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A33456 The Divine services and anthems usually sung in the cathedrals and collegiate choires in the Church of England collected by J. C. Clifford, James, 1622-1698. 1663 (1663) Wing C4703; ESTC R8935 42,075 266

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grace whose youth all knowledge had ii 'T was Jesus Christ the Son of God ii who darkeness death despair With light with life ii with joyes with blisse repair Then let us praise him most and love him best By whom alone we all are lov'd and blest ii What man was he whom sin did ne redefile whose heart whose tongue whose hands ii were void of guile 'T was Jesus Christ our saving health ii who sin and satan bound By scars by stripes ii by death by bloody wounds ii From us all love and glory he deserves ii Who for us love and glory thus preserves ii What man was he from grave his body rais'd And now in heaven by Saints and Angels prais'd ii 'T was Jesus Christ ii our Lord and King ii that sits at Gods right hand before whose Throne ii shall all for judgment stand This Jesus Christ grant us mercy love grace ii That we in heaven with him ii may have a dwelling place ii Amen ii Dr. Giles ANTHEM CXXXIV O Jesu meek O Jesu sweet c. A prayer to the Son of God O Jesu meek O Jesu sweet O Jesu Saviour mine Most gracious Jesu to my call thy gracious ears incline O Jesu deer whose pretious blood was shed on Crosse of Tree Sweet Jesu for thy passions sake have mercy now on me ii Sweet Jesu ii O Jesu what is good for me is aye best known to thee Therefore according to thy will have mercy now on me ii O Jesu dear doe thou with me even as thy will shall please ii Sweet Jesu put me where thou wilt ●o suffer pain or ease Jesu ●ehold I am but thine whi●her I be good or ill ii Yet ●y thy grace I ready am thy ●leasure to fulfill ii Jesu I ●m thy workmanship most ●lessed may'st thou be Sweet ●esu for thy mercies sake ii ●ave mercy now on me ii Amen Mr. Morley ANTHEM CXXXV In thee O Lord have I put c These words are taken out of the 38th Psalm IN thee O Lord have I pu● my trust answer for me O Lord my God ii For I a● brought ii into so great misery and trouble that I go mourning ii all the day long ii I am feeble sore smitten ii I have roared ii for th● very disquietness of my hear● ii Lord thou knowest m● desire my groaning is not hi● from thee ii My heart pa●teth ii And my strength fa●leth me ii forsake me no● O Lord my God ii be not ●hou far from me ii hast ●hee to help me ii O Lord God my salvation So be it ii Dr. Bull ANTHEM CXXXVI If the Lord himself had not c. Psal 124. v. 1 2 3 5 6. 1. IF the Lord himself had not been on our side now may Israel say If the Lord himself had not been our side when men rose up against us If the Lord. ii 2. They had swallowed us up quick when they were so wrathfully displeased at us 3. Yea the waters had drowned us and the streams had gone over our Souls ii 5. But praised be the Lord who hath not given us over for a prey unto their teeth But praised ii ● Our soul is escaped even ●s a bird out of the snare of ●he fowler ii the snare is ●roken and we are delivered ●i The snare ii Glory be ●o the Father and to the Son ●nd to the holy Ghost As it was in the beginning and is ●ow and ever shall be world without end Amen Mr. Gibbs ANTHEM CXXXVII Praise the Lord the God of c A prayer for the King and the Roya● Family PRaise the Lord the God o● might and power for all the wonders he hath done O magnifie the Son our Saviour Give laud unto that holy One ii proceeding from the Father the Son With Instruments of melody ii sing praises to the Trinity ii The God that heaven and earth hath made and all things in the world of naught And us from hell and darkness bought He that our hearts hath newly wrought with instruments of ●elody ii sing praises to the ●rinity ii That Godhead with ●ese three