love thy Beauties more And thou his Deity adore And to his Heav'nly Will submit verse 12 Nor shall thy Beauties slighted lie Thy Service in Oblivion die But through the farthest Regions fam'd To thee shall Tyrian Dames resort And wealthy Princes make their Court To thee by thy Renown inflam'd verse 13 Fair are thy Eyes but fairer far Thy Soul a Thousand Beauties there Thy Diamonds and Rubies stain verse 14 When in Embroider'd Robes they bring Thy Majesty to meet thy King Attended with thy Virgin-Train verse 15 Bless'd by the ravish'd Croud they 'll move Bless'd by thy King 's exalted Love Thou 'lt in his Starry Palace reign verse 16 For thy old Stock a lovely Race Of Princely Youths thy Marriage grace And Royal Crowns and Empires gain verse 17 The Name great King I 'll Celebrate Thy Majesty and glorious State I 'll sing in never-dying Verse The World shall thy bright Throne adore The Suppliant World thy Grace implore Thy Spousals bless and praise rehearse PSAL. Xlvj. verse 1 GOD is our Hope our Strength our Aid When greatest Danger 's near verse 2 Whence for those dreadful Changes made On Earth we scorn to fear Though Mountains torn from ev'ry Shoar Into the Seas be hurl'd verse 3 And swelling Waves with threatning Roar Assault the trembling World verse 4 Yet near God's House and those fair Walls Which round his City go Refreshing Springs with gentler Falls And easie Windings flow verse 5 God in his House resides no Force No Strength his Walls can move God guards it Malice can't divorce It from his earliest Love verse 6 When he in dreadful Thunder spoke The frighted Nations heard The Kingdoms felt the fatal Stroke And Earth dissolv'd appear'd verse 7 With us the Lord of Hosts remains To us his Care extends With us the God of Jacob reigns And all our Coast defends verse 8 Come see the mighty Works which He Through all the World has wrought What wondrous Desolations He On ev'ry Land has brought verse 9 He makes the Noise of Battels cease And breaks the Spears and Bows And to the Flames to keep the Peace The ratling Chariot throws verse 10 Be still with humble Silence know I 'm God and only I To me the Nations round shall bow And raise my Glories high verse 11 With us the Lord of Hosts remains His Care to us extends With us the God of Jacob reigns And us from Ills defends PSAL. xlvij verse 1 WIth Hands and Hearts accod All People praise the Lord With Triumph's Voice in him rejoice His wondrous Name record verse 2 For He the Lord most High With dreadful Majesty A Monarch reigns and Earth restrains With his commanding Eye verse 3 He makes the People all Beneath our Empire fall The Nations meet to kiss our Feet And us their Masters call verse 4 But us He chose that we His Heritage might be His Favours grace the faithful Race Whose Wealth He loves to see verse 5 Our Lord 's gone up on high With Trumpets toward the Sky verse 6 Sing Praises sing to our great King With Songs and Praises vye verse 7 With Understanding raise Earth's mighty Monarch's Praise verse 8 Whose sacred Throne the Nations own Whose Will the VVorld obeys verse 9 To God his Servants now VVith neighb'ring Princes bow While He though high continually Defends our Earth below PSAL. xlviij verse 1 GReat is our Lord and greatly prais'd In Sion's sacred Hill On which immortal Buildings rais'd That glorious Mountain fill verse 2 Fair is its Sight the Pleasures vast It gives to distant Lands And on its Northern Quarters plac'd God's holy Temple stands verse 3 God in her Palaces is great A certain Refuge known verse 4 And angry Kings who fiercely met Are off as swiftly gone They saw admir'd and terrify'd From thence distracted flew Fear seiz'd 'em all and o'er their Pride Pangs as of Child-birth drew Though mighty Navies close combin'd For our Destruction meet He breaks them with his stormy VVind And scatters all the Fleet. Oft have we heard and oft have seen In thy bless'd Residence How Thou great God of Hosts hast been Thy City's strong Defence Secur'd by Thee it ne'er decays And in thy Temple we Thy Everlasting Mercies praise And sing dear Lord to Thee Great is thy Name thy Praises great Through all the VVorld resound Thy Name with Righteousness compleat Thy Hand with Justice crown'd verse 1 Let Sion's Mount rejoice and sing And Judah's Daughters dance Such Blessings Lord thy Judgments bring So much their Peace advance verse 2 VValk Sion round quite round her go Her Bulwark's Numbers find Her Battlements and Ramparts know Her stately Buildings mind Then let unborn Posterity Your wondrous Records have For God's our God for ever He Our Souls from Death shall save Another Metre As the 112th verse 1 OUR Lord is great and greatly prais'd From Salem's Walls and Sion's Hills verse 2 That sacred Mount which nobly rais'd Our happy Land with Glory fills That Temple guilds her Northern sides Where God the King of Kings resides verse 3 God in her Palaces is known A strong Defence and Refuge sure verse 4 See how th' assembling Kings are flown Nor could the glorious Sight endure verse 5 They saw and what they saw admir'd But off on Terrour's Wings retir'd verse 6 They felt such horrid Pangs and Throws As Women in their Child-birth feel By Land they met God's angry Blows verse 7 By Sea their shatter'd Navies reel By furious Eastern Tempests toss'd Till all their Strength and Pride are lost verse 8 Within God's holy City we Have seen what oft we'd heard of old The Lord of Hosts her Strength will be His Hand her lasting Walls uphold verse 9 Thy ancient Love and Kindness Lord We in thy holy House record Thy Name Earth's utmost Borders know As far great God thy Praises fly Thy Hands Eternal Justice show Let Sion's Mount then cheerfully Let Judah's Virgin-Daughters sing The Judgments of their glorious King verse 12 Walk Sion's Rounds her Towers describe Observe how strong her Bulwarks are The Palaces of Judah's Tribe Let those to come with theirs compare They 'll read God here and only He So good so sure a Guide could be PSAL. xlix verse 1 ALL People Nations all which o'er The World your Tribes extend verse 2 The High the Low the Rich the Poor My sacred Songs attend verse 3 My Mouth shall Wisdom speak my Heart Of Knowledge meditate verse 4 My Harp mysterious Truths impart And Things of ancient weight verse 5 Why should I fear in dangerous days By sinful Men distress'd verse 6 Who on their Lands and crafty Ways And mighty Treasures rest verse 7 Yet all their Wealth and all their Store Can't one lost Soul redeem Nor God to bate their sinful Score Their largest Gifts esteem verse 8-9 Nay though they live a Thousand Years The Grave 's expected Prey Such Price a Soul's Redemption bears As they can ne'er repay verse 10
rules above the Sky verse 5 Thy Promises dear Lord are true And all thy Testimonies sure Thy Flocks pure Holiness pursue And ever like thy Self endure Another Metre As the 111th proper Tune verse 1 THE Lord a King remains The great Jehovah reigns With Awful Glories crown'd As with a Robe of Light The Lord with wondrous Might And Strength is girt around By his Divine Commands The World securely stands From Alterations free verse 2 Thy Throne was fix'd of old Thy Deity extoll'd From all Eternity verse 3 Great God th' uncertain Croud Against thy Kingdom loud Like mighty Waters roar And with a surly Spite As breaking Billows fight And shock the neighb'ring Shoar verse 4 But let tempestuous Rage Their furious Hearts engage And Heav'n it self defy His stern Command alone Can beat their Madness down Who ever rules on high verse 5 Thy Testimonies true Thy Promises renew Both faithful both secure Thy Saints with Holiness Shall tow'rds thine A'tars press And ever bless'd endure PSAL. xciv verse 1 GReat God to whom Revenge belongs Great God of Vengeance rise verse 2 The Proud thou mighty Judge of Wrongs With just Rewards surprize verse 3 How long shall wicked Workers Lord Uncheck'd triumphant reign verse 4 Their impious Words and Pride abhorr'd With haughty Boasts maintain verse 5 Lord shall they crush thy People still Afflict thine Heritage verse 6 Their Widows and their Strangers kill Nor spare their Orphans Age verse 7 Yet thus they do and thus they cry Can God our Actions see We Jacob's unknown God defy From his Observance free verse 8 But think ye stupid Fools