Promises 163 1 329 Hymn of Praise after the Sacrament 164 1 330 Man's Impotency 165 1 331 Come ye to the Waters 166 1 332 Glorious Light shining 167 1 333 The panting Soul 168 1 334 Everlasting rest 169 1 334 Here any live 170 1 335 What shall we do 171 1 336 Who has made thee to differ 172 1 337 If the Son makes you free 175 1 338 After a Farewell Sermon 174 1 339 Christ knocks at the Door 175 1 340 Footsteps of the Flock 176 1 341 Christ preached 177 1 342 Wonders of Grace 178 1 343 Hymn of Thanksgiving 179 1 344 Power of Prayer 180 1 345 Saints Safety 181 1 346 All praise to Gods 182 1 347 They shall look to him 183 1 348 After a Fit of Sickness 184 1 349 Buy Gold tryed 185 1 350 Heavenly Feast 186 1 352 Harvest of Joy 187 1 353 Woful Harvest of the wicked 188 1 354 Christ's Passion 190 1 355 For wake ye Virgins 191 1 356 Christ's Exhaltation 192 1 357 Signs of the Last Day 193 1 358 Day of Jubilee 194 1 359 Hymn of Praise 195 1 360 Bleeding Heart 196 1 361 Things done for us 197 1 362 Things done in us 198 1 363 Grace shining 199 1 363 Bread indeed 200 1 364 Feast of Fat things 201 1 365 Vnless that ye believe 202 1 366 The glorious Gift 203 1 366 Christs become poor 204 1 367 Hymn of Praise 205 1 368 The blessed Man 206 1 370 Christ's Kingdom 207 1 371 Saints Security 208 1 372 Wrath against Persecutors 209 1 373 Misery of the wicked 210 1 374 The spotless Saint 211 1 374 Pastures flourishing 212 1 375 Sion repair'd 213 1 376 The perfect Man 214 1 376 Prayers answered 215 1 37◠Spiritual Worshippers 216 1 37◠Sacred Pantings 217 1 379 Sheep of God's Pasture 218 1 38◠A Psalm of Praise 219 1 38◠Longings for good Times 220 1 38◠Free Pardon 221 1 38◠All Creatures to praise God 222 1 38◠Hymns to be sung as the 25th Psalm Hymn 59. 2d Part. Page 146. Hymns 63 64. 7th 8th Parts Page 160 161. Hymns to be sung as the 100 dth Psalm Hymn 20. 6th Part. Page 47. Hymn 62. 6th Part. Page 158 159. Hymn 14. Page 270. Hymn 118. 3d. 4th Part. Page 276 277. Hymm 222. Page 383. ERRATA PAge 34. Line 19. add shall Page 41. Line 17. r. Men. Page 45. Line 23. for Jesus r. Jess Page 46. Line 12. blot out O. Page 64. Line 6. for weak r. meek Page 78. Line 8. for likely r. leaky Page 156. Line 15. blot out Lord. Page 157. Line 18. blot out do SPIRITUAL MELODY Containing Near Three Hundred Sacred Hymns c. PART I. THE INTRODUCTION ALL praise be given to the Lord Who condescends so low For to unfold deep things to us By things which we do know Lord give us more Knowledge divine Thy Word Explain to us That we may find those things of thine To be indeed precious Pour forth thy Spirit on us Lord Deep Mysteries to know That we may find Grace in our Souls And in it also grow And by it may be help'd alwayes Thy Praises to sing forth And live also unto thy praise Whilst we are on the Earth PART I. SACRED HYMNS Setting forth The Glory and excellent Perfections of GOD the FATHER HYMN 1. God a Father Math. 5.16 Glorifie your Father which is in Heaven 1 A Father doth his Child beget So we begotten are By thy own Word and Spirit Lord And do thine Image bear 2 He likewise doth his Children cloath And doth them also love So thou most richly cloaths all such That are born from above 3 A Father feeds and does protect Such who his Children be So thou dost feed and save all those Who do belong to thee 4 And also doth delight in them Who him resemble do To such who are most like to thee Thou dost chief favour show Second Part. 5 A Father loves his Children should All live in Unity So thou delights to see thy Saints Walk in sweet Harmony 6 He ever does o'relook the faults Which he in them does spy So all thy People's faults likewise Thou dost O Lord pass by 7 'T is a high honour to descend From such who Noble be Kings Children are all but base born To those Lord born of thee 8 Rich Parents may soon poor be made And also they do die Thou Lord art rich and so wilt be Unto Eternity 9 All praise and glory unto God Our Father be therefore And unto Christ that ransom'd us Be Praise for evermore HYMN 2. God a Portion Psal 73.26 God the Portion of his People 1 A Portion Lord thou didst design On thine for to bestow Nought didst thou think was good enough For them of things below 2 Nor things in Heaven which excell And therefore dost impart Thy self as the Portion alone Of all upright in Heart 3 Who then is able to conceive How rich thy Children are For they have all since they have thee And each an equal share 4 All have a God all have a Christ Nay all that thou hast too Each one hath thee intirely This does their Riches show 5 And they Lord never shall have less Their Portion can't be spent Nor treacherously by wicked ones From them it can't be rent 6 Fire can't their bless'd Portion burn Nor Thieves steal it away Nor Moths nor Rust it can't corrupt O happy happy they The second Part. 7 All things are theirs who have thee Lord Thô under age they be But yet that day will quickly come Of their Felicity 8 When full possession they shall have Of all that is their own And every one of them thou wilt With lasting Glory Crown 9 This Portion ah how doth it suit And answer every want And fully does it satisfie The Soul of every Saint 10 All Glory and high praise therefore Let us together sing To God the Father and the Son From whence such Riches spring HYMN 2. God our dwelling place Psal 90.1 God the Saints dwelling place 1 THy Saints Lord have a dwelling strong And thou that dwelling art No habitation like to this Hath any haughty Heart 2 For 't is the low and humble Soul That in the Lord does dwell Where such do rest and have repose This dwelling doth excell 3 A house ah 't is our home always And when we absent be How do we long for to return So do our Soul till we 4 Return again unto our God When we from thee do stray O bring us to our bless'd abode Christ Jesus is the Way 5 We here no perfect rest shall find Untill we fixed are In our brave house that is above No Palace like to it here The second Part. 1 A House preserves from heat and cold From Winds and cruel storms Those who Lord dwell in thee are bold Being safe from fear of harms 2 And in our House our comforts lie And all our chiefest treasure God is
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
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
him are And therefore all that God hath chose Shall Crowns of Glory wear 3 What grace and favour now is this That Christ the Just should die That we unjust and guilty ones Might live eternally 4 Let Men take heed how they despise Such soveraign grace and love ' Cause 't is mysterious in their eyes And also far above 5 Depraved Reason to conceive That such who guilty be Should by another's righteousness From sin and guilt be free 6 All praise and glory unto God And to the Son therefore And to the Holy Ghost let us Sing praise for evermore HYMN 20. The glorious Bridegroom Matth. 25.6 Christ the Bridegroom of oâ—â— Souls 1 THou mighty King whose glories shinâ— A secret didst disclose Unto that blessed Son of thine Which was for to dispose 2 Of him in a sweet Marriage state And unto him likewise All things about it didst relate Who quickly cast his eyes 3 Upon our Souls for we were those With whom he fell in love And whom for him the Father chose Who nothing had to move 4 His dear affections for alas We loathsom were to see And were in a most dismal case Through our iniquity 5 But yet thy love it was so great A Journey didst thou take From Heav'n to Earth that so thou mightâ— A Marriage with us make But ah what didst thou suffer first Before this could be done or we were Cast Lord for our Lives And Condemn'd every one And thou couldst never us obtain Nor with us marriage make Unless to free us from that pain Didst die Lord for our sake And this thou didst most readily All praise unto thy Name We purchas'd were with thy dear Blood And so thine own became The second Part. The glorious Bridegroom O what a choice Lord hast thou made Are such vile ones as we â—nto thy lovely bosom laid And joyned unto thee Are we espous'd to such a Prince The King of Heav'n and Earth Who has o're all preheminence Whose glories thus shine forth Angelick Nature didst pass by And set thy tender heart On such as we O let us cry Thou lovely lovely art 4 Yet ah how long was it before Thou couldst make us to yield We were so dark but now O Lord Thou thou hast won the Field 5 Let us our selves give up to thee As overcome with love And comfort us continually With Cordials from above 6 Ah! at this door our joys come in This is the blessed spring Of all true good for having thee We have Lord ev'ry thing 7 And if Communion we enjoy And find thy comfort sweet Our Souls shall sing and raise thy praise Whilst we lye at thy feet The Third Part. The praise of the sacred Bridegroom 1 Praise in the highest joys betide These sacred Lovers dear The holy Bridegroom and his Bride Most glorious do appear 2 Let Heaven above be fill'd with Songs Who see how they do shine On Eath beneath let all Mens Tongues Sing forth his praise divine 3 If sullen Man refuse to speak Since Heaven and Earth combine Let Rocks and stones their silence break And sing his praise divine 4 Ah! 