5 To be false Men and wittingly The matter would evade But so their evidence does try A stop to all is made So thou O Lord to righteouness Thy witness dost bring in That all false Souls who are deceiv'd By Satan or by sin Shall be convinc'd and silent be By thy own faithful word And all their foolish Pleas they 'll see No help will them afford The Eighth Part. 1 Thou Lord dost say there 's life in thee For all who do believe And that all such shall certainly Free pardon then receive 2 Nay more than this we do espy Thou dost bear witness too That all who don't repent truly To Hell at last shall go 3 And if Men are not born again Whoever Lord they be They under wrath shall all remain And not God's Kingdom see 4 Thou Lord a Witness art for those Who unto truth adhere And with thee do sincerely close But such that Rebels are 5 And thy Record do not receive Against all such we know Thou wilt thy dreadful witness give And then to Hell they go 6 But yet this witness joy does bring To such who godly be Ah! he will keep you to the end That glory you may see 7 To God the Father and the Son And Holy Ghost therefore Be glory honour and renown Now and for evermore HYMN 47. Isa. 9. 6. His name shall be called Wonderful Counsellor c. 1 THy name O Lord is wonderful And wonderful thou art We stand amaz'd and wonder do And so does ev'ry heart 2 That hath a saving sight of thee They all are in a maze Whilst they behold thy majesty God does to glory raise 3 Thy Name O that is Wonderful So is thy Nature too Thy Saints do marvel well they may For Angels wonder do They see with strange astonishment Should Heaven and Earth combine o search out thy perfections great Them can they never find To such degree as Lord in thee They gloriously do shine Strange was thy Birth all Saints on Earth Cry thou art all divine 6 All praise and glory now therefore We unto thee do sing And do resolve yet more and more To magnifie our King The Second Part. 1 Is 't not a Wonder a Woman As Holy Writ does say Should in such sort compass a Man Who with Man never lay 2 To see him whom the World did make Of a poor Virgin born To see him who was God most high Left like to one forlorn 3 To see the Heir of both the Worlds In a base Manger lye And Blessedness it self to be Doomed to misery 4 To see the Ancient of all days A Babe of a day old To see one Person God and Man The wonder doth unfold 5 He that the Heir of all things was VVhom Angels honoured Is now so mean and poor that he Has no place to lay's head 6 Unto thy name so Wonderful Be glory now therefore O let us look and wonder still Yea wonder evermore The Third Part. 1 The wonders of thy Life were much Strange wonders in thy Death The wonders of thy Blood are such It all astonish'd hath 2 Thy Power 's great and wonderful Strange wonders in thy Love Great wonders we do see below But stranger are above 3 Let 's look and love and wonder still Till we are ravished Our hearts with grace Lord do thou fill So shall thy fame be spread 4 By us And whilst we wonder do Let 's think upon that day VVhen greater wonders out will flow To do all â—in away And when to the great wonderment Thou wilt in glory come With all thy mighty Angels too To carry us all home 6 Then shalt thou be admired By all thy Children dear And they with thee as it is said In glory shall appear HYMN 48. Isa. 9. 6. Wonderful Counsellor 1 A Counsellor ye and the chief Most wonderful art thou For we do see for to be brief All things Lord thou dost know 2 None understand all Rites and Laws But Lord thy self alone And soon canst thou find out what flaws There is in any one 3 All secrets of State is with thee Thou know'st thy Father's Will And agitates all things below With strange and wondrous skill 4 'T is thou must counsel give to us Thy counsel it is good But woe be unto all those souls Thy counsels have withstood 5 O then for counsel Lord let 's come To thee continually And to thy praise sing all our days Until we come to die The Second Part. 1 A matter Lord of sharp contest Betwixt two Parties were And God hath thee alone invest To make the matter clear 2 Man stands charged by the great God As worthy is to die For Treason which notorious is Against his Majesty 3 But there 's a Friend from Heaven come Who in our stead does say That he will bear the Sinners doom And all his debts defray 4 Now will it stand in sacred Laws 'T is thou our Counsel art Can Justice find Lord any flaws Thy judgment now impart 5 Will it hold good i' th' Court above That guilty Sinners may This way be freed Can this remove And take their guilt away 6 Can God be just and yet forgive O bring thy sense now in Can we acquittance Lord receive And 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
are gone O haste with speed and look about Dangers are coming on 6 God like a Refuge does give ease And fortifie the Mind When horror does on others seize Security we find 7 This Refuge never will us fail All others will not do God never will leave us so â—rail But present help will shew 8 Of every sin let us get clear Yea freedom from each guilt To Christ by Faith let us adhere To wash away all filth The Second Part. 1 O Lord to thee to thee we sly A dismal day 's at haâ—d But if we leave iniquity In safety shall we stand 2 Under thy Wings with speed we pray Hide us Lord every one Then safe shall we be day and night Till all the trouble 's gone 3 And we will thy praises sing forth And life thy Name on high And also triumph on earth Whilst others howl and cry 4 All glory unto God that we Have such a hiding-place Always shall we rejoyce in thee when we behold thy face PART II. SACRED HYMNS To the Praise of Jesus Christ In which his transcending Excellencies are set forth HYMN 17. Heb. 12. 24. To Jesus the Mediator of the New Govenant 1 A Breach most sore there was between Poor Sinners Lord and thee Before the Fall nought then was seen But perfect amity 2 But Man by breaking thy just Law â—s now become thy Foe And as thou dost him loath and hate So he doth thee also 3 The carnal Mind is enmity Against the holy God And 〈◊〉 us all Lord naturally Like enmity abode 4 But thou in mercy and great love Through wisdom infinite Hast found a way wrath to remove And Sinners to unite 5 Unto thy self in lasting bonds Of precious grace and peace 'T is done by Christ our blessed Lord In him thy wrath does cease 6 He is that Days-man who lays hold On both that so he might Thee reconcile unto our Souls And us to thee unite 7 He brings thee Lord down unto us And carries us to thee And thus is he dear and precious Yea all in all is he Second Part. 1 Thy honour in Each Attribute He sought to glorifie Yet did his undertakings suit Our wants all to supply 2 In ev'ry thing to such degree Due glory thou dost gain And we relief unto the full Through him Lord do obtain 3 In him Justice and Mercy meet And gloriously do shine Both equally in splendour fit As both alike divine 4 As Mediator he was Lord Exactly