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2 And wast thou punish'd in my stead?
Didst thou without the city bleed,
To expiate my stain?

On earth iny Gon vouchsaf'd to dwell,
And made of infinite avail

The suff'rings of the man.

3 Behold him for transgressors given!
Behold th' incarnate King of Heaven
For us, his foes, expire!
Amaz'd, O Earth! the tidings hear:
He bore, that we might never bear
His Father's righteous ire.

4 Ye saints, the man of sorrows bless,
The Gon, for your unrighteousness
Deputed to atone :

Praise, till, with all the ransom'd throng,
Ye sing the never-ending song,
Aud see him on his throne.

131. For Deliverance from Sin. 8—7—4.

If the Son shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.-
JOHN viii. 36.

GRACIOUS Lord, my heart is fixed,
Sing I will, and sing of thee:
Since the cup that justice mixed,
Thou hast drank, and drank for me:
Great deliv'rer!

Thou hast set the pris'ner free.

2 Lute and harp, awake to praise him! All my pow'rs your tribute bring: Tho' no praise can higher raise him (What can higher raise our King?) Were I silent,

E'en the stones would rise and sing. 3 [Many were the chains that bound me ; But the Lord has loos'd them all: Arms of mercy now surround me: Favours these, nor few nor small; SAVIOUR, keep me:

Keep thy servant lest he fall.]

4 Fair the scene that lies before me,
Life eternal JESUS gives:

While he waves his banner o'er me,
Peace and joy my soul receives:
Sure his promise!

I shall live because he lives.

5 When the world would bid me leave
Telling me of shame and loss: [thee,
SAVIOUR, guard me lest I grieve thee,
Lest I cease to love thy cross:
This is treasure:

All things else I'd count but dross.

132. For his Excellency. L. M.

How great is his goodness and how great is his beauty !—
ZECH. ix. 17.

GO, worship at IMMANUEL's feet,
See in his face what wonders meet !

Earth is too narrow to express His worth, his glory, or his grace. 2 The whole creation can afford But some faint shadows of my Lord; Nature to make his beauty known, Must mingle colours not her own.

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3 Is he compar'd to Wine or Bread? Lord, may my soul with thee be fed; That flesh, that dying blood of thine, Is bread of life, is heavenly wine.

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4 Is he a Tree? The world receives Salvation from his healing leaves; That righteous branch, that fruitful bough,

Is David's root and offspring too.

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5 Is he a Rose? Not Sharon yields Such fragrancy, in all her fields: Or, if the Lily he assume,

The vallies bless the rich perfume.

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6 IS CHRIST a Vine? His heavenly root Supplies the boughs with life and fruit: O let a lasting union join

My soul to CHRIST, the living vine!

a John vi. 35; Mat. xxvi. 27.

b Isaiah xi. 1; Rev. xxii. 2, 16.

c Song of Solomon ii. 1.

d John xv. 1.

7 Is he the Head? Each member lives, And owns the vital powers he gives; The saints below, and saints above Join'd by his Spirit and his love.

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8 Is he a Fountain? There I bathe,
And heal the plague of Sin and death;
These waters all my soul renew,
And cleanse my spotted garments too.

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he a Rock? How firm he proves! The Rock of ages never moves: And the sweet streams that from him Attend me all the desert through.[flow,

10 Is he a Door? I'll enter in ; Behold the pastures large and green, A paradise divinely fair;

None but the sheep have freedom there.

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11 IS JESUS laid a Corner-stone,
To build our hopes of heaven upon
I'll make him my foundation too,
Nor fear the plots of hell below.

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12 Is he a Star? He breaks the night, Piercing the shades with dawning light;

e 1 Corinthians xii. 27.

2 Sam. xxii. 2; 1 Cor. x. 4. il Peterii. 4 to 7.

f Zechariah xiii. 1.

John x. 9.
k Rev. xxii. 16.

I know his glories from afar,

I know the bright, the morning star.

13 Is he a Sun? His beams are grace, His course is joy and righteousness; Nations rejoice when he appears

To chase their clouds, and dry their

tears.

140 let me climb those higher skies, Where storms and darkness never rise! There he displays his powers abroad, And shines and reigns th' incarnate GOD.

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15 Nor earth, nor seas, nor sun, nor stars,
Nor heaven his full resemblance bears;
His beauties we can never trace,
Till we behold him face to face.

133. For his Glory. 7s.

Without controversy great is the mystery of godliness:
GOD was manifest in the flesh.-1 TIMOTHY iii. 16.
LO, the infant SAVIOUR lies!
Angels call him only wise;

To his name they join the words-
"King of Kings, and Lord of Lords."

2 See, he stands at Pilate's bar! Most despis'd of all by far;

Still to him belong the words

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King of Kings, and Lord of Lords."

7 Malachi iv. 2.

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