Spiritual Songs OR Songs of Praise TO Almighty God Upon several Occasions Together with The SONG of SONGS Which is SOLOMON's First Turn'd then Paraphrased in English Verse To which may be added Penitential Cries The Sixth Edition Corrected With an Addition of a Sacred Poem on Dives and Lazarus LONDON Printed for Tho. Parkhurst at the Bible and Three Crowns at the lower end of Cheap-side near Mercers Chappel 1699. THE PREFACE OUR Blessed Saviour immediately before he went out to Suffer Sung an Hymn and his Disciples Sung with Him aâ—e to his Ascension into Heaven the Apostles Sâ—ng the Praises of God and Taught others to 〈◊〉 so After them Primitive Christians Sum and so must the Christians of this time 〈…〉 should hold their Peace the Stones would immediately Cry out Should we be Siâ—â—nt even the Heathens might shame us One 〈◊〉 said formerly to his Friends If I was 〈◊〉 Nightingale I would Sing like a Nightingale But now I am a Man I will Sing the Praises of God as long as I Liâ—e I would have you to Sing with 〈◊〉 Sing we then heartily to our good God as it 〈◊〉 becometh us so dear to us should the Concernment of God's Honour be that should Solemnly own his Goodnesâ— Power at Wisdom even in those Works of His where we have no special Interest For this we haâ— the Example of Holy David â—nd â—thers Bâ—â— if we have not attained to so divine a Franâ—â—et we should at least praise God for our oâ— Mercies which are scarce Mercies scarce 〈◊〉 if they be not Thankfully acknowledge to Him that gave Them some of which 〈◊〉 taken Notice of in the First Part of the Bâ—â— But who can express the Noble Acts of 〈◊〉 Lord or shew forth all his Praises Solomonâ— Song is an Heavenly 〈◊〉 course betwixt Christ and his Church and how he loves Herâ— How he extols Hâ—â— Hâ—â— he 〈◊〉 Her 〈◊〉 be rejoyce 〈…〉 Her It is a thing which cannot be duly thoâ—g 〈◊〉 upon without an Holy Astonishment as is 〈◊〉 Majestyâ— so is his Mercy so is his Love 〈◊〉 Joy Hence it is that the day of his Espouâ—â—ls 〈◊〉 dâ—y that 〈◊〉 his 〈◊〉 with infinite Happiness it 's styled the day 〈…〉 Gladâ—â—ss of his Heart Ch. 5. 〈◊〉 In the Version I Look'd at the Words In the Paraphrase at the Spiritual Sense In the whole at the Edification of those that Love our Lord Jesus Christ in Sincerity Worthy is the Lamb that was Slain to receive Power and Riches and Wisdom and Strength and Honour and Glory and Blessing Let Heaven and Earth praise him let Saints and Angels praise Him Let God's Holy Church throughout all the World praise Him Let all the Tongues and Tribes of the Earth praise Him Let Time praise Him Let Eternity praise Him Let our Lips and our Lives praise Him Let our Souls praise Him And O may they be a Praise to the Riches of his Grace for ever THE Contents of the First Part. I. A General Song of Praise to Almighty God II. Another III. A Song of Praise for Creation IV. A Song of Praise for Preservation V. A Song of Praise for Provision VI. A Song of Praise for Protection VII A Song of Praise for Health VIII A Song of Praise for Family-prosperity IX A Song of Praise for good Success in Honest Affairs X. A Song of Praise for the Morning XI A Song of Praise for the Evening XII A Song of Praise for the Birth of Christ XIII A Song of Praise for Christ XIV A Song of Praise for Redemption XV. A Song of Praise for the Gospel XVI A Song of Praise for a Gospel-Ministry XVII A Song of Praise for Holy Baptism XVIII A Song of Praise for the Lord's Supper XIX A Song of Praise for the Lord's Day XX. Another XXI A Song of Praise for the Patience of God XXII A Song of Praise for the Pardon of Sin XXIII A Song of Praise for peace of Conscience XXIV A Song of Praise for Joy in the H. Ghost XXV A Song of Praise for Grace XXVI A Song of Praise for Answer of Prayer XXVII A Song of Praise for Deliverance from Enemies XXVIII A Song of Praise for Deliverance from spiritual Troubles XXIX A Song of Praise for Deliverance from imminent danger of Death XXX A Song of Praise for the Hope of Glory XXXI A Song of Praise Collected out of the Book of Psalms XXXII Another XXXIII A Song of Praise collected from the Doxologies in the Revelation of St. John BOOKS printed for Tho. Parkhurst A Body of Practical Divinity consisting of one Hundred Seventy Six Sermons on the lesser Carechism of the Assembly of