in Gods own Sanctuary â1 The young and old both on the ground within the streets do ly My virgins and my young men are fallen by ãâã sword thou hast slain them in the day of ây anger thou hast killed and not pitied âly Virgins young men fell by sword thou hast them slain at last âv'n in the day of thy fierce wrath thou kill'd not piti'd hast 22 Thou hast called as in a solemn day my terrours round about so that in the day of the Lords anger none escaped 22 Thou hast as in a solemn day my terrours round about Call'd so that in Gods day of wrath none hath escaped out Nor remained those that I have swadled and brought up hath mine enemy consumed Nor yet remained hath alive those that I swadled have And al 's brought up mine enemy consum'd hath in the grave CHAPTER III. I Am the man that hath seen affliction by the rod of his wrath 2 He hath led me and brought me into darknesse but not into light I Am the man that greef hath seen by rod of his own wrath 2 Now into darknesse not to light me led and brought he hath 3 Surely against me is he turned he turneth his hand against me all the day 3 Surely against me ev'ry where he turned is alway He in his wrath doth turn his hand against me all the day 4 My flesh and my skin hath he made old he ãâã broken my bones 5 He hath builded against me and compasââ me with gall and travell My flesh and skin he hath made old and bones hath broken small He 'gainst me built and compast me with travel and with gall 6 He hath set me in dark places as they ãâã be dead of old 7 He hath hedged me about that I cannot ãâã out he hath made my chain heavie He hath me in dark places set as who of old be dead He hedg'd me out I can not get my chain he heavy made 8 Also when I cry and shout he shutteth out ây prayer 9 He hath enclosed my wayes with heweâ one he hath made my paths âroâked When also I do cry and shout my prayer out shuts he He with hew'n stone my wayes enclosd my paths made crook'd to be 10 He was unto me as a bear lying in wait ând as a lion in secret places â0 He was unto me as a Bear that lying is in wait And as a lion that is in the places most secret 11 He hath turned aside my wayes and puâled me in pieces he hath made me desolate 11 He turned hath aside my wayes and also more then that He hath me pull'd in pieces all he made me desolate 12 He hath bent his bow and set me as a mark for the arrow 13 He hath caused the arrows of his quiver to enter into my reins 12 He bent his bow he as a mark for th' arrow set me so 13 He hath his quivers arrowes causd to pierce my reins into 14 I was a derision to all my people and their song all the day 15 He hath filled me with bitternesse he hath made me drunken with wormwood 14 I to my people scorn and song all day was made to be 15 He hath me fil'd with bitternesse with wormwood drunk made he 16 He hath also broken my teeth with gravell stones he hath covered me with ashes 16 He also broken hath my teeth with gravell stones in wrath And likewise in his rage he me with ashes cov'red hath 17 And thou hast removed my soul far off from peace I forgaâ prosperitie 18 And I said My strength and my hope is perished from the Lord 17 I good forgat my soul thou hast from peace removed far 18 I said that from the Lord my strength and hope als perish'd are 19 Remembring mine affliction and my miserie the wormwood and the gall 20 My soul hath them still in remembrance and is humbled in me 19 Remembring mine affliction gall wormwood miserie 20 My soul doth still remember them and humbled is in me 21 This I recall to my minde therefore have I hope 22 It is of the Lords mercie that we are not consumed 21 This I do to my minde recall therefore I hope in thee 22 It 's of the mercies of the Lord wee not consumed be Because his compassions fail not 32 They are new every morning great is the faithfulnesse Because that his compassions fail not in any case 23 They eury-evry-morning still are new great is thy faithfulnesse 24 The Lord is my portion saith my soul therefore will I hope in him 25 The Lord is good unto them that wait for him to the soul that seeketh him 24 The Lord 's my portion saith my soul I 'le hope in him therefore 25 God's good to them that wait for him to soules that him adore 26 It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the Lord 26 It 's good that both a man should hope and also quietly For the salvation of the Lord wait on continually 27 It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth 28 He sitteth alone and keepeth silence because he hath born it upon him 27 It 's good in 's youth man bear the yoke 28 He sitteth so alone And silence keepes because that he hath born it him upon 29 He putteth his mouth in the dust if so ãâã there may be hope 30 He giveth his cheek to him that smiâetââim he is filled full with reproach â9 His mouth he putteth in the dust if so there hope may be 30 He to the smiter gives his cheek fill'd with reproach is he 31 For the Lord will not cast off for ever 32 But though he cause grief yet will he âave compassion according to the multitude of his ââercies 31 For God for ay will not cast off 32 Though greef he cause yet good He 'le pitie have according to his mercies multitude 33 For he doth not afflict willingly nor grieve the children of men 34 To crush under his feet all the prisoners of the earth 33 For willingly he not afflicts nor doth mens children grieve 34 Under his feet all prisoners to crush on earth that live 35 To turn aside the right of a man before the face of the most high 36 To subvert a man in his cause the Lord âpproâeth not 35 To turn aside mans right before the face of the most Hye 36 God to subvert man in his cause approves not willingly 37 Who is he that saith and it cometh to passe when the Lord commandeth it not 37 Who is he that saith and it then to passe comes in the land When as the Lord in any way did not the same command 38 Out of the mouth of the most high proceedeth not evil and good 39 Wherefore doth a living man complain 38 Out of the most Highs mouth doth not both good and ill proceed 39 Wherefore thus doth a living man complain in any need A man for the