a while Think well ye senseless Crew verse 9 Can you his sacred Ears beguile Who Ears bestow'd on you What can't he see whose Hands the Eyes Those Orbs of Wonders made verse 10 He whose Hand the World chastise From Your Correction stay'd Can't He who Sense on Man bestows Their secret Thoughts descry verse 11 Men's Hearts alas He throughly knows And knows their Vanity verse 12 Lord happy 's he who taught by Thee Has all thy Laws obey'd verse 13 He in ill Times at Rest shall see The Pit for Sinners made Part 2. verse 14 Our God his Servants can't desert Nor his Inheritance verse 15 But Judgment will to Right convert And upright Souls advance verse 16 who 'll me from wicked Workers save Or my Assistant be verse 17 God only help'd me or the Grave Had quickly silenc'd me verse 18 My Foot ô Lord which seem'd to slide Thy Mercy 's He'p ensur'd verse 19 In Cares and Fears thy Comforts try'd My Soul's Delight procur'd verse 20 Wilt thou support the Tyrant-Crew Who settle Sin by Law verse 21 Whose Armies righteous Souls pursue And Blood of Martyrs draw verse 22 Though such their cruel Practice be My God will raise my State My solid Rock my Refuge He Whose Loves my Faith create verse 23 Our God observes their Wickedness Their Malice He 'll repay With sudden Strokes their Pride repress And cut their Hopes away PSAL. XCV verse 1 O Come your chearful Voices raise To our Eternal King The Lord our strong Salvation praise His Goodness loudly sing verse 2 With Thanks approach his awful sight And pleasant Anthems sing verse 3 The Lord's a God of boundless Might O're all the Gods a King verse 4 Earth's secret Deeps and Mountains high His powerful Hand commands verse 5 The Seas were made by Him and dry He laid the rising Lands verse 6 O come let us our Lord adore And at his Foot-stool low Our humbly bending Knees before Our great Creator show verse 7 For he 's our God his People we And in his Pastures feed Those wandring sheep which kindly He From Death and Darkness freed To day ô hear his Voice to day verse 8 For thus th' Almighty spoke No more your own false Thoughts obey My Wrath no more provoke No more with hardned Hearts refuse My necessary Grace Nor as in former times abuse My Word or Holy Place verse 9 Such Arts your Fathers us'd of old Who all my Wonders saw And many Years perversly bold Despis'd my righteous Law verse 10 At last thus by my self I swore With just Displeasure mov'd This wretched Nation sin the more The more by Goodness prov'd They neither know my self nor know Those Rules to them addrest Nor will I e're their Souls bestow In my Eternal Rest Another Metre As Mr. Sandys's 15th verse 1 COme ô come and let us sing To our Lord and to our King Let us make a joyful Noise To that God whose Love employs All his saving Health and Grace To protect his faithful Race verse 2 Let us all with Thanks and Praise Come before his Glorious Face And our Psalms and cheerful Airs Join with Vows and humble Prayers verse 3 For the Lord our God is great Lofty his Eternal Seat Every God to Him submits He a King above them sits verse 4 All the Earths Foundations deep Solid Rocks and Mountains steep All their strength 's by Him possest And by his Protection blest verse 5 Him the rolling Seas regard By his mighty Hands prepar'd Earth to Him submissly bows And his forming Power avows verse 6 Come ô come let 's all adore And his Footstool kneel before Let us kneel and prostrate all To our Lord and Maker fall verse 7 Hee 's our God our Lord alone We are all his People known Us His Hands securely keep Hee 's the Sheepheard we the Sheep Hear ô hear his voice to Day And that sacred Voice obey verse 8 Humble let your Hearts appear Let no Hardness center there As of o'd your Father's pride All my kindest Cares defy'd When their wandring Armies past Tho' the Deserts sandy waste verse 9 Oft they tempted oft they try'd me Often to Believe deny'd me Tho' my Wonders all they saw Knew my Power and heard my Law verse 10 All their Follies large Arrears Forty tedious rolling Years I with wondrous patience bore But at last in Fury swore 11 These a wretched People are All involv'd in Error 's snare Soon they have my Laws forgot Seen my Works but know them not By my Self my Self alone That 's the greatest Oath that 's known These shall never never blest Enter my Eternal Rest PSAL. xcvj verse 1 NEw Songs to great Jehovah sing Sing all the Earths around Your Blessings to his Altars bring His saving Health resound verse 2 Each Day your active Tongues employ To spread his glorious Name verse 3 Thro' all the Nations round with Joy His wondrous Acts proclaim verse 4 Our Lord is great and greatly prais'd More to be feard then those verse 5-6 Who by Vain Men to Godhead rais'd On Vainer Fools impose Our God stretch'd out the lofty Syes How glorious Majesty How strength with lovely Beauty vyes We in his Temple see verse 7 O give to God ye Nations all Give strength and Glorys due verse 8 On his great Name with Honour call To him with Offering's fue verse
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
thy saving Health rejoice verse 2 Since he bless'd Lord his Wishes had And thou hast heard his humble Voice verse 3 Thy Goodness all his Hopes prevents And crowns his Head with envy'd Gold verse 4 He beg'd for Life thy Love consents He long may live and ne'er be old verse 5 Thy great Salvation set him high With all Majestick Glory crown'd verse 6 On him Eternal Blessings lie Thy Heav'nly Joys his Heart surround verse 7 The King on God above relies And in his Mercy firmly stands verse 8 No Foe beyond his Anger flies Nor scapes his long revenging Hands verse 9 Lord when thy dreadful Fury burns Its Flame their Stock at once consumes verse 10 And all their Race on Earth o'erturns And all their wretched Pride intombs verse 11 Against thee they conspir'd and fram'd Such Plots as no Effect could take verse 12 O let them turn their Backs asham'd Thine Arrows sharp against them make verse 13 Exalt thy Might thy Glory Lord Arise exalt thy lofty Name While we with Songs thy Might record And all thy wondrous Acts proclaim PSAL. xxij verse 1 WHY ô my God my God ô why Hast thou Forsaken me How long so distant from my Cry Shall thy Salvation be verse 2 To thee my God I cry by Day To thee by Night I cry With Tears with restless Tears I pray Yet unregarded die verse 3 Yet Thou art holy Lord and pure With faithful Praise ador'd verse 4 Our Father's Hopes in Thee were sure Thy Heâ—p their Souls restor'd verse 5 On Thee they call'd and hop'd in Thee Yet no Disgrace receiv'd Thy Hand procur'd their Liberty And all their Wants reliev'd verse 6 But I a wretched Worm the Name Of Man in vain have born By Men expos'd to common Shame And all the Vulgar's Scorn verse 7 Their Heads their Lips when I appear With Scoffs disdainful move verse 8 Let 's see they cry if God can hear If God his Cause approve God was his Hope in God his Trust On God the Wretch rey'd God if He 'll have him strongly must Espouse his Darling's Side verse 9 But from my Mother's Breasts and Womb Thou wast my God my Guide verse 10 Thy careful Hand my youthful Bloom My Infant Cries supply'd verse 11 So on thy Grace I still depend O never cast me by For daily Woes my Life attend And no Assistant's nigh Part 2. verse 12 Against me Sinners fierce engage And impious Arms prevail verse 13 And me with Lions rampant Rage And open Mouths assail verse 14 My Life runs off like Winter-Streams My Bones disjointed start As Wax before the Sun 's hot Beams So melts my careful Heart verse 15 My Strength quite dries away my Tongue Cleaves to my parching Jaws And I shall soon to Earth belong By Death's determin'd Laws verse 16 For angry Dogs around me meet And all the Godless Crew They pierce my bleeding Hands and Feet And Wounds on Wounds renew verse 17 Each Passenger may tell my Bones While here I rack'd appear And gaze in Scorn while deathful Groans My wasted Vitals tear verse 18 My Robes my cruel Murd'rers seize And carefully divide And for their Shares their doubtful Pleas Impartial Lots decide verse 19 But leave me not my Strength my Lord O fly to resoue me verse 20 My helpless Soul ô from the Sword And bloody Dogs set free verse 21 From Lions Mouths and Brutish Might O save and hear my Prayer verse 22 So I 'l in all