love be here so sweet What will it be when we shall with our dear beloved meet If now and then a Smile from thee be sweet that 's quickly gone What will the right of Vision be that never shall be done If we are taken to the Mount one moment while below If thou the Vail dost draw aside and us thy Glory show We then cry out we 're Sick of love and with thee long to be O then how shall we burn with Love when face to face we See! When Clouds shall interpose no more no Vail shall be between But wee our dearest Lord shall see as wee our selves are seen And we as reigning Kings and Priests shall Hallelujah sing For ever to the reigning Lamb our now exalted King O now let 's Sing the Lambs new Song and also him adore The Day is coming we shall be with him forevermore HYMN XIII HOw beautiful upon the Mount are they that peace Proclaim That unto Rebels after Grace in their great Masters name That unto Captives do declare glad tidings and do tell To Sinners ther 's a ransom found to save their Souls from Hell Such joyful tydings do bow down stout sturdy Rebels and Such love and grace doth Sinners make in admiration Stand. Mount Sinai's fiery Law won't break a heart that 's like a Stone It's flaming Arrows at the Walls of Brass in vain are thrown 'T is only pardon that doth melt and Love does Sinners draw 'T is grace doth quench the thirst of sin and not the threats o th' Law What mean such then that Terrors preahc and Sin ai's Law proclaim Since 't is not Sinai's fiery dart will quench Sins rage and flame The Message they are sent withall that in Christs name do go It is to offer pard'ning Grace to Sinners while they 'r so HYMN XIV RIse Zion Shine thy Light is come the glorious Day 's begun These Beams wee se so bright that be dart from the glorious Sun Of righteousness that rising is the Day doth dawn apace The Songs of praise we hear adays of Christ and his free Grace Are tokens plain the Lamb once Slain is hastning to his Throne The Bride doth say come hast away my dear beloved One The Saints rejoyce the Turtles voice is heard within our Land The Hundred forty four thousand do on mount Zion stand And there they Sing to Christ their King their Songs in such a strain That there are none but those alone for whom the Lamb was Slain Can learn the Songs the Saints do Sing the Song of Moses now Is laid aside by the Lambs Bride ' cause 't is a note too low Ye taught ones of the Lord Sing praise to th' Lamb the throne upon T is only he taught you and me to Sing the Lambs new Song HYMN XV. O My Dove that art in the Clefts within the Rocks that be And in the Secrt place o th' stairs where thou no Light canst see Tho' thou art in the dark yet I thy Countenance would see For it is comely and thy Voice most pleasant unto me Give me therefore one look of Faith my Sister and my Bride My Love my Dove my fair One that within the Rocks resid'st My Love my Undefiled one tho' in the Clefts thou art And in the dark one Act of Faith will steal away my heart O! do not think my heart is chang'd I am not like to thee I lov'd thee so I dy'd for Love when thou did'st not love me O hark my Soul whose Voice is this that sounds so pleasantly It is my Jesus that did once for such a Rebel dye O Vnbelief thou Enemy what stories didst thou tell What Message didst thou bring to me was it not fram'd in Hell My Jesus that did bleed for me when I a Rebel was His Heart 's the same to me as when he hung upon the Cross HYMN XVI THy Names O Jesus pleasant are like Oyntment pou'red forth It is by Christ alone that we diliv'red are from Wrath. Jesus his Name is called and it hath a pleasant sound ' Cause he doth save us from our Sins and our Rebellions drown'd His name the Lord our Righteousness that hath a pleasant found That Garment covers all our Spots that Robe does wrap us round His Name our Advocate also that soundeth pleasantly ' Cause he doth live to Intercede that once for us did dye His Name our Passover also that Sacrificed was Is pleasant ' cause his Blood be'ng seen Justice doth or'e us pass Like pretious Oyntment also is his Name a Stone that 's try'd A pretious Stone thus Jesus is that for poor Sinners dy'd HYMN XVII O Worthy is the Lamb of God to be exalted in The hearts of the Redeemed ones ' cause he saves them from Sin His Righteousness reveal'd unto the Soul doth Sin destroy And Jesus death i' th' Conscience is Sin 's death immediately When Christ within the Soul where Sin did Reign his Grace displays Pardoning Grace doth Sin displace by its ' bright glorious Rayes This Glorious Son doth rule among by Righteousness his Foes This Lamb that 's Slain destroys Sin 's reign and all that him oppose O Grace â—ich glorious Grace indeed must Jesus death destory My Lust's and Sin that reign within O Grace reign gloriously HYMN XVIII IN Christ we Sin do overcome such sights do Sin destroy Pardoning Grace in Jesus Face doth fill the Soul with Joy These sights of Sin that we see in the Blood of Christ doth give New strength unto the Soul to go to Christ and so to live By th' life of him that conquer'd Sin and did the Vict'ry gain Therefore away and do not stay to th' Lamb that once was Slain Thus Christ reveal'd the Conscience in destroy'd the Pow'r and Throne Of Sin that had Usurp't within where Christ should reâ—… alone Come Saints go forth with Courage then your Lord hath got the Day And Sin hath slain that Grace might reign within your Souls allway HYMN XIX BRight burning Beams of Gospel grace hast Lord for to display For to burn up in all thy Saints their Stuble Whod and Hay Break forth O Sun of Righteousness unto the perfect Day Hast holy one unto thy Throne our Jesus hast away But O! who may abide that day when Zion's King shall reign Who may abide when he the pride of all proud Flesh will stain Tremble ye careless ones that are at ease in Zion and Wonder and stay because that Day is very near at Hand It now doth dawn this glorious Morn beginning is t' appear What meaneth else these lowings and these bleatings we do hear Mhe Saints do sing to Christ their King whilst others rage with Pain Because o' th' bright and dazeling Light o' th' Lamb that once was slain Redeemed ones Sing praises for this Fire 's but to try Away your Dross that by it's loss Christ may you purify HYMN XX. THâ— Lamb of God is Zions King in Righteousness he reigns Sing praises therefore all ye
Isles sound forth Triumphant Strains O Isles break forth in praises high your Crowned King doth reign Both King of Heaven Earth and Hell because he once was slain He reigns in Heave'n gloriously to th' Lamb Salvation Is sounded forth continually by th' Angels round the Throne This Lamb doth also reign on Earth the Saints do praises Sing The Isles do sound the praises of Zions exalted King The Hay and Stubble of the Saints Consum'd shall be away When this bright Sun of Righteousness breaks forth to perfect Day O Hallelujah let the Isles Sing unto Zions King That unto them Salvation through Righteousness doth bring HYMN XXI COme Saints and view Eternal Love in its bright glorious reign O see its rayes and bright displayes 'i th Lamb when he was slain The deluge of electing Grace was broken up indeed And like an Ocean did run through Christ when he did bleed Infinite true almighty too Grace then appear'd to be By conquering Law Hell and Sin when Christ hung on the Tree Mount Sinai's frery Curses all came Smoking on our Lord But Grace's reign the Curse hath slain and snatch't away the Sword Of Justice that so bright did Flame no Sinner might come Nigh But Grace did ope ' the heart of Christ and quench't it presently Like Sampsons Cords our Sins did bind our Jesus to the Tree But Grace like Fire consum'd them all and set our Sampson free O Silence men and Angels too what Grace is none can tell Nothing but Jesus Blood can Speak Electing Language well HYMN XXII COme let us praise Electing Grace that chose us when