conjoyns ii Our ●ing Queen Prince preserve ●nd bless Bless them all that ●pring from their loins ii ●eep them in peace without ●istress ii Bear up their ●riends their foes depress ii ●o shall we all sing joyfully ii Praise to his holy Majesty ii Amen ii Mr. Jefferier ANTHEM CXXXVIII Above the Stars my Saviour c A Hymn ABove the Stars my Saviou● dwells I love I care fo● nothing else ii There ther● he sits and fits a place For th● glorious heirs of grace ii Dear Saviour raise my dulle●eine Let me but see thy beam● divine ii Ravish my Sou● with wonder and desire ii Er● I enjoy let me thy joyes admire ii And wandring le● me say ii Come Lord Jesu● come away ii Thomas Tomkins ANTHEM CXXXIX Lord I am not high minded Psal 131. ● LORD I am not high minded ii I have no proud looks ii 2. I doe not exercise my self in great matters ii which be too high for me ii 3. But I refrain my soul and keep it low ii ●ike as a childe that is weaned from his mother yea my soul ●s even as a weaned childe ii 4. O Israel trust in the Lord ii from this time forth for evermore ii Amen Henry Loosemore ANTHEM CLX Give the King thy judgments c Psal 67. v. 1 2. c. 1. GIve the King thy judgments O God and th● righteousness to the Kings Son ii 2. Then shall he judge th● people ii according unt● right ii and defend the poor ii Behold O God our Defender and look upon th● face of thine Anointed ii Psal 19. v. 14. 15. Let the word of his mouth and the meditation of his heart be alwaie● acceptable in thy sight ii 15. O Lord our strength an● our redeemer Behold O Go● our Defender ii and look upon the face of thine Anointed ii Behold ii Amen ii Mr. Weelkes ANTHEM CXLI Lord in thy wrath reprove c. The two first staves of Psal 6. in metre LORD in thy wrath reprove me not though I deserve thine ire Ne yet correct me in thy rage O Lord I thee desire ii For I am weak therefore O Lord of mercy me forbear And heal me Lord for why thou know'st my bones doe quake for fear ii My soul is troubled very sore and vexed vehemently But Lord how long wilt thou delay to cure my misery ii Lord turn thee to thy wonted grace my silly soul up take O save me not for my deserts but for thy mercies sake O save ii John Amner Mr. Gibbs ANTHEM CXLII All laud and praise with c. Taken out of the 30th Psal in metre ALL laud and praise with heart and voice O Lord I give to thee Which didst not make my foes rejoice but hast exalted me O Lord my God to thee I cry'd in all my pain and grief Thou gav'st an
Romans being part of the 9 10 11. verses The first Part. CHrist rising again from the dead now dieth not Death from henceforth ii hath no power upon him For in that he died he died but once to put away sin ii But in that he liveth he liveth unto God And so likewise count your selves dead unto sin but living unto God in Christ Jesus our Lord. ii These words are taken out of the 15 Chapter of the first Epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians vers 20 21 22. The second Part. 20. CHrist is risen again the first fruits of them that sleep ii 21. For seeing that by man came death ii By man also cometh the resurrection of the dead 22. For as by Adam all men doe die ii so by Christ all men shall be restored to life ii Amen William Bird. ANTHEM XLII Let God arise c. Psal 68. v. 1 3 4. c. 1. LET God arise ii and let his enemies be scattered ii Let them also that hate him flee before him ii 3. But let the righteous be glad and rejoice before God let them also be merry and joyfull ii 4. O sing unto God and sing praises unto his name magnifie him that rideth upon the heavens ii Praise him in his name ii Yea and rejoice before him ii Sing unto the Lord a new song and his praise from the ends of the earth They that goe down ii to the Sea let them give glory to the Lord and declare his praise ii John Ward ANTHEM XLIII Teach me O Lord the way c. These words are the fifth Portion of Psal 119. 