thy Church's Sight Thy Name thy Praise declare Part 3. verse 23 O ye who fear the Lord with Praise His happy Smiles implore Ye faithful Seed his Glories raise His sacred Name adore verse 24 He ne'er despis'd nor cast aside The Poor's afflicted Case Nor hid his Face but when I cry'd Bestow'd his wonted Grace verse 25 To thee my God I 'll lofty Praise In Vast Assemblies sing My humblest Vows on holy Days With just Devotion bring verse 26 The Poor shall eat to Fulness there Thy Saints thy Praises found Their joyful Hearts with Heav'nly Cheer And Life Eternal crown'd verse 27 Earth's farthest Bounds to Thee shall bow The World thy Grace proclaim All Nations Thee their God shall know And bear thy sacred Name verse 28 For God above the Nations reigns And o'er the World presides His Word their quiet State maintains And Truth to all divides verse 29 The Rich shall all his Rights allow And just Obedience pay The Poor to him shall gladly bow And his Commands obey Nay those whose drooping Souls draw near The dark devouring Grave Shall at his Name reviv'd appear And his Protection crave verse 30 Their Seed their gracious God shall serve And in his Family Their happy States and Names preserve And all his Goodness see verse 31 They shall his Righteousness to all Succeeding Ages show That those to come on God nay call And all his Wonders know Another Metre As the 124th WHY ô my God ô why my God dost Thou Desert a Soul oppress'd with mighty Woe Thou whose uhbounded Mercies largely flow And ready Help and kind Supports allow To others who beneath their Suff'rings bow verse 2 Crush'd by thy weighty Wrath my dreadful Cries My flowing Tears consume the chearful Light My restless Groans disturb the silent Night Yet still my absent God his Smiles denies For Tears or Groans has neither Ears nor Eyes verse 3 What! Can thy Wrath against a Godless Race Thy Nature change or to thy Servants make Thy Promise fail Can God himself forsake O no! He 's holy still His wondrous Grace The faithful World with Praise and Thanks embrace verse 4 On him our happy Fathers long believ'd Their Faith in him in him their Hopes were sure Their Considence in him from Shame secure verse 5 His ready Arm their pressing Wants reliev'd Their ancient Freedom and their State retriev'd verse 6 But I 'm beneath a Man's exalted Name A trampled Worm a Wretch forgot forlorn Expos'd to all th' insulting Vulgar's Scorn My heavy Woes their scossing Wits inflame And think I merit greater Pains and Shame verse 7 See how they toss their Heads the barb'rous Crew Shoot out their Tongues with pointed Flouts and Jeers Unkind returns for all my sanguine tears With cruel Joys the Rout my Life pursue And my unutterable Torments view verse 8 God was th' Impostors Patron once they cry God was his Strength his Friend his Father too Let 's see what that Almighty Friend can do Let 's see his God through the dividing Sky On rapid Wings to his Assistance fly verse 2 Yet from my Mother's Breasts and Virgin womb Wast thou my God and I was only thine My Birth Conception Nature all Divine verse 10 On Thee I trusted in my early Bloom Thy Image in my Infant-Soul had Room And can I doubt my God's immortal Love Can Seas or Earth again or can the Sky Dissolv'd in one unshap'd Confusion lie Can groundless Hate pursue the spotless Dove Or can unkind Oblivion reign above
verse 11 Lord be not absent long to thee alone My dropping Soul for sure Assistance flies On Thee for Help my drooping Soul relies My Griefs are nearer now and stronger grown My Foes unnumber'd my Assistants none verse 12 Not angry Bulls with more ungovern'd Rage Curl'd Bulls of lofty Basan's surly Breed verse 13 Not hungry Lions rouz'd with fiercer Speed Against the daring Hunters Spears engage Than against me this blind malicious Age. verse 14 With cruel Spite they vex and wildly tear My mangled Body and my wounded Mind No sinewy Strength my loos'ning Joints can find Woes swell my throbbing Heart and deadly Care And horrid Pangs approaching Death declare verse 15 What Pray'rs what Cries what melting Tears can I To cool Men's Rage or ease my Torments use My Tongue its Cries their Tears my Eyes refuse And that thou Lord may'st cast thy Thunders by I groan I sweat I bleed and faint and die verse 16 To grieve me more they pierce my Hands and Feet My Hands my bleeding Feet are rudely torn My dying Groans suppress'd by noisy Scorn So greedy Dogs about the Carcase meet And Passengers with surly Snarlings greet verse 17 Stretch'd on this Cross my Bones are all descry'd Their Eyes still dry the stupid Vulgar raise And hard as Rocks on all my Sorrows gaze verse 18 My Robes among themselves my Guards divide And with impartial Lots their Claims decide verse 19 But ô with Haste my God with Haste to me Fly on thy own Salvation's Balmy Wings From that alone my Strength and Safety springs To give me Life let thy Assistance be Swift as my own Obedience was to Thee verse 20 And though my Foes with Dog-like Fury rave My wretched Soul deserted Friendless mourn And all their Swords against my Bosom turn Be thou but mine their swords and teeth shall have A Check and all their Malice find a Grave verse 21 Though Men as Rampant Lions fierce would tear Mytrembling heart tho they 'd withforce control With rabid Force distract my peaceful Soul Be thou but mine I 'll live more free from Fear Than Mariners when Halcyon Calms appear verse 22 Then to my faithful Brethren I 'll declare Thy gracious Actions and thy glorious Name And in thy House thy wondrous Love proclaim verse 23 O ye who in th' Almighty's Favour share Now to his Court with grateful Songs repair Ye who of Israel's Privilege partake By Faith united to the chosen Seed To his bless'd Courts with grateful Songs proceed verse 24 He ne'er would yet his praying Saints forsake Nor to th' Oppress'd himself a Stranger make verse 25 Thy Name I 'll in the great Assemblies praise And there in publick pay my Vows to Thee There all thy Saints my Gratitude shall see My Sacrifice their fainting Hope shall raise And turn their Mourning to their Feasting-Day verse 26 Then those who seek their God their God shall see Their Hearts with no uncertain Tumours swell But in Eternal Joys and Pleasures dwell Where chang'd their happy Hymns of Praise shall be To Angels Tunes and Heav'nly Harmony verse 27 Thee shall the bles'd converted Nations know Earth's utmost Borders dearest Lord be thine To Thee the farthest Pagan Tribes incline To Thee shall all th' enlightned Nations flow And holy Rev'rence and Devotion show verse 28 For God's the King and o'er the Nations reigns verse 29 The Rich the Mighty to his Sceptre bow His Government the naked Poor allow Their God to them his Kindness still retains And gives then Life and then their Lives maintains verse 30 From them shall an immortal Race descend To God devoted and from God be nam'd For sacred Rites and holy Virtues fam'd verse 31 Who downward shall the gladsom Tiding send And his great Acts to future Heirs extend To God the Father and to God the Son And God the Holy Ghost Almighty Three One only God one Glorious Trinity As shall be is and was e'er Time begun Be lasting Glories paid and Homage done PSAL. xxiij As the 100th AMidst a Thousand Wants and Woes My Soul on God for Heâ—p relies My Griefs his pitying Wisdom knows My Wants his pitying Love supplies verse 2 He like a Shepheard gently leads My Soul thro' Truths delightful Ways My Foot sure by his Condust treads And ne're from Paths of Wisdom strays verse 3 As grassy Meads and wholesom Streams New Health on sickly Flocks bestow So in thy Favours quickning Beams I sweetly live and kindly grow verse 4 Thro' Death's dark shades I fearless move By Thee dear God secur'd from Harms Thy very Rod demonstrates Love Thy Staff supports my wearied Arms. verse 5 What tho' an envious World should frown On all my chief Delights from Thee Sweet Wine and Oil my Bowl shall crown And boundless Plenty compass me verse 6 In Thee my God I 'me always blest On Thee my Hopes my Joys depend Then in thy House I 'le fix my Rest My Life in lasting Praises spend Another Metre as Mr. Sandys's 10th verse 1 THE Lord 's my Sheepherd I the Sheep Those Soul his Cares in safety keep Through flowery Meads He gently leads Me on where I securely