all those keep me froÌ„ all those that rise and striue with mee O Lord O Lord preserue me from those men preserue me from those men whose doings are not good And set me sure safe from them that still thirst after bloud that still thirst after bloud Psal. 61. REgard O Lord for I complaine and make my sute to thee my sute to thee Let not my words returne in vaine Let not my words returne in vaine but giue an eare to me From of the coastes vtmost parts of all the earth abroad of all the earth abroad In griefe anguish of my hart and anguish of my hart I cry to thee O God to thee O God Psal. 68. LEt God arise then his foes Let God arise theÌ„ his foes will turne them selues to flight His enmies then will runne abroad will runne abroad and scatter out of sight And as the fire doth melt the wax winde blow smoke a way So in the presence of the Lord of the Lord of the Lord the wicked shall de cay shall decay Psal. 69. The Church tune SAue mee O God and that with speede the waters flow full fast so ny my soule do they proceed that I am sore agast I stick ful deep in filth clay wheras I feele no ground I fall into such flouds I say that I am like be drownd be drownd Psal. 72. LOrd giue thy iudgements to the King Lord giue thy iudgements to the king therin instruct him well And with his sonne that princely thing Lord let thy iustice dwell That he may gouerne vprightly gouerne vprightly and rule thy folke aright And so defend And so defend through equitie the poore that haue no might that haue no might Psal. 77. The Church tune I With my voice to God do cry with hart harty cheare My voyce to God I lift on hie and he my sute doth heare In time of griefe I sought to God by night no rest I tooke But stretcht my hands to him abroad my Soule comfort forsooke com for t forsooke Psal. 78. ATtend my people to my lawe and to my words in cline My mouth shal speake straunge parables straunge para bles and sentences diuine Which we our selues haue hard and learnd euen of our fathers old and which for our instruction instruction our fathers haue vs told haue vs told Psal. 81. The Church tune BE light and glad in God reioyce which is our strength and stay be ioyfull and lift vp your voyce to Iâ—cobs God I say Prepare your instruments most meete some ioyfull spalme to sing strike vp with harp and lute so sweete on euerie pleasant string Psal. 88. LOrd God of health the hope and stay the hope and stay thou art alone to me I call and cry I call and cry throughout the day and all the night to thee O let my prayers O let my prayers soone ascend vnto thy sight on hye Incline thine eare O Lord entend O Lord entend and harken to my cry Psal. 100. ALL people that on earth do dwell on earth do dwell sing to the Lord with cherefull voyce with cherefull voyce Him serue with feare his praise forth tell come ye before him and reioyce come ye before him and reioyce and reioyce Psal. 103. MY soule giue laud vnto the Lord my soule giue laud vnto the Lord my sprite shall do the same and all the secrets of my hart prayse ye his holy name Giue thankes to God for all his gifts shew not thy selfe vnkind and suffer not and suffer not his benefits to slip out of thy minde to slip out of thy minde Psal. 104. MY soule prayse the Lord speake good of his name O Lord our great God how doest thou appeare so passing in glorie that great is thy fame Honor and maiesty in thee shine most cleare with light as a robe thou hast thee beclad whereby all the earth thy greatnesse may see the heauens in such sort thou also hast spread that it to a curtaine coÌ„pared may be coÌ„pard may be Psal. 111. WIth hart I do accord to praise laude the Lord the Lord to praise laude the Lord in presence of the iust In presence of the iust For great his works are found to search them such are bound as do him loue trust ij His works are glorious ij also his righteousnes ij his righteousnes it doth endure for e uer His woÌ„drous works he wold we still remember should his mercy faileth neuer faileth neuer his mercy faileth neuer Psal. 113. YE children which do serue the Lord prayse ye his name with one accord with one accord Yea blessed be al waies his name Who froÌ„ the rising of the Sun till it returne where it begun where it be gun is to be praised with great fame The Lord all people doth surmount doth surmount as for his glory we may count we may count aboue the heauens high to be With God the Lord who may compare whose dwellings in the heaueÌ„s are in the heauens are of so great power force is he force is he Psal. 116. The church tune I loue the Lord because my voyce prayer heard hath he When in my dayes I cald on him he bowde his eare to me his eare to me Psal. 119. BLessed are they that perfect are pure in mind hart Whose liues and conuersation from Gods lawes neuer start Blessed are they that giue them selues his statuts to obserue Seeking the Lord with all their hart and neuer from him swerue him swerue Psal. 120. The church tune IN trouble and in thrall vnto the Lord I call and he doth me comfort Deliuer me I say from liers lips alway and tongue of false report and tongue of false report Psal. 121. I Lift mine eyes to Sion hill to Sion hill from whence I doe from whence I doe attend that succour God me send The mightie God the mightie God me succour will which heauen and earth which heauen earth framed and all things therein named and all things therein named and all things therein named Psal. 122. I Did in hart reioyce in hart reioyce to heare the peoples voice the peoples voice in offering so willingly For let vs vp say they for let vs vp say they and in the Lordes house pray thus spake the folke full louingly Our feete that wandred wide shall in the gates abide O thou Ierusalem full fayre which art so seemely set much like a city net a city net the like whereof is not else where is not else where Psal. 124. NOw Israell may say and that truely and that truely if that the Lord had not our cause maintaind our cause main taind if that the Lord had not our right sustaind when all the world against vs furiously made their vprores made their vprores and said we should all dye and said we should all dye Psal. 125. SVch as in God the Lord do trust the Lord do trust as mouÌ„t Sion shall firmely staÌ„d shal
