thee and in these VVars To take our proper share 2 The Enemy is cruel strong And will no quarter give And threatens us both old and young VVe shan't much longer live 3 Thou didst o'recome him formerly He rallies up again His scatter'd force and we espy VVe fight must or be slain 4 O let us have thy mighty Sword O there is none like it If in our hearts we have thy VVord VVe 'll bring them to our feet 5 A Sword all Souldiers must have on So ev'ry Saint must have Thy VVord to fight with or else they VVill soon their Souls inslave 6 A Sword doth not only defend The Souldier in the Field But by it he makes Foes to bend And unto him to yield 7 So doth thy Word O holy Lord Save us and yet annoys All cruel Foes it brings them down Nay them it quite destroys The Second Part. 1 It a two edged Sword is too It wounds always with one And with the other it does heal Likewise e're it has done 2 By its sharp threats it wounds the Soul But turn it then again It 's Promises does make us whole And eases every pain 3 It will cut off an hand or foot Dismember the old Man If we do not destroy his Life We live Lord never can 4 Wounds of a Sword do mortal prove If once it pierce the heart So let thy Word Lord hit our sin A mortal wound impart 5 A Sword doth often fright a Foe So that he cowardly Beholding it away doth go Nay swift perhaps does fly 6 Even so that Soul who hath thy Word Drawn always in his Hand Doth make his Enemies to run A Battel will not stand The Third Part. 1 Thy VVord is a victorious thing A VVeapon which oft does Such execution by thy strength Great Armies it o'rethrows 2 It must be us'd with greatest skill And by a pow'rful hand 'T is by thy Spirit we do kill All Foes who us withstand 3 No Hand but that this Sword can wield The Spirit gives the blow VVe by them both do win the Field And Enemies o'rethrow 4 The Spirit doth thy VVord explain 'T was forg'd and given forth Even by himself and therefore he The chiefest glory hath 5 The efficacy of thy VVord Does in thy Spirit lye It an impression ne're will make If he don't it apply 6 All praise do ye give unto God VVho do its power feel Ah! 't is a Sword that doth excell The richest made with Steel The Fourth Part. 1 Ye Saints hold fast besure your Sword And rather die o' th' spot Than to be cheated of God's VVord For should it be your lot 2 It for to lose you naked are And will become a prey Unto the bloody Church of Rome The very self same day 3 And see you have skill it to use VVhen you with Foes do meet Or else you never will prevail To bring them to your feet 4 And always bless the holy God VVho doth to us afford The blessed Scriptures of Truth Prize it with one accord HYMN 86. 2 Cor. 3. 18. But we all with open face beholding as in a glass c. 1 HOw prone are people generally To look into a Glass But will not look into God's VVord To see their woful case 2 There may they see how soul they be How loathsom in God's Eyes VVhilst in their sins they do remain Like Swine in filthy Sties 3 A Glass it is a medium fit Persons to represent So in thy VVord we may behold Our God Omnipotent 4 Therein his rare Perfections shine Yea his illustrious Face In all his glorious Attributes His Goodness and his Grace 5 VVe in thy VVord may these behold Beyond what we do see Those VVorks of thine Lord can unfold Or do make known of thee 6 Here we may see the Father clear And Son in glory shine Here doth the Holy Ghost appear And all alike divine The Second Part. 1 A Glass that 's true doth represent A Man's own nat'ral Face But he away goes and forgets VVhat kind of Man he was 2 So they who only hear God's VVord And the same do not do The Holy Ghost to such compare Which doth their folly show 3 A Glass is us'd to dress the Head To put on their Attire Come dress your selves by this rare Glass To raise your beauty higher 4 Here you may see what still you want The which you must have on Here may you see how fair you be That Grace doth sweet adorn 5 You wanton Ones for shame leave off Your evil habits who Spend so much time in looking in Your Glasses Sinners know 6 Your Glasses will in the last day As Witnesses arise Against you in judgment severe Such folly in it lyes 7 That nothing can more hateful be Such precious time to spend To dress a filthy Head that must Be eat of Worms i' th' end 8 Whilst your poor Soul has nothing on But stinking Rags most vile And is neglected and forgot By you too all the while HYMN 87. Deut. 32. 2. My Doctrine shall drop aâ— the Rain 1 LOrd 't is a droughty time we see With us alas within Our moysture seems all dried up By Lust that fire of sin 2 O thou who dost command the Clouds Shall now thy Showers fall Shall Rain pour out on barren Hearts And Dews distill as small 3 Upon the sweet and tender Herb That so the one may be Made soft with Rain and th' other Refreshed be by thee 4 The Rain falls at thy dread Command A Shower here and there 'T is as thou dost O Lord appoint That we of Blessings share 5 That we enjoy thy precious Word Whilst others barren lye Who hardly have one drop of Rain Their wants for to supply 1 The former Rain was poured out It was a mighty shower So shall the latter Rain come down Before this day is o'er 2 A little at one time again We have a little more Thus doth thy Word like unto Rain Refresh thy blessed Poor 3 Rain makes the Earth both fresh green And ev'ry thing to grow 'T is by thy Word and Spirit Lord We thrive and flourish do 4 There 's none can stop the Rain that falls If thou Commission give Thy Word shall come upon us all Thy Grace shall make us live 5 Let sin and Devil do their worst Thy Word shall not return Unto thee empty it prosper shall For thy Will must be done The Third Part. 1 Thy Ministers are like to Clouds Who do the Rain retain Of them thou dost make equal use To pour it out again 2 O let us then cry unto God His Clouds may all be full Not empty ones which hold no Rain But do deceive the Soul 3 And pray that we may always have Rain as we do it need That Grace may grow and in us all Spring up like to choice Seed 4 And praise the glorious God above Who doth such Blessings send If we his Mercies do improve Our days will
