21 19 20. 21. SUbmit your selves one to another in the fear of God 19. Speaking unto your selves in Psalms and Hymns and spiritual songs ii singing melody to the Lord. ii 20. With your hearts giving thanks alwaies for all things ii unto God the Father Almighty in the name of our Lord Jesu Christ ii Singing ii Mr. Shepherd ANTHEM CLXIII Sitting by the streams that glyde Psal 137. 1. SItting by the streams that glyde Down by Babel's Towring wall With our tears we fill'd the Tyde Whilst our mindfull thoughts recall Thee OSION and thy Fall 2. Our neglected Harps unstrung Not acquainted with the hand Of the skilfull Tuner hung On the Willow Trees that stand Planted in the Neighbour Land 3. Yet the spightfull Foe command's Songs of Mirth and bids us lay To cumb Harps our captive hands And to scoffe our Sorrows say Sing us some sweet Hebrew Lay. 4. But say we our holy Strain Is too pure for Heathen Land Nor may we our Hymns prophane Or tune either Voice or Hand To delight a Savage Band. 5. Holy Salem if thy Love Fall from my forgetfull heart May the skill by which I move Strings of Musick tun'd by Art From my wither'd Hand depart 6. May my speechless tongue give sound To no Accent but remain To my prison Roof fast bound If my sad Soul entertain Mirth till Thou rejoice again 7. In that day remember Lord Edom's brood thus in our Groans They triumph'd with Fire and Sword Burn their City hew their bones And make all one heap of stones 8. Cruell Babel thou shalt feel The Revenger of our Groans When the happy Victor's steel As thine ours shall hew thy bones And make Thee one heap of stones 9. Men shall blesse the hand that tear's From the Mother's soft Imbraces Sucking Infants and besmears With their brains the rugged faces Of the Rocks and stony places Henry Lawes ANTHEM CLXIV For the time of Lent BY The R t Reverend Father in God HENRY Lord Bishop of Chichester HEarken O God unto a wretches cries Who low dejected at thy footstool lies Let not the clamour of my heinous sin Drown my requests which strive to enter in At those bright gates which always open stand To such as beg remission at thy hand Too well I know if thou in rigour deal I can nor pardon ask nor yet appeal To my hoarse voice heaven will no audience grant But deaf as Brass and hard as Adamant Beat back my words therefore I bring to thee A gracious Advocate to plead for me What though my leprous soul no Jordan can Recure nor floods of lav'd Ocean Make clean yet from my Saviors bleeding side Two large medicinable rivers glide Lord wash me where those streams of life abound And new Bethesdaes flow from ev'ry wound If I this pretious Laver may obtain I shall not then despair for any stain I need no Gileads balm nor oyl nor shall I for the purifying Hyssop call My spots will vanish in his purple flood And crimson there turn white though wash't with blood See Lord with broken heart bended knee How I address my humble suit to thee O give that suit admittance to thy ears which floats to thee not in my words but tears And let my sinfull soul this mercy crave Before I fall into the silent Grave Composed to Musick by Dr. John Wilson Gent of His Majesties Chappel ANTHEM CLXV A Christmass Anthem or Caroll By T. P. AWake my soul and come away Put on thy best array Lest if thou longer stay Thou lose some minutes of so blest a day Goe run and bid Good-morrow to the Sun Welcome his safe return to Capricorn And that great Morn Wherein a God was Born Whose story none can tell But he whose every words a Miracle To day Almightiness grew weak The world it self was mute And could not speak That Jacob's Star which made the Sun To dazle if he durst look on Now mantled ore in Bethl'hem's night Borrow'd a Star to shew him light He that begirt each Zone To whom both Poles are one Who grasp'd the Zodiak in 's hand And made it move or stand Is now by Nature Man By Stature but a Span Eternity is now grown short A King is born without a Court The Water thirsts the Fountains drie And Life being born made apt to die Chorus Then let our praises emulate and vie with his humilitie Since he 's exil'd from Skyes That we might Rise From low estate of men Let 's sing him up agen Let each man wind up's heart to bear a part In that Angelick Choir And shew his Glory high as he was low Let 's sing t'wards men good will and charity Peace upon earth Glory to God on high Halleluiah Halleluiah Composed by Mr. William Childe ANTHEM CLXVI A Dialogue for Christmass-Day Composed by Mr. Tho. Ford. 1st Shep. LOok Shepherds look Why where 2 d Shep. See you not yonder there Lord what a glorious light Streams through the ayre 1st Shep. Never was Sun so bright Nor morn so fair 2 d Shep. Methinks it doth appear Like Glory coming near 1st Shep. List'n Shepherds listen round 2 d Shep. Heark hear you