will him deliuer The Lord will make him safe and sound and happy in the land and happy in the land and he will not deliuer him into his enemies hand Psal. 44. OVr eares haue heard our fathers tell our eares haue heard our fathers tell and reuerently record the wondrous workes that thou hast done that thou hast done in older time O Lord. How thou didst cast the Gentils out and stroydst them with strong hand plan ting our fathers in their place and gauest to them their land Psal. 46. THe Lord is our defence and ayd is our defence and ayd the strength whereby we stand when we with wo are much dismaid are much dismaid he is our helpe at hand Though th earth re moue we will not feare though th earth remoue we will not feare though hils so high and steepe Be thrust and hurled here and there and hurled here and there within the Sea so deepe Psal. 50. THe mightie God theternall hath thus spoke and all the world he will call and prouoke euen from the East and so foorth to the West From toward Sion which place him liketh best God will appeare in beauty most excellent Our God wil come be fore that long time be spent be spent Psal. 50. An other of the same THe God of Gods the Lord hath cald the earth by name From where the Sunne doth rise the Sunne doth rise vnto the setting of the same From Sion his faire place from Sion his faire place his glorie bright and cleare The perfect beautie of his grace beautie of his grace from thence it did appeare Psal. 51. O Lord consider my distresse and now with speede some pitie take My sinnes deface my faults redresse good Lord for thy great mercie sake Wash me O Lord and make me cleane from this vniust and sinnfull act and purifie yet once againe my hainous crime and bloudy fact and bloudy fact Psal. 52. WHy doost thou tyrant boast abroad thy wicked workes to praise thy wicked workes to praise doest thou not know there is a God whose mercies last alwaies Why doth thy minde yet still de uise yet still deuise such wicked wiles to warpe Thy tounge vntrue in forging lies is like a rasour sharpe Psal. 59. SEnd ayd saue me from my foes O Lord I pray to◠thee Defend keepe me from all those that rise and striue with mee O Lord preserue me from those men whose doings are not good And set me sure and set me sure and safe from them that still thirst after bloud after bloud Psal. 61. REgard O Lord for I complaine and make my sute to thee Let not my words returne in vaine returne in vaine but giue an eare to mee From of the coastes vtmost parts of all the earth abroad of all the earth abroad In griefe and anguish of my hart I cry to thee O God to thee O God Psal. 68. LEt God arise and then his foes will turne them selues to flight His enmies then will runne abroad and scatter out of sight And as the fire doth melt the waxe and winde blow smoke away So in the presence of the Lord the wicked shall decay shall decay Psal. 69. SAue me O GOD and that with speede that with speed the waters flow full fast the waters flow full fast so ny my soule do they proceed do they proceed that I am sore agast I stick full deep in filth clay in filth clay whereas I feele no ground I fall in to I fall into such flouds I say that I am like be drownd that I am like be drownd Psal. 72. LORD giue thy iudgements to the King therein in struct him well And with his sonne that princely thing Lord let thy iustice dwell That he may gouerne vprightly and rule thy folke a right And so defend through equitie the poore that haue no might that haue no might Psal. 77. I With my voice to God do cry to God do cry with hart harty cheare with hart harty cheare My voyce to God I lift on hie I lift on hie and he my sute doth heare In time of griefe I sought to God I sought to God by night no rest I tooke But stretcht my hands to him abroad to him abroad my Soule comfort forsooke com for t forsooke Psal. 78. ATtend my people to my lawe and to my words in cline My mouth shall speake straunge parables and sentences diuine Which we our selues haue hard and learnd euen of our fathers old and which for our instruction our fathers haue vs told haue vs told Psal. 81. BE light and glad be light and glad in God reioyce which is our strength and stay which is our strength and stay Be ioyfull and lift vp your voyce to Iacobs God I say Prepare your instru ments most meete some ioyfull Psalme to sing strike vp with Harp and Lute so sweete on euerie pleasant string Psal. 88. LOrd God of health the hope and stay thou art alone to me I call and cry throughout the day and all the night to thee O let my prayers soone ascend vnto thy sight on hye Incline thine eare O Lord entend and harken to my cry Psal. 100. ALL people that on earth do dwell sing to the Lord with cherefull voyce Him serue with feare his praise forth tell come ye before him and reioyce come ye before him and re ioyce and reioyce