Ear Do not my mournful voice dispise But my Petition hear I do confess that I receiv'd My very shape in sin In it my Mother me conceiv'd And brought me forth therein Numberless evils compass me My sins do me assail More than my very hairs they be So that my heart doth fail But there is Mercy to be had With thee and pardoning Grace That men may be incouraged With fear to seek thy face Have Mercy Lord and pity take On me in this distress For thine abundant mercy sake Blot out my wickedness My youthful sins do thou deface Keep them not on record But after thine abundant Grace Remember me O Lord. Lord hide thy face from all my sins And my misdeeds deface O God make clean my heart within Renew it with thy Grace From every presumptuous crime Thy Servant Lord restrain And let them not at any time The least dominion gain Blessed is he to whom the Lord Imputeth not his sin Whose heart hath all deceit abhorr'd And guile's not found therein O then let joy and gladness speak And let me hear their voice That so the bones which thou didst break May feelingly rejoice Then bless the living Lord my Soul His glorious praise proclaim Let all my inward powers extol And bless his holy name Forget not all his benefits But bless the Lord my Soul Who all thy trespasses remits And makes thee sound and whole Behold what wondrous love on us The Father hath bestow'd That we should be advanced thus And call'd the Sons of God Because thy loving kindness is Better than length of days And preciouser than life its self My Lips shall speak thy praise With Marrow and sweet Fatness fill'd My thankful Soul shall be My Mouth shall join with joyful lips In giving praise to thee For whom have I in Heaven but thee Nor is there any one In all the World desir'd of me Besides thy self alone Tho' flesh consume and heart be broke And all do fail me sore Yet God's my hearts unshaken Rock And portion evermore The path of Life thou wilt shew me With thee are all the Treasures Of Joy and at thy right hand be The everlasting pleasures Goodness and Mercy all my days Shall surely follow me And in the house of God always My dwelling place shall be Lord all thy works do speak thy praise And thee thy Saints shall bless They shall proclaim thy Kingdoms fame And thy great power express Thy Kingdom everlasting is Its glory hath no end And thine alone Dominion Thro' Ages doth extend Glory to the Eternal God In his transcendent place Let peace on Earth make her abode Let men receive his Grace The Elders and the blessed Saints Who do thy Throne surround Do never cease by night or day These praises to resound The Song of Moses and the Lamb They sing with one accord Great are thy works and marvellous Almighty God our Lord. Just are thy ways thou King of Saints And true is all thy word Who would not fear and glorifie Thy holy name O Lord The Lamb is worthy that was slain Of Power and Renown Of Wisdom Honour and to wear The Royal Glorious Crown For thou our Souls redeemed hast By thy most precious Blood And made us Kings and Sacred Priests To the Eternal God Let the exalted Heav'ns rejoice And let the Earth be glad The Sea with its applauding noise Triumphant praise shall add O bless the Lord all ye his Hosts And Ministers of his And all his works throughout all Coasts Where his Dominion is Bless thou the Lord my Soul my mouth His praises shall proclaim Bless him all flesh all that hath breath Praise ye the Lord's great name To Father Son and Holy Ghost All Glory be therefore As our Baptism doth oblige Both now and evermore A small Collection from Mr. Burgess Heaven's King my careful Shepherd is I am his Pasture Sheep 'T were strange if I should come to want For he doth never sleep His Word and Ordinances are Fat Pastures unto me In them he leads me where the streams Of Grace and Peace run free Surely thy goodness and free grace Shall reach me all my days And let my life be long or short I 'll spend it in thy praise Blessing and Glory and Renown Then give we altogether To him that on the Throne sets down And to the Lamb for ever Hymn VI. for the Sabbath D. B. COme let us set to Angels work Yea Lord I 'll sing thy praise I will proclaim thy wondrous Grace Thy Honour we will raise Thanksgiving is a heavenly work 'T is all in Heaven they do To thank and praise the Lord most high On Earth 't is sweet work too Let all the World shout at the Just God will be their high Tower And such a Fort that all the World Shall ne're one Saint devour Of silly babes and sucklings weak Thou mak'st the Church so strong That it confounds the Gates of Hell That seek to do it wrong My Thoughts are much too big for words When to thy Heavens I look And view the Moon and Stars most high Thy glorious lovely book Then bless my Soul and all my powers Bless ye Jehovahs