long a captive lead So Jacob shall rejoyce indeed and Isra'l shall be glad 6 Hymn A sigh from the whole Creation In a Threnetick Hymn O Lord that true and righteous art hark how thy Creatures all Do sigh and groan by thee alone to be redeem'd from thral From bondage of mans wickedness we were redeem'd say they Why then are we mans vanity subjected to obey The curse and wrath we bear is great cross to our makers will How long must we by tyranny mens lawless lusts fulfil Lord sweep the world refine the Church from dross tinn straw and stubble By fire and sope revive our hope Our Island save from trouble No feller then on us shall come nor burdens us oppress Christ will with justice truth and peace and Halelujahs bless 7 Hymn Zions Lamentation after the Lord. HOw long Lord dost thou hide thy face to us return we crave The riches of thy powerful grace vouchsafe thy poor to have See how the Boars and Beasts of prey do pluck and spoyl thy Vine And wher 's your God blaspheming say as if it were not thine The World in wrath and bloud does roule its burdens still increase To thee Lord cries its weary Soul when shall these mischiefs cease Thy Spirits become to mighty ones a vile reproach and scorn Among the pots thy ' dopted Sons do lie black and forlorn O turn to us turn us to thee powre out thy Spirit again Thy promise is and that 's our bliss Jesus shall live and raign 8 Hymn A sigh for pure Worship The 1st Part. LOrd show to us thy way and will to VVorship thee aright Give by thy word and spirit that skill to lead into thy sight VVhen God to me said seek my face my heart its eccho cry'd To seek thy face oh give me grace But Lord it do not hide For that alone will gladness give and joy with peace far more Then corn and wine souls do not live on earth or goods in store Then will I to thine Altar go and in its flames delight The way to bliss thus I shall know and pleasures in thy sight Here I the end of wicked ones shall plainly see and read For life to Israels dry bones hence I 'le beleive and plead Lord hast to bring that righteous King into his Temple pure Its glory ope the whore the Pope in their abyss secure That second Temple God will rear and his Salvation wall it In 's beauty there will Christ appear Jehovah Shammah call it 9 Hymn Hopes for the approaching Glory The 2d part OUr God will come in hast in 's Glory to appear And now fulfil to Zions Hill his promist good so near Rejoyce ye Sons of God All ye that Sion love Shake from your eyes the dust rise your sins and bands remove His time now posteth on For Babels final doom And great Salvation in every nation Oh let thy Kingdom come Though Nations rush and rage Oh bring them to thy foot And hear the prayer of such as are in dust and destitute Then Jesse's branch will bud Two staves unite in one Then may we hope all priso'ns op'e That Christ may have the Throne Idols he will abolish And worship pure appoint Sion espouse to be his house And or'e it Christ annoint Oh then rejoyce in hope Of such a glorious day When all that mourn their tunes will turn Singing Halelujah 10 Hymn Future hopes of Good YE Saints that do Jehovah fear sing with melodious hearts That chosen are of God most dear his secrets to impart Before the earths foundations he on you plac't his Election And when these heavens no more shall be you 'l have a Resurrection Thrice blest they be whom God does chuse and pure in heart that be Tho' men abuse and you refuse such God at last shall see Then Saints shall know as they be known and see God as he is God will not shame their names to own for such shall live in blisse Then shall your bodies glorious rise first Christs then all his Saints When power divine them clarifies and full joys ends complaints Oh who then would not sigh and long this Kingdom 's wine to taste Thy Kingdom come and will be done that glorious state O hast 11 Hymn Faith's triumph in the hopes of a Resurrection or'e deaths Victory ALL ye that live and die in Christ O bless the Lord with me Beyond the grave a hope you have of perfect Victory Tho dying yet behold we live in sorrows still we sing Christ bore the curse and sin that 's worse death 's but in name a King What tho' from Abel to this day death of its conquests boast Christ through the sides of it did ride and so its sting was lost Nature it King of Terrors calls and terrour 't is to Kings Yet with delight into Gods sight body and Soul it brings Our first begotten from the dead arose and sits on high But when again he comes to raign his foes at 's foot must lye Our scatter'd bones about the Grave shall come again together And when we rise with these our eyes we God shall see for ever 12 Hymn Faiths triumph in the Resurrection of the dry bones ALL ye that love the Lord his grace that tasted have Tho' death devour there 's set an hour when you shall rise from grave Our life with Christ is hid Souls cannot dye therefore For while we sleep our Lord does keep Of hell and death the door Oh then rejoyce and sing Ye that dwell in the dust Shall in your lot stand without spot with spirits of perfect just What tho' our scattered bones lye still about graves mouth Christ unto you will life renew that has dew of his youth Isra'ls dry bones at last a spirit of Life shall get That Roman Sun and Jewish Moon under a cloud shall set Then shall the righteous shine as Suns before Gods sight With holy ones sitting on Thrones in everlasting light 13 Hymn Doxolog gratulatory Psal 16.7 ult BLessed be God for Jesus Christ and his free righteousness For nothing less lost souls could bless and lead to happiness My soul bless thou the Lord always and all that in thee is Instructed be behold and see what great Salvation's this The Lord 's set still before my sight I shall not be deprest My heart and voyce do both rejoyce in hope my flesh shall rest Thou wilt not leave my soul in hell nor to the grave captive But wilt me show what path to go where I shall ever live For in thy sight fulness of joy and pleasures are in store All treasures stand at thy right hand of life for evermore 14 Hymn An Hymn of Petitions for the Spirit as Psal 51.12 Cant. 5. ult TO thee Jehovah I do thirsting cry and crave That early dew thy spirit most true this droughty soul may have Awake O North wind blow O South breath pleasantly Behold how dry my Gardens lie my Plants wither and die
