him to you O view his grace accept his grace believe his grace most true Come you are welcome to his grace O cast your selves therein This is the Fountain opened wide to cleanse from filth of Sin Is there a hardned Sinner here that will this grace refuse On thy own Head then be thy Blood since thou wilt Ruin choose Let us that tasted have this grace his Praises sound on high Let 's praise this grace O glorious grace Reign thou Eternally HYMN XVIII CHrist doth the Crown in Zion wear and all the Nations Rules And by his power he doth subdue untam'd Rebellious Souls Preach'd to the World receiv'd by Faith of Heaven Earth and Hell The mighty King and Sov'reign Lord who can his glory tell The Fountain nay the Ocean the fulness of all grace The glory of the Father shines in thy most lovely Face The Temple which the splendid Train of all the Godhead fills Perfections Beauties blaze in thee of everlasting Hills The bright the clear Essential Glass in which we may behold Jehovah's shining Majesty Out-dazling Pearls and Gold Of thee we 'll sing Almighty King our glorious Solomon Our Jesus Prophet Prince and Priest the Father 's Christ and Son O! who may dare with thee compare Created Beings all Like Dagon 'fore the Ark of old before thy Feet must fall Let 's Eccho forth his praise who is the Judg of Quick and Dead In Zion's Gates praise for thee waits our Sov'reign Lord and Head HYMN XIX CHrist our high-priest defends his Church a Wall of Fire round about The Bulwark of Jerusalem He like a King in her doth shout His Eyes are watchful to secure his glory upon her from harms Our Solomon has Valiant Men to keep his Bed from Night Alarms That which intitles him to all is the bright Garment which he wears And 't is that Cov'ring that secures us from our filth and guilt and fears The Godly stand now in that Robe and shall for ever stand therein This Garment is a Cov'ring for our Holiness as well as Sin It is the Righteousness of Christ that is with him at God's Right Hand And 't is in the Lord above we have this Righteousness wherein we stand This Cov'ring hath it 's great defence for Jacob's God with Jacob is As a strong Tow'r because he sees no Sin in him as Cloth'd with this Our God and Father in his Love doth rest upon his Mercy-Seat And thence with us about his Grace his Love and Favour stoops to treat All thanks and praise be to his Name who dwells in his Love 's resting place And thence for ever doth shour down on Rebels Favour Love and Grace HYMN XX. OUR great High-Priest our person doth To 's Father represent In that refulgent splendid Robe that casts forth Spice's scent He takes our Prayers and he throws out what 's Sinful and what 's Bad Reformed thus he brings them in with his own Merits Clad And Holiness unto the Lord doth write upon them all We and our Duties stand in him and thus can never fall Tho' poor our Persons poor our Frames and poor our Duties too Yet we are rich in him and ours do make a splendid show A Pray'r like th' Chatt'ring of a Crane mixt with this Incense flies Like to the mighty Clouds above and pierceth thro' the Skies There they are entred on the File and Blessings will bring down They now above and we one Day shall wear the promis'd Crown Glory let 's bring unto our King and Intercessor too High Praises to our Advocate that dwells in Heav'n are due HYMN XXI TO him that lov'd us of himself and dy'd to do us good And wash'd us from our Scarlet Sins in his most pretious Blood And made us Kings and Priests to God his Father infinite To him Eternal Glory be and Everlasting Might The Lamb is worthy that was slain to have all Pow'r and Wealth All Honour Glory Wisdom Strength thanks for his saving health Thanks Honour Glory Pow'r to him that on the Throne doth sit And to the Lamb for ever and for ever so be it Thousands of Thousands of the Saints which stand before their King With shining Robes and spreading Palms loud Hallelujahs sing Ascribe Salvation to our Lord who sits upon the Throne And to the Lamb the glorious Lamb Ascribe Salvation Amen Amen the Angels cry Salvation is his due And we thro' all Eternity his Praises will renew Thanks Glory Blessing Wisdom Might Honour and Power then Be to our God and to the Lamb for evermore Amen HYMN XXII O! Let us bow before the Lord the Lord of glory that 's above Who Tabernacled among us O great effects of wondrous Love And thro' the Vail his blessed Flesh let 's go to God on th' Mercy Seat Who sits to Commune with us thence As before God in him compleat Glory and Praise let 's warble forth to him in an Angelick strain To him the Lamb upon the Throne to him the Lamb that hath been slain He is that Temple in which God doth lift his Train of Glory high All the perfections shine in him of the Eternal Diety How glorious is this mighty King How full of Majesty this Son How richly clad this great High Priest how fair this welbeloved one He is the Altar all of Gold he is the Hill of Frankinsence Our duties all are Sanctify'd accepted too as coming thence Coals from this Altar touch our Lips that we may his great praises sound O let our Tongues be still employ'd to publish all his acts around HYMN XXIII CHrist in our sins was wrap't about when he our Sacrifice did fall Sins all met upon our Lord. He satisfaction made for all That so believers might be wrapt about with his great Righteousness To cover duty Sin and Self that there appear no nakedness He broke the Pow'r and hid the Filth he dissol'vd the guilt of Sin The graces of Heav'n and Holiness hath op't to let his Nation in He in his Body on the Tree has to his God them reconcil'd The Father Sinners does embrace thro' Jesus Christ his only Child He is the Ark and resting place Where gathered Sinners are secure From the great Flood of Sin and wrath in a retreat that is most sure In him the Fathers goodness dwells in him the Fathers love appears In him we in Gods love abide delivered from our guilt and fears Therefore let 's celebrate his praise who is the mighty Prince of Life Who would espouse a filthy Soul unto himself and make his Wife Glory and Honour unto him sing praise let no Tongue be dumb Unto the bleeding Lamb above for by his Blood we overcome HYMN XXIV Sung at a Funeral BLest door of Bliss to weary Saints thou art grim Death become Secur'd as in a Cabinet their dust is in the tomb By Death they enter to those joys prepar'd for them above There they are ever swallow'd up in endless life and Love O! There they see
with hottest Flames to our beloved Lord Rest under his Loves Shadow which surpasses Jonahs Gourd The World 's a stormy raging-Sea let 's harbour in his Love Thence we shall laugh at storms waves no Tempest shall us move Now him that is our safe retreat and him that is our Peace Let 's love and honour praise admire and let us never cease HYMN X. HOw clean are we now we are bath'd in Jordans Living Floud What shining Kings and Priests we stand wash't in Christ's God-like Blood The Lamb i'th'midst o'th'Throne of Grace us now hath freely Fed And by his Spirit down hath sent from Heav'n the living Bread The living Streams o'th'upper Springs he freely did bestow We of the Fountain freely Drank that from his Heart did flow He bids us Drunken be with Loves with Loves so bottomless With Loves that stream so freely down the Ocean not the less The Lovely Jesus is all Love all Mercy Truth all Grace He 's white and ruddy Majesty and Meekness fills his Face Sing Hallelujahs to the Lamb the Lamb most pure and bright Whose voice does thunder from the Throne whose Eyes are flaming Light Let 's Love admire adore embrace this Lovely one so fair Whose Grace and Person all transcends and are beyond compare HYMN XI BEhold our well-beloved's come more excellent than mounts of prey Or'e mighty Hills of Unbelief and guilt of Sin he pav'd his way He like the Roe has nimbly trip't to shew to us his glorious Face And thro' the Lettice of his Flesh darts down on us his Fathers Grace Hark! hark how our beloved speaks what ravishing what melting Voice He says Rise up my Love my fair mine and my Fathers only choice Rise up my fairest come away rise follow me Dove without fear The Dark distressing Winter 's o're the pleasant Spring does now appear The Birds do sing my Children ring most joyous peals of my free Grace The Flowers appear their Graces are most shining bright each in its place The Turtles Voice is in our Land the des late Gospel does break forth To singing in the midst of you and causes many a heav'nly Birth The Fig-tree putteth forth green Figs for numerous your converts are Your tender Grapes