5 But, what surprise when he spoke,
While tenderness beam d in his face !
My heart then to pieces was broke,
O erwhelm d and confounded by grace :
" Poor sinner, I know thee full well,
By thee I was sold and was slain ;
But I died to redeem thee from hell,
And raise thee in glory to reign.
6 " I am Jesus, whom thou hast blasphemed,
And crucified often afresh ;
But let me henceforth be esteemed
Thy brother, thy bone, and thy flesh :
My pardon I freely bestow,
Thy wants I will fully supply ;
I ll guide thee and guard thee below,
And soon will remove thee on high.
7 " Go, publish to sinners around,
That they may be willing to come,
The mercy which now you have found,
And tell them that yet there is room."
O sinners, the message obey !
No more vain excuses pretend ;
But come without further delay,
To Jesus, our brother and friend.
13.
The Bitter Waters Exod. xv, 23 25.
1 BITTER indeed the waters are
Which in this desert flow ;
Though to the eye they promise fair,
They taste of sin and woe.
2 Of pleasing draughts I once could dream ;
But now, awake, I find
That sin has poison d every stream,
And left a curse behind.
3 But there s a wonder-working wood,
I ve heard believers say,
Can make these bitter waters good,
And take the curse away.