1. TEach me O Lord the way of thy statutes and I shall keep it unto the end 2. Give me understanding and I shall keep thy Law yea I shall keep it with my whole heart 3. Make me to goe in the path of thy commandements for therein is my desire 4. Incline my heart unto thy Testimonies and not to coveteousness 5. O turn away mine eyes lest they behold vanity and quicken thou me in thy way 6. O stablish thy word in thy servant that I may fear thee ii 7. Take away the rebuke that I am afraid of ii for thy judgments are good 8. Behold my delight is in thy commandments O quicken me in thy righteousness ii John Hilton ANTHEM XLIV Deliver me O God c. A Prayer DEliver me O God from all my foes that be And me defend and those withstand that riseth against me ii Deliver me also from those that wicked be From those that thirsteth after blood good Lord deliver me ii Mine enemies be strong thou Lord the same dost see Without offence upon my part they still doe trouble me ii My self my cause and all I doe commit to thee From traps from snares and bloody hands good Lord deliver me ii Amen Dr Bull. ANTHEM XLV Almighty and everlasting God The Collect for the second Sunday after the Epiphany A Prayer ALmighty and everlasting God which dost govern ●ll things in heaven and earth mercifully hear the supplica●ions of thy people and grant ●s thy peace all the daies of our ●ife through Jesus Christ our Lord. ii Amen Richard Price ANTHEM XLVI Behold how good and joyfull c Psal 133. BEhold how good and joyfull a thing it is brethre● to dwell together in unity 2. It is like the pretious ointment upon the head that ra● down unto the beard eve● unto Aarons beard and we●● down to the skirts of his cloathing 3. Like as the dew o● Hermon which fell upon the hi● of Sion 4. For there the Lor● promised his blessing and lif● forevermore Albertus Bryne ANTHEM XLVII If ye love me c. John 14. v. 15 16. 5. IF ye love me keep my Commandements ii 6. And I will pray the Fa●her ii and he shall give you ●nother Comforter ii even ●he Spirit of truth ii that he ●ay abide with you forever ii Adrian Batten ANTHEM XLVIII Christ our Paschall Lamb. These words are taken out of the 5● Chap. of 1 Cor. 7 8. verses CHrist our Paschal Lamb'● offered up for us once fo● all when he bare our sins o● his body ii upon the Cross For he is the very Lamb of Go● that taketh away the sins o● the world ii wherefore le● us keep a joyfull and holy fea● with the Lord. ii Adrian Batten ANTHEM XLIX So God loved the world c. John 3. v. 16 18. 6. SO God loved the world that he gave his only ●egotten Son that whosoever ●elieveth in him should not ●erish but have everlasting life ●8 For he that believeth not ● condemned already because ●e hath not beleived ii in the ●ame of the only begotten Son ●f God ii Adrian Batten ANTHEM L. Almighty and everlasting God The Collect for the Purification ● St. Mary the Virgin A Prayer ALmighty and everlastin● God we humbly beseec● thy majesty that as thy onl● begotten Son was this day presented in thy Temple in th● substance of our flesh so gran● that we may be presented unt● thee with pure and clear mind● by Jesus Christ our Lord Amen Simon Ive ANTHEM LI. ●am the resurrection and the life The Funerall Anthem John 11. 25 26. Job 19. 25 c. 5. I Am the resurrection and the life saith the Lord ●e that believeth in me Yea ●ough he were dead yet shall ●e live 26. And whosoever ●veth and believeth in me shall ●ot die for ever Job 19. 25 ●6 27. I know that my Re●eemer liveth and that I shall ●se out of the earth in the last ●ay and shall be covered again ●ith my skin and shall see God ● my flesh yea and I my self ●all behold him ii not with ●ther but with the same eyes ii Adrian Batten ANTHEM LII Godliness is great riches c. 1 Tim. 6. v. 6 7. Job 1. 21. 