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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
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.
Isa. 41.1. Behold my Servant, &c.
1 Lord Christ, thou like a Servant wast, Whilst thou did here remain; Such hard work was allotted thee, As put thee to great pain.
1 LOrd Christ, thou like a Servant wast, Whilst thou did here remain; Such hard work was allotted thee, As put thee to great pain.
2 'Twas hard work to redeem thy Church, Thou sweatest great drops of Blood; Never did any Man sweat such, 'Twas only for our good.
2 'Twas hard work to redeem thy Church, Thou sweat'st great drops of Blood; Never did any Man sweat such, 'Twas only for our good.
3 Hard work it was to war and fight Against those cruel foes, Which sought our ruin day and night, But thou layest on such blows,