long wilt thou thy work delay Oh come get done what tho ' st begun for thee in hope we stay Zion long doth complain and weeps i' th wilderness Says i 'm alone my Sons are gone Lord pitty my distress My Garden fence lies wast on Earth I have no Friend My bleeding stanch O Jesse's Branch my buds from death defend These subtile Foxes spoil that tear my Grapes so tender All that pass by do pluck and cry now let her King defend her But yet I 'le rest in hope my head retains affection He past through death his lively breath shall give me Resurrection Our Lamentations shall terminate in great joy Then falls the Throne of Babylon for God will her destroy From th' utmost ends of Earth Hosannah's heard shall be Our Isles shall sing to Jah and bring praise to Eternity 47 Hymn The Thirsty Soul being set on fire With Love for Christ pants in desire 1st part DRaw nigh thou whom my Soul doth love mine eye on thee is fixt Save thee alone object i 've none all other ioys are mixt Oh may I see thy blessed face Than heaven it self more sweet If this I may not yet I 'le stay below and kiss thy feet I have been long confin'd and toss't wandring like Noahs Dove For here is no true rest below Lord 't is in thee above If I thy face yet may not see thou bids me it to seek And sure fulfil his word God will o' th' Earth to all the meek They that him seek the Lord shall praise their hearts for aye shall live True hunger is Gods way to bliss on 's word then let 's believe Tho' darkness oft thy face eclipse and hides thee from my sight Yet will I stay for him alway for all his paths are right And tho' i 'm in the deeps low cast to him I 'le look again That flouds can quell and save from Hell for over all hee 'l raign 48 Hymn The Souls desires themselves do wast Of Christ to see or hear or tast 2d Part. THis one thing needful Lord I seek and that one thing 's my all But for the same I on thy name till I obtain 't will call That I may in thy presence dwell and after Christ inquire For in thy face all joy I place and that 's my whole desire This when I seek but cannot see my Faith and Hope 's delay'd Despair gets in and so to sin and Satan i 'm betray'd How long Lord shall my Soul be tost 'twixt hopes and cloudy fears Shew me thy face so full of grace remove my clouds and tears Our souls still long to see the day when our Immanuel That Lamb of God makes his abode On Sion Hill to dwell But if my Bridegroom yet deferr I 'le wait his blessed time For either he will come or we shall shortly go to him Then conflicts end in victory our sighs turn into praise This long dark night ta ' morning bright that Saints may sing always 49 Hymne Love in desire with panting brest Pursues enquires for Christ its rest 3d. Part. MY Soul Lord 's in a desert dry where waters there are none It longs to spy thy Majesty and for thee makes its moan To see thy beauty glory pear Oh how would that delight So to come near in holy fear and joy before thy sight For all my joys here sorrows breed this world yeilds not content 'T is Christ indeed alone can feed to Siloe's well i 'm sent When I the fiery poyson'd sting do of the Serpent find Then by looking on Christ my King heal'd is my heart and mind When I thy count'nance can obtain and in 't my pardon read And views again his Royal raign now Faith begins to feed Such sight then makes me cry aloud here Lord 't is good to stay Then in a Cloud my Lord does shroud and hide himself away Then from my Mount descend do I t' a vale of tears and say Yet hope will I day spring t' espy and sing all tears away 50 Hymn The Soul espying through the door It s fair beloved longs therefore 4th Part. LOrd Jesus let thy Sun-like face shine all my darkness out That I may of thy saving Grace and love be out of doubt Sometimes tho 't be not sought thy face thou 'rt pleas'd to let us see Such arbitrary acts of grace now show again to me Thou bids us ask yea seek and knock then sure thou'lt to us ope No bars are strong enough no lock can shut the door of hope If my belov'd still shut me out and say see me no more Yet will I look standing without in by the hole o' th' door Tho' Clouds and darkness us surrounds and Sion's flames grow hot His heart in Holy love abounds forget his own hee 'l not 'T is good to live by Faith whilst here in darkness t' hope for light When we in perfect light appear then full shall be our sight 51 Hymn The Councels of Achitophels To be defeat this hymn foretells 1st Part. Psal 9.16 17. WOnderful Councellor and King thou righteous art and wise On wicked men their crafts to bring that mischiefs did devise For they work in the dark and deep their wiles do seek to hide Mistaking God to be asleep while he has all espy'd Tush then they