ease our pains That so our Hearts and Souls in thee May ever more rejoice In singing praises to thy name With a delightful Voice Hymn 12. WHen as the Lord his People doth Bring back from Thraldom sad Then Jacob shall rejoyce and sing And Israel shall be glad The Lord is merciful and kind And gracious also In mercy plentious and free But in his anger slow Thy anger Lord's but a moment And for a nights weeping In thy favour is Life and Peace And Joy in the morning O shew to me the Path of Life Thy Treasure and thy Store At thy right hand fulness of Joy And pleasure ever more Surely the goodness of the Lord Shall crown my future days For I shall dwell within thy House And ever give thee praise Hymn 13. O Lord how long wilt thou Thy presence from me hide Let not thy wrath for ever bâ—rn And I therein betide Remember Lord how short My days are to remain O keep me close unto thy self And not be made in vain What man is he that lives But once he must see Death My Soul deliver from the Grave When I give up my Breath Hymn 14. O Sing unto the Lord ye Saints Give praise unto his Name Remembring of his Holiness And thank him for the same O That the Lord would be to us As dew unto Zion Then shall we grow like to those Flocks That feed on Mount Hermon Rejoycing still in God our strength And trusting in his aid In his goud time he will provide We need not be afraid For in his everlasting Arms We shall be safe and sure The Covenant which he hath made For ever doth endure In faithfulness to them that do On him truly depend He will preserve us to the last In happiness to end Our days which through a vale of Tears Are spent as we may say At last shall reap most plentiful An Harvest Crown'd with Joy Hymn 15. UPon thy precious promises Lord help us to rely Depending on thy Word for thou Wilt us nothing deny When we sincerely on thee wait According to thy will O then make good thy Word to us And our desires fulfil For the sake of our Saviour dear Bring us more close to thee That so we may enjoy thy love And thy salvation see Within thy New Jerusalem Art sat in splendor bright Triumphing on thy Glorious Throne In Majesty and Might Where thy Redeemed ones shall sing Hallelujahs to thee Who are the purchase of thy Blood And with the same made free Of the great City where our God For evermore doth Reign Rejoicing with his Saints that were In Tribulation slain Where we before the Throne of God Shall serve him Day and Night Where we with Joy shall ever dwell Within his Temple bright Hymn 16. O Lord make us to understand The shortness of our Days And walk according to thy Word Upright in all thy ways For who doth know how soon he may Unto Account be brought For all the Deeds done in the flesh Which we our selves have wrought For every day before our eyes Such Objects Fresh appear Which shew to us most certainly We shall not long stay here O help us now for to prepare For that approaching hour Trusting in Christ that he alone Will Raise us by his Power With him to live and Reign in Joy Hallelujahs to sing Triumphing in his Victories Which doth salvation bring Unto all those that sincerely For his Redemption pray And patiently lay down our Lives Because he led the way Through Death to happiness and bliss The true Felicity Which is prepar'd in Heaven above To all Eternity Hymn 17. GReat Joy have they who on the Lord Do trust for their Defence Always depending on his Love With humble confidence He faithful is and will preserve All those that truly seek For to behold his Face with Joy Unfeignedly and meek He will make glad their souls when they Sincerely on him stay And Keep them close unto himself That they'â—go not astray Hymn 18. O God for thy Name sake Let me thy mercy find Into thy Favour take my soul For I am poor and blind My Soul is wounded sore My heart is weak and faint O Lord support me by thy Grace Now I do make complaint Help me O Lord my God O save me I desire That I may Know it is thy Hand And evermore admire Thy loving Kindness Lord Help me for to express And never to forget thy Love Thy Mercy and Goodness Which thou to me hast shown From time to time so free Continue still thy mercies Lord And bring me close to thee O help me to depend In faith upon thy grace That when this mortal Life shall end I may enjoy thy Face In Glory which thou hast Prepar'd for me above Which is the purchase of the Blood Of my dear Saviour's love Which on the Cross was shed By my dear Saviour Kind To purge away my sins that I May sure Redemption find Hymn 19. O Thou Eternal God of Life Prepare us for our End O help us on our Saviour dear Sincerely to depend O let our Meditations Lord Be fixed on that Day Trusting on Christ that he alone Will be our strength and stay So that approaching Death may not Our drooping Souls annoy When our Redemption draweth nigh Lift up our Heads with Joy For to behold our dearest Lord. In Glory to appear To take unto himself his Saints Who are his purchase dear So that with zealous Paul we may In holy Triumph sing O Grave where is thy Victory O Death where is