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
verse 9 With plenteous Doles his lib'ral Hand The needy Poor supp'ies His Righteousness shall ever stand His Strength with Honour rise verse 10 Ill Men enrag'd his Happiness With envious Eyes shall view And gnash and pine and deep Distress Their blasted Hopes pursue PSAL. cxiij Proper Tune verse 1 O Praise the Lord his Praises sing Ye Servants of th' Eternal King verse 2 Bless ever bless his sacred Name verse 3 From the first Bâ—ushes of the Day Till Night her sable Wings display His Name 's immortal Praise proclaim verse 4 The Lord o'er all the Nations reigns The Lord 's illustrious Glory stains The brightest Star the clearest Sky verse 5 What Man what God would we compare With Him whose lofty Dwellings are Above all Heav'ns exalted high verse 6 Yet thence his Providential Eyes Survey the never-resting Skies And all our humble World below verse 7 He helps the Wretched from the Floor And from the Dung-hill lifts the Poor His Goodness and his Strength to show verse 8 Thence He exalts their meaner Fate To Majesty and Princely State And bids'em Crowns and Sceptres claim verse 9 He makes the barren Womb conceive O'er-joy'd a youthful Race to leave O praise ô ever praise his Name Another Metre verse 1 PRaise God! ô praise the Lord Ye Saints with one Accord His hoIy Name with Praise proclaim His holy Acts record verse 2 His Name with Praise attend Till Time it self shall end verse 3 His Fame display from dawning Day Till Night's dark Shades descend verse 4 God's o'er the Nations high His Glories pass the Sky verse 5 What God 's ador'd as our great Lord Or with his Height can vye verse 6 Yet condescending He Through Heav'n and Earth can see verse 7 The Poor to raise who spend their Days In Want and Miserie verse 8 His Smiles with Honour grace Those who the Dust embrace With Kings to vye in Majesty And rule his chosen Race verse 9 At his All-quick'ning Word The barren Womb 's restor'd With Joy t' embrace a lively Race Praise then ô praise the Lord PSAL. cxiv verse 1 WHen Israel's Tribes when Jacob's Race From barb'rous Egypt went verse 2 Then Judab was his holy Place Israel his Government verse 3 The Seas and Jordan saw their God Advancing in their Head The Seas amaz'dly parting stood And Jordan backward fled verse 4 The Mountains at the dreadful Sight Leap'd up like frighted Rams The Hills with the surprizing Fright Skip'd like the trembling Lambs verse 5 What terrify'd the parting Seas That they divided stood What Fears could Jordan's Currents seize Or turn his hasty Flood verse 6 What made the lofty Mountains leap So like the frighted Rams The little Hills on crouded Heaps To run like trembling Lambs verse 7 Ne'er ask the Cause When Jacob's God Appears with Glories crown'd His dreadful Looks his awful Nod The trembling World confound verse 8 And when his thirsty Nation prays He turns the Rocks to Springs And from dry Flints by wond'rous Ways Unceasing Fountains brings Another Metre As the 113th verse 1-2 Isreal of old their Maker chose His Empire and his Name 's Repose And more than all the Nations lov'd And with his own Almighty Hand From cruel Egyst's barb'rous Land Their happy Tribes in Peace remov'd verse 3 The Sea his marching Armies view'd The Sea a while as doubtful stood But soon with wild Amazement fled Old Jordan's Streams with headlong Haste Astonish'd Merom's Waves re-pass'd And backward flew to find their Head verse 4 The Mountains Vast which proudly bore Their Heads above the Clouds before Like Rems from their Foundations leap'd The lesser Hills as frighted Lambs Run trembling to their helpless Dams Beneath their Parent-Mountains crept verse 5 What made the Seas divided fly What made old Jordan's Waters try With backward Streams to find their Spring verse 6 What made the Mountains leap like Rams The lesser Hills like trembling Lambs Close to their Parent Mountains cling verse 7 Slightly alas they mov'd or fear'd At him the World amaz'd appear'd The World before its Maker quakes His look who now in Jacob reigns And there his holy House maintains The settled frame of Nature shakes verse 8 Let then the Seas desert the Shore Let Jordan's Banks be fill'd no more Let barren Sands around us ly Our God can change with wondrous ease The Flints to Springs the Rocks to Seas And all his Peoples Wants supply PSAL. cxv verse 1 To us dear Lord to us no Praise But to thy Name is due For Mercy lays thy gracious Ways And all thy Words are true verse 2 Why should the foolish Gentiles cry Where 's He whom God they call verse 3 Our God's on High above the Sky And acts his Pleasure all verse 4 Their Gods of other Tempers are Fine Silver weighty Gold And Men With care such Gods prepare And then their Gods uphold verse 5 They ne're could speak and ne're could see Tho' made with Mouths and Eyes verse 6 And louder he than Storms must be Who can their Ears surprise The strongest Stench the noblest Sweet Their Nostrils can't invade verse 7 Their Hands can't meet nor feel their Feet Were ne're for walking made With all abusive Scorns appear Before their Deities Yet shan't you there one Murmur hear So still their Anger lies verse 8 Wise as their senseless Gods are those Who first advanc'd the Trade And such are those whose Souls repose On what their Hands have made Part 2. verse 9 O ye of Jacob's wiser Seed On God securely trust He 'll help with speed in times of need And ever shield the just verse 10 O ye of Aaron's sacred Breed On God securely trust He 'll help with speed in times of need And ever shield the Just verse 11 Ye who With Fear your Maker heed In him securely trust He 'll he'p with speed in times of need And still defend the Just verse 12 The Lord has Kept us still in mind His Priests shall all be blest Our Tribes shall find his Blessings kind On all their Dwellings rest verse 13 The Lord will all his Servants bless The Rich Poor Young and old verse 14 And Happiness with vast access Shall you and yours uphold verse 15 You 're by that great Creator blest Who bade theWorld to rise verse 16 And who possest of sacred Rest Lives high above the Skies verse 17 O're Earth and all that Earth contains For mortal Men design'd Man freely reigns and God maintains The Gift to them resign'd verse 18 The Dead nor those can blaze thy Fame Who sink to silence down verse 19 But we thy Name with Praise proclaim And endless Blessings crown PSAL. cxvi verse 1 THe Lord who heard my Voice and Prayer My Lord my Love shall be verse 2 On him I 'll call with constant Care Who bow'd his Ear to me verse 3 The Chains of Death engag'd me round Me hellish Pains surpriz'd And Troubles oft and Anguish found And Sorrows exercis'd verse 4 Then in
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
Lord from Ills shall keep thee free Thy Soul from Harms secure verse 8 Go out come in he 'll follow thee His Loves unchang'd endure Another Metre Proper Tune verse 1 ABove the Hills I raise my Eyes And thence assur'd expect That God should me protect verse 2 From God my certain Aid shall rise From that God whose Word gave Birth To the Skies and humbler Earth verse 3 No stumbling shall thy Feet surpize Thy Guardian never sleeps verse 4 That God who Israel keeps Can never shut his wakeful Eyes verse 5 But with his Protection blest Thou beneath his Shade shalt rest verse 6 The scorching Sun's directest Beams Unhurt thy Head shalt bear And no Distemper fear Nor shall the Moon 's malignant Gleams Poisonous Vapours us'd to kill With her Midnight Dews distil verse 7 The Lord from Harms shall keep thee free And all those I is controul Which might affect thy Soul verse 8 Go out come in he follows thee And with Goodness thee secures Which from Age to Age endures PSAL. cxxij verse 1 WIth Joy I heard the Captives cry Gods House is all our Quest verse 2 Our wearied Steps shall chearfully In Salem's Entrance rest verse 3 As where sweet Peace and Beauty join So Salem's Buildingss grow verse 4 And there God's holy Tribes combine And to his Presence flow There Israels Testimony stands And Gods great Name they praise verse 5 The Throne of Justice there commands And David's Offspring sways verse 6 O pray for Salem's Peace may those Who love thee prosper still verse 7 May Peace thy Battlements compose Thy Houses Plenty fill verse 8 For my dear faithful Brethrens sakes O may thy Joys encrease And where my God his Dwelling makes I 'll seek thy Wealth and Peace Another Metre Proper Tune verse 1 I Heard with inward Joys The Captives cheerful Cries Gods holy House is all our Quest Our often wand'ring Feet In one Design shall meet And in the Gates of Salem rest verse 3 As where the Sweets of Peace With curious Arts increase So Salem's happy Buildings rise verse 4 For there the Tribes ascend And Israel's God attend And Thanks and Praises sacrifice verse 5 There stands the Judgment-seat There David once was great And still it s to his Offspring due verse 6 O pray for Salem's Peace O may thy Friend's encrease And good Success their Loves pursue verse 7 May Peace and Wealth abound Thy Walls and Houses round And for my fairhful Brethrens sakes Thy Cause I 'le countenance Thy Good and Peace advance Where God his glorious Dwelling makes PSAL. cxxiij verse 1 UP toward thy Dwelling-place the Skies Almighty Lord to Thee We raise our sad despairing Eyes Consum'd with Misery verse 2 As some poor beaten Slave would watch His Master's angry Hands Or some corrected Maid dispatch Her Mistresses Commands Yet view each Look each turning Glance To find if Pitty there Would in their smoother Brows advance Or in their Eyes appear So justly we chastis'd for Sins In patient Silence wait Till God once more appeas'd begins To raise our mournful State verse 3 Pity ô pity Lord our Woes O hear our earnest Cries And let thy Vengeance silence those Who our sad State despise verse 4 Enough dear Lord enough we 've born The scoffing World's Abuse And all that Insolence and Scorn Which Pride and Wealth produce PSAL. cxxiv verse 1 HAd not the Lord our Cause maintain'd Sing now and show a grateful Mind verse 2 Had not the Lord our Right sustain'd When Men of Blood our Fall design'd verse 3 Our Land had been at once dovour'd All swallow'd by the barbarous Foe verse 4 As Brooks by mighty Rains o're-pour'd At once the Neighbouring Meads o'reflow verse 5 Thus had our happy Days been past Our Hopes our Joys our Souls Destroy'd Our Foes yet scarce appeas'd at last Or their inhuman Entrails cloy'd verse 6 But blest ô ever blest be He Whose careful Love our Souls redeem'd And us from cruel Hands set free His Name be prais'd his Works esteem'd verse 7 We ' scap'd as little Birds escape When just beneath the Fowler 's Hand Our God disclos'd the Fatal Trap And we through Him in Safety stand verse 8 Let then the cruel World combine And Malice private Plots devise Our Help 's at hand our Hope divine On God who made the World relies