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Mottets of two voyces for treble or tenor and bass With the continued bass or score: to be performed to an organ, harpspycon, lute or bass-viol. Published by Walter Porter, who was one of the gentlemen of the Royal Chappel of the late King, and master of the choristers at Westminster. Basso continuo.
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Porter, Walter, d. 1659.
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preserve preserve thy Soul with light The Lord preserve thy going out and coming in for evermore for evermore from hurt or sin from hurt or wrong from shame or sin E. S. To JOHN BROVVN Esq VI First part WHo knows the terror of thy wrath or to thy dreadful anger hath pro portion'd his due fear Teach us to number our frail daies that we our Hearts to thee to thee may raise and wisely sin forbear Second part Lord O how long at length relent and of our miseries repent thy early mercy shew That we may unknown comfort unknown comfort taste For those long dayes of sorrow past as long of joy bestow George Sandys To JUSTINIAN PAGET Esq VII Chorus THe Bounty of Iehovah praise This God of gods all Scepters swaies Vers. Chor. For from the King of Kings eternal mercy springs Him praise who fram'd the arched Skie Those Orbs that move so orderlie Firm Earth above The Flouds that move Display'd and rais'd the Hils on high For from the King of Kings Eternal mercy springs George Sandys To Mr. WILLIAM SETTERTHVVAIT VIII First part CAst off and scattered scattered in thine Ire in thine Ire Lord on our woes with pity pity look The Lands inforc'd inforc'd foundations shook in forc'd foundations shook whose yawning ruptures sighs sighs sighs expire O O cure the breaches the breaches thou hast rent and make her make her firmly firmly permanent Second part Our Souls thou hast with sorrow fed with sorrow fed and mad'st us drink of deadly deadly Wine Yet now yet now thy Ensigns giv'st to thine thy Ensigns giv'st to thine to thine Ev'n when beset with trem-bling dread that we thy Banner may display that we thy Banner may display whilest truth to conquest conquest makes our way George Sandys To Mr. LAMBERT ORBERSTYN IX Vers. WHen I the bold Chor. Vers. become of all abhorr'd Their words are vain and full and full of guile they wisdome from their hearts their hearts exile forsaken Virtue hate Who Chor. Last Chor. mischief on their beds contrive and vices propagate Let not the feet of pride of pride de-feat nor such as are in mischief in mischief great my guiltless Soul surprise The workers of Iniquitie are falne are falne like Meteors from the skie cast down cast down no more to rise George Sandys To Mr. WILLIAM FULLER XIV WHo knows who knows what his offences be From secret sins O clense O clense thou me And from presumptuous crimes restrain nor let them in thy Servant reign so shall I live in Innocence so shal I live in Innocence not spotted with that great offence that great offence My Fortress my Deliverer O let the prayers my lips prefer prefer thoughts which from my heart arise be acceptable be acceptable in thine eyes George Sandys To Mr. ROBERT COLEMAN XV Vers. THou Mover Chor. As Servants mark their Masters hands as Maids their Mistresses comVers mands and liberty expect So we deprest by enemies and growing troubles fix our Eyes on God who sits on high Till he in mercy shall descend to Chor. give our miseries an end and turn our tears our tears to joy Till he in mercy shall descend to give our miseries an end and turn our tears our tears to joy Last Chor. O save us Lord us Lord O save us Lord us Lord by all forlorn the subject of contempt and scorn the subject of contempt of contempt and scorn and scorn Defend us from their pride who live in fluency and ease who Slow time who with our woes their malice please and miseries deride George Sandys To Mr. EDVVARD WORMAL XVI O Happy he who God obeys nor from his directions strays thou shalt of thy labours feed all shall to thy wish thy wish succeed Like a fair and fruitful Vine by thy House thy Wife shal join Sons obedient to command Shall about thy Table stand shall like green plants of Olives set by the moistning rivulet He who fears the power above thus shall prosper in his love God shall thee from Sion bless thou shalt joy in the suc cess which the Lord will Salem give while thou hast a day to live thou shalt see thou shalt see our Israels peace and thy childrens large increase George Sandys To Mr. JOHN HILTON B. M. XVII Vers. Chor. MY Soul In misery he heard he heard thy cry to him thy Vers. Prayers thy Prayers direct Sorrows of Death my Soul assail'd the greedy Chor. jaws of Hell of Hell prevail'd Deprest deprest with grief when all relief and Vers. Chor. humane pity fail'd O from the Grave thy Servant thy Last Chor. Servant save for mercy lives in thee The Innocent and long distrest the humble mind by wrongs opprest thy favour still preserves from ill My Soul then take then take thy rest George Sandys