therein To thee Cherub and Seraphin to cry they do not sin O holy holy holy Lord of Sabaoth Lord the God Through heaven earth thy praise is spread and glory all abroad Th' Apostles glorious company yeeld praises unto thee The prophets goodly fellowship praise thee continually The noble and victorious host of Martyrs sound thy praise The holy Church throughout the world doth knowledge thee always Father of endless Majesty they do acknowledge thee Thy Christ thine honourable true and onely Son to be The holy Ghost the comforter Of glory thou art King O Christ and of the Father art the Son everlasting When sinful mans decay in hand thou tookest to restore To be in clos'd in virgins womb thou diddest not abhor When thou hadst overcome of death the sharp and cruel might Thou heavens kingdom didst set ope to each believing wight In glory of the Father thou dost â—it on Gods right hand We trust that thou shalt come our Judge our cause to understand Lord help thy servants whom thou hast bought with thy precious bloud And in eternal glory set them with thy Saints so good O Lord do thou thy people save bless thine inheritance Lord govern them and Lord do thou for ever them advance We magnifie thee day by day and world without an end Adore thy holy name O Lord vouchsafe us to defend From sin this day have mercy Lord have mercy on us all And on us as we trust in thee Lord let thy mercy fall O Lord I have reposed all my confidence in thee Put to confounding shame therefore Lord let me never be The Song of the three Children O All ye works of God the Lord bless ye the Lord Praise him and magnifie him for ever verse 2 O ye the Angels of the Lord bless ye the Lord c. verse 3 O ye the starry heavens high bless ye the Lord c. verse 4 O ye waters above the skie bless ye the Lord c. verse 5 O all ye powers of the Lord bless ye the Lord c. verse 6 O ye the shining Sun and Moon bless ye the Lord c. verse 7 O ye the glistring Stars of heaven bless ye the Lord c. verse 8 O ye the Showres and dropping Dew bless ye the Lord c. verse 9 O ye the blowing Winds of God bless ye the Lord c. verse 10 O ye the Fire and warming Heat bless ye the Lord c. verse 11 Ye Winter and the Summer-tide bless ye the Lord c. verse 12 O ye the Dews and binding Frosts bless ye the Lord c. verse 13 O ye the Frost and chilling Cold bless ye the Lord c. verse 14 O ye congealed Ice and Snow bless ye the Lord c. verse 15 O ye the Nights and lightsome Days bless ye the Lord c. verse 16 O ye the Darkness and the Light bless ye the Lord c. verse 17 O ye the Lightnings and the Clouds bless ye the Lord c. verse 18 O 〈◊〉 the earth eke bless the Lord yea bless the Lord c. verse 19 O ye the Mountains and the Hills bless ye the Lord c. verse 20 O all ye green things on the earth bless ye the Lord c. verse 21 O ye the ever-springing Wells bless ye the Lord c. verse 22 O ye the Seas and eke the Flouds bless ye the Lord c. verse 23 Whales and all that in waters move bless ye the Lord c. verse 24 O all ye flying Fowls of th' air bless ye the Lord c. verse 25 O all ye Beasts and Cattel eke bless ye the Lord c. verse 26 O ye the Children of mankinde bless ye the Lord c. verse 27 Let Israel eke bless the Lord yea bless the Lord c. verse 28 O ye the priests of God the Lord bless ye the Lord c. verse 29 O ye the servants of the Lord bless ye the Lord c. verse 30 Ye Spirits and Souls of righteous men bless ye the Lord c. verse 31 Ye Holy and ye Meek of heart bless ye the Lord c. verse 32 O Ananias bless the Lord bless thou the Lord c. verse 33 O Azarias bless the Lord bless thou the Lord c. verse 34 And Misael eke bless the Lord bless thou the Lord c. The song of Zacharias called Benedictus THe onely Lord of Israel Be praised evermore For through his visitation And mercy kept in store His people now he hath redeem'd That long have been in thrall And spread abroad his saving health Upon his servants all In Davids house his servant true According to his minde And also his anointed King As we in Scripture finde As by his holy Prophets all Oft-times he did declare The which were since the world began His ways for to prepare That we might be delivered From those that make debate Our enemies and from the hands Of all that do us hate The mercy which he promised Our fathers to fulfil And think upon his Covenant made According to his will And also to perform the Oath Which he before had sworn To Abraham our father dear For us that were forlorn That he would give himself for us And us from bondage bring Out of the hands of all our foes To serve our heavenly King And that without all manner fear And eke in righteousness And also for to lead our lives In sted fast holiness And thou O Childe which now art born And of the Lord elect Shalt be the Prophet of the High'st His ways for to direct For thou shalt go before his face For to prepare his ways And also for to teach his will And pleasure all thy days To give them knowledge how that their Salvation is near And that remission of their sins Is through his mercy mere Whereby the day-spring from on high Is come us for to visit And those for to illuminate Which do in darkness sit To lighten those that shadowed be With death and eke opprest And also for to guide our feet The way to peace and rest The Song of blessed Mary called Magnificat MY soul doth magnifie the Lord My spirit eke evermore Rejoyceth in the Lord my God Which is my Saviour And why because he did regard And gave respect unto So base estate of his handmaid And let the mighty go For now behold all nations And generations all From this time forth for evermore Shall me right blessed call Because he hath me magnified Which is the Lord of might Whose name be ever sanctified And praised day and night For with his mercy and his grace All men he doth inflame Throughout all generations To such as fear his name He shewed strength with his great arm And made the proud to start With all imaginations That they beat in their heart He hath put down the mighty ones From their supernal feat And did exalt the meek in heart As he hath thought it meet
