Who in her care of all her young Doth far exceed some Men. 2 How will she fly into the face Of such who would destroy Her pretty Brood she cant endure They should them once annoy 3 But ah thy bowels far exceed All Creatures here below For thou for Sinners Lord didst bleed Compassion great to show 4 The Hen herself to weakness brings Whilst of her young takes care How does she scratch and strive each day To feed them here and there 5 But Lord thou brought'st thy self so low That we might all be fed That in the grave a while didst lye After that thou wast dead 6 And as a Hen does cluck and call According to her kind Thereby to save her Chickens all From Kites which she does find 7 Do often of them make a prey So dost thou call and cry To Sinners whist it is to day Whom thou dost Lord efpy 8 To be in danger by their sin And Devils many ways Nay thou dost call and call agen Full oft for many days The Second Part. 1 The Hen stands ready and prepar'd Hov'ring her mournful wings And never is she satisfy'd Till under them she brings 2 So thou dost spread thy Arms O Lord Poor Sinners to bring in And bids the weary come to thee Who laden are with sin 3 O then come in ye Sinners all Under Christ's wings with speed He will receive you great and small And nothing shall you need 4 And O how safe are you his Saints Under his wings you lye Then fear no hurt from outfard Foes Nor inward Enemy 5 They who are wise will certainly In mind these things record And so they will with ease espy The kindness of the Lord. HYMN 51. Christ a Refiner Mal. 3.3 He shall sit as a Refiners fire 1 THou like as a Refiner doth The Gold and Silver try We had much dross until thou didst Our Souls Lord purifie 2 Into the Furnace we were cast Which oft is very hot 'T is not our Grace i' th' least to waste But filth which we have got 3 Afflictions like as fire doth The Gold rarely refine Purge all our Souls and we thereby More gloriously may shine 4 But Dross will not the Fire bear So some Lord cannot stand Before thee when thou dost rise up To scourge them with thy hand 5 The fire makes the Gold more soft So by Afflictions we More plyable O Lord are brought To yield and bend to thee The Second Part. 1 Gold when 't is triy'd 't is pure made By the Refiners art So by afflictions thou dost Lord Mor'e holy make each heart 2 From hence we may the reason see Why God afflictions brings And clearly also may discern What profit from them springs 3 We fitted are hereby O Lord For our own Master's turn Who golden Vessels will make us Before that he has done 4 When you refin'd by tryals are What cause have you to sing And praise the Lord that ever he Did you in 's Furnace fling HYMN 52. Christ bears his Saints as an Eagle Exod. 19.4 I bore you on Eagles wings 1 THe Eagle is the King of Birds Ah! who is like to thee Who is so strong or hath an Eye So quick and far to see 2 Like to an Eagle thou dost mount Or didst ascend on high Not only up unto the Clouds But far above the skie 3 And as the Eagle thou dost bear Upon thy blessed Wings All thy poor Saints and they hereby Forget all earthly things 4 They soar so high sometimes O Lord Born upon Wings of Love That Earth to them seems a small thing They dwell so high above 5 And as the Eagle's way 's not known Who mounts up in the Air Ev'n so thy love and wisdom both Most deep and hidden are 6 O fly ye Saints your selves to hide Under Almighty Wings And safe you 'll be whate're betide When God sore judgments brings 7 O see Christ's care and do not fear But sing his Praises forth His grace and love 's beyond compare None like him here on Earth HYMN 53. Christ the Capt. of our Salvation Heb. 2.10 To make the Captain of our Salvation perfect through sufferings 1 THou art our Captain-General Thy Commission sealed is Rouze up ye Soldiers great and small No Captain like to this 2 Thou hast the power given thee To raise a mighty Host And thou beats up to bring them in Daily from every Coast 3 'T is thou dost nominate who shall Have office under thee And they Commissions have likewise Who rightly entred be 4 Thou hast thy Soldiers names set down In thy own Muster-roll Within the blessed Book of Life Is written every Soul 5 And out of that sweet Book of thine They shall not blotted be If they are such thy Father hath Lord Jesus given to thee 6 Unto our Captain General A new Song let us sing For he that Captain is in Chief Is our God and our King The second Part. 1 Thou dost Lord Christ thy Soldiers lead Before them didst thou go All Foes by thee are vanquished Thou didst triumph also 2 Over them all most gloriously And perfect now art made Has Captive took Captivity Well never be afraid 3 But stand unto our Arms always No Quarter we will give If thou art with us all our days Few Enemies shall live 4 Let us be well disciplined And very skilful be And in right paths and foot-steps tread And truly follow thee 5 No Captain doth his Men advance To such high dignity For each shall have preheminence To sit on Thrones with thee 6 O then let us lift up our head O happy Israel Christ's Banner over you is spread Your glory shall excell The Third Part. 1 Thou giv'st the Word too of Command What 't is that we must do But never bidst us still to stand Nor backward for to go 2 We never must Lord wheel about Nor be as once we were But forward march with courage stout Without all dread or fear 3 Let 's take Example Lord of thee Resist ev'n unto Blood Before yield to iniquitiy Which has us oft withstood 4 'T is thou hast power to cashier All such thou dost not like If any false-hearted appear Their names out thou wilt strike 5 No Warriers like to thee in fight Thy power and thy skill Are both of them ev'n infinite Who then engage thee will 6 If any should woe to them all If once thou draws thy Sword And in thy wrath on them dost fall They die shall then O Lord. The Fourth Part. 1 Come in come in and list your selves You shall have present pay Your Souls shall be with grace well stor'd Your charges to defray 2 'T is th' ready way to become great And rich will you come in The Trumpets sound and Drums do beat To war against your sin 3 Will you be on our Captains side Ah! if you still stand out His Sword e're long will you divide VVith them that turn about 4 For if
great Reward To thee all praise be given Who wilt thy saving-help afford Until we come to Heaven HYMN 16. God a Refuge Psal 46.1 God is our Refuge 1 O Holy and Eternal One Thou art a Refuge sure Help us to fly to thee alone Whose Mercies do endure 2 A Refuge strong thou art O Lord Help us to fly to thee Shall we take hold of thy blest Word And safe for ever be 3 O Lord we bless and praise thy Name There is a Refuge found For us who are pursued hard This is a joyful sound 4 O Souls then see with speed we pray To Jesus Christ to fly Lest th' Avenger through delay O retake you and you die 5 The way is easie to find out All stumbling blocks are gone O haste with speed and look about Dangers are coming on 6 God like a Refuge does give ease And fortifie the Mind When horror does on others seize Security we find 7 This Refuge never will us fail All others will not do God never will leave us so frail But present help will shew 8 Of every sin let us get clear Yea freedom from each guilt To Christ by Faith let us adhere To wash away all filth The Second Part. 1 O Lord to thee to thee we fly A dismal day 's at hand But if we leave iniquity In safety shall we stand 2 Under thy Wings with speed we pray Hide us Lord every one Then safe shall we be day and night Till all the trouble 's gone 3 And we will thy praises sing forth And lift thy Name on high And also triumph on earth Whilst others howl and cry 4 All glory unto God that we Have such a hiding-place Always shall we rejoyce in thee when we behold thy face PART II. SACRED HYMNS To the Praise of Jesus Christ In which his transcending Excellencies are set forth HYMN 17. Christ a Mediator Heb. 12.24 To Jesus the Mediator of the New Govenant 1 A Breach most fore there was between Poor Sinners Lord and thee Before the Fall nought then was seen But perfect amity 2 But Man by breaking thy just Law Is now become thy Foe And as thou dost him loath and hate So he doth thee also 3 The carnal Mind is enmity Against the holy God And in us all Lord naturally Like enmity abode 4 But thou in mercy and great love Through wisdom infinite Hast found a way wrath to remove And Sinners to unite 5 Unto thy self in lasting bonds Of precious grace and peace 'T is done by Christ our blessed Lord In him thy wrath does cease 6 He is that Days-man who lays hold On both that so he might Thee reconcile unto our Souls And us to thee unite 7 He brings thee Lord down unto us And carries us to thee And thus is he dear and precious Yea all in all is he Second Part. 1 Thy honour in Each Attribute He sought to glorifie Yet did his undertakings suit Our wants all to supply 2 In ev'ry thing to such degree Due glory thou dost gain And we relief unto the full Through him Lord do obtain 3 In him Justice and Mercy meet And gloriously do shine Both equally in splendour fit As both alike divine 4 As Mediator he was Lord Exactly qualify'd Most wise and just yet merciful That so he might divide 5 An equal part in a right way Unto each party so God might be just yet Justifie And pardon Sinners too 6 To God he is a Friend most dear Nay of so near a-kin His express Image he does bear Yet we may say agen 7 To us he is related too Our nature he did take From hence he knew well what would do An equal peace to make Third Part. 1 Lord thou wast the offended One Whom we had grieved sore Thou chose Christ to this work alone And cancell'd the old score 2 In him thy Soul well pleased is Who did thy wrath appease 'T is he who reconciles us too And does our barthens ease 3 Such who accept of terms of peace As offered they be By Jesus Christ the breach will cease Between that Soul and thee 4 But if the terms refused are There will be no Appeal Allowed such at the last day They must thy vengeance feel 5 Come in ye Sinners then with speed O see to him you fly For he to you his hand must lend To slay that enmity 6 That 's in your heart 's which change he must If ever you receive Those terms which are agreed on Our precious Souls to save HYMN 18. Christ a Surety Heb. 7.22 So much was Jesus made Surety of a better Testament 1 WE once O Lord concerned were In a commerce with thee Before we fell no need was there Of any Surety 2 But we run out and wasted all Which was a mighty store And ah our credit is so gone Thou wilt trust us no more 3 Unless 't is so a Surety's found We must in Prison lye And bear thy dreadful wrath O God Unto eternity 4 Christ therefore Lord thou didst find out No Friend had we to bring All good therefore which we receive Doth from thy bowels spring 5 Ah! he this work did undertake And hands for us did strike And such a Surety O Lord For us O thou didst like 6 Who faithful was and able too Even all our debts to pay And all our sins thy word does show Upon him thou didst lay 7 Unto thy blessed Covenant Ah! he did put his hand And in our stead laid down his life As thou gav'st him command 8 'T was thou Lord Christ who in our room To th' Father didst engage To satisfie his justice and His wrath for to asswage 9 O what great Love and Grace is here Thou knowest very well Thou must pay all and our sins bear Which would sink us to Hell HYMN 19. Christ our Surety The Second Part set after the Sacrament 1 BUt thou wast able to sustain That heavy weight of sin And for our Souls didst life obtain And righteousness bring in 2 'T was from the worth and dignity Which in thy Person lay Thou didst God's justice satisfie And all our debts defray 3 Thou being God as well as Man Thy Merits have such worth As a compensation full to make And liberty bring forth 4 For us who did in Prison lye Being bound with cruel bonds Which none could loose assuredly But thy own blessed hands 5 By that one single payment Lord Laid down when thou didst die Relief to us thou dost afford Who dead in sin did lye 6 For as poor Debtors we were all So Criminals were too And death deserved great and small Condemn'd in law also 7 And thou as Surety for us Gav'st up thy self to die And in our stead Lord thou didst thus God's justice satisfie The Third Part. 1 And now the Covenant stands sure In Christ's most blessed hands All good for us he did procure Which in him firmly stands 2 And thus he did engage for those That given to
darkness that 's within And makes the soul in light to dwell By vanquishing our sin 5 Thou mak'st a sweet and lovely day When once thou dost arise And dries up th'filth that in our way Did lye before our eyes 6 'T is thou who makes a lovely spring Those things which seemed dead VVhen thou draw'st near are flourishing And forth their glories spread 7 VVithout thy influences Lord Thy Veg'atives can't grow Till thou dost life to us afford No fruit from us can flow 8 Let all who on the earth do dwell Sing with a chearful voice The praise of Jesus let them tell And in this Sun rejoyce The Third Part. 1 O Lord until that thou dost shine No heat within have we All spiritual warmth's from beams of thine All true joy is from thee 2 The Sun does heal as well as warm And when thou dost arise VVe need not fear no kind of harm From inward enemies 3 For thy sweet wings fresh healing brings Our hearts to mollifie And to those Souls who feel Death's sting A plaister dost apply 4 According as the matter is On which the Sun does shine So doth it always operate So do those rays of thine 5 To one whose heart thou hast made soft Thy word a savour is Of life unto life but to some Savour of death ' t is 6 The Sun doth ripen things we see To bring the harvest on So we are ripen'd Lord by thee And for thee every one 7 Thus do thy glories Lord appear By these things we may know What rare perfections in thee are And from thee also flow 8 Therefore thy praises we will sing Enliv'ned with thy rays And will exalt our glorious King Until we end our days HYMN 41. Christ the Root of David Rev. 22.16 I am the Root and Off-spring of David 1 THou art the Root from whence we sprung Who are thy chosen ones Till we were grafted into thee We were like to dry bones 2 The Root of Grace and Nature too Art thou we do espy Not only Man but God also We never will deny 3 The top-stone of thy glory great All things by thee were made And at thy word at the last day They all again shall fade 4 Ah! in this Root what sap is there The branches shall be fed Come drooping Saints be of good chear Lift up with joy your head 5 You grafted are in such a Root Whose vertue 's infinite Can you want grace why do you doubt Such souls God does unite 6 To Jesus Christ they all shall have From him all fit supply And unto them for their support He nothing will deny 7 Christ is our Head Christ is our Root Christ is our Life also Christ is your Food our Sun our Strength What have you now to do 8 But live unto his holy name And sing his praises forth O raise his glory and his fame Whilst you do live on earth The Second Part. 1 The Root it does the Body bear And every Branch therein Most safe thy Churches Members are And so have ever been 2 Because by thee they are sustain'd Thy Tree shall never fall It can't be dug up by the root Our life is hid from all 3 Like as the root is hid i' th' earth And life does center there Even in the Root so we by Faith Lord see how safe we are 4 In thy own self none can hurt thee Nor can they stop the course Of that sweet Sap that feeds our Tree A blessed intercourse 5 There is between those souls of thine And thy own self O Lord We 'll never fear what