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Hymnes and spiritual songs extracted from Scripture on occasion of some useful texts discuss't / composed in private meditation and made use of (once) in publick for the saints comfort ; now published for their sakes that sung them or others that desire them.
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Reeve, John, 1608-1658.
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time draw near Behold how Romes Achitophels for Babilon conspire To make our Isle in which Christ dwells an hearth for Martyrs fire O Lord no longer silent be arise them disappoint Saviours on this our Mount le ts see here our Messiah ' noint Them and their Nobles make even all like Oreb Zeeb likewise By their own counsels let them fall their plots themselves surprize Then from our Isles shall sound new Songs of great Salvation When Christ revenges all the wrongs done to this Nation The heavens likewise shall harmonize the Earth shall eccho ' gain On Babels ruines shall arise to Christ a glorious raign Then sing aloud for in this cloud our King and judge descends And with him Saints and Angels croud Gods mystery so ends Amen 61 Hymn From all that dare Gods throne withstand God to defend it lays his hand as Exod. 17. ult A glorious high and holy Throne Gods Sanctuary's call'd He in his glory sits thereon Saints here are safely wall d Thence hee 'l with vengeance just and right plead Zions bleeding cause And Rome judge as th' old Edomite when th' Isles recieve his Laws For Gods hand still on 's throne is laid and swears hee 'l it maintain His Sword and Scepter firm are stay'd to war with him 's in-vain Ye Sons of Zion bee'nt afraid your Lord of Hosts is great He weapon and it 's former made he can all charms defeat Against thee Lord no wisdom is no might that match him can Thy purpose never goes amiss but help is vain from man Then all ye holy ones rejoyce Angels and Saints proclaim With harmony of heart and voice the glory of his name That Sun of Righteousness his beams the Lord soon will display Whose healing wings his cooling streams all pain and thirst shall ' lay Amen 62 Hymn Gods presence mischiefs all prevents And with blessings of good presents THe Lord 's our King and Shepherd great he dwells and raigns in Zion And thence hee 'l craft and spite defeat thence roar as Judahs Lion If he in meekness wrath delay then rouze him up who dare And if hee 'l ramp upon his prey no mortals high hee 'l spare Hee 's the defence still to his flock tho' Wolves assault them may And when among them stands their rock in dark and cloudy day To Fatherless and Widdows too his help becomes their Song In Josephs Prison house also his presence goes along Do we through Vales of death's black shade as Souls bewildred walk His rod and staff shall both be made comforts to us to talk O Son of God mount Zion's Lamb in glory hast t' appear Thy number call inscribe that name Jehovah Shammah there 63 Hymn The visions of these latter days This hymne to Saints in part displayes OF all the sights since man on Earth th' almighty did create That our Messiah should have birth this was surpassing great His comming first was poor and low that few did him esteem But at 's return all 's foes shall bow all Angels worship him Oh how the sight of Christ will feed our hopes of sin forgiven Here may we read what grace decreed our just title to heaven To see all 's enemies trembling stand below under his feet But mourners stand at his right hand O joyful sight and sweet To such a sight Lord me direct here at a distance grace me Amongst Elect him to affect that shall at last embrace me One glance is joy ineffable a smile glory in the bud Oh then full sight how comfortable none ever understood Then those in vale of death that sate as Pilgrims mourning long Shall come from solitude in state to Sion with new song Then Virgins followers of the Lamb shall see that marriage day And in his name sing and proclaim victory Halelujah 64 Hymn This is that plant of high renown To whom all Scepters must bow down A plant or branch of great renown in Gods Paradise is It 's royal fruits O Lord shake down that them my lips may kiss This rose of Sharon may I smell O how 't will me delight His beauty does the Sun excel yea 't is ten Suns for bright His head with glori's ever crown'd his lips most full of grace His wrath Divels and men confound all joy lies in his face His