fear of foes that threat to slay 2 Defend me from that sort of men which in deceit do lurk And from the frowning face of them that all ill things do work 3 Who whet their tongues as we have seen men whet and sharp their swords They shoot abroad their arrows keen I mean most bitter words 4 With secret sleight they shoot their shaft the upright man to hit The just unwares they strike by craft and do not fear a whit 5 By wickednesse encouraged in counsell thus they cry To use deceit let us not dread for who can it espie 6 What way to hurt they talk and muse all times within their heart They all consult what wiles to use each doth invent his part 7 But yet all this shall not avail when they think least upon God with his dart shall sure assail and wound them every one 8 Their crafts and evil tongues and all shall work themselves such shame That they which then behold their fall shall tremble at the same 9 Then all that see shall weigh right well what works the Lord hath wrought And joyfully declare and tell what he to passe hath brought 10 Yet shall the just in God rejoyce still trusting in his might So shall they joy with minde and voice whose heart is pure and right PSAL. LXV 1. Col. THy praise alone O Lord doth reign in Sion thine own hill Their vows to thee they do maintain and readily fulfill 2 Thou art the God that hearest pray'rs And there is none but thou Therefore all flesh to thee repairs and every knee doth bow 3 Our wicked life so far exceeds that we should fall therein But Lord forgive our great misdeeds and purge us from our sin 4 The man is blest whom thou dost chuse within thy courts to dwell Thy house and temple he shall use with pleasures that excell 7 The swelling seas thou doest asswage and make their streams full still Thou dost restrain the peoples rage and rule them at thy will 8 The folk that dwell full far on earth shall dread thy signs to see The day begins and ends with mirth and both with praise to thee The second Collect. WHen that the earth is chapt and dry and thirsteth more and more Then store of rain thou dost apply and much increase her store 9 The floud of God doth overflow and causeth corn to spring The seed I say which men do sowe for he doth guide the thing 10 With wet thou dost her furrows fill whereby her clodâ— do fall Thy drops on her thou dost distill and blesse her fruit withall 11 Thou deckst the earth of thy good grace with fair and pleasant crop The clouds distill their dews apace great plenty they do drop 12 Whereby the desert shall begin full great increase to bring The little hils shall joy therein much fruit in them shall spring 13 In places plain the flocks do feed and cover all the earth The vales with corn do so exceed they sing and shout for mirth PSAL. LXVI 1. Col. YE men on earth in God rejoyce set forth his pow'r and same Extoll his might with heart and voyce and glorifie his Name 2 How wonderfull O Lord say ye in all thy works thou art Thy foes for fear shall seek to thee tho with a feigning heart 3 All folk come forth behold and see what things the Lord hath wrought Mark well the wondrous works that he for man to passe hath brought 5 He laid the Seas as heaps on high therein a way they had To passe on foot both fair and dry whereof our hearts were glad 6 His might doth rule the world alway his eyes doe all behold And all that dare to disobey by him shall be controll'd 7 Ye people give unto our God due laud and thanks alwaies With joyfull voyce declare abroad and sing unto his praise PSAL. LXVI Col. 2. 9 THe Lord doth prove our deeds with fire if that they will abide As workmen doe when they desire to have their silver tri'd 10 Thou broughtst us Lord into the snare and in the snare we stick Our loyns did great afflictions bear thou lay'st them on so thick 11 And thou didst also suffer men on us to ride and reign We went through fire and water then with danger dread and pain 12 Yet sure thou dost of thy good grace dispose it to the best To bring us out into a place to live in wealth and rest PSAL. LXVI Col. 3. 13 VNto thine house resort will I to offer and to pray And there I will my self apply my solemn vows to pay 14 The vows that with my mouth I spake in all my grief and smart The vows I say that I did make in dolour of mine heart 15 Burnt-offerings I will give to thee of incense and fat rams Yea this my sacrifice shall be of bullocks goats and lambs 16 Come forth and hearken every one that fears the living Lord What he for my poor soul hath-done to you I will record 17 Full oft I call'd upon his grace this mouth to him did cry My tongue likewise made speed apace his Name to magnifie 18 But if I feel mine heart within in wicked works rejoyce Or if I have delight to sin God will not hear my voyce 19 But surely God my voyce hath heard and what I did require My prayer he did well regard and granted my desire 20 All praise to him to him I say that alwaies had regard And never put my prayer away nor sent mee home unheard PSAL. LXVII 2. Metre HAve mercy on us Lord and grant to us thy