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. 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 châ—nge 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 The Second Part. 1 Pet. 3. 19. The Spirits in Prison 1 Hell also in another place Is call'd a Prison too And all to shew the woful case Of such sin doth undo 2 Which Prison with its Lock and Barrs Of God's lasting Decree Will hold them fast O how this marrs All thoughts of being free 3 Out of these brazen Barrs may they The Saints in glory see But this will not their grief allay But to them torment be 4 Those Chains that darkness on them hangs Still ratling in their Ears Creates within them heavy pangs And still augments their Tears 6 Thus hopeless of all remedy They dyingly do sink Into the Jaws of Misery And Seas of Sorrows drink 6 For being fill'd on every fide With helplesness and grief Headlong into despair they slide Bereft of all relief The Third Part. Hell a bottomless Pit 1 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 2 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 sed 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 with brinish tears 9 They sooner may the Stars account Than loose their dismal bands Or tell the number of their Hairs Or number of the Sands 10 Of the Sea-shore as see the end Of their sad misery O Sinners fear and tremble all Think on Eternity The End of the Seventh Part. PART VIII SACRED HYMNS of Praise on several Occasions As they have been sung in several Congregations HYMN 147. Sin laid upon Christ. 1 LO Christ hath suffer'd for us all When Enemies we were Therefore we will thy Name extoll Whose love did thus appear 2 For we like Sheep have gone astray And ready were to fall And God hath lain the load on thee To give rest to us all 3 Thy precious Praises therefore Lord Sincerely let us sing And laud thy Name with one accord O God and heavenly King 4 For all thy loving-kindness Lord And for thy truth divine For thou hast made thy holy Word O're all thy Name to shine 5 Help us to praise thee and to live Wholly alone to thee And not forget from whence doth come Our present liberty 6 O shine upon thy Church always And bless our joynt-endeavour And prosper thou our handy-work Now and the same for ever HYMN 148. To be sung after the Lord's Supper The good Physician 1 THy love O Lord was very great To such vile ones as we Our hearts were once dead as a stone But now they quickned be 2 Slight Balm may heal a slighter sore But there 's no Med'cine good Which can to life our Souls restore But the Physician 's Blood 3 Lord Jesus when we thee espy Though life is almost gone We see by Faith we shall not die All praise to thee alone 4 Who hast pour'd in sweet Oyl and Wine To heal each wounded heart O thou wilt heal all Souls of thine Who for their sakes didst smart 5 We therefore will unto thee sing And thee always adore To him from whom all Blessings spring Be praise for evermore HYMN 149. A Hymn of Praise after the Lord's Supper The Banqueting-House 1 HAlleluja let us sing aloud Salvation Glory Fame Be given to the Lord our God O glorifie his Name 2 Who loved us and sent his Son For our eternal good To wash away our scarlet sins In his most precious Blood 3 Into the House of Banqueting He brings us to be fed Love is the Banner flourishing VVith honour o're our head 4 Beneath his shadow we are plac'd VVith joy and true content His Fruit is sweet unto our taste His VVord and Sacrament 5 O draw me my dear Saviour then VVith thy strong Cords of Love And we will all run after thee As fast as we can move 6 And in thy Name O Lord we 'll trust For that 's a Tower strong Whither the Righteous oft doth fly For shelter all day long HYMN 150. Divine Wrath. 1 THe day doth come and burn it will Like to an Oven hot And all the proud shall be Fuel Who have the Lord forgot 2 Nay it begins now to break forth And will burn more and more On all the wicked of the Earth God will his vengeance pour 3 Evil shall slay the wicked Man For sin which he hath wrought And such who hate God's faithful Ones Shall quickly come to nought 4 But all who do fear thee O Lord Thou wilt keep safe and sound And such who put their trust in thee Thou never wilt confound 5 But save them in the day of wrath The which is very nigh When all the wicked of the Earth In direful Flames shall lye HYMN 151. A Hymn of Praise after the Sacrament The Bread of Life 1 WIth precious Food Lord we are fed Which we have cause to prize Our Table is most richly spread With choice Varieties 2 The harmless Lamb
of all on thee he lays Of his whole Family 3 In thee all treasures hidden are Of grace and wisdom too And all because thou art his Heir From thee all riches flow 4 Thou portions therefore dost give sorth To all given to thee VVho witness do all the new birth And Sons adopted be 5 And so made Heirs and shall possess VVith thee a glorious share Of that eternal blessedness Of which thou art the Heir 6 All things were thine as thou art God But unto thee are given As thou the Mediator art By the great God of Heaven 7 O how art thou Lord honoured Who would not fall in love With thee whose glories thus are spread Below also above 8 O happy choice ye Saints have made Who marry'd have the Heir Soon ye shall the possession have And glorious all appear 9 Then never doubt of all supply Ye precious Saints of his He will you no good thing deny What happiness like this 10 O then with a melodious voice Together do ye sing Since he has made of you his choice Praise ye the glorious King HYMN 45. Rev. 1. 5. And from Jesus who is the true Witness 1 O Holy God we thee adore Who glorious truths makes known And that of them we might not doubt But steadfastly them own 2 A glorious Witness thou hast sent Who from thy bosom came And he himself also does say I the true Wirness am 3 But what dost thou O blessed Prince Bear witness now unto Ah! 