to such degree Your sin it deaden may And therefore see you careful be To cherish it each day 6 And sing God's praise continually Who makes the Fire burn And pray that he would blow it up Till all your work is done 7 And also cry unto the Lorâ— This Fire to kindle 〈◊〉 â—bout And sweetly burn in ev'ry place And never be put out HYMN 91. Jer. 23. 29 Is not my Word like a Fire and like a Hammer to break the Rock in pieces 1 ROcks they are hard to work upon Yea 'gainst a mighty Hand The hardest Flint or Pebble-stone Whole long it cannot stand 2 If thou O Lord art pleas'd to take The Hammer up and strike Thou wilt Impression quickly make Though none can do the like 3 There 's none can break our flinty Rock Besides thy self alone Alas our power is too weak To break such hearts of stone 4 What can the Hammer do O Lord Thou the great Agent art The Instrument that is thy Word O smite upon the heart 5 And make it yield and square it then For thy own bâ—â—ssâ—d design Thy Image on it Lord cut out Most holy and divine 6 And fit it for thy building too O set it in its place And life infuse into it so That it may shine with Grace The Second Part. 1 O let it be well polished And it also unite Unto thy building there to be A Jasper-stone most bright 2 That it may suit and well agree With the Foundation-stone Which is of Gold no Diamond More glorious ever shone 4 And then shall we when thus we be Into thy Building laid Have cause to sing unto our King By thy eternal aid 4 This Hammer of thy blessed Word Must drive the Nail quite home Or else Convictions will not stick Whenever they do come 5 The Precept Lord will not abide Nor Promise fast'ned be Nor no Conviction last in us Until drove home by thee 6 But since we find they fasten'd are Let us sing forth thy Praise And since thy Word so precious is Let us its Glory raise HYMN 92. Hymns on the Divine Authority of the Sacred Scriptures 1 THe sacred Scriptures are sublime Although mysterious be Their Matter shews they are divine Nay their divinity 2 Is seen by what they do treat of Or unto us make known There weâ—â— read of great Jehovah The high and lofty One 3 Of his dread Essence nature pure And of the Unity Between the Father Son and Spirit Or holy Trinity 4 There do we read of his great works Who did this World frame How out of nothing by his Word All things at the first came 5 There we may see and wonder too How infinite Wisdom shone Iâ— th' glorious compact made between The Father and the Son 6 In finding out and bringing in A way for to unite Justice and Mercy that so they Might equally shine bright 7 Here Justice doth with Mercy meet Like an endeared Brother And Mercy doth God's Justice greet And both do kiss each other 8 From hence ye may see cause to sing Th' Eternal One's high praise In bringing in of Jesus Christ With thankful hearts always The second Part. 1 Th' Antiquity of Scripture show That they are most divine For no Writings did the World know So soon as they did shine 2 This was the first and chiefest Book That e're was made or pen'd O therefore love in it to look Though you can't comprehend 3 The Mysteries that lye therein Hid from all carnal Eyes Yet since it hath so ancient been O see these lines ye prize 4 Their Royal descent from God alone Also does plain appear By their high Style and Majesty That shines in them most clear The Third Part. 1 The holiness which they promote To such a high degree May clearly ev'ry Soul convince Of their Authority 2 So pure and perfect is God's Word It silence may all them Who it oppose and Saints from hence It love and much esteem 3 This is the cause wherefore they love God's Words better than Gold Or Jewels rich which are esteem'd By most who them behold 4 They see God's Precepts are most just It doth all sins descry And ev'ry Lust and false way they Hate therefore bitterly 5 Th' admirable and sweet consent And blessed harmony That 's in the whole and ev'ry part Shews their divinity 6 The credit of their Pen-men too Whom none could ever charge With the least forgery or guile Doth prove to us at large 6 That they from God alone proceed Who did their Souls inspire In writing all-they written have That Grace we