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-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
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
high All glory honour praise Ascribe to him continually And live to him always 2 Lift Christ on high our glorious King In whom all fulness dwells He is our Life and Fountain-spring His glory great excells 3 'T is Christ O God that we do preach As thou dost us command O let thy Word Men's hearts so reach It may break Satan's Band. 4 O set their Souls at liberty And them unite to thee To sing thy praise melodiously Whilst they thy glory see 5 There 's none like Christ in all the Earth He is that lovely One His honour we would Lord spread forth And him exalt alone 6 Thou hast made him the All in all To us in ev'ry thing Before him shall the mighty fall And own him to be King 7 His Day is near his Foes must down And never rise again And flourish must his glorious Crown And ever shall he reign HYMN 178. A Hymn of Praise after the Lord's Supper Wonders of Grace 1 O Let us all with chearful voice Sweet Halleluja's sing And magnifie the Lord most high Our glorious God and King 2 Who wond'rous things for us hast done Which all our Eyes behold In saving of his sinking Church As in the days of old 3 Let us loud Praise proclaim always And godly also live Continually both night and day And glory to him give 4 Let Christ be had in great esteem And lifted up on high O let us all remember him Who for us all did die 5 How did he Lord with bitter cryes Make known his grief to thee Whilst languishing his Body hung For us upon the Tree 6 Unto the Cross they did thee nail Thy Sides they pierc'd also O let us all apply thy Blood Which from thy Wounds did flow 7 It s precious vertue we receive To purge and make us white That through it we might all indeed Be lovely in thy sight 8 Lord didst thou die that we might live O let us sigh and mourn With fervent hearts unfeignedly To think what thou hast born 9 To save our Souls from Wrath and Hell That we might changed be And so at last in Heaven dwell To all eternity HYMN 179. A Hymn of Thanksgiving for our late Deliverance 1 THy wondrous Acts of Grace O Lord Wrought in all Peoples sight May stir us up with one accord To praise thee day and night 2 The cursed snare that Babel laid Is broken Lord by thee And they of whom we were afraid Confounded also be 3 When we like Men near dead did lye And knew not what to do Thou didst defeat our Enemy And them quite overthrow 4 Thou hast also Lord heard our Cry For bleeding Ireland And sav'd the King when death was nigh With thy blessed Right-hand 5 And Liberty to us is given To Worship without fear And with sweet Dews and Showers from Heav'n Our Souls thou now dost chear 6 We therefore glorifie thy Name To whom all praise belongs And celebrate thy glorious Fame With joy in holy Songs HYMN 180. The power of Prayer 1 PRayer is a Duty ev'ry one Should use both day and night Prayer is a Duty God does love And in it takes delight 2 Prayer is a Duty prevalent It has Jehova's Ear Prayer should to Heaven be daily sent When we are in great fear 3 VVhate're we want if we do pray To thee most fervently And ask according to thy VVill VVe shall have all supply 4 To Prayer of wicked Men O Lord Thou wilt no Answer give But wilt hear those who are sincere And do uprightly live 5 All praise to God the Lord most high VVho hast said Seek my face VVhate're thou dost our Souls deny Give us more of thy Grace HYMN 181. Saints Safety 1 TO God most high we lift our voice And sing with one accord For we safe always are in thee Our help is in the Lord. 2 Some trust in Men and in their Wealth And Riches do embrace But Lord grant us thy saving health And shinings of thy face 3 Thou hast put gladness in our heart By those thy Beams divine Much more than they who have their part Of corn of Oyl and Wine 4 On thy own strength we do repose And thereby are secure And safe from all most dreadful woes Our dwelling-place is sure 5 Within the Clifts of the bless'd Rock From whence sweet Waters flow And therefore will not fear that shock That Babel will o'rethrow 6 Thou hast sav'd us from wrath to come At the most dismal day And wilt save us from bloody Rome Who