Zaccheus climbed the tree, And thought himself unknown; But how surprised was he When JESUS called him down! The LORD beheld him, though concealed, And by a word his pow’r revealed. | Wonder and joy at once Were painted in his face; Does he my name pronounce? And does he know my case? Will Jesus deign with me to dine? Lord, I, with all I have, am thine! | Thus where the gospel’s preached, And sinners come to hear; The hearts of some are reached Before they are aware: 134 The word directly speaks to them, And seems to point them out by name. | ’Tis curiosity Oft brings them in the way, Only the man to see, And hear what he can say; But how the sinner starts to find The preacher knows his inmost mind. | His long forgotten faults Are brought again in view, And all his secret thoughts Revealed in public too: Though compassed with a crowd about, The searching word has found him out. | While thus distressing pain And sorrow fills his heart, He hears a voice again, That bids his fears depart: Then like Zaccheus he is blest, And JESUS deigns to be his guest. | |