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,,sol4 ,,song1 #hth ,chap4 last ,verse4 
,make haste1 my ,beloved1 and be thou   
like to a ,roe1 or a young              
,hart upon the ,mountains of ,spices4   
,,this divine ,poem1 is designed by the 
,holy ,spirit1 to exhibit the love of   
,god our dear ,saviour1 to his chosen   
people1 with all the happy  consequences
 of that eternal affection4  ,the whole 
book is full of  ,christ1 as the all in 
all of the ,church1 which he has        
purchased with his  blood--the union    
subsisting between the elect head and   
chosen body4  ,what  ,christ is to them1
 and they are to him1 is strikingly set 
forth by many  well-known metaphors4    
,perhaps there is nothing of greater    
importance in  the ,bible than the      
,union subsisting between ,jesus and his
 ,church1 the  whole ,scriptures are    

full of it2 all our salvation depends   
upon it4  ,the  highest idea of ,union  
is that glorious oneness in the three   
,persons the  adorable ,trinity2 that   
though they are distinct in ,persons1   
,names and  ,offices1 yet they are one  
in the divine incomprehensible ,essence4
    ,the next idea of ,union is the     
hypostatical ,union of ,god in our      
,nature3  the ,word made ,flesh and     
dwelling among us4  ,this is the mystery
 of  ,godliness4  ,the ,union between   
the head and members is the principal   
subject of this ,song4  ,that ,christ   
and his ,people are one1 is an          
everlasting truth1 the date of it is    
eternal1 it is indissolvable1 it is     
mysterious1 it is perfect1 and will     
endure to all eternity4  ,hence it is   
compared to the ,union that subsists    
between the foundation of a building    
and its superstructure4  ,christ is the 
foundation stone1 the corner  stone1 the
 tried stone1 and will be the top stone4
    ,this ,union is set forth by the    

metaphor of the head and the body1 while
  the love that united both is set forth
 in this song1 by the neck4  ,the       
self-moving love of ,god will keep this 
body and head in eternal ,union4  ,this 
is also represented by the ,vine and the
 ,branches4  ,i am the ,vine1  ye are   
the ,branches4  ,all our fruit depends  
on ,union with this ,vine--,in  me is   
thy fruit found4  ,the scriptures shew  
this doctrine by the ,union  that       
subsists between the ,husband and his   
,wife3 this says the ,apostle is  a     
great mystery2 but ,i speak concerning  
,christ and his ,church4    ,in         
consequence of this ,union with ,christ 
and his ,people1 they become  partakers 
of the same ,spirit with him4  ,he that 
is joined to the ,lord is  one spirit4  
,he took our nature1 we take his spirit1
 and like the men of  ,judah1 we have   
two parts in ,david4  ,we are bone of   
bone1 and flesh of his  flesh2 and the  
,apostle tells us1 we are members of his
 body1 of his  flesh1 and of his bones4 

,christ being united to his ,church1    
beholds  it with admiration2 highly     
commends her1 and to shew how dear she  
is to  him1 he laid down his life for   
her1 in the set time1 to favor our      
souls4  ,he subdues our enmity1 melts   
our hearts1 reconciles our wills1 draws 
our  affections to himself1 and leads   
our faith to admire him1 believe in him1
  rest on him1 and be satisfied with    
him4  ,he loves us1 we love him2 he     
chose us1 we chuse him2 he is delighted 
in us1 we in him2 he sought us1  we seek
 him2 he commands us1 we commend him2 he
 draws near to us1 we draw  near to him2
 he loves the company of his people1    
they desire his2 he  invites them to his
 arms1 his house1 his table1 and to holy
 familiarity  with him4  ,his people    
seeing his glory1 beauty1 suitableness1 
and love1  intreat him to visit them1 to
 meet them1 to abide with them1 to be in
  them1 walk with them1 talk with them1 
and indulge them with his company4      
,thus the ,union is mutual1 and sweet   

communion is the blessed effect of  it4 
,the ,saviour must see of the travail of
 his soul1 in their complete            
conversion4  ,he longs for their coming 
home1 and they long to get home to  see 
him1 who is the brightness of the       
,father's glory1 and the express  image 
of his ,person4  ,under this sweet      
influence of the spirit of love1  the   
,church breathes forth her earnest      
desires--,make haste my beloved1  and be
 thou like to a ,roe1 or a young ,hart  
upon the mountains of  spices4    ,the  
first petition in this song is for clear
 manifestations of his love4  ,let him  
kiss me with the kisses of his mouth4   
,and the last petition is  the language 
of the text1 the earnest desire to see  
his face4  ,this is  the ,alpha and     
,omega of the ,spirit's teaching4    ,we
 shall first consider the object        
desired4--,my beloved4    ,secondly1    
,her earnest request1 ,make haste4  ,and
 thirdly1 ,the metaphor  here made use  
of1 ,be thou like a ,roe1 or a young    