say can God regard what mischiefs we do hatch Yes he 'l retaliate and reward your gins your feet shall catch By judgments execute that are the Lord is known alway Their own works are the wicked's snare Higgaion sing Selah This to a future age record for people uncreate To read how wickedness abhorr'd God did retaliate Then men shall surely say and sing for just men is reward The Earth to judgment God will bring the suffering-meek regard Whoso is wise t' observe and tell and such like things record These prudent ones shall know right well the kindness of the Lord. 52 Hymn The more men hate O Lord above Vouchsafe the more of thy free love 2d Part. YE Saints of the most high Come and behold his deeds That he alone unsought has done for them he keeps and feeds The Foxes do conspire to spoyl Gods tender Vine Then Providence became its fence this Vineyard Lord is thine Then of it let us sing none surely hurt it may He never sleeps that watches keeps and waters 't night and day Men subtile may conspire and digg as deep as Hell God sees and smiles and blasts their wiles for he in heav'n do's dwell For he doth Zion love and walks her Towers round Proud Babylon falls from her throne God will her props confound Her Cedars God will fell her Sea and springs dry up For Zions sake God will her make to drink on 's sevenfoul'd cup. Be thou exalt'd O God all humane Glory stain That so thy Son on ev'ry Throne may then sole Monarch raign 53 Hymn An hymn of the turning away Of Gods anger from his people As Psal 85.1 3. and Isaiah 12 1. 5.
37.12 13. c. 5. About the last part of Redemption by Christ both of our bodies and spirits and of Zions repair Resurrection of witnesses the future glory and liberty of the New Jerusalem 6. The joy and Halelujahs of all Saints at Christs standing with them on Zion 7. Some more private Meditations and Poems on Paradise regain'd and also Occasional Hymns on our fires so oft repeated on that in Breadstreet the late Drought and after it Rain On Death of Friends or Children and the Sickness or Recovery of some And on the Sabbath c. Errata's PAge 4. line 18. Read Wine p. 12 l. 17. r. side p. 15. l. 11. f of r. and p. 16. l. 27. r. inquir'd p. 19. l. 29. dele to p. 20. r. and you from wick l. 14 r. Christ s p. 24. l. 5. r. O come p. 25. l. 20 r. and for your l. 24. r. ye ' ave trimmed up your Lamps p. 26 l. 4. r. aye p. 29. l. 13. r. blest p. 30 l. 2 r of 's love or d. of p. 31 l. 5. r. throw p. 32. l. 2 r. who thou art p. 36. l. 17. r. on p. 45 l. 11. Gogs p. 47 l. 6. dele his p. 48. l. 14. r. compassions p 49. l. 12. r. hidd n. p. 55. l. 3. r. t' a morn p. 60 l. 22 their eyes p. 72 l. 2 dele the p. 74. l. 15. but those p. 75. l. 8. r. your h. p. 83. l. 25. for nigh r. near p. 86. l. 3. for thus r. them p. 87. l. 9 r. and ch 25. 6. p. 88. l. 1. d. s. p. 101. l. 10. boding l. 11. r. none p. 103. l. 25 r. scortching Sun l. ult where thine thou safe dost p. 110. l. 24. r. the Lord. p. 114. l. 29. r in 's p. 118. l. 6. r. rejoyce l. 8. for and r. to 's raign p. 119. l. 20. r. exalted be p. 121 l. 22. hate and from her retire l. 24. r. burning her p. 123 l. 20. r. on harv p. 129 l. 2. r. vale of l. 17 dele th' l. ult dele to p. 134 l. 1. r brake p. 137 l. 9. r. their p. 148. l. 13. and Nimrods hunt for prey p. 149. l. 29. r. befall p. 150 l. 27. r. said p. 156 l. 8. dele s in nation p. 157. l. 6. dele s in lamentation p. 162 l. 12. r. so p. 163. r. will p. 166. l. 8. dele s in Zions l. 12 r. heads p. 168 Hymn 146 two lines are added to the first staff which belonged to the second p. 174 l. 2. r. what sin p 176 l. 3. r their fate p. 178 l. 7. r. God p. 193. l. 7. dele Hymn and division on the base p. 195. l. 4 r. if he in us This Hymn two Adams fruit compares And way to th' tree of Life declares AS mans first sin quickly led in A curse on 's Children all So did the second Adam win All lost by t'other's fall The fruit that he pluck off the Tree Off knowledge all did fill With ignorance and enmity ' Against all his makers will Yet God thought fit out of this pit that fall'n man should rise And come to eat a fruit more sweet amidst Gods Paradise Oh therefore when ye Sons of men will ye his calls embrace Return and come to him with whom yet ye may hope for Grace Here grows a Tree of Life will be your food and medicine With him that well of life does dwell to him your hearts incline Against the sting of Adams sin here Antidote you 'le find Your dying Soul may on this pole its brazen Serpent mind VVhy will ye dye this tree is nigh to eat if you endeavour Your welcom 's free O tast and see yea eat and live for ever 2 Hymn A Pisgah sight or foretasts and sips of Canaan BLest be the Lord that hath forgiven our sin throw Christ his merit A new and living way to Heaven conducting by his Spirit Gods Sons are heirs of Glory all joynt-heirs with Christ their King They all obey his powerful call and new songs to him sing Their priviledges here are great To ask and have their will On his own Throne Christ will them set and so their joy fulfil Our bodies now so vile and low through grief contempt and pain Tho' death under the clods them sow shall yet arise to raign Then no uncircumcised one before that judge shall stand For heirs of Glory they alone must sit on Christs right hand They that by Bacahs Vale once past now come to Berecha And thus Before their King at last still sing Halelujah 3 Hymn A Prophetick Lamentation for our Times O Lord draw near prevent our fear of Romish desolation For Babels whore lies at the door with her