HYMN 7
C. M.
The invitation of the gospel.
Isa. 55:1,2, etc.295
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Let every mortal ear attend,
And every heart rejoice;
The trumpet of the gospel sounds
With an inviting voice.
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Lo! all ye hungry, starving souls.
That feed upon the wind,
And vainly strive with earthly toys
To fill an empty mind.
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Eternal Wisdom has prepared
A soul-reviving feast,
And bids your longing appetites
The rich provision taste.
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Ho! ye that pant for living streams,
And pine away and die,
here you may quench your raging thirst
With springs that never dry.
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Rivers of love and mercy here
In a rich ocean join;
Salvation in abundance flows,
Like floods of milk and wine.
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[Ye perishing and naked poor,
Who work with mighty pain
To weave a garment of your own
That will not hide your sin,
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Come naked, and adorn your souls
In robes prepared by God,
Wrought by the labors of his Son,
And dyed in his own blood.]
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Dear God! the treasures of thy love
Are everlasting mines,
Deep as our helpless miseries are,
And boundless as our sins.
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The happy gates of gospel grace
Stand open night and day;
Lord, we are come to seek supplies,
And drive our wants away.
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