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 come 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 The Bride saith Come O do not stay And he that hears thy voice In hopes that thou wilt come away Most sweetly does rejoyce HYMN 192. Christ's Humiliation and Exaltation The Third Part. 1 THe Spirit saith Dear Jesus come The thirsty Soul doth cry Daily to thee this is the summ O come most speedily 2 Signs of thy Day upon us be The World it is perplex'd The Nations groan and long for thee By Wars being sorely vex'd 3 Thy Saints do mourn their Sighs and Tears Invite thee for to come The Martyrs Blood cryes in thy Ears For Babels final doom 4 Thou sayst Surely I come quickly Amen Amen O Lord O come O come my Soul doth cry According to thy Word 5 Lord thou didst come thou cam'st to die And bear most bitter pain God's Justice for to satisfie And Pardon to obtain 6 Thou didst come to be humbled And suffer on the Tree Therefore shalt thou lift up thy Head And high exalted be 7 Thy Right it is to reign as King Thou art the only Heir The Kingdom 's thine thy Foes down bring Thy vengeance let them bear HYMN 193. Signs of the last Day upon us The Fourth Part. 1 THe Fig-Tree Lord does now put forth The Summer doth draw near The Sea doth roar as thy VVord saith And Men begin to fear 2 The VVinter certainly is gone The lovely Birds do sing The Spring is now a coming on VVhich lasting joy will bring 3 The voice of the sweet Turtle too Is heard in this our Land VVhat clearer Signs Lord canst thou show By thy own wondrous Hand 4 Of thy approach and glor'ous reign The Nations angry be Thy wrath is come their glory stain Thy Kingdom let us see 5 The Ev'ning of a former day Portends a dismal night But holy one our Souls may say Our Ev'ning has some light 6 Not light nor dark this is the hour It 's neither night nor day 'T is 't is the time of thy dread power O haste and come away 7 The whole Creation sadly groans And utters its last cryes Poor Sion vents her piteous moans VVhilst Tears fill each Saints Eyes O come â—less'd One make no delay The VVicked do thee dare â—ome holy Jesus come away Thâ—ne Arrows do not spare Shaâ—â— Heaven give the longâ—d for 〈◊〉 That Earth beneath may quake That Râ—â—â—â— high Towers down may fall Now the dead Bones do shake HYMN 194. The Day of Jâ—bilee The Fifth Part. 1 O Blessed Day how sweet is it To think upon that time VVhen Christ shall upon his Throne â—it And Summer's in its prime 2 VVhen all the Earth together shall Break forth and sweetly sing And all Christ's Foes with vengeance fall VVho own not him for King 3 VVhen Saints who now divided are Shall all united be And in their glitt'ring Robes appear And sing in harmony 4 VVhen Swords and also warlike Spears Men shall to Plow-shears beat And all Men quite be freed from fears And from all scorching heat 5 And under their own Vines sit down VVith hearts full of sweet joy O come Lord Jesus take the Crown O haste and come away 6 Wars then we find shall ever cease Envy 'mongst Men depart Nothing but Love and blessed Peace In each Believer's heart 7 The Lyon and the Lamb shall then Together feed and ly And the like concord amongst Men Shall then be certainly HYMN 195. A Hymn of Praise 1 O Let us sing with chearful hearts Sweet Hymns of Soul-delight With one accord before the Lord That 's pleasing in his sight 2 What People have more cause to praise The living God on high Than have all those whom thou hast chose And for whom Christ did die 3 With full assurance let 's draw near That we accepted be And then our peace
don't fear But as a Lion wilt rouze up And them to pieces tear â—0 Then happy you for whom Christ made With God a lasting peace T is you may sing for still you 'll find Your Comforts shall increase HYMN 11. Hos. 5. 12. I will be a Moth to Ephraim 1 MOths secretly do seize and eat And spoil fair Garments quite So many times thy Judgments are Hid from most peoples sight 2 Moths often spoil things rich and rare As well as of small worth So thou O Lord wilt neither spare The poor nor rich of th' earth 3 All are alike O Lord to thee If wrath on them do seize Unsensibly thou canst them spoil Like Moths if thou dost please 4 A Moth does eat things by degrees A little now and then â—o gradually thou dost destroy Sometimes vile wicked men 5 Thou like a Moth art sometimes Lord In Councels Princes trust Who Plots of Enemies can't see Till out they fiercely burst 6 And likewise in Estates of men Thou as a Moth does come Their hopes are great and much earn they But bring but little home 7 Thou dost it blast and it consumes Because they don 't it nse To righteous ends but basely it To their own Lusts abuse 8 Strength thus oft-times does wast away In Soul and Body too And Treasures of Nations decay Tho few that mind it do 9 Take heed ye Saints of private sins Lest God does secretly Bring Judgments on you till he hath Consum'd you utterly HYMN 12. Isa. 42. 14. Now will I cry like a travailing woman 1 LIke as a Woman travailing Does cry out in her pain So thou dost say Lord thou wilt do To pour forth wrath amain 2 Thy Patience and sweet Lenity Is almost gone no doubt And therefore thou most bitterly Wilt quickly now cry out 3 A Woman when her travel comes From crying can't refrain So thou wilt cry for Sions sake Like her in grievous pain 4 A woman in her travel strives Her Child for to bring forth So thou deliverance for thy Church Wilt work throughout the Earth 5 Afflicted thou dost seem to be For thy poor Sions sake And therefore on her Enemies Dread Vengeance thou wilt take 6 When paâ—gs do on a Woman seize Deliverance is near So of thy Foes thou soon wilt ease Thy self it does appear 7 Behold ye Saints Gods Love to you And sing his glorious praise Your Enemy he will o'rethrow And that in these last dayes HYMN 13. Heb. 12. 29. For our God is a consuming Fire 1 A Consuming Fire dismal is And terrible to see So is that wrath of thine O Lord If kindled once it be 2 Before thy indignation fierce What mortal Soul can stand Thy wrath is poured out like Fire Which none can countermand 3 The Mountains are thrown down by thee Thy wrath doth fiercely burn And all before thee thou Lord wilt To Ashes quickly turn 4 Fire breaks forth sometimes we do see When men are not aware So shall thy wrath surprize the Earth When men secure are 5 Like to the writing with the hand On proud Belshazzar's wall So when thou dost give the Command Sinners shall tremble all 6 Fire breaks forth oft times i' th' night When men are fast asleep Which does poor people strangely fright And sorrows on them heap 7 So in the night of ignorance Whilst Men lye on their beds They hear the cry of Fire Fire Just burning o re their heads The Second Part. 1 A fire also consumes amain It famous Cities spoyl So thou wilt desolations make Of Sinners who are vile 2 Can stubble stand before fierce flames And not consumed be Then may proud wicked Ones likewise Secure themselves from thee 3 None can abide thy dreadful wrath There is no way to fly For thou wilt them destroy O God As stubble fully dry 4 Some fires may be quenched quite But thine will always burn Thy wrath O Lord eternal is It never will be gone 5 Fire torments most cruelly Such who into 't are cast So will thy wrath all Enemies Which they shall feel at last 6 Tremble you vile and wicked Ones Consider what you do On you this fire soon shall seize And burn for ever too 7 But all ye Saints rejoyce and sing God is to you ye see A fire to warm and to give light By which you quickn'd be 8 Ah! happy such behold therefore The difference between A wicked and a godly Man And praise the Lord agen HYMN 14. Deut. 33. 27. Underneath are the everlasting Arms. 1 THou art our Arm of Help O God Shall we thy mercy see An Arm stretch'd out of the thick Cloud To strenghen such as we 2 How usefull is an Arm to us The body to defend So is thy love and power Lord On which we do depend 3 The Arm bears up and does support Such who most feeble be Thy weak and seeble Saints also Are Lord born up by thee 4 The Arm the Body does protect And save it from all harms So thou dost us defend and save By thy Almighty Arms. 5 We with our Arms embrace our Friend And hug such we do love We by thâ—â—e Arms of power and grace Embraâ—'d are from above 6 Thy Arm O Lord is very strong The vilest Soul can'st save Not shortned but very long Thy help let Sinners have 7 Wo wo to them this Arm of thine In wrath is laid upon But happy such who it upholds Thrice happy such a one 8 Remember Saints when you are low Whose Arms are under you And sing God's praise continually Who will Salvation show HYMN 15. Psal. 8â— 11. The Lord God is a Sun and a Shield 1 THe Lord he is our Sun and Shield Our Buckler and Safeguard And hence we stand and will not yield Though Enemies press hard 2 Like as a Shield the blow keeps off The Enemy lays on So thou keeps off all hurt from us And saves us every one 3 Let Foes strike at us as they please On the head or the heart This precious Shield which we do use Secureth every part 4 From Sin from Satan and the World No Dart we need to fear Since thou art such a Shield to us O God and Saviour dear 5 Our Shield and our great Reward To thee all praise be given Who wilt thy saving-help afford Until we come to Heaven HYMN 16. Psal. 46. 1. God is our Refuge 1 O Holy and Eternal One Thou art a Refuge sure Help us to fly to thee alone Whose Mercies do endure 2 A Refuge strong thou art O Lord Help us to fly to thee Shall we take hold of thy blest Word And safe for ever be 3 O Lord we bless and praise thy Name There is a Refuge found For us who are pursued hard This is a joyful sound 4 O Souls then see with speed we pray To Jesus Christ to fly Lest th' Avenger through delay O retake you and you die 5 The way is easie to find out All stumbling blocks
for ever know Who have no stain of sin 5 Thy Righteousness is spotless pure And thou dost it impute To us O Lord we have it sure And well it doth us suit For nothing but this Garment could Make us accepted be None justified ever shall Without it be by thee 7 But every one that hath this on They justified are And therefore let Believers sing Who this rich Robe do wear The Second Part. 1 A Garment must exactly fit Such who do put it on Thy Righteousness alone is it That suits each gracious One. 2 In every case the Law has all It can desire to have And Justice says she never shall More of Believers crave 3 It suits so well in each degree And Saints also do find It suits them so nothing can be Exacter to their mind 4 For it does with God's wisdom suit And cloaths our souls and heart And hides all our desormities Nay covers every part 5 From head to foot so that such seem To have no spot at all It gloriously does fit all them Be they great ones or small The Third Part. 1 A Wedding-garment is a sign Of joy and sweet delight And so that righteousness of thine Is Lord in our own sight 2 In it we do rejoyce always 'T is this which makes us glad Such may rejoyce well all their days Who are so bravely clad 3 A Wedding-Garment 't is also Richly Embroidered No Princess e're was cloathed so That King did ever wed 4 It shines bespangled with Gold And such who have it on The King with joy does them behold And loves to look upon 5 How may we then continually In Jesus Christ rejoyce And sing to him melodiously With heart and chearful voice The Fourth Part. 1 All who did unto Weddings come Amongst the Jews of old Must all have Wedding-Garments on The Bridegroom to behold 2 So ev'ry Soul who cloath'd is not With Christ's bless'd righteousness Shall be asham'd at the last day And then be quite speechless 3 This Garment serves for every use And cannot get a stain We need not fear the least abuse It saves from hurt and pain 4 'T is Armour-proof unto the heart Its worth is infinite It saves us from each fiery Dart Of Satan's day and night 5 O then poor Sinners will you see This Garment to obtain 'T will cover your iniquity And leave in you no stain 6 That in God's sight you shall appear Lovely to look upon Without it you undone all are And perish shall each one 7 But let the Saints rejoyce and sing For their infirmities Are all past over by the King Though many evils lies 8 Open to them whilst inwardly They on their sins do pore But shortly all their sins shall fly And seen be never more HYMN 61. Col. 3. 11. But Christ is all in all c. 1 AH what art thou Lord Jesus then VVhat can we speak or shall Thou art unto all godly Men Even their all in all 2 Thou all in first Creation wast All things were made by thee And all things for thee too were made VVhatever Lord they be 3 And thou all things dost now uphold Of all things dost dispose Thou wast before all things of old And dost all things disclose 4 Thou Heir also of all things art All things are given thee And all things dost to such impart VVho call'd and chosen be 5 The substance of all shadows too The Antitype likewise Of all the Types we read of do VVho would thee then not prize The Second Part. 1 IN our Redemption thou art all Thou didst attonement make Thou purchass'd grace for great and small All have it for thy sake 2 In our Election thou art he From whence to us it springs And also we were chose in thee VVhich so much comfort brings 3 In Satisfaction we do find Thou all in all art so 'T was in thy own Eternal Mind Grace on us to bestow 4 According to thine own purpose VVe all too called be Grace never had took hold on us Had it not been through thee 5 In Justification thou art all For 't is in thee alone VVe righteousness have since the Fall Besides thine there is none 6 In Sanctification thou likewise Art all in all O Lord In thee alone this Blessing lies And by thy Holy VVord 7 And Spirit we are all made clean New habits from thee flow And all that ever wash'd have been To thee they owe it do The Third Part. 1 〈…〉 our Acceptation is in thee O thou beloved One No Soul shall e're accepted be But through thy Blood alone 2 And all in our Salvation then Thou art in every thing Thou hast the Author of it been And grace from thee does spring 3 By thee we all are quickned And rais'd to life again VVho in our sins all once lay dead But now in life remain 4 And in Regeneration Ah! thou art all in all We are renewed by the Son 'T is thou who dost install 5 Each Soul in that high dignity That waits on the new birth We were begotten Lord by thee And by thee are brought forth The Fourth Part. 1 In ev'ry Ordinance also In which we should be found O thou art all for we well know Grace in thee doth abound 2 The Sacraments do hold thee forth And witness bear to thee And we by one to see by Faith Thou nail'd was to the Tree 3 Thy Body broke and Blood was shed In Baptism we do â—spy Thou in the Grave wast covered But long thou didst uot lye 4 But as the Body raised is That cover'd was all o're So thou wast raised unto lise And diest now no more 5 In Prayer and Preaching thou art all What do we preach save thee 'T is on thy Name we also call And for thy sake have we 6 Whatever we do need or want We by thy Spirit cry And through thy Incense ev'ry Saint Receives a full supply 7 What is there more What can we do But in the great'st amaze To stand and think and evermore Sing forth thy worthy praise HYMN 62. Christ all from the Father to the Father with the Father Sing this as the 100dth Psalm 1 LOrd from the Father thou art all And to the Father art the same And with the Father when we call We have all things and in thy Name 2 All from the Father thou didst take Which to us thou art pleas'd to give Thou cam'st our Souls alive to make We from thy self that life receive 3 Thou to the Father the way art The truth and life are all in thee Unless thou dost thy help impart The blessed Father we can't see 4 All with the Father art besure Thou hast always thy Father's Ear Thou Favour with him dost procure When we to him thro' thee draw near The Sixth Part. 1 Now let all People on the Earth Sing to the Lord with chearful voice Whose love was such to bring thee forth But chiefly let thy Saints rejoyce 2 The