grace And shew us of thine own accord the brightnesse of thy face That all the earth may know the way to godly wealth And all that live on earth below may see thy saving health 3 Let all the world O God give praise unto thy Name O let the people all abroad extoll and laud the same 4 Throughout the world so wide let all rejoyce with mirth For thou dost justly judge and guide the nations of the earth 5 Let all the world O God give praise unto thy Name O let the people all abroad extoll and laud the same 6 Then shall the earth increase great store of fruit shall fall And then our God the God of peace shall greatly blesse us all 7 Yea God shall blesse us all and earth both far and near And people all in generall of him shall stand in fear PSAL. LXVIII the Col. LEt God arise and let his foes betake themselves to flight And let his hatefull enemies be scattered in his sight 2 And as the fire doth melt the wax and winde blows smoke away So in the presence of the Lord the wicked shall decay 3 But righteous men before the Lord shall heartily rejoyce They shall be most exceeding glad and chearfull in their voice 4 Sing praise sing praise unto the Lord who rideth on the skie Extoll the Name of Jah our God his greatenesse magnifie 5 The same
endure 3 Ere that the world was made or wrought thy seat was set on hie Beyond all times that can be thought thou art eternally 4 The flouds O Lord the flouds doe rise they swell against the shore And raise the waves in such a wise they make the waters rore 5 Yet though the storms appear in sight though seas doe rage and swell The Lord is strong and more of might for he on high doth dwell 6 And look what promise he doth make his houshold to defend For just and true they shall it take all times without an end OR THy testimonies precious are kept on sure record And holinesse becomes thy house for evermore O Lord PSAL. XCIIII 1. M. 1 p. O Lord thou dost revenge all wrongs that pow'r belongs to thee Since vengeance then to thee belongs declare that all may see 2 Set up thy self for thou of right the earth dost judge and guide Reward the proud and men of might according to their pride 3 How long shall wicked men bear sway by lifting up their voice How long shall wicked men I say thus triumph and rejoyce 4 How long shall they with brags burst out and proudly prate their fill Shall they rejoyce and be so stout whose works are ever ill 5 Thy flock O Lord thine heritage they spoil and vex full sore Against thy people they do rage still daily more and more 6 The widows which are comfortlesse and strangers they destroy They slay the children fatherlesse and none doth put them by 7 And when they take these things in hand this talk they have of thee Can Jacobs God this understand tush no he cannot see 8 O folk unwise and people rude some knowledge now discern Ye fools among the multitude at length begin to learn 9 Shall not the Lord that made the ear the Lord that made the eye What shall not he both see and hear ev'n all things perfectly 10 The Lord doth all the world correct and makes them understand Shall he not then your deeds detect how can ye scape his hand The second part I. M. 11 THe Lord doth know the thoughts of man his heart he seeth plain The Lord I say mens thoughts doth scan and findeth them but vain 12 But Lord that man is happy sure whom thou doest keep in aw And through correction doest procure to teach him in thy Law 13 Whereby he shall in quiet rest when times of trouble are When wicked men shall be supprest and fall into the snare 14 For sure the Lord will not refuse his people for to take His heritage whom he did chuse he will no time forsake 15 Untill that judgement be decreed and justice play her part That all may follow her with speed that are of upright heart 16 But now on my side who shall stand against the cursed train Or who shall rid me from their hand that wicked works maintain 17 Except the Lord had been mine aid mine enemies to repell My soul and life had now been laid almost as low as hell 18 When I did say my foot doth slide I now am like to fall Thy goodnesse Lord thou didst provide to stay me up withall 19 When with my self I mused much and could no comfort finde Then Lord thy goodnesse did me touch and that did ease my minde 20 Lord shall the thrones of wickednesse have fellowship with thee Which make a Law for to oppresse and plead it s thy decree 21 Lo they consult against the life of righteous men and good And in their counsels they are rife to shed the guiltlesse blood 22 But yet the Lord he is to me a place of sure defence He is my God to him I flee my strength and confidence 23 Their mischiefs on themselves shall fall and taken in their crimes The Lord our God shall slay them all and cut them off betimes PSAL. XCV the Col. 6 COme let us bow and praise the Lord before him let us fall And kneel to him with one accord the which hath made us all 7 For why he is the Lord our God for us he doth provide We are his flock he doth us feed his sheep and he our guide 8 To day if ye his voice