This shall be written for the age that after shall succeed The people yet uncreated the Lords renown shall spread verse 19 For he from his high sanctuary hath looked down below And out of heaven hath the Lord beheld the earth also verse 20 That of the mourning captive he might hear the woful crie And that he might deliver those that damned are to die verse 21 That they in Sion may declare the Lords most holy Name And in Jerusalem set forth the praises of the same verse 22 Then when the people of the land and kingdoms with accord Shall be assembled for to do their service to the Lord. The third part verse 23 My former force of strength he hath abated in the way And shorter he did out my days thus I therefore did say verse 24 My God in midst of all my days now take me not away Thy years endure eternally from age to age for ay verse 25 Thou the foundations of the earth before all times hast laid And Lord the heavens are the work which thine own hands have made verse 26 Yea they shall perish and decay but thou shalt tarry still And they shall all in time wax old even as a garment will verse 27 Thou as a garment shalt them change and changed shall they be But thou dost still abide the same thy years do never flee verse 28 The children of thy servants shall continually endure And in thy sight their happy seed for ever shall stand sure Benedic anima Psal ciii T. S. MY soul give laud unto the Lord my spirit shall do the same And all the secrets of my heart praise ye his holy Name verse 2 Give thanks to God for all his gifts shew not thy self unkinde And suffer not his benefits to slip out of thy minde verse 3 That gave thee pardon for thy faults and thee restor'd again For all thy weak and frail disease and heal'd thee of thy pain verse 4 That did redeem thy life from death from which thou couldst not flee His mercy and compassion both he did extend to thee verse 5 That fill'd with goodness thy desire and did prolong thy youth Like as the eagle casts her bill whereby her age renew'th verse 6 The Lord with justice doth repay all such as be opprest So that their sufferings and their wrongs are turned to the best verse 7 His ways and his commandements to Moses he did show His counsels and his valiant acts the Israelites did know verse 8 The Lord is kinde and merciful when sinners do him grieve The slowest to conceive a wrath and readiest to forgive verse 9 He chides not us continually though we be full of strife Nor keeps our faults in memory For all our sinful life verse 10 Nor yet according to our sins the Lord doth us regard Nor after our iniquities he doth us not reward verse 11 But as the space is wondrous great 'twixt earth and heaven above So is his goodness much more large to them that do him love verse 12 God doth remove our sins from us and our offences all As far as is the sun-rising full distant from his fall The second part verse 13 And look what pity parents dear unto their children bear Like pity beareth God to such as worship him in fear verse 14 The Lord that made us knows ourshape our mould and fashion just How weak and frail our nature is and how we be but dust verse 15 And how the time of mortal men is like the with ' ring hay Or like the flower right fair in field that fades full soon away verse 16 Whose gloss and beauty stormy winds do utterly disgrace And make that after their assaults such blossoms have no place verse 17 But yet the goodness of the Lord with his shall ever stand Their childrens children do receive his righteousness at hand verse 18 I mean which keep his covenant with all their whole desire And not forget to do the thing that he doth them require verse 19 The heavens high are made the seat And footstool of the Lord And by his power imperial he governs all the world verse 20 Ye angels which are great in power praise ye and bless the Lord Which to obey and do his will immediately accord verse 21 Ye noble hosts and ministers cease not to laud him still Which ready are to execute his pleasure and his will verse 22 Yea all his works in every place praise ye his holy Name My heart my minde and eke my soul praise ye also the same Benedic anima mea Psal civ W. K. MY soul praise the Lord speak good of his Name O Lord our great God how dost thou appear So passing in glory that great is thy fame Honour and majesty in thee shine most clear â— With light as a robe thou hast thee beclad Whereby all the earth thy greatness may see The heavens in such sort thou also hast spread That it to a curtain compared may be His chamber-beams lie in the clouds full sure Which as his chariots are made him to bear â—nd there with much swiftness his course doth endure â—â—on the wings riding of winds in the air He maketh his spirits as heralds to go â—â—d lightnings to serve we see also prest â—is will to accomplish they run to and fro To save or consume things as seemeth him best â— He