not a sound Lord what an heavenly noise Beats through the ayre Ne're was there sweeter voice Nor note so clear Chorus Heav'nly Musick Glorious Light Yet more fearful than the nighr Angel Fear not Shepherds for behold Better tydings nere was told News I bring you this same tyde This blessed Morn T'you and all mankind beside A Saviour is born Post to Bethl'hem post about Post and find the Infant out With these Signs you shall begin In a Stable in the Inne You shall find his Mother-Mayd Poorly friended And the Babe in Manger layd Worse attended When you find him loudly cry Glory be to God on high Chorus Glory be to God above Peace on earth amongst men love Death and hell are now beguil'd God and man are reconcil'd R. G. ANTHEM CLXVII For Good Fryday By Dr. William Stroud SEE sinfull soul the Saviours sufferings see his Blessed hands feet fix't fast to tree Observe what Rivilets of blood stream forth his painful pierced side each drop more worth Than tongue of men and Angels can express hast to him cursed Caitiffe and confess All thy misdeeds and sighing say ' T wa's I that caus'd thee thus my Lord my Christ to dye O let thy Death secure my soul from fears and I will wash thy wounds with brinish tears Grant me sweet Jesu from thy pretious store one cleansing drop with grace to sin no more Composed by Mr. Richard Gibbs Oyganist of Christ-Church in Norwich THE END
The Divine SERVICES AND ANTHEMS Usually Sung In the CATHEDRALS AND COLLEGIATE CHOIRES IN The Church of England Collected by J. C. Col. 3. 16. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdome teaching and admonishing one another in Psalms and Hymnes and spiritual Songs singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. LONDON Printed by W. G. and are to be sold by Henry Brome at the Gun in Ivie-lane 1663. BUT I have one thing to clear which perhaps will be objected the often Repetitions which are marked with ii which cannot be avoided since the parts cannot but be Ecchoing their sense and gracing the Musick to make an harmony in both for which he that understands any thing thereof will be my Advocate so that this small Collection may inform the Ignorant reform the Obstinate conform the Moderate and confirm all to Communicate in the Church of God That all Christians may so doe is the hearty desire and daily prayer of the meanest of the Sons of the Church J. C. See here the sacred Harp with well-tun'd string Skilfully toucht by a most pious King Of whose great Actions after Gods own heart This is recorded too He play'd his Part. To the Reverend WALTER JONES Doctor in Divinity AND Sub-Dean of his Majesties Chappel-Royal c. SIR VNder your able Patronage I have presumed to shelter this my weak endeavor which if for no other reason than the wel-meaning devotion therof I was sure would not be unacceptable or troublesome to you Be pleased therefore to intermit awhile those Seraphical Raptures in the excellency whereof and your thereto tuned Piety you are so famously happy And vouchsafe an eare to the mean addresse of these Rudiments as it were of Church Musick which like other perfections hath suffer'd meerly through the peoples ignorance To you therefore more especially doe I dedicate this Essay whose alone compeâ—ent Skill and judgement in the highest mysteries of this Divine Science if it shall please you to descend and deign a favourable approbation thereunto cannot but coÌ„mand reception from others since my knowledge at Oxford improved further at London of your Eminency this way cannot so far disoblige the world as not to believe you have the supreme Mastery in religious Musick by which as you charm the Soul and all its affections no doubt you can prevail upon and perswade publick acceptance I submit this piece in this howsoever rude manner to your judgement having attempted I hope something of tendency to the Churches peace and harmony whereof though I am a small and an unworthy Member yet a Mite even from such is justly exspected For higher works God hath fitted and prepared your most Artfull Hand and hath placed you in an Orb from whence your Melody as of the Spheres of holiness and constant goodness in and for the Church is universally heard with joy and delight In which happiness God Almighty long continue you here and late translate you to the Angelical Choire so prayes Reverend Sir Your most devoted and obedient Servant JAMES CLIFFORD To the READER IT was the glory and hitherto happiness of Rhetorick alone of all other Sciences to fit and adapt it self to every capacity and understanding and therefore it hath been said to have something more of Divinity in it than the rest and we have a Proverb of remark The plainer the better Considering this and of how near a relation Musick is to Rhetorick yea more ravishingly