Selected quad for the lemma: mercy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
mercy_n	heart_n	let_v	lord_n	11,278	5	4.0773	3	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A66783	Three grains of spirituall frankincense infused into three hymnes of praise, and humbly offered toward the publike thanksgiving, commanded by authority of Parliament to be celebrated throughout the Commonwealth of England, the 30 of this present January, 1650.	Wither, George, 1588-1667.	1651 (1651)	Wing W3196; ESTC R11665	5,852	15

modesty hath likewise yet stopt my mouth had not freely vouchsafed supplies during my late streights I and my Family considering in what hazzard all my other hopes then lay had in probability long since been quite ruined or exposed to most despicable wants as would be manifest if the circumstances of my suffering should be fully declared and I should not now perhaps have had courage enough in me to have composed these Hymnes or to have sung a joyfull song in the Land of the Living this day They are therefore not so much mine as yours and his Take them therefore at your own and with them my prayers that God would return your mercies a thousand fold into your bosomes And make them comfortable unto you both all the daies of your lives and at the hours of your death I have nothing else to retribute but Prayers except it be by adding so much to the honour of your Justice and Mercy as the single testimony of an honest man never aspersed with flattering may confer If that be any thing worth I can truly say that I have seen you active in the most eminent prosecution of human publiqke Justice under the Sun and that I am a witnesse also of your extraordinary private mercy by being twice thereby delivered from probable destruction Vpon contemplation whereof I am warranted to assure you from him who can make it good that if you persevere whereof I doubt not in your heroicall progress all the power threats and mischievous practises of your most inraged and malicious Adversaries shal be but as fire and materialls co-operating with better Ingredients to make refined Gold for your immortall Crown and that their revilings snarlings and detractions shall make it more glorious then Diamonds Pearls and Rubies shine brighter many Ages hence then it can now It shall questionlesse be so and therefore if ought happen hereafter that may seem bitter to the flesh in more then ordinary measure or threaten any terrible event be assured they are but operations of that Fire which is used in preparing the essentiall Materialls of your expected Crown He so presageth whose predictions you have seen verified in more dubious matters and he is also unfainedly Your Lordships most humble servant GEORGE WITHER Hymne 1. This first Hymne prepared for the publike Thanksgiving injoyned on the thirtieth of Jan. 1650. may most properly be sung at the beginning of Divine Exercises publike or private the same day Sing this as the 100 Psalm 1. WIth aweful Joy and joyful Fear To sanctifie O Lord this day Before thy Foot-stool we appear And our Thank-offrings here to pay Which though it be no other thing Then thy Free-mercies to confesse Or Songs unto thy praise to sing Vouchsafe acceptance nay-the-lesse 2. Within our selves we are so poor That we have nothing of our own But what we had from thee before Which by our sins impair'd is grown For our wit beauty strength and health The goods of body and of mind Our time our honours and our wealth To serve our lusts have been resign'd 3. And therefore till thou shalt renew Thine Image by our fault defac'd We and our Offrings from thy view Deservedly may forth be cast There is no musick in our Songs That 's worthy to be heard of thee Because our hearts eyes ears and tongues Prophaned and untuned be 4. Yet by those favours heartned on Which were on us bestown of late A Hymn we joyntly have begun To sing this Day at Mercies gate Lord those eternall doores unclose Through which thy speciall graces flow The cords of our Corruption lose And let thy Spirit on us blow 5. Then ev'ry word we hear or say With ey'ry thing that 's done or thought In celebrating of this Day Shall do thee honour as it ought And they that study publike harms Or flout what we are doing here Shall be so bound up by these Charms That when they flout us they shall fear Hymne 2. This other Hymne composed for the same Day may be sung before the Sermon or between the Sermons where two are preached or before the second Chapter or after any pause or change of Exercises in Devotion Sing this as the 113. Psalm 1. OH God! how good how kind art thou What help what grace dost thou bestow On us in our distrest estate Our tears to triumphs thou hast turn'd We now do sing who lately mourn'd And by our Foes were jeered at When we were weak poor and forlorn Expos'd to dangers fears and scorn Our Comforter thou didst become And when we dreaded shame of face Spoils