without that Lord Will never burn nor raise our hearts As we have newly heard 5 Fire will melt and soften things That hard are naturally 'T is by thy Word and Spirit we Do with thy Will comply 6 'T is that which bends makes us yield And humbles much the heart Which naturally was proud and vain And too obdurate The Second Part. 1 Thy Word it quickens and revives Like Fire it does chear It consolates and makes such warm Who to it do draw near 2 For they who to it will not come No profit can receive So such who do reject thy Word Their Souls shall not live 3 Fire will penetrate and pierce There is no secret place Within the Soul but thy Word will Most quick and swiftly pass 4 It doth the very Thoughts discern Nay it divides between The Soul and Spirit of a Man To sever both from sin 5 And Fire is used to lay waste Houses where Rebels hide Ev'n so thy Word doth quite consume The House of Lusts and Pride 6 Man with vain hopes a House doth raise And vaunts himself each day But when thy Word doth sieze on him His House consumes a way 7 All his vain hope he had before It is consum'd and gone And a new Temple up is rais'd For the most holy One. The Third Part. 1 Take heed ye Sinners you don't quench God's Word that fire within Nor lesson not its burnings if You would not die in sin 2 If you will sin and have your Lusts Whatever Preachers say Then down to Hell be sure you must When Death takes you away 3 Ah! there 's another Fire know If this your filth don't waste Into Eternal Fire then you Shall all be thrown at last 4 Consider is 't not better far That sin consumed be Yea all beloved sins and lusts Than damn'd eternally 5 You that do find the work 's begun That there 's a spark of Fire Kindled in your Souls O let it burn And raise its flames up higher 6 O 't is Soul know a sacred spark 'T is Fire all divine And God be sure has kindled it In that poor Soul of thine The Fourth Part. 1 Consider God's design herein Is to soften thy heart And to cement thy Soul to him And Saving-grace impart 2 And if it should be quench'd in thee It lyes not in thy power To kindle it and God in wrath May also give thee over 3 And never more renew that work But let thee quite alone In all thy sins to take thy swinge Until thy Soul is gone 4 But ye who are the Saints of God As this is Fire divine So let Devils strive and do their worst It in thy Soul shall shine 5 Though not always to such degree Your sin 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 Lord This Fire to kindle round about And sweetly burn in ev'ry place And never be put out HYMN 91. God's Word comp to a Hammer 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 bless'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 we do read of great Jehovah The high and lofty One 3 Of his dread Essence nature pure And of the Vnity 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 â— There we may see and wonder too â—ow infinite Wisdom shone Wâ—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
always And never more be sad HYMN 66. The Spirit an Earnest Eph. 1.13 After ye believed ye were sealed with that spirit of promise which is the earnest of our inheritance c. 1 A Great Estate is purchased We would Possession have Of that blessed Inheritance An Earnest therefore crave 2 Was it not purchased O Lord For us by our dear Friend O then a Pledge do thou afford An Evidence to end 3 The Controversie that doth rise Continually within If we 'll believe our Enemies Our Title 's lost by sin 4 But we a promise of it have From thee who can'st not lie And therefore now we humby crave An Earnest speedily 5 Like as an Earnest doth confirm And give an assurance Of some great purchase even so We all may see from hence 6 God's Spirit is unto our Souls An Earnest of all good Which Jesus Christ did buy for us With his most precious Blood 7 And as an Earnest when 't is given Doth make the Bargain sure So certain shall he have Heaven This Earnest doth procure The second Part. 1 He that God's Spirit doth obtain Shall grace and glory have For he an Earnest of it hath From one that can't deceive 2 O then come down O blessed Dove Abide thou in our breast To be an Earnest of God's love And quietly we 'll rest 3 But cease will not but always cry With confidence of Soul Thou art our God O strengthen us That none may us controul 4 To God the Father and the Son And Holy Ghost therefore Be blessing honour and renown Now and