give a good smell your Converts Grace is choice rare Lord what are we thy Love thy fair such filthy wretched ones as we O Love O Love O wondrous Grace come we 'l arise and follow thee Great things thine Arm hath done 'mong us such Love and Favour did'st thou shew Who would not rise and follow thee such Mighty Cords of Love do draw Now to our well belâ—ved Lord let 's Sing a well tun'd Song of praise Glory and Honour let 's ascribe O let 's ascribe to him always HYMN XII O Choicest Banquet rarest Wine O Soul-reviving Blood O Table well spread with Heav'nly Bread O delicatest Food What glorious company was here the Faâ—…er Spirit Son And a great Troop of shining ones embodyed into one O grace free grace rich glorious grace foundation and topstone In great Redemption's Building and it's cementing alone O Mercy Goodness Peace dish't up O glorious Bill of fare O Love the Garnishing of all O Love beyond compare Who would not love the King of Saints who would not love the Lord Thy Person is all beautiful how Honey-sweet thy word Who would not praise thee Zions King and trumpet forth thy Fame Who art with richest Glory ' ray'd how well perfum'd thy Name Still Honour Glory and Renown be given unto thee Hosannah's Hallelujahs Sing to all Eternity HYMN XIII DEar Lord we in thy comlyness like Sharons Rose do smell bud And like the Lilies of the Vale appear most beautiful and good Hark! Hark! what our dear Lord replies as Lilies shoot up among Thorns So does my Love my Church my Spouse in spite of false Professors harms Those that themselves my Daughters all like prickly Thorns would stab thee thro' Yet midst those thorny Daughters thou shalt like the Vally Lily grow Thanks dearest Jesus are we then i' th' midst of Thorns thy fair thy Dove How art thou like the Apple-tree the Glory of the shady Grove As pleasant Pipins among Crabs so 'mong the Sons is our belov'd Fairer than all the Sons of Men the perfect Captain well approv'd We thy refreshing Shadow had thy loving Righteousness and Love We shall with constant joyes be fill'd if here we fit and never move And here we eat thy pleasant Fruits thy pleasant Fruits of Righteousness How pleasant to our tast are these Assurance Peace and Quietness Pleas'd with the goodness of these Fruits Let us our Donor praise and bless Our dearest Husband Lord and Head Jehovah our great Righteousness HYMN XIV O Love O boundless Love of God! stupendious Love and Grace We in a bleeding Jesus saw we saw in Jesus Face The King of Glory has been here revealing Mighty Love In Conscience Banquets feasting with his undefiled Dove Hark in what tendrest Speech of Love he doth his Heart bewray My Love my Dove my undefil'd make hast and come away The Winter 's past the Rain is gone the Flowers do appear The time is come for Birds to Sing the Turtle you may hear The Fig-tree Glories in green Figs in tender Grapes the Vine Arise my Love my fair one come and drink my Spiced Wine I am into my Garden come my Sister and my Bride I 've brought my Honey Myrrh and Spice my Milk and Wine beside Come eat O Friends yea welcome to these daintyes from above Beloved drink abundantly come drink large draughts of Love Open to me my Love my Dove my Sister undefil'd My Locks with fruitful drops o' th' Night my Head with Dew is fill'd Let us be wise and now arise what language Lord is this In words so ravishing dost thou thy self to us express O let 's arise and follow thee lest thou withdraw'st again And we thy absence several Years mourn and deplore in vain HYMN XV. THey 're Songs of Love they sing above and why not we like them No Tongue be dumb for we are come to th' new Jerusalem Clad now with white and shining bright garments of Righteousness Girdles of Gold our Loyns do hold and bind on fast our Dress We stand upon that Ocean that glassy fiery Sea The Blood of Christ that great high Priest the Spirit does apply Let 's touch the golden Harps of God with Wire immortal strung And let us sing to our great King let 's sing the Lambs new Song Thanks be to thee the Victory we have obtain'd or'e Sin And Father thou hast made us more than Conquerours in him This Crucifyed Lord let 's praise and magnify his worth This blessed Root of Jesse's Stem his Glory let 's set forth Immortal Honour Wisdom Strength unto the Lamb are due This bleeding Lamb this reigning Lord this Holy Righteous true This Heav'nly Manna's to our tast like Cakes of Honey sweet How Pleasant is this streaming
Who writ our Pardons by his Death and seal'd them with his Blood HYMN XXXIII WHo shall ascend the Hill of Faith the Holy Hill of God Who shall be worthy there to stand and there to have abode It shall be he says Justice then whose Heart and Hand is pure He shall ascend on high yea and receive the Blessing sure Lift up you Heads says Jesus then ye everlasting Doors Stand open wide for me and mine for I have payd their scores Whatever thou requir'st of them I have it here to pay Lit up the Doors I 'le enter in come lift them up I say Who is that King says Justice then who is' t that is so bold No Sin shall ever enter in that I 'm resolv'd of Old It is King Jesus then saith Grace of Heav'n and Earth the Lord Yet freely gave his God-like Breast unto thy flaming Sword 'T is he of whom thou didst require his Blood yea hadst thy fill And now demands Possession for his of Zions Hill Is this the King He shall come in let Justice Mercy kiss Now I am fully satisfied I l'e plead for him and his The Voice cries not a second time to Sinners yet in Sin Be lifted up ye Doors and let the King of glory in Who is that King of Glory great the Sinners Heart replies Who 's this that speaks with such command saying ye Doors arise It s thy related Lord and King which once was slain for thee And now is rose again and cryes my Sister ope ' to me Must I stand knocking here without what stony heart hast thou To let me waiting be until my Head is fill'd with Dew I l'e put my Finger at the Door I l'e stand no more without Now I am in I l'e tell my Queen thy Sins i'v'e blotted out This King of Glory let 's exalt who is ascended high By whose ascention we shall have or'e Death the Victory HYMN XXXIV WHen we were far estrang'd from God and cast out of his sight God plac't the Flaming Sword o' th' Law to guard the Tree of Life But Jesus being one of us and of the seed of Man To get Eternall life for us upon the Sword he ran Awake O Sword thus saith the Lord against the Man like me If thou wilt take Eternal Life thy Heart's Blood I must see Thus Jesus did receive the blow into his glorious Side His Wounds and Blood have interpos'd our Enmity so wide The Gates of Heav'n are op'ned wide now Sinners may come in For God to them is reconcil'd all by the Blood of him The Sinner reconciled too by Grace must be intic't For God to them is reconcil'd all by the Blood of Christ Come forth ye Prisoners of Hope come forth be not afraid The Blood of Christ has made you right and all your Debts hath payd Hark! Hark! what God the Father says the Sinner to entice Peace Peace to them that are far off all by the Blood of Christ Hark! how the Blood of Christ cryes Peace i' th' Sinners Conscience too When all your works will bring no Peace the Blood of Christ will do What tho' the Sinner be far off by his rebellious Sin The place where Jesus Blood came out the sinner may come in Honour to him who unto God hath made us Kings and Priests we once far off are now made nigh by th' Blood of Jesus Christ HYMN XXXV O ' masing Wisdom and Decree that Gods permissive will should be To let us fall as low as Hell altho' he loved us so well O glorious dazling reigning Grace which shineth through our Jesus face While we be all condemn'd to dye then reigning Grace dose justify O glorious Will immutable must we deserve no less than Hell Rais'd from a Dunghil to a Throne accepted through this Grace alone To glorify free reigning Grace thine Image Satan must deface What Grace was here our Image is made more conformable to his No change can happen to us now in Adam this we did not know In dying now we do not dye but dye to live Eternally Oh height of Love why we why we why should we be thus sav'd by thee Oh Depth of Love what Tongue can tell he sav'd us when as low as Hell O Bredth of Glorious pard'ning Grace it is as large as er'e it was Oh Length of Grace resolvedly to love us from Eternity HYMN XXXVI HOw blessed are the called ones to th' Marriage of the Lamb By eating of his parched Flesh they shall for ever stand His Heart and Soul they were the Price for which we purchast be And now will keep his