Who in her care of all her young Doth far exceed some Men. 2 How will she fly into the face Of such who would destroy Her pretty Brood she cant endure They should them once annoy 3 But ah thy bowels far exceed All Creatures here below For thou for Sinners Lord didst bleed Compassion great to show 4 The Hen herself to weakness brings Whilst of her young takes care How does she scratch and strive each day To feed them here and there 5 But Lord thou brought'st thy self so low That we might all be fed That in the grave a while didst lye After that thou wast dead 6 And as a Hen does cluck and call According to her kind Thereby to save her Chickens all From Kites which she does find 7 Do often of them make a prey So dost thou call and cry To Sinners whist it is to day Whom thou dost Lord efpy 8 To be in danger by their sin And Devils many ways Nay thou dost call and call agen Full oft for many days The Second Part. 1 The Hen stands ready and prepar'd Hov'ring her mournful wings And never is she satisfy'd Till under them she brings 2 So thou dost spread thy Arms O Lord Poor Sinners to bring in And bids the weary come to thee Who laden are with sin 3 O then come in ye Sinners all Under Christ's wings with speed He will receive you great and small And nothing shall you need 4 And O how safe are you his Saints Under his wings you lye Then fear no hurt from outfard Foes Nor inward Enemy 5 They who are wise will certainly In mind these things record And so they will with ease espy The kindness of the Lord. HYMN 51. Christ a Refiner Mal. 3.3 He shall sit as a Refiners fire 1 THou like as a Refiner doth The Gold and Silver try We had much dross until thou didst Our Souls Lord purifie 2 Into the Furnace we were cast Which oft is very hot 'T is not our Grace i' th' least to waste But filth which we have got 3 Afflictions like as fire doth The Gold rarely refine Purge all our Souls and we thereby More gloriously may shine 4 But Dross will not the Fire bear So some Lord cannot stand Before thee when thou dost rise up To scourge them with thy hand 5 The fire makes the Gold more soft So by Afflictions we More plyable O Lord are brought To yield and bend to thee The Second Part. 1 Gold when 't is triy'd 't is pure made By the Refiners art So by afflictions thou dost Lord Mor'e holy make each heart 2 From hence we may the reason see Why God afflictions brings And clearly also may discern What profit from them springs 3 We fitted are hereby O Lord For our own Master's turn Who golden Vessels will make us Before that he has done 4 When you refin'd by tryals are What cause have you to sing And praise the Lord that ever he Did you in 's Furnace fling HYMN 52. Christ bears his Saints as an Eagle Exod. 19.4 I bore you on Eagles wings 1 THe Eagle is the King of Birds Ah! who is like to thee Who is so strong or hath an Eye So quick and far to see 2 Like to an Eagle thou dost mount Or didst ascend on high Not only up unto the Clouds But far above the skie 3 And as the Eagle thou dost bear Upon thy blessed Wings All thy poor Saints and they hereby Forget all earthly things 4 They soar so high sometimes O Lord Born upon Wings of Love That Earth to them seems a small thing They dwell so high above 5 And as the Eagle's way 's not known Who mounts up in the Air Ev'n so thy love and wisdom both Most deep and hidden are 6 O fly ye Saints your selves to hide Under Almighty Wings And safe you 'll be whate're betide When God sore judgments brings 7 O see Christ's care and do not fear But sing his Praises forth His grace and love 's beyond compare None like him here on Earth HYMN 53. Christ the Capt. of our Salvation Heb. 2.10 To make the Captain of our Salvation perfect through sufferings 1 THou art our Captain-General Thy Commission sealed is Rouze up ye Soldiers great and small No Captain like to this 2 Thou hast the power given thee To raise a mighty Host And thou beats up to bring them in Daily from every Coast 3 'T is thou dost nominate who shall Have office under thee And they Commissions have likewise Who rightly entred be 4 Thou hast thy Soldiers names set down In thy own Muster-roll Within the blessed Book of Life Is written every Soul 5 And out of that sweet Book of thine They shall not blotted be If they are such thy Father hath Lord Jesus given to thee 6 Unto our Captain General A new Song let us sing For he that Captain is in Chief Is our God and our King The second Part. 1 Thou dost Lord Christ thy Soldiers lead Before them didst thou go All Foes by thee are vanquished Thou didst triumph also 2 Over them all most gloriously And perfect now art made Has Captive took Captivity Well never be afraid 3 But stand unto our Arms always No Quarter we will give If thou art with us all our days Few Enemies shall live 4 Let us be well disciplined And very skilful be And in right paths and foot-steps tread And truly follow thee 5 No Captain doth his Men advance To such high dignity For each shall have preheminence To sit on Thrones with thee 6 O then let us lift up our head O happy Israel Christ's Banner over you is spread Your glory shall excell The Third Part. 1 Thou giv'st the Word too of Command What 't is that we must do But never bidst us still to stand Nor backward for to go 2 We never must Lord wheel about Nor be as once we were But forward march with courage stout Without all dread or fear 3 Let 's take Example Lord of thee Resist ev'n unto Blood Before yield to iniquitiy Which has us oft withstood 4 'T is thou hast power to cashier All such thou dost not like If any false-hearted appear Their names out thou wilt strike 5 No Warriers like to thee in fight Thy power and thy skill Are both of them ev'n infinite Who then engage thee will 6 If any should woe to them all If once thou draws thy Sword And in thy wrath on them dost fall They die shall then O Lord. The Fourth Part. 1 Come in come in and list your selves You shall have present pay Your Souls shall be with grace well stor'd Your charges to defray 2 'T is th' ready way to become great And rich will you come in The Trumpets sound and Drums do beat To war against your sin 3 Will you be on our Captains side Ah! if you still stand out His Sword e're long will you divide VVith them that turn about 4 For if
with brinish tears 9 They sooner may the Stars account Than loose their dismal bands Or tell the number of their Hairs Or number of the Sands 10 Of the Sea-shore as see the end Of their sad misery O Sinners fear and tremble all Think on Eternity The End of the Seventh Part. PART VIII SACRED HYMNS of Praise on several Occasions As they have been sung in several Congregations HYMN 147. Sin laid upon Christ 1 LO Christ hath suffer'd for us all When Enemies we were Therefore we will thy Name extoll Whose love did thus appear 2 For we like Sheep have gone astray And ready were to fall And God hath lain the load on thee To give rest to us all 3 Thy precious Praises therefore Lord Sincerely let us sing And land thy Name with one accord O God and heavenly King 4 For all thy loving-kindness Lord And for thy truth divine For thou hast made thy holy Word O're all thy Name to shine 5 Help us to praise thee and to live Wholly alone to thee And not forget from whence doth come Our present liberty 6 O shine upon thy Church always And bless our joynt-endeavour And prosper thou our handy-work Now and the same for ever HYMN 148. To be sung after the Lord's Supper The good Physician 1 THy love O Lord was very great To such vile ones as we Our hearts were once dead as a stone But now they quickned be 2 Slight Balm may heal a slighter sore But there 's no Med'cine good Which can to life our Souls restore But the Physician 's Blood 3 Lord Jesus when we thee espy Though life is almost gone We see by Faith we shall not die All praise to thee alone 4 Who hast pour'd in sweet Oyl and Wine To heal each wounded heart O thou wilt heal all Souls of thine Who for their sakes didst smart 5 We therefore will unto thee sing And thee always adore To him from whom all Blessings spring Be praise for evermore HYMN 149. A Hymn of Praise after the Lord's Supper The Banqueting-House 1 HAlleluja let us sing aloud Salvation Glory Fame Be given to the Lord our God O glorifie his Name 2 Who loved us and sent his Son For our eternal good To wash away our scarlet sins In his most precious Blood 3 Into the House of Banqueting He brings us to be fed Love is the Banner flourishing VVith honour o're our head 4 Beneath his shadow we are plac'd VVith joy and true content His Fruit is sweet unto our taste His VVord and Sacrament 5 O draw me my dear Saviour then VVith thy strong Cords of Love And we will all run after thee As fast as we can move 6 And in thy Name O Lord we 'll trust For that 's a Tower strong Whither the Righteous oft doth fly For shelter all day long HYMN 150. Divine Wrath. 1 THe day doth come and burn it will Like to an Oven hot And all the proud shall be Fuel Who have the Lord forgot 2 Nay it begins now to break forth And will burn more and more On all the wicked of the Earth God will his vengeance pour 3 Evil shall slay the wicked Man For sin which he hath wrought And such who hate God's faithful Ones Shall quickly come to nought 4 But all who do fear thee O Lord Thou wilt keep safe and sound And such who put their trust in thee Thou never wilt confound 5 But save them in the day of wrath The which is very nigh When all the wicked of the Earth In direful Flames shall lye HYMN 151. A Hymn of Praise after the Sacrament The Bread of Life 1 WIth precious Food Lord we are fed Which we have cause to prize Our Table is most richly spread With choice Varieties 2 The harmless Lamb most innocent For us is ready slain And we as Guests are hither sent To seed on him again 3 But O what Love and Grace is here When we were hungry Christ's Body Lord thou didst prepare That for us he might die 4 For nothing but his Flesh and Blood Could our poor Souls sustain Therefore O Lord thou didst cry forth O let my Lamb be slain 5 O let his precious Blood run out For to them it I 'll give Or else they 'll perish without doubt 'T is done Come eat and live 6 Eat eat O Friends on what is good And drink abundantly The best of Heav'n is your Food No fatness I deny 7 O Lord thy Love is very sweet And we therefore do cry O feed us with this precious Food Untill we come to die 8 And we will sing thy Praises Lord Even both rich and poor And to the blessed Lamb we 'll sing Praises for evermore HYMN 152. A Hymn of Praise after the Lord ' Supper Saints die with Christ 1 ALL glory unto Christ the Lord 'T is thy immortal fame VVe will sing forth with one accord And glorifie thy Name 2 O blessed God Thou art all Love No minute ' scapes thy breast But brings a favour from above In that sweet love we rest 3 Lord didst thou die and do we live Hath not grief slain us yet Vocuhsafe to us thy grace to give To live as it is meet 4 Did thy most precious love to me Make thee to leave thy Throne And mount the Stage of Infamy And shalt thou die alone 5 Lord let me die die unto fin That death O let me see Be thou the death of sin O Lord VVhich was death unto thee 6 And as all fulness is in thee O then we pray pour in For we are empty thou dost know Except it be of sin 7 And since thou hast O Holy One A Salve for ev'ry Sore Let us rejoyce and praise thy Name Now and for evermore HYMN 153. Luke 13.10 Joy in Heaven when Sinners repent 1 LOrd is there joy in Heav'n above VVhen Sinners turn to thee Let this our Souls affections move To long till it we see 2 VVhat cause of joy then hath that heart VVho with repenting tears Unfeignedly cleaves unto thee And to thy ways adheres 3 Shall holy Angels Lord rejoyce In our sweet happiness When all the good is unto us To them not more nor less 4 In this they act Lord like to thee Who for our only good VVas sacrificed on the Tree To wash us in thy Blood 5 And shall not we now learn of thee To seek the good of others And with one heart strive to impart All comfort to our Brothers 6 Rejoyce with them that do rejoyce This duty let us love And then thy VVill we shall fulfill As Angels do above 7 But what a low and carnal heart Hath he whoe're he be VVho being full will not impart To those in misery 8 To pity and not to relieve Doth certainly declare Such never did God's Grace receive In truth nor are sincere 9 Acknowledg how you have transgress'd Against the Lord your God And let it be with grief confess'd What By-Paths you have