would us all betray 7 To him that on the Throne sits down And Christ the Lamb therefore Be blessing glory and renown Now and for evermore HYMN 182. All praise to God 1 ALL praise to God the glorious One Thy Name let us adore Who loved us and sent his Son Praise him for evermore 2 The Cherubims with one accord Do sing continually O holy holy holy Lord And glorious Majesty 3 And shall not we affected be With thy redeeming Love And sing to thee melodiously With hearts raised above 4 All earthly things since we have Springs To drink of in the way That are so sweet and make us meet For Christ another day 5 Our Tables spread with heavenly Bread In presence of our Foes We eat fat things and drink of Springs From whence Soul-comfort flows 6 What Lord so good as Divine Food To those that gracious be And know full well nought can excell What they enjoy of thee 7 To God the Father and the Son And Holy Ghost therefore Be glory honour and renown Now and for evermore HYMN 183. Zach. 12.10 And they shall look upon me whom they have pierced 1 O Happy Souls who look to thee And presently do mourn And grieve for their iniquity Seeing what thou hast born 2 O Lord how did our horrid sin Upon thee heavy lye VVe pierced thee once and agen By our iniquity 3 O let us look until we love And thee with joy embrace Men will loath Sin and it forsake VVhen they receive thy Grace 4 And since there is for us relief In thee O Saviour dear Let 's throw away all Unbelief And joyful all appear 5 Into thy presence we are come Let 's make a joyful noise And sing to thee who 't is alone That all our Foes destroys 6 No Enemy without within But from them thou canst save Therefore let 's sing thy glorious praise And unto thee let 's cleave 7 Sin never shall that Soul destroy That looketh unto thee Such sing and shall with inward joy Unto Eternity HYMN 184. When recovered after a Fit of Sickness Sept. 16. 1688 1 LEt that life-breathing Face of thine Lord manifested be Because thy Love excelleth VVine All upright Ones love thee 2 Thou hast O Lord redeemed us Yea from the lowest Hell And rais'd us to an higher state Than that from whence we fell 3 VVith Flaggons of refreshing Joy And Comforts from above Stay us O Lord we humbly pray
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
always And never more be sad HYMN 66. The Spirit an Earnest Eph. 1.13 After ye believed ye were sealed with that spirit of promise which is the earnest of our inheritance c. 1 A Great Estate is purchased We would Possession have Of that blessed Inheritance An Earnest therefore crave 2 Was it not purchased O Lord For us by our dear Friend O then a Pledge do thou afford An Evidence to end 3 The Controversie that doth rise Continually within If we 'll believe our Enemies Our Title 's lost by sin 4 But we a promise of it have From thee who can'st not lie And therefore now we humby crave An Earnest speedily 5 Like as an Earnest doth confirm And give an assurance Of some great purchase even so We all may see from hence 6 God's Spirit is unto our Souls An Earnest of all good Which Jesus Christ did buy for us With his most precious Blood 7 And as an Earnest when 't is given Doth make the Bargain sure So certain shall he have Heaven This Earnest doth procure The second Part. 1 He that God's Spirit doth obtain Shall grace and glory have For he an Earnest of it hath From one that can't deceive 2 O then come down O blessed Dove Abide thou in our breast To be an Earnest of God's love And quietly we 'll rest 3 But cease will not but always cry With confidence of Soul Thou art our God O strengthen us That none may us controul 4 To God the Father and the Son And Holy Ghost therefore Be blessing honour and renown Now and for evermore HYMN 72. The Spirit a Seal Eph. 1.30 And grieve not the holy Spirit of God whereby ye are sealed to the day of redemption 1 O Lord now we perceive most clear Thy love is great indeed Ah we shall the Inheritance have Which thou to buy didst bleed 2 Thou wouldst not Lord bought it so dear Had not thy purpose been To make it sure unto our Souls In ' spite of World or Sin 3 And as for us thou didst it buy And we the Earnest have So now we also do espy A Seal to us does cleave 4 We sealed are O that 