pardon'd be of sin 7 By righteousness another wrought And death which he did die Can guilty Man from guilt be freed Can that him justifie 8 To end this Cause thou didst come here The Matter 's left to thee And thou dost say the Sinner's clear This way and so shall be The Third Part. 1 Lord he that doth on thee rely And union does obtain And to thy righteousness does fly He 's freed from every stain 2 Of sin and guilt in sight of God And justify'd is he Though on his soul may lye a load Because he cannot see 3 That pardon and that freedom yet That 's in thy self alone But pores on his iniquity Which he finds is not gone 4 Off his own Conscience but does feel ' Body of sin and death Yet thou to him this truth does seal That he a pardon hath 5 Wherefore thy holy praises great All Ages shall record Thy people shall give thanks to thee For evermore O Lord. The Fourth Part. 1 We are about a great Estate An assurance fain would have The way to us do thou relate Thy counsel we do crave 2 The Title 's good that 's not the thing We do enquire about But how to settle it on us And lasting Deeds sue out 3 That none us disinherit may Thy counsel give O Lord O shew to us the ready way According to thy Word 4 'T is thou must seal to us the Lease O let it be for ever Thy Spirit is the Seal let us The same of thee procure 5 Lord let the Title firmly stand Unto thy Servants thus Confirm the matter took in hand That grace may shine in us The Fifth Part. 1 We charged with sad crimes all are Such misdemeanors vile If thou dost not the matter clear Our comforts they will spoil 2 The Law and Conscience both agree To lay Lord at our door The highest Treason that can be Call thou the matrer o're 3 Acquit us of this fearful charge Thou able art ro plead The Meriâ—s of thy Blood at large Thereby 't is we are freed 4 O when our Cause is good 't is thou That on our side dost stand No bad Cause thou we well do know Wilt ever take in hand 5 O 't is a blessed thing indeed We interest have in thee No counsel shall we ever need If we will ruled be 6 To the high Court thou dost belong There thou chief Counsel art And thou wilt save us from all wrong And good advice impart 7 Ye righteous in the Lord rejoyce His holiness proclaim Be thankful and with heart and voice Praise ye his glorious Name The Sixth Part. 1 Into the presence of the King Thou hast admittance Lord And nothing doth he hide from thee Nay more at thy own word 2 What e're we ask or is our suit If we do but believe If it be things thou dost think fit We shall the same receive 3 Thy counsel it shall stand we know What Enemies design Thou quickly canst quite overthrow And save that Church of thine 4 And now all you that counsel need Repair unto this Friend His counsel ne're reject be sure Which to you he does send 5 O buy of him that precious Gold White Rayment then get on And blessed Eye-salve to behold This glorious lovely One 6 And by his counsel be you led Until you come to die Then shall you sing with crowned heads Unto eternity HYMN 49. Christ the only Foundation â— Cor. 3.11 Another Foundation can no Man lay but that which is already laid which is Jesus Christ 1 WE have O Lord a House to raise And would have it stand sure And never know the least decays But firm abide for ever 2 And that we might thus build our souls Thou the Foundation art Here build we must our House O Lord The whole and ev'ry part 3 God hath himself in mercy great This sure Foundation laid That so to build our hopes on thee We might not be afraid 4 Thy Church on this Foundation is Most firmly built also From hence it is that Men cannot Nor Devils it o'rethrow 5 A Foundation 's laid by knowing Men Some skilful Architect But this Foundation thou hast laid As wisdom did direct 6 Yea th' wisdom of the Trinity I' th' Council held above And mercy was Lord in thine eye 'T was bowels did thee move 7 To bring this Stone so choice and pure Beyond the rarest Gold To lay us a Foundation sure Most glorious to behold 8 To the Foundation now therefore We will together sing To raise the praise for evermore Of God and Christ our King 9 'T was deeply layd in thy Decree No bottom can be found So deep Lord all thy counsels be We in them Lord are drown'd The second Part. 1 What kind of House thou didst intend To build we may perceive If the Foundation we observe And not our selves deceive 2 It is a Precious-stone we see No Jasper is so rare And all the Building ought to be As precious lovely fair 3 All