groundeth the earth so firmly and fast That it once to move none shall have such power â— The deep a fair covering for it made thou hast Which by his own nature the hills would devour â— But at thy rebuke the waters do flee â—â—so give due place thy word to obey 〈◊〉 thy voice of thunder so fearful they be That in their great raging they haste soon away â— The mountains full high they then up ascend 〈◊〉 thou do but speak thy word they fulfill So likewise the valleys most quickly descend â—here thou them appointest remain they do still â— Their bounds thou hast set how far they shall run So that in their rage not that pass they can 〈◊〉 God hath appointed they shall not return The earth to destroy more which made was for man The second part verse 10 He sendeth the springs to strong streams or lakes Which run do full swift among the huge hills verse 11 Where both the wilde asses their thirst oft-times slakes Aâ—d beasts of the mountains thereof drink their fills verse 12 By these pleasant springs of fountains full fair The fowls of the air abide shall and dwell Who moved by nature to hop here and there Among the green branches their songs shall excell verse 13 The mountains to moist the clouds he doth use The earth with his works is wholly replete verse 14 So as the brute cattel he doth not refuse But grass doth provide them and herb for mans meat verse 15 Yea bread wine and oyl he made for mans sake His face to refresh and heart to make strong verse 16 The cedars of Liban
his royal head that day Confitebor tibi Psal cxi N. WIth heaâ—tâ— do accord To â—raâ—â— and laud the Lord In presence of the just verse 2 For great his works are found To sâ—â—râ—h them such are bound As do him love and trust verse 3 Hâ—s works are glorious Also his righteousness It doth endure for ever verse 4 His wondrous works he would We still remember should his mercy faileth never verse 5 Such as to him love bear A portion full fair He hath up for them laid For this they shall well finde He will them have in minde And keep them as he said verse 6 For he did not disdain His works to shew them plain By lightnings and by thunders When he the neathens land Did give into their hand Where they beheld his wonders verse 7 Of all his works ensu'th Both judgement right and truth Whereto his statutes tend verse 8 They are decreed sure For ever to endure Which equity doth end Redemption he gave Hâ—s people for to save verse 9 And hath also required His promise not to fail But always to prevail His holy Name be feared verse 10 Whoso with heart full fain True wisdom would attain The Lord fear and obey Such as his laws do keep Shall knowledge have full deep His praise shall last for ay Featus vir Psal cxii W. K. THe man is blest that God doth fear And that his law doth love indeed verse 2 His seed on earth God will uprear And â—less such as from him proceed verse 3 His house with good he will fulfil His righteousness endure shall still verse 4 Unto the righteous doth arise In trouble joy in darkness light Compassion is in his eyes And mercy always in his sight verse 5 Yea pity moveth such to lend He doth by judgement things expend verse 6 And surely such shall never fail For in remembrance had is he verse 7 No tidings ill can make him quail Who in the Lord sure hope doth see verse 8 His heart is firm his fear is past For he shall see his foes down cast verse 9 He did well for the poor provide His righteousness shall still remain And his estate with praise abide Though that the wicked man disdain verse 10 Yea gnash his teeth thereat shall he And so consume his state to see Laudate pueri Psal cxiii W. K. YE children which do serve the Lord Praise ye his Name with one accord verse 2 Yea blessed be always his Name verse 3 Who from the rising of the sun Till it return where it begun Is to be praised with great fame verse 4 The Lord all people doth surmount As for his glory we may count Above the heavens high to be verse 5 With God the Lord who may compare Whose dwellings in the heavens are Of such great power and force is he verse 6 He doth abase himself we know Things to behold both here below And also in heaven above verse 7 The needy out of dust to draw And eke the poor which help none saw His onely mercy did him move verse 8 And so him set in high degree With princes of great dignitie That rule his people with great same verse 9 The barren he doth make to bear And with great joy her fruit to rear Therefore praise ye his holy Name Inexitu Israel Psal cxiv W. W. WHen Israel by Gods address from Pharaohs land was bent And Jacobs house the strangers left and in the same train went verse 2 In Judah God his glory shewâ—d his â—oliness most bright So did the Israelites declare his kingdom power and might verse 3 The sea it saw and suddenly as all amazâ—d did flâ—e The roaring streams of Jordans floud recoyled backwaâ—dly verse 4 As rams afraid the mountains skipt their strength did them forsake And as the filly trembling lambs their tops did beat and shake verse 5 What ail'd the sea as allamaz'd so suddenly to flee Ye rolling waves of Jordans floud why ran ye backwardly verse 6 Why shook ye hills as rams afraid why did your strength so shake Why did your tops as trembling lambs for fear quiver and quake verse 7 O earth confess thy sovereign Lord and dread his mighty hand Before the face of Jacobs God fear ye both sea and land verse 8 I mean the God which from hard rocks doth cause main flouds appear And from the stony flint