might admire The Fourth Part. 1 Their Prophecies accomplish'd were Which shews they are divine Exactly as to time and thing To matter and design 2 And the Miracles which were wrought These VVritings do confirm Must needs also herein be brought To shew from whence they came 3 The preservation they have had Was strange and marvellous And to their truth doth glory add For to be priz'd by us 4 The great success with which they met In midst of bitter Foes And how their power has prevail'd Their lasting glory shows 5 The VVorld by a few Fishermen By this most sacred Word Without the help of carnal force VVere turned to the Lord. The Fifth Part. 1 The harmony and joynt consent Of holy Men and good And Martyrs who seal'd to the Truth Of them with their dear Blood 2 Do shew their great veracity And may all Men convince They came from God therefore we must Bear up in their defence 3 Against all such who them oppose Or count them not divine For doubtless in all wise Mens sight By these their glory shine 4 The Evidence unto the heart VVhich to good Men they give Of God's great love who doth impart To all who them receive 5 In life and power his Image clear Bringing the old Man down Renewing of their inward Man So that they can't but own 6 The work which by this Word is wrought brought On them to be divine Thus from these hints which we have Gods VVord doth glorious shine 7 The very Heathen witness bear As to Matter of Fact Touching such things Scriptures declare That God and Christ did act The Sixth Part. 1 Berolus as Josephus shews Doth mention Noah's Flood And Pliny with some others speak How the most mighty God 2 Did Sodom turn by dreadful Flames Unto a dismal Lake Of Moses and his VVonders too VVe find the Egyptians speak 3 In their Records yea the Chaldeans And Grecians own the same And others shew with what high hand Isra'l from Egypt came 4 The Star which at Christ Jesus Birth To th' VVise-men did appear Pliny and Calcidius both Most plain and full declare 5 But there 's no need of Man's Record To Men we do not fly The witness of the glorious Lord Is full of certainty HYMN 93. Joh. 10. 35. And the Scripures cannot be broken c. 1 THe Scripture broken cannot be Let Men
of all on thee he lays Of his whole Family 3 In thee all treasures hidden are Of grace and wisdom too And all because thou art his Heir From thee all riches flow 4 Thou portions therefore dost give sorth To all given to thee VVho witness do all the new birth And Sons adopted be 5 And so made Heirs and shall possess VVith thee a glorious share Of that eternal blessedness Of which thou art the Heir 6 All things were thine as thou art God But unto thee are given As thou the Mediator art By the great God of Heaven 7 O how art thou Lord honoured Who would not fall in love With thee whose glories thus are spread Below also above 8 O happy choice ye Saints have made Who marry'd have the Heir Soon ye shall the possession have And glorious all appear 9 Then never doubt of all supply Ye precious Saints of his He will you no good thing deny What happiness like this 10 O then with a melodious voice Together do ye sing Since he has made of you his choice Praise ye the glorious King HYMN 45. Rev. 1. 5. And from Jesus who is the true Witness 1 O Holy God we thee adore Who glorious truths makes known And that of them we might not doubt But steadfastly them own 2 A glorious Witness thou hast sent Who from thy bosom came And he himself also does say I the true Wirness am 3 But what dost thou O blessed Prince Bear witness now unto Ah! 't is of that eternal love Which from the Lord does flow 4 And of that great and good design Of saving each poor soul By Blood and Merits Lord of thine Who do upon thee roul 5 And know in thee all truth is found Who the Messia art And that grace does in thee abound To each believing heart 6 To the true Witness now above We ought therefore to sing And always to admire his love From whence all comforts spring The Second Part. 1 A Witness faithful Lord and true He sometimes others brings As witnesses with him to shew And open divers things 2 The holy Prophets we do find Who were O Lord of old Bear witness and were of one mind Thy Record