A Collection of Hymns, selected from sundry poets ‎#XXIV

XXIV. A Poem composed by a Youth in the Ministry

1 I hear the Gospel's joyful sound,
An organ I shall be;
For to sound forth redeeming love,
And sinner's misery.

2 Honour'd parents fare you well,
My Jesus doth me call,
I leave you here with God, until
I meet you once for all.

3 With due affections I'll forsake
My parents and their house;
And to the wilderness betake
To pay the Lord my vows.

4 Then I'll forsake my chiefest mates,
That nature could afford,
And wear the shield into the field
To wait upon the Lord.

5 Then through the wilderness I'll run,
Preaching the Gospel free;
O be not anxious for your son,
The Lord will comfort me.

6 And if thro' preaching I should gain
True subjects to my Lord;
'Twill more than recompense my pain,
To see them love the Lord.

7 My soul doth wish Mount Zion well,
What'er becomes of me;
Ther my best friends and kindred dwell,
And there I long to be.

Text Information

• First Line: I hear the Gospel's joyful sound
• Title: A Poem composed by a Youth in the Ministry
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1791

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