The Minor Poems of Joseph Beaumont ... Edited from the autograph manuscript with introduction and notes by Eloise Robinson |
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Thou shalt call His Name Jesus
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Thou shalt call His Name Jesus
XsIs it an Incense Cloud yt breaks,
Or is it Balme ye Angell speaks?
Chorus
Ne'r did Arabian Beds inrich ye Skie
Wth such rich breath, nor Easterne feild
So pure & balmy Odours yeild;
Nor Paradise Perfumes ascend so high.
Xs
From his fair lips does Balsame flow,
Or is it Manna that they show?
Chorus
Such soveraine Balsame n'er drop'd on ye Earth;
The kindest Heav'n ne'r showred downe
So noble Manna on its owne
Deare flock, when Wonders were its usuall Birth.
Xs
What is it then, oh who can tell?
Speak Thou thy selfe, sweet Gabriell.
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'Tis Heav'n I speake, from whence I hither came
To show how all its sweets doe lie
Couched in one rich Epitomie
Of wch Great Treasure Jesus is ye Name.
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