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Spiritual Melody

Containing near Three Hundred Sacred Hymns. By Benjamin Keach
Keach, Benjamin (1640-1704)
  
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PART I. SACRED HYMNS, Setting forth The Glory and excellent Perfections of GOD the FATHER.
  
THE INTRODUCTION.
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HYMN 1.
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HYMN 2.
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HYMN 3.
  
Isa. 26. 20. A Storm a coming.
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HYMN 4.
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HYMN 5.
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HYMN 6.
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HYMN 7.
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HYMN 8.
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HYMN 9.
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HYMN 10.
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HYMN 11.
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HYMN 12.
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HYMN 13.
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HYMN 14.
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HYMN 15.
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HYMN 16.
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PART II SACRED HYMNS To the Praise of Jesus Christ: In which his transcending Excellencies are set forth.
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HYMN 17.
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HYMN 18.
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HYMN 19.
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HYMN 20.
 1. 
[The First Part.]
 2. 
The second Part.
 3. 
The Third Part.
 4. 
The fourth Part.
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The fifth Part.
  
Sing this as the Hundredth Psalm.
  
[In thee the Father shines most clear]
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HYMN 22.
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HYMN 23.
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HYMN 24.
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HYMN 25.
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HYMN 26.
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HYMN 27.
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HYMN 28.
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HYMN 29.
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HYMN 30.
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HYMN 31.
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HYMN 32.
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HYMN 33.
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HYMN 34.
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HYMN 35.
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HYMN 36.
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HYMN 37.
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HYMN 38.
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HYMN 38.
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HYMN 39.
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HYMN 40.
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HYMN 41.
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HYMN 43.
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[H]YMN 44.
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HYMN 45.
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HYMN 46.
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HYMN 47.
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HYMN 48.
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HYMN 49.
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HYMN 50.
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HYMN 51.
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HYMN 52.
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HYMN 53.
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HYMN 54.
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HYMN 55.
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HYMN 56.
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HYMN 57.
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HYMN 58.
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HYMN 59.
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HYMN 60.
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HYMN 61.
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HYMN 62.
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HYMN 63.
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HYMN 64.
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HYMN 65.
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HYMN 66.
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PART III. Containing Sacred Hymns of Praise ON THE Glorious Excellencies of the Holy Ghost, Or Third Person of the blessed Trinity.
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HYMN 67.
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HYMN 68.
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HYMN 69.
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HYMN 70.
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HYMN 66.
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HYMN 72.
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HYMN 73.
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HYMN 74.
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HYMN 75.
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HYMN 76.
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HYMN 77.
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HYMN 78.
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HYMN 79.
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PART IV. Containing SACRED HYMNS Illustrating the glorious Excellencies of God's holy WORD, and blessed Gospel.
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HYMN 80.
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HYMN 81.
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HYMN 82.
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HYMN 83.
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HYMN 84.
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HYMN 85.
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HYMN 86.
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HYMN 87.
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HYMN 88.
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HYMN 89.
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HYMN 90.
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HYMN 91.
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HYMN 92. Hymns on the Divine Authority of the Sacred Scriptures.
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HYMN 93.
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HYMN 94.
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HYMN 95.Psal. 119. 8, 9, 10, 11.
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HYMN 96.
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HYMN 97. The Excellency of the Gospel.
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PART V. Containing SACRED HYMNS Setting out and illustrating the transcendent Excellencies of the GRACES of the HOLY SPIRIT.
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HYMN 98.
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HYMN 99.
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HYMN 100.
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HYMN 101.
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HYMN 102.
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HYMN 103.
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HYMN 104.
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HYMN 105.
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HYMN 106.
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HYMN 107.
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HYMN 108.
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PART VI. Containing divers SACRED HYMNS, Setting forth The Nature, Work, Office, and Excellencies of the holy Angels, and the Spirit or Soul of Man.
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HYMN 109.
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HYMN 110.
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HYMN 111.
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HYMN 112.
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HYMN 113.
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HYMN 114.
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HYMN 115.
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HYMN 116.
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HYMN 117.
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HYMN 118.
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PART VII. Containing several SACRED HYMNS, Setting forth The Glory of God's CHURCH: Likewise Of Afflictions, the Day of Grace; And of the four last things, viz. Death and Judgment, Heaven and Hell.
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HYMN 119.
 120. 
HYMN 120.
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HYMN 121.
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HYMN 122.
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HYMN 123.
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HYMN 124.
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HYMN 125.
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HYMN 126.
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HYMN 127.
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HYMN 128.
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HYMN 129.
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HYMN 130.
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HYMN 131.
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HYMN 132.
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HYMN 133.
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HYMN 134.
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HYMN 135.
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HYMN 136.
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HYMN 137.
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HYMN 138.
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HYMN 139.
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HYMN 140.
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HYMN 141.
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HYMN 142. Of Heaven.
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HYMN 143.
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HYMN 144.
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HYMN 145. Of Hell.
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HYMN 146.
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The Second Part.
  
