2 Though fill d with awe, before his throne
Each angel veils his face ;
He claims a people for his own
Amongst our sinful race.
3 Careless, awhile, they live in sin,
Enslaved to Satan s power ;
But they obey the call divine
In his appointed hour.
4 " Come forth," He says, "no more pursue
The paths that lead to death ;
Look up, a bleeding Saviour view ;
Look, and be saved by faith.
5 " My sons and daughters you shall be
Through the atoning blood ;
And you shall claim and find in me
A Father and a God."
6 Lord, speak these words to every heart,
By thine all-powerful voice ;
That we may now from sin depart,
And make thy love our choice.
7 If now we learn to seek thy face
By Christ the living way,
We ll praise thee for this hour of grace,,
Through an eternal day.
22.
The Prayer of Jabez.—1 Chron. iv, 9, 10.
1 JESUS, who bought us with his blood,
And makes our souls his care,
Was known of old as Isr el s God,
And answered Jabez prayer.
2 Jabez, a child of grief! the name
Befits poor sinners well ;
For Jesus bore the cross and shame,
To save our souls from hell.
3 Teach us, Lord, like him to plea
For mercies from above ;
