English poem
Backsliding Israel invited to return to GOD. Jerem. iii. 12, 13
by Philip Doddridge (1773–1832)
Backsliding Israel, hear the Voice Of thy forgiving GOD, Nor force such Goodness to exert The Terrors of the Rod.
Thus saith the LORD, "My Mercy flows "An unexhausted Stream, "And after all its Millions sav'd, "Its Sway is still supreme.
"One Moment's Wrath with weighty Crush "Might sink you quick to Hell; "Yet Mercy points the happy Path, "Where Life and Glory dwell.
"Own but the Follies thou hast done, "And mourn thy Sins in Dust, "And soon thy trembling Heart shall learn "To hope and love and trust".
All-gracious GOD, thy Voice we own; And, prostrate at thy Feet, Our Souls in humble Silence wait A Pardon there to meet.
More by Philip Doddridge
- An immediate Attention to GOD's Voice required. Heb. iii. 15
- Angels and Christians united in CHRIST as their common Head. Coloss. ii. 10
- Appeal to CHRIST for the Sincerity of Love to him. John xxi. 15
- Asking the Way to Zion, in order to joining in Covenant with GOD. Jerem. l. 5
- Bearing the Image of the earthy and the heavenly Adam. 1 Cor. xv. 49
- Beholding Transgressors with Grief. Psalm cxix. 136, 158
- Being joined to CHRIST, and one Spirit with him. 1. Cor. vi. 17
- Believing with the Heart, and confessing with the Mouth, necessary to Salvation. Rom. x. 6-10