THE Psalms of DAVID IN METER Fitted to the Tunes used IN Parish-Churches By JOHN PATRICK D. D. Preacher to the Charterhouse London Imprimatur Sept. 30. 1691. Ra. Barker LONDON Printed for A. and I. Churchill at the Black Swan in Paternoster-Row and L. Meredith at the Star in S. Paul's Churchyard 1694. PSALM I. To the 100 Psalm Tune BLest is the Man whose vertuous steps No wicked Counsels lead aside Nor stands in Sinners ways nor sits Where God and Goodness men deride But on the Laws Divine his Love Is plac'd his Soul 's entire delight On these his mind is fix'd by Day On these his wakeful thoughts by Night He like a Tree from Living Streams Derives his Sap and kindly Juice His Leaves are ever fresh and green His Branches timely Fruits produce No cross Events shall blast his hopes Nor spoil the pleasures of his mind Whilst the ungodly are dispers'd Like Chaff by every Stormy Wind. Tho' Sinners here may pass for Saints And vile Hypocrisy for Grace Their Guilt when judg'd will find no plea Nor they among the Just a place God will reward the Just mens work As he approves the ways they tread But the smooth paths of Sinners down To Death and to Damnation lead PPALM I. Another Metre HE 's Happy whom no wicked mens Lewd Counsels lead aside Nor stands in Sinners ways nor fits Where Scorners God deride But on God's Laws his Love is plac'd His Soul 's entire delight On these his Mind is fix'd by Day On these his Thoughts by Night He 's like a Tree that from pure streams Draws Sap and kindly Juice His Leaves are ever fresh and green His Boughs fair Fruits produce No'Events shall blast his hopes nor spoil The pleasures of his Mind Whilst the Ungodly are like Chaff Dispers'd by every Wind. Tho' Sinners here should pass for Saints Hypocrisy for Grace Guilty when judg'd they 'll find no plea Nor with the Just a place God will Just Men alone reward Who ' approves the path they tread But Sinners ways tho' smooth to Death And to Damnation lead PSALM II. WHY do the Heathen Nations rage And foolish things surmise Kings set themselves against their God Rulers his Christ despise His gentle Government their yoke His Laws they count their chain Freedom they 'll have without controll No Bands shall them restrain But God above will scorn their rage Their vain attempts deride His pow'r shall fright them and his wrath Vex their defeated Pride For all their spight I 've set my King Securely on his Throne And what I had decreed before Proclaim'd him now my Son This is the Birth-Day of thy Rule Thy Sceptre I 'll advance O'er all the Earth the Gentiles give For thine Inheritance Thou with an Iron Rod shalt bruise Their disobedient Neck Like brittle Potsherds all their pow'rs Without resistance break Let the great Rulers of the World This greater Lord revere Serve him with chearful willingness And his displeasure fear In Low Submissions to the Son Your Happiness do's lie Then you are safe when he 's well pleas'd When he 's provok'd ye die PSALM III. WHat numbers Lord against me rise And in my Troubles boast That say my hopes in God are vain And my Condition lost But Lord in thee I 'll glory still And on thy pow'r rely Thou shalt defend me as a shield And lift my head on high To thee in my distress I cry'd And thou from Heav'n didst hear Safely I slept without concern And wak'd without all fear Tho' Thousands of my Foes conspird My courage should not fail Tho' they besieg'd me I should be Secur'd or else prevail Arise and save me O my God For thou hast heretofore Turn'd back mine Enemies with shame And broken all their pow'r Those whom the Lord do's Love and own He still will bless and save Then let this Author of their good Their chearful praises have PSALM IV. HEar me O Lord the great support Of mine Integrity Thou hast my former troubles eas'd Now to my pray'rs draw nigh Fond men that would my Glory stain My Government despise How long will ye pursue vain hopes And please your selves with lyes Know that the Lord selects a man That 's Godly to advance And when I seek his aid will send Timely Deliverance Sin not but fear let quiet thoughts Instruct and make you wise Join a pure heart with trust in God As the best Sacrifice Tho' many thro' distrust for good To other succours fly Thou art our Hope Lord cast on us A favourable Eye Thy Love more chears my heart than their's Whose Corn has wish'd increase Or when a happy Vintage makes Their Wine o'erflow the press Down will I lie in Peace and sleep Shall close my wearied Eyes No fears disturb me whilst I know In God my Safety lies PSALM V. As the 100 Psalm LOrd hear my words regard the Moans And sighs that from my sorrows spring Receive the Pray'rs redress the wrongs I spread before my God and King Sluggish desires will not procure The speedy succours I expect But timely help will come when I Betimes my pray'r to God direct Sinners in prosp'rous wickedness By God abhorr d place their delight Excluded from his Favour here Hereafter banish'd from his Sight O just reward for God to hate Those Fools who will not practise good And those at last destroy who deal In lyes in treachery and blood But Lord may I the favour have Within thy Courts again t' appear Before thy Presence I 'll fall down And worship thee with holy fear Lead me in plain and righteous paths Lest those that like an open Grave Wait for my fall in false disguise True pleasure in my ruine have Destruction's their deserved doom Let their own Counsels make 'em fall Crimes oft repeated and beyond All hopes of Cure for Vengeance call Let all that Love and trust in God Triumph in his protecting care Thy favour Lord will shield from harm And blessings for the just prepare PSALM V. Another Metre LOrd hear the silent moans and sighs That from my sorrows spring O clear my Innocence who ' appeal To thee my God and King As thou my voice when I first wake Shalt hear so I expect Thy timely help when I betimes My Pray'r to God direct The wicked works that finners please Cannot be Gods delight These shall be'excluded from his Love And banish'd from his sight 'T is just for God to hate those fools That will not practise good And those destroy who deal in lyes In treachery and blood But Lord may I the Favour have Within thy Courts t' appear Before thy Presence I 'll fall down And worship thee with fear Lead me in Righteous Ways lest those That like an open Grave Wait for my fall in false disguise Joy in my ruine have Doom'd to destruction may their own Devices make them fall Crimes multiply'd and beyond hopes Of Cure for Vengeance call Let all rejoice that love the Lord And
provide Our needs are all supply'd The hardned ridges of the field Soft'ned by showers yield It s seed by clods thus gently press'd Springs up by fresh rain bless'd The fruitful year rich blessings crown Which fatning Show'rs drop down The wilderness refresht with rain Tho' parch'd now Springs again The little Hills new garments wear In youthful green appear Flocks are the cloathing of the plain The Vales spread o'er with grain All Nature seems to shout and sing Welcome t' a hopeful spring PSALM LXVI LET all the Earth with joy resound To God their Voices raise Extol him in their Songs and make Him Glorious by their Praise Proclaim his mighty works in which Such terrour do's appear As makes his Foes to crouch and feign Obedience thro' their fear Ev'n all the Earth shall worship thee And sing unto thy Name Who see the wonders thou hast done To raise and spread thy Fame He turn'd the Sea into dry Land The swelling Flood made way For Israel to pass Who there His Glories did display He views the Nations and his Rule Do's o'er the World extend Then let not men rebel for pride Will in their ruine end Let all the people bless the Lord And loudly sing thy Praise Thou great Preserver of our Lives And Guide of all our ways Part II. Through severe tryals we have pass'd In grievous straits distress'd Like Beasts of burden have been us'd With heavy loads oppress'd Insolent Tyrants as vile Slaves Have trod us under feet But through all dangers we are brought Where Ease and Plenty meet I 'll go into thine house O Lord And thankful Offerings lay Before thine Altar and the Vows I made in trouble pay 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 Ye that are pious come and hear What God for me has done His Mercies shew'd to me will be For your Instruction When I with grief opprest to him My fervent cries did raise He heard me graciously and turn'd My sighing into praise God will not favour me if I Iniquity regard But he inclin'd his Ear to me And my Petitions heard O let the Glorious Name of God Be ever magnifie'd Who neither did reject my Pray'r Nor his own Grace deny'd PSALM LXVII As the 25 Psalm SHew Mercy to us Lord Bless us with gifts divine O let the Glories of thy Face On us thy Servants shine May thy hid ways be known Thy Fear on Earth abound And thy Salvation over all The Heathen World resound Let all in Psalms of Praise Their grateful thoughts express Let all the people round the World Thy mighty Name confess The Nations now may sing Their Joys since God do's reign He rules with Wisdom this great Judge Will Righteousness maintain Let all in Psalms of Praise Their grateful thoughts express Let all the people round the World Thy mighty Name confess Then shall th' enriched Earth With Plenty overflow And God on all his other Gifts His Blessing will bestow His Blessings showr'd on us Our happy Days shall crown His Pow'r and Goodness all the World With humble Fear shall own PSALM LXVIII As the 100 Psalm LET the great God arise and then His scattered foes will flee for fear Vanish like smoke and melt like wax Before the Fire when he draws near But let the just rejoice and praise His Name to which all Pow'r belongs He rides on High above the Clouds Let him be rais'd too in your Songs He pities Orphans Widows wrongs He rights bring chained Pris'ners out He for the desolate provides But plagues the RebelsLand with drought Lord when thou brought'st thy people forth From Egypt with a Mighty hand And led'st them thro' the Wilderness To bring them to the Promis'd Land 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 In that dry Wilderness thou sent'st A plenteous rain at their complaint Ev'n Bread was rained down from Heav'n For their Refreshment who were faint Thy numerous people with their flocks Found a convenient dwelling there And by thy bounty Lord the poor With all things needful furnish'd were Part II. When God had giv'n them Victories A female Army 't was their use Met the returning Conquerours And in their Songs thus told the News All the great Captains of their Hosts Have left the field with hasty flight And left rich spoils all shar'd by us Women who were too weak to fight Tho' you in Egypt's servile works Sull'ied among the Pots have lien Your Armies Wings like those of Doves Victorious now shall brightly shine And so it was for when the Kings On this Side Jordan conquer'd were They as illustrious as the Snows On Salmon's Hill did then appear