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The Firſt and the Laſt, there boldly did crave
A priſoner, Laz’rus out of the grave.
22 The plant of renown to Jericho came,
Sees a rich publican, ſaccheus by name,
On a ſycamor tree but quickly down came,
When the glory of God did ſalvation proclaim.
23The Father’s delight gives eyes to the blind,
Barthmews, the beggar, he leaves not behind.
Gave him eyes for to ſee and a heart for to ſing;
He joyfully follows his God and his king.
24Jeruſalem Chriſt does repair.
On an aſs he did rule, the word does declare.
The multitude ſiging, as Jeſus goes on,
Hoſonna, in the higheſf, a heavenly ſong.
25The time is now come, the hour does draw nigh,
That Chriſt; for poor ſinners intends for to die
The angels do wonder, the church now may ſing,
Ye mourners in ſion ſing ſongs to your King.
26Chriſt, our paſſover, ſent Peter and John
To the city, before him, to furniſh a room,
VVhere a ſupper of love he there did ordain,
In remembrance of Jeſus till he came again,
27Chriſt the heat of the day and burden did bear,
In Gethlemane's garden, does plainly appear,
Where rolling himſelf three times on the ground
In an agony praying, the blood dropping down.
28Now Judas, the traitor appears with the band
with lantrens and torchs and weapons in hand,
The firſt words of the Lamb them ſo did confound
they ſtumbl’d backward and fell to the ground.
