sin shall know Let 's humbled be and mourn for sin therefore let 's go and view Our Jesus whom our sins did pierce then shall our grief be true So let us loath Sin and our selves our God is pacify'd And his love defug'd over Mounts then when our Jesus dy'd To God let 's make acknowledgment for sin with shame of Face Our Father saw us a far of and ran to our embrace Repentance is a beauteous Tree On Faith its Roots doth grow It 's watred and is juc't by Love which love from Faith doth flow Sinners you must repent or dye and would you then repent O! Come to Jesus he will give your godly sorrow vent O! Come to him and do not stay for mourning first or ease For change of life or broken Heart for he will give all these Come you with us and honour him let 's honour his free grace Let that be magnify'd alone and that alone embrace HYMN XXXIII O God in goodness infinite thou art most ready to forgive Who from thy Bosom sent'st thy Son to dye for us that we might live Come grieved consciences come tast This heavenly chear so choice so good Get into Jesus wounded sides drink in the vertue of his Blood Your Smart shall turn'd be into joy your Sin shall dye your grief shall cease This shed Blood in thy Heart shall shed the love of Jesus and his peace Thou shalt see God thy Father is that he hath chose thee afore time That all thy Sins forgotten are that Christ in covenant is thine Come all ye Saints and praise the Lord who hath done such great things for you Admire adore his goodness all which is as boundless as t is true HYMN XXXIV THro' ev'ry grace and duty too Faith doth it self diffuse For Holiness in Heart and Life is Faith put out to use Faith is the Root and Tree from which all other Branches slide And every grace o' th' Spirit is but faith diversify'd Love's faith embracing Hope is faith that looks for what 's to come Patience is faith expecting Zeal is faith upon the run And self-denial is a grace that empties us of all That self abhors and comes to Christ according to his call Each duty must be done in Faith Faith throughout all must run The Devil Sin the World and all 't is Faith must overcome Now to the purchaser of Faith and giver of it too Be honour glory thanks and praise as it 's most meet and due HYMN XXXV LOve ye your lovely Lord ye Saints who 's altogether fair Created beauties are but shades if they with him compare Stir and awake your Souls to Love your Jesus to embrace With wonders all his Glory view that 's full of truth and grace His blest example imitate and learn of him who 's meek His lowly humble steps tread in his Face and favour seek Give honour to King Jesus Saints give honour to his name The Fathers honour doth require the Son should have the same His Father hath transfer'd on him his glory judgment fame He hath advanc'd him very high O! Magnifie his name Therefore all honour unto him and praises are most due The Almighty wise Eternal King the Holy Just and true HYMN XXXVI GOd of all grace let 's see thy Face being freed from law and Sin These did enslave by grace we have a freedom now within The Law shan't rise to tyrannize our glory to deface It shall no more on us have Pow'r for we are under grace O purge our Souls and do thou roul away our sin and fear Christs Blood i th heart will ease sin's smart and seal a pardon there Jehovah Lord th' Eternal word thou brightest Majesty Array'd with bright and dazeling light thou sitâ—st enthron'd on high Thy Saints now throw their Crowns below thy awful throne and Feet And prostrate fall to worship all for 't is most just and meet Thy glorious light Majestick Might thou dost with dread reveal Thy gracious ear bow down to pray'r thou dost diseases heal And thou dost thus walk among us displaying pow'r and love The Gospel Charm thy stretched Arm doth on these Waters move Thou worthy art from Lip and Heart all Thanks and Praise to have All Glory Power every Hour and Honour to receive O! let us all thy Name extoll thy glorious Fame let 's raise Let Heavens sing let Earth forth bring and Seas roar out thy praise Ye Saints that wait at Zion's Gate sing praise to Zion's King Hosannahs Hallelujahs all still Hallelujahs sing HYMN XXXVII BElieve O Soul and thou shalt see Heav'ns Dew on thee distill Mount up thy Faith and thou shalt see a greater Glory still Let not thy Unbelief obstruct Christs growing Int'rest now Only believe that all unto his mighty Name might bow Upon the Wing of Acts of Faith do thou exalt his Name Believe his Glory 's shining bright his Person is the same Believe the World down at his Feet and Zion glorious made We may believe that firmly which the God of truth hath said Believe all Sickness shall be heal'd O Blind and ye shall see Believe O Deaf and ye shall hear O Lame and ye shall flee Open the Eye of Faith O Soul behold thy glorious Christ Who altogether lovely is as Prophet King and Priest Look Sinners unto Jesus look with an unveiled Face And you shall see our Lord for you fill'd full of Truth and Grace Glory and Honour to our Lord let 's Honour him by Faith Let 's without wavering believe what e're our Jesus saith HYMN XXXVIII LOok unto Jesus Sinners look if you 'd Salvation have Who 's God the Saviour and none else it 's only he can save His Righteousness more bright is far than Angels Holiness Our best of Doings are but Rags a poor and tatter'd Dress Christ is our Righteousness and Strength him Rock and Fortress call Christ our Redemption Wisdom Peace Christ is our all in all Our mighty King and Captain too his Armies are abroad Be still O Zion who leads forth their Armies is thy God Sing Hallelujah unto him his Sword is on his Thigh To him be Honour and Renown and brightest Majesty HYMN XXXIX SIng Hallelujah Zion sing sing your Gods praise in lasting verse You who Redeem'd are by his Blood in Zion now his Acts rehearse When you were distant from the Lord as wide as Heav'n from Hell doth lie He then your Sacrifice became and by his Blood he brought you nigh The Sword of Vengeance due to you he in his bleeding sides receiv'd You for eternal Slaughter bound By dying in your stead reliev'd When that Gods wrath burn'd down to hell he satisfi'd the Father smil'd His Death the Enmity destroy'd God and the Sinner reconcil'd Jehovah and his Rebels may in a Christ Crucified meet O! let us then throw down our all at an Almighty Saviours Feet God is come down into the Camp O let the Camp of God be pure That it the burning presence of the Lord
injur'd King to Justice does deliver up his only Son That the offender at the Bar might stand acquit the Judg doth dye Condemns himself to Bands and Chains to set the wretch at liberty Astonish'd be the Heav'ns above confounded be the Earth below Here 's love and grace for to amaze not to o're do but overflow Poor Sinners come believe this grace come venture on 't and you shall be By reigning Grace from reigning Sin freed in our Lord as well as we Accept you of our Jesus Christ and with him you 'l have all his grace To day he calls to day come all there 's left for you both room and place Who would of Fetters then be fond if they this moment might be free O! therefore harden not your Hearts who now are call'd to liberty But now e'n now obey the call that you and we might Christ adore Sound far and wide his praises high to whom they 'r due forever more HYMN XI OUr Father from Eternity look'd on us in our Sin Then view'd a bleeding righteous Christ and we compleat in him He then with God the Son agreed th' obedience of the Son Imputed be to the Elect then 't was agreed and done O wondrous grace and love indeed that from Eternity Should be imploy'd to make us pure and absolutely free With this imputed righteousness forever cloath'd upon Than Angels far accepted more to God upon the Throne Which never changes with our frames no nor our Holiness Not sin nor guilt not Death nor World can touch or move this dress Let 's his immortal honour sing who wrought this out for us In praises yea in living praise Extol his garments thus HYMN XII SOuls must believe and come to Christ or dye