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His Name is call'd

"The WORD of God,"

He rules the Earth

With Iron Rod.

Where Promises and Grace
Can neither melt nor move,
The angry LAMB refents
The Inj'ries of his Love;
Awakes his Wrath
Without Delay,

As Lions roar

And tear the Prey.

But when for Works of Peace
The great REDEEMER comes,
What gentle Characters,
What Titles he affumes!
"LIGHT of the World,
"And LIFE of Men;"
Nor will he bear

Thofe Names in vain.
6 Immenfe Compaffion reigns.
In our IMMANUEL'S Heart,
When he defcends to act
A MEDIATOR's Part.

He is a FRIEND,

And BROTHER too;
Divinely kind,

Divinely true.

7 At Length the LORD the JUDGE

His awful Throne afcends,

And drives the Rebels far

From Favourites and Friends:

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Then fhall the Saints

Completely prove

The Heights and Dephths.

Of all his Love.

CXLIX. The Offices of CHRIST, from several

fcriptures.

OIN all the Names of Love and Pow'r

J That ever Men of

That ever Men or Angels bore,

All are too mean to speak his Worth, Or fet IMMANUEL'S Glory forth. 2 But O what condefcending Ways He takes to teach his heav'nly Grace! My Eyes with Joy and Wonder fee What Forms of Love he bears for me. 3 [The

"ANGEL of the Cov'nant" ftands
With his Commiffion in his Hands,
Sent from his Father's milder Throne,
To make his great Salvation known.]
4 [Great PROPHET, let me blefs thy Name;
By Thee the joyful Tidings came

Of Wrath appeas'd, of Sins forgiv'n,
Of Hell fubdu'd, and Peace with Heav'n.]
5 [My bright EXAMPLE and my GUIDE,
I would be walking near thy Side;
O let me never run aftray,
Nor follow the forbidden Way!

I love my SHEPHERD, He fhall keep
My wand'ring Soul amongst his Sheep.

He feeds his Flock, he calls their Names,
And in his Bofom bears the Lambs.]

7 [MY SURETY undertakes my Caufe,
Anfw'ring his Father's broken Laws;
Behold my Soul at Freedom set,
My Surety paid the dreadful Debt.]

S JESUS my great HIGH PRIEST has dy'd,
I feek no Sacrifice befide;

His Blood did once for all atone
And now it pleads before the Throne.
9 [My ADVOCATE appears on high,.
The Father lays his Thunder by;
Not all that Earth or Hell can say,
Shall turn my Father's Heart away.]
10 My Lord, my Conqu❜ror, and my KING,
Thy Sceptre and thy Sword I fing;
Thine is the Vi&t'ry, and I fit
A joyful Subject at thy Feet.

11 Afpire, my Soul, to glorious Deeds,
The "CAPTAIN of Salvation," leads:
March on, nor fear to win the Day,

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Tho' Death and Hell obftruct the Way.

12 Should Death and Hell, and, Pow'rs unknown,

Put all their Forms of Mischief on,

I shall be fafe; for Chrift difplays
Salvation in more fov'reign Ways.

CL. The fame as the cxlviiith Pfalm.

OIN all the glorious Names

JOIN

Of Wisdom, Love and Pow'r,

That ever Mortals knew,
That Angels ever bore:
All are too mean
To speak his Worth,

Too mean to fet
My Saviour forth.

2 But, O what gentle Terms,
What condefcending Ways
Doth our Redeemer ufe

To teach his heav'nly Grace!
Mine Eyes with Joy!
And Wonder fee
What Forms of Love
He bears for me.

3 [Array'd in mortal Flesh,
He like an Angel ftands,
And holds the Promifes
And Pardons in his Hands:

Commiffion'd from

His Father's Throne

To make his Grace.

wo-To Mortals known.].

4 [Great Prophet of my God,

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By thee the joyful News

Of our Salvation came;

The joyful News

Of Sins forgiv❜n,

Of Hell fubdu'd,

And Peace with Heav'n.]

5 [Be thou my Counsellor,
My Pattern and my Guide;
And thro' this defert Land
Still keep me near thy Side,
O let my Feet

Ne'er run aftray,
Nor rove, nor feek
The crooked Way!]

6 [I love my Shepherd's Voice,
His watchful Eyes fhall keep
My wand'ring Soul among
The Thousands of his Sheep:
He feeds his Flock

He call their Names,
His Bofom bears

The tender Lambs.]

7 [To this dear Surety's Hand
Will I commit my Cause;
He anfwers and fulfils
His Father's broken Laws.
Behold my Soul

At Freedom fet;

My Surety paid

The dreadful Debt.]

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8 [Jefus my great High Priest,
Offer'd his Blood and dy'd:
My guilty Confcience feeks..
No Sacrifice beside.

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