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A58333 Hymnes and spiritual songs extracted from Scripture on occasion of some useful texts discuss't / composed in private meditation and made use of (once) in publick for the saints comfort ; now published for their sakes that sung them or others that desire them. Reeve, John, 1608-1658. 1682 (1682) Wing R672; ESTC R33519 77,127 250

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long wilt thou thy work delay Oh come get done what tho ' st begun for thee in hope we stay Zion long doth complain and weeps i' th wilderness Says i 'm alone my Sons are gone Lord pitty my distress My Garden fence lies wast on Earth I have no Friend My bleeding stanch O Jesse's Branch my buds from death defend These subtile Foxes spoil that tear my Grapes so tender All that pass by do pluck and cry now let her King defend her But yet I 'le rest in hope my head retains affection He past through death his lively breath shall give me Resurrection Our Lamentations shall terminate in great joy Then falls the Throne of Babylon for God will her destroy From th' utmost ends of Earth Hosannah's heard shall be Our Isles shall sing to Jah and bring praise to Eternity 47 Hymn The Thirsty Soul being set on fire With Love for Christ pants in desire 1st part DRaw nigh thou whom my Soul doth love mine eye on thee is fixt Save thee alone object i 've none all other ioys are mixt Oh may I see thy blessed face Than heaven it self more sweet If this I may not yet I 'le stay below and kiss thy feet I have been long confin'd and toss't wandring like Noahs Dove For here is no true rest below Lord 't is in thee above If I thy face yet may not see thou bids me it to seek And sure fulfil his word God will o' th' Earth to all the meek They that him seek the Lord shall praise their hearts for aye shall live True hunger is Gods way to bliss on 's word then let 's believe Tho' darkness oft thy face eclipse and hides thee from my sight Yet will I stay for him alway for all his paths are right And tho' i 'm in the deeps low cast to him I 'le look again That flouds can quell and save from Hell for over all hee 'l raign 48 Hymn The Souls desires themselves do wast Of Christ to see or hear or tast 2d Part. THis one thing needful Lord I seek and that one thing 's my all But for the same I on thy name till I obtain 't will call That I may in thy presence dwell and after Christ inquire For in thy face all joy I place and that 's my whole desire This when I seek but cannot see my Faith and Hope 's delay'd Despair gets in and so to sin and Satan i 'm betray'd How long Lord shall my Soul be tost 'twixt hopes and cloudy fears Shew me thy face so full of grace remove my clouds and tears Our souls still long to see the day when our Immanuel That Lamb of God makes his abode On Sion Hill to dwell But if my Bridegroom yet deferr I 'le wait his blessed time For either he will come or we shall shortly go to him Then conflicts end in victory our sighs turn into praise This long dark night ta ' morning bright that Saints may sing always 49 Hymne Love in desire with panting brest Pursues enquires for Christ its rest 3d. Part. MY Soul Lord 's in a desert dry where waters there are none It longs to spy thy Majesty and for thee makes its moan To see thy beauty glory pear Oh how would that delight So to come near in holy fear and joy before thy sight For all my joys here sorrows breed this world yeilds not content 'T is Christ indeed alone can feed to Siloe's well i 'm sent When I the fiery poyson'd sting do of the Serpent find Then by looking on Christ my King heal'd is my heart and mind When I thy count'nance can obtain and in 't my pardon read And views again his Royal raign now Faith begins to feed Such sight then makes me cry aloud here Lord 't is good to stay Then in a Cloud my Lord does shroud and hide himself away Then from my Mount descend do I t' a vale of tears and say Yet hope will I day spring t' espy and sing all tears away 50 Hymn The Soul espying through the door It s fair beloved longs therefore 4th Part. LOrd Jesus let thy Sun-like face shine all my darkness out That I may of thy saving Grace and love be out of doubt Sometimes tho 't be not sought thy face thou 'rt pleas'd to let us see Such arbitrary acts of grace now show again to me Thou bids us ask yea seek and knock then sure thou'lt to us ope No bars are strong enough no lock can shut the door of hope If my belov'd still shut me out and say see me no more Yet will I look standing without in by the hole o' th' door Tho' Clouds and darkness us surrounds and Sion's flames grow hot His heart in Holy love abounds forget his own hee 'l not 'T is good to live by Faith whilst here in darkness t' hope for light When we in perfect light appear then full shall be our sight 51 Hymn The Councels of Achitophels To be defeat this hymn foretells 1st Part. Psal 9.16 17. WOnderful Councellor and King thou righteous art and wise On wicked men their crafts to bring that mischiefs did devise For they work in the dark and deep their wiles do seek to hide Mistaking God to be asleep while he has all espy'd Tush then they say can God regard what mischiefs we do hatch Yes he 'l retaliate and reward your gins your feet shall catch By judgments execute that are the Lord is known alway Their own works are the wicked's snare Higgaion sing Selah This to a future age record for people uncreate To read how wickedness abhorr'd God did retaliate Then men shall surely say and sing for just men is reward The Earth to judgment God will bring the suffering-meek regard Whoso is wise t' observe and tell and such like things record These prudent ones shall know right well the kindness of the Lord. 52 Hymn The more men hate O Lord above Vouchsafe the more of thy free love 2d Part. YE Saints of the most high Come and behold his deeds That he alone unsought has done for them he keeps and feeds The Foxes do conspire to spoyl Gods tender Vine Then Providence became its fence this Vineyard Lord is thine Then of it let us sing none surely hurt it may He never sleeps that watches keeps and waters 't night and day Men subtile may conspire and digg as deep as Hell God sees and smiles and blasts their wiles for he in heav'n do's dwell For he doth Zion love and walks her Towers round Proud Babylon falls from her throne God will her props confound Her Cedars God will fell her Sea and springs dry up For Zions sake God will her make to drink on 's sevenfoul'd cup. Be thou exalt'd O God all humane Glory stain That so thy Son on ev'ry Throne may then sole Monarch raign 53 Hymn An hymn of the turning away Of Gods anger from his people As Psal 85.1 3. and Isaiah 12 1. 5.
been yet God reviv'd me hath The sentence I of death received subscribing t' was most just The execution grace repriev'd that I in God might trust My moan was like a Crane or Dove for I was sore opprest God undertook my sin t' remove that gave my soul true rest The Lord was ready me to save renew'd my youth and days Gave issues joyful from the grave wee 'l therefore sing his praise Amen Halelujah 157 Hymn This second Hymn of praise they have That God has rescu'd from the grave Psal 6.3 6. 41 1 2 3. 39.4 5 10 11 13. LOrd when thy hand on me did lay this sharp correction This was my pray'r my vow and care to yeild thee all subjection My life and usefulness and times are in thy hand I 'le yeild them all up at thy call when thou shalt me command Thou didst me spare a while my life and strength restore Thou didst me save from pow're o' th' grave and now I 'le thee adore What shall I render Lord or what return to thee My life and health my goods and wealth shall now devoted be My Lord Physitian was did visit at my call My heart from fears my eye from tears he sav'd and feet from fall Oh Lord who 's like to thee now all my bones shall say My vows in sight of the upright to God I freely pay See Ps 116.3 4 12 15 16 18. 158 Hymn Tho' Satan leads into temptation Rebuke him Lord be our Salvation See Zacr. 3.1 2 3. Matth. 6.13 LOrd from th' old Serpent save his subtilty and pow're For by his wyles souls he beguiles seeking them to devour No fence but thine there is against an unseen foe To thee we cry O King most high that do'st his crafts fore-know Sometimes he tempts to pride to lust or Heresie And oft will stand at our right hand when unto God we fly But Lord us from him sheild rebuke him by thy word Thy faith shall be our victory thy spirit our Shield and Sword Tho' he the first man slew and may a David foyl This victory is Christs for he his crafts and works does spoil He once from Heav'n was cast and down to earth was flung O bind in 's chain that we again may sing that earst were stung For when our God of peace has trod this Dragon down His rage shall cease Saints live in peace and Jesus wear the Crown Rom. 16.20 159 Hymn Gods works are from the first Creation Saints joy their song their meditation Ps 92.4 5. 103.22 104.31 THy works O Lord are great in wisdom they exceed Decree Creation and Preservation to be admired indeed How pow'rful was thy word that all these did create And when our Lord descends that word must all annihilate But heav'ns when I consider which thou alone canst span Light'nings and thunder how do I wonder and cry Lord what is man Yea Lord what 's fall'n man of him why mindful art't That Moon and Stars serve monitors of what 's sinners desert What signs or fearful sights the Lord in heav'n does fix All work for good in famine food in wrath hee 'l mercy mix As God on Isra'ls doors his mark of safety gave And raign'd on them a Beth-lehem us in like case hee 'l save When vengeance-work is past and Gods dread fury 's o're Then sing your Psalms and bear you palms Zion shall weep no more 160 Hymn Good tidings of our Lords Salvation Brings joy and peace to ev'ry nation as Ps 53.6 67.2 3. 6 7. WHen God Salvation had decree'd for 's captives to effect In Char'ots he rode out for speed redeeming's own elect His wheels a path for him did pave Red Sea and Jordan too Free passage gave but turn'd a grave for those did them pursue Before him melted mountains great the Elements made a noise Rocks honey sweet and oyl did sweat here le ts in him rejoyce When God will work who shall withstand or save what shall demur For his command or mighty hand makes all lets to concur Jehovah is a man of war his hosts all creatures be His angels are yea ev'ry star ingag'd for 's victory With vestures red the grapes hee 'l tread so with a shout ascends Mans wrath is done when God's begun this scene Gods vyals ends 161 Hymn After the night so dark so long That morning star will bring a song Ps 97.11 Cant. 2.11 12. Mica 7.9 10. HOw long Lord will our darkness last our grief prolonging night When will our winter nights be past when shines our morning bright Long since our day fled fast away our souls like blind men grope Seeking for light but lo the night soon overclouds our hope Oh where is he 't promis'd to bring the poor and blind by th' way Make darkness light the dumb to sing turn shade of death to ' day VVe still complain clouds after rain oft make our hopes forelorn Yet is not far our morning star our day-light shall return Then Zion that in darkness sits her tears upon her cheeks Shall shine when God her sin remits and day spring on her breaks Rejoyce not then ye wicked men for God resists the proud To Gods upright is sown a light morning without a cloud If Skyes do loure our King has pow're o're waves to tread his way Hee 'l soon appear cast anchor here look up and hope for day see Luk. 1.78 Acts 27.27 162 Hymn When in dark wilderness we walk God then to us doth kindly talk Isa 35.1 2 6. 51.3 Hose 2.14 LOrd i 'm i' th' wilderness afraid to lose my way Let thy command me to that land of uprightness convey My desart's that of sin there wand'ring I am faint May I with ' bread of God be fed and with the rock acquaint When for my murmuring hot Serpents oft me sting If faith can spy my Lord on high healing is in his wing When thirst does scorch my soul my spring below all gone Christ with a dew strength does renew then singing I pass on I' th' vale of Bacha deep each step on 't drops a tear While hope 's delay'd my heart is staid in Zion to appear And tho' my way be rough and doubts o're cloud my eyes My wilderness like Eden is and smells like Paradise My soul on Pisgah mount look o're these first fruits tast Go not aside and Jesus guide me to that Land at last Ps 107.2 3 4 7. 163 Hymn The reign of Christ all wars shall cease From Babels yoak Zion release So brings us universal peace Isa 2.4 11.6 9.13 Micah 4.3 1. WHen Christ in righteousness shall raign according to Gods words Then truth and peace on earth obtain and break all Tyrants Swords 2. The Nations then learn no more wars but under quiet vines sit Beating their Swords into Plow shares Tyrants their fierceness quit 3. With envy cruelty and wrath none shall the rest annoy And none in bloud his Sword shall bathe none hurt wast or destroy 4. For Law and
