joyful end 5 'T is a sore Judgment when the Lord Doth stop the Bottles of Heav'n But O 't is worse when God's good Word And Blessings are with-helden 6 We wisk away our glory fades When God his Word denies Or doth with-hold his Blessings from 't Both Faith and Hope then dies 7 O look to God remember him From whom your Fruit doth flow If you are fruitful sing his praise And live unto him too HYMN 88. Deut. 32. 3. My Speech shall distill as Dew 1 AS Dew doth insensibly fall So doth God's gracious Word Invisibly op rate in us As we have often heard 2 How sweet are Dews unto the Herb It makes them richly smile So doth thy Word bedew oft-times Thy own true Israel 3 It makes our Graces to send forth A rare and fragrant scent Which doth delight the holy One The Lord omnipotent 4 But Dews will not Lord always do Mens hearts so barren are Some soaking showers they must have If any Fruit they bear 5 All praise and glory unto God Who wisely orders things That as our wants and needs appear His Mercies flow like Springs HYMN 89. 2 Cor. 4. 7. But we have this treasure in earthen vessels c. 1 THy Word is treasure very rare For we do often see Thou dost to Gold the same compare And things that glor'ous be 2 It is Lord of so great a worth No Man can comprehend Nor Tongues of Angels set it forth All Riches does transcend 3 Ah! such is thy most holy Word Through it thy precious love To us conveyed is O Lord This doth the matter prove 4 That which the best and wisest Men Esteem'd above all things And is the channel that let 's in The joy of divine Springs 5 And doth enrich the Soul of Man And that eternally The worth of it there 's no one can Express assuredly The Second Part. 1 Some treasure that in bulk is small Yet doth in worth excell Such is thy Gospel blessed Lord Thy People know it well 2 One Promise is more worth than all The Gold which the World hath If thou dost give it then we shall Say What is all the Earth 3 When unto it compar'd it is This Treasure does delight The Souls of Saints and makes them sing To thee both day and night 4 It hath such influence on the Heart As earthly Treasure here That on thy Word we meditate Because our hearts are there 5 Where our chief Treasure even lyes On that the heart is set And hence it is they it esteem 'Bove their necessary Meat 6 This makes Men great and honourable Because much Treasure have This also frees from care and trouble And does not us inslave 7 To Dunghil-Earth as Treasures do It raises Souls above All things that are O Lord below To joy in thy sweet love The Third Part. 1 Treasure in Earthen Vessels is Often laid up by us And we know very well so 't is The Treasure 's ne're the worse 2 Ev'n so altho' thy Gold is found In Ministers so mean The worth of it doth still abound Though some do not esteem 3 Of it because the Vessels are Dâ—spis'd but there 's a day When they shall glorious appear And golden Scepters sway 4 O prize God's faithful Servants then Who do inrich your Souls O value them above all Men And be no longer Fools 5 To grieve them and to wear them out By any means if ye Would ever in the Judgment-day Christ's face with comfort see 6 For as you ' steem or dis-esteem True Preachers of God s Word Christ looks upon 't as done to him Like measures will award 7 And you whom God doth Vessels make His Treasure to retain See that you seek his Praise always And don't his Glory stain HYMN 90. Jer. 23. 29. Is not my Word like Fire 1 THy Word it doth illuminate It giveth forth sweet light And also from it we have heat Our Graces to excite 2 Thy Word like Fire doth consume Our filth and dross within What is combustible does waste It siezes on our sin 3 Fire is of an ascending kind It mounts things up aloft So they mount up in heart and mind Who by thy Word are taught 4 As fir'd are by thy own Spirit Thy Word 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 away 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 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 fillâ—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 â—or'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 sight 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 every one And not reject God's Call â—est 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
