Spiritual Melody, Part 1
PART I. THE INTRODUCTION.
ALL praiſe be given to the Lord,
Who condeſcends ſo low,
For to unfold deep things to us,
By things which we do know.
Lord give us more Knowledge divine,
Thy Word Explain to us,
That we may find thoſe things of thine
To be indeed precious.
Pour forth thy Spirit on us, Lord,
Deep Myſteries to know,
That we may find Grace in our Souls,
And in it alſo grow:
And by it may be help'd alwayes
Thy Praiſes to ſing forth,
And live alſo unto thy praiſe
Whilſt we are on the Earth.
PART I. SACRED HYMNS, Setting forth The Glory and excellent Perfections of GOD the FATHER.
HYMN 1. God a Father.
Math. 5.16.
Glorifie your Father which is in Heaven.
1
A Father doth his Child beget,
So we begotten are,
By thy own Word and Spirit Lord,
And do thine Image bear.
2
He likewiſe doth his Children cloath,
And doth them alſo love;
So thou moſt richly cloaths all ſuch
That are born from above.
3
A Father feeds and does protect
Such who his Children be:
So thou doſt feed and ſave all thoſe
Who do belong to thee.
4
And alſo doth delight in them
Who him reſemble do:
To ſuch who are moſt like to thee,
Thou doſt chief favour ſhow.
Second Part.
5
A Father loves his Children ſhould
All live in Unity;
So thou delights to ſee thy Saints
Walk in ſweet Harmony.
6
He ever does o'relook the faults,
Which he in them does ſpy:
So all thy People's faults likewiſe
Thou doſt, O Lord, paſs by.
7
'Tis a high honour to deſcend
From ſuch who Noble be;
Kings Children are all but baſe born,
To thoſe, Lord, born of thee.
8
Rich Parents may ſoon poor be made,
And alſo they do die:
Thou Lord art rich, and ſo wilt be
Unto Eternity.
9
All praiſe and glory unto God
Our Father, be therefore:
And unto Chriſt that ranſom'd us,
Be Praiſe for evermore.
HYMN 2. God a Portion.
Pſal. 73.26. God the Portion of his People.
1
A Portion Lord thou didſt deſign
On thine for to beſtow;
Nought didſt thou think was good enough
For them of things below.
2
Nor things in Heaven, which excell,
And therefore doſt impart,
Thy ſelf as the Portion alone
Of all upright in Heart.
3
Who then is able to conceive
How rich thy Children are?
For they have all, ſince they have thee,
And each an equal ſhare.
4
All have a God, all have a Chriſt,
Nay, all that thou haſt too;
Each one hath thee intirely,
This does their Riches ſhow.
5
And they, Lord, never ſhall have leſs,
Their Portion can't be ſpent,
Nor treacherouſly by wicked ones
From them it can't be rent.
6
Fire can't their bleſs'd Portion burn,
Nor Thieves ſteal it away;
Nor Moths, nor Ruſt, it can't corrupt,
O happy, happy they!
The ſecond Part.
7
All things are theirs who have thee Lord,
Thô under age they be:
But yet that day will quickly come
Of their Felicity.
8
When full poſſeſſion they ſhall have
Of all that is their own,
And every one of them thou wilt
With laſting Glory Crown.
9
This Portion, ah, how doth it ſuit!
And anſwer every want,
And fully does it ſatisfie
The Soul of every Saint.
10
All Glory and high praiſe therefore
Let us together ſing,
To God the Father, and the Son,
From whence ſuch Riches ſpring.
HYMN 2. God our dwelling place.
Pſal. 90.1. God the Saints dwelling place.
1
THy Saints Lord have a dwelling ſtrong,
And thou that dwelling art,
No habitation like to this,
Hath any haughty Heart.
2
For 'tis the low and humble Soul
That in the Lord does dwell:
Where ſuch do reſt, and have repoſe,
This dwelling doth excell.
3
A houſe, ah 'tis our home always,
And when we abſent be:
How do we long for to return,
So do our Soul till we
4
Return again unto our God,
When we from thee do ſtray:
O bring us to our bleſs'd abode,
Chriſt Jeſus is the Way.
