A47611:1814
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.
3 Gold is a thing that has the Name Of things that precious are; For Preciousness Faith has the same, With which Gold can't compare.
4 Tho' Gold is precious when 'tis tried, Yet tried Faith exceeds The finest Gold, 'tis more in worth, And does supply all needs:
4 Tho' Gold is precious when 'tis try'd, Yet tried Faith exceeds The finest Gold, 'tis more in worth, And does supply all needs:
5 'Tis more desirable far than Gold, O with it fall in love! And as hid Treasure seek it do Of God, through Christ above.
6 Gold by the Touch-stone must be tried, So you must try your Faith; No Touch-stone but God's blessed Word Is there in all the Earth.
6 Gold by the Touch-stone must be try'd, So you must try your Faith; No Touch-stone but God's blessed Word Is there in all the Earth.