merit was in us nor price of ours it bought For God if he will work is free Salvation gives for nought If means a wanting be he by divine creation VVith or without can bring about himself decreed Salvation Lord thy design and end on us let grace obtain VVhen judgements done O let thy Son by our Salvation raign Then songs of praise will we joyn with Romes Lamentations And palms will bear for Christ shall wear the Crown of our Salvation 136 Hymn Herein the Isles wait and petition Jesus to be King and Physitian As in Psal 72.15 and 106.4 5. LOrd let thy Son his Kingdom come for which our Isles do wait For when his throne obtains its room 't will cure both Church and state The good of those that thou hast choose Lord grant our eyes may see That we before thee may joy and glory with these thy heritage be Hark to the groans and piteous moans of all that suffer wrong Thy throne inherit quiet thy spirit in those that cry how long Then mounts to 's throne that mighty one with righteousness begirt O're Isles that head shall princes lead or tread like mortar-dirt Religion then with righteous men shall be no more opprest The Mytres horns the vulgar scorns the whole creations blest Then Psalms shall be Lord sung to thee Salvation to the lamb To Saints increase of joy and peace to foes eternal shame 137 Hymn Here 's prayer for Zions joy and peace That wickeds rage for aye may cease As Psal 7.1 2 6 9. and 122.6 7. LOrd quell the rage of wicked men their Councells countermine Releive thy Daniels from their den and once more save thy Vine For they not against us but thee this crafty Councel took Upon their rage and villany Lord through this cloud O look Be thou a sheild us to defend when they our flesh would eat Help from thy Sanctuary send and mind our low estate No confidence in men we place nor yet in Princes high Now mortals can't releive our case their promise proves a lye But God has said no weapon made prospers against the just Their Swords shall their own breasts invade at Zions sheild that thrust Shortly the Kingdoms of this world to Christ our Lord shall turn The beast in a deep pit be hurl'd and Babel-Rome shall burn The Lambs most holy war 's at hand which victory attends And triumph in Emanuels Land with Halelujahs ends 138 Hymn To Christ our well belov'd this song Of 's fruitful Vineyard does belong as Isai 5.1 5. and Psal 80. c YE Sons of men in Nations all this parable attend You Zions Sons obey this call to th' Shepherds voice now bend There is on earth a noble Vine planted within our Isle That shall e'r long in beauty shine for God will on it smile By nature it was wild at first sprung off a stock most base Of Trees for fruit and use the worst till it transplanted was At last the Lords electing love of wild did make it tame Into th' true Vine did it remove thus fruitful it became Its branches o're the wall are spread its leaves in winter green Its Clusters full of wine most red a sight sair to be seen And shall the Lord its fence destroy who watches it each hour Or let the Foxes it ' annoy the grapes thereof devour Oh no! his Vine hee 'l visit again destroy both Fox and Boar From violence hee 'l its peace maintain raign in 't for evermore 139 Hymn God hears Saints prayers and so has brought Plotters conspiracies to naught Psal 83.3 10. as Psal 37.12 13 32 33. v. THe righteous unto God do cry his ears to them inclines Defeats all vile conspiracy that crafty men design For they against the just are bent and crafty Councel take And Midians Princes do consent Lord like a wheel them make The Dukes of Am'leck Edom's stock with five Philistim Lords Consult against thine hidden flock and these Lord are their words The name of Isra'l now wee 'l rase their memory wee 'l devour The houses fair of God deface and these two Isles make our Lord rise them see and disappoint their tongues O Lord divide Some Saviours Gideon-like anoint and all their crafts deride That man may know thy pow'r is high in all the earth abroad May hear and fear thy Majesty for thou alone art God 140 Hymn The Lord in wisdom plots defeats That justice may fulfil his threats Psal 7.13 14 15 16. and Psal 9.16 THy wisdom Lord is deep thy might who dare withstand Thy wonders are beyond compare when thou lifts up thy hand Associate ye your selves combine together stand Consult again but all 's in vain against Immanuels Land For God has firmly sworn his hand laid on his throne Eternal war he will prepare For 's Son who sits thereon He that so deep a pit To catch his Brother delves Both he and all his part'ners fall and in it sink themselves Thus God does wrongs repay vengeance retaliate No majesty was e're too high but he above them sate Oh then let 's sing thy praise whose works so wond'rous be Ye saved flock extoll your rock to him for safty flee Exod. 18.9 10 11. 