110.
The two Malefactors.—Luke, xxiii, 39-43.
1 Soverein grace has power alone
To subdue a heart of stone;
And the moment grace is felt,
Then the hardest heart will melt.
2 When our Lord was crucified
Two transgressors with him died!
One, with vile blaspheming tongue,
Scoff'd at Jesus as he hung.
3 Thus he spent his wicked breath
In the very jaws of death;
Perish'd, as too many do,
With the Saviour in his view.
4 But the other, touch'd with grace,
Saw the danger of his case,—
Faith received to own the Lord,
Whom the scribes and priests abhorr'd.
5 "Lord," he pray'd, "remember me
When in glory thou shalt be!"
"Soon with me," the Lord replies,
"Thou shalt rest in paradise."
6 This was wondrous grace indeed,
Grace vouchsafed in time of need!
Sinners, trust in Jesus name,
You shall find him still the same.
7 But beware of unbelief,
Think upon the harden'd thief;
If the gospel you disdain,
Christ to you will die in vain.
111.
The Woman of Samaria.—John, iv, 28.
1 Jesus, to what didst thou submit,
To save thy dear-bought flock from hell!
Like a poor trav'ler see him sit
Athirst and weary by the well.