Marriage feast with such poor dust as we Oh! stand not knocking at the Door but break it open wide Come in our Jesus feast with us thy undefiled Bride Why standst thou knocking at the Door why knockest thou to Day Why wouldst thou have the upper Room Lord what hast thou to say I would come in to Solemnize and celebrate with thee My Marriage Covenant and Feast my Dove Oh! ope to me Is this the thing why thou 'dst come in we can't bear thy complaint My Love my Choice is this thy Voice our Souls are like to faint O Lord come in thy Fingers in we feel our Locks to move We'v'e heard thee say Love come away my Sister and my Dove Come in thy Room thou bruised Lamb tell us of Love to Day The wrath thou 'st born and overgon oh tell thy Dallilah Come with me then my Love my Dove come view the cursed Tree Come view the Cross see where I lost all my Hearts Blood for thee Come view my pierced wounded Hands my bruised Sides come see My Feet that trip't or'e Hills to bring tydings of Joy to thee Why should thy cursed Unbelief bring me again to dye Do but Believe and I am thine to all Eternity HYMN XXXVII JEsus our Shepherd's here to Day he in his Fold is come To take the weak Lambs in his Arms and feed the Ewes with young Altho' the weak ones go astray they are yet dear to him Because the Father on him lay the Guilt of every Sin The strong ones he enables more the weak that are behind He takes up in his Bosom and their Wounds and Bruises binds The Lambs are in their Jesus Arms they hear his Bowels sound He keeps them close from any Harms their Hands are in his Wounds They are so near unto his Heart he hears their cry and moan His Bowels answer them my Grace sufficient is alone They will not keep i' th' Bands of Grace nor by the Waters clear But stray in un-forbidden Grounds of doubting and despair He brings them back again and makes himself a Wall about Salvation Banks on ev'ry side they may no more go out Their Pasture's green and flourishing for Grace doth ne're decay They cannot want or Hungry be except they go astray They that are weak and cannot go they may lye down and rest Solace themselves in Pastures green and eat
henceforth faithful be according to thy Will Thy Grace doth aggravate our sin oh might it kill the same Then shall we Angel-like begin to praise thy Glorious Name Hosanna to King c. HYMN XXXVI WHat Daintyes doth our Lord prepare what Guests doth he invite May Worms divide such curious Fare doubtless 't is not their Right Poor Beggers are not serv'd in state their posture is to stand Their proper place is at the Gate Crusts only fit their Hand How comes it then to pass that we that we are bid draw near That we are bid sit down by thee and welcome to such Chear Ah! not because we are not poor have we this favour found But mercy is with thee in store that only is the Ground Oh! blessed be the Lord of Love who ask't not what we were But bad his only Son remove that so we might draw near Since thou hast made our Souls a Feast oh make us thankful too And whilst some others praise in jest let us both say and do Hosanna to King c. HYMN XXXVII THat glorious Grace that Grace of Love that Grace of Love divine How clearly doth it from above upon our Faces shine Love was at work before we were five Thousand Years or more Time only makes those things appear that Love hath wrought before Like silly Sheep we wandring went we went we know not where Love cry'd as we to Hell were bent this is the way walk here In a short Time and for poor Crumbs we all our Portion spent Love freely gave far greater Sums than what before were lent Our only danger is from sin thence comes the greatest harm But Love hath safely Hedg'd us in with it's iâ— closing Arm. How can we now but with him walk when Love hath pav'd our way Oh! let 's not spend our Time in Talk let 's run let 's make no stay Hosanna to King c. HYMN XXXVIII VVHat shall we say dear God! to thee how shall we praise thy Name Fain would we somewhat thankful be silence will speak our shame But can we by a word or two think to express thy praise Words are poor things what shall we do Tongues talk but practice pays And yet alas what can we do what should our Present be Thou art so high and we so low how can these Hands reach thee But tho' our Crowns can never reach nor fit thy Glorious Head Yet at thy Feast thou dost us teach our Robes of praise to spread And tho' thy Rent we cannot make 'till thou shalt bless our store Yet Lord we pray thee stoop and take this mite 'till we have more The Grace of Christ whereon we stand doth some Advantage give Do thou but lend thy raising Hand we then with thee shall live Hosanna to King c. HYMN XXXIX WHence comes it that this Bread and Wine such Soul refreshing yeild This Springs not from the common Vine nor grows in ev'ry Field 'T is curious Fare this Childrens Bread it is both Bread and Meat Whereby we are both Taught and Fed which we may safely eat It breeds no Worms nor shall they dye who truly eat this Bread The Feeder is Transform'd thereby and no bad Humour Fed. 'T is no intoxicating Cup that is put in our Hand Which if we could but drink it up would all our Cares disband O blessed be that gracious Hand that holds and fills the same And gladly would we see that Land from whence this Bread first came Thou Lord who art the God of Peace who art our strength and stay Let Comfort by thy means increase and let the Flesh decay Hosanna to King Davids Son Hosanna to the Christ Who in th' Almighty's name doth come Hosanna in the high'st To him that thus hath loved us and cancel'd out our score In the pure Flood of his own Blood be praise for evermore AMEN FINIS ERRATA PAge 21. line 15. for they read they'â— p. 24. l. 6. r. when l. 7. f. gates Regraces p. 27. l. 11. f. dissolve r. dethronâ— p. 40. l. 4. f. their r. these p. 68. l. 16. f. I le r. thee p. 70. l. 15. f. suppossing r. surpassing p. 81. l. 5. f. frery r. fiery p. 89. l. â—8 f. grace r. grave p. 96. l. 13. f. not r. out p. 118. f. commutations r. commutation p. 123. l. 5. f. melt r. meet p. 124. l. 8. f. whip f. wipe p. 140 l. 19. r. are
Christ receive And pou'r forth praises to thy Christ that thee this faith hath given Go on believing pressing still 'till thou art got to Heaven HYMN III. O! Was it ever known before the Kings own Son should crowned be On purpose for to interceed for a rebellious Enemy Thus our dear Jesus seiz'd his Throne put on his grandure and his state Sat on th' right Hand of Majesty that he might be our Advocate The World can never instance this that Kings should Beggars cause so own As that to think to serve them is beyond the pleasures of a Crown Our dearest Advocate thinks this the chiefest sum of his renown To serve his Children now above the brighest Jewel of his Crown To him are Honour Glory Praise Obedience Love and Service due The all-prevailing Advocate the faithful witness and the true HYMN IV. VVHy are ye cast down Princel ones ye Royal Seed of God What e're 's your frame your Christs the same there 's Hony on his Rod. He bids you ever to rejoyce again he says rejoyce What'ere says Law Sin Satan this is your beloveds voice Why should you be discourag'd you O heirs of free rich Grace For goodly is your heritage and pleasant is your place Whate're discouragements object our Christ can answer all His arm is ready to lift up when we 're about to fall Do we draw back from God because we 're filthy and unclean He cloaths us with his Shining Robes let 's on with boldness then Are we afraid his Heart is chang'd no let us have no dread His heart runs o're with grace and love as much as e'e it did Let 's send up praises unto him let us his name extoll His mercy was from ever sure and so it ever shall HYMN V. WHat free rich grace unmix'd pure The Gospel do's proclaim Moses with all his various rites could never speak so plain Come Saints come also Sinners tast this Water Milk and Wine Wine without dregs that of the Lees our Lord did well refine Here 's Pardon without wrath at all white Garments without stain A Conscience Peace made sure and strong an ease that 's free from pain A perfect conscience Liberty that has no Yoak at all For whom the Son makes free are free and ought to know no thrall Our Jesus suffered once for all and he obtain'd thereby Pardons eternal infinite and perfect Liberty And then he entred once for all not without Blood above His sprinkled Blood on th' Mercy-Seat that ever pleads for love For boundless love for goodness Peace for never ceasing grace God's reconcil'd within our Souls it cries and cries apace HYMN VI. INto what pitch