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A15647	The hymnes and songs of the Church diuided into two parts. The first part comprehends the canonicall hymnes, and such parcels of Holy Scripture as may properly be sung, with some other ancient songs and creeds. The second part consists of spirituall songs, appropriated to the seuerall times and occasions obserueable in the Church of England. Translated and composed, by G.W.	Wither, George, 1588-1667.; Wither, George, 1588-1667. Songs of the Old Testament.; Wither, George, 1588-1667. Cantica sacra.; Gibbons, Orlando, 1583-1625.	1623 (1623)	STC 25910A; ESTC S120233	90,046	236

saueth me My Spirit merry-makes For he vouchsafed hath to view His Handmaides poore degree And loe All Ages that ensue Shall blessed reckon me 2 Great things for me Th' Almightie does And holy is his Name From Age to Age he mercy showes On such as feare the same He by his Arme declar'd his might And this to passe hath brought That now the Proud are put to flight By what their hearts haue thought 3 The Mighty plucking from their Seat The Poore he placed there And for the hungrie takes the meate From such as weal●hy are But minding Mercy he hath show'd His seruant Isr'el grace As he to our Forefathers vow'd To Abraham and his Race Benedictus Luk. 1.68 ZAchary the Priest being vpon the birth of 〈◊〉 Son inspired with the knowledge of our 〈◊〉 Incarnation sung the second Euangelicall Hymne In which two things are especially considerable First he blesseth God because through the comming of Christ all the promises made vnto the Patriarkes and Prophets were fulfilled for the saluation of his people Secondly he declareth the Office and dutie of his owne sonne who was sent before to prepare the way of the Lord. This Song the Church hath worthily inserted into the Liturgie also and we ought therefore to sing it reuerently in memoriall of our Sauiours incarnation and to praise God for the fulfilling of his promises and that Euangelicall preparation which he vouchsafed by sending his Fore●runner Song 33. Sing this as the 3. Song BLest be the GOD of Israel For he has People bought And in his seruant Dauid's house Hath great saluation wrought As by his Prophets he foretold Since Time began to be That from our Foes we might be safe And from our Haters free 2 That he might show our Fathers grace And beare in minde the same Which by an Oath he vow'd vnto Our Father Abraham That from our Aduersaries freed We serue him fearelesse might In righteousnesse and holinesse Our ●●fe-time in his sight 3 And of the highest thee oh Child The ●rophet I declare Before the LORD his face to goe His comming to prepare To teach his People how they shall That safety come to know Which by remission of their sinnes He doth on them bestowe 4 For it is through the tender Loue Of GOD alone where by That Day-spring hath to visit vs Descended from on high To light them who in darkenesse sit And in Deaths shade abide And in the blessed way of Pea●e Their wandring feet to guide T●● Song of Angels Luk. 2.13 THis is the third Euangelicall Song mentioned in the New Testament and it was sung by a quire of Angels at the birth of our blessed Sauiour Iesus Christ whose re●o●cing shall be m●de compleat by the redemption of m●nkinde In this Song they first glorifie God and then proclaime that happy ●ea●● and ●econciliation which his Sons Natiuity should bring vnto the world Reioycing therein and in that vnspeakeable good-wi●● and deare Communion which was thereby established betweene the Go head the Manhood and Them We therefore ought to ioyne with them in this Song and sing it often to praise God and quicken Faith and Charitie in our selues Song 34. THus Angels sung and thus sing we To GOD on high all glory be Let him on Earth his Peace bestowe And vnto men his fauour show Nunc Dimittis Luk. ● 29 THe fourth Euangelicall Hymne is this of Simeon who being in expectation of the comming of the Messias which according to Daniels 70. weekes was in those dayes to bee accomplished it was reuealed vnto him that he should no●●ye till he had seene Christ And accordingly he comming into the Temple by the spirits instigation when he was presented there as the Law commanded both beheld and embraced his Redeemer In this Song therefore he glorifieth God for the fulfilling of his promise made vnto him And ioyfully confesseth Iesus Christ before all the People In repeating this Hymne we ought also to confesse our Redeemer For Simeon was as it were the Churches speaker and hath for vs expressed that thankfull