undone That did delight to make us bright and therefore gave his Son To spill his precious God-like Blood to purge us from all stain And make us Kings and Priests to God that we might with him reign How did Electing Love display it's royal Scepter in The Blood of Christ our great high Priest when he Atton'd for Sin Oh Grace rich glorious Grace indeed that delug'd forth so free Through those bright Purple streams that ran from Christ when on the Tree Come Saints and view your pierced Lord that you may mourn indeed Oh! see what streams of Love did flow through Christ when he did bleed Then you asham'd shall be and loath your selves for what you ' ve ' done Beholding th' Father reconcil'd to you through's only Son And Sinners if you 'd mourn aright look to the Lamb that 's slain Where e're for Mourning else you look your looking is in vain HYMN XXIII THe Lord doth Zion found her building must be strong Jehovah is her righteousness God 's her Salvation The Lord her stones hath layd in Colours that are fair And her foundations also of polish't Saphirs are Jerusalem is built with Towers all around We 'll tell the Nations Messengers the Lord doth Zion found God in her Palaces is known a refuge strong A Cup shall she of trembling be the Nations among All that against her fight weary themselves in vain For in mount Zion gloriously King Jesus he doth reign Therefore in Judahs Land we have this pleasant Song We have a City very sure God 's her Salvation No violence shall more be heard at all in thee The Sons of those that did oppose shall bending Suppliants be They that despisd thee too shall as thy feet bow down And call thee by Jehovahs name because of thy renown The Sun shall be no more by Day to thee a light Jehovah he thy light shall be thy God thy glory bright Thou in Jehovahs Hand shall be a precious gem Yea thou shalt be eternally a royal Diadem Forsaken thou shalt not at all forever be Because Jehovah doth rejoyce thy God doth joy in thee Therefore the Nations all shall smitten be with fear Because Jehovah-Shammah is her name the Lord is there HYMN XXIV WHat ails the Nations angry be what noise is this we hear The Gospel takes away their Gods and that they cannot bear The exaltation of the Lamb whose glory 's shining forth Hath these tumultuous noises made and made the people wrath The Saints begin to speak in such an evangelick strain The Conscience of the Pharisee it fills with rage and pain The Hundred forty four thousand in such a strain do sing That none but the redeemed ones can touch upon that String The work-monger he wonders why the Saints do always Sing And cannot bear their triumph ' cause it doth his Conscience sting Come Saints strike up your Songs of Praise tho' Men and Devils joyn The Scribe and Pharisee also together do combine It 's all in vain the Lamb is slain and lives for ever more We therefore Sing unto our King and always him adore HYMN XXV SInners are sav'd alone by Grace and Works excluded be Come Sinner therefore come to Christ his Robes will cover thee Thou need'st not bring Price in thy Hand thy Works must not come in Chist's Robe alone will hide thy Spots and cover all thy Sin What tho' thy Sins be very great and of the deepest dye There is no perishing for thee if thou to Jesus fly Sinners have you a mind to Christ to make a match with him Come then tho' nothing in your selves ye have but Lusts and Sin God in the Gospel offers Grace to th' worst of Sinners still His Royal Proclamation is that whosoever will Let him come drink of pard'ning Grace to quench Sins fiery rage Come tast how gracious he is this will your thirst asswage And when you see God reconcil'd you 'l see your Sins aright Free Grace will make Sin to appear more odious in your sight HYMN XXVI O God of grace In Jesus Face we see thee reconcil'd Thy wrath him broke he bore the stroke on us our Father smil'd What boundless Love 's the Father's Love no Tongue can it express No Angel can this mistery scan to Sinners in distress What strange prodigious thing is this we can't conceiv't aright That God should bruise his only Son to do his Justice right O what is Sin There 's none can tell but God that 's infinite That God was pleas'd to crush his Son that was his Souls delight How stor'd with Love's the Heart of Christ to Sinners here below That he should thus degrade himself and vengeance undergo How large with Love 's the Heart of Christ his Soul was straitened Till he had layd the Ransome down and all was finished What ready way to 'th Father now is made by Jesus Christ Continually he 's on the Throne our interceeding Priest Therefore do we continually from time to time again Ascribe always Blessing and Praise for evermore Amen HYMN XXVII OUr Jesus is that tender Plant that springs from highest ground Tho' Adam's dead Christ is our Head in whom our Fruit is found Our Jesus is a green Fir Tree come let 's sit down and rest Under his shade How pleasant is his Fruit unto our Tast How pleasant is his shade to us he always us
relieves His Fruit doth shelter wrap us round not like to Adams Leaves Come This is not forbidden Fruit no no you need nor fear 'T is Jesus that doth bid you eat the Serpent is not here Our Jesus is our Green Fir Tree in him our Fruit is seen In him our Fruit doth ne're decay in him we 're always green The Wind that bloweth where it lists doth now begin to blow Hark! How the South Wind shakes the Fruit and makes it fall below Poor Sinners now begin to see the beauty of the Plant They see in him laid up for them what ever they do want Hark Saints What Sinners say of him how they are by him mov'd As th' Apple Tree among the Trees so is our dear Belov'd Oh Sinners Tell us what you ail'd what makes you thus to cry Our Jesus in not us'd to be so pleasant in your Eye He 's brought us to his Banquet House to Grace he 's brought us too His Banner over us was Love We know not what to do The Love of Jesus is so strong our Heart our Bowels move Stay us with Eaggons our Belov'd we 're sick of Love of Love Bles't be the Lamb for ever more the Lamb upon the Throne Of Blessed be our green Fir Tree in whom's our Fruit alone HYMN XXVIII HOw reigning Grace began to reign from all Eternity And we the Subjects must be made of it why we Oh why Who was before Eternity to hinder Grace to reign Or hinder God to send his Son us to redeem again Who spoke one word when Jesus said I come to do thy Will Who him oppos'd when he came down his God-like Blood to spill When thus our Jesus came on Earth to dye who hindred him Tho' Men and Devils all did cry away away with him Indeed when Death took hold of him the Grace it brought him to Two days it held him in its bonds the Third it let him go Oh! How did Men and Devils strive to get his Body Dead The Devil bruising of his Heel hath got a broken Head Tho' Men his Bloody Murtherers who did him crucifie Who with the Spear did pierce his side yet they were sav'd thereby Oh Law of sin What hast thou got O Satan what hast thou Free reigning Grace through Righteousness was glorify'd by you Altho' we fell as low as Hell from thence we are made free He broke the Barrs of Death and Hell and thus escap't are we Sinners its but a folly then to turn away your Face You 'l certainly be overcome if once you deal with Grace who 'l hinder then when Jesus Calls what Devil will be there That can us hinder when we Mount to meet the Lord i th' Air Let 's sing to th' Honour of his Grace by which with Christ we reign When Jesus comes the second time we 'l rise and sing again HYMN XXIX O Wounding commendation God did commend his only Son That we might reconciled be and thro' his wounds made nigh to thee Thou wicked Rebel was the Man which caus'd the Sword which Justice ran Into his Godlike-side to miss thine wn and pointed be at his But Love to us did make him cry while in this bitter Agony I am to be Baptiz'd for some oh how I long to