For children's bread asham'd to cry: My wounds and rags my need proclaim, My wounds bear witness that I'm lame, Thou many at thy door dost feed None else can give my soul relief, How can I cease from sad complaint? How can I be at rest? My mind can never be content To want my noble guest. Drop down, mine eyes, and never tire, Cease not on any terms, Until I have my heart's desire, My Lord within mine arms. My heart, my hand, my spirits fail, When shall I see that glorious sight That Lord of love, that lamp of light, O could I but from sinning cease, Then should my soul be still. But since corruption cleaves to me O give me leave to long for thee, Thy glory should be dear to me, Be thou thyself, though chang'ling I Out of thy way remove the lets, Cleanse this polluted den; Tender my suits, cancel my Sweet Jesus, say, Amen. debts: SECTION VI. The song of heaven desired by saints on earth. A URORA vails her rosy face, When brighter Phœbus takes her place; So glad will grace resign her room To glory in the heav'nly home. Happy the company that's gone From cross to crown, from thrall to throne; Bless'd are the dead, yea, saith the word, And on the other side of death Thus joyful spend their praising breath : "Death is to us a sweet repose; "Faith once stole down a distant kiss, 66 We gladly rest in glory's lap. "Earth was to us a seat of war, "In thrones of triumph now we are "We long'd to see our Jesus dear, "And sought him there, but found him here. "We walk in white without annoy, "In glorious galleries of joy; "And crown'd with everlasting bays, “We rival cherubs in their praise. "No longer we complain of wants, "We see the holy flaming fires, "Glory to God that here we came, "And glory to the glorious Lamb: "Our light, our life, our joy, our all "Is in our arms, and ever shall. Our Lord is ours, and we are his; "Yea, now we see him as he is : And hence we like unto him are, "And full his glorious image share. "No darkness now, no dismal night, "No vapour intercepts the light; "We see for ever face to face "The highest Prince in highest place. "This, this does heav'n enough afford, "We are for ever with the Lord: "We want no more, for all is given; "His presence is the heart of heav'n." While thus I laid my list'ning ear Close to the door of heav'n to hear; And then the sacred page did view, Which told me all I heard was true; Yet shew'd me that the heav'nly song Then said I, “O to mount away, The Believer's Principles concerning Creation and Redemption; or, some of the first principles of the oracles of God. |