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 â—rail 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 sly A dismal day 's at haâ—d 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 life 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. Heb. 12. 24. To Jesus the Mediator of the New Govenant 1 A Breach most sore 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 â—s 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 〈◊〉 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 An equal part in a right way Unto each party so God might be just yet Justifie And pardon Sinners too 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 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. Lord thou wast the offended One Whom we had grieved sore Thou chose Christ to this work alone And cancell'd the old score In him thy Soul well pleased is Who did thy wrath appease â—is he who reconciles us too And does our burthens ease Such who accept of terms of peace As offered they be â—y 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. 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 Christ therefore Lord thou didst find out No Friend had we to bring All good therefore which we receive Doth from thy bowels spring Ah! he this work did undertake And hands for us did strike And such a Surety O Lord For us O thou didst like 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 Unto thy blessed Covenant Ah! he did put his hand And in our stead laid down his life As thou gavâ—st him command 'T was thou Lord Christ who in our room To th' Father didst engage To satisfie his justice and His wrath for to asswage 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. The Second Part set after the Sacramènt 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 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 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 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. Matth. 25. 6. Christ the Bridegroom of our Souls 1 THou mighty King whose glories shine 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
'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 Oâ—l 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 Henceâ—orth 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 's hear his voice and not Such hardned Sinners prove As those that in the Wilderness Provoked God above 5 They prov'd his Pow'r and saw his Works And griev'd him forty year Till wearied with the murm'ring Race He could no longer bear 6 He did their Unbelief and base Ingratitude detest And in his anger swore they should Not come into his rest HYMN 217. Psal. 84. Sacred Pantings 1 HOw amiable are thy bless'd Tents Lord God of Hosts to me My Soul doth long yea even faint Thy sacred Courts to see 2 My heart and flesh cry out for thee The Everlasting God O when shall I come near and see The place of thine abode 3 O happy they who hold a Place Within thy House to dwell For in thy Courts one days short space A thousand doth excell 4 Much rather would I keep a Door And in thy House remain Than dwell in all the pomp and store Of Tents of the prophane 5 For God a Sun and Shield will be With Grace and Glory bright And no good thing with-hold will he From them that walk upright 6 Lord God of Hosts whose Glory reigns How happy Man is he That tho' debarr'd the outward means Yet puts his trust in thee HYMN 218. Psal. 100. Sheep of God's Pasture 1 MAke joyful noise unto the Lord O all ye Nations on the Earth Serve him with joy his praise record Come in his sight with Songs of Mirth 2 Know that the Lord is God alone We are the Flock which he doth keep His workmanship and not our own His People and his Pasture-Sheep 3 Enter his Gates with thankfulness And come with joy into his Courts Great gratitude to him express And bless his Name in full resorts 4 For lo the Lord is good and kind His Mercy everlasting is His Truth all Generations find For evermore assur'd to his HYMN 219. Psal. 135. A Psalm of Praise 1 GIve laud unto the Lord And praise his holy Name His Praises still record And spread abroad his Fame Ye that resort To our great God and have abode In Sions Court 2 His Honour O proclaim For good and kind he is Sing Praises to his Name A pleasant work it is Jacob hath he Chose to himself and all his Wealth Must Israel be 3 And this I clearly know The Lord 's a mighty One And that all Gods do owe Subjection to his Throne For he brings forth Whatever he please in Deeps in Seas In Heaven and Earth HYMN 220. Psal. 90. Longings for good Times 1 REturn O Lord how long a space Let it repent thee much Touching thy Servants woful case Whose sufferings have been such 2 O satisfie us speedily With thy Compassions kind That all our days may yield us joy And gladness chear our mind 3 As thou hast sent us Sorrows keen So let 's have Comforts glad For days and years which we have seen So sorrowful and sad 4 O let thy Work appear unto Thy Servants ev'ry one Thy glory to our Children show When we are dead and gone 4 The 〈…〉 God shine on his Church And Grace our joynt endeavour O prosper thou our handy-work And ' stablish it for ever HYMN 221. Psal. 103. Free Pardon 1 MY Soul now bless with readiness The Lord's most holy Name And let my heart 's most inward parts Applaud and spread his fame 2 O bless the Lord his praise record My Soul be not unkind As one that slights his Benefits And puts them out of mind 3 Who pardons thy Iniquity And cancels all thy score Who healeth thy Infirmity And doth thy health restore 4 Who from the Grave thy Life did save And Crowns thee from above With Mercies free inlarg'd to thee By his most tender love 5 Who satisfies thy Mouth likewise With Blessings that are good Thy flower of Youth as th' Eagles