While broke the Sinner's Force remains His cruel Hopes o'erthrown verse 18 God knows the good Man's Ways and makes His Heritage endure verse 19 In spiteful Days from Scandal takes In Famine feeds them sure verse 20 His sinful Foes fly like the Fat Of Lambs in Fumes away verse 21 Those faithless Brutes who borrow that They ne'er design to pay verse 22 The just compassionately give And all their Race is bless'd And when the dinners fall they live Of all the World posses'd verse 23 God's mighty Hand their Steps directs Their Ways their Maker please verse 24 They stumble but their God protects And holds them up with Ease verse 25 Young have I been and now am old But never yet could see The righteous Man to Ruin sold Or his Posterity I ne'er God's holy Saints have known Deserted quite complain Nor off their wretched Chi dren thrown Nor beg their Eread in vain Part 3. verse 26 Good Men are pitiful and kind And all their Seed are bless'd verse 27 Cease then from Sin and bend thy Mind To Good and live at Rest verse 28 The Just the Merciful the Free God's sacred Arms embrace And such in Safety keep but he Cuts off the Sinner's Race verse 29 This Earth to pious Men belongs Where many Years they live verse 30 Their Lips in Wisdom speak their Tongues A righteous Sentence give verse 31 God's Statutes in their Hearts you 'll find Their Steps are firm and sure verse 32 Though wicked Men their Fall design'd Or would their Deaths procure verse 33 Yet God in cruel Hands will ne'er His faithful Friends forsake Nor Goodness like a Judge severe His Anger 's Object make verse 34 Wait then on God observe his Ways And so exa'ted high On Earth thou 't see delightful Days And impious Wretches die verse 35 I've seen a Sinner Great and spread His Boughs like Laurels round verse 36 Yet soon he vanish'd quickly fled Nor could his Place be found verse 37 Observe the good the perfect Man How down in Peace he lies verse 38 While the vile Wretch beneath the Ban Of weighty Curses dies verse 39 God who Salvation to the Just And Might in Danger sends verse 40 From Sinners such as in him trust Sets free assists defends PSAL. xxxviij verse 1 In Fury Lord rebuke me not verse 2 Thy Arrows through my Sides are short On me thy Terrour lies verse 3 Thy Anger makes my Flesh decay Sins make my Bones to waste verse 4 On me a damning Weight they lay And o'er my Head are pass'd verse 5 My Sins make e'ery gaping Wound With foul-Corruption slow verse 6 My Vigour-cutting Pains confound And I all mourning go verse 7 My Loins with horrid Pains are torn My Carcase mortify'd verse 8 My throbbing Heart with Sighs o'er-born My roaring Cries divide verse 9 Yet Lord to Thee are all my Pray'rs To Thee my Sighs are known verse 10 My Strength decays my Heart dcspairs My Sight and Eyes are gone verse 11 My Friends my dear Companions once My Wounds at distance view My Kindred all my Doom pronounce And cruel Strangeness shew Part 2. verse 12 My Foes who seek my Hurt for me Their subtile Snare have set Their Tongues are all to Mischief free Their Studies all Deceit verse 13 But I was deaf and dumb nor could Their cruel Words deny 15 But hop'd my God my Saviour would On my Behalf reply verse 16 I said My God would soon rebuke My Foes insulting Pride Who Pleasure in my Stumbling took And all my Hopes defy'd verse 17 Too near indeed my Fall appear'd My Woes before my Face verse 18 I knew my Trespasses and fear'd My wretched guilty case But now my Sins and guilty Fears I 'll in thy Presence lay Till Sorrows and repenting Tears Shall wash my Guilt away verse 19 My causeless Foes in Might increase And in their Multitude verse 20 Ungrateful who disturb'd my Peace Because I Good pursu'd verse 21 Then leave me not my God my Lord Nor stay too long from me verse 22 But haste thy ready Aids afford And my Salvation be PSAL. xxxix verse 1 I Said When wicked Men were by I 'd watch my sinful Ways For oft my Words at random fly My Tongue unguarded strays verse 2 So I a while in Silence stood And curb'd my hasty Tongue Nay I forbore to ta k of Good Till Sorrow grew too strong verse 3 My Heart within my Bosom glow'd Sad Thoughts inslam'd my Breast At last my Words in Torrents flow'd And thus my Thoughts express'd verse 4 My final Doom Lord let me know How far my Days extend That I may all my Time bestow To weigh my latest End verse 5 Loe Thou hast made my Days a Span A Point compar'd with Thee And all the wretched Race of Man Is empty Vanity verse 6 Man as a Shadow vainly moves And spends himself in vain In vain that useless Wealth improves Which unknown Heirs may gain Part 2. verse 7 On whom then Lord should I rely My Hopes are all in Thee verse 8 Save me from all my Sins that I No Scorn to Fools may be verse 9 The Strokes on me thy Hands had laid I humbly silent bear verse 10 O cure the Wounds thy Strokes have made And ease my wasting Fear verse 11 When us for Sin thy Hands correct Our broken Beauties lie Like Cloth which fretting Moths affect And prove we 're Vanity verse 12 O view my Tears attend my Cry My Supplications hear For like a Stranger here am I As all my Fathers were verse 13 O spare a while my Suff'rings ease My failing Faith restore E'er Death my fainting Spirits seize And I appear no more To Father Holy Ghost and Son One sacred Trinity Who fram'd this Universe alone Eternal Glories be PSAL. xl verse 1 WIth longing Expectation I For God's Compassion stay'd Who bow'd his Ear and heard my Cry When I submissly pray'd verse 2 He rais'd me from the dismal Pit And from the miry Clay And on a Rock secur'd my Feet And then prepar'd my Way verse 3 Then to my Mouth new Songs her gave New Songs of sacred Praise This all shall see and fear and have Just Grounds their Faith to raise verse 4 His Head a Thousand Blessings crown Whose Trust on God relies Who scorns the Sinner's haughty Frown And Men inur'd to Lyes verse 5 Would I my Lord my God pretend Thy wondrous Acts to show Thy Thoughts for us thy Acts transcend Whate'er I think or know verse 6 When Off'rings fail'd thy Wisdom fram'd A Body fit for me By Thee were no Burnt-Off'rings claim'd To purge Iniquity verse 7 Then said I Loe I come Thy Book My Name and Work describes verse 8 To do thy Will my God I took My Flesh from Jacob's Tribes Thy Laws which I in Heart embrace Flow from my grateful Tongue verse 9 Thou know'st Lord how I preach thy Grace To all the list'ning Throng Part 2. verse 10 My Tongue thy Righteousness reveals
enthron'd his Glory fare verse 18 Lord when thou took'st thy Seat on high Both Death and Hell were Captives led Thy Gifts made stubborn Hearts comply And Rebels own their sacred Head verse 19 O bless'd be God from Day to Day Who us with bounteous Goodness loads verse 20 Our Saving Health our Lord our Stay Our Guide from Death's obscure Abodes verse 21 But finful Fools his thoughtless Foes God in their Heads their Vitals wounds verse 22 I too says God will rescue those Whom Bashan or the Sea surrounds My Friends shall live at large and free Ill us'd restrain'd oppress'd no more verse 23 Their Steps o'er bleeding Foes shall be Where Dogs shall lick the streaming Gore Part 3. verse 24 My God my King thy glorious Ways Are oft with awful Wonder view'd When in thy House on Holy Days Thou meet'st the suppliant Multitude verse 25 First all the charming Voices move Then those who touch the tuneful Strings The Damsels next their Fingers prove And loud the merry Timbrel rings verse 26 Praise God in all Assemblies praise Your God ô all of Israel's Race verse 27 Let Benjamin his Anthems raise Whom first the Regal Ensigns grace verse 28 With Him let Judah's Head combine And all the Tribes their Leaders bring Till Mid-land Tribes and Coasters join And All then Maker's Glories sing verse 29 Strength Lord on us thy Hand bestows O let our Graces stronger be While Strength from Salem's Temple flows Great Kings shall offer Gifts to Thee verse 30 Rebuke th' Egyptians Force confound The Brutes in Idol-worship strong Those who in Pride and Wealth abound And who for Wars and Tumults long verse 31 To God then mighty Kings shall fly From Egypt and Arabian Lands And cast their Crowns and Sceptres by And raise to him their suppliant Hands verse 32 Sing sing to God his Praise unfold His Name yee Earthly Kings adore verse 33 He rides above the Skies of old And speaks in Thunders dreadful roar verse 34 Ascribe to God all Strength and Might VVho o're his Israel's Lot presides VVhose Power and whose Majestic light Above the highest Orb resides verse 35 VVhat Terrours in that secred Place Israel's Eternal God surround The Saints his Might and Courage grace His Name be still with Praises crown'd PSAL. lxix verse 1 O Save me Lord Thy Floods prevail The Floods my Strength controul verse 2 The Mud the rugged VVaves assail And sink my fainting Soul verse 3 To Thee till weary'd quite I cry My Throat grows hoarse and dry My very Ey strings Crack while I On Thee for Help rely verse 4 More than my Hairs my Foes increase And they whose causeless Hate Pursue my Soul and break my Peace Are strong and Fortunate To lay their Spite I paid with Care VVhat ne'er was due from me verse 5 Thou Lord my Follies know'st nor are My Faults conceal'd from Thee verse 6 Thro the let none endure Disgrace VVho on thy Love depend None blush thro' me who seek thy Face Or for thy Grace attend verse 7 For thy Name 's sake I suffer scorn To all Reproach confin'd verse 8 My Mother's Sons my Brethren born To me are grown unkind Part 2. verse 9 Lord for thy House with zealous Flame My Soul consumes and dies And those who dare affront thy Name My Heart with grief surprize verse 10 I fast my falling Tears succeed But I 'me reproach'd for all verse 11 I Sack-cloth wear my Sack-cloth weeds Among their Proverbs fall verse 12 Where all the senseless Rabble sit I 'me made their constant Theme Each Drunkard tries his brutish Wit My Glories to blaspheme verse 13 In thy accepted Time dear Lord Receive my Soul's address With Mercy by thy faithful Word My cruel Foes repress verse 14 From miry Deeps Lord raise my Head From mighty Waters save verse 15 And from the stormy Tempests dread And from the gaping Grave Let not the Floods devour me quite Nor Whirlpools swallow me verse 16 But in thy Mercies Lord delight And hear my Prayers to Tnee Part 3. With Pitty view my mournful Case And ease my dismal Woes verse 17 From me ô never hide thy Face When Sorrows round me close verse 18 Draw near redeem my Soul from those Who in my Fall delight verse 19 My shame reproach and all my Foes Are ever in thy sight verse 20 Shame breaks my Heart my panting Soul For Comfort looks in vain No Friends my mournful State condole Nor feel my dreadful Pain verse 21 They gave me bitter Gall to eat Sharp Vinegar to drink verse 22 But let thy Wrath their Joys defeat Their spiteful Pleasures sink O let thy Curse a deadly snare Of all their Plenty make And when their Souls for Mirth prepare All Mirth their Souls forsake verse 23 O let their Eyes be dark their Loins With strange Diseases shake verse 24 Till Wrath with utmost Fury joins And they of both partake Part 4. verse 25 Let all their lofty Palaces Their Tents deserted ly verse 26 For they on thy Afflicted press And Wounds to Wounds apply verse 27 Punish their Sins with Sins nor let Them Righteousness behold verse 28 Their Names i' th' Book of Life unset Nor with the Just enroll'd verse 29 But me oppress'd with mighty Woes Thy Health dear God shall raise verse 30 And Songs I 'll to thy Name compose And ever sing thy Praise verse 31 And these shall Thee my God much more Than Firstling Bul'ocks please verse 32 The Humble who thy Face implore Shall see 't and live at Ease Joys shall their happy Hearts possess At this triumphant Sight Their Souls shall wondrous Mirth express Their Lives supream Delight verse 33 God hears the Poor and Bond-men call And sends Deliverance verse 34 Then let Heav'n Earth and Seas and all Their Hosts his Praise advance verse 35 God saves his own and they in Peace Within their Countries rest verse 36 And there their happy Heirs increase Who love their Maker best PSAL. lxx verse 1 HAst'e Lord ô haste to aid And set thy Servant free verse 2 Asham'd let all those Fools be made Who seek to ruin me With Shame confound them all Who would my Life destroy verse 3 And when they think I 'm like to fall Express unmanly Joy verse 4 But where Men seek thy Face Let constant Joys reside Let those who love thy saying Grace Say God be magnify'd verse 5 But I am weak and poor O haste to help me Lord And as thou oft hast done before Thy speedy Aids afford PSAL. lxxj verse 1 IN Thee dear Lord I only trust From Shame ô keep me free verse 2 And as thy Promises are just Hear help and rescue me verse 3 Be thou my mighty Fortress where I when oppress'd may fly Thou art my Rock my Fort in Fear I on thy Word rely verse 4 Save me my God from impious Hands From Fraud and Violence verse 5 In Thee my Hope my Safety stands My Lord my Youth's Defence verse 6 I
unfathom'd Night Thou throw'st my trembling Soul verse 7 On me thy angry Judgments light And all thy Tempests roul verse 8 Thou mak'st my Friends aloof remain And less than Strangers kind Nor can I Liberty obtain By Chains of Hate confind verse 9 Whole Seas of Tears my mournful Eyes Thro' deep afflictions shed To thee I send my daily Cryes My Hands submissely spread Part 2. verse 10 What Shall thy mighty Works be shown Where Death triumphant Reigns The Dead to make thy Wonders known Shake off their Icy Chains verse 11 What shall the Grave the silent Tomb. Advance thy Mercies Fame Or shall Destructions utmost Doom Thy Faithfulness proclaim verse 12 Or shall thy wordrous Works appear Where all thick Darkness hides Thy Righteousness be publish'd where Forgetfulness presides verse 13 To Thee dear Lord I cry to Thee My morning Prayers are made verse 14 O why 's my Soul cast off to me Thy Beams no more displaid verse 15 From my first Youth afflicted I With constant weakness prest Have born thy Terrors constantly In my Distracted Breast verse 16 Like breaking Seas with mighty Force Thy Terrours bear me down verse 17 And with a vast united Course My baffled Comforts drown verse 18 Thou mak'st my Friends who lov'd me too To mighty Distance fly And those I intimately knew In unknown Darkness ly PSAL. lxxxix Metre first as the 113th verse 1 I 'Le ever sing thy Mercy Lord Thy Truth from Age to Age record My Lips shall praise thy glorious Name verse 2 Thy Mercies everlasting are Thy Truths with Heaven it self compare Thy Faithful Promise I 'le proclaim verse 3 A Covenant long since I made And to my Servant David said My chosen King and firmly swore verse 4 Thy seed Eternally shall stand Thy Royal Scepter'd Heirs command Till Sea and Earth and Times no more verse 5 The Heaven's thy Wonders Lord shall praise Thy Holy Congregation raise Thy Faithful Works above the Skys verse 6 For who above 's compar'd with Thee What God-like Man thy Mate can be What Lord to equal Glories rise verse 7 Gods Presence srikes a reverend Fear Where his Assembling Saints appear And his attending Angels aws verse 8 Great God of Hosts whole strenth like Thine Whose Truth so breaks with Beams divine Receiv'd by every Worlds applause Part 2. verse 9 Thy Hands the mighty Ocean sway And make its angry Waves obey Thy Word its stormy Tempest quells verse 10 By that th' Egyptians wounded dy'd Thy dreadful Arm the gathering Pride Of all thy fiercest Foes dispells verse 11 Thy Hands Heaven's vaulted Arches made Thy Hands this Earth's Foundations laid And all the World with Plenty stor'd verse 12 The North and South thy Creatures are Tabor and Hermon both declare Thy Name and Thee their mighty Lord. verse 13 Thy Arm All-mighty strength endues Thy Hand resistless vigor shews Thy glorious Hand 's exalted high verse 14 Justice and Judgment make thy Throne Thy truth and ancient mercy Known Thy Steps to all the World desory verse 15 Thrice happy they whose Souls are warm'd By holy Trumpets sounds alarm'd And live enlightned Lord by Thee verse 16 They'j always in thy Name rejoice With solemn Musicks moving voice Thy Righteousness their strength shall be verse 17 Such happy Men securely stand And with a settled strength Command But God is still their Strength and Pride Thy Goodness and thy boundless Love Has rais'd our happy Strength above Since thou hast own'd out sinking side verse 18 The Lord is our Defensive shield That Holy One can shelter yield Who 's Israel's God and Israel's King verse 19 But that thou might'st our Hearts uphold A smiling Vision rais'd of old Did thus of thy Anointed sing Part 3 Metre 2. As the 100th verse 20 Help on a pow'rful Arm I 've laid A Man above the Vulgar plac'd My King my Servant David made His Head with holy Unction grac'd verse 21 Him shall my strength'ning Hand secure My Arm his strong support shall be verse 22 No En'my shall his Hurt procure No Sinner his Destruction see verse 23 I 'll dash his Foes before his Face And batter those who hate him down verse 24 With him my Truth and Mercy place And in my Name exalt his Crown verse 25 No Rivers Bank no Ocean's Wall Shall his unbounded Reign confine verse 26 He 'll me his God his Father call His Saving Health his Rock Divine verse 27 And him my First-born Son I 'll make Above Earth's Kings exalted high verse 28 With him my Mercy ne'er shall slake Nor my immortal Cov'nant die verse 29 His Seed shall ever last his Throne Out-shine out-wear the Rolling Skies verse 30 But if his Sons my Laws disown Or e'er against my Judgments rise verse 31 If they my stated Laws prophane My Precepts or Injunctions slight verse 32 With Rods their Follies I 'll restrain Their Sins with Strokes deserv'd requite verse 33 Yet not my Mercies quite remove Nor break my faithful Word of old verse 34 Expose my Covenanted Love Nor change what Prophets once foretold verse 35 Once by my Holiness I 've sworn And can't my David's Hopes deceive verse 36 His Seed to Crowns and Scepters born No Time shall of their Rights bereave verse 37 The Sun the Moon which guild the Skies Those faithful Signs to Mortals known May cease to set and cease to rise But nothing shock his glorious Throne Part 4. Metre 3. verse 38 Such was thy Promise Lord of old But at a distance now Terrours thy dear Anointed hold From thy contracted Brow verse 39 Thou 'st thrown thy sacred Cov'nant by Defil'd his trampled Crown verse 40 Let all his Walls in Ruins lie And trod his Fences down verse 41 Him all who pass may spoil and all His neighb'ring Foes despise verse 42 On him their Troops insulting fall And high their Forces rise verse 43 No Wounds his Edgeless Sword bestows He flies the Martial Field verse 44 His Throne 's cast down nor can his Brows Their former Lustre yield verse 45 His youthful Bloom now fades With Woes And he 's o'erw helm'd with Shame verse 46 How long shall We thy Favour lose And seel thy Fury's Flame verse 47 Think Lord how vain is Man How I Have but a While to live verse 48 What Man now breaths but once must die What Art can Lives retrieve verse 49 Where are thy Mercies Lord of old By Oath to David due verse 50 Think how our Lives to Shame are sold What Scorns thy Friends pursue verse 51 Think how thy Foes black Scandals raise On thy Anointed King verse 52 While we to thy immortal Praise Amens devoutly sing PSAL. xc verse 1 THou Lord from Age to Age hast been Our certain Resting-place verse 2 Before the lofty Hills were seen On Earth's extended Face Before this Earth to Shape was grown Before the World was fram'd Thee Lord the mighty God alone Eternity proclaim'd verse 3 When Man fix'd in a glorious State With thriving
