Yes, though he may a while forbear,
He ll help them from on high.
8 His nature, truth, and love,
Engage him on their side ;
When they are grieved, his bowels move,
And can they be denied ?
9 Then let us earnest be,
And never faint in prayer ;
He loves our importunity,
And makes our cause his care.
107.
Zaccheus.—Luke, xix, 1-6.
1 ZACCHEUS clirnb d the tree,
And thought himself unknown ;
But how surprised was he
When Jesus call d him down !
The Lord beheld him, though conceaM
And by a word his power reveal d.
2 Wonder and joy at once
Were painted in his face ;
" Does he my name pronounce,
And does he know my case ?
Will Jesus deign with me to dine ?
Lord, I, with all I have, are thine."
3 Thus, where the gospel s preach d,
And sinners come to hear,
The hearts of some are reach d
Before they are aware :
The word directly speaks to them,
And seems to point them out by name.
4 Tis curiosity
Oft brings them in the way,
Only the man to see
And hear what he can say ;
But how the sinner starts to find
The preacher knows his inmost mind !