doth He make afresh to bud HYMN 222. Psal. 148. All Creatures to praise God 1 O Praise Jehovah ev'ry one From Heav'n praise him in places high O all his Angels praise him ye Praise him his Host most gloriously 2 Ye Sun and Moon do ye him praise All Stars of Light praise him do ye O Heav'n of Heav'ns do ye the like And Waters that 'bove Heavens be 3 O let them praise Jehovah's Name By him created were all they For ever he establish'd them Gave Statutes which pass not away 4 O praise Jehovah from the Land Ye Dragons and all places deep Ye Fire and Hail Snow Vapour and Windy Storms that his Word keep 5 Ye Mountains and ye Hills also Ye Trees fruitful and Cedars high And ye wild Beasts and Cattel all Ye creeping things and Fowls that fly 6 Ye Kings who rule the People do Princes and Judges likewise all Young Men and Maidens do the same With Old Men and ye Children small 7 O let them praise Jehovah's Name Who hath a Name like unto his 'T is high advanc'd his glorious Fame Above the Earth and Heaven is 8 And he the Horn of his People Exalted hath and set on high O praise the Lord sweet Israel A People unto him so nigh FINIS ADVERTISEMENT ☞ There is newly published A Treatise entitituled The Breach repaired proving Singing the Praises of God a Gospel Duty Sold by John Hancock Price Bound 18d * ⎠* Also in the Press An Exposition of that Parabolical Speech of Christ Mat. 12. 43. called The Counterfeit Christian when the unclean Spirit is gone out of a Man c. Price Stitch'd 6d Both written by B. Keach Deut. 5. 1 2 3 Ps. 119. 140. * Pliny lib. 5. cap. 16. Justin lib. 36. John 8 * Ezek. 9. 2 4.
don't fear But as a Lion wilt rouze up And them to pieces tear â—0 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. 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 â—o 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 nse 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. 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 paâ—gs 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. 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 do 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. Deut. 33. 27. Underneath 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 seeble 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 thâ—â—e Arms of power and grace Embraâ—'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. Psal. 8â— 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 great Reward To thee all praise be given Who wilt thy saving-help afford Until we come to Heaven HYMN 16. 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
VVhat 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. 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 in 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 same HYMN 43. 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. HEav'ns glorious Embassador Is come is come be glad Who blessed news brings 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 Heavâ—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 seet 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 from God's presence be accurst Ah this now think upon 8 And say you have a gracious call And happy you may be If you lay hold on Gospel-terms A pardon you shall see AYMN 44. Heb. 1. 2. Whom he hath appointed Heir of all things 1 IN regions of approachless light There sits th' eternal King VVherein mixt joys with love unites From whom all riches spring 2 There dost thou sit on thy high Throne And all subject to thee Yea and all worlds Lord are thine own And what else there can be 3 A Son thou hast also brought forth VVho is thy only Heir Begotten long before the Earth Or Heavens did appear 4 He is thy joy and hearts delight By whom all things were made He always stands in thy own sight VVhose glories ne're shall fade 5 And as he makes thy heart full glad So all perfections meet In him who is with glory clad VVhose love is ever sweet 6 He is thine Heir into his hand All things Lord thou hast given That so he might have sole command O're Earth and also Heaven 7 He 's cloathed with such dignity Has such a glorious name That he â—s above each Monarchy There 's none dares once lay claim 8 To his Titles each Seraphim Do readily submit The Cherubims do worship him And fall down at his feet The Second Part. 1 'T is Christ and only Christ does bear Thy likeness in each thing Thy express Image doth appear In this our glorious King 2 'T is thou bless'd Jesus who dost raise Thy Father's House so high The stress