for breach of Laws And yet there is no Soul can come but whom the Father draws Uniting Faith 's a pow'rful light revealing Christ within And in discov'ring pardon does destroy the reign of Sin In shewing to the Soul that Sin and self are cov'red or'e It turns the Soul from self and sin Our Jesus to adore It is a great creating light gives light where there was none In a dark Heart it's beams displays softens a Heart of Stone 'T is the same power wrought in Christ when rais'd up from the Dead And over Principalities and Powers set him Head Let 's look to him and praise him too Jesus above that hath This power to give the Author is and finisher of Faith HYMN XIII A Bleeding Jesus testify'd this with his latest breath That he had conquest finished o're Sin o're Hell or're Death 'T is finish't I O this joyful sound Rings through the Heavens above God and good Angels do rejoyce O hear is wondrous love T is finish't cries our bleeding Lord I have receiv'd the blow For mine let Justice sheath his Sword and Father let them go Father it s finish't I have made full end of Sin for them My righteousness does make them just who is' t that dare condemn 'T is finish't This through all the Earth to Sinners gives a call All things are ready Sinners come unto this Marriage all 'T is finish't O how pleasant is to guilty Souls this sound It does bind up the broken Bones And heals each deadly wound 'T is finish't don 't your Souls O Saints leap at this pleasant voice For your redemption's now compleat forevermore rejoyce O but it has a sound of dread to all the damn'd below Love Mercy Grace are finished but not a drop for you You Dev'ls for you I have not bled and Sinners you defy'd My Blood and have my Person scorn'd Now you shall be deny'd To him that wash't us with his Blood Eternal praise be given From all the Saints that are on Earth and all the Saints in Heaven HYMN XIV O Wondrous Godlike righteousness then tinctur'd with the God head thro' The bright perfections of a God do over all this garment flow The Tongues of glorious Saints above and Angels voices can't express The beauteous shining glory of this Everlasting righteousness It is Almighty in it self and of â—lmighty vertue too And all things both in Heaven and Earth it can and will and does subdue T is all-sufficient it can give what ere poor sinners want or crave It giveth all things to the poor and doth unto the utmost save It never changes tho' we may it shall on Saints outshine the Sun Nothing in us can alter this nor now nor when our life is done Let us that made are Priests to God clad in this white and shining dress Still send our shoutings up of praise unto the Lord our righteousness HYMN XV. WE black but comely are O Men black in our selves comely in him Who is the Lord our Righteousness pronounced clear tho' we have sin O! What a Righteousness is this that hath Jehovah for it's name And is our Righteousness and his in name and self the very same Our selves are poor we nothing have and yet we all things do possess We only glory in the Lord even in the Lord our Righteousness We in our selves the sentence have Of death but our dear Saviour bled Our confidence we put in him who rais'd up Jesus from the Dead We are pronounc'd all over clean the Plague of Leprosie hath done Our great High-Priest hath this pronounc'd we 're without guilt before the Throne Lord give us mighty Faith in this and we shall mighty Foes subdue Our Faith's like Samps hairs our strength by which we Bars and Gates break thro' Let 's Honour Glory Power give and Hallelujah to him sing Who is the Bright and Morning Star the awful great immortal King HYMN XVI IF greatest Price can purchase peace Believer ben't afraid To buy for thee his Fathers peace Christ hath the Ransome paid If strength and power can prevail to Rescue thee from Thrall Chear up for thy Redeemer's strong the Sov'reign Lord of all If the prevailing prayer of a powerful Favourite Can for thee any grace procure then fear thou not thy right Peace Pardon Life and Glory too are without Question thine His Intercession Death and Power do all for thee combine For Christ thou hast and thou hast all and glory thou shalt have He who e're lives to intercede can to the utmost save Now thanks let 's give to him that lives to intercede above And let us to his glory live thro' Patience Faith and Love HYMN XVII THE heart of Christ in Heaven now is stor'd with grace and love His Bowels towards Sinners now with strong Compassion move He gives no slumper to his Eyes but still employs his Care How to deliver his i' th' World out of the Devils Snare There he doth plead and intercede with his great Father too Thus he employs his glorious Care to Rescue us from Woe His Love and Bowels are not chang'd for all his glorious Crown Sinners O could you see his Face O sure t would melt you down His Gospel and his Spirit too unbosome
him to you O view his grace accept his grace believe his grace most true Come you are welcome to his grace O cast your selves therein This is the Fountain opened wide to cleanse from filth of Sin Is there a hardned Sinner here that will this grace refuse On thy own Head then be thy Blood since thou wilt Ruin choose Let us that tasted have this grace his Praises sound on high Let 's praise this grace O glorious grace Reign thou Eternally HYMN XVIII CHrist doth the Crown in Zion wear and all the Nations Rules And by his power he doth subdue untam'd Rebellious Souls Preach'd to the World receiv'd by Faith of Heaven Earth and Hell The mighty King and Sov'reign Lord who can his glory tell The Fountain nay the Ocean the fulness of all grace The glory of the Father shines in thy most lovely Face The Temple which the splendid Train of all the Godhead fills Perfections Beauties blaze in thee of everlasting Hills The bright the clear Essential Glass in which we may behold Jehovah's shining Majesty Out-dazling Pearls and Gold Of thee we 'll sing Almighty King our glorious Solomon Our Jesus Prophet Prince and Priest the Father 's Christ and Son O! who may dare with thee compare Created Beings all Like Dagon 'fore the Ark of old before thy Feet must fall Let 's Eccho forth his praise who is the Judg of Quick and Dead In Zion's Gates praise for thee waits our Sov'reign Lord and Head HYMN XIX CHrist our high-priest defends his Church a Wall of Fire round about The Bulwark of Jerusalem He like a King in her doth shout His Eyes are watchful to secure his glory upon her from harms Our Solomon has Valiant Men to keep his Bed from Night Alarms That which intitles him to all is the bright Garment which he wears And 't is that Cov'ring that secures us from our filth and guilt and fears The Godly stand now in that Robe and shall for ever stand therein This Garment is a Cov'ring for our Holiness as well as Sin It is the Righteousness of Christ that is with him at God's Right Hand And 't is in the Lord above we have this Righteousness wherein we stand This Cov'ring hath it 's great defence for Jacob's God with Jacob is As a strong Tow'r because he sees no Sin in him as Cloth'd with this Our God and Father in his Love doth rest upon his Mercy-Seat And thence with us about his Grace his Love and Favour stoops to treat All thanks and praise be to his Name who dwells in his Love 's resting place And thence for ever doth shour down on Rebels Favour Love and Grace HYMN XX. OUR great High-Priest our person doth To 's Father represent In that refulgent splendid Robe that casts forth Spice's scent He takes our Prayers and he throws out what 's Sinful and what 's Bad Reformed thus he brings them in with his own Merits Clad And Holiness unto the Lord doth write upon them all We and our Duties stand in him and thus can never fall Tho' poor our Persons poor our Frames and poor our Duties too Yet we are rich in him and ours do make a splendid show A Pray'r like th' Chatt'ring of a Crane mixt with this Incense flies Like to the mighty Clouds above and pierceth thro' the Skies There they are entred on the File and Blessings will bring down They