been yet God reviv'd me hath The sentence I of death received subscribing t' was most just The execution grace repriev'd that I in God might trust My moan was like a Crane or Dove for I was sore opprest God undertook my sin t' remove that gave my soul true rest The Lord was ready me to save renew'd my youth and days Gave issues joyful from the grave wee 'l therefore sing his praise Amen Halelujah 157 Hymn This second Hymn of praise they have That God has rescu'd from the grave Psal 6.3 6. 41 1 2 3. 39.4 5 10 11 13. LOrd when thy hand on me did lay this sharp correction This was my pray'r my vow and care to yeild thee all subjection My life and usefulness and times are in thy hand I 'le yeild them all up at thy call when thou shalt me command Thou didst me spare a while my life and strength restore Thou didst me save from pow're o' th' grave and now I 'le thee adore What shall I render Lord or what return to thee My life and health my goods and wealth shall now devoted be My Lord Physitian was did visit at my call My heart from fears my eye from tears he sav'd and feet from fall Oh Lord who 's like to thee now all my bones shall say My vows in sight of the upright to God I freely pay See Ps 116.3 4 12 15 16 18. 158 Hymn Tho' Satan leads into temptation Rebuke him Lord be our Salvation See Zacr. 3.1 2 3. Matth. 6.13 LOrd from th' old Serpent save his subtilty and pow're For by his wyles souls he beguiles seeking them to devour No fence but thine there is against an unseen foe To thee we cry O King most high that do'st his crafts fore-know Sometimes he tempts to pride to lust or Heresie And oft will stand at our right hand when unto God we fly But Lord us from him sheild rebuke him by thy word Thy faith shall be our victory thy spirit our Shield and Sword Tho' he the first man slew and may a David foyl This victory is Christs for he his crafts and works does spoil He once from Heav'n was cast and down to earth was flung O bind in 's chain that we again may sing that earst were stung For when our God of peace has trod this Dragon down His rage shall cease Saints live in peace and Jesus wear the Crown Rom. 16.20 159 Hymn Gods works are from the first Creation Saints joy their song their meditation Ps 92.4 5. 103.22 104.31 THy works O Lord are great in wisdom they exceed Decree Creation and Preservation to be admired indeed How pow'rful was thy word that all these did create And when our Lord descends that word must all annihilate But heav'ns when I consider which thou alone canst span Light'nings and thunder how do I wonder and cry Lord what is man Yea Lord what 's fall'n man of him why mindful art't That Moon and Stars serve monitors of what 's sinners desert What signs or fearful sights the Lord in heav'n does fix All work for good in famine food in wrath hee 'l mercy mix As God on Isra'ls doors his mark of safety gave And raign'd on them a Beth-lehem us in like case hee 'l save When vengeance-work is past and Gods dread fury 's o're Then sing your Psalms and bear you palms Zion shall weep no more 160 Hymn Good tidings of our Lords Salvation Brings joy and peace to ev'ry nation as Ps 53.6 67.2 3. 6 7. WHen God Salvation had decree'd for 's captives to effect In Char'ots he rode out for speed redeeming's own elect His wheels a path for him did pave Red Sea and Jordan too Free passage gave but turn'd a grave for those did them pursue Before him melted mountains great the Elements made a noise Rocks honey sweet and oyl did sweat here le ts in him rejoyce When God will work who shall withstand or save what shall demur For his command or mighty hand makes all lets to concur Jehovah is a man of war his hosts all creatures be His angels are yea ev'ry star ingag'd for 's victory With vestures red the grapes hee 'l tread so with a shout ascends Mans wrath is done when God's begun this scene Gods vyals ends 161 Hymn After the night so dark so long That morning star will bring a song Ps 97.11 Cant. 2.11 12. Mica 7.9 10. HOw long Lord will our darkness last our grief prolonging night When will our winter nights be past when shines our morning bright Long since our day fled fast away our souls like blind men grope Seeking for light but lo the night soon