Silver and of Gold such as the hands of men did mold Mouth Ears and Eyes they have all three But neither speak nor hear nor see and void of breath their Nostrils be 18 19 20 21. Their makers guilty of the sin Are like to them and much a kin and so are all that trust therein But God the Lord deserves great fame O house of Israel bless his name O house of Aaron do the same Bless ye the Lord O Levy's house And make his praises glorious let all that fear him praise him thus O bless the Lord from Sion-hill That dwells at Salem with good will O bless the Lord and praise him still HYMN 559. Pure services of the Church Psalm 135.19 3. PART BLess ye the Lord with one accord O house of Israel And each of us of Aaron's house his glorious praise forth tell 20. Let Levy's Tribe due praise ascribe to God's most holy Name And all that fear him every where his noble praise proclaim 21. O bless him still from Sion-hill whose is that blest abode Jerusalem and dwells with them praise ye the Lord our God. HYMN 560. Remembrance of God's ancient works and everlasting mercies Psalm 136.1 2 3 4. 1. METRE GIVE thanks to God for he is good for 's mercy lasts for ever To th' God of gods shew gratitude for 's mercy faileth never The Lord of lords give thanks unto for 's mercy never fails Who can alone great wonders do for 's mercy still prevails 5 6 7 8 9. To him whose wisedom made the Skie for 's mercy still shines bright And stretch'd the Earth than Seas more high for 's mercies infinite Who made Sun Moon and Stars for lights for 's mercy still outshines That rules the day and these the nights for 's mercy ne're declines 10 11 12 13. To him that Egypts first-born smote for 's mercies still abound And Israel from among them brought for 's mercy's still renown'd With arm outstretch'd and mighty hand for 's mercy still extends Caus'd the Red Sea in parts to stand for 's mercy still transcends 14 15 16 17 18. Amidst it he gave Israel ground for 's mercies still endure Where Pharaoh and his host were drown'd for 's mercies still are sure That led his flock the desarts through for 's mercies still persist And smote great Kings and famous too for 's mercies never mist. 19 20 21 22. King Sion th' Amorite he did kill for 's mercies still remain And Og the King of Basan hill for 's mercies ever reign And for an heritage gave their land for 's mercies still stand fast Into his People Israels hand for 's mercies ever last 23 24 25 26. Who thought on 's in our low estate for 's mercies never slack And sav'd us from our enemies hate for 's mercies ne're go back Who feeds with food all kinds of flesh for 's mercies still provides To th' God of Heav'n give thanks afresh for 's mercy still abides HYMN 561. Remembrance of God's ancient Works and everlasting mercies Give laud c. Psalm 136. 2. METRE GIVE laud unto the Lord for very good is he The God of gods record the Lord of lords praise ye For certainly His mercies do endure unto Eternity verse 4 The wonder-working God whose wisedom made the skies And spread the Earth abroad above the Sea to rise For certainly c. verse 7 To him your praises pay that made those glorious lights The Sun to rule by day the moon and stars by nights For certainly c. verse 10 Who Aegypt's first-born smote and Israel scaping harm He from among them brought with strong out-streched arm For certainly c. verse 13 Who parted the Red-Sea where Israel passage found But Pharaoh and all they of his whole host was drown'd For certainly His mercies do endure unto Eternity verse 16 Who all his people led the Wilderness quite through Who mighty Kings smote dead and famous Kings he slew For certainly His mercies do endure unto Eternity verse 19 Sihon and Og he slew and in their Land do dwell He gave possession to his servant Israel For certainly His mercies do endure unto Eternity verse 23 Who kindly on us thought when in a low estate And our Redemption wrought from them that did us hate For certainly c. verse 25 Who gives all flesh their food O then give thanks unto The God of Heaven so good to whom all praise is due For certainly c. HYMN 562. Revenge upon Babylon Have mercy c. Psalm 137. 2. METRE verse 1 BY the Brooks of Babylon we sat down every one And Sion's state now ruinate we wept to think upon verse 2 Our Harps untun'd unstrung on Willow-trees we hung Where they did thus require of us come sing a Sion-song verse 3 For then and there did they that carried us away In captive state and desolate urge us to sing and play verse 4 They mirth of us demand though wasted by their hand How can our tongues tune Sion's Songs within a foreign Land verse 5 O Salem If that I forget thee carelesly Let my right hand lose all command of musick faculty verse 6 If I forget thee ever then prosper let me never But let it cause my tongue and jaws to cleave and cling together verse 7 If for Jerusalem I do not quite contemn All joys that be and count not thee above the chief of them verse 7 Remember Lord the spight shew'd by the Edomite Thus did they say in Salem's day down with it raze it quite verse 8 O Daughter Babylon whose ruine now comes on Happy is he that doth to thee as thou to us hast done verse 9 Yea happy happy he that takes and dasheth thee Thy little ones against the stones when Babel's doom shall be HYMN 563. Service and safety of the Humble God's true favourites Psalm 138. 1. METRE verse 1 LORD I will render praise to thee with all my heart and might Before the gods who'ere they be in Men and Angels sight verse 2 I will bow down with humble grace towards the stately frame Of thine own house and holy place there will I bless thy Name For all thy loving-kindness Lord and for thy truth Divine For thou hast made thy faithfull Word o're all thy Name to shine verse 3 The day whereon I cry'd to thee thou answerest me again And gav'st such inward strength to me as did my soul sustain verse 4 All Kings on Earth shall praise thy Name when they shall hear of thee What promises thou didst proclaim and hast fulfill'd to me verse 5 Yea they shall sing with one accord in God's most holy ways Because the Glory of our Lord deserves so great a praise verse 6 Although the Lord be very high the lowly he respects But them that carry 't loftily he utterly neglects verse 7 And though I walk in midst of Woes fresh comforts thou shalt send Against the Wrath of all my foes thy hand thou shalt extend And thy
the troubled waters rore And swelling Seas should shake the shore There is a River whose sweet stream Shall glad the City of God supream The Glory of his holy place Are th' Ordinances of his Grace The Lord is in the midst of her She shall not once be made to stir God gives her help and soon perform'd Tho' Heathens rag'd and Kingdoms storm'd His voice he utter'd soon 't was felt And made the stubborn Earth to melt The Lord of hosts is with us still The God of Jacob's our high hill HYMN 378. 2. PART Argument God ceaseth wars proclaims his power Is Israel's refuge and high Tower. Psalm 46. THE works of God O come and see How mild he makes the Earth to be He ceaseth wars to earths far ends He breaks the bow the spear he rends He breaks asunder steel entire He burns the Charriot in the fire Be still and know that I am God To be exalted all abroad Heathens saith he shall set me forth I 'll be exalted in the Earth The Lord of hosts is with us still The God of Jacob our high hill Psalm 106.48 Let Israel's God be blest therefore From first to last for evermore And let all people joyntly then Give him renown and say Amen HYMN 379. Mercies to the Church by our Saviour's ascension 1. METRE Have mercy c. Psalm 47. O People clap your hands and shout unto the Lord With Voice of Joy triumphantly and all with one accord verse 2 Because the Lord most high with terrour is set forth A mighty King in governing and ruling all the earth verse 3 He shall subdue the Lands for us as he thinks meet And make to fall the Nations all subjected at our feet verse 4 He shall elect for us a lot which doth excell A glorious choice for Jacob's house which he hath loved well verse 5 God is gone up on high ascending with a shout With Trumpets shrill to Sion-hill the Lord is thus gone out 2. PART verse 6 Sing praises unto God sing praises chearfully Sweet praises sing unto our King sing praise with melody verse 7 For God is Soveraign King of Earths remotest parts Your Voices raise to sing his praise with understanding hearts verse 8 God reigneth o're the Lands which Heathen men possess God sits upon his sacred Throne of perfect Holiness verse 9 The Princes of the world and people every one That are by Grace of Abraham's Race are gather'd to his Throne verse 10 For all the powers on Earth belong unto the Lord So much must he exalted be of all with one accord HYMN 380. Mercies to the Gentiles by Christ's ascension All People c. Or O Lord Consider c. 2. METRE Psalm 47. CLap hands ye people generally and shout to God with joy and mirth For dreadfull is the Lord most high a mighty King in all the Earth The Heathen he for us subdues and Nations to our feet subjects A glorious portion he shall chuse for Jacob whom he so affects God is ascended with a shout the Lord now while the Trumpet plays Sing praise to God his praise sing out sing praises to our King sing praise The Lord is King the Earth submits sing praise with understanding then Upon his Holy Throne he sits he ruleth o're the Heathen men Exod. 3.14 Hither the peoples Princes throng to him whose Name is call'd I AM The faithfull people that belong unto the God of Abraham Because the shields of all the Earth belong unto the Lord alone For they are of that heavenly birth and he the high exalted One. HYMN 381. Psal. 48. Argument The Churches beauty highly prais'd Her walls besieg'd the Siege is rais'd All people c. GReat is the Lord prais'd all abroad and greatly to be praised still Here in the City of our God and in his consecrated hill Mount Sion is a beautious thing the only joy of all the Earth The City of the soveraign King is situated on her North. God in her palaces is known to be a refuge near at hand Th' assembled Kings were quickly gone with all the whole beleaguering band They saw it and they marvelled and troubled hastned back again Surpriz'd as women tortured with keenest pangs of Child-bed pain Or like as when at thy command the Eastern wind with fury roars And splits the Tharsian Ships by Land upon the naked rocks and shores Now have we seen in Israel's Coasts what we have heard declar'd of old The City of our Lord of hosts the Lord for ever shall uphold HYMN 382. 2. PART Argument The Church records God's mercies past Her strength and safety to the last Psalm 48. A Midst thy holy house O God thy kindness to remembrance came Thy praise on earth is spread abroad according to thy Glorious Name Thy right hands full of righteousness therefore let Sion-mount rejoyce And Judahs Towns their joys express to hear thy iudgments awfull voice Walk round about and Sion see her stately Towers distinctly tell Her palaces consider ye and mark ye all her bulwarks well That so to all posterity it may be truly testify'd This God our God perpetually even unto death will be our guide HYMN 383. Psalm 49. Argument The Riddle of Worldlings peace summ'd up in this Death adds to Saints but ends the Worldlings bliss HEAR this with care ye People all that in the world do dwell Both rich and poor both great and small together hearken well My mouth the wisedom shall impart of God's most holy will The meditation of my heart shall be of heavenly skill I will incline a ready ear a Parable to mark And on my harp will make appear the sayings that are dark Why should I fear what I may feel when th' evil day falls out And th' iniquity of my heel shall compass me about They that on wealth with pride depend in heaping up thick clay None of them can redeem a friend none can his ransom pay The soul of man no price can buy such thoughts should cease to be That man should live immortally and no corruption see For all alike doth death surprize as knoweth all mankind The fool the wise and brutish dies and leave their wealth behind HYMN 384. 2. PART Argument The flattering World applauds and crowns her own But death and judgment makes Saints happiness known Psalm 49. THese are the thoughts which inwardly those worldlings entertain How that their house and family for ever shall remain Their dwelling place to ages all they think shall still endure Their Lands by their own Names they call to make the matter sure Yet man in honour and renown Hath soon his honour ceast And quickly to the grave goes down to perish as the beast This way of worldlings verily is but a foolish way Yet are they by posterity approv'd in all they say Like sheep so are they laid in grave and death shall them devour And just men shall dominion have at their awaking hour Mean while that outward pomp and grace whereof
METRE Give Laud c. Psal. 104.31 THE Glory of the Lord for ever shall abide And in his works well stor'd Jehovah shall be joy'd his looks provoke The Earth to quake his touch doth make the mountains smoke I 'll sing unto the Lord whilst breath prolongs my days And whilst I am record my God in Songs of praise each thought shall add Sweet joy to me and Lord in thee I will be glad Let sinners be consum'd out of the Earth therefore And wicked men be doom'd to have no being more but O record God's praise alway my soul and say praise ye the Lord. The End of the Fifth Century The Sixth Century OF PSALM-HYMNS HYMN 501. Deliverance celebrated 1. METRE For the Fifth of November Psal. 105.1 2 3. GIVE thanks to God call on his Name his deeds to men make known Sing Psalms to him and O proclaim his wonders every one Glory in God with cheerfull voice his holy Name record And let the very heart rejoyce of them that seek the Lord. 4 5 6 7. O seek the Lord his strength intreat for ever seek his face Remember well his wonders great perform'd in every place O ye his servants Abraham's seed by your spiritual birth The Lord our God he is indeed his Judgments fill the Earth Psalm 44.7 Psalm 57.6 Psalm 106.48 He sav'd our Land from th' Enemies hand and puts our foes to shame They digg'd a pit and fell in it themselves must bear the blame But Israel's God we must applaud at all times evermore Ye people then say all Amen praise ye the Lord therefore HYMN 502. 2. METRE Argument All Israel's Seed and Holy Race Are charg'd to seek God's Holy Face For Works and Judgments shew'd in every place All People c. Psalm 105. verse 1 GIVE thanks to God call on his Name his mighty deeds to men make known verse 2 O sing his praise his works proclaim and shew his wonders every one verse 3 Let hearts rejoyce that seek his face boast in his holy Name always verse 4 Seek seek the Lord his strength and grace O seek him ever all your days verse 5 Remember with religious care the wondrous works that he hath done His Miracles and Judgments rare which from his holy mouth have come verse 6 O ye his servants Abraham's seed his chosen Jacob's Sons by birth verse 7 He is the Lord our God indeed his Judgments are in all the Earth HYMN 503. 