qualify'd Most wise and just yet merciful That so he might divide An equal part in a right way Unto each party so God might be just yet Justifie And pardon Sinners too To God he is a Friend most dear Nay of so near a-kin His express Image he does bear Yet we may say agen To us he is related too Our nature he did take From hence he knew well what would do An equal peace to make Third Part. Lord thou wast the offended One Whom we had grieved sore Thou chose Christ to this work alone And cancell'd the old score In him thy Soul well pleased is Who did thy wrath appease â—is he who reconciles us too And does our burthens ease Such who accept of terms of peace As offered they be â—y Jesus Christ the breach will cease Between that Soul and thee 4 But if the terms refused are There will be no Appeal Allowed such at the last day They must thy vengeance feel 5 Come in ye Sinners then with speed O see to him you fly For he to you his hand must lend To slay that enmity 6 That 's in your heart 's which change he must If ever you receive Those terms which are agreed on Our precious Souls to save HYMN 18. Heb. 7. 22. So much was Jesus made Surety of a better Testament 1 WE once O Lord concerned were In a commerce with thee Before we fell no need was there Of any Surety 2 But we run out and wasted all Which was a mighty store And ah our credit is so gone Thou wilt trust us no more 3 Unless 't is so a Surety's found We must in Prison lye And bear thy dreadful wrath O God Unto eternity Christ therefore Lord thou didst find out No Friend had we to bring All good therefore which we receive Doth from thy bowels spring Ah! he this work did undertake And hands for us did strike And such a Surety O Lord For us O thou didst like Who faithful was and able too Even all our debts to pay And all our sins thy word does show Upon him thou didst lay Unto thy blessed Covenant Ah! he did put his hand And in our stead laid down his life As thou gavâ—st him command 'T was thou Lord Christ who in our room To th' Father didst engage To satisfie his justice and His wrath for to asswage O what great Love and Grace is here Thou knowest very well Thou must pay all and our sins bear Which would sink us to Hell HYMN 19. The Second Part set after the Sacramènt 1 BUt thou wast able to sustain That heavy weight of sin And for our Souls didst life obtain And righteousness bring in 2 'T was from the worth and dignity Which in thy Person lay Thou didst God's justice satisfie And all our debts defray 3 Thou being God as well as Man Thy Merits have such worth a compensation full to make And liberty bring forth 4 For us who did in Prison lye Being bound with cruel bonds Which none could loose assuredly But thy own blessed hands 5 By that one single payment Lord Laid down when thou didst die Relief to us thou dost afford Who dead in sin did lye 6 For as poor Debtors we were all So Criminals were too And death deserved great and small Condemn'd in law also And thou as Surety for us Gav'st up thy self to die And in our stead Lord thou didst thus God's justice satisfie The Third Part. 1 And now the Covenant stands sure In Christ's most blessed hands All good for us he did procure Which in him firmly stands 2 And thus he did engage for those That given to him are And therefore all that God hath chose Shall Crowns of Glory wear 3 What grace and favour now is this That Christ the Just should die That we unjust and guilty ones Might live eternally 4 Let Men take heed how they despise Such soveraign grace and love Cause 't is mysterious in their eyes And also far above 5 Depraved Reason to conceive That such who guilty be Should by another's righteousness From sin and guilt be free 6 All praise and glory unto God And to the Son therefore And to the Holy Ghost let us Sing praise for evermore HYMN 20. Matth. 25. 6. Christ the Bridegroom of our Souls 1 THou mighty King whose glories shine A secret didst disclose Unto that blessed Son of thine Which was for to dispose 2 Of him in a sweet Marriage state And unto him likewise All things about it
will also O Lord endure As well as it is strong 4 There 's no engaging in these Wars Without a Righteousness This Breast-plate scatters all our fears Who do thy Name profess 5 A Breast-plate 't is that doth preserve The Body's chiefest part 'T is Righteousness which Lord doth save Our precious Souls and Heart The Second Part. 1 A Breast-plate doth the Souldier chear It makes him very bold So Righteousness doth make us all Our Sword with courage hold 2 And not to fear i' th' day of evil What any man can do Nay we hereby withstand the Devil Who doth great malice show 3 O then ye Saints see you maintain A good and holy life And soon thereby you will obtain An end of all that strife 4 With which you meet from Foes without And also from within O know it is God's great design To purge you from your sin 5 And that you holy should all live And hence 't is you have Grace The Seed of Holiness is sown And it will grow apace 6 If under God's shinings ye sit And he his Rain doth send Then will your Righteousness break forth And peace will flow i' th' end 7 And of God's Goodness ye shall sing And lift your voice on high And happy be when God doth bring You on Death-Beds to lye HYMN 101. Eph. 6. 16. Above all things take the shield of Faith 1 FAith is a Grace that God hath wrought In us who do believe If it be strong we need not care What Gun-shots we receive 2 From Satan who his fiery Darts Continually lets fly Ah! 't is our Shield to save all parts Whatever danger 's nigh 3 A Shield is turned ev'ry way That so no Dart may wound And we by Faith as with a Shield Are compassed quite round 4 The Will and Judgment it secures And doth Affections keep Warm unto Christ and Conscience too It saves from drousie sleep 5 A Shield preserves the other part Of Armour we have on So Faith secures every Grace That hurt be done to none 6 Christ's Righteousness is very pure To that 't is we must flee And unto us by Faith 't is sure And this by Faith we see HYMN 102. 1 Pet. 1. 7 That the tryal of your Faith which is much more precious than Gold c. 1 BY Faith we do on Christ depend For all that he hath done By Faith we do to God ascend With many a bitter groan 2 And we receive what we do want When we by Faith do cry Faith doth sustain each drooping Saint And all their needs supply 3 Gold is a thing that has the Name Of things that precious are For Preciousness Faith has the same With which Gold can't compare 4 Tho' Gold is precious when 't is try'd Yet tried Faith exceeds The finest Gold 't is more in worth And does supply all needs 5 'T is more desirable far than Gold O with it fall in love And as hid Treasure seek it do Of God through Christ above 6 Gold by the Touch-stone must be try'd So you must try your Faith No Touch-stone but God's blessed Word Is there in all the Earth HYMN 103. 1 Thess. 5. 