141 Hymn For Sion worshiping in Babylon after the 102 Psal v. 13. HOw many Lord are the complaints of Sions Children dear How long shall Saints endure restraints that worship in thy fear We see no signs in our dark times of an approaching good Romes whore still climbs to higher crimes threatning more guilt and blood Thy holy worship men pollute and Sanctuarys tread With feet of bruits because it suits unto that ten horned head But yet our God will rise at last and mercy wil't extend To Sion thou wil't favour show when time foreset does end For in her stones thy holy ones secret delight do take And therefore must pitty her dust till God her breach up make Then shall the Jew and Gentile too the true Messiah ' dore The Nations all him worship shall and praise for evermore 142 Hymn An hymn of Consolation for Sions mourners COmfort your selves ye mourners all to Sion that belong Shake off your bands hark to this call arise sing a new song You that are Children of the day and yet in darkness sit Your cloudy shadows fly away day spring will soon you visit For you have indignation born from God and men likewise But now your comforts all return your Sun will quickly rise Hark how the Nations rush and rage for God their fury hath In mercy now begun t' aswage and from us turns his wrath A banner of safety and love he for his truth displays And upon Sions Hill above her King his Scepter sways O then ye in the Isles that dwell wait yet a little while In faith do but this storm repell and so your heavens shall smile All signs Lord of thy burning wrath in favour take away In pleasant streams us cool and bathe Amen Halelujah 143 Hymn Of
to clefts o' th' rock they flee When shall our day and Sun return and we his glory see Thou answer'st prayers by terrible signs O God in righteousness Thy cov'nant writ with bloody lines gives hopes thou'lt yet us bless We at thy tokens are afraid the nations rush and swell Religion but a scorn is made to them amongst us dwell Oh now thine Iron rod lift up as once on Egypts Land To Beast and whore transmit that cup of trembling in our hand Of favour t' us some token show some sign presaging good Let all thy righteous vengeance know That spilt our precious blood Then in our land thy saved flock shall thee praise and adore And in the lamb our King and Rock rejoyce for evermore 32 Hymn An Hymn of a soul burning in love after Christs return MY soul doth thirst with hot desire in love it burns for thee Lord put not out such holy fire but in 't descend to me Before thee my iniquity O do not set in wrath But justifie and me espy righteous alone by Faith From me thine anger turn away life in thy favour lyes Visit my soul without delay and listen to my cries How long Lord wilt ' th' absent remain whilst Saints in darkness dwell Repeat thy wondrous works again so wee 'l thy glory tell Oh what a joyful day 't wil be to all in mourning state The Lord exalt alone to see the lofty desolate Then cool times of refreshing shall on parched souls descend Hail on the whore and beast will fall to Sion wrath to end Oh then all ye that do belong to Christ believe and say Make hast to come Oh dear Bridegroom judge raign Halelujah Amen 33 Hymn Christ and the beloved enjoying after longings HArk O my Soul hee 's come my love for whom I sought My burning ceases and joy increases since peace to me he brought My great unworthiness and sins he has forgiven My Faith gives vision like that fruition the Saints possesse in heaven This world I now despise things that farr better are I do foretast but best at last he doth for me prepare Tho' in this Vale of tears I oft did clouded lye Yet in his book I wishly look and there his face do spye Tho' sons of Belial now this earth accurst possess All wrath shall cease and Christ with peacâ— this world at last will bless My conversation then shall still in heaven remain And thence I still my hopes will fill Jesus shall come and raign Hope in thy promise is tho' distant wondrous sweet O then what grace to see his face When all bow at his feet 34 Hymn Psal 118.22 IN God let 's all triumph that Stone that men despis'd Is now become the corner stone most highly to be pris'd Oh joyful day indeed Gods act most marvelous Then let us cry Hosannahs high on earth Lord prosper us Glory to God on high praise unto Christ our King Peace and good-will the earth let fill prosperity now O bring O let that little stone Cut out not by mans hands The Image beat growing so great till it shall fill all Lands Amen 35 Hymn A cry 'gainst Babels whore O God to whom vengeance pertains revenge the blood and wrong That Sion for thy sake sustains thy Lilly thorns among Lift up thy feet hast to behold our sighs our griefs and fears Repay them that have been so bold to mix our blood with tears Make Inquisition swift and full after that whorish state That to her former sins doth pull blood guiltyness of late Lord make them like a wheel O power thy last hot vials on those Immanuels Isle that would devour and Christ thy Sun depose This shall the heavens with joy affect Apostles Martyrs too For all that Sion do afflict thou 'lt utterly undo Yea all the earth shall shout and ring sufferers be crown'd with bay All Sions mourners then will sing Amen Halelujah 36 Hymn Faith's triumph over all Sions Enemies and adversities THe Lord is Sions Sun and Shield from perils he us keeps Light he and safety us does yield who slumbers not nor sleeps Talk not so proudly ye that plot your mischeifs on your Beds For God that sees decrees your 't will fall on your own head Tho' God a bitter Cup constrain his people first to tast The dregs of ire unmixt remain for Sions foes at last Gods furnace Sions filth and tinn shall sepp'rate like the dross And when he has consum'd our sin then hee 'l transfer our cross Then all that mischief have devis'd shall by their counsels fall And in their own nets be surpriz'd yet Sion ' scape withal For God hath sworn not to repent his hands upon his throne All that against his King are bent that hand shall break each one Ye Sons of Sion then be glad shout of your King and say Behold he comes in vengeance clad you to reward Selah Lord break the wickeds Arms and Bands and like a wheel them make Snare them i' th works of their own hands for Christs and Sions sake 37 Hymn This Hymn's a precatory ode ' Gainst all the Enemies of God O God our Rock and Isra'ls