6. GOdliness is great riche● If a man can be conte● with that he hath 7. Fo● we brought nothing ii int● this world neither may we ca●● any thing out of this world ● Job 1. 21. The Lord givet● and the Lord taketh awa● blessed be the name of th● Lord ii Amen Adrian Batten ANTHEM LIII Hear the Prayers O our God c. A Prayer HEar the prayers O our God ii of thy humble servants ii when we pray unto thee ii in thy holy Temple ii and when thou hearest have mercy on us for Christ Jesus sake our Lord ii Amen Adrian Batten ANTHEM LIV. We beseech thee Almighty God The Collect for the third Sunday in Lent A Prayer VVE beseech thee Almighty God ii look upon the hearty desires ii of thy humble servants and stretch forth ii the right hand of thy Majesty to be our defence against all our enemies through Jesus Christ our Lord ii Amen Adrian Batten ANTHEM LV. Lord who shall dwell in thy Tabernacle c. Psal 15. v. 1 2 7. 1. LORD who shall dwell in thy Tabernacle ii or who shall rest upon thy holy hill
and let no● thine heritage be brought to confusion ii Hear us good Lord for thy mercy is great and after the multitude of thy mercies ii look upon us Amen Adrian Batten ANTHEM LXXVIII Let God arise c. Psal 68. v. 1 2 3 4. 1. LET God arise ii and let his enemies be scattered ii let them also ii that hate him flee before him ii 2. Like as the smoak vanisheth so shalt thou drive them away and like as wax melteth at the fire so let the ungodly perish at the presence of God ii 3. But let the righteous ii be glad and rejoice before God let them also be merry ii and joyfull 4. O sing unto God ii and sing praises unto his name magnifie him that rideth upon the heavens as it were upon an horse praise him in his name yea and rejoyce ii before him Alleluiah ii Mr Cob. ANTHEM LXXIX Thou art my portion O Lord c. The eighth part of Psal 119. 1. THou art my portion O Lord ii I have promised to keep thy law ii 2. I made my humble petition in thy presence with my whole heart O be mercifull unto me according to thy Word 3. I called mine own waies to remembrance and turned my feet ii unto thy Testimonies 4. I made hast and prolonged not the time to keep thy Commandements 5. The Congregation of the ungodly have robbed me ii but I have not forgotten thy Law 6. At midnight I will rise to give thanks unto thee because of thy righteous Judgments 7. I am a Companion of all them ii that fear thee and keep thy Commandments 8. The earth O Lord is full of thy mercy O teach me thy statutes Henry Molle ANTHEM LXXX Let my complaint come before c. The twenty second Portion of Psal 119. The first Part. LET my Complaint come before thee O Lord give me understanding according to thy word 2. O let my supplication come before thee deliver me according to thy word 3. My lips shall speak of thy praise when thou hast taught me thy statutes 4. Yea my tongue shall sing of thy word for all thy Commandements are righteous The second Part. 5. Let thine hand help me for I have chosen thy Commandments 6. I have longed for thy saving health O Lord and in thy Law is my delight 7. O Let my Soul ●ive and it shall praise thee ●nd thy judgments shall help ●e 8. I have gone astray like ● sheep that is lost O seek thy ●ervant for I doe not forget ●hy Commandements Mr. Shepherd ANTHEM LXXXI Christ our passeover is sacrificed For Easter day instead of the Venite 1 Cor. 5. 7 8. The first part 7. CHRIST our passeover is sacrificed for us 8. Therefore let us keep the feast not with old Leaven neither with the Leaven of malice and wickednesse but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth Rom. 6. v. 9 10 11. The second Part. 9. Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more death hath no more dominion ●ver him 10. For in that he ●ied he died unto sin once ●ut in that he liveth he ●iveth unto God 11. Like●ise reckon ye also your selves ●o be dead indeed unto sin ●ut alive unto God through ●esus Christ our Lord. ANTHEM LXXXII Christ is risen from the dead ● 1 Cor. 15. v. 20 21 22. 