147.1 2 3. PRaise ye the Lord for it is meet Our God's due praise to sing For the employment is most sweet And Praise a comely thing The Lord builds up Jerusalem His out-casts he restores With comfort heals the broken hearts And bindeth up their sores 5 6 11. Unsearchable his Wisdom is His Pow'r admits no bound He raiseth up the humble Souls Treads sinners to the ground The Lord 's intire delight and joy Is ever in the Just In them that fear him faithfully And in his Mercy trust 12 13 14. O praise the Lord Jerusalem Thy God O Sion praise Who makes thy Bars and strength'neth them Wherewith thy Gates he stays Thy Children in thee he hath blest Makes in thy Borders peace He fills thee with the very best Of all the Field's increase 19 20. The sacred Dictates of his Lips He hath to Jacob shown His Statutes and his Judgments are To chosen Isr'el known He hath not dealt so favourably With any Land beside Nor have they known his Judgments so The Lord be magnifi'd Hymn XLV Psal. 148.1 2 3. SIng Hallelujah praise the Lord Ev'n from the Heavens high And from the heights his praise proclaim Above the starry Sky His Angels all his praise begin And all his Hosts of Might Praise him both Sun and Moon praise him O all ye Stars of Light 4 5 6 7 8 9 10. Ye Heav'n of Heav'ns and Waters there Praise your Creator's Name For by his Great Decree you do Continue still the same Praise God from th' Earth ye Whales Deeps Fire Hail and stormy Wind Hill Trees and Cattle Worms and Fowl Each in your sev'ral kind 11 12 13. Kings of the Earth and People there Princes and Judges all Young Men and Maidens ev'ry where Old Men and Children small O let them praise the Lord's Great Name For that excels alone His Glory is above the frame Of Earth and Heav'ns high Throne 149.1 2 4 5. But above all let Isr'el's Saints Of their Redeemer sing And let the Sons of Sion Hill Be joyful in their King For God takes pleasure in his Saints Will crown the humble Heads Therefore let them triumph in him And sing upon their Beds 148.14 For he exalts his Isr'el's Horn And all his Saints doth raise A People near and dear to him O give the Lord his praise Hymn XLVI Psal. 47.6 7 9. SIng praise to God sing praise with joy Sing praises to our King For Christ is King of all the World All skilful praises sing With shouts of Joys He is gone up To His Imperial Throne Our Lord is with the Trumpets sound To Heav'n in Triumph gone 2.8 22.27 At his request is giv'n to him The priv'lege of his Birth For His the Heathen Lands shall be And utmost Parts on Earth The Kindreds of the Nations all Shall worship in his sight For he must govern great and small All Nations are his right 72.2 4 6 7 11. With Justice shall he judge the Poor Set the Oppressed free Like showrs of Rain to parched ground Shall his Dominion be The Just shall flourish in his days And all shall be at peace Until the very Moon decays And all her Motions cease Yea all the Kings and higher Pow'rs Shall kneel before his Throne All Nations and their Governours Shall serve this King alone 18 19. Praise ye the Lord of Hosts and sing To Israel's God each one For he doth every wond'rous thing Ev'n he himself alone And blessed be his glorious Name All times eternally Let th' Earth be filled with his fame Amen Amen say I. Hymn XLVII Psal. 89.1 19. TH' Eternal Mercies of the Lord My Song shall still express My Mouth to Ages shall record Thy Truth and Faithfulness For thou hast laid our Help upon A Prince of mighty Pow'r A chosen one thou hast advanc'd To be the Saviour 20 21 27 28 29. With sacred Oyl thou didst anoint David whom thou hadst found He 's girt with strength for saving-work His Head with Glory crown'd Mercies through him are kept for us And Promises are sure His Sacred Seed and Sov'reign Throne For ever shall endure 30 31 32 33 34. But if his Seed transgress the Laws And Statutes of their God Then wilt thou visit their offence With a correcting Rod. Yet with not quite withdraw thy Love Nor let thy Promise fade Thy Cov'nant thou wilt never break Nor change what thou hast said 35 52. Having confirm'd it by an Oath A Sacred Oath and High Thy Faithful Ones are well assur'd Thou wilt not caust not lye Blessed for ever be the Lord And blest be God agen And let the Church with one accord Resound Amen Amen Hymn XLVIII Psal. 110.1 2 3. JEhovah to my Lord thus spake Sit thou at my right hand Until I make thy baffled Foes Subject to thy command God shall from Sion send that Rod In which thy strength appears Thy People in that day of Pow'r Shall all be Voluntiers Mov'd with the Beauties of thy Church Young Converts then shall Come As num'rous as the Pearls of Dew That drop from Morning's womb 4 5 6 7. The Lord a solemn Oath hath sworn Which he will never break Thou art an everlasting Priest As was Melchizedek And being thus rais'd to