now above and we one Day shall wear the promis'd Crown Glory let 's bring unto our King and Intercessor too High Praises to our Advocate that dwells in Heav'n are due HYMN XXI TO him that lov'd us of himself and dy'd to do us good And wash'd us from our Scarlet Sins in his most pretious Blood And made us Kings and Priests to God his Father infinite To him Eternal Glory be and Everlasting Might The Lamb is worthy that was slain to have all Pow'r and Wealth All Honour Glory Wisdom Strength thanks for his saving health Thanks Honour Glory Pow'r to him that on the Throne doth sit And to the Lamb for ever and for ever so be it Thousands of Thousands of the Saints which stand before their King With shining Robes and spreading Palms loud Hallelujahs sing Ascribe Salvation to our Lord who sits upon the Throne And to the Lamb the glorious Lamb Ascribe Salvation Amen Amen the Angels cry Salvation is his due And we thro' all Eternity his Praises will renew Thanks Glory Blessing Wisdom Might Honour and Power then Be to our God and to the Lamb for evermore Amen HYMN XXII O! Let us bow before the Lord the Lord of glory that 's above Who Tabernacled among us O great effects of wondrous Love And thro' the Vail his blessed Flesh let 's go to God on th' Mercy Seat Who sits to Commune with us thence As before God in him compleat Glory and Praise let 's warble forth to him in an Angelick strain To him the Lamb upon the Throne to him the Lamb that hath been slain He is that Temple in which God doth lift his Train of Glory high All the perfections shine in him of the Eternal Diety How glorious is this mighty King How full of Majesty this Son How richly clad this great High Priest how fair this welbeloved one He is the Altar all of Gold he is the Hill of Frankinsence Our duties all are Sanctify'd accepted too as coming thence Coals from this Altar touch our Lips that we may his great praises sound O let our Tongues be still employ'd to publish all his acts around HYMN XXIII CHrist in our sins was wrap't about when he our Sacrifice did fall Sins all met upon our Lord. He satisfaction made for all That so believers might be wrapt about with his great Righteousness To cover duty Sin and Self that there appear no nakedness He broke the Pow'r and hid the Filth he dissol'vd the guilt of Sin The graces of Heav'n and Holiness hath op't to let his Nation in He in his Body on the Tree has to his God them reconcil'd The Father Sinners does embrace thro' Jesus Christ his only Child He is the Ark and resting place Where gathered Sinners are secure From the great Flood of Sin and wrath in a retreat that is most sure In him the Fathers goodness dwells in him the Fathers love appears In him we in Gods love abide delivered from our guilt and fears Therefore let 's celebrate his praise who is the mighty Prince of Life Who would espouse a filthy Soul unto himself and make his Wife Glory and Honour unto him sing praise let no Tongue be dumb Unto the bleeding Lamb above for by his Blood we overcome HYMN XXIV Sung at a Funeral BLest door of Bliss to weary Saints thou art grim Death become Secur'd as in a Cabinet their dust is in the tomb By Death they enter to those joys prepar'd for them above There they are ever swallow'd up in endless life and Love O! There they see
as they are seen with clear unclouded views O! There they hear of nothing else but joyful glorious news Anthems of joys of love and praise And Hallelujah's sung Who would be fond of this vain World this Dross this Dirt this Dung There Saints for ever do behold their dearest Jesus Face There always they admiring are Eternal boundless grace They 're in the House not made with Hands in Heav'n Eternally They dwell and with the Rayes of Christ they shine most gloriously Quite freed from labour sorrow Sin from Cumbrance Peril Pain Then we shall find what e're we did For Christ was not in vain Now Heavens work is here begun the work of singing praise The work and will of God in Christ which there will work always HYMN XXV GLory and praise ascribe always to the Eternal King Ye blessed Saints with Heart and Voice his glorious wonders sing While Christ endures ye are secure ty'd with strong Cov'nant bands Lust never can nor Death nor Man pluck you from Jesus Hands Your Husband Head your Sheppard friend he who engag'd for you Is the Almighty and All-wise unchangeable and true The Covenant on God's great word and Oath most firmly stands The Father 's above all none can pluck from the Fathers Hands He from Eternity Decreed th' Elect should happy be Nor World nor Flesh nor Mans bad heart can alter his Decree O then le ts praise since Heavens joys are in our Souls begun And let our praises like our joys have never never done HYMN XXVI ANd has the high and lofty One that dwells in bright Eternal day Stoop't down t' embrace poor Clods of Earth And dwell in tenements of Clay Ravishing condescending Love O goodness that 's astonishing Who would not warble forth thy praise the wonders of thy glory sing Did ever King dissolve himself to have Communion with the Poor Or lay his Grandeur by t' embrace a base deformed Black-a-moor But the Eternal Majesty the Lord of glory he did so The great Creators boundless love thro' Christ doth to his Creatures flow His Creatures nay his wretched ones his most rebellious Enemies These his delight his Jewels these these are the Apples of his Eyes What shall we say ravish't amaze and where if we could speak begin In silence then let us sink down since such vast depths we 're swallow'd in HYMN XXVII O! What a great High Priest have we with garments shining bright And in whose garments we appear before our God in light Our Priest doth sit upon the Throne a Prophet understood Thence rules and guides as well as saves us with his God-like Blood who 'd not to such a Scepter bow that 's Righteousness and Peace Who would not such Obedience choose that is an holy ease Our King is great Melchizadech and King of Salem too What pleasure Honour glory is' t that he should us subdue O! What an Officer have we Eternal infinite Unchangeable supream most true most glorious pure and bright Eternal honour to our Priest Eternal thanks and praise Let 's Hallelujahs warble forth let 's sing to him always HYMN XXVIII THe train of Heavenly glory fills the Flesh wherein the Godhead dwels The Fathers goodness his bless'd Face whence we receive and grace for grace This is the Mercy Seat and Throne which boundless Grace does sit upon Eternal wisdom does enshrine it's beams in him and thence they shine Hence wicked Rebels for to harm comes forth the thunder of Gods arm All pow'r o're earth or'e hell or'e heav'n is by the Father to him given The beams of inf'nite Holiness do dart most awful thro' his Flesh The Holy Jesus doth declare what holiness in the Godhead are He is a saving gracious Christ the judgment that God did intrust With him doth plainly manifest both to the damned and the just This great foundation that endures Reveals our God more true and sure To summ up all we hence inferr He is the Fathers Character Who would not love this lovely Son this bright this glorious shining one What stammezing Tongue can silent be Or is there an unbowing Knee O! Let his brightness be unfurl'd tell ye his wonders thro' the World Inspired with an holy flame make mention of his awful name HYMN XXIX LET 's not the Holy Spirit grieve but let 's it's motions Mind Saints let us say our Sails are fill'd with this almighty Wind. If vain or wicked we should be in Lip in Life or Heart Or else defile our selves with Pitch the Spirit will depart If we should dare Christs honour slight bâ— in duty negligent The Spirit will be quench't by that whom Son and Father sent When we his Gifts and callings slight and 's message do distrust We then the Spirit do provoke and 's motions do resist When we don't hearken unto him but to the Law within No wonder then we fetter'd are and feel the reign of Sin When we no Heart nor Lip nor Tongue have for his praise to move No wonder he doth cease to tell us stories