20. CHRIST is risen fro● the dead and becom● the first fruits of them th● slept 21. For since by ma● came death by man came als● the resurrection of the dea● 22. For as in Adam all die● even so in Christ shall all b● made alive Glory be to th● Father and to the Son and t● the Holy Ghost As it was i● the beginning and is now an● ever shall be world withou● end Amen ANTHEM LXXXIII O Lord of hosts thou God c. A prayer O LORD of hosts thou God of Israel which sittest ●pon the Cherubins thou art ●●e God alone of all the King●omes of the world thou only ●ast created heaven and earth ●ncline thine ear O Lord and ●onsider open thine eyes and ●ee Deliver us from the hands ●f our adversaries to the intent ●ll the Kingdomes of the earth ●ay know that thou only art ●he Lord ii So be it ii Dr. Tye. ANTHEM LXXXIV O Eternall God Almighty c. A Prayer The first Part. O Eternal God Almight● Just and holy who● name is the Lord God of host● to thee O Lord we call a● cry for mercy ii again● thee have we offended ● and our fathers have sinne● we have done unjustly we ha● committed iniquity now gra● to us O Lord thy great merc● ii for great is our misery ii The second part Save thy people O Lord and blesse thine own inheritance despise not the works of thine own hands because we be sinfull thou shalt be called Mercifull ii forgive us now for the glory of thy holy name ii that we may know that thou art more mercifull than we deserve The third part We shall give thanks to thee O Lord and rejoice in thy laud and praise thee for evermore ii Amen Mr. Johnson ANTHEM LXXXV Save me O God for thy names c. Psal 54. 1. SAve me O God for thy names sake and avenge me in thy strength 2. Hear my prayer O God ii and hearken unto the words of my mouth ii 3. For strangers are risen up against me and tyrants which have not God before their eyes seek after my soul ii 4. Behold God is my helper the Lord is with them that uphold my Soul ii 5. He shall reward evil unto mine enemies destroy thou them in thy truth ii 6. An offering of a free heart ii will I give thee ii and praise thy name O Lord ii because it is so comfortable 7. For he hath delivered me out of all my trouble and mine eye hath seen his desire upon mine enemies So be it Dr. Tye. ANTHEM LXXXVI Thou art my King O God c. Psal 44. v. 5 6 7 8 9. 5. THOU art my King O God ii send help unto Jacob. ii 6. Through thee will we overthrow our enemies ii and in thy name ii I will tread them down ii that rise up against me ii 7. For I will not trust in my bow ii It is not my sword that shall help me ii 8. But it is thou ii that savest us from our enemies ii and puttest them to confusion ii tha● hate us ii 9. We make our boast all the day long and will praise thy name for evermore ii Mr. Tomkins ANTHEM LXXXVII Almighty God who through c. The Collect for Easter day ALMIGHTY God who through thy only begotten Son Jesus Christ hast overcome death and opened unto us the gate of everlasting life we humbly beseech thee tha● as by thy special grace preventing us thou dost put into ou● minds good desires so by thy continual help we may bring the same to good effect through Jesus Christ our Lord who liveth and reigneth wit●
thee and the holy Ghost eve● one God world without end Amen ANTHEM LXXXVIII Holy Lord God Almighty c. A Thanksgiving HOly Lord God Almighty ii which was and is and is to come ii Thou art worthy O Lord our God ii to receive glory honour and power ii for thou hast created all things ii and for thy wills sake they are and were created ii Mr. Parsons ANTHEM LXXXIX Almighty God the fountain c. The fifth Collect at the end of the Communion Service ALmighty God the fountain of all wisdome ii which knowest our necessities ii before we ask ii and our ignorance in asking ii we beseech thee ii to have compassion ii on our infirmities ii and those things ii which for our unworthiness ii we dare not ii and for ou● blindness we cannot ask ii Vouchsafe to give us ii fo● the worthiness ii of thy So● Jesus Christ our Lord ii Amen ii Mr. Tomkins ANTHEM XC O how glorious art thou O God A Prayer out of the 113 Psalm O How glorious art thou O God and wonderfull in all the works of thine hands Thou raisest the simple out of the dust ii and liftest the poor out of the mire ii and placest him with princes ii even with the princes of thy people O blessed be the Lord ii Amen Mr. Hooper ANTHEM XCI The Lord blesse us c. Num. 6. v. 24 25 26. 