doth cause gush out the fountains clear Non nobis Domine Psal cxv N. NOt unto us Lord not to us but to thy Name give praise Both for thy mercy and thy truth that are in thee always verse 2 Why shall the heathen soorners say Where is their God become verse 3 Our God in heaven is and what he will that hath he done verse 4 Their idols silver are and gold works of mens hands they be verse 5 They have a mouth and do not speak and eyes and do not see verse 6 And they have ears joyn'd to their heads and do not hear at all And notes eke they formed have and do not smell withal verse 7 And hands they have and handle not and feet and do not go A throat they have yet through the same they make no sound to blow verse 8 Those that make them are like to them and those whose trust they be verse 9 O Israel trust in the Lord their help and shield is he verse 10 O Aarons house trust in the Lord their help and shield is he verse 11 Trust ye the Lord that fear the Lord their help and shield is he verse 12 The Lord hath mindful been of us and will us bless also On Israel and on Aarons house his blessings he will show verse 13 Them that be fearers of the Lord the Lord will bless them all Even he will bless them everyone the great and eke the small verse 14 To you I say the living Lord will multiply his grace To you and to the children that shall follow of your race verse 15 Ye are the blessed of the Lord even of the Lord I say Which both the heaven and the earth hath made and set in stay verse 16 The heavens yea the heavens high belong unto the Lord The earth unto the sons of men he gave of free accord verse 17 They that be dead do not with praise set forth the Lords renown Nor any that into the place of silence do go down verse 18 But we will praise the Lord our God from henceforth and for ay Sound ye the praises of the Lord praise ye the Lord I say Dilexi quoniam Psal cxvi N. I Love the Lord because my voice and prayer heard hath he verse 2 When in my days I call'd on him he bow'd his ear to me verse 3 Even when the snares of cruel death about beset me round When pains of hell me caught and when I wo and sorrow found verse 4 Upon the Name of God my Lord then did I call and say Deliver thou my soul O Lord I do thee humbly pray
must verse 8 For he it is that must save Israel from his sin And all such as surely have their confidence in him Domine non est Psal cxxxi M. O Lord I am not puft in minde I have no scornful eye I do not exercise myself in things that be too high verse 2 But as the childe that weaned is even from his mothers brest So have I Lord behav'd my self in silence and in rest verse 3 O Israel trust in the Lord let him be all thy stay From this time forth for evermore from age to age I say Memento Dom. Psal cxxxii M. REmember Davids troubles Lord how to the Lord he swore verse 2 And vow'd a vow to Jacobs God to keep for evermore verse 3 I will not come within my house nor climb up to my bed verse 4 Nor let my temples take their rest nor the eyes in my head verse 5 Till I have found out for the Lord a place to sit thereon An house for Jacobs God to be an habitation verse 6 We heard of it at Ephrata there did we hear this sound And in the fields and forests there these voices first were found verse 7 We will assay and go in now his tabernacle there Before his footstool to fall down and worship him in fear verse 8 Arise O Lord arise I say into thy resting-place Both thou and the ark of thy strength the presence of thy grace verse 9 Let all thy priests be clothed Lord with truth and righâ—eousness Let all thy saints and holy men sing all with joyfulness verse 10 And for thy servant Davids sake refuse not Lord I say The face of thine anointed Lord nor turn thy face away The second part verse 11 The Lord to David swore in truth and will not shrink from it Saying The fruit of thy body upon thy seat shall sit verse 12 And if thy sons my covenant keep that I shall learn each one Then shall their sons for ever sit upon thy princely throne verse 13 The Lord himself hath chose Sion and loves therein to dwell verse 14 Saying This is my resting-place I love and like it well verse 15 And I will bless with great increase her victuals every where And I will satisfie with bread the needy that be there verse 16 Yea I will deck and clothe her priests with my salvation And all her saints shall sing for joy of my protection verse 17 There will I surely make the horn of David for to bud For there I have ordain'd for mine a lantern bright and good verse 18 As for his enemies I will clothe with shame for evermore But I will cause his crown to shine more fresh then heretofore Ecce quam Psal cxxxiii W. W. O How happy a thing it is and joyful for to see Brethren together fast to hold the band of amity verse 2 It calls to minde that sweet perfume and that costly ointment Which on the sacrificers head by Gods precept was spent It wet not Aarons head alone but drencht his beard throughout And finally it did run down his rich attire about verse 3 And as the lower ground doth drink the dew of Hermon hill And Sion with his silver drops the fields with fruit doth fill Even so the Lord doth pour on them his blessings manifold Whose hearts and minds without all guile this knot do keep and hold Ecce nunc Psal cxxxiv. W. W. BEhold and have regard ye servants of the Lord Which in his house by night do watch praise him with one accord verse 2 Lift up your hands on high unto his holy place And give the Lord his praises due