will hear then harden not your heart As ye provok't him many a yeer within the desert part 9 Whereas your fathers tempted me my power for to prove My wondrous works when they did see yet still they would me move 10 Twice twenty yeers they did me grieve and I to them did say They erre in heart and not beleeve they have not known my way 11 Wherefore I sware when that my wrath was kindled in my brest That they should never tread the path to enter in my rest PSAL. XCVI the Col. SIng ye with praise unto the Lord new songs of joy and mirth Sing unto him with one accord all people on the earth 2 Among the heathen folk declare his honour round about To shew his wonders do not spare ev'n all the world throughout 3 Tell all the world from first to last the Lord doth reign above Yea he hath set the earth to fast that it can never move 4 And that it is the Lord alone that rules with princely might To judge the nations every one with equity and right PSAL. C. 1. M. ALl people that on earth do dwell Sing to the Lord with cheerfull voice 2 Him serve with fear his praise forth-tell Come ye before him and rejoyce 3 The Lord ye know is God indeed Without our aid he did us make We are his flock he doth us feed And for his sheep he doth us take 4 O enter then his gates with praise Approach with joy his courts unto Praise laud and blesse his Name alwaies For it is seemly so to do 5 For why the Lord our God is good His mercy is for ever sure His truth at all times firmly stood And shall from age to age endure PSAL. CIII 1. Coll. MY soul doth magnifie the Lord my spirit do the same And all the secrets of my heart praise ye his holy Name 2 Give thanks to God for all his gifts shew not thy self unkinde And suffer not his benefits to slip out of thy minde 3 Who gave thee pardon for thy fault and thee restor'd again And healed thy infirmitie and eas'd thee of thy pain 4 That did redeem thy life from death from which thou could not flee His mercy and compassion both he did extend to thee 5 That fill'd with goodnesse thy desire and did prolong thy youth Like as the eagle casts her bill whereby her age renu'th 6 The Lord with justice dothrepay all such as be opprest So that their sufferings and their wrongs are turned to the best 7 His waies and his commandements to Moses he did show His counsels and his valiant acts the Israelites did know 8 The Lord is kinde and mercifull when sinners do him grieve The slowest to conceive a wrath and readiest to relieve PSAL. CIII 2.
Lord will take your part sith ye on him do trust PSAL. XXXII 2. M. THe man is blest whose wickednesse is covered and hid The man is blest whom God forgives what ever sins he did 2 And blest is he to whom the Lord imputeth not offence Which in his heart hath hid no guile nor hardned impudence 3 For whilst that I kept silence still and sought to hide my sinne My bones did wear and waste away with pain that I was in 4 For night and day thy hand on me did so oppresse my heart That all my bloud and humours moist to drinesse did convert 5 I did therefore confesse my faults and all my sins discover Then thou O Lord didst me forgive and all my sins passe over 6 The humble man shall pray therefore to thee in happiest hour So that the flouds of waters great on him shall have no pow'r 7 When trouble and adversity do compasse me about Thou art my refuge and my joy and thou dost help me out 8 Come hither I will teach to thee the paths of pietie And I will guide thee carefully with mine observant eye 9 Be not so rude and ignorant as is the horse and mule Whose mouth without a rain or bit from harm thou canst not rule 10 The wicked man shall wail in wo and greatest griefs sustain But unto him that trusts in God much mercy shall remain 11 Be joyfull therefore in the Lord ye just lift up your voice And ye of pure and perfect heart be glad and much rejoyce PSAL. XXXIII 1. Col. YE righteous in the Lord rejoyce it is a seemly sight That upright men with thankfull voice should praise the Lord of might 3 Sing to the Lord and give him praise with joyfull songs and new For lo his word his works and ways are perfect just and true 5 To judgement equity and right he hath a great good will And with his gifts he doth delight the spacious earth to fill 7 The waters of the seas he keeps confin'd within the shore He layeth up the liquid deeps as in an house of store 10 The counsels of the nations rude the Lord doth bring to nought He doth defeat the multitude of their device and thought 11 But his decrees continue still they never slack nor swage The motions of his minde and will take place from age to age The second Collect. 