without that Lord Will never burn nor raise our hearts As we have newly heard 5 Fire will melt and soften things That hard are naturally 'T is by thy Word and Spirit we Do with thy Will comply 6 'T is that which bends makes us yield And humbles much the heart Which naturally was proud and vain And too obdurate The Second Part. 1 Thy Word it quickens and revives Like Fire it does chear It consolates and makes such warm Who to it do draw near 2 For they who to it will not come No profit can receive So such who do reject thy Word Their Souls shall not live 3 Fire will penetrate and pierce There is no secret place Within the Soul but thy Word will Most quick and swiftly pass 4 It doth the very Thoughts discern Nay it divides between The Soul and Spirit of a Man To sever both from sin 5 And Fire is used to lay waste Houses where Rebels hide Ev'n so thy Word doth quite consume The House of Lusts and Pride 6 Man with vain hopes a House doth raise And vaunts himself each day But when thy Word doth sieze on him His House consumes a way 7 All his vain hope he had before It is consum'd and gone And a new Temple up is rais'd For the most holy One. The Third Part. 1 Take heed ye Sinners you don't quench God's Word that fire within Nor lesson not its burnings if You would not die in sin 2 If you will sin and have your Lusts Whatever Preachers say Then down to Hell be sure you must When Death takes you away 3 Ah! there 's another Fire know If this your filth don't waste Into Eternal Fire then you Shall all be thrown at last 4 Consider is 't not better far That sin consumed be Yea all beloved sins and lusts Than damn'd eternally 5 You that do find the work 's begun That there 's a spark of Fire Kindled in your Souls O let it burn And raise its flames up higher 6 O 't is Soul know a sacred spark 'T is Fire all divine And God be sure has kindled it In that poor Soul of thine The Fourth Part. 1 Consider God's design herein Is to soften thy heart And to cement thy Soul to him And Saving-grace impart 2 And if it should be quench'd in thee It lyes not in thy power To kindle it and God in wrath May also give thee over 3 And never more renew that work But let thee quite alone In all thy sins to take thy swinge Until thy Soul is gone 4 But ye who are the Saints of God As this is Fire divine So let Devils strive and do their worst It in thy Soul shall shine 5 Though not always to such degree Your sin deaden may And therefore see you careful be To cherish it each day 6 And sing God's praise continually Who makes the Fire burn And pray that he would blow it up Till all your work is done 7 And also cry unto the Lord This Fire to kindle round about And sweetly burn in ev'ry place And never be put out HYMN 91. God's Word comp to a Hammer Jer. 23.29 Is not my Word like a Fire and like a Hammer to break the Rock in pieces 1 ROcks they are hard to work upon Yea ' gainst a mighty Hand The hardest Flint or Pebble-stone Whole long it cannot stand 2 If thou O Lord art pleas'd to take The Hammer up and strike Thou wilt Impression quickly make Though none can do the like 3 There 's none can break our flinty Rock Besides thy self alone Alas our power is too weak To break such hearts of stone 4 What can the Hammer do O Lord Thou the great Agent art The Instrument that is thy Word O smite upon the heart 5 And make it yield and square it then For thy own bless'd design Thy Image on it Lord cut out Most holy and divine 6 And fit it for thy building too O set it in its place And life infuse into it so That it may shine with Grace The Second Part. 1 O let it be well polished And it also unite Unto thy building there to be A Jasper-stone most bright 2 That it may suit and well agree With the Foundation stone Which is of Gold no Diamond More glorious ever shone 4 And then shall we when thus we be Into thy Building laid Have cause to sing unto our King By thy eternal aid 4 This Hammer of thy blessed Word Must drive the Nail quite home Or else Convictions will not stick Whenever they do come 5 The Precept Lord will not abide Nor Promise fast'ned be Nor no Conviction last in us Until drove home by thee 6 But since we find they fasten'd are Let us sing forth thy Praise And since thy Word so precious is Let us its Glory raise HYMN 92. Hymns on the Divine Authority of the Sacred Scriptures 1 THe sacred Scriptures are sublime Although mysterious be Their Matter shews they are divine Nay their divinity 2 Is seen by what they do treat of Or unto us make known There we do read of great Jehovah The high and lofty One 3 Of his dread Essence nature pure And of the Vnity Between the Father Son and Spirit Or holy Trinity 4 There do we read of his great works Who did this World frame How out of nothing by his Word All things at the first came â— There we may see and wonder too â—ow infinite Wisdom shone Wâ—th ' glorious compact made between The Father and the Son 6 In finding out and bringing in A way for to unite Justice and Mercy that so they Might equally shine bright 7 Here Justice doth with Mercy meet Like an endeared Brother And Mercy doth God's Justice greet And both do kiss each other 8 From hence ye may see cause to sing