Ioy wherewithall wee should be filled when God enlightens●vs with the knowledge and spirituall vision of our Sauiour Song 35. Sing this as the ● Song GRant now in peace that by thy leaue I may depart oh LORD For thy Saluation seene I haue According to thy word That which prepared was by Thee Before all Peoples sight Thy Israels renowne to be And to the Gentiles light The Song of Moses and the Lambe Reuel 15.3 THe fifth and last Song recorded in the New Testament is this called by S. Iohn The Song of Moses and the Lambe being indeede the effect of that triumph Song which the Saints and blessed Martyrs shal sing vnto the honour of that Lambe of God which taketh away the sinnes of the world when they haue gotten the victory ouer Antichrist This Hy●●e the members of the true Church may sing to Gods g●●●y and the encrease of their owne comfort when they perceiue the power of the Almighty any way manifested vpon that Aduersarie It may be repeated also amid our greatest persecution● to strengthen our Faith and remember vs that whatsoeuer we suffer there will come a day wherein we shall haue cause to make vse of this Hymne with a perfect reioycing Song 36. Sing this as the 13. Song OH thou LORD thou GOD of might Who do'st all things worke aright Whatsoe're is done by thee Great and wondrous proues to be 2 True thy waies are and direct Holy King of Saints elect And oh therefore who is there That of thee retaines no feare 3 Who is there that shall deny Thy great Name to glorifie For thou LORD and thou alone Art the perfect Holy-one 4 In thy presence Nations all ●hall to adoration fall For thy Iudgement● now appeare Unto all men what they are Here end the Hymnes of the New Testament The X Commandements Exod. 20. ALthough the Decalogue be not originally in verse yet among vs it hath beene heretofore vsually sung Because therefore it may be a meanes to present these Precepts somewhat the oftner to remembrance make them the more frequently repeated and stirre vp those who sing and heare them to the better performance of their duties They are here also inserted and fitted to be sung Song 37. Sing this as the 4. Song THe great Almighty spake And thus said he I am the LORD thy GOD And I alone From cruell Ae●ypts thraldome set thee free And other G●DS but Me thou shalt haue none Haue mercy LORD and so our hearts encline That we may keepe this blessed Law of thine Thou shalt not make an Image to adore Of ought on earth aboue it or below A Carued Worke thou shalt not ●●w before Nor any worship on the same ●estowe For I thy GOD a Iealous GOD am knowne And on their Seed the Fathers sinnes correct Untill the third and fourth Descent be gone But them I alwaies loue that me affect Haue mercy LORD and

so our hearts encline That we may keepe this blessed Law of thine The Name of GOD thou neuer shalt abuse By Swearing or repeating it in vaine For him that doth his Name prophanely vse The LORD will as a guiltie-one arraigne Haue mercy LORD and so our hearts encline That we may kee●e this blessed Law of thine To keepe the Sabbath holy beare in minde Sixe dayes thine owne affaires apply thou to The Seau'nth is GODS owne day for rest assign'd And thou no kinde of worke therein shalt doe Thou nor thy Childe thy Seruants nor th● Beast Nor he that Guest-wise with thee doth abide For after sixe dayes labour GOD did rest And therefore he that day hath sanctifi'de Haue mercy LORD and so our hearts encline That we may keepe this blessed Law of thine See that vnto thy Parents thou doe giue Such honour as the Childe by dutie owes That thou a long and blessed life maist liue Within the Land the LORD thy GOD bestowes Haue mercy LORD and so our hearts encline That we may keepe this blessed Law of thine Thou shalt be wary that thou no man slay Thou shalt from all Adultery be cleare Thou shalt not Steale anothers good away Nor witnesse-false against thy Neighbour beare Haue mercie LORD and so our hearts encline That we may keepe this blessed Law of thine With what is thine remaining well apaid Thou shalt not couer what thy Neighbours is His House nor Wife his Seruant Man nor Maid His Oxe nor Asse nor any thing of his Thy mercy Lord thy mercy let vs haue And in our hearts these Lawes of thine engraue The Lords Prayer Mat. 6.7 THe Lords Prayer hath beene aunciently and vsually sung also and to that purpose was heretofore both translated and paraphras'd in verse which way of expression howsoeuer some weake Iudgements haue condemned it doth no whit disparage or mis-beseeme a Prayer For Dauid made many prayers