think what they will Such such is their veracity God will his VVord fulfill 2 VVhatever thou O Lord hast said Accomplished shall be No Promise past nor Threat delay'd No Soul shall ever see 3 Because they are Diuine we know Of such Authority That they from thee alone do flow VVho will not cannot lye 4 Let Saints therefore rejoyce and sing For they from hence may see Great comfort unto them does spring To all eternity 5 For what thou hast Lord promised To such who do believe As 't is contained in thy VVord The same they shall receive 6 But wo unto all wicked Ones Their doom appears hereby For if they live and die in sin In Hell they all must lye 7 All praise to thee O God alone VVhose VVord we know shall stand Let all such sing who it believe And yield to thy command 8 VVho will do all and do no more Than written they do see These these shall sing and thee adore Unto eternity HYMN 94. Psal. 119. 89. For ever O Lord thy Word is settled in Heaven 1 IN Heaven Lord where thou dost dwell Thy VVord's establish'd sure And shall to all eternity Fast graven there endure 2 From age to age thy Truth abides As doth the Earth witness Whose Ground-work thou hast laid so firm No tongue can it express 3 Go too therefore ye foolish Men Depart from me Be gone For God's good Precepts we 'll obey Nay keep them ev'ry one 4 What thou hast promis'd Lord perform Till Death doth seize on me Ner'e let my hope abuse me so As to distrust in thee 5 Uphold me and I shall be safe For ought they do or say And in thy Statutes pleasure take O Lord both night and day 6 Thou hast trod such under thy feet VVho do thy Statutes break For nought avails their subtilty Their counsel is but weak HYMN 95. Psal. 119. 8 9 10 11. 1 THy Covenants are very deep And full of things profound My Soul therefore thy Word will keep When they are try'd and found 2 When Men enter into thy VVord They find a Light most clear Tho' Fools yet they Lord shall not err VVhen they to it adhere 3 The VVord of God most perfect is His Testimony sure Converting Souls and making wise The simple and obscure 4 The Statutes of the Lord are right And fill the heart with joys The Precepts of the Lord are pure Enlightning the Eyes 5 The Fear of God is clean also And doth endure for ever The Judgments of the Lord are true And righteous altogether 6 Yea more than Gold than much fine Gold To be embrac'd alway The Honey and the Honey-comb Are not so sweet as they 7 They are thy Servants Monitors How he his life should frame And great Rewards is there for them VVho do observe the same HYMN 96. Joh. 5. 39. Search the Scriptures 1 SEarch the Scripture by which ye think Eternal Life to have And those are they that testifie Of Him that came to save 2 For what of old was given forth VVas for our learning penn'd That we by Scriptures comforted Might hope unto the end 3 The Prophecy came not of old By Man 's own private will But holy Men of God foretold By Heavn's inspired skill 4 Then to the Law and Testament For they that speak not right And as this Word doth represent In them there is no light 5 For Scripture sacred Verities Came all by Inspiration Able to perfect and make wise Through Faith unto Salvation HYMN 97. The Excellency of the Gospel 1 BLessed be God that we were born Under the joyful sound And rightly have Baptized been And bred on English ground 2 Where God most gracious doth appear And does pour forth his Grace The lines are fallen unto us In a most pleasant place 3 ' ' We might have been dark Pagans all ' ' Or veiled like each Jew ' ' Or cheated with an Alcoran ' ' Amongst the Turkish crew 4 Dumb Pictures might we all ador'd Like Papists in Devotion And with Rome's Errours so been stor'd To drink her deadly Potion 5 We might have liv'd in shades of night And ne're have known good days But thou hast sent us Gospel Light To thine eternal praise 6 The Sun which rose up in the East And drove their shades away Hath sent his Light unto the West And turn'd our Night to Day 7 Blessed be God for what we see Our God for what we hear Sweet News of Heaven Lord from thee Sounds daily in our Ear. The End of the Fourth Part. PART V. Containing SACRED HYMNS Setting out and illustrating the transcendent Excellencies of the GRACES of the HOLY SPIRIT HYMN 98. Mark 9. 50. Have Salt in your selves 1 HOw unsavoury O Lord are things Unless they salted be And so indeed were all our Souls Till seasoned by thee 2 With thy most sweet and precious Grace That is the Salt whereby We sav'ry do become O Lord Thy Salt O then apply 3 Salt is of such a quality That it doth search each part Of Flesh that it is laid upon So Grace searches the Heart 4 The Spirit searches all deep things Yea the deep things of God It will find out what sin in us Doth still make its abode 5 And then like Salt doth purge it out 'T is Grace which purifies The heart and life there is no doubt But such like vertue lyes 6 In that most precious Grace of thine O then let 's look and see Whether we search'd and purged are And then sing praise to thee The second Part. 1 Salt doth preserve 't is evident Both Meat and other things Else they 'll corrupt and quickly taint Like Vertue also springs 2 From thy good Grace 't is that O Lord Which doth preserve from sin All graceless Sinners odious stink So fi lt hy are within 3 That all their inward parts corrupt And they like Carrion lye In a vile Ditch or Common-shore In their iniquity 4 But such in whom Gods Grace is wrought Grace does their Souls preserve From sin in heart in life in thought Uprightly God to serve 5 Most sweet are they and savoury To God and unto Men And all their works they have perform'd By Grace have season'd been The Third Part. 1 Salt is of universal use There 's nothing Men want more Without God's Grace there 's none can live Let them be rich or poor 2 Such absolute need have we thereof Without it can't live here A holy life nor can we stand When Jesus doth appear 3 All ranks of Men both high and low Both Kings and Peasants too Must salted be with Grace on Earth Or down to Hell must go 4 In ev'ry state where-er'e they be By Sea as well as Land They Grace do need continually If sin they would withstand 5 Our speech and all that we do say Must season'd be with Salt Or else our words and breath will stink And all be good for nought The Fourth Part. 1 Salt Naturalists do oft
will also O Lord endure As well as it is strong 4 There 's no engaging in these Wars Without a Righteousness This Breast-plate scatters all our fears Who do thy Name profess 5 A Breast-plate 't is that doth preserve The Body's chiefest part 'T is Righteousness which Lord doth save Our precious Souls and Heart The Second Part. 1 A Breast-plate doth the Souldier chear It makes him very bold So Righteousness doth make us all Our Sword with courage hold 2 And not to fear i' th' day of evil What any man can do Nay we hereby withstand the Devil Who doth great malice show 3 O then ye Saints see you maintain A good and holy life And soon thereby you will obtain An end of all that strife 4 With which you meet from Foes without And also from within O know it is God's great design To purge you from your sin 5 And that you holy should all live And hence 't is you have Grace The Seed of Holiness is sown And it will grow apace 6 If under God's shinings ye sit And he his Rain doth send Then will your Righteousness break forth And peace will flow i' th' end 7 And of God's Goodness ye shall sing And lift your voice on high And happy be when God doth bring You on Death-Beds to lye HYMN 101. Eph. 6. 16. Above all things take the shield of Faith 1 FAith is a Grace that God hath wrought In us who do believe If it be strong we need not care What Gun-shots we receive 2 From Satan who his fiery Darts Continually lets fly Ah! 't is our Shield to save all parts Whatever danger 's nigh 3 A Shield is turned ev'ry way That so no Dart may wound And we by Faith as with a Shield Are compassed quite round 4 The Will and Judgment it secures And doth Affections keep Warm unto Christ and Conscience too It saves from drousie sleep 5 A Shield preserves the other part Of Armour we have on So Faith secures every Grace That hurt be done to none 6 Christ's Righteousness is very pure To that 't is we must flee And unto us by Faith 't is sure And this by Faith we see HYMN 102. 1 Pet. 1. 7 That the tryal of your Faith which is much more precious than Gold c. 1 BY Faith we do on Christ depend For all that he hath done By Faith we do to God ascend With many a bitter groan 2 And we receive what we do want When we by Faith do cry Faith doth sustain each drooping Saint And all their needs supply 3 Gold is a thing that has the Name Of things that precious are For Preciousness Faith has the same With which Gold can't compare 4 Tho' Gold is precious when 't is try'd Yet tried Faith exceeds The finest Gold 't is more in worth And does supply all needs 5 'T is more desirable far than Gold O with it fall in love And as hid Treasure seek it do Of God through Christ above 6 Gold by the Touch-stone must be try'd So you must try your Faith No Touch-stone but God's blessed Word Is there in all the Earth HYMN 103. 1 Thess. 5. 8. And for an Helmet the Hope of Salvation 1 HOpe is a precious Grace O Lord And fixed it must be Upon thy self most patiently No other Hope have we 2 'T is not on Gold nor length of days Nor on things here below But 't is on Jesus Christ alone From whence all Help doth flow 3 And like a Helmet 't is we find That doth preserve the Head Hope stays on thee always our mind When we are hard bested 4 And as a Helmet fearless makes A Souldier in the Field So hope of glory makes us all Resolve we ne're will yield 5 To Satan nor to other Foes When we with them do meet Nor need we fear their cruel blows If we have this Helmet 6 Since we compleatly armed are Even from head to foot â—ur head-piece makes us to appear Both fierce and very stout 7 This Helmet will us never sail If that we have it on â—he Soul it is it doth preserve Till all our dangers gone HYMN 104. 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. 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 its Dart And Jealousie is warm 2 'T is like the Grave whose keen desire Nothing can satisfie The Coals thereof ate Coals of Fire That flame most vehemently 3 Waters can't quench Love's Flames nor Floods The same can ever drown If 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 seet Who are therewith inflam'd
evermore And therefore she is not consum'd Ev'n now as heretosore 3 This Bush long time on fire has been O 't is a wond'rous sight Though in the fire yet not burn'd This may our Souls invite 4 To take a view as Moses did O why is this thing so Alas thy Church is dear to thee Beyond all things below 5 O then let all those precious Birds Who in this Bush are hid Sing forth thy praise continually And none their Souls forbid 6 The time of singing O 't is come Since the sweet Turtle-Dove Did let us hear in this our Land His voice from Heav'n above HYMN 123. Rev. 1. 20. The Golden Candle-sticks are the seven Churches 1 THy Churches Lord are like unto Rich Candle-sticks of Gold In whom shines forth that glorious light Which Sinners do behold 2 Those Candlesticks which are so rich Are seldom to be found But in the House of a great Prince Whose glory is renown'd 3 This shews the Churches of the Saints Do Lord belong to thee Who art the glorious King of Kings They useful also be 4 As Candlesticks in a large House In which the Light they place And also are for Ornament Ev'n thus through thine own Grace 5 Are all thy Churches here on Earth Of use Lord unto thee And unto others who likewise Thy Riches in them see 6 Thy Candlesticks then don't remove But let their Light so shine That all the Earth may lighted be Into all Truths of thine HYMN 124. Luk. 12. 32. Fear not little Flock c. 1 THy Church is like a Flock of Sheep Whose number is but small Which thou thy self dost always keep And wilt preserve them all 2 Thy Saints like Sheep are innocent Most harmless also meek If any of them go astray 'T is thou who dost them seek 3 Thou also dost them feed and lead In Pastures flourishing And hast for them a resting-place Besides the Water-spring 4 They subject are for to get Soyl But thou dost wash them in The Fountain of thy precious Blood From ev'ry stain of sin 5 As Sheep are fruitful so thy Church And Children are O Lord They honour bring to thee and then To Men profit afford 6 Fear not ye Saints tho' Wolves abound And other Beasts of prey For Christ will keep you safe and sound Unto the Judgment-day 7 And you the Kingdom shall receive Rejoyce and sing therefore Keep close to Christ and mind the Flock Which follow'd him before HYMN 125. Job 25. 6. The Son of Man a Worm 1 AH what mean and despis'd things Are Worms that crawl on Earth Man is a Worm he from Earth sprung From thence were we brought forth 2 No beauty in a sorry Worm Man's glory that is gone Contemptible is in thy sight Each vile and wicked one 3 What can a Worm do to preserve It self from hurt or wrong That is in danger by each foot So we are all day long 4 We can't preserve our selves one day Our Life is but a blast And one small sin if not purg'd out May damn the Soul at last 5 Then do not pride it in your selves You to the Worms must go For all your beauty soon will fly You must corruption know HYMN 126. Job 14. 2. He fleeth also as a shadow and abideth not 1 ON Earth our days will be but few Like as the shadow flies Or like unto the Morning-Dew Doth pass when Sun doth rise 2 So do our Days our Months and Years Make haste to fly away Much like the Blossom he appears Which quickly doth decay 3 Or like the Flower in the Spring Whose beauty 's very rare And as the Birds in Summer sing We may our selves compare 4 The glory of the Flowers fail The Summer ends also The Birds do then themselves bewail And know not what to do 5 The Blossom withers soon away Like Jonah's Gourd 't is gone So we sprout up and shall not stay Our lives will soon be done HYMN 127. Rom. 8. 17. If Children then Heirs 1 IF we are Children of the Lord By being born again Then are we also Heirs with Christ And with him we shall reign 2 He that 's an Heir to a great King He is a Prince by birth And so is each true Child of God The holy Scripture saith 3 The Heir shall the Inheritance At last Possession have And so shall all Believers too The Crown at last receive 4 But as the Heir must wait awhile Until he comes to age So must we all with patience wait Till we have run our stage 5 The Heir is likely richly cloath'd Whereby it is he 's known So all God's Saints with holiness Are cloathed ev'ry one 6 The Heir as the Birth-right of old The Blessing had always So all the Saints chief Blessings have And therefore sing God's praise HYMN 128. 1 Cor. 9. So run that ye may obtain 1 HE that the Prize doth think to have Must take the greatest care To set out timely must begin Before old age draws near 2 He that would win the Prize also Must know what way to run And must hold out not weary be Until the Prize he 's won 3 All weights he must cast off with speed And temp'rate also be Or else he 'll saint and never will God's blessed Kingdom see 4 Such who do run a race sometimes Have many Lookers on Both Men and Angels view the Saints And mind how they do run 5 They who do run an earthly Race Run for some earthly thing But ev'ry Saint that gains the Prize Shall Crown'd be as a King 6 O then ye Saints run you apace In ways of Piety Gird up your Loyns and nothing fear Look up lift up your Eye 7 The Prize to see Ah! 't is your own And when you end your days You shall receive it therefore now Break forth and sing God's praise HYMN 129. Heb. 11. 13. They confessed they were Strangers and Pilgrims on the Earth 1 LOrd we are Pilgrims on the Earth As all our Fathers were For this is not our dwelling-place No ' biding for us here 2 As Pilgrims go up hill and down And meet with troubles do So Lord thy Saints while they are here Do many sorrows know 3 A Pilgrim is a Stranger in Those places where he lyes And therefore is not taken with Those things which he espyes 4 Or doth behold where he doth come What are these things to me Saith a poor Saint I must be gone I better things do see 5 A Pilgrim loves good company Don't care to go alone So do God's Saints delight in such Who do Christ Jesus own 6 And walk with them in the same way If that they be sincere They prize their precious company They helpful to each are 7 A Pilgrim when he 's come near home He greatly doth rejoyce O let such Saints whose work 's near done Lift up with joy their voice HYMN 130. Job 9. 34. Let him take his Rod from me 1 LOrd if we do thy Word
