INVITATIONS AND EXHORTATIONS.

Hymn.

Invitation to fly to Christ.
1 WEARY souls that wander wide

From the central point of bliss,
Turn to Jesus crucified,

Fly to those dear wounds of His:
Sink into the purple flood:

Rise into the life of God.
2 Find in Christ the way of peace,

Peace unspeakable, unknown:
By His pain He gives you ease, .

Life, by His expiring groan :
Rise, exalted by His fall;

Find in CHRIST your all in all. 3 O believe the record true;

God to you His Son hath giv'n!
Ye may now be happy too;

Find on earth the life of heav'n :
Live the life of heav'n above;

All the life of glorious love. 4 This the universal bliss,

Bliss for ev'ry soul design'd; God's original promise this,'

God's great gift to all mankind ! Blest in CHRIST this moment be! Blest to all eternity!

Lyymn.
Invitation to the Gospel Feast.

1 COME, sinners, to the Gospel-feast;

Let ev'ry soul be JESU's guest:
Ye need not one be left behind;

For God hath bidden all mankind. 2 Sent by my LORD, on you I call;

The invitation is to all :
Come, all the world; come, sinner, thou,

All things in Christ are ready now. 3 Come, all ye souls by sin opprest,

Ye restless wand'rers after rest;
Ye poor, and maim'd, and halt, and blind,

In Christ a hearty welcome find. 4 My message as from God receive;

Ye all may come to CHRIST, and live:
0 let His love your hearts constrain,
Nor suffer Him to die in vain! .
5 His love is mighty to compel;

His conquering love consent to feel;
Yield to His love's resistless pow'r;

And fight against your God no more. 6 See Him set forth before your eyes,

That precious, bleeding sacrifice!
His offer'd benefits embrace,

And freely now be sav'd by grace!. 7 This is the time; no more delay;

This is the acceptable day:
Come in, this moment, at His call,
And live for Him, who died for all.

1 SINNERS, obey the Gospel-word;
Haste to the supper of my LORD;
Be wise to know your gracious day;
All things are ready, come away!

2 Ready the FATHER is to own,

And kiss His late returning son :
Ready your loving SAVIOUR stands,

And spreads for you His bleeding hands. 3 Ready the SPIRIT of His love,

Just now the stony to remove;
T' apply and witness with the blood,
And wash, and seal the sons of God,

4 Ready for you the angels wait,

To triumph in your blest estate:
Tuning their harps, they long to praise
The wonders of redeeming grace.

5 The FATHER, Son, and Holy GHOST,

Are ready with their shining host:
All heav'n is ready to resound,
“The dead's alive! the lost is found !”

6 Come, then, ye sinners, to your LORD,

In CHRIST to paradise restor'd :
His proffer'd benefits embrace,
The plenitude of Gospel-grace.

Lyinn.
Invitation to the Living Waters.
1 Ho! ev'ry one that thirsts draw nigh;

('Tis God invites the fallen race;)
Mercy and free salvation buy ;

Buy wine, and milk, and Gospel-grace. 2 " Come to the living waters, come!

Sinners, obey your Maker's call:
Return, ye weary wand'rers, home,

And find My grace is free for all.
3 “See from the Rock a fountain rise!

For you in healing streams it rolls;
Money ye need not bring, nor price,

Ye lab’ring, burthen'd, sin-sick souls.
4 " Why seek ye that which is not bread,.

Nor can your hungry souls sustain ?
On ashes, husks, and air, ye feed;

You spend your little all in vain. 5 “In search of empty joys below,

Ye toil with unavailing strife :
Whither, ah! whither would ye go?

I have the words of endless life.
6. “I bid you all My goodness prove:

My promises for all are free:
Come, taste the manna of My love,

And let your souls delight in Me. .7 “Your willing ear and heart incline,

My words believingly receive ;
Quicken'd, your souls, by faith divine,

An everlasting life shall live.”

Hymn.
Invitation to the Blind, Deaf, &e.

1 O FOR a thousand tongues to sing

My dear RedEEMER's praise !
The glories of my God and King,

The triumphs of His grace!
2 My gracious Master, and my God,

Assist me to proclaim;
To spread through all the earth abroad

The honours of Thy Name. 3 Jesus, the Name that charms our fears,

That bids our sorrows cease; "Tis music in the sinner's ears;

'Tis life, and health, and peace.
4 He breaks the pow'r of cancell'd sin,

He sets the pris'ner free;
His blood can make the foulest clean:

His blood avail'd for me. 5 Hear Him, ye deaf: his praise, ye dumb,

Your loosen'd tongues employ:
Ye blind, behold your SAVIOUR come;

And leap, ye lame, for joy.
6 Look unto him, ye nations : own

Your GOD, ye fallen race; Look, and be sav'd through faith alone,

Be justified by grace. 7 See all your sins on Jesus laid ;

The LAMB of GOD was slain, His soul was once an off'ring made

For ev'ry soul of man.