his benefits embrace verse 3 For why the Lord who did both earth and heaven frame Doth Sion bless and will conserve for evermore the same Laudate nomen Psal cxxxv N. O Praise the Lord praise him praise him praise him with one accord O praise him still all ye that be the servants of the Lord verse 2 O praise him ye that stand and be in the house of the Lord Ye of his court and of his house praise him with one accord verse 3 Praise ye the Lord for he is good sing praises to his Name It is a comely and good thing always to do the same verse 4 For why the Lord hath chose Jacob his very own ye see So hath he chosen Israel his treasure for to he verse 5 For this I know and am right sure the Lord is very great He is indeed above all gods most easie to intreat verse 6 For whatsoever pleased him all that full well he wrought In heaven in earth and in the sea which he hath made of nought verse 7 He lifts up clouds even from the earth he makes lightnings and rain He bringeth forth the winds also he made nothing in vain verse 8 He smote the first-born of each thing in Egypt that took rest He spared there no living thing the man nor yet the beast verse 9 He hath in thee shew'd wonders great O Egypt void of vaunts On Pharaoh thy cursed king and his severe servants verse 10 He smote then many nations and did great acts and things He slew the great and mightiest and chiefest of their kings verse 11 Sehon king of the Amorites and Og king of Basan He slew also the kingdoms all that were of Canaan verse 12 And gave their land to Israel an heritage we see To Israel his own people an heritage to be The second part verse 13 Thy Name O Lord shall still endure and thy memorial Throughout all generations that are or ever shall verse 14 The Lord will surely now avenge his people all indeed And to his servants he will shew favour in time of need verse 15 The idols of the heathen are made in all the coasts and lands Of silver and of gold they be the work even of mens hands verse 16 They have their mouthes and cannot speak and eyes that have no sight verse 17 They have eke ears and hear nothing their mouthes be breathless quite verse 18 Wherefore all they are like to them that so do set them forth And likewise those that trust in them or think they be ought worth verse 19 O all ye house of Israel see that ye praise the Lord And ye that be of Aarons house praise him with one accord verse 20 And ye that be of Levi's house praise ye likewise the Lord And ye that stand in aw of him praise him with one accord verse 21 And out of Sion sound his praise the great praise of the Lord Which dwelleth in Jerusalem praise him with one accord Confitemini Dom. Psal cxxxvi N. PRraise ye the Lord for he is good for his mercy endureth for ever verse 2 Give praise unto the God of gods for his mercy endureth for ever verse 3 Give praise unto the Lord of lords for his mercy endureth for ever verse 4 Which onely doth great wondrous works for his mercy endureth for ever verse 5 Which by
time decay verse 2 God-boves the gates of Sion best his grace doth there abide He loves them more then all the rest of Jacobs tent beside verse 3 Full glorious things reported be in Sion and abroad Great things I say are said of thee thou city of our God verse 4 On Rahab I will cast an eye and bear in minde the same And Babylon shall eke apply and learn to know my Name verse 5 Lo Palestine and Tyre also with Ethiope likewise A people old full long ago were born and there did rise verse 6 Of Sion they shall say abroad That divers men of fame Have there sprung up and the high God hath founded fast the same verse 7 In their records to them it shall through Gods device appear Of Sion that the chief of all had his beginning there verse 8 The trumpeters with such as sing there in great plenty be My fountains and my pleasant springs are compastall in thee Dominâ— Deus Psal lxxxviii J. H. 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 verse 2 O let my prayer soon ascend unto thy sight on high Incline thine ear O Lord attend and hearken to my cry verse 3 For why with wo my heart is fill'd and doth in trouble dwell My life and breath almost doth yeeld and draweth nigh to hell verse 4 I am esteem'd as one of them that in the pit do fall And made as one among those men that have no strength at all verse 5 As one among the dead and free from things that here remain It were more ease for me to be with them the which are slain verse 6 As those that lie in grave I say whom thou hast clean forgot The which thy hand hath cut away and thou regard'st them not verse 7 Yea like to one shut up full sure within the lower pit In places dark and all obscure and in the depth of it verse 8 Thine anger and thy wrath likewise full sore on me doth ly And all thy storms against me rise my soul to vex and try verse 9 Thou putt'st my friends sar off from me and mak'st them hate me sore I am shut up in prison fast and can come forth no more verse 10 My sight doth fail through grief and wo I call to thee O God Throughout the day my hands also to thee I stretch abroad The second part verse 11 Dost thou unto the dead declare thy wondrous works of fame Shall dead to life again repair and praise thee for the same verse 12 Or shall thy loving kindness Lord be preached in the grave Or shall with them that are destroy'd thy truth her honour have verse 13 Shall they that lie in dark full low of all thy wonders wot Or there shall they thy justice know where all things are forgot