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 thoâ— 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 Nor 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 Gentiles give For thine Inheritance 6 Thou with an Iron Rod shalt bruise Their disobedient Neck Like brittle Potsherds all their Pow'rs Without resistance break 7 Let the great Rulers of the Earth This greater Lord obey Serve him with chearful willingness And fear him too each day 8 In low submission to the Son Your happiness does lye then ye are safe when he 's well-pleas'd When he 's provok'd ye die HYMN 208. Psal. 4. The Saints Security in God 1 FOnd Men that would my glory stain My Government despise How long will ye pursue vain hopes And please your selves with lyes 2 Know that the Lord does righteous Men With special favour own Though ye despise me he ne're will On my Petitions frown 3 Sin not but fear let quiet Thoughts Instruct and make you wise Joyn a pure Heart with Trust in God As the best Sacrifice 4 Though others in distrust of thee To other succours fly Thou art our Hope Lord cast on us A favourable Eye 5 Thy Love more chears my heart than when Their Corn has wish'd encrease Or when a happy Vantage makes Their Wine o'reflow the Press 6 Down will I lye in peace and sleep Shall close my wearied Eyes No fear disturb me whilst I know In God my Safety lyes HYMN 209. Psal. 7. Wrath against Persecutors 1 GOD is a righteous Judge be sure And one that will repay And with the lewd and wicked Doer God's angry ev'ry day 2 Unless he do his sins forego And speedily repent He 'll whet his Sword and string his Bow He hath it ready bent 3 His deadly Darts he doth ordain To smite him unawares And for the Persecutors pain Sharp Arrows he prepares 4 He made a Pit in digging which No pains at all he spar'd And fell he is into the Ditch Which he himself prepar'd 5 Upon his own unhappy Crown His mischief shall be spread His violent dealings shall come down And light on his own head 6 But I his Justice will proclaim Who judgeth righteously And with a Song will praise the Name Of God until I die HYMN 210. Psal. 11. The Misery of the Wicked 1 GOD in his Sanctuary dwells Heav'ns glorious Throne From whence he views the Sons of Men And judges ev'ry one 2 When he examins righteous Ones He does their works approve Such as are wicked and unjust His Soul can never love 3 Snares shall besall them and for these This mixture is made up Fire Brimstone and tempestuous Storms The Portion of their Cup. 4 God who himself is righteous does In righteousness delight And still will favour and protect The Man that is upright HYMN 211. Psal. 15 The spotless Saint 1 LOrd let me know that happy Man Whom thou so well dost love That he may praise thee here below And dwell with thee above 2 'T is he whose Life is free from blame Whose works are right and just Whose hearts and words are true and whom One may securely trust 3 His Neighbours Credit does not wound By a detracting Tongue Nor in his Infamy delight Much less would do him wrong 4 Who does not break his Oath when he To his own damage swears But his strict Vertue far before His Interest preferrs 5 Who hates Exaction and rejects Bribes to betray the Just This Man shall ne're be mov'd but may In God securely trust HYMN 212. Psal. 23. Pastures green and flourishing 1 MY Shepherd is the living Lord 'T is he that doth me feed How can I but be richly stor'd Whilst he supplies my need 2 In Pastures green and flourishing He makes me to repose Hard by the silent Water-Spring Whose Streams with pleasure flows 3 He guides my Soul so apt to stray A safer course to take Conducting me in his right way For his alone Name
People about this heavenly Ordinance in due time and they shall not call it a Carnal nor a Formal thing any more nor cry out ' T is as bad as Common-Prayer I must tell them if Common-Prayer lay under Sacred Institution in the New Testament as Singing of Psalms and Hymns doth I should as freely embrace that But whereas the one is Humane so the other is Divine that is ordained and commanded of God as well as practised by Christ and his Disciples and by the Saints in all Ages But not to trouble you any further if the Lord be pleased to bless the labour and pains I have taken give him the Glory and let your poor Brother have a part in your Prayers who is still Yours to serve you in the Gospel B. KEACH THE TABLE OF CONTENTS  Hymns Parts in each Hymn Page GOD a Father 1 0 3 God a Portion 2 2 5 God the Saints Dwelling 3 3 7 Storm a coming 0 1 9 God a Husbandman 4 1 10 God the chief Builder 5 2 12 God a Man of War 6 2 16 God a strong Tower 7 2 18 God like a Giant 8 1 20 God compared to a Potter 9 1 22 God compared to a Lyon 10 1 23 God like a Moth 11 1 25 God as a travelling Woman 12 1 27 God a consuming Fire 13 2 28 The everlasting Arms 14 1 30 God a Sun and Shield 15 1 32 God our Refuge 16 2 33 Christ a Mediator 17 3 35 Christ a Surety 18 1 38 Christ a Surety 19 2 40 Christ a Bridegroom 20 6 42 Christ the Image of God 21 1 48 Christ a Physician 22 4 50 Christ a Testator 23 2 54 Christ like a Roe 24 1 56 Christ the true Door 25 1 57 Christ God's Servant 26 3 58 Christ a King 27 2 61 Christ a Lyon 28 2 64 Christ a High-Priest 29 3 67 Christ the good Shepherd 30 1 70 Christ the Way 31 3 71 Christ a Rock 32 3 74 Christ a Fountain 33 3 76 Christ the Head 34 2 79 Christ the Lamb of God 35 2 81 Christ the Branch 36 2 83 Christ a Prophet 37 2 86 Christ a Garment sanctified 38 3 87 Christ an Advocate 38 3 90 Christ the Bread of Life 39 2 94 Christ the Sun of Righteousness 40 3 96 Christ the Root 41 2 100 Christ an Embassador 43 3 102 Christ the Heir of all things 44 2 107 Christ the true Witness 45 8 109 Christ's Name Wonderful 47 3 118 Christ a Counselior 48 6 121 Christ the Foundation 49 3 127 Christ's Bowels by the Hen 50 â— 131 Christ a Refiner 51 2 133 Christ as an Eagle 52 1 135 Christ a Captain 53 4 136 Christ the Morning-Star 54 1 140 Christ comes as a Thief 55 1 141 Christ the desire of all Nations 56 1 142 Christ the Prince of Peace 57 1 143 Christ the Judge of all 58 5 145 Christ the Saints Wedding Garment 60 4 150 Christ all and in all 61 5 150 62 63 64 65 Spirit a Comsorter 67 3 165 Spirit like the Wind 68 3 168 Spirit like Fire 69 1 170 Spirit like Oyl 70 1 173 Spirit an Earnest 71 2 174 Spirit a Seal 72 2 177 Grieve not the Spirit 73 1 178 Spirit a Witness 74 2 180 Sprit as a River 75 2 181 Spirit like Water 76 2 184 Spirit a Teacher 77 2 186 Spirit like a Dove 78 3 188 Spirit a Guide 79 1 190 Word of God a Lamp 80 2 193 Word better than Gold 81 2 195 Word like Milk 82 2 197 Word like strong Meat 83 2 199 Word sweeter than Honey 84 2 201 Word a Sword 85 4 203 Word as a Glass 86 2 207 Word like Rain 87 3 210 Word like Dew 88 1 213 Word like Treasure 89 3 214 Word like Fire 90 4 217 Word like a Hammer 91 2 221 Scripture of divine Authority 92 6 224 Scripture can't be broken 93 1 230 Word settled in Heaven 94 1 231 Power of Scripture 95 1 233 Search the Scripture 96 1 234 Excellency of the Gospel 97 1 235 Grace like Salt 98 5 237 Grace a Girdle 99 6 142 Grace a Breast-plate 100 2 248 Grace of Faith a Shield 101 1 250 Try'd Faith better than Gold 102 1 251 Hope an Helmet 103 1 253 Hope an Anchor 104 2 254 Love strong as Death 105 2 256 Baptism a Burial 106 1 258 Six Principles 107 2 259 Christ our Passover 108 1 262 Angels Watchers 109 2 263 Angels Morning-Stars 110 1 265 Angels Sons of God 111 1 267 Angels God's Hosts 112 1 268 Angels 4 Faces a Man a Lion c. 113 1 269 Angels like Flames of Fire 114 1 270 Angels like Horses red white c. 115 1 271 Spirit of Man a Candle 116 1 272 Conscience a Witness 117 2 273 Conscience a Witness 118 3 276 Church of God a City 119 1 277 Church a Vineyard 120 2 281 Church a Body 121 2 283 Church a Bush on Fire 122 1 285 Church like Golden Candleflicks 123 1 286 Church a Flock 124 1 287 Man like a Worm 125 1 288 Man as a Shadow 126 1 289 â—aints Heirs 127 1 290 â—aints Runners 128 1 291 â—aitns Pilgrims 129 1 293 Afflictions a Rod 130 1 294 Afflictions Darkness 131 1 295 Afflictions a Storm 132 1 296 Afflictions Floods 133 1 297 Afflictions as Waves 134 1 298 â—o day if you will hear 135 1 299 The bruised Reed 136 1 300 Death like Seed sown 137 1 301 Dead asleep 138 1 302 Death a departure 139 1 303 Morning of Resurrection 140 1 304 Great Assize 141 1 305 â—rown of Glory 142 1 306 â—aints Rise glorious 143 2 307 Hell a Furnace of Fire 145 1 310 Hell a Lake of Fire 146 2 311 Hell a bottomless Pit 147 2 312 A TABLE of select Hymns and Psalms on several Occasions as they have been sung in divers Congregations  Hymns Parts Page SIN laid on Christ 147 1 313 The Good Physician 148 1 314 The Banquetting-House 149 1 315 Divine Wrath 150 1 316 The Bread of Life 151 1 317 Saints die with Christ 152 1 318 Joy in Heaven 153 1 319 Great Goodness laid up and wrought 154 1 320 A Feast of Fat things 155 1 321 Goodness wrought 156 1 322 Gospel the power of God 157 1 823 The joyful Sound 158 1 324 Sinners restored 159 1 325 Godly restored 160 1 326 Glorious Restoration 161 1 327 Sinners misery Saints glory 162 1 328 The precious Promises 163 1 329 Hymn of Praise after the Sacrament 164 1 330 Man's Impotency 165 1 331 Come ye to the Waters 166 1 332 Glorious Light shining 167 1 333 The panting Soul 168 1 334 Everlasting rest 169 1 33â— Here any live 170 1 33â— What shall we do 171 1 33â— Who has made thee to differ 172 1 33â— If the Son makes you free 175 1 33â— â—â—ter a Farewell Sermon 174 1 339 â—hrist knocks at the Door 175 1 340 â—ootsteps of the Flock
176 1 341 â—hrist preached 177 1 342 â—onders of Grace 178 1 343 â—ymn of Thanksgiving 179 1 344 â—ower of Prayer 180 1 345 â—aiâ—ts Safety 181 1 346 â—ll praise to God 182 1 347 â—hey shall look to him 183 1 348 â—fter a Fit of Sickness 184 1 349 â—uy Gold tryed 185 1 350 â—eavenly Feast 186 1 352 â—arvest of Joy 187 1 353 â—oful Harvest of the wicked 188 1 354 â—hrist's Passion 190 1 355 â—or wake ye Virgins 191 1 356 â—hrist's Exhaltation 192 1 357 â—igns of the Last Day 193 1 358 â—â—ay of Jubilee 194 1 359 â—ymn of Praise 195 1 360 â—leeding Heart 196 1 361 â—â—ings done for us 197 1 362 â—hings done in us 198 1 363 â—race shining 199 1 363 â—read indeed 200 1 364 â—east of Fat things 201 1 365 â—nless that ye believe 202 1 366 â—he glorious Gift 203 1 366 â—hrist become poor 204 1 367 â—ymn of Praise 205 1 368 â—he blessed Man 206 1 370 â—hrist's Kingdom 207 1 371 â—aints Security 208 1 372 â—rath against Persecutors 209 1 373 Misery of the wicked 210 1 374 The spotless Saint 211 1 374 Pastures flourishing 212 1 375 Sion repair'd 213 1 37â— The perfect Man 214 1 376 Prayers answered 215 1 37â— Spiritual Worshipperâ— 216 1 37â— Sacred Pantings 217 1 37â— Sheep of God's Pasture 218 1 38â— A Psalm of Praise 219 1 38â— Longings for good Times 220 1 38â— Free Pardon 221 1 38â— All Creatures to praise God 222 1 38â— Hymns to be sung as the 25th Psalm Hymn 59. 2d Part. Page 146. Hymns 63 64. 7th 8th Parts Page 160 161. Hymns to be sung as the 100dth Psalm Hymn 20. 6th Part. Page 47. Hymn 62. 6th Part. Page 158 159. Hymn 14. Page 270. Hymn 118. 3d. 4th Part. Page 276 277. Hymn 222. Page 383. ERRATA PAge 34. Line 19. add shall Page 41. Line 17. r. Men. Page 45. Line 23. for Jesus r. â—ess Page 46. Line 12. blot-out O. Page 64. Line 6. for weak r. â—eek Page 78. Line 8. for likely r. leaky Page 156. Line 15. blot out Lord. Page 157. Line 18. blot out do SPIRITUAL MELODY Containing Near Three Hundred Sacred Hymns c. PART I. THE INTRODUCTION ALL praise be given to the Lord Who condescends so low For to unfold deep things to us By things which we do know Lord give us more Knowledge divine Thy Word Explain to us That we may find those things of thine To be indeed precious Pour forth thy Spirit on us Lord Deep Mysteries to know That we may find Grace in our Souls And in it also grow And by it may be help'd alwayes Thy Praises to sing forth And live also unto thy praise Whilst we are on the Earth PART I. SACRED HYMNS Setting forth The Glory and excellent Perfections of GOD the FATHER HYMN â— Math. 5. 16. Glorifie your Father which is in Heaven 1 A Father doth his Child beget So we begotten are By thy own Word and Spirit Lord And do thine Image bear 2 He likewise doth his Children cloath And doth them also love So thou most richly cloaths all such That are born from above 3 A Father feeds and does protect Such who his Children be So thou dost feed and save all those Who do belong to thee 4 And also doth delight in them Who him resemble do To such who are most like to thee Thou dost chief favour show Second Part. 5 A Father loves his Children should All live in Unity So thou delights to see thy Saints Walk in sweet Harmony 6 He ever does o'relook the faults Which he in them does spy So all thy People's faults likewise Thou dost O Lord pass by 7 'T is a high honour to descend From such who Noble be Kings Children are all but base born To those Lord born of thee 8 Rich Parents may soon poor be made And also they do die Thou Lord art rich and so wilt be Unto Eternity 9 All praise and glory unto God Our Father be therefore And unto Christ that ransom'd us Be Praise for evermore HYMN 2. Psal. 73. 26. God the Portion of his People 1 A Portion Lord thou didst design On thine for to bestow Nought didst thou think was good enough For them of things below 2 Nor things in Heaven which excell And therefore dost impart Thy self as the Portion alone Of all upright in Heart 3 Who then is able to conceive How rich thy Children are For they have all since they have thee And each an equal share 4 All have a God all have a Christ Nay all that thou hast too Each one hath thee intirely This does their Riches show 5 And they Lord never shall have less Their Portion can't be spent Nor treacherously by wicked ones From them it can't be rent 6 Fire can't their bless'd Portion burn Nor Thieves steal it away Nor Moths nor Rust it can't corrupt O happy happy they The second Part. 7 All things are theirs who have thee Lord Thô under age they be But yet that day will quickly come Of their Felicity 8 When full possession they shall have Of all that is their own And every one of them thou wilt With lasting Glory Crown 9 This Portion ah how doth it suit And answer every want And fully does it satisfie The Soul of every Saint 10 All Glory and high praise therefore Let us together sing To God the Father and the Son From whence such Riches spring HYMN 2. Psal. 90. 1. God the Saints dwelling place 1 THy Saints Lord have a dwelling strong And thou that dwelling art No habitation like to this Hath any haughty Heart 2 For 't is the low and humble Soul That in the Lord does dwell Where such do rest and have repose This dwelling doth excell 3 A house ah 't is our home always And when we absent be How do we long for to return So do our Soul till we 4 Return again unto our God When we from thee do stray O bring us to our bless'd abode Christ Jesus is the Way 5 We here no perfect rest shall find Untill we fixed are In our brave house that is above No Palace like to it here The second Part. 1 A House preserves from heat and cold From Winds and cruel storms Those who Lord dwell in thee are bold Being safe from fear of harms 2 And in our House our comforts lie And all our chiefest treasure God is 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 precions Acts of Faith and then Nothing they fear below 6 Another house thô stately t is It may be batteâ—d down But thou art such a House O Lord That can't be overthrown
