5 And lo! the Son of God is slain' To be this Mediator crown'd; In him, my soul, be cleans'd from stain, CHARACTERS AND REPRESENTATIONS OF CHRIST. 55. C. M. Steele. Jesus the Saviour of Sinners. HE Saviour! O what boundless charms Its influence every fear disarms, And spreads sweet comfort round. 2 Here pardon, life, and joys divine, And doom'd to endless woe. 3 In our first parents' crime we feel, Deep ting'd with all the seeds of ill, 4 Wrapt in the gloom of sad despair, 5 O the rich depths of love divine! 56. C. M. Steele. We love him because he first loved us. JESUS! in thy transporting name What blissful wonders rise! Jesus, the angels' sweetest theme, 2 Didst thou forsake thy radiant throne For man to suffer, bleed and groan? 3 Through the deep horrors of thy pain, 4 Is there a heart that will not bend Descend, O sovereign love, descend, 5 O may our willing powers confess 57. L. M. Fawcett. Christ a Bridegroom and Husband. ESUS, the heavenly lover, gave His life my wretched soul to save; Resolv'd to make his mercy known, He kindly claims me for his own. 2 Rebellious, I against him strove, Till melted and constrain'd by love; With sin and self I freely part, The heavenly bridegroom wins my heart. 3 My guilt and wretchedness he knows, Yet takes and owns me for his spouse; My debts he pays and sets me free, And makes his riches o'er to me. 4 My filthy rags are laid aside, He clothes me as becomes his bride, Himself bestows my wedding-dress, The robe of perfect righteousness. 5 Lost in astonishment I see, Jesus, thy boundless love to me; With angels I thy grace adore, And long to love and praise thee more. 6 Since thou wilt take me for thy bride, Thy name is as ointment poured forth. Cant. i. 3 HOW sweet the name of Jesus sounds In a believer's ear! It soothes his sorrows, heals his wounds, 2 It makes the wounded spirit whole, 3 Dear name! the rock on which I build, My never-failing treasury, fill'd grace. 4 Jesus! my shepherd, husband, friend, 5 Weak is the effort of my heart, 6 Till then I would thy love proclaim 59. C. M. Doddridge. Jesus precious. 1 Peter ii. 7. Jis music to my ear; Fain would I sound it out so loud 2 Yes, thou art precious to my soul, 3 All my capacious powers can wish, 4 Thy grace shall dwell upon my heart, 5 I'll speak the honours of thy name 60. C. M. Relief Hymns. For stores of wisdom let us search 2 Jesus, great oracle of truth, Receive true wisdom from thy mouth, 3 One great event, by thee foretold, 4 Till then let all thy people here, H 61. C. M. Relief Hymns. OW happy is the man who hears And who celestial wisdom makes His early, only choice! 2 For she has treasures greater far And her rewards more precious are 3 In her right hand she holds to view Riches, with splendid honours join'd, 4 She guides the young with innocence 5 According as her labours rise, Her ways are ways of pleasantness, 62. L. M. Dobell's Selection. True Wisdom. Prov. iii. 13, 18. HAPPY the man who finds the grace, The blessing of God's chosen race, The wisdom coming from above, 2 Happy is he who thus can say, "The Lord, the Saviour, died for me;" The gift unspeakable obtains, And heavenly understanding gains. 3 Her ways are ways of pleasantness, 4 He finds, who wisdom apprehends, |