4 " Art thou a sinner, soul?" he said,
" Then how canst thou complain?
How light thy troubles here, if weigh d
With everlasting pain?
5 If thou of murm ring wouldst be cured,
Compare thy griefs with mine ;
Think what my love for thee endured,
And thou wilt not repine.
6 Tis I appoint thy daily lot,
And I do all things well: "
Thou soon shalt leave this wretched spot,
And rise with me to dwell.
7 In life, my grace shall strength supply
Proportion d to thy day ;
At death, thou still shalt find me nigh,
To wipe thy tears away."
8 Thus I, who once my wretched days
In vain repinings spent,
Taught in my Saviour s school of grace,
Have learn d to be content.
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Old Testament Gospel.—Heb. iv, 2. C.
1 ISR EL, in ancient days,
Not only had a view
Of Sinai in a blaze,
But learn d the gospel too :
The types and figures were a glass
In which they saw a Saviour s face.
2 The paschal sacrifice,
And blood be-sprinkled door,
Seen with enlighten d eyes,
And once applied with power,
Would teach the need of other blood
To reconcile an angry God.
3 The Lamb, the Dove, set forth
His perfect innocence,
Whose blood of matchless worth
Should be the soul s defence :