stone Lift up thy mighty arm To save thy Flock for thou alone canst rescue Lambs from harm O break the wick'ds arm and might against us that conspire And let them melt before thy sight as wax before the fire Thick clouds of blood o're us increase to save O give command And from the Assyrian for our peace O let our Michael stand Thy Vine hath long been watered with Christs blood and her own Our bones long have been scattered Our King kept from his throne For Sions controverse ' Lord rise visit this vale of Vision Ye mighty ones descend likewise bring all things to decision Then shall our storms turn into calms our pricking thorns to bayes Our Dove-like mournings into Psalms our sighs and feares to praise 38 Hymn An hymn full of complaints To Christ King of the Saints THou Lord of hosts most high whose Chariots Angels are Hark to the plaints of all thy Saints thine arm to save make bare The Serpent now 's in hope his deadly wound to heal The whore does think more blood to drink and witness grave-stones Seal Rise Lord them disappoint O save thy Turtle Dove Thy times appoint Saviours t'annoint to rescue those thee love Feirce Lions at us roar Foxes with craft combine And we have none save thee alone to pity Oh incline The Whore judge and avenge the blood of all thy slain The man of sin break and bring in the Son of God's blest reign How long shall Sions pains of that Man-child delay Hast on that Birth to rule the earth Lord Jesus come away Thine Iron rod lift up thy foes to shivers bray Prevent our fears wipe off all tears Raign thou O Lamb for ay 39 Hymn A Song of that Redemption day That our Adoption doth display Exod. 19.4 Psalm 148.14 Rom. 8.23 1st Part. SIng and
rejoyce ye holy ones Gods Citizens most free In him that hath you sav'd from wrath adopted Sons to be Herein your priviledg does lye To God you are brought near But no compare of what we are to what we shall appear Those sighs and supplications all that in his spirit ascend Before his throne shall ev'ry one in joy and praises end Then all that for Adoption wait shall full redemption have Christ shall releive all that believe and ransom from the Grave Tho' our corrupt bodies of cla will to vile worms meat fade Changed at Resurrection day they glorious shall be made Then let us all both great and smal ascribe blessing for ay To Jah's great name and to the Lamb sing songs Halelujah 40 Hymn The 2d part TO Christ Jehovah now let 's sing That has redeem'd us free From Hell beneath from curse and death Grave where 's thy victory By conquests men Trophies procure and earthly glory win By sufferings crosses by death and losses Christ killed both death and sin Our priviledge to call God Father is wondrous high and great A look or kiss below is bliss but O then what 's his seat To sit on thrones ' mongst glorious ones Angels and Saints on high Oh that 's a sight full of delight but what 's his face to spy To see that blest Zion of God for which none seek few care Redeem'd from sin clad and led in where endless pleasures are To see that Babylonian whore consuming in Gods ire But Christ exalted on Gods throne of Nations that desire To see Christs chain on Satans raign a 1000 years until His fiery seat God's troops defeat so ends Gods holy will Oh then who can their songs refrain but must in tri'umph say Glory and pow'r each day and hour be to the Lamb for ay 41 Hymn The 3d. Part. OH blessed be Christs glorious name for what his blood did merit Our full release and perfect peace both sealed by his Spirit How can we doubt we are cast out since blood our entrance in Has freely given into his heaven renting that vail of sin This Lamb of God himself once trod Gods wine-press for our sin And still doth tread and interceed by 's blessed spirit within Such sighs and groans his holy ones still offer 'fore his face Till Captives be victors and free advanc't to heavenly place But Lord thou hast more Grapes to cast to th' winepress of thy Father Thine Harvest reap or'e Mountains leap the Vine o' th' Earth O gather Make Babels whore naked and poor Let Saints so long opprest Fill to her double that cup of trouble that thine may come to rest Then eccho's fill mount Zions hill and Saints Gods Harps will hear And see Christs bride set at his side both Palms and Crowns to wear 42 Hymn 4th Part in another Tune SIng unto Jah ye Saints loud Halelujahs bring Alone to him that did redeem our souls from perishing He sav'd us only he from sin and slavery He dearly bought and for us sought tho' lost Gods Sons to be The price was precious blood that Righteousness did his merit Life was reveal'd by faith and seal'd in first-fruits of Spirit This earnest paid before of the whole purchas 't summ Did us secure he would be sure to pay 't when he should come Thus being ascended high and set at Gods right hand Promis't again to come and raign o're all that him withstand For God has said and swore and will most surely do 't His Enemies that him despise shall bow and kiss his foot Then Kings and Captains cry ye Rocks us save oh hide From the Lambs wrath that now he hath Oh who shall that abide 43 Hymn The joy that our deliv'rance brings All or'e the Earth and Islands rings LOrd Jesus when wilt thou again return with righteousness Thy Scepter 's due and promise true And sure we must confess Shall men detain thy promis't raign th' Almighty keep in 's tomb O let us see him King to be when his full time is come Then this our Land shall by thy hand of justice yield subjection If thou O God lift's up thy rod who shall not fear correction Or'e our dry bones thy spirit groans working in