Divines at Westminster with a Supplement of some Sermâ—ns on several Texts of Scripture by Thoâ— Watson formerly Minister of St. Stephens Walbrook Recommended by several Eminent Divines to Masters of Families and others Sacramental Hymns collected chiefly from such Passages of the New Testament as contain the most suâ—table matter of Divine Praiseâ— in the Celebration of the Lords Supper tâ— which is added one Hymn relating to Baptism and another to the Ministry By Jos Boysâ— Minister of the Gospel Penitential Cries in Thirty two Hymns by John Mason M. A. and Author of the Songs oâ— Praise Six hundred Select Hymns and Spirituaâ— Songs collected out of the Bible together with a Catechism the Canticles and a Catalogue of Virtuous Women by W. Bartam A. M. The Psalms of David in Metre newly translated and diligently compared with the original Text and former Translations more plain smooth agreeable to the Text than any heretofore Recommended by Tho. Manton J. Owen VVilliam Jenkyn Tho. Watson Tho. Lye Matth. Pool Matthew Meâ—d Tho. Doolittle Tho. Vincent Nath. Vincent VVill. Carslake Rich. Mayâ— and divers other Eminent Divines Songs of Praise to Almighty God upon several Occasions I. A General Song of Praise to Almighty God 1. HOW shall I Sing that Majesty Which Angels do admire Let Dust in Dust and Silence lie Sing Sing ye Heavenly Quire Thousands of Thousands stand Around Thy Throne O God most High Ten Thousand times Ten Thousand sound Thy Praise but who am I 2. Thy Brightness unto them appears Whilst I thy Footsteps trace A Sound of God comes to my Ears But they behold thy Face They Sing because thou art their Sun Lord send a Beam on me â—or where Heaven is but once begun There Hallelujahs be 3. Enlighten with Faiths Light my Heart Enflame it with Loves Fire Then shall I Sing and bear a part With that Celestial Quire I shall I fear be dark and cold With all my Fire and Light Yet when thou dost accept their Gold Lord Treasure up my Mite 4. How great a Being Lord is thine Which doth all Beings keep Thy Knowledge is the only Line To found so vast a Deep Thou art a Sea without a Shore A Sun without a Sphere Thy Time is now and evermore Thy place is every where 5. How good art thou whose Goodness is
Our Parent Nurse and Guide Whose Streams do water Paradise And all the Earth beside Thine Upper and Thine Nether Springs Make both thy Worlds to thrive Under thy warm and sheltering Wings Thou keep'st two Broods alive 6. Thy Arm of Might most mighty King Both Rocks and Hearts doth break My God thou canst do every thing But what would shew thee weak Thou canst not Cross thy self or be Less than thy self or poor But whatsoever pleaseth Thee That canst thou do and more 7. Who would not fear thy Searching Eye Witness to all that 's true Dark Hell and deep Hypocrisie Lie plain before its View Motions and Thoughts before they grow Thy Knowledge doth Espy What unborn Ages are to do Is done before thine Eye 8. Thy Wisdom which both makes and mends We ever much Admire Creation all our Wit Transcends Redemption rises Higher Thy Wisdom guides stray'd Sinners home 'T will make the dead World rise And bring those Prisoners to their Doom Its Paths are Mysteries 9. Great is thy Truth and shall prevail To Unbelievers shame Thy Truth and Years do never sail Thou ever art the same Unbelief is a Raging wave Dashing against a Rock If God doth not his Israel Save Then let Egyptians mock 10. Most pure and Holy are thine Eyes Most Holy is thy Name Thy Saints and Laws and Penalties Thy Holyness proclaim This is the Devils scourge and sting This is the Angels Song Who Holy Holy Holy Sing In Heavenly Canaan's Tongue 11. Mercy that shining Attribute The Sinners Hope and Plea Huge Hosts of Sins in their Pursuit Are drown'd in thy Red Sea Mercy is God's Memorial And in all Ages prais'd My God thine only Son did fall That Mercy might be Rais'd 12. Thy bright Back parts O God of Grace I Humbly here Adore Shew me thy Glory and thy Face That I may praise Thee more Since none can see thy Face and live For me to die is best Through Jordan's streams who would not dive To Land at Canaan's Rest Another 1. WHat shall I Render to my God For all his Gifts to Me Sing Heav'n and Earth rejoyce and praise His Glorious Majesty Bright Cherubims sweet Seraphims Praise