vocall and moving the spirit beyond the others most violent efforts and how the Church of God in which Musick hath been constantly used throughout all the various forms thereof both Jewish and Christian whatever the sceptick Separatist or any novel Schismatick shall in vain and falslly gainsay though I will not make it my task or lose so much labour as to goe about to refute them hath suffered through the unintelligency and ignorance thereof I thought it a duty worthy the zeal of a Christian to remove this prejudice under and by which the Church hath so long without a proportionable remedy been grieved and afflicted For it is to be presumed that the most morose and quarrelsome disapprovers of this Musick in our solemn Assemblies object neither against the harmony it self for there is no peevish nor discontented spirit whatsoever which it will not appease and allay and that it doth naturally nor for the matter for that is alwaies Scripture or deduced and taken thence which they will by no means reject if they knew it to be such It remains therefore that it is want of information and direction for while the Choire sings it seems to them they say a kind of service in an unknown Tongue not one in a hundred able to bear a part or understand what is sung I have therefore in hopes to reâ—ress this evil of ignorance and to â—ring all to the knowledge of this Musical piety whose comforts and â—elights when they have once throâ—owly tasted I doe not doubt but my â—abour will be thank-worthy printed â—ll the Anthems usually sung in any of our Cathedrals verbatim with the ingeminations and doubles thereof and the pauses and rests of the same that the people may follow the Choire in their Devotions without any loss or mistake and be encouraged to learn to assist and consort in the same melody To which I shall use this only motive that since it will be all and our sole employment in Heaven it will be wretchless and unexcusable neglect not to mind it here on earth I might say something to commend these Heavenly Anthems but they are above humane praise and direct us to the chiefest of all praises Gods glory and his Words and Works magnifie themselves and their blessed Author from whom they first camâ— though written by men inspired anâ— to whom they must return So Reader I will not further stay thee from the contemplation thereof but refeâ— thee to the heavenly satisfaction thoâ— shalt find therein Vale. â—rief DIRECTIONS for the understanding of that part of the Divince Service performed with the Organ in S. Pauls Cathedrall on Sundayes and Holy-dayes The first Service in the Morning AFter the Psalms a Voluntary upon the Organ alone After the first Lesson is sung the â—e Deum i. We praise thee O God After the second Lesson the Beneâ—ictus i. Blessed be the Lord God of Israel or the Jubilate i. O be joyâ—ull in the Lord all ye lands After the third Collect i. O Lord â—ur heavenly Father c. is sung the â—irst Anthem After that the Litany i. O God the Father of heaven have mercy c. After the Blessing i. The grace of â—ur Lord Jesus Christ c. a Voluntary â—lone upon the Organ The second or Communion Service AFter every Commandement thâ— Prayer i. Lord have merâ— upon us and c. After the Epistle this heavenly â—jaculation Glory be to thee O Lorâ— After the holy Gospel the Niceâ— Creed i. I believe in one God c.
betray our King ii But rather joy with host of heaven ii Which at his birth did sing ii The sweetest song that ever was ii Peace glory and good will To earth to God to man such Songs good Lord continue still ii Amen Adrian Batten ANTHEM CXXV Bow down thine eare O Lord c. A Prayer collected out of the Psalms BOW down thine eare O Lord ii and hear me make hast ii to deliver me ii Hearken unto my voice O Lord and have mercy upon me and hide not thy face from me ii for thou hast been my succour ii Leave me not neither forsake me O God ii of my salvation O be thou my strong Rock and defence that thou mayest save me for my hope hath been in thee O Lord I have said Thou art my God ii Let me not be confounded O Lord ii For I have called upon thee ii Into thy hands I commend my Spirit ii for thou hast Redeemed me O Lord thou God of truth ii Adrian Batten ANTHEM CXXVI O God of Gods O King of Kings For the Kings Inauguration O God of Gods O King oâ— Kings Eternal Father oâ— all things In heaven and eartâ— and every where ii By whom all Kings their Scepters bear God of our Soveraign Charles King of peace Heavens darling Englands happiness For him we praise thee in this song iâ— And pray that we may praisâ— thee long ii And we beseecâ— thee mighty Lord To us sucâ— favour to afford ii That thiâ— triumphant Festival This holy day Imperial ii To his Inaugring consecrated May be so â—ten celebrated ii That fiâ—lly it be