to unfold 3 And God the Father from on high With an amazing voice Did record bear assuredly Whose witness is most choice 4 The Spirit also bears record These three agree in one And testifie to every word Delivered by the Son 5 The Miracles which Jesus wrought They also witness bear To whatsoever he made known Or did to us declare 6 Then tremble ye who wicked be Escape ye never shall If ye believe not Christ is he With vengeance you shall fall 7 And in your sins you all shall die This the true Witness said But all ye Saints rejoyce and sing For all your debts are pay'd HYMN 46. The Third Part 1 A Witness must his witness bear Unto the Truth nay he Must the whole truth like wise declare In all simplicity 2 And nothing but the truth must speak And speak it plainly too A true decision clear to make All this Lord thou dost do 3 Whatever is a truth of God VVhich we ought to obey In thy New Testament 't is found VVe all the stress must lay 4 Upon thy faithfulness O Lord Canst thou a truth pass by ' Not witness to it in thy VVord Or let it darkly lye 5 There in conceal'd when 't is a thing Of such a great concern That Men do say with greatest care Each Soul is bound to learn 6 Or if they don 't it strictly keep To Judgment they must come Nay threaten such who it neglect VVith an eternal doom 7 Ah! let them blush with greatest shame VVe to thy VVord appeal VVho the true VVitness art and know Thou didst no truth conceal The fourth Part. 1 Now when a thing does doubtful lye And Men cannot agree VVhen what one says others deny VVe presently should flee 2 To thee the true and faithful One If to that very thing No witness thou hast plainly born Away we must it fling 3 Art thou the only VVitness Lord To ev'ry Truth divine And not one word for such a thing Out of that mouth of thine 4 And yet can that a truth be thought They other VVitness bring They call for Moses he is brought To witness to this thing 5 And thus they Lord do thee degrade Or do invaluate The Highest VVitness e're was heard Or Matters did relate 6 Moses was not for evermore VVithin the House to be He spoke on Earth but thou from Heaven No Law-giver but thee 7 Lord can we own since all power is To thee alone given And all thy Laws they are firm as The Ordinance of Heaven The Fifth Part. 1 No Tabernacle here 's for him Appears to every one VVhose eyes are open if they look They 'll find that he is gone 2 None none but Jesus does remain What can there be more clear God calls to us too out of Heaven Him only now to hear 3 Besides if Moses should come in Their Cause he 'd give away He never gave that Law to them Who live i' th' Gospel day 4 'T was given unto Israel When they in Horeb were Not to their Fathers but to them Doth eminent appear 5 To Jews and Jewish Proselites Or all within their Gate But not to them without their Church Did that at all relate 6 The truth as 't is in Jesus we Ought only to receive And such who do not we may see Themselves they do deceive The Sixth Part. 1 A Witness ought for to be one That is indifferent Not byassed to either side Therefore God has thee sent 2 To be a Witness in our Case To us thou art of kin And equally related art Likewise too unto him 3 We therefore have no cause at all Against thee to except But on thy witness stand or fall If Cast we must subject 4 Unto the Judge of Heaven and Earth We silent all shall be If thou against us dost come sorth And cast we are by thee 5 Unto the truth witness to bear Thou cam'st Lord from afar And wilt against Sinners appear When they come to the Barr 6 At the last day if they are found In bonds of unbelief Or have their hearts false and unsound They 'll tremble like the Thief 7 Against the false Professor thou Wilt then thy witness bear And with notorious Sinners then They shall of Judgment share The Seventh Part. 1 All thy whole mind and counsel is Either by thee or thine Own blest Apostles plainly known There is no truth divine 2 But it in Precepts may be found Or Presidents to lye For both these are our rule and of Equal authority 3 A Witness ends each doubtful case Which long sometimes depend So thou wilt also very plain Each doubtful matter end 4 A Witness doth his witness give If it be just and true To righteousness to nndeceive Such which before he knew