abomination That man of sin long since got in and in Christs Throne does sit And throw Gods anger we are in danger to fall into his pit Th' old Dragon fierce does wound and peirce thy Sions blessed Seed But Christ departs that cuts our hearts who soon could wound his head But Lord return for thee we mourn Our Prophets we see none That where we are can well declare while Christ our light is gone Send forth thy Sword thy Holy word Leviathans head to wound Rouze Judahs Lion let Virgin Sion no more sit on the ground VVhy does thy face so full of Grace eclipsed still remain Both Devils and men subdue and then thou Lord alone shalt raign 4 Hymne A Thirsty cry after that good Spirit of Adoption O Lord our hearts do thirst and cry for thy pure living water Thy spirit is good Oh such a floud on droughty Souls Lord scatter Then shall we like thy Garden be full of all pleasant fruit For Christ laid up O then hee 'l sup of Wines his tast that suits Then Sharons's Rose that withering is in beauty shall appear Thornes shall not so with Lillies grow nor Saints still Sackcloth wear Then shall that Sun of Righteousness heal them that fear his name True judgement shall in Desart dwell and wipe off Sions shame Then Babels moon in darkness soon unto a change will come The Virgins shall in triumph call Their Bridegroom to his home Adopted ones now cease all groanes Heavens meet the Earth with Songs Lord come away for such a day thy whole creation longs 5 Hymne The Thirsty Soul ONe thing of thee Lord I desire and yet that one is all With ' love of Christ my heart inspire that mine I may him call O let the Coals of Jah inflame my Soul with burning love Unite my heart to fear thy name O send in Noah's Dove The Olive branch of peace to bring wherein I shall rejoyce And over all my sorrows sing in faiths melodious voice And when that King of Righteousness shall raign and prosper too With peace he will our Islands bless them that oppress undo Extend good will to Sions Hill that now we ruin'd call Oh build agen Jerusalem repair her broken wall From Sion Israels safety speed so
time draw near Behold how Romes Achitophels for Babilon conspire To make our Isle in which Christ dwells an hearth for Martyrs fire O Lord no longer silent be arise them disappoint Saviours on this our Mount le ts see here our Messiah ' noint Them and their Nobles make even all like Oreb Zeeb likewise By their own counsels let them fall their plots themselves surprize Then from our Isles shall sound new Songs of great Salvation When Christ revenges all the wrongs done to this Nation The heavens likewise shall harmonize the Earth shall eccho ' gain On Babels ruines shall arise to Christ a glorious raign Then sing aloud for in this cloud our King and judge descends And with him Saints and Angels croud Gods mystery so ends Amen 61 Hymn From all that dare Gods throne withstand God to defend it lays his hand as Exod. 17. ult A glorious high and holy Throne Gods Sanctuary's call'd He in his glory sits thereon Saints here are safely wall d Thence hee 'l with vengeance just and right plead Zions bleeding cause And Rome judge as th' old Edomite when th' Isles recieve his Laws For Gods hand still on 's throne is laid and swears hee 'l it maintain His Sword and Scepter firm are stay'd to war with him 's in-vain Ye Sons of Zion bee'nt afraid your Lord of Hosts is great He weapon and it 's former made he can all charms defeat Against thee Lord no wisdom is no might that match him can Thy purpose never goes amiss but help is vain from man Then all ye holy ones rejoyce Angels and Saints proclaim With harmony of heart and voice the glory of his name That Sun of Righteousness his beams the Lord soon will display Whose healing wings his cooling streams all pain and thirst shall ' lay Amen 62 Hymn Gods presence mischiefs all prevents And with blessings of good presents THe Lord 's our King and Shepherd great he dwells and raigns in Zion And thence hee 'l craft and spite defeat thence roar as Judahs Lion If he in meekness wrath delay then rouze him up who dare And if hee 'l ramp upon his prey no mortals high hee 'l spare Hee 's the defence still to his flock tho' Wolves assault them may And when among them stands their rock in dark and cloudy day To Fatherless and Widdows too his help becomes their Song In Josephs Prison house also his presence goes along Do we through Vales of death's black shade as Souls bewildred walk His rod and staff shall both be made comforts to us to talk O Son of God mount Zion's Lamb in glory hast t' appear Thy number call inscribe that name Jehovah Shammah there 63 Hymn The visions of these latter days This hymne to Saints in part displayes OF all the sights since man on Earth th' almighty did create That our Messiah should have birth this was surpassing great His comming first was poor and low that few did him esteem But at 's return all 's foes shall bow all Angels worship him Oh how the sight of Christ will feed our hopes of sin forgiven Here may we read what grace decreed our just title to heaven To see all 's enemies trembling stand below under his feet But mourners stand at his right hand O joyful sight and sweet To such a sight Lord me direct here at a distance grace me Amongst Elect him to affect that shall at last embrace me One glance is joy ineffable a smile glory in the bud Oh then full sight how comfortable none ever understood Then those in vale of death that sate as Pilgrims mourning long Shall come from solitude in state to Sion with new song Then