hand a two edg'd Sword does bear his words meek and most sweet Under his shade I sate and there prostrate did kiss his feet Lord make me so to know thy love love to return again From the same root and spring to move and in thy love remain If I in darkness sit I 'le hope thou to me wilt be light A door of hope thou'lt to me o'pe and place me in thy sight Lord do not long defer thy word once more let Saints thee see But if thou yet delay'st afford to take us up to thee 65 Hymn Here doth the sou'l it self excite On Christ to fix its whole delight O love the Lord ye holy ones your strong Redeemer own Who for you hath prepared thrones not for himself alone Nothing in us Lord first did move thee save guilt and wretchedness But we have motives strong to love thee yet can't like love express If we to other lovers look wee 're justly disappointed Nay curst b'ecause we him forsook that 's Gods chos'n-anointed Oh how this look tho' from an hell does up as Jona buoy And in dry desert digs a well of Everlasting joy Oh come desire of Nations hast now let thy Kingdom come Leap over all our mountains fast and tread down whorish Rome See how our Isles wait for thy Laws and thrones of judgment just Revive thy work worship and cause in thee the Gentiles trust Then for the precious blood of Saints shall come righteous vengeance And songs of joy cease all complaints mourners on thrones advance Sions Redeemer shall appear 'fore him the lofty bend All that with him the cross did bear their joy never shall end 66 Hymn When God his Christ from Heav'n reveals The cross no more the Saints conceals YE that have mourners been and long-some troubles seen Lift up our head be comforted your hope 's are budding green Rejoyce in Christ your King ye birds of Paradise sing The Cedars tall begin to fall your Lords now on the wing Your Faith on 's cross may spye him meek and most comely Yet suff'ring glory 's but transitory he 'l raign eternally The more he was despis'd the more he 'l now be priz'd No might can stand ' gainst his command that mischief have devis'd But with what joy shall we our strong Redeemer see Sit Judge and King when every thing from sin and curse is free To 's Laws Rulers shall bow or stoop at 's feet a low Dagon and Baal ' fore's ark shall fall all th' Isles him fear and know Oh time flee fast away Lord hast that blessed day That when our King comes we may sing Hosannahs Halelujah Amen 67 Hymn Here 's love pleading
In partly Complaint partly Comfort HOw long Lord shall thine anger burn against thy Pasture sheep O let thy favour soon return still do not fury keep This wasts our life and spirits away our sins upon us bind From it our foes presume to say our comforter's unkind Oh turn to us thy smiling face return our hearts again And turn thine hand on them apace that will not Christ should raign Then when thy fury 's turn'd away and God us comfort brings Thence we with joy shall waters draw from our Salvations springs Then Sion with her King shall shout o're Babels helpers all and all her Children round about do sing at Babels fall The Lamb then sitting on the Throne them by clear springs will guide And wipe away the tears each one that from our eyes did glide 54 Hymn The Virgins sigh for their Bridegroom Matth. 25.1 7. YE Virgins chast go forth in hast your Lamps light up and trim For by and by that midnight cry will call you to meet him Your dear Bridegroom's about to come and warns you to prepare For 't is unkind to sleep behind if you wise Virgins are Let grace give light as Oyl most bright to all the world about For if you sleep you can't well keep your Lamps from going out Then wrath and wo will be unto such slumbring Virgins when The Bridegrooms door is shut no more but five go in often But O the Feast the glorious rest and joy that Marriage day Shall bring each guest that 's to be blest his face to see for aye For sure with fat and delicate both Wine and marrow rare That Bridgeroom will them feed and fill that do for him prepare Then come away O do not stay to th' wedding O make hast For you er'e long shall sing the song hee 's come Halelujah 55 Hymn A groan from our evil times for better as Isai 32.1 2. and Psal 12.1 HElp Lord for upright ones do fail the faithful cease and those That mens iniquities do bewail are preyes to cruel foes We wait and long for Righteousness and yet no good appears Our hopes of healing times grow less that still augments our