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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.

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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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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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PART IV. Containing SACRED HYMNS Illustrating the glorious Excellencies of God's holy WORD, and blessed Gospel.

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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.

PART V. Containing SACRED HYMNS Setting out and illustrating the transcendent Excellencies of the GRACES of the HOLY SPIRIT.

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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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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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PART VIII. SACRED HYMNS of Praise, on several Occasions: As they have been sung in several Congregations.

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PART IX. Containing part of some Select PSALMS of DAVID.

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HYMN 93.

[The Scripture broken cannot be]

Joh. 10. 35. And the Scripures cannot be broken, &c.

The Scripture broken cannot be,
Let Men think what they will,
Such, such is their veracity,
God will his VVord fulfill.

VVhatever thou, O Lord, hast said,
Accomplished shall be;
No Promise past, nor Threat delay'd,
No Soul shall ever see;

Because they are Diuine we know,
Of such Authority,
That they from thee alone do flow,
VVho will not, cannot lye.

Let Saints therefore rejoyce and sing,
For they from hence may see

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Great comfort unto them does spring
To all eternity;

For what thou hast, Lord, promised
To such who do believe,
As 'tis contained in thy VVord,
The same they shall receive:

But wo unto all wicked Ones,
Their doom appears hereby;
For if they live and die in sin,
In Hell they all must lye.

All praise to thee, O God, alone,
VVhose VVord we know shall stand;
Let all such sing who it believe,
And yield to thy command,

VVho will do all, and do no more
Than written they do fee,
These, these shall sing, and thee adore
Unto eternity.