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INVITATIONS OF THE GOSPEL.
3 ‘ The soul that longs to see my face,
Is sure my love to gain ;
And those that early seek my grace,
Shall never seek in vain.’
4 What object, Lord, my soul should move,
If once compared to thee ?
What beauty shall command my love.
Like what in Christ I see ?
5 Away, ye false, delusive toys,
Vain tempters of the mind !
’Tis here I fix my lasting choice,
For here true bliss I find.
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Admonition and warning to children.
1 TAEAR children, now, I write to you
I’ll state what I believe is true,
That you may read after this date,
And turn to God before too late.
2 You are the children of my care,
My bowels yearn for your welfare ;
I pray that when you read these lines,
The love of God may fill your minds.
3 It is a source of grief to me
To see you grow in vanity;
O may the God that rules above,
Fill all your hearts with sacred love.
4 O think, my children, in your youth,
How gracious are the words of truth ;
Pursue the way the Saviour went,
Until your latest breath is spent.
5 For recollect th’ approaching day,
When all things here will pass away,
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