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
The Serpent at a distance kill'd verse 4-5 Deaf Adders sooner hear the Charmer's Art Then youâ—'d support the poor Afflicted Heart verse 6 How shall I pray What Judgments on the Miscreants call Whose Lion rage Would all the trembling World devour Thy Wrath display Great God and make their Furies fall At once asswage Their Spite and desolating Power Let all their Strength like hasty Torrents fly Which now o'reflow now sink in Sands and dâ—e verse 7-8 Snails melt away Consum'd in their own unctuous slime When Mid-day's Sun On them shoots down his pointed Heat Those Births decay Which Women loose before their Time Shapes just begun And not by Nature's Hand compleat verse 9 So let them waste all strength their Members leave Their broken Bows and Shafts their Hands deceive Rise mighty God Let thy impetuous Fury break On their curs'd Heads While yet they firmly stand and thrive O let thy Rod Thy Wrath with dreadful Lashes speak As Ruines spread When fiery Tempests fiercely drive And thorny Woods with crackling Flames embrac'd Are laid at once in one short Moment waste verse 10 This Vengeance pass'd The Sons of Heaven shall droop no more But every Mind With Joys surprizing Raptures swell Their Feet be wash'd In flowing Streams of sinful gore verse 11 Till Men resign'd To powerful Truth with Praise shall tell God doubtless reigns his care his Servants guard And all their Faith with endless Love rewards PSAL. lix verse 1 FRom all my Foes dear Lord and those Who fierce against me stand verse 2 From Men of Blood who hate the Good My Safety Lord command verse 3 For those who hate my Soul lay wait The mighty Men combine And all agree to murder me For no Deserts of mine verse 4 For no base Facts no lawless Acts Their Bands my Life pursue For me thy Might then Lord excite And all my Dangers view verse 5 Thou God of Hosts who guard'st their Coasts For Israel's Land declare The Gentiles round in Wrath confound No Sins of Malice spare verse 6 Return'd at Night like Dogs they fight And round the City go And for the Prey they miss'd by Day Their snarling Temper show verse 7 Their very Words are piercing Swords For who can hear They cry verse 8 Let Scorn on all those Heathens fall With Smiles their Rage defy verse 9 Since Force and Might against me fight And God is kind and just My Confidence in his Defence Shall ever firmly trust verse 10 To me afford thy Mercies Lord With them prevent my Woes And ô let me thy Vengeance see On my insulting Foes Part 2 verse 11 Lord kill them not lest soon forgot My People sin the more But ô disperse with Anger fierce Their Substance and their Store verse 12 For all those Lyes their Hearts devise And what their Tongues have told Let all their Pride be mortify'd Their perjur'd Minds controll'd verse 13 Those Brutes abhorr'd in Anger Lord Consume consume them so That they thy Grace to Israel's Race And all the World may know verse 14 Return'd at Night like Dogs they 'll fight And round the City prowl verse 15 And long to eat and get no Meat But murmur loud and howl verse 16 Thy Strength I 'll sing my God my King Thy Mercies early praise For in my Grief their kind Relief My drooping Fancies raise verse 17 I 'll spread dear God thy Strength abroad Thy Mercies store disclose Till all have known from whence alone My kind Assistance flows PSAL. lx verse 1 O Why so distant Lord so far From Israel's chosen Line When in a sad destructive War So mighty Kings combine See how our trembling Armies move When not reviv'd by Thee O let us now thy ancient Love Thy former Mercies see verse 2 The Land beneath thy Furies shook Nor could its Fears conceal Oh with thy kind restoring Look Its dismal Breaches heal verse 3 Hard Things thy People Lord have try'd To deadly Fears betray'd verse 4 But now thy Banners on their Side Are for the Truth