cast And for us intercede also then fetch us home at last If first fruit-joys are here so great of immortality To reap an Harvest day compleat what will the shouting be If tokens from espousing love so well the heart will stay What will the Bridegrooms coming prove O what the marriage day If anchor cast within the vail may give so strong comfort What will our entrance with full sail into eternal Port Here Ends the first Part. A Table Alphabetical the Title or Subject Hymn 4 ABba adoption long'd for Page 4 Hymn 1 The two Adams first and second Page 1 Hymn 51 Achitophels crafts defeat Page 57 Hymn 140 Accusations of Satan Page 171 Hymn 53 Anger turn'd away Page 59 Hymn 66 Ark 'fore Dagon God gone Page 75 Ark anchors vid. Bark Hymn 35 BAbel a cry against it Page 38 Hymn 171 Battle God ne're lost it Page 190 Hymn 143 The Blazing Star 1680 Page 164 Hymn 125 Gods Bark or Ark anchor'd Page 144 Hymn 183 Branch of Christ glorious Page 218 Hymn 134 Blessings 20 praised Page 155 Hymn 102 No Brier or Thorn to Zion Page 119 Hymn 121 Brittish Isles their Song Page 140 Hymn 75 The burnt-scorcht Vine Page 86 Hymn 32 Burnt in love to Christ Page 35 Hymn 2 CAnan's sips Page 2 Hymn 99 Changes do Gods will Page 138 Hymn 95 Chores of Cherubs Page 110 Hymn 101 Creation-groan releiv'd Page 118 Hymn 99 Christ's Iron-rod a stay Page 35 Hymn 23 two sighs for him Page 25 Hymn 20 Complaints 3 for Zion Page 22 25 143 Hymn 124 Content in Gods will Page 103 Hymn 66 The Cross is finite Page 75 Hymn 56 A Cry for righteousness Page 63 Hymn 143 Comet in December in 2 or 3 parts Page 165 Hymn 34 Corner-stone Page 38 Hymn 154 DEath of young Children Page 177 Hymn 123 Deeps 2 or 3 cryes thence Page 142 Hymn 43 Deliv'rance joy to the Isles Page 48 Hymn 170 The late Dissolution Page 198 Hymn 178 The Dove solitary Page 208 Hymn 13 A doxology of praise Page 14 Hymn 12 Dry bones shall live and rise Page 13 Hymn 180 EDens plants and flowers Page 213 Hymn 133 Elders 24 sing to the Lamb Page 153 Hymn 172 Elect to see their good Page 200 Hymn 171 Election the chain of it sure Page 201 6 Hymn 175 free in not for Christ Page 206 Hymn 108 Elijah's intercession Page 126 Hymn 33 Enjoyment on longings Page 36 Hymn 70 Enquiries for Christ the Spouse Page 78 Hymn 90 Entertainment with Christ Page 105 Hymn 145 The Ethiopian lov'd Page 167 Hymn 21 FAith's Song in the night Page 23 Hymn 29 Its breath in a sound Page 32 Hymn 36 Its triumph Page 39 Hymn 174 Falshood and perjury Page 203 Hymn 151 Fire in Breadstreet Page 174 Hymn 10 Future good hoped Page 11 Hymn 178 GArden Plants Page 209 Hymn 58 Gods countenance beg'd Page 65 Hymn 177 45 's Gifts and Calls free Page 207 50 Hymn 61 Gods presence defends us Page 69 Hymn 93 Gospel call to the Isles Page 106 Hymn 180 Full of Glory Page 210 Hymn 55 A Groan from ill times Page 62 Hymn 61 HAnd on Gods throne Page 69 Hymn 141 Harlot of Rome judg'd Page 162 Hymn 156 For Health's return two Songs Page 180 Hymn 109 Hope and fear toss us Page 127 Hymn 67 Hope and love groap Page 76 Hymn 46 in Zion's distress Page 51 Hymn 169 Horns against the whore Page 197 Hymn 104 The ten horns to burn Rome Page 121 Hymn 43 Two Hosannahs to Christ Page 48 Hymn 22 IDols their fall Page 24 Hymn 122 Immanuel's Land's Song Page 141 Hymn 181 Immortal joys Page 220 Hymn 63 Incarnation a song on 't Page 71 Hymn 18 Intercession of Christ 2 parts Page 20 see Elijahs Hymn 135 Instrument of 7 strings Page 156 Isles See Britain Hymn 136 Christ their Physitian Page 157 Hymn 107 Jubilee see Sabboth Page 125 Hymn 112 the effect in Salvation Page 130 Hymn 121 KIds bleating Page 148 Hymn 148 Christs care for them Page 170 Hymn 128 He fights to defend them Page 141 Hymn 83 Kinds of mercy sung on Page 95 Hymn 90 A kiss reconciles Page 103 Hymn 163 Kingdom of Christ its blessing Page 188 Hymn 3 Two LAmentations of the times Page 3 Hymn 73 for Christs absence Page 83 Hymn 28 fears of Rome Page 20 Hymn 79 Lambs feast of Love Page 91 Hymn 81 his raign our rest Page 93 Hymn 80 his song of Triumph Page 91 Hymn 131 The flock sing of him Page 152 Hymn 161 Light in darkness Page 185 Hymn 15 Longings in search of Christ Page 16 Hymn 157 MArtyrs for Christ Page 204 Hymn 159 Meditation on Gods works Page 183 Hymn 161 Morning-Star near Page 185 Hymn 65 Motives to love Christ Page 73 Hymn 98 Mount appearances Page 113 Hymn 143 NEws of Christs Star Page 164 Hymn 96 Nebuchadnezzars fornace Page 111 Hymn 87 New Jerusalems glory Page 100 Hymn 74 Nightingals night song Page 84 Hymn 140 OAth of God for his throne Page 161 Hymn 5 35 Ode precatory the Thirsty Page 5 38 Hymn 147 One thing desir'd Page 169 Hymn 30 PAntings for Zions King Page 33 Hymn 180 Paradise its 12 Plants Page 214 Hymn 14 Petition for the spirit Page 15 Pisgah sight See Cannaan Hymn 60 Plotters prevented frustrate punish't Page 68 130 160 Hymn 76 Pilgrims two or three Songs Page 90 Hymn 105 Prayers return'd terrible Page 122 Hymn 117 Providential works Page 135 Hymn 8 Pure worship longed for Page 8 Hymn 153 pleaded for Page 176 Hymn 168 Quenching for sparks of wrath on Zion Page 195 Hymn 41 RAmpant Lion is Christ Page 48 Hymn 164 Rain after long drought Page 189 Hymn 158 Rebuke to the Tempter Page 182 Hymn 39 Redemption by Christ in 3 or 4 parts Page 43 Hymn 11 Resurrection-state Page 12 Hymn 57 Return of Prayers is amends for delays Page 66 A Riddle of Eden Page 215 Hymn 18 A royal Song of Christ Page 19 Hymn 68 Christ return'd is retain'd Page 78 Hymn 107 SAbbath Gospel jubilee Page 125 Hymn 44 Salvation the 24 Elders sing Page 49 Hymn 130 Sighs for the great Shepherd Page 150 Hymn 17 for a sight of Jesus Page 17 51 2 Hymn 130 The Shepherds answer to Lambs Page 150 Hymn 64 Sight of that plant renown'd Page 72 Hymn 176 A Soliloquy for solitary Page 208 Hymn 111 Songs of deliv'rance Page 129 Hymn 86 of the last sight of God Page 102 Hymn 48 