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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BY reason of our grief and fear
We cry'd to God, and he gave ear:
Out of the depths of hell we cry'd,
And he unto our Pray'r reply'd.

For thou hadst plung'd us in the deep,
In midst of Seas, where waters keep
Surrounding floods with waters vast,
And all thy Billows o're us pass'd.

We are cast out, then did we say,
Out of thy sight, quite cast away:
Yet one look more we will afford
Towards thy holy Temple, Lord.

The waters compass'd us about,
Even to the soul they lanched out:
The depths had us encompassed,
The weeds were wrapp'd about our head.

To th' bottom of the Seas we went,
'Twixt endless Bars of mountains pent:
Yet was our life when under trod,
Brought up by thee, O Lord our God!

When as our soul within did faint,
We thought on thee in our complaint,
And then to thee came in our prayers,
As by thy holy Temple stayrs.

They that observe deceitfull Lies,
And trust to Idol-vanities:
Forsake the tenders of thy Grace,
Which as their own they might embrace▪

But we will sacrifice to thee,
With thankfull songs of melody:
And pay our Vows besides our Songs
Salvation to the Lord belongs.