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A43345
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Family-hymns gather'd (mostly) out of the best translations of David's psalms.
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Henry, Matthew, 1662-1714.
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Wing H1475A; ESTC R31532
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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.
suffice to the management of this duty decently and in order and more there needs not for in private Families the quickest way of singing seems to be most agreeable such singing as the Great Athanasius appointed in the Church of Alexandria ut pronunciani vicinior esset quà m canenti more like reading than singing So Austin tells us Confess lib. 10. cap. 33. and approves of it as a good means to preserve that spiritual delight which should be in this Ordinance from degenerating into a sensitive pleasure which it is apt to do when Tunes and Notes are over-much study'd and affected and the Ear tickled with them Nor let any be afraid that their Neighbours should over-hear them We serve à Master that we have no reason to be asham'd of to whom we have engaged that whatever others do we and our houses will serve him and whose hold is so great of the Consciences even of bad men that those whose contempt and reproach you fear even of them perhaps you will be had in honour 2 Sam. 6.22 Nay your Light hereby may so shine before men that others may be brought to glorifie your Father which is in Heaven Mat. 5.16 If any make it an excuse that they are unready in finding out such Psalms or passages in the Psalms as are most proper for Family use such may perhaps receive some help from this small Collection It is taken out of David's Psalms and further we seldom need to go for Hymns and Spiritual Songs though other Scriptures may no doubt be us'd this way much to edification Nolite cantare nisi quod legit is esse cantandum is a good Rule which Austin gives Epist. 109. This Collection will be the more useful and it is what I chiefly aim at in it if every one in the Family have a Book so that the Psalm or Hymn for the distinction is but nominal may be sung without reading the Line betwixt which is the general practice of the Reformed Churches abroad and renders the duty more pleasant and profitable and takes up less time and is practicable enough in a Family if not in large Congregations The gathering of Verses out of several Psalms and putting them together may seem to be a violation of their own native coherence But I hope it will not give offence to any since it is no more so than the joyning of several passages of Scriptures remote from each other and putting them together in our Prayers and Sermons which is generally practis'd Besides that it is a liberty which is often taken by the Clarks that give out the Psalms in publick And I think those who dislike it not there will the rather allow it in private Families Nay I am in hâ—pes that the reference I have made all along to the Psalms and Verses will increase and lead to an acquaintance with the Book of Psalms in general which I would not that this Essay should at all lessen or supersede I have made use of the best approved Translations especially Mr. Patrick's and Mr. Barton's as likewise Bishop King's Mr. Smith's Dr. Ford's and Mr. Baxter's who have each of them labour'd well in this Province nor have I neglected the Old Translation which considering the Age in which it was done and that it broke the Ice is not such a contemptible piece us some love to represent it I have taken that out of each which I judg'd the best and most suitable to my purpose acting herein not as a Censor but as a Gleaner Books are known to have their Fate ad captum Lectoris and therefore I hope my pardon for making this use of the Labours of others will be easily granted and this general Acknowledgment will suffice to acquit me from the Charge of Plagiarism I have not varied at any time from my Authors meerly for variation sake yet throughout I have seen cause very often to alter and in many places to build a-new especially where I was willing to contract according to the best of my skill The performance indeed is but very small yet the Design is honest and it will be fruit abounding to a good account if it do but help forward the work of singing Psalms in which the will of God is done on Earth somewhat like as it is done in Heaven where singing Hallelujahs to him that sits upon the Throne and unto the Lamb is both the everlasting work and the everlasting felicity of those glorified Beings M. H. Jan. 14 1694 5 For Morning Worship Hymn 1. Psal. 57.7 8. MY heart is now prepar'd for praise 'T is fixed for the same And I will sing to thee O Lord And bless thy Holy Name Awake my Glory Lute and Harp Consorts of praise to make Now in the morning I my self Will to this work awake 19.1 2 3 4 5 6. The Heavens throughout their vast extent Declare their Maker's praise The glittering starry Firmament His handy-work displayes Day unto day doth celebrate and night to night proclaim Without the help of speech or tongue His universal Fame There doth the Sun with joy and strength His constant course compleat The Earth rejoyceth in his Light And in his quick'ning Heat 90.17 So Let the Lord shine on our Souls Lighten and warm us thus Prosper O God our handy-works And stablish them to us Hymn II. 118.15 3.5 THE voice of saving Health and Joy In Just 〈◊〉 dwellings is The Lord 's right-hand works powerfully That strong right hand of his I laid me down and sweetly slept And safely wak'd again Because it was the Lord that kept And did my Soul sustain 31.21 30.5 Blessed be God's most sacred Name Who hath such wonders shown Wonders of Love securing me As in a fenced Town His wrath is in a moment past Life from his favour springs Though weeping for a night may last The morning comfort brings 33.20 21 22. Therefore we wait for thee O Lord Who still art our defence In all Estates we trust in thee With chearful confidence Lord let thy Grace on us descend Like a refreshing showre For all our Hopes and Joys depend On thine Almighty Power Hymn III. Psal. 74.16 17. THE shining day and shady night Peculiarly are thine Thou hast O Lord prepar'd the Light And caus'd the Sun to shine The Earth with all its Ends and Coasts Thy mighty hand did â—ame Both Summer's heat and Winter's frost By thine appointment came 33.6 7. 119.91 By thy Great Word the Heav'ns were made And all their Hosts are thine The gathered Waters of the Sea Thou dost in bounds confine According to thine Ord'nance these Continue to this day For all are Servants unto thee And do thy Word obey Rev. 4.11 Psal. 124.8 Glory and Honour must O Lord To thee of right be paid For all these things are by thy power And for thy pleasure made And our continual Hope and Help In his Great Name doth stand Who did create both Heav'n and Earth By his Almighty hand Hymn IV. Psal. 121.1