thou didst become Thou willing wast to die And meekly as a Lamb is dumb Thou took'st it patiently The Second Part. 1 No Lamb so innocent as thou Nor none so lovely are And in a bosom thou didst lye With whom none can compare 2 The best of all the flock above The chief of all below Behold him then and fall in love Ye would if you did know 3 The worth of him and the great need You have of precious food By Faith you must on this Lamb feed And also drink his blood 4 Or else you shall be sure to die His Flesh is meat indeed So is his Blood O will you try There 's nothing more you need 5 Ye who do eat his Flesh shall live And never shall ye die His Flesh and Blood to you does give Take it then thankfully 6 And sing unto the holy Lamb Sing Praises now therefore O praise him that he hither came Sing Praises evermore HYMN 36. Christ the Branch Zech. 3.8 I will bring forth my Servant the Branch Zech. 6.12 He shall grow out of his place and shall build the Temple of the Lord. Zech. 6.13 Even he shall build the Temple of the Lord and he shall bear the glory and shall be Priest on the Throne c. 1 A Root as God as Man also A Branch here called art Which does thy humane nature show To whom God did impart 2 All fulness of the Deity It in this Branch appears Most precious Fruit we do espy This Branch for ever bears 3 The Branch is of the self same kind With the Root of the Tree The self-same nature we do find That Abraham's Children be Of thou didst take that so thereby We might assurance have That every way thou fitted art Our precious souls to save 5 A Branch partakes too of the Sap Which in the Root does lye So in the Virgins Womb was fed Thy blest Humanity 6 I' th Branch or Branches of the Tree Its glory does shine forth So 't is in thee that David's Race Its greatest glory hath The Second Part. 1 Let Hereticks who do deny Christ of the Virgin took His spotless pure humanity Ashamed ever look 2 And let us all stand in amaze Whilst we behold and see How God our humane nature has Made one with th' Deity 3 Now let us sing unto the Man Called the Branch for he Shall grow and flourish in such sort That never did a Tree 4 For he upon the Throne does sit And all the glory bear And also shall God's Temple build And make its beauty rare HYMN 37. Christ a glorious Prophet Act. 3.22 A Prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you 1 A King a Priest and Prophet too Thou art O Lord indeed As Mediator art also We such a one did need 2 Thou art God's mouth to people all God hath in these last days Spoken to us 't is thou dost call And speak too many ways 3 A Prophet speaks not of himself But as inspired So God gave thee the Commandment As we have often read 4 What thou shouldst speak and what make known From thee he nothing hid By thee to us all things are shown Which God commanded did 5 The Prophets did thy Kings anoint So such likewise receive From thee the holy Unction do Who truly do believe 6 Prophets were to teach Gods good Word In all uprightness too So thou dost teach us all O Lord Yea all things we should do 7 Yea what and how we should believe And how depend on thee And how to walk who Truth receive That saved we may be The Second Part. 1 The Prophets shewed things to come And so hast thou likewise Not only in the World that 's now But when the Dead shall rise 2 How it shall go with thy Saints here Thou didst to them make known And how in glory they 'll appear When Sinners are o'rethrown 3 And he who doth not unto thee In every thing adhere And do whatever thou dost say Thy angry frowns must bear 4 O hearken to this Prophet then In whate're he does say Fear lest you be all undone Men In the last dismal day 5 And ye who be the Saints of God Keep to his Word be sure Then may you sing for you shall be Happy happy for ever HYMN 38. Christ a Garment of Sanctification Rom. 14. ult Put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ make no provision for the flesh c. 1 WE naked once were all O Lord And loathsom were to see Our shame was seen and vile within Till cloathed were by thee 2 'T is true Lord once in ancient time We gloriously were clad Our beauty was then in its prime Not long we so abode 3 But we were Lord beset with Thieves Who tore our Robes away And in our blood and nakedness We a long season lay 4 But thou in mercy didst pass by And with us fell in love Though nothing in us could'st espy Affections great to move 5 Our souls thou didst in the first place Most graciously wash clean And then didst cloath us with thy grace Ne're braver Robes were seen 6 These Garments first by thee were bought They cost thee very dear And by thy Spirit they are wrought Most curiously and rare The Second Part. 1 No Needle-work was e're so fine Bespangled with Gold As is ihe Robe of Righteousness To all who it behold 2 Thus is thy grace compared Lord With which thou dost adorn The Souls of thy most blessed Saints VVhose Garments once were torn 3 And nothing had to cover them But filthy Rags so vile That thou our Image didst contemn Since we thy own did spoil 4 Thus by our Garments we are known And those who han't them on Thou wilt O Lord never such own But bid them to be gone 5 'T is thou hast made the difference VVe were ill cloath'd as others But these have not the preference None like our Elder Brother's 6 Ay that is rich O Lord indeed Without least spot or stain 'T is that keeps off all fiery darts And clean it will remain 6 But these much comfort to us bring And keep us also warm We need not fear no pricking thing Cold can't do us much harm The Third Part. 1 They ever do their fashion hold Most beautiful and fair They make all look young when they 're old Such to thee lovely are 3 The longer we these Garments wear The better they would be For the long use of godliness Makes us shine splendentlie 3 Our Garments then let 's not defile But have them always on For we must wear them every day Until our lives are done 4 And then shall we Lord cloathed be With immortality In Robes that shine like to the Sun Unto eternity 5 Come Sinners then ah will you buy Some Cloaths to cover you Most rich they are assuredly Come let your own Rags go 6 VVhat is Morality to Grace Even like a filthy thing Get those Robes on and take your place '
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
are God's holy VVord That is his lasting bounds Oh! where God doth his Name record There are these waters found 7 Over these Banks it will not go Nor ever break them down VVhoe're they be who make a breach They shall be overthrown The Second Part. This River when it swiftly runs With an impetuous stream It drives the Soul to Jesus Christ O there 's no stopping them 2 Trees that are planted by its side How sweetly do they grow Like Willows by the Water-course And Drought such never know 3 This River brings things from afar The best Navigation Is in this River to set out 'T will bring us to Salvation 4 That Soul which doth imploy himself And work herein each day He shall be rich eternally And a bless'd Scepter sway 5 The Waters of this River are Excellent good to drink If thou dost taste thou wilt no more Upon your sorrows think 6 No Wines so rare ne're cou'd compare With these Waters besure And such who do drink of them too Ah! he shall live for ever 7 Sing to the River River of God Let Sion much rejoyce O sing ye Saints with one accord To Christ with chearful voice HYMN 76. The holy Spirit Waters of Life Ezek. 36.25 I will sprinkle clean water upon you Joh. 7.30 Out of his belly shall flow living water c. 1 THis River flows from God above It from his Throne proceeds And sweetly too this way doth move It many millions feeds 2 These Waters purge from filthiness Come wash and be you clean It makes the barren Soul flourish And spread his Branches green 3 It 's cooling to a sweating Soul That Satan hunts about 'T will quench the fire of lusts within It does allay our drought 4 It makes the Seed of Grace to grow It mollifies our Earth All such its influences know Who witness the new birth 5 It heals the wounded Soul likewise There 's no disease within But by these Waters cur'd have been O drink and drink agen 6 O come unto these Waters ye Who very thirsty are To all that come they are most free O drink and do not spare The Second Part. 1 Do not be foolish and mistake To go to the wrong Well These Waters 't is that you must take Which far alas excell 2 All Waters you can go unto Ah! would you healed be To Christ by his own Spirit come And sickness soon will flee 3 Ye Fools what is 't that you do drink 'T is puddle-water base It stinks 't is filthy God it loaths O taste of his sweet grace 4 And sinful joys will hateful be And you will spue them up Come taste a little Water See! Come try Take one small sup 5 And you will say God's love O 't is Most pleasant to your taste But the chief sweetness is reserv'd For us to drink at last 6 O praise the glorious God above These Waters overflow Sing praise to Jesus Christ our Lord And praise the Spirit too HYMN 77. The Holy Ghost a Teacher Luk. 12.12 The holy Spirit shall teach you c. 1 VVE many things are yet to learn Lord we instructions need We fain would all thy Truths discern And from all doubts be freed 2 Some things be dark and hidden are That we can't understand And therefore Lord to make them clear By a most skilful hand 3 Thy Spirit hast ordain'd to be A Teacher unto us All praise and glory unto thee For dealing with us thus 4 He has all knowledge of thy Laws And opens ev'ry thing And can discover ev'ry flaw That up may seem to spring 5 VViâ—hin our minds about the way VVherein we ought to go Out of a Book he teaches us The meaning he does show 6 He did himself this Book compile 'T was he who gave it out And therefore can it open well And Answer ev'ry