his Throne Kings that his Reign oppose With all the adverse Heathen Pow'rs Shall perish as his Foes Because he shall vouchsafe to taste The Brook that 's in the way Thus shall the Lord lift up his head To triumph and bear sway Rev. 5.12 9 13. Therefore to thee O Lamb of God Riches and Pow'r belong Wisdom and Honour Glory Strength And ev'ry praising Song Thou as our Sacrifice was slain And by thy precious Blood From ev'ry Tongue and Nation hast Redeem'd us unto God Blessing and Honour Glory Pow'r From all in Earth and Heav'n To him that sits upon the Throne And to the Lamb be giv'n Hymns for some particular occasions proper to be sung after Meals Hymn XLIX Psal. 104.24 27 28. HOW many are thy Works O Lord In Wisdom all compos'd The Earth by thee is richly stor'd With Treasures there inclos'd On thee do all the Creatures wait And as Expectants stand To have their seasonable food From thy dispensing hand That which thou giv'st as thou seest best They gather for their food Thy liberal hand thou openest And they are fill'd with good 14 15. For Cattle thou mak'st Grass to spring And Herbs for Man's own use Convenient food for ev'ry thing Thou mak'st the Earth produce To glad Man's heart the fruitful Soil Brings forth the Grape for Wine Heart-strength'ning Bread and precious Oyl Which makes his face to shine 22.26 103.22 The Meek shall eat and be suffic'd And those that do endeavour To know the Lord shall praise his Name Your hearts shall live for ever O bless the Lord ye Works of his Wherewith the World is stor'd Where-ever his Dominion is My Soul bless thou the Lord. Hymn L. For the same occasion Psal. 145.1 2 9.
the Flock Of whom he hath command His People and his Pasture-stock And Sheep of his own hand 8 9 10 11. Let 's therefore hear his Voice to day And not hard-hearted prove As those that in the Wilderness Provoked God above They prov'd his pow'r and saw his works And long they griev'd him there Till weary'd with that murm'ring Race He could no longer bear But did in just and holy wrath By solemn Oath protest That they should never come into The Blessed Canaan's Rest. Heb. 4.1 Let us then fear left a like Rest Being propos'd to us Any of us through unbelief Come short and perish thus Hymn XXXII Psal. 36.7 8. HOW excellent Lord is that Grace And Love that from thee springs Therefore the Sons of Men do place Their Trust in thy spread wings With fatness of thine House on high Thou shalt thy Saints suffice And make them drink abundantly The River of thy Joys 9 10. Because the Springs of Life most pure Do ever flow from thee And in thy Light-we shall be sure Eternal Light to see To those who thus esteem thy Love Thy Kindness still impart And all thy Promises fulfil To men of upright heart 89.15 16. Blest is the People that doth know And hear the joyful sound Thy Beams shall light them as they go And shine about them round Th' expressions of thy wondrous Love Will constant Joys create And thou the Glory of their strength Wilt crown their low Estate 65.4 41.13 They with the Goodness of thy House Shall feast their Appetites Full of the Joys thy Temple yields And ravish'd with Delights The Lord the God of Israel Be prais'd eternally From age to age for evermore Amen Amen say I. Hymn XXXIII Psal. 123.1 26.8 5.7 TO thee O Lord to thee alone Do I lift up mine Eyes O thou the high and lofty One That dwell'st above the Skies The Habitation of thine House Lord I have loved well And that sweet place so glorious Where thy Renown doth dwell And to that House will I draw near In thine abundant Grace And worship with an awful fear Towards thine Holy Place 119.5 11 12 18 19. Assist me therefore O my God And so direct my way That I may keep thy holy Word And never go astray Let it be hid within my heart From sin to keep me free A blessed One O Lord thou art Thy Statutes teach thou me Open mine Eyes that I may see The wonders of thy Law For b'ing a stranger here I must From thence my comfort draw 24 54. And these thy Testimonies are My heart 's intire delight Nor need I other Counsellor To guide my ways aright For ev'ry where thy Statutes are My comfortable Songs Whilst in my Pilgrimage I am Expos'd to griefs and wrongs Hymn XXXIV Psal. 119.68 73. LORD thou art good and thou dost good All Graces flow from thee Teach me to know thy Testaments How good and just they be Thy hands have made and fashion'd me Thy Grace on me bestow To know thy Precepts what they be And practise what I know 105 106 108. For of my Life they are the Guide And to my Paths give Light I 've sworn to keep thy Right'ous Laws Which I 'll perform aright The Free-will Off'rings of my Mouth I pray thee Lord accept And teach me now which way and how Thy Judgments may be kept 109 111. My Soul is ever in my hand Expos'd to dangers great Therefore the Precepts of thy Word I never