Hymnal: A Selection of Christian Hymns
Date: 1818
Compiler: Rice Haggard
Publisher/Printer: John Norvell
First Line: Let every mortal ear attend
Topic: Invitation
Writer: <no first name given> <no last name given>
Composer:
Meter: CM
Tune:
Hymn Number: 6
Page Number: 011, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsLet every mortal ear attend,
And every heart rejoice;
The trumpet of the gospel sounds,
With an inviting voice;
Ho! All ye hungry, starving souls,
Who feed upon the wind,
And vainly strive, with earthly toys,
To fill an empty mind.
Eternal wisdom has prepared
A soul-reviving feast,
And bids your longing appetites
The rich provision taste.
Ho! Ye who pant for living streams,
And pine away and die;
Here you may quench your raging thirst,
With springs that never dry.
Rivers of love and mercy, here
In a rich ocean join:
Salvation in abundance flows,
Like floods of milk and wine.
Ye perishing and naked poor,
Who work with mighty pains,
To weave a garment of your own,
That will not hide your stains.
Come naked, and adorn your souls
With righteous divine:
This robe is spotless, rich and free,
And lasting as the mind.
Dear God, the treasures of thy love
Are everlasting mines,
Deep as our helpless miseries are,
And boundless as our sins.
The happy gates of gospel grace,
Stand open night and day;
Lord, we are come to seek supplies,
And drive our wants away.