't was this sacred Bridal Knot To tye thou didst design O let such love ne're be forgot Such sacred love of thine 5 Ye holy Seraphims above O haste and come away Who do admire Jesus love Sing ye his praise each day 6 With Saints on Earth your joys divide With speed O do ye come Earth ne're produc'd so fair a Bride Nor Heaven a Bridegroom 7 Whose Feet are like to burning Brass Whose Eyes a flaming Fire Who bringeth mighty things to pass Sing to him him admire The fourth Part. 1 Our hearts the praises must express Of Juda's glorious Lion The sweet and fragrant Flower of Jesus The blessed King of Zion 2 To him that on the Throne doth sit Oh 't is his praise alone That we will sing O it is fit We praise the holy One 3 Our hearts and tongues should all rejoycâ— Angels in consort sing Aloud with a melodious voice Praise ye our glorious King 4 Whose Head is whiter than the Snow That 's driven with the Wind Whose Visage like a flame doth show And doth all things confin'd 5 And yet he unconfined is O magnifie him alone What Lover is there like to this Sing praise to th' holy One. 6 Let 's raise his Name who hath reveal'd His sweet eternal love Who by his stripes our Souls hath heal'd Now is enthron'd above 7 Let trumps of praise ascend on high Let them be loudly blown So that an Eccho pierce the skie Of praise to th' Three in One. The fifth Part. 1 If Saints neglect this duty should Or to sing be averse Sure rugged Rocks and Mountains would God's Praises soon reherse 2 The twinkling Stars that day and night Do their long circuits run The Moon too in her monthly flight Also the glorious Sun 3 All these do through the Universe God's blessed praise make known How can the Saints be then averse To sing to th' Holy One. 4 Let every Saint on Earth rejoyce O therefore let them msing Since Christ hath made them his sweet choice Let them praise their dear King 5 Especially all you who be Filled with joy raptur'd in bliss Who can say My Beloved's mine And I am also his Sing this as the Hundredth Psalm HAil glor'ous Prince the precious Air Eccho's Praise to th' illustrious Pair Let no dark Clouds of Night obscure This blessed Day but thus endure Let Mortals now in Consort sing Anthems to th' Eternal King Nor Frost nor scorching Heat of June Ne're put thy Singers out of Tune Hail glorious Prince whose matchless love Brought thee from thy high Throne above To court thy Spouse in a poor dress Yet was thy Glory ne're the less Though thou wast treated with disdain Yet Angels waited on thy Train Shepherds thy joyful Welcom sing And Wise Men do their Oblations bring Blessed Espousals our Freedom bought A Match that our Redemption wrought Hail glorious Spouse blessed in him That Crowns thee with Heav'ns Diadem Behold an unparallel'd story A Slave advanc'd to lasting glory A Virgin fetter'd in her sin Once vile but now glorious within From base estate a Queen of Honour And peerless Beauty put upon her Since words can't do 't Conceptions weak Our Joys in Extasies let 's speak Christ the Image of the Father Heb. 1.3 Who is the express Image of his Person 1 IN thee the Father shines most clear And such who do thee see The Father may behold likewise His Known O Lord by thee 2 Thou dost him clearly represent Unto our very sight Whose express Image Lord thou art Most glorious and bright 3 Such whom the Father never saw To them thou dost him show All his perfections are in thee What further would we know 4 Thou dost Lord represent to us God whom we cannot see He dwells in light inaccessible Which can't approached be 5 Thou brings him to our minds and
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
2 Yet 't is a new and living way Prepared 't was by blood O walk in it don't go astray The way is very good 3 Most safe and easie to the soul Who does on Christ depend And in the way we do each day Meet with our dearest Friend 4 Sweet company besides also Who do each other love For none can in this streight way go But those born from above 5 We in the way find all things cheap Our charges all are born And other blessings thou dost heap Rouze up and do not mourn 6 Ye drooping Souls you have a Guide Who never will you leave And will defend you on e'ry side If unto him you cleave 7 Besides you are now almost come Unto your journeys end Behold you are in sight of home Your pace O therefore mend 8 Cast off your loads O come away And sing as you do go Sing praise to Christ continually From whence all blessings flow HYMN 32. Christ a Rock glorious 1 Cor. 10.4 And that Rock was Christ 1 THe Rock of Ages Lord thou art On thee we do depend Vpon this Rock let us be built And then let Rains descend 2 Let Floods rise high and let Storms beat We shall securely stand Whilst others Fall Lord will be great Who build upon the Sand. 3 O in this Rock let us be hid And then we will not fear Though Seas do swell and Waves do roar And dangers great are near 4 In this sweet Rock we Honey find And living Waters flow This Rock likewise does Jewels sweat Here 's golden Mines also 5 This Rock is high mount up with speed You Canaan may espy If you by Faith ascend this Rock To you it will seem nigh 6 Here let us dwell the shadow 's good For such who weary be The hungry soul here may have food And be from dangers free 7 Then sing ye praise unto your Rock No Rock is like to this The Rock of our Salvation great A Sanctuary is 8 Do not forsake your Rock be sure O sing continually Our dwelling place it is secure Praise him that dwells on high HYMN 33. Christ the only Fountain opened Zech. 13.1 In that day there shall be a Fountain opened c. 1 THou art a Fountain Holy One The Head of ev'ry Spring All fulness is in thee alone To thee we therefore sing 2 A Fountain full of grace and peace Nay it does overflow Its waters run and never cease The like 's not here below 3 A vent is made and it does run And sends its waters forth The streams this way and that way turn To water the dry earth 4 All the low places do receive These waters evermore On humble souls who do believe Thou dost thy blessings pour 5 Into these Valleys thou dost send Thy precious streams amain Those Meadows well are watered Yea watered again 6 Like as the Sun is full of light And Waters fill the Sea So art thou full of goodness Lord So is that grace in thee 7 How many Vessels hast thou fill'd Since first the Fountain run And many thousands more wilt fill Before that thou hast done The Second Part. 1 All Souls of Saints that ever were Who did true grace possess Were fill'd by thee and yet we see There 's ne're a drop the less 2 Great Vessels Lord thy Churches be Yet all these thou dost fill A gracious measure they all have According to thy will 3 A bigger Vessel we espy Thou empty wi lt anon And fill it full of grace likewise Before that thou hast done 4 This Vessel Lord is the whole Earth That now abounds with sin Thou wilt it empty o're a while And fill it full agen 5 Nay thou wilt turn it upside down As some their Vessels do To empty it of wickedness Which now aboundeth so 6 And then the earth with knowledge shall As Seas with water swell Be filled Lord and that by thee As Holy Writ does tell 7 And well it is thou hast so much Water of life in thee For all our Vessels empty are Besides they likely be 8 Nor is there any other Well Our wants for to supply We must unto this Fountain come Or else our souls will die Third Part. 1 All people that on earth do dwell Ofâ— water stand in need But none is there to be found out But what Lord does proceed 2 From thine own self and now O well Unto thee we will sing O mighty Sea and Fountain deep And every lasting Spring 3 With Saints of old we 'll sing this Song And say Spring up O Well And send thy water forth and now Refresh thy Israel 4 Here we may wash and healed be And cleansed from our sin Here we may drink who thirsty are And never