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Family-hymns gather'd (mostly) out of the best translations of David's psalms.
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Henry, Matthew, 1662-1714.
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the Flock Of whom he hath command His People and his Pasture-stock And Sheep of his own hand 8 9 10 11. Let 's therefore hear his Voice to day And not hard-hearted prove As those that in the Wilderness Provoked God above They prov'd his pow'r and saw his works And long they griev'd him there Till weary'd with that murm'ring Race He could no longer bear But did in just and holy wrath By solemn Oath protest That they should never come into The Blessed Canaan's Rest. Heb. 4.1 Let us then fear left a like Rest Being propos'd to us Any of us through unbelief Come short and perish thus Hymn XXXII Psal. 36.7 8. HOW excellent Lord is that Grace And Love that from thee springs Therefore the Sons of Men do place Their Trust in thy spread wings With fatness of thine House on high Thou shalt thy Saints suffice And make them drink abundantly The River of thy Joys 9 10. Because the Springs of Life most pure Do ever flow from thee And in thy Light-we shall be sure Eternal Light to see To those who thus esteem thy Love Thy Kindness still impart And all thy Promises fulfil To men of upright heart 89.15 16. Blest is the People that doth know And hear the joyful sound Thy Beams shall light them as they go And shine about them round Th' expressions of thy wondrous Love Will constant Joys create And thou the Glory of their strength Wilt crown their low Estate 65.4 41.13 They with the Goodness of thy House Shall feast their Appetites Full of the Joys thy Temple yields And ravish'd with Delights The Lord the God of Israel Be prais'd eternally From age to age for evermore Amen Amen say I. Hymn XXXIII Psal. 123.1 26.8 5.7 TO thee O Lord to thee alone Do I lift up mine Eyes O thou the high and lofty One That dwell'st above the Skies The Habitation of thine House Lord I have loved well And that sweet place so glorious Where thy Renown doth dwell And to that House will I draw near In thine abundant Grace And worship with an awful fear Towards thine Holy Place 119.5 11 12 18 19. Assist me therefore O my God And so direct my way That I may keep thy holy Word And never go astray Let it be hid within my heart From sin to keep me free A blessed One O Lord thou art Thy Statutes teach thou me Open mine Eyes that I may see The wonders of thy Law For b'ing a stranger here I must From thence my comfort draw 24 54. And these thy Testimonies are My heart 's intire delight Nor need I other Counsellor To guide my ways aright For ev'ry where thy Statutes are My comfortable Songs Whilst in my Pilgrimage I am Expos'd to griefs and wrongs Hymn XXXIV Psal. 119.68 73. LORD thou art good and thou dost good All Graces flow from thee Teach me to know thy Testaments How good and just they be Thy hands have made and fashion'd me Thy Grace on me bestow To know thy Precepts what they be And practise what I know 105 106 108. For of my Life they are the Guide And to my Paths give Light I 've sworn to keep thy Right'ous Laws Which I 'll perform aright The Free-will Off'rings of my Mouth I pray thee Lord accept And teach me now which way and how Thy Judgments may be kept 109 111. My Soul is ever in my hand Expos'd to dangers great Therefore the Precepts of thy Word I never will forget Thy Statutes are the Heritage Whereof I have made choice To my last day for those are they That make my heart rejoyce 112.96 I have inclin'd my heart to keep The Laws thou didst decree And by thy Grace will cleave to them Ev'n till I come to thee For Lord of all Perfection here I soon discern an end But to all times and states of Life Thy perfect Laws extend Hymn XXXV Psal. 119.137 138 162 163. THY Nature Lord and thy Commands Exactly do agree Holy and just and true thou art And such thy Precepts be I have rejoyced at thy Word As one that finds a Prize And I do love thy Law O Lord. But hate the way of Lies 164 165 140. Sev'n times a day I 'll give thee praise For thy just Judgments sake Great peace have they that love thy ways And no offence they take Thy Word indeed is very pure As Silver try'd by Fire Therefore thy Servant will be sure To love