37.12 13. c. 5. About the last part of Redemption by Christ both of our bodies and spirits and of Zions repair Resurrection of witnesses the future glory and liberty of the New Jerusalem 6. The joy and Halelujahs of all Saints at Christs standing with them on Zion 7. Some more private Meditations and Poems on Paradise regain'd and also Occasional Hymns on our fires so oft repeated on that in Breadstreet the late Drought and after it Rain On Death of Friends or Children and the Sickness or Recovery of some And on the Sabbath c. Errata's PAge 4. line 18. Read Wine p. 12 l. 17. r. side p. 15. l. 11. f of r. and p. 16. l. 27. r. inquir'd p. 19. l. 29. dele to p. 20. r. and you from wick l. 14 r. Christ s p. 24. l. 5. r. O come p. 25. l. 20 r. and for your l. 24. r. ye ' ave trimmed up your Lamps p. 26 l. 4. r. aye p. 29. l. 13. r. blest p. 30 l. 2 r of 's love or d. of p. 31 l. 5. r. throw p. 32. l. 2 r. who thou art p. 36. l. 17. r. on p. 45 l. 11. Gogs p. 47 l. 6. dele his p. 48. l. 14. r. compassions p 49. l. 12. r. hidd n. p. 55. l. 3. r. t' a morn p. 60 l. 22 their eyes p. 72 l. 2 dele the p. 74. l. 15. but those p. 75. l. 8. r. your h. p. 83. l. 25. for nigh r. near p. 86. l. 3. for thus r. them p. 87. l. 9 r. and ch 25. 6. p. 88. l. 1. d. s. p. 101. l. 10. boding l. 11. r. none p. 103. l. 25 r. scortching Sun l. ult where thine thou safe dost p. 110. l. 24. r. the Lord. p. 114. l. 29. r in 's p. 118. l. 6. r. rejoyce l. 8. for and r. to 's raign p. 119. l. 20. r. exalted be p. 121 l. 22. hate and from her retire l. 24. r. burning her p. 123 l. 20. r. on harv p. 129 l. 2. r. vale of l. 17 dele th' l. ult dele to p. 134 l. 1. r brake p. 137 l. 9. r. their p. 148. l. 13. and Nimrods hunt for prey p. 149. l. 29. r. befall p. 150 l. 27. r. said p. 156 l. 8. dele s in nation p. 157. l. 6. dele s in lamentation p. 162 l. 12. r. so p. 163. r. will p. 166. l. 8. dele s in Zions l. 12 r. heads p. 168 Hymn 146 two lines are added to the first staff which belonged to the second p. 174 l. 2. r. what sin p 176 l. 3. r their fate p. 178 l. 7. r. God p. 193. l. 7. dele Hymn and division on the base p. 195. l. 4 r. if he in us This Hymn two Adams fruit compares And way to th' tree of Life declares AS mans first sin quickly led in A curse on 's Children all So did the second Adam win All lost by t'other's fall The fruit that he pluck off the Tree Off knowledge all did fill With ignorance and enmity ' Against all his makers will Yet God thought fit out of this pit that fall'n man should rise And come to eat a fruit more sweet amidst Gods Paradise Oh therefore when ye Sons of men will ye his calls embrace Return and come to him with whom yet ye may hope for Grace Here grows a Tree of Life will be your food and medicine With him that well of life does dwell to him your hearts incline Against the sting of Adams sin here Antidote you 'le find Your dying Soul may on this pole its brazen Serpent mind VVhy will ye dye this tree is nigh to eat if you endeavour Your welcom 's free O tast and see yea eat and live for ever 2 Hymn A Pisgah sight or foretasts and sips of Canaan BLest be the Lord that hath forgiven our sin throw Christ his merit A new and living way to Heaven conducting by his Spirit Gods Sons are heirs of Glory all joynt-heirs with Christ their King They all obey his powerful call and new songs to him sing Their priviledges here are great To ask and have their will On his own Throne Christ will them set and so their joy fulfil Our bodies now so vile and low through grief contempt and pain Tho' death under the clods them sow shall yet arise to raign Then no uncircumcised one before that judge shall stand For heirs of Glory they alone must sit on Christs right hand They that by Bacahs Vale once past now come to Berecha And thus Before their King at last still sing Halelujah 3 Hymn A Prophetick Lamentation for our Times O Lord draw near prevent our fear of Romish desolation For Babels whore lies at the door with her abomination That man of sin long since got in and in Christs Throne does sit And throw Gods anger we are in danger to fall into his pit Th' old Dragon fierce does wound and peirce thy Sions blessed Seed But Christ departs that cuts our hearts who soon could wound his head But Lord return for thee we mourn Our Prophets we see none That where we are can well declare while Christ our light is gone Send forth thy Sword thy Holy word Leviathans head to wound Rouze Judahs Lion let Virgin Sion no more sit on the ground VVhy does thy face so full of Grace eclipsed still remain Both Devils and men subdue and then thou Lord alone shalt raign 4 Hymne A Thirsty cry after that good Spirit of Adoption O Lord our hearts do thirst and cry for thy pure living water Thy spirit is good Oh such a floud on droughty Souls Lord scatter Then shall we like thy Garden be full of all pleasant fruit For Christ laid up O then hee 'l sup of Wines his tast that suits Then Sharons's Rose that withering is in beauty shall appear Thornes shall not so with Lillies grow nor Saints still Sackcloth wear Then shall that Sun of Righteousness heal them that fear his name True judgement shall in Desart dwell and wipe off Sions shame Then Babels moon in darkness soon unto a change will come The Virgins shall in triumph call Their Bridegroom to his home Adopted ones now cease all groanes Heavens meet the Earth with Songs Lord come away for such a day thy whole creation longs 5 Hymne The Thirsty Soul ONe thing of thee Lord I desire and yet that one is all With ' love of Christ my heart inspire that mine I may him call O let the Coals of Jah inflame my Soul with burning love Unite my heart to fear thy name O send in Noah's Dove The Olive branch of peace to bring wherein I shall rejoyce And over all my sorrows sing in faiths melodious voice And when that King of Righteousness shall raign and prosper too With peace he will our Islands bless them that oppress undo Extend good will to Sions Hill that now we ruin'd call Oh build agen Jerusalem repair her broken wall From Sion Israels safety speed so
long a captive lead So Jacob shall rejoyce indeed and Isra'l shall be glad 6 Hymn A sigh from the whole Creation In a Threnetick Hymn O Lord that true and righteous art hark how thy Creatures all Do sigh and groan by thee alone to be redeem'd from thral From bondage of mans wickedness we were redeem'd say they Why then are we mans vanity subjected to obey The curse and wrath we bear is great cross to our makers will How long must we by tyranny mens lawless lusts fulfil Lord sweep the world refine the Church from dross tinn straw and stubble By fire and sope revive our hope Our Island save from trouble No feller then on us shall come nor burdens us oppress Christ will with justice truth and peace and Halelujahs bless 7 Hymn Zions Lamentation after the Lord. HOw long Lord dost thou hide thy face to us return we crave The riches of thy powerful grace vouchsafe thy poor to have See how the Boars and Beasts of prey do pluck and spoyl thy Vine And wher 's your God blaspheming say as if it were not thine The World in wrath and bloud does roule its burdens still increase To thee Lord cries its weary Soul when shall these mischiefs cease Thy Spirits become to mighty ones a vile reproach and scorn Among the pots thy ' dopted Sons do lie black and forlorn O turn to us turn us to thee powre out thy Spirit again Thy promise is and that 's our bliss Jesus shall live and raign 8 Hymn A sigh for pure Worship The 1st Part. LOrd show to us thy way and will to VVorship thee aright Give by thy word and spirit that skill to lead into thy sight VVhen God to me said seek my face my heart its eccho cry'd To seek thy face oh give me grace But Lord it do not hide For that alone will gladness give and joy with peace far more Then corn and wine souls do not live on earth or goods in store Then will I to thine Altar go and in its flames delight The way to bliss thus I shall know and pleasures in thy sight Here I the end of wicked ones shall plainly see and read For life to Israels dry bones hence I 'le beleive and plead Lord hast to bring that righteous King into his Temple pure Its glory ope the whore the Pope in their abyss secure That second Temple God will rear and his Salvation wall it In 's beauty there will Christ appear Jehovah Shammah call it 9 Hymn Hopes for the approaching Glory The 2d part OUr God will come in hast in 's Glory to appear And now fulfil to Zions Hill his promist good so near Rejoyce ye Sons of God All ye that Sion love Shake from your eyes the dust rise your sins and bands remove His time now posteth on For Babels final doom And great Salvation in every nation Oh let thy Kingdom come Though Nations rush and rage Oh bring them to thy foot And hear the prayer of such as are in dust and destitute Then Jesse's branch will bud Two staves unite in one Then may we hope all priso'ns op'e That Christ may have the Throne Idols he will abolish And worship pure appoint Sion espouse to be his house And or'e it Christ annoint Oh then rejoyce in hope Of such a glorious day When all that mourn their tunes will turn Singing Halelujah 10 Hymn Future hopes of Good YE Saints that do Jehovah fear sing with melodious hearts That chosen are of God most dear his secrets to impart Before the earths foundations he on you plac't his Election And when these heavens no more shall be you 'l have a Resurrection Thrice blest they be whom God does chuse and pure in heart that be Tho' men abuse and you refuse such God at last shall see Then Saints shall know as they be known and see God as he is God will not shame their names to own for such shall live in blisse Then shall your bodies glorious rise first Christs then all his Saints When power divine them clarifies and full joys ends complaints Oh who then would not sigh and long this Kingdom 's wine to taste Thy Kingdom come and will be done that glorious state O hast 11 Hymn Faith's triumph in the hopes of a Resurrection or'e deaths Victory ALL ye that live and die in Christ O bless the Lord with me Beyond the grave a hope you have of perfect Victory Tho dying yet behold we live in sorrows still we sing Christ bore the curse and sin that 's worse death 's but in name a King What tho' from Abel to this day death of its conquests boast Christ through the sides of it did ride and so its sting was lost Nature it King of Terrors calls and terrour 't is to Kings Yet with delight into Gods sight body and Soul it brings Our first begotten from the dead arose and sits on high But when again he comes to raign his foes at 's foot must lye Our scatter'd bones about the Grave shall come again together And when we rise with these our eyes we God shall see for ever 12 Hymn Faiths triumph in the Resurrection of the dry bones ALL ye that love the Lord his grace that tasted have Tho' death devour there 's set an hour when you shall rise from grave Our life with Christ is hid Souls cannot dye therefore For while we sleep our Lord does keep Of hell and death the door Oh then rejoyce and sing Ye that dwell in the dust Shall in your lot stand without spot with spirits of perfect just What tho' our scattered bones lye still about graves mouth Christ unto you will life renew that has dew of his youth Isra'ls dry bones at last a spirit of Life shall get That Roman Sun and Jewish Moon under a cloud shall set Then shall the righteous shine as Suns before Gods sight With holy ones sitting on Thrones in everlasting light 13 Hymn Doxolog gratulatory Psal 16.7 ult BLessed be God for Jesus Christ and his free righteousness For nothing less lost souls could bless and lead to happiness My soul bless thou the Lord always and all that in thee is Instructed be behold and see what great Salvation's this The Lord 's set still before my sight I shall not be deprest My heart and voyce do both rejoyce in hope my flesh shall rest Thou wilt not leave my soul in hell nor to the grave captive But wilt me show what path to go where I shall ever live For in thy sight fulness of joy and pleasures are in store All treasures stand at thy right hand of life for evermore 14 Hymn An Hymn of Petitions for the Spirit as Psal 51.12 Cant. 5. ult TO thee Jehovah I do thirsting cry and crave That early dew thy spirit most true this droughty soul may have Awake O North wind blow O South breath pleasantly Behold how dry my Gardens lie my Plants wither and die