thirst agen 5 O come unto the Fountain now O haste and come with speed Behold 't is open come away These waters you do need 6 Before the Fountain is seal'd up Or God the stream does turn O come ye Sinners wash your souls See how the waters run HYMN 34. Christ the Head of the Church Col. 1.18 He is the Head of the Body the Church 1 THou holy Son of God most high 'T is thou who art the Head Of Angels whose great dignity Most famously is spread 2 Ye glorious Seraphims above And Principalities Most willingly do Christ adore In whom all fulness lyes 3 Thou art the Head of human race The Head of every Man The Head too of thy Church also Thy glory no tongue can 4 Set forth according to thy worth Most great in dignity And of such high and noble birth All Beings dost outvie 5 'T is by thy glorious influence The body is sustain'd As thou hast the preheminence Thou hast all glories gain'd 6 Each member is supply'd by thee And held in sacred bonds And nourish'd are continually And under thy commands 7 The governing part lyes in the head In it our glory lies And if the head be once strook off The body straitway dies Second Part. 1 And since thou livest evermore From hence also we know Thy body and each member shall For ever live also 2 All praise and glory therefore we Ascribe unto our Head All reverence belongs to thee By whom we 're governed 3 But one head can the body have And if it should have two It would a frightful monster be All mortal Creatures know Now cursed Babel look thou to 't And weigh it well therefore For since thou hast a new Head got Thou art an errant Whore HYMN 35. Christ the Lamb of God Joh. 1.36 Behold the Lamb of God 1 HAil blessed Lamb thou Lamb of God So harmless and so meek Thy glory great O we would raise Thy honour always seek 2 No spot nor blemish was in thee But yet Lord thou wast fold For a poor price who 's worth can't be Computed nor be told 3 Sold and deliver'd up also Into the Butchers hands Who mangled thee inhumanly Who Heaven and Earth commands 4 A Sacrifice
within their Gate But not to them without their Church Did that at all relate 6 The truth as 't is in Jesus we Ought only to receive And such who do not we may see Themselves they do deceive The Sixth Part. 1 A Witness ought for to be one That is indifferent Not byassed to either side Therefore God has thee sent 2 To be a Witness in our Case To us thou art of kin And equally related art Likewise too unto him 3 We therefore have no cause at all Against thee to except But on thy witness stand or fall If Cast we must subject 4 Unto the Judge of Heaven and Earth We silent all shall be If thou against us dost come forth And cast we are by thee 5 Unto the truth witness to bear Thou cam'st Lord from afar And wilt against Sinners appear When they come to the Barr 6 At the last day if they are found In bonds of unbelief Or have their hearts false and unsound They 'll tremble like the Thief 7 Against the false Professor thou Wilt then thy witness bear And with notorious Sinners then They shall of Judgment share The Seventh Part. 1 All thy whole mind and counsel is Either by thee or thine Own blest Apostles plainly known There is no truth divine 2 But it in Precepts may be found Or Presidents to lye For both these are our rule and of Equal authority 3 A Witness ends each doubtful case Which long sometimes depend So thou wilt also very plain Each doubtful matter end 4 A Witness doth his witness give If it be just and true To righteousness to undeceive Such which before he knew 5 To be false Men and wittingly The matter would evade But so their evidence does try A stop to all is made 6 So thou O Lord to righteouness Thy witness dost bring in That all false Souls who are deceiv'd By Satan or by sin 7 Shall be convinc'd and silent be By thy own faithful word And all their ' foolish Pleas they 'll see No help will them afford The Eight Part. 1 Thou Lord dost say there 's life in thee For all who do believe And that all such shall certainly Free pardon then receive 2 Nay more than this we do espy Thou dost bear witness too That all who don't repent truly To Hell at last shall go 3 And if Men are not born again Whoever Lord they be They under wrath shall all remain And not God's Kingdom see 4 Thou Lord a Witness art for those Who unto truth adhere And with thee do sincerely close But such that Rebels are 5 And thy Record do not receive Against all such we know Thou wilt thy dreadful witness give And then to Hell they go 6 But yet this witness joy does bring To such who godly be Ah! he will keep you to the end That glory you may see 7 To God the Father and the Son And Holy Ghost therefore Be glory honour and renown Now and for evermore HYMN 47. Christ's name Wonderful Isa 9.6 His name shall be called Wonderful Counsellor c. 1 THy name O Lord is wonderful And wonderful thou art We stand amaz'd and wonder do And so does ev'ry heart 2 That hath a saving sight of thee They all are in a maze Whilst they behold thy majesty God does to glory raise 3 Thy Name O that is Wonderful So is thy Nature too Thy Saints do marvel well they may For Angels wonder do 4 They see with strange astonishment Should Heaven and Earth combine To search out thy perfections great Them can they never find 5 To such degree as Lord in thee They gloriously do shine 6 Strange was thy Birth all Saints on Earth Cry thou art all divine 6 All praise and glory now therefore We unto thee do sing And do resolve yet more and more To magnifie our King The Second Part. 1 Is 't not a Wonder a Woman As Holy Writ does say Should in such sort compass a Man Who with Man never lay 2 To see him whom the World did make Of a poor Virgin born To see him who was God most high Left like to one forlorn 3 To see the Heir of both the Worlds In a base Manger lye And Blessedness it self to be Doomed to misery 4 To see the Ancient of all days A Babe of a day old To see one Person God and Man The wonder doth unfold 5 He that the Heir of all things was VVhom Angels honoured Is now so mean and poor that he Has no place to lay's head 6 Unto thy name so Wonderful Be glory now therefore O let us look and wonder still Yea wonder evermore The Third Part. 1 The wonders of thy Life were much Strange wonders in thy Death The wonders of thy Blood are such It all astonish'd hath 2 Thy Power 's great and wonderful Strange wonders in thy Love Great wonders we do see below But stranger are above 3 Let 's look and love and wonder still Till we are ravished Our hearts with grace Lord do thou fill So shall thy fame be spread 4 By us And whilst we wonder do Let 's think upon that day VVhen greater wonders out will flow To do all sin away 5 And when to the great wonderment Thou wilt in glory come With all thy mighty Angels too To carry us all home 6 Then shalt thou be admired By all thy Children dear And they with thee as it is said In glory shall appear HYMN 48. Christ a glorious Counsellor Isa 9.6 Wonderful Counsellor 1 A Counsellor ye and the chief Most wonderful art thou For we do see for to be brief All things Lord thou dost know 2 None understand all Rites and Laws But Lord thy self alone And soon canst thou find out what flaws There is in any one 3 All secrets of State is with thee Thou know'st thy Father's Will And agitates all things below With strange and wondrous skill 4 'T is thou must counsel give to us Thy counsel it is good But woe be unto all those souls Thy counsels have withstood 5 O then for counsel Lord let 's come To thee continually And to thy praise sing all our days Until we come to die The Second Part. 1 A matter Lord of sharp contest Betwixt two Parties were And God hath thee alone invest To make the matter clear 2 Man stands charged by the great God As worthy is to die For Treason which notorious is Against his Majesty 3 But there 's a Friend from Heaven come Who in our stead does say That he will bear the Sinners doom And all his debts defray 4 Now will it stand in sacred Laws 'T is thou our Counsel art Can Justice find Lord any flaws Thy judgment now impart 5 Will it hold good i' th' Court above That guilty Sinners may This way be freed Can this remove And take their guilt away 6 Can God be just and yet forgive O bring thy sense now in Can we acquittance Lord receive And
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
