thus then let 's view thy bleeding Sides Here 's Love indeed flow up our Love like overflowing Tides Our Jesus now thou' rt glorifyed but is thy Love the same Yes says he towards you it burns now with as high a Flame Sing Hall elujahs praise adore bless All he does above Is for us Sinners and all ore high Offices of Love HYMN XXI NOw underneath thy Shadow we sat down with great delight How pleasant was the tast of thee how lovely was the sight We cannot brook thy absence Lord but we are sick of Love Embrace thou always in thy Arms thy Sister Spouse and Dove That we no more may hunger give us of this Bread to eat And no more thirst give of this Drink so cherishing so sweet Lord mount our Faith we may embrace thee in thy bruised Son And in thy Bosom lye who is with thee O Father one O let us Sing mount Zion's Song sing Hallelujahs Sing Who now with us at Table sits to th' great immortal King Head over all Jehovah high the Prince of Peace the Son The reigning Lamb by whose Blood we do fight and overcome HYMN XXII O! never was a Face so marr'd as that of our dear Lord When Justice turn'd aside from us and in him sheath'd his Sword Why thus rejected and despis'd why thus afflicted sore He underneath our sorrows groan'd it was our griefs he bore Why without form and comeliness or beauty to be seen It was for us that Vengeance made those Wounds with Arrows keen Why did he grieve why did he groan Pour forth such Tears and Cryes The maul of Justice bruis'd him sore for our Iniquities And was he then for us chastiz'd that we might Peace procure And was his bloody gashly Stripes our healing and our cure What manner then of Love was this yea what transcendent Love Still he loves such yea still as much now that he reigns above And did the Father take our sin and charge it all on him And was the Father greatly pleas'd to bruise him for our sin What manner then of Love was this the Father had for us When for such filthy Dust as we he Wounds his darling thus For ever be the Father prais'd Hosanna's to the Son Yea Hallelujahs to the Lamb the holy righteous one HYMN XXIII CHrist is the pretious Treasury where Grace is laid in store More fully to be handed out unto the Blind and Poor The mighty distance sin had caus'd between our Lord and us Is by this dying Sacrifice our Christ abolish'd thus The distance 'tween th' Eternal God and finite clods of Clay God is come down to dwell in Flesh to do in part away All Homage now is pay'd to God in Jesus Christ our head All that we want is stor'd in him he is the living Bread He is the living Waters sent who ever drinks of him As he is cleans'd and wash'd from sin so never thirsts agen O! do you want eternal Grace one in your nature has't Go to your Brother Joseph's House his pleasant Dainties tast Nay eat beloved eat O drink and drink abundantly This is our glorious Masters call this our Beloved's cry HYMN XXIV THou worthy O Jehovah art Pow'r Glory Honour to receive It was thy pleasure thus to love and thus to make us to believe O bleeding Lamb upon the Throne our Feast and Sacrifice this night Awful like many Waters noise like burning Brass most shining bright 'T is thine to ope the sealed Book and reign ore Death ore Hell ore Sin Ope thou our Conscience chained Doors and King of Glory enter in For thou was 't slain and hast redeem'd us by thy Death and precious Blood From among Kindreds Nations Tongues and made us People to our God Lord by redeeming thou hast made us spotless Kings and Priests to him And having wash't us in his Blood our God in us will see no sin We Kings and Priests i th' royal Robe of Christ's bright righteousness set forth Shall reign with Christ ath ' Judgment Day and reign e're long with him on Earth Worthy's the Lamb that hath been slain and now doth sit upon the Throne Of Glory Blessing Honour Pow'r Wisdom and strength to him alone HYMN XXV I Underneath his shadow sat with pleasure and delight His Fruit unto my tast was sweet and fair unto my sight I look'd and tasted with delight I manna fed upon My Meat and Drink it was the Flesh and Blood o th' Fathers Son I look'd and view'd by Faith until my Soul was sick of Love Love's banner he continually display'd my Head above I view'd by Faith those stretcht out Arms that nail'd were to the Tree Stand open wide for me his Bride tho' a vile wretch I be I view'd a Cup of Vengeance in my dearest Jesus Hand There did I spy most pleasantly that he at Gods Command Most freely drank the bitter Cup my sin prepar'd for him That I might have a Cup prepar'd top full of Grace to th' brim O then my Soul swim in those depths of