And when on th' other Side the Lord Your Conquests also did advance Th' high Hill of Basan then became A part of God's Inheritance But be not proud ye lofty Hills As if God meant with you t' abide Sion's the Hill which he hath chose Therein for ever to reside Thousands of Angels there attend And God is where that Host appears Sinai had once his presence now To Sion th' Honour he transferrs Part III. Like a great Conquerour our God 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 God that heaps daily benefits On us shall have our praising Songs He is our Saviour to whom The Pow'r of Life and Death belongs In his just Vengeance he shall wound The Heads of all that him resist On whom no Methods of his Love Prevail who still in sin persist God is resolv'd the Victories Of former Ages he 'll renew As great as those in Bashan's Land And the Red Sea his People knew Thine Arms shall so victorious be And such a Slaughter shall be made That in thine Enemies blood the Dogs Their tongues may dip and thou mayst wade All know the Pomp with which God made His entrance to the Holy place Singers and Players Virgins too With Timbrels the procession grace Who as they went along all join'd Their Voices and this Song they sung In your assemblies bless the Lord All ye that are from Jacob sprung The Tribes all with their Princes came Judah and Benjamin lay near But the remote too Zobulun And Nephthali attended there Part IV. This Union which thy God has made O Israol has made thee strong Confirm it Lord and what 's begun So happily continue long Such Blessings on Jerusalem Shall from thy Temple there come down That by rich Presents thither brought Kings shall themselves thy subjects own Check that fierce Prince like a wild beast With rage to War against us bent With Captains furious as Bulls Souldiers as Heifers insolent Prancing
are and to reproach Thy Promise they intend As if with David's ruin'd house His Kingdom now should end But still we 'll hope in thee tho' scorn'd And praise thee tho' opprest And evermore will say Amen Amen the Lord be blest PSALM XC As the 100 Psalm LORD every Age and Race has seen Thou hast our help and refuge been Ere 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 Thy first Decree ' gainst man was just Bidding him Turn again to Dust 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 Death like an overslowing stream Sweeps us away our Life 's a Dream As flow'rs i' th' morning fresh and fair Cut down era night and withered are Thine Anger and our Wickedness Makes the short term of Nature less And thus our years t' an end are brought As swiftly as a Breath or Thought Our Age to seventy years is set If to another stage we get And unto Fourscore years arrive We rather sigh and groan than live Part II. Lord who with due reflection hath Thought on the terrours of thy wrath Wrath that is equal to our dread And strikes so often sinners dead Oh that the sense of our last end Th' uncertainties this Life attend May more excite our fear of thee And a wise care of Piety 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 Oh let that Mercy come at last We long impatiently to tast And in proportion to our tears Let Gladness crown our future years Since Acts of Grace thy Glory are And please thee most do thou appear In these to us and to our Race 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 XC Another Metre LORD every Age and Race has seen Thou hast our Refuge been Ere that the Mountains had a birth Or thou hadst form'd the Earth Thou wast when nothing was before Wilt be when time 's no more Thy first Decree ' gainst Man was just Thou saidst Return to Dust A Life prolong'd t' a thousand years One Day to thee appears As the short watches of the Night Which slept away we slight Hurrid away by Death's swift stream We vanish like a dream Ere Night thus flow'rs i' th' morning fair Cut down and withered are Thine Anger and our Wickedness Makes Life's short term still less And thus our years t' an end are brought Swift as a Breath or Thought Our Age to seventy years is set If forward still we get And unto Fourscore years arrive We rather sigh than live Part II. Lord who with due reflection hath Thought on thy pow'rfull wrath Wrath that is equal to our dread And ost strikes sinners dead O that our Lives that swiftly spend And sense of our last end May more excite our fear of thee And care of Piety When Lord shall thy displeasure cease When give our troubles ease Now we are humble and repent Shew pity and relent O let that Mercy come at last Our longing souls would tast And in proportion to our tears Joys crown our future years Since Acts of Pow'r and Mercy are Thy Glory Lord appear In these to us and to our Race Shew us thy beauteous Face Afford thy Light to guide our way Never to go astray All our good undertakings bless And prosper with success PSALM XCI As the 100 Psalm HE that has God for his Retreat Has gain'd a safe and quiet Seat For God's o'er-spreading Providence Will like a shade be his defence To him as to my Fort I 'll fly On him my pow'rful God rely When noisome Plagues infect the Air He 'll save thee from the secret Snare His Care like Wings shall Safety yield His faithfull Promise be thy Shield So that no dangers of the night Shall seize thee with a sudden fright Plagues that like pois'ned Arrows kill And all a-round with Slaughter fill Walking unseen both night and day Shall miss their aim or balk their way Thousands shall fall on every hand And thou the while unhurt shalt stand And onely with thine eyes shalt see What shall the wicked's portion be Part II. Since thou hast made the Lord most High Thy Refuge and Security No evil shall thy peace molest No plague thy dwelling shall infest Blest Angels charg'd to guard thy way To thee shall kind attendance pay These in their hands shall thee support Lest thou shouldst stumble to thy hurt The Lion thou mayst safely meet Tread th' Asp and Dragon under feet Since he has set his Love on me From danger I will set him free Because he knows and fears my Name I 'll honour him and raise his Fame When he invokes me in his need I 'll hear and answer him with speed When he 's in trouble I 'll stand by To save and set him up on High Give him long Life and when that 's done Will shew him my Salvation PSALM XCI Another Metre HE who makes God his sure retreat Has gain'd a quiet seat For God's o'er-shadowing Providence Will be his safe defence To him as to my Fort I 'll fly On him my God rely He 'll save thee from the secret snare When Plagues infect the Air. His Care like Wings will safety yield His Promise be thy Shield So shall no dangers of the Night Seize thee with sudden fright Plagues that like poison'd Arrows kill And all with slaughter fill Walking unseen both Night and Day Shall miss or balk their way Thousands shall fall on every hand Whilst thou unhurt shalt stand And what the Wicked's fate will be Onely thine Eyes shall see Part II. Because thou 'st chose the Lord most high For thy security No evil shall thy peace molest Nor plague thy House infest Blest Angels charg'd to guard thy way Will kind attendance pay These in their Hands shall thee support From stumbling to thy hurt Safe th' Asp and Dragon thou mayst meet Tread Lions under feet Since he has set his Love on me From harm I 'll set him free Because he knows and fears my Name I will advance his Fame When he invokes me in his need I 'll answer him with speed In straits to save him I 'll be nigh And set him up on high And when a good old age is past Bring him to Heav'n at last PSALM XCII O What a pleasant work it is To praise the Lord above Morning and Evening to proclaim His Faithfulness and Love Sweet Notes of Instruments to joyn With an harmonious voice Thy gracious dealings with me Lord Have made me to rejoice Great are thy Works and thy Designs Contain the deepest sense Tho' wicked men and Fools mistake Thy
ways of Providence They spring and flourish like the Grass With good success o'erjoy'd And onely grow to be mown down And utterly destroy'd Thou Lord most high dost ever live They cannot scape from thee All shall be ruin'd and dispers'd That work Iniquity Still higher to exalt my Pow'r Thou Lord wilt thine employ And crown that Pow'r and Dignity With undisturbed Joy This pleasure I shall have by those My ruine had combin'd To see them stript of all their pow'r And their own mine find ' But righteous men like fruitfull Palms Or stately Cedars grow For planted in thy Courts they 're fed With Springs that ever flow There they are fair and ever thrive And still more fruit shall bring Age that makes other things decay Makes them more flourishing Thus God appears to all the World To be both Good and Just No falseness can be charg'd on him Who is my Rock and Trust PSALM XCIII As the 100 Psalm THE Lord do's reign and like a King Puts on his Robes of glorious Light Tremble thou Earth when he appears Cloathed and girt about with Might Under his Rule th' unquiet World Will gain stability and peace Of old his Empire did begin And like himself can never cease In vain the World rebellious Pow'rs In Tumults and Commotions rise Like troubled Waters of the Sea That bid defiance to the Skies Resist not his unequal strength That 's far above your threatning noise For ev'n the Seas unruly waves Do calmly listen to his voice Lord as thy Pow'r can never fail So all thy Promises are sure It 's thy Perfection to be true And theirs that serve thee to be pure PSALM XCIII Another Metre THE Lord do's reign and cloaths himself With Robes of glorious light Tremble thou Earth when he appears Girded about with Might Now the unquiet World will gain Stability and Peace His Empire was of old and like Himself can never cease In vain the World 's rebellious Pow'rs Combin'd in Tumults rise Like Waters of the Sea that bid Defiance to the Skies Resist not his unequal strength That 's far above your noise For even the Seas unruly Waves Are calmed at his voice Thy Power Lord can never fail Tny Promises are sure Thy Glory 's to be true and theirs That serve thee to be pure PSALM XCIV THou great Avenger of all wrongs At length thy Justice shew Arise and render to the proud Rewards that are their due How long shall evil men triumph And boast their Villanies Speak scornfully of God himself And Providence despise Who whilst the ruine of the poor And innocent they plot Say that the Lord do's not discern Or else regards it not When will these brutish Sinners learn These senseless Fools be wise Shall not he hear that made the Ears And see that form'd the Eyes He the rude Nations do's instruct And teaches Man his skill Shall not he know then and chastise Thy disobedient Will O flatter not thy self nor these Impieties maintain God knows these very thoughts of thine How false they are and vain Lord he 's a happy man whom thou By chastisements hast taught And thereby to a sense of thee And of his duty brought God in his Mercy will at length From Troubles set him free Whilst Vengeance ruines wicked