it most intire 17.132 Deal bounteously in gifts of Grace With me thy Servant Lord That I may live and run my Race And keep thy Holy Word Look on me in thy mercy Lord And grant me of the same As thou art wont to deal with those That love and fear thy Name 133 171. Let all my steps by thy just Word Exactly order'd be That no iniquity may have Dominion over me And then my Lips shall be prepar'd To offer thankful praise When unto me thou hast declar'd And taught me all thy ways Hymn XXXVI Psal. 63.1 2. To the Tune of Psal. 67. O God thou art my God I 'll seek thee earnestly My Soul in me thirsts after thee Here in the Desarts dry That I might see thy pow'r And thy most glorious Grace As I sometimes have seen it shine Within thy Holy Place 3 4 8. That Loving-kindness Lord Which I will ever praise Is better far than Life it self Tho' fill'd with prosp'ring days Thus while my Life doth last I will extol thy Fame My heart and hands will I lift up In thy most holy Name My Soul is pressing on To follow after thee And still I stand by thy right hand For that upholdeth me 122.1 2 4 5 6 7. Therefore will I rejoyce When they to me shall say Unto the House of God let us Together take our way For there will we be found Where Isr'el's Tribes attend Upon the lively Oracles Joynt-praise to Heav'n to send Pray for Jerus'lem's peace And for my Brethren dear Peace be in Sion's sacred Walls Prosperity be there For Lord's-day Noon and Evening Hymn XXXVII Psal. 33. 1 2 3 4. YE Righteous in the Lord rejoyce For praise becomes the Saints Praise God with Psaltry Harp and Voice And ten-string'd Instruments Sing to the Lord aloud with praise With skilful Songs and new Because his Word his Works and Ways Are holy just and true 40.5 22.9 71.17 Many are those most wond'rous works Which thou my God hast wrought Many thy gracious purposes Which are to us-ward thought I have been cast upon thy care Ev'n from my Birth till now And from the Womb that brought me forth My God and Guide art thou Yea from my tender Infancy I have by thee been taught And so have told continually What wonders thou hast wrought 104.33 34 35. Therefore to God will I sing praise While I have life and breath And glorifie him all my days And honour him till death My thoughts of him shall be so sweet As nothing else can
8. UP to the Hills I lift mine Eyes From whence I look for Aid In God alone my succour lyes That Earth and Heaven made He will sustain thy weaker powers With his Almighty Arm And keep thee with continual care From all surprizing harm The Great Protector of the Saints He slumbers not nor sleeps The Lord thy shade on thy right hand Thy Soul in safety keeps So that thy head the scorching Sun By day shall never smite Nor th'Moon's hurtful influence Distemper thee by night The Lord shall save thee from all Ill And keep thy Soul from sin He shall preserve thy going out And bless thy coming in Hymn V. Psal. 115.1 8 9. LORD not to us but to thy Name Be giv'n the praise we owe To thy rich Goodness and thy Truth Whence all our Blessings flow Whilst Heathens worship sensless Gods Such sensless Fools they be Let Israel trust the Living God Our help and shield is He. 115.12 13 14 17 18. The Lord hath had us in his mind And he will bless us still Ev'n Israel's house and Aaron's too With blessings he shall fill Them that be fearers of the Lord He 'll bless them great and small God shall increase you more and more You and your Children all The dead indeed praise not the Lord They give him no Renown Nor do they thus declare his Name To silence that go down We therefore that are yet alive His praises will record From this time forth for ever more Amen Praise ye the Lord. Hymn VI. Psal. 101.1 7. MErcy and Judgment in my Song United Lord shall be And since from thee they both do flow I 'll sing of both to thee I 'll wisely walk in perfect ways When wilt thou come to me To dwell and rule Lord in my house And bless my Family And that thou may'st be still my guest No sin I will abide But will abandon all the works Of them that turn aside Him that persists in wicked ways I 'll from my house discard No proud or scornful ones befriend Or in the least regard I will look out the faithful men That they may dwell with me And such as walk in righteous ways My Servants they shall be I will no guileful person