Love that rise so high That Sin and Death and Hell can't stop it's Stream eternally These following Hymns were found in Mr. Browning's Study and used by him at the Lord's Table Note that at the end of every Hymn these two Verses may be added Hosanna to King Davids Son Hosanna to the Christ Who in th' Almighty's name doth come Hosanna in the high'st To him that thus hath loved us and cancel'd out our score In the pure Flood of his own Blood be praise for evermore HYMN XXVI THe Heavens shew forth O Lord thy Praise and shall we silent be Discharge us of the Earth and raise our Souls in Songs to the. The cheary Angels sweetly sing their Trumpets always sound Let us make Heav'n and Earth to ring we stand on higher Ground Our Wo did by our fall begin we in our Blood did lye Grace took advantage by our Sin it self to Glorify In crooked wayes when we were lost by Sin when we were slain Love spar'd no pains to seek nor cost to make us love again From Heav'n like Worms we crept away Christ found us in his Grave Next to his Heart he did us lay and dying did us save Our Tongues thy Trumpets are and we would serve thee all our Dayes Give us that Heart whose Pulse may be thy quick and constant praise Hosanna to King c. HYMN XXVII BUt that our Flesh is turn'd to Stone but that we scarce can see Our hearts would melt O Lord and groan that we should senseless be The Suns approach doth as we see still make the Earth more brave What Barren Hearts O Lord have we yet hotter Beams we have He that doth find a silver-Silver-Vein rejoyceth in that Toy Thou hast us blest with greater Gain oh fill our Hearts with Joy There 's no such thing as Love in Men comparing theirs with thine Christ drank to us in Blood and then bad us pledge him in Wine He did forsake his
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
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
sin shall know Let 's humbled be and mourn for sin therefore let 's go and view Our Jesus whom our sins did pierce then shall our grief be true So let us loath Sin and our selves our God is pacify'd And his love defug'd over Mounts then when our Jesus dy'd To God let 's make acknowledgment for sin with shame of Face Our Father saw us a far of and ran to our embrace Repentance is a beauteous Tree On Faith its Roots doth grow It 's watred and is juc't by Love which love from Faith doth flow Sinners you must repent or dye and would you then repent O! Come to Jesus he will give your godly sorrow vent O! Come to him and do not stay for mourning first or ease For change of life or broken Heart for he will give all these Come you with us and honour him let 's honour his free grace Let that be magnify'd alone and that alone embrace HYMN XXXIII O God in goodness infinite thou art most ready to forgive Who from thy Bosom sent'st thy Son to dye for us that we might live Come grieved consciences come tast This heavenly chear so choice so good Get into Jesus wounded sides drink in the vertue of his Blood Your Smart shall turn'd be into joy your Sin shall dye your grief shall cease This shed Blood in thy Heart shall shed the love of Jesus and his peace Thou shalt see God thy Father is that he hath chose thee afore time That all thy Sins forgotten are that Christ in covenant is thine Come all ye Saints and praise the Lord who hath done such great things for you Admire adore his goodness all which is as boundless as t is true HYMN XXXIV THro' ev'ry grace and duty too Faith doth it self diffuse For Holiness in Heart and Life is Faith put out to use Faith is the Root and Tree from which all other Branches slide And every grace o' th' Spirit is but faith diversify'd Love's faith embracing Hope is faith that looks for what 's to come Patience is faith expecting Zeal is faith upon the run And self-denial is a grace that empties us of all That self abhors and comes to Christ according to his call Each duty must be done in Faith Faith throughout all must run The Devil Sin the World and all 't is Faith must overcome Now to the purchaser of Faith and giver of it too Be honour glory thanks and praise as it 's most meet and due HYMN XXXV LOve ye your lovely Lord ye Saints who 's altogether fair Created beauties are but shades if they with him compare Stir and awake your Souls to Love your Jesus to embrace With wonders all his Glory view that 's full of truth and grace His blest example imitate and learn of him who 's meek His lowly humble steps tread in his Face and favour seek Give honour to King Jesus Saints give honour to his name The Fathers honour doth require the Son should have the same His