name As ye were born to do the Saints Do always praise the same Thro' Christ he pardons all our sins And blots out our misdeeds He heals our outward maladies And supplies all our needs He hath the Keys of Hell and Death The Souls of men to save He in his kindness bore the Cross That we the Crown might have Bless bless my Soul that Lord and God Whose benefits ingage His benefits of every hour Who can count in an Age For this his loving kindnesses He 's sooner reconcil'd Than any tender Father is To his Repenting Child To Father Son and Holy Ghost c. For the Sabbath O Blessed are ye Saints above How active is your state You ever bless the Lord your God Not at our broken Rate They never pray but always praise They endless Sabbaths keep They never shut their Eyes or Mouths Their rest is free from sleep But oh how weak are crawling Worms How short's our Sabbath days We dye more hours by far in sleep Than we do live in praise O Glorious God accept our Wills And Weaknesses forgive We wish our Souls were like the Saints Unlike them as we live They all were once as weak as we Lord grant we be not long That we may be as strong as they And sing their heavenly song â—ord what is life without thy love 'T is but a sorry thing What makes the Court of Heav'n above Thy Presence 't is great King 〈◊〉 do not envy great mens state Nor pine to see their store Take they the World give me thy Love I 'm Rich and they are Poor Hymn VII Another for the Sabbath day O God whose glorious Majesty We can so little praise â—Tis but a few and weary hours And those the best of days Heaven be the land of praise Lord why
must we keep thence What folly is' t that makes us loth To dye and to go hence â—each down Reach down thine arm of Grace Lord fit us to ascend Where Congregations near brake up And Sabbaths have no end â—here there 's no sleep nor weariness To break thy Servants peace â—or envious thoughts nor slanderous Tongues Their troubles to increase There there 's no falt but all is free There day lives without night There Men and Angels live by love And in thy lovely light I come I come my God to thee Thanks Lord to thee I come My wearied starved prodigal Soul Come Soul come gladly home World take thy husks and give thy Swine I am for better bread For all my Fathers Children be With Heavenly Manna fed Now flesh leave Tempting of me now To doat on sensual things They that thy Feasts do value much They know not Christ the King Too long too long my simple Soul A bond-slave thou hast been This day I join thee to thy God And thee Divorce from Sin My dearest Lord and my poor Soul For ever ever Love According to his Cov'nant seal In this World and above Hymn VIII Another for the Sabbath or Lords D … MY Lord my Love was Crucified He all the pains did bear But in the sweetness of his rest He makes his Servants share … w sweetly rest thy Saints above Which in thy Bosom lye … y Church below doth rest in hope Of that felicity â—ou Lord who daily feed'st thy Sheep Mak'st them a weekly Feast … y Flocks meet in their several Folds Upon this day of Rest â—elcome and dear unto my Soul â—re these sweet feasts of Love 〈◊〉 what a Sabbath shall I keep When I shall Rest above … ess thy wise and wondrous love Which bind us to be free … ich makes us leave our Earthly snares That we may come to thee … me I wait I hear I pray Thy foot-steps Lord I trace … ng to think this is the way Unto my Saviours Face … is market day doth Saints inrich And smiles upon them all â—…s their Pentecost on which The Holy Ghost doth fall â—…ay of Wonders Mercies Pawn The weary Souls recruit … e Christians Goshen Heavens Dawn The end of endless fruit Hymn X. As the 100 Psalm THou spread'st a weekly Table Lord Where Souls may banquet on thy Worâ—… Whilst means in plenty we enjoy Let not our Souls be parcht and dry We wait here at Bethesda's Pool Those Waters which refresh and cool We wait whose Souls are scorcht with sin O come dear Saviour help us in Thy Power and thy Grace display Be thou amongst us on thy day That sinners may observe thy call And numerous converts to the fall That those who do thy footsteeps trace May find all sweetness in thy Grace O may they never more complain That they have sought their good in vain Thy People at thy Footstool lie Behold us with a gratious Eye O let our Souls with Jesus meet Our fellowship with him be sweet Among thy people here am I Lord let me not be passed by Let this poor Soul with triumph say I 've seen my dearest Lord to day I sit within thy Temple shade O let thy presence make me glad Love me my Lord or else I die Thy Love alone can satisfie Hymm XI For Communion with God â—Las my God that we should be Such strangers to each other that as Friends we might agree And walk and talk together â—…ou know'st my Soul