Thou calls't for fruits and lo I therein would abound But dead and dry my Roots do lye my fruit from thee is found The gates of Sion mourn Two witnesses dead lye O send that spirit that Christ did merit Thus shall we vivifie Then Babels whore shall wail Saints shall immortal raign Immanuel with Saints shall dwell and endless joy obtain 15 Hymne After Cant 3.1 A Song of Love longing for Christ OH thou the Bridgroom of my soul for thee thy spouse does long Hast come away make no delay revenge thy spouses wrong By night as I on bed do lie in dark affliction I seek and cry yet cannot spy my souls beloved one I of the watchmen then inquire yet learn'd not where he was I got their wound not yet him found but thence as I did pass Him that my Soul does love I found and then I held him fast Till in my bosom I him bound in mothers chambers plac't Nothing shall now his ' bode disease his rest shall glorious be With Sion's peace all troubles cease in Joy's eternity 16 Hymne A Sigh for King Jesus O Holy one thy blessed Throne thy Saints do long to see In every Nation thy new creation and Christ in 's own beauty The creatures groan to see that Throne the Prophets have foretold When he that bare our sin must wear Crowns above Ophirs Gold At thy right hand our King does stand this world begins to reel The whore of Rome let feel her doom why stayes thy Chariot wheel When shall our eyes see him arise in favour unto Sion Her precious dust all pity must that wait for Judas Lion Lord hast the day assume the prey this old world so subdue And of thy power both day and hour we 'l sing the Lambs Song new 17 Hymne A Royal Song AWake my Heart perform thy part doors everlasting ope To sing a Song that doth belong to Christ our blessed hope These doleful jarrs and dreadful wars his Glory that forerun Only proclaim his blessed name is near his work near done Tho' the black signs are doleful lines of what succeeds e're long Yet the effect to all th' Elect will issue in a Song Then he that came first as a Lamb to expiate our sin Shall without sin once come again and then his raign begin Then shall be none of Babels Throne then all things hee 'l restore To liberty and Judges he will settle as before 18 Hymn On Christs Intercession a New Song 1st Part. NOw blessed be our God of hope and Christ our Advocate The way to bliss that has set ope to such ' in darkness sate He in our Flesh dy'd rose ascends now sits on thy right hand That he all Isles and the earths ends might have at his command Says he these Souls my bloud has bought and it on them I 'le sprinkle My patrimony to have I ought without a spot or wrinkle The freeness of thy choice I plead O make it good to me For all thou gav'st I interceed and them I 'le lead to thee Oh then in Christ joy and believe 't is now but ask and have Your prayers by him God will receive and from the wicked save Before we were he did obtain and sprinkled now we are That we on earth with him should raign in answer to his prayer Are you afraid God will not hear he minds Christ Intercession Your King when 's wrath begins to tear will never loose possession 19 Hymn The Believers possession in Christs Intercession 2d Part. IN Christ Oh now rejoyce that for our Souls doth plead Who can accuse whom Christ doth choose and for them interceed Shall sin or Satan band to nonsuit faith and prayer Yea if they stand at our right hand at Gods Christ does appear The voice of Christs dear blood things better for us speaks Before Gods face in 's holy place the Serpents head it breaks and tho' God yet delay to answer long-made cryes He 'fore the Throne of God is gone there in our stead supplies His Vine he 'l save and keep that he from Aegypt brought None shall molest its quiet rest since Christ with 's blood it bought No weapon form'd shall be ' gainst Sion prosperous then Both great and small will perish all i th' way even so Amen Let our Immanuel then be blest both now and aye He 's that annoynted God has appointed Ore all Halelujah 20 Hymn Zions complaint to her King 1st Part. O Lord give ear to the complaint of thy dear Sions Hill VVhose sighs and fears with voice of tears Gods ayer and ears does fill Full sixteen hundred years ago Her King went up on high To intercede but promised to come at midnight cry My King cry's she absents from me at which my foes do mock And I forlorne with grief am worn deserted of my Rock My precious Saints are slain or faint my stones are poured forth My walls are down and golden Crown trampled as of no worth My glorious hopes of future good lyes under deaths dark shade My martyr'd Sons through Seas of blood unto their Thrones do wade Thy prisoners of hope redeem revenge our spite and wrong VVe cry and say make no delay But thou O Lord how long 21 Hymn The Song of Faith in the night seeking Christ 2d Part. MY soul doth seek inquire and long for thee my stay and strength My heart in hopes warbles its song thee to enjoy at length For in this barren wilderness nothing but droughts I find I flee to Christ in my distress yet still am left behind Then like the Hart I breath and pant after the water brooks And when I find them not I faint casting to heaven my looks Oh who will give one sight a beam of Christ that sits above That flouds of peace and joy may stream exporting Faith and Love Zion sits widow in the dark as tho' shee had no King This scene er'e long will turn then hark we shall arise and sing For lo He comes that absent was his Kingdom to receive And tho' dark clouds afore him pass Not seeing let 's beleive 22 Hymn For the fall of Idols FOr I come and bow before the Lord in reverent holy fear Rejoyce according to his word in Songs approach him near For sure confusion is to all that serve dumb Stocks and Stones And to their own inventions fall him serve ye holy ones Their sorrows shall be multiply'd that graven Idols serve Yea Sons of Levi must be try'd that make God's Israel swerve Then Sion shall rejoyce herein and Judah shall be glad And all that have compell'd to sin with Babel must be sad Such Vials shall on Babel fall will make her helpers mourn Her Crown and lof'ty Cedars tall crop't by Christs hand must burn Then shall the people of all Lands to Christ their offerings bring Ethiope with Israel stretch their hands all Hallelujahs sing 23 Hymn A Hymn sighing for Christ in a Letter sent to Mrs. S. W. MAke hast my
to clefts o' th' rock they flee When shall our day and Sun return and we his glory see Thou answer'st prayers by terrible signs O God in righteousness Thy cov'nant writ with bloody lines gives hopes thou'lt yet us bless We at thy tokens are afraid the nations rush and swell Religion but a scorn is made to them amongst us dwell Oh now thine Iron rod lift up as once on Egypts Land To Beast and whore transmit that cup of trembling in our hand Of favour t' us some token show some sign presaging good Let all thy righteous vengeance know That spilt our precious blood Then in our land thy saved flock shall thee praise and adore And in the lamb our King and Rock rejoyce for evermore 32 Hymn An Hymn of a soul burning in love after Christs return MY soul doth thirst with hot desire in love it burns for thee Lord put not out such holy fire but in 't descend to me Before thee my iniquity O do not set in wrath But justifie and me espy righteous alone by Faith From me thine anger turn away life in thy favour lyes Visit my soul without delay and listen to my cries How long Lord wilt ' th' absent remain whilst Saints in darkness dwell Repeat thy wondrous works again so wee 'l thy glory tell Oh what a joyful day 't wil be to all in mourning state The Lord exalt alone to see the lofty desolate Then cool times of refreshing shall on parched souls descend Hail on the whore and beast will fall to Sion wrath to end Oh then all ye that do belong to Christ believe and say Make hast to come Oh dear Bridegroom judge raign Halelujah Amen 33 Hymn Christ and the beloved enjoying after longings HArk O my Soul hee 's come my love for whom I sought My burning ceases and joy increases since peace to me he brought My great unworthiness and sins he has forgiven My Faith gives vision like that fruition the Saints possesse in heaven This world I now despise things that farr better are I do foretast but best at last he doth for me prepare Tho' in this Vale of tears I oft did clouded lye Yet in his book I wishly look and there his face do spye Tho' sons of Belial now this earth accurst possess All wrath shall cease and Christ with peac● this world at last will bless My conversation then shall still in heaven remain And thence I still my hopes will fill Jesus shall come and raign Hope in thy promise is tho' distant wondrous sweet O then what grace to see his face When all bow at his feet 34 Hymn Psal 118.22 IN God let 's all triumph that Stone that men despis'd Is now become the corner stone most highly to be pris'd Oh joyful day indeed Gods act most marvelous Then let us cry Hosannahs high on earth Lord prosper us Glory to God on high praise unto Christ our King Peace and good-will the earth let fill prosperity now O bring O let that little stone Cut out not by mans hands The Image beat growing so great till it shall fill all Lands Amen 35 Hymn A cry 'gainst Babels whore O God to whom vengeance pertains revenge the blood and wrong That Sion for thy sake sustains thy Lilly thorns among Lift up thy feet hast to behold our sighs our griefs and fears Repay them that have been so bold to mix our blood with tears Make Inquisition swift and full after that whorish state That to her former sins doth pull blood guiltyness of late Lord make them like a wheel O power thy last hot vials on those Immanuels Isle that would devour and Christ thy Sun depose This shall the heavens with joy affect Apostles Martyrs too For all that Sion do afflict thou 'lt utterly undo Yea all the earth shall shout and ring sufferers be crown'd with bay All Sions mourners then will sing Amen Halelujah 36 Hymn Faith's triumph over all Sions Enemies and adversities THe Lord is Sions Sun and Shield from perils he us keeps Light he and safety us does yield who slumbers not nor sleeps Talk not so proudly ye that plot your mischeifs on your Beds For God that sees decrees your 't will fall on your own head Tho' God a bitter Cup constrain his people first to tast The dregs of ire unmixt remain for Sions foes at last Gods furnace Sions filth and tinn shall sepp'rate like the dross And when he has consum'd our sin then hee 'l transfer our cross Then all that mischief have devis'd shall by their counsels fall And in their own nets be surpriz'd yet Sion ' scape withal For God hath sworn not to repent his hands upon his throne All that against his King are bent that hand shall break each one Ye Sons of Sion then be glad shout of your King and say Behold he comes in vengeance clad you to reward Selah Lord break the wickeds Arms and Bands and like a wheel them make Snare them i' th works of their own hands for Christs and Sions sake 37 Hymn This Hymn's a precatory ode ' Gainst all the Enemies of God O God our Rock and Isra'ls stone Lift up thy mighty arm To save thy Flock for thou alone canst rescue Lambs from harm O break the wick'ds arm and might against us that conspire And let them melt before thy sight as wax before the fire Thick clouds of blood o're us increase to save O give command And from the Assyrian for our peace O let our Michael stand Thy Vine hath long been watered with Christs blood and her own Our bones long have been scattered Our King kept from his throne For Sions controverse ' Lord rise visit this vale of Vision Ye mighty ones descend likewise bring all things to decision Then shall our storms turn into calms our pricking thorns to bayes Our Dove-like mournings into Psalms our sighs and feares to praise 38 Hymn An hymn full of complaints To Christ King of the Saints THou Lord of hosts most high whose Chariots Angels are Hark to the plaints of all thy Saints thine arm to save make bare The Serpent now 's in hope his deadly wound to heal The whore does think more blood to drink and witness grave-stones Seal Rise Lord them disappoint O save thy Turtle Dove Thy times appoint Saviours t'annoint to rescue those thee love Feirce Lions at us roar Foxes with craft combine And we have none save thee alone to pity Oh incline The Whore judge and avenge the blood of all thy slain The man of sin break and bring in the Son of God's blest reign How long shall Sions pains of that Man-child delay Hast on that Birth to rule the earth Lord Jesus come away Thine Iron rod lift up thy foes to shivers bray Prevent our fears wipe off all tears Raign thou O Lamb for ay 39 Hymn A Song of that Redemption day That our Adoption doth display Exod. 19.4 Psalm 148.14 Rom. 8.23 1st Part. 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In partly Complaint partly Comfort HOw long Lord shall thine anger burn against thy Pasture sheep O let thy favour soon return still do not fury keep This wasts our life and spirits away our sins upon us bind From it our foes presume to say our comforter's unkind Oh turn to us thy smiling face return our hearts again And turn thine hand on them apace that will not Christ should raign Then when thy fury 's turn'd away and God us comfort brings Thence we with joy shall waters draw from our Salvations springs Then Sion with her King shall shout o're Babels helpers all and all her Children round about do sing at Babels fall The Lamb then sitting on the Throne them by clear springs will guide And wipe away the tears each one that from our eyes did glide 54 Hymn The Virgins sigh for their Bridegroom Matth. 