JOANNA.

If these be thy decrees, dear Lord,
Awake the shepherds' voice

For to call back the wandering sheep,
Let all in thee rejoice.

Ah! make them now awake, dear Lord,
As men from frighted sleep:
And from the altar to the porch
Thy faithful servants weep;
And may they daily cry to thec,
Thy wandering sheep to spare;
And bring them back unto thy fold,
Oh, thou Redeemer dear!

For Paul we know may plant in vain,
And Apollos water too;

Unless thou dost their labours bless,
Their preaching will not do.

THE SPIRIT.

Their labour I will surely bless,
If they obey my word;
And crown their preaching with success
For my name is the Lord.

JOANNA.

Dear Lord, incline them to believe,

And they will all obey;

For when they know it is thy will,

Thy servants can't say nay:
With willing and obedient tongues,
Thy truth shall fly abroad;
And all thy faithful servants shall
Obey their King and God.

THE SPIRIT.

My faithful servants shall obey;
My laws upon their hearts
Shall deeply be imprinted strong,
That they may not depart.
But those that carelessly do hear,
And slight my heavenly word,
Shall feel the terrors of my wrath,
And know I am the Lord.
I caus'd my servants for to err,
For ends they did not know,
That every truth may be more clear
To all mankind to shew.

JOANNA.

Dear Lord, thy wisdom O how deep;
How wondrous doth it shine!
As high as heaven's above the earth,
So high from all mankind:
In wisdom is thy knowledge hid,
In wisdom is made known;
In wisdom thou reveal'st thyself,
And thou art God alone.
O, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost,
One God, in presence three,
Thy wondrous wisdom, when reveal'd,
How wondrous great 'twill be!
How foolish is the heart of man,
Thy wisdom to dispute!
Let every tongue be silent now,
And every mouth be stopp'd ;
The pearl of great price, dear Lord,
Let us dig deep to find,

And sell our foolish wisdom now,
Since there's none in mankind.

THE SPIRIT.

The wisdom of the prudent men

"Twas I alone conceal'd,

That they might see with eyes more bright. When I the truth reveal'd.

JOANNA.

But Oh, the follies of my heart!

Why do I doubt within

The truth of thy revealed word,

When I so much have seen?
Pardon, dear Lord, my foolish make:
Thou know'st my timid mind;
Forgive the weakness of my heart,
Thou Saviour dear, most kind;
I would believe thy promise Lord,
Help thou my unbelief;

But while I am thus left alone,
My soul is full of grief;

For as a sparrow on a house

Thou know'st I stand alone;

And to assist in any thing,

Dear Lord, thou know'st I've none.

For who hath this report believ'd
Or who thy threatenings fear?

F

As 'tis the cry of every heart,
Things will bide as they are.
For who hath ascended up on high,
Or who thy council knows?
To condescend to such as me,
Thou wilt not stoop so low:
And can it be, dear Lord of life,
That thou wilt stoop so low,
To such a worthless worm as me,
Thy secret truths to shew?

THE SPIRIT.

Yes, I will stoop to such as thee;
My law is upon thy heart;
And not a word that's in thy mouth
Shall ever more depart.

But all shall come upon the lands,
As I myself decreed;
But those that call upon my Son,

For them he'll intercede ;
For him have I exalted high,

And those that do him fear,
My Son for them shall intercede;
For I his voice will hear.
But every proud and scornful heart
Shall suddenly come low;
And that I am the Lord alone
Shall every creature know.

JOANNA.

Is this thy just decree, O Lord,
That judgment to the line,
And righteous to the plummet lie
In thy appointed time?

Judgments are thy strange works, Lord,

Dear Saviour intercede,

And pierce the sinners' hearts to turn

Thy dying love to plead ;

And cast their eyes to Calvary,

And see their bleeding Lord,
And now abhor the cursed sins
That made their Saviour bleed;
And may they praise the dying love,
And meditate with shame,
How long thou hast invited them
While they despise thy name.
Dear Lord, thy sentence all is just
Against rebellious men ;

For who can plead the sinners' cause
But thy beloved SON?

Then now what shall I say, dear Lord ?
My eyes run down in tears;
Thy sentence I must own is just;
But O, the sinners spare,
And may they daily flock to thee

As doves to windows fly!

And may they hear thy pardoning voice-
Cry out their Saviour's nigh.

THE SPIRIT.

I'm nigh to save all who believe,
And now obey my call;
The blood that I've already shed
Is enough to save you all.
All that believe, and do obey,
And fear my holy name,
Shall find my mercies still as great;
For I am God the same,
As when I NINEVEH did spare,
When they my word believ'd,
And every soul in humble dust
Before the Lord did grieve.
But let not NINEVEH arise

In judgment to this LAND;
But let them know I'm not in jest -
My judgments are at hand.

JOANNA.

Then now, dear Lord, what shall I say?

Thy heavenly will be done;

And may

the sinners daily cry

To thy beloved SON !

And now, O ye inhabitants

Of England be ye wise,

And the long sufferings of the Lord,
And all his warnings praise;
That in the midst of judgments, he
His mercies call'd to mind,
And warn'd you of approaching ills,
That you might mercy find.
Return, return, Oh! England,

Return without delay;

Appease the SON; with due respect
Your timely homage pay,

And his long-sufferings, and his love,
Now quickly call to mind;

In humbleness appease his wrath,
That you may mercy find.
His judgments new alarm your fears;
His love your souls awake,

And think of all that he hath done,
That you may heaven partake.
No longer slight his mercies now,'
Nor spurn his offer'd grace;

But humbly come, with broken hearts,
His mercies to embrace. ·

But can you think your backs are brass,
Your sinews iron be,

That you can dwell in endless flames,
To all eternity?

But Oh, the trembling of my heart!
It doth for sinners mourn,

And therefore I must once more cry,
Oh, England now return!

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The first time that the Rev. Mr. ** to me, in 1796, I read to him the threatenings in the above, which made him ask, why I did not publish, to warn of the rod before these things came upon us? He did not at that time seem to be staggered at my petitions, or of the Spirit's answering me; but after some person told him that I had prophesied of things that did not come to pass, he then went to Mrs.

and said he feared I was trifling with the Holy Ghost, by what I had read to him, in this Com 'munication; therefore he said to Mrs. ***** "She will be out of her mind soon; I should not wonder if it were in a few weeks:" bu that he should be very happy, if he could do an thing for me; and now I hope he will enjoy tha happiness; and then I shall be very happy to se