The Lamb, the Dove, fet forth His perfect innocence,* Whofe blood of matchlefs worth Should be the foul's defence; For he who can for fin atone, Must have no failings of his own.

The scape-goat on his head-
The people's trespass bore,'
And to the defert led,

Was to be feen no more:

In him our Surety seem'd to say,
Behold, I bear your fins away."

Dipt in his fellow's blood,

+

The living bird went free; ‡
The type, well understood,

Expreff'd the finner's plea ;
Described a guilty foul enlarged,
And by a Saviour's death discharged.

Jefus, I love to trace,

Throughout the facred page,

The footsteps of thy grace,

The fame in every age!

O grant that I

may faithful be

To clearer light vouchfafed to me!

*Lev. xii. 6.

+ Lev. xvi. 21.

Lev. xiv. 51-53.

21. SARDIS. Rev. iii. 1-6.

RITE to Sardis," faith the Lord,
"And write what he declares,
He whofe Spirit, and whose word,
Upholds the seven stars :

All thy works and ways I fearch,

Find thy zeal and love decay'd; Thou art call'd a living church, But thou art cold and dead.

"Watch, remember, feek, and strive,
Exert thy former pains;
Let thy timely care revive,

And ftrengthen what remains :
Cleanse thine heart, thy works amend,
Former times to mind recall,

Left my fudden stroke defcend,

And fmite thee once for all.

"Yet I number now in thee
A few that are upright;
These my Father's face fhall fee,

And walk with me in white.
When in judgement I appear,
They for mine fhall be confeft;
Let my faithful fervants hear,
And woe be to the reft."

22. PRAYER FOR A BLESSING.

ESTOW, dear Lord, upon our youth
The gift of faving grace;

And let the feed of facred truth

Fall in a fruitful place.

Grace is a plant, where'er it grows,

Of pure

and heavenly root;
But fairest in the youngest shows,
And yields the sweetest fruit.

Ye careless ones, O hear betimes
The voice of fovereign love!
Your youth is ftain'd with many crimes,
But mercy reigns above.

True, you are young, but there's a stone
Within the youngest breast;

Or half the crimes which you have done
Would rob you of your reft.

For

you the public prayer is made,
Oh! join the public prayer!
you the fecret tear is shed,
O fhed yourselves a tear!

For

We

pray that you may early prove The Spirit's power to teach; You cannot be too young to love That Jefus whom we preach.

23. PLEADING FOR AND WITH YOUTH.

IN has undone our wretched race,

But Jefus has restored,

And brought the finner face to face
With his forgiving Lord.

This we repeat, from year to year,
And prefs upon our youth;
Lord, give them an attentive ear,
Lord, fave them by thy truth.

Bleffings upon the rifing race!
Make this a happy hour,
According to thy richest

grace,

And thine Almighty power.

We feel for your unhappy state,
(May you regard it too)

And would awhile ourselves forget
Το pour out prayer for you.

We see, though you perceive it not,
The approaching awful doom;
O tremble at the folemn thought,
And flee the wrath to come!

Dear Saviour, let this new-born
Spread an alarm abroad;
And cry in every careless ear,

Prepare to meet thy God!"

year

24. PRAYER FOR CHILDREN.

RACIOUS Lord, our children fee,
By thy mercy we are free;
But shall these, alas! remain
Subjects still of Satan's reign?
Ifrael's young ones, when of old
Pharaoh threaten'd to withhold;*
Then thy meffenger faid, "No;
Let the children also go."

When the angel of the Lord,
Drawing forth his dreadful fword,
Slew, with an avenging hand,
All the firft-born of the land;+
Then thy people's doors he paff'd,
Where the bloody fign was placed;
Hear us, now, upon our knees,
Plead the blood of Chrift for these!

Lord, we tremble, for we know
How the fierce malicious foe,
Wheeling round his watchful flight,
Keeps them ever in his fight:
Spread thy pinions, King of kings!
Hide them fafe beneath thy wings;
Left the ravenous bird of prey

Stoop, and bear the brood away.

* Exod. x. 9.

+ Exod. xii. 1 2.