2. PART Argument Canaan the type of Heaven promised His people through strong Kingdoms safely led A Princely people chiefly honoured verse 8 HIS Covenant he call'd to mind for evermore to stand full fast The faithfull word which he design'd a thousand ages to outlast verse 9 Which Covenant he with Abraham drew and next to faithfull Isaac swore verse 10 And for a Law confirm'd it new to Jacob as to them before An everlasting Covenant firmly with Israelâ—s â—s seed to stand verse 11 Saying to you I freely grant All Canaans rich and fruitfull Land. An Heritage allotted you verse 12 when but a few the people were The number was but very few and they were also strangers there verse 13 When from one Nation they were sent and to another pass'd along From one t' another Government verse 14 he suffer'd none to do them wrong But Kings for their sakes he controll'd verse 15 and said let no presumptuous Arm Touch mine Anointed nor be bold to do my Prophets any harm HYMN 504. 3. PART Argument Joseph reserv'd for many Lands relief In time of famine he 's preferr'd in chief Psal. 105. verse 16 MOreover then th' Almighty spake that Famine should the Land o'respread A dreadfull Dearth thereby to make and wholly break the staff of Bread. verse 17 But Joseph he had sent before whom for a slave his Brethren sold verse 18 Whose feet with fetters they made sore they lodg'd him in the irons cold verse 19 Untill his words accomplishment the man was try'd by God's decree verse 20 The King the peoples Ruler sent to loose him and to set him free verse 21 He made him Lord of 's Family and Ruler of his Royal wealth verse 22 To teach his Senate policy and bind his Peers as pleas'd himself HYMN 505. 4. PART Argument Israel in Aegypt harbour'd then oppres'd Moses sent in and plagues their Land infest verse 23 THEN Israel into Egypt came and Jacob's houshold there found place To sojourn in the Land of Ham verse 24 and there they multiply'd apace He made them stronger than their foes verse 25 and of their foes to be abhorr'd And subtilly they dealt with those the faithfull servants of the Lord. verse 26 He sent his servant Moses then and Aaron his own chosen man verse 27 They shew'd his signs among those men and wonders in the Land of Ham. verse 28 A darkness he among them sent and it was dark that none could see These were not disobedient unto the word of his decree HYMN 506. 5. PART Argument The plague of bloud of flies of lice of hail And Caterpillars Aegypt's Land assail verse 29 HE turn'd their waters into bloud and slew their fish in ponds and springs verse 30 Their Land brought Frogs a monstrous brood filling the Chambers of their Kings verse 31 Strange flies and lice by his command in all their Coasts there did remain verse 32 He gave them Hail in all their Land and flames of fire for showers of rain verse 33 He smote their vines and their figtrees their trees in field and wilderness verse 24 He spake and Locusts swarm'd like Bees and Caterpillars numberless verse 35 Upon the Lands Green Herbs they fed and did their dainty fruits devour verse 36 All Aegypts first-born he smote dead the chief of all their strength and power HYMN 507. 6. PART Argument Israel departs from Aegypt Land And with an high and mighty hand verse 37 HE brought them forth without controll both hir'd with Gold and Silver bribes And there was not a feeble soul among the Israelitish Tribes verse 38 Full glad was Egypt when they went their terrour did so sore affright verse 39 He spread a Cloud a sheltering Tent and fire to light them all the night verse 40 The people asked to be fed he brought them Quails to eat their fill And satisfy'd them with the bread which he from Heaven did distill verse 41 He opened the rock of stone and thence the waters gushed out The desarts dry were over-flown as if a River ran about verse 42 For he on 's holy promise thought and on his Servant Abraham verse 43 His chosen people thence he brought with joy and gladness every man. verse 44 The Heathens labours and their Lands upon his people he bestow'd To keep his Laws and his commands O spread his praises all abroad HYMN 508. Felicity of the Church pray'd for 1. METRE All People c. A Short Collect. Psalm 106. v. 4. REmember me with favour Lord such as thou bearest to thine
double edged Sword put here into their hands verse 7 Inflict the vengeance of the Lord upon the heathen lands Impose the peoples punishments verse 8 bind Kings and kingly trains The Noble Peers and Presidents in iron bands and chains verse 9 To execute upon them all the judgment on record Such honour to the Saints doth fall praise ye praise ye the Lord. HYMN 594 Works of Grace to the Church 2. METRE The mighty God c. Psalm 149. PRaise God with new made Songs and cheerfull Voice his praises in the Saints assemblies sing Let Israel in his maker much rejoice let Sion's Sons be joyfull in their King. O let them praise his Name with comely dancing With harp and timbrel his sweet praise advancing For in his people God takes much delight the meek with saving health I 'll beautify Let Saints be joyfull in his Glory bright and sing aloud as on their beds they lie The Lord 's high praises with their mouths unfolding And in their hands a sword two-edged holding To execute his wrath on heathen Lands with punishments the people to condemn To bind their Kings in chains their Lords in bands the written judgment to fulfill on them For with such honour all the Saints are crowned Praise ye the Lord who is to be renowned HYMN 595. Yielding Vniversal Praises Psalm 150. 1. METRE PRaise ye the Lord with one consent in Sion's sacred Tower O praise him in the firmament of his Almighty power verse 2 The Acts of his Omnipotence in gratefull Songs recite According to the excellence of his adored might verse 3 With Trumpets Psalteries Harpsicals with Timbrel and with Dance verse 4 With Viols Lutes and Virginals his Noble praise advance verse 5 On Cymbals sounding loud and high his Glorious Praise record verse 6 Let all that breaths make melody and praise O praise the Lord. HYMN 596. Yielding Vniversal Praises All People c. Psalm 150. 2. METRE PRaise praise the Lord in 's holy Tower Praise him i' th spreading of his power Praise him for his great miracles Praise him as his great power excells Praise him with Trumpets melody Praise him with Harp and Psaltery Praise him with Timbrel Pipe and Flute Praise him with Organ and with Lute Praise him O praise him zealously With Cymbals sounding loud and high Let all that breath his praise record O praise and magnifie the Lord. HYMN 597. 3. METRE Argument Heaven must God's praise begin Then must all the Earth come in Art and Nature Strength and Skill Instruments both loud and shrill Things above and all beneath All must praise him while they breath Psalm 150. PRaise God in 's Sanctuary bright and powerfull Firmament O praise him for his Acts of might and greatness excellent With sound of Trumpet spread his fame with Psalteries Harps and Flutes With Timbrels also praise his Name with Organs and with Lutes With Cymbals loud his praises sing and Cymbals sounding high O praise him ev'ry breathing thing praise him perpetually HYMN 598. 4. METRE All People c. Psalm 150. PRaise ye the Lord his praise repeat Within his Sanctuaries seat O praise him in the Firmament That shews his power Omnipotent O praise him for his mighty deeds And for his greatness which exceeds Praise him with sound of Trumpet sharp And with the Psaltery and Harp. Your Timbrels in his praise employ And let your hearts ev'n leap for joy Praise him with Instruments well strung And quavering Organs sounding long Praise him O praise him cheerfully With Cymbals sounding loud and high Let every thing inspir'd with breath Applaud and praise the Lord till death HYMN 599. 5. METRE Argument Heaven must God's Praise begin Then must all the Earth come in Art and Nature Strength and Skill Instruments both loud and shrill Things above and all beneath All must praise him while they breath To the First New Tune Psalm 150. PRaise ye the Lord with all your might Within the Sanctuary bright and that high Tower Of large extent the Firmament of his great power Praise him for those great Acts of his According as his greatness is therein is he Most excellent so eminent his praise must be With sound of Trumpets pierce the Skies Praise him with Harps and Psalteries his Name advance Take in your hand the Timbrel and strike up the Dance Praise him with instruments well strung With lovely Organs sounding long sweet Cymbals sound Both loud and shrill that his Name still may be renown'd Let every thing inspir'd with breath Sing forth his solemn praise till death let all accord To spread the Fame of his great Name praise ye the Lord. HYMN 600. 6. METRE The Mighty God c. PRaise ye the Lord praise him in 's holy Tower Praise him i' th firmament of his great power Praise him for his great Acts and eminent According to his greatness excellent O praise him with the Trumpet sweetly sounding With Harp and Psaltery and Joys abounding O praise him with the timbrel and the dance With stringed Instruments his praise advance Praise him with Organs reaching to the cloud Praise him with Cymbals sounding high and loud Let every thing that breaths his praise endeavour Praise ye the Lord O praise the Lord for ever The End of the Psalm Hymns THE CANTICLES OR THE SONG OF SOLOMON PARAPHRASED By William Barton late Minister of St. Martins in Leicester The Song of Songs The Church JOYN thy life-breathing lips to mine Thy love excells the joy of Wine Thy Odors oh how redolent Attract me with their pleasing scent These sweetly flowing from thy Name Our Virgins with desire enflame O draw me my belov'd and we With winged feet will follow thee Thy loving Spouse at length great King Into thy royal chamber bring Then shall our Souls entranc'd with joy In thy due praise their zeal employ Thy celebrated loves recite With more than crowned cups delight Who truth and sacred justice prize To thee their hearts shall sacrifice You Daughters of Jerusalem You branches of that holy stem Though black in favour I excell Black as the Tents of Ishmael Yet gracefull as the burnish'd Throne And Ornaments of Solomon Despise not my discoloured look This tawny from the Sun I took My mothers Sons envy'd my worth And swoln in malice thrust me forth To keep their vines in heat of day While ah mine own neglected lay More lov'd than all of humane seed O tell me where thy sheep do feed Where rest they in what gracefull shade When scorching beams the fields invade Why should I stray and turn to those Who though companions are thy foes Christ. O thou the fairest of thy kind I will inform thy troubled mind Follow the way my flock has led And in their steps securely tread Thy kids feed on the fruitfull plains Besides the sheep-coat of our swains Thou love art like those generous steeds Which Pharaoh for his Chariot breeds Tric'kt in their rich Caparisons How shine thy cheeks like sparkling stones That
knows the days of upright men how far their tryal goes And doth engage an heritage which they shall never lose verse 19 They shall not be asham'd at all when some are hard bestead And in the day of famine they shall be suffic'd with bread verse 25 I have been young and now am old yet ne're saw Saints so poor Nor yet their seed in so much need to beg from door to door Psal. 55.22 Then cast thy burden on the Lord and he shall well provide For not a whit will he permit the righteous man to slide HYMN 361 Just mens sure safeguard and happy end Psal. 37.37 MARK and behold the perfect man for that mans end is peace verse 38 But quickly shall transgressors fall be quite cut off and cease verse 39 But the salvation of the â—ust is of the Lord most high Their strength and stay mâ—th evil day of their adversity verse 40 And he shall shield and save the just and keep them life and limb Delivering them from wicked men because they trust in him HYMN 362. Knowledge and acknowledgment of Mortality All People c. Psalm 39.5 WHAT is our life but as a span So meer a vanity is man And reckon'd at his best estate Is reckon'd at no higher rate verse 6 Man walketh in a shadow vain And toyls himself with needless pain He gathers wealth with wretched care And knows not who shall be his heir verse 11 When thou rebukest man for sin A sad condition he is in Thou mak'st his beauty like a cloth fretted and eaten by the moth Surely every man how great soever Is vanity yea altogether And reckoned at no higher rate When reckon'd at his best estate verse 12 Lord hear my prayer attend my cry Slight not my tears for what am I A stranger and a Sojourner With thee as all my Fathers were verse 13 O spare me Lord a little space That I may gather strength of grace Before I lose this mortal breath And shall be taken off by death HYMN 363. Lovers of Charity blessed 1. METRE Psalm 41.1 THE man is blest that minds the poor that suffers sore distress The Lord will sure deliver him when perils most oppress verse 2 The Lord will keep him safe alive and bless him in the Land And he will not abandon him unto his enemies hand verse 3 Upon his bed of languishing the Lord will strengthen him And in his sickness make his bed to ease each weary limb verse 4 Then in my sickness thus said I be gracious Lord to me And heal my sick and sinfull soul that hath offended thee HYMN 364. Falseness of Persecutors 2. METRE Psal. 41.5 MINE enemies speak ill of me when comes his dying-day And when shall we survive to see his blessed Name say they He visits me with complements his heart he fills with fraud And vile intents all which he vents whene're he goes abroad My haters all lie whispering against my soul combin'd Some hurtfull thing on me to bring devising in their mind An ill disease doth him surprize and cleaves to him so fast That now he lies he shall not rise but breaths say they his last My trusted friend fed at my board against me lifts his heel But help me Lord that when restor'd they may my justice feel HYMN 365. Psalm 42.1 to 5. Argument The Saint when from God's house confin'd In Sighs and Prayer sets forth his mind All People c. LIKE as the chased hart doth pant after the cooling water brooks So Lord my soul pursu'd and faint pants after thee with longing looks verse 2 I thirst for God the living God O when shall I come and draw near The place of his most blest abode and in his glorious courts appear verse 3 Both thoroughout the night and day my mournfull tears have been my food While constantly my foes do say where now is thy most faithfull God verse 4 When I these things have thought upon my grief of soul has much renew'd Because I formerly had gone among the zealous multitude I went with them to God's own house with cheerfull voice of joy and praise Where multitudes did follow us that kept the solemn Holy daies verse 5 O Then my soul why shouldst thou be so over-whelm'd in thy distress O wherefore art thou mov'd in me and tossed with unquietness Hope still in God's deliverance for I shall surely yet again Praise him for his sweet countenance and help I shall thereby obtain HYMN 366. Psal. 43. Argument When persecutions greatly grieve and grind God's Ordinances cheer the Godly mind verse 1 Judge me O God and plead my cause against th' ungodly train From subtil tyrants greedy jaws my righteous soul sustain verse 2 For of my strength thou art the God why dost thou leave me so And why walk I so heavily oppressed by my foe verse 3 Send out thy light and truth so bright and guide me with thy grace And so conduct me to thy hill and to thy dwelling place verse 4 Then shall I to the Altar go of God my hearts delight And on the harp O God my God thy praise I shall recite verse 5 Why art thou then so sad my soul and fret'st thus in my breast O why art thou so troubled now and taken off thy rest Hope still in God and him applaud whom I shall yet record Who doth advance my countenance and is my God my Lord. HYMN 367. 2. METRE Argument He cheers his soul in God's free love And Comforts flowing from above Give Laud c. Psalm 43. verse 1 MY judgment Lord maintain and plead my needfull case Against a Nation vain and destitute of grace O save thou me From men unjust and such as trust in treachery verse 2 For thou art my support my God my strength and stay Why seem'st thou â—n such sort to cast me clean away Why do I go So mournfully oppressed by my cruel foe verse 3 O Lord send out thy light send out thy word most true And let them lead me right and let them bring me to Thy holy Hill That dwelling place where thy sweet grace abideth still verse 4 And then O Lord will I unto thine Altar go To God my wondrous joy from whom my comforts flow There I 'le give laud And honour thee with Psaltery O God my God. verse 5 Why art thou then so low dejected O my soul Why do such waves of woe within thy bosome roll And why art thou With fear and dread disquieted within me now O let thy hope be set on God that helpeth thee For I shall praise him yet for his great aid to me When undertrod Who doth advance my countenance and is my God. HYMN 368. METRE Argument Canaan the Type of Heaven fell By Gods free grace to Israel All People c. Psalm 44 v. 3. O God our Fathers have us told What works thou didst in days of old And we have heard it with our ears What works thou didst in times of theirs