24. THE Lord bless us and keep us ii 25 The Lord make his face to shine upon us ii and be mercifull unto us ii 26. The Lord lift up his countenance upon us ii and give us peace for evermore ii Amen Mr. White ANTHEM XCII Arise O Lord c. ●hese words are taken out of Psal 44. v. 23 24 26. ● ARise O Lord ii why sleepest thou Awake ●ake and be not absent from 〈◊〉 for ever 24. Wherefore ●●dest thou thy face and for●●ttest our misery and trou●●e ii 26. Help us O God ●f our salvation for the glory ●f thy name O deliver us ii ●●d be mercifull unto our sins ● for thy name sake Mr. Bird. ANTHEM XCIII Blessed art thou that fearest God c. Psal 128. in Metre 1. BLessed art thou that fe●rest God and walke● in his way 2. For of thy labour thou shalt eat happy a● thou I say ii 3. Like frui●full Vines on thy house sid● so doth thy Wife spring ou● Thy Children stand like Oli● buds thy table round abou● 4. Thus art thou blest that fe●rest God and he shall let th● see 5. The promised Jer●salem and his felicity 6. Th● ●halt thy childrens children see ●i to thy great Joyes encrease ●ull quietly in Israel to passe ●heir time in peace Mr. Phillips ANTHEM XCIV How long wilt thou forget me ● Psal 13. 1. HOW long wilt tho forget me O Lord for ever how long wilt tho● hide thy face from me 2. How long shall I seek councel in my soul and be so vexe● in my heart how long sha● mine enemies triumph ove● me 3. Consider and hea● me O Lord my God lighte● mine eyes that I sleep not i● death 4. Lest mine en●mies say I have prevaile● against him for if I be ca● down they that trouble m● will rejoyce at it 5. But my ●rust is in thy mercy and my ●eart is joyfull in thy salva●ion 6. I will sing of the Lord because he hath dealt so ●ovingly with me yea I will ●raise the name of the Lord most high Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to ●he Holy Ghost As it was in ●he beginning is now and ever ●hall be world without end Amen Mr. Morley ANTHEM XCVI I will magnifie thee O God c Psal 145. v. 1. 2 9 10. 1. I Will magnifie thee ● God my King ii an● will praise thy name for eve● and ever ii 2. Every da● will I give thanks unto thee ii and praise thy name fo● ever and ever ii 9. Th● Lord is loving unto ever● man ii and his mercy is ove● all his works ii 10. All th● works praise thee O Lord and thy saints give thanks unt● thee ii Mr. Hoope● ANTHEM XCVII God the proud are risen c. Psal 86. v. 14 15. 4. O God the proud are risen against me and ●e assemblies of violent men ● have sought my Soul ii ●d have not set thee before ●em 15. But thou O Lord ●t a pitifull God ii and a ●ercifull ii slow to anger ●d great in kindness and ●uth ii Mr. Bird. ANTHEM XCVIII O glorious God c. A Prayer to the Trinity O Glorious God ii ● Christ our Saviour ● Holy Ghost the Comforter● all three in one and one i● three O glorious ii Trin●ty we beseech thee ii kee● us in unity and in sincerity make us to worship thee th● Lord of majesty Orlando Gibbon ANTHEM XCIX O how amiable are thy dwellings Psal 84. v. 1 2 13. 