the Godhead Agree always; his Father's praise With fervent Pray'r he study'd.
7. O Jefu! help that we may hail thee,
And fhew our Faith in thee effect ally
And feed upon thee constantly. 8. To thy hands we ourselves deliver, Lead us according to thy Will ever, That we may end well, O Saviour ! 9. That we here in thy truth may praise thee,
And alfo there in bright Eternity, Sing forth thy praise inceffantly.
Beweinen wir nach feinem rath.
1.IN tears let us ourselves now
O'er our own Sin, not o'er his Death, For miferable and wretched we Have caus'd him that dire Agony. 2. This Bishop let us look upon, Who can for all our fins attone And lead us to heav'ns kingdom dear: None is nor can be his compeer. 3. Of fuch a Bishop we had need, Who is of Death no more afraid, Of Weakness made th' experiment, Is free from carse, and innocent. • Heb. vii. 26.
4. O Chrift! thy death and agony Abolish our iniquity;
Be with thy Sacrifice and blood Our Reconciler before God.
Hat God eternally be blest Who knowing that we were opprefs'd,
His Son did fend to us with haste : 2. In order, midft this misery, The Works of his Divinity To bring about most happily,
3. To make his Mind unto us known, | 3. Why do'st thou now flight me,
For us amidst his Paffion
To pray, and with our Plea go on; 4. An everlasting Prieft to be, To th' Father's Oath agreeably, In great renown and Majesty.
5. The Sacrifice of Christ alone, Who in unfinful Nature fhone, Can make his Purity our own.
And caft my Grace behind thee? Wherein have I grieved thee, Or done thee an injury?
4. Why dost thou now fhun me? Or with what things have I thee Provok'd, or done harm to thee, That thou wilt not come to me? O God's Flock!
6. While he his Blood shed on the 5. In my great Diftreffes
Í must bear myself my Cross; I bore all in love for thee That in thy Heart I might be. 6. Wherewith did I deferve, That thou fo from me shouldft fwerve?
Why fhall upon thee be loft What my Life and blood did coft? O my Flock!
7. They did crucify me, And torment me cruelly; In my Troubles violent, I did die, with anguish rent. 8. Then, then my bitter Death Thy mifdeeds expunged hath; That thou, by me purify'd, Thro' me might'st be fanctify'd. 9. Othy Ungratefulness! Thy foul's giddy Wantonnefs, Which will not confider this, But 'me utterly despise.
10. O Man! turn unto me, Throw my grace not fo from thee; From thy heart obey me right, Then thy Soul is healed quite.
2. In Weakness, with contempt de- | And all his Acts are known with
His Godhead's pow'r is manifefted; The Devil's might he hath quite foiled,
His kingdom is laid wafte and spoiled. 3. The bodies of the Saints revived, In th' holy city they arrived; Commotions ftrong did feize the
pow'r, And praised Christendom all o'er.
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