doubt 7 Unto the ignorant and blind If they his counsel take God's Kingdom they at last shall find And them he 'll perfect make The Second Part. 1 He doth not teach to go astray From thy own written VVord That 's not thy Spirit nor the way VVhich doth not just accord 2 In every thing we sure are VVith thy New Testament Lord all such Spirits we 'll not hear By thee they were not sent 3 Thy VVord it is a sure Rule O let thy Spirit come And witness too 't most graciously And ev'ry Nail drive home 4 Let all Convictions close abide Of sin and duty too And let us find each promise firm VVhich unto us doth flow 5 And we thy Praises will sing forth And never go astray VVhen in our Souls thy Spirit doth Tell us this is the way HYMN 78. The holy Spirit like a Dove Mat. 3.16 And he saw the Spirit descending like a Dove and lighted upon him 1 DOwn from above the blessed Dove Is come Ah! shall he rest Thou Holy and Eternal One VVith me O in my Breast 2 There let thy Spirit dwell O Lord VVho has a Dove-like Eye Most quick to see before his sight All things do naked lye 3 O he is innocent indeed Most harmless and most meek VVhoever would from wrath be freed His nature they must seek â— All such who are gentle and kind Most humble in their heart This Dove infus'd it in their mind He did that grace impart 5 Ah! he is swift as any Dove And quickly can be here Though he descended from above Yet is he ev'ry where The second Part. 1 From sight of thy All-seeing Spirit O whither can we go His Eyes do search all places out He walketh to and fro 2 Through the Earth where can we hide O whither can we fly Lord from thy presence ' cause thou art Far off and also nigh 3 Shall we to Heaven mount alost Lo thou art present there Or if we should go down to Hell Ev'n there thou dost appear 4 Yea should we take us Morning wings And dwell beyond the Sea There would thy right-hand have fast hold And with us quickly be 5 Nay if we say the darkness shall Yet shroud us from thy sight Alas the thickest darkness is To thee like to the light Yea darkness hideth not from thee But night doth shine as day To thee the darkness and the night Are both alike alway The Third Part. 1 Thy Spirit 's swift he 's swift in flight From him there 's none can fly VVe ever be Lord in thy sight Thou canst us soon supply 2 VVith all good things which we do need And could we get thy VVings VVe should mount up from fear be freed And hate earth's empty things 3 Behold he 's come an Olive-leaf VVithin his mouth we see God's wrath is o're it is asswag'd O therefore joyful be 4 Let 's see thy face and hear thy voice And taste thy sweetest love O Souls ascend but O for Wings The VVings of Noah's Dove 5 Then should we fly away from hence Leaving this world and sin And soon wouldst thou Lord reach thy
But thou hast sent us Gospel Light To thine eternal praise 6 The Sun which rose up in the East And drove their shades away Hath sent his Light unto the West And turn'd our Night to Day 7 Blessed be God for what we see Our God for what we hear Sweet News of Heaven Lord from thee Sounds daily in our Ear. The End of the Fourth Part. PART V. Containing SACRED HYMNS Setting out and illustrating the transcendent Excellencies of the GRACES of the HOLY SPIRIT HYMN 98. Grace compared to Salt Mark 9.50 Have Salt in your selves 1 HOw unsavoury O Lord are things Unless they salted be And so indeed were all our Souls Till seasoned by thee 2 With thy most sweet and precious Grace That is the Salt whereby We sav'ry do become O Lord Thy Salt O then apply 3 Salt is of such a quality That it doth search each part Of Flesh that it is laid upon So Grace searches the Heart 4 The Spirit searches all deep things Yea the deep things of God It will find out what sin in us Doth still make its abode 5 And then like Salt doth purge it out 'T is Grace which purifies The heart and life there is no doubt But such like vertue lyes 6 In that most precious Grace of thine O then let 's look and see Whether we search'd and purged are And then sing praise to thee The second Part. 1 Salt doth preserve 't is evident Both Meat and other things Else they 'll corrupt and quickly taint Like Vertue also springs 2 From thy good Grace 't is that O Lord Which doth preserve from sin All graceless Sinners odious stink So filthy are within 3 That all their inward parts corrupt And they like Carrion lye In a vile Ditch or Common-shore In their iniquity 4 But such in whom Gods Grace is wrought Grace does their Souls preserve From sin in heart in life in thought Uprightly God to serve 5 Most sweet are they and savoury To God and unto Men And all their works they have perform'd By Grace have season'd been The Third Part. 1 Salt is of universal use There 's nothing Men want more Without God's Grace there 's none can live Let them be rich or poor 2 Such absolute need have we thereof Without it can't live here A holy life nor can we stand When Jesus doth appear 3 All ranks of Men both high and low Both Kings and Peasants too Must salted be with Grace on Earth Or down to Hell must go 4 In ev'ry state where-er'e they be By Sea as well as Land They Grace do need continually If sin they would withstand 5 Our speech and all that we do say Must season'd be with Salt Or else our words and breath will stink And all be good for nought The Fourth Part. 1 Salt Naturalists do oft declare Is good against the stings Of Serpents and does Worms destroy Which from Corruption springs 2 Grace is a sovereign remedy Against the sting within And kills the Worm of Conscience too The product 't is of sin 3 Sin is a thing most venomous A sting it is likewise Of the old Serpent and 't is worse Than what in Poyson lyes 4 This kills the Soul and Body too And poysons ev'ry part And doth corrupt each faculty Of ev'ry Sinners heart 5 Salt was of use under the Law For ev'ry Sacrifice Must salted be and so must we Before All-seeing Eyes 6 Yea ev'ry Prayer and Offering That 's offered up on high Your Duties all must season'd be With Grace continually 7 But other Salt if Meat do stink It can't it sav'ry make But Grace will such recover who Most filthy ways do take 8 And in God's Nostrils loathsom are Yet Grace will sweeten them Nay they will such a savour bear He 'll highly such esteem The Fifth Part. 1 But we alas do often see Salt lose it's savour may Or things may over-salted be If too much on they lay 2 But Grace in both these things excells Its savour cannot lose Nor can we have of it too much Most savoury are all those 3 Who most are salted with this Salt O therefore loudly cry For Grace good store and do not fear God will your wants supply 4 Then sing forth Praises to the Lord With Grace in all your hearts And see that you well-season'd are In all your inward parts HYMN 99. Truth likened to a Girdle Eph. 6.14 And having your Loyns girt about with Truth c. 1 TRue Grace and true Sincerity Is like a Girdle rare Which some about their Loins do love Continually to wear 2 Like as a Girdle cleaves to Men And doth them compass in So Grace should cleave unto our Souls To keep us from all sin 3 We in the bonds of Truth and Grace Should evermore abide And never from God's Grace and Truth Go back nor turn aside 4 And as a Girdle strengthneth The Loyns of ev'ry one So will this Girdle of Truth also All such who have it on 5 If you in the true Doctrine are And in sincerity Do firmly stand in every Truth Small weakness you 'll espy 6 To be in you for strength you 'll have If that your hearts be found And every Gospel blessed Truth Be evermore your bound The Second Part. 1 The Souldier in the days of old His Armour did gird on And then compleatly harnessed Was he to look upon 2 So must the Christians Armour be Girt with sincerity What will Mens Faith or Righteousness Or Hope else signifie 3 If they are not upright in heart And Truth is not their bound They Hypocrites be sure will then If so at last be found 4 To have the Loyns well girt denotes That Preparation we Unto the Battel ought to make So ready must we be 5 For to encounter or engage With all our cruel Foes To have our Armour girt with Truth And then need fear no blows The Third Part. 1 Girdling also service denotes Let Loyns be girt about And let your Lights be shining too And let them not go out 2 That ye may on your Master wait Whose coming doth draw near Be ready therefore every Saint O now your selves prepare 3 Let ev'ry thing in truth be done And Grace the Girdle be And then with joy shall ev'ry one Their blessed Master see 4 A Girdle is an Ornament It fastens all together And covers Joynts the Armour hath That Men cannot tell whether 5 'T is all one piece or 't is in parts It doth them so unite Thus doth Uprightness us adorn That in Jehovah's sight 6 There seems no flaw nor no defects Uprightness covers all God doth that Soul who is sincere A perfect Christian call The Fourth Part. 1 Come art thou low of mean descent And of ignoble birth Grace covers this deformity Its glory so shines forth 2 Or art thou lame or outwardly May blemishes be seen Yet Grace doth cover this defect Thy Beauty 's great within 3 Or art thou poor and so art brought
