The Works of the Reverend and Learned Isaac Watts, D. D. Containing, besides his Sermons, and Essays on miscellaneous subjects, several additional pieces, Selected from his Manuscripts by the Rev. Dr. Jennings, and the Rev. Dr. Doddridge, in 1753: to which are prefixed, memoirs of the life of the author, compiled by the Rev. George Burder. In six volumes |
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Love on a Cross, and a Throne.
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Now let my faith grow strong, and riseAnd view my Lord in all his love;
Look back to hear his dying cries,
Then mount and see his throne above.
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See where he languish'd on the cross;Beneath my sins he groan'd and dy'd;
See where he sits to plead my cause
By his almighty Father's side.
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If I behold his bleeding heart,There love in floods of sorrow reigns,
He triumphs o'er the killing smart,
And buys my pleasure with his pains.
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Or if I climb th'eternal hillsWhere the dear Conqueror sits enthron'd,
Still in his heart compassion dwells,
Near the memorials of his wound.
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How shall a pardon'd rebel showHow much I love my dying God?
Lord, here I banish ev'ry foe,
I hate the sins that cost thy blood.
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I hold no more commerce with hell,My dearest lusts shall all depart;
But let thine image ever dwell
Stampt as a seal upon my heart.
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