Foes can do If sap thou dost afford 6 Let us thee well rooted be Our Root is very sound If we enjoy true unity Our Fruit will much abound 7 Because that thou dost always live Thy Branches shall also Thou unto us thy life dost give Thy grace does overflow 8 Ye righteous in the Lord rejoyce His holiness proclaim Be thankful with your hearts and voice And sing of his great fame HYMN 43. Christ an Embassador Mal. 3.1 The Lord whom ye seek shall suddenly come up into his Temple even the Messenger of the Covenant whom ye delight in c. 1 HEav'ns glorious Embassador Is come is come be glad Who blessed news bring from afar How can ye more be sad 2 He represents the person clear Of the most mighty King And blessed news he does declare And tydings with him bring 3 His Commission great has sealed been His journey long has took He 's come he 's come we say agen Him for whom you did look 4 And terms of peace poor Sinners now May have which easie be Before the dreadful God then bow And leave iniquity 5 The white Flag of Mercy is out The Banner is display'd Come Sinners now and look about And longer been't afraid 7 Gods wrath is o're in Jesus Christ If to him you do flye You shall not bear eternal wrath O then on him rely 8 Among the gods O Lord is none With thee to be compar'd Thou peace extends O holy One The like hath not been heard The second Part. 1 Nay more than this Christ comes to treat About a Marriage too His love to Sinners O 't is great For he makes known to you 2 That glorious high and bless'd design Of the Great God above Which is to take that soul of thine Into contract of love 3 Behold the mighty Prince of Peace Whose glories does excell He looks on you and loves you so That he with you would dwell 4 O cast your eyes on him with speed Come Virgins fall in love Don't take another in his stead Whos 's ' ffections in him move 5 Towards such souls as yours alas Though ne're so vile within If once this thing does come to pass He 'll take away your sin 6 Then look to him by Faith and Prayer O cast a single eye And close with him this very day He with you will comply 7 Now let 's sing and praise the Lord VVho did Christ Jesus send To proclaim peace and love afford Praise him world without end The Third Part. 1 Hark hark the Trumpet sounds look out The Embassador of Heav'n Proclaims a peace without all doubt Attendance must be given 2 Lay down your arms his terms are good O cease this wicked war You have too long alas withstood Heav'ns bless'd Embassador 3 He will not wait on you always If you do not comply You will e're long see bloody days For all of you must die 4 VVhilst you oppose such mercy great VVhat wretches are you all You summon'd are to th' Judgment Seat O great will be your fall 5 If quickly now you don't submit He 's ready to be gone O loath your selves lye at his feet From all your folly turn 6 The bloody Flag you soon shall see Put forth in dreadful wrath If still his call rejected be No place for you on Earth 7 But you to Hell with vengeance must Be turned every one And
have it on The Soul it is it doth preserve Till all our dangers gone HYMN 104. Hope compared to an Anchor Heb. 6.19 Which Hope we have as the Anchor of the Soul 1 THis World 's a Sea our Soul 's a Ship With raging Tempest tost And if she should her Anchor slip She doubtless will be lost 2 Thou Lord our skilful Pilot art Thou know'st all Rocks and Sands Our Seamen are our Faculties Which must do thy commands 3 Faith like a Cable doth appear Hope is our Anchor sure And if right cast we need not fear We shall each Storm endure 4 Repentance like a Bucket is To pump the water out For leaky is our Ship alas Which makes us look about 5 Thy Graces are our blessed Fraight And Heaven is our Port Thy Spirit Lord must fill our Sails If e're we bid fair for 't The Second Part. 1 Lord still the Seas alas they swell And very tempestuous are Our Compass is thy Holy Word By that 't is we must steer 2 Lord thou hast power o're the Seas Let us not calmed be And when the Waves do roar and swell Let 's cast our Hope in thee 3 Which like an Anchor doth take hold With that within the Veil And if right cast we may be bold Our courage shall not fail 4 We for our Anchor have a Rock That is most firm and sure And thou wilt us Lord ne're deceive But will our Souls secure 5 Let Hope be fixt on Christ our Lord And on thy Covenant Thy Promises also afford Relief to ev'ry Saint 6 Christ's Death and Resurrection too Our Hope is grounded on If thus we cast our Anchor do We safe are ev'ry one HYMN 105. Love comp to Coals of Fire Cant. 8.6 Love is strong as Death Jealousie as cruel as the Grave the Coals thereof are as Coals of Fire c. 1 O Set thine Image on my Heart O seal it on my Arm For Love like Death doth cast Dart And Jealousie is warm 2. 'T is like the Grave whose keen desire Nothing can satisfie The Coals thereof are Coals of Fire That flame most vehemently 3 Waters can't quench Love's Flames nor Floods The same can ever drown lf some for Love would give his Goods Despis'd is such an one 4 Lord bear our Name upon thy Breast Engrave it on thy Heart There let it be so sure possest It thence may ne're depart 5 For Love we find is very strong It wounds unto the quick Thy presence Lord supports our Souls Thy absence makes us sick 6 Shouldst thou but seemingly disdain Our Souls that are engag'd Like Fire it would put us to pain Whose grief 's not soon asswag'd The Second Part. 1 O love us then or else we die Is it not thee we crave If thou thy Love shouldst once deny We soon should find a Grave 2 Death conquers all and all submit Unto his pale command So Love brings all unto its feet Who are there with inflam'd 3 The Grave is never satisfy'd No more alas can he Who having tasted of thy Love Till he enjoyeth thee 4 But Death destroys and also kills But Love doth make alive It kills our sin and we thereby Do presently revive 5 But if the Object be deny'd The Heart is set upon We never can be satisfy'd Until our life is gone 6 Love so doth flame and Jealousie So burns the Heart and Eyes The Soul must be embrac'd by thee Or be Love's Sacrifice 7 Whole Seas of trouble cannot quench Love 's everlasting flame Let what will come where true Love is That Soul is still the same HYMN 106. Baptism a Burial Col. 2.12 Buried with him in Baptism 1 LOrd are we dead dead unto sin Then buried let us be Let sin be cover'd the old Man Be slain O Lord by thee 2 We have Baptized been O Lord As such who were all dead To shew that thou didst lye i' th Grave We all were buried 3 Under the water whereby we Do in a figure see That as we shew'd how we are dead So raised are with thee 4 None buried are till dead they be Those who baptized are Ought to be dead to ev'ry sin To self and all things here 5 Those who are buried covered are All over in the Earth â—n Baptism the self-same thing Must plain be holden forth 6 Or else it answers not the end Of Christ who did ordain That glorious Rite if not so done They do the same prophane HYMN 107. The 6 Princip of Christs Doct. Heb. 6.1 2. Not laying again the Foundation of Repentance from dead Works and of Faith towards God ver 1. Of the Doctrine of Baptism and laying on of Hands c. ver 2. 1 REpentance when wrought in the Soul And Faith for to believe Then such on Jesus Christ rely And truly him receive 2 As their dread Lord and Sovereign Him always to obey And in all things o're them to reign And govern night and day 3 Christ's Baptism is very sweet With laying on of Hands Our Souls are brought to Jesu's Feet In owning his Commands 4 Those Ordinances Men oppose And count as carnal things We have clos'd with and tell to those From them great comfort springs 5 Thee holy Lord we must obey Though Men reproach us still Yet let us do what thou dost say And yield unto thy Will 6 And still alone on thee rely And not on what we do In point of trust we fly to thee And let our own works go 7 And though in minding thy sweet truth Men do us vilifie Yet we resolve Lord in thy strength To own them till we die The Second Part. 1 O Lord let us not turn back On thee whom we do love For we do know we shall not lack Thy presence from above 2 For thou hast promis'd to the end To us that will be near And be to us a faithful Friend Which makes us not to fear 3 Whatever Men or Devils do In secret place design For soon canst thou them overthrow And help all Souls of thine 4 The Resurrection of the Dead We constantly maintain When all those who lye buried Shall rise to life again 5 And that the Judgment-day will come When Christ upon the Throne Shall pass a black eternal doom Upon each wicked one 6 But all his Saints then joyfully With bowels he 'll embrace And Crowns to all eternity Upon their Heads he 'll place 7 And in the Kingdom shall they reign Prepared long before And also shall with Christ remain In bliss for evermore HYMN 108. Lord's Supper our Passover 1 Cor. 5.7 For Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us 1 O Blessed Lamb of God shall I Forget that love of thine Thy life O Lord thou didst give up To save this Soul of mine 2 Most harmless Lamb and innocent When come to a ripe age Ah! then didst thou thy life give up God's anger to asswage 3 Thy Blood is sprinkled on our Doors Or rather on our Hearts To shew God hath
with brinish tears 9 They sooner may the Stars account Than loose their dismal bands Or tell the number of their Hairs Or number of the Sands 10 Of the Sea-shore as see the end Of their sad misery O Sinners fear and tremble all Think on Eternity The End of the Seventh Part. PART VIII SACRED HYMNS of Praise on several Occasions As they have been sung in several Congregations HYMN 147. Sin laid upon Christ 1 LO Christ hath suffer'd for us all When Enemies we were Therefore we will thy Name extoll Whose love did thus appear 2 For we like Sheep have gone astray And ready were to fall And God hath lain the load on thee To give rest to us all 3 Thy precious Praises therefore Lord Sincerely let us sing And land thy Name with one accord O God and heavenly King 4 For all thy loving-kindness Lord And for thy truth divine For thou hast made thy holy Word O're all thy Name to shine 5 Help us to praise thee and to live Wholly alone to thee And not forget from whence doth come Our present liberty 6 O shine upon thy Church always And bless our joynt-endeavour And prosper thou our handy-work Now and the same for ever HYMN 148. To be sung after the Lord's Supper The good Physician 1 THy love O Lord was very great To such vile ones as we Our hearts were once dead as a stone But now they quickned be 2 Slight Balm may heal a slighter sore But there 's no Med'cine good Which can to life our Souls restore But the Physician 's Blood 3 Lord Jesus when we thee espy Though life is almost gone We see by Faith we shall not die All praise to thee alone 4 Who hast pour'd in sweet Oyl and Wine To heal each wounded heart O thou wilt heal all Souls of thine Who for their sakes didst smart 5 We therefore will unto thee sing And thee always adore To him from whom all Blessings spring Be praise for evermore HYMN 149. A Hymn of Praise after the Lord's Supper The Banqueting-House 1 HAlleluja let us sing aloud Salvation Glory Fame Be given to the Lord our God O glorifie his Name 2 Who loved us and sent his Son For our eternal good To wash away our scarlet sins In his most precious Blood 3 Into the House of Banqueting He brings us to be fed Love is the Banner flourishing VVith honour o're our head 4 Beneath his shadow we are plac'd VVith joy and true content His Fruit is sweet unto our taste His VVord and Sacrament 5 O draw me my dear Saviour then VVith thy strong Cords of Love And we will all run after thee As fast as we can move 6 And in thy Name O Lord we 'll trust For that 's a Tower strong Whither the Righteous oft doth fly For shelter all day long HYMN 150. Divine Wrath. 1 THe day doth come and burn it will Like to an Oven hot And all the proud shall be Fuel Who have the Lord forgot 2 Nay it begins now to break forth And will burn more and more On all the wicked of the Earth God will his vengeance pour 3 Evil shall slay the wicked Man For sin which he hath wrought And such who hate God's faithful Ones Shall quickly come to nought 4 But all who do fear thee O Lord Thou wilt keep safe and sound And such who put their trust in thee Thou never wilt confound 5 But save them in the day of wrath The which is very nigh When all the wicked of the Earth In direful Flames shall lye HYMN 151. A Hymn of Praise after the Sacrament The Bread of Life 1 WIth precious Food Lord we are fed Which we have cause to prize Our Table is most richly spread With choice Varieties 2 The harmless Lamb most innocent For us is ready slain And we as Guests are hither sent To seed on him again 3 But O what Love and Grace is here When we were hungry Christ's Body Lord thou didst prepare That for us he might die 4 For nothing but his Flesh and Blood Could our poor Souls sustain Therefore O Lord thou didst cry forth O let my Lamb be slain 5 O let his precious Blood run out For to them it I 'll give Or else they 'll perish without doubt 'T is done Come eat and live 6 Eat eat O Friends on what is good And drink abundantly The best of Heav'n is your Food No fatness I deny 7 O Lord thy Love is very sweet And we therefore do cry O feed us with this precious Food Untill we come to die 8 And we will sing thy Praises Lord Even both rich and poor And to the blessed Lamb we 'll sing Praises for evermore HYMN 152. A Hymn of Praise after the Lord ' Supper Saints die with Christ 1 ALL glory unto Christ the Lord 'T is thy immortal fame VVe will sing forth with one accord And glorifie thy Name 2 O blessed God Thou art all Love No minute ' scapes thy breast But brings a favour from above In that sweet love we rest 3 Lord didst thou die and do we live Hath not grief slain us yet Vocuhsafe to us thy grace to give To live as it is meet 4 Did thy most precious love to me Make thee to leave thy Throne And mount the Stage of Infamy And shalt thou die alone 5 Lord let me die die unto fin That death O let me see Be thou the death of sin O Lord VVhich was death unto thee 6 And as all fulness is in thee O then we pray pour in For we are empty thou dost know Except it be of sin 7 And since thou hast O Holy One A Salve for ev'ry Sore Let us rejoyce and praise thy Name Now and for evermore HYMN 153. Luke 13.10 Joy in Heaven when Sinners repent 1 LOrd is there joy in Heav'n above VVhen Sinners turn to thee Let this our Souls affections move To long till it we see 2 VVhat cause of joy then hath that heart VVho with repenting tears Unfeignedly cleaves unto thee And to thy ways adheres 3 Shall holy Angels Lord rejoyce In our sweet happiness When all the good is unto us To them not more nor less 4 In this they act Lord like to thee Who for our only good VVas sacrificed on the Tree To wash us in thy Blood 5 And shall not we now learn of thee To seek the good of others And with one heart strive to impart All comfort to our Brothers 6 Rejoyce with them that do rejoyce This duty let us love And then thy VVill we shall fulfill As Angels do above 7 But what a low and carnal heart Hath he whoe're he be VVho being full will not impart To those in misery 8 To pity and not to relieve Doth certainly declare Such never did God's Grace receive In truth nor are sincere 9 Acknowledg how you have transgress'd Against the Lord your God And let it be with grief confess'd What By-Paths you have
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-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