,hart upon the  mountains of spices4    
,first--,the glorious object of the     
desire of every one taught of ,god1     
emphatically stiled ,my beloved4  ,this 
title is given to ,jesus1 nineteen  or  
twenty times in this book2 and no doubt 
is intended to point out the  high      
esteem the church has of her ,saviour2  
the clearest1 the sweetest  evidence of 
a person's interest in ,christ1 is love 
to the dear ,god-,man  ,mediator4  ,this
 principle is shed abroad in the heart2 
it is always in  the believer as a      
principle2 but it is not always shed    
abroad in the  feeling sense of it1 we  
wish it was1 as it is calculated carry  
us above  the love of sin1 the love of  
self1 the love of the creature1 and the 
love  of the world4  ,christ as the     
,christ of ,god1 is the darling of      
heaven2 the  ,father loves him1 and is  
well pleased with him4  ,the ,holy      
,spirit's  principal aim in all his     
operations is to glorify him2 the holy  
angels  admire and adore him1 as their  

elect head2 the spirits of just men1    
made  perfect1 look on him with holy    
wonder1 with rapture1 and joy2 while    
every  poor1 tried1 humble believer1    
trusts in him1 leans upon him1 hopes in 
him1 and sincerely desires to love him  
above all things else4  ,and if ,i  know
 any thing of experience1 ,i must say in
 the behalf of the church1 it  is our   
principal grief we think on him so      
little1 trust him so little1  admire and
 adore him so little4  ,this is a       
lamentation1 and must be so to  the end 
of our days4  ,but our days of mourning 
on this subject will have  an end--and  
,till then ,i would thy love proclaim1  
,with every feeling breath2      ,and   
may the music of thy name1              
,refresh my soul in death4    ,christ is
 the beloved of his church for what is  
in himself1 as ,god-,man  ,mediator4    
,secondly1 ,christ is beloved of his    
church for what he has  done1 and is now
 doing in heaven4  ,if we view him as   
,god1 possessing all  divine            

perfections1 and these harmonizing and  
engaged in our salvation1  ,o6 how      
glorious do they all appear6  ,divine   
sovereignty chose us to  salvation2     
loved moved him to make this choice2    
wisdom drew the wonderous  plan2 power  
executed it2 goodness made provision for
 us2 truth makes us  free2 faithfulness 
is engaged to make good his promises2   
pity redeemed  us2 compassion leads us  
to repentance2 holiness makes him       
all-glorious to  us2 righteousness      
justifies2 justice forgives us2 and     
perfection renders  us compleat in      
,christ4  ,thus all his sublime         
attributes center in our  salvation1 and
 render ,jesus as equal with the        
,father1 beloved to us1 if  we view him 
as ,man and ,mediator4  ,there is1 says 
the ,apostle to us1  ,one ,god and one  
,mediator1 the ,man1 7i4e4 the ,god     
,man7 ,christ  ,jesus4  ,in this human  
nature he is the perfection of beauty2  
the ,holy  ,spirit formed it1 the       
,father provided it1 and the eternal    

,son of ,god  appeared in it as our     
,day's ,man4  ,it was filled with the   
,holy ,ghost--it  was a sacred ,temple1 
the residence of ,deity4  ,the word was 
made  flesh--the word was ,god4  ,all   
things were made by him4  ,this human   
nature was holy1 harmless1 undefiled1   
and separated from sinners2 and  such an
 ,high ,priest became us4  ,and by      
virtue of the ,union of the  ,godhead2  
this dear ,god-,man is the ,beloved of  
the whole ,church4    ,if we consider   
him in his ,mediatorial capacity1       
sustaining his glorious  offices1 as    
,prophet1 ,priest1 and ,king4  ,these   
offices no doubt he refers  to when he  
said ,i am the way1 and the truth1 and  
the life2 to these he  was called4      
,these he executes in the church1 and in
 the hearts of all  believers4  ,he     
enlightens us as a ,prophet1 he         
intercedes as a ,priest1 and  he reigns 
as a ,king4  ,he teaches the way to     
heaven as a ,prophet1 he opens  the way 
as a ,priest1 and he brings into the way