Psal. 103. MY soule giue laud vnto the Lord my sprite shal do the same shall do the same and all the secrets of my hart prayse ye his holy name Giue thankes to God giue thankes to God for all his gifts for all his giftes shew not thy selfe vnkind and suffer not and suffer not his benefits to slip out of thy minde to slip out of thy minde Psal. 104. MY soule prayse the Lord my soule prayse the Lord speake good of his name O Lord our great God how doest thou ap peare how doest thou appeare so passing in glorie that great is thy fame Honor and maiesty in thee shine most cleare with light as a robe thou hast thee be clad thou hast thee beclad whereby all the earth thy greatnesse may see the heauens in such sort thou also hast spread that it to a curtaine cōpared may be cōpared may be Psal. 111. WIth hart I do accord to praise laude the Lord to praise laude the Lord in presence of the iust For great his works are found to search them such are bound ij as do him loue trust His works are glorious also his righteousnes ij it doth endure for euer His wondrous works he would we still remember should his mercy faileth neuer faileth neuer Psal. 113. YE children which do serue the Lord praise ye his name with one accord yea blessed be alwaies his name Who frō the rising of the Sun till it returne wher it begun is to be praised with great fame The Lord all people doth surmount as for his glory
Lute so sweete on euerie pleasant string Psal. 88. LOrd God of health the hope and stay the hope and stay thou art alone to me I call and cry I call and cry throughout the day and all the night to thee O let my prayers O let my pray ers soone ascend vnto thy sight on hye Incline thine eare O Lord entend O Lord entend and harken to my cry Psal. 100. ALL people that on earth do dwell that on earth do dwell sing to the Lord with cherefull voyce with cherefull voyce Him serue with feare his praise forth tell his prayse foorth tell come ye be fore him and re ioyce come ye before him and reioyce Psal. 103. MY soule giue laud vnto the Lord my soule giue laud vn to the Lord my sprite shall do the same and all the secrets of my hart prayse ye his holy name Giue thankes to God for all his gifts for all his giftes for all his giftes shew not thy selfe vn kind thy selfe vn-kind and suffer not and suffer not his benefits to slip out of thy minde to slip out of thy minde Psal. 104. MY soule prayse the Lord my soule prayse the Lord speake good of his name O Lord our great God how doest thou appeare so passing in glo rie that great is thy fame that great is thy fame Honor and maiesty in thee shine most cleare with light as a robe thou hast thee beclad thou hast thee beclad whereby all the earth thy greatnesse may see the heauens in such sort thou also hast spread that it to a curtaine cōpared may be cōpared may be ij Psal. 111. WIth hart I do accord to praise laude the Lord the Lord to praise laude the Lord in presence of the iust of the iust For great his works are found to search them such are bound ij as do him loue trust loue and trust His works are glorious are glorious his works are glorious also his righteousnes ij it doth endure for euer ij His wōdrous works he wold we still remember should his mercy faileth ne uer faileth ne uer ij Psal. 113. YE children which do serue the Lord which do serue the Lord praise ye his name with one accord with one accord yea blessed be alwaies his name Who frō the rising of the Sun the rising of the Sunne till it returne wher it be gun is to be praised with great fame The Lord all people doth surmount as for his glory we may count aboue the heauens high to be With God the Lord who may compare whose dwellings in the heauēs are ij of so great power force is he force is he and force is he Psal. 116. I Loue the Lord because my voyce prayer heard hath he When in my dayes when in my dayes I cald on him he bowde his eare to me ij his eare to me Psal. 119. BLessed are they that perfect are pure in mind hart in minde and hart Whose liues and conuersation conuersati on from Gods lawes neuer start Blessed are they that giue them selues his statuts to obserue Seeking the Lord with all their hart Seeking the Lord with all their hart and neuer from him swerue Psal. 120. IN trouble and in thrall in thrall vnto the Lord I call and he doth me comfort and he doth me comfort Deliuer me I say from liers lips frō liers lips alway tongue of false report of false re port of false report Psal. 121. I Lift mine eyes to Sion hill to Sion hill from whence I do at tend from whence I doe attend that succour God me send The mightie God me succour will me succour will which heauen and earth earth framed and all things therein na med and all things therein therein named Psal. 122. I Did in hart reioyce to heare the peoples voice the peoples voice in offering so willingly For let vs vp say they for let vs vp say they and in the Lordes house pray thus spake the folke full louingly full louingly Our feete that wandred wide shall in the gates a bide O thou Ierusalem full fayre which art so seemely set much like a city net a city net the like whereof is not else where is not else where Psal. 124. NOw Israell may say and that truely and that truely if that the Lord had not our cause maintaind our cause maintaind if that the Lord had not our right sustaind when all the world against vs furiously made their vprores and said we should all dye and said we should all dye Psal. 125. SVch as in God the Lord do trust such as in God the Lord do trust as mount Sion shall firmely stand And