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

vs not curious be to know But when thou bid●st vs to beleeue Let vs obey Let Reason goe Faith's obiects true and surer bee Then those that Reasons eyes doe see 3 Yet as by looking on the Sunne Though to his substance we are blinde And by the course we see him runne Some Notions we of him may finde So what thy Brightnesse doth conceale Thy word and workes in part reueale 4 Most glorious Essence we confesse In Thee whom by our faith we view Three Persons neither moe nor lesse Whose workings them distinctly shew And sure we are those persons Three Make but one GOD and thou art Hee 5 The Sunne a Motion hath we know Which Motion doth beget vs Light The Heat proceedeth from those two And each doth proper acts delight The Motion drawes out Time a line The Heate doth warme the Light doth shine 6 Yet though this Motion Light and Hea●e Distinctly by themselues we take Each in the other hath his seat And but one Sunne we see they make For what●o●ere the One will doe He workes it with the other two 7 So in the God-head there is knit A wondrous threefold True-loue-knot And perfect Vnion fastens it Though flesh and blood perceaue it not And what each Person doth alone By all the Trinity is done 8 Their Worke they ioyntly doe pursue Though they their Offices diuide And each one by himselfe hath due His proper Attributes beside But one in Substance they are still In Vertue one and one in Will 9 Eternall all the Persons be And yet ●ternall there●s but One So likewise Infinite all three Yet Infinite but One alone And neither Person aught doth misse That of the God-heads essence is 10 In Vnity and Trinity Thus oh Creator we adore Thy euer-praised Deity And thee confesse for euermore One Father one begotten Sonne One Holy-Ghost in God-head one Sunday in generall SVnday is our naturall appellation the Sabbath the Hebrew terme and the Lords day the Christian Name whereby we entitle Gods Seauenth day and if wilfull affectation be auoyded either Name is allowable It is a portion of Time sanctified by God immediately after the Worlds creation and by the diuine Law dedicated to be perpetually obserued to the honour of our Creator And though some things accidentally pertinent to the obseruation thereof haue bee●e changed yet that which is essentiall thereunto is for euer immutable Our Sauiour hath by his Resurrection hallowed for vs that which we now obse●ue instead of the Iewish Sabbath which being the day whereon he rested in the Graue the obseruation thereof and of all other Iewish Ceremonies was buried with him because they were to continue but till the accomplishment of those things whereof they were Types This is that day wherein our Redeemer began as it were his Eternall rest after hee had finished the worke of our Reparation and conquered death the last that was to be destroyed This Day we ought therefore to sanctifie according to Gods first institution Not Iewishly that is by a strict or meere outward abstaining from the seruile workes of the body onely according to the letter But Christianly to wit in spirit and truth both inwardly and outwardly so recreating our bodies and soules that wee may with a sanctified pleasure and as much as may be without wearinesse spend that day to the glory of God according to his commād the Churches direction euen to the vse of bodily labours exercises whensoeuer without respect to sensuall or couetous ends a rectified conscience shall perswade vs that the honor of God the charity we owe to our Neighbours or an vnfained necessity requires them to be done Song 60. Sing this as the 44. Song SIx dayes oh LORD the world to make And set all Creatures in aray Was all the lea●ure thou would'st take And then did●st rest the seauenth day That day thou there●ore hallowed hast And ri●htly by a law diuine Which till the end of time shall last The seauenth part of Time is thine 2 Then teach vs willingly to giue The tribute of our dayes to Thee By whom we new bo●h moue and liue And haue attain●d to what we be For of that Rest which by thy Word Thou hast beene pleased to enioyne The profit all is ours oh L●R● And but the praise alone is thine 3 Oh therefore let vs not consent To rob thee of thy Sabbath day Nor rest with carnall Rest content But sanctifie it all w● may Yea grant that we from sinnefull strife And all those workes thou do'st detest May keepe a Sabbath all our