thy sting But thanks be to our God who hath Given us this Victory Through Jesus Christ our Lord and saves Our Souls from misery Therefore beloved Brethren In stedfastness remain Knoâ—ing your labour in the Lord Shall never be in vain Hymn 20. LOrd Keep me in thy ways That thou wouldst have me walk That so I may rejoice therein And of thy Goodness talk Direct me in thy Truth O God be thou my Guide O Keep my Heart upright to thee So that I never slide Then I shall sing thy praise Most chearfully and say That thou O God art my delight My only hope and stay On thee I 'll ever Trust As on a Rock most sure Thy Faithfulness remaineth still And ever shall endure O happy sure are they Who on his Grace relie For he will save us to the last And Crown us when we die With Everlastiug Joy Within his heavenly place Where we fot ever shall behold The Glory of his Face Hymn 22. O Lord for thy pardon I beg Unto thee I appeal Forgive my Transgressions O God And my backslidings heal Through thy abundant Grace O Lord Let me find fresh supply For to support my fainting soul Which languishing doth lie O God let thy Almighty Power My wicked thoughts subdue O let thy holy spirit Lord My inward man renew O teach me to obey thy Voice And guide me in thy ways For by thy strength my life 's
commune with God You shall With his delights be fed Offer the sacrifice Of Righteousness alway And cast our care upon the Lord To be our only stay Many there be that say Who will shew us a Glance But thou O Lord lift up the Light Of thy Kind Countenance Thou hast put in my heart More gladness in my time Than they had from their great incroâ—se Of all their Corn and Wine I will now lay me down In peace to take my sleep For thou O Lord assuredly Wilt me in safety keep Psalm 18. I Will love thee O Lord my strength He is my Rock in all distress My God my stay on whom I trust He 's my Buckler and my Fortress The Lord he is my high Tower And the Horn of my salvation On him I 'le trust all times for aid For he is a sure Foundation Upon the Lord God I will call His Name is worthy of all praise He saves us from our Enemies And preserves us in all his ways Sorrows of death beset me round With Armies of Ungodly Men A fear of death encompass'd me With snares of death prevented then In my distress I call'd on God My Cry came even into his Ear. O Lord be pleased to hear my voice For the sake of my Saviour dear On him alone still I will trust For succour at all times in need For he alone is my Relief And he will plentifully feed All those that truly on him wait In Faithfulness to do his will He will preserve them to the Last And bring them to his holy hill Where we with joy for ever shall Behold the glory of his Face To all Eternity and sit With him within his heavenly place Psal 23. THe living Lord my Shepherd is For me he doth take care To Pastures green he leadeth me Where his still Waters are 'T is he restoreth my poor Soul His Right-hand doth me take Into the Paths of Righteousness Even for his own name sake When through the Vale of Death's cold Shade I walk and nothing fear Thy Rod and Staff do comfort me For thou art with me there Thou hast prepar'd my Table Lord In presence of my Foes My head with oyl thou dost anoint My cup still overflows Surely the goodness of the Lord Shall crown my future days And I will dwell within thy house Ever to sing thy praise Psalm 27. first part THE Lord he is my salvation My light my strength and aid Whom shall I fear the Lords my Life I will not be afraid The wicked men like Troops encamp And up against me rise Coming on me to eat my flesh As Foes and Enemies In this I will be confident My Enemies shall fall Before the presence of thy Face They fell and stumbled all One thing have I desir'd of God And after that will seek To dwell within thy house O Lord And in thy presence keep For to behold thy beauty Lord All the days of my Life And in his Temple to enquire Where to be Free from strife For in the time of trouble thou Shalt be my hiding place O set me up upon that Rock Where I may see thy Face Then shall my head be lifted up Above mine Enemies Therefore will I offer to thee A Joyful Sacrifice O Lord to thee I will sing praise Yea to thee I will sing For in thy mercy thou wilt keep My soul from perishing The second part HEar me O Lord when I Cry with my voice to thee Some succour send to my poor soul In mercy answer me When thou saist seek my Face My heart shall â—hen reply Thy Face O Lord still I will seek And on thy Grace rely Hide not thy Face from me O God forsake me not For thou hast been my help alway When Parents me forgot Teach mâ— thy way O Lord In a plain path lead me In anger cast me not away But take me up to thee Deliver me O Lord From all mine Enemies And such as breathe out Cruelty Which falsly they devise I had fainted unless I had believed on thee Lord in the land of the living Thy goodness let me see O wait upon the Lord Wait on the Lord I say With Courage strong he will support Thy drooping soul alway Psalm 42. AS the pursued Hart doth pant