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That now His Godhead to regain

Lefs was he prefs'd, than was the Smart To quit it and become a Man,

As purpos'd in His gracious Heart, 3 Full thus of fecret Pain of Love,

And in a Strait ev'n to commence
The Father's Word enthron'd above;
His Farewel he must now dispense.
Well he difcern'd Perdition's Son,
Already trampling on his Lord:
Yet with his Kindness he went on,
Nor to falute ev'n him abhorr'd.
4 O Meekness new, and strange to Man!
One muft in Mary be conceiv'd
By God's own Sp'rit, or it ne'er can
Come in the Thoughts or be contriv'd:
For us, we can but filent ftand

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With melted Eyes and Hearts on Flame,
Mark what is doing by Love's Hand,
And then all fimply do the fame.

The Heart of Love, what does He then?
The Soul with myftic Longings fill'd
The Body feafon'd with Death's Pain,
Its Blood now ready to be spill'd? -
He fetches Water, pours of it
Into a Bafon, Office mean

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Bids the Difciples fretch their Feet,
That He himself may wash them clean.

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5 One of them, with that Mind poffeft
First to know why? and what is meant ?
Will not at once grant this Request,
But foon, you'll fee, he must confent;
For what indeed were God all-wife,
If He must in his Ways lie bare
To narrow reas'ning Nature's Eyes?
No, his leaft Footsteps fearchlefs are.

7 Haplefs, yet pitiable Fools,

Whom God doth to his Kingdom call,
But ye will, by your Forms and Rules,
To Fellow-worms account for all:
"Twere better (fince in Him we live
And move, furrounded with his Pow'r,
Veffels of Grace, if we'll believe ;)
To thank him, follow, and adore.

8" If I don't wash thee, Jefus faid,
"Peter, thou haft no Part in me
"Oh not Feet only, Hands and Head!→→→
"No, the Feet only it fhall be.'
So then he goes from Man to Man,
Washes their Feet in careful wife,
His Word mean while their Souls makes clean,
And, one excepted, all are His.
Look here, my Brethren ev'ry one,
On Knowledge elfe not much intent,
But the Lamb's Myftery alone

To know, with duteous Ardor bent!

Look

Look here, heroic Cherubims,

Majestic Thrones who rule and ferve, With God-devoted Seraphims,

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This will your beft Regard deferve.

10 Now, O my People! you who know "My Word, by which you judg'd fhall be, "This Thing, this Act of Love, on you "You've feen performed thus by me; "'Tis My laft Will herewith, and meet, "As I on you have Water pour'd: "That you should wash each other's Feet, "Should go and imitate your Lord." 11 Come, holy Watchers! tho' unfeen, Attend on this Solemnity, And joyful all around as join

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Our Choir in one bleft Harmony :
For tho' we nothing fee nor hear,
Yea can't, (abas'd within fo low ;)
-To the glad Heart there doth appear

A Light of Love, that's worthy you.
12 Rife then, and do with due Refpect,
With inward Feeling do the Thing,
Which is, to fome not vain Effect,
Prefcrib'd by our beloved King
Since by his Pow'r, his Servants can
Pardon of Sin to Souls convey;
How eas'ly can their Hands again
Find the Feet's Duft, and wash away?

3 Be prefent with us, Mafter dear!? Forgive whate'er has not been right.! Abfolve us all together here,

Thus in the holy Angels Sight: Kindle our Flame of Brother's-love, Humble us from our inmoft Heart,.. Faithful in Thy Work may we prove, Thou Man who felt'ft the Crofs's Smart. 14 Sure as Thou liveft and Thy Flock; Sure as our Frame's of earthly Mould; So fure are we, from Adam's Stock Now by Thy Pain wash'd to pure Gold: Sure as Thy little Church remains Here, as the World's poor Spectacle; So fure within, Thy Spirit reigns,

And Thou in this Thy House doft dwell.

CLXIX.

From the German.

An antient MORAVIAN Hymn.

No. 16.

Hen the due Time had taken Place,

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W God look'd upon the Sons of Men,

Saw them a finful curfed Race,
Perverfe, polluted and unclean:
Yet did He on His Oath reflect,

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Which to the Fathers he had made
And to the Prophets, his Elect;
And turn'd away his Wrath, and faid,
"My only-firft-begotten Son,

"I muft paternal Mercy fhew
"To Mortals utterly undone,

"Who can no good or think or do: "I must to them a Saviour fend,

"To whom they may themselves apply, "Who can both bless them, and defend "From Satan's cursed Tyranny. "Their Pow'r of doing good is o'er ; "Therefore, my dear beloved Son, "Whom all My Angels now adore, "Wilt Thou thyfelf stoop humbly down, "And help thefe Wretches in Distress, Upon Thee take Humanity,

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"Without its Sin and Wickedness,

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Elfe, all its Pains and Weakness try? "For this, the Heathen fhall be Thine, They Thy Reward and Portion prove; "To Thee I will their Hearts incline, "And fweetly draw them to Thy Love: "And all who will Thy Brethren be, "To Thee themfelves entirely give, "Will not refift Thy Mercy free; "All fuch eternally shall live."

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