be remoued at no hand The Lord will count them right and iust so that they shall be sure so that they shall be sure for euer to endure to endure Psal. 126 WHen that the Lord when that the Lord againe his Syon had foorth brought foorth brought his Sion had foorth brought from bondage great also seruitude extreme his worke was such as did sur mount as did surmount mans hart and thought so that we were much like to them that vse to dreame Our mouthes our mouthes were with laughter filled then and eke our tongues did shew vs ioyfull men Psal. 130. LOrd to thee I make my mone Lord to thee I make my mone when daungers me oppresse me oppresse I call I sigh plaine grone trusting to finde release to finde re lease Heare now O Lord my request O Lord my request for it is ful due time And let thine eares aye be prest vnto this prayer prayer mine vnto this prayer mine this prayer mine Psal. 132. REmember Dauids troubles Lord troubles Lord how to the Lord he swore and vowd a vow to Iacobs God to Iacobs God to keepe for e uer more I will not come within my house nor clime vp to my bed vp to my bed nor let my temples my temples take their rest or the eyes in my head or the eyes in my head Psal. 134. BEhold and haue regard Behold haue regard and haue regard ye seruants of the Lord Which in his house which in his house by night doe watch by night do watch prayse him with one accord prayse him with one accord Psal. 135. O Praise the Lord praise him praise him praise him praise him prayse him with one ac cord O prayse him still O prayse him still all ye that be the seruants of the Lord. O praise him ye that stand and be in the house of the Lord in the house of the Lord Ye of his court and of his house and of his house prayse him with one accord praise him with one accord Psal. 136. PRayse ye the Lord for he is good for he is good prayse ye the Lord for he is good for his mercy endureth for euer for euer Giue prayse vnto the God of Gods vnto the God of Gods for his mercy endureth for euer Giue praise
abroad In griefe and anguish of my hart and anguish of my hart I cry to thee O God Psal. 68. LEt God arise and then his foes Let God arise and then his foes will turne theÌ„ selues to flight His enmies then will runne a broad will run abroad and scatter out of sight And as the fire doth melt the waxe doth melt the waxe and winde blow smoke away So in the presence of the Lord the wicked shall decay the wicked shall decay Psal. 69. SAue me O God and that with speede that with speed the waters flow full fast so ny my soule do they pro ceed do they proceed that I am sore agast I stick full deep in filth clay in filth clay whereas I feele no ground I fall into such flouds I say that I am like be drownd that I am like be drownd Psal. 72. LORD giue thy iudgements to the King therein in struct him well instruct him well And with his sonne that princely thing Lord let thy iustice dwell That he may gouerne vprightly and rule thy folke aright rule thy folke a right so defend through equitie through equitie the poore that haue no might the poore that haue no might Psal. 77. I With my voice to God do cry to God do cry with hart and harty cheare with hart and hartie cheare My voyce to God I lift on hie and he my sute doth heare In time of griefe I sought to God I sought to God by night no rest I tooke But stretcht my hands to him abroad my soule comfort forsooke comfort forsooke Psal 78. ATtend my people to my lawe and to my words in cline My mouth shall speake strauÌ„ge parables strauÌ„ge para bles and sentences diuine Which we our selues haue hard and learnd euen of our fathers old and which for our instruction instruction our fathers haue vs told Psal. 81. BE light and glad be light and glad in God reioyce which is our strength and stay which is our strength and stay Be ioyfull and lift vp your voyce to Iacobs God I say Prepare your instru ments most meete some ioyfull Psalme to sing strike vp with Harp and Lute so sweete on euerie pleasant string Psal. 88. LOrd God of health the hope and stay thou art alone to me I call cry throughout the day through out the day and all the night to thee O let my prayers soone ascend vnto thy sight on hye Incline thine eare O Lord entend and harken to my cry Psal. 100. ALL people that on earth do dwell on earth do dwel sing to the Lord with cherefull voyce with cherefull voice Him serue with feare his praise forth tell his prayse foorth tell come ye before him and reioyce come ye before him and reioyce and reioyce Psal. 103. MY soule giue laud vnto the Lord my sprite shal do the same my spirite shall do the same and all the secrets of my hart prayse ye his holy name Giue thankes to God for all his gifts for all his giftes shew not thy selfe vnkind thy selfe vnkind and suffer not his benefits to slip out of thy minde to slip out of thy minde Psal. 104. MY soule prayse the Lord speake good of his name O Lord our great God how doest thou appeare how doest thou appeare so passing in glorie that great is thy fame that great is thy fame Honor and maiesty in thee shine most cleare with light as a robe thou hast thee be clad whereby all the earth thy greatnesse may see the heauens in such sort thou also hast spread that it to a curtaine compared may be com-pared may be Psal. 111. WIth hart I do accord to praise laude the Lord in presence of the iust in presence of the iust For great his works are found to search theÌ„ such are bound as do him loue trust ij His works are glorious also his righteousnes ij also his righteousnes it doth endure for