So at thy frowns and dreadful wrath How will the wicked cry 5 VVhen once the Lion's heard to roar The Beasts of th' Forest quake So when thou dost in wrath arise Sad tremblings thou wilt make 6 But if before a Lion one Himself does prostrate lie The Lion will not touch his Life But leave him and pass by 7 So thou O Lord wilt such forgive VVho do themselves submit And by Repentance humbly Lie prostrate at thy seet 8 The Lion does sometimes couch down As if asleep he lay But soon does rise with wrathful frowns As greedy of his prey 9 And thus O Lord thou seem'st to sleep And wicked men don't fear But as a Lion wilt rouze up And them to pieces tear 10 Then happy you for whom Christ made With God a lasting peace 'T is you may sing for still you 'll find Your Comforts shall increase HYMN 11. God like a Moth. Hos 5.12 I will be a Moth to Ephraim 1 MOths secretly do seize and eat And spoil fair Garments quite So many times thy Judgments are Hid from most peoples sight 2 Moths often spoil things rich and rare As well as of small worth So thou O Lord wilt neither spare The poor nor rich of th' earth 3 All are alike O Lord to thee If wrath on them do seize Unsensibly thou canst them spoil Like Moths if thou dost please 4 A Moth does eat things by degrees A little now and then So gradually thou dost destroy Sometimes vile wicked men 5 Thou like a Moth art sometimes Lord In Councels Princes trust Who Plots of Enemies can't see Till out they fiercely burst 6 And likewise in Estates of men Thou as a Moth does come Their hopes are great and much earn they But bring but little home 7 Thou dost it blast and it consumes Because they don 't it use To righteous ends but basely it To their own Lusts abuse 8 Strength thus oft-times does wast away In Soul and Body too And Treasures of Nations decay Tho few that mind it do 9 Take heed ye Saints of private sins Lest God does secretly Bring Judgments on you till he hath Consum'd you utterly HYMN 12. God cries like a trav Wom. Isa 42.14 Now will I cry like a travailing woman 1 LIke as a Woman travailing Does cry out in her pain So thou dost say Lord thou wilt do To pour forth wrath amain 2 Thy Patience and sweet Lenity Is almost gone no doubt And therefore thou most bitterly Wilt quickly now cry out 3 A Woman when her travel comes From crying can't refrain So thou wilt cry for Sions sake Like her in grievous pain 4 A woman in her travel strives Her Child for to bring forth So thou deliverance for thy Church Wilt work throughout the Earth 5 Afflicted thou dost seem to be For thy poor Sions sake And therefore on her Enemies Dread Vengeance thou wilt take 6 When pangs do on a Woman seize Deliverance is near So of thy Foes thou soon wilt ease Thy self it does appear 7 Behold ye Saints Gods Love to you And sing his glorious praise Your Enemy he will o'rethrow And that in these last dayes HYMN 13. God a consuming Fire Heb. 12.29 For our God is a consuming Fire 1 A Consuming Fire dismal is And terrible to see So is that wrath of thine O Lord If kindled once it be 2 Before thy indignation fierce What mortal Soul can stand Thy wrath is poured out like Fire Which none can countermand 3 The Mountains are thrown down by thee Thy wrath doth fiercely burn And all before thee thou Lord wilt To Ashes quickly turn 4 Fire breaks forth sometimes we see When men are not aware So shall thy wrath surprize the Earth When men secure are 5 Like to the writing with the hand On proud Belshazzar's wall So when thou dost give the Command Sinners shall tremble all 6 Fire breaks forth oft times i' th' night When men are fast asleep Which does poor people strangely fright And sorrows on them heap 7 So in the night of ignorance Whilst Men lye on their beds They hear the cry of Fire Fire Just burning o're their heads The Second Part. 1 A fire also consumes amain It famous Cities spoyl So thou wilt desolations make Of Sinners who are vile 2 Can stubble stand before fierce flames And not consumed be Then may proud wicked Ones likewise Secure themselves from thee 3 None can abide thy dreadful wrath There is no way to fly For thou wilt them destroy O God As stubble fully dry 4 Some fires may be quenched quite But thine will always burn Thy wrath O Lord eternal is It never will be gone 5 Fire torments most cruelly Such who into 't are cast So will thy wrath all Enemies Which they shall feel at last 6 Tremble you vile and wicked Ones Consider what you do On you this fire soon shall seize And burn for ever too 7 But all ye Saints rejoyce and sing God is to you ye see A fire to warm and to give light By which you quickn'd be 8 Ah! happy such behold therefore The difference between A wicked and a godly Man And praise the Lord agen HYMN 14. Everlasting Arms. Deut. 33.27 Vnderneath are the everlasting Arms. 1 THou art our Arm of Help O God Shall we thy mercy see An Arm stretch'd out of the thick Cloud To strenghen such as we 2 How usefull is an Arm to us The body to defend So is thy love and power Lord On which we do depend 3 The Arm bears up and does support Such who most feeble be Thy weak and feeble Saints also Are Lord born up by thee 4 The Arm the Body does protect And save it from all harms So thou dost us defend and save By thy Almighty Arms. 5 We with our Arms embrace our Friend And hug such we do love We by thine Arms of power and grace Embrac'd are from above 6 Thy Arm O Lord is very strong The vilest Soul can'st save Not shortned but very long Thy help let Sinners have 7 Wo wo to them this Arm of thine In wrath is laid upon But happy such who it upholds Thrice happy such a one 8 Remember Saints when you are low Whose Arms are under you And sing God's praise continually Who will Salvation show HYMN 15. God a Sun and Shield Psal 84.11 The Lord God is a Sun and a Shield 1 THe Lord he is our Sun and Shield Our Buckler and Safeguard And hence we stand and will not yield Though Enemies press hard 2 Like as a Shield the blow keeps off The Enemy lays on So thou keeps off all hurt from us And saves us every one 3 Let Foes strike at us as they please On the head or the heart This precious Shield which we do use Secureth every part 4 From Sin from Satan and the World No Dart we need to fear Since thou art such a Shield to us O God and Saviour dear 5 Our Shield and our
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
sight Whereby we may conceive Of his eternal glory bright And clearer knowledge have 6 Of him and also him adore In thee and by thee too But after all we must confess We little see or know 7 All praise and glory unto God And Christ in whom doth shine All glories which the Father hath Most sacred and divine HYMN 22. The Soul Physician Mat. 9.12 They that are whole need not a Physician but they that are sick 1 THou Lord the good Physician art Who knowest very well All the diseases of our heart And also hast such skill 2 That thou dost know what 't is likewise Will ease us of our pain Nay perfectly so cure us We sick shan't be again 3 And thou wast authorized too The Father licens'd thee And did appoint thee to this work Physician of Souls to be 4 And thou approved hast been oft The works which thou didst do Did witness bear to thy great skill Authority also 5 Thou know'st our constitution sins And from whence they proceed The cause of each disease within And how we may be freed 6 From the curst Plague Contagion great That reigns in every part No member's free nor faculty But rages most i' th' heart 7 There there the cursed venom lyes But thou canst fetch it out And make a perfect cure too Of this we have no doubt The second Part. 1 But it is true no medicin's found Which Lord can do us good So as to make us whole and sound But our Physician 's Blood 2 And therefore thou didst pour it forth Thy precious blood was shed That we might it apply by Faith And also be cured 3 For all our hearts Lord naturally So hard and stony are Till softned with thy blood we see They can't thy Image bear 4 Nought will dissolve the Adamant And flinty heart we know But precious blood which from thy wounds Most plenteously did flow 5 But such who never sick were made Or did their sickness see Are never like thy help to have Nor cure find of thee 6 Thou first does make us see our sin And then when we do cry Thy Oyl and Wine thou dost put in Which heals us presently 7 But some don't love to feel the pain But would slight healed be And have their sores but skinned o're Such Souls are left by thee 8 For each dead Member off must go Right eyes be pulled out Or else the soul and body too Shall go to Hell no doubt The Third Part. 1 Thou all Physicians dost excell They can't all Persons cure But there is none but thou canst heal Yea heal O Lord for ever 2 They do it likewise for their gain But thou dost all in love And poor wast made for us O Lord Who rich was once above 3 To make us sound and whole at heart And heal our souls for ever Thou didst with all thy riches part And grievous pains endure 4 The dead to life they cannot raise But this Lord thou dost do And hadst not thou Lord qaickned us We had been lost we know 5 They cannot bless Physick they give Neither know the success But all that Means which does us good Lord thou to us dost bless The fourth Part. 1 Other Physicians Men send to We did not send for thee But freely didst thou come to us That we might healed be 2 O let us then love thee O Lord And let poor Sinners cry And come to thee thou wilt them heal And cure presently 3 But let them not the time delay Neither false Med'cines use Which may perhaps through a mistake Seem to afford some ease 4 And since Lord thou hast heal'd our souls And cured hast each sore Let 's sing thy praise with all in us Praise thee for evermore HYMN 23. Christ the glorious Testator Heb. 9.16 For where a testament is there must also of necessity be the death of the Testator 1 LOrd Christ thou the Testator art Of the New Testament And hadst much Goods to give away Thou to this end was sent 2 And full of thoughts thou wast also know How of them to dispose But some there were which thou didst Thy Father long had chose 3 To be the only Legatees Who unto thee were dear And unto them thou didst bequeath All things that thou hadst here 4 Below on Earth and all above They Heirs are made indeed Of all the Riches of both Worlds What more Lord can we need 5 All things were given unto thee Thou art thy Fathers Heir And we with thee Joynt-Heirs are too So much beloved are 6 The time drew near that thou must die And die thou didst likewise But first didst make thy Will O Lord Which in thy Gospel lyes 7 And that is thy last testament For thou wilt make no more And by thy blood confirm'd it is And that Lord o're and o're 8 And for a Sign the Sacraments Thou didst likewise ordain That we might see thy true intent And never doubt again The second Part. 1 The former Will didst disannull For it was weak we see Since nothing perfect it could make 'T was took away by thee 2 Thou the Testator being dead Yet didst revive again Thy Will must not be altered Upon eternal pain 3 Each Precept as by thee 't is left With care we must observe And from thy will and testament We Lord must never swerve 4 If Angels should this thing attempt They cursed then must be Let Men then tremble who have done This great iniquity Nothing must added be thereto Nor nothing from it took Then wo to such What will they do Who have thy Word forsook 6 And thy last Will and Testament Gives right and title too Unto thy Saints of all grace here And glory Lord also 7 Like a Testator thou hast nam'd The Persons who shall have The great Possession that 's above Or who 't is thou wilt save 8 They are all such whom God did give Dear Saviour unto thee Who shall in time on thee believe Yea and new creatures be 9 O then let 's see if we are such And sweetly let us sing For who is able to conceive What comfort hence does spring HYMN 24. Christ as a Hart. Cant. 2.9 My Beloved is like a Roe or young Hart. 1 LIke as a Hart has a quick sight So thou art quick to see All wants that do attend thy Saints Lye open unto thee 2 Their dangers too thou dost perceive All things before thee lye And help from thee we all shall have And that most speedily 3 And like a Hart art quick to hear Although we do but groan The smallest sigh comes up to thee It pierces does thy Throne 4 Thou loving art unto thy Spouse Thou dost exceed the Hind Most dearly dost thou tender her And bear her in thy mind 5 And as a Hart is swift to run And can the Mountains climb So thou art swift to help thy Saints And all wilt in good time 6 No opposition Men can make Or greatest
If you before this Lion do Your selves now prostrate lye Your great humility do show You 'll find his clemency The Second Part. 1 When th' Lion roars all Beasts do quake Which in the Forest be When out of Sion Christ does roar All tremble will you 'll see 2 What will become of Murtherers Who have destroy'd the earth When inquisition's made for blood And thy wrath breaketh forth 3 Ye Saints of his by Faith and Prayer Do you this Lion rouze To save poor Sion and to tear To pieces all his Foes 4 And now ye wicked wretches all Who don 't this Lion fear But think his Lamb-like nature 's such No Lion he 'll appear 5 You 'll find er'e long his clemency Will into fury turn And will not then regard your cry Whilst you in Hell do burn 6 But all ye Saints rejoyce and sing This Lion's on your side 'T is for your sakes he will arouze And soon the prey divide 7 And i' th ' mean while he able is To save you and defend And full of bowels is to you And so will be to th' end HYMN 29. Christ our High Priest Heb. 7.26 For such an High Priest bâ— cometh us 1 THou art a Priest Lord Christ we know The Father did thee call And consecrated thee likewise 'T was he did thee install 2 Into this place and office great Thy self to glorifie â—s our High Priest thou didst not seek Lord 't was not in thine eye But hadst a lawful call thereto By him who had the right â—or to confer Priesthood on thee 'T was pleasant in his sight God did thee then anoint also With Oyntment all divine And Priestly Robes did put on thee Which gloriously do shine Thy work it was and thine alone To offer Sacrifice 'T was with thy Blood thou didst attone for our iniquities 6 They daily Offerings did bring But none could wrath appease But from thy one sweet Offering God's justice thou dost please 7 To such degree that he does cry He 's pacify'd for ever And all that do unto thee fly They pardon'd are besure The Second Part. 1 It is thy Lips that Knowledge teach The Law too we must have From thy own Mouth whose words can reach Our precious Souls to save 2 Thou of Vncleanness art to judge The Plague of Leprosie When in the Head it does appear Thou knowest perfectly 3 When sin in the affection 's found And cursed enmity Is in the mind thou dost pronounce Their plague i' th' Head to lie 4 'T is thou Lord Christ whose work is Thy people all to bless Which thou dost do by turning them From sin and wickedness 5 Thou blesses them with grace and peacâ— These blessings are indeed Those who are blessed Lord by thee From Death and Hell are freed 6 Thou as the High Priest did of old Enter'd the Holy place So thou didst enter Heaven it self Fill'd full of precious grace 7 And 't was by blood thou didst go in That Blood of thine most dear And hast attonement made for sin And therefore dost appear 8 Before the Throne of God most high Having redemption gain'd Which last will to eternity Such blessing hast obtain'd The Third Part. The Prayers of Saints like a Perfume Come up to God above As being offer'd Lord by thee Whose Incense he doth love 2 They offered the Bodies of Beasts VVhich could not satisfie God's justice neither