12 BLessed are they to whom the Lord as God and guide is known Whom he doth chuse of meer accord to take them as his own 13 The Lord from heaven cast his eye on men of mortall birth Considering from his seat on high all dwellers on the earth 16 A King that trusteth in his host thereby shall not prevail The mighty man whose strength is most for all his strength shall fail 17 An horse for safety of a man is to be reckon'd vain By strength of horse none ever can deliverance obtain 18 But lo the eyes of God attend to shield and save the just And all that fear for to offend and in his mercy trust 20 Wherefore our souls have confidence in God our strength and stay He is our shield and our defence to drive all darts away 22 Now therefore let thy goodnesse Lord still present with us be As we do still with one accord repose our trust in thee PSAL. XXXIIII 1. C. I Will give laud and honour both unto the Lord alwayes My moving tongue for evermore shall speak unto his praise 2 I do delight to laud the Lord in heart in soul and voice That mortifi'd and humble men may hear and so rejoyce 3 Therefore see that ye magnifie with me the living Lord And let us now exalt his Name and all with one accord 4 For I my self besought the Lord he answered me again And graciously deliver'd me from all my fear and pain 5 Who so they be that him behold shall see his light most clear Their countenance shall not be dasht they never need to fear 6 Poor David cri'd unto the Lord the Lord did hear his call The Lord did hear and help him too out of his troubles all 7 The Angel of the Lord doth pitch his tents about them round To save all such as fear the Lord and keep them safe and sound 8 Taste and consider well therefore that God's a gracious one O happy man that trusts in him and ev'n in him alone PSAL. XXXIIII 2. C. 14 TUrn back thy face from doing ill and do the godly deed Inquire for peace and quietnesse and follow it with speed 15 For lo the eyes of God above upon the just are bent His ears likewise do hear the plaint of all the innocent 16 But he doth frown and bend his brows upon the wicked train And cuts from earth their memory that none of them remain 17 But when the just do call and cry the Lord doth hear them so That out of pain and misery he lets them timely go 18 The Lord is kinde and straight at hand to such as are contrite He also saves the sorrowfull and humbled in his sight 19 Full many be the miseries of just and righteous men But out of all adversities the Lord delivereth them 21 But sin shall slay the wicked man which he himself hath wrought And such as hate the righteous man shall soon be brought to nought 22 But them that fear the living Lord he keepeth safe and sound And such as put their trust in him no malice shall confound PSAL. XXXV the C. LOrd plead my cause against my foes confound their force and might Fight on my part against all those that seek with me to fight 2 Lay hold upon the spear and shield thy self in armour dresse Stand up for me and fight the field to help me from distresse 3 Gird on thy sword and stop the way mine enemies to withstand Unto my soul be pleas'd to say I am thy help at hand 4 Confound them with rebuke and blame that seek my soul to kill Let them turn back and flee with shame that seek to work me ill 9 Let all their waies be void of light and slippery like to fall And send thine Angel with thy might to persecute them all 7 And then my bones shall speak and say my parts shall all agree O Lord what pow'r dost thou display what man is like to thee PSAL. XXXVI 1. M. THe wicked with his works unjust doth thus perswade my heart He serves not God he serves his lust and sets Gods fear apart 2 Yet doth he joy in his estate to walk as he began So long till he deserves the hate the hate of God and man 3 His words are wicked vile and naught his tongue no truth doth tell Yet at no hand will he be taught which way he may do well 4 When he should sleep then doth he muse his mischiefs to fulfill No wicked waies doth he refuse nor nothing that is ill 5 But Lord thy goodnesse doth ascend above the heavens hie So doth
All living things thou dost suffice Thine open hand is therefore spread 17 The Lord is just in all his wayes And holy all the works he doth 18 The Lord is nigh to him that prayes I say to all that pray in truth 19 Their hopes who fear him God effects He hears their cry and saves all those 20 All those that love him God protects But all the wicked overthrows 21 O let my mouth give praise therefore And blesse the Name of this great Lord 22 And let all flesh for evermore His memorable praise record Psal. CXLVI 2. M. Give laud unto c. MY soul praise thou the Lord As long as thou hast breath In 〈◊〉 his praise record And honour him till death No credir place In earthly Kings or such vain things as humane race 2 Breath fails and dust they be One day their pomp desâ—â—cys Right blesâ— therefore is he That Iacobs God injoys And hopes in him Who made all these heav'n earth and seas and all therein 3 For God is faithfull still Men wrong'd he helps to right The hungry he doth fill And gives the blinde their sight Sets prisoners free Loves upright men and raiseth them bowed down that be 4 The Lords almighty hand Preserveth evermore The strangers in the land The widows and the poor And doth relieve The fatherlesse in their distresse that mourn and grieve 5 As for the sinners way He turns it upside down But he shall reign for aye And wear