in verse● And indeede measured words were first deuised and vsed to expresse the praises of God and petitions made to him Yea those are the ancient and proper subiects of Poesie as appeares throughout the Sacred writ in the first humane Antiquities Verse the●fore dishonors not diuine Subiects but those men doe prophane and dishonour Verse who abuse it on vaine and meere prophane expressions The scope and vse of this prayer is so frequently treated of that I thinke I shall not need to insist thereon in this place Song 38. Sing this as the 3. Song OUr Father which in heauen art We sanctifie thy Name Thy Kingdome come Thy will be done In heau'n and earth the same Giue vs this day our Daily bread And vs Forgiue thou so As we on them that vs offend Forgiuenesse doe bestow Into Temptation lead vs not But vs from euill free For thine the Kingdome powre and praise Is and shall euer be The Apostles Creede THe effect and vse of this Creed is so generally taught that this Preface need not be enlarged And as touching the singing and versifying of it that which is said in the Preface to the Lords Prayer may serue for both Song 39. IN God the Father I beleeue Who made all Creatures by his word And true beleefe I likewise haue In Iesus Christ his Sonne our LORD Who by the Holy Ghost conceiu'd Was of the Uirgine Mary borne Who meekely Pilat's wrongs recei'ud And crucified was with scorne 2 Who Di'de and in the Graue hath laine Who did the lowest Pit descend Who on the third day rose againe And vp to Heauen did ascend Who at his Fathers right-hand there Now throaned sits and thence shall come To take his seat of Iudgement here And giue both quicke and dead their doome 3 I in the Holy Ghost beleeue The holy Church-Catholike too And that the Saints Communion haue Undoubtedly beleeue I doe I well assured am likewise A pardon for my s●nnes to gaine And that my Flesh from death shall rise And euerlasting life obtaine A Funerall Song THe first Stanza of this Song is taken out of S. Iohn● Gospell Cap. 11. Ver. 25.26 The second Stanza Iob 19.25 26 27. The third Stanza 1 Tim. 6.7 and Iob 1.21 The last Stanza Reu. 14.13 And in the order of Buriall appointed by the Church of England it is appointed to be sung or read as the Minister pleaseth That therefore it may be the more conueniently vsed either way according to the Churches appointment it is here turned into Lyricke Verse It was ordained to comfort the Liuing by putting them in minde of the Resurrection and of the happinesse of those who dye in the faith of Christ Iesus Song 40. Sing this as the 9. Song I Am the Life the LORD thus saith The Resurrection is through me And whoso'ere in me hath faith Shall liue yea though now dead he be● And he for euer shall not dye That liuing doth on me relye 2 That my Redeemer liues I ween And that at last I rais'd shall be From earth and couer'd with my skinne In this my flesh my GOD shall see Yea with these eyes and these alone Eu'n I my GOD shall looke vpon 3 Into the world we naked come And naked backe againe we goe The LORD our wealth receiue we from And he doth take it from vs too The LORD both wils and workes the same And blessed therefore be his Name 4 From Heau'n there came a voyce to me And this it wil'd me to record The Dead from henceforth blessed be The Dead that dyeth in the LORD The Spirit thus doth likewise say For from their Workes at rest are they The Song of the three Children THis Song hath been anciently vsed in the Liturgie of the Church as profitable to the stirring vp of D●uotion and for the praise of God For it earnestly calleth vpon all creatures to set forth the glory of their Creator euen Angels Spirits and reasonable Creatures with those also that are vnreasonable and vnsensible And this speaking to things without Life is not to ●ntimate that they are capable of such like exhortations but rather that vpon consideration of the obedience which Beasts and insensible Creatures continue towards God according to the law imposed at their Creation men might be prouoked to remember the honour and praise which they ought to ascribe vnto their Almighty Creator as well as all his other Creatures Song 41. Sing this as the 9. Song OH all you Creatures of the LORD You Angels of the God most high You Heau'ns with what you doe afford And Waters all aboue the skie Blesse ye the LORD him praise adore And magnifie him euermore 2 Of God you euerlasting Powres Sunne Moone and Starres so bright that show You soking Deawes you dropping Showres And all you Winds of God that blow Blesse ye the LORD him praise adore And magnifie him euermore 3 Thou Fire and what doth heat containe Cold Winter and thou Summer faire You blustering Stormes of Haile and Raine And thou the Frost-congealing Ayre Blesse ye

