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BOOK II. 1 THE ice and snow we lately saw, Which cover d all the ground, Are melted soon before the thaw, And can no more be found.

2 Could all the art of man suffice To move away the snow, To clear the rivers from the ice, Or make the waters flow ?

3 No, tis the work of God alone ; An emblem of the power By which he melts the heart of stone In his appointed hour.

4 All outward means, till he appears, Will ineffectual prove ; Though much the sinner sees and hears, He cannot learn to love.

5 But let the stoutest sinner feel The soft ning warmth of grace, Though hard as ice or rocks or steel, His heart dissolves apace.

6 Seeing the blood which Jesus spilt To save his soul from woe, His hatred, unbelief, and guilt, All melt away like snow.

7 Jesus, we in thy name entreat, Reveal thy gracious arm ; And grant thy Spirit s kindly heat, Our frozen hearts to warm.

1 As needles point towards the pole When touch d by the magnetic stone ; So faith in Jesus gives the soul A tendency before unknown.