Virgins followers of the Lamb shall see that marriage day And in his name sing and proclaim victory Halelujah 64 Hymn This is that plant of high renown To whom all Scepters must bow down A plant or branch of great renown in Gods Paradise is It 's royal fruits O Lord shake down that them my lips may kiss This rose of Sharon may I smell O how 't will me delight His beauty does the Sun excel yea 't is ten Suns for bright His head with glori's ever crown'd his lips most full of grace His wrath Divels and men confound all joy lies in his face His hand a two edg'd Sword does bear his words meek and most sweet Under his shade I sate and there prostrate did kiss his feet Lord make me so to know thy love love to return again From the same root and spring to move and in thy love remain If I in darkness sit I 'le hope thou to me wilt be light A door of hope thou'lt to me o'pe and place me in thy sight Lord do not long defer thy word once more let Saints thee see But if thou yet delay'st afford to take us up to thee 65 Hymn Here doth the sou'l it self excite On Christ to fix its whole delight O love the Lord ye holy ones your strong Redeemer own Who for you hath prepared thrones not for himself alone Nothing in us Lord first did move thee save guilt and wretchedness But we have motives strong to love thee yet can't like love express If we to other lovers look wee 're justly disappointed Nay curst b'ecause we him forsook that 's Gods chos'n-anointed Oh how this look tho' from an hell does up as Jona buoy And in dry desert digs a well of Everlasting joy Oh come desire of Nations hast now let thy Kingdom come Leap over all our mountains fast and tread down whorish Rome See how our Isles wait for thy Laws and thrones of judgment just Revive thy work worship and cause in thee the Gentiles trust Then for the precious blood of Saints shall come righteous vengeance And songs of joy cease all complaints mourners on thrones advance Sions Redeemer shall appear 'fore him the lofty bend All that with him the cross did bear their joy never shall end 66 Hymn When God his Christ from Heav'n reveals The cross no more the Saints conceals YE that have mourners been and long-some troubles seen Lift up our head be comforted your hope 's are budding green Rejoyce in Christ your King ye birds of Paradise sing The Cedars tall begin to fall your Lords now on the wing Your Faith on 's cross may spye him meek and most comely Yet suff'ring glory 's but transitory he 'l raign eternally The more he was despis'd the more he 'l now be priz'd No might can stand ' gainst his command that mischief have devis'd But with what joy shall we our strong Redeemer see Sit Judge and King when every thing from sin and curse is free To 's Laws Rulers shall bow or stoop at 's feet a low Dagon and Baal ' fore's ark shall fall all th' Isles him fear and know Oh time flee fast away Lord hast that blessed day That when our King comes we may sing Hosannahs Halelujah Amen 67 Hymn Here 's love pleading
face of which alas the comfort few that knows Now cries the soul my Sun is set my plants wither and dye My hopes forlorn faith 's overborn waste does my Garden lye When he did first knock at my door I thought he came t' abide But I unkind sure caus'd his mind to ali'nate and hide Now if I can his visit gain or smile one day in seven My hopes again revive a main with some foretasts of heav'n But when Lord Jesus wilt ' return revive thy work O then Our Wilderness shall praise and bless thy Grace and power Amen 74 Hymn The Soul refresh with chear divine Does t'its appart'ments rest incline Longing its burdens to resign as Cant. 5 1. 5. LOrd I have long wandred abroad from Mountain unto Hill Now pilgrim like seek rest in God subject to thy good will In ' lonesome deserts tho' I bleat oft weary faint and sad Yet finest wheat of heav'n I eat Rock-hony makes me glad My burdens sin affliction scorn Oft cause my soul bow down To ease my heart himself has born he bought I wear the Crown The fiery Serpents oft me fright I sing with thorns at brest My faith at last gets Pisgah sight in hopes o' th' Land of rest My faith and sence combat together and both their weapons try Which shall obtain one knows not whether till Christ gives victory Return my soul unto thy rest take shade in weary land They that this refuge find are blest for rain and storm 's at hand A joyful rest Lord doth remain for all thy scatt'red ones A glorious King shall sit and raign and they with him on thrones 75 Hymn VVhen Saints of drought and heat complain The Shepherd answers thus again Cant. 1.5 6. LOrd when my day at first begun and grace on me did shine I quickly felt a scorching Sun upon my tender Vine Hence in appearance I put on a black and sable hue Oh when wilt thou let fall upon my herbs of Grace thy dew This fi'ry Dragons raging heat peirces my aking head Tempts me like Jonah oft to fret or wither which I dread My Shepherds voice instant I heard standing behind my wall Said flee to th' Rock be not afeard I knew 't and took his call Tho' Clouds eclipse thy morning Sun and evidence is not bright At noon's hot persecution cool ev'ning shall give light I am thy Sun shadow and shield in me alone 's thy rest Here light and safety both I yield thus all the flocks are blest A King most just shall reign er'e long him must his foes adore His Spouse singing her nuptial-Song then heat smites her no more 76 Hymn The Soul and Spouse tempted with heat For cool refreshing gales intreat Eying that promise Isai 4.6.8 Song c. 25.6 HOw