's a thing Which highly's valued And great assurance doth it bring Of what is purchased 5 It also doth impression make Upon the wax always So we thy Image have hereby And shall have all our days 6 But as the wax must melted be Before it can receive Th' impression of the Seal so we Are softned who believe 7 And this doth thy bless'd Spirit do That holy Fire divine His influences this does show Thus doth his glories shine The second Part. 1 And as a Seal some strive to change Or it do counterfeit So Satan who about doth range Does strive our Souls to cheat 2 A Seal is used to secure Things secret and close so Thy Saints preserved are hereby From Men and Devils too 3 Now see ye who Professors are That you have melted been As soften'd like the wax have you Been broken for your sin 4 Hath any promise been set home With power on your heart Did ever so God's Spirit come His Image to impart 5 O what Impression do you find Is holiness in you Do you now in the Lord delight More than in things below 6 Take care you who are sealed Ones Ye don't the Spirit grieve Don't make him sigh with bitter groans Since such a Seal you have 7 O prize him and unto him live He is your dearest Friend Due glory see to him you give Always unto the end HYMN 73. Grieve not the Spirit Eph. 4.30 And grieve not the holy Spirit of God c. 1 THe holy Spirit grieve do not Which God to you doth give From whom ye have all that rich grace By which to God we live 2 It is the Spirit that renews The Souls of every one That are brought home to Jesus Christ Whose darkness now is gone 3 All light and comfort doth proceed From his sweet influence 'T is dangerous then him to grieve You may perceive from hence 4 By him you live by him you walk Without his help can't we Do any good O therefore now Let him not grieved be 5 But bless the Lord he 's not withdrawn O sing his praises forth And live to him as long as you Do live upon the Earth HYMN 74. The Spirit a Witness Rom. 8.16 The Spirit it self beareth Witness with our Spirit 1 O Lord we have a blessed grant Of an Inheritance And so hath every holy Saint And thy grace to advance 2 Thou dost to us an Earnest give Of it to make it sure And Sealed 't is when we believe Unto us too for ever 3 But that we might by no means doubt To make it firmer yet A Witness Lord thou hast found out Which thou saw'st requisite 4 Sure 't is some great and glorious thing That purchas'd was so dear And 't will eternal comfort bring To have a title clear 5 O let thy Spirit Lord come in We 'll hear what he can say Before we dare once Lord attempt A Claim unto it lay 6 But since one Witness may not do And two required are Let Conscience with thy Spirit now His witness also bear The Second Part. 1 Thy Spirit must Lord testifie That we are born again Is all sin dead Let Conscience speak To put us out of pain 2 Two Witnesses nay such as these We 'll prize for they are true Ah! they will free us from all fear VVhatever does insue 3 If they together do agree The Controversie's gone If we new Creatures truly be VVe safe are ev'ry one 4 They 'll make us to lift up our head VVith joy triumphantly All sorrow will be vanquished O then let 's search and try 5 By thy own Law for 't is thy Word The matter must decide Thy Spirit from thy Word O Lord VVe never must divide 6 O happy Soul art thou sincere Upright in life and heart Do both these joyntly witness bear That thus also thou art 7 Then sing the praise of God above VVho clears to thee this thing O with the Spirit fall in love And praise our glorious King HYMN 75. The Spirit a River Joh. 7.30 He that believeth out of his Belly shall flow Rivers of living water 1 VVE of a River now will sing A Stream that sweetly runs And praise the high and glorious King That he the Channel turns 2 This way to us in these dry Isles I' th' solitary place Sweet streams of water doe rise up God doth pour forth his grace 3 This makes our Wilderness rejoyce It Sion doth make glad And Saints to sing with chearful voice That mourn'd and were so sad 4 This River sweetly soaks the Earth VVhere-e're its streams do run And plenteously he will pour forth His waters e're he 's done 5 This River O 't is very deep The bottom none can know Fresh always doth its waters keep And yet they over-flow 6 Its Banks they