Father hath transfer'd on him his glory judgment fame He hath advanc'd him very high O! Magnifie his name Therefore all honour unto him and praises are most due The Almighty wise Eternal King the Holy Just and true HYMN XXXVI GOd of all grace let 's see thy Face being freed from law and Sin These did enslave by grace we have a freedom now within The Law shan't rise to tyrannize our glory to deface It shall no more on us have Pow'r for we are under grace O purge our Souls and do thou roul away our sin and fear Christs Blood i th heart will ease sin's smart and seal a pardon there Jehovah Lord th' Eternal word thou brightest Majesty Array'd with bright and dazeling light thou sitâ—st enthron'd on high Thy Saints now throw their Crowns below thy awful throne and Feet And prostrate fall to worship all for 't is most just and meet Thy glorious light Majestick Might thou dost with dread reveal Thy gracious ear bow down to pray'r thou dost diseases heal And thou dost thus walk among us displaying pow'r and love The Gospel Charm thy stretched Arm doth on these Waters move Thou worthy art from Lip and Heart all Thanks and Praise to have All Glory Power every Hour and Honour to receive O! let us all thy Name extoll thy glorious Fame let 's raise Let Heavens sing let Earth forth bring and Seas roar out thy praise Ye Saints that wait at Zion's Gate sing praise to Zion's King Hosannahs Hallelujahs all still Hallelujahs sing HYMN XXXVII BElieve O Soul and thou shalt see Heav'ns Dew on thee distill Mount up thy Faith and thou shalt see a greater Glory still Let not thy Unbelief obstruct Christs growing Int'rest now Only believe that all unto his mighty Name might bow Upon the Wing of Acts of Faith do thou exalt his Name Believe his Glory 's shining bright his Person is the same Believe the World down at his Feet and Zion glorious made We may believe that firmly which the God of truth hath said Believe all Sickness shall be heal'd O Blind and ye shall see Believe O Deaf and ye shall hear O Lame and ye shall flee Open the Eye of Faith O Soul behold thy glorious Christ Who altogether lovely is as Prophet King and Priest Look Sinners unto Jesus look with an unveiled Face And you shall see our Lord for you fill'd full of Truth and Grace Glory and Honour to our Lord let 's Honour him by Faith Let 's without wavering believe what e're our Jesus saith HYMN XXXVIII LOok unto Jesus Sinners look if you 'd Salvation have Who 's God the Saviour and none else it 's only he can save His Righteousness more bright is far than Angels Holiness Our best of Doings are but Rags a poor and tatter'd Dress Christ is our Righteousness and Strength him Rock and Fortress call Christ our Redemption Wisdom Peace Christ is our all in all Our mighty King and Captain too his Armies are abroad Be still O Zion who leads forth their Armies is thy God Sing Hallelujah unto him his Sword is on his Thigh To him be Honour and Renown and brightest Majesty HYMN XXXIX SIng Hallelujah Zion sing sing your Gods praise in lasting verse You who Redeem'd are by his Blood in Zion now his Acts rehearse When you were distant from the Lord as wide as Heav'n from Hell doth lie He then your Sacrifice became and by his Blood he brought you nigh The Sword of Vengeance due to you he in his bleeding sides receiv'd You for eternal Slaughter bound By dying in your stead reliev'd When that Gods wrath burn'd down to hell he satisfi'd the Father smil'd His Death the Enmity destroy'd God and the Sinner reconcil'd Jehovah and his Rebels may in a Christ Crucified meet O! let us then throw down our all at an Almighty Saviours Feet God is come down into the Camp O let the Camp of God be pure That it the burning presence of the Lord
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
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
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
where they like best With Eating they grow quick and strong they get the feet of Hinds So they become the formost Sheep and go no more behind HYMN XXXVIII Our Father from Eternity did see us in our Sin His boundless Grace did move him so he call'd his Son to him Come my Delight my Glory bright my wrath thou must remove There is a company of Men whom I do dearly Love Now for exchange thou needs must change and take their Sin on thee Thy righteousness thy merits shall to them imputed be Then said the Son 't is done t is done I come to do thy will Ere I will fail a jot thereof my dearest blood shall Spill How did the Lord delight to see th' obedience of his Son How smiled he his Soul to see a Sacrifice become