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PART VIII. SACRED HYMNS of Praise, on several Occasions: As they have been sung in several Congregations.
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HYMN 147. Sin laid upon Christ.
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HYMN 148.
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HYMN 149.
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HYMN 150. Divine Wrath.
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HYMN 151. .
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HYMN 152.
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HYMN 153.
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HYMN 154.
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HYMN 155.
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HYMN 156.
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HYMN 157.
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HYMN 158. The joyful Sound.
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HYMN 159.
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HYMN 160. The Godly Man's Soul restored.
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HYMN 161.
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HYMN 163. The precious Promises.
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HYMN 164. A Hymn of Praise after the Sacrament.
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HYMN 165. Man's Impotency.
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HYMN 166.
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HYMN 167. Glorious Light shining forth.
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HYMN 168. The panting Soul.
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HYMN 169. Everlasting Rest.
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HYMN 170. Hear, and your Souls shall live.
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HYMN 171. What shall we do?
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HYMN 173. If the Son make you free, &c.
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HYMN 174. A Hymn after a Farewell Sermon.
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HYMN 175. Christ knocks at the Door.
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HYMN 176. The Foot-steps of the Flock.
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HYMN 177.
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HYMN 178.
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HYMN 179. A Hymn of Thanksgiving for our late Deliverance.
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HYMN 180. The power of Prayer.
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HYMN 181. Saints Safety.
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HYMN 182.
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HYMN 183.
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HYMN 184. When recovered after a Fit of Sickness, Sept. 16. 1688
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HYMN 185.
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HYMN 186.
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HYMN 187. The heavenly Feast.
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HYMN 188.
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HYMN 189. The woful Harvest of the Wicked.
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HYMN 190. Christ's Passion and Exaltation.
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HYMN 191.
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HYMN 192. Christ's Humiliation and Exaltation.
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HYMN 193. Signs of the last Day upon us.
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HYMN 194. The Day of Jubilee
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HYMN 195. A Hymn of Praise.
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HYMN 196. The bleeding and wounded Heart.
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HYMN 197. Things done for us.
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HYMN 198. Things done in us.
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HYMN 199. Grace shining.
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HYMN 200. Bread indeed.
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HYMN 201. A Feast of Fat things.
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HYMN 202. Unless ye believe that I am he, &c.
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HYMN 203. The glorious Gift.
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HYMN 204. Christ became poor.
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HYMN 205. A Hymn of Dr. P. taken out of his [Century of select Psalms, p. 201.]
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PART IX. Containing part of some Select PSALMS of DAVID.
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HYMN 206.
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HYMN 207.
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HYMN 208.
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HYMN 209.
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HYMN 210.
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HYMN 211.
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HYMN 212.
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HYMN 213.
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HYMN 214.
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HYMN 215.
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HYMN 216.
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HYMN 217.
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HYMN 218.
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HYMN 219.
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HYMN 220.
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HYMN 221.
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HYMN 222.

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HYMN 84.

[How sweet is Honey, and the Comb]

Psal. 110. 133. How sweet are thy words to my taste! yea, sweeter than Honey unto my mouth.

[The First Part.]

How sweet is Honey, and the Comb
In which Honey an found!
But, Lord, thy Word it doth live all,
Its sweetness does abound
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Beyond all things, though ne're so sweet,
There's nothing can it show,
Nor set it forth unto its worth
Of things which are below:
Nothing with it can once compare,
O do but taste and try;
For none but such can ever tell
What good in it doth lye.
If you to Honey add such things
Which very bitter are,
The bitterness it doth take off,
Nay sweet it doth appear
Unto the taste; so if you do
With great afflictons meet,
If God a Promise gives to you,
The tryal will be sweet.
But though Honey so sweet is found,
Yet some do it not love;
So none do find God's Word most sweet,
But those born from above.

The Second Part.

For the full stomach oft doth loath
Thee Honey-Comb so sweet;
So carnal [illeg.] count God's Word
As poor and sorry Meat.
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Honey is of a purging kind,
God's Word it purges so,
It doth make clean both Heart and Mind,
The Life and Lip also.
O then be like the pretty Bee
Which doth industriously
From ev'ry Flower she can see
Her self store with Honey.
And now ye Saints who sweetness find
In God's most blessed Word,
Sing forth his Praise with joyful Mind
Joyntly with one accord..
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