th' eternall crown Thy God thy Lord O Sion shall to ages all his praise record Psa. CXLVII 1. Metre GIve laud unto the Lord It is a pleasant thing His praises to record And songs thereof to sing Ierusalem He will erect and reco'lect his flock to them 2 The conttire heart he heals He cures their bruises all The starrs he also tels And them by name can call This Lord of ours Is infinite in wisdom might and sov'raign pow'rs 3 The Lord the meek doth raise The proud he brings to ground O therefore sing his praise Let harps his praise reâ—ound He clouds doth bring And showrs distils which on the hils make grasse to spring 4 Even beasts and â—avens young He feedeth when they call In horse or footman strong Heâ—oyeth not at all God loves all them Who in his grace their hopes do place and honour him 5 Sion and Salem blesse The Lord your God in song Who doth your seed increase And makes your gates so strong While peace so great Your bounds upheld and you he fild with sowre of wheat 6 Through earth his mandates go His word with swiftnes flies Like wool he giveth snow His frost like ashes lies And then beside He forth doth slice cold flakes of ice which who can bide 7 He speaks and straight it thaws He breathes and water flows To Israel his Laws And to none else he shows As for his word No Heathen land doth understand Praise ye the Lord Psal. CXLVIII 1. Metre Give laud untâ— THe Lord of heaven confesse On high â—is glory raise Him let all Angels blesse And all his Armies praise Him glorifie Sun moon and stars ye higher sphears and cloudy skie 2 From God your beings are Therefore praise ye the Lord You all created were When he but spake the word And from that place Where sixt you be by his decree you cannot passe 3 Praise God from earth below Ye dragons and ye deeps Fire hail clouds winde and snow Whom in command he keeps Praise ye his Name Hils great and small trees low and tall beasts wilde and tame All fowl and creeping things All people great and small All Iudges Princes Kings Young men and maidens all Both young and old Exalt his Name whose only fame should be extold Oh let Gods Name be praiâ—d Above the earth and skie For he his Saints hath rais'd And set their horn on highâ— Yea they that spring Of Israels race much in his grace 〈◊〉 praises sing FINIS Here follow certain Hymns composed out of Scripture to celebrate some more speciall and publike occasions I. Hymn Celebrates the spirituall glory of the Church in dayes of Reformation Tune of Give laud unto the Lord Hag. 2. 6. THus saith the Lord of Hosts But yet a little while And I will shake all coasts Yea every land and ile Yet once again I 'le shake these Heav'n Earth and Seas And all the main 7 All Nations I will shake The long desired day Which doth all Nations take Even that shall come I say And for all coasts This house I will with glory fill Saith GOD of Hosts 9 The glory of this last Farre greater shall it grow Then of the Temple past The Lord of Hosts saith so And in this place It is the Lord of Hosts his word I will give peace Zech 4. 6 7. Hagg. 1. 22. Yet not by might nor power But by my Spirit alone Saith God of Hosts our tower The strength of all in one For who aâ—t thou O mountain great the Empires seat To hinder now Zech. 4. 7. Before Zerubbabel Thou shalt become a plaine The stone that doth excell The head-stone of the same His hand shall fit And bring it out with generall shout Grace grace to it v. 9. Hag. 1. 22. The hand that first began To lay the ground-worke low The hand of that same man Shall finish it also In spight of Kings For who I say despis'd the day Of these small things II. Hymn Celebrates the same To any Generall tune Psalm 81. 1. 85. 10 c. BE cheerfull and in God rejoyce in God our strength and stay Be joyfull and lift up your voice to Jacobs God I say Prepare your instruments most meet some joyfull Psalm to sing Strike up with harpe and lute so sweet on every pleasant string Psalm 85. 10 ad finem MErcy and truth now meet in one and hands together strike Justice salutes not peace alone but peace performs the like Eternall truth and veritie out of the earth shall spring Justice looks down from heav'n on high an heav'n on earth to bring â—ea and the Lord shall here bestow abundant grace and peace And make our land to overflow with plentifull increase Before his face shall justice go and where the way was dim Shall now direct our footsteps so that we may follow him III. Hymn Celebrates Nazeby and other great Victories of the Church Iudges 5. v. 2 3. Sing prayses Israel England to the Lord that hath avenged thee When as the people went to fight offring themselves so free 〈◊〉 Kings give ear ye Princes hear I even I will sing And sweetly raise my voice in praise to Israels God and King Englands ver. 9. 10. My heart is tow'rd the governours that did their help afford Offering themselves so willingly wherefore blesse ye the Lord 〈◊〉 travellers and passengers and ye that ride in state And ye that yet in judgement sit now speake it in the gate ver. 11. 7. All they that