vile If thou dost not the matter clear Our comforts they will spoil 2 The Law and Conscience both agree To lay Lord at our door The highest Treason that can be Call thou the matrer o're 3 Acquit us of this fearful charge Thou able art â—o plead The Merits of thy Blood at large Thereby 't is we are freed 4 O when our Cause is good 't is thou That on our side dost stand No bad Cause thou we well do know Wilt ever take in hand 5 O 't is a blessed thing indeed We interest have in thee No counsel shall we ever need If we will ruled be 6 To the high Court thou dost belong There thou chief Counsel art And thou wilt save us from all wrong And good advice impart 7 Ye righteous in the Lord rejoyce His holiness proclaim Be thankful and with heart and voice Praise ye his glorious Name The Sixth Part. 1 Into the presence of the King Thou hast admittance Lord And nothing doth he hide from thee Nay more at thy own word 2 What e're we ask or is our suit If we do but believe If it be things thou dost think fit We shall the same receive 3 Thy counsel it shall stand we know What Enemies design Thou quickly canst quite overthrow And save that Church of thine 4 And now all you that counsel need Repair unto this Friend His counsel ne're reject be sure Which to you he does send 5 O buy of him that precious Gold White Rayment then get on And blessed Eye-salve to behold This glorious lovely One 6 And by his counsel be you led Until you come to die Then shall you sing with crowned heads Unto eternity HYMN 49. â— Cor. 3. 11. Another Foundation can no Man lay but that which is already laid which is Jesus Christ. 1 WE have O Lord a House to raise And would have it stand sure And never know the least decays But firm abide for ever 2 And that we might thus build our souls Thou the Foundation art Here build we must our House O Lord The whole and ev'ry part 3 God hath himself in mercy great This sure Foundation laid That so to build our hopes on thee We might not be afraid 4 Thy Church on this Foundation is Most firmly built also From hence it is that Men cannot Nor Devils it o'rethrow 5 A Foundation 's laid by knowing Men Some skilful Architect But this Foundation thou hast laid As wisdom did direct 6 Yea th' wisdom of the Trinity I' th' Council held above And mercy was Lord in thine eye 'T was bowels did thee move 7 To bring this Stone so choice and pure Beyond the rarest Gold To lay us a Foundation sure Most glorious to behold 8 To the Foundation now therefore We will together sing To raise the praise for evermore Of God and Christ our King 9 'T was deeply layd in thy Decree No bottom can be found So deep Lord all thy counsels be We in them Lord are drown'd The second Part. 1 What kind of House thou didst intend To build we may perceive If the Foundation we observe And not our selves deceive 2 It is a Precious stone we see No Jasper is so rare And all the Building ought to be As precious lovely fair 3 All Gold and Silver Precious-stones No Wood ' Hay nor Stubble And living ones they must be all Believers meek and humble 4 As the Foundation doth uphold The whole 〈◊〉 Fabrick Thou dost bear up each Stone O Lord All Members to thee stick 5 Each Soul thou dost unite to thee In sure bonds of Love O there 's a blessed harmony 'Mong Saints born from above 6 Without this safe Foundation Lord No Building 's there at all If any do not on thee build Their Souls and hopes will fall 7 Yet shall the Just in thee rejoyce Who trust Lord in thy might They shall Praise sing with mind and voice Whose hearts with thee are right The Third Part. 1 Other Foundations may decay Or Men may dig them down But this doth stand like to a Rock It can't be overthrown 2 Let Devils do whate're they can They can't it undermine Art thou built here O happy Man Great safety shalt thou find 3 Here build your Faith your Hope and all Your Comforts too likewise Then let Winds blow ye never shall Fall by your Enemies 4 But woe to such who lay aside This precious Corner-stone And build on works through their great pride Their hopes will soon be gone 5 All build do on the Sands besure Or no Foundation have Who don 't true Faith of God procure Their precious Souls to save 6 O blessed Sion thou art strong For God hath founded thee Upon a Rock that none can wrong Thou ruin'd canst not be 7 The Gates of Hell shall not prevail So firmly thou dost stand Ye Saints how can your courage fail Too on the other hand 8 Come sing with joy to Christ therefore And on him do depend The Top-stone and Foundation 's he O sing world without end HYMN 50. Matth. 23. 37. How often would I have gathered thy Children together as a Hen gathereth her Chickens under her Wings 1 THy Bowels unto Sinners Lord Is shewed by the Hen 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 can't 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 sed 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 whilst it is to day Whom thou dost Lord espy 8 To be in danger by their sin And Devils many ways Nay thou dost call and call agen Full ost 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. Mal. 3. 3. He shall sit as a