8. And for an Helmet the Hope of Salvation 1 HOpe is a precious Grace O Lord And fixed it must be Upon thy self most patiently No other Hope have we 2 'T is not on Gold nor length of days Nor on things here below But 't is on Jesus Christ alone From whence all Help doth flow 3 And like a Helmet 't is we find That doth preserve the Head Hope stays on thee always our mind When we are hard bested 4 And as a Helmet fearless makes A Souldier in the Field So hope of glory makes us all Resolve we ne're will yield 5 To Satan nor to other Foes When we with them do meet Nor need we fear their cruel blows If we have this Helmet 6 Since we compleatly armed are Even from head to foot â—ur head-piece makes us to appear Both fierce and very stout 7 This Helmet will us never sail If that we have it on â—he Soul it is it doth preserve Till all our dangers gone HYMN 104. Heb. 6. 19. Which Hope we have as the Anchor of the Soul 1 THis World 's a Sea our Soul 's a Ship With raging Tempest tost And if she should her Anchor slip She doubtless will be lost 2 Thou Lord our skilful Pilot art Thou know'st all Rocks and Sands Our Seamen are our Faculties Which must do thy commands 3 Faith like a Cable doth appear Hope is our Anchor sure And if right cast we need not fear We shall each Storm endure 4 Repentance like a Bucket is To pump the water out For leaky is our Ship alas Which makes us look about 5 Thy Graces are our blessed Fraight And Heaven is our Port Thy Spirit Lord must fill our Sails If e're we bid fair for 't The Second Part. 1 Lord still the Seas alas they swell And very tempestuous are Our Compass is thy Holy Word By that 't is we must steer 2 Lord thou hast power o're the Seas Let us not calmed be And when the Waves do roar and swell Let 's cast our Hope in thee 3 Which like an Anchor doth take hold With that within the Veil And if right cast we may be bold Our courage shall not fail 4 We for our Anchor have a Rock That is most firm and sure And thou wilt us Lord ne're deceive But will our Souls secure 5 Let Hope be fixt on Christ our Lord And on thy Covenant Thy Promises also afford Relief to ev'ry Saint 6 Christ's Death and Resurrection too Our Hope is grounded on If thus we cast our Anchor do We safe are ev'ry one HYMN 105. Cant. 8. 6. Love is strong as Death Jealousie as cruel as the Grave the Coals thereof are as Coals of Fire c. 1 O Set thine Image on my Heart O seal it on my Arm For Love like Death doth cast its Dart And Jealousie is warm 2 'T is like the Grave whose keen desire Nothing can satisfie The Coals thereof ate Coals of Fire That flame most vehemently 3 Waters can't quench Love's Flames nor Floods The same can ever drown If some for Love would give his Goods Despis'd is such an one 4 Lord bear our Name upon thy Breast Engrave it on thy Heart There let it be so sure possest It thence may ne're depart 5 For Love we find is very strong It wounds unto the quick Thy presence Lord supports our Souls Thy absence makes us sick 6 Shouldst thou but seemingly disdain Our Souls that are engag'd Like Fire it would put us to pain Whose grief 's not soon asswag'd The Second Part. 1 O love us then or else we die Is it not thee we crave If thou thy Love shouldst once deny We soon should find a Grave 2 Death conquers all and all submit Unto his pale command So Love brings all unto its seet Who are therewith inflam'd
transgress And against thee offend Thou wilt chastise us more or less By tryals thou dost send 2 But thou wilt not thy love remove Thy Covenant is sure 'T is but our Souls to try and prove To make us all more pure 3 Fathers we know have divers Rods And as the offence may be They lighter or the heavier strike And so likewise doth he 4 'T is always for our good we know He puts our Souls to grief And thou great bowels Lord dost show And sends us then relief 5 O then ye Saints don't think it strange That God his Rod doth use But bear it and give praise to him And mark what next ensues 6 After he hath you try'd ye shall Come forth like pure Gold And in Afflictions to you all God will his love unfold HYMN 131. Lam. 3. 2. And brought me into darkness 1 DArkness sometimes Lord doth invade The Children of the Day Yet we should when we want sweet Light Our Souls upon thee stay 2 The Sun sometimes is hid from us And then with us 't is Night So Darkness doth upon us seize When we have lost the sight 3 Of thee O Lord if thou art hid That we can't see thy face O then 't is night and we bewail Our sad and woful case 5 But though dark Clouds do cover us And we are in the night Yet will our Sun rise up and shine And we shall have sweet light 5 But O how sad and comfortless Is it i th' dark to dwell But what 's the darkness Saints see here To th' darkness that 's in Hell 6 Then do not mourn ye gracious Souls Your darkness soon will fly And you shall precious Light enjoy Unto eternity HYMN 132. Isa. 4. 6. A Covert from the Storm c. 1 SAd Storms and Tempests we expect Whilst Winter-days do last And so do Saints whilst they are here Look for a piercing blast 2 As by some certain Signs Men know A Storm is very near So do thy Saints O Lord likewise Foresee their troubles here 3 And therefore should prepare for them By warning thou dost give And carefully their lives amend And all more godly live 4 And also with the greatest care Haste to their hiding-place By Faith and Prayer get into thee For whilst they see thy face 5 And do enjoy thy presence sweet They nothing need to fear But we alas through unbelief Astonish'd often are 6 But let us know O Lord we pray That Ship can never sink In which the blessed Jesus is Whatever we may think 7 In this also much comfort lyes Thou canst the Winds command And still the Seas and make a calm By thy own mighty hand HYMN 133. Psal. 42. 7. All thy Floods and Waves are gone over me 1 THe Floods O Lord the Floods do rise They roar and make a noise The Floods break out and swell aâ—â—in And do list up their voice 2 There 's many Waters we do see That threaten us full sore The wicked rage and swell in wrath O Lord still more and more 3 They all conspire with one heart How they may thee withstand Arise O Lord and take our part They are in league and band 4 The Tents of all the Edomites The Ishmaelites also The Hagarens and the Moabites With divers others too 5 Gebal with Amon and likewise Doth Amaleck conspire The Philistines against thee rise With them that dwell at Tyre 6 O thou who sits upon the Floods To rule and govern all Break forth upon thine Enemies And give them their last fall HYMN 134. 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. 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 I 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. 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 Of all his fears and he shall have A glorious victory And triumph shall in Songs of Praise To all eternity HYMN 137. 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 sprouts 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. 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. 