A47611:945
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 God hath himself in mercy great This sure Foundation laid, That so to build our hopes on thee We might not be afraid.
4 Thy Church on this Foundation is Most firmly built also; From hence it is that Men cannot, Nor Devils it o'erthrow.
4 Thy Church on this Foundation is Most firmly built also; From hence it is that Men cannot, Nor Devils it o'rethrow.
5 A Foundation's laid by knowing Men, Some skilful Architect; But this Foundation thou hast laid, As wisdom did direct.
6 Yea, th' wisdom of the Trinity I'th' Council held above; And mercy was, Lord, in thine eye, 'Twas bowels did thee move