5
We here no perfect reſt ſhall find,
Untill we fixed are
In our brave houſe that is above,
No Palace like to it here.
The ſecond Part.
1
A Houſe preſerves from heat and cold,
From Winds and cruel ſtorms;
Thoſe who Lord dwell in thee are bold,
Being ſafe from fear of harms.
2
And in our Houſe our comforts lie,
And all our chiefeſt treaſure:
God is our Joy, our Souls delight,
In whom is ſweeteſt pleaſure.
3
Propriety unto a houſe
Doth make it valued;
Our intereſt in our God, alone,
Makes us lift up our head.
4
In a great Houſe are many Rooms
To dine and alſo lye,
Rare ſecret Chambers alſo we
Do in thee clearly ſpy.
5
Each Attribute is as a Room
Whither thy Saints do go
By precious Acts of Faith, and then
Nothing they fear below.
6
Another houſe, thô ſtately 'tis,
It may be batter'd down;
But thou art ſuch a Houſe, O Lord,
That can't be overthrown.
7
Haſt then away to your abode,
Let all with ſpeed haſt home,
For dreadful ſtorms you may expect
Will very quickly come.
The Third Part. Chambers of Safety.
1
O come, O come, Gods people all,
With ſpeed haſt ye away,
Enter your Chambers great and ſmall,
No longer do you ſtay:
2
For God, the mighty God above,
Is riſing out of 's place,
And will the Hills and Mountains move,
And Vengeance pour apace.
3
There is a way found out that ye
May be ſecured,
When Sinners ſhall conſumed be
Who baſely are miſled.
4
Doth it not thunder afar off,
It Lightens alſo ſore:
O tremble all, and do not ſcoff,
For hark 'tis more and more.
5
Children get home, and do not ſtay,
Haſt to your dwelling place;
For if you make the leaſt delay,
Then ſad may be your caſe.
6
All who abroad or in the Fields
Do fooliſhly remain,
They may as the Egyptians were,
Be ruined and ſlain.
Iſa. 26.20. A Storm a coming.
1
O Quake ye who moſt guilty are,
Who love and live in ſin;
For God will ſuddenly break forth,
As uſual hath not been.
2
But ſing ye Saints, and joyfull be,
Chriſts Kingdom does draw near,
Do you leave all Iniquity,
And nothing do you fear.
3
The ſhaking times that are at hand,
Will bring Great Babel down:
And then will God ſave this our Land,
And Saints with Bleſſings Crown.
4
Therefore if ye in Chriſt are found
To every Duty led,
And have your Hearts ſincere and ſound,
Look up, lift up your head.
5
For your Redemption does draw near,
Gods praiſes ſing therefore:
Unto his call do you adhere,
Then ſing for evermore.
HYMN 4. God a Husbandman.
Joh. 15.1. God compared to a Husbandman.
1
RIch Husbandmen have Houſe and Land
Both moiſt and alſo dry,
God o're the Earth hath the Command,
And true propriety.
2
The beaſts of th' field and fowls of th' Air,
With Silver, and the Gold
Is all the Lords, yea, and what elſe
Our Eyes can here behold.
3
He may give it to whom he will,
And then take it away:
He makes men rich, and makes them poor,
And none dare him gain-ſay.
4
Some ground he plows and ſows it then
With choice and precious ſeeds;
Whilſt other ground does barren lie,
Eat up and ſpoil'd with Weeds.
5
And who ſhall ſay what doeſt thou,
He may do what he will;
All are thine own, what e're thou doſt,
Yet thou art righteous ſtill.
The ſecond Part.
1
A Husbandman knows very well,
His ground will barren be,
Unleſs it is well manured,
No profit he can ſee.
2
Even ſo unleſs the fallow ground
Of thy baſe wicked heart
Be broken up, it will be found
That thou moſt barren art.
3
A Husbandman does ſpare no coſt,
Nor grudge at his great pains,
That ſo he may his ground make good,
When he his end obtains.
4
So God likewiſe thinks nought too much
Who does great coſt beſtow
On Souls of men, when they prove ſuch
Who forth his Glory ſhow.