Him with all your might Praise praise Him all ye Hosts of Heav'n Praise him ye Saints in Light 2. Ye blessed Patriachs praise the Lord For his First-fruits are ye Bless'd Prophets who dreamt here of God Praise Him whom now you see Offer to God ye glorious Priests Your Sacrifice of Praise Sweet Psalmists now your Hearts are Fixt Your tuneful Voices raise 3. Yet twelve Apostles of the Lamb Who here proclaim'd your King And Fill'd this World with holy Sounds Loud Hallelujahs Sing Triumphant Martyrs ye did Fight And Fighting ye did fall And falling ye took up a Crown Crown Him who Crown'd you all 4. Praise praise Him all ye saved Ones From whom Salvation came Praise Him that Sits upon the Throne And Praise the Glorious Lamb. Praise praise him all ye Saints below Praise him both East and West Praise him all ye Baptized Lands Praise whom you have Profess'd 5. O Praise Him all ye Crowned Heads That own the Christian Name Praise Him who is the King of Kings Raise and Enlarge his Fame Praise Him all Christian Magistrates Gain Credit to his Ways Praise Him ye Ministers of God Teach Others Him to Praise 6. Praise Him our Famous Christian Isle Praise him with one accord Let every Tongue let every Tribe Be taught to Praise the Lord Praise Him my Friends and Kindred all O Praise Him all your Days My Mind and Heart my Lip and Life Joyn to advance his Praise 7. O Let me praise thee whilst I live And praise thee when I dye And praise thee when I rise again And to Eternity Praise Father Son and Holy Ghost The Father sent his Son The Son sends forth the Holy Ghost For Mens Salvation 8. Mysterious depths of Endless Love Our Admirations raise My God thy Name exalted is Far above all our Praise III. A Song of Praise for Creation 1. THou wast O God and thou wast Blest Before the World begun Of thine Eternity possest Before Time's Glass did Run Thou needest none thy Praise to Sing As if thy Joy could Fade Could'st thou have needed any thing Thou could'st have nothing made 2. Great and Good God it pleased Thee Thy God-head to declare And what thy Goodness did decree Thy Greatness did prepare Thou spak'st and Heaven and Earth Appear'd And Answer'd to thy Call As if their Makers Voice they heard Which is the Creatures ALL. 3. Thou spak'st the Word most mighty Lord Thy Word went forth with Speed Thy Will O Lord it was thy Word Thy Word it was thy Deed Thou brought'st forth Adam from the Ground And Eve out of his Side Thy Blessings made the Earth abound With these Two multiply'd 4. Those three great Leaves Heav'n Sea Land Thy Name in Figures shew Bruites feel the Bounty of thy Hand But I my Maker know Should not I here thy Servant be VVhose Creatures serve me here My Lord whom should I fear but Thee VVho am thy Creatures Fear 5. To whom Lord should I Sing but thee The Maker of my Tongue Lo other Lords would Seize on Me But I to thee belong As Waters haste unto their Sea And Earth unto its Earth So let my Soul return to Thee From whom it had its Birth 6. But ah I 'am fallen in the Night And cannot come to thee Yet speak the Word Let there be Light It shall Enlighten me And let thy Word most Mighty Lord Thy Fallen Creature raise O make me o're again and I Shall Sing my Makers praise IV. A Song of Praise for Preservation 1. THou Lord who raised'st Heaven and Earth Dost make thy Building stand The Weight whereof doth wholly Rest On thine Almighty Hand Should'st thou withdraw thy Hand of might The Earth would quit its place The shining Heaven would vanish streight Into meer empty Space 2. For as that Liquors Scent remains Which first the Cask did Fill So Feeble Creatures hold the Scent Of their first nothing still Lord what is Man that Child of Pride That boasts his High degree If one poor moment he be Left He Sinks and where is He 3. In Thee I Live and Move and am Thou deal'st me out my days As thou renew'st my Being Lord Let me renew thy Praise From thee I am through thee I am And for thee I must be 'T is better for me not to live Than not to live to thee 4. My God thou art my glorious Sun By whose bright Beams I shine As thou Lord ever art with Me Let me be ever thine Thou art my living Fountain Lord Whose streams on me do flow My self I render unto thee To whom my self I owe. 5. As thou Lord an Immortal Soul Has t Breathed into me So let my Soul be Breathing forth Immortal Thanks to Thee V. A Song of Praise for Provision 1. COme let us praise our