Another Metre Proper Tune verse 1 THis grateful Song may shew a grateful Mind Had not the mighty God our Cause maintain'd verse 2 Had not our gracious Lord our Right sustain'd When cruel Men with barbarous Oaths combin'd And to destroy our hated Land design'd verse 3 Their Rage which for a proper Morsel sought Their bloody Throats wide as Hell's dreadful Gate Had gorg'd our Church swallow'd down the State verse 4-5 The Deeps the swelling Waves which proudly wrought A Flood quite o're our Souls at once had brought verse 6 O blest be God who sav'd the trembling Prey verse 7 Our Souls as Birds from crafty Fowlers freed And broke the Snares and our Escape decreed verse 8 Our Souls for Help on Him alone shall stay Who made the worlds and whom the worlds obey PSAL. cxxv verse 1 THey fix'd as Sion's Mount endure Who in their Maker trust verse 2 As Mountains salem's Walls secure So God secures the Just verse 3 Ill Men shan't o're the Good prevail Or in their Quarters rest Lest they beneath Temptations fail Above their Strength opprest verse 4 Be good and kind dear Lord to those Who Peace and Goodness love To such thy gentle Smiles disclose Whose Hearts are fix'd above verse 5 But those who tread in Ways perverse Gods just Revenge shall find who 'll Peace among his own disperse And to his Saints be kind Another Metre Proper Tune verse 1 THose who on God have fix'd their Trust Unmov'd like Sion's Mount endure verse 2 As Mountains Salem's Walls secure So God Himself secures the Just His Mercies endless store Shall last when Time 's no more verse 3 He checks the Wickeds angry Course When they his holy Saints assail They may but never long prevail Lest Faith crush'd by unequal Force Should faintly quit the Field And to the Tempter yield verse 4 To those dear God who Goodness love To Men of upright Hearts be kind While those the Sinners Portion find Who stubborn and perversely move But on God's Israel Shall Peace eternal dwell PSAL. cxxvj. verse 1 WHen Home the Lord his Captives lead At first it seem'd a Dream verse 2 But Joy was quickly round us spread And Praise our glorious Theam The very Gentile Nations round Cry'd out at once amaz'd See how God's Favours there abound How soon his Friends are rais'd verse 3 God's Loves to us indeed abound Our Joys are truely great verse 4 That Work which Lord thy Hands have found O let thy Hands compleat So Judah's long deserted Lands Shall more Refreshment know Then where soft Streams thro' Southern Sands With constant Coolness flow verse
THE PSALMS OF DAVID IN English Metre Translated from the ORIGINAL And Suited to all the TUNES now Sung in CHURCHES With the Additions of several NEW By LUKE MILBOURNE A Presbyter of the Church of England 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Adag Arab. Thus by the Streams the Spring is clearly shown And the Translation makes the Author known Lord Falkland None can condemn the Wish or Labour spent Good Matter in good Words to represent Bishop King to Mr. Sandys London Printed for W. Rogers at the Sun R. Clavill at the Peacock and B. Tooke at the Middle Temple Gate all in Fleet street J. Lawrence at the Angel in the Poultry and J. Tayler at the Ship in St. Paul's Church-yard 1698. TO His Highness THE DUKE OF GLOCESTER May it please Your Highness THis little Book wants a Protector And where could it find a Better than in Our other Hope Your Highness has here the greatest King and the best of Poets to excite Your Courage and enliven Your Devotion You have the Wit and Spirit of a Court without the Follies of the present Age Fineness of Thought without Loosness of Fancy Rapture without Extravagance and Piety without the Extreams of Superstition or Idolatry These Hymns contain nothing but what may adorn the Innocence of Youth and the Vigour of a Manly Age. The Masters of Musick may try their Skill here and sing God's Praises in as charming Notes as common and despicable Amours and advance the Love of their Redeemer above all the Atchievments of a fancied Hero From Your Highness's Hand this Work may be acceptable to His most Excellent Majesty and find Admission into the Closet of Your Royal Mother If read by Your Self it will be a Divine Monitor in Your Diversions a Companion in Your Privacy a Support under Uneasiness and a Security to Your Religion Those Holy Truths convey'd through the Channels smooth and easie Verse will with God's Blessing make You wiser than Your Enemies more knowing than any Earthly Teachers and more apprehensive than those of Elder Years May the God of Heaven bless Your Highness's Pregnant Youth with advancing Vertues and unfading Years May He crown You with Love and Honour here and with Love and Happiness hereafter Which is the most earnest Prayer of Your Highness's Most Humble and Most Obedient Servant Luke Milbourne To the Most Reverend Fathers in God the Archbishops the Right Reverend the Bishops and the Reverend Clergy of Great Britain and Ireland especially such as now do or hereafter may represent that whole Body in Convocation The Preface of Luke Milbourne Presbyter and Author of this Translation of the Psalms of David Most Reverend Right Reverend and Reverend Fathers and Brethren THat Psalmody was amongst the Jews a considerable Part of Divine Worship that Book of which this calls it self a Translation is a sufficient Evidence That it was used among Christians of old is unquestionable And perhaps it is no Disparagement either to the Jewish or the Christian Church that a great part of the old Heathen Worship consisted in Singing Hymns and Praises to their Gods There is somewhat so truly Divine and Charming in Well-set Notes and Vocal and Instrumental Harmony they are so apt to chear and revive languid and drooping Spirits so likely to make strong Impressions on the Memory and so extreamly affecting to the devout Soul that as the Agreeableness of their Numbers made Poets of old the sittest Treasures of Divine Knowledge so the Softness and Sweetness of their Notes may make the Masters of Sacred Musick among our selves were but their Lives as Heavenly as their Art the fittest Companions for happy Souls and Blissful Angels With respect to whom our excellent Waller says All that we know of those above Is that they sing and that they love What Thoughts our first Reformers in this Nation had of this part of Divine Worship is not easie to conjecture But whether they judged Singing of Psalms by the whole Congregation no necessary part of a Publick Liturgy or supposed that the Reading Psalms chaunted in Recitative or sung as at present in Cathedrals which seems favour'd by that Title they carry in our Common-Prayer-Book The Psalter or Psalms of David Pointed as they are to be Said or Sung in Churches was enough to answer that part of Worship 't is certain they took no Care for any Metrical Translation of those sacred Hymns for publick Use And though some pious and learned Men had taken pains to put them into Verse the setled Liturgy took no notice of the Matter Nor could I ever find any Authentick Allowance for singing them in publick However the Practice of Singing prvail'd here every Day in Imitation the Reformed abroad and certainly tened very much towards the advancing the Reformation it self but after all was only connived at or tolerated And after the Restauration of our Religion and our Government neve◠Authorised or so much as mentioned a◠a Part of our Publick Service And the present and constant Practice of our Cathedrals and Collegiate Churches and our Colleges not to mention the Chape◠Royal and other Places where Choir◠are fixed intimates that such Psalms were never design'd to be setled by Authority Prose-Anthems being there generally sung taken out of the Reading Psalms some short Parts of other Scriptural Hymns some of private Composure and by chance sometimes a Verse or two out of Sternhold and Hopkins as particularly out of the 68th Psalm Let God arise c. Set I think by Mr. Laws Now the Cathedrals being patterns to our Parochial Assemblies at least in the main parts of solemn Worship they having no Example of such a Nature from them could pretend to no Right of Singing Psalms in Verse by the entire Congregation Hence though the great Sir Philip Sidney translated the whole Book of Psalms into Rhyme and the pious Bishop Hall and the renouned Lord Bacon and it may be some others turn'd several particular Psalms into Verse more correct doubtless than the former yet there never was any Motion towards introducing them into Churches And since our Convocations to whom that Work properly belongs never took any such Cognizance of these or of the Ancient Version as to recommend them with the Liturgy to the Parliament our Common Psalmody remains a Matter of Liberty And it never yet was made an Article of Enquiry at any Episcopal Visitation Whether any Psalms were sung or what Versions of them were used in Parochial Churches On this Account it was that whereas no Man better understood his own Supremacy in Ecclesiastical Affairs than Charles the First of blessed Memory yet though he designed the utmost Honour to the Memory of his Father when the new Translation of King James the First was made publick he only allow'd and recommended it to common Use which as Experience shew'd was not enough to break in upon Inveterate Custom or to exclude that which had for so many Years gotten Possession of our Bibles and Common-Prayer-Books