Gold and Silver Precious-stones No Wood Hay nor Stubble And living ones they must be all Believers meek and humble 4 As the Foundation doth uphold The whole Fabrick Thou dost bear up each Stone O Lord All Members to thee stick 5 Each Soul thou dost unite to thee In sure bonds of Love O there 's a blessed harmony 'Mong Saints born from above 6 Without this safe Foundation Lord No Building 's there at all If any do not on thee build Their Souls and hopes will fall 7 Yet shall the Just in thee rejoyce Who trust Lord in thy might They shall Praise sing with mind and voice Whose hearts with thee are right The Third Part. 1 Other Foundations may decay Or Men may dig them down But this doth stand like to a Rock It can't be overthrown 2 Let Devils do whate're they can They can't it undermine Art thou built here O happy Man Great safety shalt thou find 3 Here build your Faith your Hope and all Your Comforts too likewise Then let Winds blow ye never shall Fall by your Enemies 4 But woe to such who lay aside This precious Corner-stone And build on works through their great pride Their hopes will soon be gone 5 All build do on the Sands besure Or no Foundation have Who don 't true Faith of God procure Their precious Souls to save 6 O blessed Sion thou art strong For God hath founded thee Upon a Rock that none can wrong Thou ruin'd canst not be 7 The Gates of Hell shall not prevail So firmly thou dost stand Ye Saints how can your courage fail Too on the other hand 8 Come sing with joy to Christ therefore And on him do depend The Top-stone and Foundation 's he O sing world without end HYMN 50. Christs bowels shewed by a Hen. Matth. 23.37 How often would I have gathered thy Children together as a Hen gathereth her Chickens under her Wings 1 THy Bowels unto Sinners Lord Is shewed by the Hen
sits upon the Floods To rule and govern all Break forth upon thine Enemies And give them their last fall HYMN 134. Afflictions comp to Floods The Second Part. 1 ONe grief and then another doth Like Clouds their Waters pour The Floods of cursed evil Men Do threaten to devour 2 Thy People all O Lord look down Rebuke them in thy wrath Thou art our hope and our defence O stretch thine Arm now forth 3 And let them know they are but Men And must subject to thee What evil they intend to do Let it prevented be 4 And we will lift thy Name on high And them we will not fear If thou wilt Lord our sins forgive And for our help appear HYMN 135. To day if you will hear c. Heb. 3.7 To day if you will hear his voice 1 TO day O hear God's gracious Call O don't the time delay The morrow you must not boast of 'T is now whilst 't is to day 2 Night is no time to do work in And Night will soon be here O then repent and leave your sin â— To Jesus lend your Ear. 3 To Day whilst the sweet Sun doth shine O hearken to God's Word Now whilst you have the Means of Grace Turn ye unto the Lord. 4 The Morning of your Day is gone Nay 't is already Noon The Evening too is coming on And here it will be soon 5 Your Sun begins to draw full low And quickly will go down Rouze up and do your work apace Before your Day is gone HYMN 136. The Smoaking Flax. Mat. 12.20 A bruised Reed shall he not break and smoaking Flax shall he not quench 1 THat Soul O Lord in whom's begun The blessed work of Grace Tho' he may droop and broken be Yet shall behold thy face 2 The feeble and desponding Soul That 's like a bruised Reed Thou wilt Lord take pity upon And soon supply his need 3 Altho' he 's like to smoaking Flax Where little fire is seen Yet he shall see that work go on Which shall destroy his sin 4 Grace at the first seems to be small Which makes the Soul to doubt That in him there is none at all Yet thou wilt bring him out 5 Of all his fears and he shall have A glorious victory And triumph shall in Songs of Praise To all eternity HYMN 137. Death the Seed sown in the Earth 1 Cor. 15.36 Thou Fool that which thou sowest is not quickned unless it die 1 LIke as the Seed which Men do sow Some time lyes in the Earth And then it sprours and we all see A Resurrection hath 2 And as the Seed unless it die It is not quickened So we first die and afterwards Are raised from the dead 3 Death doth approach all Men must die And turn unto the dust The Grave that is the House for all And thither go we must 4 Uncertain is the time of death 'T is certain all must die And certain 't is when death doth come Comes in eternity 5 No Mortal can himself deliver From th' power of the Grave