't is of that eternal love Which from the Lord does flow 4 And of that great and good design Of saving each poor soul By Blood and Merits Lord of thine Who do upon thee roul 5 And know in thee all truth is found Who the Messia art And that grace does in thee abound To each believing heart 6 To the true Witness now above We ought therefore to sing And always to admire his love From whence all comforts spring The Second Part. 1 A Witness faithful Lord and true He sometimes others brings As witnesses with him to shew And open divers things 2 The holy Prophets we do find Who were O Lord of old Bear witness and were of one mind Thy Record to unfold 3 And God the Father from on high With an amazing voice Did record bear assuredly Whose witness is most choice 4 The Spirit also bears record These three agree in one And testifie to every word Delivered by the Son 5 The Miracles which Jesus wrought They also witness bear To whatsoever he made known Or did to us declare 6 Then tremble ye who wicked be Escape ye never shall If ye believe not Christ is he With vengeance you shall fall 7 And in your sins you all shall die This the true Witness said But all ye Saints rejoyce and sing For all your debts are pay'd HYMN 46. The Third Part 1 A Witness must his witness bear Unto the Truth nay he Must the whole truth like wise declare In all simplicity 2 And nothing but the truth must speak And speak it plainly too A true decision clear to make All this Lord thou dost do 3 Whatever is a truth of God VVhich we ought to obey In thy New Testament 't is found VVe all the stress must lay 4 Upon thy faithfulness O Lord Canst thou a truth pass by ' Not witness to it in thy VVord Or let it darkly lye 5 There in conceal'd when 't is a thing Of such a great concern That Men do say with greatest care Each Soul is bound to learn 6 Or if they don 't it strictly keep To Judgment they must come Nay threaten such who it neglect VVith an eternal doom 7 Ah! let them blush with greatest shame VVe to thy VVord appeal VVho the true VVitness art and know Thou didst no truth conceal The fourth Part. 1 Now when a thing does doubtful lye And Men cannot agree VVhen what one says others deny VVe presently should flee 2 To thee the true and faithful One If to that very thing No witness thou hast plainly born Away we must it fling 3 Art thou the only VVitness Lord To ev'ry Truth divine And not one word for such a thing Out of that mouth of thine 4 And yet can that a truth be thought They other VVitness bring They call for Moses he is brought To witness to this thing 5 And thus they Lord do thee degrade Or do invaluate The Highest VVitness e're was heard Or Matters did relate 6 Moses was not for evermore VVithin the House to be He spoke on Earth but thou from Heaven No Law-giver but thee 7 Lord can we own since all power is To thee alone given And all thy Laws they are firm as The Ordinance of Heaven The Fifth Part. 1 No Tabernacle here 's for him Appears to every one VVhose eyes are open if they look They 'll find that he is gone 2 None none but Jesus does remain What can there be more clear God calls to us too out of Heaven Him only now to hear 3 Besides if Moses should come in Their Cause he 'd give away He never gave that Law to them Who live i' th' Gospel day 4 'T was given unto Israel When they in Horeb were Not to their Fathers but to them Doth eminent appear 5 To Jews and Jewish Proselites Or all within their Gate But not to them without their Church Did that at all relate 6 The truth as 't is in Jesus we Ought only to receive And such who do not we may see Themselves they do deceive The Sixth Part. 1 A Witness ought for to be one That is indifferent Not byassed to either side Therefore God has thee sent 2 To be a Witness in our Case To us thou art of kin And equally related art Likewise too unto him 3 We therefore have no cause at all Against thee to except But on thy witness stand or fall If Cast we must subject 4 Unto the Judge of Heaven and Earth We silent all shall be If thou against us dost come sorth And cast we are by thee 5 Unto the truth witness to bear Thou cam'st Lord from afar And wilt against Sinners appear When they come to the Barr 6 At the last day if they are found In bonds of unbelief Or have their hearts false and unsound They 'll tremble like the Thief 7 Against the false Professor thou Wilt then thy witness bear And with notorious Sinners then They shall of Judgment share The Seventh Part. 1 All thy whole mind and counsel is Either by thee or thine Own blest Apostles plainly known There is no truth divine 2 But it in Precepts may be found Or Presidents to lye For both these are our rule and of Equal authority 3 A Witness ends each doubtful case Which long sometimes depend So thou wilt also very plain Each doubtful matter end 4 A Witness doth his witness give If it be just and true To righteousness to nndeceive Such which before he knew
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. 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 VVithin 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. 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 4 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 hand And kindly take us in HYMN 79. Joh. 16. 13. He will guide you into all truth 1 WE Strangers are Lord in the world Ah! 't is a wilderness And many crooked ways there are VVe therefore do confess 2 VVe want a Guide who skilful is Thy Spirit Lord is come No Guide like him be sure there is O let him guide us home 3 Thy Spirit points unto thy VVord And shews where dangers lye â—et's yield our selves with one accord To him continually 4 And we shall all be rid of cares And never lose our way â—e true Directions always gives VVe may not go astray 5 O well it is for us O Lord VVho naturally are blind That we have such a Guide as this To stay our doubtful mind 6 Then sing to him with heart and voice No counsel like to his He will not leave us till he hath Brought us to lasting bliss The End of the Third Part. PART IV. Containing SACRED HYMNS Illustrating the glorious Excellencies of God's holy WORD and blessed Gospel HYMN 80. Psal. 119. 105. Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet and a light to my paths 1 LIght is a pleasant thing to see Thy Word true Light doth give Nothing can Lord so pleasant be 'T is that by which we live 2 By which we walk by which we work And all things else we do All they who are without this light Don't know whither they go 3 Thy Word discovery Lord doth make It manifesteth things From thence we do our judgment take It Knowledge to us brings 4 What once we were we know hereby How sad was then our state Sin 's filthy nature through it we ' spy And it do come to hate 5 The way of our Salvation too It doth discover clear And how thou wilt be worshipped Whilst we do all live here The Second Part. 1 Who the true Church is we may see If thy good Word we heed And by it we the false Church know Which filthy is indeed 2 All things that needful are O Lord Unto eternal life Is plain discovered by thy Word Which ends all doubts and strife 3 That is hath been a long time Amongst us here on Earth About the Church and Truth of God But this all silenc'd hath 4 Light hath a clearing quality And by its heat things grow And by it too all Fogs do fly Such influences flow 5 As doth revive and sweetly chear The Soul that drooping lies
They by thy Word Lord quickned are And all their sorrows flies 6 Light hath a shining quality Thy Gospel shines so bright That nothing can more glorious be In all thy Children's sight HYMN 81. Psal. 19. 10. More are they to be desired than Gold yea than much fine Gold 1 HOw precious is that Word of thine Can Gold with it compare When 't is all sacred all divine No there is nothing here 2 Like unto it 't is of such worth A little quantity Of it exceeds all things on Earth Such glories in it lye 3 Tho' Gold doth deck the outward Man This doth the Soul adorn Thy Gospel is an Ornament Nay 't is thy Peoples Crown 4 Gold doth make Vessels which are rare Thy Word and Spirit do Make golden Saints beyond compare And golden Churches too 5 Yea Candlesticks of beaten Gold Are formed out of it Which glorious are Lord to behold But will be rarer yet The Second Part. 1 And as Gold is durable so It will the tryal bear Thy Word is try'd and will abide Whilst Heaven and Earth appear 2 But O what pains do Mortals use To get a little Gold Which when 't is got it flyes away And it they cannot hold 3 O then forbear and labour now For Gold that will abide To lasting glory 't will bring you And fill your Souls beside 4 Which Gold could never do nor shall That cannot satisfie The Soul of Man the thing 's too small It can't its wants supply 5 True peace and satisfaction is Only in God above His Word receive and â—oon you will Be filled with his love HYMN 82. 1 Pet. 2. 2. As new born Babes desiring the sincere Milk of the Word that ye may grow thereby 1 ARt thou a Babe tho' newly born What is thy Soul's desire Dost hunger for Milk of God's Word And raise thy cry yet higher 2 As pretty Babes who want the Breast How do they cry amain Ah! can thy Soul find no small rest Till thou dost Milk obtain 3 Then know it is a sure sign Thou hast a heavenly heart And God to feed that Soul of thine Will his sweet Word impart 4 To thee that thou mayst grow thereby O it is very good Milk nourishes and feeds the Child Better than other Food 5 Stong Meat thou canst not yet digest Milk's a Restorative God's Word restores decayed Souls Nay makes the dead alive 6 Milk was a blessing choice of old And with it Canaan flow'd Hast thou God's Word What Blessing then Better can be bestow'd 7 On thee poor Soul O prize it much And on it always feed T will strengthen thee and make thee fat And nothing shalt thou need The Second Part. 1 Ye who are Lovers of sweet Milk Will will you now make haste O come and buy this doth excell We pray you Friends to taste 2 If you were once born from above Though but young Babes you were You with this Milk would fall in love And say it tasteth rare 3 But whilest your evil nature is Corrupted thus with sin And glutted are continually With filthy trash within 4 You cannot relish this sweet Food Your Mouths are out of taste And therefore you don't find it good But want it will at last 5 But you who are God's little ones What cause have you to sing That you have plenty still of Milk And every other thing 6 O live to God and sing again His blessed Praises forth Who feeds and doth replenish you And strengthens all your Faith HYMN 83. Heb. 5. 14. Strong meat belongs to those that are of age c. 1 SOme of God's Children are grown up To such maturity That they on Meat that 's strong can sup In which great vertues lye 2 Young-men and Fathers some there be Whose senses have been long In exercise and therefore they Are stronger than the young 3 And little Babes whose Stomach 's weak And therefore cannot bear Nor take in dark mysterious things Which elder Saints does chear 4 It argues such diseased be Who unto years are grown If such Meat with them don't agree By which Christ is made known 5 More clearly to the Ear and Eye Than other Doctrins can And therefore we say presently He 's a diseased Man 6 Some base disease on him has siez'd He 's under some decay His stomach rises at God's Word And puts it quite away The Second Part. 1 But like as Meat that 's strong doth yield The better nourishmant So such who can strong things take in Are not so impotent 2 Nor ne're so weak as others be But harder work can do And unto them continually Does sweeter comforts flow 3 Small things do them not soon offend But strengthned be to bear Such things that others startle at And can't abide to hear 4 O then ye Saints do you see to 't Your weakness don't betray Who have been long in Jesus's School Yet stumbling-blocks do lay 5 In your own paths and others too And so expose God's Name To great reproach but on your selves Do bring the greatest shame 6 But let the strong bear with the weak In things indisserent And let the weak more wisdom seek Than from the strong to rent 7 It is a blessed truth of God For which the strong contend Tho' you being weak do yet not see 't But may though in the end HYMN 84. Psal. 110. 