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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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HYMN 17.
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[The First Part.]
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The second Part.
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The Third Part.
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The fourth Part.
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The fifth Part.
  
Sing this as the Hundredth Psalm.
  
[In thee the Father shines most clear]
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[H]YMN 44.
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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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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 14.

[Thou art our Arm of Help, O God]

Deut. 33. 27. Underneath are the everlasting Arms.

Thou art our Arm of Help, O God
Shall we thy mercy see?
An Arm stretch'd out of the thick Cloud,
To strenghen such as we.
How usefull is an Arm to us,
The body to defend?
So is thy love and power, Lord,
On which we do depend.
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The Arm bears up and does support
Such who most feeble be;
Thy weak and feeble Saints also,
Are, Lord, born up by thee.
The Arm the Body does protect,
And save it from all harms;
So thou dost us defend and save
By thy Almighty Arms.
We with our Arms embrace our Friend,
And hug such we do love;
We by thine Arms of power and grace
Embrac'd are from above.
Thy Arm, O Lord is very strong,
The vilest Soul can'st save:
Not shortned, but very long,
Thy help let Sinners have.
Wo, wo to them, this Arm of thine
In wrath is laid upon;
But happy such who it upholds,
Thrice happy such a one.
Remember Saints when you are low,
Whose Arms are under you;
And sing God's praise continually,
Who will Salvation show.
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