Souls one only desire Page 54 Hymn 143 Star of Christ and that Comet Page 164 Hymn 124 Subjection contentment Page 143 Hymn 164 Submission to Gods will Page 193 Hymn 86 TErrour of the judgment Page 98 Hymn 68 Thirst to see God in Zion Page 77 Hymn 94 Throne of God glorious Page 107 Hymn 149 Time of Satan short Page 171 Hymn 96 Three Childrens furnace Page 111 Hymn 126 Be Thankful for all Page 145 Hymn 6 26 A Threnetick for creation Page 6 28 Hymn 30 also for Zion Page 33 Hymn 25 Triumph of Saints Page 27 Hymn 31 Turtle-doves note Page 34 Hymn 68 VAlley of Bacah Page 77 Hymn 115 Victorious Halelujah's Page 133 Hymn 71 Vine of Christ bleeding Page 80 Hymn 54 Virgins call to trim up Page 60 Hymn 138 Vine a prophesie of it Page 160 Hymn 85Vnion and Communion with Christ Page 97 Hymn 128 Voyce of our Shepherd Page 148 Hymn 165 Vocation a great blessing Page 191 Hymn 63 Vision of the Lamb in Flesh Page 71 Hymn 173 in Flames Page 201 Hymn 184Vpper Garden 's ultimate glory Page 219 Hymn 77 Vials on Rome our cool gales Page 88 Hymn 182 WEll of lif 's spring Page 216 Hymn 91 Wellcome to Christs return Page 104 Hymn 99 Wheeles all roul as God will Page 116 Hymn 154 Wishes sent to a friend Page 177 Hymn 104 Whore and Dragon conquer'd Page 121 Hymn 84 World under foot a beauty Page 96 Hymn 97 YEars of jubilee Page 112 Hymn 189 Yelling Wolves rang Page 148 Hymn 96 ZEal as hot as Nebuchadnez furnace Page 111 Hymn 7 Zions lamentation for the Lord Page 7 Hymn 113 Zions joy surprizes Page 131 Postscript Reader THE Author intends a Second Part all on the Scripture if these bring but in his bare charges but Observator Numb 87. is so bold with Law to come to a Conventicle forge a name and abuse Ra-Conscience and pervert part of a Hymn citing it as Satan did Scripture in part only so tender he is of that old Roman Nimrod that hee 'l help to start a prey by barking at words and next imposing his sence that verse was At Babel first confusion came Lord send it once again In her confusion raise thy name So finish Nimrods raign But to leave him to 's scurrilous scrible until the next House of Lords touze him I add There being a late discourse of that Comet the Reader is desir'd with that book on Matth. 2. to compare G. Withers in 's Speccul Sp. p. 132. There will to thwart their hopes a New Star blaze Within the West that shall the World amaze And influences through the universe So quickly and prodigiously disperse That aided by concurring Constellations It shall have some effects upon most Nations And cause such changes as will make a stand In those attempts that now men have in hand c. FINIS
Thou calls't for fruits and lo I therein would abound But dead and dry my Roots do lye my fruit from thee is found The gates of Sion mourn Two witnesses dead lye O send that spirit that Christ did merit Thus shall we vivifie Then Babels whore shall wail Saints shall immortal raign Immanuel with Saints shall dwell and endless joy obtain 15 Hymne After Cant 3.1 A Song of Love longing for Christ OH thou the Bridgroom of my soul for thee thy spouse does long Hast come away make no delay revenge thy spouses wrong By night as I on bed do lie in dark affliction I seek and cry yet cannot spy my souls beloved one I of the watchmen then inquire yet learn'd not where he was I got their wound not yet him found but thence as I did pass Him that my Soul does love I found and then I held him fast Till in my bosom I him bound in mothers chambers plac't Nothing shall now his ' bode disease his rest shall glorious be With Sion's peace all troubles cease in Joy's eternity 16 Hymne A Sigh for King Jesus O Holy one thy blessed Throne thy Saints do long to see In every Nation thy new creation and Christ in 's own beauty The creatures groan to see that Throne the Prophets have foretold When he that bare our sin must wear Crowns above Ophirs Gold At thy right hand our King does stand this world begins to reel The whore of Rome let feel her doom why stayes thy Chariot wheel When shall our eyes see him arise in favour unto Sion Her precious dust all pity must that wait for Judas Lion Lord hast the day assume the prey this old world so subdue And of thy power both day and hour we 'l sing the Lambs Song new 17 Hymne A Royal Song AWake my Heart perform thy part doors everlasting ope To sing a Song that doth belong to Christ our blessed hope These doleful jarrs and dreadful wars his Glory that forerun Only proclaim his blessed name is near his work near done Tho' the black signs are doleful lines of what succeeds e're long Yet the effect to all th' Elect will issue in a Song Then he that came first as a Lamb to expiate our sin Shall without sin once come again and then his raign begin Then shall be none of Babels Throne then all things hee 'l restore To liberty and Judges he will settle as before 18 Hymn On Christs Intercession a New Song 1st Part. NOw blessed be our God of hope and Christ our Advocate The way to bliss that has set ope to such ' in darkness sate He in our Flesh dy'd rose ascends now sits on thy right hand That he all Isles and the earths ends might have at his command Says he these Souls my bloud has bought and it on them I 'le sprinkle My patrimony to have I ought without a spot or wrinkle The freeness of thy choice I plead O make it good to me For all thou gav'st I interceed and them I 'le lead to thee Oh then in Christ joy and believe 't is now but ask and have Your prayers by him God will receive and from the wicked save Before we were he did obtain and sprinkled now we are That we on earth with him should raign in answer to his prayer Are you afraid God will not hear he minds Christ Intercession Your King when 's wrath begins to tear will never loose possession 19 Hymn The Believers possession in Christs Intercession 2d Part. IN Christ Oh now rejoyce that for our Souls doth plead Who