Promise to our Fathers made So long before in which God stood Engag'd to Abraham and his Seed Is all performed and made good Hymn III. Nunc Dimittis The Song of Simeon Luc. 2.29 I Now can leave this World and die In Peace and quiet rest Since that mine Eyes O Lord have been With thy Salvation blest The Prophecies are all fulfill'd Thy Promises are true And thy Mysterious Love disclos'd In all the Peoples view All the dark shadows fly away Now this bright Sun appears Whose saving Light the Gentile World With unknown comfort cheers Well may the long expected sight Make Isr'els Joys abound Before with special Favours grac'd But now with Glory Crown'd Hymn IV. Out of several Passages of the Revelations ALL ye that serve the Lord his Name R. 19.5 See that ye celebrate And ye that fear him sing aloud His praise both small and great O thou great Ruler of the World R. 15.3 Thy works our wonder raise Thou Blessed King of Saints how True And Righteous are thy ways Who would not fear and praise thy Name Thou only Holy one The World will worship thee to whom Thy Judgments are made known Most Holy Holy Holy Lord Ca. 4.8 Almighty is thy Name Which was before all time and is And shall be still the same All Glory Pow'r and Honour thou Ve. 11. Art worthy to receive For all things by thy Pow'r were made And by thy Pleasure live To thee of right O Lamb of God C. 5.12 Riches and Pow'r belong Wisdom and Honour Glory Strength And every praising Song Thou as our Sacrifice wast slain Ve. 9 And by thy precious Blood From every Tongue and Nation hast Redeem'd us unto God Blessing and Honour Glory Pow'r V. 13. By all in Earth and Heav'n To him that sits upon the Throne And to the Lamb be giv'n Hymn V. Te Deum As the 100. Psalm O God we praise thee and we own Thee to be Lord and King alone All the whole Earth doth worship thee Thou Father from Eternity To thee all Angels loudly cry The Heav'ns and all the Pow'rs on high Cherubs and Seraphins proclaim And cry thrice Holy to thy Name Lord God of Hosts thy Presence bright Fills Heav'n and Earth with beauteous Light Th' Apostles glorious Company The Prophets Fellowship praise thee The Crowned Martyrs Noble Host The Holy Church in every Coast Thine Infinite perfections own Father of Majesty unknown Giving all Adoration Unto thy true and only Son And to the Holy Ghost from whom As the sole Spring our Comforts come O Christ thou Glorious King we own Thee to be Gods Eternal Son Who our deliv'rance to obtain Didst not the Virgins Womb disdain When Deaths sharp sting destroy'd by thee Gave thee a Glorious Victory Heav'ns Gate that Entrance had deny'd Then to Believers opened wide Part. II. At Gods Right hand thou Lord art plac'd And with thy Fathers Glory grac'd And we believe the Day will come When thou as Judge shalt pass our doom Promote we pray thy Servants Good Redeemed with thy precious Blood Among thy Saints make them ascend To Glory that shall never end Thy people with Salvation Crown Bless those O God that are thine own Govern and lift them up on high Thee Lord we daily magnify Thy Name we worship and adore Ever when Time shall be no more Vouchsafe this Day to keep us pure From harms and wilful sins secure O let thy mercy Lord descend On us whose hopes on thee depend Lord since my Trust is fix'd on thee O let me ne're confounded be Gloria Patri To the Common Tunes TO thee O Father to the Son And Holy Ghost we give Glory that was of old is now And shall this World survive Gloria Patri As the 100. Psalm TO thee O Father to the Son And Holy Ghost whom we adore Be Glory as it was of old Is now and shall be Evermore FINIS An Advertisement THo' all these Psalms are to be sung to the Tunes commonly used in Churches yet more of them are fitted to some of those Tunes than before Not to mention the many that may be sung as the 100. Psalm These following are to be sung as the twenty fifth Psalm viz. Psal 25.53.62.67.70.71 These as the Hundred and thirteenth viz. Psal 82.85.113 And these as the Hundred Forty Eighth viz. 135. second Metre 136.148
set verse 9 9 Thy care prevents a threatning Dearth Thou visitest the thirsty Earth Showrs to inrich her barren Womb From thy full Springs above do come Thy Bounty do's that food provide By which our needs are all supply'd verse 10 10 The hardned ridges of the Field Water'd with showrs are soft and yield Its Furrows setled and deprest Its Spring by after Rains is blest verse 11 11 The fruitful year thy blessings Crown And plenty from the Clouds drop down verse 12 12 The Wilderness refresht with rain Tho' parch'd before now Springs again The little Hills new Garments wear And in their youthful green appear verse 13 13 Flocks are the Cloathing of the plain The Vales are cover'd o're with grain All nature seems to shout and sing To welcome in the hopeful Spring Psalm LXVI verse 1 1 LET all the Earth with joy resound To God their voices raise verse 2 2 Extoll him in their Songs and make Him glorious by their praise verse 3 3 Proclaim his mighty works in which Such terrour do's appear As makes his Foes to crouch and feign Obedience through their fear verse 4 4 Ev'n all the Earth shall worship thee And sing unto thy name verse 5 5 To see the wonders thou hast wrought To raise and spread thy Fame verse 6 6 He turn'd the Sea into dry Land The swelling Flood made way For Israel to pass who there His glories did display verse 7 7 He views the Nations and his Rule Do's o're the World extend Then let not men rebel for pride Will in their ruine end verse 8 8 Let all the people bless the Lord And loudly sing thy praise verse 9 9 Thou great Preserver of our Lives And Guide of all our ways Part. II. verse 13 13 I 'll go into thine House O Lord And thankful offerings lay verse 14 14 Before thy Altar and the vows I made in trouble pay verse 15 15 To honour him from whom all good Do's come I 'll spare no cost I 'll offer what he do's require And what will please him most verse 16 16 You that are pious come and hear What God for me has done His mercies show'd to me will be For your instruction verse 17 17 When I with grief opprest to him My fervent cryes did raise He heard me graciously and turn'd My sighing into praise verse 18 18 God will not favour me if I Iniquity regard verse 19 19 But he inclin'd his Ear to me And my Petitions heard verse 20 20 O let the glorious Name of God Be ever magnify'd Who neither did reject my Pray'r Nor his own Grace deny'd Psalm LXVII verse 1 1 SHew mercy to us Lord Bless us with gifts divine O let the Glories of thy face On us thy Servants shine verse 2 2 May thy hid ways be known Thy fear on Earth abound And thy Salvation over all The Heathen World resound verse 3 3 Let all in Psalms of praise Their grateful thoughts express Let all the people round the World Thy mighty Name confess verse 4 4 The Nations now may sing Their joys since God do's reign He rules with wisdom this great Judge Will righteousness maintain verse 5 5 Let all in Psalms of praise Their grateful thoughts express Let all the people round the World Thy mighty Name confess verse 6 6 Then shall th' enriched Earth With Plenty overflow And God on all his other gifts His blessing will bestow verse 7 His blessings showr'd on us Our happy days shall crown His pow'r and greatness all the World With humble fear shall own Psalm LXVIII As the 100. Psalm verse 1 1 LET the Great God arise and then His scattered Foes will flee for fear verse 2 2 Vanish like Smoak and melt like Wax Before the Fire when he draws near verse 3 3 But let the Just rejoice and praise verse 4 4 His name to whom all pow'r belongs He rides on High above the Clouds Let him be rais'd too in your