presently devour ZION's SONS Shall we arise against this Beast of Prey To rescue thee and take his strength away Who hath so long time been thine Enemy Ruling o'er thee and thine in cruelty Or shall he eveâ—â—eign and domineer As he hath done without controul or fear ZION No stay a while I shall deliver'd be From his fieâ—ce wrath and cruel â—yranny When the set time is come I fully know I shall deliver'd be as Truth doth show For he that sitteth in the Heavens doth scorn At this great Rebel for his Son that 's born Heir of the World and Prince of Kingdoms too Shall surely â—eign because it is his due For God hath promis'd that his Son shall have The Câ—own the Kâ—ngdom and the Scepter brave Nations shall serve him Kings that have abhorr'd His Name shall pay him homage as their Lord To JESUS all shall bow he shall be King And to poor Zion shall Redemption bring Wherefore my Children I do say again Do you not stir he hath some time to reign Him to destroy it is beyond your skill Your Wisdom and your Strength is to fit sâ—ill Till his long months be out yea the last hour None can consume or take away his power To suffer still it is for me appointed Till some to do this Work shall be anointed With Gods good Spirit that most holy Oyl And then they shall this cruel Beast quite foyl Your present work is therefore for to pray To be prepared for that blessed Day Be therefore ready for the time draws near When he shall fall of this you need not fear But since I see you active fain would be Revenge your selves I give you liberty On one which a long time my Foe hath â—in If you would know his name you shall 't is Sin Arise now kill and slay upon him fall A worser Foe I 've not among them all Spare not it 's he which always doth oppose Both you and I and all that with Christ close Until he is beat down I shall not rise Nor be deliver'd from my Enemies Because of Sin my very heart doth ake And much of this complaint doth therefore make For it is Sin together with the Devil That is the cause of all my pâ—esent evil O strive against them in Gods holy power And give no place to them not for an hour Besides them and the Beast there is the Whore Some wrongs I must impute unto her score For she doth call my Children Hereticks Phanaticks also for by such her tricks She keeps the World in such blindness that so There 's very few that do my Children know She takes from them their Souls most precious food Because they can't partake with her vile brood Besides of her I have cause to complain For she hath many of my Children slain She makes the Beast to run at me and roar And with his Horns oft-times my Sides to goar She hath some Brats too cloath'd in black white Which stâ—ike at me this day with all their might But amongst all heâ— cursed hellish Train None shall speed worse then they when she is slain ZION's SONS Mother What Whore is that for she shall rue Hath she so many of our Brethren slew Lâ—t Veng'ance be on her Gods Saints do cry Whose Dâ—aths are precious in their Father's Eye â—hough she hath taken our good Name fâ—om us â—et her not think she shall escape it thus â—e do estèem our Names as precious Oyl â—hich she hath labour'd so much to defile 〈◊〉 know whom she should be we do think long 〈◊〉 hath unto us all done thus much wrong ZION She is great Babylon of whom you 've read Whâ—ch owns not Christ in truth to be her Head This is that Romish Antichristian Harlot Who for long time hath sat bedâ—â—k'd in Scarlet Upon the Beast which from the Sea did rise Whose Fore-head's spread with Names of Blasphemieâ— Who with the golden Cup that 's in her hand Invites the Rich and Noble of the Land For to commit the Sin of Fornication Which to the Lord is great abomination And now because that I abhor this Sin She to this day my Enemy hath been And makes the Mighty Ones me to oppress For laying open her great wickedness ZION's SONS Shall we arise Why should this wicked Whore Blaspheme our God or wrong us any more She glories and doth live deliciously Both God his Christ and Us she doth defie And more then this she thousands doth annoy Both Souls and Bodies too she doth destroy She stretcheth forth her hand and still doth crave Poor Innocents that them she might inslave Yea to the whole World she has done such wrong We her abhor more then the stinking Dung. Shall we now fill to her in the same Cup That she hath fill'd to us for to drink up Yea double to her double saith Gods Word No mercy unto her at all afford Shall we arise O Zion full of ire To eat her Flesh and burn her in the fire ZION You