How pleas'd was he his Son to see a bearing of the Wood Smi'ld at the wounds from whence ran down his reconciling Blood At length he smil'd when reconcil'd looks on has bruised Son Holds out his hand to Bankrupt Man and cries T is done 'T is done Now God and Man is reconcil'd the enmity is done And meet before the Sacrifice of Peace his bruised Son HYMN XXXIX WHose Body 's this that 's taken down from off the cursed Tree How comes it to be drench'd in Blood and full of wounds to be Our dearest Jesus we would know why for us thou didst dye Why lay thy Body roul'd in Blood O tell us Tell us why O wouldst thou know my Love my Dove why I hung on the Tree I l'e tell thee why I had those wounds and bruised was for thee thou sayst thou' rt sick of Love but what Is all this Love of thine Compar'd to me Thy greatest Love Is nothing unto mine My boundless Love to thee hath been so cruel unto me Yea my affections were so strong I dy'd with love for thee Had'st thou but heard how hard I beg'd the Father once for thee I would not be deny'd but cry'd my Father give her me My Bloody Body testifies of boundless Love and Grace I will uphold thy Patience 'till thou hast run thy race HYMN XL. Hear now the Robels saith the Lord must I my Justice take in Hand Must I go smite the Rock for you with Law which did you all condemn My wrath and indignation which by this Sin was due to thee I have lay'd upon Christ my Son did ever any Love like me I 've testify'd my boundless Love in smiting of my Son for thee Behold Behold Rebels behold did ever any Love like me Nothing but th' Blood of my dear Son could take the guilt of Sin from thee It was for thee his Hearts Blood ran did ever any Love like me The Streams of love which flow through him shall never leave but follow thee Through all this Desert Wilderness O Love Whoever lov'd like me Tho' thou should'st turn to Sinai's Mount to Bondage and legality My Grace shall bring thee back again for never any lov'd like me Altho' thro' pride thou shouldst Rebel against me in a high degree My Streaming Love shall cover all O Love Who ever lov'd like me When thou art in desertions deep pretending great humility My streaming Love shall flow down there for never none did love like me My Streaming Love shall ne're turn back but follow Streaming after thee Whilst thou art overcome with Love and cry whoever Lov'd like thee O Love When shall I see the Rock from whence this Love Streams down to me This Streaming Love doth make me long to see him who so Loved me HYMN XLI LEt us behold our great High Priest When in the World he came Tempted in all things like to us that he might know our frame Think it not strange tho' tempt to doubt O fy our Adoption He tempted was to doubt that he was not his Fathers Son Ye fainting Souls why do you fear or wherefore do you doubt Has not the Blood of Jesus ran your Sin is blotted out Would you have Jesus dye again no he need dye no more His Blood has cross't out all the Debt that stood on Justice score Why need we grieve the Heart of Christ and put him to such pain As if there were necessity for him to bleed again O give not place to unbelief altho' we often fall For were there need he 'd bleed again but there is none at all God sees no Sin to lay on him the Law can take no place Justice is fully satisfy'd witness his Marred Face Honour to him that made us rich and made himself so Poor Pardon our Sin of unbelief and let us doubt no more HYMN XLII TO us a Child is born A son is given free Wonderful Councellor he is mighty to save is he To testify his Love our Flesh he putteth on Born of a Woman Jesus was and yet Gods only Son He bore the heavy stroke of Wrath due unto Sin The Cup of indignation he drank off to the brim He took our Flesh on him that Sympathize he may In all our Troubles Sorrows Wants Free Grace he will display Was â—ver Love like this Jesus should thus provide Such Streams of Love and Grace make the Channel in his side Behold how he reveals O Sinner this to thee Thou must believe accept receive not vie For Grace is Free All praise to him above the Lamb as 't had been slain To th' Prince of Peace Hosanna's give Hosanna's yet again HYMN XLIII BEhold my Jesus comes I hear his Blessed tone He comes apace with all his Grace to me his dearest one O how I hear his voice he calls aloud to me Behold my bleeding sides my Love behold I dy'd for thee I have betroathed thee and in these Cov'nant Bands I will keep thee O! Do but see my bleeding Feet and Hands A Royal Robe I wrought to cover thee with and To let thee see I loved thee Behold my Feet and Hands This Robe