Praise My Strength And when to Thee verse 4 My Voice in humble Vows I raise Thy Goodness answers me verse 5 Safely I sleep and safely wake In thy Protection sure verse 6 No gath'ring Host my Heart can shake Nor my Defeat procure verse 7 Rise then my God and save me now And as thy Anger broke My Rebels Teeth and as they bow Beneath thy dreadful Stroke verse 8 So send thy saving Health and Grace Let all thy Blessings flow And still to Israel's faithful Race Thy promis'd Favour show PSAL. iv verse 1 O Righteous God whose Justice freed My Innocence of old O let my present Pray'rs succeed Thy Help my Cause uphold verse 2 Vain Men who by a fond Mistake My solid Faith disgrace And Vanities your Shelter make And empty Lyes embrace verse 3 See how God singles out the Just His own peculiar Choice See how my God rewards my Trust And hears my suppliant Voice verse 4 Fear then ô fear Him sin no more Your own false Hearts survey Examine all your Actions o'er Your secret Crimes display verse 5 Pardon with silent Tears intreat And for an Off'ring give An upright Heart without Deceit And on his Promise live verse 6 Mean Souls Earth's low Delights advance And fading Wealth embrace But grant us Lord thy Countenance And thy Enlight'ning Grace verse 7 So shall more Bliss my Heart enlarge My Breast more Joys contain Than theirs whom Wines and Oils o'er-charge And who in Plenty reign verse 8 No Terrours then shall break my Rest No Fears disturb my Sleep While me thy pow'rful Arms invest And safe from Dangers keep PSAL. V. verse 1 LORD hear me from thy bless'd Abode My Meditations weigh verse 2 Attend my Cries my King my God When I devoutly pray verse 3 To Thee I raise my Morning-cries To Thee my Prayers direct And with my longing Heart and Eyes Thy kind Returns expect verse 4 Thy Frowns on wicked Workers light Thou hat'st Iniquity verse 5 No Fools can bear thy angry Sight Nor Sinners dwell with Thee verse 6 Thy Wrath shall lying Lips consume And those who thirst for Blood Or on deceitful Arts presume Too rarely understood verse 7 But to thy Courts dear Lord I 'll go Safe in thy Mercies store And tow'rd thy sacred Altars bow And in thy Fear adore verse 8 O lead me in thy righteous Way To scape my watchful Foes To me thy Wisdom's Rules display Thy happy Paths disclose verse 9 My Foes in Fraud and Falshood deal Their inward Parts are vile Their Throats devouring Graves conceal Their flatt'ring Tongues beguile verse 10 Destroy them Lord in their own Arts The Rebel Crew confound verse 11 So Joys from merry faithful Hearts In lasting Hymns shall sound verse 12 For Lord thy Favour on the Just In mighty Streams descends Thy Goodness all who on Thee trust Like some firm Shield defends PSAL. vj. verse 1 REbuke me not in Anger Lord Nor in thy Wrath correct verse 2 Health to my aking Bones afford My wretched State respect verse 3 My Soul quite faints But oh how long Must I no Answer have verse 4 O turn ô free my Soul from Wrong My Soul in Mercy save verse 5 In Death none thinks of Thee no Praise No Thanks our Graves disclose And oh my Strength dear Lord decays Quite spent with wasting Woes verse 6 All Night my Easless Bed with Tears With Tears my Couch o'er-flows verse 7 My Sight quite dim with Age appears Through my prevailing Foes But see one Beam of chearful Light Be gone ye sinful Crew verse 8 My Prayers are in my Maker's Sight And all my Tears in view verse 9 Blush then mistaken Fools for shame For God has heard my Cries verse 10 Be gone for in his Mighty Name My Strength my Safety lies PSAL. vij verse 1 IN Thee my Lord I firmly trust My Foe dear God! control verse 2 Lest Lion-like with Force unjust He tear my helpless Soul verse 3 If e'er against my Prince if e'er My very Thoughts rebell'd If I his Crown unjustly wear Or e'er against him swell'd verse 4 If e'er I War for Peace repay'd Nay if my Filial Care My King my Foe unjustly made Did never kindly spare verse 5 Then let my bloodiest Foes prevail And hurl my Glories down My Life with due Success assail And spurn my envy'd Crown verse 6 But since I 'm innocent and from Such Imputations free O now to my Assistance come Redeem and rescue me O'rouze thy Fury Lord and break My Adversaries Rage Rouze it and in thy Judgment speak And for my Rights engage verse 7 So shall the Multitude surround Thy Courts with grateful Praise Rise theâ— with awful Glories crown'd And thy Tribunal raise verse 8 O judge the Nations round and me By thy impartial Laws Then clear'd my Innocence shall be And vindicate my Cause Part 2. verse 9 Let Sin and sinful Workers die The Just more firmly stand The Hearts and Reins severely try And righteous things command verse 10 For God's my Shield that God whose Grace The Heart sincere protects verse 11 He 's just and on the sinful Race His daily Wrath reflects verse 12 If still his Sins the Sinner loves His Sword he fiercely whets And of this deadly Bow-string proves His Bow as often sets verse 13 Death's Instruments are all prepar'd His Arrows pointed right At such who dare though kindly spar'd Against their Maker fight verse 14 The Wretch big with Iniquity And Lyes and Mischief goes The monstrous Birth brought forth we see With Hellish Pangs and Throws verse 35 He plots and is himself ensnar'd In Nets himself had spread His Pains and Rage recoiling hard On his contriving Head verse 17 I 'll praise the Lord high as his Fame My lofty Praise shall sly I 'll sing to his Immortal Name Who ever lives on high PSAL. viij verse 1 GReat Lord of Lords how swift thy Name Through ev'ry Climate flies Thy spreading Praise thy glorious Fame Surmounts the lofty Skies verse 2 Thy Strength in Babes and â—ucklings shines To quell thy senseless Foes To crush the Rebel-World's Designs And all their Rage expose verse 3 When I the Sky's vast Arch survey Rais'd by thy curious Hand How Moon and Stars thy Rules obey And fix'd in Order stand verse 4 Lord how has Man thy Thoughts possess'd Lost Man thy Smiles obtain'd Who sinn'd yet with a Saviour bless'd New Hopes of Mercy gain'd verse 5 Though He our Lives to purchase took Less than an Angel's State All Graces in his God-like Look With humble Greatness sate verse 6 To Him the whole Creation yields And at his Foot-stool bow verse 7 The Herds which trace the Woods and Fields His Sov'reign Rights allow verse 8 To Him the feather'd Hosts resign And his Commands obey And Fish which through the Ocean's Brine Divide their wond'rous Way verse 9 How swift great Lord of Lords thy Name Through ev'ry Climate flies O how thy Praise thy glorious Fame Surmounts the losty Skies
Another Mâ—re as Mr Sandys's 17th verse 1 LOrd how Illustrious is thy Sacred Name How bless'd great God of Hosts Eternal King Whose Honours all the lower World proclaim Whose Honours all the Heav'nly Armies sing verse 2 Yet when the Foes blind with malicious Rage Affront thy Honours or thy Name defie Poor Babes weak Infants on thy Part engage And quickly make the boasting Monsters fly More Strength more Truth from Infant-Language flows Than haughty Learning or presuming Pride The meanest Wretch by thy best influence grows A faithful Preacher a victorious Guide verse 3 When I survey the never-resting Skies Whose moving Arch thy curious Fingers spread When to the Changing Moon I raise my Eyes The Stars with inexhausted Brightness fed verse 4 Lord what 's poor Man or Man's polluted Race So pity'd yet so kindly own'd by thee How could he hope for such unbounded Grace That for his sake God should Incarnate be verse 5 Yet God for our Iov'd sakes our Nature took Beneath Himself beneath his Angels found Tho God-like Beauties grac'd his Heav'nly Look His Sacred Head Majestick Glories crown'd verse 6 Where-e'er He mov'd submissive Nature bow'd His Handy-works their great Creator knew And to adore his Feet th' impatient Croud On the swift Wings of just Obedience flew verse 7 Before Him savage Brutes their Fierceness laid On Him rough Lions fawn'd and Panthers gaz'd Weak Sheep with hungry Wolves all fearless play'd And with fierce Tygers Kine securely graz'd verse 8 On lofty Trees around his Glorious Head With strange Delight the feather'd Chorus hung O'er Him their fanning Pinions gently spread And in their native Tunes his Praises sung When o'er the Seas their King triumphant pass'd Beneath his Feet the Billows silent lay The finny Herd his wondrous Foot-steps trac'd And with their Silver Scales describ'd his Way verse 9 Thy Honours thus the Lower World proclaim Thy Honours thus all Nature's Armies sing Lord how illustrious is thy Sacred Name How bless'd great Lord of Hosts Eternal King PSAL. ix As the First verse 1 I 'LL praise the Lord with Heart and Voice His great his wondrous Actions praise verse 2 In Thee O highest God rejoice Thy Name in Songs Triumphant raise verse 3 My Foes shall turn their Backs and fall And sink before thy Glorious Face verse 4 Thy righteous Bar has judg'd 'em all And now my Cause obtains the place verse 5 Thy Hand o'erturns the Nations round Thy Hand the sinful World subdues Their Names Eternal Blots confound And dark Forgetfulness pursues verse 6 O Enemy presume no more To lay huge Towns and Countries waste Thy Rage our burning Cities bore Thy Rage their very Names defac'd verse 7 But our Eternal God appears His Bar prepar'd for Judgment stands verse 8 The World His righteous Sentence hears His wise Decrees and just Commands verse 9 The Lord their Refuge saves the Poor With mighty Cares and Woes oppress'd verse 10 His Saints live in His Help secure And in his constant Presence bless'd Part 2. verse 11 To Sion's God your Praises sing His Acts through all the World declare verse 12 When He his Quest for Blood shall bring He 'll grant the Poor's accepted Prayer verse 13 Thou who my Soul from Death couldst raise My Suff'rings Lord in Mercy view verse 14 I 'll then thy Name in Sion praise And Joys in thy Salvation shew verse 15 In their own Pits the Gentiles fall Their own strong Nets their Feet have caught verse 16 Their own false Hearts have trap'd 'em all So wisely God's Designs are wrought verse 17 The Wicked all shall sink and those Whose Heath'nish Souls their God forget verse 18 But Suff'rers sha'n't for ever lose Their Hopes or all in Darkness set verse 19 Rise Lord ô let not Men prevail But rise and judge the Nations round verse 20 Till all their Hearts with Terrour fail Not Gods but Men and mortal found PSAL. x. verse 1 WHY Lord ô why so far from me In my afflicted State verse 2 When Sin and haughty Pride agree And all our Woes create verse 3 O let their Arts themselves ensnare Who boast of Crimes they love Who bless the Covetous and dare What God abhors approve verse 4 His God the prosp'rous Sinner scorns God ne'er his Thoughts employs verse 5 The World beneath his Greatness mourns Which all Her Peace destroys Thy Judgments Lord exalted far Above his Sense appear Which makes him scorn his Foes in War And puff at Dangers near verse 6 His Heart concludes I 'm great no Ill Can change my certain State verse 7 His Mouth Fraud Lyes and Curses fill His Tongue mischievous Hate verse 8 Close in his Lurking-holes he lies To kill the Innocent Blood revels in his furious Eyes On their Destruction bent verse 9 He like some Lion Couchant lies To seize the trembling Prey And would God's holy Saint surprize And tear their Souls away A thousand Traps and Snares he sets Where harmless Vertue goes And to the Tangled in his Nets No Truth nor Mercy shows Part 2. verse 10 Sometimes the Wicked hangs his Head And feigns Humility That by his harmless Air mis-led The Meek may fall and die verse 11 God if there 's any God he says Forgets what Mortals do He can't discern our crafty Ways Our secret Actions view verse 12 Up Lord stretch out thy pow'rful Hand Afflicted Souls to save verse 13 For why should Fools against thee stand Thy dreadful Vengeance brave Why should they cry God minds it not verse 14 O let thy piercing Sight Look through their dark mischievous Plot Re-pay their secret Spite On Thee the Poor for Help depend To Thee sad Orphans fly verse 15 Break wicked Arms their Malice end And Sin it self shall die verse 16 The Lord for ever reigns his Arms Our Land from Gentiles freed verse 17 He hears the Meek their Courage warms And makes their Prayers succeed verse 18 He helps the Fatherless and Poor And quells the Sinner's Rage Left they our Ruins to procure Shoold all their Force engage PSAL. xj verse 1 IN God my Hope securely stands Why then should Wretches cry Fly fly to Hills or foreign Lands Like Birds affrighted fly verse 2 See how the Wicked bend their Bows And Nock their Arrows sure That they with unexpected Blows May Death to thine procure verse 3 And since Hopes best Foundations are By wicked Hands destroy'd Oh how shall Men of Justice fare Or how their Force avoid verse 4 God in his Holy Temple sits Enthron'd above the Sky And all the Faults weak Man commits His pierceing Eye-lids try verse 5 He proves the Just but hates all those Who Sin and Rapine love verse 6 On them Snares Flames and Sulphur throws And Terrors from above verse 7 For God who 's infinitely Just In Justice takes Delight And Upright Men may safely trust In His reviving Sight Another Metre as Mr. Sandys's 4th verse 1 MY Faith is fix'd on God most High Why then should Fools to