display'd verse 5 That thy Belov'd at large may live From Chains and Bondage free Let thy Right Hand Salvation give And hear and answer me verse 6 God spoke and in his Holiness My Heart with Joys supply'd And now I 'll Sichem's Lands possess And Succoth's Plains divide verse 7 Gilead is mine Manasseh's mine My Head on Ephraim rests But Judah's Tribe by Right Divine The Royal Crown invests verse 8 Moab my meanest Slave shall be And Edom kiss my Feet And Palestine subdu'd shall me With humblest Tributes meet verse 9 who 'll me through Cities fortify'd And Edom's Barriers lead verse 10 Lord sha ' n't thy Help so long deny'd Our marching Armies head verse 11 Man's Help in Troub e's vain for me Then Lord thy Aids dispose verse 12 Through God we 'll bravely Act for He Shall crush our angry Foes Another Metre As Psal 121. proper Tune verse 1 WHY Lord are we rejected why Thus off in Anger thrown And wretched Dastards grown O turn and with a gentler Eye All our late Disasters view And thy ancient Loves renew verse 2 Thy Anger shook the trembling Land And made its Pillars bow O heal its Breaches now verse 3 On Thine dear Lord thy weighty Hand Has a Thousand Hardships brought And impos'd a deadly Draught verse 4 But on thy Servants side at last Thy sacred Banner stands Thy Truth has arm'd their Bands And all their pressing Fears are past verse 5 Free that thy Belov'd may be O support and-answer me verse 6 God's Oracle of Holiness My Heart with Joy supp'y'd I 'll Sichem soon divide And Succoth's fertile Plains possess verse 7 Gileaa's mime Manasseh too And what Ephraim's Strength can do Judah the Royal Crown must wear verse 8 The meanest Slaves to me Shall Moab's Off-spring be And Edom's Youth my Shooes shall bear Palestine my conqu'ring Feet With triumphant Garlandls meet verse 9 Who through strong Forts to Edom's Head Our trembling Bands will guide Or in our Camps preside verse 10 Thou Lord of Hosts our Armies lead Though of old we off were thrown Now our Cause and Armies own In all our Streights assist us Lord For Man's poor Helps are vain verse 12 Through God we 'll Honour gain God's Strength to us shall Strength afford And his unresisted Blows Batter down our angry Foes PSAL. lxj verse 1 LOrd hear my Cries my Pray'rs attend verse 2 From Earth's last Quarters I On Thee though languishing depend To Thee for Comfort fly verse 3 O Thou my Help of old my Strength Against fierce Enemies Fix me on that high Rock at length Which all their Force defies verse 4 Within thy holy House my Rest Beneath thy Wings shall be verse 5 For all my Vows to Heav'n address'd Were kindly heard by Thee To those who fear thy Name thy Grace Shall large Possessions give verse 6 The King shall still before thy Face A Thousand Ages live verse 7 Let Truth and Mercy guard his Head
Sleep Or high with sprightly Wines inflam'd verse 66 God struck his Foes their Wounds were deep And their Eternal Shame proclaim'd verse 67 Yet for their Sins He Joseph's Fields And Ephrain's Tribe though fruitful scorns verse 68 His Rest more happy Judah yields His House lov'd Sion's Mount adorns verse 69 There high his lofty Turrets rise And all the Town beneath command And deep the vast Foundaticm lies As Rocks the solid Buildings stand verse 70 Then from his Sheep and meaner Cares verse 71 Our God his Servant David takes And him his Israel's King declares His holy Nation 's Pastor makes verse 72 That nobler Flock with faithful Art He watches feeds and safely folds And with an upright prudent Heart Our happy Church and State upholds PSAL. lxxix As the 130th verse 1 LOrd the Heathen-Troops have spoil'd Thy bless'd lnheritance And thy holy House desil'd And still their Arms advance Salem's Walls on Heaps are laid verse 2 Thy murther'd Servants lie Preys to Wolves and Vultures made Beneath the open Sky verse 3 See a spacious Crimson Flood By