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. 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. 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 But hark how Sinners groan 2 Now now the Books shall opened be The Judgment-day is come And Christ will judge impartially And Sinners shall be dumb 3 Nothing to say Ah! no excuse â— All silent all are mute And shall the Sentence now receive Which wrath will execute 4 Rejoyce ye Saints for Christ will say O Come who are blessed Ye blessed of my Father now With joy lift up your head 5 And take the Kingdom long prepar'd For you But ah alas The wicked then will houl and cry To see their woful case HYMN 142. Of Heaven 2 Tim. 4. 8. Henceforth there is laid up for me a Crown of Righteousness c. 1 NO sooner shall the Judgment end But Saints shall crowned be And shine they shall in glorious Robes Unto eternity 2 Then shall we see the blessed One Who crowned was with Thorns Who shed for us his precious Blood Whose Heart was broke with scorns 3 Him whom our Souls so dearly love We all shall shortly see With open face and shall above With him for ever be 4 That Man that here met with disgrace We there shall see so bright That Angels can't behold his face For its exceeding light 5 What gladness will possess our heart When we shall see these things For light and life in ev'ry part Will rise like lasting Springs 6 Next unto Christ we shall behold Saints Souls in glory shine Whose Bodies shall be made like his All glorious all divine HYMN 143. The Second Part. 1 EAch Saint shall then shine more or less In Crowns excelling Gold Triumph they shall in heavenly bliss Amazing to behold And each of them in majesty Shall represent a King Yea Angel-like for dignity And shall with Cherubs sing 3 Immortal are they ev'ry one And shine like to the Sun Their glory also shall abide Their day shall ne're be done 4 Their Bodies which sometimes were torn And Bones that broken were For Jesus's sake he will adorn With health and glory fair 5 They shall also with Angels then Joyn in sweet harmony To sing and celebrate God's praise Unto eternity 6 This we shall hear this we shall see While raptured in bliss When we with blessed Jesus be What happiness like this HYMN 144. The Third Part. 1 OUr Friends that lived Godly here Shall there he found again Ah! we shall meet and then we shall Together all remain 2 This is the place this is the state Of all that are sincere Which Men nor Angels can relate So great 's the glory there 3 Grace here doth tune our hearts and tongues For heav'nly harmony That sing we may with Angels all Unto eternity 4 Here run the Chrystal streams of Life Quite thorough all our Veins Grace doth our Souls to God unite Like glorious Golden Chains We here are made both fit and meet For that Inheritance 5 Where we shall reign triumphantly And have preheminence 6 Now that which sweetens all is this Our glory will remain No end will there be of our bliss When we begin to raign 7 In hopes of that high glory then Break forth ye Saints and sing And also live unto the praise Of your most glorious King HYMN 145. Of Hell Mark 9. 46. Where the Worm dieth not and the Fire is not quenched 1 WHen Saints shall glorified be The Sinners pangs excell When Saints shall all in Heaven sing Sinners shall houl in Hell 2 The foolish Sinner little thinks What sorrows will abound Within himself when on the brink Of Tophet he is found 3 Hell is alas beyond all thought So frightful and forlorn No mortal Creature can relate The pangs that there are born 4 God will exclude them evermore From his most blessed face And them involve
such an High Priest be cometh us 1 THou art a Priest Lord Christ we know The Father did thee call And consecrated thee likewise 'T was he did thee install 2 Into this place and office great Thy self to glorifie our High Priest thou didst not seek Lord 't was not in thine eye But hadst a lawful call thereto By him who had the right Or to confer Priesthood on thee 'T was pleasant in his sight God did thee then anoint also With Oyntment all divine And Priestly Robes did put on thee Which gloriously do shine Thy work it was and thine alone To offer Sacrifice T was with thy Blood thou didst attone for our iniquities They daily Offerings did bring But none could wrath appease â—ut from thy one sweet Offering God's justice thou dost please To such degree that he does cry He 's pacify'd for ever And all that do unto thee fly They pardon'd are besure The Second Part. It is thy Lips that Knowledge teach The Law too we must have From thy own Mouth whose words can reach Our precious Souls to save 2 Thou of Uncleanness art to judge The Plague of Leprosie When in the Head it does appear Thou knowest perfectly 3 When sin in the affection 's found And cursed enmity Is in the mind thou dost pronounce Their plaguei'th ' Head to lie 4 'T is thou Lord Christ whose work it Thy people all to bless Which thou dost do by turning them From sin and wickedness 5 Thou blesses them with grace and peace These blessings are indeed Those who are blessed Lord by thee From Death and Hell are freed 6 Thou as the High Priest did of old Enter'd the Holy place So thou didst enter Heaven it self Fill'd full of precious grace 7 And 't was by blood thou didst go in That Blood of thine most dear And hast attonement made for sin And therefore dost appear 8 Before the Throne of God most high Having redemption gain'd Which last will to eternity Such blessing hast obtain'd The Third Part. The Prayers of Saints like a Perfume Come up to God above being offer'd Lord by thee Whose Incense he doth love They offered the Bodies of Beasts VVhich could not satisfie God's justice neither could that Blood Our Conscience purifie And therefore thou and once for all Didst offer up thy Blood â—nd by that one Offering hast thou Procur'd our lasting good No Priest hast thou for to succeed No Offering more for Sin â—r if we needed any else Thine had not perfect bin Let Romish Errours then be loath'd Of a Successor vain â—et Antichrist with shame be cloath'd Who would Christ's glory stain Now let us bring true contrite hearts That is a Sacrifice That God through Jesus Christ does love And very highly prize 7 And unto him let 's offer up Both Prayer and Praise each day And on the Merits of his Blood Our selves for ever stay 8 And also to our High Priest sing With grace in all our hearts Whose precious Blood is that one Spring Of all good he imparts HYMN 30. Joh. 10. 11. I am the good Shepheard 1 THou art a Shepherd and thy Sheep Are all most dearly bought Most safely thou wilt them all keep The lost ones shall be sought 2 Into green Pastures we are led Most blessed Lord by thee And there are we most choicely fed Well water'd also be 3 Thy Sheep to purchase thou didst die What Shepherd was so good None never loved his Sheep so To buy them with his Blood 4 A Fold and a sweet resting-place Thou dost also provide To shadow us from scorching heat And to refresh our mind Thy voice let 's hear and follow thee A Stranger 's voice let 's know â—â—d them forsake the right way take Where the old Flock did go And to our Shepherd we will sing When we thy Mark can see â—â— us is set from thence will spring Joy to eternity HYMN 31. Joh. 14. 