make their peace Then let them tremble they shall see Incensed wrath increase 12 And out his bloody Flag will go No quarter will he give But down they fall both great and small And Vengeance shall receive The second Part. 1 Wo wo to all ungodly ones Who are his bitter Foes But happy are all Friends of his And such who with him close 2 Fear not ye Saints this Man of war Is always on your side And in your quarrel he 'll appear And equally divide 3 To every man his own just Right And Sion's Cause he 'll plead And will destroy the cursed Whore That long has flourished 4 Put hark again for you must know God's patience near is gone A warning piece he has let off The Battel is begun 5 O sing ye Saints God is come forth An alarm he does sound The Trumpets blow and it is heard In every quarter round 6 The Beast and cursed Babylon Amazed are to hear What God in England â—â—te has done But stranger things draw near 7 God forth is coming with a shout Sing praises sing praises He will all his Enemies rout And gâ—â—d mens hope it raises HYMN 7. God a strong Tower 1 THou art O Lord a Tower strong And Refuge for the Poor And that we might all hide in thee Hast opened a door 2 Christ is the Door that does let us Into this Tower where We may be safe and we all know No other Door is there 3 Our defence is in the Lord The high and lofty one And in thee we most safe shall be Till all the trouble 's gone 4 Thou art our Shield and Hiding place To thee we haste away Fore-seeing Dangers very â—igh Dare now no longer slay 5 In thee is safety if we fly Our Tower is so strong We fear no Siege no Mines can hurt Nor do our Tower wrong 6 Nor can we starve whilst here we ly Thy Stores cannot be spent 〈◊〉 In thee is Bread and all supply No ways can Foes invent 7 To take our Fort we fear no Bombs Nor Cannon though they roar But from our Tower the cruel Foes To pieces shall be tore The second Part. 1 We in this Tower ventâ—â—e may All that to us is dear 〈◊〉 can exceed our precious Souls Let them be lodged there 2 Strong Parties garrison within Who oft make â—allies out And one of them can in a night A mighty Army rout 3 An hundred eighty thousand men Did one of these destroy Of cursed Foes who did strive then Gods Israel to annoy 4 A Tower strong is compass'd round With a thick mighty wall For to keep off such Foes who do Pell mell upon it fall 5 For Bul warks God Salvation hath Appointed for the Poor And he a wall of fire is round About us evermore 6 Can such who in this Tower are Be any time afraid All such who know the strength of it Can never be dismaid 7 Take up your Lodging then within Haste quickly don't delay Cast off base Habits leave your Sin Christ Jesus is the way 8 Those who would enter into it And not by the right Door Will see themselves without the walls Before this day is o're HYMN 8. Job 16. 14. He runneth upon me like a Giant 1 A Giant is a man of strength Both fierce and swift also When like a Giant God appears He is provok'd we know 2 By our great sins which grievous are In his most blessed sight On us therefore as Giants do Does he break forth with might 3 As if he would to pieces tear Such whom his Soul doth love Yet in his Heart affections dear Toward us then does move 4 'T is to convince our Souls of sin And us to humble too And fit us for some glorious work He has for us to do 5 And crucifie us to the world And to each earthly thing â—â—at we might see from him alone Our chiefest Joy does spring 6 To exercise our Graces too This is another end â—hat they might their great Lustre show For this does tryals send 7 And Satan might be silenced Who does Gods Jobs accuse â—â—om hence as you have heard and read God thus his Saints does use 8 And that Examples God might have Of patience to sustain â—â—me others of his Children who May meet with such like pain 9 Then do not mourn ye godly ones When on you God does run â—e pities you and hears your moans In mercy will return 10 Again to you and you shall see His sweet and lovely face Therefore sing ye his praises forth And prize his glorious Grace HYMN 9. Rom. 9. 21. Hath not the Potter power over the Clay 1 A Potter does prepare his Clay Then does the Vessel make So thou prepares thy work O Lord Which thou dost undertake 2 The Earth thou didst O Lord form fiâ— Of which we formed were Thou didst project also before What Image we should bear 3 A Potter divers Vessels makes VVhich of different sizes are Some of one form and others do Another fashion bare 4 So thou hast different Vessels too Some noble and some base Some curiously are wrought within Adorned with thy Grace 5 Some for Honour and some likewise They for dishonour be But who shall to the Potter say VVhy is this done by thee 6 Mayst thou not like the Potter do VVhat seems good in thy sight Thou mayst give Grace or it deny Yet all thou dost is right 7 O let us then such Vessels be Most lovely to behold And gloriously to shine within Being covered o're with Gold 8 That we thy praises may set forth As being all new made Once we were marr'd but never more Let our rare Beauty fade 9 And we will sing to thee O Lord And raise thy name on high For we shall glorious Vessels be To all eternity HYMN 10. Hos. 5. 14. God compared to a Lion 1 I Will like to a Lion be I 'le tear and will devour Thus dost thou say O holy One To shew thy wrathful pow'r 2 Against the wicked who provoke Thee grievously each day When patience does to fury turn Thou 'lt sweep them all away 3 Who can the prey deliver from A hungry Lion so VVho is 't can save or rescue such Thou sayst thou willt o're throw 4 A Lion when enrag'd is fierce And all before him fly So at thy frowns and dreadful wrath How will the wicked cry 5 VVhen once the Lion's heard to roar The Beasts of th' Forest quake So when thou dost in wrath arise Sad tremblings thou wilt make 6 But if before a Lion one Himself does prostrate lie The Lion will not touch his Life But leave him and pass by 7 So thou O Lord wilt such forgive VVho do themselves submit And by Repentance humbly Lie prostrate at thy feet 8 The Lion does sometimes couch down As if asleep he lay But soon does rise with wrathful frowns As greedy of his prey 9 And thus O Lord thou seem'st to sleep And wicked men
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 might'st 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 fuch 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 If sullen Man refuse to speak Since Heaven and Earth combine â—et Rocks and stones their silence break And sing his praise divine 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 Ye holy Seraphims above O haste and come away Who do admire Jesus love Sing ye his praise each day 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 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. Our hearts the praises must express Of Juda's glorious Lion The sweet and fragrant Flower of Jesus The blessed King of Zion 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 rejoyâ—â— 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 magnifie him alone What Loverâ—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 〈◊〉 Saints neglect this duty should Or to sing be averse Sure rugged Rocks and Mountains would God's Praises soon reherâ—e The twinkling Stars that day and night Do their long circuits run â—he Moon too in her monthly flight Also the glorious Sun 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. Let every Saint on Earth rejoyce O therefore let them msang Since Christ hath made them his sweet choice Let them praise their dear King 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 â—et no dark Clouds of Night obscure This blessed Day but thus endure â—et Mortals now in Consort sing Anthems to th' Eternal King â—or Frost nor scorching Heat of June â—e'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 glorions within From base estate a Queen of Honour And peerless Beauty put upon her Since words can't dâ—'t Conceptions weak Our Joys in Extasies let 's speak 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 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 minde and sight Whereby we may conceive Of his eternal glory bright And clearer knowledge have 6 Of him and also him adore In thee and by thee too But after all we must confess We little see or know 7 All praise and glory unto God And Christ in whom doth shine All glories which the Father hath Most sacred and divine HYMN 22. Mat. 9. 12. They that are whole need not a Physician but they that are sick THou Lord the good Physician art Who knowest very well All the diseases of our heart And also hast such skill 2 That thou dost know what 't is likewise Will ease us of our pain Nay perfectly so cure us We sick shan't be again 3 And thou wast authorized too The Father licens'd thee And did appoint thee to this work Physician of Souls to be 4 And thou approved hast been ost The works which thou didst do Did witness bear to thy great skill Authority also 5 Thou know'st our constitution sins And
from whence they proceed The cause of each disease within And how we may be freed 6 From the curst Plague Contagion great That reigns in every part No member's free nor faculty But rages most i' th' heart 7 There there the cursed venom lyes But thou canst fetch it out And make a perfect cure too Of this we have no doubt The second Part. 1 But it is true no medicin's found Which Lord can do us good So as to make us whole and sound But our Physician 's Blood 2 And therefore thou didst pour it forth Thy precious blood was shed That we might it apply by Faith And also be cured 3 For all our hearts Lord naturally So hard and stony are Till softned with thy blood we see They can't thy Image bear 4 Nought will dissolve the Adamant And flinty heart we know But precious blood which from thy wounds Most plenteously did flow 5 But such who never sick were made Or did their sickness see Are never like thy help to have Nor cure find of thee 6 Thou first does make us see our sin And then when we do cry Thy Oyl and Wine thou dost put in Which heals us presently 7 But some don't love to feel the pain But would slight healed be And have their sores but skinned o're Such Souls are left by thee 8 For each dead Member off must go Right-eyes be pulled out Or else the soul and body too Shall go to Hell no doubt The Third Part. 1 Thou all Physicians dost excell They can't all Persons cure But there is none but thou canst heal Yea heal O Lord for ever 2 They do it likewise for their gain But thou dost all in love And poor wast made for us O Lord Who rich was once above 3 To make us sound and whole at heart And heal our souls for ever Thou didst with all thy riches part And grievous pains endure 4 The dead to life they cannot raise But this Lord thou dost do And hadst not thou Lord qaickned us We had been lost we know 5 They cannot bless Physick they give Neither know the success But all that Means which does us good Lord thou to us dost bless The fourth Part. 1 Other Physicians Men send to We did not send for thee But freely didst thou come to us That we might healed be 2 O let us then love thee O Lord And let poor Sinners cry And come to thee thou wilt them heat And cure presently 3 But let them not the time delay Neither false Med'cines use Which may perhaps through a mistake Seem to afford some ease 4 And since Lord thou hast heal'd our souls And cured hast each sore Let 's sing thy praise with all in us Praise thee sor evermore HYMN 23. Heb. 9. 16. For where a testament is there must also of necessity be the death of the Testator 1 LOrd Christ thou the Testator art Of the New Testament And hadst much Goods to give away Thou to this end was sent 2 And full of thoughts thou wast also How of them to dispose But some there were which thou didst know Thy Father long had chose 3 To be the only Legatees Who unto thee were dear And unto them thou didst bequeath All things that thou hadst here 4 Below on Earth and all above They Heirs are made indeed Of all the Riches of both Worlds What more Lord can we need 5 All things were given unto thee Thou art thy Fathers Heir And we with thee Joynt Heirs are too So much beloved are 6 The time drew near that thou must die And die thou didst likewise But first didst make thy Will O Lord Which in thy Gospel lyes 7 And that is thy last testament For thou wilt make no more And by thy blood confirm'd it is And that Lord o're and o're 8 And for a Sign the Sacraments Thou didst likewise ordain That we might see thy true intent And never doubt again The second Part. 1 The former Will didst disannull For it was weak we see Since nothing perfect it could make 'T was took away by thee 2 Thou the Testator being dead Yet didst revive again Thy Will must not be altered Upon eternal pain 3 Each Precept as by thee 't is left With care we must observe And from thy will and testament We Lord must never swerve 4 If Angels should this thing attempt They cursed then must be Let Men then tremble who have done This great iniquity Nothing must added be thereto Nor nothing from it took Then wo to such What will they do Who have thy Word forsook 6 And thy last Will and Testament Gives right and title too Unto thy Saints of all grace here And glory Lord also 7 Like a Testator thou hast nam'd The Persons who shall have The great Possession that 's above Or who 't is thou wilt save 8 They are all such whom God did give Dear Saviour unto thee Who shall in time on thee believe Yea and new creatures be 9 O then let 's see if we are such And sweetly let us sing For who is able to conceive What comfort hence does spring HYMN 24. Cant. 2. 9. My Beloved is like a Roe or young Hart. 1 LIke as a Hart has a quick sight So thou art quick to see All wants that do attend thy Saints Lye open unto thee 2 Their dangers too thou dost perceive All things before thee lye And help from thee we all shall have And that most speedily 3 And like a Hart art quick to hear Although we do but groan The smallest sigh comes up to thee It pierces does thy Throne 4 Thou loving art unto thy Spouse Thou dost exceed the Hind Most dearly dost thou tender her And bear her in thy mind 5 And as a Hart is swift to run And can the Mountains climb So thou art swift to help thy Saints And all wilt in good time 6 No opposition Men can make Or greatest difficulty Can thee obstruct for they relief Shall have most speedily 7 Let 's therefore sing and also say Be thou like a young Hart O haste dear Saviour come away Thy blessing to impart HYMN 25. Joh. 10. 9. I am the Door 1 A Way is found to happiness Heaven is a lovely place Thou art the Door O Lord alone Through thee we see God's face 2 All good lyes hid in God above Like to a House of store And such who would go in and eat Must enter by this Door 3 All true Men enter the right way They at the door go in No Pardon Peace but 't is by thee Nor cleansing from our sin 4 We in thy Church ought all to dwell Bring in more souls and more By thy Example Doctrine too Thou art the only Door 5 All praise and glory unto God Let us now sing again For shewing to us the right Door And bringing of us in HYMN 26. Isa. 41. 1. Behold my Servant c. 1 LOrd Christ thou like a Servant wast
