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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
Part 8 › Hymn 179: HYMN 179. A Hymn of Thanksgiving for our late Deliverance.
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 When we like Men near dead did lye, And knew not what to do; Thou didst defeat our Enemy, And them quite overthrow.
4 Thou hast also, Lord, heard our Cry For bleeding Ireland; And saved the King, when death was nigh, With thy blessed Right-hand.
4 Thou hast also, Lord, heard our Cry For bleeding Ireland; And sav'd the King, when death was nigh, With thy blessed Right-hand.
5 And Liberty to us is given To Worship without fear; And with sweet Dews and Showers from Heaven Our Souls thou now dost cheer.
5 And Liberty to us is given To Worship without fear; And with sweet Dews and Showers from Heav'n Our Souls thou now dost chear.
6 We therefore glorify thy Name To whom all praise belongs, And celebrate thy glorious Fame With joy in holy Songs.