me With humble Tribute gladly meet verse 10 Whoe'l me thro' Cities fortify'd Or Edom's rocky Frontiers lead verse 11 Lord let thy Help so long deny'd At last our fainting Armies head verse 12 Up Lord in times of Danger aid For Humane Helps are only shows verse 13 And valiant thro'thy Influence made Wee 'l trample o're our vanquish'd Foes PSAL. cix verse 1 O Thou dear God of all my Praise No longer silent go verse 2 For sinful Men in sinful Ways And Traitors bolder grow Against me-they their Rage excite Their Tongues with Falshood whet verse 3 And me with Words of deadly spite And causeless Hate beset verse 4 They for my kindness prove my Foes But I in silence pray verse 5 Malice to Goodness they oppose And Love with Hate repay verse 6 Make Him some wicked Tyrant's slave Let Satan bind his hands verse 7 And Sins severest Sentence have When He in judgment stands verse 8 Nay let his very Prayers be Sin verse 9 His Days be dark and few That Office fix another in Which to himself was due No Father let his Children see His widow'd Wife go mourn verse 10 His Off-spring common Vagrants be Expos'd to Want and Scorn Their Bread from cruel Hands intreaty verse 11 The Griping-Usurers trade Seize all his Wea'th and every Cheat His Pains and Gains invade verse 12 No Mercy let his Cries engage Nor all his Orphan race verse 13 But sink'um all in one short Age Their very Names deface Part 2. verse 14 In God's revenging Presence let Their Father's Crimes remain No length of Time or Years forget Their Mother's viler stain verse 15 Let them God's sleeping Vengeance move Their Memory to destroy verse 16 Since Grace could ne'er his Soul improve Not Love his Thoughts employ But the dear Man to Sorrows born With humblest Thoughts inclu'd The broken Heart with Anguish torn His bloody Hate pursu'd verse 17 Cursing and hellish Words he lov'd His Lot may Curses be His Heart no Blessings e'er approv'd Let him no Blessing see verse 18 He Curses for a Garment us'd And with their poisonous draught His Bowels washt like Oil diffus'd Quite thro' his Bones they wrought verse 19 May He no other Garments wear But Curses closely bound And Curses for a Girdle bear To gird him duely round verse 20 Be this the Just reward of those From God's revenging Hand Whose spiteful Words my Life oppose And who against me stand verse 21 But Lord for thy Names sake appear My Party kindly own Thy Mercy 's Goo'd ô let it here To vescue Me be shown Part 3. verse 22 For wretched and afflicted I With inward Wounds decay verse 23 And like an Evening Shadow fly Or Locusts hurld away verse 24 My Knees with tedious Fastings fail And all my Leanness see verse 25 My Foes with brutish scorn assail And shake their Heads at me verse 26 Help ô My God! ô save Me show Thy farmer Mercies now verse 27 That all thy Love to me may know Thy Helps dear Lord allow verse 28 Then let them Curse me stil on me Thy Blessings Lord bestow Let Them their own Confusion see But me thy gladness know verse 29 When great they seem like some large Cloke Let Shame be round them roul'd verse 30 And I 'le thy Name in Crouds invoke Thy Praise at large unfold verse 31 For God still by the Poor Mans side With sure assistance stands His Soul with saving Wings to hide From partial Judges Hands PSAL. CX verse 1 SIT here on my Right Hand the Lord Thus to my Lord has said Till thou shalt see thy Foes abhor'd Beneath thy Footstool lay'd verse 2 From Sions Hill thy regal claime Thy Scepter first shall rise Thence Reign and with thy awful Name Command thy Enemies verse 3 When thy Prodigious Might appears Thy ready Armies move And Preach those happy gladsome years The Reign of boundless Love Tho' at a mighty distance now The careless People stand To Thee they'I then as swiftly flow And own thy ruling Hand Wash'd from their Crimes and snowy white Their Tempers undefild And cloth'd with Innocence and Light And like their Matter mild These Conquests first belong'd to Thee E're dewy Mornings rose Or Time cou'd thro' Eternity Thy sacred Birth disclose verse 4 Then by himself thy Father swore And shook his awful Throne And when swift Time shall be no more He'el that Engagement own Thou' rt an Eternal Priest to Thee There 's no succeeding Heir And like Melchisedes shalt be And Crown and Miter wear verse 5 The Lord shall in his angry Day Rebellious Kings destroy verse 6 Among the Gentiles fierce'y sway And fill his own with Joy But where bo'd Opposition reigns The slughter'd Corpses round And dying Kings shall spread the Plains And stain the purple Ground verse 7 But he before the Conquest gain'd The Rage of Thirst shall know With Sorrow's streams be entertain'd And drink of deadly Woe Till all those Difficulties past His Glory 's largely spread And all shall see the Crown at last On his victorious Head PSAL. cxj. O Praise the Lord my Heart prepare To praise the mighty Lord Where-e'er his bless'd Assemblies me Will I his Name record verse 2 Great are his Works and earnestly By Men of Wisdom sought verse 3 His Works are all with Majesty And comely Beauty wrought His Righteousness eternally Shall with his Works endure verse 4 In grateful Minds his Clemency And his Compassions sure verse 5 For those who fear his sacred Name The Lord at large provides His ancient Covenant the same Still in his Thoughts abides verse 6 The Might where with his Works are wrought He to his People shows And Portions from the Gentiles brought On them at large bestows verse 7 His Works in Truth and Judgment done His Precepts just and sure verse 8 As first in Righteousness begun Through ev'ry Age endure verse 9 The Lord his People once redeem'd And gave them lasting Laws And still his holy Name esteem'd Our Veneration draws verse 10 True Wisdom springs from Godly Fear An Understanding pure Will in Obedience best appear And its just Praise endure PSAL. cxij. O Praise the Lord All Blessings wait On him who fears his Name In whom his just Commands create Pure Love's immortal Flame verse 2 Mighty on Earth his Seed shall be His Generation bless'd verse 3 His Righteousness shall last and he In Wealth and Plenty rest verse 4 To Men of upright Hearts the Light Through gloomy Darkness shines Mercy 's the righteous Man's Delight To Love his Soul inclines verse 5 He 's pitiful to Men distress'd And lends to those in Need In Judgment from his milder Breast No cruel Words proceed verse 6 He ne'er shall move his Memory Shall ever sweetly last verse 7 From Fear through heavy Tidings free His Heart in God be fast verse 8 His Heart from cold Despair secur'd Can on his God repose Till of the Down-fall he 's assur'd Of all his angry Foes
Soul divide verse 21 Thy Judgments break the cursed Proud Who from thy Precepts stray verse 22 Me Lord from flouting Scorners shroud For I thy Words obey verse 23 Great Kings in Council curst my Name But I thy Statutes chose verse 24 Thy Statutes all my Joys enflame My Counsels all compose verse 25 My Soul Lord for thy Promise spare In Dust which prostrate lies verse 26 Thou hear'st how I thy Ways declare O teach and make me wise verse 27 O Make me know thy Precepts so I 'le spread thy Works the more verse 28 My Heart with melting Cares brought low Lord by thy Word restore verse 29 From me all lying Ways remove To me thy Laws impart verse 30 For all the Paths of Truth I love Thy Judgments fill my Heart verse 31 I to thy Laws adhere dear God From Shame my Life discharge verse 32 I 'le run the Ways thy Saints have trod If thou my Heart enlarge He 5. Vau 6. verse 33 Lord teach me thy commanded way And I 'le observe it still verse 34 My Heart let Understanding sway Thy Laws my Heart shall fill verse 35 By thy Commands ô make me tread For them I dearly love verse 36 Let no false Lusts my Heart mislead While by thy Rules I move verse 37 From Vanity ô turn my Eyes And make me live to Thee verse 38 Thy Word on which my Soul relies And fears make good to me verse 39 Reproach from me and Scandal take But Lord thy Judgments give verse 40 I for thy Precepts long ô make Me by thy Justice live verse 41 Thy Mercy thy Salvation too As promis'd Lord bestow verse 42 So shall I hush the scornful Crew And yet more faithful grow verse 43 Never ô never Lord withdraw Thy Word and Truth from me verse 44 So thy just Judgments and thy Law My constant Guides shall be verse 45 My happy Course at last I 'le steer In thy Commands secure verse 46 Thy Testimonies Kings sha'l hear Yet I no shame endure verse 47 I 'le in thy lov'd Commands delight For them my Hands I 'le raise verse 48 Thy Statutes study Day and Night And thy Commandments praise Zain 7. Cheth 8. verse 49 Thy Word once pass'd remember Lord In which thou mad'st me trust verse 50 Thy Word my dropping Soul restor'd verse 51 The scoffing Proud my Soul deride Yet I thy Laws pursue verse 52 With me thy Judgments pass'd abide And all my Joys renew verse 53 I trembled at their dreadful Fate Who from thy Precepts stray'd verse 54 But them I in my banish'd State My daily Musick made verse 55 Lord on thy Name I muse by Night And keep thy Righteous Laws verse 56 Such Blessings from thy favouring Sight A just Obedience draws verse 57 Thou' rt all my Portion Lord I said I 'de keep thy sacred Word verse 58 And for thy Grace devoutly pray'd Thy Grace Dear Lord afford verse 59 I weigh'd my Works and so thy Ways My careful Footstop trac'd verse 60 And that I might thy Laws obey I flew with winged haste verse 61 Tho' impious Bunds my Wealth surprize I can't forget thy Ways verse 62 But I when I at Midnight rise Thy rightéous Judgments praise verse 63 I love their Company who fear Thy Name and keep thy Word verse 64 Thy Mercies round the World appear Thy Statutes teach me Lord Teth 9. Jod 10. verse 65 Lord from thy Hands I Good receive For all thy Words are true verse 66 Teach me since I thy Laws believe Good Sense and Knowledge too verse 67 I sinn'd till by Affliction taught Thy sacred Words to know verse 68 For me all Good thy Hands have wrought To me thy Statutes show verse 69 The Proud assau't my Soul with lies But I sincerely move verse 70 And while their Hearts with Fatness rise Thy Laws entirely love verse 71 Lash'd by thy Rod my Heart enclines To keep thy Laws with Care verse 72 Those Laws which richer far than Mines Of Gold and Silver are verse 73 Thy Hands have made and fashion'd me Thy Judgments make me know verse 74 So thy pleas'd Saints my Care shall see While in thy Paths I go verse 75 I know thy Judgments Lord are just Thy Love afflicted me verse 76 Make good thy Word my Comfort must Alone descend from Thee verse 77 Lord send thy Mercys quickned so I 'le in the Laws delight verse 78 Let shame thy treacherous Proud o're-throw But I 'le thy Laws recite verse 79 O let thy Saints who know thy Will With me as Friends appear verse 80 When my sound Heart thy Statutes fill I no Disgrace can fear Caph 11. Lamed 12. verse 81 Thy Health my longing Soul desires And on thy Promise waits verse 82 And while thy Comforts it requires My Sight with Woes abates verse 83 Dry'd up with Grief my strength appears Yet I thy Laws retain verse 84 How many are thy Servant's days O now my Foes restrain verse 85 The Proud for me their Pitts have made Against thy righeous Law verse 86 Me from their Wrongs by thy kind Aid And Faithful Precepts draw verse 87 Lord They'd consum'd me quite but I Ne're from thy Precepts went verse 88 In Goodness raise my Soul I 'le try To keep thy Testament verse 89 Firm Lord as Heaven thy Promise stands verse 90 Thy Truth from Age to Age The Earth form'd by thy mighty Hands Stands by thy Patronage verse 91 All by thine Ordinance ensur'd To Thee their Service pay verse 92 But Woes rny Ruine had procur'd But that I kept thy Way verse 93 I 'le ne're forget thy Precepts kind Since oft by them reviv'd verse 94 I'm thine ô save me for my Mind Has on thy Precepts liv'd verse 95 The Wicked watch'd to ruine me But I thy Statutes read verse 96 And th' end of all Perfection see But those all Bounds exceed Mem 13 Nun 14. verse 97 Lord how I love thy Laws by those My serious Studies move verse 98 By them I far above my Foes In Wisdom's Rules improve verse 99 Thy Testimonies teach me more Than all my Teachers know verse 100 I by thy Statutes wise before My reverend Elders grow verse 101 My Feet all wicked Ways declin'd To keep thy sacred Word verse 102 Thy Judgments duly uâ—'d my Mind With Heavenly Wisdom stor'd verse 103 Honey to those pure Sweets must yield With which thy Words are blest verse 104 So I with thy wise Precepts fill'd All lying Ways detest verse 105 Thy glorious Words my Footsteps guide And fill my Paths with Light verse 106 I've sworn and as by Oath I 'm tied I 'le keep thy Judgments right verse 107 I 'me much distrest ô by thy Word My fainting Soul revive verse 108 Accept my willing Praises Lord To me thy Judgments give verse 109 Tho' in my Hands my Life I bear I can't forget thy Law verse 110 Nor can the Sinners crafty Snare From that my Soul withdraw verse 111 Thy Will 's th' Inheritance
for me verse 7 Lord set my Soul from Prison free To praise thy sacred Name And when the Righteous compass me Thy Bounties I 'le proclaim PSAL. clxiij verse 1 LOrd hear my Prayers accept my Cries In Truth and Righteousness verse 2 And let not Judgments sharp surprize Thy Servant's Soul oppress For when thy searching Eyes begin To try our fading Years Lord in thy sight o'rewhelm'd with Sin The purest Saint appears verse 3 My Soul pursu'd by cruel Foes My Life quite overthrown I ly in Darkness lost like those Who to their Graves are gone verse 4 For this my Spirit faints in me My Heart deserted mourns verse 5 And to my labouring Memory My happier Age returns On all thy Acts I daily muse Thy Works run daily o're verse 6 And as the parching Earth soft Dews So Thee my Hands implore verse 7 I faint ô quickly quickly hear Thy smiles dear Lord I crave Least I like dying Men appear Who just approach the Grave verse 8 Let me thy Mercies early gain For Lord I trust in Thee To Thee I lift my Soul make plain The way of Life to me verse 9 Save me from all my Foes who still To Thee for shelter fly verse 10 Teach me to do thy sacred Will My Lord my God most High O let thy Spirit lead me to The Land of Righteosness verse 11 My Soul with active Life renew And for thy Glory bless Just Lord from Troubles set me free And all my Foes destroy Thy Mercy and thy Help let me Thy Servant Lord enjoy PSAL. clxjv verse 1 BLest be the Lord my strength whose Care And whose victorious Might Instructs my ready Hands for War My Fingers for the Fight verse 2 My Goodness Fort my Raiser He My Saviour and my Shield In Him I trust thro' Him to Me My willing People yield verse 3 Lord what is Man what Man 's weak Race Own'd by the favouring Ey verse 4 Meer Vanity His Age his Grace Like Shadows swiftly fly verse 5 Lord bow thy Heavens come down divide The Hills the Hills shall smoke verse 6 Shoot Lightnings break destroy their Pride With one confounding stroke verse 7 Lord from above thy Arms extend And save and rescue Me From Headstrong Crouds my Crown defend And Forreign Tyranny verse 8 From such whose Lips and Hands in Lyes In Deed and Word agree verse 9 So I 'll new Songs new Tunes devise On Lute and Harp to Thee Part 2 verse 10 The Lord his strong Salvation's Guards On Royal Head bestows And from his Servant David wards The plotting Traitors blows verse 11 Save Me my God! ô rescue Me From Forreign Enemies Whose Words Actions all agree In Treachery And Lies verse 12 So shall our Sons like Plants alive In Water'd Gardens show And with a kindly vigour thrive And daily stronger grow Our Daughters like fair Marble Coines Smooth'd by some Currious hand On which the building sweetly joyns The Roofs securely stand verse 13 All kind of Grain shall largely flow And run our Garners o're Till none by Numbers force can know Our never ending store Our Flocks their Young by thousands near Our very Gates shall lay Ten thousands in the rolling Year About out Pastures play verse 14 Our Cattel to their Work be strong We no Invasions fear No Captives know no Cries among Our peaceful Dwellings hear verse 15 Happy the Tribes must needs become On whom such Favour flows But ô more happy those on whom Their God himself bestows PSAL. cxlv verse 1 THy Name my God my King I 'll raise Above the lofty Skyes verse 2 Each Day thy Holy Name I 'll praise And Psalms of thanks devise verse 3 Great is our Lord his Glory 's great No Bounds his Greatness knows verse 4 And Race to race his Acts repeat His wondrous Works disclose verse 5 I 'll all my serious Thoughts address To search thy wondrous ways verse 6 The World thy Terrors shall confess While I thy Greatness praise verse 7 Thy Righteous Truth the World adores To mind thy Goodness brings And all thy Loves unfailing Stores In grateful Anthems Sings verse 8 Our Lord 's Compassionate and kind To vengeance only slow verse 9 His Goodness all his Creatures find O're all his Mercies flow verse 10 Thee all thy Works ô God shall Praise And celebrate thy Name Thy Saints as gladly all their Days Thy glorious Might proclaim Part 2. verse 11 Thy Might thy Kingdom 's glorious State Thy Servants Talk shall show verse 12 Till all thy valiant Acts relate Thy awful Glories know verse 13 Beyond Times bounds thy Kingdom stands Thy Government endures verse 14 Thy Help supports the weak thy Hand Their timely Ease procures verse 15 To Thee all raise their longing Eyes From Thee they beg their Food verse 16 Thy Bounteous Hand their Wants supplies And satisfies with Good verse 17 How Just blest God how gentle all Thy Ways and Works appear verse 11 Kind to those Souls which on Thee call To those who seek Thee near verse 19 Thou grantst the pious Suppliants Prayers Thou seest thy Servants Tears Thy Hand relieves their Various Cares And Ends their Doubts and Fears verse 20 But all the wicked World shall find Thy Judgments dreadful weight To thy revenging Wrath resign'd And unrelenting Hate verse 21 Thy Name blest God my Songs shall raise Above the lofty Skyes And all to Thee shall pay their Praise Till Times last Moment dyes PSAL. cxlvj. verse 1 PRaise ye the Lord with praise my Soul Thy Maker's Glories raise verse 2 While Breath and Life are in me whole I 'll sing thy lofty Praise verse 3 On Kings on Men of mortal Birth For safety ne'r rely verse 4 Whose Breath goes out who turn to Earth And all whose Counsels dy verse 5 But happy 's He whose Hopes whose Aid On God his Lord depends verse 6 Who Seas Earth Heaven and all things made Whose Promise never ends verse 7 He for the Poor his Judgment shows When prest by Violence Does Prisoners free and Food to those Of Hungry Souls dispence verse 8 God to the Blind gives Sense and Eyes And with his healing Art Sets up the sinking Soul supplies With Love the faithful Heart verse 9 The Widows Orphans Stranger 's cause The Lord himself maintains But o're the Stubborn Sinner draws Destructions fatal Chains verse 10 Thy King thy Lord ô Sion reigns His Actions all record His Throne from Age to Age remains Praise ye ô Praise the Lord PSAL. cxlvij. verse 1 PRaise ye the Lord its good to Sing Our Mighty Maker's praise It s pleasant and a comely thing His Glorious Acts to blaze verse 2 The Lord poor Salem's Walls repairs Her wretched Dust removes And home her wandring Outcasts bears Fenced with his tenderest Loves verse 3 The Lord finds out with pittying Art What Man from Man conceals And gently binds the bleeding Heart Its wounds as gently Heals verse 4 He names the Stars which fill the Skies And all their Number
6 Syllables To Father Spirit Son Blest Three In whom we move and Live One undivided Trinity Unceasing Glories give For the 2d Metre of the 8th Psal and all of Ten Syllables To God the Father and to God the Son And God the Holy Ghost blest Trinity As is as was before the World begun Eternal praise Eternal Glory be For the 2d Metre of the 11th Psalm To Father Holy Ghost and Son One God as was e're Time begun As now We see So ever be All Humblest Homage done For the 2d Metre of the 15th Psalm To Father Holy Ghost and Son Blest Three in One Eternal Praise and Glory pay His Word obey As was of Old as still we see And shall when Times extinguish'd be For the 17th Psal and all Two Sixes and Eight and Six To Father Spirit Son One God in Persons three Be Glory paid and Homage done Thro' all Eternity For the 20th and 122d Psalm 1st Metre and proper Tune To that great Lord above The God of Peace and Love In Essence One in Persons Three To Father Spirit Son Each God immense alone One Undivided Trinity To him your Anthems raise And Holy Songs of Praise And Glories pay and Reverence shew So God of old was bless'd Of these he 's still possest And these will when Time 's done be due For the 22d and 124th Psal 2d Metre To God the Father and to God the Son And God the Holy Ghost Almighty Three One only God one Glorious Trinity As shall be is and was e're Time begun Be lasting Glories paid and Homage done For the 23d Psalm 2d Metre To Father Holy Ghost and Son Eternal glorious Three and One Be Glory paid His Word obey'd As was before Times Birth begun As is and still shall be Thro' all Eternity For the 24th Psalm 2d Metre To one great God one mighty Lord One Eternal Trinity The Father the Eternal Word And the Spirits Majesty Wee 'l gladly raise Unceasing praise And his endless Glories sound So Saints of old His Name extold So we 'll keep th' Eternal round For the 29th Psalm or 127th 2d Metre or 48th 2d Metre To Father Holy Ghost and Son One blest one glorious Trinity Who fram'd this Universe alone All Honour Praise and Glories be So 't was of Old at Present too And shall when Time 's run out be due For the 33d Psal 2 Metre To Father Son and Holy Ghost By us and all the Heavenly Host Be equal Glories paid Great Three in One thus blest of old They still their ancient Honours hold And must be still obey'd For the 43d Psal 2d Metre To the Father Spirit Son One glorious Trinity Persons Three in Essence One Eternal Glory be Thus e're Time begun its race The Godhead was obey'd This when Time resigns its place Must to our Lord be paid For the 3d. Metre os the same Psalm To Father Son and Holy Ghost One blest Eternal Trinity By us and all the Heavenly Host Be Praise ascrib'd and Majesty So 't was at first and still shall be When Time expires and Nature 's lost For Psal 45th Metre 3d. c. To that great Lord who rules above The God of Might of Peace and Love In Essence One in Persons Three To Father Holy Ghost and Son Each God Himself immense alone One undivided Trinity To Him with Hearts exalted raise Your Holy Hyms and Songs of Praise And Glories pay and Reverence shew So He before Time's Birth was bless'd Of these He 's now by Right possest And they 'l when Time 's no more be due For the 50th Psal 2d Metre To God the Father and to God the Son And God the Holy Ghost coaequal Three Three Holy Persons but ador'd in One All equal Honours equal Glories be His Glory shone e're Time's first Springs could move it And vast Eternity shall more improve it For the 51st Psal and 137th Psal 2d Metre All Glory to that Mighty Lord Who made the World and all its Host The Father the Begotten Word And the proceeding Holy Ghost As was e're Time's first Race begun As was when Time commenc'd his Score As is and ever shall be done When Nature sinks and Time 's no more For the 53d Rsal 2d Metre To one Almighty Lord One glorious Trinity The Father Spirit Word Eternal Glories be So happy Angels Sung Before the World begun So ever Lord among Thy Servants shall be done For the 58th Psal 3d. Metre To God alone The Mighty Father Mighty Son And Holy Ghost Blest Trinity great Three in One Be Homage done As was before the World begun When th' Angel Host O're Rebel Mates the Conquest wonne So we at present Sing his glorious Praise So All shall Sing when Time it self decays For Psalm 60 and 121st Metre 2d To Father Holy Ghost and Son One God in Persons Three All Praise and Glory be As was before Time's race begun As is now and shall be paid When swift Time its self is laid For Psal 69 2d Metre To Father and Son And Pure Holy Ghost One blest Trinity All Glory be paid As e're Ttime begun By the Heavenly Host And by All must be When Time's motions are laid for Plal. 72 2d Metre To Father Holy Ghost and Son Blest Trinity Great Three in One Be Glory paid and Homage done So 't was before this All was made Nor shall God's Honours ever fade But shall when All 's consum'd be paid For Psalm 76 or 148th Proper Tune To Father Spirit Son The glorious Trinity In Sacred Essence One All Praise and Glory be As now We see As was Time past And shall outlast Eternity For Psalm 85 2d Metre Proper Tune To Father Son and Holy Ghost One blest one glorious Trinity From all the World 's Created Host Eternal Praise and Glories be So 't was e're Time begun And ever shall be done For Psalm 93 2d Metre To Father Spirit Son Eternal Three in One All praise and Glory be As 't was in Times of old And we shall still behold And thro' Eternity For the 95th Psal 2d Metre To the Father Spirit Son God Eternal Three in One Be all Praise and Glory paid When the World in Dust is lay'd For Psal 97. 2d Metre To God the Father God the Son And God the Spirit Three A glorious Trinity In Eternal Essence One. By all the bright Angelic Host above By us the Sons of Grace and Heirs of Love Be Praise and Glory paid As was in days of old As is where God's Command's obey'd And shall as long as Nature Hold And when the World 's consum'd and all its ruins cold For the 98. 2d Metre To Father Spirit Son Eternal Three in One One glorious Trinity Unceasing Glory be As was e're time begun And ever shall be done For the 119th Psal Proper Tune To God the Father God the Son And God the Holy Ghost Be Glory paid and Homage done By all the Heavenly Host By us and all Mankind as was Before Time'e Course begun As is and undecay'd shall pass When Time 's last Moment's run For Psal 127 Metre 2d To Father Holy Ghost and Son One glorious God in persons Three One Undivided Trinity Be glory paid and Homage done 'T was so e're Time's first race begun And shall be when his last is run Si male quid Cecini me Culpa redarguet Ipsum Si bene quid redeat Gloria Sola Deo FINIS
