's Crown doth flourish on his Head His House we are if we hold fast our confidence unto the last And firm rejoycing to the end whence still his Blessings down he 'l send It pleas'd our Lord and Master thus to give the Kingdom unto us Who are but low and in distress while shining in his Comliness When in the trying Season we did from his Cause and Banner flee And many did with Idols join yet thou took'st Pity upon thine Though great 's the Blow that did remove thy Servant whom our Souls did love And with fine Wheat had fed us Years that we were sunk in grief of Fears Yet though the Ship was tost in Storms our sleeping Lord secur'd from harm's And did a gracious Message send that we our evil ways amend Mr. H. Then bone to bone did come again through all the Visionary Plain The scattered Members did agree to dwell again in Vnity Oh! boundless Grace that did us know when we were scattered poor and low His Mercy doth for e're endure Oh Love eternal boundless sure Another Prophet came again Mr. S. with Prophesies a Second time We should return and build God's House and he anew would us espouse The Spirit of our Jesus came with that blest Word and did enflame Our Hearts with Zeal and holy Trust and made us favour Zion's dust We rose to build and Christ rose too his Goodness before us did flow His Glory did descend upon our Tabernacle and their shone To Zion then were great resorts and many flockt unto her Courts The golden Gate stood always ope then Achors Vally a door of Hope Oh! boundless grace that did us know when we were scatter'd poor and low His Mercy doth for e're endure Oh! love eternal boundless sure But then a sudden Cloud arose 'tween Christ and us did interpose A night comes on a dawning day our Glory soon was snach't away Our Gold grew on a sudden dim our Crown of Glory fell by sin Our sweet to Gall and Wormwood turn'd and Zion's solemn Meetings mourned Her Paths for the most part untrod deserted by an angry God Her Builders fail the Work doth cease they sliding were to sinful ease The forwardest began to shrink the bearers of the Burdens sink We spent our Months for to complain but then our Lord return'd again Oh boundless grace that did us know when we were scatter'd poor and low His mercy doth for e're endure Oh! love eternal boundless sure Then our beloved came a pace into his Garden with his grace Upon his Bride again to shine and brings his Hony Myrrh and Wine He joyful Messages doth bring makes us of Love and Mercy sing Then various Sinners a great Train are to this Zion born again Now Light and Life with Zion's King come to her Songs anew they sing And Zion's Gates are ope again unto her Flock a numerous train Her Converts very bright and fair her Stones the beauteous Saphires are The Lord their Fellows them above hath ' ointed them with Joy and Love The Lord doth for our quiet care his Arm too for us is made bare Though to this day we do provoke we murmur and we tempt this stroak Yet in this Israel he don't see perversness or iniquity Clad in the Righteousness of Christ our merciful and great High Priest We further glory shall behold he 'll for our Silver give us Gold We yet shall greater things receive if we hold on and do believe Because of all this mighty Grace at this high Throne and resting place We meet to offer up this day the Sacrifice of Thanks and Praise To him the God of Grace and Love that sits upon the Throne above That lives forever evermore we prostrate fall now to adore Worthy's the Lamb upon the Throne that once was slain that once did moan All Power Riches Strength to have all Honour Glory to receive O boundless Grace that did us know when we were scatt'red poor and low His Mercy doth for er'e endure O love eternal boundless sure HYMN LIV. LEt 's sing the praises of the Lamb whose Blood has made us bright And whose Obedience to the Law has made us Perfect white Yea we in him more righteous are then Adam er'e could be With an obedience God-like he O bey'd for thee and mee The Law is fully satisfi'd the Law is honoured too Not a meer Man God-Man obey'd and that was more than due The Law of works cannot condemn nor ought of us demand We gave full satisfaction to 't thro' our Mediators hand We righteous are in a Law-sense and therefore justifi'd Our Jesus risen now doth plead that once obey'd and dy'd Select Hymns BOOK II. HYMN I. ALL ye Seraphic trains above in silence now remain None can set forth electing Love but Jesus that was slain The fathers love to sinners is so great that none can know Nothing but Jesus crucifi'd erecting Love can Show The brightness of electing grace we no where else can see But in those purple Streams alone which Jesus bled for me Come Sinners come behold what Love Christ's bleeding sides did run By faith see Jesus pierc'd for you if you for sin would mourn Your tears like Mary's then will flow when Jesus wounds you See You will abhor your Selves and cry was Jesus pierc'd for me HYMN II. 