cleave 6 O then let us break forth and sing We shall have peace at home Our sighs shall go for we do know The Comforter is come HYMN 68. Joh. 3. 8. The Wind bloweth where it listeth c. 1 THe Wind Lord is invisible Its way we can't find out No Mortal can thy Spirit see Though he does search about His motions they most hidden are Mysterious in their kind That thou dost them oft-times compare To motions of the Wind. 3 The Wind at thy command doth blow Lord 't is as thou dost please Thy Spirit moves on us below To wound or to give ease 4 According to thy Sovereign Grace It operates on Men Sometimes he doth sharply rebuke Then cherishes agen 5 Like as the North-wind so does he The Worms and Weeds destroy Those filthy Vermin which we see Our Souls so much annoy 6 He tryals and afflictions lays On us and does reprove And then sweet Southern-gales displays Our sorrows to remove The second Part. 1 He like the Wind doth Clouds expell And makes a clearer Air Our ignorance he doth repeal And makes our Sun shine clear 2 He like the Wind does search and try And pierces ev'ry part By which he does discern and spy The secrets of each heart 3 He dryes up all our ways so foul And makes our paths more clean He makes a holy gracious Soul Which had most filthy been 4 His influence and bless'd effects We oftentimes do feel He makes the tender Willows bend And mighty Cedars reel 5 He makes the glory of Man to fade Like Flowers of the Field And throws down houses such have made Who on the sands do build 6 He blows oft-times till Rain does fall Or Tears do pour amain And afterwards we see withall He clears our sky again The Third Part. 1 Men with much care and observance Do mind how the Winds blow So we th' Spirits influence Likewise should strive to know 2 Our Souls becalm'd sometimes we see For want of a fresh gale Without thy Spirit move can't we Thy Wind must fill our sayl 3 Sometimes thy Spirit blows so slow As if it quite were still Yet at such times his work doth do With strange and wondrous skill 4 From all which things it doth appear Th' Spirits Operations Are sometimes less and sometimes more He differs in his motions 5 Let 's cry to God who holds the Winds In his Almighty Fist Who makes it blow this way or that As he himself doth list 6 That he would send a fresher gale Upon his Garden so That our sweet Fruit may never fail But Spices forth may flow HYMN 69. 1 Thess. 5. 22. Quench not the Spirit 1 O Lord 't is sharp 't is very cold A Fire let us have We seem benumm'd both young and old Thy Spirit we do crave 2 'T is that will warm and quicken us Who are so flat and dead Shall we lye starving and chill'd thus As if all joys were fled 3 There is in us so little heat Our Spirits are so faint O blow thy fire we intreat That spark in ev'y Saint 4 It does give light and also warmth Yea 't will revive us so That we shall mount and high ascend Above all things below 5 Let it consume and seize upon That Chaff which is within O let it burn in every one And quite consume our sin 6 Ye Saints take heed ye quench it not But let it vehement burn And kindle so that every sin It may to Ashes turn 7 Without this fire we can't work Nor any business do Life motion and activity Always from him does flow HYMN 70. 1 Joh. 2. 20. But ye have an Unction from the holy One 1 OUr wounds do stink and are corrupt Hard swellings we do see We want a little Oyntment Lord Let us more humble be 2 Thy Spirit will allay our pride And bring us to thy feet And when that we are softened Thy Image on us set 3 This Oyl will heal and mollifie O pour it quickly in That we may live and never die Lord by our cursed sin 4 This Oyl of thine O it is good All Poyson to expell It by the vertue of thy Blood Does heal thy Israel 5 Though worst of Venom in us lye And has corrupt each part Yet if thou dost this Oyl apply 'T will heal our very heart 6 And if our face anoynted be 'T will make it glorious shine 'T will strengthen us and make us fat Such is this Oyl of thine 7 Thy Oyl will not incorporate With any liquid things An Underlin it won't be made But to the top it springs 8 O then afford us Oyl we pray To chear and make us glad And we thy praise will sing always And never more be sad HYMN 66. Eph. 1. 