vex me cry As Birds afraid By Noises made Hence to the Mountains fly verse 2 For loe the Wicked bend their Bows Their Arrows on the strings dispose At Men upright In Woes dark Night They make their deadly Blows verse 3 Ill Men by Force and Art have thrown The Governments Foundations down Where then ô where Can those appear VVho Truth and Justice own verse 4 God in his Holy Temple reigns The Lord enthron'd on High remains And with His Eyes Severely tries VVhat Sins the Soul retains verse 5 Hee 'l try and vindicate the Just But His Eternal Vengeance must With Death pursue That Impious Crew Who dare in Rapine trust verse 6 Thick Snares hot Flames and Sulphur shall Like dismal Storms on Sinners fall Strange Terrors will Their Fancies fill And Fears confound them all verse 7 The righteous God in Actions Right Has ever fix'd his whole Delight Onely the Man Whd's Righteous can Procure his favouring sight PSAL. xij verse 1 O Help me Lord for Goodness now And Truth from Earth are flown None Honesty nor Mercy show They 'r all Deceiful grown verse 2 All double Hearts and Tongues employ When with their Friends they speak verse 3 But God will Lying-lips destroy And haughty Boasters break verse 4 Who say Come let our Tongues be free Our Words at Random fly And when we use that Liberty What Lord shall ask us why verse 5 But to relieve their misery To hear the Needy's cry I 'le rise says God and set him free From Scorn and Cruelty verse 6 And Lord Thy Promises are pure As Silver oft refin'd verse 7 And will thy happy Saints secure From Men to Vice enclin'd verse 8 The Wicked proudly stalks and swells But when Exalted high Grief on each Humane visage dwells And Blushes Crimson Dye PSAL. xiij verse 1 LOst in Oblivion Lord shall I No more behold thy Face verse 2 Must all my Thoughts distractedly And Woes my Heart embrace Still shall my Foes my strength assail And still above me rise verse 3 Lord hear me and e're Death prevail Unclose my failing Eyes verse 4 O never let my haughty Foes Presume they 've conquer'd me If they my smallest Trip disclose They 'l all Triumphant be verse 5 But in thy mercy Lord I trust Thy saving Health adore verse 6 And sing to Thee whose Bounty must My doubting Soul restore PSAL. xiv verse 1 THe wicked Fool 's misguided Heart The World 's great God denies Hence all from Ways of Virtue start And horrid Crimes devise verse 2 God from above the World surveys And Humane Actions reads To see who common Sense obeys And God or Goodness heeds verse 3 But all from God's pure Ways decline And in his Nostrils stink None None at all on Truth 's Divine Or sober Virtues think Their Throats like gaping Graves appear Exâ— Septuaginta Their oily Tongues deceive Their Lips more dealy Poisons bear Then biting Aspies leave Their Mouths with bitter Curses stor'd Their Feet to Murders fly Destruction all their Paths afford And certain Misery No Ways of Charity or Peace Their Pride or Malice knows And they as still their Crimes encrease No Fear of God disclose verse 4 But can the Sons of Sin so loose Their Understanding power That they like Bread my Saints abuse And all at once devour To God no Sense can make them pray verse 5 Tho' where no Ground appears Their Souls a thousand Terrors sway And causless senseless Fears But God who loves the Righteous Race Among the Just remains verse 6 And while Ill Men their Hope disgrace He still their Hope sustins verse 7 Oh whence sliall Israeâ—'s safety rise If God their mournful State Restore in Them the kind surprize Will boundless Joys create PSAL. XV. verse 1 HOw blest how glorious is the Place Where thy great Name resides How blest the Man whom there thy Grace From impious Crouds divides But Lord what Gifts can six him there What wondrous Virtues raise His Soul to love thy House and there To sing thy daily Praise verse 2 He only can with Hopes be blest Of that Coelestial State Who hides no Envy in his Breast Nor deadly lurking Hate But all his Thoughts are fix'd and true And all his Actions right Faith to his Word is always due His Lips in Truth delight No Falshood e'er perverts his Heart No Lyes defile his Tongue verse 3 Nor dares he with malicious Art Contrive his Neighbour's Wrong He scorns those Tales by Malice rais'd To blast his fragrant Name And all those senseless Scandals blaz'd Against his rising Fame Part 2. verse 4 That harden'd Wretch who proudly flights His great Creator's Laws Whose Wit against his Maker fights And backs a Godless Cause That vile that despicable Slave His nobler Thoughts despise But smiles the Good shall always have And Kindnefs in his Eyes No Loss no Gain his Justice bows His Words Assurance speak He 'll ne'er his Oaths nor sacred Vows Nor just Engagements break verse 5 Boundless and wide his Bounty flows And vile Extortion hates Large as Men's Wants his Mercy grows And all their Wealth creates He loves the Innocent and strives Their Vertues to protect From him no Bribe can buy their Lives Nor Falshood gain Respect Thus shall he reach thy holy Place There grow and flourish there And in the Glories of thy Face No Loss nor Dangers fear Another Metre as Mr. Sandys's 7th verse 1 BLess'd Lord how glorious is the Place Thy Altars grace How is that holy Temple bless'd By Thee possess'd But Ô what happy Man is he Who there a daily Guest may be verse 2 He 's only of that Bliss secure Whose Life is pure Who never lets Contagions Sin Prevail within For Right and Justice only cares And from his Heart the Truth declares verse 3 He 'll never slander never lye Nor will his Eye With Malice or an envious View His Friend pursue Nor to his Neighbour's Hurt proceed Or break his Peace by Word or Deed. verse 4 He will if Men in Sin delight Abhor their Sight And with a just Contempt despise Their shameless Lyes But Rev'rence and Respect afford To such as love and fear the Lord. If to his Neighbour's Profit e'er He kindly swear Though to himself a Prejudice From thence may rise Falshood on him shall ne'er prevail His Gain but not his Faith may fail verse 5 He 'll if Extortion rais'd it hate A vast Estate And won't for Bribes quit the Defence Of Innocence The Man whose Life is thus approv'd Shall ne'er by Fears or Pains be mov'd PSAL. xvj As the First verse 1 PReserve me Lord who trust in Thee verse 2 To God my thankful Heart has said Thou art my Lord but canst not be More bless'd by my Submissions made verse 3 I with unbounded Bliss delight In Saints in such as Goodness mind verse 4 But Sorrows multiply'd shall light On Men to other Gods inclin'd I 'll ne'er though kindly call'd partake Of their detested
Sacrifice Nor Mention of their Idols make They never from my Lips shall rise verse 5 My God's my bless'd Inheritance My Right his mighty Arm sustains verse 6 My Lines on pleasant Parts advance For me a goodly Let remains Part 2. verse 7 My Thanks I 'll to my Teacher show I nightly feel his gentle Hand verse 8 He 's ever fix'd before me so I still unmov'd unshaken stand verse 9 My Heart henee springs with rising Joys My Tongue 's with glorious Praises bless'd Though Death my Mortal State destroys My Flesh in certain Hope shall rest verse 10 The Grave shall soon my Flesh resign Death quit his Triumphs o'er my Soul Tombs sha'n't thy Holy One Confine Nor Worms my mould'ring Corps control verse 11 To me thy Grace new Life shall show Lord in thy Presence Joys abound With thee Eternal Pleasures flow And lasting Bliss with Glories crown'd PSAL. xvij verse 1 HEar me ô hear me Lord Accept my earnest Cry Thy Justice to his Pray'rs afford Who hates Hypocrisie verse 2 O weight my Right and let My Sentence come from Thee verse 3 Thou try'st my Heart thy Looks are set By Night to visit me Yet thou hast found me pure When in thy Furnace try'd My Lips by Resolutions sure Are to thy Precepts ty'd verse 4 Whate'r vile Sinners dare I know thy Word 's Divine And from destructive Paths with Care My wand'ring Feet confine verse 5 Lord all my Motions guide To tread thy sacred Way And never let my Foot-steps wide From Paths of Vertue stray verse 6 I only call to thee Who hear'st the Cries of thine Lord bow thy gracious Ears to me And to my Words incline verse 7 Thy wondrous Love disclose To those who trust in thee And save them from the Rage of those Who would their Ruin see verse 8 Keep me as Eye-lids keep And guard the tender Eye That I beneath thy Wings may sleep Beneath thy Shade may lie Part 2. verse 9 Save me from bloody Hands Who now inclose me round And all those cruel angry Bands Which would my Life confound verse 10 Who fat and haughty made Speak big with lofty Pride verse 11 But Snares which in our Paths are laid With down-cast Looks can hide verse 12 Who like fierce Lions would Surprize the trembling Prey Or Lions Whelps which mad for Blood In Thickets lurking stay verse 13 Rise quell their Malice Lord And break their Insolence From wicked Men thy deadly Sword Be thou my Soul's Defence verse 14 From Godless Brutes employ'd To scourge a careless Age Men who with Earthly Blessings cloy'd Their Hearts on Earth engage Whose craving Bellies all The secret Treasures fill Whose Sons are fat whose Lordships fall Down to their Children still verse 15 So I in Righteousness Thy glorious Face shall see Which when I 'm rais'd again shall bless Me to Satiety PSAL. xviij as the 100 th or Mr Sandys's 9 th verse 1 HOW shall I praise my God my King Thus ecstasy'd with Joys and Love What worthy Hallslujahs sing To his great Name who rules above He by a thousand sacred Bands Has made my greatful Heart his own verse 2 My Strength my Rock my Fort He stands His Forse in my Deliv'rance shown My God my solid Hope my Shield Against my fierce insulting Foes Safe in his Strength I keep the Field My Crown his mighty Arm bestows verse 3 Him will I praise to him I 'll pray And so from all my Foes be free verse 4 Tho' Death's strong Chains should stop my Way And Floods of Horrour compass me verse 5 Hell 's dismal Sorrows hedg'd me round Death's cruel Chains oppos'd my Way verse 6 Yet my Distress his Mercy found And from his Seat He heard me pray Part 2. verse 7 His Awful Nod my Cries receiv'd Which all the World's Foundations shook And Mountains from their Bases heav'd Unhing'd by his revenging Look verse 8 Thick Smoak his kindling Furies rais'd His Wrath the streaming Vapour show'd Devouring Flames before him blaz'd And Bolts with living Sulphur glow'd verse 9 He came Heav'ns bending Arches groan'd His Steps thick Darkness cover'd o'er verse 10 Triumphant Flames their Lord inthron'd On Wings of rapid Tempests bore verse 11 My sterious Gloom around him slow'd And where he fore'd his wond'rous Way His Way Majestick Darkness show'd And heavy Clouds obscur'd the Day verse 12 But soon his fiery Wrath dispell'd The Clouds the Clouds dissolv'd around And Drops to monst'rous Hail congeal'd With burning Bolts rak'd o'er the Ground verse 13 The thund'ring Skies his Voice reveal'd The Air returned the dreadful Sound And Drops to monstrous Hail congeal'd With burning Bolts rak'd o'er the Ground verse 14 Thick as his Hail his Arrows flew Nor could his Foes their Force avoid While his sure Hand thick Lightnings threw And all their scatter'd Hosts destroy'd Part 3. verse 15 Great God when thy sierce Fury storm'd Distracted Nature trembling lay And the unfarhom'd Deep deform'd Through horrid Ruptures felt the Day The Seas old Parent Springs appear'd And the great World's Foundations torn The tott'ring Hills their Doom's day fear'd By thy impetuous Wrath o'er-born verse 16 For me yet were his Loves engag'd His Brows with softer Glory shin'd He sav'd me from the Gulphs enrag'd And all the greedy Floods combin'd verse 17 His gracious Arm still rescues me From all my Foes insulting Hate That Arm which me alone can free And their prevailing Force abate verse 18 Their Spite my saddest Moments watch'd But God was then my Guard my Stay He lov'd he lov'd my Soul and snatch'd From hungry Jaws the fainting Prey verse 19 My harmless Innocence he knows And with his bounteous Love pursues verse 20 For I his sacred Methods chose Nor would his just Commands refuse Part 4. verse 21 God's Statures still before me lay verse 22 Nor durst I cast his Laws aside verse 23 But with Him trod the perfect Way And all my craving Lusts deny'd verse 24 So God my Love with Love repay'd Repay'd my righteous Innocence And to my Hands thus guiltless made Hee 'l still His kind Rewards dispense verse 25 God 's ever Just where Mercy shines His Mercy meet 's the tender Heart Where Man to perfect Deeds inclines His Smiles a perfect meed impart verse 26 Where the plain Heart sincerely moves God's Blessings are unmix'd and plain Where Man deceit and falshood loves False Hopes false Joys are all his gain verse 27 Thou shalt thy poor Afflicted raise Bring down the Looks which proudly swell verse 28 And make my Light more brightly blaze And all my darker thoughts dispel verse 29 By Thee with Godlike vigour arm'd Thro' rally'd Hosts I force my way Scale losty Walls till all alarm'd My ever conquering Sword obey Part 5. verse 30 God's ways are perfect try'd and pure His Word His Strength a certain Shield verse 31 What God but Ours can help secure What Lord so firm a Shelter yield verse 32 My God my Arm with strength supplies And makes
my Ways and Counsels plain verse 33 Through him my speed the Hart out-flies And I set high securely reign verse 34 He taught my unskill'd Arms the flight To throw the Spear and lift the Shield To break steel Bows with ease and fight The Duel or the Marshall'd field verse 35 Thro' Thee I 'me safe and guarded sure And Greatness gain and kind support verse 36 My Paths grow large my Feet secure My Foes my Conquering Armies sport verse 37 My flying Foes I 'le swiftly chase And seize and soon confound them all verse 38 Till in their Breasts my Shafts take place And Dead beneath my feet they fall verse 39 When numerous Armies take the Field With strength thy Spirit girds me round verse 40 Thou make'st my fierce Opposers yield Their humbled Necks to kiss the ground Thro' Thee my Hands with ease destroy Those Crouds whose spite my Glory cross'd verse 41 In vain to God for Help they cry Their Prayers their empty Cries are lost Part 6. verse 42 Thro' Thee my scatter'd Foes are blown Like Dust before the stormy Wind Or like vile Dirt in streets are thrown And I tread down their hated kind verse 43 No more shall strife the Tribes divide But I 'le by join'd Agreement reign And o're strange Heathen Lands preside And Realms unknown shall drag my Chain verse 44 They 'l by my Name alarm'd obey And Strangers smooth pretences make verse 45 And humble Reverence seem to pay When all their strongest Frontiers quake verse 46 Bless'd be my God! ô ever blest My ever-living Rock may He verse 47 Whose saving Help my Foes deprest More honour'd still more glorious be verse 48 Their Heads it's mark His Vengearice makes And He the subject Nation 's leads Me from their cruel Envy takes And sets me high above their Heads And tho' Man's heady Fury still Fly out thy Arms my Safety bring verse 49 And I before the Gentiles will Thy Praise in grateful Anthems sing verse 50 To Kings He great Salvation gives And sure of his protecting Grace His David his Anointed lives And all his long succeeding Race PSAL 19. As the 18th verse 1 LOok up obdurate Wretch Survey The Heavens the far extended Skyes See what those sacred Volumes lay Before thy Unbelieving Eyes To prove our God's Existence there A thousand starry Beauties shine A thousand glorious Marks appear Of Providence and Love Divine verse 2 If still thy fullen Silence dare Neglect thy great Creator's Praise Yet wiser Nature's grateful Care His Being speaks his Might displays There Days to Nights and Nights to Days Instructive Wisdom's Lectures read verse 3 Yet to proclaim God's wondrous praise They neither Voice nor Language need Orders prodigious Eloquence O're all the seeing World prevails And with strong Truth and weighty Sense Their willing Eyes and Hearts assails verse 4 Nor can Earth's darkest Corners be So far from Light or Sense remov'd But they our God's Existence see And Atheïstic Lyes disprov'd Part 2. Above in open Skies He blest verse 5 The Place from whence the lightsom Sun Like some Illustrious Bridgroom drest Or well-breath'd vigorous Youth should run verse 6 Thro' every Point he swifty drives And sheds his Influences round And as He runs disperses Lives His Heat's with vast Productions crown'd verse 7 Yet tho' that radiant Star declare So plain the Majesty Divine Tho' Nature speak her Maker's care And God in every Creature shine More happy we to whom his Grace Imparts his Will and sacred Laws Where through each Word the Poor may trace His Works and Him their mighty Cause Thy Laws in full Perfection shine Great God thy Statutes firmly stand Those sinful Thoughts to Good incline These make the Simplest understand verse 8 Thy Precepts right thy Dictates pure Give Joy and clear the Cloudy Eyes verse 9 Thy Worship ever shall endure Thy Judgments all are just and wise Part 3. verse 10 Honey we'd eat and Gold we 'd gain That for its Sweetness this its Price But nobler Sweets thy Laws contain More worth thy Word 's Divine Advice verse 11 They warn my Soul when Danger 's near Dangers which Health and Lust create And then conduct me safely where Rewards on just Obedience wait verse 12 Yet who ô holy God can know What Guilt his inmost Thoughts attends Who weighs his Words his Actions who Or on their Innocence depends Cleanse me ô cleanse my Soul my God From Sins o'er-look'd and Guilt unknown verse 13 O let me not beneath the Load Of Madness or Presumption groan So from great Guilt great Errours free verse 14 I 'll praise my strong Redeemer's Name Till all my Thoughts and Words with Thee May Favour and Acceptance gain PSAL. xx As the 12th verse 1 WHen press'd with weighty Cares The Lord accept thy Prayers Thee with his glorious Name defend verse 2 May his Assisting-Grace Come from thy Holy Place His Strength from Sion's Hill descend verse 3 O may thy Sacrifice Right from his Altars rise Consum'd at once by Flames Divine verse 4 He give thee wish'd Success And all thy Counsels bless While we in Thanks and Praise combine verse 5 With Joys Triumphant we Thy great Salvation see In God's great Name our Standards high With humbly grateful Praise And chearful Hands we 'll raise May God to all thy Prayers reply verse 6 He from his holy Throne Will his Anointed own On him his God's Salvation flows That Health and Safety strong Which to our God belong God's mighty Arm alone bestows verse 7 Some in their Chariots most And some in Horses boast But we in God's more pow'rful Name verse 8 They crush'd and broken all In weighty Ruins fall While we our Saviour's Strength proclaim Through that we strongly rise And with erected Eyes The Spring of all our Strength adore verse 9 O Thou our God our King Accept the Vows we bring When we thy needful He'p implore Another Metre As the 100th verse 1 THE Lord in dang'rous Times receive Thy Pray'rs his Name defend thee still verse 2 Thy Wants with holy Aids relieve And help thee from his sacred Hill verse 3 O may He all thy Vows record Consume thy grateful Sacrifice verse 4 Success to thy vast Thoughts afford And bless each mighty Enterprize verse 5 So in his Health Triumphant we Will raise our happy Standards high In God's great Name while kindly he Shall to thy servent Pray'rs reply verse 6 Now now I know the Lord his Health on his Anointed King bestows Whose Strength whose Happiness and Wealth From his Celestial Treasure flows verse 7 Some trust in well-arm'd Chariots some In Horses and in Horse-men's Force In God's more pow'rful Name we come To him alone 's our who'e Recourse verse 8 They quickly bend and quickly fall We rise more high and stronger stand verse 9 Help Lord and when distress'd we call For us thy Royal Aids command PSAL. xxj As the 100th verse 1 THE King shall in thy Might be glad And in