6. I am the way HE that would some choice thing attain Or to a place would go way for him some must explain And he the way must know We Lord would find the way to bliss Where does thy Father dwell â—o Habitation like to his His favour does excell How shall we take up our abode In him whom we should love â—ow shall we find the way to God And come to him above 4 The way was barr'd up by our sin Another's opened Thou art the way by thee must we For evermore be led 5 By thy sweet Life and by thy Death And by thy Doctrine too Thou art the way none else on earth Is there for us to go The Second Part. 1 There is no way to God most high But only Lord by thee No other Name whereby we sav'd O Lord can ever be 2 As thou the Mediator art And didst attone for sin And thy own merits dost impart The way in thee is seen 3 As thou a Priest for us didst die A King o're us to reign And as a Prophet us to teach We see the way most plain 4 The way of pardon and of peace And to be justify'd The way to union with our God It is by thee who dy'd 5 If we would have eternal life Thou art the way thereto 'T is not by our own righteousness Though some that way do go 6 No 't is by thee by thee alone Thou art the way O Lord T is by thy merits on them to rest Thy grace do thou afford 7 And we thy praises will sing forth And in the way rejoyce Nay sing again melodiously With a most chearful voice The Phird Part. 1 This is the good old way we know Who ever saved were 'T was in this way they all did go None else did God prepare 2 Yet 't is a new and living way Prepared 't was by blood O walk in it don't go astray The way is very good 3 Most safe and easie to the soul Who does on Christ depend And in the way we do each day Meet with our dearest Friend 4 Sweet company besides also Who do each other love For none can in this streight way go But those born from above 5 We in the way find all things cheap Our charges all are born And other blessings thou dost heap Rouze up and do not mourn 6 Ye drooping Souls you have a Guide Who never will you leave And will defend you on e'ry side If unto him you cleave 7 Besides you are now almost come Unto your journeys end Behold you are in sight of home Your pace O therefore mend 8 Cast off your loads O come away And sing as you do go Sing praise to Christ continually From whence all blessings flow HYMN 32. 1 Cor. 10. 4. And that Rock was Christ. 1 THe Rock of Ages Lord thou art On thee we do depend Upon this Rock let us be built And then let Rains descend 2 Let Floods rise high and let Storms beat We shall securely stand Whilst others Fall Lord will be great Who build
satisfie The second Part. 1 Our Cause Lord thou didst undertake Without the hopes of fee And this does us most chearful make We hope we now shall see 2 An end put to that bitter strife Which has been long between Our God and us alas our life In jeopardy has been 3 O blessed Lord we do perceive Our Cause it does go well For he who doth on thee believe Shall never go to Hell 4 But he shall live eternally In joy and happy bliss Our Advocate has won the day What love is like to this 5 Thou in our stead was pleas'd to die Who Criminals all were The Law for us didst satisfie No errours can appear 6 No superseding of our suit Our Foes can't it remove For thou as Judge in chief shalt fit In the high Court above The Third Part. There 's no Appeal from that high Throne Our Cause being carried there If Conscience should bring Charges on Yet there we all stand clear 2 For though sin does in us abide It in us shall not reign And we have Jesus on our side Who will wash us again 3 But hear us once ogain O Lord Shall we our pardon see And know that we are justify'd And peace have all with thee 4 How sweetly then Lord shall we sing No cause have we to doubt Therefore we 'll leave our Cause with thee And sing thy Praises out 5 But O ye Saints take heed of sin But if that sin you do An Advocate with God there is Who pleads always for you 6 And now poor Sinners will you fly To him with care and speed This Advocate for you does plead Who for your Souls did bleed 7 THough you no money have at all To carry on the Suit Yet he will be your Advocate If to him you submit HYMN 39. Joh. 6. 50. I am the Bread of Life 1 THou art the Bread of Life O Lord Bread is a blessed thing Some Bread to us do thou afford Shall we lye here starving 2 When in our Father's House there 's store And we have nought to eat Remember us think on the poor A little broken Meat 3 Ah! some small Crumbs Lord let us have Which from thy Table fall A bit of Bread we humbly crave Or we shall perish all 4 Bread is the stay and staff of life 'T is Bread will do us good Fill us O Lord with holy strife Till we attain this food 5 Bread is ordain'd to an high end The life of Man to save â—om Heaven Lord thou didst descend That our poor souls might st have That blessing 's great ah life is sweet Lord we must eat or die â—nd therefore beg now at thy feet Some Bread do not deny The second Part. 1 Bread pleasant is unto the taste To souls who hungry be This property also thou hast O it it is found in thee 2 What can taste sweeter than thy love O come poor souls and try That Bread which came down from above Is set before your eye 3 By Faith you must this Bread behold And you by Faith must eat Without true Faith you have been told It is alas dry Meat 4 Bread does renew the strength of Men Who ready are to saint O then on Christ let 's feed agen Eat Bread poor drooping Saint 5 On Christ rely don't look within On Jesus do depend 'T is he has made an end of sin To him God does thee send 6 Bread is the best of earthly things A morsel is worth Gold From Christ all blessings to us spring His worth none can unfold 7 Bread is a portion for the poor O let us haste away But see you come to the right door There may ye feed each day 8 But what is common Bread to this Which soon does putrifie Oh feed on this none like it is Eat and ye shall not die 9 All praise to God and Christ the Lord Who Bread to us do give O sing his praise Saints all your days Eat and your souls shall live HYMN 40. Mal. 4. 