's Crown doth flourish on his Head His House we are if we hold fast our confidence unto the last And firm rejoycing to the end whence still his Blessings down he 'l send It pleas'd our Lord and Master thus to give the Kingdom unto us Who are but low and in distress while shining in his Comliness When in the trying Season we did from his Cause and Banner flee And many did with Idols join yet thou took'st Pity upon thine Though great 's the Blow that did remove thy Servant whom our Souls did love And with fine Wheat had fed us Years that we were sunk in grief of Fears Yet though the Ship was tost in Storms our sleeping Lord secur'd from harm's And did a gracious Message send that we our evil ways amend Mr. H. Then bone to bone did come again through all the Visionary Plain The scattered Members did agree to dwell again in Vnity Oh! boundless Grace that did us know when we were scattered poor and low His Mercy doth for e're endure Oh Love eternal boundless sure Another Prophet came again Mr. S. with Prophesies a Second time We should return and build God's House and he anew would us espouse The Spirit of our Jesus came with that blest Word and did enflame Our Hearts with Zeal and holy Trust and made us favour Zion's dust We rose to build and Christ rose too his Goodness before us did flow His Glory did descend upon our Tabernacle and their shone To Zion then were great resorts and many flockt unto her Courts The golden Gate stood always ope then Achors Vally a door of Hope Oh! boundless grace that did us know when we were scatter'd poor and low His Mercy doth for e're endure Oh! love eternal boundless sure But then a sudden Cloud arose 'tween Christ and us did interpose A night comes on a dawning day our Glory soon was snach't away Our Gold grew on a sudden dim our Crown of Glory fell by sin Our sweet to Gall and Wormwood turn'd and Zion's solemn Meetings mourned Her Paths for the most part untrod deserted by an angry God Her Builders fail the Work doth cease they sliding were to sinful ease The forwardest began to shrink the bearers of the Burdens sink We spent our Months for to complain but then our Lord return'd again Oh boundless grace that did us know when we were scatter'd poor and low His mercy doth for e're endure Oh! love eternal boundless sure Then our beloved came a pace into his Garden with his grace Upon his Bride again to shine and brings his Hony Myrrh and Wine He joyful Messages doth bring makes us of Love and Mercy sing Then various Sinners a great Train are to this Zion born again Now Light and Life with Zion's King come to her Songs anew they sing And Zion's Gates are ope again unto her Flock a numerous train Her Converts very bright and fair her Stones the beauteous Saphires are The Lord their Fellows them above hath ' ointed them with Joy and Love The Lord doth for our quiet care his Arm too for us is made bare Though to this day we do provoke we murmur and we tempt this stroak Yet in this Israel he don't see perversness or iniquity Clad in the Righteousness of Christ our merciful and great High Priest We further glory shall behold he 'll for our Silver give us Gold We yet shall greater things receive if we hold on and do believe Because of all this mighty Grace at this high Throne and resting place We meet to offer up this day the Sacrifice of Thanks and Praise To him the God of Grace and Love that sits upon the Throne above That lives forever evermore we prostrate fall now to adore Worthy's the Lamb upon the Throne that once was slain that once did moan All Power Riches Strength to have all Honour Glory to receive O boundless Grace that did us know when we were scatt'red poor and low His Mercy doth for er'e endure O love eternal boundless sure HYMN LIV. LEt 's sing the praises of the Lamb whose Blood has made us bright And whose Obedience to the Law has made us Perfect white Yea we in him more righteous are then Adam er'e could be With an obedience God-like he O bey'd for thee and mee The Law is fully satisfi'd the Law is honoured too Not a meer Man God-Man obey'd and that was more than due The Law of works cannot condemn nor ought of us demand We gave full satisfaction to 't thro' our Mediators hand We righteous are in a Law-sense and therefore justifi'd Our Jesus risen now doth plead that once obey'd and dy'd Select Hymns BOOK II. HYMN I. ALL ye Seraphic trains above in silence now remain None can set forth electing Love but Jesus that was slain The fathers love to sinners is so great that none can know Nothing but Jesus crucifi'd erecting Love can Show The brightness of electing grace we no where else can see But in those purple Streams alone which Jesus bled for me Come Sinners come behold what Love Christ's bleeding sides did run By faith see Jesus pierc'd for you if you for sin would mourn Your tears like Mary's then will flow when Jesus wounds you See You will abhor your Selves and cry was Jesus pierc'd for me HYMN II. 