Sight
I.
Nations attend, let ev'ry mortal hear,
The gospel trumpet sounds the jubilee year;
The Saviour's death declares unbounded grace
To ev'ry soul of Adam's guilty race;
Sinners behold your friend and Saviour bleeding,
Fly to his arms while he is interceding.
II.
No more attempt to cleanse the guilty soul,
Or work to make your wounded spirits whole;
But hear, and let the waiting Saviour in,
His rising pow'r will cleanse from all your sins;
Fly, mortals, fly, fly ev'ry town and nation.
While the Redeemer stands with free salvation.
III.
" I want not works, saith he, to make you whole,
" I came to save the vile poluted soul;
" My grace is free, I am the mighty GOD ,
" My arms of love for you is stretch'd abroad " ;
Sinners behold the great incarnate Saviour,
And fly for refuge to his lasting favour.
IV.
Behold, behold his wounded hands and side,
And then believe it was for you he died;
He waits in love the sinners to receive,
And will you not his dying groans believe;
He waits and calls, O sinners hear him pleading,
And then believe for you the Lamb is bleeding.
V.
" How long, saith he, will you my love abuse;
" How long will you my boundless grace refuse;
" How long, poor sinners, will you shut the door?
" Or must I leave, and call on you no more?
" Say, wretched mortal, must my love be slighted.
" Or will you come to GOD while your invited.
PAUSE
VI.
" Behold, behold I am the sinners friend;
" Believe my word and all your griefs shall end,
" Or lack you faith, 'tis faith I freely give;
" Look up to me, poor dying soul, and live.
" The great Jehovah offers you a kingdom;
" Come ev'ry soul, come as you are, and welcome.
VII.
" Your heart is hard, my love can melt away
" Both rocks and hills; why will you longer stay?
" Once more I ask, poor soul I'm loath to go,
" Say, dying sinner, will you live, or no?
" Your sins tho' great they shall be all foregiv'n,
" And you shall live and reign with me in heav'n.
VIII.
" With all my countless hosts in realms above,
" Your souls shall share in everlasting love;
" I'll be your father and your portion too,
" And you shall swim in joys forever new;
" Say now, poor souls, why are you unbelieving?
" Or what, say what, doth keep you from receiving?
IX.
" I'll conquer death and hell beneath your feet,
" Behold my great salvation is complete;
" I've drank your bitter cup, and bore your load
" Of sin and death, to bring you home to God.
" I'll change your heart, and take away your blindness;
" How can you now abuse such loving kindness?
X.
" Eternal riches shall to you be giv'n,
" And a blest mansion to the seats of heav'n;
" Unbounded glory I will freely give,
" If thou wilt but consent with me to live;
" Say wretched sinner, will you have a kingdom,
" Now is the time, consent; and come to welcome. "
The reaching of my mouth to yours
In darkness
Finds its way.
The reaching of your arms to mine
Blind
Does not stray.
What to love's going
Is day-time or night,
Limb to limb has guidance
Of its own sight.
My cry answers your cry
Clearly
Without word.
Your wish ringing to mine
Has no need
To be heard.
Nations attend, let ev'ry mortal hear,
The gospel trumpet sounds the jubilee year;
The Saviour's death declares unbounded grace
To ev'ry soul of Adam's guilty race;
Sinners behold your friend and Saviour bleeding,
Fly to his arms while he is interceding.
II.
No more attempt to cleanse the guilty soul,
Or work to make your wounded spirits whole;
But hear, and let the waiting Saviour in,
His rising pow'r will cleanse from all your sins;
Fly, mortals, fly, fly ev'ry town and nation.
While the Redeemer stands with free salvation.
III.
" I want not works, saith he, to make you whole,
" I came to save the vile poluted soul;
" My grace is free, I am the mighty GOD ,
" My arms of love for you is stretch'd abroad " ;
Sinners behold the great incarnate Saviour,
And fly for refuge to his lasting favour.
IV.
Behold, behold his wounded hands and side,
And then believe it was for you he died;
He waits in love the sinners to receive,
And will you not his dying groans believe;
He waits and calls, O sinners hear him pleading,
And then believe for you the Lamb is bleeding.
V.
" How long, saith he, will you my love abuse;
" How long will you my boundless grace refuse;
" How long, poor sinners, will you shut the door?
" Or must I leave, and call on you no more?
" Say, wretched mortal, must my love be slighted.
" Or will you come to GOD while your invited.
PAUSE
VI.
" Behold, behold I am the sinners friend;
" Believe my word and all your griefs shall end,
" Or lack you faith, 'tis faith I freely give;
" Look up to me, poor dying soul, and live.
" The great Jehovah offers you a kingdom;
" Come ev'ry soul, come as you are, and welcome.
VII.
" Your heart is hard, my love can melt away
" Both rocks and hills; why will you longer stay?
" Once more I ask, poor soul I'm loath to go,
" Say, dying sinner, will you live, or no?
" Your sins tho' great they shall be all foregiv'n,
" And you shall live and reign with me in heav'n.
VIII.
" With all my countless hosts in realms above,
" Your souls shall share in everlasting love;
" I'll be your father and your portion too,
" And you shall swim in joys forever new;
" Say now, poor souls, why are you unbelieving?
" Or what, say what, doth keep you from receiving?
IX.
" I'll conquer death and hell beneath your feet,
" Behold my great salvation is complete;
" I've drank your bitter cup, and bore your load
" Of sin and death, to bring you home to God.
" I'll change your heart, and take away your blindness;
" How can you now abuse such loving kindness?
X.
" Eternal riches shall to you be giv'n,
" And a blest mansion to the seats of heav'n;
" Unbounded glory I will freely give,
" If thou wilt but consent with me to live;
" Say wretched sinner, will you have a kingdom,
" Now is the time, consent; and come to welcome. "
The reaching of my mouth to yours
In darkness
Finds its way.
The reaching of your arms to mine
Blind
Does not stray.
What to love's going
Is day-time or night,
Limb to limb has guidance
Of its own sight.
My cry answers your cry
Clearly
Without word.
Your wish ringing to mine
Has no need
To be heard.
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