Th' Eternal One's high praise In bringing in of Jesus Christ With thankful hearts always The second Part. 1 Th' Antiquity of Scripture show That they are most divine For no Writings did the World know So soon as they did shine 2 This was the first and chiefest Book That e're was made or pen'd O therefore love in it to look Though you can't comprehend 3 The Mysteries that lye therein Hid from all carnal Eyes Yet since it hath so ancient been O see these lines ye prize 4 Their Royal descent from God alone Also does plain appear By their high Style and Majesty That shines in them most clear The Third Part. 1 The holiness which they promote To such a high degree May clearly ev'ry Soul convince Of their Authority 2 So pure and perfect is God's Word It silence may all them Who it oppose and Saints from hence It love and much esteem 3 This is the cause wherefore they love God's Words better than Gold Or Jewels rich which are esteem'd By most who them behold 4 They see God's Precepts are most just It doth all sins descry And ev'ry Lust and false way they Hate
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
Spiritual Melody Containing near Three Hundred Sacred Hymns By BENJAMIN KEACH Author of ΤÏοπολογια Pastor of the Church of Christ meeting on Horsly-down Southwark Coloss 3.16 Let the Word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another in Psalms and Hymns and Spiritual Songs singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. Quantum flevi in Hymnis Canticis suavè sonantis Ecclesiae tuae voces illae influebant auribus meis c. How sweetly have I wept in Hymns and Songs At the sounding of thy Church the Voices flew into mine Ear and thy Truth melted into mine Heart and from thence flew forth the effects of Godliness the Tears ran down mine Eyes and it was well with me when I was with them August in his Preface to the Psalms cap. 6. LONDON Printed for John Hancock in Castle-Alley near the Royal-Exchange in Cornhill 1691. TO THE READER READER IT may not be unnecessary if I acquaint thee with the chief design of my publishing these Sacred Hymns I have three sorts of Persons in my Eye to whom I recommend them First Such who like and approve of Books in Verse which treat of Divine Things and would gladly have a little help in order to the understanding of Metaphorical Scripture who cannot also well spare so much Money as to purchase larger Volumes the Folio I put forth some years ago call'd A Key to open Scripture Metaphors being near Twenty Shillings price comes into but a very few Peoples hands Besides the Impression will soon be gone as far as I can gather and 't is not like to be reprinted any more Now in this small Tract I can assure you is contained great part of the principal things under divers Metaphors opened in that Book though they are there more largely insisted on I do not judge all those Hymns I have taken from Metaphoriâ—al or Tropical Scriptures are proper to be sung nor are they here recommended to that end some of them being Historical as part of Hymn 92. pag. 129 130. and some others containing Matter of Controversie nor do I think those concerning Hell so suitable to be sung yet I doubt not but they may be all of use to the Reader all being congruous with God's Word and according to the analogy of Faith The Second sort are Parents and Masters of Families I am perswaded with the Blessing of God this Book may prove of great advantage to their Children who generally are taken with Verse and are much addicted to learn such Songs and Ballads which generally tend to corrupt Youth and 't is a shame to godly Christians they should suffer their Children to learn many of them but since Singing is God's Ordinance I mean to sing Psalms and Hymns and Spiritual Songs 't is doubtless their duty to instruct them therein as well as to teach them to read and by learning Sacred Hymns they may be taken before their Parents are aware with the Matter therein contained as divers have through the Blessing of God as I have been oft inform'd by reading that small Poem called War with the Devil and some others Youth are generally inclin'd to Poetry and as one of the Ancients excellently observes The Holy Ghost seeing the Souls of Mankind strugling in the way of Godliness and being inclined to the Delights of this Life hath mixed the power of his Doctrine with sweet Singing that whilst the Soul was melted with the sweetness of the Verse the Divine Word might the better be grafted with profit Now these Hymns being short Children will soon get them by heart as also full of varieties and iâ— instructed to sing they may be the more affected with the matter and receive the greater advantage The Third sort are those godly Christians who know 't is their indispensible duty to sing Psalms and Hymns c. not only in their Families but in the publick Congregation yet do not think divers Psalms do so well suit with Christians under the Gospel as other Sripture-Hymns do and divers worthy Ministers of the Baptized-way thô choice Preachers and fully satisfied in singing the Praises of God yet may not have Judgment to compose Hymns every Man having his particular Gift of God and therefore