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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.
2 What will become of Murderers, Who have destroyed the earth, When inquisition's made for blood, And thy wrath breaketh forth?
2 What will become of Murtherers, Who have destroy'd the earth, When inquisition's made for blood, And thy wrath breaketh forth?
3 Ye Saints of his, by Faith and Prayer Do you this Lion rouse, To save poor Zion, and to tear To pieces all his Foes.
3 Ye Saints of his, by Faith and Prayer Do you this Lion rouze, To save poor Sion, and to tear To pieces all his Foes.
4 And now ye wicked wretches all Who don't this Lion fear, But think his Lamb-like nature's such, No Lion he'll appear;
5 You'll find ere long his clemency Will into fury turn; And will not then regard your cry, Whilst you in Hell do burn.
5 You'll find er'e long his clemency Will into fury turn; And will not then regard your cry, Whilst you in Hell do burn.