life And enter thy Eternall rest S. Andrewes day THe holy Church celebrateth this day to glorifie God for that fauour which hee vouchs●fed vnto her by the calling and ministry of blessed Andrew his Apostle and that by the remembrance of his readinesse to follo● and preach Christ both the honourable and Christian memorial due to an Apostle might be preserued and we stirred vp al●o to the imitation of his forwardnesse in our seuerall callings aduancing Gods honour and Gospell In which generall sence euery the meanest Christian hath a kinde of Apostleship to build vp not only in himselfe but in others also the Temple of the liuing God and to encrease and establish the kingdome of Christ. Song 61. Sing this as the 44. Song AS blessed Andrew on a day By fishing did his liuing earne Christ cam● and called him away That he to fish for men might learne And no delay thereat he made Nor questions fram'd of his intent But quite forsaking all he had Along with him that calld he went 2 Oh that we could so ready be To follow Christ when he doth call And that we could forsake as he Those N●ts that we are snar'd withall Or would this Fisherman of men Who set by all he had so light By his obedience shewed then And his example winne vs might 3 But Precepts and Examples faile Till thou thy grace LORD adde thereto Oh grant it and we shall preuaile In whatso'ere thou bidd'st vs do Yea we sha●l then that blisse conceiue Which in thy seruice we may finde And for thy sake be glad to leaue Our Nets and all we haue behinde S. Thomas day THis Day was set apart by the Church that it might be sanctified to the praise of God for his holy Apostle S. Thomas by whose preaching the Christian generation was multiplyed and that we might strengthen the beliefe we haue of our Sauiours vndeniable Resurrection by taking an yearely occasion to refresh our memories with that part of the Euangelicall sto●ie which mentioneth both this Apostles doubting and the confirmation of his faith by a sensible demonstration Song 62. Sing this as the 9. Song WHen Christ was risen from the dead And Thomas of the same was told He would not credit it he sed Though he himselfe should him● behold Till he his wounded hands had eyde And th●ust his fingers in his side 2 Which triall he did vndertake And

beneath the sword together fall Thou in thy day of wrath such hauock mad'st That in deuouring thou no pitty hadst 22 Thou round about hast call'd my feared Foes As if that summon'd to some feast they were Who in thy day of wrath did round enclose And shut me so that none escaped are Yea those that hate me them consumed haue To whom I nourishment and breeding gaue Lament 3. HEre the Prophet Ieremy hauing contemplated his owne afflictions with the destruction of Iudah and Ierusalem seemeth by that materiall Obiect to haue raised his apprehension higher and by the spirit of Prophecy both to foresee the particular suffrings of Ies●● Christ and to become sensible also of those great afflictions which the Church Militant his mysticall body should be exercised withall And in this most passionate Elegy either in his own person bewaileth it or else personates Iesus Christ the head of that Mysticall body taking vpon himselfe those punishments with that hea●y burthen of Gods wrath and that vnspeakable sorrow which mankinde had otherwise beene ouerwhelmed withall In briefe this Elegy containes an expression of Gods heauy Anger for our sinne the seuerity and bitternesse of his Iudgements the greatnesse of his mercies the hope and patience of the faithfull in all Afflictions The vnwillingnesse of God to punish The hearty repentance of his people And a Propheticall imprecation concerning the enemies of the spirituall Ierusalem This may be sung to mooue and stirre vs vp with a feeling of our Redeemers passion To remember vs of our miserable condition through sinne To mooue vs to repentance and to comfort and instruct vs amidd our afflictions Song 26. Sing this as the 24. Song I Am the Man who scourged in thy wrath Haue in all sorrowes throughly tyred beene Into obscurity he ●ed me hath He brought me thither where no light is seene And so aduerse himselfe to me he showes That all the day his hand doth me oppose 2 My Flesh and Skinne with age He tyred out He bruiz'd my bones as they had broken bin He with a Wall enclosed me about With cares and labours he hath shut me in And me to such a place of darknesse led