dying Martyrs shed Salem's Streets with flowing Blood And mangled Corpses spread verse 4 Jacob's Tribes alas are grown Their nearest Neighbour's Scorn Out to vile Derision thrown By cruel Scoffs o'er born verse 5 Ah how long dear Lord how long Shall thy fierce Fury burn verse 6 O on all the Godless Throng Thy weighty Vengeance turn Let the Gentile-Nations all Who ne'er acknowledge Thee Underneath thy Judgments fall And just Severitie verse 7 They with cruel Teeth devour Poor Jacob's wretched Race And Destruction's Tempest pour On Israel's Dwelling-place verse 8 All our Sins bless'd God forgive And speedy Mercy show For by Thee alone we live Though now reduc'd so low Part 2. verse 9 Lord to our Assistance fly From Thee our Safety springs Honour to thy Name Most High Such Saving Mercy brings verse 10 Why Ô why should Heathens cry Now where's their mighty God Let them now the Lashes try Of thy revenging Rod Grant that Lord our longing Eyes Thy just Revenge may see While the Blood of Martyrs cries So loud great God to Thee verse 11 Let the Pris'ners Sighs ascend Before thy Majesty And with mighty Pow'r defend The Souls condemn'd to die verse 12 To our Neighbours Lord repay Their base reproachful Spite Such who in the Scorners Way And Blasphemies delight verse 13 So shall we thy Flock thy Sheep For ever praise thy Name And through endless Ages keep Thy everlasting Fame Or thus verse 1 DEar Lord the Heathen Bands have spoil'd Thy bless'd Inheritance And have thy holy House defil'd And still their Arms advance Poor Salem's Walls in Heaps are laid Thy murther'd Servants lie As Preys to Wolves and Vultures made Beneath the open Sky verse 3 See Lord a spacious Crimson Flood By dying Martyrs shed And Salem's Street's with flowing Blood And mangled Corpses spread verse 4 Sad Jacob's Tribes alas are grown Their barb'rous Neighbours Scorn And to Derision vilely thrown By cruel Scoffs o'er-born verse 5 But ah how long dear Lord how long Shall thy fierce Furies burn verse 6 At last on all the Godless Throng Thy weighty Vengeance turn O let the Gentile Nations all Who ne'er acknowledge Thee Beneath thy heavy Judgments fall And just Severity verse 7 For they with cruel Teeth devour Poor Jacob's wretched Race And total Desolation pour On Israel's Dwelling-place verse 8 O all our Sins bless'd Lord forgive And speedy Mercy show For by thy Mercy Lord we live Though now reduc'd so low Part 2. verse 9 Now Lord to our Assistance fly From Thee our Safety springs For G'ory to thy Name Most High Such saving Mercy brings verse 10 And why Ô why should Heathens cry Now where's their boasted God Let them too all the Scourges try Of thy revenging Rod Permit bless'd Lord our longing Eyes Thy just Revenge to see While yet the Blood oiF Martyrs cries So loud great God to Thee verse 11 O let the Pris'ners Sighs ascend Before thy Majesty And with Almighty Pow'r defend The Souls condemn'd to die verse 12 And to our Neighbours Lord repay Their base reproachful Spite To such as in the Scorners Way And Blasphemies delight verse 13 And so shall we thy Flock thy Sheep For ever praise thy Name And through Eternal Ages keep Alive thy glorious Fame PSAL. lxxx verse 1 HEar gracious Shepherd Thou whose Love Like Flocks thy Israel guides Shine forth Ô Thou whose Strength above The Cherubs Wings resides verse 2 Before our drooping Nation rouze Great God thy wondrous Might And with thy saving Strength espouse Thy ancient People's Right verse 3 Change Lord Ô change our mournful State And let thy Beams Divine Our Health and Safety to create With doubled Lustre shine verse 4 How long great God of Hosts shall we Thy Fury's Heat sustain How long thy People Lord to Thee Address their Pray'rs in vain verse 5 Tears are our Meat our Drink is Tears verse 6 When they our Spoils divide Our Neighbours quarrel and our Fears Malicious Foes deride verse 