'T is finish't cry'd our dying Lord when he hung on the tree O what a pleasant sound indeed it 's finish't is to mee Sin that was finish't on the Cross with Christ 't was crucifi'd Our Lord did make an end of Sin when on the Cross he dy'd Wrath it was also finish't too upon our Lord when he Did give himself a sacrifice and naild was to the tree Yea Righteousness was finish't too and was compleated when Our Jesus pou'red forth his Soul for us rebellious Men. 'T is finish't now before the throne Christ's blood doth pleading cry 'T is finish't in the Conscience too it soundeth pleasantly 'T is finish't is a a joyful sound what tongue can silent bee â—aptures of praise let 's sing allways our Jesus unto thee HYMN III. O! thou art fair my Love I Say there is no Spot in thee Not only fair but all fair too no spot in thee I See Whose voice is this I hear so Sweet 't is my beloved's sure That tells me I am now so fair so spotless and so pure My love t is I that tell thee so 't is thy belovea's voice That tells thee thou art now so fair that thou mayst now rejoyce What did he say I now am fair alass how can it be That I that nothing am but spots should now so spotless be Sure he doth mean I shall be so not that I now am fair Can such a vile polluted wretch without a spot appear O stay my love and heark to me I say thou art fair now O stay thy reasoning a while and I will tell thee how My love 't is I have made thee so my bloud has made thee white
Rock which still our Paths doth meet Come Jesus move we 're sick of Love why stay thy Chariot wheels We pine away while thou dost stay our Souls thy absence feel Thy Mouth 's sweet Kiss let us not miss thy love transcends all Wine But O! what Musick do we hear when thou saist I am thine Still let 's have more still more of thee we ne're enough can have Our jealousy 's as strong as Death as cruel as the Grave Dominion Power and Majesty Thanksgiving Glory Praise In endless Songs angelick Strains and never ceasing Layes Be unto him that Loved us and wash'd us with his Blood And made us Kings and Priests unto his Father and our God HYMN XVI WHo 's this that doth from Eilom come with Garments dyed Red With Scarlet Robes from Bozrah he O how apparelled That Travels in his Mighty strength what answer O he gave 'T is I that speak in Righteousness and Mighty am to save Why 's thy Apparel colour'd so thy Garments dyed Red Like them that on the Vintage work or do the Wine fat tread The Wine-press of his Fathers wrath he all alone hath trod o th' People there was none with him when he was smote of God Awake O brandish't Sword of God against my only Son Tho' Spotless he and Innocent no violence has done He 's as a Lamb to 'th slaughter led yea as a shearing Sheep He quietly yeilds up his Breath and still doth silence keep He freely did to Death submit and did most willingly Pains Tortures Lashes Stripes endure for Rebels such as we HYMN XVII IMmortal Honour Glory Pow'r Strength Wisdom Riches Might Be to the reigning Lamb above that dwells in brightest Light To him that wash'd us in his Blood who having lov'd us first To him that was made sin for us and was for us accurst Who feeds us with his God like flesh and drinks us with his Blood Uniting Faith most choicely feeds and drinks the Wine that 's good Who would not love the dearest Lord most Lovely Bright and Fair Thy love to us all love transcends thou art beyond compare How pleasant was this Fruit to us and language full of Grace Delightful was the company how lovely was his Face O well beloved Jesus fill'd with Glory Grace and Truth All Grace is pour'd upon thy Lips thou hast the Dew of Youth O when shall we come unto thee home to our Fathers House Where thou'lt refine the choicest Wine for thy beloved Spouse Who would not Honour and admire who would not thee adore Who would not throw their Crown below down prostrate thee before Hast sweetest Jesus hast away thy rightful Throne ascend Possess thy Nations fill thy Church with Glory without end HYMN XVIII BEhold the bleeding Lord of Life planted with Arrows like a Grove Planted with Darts of Vengeance thus O Friends what manner then of Love Wounded by his dear Fathers Sword betrayd most falsly with a Kiss By Kindsmen followers murther'd thus what manner O! of Love is this Behold the bloody Clodders fall his pierced Sides and Temples bleed For Sinners thus he 's drench't in 's Blood and is not this then Love indeed Behold the anguish of his Soul thy Sword O Justice stabs him thro For us vile Rebels this he bore how did our Jesus love O how To torments thus resigns his Soul our Husband dearly purchases A filthy and a wretched Bride what manner O! of Love was this To dye for worst