And as we die so we are sure Another life to have The Second Part. 1 The Resurrection-day will come When we shall rise again Remember well the Day of Doom And where you must remain 2 For if in sin at last you die To Hell you shall be cast But if in Christ you fall asleep Your happiness will last 3 For evermore you shall then be With Christ and holy Men Where you shall with the Angels sing All praise to God Amen 4 Blessed are they who in the Lord At last do come to die For as all such from labour rest So shall assuredly 5 At the great day when Christ appears Appear in glory bright And in God's Kingdom shall henceforth Shine like the Morning light 6 Then do not mourn for such who die In Christ their dearest Friend Their gain is great of all their grief There is a final end HYMN 138. The Resurrection-day 1 Thess 4.14 Them that sleep in Jesus will God bring with him 1 DEath is a sleep it is a rest From all our labour here And to the Saints it is the best And so it will appear 2 They fall asleep in a sweet place They sleep in Jesus do They Union have with him through Grace Which death can't overthrow 3 Death can't dissolve that blessed Knot That union doth remain And unto Jesus Christ do go Death unto Saints is gain 4 But though the Sinner falls asleep His sleep is troublesome His Spirits shall no rest receive Till the last day doth come 5 But under wrath and dreadful Ire His Spirit then shall lye When death dos come he feels Hell-fire He sleeps in misery 6 'T is but one part that taketh rest That Sleep too soon will o're When God will on Body and Soul Eternal vengeance pour HYMN 139. Death a Sleep Phil. 1.13 Having a desire to depart and be with Christ c. 1 DEpart from what and whither go But why art in such haste O 't is because thou well didst know How sweet Christ's love doth taste 2 Depart from Earth and go to Heav'n From Saints that dwell below To them to whom bless'd Crowns are given Who do no sorrow know 3 Depart from Sin and Suffering To go to lasting bliss From being Poor to be a King What change is there like this 4 But yet thou must wait till the time That God prefixed hath And then thou shalt depart in peace And have the end of Faith 5 O happy Man thou art the Lord's Let death come when it will And he thy precious Soul at last Will with his glory fill HYMN 140. The Morning of the Resurrection Psal 49.14 And the Righteous shall have dominion over them in the morning 1 THe Morning comes when Night is gone The Night is now far spent The Resurrection day comes on When Jesus shall be sent 2 To call the Dead out of their Graves That is the Morning sure Which will not have another Night That Day will last for ever 3 Thy Sun will rise and ne're go down ' And then thou shalt awake Out of thy Bed and have a Crown That will thee happy make 4 Thou wast of no esteem on Earth But a poor Underlin But shalt at last dominion have When that day doth begin 5 It will a Morning be in which No Clouds shall more appear Thy Sun shall rise and shine he shall Beyond all shinings here 6 O wait ye Saints then for the Morn Look up it is ev'n day Break forth and sing all Saints of God Who dwell in House of Clay 7 Your day doth hasten on apace Look up lift up your Eyes The Morning comes when you shall rule O're all your Enemies HYMN 141. The great Assize Rev. 20.12 And I saw the dead small and great stand before God and the Books were opened c. 1 HArk how the mighty Trumpet sounds The Judge is on the Throne Now joy to Saints shall much abound
thou mak'st known A mix'd Dispensation When Mercy mingled is with Wrath In any sinful Nation 5 The white Horses notes that sweet peace Which thou at last will send For Wars on Earth thou wilt make cease Before the Worlds end 6 And that in Christ's dread Government He Angels oft doth use And they are often also sent To shew what next ensues HYMN 116. Spirit of Man Cand. of the Lord. Prov. 20.27 The Spirit of a Man is the Candle of the Lord c. 1 ONce was our Candle lighted Lord And did most clearly burn But soon did Satan blow it out And we were all undone 2 Left in the darkness of the night And were bewilder'd so That we for want of thy sweet light Knew not which way to go 3 O let our Candle lighted be O light it once again And by it search to find out sin Which may in us remain 4 'T is thou must light our Candle Lord With th' Fire of thy Grace O let it burn and ne're go out Till we have run our race 5 That in thy sight we may see light And thereby may rejoyce And sing