see it done Oh love Oh Lamb we 've seen thee bleed our Pardons in thy wounds we read And on thy Heart Love Love we spy in Characters of purple dye Oh Love Oh Grace Oh boundless Love 't was it that did our Jesus move And Love will draw Grace will constrain to Love our loving Lord again Amazing melting wounding Love attracting blazing from above Amazing love our Souls does drown'd they 'r scarcely in our Bodies found Oh! Let 's lift up our dazled Eyes to this amazing Sacrifice The Lamb once slain is now above and cloathed with Eternal Love Honour and glory and renown be to the Lamb upon the Throne That once did dye that once was slain that we might with him ever reign HYMN XXX BEhold th' Atonement's offred now the Priest with Blood is gone In th' Holy place and there appears to keep possession Hark! How the Jubile Trumpet sounds which doth to us proclaim We can't sell our Inheritance it comes to us again The Lot of our Inheritance is ours and most secure The Testament is writ and seal'd with Blood of Jesus sure You that have sold your Heritage for Want or Poverty Come to your Lands they 'r not your own this is the Jubile cry Ye Captive Bond-slaves come away That sold your selves for nought The Jubile sounds ye are set free ye 're not your own ye 're bought Honour and glory be to him who doth for us appear Let 's always sing and rest in him this is the Jubile year HYMN XXXI O Boundless boundless Love our Father did commend Which in himself was found alone did not on us depend O Independent Love Oh rich electing Grace Which was hid in our Fathers Heart seen in our Jesus Face Oh Love unchangable Oh Grace to such as we Which no respect to persons had tho' we polluted be What kind of Love is this which through our Jesus flows Thus boundless Love God from above to us vile Rebels shows O Love Eternal Love who can thy Bands unty The sacred Dove says we are lov'd to all Eternity We shall rest in this Love Where're we come or go His Mercies sure do yet endure let the redeem'd say so Alluring Love indeed when we are brought so nigh To thrust our hands in Jesus wounds our Fathers love to spy Oh Soul amazing Love who melts our Hearts indeed Oh! Our beloved we are sick thy Love does so exceed Oh melting Love indeed Oh bleeding Love Oh Grace Love's broken through our Jesus sides each drop of Blood cries Peace Where is that stony Heart that will forbear to break If hardned we should silent be sure Rocks would melt and speak We love to hear of Love because he 's loving bin And this did dearly manifest in blotting out our Sin Oh Love Alluring Love Oh melting Love indeed Oh Love returning Love we 'l come we 'l follow thee with speed HYMN XXXII HEre 's a Physician indeed his Life he layeth down His Hearts Blood he hath poured forth to heal his Patients wound He knows the Sinners sickness that comes to him for relief He knows all our infirmities for he hath born our grief What love like this What love like this nothing can do us good Nothing can heal us of our Wounds but our Physicians Blood To cure sinners sicknesses must the Physician Bleed Must our Physician 's hearts-blood run Oh Bloody cure indeed Look Sinners don't you Jesus see turning himself about Saying who is' t that toucheth me for vertue is gone out You that have toucht his Robes to day cry out 't is me 't is me Behold He saith be of good Chear thy Sins forgiven be Let 's praise our great Physician then who thus for Sinners stood
sets it high And tho' in Sin 'thas reeking been yet Grace doth bring it nigh And thus the Soul doth teach all Sin for to disdain Because by Christ 't is made a Priest and purg'd from Spot and Stain O boundless Love of God! who would not Grace adore That in the Flood of Jesus Blood our Sin has cov'red o're O worthy is the Lamb that once was slain for me Eternally in praises high ador'd and prais'd to be HYMN XLV WHat Trumpet 's this that sounds such glorious liberty To Sinners thro' the Blood of Christ and why not then for me Jesus dy'd to redeem poor Sinners and set free The worst of Traytors by his Blood And therefore why not me Christ dy'd to bring to God such that at distance be The Just for the Injust did dye And why not then for me The Gospel offers Christ to such that Sinners be Yea free Redemption by his Blood why therefore not to me God did commend his Love to such that Sinners be Yea Christ for the ungodly dy'd And why not dye for me Christ dy'd for none but such gainst God that Rebels be And peace by Blood for Sinners made and why not peace for me There 's righteousness in Christ most infinitely free For needy Sinners which was wrought and why not then for me And in this Righteousness sinners Angels out-shine It covers all their foulest spots and why not cover mine So that Gods Holy Eye no Spots in them can see This Garment White it shines so bright and why not shine on me HYMN XLVI BEhold my Soul thy lovely Lord hang bleeding on the Tree O! View my Soul the Heart of Christ by Justice rent so thee O! What stupendious boundless love is this that flames so bright That Jesus he should dye for me that I in Justice sight Should in this glorious Godlike Robe before the Throne appear That flaming holiness it self need not to make me fear O cursed unbelief stand by thou Sulpherâ—…s smoke of Hell For in this dress Christ's Righteousness Justice doth like me well O lovely Jesus Take the praise who thus adornst thy Bride This Righteousness I do possess doth in thy self reside O altogether lovely Lord what Tongue can silent be Thou fairest of ten thousand art for none is like to thee HYMN XLVII WHy dost thou hide thy Face our Jesus tell us why Didst thou not love with such a Love that Love caus'd thee to dye Thy bleeding sides do tell loves Stories pleasantly Therefore why hidest thou thy Face our Jesus tell us why Wer'e Bone now of thy Bone to thee we 're made so nigh Thou hid'st thy self now from thy self O therefore tell us why My undefiled one dost thou enquire of me Why i' st that I so frequently do hide my Face from thee O! T is my Love to thee that 's always in a flame That causes me to hide from thee altho' my Heart 's the same When from those living streams from me that run so free Thou turn'st aside O then my Bride I hide my self from thee When thou dost live upon my Jewels fair and bright And them dost take and Idols make and set up in my sight My love to thee 's too great their emptiness to show I turn aside from thee my Bride that thou may'st learn to go Unto the Fountain Head and drink abundantly Unto those red and purple Streams that have their fourse from me HYMN XLVIII MY Jesus he is all to me what ere my Soul can crave A fountain free 's my Christ to me that I no want can have My Jesus he is strength to me when I do fainting lye He 's health in sickness Life in Death in War he 's victory In famine he is Food to me in thirst he 's Royal Wine No want can be attending me since Jesus he is mine My Jesus he is light to me when I in darkness go Such fulness in my Jesus is that I no want can know My Jesus he is liberty when Bondage doth oppress Tho' I in Sin have reeking been my Christ is Righteousness When sorrows compass me about my Christ is peace and joy When Wrath and Sin do rage within my Christ is Victory When Satan throws his flaming Dart my Christ a Hold is strong A refuge he is then to me and my Salvation HYMN XLIX O What a Fountain of delights Is Christ the Son of God! What pleasant Streams this Rock did run when smote by Justice Rod O Love eternal Love and Grace whose depths we cannot know Which we saw run thro' Gods own Son and thro' his Blood to flow We view'd with pleasure and delight this streaming Rock so free We saw the Lord his fellow smite for us upon the Tree O stand amaz'd ye Train above can this be understood That God's eternal Grace and Love should flow thro' Jesus Blood Did we not in the Wounds of Christ the Fathers Heart behold Hath