instrumental in this work shall be Your Brother John long time since told it me Esay also and Jeremy before Did clearly show you should destroy this Whore And I perceive you this do understand Which comforts me too on the other hand You are enlight'ned with the Angels Glory As it hath been fore-told in sacred Story As for my Children who before did live Light from this Angel they could not receive But you my Sons brought forth in these last days Great things shall do though many it gain-says And you I see are earnest for to know The time when you this Whore shall overthrow And I can't blame you in this very thing Because great Glory to me it will bring The Gospel too over the world shall spread And men instead of Husks shall feed on Bread And Gospel-Freedom you shall then enjoy No Popish Prelate you shall more annoy Nor shall the Locusts of you make a prey Because that Tythes to them you cannot pay Those wicked Fiends of Hell shall then no more Have power for to sting and hurt the poor They shall be cast with shame as 't is most fit Into that dismal dark and smoaking pit Thither they shall I say with wrath be turn'd And with those lasting Flames they shall be burn'd But to reply to what you have enquir'd At present you must keep your selves retir'd To make attempts you ought for to defie Till strength be given from the Lord on high You now within the streets do lie for dead Not knowing yet how to lift up your head But you shall then appeaâ— to be alive The Spirit of the Lord shall you revive God hath I know let down the time exact When he 'll begin his strange and dreadful Act To the amazement of your Enemies When God shall call his Mighty ones to rise And from the Heav'ns you then shall hear a Voice The which shall cause your Souls for â—o rejoyce And that will be to you so clear a call
thou my Way my Strength my Truth my Light So shall I learn to live and die upright XI When Lord I hungry am be thou my Meat When I in darkness am be light to me And when I weary am Lord be my Seat And when in Prison do thou set me free And I thy Name O Lord will glorifie And walk in thankfulness until I die XII In time of wrath O Lord and fury great Be unto me a Fence and Tower strong And let me to thy blessed Name retreat Till thou avenged art for all the wrong That wicked men O Lord have done to me And unto all dear God that do love thee XIII Let me with patience run that blessed race And from my weights which grievious have bin Lord set me free that I may run apace And the immortal Crown the prize may win Grant me thy fear O Lord guard well my Path O give me patience and with patience Faith XIV Make thy dear Saints great God all of one heart Let their divisions end also by thee Let them unite again and never part Whilst there is either Earth or Sea And then thy praises Lord I will declare For I shall then be freed from all my care XV. Thy Saints dear Lord are many Members joyn'd To make one body whose blest Head thou art Let all thy Children Lord be of one mind Let this one Body Lord have but one heart Then shall I see indeed a blest increase Of Zions Glory and of Israels Peace XVI Thy Children dear O Lord offended have Do thou in mercy all their sins pass by Have mercy Lord thy mercy do I crave That they may live thy name to magnifie And I thy mercy Lord will shew to all And warning take lâ—st that I also fall XVII Zion remember Lord in all her grief She mourns she weeps she cries and is in pain Do thou in mercy send her such relief That she with cause may never more complain And then O Lord my sorrows will be o're And I thy praises Lord will sing therefore XVIII O'er all the world now let thy Gospel spread All Popish enterprizes Lord prevent Let Papists never here get any head As is their purpose Lord and full intent And then I shall O Lord without all shame Ascribe the Glory to thy Holy Name XIX Lord cast thine eyes upon those cruel Foes Prevent their purpose who this day combine Against thy Flock O God that thou hast chose Do thou make them like Chaff before the wind Preserve thy Heritage out of their hand Establish Truth and Peace Lord in the Land XX. O thou great God whose Judgements are severe Whose Mercies too are full of sweet compassion Do thou Lord scourge thy Foes both far and near And grant to me the joy of thy Salvation And I will spend the remnant of my dayes In Psalms of thanks to thee and Songs of praise XXI Make haste great God to judge the bloody Whore Thy Righteous Judgements do thou execute O let her fall and never rise no more Lord don't deny me this my