long Lord shall this heat of persecution beat Which makes me pray shorten my day or make my Sun retreat Afflictions make me look like bottles in the smoak My heart alas withers as grass my fruitful branch is broke Yet Lord to thee I cry under thy shade I fly Thy healing wing shall cause me sing and down in safety lye Though Zion's Sons have lain 'mong pots in vile disdain He has foretold her wings with gold hee 'l beautifie again Mans rage shall cease and fall with noise of strangers all The branch or Sons of terrible ones shall break against the wall Then storms and heat shall ceases Lambs feed and lye in peace Then Babels Sun shall set at noon her torments have no ease Sing ye distrest and poor now look to weep no more Your Sun does rise lift up your eyes and 'fore his throne adore 77 Hymn VVhen vials Babel-Rome consume Cool and refreshing times then come LOrd hasten Babels threat'n'd doom for Zion sake afford Cool and refreshing gales to come from th' presence of the Lord. Why should thy Lambs be led aside and vail'd from their right way From fellowship with thy holy bride with false companions stray The Pastors that thy flock have led as wolves have suckt their blood The rest with tears or poyson fed disperst alone i' th' wood But yet a Shepherd shall arise a Branch of great Renown His flock to save from 's Enemies and sway Scepter and Crown His times will restitution bring unto the whole creation His flock from wilderness shall sing for peace in every Nation The lofty shall be brought full low the lowly rais'd on high The Lord will righteous vengeance show on Romes conspiracy Christs word the Tyrants Sword will break that oft his lambs did gore To th' heathen then peace he will speak and raign for evermore 78 Hymn The Pilgrim now with Christ at rest His joy and triumph thus exprest LOrd I a stranger was and sojourner below Defil'd with sin till Christ came in thy Grace to make me know I sought in this world rest but found't labour in vain My life I spent To small content till I a Christ could gain My sin and misery became his time of love Tho' in my blood he meant my good himself did's bowels move I was a wandring Sheep bleating in deserts stray'd Till he me sought and home me brought me safe on 's shoulders lay'd He fed m' in pastures green me led by waters calm Sweet Wines I gate and down I sate at 's feet and sang my psalm Lord what am I Oh whence is all this love to me That thou should take me home and make one of thy Family But when my Lord returns to 's second Marriage feast Hee 'l then admit all 's lambs to sit on 's Throne in endless rest 79 Hymn The Pilgrim welcom'd as a King By Christ does further praises sing As Deuter. 26.5 11. LOrd when a Syrian-stranger poor ready to perish quite I call'd and begging at thy door was pitty'd in thy sight Thou brough't me in and I was fed with water wine and milk Thy robes of righteousness me clad more rich than royal silk When in 's own Chamber I was plac't my King one secret told On 's throne I should be with him grac't with 's crown richer than gold And as a sign he would defeat and break Levi'thans head And give his flesh to 's folk for meat and 's Manna for their bread As I mus'd on this mystery I quickly heard a voice Angels sang praise in melody so I 'gan to rejoyce Now blessing honour to the Lamb pow're wisdom riches praise Hosannahs be to 's glorious name and joyful songs always Now as I was about to sing I heard one on the throne Bad silence while I heard my King thus triumph sing alone 80 Hymn The Lambs triumph that did obtain Both vict'ry and our right to raign As Psal 40.7 John 17. Prov. 8.31 LOrd I before the World began with thee in glory sate Yet came in form of flesh humane thine to redintigrate That body thou prepar'd I gave to death an offering pure And victor did ascend from grave ' thine lasting life t' ensure To them
arm thy wisdom grace and strength From Serpents wiles and Dragons charm shall fear praise thee at length To thee we look for safety now our help on thee shall stay Oh King do thou make all heads bow before thy feet O Jah 122 Hymn Where Christ in saving power dwells That Land call it Immanuel's Isaiah 8.8 Hab. 3.2 WHen God from Teman march't ' gainst Judahs adversary In Palestine was his design to place his Sanctuary Heathen in wrath he thrasht dy'd red his Garments were To Isra'ls nation rode for Salvation because the Lord was there There Zion's mount he chose his Tent in it to rear All that invaded it were made to feel the Lord was there Like as for our two Isles God did of old appear So for ingrateful ones of late that mighty God was here The wonders God has wrought will show his Name is near Happy our Lands if God commands Immane'l's throne up here That City truly may be call'd the City of God Where Christ on high in 's majesty does raign and make abode With reverence to the Lamb these Nations shall therefore Bow and adore thy throne before O Jah for evermore 123. Hymn The soul traversing vales along Out of its deeps Eccho's this song as Psal 40.7 130.1 2. IN every state O Lord I 'le tune my heart for praise My sickness health poverty wealth life death thy glory raise When men despise me most or curse whom thou hast blest If for thy name I suffer shame thy glor'on me shall rest If poor naked and bare as Job in Garments rent My future bliss true treasure is with that my Soul 's content No honours here I 'le seek nor hunt applause with men A better state I emmulate to be God's Citizen My pris'n a Palace turns my torments yeild me ease