verse 14 But I O Lord to thee always do cry and call apace My prayer eke ere it be day shall come before thy face verse 15 Why dost thou Lord abhor my soul in grief that seeketh thee And now O Lord why dost thou hide thy face away from me verse 16 I am afflict as dying still from youth this many a year The terrours which do vex me ill with troubled minde I bear verse 17 The furies of thy wrathful rage full sore upon me fall Thy terrours eke do not asswage but me oppress withal verse 18 All day they compass me about as water at the tide And all at once with streams full stout beset me on each side verse 19 Thou settest far from me friends and lovers every one Yea and mine old acquaintance all out of my sight are gone Misericordias Psal lxxxix J. H. TO sing the mercies of the Lord my tongue shall never spare And with my mouth from age to age thy truth I will declare verse 2 For I have said That mercy shall for evermore remain In that thou dost the heavens stay thy truth appeareth plain verse 3 To mine elect saith God I made a covenant and behest My servant David to perswade I swore and did protest verse 4 Thy feed for ever I will stay and stablish it full fast And still uphold thy throne alway from age to age to last verse 5 The heavens shew with joy and mirth thy wondrous worke O Lord Thy saints within thy Church on earth thy saith and truth record verse 6 Who with the Lord is equal then in all the clouds abroad Among the sons of all the gods what one is like our God verse 7 God in assembly of the saints is greatly to be dread And over all that dwell about in terrour to be had verse 8 Lord God of hosts in all the world what one is like to thee On every side most mighty Lord thy truth is seen to be verse 9 The raging sea by thine advice thou ruâ—est at thy will And when the waves thereof arise thou mak'st them calm and still verse 10 And Egypt Lord thou hast subdu'd and thou hast it destroy'd Yea thou thy toes with mâ—ghty arm hast scatt'red all abroad The second part verse 11 The heavens are thine and still have been likewise the earth and land The world and all that is therein thou foundedst wâ—th tay hand verse 12 Both north and south with east and west thy self didst make and frame Both Tabor mount and eke Hermon rejoyce and praise thy Name verse 13 Thine arm is strong and full of power all might therein doth lie The strength of thy right hand each hour thou listest up on high verse 14 In righteousness and equity thou hast thy seat and place Mercy and truth are still with thee and go before thy face verse 15 That folk is blest that knows aright thy present power O God For in the favour of thy sight they walk full safe abroad verse 16 For in thy Name throughout the day they joy and much rejoyce And through thy righteousness have they a pleasant fame and noise verse 17 For why their glory strength and aid in thee alone doth fie Thy goodness eke that hath us staid shall lift our horn on high verse 18 Our strength that doth defend us well the Lord to us doth bring The holy one of Israel he is our guide and king verse 19 Sometimes thy will unto thy saints in visions thou didst show And thus then didst thou say to them thy minde to make them know verse 20 A man of might I have erect your king and guide to be And set him up whom I elect among the folk to me The third part verse 21 My servant David I appoint whom I have searched out And with my holy oyl anoint him king of all the rout verse 22 For why my hand is ready still with him for to remain And with mine arm also I will him strengthen and sustain verse 23 The enemieâ— shall not him oppress they shall him not devour Ne yet the sons of
just man evermore verse 9 He doth defend the fatherless and stranger sad in heart And quit the widow from distress and ill mens ways subvert verse 10 Thy Lord and God eternally O Sion still shall reign In time of all posterity for ever to remain Laudate Dominum Psal cxlvii N. PRaise ye the Lord for it is good unto our God to sing For it is pleasant and to praise it is a comely thing verse 2 The Lord his own Jerusalem he buildeth up alone And the disperst of Israel doth gather into one verse 3 He heals the broken in their heart their sores up doth he binde verse 4 He counts the number of the stars and names them in their kinde verse 5 Great is the Lord great is his power his wisdom infinite verse 6 The Lord relieves the meek and throws to ground the wicked wight verse 7 Sing unto God the Lord with praise unto the Lord rejoyce And to our God upon the harp advance your singing voice verse 8 He covers heaven with clouds and for the earth prepareth rain And on the mountains he doth make the grass to grow again verse 9 He gives to beasts their food and to young ravens when they cry verse 10 His pleasure not in strength of horse nor in mans legs doth ly verse 11 But in all those that fear the Lord the Lord hath his delight And such as do attend upon his mercies shining light The second part verse 12 O praise the Lord Jerusalem thy God O Sion praise verse 13 For he the bars hath forged strong wherewith thy gates he stays verse 14 Thy children he hath blest in thee and in thy borders he Doth settle peace and with the flour of wheat he filleth thee verse 15 And his commandement upon the earth he sendeth out And eke his word with speedy course doth swiftly run about verse 16 He giveth snow like wooll hoar-frost like ashes he doth spread verse 17 Like morsels casts his ice thereof the cold who can abide