not our dearest Jesus Blood delightful tydings told These wounded Hands and Feet we see by Faith upon the Tree Loudly proclaim we 're Kings and Priests unto Eternity Select Hymns FOR THE LORD's TABLE BOOK III. HYMN I. OUR Lord and Head we saw did fall a Sacrifice for us We by his Stripes are heal'd whilst he was bruis'd and wounded thus Some for a Friend would may be Dye But who would for a Foe Yet Jesus pour'd his Soul to Death for us whil'st we were so Behold how great this dying Love O here was Love indeed To manifest such boundless Love the Son of God must bleed How did whips nails and thorns tear off and rend his blessed Flesh We in his Ordinance now saw our bruised Lord afresh But O! how was his wounded Soul by mighty Vengeance rent What tortures from his Fathers Hand what pangs he underwent 'T was Love to Rebels such as we made him to undergo ' Tho in himself most innocent such Tortures Pain and Woe O hearts of Flint why don't you melt bow down our Souls bow down Let such amazing Grace prevail O! let it wear the Crown Awake awake our Soules to love to love this Lovely one And everlasting praises sing to him upon the Throne HYMN II. HOw did the glorious Heaven smile When God to Man was reconcil'd How he his Rebels did devise should meet him in a Sacrifice He on a bruised Jesus swore He would be wroth with him no more no nor with us that are in Christ our representing great high Priest In Christ's divided parts he meets And there with Love eternal greets enriches them with Glorious Grace and everlasting Arms embrace By wondrous Commutations thus He caus'd the Vengeance due to us fall on his Son who in our stead both Satisfyed dy'd and Bled His Barbed Arrows struck him through Whilst we escape the deadly Blow thus he was pleas'd to bruise his Son lest wretched we should be undone HYMN III. HOsanna to the Holy one Unto the Lamb upon the Throne come let us Hallelujah sing
unto the great immortal King He sav'd us with his God-like Blood He wash't us in that purest Flood our Conscience bath'd hath in that bath and purg'd out thence Sin Hell Wrath. Wee feed on him our Flesh and bone Thereby embodyed into one in him made one with 's Father too who can this God-like Glory shew How did the Father take delight His dearest Son to bruise and smite to free us from the Hellish snare O! glorious Love beyond compare He now the choicest Wine lets run And feeds with us upon his Son his Spikenard casts a pleasant Smell O! let us in his praises dwell We at his Table Drank and Eat We fed were with the Finest Wheat what choicest Dainiets did he dish O! was there ever Love like this What Tast in Heaven hath this Chear If that it be so pleasant here where we shall Drink the newest Wine what manner O! of Love is thine Hosannahs Hallelujahs ring O beauteous Jesus Glorious King bottomless Love O boundless Grace O Glory Glory Glory Praise HYMN IV. THe Story of eternal Love the Spirit told by Bread and Wine That boundless ever-lasting Love that thro' a dying Christ did shine We do shew forth his Death below and he shews forth his Death above He to keep flowing down his Grace and we to see rejoyce and Love Melchizadeck did Abram meet with Bread and Wine the Kings be'ng slain But our Melchizadeck meets us whilst in the heat of Wars and pain This speaks unfathom'd Love indeed love from eternity begun A boundless current in a Round that to Eternity will run Christ loves and pou'rs his Soul to Death the more the Fathers heart doth move To Christ and Christ doth love the more O! here 's a Glorious Round of Love T is in this Love we 're swallow'd up and shall be swallow'd in for aye This is the Ocean Banner Shade this is the bright eternal Day This God of Love in Christ belov'd this God of Grace we will adore We 'l praise and honour and admire now and henceforth forevermore HYMN V. RAvishing Mercy wondrous Love O! come and tast and see O wretched Sinner as I am did Jesus die for me Eternity will scarce suffice t' admire this great decree 'T was from Eternity decreed that Christ should bleed for me What Storyes of Eternal Love Christs bleeding Sides do tell Loves great Epistle he did Write in lines of Blood so well His Mercy Goodness Grace and Love flow'd in those purple Streams To us that so rebellious were we seem like those in Dreams Ravishing Food dilicious Wine the Flesh and Blood of Christ With Joy and Strength we feed upon the Sacrifice and Priest O! Hallelujah Glory Power and Honour be to Thee Thy God and Father and ours too and Spirit Eternally HYMN VI. WE Drunk the Wine th' Fruit of the Vine the Vine that is most true Hereafter we with Christ shall be and then shall Drink it new These are the Daintyes of free Grace and Love's dilicious Fare The Flesh and Blood o th' Son of God O Love beyond compare His God-like Death for us hath wrought a Garment bright and fair In which we 're Spotless without fault O Love beyond compare He comes to reign Hell is in Pain their Teeth the wicked quash Our Lord is nigh and they shall Feel his Rod and Iron-lash But underneath his Shadow we shall of his bounty share Ravish't with Kisses of his Love O! what a Feast is there Fain would we be at home with thee our dearest Jesus fain That in th' embraces of thy Love we ever might remain Love and free Grace come move apace with Love Heart-sick we be O Soul-amazing Shining Love O! why to such as we HYMN VII WHat Glorious Sacrifice is this our Lord and we do feed upon O what a Banquet 's this of Love to feed upon his only Son To eat of his most glorious Flesh O! this is Heav'nly Manna ' ndeed To have communion with that Blood the Son of God for us did Bleed United to the Son of Man with that great God we union have What-ever in the name of Christ we ask we certainly shall have He prays for us we pray in him we rule and triumph in our Head Our mutual Animosities did Bleed to Death with him that Bled Then let us melt with our dear Lord i' th' reconciling Sacrifice Cast our Rebellious weapons down at his blest Feet if we are wise Hâ—sannah to the God of Love Hâ—sannah to the highest one Hâ—sannah to the Prince of Life that sits with pow'r upon the Throne HYMN VIII NE're did the Glory of free Grace so shine as in our dying Friend When he transgression finished and of Sin fully made an end Behold how God the Father lov'd behold how Jesus lov'd indeed T was Love to us triumph't ore all when that the Lamb of God did Bleed Our Garments whitened with his Blood his Love how plesant is the shade Thus in the Fountain bath'd are we and Kings and Priests to God are made O never never did high Love so greatly flow and stream afore As it flow'd from our Jesus Sides and stream'd forth in his Purple gore O! fill us fill us with thy Loves we thirsty are let 's drink our fill Let 's quench our thirst in pard'ning Blood in pard'ning Blood our Lord did spill Our dearest dearest dearest Friend our pretious Husband lovly sweet Let 's hang in thy embraces Lord let 's wash and whipe and kiss thy Feet Thou overcomest with thy Love O! thou dost ravish with thy Grace Behold how beautiful and bright's the glory of thy lovely Face O let 's admiring alwayes Stand O let 's adoring prostrate Fall O boundless free rich glorious Grace in Christ and Christ is all in all Eternal Glory Thanks and Praise be to our Husband and our Lord Still let us celebrate his Praise and glorious Acts with one accord HYMN IX TEll us O Jesus dost thou Love and dost thou Love indeed Why do we ask did we not see thy Love just now to Bleed What greater Love than bleeding Love O Love most ravishing This Song of Love when we 're above we shall forever Sing We saw thy Love flow from thy Heart now in thy Blood that streams It was such overcoming Love we were like those in Dreams O! who can tell the Heart of Christ in all his Glory now To his belov'd distressed ones in mid'st of Storms below Thy heart 's the same as er'e it was as sull of Love and Grace There 's the same pity as er'e was in thy exalted Face Why must we turn away our Eyes thine Image we do bear O! what does ravish thee it is thy Beauty which we wear If beams from thee that dart on us so Sparkling be and bright What must the Sun it self be to the Darkness of the Night Who can behold thy Glory Lord thy glorious Love who can Eternity it self is not sufficient it to scan Flame out our Love