 as a ,king4  ,he preached  glad tidings
 to the meek as a ,prophet1 he binds up 
the broken-hearted as  a ,priest1 and he
 opens the prison doors as a king4      
,these glorious  offices he exercises in
 the souls of his children1 and viwing  
him  faithful in his house1 he is truly 
lovely to his church4  ,if we view him  
in his glorious titles1 it appears the  
,holy ,ghost has ransacked all the      
endearing ties of nature1 and all the   
lovely instances of his creative  power1
 to set him forth--the affectionate     
,husband1 the constant ,friend1  the    
skilful ,physician1 the tender ,father1 
the able ,counsellor1 the  sympathizing 
,mother and ,nurse1 the wise ,law-giver1
 the lovely ,prince1 the  faithful      
,ambassador1 and the ,advocate with the 
,father2 the guide of his  ,children1   
and the ,captain of their salvation4    
,he is represented as a  ,lamb1 a ,hen1 
a ,hind2 surely        ,all over        
glorious is our ,lord2      ,to be      
admir'd1 and yet ador'd3      ,his worth

 if all the nations knew1      ,sure the
 whole earth would love him too4    ,the
 operations of his hands as the adorable
 ,creator1 sets him forth in  his       
goodness1 greatness1 and glory--the     
earth is full of his praise--        ,he
 shines in the sun1 refreshes in the    
breeze1      ,glows in the stars1 and   
blossoms in the trees4    ,every drop of
 dew1 every shower of rain1 every blade 
of grass1 every  rolling peal of        
thunder1 and every flash of lightning1  
loudly proclaims  the eternal power and 
,godhead of him who lived1 and loved1   
and died for  us4  ,the word of the     
eternal truth1 the ,scriptures1 are an  
exhibition of  his loving heart4  ,its  
histories1 types1 shadows1 and          
parables--all the  illustrious          
characters that appeared before him were
 only as dim stars1  to usher in the    
glorious luminary1 the ,light of ,life4 
,every promise1  invitation1 and        
declaration1 all1 all6 proclaim the     
,beloved4  ,o for  hearts to love him   

more1 and serve him without reserve1 and
 to long to be  with him1 that we may   
behold his glory for ever4    ,but1     
,secondly1 ,the ,request made for his   
speedy appearance1 ,make hast my        
beloved2 be thou like a ,roe1 or young  
,hart upon the mountains of  spices4    
,this may include in it the earnest wish
 of the ,old ,testament  saints for the 
,incarnation of ,jesus2 it had been long
 foretold1 and it  was expected by all  
the saints1 though nearly four thousand 
years rolled  away before their desires 
were accomplished4  ,the dear ,messiah  
made his  appearance at last1 to put    
away sin1 to honor the ,law1 to satisfy 
,justice1 to glorify the attributes of  
,deity1 bar the mouth of the  bottomless
 ,pit1 and open the gates of the        
celestial ,city4  ,how beautiful  the   
language of the ,church1 7,,te ,,deum7  
,when thou tookest upon thee to  deliver
 man thou didst not abhor the ,virgin's 
womb4  ,when thou hadst  overcome the   
sharpness of death1 thou dist open the  

kingdom of heaven  to all ,believers4   
,this was the subject matter of the     
faith of ,old  ,testament saints4  ,this
 important ,god-glorifying event1 they  
anticipated1  and though millions of the
 elect died without the sight1 they all 
died in  faith1 embracing the promises1 
and ,jesus in them4    ,this ,chapter   
opens and closes with their ardent wish1
 ,o that thou wert  as my brother1 that 
sucked the breasts of my mother6  ,make 
haste my  ,beloved4  ,when ,believers1  
on any occasion1 pray thus1 we are not  
to  suppose they wish for the blessing  
before the time1 though in fact1 as  the
 ,saviour said on another occasion1     
,your time is always ready4  ,but  there
 is a time for every purpose1 a set     
time1 and ,christ came in the  fulness  
of time1 nor will he delay one blessing 
laid up for his people  beyond the time4
  ,faith is always willing to wait      
,god's time1 but  unbelief is always in 
a hurry1 ,he that hasteth with his feet 
sinneth--he  that believeth shall not   