have desired divers Scripture-Hymns and select Psalms might be published and indeed had I not been put upon this Work I am perswaded I had not undertook it or at the least not so soon Moreover many Christians had rather have those Hymns we sing in our publick Assemblies printed that so they might the better know them and examine the matter therein contained to see whether they do agree with the Word of Christ and likewise the better sing them with understanding And 't is not unknown what a multitude of godly Friends have desired to have me write them out several of those Hymns that have upon divers occasions been sung in some particular Congregations Now to prevent that trouble and to satisfie them I promis'd to Print the most of those Hymns and so have done as they will find them in the latter part of this Tract If any desire in such a Book to have no Hymns but such that are proper to be sung in Congregations in the next Impression if God spare my Life I shall endeavour to answer their request Had I not wrote so lately in Justification of pre-composed Hymns taken out of God's Word I should have spoken fully to it here We are exhorted to sing Psalms Hymns and Spiritual Songs and since we have none left in Form in the Scripture it follows that those who God hath gifted that way ought to compose them for a Hymn or Song cannot be without its Form Certainly God doth not enjoyn a Duty on us that he hath not left sufficient Rule how to come at it nor have we any ground to expect the extraordinary Gift any more Nor is there as I have lately shewn any more reason to object against compiling Sacred Hymns to be sung out of the Word of Christ than there is to object against pre-compiled Sermons that are to be preached though I am satisfied the Lord doth enjoyn his Churches to sing the Psalms of David both in Eph. 5.19 Col. 3.16 we reading of no other Psalms but the Book of Psalms so by Hymns and Spiritual Songs I see no reason to doubt but he intends all Sacred Hymns c. taken out of the holy Scripture by the help of God's Spirit Mr. Marlow cites a Passage out of Learned Ainsworth as if he favoured his Notion of Praising God only without Vocal Singing yet I have lately met with a Book of that worthy Man on the Psalms of David where I find him speaking thus These Psalms saith he have ever since by the Church of Israel by Christ and his Apostles and by the Saints in all Ages been received and honoured as the Oracles of God cited for Confirmation of true Religion and sung in the publsck Assemblies as in God's
our Joy our Souls delight In whom is sweetest pleasure 3 Propriety unto a house Doth make it valued Our interest in our God alone Makes us lift up our head 4 In a great House are many Rooms To dine and also lye Rare secret Chambers also we Do in thee clearly spy 5 Each Attribute is as a Room Whither thy Saints do go By precious Acts of Faith and then Nothing they fear below 6 Another house thô stately 't is It may be batter'd down But thou art such a House O Lord That can't be overthrown 7 Hast then away to your abode Let all with speed hast home For dreadful storms you may expect Will very quickly come The Third Part. Chambers of Safety 1 O come O come Gods people all With speed hast ye away Enter your Chambers great and small No longer do you stay 2 For God the mighty God above Is rising out of 's place And will the Hills and Mountains move And Vengeance pour apace 3 There is a way found out that ye May be secured When Sinners shall consumed be Who basely are misled 4 Doth it not thunder afar off It Lightens also sore O tremble all and do not scoff For hark 't is more and more 5 Children get home and do not stay Hast to your dwelling place For if you make the least delay Then sad may be your case 6 All who abroad or in the Fields Do foolishly remain They may as the Egyptians were Be ruined and slain Isa 26.20 A Storm a coming 1 O Quake ye who most guilty are Who love and live in sin For God will suddenly break forth As usual hath not been 2 But sing ye Saints and joyfull be Christs Kingdom does draw near Do you leave all Iniquity And nothing do you fear 3 The shaking times that are at hand Will bring Great Babel down And then will God save this our Land And Saints with Blessings Crown 4 Therefore if ye in Christ are found To every Duty led And have your Hearts sincere and sound Look up lift up your head 5 For your Redemption does draw near Gods praises sing therefore Unto his call do you adhere Then sing for evermore HYMN 4. God a Husbandman Joh. 15.1 God compared to a Husbandman 1 RIch Husbandmen have House and Land Both moist and also dry God o're the Earth hath the Command And true propriety 2 The beasts of th' field and fowls of th' Air With Silver and the Gold Is all the Lords yea and what else Our Eyes can here behold 3 He may give it to whom he will And then take it away He makes men rich and makes them poor And none dare him gain-say 4 Some ground he plows and sows it then With choice and precious seeds Whilst other ground does barren lie Eat up and spoil'd with Weeds 5 And who shall say what doest thou He may do what he will All are thine own what e're thou dost Yet