Both soil●d and parcht for want of meat In Sion Wiues defiled were Deflowred were the Virgins young Through Iudah's Cities euery where And Princes by their hands were hung 4 Her Elders disrespected stood Her Young-men they for ● rinding tooke Her Children fell beneath the wood And Ma●istrates the Gates forsooke Their Musicke young-men haue forborne Reioycing in their hearts is none To mourning doth our dauncing turne And from our head the Crowne is gone 5 Alas that euer we did sinne For therefore feeles our heart these cares For that our eyes haue dimmed beene And thus the Hill of Syon fares Such desolation there is seene That now the Foxes play thereon But thou for euer LORD hast beene And without ending is thy Chrone 6 Oh why are we forgotten thus So long time wherefore absent art Conuert thy selfe oh LORD to vs And we to thee shall soone conuart Renue oh LORD those Ages past In which thy fauour we haue seene For we extreamely are debas't And bitter hath thine anger beene The Prayer of Daniel Dan. 9.4 THe Prophet Daniel in this Prayer beseecheth God to be mercifull vnto his people in Captiuity And these foure things are principally considerable therein First an acknowledgement of Gods Power Iustice and Mercy with a confession that from the highest to the lowest they had broken his Commandements and were therfore iustly punished Secondly it is confessed that as their punishment is that which they deserued so it is also the same that was foretold should come vpon thē Thirdly he beseecheth that God for his owne mercies sake and the sake of his Messias would neuertheles ●e merciful vnto them aswell in r●g●rd he had heretofore gotten glory by deliuering them as in respect they were his owne elected people and were already become a repro●ch vnto their Neighbours This may be sung whensoeuer any of those iudgements are powred out on the Common-wealth which the Prophets haue threatned for sinne or in our particular afflictions we hauing first applyed it by our Meditations Song 29. Sing this as the 22. Song LORD GOD Almighty great full of feare Who alwaies art from breach of promise free And neuer falling to haue mercy there Where they obserue thy lawes and honour Thee We haue transgressed and amisse haue done We disobedient and rebellious were For from thy Precepts we astray are gone And we departed from thy Iudgements are 2 We did thy Seruants Prophecies withstand Who to our Dukes our Kings and Fathers came When they to all the People of the Land Proclaimed forth their message in thy Name In thee oh LORD all righteousnesse appeares But publike shame to vs doth appertaine Eu'n as with them of Iudah now it fares And those that in Ierusalem remaine 3 Yea as to Isr'el now it doth befall Throughout those Lands in which they scatt'red be For that their great Transgression wherewithall They haue transgressed and offended Thee To Vs our Kings our Dukes and Fathers doth Disgrace pertaine oh LORD for angring Thee Yet mercy LORD our GOD and pardon both To Thee belong though we rebellious be 4 We did indeed peruersly disobey Thy voyce oh LORD our GOD would not heart To keepe those Lawes thou didst before vs lay By those thy Seruants who thy Prophets were Eu'n all that of the race of Isra'el be Against thy Law haue grieuously mis-done And that they might not listen vnto thee They backward from thy voyce oh LORD are gone 5 On them therefore that Curse Oath descended Which in the Law of Moses written was The Seruant of that God whom we offended And now his speeches he hath brought to passe On vs and on our Iudges he doth bring That Plague wherewith he threatned vs them For vnder Heau'n was neuer such a thing As now is faine vpon Ierusalem 6 As Moses written-Law doth beare record Now all this mischiefe vpon them is brought And yet we prayed not before the LORD That leauing Sin we might his Truth be taught For which respect the LORD in wait hath laid That he on vs inflict this Mischiefe might And sith his holy Word we disobeyd In all his doings he remaines vpright 7 But now oh LORD our GOD who from the Land Of cruell Aegypt brought thy People hast And by the power of thy Almighty hand Atchieu'd a Name which to this day doth last Though we haue sinned in committing ill Yet LORD by that pure Righteousnesse in thee From thy Ierusalem thy Holy-hill Oh! let thy wrathfull anger turned be 8 