of glory we in Jesus mounted are Far above that had Adam stood which should have been our share Faith do's disclose such mysteries as Adam ne're did see Angels now stoop themselves to pry into this Mysterie In Christ what boundless grace and love what Glory Peace and Hope The Fountains of the Deep break up and Heavens Windows ope What great Salvation then is this the Gospel brings to light Iâ—s so astonishing to Faith what will it be to sight Come Saints admire adore set forth in Songs and Hymns this grace Down down with every Idol Self that steps up in it's place Sinners this Grace is tendred to the vilest of you all Come Sinners come accept this grace the Gospel gives a call Stand not for to dispute and dye free â—ffered grace receive Such love embrace accept such grace O do this grace believe HYMN VII COme let 's return unto the Lord who lov'd wash'd us with his blood Le ts turn to him because he hath declar'd to us that he is good O what a hateful thing is Sin against a God of boundless grace That thus affronts the God of love and Spits in the Redeemers Face What Heart of stone would not be broke to see our Jesus pierc'd by us And that these Murtherers our Sins should wound and tear our Saviour thus What Face confusion will not spread What Soul would not it self abase To see that Jesus loved him in such a wretched Sinful case He lov'd us first O let us love let love constrain us to obey Such a good Master who 'd not serve yea love and honour him alway Come Sinners taste the Grace of God that 's offred freely unto you Come and accept of Christ and then all your repentance will be true Take Christ for Saviour Life Strength your service then won't be in vain Come rest you in the love of Christ you 'l mourn then in a Gospel strain Glory and Honour lasting praise be to our dearest Jesus given Let 's here then praise his name always 'Till swallow'd in that work in Heaven HYMN VIII O What a glorious light is this the Gospel day does bring to us What wondrous Grace of God in Christ does Faith reveal to Sinners thus Both Life and Immortality are by the Gospel brought to light The fair bright day of truth appears beyond what Moses spake by rites How do's the God of love and grace appear our Father and our Lord How does the Gospel this declare in Jesus name and in his word The Lord the Spirit does reveal this truth to our dark consciences By pou'ring in Christs pard'ning blood within he manifesteth this The Gospel that ran free at first hath since been Seal'd with many Seals But Judahs Lion hath prevail'd to open them and he reveals They shall be opened all at last the Lamb will now a Lion be O glorious Lamb and Lion too all praise and honour be to thee HYMN IX OUr Lips let 's move for Songs of love to praise Electing love Send down to our assistance Lord thy Spirit from above Eternal Grace in Jesus Face that shines to 's Bride and Wife That still to bless through righteousness Reigns to Eternal life In praises high let 's magnify adoring bow thereto O Grace Free grace O glorious grace that rescu'd us from woe When God resolv'd that Grace should save a Law of Life came in That at the breaches of this Law grace deluge might or'e Sin And why must Sin then enter in that grace might overflow Since Mounts of Sin can't bound it in Grace boundless is we know Law Death Sin Hell brought to the Field the strength of Grace to try Grace gives a fall unto them all and wins the victory All to attest and manifest thâ— omnipotence of Grace And that it is unchangeable nothing can it efface Tho' we might see it's Sov'reignty Sin 's suffered first alone T' extend it's Empire far and wide and fortify its Throne That as Sin reigned unto Death so Grace might weild the Sword And reign to Life thro' righteousness in Jesus Christ our Lord. HYMN X. WHen Captive Slaves to Sin and Death a Dying Jesus set us free Rais'd from a Dungeon to a Throne O glorious Goal delivery That worst of Rebels may not be for ever ruin'd and undone The
as they are seen with clear unclouded views O! There they hear of nothing else but joyful glorious news Anthems of joys of love and praise And Hallelujah's sung Who would be fond of this vain World this Dross this Dirt this Dung There Saints for ever do behold their dearest Jesus Face There always they admiring are Eternal boundless grace They 're in the House not made with Hands in Heav'n Eternally They dwell and with the Rayes of Christ they shine most gloriously Quite freed from labour sorrow Sin from Cumbrance Peril Pain Then we shall find what e're we did For Christ was not in vain Now Heavens work is here begun the work of singing praise The work and will of God in Christ which there will work always HYMN XXV GLory and praise ascribe always to the Eternal King Ye blessed Saints with Heart and Voice his glorious wonders sing While Christ endures ye are secure ty'd with strong Cov'nant bands Lust never can nor Death nor Man pluck you from Jesus Hands Your Husband Head your Sheppard friend he who engag'd for you Is the Almighty and All-wise unchangeable and true The Covenant on God's great word and Oath most firmly stands The Father 's above all none can pluck from the Fathers Hands He from Eternity Decreed th' Elect should happy be Nor World nor Flesh nor Mans bad heart can alter his Decree O then le ts praise since Heavens joys are in our Souls begun And let our praises like our joys have never never done HYMN XXVI ANd has the high and lofty One that dwells in bright Eternal day Stoop't down t' embrace poor Clods of Earth And dwell in tenements of Clay Ravishing condescending Love O goodness that 's astonishing Who would not warble forth thy praise the wonders of thy glory sing Did ever King dissolve himself to have Communion with the Poor Or lay his Grandeur by t' embrace a base deformed Black-a-moor But the Eternal Majesty the Lord of glory he did so The great Creators boundless love thro' Christ doth to his Creatures flow His Creatures nay his wretched ones his most rebellious Enemies These his delight his Jewels these these are the Apples of his Eyes What shall we say ravish't amaze and where if we could speak begin In silence then let us sink down since such vast depths we 're swallow'd in HYMN XXVII O! What a great High Priest have we with garments shining bright And in whose garments we appear before our God in light Our Priest doth sit upon the Throne a Prophet understood Thence rules and guides as well as saves us with his God-like Blood who 'd not to such a Scepter bow that 's Righteousness and Peace Who would not such Obedience choose that is an holy ease Our King is great Melchizadech and King of Salem too What pleasure Honour glory is' t that he should us subdue O! What an Officer have we Eternal infinite Unchangeable supream most true most glorious pure and bright Eternal honour to our Priest Eternal thanks and praise Let 's Hallelujahs warble forth let 's sing to him always HYMN XXVIII THe train of Heavenly glory fills the Flesh wherein the Godhead dwels The Fathers goodness his bless'd Face whence we receive and grace for grace This is the Mercy Seat and Throne which boundless Grace does sit upon Eternal wisdom does enshrine it's beams in him and thence they shine Hence wicked Rebels for to harm comes forth the thunder of Gods arm All pow'r o're earth or'e hell or'e heav'n is by the Father to him given The beams of inf'nite Holiness do dart most awful thro' his Flesh The Holy Jesus doth declare what holiness in the Godhead are He is a saving gracious Christ the judgment that God did intrust With him doth plainly manifest both to the damned and the just This great foundation that endures Reveals our God more true and sure To summ up all we hence inferr He is the Fathers Character Who would not love this lovely Son this bright this glorious shining one What stammezing Tongue can silent be Or is there an unbowing Knee O! Let his brightness be unfurl'd tell ye his wonders thro' the World Inspired with an holy flame make mention of his awful name HYMN XXIX LET 's not the Holy Spirit grieve but let 's it's motions Mind Saints let us say our Sails are fill'd with this almighty Wind. If vain or wicked we should be in Lip in Life or Heart Or else defile our selves with Pitch the Spirit will depart If we should dare Christs honour slight bâ— in duty negligent The Spirit will be quench't by that whom Son and Father sent When we his Gifts and callings slight and 's message do distrust We then the Spirit do provoke and 's motions do resist When we don't hearken unto him but to the Law within