25.1 7. YE Virgins chast go forth in hast your Lamps light up and trim For by and by that midnight cry will call you to meet him Your dear Bridegroom's about to come and warns you to prepare For 't is unkind to sleep behind if you wise Virgins are Let grace give light as Oyl most bright to all the world about For if you sleep you can't well keep your Lamps from going out Then wrath and wo will be unto such slumbring Virgins when The Bridegrooms door is shut no more but five go in often But O the Feast the glorious rest and joy that Marriage day Shall bring each guest that 's to be blest his face to see for aye For sure with fat and delicate both Wine and marrow rare That Bridgeroom will them feed and fill that do for him prepare Then come away O do not stay to th' wedding O make hast For you er'e long shall sing the song hee 's come Halelujah 55 Hymn A groan from our evil times for better as Isai 32.1 2. and Psal 12.1 HElp Lord for upright ones do fail the faithful cease and those That mens iniquities do bewail are preyes to cruel foes We wait and long for Righteousness and yet no good appears Our hopes of healing times grow less that still augments our fears Judgment turns back no equity nor truth can entrance have Oh wake thy spirit of prophesie to raise them from their grave For sighs of poor that are opprest now Lord let Christ arise To set's in safe and quiet rest from all that them despise Then wisdom knowledge and Gods fear our times establish shall And Christ both Sword and Scepter bear to root out wicked all He shall be then our hidding place from winds and stormy rain As shaddow of a Rock his grace shall hidden Lambs sustain The Lord his God to him shall give his Father David's Throne And he for aye with Saints shall live and rule warr judge alone 56 Hymn A cry for Righteousness in the Earth as Psal 94.1 2. O God to whom vengeance belongs lift up thy self again Render rewards for all the wrongs thy Saints on Earth sustain For they blaspheme thy holy name and all the Earth oppress Thy holy Laws and righteous cause they brand for wickedness The thrones of wickedness still forge their mischiefs for a Law Thy people for their duty scourge and cause Prophets withdraw Lift up thy feet Oh come again our deso'late case behold All that thy Kingdom do disdain repay them seven fold Then pris'ners in the pit that lye and Prophets in the cave Souls that do under th' Altar cry just vengeance all will have Our Isles shall feast while whore and beast the Lord shall judge and slay But Sion Sing in Christ her King for aye Halelujah 57 Hymn The mourning solitary Dove For Christ pants and is sick of love I allude to the Title Psal 56.1 i. e. the mute solitary Dove having lost her mate O Lord how is my joy exchang'd to mourning like a Dove My harp upon the Willow's hang'd because i 've lost my love I wander bird-like solitary seeking my paradise O for an Ark or Sanctuary in Christ where true rest lies My sin in vale of death me clouds I mourning Sun-less go Temptations me pursue in crouds my sins too there 's my wo. To thee I cry Lord from these deeps deeps unto deeps do call If off all earthly joy thou strips O be instead of all Lord if thou through these clouds will look and from this pit me move My beauty that had me forsook returns wing'd like a Dove Lord unto Sion-mount shew grace Jerus'lem build again Christs Ark of presence with us place in 's glory aye to raign 58 Hymn Lord cry's the ' fflicted soul advance On me thy lightsome countenance as in Psal 4.6 THe light Lord of thy countenance be pleas'd to let me see So full a good none can advance may that once shine on me For clouds of darkness me o'respread sin hangs my hopes in doubt Oh Sun of righteousness me lead for now my Candle 's out My Lord that earst his face did show in clouds did disappear When he 'l return I do not know my hopes are mixt with fear Why are thy visits rare become and oft i 've none at all Oh now let faith thee welcome home my sloth rouze by this call Afflictions from thee pity crave Oh be not distant still Descend and visit this my cave and with thy light it fill Then shall I rise and ope mine eyes and turn my Thornes to Bay No night so long but morning song succeeds let 's hope for day Our Lord at last through clouds will hast him every eye shall see But only they that on him stay in that sight bless'd shall be Amen 59 Hymn When God the cry of prayers attends For long delays he 'l make 's amends OH thou that prayers dost hear how long wilt thou forbear To listen to the prayers that do proceed from Saints sincere T' avenge thy peoples wrong do not defer so long Our jubilee at last let 's see and found our joyful song Hard things thy Saints have seen afflicted long have been Lord by this rain keep and maintain thy heritage fresh and green Let Rome's proud Hierarchy under thy judgment lye Then Saints shall sing for Sions King shall be extol'd most high Then God will work his wonder old heav'ns dissolve with thunder His fire devours all Laws and powers that bound Religion under Then all the meek and poor praises shall sing before The lambs high Throne for he alone their comforts will restore Ye heavens rejoyce agen let Earth be glad for Then The Lord has bles't his flock with rest hast Lord even so Amen 60 Hymn Thus shall our Faith triumph on high O're all the power o' th enemy Psal 83.12 ult OH thou most high whose councels are both deep faithful and true Against our foes thine arm make bare frustrate and them subdue Thy Saints at thy command have pray'd this sixteen hundred year Thy Kingdom come so long delay'd Oh let it's
with God i' th' dark For the return o' th' absent Ark. as in Jer. 8.19 and Ps 80.3 7 14 19. HOw long Lord wilt thou hide thy face which yet thou bidst us seek Why should thy haters thee disgrace insulting o●'e thy meek Our foes reproach us very much asking us where 's your God This is the loss our heart doth touch God's gone from 's old abode Will not our foes ride o're our head and soon of all bereave us And th' ark to Dagon captive lead if once our God should leave us Oh now 's the crown fall'n from our head if once our God depart And all Religious hopes lye dead in lifeless formes at th' heart But when will God return O when and cause his face to shine These Lions to their final den O Lord at last confine Then shall Gods lambs feed in their place the spirit of Grace descend Our King in Zion show's bright face and Babels Kingdom end 68 Hymn The spouse by Bacha's Vale of tears Thirsts till in Zion she appears FOr God the living God my Soul pants and enquires In Vales I cry on mountains high I utter strong desires I seek yet find him not asking of watchmen all I run yet find i 'm still behind and he far from my call Time was my Lebanon did glorious Cedars yeild For Christ my Spouse that his own house himself not man might build But now my walls are broke Foxes upon them walk My Lord is gone off from his throne from whence he once did talk But yet those Mountains tell good news to th' desolate My Lord to raign comes once again for this I 'le gladly wait With mercies he 'l return both Babels throne to waste And to refresh our Wilderness do this O Jesus hast 69 Hymn The Soul with pain seeks Christ at last She finds and so she holds him fast Cant. 3.1 2 3. LIke to the flames of heav'nly fire so is thy love O God! Tho 't first descend yet 't will aspire to fix there it's abode Delayes or distance blow 't not out tho' sin full oft does grieve him Yet I of mine not his love doubt that good report I 'le give him His loves first call with me did gain that did my heart command A visit now 's hard to obtain in dry and weary Land But O who understands his way to love yet anger faign T' ecclipse and after beams display lift up cast down again This Lord I by thy help resolve Tho' now i' th' dark I sit On thee firm hope still to revolve and to thy will submit Art thou withdrawn I 'le yet pursue when slain in the I 'le trust The hopes of better days like dew shall ev'n revive my dust 70 Hymn The hidden face of God regain'd Breeds vows and hopes he 'l be retain'd IN Bacha's Vale of tears I thirst did pant and grope At last appears above my fears a blessed door of hope My Lord was wondrous kind for tho' he angry was Yet now I find hee 's well inclin'd my trespass by to pass When first to me he came he knock't long at my door Blest be his name I may 't proclaim his patience me forbore Now if at 's door I stay why should I not submit Thus hope I may without delay at last hee 'l open it With mercies many and great he will return again Plots hee 'l defeat his work compleat and o're our Isles shall raign His Tabernacle then ' mongst us hee 'l place and hold Yea once agen from righteous men rebukes shall clean be roul'd His candlesticks shall be for 's walk of Gold most pure Thrice blest is he that him shall see that day shall aye endure 71 Hymn Th' afflicted Soul ' and Spouse complaint That her beloved mate does want like the 102 Psal title c. TOuching thy pleasant Vineyard Lord bought and by thee brought hither How sad is it that men abhorr'd Should cut and make it wither Good room thou for it here did make and caus'd it fill the Land And gath'red'st stones out for its sake to plant it with thy hand Now when for 's fruits God came to look but lost his expectation He left it wast that Boars might pluck and make 't a desolation Oh barren most degen'rate plant once of a noble Vine That his return the Lord would grant and cause his face to shine Our desert then shall spring again and bud like Jesse's branch Our Lord will come at last to raign his Vine's-bleeding to staunch Light to impart to souls forsak'n to dry bones lively dews Virgins secure asleep t' awak'n to tell-mourners good news Th' afflicteds prayers he 'l then regard to Babel blood repay T' Saints small and great a just reward Lord hast that glorious day 71 Hymn Of Zion's King this Hymn let 's sing 2 Sam. 23 3 5. Isai 60.17 18. THe Rock of Israel said who will his word fulfil All knees shall bow for all do owe subjection to his will This earth through sin accurst with blessings shall increase Hill's barren soyl wine milk and oyl shall yield plenty with peace Our own God will us bless men shall no more oppress Officers all we peace shall call exactors righteousness No Lion shall be there Christ Lambs to death to bring His righteous Laws pleading their cause shall make the Widows sing Lord let thy Kingdom come and holy will be done That Babylon may have no throne let whore and beast be gone Praise waits for thee O Lord In Zion joyful songs Fulfil thy word furbish thy Sword to thee vengeance belongs Then Halelujahs we will ever sing to thee With righteousness the Isles oh bless and from proud Nimrods free 72 Hymn The Spouse enquires where she may find Her well beloved Christ most kind ALL ye my Lord that know Or love heark to my moan Ye watchmen all to you I call Shew where my love is gone What means his distance now when love has made him dear What win my heart and then depart O this is hard to bear Or why 's he gone or fled my sin is sure the cause That once he came blest be his name how much his love still draws Where is that blessed place in Heav'n they see his face That way therefore I must adore rev'rent and 's feet embrace In hopes I 'le wait the day when hee 'l no longer stay But Clouds dispel and tydings tell of joy to last alway Till then my heart shall be his principality But men and devils sin and all evils at last shall vanquish't lye 73 Hymn This calls to humble Lamentation VVhen God departs from Soul or Nation ALL ye from whom your Lord so dear is griev'd away and gone That formerly you felt so nigh and seek sigh and bemoan Where once his light has on us shone and after is obscur'd Eclipst and gone that loss alone is woful to b' endur'd 'T is greater wo well to have been t' enjoy and after loose Gods lightsome
face of which alas the comfort few that knows Now cries the soul my Sun is set my plants wither and dye My hopes forlorn faith 's overborn waste does my Garden lye When he did first knock at my door I thought he came t' abide But I unkind sure caus'd his mind to ali'nate and hide Now if I can his visit gain or smile one day in seven My hopes again revive a main with some foretasts of heav'n But when Lord Jesus wilt ' return revive thy work O then Our Wilderness shall praise and bless thy Grace and power Amen 74 Hymn The Soul refresh with chear divine Does t'its appart'ments rest incline Longing its burdens to resign as Cant. 5 1. 5. LOrd I have long wandred abroad from Mountain unto Hill Now pilgrim like seek rest in God subject to thy good will In ' lonesome deserts tho' I bleat oft weary faint and sad Yet finest wheat of heav'n I eat Rock-hony makes me glad My burdens sin affliction scorn Oft cause my soul bow down To ease my heart himself has born he bought I wear the Crown The fiery Serpents oft me fright I sing with thorns at brest My faith at last gets Pisgah sight in hopes o' th' Land of rest My faith and sence combat together and both their weapons try Which shall obtain one knows not whether till Christ gives victory Return my soul unto thy rest take shade in weary land They that this refuge find are blest for rain and storm 's at hand A joyful rest Lord doth remain for all thy scatt'red ones A glorious King shall sit and raign and they with him on thrones 75 Hymn VVhen Saints of drought and heat complain The Shepherd answers thus again Cant. 1.5 6. LOrd when my day at first begun and grace on me did shine I quickly felt a scorching Sun upon my tender Vine Hence in appearance I put on a black and sable hue Oh when wilt thou let fall upon my herbs of Grace thy dew This fi'ry Dragons raging heat peirces my aking head Tempts me like Jonah oft to fret or wither which I dread My Shepherds voice instant I heard standing behind my wall Said flee to th' Rock be not afeard I knew 't and took his call Tho' Clouds eclipse thy morning Sun and evidence is not bright At noon's hot persecution cool ev'ning shall give light I am thy Sun shadow and shield in me alone 's thy rest Here light and safety both I yield thus all the flocks are blest A King most just shall reign er'e long him must his foes adore His Spouse singing her nuptial-Song then heat smites her no more 76 Hymn The Soul and Spouse tempted with heat For cool refreshing gales intreat Eying that promise Isai 4.6.8 Song c. 25.6 HOw long Lord shall this heat of persecution beat Which makes me pray shorten my day or make my Sun retreat Afflictions make me look like bottles in the smoak My heart alas withers as grass my fruitful branch is broke Yet Lord to thee I cry under thy shade I fly Thy healing wing shall cause me sing and down in safety lye Though Zion's Sons have lain 'mong pots in vile disdain He has foretold her wings with gold hee 'l beautifie again Mans rage shall cease and fall with noise of strangers all The branch or Sons of terrible ones shall break against the wall Then storms and heat shall ceases Lambs feed and lye in peace Then Babels Sun shall set at noon her torments have no ease Sing ye distrest and poor now look to weep no more Your Sun does rise lift up your eyes and 'fore his throne adore 77 Hymn VVhen vials Babel-Rome consume Cool and refreshing times then come LOrd hasten Babels threat'n'd doom for Zion sake afford Cool and refreshing gales to come from th' presence of the Lord. Why should thy Lambs be led aside and vail'd from their right way From fellowship with thy holy bride with false companions stray The Pastors that thy flock have led as wolves have suckt their blood The rest with tears or poyson fed disperst alone i' th' wood But yet a Shepherd shall arise a Branch of great Renown His flock to save from 's Enemies and sway Scepter and Crown His times will restitution bring unto the whole creation His flock from wilderness shall sing for peace in every Nation The lofty shall be brought full low the lowly rais'd on high The Lord will righteous vengeance show on Romes conspiracy Christs word the Tyrants Sword will break that oft his lambs did gore To th' heathen then peace he will speak and raign for evermore 78 Hymn The Pilgrim now with Christ at rest His joy and triumph thus exprest LOrd I a stranger was and sojourner below Defil'd with sin till Christ came in thy Grace to make me know I sought in this world rest but found't labour in vain My life I spent To small content till I a Christ could gain My sin and misery became his time of love Tho' in my blood he meant my good himself did's bowels move I was a wandring Sheep bleating in deserts stray'd Till he me sought and home me brought me safe on 's shoulders lay'd He fed m' in pastures green me led by waters calm Sweet Wines I gate and down I sate at 's feet and sang my psalm Lord what am I Oh whence is all this love to me That thou should take me home and make one of thy Family But when my Lord returns to 's second Marriage feast Hee 'l then admit all 's lambs to sit on 's Throne in endless rest 79 Hymn The Pilgrim welcom'd as a King By Christ does further praises sing As Deuter. 