5
A Husbandman his Trees doth prune,
More fruitful them to make,
But branches that unfruitful be,
Such off the Trees does take.
6
And thus doth God by all thoſe men
Who by profeſſion are
In Jeſus Chriſt, who barren prove,
Them long he will not ſpare.
7
But ſuch that fruitful Branches be,
He purges every one,
And abundantly ſhall they bring forth,
Before that he has done.
8
As God doth ſow, ſo he likewiſe
Doth cauſe the rain to fall,
That ſo his Vineyard flouriſh may,
And's Trees be fruitful all.
9
Which other Husbandmen can't do,
Nor can they change the ſoyl;
But God can make Mens hearts moſt good
Which naturally were vile.
10
All praiſe to him therefore let's give,
And ſet his glory forth,
And fruitfully unto him live,
Whilſt we do live on earth.
HYMN 5. God the chief Builder.
Heb. 3.4. God the chief Builder.
1
HE that did build all things is God,
'Tis he and he alone
That made the world, and all things in't,
Praiſe ye the Holy One.
2
And he laid the Foundation ſure
Of th' Earth and Heaven too,
Which long have been, and ſtill endure,
Will put them down alſo.
3
'Tis he that built his Glorious Church,
And laid the corner ſtone,
In all the Earth there is None ſuch,
O praiſe the Holy One.
4
With precious Stones he hath it built,
Yea, living ones they are,
And by his Spirit ſo compact,
'Tis far beyond compare.
5
The Timber, and the Stones by him
Were ſquared curiouſly,
That all the Buildings in the World,
With this cannot come nigh.
6
The matter and the form alſo,
Did he alone ordain,
No alteration muſt be made,
Upon eternal pain.
7
All other Builders Servants have
To labour with their hands;
Who according to the pattern act,
And juſt as he commands.
8
So Miniſters God does imploy,
Who muſt the pattern know,
And if they alter any thing,
They do their folly ſhow.
9
The Rule it is Gods Holy Word,
Would you the Pattern view,
'Tis the firſt Church the Lord did build,
As th' Apoſtles Acts do ſhew.
The ſecond Part.
1
Nothing but precious Stones muſt be
On the foundation plac'd,
By ſuch who wood or ſtubble build
This fabrick is diſgrac'd.
2
And they will ſuffer loſs thereby
When it comes to be try'd,
Becauſe ſuch ſtuff cannot endure,
Their work will not abide.
3
Then ſee all ye who are call'd Saints,
That you are precious Gold,
I mean ſincere and godly ones,
Whom God loves to behold.
4
And ſee that you his building are,
And in you he does dwell,
If in you he has no abode,
Down you muſt go to Hell.
HYMN 6. God a Man of War.
Exod. 15.3. God a Man of War.
1
GOD is a man of war, and he
Has many Armies, who
Almighty are in ſtrength, therefore
Down ſhall his Foes all go.
2
The Enemies who do ingage
Againſt this Man of war,
Are all infernal pow'rs below,
And ſuch who wicked are.
3
God is a Warriour juſt and good,
And mighty skill he hath,
Before him never any ſtood
In Hell, much leſs on Earth.
4
'Tis for his Glory he does take
The Sword into his hand,
And wo to ſuch who head do make
Againſt his dread Command.
5
In war he is moſt terrible,
If he ſets in array,
The Battel once againſt his Foes,
They'll ſoon melt all away.
6
He'll make the earth to tremble when
He does gird on his Sword,
And cauſe all proud and haughty men
To fall at his own word.
6
If he the Trumpet once does ſound,
And like a Lion roar,
The wicked he will all confound,
And Vengeance on them pour.
8
An Armory and Weapons too
Of Indignation hath,
With Fire and Smoke, and Hail alſo,
He ſoon can ſpoil the Earth.
9
If man provoke him to ariſe,
And ſtir up Jealouſy,
He like a travailling Woman will
Break forth, and loudly cry.
10
A Banner he hath to diſplay,
A white Flag he puts out,
To ſee if Sinners will ſubmit,
Whoſe Courage ſeems ſo ſtout.