sits upon the Floods To rule and govern all Break forth upon thine Enemies And give them their last fall HYMN 134. Afflictions comp to Floods The Second Part. 1 ONe grief and then another doth Like Clouds their Waters pour The Floods of cursed evil Men Do threaten to devour 2 Thy People all O Lord look down Rebuke them in thy wrath Thou art our hope and our defence O stretch thine Arm now forth 3 And let them know they are but Men And must subject to thee What evil they intend to do Let it prevented be 4 And we will lift thy Name on high And them we will not fear If thou wilt Lord our sins forgive And for our help appear HYMN 135. To day if you will hear c. Heb. 3.7 To day if you will hear his voice 1 TO day O hear God's gracious Call O don't the time delay The morrow you must not boast of 'T is now whilst 't is to day 2 Night is no time to do work in And Night will soon be here O then repent and leave your sin â— To Jesus lend your Ear. 3 To Day whilst the sweet Sun doth shine O hearken to God's Word Now whilst you have the Means of Grace Turn ye unto the Lord. 4 The Morning of your Day is gone Nay 't is already Noon The Evening too is coming on And here it will be soon 5 Your Sun begins to draw full low And quickly will go down Rouze up and do your work apace Before your Day is gone HYMN 136. The Smoaking Flax. Mat. 12.20 A bruised Reed shall he not break and smoaking Flax shall he not quench 1 THat Soul O Lord in whom's begun The blessed work of Grace Tho' he may droop and broken be Yet shall behold thy face 2 The feeble and desponding Soul That 's like a bruised Reed Thou wilt Lord take pity upon And soon supply his need 3 Altho' he 's like to smoaking Flax Where little fire is seen Yet he shall see that work go on Which shall destroy his sin 4 Grace at the first seems to be small Which makes the Soul to doubt That in him there is none at all Yet thou wilt bring him out 5 Of all his fears and he shall have A glorious victory And triumph shall in Songs of Praise To all eternity HYMN 137. Death the Seed sown in the Earth 1 Cor. 15.36 Thou Fool that which thou sowest is not quickned unless it die 1 LIke as the Seed which Men do sow Some time lyes in the Earth And then it sprours and we all see A Resurrection hath 2 And as the Seed unless it die It is not quickened So we first die and afterwards Are raised from the dead 3 Death doth approach all Men must die And turn unto the dust The Grave that is the House for all And thither go we must 4 Uncertain is the time of death 'T is certain all must die And certain 't is when death doth come Comes in eternity 5 No Mortal can himself deliver From th' power of the Grave And as we die so we are sure Another life to have The Second Part. 1 The Resurrection-day will come When we shall rise again Remember well the Day of Doom And where you must remain 2 For if in sin at last you die To Hell you shall be cast But if in Christ you fall asleep Your happiness will last 3 For evermore you shall then be With Christ and holy Men Where you shall with the Angels sing All praise to God Amen 4 Blessed are they who in the Lord At last do come to die For as all such from labour rest So shall assuredly 5 At the great day when Christ appears Appear in glory bright And in God's Kingdom shall henceforth Shine like the Morning light 6 Then do not mourn for such who die In Christ their dearest Friend Their gain is great of all their grief There is a final end HYMN 138. The Resurrection-day 1 Thess 4.14 Them that sleep in Jesus will God bring with him 1 DEath is a sleep it is a rest From all our labour here And to the Saints it is the best And so it will appear 2 They fall asleep in a sweet place They sleep in Jesus do They Union have with him through Grace Which death can't overthrow 3 Death can't dissolve that blessed Knot That union doth remain And unto Jesus Christ do go Death unto Saints is gain 4 But though the Sinner falls asleep His sleep is troublesome His Spirits shall no rest receive Till the last day doth come 5 But under wrath and dreadful Ire His Spirit then shall lye When death dos come he feels Hell-fire He sleeps in misery 6 'T is but one part that taketh rest That Sleep too soon will o're When God will on Body and Soul Eternal vengeance pour HYMN 139. Death a Sleep Phil. 1.13 Having a desire to depart and be with Christ c. 1 DEpart from what and whither go But why art in such haste O 't is because thou well didst know How sweet Christ's love doth taste 2 Depart from Earth and go to Heav'n From Saints that dwell below To them to whom bless'd Crowns are given Who do no sorrow know 3 Depart from Sin and Suffering To go to lasting bliss From being Poor to be a King What change is there like this 4 But yet thou must wait till the time That God prefixed hath And then thou shalt depart in peace And have the end of Faith 5 O happy Man thou art the Lord's Let death come when it will And he thy precious Soul at last Will with his glory fill HYMN 140. The Morning of the Resurrection Psal 49.14 And the Righteous shall have dominion over them in the morning 1 THe Morning comes when Night is gone The Night is now far spent The Resurrection day comes on When Jesus shall be sent 2 To call the Dead out of their Graves That is the Morning sure Which will not have another Night That Day will last for ever 3 Thy Sun will rise and ne're go down ' And then thou shalt awake Out of thy Bed and have a Crown That will thee happy make 4 Thou wast of no esteem on Earth But a poor Underlin But shalt at last dominion have When that day doth begin 5 It will a Morning be in which No Clouds shall more appear Thy Sun shall rise and shine he shall Beyond all shinings here 6 O wait ye Saints then for the Morn Look up it is ev'n day Break forth and sing all Saints of God Who dwell in House of Clay 7 Your day doth hasten on apace Look up lift up your Eyes The Morning comes when you shall rule O're all your Enemies HYMN 141. The great Assize Rev. 20.12 And I saw the dead small and great stand before God and the Books were opened c. 1 HArk how the mighty Trumpet sounds The Judge is on the Throne Now joy to Saints shall much abound
trod 10 For if we do our sins confess Faithful and Just is he From sin and all unrighteousness To cleanse and set us free HYMN 154. Sung after Sermon Psal 31.19 Great Goodness laid up and wrought out 1 GReat Goodness thou O Lord hast wrought Who can of it conceive And those thou dost regenerate 'T is they do it receive 2 'T is they who are delivered From that forlorn estate They once were in when they lay dead Under thy fearful hate 3 'T is they whose Souls united be Unto thy self O Lord And have Communion too with thee And prize thy blessed Word 4 They are alive and love thee dear Thy Image also they Do in their Souls most clearly bear And taste of thee each day 5 They of Christ's Blood and Merits shall For certain have a part And though they sin they cannot fall From thee Lord in their heart 6 Their Souls shall live eternally They sing thy praise therefore This work being wrought in our Souls We 'll sing for evermore HYMN 155. A Hymn of Praise after the Sacrament A Feast of Fat things 1 LOrd thou our bless'd Physician art Who for our Souls didst die Thou dost thy precious Blood impart Our Souls to purifie 2 When sin and sickness did appear And nought could do us good A Med'cine then thou didst prepare To heal us with thy Blood 3 Thou art O Lord our glorious Sun Light Heat and Life 's from thee And thou upon our Souls has shone By which we quickned be 4 A Banquet rich thou dost provide A Table of Fat things To feast our Souls O let us eat And drink of thy own Springs 5 The Feast is thine of thine own cost The Lamb is of thy Fold It is the best in all the Flock More precious far than Gold 6 No spot in him was ever found No blemish but all pure Yet for us he had many wounds Thy wrath he did endure 7 He drank the bitter of the Cup That no wrath might remain That we might drink in draughts of love And come to life again 8 And spend our days upon the Earth In joy through thy sweet Spirit Until we come thy glory great In Heaven to inherit HYMN 156 Psal 31.19 Goodness wrought 1 HOw great is thy sweet goodness Lord. VVhich for us thou hast wrought By Jesus Christ our dearest Friend VVho our dear Souls hath bought 2 That so we might that goodness have His Life he did lay down Our Souls from Death and Hell to save And us with glory crown 3 And as for us Christ wrought it out So in us we do see The Spirit works without all doubt That we convinc'd might be 4 And so doth cause us for to feel What unto sin is due The weight of which would make us reel And vengeance soon ensue 5 But 't is to heal that he doth wound The Soul and makes it cry And then with speed he doth make haste A Plaister to apply 6 None but thy Spirit can convince And us for Grace prepare And we O Lord may see from hence How helpless once we were 7 To God the Father and the Son And Holy Ghost therefore Be blessing honour and renown Now and for evermore HYMN 157 Sung after Sermon Rom. 1.6 The Gospel the power of God 1 WE of thy Gospel holy Lord Are not asham'd to own Because thy glory shines therein And power is made known 2 Thy Gospel is the means whereby We Lord came to believe And in it does great Riches lye VVhich we by Faith receive 3 Thy Grace in it does glorious shine And by thy Spirit we Are wrought upon and so made thine And union have with thee 4 VVhat cause have we therefore to sing That we thy Gospel have And praise our God and heav'nly King VVho strives our Souls to save 5 Our Enemies the Light do hate And fain wou'd once again Suppress the Gospel as of late O 't is their bitter pain 6 To see how Light and Truth breaks out But this is Lord our joy Arise and put them to the rout Who would thy Truth destroy 7 And we thy Praises will sing forth And laud thy Name therefore O let thy Word shine through the Earth Now and for evermore HYMN 158. The joyful Sound 1 WHo hath or doth O Lord believe Th' Report which thou hast given Many will hear but few receive Th' joyful News from Heaven 2 The joyful Sound that 's spread abroad There 's few which it do mind For though they have it often heard Yet not with hearts inclin'd 3 To that which is most truly good They have no mind at all But contrar'wise despise thy Word And do contemn thy Call 4 But unto some thou dost make known Thy glorious