could that Blood Our Conscience purifie 3 And therefore thou and once for all Didst offer up thy Blood And by that one Offering hast thou Procur'd our lasting good 4 No Priest hast thou for to succeed No Offering more for Sin For if we needed any else Thine had not perfect bin 5 Let Romish Errours then be loath'd Of a Successor vain Let Antichrist with shame be cloath'd Who would Christ's glory stain 6 Now let us bring true contrite hearts That is a Sacrifice That God through Jesus Christ does love And very highly prize 7 And unto him let 's offer up Both Prayer and Praise each day And on the Merits of his Blood Our selves for ever stay 8 And also to our High Priest sing With grace in all our hearts Whose precious Blood is that one Spring Of all good he imparts HYMN 30. Christ the good Shepherd Joh. 10.11 I am the good Shepheard 1 THou art a Shepherd and thy Sheep Are all most dearly bought Most safely thou wilt them all keep The lost ones shall be sought 2 Into green Pastures we are led Most blessed Lord by thee And there are we most choicely fed Well water'd also be 3 Thy Sheep to purchase thou didst die What Shepherd was so good None never loved his Sheep so To buy them with his Blood 4 A Fold and a sweet resting-place Thou dost also provide To shadow us from scorching heat And to refresh our mind Thy voice let 's hear and follow thee A Stranger 's voice let 's know â—nd them forsake the right way take Where the old Flock did go And to our Shepherd we will sing When we thy Mark can see â—n us is set from thence will spring Joy to eternity HYMN 31. Christ the way Joh. 14.6 I am the way HE that would some choice thing attain Or to a place would go A way for him some must explain And he the way must know 2 We Lord would find the way to bliss Where does thy Father dwell No Habitation like to his His favour does excell 3 How shall we take up our abode In him whom we should love How shall we find the way to God And come to him above 4 The way was barr'd up by our sin Another's opened Thou art the way by thee must we For evermore be led 5 By thy sweet Life and by thy Death And by thy Doctrine too Thou art the way none else on earth Is there for us to go The Second Part. 1 There is no way to God most high But only Lord by thee No other Name whereby we sav'd O Lord can ever be 2 As thou the Mediator art And didst attone for sin And thy own merits dost impart The way in thee is seen 3 As thou a Priest for us didst die A King o're us to reign And as a Prophet us to teach We see the way most plain 4 The way of pardon and of peace And to be justify'd The way to union with our God It is by thee who dy'd 5 If we would have eternal life Thou art the way thereto 'T is not by our own righteousness Though some that way do go 6 No 't is by thee by thee alone Thou art the way O Lord 'T is by thy merits on them to rest Thy grace do thou afford 7 And we thy praises will sing forth And in the way rejoyce Nay sing again melodiously With a most chearful voice The Phird Part. 1 This is the good old way we know Who ever saved were 'T was in this way they all did go None else did God prepare
thou didst become Thou willing wast to die And meekly as a Lamb is dumb Thou took'st it patiently The Second Part. 1 No Lamb so innocent as thou Nor none so lovely are And in a bosom thou didst lye With whom none can compare 2 The best of all the flock above The chief of all below Behold him then and fall in love Ye would if you did know 3 The worth of him and the great need You have of precious food By Faith you must on this Lamb feed And also drink his blood 4 Or else you shall be sure to die His Flesh is meat indeed So is his Blood O will you try There 's nothing more you need 5 Ye who do eat his Flesh shall live And never shall ye die His Flesh and Blood to you does give Take it then thankfully 6 And sing unto the holy Lamb Sing Praises now therefore O praise him that he hither came Sing Praises evermore HYMN 36. Christ the Branch Zech. 3.8 I will bring forth my Servant the Branch Zech. 6.12 He shall grow out of his place and shall build the Temple of the Lord. Zech. 6.13 Even he shall build the Temple of the Lord and he shall bear the glory and shall be Priest on the Throne c. 1 A Root as God as Man also A Branch here called art Which does thy humane nature show To whom God did impart 2 All fulness of the Deity It in this Branch appears Most precious Fruit we do espy This Branch for ever bears 3 The Branch is of the self same kind With the Root of the Tree The self-same nature we do find That Abraham's Children be Of thou didst take that so thereby We might assurance have That every way thou fitted art Our precious souls to save 5 A Branch partakes too of the Sap Which in the Root does lye So in the Virgins Womb was fed Thy blest Humanity 6 I' th Branch or Branches of the Tree Its glory does shine forth So 't is in thee that David's Race Its greatest glory hath The Second Part. 1 Let Hereticks who do deny Christ of the Virgin took His spotless pure humanity Ashamed ever look 2 And let us all stand in amaze Whilst we behold and see How God our humane nature has Made one with th' Deity 3 Now let us sing unto the Man Called the Branch for he Shall grow and flourish in such sort That never did a Tree 4 For he upon the Throne does sit And all the glory bear And also shall God's Temple build And make its beauty rare HYMN 37. Christ a glorious Prophet Act. 3.22 A Prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you 1 A King a Priest and Prophet too Thou art O Lord indeed As Mediator art also We such a one did need 2 Thou art God's mouth to people all God hath in these last days Spoken to us 't is thou dost call And speak too many ways 3 A Prophet speaks not of himself But as inspired So God gave thee the Commandment As we have often read 4 What thou shouldst speak and what make known From thee he nothing hid By thee to us all things are shown Which God commanded did 5 The Prophets did thy Kings anoint So such likewise receive From thee the holy Unction do Who truly do believe 6 Prophets were to teach Gods good Word In all uprightness too So thou dost teach us all O Lord Yea all things we should do 7 Yea what and how we should believe And how depend on thee And how to walk who Truth receive That saved we may be The Second Part. 1 The Prophets shewed things to come And so hast thou likewise Not only in the World that 's now But when the Dead shall rise 2 How it shall go with thy Saints here Thou didst to them make known And how in glory they 'll appear When Sinners are o'rethrown 3 And he who doth not unto thee In every thing adhere And do whatever thou dost say Thy angry frowns must bear 4 O hearken to this Prophet then In whate're he does say Fear lest you be all undone Men In the last dismal day 5 And ye who be the Saints of God Keep to his Word be sure Then may you sing for you shall be Happy happy for ever HYMN 38. Christ a Garment of Sanctification Rom. 14. ult Put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ make no provision for the flesh c. 1 WE naked once were all O Lord And loathsom were to see Our shame was seen and vile within Till cloathed were by thee 2 'T is true Lord once in ancient time We gloriously were clad Our beauty was then in its prime Not long we so abode 3 But we were Lord beset with Thieves Who tore our Robes away And in our blood and nakedness We a long season lay 4 But thou in mercy didst pass by And with us fell in love Though nothing in us could'st espy Affections great to move 5 Our souls thou didst in the first place Most graciously wash clean And then didst cloath us with thy grace Ne're braver Robes were seen 6 These Garments first by thee were bought They cost thee very dear And by thy Spirit they are wrought Most curiously and rare The Second Part. 1 No Needle-work was e're so fine Bespangled with Gold As is ihe Robe of Righteousness To all who it behold 2 Thus is thy grace compared Lord With which thou dost adorn The Souls of thy most blessed Saints VVhose Garments once were torn 3 And nothing had to cover them But filthy Rags so vile That thou our Image didst contemn Since we thy own did spoil 4 Thus by our Garments we are known And those who han't them on Thou wilt O Lord never such own But bid them to be gone 5 'T is thou hast made the difference VVe were ill cloath'd as others But these have not the preference None like our Elder Brother's 6 Ay that is rich O Lord indeed Without least spot or stain 'T is that keeps off all fiery darts And clean it will remain 6 But these much comfort to us bring And keep us also warm We need not fear no pricking thing Cold can't do us much harm The Third Part. 1 They ever do their fashion hold Most beautiful and fair They make all look young when they 're old Such to thee lovely are 3 The longer we these Garments wear The better they would be For the long use of godliness Makes us shine splendentlie 3 Our Garments then let 's not defile But have them always on For we must wear them every day Until our lives are done 4 And then shall we Lord cloathed be With immortality In Robes that shine like to the Sun Unto eternity 5 Come Sinners then ah will you buy Some Cloaths to cover you Most rich they are assuredly Come let your own Rags go 6 VVhat is Morality to Grace Even like a filthy thing Get those Robes on and take your place '
Mongst Children of the King 7 Ye Saints don't you provision make To satisfie your lust But put on Christ your Garments take Because you ready must 8 Be all the Bridegroom to attend He comes he comes sing praise Your Lamps now trim he will descend Make haste without delays HYMN 38. Christ our Advocate Joh. 2.2 We have an Advocate with the Father Jesus Christ the righteous 1 O Lord we have a mighty Cause And still it does depend Ah! we have broke all God's just Laws VVilt thou our Souls be friend 2 To take in hand our Cause to plead Thou art our Advocate VVe dare not Lord lift up our head Our Case for to relate 3 But thou ally'd art to the Judge And for our Souls didst die The Merits of thy Blood may'st urge To thee we all do fly 4 Thou legally art call'd to th' Barr And hast thy Father's Ear Alas we all so loathsom be VVe dare not there appear 5 In our own persons he is just And we must guilty be We righteousness all therefore must Have only Lord of thee 6 Thou never didst miscarry yet On what thou took'st in hand Our Enemies do thou defeat That sentence do demand 7 Hast thou not paid our Debts O Lord Read our Discharge we pray And that will comfort now afford And this most doubtful day 8 Is not all paid Can Justice see Just ground for to deny Our true Acquittance Lord in thee VVho didst him satisfie The second Part. 1 Our Cause Lord thou didst undertake Without the hopes of see And this does us most chearful make We hope we now shall see 2 An end put to that bitter strife Which has been long between Our God and us alas our life In jeopardy has been 3 O blessed Lord we do perceive Our Cause it does go well For he who doth on thee believe Shall never go to Hell 4 But he shall live eternally In joy and happy bliss Our Advocate has won the day What love is like to this 5 Thou in our stead was pleas'd to die Who Criminals all were The Law for us didst sastisfie No errours can appear 6 No superseding of our suit Our Foes can't it remove For thou as Judge in chief shalt sit In the high Court above The Third Part. 1 There 's no Appeal from that high Throne Our Cause being carried there If Conscience should bring Charges on Yet there we all stand clear 2 For though sin does in us abide It in us shall not reign And we have Jesus on our side Who will wash us again 3 But hear us once ogain O Lord Shall we our pardon see And know that we are justify'd And peace have all with thee 4 How sweetly then Lord shall we sing No cause have we to doubt Therefore we 'll leave our Cause with thee And sing thy Praises out 5 But O ye Saints take heed of sin But if that sin you do An Advocate with God there is Who pleads always for you 6 And now poor Sinners will you fly To him with care and speed This Advocate for you does plead Who for your Souls did bleed 7 Though you no money have at all To carry on the Suit Yet he will be your Advocate If to him you submit HYMN 39. Christ the Bread of Life Joh. 6.50 I am the Bread of Life 1 THou art the Bread of Life O Lord Bread is a Blessed thing Some Bread to us do thou afford Shall we lye here starving 2 When in our Father's House there 's store And we have nought to eat Remember us think on the poor A little broken Meat 3 Ah! some small Crumbs Lord let us have Which from thy Table fall A bit of Bread we humbly crave Or we shall perish all 4 Bread is the stay and staff of life 'T is Bread will do us good Fill us O Lord with holy strife Till we attain this food 5 Bread is ordain'd to an high end The life of Man to save From Heaven Lord thou didst descend That our poor souls might'st have 7 That blessing 's great ah life is sweet Lord we must eat or die And therefore beg now at thy feet Some Bread do not deny The second Part. 1 Bread pleasant is unto the taste To souls who hungry be This property also thou hast O it it is found in thee 2 What can taste sweeter than thy love O come poor souls and try That Bread which came down from above Is set before your eye 3 By Faith you must this Bread behold And you by Faith must eat Without true Faith you have been told It is alas dry Meat 4 Bread does renew the strength of Men Who ready are to faint O then on Christ let 's feed agen Eat Bread poor drooping Saint 5 On Christ rely don't look within On Jesus do depend 'T is he has made an end of sin To him God does thee send 6 Bread is the best of earthly things A morsel is worth Gold From Christ all blessings to us spring His worth none can unfold 7 Bread is a portion for the poor O let us haste away But see you come to the right door There may ye feed each day 8 But what is common Bread to this Which soon does putrifie Oh feed on this none like it is Eat and ye shall not die 9 All praise to God and Christ the Lord Who Bread to us do give O sing his praise Saints all your days Eat and your souls shall live HYMN 40. Christ the Sun of Righteousness Mal. 4.2 The Sun of righteousness shall arise with healing under his wings 1 THere is a Sun there is but one To light the Universe Beside thy self O Lord there 's none Who can enlighten us 2 Thou art the Fountain of true Light Nay all light is from thee As thou art God omnipotent Cloathed in Majesty 3 All light of grace which Saints receive From thee Lord does it flow Few Men who in this world do live Alas are lighted so 4 What clearer is there than the Sun O what can brighter shine Thy glory O most holy One Exceds it is divine 5 Most splendant rays do sparkle forth Which dazles every eye Thy beams are brighter than the Sun That shines so gloriously 6 Thou art the Soul of all the World By thee all Creatures live All things together would be hurl'd If life thou didst not give 7 We see the Earth and Heaven too Thou dost uphold them all If thou should'st once let go thy hold Together down they 'd fall The second Part. 1 Thou like the Sun communicates Thy glorious influence Of grace and goodness to thy Saints Thou hast preheminence 2 What a dark world would this be Were there no Sun to shine What darkness Lord ah should we see Had we no beams of thine 3 'T is thou that dost expell away Dark vapours of the night Thick mists and fogs they all do fly When thou appear'st in sight 4 Most pow'rfully dost thou expell The