Bliss Most pure most sweet and good The fond inchanted VVorld admires Their Idols here below Their creeping groveling poor Desires Their Childish Minds do shew Did but my Glorious Lord appear O did they him but know What formerly their Glories were Would be no longer so The lesser Lights all disappear When once my Sun doth shine And tho' Ten Thousand Lords were here None could be like to mine My Lord he is the King of Kings The Fairest of all Fairs Of all your fine and boasted things None with my Lord compares VVhat 's your thick Clay Your stones bring forth VVhich ye your Jewels call My Lord he is of real worth And goes beyond them all 11. His Godhead and his Government Are infinitely pure Most Glorious and most Excellent And ever shall endure 12. His is a pure and piercing Eye Thro' all the Earth it moves VVhich the dark Hypocrite doth spy And secret good approves 13. His Cheeks appear most bright and clear VVhen he himself doth shew Methinks I in a Garden walk VVhere Flowers and Spices grow VVhen he doth my affections stir And speaks unto my Mind Methinks the Lillies drop with Myrrh Such Savour do I find So sweet a Grace adorns his Face His Face like Heav'n doth shine And O what Musick do I hear VVhen he saith I am thine 14. His Hands are like to Rings of Gold The works of my dear Lord Are bright and comely to behold His VVorks fulfil his VVord The Tender Bowels of his Love How precious they be VVhen I am Griev'd his Bowels move And loudly plead for me 15. The sweet Proceedings of my Lord Are like his Purposes Holy and Pure and Firm and sure Both Love and Stedfastness His Countenance Majestical All Rev'rence doth Command If he but Frowns on us we fall But if he Smiles we stand 16. His Mouth is most exceeding sweet All sweetness like an Hive One word of his like Honey is O how it doth revive As I begun should I go on My Dearest Lord to Limn You 'd say all sweets compacteâ—â—â— And summed up in him My Lord is Larger than Desires Fairer than VVords can show One comely part fond Earth admires My Lord is wholly so O Heav'n-born Souls This This is he Of whom ye did enquire This is the Friend that Loveth me This is my Hearts Desire The VERSION CHAP. VI. The Daughters of Jerusalem 1. FAirest of Fairs if thus it be O whither is he gone Tell us that we may seek with thee This thy Beloved One. The Church 2. Down to his Garden he is gone VVhere Beds of Spices are That he may Feed and Feast thereon And Gather Lillies there 3. I am my VVelbeloved ones My VVelbeloved's mine He Feeds and Treads in pleasant Meads VVhere the bright Lillies shine Christ. 4. My Love like Tirzah thou art Neat And like Jerusalem And like an Army so Compleat Men fly for Fear of them 5. O turn away thine Eyes from me Thy bright and sparkling Eyes To bear so great Felicity My strength doth not suffice Thy Hairy Locks are like Goats Flocks VVhich from Mount Gilead look 6. So are thy Teeth like VVell shorn sheep Come from the VVashing-brook They Pregnant are as well as Fair For Fruit as well as View For each of them her Twins doth bear There 's not one barren Ewe 7. As broke Pomegranate seemeth Red And shines exceeding clear So do the temples of thy Head Within thy Locks appear 8. Thrice twenty Queens together stand And fourscore Concubines And Virgins like the num'rous sand Which to the Sea adjoyns 9. My spotless Dove she is but one The Darling of her Mother Who loves and prizes her alone She knows not such another The Daughters saw her comely Lines And prais'd her Lovely Face Yea all the Queens and Concubines Admir'd her Beauteous Grace 10. VVhat Morn looks forth what Moon is there VVhat Sun may yonder be Fierce Troups with Flags display'd appear O what a One is She 11. To the Nut-Garden down I went To see the Fruits below VVhether the Vines their Grapes did vent And the Pomegranates grow 12. My Soul gave me a sudden twitch And made me nimbly slide Like those swift Chariots in which Amminadib did Ride 13. Return Return O Shulamite Return Return Apace That we may look with much delight Vpon thy Glorious Face What in the Shulamite I pray Do ye expect to see Two Armies set in good Array Even such a one is she The Paraphrase CHAP VI. The Church 1. WHilst