After the water-brook So pants my soul for thee O God For a most gracious look My soul still thirsteth for my God O when shall I appear Before the living God who is My loving Father dear My Tears have been my meat by day And sighings in the night While they continually do say Where is thy God of might I had gone with the multitude But I remembred thee And went unto thy house O God In true sincerity I poured out my soul with them That kept holy thy day Rejoicing with that multitude Which do praise thee alway Why art thou cast down O my soul O do not thus repine Trust still on God his countenance On me shall ever shine Within me Lord my soul is low Therefore remember me From the Hill of the Hermonites And Jordan let me see Deep calleth unto deep O Lord Thy water spouts aloud Thy Waves and all thy Billows have Wrapt me in as a Shrowd G Lord by day and night I call With prayers unto thee Command thy loving kindness Lord And then my song shall be Unto my God who is my Rock Thou hast forgotten me And I go mourning all the day Oppress'd with misery As with a sword within my boneâ— Mine Enemies prevail While they say daily unto me VVhat doth thy God avail Chear up my countenance O God Support my drooping mind Hoping in God for him to praise Who gracious is and kind Psal 56. BE merciful to me O Lord For Man would me Devour He fighting daily pressing on To swallow me each Hour But O! thou high and mighty God In thee I trust for aid And on thy word will I depend What time I am afraid I will not fear what flesh can do In thee I put my trust Tho every day they wrest my words And turn them to the worst They gather themselves together They mark my steps and hide Themselves to catch my soul O God But thou art on my side O God in thy anger east down All those that in wait lie Let not that people so escape By their iniquity Psalm 59. DEliver me O God From all my Enemies Defend me from the hands of them That up against me rise Deliver me from them That work deceitfully O save my soul from bloody mâ—n For lo in wait they lie Not for my sins O God Can the mighty combine Against me for my Transgressions No Error can they find Yet they run and prepare Themselves without my Fault A wake to help me and behold How they against me talk O God of my mercies Scatter them by thy power And bring them down O Lord our shield That seek for to devour I will sing of thy power Yea I aloud will sing
thee And â—â—ll of all thy wondrous works Which thou hast done for me Hymn 30. O Lord I am upon the brink Of an Eâ—dless Eternity Fnâ— it cannot be lonâ—â—â—efore I must lay down my head and die O Lord fit me for that great change That hasteth on wherein I must Resign my murmuring breath and be Turned into Rottenness and Dust But in the Lord I put my trust And in all humble subjection Depending on thy mighty power For a joyful Resurrection At that great Day when thou wilt sit In triumph on thy holy Hill Where we in Everlasting Joy With thine Elect shall drink our fill Of that New Wine in thy Kingdom VVhere we in Peace and Joy shall sing Eternal Hymns of Thanks and Praise To our Redeemer Lord and King Hymn 31. CHear up my soul in this dark night VVhich seems to me so long My God will cause his Ear to hear If I can find a Tongue Sincerely upon him to call VVhen I am in distress O then make bare thy Arm to save And give a free Release To my poor Soul which bound doth lie A Prisoner fast in Chains Dear Lord set free my captive Soul And ease me of my pains By thy dear Blood give my poor soul Refreshing hopes in thee Then chear fully shall I rejoice Thy Redemption to see O Lord help me to strive till death Support my feeble strife That at the last I may obtain From thee a Crown of Life Within thy New Jernsalem Where I shall gladly sing Eternal Praises to my God Which doth salvation bring Hymn 32. O Lord unfeignedly I beg Supporting Grace from thee O let me not be overcome By wicked Thoughts in me Into subjection bring my will Humbly for to admire That boundless Love of thine to me I nothing more desire O that I could sincerely prize Thot bleeding Breast of thine Which pierced was for to redeem This sinful soul of mine Well may my empty Soul bewail The greatness of my loss When I cannot in Faith behold My Saviour on the Cross Bleeding out his hearts Blood for me Upon that cursed Tree With Arms stretcht out and Feet fast nail'd Poor captive Souls to free O that I could by Faith embrace And fast about him cling Then chearfully shall I rejoice And Hallelujahs sing Hymn 33. DEar Lord in mercy help This wretched Soul of mine Make bare thy Arm and send Relief By thy Spirit Divine Consider my Distress How poor and low am I Refresh me with thy saving grace For on thee I relie 'T is pardon Lord I beg For that I only crave With free Redemption by thy Blood My guilty Soul to save O cleanse me from my sins Then I will spend my days In setting forth thy boundless Love And celebrate thy Praise With thankful Lips will I My Praises offer thee Still thirsting for the living God His salvation to see Bring me to that