7 Change Lord Ô change our mournful State And let thy Beams Divine Our Health and Safety to create With doubled Lustre shine Part 2. verse 8 Of old from Egypt's fruitful Soil Thy Hands a Vine remov'd And made the Ganaanites recoil And here the Plant improv'd verse 9 Large was its Room and large its Root Through all the Country spread And with the weighty Purple Fruit It bow'd its noble Head verse 10 Its Shade the Mountains cover'd o'er Its Arms like Cedars stood verse 11 Down to the Seas its Branches bore And reach'd Euphrates Flood verse 12 Oh why are all her Fences gone Her Fruits by all destroy'd verse 13 Her Roots by Forest-Boars o'erthrown And savage Beasts annoy'd verse 14 Turn Lord of Hosts Ô turn at last And from thy lofty Skies On thy poor Vineyard void and waste O cast thy gentler Eyes verse 15 The Vineyard which thy mighty Hand In Canaan planted first And made its Branches strongly stand By Peace and Favour nurs'd verse 16 But now the Boughs are scorch'd the Trunk By cruel Hands cut down Thy People's Hopes and Vigour sunk Beneath thy angry Frown verse 17 Smile Lord Ô turn thy gracious Eyes On him that 's rais'd by Thee With Strength to ease our Miseries And set the Bond-men free verse 18 So we 'll no more from Thee decline Nor thy Commands transgress Our Hopes our Lives shall all be thine Thy Name we 'll daily bless verse 19 Change Lord Ô change our mournful State And let thy Beams Divine Our Health and Safety to create With doubled Lustre shine Psal 1xxxj As the 100th or Mr. Sandys's 8th verse 1 TO God our Strength your Voices raise Aloud the God of Jacob praise verse 2 A Psalm to th' merry Timbrel suit The pleasant Harp or charming Lute verse 3 The Moon her Infant-Horns displays Let 's feast on these appointed Days And with the shriller Trumpet 's
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
thy obedient Race And their well-settled Heirs abide Secure before thy Face PSAL. ciij. As the 100th verse 1 O Praise the Lord with grateful Joy My Tongue my Soul his Praises sing verse 2 O let his Praise thy Powers employ His Loves to kind Remembrance bring verse 3 'T is He forgives thy Sins 't is He Thy Weakness heals thy Plagues removes verse 4 Redeems thy Life from Misery And crowns thee with his tenderest Loves verse 5 With good He fills the Youth and Age Thy Age with vigorous Youth renews verse 6 His Arms for Saints opprest engage His just Revenge their Foes pursues verse 7 He to his Israels Race of old By Moses made his Precepts known He by our Jesus still unfolds His Will and Goodness towards his own verse 8 Our Lord is kind his Mercies great His Vengance not his Mercy slow verse 9 He 'll not too oft his Strokes repeat Nor let his Anger alway glow verse 10 So with our se'ves He dealt our Crimes Though foul with Rods he gently lasht His pittying Eyes a thousand times Our still repeated Follies past verse 11 His Goodness so surrounds his own As Skies enclose our humb'er Earth verse 12 From us our Sins are farther thrown Then Sun-set's from the Mornings Birth Part 2. verse 13 More love to pious Souls he shows Then Fathers to their Darling Heirs verse 14 Our frailer Constitution knows Our mouldring Dust as gently spares verse 15 Weak Man like early Birds may rise Or Grass which shades the cheerful Plains verse 16 But struck with blasting Winds he dies And neither House nor Name remains verse 17 But Gods unfailing Grace pursues The Just and all their faithful Seed verse 18 Who on his Sacred Covenant muse And all his righteous Precepts heed verse 19 On high our God has fixt his Throne And thence his boundless Empire guides And o're the Subject World alone His Arbitrary Will presides verse 20 Praise Him ye Angel-flames whose Might Does in compleat Obedience shine verse 21 O praise Him all ye Sons of Light Bless'd Ministers of Love Divine verse 22 O all his Works your Maker praise Praise through his spacious Empire sing While I with grateful Anthems raise New Honours to my Glorious King PSAL. civ As the 100th verse 1 O Praise the Lord my tuneful Soul How great blest God how wondrous great What Majesty what Glories roll About thy Everlasting Seat verse 2 Light robes Thee with her Radiant Streams Thy Curtains are th' expanded Skies verse 2 Floods bear thy Chambers weighty Beams On humble Clouds thy Chariot flies God walks on groaning Winds in State verse 4 Attended with his Angel-Bands And Scrvant-Flames around him wait And fly to bear his great Commands verse 5 He Earth's Foundations strongly laid A well-pois'd never moving Load verse 6 A wavy Deep its Covering made Which o're the highest Mountains flow'd verse 7 But off the head-long Waters flew When his commanding Thunders roar'd verse 8 They took their place and strait in view Sweet Plains appear'd and Mountains soard verse 9 The Floods their Bounds appointed know Earth fears no more th' encroaching Deep verse 10 Through Valleys Crystal Fountains flow And round the Mountains softly creep verse 11 To Them the Savage Creatures fly And kindly cool their thirsty Flame verse 12 The Birds above them sing on high And there their curious Buildings frame Part 2. verse 13 His Rains refresh the parching Hills And make our Earth with Fruits abound verse 14 Thence Grass the hungry Cattel fills And Herbs for Men are useful found Through Him rich Corn o're-spreads the Fields verse 15 And Wine to chear our ' drooping Hearts Fat shining Juice his Olive yields His Bread a Vital Strength imparts verse 16 Sap feeds the lofty Cedar-Groves verse 17 Where Birds of Prey their Eieries raise verse 18 The Goat on Rocky Mountains roves Through Rocks the Coney breaks her Ways verse 19 The Moon the Sun their Seasons know And when to rise and when to fall verse 20 Nights gloomy clouds our World o'reflow And out the Forrest-Rangers crawl verse 21 The Wolves the Tygers howl for prey And loud the hungry Lions roar God for their Diet finds a way And feeds them with his secret Store verse 22 But when the Sun appears they fly And to their unknown Dens repare verse 23 And Men their business safely ply Till Night again o're-clouds the Air. verse 24 How various Lord how wisely fram'd Great God thy Works of Wonder are Thy Riches are through Earth proiclaim'd verse 25 Thy Wealth th' unfathom'd Seas declare Part 3. There Fishes great and small in strange Unnumber'd Numbers cut their Way verse 26 There Navies float and Monsters range And Whales in boundless Oceans Play verse 27 These All blest God depend on Thee Of Thee they beg their timely Food verse 28 Thy Gifts they catch thy Hands are free And All are fill'd with needful Good verse 29 Thou hid'st thy Face affrighted They Sink down to Dust and Dust remain verse 30 Thy Spirit commands the Dead obey And rise and fill the World again verse 31 God's Glory lasts He pleas'd reviews His Works his Looks his dreadful Stroke verse 32 Convulsions through the World diffuse And make the trembling Mountains smoak verse 33 To God my mighty Lord I 'll sing While Health or Life or Breath remains verse 34 My Heart in Him with Joys shall spring I 'll praise his Name in lofty Strains verse 35 He 'll soon confound the Sinner's Race And impious plotting Fools control And all their Stock on Earth deface O bless Ô praise the Lord my Soul PSAL. CV as the 100th or Mr. Sandys's 8th verse 1 O Praise the Lord invoke his Name His Acts through ev'ry Tribe proclaim verse 2 Sing sing aloud your Anthems raise Through all the World his Wonders praise verse 3 Him and his holy Name adpre His Smiles with chearful Hearts implore verse 4 And seek the Lord his Strength embrace And ever seek his glorious Face verse 5 O ye of Abr'ham's faithful Seed O ye of Jacob's chosen Breed verse 6 His strange his dreadful Acts relate And on