11
If they will not lay down their Arms,
And with him make their peace,
Then let them tremble, they ſhall ſee
Incenſed wrath increaſe.
12
And out his bloody Flag will go,
No quarter will he give,
But down they fall both great and ſmall,
And Vengeance ſhall receive.
The ſecond Part.
1
Wo, wo to all ungodly ones,
Who are his bitter Foes;
But happy are all Friends of his,
And ſuch who with him cloſe.
2
Fear not, ye Saints, this Man of war
Is always on your ſide,
And in your quarrel he'll appear,
And equally divide
3
To every man his own juſt Right,
And Sion's Cauſe he'll plead,
And will deſtroy the curſed Whore
That long has flouriſhed.
4
Put hark again, for you muſt know,
God's patience near is gone,
A warning piece he has let off,
The Battel is begun.
5
O ſing, ye Saints, God is come forth,
An alarm he does ſound,
The Trumpets blow, and it is heard
In every quarter round.
6
The Beaſt and curſed Babylon,
Amazed are to hear
What God in England late has done,
But ſtranger things draw near.
7
God forth is coming with a ſhout,
Sing praiſes, ſing praiſes,
He will all his Enemies rout,
And good mens hope it raiſes.
HYMN 7. God a ſtrong Tower.
1
THou art, O Lord, a Tower ſtrong,
And Refuge for the Poor,
And that we might all hide in thee,
Haſt opened a door.
2
Chriſt is the Door that does let us
Into this Tower, where
We may be ſafe, and we all know
No other Door is there.
3
Our defence is in the Lord,
The high and lofty one,
And in thee we moſt ſafe ſhall be,
Till all the trouble's gone.
4
Thou art our Shield and Hiding place
To thee we haſte away,
Fore-ſeeing Dangers very nigh,
Dare now no longer ſtay.
5
In thee is ſafety, if we fly,
Our Tower is ſo ſtrong,
We fear no Siege, no Mines can hurt,
Nor do our Tower wrong.
6
Nor can we ſtarve whilſt here we ly,
Thy Stores cannot be ſpent,
In thee is Bread, and all ſupply,
No ways can Foes invent
7
To take our Fort, we fear no Bombs
Nor Cannon though they roar,
But from our Tower the cruel Foes
To pieces ſhall be tore.
The ſecond Part.
1
We in this Tower venture may
All that to us is dear,
Nought can exceed our precious Souls,
Let them be lodged there.
2
Strong Parties garriſon within,
Who oft make ſallies out;
And one of them can in a night
A mighty Army rout.
3
An hundred eighty thouſand men,
Did one of theſe deſtroy,
Of curſed Foes who did ſtrive then,
Gods Iſrael to annoy.
4
A Tower ſtrong is compaſs'd round
With a thick mighty wall,
For to keep off ſuch Foes who do
Pell-mell upon it fall.
5
For Bulwarks God Salvation hath
Appointed for the Poor,
And he a wall of fire is round
About us evermore.
6
Can ſuch who in this Tower are,
Be any time afraid,
All ſuch who know the ſtrength of it,
Can never be diſmaid.
7
Take up your Lodging then within,
Haſte quickly, don't delay,
Caſt off baſe Habits, leave your Sin,
Chriſt Jeſus is the way.
8
Thoſe who would enter into it,
And not by the right Door,
Will ſee themſelves without the walls,
Before this day is o're.
HYMN 8. God compared to a Giant.
Job 16.14
He runneth upon me like a Giant.
1
A Giant is a man of ſtrength,
Both fierce and ſwift alſo,
When like a Giant God appears,
He is provok'd we know,
2
By our great ſins which grievous are
In his moſt bleſſed ſight,
On us therefore as Giants do,
Does he break forth with might.
3
As if he would to pieces tear
Such, whom his Soul doth love,
Yet in his Heart affections dear,
Toward us then does move.
4
'Tis to convince our Souls of ſin,
And us to humble too,
And fit us for ſome glorious work
He has for us to do.
5
And crucifie us to the world,
And to each earthly thing,
That we might ſee from him alone,
Our chiefeſt Joy does ſpring.