make haste4    ,secondly1 ,the ,request 
may be considered as made by the ,church
 of ,god in  the depths of trouble1 when
 storms of fierce persecution has       
involved  her1 or awful errors abounding
 and carrying away many professors2 and 
such has been the case of the ,church   
frequently3 this may be seen clearly  in
 the state of the ,gospel ,church1 as   
stated in the #abth of the              
,revelations4  ,blessed be ,god1 in the 
worst times1 there have been a few      
praying souls1 who have been concerned  
for the glory of the ,redeemer1 the     
cause of truth1 and the welfare of      
,zion4  ,such have united their         
petitions for the delivery of ,zion1 and
 obtained an answer1 as ,moses did1  ,i 
have seen the afflictions of my people1 
and ,i am come down to  deliver them4   
,and as the ,psalmist also obtained the 
blessed answer1  ,for the oppression of 
the poor1 and the sighing of the needy1 
now  will ,i arise1 saith the ,lord4    
,thirdly1 ,this ,request for the coming 

of ,jesus1 may be considered as the     
language of a soul in straits and       
difficulties4  ,hence1 some have        
exclaimed1 ,make haste to help me1 ,o my
 ,god1 make no long tarrying4  ,the     
burden of guilt1 the power of unbelief1 
the temptation of the enemy1  the frowns
 of the world1 the loss of all that is  
near and dear1 the fears  of being lost 
at last1 that what has been experienced 
is but the  attainments of an hypocrite2
 and at the same time1 amidst all these 
things there is to be found the one good
 thing toward the ,lord ,god of         
,israel1 an inward breathing after      
,jesus1 a thirsting for the living      
,god--a desire to be delivered in ,god's
 way1 either by an open  manifestation  
of ,christ to the soul1 or a            
strengthening1  faith-encouraging hope1 
applying a promise or melting the soul  
in the  flames of eternal love4  ,a kind
 hint1 a love-token1 or a sweet view of 
,jesus afresh4--,hence the argument of  
the church of old1 ,wilt thou not       

revive us again1 that we may rejoice in 
thee8  ,make haste therefore1  my       
beloved4    ,fourthly1 ,this ,request   
may be considered as the church's desire
 for the  manifestative presence of     
,christ2 nothing1 perhaps1 can exceed   
this ,new  ,covenant promise1 ,i will   
dwell with them4--,surely with rapture  
and  surprise we must ask1 ,and will    
,god in very deed dwell with men on the 
earth8  ,stupendous condescension6      
infinite grace and love6                
,stand in amaze ye rolling skies1       
,the presence of ,jesus is life and     
peace--it softens the hard cares of     
life1 sanctifies humble poverty2 makes  
obedience easy2 trials sweet2           
ordinances precious2 and eternity       
desirable4  ,the presence of ,jesus     
endears the blessings of providence2    
adds a glory to creation1 and causes    
the earth to be filled with his praise4 
,this gives a relish to the  bounties of
 nature2 adds a double beauty to        
flowers1 and a double  sweetness to     

fruits4    ,this ,request may be        
considered as the language of the whole 
,church1  longing for the second coming 
of ,jesus ,christ4  ,it is clearly      
revealed  that the ,lord will appear    
again the second time1 without spot and 
sin1 to  salvation2 the brightest       
display of history1 and the complete    
,deliverer  of his people4  ,it is      
necessary he should appear again--the   
consummation  of the ,marriage ,union is
 an event our dear ,lord must           
accomplish1 when he  will leave the     
third heavens1 and descend into the air 
with his heavenly  retinue1 to meet his 
,bride complete1 body and soul1 upon her
 resurrection  from the dead4  ,o what a
 joyful meeting of the heavenly         
,bridegroom and  the spiritual ,bride1  
of the glorious company of saints and   
angels1 of the  body and souls of ,god's
 children1 to sin no more1 to sorrow no 
more1 but  to be like ,jesus1 see his   
face1 enjoy his smiles1 and so be for   
ever with  the ,lord4  ,the thought is  