thus my dearest Lord I prais'd As I could do no less They heard they look'd they stood amaz'd At my great happiness And when I ceas'd they thus reply'd O Fairest we must needs Congratulate thy Blest Estate Which ours so far exceeds O that we were in such a Case As we perceive thou art O that our Souls might find a place In thy Beloved's Heart Whither is thy Beloved gone Pray let us go with thee To seek thy Well beloved One Whose Face we fain would see 2. If you my dearest Lord would see Then go unto his Court Look where his Saints Assembled be Thither you must Resort For they his Pleasure-Gardens are Where he delights to be They are his Comfort and his Care There you my Lord may see Some Souls he breeds and some he feeds Others he doth remove Hence for his lower Gardens to His Paradise above 3. I am my Well-beloved ones My Well-beloved's mine To me his Love a Feast doth prove Beyond the Richest Wine Christ 4. My dearest Church on whom I see A Fair and Royal Stamp All sweetness joyn'd with Majesty Thou art both court and camp 5. Thy Prayers are arms thy Praises charms Thy Love is like a Dart Thy Faith and Graces are so strong They overcome my Heart Thy Fair Profession I esteem Because it springs from Grace Which makes thee yet more comely seem As Hair adorns the Face 6. Thy Pastors which prepare thy Food Do in their Minds agree Their Lives and Doctrines both are good And bring much Fruit to me 7. Thy countenance so shines with Grace That many Hearts it moves And Grace's colour in thy Face It s great Advantage proves 8. The World presents its glorious Shews But what are those to me In my dear Church my only Spouse All Glories do I see 9. Earths Pride would soon confounded be Should but my Spouse appear Who to her mother and to me Is so exceeding dear Her Noble Birth and Real Worth Have gain'd her so much Fame The greatest Princes of the Earth Have prais'd her worthy Name 10. Her Sweetness joyn'd with Majesty Her Presence much Endear'd Her Power with her Purity Made her both lov'd and fear'd 11. I have been with my new born Saints I have been down to see What Buds were on my tender Plants What hopes of Fruit for me 12. When my dear Church I hid my Face Thou did'st thy self bemoan I did but prove thy Faithful Love When thou thought'st I was gone
blest XXI A Song of Praise for the Patience of God 1. ALmighty God how hast thou born Wrongs not to be exprest Daring Rebellion Injur'd Love Light quenched in my Breast Man would be God and down he fell To teach him better Skill Yet he lifts up his bruised Bones Against his Maker still 2. Lord what a Monster is base Man Thus given to Rebel O that thou dost not cleave the Earth And send him quick to Hell His Sins for Wages loudly Cry Justice with dreadful sound Cries too Cut down this fruitless Tree VVhy cumbers it the Ground 3. But God waves his Advantages Of Right and Vengeance too And by his single Patience Doth daring Man out-do The Creature doth disdain his God By whom he is Maintain'd Yet God Maintains this Rebel-worm By whom he is disdain'd 4. Fool ask not where th' Almighty is All Glory to Him give Is not his Power fully prov'd In suffring Thee to Live VVas he not God he could not bear Such VVeights as on him lie VVeak things are quickly set on Fire And to their VVeapons flie 5. VVhy should not Patience make me sing VVhen Hell would make me roar Lord let thy Patience end in Love I 'll sing for evermore XXII A Song of Praise for Pardon of Sin 1. MY God a God of Pardon is His Bosom gives me Ease I have not do not please my God Yet Mercy Him doth please My Sins aloud for Vengeance call But lo a Fountain springs From Christ's pierc'd Side which louder cries And speaketh better things 2. My sins have reach'd up to the Heav'ns But Mercies Height exceeds God's Mercy is above the Heav'ns Above my sinful deeds My sins are many like the Stars Or sands upon the Shore But yet the Mercies of my God Are infinitely more 3. My Sins in bigness do arise Like Mountains Great and Tall But Mercy like a mighty Sea Covers these Mountains all This is a Sea that 's Bottomless A Sea without a Shore For where sin hath abounded much Mercies abound much more 4. Manasseh Paul and Magdalen Were Pardon'd all by Thee I read it and believe it Lord For thou hast pardon'd Me When God shall search the