will cover all thy Sins tho' as the Sands In number be yet do but see my Bleeding Feet and Hands I then did satisfy my Fathers free demand Even for thee when to the Tree you nail'd my Feet and Hands I Love thee still altho it puts thee to a stand How it should be I should love thee that pierc'd my Feet and Hands My Father now delights to see thine Image stand So pure and white and dazling bright in me at his right Hand HYMN XLIV CHrist our High Priest is gone for us now to appear With Blood above that pleads for love stand by both Guilt and Fear Grace infinitely free his Blood did loudly tell This Streaming Rock the Lord hath smote doth speak loves language well Love dy'd is self in Blood that Sinners there might see That Gods Eternal love through Christ is infinitely free Come Sin and Satan too your Threats we do disdain And Justice thou hast nothing now ' gainst us The Lamb is slain Thus Grace doth mount the Soul in Christ it
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
with hottest Flames to our beloved Lord Rest under his Loves Shadow which surpasses Jonahs Gourd The World 's a stormy raging-Sea let 's harbour in his Love Thence we shall laugh at storms waves no Tempest shall us move Now him that is our safe retreat and him that is our Peace Let 's love and honour praise admire and let us never cease HYMN X. HOw clean are we now we are bath'd in Jordans Living Floud What shining Kings and Priests we stand wash't in Christ's God-like Blood The Lamb i'th'midst o'th'Throne of Grace us now hath freely Fed And by his Spirit down hath sent from Heav'n the living Bread The living Streams o'th'upper Springs he freely did bestow We of the Fountain freely Drank that from his Heart did flow He bids us Drunken be with Loves with Loves so bottomless With Loves that stream so freely down the Ocean not the less The Lovely Jesus is all Love all Mercy Truth all Grace He 's white and ruddy Majesty and Meekness fills his Face Sing Hallelujahs to the Lamb the Lamb most pure and bright Whose voice does thunder from the Throne whose Eyes are flaming Light Let 's Love admire adore embrace this Lovely one so fair Whose Grace and Person all transcends and are beyond compare HYMN XI BEhold our well-beloved's come more excellent than mounts of prey Or'e mighty Hills of Unbelief and guilt of Sin he pav'd his way He like the Roe has nimbly trip't to shew to us his glorious Face And thro' the Lettice of his Flesh darts down on us his Fathers Grace Hark! hark how our beloved speaks what ravishing what melting Voice He says Rise up my Love my fair mine and my Fathers only choice Rise up my fairest come away rise follow me Dove without fear The Dark distressing Winter 's o're the pleasant Spring does now appear The Birds do sing my Children ring most joyous peals of my free Grace The Flowers appear their Graces are most shining bright each in its place The Turtles Voice is in our Land the des late Gospel does break forth To singing in the midst of you and causes many a heav'nly Birth The Fig-tree putteth forth green Figs for numerous your converts are Your tender Grapes give a good smell your Converts Grace is choice rare Lord what are we thy Love thy fair such filthy wretched ones as we O Love O Love O wondrous Grace come we 'l arise and follow thee Great things thine Arm hath done 'mong us such Love and Favour did'st thou shew Who would not rise and follow thee such Mighty Cords of Love do draw Now to our well belâ—ved Lord let 's Sing a well tun'd Song of praise Glory and Honour let 's ascribe O let 's ascribe to him always HYMN XII O Choicest Banquet rarest Wine O Soul-reviving Blood O Table well spread with Heav'nly Bread O delicatest Food What glorious company was here the Faâ—…er Spirit Son And a great Troop of shining ones embodyed into one O grace free grace rich glorious grace foundation and topstone In great Redemption's Building and it's cementing alone O Mercy Goodness Peace dish't up O glorious Bill of fare O Love the Garnishing of all O Love beyond compare Who would not love the King of Saints who would not love the Lord Thy Person is all beautiful how Honey-sweet thy word Who would not praise thee Zions King and trumpet forth thy Fame Who art with richest Glory ' ray'd how well perfum'd thy Name Still Honour Glory and Renown be given unto thee Hosannah's Hallelujahs Sing to all Eternity HYMN XIII DEar Lord we in thy comlyness like Sharons Rose do smell bud And like the Lilies of the Vale appear most beautiful and good Hark! Hark! what our dear Lord replies as Lilies shoot up among Thorns So does my Love my Church