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<HEAD>The Contented PILGRIM: <HI>Or,</HI> The Pilgrims trouble&s;ome Journey to his long home.</HEAD>
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<L>He waits with patience and is well content,</L>
<L>And de&s;ires all Chri&s;tian people to repent,</L>
<L>For the ble&s;&s;ed &s;oul that intends to Heaven to go,</L>
<L>Mu&s;t work with patience whether he will or no.</L>
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<OPENER>Tune is, <HI>Let patience work for me.</HI></OPENER>
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<P>This may be printed,</P>
<CLOSER><SIGNED>R. L. S.</SIGNED></CLOSER>
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<LG>
<L>I Am a poor Pilgrim in this life,</L>
<L>And to&s;t with mi&s;ery;</L>
<L>There's nothing here but care &amp; &s;trife</L>
<L>with the poorer &s;ort we &s;ee.</L>
<L>Let who will &s;trive for to be great,</L>
<L>it's all but Vanity,</L>
<L>To &s;ave our &s;ouls let's &s;trive for that,</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>and let Patience work for me.</HI></L>
</LG>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>In &s;ickne&s;s and in poverty,</L>
<L>patience is the be&s;t;</L>
<L>Let's keep the Lords Commandements</L>
<L>then our &s;ouls they will be ble&s;t.</L>
<L>And forgo all wicked &s;infulne&s;s,</L>
<L>which mu&s;t us'd we &s;ee,</L>
<L>We mu&s;t not think an evil thought,</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>and let patience</HI> &amp;c.</L>
</LG>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Let's not di&s;pair in our good God,</L>
<L>what mi&s;ery we do abide,</L>
<L>But with patience take his ble&s;&s;ed Rod,</L>
<L>then God will be our guide;</L>
<L>Ts bring us on in our Pilgrimage,</L>
<L>our ble&s;&s;ed Saviour he</L>
<L>Did dye for us to &s;ave our &s;ouls,</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>and let patience</HI> &amp;c.</L>
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<P>NON INTRET CATO <HI>aut &s;i intrauerit Spectet</HI></P>
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<LG>
<L>The glory of this &s;inful world</L>
<L>comes to nothing at the la&s;t,</L>
<L>We are uncertain of our life;</L>
<L>all is Vanity that is pa&s;t;</L>
<L>Who wou'd be proud of this &s;ame world,</L>
<L>all is nothing we do &s;ee,</L>
<L>When in the Grave that we are hurl'd,</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>and let patience work for me.</HI></L>
</LG>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>VVhat are we when the &s;troke of death</L>
<L>calls for our life away,</L>
<L>Its nothing but a puff of breath</L>
<L>that makes us here to &s;tay;</L>
<L>Therefore we need to have a care</L>
<L>and do no wrong you &s;ee,</L>
<L>But keep Gods laws and love him dear</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>and let</HI> &amp;c.</L>
</LG>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>VVhen he doth ring his alarm-bell,</L>
<L>and it &s;oundeth in our ears,</L>
<L>Happy's that &s;oul that lived well,</L>
<L>then well it &s;hall appear</L>
<L>Before that ble&s;&s;ed Iudge of Heaven,</L>
<L>when Sentence there will be,</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>Come ble&s;&s;ed &s;oul, thou art forgiven,</HI></L>
<L><HI>thou art welcome unto me.</HI></L>
</LG>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Then happy is that ble&s;&s;ed &s;oul</L>
<L>that lives in a penitent way;</L>
<L>And patient be in all our wants</L>
<L>in this life I do &s;ay;</L>
<L>VVhen death he comes, he takes no bribe,</L>
<L>away from hence go we,</L>
<L>The ble&s;&s;ed God be on our &s;ide,</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>and let pa<GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="missing" EXTENT="1 letter">ience work for me.</HI></L>
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<LG>
<L>If we be cold or hungry,</L>
<L>and maintenance it be &s;carce,</L>
<L>The Lord he will our wants &s;upply,</L>
<L>and will help us at the la&s;t;</L>
<L>VVe need not fear of any want,</L>
<L>our gracious God is free</L>
<L>To tho&s;e that love him to be &s;ure,</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>and let</HI> &amp;c.</L>
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<L>Now let us keep a watchful eye,</L>
<L>and prepare our &s;ouls for death,</L>
<L>Before that we do come to dye,</L>
<L>that death doth &s;top our breath:</L>
<L>That &s;oul that dies that's unprepar'd,</L>
<L>is in great mi&s;ery;</L>
<L>God ble&s;s us all from the Devils &s;nare</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>and let patience</HI> &amp;c.</L>
</LG>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Lord give us grace both rich &amp; poor</L>
<L>that we may be content,</L>
<L>For Patience is a goodly &s;tore,</L>
<L>if we our &s;ins repent;</L>
<L>Gods &s;ervants can not want be &s;ure,</L>
<L>tho <HI>poor</HI> and bare <HI>&s;ome</HI> be,</L>
<L>Our ble&s;&s;ed <HI>Lord</HI> is &s;ufficient &s;tore,</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>and let patience work for me.</HI></L>
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