earnest Suit But let me see her down before I die That I thy Name therefore may magnifie XXII Establish Lord the Kingdom of the Just O let thy Son upon his blessed Throne Destroy the Kingdom Lord of the vile Beast Let Christ his foes to conquer now go on That in the heights of Zion I may sing Hosanna in the highest to my King XXIII What thou O Lord hast unâ—o Zion told Of blessings that thou hast for her in store Those things great God O let my eyes behold And then let me go hence and be no more No more dear God I mean as now am I For I shall live to all eternity XXIV There 's one thing more O Lord I beg for me Let me alwayes be well prepar'd to die And this do I Lord also crave of thee To reign with Christ to all eternity And then great God when this short life is o'er With Angels I will sing for evermore XXV What ever of my Sute thou dost deny Grant me true Faith let me alwayes believe That through Christs death when ere I come to die A Paradise from thee I shall receive O grant dear God to me this one request Let me enjoy but thee and I will rest For having thee O Lord I all things have And having thee there 's nothing more I crave An Alarm to the wise and foolish Virgins I. ALL you that fear The Lord give ear To what I do indite There is a cry The Bridegroom 's nigh T is now about midnight II. Awake awake Your Lamps to take â—nd longer do not slumber Them do you trim To tend on him â—nto the Wedding Chamber III. You Virgins all To you I call What Oyl have you in store If you have none You are undone Look to it now therefore IV. Watch you alway Our Lord doth say None knows the day nor hour Watch carefully For now it 's nigh The day of his great pow'r V. Wherefore arise Open your eyes The Day-Star doth appear Rise from your Bed Lift up your head Redemption now draws near VI. All who are wise Their time do prize Preparing for their Lord To them he will His Word fulfil His presence to afford VII But fools do haste Their time to waste In sleep and slothfulness Yet they do dream I do presume Of glory ne'ertheless VIII But they indeed On fancies feed 'T will come to such an ebb That they shall see Their hopes will be Like to the Spiders Web. IX They still do keep Themselves asleep And know not where they be Were they awake How would they quake Their woful state to see X. You who remain Carnal and vain In a cold formal state And all the while Have got no Oyl You 'l mourn when 't is too late XI You who profess And not possess The Truth in Life and Pow'r Your state is bad And will be sad Before this day is o'er XII What is the shell To the kernel Or Chaff unto the Wheat You husks do take And do forsake Your Souls most precious meat XIII 'T is the last day O therefore pray And faithful now abide Unto the Lord With one accord And be on the Lambs side XIV And have a care You do not dare In Babel to remain For if you do Then also know With her you shall be slain XV. Come come away Without delay With all speed and indevour Her end is come Her fatal doom Your Souls therefore deliver XVI You now do hear Her ruin's near Your sins therefore forsake And you 'l prevent Great punishment Of which she must pertake XVII All her pleasures And rich treasures Abhor as a great evil Gods Word doth show Who love them do Shall go unto the Devil XVIII Do you remove Your Souls dear Love From Earth and things thereof For this hath bin Your very sin Now cast it therefore off XIX On things above Set you your love Affections and
Zion in Distress Or The sad and Lamentable Complaint OF ZION AND Her Children Wherein are demonstrated the Causes of Her miserable Calamities and Her Faith in God touching her perfect Redemption the latter Days Glory Also shewing The dreadful controversie God hath with the Beast of Rome and Mother of Harlots and all Adversaries and Nations of the world for Zion's sake Lam. 1.12 Is there any sorrow like unto my sorrow Vers 17. Zion spreadeth forth her hands and there is none to comfort her London Printed in the Fatal Year THE AUTHOR To the Reader Courteous Reader IF these ensuing illiterate and homespun-Poems come to thy hand let me crave this of thee viz. Diligently and impartially to peruse them and do not censoriously judge nor prejudicially condemne the plain and simple-hearted Author thereof Neither doe thou slight them because of the lowness and meanness of the stile that they run in But esteem them rather for the honesty of the matter then for their Elegancy more for their Vertue than for the Variety of Scholastick Expressions I never learned the Art of Rhetorick nor courted