5 Lord! I have hated thee too long,
And dared thee to thy face ;
I've done my soul exceeding wrong
In slighting all thy grace.
6 Now I would break my league with death,
And live to thee alone ;
Oh! let thy Spirit s seal of faith
Secure me for thine own.
7 Let all the saints assembled here,
Yea, let all heaven rejoice,
That I begin with this new year
To make the Lord my choice.
24.
Asking the Way to Zion.—Jer. 1, 5.
1 ZION, the city of our God,
How glorious is the place !
The Saviour there has his abode,
And sinners see his face !
2 Firm against every adverse shock
Its mighty bulwarks prove ;
Tis built upon the living Rock,
And wall d around with love.
3 There all the fruits of glory grow,
And joys that never die ;
And streams of grace and knowledge flow,
The soul to satisfy.
4 Come, set your faces Zion-ward,
The sacred road enquire;
And let a /union to the Lord
Be henceforth your desire.
5 The gospel shines to give you light ;
No longer, then, delay;
The Spirit waits to guide you right,
And Jesus is the way.
6 Lord, regard thy people s prayer,
Thy promise now fulhll ;
And young and old by grace prepare
To dwell on Zion s hill.
