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212 2 Amongst the foremost of the throng Who dare thee to thy face, He in rebellion stood too long, And fought against thy grace.

3 But grace prevail'd, he mercy found. And now by thee is sent, To tell his fellow-rebels round, And call them to repent.

4 In Jesus God is reconciled, The worst may be forgiven; Come, and he'll own you as a child, And make you heir of heaven.

5 O may the word of gospel truth Your chief desires engage! And Jesus be your guide in youth, Your joy in hoary age.

6 Perhaps the year that's now begun May prove to some their last; The sands of life may soon be run, The day of grace be past.

7 Think, if you slight this embassy, And will not warning take, When Jesus in the clouds you see. What answer will you make ?

Paul's Farewell Charge.— Acts, xx, 26, 27.

1 WHEN Paul was parted from his friends It was a weeping day; But Jesus made them all amends, And wiped their tears away.

2 Ere long they met again with joy (Secure, no more to part,) Where praises every tongue employ, And pleasure fills each heart.

3 Thus all the preachers of His grace Their children soon shall meet,