For through the guilt of our displeasing sinne And for our Fathers faults Ierusalem Thy chosen people hath despised bin And are the scorne of all that neighbour them Now therefore to thy Seruants pray'r incline Heare thou his suite oh GOD and let thy face Eu'n for the LORDS deare sake vouchsafe to shine Upon thy now forsaken Holy place 9 Thine eares encline thou oh my God and heare Lift vp thine eyes and vs oh looke vpon Us who forsaken with thy Citie are That Citie where thy Name is called on For we vpon our selues presume not thus Before thy presence our request to make For ought that righteous can be found in vs But for thy great and tender Mercies sake 10 LORD heare forgiue oh LORD weigh the same Oh LORD performe it and no more deferre For thine owne sake my GOD For by thy Name Thy Citie and thy People called are The Prayer of Ionah Ionah 2. IOnah flying from God and being preserued in a Fishes belly when he was cast into the Sea made this prayer to praise God for deliuering him in so great an extreamitie And the principall things remarkeable therein are these First the place where he prayed Secondly th● terrible danger that enclosed him Thirdly the despaire he was nigh falling into Fourthly Gods mercy with the Prophets timely application thereof the comfort it infused into him Fiftly the occasio●● drawing men into such perills Sixtly the vowe made vpon his deliuerance and the reason of that vowe This buriall of Ionas in the Fishes belly and his deliuerance from thence was a type of the buriall and Resurrection of our blessed Sauiour Matth. 12.4 This Prayer therefore we ought not only to sing hystorically to memorize this wondrous worke of God but to praise him also for the Resurrection of Christ and raising mankinde from that fearefull and bottomlesse gulfe of perdition wherein it lay swallowed vp without possibility of redeeming it selfe Song 30. Sing this as the 24 Song IN my distresse to thee I cri●de oh LORD And thou wert pleased my complaint to heare Out from the bowels of the Graue I roar'd And to my voyce thou didst incline thine care For I amid the raging Sea was cast And to the bottome there thou plung●d me hast 2 The Flouds did round about me Circles make Thy waues and Billowes ouer-flow'd me quite And then vnto my selfe alas I said I am for euermore depriu'd thy sight Yet once againe thou pleased art that

ayre And stronger they then Lyons were 4 Weepe Isrel's daughters weepe for Saul Who you with skarlet hath arayd Who clothed you with Pleasures all And on your garments gold hath layd How comes it he that mighty was The foyle in battell doth sustaine Thou Ionathan oh thou alas Upon thy Places-high wert slaine 5 And much distressed is my heart My brother Ionathan for thee My very deare-delight thou wert And wondrous was thy loue to me So wondrous it surpassed farre The loue of women eu'ry way Oh how the Mighty fallen are How warlike Instruments decay Dauids Thankesgiuing 1. Chro. 29.10 KIng Dauid hauing by perswasions and his own● liberall example stirred vp the people to a bou●tifull Beneuolence toward the building of Gods house praysed him for that willing and cheereful free-offrin● And in this Thanksgiuing we obserue this method Fir●● he acknowledgeth Gods Blessednesse Greatnesse Pow●● Glory Victory Maiestie Bountie with the like and co●fesseth in generall that Honour Riches Strength wi●● all other good things are at the Almighties disposing Secondly he therefore prayseth the Lord and acknowledgeth also that his and the peoples willingnesse 〈◊〉 giue came not of themselues but was Gods ow●● proper gift as well as that which they had giuen La●●ly He prayeth for the continuance of Gods blessin● both vpon their purposes and endeauours and th●● their Beneuolence may be disposed to that End for whic● it was giuen This Song may be very properly vsed whensoeuer among vs there hath beene any free an● liberall contributions to good and pious Ends. An● to fit the same the better to such purposes the Person● and some few circumstances are a little changed 〈◊〉 this Translation Song 6. Sing this as the fifth Song OH LORD our euerlasting GOD Blisse Greatnesse Power Praise is thine With thee haue Conquests their abode And glorious Maiestie diuine All things that earth and heau'n afford Thou at thine owne disposing hast To thee belongs the Kingdome LORD And thou for head or'e all art plac●t 2 Thou wealth and Honour dost command To thee made subiect all things be Both strength and power are in thine hand To be dispos'd as pleaseth thee And now to thee our God