of Christ's love HYMN XXX JEhovah Jesus O how sweet how healing and how good Is the Almighty vertue of his Godlike Sacred Blood It 's the Eye-Salve that cures the mind it's Gileads Sovereign Balm Dead Souls it quickens and it makes a fleeting conscience calm It wrath removes God reconciles creates a peace within Altho' it daily Crucifies in dwelling lust and Sin 'Tween Davids house and Sauls it sets a constant fatal strife O happy we Altho' it grieves that is a sign of life Oh! pretious Blood O Sacred Flood that in perdition drowns Our lust and sin that reign within but us with glory Crowns Why will the sinner perish since ther 's such an healing Pool Such fountains opened in Christs side to heal his leprous Soul O! Hallelujah ever be sung in Jehovah's praise Who such Salvation wrought to us such glory bliss and joys HYMN XXXI WHat glorious Intercessor's this that lives for us upon the Throne He is arrayed with glory bright and long hath in that glory shone He 's with the greatest honours crown'd advanc'd to highest dignity He 's vested with almighty pow'r above all powers set on high He 's King of Heaven Earth and Hell all things subjected are to him Angels and Devils and mankind both good and bad Death Hell Sin But yet his Children's Minister all this doth for their service own He rules or'e all them for to serve And sits their Priest upon the Throne Thus he employs his powers all his glory might and Majesty His favour and his interest to serve his Childrens liberty This he doth manage every hour and every Moment now above Ev'n our Salvation safety peace and is not this amazing love All honour glory thanks and praise be to this Intercessor given Who for the service of our Faith sits now enthron'd on high in Heav'n HYMN XXXII COme let 's find out our cursed sin and therefore let us go Unto a Crucified Christ and there we
Rock which still our Paths doth meet Come Jesus move we 're sick of Love why stay thy Chariot wheels We pine away while thou dost stay our Souls thy absence feel Thy Mouth 's sweet Kiss let us not miss thy love transcends all Wine But O! what Musick do we hear when thou saist I am thine Still let 's have more still more of thee we ne're enough can have Our jealousy 's as strong as Death as cruel as the Grave Dominion Power and Majesty Thanksgiving Glory Praise In endless Songs angelick Strains and never ceasing Layes Be unto him that Loved us and wash'd us with his Blood And made us Kings and Priests unto his Father and our God HYMN XVI WHo 's this that doth from Eilom come with Garments dyed Red With Scarlet Robes from Bozrah he O how apparelled That Travels in his Mighty strength what answer O he gave 'T is I that speak in Righteousness and Mighty am to save Why 's thy Apparel colour'd so thy Garments dyed Red Like them that on the Vintage work or do the Wine fat tread The Wine-press of his Fathers wrath he all alone hath trod o th' People there was none with him when he was smote of God Awake O brandish't Sword of God against my only Son Tho' Spotless he and Innocent no violence has done He 's as a Lamb to 'th slaughter led yea as a shearing Sheep He quietly yeilds up his Breath and still doth silence keep He freely did to Death submit and did most willingly Pains Tortures Lashes Stripes endure for Rebels such as we HYMN XVII IMmortal Honour Glory Pow'r Strength Wisdom Riches Might Be to the reigning Lamb above that dwells in brightest Light To him that wash'd us in his Blood who having lov'd us first To him that was made sin for us and was for us accurst Who feeds us with his God like flesh and drinks us with his Blood Uniting Faith most choicely feeds and drinks the Wine that 's good Who would not love the dearest Lord most Lovely Bright and Fair Thy love to us all love transcends thou art beyond compare How pleasant was this Fruit to us and language full of Grace Delightful was the company how lovely was his Face O well beloved Jesus fill'd with Glory Grace and Truth All Grace is pour'd upon thy Lips thou hast the Dew of Youth O when shall we come unto thee home to our Fathers House Where thou'lt refine the choicest Wine for thy beloved Spouse Who would not Honour and admire who would not thee adore Who would not throw their Crown below down prostrate thee before Hast sweetest Jesus hast away thy rightful Throne ascend Possess thy Nations fill thy Church with Glory without end HYMN XVIII BEhold the bleeding Lord of Life planted with Arrows like a Grove Planted with Darts of Vengeance thus O Friends what manner then of Love Wounded by his dear Fathers Sword betrayd most falsly with a Kiss By Kindsmen followers murther'd thus what manner O! of Love is this Behold the bloody Clodders fall his pierced Sides and Temples bleed For Sinners thus he 's drench't in 's Blood and is not this then Love indeed Behold the anguish of his Soul thy Sword O Justice stabs him thro For us vile Rebels this he bore how did our Jesus love O how To torments thus resigns his Soul our Husband dearly purchases A filthy and a wretched Bride what manner O! of Love was this To dye for worst of enemies O! this was an amazing Friend What manner Lord of love was thine how didst thou boundless Love commend The Father bruis'd his darling Son and took delight to wound him sore Our Fathers love unto us shone thro' the slain Jesus purple Gore His Sorrows Anguish Blood and Death electing Grace did cause to shine What bruise for us thy darling Son what manner O! of Love was thine O here is Love here 's Love indeed eternal and electing Love A Love that does no limits know that never changes never moves What e're we do this boundless Love runs an eternal Stream of bliss The Flouds of Sin this Love can't quench what manner O! of Love is this This Love the greatest torments bore this Love did groan this Love did Bleed Our Lover thus wept bloody Tears behold how Jesus lov'd indeed HYMN XIX God from eternity decreed to feast in Love with us this Night To feed with us now on his Son and Father so thou tookst delight And didst thou set him then apart to be the Victim of our peace Swearing on him by thy great self thy Love to us should never cease Then our dear Jesus swore for us we ne're rebell should as a'fore And that recov'red was should ne're deface his Glory any the more All his Engagements and his Bonds were sealed by his dying Breath Our Peace and Life are ratify'd unalterable in his Death We now renew our League with thee clasp't in thy reconciled Arms We in our bleeding Jesus saw thy Love and Mercy 's potent charms How Fat the feast how rich the Wine how pleasant was the Company We fed on Christ we drank his Blood whilst with us sat the glorious three Adored Goodness ravish't Love in Streams of Love let 's dip us then The Fountains of the mighty Deeps break up and deluge o're ag'en To Heav'n our Faith was mounted up we are impatient of delay Thy coming hasten Lord to us or let us hast to thee away Why doth thy Chariot pav'd with Grace and Love so soft so slowly move Mean while with Flagons comfort us dear Jesus we are sick of Love HYMN XX. SIng Hallelujahs to the Lamb that reigns for evermore Who made us spotless by his Blood and very bright all o're Our Tongues be then the Spirits Pen that readily may write To sound aloud the Lambs high praise the Spirit will indite What an immortal melody fills the high Heavens now Joyn in Seraphick Symphony you in this Room below Distinguishing and endless Love is the great Song above And let us then that are below sing stories of his Love The Lord of Heaven Heaven left Grace boundless to declare His Fathers Bosom left to tell what thoughts of Love there are Why cam'st thou down to dwell in Flesh tell dearest Jesus pray Was 't to impart thy Fathers Heart to wretched lumps of Clay Why was 't thou poor a Man of grief that heavy Vengeance bore Why was 't thou smitten thus and bruis'd why wast thou wounded sore Why in such bitter agony why bloody clodders fall Why didst thou drink the Cup of Wrath and drink up Dregs and all Hark what our bleeding Lord replies hark what his Wounds reply This was to testify my Love from all Eternity My Fathers Love does shine in mine my Groans his Love indite Eternal and electing Love my Streaming Blood does write Electing Grace my dying Breast did very loudly preach The Fathers Sons and Spirits Love thus Jesus Death did teach Our bleeding Lord was it
