DIKOKOINO DEO

13 14 EXHORTING SINNERS TO RETURN TO GOD.

4 Dead already, dead within, Spiritually dead in sin:

Dead to God, while here you breathe, Pant ye after second death? Will you still in sin remain, Greedy of eternal pain? O, ye dying sinners, why, Why will you for ever die?

HYMN 7.

7's.

Strangers to the life divine; Who their God can never know, Let their spirit downward go. You for higher ends were born: You may all to God return; Dwell with him above the sky: Why will you for ever die?

2 You, on whom he favours showers; You, possest of nobler powers; You, of Reason's powers possest; You, with Will and Memory blest, You, with finer sense endued, Creatures capable of God: Noblest of his creatures, why, Why will you for ever die?

3 You, whom he ordain'd to be Transcripts of the Deity;

You, whom he in life doth hold; You, for whom himself was sold; You, on whom he still doth wait, Whom he would again create: Made by him, and purchased, why, Why will you for ever die?

4 You, who own his record true; You, his chosen people, you; You, who call the Saviour, Lord; You, who read his written word; You, who see the gospel light; Claim a crown in Jesu's right: Why will you, ye Christians, why Will the house of Israel die?

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2 Turn, he cries, ye sinners, turn; By his life your God hath sworn, He would have you turn and live, He would all the world receive. If your death were his delight, Would he you to life invite? Would he ask, obtest, and cry, Why will you resolve to die?

3 Sinners, turn, while God is near: Dare not think him insincere: Now, even now, your Saviour stands; All day long he spreads his hands; Cries," Ye will not happy be! No, ye will not come to me! Me, who life to none deny: Why will you resolve to die?"

4 Can you doubt if God is love? If to all his bowels move?

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Will you not his Word receive? Will you not his OATH believe? See the suffering God appears! Jesus weeps; believe his tears! Mingled with his blood, they cry, " Why will you resolve to die?" L. M.

HYMN 9.

1 INNERS, obey the gospel word; Haste to the supper of my Lord; Be wise to know your gracious day; All things are ready, come away!

2 Ready the Father is to own And kiss his late- returning son: Ready your loving Saviour stands, And spreads for you his bleeding hands.

3 Ready the Spirit of his Love, Just now the stony to remove; To' apply and witness with the blood, And wash and seal the sons of God.

4 Ready for you the angels wait, To triumph in your blest estate: Tuning their harps, they long to praise The wonders of redeeming grace.

5 The Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, Is ready, with their shining host: All heaven is ready to resound, " The dead's alive! the lost is found!"

6 Come, then, ye sinners, to your Lord, In Christ to paradise restored; His proffer'd benefits embrace, The plenitude of gospel grace:

7 A pardon written with his blood, The favour and the peace of God, The seeing eye, the feeling sense, The mystic joys of penitence:

8 The godly fear, the pleasing smart, The meltings of a broken heart; The tears that tell your sins forgiven, The sighs that waft your souls to heaven

HYMN 8.

7's.

WHAT could your Redeemer do,

More than he hath done for you? 10 The'o'erwhelming power of saving grace

The sight that veils the seraph's face; The speechless awe that dares not move, And all the silent heaven of love.

To procure your peace with God, Could he more than shed his blood? After all his waste of love, All his drawings from above, Why will you your Lord deny? Why will you resolve to die?

9 The guiltless shame, the sweet distress, The' unutterable tenderness;

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The genuine, meek humility;

The wonder," Why such love to me!"

HYMN 10.

10's& 11's.

E thirsty for God, To Jesus give ear, power

to draw near;

His kind invitation, Ye sinners, embrace Accepting salvation, Salvation by grace.

2 Sent down from above, Who governs the skies,

In vehement love To sinners he cries,[ he " Drink into my Spirit, Who happy would And all things inherit, By coming to me." 3 O Saviour of all, Thy word we believe, And come at thy call, Thy grace to receive The blessing is given Wherever thou art. The earnest of heaven Is love in the heart. 4 To us, at thy feet, The Comforter give, Who gasp to admit Thy Spirit, and live, The weakest believers Acknowledge for thine,

And fill us with rivers Of water divine'