Six centuries of select hymns and spiritual songs collected out of the Holy Bible together with a catechism, the canticles, and a catalogue of vertuous women / by William Barton.

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Title: Six centuries of select hymns and spiritual songs collected out of the Holy Bible together with a catechism, the canticles, and a catalogue of vertuous women / by William Barton.
Author: Barton, William, 1598?-1678.
Publication: London :: Printed by J. Heptinstall for William Cooper ...,; 1688.
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Subject terms: Bible. -- O.T. -- Song of Solomon -- Paraphrases, English.; Hymns, English.
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THE love of God well know we thus
Because He lost his life for us,
And for our brethrens sake should we
Lay down our lives, if need should be.

But whoso hath this Worlds great store
And sees his brother very poor,
Yet no compassion stirs within
How dwells the love of God in him?

For thus, at judgment, Christ will say,
Since ye did shew your love no way
To one oth' least that here ye see
Ye did it not, no, not to Me.

And this uncharitable Train
Shall pack away to endless pain,
But then the righteous (ye must know)
Into Eternal life shall go.

All glory to the Holy One
That sits upon the Soveraign Throne,
And to the Lamb of God therefore
Be praise and honour evermore.