brought verse 6 O bless'd ô bless'd be God who hears His praying Servant's Voice verse 7 My Might my Shield from all my Fears In whom my Thoughts rejoice To Him whose Help my Faith requites I 'll joyful Praises sing verse 8 Whose Strength and whose Salvation sights For his Anointed King verse 9 O save ô bless thy People Lord Thy old Inheritance And their Salvation by thy Word From Age to Age advance PSAL. xxix verse 1 BRing to the Lord ye Sons of Mighty A grateful Sacrifice In his unbounded Strength delight And to his Glories rise verse 2 Rise to his Glory praise his Name His sacred Name alone Bow bow to Him his Praise proclaim Before his Awful Throne verse 3 See how his dreadful Lightnings break Heark how his Thunder rolls The Lord from o'er the Water speaks And all the Deep controls verse 4 Vast is the Force the Brightness great Which on his Voice attend verse 5 Flames shot from his Imperial Seat The lofty Cedars rend verse 6 He makes the frighted Mountains trip Like Heifers o'er the Field Old Libanus and Hermon skip When Clouds their Thunder yield verse 7 Wrap'd in a Thousand Flames it roars verse 8 And makes the Desart shake The barren Sands and distant Shoars Before his Thunder quake verse 9 His Terrours make the trembling Deer Their Young unperfect cast And Forests bare and stripp'd appear As with a Winter's Blast verse 10 The Lord on Clouds enthron'd on high Reigns an Eternal King And all his glorious Majesty In Heav'ns bright Temples sing verse 11 The Lord with unresisted Might Will guard his Churches round His Blessings on their Heads shall light With Peace and Plenty crown'd Another Metre As the 112th verse 1 COme to the Lord a Sacrifice Of fattest Rams from Bashan bring To Him let mighty Princes rise verse 2 His Might his wondrous Glories sing Just Honours to their Lord allow And in his sacred Temple bow verse 3 Heark how the Lord from Clouds above In Cracks of dreadful Thunder speaks verse 4 With horrid Force his Thunders move His Voice with dismal Glory breaks verse 5 Down fall the lofty Cedars torn With its tempestuous Force o'er-born verse 6 The Hills their strong Foundations leave The rooted Hills before him shake Before his Voice the Mountains cleave And Libanus and Hermon shake And Earth as sudden Motion yields As Heifers tripping o'er the Fields verse 7 His Voice shoots out with pointed Flames verse 8 And shocks the Desarts all around Its Force the trembling Wild proclaims verse 9 And at his Thunders awful found The Forest-Herds and trembling Deer Cast out their Young unform'd for Fear His Lightnings strip the Forests round verse 10 His Might the swelling Floods restrains All in his House his Praises sound And He a King Eternal reigns verse 11 That God who His with Strength endues And all the Sweets of Peace pursues PSAL. xxx verse 1 TO Thee my God with Heart and Voice I 'll Praises sing to Thee Who hast not made my Foes rejoice But hast exalted me verse 2 I cry'd my Lord my God to Thee And Health thy Mercy gave verse 3 My Life from Death's sharp Pains set free And from the loathsom Grave verse 4 Sing to the Lord ye Meek with Praise His sacred Name adore verse 5 His Wrath but one short Moment stays His Favours Life restore One Night may pass in Griefs and Tears One melancholy Night But Joy with Golden Wings appears Before the dawning Light verse 6 Once bless'd with Peace I boasting said I ne'er should fall nor move verse 7 Thou Lord my Hill so strong hadst made By thy surrounding Love Thy Face withdrawn a Thousand Cares Disturb'd my tortur'd Breast verse 8 Then I to God with hearty Prayers And servent Cries address'd verse 9 What Honours can my Blood to Thee My Death what Trophies raise Can mould'ring Dust thy Glories see Thy Truth or Goodness praise verse 10 Hear Lord and pity him who mourns To my Assistance fly verse 11 Thy Love my Tears to dancing turns My sable Weeds to Joy verse 12 To Thee my Lord my God I 'll sing My Tongue shall praise thy Name My Harp on ev'ry tuneful String Thy Deathless Praise proclaim PSAL. xxxj verse 1 IN Thee dear Lord I trust my Soul From all Confusion free With Justice all my Foes control And still deliver me verse 2 To me thy gracious Ears incline And to my Rescue fly Be thou my Guard with Strength Divine My Rock and Fortress high verse 3 Thou art my Rock my Fortress Thou O for thy Mercy 's sake For thy great Name direct me now The safest Ways to take verse 4 From secret Nets withdraw my Feet O Thou my Strength esteem'd verse 5 I to thy Hands my Soul commit Lord by thy Truth redeem'd verse 6 I hate vain lying Men but in God's Mercy sure rejoice verse 7 Who has my deep Affliction seen And heard my mournful Voice verse 8 Me to my Foes he ne're betray'd But set my Feet at large verse 9 O with thy Mercies undelay'd My present Woes discharge Part 2. My Eyes my Mind my Bowels all Beneath thy Anger waste verse 10 My Spirits with my Sufferings fall My Years in Sighs are past My strength with Sins huge weight opprest My putrid Bones decay verse 11 Foes Neighbours such as know me best With my Disasters play To them a Laughing-stock a Scorn A Bug bear I appear And those who meet a Wretch forlorn Draw back-their Heads for fear verse 12 Me they like Men long dead forgot Or threw like Potsherds by verse 13 While cruel Censures were my Lot And barbarous Emnity Fear sinks my Soul while mighty Men Against my Life combine verse 14 Yet said I to my Saviour then Thou still dear Lord art mine verse 15 My Times are Thine ô rescue me From persceuting Foes verse 16 And that I may thy Mecies see Thy saving Smiles disclose verse 17 Preserve me Lord from Shame who call And thy Assistance crave But let confounded Sinners fall Down to the silent Grave verse 18 So shall those wretched Fools be hush'd Whose proud Contempt and Scorn That good Men might be throughly crush'd Could lying Lips suborn Part 3. verse 19 Oh what vast Good 's reserv'd for those Who fear thy sacred Name What Good for them thy Loves dispose Thy mighty Works proclaim verse 20 Thou from the Proud thy Saints shalt hide Within thy secret Place And in thy House Rest provide From brawling Tongues Disgrace verse 21 O bless'd be God whose Mercies wrought Such wondrous Things for me Who from a well senc'd City brought Me out and set me free verse 22 I said in hasle No more shall I Before my God appear Yet Lord thou heard'st my Pray'r my Cry Obtain'd thy gracious Ear. verse 23 O love the Lord ye Saints the Lord His faithful Servants keeps But off at once the Proud abhor'd His equal Vengeance sweeps verse 24 Take Courage then and God to
Lord with all That 's good or sweet are stor'd verse 11 Come then ye Children hear my Call And learn to fear the Lord Part 2. verse 12 Who 's he who loves long Life and fain Would see delightful Days verse 13 Thy Lips from all that 's ill refrain Thy Tongue from guileful Ways verse 14 Ill Works of ev'ry kind decline What 's good and vertuous do And Love and Peace with Flames Divine And constant Care pursue verse 15 God on the Just hath fix'd his Eyes His Ears their Pray'rs attend verse 16 His Frowns against the Wicked rise Their Lives from Earth to rend verse 17 To good Men's Pray'rs He Favour shows And sets them safe from Harms verse 18 But loves the broken Heart and those Whose Souls Repentance warms verse 19 A Thousand Ills the Good surround But God their Force dispels verse 20 And keeps their Bones and Entrails sound And all their Bruises heals verse 21 Ill Men their in-born Malice kills And those who hate the Just verse 22 While God his own with Goodness fills Who on his Mercy trust PSAL XXXV verse 1 LOrd plead my Cause my Battels fight With such as strive with me verse 2 Rise take the Shield defend my Right My mighty Guardian be verse 3 Put on thy dreadful Arms oppose My Persecutors Rage To me thy Saving Health disclose And for my Soul engage verse 4 Let such as hunt my Soul with Shame Their own Confusion see verse 5 With Scorn their Dastard Flight proclaim Who Mischief brew for me verse 6 Like flying Chaff let Angels Force Disporse their angry Crew Their slipp'ry Ways be dark their Course Angelick Arms pursue verse 7 For unprovok'd their Pits they made For me they laid their Snare O let such Woes their Hearts invade As unsuspected are verse 8 O let the Nets for mine design'd Their own Destruction prove While flowing Joys my raptur'd Mind With kind Salvation move Part 2. verse 9 O let my Bones his Praise dec'are Who gives the Poor distress'd verse 10 From savage Foes and deadly Care And bloody Tyrants Rest verse 11 False Witnesses against me rise And unknown Crimes object verse 12 With Ill for Good my Death devise And on my Soul reflect verse 13 Yet when on sickly Beds they groan'd I fasted mourn'd and pray'd Their Pains with kind Concernment own'd To Heart their Sorrows lay'd verse 14 If Mother Brother or my Friend My dearer Self had dy'd No farther could my Griefs extend My Love no more be try'd verse 15 But when I fail'd the Croud my Woes With barb'rous Joy survey'd The Rabble grew my sawcy Foes And us'd the flouting Trade verse 16 With Men of double Hearts combin'd The witty scornful Crew And at my Life with Hate resin'd And gnashing Fury flew verse 17 And canst thou this with Patience see O save my helpless Soul My Darling from their Jaws to free Their Lion-Force control verse 18 So where the great Assemblies are I 'll celebrate thy Name And where the valiant Bands repair Thy lofty Praise proclaim Part 3. verse 19 Let not my Foes rejoice uncheck'd My Causeless Haters smile verse 20 Who Wars with peaceful Men project Whose study'd Words beguile verse 21 They gap'd and cry'd Aha Aha! Our Eyes his Downfall see verse 22 Thou seest ô don 't in Silence stay O stay not long from me verse 23 Awake arise to judge my Cause My God my Lord descend verse 24 O clear me by thy righteous Laws And from Reproach desend verse 25 O lct not scornful Sinners say We have our Heart's Delight Nor let them proudly boast Aha! We have ' devour'd him quite verse 26 Let Shame and Blushes those pursue Who at my Harms rejoice And Horrour and Disgrace subdue The proud insulting Voice verse 27 But those who love my righteous Ways With chearful Spirits sing God loves his Servants Peace ô praise O praise our mighty King verse 28 So shall my Tongue with chearful Air Thy righteous Acts proclaim Thy Justice ev'ry Day declare And praise thy glorious Name PSAL. xxxvj verse 1 WHen th' horrid Acts of impious Fools My sober Censures try My Heart concludes by Reason's Rules Such Brutes a God deny verse 2 Their Consciences no Terrours wound But Sin 's their who'e De'ight Till all their dark Intendments found A gen'ral Hate excite verse 3 Their Taks deceitful all in vain And off their Vertue 's thrown verse 4 Vile Thoughts their very Beds contain In viler Actions shown verse 5 Thy Mercy Lord in Heav'n commands Thy Truth surmounts the Skies verse 6 Thy Righteousness Mountains stands Thy Judgments dark and wise Like some unfathomable Deeps Unbounded Wealth inclose And Man and Beast thy Favour keeps And Health on all bestows verse 7 What Worth thy Mercies Lord contain Beneath thy sacred Wings How safe the Sons of Men remain At Lov 's immortal Springs verse 8 They 're with o'erflowing Mercies fill'd And drink delightful Streams From those Eternal Springs distill'd And feel thy gracious Beams verse 9 From thee Life's lasting Fountains slow Thy Light affords us Light verse 10 O Goodness then and Justice show To those whose Hearts are right verse 11 From wicked Pride Lord set me free My tott'ring State restore verse 12 Till such as work Iniquity Sink fall and rise no more PSAL. xxxvij verse 1 FRet not nor for great wicked Men Thy self of Peace deprive Nor swell with secret Envy when The wicked Workers thrive verse 2 See how green Grass and Herbage dies And painted Flow'rs decay More swift the Sinner's Glory flies And sooner fades than they verse 3 Do good and trust in God and live And Faith and Truth defend verse 4 Delight in him he 'll largely give And all thy Pray'rs attend 5 Walk upright on his Grace recline For his Performance stay verse 6 He 'll make thy righteous Counsels shine Bright as the Cloudless Day verse 7 On God with faithful Silence wait But ne'er for Sinners grieve Nor wicked Men in all their State Secure or fix'd believe verse 8 But Wrath and wrathful Hate refrain Lest Sin on thee prevail verse 9 For Godly Men the World shall gain But Sinners sink and fail verse 10 Wait but a while the Sinner's Race Destroy'd no more shall be Yea thou shalt search to find his Place And not his Dwelling see verse 11 The lowly Hearts shall seize the Earth For their Inheritance There live and with delightful Mirth Abundant Peace advance verse 12 Sinners with gnashing Teeth and Rage Against the Just combine verse 13 God's scornful Smiles their Falls presage He sees their Days decline verse 14 Against the Poor and Righteous fierce Their Bows and Swords they try verse 15 But their own Hearts their Swords shall pierce Their Bows in Splinters fly Part 2. verse 16 On pious Men their humbler State More true Content bestows Than Sinners find when all their State With Pride and Plenty flows verse 17 For God's Almighty Arm sustains And strongly guards his own
all my Pleasures owe On whom my Soul reviving waits My Lord my God in whose bless'd Gates His Praise my tuneful Harp shall show verse 5 Why then cast down my Soul ô why Thus vex'd in my uneasie Breast To God for Help and Safety fly On his Divine Assistance rest For with my God's Salvation bless'd I yet shall sound his Praises high verse 1 LOrd oft we 've heard our Fathers tell Thy wondrous Works of Old verse 2 How by thy Hand the Gentiles fell And we their Countries hold verse 3 Them their own Swords could ne'er advance Nor Native Valour save Thy Arm thy Love thy Countenance Their Lands and Safety gave verse 4 Thou art my King Salvation Lord For Jacob's Seed command verse 5 We 'll crush our Foes if thou afford Thy kind assisting Hand Their Heads in thy Almighty Name We 'll quickly trample o'er verse 6 And I 'll my Bow 's Defence disclaim And trust my Sword no more verse 7 Thou only sav'st us from our Foes And break'st their Hearts with Shame verse 8 Each Day we 'll with thy Glory close And ever praise thy Name verse 9 But thou hast cast us off and we A strange Disgrace endure Thy Aids no more our Armies see Nor can thy Help procure verse 10 Before their Foes the Dastards fly And we are spoil'd with Ease verse 11 Like scatter'd Sheep dispers'd we lie Where-e'er the Gentiles please verse 12 Thou hast thy wretched People sold Yet not advanc'd thy Gain verse 13 And us in Scorn our Neighbours hold And treat with proud Disdain Part 2. verse 14 We are the Gentiles By-word now At us each shakes his Head verse 15 And while we suffer Shame my Brow A Thousand Blushes spread verse 16 My Shame from Men's soul Blasphemies And black Reproaches grows The Barb'rous Acts and shameless Lyes Of our revengeful Foes verse 17 Yet though we 're this with Woes oppress'd We can't our God forget But in thy Covenant we rest Thy Truth before us set verse 18 Our Hearts have ne'er declin'd from Thee But to thy Judgments true verse 19 Though we the Dragon's Fury see And Death our Steps pursue verse 20 Had we forgot God's glorious Name Or Idol-Gods ador'd verse 21 Wou'd not our God have found the same Our secret Thoughts explor'd verse 22 For Thee we'ere kill'd all Day like Sheep To Slaughter deem'd for Thee verse 23 Wake Lord ô rise no longer sleep No distant Stranger be verse 24 Why Lord are all our Woes despis'd Why hid thy lightsom Face verse 25 While we with Sorrow's Dust disguis'd The Earth forlorn embrace verse 26 O rise With thy Almighty Aid Our sinking State retrieve Our Souls to Sorrow Captives made With Mercy Lord relieve PSAL. xlv verse 1 WArm'd by a Beam of sacred Light I 'll sing a lofty Song The Streins my busie Thoughts indite To our bless'd King belong And though the Pen-man's nimble Hand Flies swiftly o'er his Scrowl More swiftly and with more Command My Tongue attends my Soul verse 2 Fair be the Sons of Humane Race Thou Lord art fairer found Thy Lips distil Celestial Grace With God's due Blessings crown'd verse 3 Ride on thou Prince of wondrous Might Gird on thy dreadful Sword With Majesty and glorious Light And Truth 's All-conqu'ring Word verse 4 May Love and Righteousness attend Thee with assur'd Success Thy dreadful Arms all Fame transcend And all thy Foes depress verse 5 Before thy Pointed Arrows all Thy Foes shall spread the Field And at thy Foot-steps wounded fall And to their Conqu'ror yield Part 2. verse 6 Thy Throne ô God Eternal stands And Right thy Sceptre crowns Bright Justice filâ—s thy righteous Hands Sin dies beneath thy Frowns Mov'd with thy Gifts and Acts Divine Thy God anoints thy Head Thy Joys thy Fellows Joys out-shines On Thee in plenty shed verse 8 Myrrh Aloes and Cassia sweet From all thy Garments flow And round thy Iv'ry Palace meet And all thy Motions show verse 9 Kings Royal Daughters richly dress'd Among thy Maidens stand The Queen with Golden Crowns oppress'd Waits at her Sov'reign's Hand verse 10 Hear me great Queen my Words receive With humbly prudent Care Thy Fondness of thy Fathers leave And of thy Country's Air. verse 11 So shall the King his boundless Love To thy bright Charms allow For He 's the Lord He reigns above To Him ô humbly bow Part 3 verse 12 Then shall the Tyrian Dames resort With Gifts fair Queen to thee The wealthy Men shall make their Court To awful Majesty verse 13 Rich Robes the Royal Princess wears But richer far her Mind An inward Heav'nly Treasure bears By Love and Grace refin'd verse 14 Her they to see her King adorn With all th' Embroid'rer's Art Her Train's by Royal Virgins born Who share her Joys and Heart verse 15 Pleasures around their Bosoms play Their Eyes soft Loves create When to attend their Monarch they On their great Mistress wait verse 16 For Fathers Sons thy Court adorn A gallant sprightly Train Brave Youths to Crowns and Sceptres born And o'er the Nations reign verse 17 Thy Praise ô thou Immortal King I 'll ever thus proclaim And all the joyful World shall sing Thy Godlike Acts and Name Another Metre As the 113th verse 1 TOuch'd with a Beam of Love Divine My Heart my Head my Tongue combine To bless the World's Incarnate King No nimble Pen-man's flying Hand More swiftly can his Quill command Than I my Saviour's Glory sing verse 2 How wondrous bright how Heav'nly fair Dear Lord thy Godlike Beauties are Thy Lips Eternal Sweets distil Hence by thy mighty Father bless'd Thy humble but capacious Breast All Heav'n's immense Endowments fill verse 3 Gird on thy Thigh most mighty Lord Gird on thy dreadful glitt'ring Sword And with Majestick Honours crown'd verse 4 In prosp'rous State triumphant ride Truth Meekness Justice guard thy Side Thy Arm with Terrours brac'd around verse 5 Each Bow then drawn each Arrow loos'd By the Right Hand to Conquest us'd Shall pierce thy stubborn-hearted Foes And all the trembling World shall meet To cast themselves beneath thy Feet O'er-aw'd by thy resistless Blows verse 6 Thy Throne bless'd God for ever stands A righteous Sceptre fills thy Hands To Thee the suppliant Nations bow verse 7 The vertuous Soul thy Favour gains Thy Frown the wicked World restrains And Sinners fly thy threathing Brow Hence God thy God with Joys around Above thy Mates thy Heart has crown'd His Balmy Joys thy Passions warm verse 8 Thy Robes with noblest Odours flow Which from thy lofty palace blow And Sweets thy pleas'd Attendants charm Part 2. verse 9 Among thy Maids of Honour wait Fair Virgins all of Royal State Like bigger Stars i' th' Galaxy And at thy Hand enthron'd is seen Thy charmingly victorious Queen Her Crown pure Gold but purer she verse 10 Hear me illustrious Queen forget Thy native Land's and Father's Seat And for thy King thy Kindred quit verse 11 So shall he
who owns the World and all its Plenty Or He who fills this All himself be empty verse 14 But if th' should'st bring a grateful Sacrifice Let humble Praise with holy Incense rise verse 15 Thy Vows made in Affliction justly pay verse 16 And to thy God in deep Afflictions pray And I 'll soon change thy melancholick Story And thy Deliv'rance shall advance my Glory verse 17 But to the Wicked God in Anger turns And thus at him his jealous Fury burns verse 18 Thou whose black Soul Divine Instruction hates In whom my Word no Reverence creates Know thou my Laws are Life to thofe who chuse them But ô how dare thy wretched Lips abuse them PSAL. lj How dar'st thou th' Office of a Priest assume Or in my Cov'nant read thy dismal Doom No Thieves commended in my Laws appear Nor canst thou find Adult'rers pardon'd there Yet with Adulterers and Thieves thy Sentence Thy Words thy Life agree without Repentance verse 19 All Hellish Arts thy Lips thy Tongue pollute Lyes are their Product Falshood all their Fruit. Thy Talk thy Neighbor and thy Friend blasphemes verse 20 Thy Mother's Sons are all thy scornful Themes It s thy whole Study thy affected Fashion To spread vile Scandals with Deliberation verse 21 Thus hast thou done and I in Silence still Ne'er broke thy Rest and never cross'd thy Will So my Existence was at last deny'd Or mine at least by thy vile Nature try'd Like some mean Idol to the World presented And against me all bold Affrents invented But now my Anger 's rouz'd thy Actions all Before my Sight in horrid Order fall See how they stand before thy trembling Eyes And in thy Face thy guilty Conscience flies No Sleep no Rest nor Quiet now befriend thee But Hellish never-ceasing Woes attend thee verse 22 O ye who God forget my Speeches weigh Lest you become my uncheck'd Fury's Prey verse 23 Praise to your Maker's Glory sai fice Be your Words holy and your Actions wise So may your Bliss obtain a long Duration And all be crown'd with my Divine Salvation verse 1 MErcy ô Mercy Lord to me Extend thy Mercy 's Store Let me thy pard'ning Mercy see To clear my sinful Score verse 2 Wash me from my Iniquity And purge me Lord from Sin verse 3 For I my Folly throughly see It racks my Breast within I see I see my Crimes when Sleeps Should seal my weary'd Eyes Me sill awake my Conscience keeps Or frightful Dreams surprize If I with noisie Pleasures try To ease my tortur'd Soul Black Lust and Blood are ever by And all my Joys control verse 4 To thee alone I 've sin'd to thee And trespass'd in thy Sight That justify'd thy Words might be And all thy Dealings right verse 5 Loe I at first was shap'd in Sin In Sin at first conceiv'd To that I 've since a Gaptive been By Hellish Arts deceiv'd verse 6 Thou look'st for inward Truth to me Thy secret Wisdom show verse 7 Purge thou my Soul my Soul shall be More white than Northern Snow verse 8 O let me once again the Voice Of Joy and Gladness hear And let these broken Bones rejoice Which now thy Vengeance bear Part 2. verse 9 From all my sinful Actions past O turn thy angry Face verse 10 Make me a Heart that 's clean at last A Mind renew'd by Grace verse 11 Cast me not wholly off nor take Thy sacred Gifts from me verse 12 Restore thy Saving Health and make My Spirit large and free verse 13 Then I the sinning World shall teach To tread thy perfect Way Conversion and Repentance preach To such as loosely stray verse 14 Save me from Guilt of Blood to me Thy kind Salvation bring And then my Tongue from Fetters free Thy righteous Acts shall sing verse 15 Unseal my Lips and then my Tongue Shall celebrate thy Praise Thy Praise shall be my constant Song As in my fairer Days verse 16 God wo'n't for costly Off'rings call Nor ask for Sacrifice Else should a Thousand Oxen fall And Incense daily rise verse 17 No God demands a nobler Part The Heart 's his Sacrifice A wounded Soul a bleeding Heart His Mercy can't despise verse 18 O now at last thy Favour show To thy selected Place Thy Church now despicably low With lofty Walls embrace verse 19 Then shall a righteous Sacrifice With thee Acceptance gain And humble Hearts and lifted Eyes Thy Altars Flames maintain Another Metre to the old proper Tune verse 1 ROus'd from a deadly sinful Dream With guilty Pangs of Conscience torn I prostrate here without one Beam Of Comfort lie a Wretch forlorn Mercy to me ô Mercy shew A Wretch thy Mercy Lord implores On me ô let thy Mercies flow And wash out all my guilty Scores O wash ô cleanse my Conscience Lord From Falshood Lust and Cruelty verse 3 For now I all my Guilt record And only dismal Objects see Lord how it racks my Soul how strong Guilt 's terrible Convulsion moves What Chains of Woes it drags along How bitter Sin 's Remembrance proves verse 4 Against Thee Thee alone I 've sin'd And boldly trespass'd in thy sight That I thy righteous Truth might find Thy Judgment pure thy Sentence right verse 5 Shap'd in Iniquity at first At first in Sin and Guilt conceiv'd I was originally curs'd My Soul of Innocence bereav'd Hence sprung the fatal Fruit and Hell With Ease my native Proneness won My careless Pride unguarded fell With shameless actual Guilt undone verse 6 If inward Truth Lord pleases Thee O let my Heart thy Wisdom know verse 7 Wash purge me through and l shall be More white more pure than Northern Snow verse 8 So shall I feel thy Beams again Thy Loves shall fill my pardon'd Soul My Bones long justly rack'd with Pain With Balmy Joys be sound and whole To Father Holy Ghost and Son One bless'd one glorious Trinity On whom our Hopes Hepend alone Eternal Praise and Glory bt Part 2. verse 9 From all my Crimes Lord turn thy Face No more my cancell'd Errours view O change my Heart and by thy Grace My Mind with Heav'nly Thoughts renew verse 22 Cast me not off nor from my Breast Thy sacred Influence remove verse 12 But with the saving Pleasures bless'd In Good my forward Soul improve verse 13 Then Sinners I 'll bring home to thee Transgressors shall thy Laws esteem verse 14 From Blood dear Saviour rescue me My Soul from Crimson Guilt redeem verse 15 If thou bless'd Lord my Lips unseal My Tongue thy sacred Name shall raise Thy Love my slowing Songs reveal My Mouth thy righteous Judgments praise verse 16 No bloody Sacrifice with thee No Fumes from steaming Altars rais'd Prevail else num'rous Herds for me Had on a Thousand Altars blaz'd verse 17 A Soul with Sense of Sin depress'd Is Lord thy noblest Sacrifice A broken Heart a contrite Breast Thy tender Mercies ne'er despise verse 18 Lord in thy Love thy Church defend Its ruin'd