HYMNS Composed on Several Subjects And on DIVERS OCCASIONS In Three PARTS With an Alphabetical Table By R. Davis Minister of the Gospel The Second Edition Some of the Hymns Composed by other Hands London Printed for W. Marshall at the Bible in Newgate-Street and H. Barnard at the Bible in the Poultry 1694. The Table A 13 A bleeding Jesus page 13 26 And has the high 27 1 All ye Seraphic 61 9 All ye Seraphic 69 B 24 Blest door of bliss 25 37 Believe O Soul 38 47 Blest are the Dead 49 46 Behold my Soul 111 19 Bright burning Beams 78 30 Behold th' Attonement 91 43 Behold my Jesus comes 108 11 Behold our Welbeloved 127 18 Behold the Bleeding 136 26 But that our flesh 147 C 1 Christ is our holiness 1 7 Come let 's return 7 18 Christ doth the Crown 18 19 Christ our High-Priest 19 23 Christ in our Sins 23 32 Come let 's find out 32 43 Christ is the same 44 7 Come let 's triumph 67 64 Christ our High-Priest is gone 109 11 Come sing O ye 71 12 Come let 's our dearest 72 21 Come Saints and view 80 22 Come let us praise 81 23 Christ is the pretious 142 28 Come come and see 148 D 13 Dear Lord we in 129 E 51 Electing grace 53 53 Exalting praise 56 G 25 Glory and praise 26 36 God of all grace 37 19 God from Eternity 137 H 13 How beautiful 73 28 How reigning grace 89 32 Here 's a Physician 94 36 How blessed are 99 40 Hear now ye rebels 104 2 How did the glorious 117 3 Hosanna to 118 10 How clean are we 126 I 6 Into what pitch 6 16 It greatest price 16 30 Jehovah Jesus 31 18 In Christ we 78 37 Jesus our Shepherd 101 17 Immortal honour 134 32 If with some Earthly 152 25 I underneath his Shadow 144 L 29 Let 's not the holy 30 35 Love ye your lovely 36 38 Look unto Jesus 39 45 Lord when thou from 46 49 Lo what a pleasant 51 54 Let 's sing the praises 60 41 Let us behold 106 29 Lift up your Voice 14 M 44 Make good thy word 45 113 My Jesus he is all to me 113 N 8 Near did the glory 123 21 Now underneath 140 O 3 O was it ever 3 8 O what a glorious 8 9 Our Lip let 's move 9 11 Our Father from 11 14 O wondrous godlike 14 20 Our great High Priest 20 22 O let us bow 22 27 O what a great 28 33 O God in goodness 34 46 Our Jesus pour'd 48 50 O grace recover'd 52 3 O thou art fair 63 5 Our surety from 65 15 O my Dove that 75 49 O what a Fountain of delight 44 17 O worthy is 77 26 O God of grace 86 27 Our Jesus is 87 29 O wounding 90 31 O boundless boundless 22 35 O ' mazing wisdom 98 38 Our Father from 102 1 Our Lord and Head 116 12 O choisest Banquet 228 14 O Love o boundless 130 22 O never was 141 R 4 Rejoyce ye Saints 64 14 Rise Zion shine 74 5 Ravishing Mercy 120 30 Rouse up dull Hearts 150 S 12 Souls must believe 12 39 Sing Hallelujah 40 25 Sinners are sav'd 85 20 Sing Hallelujah 138 T 2 The Soul that sees page â— 17 The Heart of Christ 17 21 To him that lov'd 21 28 The Train of Hev'nly 29 34 Thro' ev'ry Grace 35 41 Th' Almighty smil'd 42 48 Tho' the dead Bodies 50 52 The Gospel does 54 2 'T is finish't cry'd 62 10 To him the Lamb 70 16 Thy Names O Jesus 76 20 The Lamb of God 79 23 The Lord doth 82 42 To us a Child 107 4 The story of 119 9 Tell us O Jesus 124 15 They 're Songs of Love 132 24 Thou worthy O 143 26 The Heav'ns shew forth 146 33 Thy Peoples Praise 153 35 'T is Angels work 155 37 That glorious grace 157 W 4 Why are ye cast down 4 5 What free rich Grace 5 10 When Captive Slaves 10 15 We black but comely 15 31 What glorious 32 40 What fulness of 41 42 What mighty weight 43 6 We thro' the Law 66 8 What meaneth this 68 24 What ails the Nations 84 33 Who shall ascend 95 34 When we were far 97 47 Why dost thou hide thy Face 112 39 Whos 's Body 's this 103 45 What Trumpet 's this 110 6 We drank the Wine 121 7 What Glorious Sacrifice 122 16 Who 's this that doth 133 31 Where are those blest 151 34 What bounty Lord 154 36 What Dainties doth 156 37 What shall we say 158 38 Whence comes it that 159 BOOKS Sold by William Marshall at the Bible in Newgate-street The Works of Mr John Bunyan in Folio Vol. 1. price 14. s. 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CHrist is our Holiness and Peace Christ is our righteousness Christ is our Husband Brother Friend Our Life our Head our Dress Christ our Redemption and our hope Salvation Glory Rest In him we 're Righteous Clean Strong In him we 're fully bles't Christ is our Wisdom Riches Strength so is and was and shall For ever be unto his own thus Christ is all in all In him we 've righteousness and strength in him we 've Peace and Grace In him true Honour Pleasure Wealth discov'red in his Face Tho' we be Poor in him we 're Rich tho' Weak in him we 're Strong When with'ring in this green Firtree we flourish all along Let 's still admire and him adore who always is the same Let 's magnify his glorious Grace and praise his mighty name HYMN II. THe Soul that sees in Jesus Christ a lovely pretiousness And does behold a glory in his spotless righteousness Sees his own doings will not do counts them but loss and sin This Soul hath ventur'd upon Christ and doth believe on him The Souls that with delight do view the Righteousness of Christ Are taken with so suitable and with so great a Priest Are glad that such a Saviour is Poor Sinners for to save Tho' not for them yet the True Faith that works by love they have Question not doubting trembling Soul thy Faith but still believe Behold a Christ lean on a Christ an off'red
Christ receive And pou'r forth praises to thy Christ that thee this faith hath given Go on believing pressing still 'till thou art got to Heaven HYMN III. O! Was it ever known before the Kings own Son should crowned be On purpose for to interceed for a rebellious Enemy Thus our dear Jesus seiz'd his Throne put on his grandure and his state Sat on th' right Hand of Majesty that he might be our Advocate The World can never instance this that Kings should Beggars cause so own As that to think to serve them is beyond the pleasures of a Crown Our dearest Advocate thinks this the chiefest sum of his renown To serve his Children now above the brighest Jewel of his Crown To him are Honour Glory Praise Obedience Love and Service due The all-prevailing Advocate the faithful witness and the true HYMN IV. VVHy are ye cast down Princel ones ye Royal Seed of God What e're 's your frame your Christs the same there 's Hony on his Rod. He bids you ever to rejoyce again he says rejoyce What'ere says Law Sin Satan this is your beloveds voice Why should you be discourag'd you O heirs of free rich Grace For goodly is your heritage and pleasant is your place Whate're discouragements object our Christ can answer all His arm is ready to lift up when we 're about to fall Do we draw back from God because we 're filthy and unclean He cloaths us with his Shining Robes let 's on with boldness then Are we afraid his Heart is chang'd no let us have no dread His heart runs o're with grace and love as much as e'e it did Let 's send up praises unto him let us his name extoll His mercy was from ever sure and so it ever shall HYMN V. WHat free rich grace unmix'd pure The Gospel do's proclaim Moses with all his various rites could never speak so plain Come Saints come also Sinners tast this Water Milk and Wine Wine without dregs that of the Lees our Lord did well refine Here 's Pardon without wrath at all white Garments without stain A Conscience Peace made sure and strong an ease that 's free from pain A perfect conscience Liberty that has no Yoak at all For whom the Son makes free are free and ought to know no thrall Our