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
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
who dost dwell above To whom all praise belongs 3 It 's none but thee who can appease The wrath that burns within And to a wounded heart give ease That 's burdened with sin 4 We thee adore and worship do And at thy precious Feet Contentedly we all would lye To tast thy mercy sweet 5 And thou dear Saviour who for sin The Curse didst undergo Unless thy Arm reveal'd had been No help to us could flow 6 All praise to God and to the Lamb And Spirit be therefore Teach us to know what we must do And sing for evermore HYMN 200. Bread indeed 1 HOw good O Lord is thy blest Word To all that are sincere Because it doth such good afford Thy Children love it dear 2 O let us taste of thy sweet Love And in thy self delight And feed us also from above Every day and night 3 That with the fat things of thy House We all may feasted be And flourish in thy glorious Courts Dear God continually 4 Many do seem to be content Whilst they on Husks do feed But let our Souls to Christ be bent And stor'd with all we need 5 One hour in thy blest Courts let 's prize Above all times and days And also sing and laud thy Name And live unto thy praise HYMN 201. A Feast of Fat things 1 LOrd thou art great and also good Thy Love and Grace is such Thou giv'st poor hungry Souls sweet Food And nothing think'st too much 2 For them who unto Christ do come All things prepared be No sooner do they once come home But welcome are to thee 3 The fatted Calf and Bread indeed And precious Wine good store And all things else which Sinners need Are ready for the Poor 4 Where feed and feast all on free cost May such who hungry be All is of Grace that none may boast But only Lord in thee 6 O then let 's eat and drink the best And praise the Lord above And lean upon his dearest Breast Till ravished with Love HYMN 202. Vnless ye believe that I am he c. 1 HOw dark is he how blind Who hath a carnal mind He hath no peace if he so die He none shall ever find 2 He that in Christ doth not believe Nor in Truth now receive The offers of his special Grace May not his Loss retrieve 3 Die in your Sins Tremble and Fear What Man is it can hear Those words and find his heart not now Rent and to pieces tare 4 Let 's lift thy Name O Lord on high And make sweet melody And so believe and live that we In sin may never die HYMN 203. The glorious Gift 1 ALL praise and glory now be given To God the Lord above Who gives to us the best of Heaven Himself His Grace and Love 2 Most precious are his Promises They firm and sure be Thou all our wants wilt Lord supply And that continually 3 Though we are poor in earthly things And little do possess Yet richer are than wicked Kings And never shall have less 4 He that hath God possesseth all And what would he have more Shall not that Man contented be Can any think he 's poor 5 O let us then lift up our voice And sing melodiously And in the Lord always rejoyce Until we come to die HYMN 204. Christ became poor 1 O Holy and most glorious King The mighty Prince of Peace Thou art that Lamb by whom we came From sin to have release 2 Thou in the glorious Form of God Before all Worlds indeed Most splendently O thou didst shine And nothing didst thou need 3 And yet thy love to us was such Thou for us becam'st poor That we through thy great Poverty Might all have Riches store 4 We never can to thee express Our Thanks sufficiently Who in our stead and for our sakes A shameful death didst die 5 The Wrath and Curse that was our due O Lord thou didst endure And in the Grave O thou didst lye Our freedom to procure 6 O depths and heighths of divine Love None can compare with thee So low to lye that we on high At last might raised be 7 Lord thou art all in all to us To God all praise therefore To him to thee and Spirit we Will sing for evermore HYMN 205. A Hymn of Dr. P. taken out of his Century of select Psalms p. 201. From several Passages of the Revelations ALL ye that serve the Lord his Name See that ye celebrate And ye that fear him sing aloud His praise both small and great O thou great Ruler of the World Thy Works our wonder raise Thou