sleep Or by His guidance go Where silent Waters flow verse 3 His Loves his constant Loves refin'd The Errors of my wand'ring Mind For this Name 's sake He brought me back When I from Virtue 's paths declin'd And to his righteous Ways Consines my fleeting Days verse 4 I now no Fears or Danger know Tho' thro' Death's gloomy shades I go Since there with me My God will be From Thee alone my Comforts flow Which to me ever Lord Thy Rod thy Staff afford verse 5 Thou wilt for Me before my Foes A Table nobly stor'd dispose Oils largely shed Around my Head And till the purple Juice o're-flows Thy endless Bounty will My Bowl divinely sill verse 6 Goodness and Mercy both shall be A Portion all my Life for me And then my Rest Supremely blest Within thy sacred House shall be Where to my God and King I 'le endless Praises sing PSAL. xxjv verse 1 THis Earth the World their Hosts and Store To God above belong verse 2 Who rais'd it on the Seas and o're The Waters built it strong verse 3 Yet fix'd in one selected place His own Immortarl Name But ô what Man can find such grace Dear Lord to reach the same What happy Man divinely blest Attend thy Altars there Or of a Seat secure possest Before thy Face appear verse 4 He whose pure Hands are free from Bloody From all Corruptions free Whose honest Heart sincerely good Abliors Hypocrisy Who ne're in Thoughtst or Actions yain His active Soul employ'd Nor falsly swore nor liv'd in pain To make his Promise void verse 5 To such a Man God's goodness will Unfading Blessings give Reward him well and let him still On his Salvation live verse 6 Such with unweary'd Dilligence Seek God's Immortal Name And Israelites by Faith commence And Israeâ—'s portion claim verse
you More Courage still shall send Whose Hearts are to his Service true And on his Truth depend PSAL. xxxij verse 1 THrice happy 's he whose Sin 's past o'er Whose Errours Mercies hide verse 2 Whose Crimes his God imputes no more Whose Soul 's sincere and try'd verse 3 But I unpardon'd speechless lay My aking Bones decay'd And through long Night and tedious Day One dismal Roaring made verse 4 Me thy severe asslicting Hand All Day all Night chastis'd My fainting Spirits were at a stand Like Brooks by Drought surpriz'd At last I all my Crimes display'd My wretched Sins confess'd To God I 'll own my Guilt I said And God my Guilt releas'd verse 6 Now Saints to thee when thou 'lt be found shall in their Pray'rs complain And though Woes deluge all around Themselves untouch'd remain verse 7 By thee I 'm hid from mighty Woes From pressing Ills secur'd And all my chearful Musick flows From Liberty assur'd verse 8 Come to me all who 'd sain be bless'd And I 'll your Souls instruct And in the blissful Ways of Rest With careful Eyes conduct verse 9 O don't like Mules or Horses move Whose Brutish Furies will Unreign'd uncurb'd unruly prove And balk their Riders Skill verse 10 Great Sorrows on the Wicked fall The Just with Mercy 's crown'd verse 11 Ye Just in God rejoice and all Whose Hearts are right and sound PSAL. xxxiij As the 100th verse 1 YE Righteous in the Lord rejoice From you how comely Praise appears verse 2 With Lute and Harp's melodious Voice O reach the Great Jehovah's Ears verse 3 Sing to his Praise a Song that 's new His Praise with Art and Courage sing verse 4 For all his sacred Words are true His Faith approv'd in ev'ry thing verse 5 Judgment and Jistice gain his Love O'er Earth his wondrous Mercies slow verse 6 The Skies and all the Hosts above His Active Word and Spirit show verse 7 He makes the Seas like Mountains swell And sinks unfathom'd Deeps below verse 8 Let Earth it self and all who dwell On Earth their mighty Maker know verse 9 He spoke and streight this mighty All Broke from vast Nothing 's fruitful Womb And did at his commanding Call Shape Order Beauty Strength assume verse 10 God makes the Gentiles Counsels vain And breaks the Nations fond Designs verse 11 But firm his own Resolves remain And pass all Time 's extended Lines Part 2. verse 12 O bless'd thrice bless'd that happy Land Where God has Fix'd his glorious Name Where He affumes the chief Command And lays his own peculiar Claim verse 13 God from his holy Heav'n look'd down And Man's weak Race and Actions view'd verse 14 His Eyes from his Imperial Throne Survey'd the careless Multitude verse 15 He forms their Hearts their Tempers guides And all their various Actions weighs verse 16 No prudent Prince in Crouds confides Or mighty Hosts or empty Praise verse 17 In vain for Courage Strength or Flight He on his foaming Steed relies verse 18 The Good a'one God's guarding Sight With Help and Mercy both supplies verse 19 From Death's strong Arms He sets them free In Famine He their Wants relieves verse 20 On Him our Souls attend and He To us his Shield's Assistance gives verse 21 His Name 's our Confidence and Fear By which We all our Hopes excite verse 22 O as our Faith 's in Thee sincere On us Lord let thy Mercy light Another Metre As Mr. Sandys's 34th verse 1 Ye Righteous in the Lord rejoice It s sweet when with a chearful Voice The Just his Praises sing verse 2 O let no Tongue or Hand be mute But with Voice and Harp and Lute Praise our Immortal King verse 3 With skilful Notes advance his Praise With loudest Joys his Glory raise Let all your Songs be new verse 4 For all God's Promises are right Performance is his whole Delight And all his Works are true verse 5 He Righteousness and Judgment loves With spreading Wings his Mercy moves O'er all the spacious Earth verse 6 God by his Word stretch'd out the Skies And bade their num'rous Armies rise That Word was all their Birth verse 7 At his Command those Waters rose Which now the rolling Seas compose And Heaps on Heaps were thrown Unfathom'd Whirl-pools dang'rous Deeps His Subterraneous Treasure keeps In hollow Vaults unknown verse 8 His Name let all the Nations fear With Awe let all the World appear Before its Maker's Face verse 9 He spoke the solid Earth was made He gave the Word it fix'd and stay'd In its appointed Place verse 10 God baffles all the deep Designs The subtile Plots and crafty Mines Which Heathens closely frame verse 11 But all his own Designs are sure His Thoughts and all his Ways endure From Age to Age the same part 2. verse 12 Happy 's the Nation happy sure Which God will to himself secure His own Inheritance verse 13 He sits above the lofty Skies From thence o'er all Mankind his Eyes His piercing Eyes advance verse 14 All Men He from his Throne surveys verse 15 He frames their Hearts and all their Ways His Thoughts severely try verse 16 No prudent Kings on Crouds depend The Men who mighty Strength pretend On Strength in vain rely verse 17 A Horse though sleeter than the Wind And by his Make for War design'd His Rider can't secure verse 18 God views his Saints with gentler Eyes And all his Mercy 's kind Supplies Are to the Faithful sure verse 19 From Death the fainting Souls he saves In Famine what their Hunger craves His careful Hands provide verse 20 Our Souls on Him with Patience wait He as a Shield secures our State And is our Help and Guide verse 21 In Him shall all our Hearts rejoice His holy Name 's our happy Choice On which our Hopes may rest verse 22 O Father as we trust in Thee So let thy faithful Servants be With thy Compassion bless'd PSAL. xxxiv verse 1 I 'LL ever bless God's mighty Name My Mouth shall sound his Praise verse 2 In God my Soul its Boast proclaim His Love in Anthems raise The meek and humble Souls shall hear Of my exalted State Thy Loves which so immense appear Shall all their Joys create verse 3 O hear my Lot rejoice with me My Saviour magnifie Let 's to exalt his Name agree And raise his Glories high verse 4 I sought the Lord He heard my Case And all my Fears redress'd verse 5 And others too without Disgrace With Love and Life were bless'd verse 6 I in my deep Affliction pray'd And God receiv'd my Pray'r And free from all Afflictions made And all perplexing Care verse 7 Bright Angels happy Saints surround And threat'ning Ills divert verse 8 See taste how good the Lord how crown'd With Bliss the faithful Heart verse 9 O fear ô fear the Lord ye Saints For such no Wants surprize verse 10 The Lion's Whelp with Hunger faints And spent with fasting dies But those who seek the