'T is finish't cry'd our dying Lord when he hung on the tree O what a pleasant sound indeed it 's finish't is to mee Sin that was finish't on the Cross with Christ 't was crucifi'd Our Lord did make an end of Sin when on the Cross he dy'd Wrath it was also finish't too upon our Lord when he Did give himself a sacrifice and naild was to the tree Yea Righteousness was finish't too and was compleated when Our Jesus pou'red forth his Soul for us rebellious Men. 'T is finish't now before the throne Christ's blood doth pleading cry 'T is finish't in the Conscience too it soundeth pleasantly 'T is finish't is a a joyful sound what tongue can silent bee â—aptures of praise let 's sing allways our Jesus unto thee HYMN III. O! thou art fair my Love I Say there is no Spot in thee Not only fair but all fair too no spot in thee I See Whose voice is this I hear so Sweet 't is my beloved's sure That tells me I am now so fair so spotless and so pure My love t is I that tell thee so 't is thy belovea's voice That tells thee thou art now so fair that thou mayst now rejoyce What did he say I now am fair alass how can it be That I that nothing am but spots should now so spotless be Sure he doth mean I shall be so not that I now am fair Can such a vile polluted wretch without a spot appear O stay my love and heark to me I say thou art fair now O stay thy reasoning a while and I will tell thee how My love 't is I have made thee so my bloud has made thee white
injur'd King to Justice does deliver up his only Son That the offender at the Bar might stand acquit the Judg doth dye Condemns himself to Bands and Chains to set the wretch at liberty Astonish'd be the Heav'ns above confounded be the Earth below Here 's love and grace for to amaze not to o're do but overflow Poor Sinners come believe this grace come venture on 't and you shall be By reigning Grace from reigning Sin freed in our Lord as well as we Accept you of our Jesus Christ and with him you 'l have all his grace To day he calls to day come all there 's left for you both room and place Who would of Fetters then be fond if they this moment might be free O! therefore harden not your Hearts who now are call'd to liberty But now e'n now obey the call that you and we might Christ adore Sound far and wide his praises high to whom they 'r due forever more HYMN XI OUr Father from Eternity look'd on us in our Sin Then view'd a bleeding righteous Christ and we compleat in him He then with God the Son agreed th' obedience of the Son Imputed be to the Elect then 't was agreed and done O wondrous grace and love indeed that from Eternity Should be imploy'd to make us pure and absolutely free With this imputed righteousness forever cloath'd upon Than Angels far accepted more to God upon the Throne Which never changes with our frames no nor our Holiness Not sin nor guilt not Death nor World can touch or move this dress Let 's his immortal honour sing who wrought this out for us In praises yea in living praise Extol his garments thus HYMN XII SOuls must believe and come to Christ or dye for breach of Laws And yet there is no Soul can come but whom the Father draws Uniting Faith 's a pow'rful light revealing Christ within And in discov'ring pardon does destroy the reign of Sin In shewing to the Soul that Sin and self are cov'red or'e It turns the Soul from self and sin Our Jesus to adore It is a great creating light gives light where there was none In a dark Heart it's beams displays softens a Heart of Stone 'T is the same power wrought in Christ when rais'd up from the Dead And over Principalities and Powers set him Head Let 's look to him and praise him too Jesus above that hath This power to give the Author is and finisher of Faith HYMN XIII A Bleeding Jesus testify'd this with his latest breath That he had conquest finished o're Sin o're Hell or're Death 'T is finish't I O this joyful sound Rings through the Heavens above God and good Angels do rejoyce O hear is wondrous love T is finish't cries our bleeding Lord I have receiv'd the blow For mine let Justice sheath his Sword and Father let them go Father it s finish't I have made full end of Sin for them My righteousness does make them just who is' t that dare condemn 'T is finish't This through all the Earth to Sinners gives a call All things are ready Sinners come unto this Marriage all 'T is finish't O how pleasant is to guilty Souls this sound It does bind up the broken Bones And heals each deadly wound 'T is finish't don 't your Souls O Saints leap at this pleasant voice For your redemption's now compleat forevermore rejoyce O but it has a sound of dread to all the damn'd below Love Mercy Grace are finished but not a drop for you You Dev'ls for you I have not bled and Sinners you defy'd My Blood and have my Person scorn'd Now you shall be deny'd To him that wash't us with his Blood Eternal praise be given From all the