him strait away 4 Thou told'st us Lord thou wouldst send one To live with us for ever And thou didst Lord ascend thy Throne His presence to procure 5 The Holy Ghost O it is he Our comfort in him lyes There 's none else none can have we Besides to cease our cryes 6 We know O Lord he able is To speak unto our heart For troubles he whate're they be Can joy to us impart 7 And willing he is always too His helping-hand to lend He loves us dear and will appear We han't a sweeter Friend The Second Part. 1 Thy Spirit Lord is in thy stead Sweet comfort to afford And of him we do stand in need I ' th' absence of our Lord. 2 He visits us and oft does grieve To see our Souls so sad And in our troubles doth relieve Us though our case be bad 3 He searches and does try our hearts To find our sorrows out And strives all causes to remove And so joy work about 4 According as he finds our state So unto us doth speak He does reprove as he sees cause Which makes our hearts to ake 5 But presently he smiles again When we do see our sin And puts a period to our pain And brings much comfort in 6 O he is God and can't mistake The state of any one And never will our Souls forsake Nor leave us all alone 7 But if he doth withdraw at all It is our Souls to try Where e're we be when we do call Ah he is always nigh The Third Part. 1 If thy Spirit Lord doth speak peace We peace besure have He can make all our sorrows cease And in all troubles save 2 All Comforters besides him be Unable to relieve Instead of comfort Job did see They did of joy bereave 3 The best of them we have below Can speak but to the Ear But Lord thy Spirit we all know Can make our hearts to hear 4 O then let us not grieve him Lord He is our blessed Fsiend If he to us don't help afford Our Souls will die i' th' end 5 But if we are truly sincere He will us never leave But in our straits he will appear And to us close will cleave 6 O then let us break forth and sing We shall have peace at home Our sighs shall go for we do know The Comforter is come HYMN 68. The Spirit compared to Wind. Joh. 3.8 The Wind bloweth where it listeth c. 1 THe Wind Lord is invisible Its way we can't find out No Mortal can thy Spirit see Though he does search about His motions they most hidden are Mysterious in their kind That thou dost them oft times compare To motions of the Wind. 3 The Wind at thy command doth blow Lord 't is as thou dost please Thy Spirit moves on us below To wound or to give ease 4 According to thy Soveriegn Grace It operates on Men Sometimes he doth sharply rebuke Then cherishes agen 5 Like as the Nort-wind so does he The Worms and Weeds destroy Those filthy Vermin which we see Our Souls so much annoy 6 He tryals and afflictions lays On us and does reprove And then sweet Southern-gales displays Our sorrows to remove The second Part. 1 He like the Wind doth Cloulds expell And makes a clearer Air Our ignorance he doth repeal And makes our Sun shine clear 2 He like the Wind does search and try And pierces ev'ry part By which he does discern and spy The secrets of each heart 3 He dryes up all our ways so soul And makes our paths more clean He makes a holy gracious Soul Which had most filthy been 4 His influence and bless'd effects We oftentimes do feel He makes the tender Willows bend And mighty Cedars reel 5 He makes the glory of Man to fade Like Flowers of the Field And throws down houses such have made Who on the sands do build 6 He blows oft times till Rain does fall Or Tears do pour amain And afterwards we see withall He clears our sky again The Third Part. 1 Men with much care and observance Do mind how the Winds blow So we th' Spirits influence Likewise should strive to know 2 Our Souls becalm'd sometimes we see For want of a fresh gale Without the Spirit move can't we Thy Wind must fill our sayl 3 Sometimes thy Spirit blows so slow As if it quite were still Yet at such times his work doth do With strange and wondrous skill 4 From all which things it doth appear Th' Spirit Operations Are sometimes less and sometimes more He differs in his motions 5 Let 's cry to God who holds Winds In his Almighty Fist Who makes it blow this way or that As he himself doth list 6 That he would send a fresher gale Upon his Garden so That our sweet Fruit may never fail But Spices forth may flow HYMN 69. The Spirit compar'd to Wind. 1 Thess 5.22 Quench not the Spirit 1 O Lord 't is sharp 't is very cold A Fire let us have We seem benumm'd both young and old Thy Spirit we do crave 2 'T is that will warm and quicken us Who are so flat and dead Shall we lye starving and chill'd thus As if all joys were fled 3 There is in us so little heat Our Spirits are so faint O blow thy fire we intreat That spark in ev'y Saint 4 It does give light and also warmth Yea 't will revive us so That we shall mount and high ascend Above all things below 5 Let it consume and seize upon That Chaff which is within O let it burn in every one And quite consume our sin 6 Ye Saints take heed ye quench it not But let it vehement burn And kindle so that every sin It may to Ashes turn 7 Without this fire we can't work Nor any business do Life motion and activity Always from him does flow HYMN 70. The holy Spirit like Oyl 1 Joh. 2.20 But ye have an Vnction from the holy One 1 OUr wounds do stink and are corrupt Hard swellings we do see We want a little Oyntment Lord Let us more humble be 2 Thy Spirit will allay our pride And bring us to thy feet And when that we are softened Thy Image on us set 3 This Oyl will heal and mollifie O pour it quickly in That we may live and never die Lord by our cursed sin 4 This Oyl of thine O it is good All Poyson to expell It by the vertue of thy Blood Does heal thy Israel 5 Though worst of Venom in us lye And has corrupt each part Yet if thou dost this Oyl apply 'T will heal our very heart 6 And if our face anoynted be 'T will make it glorious shine 'T will strengthen us and make us fat Such is this Oyl of thine 7 Thy Oyl will not incorporate With any liquid things An Underlin it won't be made But to the top it springs 8 O then afford us Oyl we pray To chear and make us glad And we thy praise will sing
that 's strong doth yield The better nourishmant So such who can strong things take in Are not so impotent 2 Nor ne're so weak as others be But harder work can do And unto them continually Does sweeter comforts flow 3 Small things do them not soon offend But strengthned be to bear Such things that others startle at And can't abide to hear 4 O then ye Saints do you see to 't Your weakness don't betray Who have been long in Jesus's School Yet stumbling-blocks do lay 5 In your own paths and others too And so expose God's Name To great reproach but on your selves Do bring the greatest shame 6 But let the strong bear with the weak In things indifferent And let the weak more wisdom seek Than from the strong to rent 7 It is a blessed truth of God For which the strong contend Tho' you being weak do yet not see 't But may though in the end HYMN 84. God's Word sweeter than Honey Psal 110.133 How sweet are thy words to my taste yea sweeter than Honey unto my mouth 1 HOw sweet is Honey and the Comb In which Honey iâ— found But Lord thy Word it doâ—◠〈◊〉 Its sweetness does abound 2 Beyond all things though ne're so sweet There 's nothing can it show Nor set it forth unto its worth Of things which are below 3 Nothing with it can once compare O do but taste and try For none but such can ever tell What good in it doth lye 4 If you to Honey add such things Which very bitter are The bitterness it doth take off Nay sweet it doth appear 5 Unto the taste so if you do With great afflictons meet If God a Promise gives to you The tryal will be sweet 6 But though Honey so sweet is found Yet some do it not love So none do find God's Word most sweet But those born from above The Second Part. 1 For the full stomach oft doth loath The Honey-Comb so sweet So carnal 〈…〉 count God's Word As poor and sorry Meat 2 Honey is of a purging kind God's Word it purges so It doth make clean both Heart and Mind The Life and Lip also 3 O then be like the pretty Bee Which doth industriously From ev'ry Flower she can see Her self store with Honey 4 And now ye Saints who sweetness find In God's most blessed Word Sing forth his Praise with joyful Mind Joyntly with one accord HYMN 85. God's Word Sword of the Spirit Eph. 6.17 And the Sword of the Spirit which is the Word of God c. 1 O Lord we hear War is proclaim'd And we engaged are To fight with thee and in these VVars To take our proper share 2 The Enemy is cruel strong And will no quarter give And threatens us both old and young VVe shan't much longer live 3 Thou didst o'recome him formerly He rallies up again His scatter'd force and we espy VVe fight must or be slain 4 O let us have thy mighty Sword O there is none like it If in our hearts we have thy VVord VVe 'll bring them to our feet 5 A Sword all Souldiers must have on So ev'ry Saint must have Thy VVord to fight with or else they VVill soon their Souls inslave 6 A Sword doth not only defend The Souldier in the Field But by it he makes Foes to bend And unto him to yield 7 So doth thy Word O holy Lord Save us and yet annoys All cruel Foes it brings them down Nay them it quite destroys The Second Part. 1 It a two edged Sword is too It wounds always with one And with the other it does heal Likewise e're it has done 2 By its sharp threats it wounds the Soul But turn it then again It 's Promises does make us whole And eases every pain 3 It will cut off an hand or foot Dismember the old Man If we do not destroy his Life We live Lord never can 4 Wounds of a Sword do mortal prove If once it pierce the heart So let thy Word Lord hit our sin A mortal wound impart 5 A Sword doth often fright a Foe So that he cowardly Beholding it away doth go Nay swift perhaps does fly 6 Even so that Soul who hath thy Word Drawn always in his Hand Doth make hiâ— Enemies to run A Battel will not stand The Third Part. 1 Thy VVord is a victorious thing A VVeapon which oft does Such execution by thy strength Great Armies it o'rethrows 2 It must be us'd with greatest skill And by a pow'rful hand 'T is by thy Spirit we do kill All Foes who us withstand 3 No Hand but that this Sword can wield The Spirit gives the blow VVe by them both do win the Field And Enemies o'rethrow 4 The Spirit doth thy VVord explain 'T was forg'd and given forth Even by himself and therefore he The chiefest glory hath 5 The efficacy of thy VVord Does in thy Spirit lye It an impression ne're will make If he don't it apply 6 All praise do ye give unto God VVho do its power feel Ah! 't is a Sword that doth excell The richest made with Steel The Fourth Part. 1 Ye Saints hold fast besure your Sword and rather die o' th' spot Than to be cheated of God's VVord For should it be your lot 2 It for to lose you naked are And will become a prey Unto the bloody Church of Rome The very self same day 3 And see you have skill it to use VVhen you with Foes do meet Or else you never will prevail To bring them to your feet 4 And always bless the holy God VVho doth to us afford The blessed Scriptures of Truth Prize it with one accord HYMN 86. God's Word like a Glass 2 Cor. 3.18 But we all with open face beholding as in a glass c. 1 How prone are people generally To look into a Glass But will not look into God's VVord To see their woful case 2 There may they see how foul they be How loathsom in God's Eyes VVhilst in their sins they do remain Like Swine in filthy Sties 3 A Glass it is a medium fit Persons to represent So in thy VVord we may behold Our God Omnipotent 4 Therein his rare Perfections shine Yea his illustrious Face In all his glorious Attributes His Goodness and his Grace 5 VVe in thy VVord may these behold Beyond what we do see Those VVorks of thine Lord can unfold Or do make known of thee 6 Here we may see the Father clear And Son in glory shine Here doth the Holy Ghost appear And all alike divine The Second Part. 1 A Glass that 's true doth represent A Man's own nat'ral Face But he away goes and forgets VVhat kind of Man he was 2 So they who only hear God's VVord And the same do not do The Holy Ghost to such compare Which doth their folly show 3 A Glass is us'd dress the Head To put on their Attire Come dress your selves by this rare Glass To raise your beauty higher 4 Here
without that Lord Will never burn nor raise our hearts As we have newly heard 5 Fire will melt and soften things That hard are naturally 'T is by thy Word and Spirit we Do with thy Will comply 6 'T is that which bends makes us yield And humbles much the heart Which naturally was proud and vain And too obdurate The Second Part. 1 Thy Word it quickens and revives Like Fire it does chear It consolates and makes such warm Who to it do draw near 2 For they who to it will not come No profit can receive So such who do reject thy Word Their Souls shall not live 3 Fire will penetrate and pierce There is no secret place Within the Soul but thy Word will Most quick and swiftly pass 4 It doth the very Thoughts discern Nay it divides between The Soul and Spirit of a Man To sever both from sin 5 And Fire is used to lay waste Houses where Rebels hide Ev'n so thy Word doth quite consume The House of Lusts and Pride 6 Man with vain hopes a House doth raise And vaunts himself each day But when thy Word doth sieze on him His House consumes a way 7 All his vain hope he had before It is consum'd and gone And a new Temple up is rais'd For the most holy One. The Third Part. 1 Take heed ye Sinners you don't quench God's Word that fire within Nor lesson not its burnings if You would not die in sin 2 If you will sin and have your Lusts Whatever Preachers say Then down to Hell be sure you must When Death takes you away 3 Ah! there 's another Fire know If this your filth don't waste Into Eternal Fire then you Shall all be thrown at last 4 Consider is 't not better far That sin consumed be Yea all beloved sins and lusts Than damn'd eternally 5 You that do find the work 's begun That there 's a spark of Fire Kindled in your Souls O let it burn And raise its flames up higher 6 O 't is Soul know a sacred spark 'T is Fire all divine And God be sure has kindled it In that poor Soul of thine The Fourth Part. 1 Consider God's design herein Is to soften thy heart And to cement thy Soul to him And Saving-grace impart 2 And if it should be quench'd in thee It lyes not in thy power To kindle it and God in wrath May also give thee over 3 And never more renew that work But let thee quite alone In all thy sins to take thy swinge Until thy Soul is gone 4 But ye who are the Saints of God As this is Fire divine So let Devils strive and do their worst It in thy Soul shall shine 5 Though not always to such degree Your sin deaden may And therefore see you careful be To cherish it each day 6 And sing God's praise continually Who makes the Fire burn And pray that he would blow it up Till all your work is done 7 And also cry unto the Lord This Fire to kindle round about And sweetly burn in ev'ry place And never be put out HYMN 91. God's Word comp to a Hammer Jer. 23.29 Is not my Word like a Fire and like a Hammer to break the Rock in pieces 1 ROcks they are hard to work upon Yea ' gainst a mighty Hand The hardest Flint or Pebble-stone Whole long it cannot stand 2 If thou O Lord art pleas'd to take The Hammer up and strike Thou wilt Impression quickly make Though none can do the like 3 There 's none can break our flinty Rock Besides thy self alone Alas our power is too weak To break such hearts of stone 4 What can the Hammer do O Lord Thou the great Agent art The Instrument that is thy Word O smite upon the heart 5 And make it yield and square it then For thy own bless'd