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4. VOC.

[Sweet are the thoughts that harbor full content]

Sweet are the thoughts that harbor full content

Sweet are the thoughts that harbor full content delightfull be the ioyes, delightfull be the ioyes that know no care, Such those sweet thoughts that on heau'ns ioyes are bent, that on heau'ns ioyes are bent, are bent, and on celestiall blisse, still thinking are, still thinking are, these ioyes delight, these thoughts content doe send, content do send, content do send, these ioyes delight, these thoughts content doe send, all earthly thoughts and ioyes in sorrow end, in sorrow end, in sorrow end.

[Come lets reioyce]

Come lets reioyce, reioyce vnto our Lord

Come lets reioyce, reioyce vnto our Lord, reioyce vnto our Lord, let vs make ioy, to God our Sauiour, our Sauiour, Come lets reioyce, reioyce vnto our Lord reioyce, reioyce vnto our Lord: let vs make ioy, to God our Sauiour, our Sauiour. Let vs approch to his presence in confession, and in Psalmes, and in Psalmes: Let vs make ioy to him, Let vs make ioy to him, to him, to him. Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia.

[Saint Mary now, but erst the worst of many ]

1. part.

Saint Mary now, Saint Mary now, but erst the worst of many

Saint Mary now, Saint Mary now, but erst the worst of many, when with disheaueld hayres, shee wipt the feete that she with teares had washt beefore, with knees full lowly bent, and many a greiuous groane, to heau'n sent, to heau'n sent, to heau'n sent, to heau'n sent.

[At length to Christ her saddest eies upheauing ]

2. part.

At length, at length to Christ, to Christ her saddest eies vpheauing

At length, at length to Christ, to Christ her saddest eies vpheauing, Deigne holy Lord said she, to cast thine heauenely eye on mee, the sinfulst wretch, to cast thine heauenly eie on mee, the sinfulst wretch with that, with that shee fell, shee fell to ground and wept, and wept as if with teares shee would haue drownd, would haue drownd.

[Bvt hee, the God of loue and mercies wonder ]

3 part.

Bvt hee, but hee the God of loue and mercies wonder

Bvt hee, but hee the God of loue and mercies wonder, seeing the plight shees in, though nothing lesse he lou'd then sinne, nothing lesse hee lou'd then sinne, and many Crimes had brought him into thrall, into thrall, beecause shee loued much, forgaue hir all, forgaue hir all, because shee loued much forgaue hir all, because shee loued much forgaue hir all

[Woe is me, that I am a stranger so long]

Woe is me, that I am a stranger so long

Woe is me, that I am a stranger so long, so long, so long, and that I dwell in the tents of Keadar, of Keadar, I dwell in the tents of Keadar, my soule hath too long dwelt in a strange place, in a strange place, Oh that I had wings like a doue, then would I flie away and bee at rest, and be at rest, then would I flie away, and bee at rest.