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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O Lord to thee I make my moan
in these my depths of Grief▪
I call, I cry, I sigh and groan,
trusting to find relief▪

 [verse 2]  Hear then, O Lord, hear my request,
thy gracious ear incline:
And let it fully be possest
with these desires of mine.

 [verse 3]  O Lord if thou shouldst strictly weigh
the sins that we have done••
Who should escape, or who could say
that he could answer one?

 [verse 4]  But thou, O Lord, art rather bent
to tenderness and Grace:
That we might have encouragement
to fear before thy face.

 [verse 5]  Therefore my soul with patience
doth wait upon thy Will:
And on thy Word with confidence
my hope is fixed still.

 [verse 6]  My soul with longing appetite
doth wait on God alway:
More eager than the Watch for light,
the Watch for break of day.

 [verse 7]  Let Israel boldly trust upon
the Lords's free grace and love:
And plentifull redemption
that comes from God above.

 [verse 8]  Who from the more abundant store
of Grace which he supplies,
shall blot out all the heavy score
of our iniquities.