No wonder then we fetter'd are and feel the reign of Sin When we no Heart nor Lip nor Tongue have for his praise to move No wonder he doth cease to tell us stories of Christ's love HYMN XXX JEhovah Jesus O how sweet how healing and how good Is the Almighty vertue of his Godlike Sacred Blood It 's the Eye-Salve that cures the mind it's Gileads Sovereign Balm Dead Souls it quickens and it makes a fleeting conscience calm It wrath removes God reconciles creates a peace within Altho' it daily Crucifies in dwelling lust and Sin 'Tween Davids house and Sauls it sets a constant fatal strife O happy we Altho' it grieves that is a sign of life Oh! pretious Blood O Sacred Flood that in perdition drowns Our lust and sin that reign within but us with glory Crowns Why will the sinner perish since ther 's such an healing Pool Such fountains opened in Christs side to heal his leprous Soul O! Hallelujah ever be sung in Jehovah's praise Who such Salvation wrought to us such glory bliss and joys HYMN XXXI WHat glorious Intercessor's this that lives for us upon the Throne He is arrayed with glory bright and long hath in that glory shone He 's with the greatest honours crown'd advanc'd to highest dignity He 's vested with almighty pow'r above all powers set on high He 's King of Heaven Earth and Hell all things subjected are to him Angels and Devils and mankind both good and bad Death Hell Sin But yet his Children's Minister all this doth for their service own He rules or'e all them for to serve And sits their Priest upon the Throne Thus he employs his powers all his glory might and Majesty His favour and his interest to serve his Childrens liberty This he doth manage every hour and every Moment now above Ev'n our Salvation safety peace and is not this amazing love All honour glory thanks and praise be to this Intercessor given Who for the service of our Faith sits now enthron'd on high in Heav'n HYMN XXXII COme let 's find out our cursed sin and therefore let us go Unto a Crucified Christ and there we
and he shall spoil Death Hell and Sin Blest be Jehovah among us a Spoil is given him with the strong With Joy we witness that our Lord hath had a Portion in this Throng We hope his greatest Lots behind his Death and Sufferings for him plead he that did for poor Sinners dye now ever lives to intercede HYMN XLVII A Hymn sung at Mr. B 's Funeral Sermon 1 Cor. 15. BLest are the Dead that dye in Christ they triumph over Death In falling they do conquer and live in their latest Breath How in the Cahriot of free Grace the sav'd one triumph does And when Death strikes him to the Heart o're Death he triumphs thus O â—rmed Justice what sayst thou death hath no Sting from thee Thou art become my best of Friends whom Jesus hath set free O Law of God! where are thy Swords of threats and sore Deamnds My Jesus Death hath wrested them out of Death's cruel Hands O Sin the bitter Sting of Death both in its filth and guilt My Jesus now destroy'd them quite by th' Blood that he hath spilt Thou cruel Executioner vile Satan what sayst thou I scorn thy Arts Threats and Assaults thou canst not reach me now Thou Conscience that didst use to smart thou now art fully eas'd The Storm that troubled thee now is eternlaly appeas'd But oh poor Sinners what will you do when Death comes to give The Blow that sends you down to Hell without the leaft reprieve Death 's to the good an end of Woe but doth your woe begin Heav'ns Gate to them but Hell 's to you that live and dye in Sin HYMN XLVIII On the Second Sermon THo' the dead Bodies of the Saints thou dost devouring Grave destory Yet in the last Day they shall rise then Grave where is thy Victory When Sea and Grave must them resign and all their Prisons open fly To let the Dead in Christ rise first then Grave where is thy Victory Corrupted drossy Dust and Clay when first they fall the Tombs them have Thence incorruptible they 'l rise then where 's thy Victory O Grave Thou dost prepare their Dust to rise most glorious Bodies bright and free O Grave is this the worst thou doest then Grave where is thy Victory Thou great Alembic dost distil frail mortal Bodies that they be Immortal glorious spiritual then Grave where is thy Victory True thou deprivest and deprav'st by rotting Sinners Carcases For future Woes and Plagues we grant thou hast a Conquest over these HYMN XLIX A Paraphrase on Psalm 113. LO what a pleasant lovely Sight how full of ravishing Delight Is it that Children should agree That are of the same Family 'T is like the consecrated Oyl Rich precious of a fragrant Smell that was divinely pour'd and shed on the High Priest's devoted Head That Smelling sweetly did o're flow His Garment and his Members too O're ev'ry Member it did stream and it perfumed every Hem. Thus the Communion of the Saints Perfumes the Body ' n all its Joynts supples heals and smooths each part and eases ev'ry deadly Smart 'T is like the Dew on Hermon's top That gave a fruitful smiling Drop and like the Dâ—w on Zion's Hill that made it green and grassy still In Zion Blessing 's to be had Our Hearts rejoyce there and are glad there glorious Riches are in store there 's giv'n out Life for evermore HYMN L. O Grace recover'd Sinners should than Adam happier be Than Adam in his best Estate more glorious and more free Faith views obeys loves and enjoys in Christ the God of Grace Beyond what perfect Reason could when with its clearest Face Eternal Sovereign reigning Grace does elect Sinners lead Thro' various Rooms the Courts of Bliss and Glory for to tread First in estate of Happiness in upright Adam blest Fill'd with a perfect natural Bliss but that is not their Rest Down tumble thence to Sin 's Abiss as low as Death and Hell That Grace in raising them from thence might boundless Worth reveal Rais'd unto Faith i' th' Wilderness Faith weak imperfect faint Mixt with Law Guilt and Unbelief with Doubting and Complaint Then to the Canaan of Faith here they pass unto their rest Beginning i' th' New Jerusalem whence Tears and Griefs have ceas'd And having judg'd the World with Christ to Glory have a Call With Christ then swallow'd up in God and God be all in all Glory and Praise in Christ our Head be given unto him Who Love eternal this ordain'd to us when sunk in Sin HYMN LI. ELecting Grace by Justice stopt could not find out a Passage free 'Till the Redeemer stept between and that too from Eternity The Curtains of Election stopt finds vent in Jesus wounded Sides The boundless Sea of God-like Love o'reflow'd in those blest purple Tides Grace through the Righteousness of Christ must Channels find e're the Decree Of God's electing inf'nite Love could perfect and compleated be Conscience can ne're be truly eas'd until Attonement it believes Nothing can cure its Wounds but what to Justice Satisfaction gives The Conscience from dead Works alone the Blood of Christ must pacify The precious Blood o th' Lamb of God from guilt and filth must set us free Hosanna to the God of Grace Hosanna to the God of Love That thro' his wounded pierced Son proclaim'd such Tydings from above HYMN LII THe Gospel does declare Electing Grace alone That 's hid in Christ our great High Priest that sits upon the Throne Our Christ hath dearly bought this Grace and yet 't is free What ever it our Jesus cost 't is free for thee and me Electing Love does you O chosen ones embrace Whilst millions fall on th' right and left ye saved are by Grace What Grace is this indeed that vilest poorest we The most polluted Rebels sunk in deepest Misery Should to this high degree of Honour chosen be Vessels of Mercy to be fill'd with Love eternally Whilst Sinners more refin'd more wise rich mighty all That might have hon'red Jesus more are left to sink i' th fall What Grace distinguishing to me and thee is this That have found out that Pearl of Price which thousands others miss That we should chosen be who might have been as well Of that forelorn and wretched Troop that should have march'd to Hell When we Salvation view in its Foundation Stone We 're made to cry together grace yea grace free grace alone HYMN LIII A HYMN sung on a Day of Thanksgiving set apart by a Church of Christ to celebrate and praise the Lord for his late Favours and Mercies unto them EXalted Praise in Zion waits for him that loves his Zion's Gates His Church he values far more than the Dwellings of Jerusalem There he takes up his resting place there he bestows his glorious Grace There Life and Blessings he commands and there array'd with Glory stands There he his Name and Glory plac'd his Footstool hath with Honour grac'd And there his mighty Horns do spread and
