The Christian church should well partake the parable

Verse 1

The Christian Church should well partake The parable, the Saviour spake, To shew the Jews their wretched state, And what would shortly be their fate.

Verse 2

Such fig-trees, which in Vineyards grow, And carefully attended to; Ought in due time their fruit to yield, Like stores of corn from a good field.

Verse 3

Such was the Jewish nations case, Whilst they had all the means of grace! Like as a fig-tree on good ground, So did God's grace to them abound.

Verse 4

But when their fruits were truly sought And their works proven which they wrought, All was corrupted, base and mean; Their best devotions were but sin.

Verse 5

And as the master gave command, Let not that barron fig-tree stand; His orders were to cut it down, Why should it cumber so much ground?