1. O How amiable are thy dwellings ii thou Lord of Hosts ii 2. My soul hath a desire and longing to enter into the courts of the Lord my heart and my flesh rejoice in the living God ii 13. O Lord God of Hosts blessed is the man that putteth his trust in thee ii Amen ii Mr. Weelks ANTHEM C. Sing unto the Lord O ye Princes A Hymn SIng unto the Lord O ye princes of the people ii O sing praises unto our God ii be ye sure that the Lord helpeth his anointed ii and will hear him from his hol● heaven ii with the wholsome strength of his righ● hand for they that hate u● are brought down and fallen but we are risen and stand up right Save Lord and hear us O King of heaven ii whe● we call upon thee ii Amen Mr. Weelks ANTHEM CI. O God who through the c. The Collect for St. Paul's day A Prayer O God who through the preaching of the blessed Apostle St. PAUL hast caused the light of thy Gospel to shine throughout the world Grant we beseech thee that we having his wonderfull conversion in remembrance may shew forth our thankfulness unto thee for the same by following the holy doctrine which he taught through Jesus Christ our Lord Amen Richard Price ANTHEM CII I beheld and loe a great c. For All Saints day Rev. 7. v. 9 10 11 12. 9. I Beheld and loe a great multitude which no man could number of all nations and kindreds and people and tongues stood before the Throne and before the Lamb cloathed with white robes and palms in their hands 10. And they cried with a loud voice saying Salvation to our God ii which sitteth upon the Throne and unto the Lamb. 11. And all the Angels stood round about the throne and about the Elders and the four beasts and fell before the throne on their faces and worshipped God 12. Saying Amen Blessing and glory and wisdom and thanksgiving and honor and power and might be unto our God for ever and ever Amen Lawrence Fisher ANTHEM CIII O
21 19 20. 21. SUbmit your selves one to another in the fear of God 19. Speaking unto your selves in Psalms and Hymns and spiritual songs ii singing melody to the Lord. ii 20. With your hearts giving thanks alwaies for all things ii unto God the Father Almighty in the name of our Lord Jesu Christ ii Singing ii Mr. Shepherd ANTHEM CLXIII Sitting by the streams that glyde Psal 137. 1. SItting by the streams that glyde Down by Babel's Towring wall With our tears we fill'd the Tyde Whilst our mindfull thoughts recall Thee OSION and thy Fall 2. Our neglected Harps unstrung Not acquainted with the hand Of the skilfull Tuner hung On the Willow Trees that stand Planted in the Neighbour Land 3. Yet the spightfull Foe command's Songs of Mirth and bids us lay To cumb Harps our captive hands And to scoffe our Sorrows say Sing us some sweet Hebrew Lay. 4. But say we our holy Strain Is too pure for Heathen Land Nor may we our Hymns prophane Or tune either Voice or Hand To delight a Savage Band. 5. Holy Salem if thy Love Fall from my forgetfull heart May the skill by which I move Strings of Musick tun'd by Art From my wither'd Hand depart 6. May my speechless tongue give sound To no Accent but remain To my prison Roof fast bound If my sad Soul entertain Mirth till Thou rejoice again 7. In that day remember Lord Edom's brood thus in our Groans They triumph'd with Fire and Sword Burn their City hew their bones And make all one heap of stones 8. Cruell Babel thou shalt feel The Revenger of our Groans When the happy Victor's steel As thine ours shall hew thy bones And make Thee one heap of stones 9. Men shall blesse the hand that tear's From the Mother's soft Imbraces Sucking Infants and besmears With their brains the rugged faces Of the Rocks and stony places Henry Lawes ANTHEM CLXIV For the time of Lent BY The R t Reverend Father in God HENRY Lord Bishop of Chichester HEarken O God unto a wretches cries Who low dejected at thy footstool lies Let not the clamour of my heinous sin Drown my requests which strive to enter in At those bright gates which always open stand To such as beg remission at thy hand Too well I know if thou in rigour deal I can nor pardon ask nor yet appeal To my hoarse voice heaven will no audience grant But deaf as Brass and hard as Adamant Beat