's Crown doth flourish on his Head His House we are if we hold fast our confidence unto the last And firm rejoycing to the end whence still his Blessings down he 'l send It pleas'd our Lord and Master thus to give the Kingdom unto us Who are but low and in distress while shining in his Comliness When in the trying Season we did from his Cause and Banner flee And many did with Idols join yet thou took'st Pity upon thine Though great 's the Blow that did remove thy Servant whom our Souls did love And with fine Wheat had fed us Years that we were sunk in grief of Fears Yet though the Ship was tost in Storms our sleeping Lord secur'd from harm's And did a gracious Message send that we our evil ways amend Mr. H. Then bone to bone did come again through all the Visionary Plain The scattered Members did agree to dwell again in Vnity Oh! boundless Grace that did us know when we were scattered poor and low His Mercy doth for e're endure Oh Love eternal boundless sure Another Prophet came again Mr. S. with Prophesies a Second time We should return and build God's House and he anew would us espouse The Spirit of our Jesus came with that blest Word and did enflame Our Hearts with Zeal and holy Trust and made us favour Zion's dust We rose to build and Christ rose too his Goodness before us did flow His Glory did descend upon our Tabernacle and their shone To Zion then were great resorts and many flockt unto her Courts The golden Gate stood always ope then Achors Vally a door of Hope Oh! boundless grace that did us know when we were scatter'd poor and low His Mercy doth for e're endure Oh! love eternal boundless sure But then a sudden Cloud arose 'tween Christ and us did interpose A night comes on a dawning day our Glory soon was snach't away Our Gold grew on a sudden dim our Crown of Glory fell by sin Our sweet to Gall and Wormwood turn'd and Zion's solemn Meetings mourned Her Paths for the most part untrod deserted by an angry God Her Builders fail the Work doth cease they sliding were to sinful ease The forwardest began to shrink the bearers of the Burdens sink We spent our Months for to complain but then our Lord return'd again Oh boundless grace that did us know when we were scatter'd poor and low His mercy doth for e're endure Oh! love eternal boundless sure Then our beloved came a pace into his Garden with his grace Upon his Bride again to shine and brings his Hony Myrrh and Wine He joyful Messages doth bring makes us of Love and Mercy sing Then various Sinners a great Train are to this Zion born again Now Light and Life with Zion's King come to her Songs anew they sing And Zion's Gates are ope again unto her Flock a numerous train Her Converts very bright and fair her Stones the beauteous Saphires are The Lord their Fellows them above hath ' ointed them with Joy and Love The Lord doth for our quiet care his Arm too for us is made bare Though to this day we do provoke we murmur and we tempt this stroak Yet in this Israel he don't see perversness or iniquity Clad in the Righteousness of Christ our merciful and great High Priest We further glory shall behold he 'll for our Silver give us Gold We yet shall greater things receive if we hold on and do believe Because of all this mighty Grace at this high Throne and resting place We meet to offer up this day the Sacrifice of Thanks and Praise To him the God of Grace and Love that sits upon the Throne above That lives forever evermore we prostrate fall now to adore Worthy's the Lamb upon the Throne that once was slain that once did moan All Power Riches Strength to have all Honour Glory to receive O boundless Grace that did us know when we were scatt'red poor and low His Mercy doth for er'e endure O love eternal boundless sure HYMN LIV. LEt 's sing the praises of the Lamb whose Blood has made us bright And whose Obedience to the Law has made us Perfect white Yea we in him more righteous are then Adam er'e could be With an obedience God-like he O bey'd for thee and mee The Law is fully satisfi'd the Law is honoured too Not a meer Man God-Man obey'd and that was more than due The Law of works cannot condemn nor ought of us demand We gave full satisfaction to 't thro' our Mediators hand We righteous are in a Law-sense and therefore justifi'd Our Jesus risen now doth plead that once obey'd and dy'd Select Hymns BOOK II. HYMN I. ALL ye Seraphic trains above in silence now remain None can set forth electing Love but Jesus that was slain The fathers love to sinners is so great that none can know Nothing but Jesus crucifi'd erecting Love can Show The brightness of electing grace we no where else can see But in those purple Streams alone which Jesus bled for me Come Sinners come behold what Love Christ's bleeding sides did run By faith see Jesus pierc'd for you if you for sin would mourn Your tears like Mary's then will flow when Jesus wounds you See You will abhor your Selves and cry was Jesus pierc'd for me HYMN II. 'T is finish't cry'd our dying Lord when he hung on the tree O what a pleasant sound indeed it 's finish't is to mee Sin that was finish't on the Cross with Christ 't was crucifi'd Our Lord did make an end of Sin when on the Cross he dy'd Wrath it was also finish't too upon our Lord when he Did give himself a sacrifice and naild was to the tree Yea Righteousness was finish't too and was compleated when Our Jesus pou'red forth his Soul for us rebellious Men. 'T is finish't now before the throne Christ's blood doth pleading cry 'T is finish't in the Conscience too it soundeth pleasantly 'T is finish't is a a joyful sound what tongue can silent bee â—aptures of praise let 's sing allways our Jesus unto thee HYMN III. O! thou art fair my Love I Say there is no Spot in thee Not only fair but all fair too no spot in thee I See Whose voice is this I hear so Sweet 't is my beloved's sure That tells me I am now so fair so spotless and so pure My love t is I that tell thee so 't is thy belovea's voice That tells thee thou art now so fair that thou mayst now rejoyce What did he say I now am fair alass how can it be That I that nothing am but spots should now so spotless be Sure he doth mean I shall be so not that I now am fair Can such a vile polluted wretch without a spot appear O stay my love and heark to me I say thou art fair now O stay thy reasoning a while and I will tell thee how My love 't is I have made thee so my bloud has made thee white
relieves His Fruit doth shelter wrap us round not like to Adams Leaves Come This is not forbidden Fruit no no you need nor fear 'T is Jesus that doth bid you eat the Serpent is not here Our Jesus is our Green Fir Tree in him our Fruit is seen In him our Fruit doth ne're decay in him we 're always green The Wind that bloweth where it lists doth now begin to blow Hark! How the South Wind shakes the Fruit and makes it fall below Poor Sinners now begin to see the beauty of the Plant They see in him laid up for them what ever they do want Hark Saints What Sinners say of him how they are by him mov'd As th' Apple Tree among the Trees so is our dear Belov'd Oh Sinners Tell us what you ail'd what makes you thus to cry Our Jesus in not us'd to be so pleasant in your Eye He 's brought us to his Banquet House to Grace he 's brought us too His Banner over us was Love We know not what to do The Love of Jesus is so strong our Heart our Bowels move Stay us with Eaggons our Belov'd we 're sick of Love of Love Bles't be the Lamb for ever more the Lamb upon the Throne Of Blessed be our green Fir Tree in whom's our Fruit alone HYMN XXVIII HOw reigning Grace began to reign from all Eternity And we the Subjects must be made of it why we Oh why Who was before Eternity to hinder Grace to reign Or hinder God to send his Son us to redeem again Who spoke one word when Jesus said I come to do thy Will Who him oppos'd when he came down his God-like Blood to spill When thus our Jesus came on Earth to dye who hindred him Tho' Men and Devils all did cry away away with him Indeed when Death took hold of him the Grace it brought him to Two days it held him in its bonds the Third it let him go Oh! How did Men and Devils strive to get his Body Dead The Devil bruising of his Heel hath got a broken Head Tho' Men his Bloody Murtherers who did him crucifie Who with the Spear did pierce his side yet they were sav'd thereby Oh Law of sin What hast thou got O Satan what hast thou Free reigning Grace through Righteousness was glorify'd by you Altho' we fell as low as Hell from thence we are made free He