World for sin What trembling will be there O Rocks and Mountains cover us VVill be the Sinners Prayer 5. But the Lamb's wrath they need not fear Who once have felt his Love And they that walk with God below Shall dwell with God above Rage Earth and Hell come Life come Death Yet still my song shall be God was and is and will be good And merciful to Me. XXIII A Song of Praise for Peace of Conscience 1. MY God my reconciled God Creator of my Peace Thee will I love and praise and sing Till Life and Breath shall cease My Thoughts did rage my Soul was tost 'T was like a troubled Sea But what a Mighty Voice is this Which winds and waves obey 2. God spake the word Peace and be still My Sins those Mutineers With speed went off and took their flight Where now are all my fears The VVorld can neither give nor take Nor yet can understand That Peace of God which Christ hath brought And gives me with his Hand 3. This is my Saviour's Legacy Confirm'd by his Decease Ye shall have Trouble in the VVorld In Me ye shall have Peace And so it is the World doth rage And Peace in me doth Reign And whilst my God maintains the Fort Their Batt'ries are in vain 4. The Burning Bush was not consum'd VVhilst God remained there The Three when Christ did make the Fourth Found Fire as weak as Air So is my Mem'ry stufft with Sins Enough to make an Hell And yet my Conscience is not scorch'd For God in Me doth dwell 5. VVhere God doth dwell sure Heav'n is there And Singing there must be Since Lord thy Presence makes my Heaven VVhom should I sing but Thee My God my reconciled God Creator of my Peace Thee will I love and praise and sing Till Life and Breath shall cease XXIV A Song of Praise for Joy in the H. Ghost 1. MY Soul doth magnifie the Lord My Spirit doth rejoyce In God my Saviour and my God I hear his joyful Voice I need not go abroad for Joy VVho have a feast at Home My Sighs are turned into Songs The Comforter is come 2. Down from above the blessed Dove Is come into my Breast To witness God's Eternal Love This is my Heav'nly Feast This makes me Abba Father cry VVith Confidence of Soul It makes me cry my Lord my God And that without Controul 3. There is a Stream which Issues forth From God's Eternal Throne And from the Lamb a living Stream Clear as the Crystal Stone This Stream doth water Paradise It makes the Angels sing One Cordial Drop revives my Heart Hence all my Joys do spring 4. Such Joys as are unspeakable And full of Glory too Such hidden Manna hidden Pearls As worldings do not know Eye hath not seen nor Ear hath heard From Fancy 't is conceal'd VVhat thou Lord hast laid up for thine And hast to me reveal'd 5. I see thy Face I hear thy Voice I taste thy sweetest Love My Soul doth leap but O for wings The Wings of Noah's Dove Then should I Flee far hence away Leaving this world of sin Then should my Lord put forth his Hand And kindly take me in 6. Then should my Soul with Angels Feast On Joys that always last Blest be my God the God of Joy Who gives me here a Taste XXV A Song of Praise for Grace 1. O God of Grace who hast Restor'd Thine Image unto Me Which by my Sins was quite defac'd What shall I render Thee Thine Image and Inscription Lord Upon my Heart I bear Thine own I render unto Thee O God my God most dear 2. My self I owe Thee for my self Whom Thou didst make of Earth But thou hast made me o're again Thou gav'st a Second Birth Twice born and twice endu'd with Life I hast to come to Thee To pay my Vows my Thanks my Heart With all Humility 3. O was I Born first from Beneath And then Born from above Am I a Child of Man and God O Rich and Endless Love When I had broke the Tables Lord New Tables thou didst Hew And with thy Finger didst Engrave Thy Laws on them anew 4. Earth is my Mother Earth my Nurse And Earth must be my Tomb Yet God the God of Heav'n and Earth My Father is become Hell enter'd Me and into Hell I quickly should have Run But O! kind Heav'n laid hold on Me Heav'n is in Me begun 5. This Spark will rise into a Flame This Seed into a Tree My Songs shall rise my Praises shall Loud Hallelujahs be XXVI A Song of Praise for Answer of Prayer 1. WHat are the Heav'ns O God of Heaven Thou art more bright more high What are bright Stars and brighter Saints To thy bright Majesty Thou' rt far above the Songs of Heav'n Sung by the