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How a young Gentieman spent his money in riotous living,
and was afterwards reduced to feed Swine, when being
almost starved be returns}; t9 big F ather, who kindly
received him, and wide a great Feast on the

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EN the" Redeemer ofom‘ race, "
Holy, and pure, and full of grace

To sinners ave a free access, '
His whole i n to save and bless,
The Pharisees is conductblam’d, - g '
And thus with pride and rage exclaim’d;
‘ This man'abandon’d wretches greets,
And often at their table eats! ' ‘
‘\ Our Lord in parables reply’d,
And his behavior justify’d; . _ --
Two 90113,": wealthy, .worthy‘u‘ian; ' '
(Twas'thus‘ the son of God began)
With pleasure saw to manhood reach,
" And hop’d for long delights in each ;.

The younger-son hisSire address’d,
‘ Be leas’d to favor my request,
An since I’m noW'arriv’d‘at age, -
‘ In busy life I would engage;
‘To my'own caredonow assi ' ‘- ' ‘
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The fatl'ier‘yielding to his. p‘l'ay"r,
Divided to each sOn his share -
Of those riches which kindheav'n
Had in bounty largely. giv’n. ‘

The younger son a few days past, .
His substance in one sum amaSs’d
Audjourney’d to a distant land,
Where with a loose and lavish hand
He squander’d all his Wealth away,
To wine and wanton lust a. prey: . ~
His money one, to swell his w'oes,
A famine w ere he dwelt alrose,

When feeling want, and fearing more, V

All his gay scenes of riot o’er,

, He to a native of the place .
Ventur’d'to tell .his wOeful case,
And to suppl his pressing need,
To be his-fait iful slave agreed.

Into his fields the master sent

The half-starv’d wretched indigent,
To be the swine-herd—where so scam
His wa es in that- time of want,-
That 0 t and 0ft he wish’d to dine
Upon. the husks that fed the swine ;.
But none so small a boon hestow'd,

Nor yet the least compassion shew’d :

Abandon’d, helpless, and forlorn,

The butt of universal scorn,

Unto himself he comes and cries, ,
(A gleam ‘of'hOPe-illum’d his eyes;) ‘

‘ Howmany servants of my Sire,

‘ Besides the profits of their hire, .

‘ Have bread to eat, and e’en to Spare,

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I My utmOSt. hope, my only pray’f 1‘ "F.“

" To be What his hit (1 servants are.’
The wretch immediately arose,

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"'I was surely meet to pass away

‘ In milth this memma'ble day:

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Most fitly represents us all; » - ' ,

And we in him a picture sec,

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Sinners, by practice and 1n heart,
Like him we all from God depart,
And fondly dream that all is well,
While far from home and near to hell.
Sad proof of adisorderd mind, '
To our true state to be so blind
Beside ourselves,“ e surely are,

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Fond, like the proditral of toys,

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From broken cisterns seek supply, ,,
'1 houghtless of an eternity.

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Who begg’d his bread from door to (loot;

By these arid such {llké ipai‘ables,

The Lord tolu's'hisgi'alcei‘eyeals, ‘
WV hereby he} calls pool- sihners’ home,
And ‘kindly’ welcomesall that come. :
S'ay, Readergsay, :haVe YWfl-Q eyes: ;' It? .
, Tosee the ”blessed Sacrifice ‘ ,- - . ,. ‘

Of Jesus Christ, of Wond’rouls worth,"
' In the fatted calf set forth? , "
And-blinded by self4riglite01,isness, ’ -
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To coverymirlownnakedness? ' '
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The Rambleris’hand and foot to (leek;
\Vliile Weepizig on h.is.Fa'thei"s neck? ,
By the round ring that grac’d his hand, ,
Eternal love. betroth’d did stand, ’
To guide the prodigalsafe home,
Who had indeed to Jesus come.
The shoes that did his feet adorn,
(Which always’are for walkifig‘womJ '
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An evidenc’eofall‘the're'st;' "
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‘ Except a. .i‘nfa'n‘ be born again}
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