Service can stay That Man in thy Sight And Temple may dwell Thy Altars draw near Thy Favours enjoy And in Thee delight And be satisfy'd well With Goodness and there All his Service employ verse 5 By terrible Things In Righteousness shown Thou ' It answer our Cares Our Saviour to be Our Confidence springs From thy Goodness alone Whence Strangers make Pray'rs And rough Sailers to Thee verse 6 The Mountains stand fast Fix'd strongly by Thee Thy powerful Arm Has girt'em secure verse 7 Loud Storms are soon past For thy Fury we see Mad People can charm And their Quiet procure verse 8 Thy Wonders and Signs All Nations afright Where Comets e'er blaze Or Earth-quakes can tear The Morning which shine And the dark gloomy Night Rejoice in thy Praise And thy Glories declare verse 9 Thou visit'st the Earth Its Waters abound Vast Rivers with Wealth The Countries o'erflow Thence Corn has its Birth And the Fie'ds With it crown'd New Vigour and Health On the Nations bestow verse 10 The highest ridg'd Field Thy Water partakes The Furrows Jaid low Are drench'd with the same The Clods quickly yield Earth its Hardness forsakes The Crops which they show Then God's Blessing proclaim verse 11 By Thee the rich Year With Goodness is crown'd And all thy bless'd Ways Pure Fatness distil verse 12 Rich Pastures appear All the Desarts around All ecchoing Praise From each neighbouring Hill verse 13 With Thousands of Sheep The Pastures are clad The Valleys with Corn Are cover'd quite o'r Hence Nature may keep Now its Revels and glad With Praises adorn Both her Lord and her Store PSAL. lxvj as the 113th verse 1 IN God ô all ye Lands rejoice verse 2 Let ev'ry Man's triumphant Voice Advance his Name his Glories sing verse 3 How dreadful Lord thy Works appear Thy Terrours make thy Foes with Fear To Thee their forc'd Submissions bring verse 4 To Thee the Nations round shall bend Thy Name shall in their Songs ascend Above the Clouds above the Skies verse 5 Come see God's Operations here How when his dreadful Works appear Their Terrours Humane Hearts surprize verse 6 When from Egyption Bondage He His Israel's happy Race set free God through the Seas contriv'd a Road Where fenc'd by Watry Walls they went Safe o'er a spacious Continent And all their Hearts with Joys o'erslow'd verse 7 God by his Pow'r Eternal reigns His Look the Rebel-World restrains And beats their swelling Humours down verse 8 O all ye serious People bâ—ess That God whose Name our Tongues confess His Name with losty Praises crown verse 9 The Lord our Souls in Safety keeps He never slumbers never sleeps He ne'er permits our Feet to slide verse 10 Yet as the Silver 's oft refin'd When for the noblest Works design'd Our Sou s as oft his Hands have try'd verse 11 We fell in strong perplexing Snares Our Strength funk down with weighty Cares Our Heads we bow'd to conqu'ring Foes verse 12 But through Affliction 's scorching Heat Through Floods of Tears thy Mercies great Convey'd us to a sweet Repose Part 2. verse 13 My Thanks his Temple now shall see verse 14 I 'll pay my Vows dear Lord to Thee My Vows in Times of Danger sign'd verse 15 My upright Mind my Heart sincere My guiltless Hands shall Favour there More than a Thousand Oxen find verse 16 Come hear me all that fear the Lord O hear while I with Praise record What for my Soul his Hands have wrought verse 17 I cry'd his Name I rais'd on high verse 18 Yet had my Heart been faulty I His Smiles alas had vainly sought God reads the inward Parts and views What Ways the righteous Soul pursues And hears his earnest Pray'rs and Cries But Hypocrites whose various Arts Divide their glosing Tongues and Hearts Are odious to his piercing Eyes verse 19 But God has heard my Pray'rs and He With Favour gently answer'd me His Ears to my Petitions bow'd verse 20 O bless'd be He whose gracious Ear His suppliant Servant's pray'rs would hear And Mercy to his Pray'rs allow'd PSAL. lxvij verse 1 TO us with Mercy free Lord shew thy glorious Face O let thy happy Servants see Thy Blessing and thy Grace verse 2 That all the Earth may know Salvation's certain Way Thy Truth to all the Nations show Thy saving Health display verse 3 Let all the World ô God Exalt thy glorious Name O let the Nations all abroad Thy wondrous Praise proclaim verse 4 To Thee with loud Applause The govern'd World shall sing When Thou shalt all by equal Laws To righteous Judgment bring verse 5 Let all the World ô God Exa't thy glorious Name O let the Nations all abroad Thy wondrous Praise proclaim verse 6 Then shall the fruitful Land It s ancient Burthen show And on our selves from God's free Hand Shall endless Blssings flow verse 7 Then God shall bless us all And at his awful Feet With Fear the farthest Tribes shall fall And to his Laws submit PSAL. lxviij As the 100th verse 1 LET God arise his angry Foes Will quickly turn themselves to Flight Their Malice can't his Wrath oppose Nor bear the Terrours of his Sight verse 2 But as Smoak flies before the Wind As Wax dissolves before the Fire So Impious Men their Weakness find And by his Frowns consum'd expire verse 3 But holy Men with joyful Hearts Before their God shall Praises sing Sing then ye Saints sing all your Parts Exalt the great Celestial King verse 5 See where your God triumphant rides His Name with boundless Glory shines In Him each raptur'd Soul confides And gladly in his Praise combines verse 6 For Widows Tears and Orphans Cries God like a Judge and Father cares Starves Rebels makes the Captives rise And fills the lonesom House with Heirs verse 7 Lord when thou led'st thy People o'er The barren Wilds and Defart-Lands Earth's Bosom strong Convulsions tore And Heav'n dissolv'd at thy Commands verse 8 A Thousand Dewy Sweats distill'd Nay Sinai too supreamly bless'd Great Israel's God with Terrours fill'd With Light 's immoderate Beams Oppress'd verse 9 But cooling Dews and fruitful Rains On thy exhausted Canaan flow'd verse 10 which now thy People entertains Thy Goodness on thy Flock bestow'd Part 2. God gave the Word and out in haste All Nature's ready Armies flew And spoke God's Will and as they pass'd Did all opposing Force subdue God's Houshold then with Spoils grew fair Of routed Hosts and flying Kings As Doves which feem to cut the Air With Silver Plumes and Golden Wings verse 13 On that great Day though back before Among the Brick-Kilns newly laid verse 14 They more than Sal'men's Whiteness bore When in his Snowy Robes array'd verse 15 God's Sion Bashan's Pride our-vies And God in Sion's Hill delights verse 16 Why then should other Hills despise What God 's own Residence invites verse 17 A Thousand Thousand Chariots steer'd By fiery Angels round Him wait As once in Sâ—nai's Mount appear'd When there
From ev'ry threat'ning Storm verse 8 And I his Praise in Songs will spread And daily Vows perform PSAL. lxij verse 1 BUT still on God my Saviour I With humble Silence wait verse 2 My Rock my Health who sets me high And then confirms my State verse 3 How long shall your base Plots assail My Life Your selves shall fall And like old tott'ring Fences fail Or like some batter'd Wall verse 4 They fain would thrust my Glories down And old in Lyes they grow Their Language Oily Blessings crown Their Hearts with Curies flow verse 5 But still on God my Saviour I With humblest Silence wait verse 6 My Rock my Health who sets me high And then secures my State verse 7 God 's my Salvation Glory All My Strength my Hope my Trust verse 8 Pour out your Hearts with Faith ô call On Him ye suff'ring Just Our God's a Guard who ne'er can fail verse 9 But Men are Vanity Nay that against 'em turns the Scale They 're all an empty Lye Those Men by Providence depress'd And those exalted high The Rich the Poor the Worst the Best Are all an empty Lye verse 10 O ne'er in Wrong nor Force confide Nor swe'ling Thoughts disclose Nor on your Treasures multiply'd Your care'ess Hearts repose verse 11 Once God hath spoke and twice have we His Declaration heard That Might belongs to God and He Will for his Might be fear'd verse 12 And Mercy Lord is only thine And thy impartial Hand Will as Men's various Works incline Their due Rewards command PSAL. lxiij us the rooth verse 1 BEfore the Morning-blushes rise To Thee dear God I lift my Eyes For thou