thy Praises day and night With heart and chearful voice HYMN 117. Consience a Witness Rom. 9.1 My Conscience bearing witness in the Holy Ghost c. 1 COnscience a Witness is O Lord Of all we do and say And such who sin against their Light He will the matter lay 2 Before the Soul because he knows The Thoughts of each Man's Heart And never will be brib'd by them Nor from his Charge depart 3 How careful should each Person be They do not him offend For if God's Word doth side with him It will appear i' th' end 4 The Soul as Guilty will be found And Cast too shall such be And by the Judge Condemn'd also To all eternity 5 Then wo to such who treach'rously Their Conscience do abuse Or stifle him whom God thinks good In this great Case to use 6 Ev'n as a Witness for himself In ev'ry Man 's own Heart To Evidence to Matter of Fact And Judgment to impart 7 As God's true Witness for to clear Him who would judge aright And make it also to appear So in each Man 's own sight The Second Part. 1 Then look to it ye Sinners who Your Conscience stifle now For he against you will be call'd One day and make you bow 2 And though you think to silence him So that he cannot speak Yet in the Judgment-day he 'll rouse And make your hearts to ake 3 If you live not up to your Light Then fear what will ensue For when he doth receive more sight He quickly will renew 4 His dread Commission from the Lord And you condemn'd shall be If he accuses by God's Word No help there is for thee 5 Unless thou dost leave off thy sin To end the bitter strife He 'll make thee quickly to cry out As weary of thy life 6 But O how happy is the Man That Conscience by God's Word Doth quite discharge from guilt of sin In sight of the bless'd Lord 7 From this great Witness none can fly He will also appear At last day and will accuse Or otherwise will clear HYMN 118. Conscience a Witness The Third Part. Sing this as the Hundredth Psalm 1 IF Conscience is become my Friend And chearfully doth speak to me And I do to his motions bend No matter though I hated be 2 No matter 't is who doth revile If Conscience doth his witness bear For us and doth upon us smile Most easie will all things appear 3 If Conscience now doth give us rest And from all burthens sets us free Again we would not be opprest In the old bonds of misery 4 For Kingdoms nor for Crowns of Gold Such inward joy doth he afford That nothing can the same unfold It so aboundeth in the Lord. 5 'T is Conscience which with peecious Food Doth feed God's Saints continually Its Dainties also are so good All other Sweets they do defie 6 This Banquet lasting is also 'T is here they feast both night and day With all supplies they meet with do And none their joys can take away 7 'T is Conscience which doth chearful make When Saints possessed are with grief And when they suffer for his sake He brings them joy and sweet relief The Fourth Part. 1 When Troubles rise and do encrease And Sinners to the Mountains fly Conscience to Saints doth speak much peace And makes them sing when they do die 2 When others do amazed stand A place of shelter Lord have we And Conscience will lend us a hand That we may hide our selves in thee 3 And in safe Chambers lock us up Whilst all the Troubles here shall last And free us from the bitter cup 'Till all the indignation's past 4 At Death and in the Judgment-day What would Men give for such a Friend All those which do him disobey They 'll find themselves undone it'th'end 5 How will such Souls repent too late And wofully will howl and cry But whilst such do condole their fate Our Souls shall sing continually 6 In joyful Hymns unto our God Who has preserved us from harms And ever will protect us still From Satan's base alluring Charms The End of the Sixth Part. PART VII Containing several SACRED HYMNS Setting forth The Glory of God's CHURCH Likewise Of Afflictions the Day of Grace And of the four last things viz. Death and Judgment Heaven and Hell HYMN 119. The Church the City of God Psal 87.3 Glorious things are spoken of thee O City of God GLorious things are spread abroad Of Sion far and near That blessed City of our God Whose beauty is most rare 2 There is a quiet stream makes glad The City of the Lord His presence will secure her peace And timely help afford 3 Her Building is of Precious-stone Her Foundation 's sure No Jasper ever hath so shone Like it it is so pure 4 'T is God who did this City raise And he will it repair That it may be to his high praise Himself