do's dearly love The place of thine abode 〈◊〉 Musick gives so sweet a sound As these two words My God â—ong not for the fruit that grows Within these Gardens here â—…nd no sweetness in the Rose When Jesus is not near … y gracious presence O my Christ Can make a Paradice 〈◊〉 what are all the goodly Pearls Unto this Pearl of price … y I taste that Communion Lord Thy People have with thee … y Spirit daily talks with them O let it talk with me … ke Enoch let me walk with God And thus walk out my day … tended with the heav'nly Guards Upon my King's High-way â—hen wilt thou come unto me Lord O come my Lord most dear … me near come nearer nearer still I 'm well when thou art near â—hen wilt thou come unto me Lord I languish for thy sight Ten thousand Suns if thou art strange Are shades instead of light When wilt thou come unto me Lord For till thou dost appear I count each moment for a day Each minute for a year Come Lord and never from me go This World 's a darksome place I find no pleasure here below When thou dost vail thy face There 's no such thing as pleasure here My Jesus is my all As thou dost shine or disappear My pleasures rise or fall Come spread thy savour on my frame No sweetness is so sweet Till I get up to praise thy Name Where all thy singers meet Hymn XII A Cry before the Sacrament TO day the Lord of Hosts invites Unto a costly Feast O what a priviledge is this To be th' Almighty's Guest I am invited I must go Lord help me to prepare That so I may be welcome and Partake of Childrens fare All they that sit down with him must Be decked with his Grace He smiles on such Communicants And they behold his Face â—ut who and what am I O Lord Unholy and unmeet â—o come within thy doors or to Wash thy Disciples feet Come Holy Spirit come and take My filthy Garments hence â—he guilt the stain the love of sin Will give my Lord offence â—emember not my sins O Lord Which ever load my mind Thy Son did die for such as I That I might mercy find Worldly distractions stay behind Below the Mount abide Be no disturbance to my mind Nor make my Saviour chide Let nothing that is not divine Within thy presence move What e're would cause thee not to shine In tokens of thy Love Whilst thou dost at thy Table sit Send out thy Spirit to breathe Upon my Soul to summon forth My Graces from beneath A wake Repentance Faith and Love Awake O every Grace Come come attend this glorious King And bow before his face O come my Lord the time draws nigh That I am to receive Stand with my Pardon sealed by Perswade me to believe Let not my Jesus now be strange Nor hide himself from me O cause thy Face to shine upon The Soul that longs for thee O let our Entertainment now Be so exceeding sweet That we may long to come again And at thy Table meet Hymn XIII Against Vnbelief A Soul that 's burden'd with the weight Of Sin that on him lies Must go to Golgotha then ask For whom that Saviour dies Surely for Sinners such as I That precious blood was spilt Come poor defiled Souls O come And wash away your guilt Christ calls arise and do not fear Tho' thou wast Satan's Slave Let this thy drooping Spirit
Son Hosanna to the Christ That in the Almighty's name doth come Hosanna in the high'st For thou wer 't slain and art alive Redeeming us to God From every Nation Kingdom Tongue By thy most precious Blood Corruptive things as silver is And Gold Redeem'd us not But the dear blood of Christ our Lord A Lamb without a spot My Saviour dear my belov'd one Is mine and I am his Chief of ten thousand he 's alone My highest Joy and Bliss H'was Sin us for that knew no sin That so we might be made The Righteousness of God in him By whom the price was paid And being thus made free from sin God's service to attend The fruit to Holiness shall be Eternal Life the end By his own Will and Word hath he Wrought our Regeneration A kind of first ripe fruits to be Of all the whole Creation Now to the true eternal King Not seen with mortal Eye Th' immortal only wise true God Be Praise perpetually Hymn XXVI As the 100. Psalm THe Lord do's reign and like a King Puts on his robes of glorious light Tremble thou Earth when he appears Cloathed and girt about with might Under his rule th' unquiet World Will gain stability and Peace Of old his Empire did begin And like himself can never cease In vain the World rebellious powers In tumults and commotions rise Like troubled waters of the Sea That bid defiance to the Skies Resist not his unequal strength That 's far above your threatning noise For ev'n the Seas unruly Waves Do calmly listen to his voice Lord as thy Power can never fail So all thy Promises are sure 'T is thy perfection to be true And those that serve thee to be pure Hymn XXV As the 148. Psalm YE servants of the Lord 1. That Heaven and Earth