Saints compassion Live from the dust yea raign we must with thee desire of Nations That couchant Lion passant mount Sion from 's den rampant will run To change o're run that Turkish Moon and darken th' Roman Sunn Them both hee 'l stain when Christ does raign in 's glorious Majesty Whose light shall fill mount Sions Hill ' fore's ancients gloriously O then let 's sing that love this King cry gladly Hosannah Thy Kingdom come and will be done Amen Halelujah 44 Hymn Salvation told John in exile Is here expected in this Isle YE Elders of the Lamb that are attending at his Throne With palms white Robes your selves prepare to follow him each one For now he lives that once was slain whose blood redeem'd th' Elect His horns of power assert his raign his eyes hidden wiles detect Salvation give to God we ought and to the Lamb all might Satan from Heaven is thrust that sought to accuse us day and night That beast whose power upheld the whore its horns hate and conspire To make her des'late nak't and poor and burn her flesh with fire That word and blood which victory for his first suffe'rers wone To Songs of Triumph turn'd shall be when th' Armageddon's done Quick and short work God will effect on earth for 's people's sake In pitty to his own elect the days hee 'l shorter make Christ on 's white horse to us is show'n as the last King to ride And new Jerus'lem next comes down adorn'd to be his Bride Then Angels Elders Saints and all Hosannahs to him bring And 'fore his footstoole great and small let Halelujahs sing 45 Hymn Whom God does into 's cov'nant take Them he delivers for 's own name sake GOd of all Grace now blessed be that sinners fall'n from him Hee 's pleas'd by cov'nant sure and free and blood them to redeem The gifts and calls of God are free if he will cov'nant make Unworthiness no let shall be he saves for 's own name sake From Egypt God his Isra'l brought to th' promis t Land of rest For them again from Babel sought because there sore opprest So Lord from Babel mystical Thy Zion call and take Let her and her proud Nimrods fall Oh! for thy mercies sake Lord pardon purge and heal our land that thine thou mays't us make Our full deliv'rance Lord command for Christ's and Zions sake Then joyful Songs here shall be sung for God will perfect make The work so wond'rously begunn swift veng'ance then hee 'l take Then Saints before your King rejoyce behold he comes again To judg and fight with Trumpets noise Now Lord come quick Amen 46 Hymn This hymn is Zions lamenting Song With whom her Sons cry Lord how long LOrd God of Hosts how
long wilt thou thy work delay Oh come get done what tho ' st begun for thee in hope we stay Zion long doth complain and weeps i' th wilderness Says i 'm alone my Sons are gone Lord pitty my distress My Garden fence lies wast on Earth I have no Friend My bleeding stanch O Jesse's Branch my buds from death defend These subtile Foxes spoil that tear my Grapes so tender All that pass by do pluck and cry now let her King defend her But yet I 'le rest in hope my head retains affection He past through death his lively breath shall give me Resurrection Our Lamentations shall terminate in great joy Then falls the Throne of Babylon for God will her destroy From th' utmost ends of Earth Hosannah's heard shall be Our Isles shall sing to Jah and bring praise to Eternity 47 Hymn The Thirsty Soul being set on fire With Love for Christ pants in desire 1st part DRaw nigh thou whom my Soul doth love mine eye on thee is fixt Save thee alone object i 've none all other ioys are mixt Oh may I see thy blessed face Than heaven it self more sweet If this I may not yet I 'le stay below and kiss thy feet I have been long confin'd and toss't wandring like Noahs Dove For here is no true rest below Lord 't is in thee above If I thy face yet may not see thou bids me it to seek And sure fulfil his word God will o' th' Earth to all the meek They that him seek the Lord shall praise their hearts for aye shall live True hunger is Gods way to bliss on 's word then let 's believe Tho' darkness oft thy face eclipse and hides thee from my sight Yet will I stay for him alway for all his paths are right And tho' i 'm in the deeps low cast to him I 'le look again That flouds can quell and save from Hell for over all hee 'l raign 48 Hymn The Souls desires themselves do wast Of Christ to see or hear or tast 2d Part. THis one thing needful Lord I seek and that one thing 's my all But for the same I on thy name till I obtain 't will call That I may in thy presence dwell and after Christ inquire For in thy face all joy I place and that 's my whole desire This when I seek but cannot see my Faith and Hope 's delay'd Despair gets in and so to sin and Satan i 'm betray'd How long Lord shall my Soul be tost 'twixt hopes and cloudy fears Shew me thy face so full of grace remove my clouds and tears Our souls still long to see the day when our Immanuel That Lamb of God makes his abode On Sion Hill to dwell But if my Bridegroom yet deferr I 'le wait his blessed time For either he will come or we shall shortly go to him Then conflicts end in victory our sighs turn into praise This long dark night ta ' morning bright that Saints may sing always 49 Hymne Love in desire with panting brest Pursues enquires for Christ its rest 3d. Part. MY Soul Lord 's in a desert dry where waters there are none It longs to spy thy Majesty and for thee makes its moan To see thy beauty glory pear Oh how would that delight So to come near in holy fear and joy before thy sight For all my joys here sorrows breed this world yeilds not content 'T is Christ indeed alone can feed to Siloe's well i 'm sent When I the fiery poyson'd sting do of the Serpent find Then by looking on Christ my King heal'd is my heart and mind When I thy count'nance can obtain and in 't my pardon read And views again his Royal raign now Faith begins to feed Such sight then makes me cry aloud here Lord 't is good to stay Then in a Cloud my Lord does shroud and hide himself away Then from my Mount descend do I t' a vale of tears and say Yet hope will I day spring t' espy and sing all tears away 50 Hymn The Soul espying through the door It s fair beloved longs therefore 4th Part. LOrd Jesus let thy Sun-like face shine all my darkness out That I may of thy saving Grace and love be out of doubt Sometimes tho 't be not sought thy face thou 'rt pleas'd to let us see Such arbitrary acts of grace now show again to me Thou bids us ask yea seek and knock then sure thou'lt to us ope No bars are strong enough no lock can shut the door of hope If my belov'd still shut me out and say see me no more Yet will I look standing without in by the hole o' th' door Tho' Clouds and darkness us surrounds and Sion's flames grow hot His heart in Holy love abounds forget his own hee 'l not 'T is good to live by Faith whilst here in darkness t' hope for light When we in perfect light appear then full shall be our sight 51 Hymn The Councels of Achitophels To be defeat this hymn foretells 1st Part. Psal 9.16 17. WOnderful Councellor and King thou righteous art and wise On wicked men their crafts to bring that mischiefs did devise For they work in the dark and deep their wiles do seek to hide Mistaking God to be asleep while he has all espy'd Tush then they say can God regard what mischiefs we do hatch Yes he 'l retaliate and reward your gins your feet shall catch By judgments execute that are the Lord is known alway Their own works are the wicked's snare Higgaion sing Selah This to a future age record for people uncreate To read how wickedness abhorr'd God did retaliate Then men shall surely say and sing for just men is reward The Earth to judgment God will bring the suffering-meek regard Whoso is wise t' observe and tell and such like things record These prudent ones shall know right well the kindness of the Lord. 52 Hymn The more men hate O Lord above Vouchsafe the more of thy free love 2d Part. YE Saints of the most high Come and behold his deeds That he alone unsought has done for them he keeps and feeds The Foxes do conspire to spoyl Gods tender Vine Then Providence became its fence this Vineyard Lord is thine Then of it let us sing none surely hurt it may He never sleeps that watches keeps and waters 't night and day Men subtile may conspire and digg as deep as Hell God sees and smiles and blasts their wiles for he in heav'n do's dwell For he doth Zion love and walks her Towers round Proud Babylon falls from her throne God will her props confound Her Cedars God will fell her Sea and springs dry up For Zions sake God will her make to drink on 's sevenfoul'd cup. Be thou exalt'd O God all humane Glory stain That so thy Son on ev'ry Throne may then sole Monarch raign 53 Hymn An hymn of the turning away Of Gods anger from his people As Psal 85.1 3. and Isaiah 12 1. 5.
face of which alas the comfort few that knows Now cries the soul my Sun is set my plants wither and dye My hopes forlorn faith 's overborn waste does my Garden lye When he did first knock at my door I thought he came t' abide But I unkind sure caus'd his mind to ali'nate and hide Now if I can his visit gain or smile one day in seven My hopes again revive a main with some foretasts of heav'n But when Lord Jesus wilt ' return revive thy work O then Our Wilderness shall praise and bless thy Grace and power Amen 74 Hymn The Soul refresh with chear divine Does t'its appart'ments rest incline Longing its burdens to resign as Cant. 5 1. 5. LOrd I have long wandred abroad from Mountain unto Hill Now pilgrim like seek rest in God subject to thy good will In ' lonesome deserts tho' I bleat oft weary faint and sad Yet finest wheat of heav'n I eat Rock-hony makes me glad My burdens sin affliction scorn Oft cause my soul bow down To ease my heart himself has born he bought I wear the Crown The fiery Serpents oft me fright I sing with thorns at brest My faith at last gets Pisgah sight in hopes o' th' Land of rest My faith and sence combat together and both their weapons try Which shall obtain one knows not whether till Christ gives victory Return my soul unto thy rest take shade in weary land They that this refuge find are blest for rain and storm 's at hand A joyful rest Lord doth remain for all thy scatt'red ones A glorious King shall sit and raign and they with him on thrones 75 Hymn VVhen Saints of drought and heat complain The Shepherd answers thus again Cant. 1.5 6. LOrd when my day at first begun and grace on me did shine I quickly felt a scorching Sun upon my tender Vine Hence in appearance I put on a black and sable hue Oh when wilt thou let fall upon my herbs of Grace thy dew This fi'ry Dragons raging heat peirces my aking head Tempts me like Jonah oft to fret or wither which I dread My Shepherds voice instant I heard standing behind my wall Said flee to th' Rock be not afeard I knew 't and took his call Tho' Clouds eclipse thy morning Sun and evidence is not bright At noon's hot persecution cool ev'ning shall give light I am thy Sun shadow and shield in me alone 's thy rest Here light and safety both I yield thus all the flocks are blest A King most just shall reign er'e long him must his foes adore His Spouse singing her nuptial-Song