also dwells there 5 It is his Dwelling-place below The Palace of our King And all great Kings shall Gifts bestow To make her glory ring 6 Throughout the Earth to such degree Shall she her beauty spread Her glory shall by great and small Be much admired 7 Then sing ye Saints lift up your voice Who do in Sion dwell What People like unto you are O happy Israel HYMN 120. The Church God's Vineyard Isa 5.1 Now will I sing to my Well-beloved a Song of my Beloved touching his Vineyard c. 1 NOw even will I sing a Song To my Beloved dear A Song of his own Vineyard 't is Which he hath planted here 2 My Beloved he a Vineyard hath In a most fruitful Hill And he also fenc'd it about With care and greatest skill 3 He planted it with the choice Vine And built a Tower too Where he doth dwell who is divine This doth its glory
see And pardon do obtain 8 All glory to thy gracious Name We give to thee therefore And do resolve for to proclaim Thy praise for evermore HYMN 161. Psal 23.3 The glorious restauration of the Soul 1 THe Restoration of the Soul It is the work alone Of thy own Grace O God most high Which to us is made known 2 Thy wisdom and thy power divine And mercy infinite In equal glory Lord doth shine Hereby in all Mens sight 3 If thou hadst not stretch'd out thy hand Our Souls thus to restore We must have lain in Satan's hand O Lord for evermore 4 But are our Souls restor'd indeed And rais'd to life again And from eternal death so freed Shall never feel that pain 5 And shall also preserved be Unto eternal bliss Well may such sing continually What comfort Lord like this 6 What ground of joy and gladness's here We 'll raise thy praise therefore For all restored Souls shall sing To thee for evermore The Second Part. The Sinner's misery and the Saints glory 1 Sad was the Loss Man did sustain By his most dismal Fall God's Image marr'd his Soul deprav'd And brought into great thrall 2 Defil'd wounded and naked made And dead in sin did lie Thus did his glory at once fade Through his iniquity 3 Bound in strong Bonds in Satan's Chains His Eyes put out also He wickedly his God disdains To him a cursed Foe 4 For in the mind such enmity Is there in each vile one That they resist thee day and night And bid thee to be gone 5 But yet such Grace didst thou extend To such a filthy Foe As to send Christ thy only Son The Devil to o'rethrow 6 And Man redeem with stretch'd out Hand Thy Image to restore And heal his wounds and make him see Who was so blind before 7 Into sweet Union with thy self Thou tak'st him once again And he in thine own Bosom 's laid Th' Enmity being slain 8 From sickness he 's recovered From bondage quite set free He lives again who once was dead And dearly now loves thee 9 Well may this cause all Souls to sing Who thus restored be For unto them Lord from hence springs Joy to eternity HYMN 163. The precious Promises 1 A Happy Soul O Lord is he Who Union has with thee Th' Promises to him are given Which sweet and precious be 2 Lord when thou giv'st thy self to us Promises are precious But never till we did believe Could we e're find them thus 3 All praise to God the Lord on high And to Christ who did die To purchase for us Blessings store To all Eternity 4 We now therefore O Lord will sing Unto our glorious King From whence the precious Promises Of Grace to us doe spring 5 What precious Blessings do we see Who interest have in thee And shall be happy evermore Unto eternity HYMN 164. A Hymn of Praise after the Sacrament 1 HAlleluja O happy day That ever Christ was born And happy we that e're we see This everlasting Morn 2 Bless'd be the Lamb that hither came To be Sacrifice 'T is by thy Blood we have all good In thee all Blessings lyes 3 Our Bands to break thou didst them take And with them thou wast bound God's Cords we burst thou wast acurst To heal our grievous Wound 4 For us he dy'd being crucify'd Sustain'd that cruel death Wast broke with grief us'd as a Thief And gave up his sweet breath 5 His Grave was made and Body laid With the rich and unjust His Honour high despis'd did lye All cover'd up in Dust 6 Admirable sight a love most bright Never the like was seen That one so high so low should lye Vile Wretches to redeem 7 ' Mongst Men what one wou'd e're have gone His Son thus to abase For Enemies that him despise And were in such a case 8 Prais'd be the Lord prais'd be the Word And Spirit too therefore Sing praise will we to the bless'd Three Now and for evermore HYMN 165. Man's Impotency 