most secret place For thou O God hast heard my vows And thy free grace to me allows among thy Saints an hâ—ritage Thou wilt prolong upon the Throne The life of thine Anointed one and make his years as many an age He shall abide before thy face For ever O prepare thy Grace and truth which may preserve him still And I will sing due praise therefore Unto thy Name for evermore and daily all my vows fulfill HYMN 408. Quieting Principles Worldly Confidences condemned Psal. 62.8 9. O Have your hope in God alway ye Saints with one accord Pour out your hearts to him and say our refuge is the Lord. verse 9 For all mankind is vanity th' ignoble mean and base And they no better than a ly that are of higher place For lay them in the Balances with all their pomp and pelf And lighter weighs the best of these than vanity it self 2. PART Psalm 62.10 11 12. O Trust not in oppression in robbery be not vain If wealth increase rest not thereon nor set your heart on gain The Lord hath spoken more than once and often have I heard That God the Judgment must denounce for every mans reward The power belongs to him alone to punish and to spare And Lord thou giv'st to every one just as his actions are Let Israels mighty God therefore be prais'd perpetually From first to last for evermore Amen Amen say I. HYMN 409. King David's wicked Enemies destroyed Psalm 63. WIth marrow fat and delicate my soul suffic'd shall be My mouth always shall render praise with joyfull lips to thee When I record thy love O Lord upon my bed at night And meditate upon thee late before the morning light Since thou alone art he from whom my help proceeds and springs Therefore will I rest joyfully beneath thy shady wings My soul doth press with eagerness to follow after thee And still I stand by thy right hand for that upholdeth me But soon they must go down to dust that seek my soul to slay And falling by the sword shall die and be the foxes prey Yet shall the King God's praises sing from whom these Judgments come Who still prefers true worshippers and lying lips strikes dumb Let Israels God be then set forth and prais'd and prais'd agen His glory filling all the Earth Amen Amen Amen HYMN 410. Psalm 65. Argument Our silent praise awaits Gods holy place For his sweet pardoning satisfying grace His wonders both by Sea and Land Make all in admiration stand All people c. verse 1 IN Sion Lord praise waits for thee To thee the vow perform'd shall be verse 2 O thou that dost our prayers hear To thee shall all mankind draw near verse 3 Transgressions much against us say But thou shalt purge them clean away verse 4 O blessed men select that be And whom thou mak'st t' approach to thee Within thy sacred Courts to dwell Where we are satisfi'd full well With goodness of thy holy house Even of thy Temple glorious verse 5 By dreadfull things in righteousness Lord thou wilt answer our requests O God our saving health at hand Our only hope by Sea and Land. HYMN 411. 2 PART Argument The blessings of a fruitfull year Are sweetly celebrated here Psalm 65. verse 6 GOD by his strength sets fast the Hills And girt with power the Seas he stills verse 7 The noise of waves and tumults rude Of all the people multitude verse 8 Them too that dwell on utmost Coasts Thy signs affright O Lord of Hosts Thou mak'st the mornings early voice Likewise the Evenings to rejoyce Thou visitest the spacious Earth And waterest it with rain pour'd forth Greatly thou dost inrich each clod With the full water'd River of God. Thou dost prepare them Corn to grow When thou hast order'd for it so verse 10 Thou waterest abundantly Its ridges which were parcht and dry Thou lay'st her furrows by thy power Thou mak'st it soft with many a shower The springing of it thou dost bless verse 11 Thou crown'st the year with happiness verse 12 Thy paths drop fatness lo they drop Upon the wildernesses top The little hills and desarts wide Greatly rejoyce on every side verse 13 The flocks do cloath the pasture-ground The valleys do with Corn abound And covered o're with what they bring They shout for joy they also sing HYMN 412. Psalm 65. Another Metre Argument Devotion Pardon true Vocation With answer of our supplication Strange providences are renown'd A fruitfull year with glory crown'd The Mighty God c. verse 1 PRaise waits for thee O God in Sion hill To thee the vow shall be performed still verse 2 O thou that art the God that hearest prayer Gladly to thee shall all mankind repair verse 3 Iniquities have urg'd great things against us But with far greater mercies thou prevent'st us verse 4 Blest is the man thou chusest of all sorts T' approach to thee and dwell within thy Courts With fatness of thy house we shall be fill'd Such goodness shall thy holy Temple yield verse 5 By dreadfull things in righteous dispensation Thou answerest us O God of our salvation Thou art the confidence of Earths far ends And theirs the farthest Ocean comprehends verse 6 Who girt with power by strength set fast the hills verse 7 The noise of Seas he pacifies and stills The noise of all their billows he appeaseth And tumults of the people when he pleaseth verse 8 They also that inhabit utmost parts Are with thy tokens frighted at their hearts Thou mak'st th' out-goings of the mornings voice And of the evenings greatly to rejoyce verse 9 Thou visitest the Earth watred completely And with God's River dost inrich it greatly The River of God with water doth abound Then thou prepar'st them Corn to sow the ground verse 10 Thou water'st its ridges from the Sky Thou waterest it O God abundantly Thou lay'st her furrows mak'st it soft with showers Blessing her springing with her fruits flowers verse 11 Thou with thy goodness Crown'st the faithfull year Thy paths drop fatness dropping far and near verse 12 They drop on pastures of the desarts wide The little hills rejoyce on every side verse 13 Flocks cloath the pastures Corn o're valleys springing Shouting for joy and joy'd with cheerfull singing HYMN 413. Psalm 66. Argument Great providences prais'd great foes submit The Red-Sea dry'd and Israel passing it verse 1 SIng to the Lord O all ye Lands And make a joyfull sound verse 2 Set forth his fame and honour'd name And make his praise renown'd verse 3 Say Lord what works come from thine hands How dreadfull lo they be Through thy great strength thy foes at length Must all submit to thee verse 4 The Earth shall worship and obey Their songs thy praise shall spread verse 5 Come and behold Gods works of old To mortals full of dread verse 6 To firm dry land he turn'd the Sea And all the waters moist There went we through and dry shod too
there we in him rejoyc'd HYMN 414. 2. PART Argument God's Soveraign Rule He keeps our Soul alive Though we with tryals and afflictions strive Psal. 66. v. 7. verse 7 GOD'S power still rules the world abroad his eyes all Lands descry O let not then rebellious men exalt themselves on high verse 8 O all ye people bless our God with earnest voices strive To sound the fame of his great Name verse 9 who keeps our souls alive And suffers not on any side our feet to be remov'd verse 10 Yet thou O God hast us'd thy rod and us thy servants prov'd As silver in a furnace try'd so througly try'd were we verse 11 Our feet were set within the net and therein brought by thee HYMN 415. 3. PART Argument Afflictions great imposed and allay'd The vows of gratitude are sworn and pay'd Psalm 66. v. 11. Afflictions sore and violent thou mad'st our loyns abide verse 12 Yea thou didst then cause furious men over our heads to ride Through flames of fire O Lord we went and through the watry flouds But surely thou hast brought us now to places stor'd with goods verse 13 Burnt offerings to thy house I 'll bear those very vows to pay verse 14 Which I did make and which I spake in my distressfull day verse 15 Burnt Sacrifice of Fatlings there my sould to thee devotes With Incense too of Rams enough with Bullocks offering Goats HYMN 416. Release from Afflictions 4. PART Psalm 66.11 LORD thou hast brought us oftentimes into a tangling strait And laid afflictions on our loins with an oppressing weight verse 12 Over our head fierce men did ride by thee on purpose sent And we distrest on every side through fire and water went. But when we were thus under-trod and hopeless seem'd our case Even then thou brought'st us out O God into a wealthy place verse 13 Therefore will I come to thy house burnt offerings to bestow And I will pay thee all the vows which my engagements owe. HYMN 417. 5. PART Argument Experience told stirs up to prayer and praise Sins kept withhold true blessings in our ways 2. METRE Psalm 66.16 verse 16 COme hearken all that fear the Lord and I will let you know What special Love the Lord above to my dear Soul did shew verse 17 My mouth did his renown record my tongue his praise preferr'd verse 18 But if within I harbour'd sin my prayer should not be heard verse 19 But God hath heard me verily and hath been well content With willing ear my voice to hear and what I did present verse 20 The Lord I bless and magnifie who turned not away Nor held from me his mercy free when I to him did pray HYMN 418. Revelation of the Gospel 1. METRE Have mercy c. Psalm 67. verse 2 SHEW Grace to us O God and bless us every one Thy face Divine on us let shine thy way on Earth make known verse 3 Let Nations see thy light let people praise thy Name O let them all in general thus see thus spread thy fame verse 4 Let Nations shout and sing because thou art set forth A righteous King in governing and judging all the Earth verse 5 Let People praise thy Name let all of them praise thee verse 6 Then shall the Earth her fruits bring forth and great increase shall be verse 7 God our own God shall then abundant blessings send And men shall fear him every where to Earths remotest end HYMN 419. Revelation and Riches of the Gospel 2. METRE Give laud c. Psalm 67. BE good O God to thine and pour thy blessings forth Thy face on us let shine and shew thy way on Earth With such success That Nations all may see their call To blessedness O let the people then give praise O God to thee And let all sorts of men in thy sweet praise agree Let them confess Thy Holy Name and spread thy fame With thankfulness O make the Nations glad and let them sing for joy For thou shalt judge O God the people righteously Thy Rule shall bless The Nations all in general With happiness O let the people then give praise to thee O God And let all sorts of men proclaim thy praise abroad Let all confess Thy Holy Name and spread thy fame With cheerfulness Then shall the earth afford a plentifull encrease And our own God the Lord to bless us shall not cease God shall us bless Earth far and near his Name shall fear With awfulness HYMN 420. Rising of the Ark or Exurgat Deus The mighty God c. Psalm 68.1 2. LET God arise and dissipate his foes Let those that hate him flee before his face As smoke is driven away just so let those Be driven away and God pursue the chase As fire doth melt the wax and makes it liquid So perish in God's presence let the wicked 3 4. But let the just their joys in God proclaim And let them glory in the Lord most high Sing to the Lord sing praises to his Name Exalt ye him that rideth on the sky By JAH his Name exalt him and adore him And most exceedingly rejoyce before him 5 6. A tender Father of the Fatherless A Judge of Widows is Almighty God And so indeed he doth himself express From 's holy habitation and abode He sets the desolate in habitations To dwell with their own housholds and relations 6. Psalm 106.48 He bringeth out those that are bound with chains And frees the Pris'ners with a powerfull hand But the rebellious people he restrains And makes their dwelling in a barren Land. Let Israel's God be ever blest therefore And People say Amen for evermore HYMN 421. Sanctuary Songs for the wonderfull works of God. Psal. 68.32 SING unto God with one accord ye Kingdoms of the earth O sing ye praises to the Lord and set his honour forth verse 33 To him that mounts the highest sphere of Heavens fram'd of old And sendeth out his thunder there most mighty to behold verse 34 Ascribe to God Omnipotence for that to him pertains O're Israel is his excellence and in the clouds he reigns verse 35 O God thou art a dreadfull God and so thou mak'st it known From Heaven which is thy blest abode and Sion's sacred throne The God of Israel is our tower and it is onely he That gives his people strength and power and blest his Name shall be Sion's Reparations To the Tune of the old 130. Psalm Psalm 69.34 LET the Heavens praise begin let the Earth pursue it Let the Sea and all therein joyn their suffrage to it verse 35 For the Lord will Sion save Judah's Cities rear Houses new that men may have and possessions there Psalm 106.48 verse 36 There his Servants seed shall claim th' heritage excelling There shall they that love his Name have perpetual dwelling Let the God of Israel then have the praise for ever And the People say Amen joyning all together HYMN 423. Speedy deliverance pray'd for