thus then let 's view thy bleeding Sides Here 's Love indeed flow up our Love like overflowing Tides Our Jesus now thou' rt glorifyed but is thy Love the same Yes says he towards you it burns now with as high a Flame Sing Hall elujahs praise adore bless All he does above Is for us Sinners and all ore high Offices of Love HYMN XXI NOw underneath thy Shadow we sat down with great delight How pleasant was the tast of thee how lovely was the sight We cannot brook thy absence Lord but we are sick of Love Embrace thou always in thy Arms thy Sister Spouse and Dove That we no more may hunger give us of this Bread to eat And no more thirst give of this Drink so cherishing so sweet Lord mount our Faith we may embrace thee in thy bruised Son And in thy Bosom lye who is with thee O Father one O let us Sing mount Zion's Song sing Hallelujahs Sing Who now with us at Table sits to th' great immortal King Head over all Jehovah high the Prince of Peace the Son The reigning Lamb by whose Blood we do fight and overcome HYMN XXII O! never was a Face so marr'd as that of our dear Lord When Justice turn'd aside from us and in him sheath'd his Sword Why thus rejected and despis'd why thus afflicted sore He underneath our sorrows groan'd it was our griefs he bore Why without form and comeliness or beauty to be seen It was for us that Vengeance made those Wounds with Arrows keen Why did he grieve why did he groan Pour forth such Tears and Cryes The maul of Justice bruis'd him sore for our Iniquities And was he then for us chastiz'd that we might Peace procure And was his bloody gashly Stripes our healing and our cure What manner then of Love was this yea what transcendent Love Still he loves such yea still as much now that he reigns above And did the Father take our sin and charge it all on him And was the Father greatly pleas'd to bruise him for our sin What manner then of Love was this the Father had for us When for such filthy Dust as we he Wounds his darling thus For ever be the Father prais'd Hosanna's to the Son Yea Hallelujahs to the Lamb the holy righteous one HYMN XXIII CHrist is the pretious Treasury where Grace is laid in store More fully to be handed out unto the Blind and Poor The mighty distance sin had caus'd between our Lord and us Is by this dying Sacrifice our Christ abolish'd thus The distance 'tween th' Eternal God and finite clods of Clay God is come down to dwell in Flesh to do in part away All Homage now is pay'd to God in Jesus Christ our head All that we want is stor'd in him he is the living Bread He is the living Waters sent who ever drinks of him As he is cleans'd and wash'd from sin so never thirsts agen O! do you want eternal Grace one in your nature has't Go to your Brother Joseph's House his pleasant Dainties tast Nay eat beloved eat O drink and drink abundantly This is our glorious Masters call this our Beloved's cry HYMN XXIV THou worthy O Jehovah art Pow'r Glory Honour to receive It was thy pleasure thus to love and thus to make us to believe O bleeding Lamb upon the Throne our Feast and Sacrifice this night Awful like many Waters noise like burning Brass most shining bright 'T is thine to ope the sealed Book and reign ore Death ore Hell ore Sin Ope thou our Conscience chained Doors and King of Glory enter in For thou was 't slain and hast redeem'd us by thy Death and precious Blood From among Kindreds Nations Tongues and made us People to our God Lord by redeeming thou hast made us spotless Kings and Priests to him And having wash't us in his Blood our God in us will see no sin We Kings and Priests i th' royal Robe of Christ's bright righteousness set forth Shall reign with Christ ath ' Judgment Day and reign e're long with him on Earth Worthy's the Lamb that hath been slain and now doth sit upon the Throne Of Glory Blessing Honour Pow'r Wisdom and strength to him alone HYMN XXV I Underneath his shadow sat with pleasure and delight His Fruit unto my tast was sweet and fair unto my sight I look'd and tasted with delight I manna fed upon My Meat and Drink it was the Flesh and Blood o th' Fathers Son I look'd and view'd by Faith until my Soul was sick of Love Love's banner he continually display'd my Head above I view'd by Faith those stretcht out Arms that nail'd were to the Tree Stand open wide for me his Bride tho' a vile wretch I be I view'd a Cup of Vengeance in my dearest Jesus Hand There did I spy most pleasantly that he at Gods Command Most freely drank the bitter Cup my sin prepar'd for him That I might have a Cup prepar'd top full of Grace to th' brim O then my Soul swim in those depths of Love that rise so high That Sin and Death and Hell can't stop it's Stream eternally These following Hymns were found in Mr. Browning's Study and used by him at the Lord's Table Note that at the end of every Hymn these two Verses may be added Hosanna to King Davids Son Hosanna to the Christ Who in th' Almighty's name doth come Hosanna in the high'st To him that thus hath loved us and cancel'd out our score In the pure Flood of his own Blood be praise for evermore HYMN XXVI THe Heavens shew forth O Lord thy Praise and shall we silent be Discharge us of the Earth and raise our Souls in Songs to the. The cheary Angels sweetly sing their Trumpets always sound Let us make Heav'n and Earth to ring we stand on higher Ground Our Wo did by our fall begin we in our Blood did lye Grace took advantage by our Sin it self to Glorify In crooked wayes when we were lost by Sin when we were slain Love spar'd no pains to seek nor cost to make us love again From Heav'n like Worms we crept away Christ found us in his Grave Next to his Heart he did us lay and dying did us save Our Tongues thy Trumpets are and we would serve thee all our Dayes Give us that Heart whose Pulse may be thy quick and constant praise Hosanna to King c. HYMN XXVII BUt that our Flesh is turn'd to Stone but that we scarce can see Our hearts would melt O Lord and groan that we should senseless be The Suns approach doth as we see still make the Earth more brave What Barren Hearts O Lord have we yet hotter Beams we have He that doth find a Silver-Vein rejoyceth in that Toy Thou hast us blest with greater Gain oh fill our Hearts with Joy There 's no such thing as Love in Men comparing theirs with thine Christ drank to us in Blood and then bad us pledge him in Wine He did forsake his
of Hosts may now endure Praise waits for thee in Zion Lord in Judah thy great Name is known There thou the Gyant Unbelief and Hosts of Sin hast overthrown HYMN XL. WHat fulness of rich glorious Grace in Christ is to be found Look to him Soul thou shalt be heal'd of ev'ry Deadly Wound The Father Son and Holy Ghost dwell in him Bodily In Jesus Face the Glory shines of all the Diety Believing views of Grace in Christ set weary Souls at rest Set free the Captives and relieve the Troubled and Opprest Make strong the Weak cherish the Faint make glad the Mourning Heart Souls Thirst abate and Hunger break eases each deadly smart Souls Life create Sins pow'r destroys Lip Life and Soul refine They poison Sin by pouâ—ring in the Gospels Cordial Wine View not the Grace in your own Hearts that cann't it self uphold Seek ye a risen Christ above the try'd approved Gold We view our sin that is within and our inherent Grace And sin the more yea grow more poor let 's look to Jesus Face Hail Mighty One Eternal Son the Glass wherein we view The Fathers shining brightness and his glorious Person too All hail to thee exalted Prince our Husband Brother Friend To thee all Honour Glory Praise be Ages without end HYMN XLI TH' Almighty smil'd upon his Son When he our peace became Gods Wrath doth cease a lasting peace is made 'tween God and Man O! what are we Eternity should chuse us when undone In its great thoughts we then had room else we to Hell had gone Electing Love how didst thou move to us in our distress No Banks can bound no Line can sound thee Ocean bottomless Our Mounts of Sin can't bound thee in nor hinder thy proceed Like Jordan thou didst overflow its mighty Banks with speed Thus Heav'n shall be Eternally the Saints Inheritance With Glories Crown'd for ever drown'd in Joys Eternal Trance Then let us Lord with one accord Thy Praises Celebrate Praise doth for thee O glorious Three in thy Mount Zion wait Let them that be now sav'd by thee in Soul and Body too To thee repair God hearing Pray'r with highest Praises now HYMN XLII WHat mighty Weight of Glory Lord in Heav'n for Saints prepared is Rivers of Pleasure endless Joys what boundless Ocean of Bliss No Sin nor Sorrow enters there all Tears from Eyes are wip'd away No Shade of Darkness or of Night But all a bright Eternal Day There we shall see as we are seen appearing in Christ's Glory too Arrayed with his most shining Robes his Face we shall for ever view Poor Christless Souls what will you do you have no Lot nor Portion here Our pained Bowels yearn for you O! come and learn our Lord to fear Come joyn with us in Covenant perpetually to serve the Lord And you shall see your selves in him dischargâ—d according to his Word Once we were dead in Sin as you but now we are alive in Christ Come you take him as we have done our glorious Prophet King and Priest We that redeem'd are by his Blood from Nations Kindreds Blood and Tongues Let us in Zion Praises give and magnify his Name with Songs HYMN XLIII CHrist is the same as e're he was as full of Truth and Grace There 's the same Pity as e're was in his exalted Face As full of Love as when at first he undertook for us He is a God that changeth not but is for ever thus As full of pity to poor Souls as when he on the Tree Did hang thy bleeding Sacrifice and Vengeance bore for thee Sinners he is as able now yea and as willing too To save you as when he at first did Grace proclaim to you Come therefore on his Bowels rowl behold they yearn for you His Pity and his Mercy be as boundless as they 're true Give Honour to King Jesus Saints honour his Grace and Truth This glorious he a green Fir Tree has still the Dew of Youth HYMN XLIV MAke good thy Word O mighty Lord to thy beloved Son Take to his Throne thy holy One our glorious Solomon We sigh to see how all things be ev'n in Emmanuel's Land The wicked mad the righteous sad whilst thou with-holdst thy Hand This Morning Star seems very far this budding branch to dye This King so crown'd to be dethron'd this Captain seems to fly His purchas'd Crown seems tumbling down this Lion seeks no prey Confus'dly hurl'd is this mad World sweet Jesus haste away Arise O Sun with Glory run to perfect noon break forth Make Nations bright and with thy Light O! cover all the Earth Great God of Love send from above thy new Jerusalem On Jesus Head cause thou to spread his sparkling Diadem Hosanna's Hallelujahs ring our Jesus comes apace Bow ev'ry Knee all Hell shall flee from th' Terror of his Face Flow mighty Hills like Rivers swift and Mountains flee a way A Lamb you 'l see a Lion be that riseth to the Prey With Glory and exceeding Pow'r He on the Clouds doth fit The Clouds we see so black that be tâ—… dust are of his Feet HYMN XLV LOrd when thou from eternity didst see us float in Sins Abyss We floated then in thy good will O! was there ever Love like this When vile and filthy thou to us didst thine eternal Grace encline When we most hateful were didst love O! was there ever Love like thine thou took'st us tho' thou didst foresee what odious Rebels we would prove Malicious froward obstinate O! was there ever such a Love Must the Eternal swear to us through Faith we should not glory miss Must Jesus Death this ratify O! was there ever Love like this Must God engage by Word and Oath to make us with his Grace to shine And give us Heaven at the last O! was there ever Love like thine O what is Heaven who can tell who can conceive that boundless Bliss 'T is with Christ's Glory to be drest O! was there ever Love like this Lord be'ng amazed with thy Love we do our admiration raise With boundless Love astonish'd thus in our amazements speak thy praise O Hallelujah Glory Pow'r Thanksgiving Might and Majesty Be now and ever Lord by us and by all thine ascrib'd to thee HYMN XLVI On some Verses in Isaiah LIII Our Jesus pour'd his Soul to Death with the Wicked made his grave The Father pleas'd to crush him thus that he thereby might Sinners save Therefore he shall prolong his Days until the Day of Judgment 's o're Then shall he see his num'rous Seed his travelling Soul unto him bore In that great Host he shall rejoyce and to his Father with delight Present them there for to remain in his and in his Father's Sight For he acquitted them from Death and thereore made them to believe This was his right to do because he dy'd for them that they might live Because he weighty Vengeance bore the Father will devide to him A Portion with the great and strong
Isles sound forth Triumphant Strains O Isles break forth in praises high your Crowned King doth reign Both King of Heaven Earth and Hell because he once was slain He reigns in Heave'n gloriously to th' Lamb Salvation Is sounded forth continually by th' Angels round the Throne This Lamb doth also reign on Earth the Saints do praises Sing The Isles do sound the praises of Zions exalted King The Hay and Stubble of the Saints Consum'd shall be away When this bright Sun of Righteousness breaks forth to perfect Day O Hallelujah let the Isles Sing unto Zions King That unto them Salvation through Righteousness doth bring HYMN XXI COme Saints and view Eternal Love in its bright glorious reign O see its rayes and bright displayes 'i th Lamb when he was slain The deluge of electing Grace was broken up indeed And like an Ocean did run through Christ when he did bleed Infinite true almighty too Grace then appear'd to be By conquering Law Hell and Sin when Christ hung on the Tree Mount Sinai's frery Curses all came Smoking on our Lord But Grace's reign the Curse hath slain and snatch't away the Sword Of Justice that so bright did Flame no Sinner might come Nigh But Grace did ope ' the heart of Christ and quench't it presently Like Sampsons Cords our Sins did bind our Jesus to the Tree But Grace like Fire consum'd them all and set our Sampson free O Silence men and Angels too what Grace is none can tell Nothing but Jesus Blood can Speak Electing Language well HYMN XXII COme let us praise Electing Grace that chose us when undone That did delight to make us bright and therefore gave his Son To spill his precious God-like Blood to purge us from all stain And make us Kings and Priests to God that we might with him reign How did Electing Love display it's royal Scepter in The Blood of Christ our great high Priest when he Atton'd for Sin Oh Grace rich glorious Grace indeed that delug'd forth so free Through those bright Purple streams that ran from Christ when on the Tree Come Saints and view your pierced Lord that you may mourn indeed Oh! see what streams of Love did flow through Christ when he did bleed Then you asham'd shall be and loath your selves for what you ' ve ' done Beholding th' Father reconcil'd to you through's only Son And Sinners if you 'd mourn aright look to the Lamb that 's slain Where e're for Mourning else you look your looking is in vain HYMN XXIII THe Lord doth Zion found her building must be strong Jehovah is her righteousness God 's her Salvation The Lord her stones hath layd in Colours that are fair And her foundations also of polish't Saphirs are Jerusalem is built with Towers all around We 'll tell the Nations Messengers the Lord doth Zion found God in her Palaces is known a refuge strong A Cup shall she of trembling be the Nations among All that against her fight weary themselves in vain For in mount Zion gloriously King Jesus he doth reign Therefore in Judahs Land we have this