our Joy our Souls delight In whom is sweetest pleasure 3 Propriety unto a house Doth make it valued Our interest in our God alone Makes us lift up our head 4 In a great House are many Rooms To dine and also lye Rare secret Chambers also we Do in thee clearly spy 5 Each Attribute is as a Room Whither thy Saints do go By precious Acts of Faith and then Nothing they fear below 6 Another house thô stately 't is It may be batter'd down But thou art such a House O Lord That can't be overthrown 7 Hast then away to your abode Let all with speed hast home For dreadful storms you may expect Will very quickly come The Third Part. Chambers of Safety 1 O come O come Gods people all With speed hast ye away Enter your Chambers great and small No longer do you stay 2 For God the mighty God above Is rising out of 's place And will the Hills and Mountains move And Vengeance pour apace 3 There is a way found out that ye May be secured When Sinners shall consumed be Who basely are misled 4 Doth it not thunder afar off It Lightens also sore O tremble all and do not scoff For hark 't is more and more 5 Children get home and do not stay Hast to your dwelling place For if you make the least delay Then sad may be your case 6 All who abroad or in the Fields Do foolishly remain They may as the Egyptians were Be ruined and slain Isa 26.20 A Storm a coming 1 O Quake ye who most guilty are Who love and live in sin For God will suddenly break forth As usual hath not been 2 But sing ye Saints and joyfull be Christs Kingdom does draw near Do you leave all Iniquity And nothing do you fear 3 The shaking times that are at hand Will bring Great Babel down And then will God save this our Land And Saints with Blessings Crown 4 Therefore if ye in Christ are found To every Duty led And have your Hearts sincere and sound Look up lift up your head 5 For your Redemption does draw near Gods praises sing therefore Unto his call do you adhere Then sing for evermore HYMN 4. God a Husbandman Joh. 15.1 God compared to a Husbandman 1 RIch Husbandmen have House and Land Both moist and also dry God o're the Earth hath the Command And true propriety 2 The beasts of th' field and fowls of th' Air With Silver and the Gold Is all the Lords yea and what else Our Eyes can here behold 3 He may give it to whom he will And then take it away He makes men rich and makes them poor And none dare him gain-say 4 Some ground he plows and sows it then With choice and precious seeds Whilst other ground does barren lie Eat up and spoil'd with Weeds 5 And who shall say what doest thou He may do what he will All are thine own what e're thou dost Yet thou art righteous still The second Part. 1 A Husbandman knows very well His ground will barren be Unless it is well manured No profit he can see 2 Even so unless the fallow ground Of thy base wicked heart Be broken up it will be found That thou most barren art 3 A Husbandman does spare no cost Nor grudge at his great pains That so he may his ground make good When he his end obtains 4 So God likewise thinks nought too much Who does great cost bestow On Souls of men when they prove such Who forth his Glory show 5 A Husbandman his Trees doth prune More fruitful them to make But branches that unfruitful be Such off the Trees does take 6 And thus doth God by all those men Who by profession are In Jesus Christ who barren prove Them long he will not spare 7 But such that fruitful Branches be He purges every one And abundantly shall they bring forth Before that he has done 8 As God doth sow so he likewise Doth cause the rain to fall That so his Vineyard flourish may And 's Trees be fruitful all 9 Which other Husbandmen can't do Nor can they change the soyl But God can make Mens hearts most good Which naturally were vile 10 All praise to him therefore let 's give And set his glory forth And fruitfully unto him live Whilst we do live on earth HYMN 5. God the chief Builder Heb. 3.4 God the chief Builder 1 HE that did build all things is God 'T is he and he alone That made the world and all things in 't Praise ye the Holy One. 2 And he laid the Foundation sure Of th' Earth and Heaven too Which long have been and still endure Will put them down also 3 'T is he that built his Glorious Church And laid the corner stone In all the Earth there is None such O praise the Holy One. 4 With precious Stones he hath it built Yea living ones they are And by his Spirit so compact 'T is far beyond compare 5 The Timber and the Stones by him Were squared curiously That all the Buildings in the World With this cannot come nigh 6 The matter and the form also Did he alone ordain No alteration must be made Upon eternal pain 7 All other Builders Servants have To labour with their hands Who according to the pattern act And just as he commands 8 So Ministers God does imploy Who must the pattern know And if they alter any thing They do their folly show 9 The Rule it is Gods Holy Word Would you the Pattern view 'T is the first Church the Lord did build As th' Apostles Acts do shew The second Part. 1 Nothing but precious Stones must be On the foundation plac'd By such who wood or stubble build This fabrick is disgrac'd 2 And they will suffer loss thereby When it comes to be try'd Because such stuff cannot endure Their work will not abide 3 Then see all ye who are call'd Saints That you are precious Gold I mean sincere and godly ones Whom God loves to behold 4 And see that you his building are And in you he does dwell If in you he has no abode Down you must go to Hell HYMN 6. God a Man of War Exod. 15.3 God a Man of War 1 GOD is a man of war and he Has many Armies who Almighty are in strength therefore Down shall his Foes all go 2 The Enemies who do ingage Against this Man of war Are all infernal pow'rs below And such who wicked are 3 God is a Warriour just and good And mighty skill he hath Before him never any stood In Hell much less on Earth 4 'T is for his Glory he does take The Sword into his hand And wo to such who head do make Against his dread Command 5 In war he is most terrible If he sets in array The Battel once against his Foes They 'll soon melt all away 6 He 'll make the earth to tremble when He does gird on his Sword And cause all proud and haughty men
him are And therefore all that God hath chose Shall Crowns of Glory wear 3 What grace and favour now is this That Christ the Just should die That we unjust and guilty ones Might live eternally 4 Let Men take heed how they despise Such soveraign grace and love ' Cause 't is mysterious in their eyes And also far above 5 Depraved Reason to conceive That such who guilty be Should by another's righteousness From sin and guilt be free 6 All praise and glory unto God And to the Son therefore And to the Holy Ghost let us Sing praise for evermore HYMN 20. The glorious Bridegroom Matth. 25.6 Christ the Bridegroom of oâ—â— Souls 1 THou mighty King whose glories shinâ— A secret didst disclose Unto that blessed Son of thine Which was for to dispose 2 Of him in a sweet Marriage state And unto him likewise All things about it didst relate Who quickly cast his eyes 3 Upon our Souls for we were those With whom he fell in love And whom for him the Father chose Who nothing had to move 4 His dear affections for alas We loathsom were to see And were in a most dismal case Through our iniquity 5 But yet thy love it was so great A Journey didst thou take From Heav'n to Earth that so thou mightâ— A Marriage with us make But ah what didst thou suffer first Before this could be done or we were Cast Lord for our Lives And Condemn'd every one And thou couldst never us obtain Nor with us marriage make Unless to free us from that pain Didst die Lord for our sake And this thou didst most readily All praise unto thy Name We purchas'd were with thy dear Blood And so thine own became The second Part. The glorious Bridegroom O what a choice Lord hast thou made Are such vile ones as we â—nto thy lovely bosom laid And joyned unto thee Are we espous'd to such a Prince The King of Heav'n and Earth Who has o're all preheminence Whose glories thus shine forth Angelick Nature didst pass by And set thy tender heart On such as we O let us cry Thou lovely lovely art 4 Yet ah how long was it before Thou couldst make us to yield We were so dark but now O Lord Thou thou hast won the Field 5 Let us our selves give up to thee As overcome with love And comfort us continually With Cordials from above 6 Ah! at this door our joys come in This is the blessed spring Of all true good for having thee We have Lord ev'ry thing 7 And if Communion we enjoy And find thy comfort sweet Our Souls shall sing and raise thy praise Whilst we lye at thy feet The Third Part. The praise of the sacred Bridegroom 1 Praise in the highest joys betide These sacred Lovers dear The holy Bridegroom and his Bride Most glorious do appear 2 Let Heaven above be fill'd with Songs Who see how they do shine On Eath beneath let all Mens Tongues Sing forth his praise divine 3 If sullen Man refuse to speak Since Heaven and Earth combine Let Rocks and stones their silence break And sing his praise divine 4 Ah! 't was this sacred Bridal Knot To tye thou didst design O let such love ne're be forgot Such sacred love of thine 5 Ye holy Seraphims above O haste and come away Who do admire Jesus love Sing ye his praise each day 6 With Saints on Earth your joys divide With speed O do ye come Earth ne're produc'd so fair a Bride Nor Heaven a Bridegroom 7 Whose Feet are like to burning Brass Whose Eyes a flaming Fire Who bringeth mighty things to pass Sing to him him admire The fourth Part. 1 Our hearts the praises must express Of Juda's glorious Lion The sweet and fragrant Flower of Jesus The blessed King of Zion 2 To him that on the Throne doth sit Oh 't is his praise alone That we will sing O it is fit We praise the holy One 3 Our hearts and tongues should all rejoycâ— Angels in consort sing Aloud with a melodious voice Praise ye our glorious King 4 Whose Head is whiter than the Snow That 's driven with the Wind Whose Visage like a flame doth show And doth all things confin'd 5 And yet he unconfined is O magnifie him alone What Lover is there like to this Sing praise to th' holy One. 6 Let 's raise his Name who hath reveal'd His sweet eternal love Who by his stripes our Souls hath heal'd Now is enthron'd above 7 Let trumps of praise ascend on high Let them be loudly blown So that an Eccho pierce the skie Of praise to th' Three in One. The fifth Part. 1 If Saints neglect this duty should Or to sing be averse Sure rugged Rocks and Mountains would God's Praises soon reherse 2 The twinkling Stars that day and night Do their long circuits run The Moon too in her monthly flight Also the glorious Sun 3 All these do through the Universe God's blessed praise make known How can the Saints be then averse To sing to th' Holy One. 4 Let every Saint on Earth rejoyce O therefore let them msing Since Christ hath made them his sweet choice Let them praise their dear King 5 Especially all you who be Filled with joy raptur'd in bliss Who can say My Beloved's mine And I am also his Sing this as the Hundredth Psalm HAil glor'ous Prince the precious Air Eccho's Praise to th' illustrious Pair Let no dark Clouds of Night obscure This blessed Day but thus endure Let Mortals now in Consort sing Anthems to th' Eternal King Nor Frost nor scorching Heat of June Ne're put thy Singers out of Tune Hail glorious Prince whose matchless love Brought thee from thy high Throne above To court thy Spouse in a poor dress Yet was thy Glory ne're the less Though thou wast treated with disdain Yet Angels waited on thy Train Shepherds thy joyful Welcom sing And Wise Men do their Oblations bring Blessed Espousals our Freedom bought A Match that our Redemption wrought Hail glorious Spouse blessed in him That Crowns thee with Heav'ns Diadem Behold an unparallel'd story A Slave advanc'd to lasting glory A Virgin fetter'd in her sin Once vile but now glorious within From base estate a Queen of Honour And peerless Beauty put upon her Since words can't do 't Conceptions weak Our Joys in Extasies let 's speak Christ the Image of the Father Heb. 1.3 Who is the express Image of his Person 1 IN thee the Father shines most clear And such who do thee see The Father may behold likewise His Known O Lord by thee 2 Thou dost him clearly represent Unto our very sight Whose express Image Lord thou art Most glorious and bright 3 Such whom the Father never saw To them thou dost him show All his perfections are in thee What further would we know 4 Thou dost Lord represent to us God whom we cannot see He dwells in light inaccessible Which can't approached be 5 Thou brings him to our minds and