then heat smites her no more 76 Hymn The Soul and Spouse tempted with heat For cool refreshing gales intreat Eying that promise Isai 4.6.8 Song c. 25.6 HOw long Lord shall this heat of persecution beat Which makes me pray shorten my day or make my Sun retreat Afflictions make me look like bottles in the smoak My heart alas withers as grass my fruitful branch is broke Yet Lord to thee I cry under thy shade I fly Thy healing wing shall cause me sing and down in safety lye Though Zion's Sons have lain 'mong pots in vile disdain He has foretold her wings with gold hee 'l beautifie again Mans rage shall cease and fall with noise of strangers all The branch or Sons of terrible ones shall break against the wall Then storms and heat shall ceases Lambs feed and lye in peace Then Babels Sun shall set at noon her torments have no ease Sing ye distrest and poor now look to weep no more Your Sun does rise lift up your eyes and 'fore his throne adore 77 Hymn VVhen vials Babel-Rome consume Cool and refreshing times then come LOrd hasten Babels threat'n'd doom for Zion sake afford Cool and refreshing gales to come from th' presence of the Lord. Why should thy Lambs be led aside and vail'd from their right way From fellowship with thy holy bride with false companions stray The Pastors that thy flock have led as wolves have suckt their blood The rest with tears or poyson fed disperst alone i' th' wood But yet a Shepherd shall arise a Branch of great Renown His flock to save from 's Enemies and sway Scepter and Crown His times will restitution bring unto the whole creation His flock from wilderness shall sing for peace in every Nation The lofty shall be brought full low the lowly rais'd on high The Lord will righteous vengeance show on Romes conspiracy Christs word the Tyrants Sword will break that oft his lambs did gore To th' heathen then peace he will speak and raign for evermore 78 Hymn The Pilgrim now with Christ at rest His joy and triumph thus exprest LOrd I a stranger was and sojourner below Defil'd with sin till Christ came in thy Grace to make me know I sought in this world rest but found't labour in vain My life I spent To small content till I a Christ could gain My sin and misery became his time of love Tho' in my blood he meant my good himself did's bowels move I was a wandring Sheep bleating in deserts stray'd Till he me sought and home me brought me safe on 's shoulders lay'd He fed m' in pastures green me led by waters calm Sweet Wines I gate and down I sate at 's feet and sang my psalm Lord what am I Oh whence is all this love to me That thou should take me home and make one of thy Family But when my Lord returns to 's second Marriage feast Hee 'l then admit all 's lambs to sit on 's Throne in endless rest 79 Hymn The Pilgrim welcom'd as a King By Christ does further praises sing As Deuter. 26.5 11. LOrd when a Syrian-stranger poor ready to perish quite I call'd and begging at thy door was pitty'd in thy sight Thou brough't me in and I was fed with water wine and milk Thy robes of righteousness me clad more rich than royal silk When in 's own Chamber I was plac't my King one secret told On 's throne I should be with him grac't with 's crown richer than gold And as a sign he would defeat and break Levi'thans head And give his flesh to 's folk for meat and 's Manna for their bread As I mus'd on this mystery I quickly heard a voice Angels sang praise in melody so I 'gan to rejoyce Now blessing honour to the Lamb pow're wisdom riches praise Hosannahs be to 's glorious name and joyful songs always Now as I was about to sing I heard one on the throne Bad silence while I heard my King thus triumph sing alone 80 Hymn The Lambs triumph that did obtain Both vict'ry and our right to raign As Psal 40.7 John 17. Prov. 8.31 LOrd I before the World began with thee in glory sate Yet came in form of flesh humane thine to redintigrate That body thou prepar'd I gave to death an offering pure And victor did ascend from grave ' thine lasting life t' ensure To them
display When th' wickeds bands snare their own hands Higgaijon sing Selah 129 Hymn Christ visiting his Lambs most tender Doth arm himself as their defender as Mic. 2.12 5.5 8 9. Zacr. 10.3 4. O all ye Lambs of God that to your King belong See what a tender and strong defender your Shepherd's to his young His blood for them he shed will he deny them bread Shall God dear buy and men destroy that flock o're whom he 's head Do Wolves and Lions roar tho' fierce they are his Cattle These all hee 'l take but you will make like 's goodly Horse for battle Your Lord first from above you visited in 's love And surely when he comes again to dens these all remove Then fear not converts young to Zion that belong For judgment shall your foes be full but you shall have a song Both North and South shall sing in hope for Zions King VVill search for guilt of blood long spilt and lore each lofty thing The Lamb shall sit alone to judge on Zions throne And raign in peace truth righteousness and t' hear his pris'ners groan 130 Hymn The Shepherds rod commands subjection The flock tho' under sore correction Yeilds sacrifice in hot affection Psal 23.4 5. Ezek 20.37 AS I among the flocks of God did walk I heard a noise Like crying caus'd by a sharp rod yet 't made my soul rejoyce One cry'd my soul Lord weary is because of murderers Another sight for what 's amiss and ' cause our hope deferrs Some said we 're for thy sake all day Lord to be slain design'd The rest to beasts are made a prey yet to Gods will resign'd This sad O where 's our Shepherd gone that us'd t' be us among And that did sighing drop this groan But thou O Lord how long VVhy art t' from us absent so long as weary of thy flock In justice Lord avenge our wrong for thou 'rt our anchor's rock At last one David-like was born riding on 's Cherubim Priest like on 's side th' writers inkhorn all th' Angels worshIp't him His awful head all Crowns did wear the rocks before him break All th' Elects names on 's breast did bear and thus King like he spake 2d part 131 Hymn The Lord to Christ this purpose sware That he who our transgressions bare Should thus for us himself declare personating Christ as Matth. 