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A52174 Spiritual songs, or, Songs of praise to Almighty God upon several occasions Together with the Song of Songs which is Solomons: [F]irst turn'd, then par[ap]hrased in English verse. To which may be added, Penitential cries. Mason, John, 1646?-1694. 1699 (1699) Wing M922A; ESTC R217649 48,183 153

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Behold a Glorious Shew How the Almighty spreads his Fame And what his VVord can do This mighty King Rides Conquering His Word goes forth with Might VVhich wooes and wins the Slaves of Sin Both by its Force and Light Those Slaves their Hellish Lords forsake And Christ do humbly own And as his Spouse he them doth take And wears them as his Crown Great was their Need greater his Love Than their Necessity As well they may glad do they prove But not so glad as He. The VERSION CHAP. IV. Christ. 1. LO thou art Fair my only Love My Love lo thou art Fair Thine Eyes are like those of the Dove Within thy Locks of Hair Thy Hairy Locks are like Goats Flocks Which from Mount Gilead look 2. So are thy Teeth like well-shorn Sheep Come from the Washing Brook They Pregnant are as well as Fair For Fruit as well as View For each of them her Twins doth bear There 's ●ot one barren Ewe 3. Thy Lips are like a Scarlet-thread Thy Speech is sweet and fine Within thy Locks thy Temples Red Like broke Pomegranate shine 4. Thy Neck is like to David's Tower Strong built and raised high A thousand Shields for Men of Power Hang in that Armory 5. Thy two Breasts are like two young Roes Well shap'd and well agreed For they are loving Twins and those Among the Lillies feed 6. Vntil the Day have chas'd away The Dusky Shades I will Betake me to the Mount of Myrrh And to the Incense-Hill 7. All over fair my Love thou art And so thou seem'st to me There is not one uncomly Part Not one dark Spot in Thee 8. Come Love with me from Lebanon From Lebanon with me Since Thou and I are joyn'd in One Thy Lebanon I 'll be From Shenirs Top from Hermon book And from Amana high Those Lions Dens must be forsook And where the Leoparc's lie 9. My Spouse my Sister thou hast Gain'd A perfect Victory Over my Heart by thy bright chain And by thy Brighter Eye 10. How fair and pleasant is thy Love My dearest spause to Me O how I prize it far above The Richest wines that be O how my Sisters Ointments smell What sweetness do they yield This pleasant scent doth far Excel The sweet Arabian Field 11. Thy Lips drop like the Honey comb There Milk with Honey Flows I smell the smel●s of Lebanon from The Garments of my Spouse 12. My Sister and my Spouse is Veil'd That she may be suppos'd A Spring shut up a Fountain seal'd A Garden well enclos'd 13. Thou hast a pleasant Nursery Where sweet Pomegranates grow And Fruits which please both Taste and Eye Thereto the Spices flow 14. As Camphire Spikenard Calamus Saffron and Cynamon Myrrh Aloes and Incense Trees With each Spice of Renown 15. A Garden Fountain is my Love A Living Well is She Like Lebanons Streams which swiftly move And down to Jordan flee The Church 16. Am I a Garden Then O North Awake and on it Breath Thy quickning Breath will summon forth The Odours from Beneath Am I a Garden Then O South Come on this Garden blow One Sovereign Blast out of thy Mouth vvill make its Spices flow Then then into his Paradise Let my Beloved come And eat his Fruits and get his Spice And count himself at home The Paraphrase CHAP. IV. Christ 1. Mr Dearest Church I do admire The Beauties of thy Mind So Meek so Harmless so Entire So Loyal and so Kind Ev'n thy Profession I esteem Because it springs from Grace Which makes Thee yet more comely seem As Hair adorns the Face 2. Thy Pastors which prepare thy Food Do in their Minds agree Their Lives and Doctrines both are good And bring much Fruit to me 3. Thy Speech so season'd is with Grace That many Hearts it moves And Graces colour in thy Face It s great Advantage proves 4. Thy Faith which joyns thee to thy Head Doth shield thine inward parts This Shield hath oft extinguished The Devil's Fiery Darts 5. The two Breasts of thy Testaments Most friendly do accord Which Nourishment and sweet content To new Born Babes afford The Cries of a Distressed Soul These Breasts of Comfort still These Breasts make glad whom Sin makes sad These Breasts the Hungry Fill. 6. The Word is here the Churches Fare And Faith the Churches Light Till Shades give way to Glories Day Then shall she live by Sight Mean-while my Gracious Presence shall Her dear Assemblies fill Her Prayers shall be most sweet to me Sweet as the Incense-Hill Mean-while my Glorious Presence shall Fill Heav'n that Holy Ground Where Cherubims and Seraphims Their Hallelujahs sound 7. My dearest Church how clear art thou On whom no sin remains My Blood apply'd hath purify'd Thee from thy Guilts and stains Thou art to me as white as Snow And tho' thou finnest still Grace keeps thee in thou canst not sin With full consent of Will 8. Let my Fair Glories thee intice To come along with me Forsake thine Earthly Paradise Thy Paradise I 'll be Birth Pleasures Riches Friends and Fame Are all summ'd up in Me. O that thou knew'st how good I am Come now and tast and see The World 's an howling Wilderness Fill'd with the Beasts of Prey Whilst that they Rage Roar and Oppress On Canaan fix thine Eye 9. My Heaven-born Spouse whom I embrace My Joy and Crown thou art Thine Eye of Faith thy Chain of Grace Have overcome my Heart 10. My Dearest Spouse of Heav'nly Birth Thy Love is more to Me Than all the Pleasures of the Earth And sweet thy Graces be 11. Thy Speeches in thy Heart are bred And sweetly do they flow Thy works do such a savour spread As Lebanons Spices do 12. Disguised to the World thou go'st Heav'n in a Mystery To me thou Run'st to me thou Flow'st None knows thy worth but I As thou art mine so I am thine My Love doth guard thy Heart Thy Heart 's with me my Love 's with thee My Church how safe thou art 13 14. My Church thou art a Paradise Where Fruits and Spices grow Fair are thy Fruits and from thy Spice Thy sweetest Odours flow Thy tender Plants thy Children are Their Graces Fruits and Spice I am the Tree of Life in Thee My Church my Paradise 15. Thou art a Spring which to thy Plants D●st thy pure Streams derive Vnder thine Eye and Ministry Thy Blest Assemblies thrive The Church 16. My Lord if I a Garden am Then let thy Spirit blow And with its Gales refresh the same And make my Graces flow And when thy Spirit thus hath blown And I do flourish most Then let my Dearest Lord come down And feed upon his Cost So poor I am so great thou art The Lord how can I Feast Furnish the Table of my Heart Then come and be my Guest The VERSION CHAP. V. Christ. 1. I 'M come into a Paradise My Sister and my Spouse I 've gather'd of my Myrrh and Spice VVhich in my Garden grows