XIX. The true Aaron. Chap. viii. 7.-9.
EE Aaron, God's anointed priest, ́
Within the vail appear,
In robes of myftic meaning dreft,
Prefenting Ifrael's prayer.
2 The plate of gold which crowns his brows, His holinefs defcribes;
His breaft difplays, in fhining rows,
The names of all the tribes.
3 With the atoning blood he ftands.
Before the mercy feat;
And clouds of incense from his hands
Arife with odour fweet.
4 Urim and Thummim near his heart,
In rich engravings worn,
The facred light of truth impart,
To teach and to adorn.
5 Thro' him the eye of faith defcries,
A greater Prieft than he :
Thus Jefus pleads above the skies,
For you, my friends, and me.
6 He bears the names of all his faints
Deep on his heart engrav'd;
Attentive to the flate and wants
Of all his love has fav'd.
In him a holiness complete,
Light and perfections fhine;
And wisdom, grace, and glory meet;
A Saviour all divine.
8 The blood, which as a priest he bears
For finners, is his own;
The incenfe of his pray'rs and tears
Perfume the holy throne.
9 In him my weary foul has reft,
Though I am weak and vile;
I read my name upon his breaft,
And fee the Father imile.
XX. BALAAM's Wifb. Chap. xxiii. 10.
1 HOW bleft the righteous are
When they refign their breath!
No wonder Balaam wifh'd to fhare
In fuch a happy death.
"Oh! let me die, said he,
The death the righteous do;
When life is ended let me be
Found with the faithful few."
3 The force of truth, how great! When enemies confefs,
None but the righteous, whom they hate,
A folid hope poffefs.
4 But Balaam's with was vain,
His heart was infincere ;
He thirfted for unrighteous gain,
And fought a portion here.
5 He feem'd the Lord to know,
And to offend him loth;
But Mammon prov'd his overthrow,
For none can ferve them both.
6 May you, my friends, and I,
Warning from hence receive;
If like the righteous we could die,
To choose the life they live.
XXI. GIBEO N. Chap. x. 6..
WHEN Joshua, by God's command,
Invaded Canaan's guilty land,
Gibeon, unlike the nations round,
Submiffion made, and mercy found.
2 Their stubborn neighbours who, enrag'd,
United war against them wag'd,
By Jofhua foon were overthrown,
For Gibeon's caufe was now his own.
3 He from whofe arm they ruin fear'd,
Their leader and ally appear'd;
An emblem of the Saviour's grace,
To thofe who humbly feek his face.-
4 The men of Gibeon wore disguise,
And gain'd their peace by framing lies;
For Jofbua had no pow'r to fpare,
If he had known from whence they were. 5 But Jefus invitations fends,
Treating with rebels as his friends;
And holds the promife forth in view,
To all who for his mercy iue.
6 Too long his goodnets I difdain'd, -
Yet went at laft and peace obtain'd ;
But foon the noite of war I heard,
And former friends in arms appear'd.
7 Weak in myself, for help I cry'd,
Lord, I am preís'd on ev'ry fide;
The caufe is thine, they fight with me,
But ev'ry blow is aim'd at thee.
8 With speed to my relief he came,
And put my enemies to fhame;
Thus fav'd by grace I live to fing
The love and triumphs of my King.
XXII. C. JEHOVAH-SHALE M--The LORD fend Peace. Chap. vi. 24.
ESUS, whofe blood fo freely stream'd
To fatisfy the law's demand,
By thee from guilt and wrath redeem'd,
Before the Father's face I ftand,
2 To reconcile offending man,
Made Justice drop her angry rod;
What creature could have form'd the plan,
Or who fulfil it but a God?
3 No drop remains of all the curfe,
For wretches who deferv'd the whole;
No arrows dipt in wrath, to pierce
The guilty, but returning foul.
4 Peace by fuch means fo dearly bought,
What rebel could have hop'd to fee?
Peace, by his injur'd Sov'reign wrought,
His Sov'reign faft'ned to the tree.
5 Now, Lord, thy feeble worm prepare!
For ftrife with earth and hell begins;
Confirm and gird me for the war,
They hate the foul that hates his fins.
6 Let them in horrid league agree!
They may affault, they may diftrefs;
But cannot quench thy love to me,
Nor rob me of the Lord my peace.
XXIII. GIDEON's Fleece. Chap. vi. 37.-40.
HE figns which God to Gideon gave,"
His holy Sov'reignty made known,
That He alone has pow'r to fave,
And claims the glory as his own.
2 The dew which firft the fleece had fill'd,
When all the earth was dry around,
Was from it afterwards with-held,
And only fell upon the ground.
3 To Ifrael thus the heavenly dew
Of faving truth was long reftrain'd;
Of which the Gentiles nothing knew,
But dry and defolate remain'd.
4 But now the Gentiles have receiv'd
The balmy dew of gofpel peace;
And Ifrael, who his fpirit griev'd,
Is left a dry and empty fleece.
5 This dew ftill falls at his command
To keep his chofen plants alive;
They fhall, tho' in a thirsty land,
Like willows by the waters thrive *
6 But chiefly when his people meet,
To hear his word and feek his face;
The gentle dew, with influence fweet,
Defcends and nourishes their grace.
7 But ah! what numbers ftill are dead,
Tho' under means of grace they lie!
The dew still falling round their head,
And yet their heart untouch'd and dry.
8 Dear Saviour, hear us when we call,
To wrestling pray'r an answer give;
Pour down thy dew upon us all,
That all may feel, and all may live
XXIV. SAMSON's Lion: Chap. xiv. 8.
I HE lion that on Samfon roar'd,
And thirfted for his blood,
With honey afterwards was ftor❜d,
And furnish'd him with food.
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