can accuse whom Christ doth choose and for them interceed Shall sin or Satan band to nonsuit faith and prayer Yea if they stand at our right hand at Gods Christ does appear The voice of Christs dear blood things better for us speaks Before Gods face in 's holy place the Serpents head it breaks and tho' God yet delay to answer long-made cryes He 'fore the Throne of God is gone there in our stead supplies His Vine he 'l save and keep that he from Aegypt brought None shall molest its quiet rest since Christ with 's blood it bought No weapon form'd shall be ' gainst Sion prosperous then Both great and small will perish all i th' way even so Amen Let our Immanuel then be blest both now and aye He 's that annoynted God has appointed Ore all Halelujah 20 Hymn Zions complaint to her King 1st Part. O Lord give ear to the complaint of thy dear Sions Hill VVhose sighs and fears with voice of tears Gods ayer and ears does fill Full sixteen hundred years ago Her King went up on high To intercede but promised to come at midnight cry My King cry's she absents from me at which my foes do mock And I forlorne with grief am worn deserted of my Rock My precious Saints are slain or faint my stones are poured forth My walls are down and golden Crown trampled as of no worth My glorious hopes of future good lyes under deaths dark shade My martyr'd Sons through Seas of blood unto their Thrones do wade Thy prisoners of hope redeem revenge our spite and wrong VVe cry and say make no delay But thou O Lord how long 21 Hymn The Song of Faith in the night seeking Christ 2d Part. MY soul doth seek inquire and long for thee my stay and strength My heart in hopes warbles its song thee to enjoy at length For in this barren wilderness nothing but droughts I find I flee to Christ in my distress yet still am left behind Then like the Hart I breath and pant after the water brooks And when I find them not I faint casting to heaven my looks Oh who will give one sight a beam of Christ that sits above That flouds of peace and joy may stream exporting Faith and Love Zion sits widow in the dark as tho' shee had no King This scene er'e long will turn then hark we shall arise and sing For lo He comes that absent was his Kingdom to receive And tho' dark clouds afore him pass Not seeing let 's beleive 22 Hymn For the fall of Idols FOr I come and bow before the Lord in reverent holy fear Rejoyce according to his word in Songs approach him near For sure confusion is to all that serve dumb Stocks and Stones And to their own inventions fall him serve ye holy ones Their sorrows shall be multiply'd that graven Idols serve Yea Sons of Levi must be try'd that make God's Israel swerve Then Sion shall rejoyce herein and Judah shall be glad And all that have compell'd to sin with Babel must be sad Such Vials shall on Babel fall will make her helpers mourn Her Crown and lof'ty Cedars tall crop't by Christs hand must burn Then shall the people of all Lands to Christ their offerings bring Ethiope with Israel stretch their hands all Hallelujahs sing 23 Hymn A Hymn sighing for Christ in a Letter sent to Mrs. S. W. MAke hast my
time draw near Behold how Romes Achitophels for Babilon conspire To make our Isle in which Christ dwells an hearth for Martyrs fire O Lord no longer silent be arise them disappoint Saviours on this our Mount le ts see here our Messiah ' noint Them and their Nobles make even all like Oreb Zeeb likewise By their own counsels let them fall their plots themselves surprize Then from our Isles shall sound new Songs of great Salvation When Christ revenges all the wrongs done to this Nation The heavens likewise shall harmonize the Earth shall eccho ' gain On Babels ruines shall arise to Christ a glorious raign Then sing aloud for in this cloud our King and judge descends And with him Saints and Angels croud Gods mystery so ends Amen 61 Hymn From all that dare Gods throne withstand God to defend it lays his hand as Exod. 17. ult A glorious high and holy Throne Gods Sanctuary's call'd He in his glory sits thereon Saints here are safely wall d Thence hee 'l with vengeance just and right plead Zions bleeding cause And Rome judge as th' old Edomite when th' Isles recieve his Laws For Gods hand still on 's throne is laid and swears hee 'l it maintain His Sword and Scepter firm are stay'd to war with him 's in-vain Ye Sons of Zion bee'nt afraid your Lord of Hosts is great He weapon and it 's former made he can all charms defeat Against thee Lord no wisdom is no might that match him can Thy purpose never goes amiss but help is vain from man Then all ye holy ones rejoyce Angels and Saints proclaim With harmony of heart and voice the glory of his name That Sun of Righteousness his beams the Lord soon will display Whose healing wings his cooling streams all pain and thirst shall ' lay Amen 62 Hymn Gods presence mischiefs all prevents And with blessings of good presents THe Lord 's our King and Shepherd great he dwells and raigns in Zion And thence hee 'l craft and spite defeat thence roar as Judahs Lion If he in meekness wrath delay then rouze him up who dare And if hee 'l ramp upon his prey no mortals high hee 'l spare Hee 's the defence still to his flock tho' Wolves assault them may And when among them stands their rock in dark and cloudy day To Fatherless and Widdows too his help becomes their Song In Josephs Prison house also his presence goes along Do we through Vales of death's black shade as Souls bewildred walk His rod and staff shall both be made comforts to us to talk O Son of God mount Zion's Lamb in glory hast t' appear Thy number call inscribe that name Jehovah Shammah there 63 Hymn The visions of these latter days This hymne to Saints in part displayes OF all the sights since man on Earth th' almighty did create That our Messiah should have birth this was surpassing great His comming