mens Short-liv'd prosperity Part II. Tho' good men for a while chastis'd May under Troubles groan God will not utterly forsake Nor cast away his own Neglected Judgment shall return Again to act its part And then Felicity shall crown The men of upright Heart T' oppose my wicked foes I call'd To other aids in vain Without thy succours in tha Grave I and my hopes had lain When I despair'd to keep my Feet Thy Mercy me upheld Thy Comforts eas'd my troubled thoughts And swelling passions quell'd Will ever God Tyrannick Acts Of unjust Thrones abett Who under forms of Law t' oppress The Righteous power get They meet in Council and resolve That such mens Lives they 'll have And whom their Sentence do's condemn No Innocence can save But against such unjust Decrees The Lord is my defence He 'll be my Refuge to secure Me from their Violence What Mischiefs they ' gainst me design'd Their ruine shall confess For God will surely cut them off In their own wickedness PSALM XCV As the 100 Psalm COme let us all unite our joys And to the Lord our voices raise Before his presence let us come With thankfull Hearts and Psalms of praise Our Lord is a great God and King Of mighty Pow'r and eminent Above all Gods him Angels serve And Princes onely represent The secret places of the Earth And strength of Hills are in his Hand He made the Waters of the Sea And for their bound prepar'd dry Land To him that made us let us kneel And humble Adorations give Who are the People of his Care The Sheep that on his Pastures live To day let 's hearken to his voice And not such hardened Sinners prove As those that in the Wilderness Provok'd and tempted God above They prov'd his Pow'r and saw his Works And griev'd his Patience forty year Till wearied with their murmurings That Race he could no longer bear He did their stupid Unbelief And base Ingratitude detest And in his Indignation sware They should not come into his Rest PSALM XCV Another Metre COme let us with united joys To God our voices raise With thankfull Hearts before him come And loudly sing his Praise Our God is a great God and King In Power eminent Above all Gods him Angels serve And Princes represent The secrets of the Earth and strength Of Hills are in his Hand He made the Waters of the Sea And for their bound dry Land To him that made us let us kneel And Adorations give Who are his People and the Sheep That on his Pastures live To day let 's hear his voice and not Such hardened Sinners prove As those that in the Wilderness Provoked God above They prov'd his pow'r and saw his works And griev'd him forty year Tell wearied with that murm'ring Race He could no longer bear He did their unbelief and base Ingratitude detest And in his Anger sware they should Not come into his Rest PSALM XCVI As the 100 Psalm LET all the Earth their voices raise To sing the choicest Psalm of Praise To sing and bless God's sacred Name And all his saving Works proclaim His Glory let the Heathen know His Wonders to the Nations show Let him be prais'd that is so high More fear'd than any Deity To Idols Heathen worship's paid Our Lord both th' Earth and Heavens made He in Majestick Splendor dwells In Beauty and in Strength excels Let every Tongue and every Tribe Glory and Pow'r to God ascribe The Glory give that is his due Their Off'rings in his Courts renew There fall down humbly and confess The Beauty of his Holiness Let all the Earth the Lord revere And by their Duty shew their fear Say to the
World th' Almighty reigns A Judge that Equity maintains He 'll make their Wars and tumults cease And bless the World with quiet peace Let Heav'n and Earth proclaim their joys The Ocean by its roaring noise Fields by the fairness of their crops Trees by the Fruits that crown their tops At his approach all Nature's glad And onely Sinners are afraid All whom he judges will confess His Equity and Righteousness PSALM XCVI Another Metre LET all the Earth their voices raise To a new Song of praise Sing we and bless God's Sacred Name His saving Works proclaim His Glory let the Heathen know To all his wonders show And when his praise aloud is heard More than all God's be fear'd To Idols Heathen worship's paid Our Lord the Heavens made His Honour 's great beyond compare His Strength and Beauty are Let every Tongue and every Tribe Glory to God ascribe The Glory give due to his Name Whose Courts your Off'rings claim There fall down humbly and confess The Beauty ' of Holiness Let all the Earth the Lord revere Let Duty shew their Fear Say to the World th' Almighty reigns A Judge that Right maintains He 'll make their Wars and Tumults cease And bless die World with Peace Let Heav'n and Earth proclaim their joys Seas by their roaring noise Fields by the fairness of their crops Trees by their fruitfull tops At his approach all Nature's glad Sinners alone afraid All whom he judges shall confess His Truth and Righteousness PSALM XCVII As the 100 Psalm LEt th' Earth rejoice fince God do's reign For tho' thick darkness do's surround And cloud his ways of Providence Yet perfect Justice is their ground When God prepares himself for wrath His Lightnings flame around the Skies A dreadfull Fire before him goes To burn up all his Enemies Th' amazed Earth sees this and quakes The Hills like melted wax flow down The Heav'ns his Justice do proclaim And men below his Glories own Confounded be those worshippers That to a graven Image bow And boast of Idols worship him Angels above and gods below Good men will hear the News with joy When Judgments on these Sinners fall Which tell the World their gods are vain And thou art high above them all All ye that love and serve the Lord Strictly preserve your Innocence Then tho' the wicked seek your fall God will stand up in your defence Th' immortal Seeds of Light and Bliss For truly pious men are sown A joyfull Harvest will at length Their Labours and their Sorrows crown Then let your chearfull 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 GGD reigns let all the Earth rejoyce Tho' darkness may surround And cloud his ways of Providence Yet Justice is their ground Lightnings when God prepares for wrath Do flame around the Skies A Fire before him goes to burn Up all his Enemies The Earth sees this and quakes the Hills Like melted Wax slow down The Heav'ns his Righteousness declare And men his Glories own Confounded be those Worshippers That to an Image bow And boast of ldols worship him Angels and gods below Good men will joy when punishments Shall on these Sinners fall Which shew their gods are vain and thou Art high above them all 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 joyfull Harvest will at length Their Works and Sorrows crown Then let your cheerfull temper show The God you serve is kind Praise him for Mercies past and wait With joy for those behind PSALM XCVIII REnew your Songs to God and tell What Wonders he has done Let all proclaim the Victories His pow'rfull Arm has won His Mercy which was kept before A secret and inclos'd Now to the clear and open view Of Heathens is expos'd His promis'd Goodness and his Truth Was first to Israel shown But now the Ends of th' Earth have seen His great Salvation Let all the Earth this welcome News Applaud with loudest noise Joyn Musick to their Hymns of Praise To testifie their Joys Let swelling Seas roar and excite The Joys of neighbouring Lands Let echoing Hills the noise repeat And Rivers clap their Hands Whole Nature well may feel a change When God's approach is nigh Who comes to judge and rule the World With Truth and Equity PSALM XCIX As the 100 Psalm THE Lord do's reign and on his Throne Between the Cherubins do's sit Let the Earth quake and fear possess The People that inhabit it God who in Sion dwells is great And high above all People rais'd O may his holy Name by all Adored be and ever prais'd Pow'r in this King with Equity And Justice mixt will do all right He governs always by these Rules Mercy and these are his delight Extol him in your Praises then And prostrate at his Footstool shew Your low submission to your God As he is Holy this is due Mâ—ses and other famous men Of old thus their Addresses made Before the Lord fell down and he Gave gracious Answers when they pray'd He from a cloudy Pillar spake They understood from thence his Will His Testimonies they observ'd And all his Orders did fulfill The Lord did their Petitions grant And was propitious for their sake To great Offenders upon whom Just Vengeance he began to take Extol him in your Praises then And at his holy Hill fall down By this submission show that you His Holiness and Greatness own PSALM C. LET all the Nations of the Earth To God their chearful voices raise With Gladness worship him and come Before his Face with Songs of praise Our Lord is God 't was he alone Did to us all our Beings give We are the People of his care The Sheep that on his Pastures live Enter his Gates with thankful Hearts His Praises in his Courts proclaim And by his pow'rful love inflam'd Delight to bless his sacred Name For God is infinitely Good His Mercy is for ever sure And ev'ry changing Age shall see His Truth will still the same endure PSALM C Another Metre LET all that dwell on Earth to God Their chearful voices raise Serve him with joy and come before His Face with Songs of praise The Lord is God who did alone To all their Beings give We are his People and the Sheep That on his Pastures live Enter his Courts with thankful hearts His Praises there proclaim And by his Love inflam'd delight To bless his sacred Name For God is infinitely good His Mercy ever sure And every changing Age will see His Truth the same endure PSALM CI. As the 113 Psalm MErcy and Judgment Lord I 'll sing That mercy which has made me King ' Shall wisely still direct my course Thy perfect Law the guide I 'll make Of all my ways and none shall