Songs verse 5 5 He pitties Orphans Widdows wrongs verse 6 6 He rights brings chained Prisoners out He for the desolate provides But plagues the Rebels land with drought verse 7 7 Lord when thou brought'st thy people forth From Egypt with a mighty hand And led'st them through the Wilderness To bring them to the promis'd land verse 8 8 The Heav'ns before thy Lightnings dropt The Earth did with thy Thunder quake Mount Sinai when the Lord came down Did from its firm foundation shake verse 17 17 Thousands of Angels Heav'ns great Host Like Guards took up their Station there Gods special presence was declar'd When these Attendants did appear Part. II. verse 18 18 Our God like a great Conquerour Ascended is above the Skies And after him in triumph draws As spoils his Captiv'd Enemies He scattered his various gifts Around to make his Bounty known Ev'n Rebels had a share ' mongst whom He dwells and they his kindness own verse 19 19 God heaps his daily benefits On us and he shall have our Songs verse 20 20 He is our Saviour to whom The Pow'r of Life and Death belongs verse 21 21 In his just vengeance he shall wound The heads of all that him resist On whom no methods of his Love Prevail but still in sin persist verse 32 32 Praise him ye Kingdoms of the Earth verse 33 33 Who governs all the Heav'nly Spheres From thence he Thunders with his voice Which every Creature dreads that hears verse 34 34 Give him the Glory of his Pow'r Illustriously to Israel shown Its wonders in the Heav'ns appear And thence by all the World is known verse 35 35 They that behold his Majesty In holy places are amaz'd 'T is God that giveth strength and pow'r Unto his Saints His Name be prais'd Psalm LXX As the 25. Psalm verse 1 1 BEhold my Troubles Lord How they with haste advance O do not stay but come as fast To my deliverance verse 2 2 Let those that seek my life Their own confusion meet When they attempt my hurt with shame Be forced to retreat verse 3 3 Let such as make my griefs Their sport unpittied be Those that deride my trust in God Reward with infamy verse 4 4 But all true worshippers That seek their God to please Thy favour towards them express And make their joys t' increase Let those that hope in thee And thy Salvation love Ever occasion have to say Praised be God above verse 5 5 Look on my state opprest With misery and grief Thou art my Saviour and my help Lord send me quick relief Psalm LXXI As the 25. Psalm verse 1 1 MY Soul on God relies Let none disgrace my trust verse 2 2 Lord hear and save me when I call As thou art good and just verse 3 3 Be thou my sure defence Whereto I may resort Make good thy gracious promise Lord Be thou my Rock and Fort. verse 4 4 Save me from cruel men And those that are unjust Thou Lord alone hast been my hope
2 2 On whom no sin is charg'd whose heart Sincere and upright is verse 3 3 Whilst I suppress'd my inward guilt No quiet 1 could get verse 4 4 Thy hand did press me and thy wrath Scorch'd me like Summers heat verse 5 5 I then resolved to disclose My Crimes and ope ' my wound I humbly did confess my sins And easy pardon found verse 6 6 This mercy shall in season draw Good men t' implore thy aid Then tho' the Floods of Trouble rise They need not be afraid verse 7 7 Thou art my Refuge Lord to thee I 'll fly in all distress Thou wilt preserve me and my Songs Thy mercies shall confess verse 8 8 I 'll teach proud men t' obey and not Be like the Horse or Mule verse 9 9 Whos 's Fury till they 're broke no Rein Can guide no Curb can rule verse 10 10 Such meet with heavy strokes whilst those That trust in God shall prove The happy men then let them joy And Triumph in his Love Psalm XXXIII As the 100. Psalm verse 1 1 YE righteous in the Lord rejoice And let his praise be your delight For praise is lovely and becomes The lips of those that are upright verse 4 4 Gods word is like its Author good His Laws from all injustice free His promise sure and all his works Are done in Truth and Equity verse 5 5 Works that are right and just secure His favour and his pleasure are The Earth with various blessings fill'd To us his kindness do's declare verse 6 6 The vast extended Orbs of Heav'n By his commanding word were made And all its numerous Hosts from his Creating breath their beings had verse 7 7 The Seas proud Waves within the shores To which they are confined keep Whose Waters safely are laid up In the great Store-House of the deep verse 8 8 Then to the Lord by men on Earth Let fear and due regard be shown May all the World his awful pow'r By humble adorations own Part. II. verse 12 12 O happy he whose service shows That God his chosen Ruler is And happy they whom God declares By 's special care that they are his verse 13 13 Th' Almighty on the Sons of Men Looks down from his Celestial Throne verse 14 14 And all the dwellers on the Earth Views from his glorious Mansion verse 15 15 He equally did make them all Their hearts he fashion'd one by one And all their inmost thoughts to him Better than to themselves are known verse 18 18 The Lord on those that fear his Name Looks with a favourable Eye He ne're will fail their hopes that on His goodness stedfastly rely verse 20 20 Now Lord we wait for thee thou art Our succour and our sure defence verse 21 21 What e're befals us we may trust In thee with cheerful confidence verse 22 22 So let thy mercies Lord on us Descend like a refreshing show'r As all our hope and joy depends Upon thy favour and thy pow'r Psalm XXXIII Another Metre verse 1 1 REjoyce ye Righteous in the Lord And praise him with delight For thankfulness becomes the lips Of those that are upright verse 4 4 His word is good and all his Laws Are from injustice free His promise sure and all his ways Are Truth and Equity verse 5 5 Works that are just secure his Love As they his pleasure are The Earth with Blessings fill'd to us His goodness do's declare verse 6 6 Th' extended Orbs of Heav'n by his Commanding word were made And from his Breath its numerous Hosts Their several Beings had verse 7 7 The Seas proud Waves within the shores Confined limits keep Whose Waters are laid up within The Store house of the deep verse 8 8 Let all men fear the Lord to him Let due regard be shown May all the World his awful pow'r By humble worship own Part. II. verse 12 12 O happy he whose service shows That God his Ruler is And happy they whom God declares By 's Care that they are his verse 13 13 God on the Sons of men looks down From his Celestial Throne verse 14 14 Views all the dwellers on the Earth From his bright Mansion verse 15 15 He made them equally their hearts He fashion'd one by one More clearly all their thoughts to him Than to themselves are known verse 18 18 The Lord on those that fear his Name Looks with a Gracious Eye And ne're will fail their hopes that on His Goodness do rely verse 20 20 Now Lord we wait for thee who art Our help and our defence verse 21 21 In all Estates we trust in thee With chearful confidence verse 22 22 Lord let thy grace on us descend Like a refreshing show'r For all our hope and joys depend On thine Almighty Pow'r Psalm XXXIV verse 1 1 GOD who my kind Preserver is I will at all times bless My tongue shall daily be imploy'd His goodness to confess verse 2 2 In God my Soul shall boast good men Shall hear it and rejoice verse 3 3 And to exalt his glorious Name Join both in heart and voice verse 4 4 I sought the Lord in my distress And graciously he heard His timely succours did prevent The threatning harm I fear'd verse 7 7 Blest Angels which on God attend Yet wait t' encompass such As fear him to preserve them safe When dangers near approach verse 8 8 O tast and see