Promises 163 1 329 Hymn of Praise after the Sacrament 164 1 330 Man's Impotency 165 1 331 Come ye to the Waters 166 1 332 Glorious Light shining 167 1 333 The panting Soul 168 1 334 Everlasting rest 169 1 334 Here any live 170 1 335 What shall we do 171 1 336 Who has made thee to differ 172 1 337 If the Son makes you free 175 1 338 After a Farewell Sermon 174 1 339 Christ knocks at the Door 175 1 340 Footsteps of the Flock 176 1 341 Christ preached 177 1 342 Wonders of Grace 178 1 343 Hymn of Thanksgiving 179 1 344 Power of Prayer 180 1 345 Saints Safety 181 1 346 All praise to Gods 182 1 347 They shall look to him 183 1 348 After a Fit of Sickness 184 1 349 Buy Gold tryed 185 1 350 Heavenly Feast 186 1 352 Harvest of Joy 187 1 353 Woful Harvest of the wicked 188 1 354 Christ's Passion 190 1 355 For wake ye Virgins 191 1 356 Christ's Exhaltation 192 1 357 Signs of the Last Day 193 1 358 Day of Jubilee 194 1 359 Hymn of Praise 195 1 360 Bleeding Heart 196 1 361 Things done for us 197 1 362 Things done in us 198 1 363 Grace shining 199 1 363 Bread indeed 200 1 364 Feast of Fat things 201 1 365 Vnless that ye believe 202 1 366 The glorious Gift 203 1 366 Christs become poor 204 1 367 Hymn of Praise 205 1 368 The blessed Man 206 1 370 Christ's Kingdom 207 1 371 Saints Security 208 1 372 Wrath against Persecutors 209 1 373 Misery of the wicked 210 1 374 The spotless Saint 211 1 374 Pastures flourishing 212 1 375 Sion repair'd 213 1 376 The perfect Man 214 1 376 Prayers answered 215 1 37◠Spiritual Worshippers 216 1 37◠Sacred Pantings 217 1 379 Sheep of God's Pasture 218 1 38◠A Psalm of Praise 219 1 38◠Longings for good Times 220 1 38◠Free Pardon 221 1 38◠All Creatures to praise God 222 1 38◠Hymns to be sung as the 25th Psalm Hymn 59. 2d Part. Page 146. Hymns 63 64. 7th 8th Parts Page 160 161. Hymns to be sung as the 100 dth Psalm Hymn 20. 6th Part. Page 47. Hymn 62. 6th Part. Page 158 159. Hymn 14. Page 270. Hymn 118. 3d. 4th Part. Page 276 277. Hymm 222. Page 383. ERRATA PAge 34. Line 19. add shall Page 41. Line 17. r. Men. Page 45. Line 23. for Jesus r. Jess Page 46. Line 12. blot out O. Page 64. Line 6. for weak r. meek Page 78. Line 8. for likely r. leaky Page 156. Line 15. blot out Lord. Page 157. Line 18. blot out do SPIRITUAL MELODY Containing Near Three Hundred Sacred Hymns c. PART I. THE INTRODUCTION ALL praise be given to the Lord Who condescends so low For to unfold deep things to us By things which we do know Lord give us more Knowledge divine Thy Word Explain to us That we may find those things of thine To be indeed precious Pour forth thy Spirit on us Lord Deep Mysteries to know That we may find Grace in our Souls And in it also grow And by it may be help'd alwayes Thy Praises to sing forth And live also unto thy praise Whilst we are on the Earth PART I. SACRED HYMNS Setting forth The Glory and excellent Perfections of GOD the FATHER HYMN 1. God a Father Math. 5.16 Glorifie your Father which is in Heaven 1 A Father doth his Child beget So we begotten are By thy own Word and Spirit Lord And do thine Image bear 2 He likewise doth his Children cloath And doth them also love So thou most richly cloaths all such That are born from above 3 A Father feeds and does protect Such who his Children be So thou dost feed and save all those Who do belong to thee 4 And also doth delight in them Who him resemble do To such who are most like to thee Thou dost chief favour show Second Part. 5 A Father loves his Children should All live in Unity So thou delights to see thy Saints Walk in sweet Harmony 6 He ever does o'relook the faults Which he in them does spy So all thy People's faults likewise Thou dost O Lord pass by 7 'T is a high honour to descend From such who Noble be Kings Children are all but base born To those Lord born of thee 8 Rich Parents may soon poor be made And also they do die Thou Lord art rich and so wilt be Unto Eternity 9 All praise and glory unto God Our Father be therefore And unto Christ that ransom'd us Be Praise for evermore HYMN 2. God a Portion Psal 73.26 God the Portion of his People 1 A Portion Lord thou didst design On thine for to bestow Nought didst thou think was good enough For them of things below 2 Nor things in Heaven which excell And therefore dost impart Thy self as the Portion alone Of all upright in Heart 3 Who then is able to conceive How rich thy Children are For they have all since they have thee And each an equal share 4 All have a God all have a Christ Nay all that thou hast too Each one hath thee intirely This does their Riches show 5 And they Lord never shall have less Their Portion can't be spent Nor treacherously by wicked ones From them it can't be rent 6 Fire can't their bless'd Portion burn Nor Thieves steal it away Nor Moths nor Rust it can't corrupt O happy happy they The second Part. 7 All things are theirs who have thee Lord Thô under age they be But yet that day will quickly come Of their Felicity 8 When full possession they shall have Of all that is their own And every one of them thou wilt With lasting Glory Crown 9 This Portion ah how doth it suit And answer every want And fully does it satisfie The Soul of every Saint 10 All Glory and high praise therefore Let us together sing To God the Father and the Son From whence such Riches spring HYMN 2. God our dwelling place Psal 90.1 God the Saints dwelling place 1 THy Saints Lord have a dwelling strong And thou that dwelling art No habitation like to this Hath any haughty Heart 2 For 't is the low and humble Soul That in the Lord does dwell Where such do rest and have repose This dwelling doth excell 3 A house ah 't is our home always And when we absent be How do we long for to return So do our Soul till we 4 Return again unto our God When we from thee do stray O bring us to our bless'd abode Christ Jesus is the Way 5 We here no perfect rest shall find Untill we fixed are In our brave house that is above No Palace like to it here The second Part. 1 A House preserves from heat and cold From Winds and cruel storms Those who Lord dwell in thee are bold Being safe from fear of harms 2 And in our House our comforts lie And all our chiefest treasure God is
who dost dwell above To whom all praise belongs 3 It 's none but thee who can appease The wrath that burns within And to a wounded heart give ease That 's burdened with sin 4 We thee adore and worship do And at thy precious Feet Contentedly we all would lye To tast thy mercy sweet 5 And thou dear Saviour who for sin The Curse didst undergo Unless thy Arm reveal'd had been No help to us could flow 6 All praise to God and to the Lamb And Spirit be therefore Teach us to know what we must do And sing for evermore HYMN 200. Bread indeed 1 HOw good O Lord is thy blest Word To all that are sincere Because it doth such good afford Thy Children love it dear 2 O let us taste of thy sweet Love And in thy self delight And feed us also from above Every day and night 3 That with the fat things of thy House We all may feasted be And flourish in thy glorious Courts Dear God continually 4 Many do seem to be content Whilst they on Husks do feed But let our Souls to Christ be bent And stor'd with all we need 5 One hour in thy blest Courts let 's prize Above all times and days And also sing and laud thy Name And live unto thy praise HYMN 201. A Feast of Fat things 1 LOrd thou art great and also good Thy Love and Grace is such Thou giv'st poor hungry Souls sweet Food And nothing think'st too much 2 For them who unto Christ do come All things prepared be No sooner do they once come home But welcome are to thee 3 The fatted Calf and Bread indeed And precious Wine good store And all things else which Sinners need Are ready for the Poor 4 Where feed and feast all on free cost May such who hungry be All is of Grace that none may boast But only Lord in thee 6 O then let 's eat and drink the best And praise the Lord above And lean upon his dearest Breast Till ravished with Love HYMN 202. Vnless ye believe that I am he c. 1 HOw dark is he how blind Who hath a carnal mind He hath no peace if he so die He none shall ever find 2 He that in Christ doth not believe Nor in Truth now receive The offers of his special Grace May not his Loss retrieve 3 Die in your Sins Tremble and Fear What Man is it can hear Those words and find his heart not now Rent and to pieces tare 4 Let 's lift thy Name O Lord on high And make sweet melody And so believe and live that we In sin may never die HYMN 203. The glorious Gift 1 ALL praise and glory now be given To God the Lord above Who gives to us the best of Heaven Himself His Grace and Love 2 Most precious are his Promises They firm and sure be Thou all our wants wilt Lord supply And that continually 3 Though we are poor in earthly things And little do possess Yet richer are than wicked Kings And never shall have less 4 He that hath God possesseth all And what would he have more Shall not that Man contented be Can any think he 's poor 5 O let us then lift up our voice And sing melodiously And in the Lord always rejoyce Until we come to die HYMN 204. Christ became poor 1 O Holy and most glorious King The mighty Prince of Peace Thou art that Lamb by whom we came From sin to have release 2 Thou in the glorious Form of God Before all Worlds indeed Most splendently O thou didst shine And nothing didst thou need 3 And yet thy love to us was such Thou for us becam'st poor That we through thy great Poverty Might all have Riches store 4 We never can to thee express Our Thanks sufficiently Who in our stead and for our sakes A shameful death didst die 5 The Wrath and Curse that was our due O Lord thou didst endure And in the Grave O thou didst lye Our freedom to procure 6 O depths and heighths of divine Love None can compare with thee So low to lye that we on high At last might raised be 7 Lord thou art all in all to us To God all praise therefore To him to thee and Spirit we Will sing for evermore HYMN 205. A Hymn of Dr. P. taken out of his Century of select Psalms p. 201. From several Passages of the Revelations ALL ye that serve the Lord his Name See that ye celebrate And ye that fear him sing aloud His praise both small and great O thou great Ruler of the World Thy Works our wonder raise Thou blessed King of Saints how true And righteous are thy ways Who would not fear and praise thy Name Thou only Holy One The World shall worship thee to whom Thy Judgments are made known Most Holy Holy Holy Lord Almighty is thy Name Which was before all time and is And shall be still the same All Glory Pow'r and Honour thou Art worthy to receive For all things by thy Pow'r were made And by thy Pleasure live To thee of right O Lamb of God Riches and Pow'r belong Wisdom and Honour Glory Strength And every praising Song Thou as our Sacrifice wast slain And by thy precious Blood From ev'ry Tongue and Nation hast Redeem'd us unto God Blessing and Honour Glory Power By all in Earth and Heaven To him that sits upon the Throne And to the Lamb be giv'n PART IX Containing part of some Select PSALMS of DAVID HYMN 206. Psal 1. The Blessed Man 1 THe Man is bless'd that shuns the Snare Of wicked Mens advice Whom Sinners Paths or Scorners Chair By no means can entice 2 But his delight both day and night Is in God's holy Law Wherein he waits and meditates With constant care and awe 3 Like planted Tree by Water-Springs Shall such a Man be made A Tree that timely Fruit brings forth Whose Leaf shall never fade 4 And God shall bless with good success All actions of the Just Unlike them far the wicked are And as the driven Dust 5 Therefore th' Ungodly never may In Judgment stand acquitted Not with the Just in that great Day Shall Sinners be admitted 6 For Men upright are Gods delight Their way to him is known But Sinners way shall soon decay And quite be overthrown HYMN 207. Psal 2. Christ's Kingdom 1 WHy do the Heathen Gentiles rage And foolish things surmize Kings set themselves against the Lord And do his Christ despise 2 His gracious Government they count Their Yoke his Laws their Chain Freedom they 'll have without controll No Bands shall them restrain 3 But God above will scorn their rage Their vain attempts deride He will affright them in his wrath Vex and defeat their pride 4 For all their spite I 've set my King Upon his holy Throne And what I had decreed before Proclaim'd him now my Son 5 This is the Birth-day of his Rule Thy Scepter I 'll advance Or'e all the Earth the
