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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.

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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 95.Psal. 119. 8, 9, 10, 11.

[Thy Covenants are very deep]

Thy Covenants are very deep,
And full of things profound;
My Soul therefore thy Word will keep
When they are try'd and found.

When Men enter into thy VVord,
They find a Light most clear;
Tho' Fools, yet they, Lord, shall not err
VVhen they to it adhere.

The VVord of God most perfect is,
His Testimony sure;
Converting Souls, and making wise
The simple and obscure.

The Statutes of the Lord are right,
And fill the heart with joys;
The Precepts of the Lord are pure,
Enlightning the Eyes.

The Fear of God is clean also,
And doth endure for ever;
The Judgments of the Lord are true,
And righteous altogether.

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Yea, more than Gold, than much fine Gold
To be embrac'd alway;
The Honey and the Honey-comb
Are not so sweet as they:

They are thy Servants Monitors,
How he his life should frame,
And great Rewards is there for them
VVho do observe the same.