If you before this Lion do Your selves now prostrate lye Your great humility do show You 'll find his clemency The Second Part. 1 When th' Lion roars all Beasts do quake Which in the Forest be When out of Sion Christ does roar All tremble will you 'll see 2 What will become of Murtherers Who have destroy'd the earth When inquisition's made for blood And thy wrath breaketh forth 3 Ye Saints of his by Faith and Prayer Do you this Lion rouze To save poor Sion and to tear To pieces all his Foes 4 And now ye wicked wretches all Who don 't this Lion fear But think his Lamb-like nature 's such No Lion he 'll appear 5 You 'll find er'e long his clemency Will into fury turn And will not then regard your cry Whilst you in Hell do burn 6 But all ye Saints rejoyce and sing This Lion's on your side 'T is for your sakes he will arouze And soon the prey divide 7 And i' th ' mean while he able is To save you and defend And full of bowels is to you And so will be to th' end HYMN 29. Christ our High Priest Heb. 7.26 For such an High Priest bâ— cometh us 1 THou art a Priest Lord Christ we know The Father did thee call And consecrated thee likewise 'T was he did thee install 2 Into this place and office great Thy self to glorifie â—s our High Priest thou didst not seek Lord 't was not in thine eye But hadst a lawful call thereto By him who had the right â—or to confer Priesthood on thee 'T was pleasant in his sight God did thee then anoint also With Oyntment all divine And Priestly Robes did put on thee Which gloriously do shine Thy work it was and thine alone To offer Sacrifice 'T was with thy Blood thou didst attone for our iniquities 6 They daily Offerings did bring But none could wrath appease But from thy one sweet Offering God's justice thou dost please 7 To such degree that he does cry He 's pacify'd for ever And all that do unto thee fly They pardon'd are besure The Second Part. 1 It is thy Lips that Knowledge teach The Law too we must have From thy own Mouth whose words can reach Our precious Souls to save 2 Thou of Vncleanness art to judge The Plague of Leprosie When in the Head it does appear Thou knowest perfectly 3 When sin in the affection 's found And cursed enmity Is in the mind thou dost pronounce Their plague i' th' Head to lie 4 'T is thou Lord Christ whose work is Thy people all to bless Which thou dost do by turning them From sin and wickedness 5 Thou blesses them with grace and peacâ— These blessings are indeed Those who are blessed Lord by thee From Death and Hell are freed 6 Thou as the High Priest did of old Enter'd the Holy place So thou didst enter Heaven it self Fill'd full of precious grace 7 And 't was by blood thou didst go in That Blood of thine most dear And hast attonement made for sin And therefore dost appear 8 Before the Throne of God most high Having redemption gain'd Which last will to eternity Such blessing hast obtain'd The Third Part. The Prayers of Saints like a Perfume Come up to God above As being offer'd Lord by thee Whose Incense he doth love 2 They offered the Bodies of Beasts VVhich could not satisfie God's justice neither could that Blood Our Conscience purifie 3 And therefore thou and once for all Didst offer up thy Blood And by that one Offering hast thou Procur'd our lasting good 4 No Priest hast thou for to succeed No Offering more for Sin For if we needed any else Thine had not perfect bin 5 Let Romish Errours then be loath'd Of a Successor vain Let Antichrist with shame be cloath'd Who would Christ's glory stain 6 Now let us bring true contrite hearts That is a Sacrifice That God through Jesus Christ does love And very highly prize 7 And unto him let 's offer up Both Prayer and Praise each day And on the Merits of his Blood Our selves for ever stay 8 And also to our High Priest sing With grace in all our hearts Whose precious Blood is that one Spring Of all good he imparts HYMN 30. Christ the good Shepherd Joh. 10.11 I am the good Shepheard 1 THou art a Shepherd and thy Sheep Are all most dearly bought Most safely thou wilt them all keep The lost ones shall be sought 2 Into green Pastures we are led Most blessed Lord by thee And there are we most choicely fed Well water'd also be 3 Thy Sheep to purchase thou didst die What Shepherd was so good None never loved his Sheep so To buy them with his Blood 4 A Fold and a sweet resting-place Thou dost also provide To shadow us from scorching heat And to refresh our mind Thy voice let 's hear and follow thee A Stranger 's voice let 's know â—nd them forsake the right way take Where the old Flock did go And to our Shepherd we will sing When we thy Mark can see â—n us is set from thence will spring Joy to eternity HYMN 31. Christ the way Joh. 14.6 I am the way HE that would some choice thing attain Or to a place would go A way for him some must explain And he the way must know 2 We Lord would find the way to bliss Where does thy Father dwell No Habitation like to his His favour does excell 3 How shall we take up our abode In him whom we should love How shall we find the way to God And come to him above 4 The way was barr'd up by our sin Another's opened Thou art the way by thee must we For evermore be led 5 By thy sweet Life and by thy Death And by thy Doctrine too Thou art the way none else on earth Is there for us to go The Second Part. 1 There is no way to God most high But only Lord by thee No other Name whereby we sav'd O Lord can ever be 2 As thou the Mediator art And didst attone for sin And thy own merits dost impart The way in thee is seen 3 As thou a Priest for us didst die A King o're us to reign And as a Prophet us to teach We see the way most plain 4 The way of pardon and of peace And to be justify'd The way to union with our God It is by thee who dy'd 5 If we would have eternal life Thou art the way thereto 'T is not by our own righteousness Though some that way do go 6 No 't is by thee by thee alone Thou art the way O Lord 'T is by thy merits on them to rest Thy grace do thou afford 7 And we thy praises will sing forth And in the way rejoyce Nay sing again melodiously With a most chearful voice The Phird Part. 1 This is the good old way we know Who ever saved were 'T was in this way they all did go None else did God prepare
thou didst become Thou willing wast to die And meekly as a Lamb is dumb Thou took'st it patiently The Second Part. 1 No Lamb so innocent as thou Nor none so lovely are And in a bosom thou didst lye With whom none can compare 2 The best of all the flock above The chief of all below Behold him then and fall in love Ye would if you did know 3 The worth of him and the great need You have of precious food By Faith you must on this Lamb feed And also drink his blood 4 Or else you shall be sure to die His Flesh is meat indeed So is his Blood O will you try There 's nothing more you need 5 Ye who do eat his Flesh shall live And never shall ye die His Flesh and Blood to you does give Take it then thankfully 6 And sing unto the holy Lamb Sing Praises now therefore O praise him that he hither came Sing Praises evermore HYMN 36. Christ the Branch Zech. 3.8 I will bring forth my Servant the Branch Zech. 6.12 He shall grow out of his place and shall build the Temple of the Lord. Zech. 6.13 Even he shall build the Temple of the Lord and he shall bear the glory and shall be Priest on the Throne c. 1 A Root as God as Man also A Branch here called art Which does thy humane nature show To whom God did impart 2 All fulness of the Deity It in this Branch appears Most precious Fruit we do espy This Branch for ever bears 3 The Branch is of the self same kind With the Root of the Tree The self-same nature we do find That Abraham's Children be Of thou didst take that so thereby We might assurance have That every way thou fitted art Our precious souls to save 5 A Branch partakes too of the Sap Which in the Root does lye So in the Virgins Womb was fed Thy blest Humanity 6 I' th Branch or Branches of the Tree Its glory does shine forth So 't is in thee that David's Race Its greatest glory hath The Second Part. 1 Let Hereticks who do deny Christ of the Virgin took His spotless pure humanity Ashamed ever look 2 And let us all stand in amaze Whilst we behold and see How God our humane nature has Made one with th' Deity 3 Now let us sing unto the Man Called the Branch for he Shall grow and flourish in such sort That never did a Tree 4 For he upon the Throne does sit And all the glory bear And also shall God's Temple build And make its beauty rare HYMN 37. Christ a glorious Prophet Act. 3.22 A Prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you 1 A King a Priest and Prophet too Thou art O Lord indeed As Mediator art also We such a one did need 2 Thou art God's mouth to people all God hath in these last days Spoken to us 't is thou dost call And speak too many ways 3 A Prophet speaks not of himself But as inspired So God gave thee the Commandment As we have often read 4 What thou shouldst speak and what make known From thee he nothing hid By thee to us all things are shown Which God commanded did 5 The Prophets did thy Kings anoint So such likewise receive From thee the holy Unction do Who truly do believe 6 Prophets were to teach Gods good Word In all uprightness too So thou dost teach us all O Lord Yea all things we should do 7 Yea what and how we should believe And how depend on thee And how to walk who Truth receive That saved we may be The Second Part. 1 The Prophets shewed things to come And so hast thou likewise Not only in the World that 's now But when the Dead shall rise 2 How it shall go with thy Saints here Thou didst to them make known And how in glory they 'll appear When Sinners are o'rethrown 3 And he who doth not unto thee In every thing adhere And do whatever thou dost say Thy angry frowns must bear 4 O hearken to this Prophet then In whate're he does say Fear lest you be all undone Men In the last dismal day 5 And ye who be the Saints of God Keep to his Word be sure Then may you sing for you shall be Happy happy for ever HYMN 38. Christ a Garment of Sanctification Rom. 14. ult Put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ make no provision for the flesh c. 1 WE naked once were all O Lord And loathsom were to see Our shame was seen and vile within Till cloathed were by thee 2 'T is true Lord once in ancient time We gloriously were clad Our beauty was then in its prime Not long we so abode 3 But we were Lord beset with Thieves Who tore our Robes away And in our blood and nakedness We a long season lay 4 But thou in mercy didst pass by And with us fell in love Though nothing in us could'st espy Affections great to move 5 Our souls thou didst in the first place Most graciously wash clean And then didst cloath us with thy grace Ne're braver Robes were seen 6 These Garments first by thee were bought They cost thee very dear And by thy Spirit they are wrought Most curiously and rare The Second Part. 1 No Needle-work was e're so fine Bespangled with Gold As is ihe Robe of Righteousness To all who it behold 2 Thus is thy grace compared Lord With which thou dost adorn The Souls of thy most blessed Saints VVhose Garments once were torn 3 And nothing had to cover them But filthy Rags so vile That thou our Image didst contemn Since we thy own did spoil 4 Thus by our Garments we are known And those who han't them on Thou wilt O Lord never such own But bid them to be gone 5 'T is thou hast made the difference VVe were ill cloath'd as others But these have not the preference None like our Elder Brother's 6 Ay that is rich O Lord indeed Without least spot or stain 'T is that keeps off all fiery darts And clean it will remain 6 But these much comfort to us bring And keep us also warm We need not fear no pricking thing Cold can't do us much harm The Third Part. 1 They ever do their fashion hold Most beautiful and fair They make all look young when they 're old Such to thee lovely are 3 The longer we these Garments wear The better they would be For the long use of godliness Makes us shine splendentlie 3 Our Garments then let 's not defile But have them always on For we must wear them every day Until our lives are done 4 And then shall we Lord cloathed be With immortality In Robes that shine like to the Sun Unto eternity 5 Come Sinners then ah will you buy Some Cloaths to cover you Most rich they are assuredly Come let your own Rags go 6 VVhat is Morality to Grace Even like a filthy thing Get those Robes on and take your place '