for evermore HYMN 72. The Spirit a Seal Eph. 1.30 And grieve not the holy Spirit of God whereby ye are sealed to the day of redemption 1 O Lord now we perceive most clear Thy love is great indeed Ah we shall the Inheritance have Which thou to buy didst bleed 2 Thou wouldst not Lord bought it so dear Had not thy purpose been To make it sure unto our Souls In ' spite of World or Sin 3 And as for us thou didst it buy And we the Earnest have So now we also do espy A Seal to us does cleave 4 We sealed are O that 's a thing Which highly's valued And great assurance doth it bring Of what is purchased 5 It also doth impression make Upon the wax always So we thy Image have hereby And shall have all our days 6 But as the wax must melted be Before it can receive Th' impression of the Seal so we Are softned who believe 7 And this doth thy bless'd Spirit do That holy Fire divine His influences this does show Thus doth his glories shine The second Part. 1 And as a Seal some strive to change Or it do counterfeit So Satan who about doth range Does strive our Souls to cheat 2 A Seal is used to secure Things secret and close so Thy Saints preserved are hereby From Men and Devils too 3 Now see ye who Professors are That you have melted been As soften'd like the wax have you Been broken for your sin 4 Hath any promise been set home With power on your heart Did ever so God's Spirit come His Image to impart 5 O what Impression do you find Is holiness in you Do you now in the Lord delight More than in things below 6 Take care you who are sealed Ones Ye don't the Spirit grieve Don't make him sigh with bitter groans Since such a Seal you have 7 O prize him and unto him live He is your dearest Friend Due glory see to him you give Always unto the end HYMN 73. Grieve not the Spirit Eph. 4.30 And grieve not the holy Spirit of God c. 1 THe holy Spirit grieve do not Which God to you doth give From whom ye have all that rich grace By which to God we live 2 It is the Spirit that renews The Souls of every one That are brought home to Jesus Christ Whose darkness now is gone 3 All light and comfort doth proceed From his sweet influence 'T is dangerous then him to grieve You may perceive from hence 4 By him you live by him you walk Without his help can't we Do any good O therefore now Let him not grieved be 5 But bless the Lord he 's not withdrawn O sing his praises forth And live to him as long as you Do live upon the Earth HYMN 74. The Spirit a Witness Rom. 8.16 The Spirit it self beareth Witness with our Spirit 1 O Lord we have a blessed grant Of an Inheritance And so hath every holy Saint And thy grace to advance 2 Thou dost to us an Earnest give Of it to make it sure And Sealed 't is when we believe Unto us too for ever 3 But that we might by no means doubt To make it firmer yet A Witness Lord thou hast found out Which thou saw'st requisite 4 Sure 't is some great and glorious thing That purchas'd was so dear And 't will eternal comfort bring To have a title clear 5 O let thy Spirit Lord come in We 'll hear what he can say Before we dare once Lord attempt A Claim unto it lay 6 But since one Witness may not do And two required are Let Conscience with thy Spirit now His witness also bear The Second Part. 1 Thy Spirit must Lord testifie That we are born again Is all sin dead Let Conscience speak To put us out of pain 2 Two Witnesses nay such as these We 'll prize for they are true Ah! they will free us from all fear VVhatever does insue 3 If they together do agree The Controversie's gone If we new Creatures truly be VVe safe are ev'ry one 4 They 'll make us to lift up our head VVith joy triumphantly All sorrow will be vanquished O then let 's search and try 5 By thy own Law for 't is thy Word The matter must decide Thy Spirit from thy Word O Lord VVe never must divide 6 O happy Soul art thou sincere Upright in life and heart Do both these joyntly witness bear That thus also thou art 7 Then sing the praise of God above VVho clears to thee this thing O with the Spirit fall in love And praise our glorious King HYMN 75. The Spirit a River Joh. 7.30 He that believeth out of his Belly shall flow Rivers of living water 1 VVE of a River now will sing A Stream that sweetly runs And praise the high and glorious King That he the Channel turns 2 This way to us in these dry Isles I' th' solitary place Sweet streams of water doe rise up God doth pour forth his grace 3 This makes our Wilderness rejoyce It Sion doth make glad And Saints to sing with chearful voice That mourn'd and were so sad 4 This River sweetly soaks the Earth VVhere-e're its streams do run And plenteously he will pour forth His waters e're he 's done 5 This River O 't is very deep The bottom none can know Fresh always doth its waters keep And yet they over-flow 6 Its Banks they