blessed King of Saints how true And righteous are thy ways Who would not fear and praise thy Name Thou only Holy One The World shall worship thee to whom Thy Judgments are made known Most Holy Holy Holy Lord Almighty is thy Name Which was before all time and is And shall be still the same All Glory Pow'r and Honour thou Art worthy to receive For all things by thy Pow'r were made And by thy Pleasure live To thee of right O Lamb of God Riches and Pow'r belong Wisdom and Honour Glory Strength And every praising Song Thou as our Sacrifice wast slain And by thy precious Blood From ev'ry Tongue and Nation hast Redeem'd us unto God Blessing and Honour Glory Power By all in Earth and Heaven To him that sits upon the Throne And to the Lamb be giv'n PART IX Containing part of some Select PSALMS of DAVID HYMN 206. Psal 1. The Blessed Man 1 THe Man is bless'd that shuns the Snare Of wicked Mens advice Whom Sinners Paths or Scorners Chair By no means can entice 2 But his delight both day and night Is in God's holy Law Wherein he waits and meditates With constant care and awe 3 Like planted Tree by Water-Springs Shall such a Man be made A Tree that timely Fruit brings forth Whose Leaf shall never fade 4 And God shall bless with good success All actions of the Just Unlike them far the wicked are And as the driven Dust 5 Therefore th' Ungodly never may In Judgment stand acquitted Not with the Just in that great Day Shall Sinners be admitted 6 For Men upright are Gods delight Their way to him is known But Sinners way shall soon decay And quite be overthrown HYMN 207. Psal 2. Christ's Kingdom 1 WHy do the Heathen Gentiles rage And foolish things surmize Kings set themselves against the Lord And do his Christ despise 2 His gracious Government they count Their Yoke his Laws their Chain Freedom they 'll have without controll No Bands shall them restrain 3 But God above will scorn their rage Their vain attempts deride He will affright them in his wrath Vex and defeat their pride 4 For all their spite I 've set my King Upon his holy Throne And what I had decreed before Proclaim'd him now my Son 5 This is the Birth-day of his Rule Thy Scepter I 'll advance Or'e all the Earth the
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
2 Yet 't is a new and living way Prepared 't was by blood O walk in it don't go astray The way is very good 3 Most safe and easie to the soul Who does on Christ depend And in the way we do each day Meet with our dearest Friend 4 Sweet company besides also Who do each other love For none can in this streight way go But those born from above 5 We in the way find all things cheap Our charges all are born And other blessings thou dost heap Rouze up and do not mourn 6 Ye drooping Souls you have a Guide Who never will you leave And will defend you on e'ry side If unto him you cleave 7 Besides you are now almost come Unto your journeys end Behold you are in sight of home Your pace O therefore mend 8 Cast off your loads O come away And sing as you do go Sing praise to Christ continually From whence all blessings flow HYMN 32. Christ a Rock glorious 1 Cor. 10.4 And that Rock was Christ 1 THe Rock of Ages Lord thou art On thee we do depend Vpon this Rock let us be built And then let Rains descend 2 Let Floods rise high and let Storms beat We shall securely stand Whilst others Fall Lord will be great Who build upon the Sand. 3 O in this Rock let us be hid And then we will not fear Though Seas do swell and Waves do roar And dangers great are near 4 In this sweet Rock we Honey find And living Waters flow This Rock likewise does Jewels sweat Here 's golden Mines also 5 This Rock is high mount up with speed You Canaan may espy If you by Faith ascend this Rock To you it will seem nigh 6 Here let us dwell the shadow 's good For such who weary be The hungry soul here may have food And be from dangers free 7 Then sing ye praise unto your Rock No Rock is like to this The Rock of our Salvation great A Sanctuary is 8 Do not forsake your Rock be sure O sing continually Our dwelling place it is secure Praise him that dwells on high HYMN 33. Christ the only Fountain opened Zech. 13.1 In that day there shall be a Fountain opened c. 1 THou art a Fountain Holy One The Head