2. The Sun of righteousness shall arise with healing under his wings 1 THere is a Sun there is but one To light the Universe Beside thy self O Lord there 's none Who can enlighten us 2 Thou art the Fountain of true Light Nay all light is from thee â—s thou art God omnipotent Cloathed in Majesty All light of grace which Saints receive From thee Lord does it flow â—ew Men who in this world do live Alas are lighted so What clearer is there than the Sun O what can brighte shine Thy glory O most holy One Exceds it is divine Most splendant rays do sparkle forth Which dazles every eye Thy beams are brighter than the Sun That shines so gloriously Thou art the Soul of all the World By thee all Creatures live All things together would be hurl'd If life thou didst not give We see the Earth and Heaven too Thou dost uphold them all If thou should'st once let go thy hold Together down they 'd fall The second Part. Thou like the Sun communicates Thy glorious influence Of grace and goodness to thy Saints Thou hast preheminence 2 What a dark world would this be Were there no Sun to shine What darkness Lord ah should we see Had we no beams of thine 3 'T is thou that dost expell away Dark vapours of the night Thick mists and fogs they all do fly When thou appear'st in sight 4 Most pow'rfully dost thou expell The darkness that 's within And makes the soul in light to dwell By vanquishing our sin 5 Thou mak'st a sweet and lovely day When once thou dost arise And dries up th'filth that in our way Did lye before our eyes 6 'T is thou who makes a lovely spring Those things which seemed dead VVhen thou draw'st near are flourishing And forth their glories spread 7 VVithout thy influences Lord Thy Veg'atives can't grow Till thou dost life to us afford No fruit from us can flow 8 Let all who on the earth do dwell Sing with a chearful voice The praise of Jesus let them tell And in this Sun rejoyce The Third Part. O Lord until that thou dost shine No heat within have we All spiritual warmth's from beams of thine All true joy is from thee 2 The Sun does heal as well as warm And when thou dost arise VVe need not fear no kind of harm From inward enemies 3 For thy sweet wings fresh healing brings Our hearts to mollifie And to those Souls who feel Death's sting A plaister dost apply 4 According as the matter is On which the Sun does shine So doth it always operate So do those rays of thine 5 To one whose heart thou hast made soft Thy word a savour is Of life unto life but to some A Savour of death ' t is 6 The Sun doth ripen things we see To bring the harvest on So we are ripen'd Lord by thee And for thee every one 7 Thus do thy glories Lord appear By these things we may know
joyful end 5 'T is a sore Judgment when the Lord Doth stop the Bottles of Heav'n But O 't is worse when God's good Word And Blessings are with-helden 6 We wisk away our glory fades When God his Word denies Or doth with-hold his Blessings from 't Both Faith and Hope then dies 7 O look to God remember him From whom your Fruit doth flow If you are fruitful sing his praise And live unto him too HYMN 88. Deut. 32. 3. My Speech shall distill as Dew 1 AS Dew doth insensibly fall So doth God's gracious Word Invisibly op rate in us As we have often heard 2 How sweet are Dews unto the Herb It makes them richly smile So doth thy Word bedew oft-times Thy own true Israel 3 It makes our Graces to send forth A rare and fragrant scent Which doth delight the holy One The Lord omnipotent 4 But Dews will not Lord always do Mens hearts so barren are Some soaking showers they must have If any Fruit they bear 5 All praise and glory unto God Who wisely orders things That as our wants and needs appear His Mercies flow like Springs HYMN 89. 2 Cor. 4. 7. But we have this treasure in earthen vessels c. 1 THy Word is treasure very rare For we do often see Thou dost to Gold the same compare And things that glor'ous be 2 It is Lord of so great a worth No Man can comprehend Nor Tongues of Angels set it forth All Riches does transcend 3 Ah! such is thy most holy Word Through it thy precious love To us conveyed is O Lord This doth the matter prove 4 That which the best and wisest Men Esteem'd above all things And is the channel that let 's in The joy of divine Springs 5 And doth enrich the Soul of Man And that eternally The worth of it there 's no one can Express assuredly The Second Part. 1 Some treasure that in bulk is small Yet doth in worth excell Such is thy Gospel blessed Lord Thy People know it well 2 One Promise is more worth than all The Gold which the World hath If thou dost give it then we shall Say What is all the Earth 3 When unto it compar'd it is This Treasure does delight The Souls of Saints and makes them sing To thee both day and night 4 It hath such influence on the Heart As earthly Treasure here That on thy Word we meditate Because our hearts are there 5 Where our chief Treasure even lyes On that the heart is set And hence it is they it esteem 'Bove their necessary Meat 6 This makes Men great and honourable Because much Treasure have This also frees from care and trouble And does not us inslave 7 To Dunghil-Earth as Treasures do It raises Souls above All things that are O Lord below To joy in thy sweet love The Third Part. 1 Treasure in Earthen Vessels is Often laid up by us And we know very well so 't is The Treasure 's ne're the worse 2 Ev'n so altho' thy Gold is found In Ministers so mean The worth of it doth still abound Though some do not esteem 3 Of it because the Vessels are Dâ—spis'd but there 's a day When they shall glorious appear And golden Scepters sway 4 O prize God's faithful Servants then Who do inrich your Souls O value them above all Men And be no longer Fools 5 To grieve them and to wear them out By any means if ye Would ever in the Judgment-day Christ's face with comfort see 6 For as you ' steem or dis-esteem True Preachers of God s Word Christ looks upon 't as done to him Like measures will award 7 And you whom God doth Vessels make His Treasure to retain See that you seek his Praise always And don't his Glory stain HYMN 90. Jer. 23. 29. Is not my Word like Fire 1 THy Word it doth illuminate It giveth forth sweet light And also from it we have heat Our Graces to excite 2 Thy Word like Fire doth consume Our filth and dross within What is combustible does waste It siezes on our sin 3 Fire is of an ascending kind It mounts things up aloft So they mount up in heart and mind Who by thy Word are taught 4 As fir'd are by thy own Spirit Thy Word without that Lord Will never burn nor raise our hearts As we have newly heard 5 Fire will melt and soften things That hard are naturally 'T is by thy Word and Spirit we Do with thy Will comply 6 'T is that which bends makes us yield And humbles much the heart Which naturally was proud and vain And too obdurate The Second Part. 1 Thy Word it quickens and revives Like Fire it does chear It consolates and makes such warm Who to it do draw near 2 For they who to it will not come No profit can receive So such who do reject thy Word Their Souls shall not live 3 Fire will penetrate and pierce There is no secret place Within the Soul but thy Word will Most quick and swiftly pass 4 It doth the very Thoughts discern Nay it divides between The Soul and Spirit of a Man To sever both from Sin 5 And Fire is used to lay waste Houses where Rebels hide Ev'n so thy Word doth quite consume The House of Lusts and Pride 6 Man with vain hopes a House doth raise And