HYMN 7
C. M.
The invitation of the gospel.
Isa. 55:1,2, etc.295 Let every mortal ear attend, And every heart rejoice; The trumpet of the gospel sounds With an inviting voice. | Lo! all ye hungry, starving souls. That feed upon the wind, And vainly strive with earthly toys To fill an empty mind. | Eternal Wisdom has prepared A soul-reviving feast, And bids your longing appetites The rich provision taste. | Ho! ye that pant for living streams, And pine away and die, here you may quench your raging thirst With springs that never dry. | Rivers of love and mercy here In a rich ocean join; Salvation in abundance flows, Like floods of milk and wine. | [Ye perishing and naked poor, Who work with mighty pain To weave a garment of your own That will not hide your sin, | Come naked, and adorn your souls In robes prepared by God, Wrought by the labors of his Son, And dyed in his own blood.] | Dear God! the treasures of thy love Are everlasting mines, Deep as our helpless miseries are, And boundless as our sins. | The happy gates of gospel grace Stand open night and day; Lord, we are come to seek supplies, And drive our wants away. | |