his People to possess The Heathens pleasant Land Faithful and Just are all his Works His Word no less is sure When once his Promise is engag'd Performance is secure Isr'el from slavery redeem'd His Holiness did know Their foes the terrour of his Name Felt in their overthrow To fear the Lord true wisdom is And he that strives to please His Maker understands him best Whose praise shall never cease PSALM CXII As the 100 Psalm BLest is the Man that fears the Lord Whose pleasure 't is to doe his Will His seed shall be renown'd on Earth His happy Race shall flourish still His house with plenty shall be fill'd And as his wealth and stores increase His bounty is enlarg'd no fear Of future want do's make it less When troubles fall unto his share They 'll in his greater comfort end What kindness God on him bestows The same to others he 'll extend He lends assistance to the poor Discreetly orders all his way Nothing shall move this righteous Man Or make his memory decay No news of threatning danger can His confidence in God displace He with undaunted courage looks His foes securely in the face God his diffusive charity With sutable rewards will crown Not onely those above bestow But honour here and great renown Mean while the wicked shall repine With indignation at his bliss And melt away with grief to see This Man obtain what they shall miss PSALM CXII Another Metre O Happy Man that fears the Lord And joys to doe his Will His seed shall be renown'd on Earth His race shall flourish still His house with plenty shall be fill'd And as his stores increase His bounty is enlarg'd no fear Of want do's make it less When troubles fall unto his share They 'll in his comfort end What kindness God on him bestows To others he 'll extend He lends assistance to the poor Discreetly guides his way Nothing shall move this Man or make His memory decay His trust in God no threatning news Of danger can displace He with undaunted courage looks His En'mies in the face God his diffusive charity With great rewards will crown Both those above bestow and here Honour and great renown Mean while the wicked shall repine With envy at his bliss Consume with grief to see this Man Obtain what they shall miss PSALM CXIII YE servants of th' eternal King To God your chearful praises sing Whose Name be blest for evermore His goodness over all is great Where e'er the Sun do's rise or set Since all are blest let all adore O'er all the Earth the Lord do's reign And Heav'n's too narrow to contain His Glories that are infinite Let not poor borrowed greatness dare With his Perfections to compare Who dwells in uncreated Light He condescends so far to know Th' affairs of mortals here below As well as those in Heav'n above To shew how he o'er all things sways He from the dust the poor do's raise And from his vile estate remove From thence advances him on high To unexpected dignity And sets him a royal Throne When age and nature doth despair He makes the barren womb to bear O therefore praise this God alone PSALM CXIV As the 113 Psalm WHen the great God had Isr'el's seed From Egypt and oppression freed He then declar'd himself their King Whose bright appearance as they pass'd The Sea beheld and fled in haste Jordan retir'd unto its spring Sinai when God came down did shake Th' adjoyning mountains all did quake And like affrighted Rams did skip The little hills could not forbear By trembling too to shew their fear Like Lambs that round their Mothers trip What ail'd the Sea thus to shrink back Or Jordan its old banks forsake So cross to Nature's fixed Laws Why should great Mountains skip like Rams And little hills like frighted Lambs Why seems it strange when God's the cause Not Hills alone when he is near But the whole Earth may quake for fear As into strange Convulsions thrown For Rocks into a wat'ry Lake And Flints into a Fountain brake When God would make his Power known PSALM CXV As the 100 Psalm NOT unto us Lord not to us But to thy Name the praise we owe To thy free goodness and thy truth The springs whence all our blessings flow Why should the Heathen ask in scorn Where is the God whom ye adore In Heav'n he reigns but do's on Earth What e'er his Will ordain'd before Silver and Gold their Idols are And all their worth derive from thence With no Divinity inspir'd Since they are void of life and sense For tho' the Maker forms an Eye A Mouth or any other Part He cannot give them sight or breath Nor lively motion by his art Fond Men to think your hands can make A God to which our knees should bow You trust what cannot help it self Statues have sense as much as you O Isr'el in the living God Repose your trust and confidence He 'll help you to subdue your foes In dangers he 'll be your defence Let A'ron's house on God rely To you he 'll be an help and shield Trust in him ye that fear the Lord Whose care and aid will safety yield He who in ages past was kind In after times will be no less He th' house of Israel will save The Priests of A'ron's house will bless He 'll bless all pious worshippers Of low as well as high degree And largely heap his benefits On you and your posterity O happy state thus to be blest By him that made both Earth and Heav'n His throne in Heav'n is plac'd the Earth In kindness he to Man has giv'n The silent Grave cannot declare Thy wonders nor proclaim thy praise We 'll now begin that blessed work Which shall continue all our days PSALM CXV Another Metre LORD not to us but to thy Name We give the praise we owe To thy free goodness and thy truth Whence all our blessings flow Why should the Heathen ask us Where 's That God whom you adore In Heav'n he reigns but do's on Earth What he ordain'd before Silver and gold their Idols are Their worth derive from thence With no Divinity inspir'd Since void of life or sense For tho' the Maker forms an Eye A Mouth or other Part He cannot give them sight or breath Motion or Life by art Fond Men with hands to make a God To which our knees should bow You trust what cannot help it self Statues have sense like you O Isr'el in the living God Repose your confidence To quell your foes he 'll be your help In dangers your defence Let A'ron's house on him rely He 'll be your help and shield All that fear God trust him whose care And aid will safety yield He that before was kind will be In after times no less The house of Isr'el he will save The Priests of A'ron's bless He 'll bless all pious Worshippers Of low or high degree And heap his benefits on you
thankfull Tribute Lord from all Thy works thou do'st receive But where they fail thy Praise among The Saints shall ever live Thy Kingdoms Glory to declare These Subjects never cease That Men thy wond'rous Grace may know And all thy Pow'r confess Part II. Thy Kingdom Lord shall ever stand Tho' undermin'd in vain Goodness is stay'd by thee when weak When falling rais'd again All Creatures do expect from thee Supplies of daily Food Thy open-handed Bounty fills All their desires with good God's Goodness and Fidelity In all his ways appear He gives kind Answers unto such As pray and are sincere There 's none that fear him need complain They 've sought in vain his Aid He hears their Cries when in distress And saves them when afraid God's care and Preservation Rewards the good Man's love But the bold Crimes of wicked Men At length their ruine prove Mean while my Tongue shall be imploy'd Thy Praises to proclaim Let all the World adore thy Pow'r And ever bless thy Name PSALM CXLVI MY Soul to praise the highest Lord Thy best affections raise For whilst I live my God shall be The Subject of my Praise Vain are our hopes from mighty Kings Whose Glories at their Death Sink to the Grave and all their thoughts Do vanish with their Breath Happy is he who in that God That made the World do's trust Which World may sooner fail than he Cease to be good and just He rights the injur'd and defends The good Man's cause oppress'd He feeds the hungry and by him The Pris'ners are releas'd He cures the Blind and sorrow from Dejected Souls removes And by his special Care protects The righteous whom he loves Strangers and Widows he preserves He do's the Orphans own As for the wicked's prosp'rous State He turns it upside down 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 O Blest Employment of out Lives To praise the God whom we adore How gratefull to our selves and him Nothing becomes a good Man more The Lord of Old the broken State Of Captive Isr'ael did repair The sorrowfull and broken hearts He binds and heals with tender care 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 Unsearchable his Wisdom is His Pow'r so great it knows no bound He raises up the meek and throws The stubborn Sinners to the ground To God your cheerfull Praises sing Whose Bounty all things do's maintain 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 Wild Beasts are fed without our Care And the young Ravens when they cry He in the Nimbleness and Strength Of Horse or Man takes no delight It 's onely Fear and stedfast Faith In God his Favour do's invite Part II. O blest Jerusalem sing praise Unto thy God and ye that dwell On Sion's Mount in joyfull Hymns To all his Truth and Goodness tell It 's he thy City made so strong Th' Assaults of Foes it now defies His Blessing thine Inhabitants To a vast Number multiplies Thy Borders from Incursions free Are setled all in quiet peace And thy fair Fields the choicest Wheat Yields to an envied increase All Creatures hast t' obey his word Like softest Wool he sends the Snows His Chrystal Ice-like Morsels casts And the Hoar-frosts like Ashes strows None can endure his piercing cold But at his word warm Winds do blow Then Rocks of Ice are soon dissolv'd And the congealed Waters flow All see these Works to Israel He greater Favour 's do's afford The clearer knowledge of his Will And Laws they have Praise ye the Lord. PSALM CXLVII Another Metre HOW well are we employ'd to praise The Lord whom we adore How gratefull to our selves and him Nothing becomes us more The Lord of Old the broken State Of Isr'ael did repair The sorrowfull and broken hearts He heals with greatest Care He numbers all the Stars and knows What vertue comes from thence For 't is from him they borrow all Their light and influence Unsearchable his Wisdom is His Pow'r admits no bound He raises up the meek and throws Proud Sinners to the ground To God your cheerfull Praises sing That all things do's maintain 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 Wild Beasts need not our care he feeds Young Ravens when they cry No Horses strength or nimble Legs Of Man are his delight It 's onely Fear and trust in God His Favour do's invite Part II. O blest Jerusalem sing praise To God and ye that dwell On Sion's Mount in Hymns to all His Truth and Goodness tell So strong thy City 's made th' Assaults Of Foes it now defies And vastly thine Inhabitants His Blessing multiplies Thy Borders from Incursions free Are setled all in peace Thy Fields the choicest Wheat produce T' an envied increase All Creatures hast t' obey his Word Like Wool he sends the Snows His Chrystal Ice like Morsels casts Hoar-frosts like Ashes strows None can abide his piercing Cold He bids warm Winds to blow Then Rocks of Ice dissolve and soon Congealed Rivers flow 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 TO laud the Heav'nly King Let all their Voices raise Ye Angels first begin The Great Creator's Praise Let Sun and Moon And every Star His Glory show That 's brighter far Ye Regions of the Air And watry Clouds that move Within the liquid Sky Praise ye the Lord above Whose pow'rfull Word Made you to be And fixt your bounds By his Decree All that the Earth do's bear Whales in the Depths conceal'd 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 Praise him ye Mountains high And Hills that lower are Cedars with lofty Heads And Trees that fruits do bear Beasts that in Fields Or Pastures lie Both creeping things And Fowls that fly Ye Kings that Sceptres sway People of meaner Birth Princes that rule the world And Judges of the Earth Let every Sex And every Age To praise the Name Of God engage His Glories alt that shines In Heay'n and Earth excell He special Mercy show'd T' his People Israel A People dear And highly rais'd His Holy Name Be ever prais'd PSALM CXLIX As the 100 Psalm PRaise God and let your Songs be new As he fresh favours daily grants Publish your Joys by Hymns of Praise Among th'Assemblies of his Saints Let Isr'ael whom he made rejoyce Since his peculiar People made Let Sion's Children whom he rules As their great King be much more glad Dances are proper to express The inward