Let us be sick of Love 4 For these great Blessings O most High VVe will thy Praises sing VVho hast also Lord heard our cry Praise to our glorious King 5 VVe cried to thee with our hearts To make thy Servant whole And from the all-devouring Grave For to return his Soul 6 And thou dost Lord a new life send And wouldest not permit That he should hastily descend Into the dolesom Pit 7 VVe therefore sing and give thee praise Most holy let us be VVith hearts united all our days Let us live unto thee HYMN 185. Rev. 3.18 Buy of me Gold tried in the Fire 1 LOrd we do see that poor we be But thou hast Riches store And if that we do come to thee VVe nothing shall want more 2 VVhat is our own to us is shown Is good alas for nought O let it go since we do know Rare things are to be bought 3 And thou dost cry O come and buy O blessed be the Lord Now is the day let 's not delay But close in with thy Word 4 Then rich shall we for ever be And Crowns of Glory have And Robes so white that shine like Light Shall we likewise receive 5 Grace is like Gold but doth excell VVhatever is on Earth O happy they who know full well Its great and glorious worth 6 Shall they not sing who see the Spring Of Grace doth Blessings pour Thy holy praise we will always Lord sing for evermore HYMN 186. Zach. 12.10 They shall look to me After Sermon 1 YE Saints break forth with chearful voice And sing Christ's glorious praise His Love is sweet O it is choice Ye Saints praise him always 2 Come look and love O cast your Eye Upon this lovely One He is your help your Food your Strength Your Hope your Joy and Crown 3 Christ is the Root Christ is the Branch Christ is our Testator Christ is the holy Lamb of God Christ is our Mediator 4 Christ is the VVay Christ is the Door Christ is our Physician Christ is our Meat Christ is our Drink He 's thus to ev'ry Christian 5 Christ is God's great Embassador Christ is the only Heir Christ is the Bright and Morning-Star Christ is beyond compare 6 Christ is the Foundation sure Christ is the corner-stone Christ is the VVitness and the Truth Christ is the only one 7 Sing praise to Christ exalt him then And look to him always O sing to him and never cease Till you do end your days HYMN 187. The heavenly Feast 1 O Praise the Lord and look to him Sing praise unto his Name O all ye Saints of Heav'n and Earth Set forth his glorious fame 2 VVho spared not his only Son But gave him for us all And made him drink the Cup of VVrath The VVormwood and the Gall. 3 He dy'd indeed but rose again And did ascend on high That we poor Sinners lost and dead Might live eternally 4 His Flesh is heavenly Food indeed His Blood is Drink divine His Graces drops like Honey-falls His Comforts taste like VVine 5 Lord Christ thou hast refresh'd our Souls VVith thy abounding Grace For which we magnifie thy Name Longing to see thy Face 6 Let the Redeemed of the Lord Their thankful voices raise Can we be dumb whilst Angels sing Our great Redeemer's praise 7 Come let us joyn with Angels then Glory to God on high Peace upon Earth Good-will to Men Thus sing eternally HYMN 188. The Harvest is the end of the World Harvest of Joy 1 THe Harvest-day will soon be here A blessed day 't will be To all those Souls who are sincere For Jesus they shall see 2 Thou send'st thy glorious Rays on us And Dews our Souls to chear But e're long we with open Eyes The Vision shall have clear 3 Most sweet reviving Acts of Grace Are those we feel of thine Whilst we behold thy glorious Face Yet stronger Beams will shine 4 To comfort and rejoyce each heart To all eternity From thee O Lord we ne're shall start But in thy Garner lye 5 Or rather in thy precious Arms We being ripened Shall housed be with lasting Charms Of Glory on our Head 6 No sorrow shall us then annoy Nor fears cause inward pain Nor sin nor Satan spoyl our joy Nor filth our glory stain 7 We shall not then as now be vext With Satan World and Sin Nor with base Hearts be more perplext When Heaven has took us in HYMN 189. The woful Harvest of the Wicked 1 THis World will quickly have an end That is the Harvest-day And Jesus will the Reapers send They come and shall not stay 2 The Angels they the Reapers be The Wheat are God's Elect Which shall Lord gathered be to thee The Tares thou wilt reject 3 The Tares are those vile wicked Men Who do thy Saints annoy Which shall in Bundles bound be then That thou may'st them destroy 4 And into Flames thou wilt them cast Their Worm shall never die The Fire too shall ever last Ev'n to Eternity 5 The false Professor will be found Amongst the cursed Foe And with prophane Ones shall be bound And equal sorrow know 6 But a bless'd day will be to those Whose Hearts are found upright VVho did in truth with Jesus close And serv'd him day and night 7 They shall with thee in glory be Lord Christ when thou dost comes But Unbelievers shall from thee Receive their final doom HYMN 190. Christ's Passion and Exaltation 1 HOsanna to King David's Son The Lord 's anointed One VVho quickly shall exalted be Upon his glorious Throne 2 Triumph and shout O Heavens high And let the Earth rejoyce And let the Saints melodiously Lift up in Songs their voice 3 To Christ the King because that he A Feast provideth here And tells us we all welcome be To eat of his good Chear 4 His Flesh for us doth freely give His Blood to drink also That we might never die but live These Blessings from him flow 5 His bleeding VVounds out-stretched Arms And yearning Bowels dear To us run out for sweet support That so we might not fear 6 Thou art the first yea and the last VVas dead and art alive And lives for ay therefore to thee All honour we must give HYMN 191. The Second Part. Awake ye Virgins 1 O Virgins know both Fools and VVise The Bridegroom is at hand He comes he comes let it suffice But who with him shall stand 2 He that his Lamp doth fitly trim And Oyl doth get good store Shall then embraced be by him And reign for evermore 3 Cast off your drowze let 's all awake 'T is not a time to slumber But speedily our Lamps le ts take And haste to th' VVedding-Chamber 4 For certainly our dearest Lord VVill quickly come away The mid-night Cry will soon be heard His Chariots will not stay 5 O take thy flight on VVings of Love And like the nimble Hart Come Lord O come down from above Let 's meet and never part 6
's hear his voice and not Such hardned Sinners prove As those that in the Wilderness Provoked God above 5 They prov'd his Pow'r and saw his Works And griev'd him forty year Till wearied with the murm'ring Race He could no longer bear 6 He did their Unbelief and base Ingratitude detest And in his anger swore they should Not come into his rest HYMN 217. Psal 84. Sacred Pantings 1 HOw amiable are thy bless'd Tents Lord God of Host to me My Soul doth long ye◠even faint Thy sacred Courts to see 2 My heart and flesh cry out for thee The Everlasting God O when shall I come near and see The place of thine abode 3 O happy they who hold a Place Within thy House to dwell For in thy Courts one days short space A thousand doth excell 4 Much rather would I keep a Door And in thy House remain Than dwell in all the pomp and store Of Tents of the prophane 5 For God a Sun and Shield will be With Grace and Glory bright And no good thing with-hold will he From them that walk upright 6 Lord God of Hosts whose Glory reigns How happy Man is he That tho' debarr'd the outward means Yet puts his trust in thee HYMN 218. Psal 100. Sheep of God's Pasture 1 MAke joyful noise unto the Lord O all ye Nations on the Earth Serve him with joy his praise record Come in his sight with Songs of Mirth 2 Know that the Lord is God alone We are the Flock which he doth keep His workmanship and not our own His People and his Pasture-Sheep 3 Enter his Gates with thankfulness And come with joy into his Courts Great gratitude to him express And bless his Name in full resorts 4 For lo the Lord is good and kind His Mercy everlasting is His Truth all Generations find For evermore assur'd to his HYMN 219. Psal 135. A Psalm of Praise 1 GIve laud unto the Lord And praise his holy Name His Praises still record And spread abroad his Fame Ye that resort To our great God and have abode In Sions Court 2 His Honour O proclaim For good and kind he is Sing Praises to his Name A pleasant work it is Jacob hath he Chose to himself and all his Wealth Must Israel be 3 And this I clearly know The Lord 's a mighty One And that all Gods do owe Subjection to his Throne For he brings forth Whatever he please in Deeps in Seas In Heaven and Earth HYMN 220. Psal 90. Longings for good Times 1 REturn O Lord how long a space Let it repent thee much Touching thy Servants woful case Whose sufferings have