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BOOK I. My Shepherd, my Husband, my Friend, My Saviour from sin and from thrall, My hope from beginning to end, My portion, my Lord, and my all.

1 WHEN descending from the sky The Bridegroom shall appear, And the solemn midnight cry Shall call professors near, How the sound our hearts will damp How will shame o erspread each face If we only have a lamp Without the oil of grace !

2 Foolish virgins then will wake And seek for a supply ; But in vain the pains they take To borrow or to buy : Then with those they now despise Earnestly they 11 wish to share ; But the best among the wise Will have no oil to spare.

3 Wise are they, and truly blest, Who then shall ready be ! But despair will seize the rest, And dreadful misery : Once, they ll cry, we scorn d to doubt, Though in lies our trust we put ; Now our lamp of hope is&quot; out The door of mercy shut.

4 If they then presume to plead, &quot; Lord, open to us now ; We on earth have heard and pray d, And with thy saints did bow:&quot;