as I have done And then confess you must That God is good and they are blest That in his goodness trust Part. II. verse 12 12 What man would have his years prolong'd And happy days would see verse 13 13 Refrain thy tongue and lips from all Deceit and Injury verse 14 14 From all unrighteous ways depart From doing good ne're cease Seek all mens quiet and pursue The things that make for peace verse 15 15 God loves the righteous and on them He casts a gracious Eye His Ear 's attentive to their suits And open to their cry verse 17 17 Nor do they cry in vain wish'd help And case their troubles have verse 18 18 God will draw near to broken hearts And contrite spirits save verse 19 19 Tho' good men oft afflicted are At length God sets them free verse 20 20 His care do's to their Bodies reach No bone shall broken be verse 21 21 Bad men shall perish when they 're plagu'd With all that hate the Just verse 22 22 Whom God will keep and never fail Their hopes that on him trust Psalm XXXVI verse 5 5 BEyond the limits of the Skie Thy mercy Lord extends Thy faithfulness the narrow bounds Of space and time transcends verse 6 6 Mountains may be remov'd before Thy truth shall fail the least Thy judgments none can fathom thou Preservest Man and Beast verse 7 7 But who can prize enough that Love God bears unto the just Under whose Providence and care Good men securely trust verse 8 8 They to the Plenty of thy House For all supplies
bloody off'rings prise This present now I humbly make Which God I trust will not despise Psalm LI. Another Metre verse 1 1 BEhold O Lord my sinful Soul To thee for Mercy flies Thy Mercy boundless is blot out All mine iniquities verse 2 2 Oh wash away my crimes for thou Alone canst make me clean verse 3 3 I now confess my guilt amaz'd To see how vile I 've been verse 4 4 Tho' none can call me to account Thy Sentence Lord I fear If judg'd by thee I know I must Be cast and thou be clear verse 5 5 I was conceiv'd and born in sin Too prone to do amiss verse 6 6 But purity and truth of heart To thee most pleasing is verse 7 7 Shew thou art reconcil'd as those Whom Hyssop sprinkles know They are absolv'd thy Grace can wash And make me white as snow verse 8 8 My sins have forfeited the joys And peace that once I had Thy voice would heal my broken Bones Thy Pardon make them glad verse 9 9 No longer Lord behold my sins With a displeased look Oh take their stains out of my Soul Their Guilt out of thy Book Part. II. verse 10 10 Create in me O Lord a heart Unspotted in thy sight Renew in me a mind unmov'd From goodness and upright verse 11 11 Lord do not cast me from thy sight As one thou canst not love Nor let thy Spirit tho' griev'd too much Its grace from me remove verse 12 12 Its comforts and free aids t' uphold My feeble pow'rs afford verse 13 13 Thus Sinners will amend their ways And turn unto the Lord. verse 14 14 Oh save me from the guilt of blood That sin of Crimson dy Then I 'll proclaim thy faithfulness And sing thy Clemency verse 15 15 My opened lips shall speak thy praise For this thou dost desire verse 16 16 Rather than Sacrifice of Beasts Consumed in the Fire verse 17 17 Thou dost a broken contrite heart More than all off'rings prise This present now I humbly bring Which God will not despise Psalm LIII As the 25. Psalm verse 1 1 THE Fools believe no God Do's mind th' affairs below For tho' they speak it not aloud They live as if 't were so All are corrupt and vile Their actions hateful are They 're only skilful to do ill From good estranged far verse 2 2 God from his Throne look'd down And took a strict survey What men did seek and know the Lord And his just Laws obey verse 3 3 All were degenerate With loathsome sins o're-grown What was Religious just and good None practis'd no not one verse 4 4 Strange Madness that they should Like Bread the poor devour And neither own thee by their Pray'rs Nor dread thy mighty pow'r verse 5 5 Where all their fears were vain Great terrours feis'd them there God that despis'd them made their fall As shameful as their fear verse 6 6 Lord let thy peoples hopes Be with deliverance Crown'd When thy Salvation shall appear Their joys shall then abound Psalm LVII verse 1 1 LOrd since I trust in thee alone Mercy to me extend I fly for shelter to thy Wings Till all my troubles end verse 2 2 To him whose Pow'r is over all In my distress I 'll cry Since thou hast sav'd me heretofore Thy help will still be nigh verse 6 6 When with the Fowlers treacherous arts My ruine was prepar'd Their Pits occasion'd their own fall Their Nets themselves insnar'd verse 7 7 My heart O God is now prepar'd And this my tongue shall raise verse 8 8 Which with my Harp shall early sing A Consort to thy praise verse 9 9 The great Salvation thou hast wrought I 'll to the World proclaim The scattered Nations shall assist My Songs to spread thy fame verse 10 10 Thy mercy reaches to the Heav'ns Thy Truth unto the Skies verse 11 11 Then let thy Glories Lord above Both Earth and Heaven rise Psalm LXII As the 25. Psalm verse 1 1 MY Soul doth wait on God My Rock and my defence verse 2 2 I shall not greatly then be mov'd For safety comes from thence verse 8 8 Ye people trust in him What time you are afraid Hee 'll be your refuge in distress When you implore his aid verse 9 9 The men of low-degree Are vain great men a lie Both in the ballance laid appear Lighter than vanity verse 10 10 Wealth makes not happy men And trust in this is vain Then seek not by oppressive arts Or fraud t' increase your gain If riches should abound By Heavens blessing sent Take heed they do not gain your hearts Or make you insolent verse 11 11 That all may know from whence Their help they should derive Thou Lord hast ost declar'd that pow'r Is thy Prerogative verse 12 12 And that uncessant streams Of mercy flow from thee So that according to mens works Their due reward shall be Psalm LXIII verse 1 1 EArly O Lord my fainting Soul Thy Mercy do's implore No Travellour in desert Lands Can thirst for Water more verse 2 2 I long t' appear as I was wont Within thy holy place Thy Pow'r and Glory to behold And to partake thy Grace verse 3 3 For Life it self without thy Love No relish do's afford No other joys can equal this To serve and praise the Lord. verse 4 4 I 'll therefore make my Pray'rs to thee And bless thee whilst I live verse 5 5 This like the choisest dainties will Both food and pleasure give verse 6 6 When others sleep my wakeful thoughts Present thee to my mind And in the night I think how good My God has been and kind verse 7 Since thou alone hast been my help To thee alone I fly And on thy watchful providence With chearfulness rely verse 8 8 Dangers whilst thou art near to me Do threaten me in vain When I keep close to God his care And Pow'r will me sustain Psalm LXV As the 100. Psalm verse 1 1 PRaises in Sion wait for thee And there the Vow perform'd shall be verse 2 2 To thee O God that hearest Pray'r All flesh shall chearfully repair verse 3 3 Our Sins may justly put a stop To all that good from thee we hope Thy Mercy do's those fears allay For this will purge our sins away verse 4 4 O happy they that may draw near To thee and in thy Courts appear For these shall all refreshments have Thy House can give or they can crave verse 5 5 By thy amazing wonders thou Thy kindness to the good dost show The ends of th' Earth in thee confide And th' Isles that in the Sea reside verse 6 6 Mountains that seem to touch the Skie Gain from thy strength stability verse 7 7 The roaring Seas God do's asswage And stills the peoples madder rage Part. II. verse 8 8 O're all the Earth the Nations spred Thy works of pow'r and anger dread And all adore thy goodness great Where e're the Sun do's rise or
