4 Return, O wanderer! now return, 274 aff 1 mf Ρ HYMN 274, C. M. The heavenly Guest. AND will the Lord thus condescend, To visit sinful worms? Thus at the door shall mercy stand, 2 Shall Jesus for admittance plead, And this vile heart, for which he bled, 3 'T is sin, alas! with tyrant power, And crowds of traitors bar the door, 4 Lord! rise in thine all-conquering grace, One beam of glory from thy face 5 Ye vile seducers! hence depart; 275 mp Oh! guard the passage to my heart, HYMN 275, 8s, 7s and 4s. SINNERS! will you scorn the message Mercy speaks in every passage; Oh! believe it, Every line is full of love. mf 2 Now, the heralds of salvation Joyful news from heaven proclaim ;Sinners freed from condemnation, Through the all-atoning Lamb! Life receiving Through the all-atoning Lamb. m mf 3 Who hath their report believed? Life immortal, Freely offered by the Lord. f" 40 ye angels! hovering round us,— mp mf 276 m 1 Waiting spirits! speed your way, Tidings bear without delay,— Glad the message will obey. HYMN 276, S. M. The accepted Time. NOW is th' accepted time, Now is the day of grace; 2 Now is th' accepted time, 3 Now is th' accepted time, 4 Lord! draw reluctant souls, 277 f'" And melt them by thy love; 1 HA HYMN 277, 8s and 4s. The Gospel Trumpet. ARK-hark! the gospel trumpet sounds,Through the wide earth, the echo bounds,Pardon and peace by Jesus' blood! Sinners are reconciled to God, By grace divine. mf 2 Come, sinners! hear the joyful news, Nor longer dare the grace refuse; Mercy and justice here combine, f" 3 Ye saints in glory! strike the lyre; 278 m mp Of endless praise. HYMN 278, C. M. The Young exhorted. 1 YE hearts with youthful vigor warm! In smiling crowds draw near; 2 He, Lord of all the worlds on high, 3 The soul, that longs to see his face, And they, who early seek his grace, 4 What object, Lord! my soul should move, 5 Away, ye false delusive toys! 279 mp mf 1 Vain tempters of the mind; CHI HYMN 279, 8s, 7s and 4. HILDREN! hear the melting story 'Tis the Lord of life and glory; And salvation now obtain. 2 Yield no more to sin and folly, mp Jesus loves the pure and holy, And your hearts to him unite. 280 m 1 Seek the Saviour's richest blessing, Will you not his grace receive? CHI HYMN 280, 78. Children invited to Christ. HILDREN! listen to the Lord, 281 Kneel to him in fervent prayer; af 10 PENITENTIAL. HYMN 281, C. M. Contrition. THOU! whose tender mercy hears Whose hand, indulgent, wipes the tears 2 See, low before thy throne of grace, 8 And shall my guilty fears prevail Oh! let not this dear refuge fail, 4 Oh! shine on this benighted heart, mf 282 HYMN 282, 78. Repentance at the Cross of Christ. aff 1 HEARTS of stone! relent, relent, Break, by Jesus' cross subdued; See his body, mangled, rent, Covered with a gore of blood! 2 Yes, thy sins have done the deed, Driven the nails that fixed him there, Crowned with thorns his sacred head, Pierced him with a bloody spear, Made his soul a sacrifice, While for sinful man he dies. 3 Wilt thou let him bleed in vain,- 283 m P AV mp dol 1 And the shameful cross renew? HYMN 283, L. M., 6 Lines. FATHE Pleading in Jesus' Name. ATHER of mercies, God of love! Thy throne of glorious majesty ; 2 I urge no merit of my own, No worth to claim thy gracious smile; No,-when I come before thy throne, Dare to converse with God awhile, Thy name, blest Jesus! is my plea,— Dearest and sweetest name to me. |