Strength of sinners subdu'd Or Habitation of Cruelty supprest 1. METRE Psalm 74.11 WHY dost thou Lord thy judgments spare and thy right hand with-draw O pluck it from thy bosome bare to keep thy foes in awe verse 19 O give not to the multitude the turtle-doves dear soul Forget not thy poor flock O God which bears too long controll verse 20 Unto thy Covenant have regard the Earth's a darksome Den And full of Habitations hard possess'd by cruel men verse 21 Let not the simple go with shame and blushing turn their back Nor let the poor to praise thy Name a just occasion lack verse 22 Rise Lord and plead thine own true cause think how the fools defame And what contempt it daily draws upon thy sacred Name verse 23 The clamours of thine Enemies forget not Lord to cease The tumults that against thee rise continually encrease HYMN 433. 2. METRE Argument Strength of Leviathan subdued Pharaoh overthrown in the Wilderness Psal. 74.12 O God thou art my King of old and thou dost still set forth Thy saving mercies manifold in midst of all the Earth verse 13 Thou didst divide and part the Seas by thy great strength and force Thou brok'st the Dragon's head in these returning to their course verse 14 Leviathan's heads with great disgrace were broken there by thee Which to thy flock in desart place was meat and drink to see verse 15 Thou mad'st a Spring with streams to rise from rocks both hard and high Thy powerfull hand did make likewise deep Rivers to be dry verse 16 The day is thine likewise the night by thy decree doth run Thou also hast prepar'd the light and form'd the brighter Sun. verse 17 Thou didst appoint the ends and coasts of all the earth throughout Both Summer heat and Winter frosts thy hand did bring about Psal. 72.18 Let Israel's God the King of Kings be prais'd for evermore Who only doth such wondrous things praise ye the Lord therefore HYMN 434. Temptations encountred and overcome All People c. Psal. 77.7 8. WILL God cast off eternally and is his favour clean remov'd Is mercy quite and clean set by his promise past but never prov'd 9 Hath God forgotten to be kind and wholly left compassions path His tender mercies all confin'd and hath he shut them up in wrath 10. But this said I full well appears to be mine own infirmity But I will call to mind the years of his right hand that is most high 11. I will remember and unfold the mighty works of God the Lord The wonders which he wrought of old surely said I I will record HYMN 435. The Safe Conduct Psalm 77.15 THOU hast O God with powerfull hand redeem'd thy people Jacob's Race And Joseph's from proud Pharaoh's Land conducting them in desart place 16. The Waters Lord had sight of thee the Waters saw and were afraid Thy presence and thy power to see the depths of Seas were sore dismay'd 17. The Clouds pour'd down their watry load the Skies a thundring sound forth sent Thine Arrows were dispers'd abroad shot from the flaming Element 18. In Heaven was thy thunder heard thy lightnings did the world surround Earth shook and trembled sore afeard thy way was in the Seas profound 19 20. Thy paths were in the waters deep thy foot-steps now none understand Thou lead'st thy folk like flocks of sheep by Moses and by Aaron's hand HYMN 436. The time of Trouble complained of Psalm 79.5 HOW long wilt thou be angry Lord for ever till we die And shall thy jealousie bâ— stirr'd to burn perpetually 9. Help us O God Our strength and stay thy Glory to record Save us and purge our sins away for thy Name sakes O Lord. 8. Our former foul iniquity remember now no more Let Grace prevent us speedily for we are humbled sore 2. PART Ibidem Psal. 79.8 9.13 DO not record against us Lord our sins done long agoe Draw nigh apace with tender Grace for we are very low O Lord let some sweet comfort come for sorrows sharp and keen And for the years of sighs and tears that we have lately seen So we thy flock and Pasture-stock shall praise thee evermore And pre-ingage each following age to keep like praise in store HYMN 437. The Vine of Israel pray'd for Psalm 80.8 9. A Noble Vine of Israel thou didst from Aegypt bring The Heathenâ—folk thou didst expell and plant it here to spring Sufficient room for it to shoot preparing by thy hand And when it once had taken root it filled all the Land. 10 11 12. Her goodly boughs like Cedars sprout her shade the hills did hide Her boughs and branches were set out from Sea to River side Why hast thou then broke down of hers the quick-set hedges so That all the transient passengers do pluck her as they go 13 14 15. 'T is wasted by the wood-land Boar wild Beasts from neighbouring coasts Devour thy Vine return therefore we pray thee Lord of Hosts Look down from Heaven and behold and visit this thy Vine And Vine-yard planted here of old by that right hand of thine 79.13 So we thy flock and pasture-stock shall praise thee evermore And shall engage each following age to keep like praise in store HYMN 438. Throne of Israel re-established Psal. 80.17 UPhold the man of thy right hand the Son of man sustain Made strong by thee for thee to stand Lord make him strong again 18. So shall not we go back from thee O quicken us for this end And faithfull suppliants we shall be upon thee to attend 19. Lord God of Hosts our hearts incline and turn them unto thee Let Grace Divine upon us shine and safe our souls shall be HYMN 439. Tryal of Loyalty or Israels ingratitude Have mercy c. Psalm 81.7 NOW hearken and give ear to me my people dear O Israel I will testifie to thy conviction clear verse 9 In thee I say there shall be no strange God at all Nor evermore shalt thou adore or on strange Gods shalt call verse 10 The Lord thy God am I who brought thee graciously With powerfull hand from Aegypt Land and servile tyranny Thy mouth now open wide in prayer to be supply'd And sure I will thy prayers fulfill but Israel still deny'd verse 12 So I in judgment just even left them to their lust To walk as their own counsels were destructive to their trust HYMN 440. Tryal of Israel and attest of God's favour Have mercy c. Psal. 81.13 MY people O that ye had hearkened unto me That Israel had walk'd so well as after my Decree verse 14 I should have soon subdu'd their adversaries rude And turn'd my hand to clear the Land of all their enemies lewd verse 15 They that the Lord do hate have bow'd and been prostrate But Israel's time had been in prime and born eternal date verse 16 I should have made them eat the finest of the Wheat And made the Rock a hony-stock distilling plenty great 2.
METRE To the Tune of the old 111. or 120. Psalm Psal. 81.13 O That my people dear Had bow'd a willing ear to that which I did say And O that Israel Had sought to please me well by walking in my way I should have soon subdu'd Their adversaries rude and turn'd my powerfull hand Against their enemies Whoever durst arise my people to withstand The haters of the Lord Should all with one accord have bow'd and been prostrate But as for Israel's time It should have been in prime and born eternal date I would have made them eat The finest of the Wheat that standeth in the shock And in my favour free Have satisfied thee with Honey from the rock HYMN 441. Mighty men warned All people c. Psal. 82. Among the Gods God takes the room to judge among the great and high verse 2 How long will ye unjustly doom accepting persons partially verse 3 Defend the poor and fatherless do justice to the weak and poor verse 4 Deliver all the succourless and rid them from the evil doer verse 5 But neither do these Tyrants know nor will they better understand In wilfull blindness on they go unto the ruin of the Land. The Earths foundations are decay'd all out of course and order runs verse 9 I stil'd you Gods all ye I said are the most high Jehovah's Sons verse 7 But dye like men of mortal birth like former Princes ye shall fall verse 8 Arise O God and judge the Earth for thine alone are Nations all HYMN 442. Tribulation and Woe to the wicked Psal. 83.1 LORD be not still hold not thy tongue behold how furiously Thy hatefull foes in tumults throng and lift their heads on high verse 13 Make them my God like to a wheel or straw which winds disperse verse 14 As burning woods the fury feel of fire that burns so fierce As kindling flames on Mountains vast with fury all deform verse 15 So persecute them with thy blast and fright them with thy storm That men may know that thou whose Name is call'd Jehovah great verse 18 Surpassest all the world in fame and hast the Soveraign seat HYMN 443. True love to Ordinances 1. METRE Psalm 84.1 2. HOW amiable are thy Tents Lord God of Hosts to me My soul doth long yea even faints thy Sacred Courts to see My heart and flesh cry out for thee the everliving God O when shall I come near and see the place of thine abode 4 10. O happy they that hold their place within thy house to dwell For in thy Courts a days short space a thousand doth excell Much rather would I keep a door and in thy house remain Than dwell with all the pomp and store in tents of the prophane 11. For God a Sun and Shield will be with Grace and Glory bright And no good thing with-hold will he from them that walk upright Lord God of Hosts whose Glory reigns how happy a man is he That though debarr'd the outward means yet puts his trust in thee HYMN 444. Affection to Ordinances 2. METRE Psal. 84. LORD God of Hosts how lovely fair thy Tabernacles be My longing Soul would fain repair thy sacred Courts to see My flesh and heart cry out amain for thee the living God O when shall I come near and see the place of thine abode Most happy therefore are those men that dwell so nigh thy Courts And they whose zeal doth carry them to such Divine resorts From strength to strength they walk full fast through growth in Grace and Love Untill they come to God at last in Sion there above 2. PART One day O Lord of prayer and praise spent in thy Courts of Grace Is better than a thousand days in any other place Much rather would I keep a door where God his Grace presents Than have my dwelling evermore in Sinners furnish'd Tents For God the Lord Jehovah is a constant Sun and Shield He will vouchsafe his Grace to his and Glory freely yield And no good thing with-hold will he from them that walk upright Lord God of Hosts so blest they be that trust upon thy might HYMN 445. 3. METRE Argument Zeal to the Temple quells their labours hard As they did take long journeys thither-ward Psal. 84. verse 1 HOW amiable are thy Tents Lord God of Hosts to me verse 2 My Soul doth long yea even faints thy Sacred Courts to see My heart and flesh cry out for thee the ever-living God verse 3 Thinking the Sparrows bliss to be to find that blest abode The Swallow builds her nest full close her young ones there to bring Even to thine Altar Lord of Hosts my God and Glorious King. verse 4 Happy thy houshold Servants be that still do give thee praise verse 5 Blest is the man whose strength 's in thee that minds thy Servants ways verse 6 That passing thorow Baca-plain do make thereof a Well Or use the pools there fill'd with rain and difficulties quell verse 7 From strength to strength they walk full fast with an unwearied will Till all do come to God at last in Sions Sacred Hill. HYMN 446. 2. PART Argument Church freedom Saints account their bliss And choicest blessings do not miss Psal. 84. verse 8 LORD God of Hosts my prayer embrace O God of Jacob hear verse 9 See Lord our Shield behold the face of thine anointed dear verse 10 For Lord one day of prayer and praise spent in thy Courts of Grace Is better than a thousand days in any other place Much rather would I keep a door where God his Grace presents Than have my dwelling evermore in sinners furnish'd Tents verse 11 For God the Lord for certain is a constant Sun and Shield He will vouchsafe his Grace to his and Glory freely yield And no good thing with-hold will he from them that walk upright verse 12 Lord God of Hosts so blest they be that trust upon thy might DOXOLOGY Let Israels God the Lord most high be ever blest therefore From first to last perpetually Amen for evermore HYMN 447. Psalm 85.10 Argument Truth springing out of the Earth Or our Blessed Saviour's Birth 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 MErcy and truth now we may say are sweetly met together And righteousness and peace this day have kindly kiss'd each other verse 11 And truth hath sprung out of the Earth by Christ a Saviour given And righteousness by his sweet birth hath looked down from Heaven verse 12 And God that made his Gospel known shall give us each good thing And make our Land a fruitfull one and great encrease to bring verse 13 And Christ our righteousness most pure shall go before his face To guide us by example sure in his good ways of Grace Psal. 41.13 Let Israel's God the Lord therefore be praised altogether From first to last for evermore Amen Amen for ever HYMN 448. 2. METRE Argument The Church redeem'd from Captive State is glad He prays that full deliverance may be had Psalm 85. LORD
thou hast dealt most favourably with Jacob's Land of late And turn'd our sad captivity into a free estate Unto thy people thou didst please to seal a pardon free Their grievous sins and trespasses are covered all by thee Thou hast removed from the path where all thine anger lay And from the fierceness of thy wrath hast turn'd thy self away Turn us O God our Saviour thus with thee for to comply And cause thine anger towards us to cease perpetually Wilt thou be angry evermore and not thy wrath recall Wilt thou draw out thy wrath so sore to Generations all Wilt thou not quicken us again and so far set us free That we thy people which remain may much rejoyce in thee HYMN 449. 2. PART Argument The Church redeem'd and warn'd gives God the praise He prophesies great good in Gospel Days NOW will I hear attentively what God the Lord will say In hope of true tranquillity to follow many a day For to his Saints and people dear the Lord will utter peace But let them take a warning here and former follies cease And sure the Lord's salvation is Nigh them that fear his Name That Glory may dwell here with his and fill our Land with fame Mercy and truth together meet whilst Christ the Kingdom sways And righteousness and peace do meet in Glorious Gospel-Days And truth shall spring from humane race by Christ our Saviour's Birth And righteousness looks down with Grace from Heaven to bless the Earth Yea God shall give us each good thing with righteousness and peace And he shall make our Land to bring abundance of encrease That sure example for our sake the righteousness of God Shall go before and make us take the way that he hath trod Psalm 86. to v. 7. HYMN 450. Argument The Saints Calamity and God's propensity Strong Arguments of pity All People c. LORD bow thine ear attend my cry for I am poor and in the dust Preserve my righteous soul for I in thee my God do put my trust Thy mercy Lord to me extend and hearken to my mournfull voice Daily my cries to thee ascend O make thy Servants soul rejoyce Thou Lord art good for rvermore to pardon sins art still inclin'd And all that do thy grace implore shall thine abundant mercy find To thee I humbly make address Lord hear my prayer my voice attend I 'll call on thee in my distress for thou wilt me an answer send HYMN 451. Turning or conversion of the Gentiles 2. METRE All People c. Psalm 86.8 9. AMong the Gods there 's none like thee nor any works like thine O Lord All Nations whom thou mad'st to be shall come to thee with one accord 10. With Adoration they shall come to glorify the Holy One For the great God great things hath done yea thou O God art God alone Psalm 106.48 Let Israel's God the Lord therefore be blest and praised yet agen And let all people evermore say cheerfully Amen Amen HYMN 452. Turning the Gentiles or Sions Glory 1. METRE Psalm 87. IN Holy Hills the Ground-work lies of Sion's Edifice verse 2 Whose Gates beyond all Jacob's Land the Lord doth love and prize verse 3 O City of God renown'd and fam'd thy Converts are proclaim'd verse 4 Egypt for one and Babylon I to