power divine And these are they that thou dost own And callest also thine 5 They do believe and also fear They love and do obey They cleave to thee and are sincere And follow thee alway 6 And them dost thou with Blessings crown They sing to thee therefore And hence it is thou dost them own And wilt for evermore HYMN 159. Psal 23.3 The Sinners Soul restored 1 'T Is thou O Lord who dost restore Our Souls which went astray And had been lost for evermore Hadst thou not found a way 2 For to recover us again By sending of thy Son Under thy wrath we should have lain And ever been undone 3 Our sin and sickness was so sore Nothing could do us good Nor life unto our Souls restore But the Physicians Blood 4 Our case was sad woful indeed If it we did but know Thou therefore sentst thy Son to bleed Such bowels didst thou show 5 That he for us and in our stead Thy dreadful wrath did bear That of his Flesh our Souls might feed Lost strength for to repair 6 Therefore we sing Lord unto thee And well indeed may they Who by thy Grace now quickned be And set in the right way 7 Unto eternal happiness Whose Souls thou dost restore They all praise thee Lord more or less And shall for evermore HYMN 160. The Godly Man's Soul restored 1 A Godly Man may greatly fall But thou Lord wilt restore His Soul again and so he shall Stand faster than before 2 He under sin long shall not lye Before he doth revive And whilst he 's down his Soul doth cry And greatly does he strive 3 Against all sin and it does hate And fain would he get clear Of every sin and evil thing To shew he is sincere 4 But wicked Men do make a trade Of sinning ev'ry day Their hearts are carnal and so hard Sins motions they obey 5 And in them also it doth reign And they in it delight Hence under wrath they do remain Being odious in thy sight 6 All praise to God the Lord above We find it otherwise That sin we hate and thee do love And thy sweet favour prize 7 Good Men cannot contented be Unless restor'd again And thy most precious face do
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
Deserters there be found Better not to be born His wrath to such will so abound To pieces they 'll be torn 5 Ye Saints your Leader follow close And see that you do keep To the Company you have chose And from them do not slip 6 Lest you Deserters should be thought brought Keep then your place be sure In that same Truth to which you 're Lest wrath you do procure HYMN 54. Christ the Morning-Star Rev. 22.16 I am the bright morning-star 1 THe Morning Star it does appear The day approaches now See how Christ shines how lovely fair O cast your eyes see how 2 His light does sparkle brighter still The day will quickly break And until then he guide us will I' th' way that we should take 3 None is so glorious in our sight As the sweet Morning-Star Ah! thou out-shines it art more bright Than all the Angels far 4 The Morning-Star that name is sweet So is that name of thine O with thy glorious beams let 's meet For they are all divine 5 In Winter 't is the Morning-Star Is so delighted in How good 's thy Light whilst we do find The Clouds and Night of Sin 6 The Morning Stars did all rejoyce When this Star did arise O let us with the Churches sing His lasting praise likewise HYMN 55. Christ comes suddenly Rev. 16.15 Behold I come as a Thief 1 YE Saints about you look with speed Christ's coming does draw near O watch with care and take great heed As a Thief he will appear 2 Not like a Thief unrighteously To do Men any wrong But unawares most suddenly Though many think 't is long 3 Like as a Thief comes in the night VVhen people are all still And puts them all into a fright So thy dread coming will 4 Surprize the Earth and all who sleep How will they quake with fear O Sinners then will cry and weep When thou Lord dost appear 5 Then will they seek some place to hide Themselves from the great God But though they can't his wrath abide Yet will they find no shroud 6 Nor cover which can shelter them From his most angry frown For vengeance shall their Souls consume And quickly bring them down 7 The coming of a Thief you may Prevent by taking care But Lord thy coming to prevent No way at all is there 8 But will he come and quickly too Ye Saints rejoyce and sing Your glory then will overflow Like to lasting Spring HYMN 56. Christ the desire of all Nations Hag. 2.7 The desire of all Nations shall come 1 THere is enough in Christ to fill All Nations of the Earth The Nations never will be still Until he shall come forth 2 Some in all Nations long for peace Therefore desire thee And wars O Lord shall never cease Until the Prince they see 3 The Nations long for some great thing Their desires are for good And all true good from thee does spring Though not well understood 4 All Nations now desire thee not Yet some do in each Land And all the Earth for thee will thirst And yield to thy command 5 All those who see of thee a need Know the necessity They have of help their Souls do bleed Until thee they do see 6 O then Lord Jesus come away We know thou didst appear Already once but do not stay Again le ts see thee here HYMN 57. Christ the Prince of Peace Isa 9.6 Prince of Peace c. 1 IN thee O Lord true peace is found Our peace O thou didst make Which lasting is and shall abound In thee and for thy sake 2 Thou hast the power of a Prince Nay Peace thou canst command O're War thou hast preheminence Canst stop it with thy hand 3 If thou dost once but speak the word Peace we shall have within By thy own Spirit thou canst Lord Destroy each cursed sin 4 Thou to our Souls sweet peace dost give Thy Church has peace from thee How happily do all such live Who filled with it be 5 The Nations Lord will ne're have peace Until thou dost appear Thou wilt make Wars O Lord to cease Far off and also near 6 Bless'd days of peace will be e're long We therefore Lord will sing And quickly shall too a new Song Unto our glorious King HYMN 58. Christ the Judge of quick dead Act. 10.42 He that was ordained of God to be the Judge of the quick and Dead 1 HE 's come he 's come the Throne is set The Trumpets sound aloud Behold the thousands at his feet O see the mighty crowd 2 Great is this day great is the throng Millions of millions stand And all that thought this day was long They are on his Right-hand 3 But O the millions millions who Are on his Left-hand plac'd Ah see how they now tremble do How wan and how pale-fac'd 4 They now appear Ah now they see Their folly but too late They now with grief tormented be To see their woful state 5 The Trumpet sounds exceeding high The Cherubs clap their wings O hear the Saints melodiously With all the Angels sing 6 But hark the Books are called for Ah Christ is on the Throne The wicked now how do they cry O hark how they do groan HYMN 59. Christ the judge of quick dead The Second Part. Sing this as the 25th Psalm 1 THou Lord art the high Judge Most righteous art also And all the world must judged be And their rewards have too 2 Impartially proceed Wilt thou in that great day And every Man's Indictment read And hear what they can say 3 The honour of the Lord The mighty God above Thou seekst to raise and now thou wilt All doubts of Men remove 4 Now all the works of men And thoughts of every heart Shall unto Judgment come and then Shall all have their deserts 5 The Books shall open be Of Law and Gospel too And Conscience shall be call'd upon To charge or clear also 6 All deeds of darkness shall Be brought unto the light For nothing can be hid at all From the great Judge's sight 7 O think upon this day And for it now prepare For quickly Christ will come away Who will no Sinners spare The Third Part. 1 How dreadful is a righteous Judge To such who guilty be But none like thee O holy One Cloathed in Majesty 2 Thy Countenance how will it shine Much brighter than the Sun All wicked ones will weep and pine And see themselves undone 3 Conscience will in that dreadful day The guilty Sinner fright And all his deeds before him lay Done by him day or night 4 None shall be suffer'd there to speak Or answer for his Friend But every one must for himself His own state recommend 5 The Witnesses shall be call'd in And many will appear And God himself he will be one Who all things knows most clear 6 Conscience also shall called be His witness in to give Who next to God all things does see And knows