Saints that are on Earth and all the Saints in Heaven HYMN XIV O Wondrous Godlike righteousness then tinctur'd with the God head thro' The bright perfections of a God do over all this garment flow The Tongues of glorious Saints above and Angels voices can't express The beauteous shining glory of this Everlasting righteousness It is Almighty in it self and of â—lmighty vertue too And all things both in Heaven and Earth it can and will and does subdue T is all-sufficient it can give what ere poor sinners want or crave It giveth all things to the poor and doth unto the utmost save It never changes tho' we may it shall on Saints outshine the Sun Nothing in us can alter this nor now nor when our life is done Let us that made are Priests to God clad in this white and shining dress Still send our shoutings up of praise unto the Lord our righteousness HYMN XV. WE black but comely are O Men black in our selves comely in him Who is the Lord our Righteousness pronounced clear tho' we have sin O! What a Righteousness is this that hath Jehovah for it's name And is our Righteousness and his in name and self the very same Our selves are poor we nothing have and yet we all things do possess We only glory in the Lord even in the Lord our Righteousness We in our selves the sentence have Of death but our dear Saviour bled Our confidence we put in him who rais'd up Jesus from the Dead We are pronounc'd all over clean the Plague of Leprosie hath done Our great High-Priest hath this pronounc'd we 're without guilt before the Throne Lord give us mighty Faith in this and we shall mighty Foes subdue Our Faith's like Samps hairs our strength by which we Bars and Gates break thro' Let 's Honour Glory Power give and Hallelujah to him sing Who is the Bright and Morning Star the awful great immortal King HYMN XVI IF greatest Price can purchase peace Believer ben't afraid To buy for thee his Fathers peace Christ hath the Ransome paid If strength and power can prevail to Rescue thee from Thrall Chear up for thy Redeemer's strong the Sov'reign Lord of all If the prevailing prayer of a powerful Favourite Can for thee any grace procure then fear thou not thy right Peace Pardon Life and Glory too are without Question thine His Intercession Death and Power do all for thee combine For Christ thou hast and thou hast all and glory thou shalt have He who e're lives to intercede can to the utmost save Now thanks let 's give to him that lives to intercede above And let us to his glory live thro' Patience Faith and Love HYMN XVII THE heart of Christ in Heaven now is stor'd with grace and love His Bowels towards Sinners now with strong Compassion move He gives no slumper to his Eyes but still employs his Care How to deliver his i' th' World out of the Devils Snare There he doth plead and intercede with his great Father too Thus he employs his glorious Care to Rescue us from Woe His Love and Bowels are not chang'd for all his glorious Crown Sinners O could you see his Face O sure t would melt you down His Gospel and his Spirit too unbosome
him to you O view his grace accept his grace believe his grace most true Come you are welcome to his grace O cast your selves therein This is the Fountain opened wide to cleanse from filth of Sin Is there a hardned Sinner here that will this grace refuse On thy own Head then be thy Blood since thou wilt Ruin choose Let us that tasted have this grace his Praises sound on high Let 's praise this grace O glorious grace Reign thou Eternally HYMN XVIII CHrist doth the Crown in Zion wear and all the Nations Rules And by his power he doth subdue untam'd Rebellious Souls Preach'd to the World receiv'd by Faith of Heaven Earth and Hell The mighty King and Sov'reign Lord who can his glory tell The Fountain nay the Ocean the fulness of all grace The glory of the Father shines in thy most lovely Face The Temple which the splendid Train of all the Godhead fills Perfections Beauties blaze in thee of everlasting Hills The bright the clear Essential Glass in which we may behold Jehovah's shining Majesty Out-dazling Pearls and Gold Of thee we 'll sing Almighty King our glorious Solomon Our Jesus Prophet Prince and Priest the Father 's Christ and Son O! who may dare with thee compare Created Beings all Like Dagon 'fore the Ark of old before thy Feet must fall Let 's Eccho forth his praise who is the Judg of Quick and Dead In Zion's Gates praise for thee waits our Sov'reign Lord and Head HYMN XIX CHrist our high-priest defends his Church a Wall of Fire round about The Bulwark of Jerusalem He like a King in her doth shout His Eyes are watchful to secure his glory upon her from harms Our Solomon has Valiant Men to keep his Bed from Night Alarms That which intitles him to all is the bright Garment which he wears And 't is that Cov'ring that secures us from our filth and guilt and fears The Godly stand now in that Robe and shall for ever stand therein