upon the Sand. 3 O in this Rock let us be hid And then we will not fear Though Seas do swell and Waves do roar And dangers great are near 4 In this sweet Rock we Honey find And living Waters flow This Rock likewise does Jewels sweat Here 's golden Mines also 5 This Rock is high mount up with speed You Canaan may espy If you by Faith ascend this Rock To you it will seem nigh 6 Here let us dwell the shadow 's good For such who weary be The hungry soul here may have food And be from dangers free 7 Then sing ye praise unto your Rock No Rock is like to this The Rock of our Salvation great A Sanctuary is 8 Do not forsake your Rock be sure O sing continually Our dwelling-place it is secure Praise him that dwells on high HYMN 33. Zech. 13. 1. In that day there shall be a Fountain opened c. 1 THou art a Fountain Holy One The Head of ev'ry Spring All fulness is in thee alone To thee we therefore sing 2 A Fountain full of grace and peace Nay it does overflow Its waters run and never cease The like 's not here below 3 A vent is made and it does run And sends its waters forth The streams this way and that way turn To water the dry earth 4 All the low places do receive These waters evermore On humble souls who do believe Thou dost thy blessings pour 5 Into these Valleys thou dost send Thy precious streams amain Those Meadows well are watered Yea watered again 6 Like as the Sun is full of light And Waters fill the Sea So art thou full of goodness Lord So is that grace in thee 7 How many Vessels hast thou fill'd Since first the Fountain run And many thousands more wilt fill Before that thou hast done The Second Part. 1 All Souls of Saints that ever were Who did true grace possess Were fill'd by thee and yet we see There 's ne're a drop the less 2 Great Vessels Lord thy Churches be Yet all these thou dost fill A gracious measure they all have According to thy will 3 A bigger Vessel we espy Thou empty wi lt anon And fill it full of grace likewise Before that thou hast done 4 This Vessel Lord is the whole Earth That now abounds with sin Thou wilt it empty o're awhile And fill it full agen 5 Nay thou wilt turn it upside down As some their Vessels do To empty it of wickedness Which now aboundeth so 6 And then the earth with knowledge shall As Seas with water swell Be filled Lord and that by thee As Holy Writ does tell 7 And well it is thou hast so much Water of life in thee For all our Vessels empty are Besides they leaky be 8 Nor is there any other Well Our wants for to supply We must unto this Fountain come Or else our souls will die Third Part. 1 All people that on earth do dwell Ofâ— water stand in need But none is there to be found out But what Lord does proceed 2 From thine own self and now O well Unto thee we will sing O mighty Sea and Fountain deep And every lasting Spring 3 With Saints of old we 'll sing this Song And say Spring up O Well And send thy water forth and now Refresh thy Israel 4 Here we may wash and healed be And cleansed from our sin Here we may drink who thirsty are And never thirst agen 5 O come unto the Fountain now O haste and come with speed Behold 't is open come away These waters you do need 6 Before the Fountain is seal'd up Or God the stream does turn O come ye Sinners wash your souls See how the waters run HYMN 34. Col. 1. 18. He is the Head of the Body the Church 1 THou holy Son of God most high 'T is thou who art the Head Of Angels whose great dignity Most famously is spread 2 Ye glorious Seraphims above And Principalities Most willingly do Christ adore In whom all fulness lyes 3 Thou art the Head of human race The Head of every Man The Head too of thy Church also Thy glory no tongue can 4 Set forth according to thy worth Most great in dignity And of such high and noble birth All Beings dost outvie 5 'T is by thy glorions influence The body is sustain'd As thou hast the preheminence Thou hast all glories gain'd 6 Each member is supply'd by thee And held in sacred bonds And nourish'd are continually And under thy commands 7 The governing part Iyes in the head In it our glory lies And if the head be once strook off The body straitway dies Second Part. 1 And since thou livest evermore From hence also we know Thy body and each member shall For ever live also 2 All praise and glory therefore we A scribe unto our Head All reverence belongs to thee By whom we 're governed 3 But one head can the body have And if it should have two It would a frightful monster be All mortal Creatures know Now cursed Babel look thou to 't And weigh it well therefore For since thou hast a new Head got Thou art an errant Whore HYMN 35. Joh. 1. 36. Behold the Lamb of God 1 HAil blessed Lamb thou Lamb of God So harmless and so meek Thy glory great O we would raise Thy honour always seek 2 No spot nor blemish was in thee But yet Lord thou wast sold For a poor price who 's worth can't be Computed nor be told 3 Sold and deliver'd up also Into the Butchers hands Who mangled thee inhumanly Who Heaven and Earth commands 4 A Sacrifice 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. 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 Tbrone 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 4 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. 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. 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 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 'Mongst Children of the King 7 Ye Saints don't you provision make To satisfie your lust But put on Christ your Garments take Because you ready must 8 Be all the Bridegroom to attend He comes he comes sing praise Your Lamps now trim he will descend Make haste without delays HYMN 38. Joh. 2. 2. We have an Advocate with the Father Jesus Christ the righteous 1 O Lord we have a mighty Cause And still it does depend Ah! we have broke all God's just Laws VVilt thou our Souls befriend 2 To take in hand our Cause to plead Thou art our Advocate Ve dare not Lord lift up our head Our Case for to relate But thou ally'd art to the Judge And for our Souls didst die The Merits of thy Blood may'st urge To thee we all do fly Thou legally art call'd to th' Barr And hast thy Father's Ear Alas we all so loathsom be VVe dare not there appear 5 In our own persons he is just And we must guilty be We righteousness all therefore must Have only Lord of thee 6 Thou never didst miscarry yet On what thou took'st in hand Our Enemies do thou defeat That sentence do demand 7 Hast thou not paid our Debts O Lord Read our Discharge we pray And that will comfort now afford And this most doubtful day 8 Is not all paid Can Justice see Just ground for to deny Our true Acquittance Lord in thee VVho didst him
satisfie The second Part. 1 Our Cause Lord thou didst undertake Without the hopes of fee And this does us most chearful make We hope we now shall see 2 An end put to that bitter strife Which has been long between Our God and us alas our life In jeopardy has been 3 O blessed Lord we do perceive Our Cause it does go well For he who doth on thee believe Shall never go to Hell 4 But he shall live eternally In joy and happy bliss Our Advocate has won the day What love is like to this 5 Thou in our stead was pleas'd to die Who Criminals all were The Law for us didst satisfie No errours can appear 6 No superseding of our suit Our Foes can't it remove For thou as Judge in chief shalt fit In the high Court above The Third Part. There 's no Appeal from that high Throne Our Cause being carried there If Conscience should bring Charges on Yet there we all stand clear 2 For though sin does in us abide It in us shall not reign And we have Jesus on our side Who will wash us again 3 But hear us once ogain O Lord Shall we our pardon see And know that we are justify'd And peace have all with thee 4 How sweetly then Lord shall we sing No cause have we to doubt Therefore we 'll leave our Cause with thee And sing thy Praises out 5 But O ye Saints take heed of sin But if that sin you do An Advocate with God there is Who pleads always for you 6 And now poor Sinners will you fly To him with care and speed This Advocate for you does plead Who for your Souls did bleed 7 THough you no money have at all To carry on the Suit Yet he will be your Advocate If to him you submit HYMN 39. Joh. 6. 50. I am the Bread of Life 1 THou art the Bread of Life O Lord Bread is a blessed thing Some Bread to us do thou afford Shall we lye here starving 2 When in our Father's House there 's store And we have nought to eat Remember us think on the poor A little broken Meat 3 Ah! some small Crumbs Lord let us have Which from thy Table fall A bit of Bread we humbly crave Or we shall perish all 4 Bread is the stay and staff of life 'T is Bread will do us good Fill us O Lord with holy strife Till we attain this food 5 Bread is ordain'd to an high end The life of Man to save â—om Heaven Lord thou didst descend That our poor souls might st have That blessing 's great ah life is sweet Lord we must eat or die â—nd therefore beg now at thy feet Some Bread do not deny The second Part. 1 Bread pleasant is unto the taste To souls who hungry be This property also thou hast O it it is found in thee 2 What can taste sweeter than thy love O come poor souls and try That Bread which came down from above Is set before your eye 3 By Faith you must this Bread behold And you by Faith must eat Without true Faith you have been told It is alas dry Meat 4 Bread does renew the strength of Men Who ready are to saint O then on Christ let 's feed agen Eat Bread poor drooping Saint 5 On Christ rely don't look within On Jesus do depend 'T is he has made an end of sin To him God does thee send 6 Bread is the best of earthly things A morsel is worth Gold From Christ all blessings to us spring His worth none can unfold 7 Bread is a portion for the poor O let us haste away But see you come to the right door There may ye feed each day 8 But what is common Bread to this Which soon does putrifie Oh feed on this none like it is Eat and ye shall not die 9 All praise to God and Christ the Lord Who Bread to us do give O sing his praise Saints all your days Eat and your souls shall live HYMN 40. Mal. 4. 2. The Sun of righteousness shall arise with healing under his wings 1 THere is a Sun there is but one To light the Universe Beside thy self O Lord there 's none Who can enlighten us 2 Thou art the Fountain of true Light Nay all light is from thee â—s thou art God omnipotent Cloathed in Majesty All light of grace which Saints receive From thee Lord does it flow â—ew Men who in this world do live Alas are lighted so What clearer is there than the Sun O what can brighte shine Thy glory O most holy One Exceds it is divine Most splendant rays do sparkle forth Which dazles every eye Thy beams are brighter than the Sun That shines so gloriously Thou art the Soul of all the World By thee all Creatures live All things together would be hurl'd If life thou didst not give We see the Earth and Heaven too Thou dost uphold them all If thou should'st once let go thy hold Together down they 'd fall The second Part. Thou like the Sun communicates Thy glorious influence Of grace and goodness to thy Saints Thou hast preheminence 2 What a dark world would this be Were there no Sun to shine What darkness Lord ah should we see Had we no beams of thine 3 'T is thou that dost expell away Dark vapours of the night Thick mists and fogs they all do fly When thou appear'st in sight 4 Most pow'rfully dost thou expell The 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. 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 A 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
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. 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. Heb. 2. 10. To make the Captain of our Salvation perfect through sufferings 1 THou art our Captain-General Thy Commission seal'd 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 We ll 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 I 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 desray 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 Deserters there be found Better not to be born His wrath to such will so abound To pieces they 'll be torn 5 Ye Saints your Leader follow close And see that you do keep To the Company you have chose And from them do not slip 6 Lest you Deserters should be thought Keep then your place be sure In that same Truth to which you 're brought Lest wrath you do procure HYMN 54. Rev. 22. 16. I am the bright morning-star 1 THe Morning Star it does appear The day approaches now See how Christ shines how lovely fair O cast your eyes see how 2 His light does sparkle brighter still The day will quickly break And until then he guide us will I' th' way that we should take 3 None is so glorious in our sight As the sweet Morning-Star Ah! thou out-shines it art more bright Than all the Angels far 4 The Morning-Star that name is sweet So is that name of thine O with thy glorious beams let 's meet For they are all divine 5 In Winter 't is the Morning-Star Is so delighted in How good 's thy Light whilst we do find The Clouds and Night of Sin 6 The Morning Stars did all rejoyce When this Star did arise â— let us with the Churches sing His lasting praise likewise HYMN 55. Rev. 16. 15. Behold I come as a Thief 1 YE Saints about you look with speed Christ's coming does draw near O watch with care and take great heed As a Thief he will appear 2 Not like a Thief unrighteously To do Men any wrong But unawares most suddenly Though many think 't is long 3 Like as a Thief comes in the night VVhen people are all still And puts them all into a fright So thy dread coming will 4 Surprize the Earth and all who sleep How will they quake with fear O Sinners then
cleave 6 O then let us break forth and sing We shall have peace at home Our sighs shall go for we do know The Comforter is come HYMN 68. Joh. 3. 8. The Wind bloweth where it listeth c. 1 THe Wind Lord is invisible Its way we can't find out No Mortal can thy Spirit see Though he does search about His motions they most hidden are Mysterious in their kind That thou dost them oft-times compare To motions of the Wind. 3 The Wind at thy command doth blow Lord 't is as thou dost please Thy Spirit moves on us below To wound or to give ease 4 According to thy Sovereign Grace It operates on Men Sometimes he doth sharply rebuke Then cherishes agen 5 Like as the North-wind so does he The Worms and Weeds destroy Those filthy Vermin which we see Our Souls so much annoy 6 He tryals and afflictions lays On us and does reprove And then sweet Southern-gales displays Our sorrows to remove The second Part. 1 He like the Wind doth Clouds expell And makes a clearer Air Our ignorance he doth repeal And makes our Sun shine clear 2 He like the Wind does search and try And pierces ev'ry part By which he does discern and spy The secrets of each heart 3 He dryes up all our ways so foul And makes our paths more clean He makes a holy gracious Soul Which had most filthy been 4 His influence and bless'd effects We oftentimes do feel He makes the tender Willows bend And mighty Cedars reel 5 He makes the glory of Man to fade Like Flowers of the Field And throws down houses such have made Who on the sands do build 6 He blows oft-times till Rain does fall Or Tears do pour amain And afterwards we see withall He clears our sky again The Third Part. 1 Men with much care and observance Do mind how the Winds blow So we th' Spirits influence Likewise should strive to know 2 Our Souls becalm'd sometimes we see For want of a fresh gale Without thy Spirit move can't we Thy Wind must fill our sayl 3 Sometimes thy Spirit blows so slow As if it quite were still Yet at such times his work doth do With strange and wondrous skill 4 From all which things it doth appear Th' Spirits Operations Are sometimes less and sometimes more He differs in his motions 5 Let 's cry to God who holds the Winds In his Almighty Fist Who makes it blow this way or that As he himself doth list 6 That he would send a fresher gale Upon his Garden so That our sweet Fruit may never fail But Spices forth may flow HYMN 69. 1 Thess. 5. 22. Quench not the Spirit 1 O Lord 't is sharp 't is very cold A Fire let us have We seem benumm'd both young and old Thy Spirit we do crave 2 'T is that will warm and quicken us Who are so flat and dead Shall we lye starving and chill'd thus As if all joys were fled 3 There is in us so little heat Our Spirits are so faint O blow thy fire we intreat That spark in ev'y Saint 4 It does give light and also warmth Yea 't will revive us so That we shall mount and high ascend Above all things below 5 Let it consume and seize upon That Chaff which is within O let it burn in every one And quite consume our sin 6 Ye Saints take heed ye quench it not But let it vehement burn And kindle so that every sin It may to Ashes turn 7 Without this fire we can't work Nor any business do Life motion and activity Always from him does flow HYMN 70. 1 Joh. 2. 20. But ye have an Unction from the holy One 1 OUr wounds do stink and are corrupt Hard swellings we do see We want a little Oyntment Lord Let us more humble be 2 Thy Spirit will allay our pride And bring us to thy feet And when that we are softened Thy Image on us set 3 This Oyl will heal and mollifie O pour it quickly in That we may live and never die Lord by our cursed sin 4 This Oyl of thine O it is good All Poyson to expell It by the vertue of thy Blood Does heal thy Israel 5 Though worst of Venom in us lye And has corrupt each part Yet if thou dost this Oyl apply 'T will heal our very heart 6 And if our face anoynted be 'T will make it glorious shine 'T will strengthen us and make us fat Such is this Oyl of thine 7 Thy Oyl will not incorporate With any liquid things An Underlin it won't be made But to the top it springs 8 O then afford us Oyl we pray To chear and make us glad And we thy praise will sing always And never more be sad HYMN 66. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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 sorth 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 are God's holy VVord That is his lasting bounds Oh! where God doth his Name record There are these waters sound 7 Over these Banks it will not go Nor ever break them down VVhoe're they be who make a breach They shall be overthrown The Second Part. This River when it swiftly runs With an impetuous stream It drives the Soul to Jesus Christ O there 's no stopping them 2 Trees that are planted by its side How sweetly do they grow Like Willows by the Water-course And Drought such never know 3 This River brings things from afar The best Navigation Is in this River to set out 'T will bring us to Salvation 4 That Soul which doth imploy himself And work herein each day He shall be rich eternally And a bless'd Scepter sway 5 The Waters of this River are Excellent good to drink If thou dost taste thou wilt no more Upon your sorrows think 6 No Wines so rare ne're cou'd compare With these Waters besure And such who do drink of them too Ah! he shall live for ever 7 Sing to the River River of God Let Sion much rejoyce O sing ye Saints with one accord To Christ with chearful voice HYMN 76. Ezek. 36. 25. I will sprinkle clean water upon you Joh. 7. 30. Out of his belly shall flow living water c. 1 THis River flows from God above It from his Throne proceeds And sweetly too this way doth move It many millions feeds 2 These Waters purge from filthiness Come wash and be you clean It makes the barren Soul flourish And spread his Branches green 3 It 's cooling to a sweating Soul That Satan hunts about 'T will quench the fire of lusts within It does allay our drought 4 It makes the Seed of Grace to grow It mollifies our Earth All such its influences know Who witness the new birth 5 It heals the wounded Soul likewise There 's no disease within But by these Waters cur'd have been O drink and drink agen 6 O come unto these Waters ye Who very thirsty are To all that come they are most free O drink and do not spare The Second Part. 1 Do not be foolish and mistake To go to the wrong Well These Waters 't is that you must take Which far alas excell 2 All Waters you can go unto Ah! would you healed be To Christ by his own Spirit come And