133. How sweet are thy words to my taste yea sweeter than Honey unto my mouth 1 HOw sweet is Honey and the Comb In which Honey is found But Lord thy Word it doth excell Its sweetness does abound 2 Beyond all things though ne're so sweet There 's nothing can it show Nor set it forth unto its worth Of things which are below 3 Nothing with it can once compare O do but taste and try For none but such can ever tell What good in it doth lye 4 If you to Honey add such things Which very bitter are The bitterness it doth take off Nay sweet it doth appear 5 Unto the taste so if you do With great afflictons meet If God a Promise gives to you The tryal will be sweet 6 But though Honey so sweet is found Yet some do it not love So none do find God's Word most sweet But those born from above The Second Part. 1 For the full stomach oft doth loath The Honey-Comb so sweet So carnal Souls account God's Word As poor and sorry Meat 2 Honey is of a purging kind God's Word it purges so It doth make clean both Heart and Mind The Life and Lip also 3 O then be like the pretty Bee Which doth industriously From ev'ry Flower she can see Her self store with Honey 4 And now ye Saints who sweetness find In God's most blessed Word Sing forth his Praise with joyful Mind Joyntly with one accord HYMN 85. Eph. 6. 17. And the Sword of the Spirit which is the Word of God c. 1 O Lord we hear War is proclaim'd And we engaged are To fight with
to such degree Your sin it deaden may And therefore see you careful be To cherish it each day 6 And sing God's praise continually Who makes the Fire burn And pray that he would blow it up Till all your work is done 7 And also cry unto the Lorâ— This Fire to kindle 〈◊〉 â—bout And sweetly burn in ev'ry place And never be put out HYMN 91. Jer. 23. 29 Is not my Word like a Fire and like a Hammer to break the Rock in pieces 1 ROcks they are hard to work upon Yea 'gainst a mighty Hand The hardest Flint or Pebble-stone Whole long it cannot stand 2 If thou O Lord art pleas'd to take The Hammer up and strike Thou wilt Impression quickly make Though none can do the like 3 There 's none can break our flinty Rock Besides thy self alone Alas our power is too weak To break such hearts of stone 4 What can the Hammer do O Lord Thou the great Agent art The Instrument that is thy Word O smite upon the heart 5 And make it yield and square it then For thy own bâ—â—ssâ—d design Thy Image on it Lord cut out Most holy and divine 6 And fit it for thy building too O set it in its place And life infuse into it so That it may shine with Grace The Second Part. 1 O let it be well polished And it also unite Unto thy building there to be A Jasper-stone most bright 2 That it may suit and well agree With the Foundation-stone Which is of Gold no Diamond More glorious ever shone 4 And then shall we when thus we be Into thy Building laid Have cause to sing unto our King By thy eternal aid 4 This Hammer of thy blessed Word Must drive the Nail quite home Or else Convictions will not stick Whenever they do come 5 The Precept Lord will not abide Nor Promise fast'ned be Nor no Conviction last in us Until drove home by thee 6 But since we find they fasten'd are Let us sing forth thy Praise And since thy Word so precious is Let us its Glory raise HYMN 92. Hymns on the Divine Authority of the Sacred Scriptures 1 THe sacred Scriptures are sublime Although mysterious be Their Matter shews they are divine Nay their divinity 2 Is seen by what they do treat of Or unto us make known There weâ—â— read of great Jehovah The high and lofty One 3 Of his dread Essence nature pure And of the Unity Between the Father Son and Spirit Or holy Trinity 4 There do we read of his great works Who did this World frame How out of nothing by his Word All things at the first came 5 There we may see and wonder too How infinite Wisdom shone Iâ— th' glorious compact made between The Father and the Son 6 In finding out and bringing in A way for to unite Justice and Mercy that so they Might equally shine bright 7 Here Justice doth with Mercy meet Like an endeared Brother And Mercy doth God's Justice greet And both do kiss each other 8 From hence ye may see cause to sing Th' Eternal One's high praise In bringing in of Jesus Christ With thankful hearts always The second Part. 1 Th' Antiquity of Scripture show That they are most divine For no Writings did the World know So soon as they did shine 2 This was the first and chiefest Book That e're was made or pen'd O therefore love in it to look Though you can't comprehend 3 The Mysteries that lye therein Hid from all carnal Eyes Yet since it hath so ancient been O see these lines ye prize 4 Their Royal descent from God alone Also does plain appear By their high Style and Majesty That shines in them most clear The Third Part. 1 The holiness which they promote To such a high degree May clearly ev'ry Soul convince Of their Authority 2 So pure and perfect is God's Word It silence may all them Who it oppose and Saints from hence It love and much esteem 3 This is the cause wherefore they love God's Words better than Gold Or Jewels rich which are esteem'd By most who them behold 4 They see God's Precepts are most just It doth all sins descry And ev'ry Lust and false way they Hate therefore bitterly 5 Th' admirable and sweet consent And blessed harmony That 's in the whole and ev'ry part Shews their divinity 6 The credit of their Pen-men too Whom none could ever charge With the least forgery or guile Doth prove to us at large 6 That they from God alone proceed Who did their Souls inspire In writing all-they written have That Grace we might admire The Fourth Part. 1 Their Prophecies accomplish'd were Which shews they are divine Exactly as to time and thing To matter and design 2 And the Miracles which were wrought These VVritings do confirm Must needs also herein be brought To shew from whence they came 3 The preservation they have had Was strange and marvellous And to their truth