pleasant Song We have a City very sure God 's her Salvation No violence shall more be heard at all in thee The Sons of those that did oppose shall bending Suppliants be They that despisd thee too shall as thy feet bow down And call thee by Jehovahs name because of thy renown The Sun shall be no more by Day to thee a light Jehovah he thy light shall be thy God thy glory bright Thou in Jehovahs Hand shall be a precious gem Yea thou shalt be eternally a royal Diadem Forsaken thou shalt not at all forever be Because Jehovah doth rejoyce thy God doth joy in thee Therefore the Nations all shall smitten be with fear Because Jehovah-Shammah is her name the Lord is there HYMN XXIV WHat ails the Nations angry be what noise is this we hear The Gospel takes away their Gods and that they cannot bear The exaltation of the Lamb whose glory 's shining forth Hath these tumultuous noises made and made the people wrath The Saints begin to speak in such an evangelick strain The Conscience of the Pharisee it fills with rage and pain The Hundred forty four thousand in such a strain do sing That none but the redeemed ones can touch upon that String The work-monger he wonders why the Saints do always Sing And cannot bear their triumph ' cause it doth his Conscience sting Come Saints strike up your Songs of Praise tho' Men and Devils joyn The Scribe and Pharisee also together do combine It 's all in vain the Lamb is slain and lives for ever more We therefore Sing unto our King and always him adore HYMN XXV SInners are sav'd alone by Grace and Works excluded be Come Sinner therefore come to Christ his Robes will cover thee Thou need'st not bring Price in thy Hand thy Works must not come in Chist's Robe alone will hide thy Spots and cover all thy Sin What tho' thy Sins be very great and of the deepest dye There is no perishing for thee if thou to Jesus fly Sinners have you a mind to Christ to make a match with him Come then tho' nothing in your selves ye have but Lusts and Sin God in the Gospel offers Grace to th' worst of Sinners still His Royal Proclamation is that whosoever will Let him come drink of pard'ning Grace to quench Sins fiery rage Come tast how gracious he is this will your thirst asswage And when you see God reconcil'd you 'l see your Sins aright Free Grace will make Sin to appear more odious in your sight HYMN XXVI O God of grace In Jesus Face we see thee reconcil'd Thy wrath him broke he bore the stroke on us our Father smil'd What boundless Love 's the Father's Love no Tongue can it express No Angel can this mistery scan to Sinners in distress What strange prodigious thing is this we can't conceiv't aright That God should bruise his only Son to do his Justice right O what is Sin There 's none can tell but God that 's infinite That God was pleas'd to crush his Son that was his Souls delight How stor'd with Love's the Heart of Christ to Sinners here below That he should thus degrade himself and vengeance undergo How large with Love 's the Heart of Christ his Soul was straitened Till he had layd the Ransome down and all was finished What ready way to 'th Father now is made by Jesus Christ Continually he 's on the Throne our interceeding Priest Therefore do we continually from time to time again Ascribe always Blessing and Praise for evermore Amen HYMN XXVII OUr Jesus is that tender Plant that springs from highest ground Tho' Adam's dead Christ is our Head in whom our Fruit is found Our Jesus is a green Fir Tree come let 's sit down and rest Under his shade How pleasant is his Fruit unto our Tast How pleasant is his shade to us he always us
Who writ our Pardons by his Death and seal'd them with his Blood HYMN XXXIII WHo shall ascend the Hill of Faith the Holy Hill of God Who shall be worthy there to stand and there to have abode It shall be he says Justice then whose Heart and Hand is pure He shall ascend on high yea and receive the Blessing sure Lift up you Heads says Jesus then ye everlasting Doors Stand open wide for me and mine for I have payd their scores Whatever thou requir'st of them I have it here to pay Lit up the Doors I 'le enter in come lift them up I say Who is that King says Justice then who is' t that is so bold No Sin shall ever enter in that I 'm resolv'd of Old It is King Jesus then saith Grace of Heav'n and Earth the Lord Yet freely gave his God-like Breast unto thy flaming Sword 'T is he of whom thou didst require his Blood yea hadst thy fill And now demands Possession for his of Zions Hill Is this the King He shall come in let Justice Mercy kiss Now I am fully satisfied I l'e plead for him and his The Voice cries not a second time to Sinners yet in Sin Be lifted up ye Doors and let the King of glory in Who is that King of Glory great the Sinners Heart replies Who 's this that speaks with such command saying ye Doors arise It s thy related Lord and King which once was slain for thee And now is rose again and cryes my Sister ope ' to me Must I stand knocking here without what stony heart hast thou To let me waiting be until my Head is fill'd with Dew I l'e put my Finger at the Door I l'e stand no more without Now I am in I l'e tell my Queen thy Sins i'v'e blotted out This King of Glory let 's exalt who is ascended high By whose ascention we shall have or'e Death the Victory HYMN XXXIV WHen we were far estrang'd from God and cast out of his sight God plac't the Flaming Sword o' th' Law to guard the Tree of Life But Jesus being one of us and of the seed of Man To get Eternall life for us upon the Sword he ran Awake O Sword thus saith the Lord against the Man like me If thou wilt take Eternal Life thy Heart's Blood I must see Thus Jesus did receive the blow into his glorious Side His Wounds and Blood have interpos'd our Enmity so wide The Gates of Heav'n are op'ned wide now Sinners may come in For God to them is reconcil'd all by the Blood of him The Sinner reconciled too by Grace must be intic't For God to them is reconcil'd all by the Blood of Christ Come forth ye Prisoners of Hope come forth be not afraid The Blood of Christ has made you right and all your Debts hath payd Hark! Hark! what God the Father says the Sinner to entice Peace Peace to them that are far off all by the Blood of Christ Hark! how the Blood of Christ cryes Peace i' th' Sinners Conscience too When all your works will bring no Peace the Blood of Christ will do What tho' the Sinner be far off by his rebellious Sin The place where Jesus Blood came out the sinner may come in Honour to him who unto God hath made us Kings and Priests we once far off are now made nigh by th' Blood of Jesus Christ HYMN XXXV O ' masing Wisdom and Decree that Gods permissive will should be To let us fall as low as Hell altho' he loved us so well O glorious dazling reigning Grace which shineth through our Jesus face While we be all condemn'd to dye then reigning Grace dose justify O glorious Will immutable must we deserve no less than Hell Rais'd from a Dunghil to a Throne accepted through this Grace alone To glorify free reigning Grace thine Image Satan must deface What Grace was here our Image is made more conformable to his No change can happen to us now in Adam this we did not know In dying now we do not dye but dye to live Eternally Oh height of Love why we why we why should we be thus sav'd by thee Oh Depth of Love what Tongue can tell he sav'd us when as low as Hell O Bredth of Glorious pard'ning Grace it is as large as er'e it was Oh Length of Grace resolvedly to love us from Eternity HYMN XXXVI HOw blessed are the called ones to th' Marriage of the Lamb By eating of his parched Flesh they shall for ever stand His Heart and Soul they were the Price for which we purchast be And now will keep his Marriage feast with such poor dust as we Oh! stand not knocking at the Door but break it open wide Come in our Jesus feast with us thy undefiled Bride Why standst thou knocking at the Door why knockest thou to Day Why wouldst thou have the upper Room Lord what hast thou to say I would come in to Solemnize and celebrate with thee My