first was poor and low that few did him esteem But at 's return all 's foes shall bow all Angels worship him Oh how the sight of Christ will feed our hopes of sin forgiven Here may we read what grace decreed our just title to heaven To see all 's enemies trembling stand below under his feet But mourners stand at his right hand O joyful sight and sweet To such a sight Lord me direct here at a distance grace me Amongst Elect him to affect that shall at last embrace me One glance is joy ineffable a smile glory in the bud Oh then full sight how comfortable none ever understood Then those in vale of death that sate as Pilgrims mourning long Shall come from solitude in state to Sion with new song Then Virgins followers of the Lamb shall see that marriage day And in his name sing and proclaim victory Halelujah 64 Hymn This is that plant of high renown To whom all Scepters must bow down A plant or branch of great renown in Gods Paradise is It 's royal fruits O Lord shake down that them my lips may kiss This rose of Sharon may I smell O how 't will me delight His beauty does the Sun excel yea 't is ten Suns for bright His head with glori's ever crown'd his lips most full of grace His wrath Divels and men confound all joy lies in his face His hand a two edg'd Sword does bear his words meek and most sweet Under his shade I sate and there prostrate did kiss his feet Lord make me so to know thy love love to return again From the same root and spring to move and in thy love remain If I in darkness sit I 'le hope thou to me wilt be light A door of hope thou'lt to me o'pe and place me in thy sight Lord do not long defer thy word once more let Saints thee see But if thou yet delay'st afford to take us up to thee 65 Hymn Here doth the sou'l it self excite On Christ to fix its whole delight O love the Lord ye holy ones your strong Redeemer own Who for you hath prepared thrones not for himself alone Nothing in us Lord first did move thee save guilt and wretchedness But we have motives strong to love thee yet can't like love express If we to other lovers look wee 're justly disappointed Nay curst b'ecause we him forsook that 's Gods chos'n-anointed Oh how this look tho' from an hell does up as Jona buoy And in dry desert digs a well of Everlasting joy Oh come desire of Nations hast now let thy Kingdom come Leap over all our mountains fast and tread down whorish Rome See how our Isles wait for thy Laws and thrones of judgment just Revive thy work worship and cause in thee the Gentiles trust Then for the precious blood of Saints shall come righteous vengeance And songs of joy cease all complaints mourners on thrones advance Sions Redeemer shall appear 'fore him the lofty bend All that with him the cross did bear their joy never shall end 66 Hymn When God his Christ from Heav'n reveals The cross no more the Saints conceals YE that have mourners been and long-some troubles seen Lift up our head be comforted your hope 's are budding green Rejoyce in Christ your King ye birds of Paradise sing The Cedars tall begin to fall your Lords now on the wing Your Faith on 's cross may spye him meek and most comely Yet suff'ring glory 's but transitory he 'l raign eternally The more he was despis'd the more he 'l now be priz'd No might can stand ' gainst his command that mischief have devis'd But with what joy shall we our strong Redeemer see Sit Judge and King when every thing from sin and curse is free To 's Laws Rulers shall bow or stoop at 's feet a low Dagon and Baal ' fore's ark shall fall all th' Isles him fear and know Oh time flee fast away Lord hast that blessed day That when our King comes we may sing Hosannahs Halelujah Amen 67 Hymn Here 's love pleading
arm thy wisdom grace and strength From Serpents wiles and Dragons charm shall fear praise thee at length To thee we look for safety now our help on thee shall stay Oh King do thou make all heads bow before thy feet O Jah 122 Hymn Where Christ in saving power dwells That Land call it Immanuel's Isaiah 8.8 Hab. 3.2 WHen God from Teman march't ' gainst Judahs adversary In Palestine was his design to place his Sanctuary Heathen in wrath he thrasht dy'd red his Garments were To Isra'ls nation rode for Salvation because the Lord was there There Zion's mount he chose his Tent in it to rear All that invaded it were made to feel the Lord was there Like as for our two Isles God did of old appear So for ingrateful ones of late that mighty God was here The wonders God has wrought will show his Name is near Happy our Lands if God commands Immane'l's throne up here That City truly may be call'd the City of God Where Christ on high in 's majesty does raign and make abode With reverence to the Lamb these Nations shall therefore Bow and adore thy throne before O Jah for evermore 123. Hymn The soul traversing vales along Out of its deeps Eccho's this song as Psal 40.7 130.1 2. IN every state O Lord I 'le tune my heart for praise My sickness health poverty wealth life death thy glory raise When men despise me most or curse whom thou hast blest If for thy name I suffer shame thy glor'on me shall rest If poor naked and bare as Job in Garments rent My future bliss true treasure is with that my Soul 's content No honours here I 'le seek nor hunt applause with men A better state I emmulate to be God's Citizen My pris'n a Palace turns my torments yeild me ease The Lions Den hot wrath of men yeild joy comfort and peace When others much abound for nothing I 'le endeavour To spend my breath and life to death that I may praise thee ever 124 Hymn The soul resign'd in all affection To Gods will yeilds entire subjection 2 Sam. 15.25 26 THy holy and commanding will Lord let me know and do And all thy wise disposals still submit to undergo Whole hecatombs of lusts here lyes once dear as my right eye Them at thy feet I 'le Sacrifice and so to sin will