A47607:1156
Zion in distressSion in distress
Zion in distress, or, The groans of the Protestant Church [sic]Sion in distress, or, The groans of the Protestant Chruch [sic]
London: printed by George Larkin for Enoch Prosser, 1681
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Thou hast been counted our Emanuel's Land,
The Gospel seems on Tip-toe now to stand,
To bid thee farewell: Must thy Sun so soon
To bid thee farewel: Must thy Sun so soon
Be set! before it did approach to Noon!
Be sett! before it did approach to Noon!
Must that Illustrious Morning-light be gone,