11.28 TO me all pow'r doth now belong my lambs rejoyce and sing My scattered flocks I dwell among your Prophet Preist and King I made my self a sacrifice your peace so to obtain And to fulfil the prophesies now only King I 'le raign Your foes before you I 'le subdue and plague all that me hate But keep with you my cov'nant true blest all on me that wait Do Gebal Ammon Amalek against my flock conspire Their plots and hairy scalps I 'le break and vex them in mine ire For I to purchase you have bled by that dear price ye 're mine And for your sake will interceed to compleat my design Thus ev'ry knee shall bow to me by force or free accord Each eye shall see the majesty and judgment of the Lord This tidings told I could not hold but heart and tongue must raise And to the lamb bowing made bold to lisp and sing his praise 3d. part 132 Hymn Gods Flocks now sing their songs to him That did to God their souls redeem Their Shepherd worthy ' f all esteem Revel 4.11 5.9 12 13 14. v. OH Shepherd of Gods flock thou only worthy art That we always should sound thy praise in life in lip and heart As lost Sheep were we all straying now here now there Thou Lord on him laid'st all our sin he paid't in 's bloud most dear What e're God promised hee 'l certainly compleat When all is done all foes are gone then Saints ascend his seat Ye Angels Cherubs all adjoyn with Seraphim Unite your votes extend your notes in loudest praise of him To him that was that lamb Gods sacrifice of old He that was slain shall shortly raign the keeper of Gods fold To him whose watchful eyes mischiefs and spite espies That will with right judgment requite mens haughty'st majesties To Angels praises then joyn Saints and Sons of men Hosannah's loud raise to the cloud sing praises do 't again 133 Hymn Elders and Witnesses each one Fall down before the Lambs high throne And sound his praise themselves alone Apoc. 7.9 11 14 17. chap. 8.1 AS I before the lamb's high throne with songs and palms did stand Among that multitude stood one that silence did command Then bowing I obeysance paid all th' Elders did the same Their four and twenty Crowns all laid at'th ' footstool of the lamb One of those Elders for the rest his strict enquiry made What is this multitude so blest with Palms one spake and said From tribulation great these came their robes they 've washed white And purify'd i' th' blood of th' lamb made thus just in Gods sight Martyrs with Witnesses now make their loud appeal and true How long Lord er'e thou ' l vengeance take and give that beast his due When shall dry bones revive again and sing that sleep in th' dust Then Zion's King in 's glory 'll raign the Islands hope and trust Now sing for now th' ambush is fixt and God has hid the gin That our reward their vengeance mixt with joy will soon bring in 134 Hymn Thy mercy's loads and multitudes My soul in praises thus includes As Psal 68.19 136.1 ult 150.2 3 6. in above 20 benefits YE heavens sing praises to the Lord let Saints their blessings bring Let th' earth his benefits all record yea praise him ev'ry thing Praise him for 's old electing love and Christs redemption-blood His spirit and grace that from above rain'd Manna for our food Him praise whose pour did all create and providence them maintain And will renew their lapsed state that Christ o're all may raign For light and peace and health oh do for day and night him praise For comforts yea and crosses too for good or evil days For faith and patience joy likewise in God le ts sing and boast Who causes grace in 's exercise triumph i th' Holy Ghost Him bless that plots and plotters all doth wondrously detect Causing those wrongs on them to fall that they meant for th' Elect. Now comes our King Zion's his throne to th' whore hee 'l vengeance pay His flock shall sit and sing each one praise him Halelujah 135 Hymn This instrument of seven strings In parts on our Salvation sings And joy to souls and Islands brings SIng to the Lord ye Saints a new triumphant Song Let Isles abroad know that to God Salvation doth belong From Dragon beast and whore from pits of desolation That gap't each hour us to devour he wrought so great Salvation For his unworthy flock a poor and peeled Nations So has our God in 's Chariot rode for sinful ones Salvation No