26.5 11. LOrd when a Syrian-stranger poor ready to perish quite I call'd and begging at thy door was pitty'd in thy sight Thou brough't me in and I was fed with water wine and milk Thy robes of righteousness me clad more rich than royal silk When in 's own Chamber I was plac't my King one secret told On 's throne I should be with him grac't with 's crown richer than gold And as a sign he would defeat and break Levi'thans head And give his flesh to 's folk for meat and 's Manna for their bread As I mus'd on this mystery I quickly heard a voice Angels sang praise in melody so I 'gan to rejoyce Now blessing honour to the Lamb pow're wisdom riches praise Hosannahs be to 's glorious name and joyful songs always Now as I was about to sing I heard one on the throne Bad silence while I heard my King thus triumph sing alone 80 Hymn The Lambs triumph that did obtain Both vict'ry and our right to raign As Psal 40.7 John 17. Prov. 8.31 LOrd I before the World began with thee in glory sate Yet came in form of flesh humane thine to redintigrate That body thou prepar'd I gave to death an offering pure And victor did ascend from grave ' thine lasting life t' ensure To them
its end Most glorious things the Scripture sings o' th' City of God so fair That down shall move from God above in all dimensions square Her King 's the Lamb that built the same who ever lives her light None dwell within defil'd with sin all gems most perfect bright Her pearly wall and Towers so tall Salvation stiled is Angels it guard with watch and ward the City of God is this Here only Saints b' inhabitants that with the Lamb shall talk Through streets of Gold thus John us told all 's Pilgrims sing and walk Here runs for ever that clearest River all pleasures joys for aye Oh blest all they here dwell and stay Jehovah call 't Shammah 88 Hymn The Saints ultimate glorious state Admir'd but none can it relate 1 Cor. 2.9 and Apoc. 22.3 4. OH all ye Saints that have a right to that last glorious state Triumph and sing and take delight whilst you it contemplate To see God as we 're seen and know is here grace budding bliss But what it is there 's now can show to see him as he is To view our Lord in flesh these twain natures unite in one To see his wounds our way to raign and sitting in his Throne To tast the comforts of Gods spirit in their original VVithout desertion to inherit Christ's fellowship with all To joyn consort with Angels pure in heavenly harmony VVith joy and praise one hymn to ' dure all 'long Eternity But eye ne're saw no ear yet heard but on'ly thine O God! The things ineffable are prepar'd in that pleasant abode 89 Hymn A 2d part of the ult glory and joyes above Now pain crying and misery Cease when the Saints Gods Face do see Rev. 22.1 2. OH blissful glorious state what words can this define No terrene pleasures coelestial treasures nor how sweet can divine O perfect sinless Church of holy firstborn ones VVhat ioyes attend without an end those bright Eternal thrones Doth sight of Friends refresh here 's all with full content Here Gods own Plants Christ with the Saints dwell near no more t' absent Do springs Rivers delight or Gardens walks so green In that one thing Jesus our King may all and more be seen Do ordinances yield a well of Life most clear VVhat life shall we attain when he in 's glory shall appear Musick will charm the ear put sence t'an extasie Here one sweet Song shall last as long as vast Eternity Now grief turns into joy faith hopes run 'to fruition Now only love and joyes us move in t ' naked perfect Vision 90 Hymn The Spouse desires of Christ some signs To prove that 's heart to her inclines Commenting on Cant. 1.1 7. LOrd give m' a reconciling kiss me to embrace incline For sure thy loving kindness is far better than sweet wine As oyntment pow'r'd forth is thy name that gives most fragrant smell The Virgin-upright-ones proclaim therefore they love thee well Lord draw and after thee wee 'le run the Kings chambers into Tho' black by hot and scortch Sun yet comely i 'me also Tell me O thou my Soul does love where thou thy food dost take And rest at noon under thy grove in fafety thine dost make My love to thee from thine did flow when time of love came in And shall I now wander oh no! Nor sociate with sin Such love doth ravish Lord thy heart so wilt thou taken be Oh never may th' affections start that knit my soul to thee Curst with a Maranath ' is he that loves not Christ the anointed And o're all longs not him to see for 's Zion King appointed 91 Hymn Hark how the faithful will begin Welcome when he to feed comes in as Psal 24.7 9. 2d part YE lasting gates stand open and admit your glorious King Let him not knock without or stand that does his welcome bring VVhy stand'st thou blessed Lord without break in stay not to knock Thy key of love can ope ' no doubt each door with bars and lock But Lord I am unworthy thou under my Roof shouldst come Yet since my heart 's thy house I 'le vow to bid thee welcome home To entertain this King who 's able much less to do it well O Spikenard now my King 's at Table send forth thy fragrant smell That Wine of 's pomgranate I 'le break the same he brought I 'le bring That caus'd my lips asleep to speak and from the dust to sing I am my well belov'd's hee 's mine 'mong Lillies white he feeds Till day dawns I with him will dine or'e Hills see how he speeds Make hast oh King be like a Roe come running fly away Confound thy foes make Princes know thy raign abides for aye 92 Hymn The Spouse fed of Christs providore Beggs Lord such food give evermore TO th' heav'nly Court I went a visiting my King He knew 't before and ope't the door I came his fruits to bring I greatly was in doubt how I should entrance gain Yet in I went for word he sent he would me entertain When ent'red in I found a noble wellcome home And all that came once blind and lame yet for more guests was room The hungry naked poor yea blind and dumb all sung All heal'd and clad most princely fed his house with praises rung Then I for company my Songs could not restrain That he should smile on one so vile and with him cause to raign Our entertainment was of dainties for a King The wine he drew of 's Kingdom-new he did in person bring Oh then let every guest tho' here griev'd and opprest Lift up your eyes yon'd's paradise there hope to be at rest 93 Hymn Ye Nations listen to this call Before Gods face ye Isles shall fall 1st Part. YE Nations all attend this call for 't is the voice of God His Gospel take er'e Christ you break with 's heavy Iron rod. To God O turn your Idols burn let Dagon fall before The Ark of God where 's his abode and shall be evermore If ye withstand his strecht out hand by which he would you save It is most right in all mens sight that judgmeht ye should have For God has sworn this to perform that bow shall every knee Confess and know must high and low Christs glorious Majestie 2d Part. LEt God arise all 's Enemies shall scattered forces be Yea all that hate Zions good state before Gods face shall flee In 's holy place to see Gods face and hear s most pleasant voice Will finish Saints grief and complaints and make their hearts rejoyce The Wilderness joy shall express and sing to see that day When men of might quite out of sight shall perish and decay Gods countenance hee 'l then advance upon the desert rose His dew shall light on 's Lillies white that in low Vallies grows For his elect hee 'l then erect a throne of judgment high That he may bring each lofty thing 'fore it to search and try Then Saints shall
bring their elect King near to th' ancient of days And God with us shall dwell and thus wee 'l sing Immortal praise 94 Hymn Is God with us the Lord of Hosts Saints do not fear but rather boast O Glorious throne on high on which thou Lord does dwell Dispensing grace to Isra'ls race le ts mark its footstool well Lions are subject'd too 't 'fore it stand spirits seav'n Whose Oyl gives light both day and night leading to th' highest heaven What times Saints are afraid hence on a look or cry God gives command with mighty hand to save immediately Tho' thousands hem us in with camps of men and devils Gods with his Church is as a torch of fire devouring evils Ye Sons of Belial then dig pitts as deep as hell No crafts shall stand ' gainst Zions Land whose King 's Immanuel This Shepherd of Gods flock is wise and strong also With mighty arm his Lambs from harm to save and keep them too For he amongst them walks to feed protect and guide Who Lord dares band against thy hand When thou art on our side Balaam by cursed crafts sought Isr'el to devour VVhen God will bless man's wickedness must fail for lack of power If thou Lord stand for us against us be who dare If on thy Son first wrath begun thy foes how canst thou spare Shine forth O glorious Sun the Land light ' with thy rayes Oh once again descend Amen so we will sing thy praise 95 Hymn Ye Angels Cherubs Creatures all Sing praise in Chores Seraphical LEt Angels all that live above make a melodious noise Cast in your sparks to th' flames of love with Martyrs and rejoyce For he that fram'd the world has laid and fix't all for his glory The VVheel of nature and every creature in't's kind do sing before ' yee Praise him ye flouds and waters deep through which Christ lead his folk Let fire and flame exalt his name where once with three hee 'd walk Could we his inward converse learn with them three Nobles stout VVe should admire that from that fire tho' call'd they could come out Oh glorifie that Lord i' th' fires ye Saints that loves him dear Tho' love you burns yet from your urns a Phoenix shall appear VVhen Christ your King on Zion ' rises Babels hot flames shall cease Saints pure devotion then gains promotion with truth and lasting peace Christ Tent he then will place with men for evermore to stay VVith heat divine Christ face shall shine and mak 't eternal day 96 Hymn Cantic Igneum On the three Children Dan. 3. Christ present made three in the furnace four This kept them so that fire could not devour Heb. 11.34 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 YE mortal Kings on Earth behold Christs all-sufficient pow'r Look on admire that such a fire three children can't devour In one here 's many wonders wrought the fire to burn forbears Save only bands loost off their hands and slayes persecuters So Moses turn'd aside of old to view Gods bush on flame Well we may ' dmire zeal's hotter fire that cool'd and quench't the same No Royal rage can fires incense too hot for faith and love Lord on our Souls such heav'nly coales let fall and in us move That Jesus that for 's love to us could bleed us to redeem He doubtless hath quencht hotter wrath all glory praise to him Thou from a furnace hot like hell didst save us in like manner That for thy cause thy truth and laws thou mightst display thy banner When Zion's flames proud Babel tames Saints have their jubilee The earth in peace truth righteousness shall bow and sing to thee 97 Hymn Lord let that long accepted year Of full redemption hop'd draw near Psal 85.7 8. c. LOrd God of Hosts that hearest prayers come down thy heavens bow Sion for which there 's no man cares to save arise do thou According to the days wherein affliction we have had And years of sorrow we have seen Oh now Lord make us glad The sins of our long Wilderness and temptings from us roul Thy vine oh save it plant and dress with thy whole heart and soul Hear then what God will to us say for surely hee 'l speak peace To his own Saints that never they shall turn to foolishness Sure his Salvation draweth near God will the same command That glory too for those him fear may dwell within our land To Jewish Rites last Jubilee himself Messiah blew To Romish yoaks his raign shall be final and full adieu To God and to the Lamb therefore give Kingdom powre always Let men and Angels him adore and ever sing his praise 98 Hymn When hopes are low and undermin'd with fears And wicked high'st God usually appears Gen. 22.14 Zach. 1.8 10. OH God most high and wise thine ear to us incline Open thine eyes and them surprize that ' gainst thy Christ combine When Councels are most rife accomplished to be On Isa'c's life now stop the knife and God ' i th' mount let 's see Tho' Sons of Belial shout and tumults oft assail Repress their rout turn things about that wicked's hopes may fail Tho' Zions hope 's forlorn amongst the Myrtle's low Her vail is torn yet David's horn shall budd again and grow No weapon shall succeed ' gainst Zions peaceful state God has decreed and that with speed Babel to desolate A new creation bright will God himself bring forth Where Christ shall sit protecting it even in the sides o' th' North. Jesus our Bridegroom come for thee the wedding stays Thy Kingdom come to it make room let mourners sing thy praise 99 Hymn Angels and Cherubims all fulfil What changes God presiding will THe Lord above the Clouds presides he storms and winds does sway His Char'ots through Red-Sea he rides to find or force his way This world that seems to rowl and reel moves by divine command His spirit turns about each wheel and when he bids they stand Thou by thy pow'r do'st rule alway thine eyes all nations spy Yea when rebellious ones bear sway thou art exalted high When wicked ones are turn'd above God turns about the wheel Because the Lord doth Zion love her foes sha'll 's vengeance feel All those that Zion hate shall be like Corn on the house top That upright ones with joy shall see the Lords own sickle lop The Kingdom of Gods providence doth bring great things to pass But when his Son shall rule dispense the just flourish as grass On foes the Lord aloud will thunder to raise his witnesses And them advance that long lay under darkness and sore distress That change shall be a joyful one when Christ above shall sway Causing oppressions to be gone and sighs to flee away 100 Hymn One sits above the wheels To steer when our Faith reels THe Lord hath said his throne abides his Kingdom shall endure What if this world now rowls and slides his promise still stands sure Gods ship as on a
arm thy wisdom grace and strength From Serpents wiles and Dragons charm shall fear praise thee at length To thee we look for safety now our help on thee shall stay Oh King do thou make all heads bow before thy feet O Jah 122 Hymn Where Christ in saving power dwells That Land call it Immanuel's Isaiah 8.8 Hab. 3.2 WHen God from Teman march't ' gainst Judahs adversary In Palestine was his design to place his Sanctuary Heathen in wrath he thrasht dy'd red his Garments were To Isra'ls nation rode for Salvation because the Lord was there There Zion's mount he chose his Tent in it to rear All that invaded it were made to feel the Lord was there Like as for our two Isles God did of old appear So for ingrateful ones of late that mighty God was here The wonders God has wrought will show his Name is near Happy our Lands if God commands Immane'l's throne up here That City truly may be call'd the City of God Where Christ on high in 's majesty does raign and make abode With reverence to the Lamb these Nations shall therefore Bow and adore thy throne before O Jah for evermore 123. Hymn The soul traversing vales along Out of its deeps Eccho's this song as Psal 40.7 130.1 2. IN every state O Lord I 'le tune my heart for praise My sickness health poverty wealth life death thy glory raise When men despise me most or curse whom thou hast blest If for thy name I suffer shame thy glor'on me shall rest If poor naked and bare as Job in Garments rent My future bliss true treasure is with that my Soul 's content No honours here I 'le seek nor hunt applause with men A better state I emmulate to be God's Citizen My pris'n a Palace turns my torments yeild me ease The Lions Den hot wrath of men yeild joy comfort and peace When others much abound for nothing I 'le endeavour To spend my breath and life to death that I may praise thee ever 124 Hymn The soul resign'd in all affection To Gods will yeilds entire subjection 2 Sam. 15.25 26 THy holy and commanding will Lord let me know and do And all thy wise disposals still submit to undergo Whole hecatombs of lusts here lyes once dear as my right eye Them at thy feet I 'le Sacrifice and so to sin will dye This glittering world to some so dear with all its poyson's sweet I neither want nor love nor fear all lies dead under feet My Isa'cks that so much content as pleasant pictures gave I am with some a do content that God at 's call should have The presence of thine Ark I place and prize next to my heav'n Yet if my Lord suspend his face my hopes and joys stand even Yea Lord if I must prostrate lye to smiters I 'le endeavour In silence meek to yeild my cheek these deeps shall praise thee ever May I of God this one thing crave I 'le better joys ask none Ere I descend my darksome grave to see Christ set on 's throne 125 Hymn Tryals as waves succeed and rowl But can't o'rewhelm the faithful soul Psal 42.5 7. ult Jona 2.4 HElp Lord the deeps or'ewhelm my soul in mi'ry clay i 'm fast I to my Rock for shelter rowl till all my storms are past The flouds of wicked men their voice have lifted up on high The Saints twixt hope and fear they hoyse while Christ asleep doth lye Satans high tempting winds do roar my faith 's about to droop Spying nor Sun nor Star nor Shoar I loose my Anchor-hope But tho' my Lord retires or walks on waves ev'n like some sp'rit My stormy Bark he boards and talks hee 'l all things put to right That Ship where Christ steers at the helm the Holy Spirit gives gales No Winds or Waves her overwhelm Gods promise her Mast ne're fails Oh when that little-ston's-Kingdom grows to a Mountain-bless't Gods tossed Barks to Anchor come within vail safe to rest 126 Hymn The thankful soul desires always In every thing to give God praise Dan. 6.10 Phil. 3.1 1 Thes 5.16 18. LOrd tune my heart always to sing thy lofty praise Yea tho' in deeps me low thou keeps for thence thou can'st me raise Thy hands at first me made and ever since me staid When sunk beneath that pit of death thine arms were underlaid VVhen mercies we receive its justice praise to give But O to sing's a comely thing and joy tho' all things grieve Some Birds all night do sing but only in the spring My winter night shall sparkle bright in hopes I 'le praises bring Tho' Zion wast may lye and Babels Sons are high The righteous shall behold their fall standing that Red-Sea-by Such joys Lord may I gain and such First-fruits obtain My desert even shall look like heaven my crown foretells my raign 127 Hymn The Shepherd learns his young to go And how they may their Father know Of them his tender care to show Psal 8.2 Isai 5.17 Hos 11.3 4. AS I the Feilds o' th' wood did go a Shepherds voice most sweet I hear'd and thought I did him know but fear'd and fell at 's feet For 's head and face most awsome was as though I 'd seen a God But sweet his words as Barnabas in 's hands I spi'd a rod. With this said he my flock shall be and tender Lambs all fed With this such blows I 'l give my foes shall bruise the Dragons head I soon discern'd my Shepherds voice he sooner my condition My heart through hopes 'gan to rejoyce at 's feet I made petition Lord me to health when sick restore When lame apply thy baulm Lead me that I may stray no more my swelling Seas O calm When God shall strength by Babes ordain avenging-foes to still Lambs in fat pastures hee 'l maintain and raign ' or'e them he will Fear not O little flock for know that 't is your Fathers pleasure On you the Kingdom to bestow and rich durable treasure 128 Hymn Christ for his kids fights a fierce duel With Foxes Wolves and Lions cruel Cant. 1.7 Psal 9.16 Ezek. 34.12 AS I upon the Mountains high poor Kid alone did creep I hear'd an eccho to the cry the Shepherd's voice to 's sheep The Northside of the Mount did yell with houling beasts all day Where Lions Wolves and Foxes dwell and hunt for Nimrods prey On to'ther side the mount I found two little flocks of Kids Feeding their Shepherds Tents a round Christ standing them amidst Then I to him aloud cry'd out Lord sheild thy Lambs from harm Prevent these beasts that range about thy flocks against them arm His grant he soon to me dispach't good news comes soft as oyle These Beasts are watch't and shall be catch't in their own net and toyl No Lion on my Lambs shall roar nor ev'ning Wolves devour Foxes shall lay their plots no more I 'le sheild them by my power Thou Lord alone thy self mak'st known just judgments to
display When th' wickeds bands snare their own hands Higgaijon sing Selah 129 Hymn Christ visiting his Lambs most tender Doth arm himself as their defender as Mic. 2.12 5.5 8 9. Zacr. 10.3 4. O all ye Lambs of God that to your King belong See what a tender and strong defender your Shepherd's to his young His blood for them he shed will he deny them bread Shall God dear buy and men destroy that flock o're whom he 's head Do Wolves and Lions roar tho' fierce they are his Cattle These all hee 'l take but you will make like 's goodly Horse for battle Your Lord first from above you visited in 's love And surely when he comes again to dens these all remove Then fear not converts young to Zion that belong For judgment shall your foes be full but you shall have a song Both North and South shall sing in hope for Zions King VVill search for guilt of blood long spilt and lore each lofty thing The Lamb shall sit alone to judge on Zions throne And raign in peace truth righteousness and t' hear his pris'ners groan 130 Hymn The Shepherds rod commands subjection The flock tho' under sore correction Yeilds sacrifice in hot affection Psal 23.4 5. Ezek 20.37 AS I among the flocks of God did walk I heard a noise Like crying caus'd by a sharp rod yet 't made my soul rejoyce One cry'd my soul Lord weary is because of murderers Another sight for what 's amiss and ' cause our hope deferrs Some said we 're for thy sake all day Lord to be slain design'd The rest to beasts are made a prey yet to Gods will resign'd This sad O where 's our Shepherd gone that us'd t' be us among And that did sighing drop this groan But thou O Lord how long VVhy art t' from us absent so long as weary of thy flock In justice Lord avenge our wrong for thou 'rt our anchor's rock At last one David-like was born riding on 's Cherubim Priest like on 's side th' writers inkhorn all th' Angels worshIp't him His awful head all Crowns did wear the rocks before him break All th' Elects names on 's breast did bear and thus King like he spake 2d part 131 Hymn The Lord to Christ this purpose sware That he who our transgressions bare Should thus for us himself declare personating Christ as Matth. 11.28 TO me all pow'r doth now belong my lambs rejoyce and sing My scattered flocks I dwell among your Prophet Preist and King I made my self a sacrifice your peace so to obtain And to fulfil the prophesies now only King I 'le raign Your foes before you I 'le subdue and plague all that me hate But keep with you my cov'nant true blest all on me that wait Do Gebal Ammon Amalek against my flock conspire Their plots and hairy scalps I 'le break and vex them in mine ire For I to purchase you have bled by that dear price ye 're mine And for your sake will interceed to compleat my design Thus ev'ry knee shall bow to me by force or free accord Each eye shall see the majesty and judgment of the Lord This tidings told I could not hold but heart and tongue must raise And to the lamb bowing made bold to lisp and sing his praise 3d. part 132 Hymn Gods Flocks now sing their songs to him That did to God their souls redeem Their Shepherd worthy ' f all esteem Revel 4.11 5.9 12 13 14. v. OH Shepherd of Gods flock thou only worthy art That we always should sound thy praise in life in lip and heart As lost Sheep were we all straying now here now there Thou Lord on him laid'st all our sin he paid't in 's bloud most dear What e're God promised hee 'l certainly compleat When all is done all foes are gone then Saints ascend his seat Ye Angels Cherubs all adjoyn with Seraphim Unite your votes extend your notes in loudest praise of him To him that was that lamb Gods sacrifice of old He that was slain shall shortly raign the keeper of Gods fold To him whose watchful eyes mischiefs and spite espies That will with right judgment requite mens haughty'st majesties To Angels praises then joyn Saints and Sons of men Hosannah's loud raise to the cloud sing praises do 't again 133 Hymn Elders and Witnesses each one Fall down before the Lambs high throne And sound his praise themselves alone Apoc. 7.9 11 14 17. chap. 8.1 AS I before the lamb's high throne with songs and palms did stand Among that multitude stood one that silence did command Then bowing I obeysance paid all th' Elders did the same Their four and twenty Crowns all laid at'th ' footstool of the lamb One of those Elders for the rest his strict enquiry made What is this multitude so blest with Palms one spake and said From tribulation great these came their robes they 've washed white And purify'd i' th' blood of th' lamb made thus just in Gods sight Martyrs with Witnesses now make their loud appeal and true How long Lord er'e thou ' l vengeance take and give that beast his due When shall dry bones revive again and sing that sleep in th' dust Then Zion's King in 's glory 'll raign the Islands hope and trust Now sing for now th' ambush is fixt and God has hid the gin That our reward their vengeance mixt with joy will soon bring in 134 Hymn Thy mercy's loads and multitudes My soul in praises thus includes As Psal 68.19 136.1 ult 150.2 3 6. in above 20 benefits YE heavens sing praises to the Lord let Saints their blessings bring Let th' earth his benefits all record yea praise him ev'ry thing Praise him for 's old electing love and Christs redemption-blood His spirit and grace that from above rain'd Manna for our food Him praise whose pour did all create and providence them maintain And will renew their lapsed state that Christ o're all may raign For light and peace and health oh do for day and night him praise For comforts yea and crosses too for good or evil days For faith and patience joy likewise in God le ts sing and boast Who causes grace in 's exercise triumph i th' Holy Ghost Him bless that plots and plotters all doth wondrously detect Causing those wrongs on them to fall that they meant for th' Elect. Now comes our King Zion's his throne to th' whore hee 'l vengeance pay His flock shall sit and sing each one praise him Halelujah 135 Hymn This instrument of seven strings In parts on our Salvation sings And joy to souls and Islands brings SIng to the Lord ye Saints a new triumphant Song Let Isles abroad know that to God Salvation doth belong From Dragon beast and whore from pits of desolation That gap't each hour us to devour he wrought so great Salvation For his unworthy flock a poor and peeled Nations So has our God in 's Chariot rode for sinful ones Salvation No