the Universities Neither have I studied to deliver my self in that stile that might tend either to the pleasing of the Mind Fancies Or vain Humours of any nor to delight the Ear but to affect the Heart not to stir up the Mind to Mirth but to move the Soul to Mourn And if Courteous Reader thou art a Christian one that art truly and really born from Above of the free Woman and brought up vertuously in the Heavenly Family if so I am perswaded that I need not inforce many Arguments to induce thee to a kinde acceptance of what I present thee with because it treateth of the state of Her whose Womb did bear thee and whose Paps have spiritually giv'n thee suck Shall thy dear Mother be in a miserable languishing state and condition and not her own dear Children incline with all diligence to her mournful Complaints God forbid If I have misrepresented the state of ZION this day in any thing I humbly crave pardon I have writ according to the measure of Light received The Subject is Divine and I confess too high and good to be so low and badly handled too worthy for such an unworthy VVorm to meddle with Such as it is I here present to you I have with Mary done what I could you must not expect a mans Head upon a Childs Shoulders And if it prove acceptable in your eyes I matter not how I and it are censured by others It cannot speed worse then She doth for whose sake I have writ these Lines This onely I intreat of thee Let Zions Captivity be thy Misery and never adde thou to her Afflictions So shall I be thine for ever in all Christian Service Farewel Let Zealots carp at Homer if they will And barke like Dogs until they barke their fill True Protestants will not offended be 'T is onely Popish Imps will snarle at me To his Friend the AUTHOR WHat Muse is this doth thus possess thy brain That leads thy Genius to so high a strain Must thy aspiring thoughts needs now rehearse Thy Mothers Groans in such a kind of dress What Poet-like thy self deliver now Is Prose too mean to let the World know how She is opprest by Rome's black hellish Crew How in her Blood they did their hands imbrew Let thy Endeavour â— prosper let them prove To be Rome's shame A Token of thy Love To thy distressed Mother now the scorn Of black-mouth'd Imps the Sons of Satan born Aspiring Soul What from her Sorrows clime To a Prophetick Spirit in thy Rime Fore-telling how she shall delivered be From all those Bloody Hounds whom thou do'st see God will destroy and will thy Mother make Heavens Glory Earths Joy for his Name sake Jehovah bless thy work this Book though small And make it prove a Preface to Rome's Fall Vale. ZION IN DISTRESS OR The Sad and Lamentable Complaint of Zion and Her Children Zion's Sons ATtend all People hearken and draw near What doleful noise is that sounâ—s in my ear Me thinks I hear a very dismal Cry Like one that doth lament most bitterly And by the mournful voice that I do hear Some VVoman is in great distress I fear The more I mind tâ—is Cry and do give heed The more my heart is pierc'd and made to bleed O how I thirst to know who this should be That makes my Soul to grieve and sigh in me A Person of great Honour and Descent Doubtless this VVoman is that doth lament Highly descended born she 's from above Nurs'd in the Chambers of the Fathers Love Espoused to a Prince of high degree For King of kings and Lord of lords is He. Alas alas poor Zion Is it thou O mourn my Soul and let my Spiri bow Let all that love the Bridegroom mourn for grief For Zion weeps as one past all Relief But why O Zion lov'd of the most High Dost thou lament and mourn so bitterly ZION Ah! poor I am mean low and desolate And few there be that pity my estate A long time I have in the VVilderness VVander'd about in sore and great distress Hiding my self from the Beasts furious rage And there have been until this very Age And having lately look'd a little out Again he spy'd me and doth search about For to destroy me 't is his full intent Or drive me back again his mind is bent No rest nor peace to me or mine he 'll give Declaring that we are not fit to live The Dragon too hath with this Beast combin'd To spoil both me and mine when Us they find Th' old Lion Lioness and Lions VVhelp Come out against me other Beasts to help Dogs Bulls and Bears and VVolves do all agree To rend and tear and make a spoil of me O that e'er I so delicately bred And my dear Babes at the Kings Table fed Should be this day as one even quite cast out And they as Sheep now scatter'd round about Now to deliver me there 's none dare venter The Truth