thee and in these VVars To take our proper share 2 The Enemy is cruel strong And will no quarter give And threatens us both old and young VVe shan't much longer live 3 Thou didst o'recome him formerly He rallies up again His scatter'd force and we espy VVe fight must or be slain 4 O let us have thy mighty Sword O there is none like it If in our hearts we have thy VVord VVe 'll bring them to our feet 5 A Sword all Souldiers must have on So ev'ry Saint must have Thy VVord to fight with or else they VVill soon their Souls inslave 6 A Sword doth not only defend The Souldier in the Field But by it he makes Foes to bend And unto him to yield 7 So doth thy Word O holy Lord Save us and yet annoys All cruel Foes it brings them down Nay them it quite destroys The Second Part. 1 It a two edged Sword is too It wounds always with one And with the other it does heal Likewise e're it has done 2 By its sharp threats it wounds the Soul But turn it then again It 's Promises does make us whole And eases every pain 3 It will cut off an hand or foot Dismember the old Man If we do not destroy his Life We live Lord never can 4 Wounds of a Sword do mortal prove If once it pierce the heart So let thy Word Lord hit our sin A mortal wound impart 5 A Sword doth often fright a Foe So that he cowardly Beholding it away doth go Nay swift perhaps does fly 6 Even so that Soul who hath thy Word Drawn always in his Hand Doth make his Enemies to run A Battel will not stand The Third Part. 1 Thy VVord is a victorious thing A VVeapon which oft does Such execution by thy strength Great Armies it o'rethrows 2 It must be us'd with greatest skill And by a pow'rful hand 'T is by thy Spirit we do kill All Foes who us withstand 3 No Hand but that this Sword can wield The Spirit gives the blow VVe by them both do win the Field And Enemies o'rethrow 4 The Spirit doth thy VVord explain 'T was forg'd and given forth Even by himself and therefore he The chiefest glory hath 5 The efficacy of thy VVord Does in thy Spirit lye It an impression ne're will make If he don't it apply 6 All praise do ye give unto God VVho do its power feel Ah! 't is a Sword that doth excell The richest made with Steel The Fourth Part. 1 Ye Saints hold fast besure your Sword And rather die o' th' spot Than to be cheated of God's VVord For should it be your lot 2 It for to lose you naked are And will become a prey Unto the bloody Church of Rome The very self same day 3 And see you have skill it to use VVhen you with Foes do meet Or else you never will prevail To bring them to your feet 4 And always bless the holy God VVho doth to us afford The blessed Scriptures of Truth Prize it with one accord HYMN 86. 2 Cor. 3. 18. But we all with open face beholding as in a glass c. 1 HOw prone are people generally To look into a Glass But will not look into God's VVord To see their woful case 2 There may they see how soul they be How loathsom in God's Eyes VVhilst in their sins they do remain Like Swine in filthy Sties 3 A Glass it is a medium fit Persons to represent So in thy VVord we may behold Our God Omnipotent 4 Therein his rare Perfections shine Yea his illustrious Face In all his glorious Attributes His Goodness and his Grace 5 VVe in thy VVord may these behold Beyond what we do see Those VVorks of thine Lord can unfold Or do make known of thee 6 Here we may see the Father clear And Son in glory shine Here doth the Holy Ghost appear And all alike divine The Second Part. 1 A Glass that 's true doth represent A Man's own nat'ral Face But he away goes and forgets VVhat kind of Man he was 2 So they who only hear God's VVord And the same do not do The Holy Ghost to such compare Which doth their folly show 3 A Glass is us'd to dress the Head To put on their Attire Come dress your selves by this rare Glass To raise your beauty higher 4 Here you may see what still you want The which you must have on Here may you see how fair you be That Grace doth sweet adorn 5 You wanton Ones for shame leave off Your evil habits who Spend so much time in looking in Your Glasses Sinners know 6 Your Glasses will in the last day As Witnesses arise Against you in judgment severe Such folly in it lyes 7 That nothing can more hateful be Such precious time to spend To dress a filthy Head that must Be eat of Worms i' th' end 8 Whilst your poor Soul has nothing on But stinking Rags most vile And is neglected and forgot By you too all the while HYMN 87. Deut. 32. 2. My Doctrine shall drop aâ— the Rain 1 LOrd 't is a droughty time we see With us alas within Our moysture seems all dried up By Lust that fire of sin 2 O thou who dost command the Clouds Shall now thy Showers fall Shall Rain pour out on barren Hearts And Dews distill as small 3 Upon the sweet and tender Herb That so the one may be Made soft with Rain and th' other Refreshed be by thee 4 The Rain falls at thy dread Command A Shower here and there 'T is as thou dost O Lord appoint That we of Blessings share 5 That we enjoy thy precious Word Whilst others barren lye Who hardly have one drop of Rain Their wants for to supply 1 The former Rain was poured out It was a mighty shower So shall the latter Rain come down Before this day is o'er 2 A little at one time again We have a little more Thus doth thy Word like unto Rain Refresh thy blessed Poor 3 Rain makes the Earth both fresh green And ev'ry thing to grow 'T is by thy Word and Spirit Lord We thrive and flourish do 4 There 's none can stop the Rain that falls If thou Commission give Thy Word shall come upon us all Thy Grace shall make us live 5 Let sin and Devil do their worst Thy Word shall not return Unto thee empty it prosper shall For thy Will must be done The Third Part. 1 Thy Ministers are like to Clouds Who do the Rain retain Of them thou dost make equal use To pour it out again 2 O let us then cry unto God His Clouds may all be full Not empty ones which hold no Rain But do deceive the Soul 3 And pray that we may always have Rain as we do it need That Grace may grow and in us all Spring up like to choice Seed 4 And praise the glorious God above Who doth such Blessings send If we his Mercies do improve Our days will
joyful end 5 'T is a sore Judgment when the Lord Doth stop the Bottles of Heav'n But O 't is worse when God's good Word And Blessings are with-helden 6 We wisk away our glory fades When God his Word denies Or doth with-hold his Blessings from 't Both Faith and Hope then dies 7 O look to God remember him From whom your Fruit doth flow If you are fruitful sing his praise And live unto him too HYMN 88. Deut. 32. 3. My Speech shall distill as Dew 1 AS Dew doth insensibly fall So doth God's gracious Word Invisibly op rate in us As we have often heard 2 How sweet are Dews unto the Herb It makes them richly smile So doth thy Word bedew oft-times Thy own true Israel 3 It makes our Graces to send forth A rare and fragrant scent Which doth delight the holy One The Lord omnipotent 4 But Dews will not Lord always do Mens hearts so barren are Some soaking showers they must have If any Fruit they bear 5 All praise and glory unto God Who wisely orders things That as our wants and needs appear His Mercies flow like Springs HYMN 89. 2 Cor. 4. 7. But we have this treasure in earthen vessels c. 1 THy Word is treasure very rare For we do often see Thou dost to Gold the same compare And things that glor'ous be 2 It is Lord of so great a worth No Man can comprehend Nor Tongues of Angels set it forth All Riches does transcend 3 Ah! such is thy most holy Word Through it thy precious love To us conveyed is O Lord This doth the matter prove 4 That which the best and wisest Men Esteem'd above all things And is the channel that let 's in The joy of divine Springs 5 And doth enrich the Soul of Man And that eternally The worth of it there 's no one can Express assuredly The Second Part. 1 Some treasure that in bulk is small Yet doth in worth excell Such is thy Gospel blessed Lord Thy People know it well 2 One Promise is more worth than all The Gold which the World hath If thou dost give it then we shall Say What is all the Earth 3 When unto it compar'd it is This Treasure does delight The Souls of Saints and makes them sing To thee both day and night 4 It hath such influence on the Heart As earthly Treasure here That on thy Word we meditate Because our hearts are there 5 Where our chief Treasure even lyes On that the heart is set And hence it is they it esteem 'Bove their necessary Meat 6 This makes Men great and honourable Because much Treasure have This also frees from care and trouble And does not us inslave 7 To Dunghil-Earth as Treasures do It raises Souls above All things that are O Lord below To joy in thy sweet love The Third Part. 1 Treasure in Earthen Vessels is Often laid up by us And we know very well so 't is The Treasure 's ne're the worse 2 Ev'n so altho' thy Gold is found In Ministers so mean The worth of it doth still abound Though some do not esteem 3 Of it because the Vessels are Dâ—spis'd but there 's a day When they shall glorious appear And golden Scepters sway 4 O prize God's faithful Servants then Who do inrich your Souls O value them above all Men And be no longer Fools 5 To grieve them and to wear them out By any means if ye Would ever in the Judgment-day Christ's face with comfort see 6 For as you ' steem or dis-esteem True Preachers of God s Word Christ looks upon 't as done to him Like measures will award 7 And you whom God doth Vessels make His Treasure to retain See that you seek his Praise always And don't his Glory stain HYMN 90. Jer. 23. 29. Is not my Word like Fire 1 THy Word it doth illuminate It giveth forth sweet light And also from it we have heat Our Graces to excite 2 Thy Word like Fire doth consume Our filth and dross within What is combustible does waste It siezes on our sin 3 Fire is of an ascending kind It mounts things up aloft So they mount up in heart and mind Who by thy Word are taught 4 As fir'd are by thy own Spirit Thy Word without that Lord Will never burn nor raise our hearts As we have newly heard 5 Fire will melt and soften things That hard are naturally 'T is by thy Word and Spirit we Do with thy Will comply 6 'T is that which bends makes us yield And humbles much the heart Which naturally was proud and vain And too obdurate The Second Part. 1 Thy Word it quickens and revives Like Fire it does chear It consolates and makes such warm Who to it do draw near 2 For they who to it will not come No profit can receive So such who do reject thy Word Their Souls shall not live 3 Fire will penetrate and pierce There is no secret place Within the Soul but thy Word will Most quick and swiftly pass 4 It doth the very Thoughts discern Nay it divides between The Soul and Spirit of a Man To sever both from Sin 5 And Fire is used to lay waste Houses where Rebels hide Ev'n so thy Word doth quite consume The House of Lusts and Pride 6 Man with vain hopes a House doth raise And vaunts himself each day But when thy Word doth sieze on him His House consumes away 7 All his vain hope he had before It is consum'd and gone And a new Temple up is rais'd For the most holy One. The Third Part. 1 Take heed ye Sinners you don't quench God's Word that fire within Nor lesson not its burnings if You would not die in sin 2 If you will sin and have your Lusts Whatever Preachers say Then down to Hell be sure you must When Death takes you away 3 Ah! there 's another Fire know If this your filth don't waste Into Eternal Fire then you Shall all be thrown at last 4 Consider is 't not better far That sin consumed be Yea all beloved sins and lusts Than damn'd eternally 5 You that do find the work 's begun That there 's a spark of Fire Kindled in your Souls O let it burn And raise its flames up higher 6 O 't is Soul know a sacred spark 'T is Fire all divine And God be sure has kindled it In that poor Soul of thine The Fourth Part. 1 Consider God's design herein Is to soften thy heart And to cement thy Soul to him And Saving-grace impart 2 And if it should be quench'd in thee It lyes not in thy power To kindle it and God in wrath May also give thee over 3 And never more renew that work But let thee quite alone In all thy sins to take thy swinge Until thy Soul is gone 4 But ye who are the Saints of God As this is Fire divine So let Devils strive and do their worst It in thy Soul shall shine 5 Though not always