As those are in that befor euer dead 3 He shut me where I found no passage out And there my heauy Chaines vpon me laid Moreouer though I loudly cryed out He tooke no heed at all for what I prayd My Way with hewed stones he stopped hath And left me wandring in a winding Path. 4 He was to me like some way-lying Beare Or as a Lyon that doth lurke vnseene My course he hindring me in pieces teare Till I quite ruin'd and layd waste had beene His Bowe he bended and that being bent I was the marke at which his Arrow went 5 His Arrowes from his Quiuer forth he caught And through my very R●ines he made them passe Eu'n mine owne people set me then at naught And all the day their sporting song I was From him my fill of bitternesse I had And me with Worm-wood likewise drunke he mad● 6 With stones my teeth he all to peeces brake He Dust and Ashes ouer me hath strowne All rest he from my weary soule did take As if contentment I had neuer none And then I cryed Oh! I am vndone All my dependance on the Lord is gone 7 Oh minde thou my afflictions and my care My miseries my worm-wood and my gall For they still fresh in my remembrance are And downe in me my humbled soule doth fall I this forget not And when this I minde Some helpe againe I doe begin to finde 8 It is thy mercy Lord that we now be For had thy pitty fail'd not one had liu'd The Faithfulnesse is great that is in Thee And eu'ry morning it is new reuiu'd And Lord such claime my soule vnto thee lay●● That shee will euer trust in thee she sayes 9 For thou art kinde to those that waite thy will And to their soules that after thee attend Good therefore is it that in quiet still We hope that safety which thou Lord wilt send And happy he that timely doth enure His youthfull necke the burthen to endure 10 He downe will sit alone and nothing say But since 't is cast vpon him beare it out Yea though his mouth vpon the dust they lay And while there may be hope will not mis-dou●● His Cheeke to him that smiteth offers He And is content though he reuiled be 11 For sure is he what euer doth befall The LORD will not forsake for euermore But that he hauing punisht pitty shall Because he many mercies hath in store For God in plaguing take no pleasure can Nor willingly afflicteth any man 12 The LORD delighteth not to trample downe Those men that here on earth enthralled are Or that a Righteous man should be o'rethrowne When he before the Highest doth appeare Nor is the LORD well-pleased in the sight When he beholds the Wrong subuert the Right 13 Let no man mutter then as if he thought Some things were done in spight of GODS decree For all things at his word to passe are brought That either for our good or euill be Why then liues man such murmurs to begin Oh! let him rather murmure at his Sinne. 14 Our owne lewd courses let vs search and trie We may to thee againe oh LORD conuart To GOD that dwelleth in the Heau'ns on high Let vs oh let vs lift both hand and heart For we haue sinned we rebellious were And therefore was it that thou didst not spare 15 For this with wrath o're-shaddow'd thou hast chas't And slaughter made of vs without remorse Thy selfe obscured with a clowd thou hast That so our Prayers might haue no recourse And loe among the Heathen-People we As out-casts and off-●cowrings reckon'd be 16 Our Aduersaries all and eu'ry where Themselues with open mouth against vs set On vs is fa●ne a terrour and a snare Where ruine hath with desolation met And for the Daughter of my Peoples cares Mine eyes doth cast forth Rivulets of teares 17 Mine eyes perpetually were ouerflowne And yet there is no ceasing of my Teares For if the LO●D in mercy looke not downe That from the Heau'ns he may behold my cares They will not stint But for my Peoples sake Mine eyes will weep vntil my heart doth break 18 As when a Bird is chased too and fro My foes pursued me when cause was none Into the Dungeon they my life did throw And there they rowled ouer me a stone The waters likewise ouer●low'd me quite And then me thought I perished out-right 19 Yet on thy Name oh LORD I cal'ed there Eu'n when in that low Dungeon I did lye Whence thou wert pleased my complaint to heare Not sleighting me when I did sighing cry That very day I called thou drew'st neere And said'st vnto me that I should not feare 20 Thou LORD my Soule maintainest in her right My Life by thee alone redeemed was Thou hast oh LORD obserued my