13. After ye believed ye were sealed with that spirit of promise which is the earnest of our inheritance c. 1 A Great Estate is purchased We would Possession have Of that blessed Inheritance An Earnest therefore crave 2 Was it not purchased O Lord For us by our dear Friend O then a Pledge do thou afford An Evidence to end 3 The Controversie that doth rise Continually within If we 'll believe our Enemies Our Title 's lost by sin 4 But we a promise of it have From thee who can'st not lie And therefore now we humby crave An Earnest speedily 5 Like as an Earnest doth confirm And give an assurance Of some great purchase even so We all may see from hence 6 God's Spirit is unto our Souls An Earnest of all good Which Jesus Christ did buy for us With his most precious Blood 7 And as an Earnest when 't is given Doth make the Bargain sure So certain shall he have Heaven This Earnest doth procure The second Part. 1 He that God's Spirit doth obtain Shall grace and glory have For he an Earnest of it hath From one that can't deceive 2 O then come down O blessed Dove Abide thou in our breast To be an Earnest of God's love And quietly we 'll rest 3 But cease will not but always cry With confidence of Soul Thou art our God O strengthen us That none may us controul 4 To God the Father and the Son And Holy Ghost therefore Be blessing honour and renown Now and for evermore HYMN 72. Eph. 1. 30. And grieve not the holy Spirit of God whereby ye are sealed to the day of redemption 1 O Lord now we perceive most clear Thy love is great indeed Ah we shall the Inheritance have Which thou to buy didst bleed 2 Thou wouldst not Lord bought it so dear Had not thy purpose been To make it sure unto our Souls In spite of World or Sin 3 And as for us thou didst it buy And we the Earnest have So now we also do espy A Seal to us does cleave 4 We sealed are O that 's a thing Which highly's valued And great assurance doth it bring Of what is purchased 5 It also doth impression make Upon the
176 1 341 â—hrist preached 177 1 342 â—onders of Grace 178 1 343 â—ymn of Thanksgiving 179 1 344 â—ower of Prayer 180 1 345 â—aiâ—ts Safety 181 1 346 â—ll praise to God 182 1 347 â—hey shall look to him 183 1 348 â—fter a Fit of Sickness 184 1 349 â—uy Gold tryed 185 1 350 â—eavenly Feast 186 1 352 â—arvest of Joy 187 1 353 â—oful Harvest of the wicked 188 1 354 â—hrist's Passion 190 1 355 â—or wake ye Virgins 191 1 356 â—hrist's Exhaltation 192 1 357 â—igns of the Last Day 193 1 358 â—â—ay of Jubilee 194 1 359 â—ymn of Praise 195 1 360 â—leeding Heart 196 1 361 â—â—ings done for us 197 1 362 â—hings done in us 198 1 363 â—race shining 199 1 363 â—read indeed 200 1 364 â—east of Fat things 201 1 365 â—nless that ye believe 202 1 366 â—he glorious Gift 203 1 366 â—hrist become poor 204 1 367 â—ymn of Praise 205 1 368 â—he blessed Man 206 1 370 â—hrist's Kingdom 207 1 371 â—aints Security 208 1 372 â—rath against Persecutors 209 1 373 Misery of the wicked 210 1 374 The spotless Saint 211 1 374 Pastures flourishing 212 1 375 Sion repair'd 213 1 37â— The perfect Man 214 1 376 Prayers answered 215 1 37â— Spiritual Worshipperâ— 216 1 37â— Sacred Pantings 217 1 37â— Sheep of God's Pasture 218 1 38â— A Psalm of Praise 219 1 38â— Longings for good Times 220 1 38â— Free Pardon 221 1 38â— All Creatures to praise God 222 1 38â— Hymns to be sung as the 25th Psalm Hymn 59. 2d Part. Page 146. Hymns 63 64. 7th 8th Parts Page 160 161. Hymns to be sung as the 100dth Psalm Hymn 20. 6th Part. Page 47. Hymn 62. 6th Part. Page 158 159. Hymn 14. Page 270. Hymn 118. 3d. 4th Part. Page 276 277. Hymn 222. Page 383. ERRATA PAge 34. Line 19. add shall Page 41. Line 17. r. Men. Page 45. Line 23. for Jesus r. â—ess Page 46. Line 12. blot-out O. Page 64. Line 6. for weak r. â—eek Page 78. Line 8. for likely r. leaky Page 156. Line 15. blot out Lord. Page 157. Line 18. blot out do SPIRITUAL MELODY Containing Near Three Hundred Sacred Hymns c. PART I. THE INTRODUCTION ALL praise be given to the Lord Who condescends so low For to unfold deep things to us By things which we do know Lord give us more Knowledge divine Thy Word Explain to us That we may find those things of thine To be indeed precious Pour forth thy Spirit on us Lord Deep Mysteries to know That we may find Grace in our Souls And in it also grow And by it may be help'd alwayes Thy Praises to sing forth And live also unto thy praise Whilst we are on the Earth PART I. SACRED HYMNS Setting forth The Glory and excellent Perfections of GOD the FATHER HYMN â— Math. 5. 