within their Gate But not to them without their Church Did that at all relate 6 The truth as 't is in Jesus we Ought only to receive And such who do not we may see Themselves they do deceive The Sixth Part. 1 A Witness ought for to be one That is indifferent Not byassed to either side Therefore God has thee sent 2 To be a Witness in our Case To us thou art of kin And equally related art Likewise too unto him 3 We therefore have no cause at all Against thee to except But on thy witness stand or fall If Cast we must subject 4 Unto the Judge of Heaven and Earth We silent all shall be If thou against us dost come forth And cast we are by thee 5 Unto the truth witness to bear Thou cam'st Lord from afar And wilt against Sinners appear When they come to the Barr 6 At the last day if they are found In bonds of unbelief Or have their hearts false and unsound They 'll tremble like the Thief 7 Against the false Professor thou Wilt then thy witness bear And with notorious Sinners then They shall of Judgment share The Seventh Part. 1 All thy whole mind and counsel is Either by thee or thine Own blest Apostles plainly known There is no truth divine 2 But it in Precepts may be found Or Presidents to lye For both these are our rule and of Equal authority 3 A Witness ends each doubtful case Which long sometimes depend So thou wilt also very plain Each doubtful matter end 4 A Witness doth his witness give If it be just and true To righteousness to undeceive Such which before he knew 5 To be false Men and wittingly The matter would evade But so their evidence does try A stop to all is made 6 So thou O Lord to righteouness Thy witness dost bring in That all false Souls who are deceiv'd By Satan or by sin 7 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 Eight 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. Christ's name Wonderful 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 4 They see with strange astonishment Should Heaven and Earth combine To search out thy perfections great Them can they never find 5 To such degree as Lord in thee They gloriously do shine 6 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 sin away 5 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. Christ a glorious Counsellor 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
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 a way 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 to such degree Your sin deaden may And therefore see you careful be To cherish it each day 6 And sing God's praise continually Who makes the Fire burn And pray that he would blow it up Till all your work is done 7 And also cry unto the Lord This Fire to kindle round about And sweetly burn in ev'ry place And never be put out HYMN 91. God's Word comp to a Hammer Jer. 23.29 Is not my Word like a Fire and like a Hammer to break the Rock in pieces 1 ROcks they are hard to work upon Yea ' gainst a mighty Hand The hardest Flint or Pebble-stone Whole long it cannot stand 2 If thou O Lord art pleas'd to take The Hammer up and strike Thou wilt Impression quickly make Though none can do the like 3 There 's none can break our flinty Rock Besides thy self alone Alas our power is too weak To break such hearts of stone 4 What can the Hammer do O Lord Thou the great Agent art The Instrument that is thy Word O smite upon the heart 5 And make it yield and square it then For thy own bless'd design Thy Image on it Lord cut out Most holy and divine 6 And fit it for thy building too O set it in its place And life infuse into it so That it may shine with Grace The Second Part. 1 O let it be well polished And it also unite Unto thy building there to be A Jasper-stone most bright 2 That it may suit and well agree With the Foundation stone Which is of Gold no Diamond More glorious ever shone 4 And then shall we when thus we be Into thy Building laid Have cause to sing unto our King By thy eternal aid 4 This Hammer of thy blessed Word Must drive the Nail quite home Or else Convictions will not stick Whenever they do come 5 The Precept Lord will not abide Nor Promise fast'ned be Nor no Conviction last in us Until drove home by thee 6 But since we find they fasten'd are Let us sing forth thy Praise And since thy Word so precious is Let us its Glory raise HYMN 92. Hymns on the Divine Authority of the Sacred Scriptures 1 THe sacred Scriptures are sublime Although mysterious be Their Matter shews they are divine Nay their divinity 2 Is seen by what they do treat of Or unto us make known There we do read of great Jehovah The high and lofty One 3 Of his dread Essence nature pure And of the Vnity Between the Father Son and Spirit Or holy Trinity 4 There do we read of his great works Who did this World frame How out of nothing by his Word All things at the first came â— There we may see and wonder too â—ow infinite Wisdom shone Wâ—th ' glorious compact made between The Father and the Son 6 In finding out and bringing in A way for to unite Justice and Mercy that so they Might equally shine bright 7 Here Justice doth with Mercy meet Like an endeared Brother And Mercy doth God's Justice greet And both do kiss each other 8 From hence ye may see cause to sing Th' Eternal One's high praise In bringing in of Jesus Christ With thankful hearts always The second Part. 1 Th' Antiquity of Scripture show That they are most divine For no Writings did the World know So soon as they did shine 2 This was the first and chiefest Book That e're was made or pen'd O therefore love in it to look Though you can't comprehend 3 The Mysteries that lye therein Hid from all carnal Eyes Yet since it hath so ancient been O see these lines ye prize 4 Their Royal descent from God alone Also does plain appear By their high Style and Majesty That shines in them most clear The Third Part. 1 The holiness which they promote To such a high degree May clearly ev'ry Soul convince Of their Authority 2 So pure and perfect is God's Word It silence may all them Who it oppose and Saints from hence It love and much esteem 3 This is the cause wherefore they love God's Words better than Gold Or Jewels rich which are esteem'd By most who them behold 4 They see God's Precepts are most just It doth all sins descry And ev'ry Lust and false way they Hate
show 4 A Wine Press too he made therein Which Wine pours forth amain Of which he doth delight to drink Due glory to obtain 5 'T was to this end he took such pains And such great cost laid out 'T was for his praise and for our good 'T was planted without doubt 6 He gathered also out the stones Which did the same annoy And did preserve it ev'ry day That none might it destroy The Second Part. 1 And then he looked it should bring Forth Grapes both sweet and good But ah it was a grievous thing If rightly understood 2 That after all his cost and pains It should wild Grapes bring forth When no Vineyard was like to it Planted in all the Earth 3 But hark now what the Lord doth say The Hedge I 'll take away And also waste I will it lay To evil Beasts of prey 4 For what alas could he do more For it than he hath done And doth it still wild Grapes bring forth This made his wrath to burn 5 Within his Breast and therefore did Resolve for to restrain The precious Clouds that watered it With sweet and blessed Rain 6 Or make his Ministers who preach His good and holy Word â—seless to it so that they might To it no good afford O then ye Saints take heed and fear Lest you should barren prove or if you do God may from you His presence quite remove But if that you who are his Church Bring forth the Fruit of Grace He never will deal with you thus Your glory to deface HYMN 121. The Church Christ's Body 1 Cor. 10.15 All baptized into one Body Col. 1.18 He is the Head of the Body the Church 1 EV'ry natural Body hath A Head and hath but one The Head Lord of thy Church thou art Thou art her Head alone 2 And all her Members joyned be To thee in sacred bonds And influence they have from thee In thee her glory stands 3 And all Members of the Body are Of use unto the whole So of some use unto thy Church Is every gracious Soul 4 Who is a Member of the same If any rotten are And past all hope of being heal'd No being must have there 5 But off they must be cut with speed Lest worser dangers fall For one polluted Member may Even soon corrupt them all The Second Part. 1 Wo unto him who shall attempt This Body to divide Or make a Schism 't is all one With piercing of Christ's side 2 For O the nearness that 's between The Body and the Head Don't cut Christ's Veins remember well What once he suffered 3 O wound him not again I say His Body don't annoy If it you mangle he will you For evermore destroy 4 But see that ev'ry one doth seek To do good to each other And pity take continually Of the poorest Brother 5 O live in love and see how near You to each other are And equally your Duties do And nothing do you fear HYMN 122. The Church comp to a Bush Exod. 3.2 And the Angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a flame of Fire out of the midst of a Bush 1 THy Church Lord in her self is poor Like to a Bramble dry 'T is Lord in thee in thee alone Doth all her glory lye 2 But though a Bush yet in it thou Dost dwell for evermore And therefore she is not consum'd Ev'n now as heretofore 3 This Bush long time on fire has been O 't is a wond'rous sight Though in the fire yet not burn'd This may our Souls invite 4 To take a view as Moses did O why is this thing so Alas thy Church is dear to thee Beyond all things below 5 O then let all those precious Birds Who in this Bush are hid Sing forth thy praise continually And none their Souls forbid 6 The time of singing O 't is come Since the sweet Turtle-Dove Did let us hear in this our Land His voice from Heav'n above HYMN 123. Churches Golden Candle-sticks Rev. 1.20 The Golden Candle-sticks arâ— the seven Churches 1 THy Churches Lord are like unto Rich Candle-sticks of Gold In whom shines forth that glorious light Which Sinners do behold 2 Those Candlesticks which are so rich Are seldom to be found But in the House of a great Prince Whose glory is renown'd 3 This shews the Churches of the Saints Do Lord belong to thee Who art the glorious King of Kings They useful also be 4 As Candlesticks in a large House In which the Light they place And also are for Ornament Ev'n thus through thine own Grace 5 Are all thy Churches here on Earth Of use Lord unto thee And unto others who likewise Thy Riches in them see 6 Thy Candlesticks then don't remove But let their Light so shine That all the Earth may lighted be Into all Truths of thine HYMN 124. The Church compared to Sheep Luk. 12.32 Fear not little Flock c 1 THy Church is like a Flock of Sheep Whose number is but small Which thou thy self dost always keep And wilt preserve them all 2 Thy Saints like Sheep are innocent Most harmless also meek If any of them go astray 'T is thou who dost them seek 3 Thou also dost them feed and lead In Pastures flourishing And hast for them a resting place Besides the Water spring 4 They subject are for to get Soyl But thou dost wash them in The Fountain of thy precious Blood From ev'ry stain of sin 5 As Sheep are fruitful so thy Church And Children are O Lord They honour bring to thee and then To Men profit afford 6 Fear not ye Saints tho' Wolves abound And other Beasts of prey For Christ will keep you safe and sound Unto the Judgment-day 7 And you the Kingdom shall receive Rejoyce and sing therefore Keep close to Christ and mind the Flock Which follow'd him before HYMN 125. Man a Worm Job 25.6 The Son of Man a Worm 1 AH what mean and despis'd things Are Worms that crawl on Earth Man is a Worm he from Earth sprung From thence were we brought forth 2 No beauty in a sorry Worm Man's glory that is gone Contemptible is in thy sight Each vile and wicked one 3 What can a Worm do to preserve It self from hurt or wrong That is in danger by each foot So we are all day long 4 We can't preserve our selves one day Our Life is but a blast And one small sin if not purg'd out May damn the Soul at last 5 Then do not pride it in your selves You to the Worms must go For all your beauty soon will fly You must corruption know HYMN 126. Man's Life is like a Shadow Job 14.2 He fleeth also as a shadow and abideth not 1 ON Earth our days will be but few Like as the shadow flies Or like unto the Morning-Dew Doth pass when Sun doth rise 2 So do our Days our Months and Years Make haste to fly away Much like the Blossom he appears Which quickly doth decay 3 Or
