Spiritual Melody Containing near Three Hundred Sacred Hymns. By Benjamin Keach |
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HYMN 89.
[Thy Word is treasure very rare]
2 Cor. 4. 7. But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, &c.
[The First Part.]
Thy Word is treasure very rare,
For we do often see
Thou dost to Gold the same compare,
And things that glor'ous be.
For we do often see
Thou dost to Gold the same compare,
And things that glor'ous be.
It is, Lord, of so great a worth
No Man can comprehend,
Nor Tongues of Angels set it forth,
All Riches does transcend:
No Man can comprehend,
Nor Tongues of Angels set it forth,
All Riches does transcend:
Ah! such is thy most holy Word,
Through it thy precious love
To us conveyed is, O Lord,
This doth the matter prove
Through it thy precious love
To us conveyed is, O Lord,
This doth the matter prove
That which the best and wisest Men
Esteem'd above all things,
And is the channel that let's in
The joy of divine Springs;
Esteem'd above all things,
And is the channel that let's in
The joy of divine Springs;
And doth enrich the Soul of Man,
And that eternally;
The worth of it there's no one can
Express assuredly.
And that eternally;
The worth of it there's no one can
Express assuredly.
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The Second Part.
Some treasure that in bulk is small,
Yet doth in worth excell;
Such is thy Gospel, blessed Lord,
Thy People know it well.
Yet doth in worth excell;
Such is thy Gospel, blessed Lord,
Thy People know it well.
One Promise is more worth than all
The Gold which the World hath;
If thou dost give it, then we shall
Say, What is all the Earth
The Gold which the World hath;
If thou dost give it, then we shall
Say, What is all the Earth
When unto it compar'd it is?
This Treasure does delight
The Souls of Saints, and makes them sing
To thee both day and night.
This Treasure does delight
The Souls of Saints, and makes them sing
To thee both day and night.
It hath such influence on the Heart,
As earthly Treasure here,
That on thy Word we meditate,
Because our hearts are there
As earthly Treasure here,
That on thy Word we meditate,
Because our hearts are there
Where our chief Treasure even lyes,
On that the heart is set,
And hence it is they it esteem
'Bove their necessary Meat.
On that the heart is set,
And hence it is they it esteem
'Bove their necessary Meat.
This makes Men great and honourable,
Because much Treasure have;
This also frees from care and trouble,
And does not us inslave
Because much Treasure have;
This also frees from care and trouble,
And does not us inslave
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To Dunghil-Earth, as Treasures do,
It raises Souls above
All things that are, O Lord, below,
To joy in thy sweet love.
It raises Souls above
All things that are, O Lord, below,
To joy in thy sweet love.
The Third Part.
Treasure in Earthen Vessels is
Often laid up by us,
And we know very well, so 'tis
The Treasure's ne're the worse:
Often laid up by us,
And we know very well, so 'tis
The Treasure's ne're the worse:
Ev'n so altho' thy Gold is found
In Ministers so mean,
The worth of it doth still abound,
Though some do not esteem
In Ministers so mean,
The worth of it doth still abound,
Though some do not esteem
Of it, because the Vessels are
Despis'd; but there's a day
When they shall glorious appear,
And golden Scepters sway.
Despis'd; but there's a day
When they shall glorious appear,
And golden Scepters sway.
O prize God's faithful Servants then,
Who do inrich your Souls!
O value them above all Men,
And be no longer Fools
Who do inrich your Souls!
O value them above all Men,
And be no longer Fools
To grieve them, and to wear them out
By any means, if ye
Would ever, in the Judgment-day
Christ's face with comfort see;
By any means, if ye
Would ever, in the Judgment-day
Christ's face with comfort see;
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For as you 'steem or dis-esteem
True Preachers of God's Word,
Christ looks upon't as done to him,
Like measures will award;
True Preachers of God's Word,
Christ looks upon't as done to him,
Like measures will award;
And you whom God doth Vessels make
His Treasure to retain,
See that you seek his Praise always,
And don't his Glory stain.
His Treasure to retain,
See that you seek his Praise always,
And don't his Glory stain.
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