time to do't's but short Ch. 19.v.1 Salvation to our God belongs Glory and Honour are his due His Pow'r supreme and all proclaim His Judgments to be just and true v. 2 He the great Whore has judg'd which did Corrupt with Idols every Land And has aveng'd the crying Blood Of his slain Servants at her hand v. 6 Now let both Heav'n and Earth aloud Their praising Hallelujah's sing For the Lord God Almighty reigns And shews himself a glorious King v. 17 In Honour of the Lamb of God Let 's triumph on his Nuptial day The time is come and his chast Bride Stands ready drest in rich Array HYMN V. Te Deum As the 25 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 The Apostles glorious Company The Prophet's 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 onely 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 God's Eternal Son Who our Deliv'rance to obtain Did'st not the Virgins Womb disdain When Death 's sharp sting destroy'd by thee Gave thee a glorious Victory Heav'ns Gate that Entrance had deny'd To all Believers opened wide Part II Thou Lord at God's Right hand art plac'd And with thy Father's Glory grac'd And we believe the Day will come When thou as Judge shall 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 list them up on high Thee Lord we dily magnify Thy Name we worship and adore Ever when time shall be more Vouchsafe this Day to keep us pure From Harms and wilfull Sins secure O let thy Mercy Lord descend On us whose hopes on thee depend Lord since my Trust is fixt on thee O let me ne'er confounded be The Angels Doxology Luke 2. 14. As the 25 Psalm GLory to God in Heav'n above Let th' Earth below with Peace be blest From the Divine Benignity Greatest Good-will towards Men exprest To the common Tunes GLory to God in Heav'n above Let th' Earth with Peace be blest From the Divine Benignity Good-will tow'rds Men exprest As the 25 Psalm GLory to God in Heav'n Let th' Earth with Peace be blest From the Divine Benignity Good-will tow'rds Menexprest Gloria Patri As the 25 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 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 As the 25 Psalm TO thee O Father Son And Holy Ghost we give Glory that was of Old is now And shall this World outlive FINIS AN EXPLICATION OF Some WORDS Of less Common Use For the Benefit of the Common People Words less common Their Signification ACquired OBtained Audacious Bold daring Benignity Kindness bounty Celebrate Make renowned Climes Country's differing in length of days Congratulate Give one joy Defamation Discredit Detracting Lessening ones credit Diffusive Spreading wide Dissipate Disperse scatter Enhance Raise the value Enterr Bury Evade Escape Exert Put forth Fluid Yielding Ignominy Disgrace Impetums Hasty violent Infest Annoy molest Invoke Call upon Lower Sphere Meaner Estate Obnoxious Faulty guilty Orbs Spheres Bodies of round form Recesses Places out of view Revere To reverence Rude Mass Unshapen matter Splendid Bright shining Stupendious Astonishing Suppliant Petitioner Theam Matter of Discourse Traduce To slander defame Transfer To remove carry Uncessant Never ceasing Undeclining Not changing Unexhausted Never drawn dry A TABLE To find any PSALM Knowing its Beginning A. Psalm All People round the Earth your Ears 2n Met. 49 All the Earth's Praises to thy Name 8 As by Euphrates Streams we sat 137 B. Psalm EEhold my troubles Lord 70 Behold O Lord my sinfull Soul 2d Met. 51 Behold O Lord with savage Rage 79 Blest be the Lord the God of Might 144 Blest Fountain of my Joys for thee 2d Met. 42 Blest is the Man that fears the Lord 112 Blest is the Man whose fear of God 128 Blest is the Man whose tender Sense 41 Blest is the Man whose vertuous Steps 1 Bless thou the Lord my Soul his name 103 Bless thou the Lord my Soul to this 2d Met 104 By cheerfull Praises to his Name 106 C. Psalm CErtain it is that God is kind 73 Come let us all unite our Joys 95 Come let us with united Joys 2d Met. 95 D. Psalm DIvinely now inspir'd I 'll sing 45 Do not O Lord in our disiress 83 E. Psalm EArly O Lord my fainting Soul 63 F. Psalm FAlsly accus'd to thee I fly 17 Fools in their hearts have said no God 2d Met. 14 G. Psalm GIve thanks unto the Lord 136 God is my Saviour and my Light 27 God is my Shepherd who will see 23 God reigns let all the Earth rejoyce 2d Met. 97 God that so gracious a regard 2d Met. 116 God who my kind preserver is 34 Great Judge of all the World be thou 2d Met. 43 Great Praises to the greatest Lord 48 Great shepherd of good Jacob's Race 80 H. Psalm HAD not the Lord our Cause espous'd 24 Hear me O Lord my sure Defence 28 Hear me O Lord the great Support 4 He 's happy whom no wicked Mens 2d Met. r He that has God for his retreat 91 He who makes God his sure retreat 2d Met. 91 How beauteous is the place where thou 84 How long shall I complain like one 1st 2d Met. 13 How well are we imploy'd topraise 2d Met. 147 I. Psalm Iall my Love on thee bestow 18 If thou Lord dost not rise and help 12 I 'll list mine Eyes unto the Hills 121 In Just displeasure for our Sins 60 In my distress my Pray'rs and Cries 77 I trust in God why should I then 11 It 's sure that God is kind to those 2d Met. 73 I was resolv'd t' observe my ways 2d Met. 39 I will extoll thy sacred Name 145 L. Psalm LET all give thanks to God above 107 Let all the Earth their Voices raise 1 2 Met. 96 Let all the Earth with joy resound 66 Let all the Nations of the Earth 100 Let all the Nations of the World 117 Let all the People round the Earth 49 Let none be envious when he sees 37 Let none be troubled to behold 2d Met. 37 Let th' Earth
pow'r If God will me defend My Feet his paths shall tread my Life I 'll in his service spend PSALM LVII LOrd since I trust in thee alone Mercy to me extend I fly for Shelter to thy wings Till all my troubles end 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 He will employ his heav'nly aids And save me by his Pow'r Put those to shame who would my Life With greedy haste devour God's Mercy and his Truth 's engag'd For my security Tho' rather among cruel Beasts Than Men inclos'd I lie They breath mere flames their teeth are spears Their tongue a sharpned sword Exalt thy self ' bove Heav'n and Earth In my Deliv'rance Lord. When with the Fowlers treach'rous Arts My ruine was prepar'd Their Pits occasion'd their own fall Their Gins themselves insnar'd My heart O God is now prepar'd And this my Tongue shall raise Which with my Harp shall early sing A Consort to thy Praise The Great Salvation thou hast wrought I 'll to the World proclaim The scattered Nations shall assist My Songs to spread thy same Thy Mercy reaches to the Heav'ns Thy Truth unto the Skies Then let thy Glories Lord above Both Earth and Heaven rise PSALM LVIII As the 100 Psalm YE that administer affairs And Judges in great councils sit Do ye just Sentences pronounce And Righteous Men with care acquit So far from this when all things should In equal Balances be weigh'd You practise open Violence By your corrupt affections sway'd But 't is no wonder since you were Deprav'd almost as soon as born A wicked brood train'd up to lye To flatter and all Truth to scorn Your venom'd Tongues strike at my Life No Serpent deadlier poyson bears To all true Information deaf The Asp it 's said thus stops her ears In vain on that which will not hear Charmers employ their Magick-skill And all reproofs on you are lost Who are unjust by Stubborn will But tho' there 's nothing can correct Yet Lord their wickedness disarm When they like Lions fiercely rage Leave them no pow'r to do me harm Part II. May all the wicked's power fail Like hasty show'rs as quickly spent Their Arrows prove like broken reeds When e'er their Bow 's for Mischief bent Like Snails so let them melt away Or those untimely births begun With painful throes the Mothers feel Which die before they see the Sun You 're ready to devour the poor Like thorns prepar'd to seeth a pot When by a furious Tempest rais'd All 's swept away before it 's hot This Righteous Veng'ance shall provoke The Joys and Triumphs of the Good As o'er the slain with Victory They pass and dip their feet in blood And all that see it will confess That God men's actions do's regard And will not fail as they deserve Either to punish or reward PSALM LIX As the 100 Psalm LOrd save me from mine Enemies From those that now against me rise Workers of Wickedness whose rage Blood must and onely mine asswage Lo how the mighty Men are met And with strong Guards my house beset To take away my Life they wait Who by no Crime deserve their hate Thou see'st how busily they run And Lord thou know'st I 've nothing done Thou who hast oft my helper been Behold what dangers I am in What 's all their force who thus combine Lord God of Hosts compar'd with thine Spare not these Heathens who profess They 're thine but wickedly transgress When I their Malice scape by Day They come at Evening for their prey Which they like growling Dogs do watch And hunt the City round to catch Their Malice bursts out with their words They talk of naught but death and swords For who say they minds what we do Thou Lord and wilt deride them too Expos'd to all men's Scorn they 'll be Who shall their hopes defeated see Tho' strong they are on God I 'll wait Who will defend me from their hate Part II. My gracious God will now prevent My ruine upon which they re bent And by my strange escape compleat My wish in their as strange defeat I wish not they at once were slain This would be soon forgot again If onely scatter'd and brought low Their lasting shame thy pow'r would show Since their audacious Blasphemies Their Execrations Oaths and lyes Are sins whereof their Mouths are full Just Vengeance on their heads they 'll pull Thus wandring let them pine and waste And perish in thy wrath at last That there 's a God then all will know Who governs every thing below Now let them come as heretofore Watch like a growling Dog my door Or hunt me round in every street A plague like to it let them meet Forc'd like a Dog that fain would eat To wander up and down for meat And pass whole nights in sad complaints That none do's satisfie their wants But whilst they make a howling noise I 'll early raise my praising voice Proclaim God's Care and Providence in straits my refuge and defence I 'll praise thee now my danger 's o'er My strength to whom I pray'd before Thy Mercy ever sing and shew To which my Life and Safety 's due PSALM LX. IN just displeasure for our sins Deserted we have lain Our pow'rs all broken and dispers'd Lord turn to us again Our Land by sad Divisions torn Do's strange Convulsions feel The Breaches by our Folly made Thy hand can onely heal So heavy have our sorrows been And such amazement wrought As if of deadly wine w 'had drank A stupifying draught But God his promise to fulfill An Ensign do's advance To which the Righteous may repair And find deliverance That thy beloved may obtain A Saviour in their need In answer to my servent pray'rs Thy timely succours speed Part II. God's sacred promise pass'd now makes My hopes depend on thee The Land that round Samaria lies Submits it self to me The rest of Israel's Tribes unite To own my righteous Cause Ephraim's my chiefest strength for War Judah supports my Laws Moab and Edom as vile slaves To serve me will be glad Philistia meet her conqu'ring Lord And to his Triumphs add Who then will lead me to that Hold On Edom's Frontiers lies So strongly fenc'd ' gainst all assaults Which all my force defies The Lord will do 't who heretofore Refus'd our Arms to bless He 'll undertake our conduct now And crown it with Success Man's weakness helps in vain may we Thine aids in trouble meet Our hands shall do â—reat acts our foes Lie conquer'd at our feet PSALM LXI As the 100 Psalm REgard O Lord my pray'r and cry Tho' fore'd to fly in this distress T' th' utmost corner of the Land Yet thou canst hear and help no less My heart 's with sorrow overwhelm'd Be thou to me a safe retreat Where plac'd above my foes and fears I may enjoy a quiet Seat In all assaults thou