his Judgments meditate verse 7 He 's our great God our Lord alone His Judgments through the World are known verse 8 His Covenant his Word of old Shall through a Thousand Ages hold verse 9 What He to Abraham spoke before What He to Isaac firmly swore verse 10 And as law on Israel laid And thus his lasting Cov'nant made verse 11 To you rich Canaan's Land I 'll give Where you its lawfal Heirs shall live verse 12 Though then their Seed were weak and small Add despicable Strangers all verse 13 When they a Thousand Movements made And round the neighb'ring Countries stray'd verse 14 He them against the World maintain'd And Ill-designing Kings restrain'd verse 15 From Wrongs be my Anointed free Let no malicious Injurie My Prophets or my Friends approach Or on my chosen Sons encroach Part 2. verse 16 Sharp
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
appear And all the Mount command verse 7 Come let 's approach the place before His holy Altars bow And at his glorious Feet adore And due Submission show Part 2. verse 8 Rise Lord thy Arke of Glory raise Assume thy chosen Seat And on thy flock which humbly prays Thy Blessings Lord repeat verse 9 Thy Priests with Righteousness invest Thy Saints for Joy shall sing verse 10 For Davids sake his Offspring blest To Crowns and Scepters bring verse 11 The Lord to David sware of old His Oath in Truth was made Thy Seed shall still the Kingdom hold From Heirs to Heirs convey'd verse 12 And if thy Sons with prudent Care My Covenant observe And from those Rules my Laws declare Shall never vainly swerve I too will them as Kings support And thy continued Line On Salems Throne in Judae's Court From Age to Age shall shine verse 13 Sion is Gods Election where Hee 'l hold his Residence verse 14 Here will I always dwell and here My long'd for Rest Commence verse 15 I 'le their Provisions largely bless Their Poor with plenty cloy verse 16 Their Priests with my Salvation dress And fill their Saints with Joy verse 17 There Davids Branches ever strong Shall fill the Regal Line The Lamp of my Anointed long With settled Lustre shine verse 18 Shame shall his envious Foes surround But his iâ—lustrous Head With starry Beams of Glory crown'd Fresh Honours round him shed PSAL. cxxxiij verse 1 HOw sweet how charming is the Sight Where prudent Christians move In peaceful Ways and all delight To wear the Chains of Love Then Kindness fills their tender Hearts And shoots thro all their Eyes Each Tongue a Love unfeign'd imparts And Love's their Exercise verse 2 So when those fragrant Oils of old The Head of Aaron crown'd And down his Head the Ba som roll'd And drench'd his Garments round From him the pleasant Odours thro' The Tabernacle flow'd And on the sacrificing Crew A thousand Sweets bestow'd verse 3 And as soft Rains and pearly Dews On Sion's Mount distill And Clouds their Silver Drops diffuse On Hâ—moâ—'s fruitful Hill So God where Men his Peace maintain His Blessing largely sends And Love to all that heavenly Train From Age to Age extends Another Metre as the 148. SWeet Peace blest Charity How soft thy heavenly Charms When that uniting Tye The Souls of Brethren arms And soars above Rough Nature's Jars And sinful Wars On Wings of Love More sweet than Balsams shed By Gods divine Command On Aaron's sacred Head Which all his Garments stain'd And thence distill'd Gods holy Place With heavenly Grace And Odours fill'd verse 3 More sweet than those soft Dews Which ancient Hermon crown'd Or Drops which Clouds diffuse Gods holy Mount around And all below Kind warmth prevails And pleasant Dales With Plenty flow verse 3 Where such sweet Concord reigns The God of Peace descends The Church and State maintains And every Tribe defends His Blessings fall And Life and Ease And lasting Peace Extends to all PSAL. cxxxiv. verse 1 YE who before the Lord In nightly turns adore With Praise