verse 18 He sendeth forth his mightyword and melteth them again His wind he makes to blow and then the waters flow amain verse 19 The doctrine of his holy word to Jacob he doth show His statutes and his judgements he gives Israel to know verse 20 With every nation hath he not so dealt nor have they known His secret judgements ye therefore praise ye the Lord alone Laudate Dominum Psal cxlviii J. H. GIve laud unto the Lord From heaven that is so high Praise him in deed and word Above the starry skie verse 2 And also ye His angels all Armies royall Praise him with glee verse 3 Praise him both moon and sun Which are so clear and bright The same of you be done Ye glistring stars of light verse 4 And eke no less Ye heavens fair And clouds of the air His laud express verse 5 For at his word they were All formed as we see At his voice did appear All things in their degree verse 6 Which he set fast To them he made A law and trade For ay to last verse 7 Extol and praise Gods Name On earth ye dragons fell All deeps do ye the same For it becomes ye well verse 8 Him magnifie Fire hail ice snow And storms that blow At his decree verse 9 The hills and mountains all And trees that fruitful are The cedars great and tall His worthy praise declare verse 10 Beasts and cattel Yea birds flying And worms creeping That on earth dwell verse 11 All kings both more and less With all their pompous train Princes and all judges That in the world remain Exalt his Name verse 12 Young men and maids Old men and babes Do ye the same verse 13 For his Name shall we prove To be most excellent Whose praise is far above The earth and firmament verse 14 For sure he shall Exalt with bliss The horn of his And help them all His saints all shall forth tell His praise and worthiness The children of Israel Each one both more and less And also they That with good will His words fulfil And him obey Cantate Domino Psal cxlix N. SIng ye unto the Lord our God a new rejoycing song And let the praise of him be heard his holy saints among verse 2 Let Israel rejoyce in him that made him of nothing And let the seed of Sion eke be joyful in their King verse 3 Let them sound praise with voice of fuâ—â— unto his holy Name And with the timbrel and the harp sing praises of the same verse 4 For why the Lord his pleasure all hath in his people set And by deliverance he will raise the meek to glory great verse 5 With glory and with honour now let all his saints rejoyce And now aloud upon their beds advance their singing voice verse 6 And in their mouths let be the acts of God the mighty Lord And in their hands eke let them bear a double-edged sword verse 7 To plague the heathen and correct the people with their hands verse 8 To binde their stately kings in chains their lords in iron hands verse 9 To execute on them the doom that written is before This honour all his saints shall have praise ye the Lord therefore Laudate dominum Psal cl N. YEeld unto God the mighty Lord praise in his sanctuary And praise him in the firmament that shews his power on high verse 2 Advance his Name and praise him in his mighty acts always According to his excellencie of greatness give him praise verse 3 His praises with the princely noise of sounding trumpets blow Praise him upon the viol and upon the harp also verse 4 Praise him with timbrel and with flute organs and virginals verse 5 With sounding cymbals praise ye him praise him with loud cymbals verse 6 What ever hath the benefit of breathing praise the Lord To praise the Name of God the Lord agree with one accord The end of the Psalms A song to be sung before morning prayer T B. PRraise ye the Lord ye Gentiles all Which hath brought you into his light O praise him all people mortal as it is most worthy and right For he is full determined on us to pour out his mercy And the Lords truth be ye assur'd abideth perpetually Glory be to God the Father and to Jesus Christ his true Son With th' holy Ghost in like manner now and at every season A song to be sung before evening prayer BEhold now give heed such as be the Lords servants faithful and true Come praise the Lord every degree with such sonâ—s as to him are due O ye that stand in the Lords house even in our own God mansion Praise ye the Lord so bounteous which worketh our salvation List up your hands in his holy place yea and that in the time of night Praise ye the Lord which gives all grace for he is a Lord of great might Then shall the Lord out of Sion which made heaven earth by his
THE WHOLE BOOK OF PSALMS Collected into English Metre BY THOMAS STERNHOLD JOHN HOPKINS AND OTHERS Conferred with the Hebrew Set forth and allowed to be sung in all Churches of all the people together before and after Morning and Evening Prayer and also before and after Sermons and moreover in private houses for their godly solace and comfort laying apart all ungodly Songs and Ballads which tend onely to the nourishing of vice and corrupting of youth James 5. If any be afflicted let him pray and if any be merry let him sing Psalms Colossians 3. Let the word of God dwell plenteously in you in all wisdom teaching and exhorting one another in Psalms hymns and spiritual songs singing unto the Lord in your hearts ALMA MATER CANTABRIGIA HINC LVCEM ET POCVLA SACRA ¶ Printed by John Field Printer to the University of CAMBRIDGE Anno Dom. M. DC.LX.VI CVM PRIVILEGIO Veni Creator COme holy Ghost eternal God proceeding from above Both from the Father and the Son the God of peace and love