Spiritual Melody Containing near Three Hundred Sacred Hymns. By Benjamin Keach |
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HYMN 153.
[Lord, is there joy in Heav'n above]
Luke 13. 10. Joy in Heaven when Sinners repent.
Lord, is there joy in Heav'n above
VVhen Sinners turn to thee?
Let this our Souls affections move,
To long till it we see.
VVhen Sinners turn to thee?
Let this our Souls affections move,
To long till it we see.
VVhat cause of joy then hath that heart
VVho with repenting tears
Unfeignedly cleaves unto thee,
And to thy ways adheres.!
VVho with repenting tears
Unfeignedly cleaves unto thee,
And to thy ways adheres.!
Shall holy Angels, Lord, rejoyce
In our sweet happiness,
When all the good is unto us,
To them not more nor less?
In our sweet happiness,
When all the good is unto us,
To them not more nor less?
In this they act, Lord, like to thee,
Who for our only good
VVas sacrificed on the Tree,
To wash us in thy Blood:
Who for our only good
VVas sacrificed on the Tree,
To wash us in thy Blood:
And shall not we now learn of thee
To seek the good of others?
And with one heart strive to impart
All comfort to our Brothers?
To seek the good of others?
And with one heart strive to impart
All comfort to our Brothers?
Rejoyce with them that do rejoyce,
This duty let us love;
And then thy VVill we shall fulfill
As Angels do above.
This duty let us love;
And then thy VVill we shall fulfill
As Angels do above.
But what a low and carnal heart
Hath he, whoe're he be,
VVho being full, will not impart
To those in misery!
Hath he, whoe're he be,
VVho being full, will not impart
To those in misery!
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To pity, and not to relieve,
Doth certainly declare
Such never did God's Grace receive
In truth, nor are sincere.
Doth certainly declare
Such never did God's Grace receive
In truth, nor are sincere.
Acknowledg how you have transgress'd
Against the Lord your God,
And let it be with grief confess'd
What By-Paths you have trod;
Against the Lord your God,
And let it be with grief confess'd
What By-Paths you have trod;
For if we do our sins confess,
Faithful and Just is he,
From sin and all unrighteousness
To cleanse and set us free.
Faithful and Just is he,
From sin and all unrighteousness
To cleanse and set us free.
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