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
sight Whereby we may conceive Of his eternal glory bright And clearer knowledge have 6 Of him and also him adore In thee and by thee too But after all we must confess We little see or know 7 All praise and glory unto God And Christ in whom doth shine All glories which the Father hath Most sacred and divine HYMN 22. The Soul Physician Mat. 9.12 They that are whole need not a Physician but they that are sick 1 THou Lord the good Physician art Who knowest very well All the diseases of our heart And also hast such skill 2 That thou dost know what 't is likewise Will ease us of our pain Nay perfectly so cure us We sick shan't be again 3 And thou wast authorized too The Father licens'd thee And did appoint thee to this work Physician of Souls to be 4 And thou approved hast been oft The works which thou didst do Did witness bear to thy great skill Authority also 5 Thou know'st our constitution sins And from whence they proceed The cause of each disease within And how we may be freed 6 From the curst Plague Contagion great That reigns in every part No member's free nor faculty But rages most i' th' heart 7 There there the cursed venom lyes But thou canst fetch it out And make a perfect cure too Of this we have no doubt The second Part. 1 But it is true no medicin's found Which Lord can do us good So as to make us whole and sound But our Physician 's Blood 2 And therefore thou didst pour it forth Thy precious blood was shed That we might it apply by Faith And also be cured 3 For all our hearts Lord naturally So hard and stony are Till softned with thy blood we see They can't thy Image bear 4 Nought will dissolve the Adamant And flinty heart we know But precious blood which from thy wounds Most plenteously did flow 5 But such who never sick were made Or did their sickness see Are never like thy help to have Nor cure find of thee 6 Thou first does make us see our sin And then when we do cry Thy Oyl and Wine thou dost put in Which heals us presently 7 But some don't love to feel the pain But would slight healed be And have their sores but skinned o're Such Souls are left by thee 8 For each dead Member off must go Right eyes be pulled out Or else the soul and body too Shall go to Hell no doubt The Third Part. 1 Thou all Physicians dost excell They can't all Persons cure But there is none but thou canst heal Yea heal O Lord for ever 2 They do it likewise for their gain But thou dost all in love And poor wast made for us O Lord Who rich was once above 3 To make us sound and whole at heart And heal our souls for ever Thou didst with all thy riches part And grievous pains endure 4 The dead to life they cannot raise But this Lord thou dost do And hadst not thou Lord qaickned us We had been lost we know 5 They cannot bless Physick they give Neither know the success But all that Means which does us good Lord thou to us dost bless The fourth Part. 1 Other Physicians Men send to We did not send for thee But freely didst thou come to us That we might healed be 2 O let us then love thee O Lord And let poor Sinners cry And come to thee thou wilt them heal And cure presently 3 But let them not the time delay Neither false Med'cines use Which may perhaps through a mistake Seem to afford some ease 4 And since Lord thou hast heal'd our souls And cured hast each sore Let 's sing thy praise with all in us Praise thee for evermore HYMN 23. Christ the glorious Testator Heb. 9.16 For where a testament is there must also of necessity be the death of the Testator 1 LOrd Christ thou the Testator art Of the New Testament And hadst much Goods to give away Thou to this end was sent 2 And full of thoughts thou wast also know How of them to dispose But some there were which thou didst Thy Father long had chose 3 To be the only Legatees Who unto thee were dear And unto them thou didst bequeath All things that thou hadst here 4 Below on Earth and all above They Heirs are made indeed Of all the Riches of both Worlds What more Lord can we need 5 All things were given unto thee Thou art thy Fathers Heir And we with thee Joynt-Heirs are too So much beloved are 6 The time drew near that thou must die And die thou didst likewise But first didst make thy Will O Lord Which in thy Gospel lyes 7 And that is thy last testament For thou wilt make no more And by thy blood confirm'd it is And that Lord o're and o're 8 And for a Sign the Sacraments Thou didst likewise ordain That we might see thy true intent And never doubt again The second Part. 1 The former Will didst disannull For it was weak we see Since nothing perfect it could make 'T was took away by thee 2 Thou the Testator being dead Yet didst revive again Thy Will must not be altered Upon eternal pain 3 Each Precept as by thee 't is left With care we must observe And from thy will and testament We Lord must never swerve 4 If Angels should this thing attempt They cursed then must be Let Men then tremble who have done This great iniquity Nothing must added be thereto Nor nothing from it took Then wo to such What will they do Who have thy Word forsook 6 And thy last Will and Testament Gives right and title too Unto thy Saints of all grace here And glory Lord also 7 Like a Testator thou hast nam'd The Persons who shall have The great Possession that 's above Or who 't is thou wilt save 8 They are all such whom God did give Dear Saviour unto thee Who shall in time on thee believe Yea and new creatures be 9 O then let 's see if we are such And sweetly let us sing For who is able to conceive What comfort hence does spring HYMN 24. Christ as a Hart. Cant. 2.9 My Beloved is like a Roe or young Hart. 1 LIke as a Hart has a quick sight So thou art quick to see All wants that do attend thy Saints Lye open unto thee 2 Their dangers too thou dost perceive All things before thee lye And help from thee we all shall have And that most speedily 3 And like a Hart art quick to hear Although we do but groan The smallest sigh comes up to thee It pierces does thy Throne 4 Thou loving art unto thy Spouse Thou dost exceed the Hind Most dearly dost thou tender her And bear her in thy mind 5 And as a Hart is swift to run And can the Mountains climb So thou art swift to help thy Saints And all wilt in good time 6 No opposition Men can make Or greatest
