 | Collected poems of Samuel Davies : 1723-1761 |  |
V. The Law and Gospel. (annext to a Sermon on Gal. iii. 9, 10. Aug. 19, 1750.)
1.
With conscious Fear and humble Awe,I view the Terrors of the Law;
Condemn'd at that tremendous Bar,
I shrink, I tremble, and Despair.
2.
But hark! Salvation in my EarsSounds sweetly, and dispells my Fears:
Jesus appears, and by His Cross
Fulfils His Father's broken Laws.
3.
Jesus! a Saviour! dearest Name!By Him alone Salvation came;
Terror, Destruction and Despair,
Where e'er I look besides, appear.
4.
Adam, my Head and Father fell,And sunk his Offspring down to Hell:
And the dread Sword of Justice waits,
To guard me from the heav'nly Gates.
5.
Unnumber'd Crimes of dreadful NamesCall loud for everlasting Flames;
And all the Duties I have done
Can neither merit, nor attone.
6.
Yet weak and guilty as I am,I fix my trust on Jesus' Name.
Jesus, whose Righteousness alone
Can for the deepest Crimes attone.
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7.
On Him, my Soul, on Him rely;The Terms are fixt—Believe, or Die.
Thee let the Glorious Gospel draw,
Or perish by the fiery Law.
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