dye This glittering world to some so dear with all its poyson's sweet I neither want nor love nor fear all lies dead under feet My Isa'cks that so much content as pleasant pictures gave I am with some a do content that God at 's call should have The presence of thine Ark I place and prize next to my heav'n Yet if my Lord suspend his face my hopes and joys stand even Yea Lord if I must prostrate lye to smiters I 'le endeavour In silence meek to yeild my cheek these deeps shall praise thee ever May I of God this one thing crave I 'le better joys ask none Ere I descend my darksome grave to see Christ set on 's throne 125 Hymn Tryals as waves succeed and rowl But can't o'rewhelm the faithful soul Psal 42.5 7. ult Jona 2.4 HElp Lord the deeps or'ewhelm my soul in mi'ry clay i 'm fast I to my Rock for shelter rowl till all my storms are past The flouds of wicked men their voice have lifted up on high The Saints twixt hope and fear they hoyse while Christ asleep doth lye Satans high tempting winds do roar my faith 's about to droop Spying nor Sun nor Star nor Shoar I loose my Anchor-hope But tho' my Lord retires or walks on waves ev'n like some sp'rit My stormy Bark he boards and talks hee 'l all things put to right That Ship where Christ steers at the helm the Holy Spirit gives gales No Winds or Waves her overwhelm Gods promise her Mast ne're fails Oh when that little-ston's-Kingdom grows to a Mountain-bless't Gods tossed Barks to Anchor come within vail safe to rest 126 Hymn The thankful soul desires always In every thing to give God praise Dan. 6.10 Phil. 3.1 1 Thes 5.16 18. LOrd tune my heart always to sing thy lofty praise Yea tho' in deeps me low thou keeps for thence thou can'st me raise Thy hands at first me made and ever since me staid When sunk beneath that pit of death thine arms were underlaid VVhen mercies we receive its justice praise to give But O to sing's a comely thing and joy tho' all things grieve Some Birds all night do sing but only in the spring My winter night shall sparkle bright in hopes I 'le praises bring Tho' Zion wast may lye and Babels Sons are high The righteous shall behold their fall standing that Red-Sea-by Such joys Lord may I gain and such First-fruits obtain My desert even shall look like heaven my crown foretells my raign 127 Hymn The Shepherd learns his young to go And how they may their Father know Of them his tender care to show Psal 8.2 Isai 5.17 Hos 11.3 4. AS I the Feilds o' th' wood did go a Shepherds voice most sweet I hear'd and thought I did him know but fear'd and fell at 's feet For 's head and face most awsome was as though I 'd seen a God But sweet his words as Barnabas in 's hands I spi'd a rod. With this said he my flock shall be and tender Lambs all fed With this such blows I 'l give my foes shall bruise the Dragons head I soon discern'd my Shepherds voice he sooner my condition My heart through hopes 'gan to rejoyce at 's feet I made petition Lord me to health when sick restore When lame apply thy baulm Lead me that I may stray no more my swelling Seas O calm When God shall strength by Babes ordain avenging-foes to still Lambs in fat pastures hee 'l maintain and raign ' or'e them he will Fear not O little flock for know that 't is your Fathers pleasure On you the Kingdom to bestow and rich durable treasure 128 Hymn Christ for his kids fights a fierce duel With Foxes Wolves and Lions cruel Cant. 1.7 Psal 9.16 Ezek. 34.12 AS I upon the Mountains high poor Kid alone did creep I hear'd an eccho to the cry the Shepherd's voice to 's sheep The Northside of the Mount did yell with houling beasts all day Where Lions Wolves and Foxes dwell and hunt for Nimrods prey On to'ther side the mount I found two little flocks of Kids Feeding their Shepherds Tents a round Christ standing them amidst Then I to him aloud cry'd out Lord sheild thy Lambs from harm Prevent these beasts that range about thy flocks against them arm His grant he soon to me dispach't good news comes soft as oyle These Beasts are watch't and shall be catch't in their own net and toyl No Lion on my Lambs shall roar nor ev'ning Wolves devour Foxes shall lay their plots no more I 'le sheild them by my power Thou Lord alone thy self mak'st known just judgments to
merit was in us nor price of ours it bought For God if he will work is free Salvation gives for nought If means a wanting be he by divine creation VVith or without can bring about himself decreed Salvation Lord thy design and end on us let grace obtain VVhen judgements done O let thy Son by our Salvation raign Then songs of praise will we joyn with Romes Lamentations And palms will bear for Christ shall wear the Crown of our Salvation 136 Hymn Herein the Isles wait and petition Jesus to be King and Physitian As in Psal 72.15 and 106.4 5. LOrd let thy Son his Kingdom come for which our Isles do wait For when his throne obtains its room 't will cure both Church and state The good of those that thou hast choose Lord grant our eyes may see That we before thee may joy and glory with these thy heritage be Hark to the groans and piteous moans of all that suffer wrong Thy throne inherit quiet thy spirit in those that cry how long Then mounts to 's throne that mighty one with righteousness begirt O're Isles that head shall princes lead or tread like mortar-dirt Religion then with righteous men shall be no more opprest The Mytres horns the vulgar scorns the whole creations blest Then Psalms shall be Lord sung to thee Salvation to the lamb To Saints increase of joy and peace to foes eternal shame 137 Hymn Here 's prayer for Zions joy and peace That wickeds rage for aye may cease As Psal 7.1 2 6 9. and 122.6 7. LOrd quell the rage of wicked men their Councells countermine Releive thy Daniels from their den and once more save thy Vine For they not against us but thee this crafty Councel took