animating--,come1 ,lord ,jesus1 come    
quickly6  ,make haste1 my beloved--the  
event will be awful1 but glorious1 the  
procession such as never has taken place
 in the upper or lower worlds4  ,perhaps
 some things are said about it1 in      
allusion to earthly processions  when a 
judge enters a town4  ,o when the stars 
fall1 when the sun hides  his head1 when
 the moon is confounded1 when the world 
is in a blaze1  then1 then6 ,o gracious 
,saviour1 own us in that day for thine2 
and he  surely will1 ,o believers1 as   
you have been enabled to own him in the 
midst of a crooked and perverse         
generation2 as sure as you are born     
again  of the spirit1 love him in soul1 
cleave to him in faith and hope1 depend 
on him for life and salvation1 and love 
all his gracious appearances4  ,the     
crown is laid up for them who love his  
appearance4--,this leads us to  notice  
the metaphor here made use of1 a ,roe or
 a young ,hart upon the  mountains of   
spices4  ,this is a phrase frequently   

used in this ,song2 and  sometimes      
,christ is compared to these lovely     
creatures1 no doubt1 for  their loving  
natures1 excellent and choice1 for the  
antipathy between  them and             
serpents--for their thirst1 after the   
conflict they usually have  with        
,serpents3 they are also remarkable for 
longivity1 but in this text  are        
mentioned to shew their remarkable      
swiftness of foot3 their  speediness is 
used to set forth the swiftness of      
,christ to the soul1 over  mountains of 
sorrow1 hills of grief1 over all the    
difficulties that are  in the way4  ,the
 request1 then1 is simply thus1 ,make   
haste my beloved1  and fly swift to me1 
as a ,roe or ,hart upon mountains1 where
 they delight  to run and skip3 so his  
gracious presence is desired on the     
mountains of  ,zion1 the congregations  
of the saints1 and the hearth and       
families of  believers4  ,the celebrated
 ,dr4 ,gill thinks these mountains refer
 to the  glory beyond the grave3 the    

height and sublimity of this happy      
state2 it  is above1 reserved in        
heaven--a hope1 a crown laid up1 the    
prize of the  high calling--it is a     
permanency1 an everlasting              
joy--pleasures for  evermore6        ,o 
ye blest scenes of permanent delight6   
,full without measure1 lasting without  
bounds6      ,a perpetuity of bliss is  
bliss4    ,i trust our dear friend and  
,brother is now in the enjoyment of this
  unspeakable felicity2 to this all the 
people of ,god were predestinated by    
the ,father--for this they were redeemed
 by ,jesus--for this they are called  by
 the ,holy ,spirit1 made partakers of a 
divine nature and preserved unto  this  
kingdom and glory4  ,this inheritance is
 sure to all the seed2 but  there must  
be a preparation for it1 a calling out  
of the world1 a good  hope through      
grace2 the pardon of sin1 and a         
receiving the righteousness  of ,god our
 ,saviour4  ,there must be a knowledge  
of ,jesus1 union to him and  communion  

with him2 this is our meetness for      
glory2 and however uncandid  it may be  
deemed1 ,i am bold to affirm1 that no   
man can behold the face of  ,god with   
joy1 without those blessings in time4   
,hear this        ,ye opposers1         
transgressors of every degree1      ,and
 formal professors1 the worst of the    
three4    ,as it respects our departed  
,friend1 it appears he had lived in     
nature's  darkness1 sin1 and misery1    
like the rest of mankind1 till about a  
year  ago1 when it pleased the ,lord to 
lead him to hear the ,gospel as preached
  by unworthy me4  ,i believe the       
passage ,i had occasion at that time to 
discourse on was1 ,look not upon me     
because ,i am black1 because the sun    
hath looked on me4  ,i rather suppose   
his convictions began about this  time2 
the word laid hold of his heart2 he saw 
himself a lost sinner1  justly condemned
 by the ,law1 which he soon found to be 
spiritual1 that it  cursed him for a    
sinful thought as well as sinful works4 