not done Till the â—eat coming of thy Son ii â—nd that his health his joys and â—eace May as his reign and â—ears encrease ii To the â—lmighty Trinity Three perâ—ons in one Diety ii All â—lorious in heaven ii All â—raise all thanks all Laud be â—iven ii With Organs Trumâ—ets with Flutes VVith Corâ—ets Viols with Lutes VVith Harpes with Symbals and with Shawms With sacred Anthems Hymns and Psalms VVith notes of Angels and of men Sing Alleluia Amen Amen ii Mr. Bennett ANTHEM CXXVII O God of Gods O King of Kingâ— Another of the same O God of Gods O King oâ— Kings Eternal Father oâ— all things In heaven above anâ— every where By whom aâ— Kings their Scepters bear â— Great God of Charles our bleâ—sed King ii Who peace anâ— joy ii to us did bring ii VVhom thou a chief and Royaâ— guide ii Didst for our guidâ— less troups provide ii Now we beseech thee mighty Lord To us such heavenly grace afford That this united Monarchy This Empire of great Brittanie ii To thy high pleasure consecrate May so long â—esse his Royall state That fiâ—lly it be not done Till the â—eat coming of thy Son ii â—d that his health his joys â—d peace ii May as his â—gn and years encrease ii â— the Almighty Trinity â—ree Persons in one Diety â—ost bright and glorious in â—ven ii above All praise â— thanks all laud be given ii â—ith Organs Trumpets and â—h Flutes ii With Cornets â—rons and with Lutes ii â—ith Harpes with Symbals and â—h Shawmes ii With sacred â—thems Hymnes and Psalms â— With note of Angels and â— men ii Sing Alleluia â—en Amen ii Mr. Hooper ANTHEM CXXVIII Hearken ye nations O come For Gunpowder Treason-day HEarken ye Nations come see and hear â— ye that serve the Lord in trâ— and fear and we will shâ— what wonders his high haâ— Hath done unto our Souls aâ— to this Land Our King anoâ—ted with his blessed seed iâ— Our sacred Prophets that â— souls doe feed ii â— honourable Senates Peoâ— Peers Men Women â— fants of all sorts of years Tâ— day our God from Foes bloâ— thirsty ire hath sav'd as braâ— new taken from the Fire â— This is the day himself made ii â— Rejoice and sing ii his â—raises with a chearfull voice ii â—onsider this ye true of heart â—nd wise it is Gods work and â—onderous in our eyes ii he â—ends his terrours to affright â—i not kill as signs more of â—is pow're ii than of his will ii O may our Moses â—rust in him his Tower ii and â—ll our Aarons magnifie his â—ower ii He is our shield ii â—ay no unhallowed arme ii Touch his anointed ii nor â—is Prophets harm ii Record we this to all posterity that â—hey may praise him to Eterâ—ity And joyn in holy fear ii with one accord ii to keep â—his day ii holy to the Lord ii Mr. Hooper ANTHEM CXXIX Blessed be the Lord God of c. Psal 106. v. 46. 46. BLessed be the Lord Goâ— of Israel from everlasting ii and world withouâ— end ii and let all the peoplâ— say Amen ii Thomas Tomkin ANTHEM CXXX Hear my prayer O Lord c. Psal 39. v. 13 14 15. c. 13. HEar my prayer O Lord ii and with thine ears consider my calling hold not thy peace at my tears ii 14. For I am a stranger ii with thee and a sojourner as all my fathers were ii 15. O spare me a little while ii that I may recover my strength ii before I goe hence and be no more seen ii Lam. 5. 16. My strength hath fail'd ii and is gone Woe unto me ii woe ii that I have sinned ii Mr. Wilkinson ANTHEM CXXXI Blessed are all they that feare c. Psal 128. 1. BLessed are all they that feare the Lord and walk in his wayes ii 2. For thou shalt eat the labours of thy hands O well is thee and happy shalt thou be 3. Thy wife shall be as the fruitfull vine upon the walls of thine house 4. Thy children like the olive branches round about thy table ii 5. Loe thus shall the man be blessed that feareth the Lord. ii 6. The Lord from out of Sion shall so bless thee ii that thou shalt seeâ— Jerusalem in prosperity all thy life long 7. Yea that thou shalt see thy childrens children and peace upon Israel ii Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the holy Ghost As it was in the beginning is now and ever shall be world without end Amen Orlando Gibbons ANTHEM CXXXII O Lord let me know mine end Psal 39. v. 5 6 7 8. 5. O LORD let me know mine end and the number of my dayes that I may be certified ii how long ii I have to live ii 6. Behold thou hast made my dayes as it were a span long ii and mine age is even as nothing ii in respect of thee and verily every man living is altogether vanity ii 7. For man ii walketh in a vain shadow and disquieteth himself in vain ii he heapeth up riches and cannot tell ii who shall gather them ii 8. And now Lord ii what is my hope ii truly my hope ii is even in thee ii And now ii Thomas Tomkins ANTHEM CXXXIII What Child was he whose c. A Hymn VVHAT Child was he whose birth did Angels glad whose guide was