vaunts himself each day But when thy Word doth sieze on him His House consumes away 7 All his vain hope he had before It is consum'd and gone And a new Temple up is rais'd For the most holy One. The Third Part. 1 Take heed ye Sinners you don't quench God's Word that fire within Nor lesson not its burnings if You would not die in sin 2 If you will sin and have your Lusts Whatever Preachers say Then down to Hell be sure you must When Death takes you away 3 Ah! there 's another Fire know If this your filth don't waste Into Eternal Fire then you Shall all be thrown at last 4 Consider is 't not better far That sin consumed be Yea all beloved sins and lusts Than damn'd eternally 5 You that do find the work 's begun That there 's a spark of Fire Kindled in your Souls O let it burn And raise its flames up higher 6 O 't is Soul know a sacred spark 'T is Fire all divine And God be sure has kindled it In that poor Soul of thine The Fourth Part. 1 Consider God's design herein Is to soften thy heart And to cement thy Soul to him And Saving-grace impart 2 And if it should be quench'd in thee It lyes not in thy power To kindle it and God in wrath May also give thee over 3 And never more renew that work But let thee quite alone In all thy sins to take thy swinge Until thy Soul is gone 4 But ye who are the Saints of God As this is Fire divine So let Devils strive and do their worst It in thy Soul shall shine 5 Though not always
3 The Grave is never satisfy'd No more alas can he Who having tasted of thy Love Till he enjoyeth thee 4 But Death destroys and also kills But Love doth make alive It kills our sin and we thereby Do presently revive 5 But if the Object be deny'd The Heart is set upon We never can be satisfy'd Until our life is gone 6 Love so doth flame and Jealousie So burns the Heart and Eyes The Soul must be embrac'd by thee Or be Love's Sacrifice 7 Whole Seas of trouble cannot quench Love 's everlasting flame Let what will come where true Love is That Soul is still the same HYMN 106. Col. 2. 12. Buried with him in Baptism 1 LOrd are we dead dead unto sin Then buried let us be Let sin be cover'd the old Man Be slain O Lord by thee 2 We have Baptized been O Lord As such who were all dead To shew that thou didst lye i' th' Grave We all were buried 3 Under the water whereby we Do in a figure see That as we shew'd how we are dead So raised are with thee 4 None buried are till dead they be Those who baptized are Ought to be dead to ev'ry sin To self and all things here 5 Those who are buried covered are All over in the Earth In Baptism the self-same thing Must plain be holden forth 6 Or else it answers not the end Of Christ who did ordain That glorious Rite if not so done They do the same prophane HYMN 107. Heb. 6. 1 2. Not laying again the Foundation of Repentance from dead Works and of Faith towards God ver 1. Of the Doctrine of Baptism and laying on of Hands c. ver 2. 1 REpentance when wrought in the Soul And Faith for to believe Then such on Jesus Christ rely And truly him receive 2 As their dread Lord and Sovereign Him always to obey And in all things o're them to reign And govern night and day 3 Christ's Baptism is very sweet With laying on of Hands Our Souls are brought to Jesus's Feet In owning his Commands 4 Those Ordinances Men oppose And count as carnal things We have clos'd with and tell to those From them great comfort springs 5 Thee holy Lord we must obey Though Men reproach us still Yet let us do what thou dost say And yield unto thy Will 6 And still alone on thee rely And not on what-we do In point of trust we fly to thee And let our own works go 7 And though in minding thy sweet truth Men do us vilifie Yet we resolve Lord in thy strength To own them till we die The Second Part. 1 O Lord let us not turn our back On thee whom we do love For we do know we shall not lack Thy presence from above 2 For thou hast promis'd to the end To us that will be near And be to us a faithful Friend Which makes us not to fear 3 Whatever Men or Devils do In secret place design For soon canst thou them overthrow And help all Souls of thine 4 The Resurrection of the Dead We constantly maintain When all those who lye buried Shall rise to life again 5 And that the Judgment-day will come When Christ upon the Throne Shall pass a black eternal doom Upon each wicked one 6 But all his Saints then joyfully With bowels he 'll embrace And Crowns to all eternity Upon their Heads he 'll place 7 And in the Kingdom shall they reign Prepared long before And also shall with Christ remain In bliss for evermore HYMN 108. 1 Cor. 5. 7. For Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us 1 O Blessed Lamb of God shall I Forget that love of thine Thy life O Lord thou didst give up To save this Soul of mine 2 Most harmless Lamb and innocent When come to a ripe age Ah! then didst thou thy life give up God's anger to asswage 3 Thy Blood is sprinkled on our Doors Or rather on our Hearts To shew God hath our sins pass'd o're And Mercies he imparts 5 The Lamb it was roasted with fire Thou didst God's wrath sustain And on thee we by Faith do feed And life thereby obtain 5 The Lamb was eat with bitter Herbs So let us see our sin And find it bitter unto us It so to thee has been 6 And so let us thy Praises sing Whilst thus we feast with thee And with one heart exalt our King In all sincerity PART VI. Containing divers SACRED HYMNS Setting forth The Nature Work Office and Excellencies of the holy Angels and the Spirit or Soul of Man HYMN 109. Dan. 4. 17. This matter is by the decree of the Watchers THe holy Angels have a charge To watch continually They do not sleep but evermore Have us in their sweet eye 2 They have a charge to keep us here And compass us about And warning give oft-times also When trouble 's breaking out 3 Watch-men are useful in the night They dangers do prevent So Angels useful are to those Unto whom they are sent 4 Was not Elisha safe whilst he Was compassed quite round With these blest Chariots and Horsemen Who did his Foes confound 5 O what are we most holy God That thou shouldst take such care Of us who so unworthy be And sinful Creatures are The Second Part. 1 Behold the Angels of the Lord Do encompass round about All them that fear him for their Guard To keep all dangers out 2 For he hath giv'n his Angels charge To keep thee day by day That thou mayst walk abroad at large With safety in thy way 3 For they this charge must execute And bear thee in their Arms Lest ever thou shouldst dash thy feet Against a stone for harm 4 For are they not all Ministers Sent forth for ministration In their behalf that shall be Heirs Of God's assur'd Salvation 5 Ye Saints behold the Love of God And sing his Praises forth No wicked Prince has such a Guard As th' meanest Saint on Earth HYMN 110. Job 38. 7. When the Morning-stars sang together c. HOw glorious are the Morning-Stars How doth their glory shine Angels most glorious Creatures are Yea holy and divine They sang together at the first Jehovah's glorious praise And we of them also learn must To sing to God always Nay with united voices sing In Consort with much joy â—ince Christ has overcome our Foes Who would our Souls destroy 4 And did they not a second time Sing unto God on high When Jesus Christ our Lord was born And yet shall Saints deny 5 This is our work No no it doth Sharply indeed reprove Such who would rob the holy God Of that which he doth love 6 It is his due and it belongs To him as his just Right His Praise to celebrate in Songs Is lovely in his sight Psalm 89. 7 Thy Mercies Lord then we will sing Thy Truth to all proclaim The heav'nly Angels sacred Choir Shall celebrate the same 8 These never with the Lord dispute Nor his Commands contest
