2 The Spirit brings the chosen race And while by faith they see his face, 3 In holiness the saints delight, While here on earth they dwell; 4 The Holy Spirit leads them on, 5 He makes them feel the cleansing grace, The new-born sons of God. 17. The Harmony of the Perfections of God. 2 There wisdom shines in fullest blaze, 18. L. M. WATTS. Glory and Grace in the Person of Christ. Now to the Lord a noble song! Awake, my soul; awake, my tongue! And all his boundless love proclaim! 3 The spacious earth and spreading flood, 4 [Eternal Father, who shall look Who but the Son shall take that book, 5 He shall fulfil thy great decrees; Lo! in his hands the sovereign keys Salvation, glory, joy remain For ever on thy head. 7 Thou hast redeem'd our souls with blood, Hast set the prisoners free: B Hast made us kings and priests to God, 8 The worlds of nature and of grace L.M. WATTS. 20. The Deity and Humanity of Christ. ERE the blue heavens were stretch'd abroad, With God he was; the Word was God; 2 By his own power were all things made; Or count the number of thy years?)] How full of truth! how full of grace! When through his eyes the Godhead shone. 6 Bless'd angels leave their high abode, To learn new mysteries here, and tell The loves of our descending God, The glories of Immanuel. L. M. WATTS. 21. A Description of Christ, the Beloved. THE wondering world inquires to know, 2 Yes, my Beloved to my sight, Shows a sweet mixture, red and white: The fairest of ten thousand fairs; A sun amongst ten thousand stars. 4 [His head the finest gold excels; There wisdom in perfection dwells; And glory, like a crown, adorns Those temples once beset with thorns.] 5 [Compassions in his heart are found, Hard by the signals of his wound; His sacred side no more shall bear The cruel scourge, the piercing spear.] 6 [His hands are fairer to behold Than diamonds, set in rings of gold; Those heavenly hands that on the tree Were nail'd, and torn, and bled for me.] 7 [Though once he bow'd his feeble knees, Loaded with sins and agonies, Now, on the throne of his command, Sure the whole world would love him too! 22. L. M. Cant. vi. 1-3, 12. WHEN mourners stand and hear me tell What beauties in my Saviour dwell; Where he is gone they fain would know, That they may seek and love him too. 2 My best Beloved keeps his throne, On hills of light, in worlds unknown; But he descends and shows his face In the young gardens of his grace. 3 [In vineyards, planted by his hand, Where fruitful trees in order stand: He feeds among the spicy beds, Where lilies show their spotless heads.] 4 He has engross'd my warmest love, No earthly charms my soul can move; I have a mansion in his heart, Nor death, nor hell, shall make us part: 5 [He takes my soul, ere I'm aware, And shows me where his glories are; No chariots of Amminadib, The heavenly rapture can describe.] 6 O may my spirit daily rise. On wings of faith above the skies; 23. C. M. Christ very God and Man. A MAN there is, a real Man, With wounds still gaping wide, HART. From which rich streams of blood once ran, In hands, and feet, and side. 2 ['Tis no wild fancy of our brains, No metaphor we speak : The same dear Man in heaven now reigns, That suffer'd for our sake.] 3 This wondrous Man, of whom we tell, Is true Almighty God, He bought our souls from death and hell; 4 That human heart he still retains, 5 Come, then, repenting sinner, come; Owe what thou wilt, the total sum 6 His blood can cleanse the blackest soul, He will present us sound and whole, 24. C. M. WATTS. The Witnessing and Sealing Spirit. Great Comforter! descend and bring |