of ev'ry Spring All fulness is in thee alone To thee we therefore sing 2 A Fountain full of grace and peace Nay it does overflow Its waters run and never cease The like 's not here below 3 A vent is made and it does run And sends its waters forth The streams this way and that way turn To water the dry earth 4 All the low places do receive These waters evermore On humble souls who do believe Thou dost thy blessings pour 5 Into these Valleys thou dost send Thy precious streams amain Those Meadows well are watered Yea watered again 6 Like as the Sun is full of light And Waters fill the Sea So art thou full of goodness Lord So is that grace in thee 7 How many Vessels hast thou fill'd Since first the Fountain run And many thousands more wilt fill Before that thou hast done The Second Part. 1 All Souls of Saints that ever were Who did true grace possess Were fill'd by thee and yet we see There 's ne're a drop the less 2 Great Vessels Lord thy Churches be Yet all these thou dost fill A gracious measure they all have According to thy will 3 A bigger Vessel we espy Thou empty wi lt anon And fill it full of grace likewise Before that thou hast done 4 This Vessel Lord is the whole Earth That now abounds with sin Thou wilt it empty o're a while And fill it full agen 5 Nay thou wilt turn it upside down As some their Vessels do To empty it of wickedness Which now aboundeth so 6 And then the earth with knowledge shall As Seas with water swell Be filled Lord and that by thee As Holy Writ does tell 7 And well it is thou hast so much Water of life in thee For all our Vessels empty are Besides they likely be 8 Nor is there any other Well Our wants for to supply We must unto this Fountain come Or else our souls will die Third Part. 1 All people that on earth do dwell Ofâ— water stand in need But none is there to be found out But what Lord does proceed 2 From thine own self and now O well Unto thee we will sing O mighty Sea and Fountain deep And every lasting Spring 3 With Saints of old we 'll sing this Song And say Spring up O Well And send thy water forth and now Refresh thy Israel 4 Here we may wash and healed be And cleansed from our sin Here we may drink who thirsty are And never thirst agen 5 O come unto the Fountain now O haste and come with speed Behold 't is open come away These waters you do need 6 Before the Fountain is seal'd up Or God the stream does turn O come ye Sinners wash your souls See how the waters run HYMN 34. Christ the Head of the Church Col. 1.18 He is the Head of the Body the Church 1 THou holy Son of God most high 'T is thou who art the Head Of Angels whose great dignity Most famously is spread 2 Ye glorious Seraphims above And Principalities Most willingly do Christ adore In whom all fulness lyes 3 Thou art the Head of human race The Head of every Man The Head too of thy Church also Thy glory no tongue can 4 Set forth according to thy worth Most great in dignity And of such high and noble birth All Beings dost outvie 5 'T is by thy glorious influence The body is sustain'd As thou hast the preheminence Thou hast all glories gain'd 6 Each member is supply'd by thee And held in sacred bonds And nourish'd are continually And under thy commands 7 The governing part lyes in the head In it our glory lies And if the head be once strook off The body straitway dies Second Part. 1 And since thou livest evermore From hence also we know Thy body and each member shall For ever live also 2 All praise and glory therefore we Ascribe unto our Head All reverence belongs to thee By whom we 're governed 3 But one head can the body have And if it should have two It would a frightful monster be All mortal Creatures know Now cursed Babel look thou to 't And weigh it well therefore For since thou hast a new Head got Thou art an errant Whore HYMN 35. Christ the Lamb of God Joh. 1.36 Behold the Lamb of God 1 HAil blessed Lamb thou Lamb of God So harmless and so meek Thy glory great O we would raise Thy honour always seek 2 No spot nor blemish was in thee But yet Lord thou wast fold For a poor price who 's worth can't be Computed nor be told 3 Sold and deliver'd up also Into the Butchers hands Who mangled thee inhumanly Who Heaven and Earth commands 4 A Sacrifice