broke the Barrs of Death and Hell and thus escap't are we Sinners its but a folly then to turn away your Face You 'l certainly be overcome if once you deal with Grace who 'l hinder then when Jesus Calls what Devil will be there That can us hinder when we Mount to meet the Lord i th' Air Let 's sing to th' Honour of his Grace by which with Christ we reign When Jesus comes the second time we 'l rise and sing again HYMN XXIX O Wounding commendation God did commend his only Son That we might reconciled be and thro' his wounds made nigh to thee Thou wicked Rebel was the Man which caus'd the Sword which Justice ran Into his Godlike-side to miss thine wn and pointed be at his But Love to us did make him cry while in this bitter Agony I am to be Baptiz'd for some oh how I long to see it done Oh love Oh Lamb we 've seen thee bleed our Pardons in thy wounds we read And on thy Heart Love Love we spy in Characters of purple dye Oh Love Oh Grace Oh boundless Love 't was it that did our Jesus move And Love will draw Grace will constrain to Love our loving Lord again Amazing melting wounding Love attracting blazing from above Amazing love our Souls does drown'd they 'r scarcely in our Bodies found Oh! Let 's lift up our dazled Eyes to this amazing Sacrifice The Lamb once slain is now above and cloathed with Eternal Love Honour and glory and renown be to the Lamb upon the Throne That once did dye that once was slain that we might with him ever reign HYMN XXX BEhold th' Atonement's offred now the Priest with Blood is gone In th' Holy place and there appears to keep possession Hark! How the Jubile Trumpet sounds which doth to us proclaim We can't sell our Inheritance it comes to us again The Lot of our Inheritance is ours and most secure The Testament is writ and seal'd with Blood of Jesus sure You that have sold your Heritage for Want or Poverty Come to your Lands they 'r not your own this is the Jubile cry Ye Captive Bond-slaves come away That sold your selves for nought The Jubile sounds ye are set free ye 're not your own ye 're bought Honour and glory be to him who doth for us appear Let 's always sing and rest in him this is the Jubile year HYMN XXXI O Boundless boundless Love our Father did commend Which in himself was found alone did not on us depend O Independent Love Oh rich electing Grace Which was hid in our Fathers Heart seen in our Jesus Face Oh Love unchangable Oh Grace to such as we Which no respect to persons had tho' we polluted be What kind of Love is this which through our Jesus flows Thus boundless Love God from above to us vile Rebels shows O Love Eternal Love who can thy Bands unty The sacred Dove says we are lov'd to all Eternity We shall rest in this Love Where're we come or go His Mercies sure do yet endure let the redeem'd say so Alluring Love indeed when we are brought so nigh To thrust our hands in Jesus wounds our Fathers love to spy Oh Soul amazing Love who melts our Hearts indeed Oh! Our beloved we are sick thy Love does so exceed Oh melting Love indeed Oh bleeding Love Oh Grace Love's broken through our Jesus sides each drop of Blood cries Peace Where is that stony Heart that will forbear to break If hardned we should silent be sure Rocks would melt and speak We love to hear of Love because he 's loving bin And this did dearly manifest in blotting out our Sin Oh Love Alluring Love Oh melting Love indeed Oh Love returning Love we 'l come we 'l follow thee with speed HYMN XXXII HEre 's a Physician indeed his Life he layeth down His Hearts Blood he hath poured forth to heal his Patients wound He knows the Sinners sickness that comes to him for relief He knows all our infirmities for he hath born our grief What love like this What love like this nothing can do us good Nothing can heal us of our Wounds but our Physicians Blood To cure sinners sicknesses must the Physician Bleed Must our Physician 's hearts-blood run Oh Bloody cure indeed Look Sinners don't you Jesus see turning himself about Saying who is' t that toucheth me for vertue is gone out You that have toucht his Robes to day cry out 't is me 't is me Behold He saith be of good Chear thy Sins forgiven be Let 's praise our great Physician then who thus for Sinners stood
unto the great immortal King He sav'd us with his God-like Blood He wash't us in that purest Flood our Conscience bath'd hath in that bath and purg'd out thence Sin Hell Wrath. Wee feed on him our Flesh and bone Thereby embodyed into one in him made one with 's Father too who can this God-like Glory shew How did the Father take delight His dearest Son to bruise and smite to free us from the Hellish snare O! glorious Love beyond compare He now the choicest Wine lets run And feeds with us upon his Son his Spikenard casts a pleasant Smell O! let us in his praises dwell We at his Table Drank and Eat We fed were with the Finest Wheat what choicest Dainiets did he dish O! was there ever Love like this What Tast in Heaven hath this Chear If that it be so pleasant here where we shall Drink the newest Wine what manner O! of Love is thine Hosannahs Hallelujahs ring O beauteous Jesus Glorious King bottomless Love O boundless Grace O Glory Glory Glory Praise HYMN IV. THe Story of eternal Love the Spirit told by Bread and Wine That boundless ever-lasting Love that thro' a dying Christ did shine We do shew forth his Death below and he shews forth his Death above He to keep flowing down his Grace and we to see rejoyce and Love Melchizadeck did Abram meet with Bread and Wine the Kings be'ng slain But our Melchizadeck meets us whilst in the heat of Wars and pain This speaks unfathom'd Love indeed love from eternity begun A boundless current in a Round that to Eternity will run Christ loves and pou'rs his Soul to Death the more the Fathers heart doth move To Christ and Christ doth love the more O! here 's a Glorious Round of Love T is in this Love we 're swallow'd up and shall be swallow'd in for aye This is the Ocean Banner Shade this is the bright eternal Day This God of Love in Christ belov'd this God of Grace we will adore We 'l praise and honour and admire now and henceforth forevermore HYMN V. RAvishing Mercy wondrous Love O! come and tast and see O wretched Sinner as I am did Jesus die for me Eternity will scarce suffice t' admire this great decree 'T was from Eternity decreed that Christ should bleed for me What Storyes of Eternal Love Christs bleeding Sides do tell Loves great Epistle he did Write in lines of Blood so well His Mercy Goodness Grace and Love flow'd in those purple Streams To us that so rebellious were we seem like those in Dreams Ravishing Food dilicious Wine the Flesh and Blood of Christ With Joy and Strength we feed upon the Sacrifice and Priest O! Hallelujah Glory Power and Honour be to Thee Thy God and Father and ours too and Spirit Eternally HYMN VI. WE Drunk the Wine th' Fruit of the Vine the Vine that is most true Hereafter we with Christ shall be and then shall Drink it new These are the Daintyes of free Grace and Love's dilicious Fare The Flesh and Blood o th' Son of God O Love beyond compare His God-like Death for us hath wrought a Garment bright and fair In which we 're Spotless without fault O Love beyond compare He comes to reign Hell is in Pain their Teeth the wicked quash Our Lord is nigh and they shall Feel his Rod and Iron-lash But underneath his Shadow we shall of his bounty share Ravish't with Kisses of his Love O! what a Feast is there Fain would we be at home with thee our dearest Jesus fain That in th' embraces of thy Love we ever might remain Love and free Grace come move apace with Love Heart-sick we be O Soul-amazing Shining Love O! why to such as we HYMN VII WHat Glorious Sacrifice is this our Lord and we do feed upon O what a Banquet 's this of Love to feed upon his only Son To eat of his most glorious Flesh O! this is Heav'nly Manna ' ndeed To have communion with that Blood the Son of God for us did Bleed United to the Son of Man with that great God we union have What-ever in the name of Christ we ask we certainly shall have He prays for us we pray in him we rule and triumph in our Head Our mutual Animosities did Bleed to Death with him that Bled Then let us melt with our dear Lord i' th' reconciling Sacrifice Cast our Rebellious weapons down at his blest Feet if we are wise Hâ—sannah to the God of Love Hâ—sannah to the highest one Hâ—sannah to the Prince of Life that sits with pow'r upon the Throne HYMN VIII NE're did the Glory of free Grace so shine as in our dying Friend When he transgression finished and of Sin fully made