Hymn XXXIIII. For Thursday before Easter.
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On this Day, Christ instituted the Sacrament
of his Last-Supper; washed his Disciples
feet; prayed for them, and all the Faithfull;
instructed, warned, exhorted, counselled and comforted
them before his approaching Death, and
Resurrection, &c. In commemoration of these,
and other pertinent Circumstances preceding his
Passion, we do yearly observe this Day.
Sing this as the Lords
Prayer.
[1]
A holy
Sacrament, this day,
To us, thou didst, ô Lord! bequeath,
That, by the same, preserve we may
A due memoriall of thy Death:
And, that we might thereby, to Thee
Misteriously united be.
2
Thy holy-Supper being done.
Thou washedst thy Disciples feet;
Thereby, informing every one
What Lowlinesse for these is meet,
Who thy Disciples would be thought.
(Thy practise foll'wing, as they ought)
3
This Day, thou didst, moreover spend,
To Counsell, Comfort, and to Pray,
That, Satan might not gain his end,
While Death remooved Thee away.
Then, as by thee, it was foresaid;
That night, thy Servant, Thee betraid.
4
Yea, they, that night from Thee did fly,
Who promis'd constant to abide:
Ev'n He, who vow'd for Thee to dye,
With Oaths and Curses, thee deni'd.
To shew that we soon fall from grace,
If in our selves, our Trust we place.
5
Sweet Iesus! teach us to conceive,
What Grief thou felt'st, when thou didst hear,
Thy vowed Friend, his Faith to leave;
And, in thy presence, Thee forswear:
That, we our vowes, may better keep;
And, for our past-denyals weep.
6
Lord, ev'ry passage of this day,
Within our hearts ingrave thou so,
That, we thereby remember may,
Our duties faithfully to doe;
And let our Love, oh God! to Thee,
In Life, and Death, unchanged be.
