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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

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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

To him that made these Hymnes.

To him that made these hymns

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The third Dumpe.

On the third word.

Behold thy mother, Behold thy sonne. John. 19. v. 26. 27

1

See soule if ere the like
Was hard that novve is seene.
That Christ should care in midst of death,
And greefes that vvere so keene.

2

For those that could not helpe,
But savve him in that plight.
Burst soule, and die to see his loue
To her that bare his might.

3

And eke to him vvhose Ioue
Was fixt sure in his breast
That Christ should care in midst of greefe
That he should liue in rest

4

She that vvhose seede did bruse
The head of hell, & death
Hath hart all prest vvith vvoe, and greefe
To see Christ lose his breath

5

O child see that thou loue,
And loke, and long for good
To those that haue thee borne, & bred,
& are thee nighe in bloud.

6

Shall not our Christ loue those
Thinke you, that searue him still,
And haue a care of all such folke
That seeke to doe his vvill?

7

My soule they are all deare
He cares for all their seede,
Ne shall there one that serues our god
Be void of his full meede.