been yet God reviv'd me hath The sentence I of death received subscribing t' was most just The execution grace repriev'd that I in God might trust My moan was like a Crane or Dove for I was sore opprest God undertook my sin t' remove that gave my soul true rest The Lord was ready me to save renew'd my youth and days Gave issues joyful from the grave wee 'l therefore sing his praise Amen Halelujah 157 Hymn This second Hymn of praise they have That God has rescu'd from the grave Psal 6.3 6. 41 1 2 3. 39.4 5 10 11 13. LOrd when thy hand on me did lay this sharp correction This was my pray'r my vow and care to yeild thee all subjection My life and usefulness and times are in thy hand I 'le yeild them all up at thy call when thou shalt me command Thou didst me spare a while my life and strength restore Thou didst me save from pow're o' th' grave and now I 'le thee adore What shall I render Lord or what return to thee My life and health my goods and wealth shall now devoted be My Lord Physitian was did visit at my call My heart from fears my eye from tears he sav'd and feet from fall Oh Lord who 's like to thee now all my bones shall say My vows in sight of the upright to God I freely pay See Ps 116.3 4 12 15 16 18. 158 Hymn Tho' Satan leads into temptation Rebuke him Lord be our Salvation See Zacr. 3.1 2 3. Matth. 6.13 LOrd from th' old Serpent save his subtilty and pow're For by his wyles souls he beguiles seeking them to devour No fence but thine there is against an unseen foe To thee we cry O King most high that do'st his crafts fore-know Sometimes he tempts to pride to lust or Heresie And oft will stand at our right hand when unto God we fly But Lord us from him sheild rebuke him by thy word Thy faith shall be our victory thy spirit our Shield and Sword Tho' he the first man slew and may a David foyl This victory is Christs for he his crafts and works does spoil He once from Heav'n was cast and down to earth was flung O bind in 's chain that we again may sing that earst were stung For when our God of peace has trod this Dragon down His rage shall cease Saints live in peace and Jesus wear the Crown Rom. 16.20 159 Hymn Gods works are from the first Creation Saints joy their song their meditation Ps 92.4 5. 103.22 104.31 THy works O Lord are great in wisdom they exceed Decree Creation and Preservation to be admired indeed How pow'rful was thy word that all these did create And when our Lord descends that word must all annihilate But heav'ns when I consider which thou alone canst span Light'nings and thunder how do I wonder and cry Lord what is man Yea Lord what 's fall'n man of him why mindful art't That Moon and Stars serve monitors of what 's sinners desert What signs or fearful sights the Lord in heav'n does fix All work for good in famine food in wrath hee 'l mercy mix As God on Isra'ls doors his mark of safety gave And raign'd on them a Beth-lehem us in like case hee 'l save When vengeance-vengeance-work is past and Gods dread fury 's o're Then sing your Psalms and bear you palms Zion shall weep no more 160 Hymn Good tidings of our Lords Salvation Brings joy and peace to ev'ry nation as Ps 53.6 67.2 3. 6 7. WHen God Salvation had decree'd for 's captives to effect In Char'ots he rode out for speed redeeming's own elect His wheels a path for him did pave Red Sea and Jordan too Free passage gave but turn'd a grave for those did them pursue Before him melted mountains great the Elements made a noise Rocks honey sweet and oyl did sweat here le ts in him rejoyce When God will work who shall withstand or save what shall demur For his command or mighty hand makes all lets to concur Jehovah is a man of war his hosts all creatures be His angels are yea ev'ry star ingag'd for 's victory With vestures red the grapes hee 'l tread so with a shout ascends Mans wrath is done when God's begun this scene Gods vyals ends 161 Hymn After the night so dark so long That morning star will bring a song Ps 97.11 Cant. 2.11 12. Mica 7.9 10. HOw long Lord will our darkness last our grief prolonging night When will our winter nights be past when shines our morning bright Long since our day fled fast away our souls like blind men grope Seeking for light but lo the night soon overclouds our hope Oh where is he 't promis'd to bring the poor and blind by th' way Make darkness light the dumb to sing turn shade of death to ' day VVe still complain clouds after rain oft make our hopes forelorn Yet is not far our morning star our day-light shall return Then Zion that in darkness sits her tears upon her cheeks Shall shine when God her sin remits and day spring on her breaks Rejoyce not then ye wicked men for God resists the proud To Gods upright is sown a light morning without a cloud If Skyes do loure our King has pow're o're waves to tread his way Hee 'l soon appear cast anchor here look up and hope for day see Luk. 1.78 Acts 27.27 162 Hymn When in dark wilderness we walk God then to us doth kindly talk Isa 35.1 2 6. 51.3 Hose 2.14 LOrd i 'm i' th' wilderness afraid to lose my way Let thy command me to that land of uprightness convey My desart's that of sin there wand'ring I am faint May I with ' bread of God be fed and with the rock acquaint When for my murmuring hot Serpents oft me sting If faith can spy my Lord on high healing is in his wing When thirst does scorch my soul my spring below all gone Christ with a dew strength does renew then singing I pass on I' th' vale of Bacha deep each step on 't drops a tear While hope 's delay'd my heart is staid in Zion to appear And tho' my way be rough and doubts o're cloud my eyes My wilderness like Eden is and smells like Paradise My soul on Pisgah mount look o're these first fruits tast Go not aside and Jesus guide me to that Land at last Ps 107.2 3 4 7. 163 Hymn The reign of Christ all wars shall cease From Babels yoak Zion release So brings us universal peace Isa 2.4 11.6 9.13 Micah 4.3 1. WHen Christ in righteousness shall raign according to Gods words Then truth and peace on earth obtain and break all Tyrants Swords 2. The Nations then learn no more wars but under quiet vines sit Beating their Swords into Plow shares Tyrants their fierceness quit 3. With envy cruelty and wrath none shall the rest annoy And none in bloud his Sword shall bathe none hurt wast or destroy 4. For Law and