darkness that 's within And makes the soul in light to dwell By vanquishing our sin 5 Thou mak'st a sweet and lovely day When once thou dost arise And dries up th'filth that in our way Did lye before our eyes 6 'T is thou who makes a lovely spring Those things which seemed dead VVhen thou draw'st near are flourishing And forth their glories spread 7 VVithout thy influences Lord Thy Veg'atives can't grow Till thou dost life to us afford No fruit from us can flow 8 Let all who on the earth do dwell Sing with a chearful voice The praise of Jesus let them tell And in this Sun rejoyce The Third Part. 1 O Lord until that thou dost shine No heat within have we All spiritual warmth's from beams of thine All true joy is from thee 2 The Sun does heal as well as warm And when thou dost arise VVe need not fear no kind of harm From inward enemies 3 For thy sweet wings fresh healing brings Our hearts to mollifie And to those Souls who feel Death's sting A plaister dost apply 4 According as the matter is On which the Sun does shine So doth it always operate So do those rays of thine 5 To one whose heart thou hast made soft Thy word a savour is Of life unto life but to some Savour of death ' t is 6 The Sun doth ripen things we see To bring the harvest on So we are ripen'd Lord by thee And for thee every one 7 Thus do thy glories Lord appear By these things we may know What rare perfections in thee are And from thee also flow 8 Therefore thy praises we will sing Enliv'ned with thy rays And will exalt our glorious King Until we end our days HYMN 41. Christ the Root of David Rev. 22.16 I am the Root and Off-spring of David 1 THou art the Root from whence we sprung Who are thy chosen ones Till we were grafted into thee We were like to dry bones 2 The Root of Grace and Nature too Art thou we do espy Not only Man but God also We never will deny 3 The top-stone of thy glory great All things by thee were made And at thy word at the last day They all again shall fade 4 Ah! in this Root what sap is there The branches shall be fed Come drooping Saints be of good chear Lift up with joy your head 5 You grafted are in such a Root Whose vertue 's infinite Can you want grace why do you doubt Such souls God does unite 6 To Jesus Christ they all shall have From him all fit supply And unto them for their support He nothing will deny 7 Christ is our Head Christ is our Root Christ is our Life also Christ is your Food our Sun our Strength What have you now to do 8 But live unto his holy name And sing his praises forth O raise his glory and his fame Whilst you do live on earth The Second Part. 1 The Root it does the Body bear And every Branch therein Most safe thy Churches Members are And so have ever been 2 Because by thee they are sustain'd Thy Tree shall never fall It can't be dug up by the root Our life is hid from all 3 Like as the root is hid i' th' earth And life does center there Even in the Root so we by Faith Lord see how safe we are 4 In thy own self none can hurt thee Nor can they stop the course Of that sweet Sap that feeds our Tree A blessed intercourse 5 There is between those souls of thine And thy own self O Lord We 'll never fear what Foes can do If sap thou dost afford 6 Let us thee well rooted be Our Root is very sound If we enjoy true unity Our Fruit will much abound 7 Because that thou dost always live Thy Branches shall also Thou unto us thy life dost give Thy grace does overflow 8 Ye righteous in the Lord rejoyce His holiness proclaim Be thankful with your hearts and voice And sing of his great fame HYMN 43. Christ an Embassador Mal. 3.1 The Lord whom ye seek shall suddenly come up into his Temple even the Messenger of the Covenant whom ye delight in c. 1 HEav'ns glorious Embassador Is come is come be glad Who blessed news bring from afar How can ye more be sad 2 He represents the person clear Of the most mighty King And blessed news he does declare And tydings with him bring 3 His Commission great has sealed been His journey long has took He 's come he 's come we say agen Him for whom you did look 4 And terms of peace poor Sinners now May have which easie be Before the dreadful God then bow And leave iniquity 5 The white Flag of Mercy is out The Banner is display'd Come Sinners now and look about And longer been't afraid 7 Gods wrath is o're in Jesus Christ If to him you do flye You shall not bear eternal wrath O then on him rely 8 Among the gods O Lord is none With thee to be compar'd Thou peace extends O holy One The like hath not been heard The second Part. 1 Nay more than this Christ comes to treat About a Marriage too His love to Sinners O 't is great For he makes known to you 2 That glorious high and bless'd design Of the Great God above Which is to take that soul of thine Into contract of love 3 Behold the mighty Prince of Peace Whose glories does excell He looks on you and loves you so That he with you would dwell 4 O cast your eyes on him with speed Come Virgins fall in love Don't take another in his stead Whos 's ' ffections in him move 5 Towards such souls as yours alas Though ne're so vile within If once this thing does come to pass He 'll take away your sin 6 Then look to him by Faith and Prayer O cast a single eye And close with him this very day He with you will comply 7 Now let 's sing and praise the Lord VVho did Christ Jesus send To proclaim peace and love afford Praise him world without end The Third Part. 1 Hark hark the Trumpet sounds look out The Embassador of Heav'n Proclaims a peace without all doubt Attendance must be given 2 Lay down your arms his terms are good O cease this wicked war You have too long alas withstood Heav'ns bless'd Embassador 3 He will not wait on you always If you do not comply You will e're long see bloody days For all of you must die 4 VVhilst you oppose such mercy great VVhat wretches are you all You summon'd are to th' Judgment Seat O great will be your fall 5 If quickly now you don't submit He 's ready to be gone O loath your selves lye at his feet From all your folly turn 6 The bloody Flag you soon shall see Put forth in dreadful wrath If still his call rejected be No place for you on Earth 7 But you to Hell with vengeance must Be turned every one And
from God's presence be accurst Ah this now think upon 8 And say you have a gracious call And happy you may be If you lay hold on Gospel-terms A pardon you shall see AYMN 44. Christ the Heir of all things Heb. 1.2 Whom he hath appointed Heir of all things 1 IN regions of approachless light There sits th' eternal King VVherein mixt joys with love unites From whom all riches spring 2 There dost thou sit on thy high Throne And all subject to thee Yea and all worlds Lord are thine own And what else there can be 3 A Son thou hast also brought forth VVho is thy only Heir Begotten long before the Earth Or Heavens did appear 4 He is thy joy and hearts delight By whom all things were made He always stands in thy own sight VVhose glories ne're shall fade 5 And as he makes thy heart full glad So all perfections meet In him who is with glory clad VVhose love is ever sweet 6 He is thine Heir into his hand All things Lord thou hast given That so he might have sole command O're Earth and also Heaven 7 He 's cloathed with such dignity Has such a glorious name That he 's above each Monarchy There 's none dares once lay claim 8 To his Titles each Seraphim Do readily submit The Cherubims do worship him And fall down at his feet The Second Part. 1 'T is Christ and only Christ does bear Thy likeness in each thing Thy express Image doth appear In this our glorious King 2 'T is thou bless'd Jesus who dost raise Thy Father's House so high The stress of all on thee he lays Of his whole Family 3 In thee all treasures hidden are Of grace and wisdom too And all because thou art his Heir From thee all riches flow 4 Thou portions therefore dost give sorth To all given to thee VVho witness do all the new birth And Sons adopted be 5 And so made Heirs and shall possess VVith thee a glorious share Of that eternal blessedness Of which thou art the Heir 6 All things were thine as thou art God But unto thee are given As thou the Mediator art By the great God of Heaven 7 O how art thou Lord honoured Who would not fall in love With thee whose glories thus are spread Below also above 8 O happy choice ye Saints have made Who marry'd have the Heir Soon ye shall the possession have And glorious all appear 9 Then never doubt of all supply Ye precious Saints of his He will you no good thing deny What happiness like this 10 O then with a melodious voice Together do ye sing Since he has made of you his choice Praise ye the glorious King HYMN 45. Jesus the true Witness Rev. 1.5 And from Jesus who is the true Witness 1 O Holy God we thee adore Who glorious truths makes known And that of them we might not doubt But stedfastly them own 2 A glorious Witness thou hast sent Who from thy bosom came And he himself also does say I the true Witness am 3 But what dost thou O blessed Prince Bear witness now unto Ah! 't is of that eternal love Which from the Lord does flow 4 And of that great and good design Of saving each poor soul By Blood and Merits Lord of thine Who do upon thee roul 5 And know in thee all truth is found Who the Messia art And that grace does in thee abound To each believing heart 6 To the true Witness now above We ought therefore to sing And always to admire his love From whence all comforts spring The Second Part. 1 A Witnesses faithful Lord and true He sometimes others brings As witnesses with him to shew And open divers things 2 The holy Prophets we do find Who were O Lord of old Bear witness and were of one mind Thy Record to unfold 3 And God the Father from on high With an amazing voice Did record bear assuredly Whose witness is most choice 4 The Spirit also bears record These three agree in one And testifie to every word Delivered by the Son 5 The Miracles which Jesus wrought They also witness bear To whatsoever he made known Or did to us declare 6 Then tremble ye who wicked be Escape ye never shall If ye believe not Christ is he With vengeance you shall fall 7 And in your sins you all shall die This the true Witness said But all ye Saints rejoyce and sing For all your debts are pay'd HYMN 46. Christ the true Witness The Third Part. 1 A Witness must his witness bear Unto the Truth nay he Must the whole truth likewise declare In all simplicity 2 And nothing but the truth must speak And speak it plainly too A true decision clear to make All this Lord thou dost do 3 Whatever is a truth of God VVhich we ought to obey In thy New Testament 't is found VVe all the stress must lay 4 Upon thy faithfulness O Lord Canst thou a truth pass by ' Not witness to it in thy VVord Or let it darkly lye 5 Therein conceal'd when 't is a thing Of such a great concern That Men do say with greatest care Each Soul is bound to learn 6 Or if they don 't it strictly keep To Judgment they must come Nay threaten such who it neglect VVith an eternal doom 7 Ah! let them blush with greatest shame VVe to thy VVord appeal VVho the true VVitness art and know Thou didst no truth conceal The fourth Part. 1 Now when a thing does doubtful lye And Men cannot agree VVhen what one says others deny VVe presently should flee 2 To thee the true and faithful One If to that very thing No witness thou hast plainly born Away we must it fling 3 Art thou the only VVitness Lord To ev'ry Truth divine And not one word for such a thing Out of that mouth of thine 4 And yet can that a truth be thought They other VVitness bring They call for Moses he is brought To witness to this thing 5 And thus they Lord do thee degrade Or do invaluate The Highest VVitness e're was heard Or Matters did relate 6 Moses was not for evermore VVithin the House to be He spoke on Earth but thou from Heaven No Law-giver but thee 7 Lord can we own since all power is To thee alone given And all thy Laws they are firm as The Ordinance of Heaven The Fifth Part. 1 No Tabernacle here 's for him Appears to every one VVhose eyes are open if they look They 'll find that he is gone 2 None none but Jesus does remain What can there be more clear God calls to us too out of Heaven Him only now to hear 3 Besides if Moses should come in Their Cause he 'd give away He never gave that Law to them Who live i' th' Gospel day 4 'T was given unto Israel When they in Horeb were Not to their Fathers but to them Doth eminent appear Deut. 5. 1 2 3. 5 To Jews and Jewish Proselites Or all