Fountoin And Spring of Life so clear Where streams of mercy over-flow From my sweet Saviour dear There shall my fainting Soul For evermore be blest Sweetly Reposing in thy Arms In everlasting Rest Psalm 51. O God have mercy upon me According to thy Love O blot out my Transgressions And let thy Kindness move Through tender mercies to my Soul O cleanse me from my sin O wash me thoroughly O Lord From all my stains within My Transgressions which are so great I acknowledg to thee O Lord be pleas'd in mercy kind To set thy Servant free Against thee only have I sinned In presence of thy sight I am condemned thou justified Because thou Judgest Right Behold I shapen was in sin And in iniquity Was I conceived and so brought forth To death and misery But thou desirest Truth O Lord Within the inward part Help me to keep true Wisdom there Tho in a broken Heart Purge me with Hysop then O Lord I shall be clean I know Wash my poor soul and I shall be More whiter than the Snow Lord make me to hear with Joy And Gladness that my Bones Which thou hast broken may rejoice With Penitential Groans O hide thy Face from all my Sins Iniquities blot out Create in me a heart O God That may be clean throughout Cast me not from thy Sence But let thy Spirit free Restore to me thy Salvation That I may joyful be Let thy holy Spirit Lord From day to day renew My inward Man that I may know Thy Precepts which are true Then I will teach Sinners thy ways And bring Converts to thee Transgressors shall walk in thy Paths In perfect Liberty O Lord God of my Salvation From bloody Guiltiness Deliver me my Tongue shall sing Aloud thy Righteousness O Lord do thou open my Lips And I will fing thy Praise My Mouth shall never cease to tell Of thy Goodness alwavs No Sacrifice dost thou desire Else would I give it thee Burnt-offerings thou delight'st not in But true Sincerity O God thy Sacrifices are A contrife Heart for Sin Which thou wilt not despise O Lord But takest delight therein O Lord in thy good Pleasure do Unto thy Sion good Build thou the Walls again O God Where thy Jerusalem stood With righteous Sacrifices Lord Thou wilt be pleased alway When we our offerings sincerely Unto thy Altar pay December 25. 1694. This is a joyful day indeed Which God himself hath wrought Our Admiration let it raise What he to pass hath brought O let us give Glory to God Who gave to us his Son For to redeem our Captive Souls When utterly undone A Gift so high beyond compare None but a God could give In offering up his only Son That our poor Souls might live O let us with the Heavenly Host To God our Prayers sing For sending us a Saviour dear Which doth Salvation bring For unto us a Child is born A Counsellour most Wise A Prince of Peace who will defend Us from our Enemies So that ovr Souls shall never want Who trust on his Mercy For he will guide us to those Springs Which run continually O bring us that Fountain pure And bathe our Souls therein Take off our Leprosie oh Lord And cleanse us from from our Sin That so unspottedly we may Before thy Presence stand And hear that joyful Sentence given To them on thy right Hand Grace before Meat GRacious Lord God Thou art the Fountain of Grace and Goodness that 's ever flowing and ever full thou providest for us in this Life and for a better Thou hast spread our Table before us at this Time We humbly Pray thee let it not become a Snare unto us but let us eat and drink as in thy Presence and let those Mercies we are now about to receive from thee engage our Hearts to love thee more and serve thee better And this we beg for Christ Jesus Sake Amen After Meat GRacious Lord God it is of thy great Mercy we are not consumed because thy Compassions fail not Thou hast fed our Bodies with thy Good Creatures at this time we humbly pray Thee do thou take Care for the feeding of our poor Souls and let us take heed now we have Eaten and are full lest we forget thee our God continue thy Favours to us make us glad with thy Inheritance and visit us with thy Salvation and all for the Sake of dear our Saviour and Redeemer Amen FINIS WAit and expect but fear not Death And always have a due regard Unto that promised recompence That brings with it a sure reward When as my face grows pale and wan And feeble knees together smite When loins are pain'd and heart doth melt And eyes begin to loose their sight O my dear God I humbly beg From thee alone supporting Grace Whereby I may enabled be To look grim death into the Face When fainting sweat bedews my Face And whispering thoughts come in my Head When breath grows short and speech doth fail And friends stand weeping round my bed Then my dear Lord I humbly pray From thee alone assisting Grace Whereby I may with courage strong Look Ghastly Death into the Face Assuredly believing that My Saviour dear will set me free Then Chearfully shall I rejoyce In singing praises unto thee Upon the Languishing Decay Of my dear friend Nicholas Day With serions thoughts I made this hymn September twenty one G. 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