A47611:410
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.
4 Below on Earth, and all above; They Heirs are made indeed Of all the Riches of both Worlds, What more, Lord, can we need?
5 All things were given unto thee, Thou art thy Fathers Heir; And we with thee Joint-Heirs are too, So much beloved are.
5 All things were given unto thee, Thou art thy Fathers Heir; And we with thee Joynt-Heirs are too, So much beloved are.
6 The time drew near that thou must die, And die thou didst likewise; But first didst make thy Will, O Lord, Which in thy Gospel lies.
6 The time drew near that thou must die, And die thou didst likewise; But first didst make thy Will, O Lord, Which in thy Gospel lyes.
7 And that is thy last testament, For thou wilt make no more; And by thy blood confirmed it is, And that, Lord, o'er and o'er.