192    C.M.     Isaac Watts
Reigning Grace. Eph. 2. 10; Tit. 2. 11, 12; 3. 8, 14

1 As new-born babes desire the breast,
  To feed, and grow, and thrive;
  So saints with joy the gospel taste,
  And by the gospel live.

2 [With inward gust their heart approves
  All that the Word relates.
  They love the men the Father loves,
  And hate the works he hates.]

3 [Not all the chains that tyrants use
  Shall bind their souls to vice;
  Faith, like a conqueror, can produce
  A thousand victories.]

4 [Grace, like an uncorrupted seed,
  Abides and reigns within;
  Immortal principles forbid
  The sons of God to sin.]

5 Not by the terrors of a slave,
  Do they perform his will;
  But with the noblest powers they have,
  His sweet commands fulfil.

6 Lord, I address thy heavenly throne;
  Call me a child of thine.
  Send down the Spirit of thy Son
  To form my heart divine.

7 There shed thy choicest loves abroad,
  And make my comforts strong;
  Then shall I say, “My Father, God,”
  With an unwavering tongue.