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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.
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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.
  
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 first speach.

The spouse speakes to Christ.

1

In bed I sought my loue by night,
But could not find him there,
I sought him but he vvas farre off,
And did not come me neere.

2

I rose, & vvalkt the streates to see
If my soule could him find
Whom I did vvant, yet found I not
The day starre of my mind.

3

Thē rā I straight to those that teach
And vvatch, & vvaite for me
And sayd to thē cā ye shevve novve
Where I my loue might see.

4

And thus halfe spent vvith care, & cost,
My soule gan faint, & faile
Loe then my loue did shevve himselfe,
& vvould not let me quaile
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The spouse speakes to Christ.

5

So that by a nevve acte of faith
I savve vvhere he vvas not.
We misse him in our beds of rest
The vvorld is not his lott.

6

The streets are strayts of cost, & care
Where vve doe lose him quite,
But in the vvord, & soule of man
We feele him in his might.

7

But vvhē I found him hold I tooke
Fast hold on him I layd,
Noe more to part vvith him at all
Then he to me thus sayd.
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