Olney Hymns in Three Books - Albert Harkness

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1818 edition. Excerpt: ...thine own command we go; Lord, we have try'd and try'd again, We find them dead, and leave them so. 6" Come then thyself--to ev'ry heart The glory of thy name make known; The meaus are our appointed part, The pow'r and grace are thine alone. XIV. Elijah's Prayer t. 1 "iOES it not grief and wonder move, J To think of Israel's shameful fall i Who needed miracles to prove Whether the Lord was God or Baall 2 Methinks I see Elijah stand, His features glow with love and zeal; In faith and pray'r he lifts his hand, And makes to heav'n his great appeal. 3 " O God! if I thy servant am, If 'tis thy message fills my heart, Now glorify thy holy name. And show this people who thou artl" t Kings it. si. t 1 Kinji xvili. 4 He spake; and lo! a sndden flame Cousum'd the wood, the dust, the stone; The people, strnck, at once proclaim "The Lord is God, the Lord alone." 5 Like him, we mourn an awful day, When more for Baal than God appear; Like him, helievers, let us pray, And may the God of Israel hear! 6 Lord, if thy servant speak thy truth, If he indeed is sent hy thee; Confirm the word to all our youth, And let them thy salvation see. 7 Now may the Spirit's holy fire Pierce ev'ry heart that hears thy word, Cousume each hurtful vain desire. And make them know thou art the Lord. XV. Preaching to the dry Bones. 1 PREACHERS may from Ezekiel's case Draw hope in this declining day; A proof, like this, of sov'reigu grace, Should chase our unhelief away. 2 When sent to preach to mould'ring hones, Who could have thought he would sncceed f But well he knew the Lord from stones Could raise up Ahraham's chosen seed, 3 Can these he made a nnm'rous host, And snch dry hones new life receive? The prophet auswer'd," Lord, thou...