my friends have nam'd Philistia Tyre and Ethiop ' there was born and made an heir verse 5 And Sion they shall point and say did this and that man bear And the most High shall stablish her and such mens birth refer verse 6 To Sion Mount so make his count when he doth register As well the voice of him that sings as he that tunes the strings verse 7 Of musick sweet therein shall meet in thee are all my Springs HYMN 453. Turning the Gentiles to the Church 2. METRE All People c. Psalm 87. THE Church well built upon the word is consecrated to the Lord Who bears to Sion great respect and chiefly to his own Elect. Most Glorious things of her fore-told in Gospel-days we shall behold The Gentiles shall convert and dwell as heirs of life with Israel Tidings shall be of many a man born there a famous Christian And God shall stablish them and theirs and count them his adopted heirs Then Lord our giving thanks to thee the musick of our souls shall be For all the Springs of Grace and Skill are made to flow from Sion-hill HYMN 454. Validity of promises or faithfulness of God's Chastisements All People c. Psalm 89.30 31. IF David's seed my Law forsake and do not execute my will If they infringe the Laws I make and do not my Commands fulfill 32. Then will I visit and chastise their bold transgressions with the rod Correcting their Iniquities with stripes and punishments saith God 33. But of my loving kindness yet I will not wholly him bereave Nor will my faithfulness permit to fail and take a final leave 34. My Covenant with my faithfull King I 'll not reverse nor quite eclipse Nor will I alter any thing that I have spoken with my lips Psalm 106.48 Let Israel's God the Lord most high be ever blest and prais'd therefore And let all people magnify his blessed Name for evermore HYMN 455. Vanishing of Life Psalm 90.10.5 THE days of our determin'd years are threescore years and ten And if at fourscore strength appears that strength is weakness then So speedily we pass away and we are quickly gone Just like a floud that makes no stay but hastily runs on 6 12. Like Grass which in the morning grows but is cut down at night At morning fresh and fair it shews at evening withers quite LORD let our frail mortality be so well understood That we may wisely learn of thee for our eternal good HYMN 456. Vanishing of Life or the short age of man. All People c. Psalm 90.10 THE common age of mortal men is counted threescore years and ten And if to fourscore some attain Their life is but a lengthned pain So quickly comes it to decay And suddenly we drop away Lord teach the numbring of our days To bring our hearts to wisedoms ways HYMN 457. Wishing for good times Psal. 90.13 REturn O Lord how long a space let it repent thee much Touching thy Servants wofull case whose sufferings have been such 14. O satisfy us speedily with thy compassions kind That all our days may yield us joy and gladness chear our mind 15. As thou hast sent us sorrows keen so send us comforts glad For days and years that we have seen so sorrowfull and sad 16. O let thy work appear unto thy servants every one Thy Glory to their Children show when we are dead and gone The Lord our God shine on his Church and grace our joynt endeavour O prosper thou our handy-works and stablish them for ever HYMN 458. Psal. 91. Argument Choice Saints preserv'd in pestilential times While Sinners smart for unrepented crimes All People c. verse 1 WHO
shine O give unto the Lord 's great Name ye numerous Kindreds of man-kind Both strength and fame to him proclaim for both in one must be conjoyn'd HYMN 467. 2. PART Argument God's Glory in his Temple shineth forth All Creatures joyn with joyfulness and mirth To serve the Soveraign Judge of all the Earth GIVE to the Lord such Glory due as his Almighty Name imports O bring with you an Offering new and come into his sacred Courts Adore the Lord in beauty clear of his Divine and holy place From far and near O stand in fear before his Glorious awfull face Tell Heathen men Jehovah reigns the spacious world hath he set fast And so sustains that it remains unshaken ever to the last With Justice he shall judge the Earth O let the Heaven rejoyce therefore And let the Earth be fill'd with mirth let Seas and all the billows roar Let fields and fruits shew high degrees of joy and mirth with one accord And then with these the woods and trees shall greatly joy before the Lord. For lo He comes He comes afresh with righteous judgment in his mouth To judge all flesh with righteousness and people with his sacred truth HYMN 468. Psalm 97. to v. 7. Argument Christ reigns and triumphs to his enemies dread The Convert Nations may be comforted To the Tune of the old 121. Psalm THE Lord of Israel doth reign Let all the Earth rejoyce With high exalted voice The Lord his Kingdom doth maintain Let multitude of Nations Express their Gratulations Thick Clouds and Darkness as it were At Sinai's sacred Hill Are round about him still And righteousness and judgment are The blessed Habitation Of his high Throne and station A flame of fire that blazeth bright Before his presence goes And burns up all his foes His Lightnings to the world gave light The Earth that was assembled With terrour saw and trembled The Hills did melt like heated Wax At presence of the Lord By all the Earth ador'd The Heavens declare his righteous Acts All people see his Glory For 't is not transitory HYMN 469. Worship of Images accursed 2. PART Psalm 97. v. 7. COnfusion on them all shall come Who can their fancy please With Graven Images That boast themselves of Idols dumb O all ye Gods adore him And humbly bow before him 8 9. Mount Sion heard and made great mirth And Judah's Daughters joy'd To see thy Judgments try'd For thou art high o're all the Earth Exalted altogether Above all Gods whatever 10. O ye whose love no malice taints But grows to God-ward still Hate all things that are ill He saves the souls of all his Saints And strongly them secures From hands of evil doers 11 12. And light is sown for righteous men And very great delight For men of heart upright Rejoyce in God ye righteous then Give thanks to him in telling His holiness excelling HYMN 470. Salvation of Saints 2. METRE Psalm 97. YE lovers of the Lord hate all that evil is For he the souls doth guard of all dear Saints of his And saveth them From cruel spight and crushing might Of wicked men For just men light is sown and gladness is up-stor'd For each pure hearted one ye just joy in the Lord Him praise and bless At th' memory of his so high Pure holiness HYMN 471. Worship of the Soveraign Lord. 1. METRE Psalm 98. A New Song to the Lord now form for rare things he hath done His right hand and his holy arm the victory hath wone verse 2 The Lord doth make his people know his saving health and might The Lord his righteousness doth show in all the Heathens sight verse 3 His Grace and Truth to Israel he kindly doth record And all the Earth hath seen full well the Glory of the Lord. verse 4 O all the Earth sing to the Lord your joyfull voices raise Make loudest noise with one accord and gladly sing his praise verse 5 With Harp and Psalms melodious voice and Trumpets to him sing verse 6 With sound of Cornet O rejoyce before the Lord the King. verse 7 Let Seas and Shores rejoyce their fills and both roar out with noise verse 8 Let waving flouds and tow'ring hills clap hands and joyn in joys Let Creatures all with one accord rejoyce with joy and mirth verse 9 Before this great and Glorious Lord that comes to judge the Earth With righteousness and equity then judge the world shall he And all the people generally with truth and equity HYMN 472. Worship of the Supream Judge 2. METRE Ye Children c. Psal. 98. SING to the Lord a new made Song Whose holy arm and right hand strong hath wrought rare things victoriously The Lord made known his saving might His righteousness in open sight of Heathen men most gloriously He call'd to mind his Truth and Grace To Israel's House and every place hath seen the Lord's Salvation Make joyfull noises to the Lord O all the Earth with one accord sing praise with acclamation Sing to the Lord with Musick choice With Harp With Harp and with the Voice and some sweet Psalm-devotion Your Trumpets and your Cornets bring To sound loud praise to Christ our King who rules the Earth and Ocean Let Seas and all their fulness roar The world and dwellers on the shore the hills and inundations Before the Lord for lo he comes With righteous decrees and dooms to judge the Lands and Nations HYMN 473. Worship performed by the Ancients 1. METRE Psalm 99. THE mighty God his reign begins let foes with terrour quake He sits between the Cherubins let Earths foundation shake verse 2 Not onely great in Sion's Towers is our most Glorious God But high above all humane powers in all the Earth abroad verse 3 Let all men speak of his great fame give him the honour wholly Extol his great and dreadfull Name for it is purely holy verse 4 His royal power doth righteously and Judgments he loves well Thou dost establish equity and truth in Israel verse 5 Exalt the Lord our God O ye that in his Courts have trod Before his foot-stool bend the knee for he 's a holy God. Moses and Aaron in the throng of Priests and men of fame And faithfull Samuel was among the seekers of his Name verse 7 They pray'd and he did answer make when they his favour sought He in the cloudy pillar spake and they his Judgments wrought verse 8 Thou answeredst them O Lord our God forgiving them likewise Though their inventions with thy rod thou sorely didst chastise verse 9 The Lord our God exalt therefore give him the honour wholly And at his holy hill adore for our Lord God is holy HYMN 474. Worshippers of old Moses Aaron and Samuel 2. METRE Psal. 99. THE Lord the God of Israel reigns let Heathens quake to hear He sits between the Cherubins let th' Earth be mov'd with fear The Lord is great in Sion Seat above all people high Let them proclaim his dreadfull Name so
full of sanctity This mighty King loves Judgmenâ— well thou dost establish right Thou execut'st in Israel just Judgment by thy might O then applaud the Lord our God extoll his Name alone And falling at his foot-stool flat adore the holy one Moses and Aaron with his Priests and Samuel anciently Among his suppliants made requests and he did make reply To them aloud he in the Cloud and fiery pillar spake They kept with trust his Judgments just and laws which he did make Thou didst them hear O Lord our God a pardoning God wast thou Though thou didst scourge them with thy rod and not their sins allow O then applaud the Lord our God and at his holy Throne His Name adore for evermore for he 's a holy One. HYMN 475. Zeal in publick Worship 1. METRE Psal. 100. Deut. 32.18 SHout to the Lord in every place O all ye lands and tongues verse 2 Serve him and come before his face with Gladness and with Songs verse 3 Know that the Lord is God our Rock he made us every one Not we our selves we are his flock and pasture people known verse 4 Enter his Gates with Gratitude praise in his Courts proclaim Be thankfull to him and speak good of his most holy Name verse 5 For good and gracious is the Lord his mercy never fades The truth of his eternal word endures from age to age Rev. 1.5 To God the Father and the Son and holy Ghost therefore Be Glory as at first was done and shall be evermore HYMN 476. Zeal in the publick Worship 2. METRE Psal. 100. MAKE joyfull noises to the Lord O all ye Nations of the Earth Serve him with joy his praise record come in his sight with Songs of mirth Know that the Lord is God alone we are the flock which he doth keep His workmanship and not our own his people and his Pasture-sheep Enter his Gates with thankfulness and come with joy into his Courts Great gratitude to him express and bless his Name in fullâ—resorts For lo the Lord is good and kind his mercy everlasting is His truth all Generations find for evermore assur'd to his HYMN 477. A Pattern of Princely Government 1. METRE Psal. 101. LORD I will sing of mercy sweet and judgment to thy praise verse 2 And wisely guide my wary feet in all thy perfect ways When wilt thou Lord fulfill thy word and I shall do my part To order my whole Family with uprightness of heart verse 3 I will no wicked thing abide before mine eyes to be I hate their work that turn aside it shall not cleave to me verse 4 The froward heart from me shall part and have no more access And I will no such persons know as practice wickedness verse 5 The man that slandereth privily I will cut off be sure The stout in heart whose looks are high I will not once endure verse 6 I 'll look out then the faithfull men that they may dwell with me And they that press for perfectness my servants then shall be verse 7 None guilefull will I entertain within my house to dwell Nor shall he in my sight remain that loveth lies to tell verse 8 I 'll soon cut short the wicked sort and evil-doers condemn And quite suppress ungodliness From God's Jerusalem HYMN 478. A Pious Prince described The mighty God c. 2. METRE Psalm 101. OF Mercy and of Judgment I will sing and Lord my Song I dedicate to thee And Wisely will I walk in every thing when wilt thou come Lord and establish me I will not set before me a Temptation To any ill but ever shun th' occasion I hate the work of them that turn aside there shall no such corruption cleave to me The froward heart with me shall not abide no wicked man my favourite shall be The secret sland'rer I will quite cashier Nor will permit proud men to domineer Mine eyes shall note the faithfull of the Land my house and house-Communion to enjoy And he that walketh after God's command shall be my servant whom I will employ My house shall harbour none that craft conspire Nor will I suffer in my fight a Lyar. I will destroy the wicked of the Land and take a care to cut them off betimes And I will cleanse my Kingdom out of hand of persons that commit notorious crimes Chiefly Jerusalem God's City pure Shall soon be purg'd of every evil doer HYMN 479. Appearing of Hope or Sion'â— Reparation Psalm 102.13 THOU wilt arise in mercy yet and Grace to Sion send Because the time for favour set is now come to an end verse 14 For even in the stones thereof thy servants take delight Her very dust is cause enough of favour in their sight verse 15 And then the Heathen far and near shall fear thy holy Name And all the kings on Earth shall fear thy Glory and thy fame verse 16 Whenas the Lord shall once repair poor Sion's broken wall His Glory then shall shine so fair it shall appear to all verse 17 He will regard the destitute and not despise their prayer He will regard their humble suit with tender love and care verse 18 This shall be found in holy writ for ages that succeed The people not created yet shall praise him for this deed verse 19 O let the God of Israel then be prais'd with one accord Henceforth for evermore Amen Amen praise ye the Lord. HYMN 480. Stability of the Church All People c. Psalm 102.25 OF old O Lord thou hast laid forth The strong foundations of the earth The Heavens o're our head that stand Are all the works of thine own hand 26. And they shall perish to be sure But thou O Lord shalt still endure And all these Orbs which we behold Like to a Garment shall wax old And as a Vesture old and worn Thou shalt invest them with new form And from their former state estrang'd Shalt change them and they shall be chang'd 27. But thou O God art still the same Though Heaven and Earth do change their Frame And lo Thy years shall have no end Though all things to corruption tend 28. And Lord thy faithfull servants seed Shall still remain as 't is decreed And fixt before thee they shall stay When Heaven and Earth shall pass away Psal. 72.19 Let Israel's God be blest therefore From first to last for evermore And let the whole Earth ring agen With his renown Amen Amen HYMN 481. Applause of God's Mercies All People c. Or O Lord Consider c. 1. METRE Psal. 103. O Praise the Lord O praise his Name my soul and all that in me is verse 2 My soul do thou set forth his fame and mind those benefits of his verse 3 Who all thy trespasses forgave who cur'd thy grief and clos'd thy wound verse 4 Thy life that saved from the Grave and thee with loving kindness crown'd verse 5 Thy mouth with good things he doth fill and Eagle-like he makes thee young