Upon their rage and villany Lord through this cloud O look Be thou a sheild us to defend when they our flesh would eat Help from thy Sanctuary send and mind our low estate No confidence in men we place nor yet in Princes high Now mortals can't releive our case their promise proves a lye But God has said no weapon made prospers against the just Their Swords shall their own breasts invade at Zions sheild that thrust Shortly the Kingdoms of this world to Christ our Lord shall turn The beast in a deep pit be hurl'd and Babel-Rome shall burn The Lambs most holy war 's at hand which victory attends And triumph in Emanuels Land with Halelujahs ends 138 Hymn To Christ our well belov'd this song Of 's fruitful Vineyard does belong as Isai 5.1 5. and Psal 80. c YE Sons of men in Nations all this parable attend You Zions Sons obey this call to th' Shepherds voice now bend There is on earth a noble Vine planted within our Isle That shall e'r long in beauty shine for God will on it smile By nature it was wild at first sprung off a stock most base Of Trees for fruit and use the worst till it transplanted was At last the Lords electing love of wild did make it tame Into th' true Vine did it remove thus fruitful it became Its branches o're the wall are spread its leaves in winter green Its Clusters full of wine most red a sight sair to be seen And shall the Lord its fence destroy who watches it each hour Or let the Foxes it ' annoy the grapes thereof devour Oh no! his Vine hee 'l visit again destroy both Fox and Boar From violence hee 'l its peace maintain raign in 't for evermore 139 Hymn God hears Saints prayers and so has brought Plotters conspiracies to naught Psal 83.3 10. as Psal 37.12 13 32 33. v. THe righteous unto God do cry his ears to them inclines Defeats all vile conspiracy that crafty men design For they against the just are bent and crafty Councel take And Midians Princes do consent Lord like a wheel them make The Dukes of Am'leck Edom's stock with five Philistim Lords Consult against thine hidden flock and these Lord are their words The name of Isra'l now wee 'l rase their memory wee 'l devour The houses fair of God deface and these two Isles make our Lord rise them see and disappoint their tongues O Lord divide Some Saviours Gideon-like anoint and all their crafts deride That man may know thy pow'r is high in all the earth abroad May hear and fear thy Majesty for thou alone art God 140 Hymn The Lord in wisdom plots defeats That justice may fulfil his threats Psal 7.13 14 15 16. and Psal 9.16 THy wisdom Lord is deep thy might who dare withstand Thy wonders are beyond compare when thou lifts up thy hand Associate ye your selves combine together stand Consult again but all 's in vain against Immanuels Land For God has firmly sworn his hand laid on his throne Eternal war he will prepare For 's Son who sits thereon He that so deep a pit To catch his Brother delves Both he and all his part'ners fall and in it sink themselves Thus God does wrongs repay vengeance retaliate No majesty was e're too high but he above them sate Oh then let 's sing thy praise whose works so wond'rous be Ye saved flock extoll your rock to him for safty flee Exod. 18.9 10 11. 141 Hymn For Sion worshiping in Babylon after the 102 Psal v. 13. HOw many Lord are the complaints of Sions Children dear How long shall Saints endure restraints that worship in thy fear We see no signs in our dark times of an approaching good Romes whore still climbs to higher crimes threatning more guilt and blood Thy holy worship men pollute and Sanctuarys tread With feet of bruits because it suits unto that ten horned head But yet our God will rise at last and mercy wil't extend To Sion thou wil't favour show when time foreset does end For in her stones thy holy ones secret delight do take And therefore must pitty her dust till God her breach up make Then shall the Jew and Gentile too the true Messiah ' dore The Nations all him worship shall and praise for evermore 142 Hymn An hymn of Consolation for Sions mourners COmfort your selves ye mourners all to Sion that belong Shake off your bands hark to this call arise sing a new song You that are Children of the day and yet in darkness sit Your cloudy shadows fly away day spring will soon you visit For you have indignation born from God and men likewise But now your comforts all return your Sun will quickly rise Hark how the Nations rush and rage for God their fury hath In mercy now begun t' aswage and from us turns his wrath A banner of safety and love he for his truth displays And upon Sions Hill above her King his Scepter sways O then ye in the Isles that dwell wait yet a little while In faith do but this storm repell and so your heavens shall smile All signs Lord of thy burning wrath in favour take away In pleasant streams us cool and bathe Amen Halelujah 143 Hymn Of
Lamb 's begun which comfort does import The Captain 's gone his Armies run and now their time is short Sing on the heights of Zion all ye followers of the Lamb All that against you arm shall fall praise ye his holy name Apoc. 14.1 2. Halelujah 150 Hymn Saints best Apolo'gy herein lyes ' Gainst Satans darts and calumnies The Lamb's bloud and their innocencies Ezra 4 6 12 15 Apoc. 12.10 O Lord our righteous judge that art null Satans accusation Plead thou our right and heal the smart of 's poysonful temptation See how he stands at our right hands if we do ' proach thy throne But thou' rt defence for innocence against this wicked one If we Gods Children are hee 'l doubt and maks us question't too Lord prove thy love his dart pull out that would our hopes undo But tho's intent and wyles are bent the innocent to blame Let them conspire bee 't Sword or Fire God turns it to their shame E're long th' accuser shall be bound Christ has prepar'd his chain Whose sword his enemies head will