89.
The Thaw.
1 THE ice and snow we lately saw,
Which cover d all the ground,
Are melted soon before the thaw,
And can no more be found.
2 Could all the art of man suffice
To move away the snow,
To clear the rivers from the ice,
Or make the waters flow ?
3 No, tis the work of God alone ;
An emblem of the power
By which he melts the heart of stone
In his appointed hour.
4 All outward means, till he appears,
Will ineffectual prove ;
Though much the sinner sees and hears,
He cannot learn to love.
5 But let the stoutest sinner feel
The soft ning warmth of grace,
Though hard as ice or rocks or steel,
His heart dissolves apace.
6 Seeing the blood which Jesus spilt
To save his soul from woe,
His hatred, unbelief, and guilt,
All melt away like snow.
7 Jesus, we in thy name entreat,
Reveal thy gracious arm ;
And grant thy Spirit s kindly heat,
Our frozen hearts to warm.
90.
The Loadstone.
1 As needles point towards the pole
When touch d by the magnetic stone ;
So faith in Jesus gives the soul
A tendency before unknown.
