Spiritual Melody Containing near Three Hundred Sacred Hymns. By Benjamin Keach |
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| 66. | HYMN 66. |
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HYMN 66.
[A great Estate is purchased]
Eph. 1. 13. After ye believed, ye were sealed with that spirit of promise which is the earnest of our inheritance, &c.
[The First Part.]
A great Estate is purchased,
We would Possession have
Of that blessed Inheritance,
An Earnest therefore crave:
We would Possession have
Of that blessed Inheritance,
An Earnest therefore crave:
Was it not purchased, O Lord,
For us by our dear Friend?
O then a Pledge do thou afford,
An Evidence to end
For us by our dear Friend?
O then a Pledge do thou afford,
An Evidence to end
The Controversie that doth rise
Continually within,
If we'll believe our Enemies,
Our Title's lost by sin:
Continually within,
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Our Title's lost by sin:
But we a promise of it have
From thee who can'st not lie,
And therefore now we humby crave
An Earnest speedily.
From thee who can'st not lie,
And therefore now we humby crave
An Earnest speedily.
Like as an Earnest doth confirm,
And give an assurance
Of some great purchase, even so
We all may see from hence
And give an assurance
Of some great purchase, even so
We all may see from hence
God's Spirit is unto our Souls
An Earnest of all good,
Which Jesus Christ did buy for us
With his most precious Blood.
An Earnest of all good,
Which Jesus Christ did buy for us
With his most precious Blood.
And as an Earnest when 'tis given
Doth make the Bargain sure,
So certain shall he have Heaven
This Earnest doth procure.
Doth make the Bargain sure,
So certain shall he have Heaven
This Earnest doth procure.
The second Part.
He that God's Spirit doth obtain
Shall grace and glory have;
For he an Earnest of it hath
From one that can't deceive.
Shall grace and glory have;
For he an Earnest of it hath
From one that can't deceive.
O then come down, O blessed Dove,
Abide thou in our breast,
To be an Earnest of God's love,
And quietly we'll rest;
Abide thou in our breast,
To be an Earnest of God's love,
And quietly we'll rest;
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But cease will not, but always cry
With confidence of Soul,
Thou art our God, O strengthen us,
That none may us controul.
With confidence of Soul,
Thou art our God, O strengthen us,
That none may us controul.
To God the Father, and the Son,
And Holy Ghost therefore,
Be blessing, honour, and renown,
Now and for evermore.
And Holy Ghost therefore,
Be blessing, honour, and renown,
Now and for evermore.
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