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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
  
[epigraph]
  
[dedication]

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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
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The first straine.
  
1. Sighe.
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The second straine.
  
2. Sighe.
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The third straine.
  
3. Sighe.
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The fourth straine.
  
4. Sighe.
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The fift straine.
  
5. Sighe.
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The sixt straine.
  
6. Sighe.
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The seuenth straine.
  
7. Sighe.
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A months minde.
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The first muse.
  
1. Thought.
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The second muse.
  
2. Thought.
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The third muse.
  
3. Thought.
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The fourth muse.
  
4. Thought.
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The fift muse.
  
5. Thought.
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The sixt muse.
  
6. Thought.
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The seuenth muse.
  
7. Thought.
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The eight muse.
  
8. Thought.
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The ninth muse.
  
9. Thought.
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Alls Pauls Prayers.
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The first Prayer.
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The second Prayer.
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The third Prayer.
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The fourth Prayer.
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The fift Prayer.
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The sixt Prayer.
 7. 
The seuenth Prayer
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The song of songs
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The first Song.
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The second Song.
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The third Song.
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The fourth Song.
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The fift Song.
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The sixt Song.
 7. 
The seuenth Song.
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A Canticle, or song.
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The first speach.
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The second speach.
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The third speach.
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The fourth speach.
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The fift speach.
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The sixt speach.
 7. 
The seuenth speach.
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A Canticle, or song.
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The first speach.
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The second speach.
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The third speach.
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The fourth speach.
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The fift speach.
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The sixt speach.
 7. 
The seuenth speach.
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A Canticle, or song.
 1. 
The first speach.
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The second speach.
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The third speach.
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The fourth speach.
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The fift speach.
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The sixt speach.
 7. 
The seuenth speach.
  
A Metaphrase .
  
A Metaphrase .
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A Metaphrase .
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The first depth
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The second depth.
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The third depth.
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The fift depth.
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The sixt depth.
 7. 
The seauenth depth.
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Seauen dumpes
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The first Dumpe.
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The next dumpe.
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The third Dumpe.
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The fourth dumpe.
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The fift dumpe.
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The sixt dumpe.
 7. 
The seuenth dumpe.
  
To him that made these Hymnes.
  
To him that made these hymns

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The fourth speach.

The old Ievvish Church speaketh.

1

O that I might my Christ once see
Clad in this flesh of mine,
& find him here on earth to dwell
Made one, once of my line.

2

Thē vvould I kisse, & cull my Deere
The vvorld could not me touch,
But if it did I vvould not passe,
Nor think of it so much.

3

Then vvould I bring thee to the light
Though novve pent vp in darke,
And then thou shouldst me teach to knovve
My Christ, my god, by marke

4

Then vvould I feast thee vvith the best
with cupps of loue, & grace.
Thē vvould the soules in Christ be glad
To vevve our rest, & place
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The old Ievvish church speaketh.

5

His left hand then should stay my head
His right hand stay my hart,
& thē I vvould not feare the vvorld
Nor hell, nor death his dart.

6

His heat vvould giue me life halfe dead,
& raise me vp cleane gone,
His light vvould make me shine as pearle
O like him there is none

7

charge you o ye saincts that loue
Dare not to greeue my deere,
Nor once to stirre him vp in ire,
But learne his vvrath to feare,
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