 | Collected poems of Samuel Davies : 1723-1761 |  |
III. SELF-DEDICATION. (annext to a Sermon on Rom. vi. 13. June 15, 1750.)
1.
To Him that form'd this mortal Frame.And still inspires my Lungs to heave,
From whom my nobler Spirit came,
My Flesh, my Soul, my All I give.
2.
When Heav'n, and Life, and All were lost,Jesus redeem'd them, with his Blood;
Great was the Ransom, vast the Cost,
The Blood of an incarnate God!
3.
And can my stubborn Heart withstandThe Invitations of His Love!
No; I resign me to His Hand,
And to His loft Embraces move.
4.
Yes, my dear Jesus, here I giveAll that I am and have to Thee;
To Thee I'll die, to Thee I'll live;
No other Lord shall govern me.
5.
Let not a Motion of my Heart,From Thee once venture to depart;
But bound with lasting Bands of Love,
O! let me, let me ne'er remove.
| Collected poems of Samuel Davies : 1723-1761 | |