therefore A Song of thankfulnesse we frame That what we owe we may restore And glorifie thy glorious Name 3 But what or who are we alas That we in giuing are so free Thine own before our Offring'was And all we haue we haue from thee For we are Ghuests and Strangers here As were our Fathers in thy sight Our dayes but shadow-like appeare And suddenly they take their flight 4 This offring LORD our GOD which thus We for thy Name sake haue bestowne Deriued was from thee to vs And that we giue is all thine owne Oh GOD thou proou'st the heart we know And dost affect vprightnesse there With gladnesse therefore we bestow What we haue freely offerd here 5 Still thus Oh LORD our GOD incline Their meanings who thy people be And euer let the hearts of thine Be thus prepared vnto Thee Yea giue vs perfit hearts we pray That we thy p●ecepts erre not from And grant our Contribution may An honour to thy Name become The Prayer of Nehemiah Nehem. 1.5 NEhemiah determining as the story sheweth to moue Artaxerxes for the repaire of the Citie and house of the Lord first made this prayer Wherein hauing acknowledged the Maiestie Iustice and Mercy of God he confesseth the haynousnes●e of his and his peoples sinnes desireth forgiuenesse entreateth for the peoples deliuerance from captiuitie and requesteth h● may find fauour in the sight of the King his Master Now we who by regeneration are the sonnes of Israel and such as in a spirituall sence may be said also to be dispersed among the heathen as often ●s we are carried captiue by the heathenish con●upiscences and vanities of the wor●d euen we may in a litterall sence make vse of this excellent forme of confession before our seuerall Petitions And doubtles●e a faithfull vsing o● these the Holy Ghosts ow●e words with remembrance of the h●ppie successe they her●tofore had will much strengthen and encrease the hope confidence and comfort of him that prayeth Who changing the two last lines onely may appropriate it to any nec●ssity For example if it be to be sung before labour conclud● it thus And be thou pleas'd O LORD to blesse Our Labours with a good successe If before a iourney thus And LORD all dangers keepe vs f●om Both go●●g foorth and comming home If before a battel thus And be thou pleased in the fight To make vs victors by thy might If in the time of famine thus And LORD vouchsafe thou in this need Our soules and bodies both to feed If before a Sermon c. thus And grant that we LORD in thy feare May to our profit speake and heare And the like as occasion requires Song 7. Sing this as the 9. Song LORD GOD of Heau'n who onely art The mighty God and full of feare Who neuer promise breaker wert But euer shewing mercy there Where men affection beare to thee And of thy Lawes obseruers be 2 Giue eare and ope thine eyes I pray That heard thy seruan●s suit may be Made in thy presence night and day For Israels Seed that serueth thee For Israels seed who I confesse Against thee grieuously transgresse 3 I and my Fathers house did sinne Corrupted all our actions bee And disrespectiue we haue bin Of Statutes Iudgements and Decree Of those which to retaine so fast Thy seruant Moses charg'd thou hast 4 Oh yet remember thou I pray These words which thou didst heretofore Unto thy seruant Moses say If ere saidst thou they vexe me more I will disperse them eu'ry where Among the Nations here and there 5 But if to me they shall conuert To doe those things my Law containe Though spread to Heau'ns extreamest part I would collect them thence againe And bring them there to make repose Where I to place my Name haue chose 6 Now these thy People are of right Thy seruants who to thee belong Whom thou hast purchas'd by thy Might And by thine Arme exceeding strong Oh! let thine eare Lord I thee pray Attentiue be to what I say 7 The prayer of thy seruant heare Oh heare thy seruants when they pray Who willing are thy Name to feare Thy seruant prosper thou to day And be thou pleas'd to grant that he May fauour'd in thy presence be The Song of King Lemuel Prou 31.10 THis Song is Alphabeticall in the originall It containeth an admirable description of a good Wife And these three things are here principally considerable the aduantage her Husband receiueth by her the commendable vertues she hath in her selfe And the reward th●● followes her Her Husbands aduantages are these A quiet heartfree from iealousie or distrust of her a ric● estate without oppressing others and place of hono●● in the Common-wealth Her vertues are Industry Pr●uidence Chearefulnesse Courage and Vnweariednesse