wound that Christ alone may raign Uprightness then with Sons of men in much repute is had And every tongue Gods Sons did wrong with shame and horrour's clad The Lord prepares for plotters snares that on their heads shall rain And for th' upright a shining light when Jesus comes again 151 Hymn On occasion of that Fire in Breadstreet Here le ts condole others distress And for escapes our thanks express Isai 24.15 Psal 79 1 2 5 7. O Lord how dreadful is thine ire where is the cause what sinns Did kindle first so dreadful fire for thence our woes begin Thine anger may alone suffice of which who knows the power Oh leave us not t' our enemies they 'l body ' and soul devour Whether our flames come from thy hand or by malicious spite Lord search and make us understand revenge and do us right By melting Lord us purifie that we may better grow And Lord sit by when thou dost try that nought but dross may go In fires we do thee glorifie may Christ there with us rest A Phoenix thence shall rise and fly and Isles with it be blest The Lord that chose us pluck't us out as brands from many a flame Will still us wall as fire about blest be his glorious name But from these flames shall sparks arise proud Babel to devour That Christ when Rome in ashes lyes may raign in glory ' nd power 152 Hymn O bless't are all at peace with God When wars do 'larum us abroad Ps 46.9 Matth. 24.6 7 20 21 32. O mighty Lord of Hosts the Lord of peace and war When thou in wrath thy sword dost bath in mercy us prepare Thy judgments threat'n our Land we see few signs of good Our crying crimes make perilous times deserving showres of blood Yet some our sins lament desiring terms of peace And righteous laws that God may cause his anger tow'rds us cease Or when thy Sword is drawn O Lord with it debate And stay thy hand but give command the whore to desolate Thy controversie great O Lord plead and decide For Treachery and Cruelty of Rome to th' lamb and bride In great disdain and scorn ten horns against her turn Then for that whore naked and poor her paramours shall mourn All wars then end in peace the earth from curse is free And in their King the Saints shall sing days of Eternity Amen 153 Hymn The Comfort of true Worship Psal 68.1 2. LEt God arise his enemies scatter and wast away Such is their fate that Sion hate like smoke they must decay At thy rebuke and presence great the wicked pass with noise The righteous still before thy seat in heart and lip rejoyce For tho' the Nations rush and rage and swell as waters great Their force will Jacobs God asswage for Sion is his seat This burdensome and chosen stone so weighty God does make That great and small on it that fall perish for Sions sake No weapon shall prosper at all no Councel Tongue or might ' Gainst Christ's elect can take effect when in his Temple bright Christ will appear why shou'd we fear his angels are our host Tears blood and prayer our weapons are our hopes cannot be lost 154 Hymn This and one more given Mrs. J. H. on the death of their Son T. H. When God for child or friend does call His will must still our murmurings all Levit. 10.6 Psal 39.9 11. O thou Immortal one issues to thee belong From cruel death and deeps beneath God of Salvation Who can thy wrath abide when thou for sin dost chide Beautys decay youth fades away if thou thy face wilt hide Children are vanity whether they live or dye Alive they are a certain care dead comforts by and by The more they steal our love our Lord gets less above This does provoke Gods by a stroke our Idols to remove Thy sov'raign hand therefore and will let 's all adore Like A'ron now in silence vow to over-love no more Now hopes for time i 've none near friends before are gone Faiths victory to sing and see I 'le long before thy throne 155 Hymn Wishes in a Letter to Mrs. S. W. at Theobalds being many years bedrid That being not hungry nor hardly bestead To fresh springs of solace your soul may be led And being not once discourag'd i' th way As Isr'el of old in their wilderness day Your soul may from strength to full strength attain And so Sion mount at last you may gain I truly wish that you may fish in sanctuary streams But yet your eye may still espie in them celestial beams That by those beams and chrystal streams that from above descend Your soul may lighten and faith may highten and persevere to th' end And tho' I know your bodi 's low and nature sore declin'd Yet when your Lord speaks but the word you 'l not be left behind For you shall straight on Sion height mount up and so shall sing Your songs of love to him above your everlasting King Oh then rejoyce hark 't is the voice of him that 's at the door Who calls my love my darling dove come now thou 'st weep no more Adiew old World confus'dly hurl'd devoted to the fire Gods word 's most true all shall be new and let my soul expire My ripest plants Gods sweetest Saints are slipt away before And I forlorn with griefs am torn O let me stay no more 156 Hymn Thus sick the soul to God did mourn And heal'd its praise did so return according to Isai 38.10 20. LOrd though thy stroke me sick did make yet did thy hand me raise This cup of saving health I 'le take and render songs of praise I said if now my days expire what comfort shall I have When expectation with desire lye buried in the grave My days have full of darkness been my sickness sorrow ' nd wrath For peace my sin hath bitter