overclouds our hope Oh where is he 't promis'd to bring the poor and blind by th' way Make darkness light the dumb to sing turn shade of death to ' day VVe still complain clouds after rain oft make our hopes forelorn Yet is not far our morning star our day-light shall return Then Zion that in darkness sits her tears upon her cheeks Shall shine when God her sin remits and day spring on her breaks Rejoyce not then ye wicked men for God resists the proud To Gods upright is sown a light morning without a cloud If Skyes do loure our King has pow're o're waves to tread his way Hee 'l soon appear cast anchor here look up and hope for day see Luk. 1.78 Acts 27.27 162 Hymn When in dark wilderness we walk God then to us doth kindly talk Isa 35.1 2 6. 51.3 Hose 2.14 LOrd i 'm i' th' wilderness afraid to lose my way Let thy command me to that land of uprightness convey My desart's that of sin there wand'ring I am faint May I with ' bread of God be fed and with the rock acquaint When for my murmuring hot Serpents oft me sting If faith can spy my Lord on high healing is in his wing When thirst does scorch my soul my spring below all gone Christ with a dew strength does renew then singing I pass on I' th' vale of Bacha deep each step on 't drops a tear While hope 's delay'd my heart is staid in Zion to appear And tho' my way be rough and doubts o're cloud my eyes My wilderness like Eden is and smells like Paradise My soul on Pisgah mount look o're these first fruits tast Go not aside and Jesus guide me to that Land at last Ps 107.2 3 4 7. 163 Hymn The reign of Christ all wars shall cease From Babels yoak Zion release So brings us universal peace Isa 2.4 11.6 9.13 Micah 4.3 1. WHen Christ in righteousness shall raign according to Gods words Then truth and peace on earth obtain and break all Tyrants Swords 2. The Nations then learn no more wars but under quiet vines sit Beating their Swords into Plow shares Tyrants their fierceness quit 3. With envy cruelty and wrath none shall the rest annoy And none in bloud his Sword shall bathe none hurt wast or destroy 4. For Law and
love and only dove on wing of morning hast Refute my fears wipe of my tears his new wine let me tast Tho' I suspect I 'm non-Elect and so his love deny'd That would releive could I beleive he does the same abide Now let the Sun and day fast run my fears shall terminate To think with joy that Christ and I in bliss shall be compleat Then hast prepare all ye that are wise Virgins ready trim Your Lamps bring come loe your Bridegroom is near go to meet him For if his door be shut before you have your Lamps trim'd up Beyond all doubt you 'l be shut out and never with him sup 24 Hymn A 2d sighing for Christ Kingdom MOst glorious King thy Saints do sing in hopes to see thy day When every Crown comes tumbling down that thine may stand for age Why ought we pray and thus to say as thou dost us command Thy Kingdom come and will be done if foes it still withstand How says thy word that Christ our Lord is sole bless't Potentate Why should his cross become our loss or serve a worldly state That glorious tree on which blest he did suffer shame and scorn On which he spil'd his bloud did yield true life to us forelorn And shall his cross become our loss his glory turn our shame Nay surely those that him oppose shall bow to 's royal name 25 Hymn This song does the beleivers day And future triumph's fair display SIng to the Lord ye holy ones ye Saints lift up your head And shout aloud for in this cloud Christ will his glory spread What tho' your sight is not so bright faith in the dark can grope And feel such union as gives communion oh then rejoyce in hope For Christ our hope having with sope our sins all washed clean In Moabs pot then shall no spot on Zion more be seen Her blood and fears her sighs and tears for ever now shall cease No flames can scorch this first-born Church but rather joys increase No Cana'nite shall dwell in 's sight nor pricking thorn or brier No hypocrite with Lillies white shall grow but disappear Now will all Saints turn their complaints to lofty times of joy ' Cause Judah's Lion is King in Zion and none shall more destroy Oh then let all Saints great and small expect this glorious day Your Summer 's near its flowers appear Lord hast and come away Cant. 2.11 12. Luk. 21.28 30. 