6
To exerciſe our Graces too,
This is another end,
That they might their great Luſtre ſhow,
For this does tryals ſend.
7
And Satan might be ſilenced,
Who does Gods Jobs accuſe,
From hence, as you have heard and read,
God thus his Saints does uſe.
8
And that Examples God might have
Of patience, to ſuſtain
Some others of his Children, who
May meet with ſuch like pain.
9
Then do not mourn, ye godly ones,
When on you God does run,
He pities you, and hears your moans,
In mercy will return
10
Again to you, and you ſhall ſee
His ſweet and lovely face;
Therefore ſing ye his praiſes forth,
And prize his glorious Grace.
HYMN 9. God compared to a Potter.
Rom. 9.21.
Hath not the Potter power over the Clay?
1
A Potter does prepare his Clay,
Then does the Veſſel make,
So thou prepares thy work, O Lord,
Which thou doſt undertake.
2
The Earth thou didſt, O Lord, form firſt,
Of which we formed were,
Thou didſt project alſo before,
What Image we ſhould bear.
3
A Potter divers Veſſels makes,
VVhichWhich of different ſizes are,
Some of one form, and others do
Another faſhion bare.
4
So thou haſt different Veſſels too,
Some noble and ſome baſe,
Some curiouſly are wrought within,
Adorned with thy Grace.
5
Some for Honour, and ſome likewiſe
They for diſhonour be,
But who ſhall to the Potter ſay,
VVhy is this done by thee?
6
Mayſt thou not like the Potter do
VVhat ſeems good in thy ſight?
Thou mayſt give Grace, or it deny,
Yet all thou doſt is right.
7
O let us then ſuch Veſſels be,
Moſt lovely to behold,
And gloriouſly to ſhine within,
Being covered o're with Gold.
8
That we thy praiſes may ſet forth,
As being all new made:
Once we were marr'd, but never more
Let our rare Beauty fade.
9
And we will ſing to thee, O Lord,
And raiſe thy name on high,
For we ſhall glorious Veſſels be
To all eternity.
HYMN 10. God like a Lion.
Hoſ. 5.14. God compared to a Lion.
1
I Will like to a Lion be,
I'le tear and will devour,
Thus doſt thou ſay, O holy One,
To ſhew thy wrathful pow'r
2
Againſt the wicked, who provoke
Thee grievouſly each day,
When patience does to fury turn,
Thou'lt ſweep them all away.
3
Who can the prey deliver from
A hungry Lion? ſo
VVho is't can ſave or reſcue ſuch
Thou ſayſt thou willt o're throw?
4
A Lion when enrag'd is fierce,
And all before him fly,
So at thy frowns and dreadful wrath,
How will the wicked cry!
5
VVhen once the Lion's heard to roar,
The Beaſts of th' Foreſt quake,
So when thou doſt in wrath ariſe,
Sad tremblings thou wilt make.
6
But if before a Lion one
Himſelf does proſtrate lie
The Lion will not touch his Life,
But leave him, and paſs by.
7
So thou, O Lord, wilt ſuch forgive,
VVho do themſelves ſubmit,
And by Repentance humbly
Lie proſtrate at thy ſeet.
8
The Lion does ſometimes couch down,
As if aſleep he lay,
But ſoon does riſe with wrathful frowns,
As greedy of his prey.
9
And thus, O Lord, thou ſeem'ſt to ſleep,
And wicked men don't fear,
But as a Lion wilt rouze up,
And them to pieces tear.
10
Then happy you for whom Chriſt made
With God a laſting peace,
'Tis you may ſing, for ſtill you'll find
Your Comforts ſhall increaſe.
HYMN 11. God like a Moth.
Hoſ 5.12.
I will be a Moth to Ephraim.
1
MOths ſecretly do ſeize and eat,
And ſpoil fair Garments quite;
So many times thy Judgments are
Hid from moſt peoples ſight.
2
Moths often ſpoil things rich and rare,
As well as of ſmall worth,
So thou, O Lord, wilt neither ſpare
The poor nor rich of th' earth:
3
All are alike, O Lord, to thee,
If wrath on them do ſeize,
Unſenſibly thou canſt; them ſpoil
Like Moths, if thou doſt pleaſe.