Promises 163 1 329 Hymn of Praise after the Sacrament 164 1 330 Man's Impotency 165 1 331 Come ye to the Waters 166 1 332 Glorious Light shining 167 1 333 The panting Soul 168 1 334 Everlasting rest 169 1 334 Here any live 170 1 335 What shall we do 171 1 336 Who has made thee to differ 172 1 337 If the Son makes you free 175 1 338 After a Farewell Sermon 174 1 339 Christ knocks at the Door 175 1 340 Footsteps of the Flock 176 1 341 Christ preached 177 1 342 Wonders of Grace 178 1 343 Hymn of Thanksgiving 179 1 344 Power of Prayer 180 1 345 Saints Safety 181 1 346 All praise to Gods 182 1 347 They shall look to him 183 1 348 After a Fit of Sickness 184 1 349 Buy Gold tryed 185 1 350 Heavenly Feast 186 1 352 Harvest of Joy 187 1 353 Woful Harvest of the wicked 188 1 354 Christ's Passion 190 1 355 For wake ye Virgins 191 1 356 Christ's Exhaltation 192 1 357 Signs of the Last Day 193 1 358 Day of Jubilee 194 1 359 Hymn of Praise 195 1 360 Bleeding Heart 196 1 361 Things done for us 197 1 362 Things done in us 198 1 363 Grace shining 199 1 363 Bread indeed 200 1 364 Feast of Fat things 201 1 365 Vnless that ye believe 202 1 366 The glorious Gift 203 1 366 Christs become poor 204 1 367 Hymn of Praise 205 1 368 The blessed Man 206 1 370 Christ's Kingdom 207 1 371 Saints Security 208 1 372 Wrath 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 1 376 The perfect Man 214 1 376 Prayers answered 215 1 37◠Spiritual Worshippers 216 1 37◠Sacred Pantings 217 1 379 Sheep of God's Pasture 218 1 38◠A Psalm of Praise 219 1 38◠Longings for good Times 220 1 38◠Free Pardon 221 1 38◠All Creatures to praise God 222 1 38◠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 100 dth 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. Hymm 222. Page 383. ERRATA PAge 34. Line 19. add shall Page 41. Line 17. r. Men. Page 45. Line 23. for Jesus r. Jess Page 46. Line 12. blot out O. Page 64. Line 6. for weak r. meek 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 1. God a Father 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. God a Portion 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. God our dwelling place 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
from God's presence be accurst Ah this now think upon 8 And say you have a gracious call And happy you may be If you lay hold on Gospel-terms A pardon you shall see AYMN 44. Christ the Heir of all things Heb. 1.2 Whom he hath appointed Heir of all things 1 IN regions of approachless light There sits th' eternal King VVherein mixt joys with love unites From whom all riches spring 2 There dost thou sit on thy high Throne And all subject to thee Yea and all worlds Lord are thine own And what else there can be 3 A Son thou hast also brought forth VVho is thy only Heir Begotten long before the Earth Or Heavens did appear 4 He is thy joy and hearts delight By whom all things were made He always stands in thy own sight VVhose glories ne're shall fade 5 And as he makes thy heart full glad So all perfections meet In him who is with glory clad VVhose love is ever sweet 6 He is thine Heir into his hand All things Lord thou hast given That so he might have sole command O're Earth and also Heaven 7 He 's cloathed with such dignity Has such a glorious name That he 's above each Monarchy There 's none dares once lay claim 8 To his Titles each Seraphim Do readily submit The Cherubims do worship him And fall down at his feet The Second Part. 1 'T is Christ and only Christ does bear Thy likeness in each thing Thy express Image doth appear In this our glorious King 2 'T is thou bless'd Jesus who dost raise Thy Father's House so high The stress of all on thee he lays Of his whole Family 3 In thee all treasures hidden are Of grace and wisdom too And all because thou art his Heir From thee all riches flow 4 Thou portions therefore dost give sorth To all given to thee VVho witness do all the new birth And Sons adopted be 5 And so made Heirs and shall possess VVith thee a glorious share Of that eternal blessedness Of which thou art the Heir 