,the fears of  death1 the guilt of sin1 
the suggestions of ,satan1 and the dread
 of  judgment and eternity1 were all    
felt by him4--,he found himself shut up 
in  unbelief1 and neither might or power
 of his own could extricate him4--,he   
was at the same time sadly tried in     
circumstances1 so that the hand of  ,god
 seemed to go out against him in every  
direction4  ,but that most  blessed     
,spirit of all grace1 who had taken     
possession of his soul1 and  given him  
light to see and life to feel himself a 
sinner1 also begot in  him a living     
hope1 that he should be delivered4  ,the
 ,holy ,spirit  convinced him of        
unbelief1 and at the same time operated 
on his mind as a  spirit of faith4  ,he 
convinced him of his carnal enmity1 yet 
operated as  a spirit of love4    ,thus 
the blessed ,spirit generally deals with
 his dear people4  ,our  ,brother1      
amidst all he felt1 attended constantly 
on the word--and he that  waiteth on his
 ,master shall be honored1 and so he    

found it4    ,the glorious ,gospel      
exhibits the eternal love of the        
,father1 the freeness  of divine grace1 
and the pardon of the vilest1 through   
the blood of the  ,lamb4  ,these        
immortal truths1 accompanied by the     
power of the ,spirit1  begot in his mind
 a pleasing hope of salvation4  ,love   
operated in his  heart as faith was led 
to eye the ,saviour1 and by waiting on  
the ,lord his  faith grew strong in the 
doctrines of the ,cross1 so that he     
gradually  experienced the joys of      
salvation1 which did not leave him1 but 
for a  season1 till his dissolution4    
,through a variety of trials and wants  
his health began rapidly to  decline1   
and soon baffled the use of medicine3   
but as the body was thus  gravitating to
 its own center1 the dust1 his soul was 
happy in a good  hope1 through grace1   
the love of ,god1 and the precious      
,person of ,jesus4    ,when confined to 
his bed ,i had occasion to visit him    
often1 and generally  found him happy4  

,i must confess ,i staggered a little at
 his felicity1  but ,i knew the ,holy   
,spirit was a ,sovereign1 and had a     
right to do as he  pleased4  ,but ,i    
apprized our ,friend1 that ,i doubted   
whether he would go  quite so easy to   
heaven1 without a cloud1 without an     
assault1 without a  temptation3 not but 
he was deeply afflicted in his body2 and
 it is the  mercy of ,god's elect to    
experience this grand truth1 ,he stayeth
 his  rough wind in the day of the ,east
 wind4--,in a few days time my          
prediction  of his troubles came to     
pass4  ,he was tried and tempted indeed4
  ,his body  getting worse1 ,satan took 
occasion from some trying circumstances 
which  occurred1 to distress his mind1  
which absolutely deprived him of his    
rationality for some few days and       
nights1 with very few intervals of      
sanity4  ,but while in this afflicted   
state ,prayer was made for him          
constantly among us1 and by the kindness
 of the ,church1 especially the  younger

 brethren1 who were assiduous in their  
attention to him1 we had  the happiness 
of seeing him restored1 and once more   
composed1 and happy  in ,jesus4  ,but   
the time drew near that he must die3 the
 ,lord dealt very  graciously with him  
in that solemn period1 for which we have
 much cause  to be thankful4    ,on the 
,lord's-day morning of his death1 he was
 visited by many godly  characters4  ,he
 looked around on them all1 and thanked 
them for their  kind attention to him   
and his family4  ,when it was intimated 
they should  soon see each other in     
glory1 he smiled1 and said1 ,i shall be 
so taken  up with ,jesus1 ,i shall not  
be able to think much of any one else4  
,he  now appeared to be dying upward1   
but spoke of it without dismay2 being   
wearied he desired to be once more      
turned in his bed4  ,he dosed a little  
while2 when well awoke1 he exclaimed1   
,christ is all in all6  ,he paused2     
then earnestly said ,blessed ,jesus1    
hast thou not promised ,i shall be  with

 thee8 and thou canst not be worse than 
thy word4  ,he paused  again1 then cried
 out1 ,he has done all things well4     
,then he said  again1 ,thou dear        
,redeemer1 dying ,lamb1 ,i love to hear 
of thee4  ,at  three in the afternoon he
 seemed to be sinking in the arms of    
death1 and  solemnly said to a friend1  
,i am getting nearer4--,then he said    
soon  after1 ,i am very near--,i am     
quite close--7to his eternal home he    
meant74  ,at about the close of the day 
after1 having laid some time  quiet1 he 
exclaimed1 ,come ,lord1 come ,lord      
,jesus1 come quickly6  ,come ,lord1     
come6--,he is come1 he is come6  ,i     
come1 ,i come6  ,his voice gradually    
fell1 but as long as his lips could     
move1 his friends  could hear him say1  
,come1 come1 come6  ,with these words he
 dropt  asleep in the arms of our       
blessed ,lord--to whom be glory4        
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