Christ news by a new star came May n't we still expect the same God will by them his Son proclaim As Job 38.7 Psal 19.2 3. THy glory Lord the Heav'n on high and firmament declares Yea all their hoasts thee magnifie consorting with the stars The brightness number influence of starry-skies proclaim Their Makers skill and excellence that gives them all their name Sometimes for God they battles fight and in their course declare The deaths and woes of men of might that great oppressors are At first creation then behold these Sons of God all sing A new star Christ to th' wise men told born to the Jews a King Such new and dreadful sights portend what shall this world affright When Jesus shall again descend to judge and save th' upright Thou star of Jacob rise appear come bright and morning star Irradiate our dark hemisphere O bee'nt so long so far Thy rising brings Britains day spring and frights Herodians proud hen Sons of God again shall sing Lord hast shine through our cloud 144 Hymn When once Gods terrible acts are past Things gratefuller obtain at last as Psal 65.8 and 102.13 19.22 1st part WHen God his peoples prayer shall hear both Heav'n and Earth shall shake Sinners in Zions trembling fear yea Moseses shall quake Mountains shall pass and Hills will hop Fountains and Floods be dry'd Foundations shake and Head shall drop and from them Crowns will glide That Comet God shakes a rod threat'ning to make us weep 'T was form'd brush-like as sent of God both World and Church to sweep But when these dire effects of fire of Famin Plague and War Shall issue in Nations desire then shines that Morning Star His beams shall every thing revive his rod shall blossom still His humble ones hee 'l save alive his Sword vile rebels kill One star at 's first appearance shone with light and influence Now may we give him on 's new throne o're all preheminence Did these wise men so much rejoice seeing that star again O what a sweet melodious voice sounds at 's eternal raign 145 Hymn The Spouses beauty in Christs sight Commended is with great delight Ps 45.10 14. Isai 60.13.45 Apo. 19.7 LOrd I an Ethiopian was fall'n and born in sin Till thou in pity by did pass and love so didst begin Sin and affliction made me foul to wo and wrath expos'd Till Jesus Oyl and Wine my soul pour'd in my wounds to close His robe of righteousness he spread so expiating guilt He clad and fed me crown'd my head then washt me from my filth Whilst I admir'd thus at his love his kindness shamed me He further for a time did move when I espous'd should be A day wherein his love my joy he shortly would compleat When Angels should their hymns employ to ' dore his glorious seat When darkness distance pain all cease with sin and sinners too All th' Enemies of Zions peace hee 'l utterly undo God will at noon rest in his love at night that rest shall ease us And we all Shepherds Tents above shall raign with Royal-Jesus 146 Hymn Daughters of Zion go forth and come away To see your Sol'mon crown'd that joyous day Cant. 3.11 ALL yee that Zion's Daughters be Go forth to meet your King That Crown his Mother gave him see at 's Marriage with him sing In Sol'mons raign at once did dwell both wisdom wealth and peace So Christ that Type will far excel In 's days all wars shall cease At th' entrance of his blessed raign the Harlots judge will he And all the Kings have with them lain with Harlots doom'd shall be A black afflicted Sun-burn't bride from Egypt hee 'l espouse Her hee 'l adorn for her provide his second glorious house In 's raign the des'late Isles shall joy and poor in every Nation Those that destroy'd the Earth hee 'l ' stroy with final desolation The Virgins forth with him shall go with Oyl their Lamps shall trim Angels above with Saints below in Songs extolling him Sing Halelujahs 'fore his face for now he comes to raign Proclaim before him cry grace grace thrice Halelujah ' gain 147 Hymn For one thing Lord to thee I call And that obtain'd indeed is all as Psal 27.134 LOrd I but one thing of thee crave and that 's my whole desire Sight of thy beauty let me have and in thy house enquire For I from Mountain unto Hill have wand'red up and down If Christ my Shepherd hear me will his face my wish shall Crown The footsteps where his flock have gone I readily would trace For Lambs they shu'd not be alone but Lord I 'ld see thy face For thou in troublous time wilt me as in Pavilion hide Thy presence shall my conduct be thy Lamp shall be my guide And tho' I often walk i' th' dark thou Lord my light shalt be The Land o' th' upright is my mark there God I hope to see My Anchor faith and patience cast my sails of love I spread O breath on them a prosperous blast to th' hav'n of rest to lead Lord feed and guide protect thy flock thy King on 's throne advance When storms approach be thou a Rock for thine Inheritance Amen 148 Hymn Christs tender Kids and Lambs are fed And by clear springs of waters led Isa 40.11 12. LOrd here I am thy tender Lamb depending on thy care Grant some relief to ease my grief see what my aylments are I cry and say Oh who will lay my mouth close to the breast Where Milk sincere my soul may chear to yeild both strength and rest If I repair to folds that are my Shepherds flocks reputed If Christ be gone right food i 've none that to my hunger's suited Thy flesh and blood 's my only food for I by this may grow Of weak and young both tall and strong and may my Father know Lord I a lamb too tender am with Satan ' lone to fight Yet by that name of Gods own lamb that Lion's put to flight And shall the power of dogs devour his tender Kids so young No! Christ has said his flocks hee 'l lead his water-springs along Lord feed thy Lambs intangle Rams whose horns so push and slay Ascend thy throne defend thy own Oh judge and raign for aye 149 Hymn Gods time is short and fixed when Our tempter shall be bound and then Shall cease the rage of wicked men as Psal 7.6 9 15 16 17. A blessed day doth hasten on of joy and consolation When violence and fury 's gone and Satans fierce temptation Six thousand years this Serpent hath besieg'd beleivers for t And now far greater is his wrath knowing that 's time is short No age nor sex of Saints are free from 's darts of every sort But Christ has wun's the victory and made his time but short Zion has travel'd long in pain shall now that birth abort Christ o'ver Nations all shall reign for Satans time is short The conquest of the
Lamb 's begun which comfort does import The Captain 's gone his Armies run and now their time is short Sing on the heights of Zion all ye followers of the Lamb All that against you arm shall fall praise ye his holy name Apoc. 14.1 2. Halelujah 150 Hymn Saints best Apolo'gy herein lyes ' Gainst Satans darts and calumnies The Lamb's bloud and their innocencies Ezra 4 6 12 15 Apoc. 12.10 O Lord our righteous judge that art null Satans accusation Plead thou our right and heal the smart of 's poysonful temptation See how he stands at our right hands if we do ' proach thy throne But thou' rt defence for innocence against this wicked one If we Gods Children are hee 'l doubt and maks us question't too Lord prove thy love his dart pull out that would our hopes undo But tho's intent and wyles are bent the innocent to blame Let them conspire bee 't Sword or Fire God turns it to their shame E're long th' accuser shall be bound Christ has prepar'd his chain Whose sword his enemies head will wound that Christ alone may raign Uprightness then with Sons of men in much repute is had And every tongue Gods Sons did wrong with shame and horrour's clad The Lord prepares for plotters snares that on their heads shall rain And for th' upright a shining light when Jesus comes again 151 Hymn On occasion of that Fire in Breadstreet Here le ts condole others distress And for escapes our thanks express Isai 24.15 Psal 79 1 2 5 7. O Lord how dreadful is thine ire where is the cause what sinns Did kindle first so dreadful fire for thence our woes begin Thine anger may alone suffice of which who knows the power Oh leave us not t' our enemies they 'l body ' and soul devour Whether our flames come from thy hand or by malicious spite Lord search and make us understand revenge and do us right By melting Lord us purifie that we may better grow And Lord sit by when thou dost try that nought but dross may go In fires we do thee glorifie may Christ there with us rest A Phoenix thence shall rise and fly and Isles with it be blest The Lord that chose us pluck't us out as brands from many a flame Will still us wall as fire about blest be his glorious name But from these flames shall sparks arise proud Babel to devour That Christ when Rome in ashes lyes may raign in glory ' nd power 152 Hymn O bless't are all at peace with God When wars do 'larum us abroad Ps 46.9 Matth. 24.6 7 20 21 32. O mighty Lord of Hosts the Lord of peace and war When thou in wrath thy sword dost bath in mercy us prepare Thy judgments threat'n our Land we see few signs of good Our crying crimes make perilous times deserving showres of blood Yet some our sins lament desiring terms of peace And righteous laws that God may cause his anger tow'rds us cease Or when thy Sword is drawn O Lord with it debate And stay thy hand but give command the whore to desolate Thy controversie great O Lord plead and decide For Treachery and Cruelty of Rome to th' lamb and bride In great disdain and scorn ten horns against her turn Then for that whore naked and poor her paramours shall mourn All wars then end in peace the earth from curse is free And in their King the Saints shall sing days of Eternity Amen 153 Hymn The Comfort of true Worship Psal 68.1 2. LEt God arise his enemies scatter and wast away Such is their fate that Sion hate like smoke they must decay At thy rebuke and presence great the wicked pass with noise The righteous still before thy seat in heart and lip rejoyce For tho' the Nations rush and rage and swell as waters great Their force will Jacobs God asswage for Sion is his seat This burdensome and chosen stone so weighty God does make That great and small on it that fall perish for Sions sake No weapon shall prosper at all no Councel Tongue or might ' Gainst Christ's elect can take effect when in his Temple bright Christ will appear why shou'd we fear his angels are our host Tears blood and prayer our weapons are our hopes cannot be lost 154 Hymn This and one more given Mrs. J. H. on the death of their Son T. H. When God for child or friend does call His will must still our murmurings all Levit. 10.6 Psal 39.9 11. O thou Immortal one issues to thee belong From cruel death and deeps beneath God of Salvation Who can thy wrath abide when thou for sin dost chide Beautys decay youth fades away if thou thy face wilt hide Children are vanity whether they live or dye Alive they are a certain care dead comforts by and by The more they steal our love our Lord gets less above This does provoke Gods by a stroke our Idols to remove Thy sov'raign hand therefore and will let 's all adore Like A'ron now in silence vow to over-love no more Now hopes for time i 've none near friends before are gone Faiths victory to sing and see I 'le long before thy throne 155 Hymn Wishes in a Letter to Mrs. S. W. at Theobalds being many years bedrid That being not hungry nor hardly bestead To fresh springs of solace your soul may be led And being not once discourag'd i' th way As Isr'el of old in their wilderness day Your soul may from strength to full strength attain And so Sion mount at last you may gain I truly wish that you may fish in sanctuary streams But yet your eye may still espie in them celestial beams That by those beams and chrystal streams that from above descend Your soul may lighten and faith may highten and persevere to th' end And tho' I know your bodi 's low and nature sore declin'd Yet when your Lord speaks but the word you 'l not be left behind For you shall straight on Sion height mount up and so shall sing Your songs of love to him above your everlasting King Oh then rejoyce hark 't is the voice of him that 's at the door Who calls my love my darling dove come now thou 'st weep no more Adiew old World confus'dly hurl'd devoted to the fire Gods word 's most true all shall be new and let my soul expire My ripest plants Gods sweetest Saints are slipt away before And I forlorn with griefs am torn O let me stay no more 156 Hymn Thus sick the soul to God did mourn And heal'd its praise did so return according to Isai 38.10 20. LOrd though thy stroke me sick did make yet did thy hand me raise This cup of saving health I 'le take and render songs of praise I said if now my days expire what comfort shall I have When expectation with desire lye buried in the grave My days have full of darkness been my sickness sorrow ' nd wrath For peace my sin hath bitter