26 Hymn An Hymn of Christ's Cross and Crown following it WHen man was made God to him said of each Tree freely take I have them set all to be meat thy appetite to slake But wretched he his inn'cency through that forbidden fruit He freely left so was bereft of mans state like a bruit Now as that tree did prove to be the cause of all our Fall So by this tree Christs cross we be redeem'd and saved all Tho' on this cross our Lord the loss sustained of his life Yet so did he th' Elect set free from sin and death so rise Now Paradise most open lyes life's tree's to none forbidd'n Christ serves for food both sweet and good he is that Manna hidden As by a woman our death in common on all mankind did rest So now should come of Virgin womb both grace and life most blesse 27 Hymn The 2d part ANd now Gods call is cry'd to all to come believe and take him Both Christ and Lord and so his sword shall nolens volens make him Behold what signs in bloody lines before him do appear Sure he 's not far hark how the war doth of the Lamb draw near As once he dy'd and signifi'd through bloody lines of his love So now that curse and sin that 's worse from Saints he doth remove Remember Lord how much thy word of his exalting speaks Hasten that crown of Babel down for he all Scepters breaks Shall ever more that Romish whore our British Islands sway Hasten her doom thy Kingdom come O now Lord come away Then every nation thy new Creation and all things glad shall be When Christ alone set on his Throne in 's beauty Saints shall see 28 Hymn A Lamentation for England AWake my muse thy bow to use utter a Lamentation That Romish whore knocks at the door of this our English Nation That man of sin with her comes in the Dragon laid the Plot The Eagles spread o're Lions head if God prevent it not We are in danger thorow Gods fierce anger if Christ be not our help By Jebusites or Jesuits to loose the Lions whelp The Dragon tries how to surprize the Womans relict Seed Unless that Sword of Christ his word do wound his head with speed Oh woful day if she bears sway agen in these our Lands Gods Saints she 'l make burn at a stake and break Christs holy bands But Lord arise her sacrifice in stead of Zion make O let Rome fall beast horns and all for Christ and Martyrs sake 29. Hymn Faiths breath in a Swoun sent a Friend in a Letter THo' once my dear I felt thee near yet wist not whom you art Now through this hole I 'le feed my soul with sight to stay my heart I thought that he did come to be no transient but in-dweller But now he 's gone my soul finds none that where he rests can tell her I seek the street and fain wou'd meet my choice belov'd most dear Sometimes I find him yet do not mind him which makes him disappear Why does thy face Lord full of grace eclipsed still remain Thy will be done but here I 'le moan till I thy face regain Down at thy feet as it is meet O bow all earthly things Make all adore thy face before sprinkle all Lands and Kings 30 Hymn A panting sigh for Sions King Whose coming doth Salvation bring OH thou to whom praises pertain all Majesty and might Thy glorious Scepter sway and raign before thine Enemies sight For 1600 years behold thy Saints baptiz'd in blood Have for a pray to beasts been sold and eat in tears their food Stirr up thy self in Righteousness vengeance as cloak put on Thy zeal for Sions Sons express proud Babels whore upon Thy watchman on our walls appoint let them see eye to eye Saviours and Sons of oyl anoint that shall their Lord stand by Those mighty ones that plot our harm let them begin to fall That Trumpet let it sound their larm and judge them great and small Of mercy then and judgment too thy Saints shall sing and joy For God will utterly undo all that our peace annoy Thy Scepter then our Isles shall bless with truth and peace for aye The Sword of violence Lord suppress Lord hast that blissful day 31 Hymn Here Saints do mourn as Turtle Dove For Christs return that now 's above OH Sions King and only Spouse How long wilt thou withdraw From thy dear Heritage and house The Isles wait for thy Law Hark how thy Turtles Lord do mourn