how Men do live 7 Angels likewise both good and bad Their Evidence may bring Who quick inspection always had Of Men in every thing The Fourth Part. 1 No mercy then for guilty ones The Judge will be severe Christ will not mind the Sinners groans Who wicked have been here 2 This is the only time of Grace 'T is now Men must repent When that day comes there is no place Although they may relent 3 The Wicked shall the Sentence hear Depart ye cursed all And being bound up hands and feet In flaming fire must fall 4 And ever there too shall they lye The fire can not go out And their worm never more shall die Which will be sad no doubt 5 O then poor Sinners lay to heart Your folly to Christ fly And leave thy sins whoe're thou art For that day draweth nigh The Fifth Part. 1 O Sing ye Saints you have a Friend Who for you will appear If you are faithful to the end Whilst you do now live here 2 Christ when he comes will clear you all And wipe all tears away And ye shall sing and triumph shall In glorious array 3 Ye shall the happy Sentence hear O Come ye blessed Ones The blessed of my Father dear And take your glorious Crowns 4 This being so ye Saints break forth And say O Come away O blessed Judge of Heaven and Earth O haste and do not stay HYMN 60. Christs righteousness Wed. gar Mat. 22.11 12. And he said unto him Friend how camest thou hither not having on a Wedding-garment 1 OF Garments there 's necessity Since sin at first came in We needed none when Innocent We naked were by sin 2 So a righteousness we must have all Sinners all naked be We lost our Cloaths by Adam's Fall Must now be cloath'd by thee 3 A Garment covereth our shame Sin is a filthy thing Thou to hide it Lord hither came Thy Robe's a covering 4 Thy Righteousness is that Robe too Which hides all filth within Such shall no shame for ever know Who have no stain of sin 5 Thy Righteousness is spotless pure And thou dost it impute To us O Lord we have it sure And well it doth us suit For nothing but this Garment could Make us accepted be None justified ever shall Without it be by thee 7 But every one that hath this on They justified are And therefore let Believers sing Who this rich Robe do wear The Second Part. 1 A Garment must exactly fit Such who do put it on Thy Righteousness alone is it That suits each gracious One. 2 In every case the Law has all It can desire to have And Justice says she never shall More of Believers crave 3 It suits so well in each degree And Saints also do find It suits them so nothing can be Exacter to their mind 4 For it does with God's wisdom suit And cloaths our souls and heart And hides all our deformities Nay covers every part 5 From head to foot so that such seem To have no spot at all It gloriously does fit all them Be they great ones or small The Third Part. 1 A Wedding-garment is a sign Of joy and sweet delight And so that righteousness of thine Is Lord in our own sight 2 In it we do rejoyce always 'T is this which makes us glad Such may rejoyce well all their days Who are so bravely clad 3 A Wedding-Garment 't is also Richly Embroidered No Princess e're was cloathed so That King did ever wed 4 It shines bespangled with Gold And such who have it on The King with joy does them behold And loves to look upon 5 How may we then continually In Jesus Christ rejoyce And sing to him melodiously With heart and chearful voice The Fourth Part. 1 All who did unto Weddings come Amongst the Jews of old Must all have Wedding-Garments on The Bridegroom to behold 2 So ev'ry Soul who cloath'd is not With Christ's bless'd righteousness Shall be asham'd at the last day And then be quite speechless 3 This Garment serves for every use And cannot get a stain We need not fear the least abuse It saves from hurt and pain 4 'T is Armour-proof unto the heart Its worth is infinite It saves us from each fiery Dart Of Satan's day and night 5 O then poor Sinners will you see This Garment to obtain 'T will cover your iniquity And leave in you no stain 6 That in God's sight you shall appear Lovely to look upon Without it you undone all are And perish shall each one 7 But let the Saints rejoyce and sing For their infirmities Are all past over by the King Though many evils lies 8 Open to them whilst inwardly They on their sins do pore But shortly all their sins shall fly And seen be never more HYMN 61. Christ all in all Col. 3.11 But Christ is all in all c. 1 AH what art thou Lord Jesus then VVhat can we speak or shall Thou art unto all godly Men Even their all in all 2 Thou all in first Creation wast All things were made by thee And all things for thee too were made VVhatever Lord they be 3 And thou all things dost now uphold Of all things dost dispose Thou was 't before all things of old And dost all things disclose 4 Thou Heir also of all things art All things are given thee And all things dost to such impart VVho call'd and chosen be 5 The substance of all shadows too The Antitype likewise Of all the Types we read of do VVho would thee then not prize The Second Part. 1 IN our Redemption thou art all Thou didst attonement make Thou purchass'd grace for great and small All have it for thy sake 2 In our Election thou art he From whence to us it springs And also we were chose in thee VVhich so much comfort brings 3 In Satisfaction we do find Thou all in all art so 'T was in thy own Eternal Mind Grace on us to bestow 4 According to thine own purpose VVe all too called be Grace never had took hold on us Had it not been through thee 5 In Justification thou art all For 't is in thee alone VVe righteousness have since the Fall Besides thine there is none 6 In Sanctification thou likewise Art all in all O Lord In thee alone this Blessing lies And by thy Holy VVord 7 And Spirit we are all made clean New habits from thee flow And all that ever wash'd have been To thee they owe it do The Third Part. 1 Lord our Acceptation is in thee O thou beloved One No Soul shall e're accepted be But through thy Blood alone 2 And all in our Salvation then Thou art in every thing Thou hast the Author of it been And grace from thee does spring 3 By thee we all are quickned And rais'd to life again VVho in our sins all once lay dead But now in life remain 4 And in Regeneration Ah! thou art all in all We are renewed by the
Son 'T is thou who dost install 5 Each Soul in that high dignity That waits on the new birth We were begotten Lord by thee And by thee are brought forth The Fourth Part. 1 In ev'ry Ordinance also In which we should be found O thou art all for we well know Grace in thee doth abound 2 The Sacraments do hold thee forth And witness bear to thee And we by one to see by Faith Thou nail'd was to the Tree 3 Thy Body broke and Blood was shed In Baptism we do espy Thou in the Grave wast covered But long thou didst not lye 4 But as the Body raised is That cover'd was all o're So thou wast raised unto life And diest now no more 5 In Prayer and Preaching thou art all What do we preach save thee 'T is on thy Name we also call And for thy sake have we 6 Whatever we do need or want We by thy Spirit cry And through thy Incense ev'ry Saint Receives a full supply 7 What is there more What can we do But in the great'st amaze To stand and think and evermore Sing forth thy worthy praise HYMN 62. Christ all in all Christ all from the Father to the Father with the Father Sing this as the 100dth Psalm 1 LOrd from the Father thou art all And to the Father art the same And with the Father when we call We have all things and in thy Name 2 All from the Father thou didst take Which to us thou art pleas'd to give Thou cam'st our Souls alive to make We from thy self that life receive 3 Thou to the Father the way art The truth and life are all in thee Unless thou dost thy help impart The blessed Father we can't see 4 All with the Father art besure Thou hast always thy Father's Ear Thou Favour with him dost procure When we to him thro' thee draw near The Sixth Part. 1 Now let all People on the Earth Sing to the Lord with chearful voice Whose love was such to bring rhee forth But chiefly let thy Saints rejoyce 2 The Lord to us is good indeed 'T is he new Creatures did us make VVe are his flock he doth us feed And for his sheep he doth us take 3 O enter now his House with praise Approach with joy his Courts likewise Praise laud and bless his Name always For this is comely in his Eyes 4 For why the Lord our God is good His Covenant it standeth sure 'T is ratify'd by Christ's own Blood And shall from age to age endure HYMN 63. Christ all and in all The Seventh Part. Who make Christ their all Sing this as the 25th Psalm 1 LEt us make Christ our all Let 's see we him do love To us let all things seem but small Let 's value him above 2 House or Land Husband VVife Or Children who are dear Nay him esteem far above Life And unto him adhere 3 Deny all for his sake Exalt him evermore Then shall we him our all so make VVe never shall be poor 4 Let 's live to him always By whom we all live do VVithout him let not one soul rest As pleas'd with things below 5 To him let 's give all praise His glory not divide For God did him to glory raise To bring down all our pride 6 On Ordinances do not rest VVithout you him enjoy Let him by us be so confest Let what will us annoy 7 Yet hold him fast be sure Let all go for his sake And him let 's love for evermore O thus your all him make HYMN 64. Christ all and in all The Eighth Part. We must make Christ our all 1 WE must make Christ our all ' Cause God o're all is he And God doth him so high extoll All to him bend their Knee 2 'T is he who suffered All things too for our sake And all our Foes has conquered Your all him therefore make 3 He all our works hath wrought VVithout and too within VVithout his strength we can do nought ' Gainst Devil VVorld nor Sin 4 Nothing 's of any worth VVhen to him 't is compar'd To make him all God brought him forth A Body him prepar'd 5 To do all things for us If him therefore we have VVhat is there more that is precious That we of God can crave HYMN 65. Christ all in all The Ninth Part. 1 CHrist is the VVord in whom is life 'T is he shall have the glory Life to the Dead the truth of Types The truth of ancient story 2 Christ is a Prophet Priest and King A Prophet that 's all Light A Priest that stands 'twixt God and Man A King full of delight 3 Christ's Manhood is a Temple where The Holy God does rest Our Christ he is our Sacrifice Our Christ he is a Priest 4 Our Christ he is the Lord of Lords Christ is the King of Kings Christ is the Sun of Righteousness With healing in his wings 5 Our Christ he is the Tree of Life In Paradise he grows Whose Fruits do feed whose Leaves do heal Ah! Christ is Sharons Rose 6 Christ is our Meat Christ is our Drink Our Physick and our Health Our Peace our Strength our Joy our Crown Our Glory and our Wealth 7 Christ is our Father and our Friend Our Brother and our Love Our Head our Hope our Surety Our Advocate above HYMN 66. Christ all and in all The Tenth Part. 1 CHrist is the Shepherd of his Sheep Christ is our Mediator Christ is the Root Christ is the Branch Christ is our Testator 2 Christ is the holy Lamb of God Christ is our Physician Christ is the Way Christ is the Door The Life of ev'ry Christian 3 Christ is God's great Embassador Christ is the only Heir Christ is the bright and Morning-Star Christ is beyond compare 4 Christ is the Foundation sure Christ is the Corner Stone Christ is the Witness and the Truth Christ is the holy One 5 Christ is a bundle of sweet Myrrh Christ is the Apple-Tree The Lilly of the Valley too Christ he is all to me 6 Th' Captain of our Salvation And Christ is the true Vine And Christ is our Counsellor In Christ all glories shine 7 Christ is our Heav'n of Heav'ns Our Christ what shall we call Christ is the first Christ is the last Thus Christ is all in all The End of the Second Part. PART III. Containing Sacred Hymns of Praise ON THE Glorious Excellencies of the Holy Ghost Or Third Person of the blessed Trinity HYMN 67. The Spirit a Comforter Joh. 14.16 But I will pray the Father and he shall give you another Comforter 1 LOrd we thy People here on Earth Do meet with great sorrow Tho' each Soul knows what now he hath Yet knows not what to morrow 2 May him befall Afflictions are Oft great and may encrease Both from without and from within We meet with little peace 3 A Comforter O Lord we want O send us one we pray For to sustain each drooping Saint O send