Christ his frailty did permit By his distrusting sure to make Such others as might doubt of it So we had right and he no wrong For by his weaknesse both are strong 3 Oh blessed GOD how wise thou art And how confoundest thou thy Foes Who their temptations dost conuart To worke those ends which they oppose When Sathan seekes our faith to shake The firmer he the same doth make 4 Thus whatso'ere he tempts vs to His disaduantage let it be Yea make those very sinnes we do The meanes to bring vs nearer thee Yet let vs not to ill consent Though colour'd with a good intent S. Stephens day STephen was one of the seauen Deacons mentioned Acts 6. and the first Martyr of Iesus Christ whose Truth hauing powerfully maintained by dispute he constantly sealed it with his blood The Church therefore hath appointed this Anniuersarie in remembrance thereof that so God might perpetually be glorified for the same and the story of his Martyrdome the oftne● mentioned to the encouragement and direction of other men in their Trials Song 63. Sing this as the 4 Song LORD with what zeale did thy first Martyr breath Thy blessed Truth to such as him withstood With what stout mind embraced he his death A holy witnesse sealing with his bloud The praise is thine that him so strong did'st make And blest is he that dyed for thy sake 2 Unquenched loue in him appear'd to be When for his murth'rous Foes he did entreat A piercing eye made bright by faith had he For he beheld thee in thy Glory set And so vnmou'd his pa●ience he did keepe He di●de as if he had but faine as●eepe 3 Our luke-warme harts with his hot Zeale enflame So Constant and so Louing let vs be So let vs liuing glorifie thy Name So let vs dying ●i●e our eyes on Thee And ●hen the ●leepe of Death shall vs o●retake With him to life eternall vs awake S. Iohn the Euangelist THis Day is celebrated by the Church to praise God for his blessed Euangelist and beloued Disciple Saint Iohn who hath beene an admirable instrument of his glorie and the Churches instruction For the Mystery of the sacred Trinity and the Diuinity of Christ is by him most plainely exprest in his writings among many other great Mysteries and excellent Doctrines concerning our Redemption for which wee are bound particularly to honour God and worthily stirred vp therevnto by this annuall Commemoration Song 64. Sing this as the 44. Song TEach vs by his example LORD For whom we honour thee to Day And grant his witnesse of thy Word Thy Church enlighten euer may And as belou'd oh Christ he was And therefore leaned on thy breast So let vs also in thy grace And on thy sacred bosome rest 2 Into vs breath that Life diuine Whose Testimony he intends About vs cause thy Light to shine That which no Da●knesse comprehends And let that euer-blessed Word Which all things did create of nought Anew create vs now oh LORD Whose ruine sinne hath almost wrought 3 Thy holy Faith we doe professe Us to thy Fellowship receaue Our Sinnes ●e hartily confesse Thy Pardon therefore let vs haue And as to vs thy Seruant giues Occasion thus to honour Thee So also let our words and liues As lights and guides to others be Innocents Day KIng Herod vnderstanding th●t a king of the Iewes was borne in Bethlem-Iuda fearing that by him he might be dispossessed he murthered all the yong infants of that Circuit in hope among them to haue slaine Iesus Christ But he was ●ent into Egypt by Gods speciall ap●ointment and so the Ty●ants fury prooued vaine In hono●r therefore of the Almighties prouidence the Church celebrateth this Day To put vs in minde also how vainely the Diuell and his members rage against Gods decree and that the cruell slaughter of those poore Infants may neuer be forgotten Which in a large sense may be called a Marty●dome As in the generality of the cause being for Christ in the passion of the body though not in the intention of the minde And so in proper sence doth S. Stephen hold still the place of the first Captaine of that Band. Song 65. Sing this as the 44. Song 1 THat rage whereof the Psalme doth say Why are the G●ntiles growne so mad Appeard in part vpon that day When Herod slaine the Infants had Yet as it saith they stormd in vaine Though many Innocents they slew For Christ they purposd to haue slaine Who all their Counsels ouerthrew 2 Thus still vouchsafe thou to res●raine All Tyrants LORD pursuing Thee Thus let our vast desires be slaine That thou maist liuing in vs be So whilst