alone my God shalt be To Thee my thirsty Soul aspires Thy Smiles my longing Flesh desires Where I no Springs of Comfort see verse 2 As oft within thy holy Place I met of old thy quick'ning Grace I 'd now thy Strength and Glory view verse 3 More swift than Life thy Mercies flow And I with chearful Lips would show Thy Works thy ancient Praise renew verse 4 Thy Works with Blessings I 'll proclaim Whi'e Life shall last and in thy Name My Hands and Heart devoutly raise verse 5 Sweet Marrow 's Juice the Taste invites But more in Thee my Soul delights And Thee my joyful Lips shall praise verse 6 In Bed I think on Thee dear Lord Thy Loves I through the Night record And on thy Goodness meditate verse 7 From Thee my Health and Safety springs And shadow'd by thy glorious Wings I 'll all thy Works with Joy relate verse 8 To Thee my steady Soul adheres Thy Hand my strong Support appears verse 9 But those who would my Life betray Shall sink in Death's Eternal Shade verse 10 Their Lives to cruel Swords be made And Wolves and savage Beasts a Prey verse 11 Then in his God the King shall be Exalted high the World shall see His flowing Joys and all who swear To him shall in their Oaths be bless'd And Lying Lips with Shame suppress'd No more to blast his Crown appear PSAL. lxiv. verse 1 LOrd hear my Voice in Pray'r secure My Life From angry Foes verse 2 From Sinners Plots ô hide me sure And wicked Workers Blows verse 3 Sharp though they whet their temper'd Swords Their Tongues are sharper far And out they shoot their bitter Words Like Shafts prepar'd for War verse 4 In dark Retreats the Plotter lies To wound the perfect Heart And fearlese there with bo'd Surprize He throws his deadly Dart. verse 5 Mischief's their Life to mischief they Encouragements apply And talk of spreading Snares and say Who can our Snares descry verse 6 Deep are their Hearts their Counsels deep And all their Thoughts profound And all a Search for Mischief keep And practise Mischief found verse 7 But God with more surprizing Darts Their wounded Hearts shall reach verse 8 Their Tongues shall soon betray their Hearts Themselves themselves impeach verse 9 Aloof the wond'ring World shall stand And all around with Fear Acknowledge God's revenging Hand And all his Acts revere verse 10 Then shall the Just in God rejoice Their Faith more strongly raise And each good Man exalt his Voice To sing his Maker's Praise PSAL. lxv as the rooth PRaise Lord in Sion waits for Thee To Thee our holy Vows we pay Thou hear'st us whence in Misery verse 2 To Thee the suppliant World shall pray verse 3 My Sins are Lord too strong for me But Thou sha't all my Sins forgive verse 4 O happy 's he whose Eyes may see Thy House and in thy Presence live When him Devotion kindly warms His inward purer Joys abound His Soul with bless'd Re igion's Charms Is in thy sacred Temple crown'd verse 5 What though a Thousand Dangers rise To us our sure Salvation springs From Thee thy Flock for Shelter flies To thy protecting Mercy 's Wings For us thy dreadful Judgments move And scatter all our Fears and Woes Whence all in Thee their Trust improve Where Earth extends or Water flows verse 6 Thy Might the lofty Mountains rais'd And Pow'r thy wondrous Throne surrounds And at thy Voice the Seas amaz'd Laid down their Billows roaring Sounds verse 7 Thy Terrours smooth the Wat'ry Plain And all the murm'ring Nations quell When ruffling Storms disturb the Main And stubborn Hearts with Madness swell Part 2. verse 8 When earth is shock'd and Comets blaze And thy prodigious Signs appear At them the trembling Nations gaze And them at utmost distance fear The blushing Dawn the Morning-Skies Through all the World thy Praise proclaim And when Night 's gloomy Shadows rise They celebrate thy glorious Name verse 9 Thy Eyes the lower World survey Thy Hand their various Need supplies Thy Dews and Rains prepare the Way For Grass and Herbs and Plants to rise What mighty Treasures Lord hast Thou Within thy wat'ry Chambers laid Whence all our vast Provisions now Our Corn and Wine and Oil 's convey'd verse 10 The rising Grounds thy Fountains make Their wealthy Crops and Fatness yield The lower Lands thy Smiles partake Thy Blessing warms the springing Field verse 11 The joyful Year with Goodness crown'd Owes all its Plenty Lord to Thee Thy Clouds with fat'ning Drops abound And we their large Production see verse 12 The barren Wiâ—ds the burning Sands Those cooâ—ing Drops in Season bless The dancing Hillocks join their Hands And Mirth and Gratitude express verse 13 Huge Flocks the fruitful Pastures yield Huge Crops the burthen'd Valleys bring Joys eccho through the chearful Field And all their Maker's Praises sing Another Metre to the old 104th proper Tune verse 1 IN Siou's bless'd Gares Lord Praise waits for Thee To Thee holy Vows Shall justly be paid verse 2 Thy Goodness creates All our Confidence we By 't mov'd in thy House Our Petitions have made verse 3 Man 's impious Art Against me prevails O purge O remove Our Follies away verse 4 How happy 's his Part Whom thy Mercy ne'er fails Thy Choice can approve And thy
from my Mother's Womb at first By Thee was brought to light And by thy Providence was nurs'd And in thy Praise delight verse 7 Though I a Monster seem to most In Thee my Hopes are strong verse 8 O let thy Honour be my Boast Thy Praise my daily Song verse 9 Cast me not off when elder Days When Age comes creeping on O leave me not when Strength decays And youthful Years are gone verse 10 My Foes Who watch my Soul declare Where they in private meet verse 11 See now how God withdraws his Care And leaves his Favourite Up let us seize him now pursue Where-e'er the Dastard flies He has alas no Help in view None to his Aid will rife Part 2. verse 12 Haste then my God to help me fly No more thy Helps delay verse 13 But let my Foes confounded lie Their Spite with Shame repay verse 14 On Thee I 'll still with Patience wait And praise Thee more and more verse 15 And all thy righteous Acts relate And thy Salvation's Store These all Accounts so far transcend That none their Numbers know verse 16 But Lord I 'll on thy Strength depend Thy Justice only show verse 17 As taught by Thee from Childhood I Thy wond'rous Works have showns verse 18 O let me not deserted lie When weak and ancient grown Lord leave me not when hoary Hairs Invest my aged Head Till to this Age and future Heirs I 'Ve all thy Wonders read verse 19 On high thy righteous Actions shine And great thy Judgments are What Being Lord though cali'd Divine Can e'er with Thee compare verse 20 Thou show'st me mighty Grie'fs and Woes Yet shall thy Smiles revive And from Earth's hollow Deeps below Present my Soul alive verse 21 My Head thy Loves shall greatly raise Thy Comforts guard my round verse 22 And I thy Truth with Songs shall raise And Harp's melodious Sound O Israel's holy God to Thee My Lips will gladly sing My Soul redeem'd from Misery Its Tribute Praises bring verse 24 Thy Righteousness my Tongue shall trace And daily talk of thee Since they are crush'd with dark Disgrace Who sought to ruin me Psal 72. As the 100th or Mr. Sundays's 1â—… verse 1 LOrd to the King thy Judgments give Thy Justice on his Son bestow verse 2 Then shall the Wor'd his Judgments know The Humble by his Justice live verse 3 Then those advanc'd to noblest State Shall all for publick Peace declare The meanest Officers with Care Their Princes Goodness imitate verse 4 He 'll judge the Poor their Off-spring save And break the bold Oppressor's Force verse 5 While Sun and Moon maintain their Caurse His Fear shall ev'ry Heart enslave verse 6 His Goodness like soft Rains and Dews Which on the new-mown Grass descend Shall to the Moon 's last Age extend And Peace abundant Peace diff'use The Righteous in his happy Reign Shall thrive his mighty Empire stretch As far as Lands or Waters reach Or farthest Springs their Streams maintain To Him th' Arabian Troops shall bow His Enemies the Dust embrace And Saba's Kings to court his Grace Their noblest Gifts and Off'rings vow The Isles the Continent shall send Their Kings to kiss his sacred Feet All kings shall in his Worship meet And Nations to his Service bend For He 'll the praying Poor discharge Th' Oppress'd who no Assistance find He 'll to the needy