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
die And in the Pit's Destruction fall But I 'll on God rely PSAL. lvj verse 1 TO me thy Mercy Lord extend For Men wouâ—d me devour Against me all their Forces bend And press me ev'ry Hour verse 2 Each Day my cruel greedy Foes Design'd to swallow me And Armies which my Soul oppose Would my Destruction see verse 3 When-e'er I fear I 'll trust in Thee verse 4 Thy faithful Word I 'll praise Nor will I fear what Hurt to me Poor mortal Man can raise verse 5 Each Day they wrest my Words to work My Fall their Thoughts are bent verse 6 They meet they trace my Steps they lurk Against my Life intent verse 7 But shall they always scape in Sin In Wrath destroy them all verse 8 Thou know'st my dang'rous Flight hast seen My Tears which daily fall O let them ever in thy Sight In Books recorded lie verse 9 But all my Foes shall turn to Flight When I to God shall cry I know 't for God's my Patron dear verse 10 Through Him his Truth I 'll shew verse 11 I 'll trust in God and nothing fear Which mortal Men can do verse 12 To Thee dear God my Vows are made To Thee my Praise I 'll pay verse 13 Who sav'd'st me from Death's gloomy Shade When I in Danger lay And still I hope through God my Feet Shall ever firmly stand My Steps thy saving Favours meet And I possess the Land PSAL. lvij verse 1 MErcy to me Lord Mercy show My Soul depends on Thee Thy Wings till off this Danger blow Shall my Protection be verse 2 To God I 'll cry to God most High Who all my Wishes sends verse 3 Who me from his superior Sky From barbarous Men defends verse 4 His Truth and Mercy God applies To save my drooping Soul Which now with raging Lions lies Who would devour it whole I ly with fiery Men whose Words Like Spears and Darts appear Whose piercing Tongues than sharpest Swords A greater sharpness bear verse 5 Lord raise thy self exalt thy Name Above the lofty Skies And o're this Earths enlightned Frame Lord lift thy glorious Eyes verse 6 My Soul with sorrow sunk dismaid At fatal Nets prepar'd But now my Foes in Pit-falls made For me themselves are snar'd verse 7 My Heart dear Lord 's prepar'd my Heart Is fix'd thy Praise to sing verse 8 Awake my Pride my charming Art To praise thy gracious King verse 9 Awake my Lute my Harp awake And I 'le prevent the Day To God's great Name new Anthems make And to his Glory play verse 10 His Name his wondrous Works will I Among the Nations praise verse 11 And in my Songs above the Sky His Truth and Mercy raise verse 12 Lord raise thy self exalt thy Name Above the lofty Skies And o're this Earth's enlightned Frame O lift thy glorious Eyes PASL. lviij Psalm Iviij As the 100 or as Mr. Sandys's 14. verse 1 WHen you in private Council sit Are all your Consultations just May others your Decisions trust Their Lives to your pure Hands submit verse 2 No wretched Men your tainted Hearts Iniquities alone pursue Earth groans so long opprest by you Your bloody Hands and faithless Arts. verse 3 I long the wicked Race have known All Lyers from the Breasts and Womb. Lyes in then Infant-Souls have room In Lyes their Elder years are grown verse 4 Poor harmless things compar'd with these Black poisonous Toads and Serpents are Nor can the deafest Asp compare With their hard-hearted Policies verse 5 Asps scorn the curious Charmer's Arts And all his Magic Cant defy These won't admit the Sufferer's cry No Tears can move their stubborn Hearts Part 2. verse 6 Lord break their Teeth their dreadful Jaws Who with a brutish Force enrag'd Against weak Innocence engag'd Confound the Poor and Righteous Cause verse 7 As sliding Waters sink and fail So let their Malice quickly dy And when they let their Arrows fly Let neither Bows nor Shafts prevail verse 8 Let them like Snails when melting waste Or like untimely Births decay verse 9 And to thy stormy Wrath give way As Thorns before a fiery blast verse 10 The Righteous then shall droop no more But God's all-righteous Vengeanee view And all the Paths of Joy pursue And wash their Feet in impious gore verse 11 Then all the World convinc'd shall say The Just are Well rewarded now A God at last we must allow A God the lower World to sway Or thus verse 1 WHen you in private Councils sit Are all your Counsels just May Men to you their lives commit Or your Decisions trust verse 2 No wretched Men your tainted Hearts Iniquity pursue Your bloody Hands and faithless Arts Make Earth her Groans renew verse 3 I long their impious Race have known How from the Womb they ly'd Their Infant Years to Falshood prone Their Elder Age supply'd verse 4 Poor harmless things compar'd with these Black poisonous Serpents are With their hard-hearted Policies Deaf Adders can't compare verse 5 Adders defy the Charmer's Arts And all his Cant defy And these with unrelenting Hearts Throw off the Sufferer's cry verse 6 Lord break their Teeth their dreadful Jaws With brutish force enrag'd Against the Poor's afflicted Cause And Innocence engag'd verse 7 As sliding Waters sink and fall So let their Malice dy Nor Jet their shiver'd Bows prevail Or broken Arrow fly verse 8 Let them like Snails when melting waste Or hasty Births decay verse 9 Or as Thorns to a fiery Blast To thy fierce Wrath give way verse 10 The Righteous then shall droop no more But God's just Vengeance view And wash their Feet in impious Gore And joyful ways pursue verse 11 Then all Mankind convinc'd shall see The Just are well repaid A God to Rule the World must be And his Commands obey'd Another Metre As the old 126. proper Tune verse 1 THE Place was dark And far remov'd from fearching Eyes No chearful Light Could break th'impenetrable gloom No starry Spark Could there the dark Cabal surprize But sullen Night At once possess'd the dismal room These sate Sam 's Council there their Plots they said Their Souls more black than Nights prevailing shade Vile Men could you There in a righteous Ballance weigh The Sufferer's Cause And neither Love nor Pride nor Hate Nor Malice shew Did all impartial Justice sway Your equal Laws No Bribes an unknown Right create Did you in that obscure retreat conclude God's piercing Eye your Thoughts and Actions view'd verse 2 Alas 't was vain To look for facred Justice where Triumphant Sin With all its curs'd Attendance reign'd Where Hopes of Gain Could barbarous Violence endear And all had been By secret Wickedness maintain'd Yet such you all great Counsellers have been The Slaves of Tyrants and the Tools of Sin verse 3 When born at first To entertain the World you ly'd And Fraud and Lyes Your Thoughts and Words and Actious fill'd With Poisons nurst Your Looks the Basilisk out-vy'd Your baleful Eyes
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
Nor so perversely prate verse 6 For Pow'r and great Renown Not Chance but God bestows verse 7 He gives the Crown and he casts down Who Justice only knows verse 8 Ne'er strive with God to fight He holds the deadly Bowl The dreadful Sight may well affright The wretched guilty Soul What horrid Drugs compound The Crimson baleful Draught The Nations round as guilty found To th' very Dregs are brought verse 9 But still I 'll praife the Lord To Jacob's God I 'll sing And my sharp Sword o'er those abhorr'd For wicked Actions bring verse 10 I 'll make their Stiffness bend While a'l the Just around Through God their Freind shall high ascend With Mirth and Glory crown'd Psal lxxvj as the 148th or as Mr. Sandys's 47 tâ— verse 1 GOD's Name in Judah's known It 's great in Israel verse 2 His House in Salem's shown His Smiles on Sion dwell verse 3 For there his Stroke Swords Bows and Shields For Martial Fields And Arrows broke verse 4 Thy glorious Name 's more bright Than theirs whose num'rous Bands In Violence delight And spoil their Neighbours Lands Who proudly boast No Force can stay Their conqu'ring Way Or guard our Coast verse 5 But Desolation now Their daring Hearts attends And on each drowsie Brow An heavy Sleep descends The Men of Might Grope but in vain Their Swords to gain In that dark Night verse 6 At thy Rebuke they fall And Horse and Charriot lie Profoundly bury'd all In one deep Lethargy verse 7 Thou only Thou Deserv'st our Fear For who can bear Thy angry Brow verse 8 When we thy Judgments heard With Terrours from the Sky The World to what it fear'd Submitted si ently verse 9 Then God arose To fave and seek The patient Meek And crush their Foes verse 10 Man 's hottest Wrath thy Name Great God of Hosts shall praise And though the raging Flame With spreading Fury blaze Yet fuddenly Their Rage restrain'd By thy just Hand Shall sink and die verse 11 Ye who the Lord adore Your Vows before him lay And what was vow'd before With grateful Gladness pay To that great King Whose angry Brow Aws all below Your Off'ring bring verse 12 For his victorious Arm With unresisted Force Fierce Monarchs shall disarm And stop their head-strong Course His Awful Frown Strange Terrour brings On Earthly Kings And casts them down Another Metre applied to our own Cases in this Nation verse 1 GOD's Name i' th' British Isles is known And is in England great verse 2 Bless'd England is his happy Throne His highly favour'd Seat verse 3 Here with his pow'rful Arm He broke The Bow the Sword the Shield His Word alone without a Stroke Secur'd the Martial-Field Though mighty Tyrants mighty Edme With Scandal mix'd may gain Yet Lord thy more illustrious Name No base Reproach can stain verse 5 But sudden Desolations now Those daring Hearts pursue And Sleep on ev'ry drowsie Brow Distils its weighty Dew In vain alas the Man of Might Dreams o'er his former Broils In vain i' th Dark he strives to fight And for a Conquest toils verse 6 At thy Rebuke great God they fall And Horse and Chariots lie Confounded quite and bury'd All In one deep Lethargy verse 7 Thou only Thou art justly fear'd Thy Fury who can stand verse 8 VVhen we thy Heav'nly Judgment heard It hush'd the trembling Land verse 9 VVhen God the patient Meek to save VVith Rising Judgment reign'd verse 10 To Him Man's Rage new Glories gave