â—t our minds and into us thy heavenly grace inspire That in all truth and godliness â—e may have true desire Thou art the very comforter â—â—all wo and distress The heavenly gift of God most high which no tongue can express â—â—e fountain and the lively spring of joy celestial The fire so bright the love so clear â—â—d unction spiritual Thou in thy gifts art manifold thereby Christs church doth stand 〈◊〉 â—ithful hearts writing thy law â—e finger of Gods hand â—â—â—ding to thy promise made â—â—u givest speech of grace 〈◊〉 through thy help the praise of God â—y stand in every place 〈◊〉 Ghost into our wits â—â—d down thy heavenly light 〈◊〉 our hearts with fervent love 〈◊〉 serve God day and night â—â—gth and â—â—ablish all our weakness â—â—â—eeble and so frail 〈◊〉 neither flesh the world nor devil â—unst us do prevail â—â—ack our enemies far from us 〈◊〉 grant us to obtain 〈◊〉 in our hearts with God and man â—â—out grudge of disdain 〈◊〉 grant O Lord that thou being 〈◊〉 leader and our guide â—â—y eschew the snares of sin 〈◊〉 from thee never slide 〈◊〉 such plentie of thy grace â—od Lord grant we thee pray â—â—â—thou may'st be our comforter â—â—e last dreadful day 〈◊〉 strife and distention Lord dissolve the bands 〈◊〉 â—ake the knots of peace and love â—â—â—ghout all Christian lands â—t us O Lord through thee to know 〈◊〉 Father most of might 〈◊〉 of his dear beloved Son â—ay attain the fight 〈◊〉 that with perfect saith also â—ay acknowledge thee 〈◊〉 Spirit of them both alway 〈◊〉 God in persons three â—â—â—nd praise be to the Father 〈◊〉 to the Son equal 〈◊〉 the holy Spirit also 〈◊〉 God coeternal 〈◊〉 pray we that the onely Son 〈◊〉 safe his Spirit to send 〈◊〉 that do profess his name 〈◊〉 the worlds last end The humble suit of a sinner M. 〈◊〉 Lord of whom I do depend behold my careful heart 〈◊〉 then thy will and pleasure is â—â—â—se me of my smart 〈◊〉 seest my sorrows what they are 〈◊〉 grief is known to thee â—â—â—cere is none that can remove â—â—â—ke the same from me â—â—ly thou whose aid I crave â—â—â—se mercy still is prest 〈◊〉 all those that come to thee â—â—â—ccour and for rest 〈◊〉 thou seest my restless eyes 〈◊〉 â—ars and grievous groan 〈◊〉 unto my suit O Lord. â—â—is well my plaint and moan 〈◊〉 hath so inclosed me â—â—â—â—past me about â—â—â—m now renâ—ediless â—â—â—cy help not out â—â—â—â—ral man cannot release 〈◊〉 gate this pain 〈◊〉 thy Christ my Lord and God 〈◊〉 my sins was slain 〈◊〉 bloudy wounds are yet to see â—â—gh not with mortal eye 〈◊〉 thy saints behold them all 〈◊〉 I trust shall I. 〈◊〉 sin doth hinder me a while 〈◊〉 thou shalt see it good I shall enjoy the sight of him and see his wounds and bloud And as thine angels and thy saints do now behold the same So trust I to possess that place with them to praise thy name But whil'st I live here in this vale where sinners do frequent Assist me ever with thy grace my sins still tâ— lament Lest that I tread the sinners trace and give them my consent To dwell with them in wickedness whereto nature is bent Onely thy grace must be my stay lest that I fall down flat And being down then of my self cannot recover that Wherefore this is yet once again my suit and my request To grant me pardon for my sin that I in thee may rest Then shall my heart and tongue also be instruments of praise And in thy Church and house of Saints sing psalms to thee always Venite exultemus Psal xcv O Come and let us now rejoyce And sing unto the Lord And to our onely Saviour Also with one accord O let us come before his face With inward reverence Confessing all our former sins And that with diligence To thank him for his benefits Always distributing Wherefore to him right joyfully In psalms now let us sing And that because that God alone Is Lord magnificent And eke above all other gods A King omnipotent His people doth not he forsake At any time or tide And in his hands are all the coasts Of all the world so wide And with his loving countenance He looketh every where And doth behold the tops of all The mountains far and near The sea and all that is therein Are his for he them made And eke his hand hath fashioned The earth which doth not fade O come therefore and worship him And down before him fall And let us kneel before the Lord The which hath made us all He is our God our Lord and King And we his people are His flock and sheep of his pasture Of whom he taketh care This day if ye will hear his voice Then harden not your heart As in the bitter murmuring When ye were in desert Which thing was of their negligence Committed in the time Of trouble in the wilderness A great and grievous crime Whereas your fathers tempted me And try'd me every way They proved me and saw my works What I could do or say These fourty years I have been griev'd With this same generation And evermore I said they err'd In their imagination Wherewith their hearts were sore cumbred Long time and many days Wherefore I said Assuredly They have not known my ways To whom I in my anger swore That they should not be blest Nor see my joy celestial Nor enter in my rest Gloria Patri All laud and praise be to thee Lord O that of might art most To God the Father and the Son And to the holy Ghost As it in the beginning was For ever heretofore And is now at this present time And shall be evermore The song of S. Ambrose called Te Deum WE praise thee God we knowledge thee the onely Lord to be And as eternal Father all the earth doth worship thee To thee all Angels cry the heavens and all the powers