within their Gate But not to them without their Church Did that at all relate 6 The truth as 't is in Jesus we Ought only to receive And such who do not we may see Themselves they do deceive The Sixth Part. 1 A Witness ought for to be one That is indifferent Not byassed to either side Therefore God has thee sent 2 To be a Witness in our Case To us thou art of kin And equally related art Likewise too unto him 3 We therefore have no cause at all Against thee to except But on thy witness stand or fall If Cast we must subject 4 Unto the Judge of Heaven and Earth We silent all shall be If thou against us dost come forth And cast we are by thee 5 Unto the truth witness to bear Thou cam'st Lord from afar And wilt against Sinners appear When they come to the Barr 6 At the last day if they are found In bonds of unbelief Or have their hearts false and unsound They 'll tremble like the Thief 7 Against the false Professor thou Wilt then thy witness bear And with notorious Sinners then They shall of Judgment share The Seventh Part. 1 All thy whole mind and counsel is Either by thee or thine Own blest Apostles plainly known There is no truth divine 2 But it in Precepts may be found Or Presidents to lye For both these are our rule and of Equal authority 3 A Witness ends each doubtful case Which long sometimes depend So thou wilt also very plain Each doubtful matter end 4 A Witness doth his witness give If it be just and true To righteousness to undeceive Such which before he knew 5 To be false Men and wittingly The matter would evade But so their evidence does try A stop to all is made 6 So thou O Lord to righteouness Thy witness dost bring in That all false Souls who are deceiv'd By Satan or by sin 7 Shall be convinc'd and silent be By thy own faithful word And all their ' foolish Pleas they 'll see No help will them afford The Eight Part. 1 Thou Lord dost say there 's life in thee For all who do believe And that all such shall certainly Free pardon then receive 2 Nay more than this we do espy Thou dost bear witness too That all who don't repent truly To Hell at last shall go 3 And if Men are not born again Whoever Lord they be They under wrath shall all remain And not God's Kingdom see 4 Thou Lord a Witness art for those Who unto truth adhere And with thee do sincerely close But such that Rebels are 5 And thy Record do not receive Against all such we know Thou wilt thy dreadful witness give And then to Hell they go 6 But yet this witness joy does bring To such who godly be Ah! he will keep you to the end That glory you may see 7 To God the Father and the Son And Holy Ghost therefore Be glory honour and renown Now and for evermore HYMN 47. Christ's name Wonderful Isa 9.6 His name shall be called Wonderful Counsellor c. 1 THy name O Lord is wonderful And wonderful thou art We stand amaz'd and wonder do And so does ev'ry heart 2 That hath a saving sight of thee They all are in a maze Whilst they behold thy majesty God does to glory raise 3 Thy Name O that is Wonderful So is thy Nature too Thy Saints do marvel well they may For Angels wonder do 4 They see with strange astonishment Should Heaven and Earth combine To search out thy perfections great Them can they never find 5 To such degree as Lord in thee They gloriously do shine 6 Strange was thy Birth all Saints on Earth Cry thou art all divine 6 All praise and glory now therefore We unto thee do sing And do resolve yet more and more To magnifie our King The Second Part. 1 Is 't not a Wonder a Woman As Holy Writ does say Should in such sort compass a Man Who with Man never lay 2 To see him whom the World did make Of a poor Virgin born To see him who was God most high Left like to one forlorn 3 To see the Heir of both the Worlds In a base Manger lye And Blessedness it self to be Doomed to misery 4 To see the Ancient of all days A Babe of a day old To see one Person God and Man The wonder doth unfold 5 He that the Heir of all things was VVhom Angels honoured Is now so mean and poor that he Has no place to lay's head 6 Unto thy name so Wonderful Be glory now therefore O let us look and wonder still Yea wonder evermore The Third Part. 1 The wonders of thy Life were much Strange wonders in thy Death The wonders of thy Blood are such It all astonish'd hath 2 Thy Power 's great and wonderful Strange wonders in thy Love Great wonders we do see below But stranger are above 3 Let 's look and love and wonder still Till we are ravished Our hearts with grace Lord do thou fill So shall thy fame be spread 4 By us And whilst we wonder do Let 's think upon that day VVhen greater wonders out will flow To do all sin away 5 And when to the great wonderment Thou wilt in glory come With all thy mighty Angels too To carry us all home 6 Then shalt thou be admired By all thy Children dear And they with thee as it is said In glory shall appear HYMN 48. Christ a glorious Counsellor Isa 9.6 Wonderful Counsellor 1 A Counsellor ye and the chief Most wonderful art thou For we do see for to be brief All things Lord thou dost know 2 None understand all Rites and Laws But Lord thy self alone And soon canst thou find out what flaws There is in any one 3 All secrets of State is with thee Thou know'st thy Father's Will And agitates all things below With strange and wondrous skill 4 'T is thou must counsel give to us Thy counsel it is good But woe be unto all those souls Thy counsels have withstood 5 O then for counsel Lord let 's come To thee continually And to thy praise sing all our days Until we come to die The Second Part. 1 A matter Lord of sharp contest Betwixt two Parties were And God hath thee alone invest To make the matter clear 2 Man stands charged by the great God As worthy is to die For Treason which notorious is Against his Majesty 3 But there 's a Friend from Heaven come Who in our stead does say That he will bear the Sinners doom And all his debts defray 4 Now will it stand in sacred Laws 'T is thou our Counsel art Can Justice find Lord any flaws Thy judgment now impart 5 Will it hold good i' th' Court above That guilty Sinners may This way be freed Can this remove And take their guilt away 6 Can God be just and yet forgive O bring thy sense now in Can we acquittance Lord receive And
always And never more be sad HYMN 66. The Spirit an Earnest Eph. 1.13 After ye believed ye were sealed with that spirit of promise which is the earnest of our inheritance c. 1 A Great Estate is purchased We would Possession have Of that blessed Inheritance An Earnest therefore crave 2 Was it not purchased O Lord For us by our dear Friend O then a Pledge do thou afford An Evidence to end 3 The Controversie that doth rise Continually within If we 'll believe our Enemies Our Title 's lost by sin 4 But we a promise of it have From thee who can'st not lie And therefore now we humby crave An Earnest speedily 5 Like as an Earnest doth confirm And give an assurance Of some great purchase even so We all may see from hence 6 God's Spirit is unto our Souls An Earnest of all good Which Jesus Christ did buy for us With his most precious Blood 7 And as an Earnest when 't is given Doth make the Bargain sure So certain shall he have Heaven This Earnest doth procure The second Part. 1 He that God's Spirit doth obtain Shall grace and glory have For he an Earnest of it hath From one that can't deceive 2 O then come down O blessed Dove Abide thou in our breast To be an Earnest of God's love And quietly we 'll rest 3 But cease will not but always cry With confidence of Soul Thou art our God O strengthen us That none may us controul 4 To God the Father and the Son And Holy Ghost therefore Be blessing honour and renown Now and for evermore HYMN 72. The Spirit a Seal Eph. 1.30 And grieve not the holy Spirit of God whereby ye are sealed to the day of redemption 1 O Lord now we perceive most clear Thy love is great indeed Ah we shall the Inheritance have Which thou to buy didst bleed 2 Thou wouldst not Lord bought it so dear Had not thy purpose been To make it sure unto our Souls In ' spite of World or Sin 3 And as for us thou didst it buy And we the Earnest have So now we also do espy A Seal to us does cleave 4 We sealed are O that 's a thing Which highly's valued And great assurance doth it bring Of what is purchased 5 It also doth impression make Upon the wax always So we thy Image have hereby And shall have all our days 6 But as the wax must melted be Before it can receive Th' impression of the Seal so we Are softned who believe 7 And this doth thy bless'd Spirit do That holy Fire divine His influences this does show Thus doth his glories shine The second Part. 1 And as a Seal some strive to change Or it do counterfeit So Satan who about doth range Does strive our Souls to cheat 2 A Seal is used to secure Things secret and close so Thy Saints preserved are hereby From Men and Devils too 3 Now see ye who Professors are That you have melted been As soften'd like the wax have you Been broken for your sin 4 Hath any promise been set home With power on your heart Did ever so God's Spirit come His Image to impart 5 O what Impression do you find Is holiness in you Do you now in the Lord delight More than in things below 6 Take care you who are sealed Ones Ye don't the Spirit grieve Don't make him sigh with bitter groans Since such a Seal you have 7 O prize him and unto him live He is your dearest Friend Due glory see to him you give Always unto the end HYMN 73. Grieve not the Spirit Eph. 4.30 And grieve not the holy Spirit of God c. 1 THe holy Spirit grieve do not Which God to you doth give From whom ye have all that rich grace By which to God we live 2 It is the Spirit that renews The Souls of every one That are brought home to Jesus Christ Whose darkness now is gone 3 All light and comfort doth proceed From his sweet influence 'T is dangerous then him to grieve You may perceive from hence 4 By him you live by him you walk Without his help can't we Do any good O therefore now Let him not grieved be 5 But bless the Lord he 's not withdrawn O sing his praises forth And live to him as long as you Do live upon the Earth HYMN 74. The Spirit a Witness Rom. 8.16 The Spirit it self beareth Witness with our Spirit 1 O Lord we have a blessed grant Of an Inheritance And so hath every holy Saint And thy grace to advance 2 Thou dost to us an Earnest give Of it to make it sure And Sealed 't is when we believe Unto us too for ever 3 But that we might by no means doubt To make it firmer yet A Witness Lord thou hast found out Which thou saw'st requisite 4 Sure 't is some great and glorious thing That purchas'd was so dear And 't will eternal comfort bring To have a title clear 5 O let thy Spirit Lord come in We 'll hear what he can say Before we dare once Lord attempt A Claim unto it lay 6 But since one Witness may not do And two required are Let Conscience with thy Spirit now His witness also bear The Second Part. 1 Thy Spirit must Lord testifie That we are born again Is all sin dead Let Conscience speak To put us out of pain 2 Two Witnesses nay such as these We 'll prize for they are true Ah! they will free us from all fear VVhatever does insue 3 If they together do agree The Controversie's gone If we new Creatures truly be VVe safe are ev'ry one 4 They 'll make us to lift up our head VVith joy triumphantly All sorrow will be vanquished O then let 's search and try 5 By thy own Law for 't is thy Word The matter must decide Thy Spirit from thy Word O Lord VVe never must divide 6 O happy Soul art thou sincere Upright in life and heart Do both these joyntly witness bear That thus also thou art 7 Then sing the praise of God above VVho clears to thee this thing O with the Spirit fall in love And praise our glorious King HYMN 75. The Spirit a River Joh. 7.30 He that believeth out of his Belly shall flow Rivers of living water 1 VVE of a River now will sing A Stream that sweetly runs And praise the high and glorious King That he the Channel turns 2 This way to us in these dry Isles I' th' solitary place Sweet streams of water doe rise up God doth pour forth his grace 3 This makes our Wilderness rejoyce It Sion doth make glad And Saints to sing with chearful voice That mourn'd and were so sad 4 This River sweetly soaks the Earth VVhere-e're its streams do run And plenteously he will pour forth His waters e're he 's done 5 This River O 't is very deep The bottom none can know Fresh always doth its waters keep And yet they over-flow 6 Its Banks they