we shall enioy our breath We of thy loue our Songs will frame And with those Innocents our death Shall also glorifie thy Name 3 In Type those Many di●de for One That One for many moe was slaine And what they felt in Act alone He did in will and Act sustaine LORD grant that what thou hast decreed In Will and Act we may fulfill And though we reach not to the Deede From vs oh GOD accept the Will The conuersion of S. Paul SAint Paul as appeares Acts 9. hauing beene a great persecutor of the Christian faith before his conuersion was extraordinarily called to embrace the same profession euen as he proceeded in a Iourney purposely vndertaken to suppresse the Truth And so of a Woolfe became afterward a Pastor the most laborious Preacher of Iesus Christ Which mercy of GOD that we may still remember it to the praise of his name and our owne comfort the Church hath appointed an yearely Commemoration thereof Song 66. Sing this as the 44. Song A Blest Conue●sion and a strange Was that when Saul a Paul became And LORD for making such a change We praise and glorifie thy Name For whilst he went from place to place To persecute thy Truth and Thee And running to perdition was By powerfull grace cal'd backe was hee 2 When from thy Truth we goe astray Or wrong it through our blinded zeale Oh come and stop vs in the way And then thy Will to vs reu●ale That Brightnesse shew vs from aboue Which proues the sensuall eye-sight blinde And from our eyes those Scales remoue That hinder vs thy way to finde 3 And as thy blessed seruant Paul When he a Conuert once became Exceeded thy Apostle● all In painefull preaching of thy Name So grant that those who haue in Sinne Exceeded others heretofore The start of them in Faith may winne Loue serue and honour thee the more S. Matthias MAtthias was the Disciple which was chosen in the roo●e of Iudas Iscariot And his anniuersary is commanded to be obserued that it might giue vs continuall occasion to praise God for his Iustice and Fauor For his Iustice shewed in discoue●ing and not sparing Iudas the traytou● abusing his Apostleship For his Fauour declared in elec●ing Matthias a faithfull Pastor of the Church Moreouer the remembrance of

the Church doth chuse Instruct them by thy sacred Word And with thy spirit them infuse That liue and teach aright they may And we their teaching well obay These that follow are thankesgiuings for publike benefites For seasonable weather IT is our duty to giue God thanks praise him both publikely and priuately for all his mercies especially for such as tend to the generall good And therefore the Church hath in her Lithurgie ordained set formes of Thankesgiuing for such ends In imitation whereof these following Hymnes are composed that we might the oftner and with more delight exercise this duty which is most properly done in Song And therby also the formes of Thankesgiuing are much the more easily learned of the common people to be sung of them amid their labours This that next followes is a thankesgiuing for seasonable weather ●y meanes whereof we enioying the blessings of the earth ought at all times to praise God for the same Song 85. Sing this as the 3. Song LORD should the Sunne the Clowds the Wind The Ayre and Seasons be To vs so froward and vnkinde As we are false to Thee All fruites would quite a way be burn'd Or lye in water drown'd Or blasted be or ouerturn'd Or chilled on the ground 2 But from our duty though we swarue Thou still dost mercy show And daigne thy Creatures to preserue That men might thankfull grow Yea though from day to day we sinne And thy displeasure gaine No sooner we to cry beginne But pitty we obtaine 3 The weather now thou changed hast That put vs late to feare And when our hopes were almost past Then comfort did appeare The Heau'n the Earths Complaints hath heard They reconciled be And thou such weather hast prepar'd As we desir'd of thee 4 For which with lifted hands and eyes To thee we doe repay The due and willing sacrifize Of giuing thanks to day Because such Offrings we should not To render thee be slowe Nor let that mercie be forgot Which thou art pleas'd to showe For Plenty PLenty is the cure of Famine and a blessing which aboue all other we labour and trauaile for yet when we haue obtained the same it makes vs many times so wanton insteed of being thankfull that wee forget not onely Gods mercy in that but abuse all other benefits To put vs