A47611:1820
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.
1 Hope is a precious Grace, O Lord, And fixed it must be Upon thy self most patiently, No other Hope have we.
1 HOpe is a precious Grace, O Lord, And fixed it must be Upon thy self most patiently, No other Hope have we.
2 'Tis not on Gold, nor length of days, Nor on things here below; ⟨p. 253⟩But 'tis on Jesus Christ alone, From whence all Help doth flow:
3 And like a Helmet 'tis we find That doth preserve the Head; Hope stays on thee, always our mind, When we are hard bested;
4 And as a Helmet fearless makes A Soldier in the Field; So hope of glory makes us all Resolve we ne'er will yield
4 And as a Helmet fearless makes A Souldier in the Field; So hope of glory makes us all Resolve we ne're will yield