e uer en dure for euer His wondrous works he would we still remember should his mercy faileth neuer his mercy faileth neuer Psal. 113. YE children which do serue the Lord which doe serue the Lord. praise ye his name with one accord yea blessed be alwaies his name Who froÌ„ the rising of the Sun of the Sunne till it returne wher it begun is to be praised with great fame The Lord all people doth surmount as for his glory we may count aboue the heauens high to be With God the Lord who may compare whose dwellings in the heauens are of so great power force is he of so great power and force is he Psal. 116. I Loue the Lord because my voyce because my voyce prayer heard hath he When in my dayes when in my dayes I cald on him he bowde his eare to me he bowde his eare to me Psal. 119. BLessed are they that perfect are that perfect are pure in mind hart in minde hart Whose liues conuersation from Gods lawes neuer start Blessed are they that giue them selues his statuts to obserue Seeking the Lord with all their hart seeking the Lord with all their hart and neuer from him swerue Psal. 120. IN trouble and in thrall vnto the Lord I call and he doth me comfort Deliuer me I saye from liers lips alway from liers lips alway and tongue of false report and tongue of false report of false report Psal. 121. I Lift mine eyes to Sion hill from whence I do atteÌ„d that succour God me send The mightie God me succour will me succour will which heauen earth framed and earth framed and all things therein named therein named Psal. 134. BEhold and haue regard Behold and haue regard ye seruants of the Lord Which in his house which in his house by night doe watch by night doe watch prayse him with one ac cord prayse him with one accord Psal. 135. O Prayse the Lord prayse him prayse him prayse him with one accord O prayse him still all ye that be the seruants of the Lord. O praise him ye that stand and be in the house of the Lord in the house of the Lord Ye of his court and of his house and of his house prayse him with one accord prayse him with one accord Psal. 136. PRayse ye the Lord for he is good for he is good for his mercy endureth for euer for euer Giue prayse vnto Giue prayse vnto the God of Gods for his mercy endureth for euer Giue praise vnto the Lord of Lords vnto the Lord of Lords for his mercy endureth for euer for euer Which onely doth great wonders works for his mercy endureth for euer Psal. 137. WHen as we sate in Babilon the riuers round about And in remembrance of Sion remembrance of Sion the teares for griefe burst out We hangd our Harps instruments instruments the willow trees vpon for in that place men for their vse men for their vse had plaÌ„ted many one had planted â—â—ny one many one Psal.
CANTVS The former Booke of the Musicke of M. William Damon late one of her maiesties Musitions conteining all the tunes of Dauids Psalmes as they are ordinarily soung in the Church most excellently by him composed into 4. parts In which Sett the Tenor singeth the Church tune Published for the recreation of such as delight in Musicke By W. Swayne Gent. Printed by T. Este the assigné of W. Byrd 1591. TO THE RIGHT HONOrable Sir VVilliam Cecill Knight Baron of Burghley Lord high Treasorer of England William Swayne wisheth long life and the same to be most healthie and happie RIght Honorable my singuler good Lord there came to my hands of late a booke conteyning all the tunes of the Psalmes as they are ordinarilie soung in the Church composed into foure parts by M. William Damon late one of hir Maiesties seruaunts which booke being found not onely in my poore opinion but in the riper iudgement of some speciall Musicions to be excellentlie sette either to serue for voices or instruments for the great vse that might come thereof and partlie to preserue the labours of the Auctor so worthie and skillfull a man in his profession also to leaue his Religion and pietie herein witnessed that so carefullie and speciallie laboured to aduaunce the vse of singing the Psalmes I was earnestlie dealt with all not to deteyne that as a part of my priuate store in Musicke that of it selfe conteyned matter so worthie publiquelie to enterteyne and to receiue enterteynment Therefore with their perswasions and reasons I was brought to publish them for the vse and comfort of all especially of the godlie And now right honorable my verie good Lord calling to minde the dutie honor and seruice due by mee vnto your good Lordship for the great loue and fauour which I haue alwaies receiued at your L. hands For I acknowledge my selfe to none more bound then to your honor I haue beene the more emboldened to present this simple worke to passe vnder your L. fauour and protection Wishing that the same may chieflie serue to the glorie praise of God And then at your L. pleasure at some times for the recreation of your minde after your worthie and great trauayle from day to day taken in the most weightie affaires of this common wealth And so I commend your good L. to the mercifull keping of thalmightie God Your good L. most bound during life William Swayne To the Reader HEretofore gentle Reader M. William Damon one of her Maiesties Musitions being earnestly requested by a friend of his did at sundry times when he resorted to his friends house compose the tunes of Dauids Psalms as they are ordinarily soung in the Church note for note intending theÌ„ for his friends priuate vse These Psalmes so set made without labour or purpose to publish them were notwithstanding published by the same friend of M. Damon