290 HYMN 290, 11s and 10s. mp 1 COME, ye disconsolate! where'er ye languish, mf Come to the mercy-seat, fervently kneel: Here bring your wounded hearts, here tell your Earth has no sorrow that heaven cannot heal. 291 JESUS m 1 mp mp HYMN 291, C. M. The Friend of Sinners. thou art the sinner's Friend; Now, in the fullness of thy love, 2 Remember thy pure word of grace,— Remember all thy dying groans, 3 Thou wondrous Advocate with God! While thou art sitting on thy throne, 4 Lord! I am guilty-I am vile, Then, in thine all-abounding grace, ? 5 And, when I close my eyes in death, 292 HYMN 292, S. M. Repentance, in view of Christ's Compassion. 1 DID Christ o'er sinners weep? And shall our cheeks be dry? Let floods of penitential grief 2 The Son of God in tears The angels wondering see; 3 He wept-that we might weep ;- 293 aff 1 Ρ HYMN 293, C. M. The Soul casting itself on Christ. APPROACH, my soul! the mercy-seat, Where Jesus answers prayer; 2 Thy promise is my only plea, Thou callest burdened souls to thee, 3 Bowed down beneath a load of sin, 4 Be thou my shield and hiding-place, 5 Oh! wondrous love, to bleed and die, 294 aff 1 WITH HYMN 294, C. M. TH tears of anguish, I lament, My passion, pride, and discontent, 2 Sure, there was ne'er a heart so base, So faithless to its promises,- 3 How long, dear Saviour! shall I feel When wilt thou bow my stubborn will, mf 4 Break, sovereign grace! Oh! break the charm, And set the captive free: 295 aff 1 > p mf Reveal, great God! thy mighty arm, HYMN 295, C. M. Sin bewailed at the Cross. I! if my soul was formed for woe, 2 'T was for my sins, my dearest Lord 3 Oh! how I hate those sins of mine, That pierced and nailed his sacred flesh 4 Yes, my Redeemer! they shall die; Nor will I spare the guilty things, 5 While, with a melting, broken heart, 296 mp 1 mp HYMN 296, C. M. Mourring at the Sepulchre. E humble souls that seek the Lord! Cast all your fears away; Draw near, and, with delight, behold 2 Thus low the Lord of life was brought;- Thus low in death the Saviour lay, 3 If ye have wept at yonder cross, Stoop down, and view the vanquished grave, 4 Your Saviour lives,-for ever lives!— No powers of hell, nor bars of death, 5 O'er heaven and earth he now presides, Creation's glorious Head. 6 Ye mourning souls! rejoice, while you 297 As Christ arose, so you shall rise HYMN 297, C. M. Returning to Christ. aff 1 How oft, alas! this wretched heart mf Λ mp Has wandered from the Lord! How oft my roving thoughts depart,— 2 Yet sovereign mercy calls-" Return!" My vile ingratitude I mourn; Oh! take the wanderer home. 3 And canst thou, wilt thou, yet forgive, 4 Almighty grace! thy healing power, That can, to life and bliss, restore 5 Thy pard'ning love-so free, so sweet- Oh! keep me at thy sacred feet, CONVERSION. 298 mf 1 Ρ mf Ρ < V& HYMN 298, C. P. M. AWAKED by Sinai's awful sound, One solemn truth increased my pain,- Or sink to endless woe. 2 I heard the law its thunders roll, All creature aid I saw was vain; mf 3 The saints I heard with rapture tell- P Yet still I found this truth remain,- mp 4 But, while I thus in anguish lay, mf 299 The sinner, once by justice slain, HYMN 299, L. M. God, the Portion of the Soul aff 1 FAR from thy fold, O God! my feet Once moved in error's devious maze; Nor found religious duties sweet, Nor sought thy face, nor loved thy ways. 2 With tenderest voice, thou bad'st me flee With cords of sweet eternal love. |