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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.

Isa. 26. 20. A Storm a coming.

HYMN 9.

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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.

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 9.

[A Potter does prepare his Clay]

Rom. 9. 21. Hath not the Potter power over the Clay?

A Potter does prepare his Clay,
Then does the Vessel make,
So thou prepares thy work, O Lord,
Which thou dost undertake.

The Earth thou didst, O Lord, form first,
Of which we formed were,
Thou didst project also before,
What Image we should bear.

A Potter divers Vessels makes,
VVhich of different sizes are,
Some of one form, and others do
Another fashion bare.

So thou hast different Vessels too,
Some noble and some base,
Some curiously are wrought within,
Adorned with thy Grace.

Some for Honour, and some likewise
They for dishonour be,
But who shall to the Potter say,
VVhy is this done by thee?

Mayst thou not like the Potter do
VVhat seems good in thy sight?
Thou mayst give Grace, or it deny,
Yet all thou dost is right.

O let us then such Vessels be,
Most lovely to behold,
And gloriously to shine within,
Being covered o're with Gold.

That we thy praises may set forth,
As being all new made:
Once we were marr'd, but never more
Let our rare Beauty fade.

And we will sing to thee, O Lord,
And raise thy name on high,
For we shall glorious Vessels be
To all eternity.