thou art righteous still The second Part. 1 A Husbandman knows very well His ground will barren be Unless it is well manured No profit he can see 2 Even so unless the fallow ground Of thy base wicked heart Be broken up it will be found That thou most barren art 3 A Husbandman does spare no cost Nor grudge at his great pains That so he may his ground make good When he his end obtains 4 So God likewise thinks nought too much Who does great cost bestow On Souls of men when they prove such Who forth his Glory show 5 A Husbandman his Trees doth prune More fruitful them to make But branches that unfruitful be Such off the Trees does take 6 And thus doth God by all those men Who by profession are In Jesus Christ who barren prove Them long he will not spare 7 But such that fruitful Branches be He purges every one And abundantly shall they bring forth Before that he has done 8 As God doth sow so he likewise Doth cause the rain to fall That so his Vineyard flourish may And 's Trees be fruitful all 9 Which other Husbandmen can't do Nor can they change the soyl But God can make Mens hearts most good Which naturally were vile 10 All praise to him therefore let 's give And set his glory forth And fruitfully unto him live Whilst we do live on earth HYMN 5. God the chief Builder Heb. 3.4 God the chief Builder 1 HE that did build all things is God 'T is he and he alone That made the world and all things in 't Praise ye the Holy One. 2 And he laid the Foundation sure Of th' Earth and Heaven too Which long have been and still endure Will put them down also 3 'T is he that built his Glorious Church And laid the corner stone In all the Earth there is None such O praise the Holy One. 4 With precious Stones he hath it built Yea living ones they are And by his Spirit so compact 'T is far beyond compare 5 The Timber and the Stones by him Were squared curiously That all the Buildings in the World With this cannot come nigh 6 The matter and the form also Did he alone ordain No alteration must be made Upon eternal pain 7 All other Builders Servants have To labour with their hands Who according to the pattern act And just as he commands 8 So Ministers God does imploy Who must the pattern know And if they alter any thing They do their folly show 9 The Rule it is Gods Holy Word Would you the Pattern view 'T is the first Church the Lord did build As th' Apostles Acts do shew The second Part. 1 Nothing but precious Stones must be On the foundation plac'd By such who wood or stubble build This fabrick is disgrac'd 2 And they will suffer loss thereby When it comes to be try'd Because such stuff cannot endure Their work will not abide 3 Then see all ye who are call'd Saints That you are precious Gold I mean sincere and godly ones Whom God loves to behold 4 And see that you his building are And in you he does dwell If in you he has no abode Down you must go to Hell HYMN 6. God a Man of War Exod. 15.3 God a Man of War 1 GOD is a man of war and he Has many Armies who Almighty are in strength therefore Down shall his Foes all go 2 The Enemies who do ingage Against this Man of war Are all infernal pow'rs below And such who wicked are 3 God is a Warriour just and good And mighty skill he hath Before him never any stood In Hell much less on Earth 4 'T is for his Glory he does take The Sword into his hand And wo to such who head do make Against his dread Command 5 In war he is most terrible If he sets in array The Battel once against his Foes They 'll soon melt all away 6 He 'll make the earth to tremble when He does gird on his Sword And cause all proud and haughty men
great Reward To thee all praise be given Who wilt thy saving-help afford Until we come to Heaven HYMN 16. God a Refuge Psal 46.1 God is our Refuge 1 O Holy and Eternal One Thou art a Refuge sure Help us to fly to thee alone Whose Mercies do endure 2 A Refuge strong thou art O Lord Help us to fly to thee Shall we take hold of thy blest Word And safe for ever be 3 O Lord we bless and praise thy Name There is a Refuge found For us who are pursued hard This is a joyful sound 4 O Souls then see with speed we pray To Jesus Christ to fly Lest th' Avenger through delay O retake you and you die 5 The way is easie to find out All stumbling blocks are gone O haste with speed and look about Dangers are coming on 6 God like a Refuge does give ease And fortifie the Mind When horror does on others seize Security we find 7 This Refuge never will us fail All others will not do God never will leave us so frail But present help will shew 8 Of every sin let us get clear Yea freedom from each guilt To Christ by Faith let us adhere To wash away all filth The Second Part. 1 O Lord to thee to thee we fly A dismal day 's at hand But if we leave iniquity In safety shall we stand 2 Under thy Wings with speed we pray Hide us Lord every one Then safe shall we be day and night Till all the trouble 's gone 3 And we will thy praises sing forth And lift thy Name on high And also triumph on earth Whilst others howl and cry 4 All glory unto God that we Have such a hiding-place Always shall we rejoyce in thee when we behold thy face PART II. SACRED HYMNS To the Praise of Jesus Christ In which his transcending Excellencies are set forth HYMN 17. Christ a Mediator Heb. 12.24 To Jesus the Mediator of the New Govenant 1 A Breach most fore there was between Poor Sinners Lord and thee Before the Fall nought then was seen But perfect amity 2 But Man by breaking thy just Law Is now become thy Foe And as thou dost him loath and hate So he doth thee also 3 The carnal Mind is enmity Against the holy God And in us all Lord naturally Like enmity abode 4 But thou in mercy and great love Through wisdom infinite Hast found a way wrath to remove And Sinners to unite 5 Unto thy self in lasting bonds Of precious grace and peace 'T is done by Christ our blessed Lord In him thy wrath does cease 6 He is that Days-man who lays hold On both that so he might Thee reconcile unto our Souls And us to thee unite 7 He brings thee Lord down unto us And carries us to thee And thus is he dear and precious Yea all in all is he Second Part. 1 Thy honour in Each Attribute He sought to glorifie Yet did his undertakings suit Our wants all to supply 2 In ev'ry thing to such degree Due glory thou dost gain And we relief unto the full Through him Lord do obtain 3 In him Justice and Mercy meet And gloriously do shine Both equally in splendour fit As both alike divine 4 As Mediator he was Lord Exactly qualify'd Most wise and just yet merciful That so he might divide 5 An equal part in a right way Unto each party so God might be just yet Justifie And pardon Sinners too 6 To God he is a Friend most dear Nay of so near a-kin His express Image he does bear Yet we may say agen 7 To us he is related too Our nature he did take From hence he knew well what would do An equal peace to make Third Part. 1 Lord thou wast the offended One Whom we had grieved sore Thou chose Christ to this work alone And cancell'd the old score 2 In him thy Soul well pleased is Who did thy wrath appease 'T is he who reconciles us too And does our barthens ease 3 Such who accept of terms of peace As offered they be By Jesus Christ the breach will cease Between that Soul and thee 4 But if the terms refused are There will be no Appeal Allowed such at the last day They must thy vengeance feel 5 Come in ye Sinners then with speed O see to him you fly For he to you his hand must lend To slay that enmity 6 That 's in your heart 's which change he must If ever you receive Those terms which are agreed on Our precious Souls to save HYMN 18. Christ a Surety Heb. 7.22 So much was Jesus made Surety of a better Testament 1 WE once O Lord concerned were In a commerce with thee Before we fell no need was there Of any Surety 2 But we run out and wasted all Which was a mighty store And ah our credit is so gone Thou wilt trust us no more 3 Unless 't is so a Surety's found We must in Prison lye And bear thy dreadful wrath O God Unto eternity 4 Christ therefore Lord thou didst find out No Friend had we to bring All good therefore which we receive Doth from thy bowels spring 5 Ah! he this work did undertake And hands for us did strike And such a Surety O Lord For us O thou didst like 6 Who faithful was and able too Even all our debts to pay And all our sins thy word does show Upon him thou didst lay 7 Unto thy blessed Covenant Ah! he did put his hand And in our stead laid down his life As thou gav'st him command 8 'T was thou Lord Christ who in our room To th' Father didst engage To satisfie his justice and His wrath for to asswage 9 O what great Love and Grace is here Thou knowest very well Thou must pay all and our sins bear Which would sink us to Hell HYMN 19. Christ our Surety The Second Part set after the Sacrament 1 BUt thou wast able to sustain That heavy weight of sin And for our Souls didst life obtain And righteousness bring in 2 'T was from the worth and dignity Which in thy Person lay Thou didst God's justice satisfie And all our debts defray 3 Thou being God as well as Man Thy Merits have such worth As a compensation full to make And liberty bring forth 4 For us who did in Prison lye Being bound with cruel bonds Which none could loose assuredly But thy own blessed hands 5 By that one single payment Lord Laid down when thou didst die Relief to us thou dost afford Who dead in sin did lye 6 For as poor Debtors we were all So Criminals were too And death deserved great and small Condemn'd in law also 7 And thou as Surety for us Gav'st up thy self to die And in our stead Lord thou didst thus God's justice satisfie The Third Part. 1 And now the Covenant stands sure In Christ's most blessed hands All good for us he did procure Which in him firmly stands 2 And thus he did engage for those That given to
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 '
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
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
