Halelviah or, Britans Second Remembrancer, bringing to Remembrance (in praisefull and Poenitentiall Hymns, Spirituall Songs, and Morall-Odes): Meditations, advancing the glory of God, in the practise of Pietie and Vertue; and applyed to easie Tunes, to be Sung in Families, &c. Composed in a three-fold Volume, by George Wither. The first, contains Hymns-Occasionall. The second, Hymns-Temporary. The third, Hymns-Personall. That all Persons, according to their Degrees, and Qualities, may at all Times, and upon all eminent Occasions, be remembred to praise God; and to be mindfull of their Duties |
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Hymn XXXIIII. For Thursday before Easter.
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On this Day, Christ instituted the Sacrament of his Last-Supper; washed his Disciples feet; prayed for them, and all the Faithfull; instructed, warned, exhorted, counselled and comforted them before his approaching Death, and Resurrection, &c. In commemoration of these, and other pertinent Circumstances preceding his Passion, we do yearly observe this Day.
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Sing this as the Lords Prayer.
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A holy Sacrament, this day,To us, thou didst, ô Lord! bequeath,
That, by the same, preserve we may
A due memoriall of thy Death:
And, that we might thereby, to Thee
Misteriously united be.
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Thy holy-Supper being done.Thou washedst thy Disciples feet;
Thereby, informing every one
What Lowlinesse for these is meet,
Who thy Disciples would be thought.
(Thy practise foll'wing, as they ought)
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This Day, thou didst, moreover spend,To Counsell, Comfort, and to Pray,
That, Satan might not gain his end,
While Death remooved Thee away.
Then, as by thee, it was foresaid;
That night, thy Servant, Thee betraid.
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Yea, they, that night from Thee did fly,Who promis'd constant to abide:
Ev'n He, who vow'd for Thee to dye,
With Oaths and Curses, thee deni'd.
To shew that we soon fall from grace,
If in our selves, our Trust we place.
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Sweet Iesus! teach us to conceive,What Grief thou felt'st, when thou didst hear,
Thy vowed Friend, his Faith to leave;
And, in thy presence, Thee forswear:
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And, for our past-denyals weep.
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Lord, ev'ry passage of this day,Within our hearts ingrave thou so,
That, we thereby remember may,
Our duties faithfully to doe;
And let our Love, oh God! to Thee,
In Life, and Death, unchanged be.
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