1 HOw weak O Lord is sinful Man O how unable's he To act or do much less to run Until he 's drawn by thee 2 We Lord have no sufficiency Nor power of our own To think so much as one good thought As of our selves alone 3 But all our whole sufficiency Doth from the Lord proceed Who works in us most graciously Both the will and the deed 4 O draw us then our Saviour dear With thy strong Cords of Love And then will we run after thee As fast as we can move 5 Shall we by thy own sovereign Grace These special drawings find Then shall we run our heavenly Race With a sweet raised Mind HYMN 166. Isa 55.1 Come ye to the Waters 1 O Come ye thirsty Souls and drink O Come do not delay Is it not time can any think With speed to come away 2 O precious Grace and Love divine Lord we adore thee do And praise that holy Name of thine From whence these Waters flow 3 Waters of Life how sweet are they To him that thirsteth sore O he esteemeth them each day And loves them more and more 4 They who of them do drink shall live Yea and shall never die And all that come may them receive Thou wilt not one deny 5 They heal the sick and wounded heart And give sight to the blind There 's none shall ever be undone Who do these Waters find 6 All praise and glory unto God We have these Waters store Let 's drink of them and let us live And praise thee evermore HYMN 167. Glorious Light shining forth 1 NOw Christ is preached unto us His glorious Name made known The Morning-Star sends forth his light Dark Shadows now are gone 2 The Morning of that long'd for Day Will soon break forth amain When glory great shall fill the Earth And Jesus Christ shall reign 3 'T will quickly be that we shall sing A new and pleasant Song And shall exalt poor Sions King For whose sweet day we long 4 He that his Soul pour'd forth to death And dy'd a Sacrifice Will like a Lyon quickly rouze And all his Foes surprize 5 The gracious Lamb that hither came For Sinners to be slain Is worthy of all glory great And therefore shall he reign 6 The Song of Moses and the Lamb Redeemed Ones shall sing O let us on his side be found Sincere in ev'ry thing 7 O happy they who thee have got That suffered on the Tree And count all things as Dung and Dross When once compar'd to thee 8 Then shall we find peace in our mind When thus we prize thy Name And fill'd shall we with glory be Whilst others fill'd with shame HYMN 168. The panting Soul 1 ONe thing O Lord thy Saints desire And would obtain of thee Within thy Temple to enquire Thy beauty there to see 2 That there may be our dwelling-place Let us this mercy crave And all provision of thy Grace There daily also have 3 That to
high All glory honour praise Ascribe to him continually And live to him always 2 Lift Christ on high our glorious King In whom all fulness dwells He is our Life and Fountain-spring His glory great excells 3 'T is Christ O God that we do preach As thou dost us command O let thy Word Men's hearts so reach It may break Satan's Band. 4 O set their Souls at liberty And them unite to thee To sing thy praise melodiously Whilst they thy glory see 5 There 's none like Christ in all the Earth He is that lovely One His honour we would Lord spread forth And him exalt alone 6 Thou hast made him the All in all To us in ev'ry thing Before him shall the mighty fall And own him to be King 7 His Day is near his Foes must down And never rise again And flourish must his glorious Crown And ever shall he reign HYMN 178. A Hymn of Praise after the Lord's Supper Wonders of Grace 1 O Let us all with chearful voice Sweet Halleluja's sing And magnifie the Lord most high Our glorious God and King 2 Who wond'rous things for us hast done Which all our Eyes behold In saving of his sinking Church As in the days of old 3 Let us loud Praise proclaim always And godly also live Continually both night and day And glory to him give 4 Let Christ be had in great esteem And lifted up on high O let us all remember him Who for us all did die 5 How did he Lord with bitter cryes Make known his grief to thee Whilst languishing his Body hung For us upon the Tree 6 Unto the Cross they did thee nail Thy Sides they pierc'd also O let us all apply thy Blood Which from thy Wounds did flow 7 It s precious vertue we receive To purge and make us white That through it we might all indeed Be lovely in thy sight 8 Lord didst thou die that we might live O let us sigh and mourn With fervent hearts unfeignedly To think what thou hast born 9 To save