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
with brinish tears 9 They sooner may the Stars account Than loose their dismal bands Or tell the number of their Hairs Or number of the Sands 10 Of the Sea-shore as see the end Of their sad misery O Sinners fear and tremble all Think on Eternity The End of the Seventh Part. PART VIII SACRED HYMNS of Praise on several Occasions As they have been sung in several Congregations HYMN 147. Sin laid upon Christ 1 LO Christ hath suffer'd for us all When Enemies we were Therefore we will thy Name extoll Whose love did thus appear 2 For we like Sheep have gone astray And ready were to fall And God hath lain the load on thee To give rest to us all 3 Thy precious Praises therefore Lord Sincerely let us sing And land thy Name with one accord O God and heavenly King 4 For all thy loving-kindness Lord And for thy truth divine For thou hast made thy holy Word O're all thy Name to shine 5 Help us to praise thee and to live Wholly alone to thee And not forget from whence doth come Our present liberty 6 O shine upon thy Church always And bless our joynt-endeavour And prosper thou our handy-work Now and the same for ever HYMN 148. To be sung after the Lord's Supper The good Physician 1 THy love O Lord was very great To such vile ones as we Our hearts were once dead as a stone But now they quickned be 2 Slight Balm may heal a slighter sore But there 's no Med'cine good Which can to life our Souls restore But the Physician 's Blood 3 Lord Jesus when we thee espy Though life is almost gone We see by Faith we shall not die All praise to thee alone 4 Who hast pour'd in sweet Oyl and Wine To heal each wounded heart O thou wilt heal all Souls of thine Who for their sakes didst smart 5 We therefore will unto thee sing And thee always adore To him from whom all Blessings spring Be praise for evermore HYMN 149. A Hymn of Praise after the Lord's Supper The Banqueting-House 1 HAlleluja let us sing aloud Salvation Glory Fame Be given to the Lord our God O glorifie his Name 2 Who loved us and sent his Son For our eternal good To wash away our scarlet sins In his most precious Blood 3 Into the House of Banqueting He brings us to be fed Love is the Banner flourishing VVith honour o're our head 4 Beneath his shadow we are plac'd VVith joy and true content His Fruit is sweet unto our taste His VVord and Sacrament 5 O draw me my dear Saviour then VVith thy strong Cords of Love And we will all run after thee As fast as we can move 6 And in thy Name O Lord we 'll trust For that 's a Tower strong Whither the Righteous oft doth fly For shelter all day long HYMN 150. Divine Wrath. 1 THe day doth come and burn it will Like to an Oven hot And all the proud shall be Fuel Who have the Lord forgot 2 Nay it begins now to break forth And will burn more and more On all the wicked of the Earth God will his vengeance pour 3 Evil shall slay the wicked Man For sin which he hath wrought And such who hate God's faithful Ones Shall quickly come to nought 4 But all who do fear thee O Lord Thou wilt keep safe and sound And such who put their trust in thee Thou never wilt confound 5 But save them in the day of wrath The which is very nigh When all the wicked of the Earth In direful Flames shall lye HYMN 151. A Hymn of Praise after the Sacrament The Bread of Life 1 WIth precious Food Lord we are fed Which we have cause to prize Our Table is most richly spread With choice Varieties 2 The harmless Lamb most innocent For us is ready slain And we as Guests are hither sent To seed 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 done 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 ALL 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 die unto fin 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 be 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 King VVho strives our Souls to save 5 Our Enemies the Light do hate And fain wou'd once again Suppress the Gospel as of late O 't is their bitter pain 6 To see how Light and Truth breaks out But this is Lord our joy Arise and put them to the rout Who would thy Truth destroy 7 And we thy Praises will sing forth And laud thy Name therefore O let thy Word shine through the Earth Now and for evermore HYMN 158. The joyful Sound 1 WHo hath or doth O Lord believe Th' Report which thou hast given Many will hear but few receive Th' joyful News from Heaven 2 The joyful Sound that 's spread abroad There 's few which it do mind For though they have it often heard Yet not with hearts inclin'd 3 To that which is most truly good They have no mind at all But contrar'wise despise thy Word And do contemn thy Call 4 But unto some thou dost make known Thy glorious power divine And these are they that thou dost own And callest also thine 5 They do believe and also fear They love and do obey They cleave to thee and are sincere And follow thee alway 6 And them dost thou with Blessings crown They sing to thee therefore And hence it is thou dost them own And wilt for evermore HYMN 159. Psal 23.3 The Sinners Soul restored 1 'T Is thou O Lord who dost restore Our Souls which went astray And had been lost for evermore Hadst thou not found a way 2 For to recover us again By sending of thy Son Under thy wrath we should have lain And ever been undone 3 Our sin and sickness was so sore Nothing could do us good Nor life unto our Souls restore But the Physicians Blood 4 Our case was sad woful indeed If it we did but know Thou therefore sentst thy Son to bleed Such bowels didst thou show 5 That he for us and in our stead Thy dreadful wrath did bear That of his Flesh our Souls might feed Lost strength for to repair 6 Therefore we sing Lord unto thee And well indeed may they Who by thy Grace now quickned be And set in the right way 7 Unto eternal happiness Whose Souls thou dost restore They all praise thee Lord more or less And shall for evermore HYMN 160. The Godly Man's Soul restored 1 A Godly Man may greatly fall But thou Lord wilt restore His Soul again and so he shall Stand faster than before 2 He under sin long shall not lye Before he doth revive And whilst he 's down his Soul doth cry And greatly does he strive 3 Against all sin and it does hate And fain would he get clear Of every sin and evil thing To shew he is sincere 4 But wicked Men do make a trade Of sinning ev'ry day Their hearts are carnal and so hard Sins motions they obey 5 And in them also it doth reign And they in it delight Hence under wrath they do remain Being odious in thy sight 6 All praise to God the Lord above We find it otherwise That sin we hate and thee do love And thy sweet favour prize 7 Good Men cannot contented be Unless restor'd again And thy most precious face do
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
Let us be sick of Love 4 For these great Blessings O most High VVe will thy Praises sing VVho hast also Lord heard our cry Praise to our glorious King 5 VVe cried to thee with our hearts To make thy Servant whole And from the all-devouring Grave For to return his Soul 6 And thou dost Lord a new life send And wouldest not permit That he should hastily descend Into the dolesom Pit 7 VVe therefore sing and give thee praise Most holy let us be VVith hearts united all our days Let us live unto thee HYMN 185. Rev. 3.18 Buy of me Gold tried in the Fire 1 LOrd we do see that poor we be But thou hast Riches store And if that we do come to thee VVe nothing shall want more 2 VVhat is our own to us is shown Is good alas for nought O let it go since we do know Rare things are to be bought 3 And thou dost cry O come and buy O blessed be the Lord Now is the day let 's not delay But close in with thy Word 4 Then rich shall we for ever be And Crowns of Glory have And Robes so white that shine like Light Shall we likewise receive 5 Grace is like Gold but doth excell VVhatever is on Earth O happy they who know full well Its great and glorious worth 6 Shall they not sing who see the Spring Of Grace doth Blessings pour Thy holy praise we will always Lord sing for evermore HYMN 186. Zach. 12.10 They shall look to me After Sermon 1 YE Saints break forth with chearful voice And sing Christ's glorious praise His Love is sweet O it is choice Ye Saints praise him always 2 Come look and love O cast your Eye Upon this lovely One He is your help your Food your Strength Your Hope your Joy and Crown 3 Christ is the Root Christ is the Branch Christ is our Testator Christ is the holy Lamb of God Christ is our Mediator 4 Christ is the VVay Christ is the Door Christ is our Physician Christ is our Meat Christ is our Drink He 's thus to ev'ry Christian 5 Christ is God's great Embassador Christ is the only Heir Christ is the Bright and Morning-Star Christ is beyond compare 6 Christ is the Foundation sure Christ is the corner-stone Christ is the VVitness and the Truth Christ is the only one 7 Sing praise to Christ exalt him then And look to him always O sing to him and never cease Till you do end your days HYMN 187. The heavenly Feast 1 O Praise the Lord and look to him Sing praise unto his Name O all ye Saints of Heav'n and Earth Set forth his glorious fame 2 VVho spared not his only Son But gave him for us all And made him drink the Cup of VVrath The VVormwood and the Gall. 3 He dy'd indeed but rose again And did ascend on high That we poor Sinners lost and dead Might live eternally 4 His Flesh is heavenly Food indeed His Blood is Drink divine His Graces drops like Honey-falls His Comforts taste like VVine 5 Lord Christ thou hast refresh'd our Souls VVith thy abounding Grace For which we magnifie thy Name Longing to see thy Face 6 Let the Redeemed of the Lord Their thankful voices raise Can we be dumb whilst Angels sing Our great Redeemer's praise 7 Come let us joyn with Angels then Glory to God on high Peace upon Earth Good-will to Men Thus sing eternally HYMN 188. The Harvest is the end of the World Harvest of Joy 1 THe Harvest-day will soon be here A blessed day 't will be To all those Souls who are sincere For Jesus they shall see 2 Thou send'st thy glorious Rays on us And Dews our Souls to chear But e're long we with open Eyes The Vision shall have clear 3 Most sweet reviving Acts of Grace Are those we feel of thine Whilst we behold thy glorious Face Yet stronger Beams will shine 4 To comfort and rejoyce each heart To all eternity From thee O Lord we ne're shall start But in thy Garner lye 5 Or rather in thy precious Arms We being ripened Shall housed be with lasting Charms Of Glory on our Head 6 No sorrow shall us then annoy Nor fears cause inward pain Nor sin nor Satan spoyl our joy Nor filth our glory stain 7 We shall not then as now be vext With Satan World and Sin Nor with base Hearts be more perplext When Heaven has took us in HYMN 189. The woful Harvest of the Wicked 1 THis World will quickly have an end That is the Harvest-day And Jesus will the Reapers send They come and shall not stay 2 The Angels