which not answering thexpectation that many had of the Auctors skill gaue him occasion to take vppon him a new labour to recouer the wrong his friend did in puâ—â—â—â—hing that that was so done as might well please him â—ut was not purposed or framed for the learned eares of our times Therefore at his best leisure fittest times he composed the same tunes againe in so excellent a manner that by comparison of these and the former the Reader may by triall see that the Auctor could not receiue in his Art such a note of disgrace by his friends ouersight before but that now the same is taken away and his worthie knowledge much more graced by this second trauaile Now to acquaynt thee with the Auctors order in this second woorke he hath for varietie gone through the Psalmes twice which are now deuided into two Setts whereof in the former the ordinarie singing part is caried in the Tenor In the second set it is conueyed in the highest part Herein ther is required of the Reader if he be a louer of Musick that he would accept of their labour that haue taken paines in publishing exactlie a worke of such singuler skill and speciall vse for them that after the serious labour of their calling are desirous rather to recreate them selues in singing of Psalmes then in other exercises of lesse comfort and euill marke William Swayne Veni Creator COme holy Ghost eternal God proceeding from a boue both from the Father and the Sonne the God of peace and loue of peace and loue visite our mindes and into vs into vs thy heauenly grace inspire that in all truth and godlinesse and godlinesse we may haue true desire The humble sute of a sinner O Lord of whom I do depend behold my careful hart when thy will pleasure is release me of my smart thou seest my sorrowes what they are my griefe is knowen to thee and there is none that can remoue or take the same from mee Te Deum WE praise thee God we knowledge thee we knowledge thee the onely Lord to be And as eternall Father all the earth doth worship thee To thee all Angells cry the heauens all the powers therein To thee Cherub and Seraphin to cry they doe not linne to cry they do not linne The song of the three Children O All ye works of God the Lord blesse ye the Lord prayse him and magnifie him for euer Benedictus THe onely Lord of Israell be praised euer more For through his vi si ta ti on and mercy kept in store his people now he hath redemd that long hath beene in thrall that long hath bene in thrall and spread abroad his sauing health vpon his seruants all vpon his seruants all Magnificat MY soule doth magnifie the Lord my spirit eke euermore reioyceth in the Lord my God which is my sauiour And why because he did regard and gaue respect vn to so base estate of his handmayd and let the mightie go the mightie go Nunc dimittis This part folowing keeps the plain song of the church tune O Lord because my harts desire hath wished long to see My onelie Lord and Saui our thy sonne before I die The ioy and health of all mankind de sired long before which now is come into the world of mercie bringing store bringing store Quicunque vult WHat man soeuer he be that soeuer he be that saluation will attaine The Catholike beliefe he must beliefe he must before all things retaine Which Faith vnlesse he holy keepe and vnde filedly and vndefiledly Without all doubt eternally without all doubt eternal ly he shall be sure to dye The Lamentation of a sinner O Lord turne not away thy face froÌ„ him that lyeth pro strate Lamenting sore his sinful life before thy mercy gate before thy mercy gate which gate thou openest wide to those that do lament their sinne shut not that gate shut not that gate against me Lord but let me enter in let me enter in enter in The Lords praier OVr Father which in heauen art Lord hallowed
part Herein ther is required of the Reader if he be a louer of Musick that he would accept of their labour that haue taken paines in publishing exactlie a worke of such singuler skill and speciall vse for them that after the serious labour of their calling are desirous rather to recreate them selues in singing of Psalmes then in other exercises of lesse comfort and euill marke William Swayne Veni Creator COme holy Ghost eternal God proceeding from aboue both from the Father and the Sonne the God of peace loue visite our mindes and into vs thy heauenly grace inspire that in all truth and godlinesse we may haue true desire The humble sute of a sinner O Lord of whom I do depend behold my carefull hart and when thy will pleasure is release me of my smart thou seest my sorrowes what they are my griefe is knowen to thee and there is none that can remoue or take the same from mee Te Deum WE praise thee God we knowledge thee the onely Lord to be And as eter nall Father all the earth doth worship thee To thee all Angells cry the heauens and all the powers therein To thee Cherub and Seraphin to cry they do not linne to cry they do not linne The song of the three Children O All ye workes of God the Lorde blesse ye the Lord prayse him and magnifie him for euer Benedictus THe onelie Lord of Israell be praised euermore For through his vi si ta ti-on and mercy kept in store his people now he hath redemd that long hath beene in thrall and spread a broad his sauing health vpon his seruants all vpon his seruants all Magnificat MY soule doth magnifie the Lord my spirit eke euermore reioyceth in the Lord my God which is my sauiour And why because he did regard gaue respect vnto so base estate of his handmayd and let the mightie go Nunc dimittis O