him strait away 4 Thou told'st us Lord thou wouldst send one To live with us for ever And thou didst Lord ascend thy Throne His presence to procure 5 The Holy Ghost O it is he Our comfort in him lyes There 's none else none can have we Besides to cease our cryes 6 We know O Lord he able is To speak unto our heart For troubles he whate're they be Can joy to us impart 7 And willing he is always too His helping-hand to lend He loves us dear and will appear We han't a sweeter Friend The Second Part. 1 Thy Spirit Lord is in thy stead Sweet comfort to afford And of him we do stand in need I ' th' absence of our Lord. 2 He visits us and oft does grieve To see our Souls so sad And in our troubles doth relieve Us though our case be bad 3 He searches and does try our hearts To find our sorrows out And strives all causes to remove And so joy work about 4 According as he finds our state So unto us doth speak He does reprove as he sees cause Which makes our hearts to ake 5 But presently he smiles again When we do see our sin And puts a period to our pain And brings much comfort in 6 O he is God and can't mistake The state of any one And never will our Souls forsake Nor leave us all alone 7 But if he doth withdraw at all It is our Souls to try Where e're we be when we do call Ah he is always nigh The Third Part. 1 If thy Spirit Lord doth speak peace We peace besure have He can make all our sorrows cease And in all troubles save 2 All Comforters besides him be Unable to relieve Instead of comfort Job did see They did of joy bereave 3 The best of them we have below Can speak but to the Ear But Lord thy Spirit we all know Can make our hearts to hear 4 O then let us not grieve him Lord He is our blessed Fsiend If he to us don't help afford Our Souls will die i' th' end 5 But if we are truly sincere He will us never leave But in our straits he will appear And to us close will 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. The Spirit compared to Wind. 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 Soveriegn Grace It operates on Men Sometimes he doth sharply rebuke Then cherishes agen 5 Like as the Nort-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 Cloulds 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 soul 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 the 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' Spirit Operations Are sometimes less and sometimes more He differs in his motions 5 Let 's cry to God who holds 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. The Spirit compar'd to Wind. 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. The holy Spirit like Oyl 1 Joh. 2.20 But ye have an Vnction 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
have it on The Soul it is it doth preserve Till all our dangers gone HYMN 104. Hope compared to an Anchor Heb. 6.19 Which Hope we have as the Anchor of the Soul 1 THis World 's a Sea our Soul 's a Ship With raging Tempest tost And if she should her Anchor slip She doubtless will be lost 2 Thou Lord our skilful Pilot art Thou know'st all Rocks and Sands Our Seamen are our Faculties Which must do thy commands 3 Faith like a Cable doth appear Hope is our Anchor sure And if right cast we need not fear We shall each Storm endure 4 Repentance like a Bucket is To pump the water out For leaky is our Ship alas Which makes us look about 5 Thy Graces are our blessed Fraight And Heaven is our Port Thy Spirit Lord must fill our Sails If e're we bid fair for 't The Second Part. 1 Lord still the Seas alas they swell And very tempestuous are Our Compass is thy Holy Word By that 't is we must steer 2 Lord thou hast power o're the Seas Let us not calmed be And when the Waves do roar and swell Let 's cast our Hope in thee 3 Which like an Anchor doth take hold With that within the Veil And if right cast we may be bold Our courage shall not fail 4 We for our Anchor have a Rock That is most firm and sure And thou wilt us Lord ne're deceive But will our Souls secure 5 Let Hope be fixt on Christ our Lord And on thy Covenant Thy Promises also afford Relief to ev'ry Saint 6 Christ's Death and Resurrection too Our Hope is grounded on If thus we cast our Anchor do We safe are ev'ry one HYMN 105. Love comp to Coals of Fire Cant. 8.6 Love is strong as Death Jealousie as cruel as the Grave the Coals thereof are as Coals of Fire c. 1 O Set thine Image on my Heart O seal it on my Arm For Love like Death doth cast Dart And Jealousie is warm 2. 'T is like the Grave whose keen desire Nothing can satisfie The Coals thereof are Coals of Fire That flame most vehemently 3 Waters can't quench Love's Flames nor Floods The same can ever drown lf some for Love would give his Goods Despis'd is such an one 4 Lord bear our Name upon thy Breast Engrave it on thy Heart There let it be so sure possest It thence may ne're depart 5 For Love we find is very strong It wounds unto the quick Thy presence Lord supports our Souls Thy absence makes us sick 6 Shouldst thou but seemingly disdain Our Souls that are engag'd Like Fire it would put us to pain Whose grief 's not soon asswag'd The Second Part. 1 O love us then or else we die Is it not thee we crave If thou thy Love shouldst once deny We soon should find a Grave 2 Death conquers all and all submit Unto his pale command So Love brings all unto its feet Who are there with inflam'd 3 The Grave is never satisfy'd No more alas can he Who having tasted of thy Love Till he enjoyeth thee 4 But Death destroys and also kills But Love doth make alive It kills our sin and we thereby Do presently revive 5 But if the Object be deny'd The Heart is set upon We never can be satisfy'd Until our life is gone 6 Love so doth flame and Jealousie So burns the Heart and Eyes The Soul must be embrac'd by thee Or be Love's Sacrifice 7 Whole Seas of trouble cannot quench Love 's everlasting flame Let what will come where true Love is That Soul is still the same HYMN 106. Baptism a Burial Col. 2.12 Buried with him in Baptism 1 LOrd are we dead dead unto sin Then buried let us be Let sin be cover'd the old Man Be slain O Lord by thee 2 We have Baptized been O Lord As such who were all dead To shew that thou didst lye i' th Grave We all were buried 3 Under the water whereby we Do in a figure see That as we shew'd how we are dead So raised are with thee 4 None buried are till dead they be Those who baptized are Ought to be dead to ev'ry sin To self and all things here 5 Those who are buried covered are All over in the Earth â—n Baptism the self-same thing Must plain be holden forth 6 Or else it answers not the end Of Christ who did ordain That glorious Rite if not so done They do the same prophane HYMN 107. The 6 Princip of Christs Doct. Heb. 6.1 2. Not laying again the Foundation of Repentance from dead Works and of Faith towards God ver 1. Of the Doctrine of Baptism and laying on of Hands c. ver 2. 1 REpentance when wrought in the Soul And Faith for to believe Then such on Jesus Christ rely And truly him receive 2 As their dread Lord and Sovereign Him always to obey And in all things o're them to reign And govern night and day 3 Christ's Baptism is very sweet With laying on of Hands Our Souls are brought to Jesu's Feet In owning his Commands 4 Those Ordinances Men oppose And count as carnal things We have clos'd with and tell to those From them great comfort springs 5 Thee holy Lord we must obey Though Men reproach us still Yet let us do what thou dost say And yield unto thy Will 6 And still alone on thee rely And not on what we do In point of trust we fly to thee And let our own works go 7 And though in minding thy sweet truth Men do us vilifie Yet we resolve Lord in thy strength To own them till we die The Second Part. 1 O Lord let us not turn back On thee whom we do love For we do know we shall not lack Thy presence from above 2 For thou hast promis'd to the end To us that will be near And be to us a faithful Friend Which makes us not to fear 3 Whatever Men or Devils do In secret place design For soon canst thou them overthrow And help all Souls of thine 4 The Resurrection of the Dead We constantly maintain When all those who lye buried Shall rise to life again 5 And that the Judgment-day will come When Christ upon the Throne Shall pass a black eternal doom Upon each wicked one 6 But all his Saints then joyfully With bowels he 'll embrace And Crowns to all eternity Upon their Heads he 'll place 7 And in the Kingdom shall they reign Prepared long before And also shall with Christ remain In bliss for evermore HYMN 108. Lord's Supper our Passover 1 Cor. 5.7 For Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us 1 O Blessed Lamb of God shall I Forget that love of thine Thy life O Lord thou didst give up To save this Soul of mine 2 Most harmless Lamb and innocent When come to a ripe age Ah! then didst thou thy life give up God's anger to asswage 3 Thy Blood is sprinkled on our Doors Or rather on our Hearts To shew God hath