THE trees of God no sap do want those goodly Cedar-trees Which he in Lebanon did plant verse 17 The Birds make nests in these The Stork in stately fir-trees dwells verse 18 high Rocks the Goats befit The Conies in the hollow Cells of stony Rocks do sit verse 19 The Moon a certain course doth run and thou ordain'st it so And when to set none tells the Sun for he the time doth know Let Israel's God the Lord most high be blest and prais'd therefore From time to time eternally henceforth for evermore HYMN 492. Blessings ordain'd for man. 5. PART Psalm 104.20 THOU makest darkness o're the Earth and darkness makes the night And then the Forest-beasts creep forth whom day-time did affright verse 21 Young Lyons roaring for their prey of God do seek their meat verse 22 The Sun ariseth then do they together make retreat In secret Dens they closely lurk verse 23 and then doth man begin To set upon and ply his work till evening calls him in Let Israelâ—s â—s God the Lord most high be magnifi'd therefore From time to time eternally henceforth for evermore HYMN 493. Blessings rich and plentifull by Land and Sea. 6. PART 1. METRE Psal. 104.24 HOW manifold O Lord are those the works of thine own hand All which thy wisedom did compose thy riches fill the Land. verse 25 No less this wide and spacious Sea wherein 's a huge increase Of creeping things that seek their prey both small and greater beasts verse 26 Here go the ships that carry man over the waters thin And here is that Leviathan thou mad'st to play therein verse 27 These on thy bounty all depend for seasonable food Thy liberal hand thou dost extend and they are fill'd with good 28 29 30. They gather what thou dost supply thou hid'st thy face they mourn Thou tak'st away their breath they die and to their dust return Thy Spirit which a while withdrew anon thou sendest forth And by and by thou dost renew the face of all the Earth Let Israel's God the Lord most high be magnifi'd therefore At all times to eternity Amen for evermore HYMN 494. Blessings shewing forth the Glory of God. 7. PART 1. METRE Psal. 104.31 GOD's Glory in its perfect state for evermore shall stand The Lord shall joy to contemplate the works of his own hand Upon the Earth he casts his eye it trembleth at his look And if he touch the hills on high they smoke at his rebuke I 'll sing unto the Lord as long as I escape the Grave I 'll praise my God with cheerfull Song whil'st I my being have My thoughts of him much joy shall add much joy I say to me And in the Lord I will be glad and great my joy shall be But sinners shall be swept away and perish from the Earth Th' ungodly shall no more bear sway when judgment once comes forth But thou my soul with heart sincere applaud and praise the Lord And let the faithfull every where his Glorious praise record HYMN 495. Creation applauded or service of the Creator 1. PART 2. METRE Give laud c. Psalm 104.1 NOW must I needs applaud Jehovah from my heart And say O Lord my God how very great thou art thou dost thee cloath Most Gloriously with Majesty and honour both Thou coverest thee with light as with a Garment fair Spreading the Heavens bright as curtains in the air who lays likewise His Chamber-beams in watry streamâ— of Cloudy Skies Who also hath assign'd the Clouds to be his Coach And on the winged wind he walks and makes approach his Angel-Quire Spiritual Powers his Ministers a flame of fire HYMN 496. Creation applauded or service of the Elements 2. PART 2. METRE Give Laud c. Psalm 104.5 LORD thou hast laid of old the Earths foundation fast The Deeps did it enfold as with a Garment vast the watry floud Did not remove but far above the mountains stood At thy rebuke they fled thy thundring voice began They climb'd on mountains head and down the valleys ran hasting apace Unto the Ground which thou did'st found for their fit place Thou settest them their bound which they shall not pass o're The shore and solid Ground to compass any more in all the vale Springs run an end which he did send into the dale Abundant drink they yield where through the Hills they burst To every beast in field wild Asses quench their thirst and hard by these The Birds of Spring do sit and sing among the trees HYMN 497. Creation applauded or service of the field 3. PART 2. METRE Give laud c. Psal. 104.13 JEHOVAH from on high doth water all the Hills From Chambers of the Sky and all the Earth he fills and satisfies With fruits which thy great works supply in plenteous wise He doth the Grass produce for Cattel in the field And herbs for mans own use he makes the Earth to yield that he may bring Out of the Ground food to be found for every thing The heart of man to glad he giveth generous wine And Oyl from hence is had to make his face to shine and also bread Whereby mans heart in every part is strengthened HYMN 498. Creation-work applauded or service of the Fruits 4. PART 2. METRE Give Laud c. Vers. 16. GOD's trees are full of juice those Cedars many a one Which he did plant for use in hilly Lebanon where birds make nests The Stork to her takes trees of Fir wherein she rests The hills that are on high wild Goats for refuge climb In Rocks the Rabets lie the lights distinguish time he made the Moon Seasons to show the Sun doth know his going down Thou dost the darkness make and darkness makes the Night Then all the beasts forsake their dens that shade the light young Lyons rore After their prey from God do they seek all their store At rising of the Sun they get together then And hastily they run to hide them in their den man goes from home To work and ply his husbandry till ev'ning come HYMN 499. Creation work applauded or service of the Seas 2. METRE 5. PART Give laud c. Psalm 104.24 to 31. O Lord how manifold thy works are great and small Thy wisedom we behold in making of them all the Earth O Lord Is fill'd with thy benignity and richly stor'd So is this spacious deep wherein a huge increase Of countless Creatures keep both small and greater beasts the Ships here sail And made to swim and play therein that strong-set whale All these do wait on thee that thou maist give them meat When fitting seasons be and what thou giv'st they eat thy hand so good Thou openest wide they are supply'd and fill'd with food Thou hid'st thy face they mourn thou tak'st away their breath They dye and soon return unto their dust by death thy Spirit goes forth Comes a new race and spreads the face of all the Earth HYMN 500. Creator's Glory celebrated 6. PART 2.
own Visit me of thine own accord with thy salvation here made known verse 5 That I may see thy chosens good rejoycing with the present age And Nations happy neighbourhood and glory with thine heritage 6. Ver. 43. But we have sinn'd we must confess we have committed hainous crimes We have done grievous wickedness yet thou hast sav'd us oftentimes verse 47 And save us now O Lord our God and gather us from th' Heathen Lands Thy Name with praises to applaud and raise to thee triumphant hands verse 48 Let Israel's God be blessed then from first to last for evermore And let all people say Amen praise ye the Lord our God therefore Psal. 106. 2. METRE Argument God's praises are past all we can express Mans greatest praise is constant righteousness Have mercy c. verse 1 PRaise ye the Lord most high his goodness magnifie Give thanks to God for he is good and good perpetually verse 2 Who canâ—â—t full declare the mighty acts and rare Of our great God and shew abroad what all his praises are verse 3 O blessed men are they that walk in judgments way And he that doth the works of truth and never goes astray Psalm 106. 2. PART Argument He prays to find such favour show'd As is upon the Church bestow'd verse 4 O Lord remember me with Grace and favour free Such as thine own have found and known vouchsaf'd to them by thee O shew me thine own self and thy sweet saving health That I may he reserv'd to see thy chosen peoples wealth And that I may rejoyce with glad and glorying voice In seeing this great Nations bliss whereof thou hast made choice Psalm 106. 3. PART Argument Great sins scor'd on great Mercies are forgot And yet through Mercy God destroy'd them not verse 6 BUT Lord we do confess we all of us transgress Have swerved by iniquity and have done wickedness verse 7 The wonders which thy hand perform'd in Aegypt Land Our Fathers old did them behold but did not understand Thy mercies many a one they did not think upon But at the Sea provoke did they the Red-Sea scor'd it on verse 8 Yet letting them alone he sav'd them every one For his great Name to spread his fame and make his power known Psalm 106. 4. PART Argument The Red-Sea dry'd the Enemies drown'd Israel believ'd but not with faith so sound verse 9 THE Red-Sea on each side at his rebuke was dry'd Through deeps profound as desart Ground he did his people guide verse 10 Their Saviour he did stand against their haters hand And did redeem and rescue them from th' Enemies command verse 11 The waters covered those that were their mortal foes And there was none not any one remaining to oppose verse 12 Then they his word believ'd for works which he atchiev'd And sung his praise for some few days but soon their God they griev'd Psal. 106. 5. PART Argument Israel forgets the Works of God most high They lust and surfeit and by surfeit die verse 13 THE works which he had wrought they presently forgot His councils wise they did despise and for them waited not verse 14 But lusted with excess within the wilderness And tempted God while they abode in desarts harbourless verse 15 Yet unto them he gave what they desir'd to have But after all he sent their soul with leanness to the Grave Psal. 106. 6. PART Argument Moses and Israel's Lamp Are envy'd in the Camp The Rebels that against them strive Are swallow'd up alive Israel as brutish more than half Adores a Golden-Calf verse 16 GOOD Moses they envy'd as they in Camps abide And envy drew on Aaron too whom God had sanctifi'd verse 17 The Earth did open then and swallow'd up the men Of Dathan and Abiram's band and shut her mouth on them verse 19 In Horeb they were bold to make a Calf of Gold And worshiped an Image dead which their own hands did mould verse 20 Thus they their Glory pass into a molten Mass Of Oxes rude similitude a Beast that eateth Grass Psalm 106. 7. PART Argument Moses while standing in the Gap Saves Israel from God's Thunder-Clap verse 21 THEY were forgetfull quite of God their Saviour's might Whose hand alone great things had done in Aegypt in their â—ight verse 22 He wrought with wondrous hand in Cham's accursed Land Dread things were they at that Red Sea perform'd by his command verse 23 Therefore the Lord did say he would those sinners slay Had not alone his chosen one been happ'ly in the way For when the breach was wide there Moses did abide And turn'd away his wrath that day else had they been destroy'd Psalm 106. 8. PART Argument Israel believes not but with murmurs base Provoke the Lord to th' ruin of their Race verse 24 YEA they in careless-wise that pleasant Land despise They entertain his words in vain as deeming them but lies verse 25 But murmur'd in their Tents and gave not their consents With willing ear his voice to hear in his Commandements verse 26 Therefore he sware no less but that he would suppress And overthrow them as a foe within the Wilderness verse 27 And also he decreed to overthrow their Seed By Tyrants hands in Forraign Lands where they were sure to bleed Psalm 106. 9. PART Argument Spiritual uncleanness follows Corporal Phineas do's justice and was blest in all Have mercy c. verse 28 TO Baal the God of Peor themselves adjoyned were And ate likewise the Sacrifice of those dead Idols there verse 29 Thus they provoked him to anger by their sin Of new devis'd Idolatries and so the plague broke in verse 30 Then Phineas rose with zeal just Judgment for to deal Which judgment made the plague be stay'd and Israels wounds to heal verse 31 'T was deemed righteousness which that act did express And Ages all for ever shall esteem it for no less Psalm 106. 10. PART Argument Murmuring at Meribah moves the meekest-man And Israel spares the worst of Canaan They mix with Heathens learn Idolatry From their example are ensnar'd thereby verse 32 AT Meribah they spake and did much anger make That ill it went through discontent with Moses for their sake verse 33 His Spirit they did provoke that unadvis'd he spoke Such error slips from hasty lips when passion hath the stroke verse 34 Neither did they destroy those Nations utterly But spared some concerning whom God charg'd that they should die And they were mingled then among the Heathen men And works most vile which did defile they also learn'd of them verse 36 And there they basely serv'd the Idols that were carv'd Which also were to them a snare as justly they deserv'd Psalm 106. 11. PART Argument Bloudy Idolatries and inhumane The Land of Israel do most grosly stain For all which sins the Lord most high Commits them to their Enemy Have mercy c. verse 37 YEA they did sacrifice their little Girls and Boys Offering the necks of either