Jesus suffered once for all and he obtain'd thereby Pardons eternal infinite and perfect Liberty And then he entred once for all not without Blood above His sprinkled Blood on th' Mercy-Seat that ever pleads for love For boundless love for goodness Peace for never ceasing grace God's reconcil'd within our Souls it cries and cries apace HYMN VI. INto what pitch of glory we in Jesus mounted are Far above that had Adam stood which should have been our share Faith do's disclose such mysteries as Adam ne're did see Angels now stoop themselves to pry into this Mysterie In Christ what boundless grace and love what Glory Peace and Hope The Fountains of the Deep break up and Heavens Windows ope What great Salvation then is this the Gospel brings to light Iâ—s so astonishing to Faith what will it be to sight Come Saints admire adore set forth in Songs and Hymns this grace Down down with every Idol Self that steps up in it's place Sinners this Grace is tendred to the vilest of you all Come Sinners come accept this grace the Gospel gives a call Stand not for to dispute and dye free â—ffered grace receive Such love embrace accept such grace O do this grace believe HYMN VII COme let 's return unto the Lord who lov'd wash'd us with his blood Le ts turn to him because he hath declar'd to us that he is good O what a hateful thing is Sin against a God of boundless grace That thus affronts the God of love and Spits in the Redeemers Face What Heart of stone would not be broke to see our Jesus pierc'd by us And that these Murtherers our Sins should wound and tear our Saviour thus What Face confusion will not spread What Soul would not it self abase To see that Jesus loved him in such a wretched Sinful case He lov'd us first O let us love let love constrain us to obey Such a good Master who 'd not serve yea love and honour him alway Come Sinners taste the Grace of God that 's offred freely unto you Come and accept of Christ and then all your repentance will be true Take Christ for Saviour Life Strength your service then won't be in vain Come rest you in the love of Christ you 'l mourn then in a Gospel strain Glory and Honour lasting praise be to our dearest Jesus given Let 's here then praise his name always 'Till swallow'd in that work in Heaven HYMN VIII O What a glorious light is this the Gospel day does bring to us What wondrous Grace of God in Christ does Faith reveal to Sinners thus Both Life and Immortality are by the Gospel brought to light The fair bright day of truth appears beyond what Moses spake by rites How do's the God of love and grace appear our Father and our Lord How does the Gospel this declare in Jesus name and in his word The Lord the Spirit does reveal this truth to our dark consciences By pou'ring in Christs pard'ning blood within he manifesteth this The Gospel that ran free at first hath since been Seal'd with many Seals But Judahs Lion hath prevail'd to open them and he reveals They shall be opened all at last the Lamb will now a Lion be O glorious Lamb and Lion too all praise and honour be to thee HYMN IX OUr Lips let 's move for Songs of love to praise Electing love Send down to our assistance Lord thy Spirit from above Eternal Grace in Jesus Face that shines to 's Bride and Wife That still to bless through righteousness Reigns to Eternal life In praises high let 's magnify adoring bow thereto O Grace Free grace O glorious grace that rescu'd us from woe When God resolv'd that Grace should save a Law of Life came in That at the breaches of this Law grace deluge might or'e Sin And why must Sin then enter in that grace might overflow Since Mounts of Sin can't bound it in Grace boundless is we know Law Death Sin Hell brought to the Field the strength of Grace to try Grace gives a fall unto them all and wins the victory All to attest and manifest thâ— omnipotence of Grace And that it is unchangeable nothing can it efface Tho' we might see it's Sov'reignty Sin 's suffered first alone T' extend it's Empire far and wide and fortify its Throne That as Sin reigned unto Death so Grace might weild the Sword And reign to Life thro' righteousness in Jesus Christ our Lord. HYMN X. WHen Captive Slaves to Sin and Death a Dying Jesus set us free Rais'd from a Dungeon to a Throne O glorious Goal delivery That worst of Rebels may not be for ever ruin'd and undone The
as they are seen with clear unclouded views O! There they hear of nothing else but joyful glorious news Anthems of joys of love and praise And Hallelujah's sung Who would be fond of this vain World this Dross this Dirt this Dung There Saints for ever do behold their dearest Jesus Face There always they admiring are Eternal boundless grace They 're in the House not made with Hands in Heav'n Eternally They dwell and with the Rayes of Christ they shine most gloriously Quite freed from labour sorrow Sin from Cumbrance Peril Pain Then we shall find what e're we did For Christ was not in vain Now Heavens work is here begun the work of singing praise The work and will of God in Christ which there will work always HYMN XXV GLory and praise ascribe always to the Eternal King Ye blessed Saints with Heart and Voice his glorious wonders sing While Christ endures ye are secure ty'd with strong Cov'nant bands Lust never can nor Death nor Man pluck you from Jesus Hands Your Husband Head your Sheppard friend he who engag'd for you Is the Almighty and All-wise unchangeable and true The Covenant on God's great word and Oath most firmly stands The Father 's above all none can pluck from the Fathers Hands He from Eternity Decreed th' Elect should happy be Nor World nor Flesh nor Mans bad heart can alter his Decree O then le ts praise since Heavens joys are in our Souls begun And let our praises like our joys have never never done HYMN XXVI ANd has the high and lofty One that dwells in bright Eternal day Stoop't down t' embrace poor Clods of Earth And dwell in tenements of Clay Ravishing condescending Love O goodness that 's astonishing Who would not warble forth thy praise the wonders of thy glory sing Did ever King dissolve himself to have Communion with the Poor Or lay his Grandeur by t' embrace a base deformed Black-a-moor But the Eternal Majesty the Lord of glory he did so The great Creators boundless love thro' Christ doth to his Creatures flow His Creatures nay his wretched ones his most rebellious Enemies These his delight his Jewels these these are the Apples of his Eyes What shall we say ravish't amaze and where if we could speak begin In silence then let us sink down since such vast depths we 're swallow'd in HYMN XXVII O! What a great High Priest have we with garments shining bright And in whose garments we appear before our God in light Our Priest doth sit upon the Throne a Prophet understood Thence rules and guides as well as saves us with his God-like Blood who 'd not to such a Scepter bow that 's Righteousness and Peace Who would not such Obedience choose that is an holy ease Our King is great Melchizadech and King of Salem too What pleasure Honour glory is' t that he should us subdue O! What an Officer have we Eternal infinite Unchangeable supream most true most glorious pure and bright Eternal honour to our Priest Eternal thanks and praise Let 's Hallelujahs warble forth let 's sing to him always HYMN XXVIII THe train of Heavenly glory fills the Flesh wherein the Godhead dwels The Fathers goodness his bless'd Face whence we receive and grace for grace This is the Mercy Seat and Throne which boundless Grace does sit upon Eternal wisdom does enshrine it's beams in him and thence they shine Hence wicked Rebels for to harm comes forth the thunder of Gods arm All pow'r o're earth or'e hell or'e heav'n is by the Father to him given The beams of inf'nite Holiness do dart most awful thro' his Flesh The Holy Jesus doth declare what holiness in the Godhead are He is a saving gracious Christ the