of enemies O! this was an amazing Friend What manner Lord of love was thine how didst thou boundless Love commend The Father bruis'd his darling Son and took delight to wound him sore Our Fathers love unto us shone thro' the slain Jesus purple Gore His Sorrows Anguish Blood and Death electing Grace did cause to shine What bruise for us thy darling Son what manner O! of Love was thine O here is Love here 's Love indeed eternal and electing Love A Love that does no limits know that never changes never moves What e're we do this boundless Love runs an eternal Stream of bliss The Flouds of Sin this Love can't quench what manner O! of Love is this This Love the greatest torments bore this Love did groan this Love did Bleed Our Lover thus wept bloody Tears behold how Jesus lov'd indeed HYMN XIX God from eternity decreed to feast in Love with us this Night To feed with us now on his Son and Father so thou tookst delight And didst thou set him then apart to be the Victim of our peace Swearing on him by thy great self thy Love to us should never cease Then our dear Jesus swore for us we ne're rebell should as a'fore And that recov'red was should ne're deface his Glory any the more All his Engagements and his Bonds were sealed by his dying Breath Our Peace and Life are ratify'd unalterable in his Death We now renew our League with thee clasp't in thy reconciled Arms We in our bleeding Jesus saw thy Love and Mercy 's potent charms How Fat the feast how rich the Wine how pleasant was the Company We fed on Christ we drank his Blood whilst with us sat the glorious three Adored Goodness ravish't Love in Streams of Love let 's dip us then The Fountains of the mighty Deeps break up and deluge o're ag'en To Heav'n our Faith was mounted up we are impatient of delay Thy coming hasten Lord to us or let us hast to thee away Why doth thy Chariot pav'd with Grace and Love so soft so slowly move Mean while with Flagons comfort us dear Jesus we are sick of Love HYMN XX. SIng Hallelujahs to the Lamb that reigns for evermore Who made us spotless by his Blood and very bright all o're Our Tongues be then the Spirits Pen that readily may write To sound aloud the Lambs high praise the Spirit will indite What an immortal melody fills the high Heavens now Joyn in Seraphick Symphony you in this Room below Distinguishing and endless Love is the great Song above And let us then that are below sing stories of his Love The Lord of Heaven Heaven left Grace boundless to declare His Fathers Bosom left to tell what thoughts of Love there are Why cam'st thou down to dwell in Flesh tell dearest Jesus pray Was 't to impart thy Fathers Heart to wretched lumps of Clay Why was 't thou poor a Man of grief that heavy Vengeance bore Why was 't thou smitten thus and bruis'd why wast thou wounded sore Why in such bitter agony why bloody clodders fall Why didst thou drink the Cup of Wrath and drink up Dregs and all Hark what our bleeding Lord replies hark what his Wounds reply This was to testify my Love from all Eternity My Fathers Love does shine in mine my Groans his Love indite Eternal and electing Love my Streaming Blood does write Electing Grace my dying Breast did very loudly preach The Fathers Sons and Spirits Love thus Jesus Death did teach Our bleeding Lord was it
love be here so sweet What will it be when we shall with our dear beloved meet If now and then a Smile from thee be sweet that 's quickly gone What will the right of Vision be that never shall be done If we are taken to the Mount one moment while below If thou the Vail dost draw aside and us thy Glory show We then cry out we 're Sick of love and with thee long to be O then how shall we burn with Love when face to face we See! When Clouds shall interpose no more no Vail shall be between But wee our dearest Lord shall see as wee our selves are seen And we as reigning Kings and Priests shall Hallelujah sing For ever to the reigning Lamb our now exalted King O now let 's Sing the Lambs new Song and also him adore The Day is coming we shall be with him forevermore HYMN XIII HOw beautiful upon the Mount are they that peace Proclaim That unto Rebels after Grace in their great Masters name That unto Captives do declare glad tidings and do tell To Sinners ther 's a ransom found to save their Souls from Hell Such joyful tydings do bow down stout sturdy Rebels and Such love and grace doth Sinners make in admiration Stand. Mount Sinai's fiery Law won't break a heart that 's like a Stone It's flaming Arrows at the Walls of Brass in vain are thrown 'T is only pardon that doth melt and Love does Sinners draw 'T is grace doth quench the thirst of sin and not the threats o th' Law What mean such then that Terrors preahc and Sin ai's Law proclaim Since 't is not Sinai's fiery dart will quench Sins rage and flame The Message