1320.
[Come all to Christ, who all receives]
The people . . . followed Him: and He received them.
—ix. 11.
Come all to Christ, who all receives,
Instruction to the' unlearnèd gives,
Supplies our every need,
Makes the distemper'd sinner whole,
And satisfies the hungry soul
With true immortal bread.
Happy the steward of His grace,
Preacher of joy and righteousness,
The kingdom from above;
Who through the power of Jesus' word,
Sees sin-sick souls to health restored
And perfected in love.
Happy who finds his whole employ,
To serve their faith, and find their joy,
Till entering into rest
Up from this wilderness they rise,
Regain their country in the skies,
And God's eternal feast.