been such 2 O satisfie us speedily With thy Compassions kind That all our days may yield us joy And gladness chear our mind 3 As thou hast sent us Sorrows keen So let 's have Comforts glad For days and years which we have seen ' So sorrowful and sad 4 O let thy Work appear unto Thy Servants ev'ry one Thy glory to our Children show When we are dead and gone 4 The Lord our God shine on his Church And Grace our joynt endeavour O prosper thou our handy-work And ' stablish it for ever HYMN 221. Psal 103. Free Pardon 1 MY Soul now bless with readiness The Lord's most holy Name And let my heart 's most inward parts Applaud and spread his fame 2 O bless the Lord his praise record My Soul be not unkind As one that flights his Benefits And puts them out of mind 3 Who pardons thy Iniquity And cancels all thy score Who healeth thy Infirmity And doth thy health restore 4 Who from the Grave thy Life did save And Crowns thee from above With Mercies free inlarg'd to thee By his most tender love 5 Who satisfies thy Mouth likewise With Blessings that are good Thy flower of Youth as th' Eagles doth He make afresh to bud HYMN 222. Psal 148. All Creatures to praise God O Praise Jehovah ev'ry one From Heav'n praise him in places high O all his Angels praise him ye Praise him his Host most gloriously 2 Ye Sun and Moon do ye him praise All Stars of Light praise him do ye O Heav'n of Heav'ns do ye the like And Waters that 'bove Heavens be 3 O let them praise Jehovah's Name By him created were all they For ever he establish'd them Gave Statutes which pass not away O praise Jehovah from the Land Ye Dragons and all places deep Ye Fire and Hail Snow Vapour and Windy Storms that his Word keep 5 Ye Mountains and ye Hills also Ye Trees fruitful and Cedars high And ye wild Beasts and Cattel all Ye creeping things and Fowls that fly 6 Ye Kings who rule the People do Princes and Judges likewise all Young Men and Maidens do the same With Old Men and ye Children small 7 O let them praise Jehovah's Name Who hath a Name like unto his 'T is high advanc'd his glorious Fame Above the Earth and Heaven is 8 And he the Horn of his People Exalted hath and set on high O praise the Lord sweet Israel A People unto him so nigh FINIS ADVERTISEMENT ☞ There is newly published A Treatise entitituled The Breach repaired proving Singing the Praises of God a Gospel Duty Sold by John Hancock Price Bound 18 d. * ⎠* Also in the Press An Exposition of that Parabolical Speech of Christ Mat. 12.43 called The Counterfeit Christian when the unclean Spirit is gone out of a Man c. 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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
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
But thou hast sent us Gospel Light To thine eternal praise 6 The Sun which rose up in the East And drove their shades away Hath sent his Light unto the West And turn'd our Night to Day 7 Blessed be God for what we see Our God for what we hear Sweet News of Heaven Lord from thee Sounds daily in our Ear. The End of the Fourth Part. PART V. Containing SACRED HYMNS Setting out and illustrating the transcendent Excellencies of the GRACES of the HOLY SPIRIT HYMN 98. Grace compared to Salt Mark 9.50 Have Salt in your selves 1 HOw unsavoury O Lord are things Unless they salted be And so indeed were all our Souls Till seasoned by thee 2 With thy most sweet and precious Grace That is the Salt whereby We sav'ry do become O Lord Thy Salt O then apply 3 Salt is of such a quality That it doth search each part Of Flesh that it is laid upon So Grace searches the Heart 4 The Spirit searches all deep things Yea the deep things of God It will find out what sin in us Doth still make its abode 5 And then like Salt doth purge it out 'T is Grace which purifies The heart and life there is no doubt But such like vertue lyes 6 In that most precious Grace of thine O then let 's look and see Whether we search'd and purged are And then sing praise to thee The second Part. 1 Salt doth preserve 't is evident Both Meat and other things Else they 'll corrupt and quickly taint Like Vertue also springs 2 From thy good Grace 't is that O Lord Which doth preserve from sin All graceless Sinners odious stink So filthy are within 3 That all their inward parts corrupt And they like Carrion lye In a vile Ditch or Common-shore In their iniquity 4 But such in whom Gods Grace is wrought Grace does their Souls preserve From sin in heart in life in thought Uprightly God to serve 5 Most sweet are they and savoury To God and unto Men And all their works they have perform'd By Grace have season'd been The Third Part. 1 Salt is of universal use There 's nothing Men want more Without God's Grace there 's none can live Let them be rich or poor 2 Such absolute need have we thereof Without it can't live here A holy life nor can we stand When Jesus doth appear 3 All ranks of Men both high and low Both Kings and Peasants too Must salted be with Grace on Earth Or down to Hell must go 4 In ev'ry state where-er'e they be By Sea as well as Land They Grace do need continually If sin they would withstand 5 Our speech and all that we do say Must season'd be with Salt Or else our words and breath will stink And all be good for nought The Fourth Part. 1 Salt Naturalists do oft declare Is good against the stings Of Serpents and does Worms destroy Which from Corruption springs 2 Grace is a sovereign remedy Against the sting within And kills the Worm of Conscience too The product 't is of sin 3 Sin is a thing most venomous A sting it is likewise Of the old Serpent and 't is worse Than what in Poyson lyes 4 This kills the Soul and Body too And poysons ev'ry part And doth corrupt each faculty Of ev'ry Sinners heart 5 Salt was of use under the Law For ev'ry Sacrifice Must salted be and so must we Before All-seeing Eyes 6 Yea ev'ry Prayer and Offering That 's offered up on high Your Duties all must season'd be With Grace continually 7 But other Salt if Meat do stink It can't it sav'ry make But Grace will such recover who Most filthy ways do take 8 And in God's Nostrils loathsom are Yet Grace will sweeten them Nay they will such a savour bear He 'll highly such esteem The Fifth Part. 1 But we alas do often see Salt lose it's savour may Or things may over-salted be If too much on they lay 2 But Grace in both these things excells Its savour cannot lose Nor can we have of it too much Most savoury are all those 3 Who most are salted with this Salt O therefore loudly cry For Grace good store and do not fear God will your wants supply 4 Then sing forth Praises to the Lord With Grace in all your hearts And see that you well-season'd are In all your inward parts HYMN 99. Truth likened to a Girdle Eph. 6.14 And having your Loyns girt about with Truth c. 1 TRue Grace and true Sincerity Is like a Girdle rare Which some about their Loins do love Continually to wear 2 Like as a Girdle cleaves to Men And doth them compass in So Grace should cleave unto our Souls To keep us from all sin 3 We in the bonds of Truth and Grace Should evermore abide And never from God's Grace and Truth Go back nor turn aside 4 And as a Girdle strengthneth The Loyns of ev'ry one So will this Girdle of Truth also All such who have it on 5 If you in the true Doctrine are And in sincerity Do firmly stand in every Truth Small weakness you 'll espy 6 To be in you for strength you 'll have If that your hearts be found And every Gospel blessed Truth Be evermore your bound The Second Part. 1 The Souldier in the days of old His Armour did gird on And then compleatly harnessed Was he to look upon 2 So must the Christians Armour be Girt with sincerity What will Mens Faith or Righteousness Or Hope else signifie 3 If they are not upright in heart And Truth is not their bound They Hypocrites be sure will then If so at last be found 4 To have the Loyns well girt denotes That Preparation we Unto the Battel ought to make So ready must we be 5 For to encounter or engage With all our cruel Foes To have our Armour girt with Truth And then need fear no blows The Third Part. 1 Girdling also service denotes Let Loyns be girt about And let your Lights be shining too And let them not go out 2 That ye may on your Master wait Whose coming doth draw near Be ready therefore every Saint O now your selves prepare 3 Let ev'ry thing in truth be done And Grace the Girdle be And then with joy shall ev'ry one Their blessed Master see 4 A Girdle is an Ornament It fastens all together And covers Joynts the Armour hath That Men cannot tell whether 5 'T is all one piece or 't is in parts It doth them so unite Thus doth Uprightness us adorn That in Jehovah's sight 6 There seems no flaw nor no defects Uprightness covers all God doth that Soul who is sincere A perfect Christian call The Fourth Part. 1 Come art thou low of mean descent And of ignoble birth Grace covers this deformity Its glory so shines forth 2 Or art thou lame or outwardly May blemishes be seen Yet Grace doth cover this defect Thy Beauty 's great within 3 Or art thou poor and so art brought