cast And for us intercede also then fetch us home at last If first fruit-joys are here so great of immortality To reap an Harvest day compleat what will the shouting be If tokens from espousing love so well the heart will stay What will the Bridegrooms coming prove O what the marriage day If anchor cast within the vail may give so strong comfort What will our entrance with full sail into eternal Port Here Ends the first Part. A Table Alphabetical the Title or Subject Hymn 4 ABba adoption long'd for Page 4 Hymn 1 The two Adams first and second Page 1 Hymn 51 Achitophels crafts defeat Page 57 Hymn 140 Accusations of Satan Page 171 Hymn 53 Anger turn'd away Page 59 Hymn 66 Ark 'fore Dagon God gone Page 75 Ark anchors vid. Bark Hymn 35 BAbel a cry against it Page 38 Hymn 171 Battle God ne're lost it Page 190 Hymn 143 The Blazing Star 1680 Page 164 Hymn 125 Gods Bark or Ark anchor'd Page 144 Hymn 183 Branch of Christ glorious Page 218 Hymn 134 Blessings 20 praised Page 155 Hymn 102 No Brier or Thorn to Zion Page 119 Hymn 121 Brittish Isles their Song Page 140 Hymn 75 The burnt-scorcht Vine Page 86 Hymn 32 Burnt in love to Christ Page 35 Hymn 2 CAnan's sips Page 2 Hymn 99 Changes do Gods will Page 138 Hymn 95 Chores of Cherubs Page 110 Hymn 101 Creation-groan releiv'd Page 118 Hymn 99 Christ's Iron-rod a stay Page 35 Hymn 23 two sighs for him Page 25 Hymn 20 Complaints 3 for Zion Page 22 25 143 Hymn 124 Content in Gods will Page 103 Hymn 66 The Cross is finite Page 75 Hymn 56 A Cry for righteousness Page 63 Hymn 143 Comet in December in 2 or 3 parts Page 165 Hymn 34 Corner-stone Page 38 Hymn 154 DEath of young Children Page 177 Hymn 123 Deeps 2 or 3 cryes thence Page 142 Hymn 43 Deliv'rance joy to the Isles Page 48 Hymn 170 The late Dissolution Page 198 Hymn 178 The Dove solitary Page 208 Hymn 13 A doxology of praise Page 14 Hymn 12 Dry bones shall live and rise Page 13 Hymn 180 EDens plants and flowers Page 213 Hymn 133 Elders 24 sing to the Lamb Page 153 Hymn 172 Elect to see their good Page 200 Hymn 171 Election the chain of it sure Page 201 6 Hymn 175 free in not for Christ Page 206 Hymn 108 Elijah's intercession Page 126 Hymn 33 Enjoyment on longings Page 36 Hymn 70 Enquiries for Christ the Spouse Page 78 Hymn 90 Entertainment with Christ Page 105 Hymn 145 The Ethiopian lov'd Page 167 Hymn 21 FAith's Song in the night Page 23 Hymn 29 Its breath in a sound Page 32 Hymn 36 Its triumph Page 39 Hymn 174 Falshood and perjury Page 203 Hymn 151 Fire in Breadstreet Page 174 Hymn 10 Future good hoped Page 11 Hymn 178 GArden Plants Page 209 Hymn 58 Gods countenance beg'd Page 65 Hymn 177 45 's Gifts and Calls free Page 207 50 Hymn 61 Gods presence defends us Page 69 Hymn 93 Gospel call to the Isles Page 106 Hymn 180 Full of Glory Page 210 Hymn 55 A Groan from ill times Page 62 Hymn 61 HAnd on Gods throne Page 69 Hymn 141 Harlot of Rome judg'd Page 162 Hymn 156 For Health's return two Songs Page 180 Hymn 109 Hope and fear toss us Page 127 Hymn 67 Hope and love groap Page 76 Hymn 46 in Zion's distress Page 51 Hymn 169 Horns against the whore Page 197 Hymn 104 The ten horns to burn Rome Page 121 Hymn 43 Two Hosannahs to Christ Page 48 Hymn 22 IDols their fall Page 24 Hymn 122 Immanuel's Land's Song Page 141 Hymn 181 Immortal joys Page 220 Hymn 63 Incarnation a song on 't Page 71 Hymn 18 Intercession of Christ 2 parts Page 20 see Elijahs Hymn 135 Instrument of 7 strings Page 156 Isles See Britain Hymn 136 Christ their Physitian Page 157 Hymn 107 Jubilee see Sabboth Page 125 Hymn 112 the effect in Salvation Page 130 Hymn 121 KIds bleating Page 148 Hymn 148 Christs care for them Page 170 Hymn 128 He fights to defend them Page 141 Hymn 83 Kinds of mercy sung on Page 95 Hymn 90 A kiss reconciles Page 103 Hymn 163 Kingdom of Christ its blessing Page 188 Hymn 3 Two LAmentations of the times Page 3 Hymn 73 for Christs absence Page 83 Hymn 28 fears of Rome Page 20 Hymn 79 Lambs feast of Love Page 91 Hymn 81 his raign our rest Page 93 Hymn 80 his song of Triumph Page 91 Hymn 131 The flock sing of him Page 152 Hymn 161 Light in darkness Page 185 Hymn 15 Longings in search of Christ Page 16 Hymn 157 MArtyrs for Christ Page 204 Hymn 159 Meditation on Gods works Page 183 Hymn 161 Morning-Star