Lord because my harts desire hath wished long to see My onelie Lord and Saui our thy sonne before I die The ioy and health of all man kind desired long before desired long before which now is come into the world of mercie bringing store bringing store Quicunque vult WHat man soeuer he be that sal uation will attaine The catholike beliefe he must before all things re taine Which Faith vnlesse he holy keepe and vndefiledly Without all doubt eternally he shall be sure to dye The Lamentation of a sinner O Lord turne not away thy face from him that lyeth prostrate Lamenting sore his sinfull lyfe be fore thy mercy gate which gate thou openest wide to those that do la ment their sinne shut not that gate against me Lord but let me enter in enter in The Lords praier OVr Father which in heauen art Lord hallowed be thy name Thy kingdome come thy will be done in earth euen as the same in heauen is Giue vs O Lord-our dayly bread this day as we forgiue our debters so forgiue our debts we pray Into temptation lead vs not From euill make vs free for kingdome power and glory thine both now and e uer be The X. Commaundements HArke Israell and what I say giue heed to vnder stand giue heed to vnderstand I am the Lord thy God that brought thee out of Egipt land Euen from the house wherein thou didst in thraldom liue a slaue None other Gods at all before at all before my presence shalt thou haue my presence shalt thou haue The complaint of a sinner WHere righteousnesse doth say righteousnesse doth say Lord for my sinnefull part Lord for my sinnefull part In wrath thou shouldst me pay vengeance for my desert I can it not deny but needs I must confesse but needes I must con fesse how that continually thy lawes I do transgresse how that continually thy lawes I do transgres thy lawes I do transgres Here beginneth the Psalmes Psal. 1. THe man is blest that hath not bent to wicked rede his eare Nor led his life as sinners do nor sate in scorners chaire But in the law of God the Lord doth set his whole delight and in that lawe doth exercise himselfe both day and night himselfe both day and night Psal. 3. O Lord how are my foes increst which vex me more and more they kill my hart when as they say God can him not restore But thou O Lord art my defence when I am hard bestead my worship mine honor both and thou holdst vp my head and thou holdst vp my head Psalme 6. LORD in thy wrath reproue me not though I de serue thine ire Ne yet correct mee in thy rage O Lord I thee desire For I am weake therfore O Lord of mercy me forbeare and heale me Lord for why thou know'st my bones do quake for feare do quake for feare Psal. 14. THere is no God as foolish men affirme in their mad moode their driftes are all corupt vaine not one of them doth good The Lord beheld from heauen hye the whole race of mankinde And saw not one that sought in deede the liuing God to finde Psal. 18. O God my strength and fortitude of force I must loue thee thou art my castle and defence in my necessi tie My God my rocke in whome I trust My God my rocke in whome I trust the worker of my wealth My refuge buckler my shield the horne of all my health Psal. 21. O Lord how ioyful is the king O Lord how ioy full is the king in thy strength and thy power How vehemently doth he reioyce doth he re ioyce in thee his Saui our For thou hast giuen vnto him hast giuen vnto him his godly harts desire To him nothing hast thou denide hast thou denide of that he did require Psal. 23. MY Sheapheard is the liuing Lord nothing therefore I neede In pastures faire with waters calme he set me for to feede for to feede Psal. 25. I Lift mine hart to thee mine hart to thee my God and guide most iust Now suffer me to take no shame for in thee doe I trust Let not my foes reioyce nor make a scorne of me a scorne of me And let them not be ouerthrowne and let them not be ouerthrowne that put theyr trust in thee Psal. 25. An other of the same I Lift mine hart to thee mine hart to thee my God and guide most iust and guide most iust Now suffer me to take no shame for in thee doe I trust for in the doe I trust for in thee doe I trust Psal. 30. ALL laud and praise with hart and voyce O Lord I giue to thee which didst not make my foes re ioyce but hast exalted me exal ted me O Lord my God to thee I cride in all my paine and griefe thou gauest an eare thou gauest an eare and didst pro uide to ease me with reliefe with reliefe Psal. 41. THe man is blest that careful is the needy to consi der For in the season perilous the Lord
Published for the recreation of such as delight in Musicke By W. Swayne Gent. Printed by T. Este the assigné of W. Byrd 1591. TO THE RIGHT HONOrable Sir VVilliam Cecill Knight Baron of Burghley Lord high Treasorer of England William Swayne wisheth long life and the same to be most healthie and happie RIght Honorable my singuler good Lord there came to my hands of late a booke conteyning all the tunes of the Psalmes as they are ordinarilie soung in the Church composed into foure parts by M. William Damon late one of hir Maiesties seruaunts which booke being found not onely in my poore opinion but in the riper iudgement of some speciall Musicions to be excellentlie sette either to serue for â—oices or instruments for the great vse that might come thereof and partlie to preserue the labours of the Auctor so worthie and skillfull a man in his profession also to leaue his Religion and pietie herein witnessed that so carefullie and speciallie laboured to aduaunce the vse of singing the Psalmes I was earnestlie dealt with all