die And in the Pit's Destruction fall But I 'll on God rely PSAL. lvj verse 1 TO me thy Mercy Lord extend For Men wouâ—d me devour Against me all their Forces bend And press me ev'ry Hour verse 2 Each Day my cruel greedy Foes Design'd to swallow me And Armies which my Soul oppose Would my Destruction see verse 3 When-e'er I fear I 'll trust in Thee verse 4 Thy faithful Word I 'll praise Nor will I fear what Hurt to me Poor mortal Man can raise verse 5 Each Day they wrest my Words to work My Fall their Thoughts are bent verse 6 They meet they trace my Steps they lurk Against my Life intent verse 7 But shall they always scape in Sin In Wrath destroy them all verse 8 Thou know'st my dang'rous Flight hast seen My Tears which daily fall O let them ever in thy Sight In Books recorded lie verse 9 But all my Foes shall turn to Flight When I to God shall cry I know 't for God's my Patron dear verse 10 Through Him his Truth I 'll shew verse 11 I 'll trust in God and nothing fear Which mortal Men can do verse 12 To Thee dear God my Vows are made To Thee my Praise I 'll pay verse 13 Who sav'd'st me from Death's gloomy Shade When I in Danger lay And still I hope through God my Feet Shall ever firmly stand My Steps thy saving Favours meet And I possess the Land PSAL. lvij verse 1 MErcy to me Lord Mercy show My Soul depends on Thee Thy Wings till off this Danger blow Shall my Protection be verse 2 To God I 'll cry to God most High Who all my Wishes sends verse 3 Who me from his superior Sky From barbarous Men defends verse 4 His Truth and Mercy God applies To save my drooping Soul Which now with raging Lions lies Who would devour it whole I ly with fiery Men whose Words Like Spears and Darts appear Whose piercing Tongues than sharpest Swords A greater sharpness bear verse 5 Lord raise thy self exalt thy Name Above the lofty Skies And o're this Earths enlightned Frame Lord lift thy glorious Eyes verse 6 My Soul with sorrow sunk dismaid At fatal Nets prepar'd But now my Foes in Pit-falls made For me themselves are snar'd verse 7 My Heart dear Lord 's prepar'd my Heart Is fix'd thy Praise to sing verse 8 Awake my Pride my charming Art To praise thy gracious King verse 9 Awake my Lute my Harp awake And I 'le prevent the Day To God's great Name new Anthems make And to his Glory play verse 10 His Name his wondrous Works will I Among the Nations praise verse 11 And in my Songs above the Sky His Truth and Mercy raise verse 12 Lord raise thy self exalt thy Name Above the lofty Skies And o're this Earth's enlightned Frame O lift thy glorious Eyes PASL. lviij Psalm Iviij As the 100 or as Mr. Sandys's 14. verse 1 WHen you in private Council sit Are all your Consultations just May others your Decisions trust Their Lives to your pure Hands submit verse 2 No wretched Men your tainted Hearts Iniquities alone pursue Earth groans so long opprest by you Your bloody Hands and faithless Arts. verse 3 I long the wicked Race have known All Lyers from the Breasts and Womb. Lyes in then Infant-Souls have room In Lyes their Elder years are grown verse 4 Poor harmless things compar'd with these Black poisonous Toads and Serpents are Nor can the deafest Asp compare With their hard-hearted Policies verse 5 Asps scorn the curious Charmer's Arts And all his Magic Cant defy These won't admit the Sufferer's cry No Tears can move their stubborn Hearts Part 2. verse 6 Lord break their Teeth their dreadful Jaws Who with a brutish Force enrag'd Against weak Innocence engag'd Confound the Poor and Righteous Cause verse 7 As sliding Waters sink and fail So let their Malice quickly dy And when they let their Arrows fly Let neither Bows nor Shafts prevail verse 8 Let them like Snails when melting waste Or like untimely Births decay verse 9 And to thy stormy Wrath give way As Thorns before a fiery blast verse 10 The Righteous then shall droop no more But God's all-righteous Vengeanee view And all the Paths of Joy pursue And wash their Feet in impious gore verse 11 Then all the World convinc'd shall say The Just are Well rewarded now A God at last we must allow A God the lower World to sway Or thus verse 1 WHen you in private Councils sit Are all your Counsels just May Men to you their lives commit Or your Decisions trust verse 2 No wretched Men your tainted Hearts Iniquity pursue Your bloody Hands and faithless Arts Make Earth her Groans renew verse 3 I long their impious Race have known How from the Womb they ly'd Their Infant Years to Falshood prone Their Elder Age supply'd verse 4 Poor harmless things compar'd with these Black poisonous Serpents are With their hard-hearted Policies Deaf Adders can't compare verse 5 Adders defy the Charmer's Arts And all his Cant defy And these with unrelenting Hearts Throw off the Sufferer's cry verse 6 Lord break their Teeth their dreadful Jaws With brutish force enrag'd Against the Poor's afflicted Cause And Innocence engag'd verse 7 As sliding Waters sink and fall So let their Malice dy Nor Jet their shiver'd Bows prevail Or broken Arrow fly verse 8 Let them like Snails when melting waste Or hasty Births decay verse 9 Or as Thorns to a fiery Blast To thy fierce Wrath give way verse 10 The Righteous then shall droop no more But God's just Vengeance view And wash their Feet in impious Gore And joyful ways pursue verse 11 Then all Mankind convinc'd shall see The Just are well repaid A God to Rule the World must be And his Commands obey'd Another Metre As the old 126. proper Tune verse 1 THE Place was dark And far remov'd from fearching Eyes No chearful Light Could break th'impenetrable gloom No starry Spark Could there the dark Cabal surprize But sullen Night At once possess'd the dismal room These sate Sam 's Council there their Plots they said Their Souls more black than Nights prevailing shade Vile Men could you There in a righteous Ballance weigh The Sufferer's Cause And neither Love nor Pride nor Hate Nor Malice shew Did all impartial Justice sway Your equal Laws No Bribes an unknown Right create Did you in that obscure retreat conclude God's piercing Eye your Thoughts and Actions view'd verse 2 Alas 't was vain To look for facred Justice where Triumphant Sin With all its curs'd Attendance reign'd Where Hopes of Gain Could barbarous Violence endear And all had been By secret Wickedness maintain'd Yet such you all great Counsellers have been The Slaves of Tyrants and the Tools of Sin verse 3 When born at first To entertain the World you ly'd And Fraud and Lyes Your Thoughts and Words and Actious fill'd With Poisons nurst Your Looks the Basilisk out-vy'd Your baleful Eyes
Nor so perversely prate verse 6 For Pow'r and great Renown Not Chance but God bestows verse 7 He gives the Crown and he casts down Who Justice only knows verse 8 Ne'er strive with God to fight He holds the deadly Bowl The dreadful Sight may well affright The wretched guilty Soul What horrid Drugs compound The Crimson baleful Draught The Nations round as guilty found To th' very Dregs are brought verse 9 But still I 'll praife the Lord To Jacob's God I 'll sing And my sharp Sword o'er those abhorr'd For wicked Actions bring verse 10 I 'll make their Stiffness bend While a'l the Just around Through God their Freind shall high ascend With Mirth and Glory crown'd Psal lxxvj as the 148th or as Mr. Sandys's 47 tâ— verse 1 GOD's Name in Judah's known It 's great in Israel verse 2 His House in Salem's shown His Smiles on Sion dwell verse 3 For there his Stroke Swords Bows and Shields For Martial Fields And Arrows broke verse 4 Thy glorious Name 's more bright Than theirs whose num'rous Bands In Violence delight And spoil their Neighbours Lands Who proudly boast No Force can stay Their conqu'ring Way Or guard our Coast verse 5 But Desolation now Their daring Hearts attends And on each drowsie Brow An heavy Sleep descends The Men of Might Grope but in vain Their Swords to gain In that dark Night verse 6 At thy Rebuke they fall And Horse and Charriot lie Profoundly bury'd all In one deep Lethargy verse 7 Thou only Thou Deserv'st our Fear For who can bear Thy angry Brow verse 8 When we thy Judgments heard With Terrours from the Sky The World to what it fear'd Submitted si ently verse 9 Then God arose To fave and seek The patient Meek And crush their Foes verse 10 Man 's hottest Wrath thy Name Great God of Hosts shall praise And though the raging Flame With spreading Fury blaze Yet fuddenly Their Rage restrain'd By thy just Hand Shall sink and die verse 11 Ye who the Lord adore Your Vows before him lay And what was vow'd before With grateful Gladness pay To that great King Whose angry Brow Aws all below Your Off'ring bring verse 12 For his victorious Arm With unresisted Force Fierce Monarchs shall disarm And stop their head-strong Course His Awful Frown Strange Terrour brings On Earthly Kings And casts them down Another Metre applied to our own Cases in this Nation verse 1 GOD's Name i' th' British Isles is known And is in England great verse 2 Bless'd England is his happy Throne His highly favour'd Seat verse 3 Here with his pow'rful Arm He broke The Bow the Sword the Shield His Word alone without a Stroke Secur'd the Martial-Field Though mighty Tyrants mighty Edme With Scandal mix'd may gain Yet Lord thy more illustrious Name No base Reproach can stain verse 5 But sudden Desolations now Those daring Hearts pursue And Sleep on ev'ry drowsie Brow Distils its weighty Dew In vain alas the Man of Might Dreams o'er his former Broils In vain i' th Dark he strives to fight And for a Conquest toils verse 6 At thy Rebuke great God they fall And Horse and Chariots lie Confounded quite and bury'd All In one deep Lethargy verse 7 Thou only Thou art justly fear'd Thy Fury who can stand verse 8 VVhen we thy Heav'nly Judgment heard It hush'd the trembling Land verse 9 VVhen God the patient Meek to save VVith Rising Judgment reign'd verse 10 To Him Man's Rage new Glories gave And He their VVrath restrain'd verse 11 O ye who Britain's Lord adore Your Vows before him lay And what your just Engagements bore VVith grateful Gladness pay verse 12 Your Off'rings make to Him whose Frown Resistless Terrour brings Bold Princes daunts and batters down The proudest Earthly Kings PSAL. lxxvij verse 1 TO God I cry'd I strongly cry'd And He receiv'd my Pray'r The Lord when by Afflictions try'd I sought with earnest Care verse 2 All Night my wretched Soul was pain'd With mighty Woes oppress'd And Sorrows unresisted reign'd In my afflicted Breast verse 3 On God I fix'd my thoughtful Mind But was perplex'd the more My Soul to sad Complaints resign'd Its Burthen hardly bore verse 4 Thy Terrours hold my wakeful Eyes And banish needful Sleeps My wretched Soul Grief 's strange Surprize In heavy silence keeps verse 5 I all my former Years survey'd Those happy Days of old Those Songs in better Seasons made Which God's great Name extoll'd Distractions still by Nights by Days Confus'd my weary'd Mind I mus'd and sought the secret Ways Of Providence to find verse 7 But still unsatisfy'd Icry'd Is God for ever gone 8 Will God his Presence always hide His former Loves disown 9 What! Are his Days of Mercy past His sacred Promise void His Smiles with angry Clouds o'er-cast His Goodness all destroy'd verse 10 At last I said My Follies all These faithless Thoughts create But God can yet my Hopes recall And change my mournful State Part 2. verse 11 I 'le now thy ancient Actions Lord Thy Miracles of old verse 12 And all thy wondrous Works record Thy wise Designs unfold verse 13 Thy Ways tho' dark to Humane Eyes Are holy Lord and pure What God with Thee in Greatness vyes Or can thy Frowns endure verse 14 Thy Works so many Wonders are Thy Might the Nations know verse 15 Thy Arms blest Freedoms welcome Air On Jacob's Race bestow verse 16 The Waters Lord the Waters saw Thy Face ami parting fled The Deeps with one prodigious flaw Display'd their sandy Bed verse 17 The Land unceasing Rains o're-flow'd At thy commanding Voice The pointed Lightnings went abroad With Thunders roaring noise verse 18 Thy ratling Thunders roar'd around And streaks of dismal Light Shot thro' the Air the trembling ground Quak'd With the dreadful fright verse 19 Thy Road was thro' the Seas thy way Thro' mighty Waters made Thy secret Paths could none survey Or where thy steps were laid verse 20 Moses and Aaron thro' the Deep And trackles Deserts lead Thy Tribes and them like tender sheep Securely kept and fed PSAL. lxxviij MY People mark my Precepts well Your Ears to my Discourses bow verse 2 My mouth shall weighty Matters tell And Truths obscure and ancient show verse 3 Which we their happy Sons have known From what our hoary Fathers told verse 4 That we with Praise to all our own Might God's miraculous Acts unfold verse 5 God gave his Laws to Jacob's race And bade our Fathers teach their Seed verse 6 That each descending Age might trace His Will and his Injunctions heed verse 6 That so his sacred Worship might Unmix'd from Age to Age descend verse 7 All trust in God and with delight His Works declare his Laws attend verse 8 That they their Father's Guilt might fly Whose Hearts perversly false rebell'd Let God's prodigious Wonders dy And neither Faith nor Conscience held verse 9 What broke arm'd Ephraim's Archers what So turn'd their coward Backs in fight
Voice In God our Strength our King rejoice verse 4 For this by his supream Commands A Statute firm in Jacob stands A Monument of Love since He From Egypt's Bondage set them free There we when God our Help appear'd An unknown awful Language heard verse 6 Through Me said God thy Burthen ceas'd And I thy Hands from Pots releas'd verse 7 Thou pray'dst in suff'ring Times to me And I in Mercy answer'd thee From the dark Closets of the Sky Where Thunder 's secret Treasures lie At Meribah thy native Pride I with-prodigious Waters try'd verse 8 Hear then my People hear the Law Which I for thy Direction draw Part 2. verse 9 With thee no Foreign God shall be To such thou ne'er shalt bend the Knee To such no guilty Worship pay Nor Off rings on their Altars lay verse 10 For I 'm the Lord thy God my Hand First led thee out from Egypt's Land Let me thy largest Wishes know My Gifts shall still as largely flow verse 11 But they my People disobey'd And Israel no Submissions paid Their Hearts no kindest Acts could gain No Love their wandring Steps restrain verse 12 I then the wilful Fools resign'd To Ways to which their Hearts inclin'd Such Ways as they 'd themselves invent At once their Crime and Punishment verse 13 Oh had my People wisely weigh'd My Laws and my Commands obey'd verse 14 My Hand had quickly humbl'd those Who durst their thriving State oppose verse 15 Those Men who durst affront their Lord Had been as Lyars all abhorr'd Consum'd destroy'd and bury'd quite In dark Oblivion's gloomy Night But Israel of my Love posses'd Had been to endless Ages bless'd verse 16 Their Bellies purest Wheats had fill'd And Honey from the Rocks distill'd To Father Spirit Son bless'd ' Three One only God one Trinity As is as was e'er Time begun Be Praise and endless Homage done Amen Another Metre Proper Tune verse 1 A Loud to God our Strength aloud With chearful Voices sing To Jacob's God through all the Croud Let hearty Praises ring verse 2 A Psalm to merry Notes compose And let the Timbrels sound While pleasant Harps their Sweets disclose And Lutes maintain the Round verse 3 See where the Moon her Horns displays With Infant-Beauty dress'd Your solemn Joys with Trumpets raise At that appointed Feast verse 4 For this your God ordain'd of old To Israel's faithfol Race And we must still the Laws enroll'd By Jacob's God embrace verse 5 This was to them from Bondage clear'd His Pledge of endless Love When they an unknown Language heard From rending Clouds above verse 6 Thy Shoulders I said God releas'd And made from Labours free Through me thy weary'd Fingers ceas'd From Bricks and Slavery verse 7 To Me thou pray'dst and I appear'd And ready Aids apply'd And thee through gloomy Thunders heard At Massab's Waters trv'd verse 8 Hear me my dearest People hear To thee I 'll testifie If Israel's Race my Words can bear And with my Laws comply Thy Seed no other God shall own No Sacrifice allow To Gods by other Nations known Nor to their Idols bow verse 10 I only live thy Lord thy God Who thee from Egypt freed And I 'll my largest Stores afford To serve thy utmost Need. verse 11 But they my People careless all My just Commands refus'd My Israel from their Vows could fall And all my Loves abus'd verse 12 So I their Slight with Slight repay'd And let the Fools pursue Their foolish Ways and as they stray'd Returnrd their Wages due verse 13 Oh had my People's Thoughtless Seed my kind Advice obey'd Nor by their own false Hearts mis-led From Ways of Wisdom stray'd verse 14 I then had quickly crush'd their Foes And turn'd my dreadful Hand Against the wretched Heads of those Who durst against them stand verse 15 God 's Haters soon had sunk betray'd By Lyes themselves had fram'd But Mine had been a Nation made Through endless Ages fam'd verse 16 I had their hungry Souls supply'd With Wheat 's pure Fatness fill'd And them with Honey satisfy'd From flowing Rocks distill'd PSAL. lxxxij verse 1 GOD sits the Judge where mighty Kings Their secret Counsels hold verse 2 How dare ye then unrighteous Things And wicked Laws uphold verse 3 The Weak the Orphans Cause decide Th' afflicted Soul relieve verse 4 The Poor by long Oppressions try'd From Wicked Hands retrieve verse 5 To Fools alas I vainly speak Who on in Darkness reel Through whom Earth's strong Foundations break Apd strange Convulsions feel verse 6 I've said You all are Gods and all The Sons of God most High verse 7 But must like meaner Princes fall Like common Mortals die verse 8 Arise thy Justice Lord declare And o'er the World advance For all the scatter'd Nations are Thy just Inheritance PSAL. lxxxiij verse 1 LOrd unconcern'd no longer prove Nor wrap'd in Silence lie verse 2 Our Foes who hate Thee siercely move And bear their Heads on high verse 3 Against thy People all combin'd Their secret Counsels take And those who thy Protection find Their hated Objects make verse 4 Come on they cry let Israel bear No more a Nation 's Name Let 's from Time's largest Records tear Their long-detested Claim verse 5 In Mischief thus their Hearts agree And horrid Plots design Leagu'd in a strong Conspiracy Against thy self and thine verse 6 See Lord What Tents o'er-spread the Field Where Edom takes his Place What Bands fierce Moab's Countries yield And Agar's slavish Race verse 7 Gebal and Amnon's Companies Curs'd Amalek commands And Palestine's Battalion lies With Tyre's assisting Bands verse 8 With these proud Assur's Forces join And Ammon's Side embrace And Desolations all design On Abraham's faithful Race Part 2. verse 9 Bless'd Lord for us at last appear And let thy daring Foes The Lot of ruin'd Midian bear Who durst the Saints oppose As Sisera's and Jabin's Hosts Near Kishon's Torrents dy'd verse 10 In Endor slain and all the Coasts With Blood for Dung supply'd verse 11 Let all their Valiant Captains slain With Zeeb and O reb dwell Where Zeba's and Zalmunna's Train With all their Princes fell verse 12 For thus the boasting Wrethes said Come let 's at once go seize The Tents their God inhabited His sacred Palaces verse 13 Lord hurl them off as Chaff before The rapid Whirlwind flies verse 14 As Flames through ancient Forests roar Or Mountain-Shrubs surprize verse 15 So them with fiercest Storms pursue With Tempests terrifie verse 16 Till they with Shame their Errours view And to thy Service fly verse 17 Else let them all confounded lie Crush'd with Eternal Shame And know God only rules on high By Great Jehovah's Name PSAL. lxxxiv verse 1 AH how my Soul thy Dwelling-place Great Lord of Hosts admires Ah how thy Courts thy glorious Face My longing Soul desires verse 2 In Thee the God of Life alone My Flesh my Heart rejoice To see thy sacred Earthly Throne And hear thy Heav'nly Voice verse 3 Around each