declare Is good against the stings Of Serpents and does Worms destroy Which from Corruption springs 2 Grace is a sovereign remedy Against the sting within And kills the Worm of Conscience too The product 't is of sin 3 Sin is a thing most venomous A sting it is likewise Of the old Serpent and 't is worse Than what in Poyson lyes 4 This kills the Soul and Body too And poysons ev'ry part And doth corrupt each faculty Of ev'ry Sinners heart 5 Salt was of use under the Law For ev'ry Sacrifice Must salted be and so must we Before All-seeing Eyes 6 Yea ev'ry Prayer and Offering That 's offered up on high Your Duties all must season'd be With Grace continually 7 But other Salt if Meat do stink It can't it sav'ry make But Grace will such recover who Most filthy ways do take 8 And in God's Nostrils loathsom are Yet Grace will sweeten them Nay they will such a savour bear He 'll highly such esteem The Fifth Part. 1 But we alas do often see Salt lose its savour may Or things may over-salted be If too much on they lay 2 But Grace in both these things excells Its savour cannot lose Nor can we have of it too much Most savoury are all those 3 Who most are salted with this Salt O therefore loudly cry For Grace good store and do not fear God will your wants supply 4 Then sing forth Praises to the Lord With Grace in all your hearts And see that you well-season'd are In all your inward parts HYMN 99. Eph. 6. 14. And having your Loyns girt about with Truth c. 1 TRue Grace and true Sincerity Is like a Girdle rare Which some about their Loins do love Continually to wear 2 Like as a Girdle cleaves to Men And doth them compass in So Grace should cleave unto our Souls To keep us from all sin 3 We in the bonds of Truth and Grace Should evermore abide And never from God's Grace and Truth Go back nor turn aside 4 And as a Girdle strengthneth The Loyns of ev'ry one So will this Girdle of Truth also All such who have it on 5 If you in the true Doctrine are And in sincerity Do firmly stand in every Truth Small weakness you 'll espy 6 To be in you for strength you 'll have If that your hearts be â—ound And every Gospel blessed Truth Be evermore your bound The Second Part. 1 The Souldier in the days of old His Armour did gird on And then compleatly harnessed Was he to look upon 2 So must the Christians Armour be Girt with sincerity What will Mens Faith or Righteousness Or Hope else signifie 3 If they are not upright in heart And Truth is not their bound They Hypocrites be sure will then If so at last be found 4 To have the Loyns well girt denotes That Preparation we Unto the Battel ought to make So ready must we be 5 For to encounter or engage With all our cruel Foes To have our Armour girt with Truth And then need fear no blows The Third Part. 1 Girdling also service denotes Let Loyns be girt about And let your Lights be shining too And let them not go out 2 That ye may on your Master wait Whose coming doth draw near Be ready therefore every Saint O now your selves prepare 3 Let ev'ry thing in truth be done And Grace the Girdle be And then with joy shall ev'ry one Their blessed Master see 4 A Girdle is an Ornament It fastens all together And covers Joynts the Armour hath That Men cannot tell whether 5 'T is all one piece or 't is in parts It doth them so unite Thus doth Uprightness us adorn That in Jehovah's sight 6 There seems no flaw nor no defects Uprightness covers all God doth that Soul who is sincere A perfect Christian call The Fourth Part. 1 Come art thou low of mean descent And of ignoble birth Grace covers this deformity Its glory so shines forth 2 Or art thou lame or outwardly May blemishes be seen Yet Grace doth cover this defect Thy Beauty 's great within 3 Or art thou poor and so art brought Unto contempt and scorn Sincerity doth make thee rich Nay more to be high born 4 May be thy parts and gifts are small And hence Men thee dispise Sincerity hides this in all In this thy Glory lyes 5 For Grace excells the greatest Gifts Gifts may to Man commend But Grace commends thee now to God And so 't will in the end The Fifth Part. 1 Soul hast thou worse defects than these Infirmities within Sincerity doth God so please It covers all thy sin 2 He it esteems so as if thou Hadst never broke his Law And through Christ's Righteousness he doth In thee behold no flaw 3 O get this Girdle on ye Saints It glitters more than Gold It never can besides be lost And doth its Beauty hold 4 As fresh as 't was when first put on O bless'd Sincerity How glorious art thou how dost thou Shine in Jehovah's Eye 5 See then that ye the Truth hold fast And with it girted be Then no delusion needst thou fear Nor cursed Heresie 6 But the right Girdle take be sure And not the counterfeit The true by this you may descry Christ's Truth is stampt on it 7 It with the written Word agrees Exact in ev'ry thing If all Christ's Precepts you don't own Contempt on you 't will bring 8 That Girdle will not hold but break Though you may seem sincere So far as you cleave unto Truth Yet will at last appear 9 A false Professor 'cause you have Some blessed Truth withstood Into which you did Light receive But not obey it wou'd The Sixth Part with Psal. 117. 