declare Is good against the stings Of Serpents and does Worms destroy Which from Corruption springs 2 Grace is a sovereign remedy Against the sting within And kills the Worm of Conscience too The product 't is of sin 3 Sin is a thing most venomous A sting it is likewise Of the old Serpent and 't is worse Than what in Poyson lyes 4 This kills the Soul and Body too And poysons ev'ry part And doth corrupt each faculty Of ev'ry Sinners heart 5 Salt was of use under the Law For ev'ry Sacrifice Must salted be and so must we Before All-seeing Eyes 6 Yea ev'ry Prayer and Offering That 's offered up on high Your Duties all must season'd be With Grace continually 7 But other Salt if Meat do stink It can't it sav'ry make But Grace will such recover who Most filthy ways do take 8 And in God's Nostrils loathsom are Yet Grace will sweeten them Nay they will such a savour bear He 'll highly such esteem The Fifth Part. 1 But we alas do often see Salt lose its savour may Or things may over-salted be If too much on they lay 2 But Grace in both these things excells Its savour cannot lose Nor can we have of it too much Most savoury are all those 3 Who most are salted with this Salt O therefore loudly cry For Grace good store and do not fear God will your wants supply 4 Then sing forth Praises to the Lord With Grace in all your hearts And see that you well-season'd are In all your inward parts HYMN 99. Eph. 6. 14. And having your Loyns girt about with Truth c. 1 TRue Grace and true Sincerity Is like a Girdle rare Which some about their Loins do love Continually to wear 2 Like as a Girdle cleaves to Men And doth them compass in So Grace should cleave unto our Souls To keep us from all sin 3 We in the bonds of Truth and Grace Should evermore abide And never from God's Grace and Truth Go back nor turn aside 4 And as a Girdle strengthneth The Loyns of ev'ry one So will this Girdle of Truth also All such who have it on 5 If you in the true Doctrine are And in sincerity Do firmly stand in every Truth Small weakness you 'll espy 6 To be in you for strength you 'll have If that your hearts be â—ound And every Gospel blessed Truth Be evermore your bound The Second Part. 1 The Souldier in the days of old His Armour did gird on And then compleatly harnessed Was he to look upon 2 So must the Christians Armour be Girt with sincerity What will Mens Faith or Righteousness Or Hope else signifie 3 If they are not upright in heart And Truth is not their bound They Hypocrites be sure will then If so at last be found 4 To have the Loyns well girt denotes That Preparation we Unto the Battel ought to make So ready must we be 5 For to encounter or engage With all our cruel Foes To have our Armour girt with Truth And then need fear no blows The Third Part. 1 Girdling also service denotes Let Loyns be girt about And let your Lights be shining too And let them not go out 2 That ye may on your Master wait Whose coming doth draw near Be ready therefore every Saint O now your selves prepare 3 Let ev'ry thing in truth be done And Grace the Girdle be And then with joy shall ev'ry one Their blessed Master see 4 A Girdle is an Ornament It fastens all together And covers Joynts the Armour hath That Men cannot tell whether 5 'T is all one piece or 't is in parts It doth them so unite Thus doth Uprightness us adorn That in Jehovah's sight 6 There seems no flaw nor no defects Uprightness covers all God doth that Soul who is sincere A perfect Christian call The Fourth Part. 1 Come art thou low of mean descent And of ignoble birth Grace covers this deformity Its glory so shines forth 2 Or art thou lame or outwardly May blemishes be seen Yet Grace doth cover this defect Thy Beauty 's great within 3 Or art thou poor and so art brought Unto contempt and scorn Sincerity doth make thee rich Nay more to be high born 4 May be thy parts and gifts are small And hence Men thee dispise Sincerity hides this in all In this thy Glory lyes 5 For Grace excells the greatest Gifts Gifts may to Man commend But Grace commends thee now to God And so 't will in the end The Fifth Part. 1 Soul hast thou worse defects than these Infirmities within Sincerity doth God so please It covers all thy sin 2 He it esteems so as if thou Hadst never broke his Law And through Christ's Righteousness he doth In thee behold no flaw 3 O get this Girdle on ye Saints It glitters more than Gold It never can besides be lost And doth its Beauty hold 4 As fresh as 't was when first put on O bless'd Sincerity How glorious art thou how dost thou Shine in Jehovah's Eye 5 See then that ye the Truth hold fast And with it girted be Then no delusion needst thou fear Nor cursed Heresie 6 But the right Girdle take be sure And not the counterfeit The true by this you may descry Christ's Truth is stampt on it 7 It with the written Word agrees Exact in ev'ry thing If all Christ's Precepts you don't own Contempt on you 't will bring 8 That Girdle will not hold but break Though you may seem sincere So far as you cleave unto Truth Yet will at last appear 9 A false Professor 'cause you have Some blessed Truth withstood Into which you did Light receive But not obey it wou'd The Sixth Part with Psal. 117. 1 Each Truth of God O it is pure God's Truth doth make us clean It frees our Souls also for ever Such glory in it 's seen 2 Strong is the Truth you all will say This Girdle then is strong O buy it Souls whilst 't is to day 'T will fit both old and young 3 God's Saints did suffer grievous pain Great tortures did endure Before they would part with the Truth Such peace it did procure 4 Unto their Souls who faithful were Unto the Truth alway O it will make you holy bold In the great Judgment-day 5 Now let all Nations of the Earth Their great Creator praise Nay let the people all sing forth His mighty Name to raise 6 Whose Kindness's great unto his Saints His Mercies ever sure O praise ye him for his bless'd Truth Which doth abide for ever HYMN 100. Eph. 6. 14. And having on the Breast-plate of Righteousness c. 1 O Lord we Souldiers are and we Must fight or else be slain O let us all well armed be For Foes come on amain 2 And since our Enemies do aim To hit us on the Breast Thy blessed Breast-plate let 's have on For that will hold the rest 3 'T is righteousness that will secure Our Souls from ev'ry wrong And 't
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. 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 In 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. 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 Jesus'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 our 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. 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 our sins pass'd o're And Mercies he imparts 5 The Lamb it was roasted with fire Thou didst God's wrath sustain And on thee we by Faith do feed And life thereby obtain 5 The Lamb was eat with bitter Herbs So let us see our sin And find it bitter unto us It so to thee has been 6 And so let us thy Praises sing Whilst thus we feast with thee And with one heart exalt our King In all sincerity PART VI. Containing divers SACRED HYMNS Setting forth The Nature Work Office and Excellencies of the holy Angels and the Spirit or Soul of Man HYMN 109. Dan. 4. 17. This matter is by the decree of the Watchers THe holy Angels have a charge To watch continually They do not sleep but evermore Have us in their sweet eye 2 They have a charge to keep us here And compass us about And warning give oft-times also When trouble 's breaking out 3 Watch-men are useful in the night They dangers do prevent So Angels useful are to those Unto whom they are sent 4 Was not Elisha safe whilst he Was compassed quite round With these blest Chariots and Horsemen Who did his Foes confound 5 O what are we most holy God That thou shouldst take such care Of us who so unworthy be And sinful Creatures are The Second Part. 1 Behold the Angels of the Lord Do encompass round about All them that fear him for their Guard To keep all dangers out 2 For he hath giv'n his Angels charge To keep thee day by day That thou mayst walk abroad at large With safety in thy way 3 For they this charge must execute And bear thee in their Arms Lest ever thou shouldst dash thy feet Against a stone for harm 4 For are they not all Ministers Sent forth for ministration In their behalf that shall be Heirs Of God's assur'd Salvation 5 Ye Saints behold the Love of God And sing his Praises forth No wicked Prince has such a Guard As th' meanest Saint on Earth HYMN 110. Job 38. 7. When the Morning-stars sang together c. HOw glorious are the Morning-Stars How doth their glory shine Angels most glorious Creatures are Yea holy and divine They sang together at the first Jehovah's glorious praise And we of them also learn must To sing to God always Nay with united voices sing In Consort with much joy â—ince Christ has overcome our Foes Who would our Souls destroy 4 And did they not a second time Sing unto God on high When Jesus Christ our Lord was born And yet shall Saints deny 5 This is our work No no it doth Sharply indeed reprove Such who would rob the holy God Of that which he doth love 6 It is his due and it belongs To him as his just Right His Praise to celebrate in Songs Is lovely in his sight Psalm 89. 7 Thy Mercies Lord then we will sing Thy Truth to all proclaim The heav'nly Angels sacred Choir Shall celebrate the same 8 These never with the Lord dispute Nor his Commands contest
But give attendance at his Throne With awful fear possess'd HYMN 111. Job 38. 8. And all the Sons of God shouted for joy 1 SOns in their Father do rejoyce Whose Off-spring all they be And hence the Angels lift their voice In Songs Lord unto thee 2 By whom they all created were And on whom they attend And from whom all their dignity Doth unto them descend 3 They cloathed are like unto Sons With might and glorious power And serve the Lord most willingly With greatest zeal each hour 4 One part of their sweet work 's to sing To God melodiously And we by them also are taught To sing continually 5 Then as God's will is done by them Let us do it on Earth Like flames of fire let us be And sing God's Praises forth HYMN 112. Gen. 32. 1. This is God's Host c. 1 THe glorious God the Lord above Hath a most mighty Host Who have a Prince their General Of whom they daily boast 2 Christ is their Head he 's Head of all Princ'palities and Powrs And these do keep and save the Saints From him that Souls devours 3 This mighty Host and Army 's rais'd Under their Prince to fight And one of them hath thousands slain Of Rebels in a night 4 This Host sometimes does suddenly Vile Sinners so invade By Plague and Famine and by War That all are soon dismaid 5 They slaughtering Weapons have each one And Execution do And as Commission they receive They save or do o'nethrow HYMN 113. Ezek 1. 6 10. And every one had four Faces the Face of a Man of a Lion of an Oxe and of an Eagle 1 THe Face of a Man has majesty And shews a Soul doth dwell In him that hath rare faculties In knowledge doth excell 2 So Angels look with awful frowns When they in wrath appear And are endu'd with wisdom great Beyond what Mortals are 3 Th' Face of a Man also denotes What beauty is in them Who are most glorious in themselves And so in our esteem 4 Face of a Lion shews their strength A Lion is so strong That he will turn away from none Nor fears he any wrong 5 Face of an Oxe may signifie How painful they all be And any service patiently Perform O Lord for thee 6 An Eagle hath a piercing Eye And swift she is in flight The Angels do God's Face behold And fly with greatest might HYMN 114. Psal. 104. 4. He maketh his Angels Spirits and his Ministers a flaming Fire 1 ANgels as swift as Air as bright As Flames with quick obedience move To publish and effect below That charge given to them above 2 As Fire burns and doth consume So th' Seraphims signifie A burning to shew what zeal's in them Who do attend on God most high 3 And also how with flaming zeal When they from God Commission have They do break forth at his dread Word To kill his Foes his Saints to save 4 Let wicked ones amazed stand Who can escape a flaming Fire Let Saints also do God's Command With zeal like to the heavenly Quire 5 And let them learn likewise from hence What comfort this to them may bring These Angels come for your defence Swift like to Flames or Eagles Wings HYMN 115. Zach. 1. 8. Behold a Man upon a red Horse and behind him were red Horses speckled and white 1 A Horse is strong and nothing fears And swift they are to run Angels are cloath'd with mighty strength And fly like to the Sun 2 Horses and Chariots of Fire do Shew how fierce and agil The glorious Angels are always In doing of God's Will 3 By Horses red thou dost Lord shew Those dreadful slaughters they Do make of Men when thou bids them Go forth with Swords and slay 4 By speckled Horses thou mak'st known A mixed Dispensation When Mercy mingled is with Wrath In any sinful Nation 5 The white Horses notes that sweet peace Which thou at last will send For Wars on Earth thou wilt make cease Before the World end 6 And that in Christ's dread Government He Angels oft doth use And they are often also sent To shew what next ensues HYMN 116. Prov. 20. 27. The Spirit of a Man is the Candle of the Lord c. 1 ONce was our Candle lighted Lord And did most clearly burn But soon did Satan blow it out And we were all undone 2 Left in the darkness of the night And were bewilder'd so That we for want of thy sweet light Knew not which way to go 3 O let our Candle lighted be O light it once again And by it search to find out sin Which may in us remain 4 'T is thou must light our Candle Lord With th' Fire of thy Grace O let it burn and ne're go out Till we have run our race 5 That in thy sight we may see light And thereby may rejoyce And sing thy Praises day and night With heart and chearful voice HYMN 117. Rom. 9. 1. My Conscience bearing witness in the Holy Ghost c. 1 COnscience a Witness is O Lord Of all we do and say And such who sin against their Light He will the matter lay 2 Before the Soul because he knows The Thoughts of each Man's Heart And never will be brib'd by them Nor from his Charge depart 3 How careful should each Person be They do not him offend For if God's Word doth side with him It will appear i' th' end 4 The Soul as Guilty will be found And Cast too shall such be And by the Judge Condemn'd also To all eternity 5 Then wo to such who treach'rously Their Conscience do abuse Or stifle him whom God thinks good In this great Case to use 6 Ev'n as a Witness for himself In ev'ry Man 's own Heart To Evidence to Matter of Fact And Judgment to impart 7 As God's true Witness for to clear Him who would judge aright And make it also to appear So in each Man 's own sight The Second Part. 1 Then look to it ye Sinners who Your Conscience stifle now For he against you will be call'd One day and make you bow 2 And though you think to silence him So that he cannot speak Yet in the Judgment-day he 'll rouse And make your hearts to ake 3 If you live not up to your Light Then fear what will ensue For when he doth receive more sight He quickly will renew 4 His dread Commission from the Lord And you condemn'd shall be If he accuses by God's Word No help there is for thee 5 Unless thou dost leave off thy sin To end the bitter strife He 'll make thee quickly to cry out As weary of thy life 6 But O how happy is the Man That Conscience by God's Word Doth quite discharge from guilt of sin In sight of the bless'd Lord 7 From this great Witness none can fly He will also appear At the last day and will accuse Or otherwise will clear HYMN 118. The Third Part. Sing this as