And greatly did his People loath Left Shiloh's Tent where he had stay'd Which never more his presence had Th' Ark where his Glories did repose Was carried Captive by their Foes Whose cruel Sword his People slew When God provok'd his care withdrew Vengeance consum'd their youth renown'd Their maids no nuptial Garlands crown'd The Priests were slain their widows dear All publick wailings did forbear But as a Warriour nothing minds When Sleep or Wine his senses binds But waking calls to Arms and shouts So God his Foes with fury routs Their hinder parts he deeply wounds And with perpetual shame confounds Yet would he not the Ark restore To Ephraim's Tribe where 't was before But Judah's Tribe and Sion chose A place belov'd for its repose There he on high his Temple plac'd Fix'd like the Earth for ever fast God for his King did David chuse From minding Flocks and yeaning Ews Took him his Israel to keep With equal care he 'd done his sheep He faithfully discharg'd his trust Designing what was good and just His Skill to govern was no less Attended still with good Success PSALM LXXIX As the 100 Psalm BEhold O Lord with savage rage The Heathen spoils thine Heritage Thy Temple 's made profane and cheap Thy City turn'd t' a ruin'd heap Thy Saints dead Bodies made a Feast To every ravenous Bird and Beast Their blood around like water shed Enow scarce live t' interr the dead Instead of Pity thus forlorn We meet from all reproach and scorn When shall thy wrath O Lord expire Thy Jealousie that burns like fire On Heathens let thine Anger smoak Who neither know nor thee invoke Who with devouring rage have raz'd Our City and our Land laid waste Call not to mind our former sin Nor how provoking we have been But let thy tender Mercies now Prevent our ruine tho' brought low Our Sins thy Glory to advance Pass by and send Deliverance Why should th' insulting Heathen say Where 's now their God to whom they pray Oh may they know thee and their guilt By thy revenge for Blood they 've spilt And mov'd by sighing Prisoners cry Save those whom they 've condemn'd to die Repay Seven-fold our Neighbours scorn Which we for thy sake Lord have born Thy People then thy Name shall raise And future Ages sing thy Praise PSALM LXXIX Another Metre THE Heathen Lord with savage rage Invade thine Heritage Thy Temple 's made profane and cheap Thy City ' a ruin'd heap Dead Bodies of thy Saints make Feasts To rav'nous Birds and Beasts Enow scarce live t' interr the dead Their Blood 's like water shed Instead of Pity thus forlorn We 're made their sport and scorn When shall thy Jealousie expire Thy wrath that burns like fire On such as know not God nor pray Let thy fierce anger stay Who with devouring rage have raz'd Our Walls and Land laid waste Tho' justly thou provok'd hast been Visit not our past sin But let thy Mercy tho' brought low Prevent our ruine now Pass by our sins thy Grace t' advance And send Deliverance Where 's now their God to whom they pray Why should the Heathen say By thy revenge for Blood they 've spilt They 'll know God and their guilt Save those whom they 've condemn'd to die Mov'd by the Prisoners cry Repay Seven-fold our Neighbours scorn We for thy Sake have born Thy People then thy Name shall raise And thee all Ages praise PSALM LXXX As the 100 Psalm GReat Shepherd of good Jacob's Race And Joseph's wond'rous Guide give ear Thou sitt'st between the Cherubins Thence gloriously for us appear Ephr'aim with th' other Tribes once saw Thy Conquests in the wilderness Now shew thy self that they may know Thy saving Pow'r is still no less Oh make an happy change and us Unto thy favour Lord restore For if our God be reconcil'd We shall be sav'd and sigh no more Great God! how long wilt thou reject Our pray'rs when we thy help intreat Whilst we large draughts of tears drink down Tears that are mingled with our meat Our foes agreeing in our harm Strive only who shall spoil us most Laugh at our trust in God too weak They think t' oppose the pow'rs they boast Oh change our State and us again Unto thy favour Lord restore For if our God be reconcil'd We shall be sav'd and sigh no more Part II. From Egypt thou hast brought a Vine Transplanted hither by thine hand Expell'd the Heathen that its roots Might farther spread and fill the Land The Hills were covered with its shade Its boughs o'er goodly Cedars stretch'd So fruitful 't was it from the Sea As far as to Euphrates reach'd Why is her fence broke down her grapes By every spoiler's hand are press'd The Boar roots up her plants her fruit's Devour'd by every savage Beast Return great God look from above Visit this Vine forsook so long Thine own Plantation and the Branch Thou madest for thy self so strong See what Destruction's made the fire Has burnt already what 's cut down And what remains will be consum'd If God continue still to frown Lord save the King whom thou dost love And send him thine Almighty aid Whom zealous for thine Honour thou And strong for our defence hast made From thee we never will revolt If thou wilt us again revive But worship thee and never cease To praise thy Goodness whilst we live Oh change our state and us again Unto thy favour Lord restore For if our God be reconcil'd We shall be sav'd and sigh no more PSALM LXXXI As the 100 Psalm PRaise him to whom all pow'r belongs With joyful and triumphant Songs Join to the Musick of your voice Sweet Instruments Harmonious noise On the New Moon with Trumpets sound Proclaim the solemn Feast around This was a standing Law decreed By Jacob's God to Jacob's Seed For a Memorial ordain'd Of their remove from Egypt's Land Who after heard with fear and awe God's unknown Voice that gave the Law His shoulder crush'd with loads I eas'd His Hands from sordid works releas'd You cry'd in trouble and oft crav'd My help and I as often sav'd The thundring Cloud that terrify'd Th' Egyptians was your Light and Guide You prov'd at Meribah's fam'd spring My Pow'r and I your murmuring I will instruct my people still If they will hear and do my will Own then no foreign Deity Nor worship any God but me I am thy God 't was my strong hand Which brought thee out of Egypt's Land Open thy Mouth tho' ne'er so wide Thy longings shall be satisfy'd But Israel would not hear my Voice Nor make their God their only choice So they were led as their lusts crav'd By Counsels of a Mind deprav'd Oh had they made but God their Guide And with his wise Advice comply'd He all their Foes would soon have quell'd His Hand have all their force repell'd They who their Malice would not quit Been glad to flatter and submit While he his people would
have blest With never-failing Peace and Rest With Plenty have enrich'd the Field The finest wheat for food to yield And with the sweet refreshment fill'd Of Honey from the Rock distill'd PSALM LXXXII As the 113 Psalm YE Rulers of the world that bear God's Name and represent him here Know that this Judge among you sits If you enact unrighteous Laws Or countenance a wicked cause Your Guiltiness no plea admits You act like God when you defend The poor and your assistance lend To helplese Men that justice crave Absolve the Innocent with speed Obnoxious only by their need And from th' Oppressor's pow'r save 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 Land s Foundations shake I said ye're Gods but you shall die And fall tho' Sons of the most High As other Men and Kings have done Arise great Judge of all and reign Fall'n Justice then will rise again When God doth sit upon his Throne PSALM LXXXIII As the 100 Psalm DO not O Lord in our distress An unconcern'd Spectator be Nor deaf to all our loud requests Without regard our ruine see For lo thy hateful foes insult And a tumultuous noise they make Against thy People close designs They lay and crafty counsels take Nothing their Malice will content Unless the Nation perish quite So that no memory may remain Nor mention of an Israelite Ten warlike Nations are combin'd And all their Joint-Endeavours bent T' extirpate thy Religion And to subvert the Government Let Midian's Army's Fate be theirs Their fall like that of Sisera Or Jabin's Host by Kison's Streams Discomfited and swept away No other Burial may they have Than that of those near Endor kill'd Whose Carkases were spread to rot Like Dung and serv'd t' enrich the field Let all their Princes when they fight Fly with dishonour and be ta'en As Zeb and Oreb were and be Like Zebah and Zalmunna slain Part II. These all design as they of old Thy chosen People to oppress And there where God among us dwells Cities and Houses to possess Lord make them like a tumbling Ball No where to rest or stand their Ground But be dispers'd and fly like chaff By driving Tempests scattered round As Fire consumes dry wood the Sun 's Hot rays the parched Mountains burn So by thy wrathful Storm pursu'd And frighted all their force o'erturn Lord let their disappointed hopes In their dejected looks appear Cover their face with shame till they Thy Favour seek and Pow'r revere Let this Defeat so seize their thoughts With trouble and their fears alarm That no more Courage may remain T' assail nor Pow'r to do us harm Thus Men will readily confess That he whom we Jehovah call Is the great Ruler of the World In Pow'r Superiour over all PSALM LXXXIV HOW beauteous is the Place where thou Thy Presence Lord dost grant Oh how I long t' approach thy Courts Impatient of restraint The little Birds those Liberties Enjoy which I 'm deny'd Near to thine