hand And kindly take us in HYMN 79. The holy Spirit a Guide 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 Let 's yield our selves with one accord To him continually 4 And we shall all be rid of cares And never lose our way He 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. God's Word is Light 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. The Word of God like Gold 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 soon you will Be filled with his love HYMN 82. God's Word compar'd to Milk 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. God's Word like strong Meat 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 sâ—nses 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 indifferent 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. God's Word sweeter than Honey 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 iâ— found But Lord thy Word it doâ—◠〈◊〉 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 〈…〉 count 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. God's Word Sword of the Spirit 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 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 hiâ— 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. God's Word like a Glass 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 foul 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 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. God's Word compared to Rain Deut. 32.2 My Doctrine shall drop as 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 other 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 joyful end 5 'T is a sore Judgment when the Lord Doth stop the Bottles of Heav'n But O 't is worse when God's good Word And Blessings are with helden 6 We wisk away our glory fades When God his Word denies Or doth with-hold his Blessings from 't Both Faith and Hope then dies 7 O look to God remember him From whom your Fruit doth flow If you are fruitful sing his praise And live unto him too HYMN 88. God's Word compared to Dew Deut. 32.3 My Speech shall distill as Dew 1 AS Dew doth insensibly fall So doth God's gracious Word Invisibly op'rate in us As we have often heard 2 How sweet are Dews unto the Herb It makes them richly smile So doth thy Word bedew oft-times Thy own true Israel 3 It makes our Graces to send forth A rare and fragrant scent Which doth delight the holy One The Lord omnipotent 4 But Dews will not Lord always do Mens hearts so barren are Some soaking showers they must have If any Fruit they bear 5 All praise and glory unto God Who wisely orders things That as our wants and needs appear His Mercies flow like Springs HYMN 89. God's Word choice Treasure 2 Cor. 4.7 But we have this treasure iâ— earthen vessels c. 1 THy Word is treasure very rare For we do often see Thou dost to Gold the same compare And things that glor'ous be 2 It is Lord of so great a worth No Man can comprehend Nor Tongues of Angels set it forth All Riches does transcend 3 Ah! such is thy most holy Word Through it thy precious love To us conveyed is O Lord This doth the matter prove 4 That which the best and wisest Men Esteem'd above all things And is the channel that let 's in The joy of divine Springs 5 And doth enrich the Soul of Man And that eternally The worth of it there 's no one can Express assuredly The Second Part. 1 Some treasure that in bulk is small Yet doth in worth excell Such is thy Gospel blessed Lord Thy People know it well 2 One Promise is more worth than all The Gold which the World hath If thou dost give it then we shall Say What is all the Earth 3 When unto it compar'd it is This Treasure does delight The Souls of Saints and makes them sing To thee both day and night 4 It hath such influence on the Heart As earthly Treasure here That on thy Word we meditate Because our hearts are there 5 Where our chief Treasure even lyes On that the heart is set And hence it is they it esteem 'Bove their necessary Meat 6 This makes Men great and honourable Because much Treasure have This also frees from care and trouble And does not us inslave 7 To Dunghil-Earth as Treasures do It raises Souls above All things that are O Lord below To joy in thy sweet love The Third Part. 1 Treasure in Earthen Vessels is Often laid up by us And we know very well so 't is The Treasure 's ne're the worse 2 Ev'n so altho' thy Gold is found In Ministers so mean The worth of it doth still abound Though some do not esteem 3 Of it because the Vessels are Despis'd but there 's a day When they shall glorious appear And golden Scepters sway 4 O prize God's faithful Servants then Who do inrich your Souls O value them above all Men And be no longer Fools 5 To grieve them and to wear them out By any means if ye Would ever in the Judgement-day Christ's face with comfort see 6 For as you ' steem or dis-esteem True Preachers of God's Word Christ looks upon 't as done to him Like measures will award 7 And you whom God doth Vessels make His Treasure to retain See that you seek his Praise always And don't his Glory stain HYMN 90. God's Word compar'd to Fire Jer. 23.29 Is not my Word like Fire 1 THy Word it doth illuminate It giveth forth sweet light And also from it we have heat Our Graces to excite 2 Thy Word like Fire doth consume Our filth and dross within What is combustible does waste It siezes on our sin 3 Fire is of an ascending kind It mounts things up aloft So they mount up in heart and mind Who by thy Word are taught 4 As fir'd are by thy own Spirit Thy Word