This Garment is a Cov'ring for our Holiness as well as Sin It is the Righteousness of Christ that is with him at God's Right Hand And 't is in the Lord above we have this Righteousness wherein we stand This Cov'ring hath it 's great defence for Jacob's God with Jacob is As a strong Tow'r because he sees no Sin in him as Cloth'd with this Our God and Father in his Love doth rest upon his Mercy-Seat And thence with us about his Grace his Love and Favour stoops to treat All thanks and praise be to his Name who dwells in his Love 's resting place And thence for ever doth shour down on Rebels Favour Love and Grace HYMN XX. OUR great High-Priest our person doth To 's Father represent In that refulgent splendid Robe that casts forth Spice's scent He takes our Prayers and he throws out what 's Sinful and what 's Bad Reformed thus he brings them in with his own Merits Clad And Holiness unto the Lord doth write upon them all We and our Duties stand in him and thus can never fall Tho' poor our Persons poor our Frames and poor our Duties too Yet we are rich in him and ours do make a splendid show A Pray'r like th' Chatt'ring of a Crane mixt with this Incense flies Like to the mighty Clouds above and pierceth thro' the Skies There they are entred on the File and Blessings will bring down They now above and we one Day shall wear the promis'd Crown Glory let 's bring unto our King and Intercessor too High Praises to our Advocate that dwells in Heav'n are due HYMN XXI TO him that lov'd us of himself and dy'd to do us good And wash'd us from our Scarlet Sins in his most pretious Blood And made us Kings and Priests to God his Father infinite To him Eternal Glory be and Everlasting Might The Lamb is worthy that was slain to have all Pow'r and Wealth All Honour Glory Wisdom Strength thanks for his saving health Thanks Honour Glory Pow'r to him that on the Throne doth sit And to the Lamb for ever and for ever so be it Thousands of Thousands of the Saints which stand before their King With shining Robes and spreading Palms loud Hallelujahs sing Ascribe Salvation to our Lord who sits upon the Throne And to the Lamb the glorious Lamb Ascribe Salvation Amen Amen the Angels cry Salvation is his due And we thro' all Eternity his Praises will renew Thanks Glory Blessing Wisdom Might Honour and Power then Be to our God and to the Lamb for evermore Amen HYMN XXII O! Let us bow before the Lord the Lord of glory that 's above Who Tabernacled among us O great effects of wondrous Love And thro' the Vail his blessed Flesh let 's go to God on th' Mercy Seat Who sits to Commune with us thence As before God in him compleat Glory and Praise let 's warble forth to him in an Angelick strain To him the Lamb upon the Throne to him the Lamb that hath been slain He is that Temple in which God doth lift his Train of Glory high All the perfections shine in him of the Eternal Diety How glorious is this mighty King How full of Majesty this Son How richly clad this great High Priest how fair this welbeloved one He is the Altar all of Gold he is the Hill of Frankinsence Our duties all are Sanctify'd accepted too as coming thence Coals from this Altar touch our Lips that we may his great praises sound O let our Tongues be still employ'd to publish all his acts around HYMN XXIII CHrist in our sins was wrap't about when he our Sacrifice did fall Sins all met upon our Lord. He satisfaction made for all That so believers might be wrapt about with his great Righteousness To cover duty Sin and Self that there appear no nakedness He broke the Pow'r and hid the Filth he dissol'vd the guilt of Sin The graces of Heav'n and Holiness hath op't to let his Nation in He in his Body on the Tree has to his God them reconcil'd The Father Sinners does embrace thro' Jesus Christ his only Child He is the Ark and resting place Where gathered Sinners are secure From the great Flood of Sin and wrath in a retreat that is most sure In him the Fathers goodness dwells in him the Fathers love appears In him we in Gods love abide delivered from our guilt and fears Therefore let 's celebrate his praise who is the mighty Prince of Life Who would espouse a filthy Soul unto himself and make his Wife Glory and Honour unto him sing praise let no Tongue be dumb Unto the bleeding Lamb above for by his Blood we overcome HYMN XXIV Sung at a Funeral BLest door of Bliss to weary Saints thou art grim Death become Secur'd as in a Cabinet their dust is in the tomb By Death they enter to those joys prepar'd for them above There they are ever swallow'd up in endless life and Love O! There they see