design Thy Image on it Lord cut out Most holy and divine 6 And fit it for thy building too O set it in its place And life infuse into it so That it may shine with Grace The Second Part. 1 O let it be well polished And it also unite Unto thy building there to be A Jasper-stone most bright 2 That it may suit and well agree With the Foundation stone Which is of Gold no Diamond More glorious ever shone 4 And then shall we when thus we be Into thy Building laid Have cause to sing unto our King By thy eternal aid 4 This Hammer of thy blessed Word Must drive the Nail quite home Or else Convictions will not stick Whenever they do come 5 The Precept Lord will not abide Nor Promise fast'ned be Nor no Conviction last in us Until drove home by thee 6 But since we find they fasten'd are Let us sing forth thy Praise And since thy Word so precious is Let us its Glory raise HYMN 92. Hymns on the Divine Authority of the Sacred Scriptures 1 THe sacred Scriptures are sublime Although mysterious be Their Matter shews they are divine Nay their divinity 2 Is seen by what they do treat of Or unto us make known There we do read of great Jehovah The high and lofty One 3 Of his dread Essence nature pure And of the Vnity Between the Father Son and Spirit Or holy Trinity 4 There do we read of his great works Who did this World frame How out of nothing by his Word All things at the first came â— There we may see and wonder too â—ow infinite Wisdom shone Wâ—th ' glorious compact made between The Father and the Son 6 In finding out and bringing in A way for to unite Justice and Mercy that so they Might equally shine bright 7 Here Justice doth with Mercy meet Like an endeared Brother And Mercy doth God's Justice greet And both do kiss each other 8 From hence ye may see cause to sing Th' Eternal One's high praise In bringing in of Jesus Christ With thankful hearts always The second Part. 1 Th' Antiquity of Scripture show That they are most divine For no Writings did the World know So soon as they did shine 2 This was the first and chiefest Book That e're was made or pen'd O therefore love in it to look Though you can't comprehend 3 The Mysteries that lye therein Hid from all carnal Eyes Yet since it hath so ancient been O see these lines ye prize 4 Their Royal descent from God alone Also does plain appear By their high Style and Majesty That shines in them most clear The Third Part. 1 The holiness which they promote To such a high degree May clearly ev'ry Soul convince Of their Authority 2 So pure and perfect is God's Word It silence may all them Who it oppose and Saints from hence It love and much esteem 3 This is the cause wherefore they love God's Words better than Gold Or Jewels rich which are esteem'd By most who them behold 4 They see God's Precepts are most just It doth all sins descry And ev'ry Lust and false way they Hate
thou mak'st known A mix'd Dispensation When Mercy mingled is with Wrath In any sinful Nation 5 The white Horses notes that sweet peace Which thou at last will send For Wars on Earth thou wilt make cease Before the Worlds end 6 And that in Christ's dread Government He Angels oft doth use And they are often also sent To shew what next ensues HYMN 116. Spirit of Man Cand. of the Lord. Prov. 20.27 The Spirit of a Man is the Candle of the Lord c. 1 ONce was our Candle lighted Lord And did most clearly burn But soon did Satan blow it out And we were all undone 2 Left in the darkness of the night And were bewilder'd so That we for want of thy sweet light Knew not which way to go 3 O let our Candle lighted be O light it once again And by it search to find out sin Which may in us remain 4 'T is thou must light our Candle Lord With th' Fire of thy Grace O let it burn and ne're go out Till we have run our race 5 That in thy sight we may see light And thereby may rejoyce And sing thy Praises day and night With heart and chearful voice HYMN 117. Consience a Witness Rom. 9.1 My Conscience bearing witness in the Holy Ghost c. 1 COnscience a Witness is O Lord Of all we do and say And such who sin against their Light He will the matter lay 2 Before the Soul because he knows The Thoughts of each Man's Heart And never will be brib'd by them Nor from his Charge depart 3 How careful should each Person be They do not him offend For if God's Word doth side with him It will appear i' th' end 4 The Soul as Guilty will be found And Cast too shall such be And by the Judge Condemn'd also To all eternity 5 Then wo to such who treach'rously Their Conscience do abuse Or stifle him whom God thinks good In this great Case to use 6 Ev'n as a Witness for himself In ev'ry Man 's own Heart To Evidence to Matter of Fact And Judgment to impart 7 As God's true Witness for to clear Him who would judge aright And make it also to appear So in each Man 's own sight The Second Part. 1 Then look to it ye Sinners who Your Conscience stifle now For he against you will be call'd One day and make you bow 2 And though you think to silence him So that he cannot speak Yet in the Judgment-day he 'll rouse And make your hearts to ake 3 If you live not up to your Light Then fear what will ensue For when he doth receive more sight He quickly will renew 4 His dread Commission from the Lord And you condemn'd shall be If he accuses by God's Word No help there is for thee 5 Unless thou dost leave off thy sin To end the bitter strife He 'll make thee quickly to cry out As weary of thy life 6 But O how happy is the Man That Conscience by God's Word Doth quite discharge from guilt of sin In sight of the bless'd Lord 7 From this great Witness none can fly He will also appear At last day and will accuse Or otherwise will clear HYMN 118. Conscience a Witness The Third Part. Sing this as the Hundredth Psalm 1 IF Conscience is become my Friend And chearfully doth speak to me And I do to his motions bend No matter though I hated be 2 No matter 't is who doth revile If Conscience doth his witness bear For us and doth upon us smile Most easie will all things appear 3 If Conscience now doth give us rest And from all burthens sets us free Again we would not be opprest In the old bonds of misery 4 For Kingdoms nor for Crowns of Gold Such inward joy doth he afford That nothing can the same unfold It so aboundeth in the Lord. 5 'T is Conscience which with peecious Food Doth feed God's Saints continually Its Dainties also are so good All other Sweets they do defie 6 This Banquet lasting is also 'T is here they feast both night and day With all supplies they meet with do And none their joys can take away 7 'T is Conscience which doth chearful make When Saints possessed are with grief And when they suffer for his sake He brings them joy and sweet relief The Fourth Part. 1 When Troubles rise and do encrease And Sinners to the Mountains fly Conscience to Saints doth speak much peace And makes them sing when they do die 2 When others do amazed stand A place of shelter Lord have we And Conscience will lend us a hand That we may hide our selves in thee 3 And in safe Chambers lock us up Whilst all the Troubles here shall last And free us from the bitter cup 'Till all the indignation's past 4 At Death and in the Judgment-day What would Men give for such a Friend All those which do him disobey They 'll find themselves undone it'th'end 5 How will such Souls repent too late And wofully will howl and cry But whilst such do condole their fate Our Souls shall sing continually 6 In joyful Hymns unto our God Who has preserved us from harms And ever will protect us still From Satan's base alluring Charms The End of the Sixth Part. PART VII Containing several SACRED HYMNS Setting forth The Glory of God's CHURCH Likewise Of Afflictions the Day of Grace And of the four last things viz. Death and Judgment Heaven and Hell HYMN 119. The Church the City of God Psal 87.3 Glorious things are spoken of thee O City of God GLorious things are spread abroad Of Sion far and near That blessed City of our God Whose beauty is most rare 2 There is a quiet stream makes glad The City of the Lord His presence will secure her peace And timely help afford 3 Her Building is of Precious-stone Her Foundation 's sure No Jasper ever hath so shone Like it it is so pure 4 'T is God who did this City raise And he will it repair That it may be to his high praise Himself also dwells there 5 It is his Dwelling-place below The Palace of our King And all great Kings shall Gifts bestow To make her glory ring 6 Throughout the Earth to such degree Shall she her beauty spread Her glory shall by great and small Be much admired 7 Then sing ye Saints lift up your voice Who do in Sion dwell What People like unto you are O happy Israel HYMN 120. The Church God's Vineyard Isa 5.1 Now will I sing to my Well-beloved a Song of my Beloved touching his Vineyard c. 1 NOw even will I sing a Song To my Beloved dear A Song of his own Vineyard 't is Which he hath planted here 2 My Beloved he a Vineyard hath In a most fruitful Hill And he also fenc'd it about With care and greatest skill 3 He planted it with the choice Vine And built a Tower too Where he doth dwell who is divine This doth its glory
like the Flower in the Spring Whose beauty 's very rare And as the Birds in Summer sing We may our selves compare 4 The glory of the Flowers fail The Summer ends also The Birds do then themselves bewail And know not what to do 5 The Blossom withers soon away Like Jonah's Gourd 't is gone So we sprout up and shall not stay Our lives will soon be done HYMN 127. Believers Heirs of Christ Rom. 8.17 If Children then Heirs 1 IF we are Children of the Lord By being born again Then are we also Heirs with Christ And with him we shall reign 2 He that 's an Heir to a great King He is a Prince by birth And so is each true Child of God The holy Scripture saith 3 The Heir shall the Inheritance At last Possession have And so shall all Believers too The Crown at last receive 4 But as the Heir must wait awhile Until he comes to age So must we all with patience wait Till we have run our stage 5 The Heir is likely richly cloath'd Whereby it is he 's known So all God's Saints with holiness Are cloathed ev'ry one 6 The Heir as the Birth-right of old The Blessing had always So all the Saints chief Blessings have And therefore sing God's praise HYMN 128. The spiritual Runner 1 Cor. 9. So run that ye may obtain 1 HE that the Prize doth think to have Must take the greatest care To set out timely must begin Before old age draws near 2 He that would win the Prize also Must know what way to run And must hold out not weary be Until the Prize he 's won 3 All weights he must cast off with speed And temp'rate also be Or else he 'll faint and never will God's blessed Kingdom see 4 Such who do run a race sometimes Have many Lookers on Both Men and Angels view the Saints And mind how they do run 5 They who do run an earthly Race Run for some earthly thing But ev'ry Saint that gains the Prize Shall Crown'd be as a King 6 O then ye Saints run you apace In ways of Piety Gird up your Loyns and nothing fear Look up lift up your Eye 7 The Prize to see Ah! 't is your own And when you end your days You shall receive it therefore now Break forth and sing God's praise HYMN 129. Saints Pilgrims on Earth Heb. 11.13 They confessed they were Strangers and Pilgrims on the Earth 1 LOrd we are Pilgrims on the Earth As all our Fathers were For this is not our dwelling-place No ' biding for us here 2 As Pilgrims go up hill and down And meet with troubles do So Lord thy Saints while they are here Do many sorrows know 3 A Pilgrim is a Stranger in Those places where he lyes And therefore is not taken with Those things which he espyes 4 Or doth behold where he doth come What are these things to me Saith a poor Saint I must be gone I better things do see 5 A Pilgrim loves good company Don't care to go alone So do God's Saints delight in such Who do Christ Jesus own 6 And walk with them in the same way If that they be sincere They prize their precious company They helpful to each are 7 A Pilgrim when he 's come near home ' He greatly doth rejoyce O let such Saints whose work 's near done Lift up with joy their voice HYMN 130. Afflictions a Rod. Job 9.34 Let him take his Rod from me 1 LOrd if we thy Word transgress And against thee offend Thou wilt chastise us more or less By tryals thou dost send 2 But thou wilt not thy love remove Thy Covenant is sure 'T is but our Souls to try and prove To make us all more pure 3 Fathers we know have divers Rods And as the offence may be They lighter or the heavier strike And so likewise doth he 4 'T is always for our good we know He puts our Souls to grief And thou great bowels Lord dost show And sends us then relief 5 O then ye Saints don't think it strange That God his Rod doth use But bear it and give praise to him And mark what next ensues 6 After he hath you try'd ye shall Come forth like pure Gold And in Afflictions to you all God will his love unfold HYMN 131. Child of Light in Darkness Lam. 3.2 And brought me into darkness 1 DArkness sometimes Lord doth invade The Children of the Day Yet we should when we want sweet Light Our Souls upon thee stay 2 The Sun sometimes is hid from us And then with us 't is Night So Darkness doth upon us seize When we have lost the sight 3 Of thee O Lord if thou art hid That we can't see thy face O then 't is night and we bewail Our sad and woful case 5 But though dark Clouds do cover us And we are in the night Yet will our Sun rise up and shine And we shall have sweet light 5 But O how sad and comfortless Is it i' th' dark to dwell But what 's the darkness Saints see here To th' darkness that 's in Hell 6 Then do not mourn ye gracious Souls Your darkness soon will fly And you shall precious Light enjoy Unto eternity HYMN 132. Storms and Tempests Isa 4.6 A Covert from the Storm c. 1 SAd Storms and Tempests we expect Whilst Winter-days do last And so do Saints whilst they are here Look for a piercing blast 2 As by some certain Signs Men know A Storm is very near So do thy Saints O Lord likewise Foresee their troubles here 3 And therefore should prepare for them By warning thou dost give And carefully their lives amend And all more godly live 4 And also with the greatest care Haste to their hiding-place By Faith and Prayer get into thee For whilst they see thy face 5 And do enjoy thy presence sweet They nothing need to fear But we alas through unbelief Astonish'd often are 6 But let us know O Lord we pray That Ship can nevr sink In which the blessed Jesus is Whatever we may think 7 In this also much comfort lyes Thou canst the Winds command And still the Seas and make a calm By thy own mighty hand HYMN 133. Afflictions comp to Floods Psal 42.7 All thy Floods and Waves are gone over me 1 THe Floods O Lord the Floods do rise They roar and make a noise The Floods break out and swell amain And do lift up their voice 2 There 's many Waters we do see That threaten us full sore The wicked rage and swell in wrath O Lord still more and more 3 They all conspire with one heart How they may thee withstand Arise O Lord and take our part They are in league and band 4 The Tents of all the Edomites The Ishmaelites also The Hagarens and the Moabites With divers others too 5 Gebal with Amon and likewise Doth Amaleck conspire The Philistines against thee rise With them that dwell at Tyre 6 O thou who