rules above the Sky verse 5 Thy Promises dear Lord are true And all thy Testimonies sure Thy Flocks pure Holiness pursue And ever like thy Self endure Another Metre As the 111th proper Tune verse 1 THE Lord a King remains The great Jehovah reigns With Awful Glories crown'd As with a Robe of Light The Lord with wondrous Might And Strength is girt around By his Divine Commands The World securely stands From Alterations free verse 2 Thy Throne was fix'd of old Thy Deity extoll'd From all Eternity verse 3 Great God th' uncertain Croud Against thy Kingdom loud Like mighty Waters roar And with a surly Spite As breaking Billows fight And shock the neighb'ring Shoar verse 4 But let tempestuous Rage Their furious Hearts engage And Heav'n it self defy His stern Command alone Can beat their Madness down Who ever rules on high verse 5 Thy Testimonies true Thy Promises renew Both faithful both secure Thy Saints with Holiness Shall tow'rds thine A'tars press And ever bless'd endure PSAL. xciv verse 1 GReat God to whom Revenge belongs Great God of Vengeance rise verse 2 The Proud thou mighty Judge of Wrongs With just Rewards surprize verse 3 How long shall wicked Workers Lord Uncheck'd triumphant reign verse 4 Their impious Words and Pride abhorr'd With haughty Boasts maintain verse 5 Lord shall they crush thy People still Afflict thine Heritage verse 6 Their Widows and their Strangers kill Nor spare their Orphans Age verse 7 Yet thus they do and thus they cry Can God our Actions see We Jacob's unknown God defy From his Observance free verse 8 But think ye stupid Fools a while Think well ye senseless Crew verse 9 Can you his sacred Ears beguile Who Ears bestow'd on you What can't he see whose Hands the Eyes Those Orbs of Wonders made verse 10 He whose Hand the World chastise From Your Correction stay'd Can't He who Sense on Man bestows Their secret Thoughts descry verse 11 Men's Hearts alas He throughly knows And knows their Vanity verse 12 Lord happy 's he who taught by Thee Has all thy Laws obey'd verse 13 He in ill Times at Rest shall see The Pit for Sinners made Part 2. verse 14 Our God his Servants can't desert Nor his Inheritance verse 15 But Judgment will to Right convert And upright Souls advance verse 16 who 'll me from wicked Workers save Or my Assistant be verse 17 God only help'd me or the Grave Had quickly silenc'd me verse 18 My Foot ô Lord which seem'd to slide Thy Mercy 's He'p ensur'd verse 19 In Cares and Fears thy Comforts try'd My Soul's Delight procur'd verse 20 Wilt thou support the Tyrant-Crew Who settle Sin by Law verse 21 Whose Armies righteous Souls pursue And Blood of Martyrs draw verse 22 Though such their cruel Practice be My God will raise my State My solid Rock my Refuge He Whose Loves my Faith create verse 23 Our God observes their Wickedness Their Malice He 'll repay With sudden Strokes their Pride repress And cut their Hopes away PSAL. XCV verse 1 O Come your chearful Voices raise To our Eternal King The Lord our strong Salvation praise His Goodness loudly sing verse 2 With Thanks approach his awful sight And pleasant Anthems sing verse 3 The Lord's a God of boundless Might O're all the Gods a King verse 4 Earth's secret Deeps and Mountains high His powerful Hand commands verse 5 The Seas were made by Him and dry He laid the rising Lands verse 6 O come let us our Lord adore And at his Foot-stool low Our humbly bending Knees before Our great Creator show verse 7 For he 's our God his People we And in his Pastures feed Those wandring sheep which kindly He From Death and Darkness freed To day ô hear his Voice to day verse 8 For thus th' Almighty spoke No more your own false Thoughts obey My Wrath no more provoke No more with hardned Hearts refuse My necessary Grace Nor as in former times abuse My Word or Holy Place verse 9 Such Arts your Fathers us'd of old Who all my Wonders saw And many Years perversly bold Despis'd my righteous Law verse 10 At last thus by my self I swore With just Displeasure mov'd This wretched Nation sin the more The more by Goodness prov'd They neither know my self nor know Those Rules to them addrest Nor will I e're their Souls bestow In my Eternal Rest Another Metre As Mr. Sandys's 15th verse 1 COme ô come and let us sing To our Lord and to our King Let us make a joyful Noise To that God whose Love employs All his saving Health and Grace To protect his faithful Race verse 2 Let us all with Thanks and Praise Come before his Glorious Face And our Psalms and cheerful Airs Join with Vows and humble Prayers verse 3 For the Lord our God is great Lofty his Eternal Seat Every God to Him submits He a King above them sits verse 4 All the Earths Foundations deep Solid Rocks and Mountains steep All their strength 's by Him possest And by his Protection blest verse 5 Him the rolling Seas regard By his mighty Hands prepar'd Earth to Him submissly bows And his forming Power avows verse 6 Come ô come let 's all adore And his Footstool kneel before Let us kneel and prostrate all To our Lord and Maker fall verse 7 Hee 's our God our Lord alone We are all his People known Us His Hands securely keep Hee 's the Sheepheard we the Sheep Hear ô hear his voice to Day And that sacred Voice obey verse 8 Humble let your Hearts appear Let no Hardness center there As of o'd your Father's pride All my kindest Cares defy'd When their wandring Armies past Tho' the Deserts sandy waste verse 9 Oft they tempted oft they try'd me Often to Believe deny'd me Tho' my Wonders all they saw Knew my Power and heard my Law verse 10 All their Follies large Arrears Forty tedious rolling Years I with wondrous patience bore But at last in Fury swore 11 These a wretched People are All involv'd in Error 's snare Soon they have my Laws forgot Seen my Works but know them not By my Self my Self alone That 's the greatest Oath that 's known These shall never never blest Enter my Eternal Rest PSAL. xcvj verse 1 NEw Songs to great Jehovah sing Sing all the Earths around Your Blessings to his Altars bring His saving Health resound verse 2 Each Day your active Tongues employ To spread his glorious Name verse 3 Thro' all the Nations round with Joy His wondrous Acts proclaim verse 4 Our Lord is great and greatly prais'd More to be feard then those verse 5-6 Who by Vain Men to Godhead rais'd On Vainer Fools impose Our God stretch'd out the lofty Syes How glorious Majesty How strength with lovely Beauty vyes We in his Temple see verse 7 O give to God ye Nations all Give strength and Glorys due verse 8 On his great Name with Honour call To him with Offering's fue verse
9 Before his Seat of Holiness Let all devoutly bow And Fear before his Face express And to his service vow verse 10 Among the Nations round proclaim The great Jehovah reigns Through Him the World's establish'd frame Unmov'd and Firm remains Hee 'l Judge the People righteously verse 11 Then let the Skys rejoice Let Earth be glad the Ocean high Exalt its roaring Voice verse 12 Let all the Flocks and Fields their Joys Express in various ways And Forrests with a murmuring Noise Their great Creator praise verse 13 He flys to judge the Earth He slies To make the World confess All Justice in His Bosom lies And Truth and Righteosness PSAL xcvij. As the 100th verse 1 THE Lord the Great Messiah reigns No more to Jewish Bounds confin'd Since all the World the Blessing gains Let all express a grateful Mind O let that spacious Continent Which Adam's num'rous Heirs possess And all the Isles with sweet Consent Their Saviour's wond'rous Love consess verse 2 Thick Clouds and gloomy Darkness hide The God from Faithless curious Eyes On Judgment too by Justice try'd His Throne 's Eternal Pillars rise verse 3 Bright Flames before his Prefence fly And melt the Hearts of angry Foes verse 4 His Beams the World with Light supply And trembling Earch its Master knows verse 5 Vain Men blown up with lofty Pride Like Wax before his Flames appear And those whose Thoughts their God defy'd The mighty God of Nature fear verse 6 His Righteousness the bending Skies Aloud with wond'rous Signs declare His glorious Works before the Eyes Of all th' astonish'd Nations are verse 7 Shame be their Lot who Images Adore and in their Idols boast Our God with humblest Worship please Bow to Him all ye Heav'nly Host verse 8 Ziou's and Judah's Daughters true With Joys thy Judgment Lord embrac'd verse 9 The Earth her mighty Maker knew With more than Angel-Glorys grac'd verse 10 O ye who love our Saviour hate All Sin for Him in each Degree He 'll Safety for his Saints create And from the Wicked set them free verse 11 Light 's largely for the Righteous sown And Joys for upright Hearts prepar'd In Him ô let our Joys be shown His Holiness with Thanks declar'd Another Metre verse 1 THE Lord the great Jehovah reigns Let all the Earth rejoice Let all those Isles the Sea contains Exalt a chearful Voice verse 2 Thick Clouds and heavy Darkness hide Our God from Humane Eyes On Righteousness by Justice try'd His Throne 's Supporters rise verse 3 Fierce Flames before his dreadful Face Consume his angry Foes verse 4 His Lightnings fright the World His Place The Earth with trembling shows verse 5 The Hills before Earth's mighty Lord Like Wax dissolving flow verse 6 The Heav'ns declare his righteous Word And All his Glory know verse 7 Shame be their Lot who Gods can make And in their Idols boast But for your God our Saviour take Ye bright Angelick Host verse 8 Zion's and Judah's Daughters heard Thy Judgments Lord with Joy verse 9 For Thou above the Gods art fear'd O'er Earth exalted high verse 10 O ye who love the Lord with Hate All wicked Works pursue For He 'll secure his Servants State From all the sinful Crew verse 11 For upright Hearts true Joys and Light Are sown Ye Righteous all Rejoice and God's All-sacred Might With grateful Thoughts re-call Another Metre to the Notes of the 114 th as translated by Mr. Cowley verse 1 THE Lord a King triumphant reigns Let all the Earth around The Isles with Joys resound God alone a King remains verse 2 Thick Clouds and heavy Darkness round him fly Justice severe and Judgment waiting by His glorious Throne prepare verse 3 Bright Flames before his Face With dreadful Flashes rake the Air And all his Foes malignant Race With all their impious Works one burning Pile embrace verse 4 See how the pointed Lightnings roll With what a dismal Glare They fill the glowing Air Soaring tow'rd the frighted Pole Shock'd with the Vision trembling Nature quakes The shatter'd Earth a strong Convulsion shakes verse 5 The lofty Mountains melt Like Wax before the Fires Whate'er his scorching Fury felt Before the World's great Lord retires And by his awful Frown dissolv'd at once expires verse 6 The Heav'ns his Righteousness declare And all the People see His glorious Majesty How it fills the Purpled Air. verse 7 May Shame deserv'd and dark Confusion seize Those Fools whose Thoughts their empty Idols Fools who absurdly boast In Gods themselves can frame please But ô ye bright Angelick Hosts Adore our Great jehovah's Name And on your bended Knees the God of Gods proclaim verse 8 His Condescensions Sion heard And judah's Daughters too And at the wondrous Shew Extasy'd with Joys appear'd Thy Goodness then before the Nations shone Thy sacred Judgments through the World were known verse 9 But though so lowly now Thy glorious Godhead still Makes all the World submisly bow Bless'd Angels thy Commands fulfil And All Subjection yield to thy Immortal Will verse 10 Ye who the Great Jehovah love With God-like Hatred due All wicked Works pursue Fix your happy Souls above He like a Father guards his faithful Souls And all their Foes and all their Force controls verse 11 But Mirth and Light to all The Just and Good shall shine verse 12 O then your ancient Joys re-call In your Jehovah's Praise combine And all his holy Acts record in Songs Divine PSAL. xcviij verse 1 THE Lord who wondrous Works hath wrought With Anthems new proclaim His Hand his holy Arm hath brought Himself the Conqu'ror's Name verse 2 He makes his great Salvation known To give the Nations Light His Righteousness the Lord hath shown In all the People's Sight verse 3 His Mercies he hath call'd to mind His Truth to Israel's Race And all those Bounds which Earth consin'd His Saving Health embrace verse 4 Sing to the Lord ô Earth aloud Sing chearful Notes around The Lord among the grateful Croud The Lord 's just Praise resound verse 5-6 To God with Harps your Voices raise And Trumpets Martial Sound With ecchoing Cornets let the Praise Of God the King be crown'd verse 7 Let Seas with all their Fulness roar The World and all its Host verse 8 In Him each River's sounding Shoar And lofty Mountain boast verse 9 For now the Lord to Judgment 's near And Earth its Doom shall know His Righteousness the World shall hear His Truth and Justice show Another Metres as Mr. Sandys's 13th verse 1 O Sing to God the Lord His wond'rous Works record Sing sing an Anthem new Return his Praises due Whose Hand whose holy Arm Dissolv'd Hell's fatal Charm Whom we triumphant see And crown'd with Victorie verse 2 The Lord's Salvation Is now more clearly known His Truth and Justice He Makes all the Nations see verse 3 But with his Israel His Mercies ever dwell And though a while a Cloud His Truth and Mercy shroud From their expecting Eyes
Famine Canaan's Land annoy'd And God the Staff of Bread destroy'd And jacob's House among the rest The long-continu'd Want oppres'd verse 17 Yet Joseph sold a Slave he sent Before who might their Fates prevent verse 18 Chains were the wretched Captive's Dole The pinching Fetters reach'd his Soul verse 19 Till Time might for his Help provide God's Word his faithful Wisdom try'd verse 20 Then sent the King and eas'd him He Who rul'd the People set him free verse 21 Him o'er his Royal House preferr'd To him his weighty Cares referr'd verse 22 That Lords and Senators might know His God-like Sense and wiser grow verse 23 Then down to Egypt Israel went And there his Hoary Age was spent verse 24 There God his fruitful Seed increas'd With Strength above their En'mies bless'd verse 25 But then their ancient Hate reviv'd And they his People's Fate contriv'd verse 26 But to divert their spiteful Blows God Moses sent and Aaron chose verse 27 They God 's fear'd Will at ev'ry Stroke In Signs and dreadful Wonders spoke verse 28 And Hellish Gloom at his Command Imprison'd all the groaning Land verse 29 Their Streams were turn'd to pois'nous Gore The poison'd Fish o'er-spread the Shoar verse 30 Their Streams Frogs freckled Armies choak'd And round their Royal Chambers croak'd Part 3. verse 31 He spoke his Word the Dust alarm'd And Lice in all their quarters swarm'd verse 32 He hurl'd down Monstrous Hails for Rains And burning slashes rak'd the Plains verse 33 Their Vines their Figs their Trees the stroke Of his prodigious Thunders broke verse 34 He spoke the Locusts marching round And unknown Insects swept the Ground verse 35 Their Herbs and Grass no more appear'd The Land of all its Fruits was clear'd verse 36 Their First-born fell Gods fatal stroke Their early strength and Glory broke verse 37 Then out their Vig'rous Tribes he sed With Jewels Gold and Silver sped verse 38 Tho' pillag'd Egypt joy'd to see Themselves from Plagues and Terrours free verse 39 He cool'd them with a Clou'd by Day By Night Flames pointed out their Way verse 40 They asklt He gave them Quails for meat And let them Bread of Angels eat verse 41 He struck the Roclk the Waters flow'd And streams on parching Lands bestow'd verse 42 For now his sacred Oath re-curr'd To Abraham his unchanging Word verse 43 He therefore bade his People be From Bonds with joys triumphant free verse 44 And then consign'd to Israel's Hands The Neighbouring Towns and Heathten Lands verse 45 He freely all on them bestow'd That sensible of what they ow'd Their Seed his Statures might record And keep his Laws O praise the Lord Psal. cvj. As the looth cr Mr. Sandys's 14th verse 1 O Praise the Lord his Goodness praise For sure his Boundless Mercy stands verse 2 The strength of his Almighty Hands His Honour who can justly blaze verse 3 Thrice happy they who Judgment keep And always righteous Laws pursue verse 4 Lord let me as thy People do By thy Salvation guarded sleep verse 5 To me thy Favour then shall show That good thy chosen Friends partake That Mirth thy happy People make Those Joys thy dear Possessions know verse 6 We Lord have with our Fathers sinn'd Their Crimes their impious Crimes renew'd verse 7 Who thy Egytian Wonders view'd But to Forgetfulness resign'd Forgot his Mercies stores and near The Sea so lately pass'd rebel'd verse 8 Yet still He all their Fears dispel'd To make his Name and Power appear verse 9 He cut the Seas and dry'd the Sands While they through Deeps as Desarts pass'd verse 10 And brought them safe to shoar at last Redeem'd from Perseuting Hands verse 11 Their Foes the loosned Waveso'er slow'd Not one his wretched Life retriev'd Then they his Word a while believed And Gratitude with Praises show'd verse 13 But soon they all his Works forgot Nor his Divine Adviee improv'd verse 14 Their raging Lusts his Anger mov'd And made it in the Desert Hot. verse 15 And tho' he gave their Proud request Their Stomachs easeless Hunger tore verse 16 On Moses then their Envy bore And Aaron God's Anoynted Prist verse 16 then Dathan's and Abivam's Crew Earths hollow gaping Womb devour'd verse 18 Fierce Lightnings on th' Assembly pour'd And Flames the Godless Rebels flew Part 2 verse 19 Next They the Calf in Horeb sram'd And to the senseless Idol bow'd verse 20 A grazing Brutes dead shape aloud They both their God and Guide proclaim'd verse 21 They ne'er on God their Saviour more Nor Egypt's Slayish suffriiigs thought verse 22 What Wonders there his Hand had wrought And on the Ocean 's Purple shore verse 23 He then their Ruin had decree'd But in his chosen Moses came He stay'd th' approaching dreadful Flame And sacred Wrath impetuous speed verse 24 Yea they the promis'd Land disdain'd His Word with them no Credence found verse 25 Base Murmurs fill'd their Tents around And off they threw their Lords command verse 26 Then God against them rais'd his Hands That they in Desart Wilds might die verse 27 Their scatter'd Race confounded lie And perish all in barb'rous Lands verse 28 Yet unreclaim'd the senseless Crew Their Souls to peor's God bet raid And eating Sacrisices made To him an Idol's Servants grew verse 29 Thus they with studied Art rebell'd And out the Plague among them broke verse 30 Till phineas with a righteous stroke The Plagues infectious Rage repell'd verse 31 That gallant Action rais'd his Fame When God's just Wrath his Zeal atton'd His God the Righteous Action own'd And blest him with a Deathless Name verse 32 Nay more they durst their God provoke At Massah's springs they mischies made verse 33 Moses that meekest Soul betrays Till Passion in him rashly spoke Part 3. verse 34 The Nations to Destruction doom'd By God's Command they fondly spar'd verse 35 And for their Pity 's just Reward Their Sins and all their Plagues assum'd verse 36 Among a Thousand snares they fell While to their graven Gods they bow'd verse 37 Their wretched Sons and Daughters vow'd To Devils they sacrisic'd to Hell verse 38 The Blood of Sons and Daughters round Poor Inncent to Idols flow'd Canaan a dismal shambles show'd And Infant Gore the Country drown'd verse 39 Their Works and vile Inventions both Them to polluting Whoredoms drew verse 40 Till God incens'd against them grew And could his own Possessions loath verse 41 But God with just Revenge resign'd Them to their domineering Foes verse 42 Where vex't with long oppressing Woes Their Pride and losty Thoughts declin'd verse 43 Oft sav'd they sinn'd as oft and made His Vengeance prostcute their Crimes verse 44 Yet in their darkest suffring Times He saw and heard them while they pray'd verse 45 He call'd his Covenant to Mind And Sympathiz'd with all their Woes verse 46 And soon their stubborn hearted Foes Grew gentle pittiful and kind verse 47 O save us Lord our Captiv'd Race From Heathen Chains and Lands recall