fears Judgment turns back no equity nor truth can entrance have Oh wake thy spirit of prophesie to raise them from their grave For sighs of poor that are opprest now Lord let Christ arise To set's in safe and quiet rest from all that them despise Then wisdom knowledge and Gods fear our times establish shall And Christ both Sword and Scepter bear to root out wicked all He shall be then our hidding place from winds and stormy rain As shaddow of a Rock his grace shall hidden Lambs sustain The Lord his God to him shall give his Father David's Throne And he for aye with Saints shall live and rule warr judge alone 56 Hymn A cry for Righteousness in the Earth as Psal 94.1 2. O God to whom vengeance belongs lift up thy self again Render rewards for all the wrongs thy Saints on Earth sustain For they blaspheme thy holy name and all the Earth oppress Thy holy Laws and righteous cause they brand for wickedness The thrones of wickedness still forge their mischiefs for a Law Thy people for their duty scourge and cause Prophets withdraw Lift up thy feet Oh come again our deso'late case behold All that thy Kingdom do disdain repay them seven fold Then pris'ners in the pit that lye and Prophets in the cave Souls that do under th' Altar cry just vengeance all will have Our Isles shall feast while whore and beast the Lord shall judge and slay But Sion Sing in Christ her King for aye Halelujah 57 Hymn The mourning solitary Dove For Christ pants and is sick of love I allude to the Title Psal 56.1 i. e. the mute solitary Dove having lost her mate O Lord how is my joy exchang'd to mourning like a Dove My harp upon the Willow's hang'd because i 've lost my love I wander bird-like solitary seeking my paradise O for an Ark or Sanctuary in Christ where true rest lies My sin in vale of death me clouds I mourning Sun-less go Temptations me pursue in crouds my sins too there 's my wo. To thee I cry Lord from these deeps deeps unto deeps do call If off all earthly joy thou strips O be instead of all Lord if thou through these clouds will look and from this pit me move My beauty that had me forsook returns wing'd like a Dove Lord unto Sion-mount shew grace Jerus'lem build again Christs Ark of presence with us place in 's glory aye to raign 58 Hymn Lord cry's the ' fflicted soul advance On me thy lightsome countenance as in Psal 4.6 THe light Lord of thy countenance be pleas'd to let me see So full a good none can advance may that once shine on me For clouds of darkness me o'respread sin hangs my hopes in doubt Oh Sun of righteousness me lead for now my Candle 's out My Lord that earst his face did show in clouds did disappear When he 'l return I do not know my hopes are mixt with fear Why are thy visits rare become and oft i 've none at all Oh now let faith thee welcome home my sloth rouze by this call Afflictions from thee pity crave Oh be not distant still Descend and visit this my cave and with thy light it fill Then shall I rise and ope mine eyes and turn my Thornes to Bay No night so long but morning song succeeds let 's hope for day Our Lord at last through clouds will hast him every eye shall see But only they that on him stay in that sight bless'd shall be Amen 59 Hymn When God the cry of prayers attends For long delays he 'l make 's amends OH thou that prayers dost hear how long wilt thou forbear To listen to the prayers that do proceed from Saints sincere T' avenge thy peoples wrong do not defer so long Our jubilee at last let 's see and found our joyful song Hard things thy Saints have seen afflicted long have been Lord by this rain keep and maintain thy heritage fresh and green Let Rome's proud Hierarchy under thy judgment lye Then Saints shall sing for Sions King shall be extol'd most high Then God will work his wonder old heav'ns dissolve with thunder His fire devours all Laws and powers that bound Religion under Then all the meek and poor praises shall sing before The lambs high Throne for he alone their comforts will restore Ye heavens rejoyce agen let Earth be glad for Then The Lord has bles't his flock with rest hast Lord even so Amen 60 Hymn Thus shall our Faith triumph on high O're all the power o' th enemy Psal 83.12 ult OH thou most high whose councels are both deep faithful and true Against our foes thine arm make bare frustrate and them subdue Thy Saints at thy command have pray'd this sixteen hundred year Thy Kingdom come so long delay'd Oh let it's