they the Reapers be The Wheat are God's Elect Which shall Lord gathered be to thee The Tares thou wilt reject 3 The Tares are those vile wicked Men Who do thy Saints annoy Which shall in Bundles bound be then That thou may'st them destroy 4 And into Flames thou wilt them cast Their Worm shall never die The Fire too shall ever last Ev'n to Eternity 5 The false Professor will be found Amongst the cursed Foe And with prophane Ones shall be bound And equal sorrow know 6 But a bless'd day will be to those Whose Hearts are found upright VVho did in truth with Jesus close And serv'd him day and night 7 They shall with thee in glory be Lord Christ when thou dost comes But Unbelievers shall from thee Receive their final doom HYMN 190. Christ's Passion and Exaltation 1 HOsanna to King David's Son The Lord 's anointed One VVho quickly shall exalted be Upon his glorious Throne 2 Triumph and shout O Heavens high And let the Earth rejoyce And let the Saints melodiously Lift up in Songs their voice 3 To Christ the King because that he A Feast provideth here And tells us we all welcome be To eat of his good Chear 4 His Flesh for us doth freely give His Blood to drink also That we might never die but live These Blessings from him flow 5 His bleeding VVounds out-stretched Arms And yearning Bowels dear To us run out for sweet support That so we might not fear 6 Thou art the first yea and the last VVas dead and art alive And lives for ay therefore to thee All honour we must give HYMN 191. The Second Part. Awake ye Virgins 1 O Virgins know both Fools and VVise The Bridegroom is at hand He comes he comes let it suffice But who with him shall stand 2 He that his Lamp doth fitly trim And Oyl doth get good store Shall then embraced be by him And reign for evermore 3 Cast off your drowze let 's all awake 'T is not a time to slumber But speedily our Lamps le ts take And haste to th' VVedding-Chamber 4 For certainly our dearest Lord VVill quickly come away The mid-night Cry will soon be heard His Chariots will not stay 5 O take thy flight on VVings of Love And like the nimble Hart Come Lord O come down from above Let 's meet and never part 6
The Bride saith Come O do not stay And he that hears thy voice In hopes that thou wilt come away Most sweetly does rejoyce HYMN 192. Christ's Humiliation and Exaltation The Third Part. 1 The Spirit saith Dear Jesus come The thirsty Soul doth cry Daily to thee this is the summ O come most speedily 2 Signs of thy Day upon us be The World it is perplex'd The Nations groan and long for thee By Wars being sorely vex'd 3 Thy Saints do mourn their Sighs and Tears Invite thee for to come The Martyrs Blood cryes in thy Ears For Babels final doom 4 Thou sayst Surely I come quickly Amen Amen O Lord O come O come my Soul doth cry According to thy Word 5 Lord thou didst come thou cam'st to die And bear most bitter pain God's Justice for to satisfie And Pardon to obtain 6 Thou didst come to be humbled And suffer on the Tree Therefore shalt thou lift up thy Head And high exalted be 7 Thy Right it is to reign as King Thou art the only Heir The Kingdom 's thine thy Foes down bring Thy vengeance let them bear HYMN 193. Signs of the last Day upon us The Fourth Part. 1 THe Fig-Tree Lord does now put forth The Summer doth draw near The Sea doth roar as thy VVord saith And Men begin to fear 2 The VVinter certainly is gone The lovely Birds do sing The Spring is now a coming on VVhich lasting joy will bring 3 The voice of the sweet Turtle too Is heard in this our Land VVhat clearer Signs Lord canst thou show By thy own wondrous Hand 4 Of thy approach and glor'ous reign The Nations angry be Thy wrath is come their glory stain Thy Kingdom let us see 5 The Ev'ning of a former day Portends a dismal night But holy one our Souls may say Our Ev'ning has some light 6 Not light nor dark this is the hour It 's neither night nor day 'T is 't is the time of thy dread power O haste and come away 7 The whole Creation sadly groans And utters its last cryes Poor Sion vents her piteous moans VVhilst Tears fill each Saints Eyes 8 O come bless'd One make no delay The VVicked do thee dare Come holy Jesus come away Thine Arrows do not spare 9 Shall Heaven give the long'd for Call That Earth beneath may quake That Romes high Towers down may fall Now the dead Bones do shake HYMN 194. The Day of Jubilee The Fifth Part. 1 O Blessed Day how sweet is it To think upon that time VVhen Christ shall upon his Throne sit And Summer's in its prime 2 VVhen all the Earth together shall Break forth and sweetly sing And all Christ's Foes with vengeance fall VVho own not him for King 3 VVhen Saints who now divided are Shall all united be And in their glitt'ring Robes appear And sing in harmony 4 VVhen Swords and also warlike Spears Men shall to Plow-shares beat And all Men quite be freed from fears And from all scorching heat 5 And under their own Vines sit down VVith hearts full of sweet joy O come Lord Jesus take the Crown O haste and come away 6 Wars then we find shall ever cease Envy ' mongst Men depart Nothing but Love and blessed Peace In each Believer's heart 7 The Lyon and the Lamb shall then Together feed and ly And the like concord amongst Men Shall then be certainly HYMN 195. A Hymn of Praise 1 O Let us sing with chearful hearts Sweet Hymns of Soul-delight With one accord before the Lord That 's pleasing in his sight 2 What People have more cause to praise The living God on high Than have all those whom thou hast chose And for whom Christ did die 3 With full assurance let 's draw near That we accepted be And then our peace will much encrease Which Lord we have in thee 4 O what a kind of Love is this The Father grants to us To be the Sons of God above And him to call us thus 5 We know not now what we shall see Yet this thou dost declare That like to thee we all shall be When thou dost next appear 6 True Faith let 's have on Christ to rest And Hope which cannot fail That does take hold Lord Christ of thee Who art within the vail 7 And then O Lord if Storms arise And Seas afresh should roar We shall in thee secured be Now and for evermore HYMN 196. The bleeding and wounded Heart 1 O Lord how sad's the case of Man By reason of the Fall His heart is hard that nothing can Alas pierce it at all 2 Until the time doth come when he God's power within does know O then he doth Lord seek to thee Not knowing what to do 3 O happy Souls who pierc'd have been And broken thoroughly In the true sight and sense of sin And do on Christ rely 4 Such who are broken thou wilt head Who the Physician art Thou wilt not cast off any such Who have a contrite heart 5 Let Sinners Lord die unto sin Wound them O Lord we pray And let them find Soul-life within And comfort ev'ry day 6 O bless thy Word and let it be Salvation to the Poor And we thy Praises Lord will sing Now and for evermore HYMN 197. Things done for us 1 SOme things for us Lord must be done By thy Almighty Hand It must be Jesus Christ alone Who in our stead did stand 2 Who bore thy heavy wrath O Lord For us upon the Tree And paid the Debts which Sinners owe To thy dread Majesty 3 All praise and glory let us sing To God the Lord most high Who did to us Salvation bring From Hell and Misery 4 The Just for the Unjust did bear The punishment of sin That we of righteousness might share Who so defil'd have been 5 Shall Life now in our Souls be wrought And Grace implanted be That home to Christ we may be brought And Union have with thee 6 Then will we sing sweet Songs of Praise And lift thy Name on high And happy be Lord all our days More happy when we die HYMN 198. Things done in us 1 O Lord what hast thou done for us And in us also wrought On the Lord Jesus we depend By whom our Souls were bought 2 All praise and glory unto God Who hath made us alive And to exalt thee let us see We all of us do strive 3 And to excell in doing all That thou dost us command And readily obey thy Call That we may one day stand 4 With boldness and the greatest joy Before thy glorious Throne When many Persons bitterly Shall cry with woful moan 5 Our works are all wrought in us Lord And for us too by thee Thy Praises therefore we will sing And that continually HYMN 199. Grace shining 1 LET such who have enlightned been Behold thy glorious Grace And Power divine prepar'd to shine Before all Peoples face 2 By thy Grace Lord O let us move And with a holy Song Exalt thee
Gentiles give For thine Inheritance 6 Thou with an Iron Rod shalt bruise Their disobedient Neck Like brittle Potsherds all their Pow'rs Without resistance break 7 Let the great Rulers of the Earth This greater Lord obey Serve him with chearful willingness And fear him too each day 8 In low submission to the Son Your happiness does lye Then ye are safe when he 's well-pleas'd When he 's provok'd ye die HYMN 208. Psal 4. The Saints Security in God 1 FOnd Men that would my glory stain My Government despise How long will ye pursue vain hopes And please your selves with lyes 2 Know that the Lord does righteous Men With special favour own Though ye despise me he ne're will On my Petitions frown 3 Sin not but fear let quiet Thoughts Instruct and make you wise Joyn a pure Heart with Trust in God As the best Sacrifice 4 Though others in distrust of thee To other succours fly Thou art our Hope Lord cast on us A favourable Eye 5 Thy Love more chears my heart than when Their Corn has wish'd encrease Or when a happâ— Vintage makes Their Wine o'reflow the Press 6 Down will I lye in peace and sleep Shall close my wearied Eyes No fear disturb me whilst I know In God my Safety lyes HYMN 209. Psal 7. Wrath against Persecutors 1 GOD is a righteous Judge be sure And one that will repay And with the lewd and wicked Doer God's angry ev'ry day 2 Unless he do his sins forego And speedily repent He 'll whet his Sword and string his Bow He hath it ready bent 3 His deadly Darts he doth ordain To smite him unawares And for the Persecutors pain Sharp Arrows he prepares 4 He made a Pit in digging which No pains at all he spar'd And fell he is into the Ditch Which he himself prepar'd 5 Upon his own unhappy Crown His mischief shall be spread His violent dealings shall come down And light on his own head 6 But I his Justice will proclaim Who judgeth righteously And with a Song will praise the Name Of God until I die HYMN 210. Psal 11. The Misery of the Wicked 1 GOD in his Sanctuary dwells Heav'ns glorious Throne From whence he views the Sons of Men And judges ev'ry one 2 When he examins righteous Ones He does their works approve Such as are wicked and unjust His Soul can never love 3 Snares shall befall them and for these This mixture is made up Fire Brimstone and tempestuous Storms The Portion of their Cup. 4 God who himself is righteous does In righteousness delight And still will favour and protect The Man that is upright HYMN 211. Psal 15. The spotless Saint 1 LOrd let me know that happy Man Whom thou so well dost love That he may praise thee here below And dwell with thee above 2 'T is he whose Life is free from blame Whose works are right and just Whose hearts and words are true and whom One may securely trust 3 His Neighbours Credit does not wound By a detracting Tongue Nor in his Infamy delight Much less would do him wrong 4 Who does not break his Oath when he To his own damage swears But his strict Vertue far before His Interest preferrs 5 Who hates Exaction and rejects Bribes to betray the Just This Man shall ne're be mov'd but may In God securely trust HYMN 212. Psal 23. Pastures green and flourishing 1 MY Shepherd is the living Lord 'T is he that doth me feed How can I but be richly stor'd Whilst he supplies my need 2 In Pastures green and flourishing He makes me to repose Hard by the silent Water-Spring Whose Streams with pleasure flows 3 He guides my Soul so apt to stray A safer course to take Conducting me in his right way For his alone Name 's sake 4 And tho' I walk in Death's dark shade It shall me not dismay For thou art with me and hast made Thy Rod and Staff my stay 5 My Table spread thou didst appoint In presence of my Foe My Head with Oyl thou dost annoint My Cup doth overflow 6 Thy Grace and Goodness certainly Shall measure all my days And in thy House O God will I For ever give thee praise HYMN 213. Psal 102. Sion repair'd 1 THou wilt arise in Mercy yet And Grace to Sion send Because the time for favour set Is now come to an end 2 For even in the Stones thereof Thy Servants take delight Her very Dust is cause enough Of favour in thy sight 3 And then the Heathen far and near Shall dread thy glorious Name And all the Kings on Earth shall fear Thy Glory and thy Fame 4 When as the Lord shall once repair Poor Sions broken Wall His Glory then shall shine so fair It shall appear to all 5 He will regard the destitute And not despise their Prayer He will regard their humble Suit With tender love and care 6 O let the God of Israel then Be prais'd with one accord Henceforth for evermore Amen All Men praise ye the Lord. HYMN 214. Psal 36.37 The perfect Man 1 MArk and behold the perfect Man For that Man's end is peace But quickly shall Transgressors all Be quite cut off and cease 2 But the Salvation of the Just Is of the Lord most high Their strength and stay i' th' evil day Of their adversity 3 And he shall shield and save the Just And keep them Life and Limb Deliv'ring them from wicked Men Because they trust in him Psalm 4. 