A47611:980
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.
1 The Hen stands ready and prepared, Hovering her mournful wings, And never is she satisfied Till under them she brings:
1 The Hen stands ready and prepar'd, Hov'ring her mournful wings, And never is she satisfy'd Till under them she brings:
2 So thou dost spread thy Arms, O Lord, Poor Sinners to bring in, And bids the weary come to thee Who laden are with sin.
3 O then come in the Sinners all Under Christ's wings with speed, He will receive you great and small, And nothing shall you need.
3 O then come in ye Sinners all Under Christ's wings with speed, He will receive you great and small, And nothing shall you need.
4 And O how safe are you his Saints! Under his wings you lye; Then fear no hurt from outward Foes, Nor inward Enemy.