back my words therefore I bring to thee A gracious Advocate to plead for me What though my leprous soul no Jordan can Recure nor floods of lav'd Ocean Make clean yet from my Saviors bleeding side Two large medicinable rivers glide Lord wash me where those streams of life abound And new Bethesdaes flow from ev'ry wound If I this pretious Laver may obtain I shall not then despair for any stain I need no Gileads balm nor oyl nor shall I for the purifying Hyssop call My spots will vanish in his purple flood And crimson there turn white though wash't with blood See Lord with broken heart bended knee How I address my humble suit to thee O give that suit admittance to thy ears which floats to thee not in my words but tears And let my sinfull soul this mercy crave Before I fall into the silent Grave Composed to Musick by Dr. John Wilson Gent of His Majesties Chappel ANTHEM CLXV A Christmass Anthem or Caroll By T. P. AWake my soul and come away Put on thy best array Lest if thou longer stay Thou lose some minutes of so blest a day Goe run and bid Good-morrow to the Sun Welcome his safe return to Capricorn And that great Morn Wherein a God was Born Whose story none can tell But he whose every words a Miracle To day Almightiness grew weak The world it self was mute And could not speak That Jacob's Star which made the Sun To dazle if he durst look on Now mantled ore in Bethl'hem's night Borrow'd a Star to shew him light He that begirt each Zone To whom both Poles are one Who grasp'd the Zodiak in 's hand And made it move or stand Is now by Nature Man By Stature but a Span Eternity is now grown short A King is born without a Court The Water thirsts the Fountains drie And Life being born made apt to die Chorus Then let our praises emulate and vie with his humilitie Since he 's exil'd from Skyes That we might Rise From low estate of men Let 's sing him up agen Let each man wind up's heart to bear a part In that Angelick Choir And shew his Glory high as he was low Let 's sing t'wards men good will and charity Peace upon earth Glory to God on high Halleluiah Halleluiah Composed by Mr. William Childe ANTHEM CLXVI A Dialogue for Christmass-Day Composed by Mr. Tho. Ford. 1st Shep. LOok Shepherds look Why where 2 d Shep. See you not yonder there Lord what a glorious light Streams through the ayre 1st Shep. Never was Sun so bright Nor morn so fair 2 d Shep. Methinks it doth appear Like Glory coming near 1st Shep. List'n Shepherds listen round 2 d Shep. Heark hear you not a sound Lord what an heavenly noise Beats through the ayre Ne're was there sweeter voice Nor note so clear Chorus Heav'nly Musick Glorious Light Yet more fearful than the nighr Angel Fear not Shepherds for behold Better tydings nere was told News I bring you this same tyde This blessed Morn T'you and all mankind beside A Saviour is born Post to Bethl'hem post about Post and find the Infant out With these Signs you shall begin In a Stable in the Inne You shall find his Mother-Mayd Poorly friended And the Babe in Manger layd Worse attended When you find him loudly cry Glory be to God on high Chorus Glory be to God above Peace on earth amongst men love Death and hell are now beguil'd God and man are reconcil'd R. G. ANTHEM CLXVII For Good Fryday By Dr. William Stroud SEE sinfull soul the Saviours sufferings see his Blessed hands feet fix't fast to tree Observe what Rivilets of blood stream forth his painful pierced side each drop more worth Than tongue of men and Angels can express hast to him cursed Caitiffe and confess All thy misdeeds and sighing say ' T wa's I that caus'd thee thus my Lord my Christ to dye O let thy Death secure my soul from fears and I will wash thy wounds with brinish tears Grant me sweet Jesu from thy pretious store one cleansing drop with grace to sin no more Composed by Mr. Richard Gibbs Oyganist of Christ-Church in Norwich THE END