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 Israel 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. Scripture can't be broken Joh. 10.35 And the Scripures cannot be broken c. 1 THe Scripture broken cannot be Let Men think what they will Such such is their veracity God will his VVord fulfill 2 VVhatever thou O Lord hast said Accomplished shall be No Promise past nor Threat delay'd No Soul shall ever see 3 Because they are Diuine we know Of such Authority That they from thee alone do flow VVho will not cannot lye 4 Let Saints therefore rejoyce and sing For they from hence may see Great comfort unto them does spring To all eternity 5 For what thou hast Lord promised To such who do believe As 't is contained in thy VVord The same they shall receive 6 But wo unto all wicked Ones Their doom appears hereby For if they live and die in sin In Hell they all must lye 7 All praise to thee O God alone VVhose VVord we know shall stand Let all such sing who it believe And yield to thy commmand 8 VVho will do all and do no more Than written they do see These these shall sing and thee adore Unto eternity HYMN 94. God's Word establ in Heaven Psal 119.89 For ever O Lord thy Word is settled in Heaven 1 IN Heaven Lord where thou dost dwell Thy VVord's establish'd sure And shall to all eternity Fast graven there endure 2 From age to age thy Truth abides As doth the Earth witness Whose Ground-work thou hast laid so firm No tongue can it express 3 Go too therefore ye foolish Men Depart from me Be gone For God's good Precepts we 'll obey Nay keep them ev'ry one 4 What thou hast promis'd Lord perform Till Death doth seize on me Ner'e let my hope abuse me so As to distrust in thee 5 Uphold me and I shall be safe For ought they do or say And in thy Statutes pleasure take O Lord both night and day 6 Thou hast trod such under thy feet VVho do thy Statutes break For nought avails their subtilty Their counsel is but weak HYMN 95. Vertue and Power of Scripture Psal 119.8 9 10 11. 1 THy Covenants are very deep And full of things profound My Soul therefore thy Word will keep When they are try'd and found 2 When Men enter into thy VVord They find a Light most clear Tho' Fools yet they Lord shall not err VVhen they to it adhere 3 The VVord of God most perfect is His Testimony sure Converting Souls and making wise The simple and obscure 4 The Statutes of the Lord are right And fill the heart with joys The Precepts of the Lord are pure Enlightning the Eyes 5 The Fear of God is clean also And doth endure for ever The Judgments of the Lord are true And righteous altogether 6 Yea more than Gold than much fine Gold To be embrac'd alway The Honey and the Honey-comb Are not so sweet as they 7 They are thy Servants Monitors How he his life should frame And great Rewards is there for them VVho do observe the same HYMN 96. Profit of the Scriptures Joh. 5.39 Search the Scriptures 1 SEarch the Scripture by which ye think Eternal Life to have And those are they that testifie Of Him that came to save 2 For what of old was given forth VVas for our learning penn'd That we by Scriptures comforted Might hope unto the end 3 The Prophecy came not of old By Man 's own private will But holy Men of God foretold By Heavn's inspired skill 4 Then to the Law and Testament For they that speak not right And as this Word doth represent In them there is no light For Scripture sacred Verities Came all by Inspiration Able to perfect and make wise Through Faith unto Salvation HYMN 97. The Excellency of the Gospel 1 BLessed be God that we were born Under the joyful sound And rightly have Baptized been And bred on English ground 2 Where God most gracious doth appear And does pour forth his Grace The lines are fallen unto us In a most pleasant place 3 We might have been dark Pagans all Or veiled like each Jew Or cheated with an Alcoran Amongst the Turkish crew 4 Dumb Pictures might we all ador'd Like Papists in Devotion And with Rome's Errours so been stor'd To drink her deadly Potion 5 We might have liv'd in shades of night And ne're have known good days
show 4 A Wine Press too he made therein Which Wine pours forth amain Of which he doth delight to drink Due glory to obtain 5 'T was to this end he took such pains And such great cost laid out 'T was for his praise and for our good 'T was planted without doubt 6 He gathered also out the stones Which did the same annoy And did preserve it ev'ry day That none might it destroy The Second Part. 1 And then he looked it should bring Forth Grapes both sweet and good But ah it was a grievous thing If rightly understood 2 That after all his cost and pains It should wild Grapes bring forth When no Vineyard was like to it Planted in all the Earth 3 But hark now what the Lord doth say The Hedge I 'll take away And also waste I will it lay To evil Beasts of prey 4 For what alas could he do more For it than he hath done And doth it still wild Grapes bring forth This made his wrath to burn 5 Within his Breast and therefore did Resolve for to restrain The precious Clouds that watered it With sweet and blessed Rain 6 Or make his Ministers who preach His good and holy Word â—seless to it so that they might To it no good afford O then ye Saints take