4 The greater sort crave worldly Wealth And Riches they embrace But Lord grant us thy Saving-health And shining of thy Face 5 O praise the Lord Jerusalem Thy God O Sion praise For lo thy Gates and Bars of them He very strongly stays 6 Thy Children in thee he hath bless'd Thy peace he makes full great And fills thee with the very best And finest of the Wheat 7 Let Israels God the Lord therefore Be praised altogether From first to last for evermore Amen Amen for ever HYMN 215. Psal 135. Prayer readily answered 1 THe Lord is just in all his ways Holy in all he doth And nigh to ev'ry one that prays And calls on him in truth 2 He will fulfill the just desires Of all the holy Seed He hears their cry what that requires And helps them at their need 3 The Lord preserveth faithfully All those that do him love But all the wicked he 'll destroy With vengeance from above 4 Therefore my mouth shall speak his praise And universal flesh His holy Name renown shall raise And ever sound afresh HYMN 216. Psal 95. Spiritual Worshippers 1 COme let us with united joys To God our voices raise With thankful hearts before him come And loudly sing his praise 2 Our Lord is a great God and King In Pow'r eminent Above all Gods him Angels serve And Princes represent 3 To him that made us let us kneel And Adoration give Who are his People and the Sheep That on his Pasture live 4 To day let
our Joy our Souls delight In whom is sweetest pleasure 3 Propriety unto a house Doth make it valued Our interest in our God alone Makes us lift up our head 4 In a great House are many Rooms To dine and also lye Rare secret Chambers also we Do in thee clearly spy 5 Each Attribute is as a Room Whither thy Saints do go By precious Acts of Faith and then Nothing they fear below 6 Another house thô stately 't is It may be batter'd down But thou art such a House O Lord That can't be overthrown 7 Hast then away to your abode Let all with speed hast home For dreadful storms you may expect Will very quickly come The Third Part. Chambers of Safety 1 O come O come Gods people all With speed hast ye away Enter your Chambers great and small No longer do you stay 2 For God the mighty God above Is rising out of 's place And will the Hills and Mountains move And Vengeance pour apace 3 There is a way found out that ye May be secured When Sinners shall consumed be Who basely are misled 4 Doth it not thunder afar off It Lightens also sore O tremble all and do not scoff For hark 't is more and more 5 Children get home and do not stay Hast to your dwelling place For if you make the least delay Then sad may be your case 6 All who abroad or in the Fields Do foolishly remain They may as the Egyptians were Be ruined and slain Isa 26.20 A Storm a coming 1 O Quake ye who most guilty are Who love and live in sin For God will suddenly break forth As usual hath not been 2 But sing ye Saints and joyfull be Christs Kingdom does draw near Do you leave all Iniquity And nothing do you fear 3 The shaking times that are at hand Will bring Great Babel down And then will God save this our Land And Saints with Blessings Crown 4 Therefore if ye in Christ are found To every Duty led And have your Hearts sincere and sound Look up lift up your head 5 For your Redemption does draw near Gods praises sing therefore Unto his call do you adhere Then sing for evermore HYMN 4. God a Husbandman Joh. 15.1 God compared to a Husbandman 1 RIch Husbandmen have House and Land Both moist and also dry God o're the Earth hath the Command And true propriety 2 The beasts of th' field and fowls of th' Air With Silver and the Gold Is all the Lords yea and what else Our Eyes can here behold 3 He may give it to whom he will And then take it away He makes men rich and makes them poor And none dare him gain-say 4 Some ground he plows and sows it then With choice and precious seeds Whilst other ground does barren lie Eat up and spoil'd with Weeds 5 And who shall say what doest thou He may do what he will All are thine own what e're thou dost Yet thou art righteous still The second Part. 1 A Husbandman knows very well His ground will barren be Unless it is well manured No profit he can see 2 Even so unless the fallow ground Of thy base wicked heart Be broken up it will be found That thou most barren art 3 A Husbandman does spare no cost Nor grudge at his great pains That so he may his ground make good When he his end obtains 4 So God likewise thinks nought too much Who does great cost bestow On Souls of men when they prove such Who forth his Glory show 5 A Husbandman his Trees doth prune More fruitful them to make But branches that unfruitful be Such off the Trees does take 6 And thus doth God by all those men Who by profession are In Jesus Christ who barren prove Them long he will not spare 7 But such that fruitful Branches be He purges every one And abundantly shall they bring forth Before that he has done 8 As God doth sow so he likewise Doth cause the rain to fall That so his Vineyard flourish may And 's Trees be fruitful all 9 Which other Husbandmen can't do Nor can they change the soyl But God can make Mens hearts most good Which naturally were vile 10 All praise to him therefore let 's give And set his glory forth And fruitfully unto him live Whilst we do live on earth HYMN 5. God the chief Builder Heb. 3.4 God the chief Builder 1 HE that did build all things is God 'T is he and he alone That made the world and all things in 't Praise ye the Holy One. 2 And he laid the Foundation sure Of th' Earth and Heaven too Which long have been and still endure Will put them down also 3 'T is he that built his Glorious Church And laid the corner stone In all the Earth there is None such O praise the Holy One. 4 With precious Stones he hath it built Yea living ones they are And by his Spirit so compact 'T is far beyond compare 5 The Timber and the Stones by him Were squared curiously That all the Buildings in the World With this cannot come nigh 6 The matter and the form also Did he alone ordain No alteration must be made Upon eternal pain 7 All other Builders Servants have To labour with their hands Who according to the pattern act And just as he commands 8 So Ministers God does imploy Who must the pattern know And if they alter any thing They do their folly show 9 The Rule it is Gods Holy Word Would you the Pattern view 'T is the first Church the Lord did build As th' Apostles Acts do shew The second Part. 1 Nothing but precious Stones must be On the foundation plac'd By such who wood or stubble build This fabrick is disgrac'd 2 And they will suffer loss thereby When it comes to be try'd Because such stuff cannot endure Their work will not abide 3 Then see all ye who are call'd Saints That you are precious Gold I mean sincere and godly ones Whom God loves to behold 4 And see that you his building are And in you he does dwell If in you he has no abode Down you must go to Hell HYMN 6. God a Man of War Exod. 15.3 God a Man of War 1 GOD is a man of war and he Has many Armies who Almighty are in strength therefore Down shall his Foes all go 2 The Enemies who do ingage Against this Man of war Are all infernal pow'rs below And such who wicked are 3 God is a Warriour just and good And mighty skill he hath Before him never any stood In Hell much less on Earth 4 'T is for his Glory he does take The Sword into his hand And wo to such who head do make Against his dread Command 5 In war he is most terrible If he sets in array The Battel once against his Foes They 'll soon melt all away 6 He 'll make the earth to tremble when He does gird on his Sword And cause all proud and haughty men
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. The glorious Bridegroom Matth. 25.6 Christ the Bridegroom of oâ—â— Souls 1 THou mighty King whose glories shinâ— 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 didst relate Who quickly cast his eyes 3 Upon our Souls for we were those With whom he fell in love And whom for him the Father chose Who nothing had to move 4 His dear affections for alas We loathsom were to see And were in a most dismal case Through our iniquity 5 But yet thy love it was so great A Journey didst thou take From Heav'n to Earth that so thou mightâ— A Marriage with us make But ah what didst thou suffer first Before this could be done or we were Cast Lord for our Lives And Condemn'd every one And thou couldst never us obtain Nor with us marriage make Unless to free us from that pain Didst die Lord for our sake And this thou didst most readily All praise unto thy Name We purchas'd were with thy dear Blood And so thine own became The second Part. The glorious Bridegroom O what a choice Lord hast thou made Are such vile ones as we â—nto thy lovely bosom laid And joyned unto thee Are we espous'd to such a Prince The King of Heav'n and Earth Who has o're all preheminence Whose glories thus shine forth Angelick Nature didst pass by And set thy tender heart On such as we O let us cry Thou lovely lovely art 4 Yet ah how long was it before Thou couldst make us to yield We were so dark but now O Lord Thou thou hast won the Field 5 Let us our selves give up to thee As overcome with love And comfort us continually With Cordials from above 6 Ah! at this door our joys come in This is the blessed spring Of all true good for having thee We have Lord ev'ry thing 7 And if Communion we enjoy And find thy comfort sweet Our Souls shall sing and raise thy praise Whilst we lye at thy feet The Third Part. The praise of the sacred Bridegroom 1 Praise in the highest joys betide These sacred Lovers dear The holy Bridegroom and his Bride Most glorious do appear 2 Let Heaven above be fill'd with Songs Who see how they do shine On Eath beneath let all Mens Tongues Sing forth his praise divine 3 If sullen Man refuse to speak Since Heaven and Earth combine Let Rocks and stones their silence break And sing his praise divine 4 Ah! 