Altar they prepare Their Nests and there reside O happy men that may frequent Thine House to praise thee still Whose trust is in thine aid whose heart Devout affections fill They pass with joy thro' Baca's vale So troublesome and dry Whose want of Springs refreshing show'rs By Heav'n bestow'd supply Thus with renewed vigour they Go on unwearied still And all present themselves before The Lord in Sion's Hill Great God of Hosts attend when I My pray'r to thee address Look graciously on mine Estate And thine Anointed bless A thousand joyous Days elsewhere Yield me not such content As one Day 's freedom in thy House And in thy Service spent There let me have the meanest place And at the Thresh-hold lie Rather than all the wicked's State Without this Liberty 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 O happy Man that makes the Lord His onely trust and stay PSALM LXXXV As the 113 Psalm THY Mercy Lord has chang'd our doom Thy Captives to their Land are come And all their Sins are done away Thine Anger which was fierce before Is now remov'd and flames no more O let it ever cease we pray When wilt thou Lord from wrath refrain Raise and revive our Joys again Thy saving Mercies Lord restore I 'll listen to the voice of Peace Which God will to his Saints express If they return to Sin no more Surely thy saving health is near To such as thee sincerely fear And Glory to our Land will bring Mercy and Truth together meet Justice and Peace each other greet And Truth out of the Earth shall spring From heav'n shall righteousness look down God's Blessings will our labours crown Our Land with Plenty shall o'erslow He with great Justice all things sways And men should eye his righteous ways To trace the steps where he do's go PSALM LXXXVI LORD bow thine ear to my requests Tho' poor and in the dust O save my righteous Soul for Lord In thee alone I trust Be mercifull to me O God And hear my mournfull voice Daily my Soul to thee ascends Oh make it to rejoice Thou Lord art gracious and good To pardon sins inclin'd And all that humbly thee implore Shall plenteous mercy find To thee I call in my distress In hope thou wilt attend On thee with Patience wait 'till thou A gracious Answer send 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 All the deceived Lands at length Their Maker shall adore Shall glorifie thy Name O Lord And celebrate thy Pow'r 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. Lord guide my steps that from the way Of Truth I ne'er may err My loose affections so unite That I thy Name may fear With all my Soul I'II praise the Lord His Glories ever tell By whose great goodness I have been Freed from the lowest Hell Numbers of proud and cruel men O God against me rise They seek my Life and have no fear Of thee before their Eyes Thou Lord art pitifull and kind To punish Sinners slow Goodness and Faithfulness from thee Abundantly do flow Thy mercifull regard I need And strength from thee I crave From all designed mischiefs Lord Thy helpless Servant save Some signal mark of favour shew Which all my Foes may see And at their Malice blush when thou Dost help and comfort me PSALM LXXXVII As the 100 Psalm PLac'd on the holy Hills God's Seat For Beauty and for Strength is great God none of Jacob's dwellings hates But none so loves as Sion's Gates
sang Praises to the Lord And for a while believ'd his word They soon what he had done forgat And would not for his counsel wait But tho' from Heav'n with Bread supply'd Tempting God's pow'r for flesh they cry'd They surfeit or the Quails he sent Which prove their plague not nourishment ' Gainst Moses then they mutiny And question his Authority Both him and A'ron whom God chose As proud Usurpers they oppose The Earth did under Dathan cleave And with an open mouth receive Abiram ' s Troop alive they fall And in one Grave are buried all Lightning from Heav'n the other Crew Invaders of the Priesthood slew A Calf in Horeb too they made And worship to an Image paid God's Glory that appear'd so bright And wrought such wonders now they flight An Image better pleasing was Of a dull Ox that eateth grass How kind a Saviour God had been The wond'rous works in Egypt seen The Sea that drowned Phar'oh's Host All these are now forgot and lost God was provok'd to such an height He threatned to destroy them quite When Moses in the breach did stand And stay'd the vengeance of his hand Part III. The promis'd Land they set at nought Tho' to the Borders of it brought They th' ill report some Spies had made More credit than what God had said They murmur'd when they should obey And when he said Go up they 'd stay Then solemnly the Lord did swear These Rebels never should come there Nor the despised Land possess But perish in the Wilderness And some by th' Heathens overthrown Be slain or scattered up and down B'al-Peor ' s service they embrace Moab ' s vile god and their disgrace With them on Sacrifices fed That had been off'red to the dead God was so angry at this sin A grievous plague at once broke in When Phineas with zeal possess'd Slew a bold sinner and it ceast This Fact which rash and hasty seem'd Just and praise-worthy God esteem'd And it obtain'd this Act of Grace T' entail the Priesthood on his Race At Meribah God's wrath they move Where they for Drink with Moses strove It went ill with him for their sake Who things unfit provoked spake When they came in they did not root The Nations out tho' charg'd to do 't Were mix'd and dealings with them had And in their manners were as bad Part IV. They learnt what they should ever rue To serve their gods and left the true T'infernal ghosts they sacrifice Their children with unpitying eyes The blood of Innocents thus stain Did all the Land of Can'an stain Themselves too they with whoredoms vile And other beastly lusts defile Then God was with his people wroth Whom once he lov'd he now does loath The Heathens yoke again they bear By Foes oppress'd whose Slaves they were Oft did he save them in distress Yet they provok'd him still no less Their old Idolatries renew'd Which brought them low by foes subdu'd Yet when their mournful Cries he heard He did their Miseries regard His Covenant he call'd to mind Left off to punish and was kind Ev'n those whose hatred oft they prov'd He to take pity on them mov'd And those by whom they conquer'd were Their extirpation did forbear Now Lord let our salvation come And bring thy scattered people home That praising thee we ever may With greatest joy and triumph say Blessing to Isr'el's God and King And everlasting Praises sing And may his Saints with one accord All say Amen Praise ye the Lord. PSALM CVII As the 100 Psalm LET all give thanks to God above So full of kindness and of love Whose Mercy ages past have known And those that are to come shall crown May 't ever be by them confess'd Whom he redeem'd when sore oppress'd And made the scattered people come From all the Lands to their own home They pass'd thro' Deserts where no way They found nor City where to stay No food to ease their hunger's rage Nor water-springs their thirs t' asswage In their distress to God they cry'd Who prov'd their Saviour and their Guide He the right Path where they should go And place where they should dwell did show Let all Men praise God's goodness then His wonders to the Sons of Men Whose bounty longing Souls supplies Their craving hunger satisfies Part II. Those who are in dark prisons laid So nigh to death they 're in its shade On whom the sorrows that they bear Sit heavier than the chains they wear These having proudly God withstood Contemn'd his Counsels for their good He then resolv'd with pain and smart To quell the stoutness of their heart Before his stroaks they could not stand Nothing could raise them but his hand Then to the Lord they 're forc'd to fly To importune his Clemency Who did regard their low address And sav'd them out of their distress He chang'd their gloomy state to light And brake their Bands in sunder quite 15 Let all men praise God's goodness then His wonders to the Sons of men His strength that all things do's surpass Brake Bars of Ir'n and Gates of Brass Part III. Fools to lewd courses wholly bent Prepare for their own punishment Sickness and loathsome maladies From Luxury and Lust arise The Glutton's appetite o'erthrown His tastful meats will not go down Nature with heavy loads opprest Beckons to Death to be releas'd Then do these frighted Sinners fly To God for help whose earnest cry Mov'd a regard to their address Heaven sav'd them out of this distress No need of Med'cines for their cure Their vertue 's not so quick nor sure Death's sentence onely he repeal'd He sent his word and they were heal'd Let all men praise his Goodness then His wonders to the Sons of men And by their grateful Sacrifice Declare his works and their own joys Part IV. They whom the Ships on th' Ocean bear Do see God's works and wonders there For at his word fierce Tempests rise And lift its Waves unto the Skies One while they mount to Heav'n alost They sink into the Depths as oft The Passengers strange terrours feel Like Drunkards to and fro they reel Lost to all hope to God they cry For help in their extremity He lends an Ear to their address And brings them out of this distress For at his beck the storms asswage The furious waves depose their rage They welcome now the calm and see The Haven where they wish'd to be Let all men praise God's goodness then His wonders to the Sons of men Nor onely private Off'rings bring But in the Church his Glories sing Part V. When God's provok'd his pow'rful hand Turns Rivers to a Desart land Their fruitfulness to barren grounds When wickedness therein abounds Dry grounds by show'rs sent from above And flowing Springs fair Pastures prove Thither the poor for dwellings flow Which after to a City grow They sow the Fields and Vineyards plant Whose Fruits supply their growing want Their Race springs fast from fruitful stocks Their