our sins pass'd o're And Mercies he imparts 5 The Lamb it was roasted with fire Thou didst God's wrath sustain And on thee we by Faith do feed And life thereby obtain 5 The Lamb was eat with bitter Herbs So let us see our sin And find it bitter unto us It so to thee has been 6 And so let us thy Praises sing Whilst thus we feast with thee And with one heart exalt our King In all sincerity PART VI. Containing divers SACRED HYMNS Setting forth The Nature Work Office and Excellences of the holy Angels and the Spirit or Soul of Man HYMN 109. Angels called Watchers Dan. 4.17 This matter is by the decree of the Watchers 1 THe holy Angels have a charge To watch continually They do not sleep but evermore Have us in their sweet eye 2 They have a charge to keep us here And compass us about And warning give oft-times also When trouble 's breaking out 3 Watch men are useful in the night They dangers do prevent So Angels useful are to those Unto whom they are sent 4 Was not Elisha safe whilst he Was compassed quite round With these blest Chariots and Horsemen Who did his Foes confound 5 O what are we most holy God That thou shouldst take such care Of us who so unworthy be And sinful Creatures are The Second Part. 1 Behold the Angels of the Lord Do encompass round about All them that fear him for their Guard To keep all dangers out 2 For he hath giv'n his Angels charge To keep thee day by day That thou mayst walk abroad at large With safety in thy way 3 For they this charge must execute And bear thee in their Arms Lest ever thou shouldst dash thy feet Against a stone for harm 4 For are they not all Ministers Sent forth for ministration In their behalf that shall be Heirs Of God's assue'd Salvation 5 Ye Saints behold the Love of God And sing his Praises forth No wicked Prince has such a Guard As th' meanest Saint on Earth HYMN 110. Angels called Morning-stars Job 38.7 When the Morning-stars sang together c. 1 HOw glorious are the Morning Stars How doth their glory shine Angels most glorious Creatures are Yea holy and divine 2 They sang together at the first Jehovah's glorious praise And we of them also learn must To sing to God always 3 Nay with united voices sing In Consort with much joy Since Christ has overcome our Foes Who would our Souls destroy 4 And did they not a second time Sing unto God on high When Jesus Christ our Lord was born And yet shall Saints deny 5 This is our work No no it doth Sharply indeed reprove Such who would rob the holy God Of that which he doth love 6 It is his due and it belongs To him as his just Right His Praise to celebrate in Songs Is lovely in his sight Psalm 89. 7 Thy Mercies Lord then we will sing Thy Truth to all proclaim The heav'nly Angels sacred Choir Shall celebrate the same 8 These never with the Lord dispute Nor his Commands contest But give attendance at his Throne With awful fear possess'd HYMN 111. Angels Sons of God Job 38.8 And all the Sons of God shouted for joy 1 SOns in their Father do rejoyce Whose Off-spring all they be And hence the Angels lift their voice In Songs Lord unto thee 2 By whom they all created were And on whom they attend And from whom all their dignity Doth unto them descend 3 They cloathed are like unto Sons With might and glorious power And serve the Lord most willingly With greatest zeal each hour 4 One part of their sweet work 's to sing To God melodiously And we by them also are taught To sing continually 5 Then as God's will is done by them Let us do it on Earth Like flames of fire let us be And sing God's Praises forth HYMN 112. Angels God's Hosts Gen. 32.1 This is God's Host c. 1 THe glorious God the Lord above Hath a most mighty Host Who have a Prince their General Of whom they daily boast 2 Christ is their Head he 's Head of all Princ'palities and Powrs And these do keep and save the Saints From him that Souls devours 3 This mighty Host and Army 's rais'd Under their Prince to fight And one of them hath thousands slain Of Rebels in a night 4 This Host sometimes does suddenly Vile Sinners so invade By Plague and Famine and by War That all are soon dismaid 5 They slaughtering Weapons have each one And Execution do And as Commission they receive They save or do o'rethrow HYMN 113. Angels the Face of Man c. Ezek 1.6 10. And every one had four Faces the Face of a Man of a Lion of an Oxe and of an Eagle 1 THe Face of a Man has majesty And shews a Soul doth dwell In him that hath rare faculties In knowledge doth excell 2 So Angels look with awful frowns When they in wrath appear And are endu'd with wisdom great Beyond what Mortals are 3 Th' Face of a Man also denotes What beauty is in them Who are most glorious in themselves And so in our esteem 4 Face of a Lion shews their strength A Lion is so strong That he will turn away from none Nor fears he any wrong 5 Face of an Oxe may signifie How painful they all be And any service patiently Perform O Lord for thee 6 An Eagle hath a piercing Eye And swift she is in flight The Angels do God's Face behold And fly with greatest might HYMN 114. Angels like a flaming Fire Psal 104.4 He maketh his Angels Spirits and his Ministers a flaming Fire 1 ANgels as swift as Air as bright As Flames with quick obedience move To publish and effect below That charge given to them above 2 As Fire burns and doth consume So th' Seraphims signifie A burning to shew what zeal's in them Who do attend on God most high 3 And also how with flaming zeal When they from God Commission have They do break forth at his dread Word To kill his Foes his Saints to save 4 Let wicked ones amazed stand Who can escape a flaming Fire Let Saints also do God's Command With zeal like to the heavenly Quire 5 And let them learn likewise from hence What comfort this to them may bring These Angels come for your defence Swift like to Flames or Eagles Wings HYMN 115. Angels lik Horses red c. Zach. 1.8 Behold a Man upon a red Horse and behind him were red Horses speckled and white 1 A Horse is strong and nothing fears And swift they are to run Angels are cloath'd with mighty strength And fly like to the Sun 2 Horses and Chariots of Fire do Shew how fierce and agil The glorious Angels are always In doing of God's Will 3 By Horses red thou dost Lord shew Those dreadful slaughters they Do make of Men when thou bids them Go forth with Swords and slay 4 By speckled Horses
But hark how Sinners groan 2 Now now the Books shall opened be The Judgment-day is come And Christ will judge impartially And Sinners shall be dumb 3 Nothing to say Ah! no excuse â— All silent all are mute And shall the Sentence now receive Which wrath will execute 4 Rejoyce ye Saints for Christ will say O Come who are blessed Ye blessed of my Father now With joy lift up your head 5 And take the Kingdom long prepar'd For you But ah alas The wicked then will houl and cry To see their woful case HYMN 142. The Crown of Glory Of Heaven 2 Tim. 4.8 Henceforth there is laid up for me a Croâ—â— of Righteousness c. 1 NO sooner shall the Judgment end But Saints shall crowned be And shine they shall in glorious Robes Unto eternity 2 Then shall we see the blessed One Who crowned was with Thorns Who shed for us his precious Blood Whose Heart was broke with scorns 3 Him whom our Souls so dearly love We all shall shortly see With open face and shall above With him for ever be 4 That Man that here met with disgrace We there shall see so bright That Angels can't behold his face For its exceeding light 5 What gladness will possess our heart When we shall see these things For light and life in ev'ry part Will rise like lasting Springs 6 Next unto Christ we shall behold Saints Souls in glory shine Whose Bodies shall be made like his All glorious all divine HYMN 143. Our Bodies made glorious The Second Part. 1 EAch Saint shall then shine more or less In Crowns excelling Gold Triumph they shall in heavenly bliss Amazing to behold And each of them in majesty Shall represent a King Yea Angel-like for dignity And shall with Cherubs sing 3 Immortal are they ev'ry one And shine like to the Sun Their glory also shall abide Their day shall ne're be done 4 Their Bodies which sometimes were torn And Bones that broken were For Jesus's sake he will adorn With health and glory fair 5 They shall also with Angels then Joyn in sweet harmony To sing and celebrate God's praise Unto eternity 6 This we shall hear this we shall see While raptured in bliss When we with blessed Jesus be What happiness like this HYMN 144. Lasting Glory The Third Part. 1 OUr Friends that lived Godly here Shall there be found again Ah! we shall meet and then we shall Together all remain 2 This is the place this is the state Of all that are sincere Which Men nor Angels can relate So great 's the glory there 3 Grace here doth tune our hearts and tongues For heav'nly harmony That sing we may with Angels all Unto eternity 4 Here run the Chrystal streams of Life Quite thorough all our Veins Grace doth our Souls to God unite Like glorious Golden Chains We here are made both fit and meet For that Inheritance 5 Where we shall reign triumphantly And have preheminence 6 Now that which sweeteâ—◠〈◊〉 is this Our glory will remain No end will there be of our bliss When we begin to raign 7 In hopes of that high glory 〈◊〉 Break forth ye Saints and