not to deteyne that as a part of my priuate store in Musicke that of it selfe conteyned matter so worthie publiquelie to enterteyne and to receiue enterteynment Therefore with their perswasions and reasons I was brought to publish them for the vse and comfort of all especially of the godlie And now right honorable my verie good Lord calling to minde the dutie honor and seruice due by mee vnto your good Lordship for the great loue and fauour which I haue alwaies receiued at your L. hands For I acknowledge my selfe to none more bound then to your honor I haue beene the more emboldened to present this simple worke to passe vnder your L. fauour and protection Wishing that the same may chieflie serue to the glorie praise of God And then at your L. pleasure at some times for the recreation of your minde after your worthie and great trauayle from day to day taken in the most weightie affaires of this common wealth And so I commend your good L. to the mercifull keping of thalmightie God Your good L. most bound during life William Swayne To the Reader HEretofore gentle Reader M. William Damon one of her Maiesties Musitions being earnestly requested by a friend of his did at sundry times when he resorted to his friends house compose the tunes of Dauids Psalms as they are ordinarily soung in the Church note for note intending theÌ„ for his friends priuate vse These Psalmes so set made without labour or purpose to publish them were notwithstanding published by the same friend of M. Damon which not answering thexpectation that many had of the Auctors skill gaue him occasion to take vppon him a new labour to recouer the wrong his friend did in publishing that that was so done as might well please him but was not purposed or framed for the learned eares of our times Therefore at his best leisure fittest times he composed the same tunes againe in so excellent a manner that by comparison of these and the former the Reader may by triall see that the Auctor could not receiue in his Art such a note of disgrace by his friends ouersight before but that now the same is taken away and his worthie knowledge much more graced by this second trauaile Now to acquaynt thee with the Auctors order in this second woorke he hath for varietie gone through the Psalmes twice which are now deuided into two Setts whereof in the former the ordinarie singing part is caried in the Tenor In the second set it is conueyed in the highest part Herein ther is required of the Reader if he be a louer of Musick that he would accept of their labour that haue taken paines in publishing exactlie a worke of such singuler skill and speciall vse for them that after the serious labour of their calling are desirous rather to recreate them selues in singing of Psalmes then in other exercises of lesse comfort and euill marke William Swayne Veni Creator COme ho ly Ghost eternal God proceeding from aboue both from the Father and the Sonne the God of peace and loue visite our mindes and into vs and into vs thy heauenly grace inspire that in all truth and godlinesse we may haue true desire The humble sute of a sinner O Lord of whom I do depend behold my carefull hart and when thy will pleasure is release me of my smart thou seest my sorrowes what they are my griefe is knowen to thee and ther is none that can remoue or take the same from mee Te Deum WE praise thee God we knowledge thee the onely Lord to be And as eternall Father all the earth doth worship thee To thee all Angels cry the heauens all the powers therein To thee Cherub and Seraphin to cry they do not linne The song of the three Children O All ye workes of God the Lord blesse ye the Lord blesse ye the Lord prayse him and magnifie him for euer Benedictus THe onelie Lord of Israell be praised euer more For through his vi si ta ti-on and mercy kept in store his people now he hath redemd that long hath beene in thrall and spread abroad his sauing health vpon hiâ— seruants â—ll Magnificat MY soule doth magnifie the Lord my spirit eke euermore reioyceth in the Lord my God which is my sauiour And why because he did regard gaue respect vnto so base estate of his handmayd and let the mightie go Nunc dimittis O Lord because my harts desire hath wished long to see My onelie Lord and Sauiour thy sonne before I die The ioy and health of all mankind desired long before which now is come into the world of mercie bringing store Quicunque vult WHat man soeuer he be that sal uation will attaine The catholike the catholike beliefe he must be fore all things retaine Which Faith vnlesse he holy keepe he holy keepe he holy keepe and vndefiledly Without all doubt eter nally he shall be sure to dye The Lamentation of a sinner O Lord turne not away thy face from him that lyeth prostrate Lamenting sore lamenting sore his sinfull lyfe before thy mercy gate before thy mercy gate which gate thou openest wide to those thou openest wide to those that do lament their sinne their sinne shut not that gate against me Lord but let me enter in but let me enter in The Lords praier OVr Father which in heauen art Lord hallowed be thy name Thy kingdome come thy kingdome come thy will be done in earth euen as the same in heauen is Giue vs O Lord our dayly bread this day as we forgiue our detters so forgiue our debts we pray Into temptation lead vs not From euill make vs free for kingdome power and glory thine both now and euer be both now and euer be The X. Commaundements HArke Israell and what I say and what I say giue heed to vnderstand giue heed to vnderstand I am the Lord thy God