did frame Who on his Service wait Praise ye his glorious name His goodness doth To this invite His praise will give The best delight In him all Glories meet His greatness knows no bound 2. What other Gods do claim In him is only found Who as at first He all things made Still rules o're all By all obey'd All things in Heaven above 3. Are Subject to his Will The Earth and Seas below His pleasure do fulfil At his Command From the Worlds end Thick Vapours come The Clouds ascend Lightnings from thence burst out And Rains are fast pour'd down 4. He brings his boyst'rous winds From Treasuries unknown Thy name and thy Memorial For ever Lord Continue shall Hymn XXVIII As 148. Psalm GIVE thanks unto the Lord That is so kind and good 5. Whose mercies firmly last As they have ever stood To this Great King All things do bow Angels above And pow'rs below His works our wonder raise The Heav'ns his Wisdom made 6. And he the out stretch'd Earth Above the Waters laid He made the Sun The Days great light The Moon and Stars To rule the Night Egypt's first-born he smote And by his pow'rful hand 7. He brake off Israel's Yoke And brought them from that Land His mercies shown To Ages past Eternally Shall spring and last The parted Sea made way For Israel to pass 8. There the pursuing Host Of Pharaoh drowned was His People thro' The Desart led By Miracles Were daily fed Kings that oppos'd their way Sihon and Og he smote 9. And made their fruitful Land Fall to his Peoples Lot His mercies shewn To ages past Eternally Shall spring and last Hymn XXX as 119. Psalm in its proper tune BLest is the man whose blameless life The Law of God directs Who keeps his precepts and whose heart To serve the Lord affects They never wilfully transgress Who to these paths repair Thou Lord hast charged us to keep All thy commands with care O by thy Grace so guide my ways Never from thine to swerve Nothing shall shame my confidence Whil'st I thy laws observe I 'll praise thee better when I 'm more Instructed in thy fear To serve thee I resolve O give Me Graces to persevere But how shall Youth so prone to Vice Govern their manners Lord By heedful listning to the Wise Directions of thy Word Sincerely I have beg'd thy Grace O keep me close to thee I 've treasur'd up thy Word that I Might not a Sinner be I 've chose thy Truths to be my guide Thy Law my Rule have made I 'll run the way of thy Commands Since thou hast made me glad Lord give me a discerning mind And Knowledg of thy will Then what thy sacred Law enjoins I 'll heartily fulfil Incline my Heart to thy Commands Whilst others Riches prize From the vain pleasures of the world Lord turn away mine Eyes Thou art my Portion and thy word I count to be most dear Thy promis'd Mercy and thy Love Before this world prefer My former wand'rings I review'd And then without delay Resolv'd to change my course and turn Into thy safer way Thy hands have made and fashion'd me With wisdom me endue And by the knowledge of thy Laws Lord form my Soul anew I know thy Judgments righteous are And all my troubles just Lord let thy Mercy comfort me For in thy Word I trust For ever like the Heavens Lord Thy Word is settled fast As firmly as the Earth thy Truth Do's to all Ages last These all in their appointed course Continue to this day And all like ready Servants stand Thine Orders to obey Had not thy Truth been my support Thy Law been my delight Under the pressure of my woes I 'd sunk and perisht quite Of all Perfection here below I soon discern an end But thy large Precepts to all times And states of Life extend O how I love thy Law it is My daily exercise This study makes me wiser far Than all mine Enemies Honey no sweetness do's afford Like what thy words create From thence I learn the flatter'ng sweets Of every sin to hate Thy Word is to my Life a Guide Unto my Paths a Light I 've sworn to keep thy righteous Laws Which I 'll perform aright O let thy dealings towards me And mercy be the same Thou usest to express to those That love and fear thy Name Order my goings in thy Word And my Director be Then no iniquity shall gain Dominion over me I see how Sinners break thy Laws By bold Impieties This makes me sadly to lament And Tears o'reflow mine Eyes Thy Nature Lord and thy Commands Exactly do agree Holy and just and true thou art And such thy Precepts be Thy VVord from all impurer dross Refin'd is my delight On this I meditate before The VVatches of the night Those men are crown'd with inward Peace VVho thy Commandments love And no temptations unto sin To them a scandal prove My Soul do's all thy Precepts keep And Testimonies prize For all my Actions naked are To thine all-seeing Eyes Like a lost Sheep I 've gone astray But now to thee I come Thy precepts I resolve t' obey Lord bring thy Servant