as they are seen with clear unclouded views O! There they hear of nothing else but joyful glorious news Anthems of joys of love and praise And Hallelujah's sung Who would be fond of this vain World this Dross this Dirt this Dung There Saints for ever do behold their dearest Jesus Face There always they admiring are Eternal boundless grace They 're in the House not made with Hands in Heav'n Eternally They dwell and with the Rayes of Christ they shine most gloriously Quite freed from labour sorrow Sin from Cumbrance Peril Pain Then we shall find what e're we did For Christ was not in vain Now Heavens work is here begun the work of singing praise The work and will of God in Christ which there will work always HYMN XXV GLory and praise ascribe always to the Eternal King Ye blessed Saints with Heart and Voice his glorious wonders sing While Christ endures ye are secure ty'd with strong Cov'nant bands Lust never can nor Death nor Man pluck you from Jesus Hands Your Husband Head your Sheppard friend he who engag'd for you Is the Almighty and All-wise unchangeable and true The Covenant on God's great word and Oath most firmly stands The Father 's above all none can pluck from the Fathers Hands He from Eternity Decreed th' Elect should happy be Nor World nor Flesh nor Mans bad heart can alter his Decree O then le ts praise since Heavens joys are in our Souls begun And let our praises like our joys have never never done HYMN XXVI ANd has the high and lofty One that dwells in bright Eternal day Stoop't down t' embrace poor Clods of Earth And dwell in tenements of Clay Ravishing condescending Love O goodness that 's astonishing Who would not warble forth thy praise the wonders of thy glory sing Did ever King dissolve himself to have Communion with the Poor Or lay his Grandeur by t' embrace a base deformed Black-a-moor But the Eternal Majesty the Lord of glory he did so The great Creators boundless love thro' Christ doth to his Creatures flow His Creatures nay his wretched ones his most rebellious Enemies These his delight his Jewels these these are the Apples of his Eyes What shall we say ravish't amaze and where if we could speak begin In silence then let us sink down since such vast depths we 're swallow'd in HYMN XXVII O! What a great High Priest have we with garments shining bright And in whose garments we appear before our God in light Our Priest doth sit upon the Throne a Prophet understood Thence rules and guides as well as saves us with his God-like Blood who 'd not to such a Scepter bow that 's Righteousness and Peace Who would not such Obedience choose that is an holy ease Our King is great Melchizadech and King of Salem too What pleasure Honour glory is' t that he should us subdue O! What an Officer have we Eternal infinite Unchangeable supream most true most glorious pure and bright Eternal honour to our Priest Eternal thanks and praise Let 's Hallelujahs warble forth let 's sing to him always HYMN XXVIII THe train of Heavenly glory fills the Flesh wherein the Godhead dwels The Fathers goodness his bless'd Face whence we receive and grace for grace This is the Mercy Seat and Throne which boundless Grace does sit upon Eternal wisdom does enshrine it's beams in him and thence they shine Hence wicked Rebels for to harm comes forth the thunder of Gods arm All pow'r o're earth or'e hell or'e heav'n is by the Father to him given The beams of inf'nite Holiness do dart most awful thro' his Flesh The Holy Jesus doth declare what holiness in the Godhead are He is a saving gracious Christ the judgment that God did intrust With him doth plainly manifest both to the damned and the just This great foundation that endures Reveals our God more true and sure To summ up all we hence inferr He is the Fathers Character Who would not love this lovely Son this bright this glorious shining one What stammezing Tongue can silent be Or is there an unbowing Knee O! Let his brightness be unfurl'd tell ye his wonders thro' the World Inspired with an holy flame make mention of his awful name HYMN XXIX LET 's not the Holy Spirit grieve but let 's it's motions Mind Saints let us say our Sails are fill'd with this almighty Wind. If vain or wicked we should be in Lip in Life or Heart Or else defile our selves with Pitch the Spirit will depart If we should dare Christs honour slight bâ— in duty negligent The Spirit will be quench't by that whom Son and Father sent When we his Gifts and callings slight and 's message do distrust We then the Spirit do provoke and 's motions do resist When we don't hearken unto him but to the Law within No wonder then we fetter'd are and feel the reign of Sin When we no Heart nor Lip nor Tongue have for his praise to move No wonder he doth cease to tell us stories of Christ's love HYMN XXX JEhovah Jesus O how sweet how healing and how good Is the Almighty vertue of his Godlike Sacred Blood It 's the Eye-Salve that cures the mind it's Gileads Sovereign Balm Dead Souls it quickens and it makes a fleeting conscience calm It wrath removes God reconciles creates a peace within Altho' it daily Crucifies in dwelling lust and Sin 'Tween Davids house and Sauls it sets a constant fatal strife O happy we Altho' it grieves that is a sign of life Oh! pretious