INVITATIONS AND EXHORTATIONS.
Invitation to fly to Christ.
WEARY souls that wander wide
From the central point of bliss,
Turn to JESUS crucified,
Fly to those dear wounds of His:
Sink into the purple flood:
Rise into the life of GOD.
2 Find in CHRIST the way of peace,
Peace unspeakable, unknown:
By His pain He gives you ease,
Life, by His expiring groan :
Rise, exalted by His fall;
Find in CHRIST your all in all.
3 O believe the record true;
GOD to you His Son hath giv'n!
Ye may now be happy too;
Find on earth the life of heav'n:
Live the life of heav'n above;
All the life of glorious love.
4 This the universal bliss,
Bliss for ev'ry soul design'd;
GOD's original promise this,
GOD'S great gift to all mankind!
Blest in CHRIST this moment be!
Blest to all eternity!
Invitation to the Gospel Feast.
1 COME, sinners, to the Gospel-feast;
Let ev'ry soul be JESU's guest:
Ye need not one be left behind;
For GOD hath bidden all mankind.
2 Sent by my LORD, on you I call;
The invitation is to all:
Come, all the world; come, sinner, thou,
All things in CHRIST are ready now.
3 Come, all ye souls by sin opprest,
Ye restless wand'rers after rest;
Ye poor, and maim'd, and halt, and blind,
In CHRIST a hearty welcome find.
4 My message as from GOD receive;
Ye all may come to CHRIST, and live:
O let His love your hearts constrain,
Nor suffer Him to die in vain!
5 His love is mighty to compel;
His conquering love consent to feel;
Yield to His love's resistless pow'r;
And fight against your GOD no more.
6 See Him set forth before your eyes,
That precious, bleeding sacrifice!
His offer'd benefits embrace,
And freely now be sav'd by grace!
7 This is the time; no more delay ;
This is the acceptable day:
Come in, this moment, at His call,
And live for Him, who died for all.
Invitation to the Marriage Supper.
1 SINNERS, obey the Gospel-word;
Haste to the supper of my LORD;
Be wise to know your gracious day;
All things are ready, come away!
2 Ready the FATHER is to own,
And kiss His late returning son:
Ready your loving SAVIOUR stands,
And spreads for you His bleeding hands.
3 Ready the SPIRIT of His love,
Just now the stony to remove;
T' apply and witness with the blood,
And wash, and seal the sons of God.
4 Ready for you the angels wait,
To triumph in your blest estate:
Tuning their harps, they long to praise
The wonders of redeeming grace.
5 The FATHER, Son, and HOLY GHOST, Are ready with their shining host:
All heav'n is ready to résound,
"The dead's alive! the lost is found!"
6 Come, then, ye sinners, to your LORD,
In CHRIST to paradise restor❜d:
His proffer'd benefits embrace,
The plenitude of Gospel-grace.
Invitation to the Living Waters.
1 HO! ev'ry one that thirsts draw nigh; ('Tis GOD invites the fallen race ;) Mercy and free salvation buy;
Buy wine, and milk, and Gospel-grace.
2 "Come to the living waters, come! Sinners, obey your Maker's call: Return, ye weary wand'rers, home,
And find My grace is free for all.
3 "See from the Rock a fountain rise!
For you in healing streams it rolls;
Money ye need not bring, nor price,
Ye lab'ring, burthen'd, sin-sick souls.
4 "Why seek ye that which is not bread,
Nor can your hungry souls sustain ?
On ashes, husks, and air, ye feed;
You spend your little all in vain.
5 "In search of empty joys below,
Ye toil with unavailing strife:
Whither, ah! whither would ye go?
I have the words of endless life.
6 "I bid you all My goodness prove:
My promises for all are free:
Come, taste the manna of My love,
And let your souls delight in Me.
7 "Your willing ear and heart incline,
My words believingly receive;
Quicken'd, your souls, by faith divine,
An everlasting life shall live."
Invitation to the Blind, Deaf, &c.
10 FOR a thousand tongues to sing
My dear REDEEMER'S praise!
The glories of my GOD and King,
The triumphs of His grace!
2 My gracious Master, and my GOD,
Assist me to proclaim;
To spread through all the earth abroad The honours of Thy Name.
3 JESUS, the Name that charms our fears, That bids our sorrows cease;
"Tis music in the sinner's ears;
"Tis life, and health, and peace.
4 He breaks the pow'r of cancell'd sin,
He sets the pris'ner free;
His blood can make the foulest clean:
His blood avail'd for me.
5 Hear Him, ye deaf: his praise, ye dumb,
Your loosen'd tongues employ:
Ye blind, behold your SAVIOUR come;
And leap, ye lame, for joy.
6 Look unto him, ye nations: own
Your GOD, ye fallen race;
Look, and be sav'd through faith alone, Be justified by grace.
7 See all your sins on JESUS laid;
The LAMB of GOD was slain,
His soul was once an off'ring made
For ev'ry soul of man.
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