3 Here to my waiting soul
Bend thy triumphant way;
Here ev'ry foe controul,
And all thy pow'r display;
My heart thy throne,
Blest JESUS, see,
Submit to thee,

To thee alone.

226. The Extension of the Church among the Jews.

112th.

Blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in. And so all Israel shall be saved. ROMANS xi. 25, 26.

FATHER of faithful Abra'm, hear Our earnest suit for Abra'm's seed! Justly they claim a fervent prayʼr, From us adopted in their stead; Who mercy, through their fall, obtain; And CHRIST by their rejection gain! 2 Outcast from thee, and scatter'd wide, Through ev'ry nation under Heav'n, Blaspheming whom they crucified, Unsav'd, unpity'd, unforgiv'n; Branded like Cain, they bear their load; Abhorr'd of men, and curs'd of God.

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3 But hast thou finally forsook,
For ever cast thine own away ?
Wilt thou not bid the murd'rers look
On him they pierc'd, and weep, and
pray?

Yes, gracious Lord, thy word is past;
All Israel shall be sav'd at last."

4 Come then, thou great Deliv'rer, come,
The veil from Jacob's heart remové:
Receive thine ancient people home;
That, quicken'd by thy dying love,
The world may their reception view,
And give to God the glory due!

227 The Extension of the Church among the Jews. 8-8-6.

And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications; and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him.-ZECH. xii. 10.

THE promise we for Israel plead:
O that the once beloved seed

Back to their Lord might come!
Now bid them look on thee and mourn;
Where'er dispers'd, collect and turn,
And bring thy wand'rers home!

2 To Jews the Gospel-faith impart, And pastors after thy own heart,

Thine ancient flock to feed

With knowledge of the crucify'd,
The Lord who by their malice dy'd,
And suffer'd in their stead!

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The Extension of the Church. 8-7-7.

The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness,

ye the way of the Lord, make strait in the deser highway for our GOD.-ISAIAH xl. 3.

LO, he comes! let all adore him : 'Tis the God of Grace and Truth! Go, prepare the way before him; Make the rugged places smooth. Lo! he comes, the mighty Lord: Great his work, and his reward! 2 Let the vallies all be raised:

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Go, and make the crooked straight!
Let the mountains be abased;
Let all nature change its state!
Through the desert make a road:
Make a highway for our God!

3 Through the desert God is going,-
Through the desert waste and wild;
Where no goodly plant is growing;
Where no verdure ever smil'd.
But the desert shall be glad,
And with verdure soon be clad.

4 [Where the thorn and brier flourish'd,
Trees shall there be seen to grow;
Planted by the Lord, and nourish'd,
Stately, fair, and fruitful too!
They shall rise on ev'ry side;
They shall spread their branches wide!]
5 From the hills and lofty mountains
Rivers shall be seen to flow:
There the Lord will open fountains,
Thence supply the plains below.
As he passes, ev'ry land

Shall confess his pow'rful hand!

229. For the Extension of the Church. 8-7-7.

And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the Lord's house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it.-ISAIAH ii. 2.

SEE that mountain high exalted!
"Tis the mountain of the Lord:
Much expos'd, and oft assaulted,
Lov'd of God, by saints ador'd.
Now it stands above the hills:
Now its destin'd place it fills!

20 ye mountains, great and tow'ring,
Boast no more, nor triumph now:

Zion's head sublimely soaring
Leaves your summits far below:
Know ye, this is God's own hill
Here JEHOVAH loves to dwell.

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3 Hark! a cry among the nations!
"Come and let us seek the Lord:
"Vain our former expectations;
"Vain the idols we ador'd:

"Zion's King is God alone;
"Let us bow before his throne."

4 See! from ev'ry quarter flowing,
Joyful crowds assemble round:
Love in ev'ry heart is glowing,
Praise is heard in ev'ry sound:
While JEHOVAH shows his face,
Glory fills the sacred place.

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How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace; that bringeth good tidings of good, that publisheth salvation; that saith unto Zion, thy GOD reigneth.-ISAIH lii. 7.

On the mountain's top appearing,
Lo! the sacred Herald stands,
Welcome news to Zion bearing,
Zion long in hostile lands.
Mourning captive!

God himself will loose thy bands.

2 Has thy night been long and mournful? All thy friends unfaithful prov'd? Have thy foes been proud and scornful, By thy sighs and tears unmov'd?