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] |
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The fift speach.
Christ speakes to his church
1
Though thou my church didst me not seeke,But putts me farre thee fro,
Yet novve thou dost looke back to me
I vvill not serue thee so.
2
But I vill come, & dvvell vvith theeIn grace, in loue, in avve.
I vvill thee ioy, in mirth, & glee,
And teach to thee my lavve.
3
Turne backe thine eies frō me my deereThat are thus fixt on me
Thy strength of faith doth ioy me so
That I mind none, but thee.
4
The men that feede thy soule vvith foodeHaue all one hart, one tongue
They tune all like a quire of saincts
They sound forth all one songe.
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Christ speaketh to his church.
5
So that their paines are not in vaineThey bring to me much fruit.
They cry, & call to me for helpe,
And I doe heare their suite.
6
Thy locks, thy lookes, are seene so faireThy blush, thy smile so svveet.
That I doe ioy in them that teach
Those things that are so meete
7
Though kings, & queenes, & all folk elseMy name, my loue doe vse,
Yet on thee, on thee loue I looke
On thee I thinke I muse.
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