And from my youth my Trust verse 6 6 Thou took'st me from the Womb When my first breath I drew Thou hast sustain'd me ever since All praise to thee is due verse 7 7 Many with wonder gaze On me as one forlorn verse 8 8 But by my praises and thine aid I shall confute their scorn verse 9 9 Lord when my strength decays And when my years decline Do not forsake or cast me off But own me still for thine verse 14 14 In thee I 'll place my hopes Thee with more praises crown verse 15 15 Thy Truth and Mercies I 'll proclaim Whose measures are unknown Part. II. verse 16 16 To no supports I 'll fly But to the strength divine No other goodness shall be nam'd Or faithfulness but thine verse 17 17 These from my youth I 've learnt And hitherto declar'd Thy wonderous works Forsake me not verse 18 18 Now when I am grey-hair'd Till I have further shown Thy pow'r and taught thy fear Both to the present age and those That after shall appear verse 19 19 Thy goodness Lord is great Thy works illustrious are All thy perfections have no bounds None can with thee compare verse 20 20 Thou shalt again revive My Soul with grief deprest verse 21 21 Thou Lord wilst raise my low estate Comfort and give me rest verse 22 22 Then to proclaim thy Truth I 'll all my Powers raise And to improve my Songs will add Sweet instruments of praise verse 23 23 My chearful tongue and lips Shall loudly bear a part In praising thee when set on work By a most thankful heart verse 24 24 This shall be my great work To celebrate thy fame Who hast redeemed me and brought Mine Enemies to shame Psalm LXXIII As the 100. Psalm verse 1 1 CErtain it is that God is kind To those that are sincerely good verse 2 2 But yet my Faith was at a loss My feet did stagger where I stood verse 3 3 I saw the wickeds prosperous state My envy at those Fools did rise verse 4 4 That when a healthful Age was past A quiet Death should close their Eyes verse 5 5 Exempt from Plagues and miseries That others seek t' escape in vain verse 6 6 They 're covered o're with violence And Pride surrounds them like a Chain verse 7 7 Pamper'd with ease and luxury Their Body thrives looks fat and fair Their wealth rolls in with a full tide Beyond their hopes without their care verse 8 8 Such is their Pride that they profess Oppressive courses without shame verse 9 9 Dare Heav'n it self with blasphemies And freely blast the good mans name verse 10 10 This gives disturbance to his mind And passion makes his tears to flow verse 11 11 Doubts rise within him whether God Discerns or minds things done below verse 12 12 Th' ungodly are the prosperous men Thrive in the World and riches gain verse 13 13 I 've wash'd my hands in innocence And cleans'd my heart says he in vain verse 14 14 For every morn renews my Plagues And I whole days in sorrow spend verse 15 15 But stay thus speaking I against The Faith of all good men offend Part. II. verse 16 16 I oft consider'd with my self Th' unequal ways of Providence I found them hard to be resolv'd And doubts long kept me in suspence verse 17 17 At last I' enquired at Gods House And there did my mistakes amend Before I only view'd their way But now I understood their end verse 18 18 I saw the slippery precipice On which their tottering feet were plac'd verse 19 19 And with what Terrours they were seis'd When down to sudden ruine cast verse 20 20 Their happiness was like a Dream Or shade that quickly vanishes verse 21 21 Lord what a stupid Beast was I verse 22 22 To vex my self at their success verse 23 23 For all this while I was thy care By thee sustain'd tho' suffering verse 24 24 Thy Counsels here shall guide me still And afterward to Glory bring verse 25 25 Lord there is none in Heav'n or Earth On whom I can rely like thee verse 26 26 For when my heart and hopes here fail My stay and Portion thou wilt be verse 27 27 But those that are from God estrang'd Or unto hateful Idols bow Shall surely their own ruine meet And a deserved overthrow verse 28 28 God is my chiefesl Good 't is best To keep me to my God most nigh Then I his Mercy and his Truth Shall praise when I on him rely Psalm LXXXII As the 113. Psalm verse 1 1 YE Rulers of the World that bear Gods Name and represent him here Know that this Judge among you sits verse 2 2 If you enact unrighteous Laws Or countenance a wicked cause Your guiltiness no Plea admits verse 3 3 You act like God when you defend The poor and your assistance lend To helpless men that Justice crave verse 4 4 Absolve the Innocent with speed Obnoxious only by their need And from th' Oppressors Power save verse 5 5 They cry too oft to you in vain who 'll know no other right but gain Whose Eyes are blind by Bribes you take Thus Justice cannot find its course But Laws neglected lose their force And all the Lands Foundations shake verse 6 6 I said y' are Gods but you shall dye And fall tho' Sons of the Most High verse 7 7 As other Men and Kings have done verse 8 8 Arise great Judge of all and reign Fall'n Justice then will rise again When God doth sit upon his Throne Psalm LXXXIV verse 1 1 HOW beauteous is the place where thou Thy presence Lord dost grant verse 2 2 Oh how I long t' approach thy Courts Impatient of restraint verse 3 3 The little Birds the Liberties Enjoy which I 'm deny'd Near to thine Altars they prepare Their Nests and there reside verse 4 4 Oh happy men that may frequent Thine House to praise thee still verse 5 5 Whose trust is in thine aid whose heart Devout affections fill verse 8 8 Great God of Hosts attend when I My Pray'r to thee address verse 9 9 Look graciously on mine Estate And thine Anointed bless verse 10 10 A thousand joyous days elsewhere Yield me not such content As one days freedom at thy House And in thy service spent There let me have the meanest place And at the Threshold lye Rather than all the wickeds state Without this liberty verse 11 11 God is a glorious Sun from whom We Light and Life derive A Shield for our defence and he Will Grace and Glory give No good will he with-hold from him That 's upright in his way verse 12 12 Oh happy man that makes the Lord His only trust and stay Psalm LXXXV As the 113. Psalm verse 1 1 THY Mercy Lord has chang'd our doom verse 2 2 Thy Captives to their Land are come And all their sins are done away verse 3 3 Thine Anger which was fierce before Is now remov'd
and flames no more verse 4 4 O let it ever cease we pray verse 5 5 When wilt thou Lord from wrath refrain verse 6 6 Raise and revive our joys again verse 7 7 Thy saving mercies Lord restore verse 8 8 I 'll listen to the voice of Peace Which God will to his Saints express If they return to sin no more verse 9 9 Surely thy saving help is near To such as thee sincerely fear And glory to our Land will bring verse 10 10 Mercy and Truth together meet Justice and Peace each other greet verse 11 11 And truth out of the Earth shall spring From Heav'n shall righteousness look down verse 12 12 God with his Blessings will us Crown Our Land with Plenty shall o'reflow When Righteousness prepares his way Justice with us shall longer stay And Mercy tread where this do's go Psalm LXXXVI verse 1 1 LOrd bow thine Ear to my requests Tho' poor and in the dust verse 2 2 O save my righteous Soul for Lord In thee alone I trust verse 3 3 Be merciful to me O God And hear my mournful voice verse 4 4 Daily my Soul to thee ascends Oh make it to rejoice verse 5 5 Thou Lord art gracious and good To pardon sins inclin'd And all that humbly thee implore Shall plenteous mercy find verse 6 6 To thee I call in my distress In hope thou wilst attend verse 7 7 On