near Page 185 Hymn 65 Motives to love Christ Page 73 Hymn 98 Mount appearances Page 113 Hymn 143 NEws of Christs Star Page 164 Hymn 96 Nebuchadnezzars fornace Page 111 Hymn 87 New Jerusalems glory Page 100 Hymn 74 Nightingals night song Page 84 Hymn 140 OAth of God for his throne Page 161 Hymn 5 35 Ode precatory the Thirsty Page 5 38 Hymn 147 One thing desir'd Page 169 Hymn 30 PAntings for Zions King Page 33 Hymn 180 Paradise its 12 Plants Page 214 Hymn 14 Petition for the spirit Page 15 Pisgah sight See Cannaan Hymn 60 Plotters prevented frustrate punish't Page 68 130 160 Hymn 76 Pilgrims two or three Songs Page 90 Hymn 105 Prayers return'd terrible Page 122 Hymn 117 Providential works Page 135 Hymn 8 Pure worship longed for Page 8 Hymn 153 pleaded for Page 176 Hymn 168 Quenching for sparks of wrath on Zion Page 195 Hymn 41 RAmpant Lion is Christ Page 48 Hymn 164 Rain after long drought Page 189 Hymn 158 Rebuke to the Tempter Page 182 Hymn 39 Redemption by Christ in 3 or 4 parts Page 43 Hymn 11 Resurrection-state Page 12 Hymn 57 Return of Prayers is amends for delays Page 66 A Riddle of Eden Page 215 Hymn 18 A royal Song of Christ Page 19 Hymn 68 Christ return'd is retain'd Page 78 Hymn 107 SAbbath Gospel jubilee Page 125 Hymn 44 Salvation the 24 Elders sing Page 49 Hymn 130 Sighs for the great Shepherd Page 150 Hymn 17 for a sight of Jesus Page 17 51 2 Hymn 130 The Shepherds answer to Lambs Page 150 Hymn 64 Sight of that plant renown'd Page 72 Hymn 176 A Soliloquy for solitary Page 208 Hymn 111 Songs of deliv'rance Page 129 Hymn 86 of the last sight of God Page 102 Hymn 48 Souls one only desire Page 54 Hymn 143 Star of Christ and that Comet Page 164 Hymn 124 Subjection contentment Page 143 Hymn 164 Submission to Gods will Page 193 Hymn 86 TErrour of the judgment Page 98 Hymn 68 Thirst to see God in Zion Page 77 Hymn 94 Throne of God glorious Page 107 Hymn 149 Time of Satan short Page 171 Hymn 96 Three Childrens furnace Page 111 Hymn 126 Be Thankful for all Page 145 Hymn 6 26 A Threnetick for creation Page 6 28 Hymn 30 also for Zion Page 33 Hymn 25 Triumph of Saints Page 27 Hymn 31 Turtle-doves note Page 34 Hymn 68 VAlley of Bacah Page 77 Hymn 115 Victorious Halelujah's Page 133 Hymn 71 Vine of Christ bleeding Page 80 Hymn 54 Virgins call to trim up Page 60 Hymn 138 Vine a prophesie of it Page 160 Hymn 85Vnion and Communion with Christ Page 97 Hymn 128 Voyce of our Shepherd Page 148 Hymn 165 Vocation a great blessing Page 191 Hymn 63 Vision of the Lamb in Flesh Page 71 Hymn 173 in Flames Page 201 Hymn 184Vpper Garden 's ultimate glory Page 219 Hymn 77 Vials on Rome our cool gales Page 88 Hymn 182 WEll of lif 's spring Page 216 Hymn 91 Wellcome to Christs return Page 104 Hymn 99 Wheeles all roul as God will Page 116 Hymn 154 Wishes sent to a friend Page 177 Hymn 104 Whore and Dragon conquer'd Page 121 Hymn 84 World under foot a beauty Page 96 Hymn 97 YEars of jubilee Page 112 Hymn 189 Yelling Wolves rang Page 148 Hymn 96 ZEal as hot as Nebuchadnez furnace Page 111 Hymn 7 Zions lamentation for the Lord Page 7 Hymn 113 Zions joy surprizes Page 131 Postscript Reader THE Author intends a Second Part all on the Scripture if these bring but in his bare charges but Observator Numb 87. is so bold with Law to come to a Conventicle forge a name and abuse Ra-Conscience and pervert part of a Hymn citing it as Satan did Scripture in part only so tender he is of that old Roman Nimrod that hee 'l help to start a prey by barking at words and next imposing his sence that verse was At Babel first confusion came Lord send it once again In her confusion raise thy name So finish Nimrods raign But to leave him to 's scurrilous scrible until the next House of Lords touze him I add There being a late discourse of that Comet the Reader is desir'd with that book on Matth. 2. to compare G. Withers in 's Speccul Sp. p. 132. There will to thwart their hopes a New Star blaze Within the West that shall the World amaze And influences through the universe So quickly and prodigiously disperse That aided by concurring Constellations It shall have some effects upon most Nations And cause such changes as will make a stand In those attempts that now men have in hand c. FINIS