been yet God reviv'd me hath The sentence I of death received subscribing t' was most just The execution grace repriev'd that I in God might trust My moan was like a Crane or Dove for I was sore opprest God undertook my sin t' remove that gave my soul true rest The Lord was ready me to save renew'd my youth and days Gave issues joyful from the grave wee 'l therefore sing his praise Amen Halelujah 157 Hymn This second Hymn of praise they have That God has rescu'd from the grave Psal 6.3 6. 41 1 2 3. 39.4 5 10 11 13. LOrd when thy hand on me did lay this sharp correction This was my pray'r my vow and care to yeild thee all subjection My life and usefulness and times are in thy hand I 'le yeild them all up at thy call when thou shalt me command Thou didst me spare a while my life and strength restore Thou didst me save from pow're o' th' grave and now I 'le thee adore What shall I render Lord or what return to thee My life and health my goods and wealth shall now devoted be My Lord Physitian was did visit at my call My heart from fears my eye from tears he sav'd and feet from fall Oh Lord who 's like to thee now all my bones shall say My vows in sight of the upright to God I freely pay See Ps 116.3 4 12 15 16 18. 158 Hymn Tho' Satan leads into temptation Rebuke him Lord be our Salvation See Zacr. 3.1 2 3. Matth. 6.13 LOrd from th' old Serpent save his subtilty and pow're For by his wyles souls he beguiles seeking them to devour No fence but thine there is against an unseen foe To thee we cry O King most high that do'st his crafts fore-know Sometimes he tempts to pride to lust or Heresie And oft will stand at our right hand when unto God we fly But Lord us from him sheild rebuke him by thy word Thy faith shall be our victory thy spirit our Shield and Sword Tho' he the first man slew and may a David foyl This victory is Christs for he his crafts and works does spoil He once from Heav'n was cast and down to earth was flung O bind in 's chain that we again may sing that earst were stung For when our God of peace has trod this Dragon down His rage shall cease Saints live in peace and Jesus wear the Crown Rom. 16.20 159 Hymn Gods works are from the first Creation Saints joy their song their meditation Ps 92.4 5. 103.22 104.31 THy works O Lord are great in wisdom they exceed Decree Creation and Preservation to be admired indeed How pow'rful was thy word that all these did create And when our Lord descends that word must all annihilate But heav'ns when I consider which thou alone canst span Light'nings and thunder how do I wonder and cry Lord what is man Yea Lord what 's fall'n man of him why mindful art't That Moon and Stars serve monitors of what 's sinners desert What signs or fearful sights the Lord in heav'n does fix All work for good in famine food in wrath hee 'l mercy mix As God on Isra'ls doors his mark of safety gave And raign'd on them a Beth-lehem us in like case hee 'l save When vengeance-work is past and Gods dread fury 's o're Then sing your Psalms and bear you palms Zion shall weep no more 160 Hymn Good tidings of our Lords Salvation Brings joy and peace to ev'ry nation as Ps 53.6 67.2 3. 6 7. WHen God Salvation had decree'd for 's captives to effect In Char'ots he rode out for speed redeeming's own elect His wheels a path for him did pave Red Sea and Jordan too Free passage gave but turn'd a grave for those did them pursue Before him melted mountains great the Elements made a noise Rocks honey sweet and oyl did sweat here le ts in him rejoyce When God will work who shall withstand or save what shall demur For his command or mighty hand makes all lets to concur Jehovah is a man of war his hosts all creatures be His angels are yea ev'ry star ingag'd for 's victory With vestures red the grapes hee 'l tread so with a shout ascends Mans wrath is done when God's begun this scene Gods vyals ends 161 Hymn After the night so dark so long That morning star will bring a song Ps 97.11 Cant. 2.11 12. Mica 7.9 10. HOw long Lord will our darkness last our grief prolonging night When will our winter nights be past when shines our morning bright Long since our day fled fast away our souls like blind men grope Seeking for light but lo the night soon overclouds our hope Oh where is he 't promis'd to bring the poor and blind by th' way Make darkness light the dumb to sing turn shade of death to ' day VVe still complain clouds after rain oft make our hopes forelorn Yet is not far our morning star our day-light shall return Then Zion that in darkness sits her tears upon her cheeks Shall shine when God her sin remits and day spring on her breaks Rejoyce not then ye wicked men for God resists the proud To Gods upright is sown a light morning without a cloud If Skyes do loure our King has pow're o're waves to tread his way Hee 'l soon appear cast anchor here look up and hope for day see Luk. 1.78 Acts 27.27 162 Hymn When in dark wilderness we walk God then to us doth kindly talk Isa 35.1 2 6. 51.3 Hose 2.14 LOrd i 'm i' th' wilderness afraid to lose my way Let thy command me to that land of uprightness convey My desart's that of sin there wand'ring I am faint May I with ' bread of God be fed and with the rock acquaint When for my murmuring hot Serpents oft me sting If faith can spy my Lord on high healing is in his wing When thirst does scorch my soul my spring below all gone Christ with a dew strength does renew then singing I pass on I' th' vale of Bacha deep each step on 't drops a tear While hope 's delay'd my heart is staid in Zion to appear And tho' my way be rough and doubts o're cloud my eyes My wilderness like Eden is and smells like Paradise My soul on Pisgah mount look o're these first fruits tast Go not aside and Jesus guide me to that Land at last Ps 107.2 3 4 7. 163 Hymn The reign of Christ all wars shall cease From Babels yoak Zion release So brings us universal peace Isa 2.4 11.6 9.13 Micah 4.3 1. WHen Christ in righteousness shall raign according to Gods words Then truth and peace on earth obtain and break all Tyrants Swords 2. The Nations then learn no more wars but under quiet vines sit Beating their Swords into Plow shares Tyrants their fierceness quit 3. With envy cruelty and wrath none shall the rest annoy And none in bloud his Sword shall bathe none hurt wast or destroy 4. For Law and