't was this sacred Bridal Knot To tye thou didst design O let such love ne're be forgot Such sacred love of thine 5 Ye holy Seraphims above O haste and come away Who do admire Jesus love Sing ye his praise each day 6 With Saints on Earth your joys divide With speed O do ye come Earth ne're produc'd so fair a Bride Nor Heaven a Bridegroom 7 Whose Feet are like to burning Brass Whose Eyes a flaming Fire Who bringeth mighty things to pass Sing to him him admire The fourth Part. 1 Our hearts the praises must express Of Juda's glorious Lion The sweet and fragrant Flower of Jesus The blessed King of Zion 2 To him that on the Throne doth sit Oh 't is his praise alone That we will sing O it is fit We praise the holy One 3 Our hearts and tongues should all rejoycâ— Angels in consort sing Aloud with a melodious voice Praise ye our glorious King 4 Whose Head is whiter than the Snow That 's driven with the Wind Whose Visage like a flame doth show And doth all things confin'd 5 And yet he unconfined is O magnifie him alone What Lover is there like to this Sing praise to th' holy One. 6 Let 's raise his Name who hath reveal'd His sweet eternal love Who by his stripes our Souls hath heal'd Now is enthron'd above 7 Let trumps of praise ascend on high Let them be loudly blown So that an Eccho pierce the skie Of praise to th' Three in One. The fifth Part. 1 If Saints neglect this duty should Or to sing be averse Sure rugged Rocks and Mountains would God's Praises soon reherse 2 The twinkling Stars that day and night Do their long circuits run The Moon too in her monthly flight Also the glorious Sun 3 All these do through the Universe God's blessed praise make known How can the Saints be then averse To sing to th' Holy One. 4 Let every Saint on Earth rejoyce O therefore let them msing Since Christ hath made them his sweet choice Let them praise their dear King 5 Especially all you who be Filled with joy raptur'd in bliss Who can say My Beloved's mine And I am also his Sing this as the Hundredth Psalm HAil glor'ous Prince the precious Air Eccho's Praise to th' illustrious Pair Let no dark Clouds of Night obscure This blessed Day but thus endure Let Mortals now in Consort sing Anthems to th' Eternal King Nor Frost nor scorching Heat of June Ne're put thy Singers out of Tune Hail glorious Prince whose matchless love Brought thee from thy high Throne above To court thy Spouse in a poor dress Yet was thy Glory ne're the less Though thou wast treated with disdain Yet Angels waited on thy Train Shepherds thy joyful Welcom sing And Wise Men do their Oblations bring Blessed Espousals our Freedom bought A Match that our Redemption wrought Hail glorious Spouse blessed in him That Crowns thee with Heav'ns Diadem Behold an unparallel'd story A Slave advanc'd to lasting glory A Virgin fetter'd in her sin Once vile but now glorious within From base estate a Queen of Honour And peerless Beauty put upon her Since words can't do 't Conceptions weak Our Joys in Extasies let 's speak Christ the Image of the Father Heb. 1.3 Who is the express Image of his Person 1 IN thee the Father shines most clear And such who do thee see The Father may behold likewise His Known O Lord by thee 2 Thou dost him clearly represent Unto our very sight Whose express Image Lord thou art Most glorious and bright 3 Such whom the Father never saw To them thou dost him show All his perfections are in thee What further would we know 4 Thou dost Lord represent to us God whom we cannot see He dwells in light inaccessible Which can't approached be 5 Thou brings him to our minds and
difficulty Can thee obstruct for they relief Shall have most speedily 7 Let 's therefore sing and also say Be thou like a young Hart O haste dear Saviour come away Thy blessing to impart HYMN 25. Christ the only Door Joh. 10.9 I am the Door 1 A Way is found to happiness Heaven is a lovely place Thou art the Door O Lord alone Through thee we see God's face 2 All good lyes hid in God above Like to a House of store And such who would go in and eat Must enter by this Door 3 All true Men enter the right way They at the door go in No Pardon Peace but 't is by thee Nor cleansing from our sin 4 We in thy Church ought all to dwell Bring in more souls and more By thy Example Doctrine too Thou art the only Door 5 All praise and glory unto God Let us now sing again For shewing to us the right Door And bringing of us in HYMN 26. Christ God's Servant Isa 41.1 Behold my Servant c. 1 LOrd Christ thou like a Servant wast Whilst thou did here remain Such hard work was allotted thee As put thee to great pain 2 'T was hard work to redeem thy Church Thou sweat'st great drops of Blood Never did any Man sweat such 'T was only for our good 3 Hard work it was to war and fight Against those cruel foes Which sought our ruin day and night But thou layest on such blows 4 That all infernal spirits yield Sin World and Death also Thou hast o'recome and won the field This does thy power show 5 'T was hard to die that was thy work And more must yet be done Thy Temple build and Vineyard plant Fell to thy lot alone 6 Servants are of inferiour rank Thou didst thy self deny And didst not reputation seek 'T was great humility 6 VVhich thou was pleased then to show Thy Fathers honour sought And unto him great honour too Thou by thy work hast brought The second Part. 1 'T was not to do thy will alone But his who did thee send In ev'ry thing O holy One Thou didest condescend 2 Thou hast to wages a just right As other Servants have Hence crowned art with glory bright And more than that dost crave 3 The souls of all thine own Elect Thy wages are also VVith grace they must be all bedeck't And crown'd they shall be too 4 The Heathen's thine Inheritance Possession thou must have Of all the Earth in God's good time The same thou shalt receive 5 Because thou didst thy soul pour forth God to thee will divide A portion with th' Kings o' th' Earth To bring down all their pride 6 They at thy feet their Crowns shall lay And to thee bend their knees The Scepter thou alone shalt sway And chop down all high Trees 7 And though a Servant yet a Son And faithful was and true And nothing thou hast left undone VVhich to thee he did shew 8 But all things plainly didst declare Even all thy Father's will VVhich in thy word 's left very clear That we it might fulfill The Third Part. 1 O let us now learn of thee Lord And be of the same mind And humble Servants all become Then shall we comfort find 2 And of thy service never be Asham'd for if we are Thy face with comfort shall not see But wrathful frowns must bear 3. Thou in thy Father's House O Lord For ever dost abide We from thy lips must take God's Law The glory not divide 4 Betwixt thy self and Moses who Is turned out of door Ah! him we must not hearken to But to thee evermore 5 This let us do with greatest care Since thou so faithful art And every thing hast left so clear To every thinking heart 6 Thy praises therefore we will sing And set thy glory forth VVho though a Servant yet art King Yea King of Heaven and Earth HYMN 27. Christ a glorious King Rev. 7.14 He is King of Kings c. 1 THou art a King in Dignity And of most noble birth Descended from the Lord most high The God of Heaven and Earth 2 And thou also proclaimed art By Men and Angels too To be the only Potentate Before whom all must bow 3 God's Spirit did thee King anoint To reign for evermore And to this office thee appoint When out God did it pour 4 Abundantly to such degree That none before thee had And like a King with Sovereignty Lord Jesus thou art clad 5 All power unto thee is given As Mediator so That all on Earth and Heaven must Yield all obedience to 6 Thou hast thy Laws and 't is by them We must be rul'd alway And such who will not own thee King Thou wilt destroy one day 7 Adore and see ye reverence him All ye who live on Earth Obey his Laws Saints sing his Praise And set his Glory forth The second Part. 1 He 's King of Saints and Nations too He in our hearts must reign And sway the Sceptre there alone All Rebels must be slain 2 The tyrant sin you must give up To his victorious sword Least countenance to any lust None of us must afford 3 But he a larger Kingdom hath For he shall soon possess All Kingdoms which are thro' the Earth With peace he will them bless 4 This power to himself he 'll take In spite of Earth and Hell And haughty Monarchs he will shake And tyranny expell 5 Thou like a King dost honour give Yea titles which are high For ev'ry Subject 's made by thee A Prince in dignity 6 A Kingdom too thou hast in store For every one of them And they shall reign for evermore O're such who did contemn 7 These faithful Servants who to thee Sincerely did adhere And they when thou O Lord dost come Shall Crowns of Glory wear 8 Sing praises therefore O ye Saints Sing praise unto our King And make the fame of Jesus Christ Throughout the Earth to ring HYMN 28. The Lion of the Tribe of Juda. Rev. 5.5 The Lion of the Tribe of Juda hath prevailed c. 1 LOrd Jesus thou art like a Lamb Most weak and innocent Yet like a Lion art also To such who don 't repent 2 Until the time thou dost awake And rise up to the prey Then vengeance on them thou wilt take And them in wrath wilt slay 3 Thy Majesty is full of dread And with thy awful frown As Lions do so wilt thou roar And tear great Babel down 4 A Lion is the King of Beasts And also very strong That thou art King of all the Earth They all shall know e're long 5. Thou like a Lion wilt revenge The injury done to thine And righteously retaliate On such who did design 6 The ruin of thy chosen ones Whom they have sadly spoyl'd For thou hast heard their bitter groans Whilst Foes have them revil'd 7 Therefore ye Sinners now submit That you may favour find And throw your selves at Jesus feet To mercy he 's inclin'd 8
If you before this Lion do Your selves now prostrate lye Your great humility do show You 'll find his clemency The Second Part. 1 When th' Lion roars all Beasts do quake Which in the Forest be When out of Sion Christ does roar All tremble will you 'll see 2 What will become of Murtherers Who have destroy'd the earth When inquisition's made for blood And thy wrath breaketh forth 3 Ye Saints of his by Faith and Prayer Do you this Lion rouze To save poor Sion and to tear To pieces all his Foes 4 And now ye wicked wretches all Who don 't this Lion fear But think his Lamb-like nature 's such No Lion he 'll appear 5 You 'll find er'e long his clemency Will into fury turn And will not then regard your cry Whilst you in Hell do burn 6 But all ye Saints rejoyce and sing This Lion's on your side 'T is for your sakes he will arouze And soon the prey divide 7 And i' th ' mean while he able is To save you and defend And full of bowels is to you And so will be to th' end HYMN 29. Christ our High Priest Heb. 7.26 For such an High Priest bâ— 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 â—s 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 â—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 6 They daily Offerings did bring But none could wrath appease But from thy one sweet Offering God's justice thou dost please 7 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. 1 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 Vncleanness 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 plague i' th' Head to lie 4 'T is thou Lord Christ whose work is Thy people all to bless Which thou dost do by turning them From sin and wickedness 5 Thou blesses them with grace and peacâ— 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 As being offer'd Lord by thee Whose Incense he doth love 2 They offered the Bodies of Beasts VVhich could not satisfie God's justice neither could that Blood Our Conscience purifie 3 And therefore thou and once for all Didst offer up thy Blood And by that one Offering hast thou Procur'd our lasting good 4 No Priest hast thou for to succeed No Offering more for Sin For if we needed any else Thine had not perfect bin 5 Let Romish Errours then be loath'd Of a Successor vain Let Antichrist with shame be cloath'd Who would Christ's glory stain 6 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. Christ the good Shepherd 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—nd 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—n us is set from thence will spring Joy to eternity HYMN 31. Christ the way Joh. 14.6 I am the way HE that would some choice thing attain Or to a place would go A way for him some must explain And he the way must know 2 We Lord would find the way to bliss Where does thy Father dwell No Habitation like to his His favour does excell 3 How shall we take up our abode In him whom we should love How 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