will forget Thy Statutes are the Heritage Whereof I have made choice To my last day for those are they That make my heart rejoyce 112.96 I have inclin'd my heart to keep The Laws thou didst decree And by thy Grace will cleave to them Ev'n till I come to thee For Lord of all Perfection here I soon discern an end But to all times and states of Life Thy perfect Laws extend Hymn XXXV Psal. 119.137 138 162 163. THY Nature Lord and thy Commands Exactly do agree Holy and just and true thou art And such thy Precepts be I have rejoyced at thy Word As one that finds a Prize And I do love thy Law O Lord. But hate the way of Lies 164 165 140. Sev'n times a day I 'll give thee praise For thy just Judgments sake Great peace have they that love thy ways And no offence they take Thy Word indeed is very pure As Silver try'd by Fire Therefore thy Servant will be sure To love it most intire 17.132 Deal bounteously in gifts of Grace With me thy Servant Lord That I may live and run my Race And keep thy Holy Word Look on me in thy mercy Lord And grant me of the same As thou art wont to deal with those That love and fear thy Name 133 171. Let all my steps by thy just Word Exactly order'd be That no iniquity may have Dominion over me And then my Lips shall be prepar'd To offer thankful praise When unto me thou hast declar'd And taught me all thy ways Hymn XXXVI Psal. 63.1 2. To the Tune of Psal. 67. O God thou art my God I 'll seek thee earnestly My Soul in me thirsts after thee Here in the Desarts dry That I might see thy pow'r And thy most glorious Grace As I sometimes have seen it shine Within thy Holy Place 3 4 8. That Loving-kindness Lord Which I will ever praise Is better far than Life it self Tho' fill'd with prosp'ring days Thus while my Life doth last I will extol thy Fame My heart and hands will I lift up In thy most holy Name My Soul is pressing on To follow after thee And still I stand by thy right hand For that upholdeth me 122.1 2 4 5 6 7. Therefore will I rejoyce When they to me shall say Unto the House of God let us Together take our way For there will we be found Where Isr'el's Tribes attend Upon the lively Oracles Joynt-praise to Heav'n to send Pray for Jerus'lem's peace And for my Brethren dear Peace be in Sion's sacred Walls Prosperity be there For Lord's-day Noon and Evening Hymn XXXVII Psal. 33. 1 2 3 4. YE Righteous in the Lord rejoyce For praise becomes the Saints Praise God with Psaltry Harp and Voice And ten-string'd Instruments Sing to the Lord aloud with praise With skilful Songs and new Because his Word his Works and Ways Are holy just and true 40.5 22.9 71.17 Many are those most wond'rous works Which thou my God hast wrought Many thy gracious purposes Which are to us-ward thought I have been cast upon thy care Ev'n from my Birth till now And from the Womb that brought me forth My God and Guide art thou Yea from my tender Infancy I have by thee been taught And so have told continually What wonders thou hast wrought 104.33 34 35. Therefore to God will I sing praise While I have life and breath And glorifie him all my days And honour him till death My thoughts of him shall be so sweet As nothing else can
be And all the streams of Joy shall meet When Lord I think on thee Let sinners perish from the Earth And wicked be no more But thou my Soul God's praise set forth Praise ye the Lord therefore Hymn XXXVIII Psal. 71.8 14. LORD let my mouth be fill'd with praise That I with pleasure may Thine Honour to the World proclaim And publish all the day For I with never-fainting hope Thy mercies will implore And celebrate with thankful heart Thy praises more and more 15 16. Thy righteous Acts and saving Grace I daily will declare Though the one half cannot be told So numberless they are Depending on thy strength O Lord I will go boldly on Thy Righteousness shall be my plea Thy Righteousness alone 19 20 21. Thy Righteousness O God exceeds In the most high degree Thou hast performed wond'rous deeds Who can compare with thee Thou who hast shew'd me troubles sore Shalt raise me from the ground With boundless Joys and endless Peace Thou shalt enclose me round 22 23. I will instruct each warbling string To make thy praises known Thy Truth and Goodness I will sing O Isr'el's Holy One A multitude of Joys shall throng Upon my Lips to sit While my glad Soul breaths on t a Song To him that ransom'd it Hymn XXXIX Psal. 106.1 2. O Render thanks unto the Lord For kind he is and good His mercies still continue sure As they have ever stood What Language can his mighty deeds Deservedly proclaim What Tongue can sing th' immortal praise Due to his Sacred Name 105.2 3. Therefore let us in thankful Songs Our great Redeemer bless And what his mighty Hand hath wrought With joyful Tongues express O make your boasts with one accord In God's most Holy