therefore in minde of our duty and to expresse the better a continuall thankefulnesse to the Almighty this Hymne is composed Song 86. Sing this as the 3. Song HOw oft and in how many crimes Thee Iealous haue we made And blessed GOD how many times Haue we forgiuenesse had If we with teares to bed at night For our transgressions goe To vs thou dost by morning-light Some comfort daigne to show 2 This pleasant Land which for our sinne Was lately barren made Her fruitfulnesse doth new begin And we are therefore glad We for those Creatures thankfull be Which thou bestowest LORD And for that Plenty honour Thee Which thou dost now afford 3 Oh let vs therewith in excesse Not wallow like to Swine Nor into gracelesse wantonnesse Conuert this grace of thine But so reuiue our feebled powres And so refresh the poore That thou mayst crowne this Land of ours With plenties euermore For Peace PEace is the Nurse of Plenty and the meanes of so many other blessings both publike and priuate that God can neuer be sufficiently praised for it yet insteed of glorifying him men most commonly abuse it to the dishonour of God and their ruine This Hymne therefore is composed that it may giue occasion to vs more often to meditate Gods mercy to glorifie his Name who aboue all other Nations haue tasted the sweetnesse of this benefit Song 87. Sing this as the 3. Song SO cause vs LORD to thinke vpon Those blessings we possesse That what is for our safety done We truely may confesse For we whose Fields in time forepast Most bloody warre did staine Whil'st Fire and Sword doth others wast In safety now remaine 2 No armed troupes the Ploughman feares No shot our Wals o'returne No Temple shakes about our eares No Village here doth burne No Father heares his pretty Child In vaine for succour cry Nor Husband sees his Wife defil'd Whil●st he halfe dead doth lye 3 Deare GOD vouchsafe to pitty those In this distresse that be They to protect them from their Foes May haue a Friend of Thee For by thy Friendship we obtaine These gladsome peacefull dayes And somewhat to returne againe We thus doe sing thy praise 4 We praise thee for that inward Peace And for that outward Rest Wherewith vnto our Ioyes encrease This Kingdome thou hast blest Oh neuer take the same away But let it still endure And grant oh LORD it make vs may More thankefull not Secure For Victory OVr God is the Lord of Hosts and the God of Battles whensoeuer therefore wee haue gotten the vpper hand ouer our enemies wee ought not to glory in our owne strength Policy or Valour but to ascribe the glory of it to him only and returne him publike thankes for making vs victorious ouer our enemies And this Hymne serueth to helpe their deuotion who are willing to performe that duty Song 88. Sing this as the 44. Song WE loue thee LORD we praise thy Name Who by thy great Almighty arme Hast kept vs from the spoile and shame Of those that sought our causelesse harme Thou art our Life or Triumph-Song The Ioy and Comfort of our heart To thee all praises doe belong And thou the LORD of Armies art 2 We must confesse it is thy powre That made vs Masters of the Field Thou art our B●lwarke and our Towre Our ●ocke of refuge and our Shield Thou taught'st our hands and Armes to fight With vigour thou did'st gird vs round Thou mad'st our Foes to take their flight And thou did'st b●ate them to the ground 3 With fury came our armed Foes To bloud and slaughter fiercely bent And perils round did vs inclose By whatsoeuer way we went That hadst not thou our Captaine beene To leade vs on and off againe We on the place had dead beene seene Or mask'd in blood and wounds had laine 4 This Song we therefore sing to Thee And pray that thou for euermore Would'st our Protector daigne to be As at this time and heretofore That thy continuall fauour showne May cause vs more to Thee encline And make it through the world be knowne That such as are our Foes are thine For deliuerance from a publike Sicknesse THe Pestilence and other publike sicknesses are those Arrowes of the Almighty wherewith hee punisheth publike transgressions This Hymne therefore is to praise him when he shal vnslack the Bow which was bent against vs and the longer he with-holds his hand the more constantly ought wee to continue our publike Thanksgiuings for when we forget to perseuere in praising God for his mercies past we vsually reuiue those sinnes that will renue his Iudgements Song 89.