my Spouse in spite of false Professors harms Those that themselves my Daughters all like prickly Thorns would stab thee thro' Yet midst those thorny Daughters thou shalt like the Vally Lily grow Thanks dearest Jesus are we then i' th' midst of Thorns thy fair thy Dove How art thou like the Apple-tree the Glory of the shady Grove As pleasant Pipins among Crabs so 'mong the Sons is our belov'd Fairer than all the Sons of Men the perfect Captain well approv'd We thy refreshing Shadow had thy loving Righteousness and Love We shall with constant joyes be fill'd if here we fit and never move And here we eat thy pleasant Fruits thy pleasant Fruits of Righteousness How pleasant to our tast are these Assurance Peace and Quietness Pleas'd with the goodness of these Fruits Let us our Donor praise and bless Our dearest Husband Lord and Head Jehovah our great Righteousness HYMN XIV O Love O boundless Love of God! stupendious Love and Grace We in a bleeding Jesus saw we saw in Jesus Face The King of Glory has been here revealing Mighty Love In Conscience Banquets feasting with his undefiled Dove Hark in what tendrest Speech of Love he doth his Heart bewray My Love my Dove my undefil'd make hast and come away The Winter 's past the Rain is gone the Flowers do appear The time is come for Birds to Sing the Turtle you may hear The Fig-tree Glories in green Figs in tender Grapes the Vine Arise my Love my fair one come and drink my Spiced Wine I am into my Garden come my Sister and my Bride I 've brought my Honey Myrrh and Spice my Milk and Wine beside Come eat O Friends yea welcome to these daintyes from above Beloved drink abundantly come drink large draughts of Love Open to me my Love my Dove my Sister undefil'd My Locks with fruitful drops o' th' Night my Head with Dew is fill'd Let us be wise and now arise what language Lord is this In words so ravishing dost thou thy self to us express O let 's arise and follow thee lest thou withdraw'st again And we thy absence several Years mourn and deplore in vain HYMN XV. THey 're Songs of Love they sing above and why not we like them No Tongue be dumb for we are come to th' new Jerusalem Clad now with white and shining bright garments of Righteousness Girdles of Gold our Loyns do hold and bind on fast our Dress We stand upon that Ocean that glassy fiery Sea The Blood of Christ that great high Priest the Spirit does apply Let 's touch the golden Harps of God with Wire immortal strung And let us sing to our great King let 's sing the Lambs new Song Thanks be to thee the Victory we have obtain'd or'e Sin And Father thou hast made us more than Conquerours in him This Crucifyed Lord let 's praise and magnify his worth This blessed Root of Jesse's Stem his Glory let 's set forth Immortal Honour Wisdom Strength unto the Lamb are due This bleeding Lamb this reigning Lord this Holy Righteous true This Heav'nly Manna's to our tast like Cakes of Honey sweet How Pleasant is this streaming
Fathers Throne that he might glory give He did assume our Flesh and Bone he dyes that we might live He left his Joy to feel our smart his ruin did us raise This Love O Lord doth break our Hearts oh let it mend our Praise Hosanna to King c. HYMN XXVIII COme come and see faln Man is up dead Lazarus is rais'd And doth with his dear Saviour sup his Pow'r and Love be Prais'd May Servants thus with their Lord sit as if they were his Mates Yea this our Master doth permit nay more mean while he waits But Laz'rus he his Friend did call we Traytors to him were Nor could we rise without his fall what matchless Love is here We gasping lay for want of Breath and help we could not crave He was content to tast of Death that we his Life might have The Scripture sayth this Holy one might not Corruption see But yet he may be fed upon by such poor Worms as we Thou giv'st us leave to eat and rest let 's also walk with thee Thou Lord dost carve us of thy best and wholly thine are we Hosanna to King c. HYMN XXIX LIft up your Voice let Trumpets sound let Saints on Earth sing Praise Could we but Till here 's fruitful Ground whence we that Rent might raise The glorious Sun begins to ' rise and on our Face to shine Let Clouds disperse le ts wipe our Eyes our Joy is Gods design Peace guilty Conscience prate no more we were in debt 't is true But Christ our Lord hath paid our Score Love only now is due Chear up sad Hearts look not so ill some kind of Tears defile Christ shed his Blood our Veins to fill sanguine Complection smile Praise doth become Saints here below as well as them above Thy Praise with us shall Heav'nward grow only