Name Let ev'ry Soul that seeks the Lord Be joyful in the same 5 7 8. O let the works that he hath done Your Admiration move Think on the Judgments of his Mouth And wonders of his Love It is our Glory and our Joy That this great God is ours His Judgments pass through all the Earth With never-failing pow'rs His Cov'nant to his People seal'd He ever calls to mind And will his Promises fulfil To Ages yet behind 107.21 O that all men would praise the Lord For his great goodness then And for his works most wonderful Unto the Sons of Men. Hymn XL. Psal. 113.1 2 3. PRaise ye the Lord praise ye his Name Ye Servants of the Lord His Name be now and ever blest Of all with one accord Ev'n from the rising of the Sun Unto his going down Must we proclaim the Lord's High Praise And give his Name Renown 4 5 6. Above all Nations he 's advanc'd His Fame surmounts the Sky And who is like the Lord our God Whose dwelling is on high Yet humbleth he himself to see Things done in Heav'n above And what is done on Earth beneath Where we poor Mortals move 111.2 7 8. Great are the works of our great God And ev'ry one no doubt That takes true pleasure in the same With care doth search them out Faithful and just are all his ways His Word for ever sure When once his Promise is engag'd Performance is secure 9 10. Holy and rev'rend is his Name And to be had in dread This true Religious Fear of God Is Wisdom's Well-spring head Good understanding have they all That carefully endeavour To practise his Commandements His Praise endures for ever Hymn XLI Psal. 135.1 2. SIng Hallelujah ye that serve The God by us ador'd O bless the High and Glorious Name Of our Almighty Lord. O ye that are admitted thus Within his House to stand And in his Holy Courts attend The Word of his command 3 4. Praise ye the Lord for he is good Sing praises to his Name For it is sweet to be employ'd His praises to proclaim For God hath chosen to himself Beloved Jacob's Race And Isr'el the chief Treasure is Of his peculiar Grace 5 6. For well I know the Lord is great And that this Lord of ours Transcends all Gods and hath his Seat Above all Sov'reign Pow'rs His Word created all at first His Pleasure rules them still His Sov'reign uncontrolled mind Heav'n Earth and Seas fulfil 19 20 21. O Isr'el's house bless ye the Lord With them of Levi's Tribe All that devoutly fear the Lord Due praise to him ascribe Let us all now in Sion's Courts The Lord's High Praise record Who dwelleth at Jerusalem Praise ye praise ye the Lord. Hymn XLII Psal. 136.1 2 3. To the Tune of Psal. 67. O Render thanks to God For he is very good His Mercies sure do still endure And have for ever stood The God of Gods proclaim The Lord of Lords great Name His Mercies sure do still endure Eternally the same 4 5 6 7 8 9. Who wond'rous things hath done Made Earth and Heav'n alone His Mercies sure do still endure To Ages all made known Gave Sun ond Moon their Light To rule both day and night His Mercies sure do still endure For they are infinite 10 11 12 13 14 16. Who Egypt's First-born slew And thence his Isr'el drew His Mercies sure do still endure And ever so shall do Led them through parted Seas And Desarts unknown ways His Mercies sure do still endure Worthy eternal praise 17 18 19 22 23 24. That famous Kings destroy'd Whose Land Isr'el enjoy'd His Mercies sure do still endure And evermore abide Our lost Estate he knows Redeems us from our Foes His Mercies sure do still endure A Spring that overflows 25 26. Who still provideth meat Whereof all flesh may eat His Mercies sure do still endure For ever full and great The God of Heav'n therefore With thankful thoughts adore His Mercies sure do still endure Henceforth for evermore Hymn XLIII Psal. 146.1 2 3 4. SIng Hallelujah O my Soul To the Eternal King Yea whilst I any Being have His praises I will sing Trust not in Kings though ne're so great Nor in man's mortal Seed Whose pow'r is not sufficient To help you in your need Because his breath doth soon depart Then turns he to his Clay And all the Counsels of his heart Do perish in that day 5 6. Happy is he whose certain Help From Jacob's God descends Thrice happy he whose fixed Hope On God his God depends Who form'd the Earth Heav'ns high frame Who made the swelling Deep And all that is within the same Who Truth doth ever keep 7 8. Who with right Judgment still proceeds For those that be opprest Takes care that hungry Souls be fed And Pris'ners be releas'd The Lord doth give the blind their sight The bowed down doth raise In righteous men he takes delight And loveth them always 9 10. Strangers and Widows he preserves The Orphans Cause doth own But as for sinners prosp'rous state He turns it upside down The Lord shall reign eternally Thy God O Sion Hill Shall reign to all Posterity O praise him praise him still Hymn XLIV Psal.