Spiritual Songs, or, Songs of Praise to Almighty God Upon several Occasions Together with The Song of Songs Which is Solomons. First Turn'd, then Paraphrased in English Verse. The Second Edition, Corrected, with an Addition of a Sacred Poem on Dives and Lazarus [by John Mason] |
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The PARAPHRASE. Chap. I.
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The PARAPHRASE. Chap. I.
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The PARAPHRASE. Chap. I.
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Now will I Sing of Christ the KingAnd of his Church the Queen.
The Song of Songs to them belongs,
Where their pure Flames are seen.
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Let my dear Saviours Love appearBy some assuring Sign
Thou, Lord, my fainting Soul dost Chear,
When thou say'st, I am thine
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And drink the richest VVine;
My Feast doth all their Feasts exceed,
VVhen thou say'st, I am thine.
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Thy word which Sounds thy mighty Fame,And how good thou hast been,
Doth so revive that for the Sime,
Soules love Thee, tho' unseen;
Souls of an Heavenly make and Frame,
The Joyful Heires of Grace,
Do tast such Sweetness in thy Name,
They long to see thy Face.
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Fain would I, but I cannot move;Sin hath Enfeebled Me.
O draw me with thy Cords of Love,
I will Run after Thee.
Thou hear'st, thou draw'st, I come, I come,
Thy Love (my God) is Sweet
Thy prefence-Chamber is the Room
VVhere Soules and Joyes do meet.
Our Earthly pleasures we forget,
To think upon Thy Love.
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On Thee, my Lord, above.
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Tho' I to Strangers Black do SeemAnd under Foot am Trod,
Yet am I Fair in Heavens esteem,
I am the House of God.
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O do not Scorn my outward state,Ye know not what's within.
Whom God doth love, how dare ye hate?
My Saviour hides my Sin.
Profest Church-Members should have brought
Some Comfort to my Mind;
But did they Treat Me as they ought,
Alas they prov'd unkind.
Their Anger did my words controul,
They Bow'd me to their Will,
And so my own immortal Soul
Declin'd and Fared ill.
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Pity my tempted state. O Lord,Whom still I do adore.
O bring Me home by thy good word,
My lapsed Soul Restore.
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Shall I be lost among
False flocks, false doctrines, & false guides,
Which do thine Honour wrong?
CHRIST.
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My Church, to Me the World is dross,And thou a Pearl of price,
And art thou Stray'd and at a Loss?
Attend to my Advice
Look back upon my Church of old
And Mark which way they went;
And let thy Childrens Eyes behold
The Pastours I have Sent.
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As Pharaohs Horses (Egypts Pride)Is Deem'd the Choicest Breed,
So thou my Church, my Fairest Bride
All Fair ones doth exceed.
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Mans Eyes the outward state behold,Mine Eyes are on thy Heart,
Whilest others Shine with Pearl and Gold,
Through Grace thou Lovely art.
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My Soul that Loves Thee is so gladThy Stock of Grace to see,
I and my Father, we will adde
A New Supply to thee.
The Church
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My King doth Sit in Heaven above,Where Angels do attend.
And from below, my Faith and Love
Shall to my King ascend.
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My Faith ascends unto my Lord,And brings him down to Me.
My Love a Bosom doth afford,
Where He shall Lodged be.
O the Sweet time, as if I was
Reigning in Heaven above;
When once my Soul doth Christ embrace
In Arms of Faith and Love!
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It is so Sweet, when we do meet,My Joyes in Christ exceed
The Sweetest Smells, and Tasts, and Sights;
Which can our Senses Feed.
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My Dearest Church, I do admireThe Beauties of thy Mind,
So meek, so harmless, so intire,
So Faithful and so kind.
The Church.
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My dearest Lord, Thou art the SunBy whose bright Beams I Shine.
And then my Glory first begun,
When thou becamest mine.
Since thou art mine, and I am thine,
A Numerous Race doth Flow
In every place, which to thy Grace
Their Birth and Being ow.
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The Dear Assemblies of thy Saints,VVhere thou my Lord dost dwell,
Are Sweet and pure, and shall endure
Against the Gates of Hell.
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