2

Poor trembling sinner, come,
And knock at mercy's door;
Though ruin'd and undone,
The Lord relieves the poor;

He knows and loves the beggar's knock,
Nor will he send them empty back.

3 He came to save the lost,
Nor will he change his mind;
The souls that in him trust
He will not leave behind;

2

3

With him they shall for ever reign,
And glorify the Lamb once slain.

630.

148th.

"My soul, wait thou only upon God."-Ps. lxii. 5.

WHAT foolish worms are we!

How prone to start aside,

And in our troubles flee
From Jesus' wounded side;

To wait on self, or something base,
Instead of trusting sovereign grace.

O that our souls could wait
At all times on the Lord;
And watch at wisdom's gate,
Whose mercy will afford

A constant flow of every good,

To souls that trust alone in God.

The Lord is rich indeed,
And richly will supply
The waiting sinner's need,
With blessings from on high:

4

My expectation is from God;

Then wait, my soul, upon the Lord.

If darkness him surround,

His mercy's still the same;
He never will confound
The soul that waits on him;
He is my All; of him I'll boast;
On him I'll wait, and in him trust.

631.

"The Lord be with you all."-2 Thess. iii. 16.

C. M.

THE Lord himself be with you all,
To teach you his own will;
And guide you safe from every thrall,
To Zion's heavenly hill.

2 Be with you to unfold his grace,
And prove his truth divine;
Unveil the glories of his face,
And make his counsels shine.

3 Whatever be your state or case,
The Lord himself be near;
Support, protect, defend, embrace,
And make your passage clear.

4 Thus may you prove his promise true, And glorify his name;

And every day your songs renew,
While life and breath remain.

5 The Lord be with you to the end,
And land you safe above;

A long eternity to spend,
In singing, "God is love!"

2

Poor trembling sinner, come,
And knock at mercy's door;
Though ruin'd and undone,
The Lord relieves the poor;

He knows and loves the beggar's knock, Nor will he send them empty back. 3 He came to save the lost,

2

3

Nor will he change his mind;
The souls that in him trust
He will not leave behind;
With him they shall for ever reign,
And glorify the Lamb once slain.

630.

148th.

"My soul, wait thou only upon God."-Ps. lxii. 5.

WHAT foolish worms are we!

How prone to start aside,

And in our troubles flee

From Jesus' wounded side;

To wait on self, or something base,
Instead of trusting sovereign grace.

O that our souls could wait
At all times on the Lord;
And watch at wisdom's gate,
Whose mercy will afford

A constant flow of every good,
To souls that trust alone in God.

The Lord is rich indeed,

And richly will supply
The waiting sinner's need,
With blessings from on high:

4

My expectation is from God;

Then wait, my soul, upon the Lord.

If darkness him surround,

His mercy's still the same;
He never will confound
The soul that waits on him;
He is my All; of him I'll boast;

On him I'll wait, and in him trust.

631.

"The Lord be with you all."-2 Thess. iii. 16.

THE Lord himself be with you all,
To teach you his own will;

C. M.

And guide you safe from every thrall,
To Zion's heavenly hill.

2 Be with you to unfold his grace,
And prove his truth divine;
Unveil the glories of his face,
And make his counsels shine.

3 Whatever be your state or case,
The Lord himself be near;
Support, protect, defend, embrace,
And make your passage clear.

4 Thus may you prove his promise true, And glorify his name;

And every day your songs renew,
While life and breath remain.

5 The Lord be with you to the end,
And land you safe above;

A long eternity to spend,
In singing, "God is love!"

3

4

And oft a Father's rod

Fills them with deep distress;
Yet in the Lord they firm abide,
United to him as his bride.

[What if their lust rebel,
And threaten to devour;

To plunge their souls to hell,
In some unguarded hour;
Their standing fast is in the Lord,
And they his faithfulness record.]
The Lord will guard them well,
Nor shall they ever be

A prey to death and hell,

For Christ has made them free:

He bought them with his own heart's blood, And he will bring them home to God.

635.

The Church the Body of Christ.-1 Cor. xii. 27.

8s.

THE body, the church, ever stood,
In Christ their mysterious Head;
To save them, he shed his own blood,
And they from his fulness are fed:
A body united indeed;

Cemented together by love;

And richly supplied from its Head,
With blessings from heaven above.
2 [Each joint is the care of the Lord,
And he will preserve it from hell;
His aid and his influence afford,
And so supply each member well.