would fain but knows not how to enter And Justice that is made to stand far off VVhilst I become the Object of mens scoff Zion am I that no man doth regard Mens hearts against me now are grown so hard Hurl'd to and fro and tost as with the wind And not one Dram of Comfort can I find My Children which both young and tender are The fierce looks of these Beasts do greatly scare And some they seiz upon as their own Prey And them into their Dens do bear away Where they are kept in sore captivity Mourning for me and their extremity Who for Christ Jesus sake with much content Do from their Foes indure all punishment For they in Prison rather chuse to lie Then to obtain by sin their liberty The spoiling of their Goods with joy they take Before they will the Lord of Life forsake Or to be sent out
That you straight way shall on this Stâ—umpet fall Wait now with patience therefore on the Lord Until his saving strength he doth afford And make to him always your supplication For from him onely is my expectation O sigh with me and in your Spirits groan And send stroâ—g câ—ies up to his gracious Throne Do you give him no rest until he hath Made me the only Praise of all the Earth And I 'll lift up my Voice to God on high And make my moan to him and thus will cry O Lord my Lord consider my estate Let me remain no longer desolate Am I not dear and precious in thy sight My sad Complaint do thou nor therefore slight But let thy Bowels now towards me move For sure I am thou dost me dearly love Thou hast redeem'd me with thy precious Blood And nothing thou hast thought foâ— me too good Lord though I sinned have do thou forgive And let my Children dear in concord live Teach them all truly to know thee O Lord And worship thee in peace with one accord Let not the wicked of me make a spoil Who Thee abhor and Me esteem most vile Thou dost cast down and raise up wound and cure And nothing is to hard for thee I 'm sure Thou knowst my grief there 's nothing hid from thee Arise O Lord for to deliver me Long time between the Serpent vile and me Thou know'st there has been bitter Enmity Above five thousand years h' hath bruis'd my Heel And I this day that grievous sore do feel Thou hast declar'd O Lord my Seed shall break His cursed Head for thou wilt Vengance take On this vile Serpent and his cursed Seed Which first did wound my Heel and made it bleed But when O Lord Is not the time yet come That thou wilt put an end to his Kingdom In Achor's Valley open thou a Door And make me sing as once I did before O do thou break the bonds of my distress And bring me Lord out of this Wilderness Let me break forth like to the Sun most bright And as an Army terrible in fight O take away the Vail that covers me And these thick Clouds that I may clearly see What is thy mind in this thy Dispensation And know the work of thâ—s my Generation It 's time for thee O Lord to plead my Cause For wicked men make void thy Righteous Laws Obedience to their Law they say is Reason Thine to obey they make as bad as Treason Lord where thou sittest thou dost see and hear That in their shame they glory without fear Thy fearful Judgements they do not regard But sin the more their Hearts are grown so hard Judgements deferr'd in sin doth make them bold Scorning in their vile course to be control'd As if thy dreadful hand their Lives did spare To sin against thee without fear or care Saying within theiâ— hearts We aâ—e past by To serve our Lusts in all Iniquity Thinking that God who doth forbear to strike Of them and their debauched ways doth like Or else as if some interposing Cloud From Gods all-searching-Eye could be a shrouâ— Supposing that thy Seat is so on high That thou their sinful doings canst not spy Or that since thou their Judgments hast delay'd Thou l't do it still they are no whit afraid Thus they thy blessed patience do abuse And true Repentance wickedly refuse Whereby they do unto themselves procure Great wrath from Heaven which they shall sure endure And fit themselves for the great day of slaughter When into sorrow shall be turn'd their laughter Thy sev'n last plagues thou wilt pour forth on them Because they do both Grace and Truth contemn And how canst thou with them so long forbear Who to thy face thee scornfully do dare Saying Make speed that we thy work may see And know thy Counsel whatsoe'er it be Is not their sinful Cup fill'd to the top That thou mightst off these mighty Cedars lop Cut down these Trees O Lord but spare thy Vine Which thou amongst the Trees hast chose for thine Make that O God to flourish and