Soul be kind And He 'll the humble Heart enlarge From Violence He 'll set them free From shameless Fraud and base Deceit And in his Sight jn Value great The Blood of all his Saints shall be Long shall He live pure Gold as long To Him th' Arabian Bands shall pay To Him th' obedient World shall pray And Him with daily Blessings throng And though his Truth at first may seem Of meanest Worth and smallest Force 'T will soon with a resistless Course Command the wiser World's Esteem It s Fruit to nobler Heighths shall grow Than Lebanon's immortal Heads More thick than Grass the Valleys spreads Vast Crouds shall to his Doctrine flow verse 17 His Name Eternity possess'd God's Son before reflecting Streams Threw back the Sun 's first Infant-Beams And in Him ev'ry Nation 's bless'd verse 18 All Lands shall bless his sacred Name O bless'd be God the mighty Lord Whose Name old Jacob's Tribes record Whose Name his wondrous Works proclaim verse 19 With Blessings let his Name be crown'd Till Time 's run out and ev'ry Day His Glories through the World display And loud Amens Amens resound Another Metre as Mr. Sandys's 5th verse 1 LOrd let the King thy Judgments find Enrich the Prince's Royal Mind Fer Crowns and Governments design'd verse 2 Then shall He Sentence wisely give And safe in his Prerogative Shall all the Poor Afflicted live verse 3 Then Righteousness and Peace shall reign The mighty Men shall Peace maintain And Justice all the Vulgar gain verse 4 He 'll vindicate and save the Poor And all their Race from Harms secure But Tyrants must his Wrath endure verse 5 Him all from Age to Age shall fear As long as Mid-day's Suns appear Or Moons the gloomy Mid-night chear verse 6 Sweet be his Rule and soft his Reign As gentle Dews which cool the Plain Or Show'rs which Grass and Herbs maintain verse 7 The Just shall flourish in his Days Abundant Peace her Head shall raise While Moons shall shine or Stars shall blaze verse 8 His Empire shall be vast and wide As far as Seas Can feel the Tide Or Rivers flow or Winds can ride verse 9 In him th' Arabians wild shall trust His Foes beneath his Foot-stool thrust Shall sall and humbly lick the Dust verse 10 Him shall the Island-Kings obey To Him Black AEthiopians pray And Off'rings on his Altars lay verse 11 Their Kings by Truth convinc'd shall be His Servants and his Slaves and He All Nations at his Feet shall see verse 12 For He the poor Man's Cries shall hear The Suff'rers and Afflicted chear When neither Help nor Friends appear verse 13 He 'll to the Weak in Want be kind The humble and submissive Mind Shall always his Assistance find verse 14 Where Fraud and Wrong triumphant seem He 'l all their fainting Souls redeem And dear their precious Lives esteem verse 15 Long may He live and long may they To Him their Golden Tributes pay And daily praise and daily pray verse 16 Where little Hope or Seed was found May mighty Crops adorn the Ground Like Libanus with Cedars crown'd Their Towns before with Widows fill'd A new and num'rous Off-spring yield Thick as the Grass which shades the Field verse 17 To Him may all the Nations haste His Name with endless Blessings grac'd Beyond the Sun Eternal last verse 18 Bless'd be the Lord our God! May He Whose wond'rous Works we daily see Prais'd by his grateful Churches be verse 19 Bless'd ever bless'd his glorious Name May all the World advance his Fame While we Amen Amen proclaim PSAL. lxxiij verse
Voice In God our Strength our King rejoice verse 4 For this by his supream Commands A Statute firm in Jacob stands A Monument of Love since He From Egypt's Bondage set them free There we when God our Help appear'd An unknown awful Language heard verse 6 Through Me said God thy Burthen ceas'd And I thy Hands from Pots releas'd verse 7 Thou pray'dst in suff'ring Times to me And I in Mercy answer'd thee From the dark Closets of the Sky Where Thunder 's secret Treasures lie At Meribah thy native Pride I with-prodigious Waters try'd verse 8 Hear then my People hear the Law Which I for thy Direction draw Part 2. verse 9 With thee no Foreign God shall be To such thou ne'er shalt bend the Knee To such no guilty Worship pay Nor Off rings on their Altars lay verse 10 For I 'm the Lord thy God my Hand First led thee out from Egypt's Land Let me thy largest Wishes know My Gifts shall still as largely flow verse 11 But they my People disobey'd And Israel no Submissions paid Their Hearts no kindest Acts could gain No Love their wandring Steps restrain verse 12 I then the wilful Fools resign'd To Ways to which their Hearts inclin'd Such Ways as they 'd themselves invent At once their Crime and Punishment verse 13 Oh had my People wisely weigh'd My Laws and my Commands obey'd verse 14 My Hand had quickly humbl'd those Who durst their thriving State oppose verse 15 Those Men who durst affront their Lord Had been as Lyars all abhorr'd Consum'd destroy'd and bury'd quite In dark Oblivion's gloomy Night But Israel of my Love posses'd Had been to endless Ages bless'd verse 16 Their Bellies purest Wheats had fill'd And Honey from the Rocks distill'd To Father Spirit Son bless'd ' Three One only God one Trinity As is as was e'er Time begun Be Praise and endless Homage done Amen Another Metre Proper Tune verse 1 A Loud to God our Strength aloud With chearful Voices sing To Jacob's God through all the Croud Let hearty Praises ring verse 2 A Psalm to merry Notes compose And let the Timbrels sound While pleasant Harps their Sweets disclose And Lutes maintain the Round verse 3 See where the Moon her Horns displays With Infant-Beauty dress'd Your solemn Joys with Trumpets raise At that appointed Feast verse 4 For this your God ordain'd of old To Israel's faithfol Race And we must still the Laws enroll'd By Jacob's God embrace verse 5 This was to them from Bondage clear'd His Pledge of endless Love When they an unknown Language heard From rending Clouds above verse 6 Thy Shoulders I said God releas'd And made from Labours free Through me thy weary'd Fingers ceas'd From Bricks and Slavery verse 7 To Me thou pray'dst and I appear'd And ready Aids apply'd And thee through gloomy Thunders heard At Massab's Waters trv'd verse 8 Hear me my dearest People hear To thee I 'll testifie If Israel's Race my Words can bear And with my Laws comply Thy Seed no other God shall own No Sacrifice allow To Gods by other Nations known Nor to their Idols bow verse 10 I only live thy Lord thy God Who thee from Egypt freed And I 'll my largest Stores afford To serve thy utmost Need. verse 11 But they my People careless all My just Commands refus'd My Israel from their Vows could fall And all my Loves abus'd verse 12 So I their Slight with Slight repay'd And let the Fools pursue Their foolish Ways and as they stray'd Returnrd their Wages due verse 13 Oh had my People's Thoughtless Seed my kind Advice obey'd Nor by their own false Hearts mis-led From Ways of Wisdom stray'd verse 14 I then had quickly crush'd their Foes And turn'd my dreadful Hand Against the wretched Heads of those Who durst against them stand verse 15 God 's Haters soon had sunk betray'd By Lyes themselves had fram'd But Mine had been a Nation made Through endless Ages fam'd verse 16 I had their hungry Souls supply'd With Wheat 's pure Fatness fill'd And them with Honey satisfy'd From flowing Rocks distill'd PSAL. lxxxij verse 1 GOD sits the Judge where mighty Kings Their secret Counsels hold verse 2 How dare ye then unrighteous Things And wicked Laws uphold verse 3 The Weak the Orphans Cause decide Th' afflicted Soul relieve verse 4 The Poor by long Oppressions try'd From Wicked Hands retrieve verse 5 To Fools alas I vainly speak Who on in Darkness reel Through whom Earth's strong Foundations break Apd strange Convulsions feel verse 6 I've said You all are Gods and all The Sons of God most High verse 7 But must like meaner Princes fall Like common Mortals die verse 8 Arise thy Justice Lord declare And o'er the World advance For all the scatter'd Nations are Thy just Inheritance PSAL. lxxxiij verse 1 LOrd unconcern'd no longer prove Nor wrap'd in Silence lie verse 2 Our Foes who hate Thee siercely move And bear their Heads on high verse 3 Against thy People all combin'd Their secret Counsels take And those who thy Protection find