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BOOK III.
SEEKING, PLEADING, ETC.
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4 Though his majesty be great,
His mercy is no less ;
Though he thy transgressions hate,
He feels for thy distress :
By himself the Lord has sworn,
He delights not in thy death ;
But invites thee to return,
That thou may st live by faith.

5 Raise thy downcast eyes, and see
What throngs his throne surround!
These, though sinners once like thee,
Have full salvation found:
Yield not then to unbelief,
While he says, " There yet is room ;
Though of sinners, thou art chief,
Since Jesus calls thee, come.

SIMILAR HYMNS.

Book I. Hymns 75, 91.
Book II. Hymns 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 35, 77, 78, 83

II. SEEKING, PLEADING, AND HOPING.

6.
The burdened Sinner.

 
1 AH ! what can I do,
Or where be secure?
If justice pursue,
What heart can endure ?
The heart breaks asunder,
Though hard as a stone,
When God speaks in thunder,
And makes himself known.

2 With terror I read
My sins heavy score,
The number exceed
The sands on the shore :