Blood O Sacred Flood that in perdition drowns Our lust and sin that reign within but us with glory Crowns Why will the sinner perish since ther 's such an healing Pool Such fountains opened in Christs side to heal his leprous Soul O! Hallelujah ever be sung in Jehovah's praise Who such Salvation wrought to us such glory bliss and joys HYMN XXXI WHat glorious Intercessor's this that lives for us upon the Throne He is arrayed with glory bright and long hath in that glory shone He 's with the greatest honours crown'd advanc'd to highest dignity He 's vested with almighty pow'r above all powers set on high He 's King of Heaven Earth and Hell all things subjected are to him Angels and Devils and mankind both good and bad Death Hell Sin But yet his Children's Minister all this doth for their service own He rules or'e all them for to serve And sits their Priest upon the Throne Thus he employs his powers all his glory might and Majesty His favour and his interest to serve his Childrens liberty This he doth manage every hour and every Moment now above Ev'n our Salvation safety peace and is not this amazing love All honour glory thanks and praise be to this Intercessor given Who for the service of our Faith sits now enthron'd on high in Heav'n HYMN XXXII COme let 's find out our cursed sin and therefore let us go Unto a Crucified Christ and there we
and he shall spoil Death Hell and Sin Blest be Jehovah among us a Spoil is given him with the strong With Joy we witness that our Lord hath had a Portion in this Throng We hope his greatest Lots behind his Death and Sufferings for him plead he that did for poor Sinners dye now ever lives to intercede HYMN XLVII A Hymn sung at Mr. B 's Funeral Sermon 1 Cor. 15. BLest are the Dead that dye in Christ they triumph over Death In falling they do conquer and live in their latest Breath How in the Cahriot of free Grace the sav'd one triumph does And when Death strikes him to the Heart o're Death he triumphs thus O â—rmed Justice what sayst thou death hath no Sting from thee Thou art become my best of Friends whom Jesus hath set free O Law of God! where are thy Swords of threats and sore Deamnds My Jesus Death hath wrested them out of Death's cruel Hands O Sin the bitter Sting of Death both in its filth and guilt My Jesus now destroy'd them quite by th' Blood that he hath spilt Thou cruel Executioner vile Satan what sayst thou I scorn thy Arts Threats and Assaults thou canst not reach me now Thou Conscience that didst use to smart thou now art fully eas'd The Storm that troubled thee now is eternlaly appeas'd But oh poor Sinners what will you do when Death comes to give The Blow that sends you down to Hell without the leaft reprieve Death 's to the good an end of Woe but doth your woe begin Heav'ns Gate to them but Hell 's to you that live and dye in Sin HYMN XLVIII On the Second Sermon THo' the dead Bodies of the Saints thou dost devouring Grave destory Yet in the last Day they shall rise then Grave where is thy Victory When Sea and Grave must them resign and all their Prisons open fly To let the Dead in Christ rise first then Grave where is thy Victory Corrupted drossy Dust and Clay when first they fall the Tombs them have Thence incorruptible they 'l rise then where 's thy Victory O Grave Thou dost prepare their Dust to rise most glorious Bodies bright and free O Grave is this the worst thou doest then Grave where is thy Victory Thou great Alembic dost distil frail mortal Bodies that they be Immortal glorious spiritual then Grave where is thy Victory True thou deprivest and deprav'st by rotting Sinners Carcases For future Woes and Plagues we grant thou hast a Conquest over these HYMN XLIX A Paraphrase on Psalm 113. LO what a pleasant lovely Sight how full of ravishing Delight Is it that Children should agree That are of the same Family 'T is like the consecrated Oyl Rich precious of a fragrant Smell that was divinely pour'd and shed on the High Priest's devoted Head That Smelling sweetly did o're flow His Garment and his Members too O're ev'ry Member it did stream and it perfumed every Hem. Thus the Communion of the Saints Perfumes the Body ' n all its Joynts supples heals and smooths each part and eases ev'ry deadly Smart 'T is like the Dew on Hermon's top That gave a fruitful smiling Drop and like the Dâ—w on Zion's Hill that made it green and grassy still In Zion Blessing 's to be had Our Hearts rejoyce there and are glad there glorious Riches are in store there 's giv'n out Life for evermore HYMN L. O Grace recover'd Sinners should than Adam happier be Than Adam in his best Estate more glorious and more free Faith views obeys loves and enjoys in Christ the God of Grace Beyond what perfect Reason could when with its clearest Face Eternal Sovereign reigning Grace does elect Sinners lead Thro' various Rooms the Courts of Bliss and Glory for to tread First in estate of Happiness in upright