Heauen Honour praise and glory be Now and still hereafter giuen For thy blessings daigned me Who hast granted and prepared More then can be well declared By thy mercy thou didst raise me From below the pits of clay Thou hast taught my lips to praise thee Where thy loue confesse I may And those blessed hopes dost leaue me Whereof no man can bereaue me By thy grace those passions troubles And those wants that me opprest Haue appear●d as water-bubbles Or as dreames and things in ieast For thy leisure still attending I with pleasure saw their ending Those afflictions and those terrors Which to others grim appeare Did but shew me where my errors And my imperfections were But distrustfull could not make me Of thy loue nor fright nor shake me When in publike to defame me A designe was brought to passe On their heads that meant to shame me Their owne malice turned was And that day most grace was showne me Which they thought should haue vndone me Therefore as thy blessed Psalmist When he saw his warres had end And his dayes were at the calmest Psalmes and Hymnes of praises pend So my rest by thee enioyed To thy praise I haue employed Yea remembring what I vowed When enclos'd from all but thee I thy presence was allowed While the world neglected me This my Muse hath tooke vpon her That she might aduance thine honour LORD accept my poore endeauour And assist thy seruant so In good Studies to perseuer That more fruitfull he may grow And become thereby the meeker Not his owne vaine Glory seeker Grant my frailties and my folly And those daily Sinnes I doe May not make this Worke vnholy Nor a blemish bring thereto But let all my faults committed With compassion be remitted Those base hopes that would possesse m● And those thoughts of vaine repute Which doe now and then oppresse me Doe not LORD to me impute And though part they will not from me Let them neuer ouercome me Till this present from obsceannesse Thou oh LORD hast kept my Pen And my Uerse abhorr'd vncleannesse Though it vaine were now and then My loose thoughts it ne're enflamed But I thereby them haue tamed Still with-hold me from delighting That which thine may mis-beseeme And from eu'ry kinde of Writing Whereby this may loose esteeme That I may with Faith and Reason Eu'ry future Uolume season Oh preserue me from committing Aught that●s hainously amisse From all speeches him vnfitting That hath beene employ●d on this Yea as much as may be daigned Keepe my very Thoughts vnstained That these Helpes vnto Deuotion May no scandall haue at all LORD I make to thee this motion For their sakes that vse them shall Of the world I am not fearefull Nor of mine owne glory carefull Whil'st thy fauours thou dost daigne me I despise the worlds respect And most comforts entertaine me When I suffer most neglect Yea I then am best rewarded When I seeme the least regarded For oh when I minde my Sauiour And how many a spightfull tongue Sland'red his most pure behauiour And his pious't workes did wrong I contented am and care not Though my life Detraction spare not Therefore when that I shall blamed Or with cause or causlesse be So thy Truth be not defamed Fall what can befall on me Let my fame of none be friended So thy Saints be not offended That is most my feare oh Father Thy assistance therefore send And oh let me perish rather Then thy little ones offend Let my life some honour doe thee Or by death returne me to thee For thy praise I wish and loue it And oh let my end be shame If for mine owne sake I couet Either life or death or fame So it may be to thy glory Let Detraction write my storie But to thee which way aua●ling Can my shame or honour be Truth shall euer be preuailing Whatsoe're is thought of me Thou nought loosest through my folly Nor gain'st ought by the most holy And I know that whosoeuer Hath thy glory in esteeme Will accept this good endeauour Whatsoe're the Workeman seeme Let oh therefore be fulfilled That which thou oh LORD hast willed And when I with Israels Singer To these Songs of Faith shall learne Thy ten-stringed Law to finger And that Musicke to discerne Lift me to that Angell-quire Whereunto thy Saints aspire FINIS To the Reader THat such as haue skill and are delighted with musicke may haue the more varietie to stirre vp the soone cloyed affections these Hymnes are fitted with many new tunes neuerthelesse all but some few of them may be sung to such tunes as haue beene heretofore in vse For the benefit therefore of those who haue no experience in Musicke I haue here set downe which Songs they be and to what old tunes they may be sung To the tune of the 1.2.3 and of an hundred other Psalmes may be sung Song the 3.21.32.33.35.38.43.53.57.58.67.69.72.78.81.83.85.86.87.90 To the tune of the 51.100.125 Psalmes and the ten Commandements c. may be sung Song the 5.6.8.11.12.27.28.34.42.44.48.51.52.56.60.61.64.65.66.68 70.73.76.77.80.88 To the tune of the 112.127 Psalmes the Lords Prayer c. may be sung Song the 7.40.41.45.49.50.54.59 62.71.74.75.79.82.84.89 To the tune of the 113. Psalme may be sung Song the 9.10.17 To the tune of the 25. Psalme may bee sung Song the 20. To the tune of the 124. Psalme may be sung Song the 47. FINIS Errata PAge 2 in the Title of the Song reade Exod. 15. p. 6. in the Title of the Song reade Deut. 32. pa. 40. li. 26 reade the pauement of it li. 43. reade with Charity pa. 42. in the direction for Thy reade Vnderneath pa 67. li. 18. for aliue reade to life pa. 110. li. 17. reade to the Gentiles pa. 138. in the direction for And reade The pa. 145. li. 17. for confuted reade comforted