1 Each Truth of God O it is pure God's Truth doth make us clean It frees our Souls also for ever Such glory in it 's seen 2 Strong is the Truth you all will say This Girdle then is strong O buy it Souls whilst 't is to day 'T will fit both old and young 3 God's Saints did suffer grievous pain Great tortures did endure Before they would part with the Truth Such peace it did procure 4 Unto their Souls who faithful were Unto the Truth alway O it will make you holy bold In the great Judgment-day 5 Now let all Nations of the Earth Their great Creator praise Nay let the people all sing forth His mighty Name to raise 6 Whose Kindness's great unto his Saints His Mercies ever sure O praise ye him for his bless'd Truth Which doth abide for ever HYMN 100. Eph. 6. 14. And having on the Breast-plate of Righteousness c. 1 O Lord we Souldiers are and we Must fight or else be slain O let us all well armed be For Foes come on amain 2 And since our Enemies do aim To hit us on the Breast Thy blessed Breast-plate let 's have on For that will hold the rest 3 'T is righteousness that will secure Our Souls from ev'ry wrong And 't
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. 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 In 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. 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 Jesus'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 our 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. 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 our sins pass'd o're And Mercies he imparts 5 The Lamb it was roasted with fire Thou didst God's wrath sustain And on thee we by Faith do feed And life thereby obtain 5 The Lamb was eat with bitter Herbs So let us see our sin And find it bitter unto us It so to thee has been 6 And so let us thy Praises sing Whilst thus we feast with thee And with one heart exalt our King In all sincerity PART VI. Containing divers SACRED HYMNS Setting forth The Nature Work Office and Excellencies of the holy Angels and the Spirit or Soul of Man HYMN 109. Dan. 4. 17. This matter is by the decree of the Watchers THe holy Angels have a charge To watch continually They do not sleep but evermore Have us in their sweet eye 2 They have a charge to keep us here And compass us about And warning give oft-times also When trouble 's breaking out 3 Watch-men are useful in the night They dangers do prevent So Angels useful are to those Unto whom they are sent 4 Was not Elisha safe whilst he Was compassed quite round With these blest Chariots and Horsemen Who did his Foes confound 5 O what are we most holy God That thou shouldst take such care Of us who so unworthy be And sinful Creatures are The Second Part. 1 Behold the Angels of the Lord Do encompass round about All them that fear him for their Guard To keep all dangers out 2 For he hath giv'n his Angels charge To keep thee day by day That thou mayst walk abroad at large With safety in thy way 3 For they this charge must execute And bear thee in their Arms Lest ever thou shouldst dash thy feet Against a stone for harm 4 For are they not all Ministers Sent forth for ministration In their behalf that shall be Heirs Of God's assur'd Salvation 5 Ye Saints behold the Love of God And sing his Praises forth No wicked Prince has such a Guard As th' meanest Saint on Earth HYMN 110. Job 38. 7. When the Morning-stars sang together c. HOw glorious are the Morning-Stars How doth their glory shine Angels most glorious Creatures are Yea holy and divine They sang together at the first Jehovah's glorious praise And we of them also learn must To sing to God always Nay with united voices sing In Consort with much joy â—ince Christ has overcome our Foes Who would our Souls destroy 4 And did they not a second time Sing unto God on high When Jesus Christ our Lord was born And yet shall Saints deny 5 This is our work No no it doth Sharply indeed reprove Such who would rob the holy God Of that which he doth love 6 It is his due and it belongs To him as his just Right His Praise to celebrate in Songs Is lovely in his sight Psalm 89. 7 Thy Mercies Lord then we will sing Thy Truth to all proclaim The heav'nly Angels sacred Choir Shall celebrate the same 8 These never with the Lord dispute Nor his Commands contest
King VVho strives our Souls to save 5 Our Enemies the Light do hate And fain wou'd once again Suppress the Gospel as or late O 't is their bitter pain 6 To see how Light and Truth breaks out But this is Lord our joy Arise and put them to the rout Who would thy Truth destroy 7 And we thy Praises will sing forth And laud thy Name therefore O let thy Word shine through the Earth Now and for evermore HYMN 158. The joyful Sound 1 WHo hath or doth O Lord believe Thâ— Report which thou hast given Many will hear â—but few receive Thâ— joyful News from Heaven 2 The joyful Sound that 's spread abroad There 's few which it do mind For though they have it often heard Yet not with hearts inclin'd 3 To that which is most truly good They have no mind at all But contrar'wise despise thy Word And do contemn thy Call 4 But unto some thou dost make known Thy glorious power divine And these are they that thou dost own And callest also thine 5 They do believe and also fear They love and do obey They cleave to thee and are sincere And follow thee alway 6 And them dost thou with Blessings crown They sing to thee therefore And hence it is thou dost them own And wilt for evermore HYMN 159. Psal. 23. 