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Spiritual Melody

Containing near Three Hundred Sacred Hymns. By Benjamin Keach

Keach, Benjamin (1640-1704)

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PART I. SACRED HYMNS, Setting forth The Glory and excellent Perfections of GOD the FATHER.

Isa. 26. 20. A Storm a coming.

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HYMN 12.

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PART II SACRED HYMNS To the Praise of Jesus Christ: In which his transcending Excellencies are set forth.

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PART III. Containing Sacred Hymns of Praise ON THE Glorious Excellencies of the Holy Ghost, Or Third Person of the blessed Trinity.

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PART IV. Containing SACRED HYMNS Illustrating the glorious Excellencies of God's holy WORD, and blessed Gospel.

PART V. Containing SACRED HYMNS Setting out and illustrating the transcendent Excellencies of the GRACES of the HOLY SPIRIT.

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PART VI. Containing divers SACRED HYMNS, Setting forth The Nature, Work, Office, and Excellencies of the holy Angels, and the Spirit or Soul of Man.

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PART VII. Containing several SACRED HYMNS, Setting forth The Glory of God's CHURCH: Likewise Of Afflictions, the Day of Grace; And of the four last things, viz. Death and Judgment, Heaven and Hell.

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PART VIII. SACRED HYMNS of Praise, on several Occasions: As they have been sung in several Congregations.

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PART IX. Containing part of some Select PSALMS of DAVID.

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HYMN 12.

[Like as a Woman travailing]

Isa. 42. 14. Now will I cry like a travailing woman.

Like as a Woman travailing
Does cry out in her pain,
So thou dost say Lord thou wilt do,
To pour forth wrath amain.

Thy Patience and sweet Lenity
Is almost gone, no doubt,
And therefore thou most bitterly
Wilt quickly now cry out.

A Woman when her travel comes
From crying can't refrain,
So thou wilt cry for Sions sake
Like her in grievous pain.

A woman in her travel strives
Her Child for to bring forth,
So thou deliverance for thy Church
Wilt work throughout the Earth.

Afflicted thou dost seem to be
For thy poor Sions sake,
And therefore on her Enemies
Dread Vengeance thou wilt take.

When pangs do on a Woman seize,
Deliverance is near.
So of thy Foes thou soon wilt ease
Thy self it does appear.

Behold, ye Saints, Gods Love to you,
And sing his glorious praise,
Your Enemy he will o'rethrow,
And that in these last dayes.