have it on The Soul it is it doth preserve Till all our dangers gone HYMN 104. Hope compared to an Anchor Heb. 6.19 Which Hope we have as the Anchor of the Soul 1 THis World 's a Sea our Soul 's a Ship With raging Tempest tost And if she should her Anchor slip She doubtless will be lost 2 Thou Lord our skilful Pilot art Thou know'st all Rocks and Sands Our Seamen are our Faculties Which must do thy commands 3 Faith like a Cable doth appear Hope is our Anchor sure And if right cast we need not fear We shall each Storm endure 4 Repentance like a Bucket is To pump the water out For leaky is our Ship alas Which makes us look about 5 Thy Graces are our blessed Fraight And Heaven is our Port Thy Spirit Lord must fill our Sails If e're we bid fair for 't The Second Part. 1 Lord still the Seas alas they swell And very tempestuous are Our Compass is thy Holy Word By that 't is we must steer 2 Lord thou hast power o're the Seas Let us not calmed be And when the Waves do roar and swell Let 's cast our Hope in thee 3 Which like an Anchor doth take hold With that within the Veil And if right cast we may be bold Our courage shall not fail 4 We for our Anchor have a Rock That is most firm and sure And thou wilt us Lord ne're deceive But will our Souls secure 5 Let Hope be fixt on Christ our Lord And on thy Covenant Thy Promises also afford Relief to ev'ry Saint 6 Christ's Death and Resurrection too Our Hope is grounded on If thus we cast our Anchor do We safe are ev'ry one HYMN 105. Love comp to Coals of Fire Cant. 8.6 Love is strong as Death Jealousie as cruel as the Grave the Coals thereof are as Coals of Fire c. 1 O Set thine Image on my Heart O seal it on my Arm For Love like Death doth cast Dart And Jealousie is warm 2. 'T is like the Grave whose keen desire Nothing can satisfie The Coals thereof are Coals of Fire That flame most vehemently 3 Waters can't quench Love's Flames nor Floods The same can ever drown lf some for Love would give his Goods Despis'd is such an one 4 Lord bear our Name upon thy Breast Engrave it on thy Heart There let it be so sure possest It thence may ne're depart 5 For Love we find is very strong It wounds unto the quick Thy presence Lord supports our Souls Thy absence makes us sick 6 Shouldst thou but seemingly disdain Our Souls that are engag'd Like Fire it would put us to pain Whose grief 's not soon asswag'd The Second Part. 1 O love us then or else we die Is it not thee we crave If thou thy Love shouldst once deny We soon should find a Grave 2 Death conquers all and all submit Unto his pale command So Love brings all unto its feet Who are there with inflam'd 3 The Grave is never satisfy'd No more alas can he Who having tasted of thy Love Till he enjoyeth thee 4 But Death destroys and also kills But Love doth make alive It kills our sin and we thereby Do presently revive 5 But if the Object be deny'd The Heart is set upon We never can be satisfy'd Until our life is gone 6 Love so doth flame and Jealousie So burns the Heart and Eyes The Soul must be embrac'd by thee Or be Love's Sacrifice 7 Whole Seas of trouble cannot quench Love 's everlasting flame Let what will come where true Love is That Soul is still the same HYMN 106. Baptism a Burial Col. 2.12 Buried with him in Baptism 1 LOrd are we dead dead unto sin Then buried let us be Let sin be cover'd the old Man Be slain O Lord by thee 2 We have Baptized been O Lord As such who were all dead To shew that thou didst lye i' th Grave We all were buried 3 Under the water whereby we Do in a figure see That as we shew'd how we are dead So raised are with thee 4 None buried are till dead they be Those who baptized are Ought to be dead to ev'ry sin To self and all things here 5 Those who are buried covered are All over in the Earth â—n Baptism the self-same thing Must plain be holden forth 6 Or else it answers not the end Of Christ who did ordain That glorious Rite if not so done They do the same prophane HYMN 107. The 6 Princip of Christs Doct. Heb. 6.1 2. Not laying again the Foundation of Repentance from dead Works and of Faith towards God ver 1. Of the Doctrine of Baptism and laying on of Hands c. ver 2. 1 REpentance when wrought in the Soul And Faith for to believe Then such on Jesus Christ rely And truly him receive 2 As their dread Lord and Sovereign Him always to obey And in all things o're them to reign And govern night and day 3 Christ's Baptism is very sweet With laying on of Hands Our Souls are brought to Jesu's Feet In owning his Commands 4 Those Ordinances Men oppose And count as carnal things We have clos'd with and tell to those From them great comfort springs 5 Thee holy Lord we must obey Though Men reproach us still Yet let us do what thou dost say And yield unto thy Will 6 And still alone on thee rely And not on what we do In point of trust we fly to thee And let our own works go 7 And though in minding thy sweet truth Men do us vilifie Yet we resolve Lord in thy strength To own them till we die The Second Part. 1 O Lord let us not turn back On thee whom we do love For we do know we shall not lack Thy presence from above 2 For thou hast promis'd to the end To us that will be near And be to us a faithful Friend Which makes us not to fear 3 Whatever Men or Devils do In secret place design For soon canst thou them overthrow And help all Souls of thine 4 The Resurrection of the Dead We constantly maintain When all those who lye buried Shall rise to life again 5 And that the Judgment-day will come When Christ upon the Throne Shall pass a black eternal doom Upon each wicked one 6 But all his Saints then joyfully With bowels he 'll embrace And Crowns to all eternity Upon their Heads he 'll place 7 And in the Kingdom shall they reign Prepared long before And also shall with Christ remain In bliss for evermore HYMN 108. Lord's Supper our Passover 1 Cor. 5.7 For Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us 1 O Blessed Lamb of God shall I Forget that love of thine Thy life O Lord thou didst give up To save this Soul of mine 2 Most harmless Lamb and innocent When come to a ripe age Ah! then didst thou thy life give up God's anger to asswage 3 Thy Blood is sprinkled on our Doors Or rather on our Hearts To shew God hath
trod 10 For if we do our sins confess Faithful and Just is he From sin and all unrighteousness To cleanse and set us free HYMN 154. Sung after Sermon Psal 31.19 Great Goodness laid up and wrought out 1 GReat Goodness thou O Lord hast wrought Who can of it conceive And those thou dost regenerate 'T is they do it receive 2 'T is they who are delivered From that forlorn estate They once were in when they lay dead Under thy fearful hate 3 'T is they whose Souls united be Unto thy self O Lord And have Communion too with thee And prize thy blessed Word 4 They are alive and love thee dear Thy Image also they Do in their Souls most clearly bear And taste of thee each day 5 They of Christ's Blood and Merits shall For certain have a part And though they sin they cannot fall From thee Lord in their heart 6 Their Souls shall live eternally They sing thy praise therefore This work being wrought in our Souls We 'll sing for evermore HYMN 155. A Hymn of Praise after the Sacrament A Feast of Fat things 1 LOrd thou our bless'd Physician art Who for our Souls didst die Thou dost thy precious Blood impart Our Souls to purifie 2 When sin and sickness did appear And nought could do us good A Med'cine then thou didst prepare To heal us with thy Blood 3 Thou art O Lord our glorious Sun Light Heat and Life 's from thee And thou upon our Souls has shone By which we quickned be 4 A Banquet rich thou dost provide A Table of Fat things To feast our Souls O let us eat And drink of thy own Springs 5 The Feast is thine of thine own cost The Lamb is of thy Fold It is the best in all the Flock More precious far than Gold 6 No spot in him was ever found No blemish but all pure Yet for us he had many wounds Thy wrath he did endure 7 He drank the bitter of the Cup That no wrath might remain That we might drink in draughts of love And come to life again 8 And spend our days upon the Earth In joy through thy sweet Spirit Until we come thy glory great In Heaven to inherit HYMN 156 Psal 31.19 Goodness wrought 1 HOw great is thy sweet goodness Lord. VVhich for us thou hast wrought By Jesus Christ our dearest Friend VVho our dear Souls hath bought 2 That so we might that goodness have His Life he did lay down Our Souls from Death and Hell to save And us with glory crown 3 And as for us Christ wrought it out So in us we do see The Spirit works without all doubt That we convinc'd might be 4 And so doth cause us for to feel What unto sin is due The weight of which would make us reel And vengeance soon ensue 5 But 't is to heal that he doth wound The Soul and makes it cry And then with speed he doth make haste A Plaister to apply 6 None but thy Spirit can convince And us for Grace prepare And we O Lord may see from hence How helpless once we were 7 To God the Father and the Son And Holy Ghost therefore Be blessing honour and renown Now and for evermore HYMN 157 Sung after Sermon Rom. 1.6 The Gospel the power of God 1 WE of thy Gospel holy Lord Are not asham'd to own Because thy glory shines therein And power is made known 2 Thy Gospel is the means whereby We Lord came to believe And in it does great Riches lye VVhich we by Faith receive 3 Thy Grace in it does glorious shine And by thy Spirit we Are wrought upon and so made thine And union have with thee 4 VVhat cause have we therefore to sing That we thy Gospel have And praise our God and heav'nly King VVho strives our Souls to save 5 Our Enemies the Light do hate And fain wou'd once again Suppress the Gospel as of late O 't is their bitter pain 6 To see how Light and Truth breaks out But this is Lord our joy Arise and put them to the rout Who would thy Truth destroy 7 And we thy Praises will sing forth And laud thy Name therefore O let thy Word shine through the Earth Now and for evermore HYMN 158. The joyful Sound 1 WHo hath or doth O Lord believe Th' Report which thou hast given Many will hear but few receive Th' joyful News from Heaven 2 The joyful Sound that 's spread abroad There 's few which it do mind For though they have it often heard Yet not with hearts inclin'd 3 To that which is most truly good They have no mind at all But contrar'wise despise thy Word And do contemn thy Call 4 But unto some thou dost make known Thy glorious power divine And these are they that thou dost own And callest also thine 5 They do believe and also fear They love and do obey They cleave to thee and are sincere And follow thee alway 6 And them dost thou with Blessings crown They sing to thee therefore And hence it is thou dost them own And wilt for evermore HYMN 159. Psal 23.3 The Sinners Soul restored 1 'T Is thou O Lord who dost restore Our Souls which went astray And had been lost for evermore Hadst thou not found a way 2 For to recover us again By sending of thy Son Under thy wrath we should have lain And ever been undone 3 Our sin and sickness was so sore Nothing could do us good Nor life unto our Souls restore But the Physicians Blood 4 Our case was sad woful indeed If it we did but know Thou therefore sentst thy Son to bleed Such bowels didst thou show 5 That he for us and in our stead Thy dreadful wrath did bear That of his Flesh our Souls might feed Lost strength for to repair 6 Therefore we sing Lord unto thee And well indeed may they Who by thy Grace now quickned be And set in the right way 7 Unto eternal happiness Whose Souls thou dost restore They all praise thee Lord more or less And shall for evermore HYMN 160. The Godly Man's Soul restored 1 A Godly Man may greatly fall But thou Lord wilt restore His Soul again and so he shall Stand faster than before 2 He under sin long shall not lye Before he doth revive And whilst he 's down his Soul doth cry And greatly does he strive 3 Against all sin and it does hate And fain would he get clear Of every sin and evil thing To shew he is sincere 4 But wicked Men do make a trade Of sinning ev'ry day Their hearts are carnal and so hard Sins motions they obey 5 And in them also it doth reign And they in it delight Hence under wrath they do remain Being odious in thy sight 6 All praise to God the Lord above We find it otherwise That sin we hate and thee do love And thy sweet favour prize 7 Good Men cannot contented be Unless restor'd again And thy most precious face do