Their hated Objects make verse 4 Come on they cry let Israel bear No more a Nation 's Name Let 's from Time's largest Records tear Their long-detested Claim verse 5 In Mischief thus their Hearts agree And horrid Plots design Leagu'd in a strong Conspiracy Against thy self and thine verse 6 See Lord What Tents o'er-spread the Field Where Edom takes his Place What Bands fierce Moab's Countries yield And Agar's slavish Race verse 7 Gebal and Amnon's Companies Curs'd Amalek commands And Palestine's Battalion lies With Tyre's assisting Bands verse 8 With these proud Assur's Forces join And Ammon's Side embrace And Desolations all design On Abraham's faithful Race Part 2. verse 9 Bless'd Lord for us at last appear And let thy daring Foes The Lot of ruin'd Midian bear Who durst the Saints oppose As Sisera's and Jabin's Hosts Near Kishon's Torrents dy'd verse 10 In Endor slain and all the Coasts With Blood for Dung supply'd verse 11 Let all their Valiant Captains slain With Zeeb and O reb dwell Where Zeba's and Zalmunna's Train With all their Princes fell verse 12 For thus the boasting Wrethes said Come let 's at once go seize The Tents their God inhabited His sacred Palaces verse 13 Lord hurl them off as Chaff before The rapid Whirlwind flies verse 14 As Flames through ancient Forests roar Or Mountain-Shrubs surprize verse 15 So them with fiercest Storms pursue With Tempests terrifie verse 16 Till they with Shame their Errours view And to thy Service fly verse 17 Else let them all confounded lie Crush'd with Eternal Shame And know God only rules on high By Great Jehovah's Name PSAL. lxxxiv verse 1 AH how my Soul thy Dwelling-place Great Lord of Hosts admires Ah how thy Courts thy glorious Face My longing Soul desires verse 2 In Thee the God of Life alone My Flesh my Heart rejoice To see thy sacred Earthly Throne And hear thy Heav'nly Voice verse 3 Around each
the Lord's prevailing Name To God I humbly pray'd Thy Help thy Favour Lord I claim My soul dear Saviour aid verse 5 The Lord is kind and righteous too And Mercy freely shows verse 6 He helps the weak and swiftly flew To save my soul from Woes verse 7 Turn then my Soul return to Rest The Lord was kind to thee verse 8 Thro' him I ' scap'd Death's cold Arrest My Eyes from Tears are free He Keeps my Feet from Falls and I My Woes by him survive verse 9 And in return I 'll gratefully As in his Presence live Part 2. verse 10 So I believ'd and so I spoke But sore afflicted I verse 11 Thus out in hasty Passion broke Men sure are sold to lye verse 12 But what Returns Lord shall I make For all thy Loves to me verse 13 Thy Blessed Cup with Praise I 'll take And duly call on Thee verse 14 My Vows to God I 'le offer here Abroad in open Light verse 15 The Death of all his Saints is dear In their Redeemer's Sight verse 16 Lord I 'm thy Servant humbly I My self thy Servant own Thy Handmaid's Son from Slavery By Thee discharg'd alone verse 17 To Thee the Sacrifice of Praise My Sacrifice shall be And in the Lords great Name I 'le raise My suppliant Hands to Thee verse 18 Here Lord to Thee I 'le pay my Vows In all the People Sight verse 19 In Salem in thy holy House O praise the Lord of Might PSAL. cxvij verse 1 O Praise th' Eternal Lord Ye Nations all around His Goodness thro' the World record His glorious Acts resound verse 2 On us and all our Race His Mercy largely flows His Truth no Time can e're deface Nor Force his Power oppose Or thus verse 1 PRaise God! ô praise our mighty Lord Ye Nations all around His Goodness thro' the W'or'd record His wondrous Acts resound verse 1 For on our selves and all our Race His Mercy largely flows His Truth no Time can e're deface Nor Force his Arm oppose PSAL. cxviij verse 1 THe Lord the great Jehovah praise He 's good in all his Ways His Mercies sure unchang'd endure His Goodness ne're decays verse 2 Let Jacob's long protected Race Adore his wondrous Grace His Mercies sure unchang'd endure When Time resigns his Place verse 3 Let Aaron's sacred Helts proclaim The Lords exalted Name His Mercies sure unchang'd endure His Goodness still the same verse 4 O ye who God's Commands obey With grateful Praises say His Mercies sure unchanged endure His Mercies ne're decay verse 5 In Straights I call'd on Him and He From Streights soon set me free verse 6 To God I 'm Dear and ne're can fear What Man can do to me verse 7 The Lord among my kindest Friends His own Assistance sends My longing Eye shall soon descry My Foes expected Ends. verse 8 In God the Lord it 's better far To trust our Hopes and Care Then to repose our Hopes in those Who wretched Mortals are verse 9 In God the Lord it 's better far To fix our Hopes and Care Then to repose our Trust in those Who mighty Princes are Part 2. verse 10 I When the Nations round me ply'd In God their Strength defy'd verse 11 They compassed me but easily I so their Force out-vy'd verse 12 Tho' me like Bees they closely ply'd Like blazing Thorns they dy'd In Gods great Name I quench'd their Flame And all their Strength defy'd verse 13 Oft hast thou push'd unmanly Foe To work my overthrow But thro' Gods-Aid tho' oft afraid I still in Safety go verse 14 God by his Might has made me strong My God 's my daily Song Salvation He ordain'd for me Who to himself belong verse 15 Sweet Tunes of Joy and Health abide Where righteous Men reside Gods Hand is grown renown'd alone For Deeds of Valour-try'd verse 17 His Hand 's alone deserv'dly nam'd His Hand on high proclaim'd His Hand is grown renown'd alone For valiant Actions fam'd verse 17 I still shall live and still declare How great his Actions are verse 18 I felt his Rod but still my God My Life wou'd kindly spare verse 19 Let the wide Gates of Righteousness Now grant me free access I 'le gladly there with Thanks appear And God my Saviour bless Part 3. verse 20 Gods House his holy Gates are near The Righteous enter there verse 21 I 'le praise the Lord his Help record Who would his Suppliant hear verse 22 That Solid Rock that Noble Stone Off by the Builders thrown Now all the Coines securely joyns And makes the Building One. verse 23 The Lords great Work it was and we Amaz'd the Wonder see verse 24 God made this Day now Joys shall sway And Mirth triumphant be verse 25 Hear Lord ô save at last and make Our favour'd Actions take Our Business bless with kind Success Lord for thy Mercy 's sake verse 26 O blest be He who kindly came In Gods Almighty Name You who before his House adore To you we wish same verse 27 Us God the Lord with Light supplies O bind the Sacrifice With Cords it nigh his Altars tie Till there it bleeds and dies verse 38 Thou Lord art God alone to me I 'le Praises sing to Thee By me thy Name thy glorious Fame Shall still exalted be verse 29 The Lord our great Jehovah praise He 's good in all his Ways His Mercies sure unchang'd endure His Mercy ne're decays PSAL. cxix Aleph 1. Beth 2. verse 1 BLest are the Men whose perfect Ways Gods purer Laws confine verse 2 Who keep his Word and all their Days To Him in Heart incline verse 3 No Sins to such can pleasing be As by his Orders move verse 4 And thou commandedst Lord that we Thy Rules should keep and love verse 5 Oh that my Footsteps guided sure Could by thy Statutes tread verse 6 Then should I live from Shame secure When thy Commands I read verse 7 I 'le praise thee with an upright Heart When I thy Judgments know verse 8 I 'le keep thy Laws ô ne're depart To me no Stranger grow verse 9 How may a Youth his Ways improve If he thy Word obey verse 10 To Thee with all my Soul I move O never let me stray verse 11 I in my Bosom hide thy Word From Sin to guard my Heart verse 12 To me b'est God thy Grace afford And all thy Laws impart verse 13 Thy Judgments Lord my Soul esteems My ready Lips declare verse 14 To me thy Word more pleasing seems Then noblest Treasures are verse 15 I on thy Precepts meditate Thy Laws before me set verse 16 Thy Statutes all my Joys create Thy Words I ne're forget Gimel 3. Daleth 4. verse 17 Oh let me live my God be kind So I thy Words shall keep verse 18 Unclose my Eyes by Nature blind To view thy Wonders deep verse 19 O don't from me a Stranger Lord Thy Testimonies hide verse 20 For constant Cares to get thy Word My longing
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