The Bride saith Come O do not stay And he that hears thy voice In hopes that thou wilt come away Most sweetly does rejoyce HYMN 192. Christ's Humiliation and Exaltation The Third Part. 1 The Spirit saith Dear Jesus come The thirsty Soul doth cry Daily to thee this is the summ O come most speedily 2 Signs of thy Day upon us be The World it is perplex'd The Nations groan and long for thee By Wars being sorely vex'd 3 Thy Saints do mourn their Sighs and Tears Invite thee for to come The Martyrs Blood cryes in thy Ears For Babels final doom 4 Thou sayst Surely I come quickly Amen Amen O Lord O come O come my Soul doth cry According to thy Word 5 Lord thou didst come thou cam'st to die And bear most bitter pain God's Justice for to satisfie And Pardon to obtain 6 Thou didst come to be humbled And suffer on the Tree Therefore shalt thou lift up thy Head And high exalted be 7 Thy Right it is to reign as King Thou art the only Heir The Kingdom 's thine thy Foes down bring Thy vengeance let them bear HYMN 193. Signs of the last Day upon us The Fourth Part. 1 THe Fig-Tree Lord does now put forth The Summer doth draw near The Sea doth roar as thy VVord saith And Men begin to fear 2 The VVinter certainly is gone The lovely Birds do sing The Spring is now a coming on VVhich lasting joy will bring 3 The voice of the sweet Turtle too Is heard in this our Land VVhat clearer Signs Lord canst thou show By thy own wondrous Hand 4 Of thy approach and glor'ous reign The Nations angry be Thy wrath is come their glory stain Thy Kingdom let us see 5 The Ev'ning of a former day Portends a dismal night But holy one our Souls may say Our Ev'ning has some light 6 Not light nor dark this is the hour It 's neither night nor day 'T is 't is the time of thy dread power O haste and come away 7 The whole Creation sadly groans And utters its last cryes Poor Sion vents her piteous moans VVhilst Tears fill each Saints Eyes 8 O come bless'd One make no delay The VVicked do thee dare Come holy Jesus come away Thine Arrows do not spare 9 Shall Heaven give the long'd for Call That Earth beneath may quake That Romes high Towers down may fall Now the dead Bones do shake HYMN 194. The Day of Jubilee The Fifth Part. 1 O Blessed Day how sweet is it To think upon that time VVhen Christ shall upon his Throne sit And Summer's in its prime 2 VVhen all the Earth together shall Break forth and sweetly sing And all Christ's Foes with vengeance fall VVho own not him for King 3 VVhen Saints who now divided are Shall all united be And in their glitt'ring Robes appear And sing in harmony 4 VVhen Swords and also warlike Spears Men shall to Plow-shares beat And all Men quite be freed from fears And from all scorching heat 5 And under their own Vines sit down VVith hearts full of sweet joy O come Lord Jesus take the Crown O haste and come away 6 Wars then we find shall ever cease Envy ' mongst Men depart Nothing but Love and blessed Peace In each Believer's heart 7 The Lyon and the Lamb shall then Together feed and ly And the like concord amongst Men Shall then be certainly HYMN 195. A Hymn of Praise 1 O Let us sing with chearful hearts Sweet Hymns of Soul-delight With one accord before the Lord That 's pleasing in his sight 2 What People have more cause to praise The living God on high Than have all those whom thou hast chose And for whom Christ did die 3 With full assurance let 's draw near That we accepted be And then our peace will much encrease Which Lord we have in thee 4 O what a kind of Love is this The Father grants to us To be the Sons of God above And him to call us thus 5 We know not now what we shall see Yet this thou dost declare That like to thee we all shall be When thou dost next appear 6 True Faith let 's have on Christ to rest And Hope which cannot fail That does take hold Lord Christ of thee Who art within the vail 7 And then O Lord if Storms arise And Seas afresh should roar We shall in thee secured be Now and for evermore HYMN 196. The bleeding and wounded Heart 1 O Lord how sad's the case of Man By reason of the Fall His heart is hard that nothing can Alas pierce it at all 2 Until the time doth come when he God's power within does know O then he doth Lord seek to thee Not knowing what to do 3 O happy Souls who pierc'd have been And broken thoroughly In the true sight and sense of sin And do on Christ rely 4 Such who are broken thou wilt head Who the Physician art Thou wilt not cast off any such Who have a contrite heart 5 Let Sinners Lord die unto sin Wound them O Lord we pray And let them find Soul-life within And comfort ev'ry day 6 O bless thy Word and let it be Salvation to the Poor And we thy Praises Lord will sing Now and for evermore HYMN 197. Things done for us 1 SOme things for us Lord must be done By thy Almighty Hand It must be Jesus Christ alone Who in our stead did stand 2 Who bore thy heavy wrath O Lord For us upon the Tree And paid the Debts which Sinners owe To thy dread Majesty 3 All praise and glory let us sing To God the Lord most high Who did to us Salvation bring From Hell and Misery 4 The Just for the Unjust did bear The punishment of sin That we of righteousness might share Who so defil'd have been 5 Shall Life now in our Souls be wrought And Grace implanted be That home to Christ we may be brought And Union have with thee 6 Then will we sing sweet Songs of Praise And lift thy Name on high And happy be Lord all our days More happy when we die HYMN 198. Things done in us 1 O Lord what hast thou done for us And in us also wrought On the Lord Jesus we depend By whom our Souls were bought 2 All praise and glory unto God Who hath made us alive And to exalt thee let us see We all of us do strive 3 And to excell in doing all That thou dost us command And readily obey thy Call That we may one day stand 4 With boldness and the greatest joy Before thy glorious Throne When many Persons bitterly Shall cry with woful moan 5 Our works are all wrought in us Lord And for us too by thee Thy Praises therefore we will sing And that continually HYMN 199. Grace shining 1 LET such who have enlightned been Behold thy glorious Grace And Power divine prepar'd to shine Before all Peoples face 2 By thy Grace Lord O let us move And with a holy Song Exalt thee
To fall at his own word 6 If he the Trumpet once does sound And like a Lion roar The wicked he will all confound And Vengeance on them pour 8 An Armory and Weapons too Of Indignation hath With Fire and Smoke and Hail also He soon can spoil the Earth 9 If man provoke him to arise And stir up Jealousy He like a travailling Woman will Break forth and loudly cry 10 A Banner he hath to display A white Flag he puts out To see if Sinners will submit Whose Courage seems so stout 11 If they will not lay down their Arms And with him make their peace Then let them tremble they shall see Incensed wrath increase 12 And out his bloody Flag will go No quarter will he give But down they fall both great and small And Vengeance shall receive The second Part. 1 Wo wo to all ungodly ones Who are his bitter Foes But happy are all Friends of his And such who with him close 2 Fear not ye Saints this Man of war Is always on your side And in your quarrel he 'll appear And equally divide 3 To every man his own just Right And Sion's Cause he 'll plead And will destroy the cursed Whore That long has flourished 4 Put hark again for you must know God's patience near is gone A warning piece he has let off The Battel is begun 5 O sing ye Saints God is come forth An alarm he does sound The Trumpets blow and it is heard In every quarter round 6 The Beast and cursed Babylon Amazed are to hear What God in England late has done But stranger things draw near 7 God forth is coming with a shout Sing praises sing praises He will all his Enemies rout And good mens hope it raises HYMN 7. God a strong Tower 1 THou art O Lord a Tower strong And Refuge for the Poor And that we might all hide in