And He their VVrath restrain'd verse 11 O ye who Britain's Lord adore Your Vows before him lay And what your just Engagements bore VVith grateful Gladness pay verse 12 Your Off'rings make to Him whose Frown Resistless Terrour brings Bold Princes daunts and batters down The proudest Earthly Kings PSAL. lxxvij verse 1 TO God I cry'd I strongly cry'd And He receiv'd my Pray'r The Lord when by Afflictions try'd I sought with earnest Care verse 2 All Night my wretched Soul was pain'd With mighty Woes oppress'd And Sorrows unresisted reign'd In my afflicted Breast verse 3 On God I fix'd my thoughtful Mind But was perplex'd the more My Soul to sad Complaints resign'd Its Burthen hardly bore verse 4 Thy Terrours hold my wakeful Eyes And banish needful Sleeps My wretched Soul Grief 's strange Surprize In heavy silence keeps verse 5 I all my former Years survey'd Those happy Days of old Those Songs in better Seasons made Which God's great Name extoll'd Distractions still by Nights by Days Confus'd my weary'd Mind I mus'd and sought the secret Ways Of Providence to find verse 7 But still unsatisfy'd Icry'd Is God for ever gone 8 Will God his Presence always hide His former Loves disown 9 What! Are his Days of Mercy past His sacred Promise void His Smiles with angry Clouds o'er-cast His Goodness all destroy'd verse 10 At last I said My Follies all These faithless Thoughts create But God can yet my Hopes recall And change my mournful State Part 2. verse 11 I 'le now thy ancient Actions Lord Thy Miracles of old verse 12 And all thy wondrous Works record Thy wise Designs unfold verse 13 Thy Ways tho' dark to Humane Eyes Are holy Lord and pure What God with Thee in Greatness vyes Or can thy Frowns endure verse 14 Thy Works so many Wonders are Thy Might the Nations know verse 15 Thy Arms blest Freedoms welcome Air On Jacob's Race bestow verse 16 The Waters Lord the Waters saw Thy Face ami parting fled The Deeps with one prodigious flaw Display'd their sandy Bed verse 17 The Land unceasing Rains o're-flow'd At thy commanding Voice The pointed Lightnings went abroad With Thunders roaring noise verse 18 Thy ratling Thunders roar'd around And streaks of dismal Light Shot thro' the Air the trembling ground Quak'd With the dreadful fright verse 19 Thy Road was thro' the Seas thy way Thro' mighty Waters made Thy secret Paths could none survey Or where thy steps were laid verse 20 Moses and Aaron thro' the Deep And trackles Deserts lead Thy Tribes and them like tender sheep Securely kept and fed PSAL. lxxviij MY People mark my Precepts well Your Ears to my Discourses bow verse 2 My mouth shall weighty Matters tell And Truths obscure and ancient show verse 3 Which we their happy Sons have known From what our hoary Fathers told verse 4 That we with Praise to all our own Might God's miraculous Acts unfold verse 5 God gave his Laws to Jacob's race And bade our Fathers teach their Seed verse 6 That each descending Age might trace His Will and his Injunctions heed verse 6 That so his sacred Worship might Unmix'd from Age to Age descend verse 7 All trust in God and with delight His Works declare his Laws attend verse 8 That they their Father's Guilt might fly Whose Hearts perversly false rebell'd Let God's prodigious Wonders dy And neither Faith nor Conscience held verse 9 What broke arm'd Ephraim's Archers what So turn'd their coward Backs in fight
verse 10 God's Covenant they quite forgot And from his Laws began their flight verse 11 They soon forgot his tender Care And all his mighty Wonders shown verse 12 Which AEgpt's Ruines still declare And Zoan's sields have dearly known Part 2 verse 13 He led them thro' the parted Seas While all the crouding Waters gaz'd verse 14 His Cloud by Day contriv'd their ease By Night bright Flames before them blaz'd verse 15 He burst the desert Rocks and thence Sweet Waters as from Fountains drew verse 16 Made Springs from stubborn Flints commence Which soon to spacious Rivers grew verse 17 Yet they who saw it trespass'd still And in a Desart hungry Land verse 18 Ask'd Meat aloud to eat their fill Yet question'd God's Almighty Hand verse 19 To urge his Wrath the faithless Crew Thus with a taunting boldness said Can God his Wonders here renew Full Tables in a Desert spread verse 20 He smote the stony Rocks indeed And out the wholesom Waters broke But can his Magick Rod proceed Will Bread and Flesh attend the stroke verse 21 With Anger God their murmurings heard And at them soon his Fury smok'd verse 22 When Israel's feed so false appear'd And faithless Fools their God provok'd Part 3. verse 23 To try them more He bade the Skies From their unbounded Treasures rain verse 24 Streight heavenly Wheat before them lyes And tastful Manna fills the Plain verse 25 The Bread of Angels there they find To glut their hungry Appetite verse 26 Then God commands the Eastern Wind And Southern fruitsul Gales excites verse 27 Less Dust in rapid Whirlwinds flies verse 28 Then Flesh within their Trenches rain'd Less Sand around the Ocean lies Then Fowls about their Tents remain'd verse 29 They fdd and fill'd themselves and He On them their utmost wish bestow'd verse 30 But they no inward Guilt could see Nor feel their Lusts confounding load verse 31 Hence e'er their Meat was down their Pride God with a dismal blast surpriz'd Their noblest Youth and Princes dy'd All to his Anger sacrific'd verse 32 Yet unreclaim'd from sinful Ways They'd still his wondrous VVorks oppose verse 33 And He confum'd their Years and Days In sading Joys and Jasting VVoes verse 34 If Death among their Armies flew For God they 'd seek to God they 'd fly verse 35 Then God was all their Strength they knew Their great Redeemer God most high verse 36 Their God with fawning Tongues they prov'd VVith lying lips to Him they pray'd verse 37 But still their Hearts perversly mov'd Their Hearts their faithless VVorks betray'd verse 38 Yet He forgave their Sins and spar'd Their Tribes and laid his Anger by verse 39 He knew they common Frailties shiar'd VVould quickly change and quickly dy Part 4. verse 40 How oft in desert Lands they mov'd And urg'd and vex'd his Heav'nly mind verse 41 How oft relaps'd his Patience prov'd And Israel's Holy God confin'd verse 42 They quite forgot that powerful Hand VVinch them from slavish Bonds redeem'd verse 43 VVhen Zoan's Field and AEgypt's Land VVith dreadful Signs and VVonders teem'd verse 44 How He their p'easant VVaters chang'd To nauseous Blood and mystick Gore verse 45 Mix'd Swarms in all their Quarters rang'd And Frogs their Royal Chambers bore verse 46 Their Fruit-trees blasting VVhirlwinds peel'd And Locusts all their Toils enjoy'd verse 47 Their Vines Figs Cattel and the Field verse 48 Hot storms of fiery Hail destroy'd verse 49 Since still the stubborn Land rebel'd VVith fiercer flames his Fury glow'd And as his burning Fury fwell'd The Coals malignant Angels blow'd Thick thro' the solid Dark they flew With horrid shrieks and dismal Cries And laid Hell's end ess Pains in view Before their Intellectual Eyes No Torch no Star no Middays Beams No peaceful Thought no comforts Light But Ghosts with frightful Howls and Screams Could pierce th' unfathomable Night No sleep could feal their labouring Eyes But dreadful Dreams of following Woes And roaring Storms and rattling Skies And trembling Earths convulsive throws Part 5. verse 50 While thus with weighty Gloom o're thrown Lost AEgypt lay God's dreadful Hand Heavy with ripening Vengeance grown Does newer Wounds and Plagues command Now a thick pestilential Air Is rais'd from late corrupted Gore And sullen Stars malignant glare And Locusts rotting round the shore From Fens and Bogs and poisonous Lakes And what rank venemous Weeds produce From Scorpions Basilisks and Snakes And Toads and Hemlocks baleful Juice All these in One with deadly skill Infernal Spirits temper sure That every Atomes force may kill And neither Art nor Nature cure Out streight commanded Michael flies A thousand Spirits round him wait And on his Spear the mixture tries And loads it with resistless Fate verse 51 No wretched Shed nor homely Stall Where Men repos'd or Beasts were laid But Death at once attack'd 'em all And one continued Slaughter made The first-born Prince the first-born Slave Of Flocks and Herds the Firstlings dy'd Each Floor assign'd its Heir a Grave Each Roof entomb'd its Owner's pride With dying Shrieks and Groans and Cries The frighted Hills and Walls resound All AEgypt now in mourning lies In Sorrows boundless Ocean drown'd Part 6. verse 52 But while Heaven 's warlike Prince at large Thus ravag'd all the sinful Land God of his Israel took the Charge And led them with a gentler Hand verse 53 He was their Shepherd He their Guide His Flock his own Peculiars they His Care their growing Wants supply'd And led them safely all the Day Those Foes who with a furious Will Pursu'd beneath the Seas He drown'd verse 54 And brought them to his Holy Hill With his protecting Presence crown'd verse 55 He all the Nations round expel'd And gave their Lands to Jacob's Race Who then their Towns fecurely held And in their Cities took their place verse 56 Yet still they tempted God and still To Anger mov'd their mighty Lord Nor would their holy Vows fulfil But his Commands and Laws abhorr'd verse 57 They sinn'd as all their Fathers us'd And like an ill-set Bow they broke verse 58 Their Lord with graven Gods abus'd Which might his jealous Rage provoke Each lofty Hill each shady Grove They with their gaudy Idols fill'd Against their Maker boldly strove And there their Sacrifices kill'd verse 59 God heard of all his Anger slam'd And off th' ingrateful Nation threw verse 60 And Shilo's Holy Place disclaim'd That Ark which once his Glories knew Part 7. verse 61 Now God their Strength and all their Pride Resign'd to their insulting Foes verse 62 Who with their Blood their Jave'ins dy'd And fil'd his Heritage with Woes verse 63 Hot feverish flames their Youth consum'd Their mateless Virgins Virgins dy'd verse 64 Altars their mangled Priests entomb'd Their own sad Widow's Tears deny'd verse 65 Thus Justice rang'd the Field at last On Golden Wings bright Mercy rose And God his hotter Fury past Made Love her ancient Smiles disclose Like some fierce Giant rous'd from