thou didst become Thou willing wast to die And meekly as a Lamb is dumb Thou took'st it patiently The Second Part. 1 No Lamb so innocent as thou Nor none so lovely are And in a bosom thou didst lye With whom none can compare 2 The best of all the flock above The chief of all below Behold him then and fall in love Ye would if you did know 3 The worth of him and the great need You have of precious food By Faith you must on this Lamb feed And also drink his blood 4 Or else you shall be sure to die His Flesh is meat indeed So is his Blood O will you try There 's nothing more you need 5 Ye who do eat his Flesh shall live And never shall ye die His Flesh and Blood to you does give Take it then thankfully 6 And sing unto the holy Lamb Sing Praises now therefore O praise him that he hither came Sing Praises evermore HYMN 36. Christ the Branch Zech. 3.8 I will bring forth my Servant the Branch Zech. 6.12 He shall grow out of his place and shall build the Temple of the Lord. Zech. 6.13 Even he shall build the Temple of the Lord and he shall bear the glory and shall be Priest on the Throne c. 1 A Root as God as Man also A Branch here called art Which does thy humane nature show To whom God did impart 2 All fulness of the Deity It in this Branch appears Most precious Fruit we do espy This Branch for ever bears 3 The Branch is of the self same kind With the Root of the Tree The self-same nature we do find That Abraham's Children be Of thou didst take that so thereby We might assurance have That every way thou fitted art Our precious souls to save 5 A Branch partakes too of the Sap Which in the Root does lye So in the Virgins Womb was fed Thy blest Humanity 6 I' th Branch or Branches of the Tree Its glory does shine forth So 't is in thee that David's Race Its greatest glory hath The Second Part. 1 Let Hereticks who do deny Christ of the Virgin took His spotless pure humanity Ashamed ever look 2 And let us all stand in amaze Whilst we behold and see How God our humane nature has Made one with th' Deity 3 Now let us sing unto the Man Called the Branch for he Shall grow and flourish in such sort That never did a Tree 4 For he upon the Throne does sit And all the glory bear And also shall God's Temple build And make its beauty rare HYMN 37. Christ a glorious Prophet Act. 3.22 A Prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you 1 A King a Priest and Prophet too Thou art O Lord indeed As Mediator art also We such a one did need 2 Thou art God's mouth to people all God hath in these last days Spoken to us 't is thou dost call And speak too many ways 3 A Prophet speaks not of himself But as inspired So God gave thee the Commandment As we have often read 4 What thou shouldst speak and what make known From thee he nothing hid By thee to us all things are shown Which God commanded did 5 The Prophets did thy Kings anoint So such likewise receive From thee the holy Unction do Who truly do believe 6 Prophets were to teach Gods good Word In all uprightness too So thou dost teach us all O Lord Yea all things we should do 7 Yea what and how we should believe And how depend on thee And how to walk who Truth receive That saved we may be The Second Part. 1 The Prophets shewed things to come And so hast thou likewise Not only in the World that 's now But when the Dead shall rise 2 How it shall go with thy Saints here Thou didst to them make known And how in glory they 'll appear When Sinners are o'rethrown 3 And he who doth not unto thee In every thing adhere And do whatever thou dost say Thy angry frowns must bear 4 O hearken to this Prophet then In whate're he does say Fear lest you be all undone Men In the last dismal day 5 And ye who be the Saints of God Keep to his Word be sure Then may you sing for you shall be Happy happy for ever HYMN 38. Christ a Garment of Sanctification Rom. 14. ult Put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ make no provision for the flesh c. 1 WE naked once were all O Lord And loathsom were to see Our shame was seen and vile within Till cloathed were by thee 2 'T is true Lord once in ancient time We gloriously were clad Our beauty was then in its prime Not long we so abode 3 But we were Lord beset with Thieves Who tore our Robes away And in our blood and nakedness We a long season lay 4 But thou in mercy didst pass by And with us fell in love Though nothing in us could'st espy Affections great to move 5 Our souls thou didst in the first place Most graciously wash clean And then didst cloath us with thy grace Ne're braver Robes were seen 6 These Garments first by thee were bought They cost thee very dear And by thy Spirit they are wrought Most curiously and rare The Second Part. 1 No Needle-work was e're so fine Bespangled with Gold As is ihe Robe of Righteousness To all who it behold 2 Thus is thy grace compared Lord With which thou dost adorn The Souls of thy most blessed Saints VVhose Garments once were torn 3 And nothing had to cover them But filthy Rags so vile That thou our Image didst contemn Since we thy own did spoil 4 Thus by our Garments we are known And those who han't them on Thou wilt O Lord never such own But bid them to be gone 5 'T is thou hast made the difference VVe were ill cloath'd as others But these have not the preference None like our Elder Brother's 6 Ay that is rich O Lord indeed Without least spot or stain 'T is that keeps off all fiery darts And clean it will remain 6 But these much comfort to us bring And keep us also warm We need not fear no pricking thing Cold can't do us much harm The Third Part. 1 They ever do their fashion hold Most beautiful and fair They make all look young when they 're old Such to thee lovely are 3 The longer we these Garments wear The better they would be For the long use of godliness Makes us shine splendentlie 3 Our Garments then let 's not defile But have them always on For we must wear them every day Until our lives are done 4 And then shall we Lord cloathed be With immortality In Robes that shine like to the Sun Unto eternity 5 Come Sinners then ah will you buy Some Cloaths to cover you Most rich they are assuredly Come let your own Rags go 6 VVhat is Morality to Grace Even like a filthy thing Get those Robes on and take your place '
Who in her care of all her young Doth far exceed some Men. 2 How will she fly into the face Of such who would destroy Her pretty Brood she cant endure They should them once annoy 3 But ah thy bowels far exceed All Creatures here below For thou for Sinners Lord didst bleed Compassion great to show 4 The Hen herself to weakness brings Whilst of her young takes care How does she scratch and strive each day To feed them here and there 5 But Lord thou brought'st thy self so low That we might all be fed That in the grave a while didst lye After that thou wast dead 6 And as a Hen does cluck and call According to her kind Thereby to save her Chickens all From Kites which she does find 7 Do often of them make a prey So dost thou call and cry To Sinners whist it is to day Whom thou dost Lord efpy 8 To be in danger by their sin And Devils many ways Nay thou dost call and call agen Full oft for many days The Second Part. 1 The Hen stands ready and prepar'd Hov'ring her mournful wings And never is she satisfy'd Till under them she brings 2 So thou dost spread thy Arms O Lord Poor Sinners to bring in And bids the weary come to thee Who laden are with sin 3 O then come in ye Sinners all Under Christ's wings with speed He will receive you great and small And nothing shall you need 4 And O how safe are you his Saints Under his wings you lye Then fear no hurt from outfard Foes Nor inward Enemy 5 They who are wise will certainly In mind these things record And so they will with ease espy The kindness of the Lord. HYMN 51. Christ a Refiner Mal. 3.3 He shall sit as a Refiners fire 1 THou like as a Refiner doth The Gold and Silver try We had much dross until thou didst Our Souls Lord purifie 2 Into the Furnace we were cast Which oft is very hot 'T is not our Grace i' th' least to waste But filth which we have got 3 Afflictions like as fire doth The Gold rarely refine Purge all our Souls and we thereby More gloriously may shine 4 But Dross will not the Fire bear So some Lord cannot stand Before thee when thou dost rise up To scourge them with thy hand 5 The fire makes the Gold more soft So by Afflictions we More plyable O Lord are brought To yield and bend to thee The Second Part. 1 Gold when 't is triy'd 't is pure made By the Refiners art So by afflictions thou dost Lord Mor'e holy make each heart 2 From hence we may the reason see Why God afflictions brings And clearly also may discern What profit from them springs 3 We fitted are hereby O Lord For our own Master's turn Who golden Vessels will make us Before that he has done 4 When you refin'd by tryals are What cause have you to sing And praise the Lord that ever he Did you in 's Furnace fling HYMN 52. Christ bears his Saints as an Eagle Exod. 19.4 I bore you on Eagles wings 1 THe Eagle is the King of Birds Ah! who is like to thee Who is so strong or hath an Eye So quick and far to see 2 Like to an Eagle thou dost mount Or didst ascend on high Not only up unto the Clouds But far above the skie 3 And as the Eagle thou dost bear Upon thy blessed Wings All thy poor Saints and they hereby Forget all earthly things 4 They soar so high sometimes O Lord Born upon Wings of Love That Earth to them seems a small thing They dwell so high above 5 And as the Eagle's way 's not known Who mounts up in the Air Ev'n so thy love and wisdom both Most deep and hidden are 6 O fly ye Saints your selves to hide Under Almighty Wings And safe you 'll be whate're betide When God sore judgments brings 7 O see Christ's care and do not fear But sing his Praises forth His grace and love 's beyond compare None like him here on Earth HYMN 53. Christ the Capt. of our Salvation Heb. 2.10 To make the Captain of our Salvation perfect through sufferings 1 THou art our Captain-General Thy Commission sealed is Rouze up ye Soldiers great and small No Captain like to this 2 Thou hast the power given thee To raise a mighty Host And thou beats up to bring them in Daily from every Coast 3 'T is thou dost nominate who shall Have office under thee And they Commissions have likewise Who rightly entred be 4 Thou hast thy Soldiers names set down In thy own Muster-roll Within the blessed Book of Life Is written every Soul 5 And out of that sweet Book of thine They shall not blotted be If they are such thy Father hath Lord Jesus given to thee 6 Unto our Captain General A new Song let us sing For he that Captain is in Chief Is our God and our King The second Part. 1 Thou dost Lord Christ thy Soldiers lead Before them didst thou go All Foes by thee are vanquished Thou didst triumph also 2 Over them all most gloriously And perfect now art made Has Captive took Captivity Well never be afraid 3 But stand unto our Arms always No Quarter we will give If thou art with us all our days Few Enemies shall live 4 Let us be well disciplined And very skilful be And in right paths and foot-steps tread And truly follow thee 5 No Captain doth his Men advance To such high dignity For each shall have preheminence To sit on Thrones with thee 6 O then let us lift up our head O happy Israel Christ's Banner over you is spread Your glory shall excell The Third Part. 1 Thou giv'st the Word too of Command What 't is that we must do But never bidst us still to stand Nor backward for to go 2 We never must Lord wheel about Nor be as once we were But forward march with courage stout Without all dread or fear 3 Let 's take Example Lord of thee Resist ev'n unto Blood Before yield to iniquitiy Which has us oft withstood 4 'T is thou hast power to cashier All such thou dost not like If any false-hearted appear Their names out thou wilt strike 5 No Warriers like to thee in fight Thy power and thy skill Are both of them ev'n infinite Who then engage thee will 6 If any should woe to them all If once thou draws thy Sword And in thy wrath on them dost fall They die shall then O Lord. The Fourth Part. 1 Come in come in and list your selves You shall have present pay Your Souls shall be with grace well stor'd Your charges to defray 2 'T is th' ready way to become great And rich will you come in The Trumpets sound and Drums do beat To war against your sin 3 Will you be on our Captains side Ah! if you still stand out His Sword e're long will you divide VVith them that turn about 4 For if