3. The Sinners Soul restored 1 'T Is thou O Lord who dost restore Our Souls which went astray And had been lost for evermore Hadst thou not found a way 2 For to recover us again By sending of thy Son Under thy wrath we should have lain And ever been undone 3 Our sin and sickness was so sore Nothing could do us good Nor life unto our Souls restore But the Physicians Blood 4 Our case was sad woful indeed If it we did but know Thou therefore sentst thy Son to bleed Such bowels didst thou show 5 That he for us and in our stead Thy dreadful wrath did bear That of his Flesh our Souls might seed Lost strength for to repair 6 Therefore we sing Lord unto thee And well indeed may they Who by thy Grace now quickned be And set in the right way 7 Unto eternal happiness Whose Souls thou dost restore They all praise thee Lord more or less And shall for evermore HYMN 160. The Godly Man's Soul restored 1 A Godly Man may greatly fall But thou Lord wilt restore His Soul again and so he shall Stand faster than before 2 He under sin long shall not lye Before he doth revive And whilst he 's down his Soul doth cry And greatly does he strive 3 Against all sin and it does hate And fain would he get clear Of every sin and evil thing To shew he is sincere 4 But wicked Men do make a trade Of sinning ev'ry day Their hearts are carnal and so hard Sins motions they obey 5 And in them also it doth reign And they in it delight Hence under wrath they do remain Being odious in thy sight 6 All praise to God the Lord above We find it otherwise That sin we hate and thee do love And thy sweet favour prize 7 Good Men cannot contented be Unless restor'd again And thy most precious sace do 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 band 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 taâ—â—st him once again And he in thine own Bosom 's laid Thâ— Enmity being slain 8 From sickness he 's recovered From bondage quite ser 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 a 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 â—Mongst Men what one wou'd e're have gone His Son thus
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 his 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. 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 soul 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 to dress the Head To put on their Attire Come dress your selves by this rare Glass To raise your beauty higher 4 Here you may see what still you want The which you must have on Here may you see how fair you be That Grace doth sweet adorn 5 You wanton Ones for shame leave off Your evil habits who Spend so much time in looking in Your Glasses Sinners know 6 Your Glasses will in the last day As Witnesses arise Against you in judgment severe Such folly in it lyes 7 That nothing can more hateful be Such precious time to spend To dress a filthy Head that must Be eat of Worms i' th' end 8 Whilst your poor Soul has nothing on But stinking Rags most vile And is neglected and forgot By you too all the while HYMN 87. Deut. 32. 2. My Doctrine shall drop aâ— the Rain 1 LOrd 't is a droughty time we see With us alas within Our moysture seems all dried up By Lust that fire of sin 2 O thou who dost command the Clouds Shall now thy Showers fall Shall Rain pour out on barren Hearts And Dews distill as small 3 Upon the sweet and tender Herb That so the one may be Made soft with Rain and th' other Refreshed be by thee 4 The Rain falls at thy dread Command A Shower here and there 'T is as thou dost O Lord appoint That we of Blessings share 5 That we enjoy thy precious Word Whilst others barren lye Who hardly have one drop of Rain Their wants for to supply 1 The former Rain was poured out It was a mighty shower So shall the latter Rain come down Before this day is o'er 2 A little at one time again We have a little more Thus doth thy Word like unto Rain Refresh thy blessed Poor 3 Rain makes the Earth both fresh green And ev'ry thing to grow 'T is by thy Word and Spirit Lord We thrive and flourish do 4 There 's none can stop the Rain that falls If thou Commission give Thy Word shall come upon us all Thy Grace shall make us live 5 Let sin and Devil do their worst Thy Word shall not return Unto thee empty it prosper shall For thy Will must be done The Third Part. 1 Thy Ministers are like to Clouds Who do the Rain retain Of them thou dost make equal use To pour it out again 2 O let us then cry unto God His Clouds may all be full Not empty ones which hold no Rain But do deceive the Soul 3 And pray that we may always have Rain as we do it need That Grace may grow and in us all Spring up like to choice Seed 4 And praise the glorious God above Who doth such Blessings send If we his Mercies do improve Our days will