6 All things were thine as thou art God But unto thee are given As thou the Mediator art By the great God of Heaven 7 O how art thou Lord honoured Who would not fall in love With thee whose glories thus are spread Below also above 8 O happy choice ye Saints have made Who marry'd have the Heir Soon ye shall the possession have And glorious all appear 9 Then never doubt of all supply Ye precious Saints of his He will you no good thing deny What happiness like this 10 O then with a melodious voice Together do ye sing Since he has made of you his choice Praise ye the glorious King HYMN 45. Jesus the true Witness Rev. 1.5 And from Jesus who is the true Witness 1 O Holy God we thee adore Who glorious truths makes known And that of them we might not doubt But stedfastly them own 2 A glorious Witness thou hast sent Who from thy bosom came And he himself also does say I the true Witness am 3 But what dost thou O blessed Prince Bear witness now unto Ah! 't is of that eternal love Which from the Lord does flow 4 And of that great and good design Of saving each poor soul By Blood and Merits Lord of thine Who do upon thee roul 5 And know in thee all truth is found Who the Messia art And that grace does in thee abound To each believing heart 6 To the true Witness now above We ought therefore to sing And always to admire his love From whence all comforts spring The Second Part. 1 A Witnesses faithful Lord and true He sometimes others brings As witnesses with him to shew And open divers things 2 The holy Prophets we do find Who were O Lord of old Bear witness and were of one mind Thy Record to unfold 3 And God the Father from on high With an amazing voice Did record bear assuredly Whose witness is most choice 4 The Spirit also bears record These three agree in one And testifie to every word Delivered by the Son 5 The Miracles which Jesus wrought They also witness bear To whatsoever he made known Or did to us declare 6 Then tremble ye who wicked be Escape ye never shall If ye believe not Christ is he With vengeance you shall fall 7 And in your sins you all shall die This the true Witness said But all ye Saints rejoyce and sing For all your debts are pay'd HYMN 46. Christ the true Witness The Third Part. 1 A Witness must his witness bear Unto the Truth nay he Must the whole truth likewise declare In all simplicity 2 And nothing but the truth must speak And speak it plainly too A true decision clear to make All this Lord thou dost do 3 Whatever is a truth of God VVhich we ought to obey In thy New Testament 't is found VVe all the stress must lay 4 Upon thy faithfulness O Lord Canst thou a truth pass by ' Not witness to it in thy VVord Or let it darkly lye 5 Therein conceal'd when 't is a thing Of such a great concern That Men do say with greatest care Each Soul is bound to learn 6 Or if they don 't it strictly keep To Judgment they must come Nay threaten such who it neglect VVith an eternal doom 7 Ah! let them blush with greatest shame VVe to thy VVord appeal VVho the true VVitness art and know Thou didst no truth conceal The fourth Part. 1 Now when a thing does doubtful lye And Men cannot agree VVhen what one says others deny VVe presently should flee 2 To thee the true and faithful One If to that very thing No witness thou hast plainly born Away we must it fling 3 Art thou the only VVitness Lord To ev'ry Truth divine And not one word for such a thing Out of that mouth of thine 4 And yet can that a truth be thought They other VVitness bring They call for Moses he is brought To witness to this thing 5 And thus they Lord do thee degrade Or do invaluate The Highest VVitness e're was heard Or Matters did relate 6 Moses was not for evermore VVithin the House to be He spoke on Earth but thou from Heaven No Law-giver but thee 7 Lord can we own since all power is To thee alone given And all thy Laws they are firm as The Ordinance of Heaven The Fifth Part. 1 No Tabernacle here 's for him Appears to every one VVhose eyes are open if they look They 'll find that he is gone 2 None none but Jesus does remain What can there be more clear God calls to us too out of Heaven Him only now to hear 3 Besides if Moses should come in Their Cause he 'd give away He never gave that Law to them Who live i' th' Gospel day 4 'T was given unto Israel When they in Horeb were Not to their Fathers but to them Doth eminent appear Deut. 5. 1 2 3. 5 To Jews and Jewish Proselites Or all