thee Hast opened a door 2 Christ is the Door that does let us Into this Tower where We may be safe and we all know No other Door is there 3 Our defence is in the Lord The high and lofty one And in thee we most safe shall be Till all the trouble 's gone 4 Thou art our Shield and Hiding place To thee we haste away Fore-seeing Dangers very nigh Dare now no longer stay 5 In thee is safety if we fly Our Tower is so strong We fear no Siege no Mines can hurt Nor do our Tower wrong 6 Nor can we starve whilst here we ly Thy Stores cannot be spent In thee is Bread and all supply No ways can Foes invent 7 To take our Fort we fear no Bombs Nor Cannon though they roar But from our Tower the cruel Foes To pieces shall be tore The second Part. 1 We in this Tower venture may All that to us is dear Nought can exceed our precious Souls Let them be lodged there 2 Strong Parties garrison within Who oft make sallies out And one of them can in a night A mighty Army rout 3 An hundred eighty thousand men Did one of these destroy Of cursed Foes who did strive then Gods Israel to annoy 4 A Tower strong is compass'd round With a thick mighty wall For to keep off such Foes who do Pell-mell upon it fall 5 For Bulwarks God Salvation hath Appointed for the Poor And he a wall of fire is round About us evermore 6 Can such who in this Tower are Be any time afraid All such who know the strength of it Can never be dismaid 7 Take up your Lodging then within Haste quickly don't delay Cast off base Habits leave your Sin Christ Jesus is the way 8 Those who would enter into it And not by the right Door Will see themselves without the walls Before this day is o're HYMN 8. God compared to a Giant Job 16.14 He runneth upon me like a Giant 1 A Giant is a man of strength Both fierce and swift also When like a Giant God appears He is provok'd we know 2 By our great sins which grievous are In his most blessed sight On us therefore as Giants do Does he break forth with might 3 As if he would to pieces tear Such whom his Soul doth love Yet in his Heart affections dear Toward us then does move 4 'T is to convince our Souls of sin And us to humble too And fit us for some glorious work He has for us to do 5 And crucifie us to the world And to each earthly thing That we might see from him alone Our chiefest Joy does spring 6 To exercise our Graces too This is another end That they might their great Lustre show For this does tryals send 7 And Satan might be silenced Who does Gods Jobs accuse From hence as you have heard and read God thus his Saints does use 8 And that Examples God might have Of patience to sustain Some others of his Children who May meet with such like pain 9 Then do not mourn ye godly ones When on you God does run He pities you and hears your moans In mercy will return 10 Again to you and you shall see His sweet and lovely face Therefore sing ye his praises forth And prize his glorious Grace HYMN 9. God compared to a Potter Rom. 9.21 Hath not the Potter power over the Clay 1 A Potter does prepare his Clay Then does the Vessel make So thou prepares thy work O Lord Which thou dost undertake 2 The Earth thou didst O Lord form first Of which we formed were Thou didst project also before What Image we should bear 3 A Potter divers Vessels makes VVhich of different sizes are Some of one form and others do Another fashion bare 4 So thou hast different Vessels too Some noble and some base Some curiously are wrought within Adorned with thy Grace 5 Some for Honour and some likewise They for dishonour be But who shall to the Potter say VVhy is this done by thee 6 Mayst thou not like the Potter do VVhat seems good in thy sight Thou mayst give Grace or it deny Yet all thou dost is right 7 O let us then such Vessels be Most lovely to behold And gloriously to shine within Being covered o're with Gold 8 That we thy praises may set forth As being all new made Once we were marr'd but never more Let our rare Beauty fade 9 And we will sing to thee O Lord And raise thy name on high For we shall glorious Vessels be To all eternity HYMN 10. God like a Lion Hos 5.14 God compared to a Lion 1 I Will like to a Lion be I 'le tear and will devour Thus dost thou say O holy One To shew thy wrathful pow'r 2 Against the wicked who provoke Thee grievously each day When patience does to fury turn Thou 'lt sweep them all away 3 Who can the prey deliver from A hungry Lion so VVho is 't can save or rescue such Thou sayst thou willt o're throw 4 A Lion when enrag'd is fierce And all before him fly
always And never more be sad HYMN 66. The Spirit an Earnest Eph. 1.13 After ye believed ye were sealed with that spirit of promise which is the earnest of our inheritance c. 1 A Great Estate is purchased We would Possession have Of that blessed Inheritance An Earnest therefore crave 2 Was it not purchased O Lord For us by our dear Friend O then a Pledge do thou afford An Evidence to end 3 The Controversie that doth rise Continually within If we 'll believe our Enemies Our Title 's lost by sin 4 But we a promise of it have From thee who can'st not lie And therefore now we humby crave An Earnest speedily 5 Like as an Earnest doth confirm And give an assurance Of some great purchase even so We all may see from hence 6 God's Spirit is unto our Souls An Earnest of all good Which Jesus Christ did buy for us With his most precious Blood 7 And as an Earnest when 't is given Doth make the Bargain sure So certain shall he have Heaven This Earnest doth procure The second Part. 1 He that God's Spirit doth obtain Shall grace and glory have For he an Earnest of it hath From one that can't deceive 2 O then come down O blessed Dove Abide thou in our breast To be an Earnest of God's love And quietly we 'll rest 3 But cease will not but always cry With confidence of Soul Thou art our God O strengthen us That none may us controul 4 To God the Father and the Son And Holy Ghost therefore Be blessing honour and renown Now and for evermore HYMN 72. The Spirit a Seal Eph. 1.30 And grieve not the holy Spirit of God whereby ye are sealed to the day of redemption 1 O Lord now we perceive most clear Thy love is great indeed Ah we shall the Inheritance have Which thou to buy didst bleed 2 Thou wouldst not Lord bought it so dear Had not thy purpose been To make it sure unto our Souls In ' spite of World or Sin 3 And as for us thou didst it buy And we the Earnest have So now we also do espy A Seal to us does cleave 4 We sealed are O that 's a thing Which highly's valued And great assurance doth it bring Of what is purchased 5 It also doth impression make Upon the wax always So we thy Image have hereby And shall have all our days 6 But as the wax must melted be Before it can receive Th' impression of the Seal so we Are softned who believe 7 And this doth thy bless'd Spirit do That holy Fire divine His influences this does show Thus doth his glories shine The second Part. 1 And as a Seal some strive to change Or it do counterfeit So Satan who about doth range Does strive our Souls to cheat 2 A Seal is used to secure Things secret and close so Thy Saints preserved are hereby From Men and Devils too 3 Now see ye who Professors are That you have melted been As soften'd like the wax have you Been broken for your sin 4 Hath any promise been set home With power on your heart Did ever so God's Spirit come His Image to impart 5 O what Impression do you find Is holiness in you Do you now in the Lord delight More than in things below 6 Take care you who are sealed Ones Ye don't the Spirit grieve Don't make him sigh with bitter groans Since such a Seal you have 7 O prize him and unto him live He is your dearest Friend Due glory see to him you give Always unto the end HYMN 73. Grieve not the Spirit Eph. 4.30 And grieve not the holy Spirit of God c. 1 THe holy Spirit grieve do not Which God to you doth give From whom ye have all that rich grace By which to God we live 2 It is the Spirit that renews The Souls of every one That are brought home to Jesus Christ Whose darkness now is gone 3 All light and comfort doth proceed From his sweet influence 'T is dangerous then him to grieve You may perceive from hence 4 By him you live by him you walk Without his help can't we Do any good O therefore now Let him not grieved be 5 But bless the Lord he 's not withdrawn O sing his praises forth And live to him as long as you Do live upon the Earth HYMN 74. The Spirit a Witness Rom. 8.16 The Spirit it self beareth Witness with our Spirit 1 O Lord we have a