Marriage Covenant and Feast my Dove Oh! ope to me Is this the thing why thou 'dst come in we can't bear thy complaint My Love my Choice is this thy Voice our Souls are like to faint O Lord come in thy Fingers in we feel our Locks to move We'v'e heard thee say Love come away my Sister and my Dove Come in thy Room thou bruised Lamb tell us of Love to Day The wrath thou 'st born and overgon oh tell thy Dallilah Come with me then my Love my Dove come view the cursed Tree Come view the Cross see where I lost all my Hearts Blood for thee Come view my pierced wounded Hands my bruised Sides come see My Feet that trip't or'e Hills to bring tydings of Joy to thee Why should thy cursed Unbelief bring me again to dye Do but Believe and I am thine to all Eternity HYMN XXXVII JEsus our Shepherd's here to Day he in his Fold is come To take the weak Lambs in his Arms and feed the Ewes with young Altho' the weak ones go astray they are yet dear to him Because the Father on him lay the Guilt of every Sin The strong ones he enables more the weak that are behind He takes up in his Bosom and their Wounds and Bruises binds The Lambs are in their Jesus Arms they hear his Bowels sound He keeps them close from any Harms their Hands are in his Wounds They are so near unto his Heart he hears their cry and moan His Bowels answer them my Grace sufficient is alone They will not keep i' th' Bands of Grace nor by the Waters clear But stray in un-forbidden Grounds of doubting and despair He brings them back again and makes himself a Wall about Salvation Banks on ev'ry side they may no more go out Their Pasture's green and flourishing for Grace doth ne're decay They cannot want or Hungry be except they go astray They that are weak and cannot go they may lye down and rest Solace themselves in Pastures green and eat
Fathers Throne that he might glory give He did assume our Flesh and Bone he dyes that we might live He left his Joy to feel our smart his ruin did us raise This Love O Lord doth break our Hearts oh let it mend our Praise Hosanna to King c. HYMN XXVIII COme come and see faln Man is up dead Lazarus is rais'd And doth with his dear Saviour sup his Pow'r and Love be Prais'd May Servants thus with their Lord sit as if they were his Mates Yea this our Master doth permit nay more mean while he waits But Laz'rus he his Friend did call we Traytors to him were Nor could we rise without his fall what matchless Love is here We gasping lay for want of Breath and help we could not crave He was content to tast of Death that we his Life might have The Scripture sayth this Holy one might not Corruption see But yet he may be fed upon by such poor Worms as we Thou giv'st us leave to eat and rest let 's also walk with thee Thou Lord dost carve us of thy best and wholly thine are we Hosanna to King c. HYMN XXIX LIft up your Voice let Trumpets sound let Saints on Earth sing Praise Could we but Till here 's fruitful Ground whence we that Rent might raise The glorious Sun begins to ' rise and on our Face to shine Let Clouds disperse le ts wipe our Eyes our Joy is Gods design Peace guilty Conscience prate no more we were in debt 't is true But Christ our Lord hath paid our Score Love only now is due Chear up sad Hearts look not so ill some kind of Tears defile Christ shed his Blood our Veins to fill sanguine Complection smile Praise doth become Saints here below as well as them above Thy Praise with us shall Heav'nward grow only chear up thy Love 'T is Mercy we can call thee ours that doth prevent despair Do but thou say yea I am yours and then in Heav'n we are Hosanna to King c. HYMN XXX ROuse up dull Hearts awake sing 't is Day how can you sleep The Sun's approach makes Joy to Spring 't is clear how can you weep Each pretty Bird can pleasant be yet is their Portion small Oh! what unthankful Hearts have we that droop and yet have all With Man one Cord of Love doth bind one courteous Act doth gain How can we but his Praises sing when Love our way makes plain As if we were some rich Gold-ring drop't from the Fathers Hand Christ stooping fell us back to bring by him we rose we stand Our Lord exalted is on high in him we comfort have Wherewith to wipe our weeping Eye he lest Cloaths in his Grave Well may we be at his command and Presents to him bring Lord chear and tune us with thy Hand so shall we work and sing Hosanna to King c. HYMN XXXI WHere are those blest united ones that have sup't with their King Spoyl not his Feast with sighs and groans lift up your Voice le ts sing Or let us only mourn that we our Comforter should grieve Who poured forth his Blood that he therewith might us relieve Let 's weep that we for ev'ry Toy should thus like Children cry Or rather let us weep for Joy that Grace doth wipe our Eye Those that can see their Father smile may laugh tho' others frown If Heav'n be ours let Earth seem vile 't is all not worth a Crown Why should we fear tho' Mountains shake tho' Seas lift up their Voice While some fall down while others quake in God let us rejoyce What cause have we to bless thy Name oh that we could give praise Then shall we Lord lift up the same when thou our Heart shalt raise Hosanna to King c. HYMN XXXII IF with some Earthly Prince to sit be such a glorious thing Oh! how great Dignity is it to Feast with Heavens King Our Fathers House has Bread enough his Board is richly spread To whose Provision that 's poor stuff whereon we sometimes fed The smallest Crumb we cannot earn as due we cannot claim Yet are we full could we but learn to praise his Holy Name The Daintyes which thou dost afford we nowhere else can see Here shall we therefore choose to board here shall our dwelling be And if a Glance so chear the Heart what will a full view do Whilst under Age we have but part of what we are born too We trust we shall have more at last for which we wait and crave Mean while we bless thee for that Tast which now through Grace we have Hosanna to King c. HYMN XXXIII THy Peoples praise great God of Love well may it wait for thee For thou dost wait still from above that thou might'st gracious be The greater sort dost thou forget but we rememb'red are Whilst others are without we sit under thy tender care Not unto us dear Lord ah No not unto us but thee From all this Grace let Glory grow thy Name exalted be What poor provoking Dust are we but yet not swept away What place for such too low can be yet Grace hath guilt our Clay Our help did in thy Bosome lye from whence to shew thy Grace Thy Son our Lord must come to dye that we might have his place Fain would we come dear God to thee oh let thy Hand us raise Then shall we all thy Trumpets be to thine Eternal praise Hosanna to King c. HYMN XXXIV WHat bounty Lord what matchless Love hast thou to us made known What costly Pearls drop't from above and from thy Hand alone Thou hast redeem'd us from that Grave wherein we rotting lay These naked Souls how fine how brave they are since tother Day Whence are those glorious Crowns those Rings which to our share do fall Can Beggers Brats deserve such things no sure Grace gave them all Where had we been what had we done if left to Natures Light We might have worshipped the Sun dear God! thou know'st we might But thou a brighter Sun hast sent which in our Hearts doth shine Whose Light us to thy self hath sent and all whose Beams are thine Oh! let it more and more increase until its course be run Until our glim'ring Light shall cease and we dwell in the Sun Hosanna to King c. HYMN XXXV T Is Angels work to bless and sing 't is not the Saints alone When they shall sit each like a King praise will become their Throne But what poor Instruments are we all-out of Tune unstrung Unless he our Musitian be who can give Dust a Tongue The Nature of this work is such that while we sing we groan Because we foul what er'e we touch ours is a doleful tone But he that hath Compos'd our Song can put our Hearts in Tune Tho' we be weak yet he is strong here let thy strength be shewn How falsly have we dealt with thee yet thou dost trust us still Fain would we