thee with patience wait till thou A gracious answer send verse 8 8 Tho' Heathens boast of other Gods And talk of Pow'rs Divine There 's none that can compare with thee Nor any works like thine verse 9 9 All the deceived Lands at length Their Maker shall adore Shall glorify thy Name O Lord And celebrate thy Pow'r verse 10 10 When they behold how great thou art What wonders thou hast done Their Idols they 'll disown and say That thou art God alone Part. II. verse 11 11 Lord guide my steps that from the way Of truth I ne're may err My loose affections so unite That I thy name may fear verse 12 12 With all my Soul I 'll praise the Lord His glories ever tell verse 13 13 By whose great goodness I have been Freed from the lowest Hell verse 15 15 Thou Lord art pittiful and kind To punish Sinners slow Goodness and faithfulness from thee Abundantly do flow verse 16 16 Thy merciful regard I need And strength from thee I crave From all designed mischiefs Lord Thy humble servant save verse 17 17 Some signal mark of favour show Which all my Foes may see And at their malice blush when thou Dost help and comfort me Psalm LXXXIX verse 1 1 THY Mercies Lord I 'll ever sing Thy truth to all proclaim verse 5 5 The Heav'nly Angels sacred Quire Shall celebrate the same verse 6 6 These never with the Lord compare Nor his Commands contest verse 7 7 But give attendance at his Throne With awful fear possess'd verse 8 8 Great God! there 's none that 's arm'd with pow'r Or girt with Truth like thee verse 9 9 Thou when the Waves arise dost rule And still the raging Sea verse 10 10 Thy arm alone brake Egypts pow'r And Israel did adore When they beheld the drowned Host Lie scattered on the shore verse 11 11 The World with all therein is thine Made by thy pow'rful voice verse 12 12 With all the Quarters of the Earth Which in thy care rejoice verse 13 13 Thy great and uncontrouled Pow'r Can no resistance fear verse 14 14 Yet Mercy Righteousness and Truth In all thy Rule appear verse 15 15 Blest are the Men that understand The joyful sound of praise They through thy favour shall enjoy Pleasant and happy dayes verse 16 16 Th' expressions of thy wond'rous Love Will fresh delights create And thou the Glory of their strength Wilt raise their low Estate Psalm XC As the 100. Psalm verse 1 1 LOrd every Age and Race has seen Thou hast our help and refuge been verse 2 2 E're that the Mountains had a Birth Or ever thou hadst form'd the Earth Thou hadst a Being long before And shalt abide when time 's no more verse 3 3 Thy first Decree ' gainst man was just Bidding him Turn again to Dust verse 4 4 A thousand years if we could stay In life so long is but a day Compar'd with thee and in thy sight Like the short Watches of the Night verse 5 5 Death like an over-flowing stream Sweeps us away our Life 's a Dream verse 6 6 Like Flow'rs i' th' Morning fresh and fair Cut down e're Night and withered are verse 7 7 Thine Anger and our Wickedness verse 8 8 Makes the short Term of Nature less verse 9 9 And thus our years to ' an end are brought As swiftly as a breath or thought verse 10 10 Our Age to Seventy years is set If to another Stage we get And unto Fourscore years arrive We rather sigh and groan then live Part. II. verse 11 11 Lord who enough considered hath The Pow'r and Terrour of thy wrath Wrath that is equal to our dread And strikes so often Sinners dead verse 12 12 Oh that the sense of our last end And Sorrows that this Life attend May more excite our fear of thee And a wise care of Piety verse 13 13 When Lord shall thy displeasure cease When wilt thou give our troubles ease Now we are humble and repent Shew pity to us and relent verse 14 14 Oh let that mercy come at lasl We long impatiently to tast verse 15 15 And in proportion to our tears Let Gladness crown our future years verse 16 16 Since Acts of Grace thy Glory are And please thee most do thou appear In those to us and to our Race verse 17 17 Shew us the Beauties of thy Face Afford thy Light to guide our way That we may never go astray All our good undertakings bless And prosper with desir'd success Psalm XCI As the 100. Psalm verse 1 1 HE that has God for his retreat Has gain'd a safe and quiet seat For Gods o're-spreading Providence Will like a shade be his Defence verse 2 2 To him as to my Fort I 'll fly On him my pow'rful God rely verse 3 3 When noysome Plagues infect the air Hee 'll save thee from the secret snare verse 4 4 His care like Wings shall safety yield His faithful promise be thy shield verse 5 5 So that no dangers of the Night Shall seise thee with a sudden fright verse 6 6 Plagues that like poisoned Arrows kill And all around with slaughter fill Walking unseen both Night and Day Shall miss their aim or balk their way verse 7 7 Thousands shall fall on every hand And thou the while unhurt shalt stand verse 8 8 And only with thine Eyes shalt see What shall the wickeds portion be Part. II. verse 9 9 Since thou hast made the Lord most High Thy Refuge and Security verse 10 10 No evil shall thy joys molest Nor
Sinners prove verse 9 9 As those that in the Wilderness Provoked God above They prov'd his pow'r and saw his works verse 10 10 And griev'd him fourty year Till wearied with that murm'ring Race He could no longer bear He did their unbelief and base Ingratitude detest verse 11 11 And in his Anger sware they should Not come into his rest Psalm XCVI As the 100. Psalm verse 1 1 LEt all the Earth their voices raise To sing the choicest Psalm of praise verse 2 2 To sing and bless Gods sacred name And all his saving works proclaim verse 3 3 His Glory let the Heathen know His wonders to the Nations show verse 4 4 Let him be prais'd that is so high More fear'd than any Deity verse 5 5 For Heathen Gods but Creatures are He made the Heav'ns and every Star verse 6 6 He in Majestick splendor dwells In Beauty and in strength excels verse 7 7 Let every Tongue and every Tribe Glory and Pow'r to God ascribe verse 8 8 The Glory give that is his due Their Off'rings in his Courts renew verse 9 9 Fall down before him and confess His Majesty and Holiness Let all the Earth the Lord revere And by their Duty shew their fear verse 10 10 Say to the World th' Almighty reigns A Judge that equity maintains Hee 'll make their Wars and Tumults cease And bless the Earth with quiet peace verse 11 11 Let Heav'n and Earth then tell their joys The Ocean by its roaring noise verse 12 12 Fields by the fairness of their Crops Trees by the Fruits that Crown their Tops verse 13 13 At his approach all Nature's glad And only Sinners are afraid All whom he judges shall confess His Equity and Righteousness Psalm XCVII As the 100. Psalm verse 1 1 LET th' Earth rejoice since God do's reign verse 2 2 For tho' thick darkness do's surround And cloud his ways of Providence Yet perfect justice is their ground verse 3 3 When God prepares himself for wrath verse 4 4 His Lightnings flame around the Skies A dreadful Fire before him goes To burn up all his Enemies Th' amazed Earth sees this and quakes verse 5 5 The Hills like melted Wax flow down verse 6 6 The Heav'ns his Justice do proclaim And Men below his Glories own verse 7 7 Confounded be those Worshippers That to a graven Image bow And boast of Idols worship him Angels above and Gods below verse 8 8 Good men will hear the news with Joy When Judgments on these Sinners fall verse 9 9 Which tell the World their Gods are vain And thou art high above them all verse 10 10 All ye that Love and serve the Lord Strictly preserve your innocence Then let the wicked seek your fall God will stand up for your defence verse 11 11 Th' immortal Seeds of light and bliss For truly