death or wounds joyn'd with disgrace Those fears we were deliver'd from 2. As thou from base and servile bands And out of cruel Pharoahs hands Thine Heritage redeemd'st of old Ev'n so from those who sought our harm Thou broughtst us off with out-stretch'd arm With signs and wonders manifold They so were blinded Lord by thee Who might have seen but vvould not see Nor hear when they were counsell'd well And He that fraud and force imploy'd To make our Lavvs and Freedomes void In our own view like Pharoah fell 3. This is the Day whereon our Yoke Of Norman Bondage first was broke And England from her chains made free This is the Day vvhereon the Lord Did manumit us by the sword And 't is novv signall by decree Slaves they deserve to be therefore And to be bar'd for evermore The Freedoms of this Commonweal Who shall not thankfull now appear And vindicate with sword and spear Gods just Replies to our Appeal 4. By thee our Freedoms Lord vve got Oh! to our keeping leave them not But still their Guardianship retain And let not those vvho under thee Sub-keepers of those Freedoms be Nor our sins forfeit them again On those alone that are unjust Or shall be traytrous to their trust To this Republike or to Thee Let thy avenging justice fall And on all those who hinder shall That Peace with Truth may setled be 5. Write in our hearts thy sacred Law And let no future failings draw Our former cursed bondage back But our depraved wills renew And to thy service keep us true Which wil our Freedoms perfect make The Kingdom Power and Praise be thine As long as Moon and Sun shall shine Be likewise thou our Heritage And in this Nation let there be No other King or GOD but thee What e're they are who thereat rage Hymne 3. This third Hymne may most properly be sung the same day after the conclusion of the last Sermon or at the consummation of any other Devotion Sing this as the 148. Psalm doubling the last strain of the Tune 1. ALl you that present are Come let our hearts and tongues The Praise of God declare In new-Thanksgiving songs Come let us sing Strains that may make the walls to shake The Roofs to ring Still sounding higher Till thereby we with Angells be Joyn'd in one Quire 2. Related we have heard What he for us hath done With how much disregard Our Foes he looks upon And we have seen How he befriends when righteous ends Pursu'd have been VVe likewise vievv VVhat will befall to those that shall Their lust pursue 3. We see or may behold That he our Armies leads And as in times of old His Banner o're them spreads And for our sakes Through threats and spights through depths and heights Their passage makes VVhilst to his praise Their Foes to nought are justly brought In plainer waies 4. He made both Seas and Wind To them assistance lend And what they had design'd Sun Moon and Clouds befriend Force he repells He makes them bold to march where cold And hunger dwells And when their fear Did most abound they mercy found And Victors were 5. To him doth Praise belong For he did them subdue Who num'rous were and strong When we were weak and few And when our Foes Came bragging on and thought all won They all did lose Still be it thus Lord alway so them overthrow VVho malice us 6. His wise-foresight prevents The Politicians wiles He crosses their intents He at their Projects smiles In his due time Contrived by them And in that snare VVhich for our feet they closely set Still caught they are 7. Vain sons of men therefore Your bruitish grumbling cease Pursue false hopes no more But follow after peace More prudent grow Reform your waies and sing his Praise As now we do Oh! whilst you may In God rejoyce and hear his Voice VVhile 't is to day 8. Let all men do the same Of whatsoe're degrees And magnifie his Name As all obliged be His Righteousnesse His Power and Grace in ev'ry place Let all confesse And lay aside Their own deserts their selfish hearts Their stinking pride 9. Your strength to him submit You that have conquests won Wise men ascribe your wit To him ev'n him alone For he supplies The Fool with skill and when he will Befools the wise And certainly Unto to your Foes he gives the blows By which they die 10. Rich-men your precious things Bring forth your Thanks to show Before him Oh'ye Kings Your Heads and Scepters bow And as 't is meet Come from your Thrones and cast your Crown Beneath his feet For Kingdomes all To him pertain and he again Resume them shall 11. Oh! let all things that were That are or shall ensue Or but in thought appear Thy Praise O God forth-shew Till Times last bound And let it run when time is done An endlesse Round Where needs not be Privations Night that we true Light May better see 12. Mean time let not his praise Be meerly in our Voice As if vve thought to raise A Trophy out of Noise But let us more Our Thanks expresse in Righteousnesse Then heretofore Els this is plain False shows we make and do but take GODS Name in vain FINIS