doth glory add For to be priz'd by us 4 The great success with which they met In midst of bitter Foes And how their power has prevail'd Their lasting glory shows 5 The VVorld by a few Fishermen By this most sacred Word Without the help of carnal force VVere turned to the Lord. The Fifth Part. 1 The harmony and joynt consent Of holy Men and good And Martyrs who seal'd to the Truth Of them with their dear Blood 2 Do shew their great veracity And may all Men convince They came from God therefore we must Bear up in their defence 3 Against all such who them oppose Or count them not divine For doubtless in all wise Mens sight By these their glory shine 4 The Evidence unto the heart VVhich to good Men they give Of God's great love who doth impart To all who them receive 5 In life and power his Image clear Bringing the old Man down Renewing of their inward Man So that they can't but own 6 The work which by this Word is wrought brought On them to be divine Thus from these hints which we have Gods VVord doth glorious shine 7 The very Heathen witness bear As to Matter of Fact Touching such things Scriptures declare That God and Christ did act The Sixth Part. 1 Berolus as Josephus shews Doth mention Noah's Flood And Pliny with some others speak How the most mighty God 2 Did Sodom turn by dreadful Flames Unto a dismal Lake Of Moses and his VVonders too VVe find the Egyptians speak 3 In their Records yea the Chaldeans And Grecians own the same And others shew with what high hand Isra'l from Egypt came 4 The Star which at Christ Jesus Birth To th' VVise-men did appear Pliny and Calcidius both Most plain and full declare 5 But there 's no need of Man's Record To Men we do not fly The witness of the glorious Lord Is full of certainty HYMN 93. Joh. 10. 35. And the Scripures cannot be broken c. 1 THe Scripture broken cannot be Let Men
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 its 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. 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 â—ound 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 Unto contempt and scorn Sincerity doth make thee rich Nay more to be high born 4 May be thy parts and gifts are small And hence Men thee dispise Sincerity hides this in all In this thy Glory lyes 5 For Grace excells the greatest Gifts Gifts may to Man commend But Grace commends thee now to God And so 't will in the end The Fifth Part. 1 Soul hast thou worse defects than these Infirmities within Sincerity doth God so please It covers all thy sin 2 He it esteems so as if thou Hadst never broke his Law And through Christ's Righteousness he doth In thee behold no flaw 3 O get this Girdle on ye Saints It glitters more than Gold It never can besides be lost And doth its Beauty hold 4 As fresh as 't was when first put on O bless'd Sincerity How glorious art thou how dost thou Shine in Jehovah's Eye 5 See then that ye the Truth hold fast And with it girted be Then no delusion needst thou fear Nor cursed Heresie 6 But the right Girdle take be sure And not the counterfeit The true by this you may descry Christ's Truth is stampt on it 7 It with the written Word agrees Exact in ev'ry thing If all Christ's Precepts you don't own Contempt on you 't will bring 8 That Girdle will not hold but break Though you may seem sincere So far as you cleave unto Truth Yet will at last appear 9 A false Professor 'cause you have Some blessed Truth withstood Into which you did Light receive But not obey it wou'd The Sixth Part with Psal. 117. 1 Each Truth of God O it is pure God's Truth doth make us clean It frees our Souls also for ever Such glory in it 's seen 2 Strong is the Truth you all will say This Girdle then is strong O buy it Souls whilst 't is to day 'T will fit both old and young 3 God's Saints did suffer grievous pain Great tortures did endure Before they would part with the Truth Such peace it did procure 4 Unto their Souls who faithful were Unto the Truth alway O it will make you holy bold In the great Judgment-day 5 Now let all Nations of the Earth Their great Creator praise Nay let the people all sing forth His mighty Name to raise 6 Whose Kindness's great unto his Saints His Mercies ever sure O praise ye him for his bless'd Truth Which doth abide for ever HYMN 100. Eph. 6. 14. And having on the Breast-plate of Righteousness c. 1 O Lord we Souldiers are and we Must fight or else be slain O let us all well armed be For Foes come on amain 2 And since our Enemies do aim To hit us on the Breast Thy blessed Breast-plate let 's have on For that will hold the rest 3 'T is righteousness that will secure Our Souls from ev'ry wrong And 't
evermore And therefore she is not consum'd Ev'n now as heretosore 3 This Bush long time on fire has been O 't is a wond'rous sight Though in the fire yet not burn'd This may our Souls invite 4 To take a view as Moses did O why is this thing so Alas thy Church is dear to thee Beyond all things below 5 O then let all those precious Birds Who in this Bush are hid Sing forth thy praise continually And none their Souls forbid 6 The time of singing O 't is come Since the sweet Turtle-Dove Did let us hear in this our Land His voice from Heav'n above HYMN 123. Rev. 1. 20. The Golden Candle-sticks are the seven Churches 1 THy Churches Lord are like unto Rich Candle-sticks of Gold In whom shines forth that glorious light Which Sinners do behold 2 Those Candlesticks which are so rich Are seldom to be found But in the House of a great Prince Whose glory is renown'd 3 This shews the Churches of the Saints Do Lord belong to thee Who art the glorious King of Kings They useful also be 4 As Candlesticks in a large House In which the Light they place And also are for Ornament Ev'n thus through thine own Grace 5 Are all thy Churches here on Earth Of use Lord unto thee And unto others who likewise Thy Riches in them see 6 Thy Candlesticks then don't remove But let their Light so shine That all the Earth may lighted be Into all Truths of thine HYMN 124. Luk. 12. 