have Within my walls to dwell Nor in my sight will I abide The man that Lyes doth tell 105.45 That we the better may observe The Statutes of his Word And from his Precepts may not swerve O magnifie the Lord Hymn VII Psal. 127.1 2. EXcept the Lord do build the house Vain are the pains of man Except the Lord the City guard No other Watchman can Your rising early will not do Night-watching frujtless is And eating still the bread of care While God gives sleep to his 37.4 5. Therefore delight thy self in God To him by Faith retire And he shall wisely bring about Thy very heart's desire Commit thy way unto the Lord On him by Faith depend And he shall bring thy just designs Unto a happy end 16.23 24 A little that the Just enjoys Is better far to them Than all the ill-got ill-spent wealth Of many wicked men The Lord that guides a good man's steps Delighteth in his way He is not ruin'd by his falls For God will be his stay 25.35 36 37. In all my life I never yet That liberal man could see Whose Alms reduc'd himself to want Or his to Beggary I 've seen the wicked rise and spread Like Lawrels fresh and green Till total Ruin swept him off As if he ne're had been Mark and behold the perfect man That 's upright in his ways Mercy attends his happy Life And Peace concludes his days Hymn VIII Psal. 16.1 2 3. LORD save me for I trust in thee With all my mind and heart To thee my Soul hath often said My Lord my God thou art My goodness never can extend To thee O Lord above But to thine exc'llent Saints on Earth Whom I entirely love 5 6. God is my Portion all my good From his rich Mercy flows And his kind Providence secures The Blessings he bestows I envy not the Great man's State Nor pine to see his store With what I have I 'm pleased much With what I hope for more 7 8. I bless the Lord who did direct My Soul to chuse aright On which my secret thoughts reflect With comfort every night I still conceiv'd the Lord to stand Before me as my Guide While he doth stand at my right hand I know I shall not slide 9 10 11. Therefore my Heart and Tongue rejoyce In him my Flesh shall trust My Soul shall not remain in Hell Nor Body in the Dust The Path of Life they both shall find And in thy Presence tast Pleasures to full perfection grown And Joys that ever last Hymn IX Psal. 112.1 2. PRaise ye the Lord for blest are those That fear the Lord aright That greatly love his Sacred Laws And do them with delight The upright man's successful seed On Earth shall mighty grow To all that from his Loins descend Shall special Blessings flow 3 4. Riches and Wealth shall in his house Abound from day to day Whilst Graces do adorn his Soul More durable than they In midst of darkness to the Just There springs a joyful Light Gracious he is compassionate And every way upright 5 6 7. He lends assistance to the Poor Discreetly guides his way Nothing shall ever move the Just Nor make his Name decay For any evil tydings told He shall not be afraid But trusting in the Lord alone His heart is fixt and staid 128.4 5 6. Thou art then blest that fearest God And he shall let thee see The promised Jerusalem And her felicity Thou shalt thy Children's Children see To thy great Joys increase Whilst on God's Israel there shall rest Prosperity and Peace Hymn X. Psal. 5.3 130.3 4. LORD thou shalt hear my morning-cry At morning it shall be That I 'll by Faith direct my Prayer And wll look up to thee If thou shouldst mark iniquities Then who should stand O Lord But there 's forgiveness Lord with thee That thou mayst be ador'd 51.9 10. 17.5 Lord hide thine Eyes from all my sin And my misdeeds deface O God make clean my heart within Renew my mind with Grace Uphold my goings Lord my Guide In all thy Paths divine That I may never step aside Out of those ways of thine 27.11 141.3 Lord let me plainly see thy way Where I may safely tread Avoiding all the cunning snares Mine Enemies have laid And set a constant watch before My hasty Mouth O Lord And of my Lips keep thou the door Against each evil word 19.12 13 14. For who can all his Errours see And what lies hid within Lord cleanse me and deliver me From all my secret sin From bold presumptions keep me back Lest they Dominion gain So shall I shun the great offence And upright shall remain Accept my Mouth accept my Heart My words and thoughts each one For my