pious men are sown A joyful Harvest will at length Their labours and their sorrows Crown verse 12 12 Then let your chearful temper show The God you serve is good and kind Praise him for all his Mercies past And wait with joy for those behind Psalm XCVII Another Metre verse 1 1 GOD Reigns let all the Earth rejoyce verse 2 2 Tho' darkness may surround And Cloud his ways of providence Yet Justice is their ground verse 3 3 Lightnings when God prepares for wrath Do flame around the Skies verse 4 4 A Fire before him goes to burn Up all his Enemies The Earth sees this and quakes the Hills verse 5 5 Like melted Wax flow down verse 6 6 The Heav'ns his Righteousness declare And Men his Glories own verse 7 7 Confounded be those Worshippers That to an Image bow And boast of Idols worship him Angels and Gods below verse 8 8 Good men will joy when punishments Shall on these Sinners fall verse 9 9 Which shew their Gods are vain and thou Art high above them all verse 10 10 All ye that love and fear the Lord Preserve your innocence Then let the wicked seek your fall God will be your defence Th' immortal Seeds of light and bliss For pious men are sown A joyful Harvest will at length Their work and sorrows crown Then let your chearful temper show The God you serve is kind Praise him for Mercies past and wait With joy for those behind Psalm XCVIII verse 1 1 REnew your Songs to God and tell What wonders he hath done Let all proclaim the Victories His pow'rful Arm has won verse 2 2 His Mercy which was kept before A secret and inclos'd Now to the clear and open view Of Heathens is expos'd verse 3 3 His promis'd goodness and his Truth Was first to Israel shown But now the ends of th' Earth have seen His great Salvation verse 4 4 Let all the Earth this welcom News verse 5 5 Applaud with loudest noise verse 6 6 Join Musick to their Hymns of praise To testifie their joys verse 7 7 Let swelling Seas roar and excite The joys of Neighbouring lands verse 8 8 Let Echoing Hills the noise repeat And Rivers clap their hands verse 9 9 Whole Nature well may feel a change When Gods approach is nigh Who comes to judge and rule the World With Truth and Equity Psalm C. verse 1 1 LET all the Nations of the Earth To God their chearful voices raise verse 2 2 With Gladness worship him and come Before his Face with Songs of praise verse 3 3 Know that our Lord is God alone Who did to all their Beings give We are the people of his Care The Sheep that on his pastures live verse 4 4 Enter his Gates with thankful hearts His praises in his Courts proclaim And let his pow'rful love excite Each Soul to bless his Sacred Name verse 5 5 For God is infinitely good His mercy is for ever sure His Truth from Generation To Generation shall endure Psalm CII verse 1 1 LOrd hear the Pray'rs and mournful cries Of mine afflicted State verse 2 2 And with thy Comforts cheer my Soul Before it be too late verse 11 11 My days like the declining shades Make hast and fly away As Flow'rs before the scorthing Sun They wither and decay verse 24 24 Lord take me not away before My better days be past Thine undeclining years beyond All Generations last verse 25 25 Th' unknown foundations of the Earth Of old by thee were laid The Fair and Beauteous Heavens shew The work thy hands have made verse 26 26 These all shall perish and wax old Like Garments throws aside But when they change thy years ne're fail verse 27 27 Thou dost the same abide verse 28 28 Thy Kindness to the good is firm Thy Word to them is sure Tho' strange Events may change the World Their Race shall still endure Psalm CIII As the 100. Psalm verse 1 1 BLess thou the Lord my Soul his name Let all the pow'rs within me bless verse 2 2 O let not his past favours lie Forgotten in unthankfulness verse 3 3 It 's he
share the Day whose work begins And ends together with the Light verse 24 24 Great God! how various are thy works Created all with wonderous skill Thy Blessings Lord enrich the Earth verse 25 25 And the Seas spacious bosom fill Whose yielding Waves the Ships divide There Fishes move of different size verse 26 26 And there the great Leviathan Do's play and Mans attempts despise verse 27 27 These all wait humbly to receive Thine Alms of seasonable food verse 28 28 And what thine opened hand bestows They gather and are fill'd with good Part. IV. verse 29 29 If God but in displeasure frown The whole Creation needs must mourn If he with-holds his breath or theirs They die and to their dust return verse 30 30 His quickning spirit when it breaths All things with Life and Joy endues His pow'rful word that made the Earth At first its Face again renews verse 31 31 While this Worlds Frame and Order lasts Gods Glory never can beless And what his wisdom made so good His favour will delight to bless verse 32 32 But let not sinful Man presume Gods dreadful Anger to provoke Whose Look can cause the Earth to quake His Touch make proudest Hills to smoak verse 33 33 The Great imployment of my Life Shall be to praise this mighty Lord verse 34 34 To meditate his Love and Works The sweetest pleasure will afford verse 35 35 While Sinners from the Earth consume No place or thought regard them more Bless thou thy Maker O my Soul Let Heav'n and Earth his Name adore Psalm CIV Another Metre verse 1 1 BLess thou the Lord my Soul to this His greatness do's invite Honour and Majesty 's his Robe verse 2 2 His Vesture splendid Light verse 3 3 He as a Tent the Heav'ns extends Whose Rooms on Waters stay Clouds are his Chariot and the Winds Wing'd Wheels mete out his way verse 4 4 Angels as swift as air as bright As flames attend and move His pleasure to effect below That 's giv'n in charge above verse 5 5 The Earths foundations are unknown Its weight no Pillars bear Yet none can move it tho' it hangs Loose in the yielding air verse 6 6 The Earths first covering was the Deep Whose Waves the Hills surpass'd verse 7 7 Till at thy check and thunders voice They shrank and fled in haste verse 8 8 The Mountains by hid ways they climb Thence to the Vales descend Till in the Sea whence first they came Their winding courses end verse 9 9 In vain the Oceans swelling pride Threatens the Earth to cover Its fixed bounds no swelling Tides Can without leave pass over Part. II. verse 10 10 He from the Hills by secret veins Makes Crystal Springs to burst verse 11 11 The watered Valleys give all Beasts Drink to allay their thirst verse 12 12 There Birds are taught their artful Nests In shady boughs to raise Whose cheerful notes our silence shame In our Creators praise verse 13 13 Nor can the higher grounds which gape For thirst say they 're forgot Clouds big with show'rs on them distill And water every plot verse 14 14 By his Command th' enriched Earth Do's food for all produce The Grass springs up to serve the Beasts And Herbs for humane use verse 15 15 Rich Wine that chears Mans Heart and Oyl That makes his Face look bright Bread the support of Life all serve Our Needs or our Delight verse 16 16 The Trees on barren Hills will thrive Unwatered by our care Cedars i' th' heights of Lebanon Are ever fresh and fair verse 17 17 There Birds find sure retreat the Stork Dwells in the lofty Pine verse 18 18 Wild Goats in Hills Conies are safe In Rocks they undermine Part. III. verse 19 19 The Moons oft-varied face do's show The Seasons of the Year After his daily course the Sun Knows when to set and where verse 20 20 Darkness as well as Light thou mak'st Night brings wild Beasts abroad verse 21 21 The hungry Lyons roar for prey And seek their meat from God verse 22 22 At the Suns rising to their Dens They crowd with hasty flight verse 23 23 Men share the day