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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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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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HYMN 142. Of Heaven.
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HYMN 144.
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HYMN 145. Of Hell.
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HYMN 146.
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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 131.

[Darkness sometimes, Lord, doth invade]

Lam. 3. 2. And brought me into darkness.

Darkness sometimes, Lord, doth invade
The Children of the Day;
Yet we should, when we want sweet Light,
Our Souls upon thee stay.
The Sun sometimes is hid from us,
And then with us 'tis Night;
So Darkness doth upon us seize,
When we have lost the sight
Of thee, O Lord, if thou art hid,
That we can't see thy face;
O then 'tis night, and we bewail
Our sad and woful case.
But though dark Clouds do cover us,
And we are in the night;
Yet will our Sun rise up and shine,
And we shall have sweet light.
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But O how sad and comfortless
Is it i'th' dark to dwell!
But what's the darkness Saints see here,
To th'darkness that's in Hell!
Then do not mourn, ye gracious Souls,
Your darkness soon will fly,
And you shall precious Light enjoy
Unto eternity.
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