A47611:2353
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 Thy Grace in it does glorious shine, And by thy Spirit we Are wrought upon, and so made thine, And union have with thee.
4 What cause have we therefore to sing That we thy Gospel have, And praise our God and heavenly King Who strives our Souls to save!
4 VVhat cause have we therefore to sing That we thy Gospel have, And praise our God and heav'nly King VVho strives our Souls to save!
5 Our Enemies the Light do hate, And fain would once again Suppress the Gospel, as of late; O 'tis their bitter pain
5 Our Enemies the Light do hate, And fain wou'd once again Suppress the Gospel, as of late; O 'tis their bitter pain
6 To see how Light and Truth breaks out, But this is, Lord, our joy; Arise and put them to the rout Who would thy Truth destroy: