A47611:1429
Spiritual melody
Spiritual melody, containing near three hundred sacred hymns. By Benjamin Keach, author of Trhopolgia, pastor of the Church of Christ meeting on Horsly-down, Southwark
London: printed for John Hancock, 1691
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.
The Second Part.
1 And as Gold is durable, so It will the trial bear; Thy Word is tried, and will abide Whilst Heaven and Earth appear.
1 And as Gold is durable, so It will the tryal bear; Thy Word is try'd, and will abide Whilst Heaven and Earth appear.
2 But O what pains do Mortals use To get a little Gold! Which when 'tis got, it flies away, And it they cannot hold.
2 But O what pains do Mortals use To get a little Gold! Which when 'tis got, it flyes away, And it they cannot hold.
3 O then forbear and labour now For Gold that will abide, To lasting glory 'twill bring you, And fill your Souls beside: