Faithfull be And keep the Laws transmitted here to Thee Their Throne like Thine shall stand and be as Great VII For I have Sion made my Rest The place which I of all the World love best My house for ever where I choose to dwell All Her Provisions I will bless And thence Her poor shall look for their increase And when they see it wonder how it fell VIII There shall her Priests my Praises sing And with Loud Shouts My Saints their Offrings bring The Horn of David there I 'll make to bud An Horn of Plenty full and green Where some New blossoms ever shall be seen Whose fruit's as generous as the root is good IX There for my King I 'll set a light My eye shall make it burn and keep it bright Obscurity shall on His Foes be cast Cover'd with shame they shall ly down But on His head I 'll put a glorious Crown And I who put it on will hold it fast Psalm CXXXIII Ecce quam bonum quam c. I. BLest day wherein I live to see The Tribes like Brethren all agree Like Brethren striving who shall my best Subjects be II. God has by them restor'd my Crown And they secur'd what was their Own For what on me they pour'd upon themselves fell down III. Th' Annointing Oyl they on me spent On them in Acts of Favour went As if for them as much as me the Oyl was meant IV. Like that which on the High-Priest shed At first it only wet His head But then o're beard and cloaths and all was quickly spred V. Or like those mists which from the Main The sun draws up to send again In dews first on the Hills and then the humble Plain VI. With such th' Almighty loves to dwell And Souls agreed His Praise can tell How on them blessings when on others vengeance fell Psalm CXXXIV Ecce nunc benedicite c. I. PRaise Him Ye Servants of th' Eternal King Who alwayes in His Temple stay Till your loud songs the cheerful Morning bring And having chas'd the Night away Call to attend your Sacrifice the rising day II. And as you praise Him let your thankfull hands Their part in all the Service bear They have their language which He understands Though none beside their voice do's hear For them reserves His eye and for your lips His Ear III. The Lord from Sion on Thy Borders reign Showers like that Heav'n which sends them free Return Thy Blessings on Thee back again Let them Thine own and greater be That Gods who Heav'n and Earth did make all for Thee Psalm CXXXV Laudate nomen Domini c. I. YE Servants of th' Immortal King His Masters of request below To whom when We our just Petitions bring Immediately to Heav'n they go And by your means who there attend I' th' flames which burn the Sacrifice ascend To His Great Name which He delights to raise Though far above your reach direct your Praise II. There 's none like Him so full of love On whom you can your praise bestow And if great Goodness can affection move Then praise His Name for that is so For Jacobs seed He gave His voice And plac'd His Treasure where He made His choice So great that none can contradict His will But when they most resist it most fulfill III. His Pleasure Heav'n and Earth obey And Laws which He first gave them keep He chains the Sea and bounding sands do's lay For mighty fetters on the Deep Causes thick vapours to ascend And in one cloud moist Hail and fire do's blend Out of His Treasures brings th' unruly wind And Captive Tempests with strong Cords do's bind IV. In Egypt when He did begin Thus He their First Born would not spare The Beasts were punisht for their Masters sin Under the Curse because they were His Wonders God before Him sent And thither afterwards in Person went Egypt Thou saw'st His hand i' th mid'st of Thee When Pharaoh who did bear it Would not see V. He mighty Kingdoms overthrew Scattred their Forces slew their Kings And Victory which abroad at Pleasure flew Made serve at home without her wings Sehon and Ogg before Him fell In whose Possessions Faithfull Israel dwell That Promised Land which He their Fathers gave Who from that gift their surest Title have VI. Eternal God like Thee Thy Name Endures to all Eternity And as Its Power is constantly the same So shall Its just Memorial be For Thou wilt for Thy People rise Subdue and Scatter all their Enemies That under yoaks they shall no more remain But to Thy House and City be restor'd again VII Dumb Idols shall not Thee withstand Nor thousand Gods fond men adore For all though fashion'd by the Workmans hand Remain the Clay they were before Dull Clay which neither sees nor hears Though Art has given them eyes and made them ears Most Easy Gods to whom when any cry They therefore grant because they can't deny VIII Without or Speech or breath or sense Though they of All the Organs have In vain is help to be expected thence Where 's not enough themselves to save Blind Deities but blinder they Who knowing it to their own Work will pray Ne're thinking that it cannot to them turn And that one fire will god and Incense burn IX But Thou O Israel Bless Thy Lord O House of Aaron bless His Name And you who serve at th' Altar by His Word With coales from thence encrease your Flame Let joy in every Face appear And bless the Lord whom you have made your Fear From Sion bless Him who reigns King above But at Jerusalem is The God of Love Psalm CXXXVI Consitemini Domino Quoniam c. I. OPraise The Lord for He is Good And let the World His love adore For though His Power may aw them more His Love guards those who are by that withstood His Mercies have been ever sure And to Eternity endure II. Praise Him who o're all gods do's reign The God of Gods of Kings the King To whom all Thrones this Homage bring What He first gave them to resign again His Mercies have been ever sure And to Eternity endure III. All that We see His hand has done Who makes His Mighty Power appear With wonder strikes us and with fear For His own sake He did it and alone His Mercies have been ever sure And to Eternity endure IV. He made the Heav'ns that glorious space Which has no bound and knows no end Whose greatness man can comprehend As little as that God who made the Place His Mercies have been ever sure And to Eternity endure V. The Flood at first hid all the Land Till He rais'd it above the Flood Where it unmov'd e're since has stood He stretcht it out by reaching out His hand His Mercies have been ever sure And to Eternity endure VI. The Lamps of Heav'n ow all their light To Him who caus'd them first to shine He on them
he bear Thy light If his own dazles Thyne will strike him blind III. Thou shalt destroy him and his lying tongue Shall to himself alone do all the wrong That blood of other men which he has shed Shall justly fall on his own head Whilst to Thy Temple I will come with praise And make Thy love the subject bee Whence I 'll take wing to mount to Thee And in my flight tow'rds Heav'n Thy glory raise IV. O bring me thither and make strait my way And let me see the snares my Enemies lay Be Thou my guide that I the path may know And lead me where I ought to go I dare not trust them though they seem to bless For even their flatteries poyson have Their tongue is death their throat the grave Wicked their hands their heart is wickedness V. Destroy them Lord but not by Thy right hand That signal justice from their own command By their own secret counsels let them fall And send those plagues for which they call In their transgressions let them be o'rethrown Burst with that pride with which they sweld For against Thee they have rebell'd And let the Curse they suffer be their own VI. But let all those who trust in Thee rejoyce And where their hearts are lift on high their voice Let them be fearless who adore Thy Name Preserv'd by their own heavenly flame For Thou all times the Righteous wilt defend Thy mighty Power shall be his shield Never o'recome hene're shall yield But certain Conquest shall his arms attend Psalm VI. Domine ne in furore tuo c. I. LOrd in Thy wrath rebuke me not Nor in thy fury chasten me For such weak things that furnace is too hot And by my clay no more endur'd can be Than my injustice and repeated wrongs by Thee II. Uphold me Lord for I am weak Whil'st Thou Thy hand dost on me lay My bones are shaken and my heart will break Heal me with Speed and take Thy hand away Or let me know how long and I 'll with patience stay III. Return and for Thy Mercy sake My Soul from this affliction save O now some pitty on thy servant take For Thou in death canst not Thy praises have But they and I shall be forgotten in the grave IV. I weary out the day with sighes And when that 's done the night with tears So vast a deep comes rolling from my eyes That down its tyde my bed it almost bears Yet though it wash my couch it cannot drown my fears V. My eyes are hollow and decayd And from their windows hardly see Quite buried in the graves my tears have made They only shew where they were wont to be So that what age to others grief has done to me VI. But hold why do I thus complain Like one whom God do's never hear For God has heard me and I 'll pray again Avoid Profane avoid least while yo' are near That wickedness which hardens yours should stop His ear VII The Lord has heard me and my tears Have found acceptance in His eyes My sighes already have blown o're my fears And scatter'd with their breath my Enemies So let them fly with shame all who against me rise Psalm VII Domine Deus meus noster c. I. ALmighty God to Thee for help I cry And on Thy Power alone rely Thou hast preserv'd me and once more Thy ancient favours I implore The same which Thou hast granted heretofore Thy hand has rais'd me when brought low In my distress Thou didst Thy mercy show May that strong hand which rais'd me then defend me now Lord from my Enemy deliver me And let my flight from him be but to Thee II. Shouldst Thou withdraw or not let me come near My Soul he would in pieces tear Just like a Lyon having found His helpless prey who looks around And only with his eyes gives the first wound But when he sees the guards are gone And shepheards scattred he falls boldly on And with his paws do's finish what his eyes begun Such would O Lord my certain ruine be Didst not Thou interpose to rescue me III. Yet Lord if I have done this wicked thing For which they charge me to the King Or if for some unworthy end I did but in my thoughts intend Wretch as I was a mischief to my friend Yea if I have not spar'd my foe Who without any cause of mine was so And when thy hand had given him to me let him go Then let my Enemy take my life away And spurn that honour I so low did lay IV. Lord in Thine anger to my cause arise Against my vengefull Enemies Awake and up in Judgement stand The same which Thou dost me command And take both Scales and Sword into Thy hand Then let the Congregation see That they themselves are blind who fancy Thee Filleted as they feign and make their Justice bee Return Thou therefore for their sakes on high That they may know ther 's in Thy hand an eye V. For Thou indeed art Judge and Lord begin With me when Thou hast purg'd my sin Remember my Integrity And after that Thy servant try Who to Thy Bar do's for just judgement fly That wickedness may have an end When thus to every cause Thou shalt attend And let Thy equall sentence upon all descend I 'm sure to be absolv'd at this debate For He that 's Judge shall be my Advocate VI. God shall the Righteous clear and but delay The Wickeds sentence for a day For every day with him He 's griev'd He is not pardon'd but repriev'd Not into favour but on proof receiv'd And if he turns not to the Lord Out from His mouth shall come the dreadful Word His bow 's already bent and He will whet His sword The instruments of death all furbisht are And for the blow th' Almighty arm 's made bare VII But unconcern'd he travayles with his sin And falshood to the birth do's bring Leaves not till having digg'd a pit He falls himself the first in it A just reward and for the maker fit On his own head his sin returns He feels the weight of his own heavy scorns And in a quenchless fire which he first kindled burns So righteous art Thou Lord so just Thy wayes Thy Name to heav'n do's reach so shall my Praise Psalm VIII Domine dominus noster c. I. SOle Monarch of the World Prince of all Powers Fountain of Beings glorious King Who can enough Thy praises sing Who art the Worlds great Lord as well as Ours Fondly by Verse we strive Thy Name to raise When it already is above our highest praise II. Thou and Thy Name alike are excellent And though we something see below The greatest part we cannot know Glorys which are above the Firmament Heav'ns of heav'ns a mean extent would be And low as hell were they in height compar'd to Thee III. Great as Thou art yet sometimes Thou dost love Some glory
Sacred Waies like Mighty Victors go III. Shew me those paths for Lord to Thee I pray Then lead me in them by the hand Else when they 're rough I shall discourag'd stand And to some easier passage hope to stray But loose my own and never find I fear Thy Way IV. Let not my sins to Thy Remembrance come Nor all those spots which stain'd my youth But wash them out and mindfull of Thy Truth Receive the Prodigal returning home And let Thy Mercy for Thy ancient Love make room V. In this Thou gloriest as Thy chiefest praise Repenting sinners to receive And when unable to come on they grieve The weak Thou lead'st the fallen up dost raise And anew shew'st and guid'st them in Thy pleasant Waies VI. Truth and Thy Mercy make them smooth and plain And though far off they rough appear They are with Roses strew'd when I come near Purge my great sin and lead me there again For that alone and not Thy Waies are full of pain VII Those who th' Almighty fear His Will shall know And to His sacred steps form theirs Blest in their lives and happy in their Heirs To whom the Lord will all His secrets show And what He shall command supply with strength to do VIII My God to Thee I look on Thee depend For Thou my feet caust only guide To shun those snares the wicked for me hide Thou know'st what I and what their plots intend And with one look can'st them and all my troubles end IX Behold their Numbers how they are increast And how like waves new pains succeed Forgive my sins whence all these tempests breed Let me be calm my Enemies opprest And the foul Sea and storm be only in their breast X. Prevent their malice and my Saviour be For Thou hast been and art my Trust Let Thy protection show that I am just Preserve me for I only wait on Thee But chiefly Israel save what e're becomes of me Psalm XXVI Judica me Domine quoniam c. I. Judge me O God for I to Thee appeal Who only knows my innocence Who dost the secrets of my heart reveal And all hypocrisie hast banish't thence Thou heretofore in need hast been my Trust And to Thy Word I 'm sure to find Thee just II. May I be found so Lord O try my waies And prove that heart which Thou dost see Thy mercies have been with me all my daies Still in my eyes as I am viewd by Thee That Truth which is Thy love Lord has been mine And from its paths I never would decline III. In Council with the vain I never sate Nor with dissemblers have I gone Their private conferences did alwaies hate And left the place when once the cause was known Have heart and hand alike kept innocent And from the Laver to Thy Altar went IV. There did I all Thy wondrous acts proclaim And undisturb'd recount my joyes And with my sacrifices holy flame That thence to Heaven went up I sent my voice Thy Temple Lord with us Thou know'st I love But much more that Thy presence makes above V. Number me not with fierce and cruel men Nor make me to possess their fears Our lives Thou know'st have very different been Let Our deaths too and mine not be like theirs I' th' right hand bribes a sword i' th' left do's shine And to Oppression muderous thoughts they joyn VI. But as for me though poor I 'm still upright My Justice do's unshaken stand Preserve me Lord and make my Innocence bright And left I slip uphold me with Thy hand So when my foot shall a sure standing gain Equal to Hills my song shall raise the Plain Psalm XXVII Dominus illuminatio mea c. I. WHen in the silence of the Night That darkness which should hide creates new fears When darkness quickens my dull sight And profound silence fills with noyse my ears Presenting there and to mine eye Horrors which in my fancy from'd do ly God through the darkness darts a ray And He who made the Light becomes Himself my day II. Since God's my trust whom need I fear He who first gave it will my life secure Will make my En'mies disappear When His clear light unable to endure By it struck blind they fall a prey Into those snares which they for me did lay For though to swallow me they came The ruin which has buried theirs shall raise my name III. Though mighty Kings against me rise And with their Armies compass me around Armies and Kings I would despise Themselves not me their numbers should confound On high I 'd look and Legions call From Heav'ns great Hosts triumphant Generall He to my rescue should come down And those who scap'd His hand should perish by their own IV. But neither 's this my chief desire Nor the too hasty glories of a Crown Not to be Great do I aspire Or from on high on others to look down But this is my unfeign'd request And to Thy pleasure Lord I leave the rest That in Thy Temple I may dwell And all Thy beauties there to after Ages tell V. There would I rest and be at ease Counting it both my hiding place and Rock There should I finde perpetual peace And stand unshaken by their rudest shock When windes and waves engag'd shall be And finde themselves that grave they threatned me Louder than them my voice I 'd raise And in dark clouds of Incense thunder out Thy praise VI. Lord to my prayers Thine ear incline Nor let them or my confidence be vain With favour on Thy Servant shine And to Thy Temple bring me back again No Eccho can more ready be To answer the quick call than I to Thee For when Thou sayst Seek ye my Face My Soul returns the word and says I 'l seek Thy Face VII O turn not then that Face away Nor let my sins between Us interpose Thou heretofore hast been my day When darkness did my Enemies enclose Now that my Friends for fear draw back Do not Thou too my God Thy Childe forsake Who Fatherless indeed should be Wert not Thou the Almighty Father One to me VIII Shew me Thy path and make it plain To me Lord plain but to my Enemies Rugged and broken full of pain And unto heights they dare not venture rise Direct them by some other way And make me not unto their teeth a prey On them their perjuries return And let their own breath make the fire they kindled burn IX Under these troubles my support Is only that I hope Thy Power to see My Confidence is my strong Fort Which I 'l maintain whil'st I can look to Thee Then bear up Soul and God attend Expect the succours which He 'll surely send Bear up but till this Storm is o're And wait Soul but a while and Thou shalt wait no more Psalm XXVIII Ad te Domine clamabo Deus c. I. TO Thee O Lord my Rock I cry O be not silent to
said O God and thus hast sworn How comes it then His Kingdome is all torn That Thou hast cast off and abhor'd Thy King As if he never had anointed been Made voi'd Thy Cov'nant and to th' Earth flung down Snatcht from His Royal Head the Sacred Crown Destroi'd his Pallace and his ramparts broke And on his neck and Sions lai'd the yoak No more that Sion which she was of old Who in her hands the reins of th' Earth did hold Queen of all Cities Glory of the World But in one ruine with her Captives hurl'd Dismantled sack'd with rubbish hid all o're And now their scorn whose fear she was before Our Sov'reign too Himself is forc'd to fly Despoil'd of all the Robes of Majesty Whil'st his strong Enemies by Thee made so Load him with fetters and in Triumphs go In vain He conquest from his Sword expects When God the threat'ned head from harm protects And when it should most execution do Turns it on him whose hand did make thee blow And back he yields and all his Glories cease And with Him fall Prosperity and Peace I' th' mid'st of 's dayes he do's untimely fall By an inglorious Death and Funeral Shall it be ever thus and will Thine eyes Those Mis'ries which they see us bear despise For ever shall Thy Wrath devour like fire And in it's flames Thy ancient Love expire Remember Lord the Number of our dayes How few they are to celebrate Thy Praise Nor let it be in vain Thou life did'st give But whil'st we have it let us truly Live For no man long his ransom'd head can save From death or the inexorable grave Where then are all Thy former Mercies Lord And Oaths whereby Thou did'st confirm Thy Word Behold our wrongs and that reproach we bear For making Thee Our Trust Thy Word Our care And what malignities Men on Thee throw Because Messiah's Coming is so slow But We believe and in His day rejoyce And whom We look for hasten with our voice Amen and Amen The End of the Third Book of Psalms THE FOURTH BOOK OF PSALMS Psalm XC Domine Refugium factus es c. I. LOrd We have been Thy ancient Care And Thy experienc'd helps all times have known Though Time it self to Thee no Age do's bear And in comparison would seem but Young For e're Thy Fertile Word had made the Earth And the World travail'd with the Mountains birth Thy Days Lord with Thy Being first begun With that which no Beginning had And when an end of all things shall be made Only with that which has no end shall they be done II. Such is Thy Care and such Thy Age Whil'st on Thy breath Poor Man hangs all his trust And soon ha's run his last and longest stage If whence He rose Thou sentence him to Dust That fond thing life which he by years do's count Should to a Thousand Suns the summ amount And all to come to Thee as yesterday When it is past and gone appears So looks the numerous train of coming years Or as a Watch which on Sleeps Wings ha's flown away III. In times swift torrent down they roll Whose stream no sluces spend or banks can stay In vain by Art we would its course controll And stop that Flood which shall bear all away Like a fleet aiery dream Our Age do's fly Which springs from Fancy and deludes the eye Like Flowers which in the Morning gay and fine Rise with the Sun and mount their heads But Noon once past look down upon their Beds And tow'rd the Earth their grave with him at night decline IV. Our very pleasures haste our end And with ten thousand snares beset us round But when to these Thou dost Thy Armies send What scarce was felt now gives a Mortal Wound Sickness and pains the dire effects of Sin Which makes their way at the wide breach rush in Our secret sins before Thee open lye And this Just punishment we bear The Tale of Life is done e're we 're aware And those Thy wrath consum'd in Thy displeasure dye V. Our Life to seventy years we count And that he 's Old who thither do's arrive But if through Strength it should to Fourscore mount Age is a Sickness and 't is Death to live The swift wing'd years will soon be numb'red o're And overtake their fellows gone before Which though we see and know and each day hear As unconcern'd we still look on Till in the Common ruine we fall down And find too late Thy Wrath is equal to Our Fear VI. May We at last True Wisdom gain And having seen how much of life is spent And how uncertain's all that do's remain Be on Eternity and Heav'n intent Return O Lord for we have born Thy hand And Now expecting the dread Sentence stand Repent Thee then Lo how Thy Servants bow And to Thee all their sins confess Which more by tears than Words they would express And shall Thy Servants Lord repent and wilt not Thou VII For all that we have undergone Those years of our few dayes in troubles past Now make Thy Mercy and Thy Pow'r be known And let the Joy we wait for come at last Let it proportion to our sorrows bear As constant in its course as e're they were Let us behold the beams of Love and Grace Making our darkness disappear And having made Our Heav'n with glory clear Their kindest Influence Lord bestow upon our Race VIII Let us uninterrupted see On all Our wayes Thy choicest blessings shine Make those our guides to bring us up to Thee And with Thy Holy Flame our dross refine To Thee we look and Heav'n esteem Our Home But only through Thy Strength can thither come Thy Hand alone Our journeys must direct First shew then lead us in the Way Uphold us that we never fall or stray And what Ours cannot let Thy Hand for us effect Psalm XCI Qui habitat in Adjutorio c. I. HE who do's with th' Almighty God reside And in His secret place abide Under those feathers safe shall lye With which he thither first did flye Where trouble dares not come near the Most High II. Thither I 'll fly my God I 'll thither come No other place shall be my Home Thy Pow'r I will my Bulwark call My Fortress and my Brazen Wall Which shall unmov'd remain though Heav'n should fall III. Then fear not Soul for Thou preserv'd shalt be From all the Snares design'd for Thee The Plague that All-consuming ill Which do's the Air with Poysons fill Near Thee shall lose its force and cease to kill IV. For as the Eagles wings protect her young Till they have pinnions of their own Under God's wings shalt Thou abide And either there securely hide Or from Thy Fears away upon them ride V. His Truth shall be Thy Battle-Ax and Shield Both to maintain and get the field Neither the Terrors of the Night Nor dangers of the Mid-day light Unseen shall touch or seen
But on Thy God O Israel trust He only is Thy help and shield O house of Aaron flee to Him that 's Just For He is Thine and help will yield All you who fear th' Almighty Lord Upon Him trust and flee unto His Word For He 's your help and He will be your shield And though you flee it is to gain the field VI. The Lord has mindful of us been And He will all Our joyes restore The house of Israel have His blessing seen And He will bless them more and more The house of Aaron He will bless And all who fear Him shall by ' His love encrease 'Twixt rich and poor He do's no difference know But by His blessing both in numbers grow VII Bless'd of that God who all things made Both Earth and Sea and glorious Heaven High Heav'n's His seat and of Him is afraid But He to Man the Earth has given 'T is there that we admire His Wayes Before the grave shut us up and His Praise There will we bless the God in whom we live And as He life to us Him praises give Hallelujah Psalm CXVI Delexi quoniam exaudivit c. I. I Love Thee Lord with my whole heart For Thou dost my petitions hear Because Thou to me hast inclin'd Thine ear And thus propitious to Thy servant art With new requests I 'll ever prove Thee And shew by that I love Thee II. The pains of death enclos'd me round Grief held my heart and teares my eyes My grave stood open and death thence did rise Trouble and Horror on all sides I found Death it self waited underneath Above the pains of Death III. Yet to the Lord I cry'd and said My God Thy help I now implore Deliver me as Thou hast done before When in my trouble I unto Thee pray'd Though I deserv'd to be deni'd Yet to the Lord I cry'd IV. To wrath He 's slow abounds in love Our sins most ready to forgive The Innocent upon His bounty live In Him they live who reigns their God above He help'd me when I was brought low For He to wrath is slow V. Then to Thy rest my Soul return For God has kindly dealt with Thee Thy feet from sliding life from death set free Nor shall Thy failing eyes in sorrow mourn Thy dayes to praise Him are increas'd Return Soul to Thy rest VI. Lord I believe and therefore speak I knew I should Thy Mercy praise Though when afflicted and in rugged wayes One sorrow did my heart and silence break Then I all flesh the ly did give And yet Lord I believe VII What shall I bring and yield the Lord For all His Favours shown to me A thankful heart my sacrifice shall be I 'll praise Him and rely upon His Word New songs of thanks I 'll to Him sing And this at least will bring VIII My Vowes which in distress I made Before His People will I pay His People shall rejoice that solemn day Whilst those who are His En'mies be afraid When He His plagues upon them throws And do's accept My Vowes IX Dear in His sight His servants are He will Himself repay their wrong Though in forbearing He may seem too long It is more deep to strike and not to spare Nor is the death of the upright Less pretious in His sight X. Lord I am Thine and thine will be Thy Handmaids Son whom Thou did'st save My God Himself a ransome for me gave And to a nobler service set me free Thou brake'st my bonds and made'st me mine And now Lord I am Thine XI This will I bring and yield the Lord For all His Favours shown to me A thankful heart my sacrifice shall be I 'll praise Him and rely upon His Word New songs of thanks I 'll to Him sing And this at least will bring XII My Vowes which in distress I made Before His People will I pay His People shall rejoice that solemn day And where I made them there shall see them pai'd Within the Courts of the Lord's House There will I pay my Vowes Hallelujah Psalm CXVII Laudate Dominum Omnes c. I. ALL you who to the Lord your Beings ow All Nations with His blessings crown'd All people through the World renown'd Sing praises to that God who made you so II. To God whose Mercy do's to all extend Is great to us and good to you And with His Truth do's still renew But like Himself knowes neither bound nor end Hallelujah Psalm CXVIII Confitemini Domino quoniam c. I. TO God's Almighty Name sing praise And you who know how good He is Resign to Him what 's truely His And Arches of His own great Mercies raise For like His Word they have been sure And to Eternity endure II. Israel the great Jehova's choice Who all His fearful Works have seen Who His great Care have alwayes been Let Israel now confess with thankful voice His Mercies have been ever sure And to Eternity endure III. Let those who by their place attend And at His Altar daily wait Their own experiences relate Sing as they see the sacred flame ascend His Mercies have been ever sure And to Eternity endure IV. And to advance the Blessed King Let all the Righteous with them join And in a service thus Divine Bear their part too and in the Chorus sing His Mercies have been ever sure And to Eternity endure V. To God on high for help I cri'd Who from His Temple answer'd me Both heard my prayers and set me free The Lord of Host Himself was on my side I will not fear what man can do Since I 've a God to flee unto VI. With those who help'd me He was seen His Presence brought my greatest aid Nothing shall make me now afraid He 'll be my sword who has my Buckler been And when my Foes shall be o'rethrowne I 'll boast of what His hand has done VII Those who their Care on God do cast And know no other will but His Of sure recruits shall never miss But as a Rock i' th' midst of stormes stand fast On God 't is more secure to trust Than man who must return to dust VIII He never yet did any fail Most sure when most reli'd upon And though His Power subscribes to none He lets weak prayers o're Heav'n and Him prevail On God 't is more secure to trust Than Princes who must turn to dust IX Let Barbarous Nations girt me round And for my ruine all engage My trust is plac'd above their rage And stands unshaken on the higher ground For on the Lord of Hosts I 'll call And in His Name destroy them all X. Round let them compass me and round And for my ruine all engage My Trust is plac'd above their rage And stands unshaken on the higher ground For on the Lord of Hosts I 'll call And in His Name destroy them all XI Let them
day resigns to night Let it again receive new light And by my Sacrifices Flames become more bright III. Before my mouth Lord set a guard And let its double gates be alwayes barr'd Keep my heart too and be its guide That to no ill it turn aside And lest I for them long sins flattring pleasures hide IV. The just mans check I can endure His stroke wounds not but do's advance the cure Let him smite me 't shall be instead Of Ointment to refresh my head Ointment which cheares the living and preserves the Dead V. For him I 'll pray as he for me His blowes were balm and so my Words shall be When his curs'd judges overthrown From their great heights shall be cast down And in the plagues they bear see all the wrongs they ' have done VI. Our scatted bones no buriall have Nor know the kind Corruption of the Grave Like th' armes of some great tree they ly Which while its head was rais'd on high Stood the woods glory now the scorn of all pass by VII But still my eyes are up to Thee Thou art my Trust and shal't my refuge be Let not my Soul of succour fail And though the Wicked me assail Let not his open force or hidden plots prevail VIII Break all the snares which he has made Or let them only for himself be lai'd Down in his own pits Let him fall In vain for help or succour call Whilst I for whom he made them have no hurt at all Psalm CXLII Voce mea ad Dominum c. I. MY heart just broke and only strength enough Left to discharge my debt of grief and love Aloud I to th' Almighty cri'd My Lips perform'd the chiefest part For I before had sent my heart And where this first was gon thither I those did guide II. Before my God I empti'd out my prayer And dropt for every word I spake a tear My griefs I did before Him lay And when I knew not what to do Which way I went or where to go He knew my Actions then and did direct my Way III. Better than I He knew what plots were lai'd And all the snares which for my feet they made On my right hand I look'd but there No man my just desires would own On me they look'd as one unknown So far from lending me an hand they stop'd their ear IV. Then to the Lord to Thee again I prai'd And in the dolour of my spirit said Thou my Salvation art below Even here Thou dost my cause defend Even here Thy aids my prayers transcend And Lord though none else will Thou dost my trouble know V. Hear me my God and from my Enemies hand Deliv'rance which Thou only giv'st command Thou see'st they are too strong for me How daily they encrease in power But I Thy wonted helps implore For yet my God they cannot be too strong for Thee VI. From prison bring me that I may declare How ready for Thine Own Thy Mercies are God will deliver me and I Who now unjustly suffer wrong Shall make His praises be my song And all the Just shall triumph in my Victory Psalm CXLIII Domine exaudi orationem meam c. I. GReat Saviour to my mournfull Prayer give ear And of Thy Mercy pittie me O Thou who see'st my troubles hear And as they need so let Thy answer be I know Thou canst do this and more For Thou hast done it heretofore II. Behold my troubles Lord but not my Sins For if Thou once shouldst be severe What heart quakes not when God begins To judge and sets up His Tribunal there What Flesh can in His sight be just Or to His breath expose its dust III. See how the Enemy my Soul persues And how no safety can be found Whilst he his daily wrongs renewes Unless I with the dead dwell under ground Unless a wretched life to save I enter quick into the grave IV. This grieves my heart nor would it longer hold But that on Thee I meditate Remembring what Thou didst of old How Nothing was too hard no time too late I think of what Thy hand has done And take Thy Arm to lean upon V. The thirsty earth with drought consum'd and heat Do's not more gape and long for rain Than I whose thirst is full as great Am restless grown till I see Thee again Hear me my God hear speedily The Earth Thou hear'st and why not me VI. No longer turn Thy glorious Face away Or if I must in darkness sit Let it be such as brings the day And not eternall like that in the pit At night my God give me Thine ear And in the morning let me hear VII Let me Thy Mercies hear for Lord on Thee Alone for Mercie I rely Thy way be pleas'd to shew to me And give me wings that I to Heav'n may fly There I secure shall be at rest Nor of my Trust be dispossest VIII Teach me to do Thy Will for Thou art Mine And lead me to Thy Sacred land Ah quicken me for I am Thine And by Thy strength alone must firmly stand And would Thy Spirit but guide my Way I should not care Lord where it lay IX Now for Thy Mercies sake my troubles end For only Thou know'st what I bear Let on my Foes Thy wrath descend And Thine eye be like theirs too fierce to spare Let them Thy Indignation know But to Thy Servant favour show Psalm CXLIV Benedictus Dominus Deus c. I. SUpream Commander of the Sacred bands Strength of my heart Instructer of my hands Who first didst for me all the Rules of War lay down And made'st that Victory mine which truly was Thine own My shield my Tower and ever Good The Rock where I secure from danger stood Who up on high my head didst raise And at my feet didst for me Mighty Kings subdue Made'st my Own people serve anew Thou who hast all these Wonders done take all the praise II. Lord what is Man that Thou should'st mindfull be Of one who do's so seldom think of Thee Or what am I Thou on me set'st so great a price But little in my Own and less in others eyes Frail Man whose daies away do fly And like Himself are spent in Vanity Man whom one scarce can give a Name So light the Subt'lest vapour which the Sun exhales A Dream or Shaddow turns the scales Man who yet impudently to the World layes claime III. Lord bow Thy Heav'n in bright Flames come down The smoaking Hills with dreadful thunder crown There take Thy standing and on my Proud Enemies throw Destroying lightnings and make seen Thy bloody bow Extend Thy Arm my Saviour be And from the Mighty floods deliver me From Strangers who that love pretend Which I dare never trust their mouths so proudly speak Whose right hands faith they plighted break And swords which they have drawn into their bowels send IV. Then will I to Thy glorious Name sing
