In fparkling pomp of fov'reign grace,
Thy Husband gladness brings.
Canft thou, whate'er fhould come of thee,
Yet with his Zion well,
And joy in her profperity?
Thy Husband loves thy zeal.
Doft thou admire his love to fome,
Though thou fhouldft never fhare?
Mercy to thee will also come,
Thy Husband hath to spare.
Poor foul! doft grieve for want of
-And weep for want of love,
And Jefus feek'ft! O hopeful cafe!
Thy Husband lives above.
Regretting much thy falling fhort,
Doft after more aspire?
There's hope in Ifrael for thy fort,
Thy Husband's thy defire.
Art thou well pleas'd that fov'reign grace,
Through Chrift, exalted be?
This frame denotes no hopeless cafe,
Thy Husband's pleas'd with thee.
Couldft love to be the footstool low,
On which his throne might rife,
Its pompous grace around to fhow?
Thy Husband does thee prize.
If but a glance of his fair face
Can cheer thee more than wine;
Thou in his loving heart hast place,
Thy Husband place in thine.
Doft make his blood thy daily bath?
His word and oath thy ftay?
His law of love thy lightfome path?
Thy Husband is thy way.
All things within earth's fpacious womb
Does count but lofs and dung,
For one fweet word in feason from
Thy Husband's learned tongue?
Skill to difcern and know his voice
From words of wit and art,
Will clearly prove thou art his choice,
Thy Husband thine in heart.
The pompous words that fops admire,
May vagrant fancy feaft;
But with feraphic harmless fire
Thy Husband's burn the breast.
True Believers are willing to be tried and examined. Comforts arifing to them from CHRIST's ready Supply, real fympathy, and relieving names, fuiting their needs:
OST thou upon thy trait'rous heart
Still keep a jealous eye?
Moft willing that thine inward part
Thy Husband ftrictly try?
The thieving croud will hate the light,
Left ftol'n effects be fhown;
But truth defires what's wrong or right
Thy Husband would make known.
Doft then his trying word await,
His fearching doctrine love?
Fond, left thou err through felf deceit,
Thy Hufband would thee prove?
Does oft thy mind with inward fmart.
Bewail thy unbelief?
And confcious fue from plagues of heart
Thy Husband for relief?
Why doubt'ft his love? and yet, behold,
With him thou wouldst not part
For thousand thousand earths of gold:
Thy Husband has thy heart.
Though darkness, deadnefs, unbelief,
May all thy foul attend;
Light, life, and faith's mature relief,
Thy Husband has to fend.
Of wants annoying why complain?
Supply arifes hence
What gifts he has receiv'd for men
Thy Hufband will difpenfe.
He got them in's exalted state
For rebels fuch as thou;
All then that's needful good, or great,
Thy Husband will allow.
Thy wants he fees, thy cries he hears;
And, marking all thy moans,
He in his bottle keeps thy tears,
Thy Husband notes thy groans.
. All thine infirmities him touch,
They ftrike his feeling heart;
His kindly fympathy is such,
Thy Husband finds the fmart,
Whatever touches thee affects.
The apple of his eye;
Whatever harms, he therefore, checks,
Thy Husband's aid is nigh.
If foes are fpar'd, thy need is fuch,
He flays them but in part:
He can do all, and will do much,
Thy Husband acts by art.
He often for the faddeft hour
Referves the sweetest aid:
See how fuch banners heretofore
Thy Husband has difplay'd.
Mind where he vouched his good-will,
Sometimes at Hermon
mount,
In Jordan land, at Mizar hill;
Thy Husband keeps the count.
At fundry times and divers ways,
To fuit thy various frames,
Has feen like rifing golden rays,
Thy Hufband's various names.
When guilty confcience ghaftly star'd,
JEHOVAH-TSID KEN ut,
The Lord thy righteousness appear'd,
Thy Husband in thy view.
When in thy ftraits or wants extreme,
Help fail'd on ev'ry fide,
JEHOVAH-JIREH ‡ was his name,
Thy Husband did provide.
When thy long abfent Lord didst moan,
And to his courts repair; -
Then was JEHOVAH-SHAMMAH known,
Thy Husband present there.
When thy affaulting foes appear'd
In robes of terror clad,
JEHOVAH-NISSIS then was reat'd,
Thy Husband's banner spread.
When furies arm'd with fright'ning guilt,
Dunn'd war without furceafe;
JEHOVAH-SHALOM ¶ then was built,
Thy Husband fent thee peace.
When thy diseases death proclaim'd,
And creature-balfams fail'd,
*Pfal. xliii. 6. Ezek. xlviii. 35.
JEHOVAH-ROPHI✶ then was built;
Thy Husband kindly heal'd.
Thus, as thy various needs require,
In various modes like thefe,
The help that fuits thy heart's defire,
Thy Husband's name conveys.
To th' little flock, as cafes vary,
The great JEHOVAH fhews
Himself a little sanctuary †,
Thy Husband gives the views.
The Believer's experience of CHRIST'S comfortable. prefence, or of former comforts to be improved for bis encouragement and Support under darkness and hidings.
OST mind the place, the fpot of land,
Where Jefus did thee meet?
And how he got thy heart and hand?
Thy Husband then was sweet.
Doft mind the garden, chamber, bank,
A vale of vifion feem'd?
Thy joy was full, thy heart was frank,
Thy Husband much efteem'd.
Let thy experience sweet declare,
If able to remind;
A Bochim here, a Bethel there,
Thy Husband made thee find.
Was fuch a corner, fuch a place,
A paradife to thee,
A Peniel, where face to face
Thy Husband fair didft fee?
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