XXI.
ANTICIPATION.

If I, the sin-benighted,
At length attain the goal,
O what will be the transport
Of my enraptured soul:
The triumph celebrating
Of saving Mercy's power,
Nor dread again to perish,
Nor wander evermore!

XXII.
KISSING THE ROD.

Teach me Aaron's thoughtful silence
When corrected by thy rod;
Teach me Eli's acquiescence,
Saying, "Do thy will, my God:"
Teach me Job's confiding patience,
Dreading words from pride that flow;
For Thou, Lord, alone exaltest,
And Thou only layest low.

XXIII.
SPEAKING UNTO GOD.

How shall I my case discover,
Who can estimate my grief!
If a cloud thy presence darken,
Nought can give my soul relief.
Through the clouds let my entreaty--
Let these sighs to Thee ascend,
Till new light break o'er my spirit--
Till thy gracious ear attend.

All my groans, my sighs, and weeping,
All my best resolves are vain,
My most watchful thoughts avail not,
Victory o'er sin to gain.
Lord, His name I plead who suffered
For lost man thy holy frown:
See the reed, the cross, the scourging;
See the robe, the thorny crown!

Through the sole atoning merit
Of the blood by Jesus shed,
Scatter all the sin that hinders
Heaven from shining on my head.
Pardon all the great transgressions,
Which I cannot count to Thee:
Look for merits in my Saviour,
Not, my righteous God, in me.

If for sin He was afflicted,
If the spear did pierce His side,
If His hands and feet were nailed,
If flowed forth His vital tide;
Let the fruit of that deep anguish,
Let the purchase of that pain,
Be imparted to my spirit--
Shall the plea be made in vain!

XXIV.
EXPERIENCE.

(IN IMITATION OF A FAVOURITE WELSH MEASURE.)

Sweet, sweet,
It is with thine, my God, to meet,
And lay our burdens at Thy feet:
False passion's heat from thence departs;
Our weary hearts before Thee rest,
And by thee blessed forget their smarts.

Far, far,
From me my comrades in the war,
And this doth much