A47611:1483
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.
Eph. 6.17. And the Sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God, &c.
1 O Lord, we hear War is proclaimed, And we engaged are To fight with thee, and in these Wars, To take our proper share.
1 O Lord, we hear War is proclaim'd, And we engaged are To fight with thee, and in these VVars, To take our proper share.
2 The Enemy is cruel strong, And will no quarter give; And threatens us both old and young, We shan't much longer live:
2 The Enemy is cruel strong, And will no quarter give; And threatens us both old and young, VVe shan't much longer live:
3 Thou didst o'ercome him formerly, He rallies up again. His scattered force, and we espy We fight must or be slain.
3 Thou didst o'recome him formerly, He rallies up again. His scatter'd force, and we espy VVe fight must or be slain.