The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1844-04-08
Moral and Religious.
MY sAvIoR-THE BELOVED.

My Savior is The Beloved orthe Father and oc his
people. By this oiIectionOtc Oppeo'iOu he spo-
ken of by Jehovah, or by the prophet in his name,
when the sad song Of the unfrurul vineyard set
10 Isaiahs harp, Now will sing to my we'll below
ed song of my beloved touching his vineyard My
beloved hath vineyard in very fruitful hill; and no
fenced it, and gathered out the stones thereof and
planted il with the choicest vine and built tower in
the midst Of IT, and also made wire press therein;
and he looked that should bring forth grapes; and
ii brought forth wild grapes,
MY Savior, is my soul part Of such win eynrd to
thee? Does thy hand, instead Of receiving with n
gracious smile the sweet fruits Of thine own culture,
have to reject the and unwecome produce Of
my negligence and SIM Pardon, Lord, thy migrate
full servant and take my soul wholly under thy man
agement; lest eprvcd Gifts safeguard and its cut-
vnon like ancient Israel it should lie waste uniruit-
fu, unblessed, and desoato.
Did ever Jordun's banks, Judea's wilderness,
echo TO so delightful sound as when, at my Savor'S
BAPTISM miEglcd with the gentle mumur Of the des-
ccnding Holy Dove there came voice from heaven,
Eaying, this is my we'll beloved Son, in whom | am
well peascdl That voice was not sent more to COM
fort and animate the incarnate of God, in the
duous wo,k on which he was entering, than cheer
and encourage his people to live TO the praise Of the
glory Of hs'grace, wherein he hnth made accepted
in the Beloved In this view, every term of love
pIoycd by the Father towards the Son, is fiaught
with joyful considerations to the believer, Accepted in
the Beloved How rich,- full, and Interchangeable,
then, must my acceptance be ! thereby become
pnrtaker Of divine nature, am invested with divine
righteousness, and share in the divine love. am
beloved in the Beloved
Yet little while, and his gracious benevolence
shall be fully gratfed ia my full salvation; and when,
admitted into his presence | shall loose sight of
all besides in the vision ofhis glory, then will he
never have to complain Of my luko-warmness, now
have 10 lament the sensible withdrawment of his "a
vor through unbelief and sin. may well, therefore,
earnestly long for the arrival of his appointed time,
when he shall COME to take me home TO himself, and
vent the desires of my heart in the language Of the
church both under the Old and New Testament dis
pensations While continue here may thus ex-
press the sincere and ardent desires Of my heart for
tho influences Of the Holy Spirit Awake, o north
wind. and come thou south; blow upon my garden,
the garden of my soul ,-thnt the spices thereof
may flow out Let my Beloved come into his gar-
den, and eat his pleasant fruits And in the unci-
patton of eternity, may this be my daily prayer
Make haste my Beloved Savior Thou suycs 10 thy
church, Surely come quickly. Amen. My soul
replies, Even so, come, Lord Jesus.
Beloved Savior can there DO
worm earth that loves thee?
o! could the meanest reptile sec,
II would surely try to rival me-
The very rocks that bound the shore,
Nor feel or hear the sens that roar,
Could they but know thee, would adore,
And strive than me to love the more.
o {! break this stony heart and raiso
This reptile soul to speak thy praise
Beloved Lord reveal thy face,
And win my heart by loves free grace.
Beloved Savior speed the day,
When borne from sin and earth awav
My soul shall hail thy loves display,
And ever in thy presence stay.