The Lions Den hot wrath of men yeild joy comfort and peace When others much abound for nothing I 'le endeavour To spend my breath and life to death that I may praise thee ever 124 Hymn The soul resign'd in all affection To Gods will yeilds entire subjection 2 Sam. 15.25 26 THy holy and commanding will Lord let me know and do And all thy wise disposals still submit to undergo Whole hecatombs of lusts here lyes once dear as my right eye Them at thy feet I 'le Sacrifice and so to sin will dye This glittering world to some so dear with all its poyson's sweet I neither want nor love nor fear all lies dead under feet My Isa'cks that so much content as pleasant pictures gave I am with some a do content that God at 's call should have The presence of thine Ark I place and prize next to my heav'n Yet if my Lord suspend his face my hopes and joys stand even Yea Lord if I must prostrate lye to smiters I 'le endeavour In silence meek to yeild my cheek these deeps shall praise thee ever May I of God this one thing crave I 'le better joys ask none Ere I descend my darksome grave to see Christ set on 's throne 125 Hymn Tryals as waves succeed and rowl But can't o'rewhelm the faithful soul Psal 42.5 7. ult Jona 2.4 HElp Lord the deeps or'ewhelm my soul in mi'ry clay i 'm fast I to my Rock for shelter rowl till all my storms are past The flouds of wicked men their voice have lifted up on high The Saints twixt hope and fear they hoyse while Christ asleep doth lye Satans high tempting winds do roar my faith 's about to droop Spying nor Sun nor Star nor Shoar I loose my Anchor-hope But tho' my Lord retires or walks on waves ev'n like some sp'rit My stormy Bark he boards and talks hee 'l all things put to right That Ship where Christ steers at the helm the Holy Spirit gives gales No Winds or Waves her overwhelm Gods promise her Mast ne're fails Oh when that little-ston's-Kingdom grows to a Mountain-bless't Gods tossed Barks to Anchor come within vail safe to rest 126 Hymn The thankful soul desires always In every thing to give God praise Dan. 6.10 Phil. 3.1 1 Thes 5.16 18. LOrd tune my heart always to sing thy lofty praise Yea tho' in deeps me low thou keeps for thence thou can'st me raise Thy hands at first me made and ever since me staid When sunk beneath that pit of death thine arms were underlaid VVhen mercies we receive its justice praise to give But O to sing's a comely thing and joy tho' all things grieve Some Birds all night do sing but only in the spring My winter night shall sparkle bright in hopes I 'le praises bring Tho' Zion wast may lye and Babels Sons are high The righteous shall behold their fall standing that Red-Sea-by Such joys Lord may I gain and such First-fruits obtain My desert even shall look like heaven my crown foretells my raign 127 Hymn The Shepherd learns his young to go And how they may their Father know Of them his tender care to show Psal 8.2 Isai 5.17 Hos 11.3 4. AS I the Feilds o' th' wood did go a Shepherds voice most sweet I hear'd and thought I did him know but fear'd and fell at 's feet For 's head and face most awsome was as though I 'd seen a God But sweet his words as Barnabas in 's hands I spi'd a rod. With this said he my flock shall be and tender Lambs all fed With this such blows I 'l give my foes shall bruise the Dragons head I soon discern'd my Shepherds voice he sooner my condition My heart through hopes 'gan to rejoyce at 's feet I made petition Lord me to health when sick restore When lame apply thy baulm Lead me that I may stray no more my swelling Seas O calm When God shall strength by Babes ordain avenging-foes to still Lambs in fat pastures hee 'l maintain and raign ' or'e them he will Fear not O little flock for know that 't is your Fathers pleasure On you the Kingdom to bestow and rich durable treasure 128 Hymn Christ for his kids fights a fierce duel With Foxes Wolves and Lions cruel Cant. 1.7 Psal 9.16 Ezek. 34.12 AS I upon the Mountains high poor Kid alone did creep I hear'd an eccho to the cry the Shepherd's voice to 's sheep The Northside of the Mount did yell with houling beasts all day Where Lions Wolves and Foxes dwell and hunt for Nimrods prey On to'ther side the mount I found two little flocks of Kids Feeding their Shepherds Tents a round Christ standing them amidst Then I to him aloud cry'd out Lord sheild thy Lambs from harm Prevent these beasts that range about thy flocks against them arm His grant he soon to me dispach't good news comes soft as oyle These Beasts are watch't and shall be catch't in their own net and toyl No Lion on my Lambs shall roar nor ev'ning Wolves devour Foxes shall lay their plots no more I 'le sheild them by my power Thou Lord alone thy self mak'st known just judgments to