Sleep Or high with sprightly Wines inflam'd verse 66 God struck his Foes their Wounds were deep And their Eternal Shame proclaim'd verse 67 Yet for their Sins He Joseph's Fields And Ephrain's Tribe though fruitful scorns verse 68 His Rest more happy Judah yields His House lov'd Sion's Mount adorns verse 69 There high his lofty Turrets rise And all the Town beneath command And deep the vast Foundaticm lies As Rocks the solid Buildings stand verse 70 Then from his Sheep and meaner Cares verse 71 Our God his Servant David takes And him his Israel's King declares His holy Nation 's Pastor makes verse 72 That nobler Flock with faithful Art He watches feeds and safely folds And with an upright prudent Heart Our happy Church and State upholds PSAL. lxxix As the 130th verse 1 LOrd the Heathen-Troops have spoil'd Thy bless'd lnheritance And thy holy House desil'd And still their Arms advance Salem's Walls on Heaps are laid verse 2 Thy murther'd Servants lie Preys to Wolves and Vultures made Beneath the open Sky verse 3 See a spacious Crimson Flood By dying Martyrs shed Salem's Streets with flowing Blood And mangled Corpses spread verse 4 Jacob's Tribes alas are grown Their nearest Neighbour's Scorn Out to vile Derision thrown By cruel Scoffs o'er born verse 5 Ah how long dear Lord how long Shall thy fierce Fury burn verse 6 O on all the Godless Throng Thy weighty Vengeance turn Let the gentile-Gentile-Nations all Who ne'er acknowledge Thee Underneath thy Judgments fall And just Severitie verse 7 They with cruel Teeth devour Poor Jacob's wretched Race And Destruction's Tempest pour On Israel's Dwelling-place verse 8 All our Sins bless'd God forgive And speedy Mercy show For by Thee alone we live Though now reduc'd so low Part 2. verse 9 Lord to our Assistance fly From Thee our Safety springs Honour to thy Name Most High Such Saving Mercy brings verse 10 Why Ô why should Heathens cry Now where's their mighty God Let them now the Lashes try Of thy revenging Rod Grant that Lord our longing Eyes Thy just Revenge may see While the Blood of Martyrs cries So loud great God to Thee verse 11 Let the Pris'ners Sighs ascend Before thy Majesty And with mighty Pow'r defend The Souls condemn'd to die verse 12 To our Neighbours Lord repay Their base reproachful Spite Such who in the Scorners Way And Blasphemies delight verse 13 So shall we thy Flock thy Sheep For ever praise thy Name And through endless Ages keep Thy everlasting Fame Or thus verse 1 DEar Lord the Heathen Bands have spoil'd Thy bless'd Inheritance And have thy holy House defil'd And still their Arms advance Poor Salem's Walls in Heaps are laid Thy murther'd Servants lie As Preys to Wolves and Vultures made Beneath the open Sky verse 3 See Lord a spacious Crimson Flood By dying Martyrs shed And Salem's Street's with flowing Blood And mangled Corpses spread verse 4 Sad Jacob's Tribes alas are grown Their barb'rous Neighbours Scorn And to Derision vilely thrown By cruel Scoffs o'er-born verse 5 But ah how long dear Lord how long Shall thy fierce Furies burn verse 6 At last on all the Godless Throng Thy weighty Vengeance turn O let the Gentile Nations all Who ne'er acknowledge Thee Beneath thy heavy Judgments fall And just Severity verse 7 For they with cruel Teeth devour Poor Jacob's wretched Race And total Desolation pour On Israel's Dwelling-place verse 8 O all our Sins bless'd Lord forgive And speedy Mercy show For by thy Mercy Lord we live Though now reduc'd so low Part 2. verse 9 Now Lord to our Assistance fly From Thee our Safety springs For G'ory to thy Name Most High Such saving Mercy brings verse 10 And why Ô why should Heathens cry Now where's their boasted God Let them too all the Scourges try Of thy revenging Rod Permit bless'd Lord our longing Eyes Thy just Revenge to see While yet the Blood oiF Martyrs cries So loud great God to Thee verse 11 O let the Pris'ners Sighs ascend Before thy Majesty And with Almighty Pow'r defend The Souls condemn'd to die verse 12 And to our Neighbours Lord repay Their base reproachful Spite To such as in the Scorners Way And Blasphemies delight verse 13 And so shall we thy Flock thy Sheep For ever praise thy Name And through Eternal Ages keep Alive thy glorious Fame PSAL. lxxx verse 1 HEar gracious Shepherd Thou whose Love Like Flocks thy Israel guides Shine forth Ô Thou whose Strength above The Cherubs Wings resides verse 2 Before our drooping Nation rouze Great God thy wondrous Might And with thy saving Strength espouse Thy ancient People's Right verse 3 Change Lord Ô change our mournful State And let thy Beams Divine Our Health and Safety to create With doubled Lustre shine verse 4 How long great God of Hosts shall we Thy Fury's Heat sustain How long thy People Lord to Thee Address their Pray'rs in vain verse 5 Tears are our Meat our Drink is Tears verse 6 When they our Spoils divide Our Neighbours quarrel and our Fears Malicious Foes deride verse 7 Change Lord Ô change our mournful State And let thy Beams Divine Our Health and Safety to create With doubled Lustre shine Part 2. verse 8 Of old from Egypt's fruitful Soil Thy Hands a Vine remov'd And made the Ganaanites recoil And here the Plant improv'd verse 9 Large was its Room and large its Root Through all the Country spread And with the weighty Purple Fruit It bow'd its noble Head verse 10 Its Shade the Mountains cover'd o'er Its Arms like Cedars stood verse 11 Down to the Seas its Branches bore And reach'd Euphrates Flood verse 12 Oh why are all her Fences gone Her Fruits by all destroy'd verse 13 Her Roots by Forest-Boars o'erthrown And savage Beasts annoy'd verse 14 Turn Lord of Hosts Ô turn at last And from thy lofty Skies On thy poor Vineyard void and waste O cast thy gentler Eyes verse 15 The Vineyard which thy mighty Hand In Canaan planted first And made its Branches strongly stand By Peace and Favour nurs'd verse 16 But now the Boughs are scorch'd the Trunk By cruel Hands cut down Thy People's Hopes and Vigour sunk Beneath thy angry Frown verse 17 Smile Lord Ô turn thy gracious Eyes On him that 's rais'd by Thee With Strength to ease our Miseries And set the Bond-men free verse 18 So we 'll no more from Thee decline Nor thy Commands transgress Our Hopes our Lives shall all be thine Thy Name we 'll daily bless verse 19 Change Lord Ô change our mournful State And let thy Beams Divine Our Health and Safety to create With doubled Lustre shine Psal 1xxxj As the 100th or Mr. Sandys's 8th verse 1 TO God our Strength your Voices raise Aloud the God of Jacob praise verse 2 A Psalm to th' merry Timbrel suit The pleasant Harp or charming Lute verse 3 The Moon her Infant-Horns displays Let 's feast on these appointed Days And with the shriller Trumpet 's
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
House the Sparrows find The Swallows build their Nests Where with their yet unfeather'd Kind The Dam in Safety rests But ah thine Altars wretched I Near them no more can sing While banish'd from thy House I sly Dear Lord my God my King verse 4 Ah happy Souls who in thy House Can live and praise thy Name verse 5 Whose Arms thy Heav'nly strength endows Whose Hearts thy Ways can frame verse 6 Though through the Vail of Tears they go Their Eyes with Sorrows drown'd Yet Blessings on their Teachers slow With Fruit their Pains are crown'd verse 7 From Strength to Strength from Grace to Grace Th' improving Learners go Till them the God of Gods embrace And Rest on them bestow Part 2. verse 8 My Pray'r great God of Hosts receive And kind Affistance bring verse 9 Consider O our Shie'd relieve Thy once anointed King verse 10 For in thy Courts one Day appears More bless'd more swoet to me Than could a Thousand Thousand Years At any Distance be I 'd rather keep thy Temple's Door And fiod thy Presence there Than in a Palace reign secure Where Sins uncheck'd appear verse 11 For God their Sun their Shield to those Will Grace and Glory give Who with his Laws sincerely close And on Obedience live verse 12 Happy ô happy that good Man Great Lord of Hosts must be Who through all Worldly Changes can Unmov'dly trust in Thee To Father Holy Ghost and Son Ono God in persons Three Be Glory paid and Homage done Through all Eternity PSAL. lxxxv verse 1 THY Favours Lord have kind at last To Israel's Captives been verse 2 And all thy People's Follies past And cover'd all their Sin verse 3 Thy gentler Thoughts with tender Love Thy Jealous Furies eas'd And He who pleads for us above Has all thy Wrath appeas'd verse 4 To us ô God our Saviour now From Anger kindly turn Some Limits to thy Wrath allow Which else would always burn verse 5 On us dear God new Life bestow To us new Vigour give verse 6 That we our Joys in Thee may show And in thy Favour live verse 7 To us thy Mercy Lord extend And thy Salvation show verse 8 What God shall answer I 'll attend Who will his Peace bestow On all his own His Saints shall find The Sweets of Heav'nly Peace When they from Sin 's foul Dross refin'd From careless Follies cease God's kind Salvation's always nigh The Wise who fear his Name That Glory o'er our Land may fly And raise our ancient Fame Kind Peace and Righteousness embrace And Truth and Mercy close Truth springs from Earth from Heav'n her Face Impartial Justice shows All Good on us shall God bestow Our Land shall fruitful prove And Justice with a wondrous Flow Before his Face shall move While we who err'd so oft before Bless'd with so sure a Guide From God shall never wander more But in his Paths abide Another Metre As the old 125th proper Tune BLess'd Lord thy kinder Thoughts at last Did Jacob's Captive-Tribes restore And all the People's Follies past Their Sins with Mercies cover'd o'er Thy Jealous Furies eas'd And all thy Wrath appeas'd To us ô God our Saviour now From thy tempestuous Anger turn Shall thy fierce Wrath no Bounders know But through Eternal Ages burn Us Lord again revive And in thy Joys we live To us thy Mercy Lord extend To us thy bless'd Salvation show To God's kind Answer I 'll attend For Peace he 'll on his Saints bestow His Servants shall have Peace When they from Follies cease verse 9 To pious Men Salvation's near That Glory may possess the Land verse 10 Mercy and Truth conjoin'd appear And Peace and Justice Hand in Hand verse 11 From Earth Truth from the Sky Fair Justice casts her Eye verse 12 Our God on us shall Good bestow Our happy Land shall fruitful prove verse 13 And Justice with a wondrous Flow Before his glorious Presence move And we with such a Guide Shall in his Paths abide PSAL. lxxxvj verse 8 LOrd to my Pray'r thine Ears incline For I 'm distress'd and poor verse 2 I'm wholly Lord and only thine Bless'd God my Soul secure verse 3 My God thy faithful Servant save Who hopes thy Grace to see Mercy thy Mercy Lord I crave And daily cry to Thee verse 4 To Thee alone my Heart I raise O make my Soul rejoice verse 5 Love Pardon Mercy are thy Ways Thou hearst my humble Voice verse 6 Lord hear my Pray'rs receive my Cry verse 7 In Woes address'd to Thee verse 8 Thy Might thy wondrous Works out-vye The Gods of Vanity All Nations whom thy Hands have made Shall fall before thy Face And with pure Worship duly pay'd Thy glorious Name embrace For Thou art God thy Works are great Thy self art God alone To me bless'd God thy Ways repeat And make thy Doctrines known I 'll walk in Truth then Lord unite My Heart to fear thy Name My Heart shall then thy Praise recite And all thy Praise proclaim Thy Mercy 's great to me from Hell Thou brought'st my sinking Soul Though Tyrants