judgment that God did intrust With him doth plainly manifest both to the damned and the just This great foundation that endures Reveals our God more true and sure To summ up all we hence inferr He is the Fathers Character Who would not love this lovely Son this bright this glorious shining one What stammezing Tongue can silent be Or is there an unbowing Knee O! Let his brightness be unfurl'd tell ye his wonders thro' the World Inspired with an holy flame make mention of his awful name HYMN XXIX LET 's not the Holy Spirit grieve but let 's it's motions Mind Saints let us say our Sails are fill'd with this almighty Wind. If vain or wicked we should be in Lip in Life or Heart Or else defile our selves with Pitch the Spirit will depart If we should dare Christs honour slight bâ— in duty negligent The Spirit will be quench't by that whom Son and Father sent When we his Gifts and callings slight and 's message do distrust We then the Spirit do provoke and 's motions do resist When we don't hearken unto him but to the Law within No wonder then we fetter'd are and feel the reign of Sin When we no Heart nor Lip nor Tongue have for his praise to move No wonder he doth cease to tell us stories of Christ's love HYMN XXX JEhovah Jesus O how sweet how healing and how good Is the Almighty vertue of his Godlike Sacred Blood It 's the Eye-Salve that cures the mind it's Gileads Sovereign Balm Dead Souls it quickens and it makes a fleeting conscience calm It wrath removes God reconciles creates a peace within Altho' it daily Crucifies in dwelling lust and Sin 'Tween Davids house and Sauls it sets a constant fatal strife O happy we Altho' it grieves that is a sign of life Oh! pretious Blood O Sacred Flood that in perdition drowns Our lust and sin that reign within but us with glory Crowns Why will the sinner perish since ther 's such an healing Pool Such fountains opened in Christs side to heal his leprous Soul O! Hallelujah ever be sung in Jehovah's praise Who such Salvation wrought to us such glory bliss and joys HYMN XXXI WHat glorious Intercessor's this that lives for us upon the Throne He is arrayed with glory bright and long hath in that glory shone He 's with the greatest honours crown'd advanc'd to highest dignity He 's vested with almighty pow'r above all powers set on high He 's King of Heaven Earth and Hell all things subjected are to him Angels and Devils and mankind both good and bad Death Hell Sin But yet his Children's Minister all this doth for their service own He rules or'e all them for to serve And sits their Priest upon the Throne Thus he employs his powers all his glory might and Majesty His favour and his interest to serve his Childrens liberty This he doth manage every hour and every Moment now above Ev'n our Salvation safety peace and is not this amazing love All honour glory thanks and praise be to this Intercessor given Who for the service of our Faith sits now enthron'd on high in Heav'n HYMN XXXII COme let 's find out our cursed sin and therefore let us go Unto a Crucified Christ and there we
of Hosts may now endure Praise waits for thee in Zion Lord in Judah thy great Name is known There thou the Gyant Unbelief and Hosts of Sin hast overthrown HYMN XL. WHat fulness of rich glorious Grace in Christ is to be found Look to him Soul thou shalt be heal'd of ev'ry Deadly Wound The Father Son and Holy Ghost dwell in him Bodily In Jesus Face the Glory shines of all the Diety Believing views of Grace in Christ set weary Souls at rest Set free the Captives and relieve the Troubled and Opprest Make strong the Weak cherish the Faint make glad the Mourning Heart Souls Thirst abate and Hunger break eases each deadly smart Souls Life create Sins pow'r destroys Lip Life and Soul refine They poison Sin by pouâ—ring in the Gospels Cordial Wine View not the Grace in your own Hearts that cann't it self uphold Seek ye a risen Christ above the try'd approved Gold We view our sin that is within and our inherent Grace And sin the more yea grow more poor let 's look to Jesus Face Hail Mighty One Eternal Son the Glass wherein we view The Fathers shining brightness and his glorious Person too All hail to thee exalted Prince our Husband Brother Friend To thee all Honour Glory Praise be Ages without end HYMN XLI TH' Almighty smil'd upon his Son When he our peace became Gods Wrath doth cease a lasting peace is made 'tween God and Man O! what are we Eternity should chuse us when undone In its great thoughts we then had room else we to Hell had gone Electing Love how didst thou move to us in our distress No Banks can bound no Line can sound thee Ocean bottomless Our Mounts of Sin can't bound thee in nor hinder thy proceed Like Jordan thou didst overflow its mighty Banks with speed Thus Heav'n shall be Eternally the Saints Inheritance With Glories Crown'd for ever drown'd in Joys Eternal Trance Then let us Lord with one accord Thy Praises Celebrate Praise doth for thee O glorious Three in thy Mount Zion wait Let them that be now sav'd by thee in Soul and Body too To thee repair God hearing Pray'r with highest Praises now HYMN XLII WHat mighty Weight of Glory Lord in Heav'n for Saints prepared is Rivers of Pleasure endless Joys what boundless Ocean of Bliss No Sin nor Sorrow enters there all Tears from Eyes are wip'd away No Shade of Darkness or of Night But all a bright Eternal Day There we shall see as we are seen appearing in Christ's Glory too Arrayed with his most shining Robes his Face we shall for ever view Poor Christless Souls what will you do you have no Lot nor Portion here Our pained Bowels yearn for you O! come and learn our Lord to fear Come joyn with us in Covenant perpetually to serve the Lord And you shall see your selves in him dischargâ—d according to his Word Once we were dead in Sin as you but now we are alive in Christ Come you take him as we have done our glorious Prophet King and Priest We that redeem'd are by his Blood from Nations Kindreds Blood and Tongues Let us in Zion Praises give and magnify his Name with Songs HYMN XLIII CHrist is the same as e're he was as full of Truth and Grace There 's the same Pity as e're was in his exalted Face As full of Love as when at first he undertook for us He is a God that changeth not but is for ever thus As full of pity to poor Souls as when he on the Tree Did hang thy bleeding Sacrifice and Vengeance bore for thee Sinners he is as able now yea and as willing too To save you as when he at first did Grace proclaim to you Come therefore on his Bowels rowl behold they yearn for you His Pity and his Mercy be as boundless as they 're true Give Honour to King Jesus Saints honour his Grace and Truth This glorious he a green Fir Tree has still the Dew of Youth HYMN XLIV MAke good thy Word O mighty Lord to thy beloved Son Take to his Throne thy holy One our glorious Solomon We sigh to see how all things be ev'n in Emmanuel's Land The wicked mad the righteous sad whilst thou with-holdst thy Hand This Morning Star seems very far this budding branch to dye This King so crown'd to be dethron'd this Captain seems to fly His purchas'd Crown seems tumbling down this Lion seeks no prey Confus'dly hurl'd is this mad World sweet Jesus haste away Arise O Sun with Glory run to perfect noon break forth Make Nations bright and with thy Light O! cover all the Earth Great God of Love send from above thy new Jerusalem On Jesus Head cause thou to spread his sparkling Diadem Hosanna's Hallelujahs ring our Jesus comes apace Bow ev'ry Knee all Hell shall flee from th' Terror of his Face Flow mighty Hills like Rivers swift and Mountains flee a way A Lamb you 'l see a Lion be that riseth to the Prey With Glory and exceeding Pow'r He on the Clouds doth fit The Clouds we see so black that be tâ—… dust are of his Feet HYMN XLV LOrd when thou from eternity didst see us float in Sins Abyss We floated then in thy good will O! was