our joy we all may drink Of living lasting Springs And also know and the will do Of thee the King of Kings 4 And being fed with living Bread May praise thy Name therefore Refresh'd from thee from thirsting free May sing for evermore HYMN 169. Everlasting Rest 1 TO the Eternal God above Let us loud praise proclaim Since we have tasted of his Love Let 's glorifie his Name 2 A blessed rest he hath in store For all who are upright Where they shall be for evermore In his eternal light 3 All Tears from off our Eyes shall then Be wiped quite away And we shall never mourn agen On that eternal day 4 O then let 's fear lest we fall short Of that sweet resting-place For many seem to bid fair for 't Without one dram of Grace 5 Let us truly converted be And Oyl have much in store For then through thee enter shall we Before thou shut the door 6 And with joy sing unto our King Eternal Songs above And filled all both great and small With thy eternal Love HYMN 170. Hear and your Souls shall live 1 THy Mercy Lord is infinite To call such unto thee Who loathsom are in thy own fight By their iniquity 2 O then let Sinners come with speed B'ing drawn by pow'r divine Let them unto thy Call give heed Whilst Gospel-light does shine 3 Come unto thee O holy One And shall our Souls then live Let Sinners see they are undone Till Christ does them receive 4 Lord take some Sinners by the hand And save their Souls from Hell And make them bend to thy Command O thou canst them compell 5 To come unto the Marriage-Feast O bring them in to thee That they may sing thy Praises forth To all eternity HYMN 171. What shall we do 1 O Lord what shall poor Sinners do Who dead in sin do lie And must eternal sorrow know If in that state they die 2 O praised be thy holy Name Thou hast a way found out To save us from eternal shame And life to work about 3 O then shall some this day so hear That they may Life obtain Let them to Jesus Christ draw near And so be born again 4 Or else they will i' th' Judgment-day Condemned ever be And on them thou wilt thy wrath pour To all eternity 5 Then quake and tremble ev'ry one And not reject God's Call Lest you at last be all undone And into Hell do fall 6 O thou art good to us O Lord In sending Christ to die If Grace thou dost to us afford We 'll sing continually The Second Part. Who hath made thee differ c. 1 O Lord we praise thy glorious Name For distinguishing Love Blessed be God Christ hither came To lift us up above 2 We naturally like others were Even cursed Foes to thee But thou hast made thy Grace appear Whilst others darkness be 3 Thou hast O Lord the difference made All is of Grace alone Hence we have cause sweetly to sing To thee the holy One 4 O shall thy glorious Work appear Lift up thy Name on high That Sinners may now ev'ry where To the Lord Jesus fly 5 And as for us let it be seen We all converted be That so we may thy Praises sing To all eternity HYMN 173. If the Son make you free c. 1 HAlleluja to thee the Lord above His Praises let us sing Exalt his Name continually From whom all Blessings spring 2 Who didst behold us when we lay Polluted in our sin And to wash us found out a way To make us clean agen 3 We Slaves of Sin and Satan were And in strong Bonds were bound And when no other help was there From thee we help have found 4 Thy Son out of thy Bosom came Our Souls for to set free All praise unto the Son of God And equal praise to thee 5 The Father of our glorious Lord The God of Grace and Love Who didst us pity and afford Salvation from above 6 No freedom Lord for sin is there But by the Son alone Who did thy wrath from Sinners bear Who were all quite undone 7 Let such who liberty now have Thy Praises sing therefore For them wilt thou from bondage save O Lord for evermore HYMN 174. A Hymn after a Farewell Sermon 1 SHine forth O Lord upon our Souls And let thy Showers fall That so we may be rooted well And flourish great and small 2 We have a sweet reviving time Who lately seem'd as dead When shall we be as in the prime O raise our withered Head 3 We have had a sore Winters day A pinching time was here But shall such Weather fly away And springing times draw near 4 We praise thy great and glorious Name For Seasons we have had O let us not be put to shame But in thy self be glad 5 We now must part and for a while Not see each other here So let us walk that when Christ comes With him we may appear 6 And sing sweet Songs of Melody And Joy in God above And ravish'd be eternally With his transcendant Love HYMN 175. Christ knocks at the Door 1 THou Lord knocks at the Sinner's Door Desiring to come in To store their hearts with precious Grace And to destroy their sin 2 Thy Love is great and therefore Lord Dost wait on them we see Who will attend unto thy Word And open unto thee 3 Lord thou dost knock and call aloud Sinners rouze up with speed If you do open unto him No good thing shall you need 4 Thou dost not come with empty hand To those who do believe For they with thee Communion have And such like Joys receive 5 Which prized are by holy Ones Thy Consolations be Not small O Lord but very great Such do receive from thee 6 All praise and glory and renown Therefore to thee they sing Yea praise let 's raise continually Of Christ our glorious King HYMN 176. The Foot-steps of the Flock 1 TEll me O thou beloved One Where thou thy Flock dost feed On thee we do depend alone That thou our Souls mayst lead 2 Into rich Pastures fresh and green Where we do comfort find Which doth content our precious Souls And stay our fainting mind 3 Thou sendst us to the first Foot-steps Of thy dear Flock of old There for to feed and to lye down In thy own blessed Fold 4 Where rest we may under thy shade With much delight and peace Where streams of joy most sweetly flow Which run and never cease 6 Thou hast o'recome us with thy Love We can't but must love thee And being drawn Lord from above We run continually 6 Therefore we sing unto thy Name And lift thy praise on high And for thy sake bear any shame And will not thee deny 8 If we do find we do love thee And thou dost Love return We 'll never cease to raise thy praise Until our lives are done HYMN 177. Act. 8.5 Christ preach'd 1 HAlleluja to the Lord on
high All glory honour praise Ascribe to him continually And live to him always 2 Lift Christ on high our glorious King In whom all fulness dwells He is our Life and Fountain-spring His glory great excells 3 'T is Christ O God that we do preach As thou dost us command O let thy Word Men's hearts so reach It may break Satan's Band. 4 O set their Souls at liberty And them unite to thee To sing thy praise melodiously Whilst they thy glory see 5 There 's none like Christ in all the Earth He is that lovely One His honour we would Lord spread forth And him exalt alone 6 Thou hast made him the All in all To us in ev'ry thing Before him shall the mighty fall And own him to be King 7 His Day is near his Foes must down And never rise again And flourish must his glorious Crown And ever shall he reign HYMN 178. A Hymn of Praise after the Lord's Supper Wonders of Grace 1 O Let us all with chearful voice Sweet Halleluja's sing And magnifie the Lord most high Our glorious God and King 2 Who wond'rous things for us hast done Which all our Eyes behold In saving of his sinking Church As in the days of old 3 Let us loud Praise proclaim always And godly also live Continually both night and day And glory to him give 4 Let Christ be had in great esteem And lifted up on high O let us all remember him Who for us all did die 5 How did he Lord with bitter cryes Make known his grief to thee Whilst languishing his Body hung For us upon the Tree 6 Unto the Cross they did thee nail Thy Sides they pierc'd also O let us all apply thy Blood Which from thy Wounds did flow 7 It s precious vertue we receive To purge and make us white That through it we might all indeed Be lovely in thy sight 8 Lord didst thou die that we might live O let us sigh and mourn With fervent hearts unfeignedly To think what thou hast born 9 To save our Souls from Wrath and Hell That we might changed be And so at last in Heaven dwell To all eternity HYMN 179. A Hymn of Thanksgiving for our late Deliverance 1 THy wondrous Acts of Grace O Lord Wrought in all Peoples sight May stir us up with one accord To praise thee day and night 2 The cursed snare that Babel laid Is broken Lord by thee And they of whom we were afraid Confounded also be 3 When we like Men near dead did lye And knew not what to do Thou didst defeat our Enemy And them quite overthrow 4 Thou hast also Lord heard our Cry For bleeding Ireland And sav'd the King when death was nigh With thy blessed Right-hand 5 And Liberty to us is given To Worship without fear And with sweet Dews and Showers from Heav'n Our Souls thou now dost chear 6 We therefore glorifie thy Name To whom all praise belongs And celebrate thy glorious Fame With joy in holy Songs HYMN 180. The power of Prayer 1 PRayer is a Duty ev'ry one Should use both day and night Prayer is a Duty God does love And in it takes delight 2 Prayer is a Duty prevalent It has Jehova's Ear Prayer should to Heaven be daily sent When we are in great fear 3 VVhate're we want if we do pray To thee most fervently And ask according to thy VVill VVe shall have all supply 4 To Prayer of wicked Men O Lord Thou wilt no Answer give But wilt hear those who are sincere And do uprightly live 5 All praise to God the Lord most high VVho hast said Seek my face VVhate're thou dost our Souls deny Give us more of thy Grace HYMN 181. Saints Safety 1 TO God most high we lift our voice And sing with one accord For we safe always are in thee Our help is in the Lord. 2 Some trust in Men and in their Wealth And Riches do embrace But Lord grant us thy saving health And shinings of thy face 3 Thou hast put gladness in our heart By those thy Beams divine Much more than they who have their part Of corn of Oyl and Wine 4 On thy own strength we do repose And thereby are secure And safe from all most dreadful woes Our dwelling-place is sure 5 Within the Clifts of the bless'd Rock From whence sweet Waters flow And therefore will not fear that shock That Babel will o'rethrow 6 Thou hast sav'd us from wrath to come At the most dismal day And wilt save us from bloody Rome Who would us all betray 7 To him that on the Throne sits down And Christ the Lamb therefore Be blessing glory and renown Now and for evermore HYMN 182. All praise to God 1 ALL praise to God the glorious One Thy Name let us adore Who loved us and sent his Son Praise him for evermore 2 The Cherubims with one accord Do sing continually O holy holy holy Lord And glorious Majesty 3 And shall not we affected be With thy redeeming Love And sing to thee melodiously With hearts raised above 4 All earthly things since we have Springs To drink of in the way That are so sweet and make us meet For Christ another day 5 Our Tables spread with heavenly Bread In presence of our Foes We eat fat things and drink of Springs From whence Soul-comfort flows 6 What Lord so good as Divine Food To those that gracious be And know full well nought can excell What they enjoy of thee 7 To God the Father and the Son And Holy Ghost therefore Be glory honour and renown Now and for evermore HYMN 183. Zach. 12.10 And they shall look upon me whom they have pierced 1 O Happy Souls who look to thee And presently do mourn And grieve for their iniquity Seeing what thou hast born 2 O Lord how did our horrid sin Upon thee heavy lye VVe pierced thee once and agen By our iniquity 3 O let us look until we love And thee with joy embrace Men will loath Sin and it forsake VVhen they receive thy Grace 4 And since there is for us relief In thee O Saviour dear Let 's throw away all Unbelief And joyful all appear 5 Into thy presence we are come Let 's make a joyful noise And sing to thee who 't is alone That all our Foes destroys 6 No Enemy without within But from them thou canst save Therefore let 's sing thy glorious praise And unto thee let 's cleave 7 Sin never shall that Soul destroy That looketh unto thee Such sing and shall with inward joy Unto Eternity HYMN 184. When recovered after a Fit of Sickness Sept. 16. 1688 1 LEt that life-breathing Face of thine Lord manifested be Because thy Love excelleth VVine All upright Ones love thee 2 Thou hast O Lord redeemed us Yea from the lowest Hell And rais'd us to an higher state Than that from whence we fell 3 VVith Flaggons of refreshing Joy And Comforts from above Stay us O Lord we humbly pray