most innocent For us is ready slain And we as Guests are hither sent To feed on him again 3 But O what Love and Grace is here When we were hungry Christ's Body Lord thou didst prepare That for us he might die 4 For nothing but his Flesh and Blood Could our poor Souls sustain Therefore O Lord thou didst cry forth O let my Lamb be slain 5 O let his precious Blood run out For to them it I 'll give Or else they 'll perish without doubt 'T is doâ—â—â— Come eat and live 6 Eat eat O Friends on what is good And drink abundantly The best of Heav'n is your Food No fatness I deny 7 O Lord thy Love is very sweet And we therefore do cry O feed us with this precious Food Untill we come to die 8 And we will sing thy Praises Lord Even both rich and poor And to the blessed Lamb we 'll sing Praises for evermore HYMN 152. A Hymn of Praise after the Lord Supper Saints die with Christ. 1 ALI glory unto Christ the Lord 'T is thy immortal fame VVe will sing forth with one accord And glorifie thy Name 2 O blessed God thou art all Love No minute 'scapes thy breast But brings a favour from above In that sweet love we rest 3 Lord didst thou die and do we live Hath not grief slain us yet Vocuhsafe to us thy grace to give To live as it is meet 4 Did thy most precious love to me Make thee to leave thy Throne And mount the Stage of Infamy And shalt thou die alone 5 Lord let me die unto sin That death O let me see Be thou the death of sin O Lord VVhich was death unto thee 6 And as all fulness is in thee O then we pray pour in For we are empty thou dost know Except it be of sin 7 And since thou hast O Holy One A Salve for ev'ry Sore Let us rejoyce and praise thy Name Now and for evermore HYMN 153. Luke 13. 10. Joy in Heaven when Sinners repent 1 LOrd is there joy in Heav'n above VVhen Sinners turn to thee Let this our Souls affections move To long till it we see 2 VVhat cause of joy then hath that heart VVho with repenting tears Unfeignedly cleaves unto thee And to thy ways adheres 3 Shall holy Angels Lord rejoyce In our sweet happiness When all the good is unto us To them not more nor less 4 In this they act Lord like to thee Who for our only good VVas sacrificed on the Tree To wash us in thy Blood 5 And shall not we now learn of thee To seek the good of others And with one heart strive to impart All comfort to our Brothers 6 Rejoyce with them that do rejoyce This duty let us love And then thy VVill we shall fulfill As Angels do above 7 But what a low and carnal heart Hath he whoe're he he VVho being full will not impart To those in misery 8 To pity and not to relieve Doth certainly declare Such never did God's Grace receive In truth nor are sincere 9 Acknowledg how you have transgress'd Against the Lord your God And let it be with grief confess'd What By-Paths you have trod 10 For if we do our sins confess Faithful and Just is he From sin and all unrighteousness To cleanse and set us free HYMN 154. Sung after Sermon Psal. 31. 19. Great Goodness laid up and wrought out 1 GReat Goodness thou O Lord hast wrought Who can of it conceive And those thou dost regenerate 'T is they do it receive 2 'T is they who are delivered From that forlorn estate They once were in when they lay dead Under thy fearful hate 3 'T is they whose Souls united be Unto thy self O Lord And have Communion too with thee And prize thy blessed Word 4 They are alive and love thee dear Thy Image also they Do in their Souls most clearly bear And taste of thee each day 5 They of Christ's Blood and Merits shall For certain have a part And though they sin they cannot fall From thee Lord in their heart 6 Their Souls shall live eternally They sing thy praise therefore This work being wrought in our Souls We 'll sing for evermore HYMN 155. A Hymn of Praise after the Sacrament A Feast of Fat things 1 LOrd thou our bless'd Physician art Who for our Souls didst die Thou dost thy precious Blood impart Our Souls to purifie 2 When sin and sickness did appear And nought could do us good A Med'cine then thou didst prepare To heal us with thy Blood 3 Thou art O Lord our glorious Sun Light Heat and Life 's from thee And thou upon our Souls has shone By which we quickned be 4 A Banquet rich thou dost provide A Table of Fat things To feast our Souls O let us eat And drink of thy own Springs 5 The Feast is thine of thine own cost The Lamb is of thy Fold It is the best in all the Flock More precious far than Gold 6 No spot in him was ever found No blemish but all pure Yet for us he had many wounds Thy wrath he did endure 7 He drank the bitter of the Cup That no wrath might remain That we might drink in draughts of love And come to life again 8 And spend our days upon the Earth In joy through thy sweet Spirit Until we come thy glory great In Heaven to inherit HYMN 156. Psal. 31. 19. Goodness wrought 1 HOw great is thy sweet goodness Lord VVhich for us thou hast wrought By Jesus Christ our dearest Friend VVho our dear Souls hath bought 2 That so we might that goodness have His Life he did lay down Our Souls from Death and Hell to save And us with glory crown 3 And as for us Christ wrought it out So in us we do see The Spirit works without all doubt That we convinc'd might be 4 And so doth cause us for to feel What unto sin is due The weight of which would make us reel And vengeance soon ensue 5 But 't is to heal that he doth wound The Soul and makes it cry And then with speed he doth make haste A Plaister to apply 6 None but thy Spirit can convince And us for Grace prepare And we O Lord may see from hence How helpless once we were 7 To God the Father and the Son And Holy Ghost therefore Be blessing honour and renown Now and for evermore HYMN 157. Sung after Sermon Rom. 1. 6. The Gospel the power of God 1 WE of thy Gospel holy Lord Are not asham'd to own Because thy glory shines therein And power is made known 2 Thy Gospel is the means whereby We Lord came to believe And in it does great Riches lye VVhich we by Faith receive 3 Thy Grace in it does glorious shine And by thy Spirit we Are wrought upon and so made thine And union have with thee 4 VVhat cause have we therefore to sing That we thy Gospel have And praise our God and heav'nly