an end Behold how God the Father lov'd behold how Jesus lov'd indeed T was Love to us triumph't ore all when that the Lamb of God did Bleed Our Garments whitened with his Blood his Love how plesant is the shade Thus in the Fountain bath'd are we and Kings and Priests to God are made O never never did high Love so greatly flow and stream afore As it flow'd from our Jesus Sides and stream'd forth in his Purple gore O! fill us fill us with thy Loves we thirsty are let 's drink our fill Let 's quench our thirst in pard'ning Blood in pard'ning Blood our Lord did spill Our dearest dearest dearest Friend our pretious Husband lovly sweet Let 's hang in thy embraces Lord let 's wash and whipe and kiss thy Feet Thou overcomest with thy Love O! thou dost ravish with thy Grace Behold how beautiful and bright's the glory of thy lovely Face O let 's admiring alwayes Stand O let 's adoring prostrate Fall O boundless free rich glorious Grace in Christ and Christ is all in all Eternal Glory Thanks and Praise be to our Husband and our Lord Still let us celebrate his Praise and glorious Acts with one accord HYMN IX TEll us O Jesus dost thou Love and dost thou Love indeed Why do we ask did we not see thy Love just now to Bleed What greater Love than bleeding Love O Love most ravishing This Song of Love when we 're above we shall forever Sing We saw thy Love flow from thy Heart now in thy Blood that streams It was such overcoming Love we were like those in Dreams O! who can tell the Heart of Christ in all his Glory now To his belov'd distressed ones in mid'st of Storms below Thy heart 's the same as er'e it was as sull of Love and Grace There 's the same pity as er'e was in thy exalted Face Why must we turn away our Eyes thine Image we do bear O! what does ravish thee it is thy Beauty which we wear If beams from thee that dart on us so Sparkling be and bright What must the Sun it self be to the Darkness of the Night Who can behold thy Glory Lord thy glorious Love who can Eternity it self is not sufficient it to scan Flame out our Love
Rock which still our Paths doth meet Come Jesus move we 're sick of Love why stay thy Chariot wheels We pine away while thou dost stay our Souls thy absence feel Thy Mouth 's sweet Kiss let us not miss thy love transcends all Wine But O! what Musick do we hear when thou saist I am thine Still let 's have more still more of thee we ne're enough can have Our jealousy 's as strong as Death as cruel as the Grave Dominion Power and Majesty Thanksgiving Glory Praise In endless Songs angelick Strains and never ceasing Layes Be unto him that Loved us and wash'd us with his Blood And made us Kings and Priests unto his Father and our God HYMN XVI WHo 's this that doth from Eilom come with Garments dyed Red With Scarlet Robes from Bozrah he O how apparelled That Travels in his Mighty strength what answer O he gave 'T is I that speak in Righteousness and Mighty am to save Why 's thy Apparel colour'd so thy Garments dyed Red Like them that on the Vintage work or do the Wine fat tread The Wine-press of his Fathers wrath he all alone hath trod o th' People there was none with him when he was smote of God Awake O brandish't Sword of God against my only Son Tho' Spotless he and Innocent no violence has done He 's as a Lamb to 'th slaughter led yea as a shearing Sheep He quietly yeilds up his Breath and still doth silence keep He freely did to Death submit and did most willingly Pains Tortures Lashes Stripes endure for Rebels such as we HYMN XVII IMmortal Honour Glory Pow'r Strength Wisdom Riches Might Be to the reigning Lamb above that dwells in brightest Light To him that wash'd us in his Blood who having lov'd us first To him that was made sin for us and was for us accurst Who feeds us with his God like flesh and drinks us with his Blood Uniting Faith most choicely feeds and drinks the Wine that 's good Who would not love the dearest Lord most Lovely Bright and Fair Thy love to us all love transcends thou art beyond compare How pleasant was this Fruit to us and language full of Grace Delightful was the company how lovely was his Face O well beloved Jesus fill'd with Glory Grace and Truth All Grace is pour'd upon thy Lips thou hast the Dew of Youth O when shall we come unto thee home to our Fathers House Where thou'lt refine the choicest Wine for thy beloved Spouse Who would not Honour and admire who would not thee adore Who would not throw their Crown below down prostrate thee before Hast sweetest Jesus hast away thy rightful Throne ascend Possess thy Nations fill thy Church with Glory without end HYMN XVIII BEhold the bleeding Lord of Life planted with Arrows like a Grove Planted with Darts of Vengeance thus O Friends what manner then of Love Wounded by his dear Fathers Sword betrayd most falsly with a Kiss By Kindsmen followers murther'd thus what manner O! of Love is this Behold the bloody Clodders fall his pierced Sides and Temples bleed For Sinners thus he 's drench't in 's Blood and is not this then Love indeed Behold the anguish of his Soul thy Sword O Justice stabs him thro For us vile Rebels this he bore how did our Jesus love O how To torments thus resigns his Soul our Husband dearly purchases A filthy and a wretched Bride what manner O! of Love was this To dye for worst of enemies O! this was an amazing Friend What manner Lord of love was thine how didst thou boundless Love commend The Father bruis'd his darling Son and took delight to wound him sore Our Fathers love unto us shone thro' the slain Jesus purple Gore His Sorrows Anguish Blood and Death electing Grace did cause to shine What bruise for us thy darling Son what manner O! of Love was thine O here is Love here 's Love indeed eternal and electing Love A Love that does no limits know that never changes never moves What e're we do this boundless Love runs an eternal Stream of bliss The Flouds of Sin this Love can't quench what manner O! of Love is this This Love the greatest torments bore this Love did groan this Love did Bleed Our Lover thus wept bloody Tears behold how Jesus lov'd indeed HYMN XIX God from eternity decreed to feast in Love with us this Night To feed with us now on his Son and Father so thou tookst delight And didst thou set him then apart to be the Victim of our peace Swearing on him by thy great self thy Love to us should never cease Then our dear Jesus swore for us we ne're rebell should as a'fore And that recov'red was should ne're deface his Glory any the more All his Engagements and his Bonds were sealed by his dying Breath Our Peace and Life are ratify'd unalterable in his Death We now renew our League with thee clasp't in thy reconciled Arms We in our bleeding Jesus saw thy Love and Mercy 's potent charms How Fat the feast how rich the Wine how pleasant was the Company We fed on Christ we drank his Blood whilst with us sat the glorious three Adored Goodness ravish't Love in Streams of Love let 's dip us then The Fountains of the mighty Deeps break up and deluge o're ag'en To Heav'n our Faith was mounted up we are impatient of delay Thy coming hasten Lord to us or let us hast to thee away Why doth thy Chariot pav'd with Grace and Love so soft so slowly move Mean while with Flagons comfort us dear Jesus we are sick of Love HYMN XX. SIng Hallelujahs to the Lamb that reigns for evermore Who made us spotless by his Blood and very bright all o're Our Tongues be then the Spirits Pen that readily may write To sound aloud the Lambs high praise the Spirit will indite What an immortal melody fills the high Heavens now Joyn in Seraphick Symphony you in this Room below Distinguishing and endless Love is the great Song above And let us then that are below sing stories of his Love The Lord of Heaven Heaven left Grace boundless to declare His Fathers Bosom left to tell what thoughts of Love there are Why cam'st thou down to dwell in Flesh tell dearest Jesus pray Was 't to impart thy Fathers Heart to wretched lumps of Clay Why was 't thou poor a Man of grief that heavy Vengeance bore Why was 't thou smitten thus and bruis'd why wast thou wounded sore Why in such bitter agony why bloody clodders fall Why didst thou drink the Cup of Wrath and drink up Dregs and all Hark what our bleeding Lord replies hark what his Wounds reply This was to testify my Love from all Eternity My Fathers Love does shine in mine my Groans his Love indite Eternal and electing Love my Streaming Blood does write Electing Grace my dying Breast did very loudly preach The Fathers Sons and Spirits Love thus Jesus Death did teach Our bleeding Lord was it