sing And also live unto the praise Of our most glorious King HYMN 145. Hell a Furnace of Fire Of Hell â—ark 9.46 Where the Worm diet b not and the Fire is not quenched WHen Saints shall glorified be The Sinners pangs excell When Saints shall all in Heaven sing Sinners shall houl in Hell The foolish Sinner little thinks What sorrows will abound Within himself when on the brink Of Tophet he is found Hell is alas beyond all thought So frightful and forlorn No mortal Creature can relate The pangs that there are born God will exclude them evermore From his most blessed face And them involve in misery In shame and in disgrace 5 God is the Fountain of all Good Of Life of Light and peace They then must needs be wretched all Who are depriv'd of these 6 Unto a dreadful burning Lake All on a fiery flame Hell is compared wo to them Who once do feel the same HYMN 146. Hell a Lake of Fire The Second Part. 1 NO light but darkness there doth dwell No peace but horror strange Ah! they who once do come to Hell Will find a dismal change 2 A fiery Lake a Furnace hot A Burning Oven too It is compared in God's Word And thither Sinners go 3 And further God to shew their state Who in their sins do die Compares it to burning Brimstone To shew their misery 4 And as a stinking steam and smoak Of Brimstone bad does smell And blinds the Eyes and Stomach choaks So are the pangs of Hell 5 To see a Sea of Brimstone burn Would it you not affright But they whom God to Hell doth turn Are in a worser plight 6 This burning cannot quenched be No not with Tears of Blood No mournful groans in misery Will there do any good 7 O damned Sinners see your fate The Day of Grace is done Repentance now is much too late All mercy 's fled and gone Hell a Prison The Second Part. 1 Pet. 3.19 The Spirits in Prison Hell also in another place Is call'd a Prison too â—nd all to shew the woful case Of such sin doth undo Which Prison with its Lock and Barrs Of God's lasting Decree â—ill hold them fast O how this marrs All thoughts of being free Out of these brazen Barrs may they The Saints in glory see â—ut this will not their grief allay But to them torment be Those Chains that darkness on them hangs Still ratling in their Ears â—reates within them heavy pangs And still augments their Tears Thus hopeless of all remedy They dyingly do sink â—nto the Jaws of Misery And Seas of Sorrows drink For being fill'd on every side With helplesness and grief Headlong into despair they slide Bereft of all relief The Third Part. Hell a bottomless Pit And Hell also is call'd a Pit Prepar'd for those that die The Second Death a term most fit To shew their misery A Pit that 's bottomless is this A Gulph of grief and woe A Dungeon which they cannot miss That will them quite undo 3 Thus without stay they always sink Thus fainting till they fail Despair they up like water drink These Prisoners have no Bail 4 Here meets them now that Worm that gnaws And plucks their Bowels out The pit too on them shuts her Jaws This dreadful is no doubt 5 This ghastly Worm is guilt of sin Which on their Conscience feeds With Vipers Teeth both sharp and keen Whereat it sorely bleeds 6 This Worm is fed by memory Which strictly brings to mind All things done in their Body here As we in Scripture find 7 Their Conscience is the Slaughter-shop There hangs the Axe and Knife 'T is there the Worm doth them torment With most egregious strife 8 They sooner may drink up the Sea Than shake off these their fears Or make another in one day As big
The Bride saith Come O do not stay And he that hears thy voice In hopes that thou wilt come away Most sweetly does rejoyce HYMN 192. Christ's Humiliation and Exaltation The Third Part. 1 The Spirit saith Dear Jesus come The thirsty Soul doth cry Daily to thee this is the summ O come most speedily 2 Signs of thy Day upon us be The World it is perplex'd The Nations groan and long for thee By Wars being sorely vex'd 3 Thy Saints do mourn their Sighs and Tears Invite thee for to come The Martyrs Blood cryes in thy Ears For Babels final doom 4 Thou sayst Surely I come quickly Amen Amen O Lord O come O come my Soul doth cry According to thy Word 5 Lord thou didst come thou cam'st to die And bear most bitter pain God's Justice for to satisfie And Pardon to obtain 6 Thou didst come to be humbled And suffer on the Tree Therefore shalt thou lift up thy Head And high exalted be 7 Thy Right it is to reign as King Thou art the only Heir The Kingdom 's thine thy Foes down bring Thy vengeance let them bear HYMN 193. Signs of the last Day upon us The Fourth Part. 1 THe Fig-Tree Lord does now put forth The Summer doth draw near The Sea doth roar as thy VVord saith And Men begin to fear 2 The VVinter certainly is gone The lovely Birds do sing The Spring is now a coming on VVhich lasting joy will bring 3 The voice of the sweet Turtle too Is heard in this our Land VVhat clearer Signs Lord canst thou show By thy own wondrous Hand 4 Of thy approach and glor'ous reign The Nations angry be Thy wrath is come their glory stain Thy Kingdom let us see 5 The Ev'ning of a former day Portends a dismal night But holy one our Souls may say Our Ev'ning has some light 6 Not light nor dark this is the hour It 's neither night nor day 'T is 't is the time of thy dread power O haste and come away 7 The whole Creation sadly groans And utters its last cryes Poor Sion vents her piteous moans VVhilst Tears fill each Saints Eyes 8 O come bless'd One make no delay The VVicked do thee dare Come holy Jesus come away Thine Arrows do not spare 9 Shall Heaven give the long'd for Call That Earth beneath may quake That Romes high Towers down may fall Now the dead Bones do shake HYMN 194. The Day of Jubilee The Fifth Part. 1 O Blessed Day how sweet is it To think upon that time VVhen Christ shall upon his Throne sit And Summer's in its prime 2 VVhen all the Earth together shall Break forth and sweetly sing And all Christ's Foes with vengeance fall VVho own not him for King 3 VVhen Saints who now divided are Shall all united be And in their glitt'ring Robes appear And sing in harmony 4 VVhen Swords and also warlike Spears Men shall to Plow-shares beat And all Men quite be freed from fears And from all scorching heat 5 And under their own Vines sit down VVith hearts full of sweet joy O come Lord Jesus take the Crown O haste and come away 6 Wars then we find shall ever cease Envy ' mongst Men depart Nothing but Love and blessed Peace In each Believer's heart 7 The Lyon and the Lamb shall then Together feed and ly And the like concord amongst Men Shall then be certainly HYMN 195. A Hymn of Praise 1 O Let us sing with chearful hearts Sweet Hymns of Soul-delight With one accord before the Lord That 's pleasing in his sight 2 What People have more cause to praise The living God on high Than have all those whom thou hast chose And for whom Christ did die 3 With full assurance let 's draw near That we accepted be And then our peace will much encrease Which Lord we have in thee 4 O what a kind of Love is this The Father grants to us To be the Sons of God above And him to call us thus 5 We know not now what we shall see Yet this thou dost declare That like to thee we all shall be When thou dost next appear 6 True Faith let 's have on Christ to rest And Hope which cannot fail That does take hold Lord Christ of thee Who art within the vail 7 And then O Lord if Storms arise And Seas afresh should roar We shall in thee secured be Now and for evermore HYMN 196. The bleeding and wounded Heart 1 O Lord how sad's the case of Man By reason of the Fall His heart is hard that nothing can Alas pierce it at all 2 Until the time doth come when he God's power within does know O then he doth Lord seek to thee Not knowing what to do 3 O happy Souls who pierc'd have been And broken thoroughly In the true sight and sense of sin And do on Christ rely 4 Such who are broken thou wilt head Who the Physician art Thou wilt not cast off any such Who have a contrite heart 5 Let Sinners Lord die unto sin Wound them O Lord we pray And let them find Soul-life within And comfort ev'ry day 6 O bless thy Word and let it be Salvation to the Poor And we thy Praises Lord will sing Now and for evermore HYMN 197. Things done for us 1 SOme things for us Lord must be done By thy Almighty Hand It must be Jesus Christ alone Who in our stead did stand 2 Who bore thy heavy wrath O Lord For us upon the Tree And paid the Debts which Sinners owe To thy dread Majesty 3 All praise and glory let us sing To God the Lord most high Who did to us Salvation bring From Hell and Misery 4 The Just for the Unjust did bear The punishment of sin That we of righteousness might share Who so defil'd have been 5 Shall Life now in our Souls be wrought And Grace implanted be That home to Christ we may be brought And Union have with thee 6 Then will we sing sweet Songs of Praise And lift thy Name on high And happy be Lord all our days More happy when we die HYMN 198. Things done in us 1 O Lord what hast thou done for us And in us also wrought On the Lord Jesus we depend By whom our Souls were bought 2 All praise and glory unto God Who hath made us alive And to exalt thee let us see We all of us do strive 3 And to excell in doing all That thou dost us command And readily obey thy Call That we may one day stand 4 With boldness and the greatest joy Before thy glorious Throne When many Persons bitterly Shall cry with woful moan 5 Our works are all wrought in us Lord And for us too by thee Thy Praises therefore we will sing And that continually HYMN 199. Grace shining 1 LET such who have enlightned been Behold thy glorious Grace And Power divine prepar'd to shine Before all Peoples face 2 By thy Grace Lord O let us move And with a holy Song Exalt thee