Spiritual Melody Containing near Three Hundred Sacred Hymns. By Benjamin Keach |
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HYMN 53.
[Thou art our Captain General]
Heb. 2. 10. To make the Captain of our Salvation perfect through sufferings.
[The First Part.]
Thou art our Captain General,
Thy Commission sealed is;
Rouze up ye Soldiers great and small,
No Captain like to this.
Thy Commission sealed is;
Rouze up ye Soldiers great and small,
No Captain like to this.
Thou hast the power given thee
To raise a mighty Host,
And thou beats up to bring them in
Daily from every Coast.
To raise a mighty Host,
And thou beats up to bring them in
Daily from every Coast.
'Tis thou dost nominate who shall
Have office under thee,
And they Commissions have likewise
Who rightly entred be.
Have office under thee,
And they Commissions have likewise
Who rightly entred be.
Thou hast thy Soldiers names set down
In thy own Muster-roll,
Within the blessed Book of Life
Is written every Soul:
In thy own Muster-roll,
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Is written every Soul:
And out of that sweet Book of thine
They shall not blotted be,
If they are such thy Father hath
Lord Jesus given to thee.
They shall not blotted be,
If they are such thy Father hath
Lord Jesus given to thee.
Unto our Captain General
A new Song let us sing;
For he that Captain is in Chief
Is our God, and our King.
A new Song let us sing;
For he that Captain is in Chief
Is our God, and our King.
The second Part.
Thou dost, Lord Christ, thy Soldiers lead,
Before them didst thou go;
All Foes by thee are vanquished,
Thou didst triumph also
Before them didst thou go;
All Foes by thee are vanquished,
Thou didst triumph also
Over them all most gloriously,
And perfect now art made,
Has Captive took Captivity,
We'll never be afraid,
And perfect now art made,
Has Captive took Captivity,
We'll never be afraid,
But stand unto our Arms always,
No Quarter we will give;
If thou art with us all our days,
Few Enemies shall live.
No Quarter we will give;
If thou art with us all our days,
Few Enemies shall live.
Let us be well disciplined,
And very skilful be,
And in right paths and foot-steps tread,
And truly follow thee.
And very skilful be,
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And truly follow thee.
No Captain doth his Men advance
To such high dignity;
For each shall have preheminence
To sit on Thrones with thee.
To such high dignity;
For each shall have preheminence
To sit on Thrones with thee.
O then let us lift up our head
O happy Israel,
Christ's Banner over you is spread,
Your glory shall excell.
O happy Israel,
Christ's Banner over you is spread,
Your glory shall excell.
The Third Part.
Thou giv'st the Word too of Command,
What 'tis that we must do;
But never bidst us still to stand,
Nor backward for to go.
What 'tis that we must do;
But never bidst us still to stand,
Nor backward for to go.
We never must, Lord, wheel about,
Nor be as once we were;
But forward march with courage stout,
Without all dread or fear.
Nor be as once we were;
But forward march with courage stout,
Without all dread or fear.
Let's take Example, Lord of thee,
Resist ev'n unto Blood
Before yield to iniquitiy,
Which has us oft withstood.
Resist ev'n unto Blood
Before yield to iniquitiy,
Which has us oft withstood.
'Tis thou hast power to cashier
All such thou dost not like,
If any false-hearted appear,
Their names out thou wilt strike.
All such thou dost not like,
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Their names out thou wilt strike.
No Warriers like to thee in fight,
Thy power and thy skill
Are both of them ev'n infinite,
Who then engage thee will?
Thy power and thy skill
Are both of them ev'n infinite,
Who then engage thee will?
If any should, woe to them all
If once thou draws thy Sword,
And in thy wrath on them dost fall,
They die shall then, O Lord.
If once thou draws thy Sword,
And in thy wrath on them dost fall,
They die shall then, O Lord.
The Fourth Part.
Come in, come in, and list your selves,
You shall have present pay,
Your Souls shall be with grace well stor'd,
Your charges to defray.
You shall have present pay,
Your Souls shall be with grace well stor'd,
Your charges to defray.
'Tis th'ready way to become great
And rich, will you come in?
The Trumpets sound, and Drums do beat
To war against your sin.
And rich, will you come in?
The Trumpets sound, and Drums do beat
To war against your sin.
Will you be on our Captains side?
Ah! if you still stand out,
His Sword e're long will you divide
VVith them that turn about:
Ah! if you still stand out,
His Sword e're long will you divide
VVith them that turn about:
For if Deserters there be found,
Better not to be born,
His wrath to such will so abound,
To pieces they'll be torn.
Better not to be born,
His wrath to such will so abound,
To pieces they'll be torn.
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Ye Saints your Leader follow close,
And see that you do keep
To the Company you have chose,
And from them do not slip.
And see that you do keep
To the Company you have chose,
And from them do not slip.
Lest you Deserters should be thought,
Keep then your place be sure
In that same Truth to which you're brought,
Lest wrath you do procure.
Keep then your place be sure
In that same Truth to which you're brought,
Lest wrath you do procure.
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