whose work 's begun And finisht with the light verse 24 24 Great God! how various are thy works All made with wond'rous skill Thy blessings Lord enrich the Earth verse 25 25 And Seas large bosom fill There go the Ships and there do move Fishes of different size verse 26 26 There great Leviathan do's play And Mans attempts despise verse 27 27 These all wait to receive thine Alms Of seasonable food verse 28 28 They gather what thine hand bestows And all are fill'd with good Part. IV. verse 29 29 If God but in displeasure frown All Creatures needs must mourn If he with-holds their breath they die And to their Dust return verse 30 30 His quickning spirit when it breaths All things with life endues His pow'rful word that made the Earth Its face again renews verse 31 31 Whilst this Worlds Frame and Order lasts Gods Fame will ne're be less And what his Wisdom made so good Will still delight to bless verse 32 32 But let not sinful man presume Gods anger to provoke Whose look can cause the Earth to quake His Touch make Hills to smoak verse 33 33 My life 's great business shall be this To praise this Mighty Lord verse 34 34 To meditate his Love and Works The sweetest Joys afford verse 35 35 While Sinners from the Earth consume No place regards them more Bless thou the Lord my Soul his name Let Heav'n and Earth adore Psalm CV verse 1 1 O Let us all give thanks to God And call upon his Name His gracious and his mighty works To all the World proclaim verse 2 2 Let us in Songs and sacred Hymns Our great Creator bless And what his pow'rful hand has wrought Our joyful tongues express verse 3 Give to the Lords most holy Name The praise that is his due And your unfeigned inward joys By chearful voices shew verse 4 4 Within his Sanctuary let Your Pray'rs to him be made Your hopes upon his favour rest And his Almighty aid verse 5 5 O let the works that he hath done Your admiration move Think on the judgments of his mouth And wonders of his Love verse 7 7 We glory that this mighty Lord Us for his people owns Whose judgments make th' amazed Earth To tremble when he frowns verse 8 8 His Covenant with his people made He ever call'd to mind And will his promises fulfil To Ages still behind Psalm CVI. verse 1 1 O Render thanks unto the Lord For he alone is good His mercies they continue sure As they have ever stood verse 2 2 But equal to thy Glories height None can their voices raise Nor as Gods mighty Acts deserve Can shew forth all his praise verse 3 3 O happy they who thy just Laws Observe with due regard And by well-doing to receive Gods mercies are prepar'd
delight verse 5 5 In him all Glories meet His Greatness knows no bound What other Gods do claim In him is only found verse 6 6 Who as at first He all things made Still rules o're all By all obey'd verse 7 7 All things in Heav'n above Are subject to his will The Earth and Seas below His pleasure do fulfil At his Command From the Worlds end Vapours to frame The Clouds ascend Lightnings from thence burst out And Rains are poured down He brings his boyst'rous Winds From Treasuries unknown verse 13 13 Thy name and thy Memorial For ever Lord Continue shall Psalm CXXXVI As the 148. Psalm verse 1 1 GIve thanks unto the Lord That is so kind and good Whose mercies firmly last As they have ever stood verse 2 2 To this great King All Gods do bow verse 3 3 Angels above And Pow'rs below verse 4 4 His works our wonder raise verse 5 5 The Heav'ns his wisdom made verse 6 6 And he th' out-stretched Earth Above the Waters laid verse 7 7 He made the Sun verse 8 8 The Days great Light verse 9 9 The Moon and Stars To rule the Night verse 10 10 Egypts first-born he smote verse 11 11 And by his pow'rful hand verse 12 12 He brake off Israels Yoke And brought them from that Land His Mercies shown To Ages past Eternally Shall spring and last verse 13 13 The parted Sea made way verse 14 14 For Israel to pass verse 15 15 There the pursuing Host Of Pharaoh drowned was verse 16 16 His people through The Desert led By Miracles Were daily fed verse 17 17 18 Kings that oppos'd their way verse 19 19 20 Sihon and Og he smote verse 21 21 And made their fruitful land verse 22 22 Fall to his peoples Lot His Mercies shown To Ages past Eternally Shall spring and last verse 23 23 He sav'd us when our State verse 24 24 Was low and sore opprest verse 25 25 Food to all flesh he gives verse 26 26 The God of Heav'n be blest Whose Mercies shown To Ages past Eternally Shall spring and last Psalm CXXXVIII verse 1 1 TO magnify the Lord my Soul Thy best affections raife Angels shall hear my Songs and be The Partners of my praise verse 2 2 Within thy Church thy constant truth And goodness I 'll proclaim These raise my wonder and advance The Glories of thy Name verse 3 3 In my distress to thee I cry'd And thou my Pray'r didst hear Thou didst support me with thy strength And with thy comforts cheer verse 4 4 Kings shall thy promis'd goodness know And take occasion thence verse 5 5 To praise thy Mercy and admire Thy ways of Providence verse 6 6 God from his high and Glorious Throne The lowly views and owns But scorns the proud and on their height With indignation frowns verse 7 7 Thy former kindnesses prevent My fears when in distress Thy hand shall save me from my Foes Thy Pow'r their wrath repress verse 8 8 Thy never-failing Goodness will Compleat what is begun O never suffer thine own work Nor me to be undone Psalm CXXXIX As the 100. Psalm verse 1 1 LOrd when I have to do with thee In vain I seek to be conceal'd verse 2 2 Thou know'st me perfectly to thee My very thoughts are all reveal'd verse 3 3 Both when I sit and when I rise My walking and my lying down verse 4 4 To thee my works and all my words Better than to my self are known verse 5 5 On every side within the reach Of thine encircling Arm I lie verse 6 6 Whose force I neither can resist Nor scape the notice of thine Eye verse 7 7 Whither can I retire and find A place where God do's never come verse 8 8 His Glories I should meet in Heav'n His Pow'r had I in Hell a room verse 9 9 Could I remove to th' utmost Sea Wing'd with the swiftest Morning ray verse 10 10 Thy hand that thither must support My flight would my abode betray verse 11 11 If o're my sins I think to draw The blackest Curtains of the Night verse 12 12 All will be clear to thee for what We Darkness call to thee is Light verse 13 13 My inmost Reins by thee possess'd With all th' affections seated there To thee that made'st those hidden Springs Within the Womb must needs appear Part. II. verse 14 14 In all thy works O Lord I see The Footsteps of thy wond'rous skill And to excite my praise I find Within my self more wonders still verse 15 15 Unseen by all when form'd within The dark recesses of the Womb Before the fine Embroidery Of parts was to perfection come verse 16 16 In that rude Mass thou didst discern The daily growth of every part And what th' Eternal mind had fram'd Was copied out with curious art verse 17 17 Lord I admire the various thoughts And the wise Counsels of thy mind Their sum is infinite yet all Are dear to me because they 're kind verse 18 18 Their number 's greater than the sand Which whilst my busy thoughts run o're I sleep and sind when I awake I 'm only where I was before verse 23 23 Lord since my thoughts accuse me not Of living in a false disguise I 'm less afraid to undergo The Tryal of thy piercing Eyes verse 24 24 Search me and if thou see'st that I Unwillingly have done amiss Correct my errours and reduce My wandrings to the way of Bliss Psalm CXXXIX Another Metre verse 1 1 WHen Lord I deal with thee in vain I seek to be conceal'd verse 2 2 Thou know'st me