At a future time I may take leave to urge this matter again upon your Lordships, in another letter, and

I have the honour to remain

Your Lordships' most obedient, humble servant,

THOMAS POWELL,

Tintern, Monmouthshire.

Curate of Tintern.

1. Father of faithful Abra'm, hear

Our earnest suit for Abra'm's seed;
Justly they claim the softest prayer
From us, adopted in their stead,
Who mercy through their fall obtain,
And Christ by their rejection gain.

2. Outcast from thee, and scatter'd wide
Through every nation under heaven,
Blaspheming whom they crucified,
Unsaved, unpity'd, unforgiven:

Branded like Cain, they bear their load,
Abhorr'd of men, and cursed of God.

3. But hast thou finally forsook,

For ever cast thine own away?

Wilt thou not bid the murderers look

On him they pierced, and weep and pray?
Yes, gracious Lord, thy word is past;
All Israel shall be saved at last.

4. Come, then, thou great Deliverer, come,
The veil from Jacob's heart remove;
Receive thy ancient people home,

That, quicken'd by thy dying love,
The world may their reception view,
And shout to God the glory due.

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THE INCREASE OF THE CHURCH PROMISED AND

PLEADED.

1. Father, is not thy promise pledged

To thine exalted Son,

That through the nations of the earth
Thy word of life shall run?

2. Ask, and I give the heathen lands
For thine inheritance,

And to the world's remotest shores
Thine empire shall advance.'

3. Hast thou not said the blinded Jews
Shall their Redeemer own;

While Gentiles to his standard crowd,
And bow before his throne ?

4. From east to west, from north to south,
Then be his name adored!

Europe, with all thy millions, shout
Hosannas to thy Lord!

5. Asia and Africa, resound

From shore to shore his fame;

And thou, America, in songs

Redeeming love proclaim!