4
A Moth does eat things by degrees,
A little now and then;
So gradually thou doſt deſtroy
Sometimes vile wicked men.
5
Thou like a Moth, art ſometimes Lord,
In Councels Princes truſt,
Who Plots of Enemies can't ſee
Till out they fiercely burſt.
6
And likewiſe in Eſtates of men
Thou as a Moth does come,
Their hopes are great, and much earn they,
But bring but little home.
7
Thou doſt it blaſt, and it conſumes,
Becauſe they don't it uſe
To righteous ends, but baſely it
To their own Luſts abuſe.
8
Strength thus oft-times does waſt away
In Soul and Body too,
And Treaſures of Nations decay,
Tho few that mind it do.
9
Take heed ye Saints of private ſins,
Leſt God does ſecretly
Bring Judgments on you till he hath
Conſum'd you utterly.
HYMN 12. God cries like a trav. Wom.
Iſa. 42.14.
Now will I cry like a travailing woman.
1
LIke as a Woman travailing
Does cry out in her pain,
So thou doſt ſay Lord thou wilt do,
To pour forth wrath amain.
2
Thy Patience and ſweet Lenity
Is almoſt gone, no doubt,
And therefore thou moſt bitterly
Wilt quickly now cry out.
3
A Woman when her travel comes
From crying can't refrain,
So thou wilt cry for Sions ſake
Like her in grievous pain.
4
A woman in her travel ſtrives
Her Child for to bring forth,
So thou deliverance for thy Church
Wilt work throughout the Earth.
5
Afflicted thou doſt ſeem to be
For thy poor Sions ſake,
And therefore on her Enemies
Dread Vengeance thou wilt take.
6
When pangs do on a Woman ſeize,
Deliverance is near.
So of thy Foes thou ſoon wilt eaſe
Thy ſelf it does appear.
7
Behold, ye Saints, Gods Love to you,
And ſing his glorious praiſe,
Your Enemy he will o'rethrow,
And that in theſe laſt dayes.
HYMN 13. God a conſuming Fire.
Heb. 12.29.
For our God is a conſuming Fire.
1
A Conſuming Fire diſmal is,
And terrible to ſee,
So is that wrath of thine, O Lord,
If kindled once it be.
2
Before thy indignation fierce,
What mortal Soul can ſtand?
Thy wrath is poured out like Fire,
Which none can countermand.
3
The Mountains are thrown down by thee,
Thy wrath doth fiercely burn,
And all before thee, thou Lord wilt
To Aſhes quickly turn.
4
Fire breaks forth ſometimes we ſee,
When men are not aware,
So ſhall thy wrath ſurprize the Earth
When men ſecure are.
5
Like to the writing with the hand
On proud Belſhazzar's wall,
So when thou doſt give the Command,
Sinners ſhall tremble all.
6
Fire breaks forth oft times i'th' night,
When men are faſt aſleep,
Which does poor people ſtrangely fright,
And ſorrows on them heap.
7
So in the night of ignorance,
Whilſt Men lye on their beds,
They hear the cry of Fire, Fire,
Juſt burning o're their heads.
The Second Part.
1
A fire alſo conſumes amain,
It famous Cities ſpoyl;
So thou wilt deſolations make
Of Sinners who are vile.
2
Can ſtubble ſtand before fierce flames,
And not conſumed be?
Then may proud wicked Ones likewiſe
Secure themſelves from thee.
3
None can abide thy dreadful wrath,
There is no way to fly;
For thou wilt them deſtroy, O God,
As ſtubble fully dry.
4
Some fires may be quenched quite,
But thine will always burn;
Thy wrath, O Lord, eternal is,
It never will be gone.
5
Fire torments moſt cruelly
Such who into 't are caſt;
So will thy wrath all Enemies,
Which they ſhall feel at laſt.
6
Tremble, you vile and wicked Ones,
Conſider what you do;
On you this fire ſoon ſhall ſeize,
And burn for ever too.