sex to Devil-Deities verse 38 And innocent bloud they shed which their own Children bled Daughter nor Son blind zeal could shun for them they offered To Idols made of wood they offered and made good The barbarous rites of Canaanites and stain'd the Land with bloud Psalm 106. 12. PART Argument The vile misdeeds of Israel he records For which their Enemies must rule as Lords verse 39 THUS they themselves did stain with their own works profane And basely bent a whoring went with their inventions vain verse 40 The wrath of God therefore against them kindled sore So that the Lord his own abhorr'd such blame the heritage bore verse 41 He left them in the hands and under the commands Of Heathen men whose hatred then they felt in forrein Lands verse 42 Their Enemies also oppress'd and brought them low His people were subjected there under a forreign foe Psalm 106. 13. PART Argument The â—ries of Israel in their great distress Move God to pity and to great redress verse 43 HE spar'd them many times though mov'd by their designs And were brought low they vext him so with their abhorred crimes verse 44 But never a whit the less he pityed their distress And gave regard whenas he heard their cry in bitterness verse 45 Then Covenant-thoughts took place for those of Abraham's Race Made him repent their punishment of his abundant Grace verse 46 He made the Enemy to use them favourably Even all those men that carried them into captivity Psalm 106. 14. ult PART Argument A prayer for Captives and redemption free That God may have the praise and none but he verse 47 SAVE us O Lord our God and gather us from abroad From Tyrants hands in forreign Lands where we have had abode To give thy holy Name great thanks with laud and fame And with great joy triumphantly thy praises to proclaim verse 48 Let Israel's God most high be prais'd perpetually And people then say all Amen his Name to magnify HYMN 509. Free favours to Captives 1. PART All People c. Psal. 107.1 2. EXtoll the goodness of our God whose mercies know no period Let God's redeemed ones say so whom he redeemed from the foe 3. And gathered them out of the Lands From all their Cruel Enemies hands From East and West from North and South O that his praise fill'd every mouth 8. O that all people would record The gratious goodness of the Lord Declaring both with tongue and pen His wonders done for sons of men Psalm 106.48 Let Israel's God be prais'd therefore From first to last for evermore And let the Church with one accord Resound Amen praise ye the Lord. 2. PART Free favours to Colonies or Planters Psalm 107.4 THE praise of God let those express That wander'd in the wilderness In solitary desart Ground Where they no dwelling City found 5 6. Hungry and thirsty by constraint Their very souls did in them faint Then cry'd they in their bitter grief To God who sent them sweet relief 7 8. He led them forth by ways direct Fit Habitations to select O that men prais'd God's goodness then And wonders done for sons of men 3. PART Free favours to distressed ones Psalm 107.9.10 THE longing foul God satiates still His goodness hungry souls doth fill Such as in darkness scarce draw breath All covered with the shade of death 11. Such as by his afflicting hand Are bound as with an iron band For they rebell'd against the Lord And scorn'd the counsels of his word 12. Therefore did he bring down their heart With labour and they felt the smart Yea they fell down with loading pain And none could lift them up again 13 15. Then to the Lord they made address And he releas'd them from distress O that men prais'd God's goodness then And wonders done for Sons of men Psal. 106.48 Let Israel's God be prais'd therefore From first to last for evermore And let the Church with one accord Resound Amen and praise the Lord. 4. PART Free favours to Prisoners Psalm 107.16 OFten hath God broke Gates of Brass To let the wofull prisoner pass And often hath he cut in two The iron bars to let them through 14 15. He brought them out of Dungeons deep Whom shades of death did fold and keep He brake their bands asunder quite O that men praisâ—d him to the height O that all people would record The gratious goodness of the Lord Expressing both with tongue and pen His wonders done for sons of men 5. PART Free favours to sick-men Psalm 107.17 FULL oft are foolish men surpriz'd With sicknesses and sore chastis'd So high do their transgressions rise So foul are their iniquities 18 19. Their souls abhor all kinds of food The Gates of death do them include Then cry they to the Lord in grief And soon he sends them sweet relief 20 21. He sends his word to heal and save And keep them from the gaping Grave O that men prais'd God's goodness then And wonders done for sons of men verse 22 And let them sacrifice always The Sacrifices of his praise And with rejoycing tell abroad The wonders of Almighty God. 6. PART Free favours to such as go to Sea. Psalm 107.23 24. THEY that go down to Sea in Ships And are employ'd upon the deeps These see the work of God most plain His wonders on the watry main 25 26. For storms arise at his command And make the waves on tiptoes stand They mount to Heaven then down they go Making mens souls to melt for wo. 25 28. They reel and stagger Drunkard-like And are as men whom terrour strike Then in their grief to God they cry Who brings them out of misery 29 30. He makes the storm a calm of peace So that the raging waters cease Then are they glad the storm blown o're When Landed at the wished shore 31. O now that men would praise the Lord His goodness that they would record Declaring both with tongue and pen His wonders to the sons of men Psalm 106.48 Let them exalt his Name likewise In Congregated Companies And in th' assembled Elders seat His praises let them now repeat 7. PART Fruits of the Earth perish or prosper as men behave themselves to Godward Psalm 107.33 SOmetimes doth God for sins excess Turn Rivers to a Wilderness And where fresh waters did abound He turns it to a barren Ground 34. A delectable fruitfull Land He turns to heath and heaps of sand And so he punisheth the sin Of wicked men that dwell therein 35 36. And then again he turns and brings The Wilderness to Water-springs And there he makes the hungry dwell Cities and Towns to furnish well 37 38. To sow their fields and Vine-yards plant To yield increase and feel no want He blesseth them they greatly thrive And keep their Cattel all alive 15. O then that people would record The loving kindness of the Lord And praise him both with tongue and pen For wonders done for sons of men
8. PART God's several dealings with good and bad men to be regarded Psalm 107.39 40. AGain they minish and grow less Through grief oppression and distress He pours on great ones great contempt From Dens and Desarts not exempt 41 42. Yet sets the poor upon a rock And makes his family like a flock The just shall joy to see the sight And it shall silence envy quite 43. Whoso is wise and will observe The things that so much heed deserve Shall understand and well record The loving kindness of the Lord. Psalm 106.48 Let Israel's God be blest therefore From first to last for evermore And let all faithfull people then Say cheerfully Amen Amen HYMN 510. Gratulations to God and supplications for the Church Have mercy c. Psalm 108.1 2. MY heart O God most high is fixed stedfastly Now will I raise my voice in praise with songs of melody My Glory now awake thy Harp and Psaltery take And I likewise will early rise sweet melody to make 3 4. I 'll praise thee with my Songs amidst the thickest throngs That every Land may understand what praise to thee belongs Because thy mercy great doth reach the Heaven's high seat Thy truth O Lord which we record is to the Clouds compleat 5. Then Lord exalt thy fame above the Heavens frame And O set forth o're all the Earth thy Glory and thy fame 2. PART Have mercy c. Psalm 108.8 11 12. THAT thy belov'd may be delivered and set free Lord save our Land by thy right hand and kindly answer me For wilt not thou again lead out our martial train Thy help afford in trouble Lord for man's help is but vain 13. Psalm 106.48 With God's assistance crown'd we shall do acts renown'd The power is his and he it is that shall our foes confound To Israel's God most high be praise perpetually Ye people then say all Amen the Lord to magnifie HYMN 511. Greatness of Christ's Kingdom 1. METRE Psalm 110. THE Lord unto my Lord thus said here at my right hand sit Untill thine enemies be made a foot-stool for thy feet verse 2 The Lord shall out of Sion bring the Scepter of thy power Rule thou amidst thy foes O King in that successfull hour verse 3 The people at first call shall come submitting to thy Grace As drops of dew from mornings womb in beauties holy place verse 4 He sware that never Oath will break thou art ordain'd O Christ By order of Melchizedeck an everlasting Priest. verse 5 in th' day of his fierce anger then the Lord at thy right hand Shall strike through Kings and wound chief men in many a heathen-Heathen-Land verse 6 Filling the places where he struck with bodies of the dead verse 7 And in the way drink of the Brook and so lift up the head HYMN 511. Greatness of Christ's Kingdom expressed and explained 2. METRE Psalm 110. THE Lord unto my Lord thus said sit thou at my right hand Till I thy foes a stool have made whereon thy feet shall stand The Lord shall out of Sion bring the Scepter of his might Amidst thy foes be thou the King and ruler in their sight The people shall come willingly submitting to thy truth Yielding a fruitfull progeny of Converts in thy youth Thy beautious spouse shall bring to thee to fill the sacred room As fruitfull births as dews can be that drops from mornings womb This word God sware and will not break thou art the sacred one A Priest like to Melchisedech whose lineage was not known The Lord that is at thy right hand for thy support and stay Shall strike through Kings that dare withstand in his most wrathfull day Among the Heathen he shall judge and all the places fill With limbs of men that bare thee grudge whom thou shalt slay and kill And as the war with fury spreads to multiply the slain He shall proceed and wound the heads o're many Lands that reign Then shall he drink that bitter cup the torrent in the way Therefore shall he the head lift up at 's Resurrection day The God of Israel therefore be praised altogether From first to last for evermore Amen Amen for ever HYMN 512. Priesthood and power of Christ. 3. METRE THE Lord unto my Lord thus said here at my right hand sit Until thine Enemies be made a foot-stool for thy feet verse 2 The Lord shall out of Sion bring the Scepter of thy power Rule thou amidst thy foes O King in that successfull hour verse 3 The people at first call shall come submitting to thy Grace As drops of dew from mornings womb in beauties holy place verse 4 He sware that never Oath will break thou art ordain'd O Christ By order of Melchisedeck an everlasting Priest. verse 5 In th' day of his fierce anger then the Lord at thy right-hand Shall strike through Kings and wound chief men in many a Heathen Land. verse 6 Filling the places where he struck with bodies of the dead verse 7 And in the way drink of the brook and so lift up the head HYMN 513. Great works of God celebrated 1. METRE Psalm 111. PRaise ye the Lord whom I record and praise with all my might In meetings where the just appear and in the Churches sight verse 2 The works of God must all applaud so great they still have been Sought out of all in general that take delight therein verse 3 His works renown'd with honour crown'd a glorious work therefore His righteousness renown'd no less indures for evermore verse 4 His wonders he hath made to be retain'd in thankfull mind The Lord is known a gracious one compassionate and kind verse 5 He giveth meat for them to eat that fear his holy Name He will record his faithfull word still to perform the same verse 6 He shew'd his might in Israel's sight and did his power ingage That he might so on them bestow the Heathens Heritage verse 7 The works he doth are full of truth his Laws are just and sure verse 8 They all stand fast and ever last accomplish'd true and pure verse 9 Redemption is sent down to his by him who did proclaim His Covenant sure so very pure and reverend is his Name Psalm 106.48 verse 10 God's fear and dread is fountain-head of Wisedom in our ways They want no skill that do his will perpetual is his praise Let all proclaim the blessed Name of Israel's God therefore From first to last till time be past Amen for evermore HYMN 514. Great works of God for his Church 2. METRE All People c. Psalm 111. PRaise ye the Lord I for my part Will praise the Lord with all my heart In the Assembly of th' upright And in the Congregations sight God's works are great and as 't is meet Sought out of all that find them sweet His work is glorious and renown'd His righteousness for ever crown'd His works of wonder he hath wrought To be for ever in our thought The Lord 's a
not lack Tremble O Earth and quake for fear When God in presence doth appear The mighty God Of Jacob's Race Who made the Rock a standing pool And fiery Flint a Fountain cool For Israel in the Desart place HYMN 522. Idols derided Psalm 115.1 2. LORD not to us Lord not to us do thou the Glory take Yea for thy truth we praise thee thus and for thy mercies sake Why then O Lord endurest thou the Heathen thus to say Where is your God O Israel now where is he now say they 3 4. But our God be it known to you he is in Heaven on high And what it pleaseth him to do he doth continually The Idol Gods of Heathen Lands are Silver Brass and Gold They are the work of work-mens hands and such as men did mold 5 6. They have indeed both mouths and eyes such take them as they be But blind and speechless Deities and neither speak nor see Ears have they for the greater grace yet hear not what we tell And they have Noses on their Face but want the sense to smell 7 8. On either side they have a hand and yet they handle not And they have feet whereon they stand but never stir a jot Their hollow throats no breath goes through their makers like them are The truster's like the trusted to the work-man like the ware HYMN 523. Liberty of the Gospel 1. METRE Have mercy c. Psalm 117. PRaise God ye Nations all let all the praise be his For great to us and marvellous his loving kindness is The Gospel-truth of God endures for evermore In time to call the Nations all praise ye the Lord therefore HYMN 524. Liberty and latitude of the Gospel 2. METRE To the New Tune PRaise God all Nations and all Lands Great mercy have we at his hands His praise record His truth is sure still to endure Praise ye the Lord. HYMN 525. Liberty and latitude of the Gospel 3. METRE The mighty God c. Psalm 117. YE Nations all O praise the Lord above O praise him all ye people here below For great towards us is his tender love and greatly ratifi'd let all men know The Gospel truth of God endures for ever Praise ye the Lord and praise him altogether HYMN 526. Life of Religion Psalm 119. 1. PART O Blessed are the innocent and perfect in the way Who from the Lord's Commandement do Never go astray 2. Blessed are they that care to keep his Testaments entire And such as for the Lord do seek with all their hearts desire 3 4. They practice no iniquity but in God's ways they go And we must serve thee diligently for thou hast charg'd us so 5 6. O that my ways were made direct and to thy Statutes fram'd Which when I generally respect I shall not be asham'd With upright heart I 'll give thee praise and keep thy Laws aright When I have learn'd thy righteous ways O do not leave me quite 2. METRE Psalm 119.1 All People c. BLessed O blessed are the pure that never from God's Laws depart That keep his Testimonies sure and seek him with a perfect heart They also do no wickedness but keep his Laws and never swerve So strict a precept thou dost press that we with care thy Laws observe O that my ways were made direct and to thy Statutes rightly fram'd Which when I wholly do respect doubtless I shall not be asham'd With upright heart I 'll give thee praise when I have learn'd thy judgments right And I will surely keep thy ways O do not Lord forsake me quite The Corruption of youth bridled 2. PART Psalm 119. v. 9 to 16. HOW may a young man cleanse his way and curb the lusts of youth If that he mark what thou dost say and keep the word of truth Lord I have sought thee all my days with heart unfeign'd and free Let me not wander from thy ways through ignorance in me I hid thy word within my heart that I might not transgress A blessed one O Lord thou art thy laws to me express The righteous Judgments of thy mouth My lips have spoke with pleasure Rejoycing more to keep thy truth than get the greatest treasure And I will study of thy Name and thereof frame my talk As at a mark so will I aim thy ways how I may walk And my delight upon thy Laws shall be so surely set That I will not for any cause thy holy word forget The Devotion of pious Pilgrims Psalm 119. from v. 17 to 24. 