at me proudly swell And would my Life control No Sence of Thee the Rebels show But Pity Lord we see Grace Patience Mercy Truth we know In plenty dwells with Thee To me dear God with Mercy turn Thy Strength on me bestow To him who 's of thy Hand-maid born Thy kind Salvation show With me some Mark of Favour leave And shame my spiteful Foes When they thy Aid to me perceive And all thy Love disclose PSAL. lxxxvij as the 113 th WHen God in his All-searching Mind To fix his Church on Earth design'd Deep he her strong Foundations laid verse 2 But Sions Mount that sacred Place Tho' well He lov'd all Jacob's Race He his peculiar Darling made verse 3 How vastly wide how wondrous high Shall thy Immortal Glories fly Blest City of th' Eternal King verse 4 When AEgypt Assur Palestine And all th' Arabia's shall be thine And Vows to thy Protector bring Envy in Them no more shall reign But Saints to fill thy blissful Train Shall come from each converted Land verse 5 In Sion yet those Sons of Peace Shall more than other Lands encrease And in her God securely stand verse 6 When God shall all his Saints enrol The Gentiles Tribes shall fill the Scroul From Thee blest God! our Joy shall spirit verse 7 And all the Sons of Harmony Shall tune their chearful Strings to Thee And thy Eternal Praises sing PSAL. lxxxviij verse 1 BLest God of my Salvation I Call Day and Night to Thee verse 2 O hear my Prayer accept my Cry And kindly answer me verse 3 My Soul alas is fill'd with Woes The Grave attends my Fate verse 4 I 'me left by Life and Sense like those Just in a dying state verse 5 Among the slaughter'd dead I ly i th' Grave from Sorrows free Where Men thrust out from Memory Are cut from Earth by Thee verse 6 Down in the Pits
Beauty shines His proudest Shows thy Frowns abate And he to Dust declines When grov'ling in the Dust he lies Thy Smiles his Fortunes raise Weak Man say'st Thou return and rise Weak Man thy Word obeys A Thousand Years no longer last In thy unbounded Sight Than Yesterday so lately past Or its succeeding Night So Floods with rapid Swiftness slide So Dreams in Slumbers fly So Meadow-Greens with chearful Pride Salute the Morning-Sky They slourish with the Morning's Tears And shoot their Branches high But e'er the shady Night appears Are mow'n and scorch'd and die When thy impetuous Anger burns Our Lives are soon consum'd And by thy Wrath 's severe Returns To deep Afflictions doom'd Thou view'st our wretched Actions o'er And thy All-searching Eyes Examine all that secret Score Which now in Darkness lies Far off our flying Days are blown Before thy Fury's Blast Our Years like empty Tales are gone Which scarce one Moment last Part 2. verse 10 Through Seventy Years our common Lives May hold their constant Course And if to Eighty one arrives By Nature's rarer Force Yet his declining batter'd Strength Meer Pains and Sorrow brings And fails and swiftly flies at length On Time's impatient Wings verse 11 But ô what wretched Man can know Thy Anger 's utmost Might Which as thy Fear through all must go With an unbounded Flight verse 12 O teach us Lord to count our Days And so our Hearts apply That we through Wisdom's peaceful Ways May reach Eternity verse 13 Turn Lord at last and grant some Rest To all thy Servants Woes verse 14 Our Hearts with early Mercies bless'd To holy Joys dispose verse 15 O let us now thy Favours share Thy gentler Smiles obtain Proportion'd to our long Despair And Years of constant Pain verse 16 Lord to thy happy Servants now And all thy faithful Race Thy Works thy wond'rous Glories show And send thy quick'ning Grace verse 17 O let our Maker's Beauty here On all our Labours rest Till all our Handy-works appear By thy Protection bless'd PSAL. xcj. verse 1 HE 's safe from Death secur'd from Harms Who to his Maker slies And on his kind protecting Arms For Help and Health relies verse 2 Thou Lord art all my Hope my Trust To God I 'll freely say My strong Defence on Thee it 's just My Hope shou'd firmly stay verse 3 Do Thou the same He 'll rescue thee From Death's surprizing Share And keep thee from th' Infection free Of Pestilential Air. verse 4 He 'll shade thee with his gracious Wings His Feathers o'er thee spread ' While his unfailing Promise brings A Shield to guard thy Head verse 5 What though strange Terrours fill the Night Death's Shafts obscure the Day He 'll guild them both with wholsom Light To keep thy Fears away verse 6 What tho' fierce Plagues through horrid Gloom With wild Destruction reign verse 7 Though Thousands nay the gaping Tomb Ten Thousand Morsels gain Though Death the Day and Night command And gasping Corpses lie Heaps upon Heaps on either Hand And almost Mountain-high verse 8 Thine Eyes shall still securely see How God's revenging Stroke Distinguishes where carelesly Vile Men their God provoke Part 2. verse 9 Since now thy Heart my God alone Thy sacred Refuge made And has it self for Shelter thrown Beneath his saving Shade verse 10 No Mischief shall attempt thee there Nor Mischief-boding Chance No cruel Plague to give thee Fear Shall near thy Tents advance verse 11 For if in those delightful Ways Where God and Nature lead Thy Feet through all thy mortal Days With Care exactly tread He 'll give his Angel-Armies Charge About thy Paths to wait To lay their watchful Guards at large And to secure thy State verse 12 Their Hands shall waft thee gently o'er The Rocks of Sin below Where strong Temptation 's fatal Store And daily Scandals grow verse 13 Let Hell's old Lion roar enrag'd With all th' Infernal Crew And Men in Hell's vile Work engag'd Their pois'nous Arts pursue His Feet shall quickly tread them down Whose Heart my Loves inflame And Freedom shall with Honour crown The Man who knows my Name verse 15 To Me shall he in Dangers cry His Cries I 'll kindly hear Be with him and exalt him high And rid his Life from Fear verse 16 Long Life with ever peaceful Days I 'll on my Friend bestow And to him by a Thousand Ways My kind Salvation show PSAL. cxij. verse 1 HOW bless'd are we thy Praise to sing On all thy Holy Days Great God when all thy Churches ring With thy exalted Praise verse 2 To shew thy Mercies e'er the Sun Unsolds the Morning-Light Thy Truth e'er Clouds have first begun To form the gloomy Night verse 3 When with the Harp and Lute the Voice It s chearful Notes can raise And Organs can with Shalms rejoice To found thy lofty Praise verse 4 Thy Works thy wondrous Works inslame My Soul 's triumphant Joys verse 3 To show thy deeper Counsels Fame Her shrillest Notes employs verse 6 Poor Brutish Man can never know This wondrous Happiness Nor can the Blessing 's Balmy Flow The foolish Heart possess verse 7 His Thoughts to meaner Subjects move And watch the Sinner's Race How they like Summer-Plants improve Their Branches thrive apace Yet think not how when pleasant Blooms Have spread the Wicked o'er They sink beneath their weighty Dooms And live on Earth no more verse 8-9 Thy Foes since Lord Thou reign'st above Thy wretched Foes shall die And those who wicked Actions love Dispers'd confounded lie Part 2. verse 10 But Lord Thou 'lt raise my humble Head With Strength exalt it high On me fresh Oil of Gladness shed And fill my Heart with Joy verse 11 My happy Eyes my Wish shall see On all my angry Foes My Ears shall hear their Doom who me With envious Spite oppose verse 12 The Righteous with a thriving Pride Like Palms their Heads shall raise Their Seed like Cedars multiply'd Which Libanon displays verse 13 Those whom their Maker's skilful Hand His House has p'anted round Shall in his Courts securely stand With constant Verdure crown'd verse 14 Their Sappy Trunks in Hoary Age Shall spring with lively Shoots Their thrifty Leaves long Life presage To their extended Roots verse 15 That they the Lord my Rock may show His Righteous Works declare And make the wiser Nations know How just his Actions are PSAL. xciij verse 1 THE Lord the great Jehovah reigns With Majesty and Glory crown'd The Lord Almighty Strength retains With that like Garments girt around His Hand the World 's vast Frame secures He stays it with his Awful Nod. verse 2 Thy Throne from Days of old endures Thy Self an everlasting God! verse 3 The Floods great God the rolling Croud At Thee like mighty Waters roar And dash like breaking Waves aloud Which threaten all the neighb'ring Shoar verse 4 And let tempestuous Passions raise Their Hearts their swelling Furies high Their utmost maddest Rage obeys That God who
9 Before his Seat of Holiness Let all devoutly bow And Fear before his Face express And to his service vow verse 10 Among the Nations round proclaim The great Jehovah reigns Through Him the World's establish'd frame Unmov'd and Firm remains Hee 'l Judge the People righteously verse 11 Then let the Skys rejoice Let Earth be glad the Ocean high Exalt its roaring Voice verse 12 Let all the Flocks and Fields their Joys Express in various ways And Forrests with a murmuring Noise Their great Creator praise verse 13 He flys to judge the Earth He slies To make the World confess All Justice in His Bosom lies And Truth and Righteosness PSAL xcvij. As the 100th verse 1 THE Lord the Great Messiah reigns No more to Jewish Bounds confin'd Since all the World the Blessing gains Let all express a grateful Mind O let that spacious Continent Which Adam's num'rous Heirs possess And all the Isles with sweet Consent Their Saviour's wond'rous Love consess verse 2 Thick Clouds and gloomy Darkness hide The God from Faithless curious Eyes On Judgment too by Justice try'd His Throne 's Eternal Pillars rise verse 3 Bright Flames before his Prefence fly And melt the Hearts of angry Foes verse 4 His Beams the World with Light supply And trembling Earch its Master knows verse 5 Vain Men blown up with lofty Pride Like Wax before his Flames appear And those whose Thoughts their God defy'd The mighty God of Nature fear verse 6 His Righteousness the bending Skies Aloud with wond'rous Signs declare His glorious Works before the Eyes Of all th' astonish'd Nations are verse 7 Shame be their Lot who Images Adore and in their Idols boast Our God with humblest Worship please Bow to Him all ye Heav'nly Host verse 8 Ziou's and Judah's Daughters true With Joys thy Judgment Lord embrac'd verse 9 The Earth her mighty Maker knew With more than Angel-Glorys grac'd verse 10 O ye who love our Saviour hate All Sin for Him in each Degree He 'll Safety for his Saints create And from the Wicked set them free verse 11 Light 's largely for the Righteous sown And Joys for upright Hearts prepar'd In Him ô let our Joys be shown His Holiness with Thanks declar'd Another Metre verse 1 THE Lord the great Jehovah reigns Let all the Earth rejoice Let all those Isles the Sea contains Exalt a chearful Voice verse 2 Thick Clouds and heavy Darkness hide Our God from Humane Eyes On Righteousness by Justice try'd His Throne 's Supporters rise verse 3 