16. Glorifie your Father which is in Heaven 1 A Father doth his Child beget So we begotten are By thy own Word and Spirit Lord And do thine Image bear 2 He likewise doth his Children cloath And doth them also love So thou most richly cloaths all such That are born from above 3 A Father feeds and does protect Such who his Children be So thou dost feed and save all those Who do belong to thee 4 And also doth delight in them Who him resemble do To such who are most like to thee Thou dost chief favour show Second Part. 5 A Father loves his Children should All live in Unity So thou delights to see thy Saints Walk in sweet Harmony 6 He ever does o'relook the faults Which he in them does spy So all thy People's faults likewise Thou dost O Lord pass by 7 'T is a high honour to descend From such who Noble be Kings Children are all but base born To those Lord born of thee 8 Rich Parents may soon poor be made And also they do die Thou Lord art rich and so wilt be Unto Eternity 9 All praise and glory unto God Our Father be therefore And unto Christ that ransom'd us Be Praise for evermore HYMN 2. Psal. 73. 26. God the Portion of his People 1 A Portion Lord thou didst design On thine for to bestow Nought didst thou think was good enough For them of things below 2 Nor things in Heaven which excell And therefore dost impart Thy self as the Portion alone Of all upright in Heart 3 Who then is able to conceive How rich thy Children are For they have all since they have thee And each an equal share 4 All have a God all have a Christ Nay all that thou hast too Each one hath thee intirely This does their Riches show 5 And they Lord never shall have less Their Portion can't be spent Nor treacherously by wicked ones From them it can't be rent 6 Fire can't their bless'd Portion burn Nor Thieves steal it away Nor Moths nor Rust it can't corrupt O happy happy they The second Part. 7 All things are theirs who have thee Lord Thô under age they be But yet that day will quickly come Of their Felicity 8 When full possession they shall have Of all that is their own And every one of them thou wilt With lasting Glory Crown 9 This Portion ah how doth it suit And answer every want And fully does it satisfie The Soul of every Saint 10 All Glory and high praise therefore Let us together sing To God the Father and the Son From whence such Riches spring HYMN 2. Psal. 90. 1. God the Saints dwelling place 1 THy Saints Lord have a dwelling strong And thou that dwelling art No habitation like to this Hath any haughty Heart 2 For 't is the low and humble Soul That in the Lord does dwell Where such do rest and have repose This dwelling doth excell 3 A house ah 't is our home always And when we absent be How do we long for to return So do our Soul till we 4 Return again unto our God When we from thee do stray O bring us to our bless'd abode Christ Jesus is the Way 5 We here no perfect rest shall find Untill we fixed are In our brave house that is above No Palace like to it here The second Part. 1 A House preserves from heat and cold From Winds and cruel storms Those who Lord dwell in thee are bold Being safe from fear of harms 2 And in our House our comforts lie And all our chiefest treasure God is our Joy our Souls delight In whom is sweetest pleasure 3 Propriety unto a house Doth make it valued Our interest in our God alone Makes us lift up our head 4 In a great House are many Rooms To dine and also lye Rare secret Chambers also we Do in thee clearly spy 5 Each Attribute is as a Room Whither thy Saints do go By precions Acts of Faith and then Nothing they fear below 6 Another house thô stately t is It may be batteâ—d down But thou art such a House O Lord That can't be overthrown