Son 'T is thou who dost install 5 Each Soul in that high dignity That waits on the new birth We were begotten Lord by thee And by thee are brought forth The Fourth Part. 1 In ev'ry Ordinance also In which we should be found O thou art all for we well know Grace in thee doth abound 2 The Sacraments do hold thee forth And witness bear to thee And we by one to see by Faith Thou nail'd was to the Tree 3 Thy Body broke and Blood was shed In Baptism we do espy Thou in the Grave wast covered But long thou didst not lye 4 But as the Body raised is That cover'd was all o're So thou wast raised unto life And diest now no more 5 In Prayer and Preaching thou art all What do we preach save thee 'T is on thy Name we also call And for thy sake have we 6 Whatever we do need or want We by thy Spirit cry And through thy Incense ev'ry Saint Receives a full supply 7 What is there more What can we do But in the great'st amaze To stand and think and evermore Sing forth thy worthy praise HYMN 62. Christ all in all Christ all from the Father to the Father with the Father Sing this as the 100dth Psalm 1 LOrd from the Father thou art all And to the Father art the same And with the Father when we call We have all things and in thy Name 2 All from the Father thou didst take Which to us thou art pleas'd to give Thou cam'st our Souls alive to make We from thy self that life receive 3 Thou to the Father the way art The truth and life are all in thee Unless thou dost thy help impart The blessed Father we can't see 4 All with the Father art besure Thou hast always thy Father's Ear Thou Favour with him dost procure When we to him thro' thee draw near The Sixth Part. 1 Now let all People on the Earth Sing to the Lord with chearful voice Whose love was such to bring rhee forth But chiefly let thy Saints rejoyce 2 The Lord to us is good indeed 'T is he new Creatures did us make VVe are his flock he doth us feed And for his sheep he doth us take 3 O enter now his House with praise Approach with joy his Courts likewise Praise laud and bless his Name always For this is comely in his Eyes 4 For why the Lord our God is good His Covenant it standeth sure 'T is ratify'd by Christ's own Blood And shall from age to age endure HYMN 63. Christ all and in all The Seventh Part. Who make Christ their all Sing this as the 25th Psalm 1 LEt us make Christ our all Let 's see we him do love To us let all things seem but small Let 's value him above 2 House or Land Husband VVife Or Children who are dear Nay him esteem far above Life And unto him adhere 3 Deny all for his sake Exalt him evermore Then shall we him our all so make VVe never shall be poor 4 Let 's live to him always By whom we all live do VVithout him let not one soul rest As pleas'd with things below 5 To him let 's give all praise His glory not divide For God did him to glory raise To bring down all our pride 6 On Ordinances do not rest VVithout you him enjoy Let him by us be so confest Let what will us annoy 7 Yet hold him fast be sure Let all go for his sake And him let 's love for evermore O thus your all him make HYMN 64. Christ all and in all The Eighth Part. We must make Christ our all 1 WE must make Christ our all ' Cause God o're all is he And God doth him so high extoll All to him bend their Knee 2 'T is he who suffered All things too for our sake And all our Foes has conquered Your all him therefore make 3 He all our works hath wrought VVithout and too within VVithout his strength we can do nought ' Gainst Devil VVorld nor Sin 4 Nothing 's of any worth VVhen to him 't is compar'd To make him all God brought him forth A Body him prepar'd 5 To do all things for us If him therefore we have VVhat is there more that is precious That we of God can crave HYMN 65. Christ all in all The Ninth Part. 1 CHrist is the VVord in whom is life 'T is he shall have the glory Life to the Dead the truth of Types The truth of ancient story 2 Christ is a Prophet Priest and King A Prophet that 's all Light A Priest that stands 'twixt God and Man A King full of delight 3 Christ's Manhood is a Temple where The Holy God does rest Our Christ he is our Sacrifice Our Christ he is a Priest 4 Our Christ he is the Lord of Lords Christ is the King of Kings Christ is the Sun of Righteousness With healing in his wings 5 Our Christ he is the Tree of Life In Paradise he grows Whose Fruits do feed whose Leaves do heal Ah! Christ is Sharons Rose 6 Christ is our Meat Christ is our Drink Our Physick and our Health Our Peace our Strength our Joy our Crown Our Glory and our Wealth 7 Christ is our Father and our Friend Our Brother and our Love Our Head our Hope our Surety Our Advocate above HYMN 66. Christ all and in all The Tenth Part. 1 CHrist is the Shepherd of his Sheep Christ is our Mediator Christ is the Root Christ is the Branch Christ is our Testator 2 Christ is the holy Lamb of God Christ is our Physician Christ is the Way Christ is the Door The Life of ev'ry Christian 3 Christ is God's great Embassador Christ is the only Heir Christ is the bright and Morning-Star Christ is beyond compare 4 Christ is the Foundation sure Christ is the Corner Stone Christ is the Witness and the Truth Christ is the holy One 5 Christ is a bundle of sweet Myrrh Christ is the Apple-Tree The Lilly of the Valley too Christ he is all to me 6 Th' Captain of our Salvation And Christ is the true Vine And Christ is our Counsellor In Christ all glories shine 7 Christ is our Heav'n of Heav'ns Our Christ what shall we call Christ is the first Christ is the last Thus Christ is all in all The End of the Second Part. PART III. Containing Sacred Hymns of Praise ON THE Glorious Excellencies of the Holy Ghost Or Third Person of the blessed Trinity HYMN 67. The Spirit a Comforter Joh. 14.16 But I will pray the Father and he shall give you another Comforter 1 LOrd we thy People here on Earth Do meet with great sorrow Tho' each Soul knows what now he hath Yet knows not what to morrow 2 May him befall Afflictions are Oft great and may encrease Both from without and from within We meet with little peace 3 A Comforter O Lord we want O send us one we pray For to sustain each drooping Saint O send
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
's hear his voice and not Such hardned Sinners prove As those that in the Wilderness Provoked God above 5 They prov'd his Pow'r and saw his Works And griev'd him forty year Till wearied with the murm'ring Race He could no longer bear 6 He did their Unbelief and base Ingratitude detest And in his anger swore they should Not come into his rest HYMN 217. Psal 84. Sacred Pantings 1 HOw amiable are thy bless'd Tents Lord God of Host to me My Soul doth long ye◠even faint Thy sacred Courts to see 2 My heart and flesh cry out for thee The Everlasting God O when shall I come near and see The place of thine abode 3 O happy they who hold a Place Within thy House to dwell For in thy Courts one days short space A thousand doth excell 4 Much rather would I keep a Door And in thy House remain Than dwell in all the pomp and store Of Tents of the prophane 5 For God a Sun and Shield will be With Grace and Glory bright And no good thing with-hold will he From them that walk upright 6 Lord God of Hosts whose Glory reigns How happy Man is he That tho' debarr'd the outward means Yet puts his trust in thee HYMN 218. Psal 100. Sheep of God's Pasture 1 MAke joyful noise unto the Lord O all ye Nations on the Earth Serve him with joy his praise record Come in his sight with Songs of Mirth 2 Know that the Lord is God alone We are the Flock which he doth keep His workmanship and not our own His People and his Pasture-Sheep 3 Enter his Gates with thankfulness And come with joy into his Courts Great gratitude to him express And bless his Name in full resorts 4 For lo the Lord is good and kind His Mercy everlasting is His Truth all Generations find For evermore assur'd to his HYMN 219. Psal 135. A Psalm of Praise 1 GIve laud unto the Lord And praise his holy Name His Praises still record And spread abroad his Fame Ye that resort To our great God and have abode In Sions Court 2 His Honour O proclaim For good and kind he is Sing Praises to his Name A pleasant work it is Jacob hath he Chose to himself and all his Wealth Must Israel be 3 And this I clearly know The Lord 's a mighty One And that all Gods do owe Subjection to his Throne For he brings forth Whatever he please in Deeps in Seas In Heaven and Earth HYMN 220. Psal 90. Longings for good Times 1 REturn O Lord how long a space Let it repent thee much Touching thy Servants woful case Whose sufferings have been such 2 O satisfie us speedily With thy Compassions kind That all our days may yield us joy And gladness chear our mind 3 As thou hast sent us Sorrows keen So let 's have Comforts glad For days and years which we have seen ' So sorrowful and sad 4 O let thy Work appear unto Thy Servants ev'ry one Thy glory to our Children show When we are dead and gone 4 The Lord our God shine on his Church And Grace our joynt endeavour O prosper thou our handy-work And ' stablish it for ever HYMN 221. Psal 103. Free Pardon 1 MY Soul now bless with readiness The Lord's most holy Name And let my heart 's most inward parts Applaud and spread his fame 2 O bless the Lord his praise record My Soul be not unkind As one that flights his Benefits And puts them out of mind 3 Who pardons thy Iniquity And cancels all thy score Who healeth thy Infirmity And doth thy health restore 4 Who from the Grave thy Life did save And Crowns thee from above With Mercies free inlarg'd to thee By his most tender love 5 Who satisfies thy Mouth likewise With Blessings that are good Thy flower of Youth as th' Eagles doth He make afresh to bud HYMN 222. Psal 148. All Creatures to praise God O Praise Jehovah ev'ry one From Heav'n praise him in places high O all his Angels praise him ye Praise him his Host most gloriously 2 Ye Sun and Moon do ye him praise All Stars of Light praise him do ye O Heav'n of Heav'ns do ye the like And Waters that 'bove Heavens be 3 O let them praise Jehovah's Name By him created were all they For ever he establish'd them Gave Statutes which pass not away O praise Jehovah from the Land Ye Dragons and all places deep Ye Fire and Hail Snow Vapour and Windy Storms that his Word keep 5 Ye Mountains and ye Hills also Ye Trees fruitful and Cedars high And ye wild Beasts and Cattel all Ye creeping things and Fowls that fly 6 Ye Kings who rule the People do Princes and Judges likewise all Young Men and Maidens do the same With Old Men and ye Children small 7 O let them praise Jehovah's Name Who hath a Name like unto his 'T is high advanc'd his glorious Fame Above the Earth and Heaven is 8 And he the Horn of his People Exalted hath and set on high O praise the Lord sweet Israel A People unto him so nigh FINIS ADVERTISEMENT ☞ There is newly published A Treatise entitituled The Breach repaired proving Singing the Praises of God a Gospel Duty Sold by John Hancock Price Bound 18 d. * ⎠* Also in the Press An Exposition of that Parabolical Speech of Christ Mat. 12.43 called The Counterfeit Christian when the unclean Spirit is gone out of a Man c. 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