Justice shall obtain and peace with truth shall greet Conscience detest unlawful gain Kings bowing at Christs feet 5. Then Ephra'ms envy shall depart Judah no more shall vex Divisions causing thoughts of heart shall Saints no more perplex 6. The Lion Wolf and Cockatrice becoming meek and tame Yea Leopards as in paradise be like and dwell with ' Lamb. 7. The Mountains forth great peace shall bring the earth its fruits in store Thus crown'd the little Hills shall sing pale Famine kill no more 8. The heav'ns no more shall be as brass but into drops distill This Iron-age away shall pass and God our prayers fulfil 9. The whole creation eas'd of pain shall triumph every day ' Cause Christ our King of peace shall raign and let him raign for aye Amen 164 Hymn Thy blessings Lord in plenteous rain Both man and beast richly maintain Isai 30.23 25. 55.10 Ezek. 34.26 Zacr. 10.1 2. Psal 68.9 WE give thee thanks O Lord the Father of small rain That bow'd thine ear our pra'ers to hear and gav'st us showres again Thy bottles thou didst ope and mad'st them powre a main The earth so dry to satisfie with a sweet plenteous rain Drought makes this mercy great that multiplies all grain Thus man and beast both feed and feast refresh't with fruitful rain Drought makes the dew more sweet so 's health succeeding pain Great was our fear Famine was near yet God prevents with rain Thus God i' th' wilderness with thirst did Isra'l train Causing the Rock water his flock and clouds bread on 'em rain The heathen Idols are then vanity more vain 'T is thou O Lord that dost afford in season mod'rate rain But bless't Lord is that Land o're which the Lord will raign Like rain shall he on mown grass be or shining after Rain Lord rain thy word on us yea Rain down righteousness And so will we give thanks to thee and aye thy bounty bless On Rain after the late drought 165 Hymn Thus blest are all both great and small Such as the Lord our God doth call Psal 56.4 Acts 2.38 Rom. 8.29 30. LOrd when thou first to me inclin'd and call'd me by thy grace Thou didst me find lost poor and blind yet didst my soul embrace My sin and misery both was thy motives me to save In pity thou didst by me pass and a free pardon gave He from a state did me translate of darkness and of thrall Into his light marvelous bright and liberty withal His love could no denial take no nay where God will call He will perswade has pow're to make his calls effectual Kindred Estates Possessions all and honours tho' in hand Have at Gods call been left let fall t' injoy that promiss't land Divine election argues affection his calling peace implies All justifi'd are sanctifi'd and these he glorifies Then ever blest be God for this adoption by his grace If call'd then we his sav'd ones be and so shall see his face 166 Hymn The souls treble sung on the base And low submissive frame and case 1 Sam. 3.18 2 Sam. 15.25 Lam. 3.27 29. 1. THe Lord Almighty fram'd us all That by his Gospel did us call That to his will we might submit The better sort ev'n Angels bow Yea div'ls against their wills below For to fulfil it is most fit 2. Gods will is always just and good Oh if it so were understood 'T would all reluctance quell and still Our soveraign we thee call O God Lets 's ne're rebel against thy rod Because it grows from holy will 3. Is it our lot tidings to hear Or things heavy and hard to bear 'T is best to hear in silence still For how can we attend Gods voice Our hearts hurry'd with jarring noise Against Gods wise disposing will 4. Have I nothing and others all Are others great we mean and small Say not that things are ord'red ill For as the worst oft crowns possess So God the best in rags may dress Yet these at last with glory fill 167 Hymn Division sung on the base 5. DO all my comforts turn to crosses So that for gain I meet with losses And emptyings while others fill Some fruits are bitter sweets and mock Let me climb up this craggy rock And Christ-like mortifie my will 6. Some things we hardly do obey Or else we do 't in much delay Unless the Lord sugar his pill Herein obedience best is known In subjugating all our own So to prefer Gods holy will 7. If God please others to admit On 's table or his lap to sit I 'm at his feet contented still For they that are submissive now Tho' with a tear to sit below At last kiss and embrace their fill 8. Is God displeas'd yet I am mute Tho' causeless me men persecute And dayly for Gods sake me kill All quarrels with my God I must Lay with my mouth low in the dust For perfect good Lord is thy will 9. If God at last one cranny ' f hope Or door of mercy'l to me o'pe Sit singing thus at 's door I will Hope shall to me assurance be That Faith shall get the victory For God his promise will fulfil 10. Do wicked men our heads ride o're In pomp while Saints are low and poor And Samson-like grind in a Mill Yet God will quickly bring 'em down And meek ones will with glory crown And mount his Son on Zion-hill 11. Does Babel's whore mount up on high Deck't in her double scarlet-dye Her gold'n cup with poysons fill Now 's a blest time Gods hand to turn And cause her with the beast to mourn So in her woe 's fulfil'd Gods will 12. If exil'd from his Ark we bee Yet we again his face shall see And then sing songs aloud and shrill But if he in 's has no delight Let 'm do what 's good in 's own sight High grace yeilds to Gods lowest will 13. Like Lillies in the Vales that grow Or Violets sweet that make no show So grace in self-content has skill 'T is fed with secret dews above Absconds yet to impart 't does love Melting its own into Gods will 14. In God I 'le place all my delight For that is ever good in 's sight And brings my hearts desire and will In him an object full I mind Tho ' n me he nothing pleasant find O let him rule and have me still 168 Hymn On Zion sparks of wrath first come Which end in flames on papal Rome Jerem. 25.29 1 Pet. 4.17 18. WHen God begins wrath to inflict On Zions Children dear To sinners woes it must predict Oh where shall such appear Gods cup of trembling Saints may think far bitterer than gall Yet they but tast sinners must drink the very dregs on 't all Tho' Famine Pestilence or Sword may on the just lot come Hee 'l feed and live here on a word till God shall call him home Lord what a burning bush is this how live we in these flames No furnace call 't
been or burnt or rent in quarters Yet hee 'l set on your heads anon a crown of life like Martyrs If tempted sore to sin ye chose to perish rather That glory ye receive of me that 's giv'n me off my Father In witnessing his truth ye that were so blasphem'd Of you when on his glorious throne hee 'l never be asham'd Oh then ye blessed ones with songs your pains beguile Your day draws near when hee 'l appear yet but a little while 176 Hymn After the Lamb the Lord doth call His chos'n generation all On which the beast and whore must fall Psal 65.4 Isa 41.9 11. 1 Pet. 2.9 1st Part. BLess't is that man O Lord most high whom thou dost choose to thee And causest to approach thee nigh his dwelling place to be This style God gave his only one in him he did us choose And every one he has foreknown hee 'l never more refuse Gods chosen ones shall all beleive that faith all fires endure No grain is lost in Satans sieve for Gods foundation 's sure I' th' furnace of afflictions sore tho' God may Saints refine He pleads his int'rest evermore and still says thou art mine does Zion think her self forsook while foes do taunt and scoff The Lord that chose her them rebuke and her hee 'l not cast off When God will save who shall destroy accuse or them withstand These his elect shall long enjoy the work of their own hand For God has said his hand hath laid help on his chosen one Ye sinners stoop and be afraid this Lamb shall have the throne 177 Hymn That God elects of 's own good pleasure Is Saints most rich and joyful treasure Deut. 7.7 8. Mark 13.20 Rom. 8.33 2d part Luk. 18.7 8. 'T Was thy good pleasure Lord meer grace to it did move Most to refuse yet some to choose to call and save and love Of old thou didst decree what number sav'd should be And to th' elect some word direct to bring them home to thee Without thee was no cause in us nothing could merit Sin thou foresaw yet us would draw that we might life inherit And that none might be lost with Antichristian brood All he foreknew he marks them new by sprinklings of his blood Rejoyce ye chosen ones with elect Angels all By calling your election's sure y' are sav'd from Adams fall Be glad in Christ your head the Lamb did you redeem Your foes for you will he subdue that chose Jerusalem And shall not God avenge his dear Elect that cry Both day and night yea in their sight hee 'l do 't and speedily Oh blissful sight to see and hear th' Elect all sing First comes the Jew then Gentiles too triumphing in their King 178 Hymn This soliloquy when alone And longs for Christ the soul does groan Gen. 32.25 Ps 102.6 7. John 16.32 LOrd i 'm now left alone away my comforts gone And to retire with thee desire and to my God make moan In desert walks my soul like Pelican or owl Or Sparrow on house top alone like Dragons do I howl Or like the Turtle-Dove that mourning notes does love Finding no nest nor mate nor rest but in my Lord above I unto thee do flie to have thy company So flames the fire of hot desire in swift ascents to thee O when wil't thou descend or this my conflict end Or call on me to come to thee my prison rags off rend My friends before are gone and brethren left i 've none If I must stay Oh come away here leave me not alone And when my work is done my time and glass is run Then O translate me to a state to shine above the Sun Mean while abide with me thy face oft let me see And let thy Son ascend his throne in glor'ous Majesty 178 Hymn In a friends Garden while I walk't An heav'nly muse thus to me talk't AS I into a Garden went my friends and not my own To veiw the plants my mind was bent there to converse alone This question sprung up in my mind whether in humane art Or Natures beauties I could find a Plant would ease my heart I lookt a round on ev'ry Plant each herb and fragrant Flower But still my Soul did pleasure want and all those fruits prov'd sowre I to the rose bush did repair and thence a bud did pick And thought it both fragrant and fair yet there I found a prick Then pleasant particolour'd flowers I gather'd but when they Had been in hand very few hours their beauties did decay These pleasures are to others left a stranger reapes the fruit But the possessour's quite bereft with care to keep the root But when the winter storms do blow these pleasant Plants are gone So death does worldly beauties mow till th' Resurrection Is Paradise so lost alas are things below all vain To Eden I will swiftly pass Gods Garden to regain But this way as I thought to gain I had no sooner tri'd My resolution how t' attain than in my way I ' spy'd A multitude of armed foes and Devils against me bent My way with crosses to oppose yet through that croud I went Some turning back afright I met as cowards retrograde That smote my heart full of regret seeking me to disswade I quickly cast them off with scorn yet were my garments rent To rags by many a brier and thorn as up Gods mount I went Ascents with breathings are obtain'd to mount yet sing is rare Yet when advantage ground is gain'd it yeilds a prospect fair And though the way was rough and long the top my faith did spy I made it pleasant with a song as Larks by mounting high At last I saw the Garden wall and to the door I past The door was low the wall most tall shutt and inclosed fast Abundant entrance to obtain I did to th' porter cry Who said with waiting I might gain an inlet by and by Mean while I heard a blessed Chore of Angels in consort Singing about the wall and door which did my hopes comfort These are the Chariots of my Lord and all Gods Garden guard That all Pilgrims convoy afford and heirs of Life still ward While I without did wait and stay impatience made a dinn I heard within a still voice say come let this pilgrim in The door was op't immediately and in the Pilgrim came But with so ragg'd a habit I quickly began to shame The Master bad me welcome thither and such new robes me gave To style my self I knew not whether a King or wandring slave He bad me freely entertain mine eyes sense and desire I' th' lower Garden till again he came to lead me higher So while I cast about mine eyes 1. I spy'd a plant below Most fragrant as in paradise Adam could ever show This flower its azure head conceal'd in'ts leaves under my feet Declin'd to have its worth reveal'd save by its odour sweet 2. A second on its lofty spire much like that