7
But all ye Saints rejoyce and ſing,
God is to you, ye ſee,
A fire to warm, and to give light,
By which you quickn'd be.
8
Ah! happy ſuch behold therefore
The difference between
A wicked and a godly Man,
And praiſe the Lord agen.
HYMN 14. Everlaſting Arms.
Deut. 33.27.
Ʋnderneath are the everlaſting Arms.
1
THou art our Arm of Help, O God
Shall we thy mercy ſee?
An Arm ſtretch'd out of the thick Cloud,
To ſtrenghen ſuch as we.
2
How uſefull is an Arm to us,
The body to defend?
So is thy love and power, Lord,
On which we do depend.
3
The Arm bears up and does ſupport
Such who moſt feeble be;
Thy weak and feeble Saints alſo,
Are, Lord, born up by thee.
4
The Arm the Body does protect,
And ſave it from all harms;
So thou doſt us defend and ſave
By thy Almighty Arms.
5
We with our Arms embrace our Friend,
And hug ſuch we do love;
We by thine Arms of power and grace
Embrac'd are from above.
6
Thy Arm, O Lord is very ſtrong,
The vileſt Soul can'ſt ſave▪
Not ſhortned, but very long,
Thy help let Sinners have.
7
Wo, wo to them, this Arm of thine
In wrath is laid upon;
But happy ſuch who it upholds,
Thrice happy ſuch a one.
8
Remember Saints when you are low,
Whoſe Arms are under you;
And ſing God's praiſe continually,
Who will Salvation ſhow.
HYMN 15. God a Sun and Shield.
Pſal. 84.11.
The Lord God is a Sun and a Shield..
1
THe Lord he is our Sun and Shield,
Our Buckler and Safeguard;
And hence we ſtand, and will not yield,
Though Enemies preſs hard.
2
Like as a Shield the blow keeps off
The Enemy lays on;
So thou keeps off all hurt from us,
And ſaves us every one.
3
Let Foes ſtrike at us as they pleaſe,
On the head, or the heart;
This precious Shield which we do uſe,
Secureth every part.
4
From Sin, from Satan, and the World,
No Dart we need to fear;
Since thou art ſuch a Shield to us,
O God, and Saviour dear.
5
Our Shield, and our great Reward,
To thee all praiſe be given;
Who wilt thy ſaving-help afford,
Until we come to Heaven.
HYMN 16. God a Refuge.
Pſal. 46.1.
God is our Refuge.
1
O Holy and Eternal One,
Thou art a Refuge ſure;
Help us to fly to thee alone,
Whoſe Mercies do endure.
2
A Refuge ſtrong thou art, O Lord,
Help us to fly to thee:
Shall we take hold of thy bleſt Word,
And ſafe for ever be?
3
O Lord we bleſs and praiſe thy Name,
There is a Refuge found;
For us who are purſued hard,
This is a joyful ſound.
4
O Souls, then ſee with ſpeed we pray
To Jeſus Chriſt to fly,
Leſt th' Avenger, through delay,
O retake you, and you die.
5
The way is eaſie to find out,
All ſtumbling blocks are gone;
O haſte with ſpeed, and look about,
Dangers are coming on.
6
God like a Refuge does give eaſe,
And fortifie the Mind;
When horror does on others ſeize,
Security we find.
7
This Refuge never will us fail,
All others will not do;
God never will leave us ſo frail,
But preſent help will ſhew.
8
Of every ſin let us get clear,
Yea, freedom from each guilt;
To Chriſt by Faith let us adhere,
To waſh away all filth.
The Second Part.
1
O Lord to thee, to thee we fly,
A diſmal day's at hand;
But if we leave iniquity,
In ſafety ſhall we ſtand.
2
Under thy Wings with ſpeed we pray
Hide us, Lord, every one;
Then ſafe ſhall we be day and night,
Till all the trouble's gone.
3
And we will thy praiſes ſing forth,
And lift thy Name on high;
And alſo triumph on earth,
Whilſt others howl and cry.
4
All glory unto God, that we
Have ſuch a hiding-place;
Always ſhall we rejoyce in thee,
when we behold thy face.