But hark how Sinners groan 2 Now now the Books shall opened be The Judgment-day is come And Christ will judge impartially And Sinners shall be dumb 3 Nothing to say Ah! no excuse â— All silent all are mute And shall the Sentence now receive Which wrath will execute 4 Rejoyce ye Saints for Christ will say O Come who are blessed Ye blessed of my Father now With joy lift up your head 5 And take the Kingdom long prepar'd For you But ah alas The wicked then will houl and cry To see their woful case HYMN 142. The Crown of Glory Of Heaven 2 Tim. 4.8 Henceforth there is laid up for me a Croâ—â— of Righteousness c. 1 NO sooner shall the Judgment end But Saints shall crowned be And shine they shall in glorious Robes Unto eternity 2 Then shall we see the blessed One Who crowned was with Thorns Who shed for us his precious Blood Whose Heart was broke with scorns 3 Him whom our Souls so dearly love We all shall shortly see With open face and shall above With him for ever be 4 That Man that here met with disgrace We there shall see so bright That Angels can't behold his face For its exceeding light 5 What gladness will possess our heart When we shall see these things For light and life in ev'ry part Will rise like lasting Springs 6 Next unto Christ we shall behold Saints Souls in glory shine Whose Bodies shall be made like his All glorious all divine HYMN 143. Our Bodies made glorious The Second Part. 1 EAch Saint shall then shine more or less In Crowns excelling Gold Triumph they shall in heavenly bliss Amazing to behold And each of them in majesty Shall represent a King Yea Angel-like for dignity And shall with Cherubs sing 3 Immortal are they ev'ry one And shine like to the Sun Their glory also shall abide Their day shall ne're be done 4 Their Bodies which sometimes were torn And Bones that broken were For Jesus's sake he will adorn With health and glory fair 5 They shall also with Angels then Joyn in sweet harmony To sing and celebrate God's praise Unto eternity 6 This we shall hear this we shall see While raptured in bliss When we with blessed Jesus be What happiness like this HYMN 144. Lasting Glory The Third Part. 1 OUr Friends that lived Godly here Shall there be found again Ah! we shall meet and then we shall Together all remain 2 This is the place this is the state Of all that are sincere Which Men nor Angels can relate So great 's the glory there 3 Grace here doth tune our hearts and tongues For heav'nly harmony That sing we may with Angels all Unto eternity 4 Here run the Chrystal streams of Life Quite thorough all our Veins Grace doth our Souls to God unite Like glorious Golden Chains We here are made both fit and meet For that Inheritance 5 Where we shall reign triumphantly And have preheminence 6 Now that which sweeteâ—◠〈◊〉 is this Our glory will remain No end will there be of our bliss When we begin to raign 7 In hopes of that high glory 〈◊〉 Break forth ye Saints and sing And also live unto the praise Of our most glorious King HYMN 145. Hell a Furnace of Fire Of Hell â—ark 9.46 Where the Worm diet b not and the Fire is not quenched WHen Saints shall glorified be The Sinners pangs excell When Saints shall all in Heaven sing Sinners shall houl in Hell The foolish Sinner little thinks What sorrows will abound Within himself when on the brink Of Tophet he is found Hell is alas beyond all thought So frightful and forlorn No mortal Creature can relate The pangs that there are born God will exclude them evermore From his most blessed face And them involve in misery In shame and in disgrace 5 God is the Fountain of all Good Of Life of Light and peace They then must needs be wretched all Who are depriv'd of these 6 Unto a dreadful burning Lake All on a fiery flame Hell is compared wo to them Who once do feel the same HYMN 146. Hell a Lake of Fire The Second Part. 1 NO light but darkness there doth dwell No peace but horror strange Ah! they who once do come to Hell Will find a dismal change 2 A fiery Lake a Furnace hot A Burning Oven too It is compared in God's Word And thither Sinners go 3 And further God to shew their state Who in their sins do die Compares it to burning Brimstone To shew their misery 4 And as a stinking steam and smoak Of Brimstone bad does smell And blinds the Eyes and Stomach choaks So are the pangs of Hell 5 To see a Sea of Brimstone burn Would it you not affright But they whom God to Hell doth turn Are in a worser plight 6 This burning cannot quenched be No not with Tears of Blood No mournful groans in misery Will there do any good 7 O damned Sinners see your fate The Day of Grace is done Repentance now is much too late All mercy 's fled and gone Hell a Prison The Second Part. 1 Pet. 3.19 The Spirits in Prison Hell also in another place Is call'd a Prison too â—nd all to shew the woful case Of such sin doth undo Which Prison with its Lock and Barrs Of God's lasting Decree â—ill hold them fast O how this marrs All thoughts of being free Out of these brazen Barrs may they The Saints in glory see â—ut this will not their grief allay But to them torment be Those Chains that darkness on them hangs Still ratling in their Ears â—reates within them heavy pangs And still augments their Tears Thus hopeless of all remedy They dyingly do sink â—nto the Jaws of Misery And Seas of Sorrows drink For being fill'd on every side With helplesness and grief Headlong into despair they slide Bereft of all relief The Third Part. Hell a bottomless Pit And Hell also is call'd a Pit Prepar'd for those that die The Second Death a term most fit To shew their misery A Pit that 's bottomless is this A Gulph of grief and woe A Dungeon which they cannot miss That will them quite undo 3 Thus without stay they always sink Thus fainting till they fail Despair they up like water drink These Prisoners have no Bail 4 Here meets them now that Worm that gnaws And plucks their Bowels out The pit too on them shuts her Jaws This dreadful is no doubt 5 This ghastly Worm is guilt of sin Which on their Conscience feeds With Vipers Teeth both sharp and keen Whereat it sorely bleeds 6 This Worm is fed by memory Which strictly brings to mind All things done in their Body here As we in Scripture find 7 Their Conscience is the Slaughter-shop There hangs the Axe and Knife 'T is there the Worm doth them torment With most egregious strife 8 They sooner may drink up the Sea Than shake off these their fears Or make another in one day As big
see And pardon do obtain 8 All glory to thy gracious Name We give to thee therefore And do resolve for to proclaim Thy praise for evermore HYMN 161. Psal 23.3 The glorious restauration of the Soul 1 THe Restoration of the Soul It is the work alone Of thy own Grace O God most high Which to us is made known 2 Thy wisdom and thy power divine And mercy infinite In equal glory Lord doth shine Hereby in all Mens sight 3 If thou hadst not stretch'd out thy hand Our Souls thus to restore We must have lain in Satan's hand O Lord for evermore 4 But are our Souls restor'd indeed And rais'd to life again And from eternal death so freed Shall never feel that pain 5 And shall also preserved be Unto eternal bliss Well may such sing continually What comfort Lord like this 6 What ground of joy and gladness's here We 'll raise thy praise therefore For all restored Souls shall sing To thee for evermore The Second Part. The Sinner's misery and the Saints glory 1 Sad was the Loss Man did sustain By his most dismal Fall God's Image marr'd his Soul deprav'd And brought into great thrall 2 Defil'd wounded and naked made And dead in sin did lie Thus did his glory at once fade Through his iniquity 3 Bound in strong Bonds in Satan's Chains His Eyes put out also He wickedly his God disdains To him a cursed Foe 4 For in the mind such enmity Is there in each vile one That they resist thee day and night And bid thee to be gone 5 But yet such Grace didst thou extend To such a filthy Foe As to send Christ thy only Son The Devil to o'rethrow 6 And Man redeem with stretch'd out Hand Thy Image to restore And heal his wounds and make him see Who was so blind before 7 Into sweet Union with thy self Thou tak'st him once again And he in thine own Bosom 's laid Th' Enmity being slain 8 From sickness he 's recovered From bondage quite set free He lives again who once was dead And dearly now loves thee 9 Well may this cause all Souls to sing Who thus restored be For unto them Lord from hence springs Joy to eternity HYMN 163. The precious Promises 1 A Happy Soul O Lord is he Who Union has with thee Th' Promises to him are given Which sweet and precious be 2 Lord when thou giv'st thy self to us Promises are precious But never till we did believe Could we e're find them thus 3 All praise to God the Lord on high And to Christ who did die To purchase for us Blessings store To all Eternity 4 We now therefore O Lord will sing Unto our glorious King From whence the precious Promises Of Grace to us doe spring 5 What precious Blessings do we see Who interest have in thee And shall be happy evermore Unto eternity HYMN 164. A Hymn of Praise after the Sacrament 1 HAlleluja O happy day That ever Christ was born And happy we that e're we see This everlasting Morn 2 Bless'd be the Lamb that hither came To be Sacrifice 'T is by thy Blood we have all good In thee all Blessings lyes 3 Our Bands to break thou didst them take And with them thou wast bound God's Cords we burst thou wast acurst To heal our grievous Wound 4 For us he dy'd being crucify'd Sustain'd that cruel death Wast broke with grief us'd as a Thief And gave up his sweet breath 5 His Grave was made and Body laid With the rich and unjust His Honour high despis'd did lye All cover'd up in Dust 6 Admirable sight a love most bright Never the like was seen That one so high so low should lye Vile Wretches to redeem 7 ' Mongst Men what one wou'd e're have gone His Son thus to abase For Enemies that him despise And were in such a case 8 Prais'd be the Lord prais'd be the Word And Spirit too therefore Sing praise will we to the bless'd Three Now and for evermore HYMN 165. Man's Impotency 1 HOw weak O Lord is sinful Man O how unable's he To act or do much less to run Until he 's drawn by thee 2 We Lord have no sufficiency Nor power of our own To think so much as one good thought As of our selves alone 3 But all our whole sufficiency Doth from the Lord proceed Who works in us most graciously Both the will and the deed 4 O draw us then our Saviour dear With thy strong Cords of Love And then will we run after thee As fast as we can move 5 Shall we by thy own sovereign Grace These special drawings find Then shall we run our heavenly Race With a sweet raised Mind HYMN 166. Isa 55.1 Come ye to the Waters 1 O Come ye thirsty Souls and drink O Come do not delay Is it not time can any think With speed to come away 2 O precious Grace and Love divine Lord we adore thee do And praise that holy Name of thine From whence these Waters flow 3 Waters of Life how sweet are they To him that thirsteth sore O he esteemeth them each day And loves them more and more 4 They who of them do drink shall live Yea and shall never die And all that come may them receive Thou wilt not one deny 5 They heal the sick and wounded heart And give sight to the blind There 's none shall ever be undone Who do these Waters find 6 All praise and glory unto God We have these Waters store Let 's drink of them and let us live And praise thee evermore HYMN 167. Glorious Light shining forth 1 NOw Christ is preached unto us His glorious Name made known The Morning-Star sends forth his light Dark Shadows now are gone 2 The Morning of that long'd for Day Will soon break forth amain When glory great shall fill the Earth And Jesus Christ shall reign 3 'T will quickly be that we shall sing A new and pleasant Song And shall exalt poor Sions King For whose sweet day we long 4 He that his Soul pour'd forth to death And dy'd a Sacrifice Will like a Lyon quickly rouze And all his Foes surprize 5 The gracious Lamb that hither came For Sinners to be slain Is worthy of all glory great And therefore shall he reign 6 The Song of Moses and the Lamb Redeemed Ones shall sing O let us on his side be found Sincere in ev'ry thing 7 O happy they who thee have got That suffered on the Tree And count all things as Dung and Dross When once compar'd to thee 8 Then shall we find peace in our mind When thus we prize thy Name And fill'd shall we with glory be Whilst others fill'd with shame HYMN 168. The panting Soul 1 ONe thing O Lord thy Saints desire And would obtain of thee Within thy Temple to enquire Thy beauty there to see 2 That there may be our dwelling-place Let us this mercy crave And all provision of thy Grace There daily also have 3 That to
our joy we all may drink Of living lasting Springs And also know and the will do Of thee the King of Kings 4 And being fed with living Bread May praise thy Name therefore Refresh'd from thee from thirsting free May sing for evermore HYMN 169. Everlasting Rest 1 TO the Eternal God above Let us loud praise proclaim Since we have tasted of his Love Let 's glorifie his Name 2 A blessed rest he hath in store For all who are upright Where they shall be for evermore In his eternal light 3 All Tears from off our Eyes shall then Be wiped quite away And we shall never mourn agen On that eternal day 4 O then let 's fear lest we fall short Of that sweet resting-place For many seem to bid fair for 't Without one dram of Grace 5 Let us truly converted be And Oyl have much in store For then through thee enter shall we Before thou shut the door 6 And with joy sing unto our King Eternal Songs above And filled all both great and small With thy eternal Love HYMN 170. Hear and your Souls shall live 1 THy Mercy Lord is infinite To call such unto thee Who loathsom are in thy own fight By their iniquity 2 O then let Sinners come with speed B'ing drawn by pow'r divine Let them unto thy Call give heed Whilst Gospel-light does shine 3 Come unto thee O holy One And shall our Souls then live Let Sinners see they are undone Till Christ does them receive 4 Lord take some Sinners by the hand And save their Souls from Hell And make them bend to thy Command O thou canst them compell 5 To come unto the Marriage-Feast O bring them in to thee That they may sing thy Praises forth To all eternity HYMN 171. What shall we do 1 O Lord what shall poor Sinners do Who dead in sin do lie And must eternal sorrow know If in that state they die 2 O praised be thy holy Name Thou hast a way found out To save us from eternal shame And life to work about 3 O then shall some this day so hear That they may Life obtain Let them to Jesus Christ draw near And so be born again 4 Or else they will i' th' Judgment-day Condemned ever be And on them thou wilt thy wrath pour To all eternity 5 Then quake and tremble ev'ry one And not reject God's Call Lest you at last be all undone And into Hell do fall 6 O thou art good to us O Lord In sending Christ to die If Grace thou dost to us afford We 'll sing continually The Second Part. Who hath made thee differ c. 1 O Lord we praise thy glorious Name For distinguishing Love Blessed be God Christ hither came To lift us up above 2 We naturally like others were Even cursed Foes to thee But thou hast made thy Grace appear Whilst others darkness be 3 Thou hast O Lord the difference made All is of Grace alone Hence we have cause sweetly to sing To thee the holy One 4 O shall thy glorious Work appear Lift up thy Name on high That Sinners may now ev'ry where To the Lord Jesus fly 5 And as for us let it be seen We all converted be That so we may thy Praises sing To all eternity HYMN 173. If the Son make you free c. 1 HAlleluja to thee the Lord above His Praises let us sing Exalt his Name continually From whom all Blessings spring 2 Who didst behold us when we lay Polluted in our sin And to wash us found out a way To make us clean agen 3 We