Sihon and Og he smote And made their fruitfull Land Fall to his Peoples Lot His Mercies shown To Ages past Eternally Shall spring and last He sav'd us when our State Was low and sore opprest Food to all flesh he gives The God of Heav'n be blest Whose Mercies shown To Ages past Eternally Shall spring and last PSALM CXXXVI Another Metre As the 113 Psalm REnder and oft your thanks repeat To God who is as Good as Great To every Age his Meroy's sure To him your chearfull Praises sing Whom Angels worship as their King Whese Mercy always do's endure To him whom highest Princes own By low prostrations at his Throne To every Age his Merey's sure To him whose wond'rous Works declate His Pow'r to be beyond compare Whose Mercy always do's endure His Wisdom when the Heav'ns you view Their Brightness and their Order shew To every Age his Mercy 's sure To him who laid the Seas below The Earth which they can ne'er o'erflow Whose Mercy always do's endure To him who out of Night's dull shade To cheer the World great Lights has made To every Age his Mercy 's sure The Sun that gives us quick'ning heat And Light out Labours to compleat His Mercy always do's endure The Moon and Stars when down we lie For our Repose its place supply To every Age his Mercy 's sure To him who by a Vengeance due All the First-born in Egypt slew Whofe Mercy always do's endure Then Isr'el whom they long detain'd In cruel Bondage freedom gain'd To every Age his Mercy 's sure All this by a strong hand was done A Pow'r none could resist or shun His Mercy always do's endure Part II. When after this fear seiz'd their hearts The Red-sea severed into parts To every Age his Mercy 's sure And like a Wall on either hand Till they pass through the Waters stand His Mercy always do's endure Here hardened Phar'oh and his Host That follow'd them were sunk and lost To every Ate his Mercy 's sure His People thro' the Desart led By Miracles were daily fed His Mercy always do's endure He smote great Kings that did withstand Their passage to the promis'd Land To every Age his Mercy 's sure Tho' fam'd for prowess they could gain No Victories but all were slain His Mercy always do's endure Sihon for War of greatest note King of fierce Amorites he smote To every Age his Mercy 's sure And Bashan's Tyrant Og o'ercame For height a Gyant of great Name His Mercy always do's endure To give their Land he did engage For a perpetual Heritage To every Age his Mercy 's sure This Heritage fell to our Lot Who had not then our God forgot Whose Mercy always do's endure Who pity'd our sed State when Sin Might have thrown out whom he brought in To every Age his Mercy 's sure And when subdu'd oft heard our Cries And sav'd us from our Enemies His Mercy always do's endure He satisfies all flesh with food All Creatures wants supplies with good To every Age his Mercy 's sure Then with the highest Notes of Praise Our thanks to Heav'n's great God let 's raise Whose Mercy always do's endure To thee O Father to the Son And Holy Ghost blest Three in one Whom we as God alone adore Glory that was of old be giv'n By all on Earth and all in Heav'n Now and till Time shall be no more PSALM CXXXVII At the 100 Psalm AS by Euphrates Streams we sat Reflecting on our Miseries And Sion call'd to mind that thought A Flood of Tears drew from our Eyes Silence became our Sorrows best And so our Harps remain'd unstrung And since our Joys were at an End Neglected on the Willows hung Then those who laid our Cities waste Whose inslav'd Captives now we were To entertain their Mirth requir'd One of our Temple-songs to hear How can we in this Exile State Our Hearts as our Condition sad Anthems of Praises to our God Sing onely for to make you glad No rather than profane thy Songs Or I my Harp employ so ill Whilst Sion mourns may my right hand Be quite benumb'd or lose its skill Whom we as God alone adore Glory that was of old be giv'n By all on Earth and all in Heav'n Now and till Time shall be no more PSALM CXXXVII At the 100 Psalm AS by Euphrates Streams we sat Reflecting on our Miseries And Sion call'd to mind that thought A Flood of Tears drew from our Eyes Silence became our Sorrows best And so our Harps remain'd unstrung And since our Joys were at an End Neglected on the Willows hung Then those who laid our Cities waste Whose inslav'd Captives now we were To entertain their Mirth requir'd One of our Temple-songs to hear How can we in this Exile State Our Hearts as our Condition sad Anthems of Praises to our God Sing onely for to make you glad Nor rather than profane thy Songs Or I my Harp employ so ill Whilst sion mourns may my right hand Be quite benumb'd or lose its skill May I be dumb and find no voice Unless thy ruines to deplore And find no Joy It 's all prosane Till God Jerusalom restore Forget not then th' accursed Race Of Edom Lord who without pity Rejoyeing o'er its ruines cry'd Rase the Foundations of the City Nor boast too much proud Babylon whose turn to be destroy'd do's hasts O may he prosper who repays What 's done to us and lays thee waste Blest Hand that from their Mother's breasts Spares not to snatch thy little ones And harm from savage Race prevents By dashing them against the Stones PSALM CXXXVIII TO magnify the Lord my Soul Thy best affections raise Angels shall hear my Songs and be The Partners of my praise Within thy Church thy constant Truth And Goodness I 'll proclaim These raise my Wonder and advance The Glories of thy Name 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 Kings shall thy promis'd goodness know And take occasion thence To ptaise thy Mercy and admire Thy ways of Providence God from his high and glorious Throne The lowly views and owns But scorns the proud and on their height With Indignation frowns Thy former Kindnesses prevent My fears when in distress Thy hand shall save me from my Foes Thy Pow'r their wrath repress Thy never-sailing Goodness will Compleat what is begun O never suffer thine own Work Nor me to be undone PSALM CXXXIX As the 100 Psalm LORD when I have to do with thee In vain l seek to be conceal'd Thou know'st me perfectly to thee My very thoughts are all reveal'd Both when I sit and when I rise My walking and my lying down To thee my works and all my words Better than to my self are known On every side within the reach Of thine incircling Arm I lie Whose force I neither can resist Nor scape the notice of thine Eye Whither can I retire
Motions of their Joy And to set off melodious Songs Their Harps and Timbrels to employ God's Kindness to his People will Engage his Care their good t' advance He 'll beautify the Meek and make Them great by his Deliverance And like the Glory of his Saints Their Triumphs should be great and high And God's loud Praises will become Their Beds in which they quiet lie These Psalms of Praises in their Mouths Whilst their Hands wield a two edg'd Sword Will courage and assurance give To fight the Battles of the Lord. They 'll conquer and with just revenge The Heathen's insolence chastise Their fetter'd Nobles captive lead Make chained Kings become their prize Such Judgments long ago foretold Shall God upon the Heathen bring Such Honour all his Saints shall have And praising Hallelujah's sing PSALM CL. PRaise God within that sacred Place Where he his Grace bestows Your wondering thoughts to Heaven raise Where he his Glory shows Let all his mighty Acts of Pow'r Your inward Passions move That your acknowledgments may suit The Greatness of his Love Musicks soft Notes and louder sounds Of Instruments imploy T' excite Devotion and attend The Triumphs of your Joy Since all to this Creator owe That breath by which they live Let every thing that breaths to him Their cheerfull Praises give The End of the Psalms HYMNS Taken out of the NEW TESTAMENT Or used in the Church-Service HYMN I. Benedictus The Song of Zachary Luke 1. 68. LET Isr'ael's pow'rfull God and King Eternally be blest Who came from Heav'n to visit us And all our Bonds releas'd In David's House a Saviour rais'd To sit upon his Throne This ever since the World began His Prophets have foreshown That he would save us from the Hand Of all that did us hate The Mercy to perform for which Our Fathers long did wait Remembring all his Truth engag'd By ' a Holy Covenant His solemn Oath to Abra'ham sworn His Grace that he 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 Prophet's place Like a preparing Harbinger Shalt go before his Face By the Remission of Men's sins To make Salvation known God's 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 25 Psalm The Song of the Bl. Virgin Luke 1. 46. MY Soul doth magnify the Lord Transports of Joy my Spirits raise And God my Saviour shall be The Subject of my Song of Praise For to his humble Handmaids state He shew'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 shew'd Confounded what the proud Men thought Put down the mighty from their Seat And rais'd them who were 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 Promise to our Fathers made So long before in which God stood Engag'd to Abra'ham and his Seed Is all performed and made good HYMN III. Nunc Dimittis The Song of Simeon Luke 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 Health the Gentile World With unknown Comfort cheers Well may the long expected sight Make Isr'ael's Joys abound Before with special Favours grac'd But now with Glory crown'd HYMN IV. Taken out of the Revelations As the 25 Psalm Rev. 19 v. 5 YE faithfull Servants of the Lord See that his Name ye celebrate And ye that fear him sing aloud Praises to God both small and great Ch. 4 v. 8 Most Holy Holy Holy Lord Almighty's his adored Name Who was before all time and is And ever shall be still the same v. 11. All Glory Pow'r and Honour thou Alone art worthy to receive For all things by thy Pow'r were made All by and for thy Pleasure live Ch. 5 v. 12 To thee O spotless Lamb of God Riches and Pow'r of Right belong Wisdom and Honour conqu'ring strength Glory and every praising Song v. 9 Thou for to expiate our Sins Wast slain and by thy precious Blood From every Nation Tribe and Tongue Thou hast redeemed us to God v. 10 From thee to be both Kings and Priests To God the Privilege we gain And shall hereafter be advanc'd With thee O Christ on Earth to reign v. 13 Blessing and Honour Glory Pow'r Ever by all in Earth and Heav'n To him that sits upon the Throne And to the Lamb of God be giv'n Part II. Ch. 15 v. 3 O thou great Ruler of the World Thy glorious Works our wonder raise Thou ever-blessed King of Saints How true and righteous are thy ways v. 4 Who would not fear and glorify Thy Name thou onely Holy one Th' whole World will come and worship thee To whom thy Judgments are made known Ch. 11 v. 15 Now o'er the Kingdoms of this World God and his Christ as King do's reign Whose Pow'r that for his Rule made way His Conquests ever will maintain v. 17 We give thee thanks Almighty Lord Which art and wast and art to come Who hast exerted thy great Pow'r And for thy Victories made room v. 18 Let th' angry Nations rage thy wrath blood Is come and it 's thy time to rain Down Judgments and t' avenge the Of Martyrs barbarously slain And now thy suffe'ring Servants Lord Great Saints and Prophets thou'lt regard And all that fear thy Name tho' here Despis'd shall have a great reward All thy just vengeance will applaud On them who all their Pow'r imploy'd To turn the Earth t' a Field of Blood Their turn now comes to be destroy'd Ch. 12. Salvation to the Saints is come v. 10 God's strength and mighty aids appear T' advance his Kingdom among Men Who all the Pow'r of Christ revere He that before the Lord accus'd The Brethren with false Calumnies Is now cast head-long down and none Give credit longer to his Lyes v. 11 He 's conquer'd by the Blood of Christ And by their witness to his word start from here tomorrow These valued not their Lives but dy'd For Love unto their dearest Lord. v. 12 Ye heav'nly Spirits above rejoyce But woe to th' Earth below whose hurt The Dev'il with utmost rage contrives Knowing his