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Spiritual Songs

Being the Marrow of the Scripture, in Songs of Praise to Almighty God; from The Old and New Testament. With A Hundred Divine hymns on several Occasions: As now Practised in several Congregations in and about London. The Second Edition; With a Table of Contents. By Benjamin Keach

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HYMN 13. Another on God's Patience.
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HYMN 13. Another on God's Patience.

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Would Man forbear to seek revenge
on such a cursed Foe,
Who strives to Murther him each Day,
and work his Overthrow?

2

But God waves all advantages
of wrath, and vengeance too;
And, by amazing Patience,
doth daring Man out-do?

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3

The Creature doth disdain his God,
by whom he's cloath'd and fed,
Yet God still spares this rebel Worm,
who by the Devil's led

4

To fight against his Sovereign
with cruel spite and rage;
Yet God doth still forbear with him,
even from Age to Age.

5

Fools ask not where th'Almighty is,
but Glory to him give:
Is not his Being most fully prov'd
in suffering thee to Live?

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Was he not GOD, he could not bear
such Weights as on him ly;
Weak Mortals soon are set on fire,
and for revenge do cry!

7

Why should not Patience make us sing,
and God's great Glory raise?
Lord, let thy Patience joyn with Love
towards me all my Dayes!