Let us be sick of Love 4 For these great Blessings O most High VVe will thy Praises sing VVho hast also Lord heard our cry Praise to our glorious King 5 VVe cried to thee with our hearts To make thy Servant whole And from the all-devouring Grave For to return his Soul 6 And thou dost Lord a new life send And wouldest not permit That he should hastily descend Into the dolesom Pit 7 VVe therefore sing and give thee praise Most holy let us be VVith hearts united all our days Let us live unto thee HYMN 185. Rev. 3.18 Buy of me Gold tried in the Fire 1 LOrd we do see that poor we be But thou hast Riches store And if that we do come to thee VVe nothing shall want more 2 VVhat is our own to us is shown Is good alas for nought O let it go since we do know Rare things are to be bought 3 And thou dost cry O come and buy O blessed be the Lord Now is the day let 's not delay But close in with thy Word 4 Then rich shall we for ever be And Crowns of Glory have And Robes so white that shine like Light Shall we likewise receive 5 Grace is like Gold but doth excell VVhatever is on Earth O happy they who know full well Its great and glorious worth 6 Shall they not sing who see the Spring Of Grace doth Blessings pour Thy holy praise we will always Lord sing for evermore HYMN 186. Zach. 12.10 They shall look to me After Sermon 1 YE Saints break forth with chearful voice And sing Christ's glorious praise His Love is sweet O it is choice Ye Saints praise him always 2 Come look and love O cast your Eye Upon this lovely One He is your help your Food your Strength Your Hope your Joy and Crown 3 Christ is the Root Christ is the Branch Christ is our Testator Christ is the holy Lamb of God Christ is our Mediator 4 Christ is the VVay Christ is the Door Christ is our Physician Christ is our Meat Christ is our Drink He 's thus to ev'ry Christian 5 Christ is God's great Embassador Christ is the only Heir Christ is the Bright and Morning-Star Christ is beyond compare 6 Christ is the Foundation sure Christ is the corner-stone Christ is the VVitness and the Truth Christ is the only one 7 Sing praise to Christ exalt him then And look to him always O sing to him and never cease Till you do end your days HYMN 187. The heavenly Feast 1 O Praise the Lord and look to him Sing praise unto his Name O all ye Saints of Heav'n and Earth Set forth his glorious fame 2 VVho spared not his only Son But gave him for us all And made him drink the Cup of VVrath The VVormwood and the Gall. 3 He dy'd indeed but rose again And did ascend on high That we poor Sinners lost and dead Might live eternally 4 His Flesh is heavenly Food indeed His Blood is Drink divine His Graces drops like Honey-falls His Comforts taste like VVine 5 Lord Christ thou hast refresh'd our Souls VVith thy abounding Grace For which we magnifie thy Name Longing to see thy Face 6 Let the Redeemed of the Lord Their thankful voices raise Can we be dumb whilst Angels sing Our great Redeemer's praise 7 Come let us joyn with Angels then Glory to God on high Peace upon Earth Good-will to Men Thus sing eternally HYMN 188. The Harvest is the end of the World Harvest of Joy 1 THe Harvest-day will soon be here A blessed day 't will be To all those Souls who are sincere For Jesus they shall see 2 Thou send'st thy glorious Rays on us And Dews our Souls to chear But e're long we with open Eyes The Vision shall have clear 3 Most sweet reviving Acts of Grace Are those we feel of thine Whilst we behold thy glorious Face Yet stronger Beams will shine 4 To comfort and rejoyce each heart To all eternity From thee O Lord we ne're shall start But in thy Garner lye 5 Or rather in thy precious Arms We being ripened Shall housed be with lasting Charms Of Glory on our Head 6 No sorrow shall us then annoy Nor fears cause inward pain Nor sin nor Satan spoyl our joy Nor filth our glory stain 7 We shall not then as now be vext With Satan World and Sin Nor with base Hearts be more perplext When Heaven has took us in HYMN 189. The woful Harvest of the Wicked 1 THis World will quickly have an end That is the Harvest-day And Jesus will the Reapers send They come and shall not stay 2 The Angels they the Reapers be The Wheat are God's Elect Which shall Lord gathered be to thee The Tares thou wilt reject 3 The Tares are those vile wicked Men Who do thy Saints annoy Which shall in Bundles bound be then That thou may'st them destroy 4 And into Flames thou wilt them cast Their Worm shall never die The Fire too shall ever last Ev'n to Eternity 5 The false Professor will be found Amongst the cursed Foe And with prophane Ones shall be bound And equal sorrow know 6 But a bless'd day will be to those Whose Hearts are found upright VVho did in truth with Jesus close And serv'd him day and night 7 They shall with thee in glory be Lord Christ when thou dost comes But Unbelievers shall from thee Receive their final doom HYMN 190. Christ's Passion and Exaltation 1 HOsanna to King David's Son The Lord 's anointed One VVho quickly shall exalted be Upon his glorious Throne 2 Triumph and shout O Heavens high And let the Earth rejoyce And let the Saints melodiously Lift up in Songs their voice 3 To Christ the King because that he A Feast provideth here And tells us we all welcome be To eat of his good Chear 4 His Flesh for us doth freely give His Blood to drink also That we might never die but live These Blessings from him flow 5 His bleeding VVounds out-stretched Arms And yearning Bowels dear To us run out for sweet support That so we might not fear 6 Thou art the first yea and the last VVas dead and art alive And lives for ay therefore to thee All honour we must give HYMN 191. The Second Part. Awake ye Virgins 1 O Virgins know both Fools and VVise The Bridegroom is at hand He comes he comes let it suffice But who with him shall stand 2 He that his Lamp doth fitly trim And Oyl doth get good store Shall then embraced be by him And reign for evermore 3 Cast off your drowze let 's all awake 'T is not a time to slumber But speedily our Lamps le ts take And haste to th' VVedding-Chamber 4 For certainly our dearest Lord VVill quickly come away The mid-night Cry will soon be heard His Chariots will not stay 5 O take thy flight on VVings of Love And like the nimble Hart Come Lord O come down from above Let 's meet and never part 6
who dost dwell above To whom all praise belongs 3 It 's none but thee who can appease The wrath that burns within And to a wounded heart give ease That 's burdened with sin 4 We thee adore and worship do And at thy precious Feet Contentedly we all would lye To tast thy mercy sweet 5 And thou dear Saviour who for sin The Curse didst undergo Unless thy Arm reveal'd had been No help to us could flow 6 All praise to God and to the Lamb And Spirit be therefore Teach us to know what we must do And sing for evermore HYMN 200. Bread indeed 1 HOw good O Lord is thy blest Word To all that are sincere Because it doth such good afford Thy Children love it dear 2 O let us taste of thy sweet Love And in thy self delight And feed us also from above Every day and night 3 That with the fat things of thy House We all may feasted be And flourish in thy glorious Courts Dear God continually 4 Many do seem to be content Whilst they on Husks do feed But let our Souls to Christ be bent And stor'd with all we need 5 One hour in thy blest Courts let 's prize Above all times and days And also sing and laud thy Name And live unto thy praise HYMN 201. A Feast of Fat things 1 LOrd thou art great and also good Thy Love and Grace is such Thou giv'st poor hungry Souls sweet Food And nothing think'st too much 2 For them who unto Christ do come All things prepared be No sooner do they once come home But welcome are to thee 3 The fatted Calf and Bread indeed And precious Wine good store And all things else which Sinners need Are ready for the Poor 4 Where feed and feast all on free cost May such who hungry be All is of Grace that none may boast But only Lord in thee 6 O then let 's eat and drink the best And praise the Lord above And lean upon his dearest Breast Till ravished with Love HYMN 202. Vnless ye believe that I am he c. 1 HOw dark is he how blind Who hath a carnal mind He hath no peace if he so die He none shall ever find 2 He that in Christ doth not believe Nor in Truth now receive The offers of his special Grace May not his Loss retrieve 3 Die in your Sins Tremble and Fear What Man is it can hear Those words and find his heart not now Rent and to pieces tare 4 Let 's lift thy Name O Lord on high And make sweet melody And so believe and live that we In sin may never die HYMN 203. The glorious Gift 1 ALL praise and glory now be given To God the Lord above Who gives to us the best of Heaven Himself His Grace and Love 2 Most precious are his Promises They firm and sure be Thou all our wants wilt Lord supply And that continually 3 Though we are poor in earthly things And little do possess Yet richer are than wicked Kings And never shall have less 4 He that hath God possesseth all And what would he have more Shall not that Man contented be Can any think he 's poor 5 O let us then lift up our voice And sing melodiously And in the Lord always rejoyce Until we come to die HYMN 204. Christ became poor 1 O Holy and most glorious King The mighty Prince of Peace Thou art that Lamb by whom we came From sin to have release 2 Thou in the glorious Form of God Before all Worlds indeed Most splendently O thou didst shine And nothing didst thou need 3 And yet thy love to us was such Thou for us becam'st poor That we through thy great Poverty Might all have Riches store 4 We never can to thee express Our Thanks sufficiently Who in our stead and for our sakes A shameful death didst die 5 The Wrath and Curse that was our due O Lord thou didst endure And in the Grave O thou didst lye Our freedom to procure 6 O depths and heighths of divine Love None can compare with thee So low to lye that we on high At last might raised be 7 Lord thou art all in all to us To God all praise therefore To him to thee and Spirit we Will sing for evermore HYMN 205. A Hymn of Dr. P. taken out of his Century of select Psalms p. 201. From several Passages of the Revelations ALL ye that serve the Lord his Name See that ye celebrate And ye that fear him sing aloud His praise both small and great O thou great Ruler of the World Thy Works our wonder raise Thou blessed King of Saints how true And righteous are thy ways Who would not fear and praise thy Name Thou only Holy One The World shall worship thee to whom Thy Judgments are made known Most Holy Holy Holy Lord Almighty is thy Name Which was before all time and is And shall be still the same All Glory Pow'r and Honour thou Art worthy to receive For all things by thy Pow'r were made And by thy Pleasure live To thee of right O Lamb of God Riches and Pow'r belong Wisdom and Honour Glory Strength And every praising Song Thou as our Sacrifice wast slain And by thy precious Blood From ev'ry Tongue and Nation hast Redeem'd us unto God Blessing and Honour Glory Power By all in Earth and Heaven To him that sits upon the Throne And to the Lamb be giv'n PART IX Containing part of some Select PSALMS of DAVID HYMN 206. Psal 1. The Blessed Man 1 THe Man is bless'd that shuns the Snare Of wicked Mens advice Whom Sinners Paths or Scorners Chair By no means can entice 2 But his delight both day and night Is in God's holy Law Wherein he waits and meditates With constant care and awe 3 Like planted Tree by Water-Springs Shall such a Man be made A Tree that timely Fruit brings forth Whose Leaf shall never fade 4 And God shall bless with good success All actions of the Just Unlike them far the wicked are And as the driven Dust 5 Therefore th' Ungodly never may In Judgment stand acquitted Not with the Just in that great Day Shall Sinners be admitted 6 For Men upright are Gods delight Their way to him is known But Sinners way shall soon decay And quite be overthrown HYMN 207. Psal 2. Christ's Kingdom 1 WHy do the Heathen Gentiles rage And foolish things surmize Kings set themselves against the Lord And do his Christ despise 2 His gracious Government they count Their Yoke his Laws their Chain Freedom they 'll have without controll No Bands shall them restrain 3 But God above will scorn their rage Their vain attempts deride He will affright them in his wrath Vex and defeat their pride 4 For all their spite I 've set my King Upon his holy Throne And what I had decreed before Proclaim'd him now my Son 5 This is the Birth-day of his Rule Thy Scepter I 'll advance Or'e all the Earth the