Spiritual Songs Being the Marrow of the Scripture, in Songs of Praise to Almighty God; from The Old and New Testament. With A Hundred Divine hymns on several Occasions: As now Practised in several Congregations in and about London. The Second Edition; With a Table of Contents. By Benjamin Keach |
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HYMN 74. Jacob's Ladder, a Type of Christ.
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Behold, and Wonder now,in a most sacred Song;
O let's Exalt the Name of Christ,
to him doth Praise belong.
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A Wonder sure it was,and that in every part;
Eor while he lay ith' Virgins Womb
he lay in her own Heart.
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That Son the Mother bore,the Mother did Create;
Both perfect God, and perfect Man,
a Wonder to Relate.
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Lord Christ, thou art the Priest,and yet the Sacrifice:
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and Gift that Sanctifies.
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Thou God-Man, King, and Priest,Almighty art yet Meek;
Thou art most Just yet Merciful,
the guilty cam'st to seek.
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Thou never any fail'd,that sought thee in their need;
Thou never quencht the smoking Flax,
nor broke the bruised Reed.
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Thy Life a wonder was;but here's a wonder more,
That thou that didst all Kingdoms make,
shouldst make thy self so Poor.
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And wonderful it is,[that we this thing do see,]
That thou, who art all Life and Love,
yet few, alass! Love Thee.
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