Adam blest Fill'd with a perfect natural Bliss but that is not their Rest Down tumble thence to Sin 's Abiss as low as Death and Hell That Grace in raising them from thence might boundless Worth reveal Rais'd unto Faith i' th' Wilderness Faith weak imperfect faint Mixt with Law Guilt and Unbelief with Doubting and Complaint Then to the Canaan of Faith here they pass unto their rest Beginning i' th' New Jerusalem whence Tears and Griefs have ceas'd And having judg'd the World with Christ to Glory have a Call With Christ then swallow'd up in God and God be all in all Glory and Praise in Christ our Head be given unto him Who Love eternal this ordain'd to us when sunk in Sin HYMN LI. ELecting Grace by Justice stopt could not find out a Passage free 'Till the Redeemer stept between and that too from Eternity The Curtains of Election stopt finds vent in Jesus wounded Sides The boundless Sea of God-like Love o'reflow'd in those blest purple Tides Grace through the Righteousness of Christ must Channels find e're the Decree Of God's electing inf'nite Love could perfect and compleated be Conscience can ne're be truly eas'd until Attonement it believes Nothing can cure its Wounds but what to Justice Satisfaction gives The Conscience from dead Works alone the Blood of Christ must pacify The precious Blood o th' Lamb of God from guilt and filth must set us free Hosanna to the God of Grace Hosanna to the God of Love That thro' his wounded pierced Son proclaim'd such Tydings from above HYMN LII THe Gospel does declare Electing Grace alone That 's hid in Christ our great High Priest that sits upon the Throne Our Christ hath dearly bought this Grace and yet 't is free What ever it our Jesus cost 't is free for thee and me Electing Love does you O chosen ones embrace Whilst millions fall on th' right and left ye saved are by Grace What Grace is this indeed that vilest poorest we The most polluted Rebels sunk in deepest Misery Should to this high degree of Honour chosen be Vessels of Mercy to be fill'd with Love eternally Whilst Sinners more refin'd more wise rich mighty all That might have hon'red Jesus more are left to sink i' th fall What Grace distinguishing to me and thee is this That have found out that Pearl of Price which thousands others miss That we should chosen be who might have been as well Of that forelorn and wretched Troop that should have march'd to Hell When we Salvation view in its Foundation Stone We 're made to cry together grace yea grace free grace alone HYMN LIII A HYMN sung on a Day of Thanksgiving set apart by a Church of Christ to celebrate and praise the Lord for his late Favours and Mercies unto them EXalted Praise in Zion waits for him that loves his Zion's Gates His Church he values far more than the Dwellings of Jerusalem There he takes up his resting place there he bestows his glorious Grace There Life and Blessings he commands and there array'd with Glory stands There he his Name and Glory plac'd his Footstool hath with Honour grac'd And there his mighty Horns do spread and
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
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
of Hosts may now endure Praise waits for thee in Zion Lord in Judah thy great Name is known There thou the Gyant Unbelief and Hosts of Sin hast overthrown HYMN XL. WHat fulness of rich glorious Grace in Christ is to be found Look to him Soul thou shalt be heal'd of ev'ry Deadly Wound The Father Son and Holy Ghost dwell in him Bodily In Jesus Face the Glory shines of all the Diety Believing views of Grace in Christ set weary Souls at rest Set free the Captives and relieve the Troubled and Opprest Make strong the Weak cherish the Faint make glad the Mourning Heart Souls Thirst abate and Hunger break eases each deadly smart Souls Life create Sins pow'r destroys Lip Life and Soul refine They poison Sin by pouâ—ring in the Gospels Cordial Wine View not the Grace in your own Hearts that cann't it self uphold Seek ye a risen Christ above the try'd approved Gold We view our sin that is within and our inherent Grace And sin the more yea grow more poor let 's look to Jesus Face Hail Mighty One Eternal Son the Glass wherein we view The Fathers shining brightness and his glorious Person too All hail to thee exalted Prince our Husband Brother Friend To thee all Honour Glory Praise be Ages without end HYMN XLI TH' Almighty smil'd upon his Son When he our peace became Gods Wrath doth cease a lasting peace is made 'tween God and Man O! what are we Eternity should chuse us when undone In its great thoughts we then had room else we to Hell had gone Electing Love how didst thou move to us in our distress No Banks can bound no Line can sound thee Ocean bottomless Our Mounts of Sin can't bound thee in nor hinder thy proceed Like Jordan thou didst overflow its mighty Banks with speed Thus Heav'n shall be Eternally the Saints Inheritance With Glories