there ever Love like this When vile and filthy thou to us didst thine eternal Grace encline When we most hateful were didst love O! was there ever Love like thine thou took'st us tho' thou didst foresee what odious Rebels we would prove Malicious froward obstinate O! was there ever such a Love Must the Eternal swear to us through Faith we should not glory miss Must Jesus Death this ratify O! was there ever Love like this Must God engage by Word and Oath to make us with his Grace to shine And give us Heaven at the last O! was there ever Love like thine O what is Heaven who can tell who can conceive that boundless Bliss 'T is with Christ's Glory to be drest O! was there ever Love like this Lord be'ng amazed with thy Love we do our admiration raise With boundless Love astonish'd thus in our amazements speak thy praise O Hallelujah Glory Pow'r Thanksgiving Might and Majesty Be now and ever Lord by us and by all thine ascrib'd to thee HYMN XLVI On some Verses in Isaiah LIII Our Jesus pour'd his Soul to Death with the Wicked made his grave The Father pleas'd to crush him thus that he thereby might Sinners save Therefore he shall prolong his Days until the Day of Judgment 's o're Then shall he see his num'rous Seed his travelling Soul unto him bore In that great Host he shall rejoyce and to his Father with delight Present them there for to remain in his and in his Father's Sight For he acquitted them from Death and thereore made them to believe This was his right to do because he dy'd for them that they might live Because he weighty Vengeance bore the Father will devide to him A Portion with the great and strong
Who writ our Pardons by his Death and seal'd them with his Blood HYMN XXXIII WHo shall ascend the Hill of Faith the Holy Hill of God Who shall be worthy there to stand and there to have abode It shall be he says Justice then whose Heart and Hand is pure He shall ascend on high yea and receive the Blessing sure Lift up you Heads says Jesus then ye everlasting Doors Stand open wide for me and mine for I have payd their scores Whatever thou requir'st of them I have it here to pay Lit up the Doors I 'le enter in come lift them up I say Who is that King says Justice then who is' t that is so bold No Sin shall ever enter in that I 'm resolv'd of Old It is King Jesus then saith Grace of Heav'n and Earth the Lord Yet freely gave his God-like Breast unto thy flaming Sword 'T is he of whom thou didst require his Blood yea hadst thy fill And now demands Possession for his of Zions Hill Is this the King He shall come in let Justice Mercy kiss Now I am fully satisfied I l'e plead for him and his The Voice cries not a second time to Sinners yet in Sin Be lifted up ye Doors and let the King of glory in Who is that King of Glory great the Sinners Heart replies Who 's this that speaks with such command saying ye Doors arise It s thy related Lord and King which once was slain for thee And now is rose again and cryes my Sister ope ' to me Must I stand knocking here without what stony heart hast thou To let me waiting be until my Head is fill'd with Dew I l'e put my Finger at the Door I l'e stand no more without Now I am in I l'e tell my Queen thy Sins i'v'e blotted out This King of Glory let 's exalt who is ascended high By whose ascention we shall have or'e Death the Victory HYMN XXXIV WHen we were far estrang'd from God and cast out of his sight God plac't the Flaming Sword o' th' Law to guard the Tree of Life But Jesus being one of us and of the seed of Man To get Eternall life for us upon the Sword he ran Awake O Sword thus saith the Lord against the Man like me If thou wilt take Eternal Life thy Heart's Blood I must see Thus Jesus did receive the blow into his glorious Side His Wounds and Blood have interpos'd our Enmity so wide The Gates of Heav'n are op'ned wide now Sinners may come in For God to them is reconcil'd all by the Blood of him The Sinner reconciled too by Grace must be intic't For God to them is reconcil'd all by the Blood of Christ Come forth ye Prisoners of Hope come forth be not afraid The Blood of Christ has made you right and all your Debts hath payd Hark! Hark! what God the Father says the Sinner to entice Peace Peace to them that are far off all by the Blood of Christ Hark! how the Blood of Christ cryes Peace i' th' Sinners Conscience too When all your works will bring no Peace the Blood of Christ will do What tho' the Sinner be far off by his rebellious Sin The place where Jesus Blood came out the sinner may come in Honour to him who unto God hath made us Kings and Priests we once far off are now made nigh by th' Blood of Jesus Christ HYMN XXXV O ' masing Wisdom and Decree that Gods permissive will should be To let us fall as low as Hell altho' he loved us so well O glorious dazling reigning Grace which shineth through our Jesus face While we be all condemn'd to dye then reigning Grace dose justify O glorious Will immutable must we deserve no less than Hell Rais'd from a Dunghil to a Throne accepted through this Grace alone To glorify free reigning Grace thine Image Satan must deface What Grace was here our Image is made more conformable to his No change can happen to us now in Adam this we did not know In dying now we do not dye but dye to live Eternally Oh height of Love why we why we why should we be thus sav'd by thee Oh Depth of Love what Tongue can tell he sav'd us when as low as Hell O Bredth of Glorious pard'ning Grace it is as large as er'e it was Oh Length of Grace resolvedly to love us from Eternity HYMN XXXVI HOw blessed are the called ones to th' Marriage of the Lamb By eating of his parched Flesh they shall for ever stand His Heart and Soul they were the Price for which we purchast be And now will keep his Marriage feast with such poor dust as we Oh! stand not knocking at the Door but break it open wide Come in our Jesus feast with us thy undefiled Bride Why standst thou knocking at the Door why knockest thou to Day Why wouldst thou have the upper Room Lord what hast thou to say I would come in to Solemnize and celebrate with thee My Marriage Covenant and Feast my Dove Oh! ope to me Is this the thing why thou 'dst come in we can't bear thy complaint My Love my Choice is this thy Voice our Souls are like to faint O Lord come in thy Fingers in we feel our Locks to move We'v'e heard thee say Love come away my Sister and my Dove Come in thy Room thou bruised Lamb tell us of Love to Day The wrath thou 'st born and overgon oh tell thy Dallilah Come with me then my Love my Dove come view the cursed Tree Come view the Cross see where I lost all my Hearts Blood for thee Come view my pierced wounded Hands my bruised Sides come see My Feet that trip't or'e Hills to bring tydings of Joy to thee Why should thy cursed Unbelief bring me again to dye Do but Believe and I am thine to all Eternity HYMN XXXVII JEsus our Shepherd's here to Day he in his Fold is come To take the weak Lambs in his Arms and feed the Ewes with young Altho' the weak ones go astray they are yet dear to him Because the Father on him lay the Guilt of every Sin The strong ones he enables more the weak that are behind He takes up in his Bosom and their Wounds and Bruises binds The Lambs are in their Jesus Arms they hear his Bowels sound He keeps them close from any Harms their Hands are in his Wounds They are so near unto his Heart he hears their cry and moan His Bowels answer them my Grace sufficient is alone They will not keep i' th' Bands of Grace nor by the Waters clear But stray in un-forbidden Grounds of doubting and despair He brings them back again and makes himself a Wall about Salvation Banks on ev'ry side they may no more go out Their Pasture's green and flourishing for Grace doth ne're decay They cannot want or Hungry be except they go astray They that are weak and cannot go they may lye down and rest Solace themselves in Pastures green and eat