Slaves of Sin and Satan were And in strong Bonds were bound And when no other help was there From thee we help have found 4 Thy Son out of thy Bosom came Our Souls for to set free All praise unto the Son of God And equal praise to thee 5 The Father of our glorious Lord The God of Grace and Love Who didst us pity and afford Salvation from above 6 No freedom Lord for sin is there But by the Son alone Who did thy wrath from Sinners bear Who were all quite undone 7 Let such who liberty now have Thy Praises sing therefore For them wilt thou from bondage save O Lord for evermore HYMN 174. A Hymn after a Farewell Sermon 1 SHine forth O Lord upon our Souls And let thy Showers fall That so we may be rooted well And flourish great and small 2 We have a sweet reviving time Who lately seem'd as dead When shall we be as in the prime O raise our withered Head 3 We have had a sore Winters day A pinching time was here But shall such Weather fly away And springing times draw near 4 We praise thy great and glorious Name For Seasons we have had O let us not be put to shame But in thy self be glad 5 We now must part and for a while Not see each other here So let us walk that when Christ comes With him we may appear 6 And sing sweet Songs of Melody And Joy in God above And ravish'd be eternally With his transcendant Love HYMN 175. Christ knocks at the Door 1 THou Lord knocks at the Sinner's Door Desiring to come in To store their hearts with precious Grace And to destroy their sin 2 Thy Love is great and therefore Lord Dost wait on them we see Who will attend unto thy Word And open unto thee 3 Lord thou dost knock and call aloud Sinners rouze up with speed If you do open unto him No good thing shall you need 4 Thou dost not come with empty hand To those who do believe For they with thee Communion have And such like Joys receive 5 Which prized are by holy Ones Thy Consolations be Not small O Lord but very great Such do receive from thee 6 All praise and glory and renown Therefore to thee they sing Yea praise let 's raise continually Of Christ our glorious King HYMN 176. The Foot-steps of the Flock 1 TEll me O thou beloved One Where thou thy Flock dost feed On thee we do depend alone That thou our Souls mayst lead 2 Into rich Pastures fresh and green Where we do comfort find Which doth content our precious Souls And stay our fainting mind 3 Thou sendst us to the first Foot-steps Of thy dear Flock of old There for to feed and to lye down In thy own blessed Fold 4 Where rest we may under thy shade With much delight and peace Where streams of joy most sweetly flow Which run and never cease 6 Thou hast o'recome us with thy Love We can't but must love thee And being drawn Lord from above We run continually 6 Therefore we sing unto thy Name And lift thy praise on high And for thy sake bear any shame And will not thee deny 8 If we do find we do love thee And thou dost Love return We 'll never cease to raise thy praise Until our lives are done HYMN 177. Act. 8.5 Christ preach'd 1 HAlleluja to the Lord on
Gentiles give For thine Inheritance 6 Thou with an Iron Rod shalt bruise Their disobedient Neck Like brittle Potsherds all their Pow'rs Without resistance break 7 Let the great Rulers of the Earth This greater Lord obey Serve him with chearful willingness And fear him too each day 8 In low submission to the Son Your happiness does lye Then ye are safe when he 's well-pleas'd When he 's provok'd ye die HYMN 208. Psal 4. The Saints Security in God 1 FOnd Men that would my glory stain My Government despise How long will ye pursue vain hopes And please your selves with lyes 2 Know that the Lord does righteous Men With special favour own Though ye despise me he ne're will On my Petitions frown 3 Sin not but fear let quiet Thoughts Instruct and make you wise Joyn a pure Heart with Trust in God As the best Sacrifice 4 Though others in distrust of thee To other succours fly Thou art our Hope Lord cast on us A favourable Eye 5 Thy Love more chears my heart than when Their Corn has wish'd encrease Or when a happâ— Vintage makes Their Wine o'reflow the Press 6 Down will I lye in peace and sleep Shall close my wearied Eyes No fear disturb me whilst I know In God my Safety lyes HYMN 209. Psal 7. Wrath against Persecutors 1 GOD is a righteous Judge be sure And one that will repay And with the lewd and wicked Doer God's angry ev'ry day 2 Unless he do his sins forego And speedily repent He 'll whet his Sword and string his Bow He hath it ready bent 3 His deadly Darts he doth ordain To smite him unawares And for the Persecutors pain Sharp Arrows he prepares 4 He made a Pit in digging which No pains at all he spar'd And fell he is into the Ditch Which he himself prepar'd 5 Upon his own unhappy Crown His mischief shall be spread His violent dealings shall come down And light on his own head 6 But I his Justice will proclaim Who judgeth righteously And with a Song will praise the Name Of God until I die HYMN 210. Psal 11. The Misery of the Wicked 1 GOD in his Sanctuary dwells Heav'ns glorious Throne From whence he views the Sons of Men And judges ev'ry one 2 When he examins righteous Ones He does their works approve Such as are wicked and unjust His Soul can never love 3 Snares shall befall them and for these This mixture is made up Fire Brimstone and tempestuous Storms The Portion of their Cup. 4 God who himself is righteous does In righteousness delight And still will favour and protect The Man that is upright HYMN 211. Psal 15. The spotless Saint 1 LOrd let me know that happy Man Whom thou so well dost love That he may praise thee here below And dwell with thee above 2 'T is he whose Life is free from blame Whose works are right and just Whose hearts and words are true and whom One may securely trust 3 His Neighbours Credit does not wound By a detracting Tongue Nor in his Infamy delight Much less would do him wrong 4 Who does not break his Oath when he To his own damage swears But his strict Vertue far before His Interest preferrs 5 Who hates Exaction and rejects Bribes to betray the Just This Man shall ne're be mov'd but may In God securely trust HYMN 212. Psal 23. Pastures green and flourishing 1 MY Shepherd is the living Lord 'T is he that doth me feed How can I but be richly stor'd Whilst he supplies my need 2 In Pastures green and flourishing He makes me to repose Hard by the silent Water-Spring Whose Streams with pleasure flows 3 He guides my Soul so apt to stray A safer course to take Conducting me in his right way For his alone Name 's sake 4 And tho' I walk in Death's dark shade It shall me not dismay For thou art with me and hast made Thy Rod and Staff my stay 5 My Table spread thou didst appoint In presence of my Foe My Head with Oyl thou dost annoint My Cup doth overflow 6 Thy Grace and Goodness certainly Shall measure all my days And in thy House O God will I For ever give thee praise HYMN 213. Psal 102. Sion repair'd 1 THou wilt arise in Mercy yet And Grace to Sion send Because the time for favour set Is now come to an end 2 For even in the Stones thereof Thy Servants take delight Her very Dust is cause enough Of favour in thy sight 3 And then the Heathen far and near Shall dread thy glorious Name And all the Kings on Earth shall fear Thy Glory and thy Fame 4 When as the Lord shall once repair Poor Sions broken Wall His Glory then shall shine so fair It shall appear to all 5 He will regard the destitute And not despise their Prayer He will regard their humble Suit With tender love and care 6 O let the God of Israel then Be prais'd with one accord Henceforth for evermore Amen All Men praise ye the Lord. HYMN 214. Psal 36.37 The perfect Man 1 MArk and behold the perfect Man For that Man's end is peace But quickly shall Transgressors all Be quite cut off and cease 2 But the Salvation of the Just Is of the Lord most high Their strength and stay i' th' evil day Of their adversity 3 And he shall shield and save the Just And keep them Life and Limb Deliv'ring them from wicked Men Because they trust in him Psalm 4. 4 The greater sort crave worldly Wealth And Riches they embrace But Lord grant us thy Saving-health And shining of thy Face 5 O praise the Lord Jerusalem Thy God O Sion praise For lo thy Gates and Bars of them He very strongly stays 6 Thy Children in thee he hath bless'd Thy peace he makes full great And fills thee with the very best And finest of the Wheat 7 Let Israels God the Lord therefore Be praised altogether From first to last for evermore Amen Amen for ever HYMN 215. Psal 135. Prayer readily answered 1 THe Lord is just in all his ways Holy in all he doth And nigh to ev'ry one that prays And calls on him in truth 2 He will fulfill the just desires Of all the holy Seed He hears their cry what that requires And helps them at their need 3 The Lord preserveth faithfully All those that do him love But all the wicked he 'll destroy With vengeance from above 4 Therefore my mouth shall speak his praise And universal flesh His holy Name renown shall raise And ever sound afresh HYMN 216. Psal 95. Spiritual Worshippers 1 COme let us with united joys To God our voices raise With thankful hearts before him come And loudly sing his praise 2 Our Lord is a great God and King In Pow'r eminent Above all Gods him Angels serve And Princes represent 3 To him that made us let us kneel And Adoration give Who are his People and the Sheep That on his Pasture live 4 To day let
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
Son 'T is thou who dost install 5 Each Soul in that high dignity That waits on the new birth We were begotten Lord by thee And by thee are brought forth The Fourth Part. 1 In ev'ry Ordinance also In which we should be found O thou art all for we well know Grace in thee doth abound 2 The Sacraments do hold thee forth And witness bear to thee And we by one to see by Faith Thou nail'd was to the Tree 3 Thy Body broke and Blood was shed In Baptism we do espy Thou in the Grave wast covered But long thou didst not lye 4 But as the Body raised is That cover'd was all o're So thou wast raised unto life And diest now no more 5 In Prayer and Preaching thou art all What do we preach save thee 'T is on thy Name we also call And for thy sake have we 6 Whatever we do need or want We by thy Spirit cry And through thy Incense ev'ry Saint Receives a full supply 7 What is there more What can we do But in the great'st amaze To stand and think and evermore Sing forth thy worthy praise HYMN 62. Christ all in all Christ all from the Father to the Father with the Father Sing this as the 100dth Psalm 1 LOrd from the Father thou art all And to the Father art the same And with the Father when we call We have all things and in thy Name 2 All from the Father thou didst take Which to us thou art pleas'd to give Thou cam'st our Souls alive to make We from thy self that life receive 3 Thou to the Father the way art The truth and life are all in thee Unless thou dost thy help impart The blessed Father we can't see 4 All with the Father art besure Thou hast always thy Father's Ear Thou Favour with him dost procure When we to him thro' thee draw near The Sixth Part. 1 Now let all People on the Earth Sing to the Lord with chearful voice Whose love was such to bring rhee forth But chiefly let thy Saints rejoyce 2 The Lord to us is good indeed 'T is he new Creatures did us make VVe are his flock he doth us feed And for his sheep he doth us take 3 O enter now his House with praise Approach with joy his Courts likewise Praise laud and bless his Name always For this is comely in his Eyes 4 For why the Lord our God is good His Covenant it standeth sure 'T is ratify'd by Christ's own Blood And shall from age to age endure HYMN 63. Christ all and in all The Seventh Part. Who make Christ their all Sing this as the 25th Psalm 1 LEt us make Christ our all Let 's see we him do love To us let all things seem but small Let 's value him above 2 House or Land Husband VVife Or Children who are dear Nay him esteem far above Life And unto him adhere 3 Deny all for his sake Exalt him evermore Then shall we him our all so make VVe never shall be poor 4 Let 's live to him always By whom we all live do VVithout him let not one soul rest As pleas'd with things below 5 To him let 's give all praise His glory not divide For God did him to glory raise To bring down all our pride 6 On Ordinances do not rest VVithout you him enjoy Let him by us be so confest Let what will us annoy 7 Yet hold him fast be sure Let all go for his sake And him let 's love for evermore O thus your all him make HYMN 64. Christ all and in all The Eighth Part. We must make Christ our all 1 WE must make Christ our all ' Cause God o're all is he And God doth him so high extoll All to him bend their Knee 2 'T is he who suffered All things too for our sake And all our Foes has conquered Your all him therefore make 3 He all our works hath wrought VVithout and too within VVithout his strength we can do nought ' Gainst Devil VVorld nor Sin 4 Nothing 's of any worth VVhen to him 't is compar'd To make him all God brought him forth A Body him prepar'd 5 To do all things for us If him therefore we have VVhat is there more that is precious That we of God can crave HYMN 65. Christ all in all The Ninth Part. 1 CHrist is the VVord in whom is life 'T is he shall have the glory Life to the Dead the truth of Types The truth of ancient story 2 Christ is a Prophet Priest and King A Prophet that 's all Light A Priest that stands 'twixt God and Man A King full of delight 3 Christ's Manhood is a Temple where The Holy God does rest Our Christ he is our Sacrifice Our Christ he is a Priest 4 Our Christ he is the Lord of Lords Christ is the King of Kings Christ is the Sun of Righteousness With healing in his wings 5 Our Christ he is the Tree of Life In Paradise he grows Whose Fruits do feed whose Leaves do heal Ah! Christ is Sharons Rose 6 Christ is our Meat Christ is our Drink Our Physick and our Health Our Peace our Strength our Joy our Crown Our Glory and our Wealth 7 Christ is our Father and our Friend Our Brother and our Love Our Head our Hope our Surety Our Advocate above HYMN 66. Christ all and in all The Tenth Part. 1 CHrist is the Shepherd of his Sheep Christ is our Mediator Christ is the Root Christ is the Branch Christ is our Testator 2 Christ is the holy Lamb of God Christ is our Physician Christ is the Way Christ is the Door The Life of ev'ry Christian 3 Christ is God's great Embassador Christ is the only Heir Christ is the bright and Morning-Star Christ is beyond compare 4 Christ is the Foundation sure Christ is the Corner Stone Christ is the Witness and the Truth Christ is the holy One 5 Christ is a bundle of sweet Myrrh Christ is the Apple-Tree The Lilly of the Valley too Christ he is all to me 6 Th' Captain of our Salvation And Christ is the true Vine And Christ is our Counsellor In Christ all glories shine 7 Christ is our Heav'n of Heav'ns Our Christ what shall we call Christ is the first Christ is the last Thus Christ is all in all The End of the Second Part. PART III. Containing Sacred Hymns of Praise ON THE Glorious Excellencies of the Holy Ghost Or Third Person of the blessed Trinity HYMN 67. The Spirit a Comforter Joh. 14.16 But I will pray the Father and he shall give you another Comforter 1 LOrd we thy People here on Earth Do meet with great sorrow Tho' each Soul knows what now he hath Yet knows not what to morrow 2 May him befall Afflictions are Oft great and may encrease Both from without and from within We meet with little peace 3 A Comforter O Lord we want O send us one we pray For to sustain each drooping Saint O send