Upon the Circumcision
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Upon the Circumcision
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Ye flaming Powers, and winged Warriors bright, That erst with Music, and triumphant song First heard by happy watchful Shepherds’ ear, So sweetly sung your Joy the Clouds along Through the soft silence of the list’ning night; Now mourn, and if sad share with us to bear Your fiery essence can distill no tear, Burn in your sighs, and borrow Seas wept from our deep sorrow, He who with all Heav’ns heraldry whilere Entered the world, now bleeds to give us ease; Alas, how soon our sin .......Sore doth begin ..............His Infancy to cease! O more exceeding love or law more just? Just law indeed, but more exceeding love! For we by rightful doom remediless Were lost in death, till he that dwelt above High throned in secret bliss, for us frail dust Emptied his glory, ev’n to nakedness; And that great Cov’nant which we still transgress Entirely satisfied, And the full wrath beside Of vengeful Justice bore for our excess, And seals obedience first with wounding smart This day, but O ere long Huge pangs and strong .......Will pierce more near his heart. |
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