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Songs of Sion

Set for the ioy of gods deere ones, vvho sitt here by the brookes of this vvorlds Babel, & vveepe vvhen they thinke on Hierusalem vvhich is on highe. By W. L. [i.e. William Loe]
Loe, William
  
[epigraph]
  
[dedication]

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An hymne or song. Of seauen straines, or strings set to the tone of seaven sobs, and sighes of a seaven times seauen sad soule for sinne
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The first straine.
  
1. Sighe.
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The second straine.
  
2. Sighe.
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The third straine.
  
3. Sighe.
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The fourth straine.
  
4. Sighe.
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The fift straine.
  
5. Sighe.
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The sixt straine.
  
6. Sighe.
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The seuenth straine.
  
7. Sighe.
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A months minde.
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The first muse.
  
1. Thought.
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The second muse.
  
2. Thought.
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The third muse.
  
3. Thought.
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The fourth muse.
  
4. Thought.
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The fift muse.
  
5. Thought.
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The sixt muse.
  
6. Thought.
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The seuenth muse.
  
7. Thought.
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The eight muse.
  
8. Thought.
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The ninth muse.
  
9. Thought.
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Alls Pauls Prayers.
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The first Prayer.
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The second Prayer.
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The third Prayer.
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The fourth Prayer.
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The fift Prayer.
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The sixt Prayer.
 7. 
The seuenth Prayer
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The song of songs
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The first Song.
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The second Song.
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The third Song.
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The fourth Song.
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The fift Song.
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The sixt Song.
 7. 
The seuenth Song.
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A Canticle, or song.
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The first speach.
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The second speach.
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The third speach.
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The fourth speach.
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The fift speach.
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The sixt speach.
 7. 
The seuenth speach.
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A Canticle, or song.
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The first speach.
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The second speach.
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The third speach.
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The fourth speach.
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The fift speach.
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The sixt speach.
 7. 
The seuenth speach.
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A Canticle, or song.
 1. 
The first speach.
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The second speach.
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The third speach.
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The fourth speach.
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The fift speach.
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The sixt speach.
 7. 
The seuenth speach.
  
A Metaphrase .
  
A Metaphrase .
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A Metaphrase .
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The first depth
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The second depth.
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The third depth.
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The fift depth.
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The sixt depth.
 7. 
The seauenth depth.
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Seauen dumpes
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The first Dumpe.
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The next dumpe.
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The third Dumpe.
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The fourth dumpe.
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The fift dumpe.
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The sixt dumpe.
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The seuenth dumpe.
  
To him that made these Hymnes.
  
To him that made these hymns

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The second Song.

Christ speakes to his spouse.

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O thou my church vvhom I doe loue
For vvhō I shed my bloud
If thou knovve not vvhat thou dost craue,
& hast not seene the good

2

Then gett thee to those flockes of mine
where as they feed by those
Whom I haue sett as giuds for them
That I in loue haue chose.

3

There feed, & fatt thy selfe vvith foode,
That Saincts doe touch, doe tast;
And tune their soules in thankes to me
For loue that aye doth last.

4

For deere thou art to me my loue,
For shape, for strength, for speede:
That none is like to thee my deere
In thought, in vvord, in deede.
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Christ speakes to his spouse.

5

Those parts of thee vvhere loue doth looke
Are set vvith pearls of grace
With stones of price, vvith chaynes of vvorth,
I loue to see thy face.

6

These signes of loue, are seales to thee,
What shall be thine else vvhere
When thou shalt shine in bliss vvith me
O spouse, my loue most deere.

7

There spangs, & specks of gold most pure
Ile add to all the rest.
There shalt thou loue, & liue vvith me
And eke for aye be blest.
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