perfectly my thoughts To thee are all reveal'd verse 3 3 Both when I sit and when I rise Walking and lying down verse 4 4 My works and words better to thee Than to my selfs are known verse 5 5 Ever within the reach of thine Encircling Arm I lie verse 6 6 Whose force I neither can resist Nor scape thy piercing Eye verse 7 7 In vain where God do's never come I seek to find a Seat verse 8 8 For plac'd in Hell thy Pow'r in Heav'n Thy Glories I should meet verse 9 9 Could I remove to th' utmost Sea Wing'd with the Mornings Ray verse 10 10 Thy hand that must support my flight Would my abode betray verse 11 11 If o're my sins I think to draw The Curtains of the Night verse 12 12 All 's clear to thee for what we call Darkness to thee is Light verse 13 13 My Reins by thee possess'd with all Th' affections seated there To thee that mad'st within the Womb Those hidden Springs appear Part. II. verse 14 14 In all thy works O Lord I see Footsteps of wond'rous skill And in my selfs t' excite my praise I find more wonders still verse 15 15 When form'd unseen within the dark Recesses of the Womb Before th' Embroidery of Parts Was to perfection come verse 16 16 In that rude Mass thou didst discern The growth of every part And what
10 10 This Mighty King shall ever Reign As he do's ever Live Let all the World he rules to him Eternal praises give Psalm CXLVII As the 100. Psalm verse 1 1 O Blest imployment of our Lives To praise the God whom we adore How grateful to our selves and him Nothing becomes a good man more verse 2 2 The Lord of old the broken state Of Captive Israel did repair verse 3 3 The sorrowful and broken hearts He binds and heals with tender care verse 4 4 He numbers all the Stars and knows What vertue comes to us from thence For 't is from him they borrow all Their Lustre and their Influence verse 5 5 Unsearchable his wisdom is His pow'r so great it knows no bound verse 6 6 He raises up the meek and throws The stubborn Sinners to the ground Part. II. verse 7 7 To God your chearful praises sing Whose bounty all things do's maintain verse 8 8 Who covers Heav'n with watry Clouds And for the Earth prepares the rain He makes the tender Grass to grow On Mountains which are parch'd and dry verse 9 9 Wild Beasts are fed without our care And the young Ravens when they cry verse 15 15 All Creatures haste t' obey his word verse 16 16 Like softest Wooll he sends the Snows verse 17 17 His Crystal Ice like Morsels casts And the Hoar-frosts like ashes strows None can endure his piercing cold verse 18 18 But at his word warm winds do blow Then Rocks of Ice are soon dissolv'd And the congealed Waters flow verse 19 19 All see these works to Israel He greater favours did afford The clearer knowledge of his will And Laws they had Praise ye the Lord. Psalm CXLVII Another Metre verse 1 1 HOW well we are imploy'd to praise The Lord whom we adore How grateful to our selves and him Nothing becomes us more verse 2 2 The Lord of old the broken state Of Isra'el did repair verse 3 3 The sorrowful and broken hearts He heals with tender care verse 4 4 He numbers all the Stars and knows What vertue comes from thence For 't is from him they borrow all Their Light and Influence verse 5 5 Unsearchable his wisdom is His Pow'r admits no bound verse 6 6 He raises up the meek and throws Proud Sinners to the ground Part. II. verse 7 7 To God your chearful praises sing That all things do's maintain verse 8 8 Who covers Heav'n with Clouds and for The Earth prepares the rain He makes the tender Grass to grow On Mountains parch'd and dry verse 9 9 Wild Beasts need not our care he feeds Young Ravens when they cry verse 15 15 All Creatures haste t' obey his word verse 16 16 Like Wooll he sends the Snows verse 17 17 His Crystal Ice like Morsels casts Hoar-frosts like ashes strows None can abide his piercing cold verse 18 18 He bids warm Winds to blow Then Rocks of Ice dissolve and soon Congealed Rivers flow verse 19 19 All see these works to Israel More grace he did afford The clearer knowledge of his will And Laws Praise ye the Lord. Psalm CXLVIII verse 1 1 TO laud the Heav'nly King Let all their voices raise verse 2 2 Ye Angels first begin The great Creator's praise verse 3 3 Let Sun and Moon And every Star His Glory show That 's brighter far verse 4 4 Ye Regions of the air And watry Clouds that move Within the liquid Skie verse 5 5 Praise ye the Lord above Whose pow'rful word Made you to be verse 6 6 And fix'd your bounds By his Decree verse 7 7 All that the Earth do's bear Whales in the Depths conceal'd verse 8 8 Lightnings and Hail and Snow Vapours to Ice congeal'd The stormy Winds Rais'd at his will Which at his word Are calm'd and still verse 9 9 Praise him ye Mountains high And Hills that lower are Cedars with lofty heads And Trees that fruit do bear verse 10 10 Beasts that in Fields Or Pastures lye Both creeping things And Fowls that fly verse 11 11 Ye Kings that Scepters sway People of meaner Birth Princes that rule the World And Judges of the Earth verse 12 12 Let every Sex And every Age verse 13 13 To praise the name Of God engage His Glories all that shines In Earth and Heav'n excel verse 14 14 He special mercy show'd T' his people Israel A people dear And highly rais'd His Holy Name Be ever prais'd Psalm CL. verse 1 1 PRaise God within that sacred place Where he his Grace bestows Your wondering thoughts to Heaven raise Where he his Glory shows verse 2 2 Let all his Mighty Acts of Pow'r Your inward Passions move That your Acknowledgments may suit The Greatness of his Love verse 3 3 Musicks soft notes and louder sounds verse 4 4 Of Instruments imploy verse 5 5 T' excite Devotion and attend The triumphs of your joy verse 6 6 Since all to this Creator owe That Breath by which they live Let every thing that breaths to him Their chearful praises give Select Hymns Taken out of the NEW TESTAMENT And used in the CHURCH-SERVICE Hymn I. Benedictus The Song of Zacharias Luc. 1.68 LET Isr'els pow'rful God and King Eternally be blest Who came from Heav'n to visit us And all our Bonds releas'd In Davids House a Saviour rais'd To sit upon his Throne This ever since the World began His Prophets have fore-shown That he would save us from the Pow'r And Malice of our Foes And would perform the Mercy he T' our Fathers did disclose To call to mind how he engag'd His Truth by Covenant His solemn Oath to Abraham sworn That he his Grace would grant To serve him without fear from all Our Adversaries free'd And to continue all our days A Holy Life to lead And thou blest Child to this high Lord Shalt have a Prophets place Like a preparing Harbinger Shalt go before his Face By the Remission of Mens sins To make Salvation known Gods tender mercy when this Sun Arose to all was shown He will our sad and dismal state With Light and Comfort bless And guide our feet into the way Of Peace and Happiness Hymn II. Magnificat As the 100. Psalm The Song of the Bl. Virgin Luc. 1.46 MY Soul doth magnify the Lord In thee my spirit do's rejoice My God and Saviour who deserv'st The Praises of my heart and voice For to his humble Handmaids state He show'd regard when 't was deprest All Ages shall from henceforth judge Me Happy and shall call me Blest He that is Great hath done to me Great things and Holy is his Name His Mercy through all Ages is To them that fear him still the same He with his Arm his strength hath show'd Confounded what the proud men thought Put down the Mighty from their Seat And rais'd them who are set at nought He fill'd the Hungry Souls with good The Full and Rich for want complain'd His Mercy he has call'd to mind And Israel his help has gain'd The