they are sent withall that in Christs name do go It is to offer pard'ning Grace to Sinners while they 'r so HYMN XIV RIse Zion Shine thy Light is come the glorious Day 's begun These Beams wee se so bright that be dart from the glorious Sun Of righteousness that rising is the Day doth dawn apace The Songs of praise we hear adays of Christ and his free Grace Are tokens plain the Lamb once Slain is hastning to his Throne The Bride doth say come hast away my dear beloved One The Saints rejoyce the Turtles voice is heard within our Land The Hundred forty four thousand do on mount Zion stand And there they Sing to Christ their King their Songs in such a strain That there are none but those alone for whom the Lamb was Slain Can learn the Songs the Saints do Sing the Song of Moses now Is laid aside by the Lambs Bride ' cause 't is a note too low Ye taught ones of the Lord Sing praise to th' Lamb the throne upon T is only he taught you and me to Sing the Lambs new Song HYMN XV. O My Dove that art in the Clefts within the Rocks that be And in the Secrt place o th' stairs where thou no Light canst see Tho' thou art in the dark yet I thy Countenance would see For it is comely and thy Voice most pleasant unto me Give me therefore one look of Faith my Sister and my Bride My Love my Dove my fair One that within the Rocks resid'st My Love my Undefiled one tho' in the Clefts thou art And in the dark one Act of Faith will steal away my heart O! do not think my heart is chang'd I am not like to thee I lov'd thee so I dy'd for Love when thou did'st not love me O hark my Soul whose Voice is this that sounds so pleasantly It is my Jesus that did once for such a Rebel dye O Vnbelief thou Enemy what stories didst thou tell What Message didst thou bring to me was it not fram'd in Hell My Jesus that did bleed for me when I a Rebel was His Heart 's the same to me as when he hung upon the Cross HYMN XVI THy Names O Jesus pleasant are like Oyntment pou'red forth It is by Christ alone that we diliv'red are from Wrath. Jesus his Name is called and it hath a pleasant sound ' Cause he doth save us from our Sins and our Rebellions drown'd His name the Lord our Righteousness that hath a pleasant found That Garment covers all our Spots that Robe does wrap us round His Name our Advocate also that soundeth pleasantly ' Cause he doth live to Intercede that once for us did dye His Name our Passover also that Sacrificed was Is pleasant ' cause his Blood be'ng seen Justice doth or'e us pass Like pretious Oyntment also is his Name a Stone that 's try'd A pretious Stone thus Jesus is that for poor Sinners dy'd HYMN XVII O Worthy is the Lamb of God to be exalted in The hearts of the Redeemed ones ' cause he saves them from Sin His Righteousness reveal'd unto the Soul doth Sin destroy And Jesus death i' th' Conscience is Sin 's death immediately When Christ within the Soul where Sin did Reign his Grace displays Pardoning Grace doth Sin displace by its ' bright glorious Rayes This Glorious Son doth rule among by Righteousness his Foes This Lamb that 's Slain destroys Sin 's reign and all that him oppose O Grace â—ich glorious Grace indeed must Jesus death destory My Lust's and Sin that reign within O Grace reign gloriously HYMN XVIII IN Christ we Sin do overcome such sights do Sin destroy Pardoning Grace in Jesus Face doth fill the Soul with Joy These sights of Sin that we see in the Blood of Christ doth give New strength unto the Soul to go to Christ and so to live By th' life of him that conquer'd Sin and did the Vict'ry gain Therefore away and do not stay to th' Lamb that once was Slain Thus Christ reveal'd the Conscience in destroy'd the Pow'r and Throne Of Sin that had Usurp't within where Christ should reâ—… alone Come Saints go forth with Courage then your Lord hath got the Day And Sin hath slain that Grace might reign within your Souls allway HYMN XIX BRight burning Beams of Gospel grace hast Lord for to display For to burn up in all thy Saints their Stuble Whod and Hay Break forth O Sun of Righteousness unto the perfect Day Hast holy one unto thy Throne our Jesus hast away But O! who may abide that day when Zion's King shall reign Who may abide when he the pride of all proud Flesh will stain Tremble ye careless ones that are at ease in Zion and Wonder and stay because that Day is very near at Hand It now doth dawn this glorious Morn beginning is t' appear What meaneth else these lowings and these bleatings we do hear Mhe Saints do sing to Christ their King whilst others rage with Pain Because o' th' bright and dazeling Light o' th' Lamb that once was slain Redeemed ones Sing praises for this Fire 's but to try Away your Dross that by it's loss Christ may you purify HYMN XX. THâ— Lamb of God is Zions King in Righteousness he reigns Sing praises therefore all ye