32. Fear not little Flock c. 1 THy Church is like a Flock of Sheep Whose number is but small Which thou thy self dost always keep And wilt preserve them all 2 Thy Saints like Sheep are innocent Most harmless also meek If any of them go astray 'T is thou who dost them seek 3 Thou also dost them feed and lead In Pastures flourishing And hast for them a resting-place Besides the Water-spring 4 They subject are for to get Soyl But thou dost wash them in The Fountain of thy precious Blood From ev'ry stain of sin 5 As Sheep are fruitful so thy Church And Children are O Lord They honour bring to thee and then To Men profit afford 6 Fear not ye Saints tho' Wolves abound And other Beasts of prey For Christ will keep you safe and sound Unto the Judgment-day 7 And you the Kingdom shall receive Rejoyce and sing therefore Keep close to Christ and mind the Flock Which follow'd him before HYMN 125. Job 25. 6. The Son of Man a Worm 1 AH what mean and despis'd things Are Worms that crawl on Earth Man is a Worm he from Earth sprung From thence were we brought forth 2 No beauty in a sorry Worm Man's glory that is gone Contemptible is in thy sight Each vile and wicked one 3 What can a Worm do to preserve It self from hurt or wrong That is in danger by each foot So we are all day long 4 We can't preserve our selves one day Our Life is but a blast And one small sin if not purg'd out May damn the Soul at last 5 Then do not pride it in your selves You to the Worms must go For all your beauty soon will fly You must corruption know HYMN 126. Job 14. 2. He fleeth also as a shadow and abideth not 1 ON Earth our days will be but few Like as the shadow flies Or like unto the Morning-Dew Doth pass when Sun doth rise 2 So do our Days our Months and Years Make haste to fly away Much like the Blossom he appears Which quickly doth decay 3 Or like the Flower in the Spring Whose beauty 's very rare And as the Birds in Summer sing We may our selves compare 4 The glory of the Flowers fail The Summer ends also The Birds do then themselves bewail And know not what to do 5 The Blossom withers soon away Like Jonah's Gourd 't is gone So we sprout up and shall not stay Our lives will soon be done HYMN 127. Rom. 8. 17. If Children then Heirs 1 IF we are Children of the Lord By being born again Then are we also Heirs with Christ And with him we shall reign 2 He that 's an Heir to a great King He is a Prince by birth And so is each true Child of God The holy Scripture saith 3 The Heir shall the Inheritance At last Possession have And so shall all Believers too The Crown at last receive 4 But as the Heir must wait awhile Until he comes to age So must we all with patience wait Till we have run our stage 5 The Heir is likely richly cloath'd Whereby it is he 's known So all God's Saints with holiness Are cloathed ev'ry one 6 The Heir as the Birth-right of old The Blessing had always So all the Saints chief Blessings have And therefore sing God's praise HYMN 128. 1 Cor. 9. So run that ye may obtain 1 HE that the Prize doth think to have Must take the greatest care To set out timely must begin Before old age draws near 2 He that would win the Prize also Must know what way to run And must hold out not weary be Until the Prize he 's won 3 All weights he must cast off with speed And temp'rate also be Or else he 'll saint and never will God's blessed Kingdom see 4 Such who do run a race sometimes Have many Lookers on Both Men and Angels view the Saints And mind how they do run 5 They who do run an earthly Race Run for some earthly thing But ev'ry Saint that gains the Prize Shall Crown'd be as a King 6 O then ye Saints run you apace In ways of Piety Gird up your Loyns and nothing fear Look up lift up your Eye 7 The Prize to see Ah! 't is your own And when you end your days You shall receive it therefore now Break forth and sing God's praise HYMN 129. Heb. 11. 13. They confessed they were Strangers and Pilgrims on the Earth 1 LOrd we are Pilgrims on the Earth As all our Fathers were For this is not our dwelling-place No ' biding for us here 2 As Pilgrims go up hill and down And meet with troubles do So Lord thy Saints while they are here Do many sorrows know 3 A Pilgrim is a Stranger in Those places where he lyes And therefore is not taken with Those things which he espyes 4 Or doth behold where he doth come What are these things to me Saith a poor Saint I must be gone I better things do see 5 A Pilgrim loves good company Don't care to go alone So do God's Saints delight in such Who do Christ Jesus own 6 And walk with them in the same way If that they be sincere They prize their precious company They helpful to each are 7 A Pilgrim when he 's come near home He greatly doth rejoyce O let such Saints whose work 's near done Lift up with joy their voice HYMN 130. Job 9. 34. Let him take his Rod from me 1 LOrd if we do thy Word
King VVho strives our Souls to save 5 Our Enemies the Light do hate And fain wou'd once again Suppress the Gospel as or 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 Thâ— Report which thou hast given Many will hear â—but few receive Thâ— 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 seed 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 sace do see And pardon do obtain 8 All glory to thy gracious Name We give to thee therefore And do resolve for to proclaim Thy praise for evermore HYMN 161. Psal. 23. 