difficulty Can thee obstruct for they relief Shall have most speedily 7 Let 's therefore sing and also say Be thou like a young Hart O haste dear Saviour come away Thy blessing to impart HYMN 25. Christ the only Door Joh. 10.9 I am the Door 1 A Way is found to happiness Heaven is a lovely place Thou art the Door O Lord alone Through thee we see God's face 2 All good lyes hid in God above Like to a House of store And such who would go in and eat Must enter by this Door 3 All true Men enter the right way They at the door go in No Pardon Peace but 't is by thee Nor cleansing from our sin 4 We in thy Church ought all to dwell Bring in more souls and more By thy Example Doctrine too Thou art the only Door 5 All praise and glory unto God Let us now sing again For shewing to us the right Door And bringing of us in HYMN 26. Christ God's Servant Isa 41.1 Behold my Servant c. 1 LOrd Christ thou like a Servant wast Whilst thou did here remain Such hard work was allotted thee As put thee to great pain 2 'T was hard work to redeem thy Church Thou sweat'st great drops of Blood Never did any Man sweat such 'T was only for our good 3 Hard work it was to war and fight Against those cruel foes Which sought our ruin day and night But thou layest on such blows 4 That all infernal spirits yield Sin World and Death also Thou hast o'recome and won the field This does thy power show 5 'T was hard to die that was thy work And more must yet be done Thy Temple build and Vineyard plant Fell to thy lot alone 6 Servants are of inferiour rank Thou didst thy self deny And didst not reputation seek 'T was great humility 6 VVhich thou was pleased then to show Thy Fathers honour sought And unto him great honour too Thou by thy work hast brought The second Part. 1 'T was not to do thy will alone But his who did thee send In ev'ry thing O holy One Thou didest condescend 2 Thou hast to wages a just right As other Servants have Hence crowned art with glory bright And more than that dost crave 3 The souls of all thine own Elect Thy wages are also VVith grace they must be all bedeck't And crown'd they shall be too 4 The Heathen's thine Inheritance Possession thou must have Of all the Earth in God's good time The same thou shalt receive 5 Because thou didst thy soul pour forth God to thee will divide A portion with th' Kings o' th' Earth To bring down all their pride 6 They at thy feet their Crowns shall lay And to thee bend their knees The Scepter thou alone shalt sway And chop down all high Trees 7 And though a Servant yet a Son And faithful was and true And nothing thou hast left undone VVhich to thee he did shew 8 But all things plainly didst declare Even all thy Father's will VVhich in thy word 's left very clear That we it might fulfill The Third Part. 1 O let us now learn of thee Lord And be of the same mind And humble Servants all become Then shall we comfort find 2 And of thy service never be Asham'd for if we are Thy face with comfort shall not see But wrathful frowns must bear 3. Thou in thy Father's House O Lord For ever dost abide We from thy lips must take God's Law The glory not divide 4 Betwixt thy self and Moses who Is turned out of door Ah! him we must not hearken to But to thee evermore 5 This let us do with greatest care Since thou so faithful art And every thing hast left so clear To every thinking heart 6 Thy praises therefore we will sing And set thy glory forth VVho though a Servant yet art King Yea King of Heaven and Earth HYMN 27. Christ a glorious King Rev. 7.14 He is King of Kings c. 1 THou art a King in Dignity And of most noble birth Descended from the Lord most high The God of Heaven and Earth 2 And thou also proclaimed art By Men and Angels too To be the only Potentate Before whom all must bow 3 God's Spirit did thee King anoint To reign for evermore And to this office thee appoint When out God did it pour 4 Abundantly to such degree That none before thee had And like a King with Sovereignty Lord Jesus thou art clad 5 All power unto thee is given As Mediator so That all on Earth and Heaven must Yield all obedience to 6 Thou hast thy Laws and 't is by them We must be rul'd alway And such who will not own thee King Thou wilt destroy one day 7 Adore and see ye reverence him All ye who live on Earth Obey his Laws Saints sing his Praise And set his Glory forth The second Part. 1 He 's King of Saints and Nations too He in our hearts must reign And sway the Sceptre there alone All Rebels must be slain 2 The tyrant sin you must give up To his victorious sword Least countenance to any lust None of us must afford 3 But he a larger Kingdom hath For he shall soon possess All Kingdoms which are thro' the Earth With peace he will them bless 4 This power to himself he 'll take In spite of Earth and Hell And haughty Monarchs he will shake And tyranny expell 5 Thou like a King dost honour give Yea titles which are high For ev'ry Subject 's made by thee A Prince in dignity 6 A Kingdom too thou hast in store For every one of them And they shall reign for evermore O're such who did contemn 7 These faithful Servants who to thee Sincerely did adhere And they when thou O Lord dost come Shall Crowns of Glory wear 8 Sing praises therefore O ye Saints Sing praise unto our King And make the fame of Jesus Christ Throughout the Earth to ring HYMN 28. The Lion of the Tribe of Juda. Rev. 5.5 The Lion of the Tribe of Juda hath prevailed c. 1 LOrd Jesus thou art like a Lamb Most weak and innocent Yet like a Lion art also To such who don 't repent 2 Until the time thou dost awake And rise up to the prey Then vengeance on them thou wilt take And them in wrath wilt slay 3 Thy Majesty is full of dread And with thy awful frown As Lions do so wilt thou roar And tear great Babel down 4 A Lion is the King of Beasts And also very strong That thou art King of all the Earth They all shall know e're long 5. Thou like a Lion wilt revenge The injury done to thine And righteously retaliate On such who did design 6 The ruin of thy chosen ones Whom they have sadly spoyl'd For thou hast heard their bitter groans Whilst Foes have them revil'd 7 Therefore ye Sinners now submit That you may favour find And throw your selves at Jesus feet To mercy he 's inclin'd 8