in fetters bind And make their stoutest Princes walk in Chains behind V. That Wrath which was denounc'd to execute And all the long since written Doom fulfill When their fierce Enemies all struck mute Shall yield their Lives to th' Pleasure of their Will Such Glorious Freedom follows Their Restraints And this great Honour after suffering have the Saints Hallelujah Psalm CL. Laudate Dominum c. I. THe Holy God in His Sanctuary praise There where He loves Himself to show And having sung His Praise below From thence to Heaven that and your voyce together raise II. In Heav'n He makes His Mighty Power be seen Praise Him who makes it there appear For if that Greatness awe us here What would it do came not so vast a space between III. Together strive who shall exalt Him most What Instruments the fittest are Whether of Love whether of Warr Shrill Trumpets or soft Harps to praise the Lord of Host IV. Trumpets and Harps shall in one Consort move The Cornet and the Amorous Lute The Cymbal and the Warlike Flute For He who is the Lord of Host is God of Love V. Let the whole Earth their praises to Him bring Whate're has being life or breath Angels above and Men beneath And all whom He has Voyces given His Praises sing S. Woodford At Albrook Hants 7 Martii 1665 6 Hallelujah FINIS A TABLE OF THE PSALMS Psalm   Page  A.   120 AD Dominum cum tribularer IN my distress unto the Lord 373 28 Ad te Domine clamabo To thee O Lord my Rock 69 25 Ad te Domine levavi To thee O God my 62 123 Ad te levavi oculos meos To thee O Lord I lift 376 29 Afferte Domino Filii Dei You whom your birth for 71 78 Attendite popule Israel Gods own inheritance 216 49 Audite haec omnes gentes Attend O World and bid 129  B.   119 Beati immaculati Thrice happy men who 351 128 Beati omnes qui Blest is the man whose 386 32 Beati quorum remissae He whose iniquities are 79 41 Beatus qui intelligit Blest is that man who 108 1 Beatus vir qui non Thrice happy man who 1 112 Beatus vir qui timet That man is truly blest 334 34 Benedicam Dominum Lord I will bless Thee 84 104 Benedic anima mea Arise my soul and to the 303 103 Benedic anima mea Arise my soul and to the 300 144 Benedictus Dominus Supream Commander of the 419 85 Benedixisti Domine terram At length O God thy People 236 92 Bonum est confiteri Domino What Saints in Heaven and 278  C   149 Cantate Domino New songs of Praise 433 96 Cantate Domino canticum New songs of Praise 285 98 Cantate Domino New songs of Praise 289 19 Caeli enarrant gloriam That boundless space 47 75 Confitebimur tibi Deus Lord we will praise thee 209 9 Confitebor tibi Domine Lord I will praise thee 17 111 Confitebor tibi Domine With my whole heart I 'le 332 138 Confitebor tibi Domine Lord I will bless thee 406 105 Confitemini Domino Give thanks unto our God 310 106 Confitemini Domino quoniam Sing to the Lord for 314 107 Confitemini Domino All you who on th' Almighty 319 118 Confitemini Domino To Gods Almighty Name 346 136 Confitemini Domino O praise the Lord for He 399 16 Conserva me Domine Preserve me Lord for 34 4 Cum invocarem exaudivit Thou who hast heard me 6  D   130 De profundis clamavi Out of the depths unto 389 44 Deus auribus nostris Great God we oft have 115 50 Deus Deorum Dominus 'T is past and by irrevocable 132 63 Deus Deus meus ad te Early my God before 167 22 Deus Deus meus quare My God My God why art 54 70 Deus in adjutorium My God why dos my 189 54 Deus in nomine tuo O Thou who Israels Saviour 148 72 Deus judicium tuum Great God thy judgements 196 109 Deus laudem meam ne Guard of my life and God 327 67 Deus misereatur nostri Save us O God and 178 46 Deus noster refugium To Armys some for 122 83 Deus quis similis erit tibi Enough my God Thou hast 231 60 Deus repulisti nos Lord thou hast smote us 162 82 Deus stetit in Synagoga You judges of the World 229 79 Deus venerunt gentes Lord see the miseries which 222 94 Deus ultionum Dominus Judge of the Universe 281 116 Dilexi quoniam exaudivit I love thee Lord 342 18 Diligam te Domine Lord I will love thee 39 39 Dixi custodiam vias Let him go on for me 101 110 Dixit Dominus Domino The Lord said to my Lord 330 36 Dixi injustus ut delinquat Base hypocrite thinkst 89 14 Dixit insipiens in corde There is no God the 30 53 Dixit insipiens There is no God the Fool 146 141 Domine clamavi ad te My God when in distress 413 7 Domine Deus meus in te Almighty God to thee for 12 88 Domine Deus salutis meae Great God whence my 243 8 Domine Dominus noster Sole Monarch of the World 15 102 Domine exaudi orationem My dearest God let my 296 143 Domine exaudi orationem Great Saviour to my 417 21 Domine in virtute tua Great God who wonders for 51 6 Domine ne in furore tuo Lord in thy wrath rebuke 10 38 Domine ne infurore tuo Lord in thy wrath 98 131 Domine non est exaltatum No Lord thou knowest 391 139 Domine probasti me In vain O God my 408 3 Domine quid multiplic Lord how are they increast 5 15 Domine quis habitabit My God who shall Thy Holy 32 90 Domine refugium factus Lord we have been Thy 251 24 Domini est terra The Earth and all the Earth 60 27 Dominus illuminatio mea When in the silence of the 66 23 Dominus regit me The Mighty God who all 58 93 Dominus regnavit decorem Submit your Crowns O Kings 280 97 Dominus regnavit exultet The Lord dos reign let the 287 99 Dominus regnavit irascantur The Lord dos reign let the 291  E.   134 Ecce num benedicite Praise him ye Servants 395 133 Ecce quam bonum Blest day wherein I live 394 59 Eripe me de inimicis Preserve me Lord and by 160 140 Eripe me Domine Lord from the evil 411 45 Eructavit Cor meum A thousand fancies from 118 145 Exaltabo te Deus My God my King I will 421 30 Exaltabote Domine My God I will to Thee 73 20 Exaudiat te Dominus So may thy God be 49 61 Exaudi Deus deprecationem Hear me my Saviour 164 55 Exaudi Deus orationem Lord to my Prayer 150 64 Exaudi Deus orationem Lord to my