3. The glorious restauration of the Soul 1 THe Restoration of the Soul It is the work alone Of thy own Grace O God most high Which to us is made known 2 Thy wisdom and thy power divine And mercy infinite In equal glory Lord doth shine Hereby in all Mens sight 3 If thou hadst not stretch'd out thy hand Our Souls thus to restore We must have lain in Satan's band O Lord for evermore 4 But are our Souls restor'd indeed And rais'd to life again And from eternal death so freed Shall never feel that pain 5 And shall also preserved be Unto eternal bliss Well may such sing continually What comfort Lord like this 6 What ground of joy and gladness's here We 'll raise thy praise therefore For all restored Souls shall sing To thee for evermore The Second Part. The Sinner's misery and the Saints glory 1 Sad was the Loss Man did sustain By his most dismal Fall God's Image marr'd his Soul deprav'd And brought into great thrall 2 Defil'd wounded and naked made And dead in sin did lie Thus did his glory at once fade Through his iniquity 3 Bound in strong Bonds in Satan's Chains His Eyes put out also He wickedly his God disdains To him a cursed Foe 4 For in the mind such enmity Is there in each vile one That they resist thee day and night And bid thee to be gone 5 But yet such Grace didst thou extend To such a filthy Foe As to send Christ thy only Son The Devil to o'rethrow 6 And Man redeem with stretch'd out Hand Thy Image to restore And heal his wounds and make him see Who was so blind before 7 Into sweet Union with thy self Thou taâ—â—st him once again And he in thine own Bosom 's laid Thâ— Enmity being slain 8 From sickness he 's recovered From bondage quite ser free He lives again who once was dead And dearly now loves thee 9 Well may this cause all Souls to sing Who thus restored be For unto them Lord from hence springs Joy to eternity HYMN 163. The precious Promises 1 A Happy Soul O Lord is he Who Union has with thee Th' Promises to him are given Which sweet and precious be 2 Lord when thou giv'st thy self to us Promises are precious But never till we did believe Could we e're find them thus 3 All praise to God the Lord on high And to Christ who did die To purchase for us Blessings store To all Eternity 4 We now therefore O Lord will sing Unto our glorious King From whence the precious Promises Of Grace to us doe spring 5 What precious Blessings do we see Who interest have in thee And shall be happy evermore Unto eternity HYMN 164. A Hymn of Praise after the Sacrament 1 HAlleluja O happy day That ever Christ was born And happy we that e're we see This everlasting Morn 2 Bless'd be the Lamb that hither came To be a Sacrifice 'T is by thy Blood we have all good In thee all Blessings lyes 3 Our Bands to break thou didst them take And with them thou wast bound God's Cords we burst thou wast acurst To heal our grievous Wound 4 For us he dy'd being crucify'd Sustain'd that cruel death Wast broke with grief us'd as a Thief And gave up his sweet breath 5 His Grave was made and Body laid With the rich and unjust His Honour high despis'd did lye All cover'd up in Dust. 6 Admirable sight a love most bright Never the like was seen That one so high so low should lye Vile Wretches to redeem â—Mongst Men what one wou'd e're have gone His Son thus
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 heal 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 who dost dwell above To whom all praise belongs 3 It 's none but thee who can appease The wrath that burns within And to a wounded heart give ease That 's burdened with sin 4 We thee adore and worship do And at thy precious Feet Contentedly we all would lye To tast thy mercy sweet 5 And thon dear Saviour who for sin The Curse didst undergo Unless thy Arm reveal'd had been No help to us could flow 6 All praise to God and to the Lamb And Spirit be therefore Teach us to know what we must do And sing for evermore HYMN 200. Bread indeed 1 HOw good O Lord is thy blest Word To all that are sincere Because it doth such good afford Thy Children love it dear 2 O let us taste of thy sweet Love And in thy self delight And feed us also from above Every day and night 3 That with the fat things of thy House We all may feasted be And flourish in thy glorious Courts Dear God continually 4 Many do seem to be content Whilst they on Husks do feed But let our Souls to Christ be bent And stor'd with all we need 5 One hour in thy blest Courts let 's prize Above all times and days And also sing and laud thy Name And live unto thy praise HYMN 201. A Feast of Fat things 1 LOrd thou art great and also good Thy Love and Grace is such Thou giv'st poor hungry Souls sweet Food And nothing think'st too much 2 For them who unto Christ do come All things prepared be No sooner do they once come home But welcome are to thee 3 The fatted Calf and Bread indeed And precious Wine good store And all things else which Sinners need Are ready for the Poor 4 Where feed and feast all on free cost May such who hungry be All is of Grace that none may boast But only Lord in thee 6 O then let 's eat and drink the best And praise the Lord above And lean upon his dearest Breast Till ravished with Love HYMN 202. Unless ye believe that I am he c. 1 HOw dark is he how blind also Who hath a carnal mind He hath no peace if he so die He none shall ever find 2 He that in Christ doth not believe Nor in Truth now receive The offers of his special Grace May not his Loss retrieve 3 Die in your Sins Tremble and Fear What Man is it can hear Those words and find his heart not now Rent and to pieces tare 4 Let 's lift thy Name O Lord on high And make sweet melody And so believe and live that we In sin may never die HYMN 203. The glorious Gift 1 ALL praise and glory now be given To God the Lord above Who gives to us the best of Heaven Himself His Grace and Love 2 Most precious are his Promises They firm and sure be Thou all our wants wilt Lord supply And that continually 3 Though we are poor in earthly things And little do possess Yet richer are than wicked Kings And never shall have less 4 He that hath God possesseth all And what would he have more Shall not that Man contented be Can any think he 's poor 5 O let us then lift up our voice And sing melodiously And in the Lord always rejoyce Until we come to die HYMN 204. Christ became poor 1 O Holy and most glorious King The mighty Prince of Peace Thou art that Lamb by whom we came From sin to have release 2 Thou in the glorious Form of God Before all Worlds indeed Most splendently O thou didst shine And nothing didst thou need 3 And yet thy love to us was such Thou for us becam'st poor That we through thy great Poverty Might all have Riches store 4 We never can to thee express Our Thanks