be green And fruitful as before time it hath been Thou brought'st this Vine from Egypt heretofore From thence Lord bring it out again once more Make room for it to â—oot the Land to fill The Boughs thereof let shade the highest Hill From Sea to Sea let her her Branches send And from all wâ—ongs her graciously defend Make up her Hedge her Fence which like a Wall Secure and safe should keep her now from all Those wild Beasts of the field with the wild Boar Who to devour and waste will ne'er give o'er Visit thy Vine O Lord do thou behold That which thou plant'st and prisedst more then gold Do they not burn and of it make a spoil And thou dost hide thy face too all this while Who is this Vine but me whom thou hast chose Both Vine and Lily and thy Sharon Rose I am thy Love Dove Undefiled One Why dost thou then let me be trod upon By thy own Grace I am made thus to thee Consider now therefore my misery For I am scorch'd and burnt in grievous pain And shall I never more thy Love obtain Hast thou withdrawn thy self for evermore And will these days of Sorrow ne'er be o'er O I am wounded and in bitter smart Sure it 's not long ere these will break my heart ZIONS SONS Mourn mourn O Heav'ns and thou O Earth bewail And weep ye Saints until your Spirits fail For she that is the Glory of the Earth Most High and Mighty and of precious Birth Lies sadly weltring almost in despair Her grievous sorrows no Tongue can declare And now my Brethren come I pray come hither And in Gods fear let us confer together Doth not Gâ—ief seiz on you my Brethren dear Doth not your hearts dissolve into a tear Doth not your eyes like to a fountain run Doth not all Joy now into Mourning turn Doth not your sleep also from you depart Are you not peirced to the very heart Are you or are you not in bitterness Because of Zion and her sore distress How can our hearts delight in things below How can we sleep in peace as others do How can we comfort have or comfort find Or how can we the Worlds concernments mind How can we eat or drink with Hearts content And not with Grief poor Zion's state lament Because that our dear Mother is a crying She sighs and sobs as if she were a dying She languisheth and is in bitter pain And in this state all do her much disdain She is reproach'd by every drunken Sot Being cast out like to a broken Pot She is despis'd and trod upon like Dung The Drunkard of her makes his dayly Song But I will turn and will expostulate The case with Zion touching her estate Why art thou sometimes up then down again Sometimes at ease sometimes in bitter pain They 're doubtless throes chear up and do not fear
Deliverance dear Soul is very near And though thy throes and pains should now give o'er Don't fear thou shalt not die One or two more Shall bring that Child into the World which thou Hast travel'd with in bitter pangs till now O cry to God thy Midwife he will be For I am sure he will deliver thee He is the God that brings unto the Birth He also 't is that gives strength to bring forth O stay thy self upon thy blessed Lord His gracious strength he will to thee afford Vpon his Promises do thou depend And thou shalt see deliverance at the end ZION Alas poor Hearts my God hath me forsook My sighs he doth not mind nor on me look To pity me he hath now quite forgot His anger 's kindled and his wrath is hot It burneth sore against me let me mourn For I am sorely spoiled rent and torn Like to a Ship with raging tempests toss'd That suffers Shipwrack ready to be lost Ah wo is me that ever I did on And so unfaithful to my God have bin How beautiful and comely once was I Like to a Pearl in his most blessed Eye I could not speak but he would answer me But now I lie in sore captivity I cry and call but he doth stop his Ear And answers not as if he had no care Of me but I will prove him once again And not give over till I do obtain Of Bowels he is full and can't retain His anger but will ease me of my pain O Lord I come I come again to thee O pardon Lord and do thou pity me For when I said I was of thee forsaken I see that I therein was much mistaken For I engraven am upon thy hand And in thy sight for evermore shall stand Awake O Arm of God and do not stay My Sorrows are so great O say not nay Hear me dear Jesus unto thee I cry My Heart doth bleed O save me or I die CHRIST In Heav'n where I do sit in Majesty A Voice sounds in mine Ears continually And now of late much louder it doth cry Sing therefore Hallâ—lujah And doubtless 't is the voice of her I love My Bowels in me do so greatly move I will therefore to