been yet God reviv'd me hath The sentence I of death received subscribing t' was most just The execution grace repriev'd that I in God might trust My moan was like a Crane or Dove for I was sore opprest God undertook my sin t' remove that gave my soul true rest The Lord was ready me to save renew'd my youth and days Gave issues joyful from the grave wee 'l therefore sing his praise Amen Halelujah 157 Hymn This second Hymn of praise they have That God has rescu'd from the grave Psal 6.3 6. 41 1 2 3. 39.4 5 10 11 13. LOrd when thy hand on me did lay this sharp correction This was my pray'r my vow and care to yeild thee all subjection My life and usefulness and times are in thy hand I 'le yeild them all up at thy call when thou shalt me command Thou didst me spare a while my life and strength restore Thou didst me save from pow're o' th' grave and now I 'le thee adore What shall I render Lord or what return to thee My life and health my goods and wealth shall now devoted be My Lord Physitian was did visit at my call My heart from fears my eye from tears he sav'd and feet from fall Oh Lord who 's like to thee now all my bones shall say My vows in sight of the upright to God I freely pay See Ps 116.3 4 12 15 16 18. 158 Hymn Tho' Satan leads into temptation Rebuke him Lord be our Salvation See Zacr. 3.1 2 3. Matth. 6.13 LOrd from th' old Serpent save his subtilty and pow're For by his wyles souls he beguiles seeking them to devour No fence but thine there is against an unseen foe To thee we cry O King most high that do'st his crafts fore-know Sometimes he tempts to pride to lust or Heresie And oft will stand at our right hand when unto God we fly But Lord us from him sheild rebuke him by thy word Thy faith shall be our victory thy spirit our Shield and Sword Tho' he the first man slew and may a David foyl This victory is Christs for he his crafts and works does spoil He once from Heav'n was cast and down to earth was flung O bind in 's chain that we again may sing that earst were stung For when our God of peace has trod this Dragon down His rage shall cease Saints live in peace and Jesus wear the Crown Rom. 16.20 159 Hymn Gods works are from the first Creation Saints joy their song their meditation Ps 92.4 5. 103.22 104.31 THy works O Lord are great in wisdom they exceed Decree Creation and Preservation to be admired indeed How pow'rful was thy word that all these did create And when our Lord descends that word must all annihilate But heav'ns when I consider which thou alone canst span Light'nings and thunder how do I wonder and cry Lord what is man Yea Lord what 's fall'n man of him why mindful art't That Moon and Stars serve monitors of what 's sinners desert What signs or fearful sights the Lord in heav'n does fix All work for good in famine food in wrath hee 'l mercy mix As God on Isra'ls doors his mark of safety gave And raign'd on them a Beth-lehem us in like case hee 'l save When vengeance-work is past and Gods dread fury 's o're Then sing your Psalms and bear you palms Zion shall weep no more 160 Hymn Good tidings of our Lords Salvation Brings joy and peace to ev'ry nation as Ps 53.6 67.2 3. 6 7. WHen God Salvation had decree'd for 's captives to effect In Char'ots he rode out for speed redeeming's own elect His wheels a path for him did pave Red Sea and Jordan too Free passage gave but turn'd a grave for those did them pursue Before him melted mountains great the Elements made a noise Rocks honey sweet and oyl did sweat here le ts in him rejoyce When God will work who shall withstand or save what shall demur For his command or mighty hand makes all lets to concur Jehovah is a man of war his hosts all creatures be His angels are yea ev'ry star ingag'd for 's victory With vestures red the grapes hee 'l tread so with a shout ascends Mans wrath is done when God's begun this scene Gods vyals ends 161 Hymn After the night so dark so long That morning star will bring a song Ps 97.11 Cant. 2.11 12. Mica 7.9 10. HOw long Lord will our darkness last our grief prolonging night When will our winter nights be past when shines our morning bright Long since our day fled fast away our souls like blind men grope Seeking for light but lo the night soon overclouds our hope Oh where is he 't promis'd to bring the poor and blind by th' way Make darkness light the dumb to sing turn shade of death to ' day VVe still complain clouds after rain oft make our hopes forelorn Yet is not far our morning star our day-light shall return Then Zion that in darkness sits her tears upon her cheeks Shall shine when God her sin remits and day spring on her breaks Rejoyce not then ye wicked men for God resists the proud To Gods upright is sown a light morning without a cloud If Skyes do loure our King has pow're o're waves to tread his way Hee 'l soon appear cast anchor here look up and hope for day see Luk. 1.78 Acts 27.27 162 Hymn When in dark wilderness we walk God then to us doth kindly talk Isa 35.1 2 6. 51.3 Hose 2.14 LOrd i 'm i' th' wilderness afraid to lose my way Let thy command me to that land of uprightness convey My desart's that of sin there wand'ring I am faint May I with ' bread of God be fed and with the rock acquaint When for my murmuring hot Serpents oft me sting If faith can spy my Lord on high healing is in his wing When thirst does scorch my soul my spring below all gone Christ with a dew strength does renew then singing I pass on I' th' vale of Bacha deep each step on 't drops a tear While hope 's delay'd my heart is staid in Zion to appear And tho' my way be rough and doubts o're cloud my eyes My wilderness like Eden is and smells like Paradise My soul on Pisgah mount look o're these first fruits tast Go not aside and Jesus guide me to that Land at last Ps 107.2 3 4 7. 163 Hymn The reign of Christ all wars shall cease From Babels yoak Zion release So brings us universal peace Isa 2.4 11.6 9.13 Micah 4.3 1. WHen Christ in righteousness shall raign according to Gods words Then truth and peace on earth obtain and break all Tyrants Swords 2. The Nations then learn no more wars but under quiet vines sit Beating their Swords into Plow shares Tyrants their fierceness quit 3. With envy cruelty and wrath none shall the rest annoy And none in bloud his Sword shall bathe none hurt wast or destroy 4. For Law and