3 Now ev'ry where, with fuch a Shout That all the Pow'rs of Hell may hear, (Which Sound fuch cannot understand Who carry an unopen'd Ear) Let's write it on each Pilgrim's Door, t In Surinam and Greenland's Soil, The Cape, St. Cruz, Barbies and Mina, CLXXVIII. From the German. No. 1216. E bleft Domeftics of the flaughter'd YE Y ejoint Partakers of illuftrious Shame ; Ye flout Afferters that the Lamb is God; You + 1 Cor. xvi. 9. 2 You who by Nature curfed Sinners were, Yet now of Sons and Heirs the Glory fhare You who have found fweet Reft in Jefu's Smart, More or lefs happy, as you know his Heart; 3 You as yet fingle and but little ty'd, Invited to the Supper with the Bride, Ready for Land, Sea, Marriage at Com- 4 You who would rather live and fight a while, Than be difmifs'd as yet from glorious Toil; Who from the World's bewitching Lufts are fled, And burn t' advance the Glory of your 5 Before the Youth divine, come, bow the Knee, Eldeft of all the Heav'nly Family; And lie fo long before the gracious Throne Of the fcorn'd Nazarene, call'd Jofeph's Son, 6 So long, fo long, from Interruption free, Till you can Him in Spirit fmiling fee, Till He with each of all your fingle Train Shall go, the ways on Earth to pave and plain. 7 O Holy Mafter, O Eternal Love, Teacher of Spirits perfect made above, Experteft Bridegroom Hearts to win and Woo, Here feeft Thou Benches full of Scholars too! 8 Come, Lord, at upper End affume thy Place, Talk, till the Tears run trickling down our Face; The Tears, which Thy fweet Words shall caufe to flow, Till where, or what we are, we scarce can know. 9 Thou our Defence, our Caftle, Rock and Shield, We to thy Yoke ourselves moft gladly yield; This makes each Burthen as a Feather light, Which heretofore would ftagger and affright. 10 At thy Command, we go, or here, or there, Many Commands, as many Conquefts are, Speak but the Word, all Obftacles must flee: Here moves a Mountain, there divides a Sea. CLXXIX. From the German. E Learners of the Grace and Blood, Feed,feed, and learn, this Time embrace, Wafe Wash yourselves clean in that pure Flood, And gain there Health and Chearfulness: Of Right belong ye to the Lord, Who bought you at fo dear a Rate, And who to make you his Reward, Baptiz'd you in his Blood and Sweats Ye all for Drink unto this Well may go, Till your Eyes fparkle, and your Hearts o'erflow. 2 Who once has drank, thirftsDayandNight, For what? for Sinners loft and dead, To feize them as the Saviour's Right, And wed them to their Lord and Head : This was his Thirft upon the Tree: This Thirft is then our Call of Grace, Which from the Moment we were free, Within our Hearts obtain'd a Place ; Thirft then, till you can loud this Grace proclaim, And call the wildeft Heathens to his Name. 3 This I am fure's your only Aim, To fée the Heathen kifs the Lamb, And ftoutly claim their Right of Grace, 2 Traverse both Earth and Seas to spread this Flame, And preach up ev'ry where the flaughter'd Lamb. 4 We chearful Hallelujah! cry, Thou faithful Witness Chrift the Lamb, And fo prepar'ft them for thine Ufe, The Cape, and Greenland's distant Soil, Who for the Heathen has not burnt andglow'd, Dd Whom |