Halelviah or, Britans Second Remembrancer, bringing to Remembrance (in praisefull and Poenitentiall Hymns, Spirituall Songs, and Morall-Odes): Meditations, advancing the glory of God, in the practise of Pietie and Vertue; and applyed to easie Tunes, to be Sung in Families, &c. Composed in a three-fold Volume, by George Wither. The first, contains Hymns-Occasionall. The second, Hymns-Temporary. The third, Hymns-Personall. That all Persons, according to their Degrees, and Qualities, may at all Times, and upon all eminent Occasions, be remembred to praise God; and to be mindfull of their Duties |
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Hymn LIII. Another Hymn for the Lords Supper.
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Hymn LIII. Another Hymn for the Lords Supper.
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Gods unspeakable Favour vouchsafed in the Sacrament of the Body and Blood of Christ, is acknowledged: The unexpressiblenesse of that Mysterious Communion is Confessed; and those
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Sing this as the Magnificat, or Te Deum.
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The Favour Lord, which by thy grace,We have this day possest,
Doth our best merits, far surpasse;
And, cannot be exprest.
Because, we not alone obtain
A common-grace from thee;
But, thou thy Self dost, also, daign
Our food of Life, to be.
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For which, we nothing have to give,Whereof, thou dost approve
So much, as when we do receive
Thy kindnesses with love.
Therefore, ô Lord! we, now do make
This Offring for the same:
The Cup of Saving health we take;
And, Magnifie thy Name.
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O! teach us to receive aright,What thou dost here, bestow.
And, give us an Informing-light
Of what we ought to know.
And, when we cannot wade the Deep
Of thy unfathom'd Word;
Let us a Course, with safetie keep,
Along the shallow Foord.
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This Mysterie we must confesse,Our Compasse to exceed;
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Then grains of Mustard-seed
Therefore, ô Lord! improve it so,
That, growth it may receive:
And, that we modestly may know;
And knowingly Beleeve.
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Forgive to us our many crimes,Offensive unto thee.
Vouchsafe we may in future times
More just, more pious be.
Vs, render gracious in thy Sight;
And, that, which now we do;
That, thou maist therein take Delight,
And, we have love thereto.
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No new Oblation, we deviseFor Sin, preferr'd to be.
Propitiatorie-Sacrifice
Was made, at full, by thee.
The Sacrifice of Thanks, is that
(And all) which thou dost crave:
And, we our selves, are part, of what
We Sacrificed have.
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In this, no grosse Realities,We carnally conceive;
Or, that their proper Qualities,
The Bread, or Wine do leave.
But, in this holy Eucharist,
(By Faith and Grace Divine)
We know, we feed on thee, ô Christ!
Receiving Bread and Wine.
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Thy Reall-presence, we avow:But, so; that, we confesse
Meere carnall-Reason knows not how
That Presence to expresse:
Because, thy Flesh we feed on, thus;
(Though strange it may appear)
That, we in Thee; and thou in Vs;
At once, and truly, are.
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No marvell few can well agree,How this, they should unfold:
For, Mysteries, Faiths objects be;
Not things at Pleasure told.
And, he that would, by Reason, sound
The Depths, which Faith perceives,
May both himself, and those, confound;
To whom, his Rules he Gives.
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Let us, therefore, our Faith erect,On what thy Word doth say;
And, hold their knowledge in suspect,
Who new Foundations lay.
For, thereby some a cursed Rent
Within thy Church have left;
And, by thy Peacefull Sacrament,
The world of peace bereft,
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Yea that, which thou to cherish Love,Didst graciously ordain;
Contention wrests, debates to move;
And Quarrels to maintain.
Oh! let us not hereafter so,
About meere words contend;
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Procures his cursed end.
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But, if in Essence, we agree,Let us, in Love assay
To erring Souls, true Guids to be,
And to the weake, a Stay.
For, Love is that strong Cyment, Lord,
Which us must reunite.
In bitter Speeches, Fire, and Sword;
It never takes delight.
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Meere carnall Instruments, these are;And, they are much beguild;
Who dreame that these ordained were,
Our Breaches to rebuild.
Therefore, we pray thee, by that love
Which us together brought,
That thou all Christian-men wouldst move
To love, as Christians ought.
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Let not Self-will our hearts bewitchWith pride, or private hate;
Or cherish those Contentions, which
Disturbe a quiet State.
Nor suffer Avaritious ends,
Or ignorant despight,
To hinder those from being Friends,
Whom Love should fast unite.
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Let those, who (heedlesse of thy word)Suppose, that Fleshly-powre,
Or, that the temporary Sword,
Can ghostly Foes devoure:
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No such as they do fain;
Or, that it is a carnall warre,
Which must thy Truth maintain.
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Confessors, Martyrs, Preachers, Lord,Thy Battailes fight for thee.
Thy Holy-Spirit, and thy Word,
Their proper weapons be.
Faith, Hope, Long-suffering, Praire, and Love,
For Bulworks are prepar'd;
And, will their fittest Engines prove,
To Conquer, and to Guard.
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For, Babel, doubtlesse, may as wellThereby, be overthrown,
As those accursed walls, which fell
When Rams-horne-Trumps were blown.
This, if we credit; we shall cease
The worldlings parts to play,
Or, to beleeve Gods blessed peace,
Shall come the Devils way.
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Lord, let thy Flesh and Blood divine(Which now receiv'd hath bin)
Our hearts, to Charitie incline:
Our Souls refine from Sin.
And by this holy Sacrament
Make us in minde retain,
What thou didst suffer, to prevent
Our everlasting-pain.
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Moreover, let us for thy sake,With one another bear,
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That, thine we may appear.
And, that, when hence we called be,
We thither, may ascend;
(To live, and be belov'd, of thee)
Where Love, nor Life, have end.
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