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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.
 6. 
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.
 2. 
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.
 7. 
The seuenth dumpe.
  
To him that made these Hymnes.
  
To him that made these hymns

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The fourth Song.

Christ speakes to his spouse.

1

Deere spouse noe loue is lost on me
To me thou art most svveete,
To see thee clad in clothes of grace
With rings, & roabs most meete.

2

I ioy, I like, I loue thee deere,
Hovve faire, hovve fresh art thou?
None like to thee in shine of face,
As I looke on thee novve.

3

Hovve chast, hovve choice art thou my deere?
Thine eies like doues doe looke.
Thine hart, thy mind, thy thoughts, thy all.
I vvrite thē in my booke

The spouse speakes to Christ.

4

Nay thou my deere thou art the cheefe
The choice, the sunne, the shine.
From thee o Christ I haue these raies
For they are none of mine
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Christ speakes to his spouse.

5

Thou art o Christ full of this grace
Thou art the sea the spring;
And from thee I doe take these streames
& to thee thē doe bring

6

As thankes for all thy loue to me,
And to thy saincts each one;
Who troope in bands to serue thee still,
Though here they vveepe, & mone.

7

For they are sure to rest in blisse
When thou shalt call them home
From out this sea of sobs, & sighes
That doth soe frett, & fome
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