our Souls from Wrath and Hell That we might changed be And so at last in Heaven dwell To all eternity HYMN 179. A Hymn of Thanksgiving for our late Deliverance 1 THy wondrous Acts of Grace O Lord Wrought in all Peoples sight May stir us up with one accord To praise thee day and night 2 The cursed snare that Babel laid Is broken Lord by thee And they of whom we were afraid Confounded also be 3 When we like Men near dead did lye And knew not what to do Thou didst defeat our Enemy And them quite overthrow 4 Thou hast also Lord heard our Cry For bleeding Ireland And sav'd the King when death was nigh With thy blessed Right-hand 5 And Liberty to us is given To Worship without fear And with sweet Dews and Showers from Heav'n Our Souls thou now dost chear 6 We therefore glorifie thy Name To whom all praise belongs And celebrate thy glorious Fame With joy in holy Songs HYMN 180. The power of Prayer 1 PRayer is a Duty ev'ry one Should use both day and night Prayer is a Duty God does love And in it takes delight 2 Prayer is a Duty prevalent It has Jehova's Ear Prayer should to Heaven be daily sent When we are in great fear 3 VVhate're we want if we do pray To thee most fervently And ask according to thy VVill VVe shall have all supply 4 To Prayer of wicked Men O Lord Thou wilt no Answer give But wilt hear those who are sincere And do uprightly live 5 All praise to God the Lord most high VVho hast said Seek my face VVhate're thou dost our Souls deny Give us more of thy Grace HYMN 181. Saints Safety 1 TO God most high we lift our voice And sing with one accord For we safe always are in thee Our help is in the Lord. 2 Some trust in Men and in their Wealth And Riches do embrace But Lord grant us thy saving health And shinings of thy face 3 Thou hast put gladness in our heart By those thy Beams divine Much more than they who have their part Of corn of Oyl and Wine 4 On thy own strength we do repose And thereby are secure And safe from all most dreadful woes Our dwelling-place is sure 5 Within the Clifts of the bless'd Rock From whence sweet Waters flow And therefore will not fear that shock That Babel will o'rethrow 6 Thou hast sav'd us from wrath to come At the most dismal day And wilt save us from bloody Rome Who would us all betray 7 To him that on the Throne sits down And Christ the Lamb therefore Be blessing glory and renown Now and for evermore HYMN 182. All praise to God 1 ALL praise to God the glorious One Thy Name let us adore Who loved us and sent his Son Praise him for evermore 2 The Cherubims with one accord Do sing continually O holy holy holy Lord And glorious Majesty 3 And shall not we affected be With thy redeeming Love And sing to thee melodiously With hearts raised above 4 All earthly things since we have Springs To drink of in the way That are so sweet and make us meet For Christ another day 5 Our Tables spread with heavenly Bread In presence of our Foes We eat fat things and drink of Springs From whence Soul-comfort flows 6 What Lord so good as Divine Food To those that gracious be And know full well nought can excell What they enjoy of thee 7 To God the Father and the Son And Holy Ghost therefore Be glory honour and renown Now and for evermore HYMN 183. Zach. 12.10 And they shall look upon me whom they have pierced 1 O Happy Souls who look to thee And presently do mourn And grieve for their iniquity Seeing what thou hast born 2 O Lord how did our horrid sin Upon thee heavy lye VVe pierced thee once and agen By our iniquity 3 O let us look until we love And thee with joy embrace Men will loath Sin and it forsake VVhen they receive thy Grace 4 And since there is for us relief In thee O Saviour dear Let 's throw away all Unbelief And joyful all appear 5 Into thy presence we are come Let 's make a joyful noise And sing to thee who 't is alone That all our Foes destroys 6 No Enemy without within But from them thou canst save Therefore let 's sing thy glorious praise And unto thee let 's cleave 7 Sin never shall that Soul destroy That looketh unto thee Such sing and shall with inward joy Unto Eternity HYMN 184. When recovered after a Fit of Sickness Sept. 16. 1688 1 LEt that life-breathing Face of thine Lord manifested be Because thy Love excelleth VVine All upright Ones love thee 2 Thou hast O Lord redeemed us Yea from the lowest Hell And rais'd us to an higher state Than that from whence we fell 3 VVith Flaggons of refreshing Joy And Comforts from above Stay us O Lord we humbly pray