chear up thy Love 'T is Mercy we can call thee ours that doth prevent despair Do but thou say yea I am yours and then in Heav'n we are Hosanna to King c. HYMN XXX ROuse up dull Hearts awake sing 't is Day how can you sleep The Sun's approach makes Joy to Spring 't is clear how can you weep Each pretty Bird can pleasant be yet is their Portion small Oh! what unthankful Hearts have we that droop and yet have all With Man one Cord of Love doth bind one courteous Act doth gain How can we but his Praises sing when Love our way makes plain As if we were some rich Gold-ring drop't from the Fathers Hand Christ stooping fell us back to bring by him we rose we stand Our Lord exalted is on high in him we comfort have Wherewith to wipe our weeping Eye he lest Cloaths in his Grave Well may we be at his command and Presents to him bring Lord chear and tune us with thy Hand so shall we work and sing Hosanna to King c. HYMN XXXI WHere are those blest united ones that have sup't with their King Spoyl not his Feast with sighs and groans lift up your Voice le ts sing Or let us only mourn that we our Comforter should grieve Who poured forth his Blood that he therewith might us relieve Let 's weep that we for ev'ry Toy should thus like Children cry Or rather let us weep for Joy that Grace doth wipe our Eye Those that can see their Father smile may laugh tho' others frown If Heav'n be ours let Earth seem vile 't is all not worth a Crown Why should we fear tho' Mountains shake tho' Seas lift up their Voice While some fall down while others quake in God let us rejoyce What cause have we to bless thy Name oh that we could give praise Then shall we Lord lift up the same when thou our Heart shalt raise Hosanna to King c. HYMN XXXII IF with some Earthly Prince to sit be such a glorious thing Oh! how great Dignity is it to Feast with Heavens King Our Fathers House has Bread enough his Board is richly spread To whose Provision that 's poor stuff whereon we sometimes fed The smallest Crumb we cannot earn as due we cannot claim Yet are we full could we but learn to praise his Holy Name The Daintyes which thou dost afford we nowhere else can see Here shall we therefore choose to board here shall our dwelling be And if a Glance so chear the Heart what will a full view do Whilst under Age we have but part of what we are born too We trust we shall have more at last for which we wait and crave Mean while we bless thee for that Tast which now through Grace we have Hosanna to King c. HYMN XXXIII THy Peoples praise great God of Love well may it wait for thee For thou dost wait still from above that thou might'st gracious be The greater sort dost thou forget but we rememb'red are Whilst others are without we sit under thy tender care Not unto us dear Lord ah No not unto us but thee From all this Grace let Glory grow thy Name exalted be What poor provoking Dust are we but yet not swept away What place for such too low can be yet Grace hath guilt our Clay Our help did in thy Bosome lye from whence to shew thy Grace Thy Son our Lord must come to dye that we might have his place Fain would we come dear God to thee oh let thy Hand us raise Then shall we all thy Trumpets be to thine Eternal praise Hosanna to King c. HYMN XXXIV WHat bounty Lord what matchless Love hast thou to us made known What costly Pearls drop't from above and from thy Hand alone Thou hast redeem'd us from that Grave wherein we rotting lay These naked Souls how fine how brave they are since tother Day Whence are those glorious Crowns those Rings which to our share do fall Can Beggers Brats deserve such things no sure Grace gave them all Where had we been what had we done if left to Natures Light We might have worshipped the Sun dear God! thou know'st we might But thou a brighter Sun hast sent which in our Hearts doth shine Whose Light us to thy self hath sent and all whose Beams are thine Oh! let it more and more increase until its course be run Until our glim'ring Light shall cease and we dwell in the Sun Hosanna to King c. HYMN XXXV T Is Angels work to bless and sing 't is not the Saints alone When they shall sit each like a King praise will become their Throne But what poor Instruments are we all-out of Tune unstrung Unless he our Musitian be who can give Dust a Tongue The Nature of this work is such that while we sing we groan Because we foul what er'e we touch ours is a doleful tone But he that hath Compos'd our Song can put our Hearts in Tune Tho' we be weak yet he is strong here let thy strength be shewn How falsly have we dealt with thee yet thou dost trust us still Fain would we