verse 9 With plenteous Doles his lib'ral Hand The needy Poor supp'ies His Righteousness shall ever stand His Strength with Honour rise verse 10 Ill Men enrag'd his Happiness With envious Eyes shall view And gnash and pine and deep Distress Their blasted Hopes pursue PSAL. cxiij Proper Tune verse 1 O Praise the Lord his Praises sing Ye Servants of th' Eternal King verse 2 Bless ever bless his sacred Name verse 3 From the first Bâ—ushes of the Day Till Night her sable Wings display His Name 's immortal Praise proclaim verse 4 The Lord o'er all the Nations reigns The Lord 's illustrious Glory stains The brightest Star the clearest Sky verse 5 What Man what God would we compare With Him whose lofty Dwellings are Above all Heav'ns exalted high verse 6 Yet thence his Providential Eyes Survey the never-resting Skies And all our humble World below verse 7 He helps the Wretched from the Floor And from the Dung-hill lifts the Poor His Goodness and his Strength to show verse 8 Thence He exalts their meaner Fate To Majesty and Princely State And bids'em Crowns and Sceptres claim verse 9 He makes the barren Womb conceive O'er-joy'd a youthful Race to leave O praise ô ever praise his Name Another Metre verse 1 PRaise God! ô praise the Lord Ye Saints with one Accord His hoIy Name with Praise proclaim His holy Acts record verse 2 His Name with Praise attend Till Time it self shall end verse 3 His Fame display from dawning Day Till Night's dark Shades descend verse 4 God's o'er the Nations high His Glories pass the Sky verse 5 What God 's ador'd as our great Lord Or with his Height can vye verse 6 Yet condescending He Through Heav'n and Earth can see verse 7 The Poor to raise who spend their Days In Want and Miserie verse 8 His Smiles with Honour grace Those who the Dust embrace With Kings to vye in Majesty And rule his chosen Race verse 9 At his All-quick'ning Word The barren Womb 's restor'd With Joy t' embrace a lively Race Praise then ô praise the Lord PSAL. cxiv verse 1 WHen Israel's Tribes when Jacob's Race From barb'rous Egypt went verse 2 Then Judab was his holy Place Israel his Government verse 3 The Seas and Jordan saw their God Advancing in their Head The Seas amaz'dly parting stood And Jordan backward fled verse 4 The Mountains at the dreadful Sight Leap'd up like frighted Rams The Hills with the surprizing Fright Skip'd like the trembling Lambs verse 5 What terrify'd the parting Seas That they divided stood What Fears could Jordan's Currents seize Or turn his hasty Flood verse 6 What made the lofty Mountains leap So like the frighted Rams The little Hills on crouded Heaps To run like trembling Lambs verse 7 Ne'er ask the Cause When Jacob's God Appears with Glories crown'd His dreadful Looks his awful Nod The trembling World confound verse 8 And when his thirsty Nation prays He turns the Rocks to Springs And from dry Flints by wond'rous Ways Unceasing Fountains brings Another Metre As the 113th verse 1-2 Isreal of old their Maker chose His Empire and his Name 's Repose And more than all the Nations lov'd And with his own Almighty Hand From cruel Egyst's barb'rous Land Their happy Tribes in Peace remov'd verse 3 The Sea his marching Armies view'd The Sea a while as doubtful stood But soon with wild Amazement fled Old Jordan's Streams with headlong Haste Astonish'd Merom's Waves re-pass'd And backward flew to find their Head verse 4 The Mountains Vast which proudly bore Their Heads above the Clouds before Like Rems from their Foundations leap'd The lesser Hills as frighted Lambs Run trembling to their helpless Dams Beneath their Parent-Mountains crept verse 5 What made the Seas divided fly What made old Jordan's Waters try With backward Streams to find their Spring verse 6 What made the Mountains leap like Rams The lesser Hills like trembling Lambs Close to their Parent Mountains cling verse 7 Slightly alas they mov'd or fear'd At him the World amaz'd appear'd The World before its Maker quakes His look who now in Jacob reigns And there his holy House maintains The settled frame of Nature shakes verse 8 Let then the Seas desert the Shore Let Jordan's Banks be fill'd no more Let barren Sands around us ly Our God can change with wondrous ease The Flints to Springs the Rocks to Seas And all his Peoples Wants supply PSAL. cxv verse 1 To us dear Lord to us no Praise But to thy Name is due For Mercy lays thy gracious Ways And all thy Words are true verse 2 Why should the foolish Gentiles cry Where 's He whom God they call verse 3 Our God's on High above the Sky And acts his Pleasure all verse 4 Their Gods of other Tempers are Fine Silver weighty Gold And Men With care such Gods prepare And then their Gods uphold verse 5 They ne're could speak and ne're could see Tho' made with Mouths and Eyes verse 6 And louder he than Storms must be Who can their Ears surprise The strongest Stench the noblest Sweet Their Nostrils can't invade verse 7 Their Hands can't meet nor feel their Feet Were ne're for walking made With all abusive Scorns appear Before their Deities Yet shan't you there one Murmur hear So still their Anger lies verse 8 Wise as their senseless Gods are those Who first advanc'd the Trade And such are those whose Souls repose On what their Hands have made Part 2. verse 9 O ye of Jacob's wiser Seed On God securely trust He 'll help with speed in times of need And ever shield the just verse 10 O ye of Aaron's sacred Breed On God securely trust He 'll help with speed in times of need And ever shield the Just verse 11 Ye who With Fear your Maker heed In him securely trust He 'll he'p with speed in times of need And still defend the Just verse 12 The Lord has Kept us still in mind His Priests shall all be blest Our Tribes shall find his Blessings kind On all their Dwellings rest verse 13 The Lord will all his Servants bless The Rich Poor Young and old verse 14 And Happiness with vast access Shall you and yours uphold verse 15 You 're by that great Creator blest Who bade theWorld to rise verse 16 And who possest of sacred Rest Lives high above the Skies verse 17 O're Earth and all that Earth contains For mortal Men design'd Man freely reigns and God maintains The Gift to them resign'd verse 18 The Dead nor those can blaze thy Fame Who sink to silence down verse 19 But we thy Name with Praise proclaim And endless Blessings crown PSAL. cxvi verse 1 THe Lord who heard my Voice and Prayer My Lord my Love shall be verse 2 On him I 'll call with constant Care Who bow'd his Ear to me verse 3 The Chains of Death engag'd me round Me hellish Pains surpriz'd And Troubles oft and Anguish found And Sorrows exercis'd verse 4 Then in
the Lord's prevailing Name To God I humbly pray'd Thy Help thy Favour Lord I claim My soul dear Saviour aid verse 5 The Lord is kind and righteous too And Mercy freely shows verse 6 He helps the weak and swiftly flew To save my soul from Woes verse 7 Turn then my Soul return to Rest The Lord was kind to thee verse 8 Thro' him I ' scap'd Death's cold Arrest My Eyes from Tears are free He Keeps my Feet from Falls and I My Woes by him survive verse 9 And in return I 'll gratefully As in his Presence live Part 2. verse 10 So I believ'd and so I spoke But sore afflicted I verse 11 Thus out in hasty Passion broke Men sure are sold to lye verse 12 But what Returns Lord shall I make For all thy Loves to me verse 13 Thy Blessed Cup with Praise I 'll take And duly call on Thee verse 14 My Vows to God I 'le offer here Abroad in open Light verse 15 The Death of all his Saints is dear In their Redeemer's Sight verse 16 Lord I 'm thy Servant humbly I My self thy Servant own Thy Handmaid's Son from Slavery By Thee discharg'd alone verse 17 To Thee the Sacrifice of Praise My Sacrifice shall be And in the Lords great Name I 'le raise My suppliant Hands to Thee verse 18 Here Lord to Thee I 'le pay my Vows In all the People Sight verse 19 In Salem in thy holy House O praise the Lord of Might PSAL. cxvij verse 1 O Praise th' Eternal Lord Ye Nations all around His Goodness thro' the World record His glorious Acts resound verse 2 On us and all our Race His Mercy largely flows His Truth no Time can e're deface Nor Force his Power oppose Or thus verse 1 PRaise God! ô praise our mighty Lord Ye Nations all around His Goodness thro' the W'or'd record His wondrous Acts resound verse 1 For on our selves and all our Race His Mercy largely flows His Truth no Time can e're deface Nor Force his Arm oppose PSAL. cxviij verse 1 THe Lord the great Jehovah praise He 's good in all his Ways His Mercies sure unchang'd endure His Goodness ne're decays verse 2 Let Jacob's long protected Race Adore his wondrous Grace His Mercies sure unchang'd endure When Time resigns his Place verse 3 Let Aaron's sacred Helts proclaim The Lords exalted Name His Mercies sure unchang'd endure His Goodness still the same verse 4 O ye who God's Commands obey With grateful Praises say His Mercies sure unchanged endure His Mercies ne're decay verse 5 In Straights I call'd on Him and He From Streights soon set me free verse 6 To God I 'm Dear and ne're can fear What Man can do to me verse 7 The Lord among my kindest Friends His own Assistance sends My longing Eye shall soon descry My Foes expected Ends. verse 8 In God the Lord it 's better far To trust our Hopes and Care Then to repose our Hopes in those Who wretched Mortals are verse 9 In God the Lord it 's better far To fix our Hopes and Care Then to repose our Trust in those Who mighty Princes are Part 2. verse 10 I When the Nations round me ply'd In God their Strength defy'd verse 11 They compassed me but easily I so their Force out-vy'd verse 12 Tho' me like Bees they closely ply'd Like blazing Thorns they dy'd In Gods great Name I quench'd their Flame And all their Strength defy'd verse 13 Oft hast thou push'd unmanly Foe To work my overthrow But thro' Gods-Aid tho' oft afraid I still in Safety go verse 14 God by his Might has made me strong My God 's my daily Song Salvation He ordain'd for me Who to himself belong verse 15 Sweet Tunes of Joy and Health abide Where righteous Men reside Gods Hand is grown renown'd alone For Deeds of Valour-try'd verse 17 His Hand 's alone deserv'dly nam'd His Hand on high proclaim'd His Hand is grown renown'd alone For valiant Actions fam'd verse 17 I still shall live and still declare How great his Actions are verse 18 I felt his Rod but still my God My Life wou'd kindly spare verse 19 Let the wide Gates of Righteousness Now grant me free access I 'le gladly there with Thanks appear And God my Saviour bless Part 3. verse 20 Gods House his holy Gates are near The Righteous enter there verse 21 I 'le praise the Lord his Help record Who would his Suppliant hear verse 22 That Solid Rock that Noble Stone Off by the Builders thrown Now all the Coines securely joyns And makes the Building One. verse 23 The Lords great Work it was and we Amaz'd the Wonder see verse 24 God made this Day now Joys shall sway And Mirth triumphant be verse 25 Hear Lord ô save at last and make Our favour'd Actions take Our Business bless with kind Success Lord for thy Mercy 's sake verse 26 O blest be He who kindly came In Gods Almighty Name You who before his House adore To you we wish same verse 27 Us God the Lord with Light supplies O bind the Sacrifice With Cords it nigh his Altars tie Till there it bleeds and dies verse 38 Thou Lord art God alone to me I 'le Praises sing to Thee By me thy Name thy glorious Fame Shall still exalted be verse 29 The Lord our great Jehovah praise He 's good in all his Ways His Mercies sure unchang'd endure His Mercy ne're decays PSAL. cxix Aleph 1. Beth 2. verse 1 BLest are the Men whose perfect Ways Gods purer Laws confine verse 2 Who keep his Word and all their Days To Him in Heart incline verse 3 No Sins to such can pleasing be As by his Orders move verse 4 And thou commandedst Lord that we Thy Rules should keep and love verse 5 Oh that my Footsteps guided sure Could by thy Statutes tread verse 6 Then should I live from Shame secure When thy Commands I read verse 7 I 'le praise thee with an upright Heart When I thy Judgments know verse 8 I 'le keep thy Laws ô ne're depart To me no Stranger grow verse 9 How may a Youth his Ways improve If he thy Word obey verse 10 To Thee with all my Soul I move O never let me stray verse 11 I in my Bosom hide thy Word From Sin to guard my Heart verse 12 To me b'est God thy Grace afford And all thy Laws impart verse 13 Thy Judgments Lord my Soul esteems My ready Lips declare verse 14 To me thy Word more pleasing seems Then noblest Treasures are verse 15 I on thy Precepts meditate Thy Laws before me set verse 16 Thy Statutes all my Joys create Thy Words I ne're forget Gimel 3. Daleth 4. verse 17 Oh let me live my God be kind So I thy Words shall keep verse 18 Unclose my Eyes by Nature blind To view thy Wonders deep verse 19 O don't from me a Stranger Lord Thy Testimonies hide verse 20 For constant Cares to get thy Word My longing
design'd For my rejoicing Heart verse 112 Which to thy Statutes all inclin'd From Them can ne're depart Samech 15. Gnain 16. verse 113 I love thy Laws but those that own All vain Opinions hate verse 114 Thou art my Covering Shield alone And on thy Word I wait verse 115 Begone ye sinful Crew for I At pure Obedience aim verse 116 With promis'd Help my Life supply And guard my Hope from shame verse 117 Uphold me then I 'me safe and I Shall all thy Laws respect verse 118 Trod down by thee those Straglers dy Who Cheats and Lies project verse 119 Thy dear lov'd Word like Dross the Bands Of Sinners purg'd away verse 120 And I the Judgments of thy Hands With awful Fear survey verse 121 I've done what 's Just and Right ô save Me from Oppressions Force verse 122 Thy kind Assurance Lord I crave To stop the Tyrants Course verse 123 My Eyes for thy Salvation fail And promis'd Righteousness verse 124 With me Dear Lord in Mercy deal And with Me Statutes bless verse 123 Make Me thy Servant Wise I 'll then Thy Testimonies know verse 126 Help Lord its time lest impious Men Thy Law should overthrow verse 127 For this I love thy Precepts more Then heaps of purest Gold verse 128 I know their Justice but abhor The Paths which Lies uphold Pe 17. Tsadi 18. verse 129 Thy Testimonies wondrous are My Soul to keep them tries verse 130 Thy Words explain'd the Truth declare And make the Simplest wise verse 131 Thy Words more sweet than cooling Winds To fainting Spirits are verse 132 That Pitty those who love Thee find O let thy Servant share verse 133 If by thy Rule thou fix my Ways No Sinn shall conquer me verse 134 And me from Mans Oppression raise Then mine thy Laws shall be verse 135 Smile Lord on me and let thy Laws Thy Servants Soul convert verse 136 Tears drown my flowing Eys because Vain Men thy Laws desert verse 137 Essential Justice Reigns in Thee Thy Judgments all are rights verse 138 Thy Testimonies faithfully To Righteousness excite verse 139 Zeal burns me up because my Foes Thy sacred Word forget verse 140 That Word which as it purely flows On it my Heart is set verse 141 I'm Lord despis'd and mean but still My Soul thy Law retains verse 142 Thy Laws the Truth thy Righteous Will From Age to Age remains verse 143 Delight to me tho compast round With Woes thy Statutes give verse 144 Their Justice every Age has found O make me Wise to Live Koph 19. Resch 20. verse 145 I cry aloud Lord hear my cry I 'll keep thy Statutes sure verse 146 I Pray ô save me and I 'll try Thy Testimonies pure verse 147 My Crys Days early dawn prevent While for thy Word I Wait. verse 148 All Night my wakeful Heart's intent On them to meditate verse 149 O Hear me and my Spirits by Thy Judgments Lord renew verse 150 For they approach who virtue Fly And Mischiefs ways pursue verse 158 Thou Lord art ever near to Thine And thy Commands are True verse 152 I knew long since thy Laws Divine Were strong and lasting too verse 153 Weigh Lord my sufferings set Me free Who don't forget thy Laws verse 154 And for thy promise quicken me O save and plead my Cause verse 155 Salvations far from Sinners who Thy Statutes ne're pursue verse 156 But as thy Mercys kindly flow My strength just God renew verse 157 Tho cruel Foes unnumber'd are I don't thy Laws decline verse 158 But see with Grief how Sinners dare Against thy Word combine verse 159 See how I in thy Laws delight In Love revive my Soul verse 160 Truth founds thy Word thy Judgments right Shall Times last Force controul Schin 21. Than 22. verse 161 Pursued by Kings with Causeless Hate Yet more thy Words I fear'd verse 162 In me more Joys thy Words Create Then Spoils in Battel clear'd verse 163 Lies I with Hate and scorn disclaim But Love thy Laws to trust verse 164 Seven times a day I praise thy Name For all thy Judgments Just verse 165 They live in Peace who love thy Word No Cares disturb their Rest verse 166 I wait for thy Salvation Lord With thy Commandments blest verse 167 My Soul thy Testimonies takes And loves exceedingly verse 168 Thy Laws its whole Employment makes My ways before Thee lie verse 169 Lord let my Crys approach thy Place Thy Statutes make me Wise verse 170 My Prayers ascend and from thy Face My Promis'd Rescue rise verse 171 My Lips shall utter Praises well When all thy Statutes taught verse 172 And on thy Word my Tongue shall dwell And Orders justly wrought verse 173 Lord help me with thy gracious Hand For I thy Precepts chose verse 174 I long for thy Salvation and My Joy thy Laws compose verse 175 O let me live and praise thy Name Thy Judgements help my Cause verse 176 And me poor wandring Sheep reclaim Who n'er forget thy Laws PSAL. cxx verse 1 TO God in deep Distress I cry Who bows his Ear to me verse 2 My Soul Dear Lord from Lips which lie And Tongues deceitful free verse 3 What shall be pay'd what done to Thee Thou false deceitful Tongue verse 4 Thy Portion burning Con's shall be And Arrows from the strong verse 5 Wo's me that I constrain'd so long In Forreign Tents abide Wo's me who banish'd thus among Men us'd to Blood reside verse 6 My Soul hath sojourn'd long with those Who hate the Thoughts of Peace verse 7 If I the Name of Peace propose Their Quarrels most encrease Another Metre Proper Tune verse 1 TO God in Troubles I And deep Distresses cry And He receives my Prayer 2 Lord save my Soul from those Whose Lips with Falslhood close Whose Tongues deceitful are verse 3 What shall be paid to Thee Or what thy Portion be Thou while deceitful Tongue verse 4 Hot Coals of Juniper Shalt thou from Justice bear And Arrows of the strong verse 5 Woe 's me alas that I Must thro' necessity In dismal Tents abide Woe 's me who must so long In Banishment among Blood-thirsty Brutes reside verse 6 My Soul has sojourn'd long With those who live by wrong But hate the Thoughts of Peace verse 7 When I for Peace would move That Peace I dearly love Their Feuds and Jarrs encrease PSAL. cxxj verse 1 UP to the Hills I lift my Eyes From whence my Aids descend verse 2 The Lord who made the Earth and Skyes Will sure assistance send verse 3 Hee 'l fix thy Foot secure No sleeps Thy Watchman can surprize verse 4 That God who Israel safely keeps Ne're shuts his wakeful Eyes verse 5 The Lord is thy Protector sure And he defends thy Head Thy Maker will his shade secure O're all thy Dwellings spread verse 6 So all the Sun 's fierce Summer Beams Shall never make thee iâ—l On thee the Moons unwholesome Gleams No hurtful Dews distil verse 7 The
5 Thus Men may sow in Tears but hope To reap their Fields in Joy Their precious Seed may give them Scope For Faith's Divine Employ verse 6 Long may they wait and long may fear Their Seed was vainly sown Yet home their Sheaves triumphant bring At last a Burden grown Another Metre Proper Tune verse 1 WHen God at last Return'd his happy Captives home We all appear'd Like those who in their Slumbers dream verse 2 Mirth from our Lips Praise from our chearful Tongues would come Mirth daily was Our Food and Praise our daily Theam The very Heathens round us wondring cry'd See how God's Love to them is magnifi'd verse 3 God's Love to us Indeed is highly magnify'd Our present Joys Are more than former Sorrows great verse 4 Thou Lord who dost Ful◠Streams for Southern Lands provide O let our Restitution be at last compleat verse 5 So Judah's Lands shall more Refreshment know Than Sands thro' which thy cooling Rivers flow Thus tho' swell'd Grief Rou's in with an impetuous Tide Yet sliding off It soon its Place to Joy resigns verse 6 And he who pretious Seed on barren Mountains try'd And thro' a fond Mistake to cold Despair inclines Comes home at last with Joys triumphant Sound With weighty Sheves his fruitful Harvest crown'd PSAL. cxxvij. verse 1 IF God to build the House denies The Workmen build in vain And Towns without Gods wakeful Eyes A needless Watch maintain verse 2 Before the Mornings Blushes rise Your daily Works renew And till the Stars remount the Skies Your daily Works pursue Fare ne're so hard it 's all in vain If yet by God unblest Do all and but his Smiles obtain You 'll safely sweetly rest verse 3 Lo Children from the pregnant Womb By Gods blest Influence grow verse 4 Like Arrows in their youthful Bloom Shot from some Gyant 's Bow verse 5 O happy 's he whose Quiver's sill'd With such bright Shafts resound He 'll ne're to Force nor Malice yield While these his Foes confound Another Metre Proper Tune verse 1 IF God to build the House denies The Workmen build but build in vain And Cities useless Guards maintain If God withdraws his watchful Eyes Gods Help out-does the Builders Art And He performs the Watchman's Part. verse 2 Before the Morning-Blushes rise Your daily painful Works renew Your daily painful Works pursue Till Night again obscures the Skies Support your selves with meanest Fare The Drink of Tears the Bread of Care In vain you toil and build in vain If God still at a Distance stands And neither bless your Heads nor Hands But if his Love you once obtain Then rise or watch or fast or weep You 'll safely live and sweetly sleep verse 3 Lo Children from the pregnant Womb By God's immediate Blessing grow verse 4 Like Shafts sent from some Giants Bow They seem in all their youthful Bloom They too can hurl their deadly Darts With steady Hands and daring Hearts verse 5 O happy 's he whose Quiver sounds With such important Shafts as these The Man his Foes undaunted sees No Fear his Head or Heart confounds Nor will he quit the Martial Field While these Support and Comfort yield PSAL. cxxviij verse 1 HAppy thrice happy Thou Who in his own best way Dost to thy Great Creator bow And his Commands obey verse 2 His Blessings round thee wait And on thy Labours rest Thy meaner but contented State With Peace and Safety blest verse 3 Like some fair spreading Vine With purple Grapes o're-born So thy kind Mates chast Beauties shine Her Fruits thy Walls adorn The lovely Mother she With hopeful Issue crown'd Her Sons like Olive Plants shall be Thy Tables planted round verse 4 Thus sha'l the Lord his Grace On thee his Friend bestow verse 5 To thee from Sion's sacred Place A thousand Favours show Blest with a firm old Age Thy happy Eyes shall see Thy lively fruitful Heirs presage A long Posterity verse 6 Thy happy Eyes shall see The Churches blest encrease Secur'd by long Felicity And universal Peace PSAL. cxxix verse 1 ME from my Youth may Israel say My Foes have oft opprest verse 2 In vain from Youthful Years have they Distur'd my Peaceful Rest verse 3 Deep o're my Back the Wicked plow'd And long their furrows drew And would of short successes proud Their spiteful ways pursue verse 4 But God the Righteous Judge with ease Their Cords in Pieces tore verse 5 May Shame and Fear these Wretches seize Who hate to Sion bore verse 6 Let them like Corn on Houses dy Which Springs but quickly dyes verse 7 Which Mowers pass regardless by And Reapers all despise verse 8 No Passengers would kindly call To such as labour'd there Gods Blessing on Your Labours fall His Name your Harvest cheer PSAL. cxxx verse 1 FRom gloomy Deeps Dear Lord to Thee From gloomy Deeps I cry'd verse 2 O hear me let thy Mercy be No more to me deny'd verse 3 Shouldst thou our Sinns severely weigh Who Lord thy Wrath could bear verse 4 But Pardon is thy gentler Way The Spring of Godly Fear verse 5 My Soul Lord waits it waits for Thee And on thy Word depends E're I the dawning Morning see My Soul the Lord attends To him ô raise your Humble Eles Poor Israels scatter'd Race With him kind Mercy treasur'd lies And never failing Grace From Him Redemption freely flows And Hee 'l redeem Thee too From all thy Sinns and all those Woes Which justly Sinn pursue PSAL. cxxxj NO Prides aspiring Rage No swelling Thoughts engage Dear God my Heart to beat a part With this corrupted Age. I ne'r at Empire aim'd Nor Crowns nor Scepters claim'd Nor soar'd above with wanton Love Of Mysteries enflam'd But as some Babe at Rest Wean'd from its Mothers Breast Close Silence keeps with gentle sleeps Or Smiling Slumbers blest So Lord my Soul set free From careful Vanity From Earths delights and unknown Flights In Silence waits on Thee O Ye of Israels race O seek his glorious Face On Him besure your Faith secure And his Commands embrace PSAL. cxij. verse 1 REmember Davids Troubles Lord How in Affliction He verse 2 With faithful Vows engag'd his Word O Jacobs God to Thee verse 3 High tho my lofty Palace rise With Cedar nobly ciel'd And Beds with Golden Canopyes Would downy Slumbers yield verse 4 I 'll ne'r my Rooms of State approach Nor stretch my self at ease No sleep shall on my Brows encroach My Lids no Slumbers please verse 5 Till I that happy Place have found By Heavenly Favour blest Where Jacobs God on Holy ground Will fix his glorious Rest It 's done and as our Meaner Race Of old their Maker chose So rough and mean's that wondrous Place Where hee 'l at last repose verse 6 Ephrata's Fields and Shilohs Plains Are all alas destroy'd And Sions Mount unsmooth'd remains And rough obscure and void Yet there his Arke is fix'd and there His sacred Altars stand Till there his Temples roofs
17 He many powerful Kings verse 18 And mighty Princes slew His Mercies sure unchang'd endure To all his Servants true verse 19 The surly Amorite verse 20 And Bashan's Gyant Lord His Mercies sure unchang'd endure As his Eternal VVord verse 21 Praise Him who all their Land verse 22 On Israel's Race bestow'd His Mercies sure unchang'd endure To all his Creatures show'd verse 23 He help'd our mean Estate verse 24 And us from Foes redeem'd His Mercies sure unchang'd endure By all his Saints esteem'd verse 25 He feeds his Creatures all O praise this heavenly King His Mercies sure unchang'd endure Let all his Creatures sing Another Metre as the 148th verse 1 O Praise th' Eternal Lord verse 2 The God of Gods adore verse 3 The Lord of Lords record verse 4 And all his Wonders store For certainly His Mercies sure Unchang'd endure Eternally verse 5 Praise Him whose curious Hand Stretch'd out the lofty Skies verse 6 And made the solid Land Above the Waters rise For certainly c. verse 7 He through Confusions sway Drew out the glorious Light verse 8 The Sun to rule the Day verse 9 The Moon and Stars the Night For certainly c. verse 10 He all the First-born slew Thro' Egypt's mournful Land verse 11 And out his Israel drew verse 12 With his victorious Hand For certainly c. verse 13 Praise Him before whose Rod The Seas divided fled verse 14 And thro' strange ways untrod His Jacob's Army led For certainly c. verse 15 Who drowning Pharaoh's Host verse 16 His own thro' Deserts train'd verse 17 And Canaan's ancient Coast verse 18 With Blood of Princes stain'd For certainly c. verse 19 The furious Amorite verse 20 And Bashan's Monster King verse 21 He slew that to their Right verse 22 He might his Servants bring For certainly c. verse 23 Praise Him who helps our Needs verse 24 And gives us Victories verse 25 Who all his Creatures feeds And reigns above the Skies For certainly c. PSAL. 137. Proper Tune ON Babel's Rivers Banks we sate O're-whelm'd with Miseries And Tears for Sion's ruin'd State O're-flow'd our mournful Eyes verse 2 Useless our Harps untun'd unstrung As our disorder'd Minds On Willows unregarded hung Expos'd to wanton Winds verse 3 But our too cruel Conquerors there Disturb'd our silent Woes And bad us change our mournful Cheen Our Thoughts to Songs compose Let 's hear they cry'd that wondrous Song Which once your God could charm Our Ears for Sion's Musick long Our heavy Hearts to warm verse 4 What shall we sing our holy Songs To please our haughty Foes Shall we what to our God belongs In Heathen Lands expose verse 5 No should we Salem's Woes pass o're Her Desolations slight O may our skilful Hands no more The curious Ear delight verse 6 O may our Tongues be silent quite If we her Walls forget Or don't above our chief Delight Poor Salem's Sorrows set verse 7 Think Lord on Esau's barbarous Race How at our Fall they cry'd Down down their mighty Walls deface O're-turn their ancient Pride verse 8 Nor shalt thou Babel e're avoid Our God's revenging Hand Since He by whom thy Pride 's destroy'd Shall blest in safety stand verse 9 Gods Blessings on his Arms shall rest Who breaks the tender Bones Of Babes torn from the Mother's Breast On unrelenting stones Another Metre As the 51th Proper Tune verse 1 WHen on Euphrates Banks we lay Poor slaves oppress'd with Cares and Fears And thought on Salem's fatal Day Our Sighs burst out at last in Tears We saw proud Babel firmly wall'd Her Buildings fair serene her state The sight poor Salem's Doom recall'd Augmenting Sorrows dismal weight verse 2 Thither in vain our Harps wee 'd brought To calm our Thoughts and ease our Woes Such Ease alass in vain we sought Our Wounds no Musick 's Balm could close Careless at last we hung them by On mournful Willows planted round Where the sad Strings by sympathy Sigh'd broke and gave a doleful sound verse 3 But they whose cruel Hands had laid Our Country waste our selves in Chains A sport of all our Sorrows made And call'd for Musick 's pleasing streins Come take your lazy Harps they cry Tune well tune every sounding string Let 's have some godly melody Some chearful Hallelujah sing verse 4 Inhumane should we prostitute Our holiest Things to Dogs or Swine Should we God's sacred Name pollute Or treat his Foes with songs Divine verse 5 Ah Lord Ah Sion's ancient Fame Ah Salem's ruin'd Walls shall we Forget Dear Sion's darling Name Or Widdowed Salem's Misery No rather may our Fingers loose Their Relish on the tuneful Lyre Our Hands their sweetest Strokes refuse Their softest Touch and noblest Fire verse 6 Oh! may Eternal Hoarseness seize Our Throats our Tongues be always dry No more our charming Anthems please If Salem's sad remembrance dye Nay should Joys sudden Extasies To Heav'n our drooping Tempers raise O may we ne'er approach the Skies If Sion crowns not all our Praise verse 7 Think Lord on Esan's Sons whose Spite Unnaturally urged our Fate Down Down with Salem Rase it quite Down with that Birthright-stealing State Our deathful Cries not one kind Look Could from obdurate Brethren gain Our Griefs they for Diversion took Laugh'd at our Cries and mock'd our Pain verse 8 Nor shall thy Doom proud Babel stay Thy Sword was cruel too thy Rage Could brutish Edom's Curse obey And against Tears and Cries engage See where God's dreadful Judgments wait To strike the dead revenging Blow And bless'd be He whose mortal hate Shall make thee taste of Salem's woe verse 9 Thrice happy he whose hands shall tear From Mother's Breasts thy Infant Race Nor for their tender Out-cries spare But dash their Brains in every place PSAL. cxxxviij verse 1 WIth all my heart thy Praises I Before the Gods will sing verse 2 And to thy Temple chearfully My grateful Offerings bring Before thy Holy Place I 'll bow Thy Truth thy Mercies praise For o'er thy Name entirely now Thy Word it self displays verse 3 I pray'd thou heard'st my Prayer restor'd To strength my Soul appear'd verse 4 All Earthly Kings shall praise the Lord When they his Words have heard verse 5 Joy shall enlarge their Hearts when they Shall tread thy sacred Ways When they thy Just Commands obey They 'll all thy Glories praise verse 6 For though the Lord enthron'd on High The World 's vast Empire sways On humble Souls He casts his Eye And scorns the Prides haughty ways verse 7 Though I involv'd in mighty Woes As sunk and lost appear Thy Hand shall break my angry Foes And save my Soul from fear verse 8 Since Lord thy Mercies boundless are O don't my Hopes defeat But all thy Works for me with care Thy Handy works compleat PSAL cxxxix verse 1 LOrd Thou hast fully search'd me out And throughly canvass'd me verse 2 My Rest my Rise each shapeless Thought Is known long since
to Thee verse 3 Thy wond'rous Art curious Hand My private Path displays By Thee my very Sleeps are scann'd And all my various Ways verse 4 What e'r my serious Thought produce Before the Words are fram'd Before my Tongue can find its use Is in thy Ears proclaim'd verse 5 When I my Shape so clean so fair Behind Before survey I know thy Hand thy ski ful Care Thus built my humble Clay verse 6 Would I into thy Secrets pry This Forming Wisdom know verse 7 For me such Skill is far to high And I alas too low Whither O whither then should I Go from thy piercing sight O whither from thy Spirit 's Eye Direct my secret flight verse 8 If I climb high above the sky Thy Throne of Glory 's there If in Hell's gloomy Deeps I lie In Hell thy Powers appear verse 9 If I on Morning's purple Wings Out-strip the fleeting Day And toward the Ocean 's Western Springs Find out an unknown way verse 10 Yet there thy far extended Hand Would lead me out at last And thy Right Hand my Steps command And ever hold me fast verse 11 Nay should I say the gloomy Night Shall sure my Steps conceal Around me soon a glorious Light Would all my Walks reveal verse 12 Should Night condense its darkest Steams One dismal Gloom to frame That Gloom with more than Mid-days Beams Would Night it self enflame Part 2. verse 13 For in my Mother's Womb of old Thy Hand my Reins possest And in a wondrous Covering roll'd Did all my Limbs invest verse 14 Since in my Shape and round me all Thy dreadful Wonders shine My Thoughts shall all my Works recall And in thy Praise combine verse 15 When in the lower Womb embrac'd My curious Texture grew Thy Wisdom all that Darkness trac'd And all my Substance knew verse 16 The Lord my formless Substance view'd And in His Book enroll'd And as each Day with Shape endu'd My growing Members told verse 17 How dear thy Counsels Lord to me How vast their Numbers are The Sands we round the Ocean see Can't with their Summs compare verse 18 On then all Day I closely muse And in my Nightly Dreams They through my Soul themselves diffuse And are my waking Themes verse 19 The Lord shall wicked Men destroy Begone Blood-thirsty Crew verse 20 Who against God your Tongues employ His Name with Lyes pursue verse 21 I with a perfect rage at those Who hate my maker fly verse 22 And such as if my deadly Foes With deadly hate defie verse 23 O search me Try my Heart and see Which way my Thoughts encline verse 24 And all ill Thoughts remove and me Conduct in Paths divine PSAL. cxl verse 1 FRom vile from godless Men Dear Lord O save O rescue me verse 2 Whose Hearts in wicked Plots accord And quarrel constantly verse 3 Their Tongues more pointed much than those Of angry Serpents are Their Lips more Venome far disclose Than fretted Asps prepare verse 4 From Sinners and the Violent Me Lord in peace bestow Whose spite against my ways is bent And would my Steps o'erthrow verse 5 Their Nets their Snares their Ginns they lay With unsuspected Arts And when they quite surround my Way They please their scornful Hearts verse 6 Thou art my God my Lord aâ—one Then to the Lord I said The Prayers the Supplications own By me thy Servant made verse 7 Thou art my strength alone from Thee My safety Lord descends When furious Battels compass me Thy Hand my Head defends verse 8 Lord let not wicked Workers thrive Nor gain their base Design Lest they their Hearts if thou connive To haughty Pride resign verse 9 But as for all that impious Crew Who now my Path surround Let the malicious Lyes they brew Themselves at last confound verse 10 On them let burning Sulphur rain Hot Flames about them fly And they O never rais'd again In dismal Darkness lie verse 11 Ne'er let the dismal Wordy Tool On Earth continue long Let mischief hurt the Griping Fool Who still delights in Wrong verse 12 I know th' afflicted Poor Man's Claim The Lord will still maintain verse 13 The Righteous then shall praise thy Name And in thy Sight remain PSAL. cxli. verse 1 I Call'd on Thee Lord haste and hear And let my Voice my Cries verse 2 As Incense prove my Hands appear As Ev'ning Sacrifice verse 3 Lord by thy Grace my Mouth secure My Lips with Wisdom close verse 4 And let my Heart from Sin be pure And wicked Works oppose Lest I associate with those Who only Sin pursue And feast where luscious Plenty flows Amongst the scornful Crew verse 5 Whene'er I sin with pity may The Good my Sins reprove Their Wounds are kinder far than they Who feign deceitful Love Let those Lord heal my Head as Oil Which heals and molliflies And though my Foes attempt my spoil For them my Pray'rs shall rise verse 6 May their Great Men in rocky Ways Be trampled under so That they my prudent Words may praise And Wisdom's sweetness know verse 7 As Chips from falling Timber fly Or Ploughs tear up the Ground So Lord our Bones unbury'd lie Our emptied Graves around verse 8 To Thee I lift my faithful Eyes O don't my Soul reject But from those Snares my Foes devise My Innocence protect verse 9 Let not the Sinner's crafty Snare Dear Lord entangle me verse 10 But while I ' scape O let his Care His own Confusion be PSAL. clxij verse 1 LOrd from a dismal Place I pray'd I cry'd to Thee verse 2 With earnest Prayers before thy Face I lay'd my Misery verse 3 My Spirits fainted quite But Lord thou know it my Way And how my Foes with active spite Their Snares about it lay verse 4 Where e're I cast my Eyes I stand alass unknown Where e're my Soul for Refuge flies It 's left forlorn alone verse 5 Yet to the Lord I cry'd And said My Hope's in Three Thou Lord while I on Earth abide Shalt all my Portion be verse 6 Lord hear my Cries my Woes My lost Condition view Save me from those too mighty Foes Who now my Life pursue verse 7 O let my Soul be free Thy holy Name to praise The Just with Songs shall compass me When Thou my Head shalt raise Another Metre verse 1 I to the Lord devoutly pray'd To him I cry'd aloud verse 2 And in his sight my Sorrows laid And all my Sufferings show'd verse 3 When my faint Spirit slowly mov'd Thou knewst my certain way How Snares by cruel Arts improv'd About my Footsteps lay verse 4 I look'd for some Assistance round But was alass unknown My wretched Soul no shelter found And was esteem'd by none verse 5 Then I in Prayer to God confest In Thee my Hope 's secure Thou art since I my Life possest My Lot my Portion sure verse 6 O let my Cries thy Ears engage My groaning weakness see Save me from Persecutor's rage Too strong alass
Counts verse 5 But his great Might and Actions wise All numbring Art surmounts verse 6 The Lord exalts the lowly Heart But casts the Sinner down verse 7 Then Sing to God a grateful part Your Harps with Praises Crown verse 8 With Clouds He covers all the Skies Which Rains as duely bring And makes the buried Plants to rise The Sun burnt Hills to spring verse 9 He feeds the Beasts and at their Cries For Birds of Prey provides verse 10 But strength of Horse and brawny thighs Of mighty Men derides verse 11 But Loves the Men who fear his Name And for his Mercies wait verse 12 O Sion Salem ô proclaim Thy God's Majestic State Part 2. verse 13 He strengthens all thy Gates and Bars And blesses all thy Seeds verse 14 Thro' Him thy Borders freed from Wars On Wheats pure fatness feed verse 15 He sends his Word his Word on Earth With wondrous swiftness flies verse 16 And gives the Snow its Flaky Birth Which all in Fleeces lies His heavy Frosts like Ashes you Spread o're the Fields behold verse 17 His Ice like Morsels lies and who Can stand his pierceing Cold verse 18 He sends his Word again and streight His Ice his Frosts and Snow Before his Warmer gusts abate And all in Waters flow verse 19 The Lord to Jacobs chosen Race His Sacred Writings gave His Laws his Judgments by his Grace His Israel only have verse 20 So well no other Nation far'd Nor of his sacred Word Nor of his Righteous Judgments heard Praise ye ô praise the Lord PSAL. cxlviij verse 1 PRaise ye the Lord ô Praise the Lord On High his Glories raise verse 2 Ye Angel Armys all record His Name with Joyful Praise verse 3 Sun Moon and lightsome Stars consent To praise his glorious Name verse 4 And Heavens high Throne the Firmament Of Waters praise the same verse 5 Let these advance his Name which He Made by his great Command verse 6 And fix'd 'um by a sure Decree Unmov'd unchang'd to stand verse 7 Him all ye Earth born Dragons praise And each unfathom'd Deep verse 8 Fire Hail Snow Winds which Tempests raise Yet still his Orders keep verse 9 Vast Hills small Hillocks Cedars high And every Fruitful Tree verse 10 Wild Beasts and Tame and Birds which fly And Insects each Degree verse 11 Kings Princes Nations Judges those Who rule the World below verse 12 Youths Virgins such as strength disclose And Heads adorn'd with Snow verse 13 Let all advance their Maker's Name Whose Name excells alone Whose Name is o're the Worlds vast frame On Winds of Glory blown verse 14 He only makes his People great His Saints his Praise record His Israel his near Friends repeat Praise ye ô praise the Lord Another Metre Proper Tune verse 1 PRaise ye the Lord Above The Skies his Praises sing Let Heaven the Seat of Love With Heavenly Praises ring Of his great Name Ye Angel Host With Reverence boast His Praise proclaim Bright Sun whose Golden Rays Fill all the World with Light Pale Moon bright Stars which blaze Thro' the dark Fields of Night Heavens outmost Frame Vast Deeps which lie Above the Sky His Praise proclaim Let these their Maker Praise By whose Command Divine The Sky its Wealth displays And all those Beautys shine Fix'd by his Will They all stand fast And Orders past With Joy fulfil Ye Dragons Earth-born Race And all ye Deeps profound With every Natural Grace Your Masters Praises sound In Praise agree Fire Clouds Hail Snow And Storms which blow At His Decree Let Soaring Mountains now And smaller Hills descend Fruit Trees before Him bow And stately Cedars bend verse 10 Beasts Wild and Tame Birds airy wings And creeping Things His Praise proclaim verse 11 His Praise all Kings on Earth And Subject Nations show Great Men of Princely Birth And such as Judgment know verse 12 Each-Youthful Tribe Each Virgin Throng With Old and Young His Praise describe verse 13 Let them with one consent Exalt their Maker's Name And various Ways invent To spread his glorious Fame His Name shall rise With Beams divine Thro Earth to Shine And reach the Skyes verse 14 He makes his Israel great And Praise is comely where Before his Mercy Seat His grateful Tribes appear O all accord Who Worship near His Presence there To praise the Lord PSAL. cxlix verse 1 PRaise ye the Lord with Anthems new The great Jehoviah praise His Praise in his Assemblys shew On all his Holy Days verse 2 With Joy let Israel's Faithful Race Their Maker's Power adore And Sion's Heirs with humble Grace Their Monarchs Smiles implore verse 3 Where Harp and Timbrel tun'd invites Let all his Praises sing To th' Meek in whom the Lord Delights Beauty and Safety spring verse 4 Let then each Pious Soul rejoice With lightsom Glories blest And Praise their God whose happy choice Secur'd their Downy Rest verse 5 To them let God's high Praises yield A Ground for all their Joys Then They a two edg'd Sword shall wield Whose very weight destroys verse 6 A Sword whose Point just Vengeance bears To all the Nations round Whose glittering brandish'd Edge with Fears Will all their Hearts confound verse 7 Till They their daunted Kings shall bind With Ease in Slavish Chains And till their Noblest Youth confin'd Strong Fetters weight restrains verse 8 To execute that Ancient Doom Which Holy Books record Such Honour all his Saints assume Praise ye ô praise the Lord PSAL. cl verse 1 O Praise the mighty Lord His Holyness proclaim His wondrous Acts record And praise his awful Name His dreadful might O celebrate His Power and State In Songs recite verse 3 Praise Him with Trumpets sound With sweet Tun'd Harp and Lute Sing all the Chorus round To cheerful Pipe and Flute verse 4 Your Voices raise The King of Kings With sounding Strings And Organs praise verse 5 Wind up the Cymbals high Till with a Shriller sound Wide as the vaulted Sky Your cheerful Notes rebound verse 6 With Spritely Flame Each living thing His Glories sing And Praise his Name Another Metre verse 1 PRaise ye the Lord ô praise the Lord His strength his Holiness adore verse 2 His Name his Might with praise record His Majesty with praise implore verse 3 Praise him with Trumpets Martial sound With Lute and Harp his praise advance verse 4 With Organs and with Timbrels round And Viols and a cheerful Dance verse 5 With high tun'd Cymbals praise his Name His Name to loudest Cymbals Sing And all whom Vital Spirits enflame O praise the World 's Eternal King To Father Holy Ghost and Son One blest one glorious Trinity As is as was e're Time begun So endless praise and Glory be The End of the PSALMS DOXOLOGIES For the 1st Metre of the 1st Psalm c. TO Father Son and Holy Ghost Immense Eternal Three in One By Us and all the Heavenly Host Be Glory pay'd and Homage done For the 2d Metre and all of 8 and