Crown'd for ever drown'd in Joys Eternal Trance Then let us Lord with one accord Thy Praises Celebrate Praise doth for thee O glorious Three in thy Mount Zion wait Let them that be now sav'd by thee in Soul and Body too To thee repair God hearing Pray'r with highest Praises now HYMN XLII WHat mighty Weight of Glory Lord in Heav'n for Saints prepared is Rivers of Pleasure endless Joys what boundless Ocean of Bliss No Sin nor Sorrow enters there all Tears from Eyes are wip'd away No Shade of Darkness or of Night But all a bright Eternal Day There we shall see as we are seen appearing in Christ's Glory too Arrayed with his most shining Robes his Face we shall for ever view Poor Christless Souls what will you do you have no Lot nor Portion here Our pained Bowels yearn for you O! come and learn our Lord to fear Come joyn with us in Covenant perpetually to serve the Lord And you shall see your selves in him dischargâ—d according to his Word Once we were dead in Sin as you but now we are alive in Christ Come you take him as we have done our glorious Prophet King and Priest We that redeem'd are by his Blood from Nations Kindreds Blood and Tongues Let us in Zion Praises give and magnify his Name with Songs HYMN XLIII CHrist is the same as e're he was as full of Truth and Grace There 's the same Pity as e're was in his exalted Face As full of Love as when at first he undertook for us He is a God that changeth not but is for ever thus As full of pity to poor Souls as when he on the Tree Did hang thy bleeding Sacrifice and Vengeance bore for thee Sinners he is as able now yea and as willing too To save you as when he at first did Grace proclaim to you Come therefore on his Bowels rowl behold they yearn for you His Pity and his Mercy be as boundless as they 're true Give Honour to King Jesus Saints honour his Grace and Truth This glorious he a green Fir Tree has still the Dew of Youth HYMN XLIV MAke good thy Word O mighty Lord to thy beloved Son Take to his Throne thy holy One our glorious Solomon We sigh to see how all things be ev'n in Emmanuel's Land The wicked mad the righteous sad whilst thou with-holdst thy Hand This Morning Star seems very far this budding branch to dye This King so crown'd to be dethron'd this Captain seems to fly His purchas'd Crown seems tumbling down this Lion seeks no prey Confus'dly hurl'd is this mad World sweet Jesus haste away Arise O Sun with Glory run to perfect noon break forth Make Nations bright and with thy Light O! cover all the Earth Great God of Love send from above thy new Jerusalem On Jesus Head cause thou to spread his sparkling Diadem Hosanna's Hallelujahs ring our Jesus comes apace Bow ev'ry Knee all Hell shall flee from th' Terror of his Face Flow mighty Hills like Rivers swift and Mountains flee a way A Lamb you 'l see a Lion be that riseth to the Prey With Glory and exceeding Pow'r He on the Clouds doth fit The Clouds we see so black that be tâ—… dust are of his Feet HYMN XLV LOrd when thou from eternity didst see us float in Sins Abyss We floated then in thy good will O! was there ever Love like this When vile and filthy thou to us didst thine eternal Grace encline When we most hateful were didst love O! was there ever Love like thine thou took'st us tho' thou didst foresee what odious Rebels we would prove Malicious froward obstinate O! was there ever such a Love Must the Eternal swear to us through Faith we should not glory miss Must Jesus Death this ratify O! was there ever Love like this Must God engage by Word and Oath to make us with his Grace to shine And give us Heaven at the last O! was there ever Love like thine O what is Heaven who can tell who can conceive that boundless Bliss 'T is with Christ's Glory to be drest O! was there ever Love like this Lord be'ng amazed with thy Love we do our admiration raise With boundless Love astonish'd thus in our amazements speak thy praise O Hallelujah Glory Pow'r Thanksgiving Might and Majesty Be now and ever Lord by us and by all thine ascrib'd to thee HYMN XLVI On some Verses in Isaiah LIII Our Jesus pour'd his Soul to Death with the Wicked made his grave The Father pleas'd to crush him thus that he thereby might Sinners save Therefore he shall prolong his Days until the Day of Judgment 's o're Then shall he see his num'rous Seed his travelling Soul unto him bore In that great Host he shall rejoyce and to his Father with delight Present them there for to remain in his and in his Father's Sight For he acquitted them from Death and thereore made them to believe This was his right to do because he dy'd for them that they might live Because he weighty Vengeance bore the Father will devide to him A Portion with the great and strong
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
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-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
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