her now faithful prove Sing therefore Hallâ—lujah Alas poor Heart thy mournful voice I hear And will come down to help be of good chear For thou art precious to me and most dear Sing therefore Hallelujah Go to for all thy sorrows I well know And will deliver thee from them also And will again th' Egyptians overthrow Sing therefore Hallelujah I AM THAT I AM that is still my Name The proudest of thy Foes shall know the same And they shall never more put thee to shame Sing therefore Hallelujah In thy afflictions great distress and pain Of which thou dost so grievously complain I am affliâ—ted and made grieve again Sing therefore Hallelujah F`or all the hurts and wrongs they do to thee I take as if they did them all to me And this indeed ere long they all shall see Sing therefore Hallelujah It was for thee that I did bleed and die I love thee as the Apple of mine Eye Fear not thou then thy proudest Enemy Sing therefore Hallelujah Although 't is true thou in their hands art now Yet Power 's mine and Wisdom I know how To strengthen thee and make them all to bow Sing therefore Hallelujah And I will rise now in great Jealousie To shew my Power and great Soveraignty And make them to the Rocks and Hilâ—s to fly Sing therefore Hallelujah The Day of Vengeance now is in my minde And where to hide themselves they shall not find Though with the Powers of Hel they have comâ—in'd Sing therefore Hallelujah Thy Controversie throughly I will plead And will bring down each high and lofty Head The Mighty Ones like Mortar I will tread Sing therefore Hallelujah Though silent for a long time I have stood I 'll be reveng'd for all the righteous Blood That hath run down like to a mighty Flood Sing therefore Hallelujah Though Judgement on them I did long delay Yet what is due to Justice they shall pay And but a little longer will I stay Sing therefore Hallelujah For now besides the wrongs thou dost repeat The Martyrs blood doth loudly me entreat I will come forth therefore in fury great Sing therefore Hallelujah I will perform my strange and dreadful Acts And thou before me very strong shalt wax For I 'll make thee to be my Battle-Axe Sing therefore Hallelujah Thy Horn shall Iron be and thy Hoof Brass With which thou shalt be at down the Serpents Race And quickly will I bâ—ing this thing to pass Sing therefore Hallelujah Thy Sons that scattered are the Earth throughout I will soon gather them do thou not doubt And bring them forth too with a mighty shout Sing therefore Hallelujah The Mighty they shall overcome with Slings The Nobles also and the Heathen Kings With Fetters they shall binde and such-like things Sing therefore Hallelujah O tâ—ou who art with raging tempests tost Without all comfort ready to be lost Thy expectation shall not long be crost Sing therefore Hallelujah I 'll lay thy Stones with colours fair and sure And thy Foundations shall be Saphirs pure Which shall indeed for evermore endure Sing therefore Hallelujah For a small time I have forsaken thee But with great mercy thou shalt gather'd be And from all bondage I will set thee free Sing therefore Hallelujah Though I have thee afflicted heretofore I 'll turn my hand upon the bloody Whore And will not now afflict thee any more Sing therefore Hallelujah Because thou dost my holy name profess I will establish thee in Righteousness And break in pieces them that thee oppress Sing therefore Hallelujah I will come down also from Heaven above And will from thee oppression far remove ' Gainst thee no Weapon form'd shall prosp'rous prove Sing therefore Hallelujah Thy Children too shall all be taught of me Also great peace for ever there shall be And I 'll bring in the Gentiles unto thee Sing therefore Hallelujah Though many do thee grievously deride Thy Borders I 'll enlarge on every side And to thy Seed the whole Earth will divide Sing therefore Hallelujah For I did promise them I do confess That they should fully all the World possess And I 'll perform it now in Righteousness Sing therefore Hallelujah I will come now unto my holy Hill The Heathen at my presence shall be still The Earth with Knowledge I will also fill Sing therefore Hallelujah Exalted I shall be and sit on high Above all earthly Kings in Majesty And thou shalt reign with me triumphantly Sing therefore Hallâ—lujah All Kingdoms of the Earth shall now be mine And then be sure that they shall all be thine And thou in Beauty like a Queen shalt shine Sing therefore Hallelujah ZION O matchless Grace and Love beyond degree Now am I sure there is none like to thee In Heaven nor