the Hundredth Psalm 1 IF Conscience is become my Friend And chearfully doth speak to me And I do to his motions bend No matter though I hated be 2 No matter 't is who doth revile If Conscience doth his witness bear For us and doth upon us smile Most easie will all things appear 3 If Conscience now doth give us rest And from all burthens sets us free Again we would not be opprest In the old bonds of misery 4 For Kingdoms nor for Crowns of Gold Such inward joy doth he afford That nothing can the lame unfold It so aboundeth in the Lord. 5 'T is Conscience which with peecious Food Doth feed God's Saints continually Its Dainties also are so good All other Sweets they do defie 6 This Banquet lasting is also 'T is here they feast both night and day With all supplies they meet with do And none their joys can take away 7 'T is Conscience which doth chearful make When Saints possessed are with grief And when they suffer for his sake He brings them joy and sweet relief The Fourth Part. 1 When Troubles rise and do encrease And Sinners to the Mountains fly Conscience to Saints doth speak much peace And makes them sing when they do die 2 When others do amazed stand A place of shelter Lord have we And Conscience will lend us a hand That we may hide our selves in thee 3 And in safe Chambers lock us up Whilst all the Troubles here shall last And free us from the bitter cup 'Till all the indignation's past 4 At Death and in the Judgment-day What would Men give for such a Friend All those which do him disobey They 'll find themselves undone it ' th' end 5 How will such Souls repent too late And wofully will howl and cry But whilst such do condole their sate Our Souls shall sing continually 6 In joyful Hymns unto our God Who has preserved us from harms And ever will protect us still From Satan's base alluring Charms The End of the Sixth Part. PART VII Containing several SACRED HYMNS Setting forth The Glory of God's CHURCH Likewise Of Afflictions the Day of Grace And of the four last things viz. Death and Judgment Heaven and Hell HYMN 119. Psal. 87. 3. Glorious things are spoken of thee O City of God GLorious things are spread abroad Of Sion far and near That blessed City of our God Whose beauty is most rare 2 There is a quiet stream makes glad The City of the Lord His presence will secure her peace And timely help afford 3 Her Building is of Precious-stone Her Foundation 's sure No Jasper ever hath so shone Like it it is so pure 4 'T is God who did this City raise And he will it repair That it may be to his high praise Himself also dwells there 5 It is his Dwelling-place below The Palace of our King And all great Kings shall Gifts bestow To make her glory ring 6 Throughout the Earth to such degree Shall she her beauty spread Her glory shall by great and small Be much admired 7 Then sing ye Saints lift up your voice Who do in Sion dwell What People like unto you are O happy Israel HYMN 120. Isa. 5. 1. Now will I sing to my Well-beloved a Song of my Beloved touching his Vineyard c. 1 NOw even will I sing a Song To my Beloved dear A Song of his own Vineyard 't is Which he hath planted here 2 My Beloved he a Vineyard hath In a most fruitful Hill And he also fenc'd it about With care and greatest skill 3 He planted it with the choice Vine And built a Tower too Where he doth dwell who is divine This doth its glory show 4 A Wine-Press too he made therein Which Wine pours forth amain Of which he doth delight to drink Due glory to obtain 5 'T was to this end he took such pains And such great cost laid out 'T was for his praise and for our good 'T was planted without doubt 6 He gathered also out the stones Which did the same annoy And did preserve it ev'ry day That none might it destroy The Second Part. 1 And then he looked it should bring Forth Grapes both sweet and good But ah it was a grievous thing If rightly understood 2 That after all his cost and pains It should wild Grapes bring forth When no Vineyard was like to it Planted in all the Earth 3 But hark now what the Lord doth say The Hedge I 'll take away And also waste I will it lay To evil Beasts of prey 4 For what alas could he do more For it than he hath done And doth it still wild Grapes bring forth This made his wrath to burn 5 Within his Breast and therefore did Resolve for to restrain The precious Clouds that watered it With sweet and blessed Rain 6 Or make his Ministers who preach His good and holy Word Useless to it so that they might To it no good afford 7 O then ye Saints take heed and fear Lest you should barren prove For if you do God may from you His presence quite remove 8 But if that you who are his Church Bring forth the Fruit of Grace He never will deal with you thus Your glory to deface HYMN 121. 1 Cor. 10. 15. All baptized into one Body Col. 1. 18. He is the Head of the Body the Church 1 EV'ry natural Body hath A Head and hath but one The Head Lord of thy Church thou art Thou art her Head alone 2 And all her Members joyned be To thee in sacred bonds And influence they have from thee In thee her glory stands 3 〈◊〉 all Members of the Body are Of use unto the whole So of some use unto thy Church Is every gracious Soul 4 Who is a Member of the same If any rotten are And past all hope of being heal'd No being must have there 5 But off they must be cut with speed Lest worser dangers fall For one polluted Member may Even soon corrupt them all The Second Part. 1 Wo unto him who shall attempt This Body to divide Or make a Schism 't is all one With piercing of Christ's side 2 For O the nearness that 's between The Body and the Head Don't cut Christ's Veins remember well What once he suffered 3 O wound him not again I say His Body don't annoy If it you mangle he will you For evermore destroy 4 But see that ev'ry one doth seek To do good to each other And pity take continually Of the poorest Brother 5 O live in love and see how near You to each other are And equally your Duties do And nothing do you fear HYMN 122. Exod. 3. 2. And the Angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a flame of Fire out of the midst of a Bush. 1 THy Church Lord in her self is poor Like to a Bramble dry 'T is Lord in thee in thee alone Doth all her glory lye 2 But though a Bush yet in it thou Dost dwell for
Lord to us is good indeed 'T is he new Creatures did us make VVe are his flock he doth us feed And for his sheep he doth us take 3 O enter now his House with praise Approach with joy his Courts likewise Praise laud and bless his Name always For this is comely in his Eyes 4 For why the Lord our God is good His Covenant it standeth sure 'T is ratify'd by Christ's own Blood And shall from age to age endure HYMN 63. The Seventh Part. Who make Christ their all Sing this as the 25th Psalm 1 LEt us make Christ our all Let 's see we him do love To us let all things seem but small Let 's value him above 2 House or Land Husband VVife Or Children who are dear Nay him esteem far above Life And unto him adhere 3 Deny all for his sake Exalt him evermore Then shall we him our all so make VVe never shall be poor 4 Let 's live to him always By whom we all live do VVithout him let not one soul rest As pi-as'd with things below 5 To him let 's give all praise His glory not divide For God did him to glory raise To bring down all our pride 6 On Ordinances do not rest VVithout you him enjoy Let him by us be so consest Let what will us annoy 7 Yet hold him fast be sure Let all go for his sake And him let 's love for evermore O thus your all him make HYMN 64. The Eighth Part. We must make Christ our all 1 WE must make Christ our all 'Cause God o're all is he And God doth him so high extoll All to him bend their Knee 2 'T is he who suffered All things too for our sake And all our Foes has conquered Your all him therefore make 3 He all our works hath wrought VVithout and too within VVithout his strength we can do nought Gainst Devil VVorld nor Sin 4 Nothing 's of any worth VVhen to him 't is compar'd To make him all God brought him forth A Body him prepar'd 5 To do all things for us If him therefore we have VVhat is there more that is precious That we of God can crave HYMN 65. The Ninth Part. 1 CHrist is the VVord in whom is life 'T is he shall have the glory Life to the Dead the truth of Types The truth of ancient story 2 Christ is a Prophet Priest and King A Prophet that 's all Light A Priest that stands 'twixt God and Man A King full of delight 3 Christ's Manhood is a Temple where The Holy God does rest Our Christ he is our Sacrifice Our Christ he is a Priest 4 Our Christ he is the Lord of Lords Christ is the King of Kings Christ is the Sun of Righteousness With healing in his wings 5 Our Christ he is the Tree of Life In Paradise he grows Whose Fruits do feed whose Leaves do heal Ah! Christ is Sharons Rose 6 Christ is our Meat Christ is our Drink Our Physick and our Health Our Peace our Strength our Joy our Crown Our Glory and our Wealth 7 Christ is our Father and our Friend Our Brother and our Love Our Head our Hope our Surety Our Advocate above HYMN 66. The Tenth Part. 1 CHrist is the Shepherd of his Sheep Christ is our Mediator Christ is the Root Christ is the Branch Christ is our Testator 2 Christ is the holy Lamb of God Christ is our Physician Christ is the Way Christ is the Door The Life of ev'ry Christian. 3 Christ is God's great Embassador Christ is the only Heir Christ is the bright and Morning-Star Christ is beyond compare 4 Christ is the Foundation sure Christ is the Corner Stone Christ is the Witness and the Truth Christ is the holy One 5 Christ is a bundle of sweet Myrrh Christ is the Apple-Tree The Lilly of the Valley too Christ he is all to me 6 Th' Captain of our Salvation And Christ is the true Vine And Christ is our Counsellor In Christ all glories shine 7 Christ is our Heav'n of Heav'ns Our Christ what shall we call Christ is the first Christ is the last Thus Christ is all in all The End of the Second Part. PART III. Containing Sacred Hymns of Praise ON THE Glorious Excellencies of the Holy Ghost Or Third Person of the blessed Trinity HYMN 67. Joh. 14. 16. But I will pray the Father and he shall give you another Comforter 1 LOrd we thy People here on Earth Do meet with great sorrow Tho' each Soul knows what now he hath Yet knows not what to morrow 2 May him befall Afflictions are Oft great and may encrease Both from without and from within We meet with little peace 3 A Comforter O Lord we want O send us one we pray For to sustain each drooping Saint O send him strait away 4 Thou told'st us Lord thou wouldst send one To live with us for ever And thou didst Lord ascend thy Throne His presence to procure 5 The Holy Ghost O it is he Our comfort in him lyes There 's none else none can have we Besides to cease our cryes 6 We know O Lord he able is To speak unto our heart For troubles he whate're they be Can joy to us impart 7 And willing he is always too His helping-hand to lend He loves us dear and will appear We han't a sweeter Friend The Second Part. 1 Thy Spirit Lord is in thy stead Sweet comfort to afford And of him we do stand in need I'th'absence of our Lord. 2 He visits us and oft does grieve To see our Souls so sad And in our troubles doth relieve Us though our case be bad 3 He searches and does try our hearts To find our sorrows out And strives all causes to remove And so joy work about 4 According as he finds our state So unto us doth speak He does reprove as he sees cause Which makes our hearts to ake 5 But presently he smiles again When we do see our sin And puts a period to our pain And brings much comfort in 6 O he is God and can't mistake The state of any one And never will our Souls forsake Nor leave us all alone 7 But if he doth withdraw at all It is our Souls to try Where e're we be when we do call Ah he is always nigh The Third Part. 1 If thy Spirit Lord doth speak peace We peace besure have He can make all our sorrows cease And in all troubles save 2 All Comforters besides him be Unable to relieve Instead of comfort Job did see They did of joy bereave 3 The best of them we have below Can speak but to the Ear But Lord thy Spirit we all know Can make our hearts to hear 4 O then let us not grieve him Lord He is our blessed Fsiend If he to us don't help afford Our Souls will die i' th' end 5 But if we are truly sincere He will us never leave But in our straits he will appear And to us close will
to such degree Your sin it deaden may And therefore see you careful be To cherish it each day 6 And sing God's praise continually Who makes the Fire burn And pray that he would blow it up Till all your work is done 7 And also cry unto the Lorâ— This Fire to kindle 〈◊〉 â—bout And sweetly burn in ev'ry place And never be put out HYMN 91. Jer. 23. 29 Is not my Word like a Fire and like a Hammer to break the Rock in pieces 1 ROcks they are hard to work upon Yea 'gainst a mighty Hand The hardest Flint or Pebble-stone Whole long it cannot stand 2 If thou O Lord art pleas'd to take The Hammer up and strike Thou wilt Impression quickly make Though none can do the like 3 There 's none can break our flinty Rock Besides thy self alone Alas our power is too weak To break such hearts of stone 4 What can the Hammer do O Lord Thou the great Agent art The Instrument that is thy Word O smite upon the heart 5 And make it yield and square it then For thy own bâ—â—ssâ—d design Thy Image on it Lord cut out Most holy and divine 6 And fit it for thy building too O set it in its place And life infuse into it so That it may shine with Grace The Second Part. 1 O let it be well polished And it also unite Unto thy building there to be A Jasper-stone most bright 2 That it may suit and well agree With the Foundation-stone Which is of Gold no Diamond More glorious ever shone 4 And then shall we when thus we be Into thy Building laid Have cause to sing unto our King By thy eternal aid 4 This Hammer of thy blessed Word Must drive the Nail quite home Or else Convictions will not stick Whenever they do come 5 The Precept Lord will not abide Nor Promise fast'ned be Nor no Conviction last in us Until drove home by thee 6 But since we find they fasten'd are Let us sing forth thy Praise And since thy Word so precious is Let us its Glory raise HYMN 92. Hymns on the Divine Authority of the Sacred Scriptures 1 THe sacred Scriptures are sublime Although mysterious be Their Matter shews they are divine Nay their divinity 2 Is seen by what they do treat of Or unto us make known There weâ—â— read of great Jehovah The high and lofty One 3 Of his dread Essence nature pure And of the Unity Between the Father Son and Spirit Or holy Trinity 4 There do we read of his great works Who did this World frame How out of nothing by his Word All things at the first came 5 There we may see and wonder too How infinite Wisdom shone Iâ— th' glorious compact made between The Father and the Son 6 In finding out and bringing in A way for to unite Justice and Mercy that so they Might equally shine bright 7 Here Justice doth with Mercy meet Like an endeared Brother And Mercy doth God's Justice greet And both do kiss each other 8 From hence ye may see cause to sing Th' Eternal One's high praise In bringing in of Jesus Christ With thankful hearts always The second Part. 1 Th' Antiquity of Scripture show That they are most divine For no Writings did the World know So soon as they did shine 2 This was the first and chiefest Book That e're was made or pen'd O therefore love in it to look Though you can't comprehend 3 The Mysteries that lye therein Hid from all carnal Eyes Yet since it hath so ancient been O see these lines ye prize 4 Their Royal descent from God alone Also does plain appear By their high Style and Majesty That shines in them most clear The Third Part. 1 The holiness which they promote To such a high degree May clearly ev'ry Soul convince Of their Authority 2 So pure and perfect is God's Word It silence may all them Who it oppose and Saints from hence It love and much esteem 3 This is the cause wherefore they love God's Words better than Gold Or Jewels rich which are esteem'd By most who them behold 4 They see God's Precepts are most just It doth all sins descry And ev'ry Lust and false way they Hate therefore bitterly 5 Th' admirable and sweet consent And blessed harmony That 's in the whole and ev'ry part Shews their divinity 6 The credit of their Pen-men too Whom none could ever charge With the least forgery or guile Doth prove to us at large 6 That they from God alone proceed Who did their Souls inspire In writing all-they written have That Grace we might admire The Fourth Part. 1 Their Prophecies accomplish'd were Which shews they are divine Exactly as to time and thing To matter and design 2 And the Miracles which were wrought These VVritings do confirm Must needs also herein be brought To shew from whence they came 3 The preservation they have had Was strange and marvellous And to their truth doth glory add For to be priz'd by us 4 The great success with which they met In midst of bitter Foes And how their power has prevail'd Their lasting glory shows 5 The VVorld by a few Fishermen By this most sacred Word Without the help of carnal force VVere turned to the Lord. The Fifth Part. 1 The harmony and joynt consent Of holy Men and good And Martyrs who seal'd to the Truth Of them with their dear Blood 2 Do shew their great veracity And may all Men convince They came from God therefore we must Bear up in their defence 3 Against all such who them oppose Or count them not divine For doubtless in all wise Mens sight By these their glory shine 4 The Evidence unto the heart VVhich to good Men they give Of God's great love who doth impart To all who them receive 5 In life and power his Image clear Bringing the old Man down Renewing of their inward Man So that they can't but own 6 The work which by this Word is wrought brought On them to be divine Thus from these hints which we have Gods VVord doth glorious shine 7 The very Heathen witness bear As to Matter of Fact Touching such things Scriptures declare That God and Christ did act The Sixth Part. 1 Berolus as Josephus shews Doth mention Noah's Flood And Pliny with some others speak How the most mighty God 2 Did Sodom turn by dreadful Flames Unto a dismal Lake Of Moses and his VVonders too VVe find the Egyptians speak 3 In their Records yea the Chaldeans And Grecians own the same And others shew with what high hand Isra'l from Egypt came 4 The Star which at Christ Jesus Birth To th' VVise-men did appear Pliny and Calcidius both Most plain and full declare 5 But there 's no need of Man's Record To Men we do not fly The witness of the glorious Lord Is full of certainty HYMN 93. Joh. 10. 35. And the Scripures cannot be broken c. 1 THe Scripture broken cannot be Let Men