heed and fear Lest you should barren prove or if you do God may from you His presence quite remove But if that you who are his Church Bring forth the Fruit of Grace He never will deal with you thus Your glory to deface HYMN 121. The Church Christ's Body 1 Cor. 10.15 All baptized into one Body Col. 1.18 He is the Head of the Body the Church 1 EV'ry natural Body hath A Head and hath but one The Head Lord of thy Church thou art Thou art her Head alone 2 And all her Members joyned be To thee in sacred bonds And influence they have from thee In thee her glory stands 3 And all Members of the Body are Of use unto the whole So of some use unto thy Church Is every gracious Soul 4 Who is a Member of the same If any rotten are And past all hope of being heal'd No being must have there 5 But off they must be cut with speed Lest worser dangers fall For one polluted Member may Even soon corrupt them all The Second Part. 1 Wo unto him who shall attempt This Body to divide Or make a Schism 't is all one With piercing of Christ's side 2 For O the nearness that 's between The Body and the Head Don't cut Christ's Veins remember well What once he suffered 3 O wound him not again I say His Body don't annoy If it you mangle he will you For evermore destroy 4 But see that ev'ry one doth seek To do good to each other And pity take continually Of the poorest Brother 5 O live in love and see how near You to each other are And equally your Duties do And nothing do you fear HYMN 122. The Church comp to a Bush Exod. 3.2 And the Angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a flame of Fire out of the midst of a Bush 1 THy Church Lord in her self is poor Like to a Bramble dry 'T is Lord in thee in thee alone Doth all her glory lye 2 But though a Bush yet in it thou Dost dwell for evermore And therefore she is not consum'd Ev'n now as heretofore 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. Churches Golden Candle-sticks Rev. 1.20 The Golden Candle-sticks arâ— 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. The Church compared to Sheep 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. Man a Worm 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. Man's Life is like a Shadow 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
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 land 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 most innocent For us is ready slain And we as Guests are hither sent To seed on him again 3 But O what Love and Grace is here When we were hungry Christ's Body Lord thou didst prepare That for us he might die 4 For nothing but his Flesh and Blood Could our poor Souls sustain Therefore O Lord thou didst cry forth O let my Lamb be slain 5 O let his precious Blood run out For to them it I 'll give Or else they 'll perish without doubt 'T is done Come eat and live 6 Eat eat O Friends on what is good And drink abundantly The best of Heav'n is your Food No fatness I deny 7 O Lord thy Love is very sweet And we therefore do cry O feed us with this precious Food Untill we come to die 8 And we will sing thy Praises Lord Even both rich and poor And to the blessed Lamb we 'll sing Praises for evermore HYMN 152. A Hymn of Praise after the Lord ' Supper Saints die with Christ 1 ALL glory unto Christ the Lord 'T is thy immortal fame VVe will sing forth with one accord And glorifie thy Name 2 O blessed God Thou art all Love No minute ' scapes thy breast But brings a favour from above In that sweet love we rest 3 Lord didst thou die and do we live Hath not grief slain us yet Vocuhsafe to us thy grace to give To live as it is meet 4 Did thy most precious love to me Make thee to leave thy Throne And mount the Stage of Infamy And shalt thou die alone 5 Lord let me die die unto fin That death O let me see Be thou the death of sin O Lord VVhich was death unto thee 6 And as all fulness is in thee O then we pray pour in For we are empty thou dost know Except it be of sin 7 And since thou hast O Holy One A Salve for ev'ry Sore Let us rejoyce and praise thy Name Now and for evermore HYMN 153. Luke 13.10 Joy in Heaven when Sinners repent 1 LOrd is there joy in Heav'n above VVhen Sinners turn to thee Let this our Souls affections move To long till it we see 2 VVhat cause of joy then hath that heart VVho with repenting tears Unfeignedly cleaves unto thee And to thy ways adheres 3 Shall holy Angels Lord rejoyce In our sweet happiness When all the good is unto us To them not more nor less 4 In this they act Lord like to thee Who for our only good VVas sacrificed on the Tree To wash us in thy Blood 5 And shall not we now learn of thee To seek the good of others And with one heart strive to impart All comfort to our Brothers 6 Rejoyce with them that do rejoyce This duty let us love And then thy VVill we shall fulfill As Angels do above 7 But what a low and carnal heart Hath he whoe're he be VVho being full will not impart To those in misery 8 To pity and not to relieve Doth certainly declare Such never did God's Grace receive In truth nor are sincere 9 Acknowledg how you have transgress'd Against the Lord your God And let it be with grief confess'd What By-Paths you have