blessed grant Of an Inheritance And so hath every holy Saint And thy grace to advance 2 Thou dost to us an Earnest give Of it to make it sure And Sealed 't is when we believe Unto us too for ever 3 But that we might by no means doubt To make it firmer yet A Witness Lord thou hast found out Which thou saw'st requisite 4 Sure 't is some great and glorious thing That purchas'd was so dear And 't will eternal comfort bring To have a title clear 5 O let thy Spirit Lord come in We 'll hear what he can say Before we dare once Lord attempt A Claim unto it lay 6 But since one Witness may not do And two required are Let Conscience with thy Spirit now His witness also bear The Second Part. 1 Thy Spirit must Lord testifie That we are born again Is all sin dead Let Conscience speak To put us out of pain 2 Two Witnesses nay such as these We 'll prize for they are true Ah! they will free us from all fear VVhatever does insue 3 If they together do agree The Controversie's gone If we new Creatures truly be VVe safe are ev'ry one 4 They 'll make us to lift up our head VVith joy triumphantly All sorrow will be vanquished O then let 's search and try 5 By thy own Law for 't is thy Word The matter must decide Thy Spirit from thy Word O Lord VVe never must divide 6 O happy Soul art thou sincere Upright in life and heart Do both these joyntly witness bear That thus also thou art 7 Then sing the praise of God above VVho clears to thee this thing O with the Spirit fall in love And praise our glorious King HYMN 75. The Spirit a River Joh. 7.30 He that believeth out of his Belly shall flow Rivers of living water 1 VVE of a River now will sing A Stream that sweetly runs And praise the high and glorious King That he the Channel turns 2 This way to us in these dry Isles I' th' solitary place Sweet streams of water doe rise up God doth pour forth his grace 3 This makes our Wilderness rejoyce It Sion doth make glad And Saints to sing with chearful voice That mourn'd and were so sad 4 This River sweetly soaks the Earth VVhere-e're its streams do run And plenteously he will pour forth His waters e're he 's done 5 This River O 't is very deep The bottom none can know Fresh always doth its waters keep And yet they over-flow 6 Its Banks they
are God's holy VVord That is his lasting bounds Oh! where God doth his Name record There are these waters found 7 Over these Banks it will not go Nor ever break them down VVhoe're they be who make a breach They shall be overthrown The Second Part. This River when it swiftly runs With an impetuous stream It drives the Soul to Jesus Christ O there 's no stopping them 2 Trees that are planted by its side How sweetly do they grow Like Willows by the Water-course And Drought such never know 3 This River brings things from afar The best Navigation Is in this River to set out 'T will bring us to Salvation 4 That Soul which doth imploy himself And work herein each day He shall be rich eternally And a bless'd Scepter sway 5 The Waters of this River are Excellent good to drink If thou dost taste thou wilt no more Upon your sorrows think 6 No Wines so rare ne're cou'd compare With these Waters besure And such who do drink of them too Ah! he shall live for ever 7 Sing to the River River of God Let Sion much rejoyce O sing ye Saints with one accord To Christ with chearful voice HYMN 76. The holy Spirit Waters of Life Ezek. 36.25 I will sprinkle clean water upon you Joh. 7.30 Out of his belly shall flow living water c. 1 THis River flows from God above It from his Throne proceeds And sweetly too this way doth move It many millions feeds 2 These Waters purge from filthiness Come wash and be you clean It makes the barren Soul flourish And spread his Branches green 3 It 's cooling to a sweating Soul That Satan hunts about 'T will quench the fire of lusts within It does allay our drought 4 It makes the Seed of Grace to grow It mollifies our Earth All such its influences know Who witness the new birth 5 It heals the wounded Soul likewise There 's no disease within But by these Waters cur'd have been O drink and drink agen 6 O come unto these Waters ye Who very thirsty are To all that come they are most free O drink and do not spare The Second Part. 1 Do not be foolish and mistake To go to the wrong Well These Waters 't is that you must take Which far alas excell 2 All Waters you can go unto Ah! would you healed be To Christ by his own Spirit come And sickness soon will flee 3 Ye Fools what is 't that you do drink 'T is puddle-water base It stinks 't is filthy God it loaths O taste of his sweet grace 4 And sinful joys will hateful be And you will spue them up Come taste a little Water See! Come try Take one small sup 5 And you will say God's love O 't is Most pleasant to your taste But the chief sweetness is reserv'd For us to drink at last 6 O praise the glorious God above These Waters overflow Sing praise to Jesus Christ our Lord And praise the Spirit too HYMN 77. The Holy Ghost a Teacher Luk. 12.12 The holy Spirit shall teach you c. 1 VVE many things are yet to learn Lord we instructions need We fain would all thy Truths discern And from all doubts be freed 2 Some things be dark and hidden are That we can't understand And therefore Lord to make them clear By a most skilful hand 3 Thy Spirit hast ordain'd to be A Teacher unto us All praise and glory unto thee For dealing with us thus 4 He has all knowledge of thy Laws And opens ev'ry thing And can discover ev'ry flaw That up may seem to spring 5 VViâ—hin our minds about the way VVherein we ought to go Out of a Book he teaches us The meaning he does show 6 He did himself this Book compile 'T was he who gave it out And therefore can it open well And Answer ev'ry doubt 7 Unto the ignorant and blind If they his counsel take God's Kingdom they at last shall find And them he 'll perfect make The Second Part. 1 He doth not teach to go astray From thy own written VVord That 's not thy Spirit nor the way VVhich doth not just accord 2 In every thing we sure are VVith thy New Testament Lord all such Spirits we 'll not hear By thee they were not sent 3 Thy VVord it is a sure Rule O let thy Spirit come And witness too 't most graciously And ev'ry Nail drive home 4 Let all Convictions close abide Of sin and duty too And let us find each promise firm VVhich unto us doth flow 5 And we thy Praises will sing forth And never go astray VVhen in our Souls thy Spirit doth Tell us this is the way HYMN 78. The holy Spirit like a Dove Mat. 3.16 And he saw the Spirit descending like a Dove and lighted upon him 1 DOwn from above the blessed Dove Is come Ah! shall he rest Thou Holy and Eternal One VVith me O in my Breast 2 There let thy Spirit dwell O Lord VVho has a Dove-like Eye Most quick to see before his sight All things do naked lye 3 O he is innocent indeed Most harmless and most meek VVhoever would from wrath be freed His nature they must seek â— All such who are gentle and kind Most humble in their heart This Dove infus'd it in their mind He did that grace impart 5 Ah! he is swift as any Dove And quickly can be here Though he descended from above Yet is he ev'ry where The second Part. 1 From sight of thy All-seeing Spirit O whither can we go His Eyes do search all places out He walketh to and fro 2 Through the Earth where can we hide O whither can we fly Lord from thy presence ' cause thou art Far off and also nigh 3 Shall we to Heaven mount alost Lo thou art present there Or if we should go down to Hell Ev'n there thou dost appear 4 Yea should we take us Morning wings And dwell beyond the Sea There would thy right-hand have fast hold And with us quickly be 5 Nay if we say the darkness shall Yet shroud us from thy sight Alas the thickest darkness is To thee like to the light Yea darkness hideth not from thee But night doth shine as day To thee the darkness and the night Are both alike alway The Third Part. 1 Thy Spirit 's swift he 's swift in flight From him there 's none can fly VVe ever be Lord in thy sight Thou canst us soon supply 2 VVith all good things which we do need And could we get thy VVings VVe should mount up from fear be freed And hate earth's empty things 3 Behold he 's come an Olive-leaf VVithin his mouth we see God's wrath is o're it is asswag'd O therefore joyful be 4 Let 's see thy face and hear thy voice And taste thy sweetest love O Souls ascend but O for Wings The VVings of Noah's Dove 5 Then should we fly away from hence Leaving this world and sin And soon wouldst thou Lord reach thy