his wondrous Acts record His gracious Smiles implore verse 2 Up toward his holy Place Your Hands devoutly raise And all those happy Hours embrace To sing his glorious Praise verse 3 For he at whose Command The World from Nothing rose Great Blessings with a liberal Hand On all his Church bestows PSAL. cxxxv verse 1 O Praise the Lord ye Saints his Name With grateful Anthems raise verse 2 Who in his House your Stations claim And fill his Courts with Praise verse 3 Praise ye the Lord the gracious Lord For 't is a pleasant Thing When Men with Thanks his Name record With Thanks his Praises sing verse 4 For God himself his Israel chose His own peculiar Care verse 5 Vain Gods in vain his Strength oppose With him in vain compare verse 6 Thro' the vast Deeps Seas Earth and Skies God acts his pleasure all verse 7 He bids the cloudy Vapours rise And he commands their Fall Fierce Lighthings on his pouring Rains At his Commands attend Rough Winds he from his Treasures dreins VVhich thence in Storms ascend God the First-born from Man to Beast Thro trembling Egypt slew Him by his dreadful Plagues opprest Distracted Egypt knew Pharaoh and all his Armies dy'd Beneath his weighty Hand verse 10 He many mighty Kings destroy'd And many a fruitful Land verse 11 Sihon and Og and all who reign'd Of Canaan's Reaâ—ms possest verse 12 Till Israel's Race their Kingdoms gain'd And there secur'd their Rest Part 2. verse 13 Thy Name and thy Memorial Lord From Age to Age endures verse 14 Thy Justice all thy Saints record VVhile that their Peace procures For God for all their Sufferings griev'd And their afflicted Case VVill them from cruel Foes reliev'd VVith tend ' rest Loves embrace verse 15 Idols for Gods the Gentiles blind Of Gold and Silver use VVhose Mouths were ne're for Speech design'd VVhose Eyes the Light refuse verse 16 No sound could over-reach their Ears No Breath their Lives declare verse 17 Dull as their Gods their Slaves appear And such their Makers are verse 19 The Lord ô ye of Israel's Race O Aaron's House proclaim verse 20 Ye Levites ye who seek his Grace O Praise his sacred Name verse 21 With Blessings from his holy Hill His Name and Acts record Whose Glories all his Churches fill Praise ye ô praise the Lord PSAL. cxxxvj verse 1 O Praise th' Eternal Lord verse 2 The God of Gods adore His Mercies sure unchang'd endure A never-failing Store verse 3 O praise the Lord of Lords verse 4 Who Wonders works alone His Mercies sure unchang'd endure To endâ—ess Ages known verse 5 Praise Him whose curious Hand Stretch'd out the lofty Skies His Mercies sure unchang'd endure When all expiring lies verse 6 He made firm Land above The mighty Waters rise His Mercies sure unchang'd endure When Time and Nature dies verse 7 Praise Him whose Wisdom first Set up the glorious Light His Mercies sure unchang'd endure As that immensely bright verse 8 The Sun to rule the Day verse 9 The Moon and Stars the Night His Mercies sure unchang'd endure In all the Nations sight verse 10 He all their eldest Hopes Thro' Egypt's Land destroy'd His Mercies sure unchang'd endure O're all his Works employ'd verse 11 Thence with an out-stretch'd Arm verse 12 He lead his Israel's Race His Mercies sure unchang'd endure When Time resigns his Place Part 2. verse 13 Praise Him whose powerful Hand Made mighty Seas divide His Mercies sure unchang'd endure Thro' endless Ages try'd verse 14 VVho thro' the sandy Deeps All Israel's Armies lead His Mercies sure Unchang'd endure In all his Actions read verse 15 But o're proud Pharaoh's Host Returning VVaves prevail'd His Mercies sure unchang'd endure On all his own Entail'd verse 16 VVho thro' the Desert wilde His People march'd secure His Mercies sure unchang'd endure And as his Nature pure verse
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
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