HYMNS OF THE AGES.

ASPIRATION.

THE OFFERING.

HEY gave to Thee

Myrrh, frankincense and gold;

But, Lord, with what fhall we

Present ourselves before thy majesty,

Whom Thou redeemedft when we were sold? We've nothing but ourselves, and scarce that neither;

Vile dirt and clay;

Yet it is soft and may

Impreffion take.

Accept it, Lord, and say, this Thou hadst rather;

Stamp it, and on this sordid metal make

Thy holy image, and it shall outshine

The beauty of the golden mine.

Amen.

Jeremy Taylor. 1650.