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Spiritual songs being the marrow of Scripture in songs of praise to Almighty God…
Spiritual songs being the marrow of Scripture in songs of praise to Almighty God from the Old and New Testament : with a hundred divine hymns on several occasions as now practised in several congregations in and about London : with a table of contents / by Benjamin Keach, author of the war with the devil.
London: printed for John Marshal, 1700
A FEAST OF Fat Things &c. Containing, One Hundred Sacred Hymns, &c. › Hymn 54: HYMN 54.
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 Now let us to our Shepherd sing; the Shepherd of the Sheep; Blessed are they, O Happy Souls, whom thou, Lord, Christ, doth keep: 2 And will you then go still astray, O see the Shepherd's come, He's come to seek, to search and find, and convey you all Home.
1 NOw let us to our Shepheard sing; the Shepheard of the Sheep; Blessed are they, O Happy Souls, whom thou, Lord, Christ, doth keep: 2 And will you then go still astray, O see the Shepheard's come, He's come to seek, to search and find, and convey you all Home.
3 He looks about to see if he can find you in his fold; Can you forbear for to return, how can your Love be cold? 4 Ah! he for you did shed his blood, he for his Sheep did Die! And will you, Souls, your dearest Lord again now Crucify!
3 He looks about to see if he can find you in his fold; Can you forbear for to return, how can your Love be cold? 4 Ah! he for you did shed his blood, he for his Sheep did Die! And will you, Souls, your dearest Lord again now Crucifie!
5 Besides, the Wolves are got abroad; O hear your Shepherd's Voice! O Sing unto your blessed Lord, and in him all rejoice: 6 Thou art our Shepherd and our Guide. our Prophet, Priest and King, ⟨p. 60⟩Thou art our Life, our Light our Hope, from thee, our joys do Spring.
5 Besides, the Wolves are got abroad; O hear your Shepheard's Voice! O Sing unto your blessed Lord, and in him all rejoyce: 6 Thou art our Shepheard and our Guide. our Prophet, Priest and King, ⟨p. 60⟩