To ransom captives is his trade,

Thy Husband's thy relief.

His precious name is JESUS, why?
Because he saves from sin.*

Redemption right he wont deny,
Thy Husband's near of kin.

His wounds have sav'd thee once from woes, His blood from vengeance screen'd;

When heav'n, and earth, and hell were foes, Thy Husband was a friend:

And will thy Captain now look on,

And see thee trampled down?

When, lo! thy Champion has the throne,

Thy Husband wears the crown.

Yield not, though cunning Satan bribe,

Or like a lion roar;

The Lion strong of Judah's tribe,

Thy Husband's to the fore.

And that he never will forsake,t
His credit fair he pawn'd;

* Matt. i. 21.

† Heb. xiii. 5.

In hottest broils, then, courage take,
Thy Husband's at thy hand.

No storm needs drive thee to a strait,

Who dost his aid invoke:

Fierce winds may blow, proud waves may beat;
Thy Husband is the rock.

Renounce thine own ability,
Lean to his promis'd might;
The Strength of Isr'el cannot lie,
Thy Husband's pow'r is plight.

An awful truth does here present,
Whoever think it odd;

In him thou art omnipotent,

Thy Husband is a God.

JEHOVAH'S strength is in thy Head,
Which faith may boldly scan;

God in thy nature does reside,
Thy Husband is a man.

Thy flesh is his, his Spirit thine ;
And that you both are one,
One body, spirit, temple, vine,

Thy Husband deigns to own.

Kind he assum'd thy flesh and blood

This union to pursue;

And without shame his brotherhood
Thy Husband does avow.

He bore the cross thy crown to win,
His blood he freely spilt;

The holy One assuming sin,

Thy Husband bore the guilt.

Lo! what a blest exchange is this!
What wisdom shines therein !

That thou mightst be made righteousness
Thy Husband was made sin :*

The God of joy a man of grief,
Thy sorrows to discuss;

Pure innocence hang'd as a thief:
Thy Husband lov'd thee thus.

Bright beauty had his visage marr'd
His comely form abus'd.

True rest was from all rest debarr'd,
Thy Husband's heel was bruis'd.

* 2 Cor. v. 21.

The God of blessings was a curse,
The Lord of lords a drudge,

The heir of all things poor in

purse:

Thy Husband did not grudge.

The Judge of all condemned was,
The God immortal slain;

No favor in thy woful cause
Thy Husband did obtain.

CHRIST'S SUFFERINGS

SECTION VII.

FURTHER IMPROVED; AND BELIEVERS

CALLED TO LIVE BY FAITH, BOTH WHEN THEY HAVE AND WANT SENSIBLE INFLUENCES.

LOUD praises sing, without surcease,

To him that frankly came,

What waken'd vengeance could denounce,

All round him did beset;

And never left his soul till once

Thy Husband paid the debt.

And though new debt thou still contract,
And run in deep arrears;

Yet all thy burdens on his back

Thy Husband always bears.

Thy Judge will ne'er demand of thee
Two payments for one debt;

Thee with one victim wholly free
Thy Husband kindly set.

That no grim vengeance might thee meet,

Thy Husband met with all;

And, that thy soul might drink the sweet, Thy Husband drank the gall.

Full breasts of joy he loves t' extend

Like to a kindly nurse;

And, that thy bliss might full be gain'd,
Thy Husband was a curse.

Thy sins he glu'd unto the tree,
His blood this virtue hath ;

For, that thy heart to sin might die,
Thy Husband suffer'd death.

To purchase fully all thy good,

All evil him befell;

To win thy heav'n with streams of blood,

Thy Husband quenched hell.