Fierce Flames before his dreadful Face Consume his angry Foes verse 4 His Lightnings fright the World His Place The Earth with trembling shows verse 5 The Hills before Earth's mighty Lord Like Wax dissolving flow verse 6 The Heav'ns declare his righteous Word And All his Glory know verse 7 Shame be their Lot who Gods can make And in their Idols boast But for your God our Saviour take Ye bright Angelick Host verse 8 Zion's and Judah's Daughters heard Thy Judgments Lord with Joy verse 9 For Thou above the Gods art fear'd O'er Earth exalted high verse 10 O ye who love the Lord with Hate All wicked Works pursue For He 'll secure his Servants State From all the sinful Crew verse 11 For upright Hearts true Joys and Light Are sown Ye Righteous all Rejoice and God's All-sacred Might With grateful Thoughts re-call Another Metre to the Notes of the 114 th as translated by Mr. Cowley verse 1 THE Lord a King triumphant reigns Let all the Earth around The Isles with Joys resound God alone a King remains verse 2 Thick Clouds and heavy Darkness round him fly Justice severe and Judgment waiting by His glorious Throne prepare verse 3 Bright Flames before his Face With dreadful Flashes rake the Air And all his Foes malignant Race With all their impious Works one burning Pile embrace verse 4 See how the pointed Lightnings roll With what a dismal Glare They fill the glowing Air Soaring tow'rd the frighted Pole Shock'd with the Vision trembling Nature quakes The shatter'd Earth a strong Convulsion shakes verse 5 The lofty Mountains melt Like Wax before the Fires Whate'er his scorching Fury felt Before the World's great Lord retires And by his awful Frown dissolv'd at once expires verse 6 The Heav'ns his Righteousness declare And all the People see His glorious Majesty How it fills the Purpled Air. verse 7 May Shame deserv'd and dark Confusion seize Those Fools whose Thoughts their empty Idols Fools who absurdly boast In Gods themselves can frame please But ô ye bright Angelick Hosts Adore our Great jehovah's Name And on your bended Knees the God of Gods proclaim verse 8 His Condescensions Sion heard And judah's Daughters too And at the wondrous Shew Extasy'd with Joys appear'd Thy Goodness then before the Nations shone Thy sacred Judgments through the World were known verse 9 But though so lowly now Thy glorious Godhead still Makes all the World submisly bow Bless'd Angels thy Commands fulfil And All Subjection yield to thy Immortal Will verse 10 Ye who the Great Jehovah love With God-like Hatred due All wicked Works pursue Fix your happy Souls above He like a Father guards his faithful Souls And all their Foes and all their Force controls verse 11 But Mirth and Light to all The Just and Good shall shine verse 12 O then your ancient Joys re-call In your Jehovah's Praise combine And all his holy Acts record in Songs Divine PSAL. xcviij verse 1 THE Lord who wondrous Works hath wrought With Anthems new proclaim His Hand his holy Arm hath brought Himself the Conqu'ror's Name verse 2 He makes his great Salvation known To give the Nations Light His Righteousness the Lord hath shown In all the People's Sight verse 3 His Mercies he hath call'd to mind His Truth to Israel's Race And all those Bounds which Earth consin'd His Saving Health embrace verse 4 Sing to the Lord ô Earth aloud Sing chearful Notes around The Lord among the grateful Croud The Lord 's just Praise resound verse 5-6 To God with Harps your Voices raise And Trumpets Martial Sound With ecchoing Cornets let the Praise Of God the King be crown'd verse 7 Let Seas with all their Fulness roar The World and all its Host verse 8 In Him each River's sounding Shoar And lofty Mountain boast verse 9 For now the Lord to Judgment 's near And Earth its Doom shall know His Righteousness the World shall hear His Truth and Justice show Another Metres as Mr. Sandys's 13th verse 1 O Sing to God the Lord His wond'rous Works record Sing sing an Anthem new Return his Praises due Whose Hand whose holy Arm Dissolv'd Hell's fatal Charm Whom we triumphant see And crown'd with Victorie verse 2 The Lord's Salvation Is now more clearly known His Truth and Justice He Makes all the Nations see verse 3 But with his Israel His Mercies ever dwell And though a while a Cloud His Truth and Mercy shroud From their expecting Eyes
Off soon the Shadow flies And both with Beams Divine More bright and strongly shine So all the Nations round Have our Salvation found How God about us waits And all our Health creates verse 4 Let all the Nations round Their Maker's Praises sound O let the Earth rejoice And raise its chearful Voice And all the World combine In Thanks and Songs Divine verse 5 Sing to the Lord ô sing To our Eternal King To well-tun'd Harps ô raise Your Notes of Heav'nly Praise verse 6 O let the Trumpets found Let Cornets Notes rebound And with them loudly sing To our Eternal King verse 7 Let the loud Ocean roar Its Joys from Shoar to Shoar Let Angels bless'd on high With Earth in Praises vye verse 8 O let the Waters sound The ecchoing Hills rebound And with a chearful Noise Express their boundless Joys verse 9 Let All their Joy fulness Before the Lord express For loe He comes with Haste And Awful Glories grac'd His dreadful Summons all To his Tribunal call His Judgment then shall bless The World with Righteousness Truth from his Lips shall flow And all the World shall know Their glorious Judge and see His Love and Equity PSAL. xcix verse 1 CHrist reigns Let all the People round Beneath his Empire quake He sits above the Cherubs crown'd Let Earth's Foundations shake verse 2 The Lord in Sion's great and high Above the People rais'd verse 3 O may his dreadful Majesty His holy Name be prais'd verse 4 Judgment our mighty Monarch loves And Equity prepares And Judgment with his Justice moves In Jacob's bless'd Affairs verse 5 O then exalt the Lord our God Before his Foot-stool bow And spread his wond'rous Works abroad His holy Nature show verse 6 So Moses once and Aaron so Among his Priests appear'd And Samue ' with his Prophets who The God of Jacob fear'd These at his Footstool bow'd and there To him devoutly pray'd And always found his Answers near And all their Faith repaid verse 7 They kept his Testimonies sure His Statute-Laws obey'd And He to Them from Clouds obscure His gentle Answers made verse 8 Sometimes indeed his Wrath severe Their Follies would pursue Yet oft their Cries He 'd kindly hear His Mercies oft renew verse 9 O praise our God's exalted Name Before his A'tars bow Our God our holy Lord proclaim With Praise his Glory show PSAL. c. verse 1 YE who enjoy Salvation's Light To God your Voices raise verse 2 Appear with Gladness in His Sight And Sing your Saviour's Praise verse 3 Our Lord is God indeed it 's He Not We our selves have made Our Shepherd He his People we And in his Pastures laid verse 4 O then approach his Courts his Gates With Thanks and hearty Praise For Praise on his Assembly waits On all his holy Days verse 5 O b'ess his Name for God is good And all his Mercies sure His Truth from Age to Age has stood And shall unchang'd endure Another Metre As the old 100th verse 1-2 O Ye enlighten'd Souls with Praise Before our mighty Lord appear To Him your chearful Voices raise Adore his Name with humblest Fear verse 3 He 's our Almighty God not we But He to us our Substance gave He 's ours we His those Sheep which He Di'd by his own pure Blood to save verse 4 O then approach his Gates with praise And in his Courts his Glories sing On all his own appointed Days Your Sacrisice of Praises sing verse 5 He 's always kind and always good His Favour great his Mercy sure His Truth has ever firmly stood And shall from Age to Age endure PSAL. cj. verse 1 MErcy I 'll sing and Judgment praise And sing my God to Thee verse 2 And wisely walk in perfect Ways O come dear Lord to Me Then with an undissembling Heart I'â—l ever justly move And in my Court in every part Thy sacred Rules improve verse 3 No wicked Actions shall mine Eyes With Satisfaction see And those who things perverse devise Shall ne're be great With Me. verse 4 From Me all froward Fools shall part I 'll none that 's wicked own verse 5 But cut off those whose sland'rous Art Against their Neighbour's shown verse 6 The Heart that 's proud the Look that 's high I 'll ne're at Court endure Eut through the Land my searching Eye Shall faithful Friends procure That Man who treads a perfect Path My Favourite shall be verse 7 But Cheats and those who break their Faith Shall never dwell with Me I 'll bear no Liar in my fight The wicked I 'll destroy verse 8 Till Salem freed from Sinners quite Shall perfect Peace enjoy PSAL. cij A Soul with mighty Woes opprest May thus complaining pray And in deep Sorrows Language drest His weighty Griefs display verse 1 Hear Lord O hear my Prayers and Cries To Me thy Face disclose verse 2 My Soul lost in Affliction dies O heart O ease my Woes verse 3 Grief wasts my Days like Smoke and dries My Bones like Hearths with heat verse 4 My Heart like Grass quite wither'd lies And I forget my Meat verse 5 My Bones break through my shriveling Skin Through my unceasing Groans verse 6 I'm like those doleful Birds which in Wild Desents vent their moans verse 7 Like little Birds which spent with Grief Aboat their Nestlings mourn verse 8 While taunting Foes against my Life With bloody Oaths are sworn verse 9 Ashes my Bread my Drink was Tears While I endur'd thy frown verse 10 Thy I ove once rais'd me up from Fears Thy Wrath now hurts me down verse 11 The Shaddow falls my Life 's weak Flame So sinks like Grass it wains verse 12 But still thou ant thy glorious Name From Age to Age remains verse 13 Rise Lord for Sions help return In time her Woes relieve verse 14 Thy Servants o're her Ruins mourn And for her Ashes grieve verse 15 All Nations then thy Name shall fear All Kings thy Glory see verse 16 When Sions Walls new built appear And Glory springs from thee Part 2. verse 17 God hears the silent Mourner's Prayer O write his Goodness down verse 18 So shall Posterity declare Their mighty God's renown verse 19 God from his Holy Throne his Eye Turn'd down on Earth below verse 20 To save the Men condemn'd to die And let the Prisoners go verse 21 That they in Sions Walls might show His Praise his Name record verse 22 When thither Kings and Kingdoms flow To serve their Mighty Lord verse 23 My Strength my shortned Days he broke Then spare me Lord I pray'd verse 24 Suspend dear Lord thy deadly stroke Thy Years can never fade verse 25 Thy Hands this Earth's Foundations cast And stretch'd the lofty Skies verse 26 They perish but thy Nature lasts And Time it self defies They like a worn-out Garment fail And shall be chang'd for new verse 27 Thou' rt still the same Age can't prevail Nor time thy Steps pursue verse 28 Our Lands shall quickly be suppli'd With
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