3. PART DEAL largely with thy Servant Lord That I may live and keep thy word Open mine eyes that I may see What wonders in thy Laws there be I am a stranger here below Hide not the Laws which I should know My soul doth break with longing sore After thy Statutes evermore Thou hast rebuk'd the proud that durst Err from thy Laws and are accurst Remove from me reproach and shame For I have walkt as free from blame Princes that sat condemnâ—d my cause Yet did thy Servant mind thy Laws Thy Testaments are my delight And Counsellors to set me right The dull and drooping Saints quickened Psalm 119. from v. 25 to 32. 4. PART MY Spirit cleaveth to the dust Lord quicken me as thou art just I have declar'd my ways to thee And thou hast hearkened unto me Teach me thy Statutes I thee pray And let me know thy Precepts way So my discourse shall wholly tend Thy works and wonders to commend My heart doth melt for very grief Lord for thy Word-sake send relief The way of lies from me withdraw And grant me gratiously thy Law. Lord I have chosen prudently The way of truth and verity I laid thy judgments in my sight That I might always do aright Thy Testaments I stuck unto Lord shame me not for what I do I 'll run the way thou giv'st in charge When as thou shalt my heart enlarge 5. PART 1. METRE The faithfulness of Saints to the end Psalm 119. v. 33 to 40. LORD teach me in thy Statutes way and I shall keep it to the end O give me knowledge that I may with all my heart thy Law attend Yea I shall keep and keep them sure make me therefore to go aright In paths of thy Commandments pure for therein onely I delight Incline my heart unto thy Law and not to avarice I pray From vain delights mine eyes withdraw and quicken me in thy good way Thy promise to thy Servant prove who is devoted to thy fear My fear'd reproach from me remove for Lord thy judgments are sincere Lord I have long'd with earnestness thy blessed Laws to know and do Vouchsafe then in thy righteousness to move and quicken me thereto 5. PART 2. METRE Life of Religion in practice Psalm 119. v. 33 34. TEach me O Lord the way whereto thy Statutes tend So shall I never stray but keep it to the end Give me to understand and then shall I endeavour To act by thy
righteous men affect The bowed down he doth erect Opening likewise the blind mans eyes and strangers doth the Lord protect The Lord relieves the fatherless and helps the Widow in distress But in his Wrath the sinners path the Lord doth utterly suppress The Lord shall reign continually thy God O Sion rules on high And so he shall to ages all his Name do ye still magnifie HYMN 579. 7. METRE Argument Creation-works demands our praise And all the Churches all our days Three Children c. Psalm 136. verse 1 GIVE thanks to God ye Saints of his for good he is For his mercies sure for ever do endure verse 2 Unto the God of Gods give praise his honour raise For his mercies c. verse 3 Give thanks to God the Sovereign Lord with one accord For his mercies c. verse 4 To him that doth such wondrous deeds whose fame exceeds For his mercies c. verse 5 To him whose wisedom skilfully made Heaven on high For his mercies c. verse 6 To him that set the solid Ground the Seas to bound For his mercies c. HYMN 580. 8. METRE Argument Creation works and wonders wrought of old Require thanksgiving great and manifold Psalm 136. verse 7 Praise him that made by power Divine great lights to shine For his mercies c. verse 8 The Sun that hath the brightest ray to rule the Day For his mercies c. verse 9 The moon and stars of lesser light to rule the night For his mercies c. verse 10 That smote all Egypt's first increase of man and beast For his mercies c. verse 11 And brought out Israel from among the barbarous throng For his mercies c. verse 12 With his strong Arm and stretcht-out hand of high command For his mercies c. HYMN 581. 9. METRE Argument God's greatness and his goodness past our search Are celebrated by his faithfull Church Psalm 136. verse 1 O Render thanks to our great God for he is good For his mercies c. verse 2 The God of gods give thanks unto as ye should do For his mercies c. verse 3 Unto the Lord of lords confess with thankfulness For his mercies c. verse 13 To him that parted the Red Sea for Israel's way For his mercies c. verse 14 And Israel through the midst of it he did transmit For his mercies c. verse 15 But overthrew Pharaoh and his host on that Sea Coast. For his mercies c. verse 16 That led his people past the bounds of desart Grounds For his mercies c. HYMN 582. 10. METRE Argument God's wondrous works of judgments wrought of old Require thanksgiving great and manifold Psalm 136. verse 17 PRaise him that wrought such wondrous things Who smote great Kings For his mercies c. verse 18 And famous Kings and not a few he overthrew For his mercies c. verse 19 King Sion that strong Amorite his power did smite For his mercies c. verse 20 And Og the King of Bashan too he overthrew For his mercies c. verse 21 And gave their Land an heritage to th' after age For his mercies c. verse 23 Who thought on us in low estate and desolate For his mercies c. verse 24 And hath redeemed us from those that were our foes For his mercies c. verse 25 Who giveth food for to refresh all mortal flesh For his mercies c. verse 26 All thanks and praise be therefore given to th' God of Heaven For his mercies c. HYMN 583. Variety of mercies magnified Psalm 147. 1. METRE PRaise ye the Lord sing to the Lord for very good it is Pleasant and comely to record and praise that Name of his The Lord builds up Jerusalem his repossessed throne And Israel's outcasts all of them he gathereth into one 3 4 5. The wounds of every broken heart he heals with gentle hand He numbers all the Stars apart and names them as they stand Great is our Lord of Israel and of great power and might His understanding doth excell for it is infinite 6. The Lord lifts up the meek on high But doth the proud confound And casts the wicked scornfully down to the very ground 1. METRE 2. PART Ver. 7 8. SING to the Lord with thanksgiving sing praise with one accord Upon the solemn Harp O sing unto our God the Lord. Who makes thick Clouds o'respread the Skie to feed the Earth with rain And Grass to grow on Mountains high as on the fertile plain 9 10. He giveth to the beast his food with plentifull supply And feeds the Ravens callow brood when hunger makes them cry God takes no joy in any horse nor in a Champions limb Nor can their courage strength or force delight or pleasure him 11. But lo the Lord doth take delight in them that fear his Name And in his mercies infinite their confidence proclaim HYMN 584. Variety of mercies magnified 1. METRE 3. PART Psalm 147.12 13 14. O Praise the Lord Jerusalem thy God O Sion praise For lo thy gates and bars of them he very strongly staies Thy Children in thee he hath blest thy peace he makes full great And fills thee with the very best and finest of the Wheat 15 16. He sends out his commandement on all the Earth so vast No sooner can his word be sent but runs exceeding fast He giveth snow like gentle wool and scatters all abroad His hoary frost most plentifull like ashes that are strow'd 4. PART 1. METRE 17 18. THE Lord casts out his Icy hail like morsels to behold And who can stand and shall not quail to feel his pinching cold He sendeth out his word and lo it melteth them again He causeth then his winds to blow and waters flow amain 19 20. God shews his word to Jacob's house that they may know it well His Laws and judgments righteous he shews to Israel He hath not dealt so large a lot to any Land beside As for his Laws they know them not the Lord be magnifi'd HYMN 585. Variety of Providences praised 2. METRE Give laud c. Psalm 147.1 GIVE laud unto the Lord it is a pleasant thing His praises to record and his sweet songs to sing who on a rock His Church erects and recollects his scatter'd flock He heals the heart contrite and binds up all their wounds He tells the Stars of light whose number so abounds and he can call Each shining flame of them by name he knows them all Great is this God of ours yea most exceeding great His power above all powers and hath the sovereign seat and as his might So likewise his pure wisedom is most infinite The Lord lifts up the meek the wicked throws to ground Praise him with songs most sweet and harps harmonious sound the Heav'ns he fills With Clouds for showers makes Grass and flowers to grow on hills The beasts and ravens young he feedeth when they call In horse or Champion strong he joyeth
not at all but God above Delights in them that fear his Name and trust in 's love HYMN 586. Variety of Providences praised 2. PART 2. METRE Psal. 147.12 O Salem praise the Lord praise him O Sion-hill Who hath thy Gates well barr'd and doth thy Cities fill thy peace full great He makes to be and filleth thee with flower of wheat Through th' Earth his mandats go his word most swiftly flies Like wool he giveth snow his frost as ashes lies his Ice is roll'd As morsels and O who can stand before his cold He speaks and straight it thaws he breaths and water flows To Israel his Laws and to none else he shows as for his word No heathen land doth understand praise ye the Lord. HYMN 587. 3. METRE Argument Praise suits with Saints for God his Grace imparts To Israel's outcasts and to broken hearts He tells the Stars his power and skill abounds He cheers the meek and lewd men he confounds Psalm 147. verse 1 PRaise ye the Lord for it is good his praises to forth-tell And to sing praises to our God for it becomes us well verse 2 The Lord builds up Jerusalem's Walls to bring his people thither And Israel's outcasts he recalls and gathers them together verse 3 He heals the broken in their heart where sense of sin abounds And taking pity of their smart binds up their bleeding wounds verse 4 He tells the number of the Stars and calls them all by Name Superiour of Superiours must we our God proclaim verse 5 So very great is God indeed So great in power and might His understanding doth exceed for it is infinite verse 6 The Lord doth save poor humble souls whom sharp afflictions wound But all the wicked he controlls and casts them to the Ground HYMN 588. 3. METRE Argument He praiseth God who gives to all their food But he takes pleasure onely in the good 2. PART verse 7 SING to the Lord with thankfulness and spread his praise abroad With solemn harp his praise express and sing unto our God. Who covers Heaven with Clouds of Rain t' inrich the Earth below And on the hills as on the plain he makes the Grass to grow verse 9 Both beasts and birds he kindly feeds young Ravens cry to him verse 10 He takes no joy in strength of steeds nor in a strong mans limb verse 11 But lo the Lord's delight and joy is ever in the just In them that fear him faithfully and in his mercy trust HYMN 589. 3. METRE Argument He praiseth God that sendeth peace And plenty in the fields increase 3. PART Psalm 147. verse 12 O Praise and magnifie the Lord O Salem praise him still The praises of thy God record O Sion's sacred hill verse 13 For he hath strengthened the bars which to thy Gates pertain And blesseth the inhabiters within thee that remain verse 14 He makes abundant peace to be within thy borders spread And plenteously he filleth thee with finest of the bread verse 15 He sendeth out on Earth below his word which runneth swift Like locks of wool he sends the snow that also is his gift HYMN 590. 3. METRE Argument God sends the Seasons from above In token of his tender love But the chief Glory's Israel's In freedom of God's Oracles 4. PART verse 16 THE hoary frost he spreads about as ashes on each side His Ice as morsels he casts out his cold who can abide He sendeth out his word in course and melts the Ice and snow He makes his wind to blow with force and then the waters flow He shews his word to Jacob's Land and shews it for this cause That Israel may understand his judgments and his laws The tokens of such tender love no heathens can record His judgments they know nothing of wherefore praise ye the Lord. HYMN 591. Vniversal thanksgiving or Benedicite c. 1. METRE Psalm 148. PRaise ye the Lord praise ye the Lord from Heavens lofty frame Him from on high O magnifie all Angels praise his Name O all his hosts his praise record O praise him moon and sun Ye stars of light that shine so bright the like of you be done Ye Heav'ns of Heav'ns that are so high praise him with one consent And water ye on high that be above the firmament O let them praise and magnifie the Lord's Almighty Name For lo they were created there when his commandment came He likewise did contrive it so to stablish them for ever So firm Decree ordained he that pass it they shall never Praise ye the Lord from Earth below ye Dragons and each deep Fire Vapour Snow Hall-storms that blow his word that firmly keep All Mountains high and fruitfull trees All hills and Cedars tall Ye Fowl with wings and creeping things ye Beasts and Cattel all Kings Princes People all degrees ye Judges praise his Name Young men and Maids Children and Babes and old men do the same The Lord 's great Name still praised be for that alone excells And far more high than Earth or Sky his glittering Glory dwells The praise of all his Saints is he and he the horn doth raise Of Israel's Sons his dearest ones O give the Lord his praise HYMN 592. Vniversal thanksgiving or Benedicite c. 2. METRE To the proper Tune Psalm 148. GIVE Laud unto the Lord from the Celestial Coasts All ye his praise record his Angels and his hosts him glorifie Sun Moon and Stars ye higher Spheres and cloudy Skie O let them praise his Name since made by his command Who stablish'd all the frame perpetually to stand He also made A firm decree which needs must be by them obey'd Praise God from Earth below ye Dragons and ye deeps Fire hail clouds wind and snow whom in command he keeps hills low and high Trees all that grow Beasts swift or slow fowl all that fly Kings and the vulgar throng Princes and Judges all Ye men and maidens young old men and Children small praise ye his Name Whose Name alone as th' onely one excells in fame Whose Glory bright doth blaze above the Earth and Sky Of all his Saints the praise he sets their horn on high Even their 's that spring Of Israels race much in his grace his praises sing HYMN 593. Works of grace to the Church Psalm 149.1 PRaise ye the Lord sing to the Lord a new-composed Song His memorable praise record where all his Saints do throng verse 2 Let joyfull Israel shout and sing in their Creatour's Name Let Sion's Children in their King triumphant joys proclaim verse 3 In dances let them praise his Name the Harp before him bring And joyn the Timbrel to the same with these his praises sing verse 4 For lo the Lord exceedingly in Israel doth delight The humble he will beautifie with robes of saving might verse 5 In glory let the Saints be joy'd sing loud upon their bed And their Religious mouths imploy'd verse 6 the Lord 's high praise to spread And with a