4 Trust ye in the Lord for ever for in the Lord IEHOVAH is everlasting strength 4 For ever trust ye in the Lord for ye shal feel at length That in the Lord JEHOVAH is an everlasting strength 5 For he bringeth down them that dwell on âigh the loftie city he layeth it low he layeth it ãâã even to the ground he bringeth it even to âe dust For dwellers high he doth bring down the city proud layes low He layes it low to ground it brings ev'n to the dust below 6 The foot shall tread it down even the feet ãâã the poore and the steps of the needy 7 The way of the just is uprightnesse thou ost upright dost weight the path of the just The foot poores feet and needies steps shall tread it in the way Upright's the justs way thou upright the just mans path dost weigh 8 Yea in the way of thy judgements O Lord âve we waited for thee the desire of our soul to thy name and to the remembrance of thee Yea in thy judgements way O Lord we waited have for thee âur soules desires unto thy Name and thy remembrance be 9 With my soul have I desired thee in the âght yea with my spirit within me will I seek ãâã early I with my soul desired have thee in the time of hight Yea with my spirit within me I will seek thee early right For when thy judgments are in the earth the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousnesse For when the judgements that thou sends upon the earth do presse Then all the worlds inhabitants will learn thy righteousnesse 10 Let favour be shewed to the wicked yâ will he not learn righteousnesse 10 Let unto him that wicked is be favour shew'd not small Yet for the same he righteousnesse will not then learn at all In the land of uprightnesse will he deal unjustly and will not behold the majesty of ãâã LORD Ev'n in the land of uprightnesse he will unjustly deal And of the Lord the Majesty behold no way he will 11 Lord when thy hand is lifted up the will not see but they shall see and be ashamâ for their envie at the people 11 Lord when thy hand is lifted up they will not see but they Shall see and be asham'd because the people they envy Yea the fire of thine enemies shall devour them 12 Lord thou wilt ordain peace for us for âhou also hast wrought all our works in us Yea them thy foes fire shall devore 12 Lord thou wilt ordain thus Firm peace for us for thou als hast wrought all our works in us 13 O Lord our God other lords besides âeo have had dominion over us but by thee ânly will we make mention of thy name â3 â3 Lord God besides thee other gods ov'r us dominion had We 'd only of thy Name by thee will mention to be made 14 They are dead they shall not live theyâre deceased they shall not rise 14 Henceforth these wicked shall not live who are now dead and slain ât last they all deceased are they shal not rise again Therefore hast thou visited and destroyed ãâã and made all their memorie to perish Therefore thou hast them visited and them destroyd alway ând als hast made their memorie to perish quite away 15 Thou hast increased the nation O Lorâ thou hast increased the nation thou art glorified thou hadst removed it far unto all the ends of the earth 15 Thou hast increas'd the nation Lord thou hast increas'd its worth Thou 'rt glorifi'd thou it remov'd farre to all ends of earth 16 Lord in trouble have they visited thee the poured out a prayer when thy chastening waâ upon them 16 Lord when they were in trouble they did visite thee anone They prayers powred out when was thy chastning them upon 17 Like as a woman with childe that draweth near the time of her delivery is in pain anâ cryeth out in her pangs so have we been in the sight O Lord 17 As she that is with child drawes near to her deliverie In pain is and cryes in her pangs so in thy sight were we 18 We have been with childe we have beeâ in pain we have as it were brought forth wind 18 We surely all have been with child we in great pain of mind Have all been we have as it were brought forth the very wind We have not wrought any deliverance in the ârth neither have the inhabitants of the world âllen âe have not a deliverance wrought on earth as we perceive âor yet the worlds inhabitants at all down fallen have 19 Thy dead men shall live together with dead body shall they arise Thy men that dead are they shall live together well they all âith my dead bodie ev'n revive and als arise they shall Awake and sing ye that dwell in dust for thy ãâã is as the dew of herbs and the earth shall â out the dead âake sing ye in dust that dwell as dew of herbes indeed is thy dew and al 's the earth shall cast out all her dead Come my people enter thou into thy chamâââs and shut thy doores about thee hide thy ãâã as it were for a little moment untill the âignation be overpast My people to thy chambers come doors shut about thee fast ãâã thou thee for a moment hide till wrath be overpast 21 For behold the Lord cometh out of his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquitie 21 For lo the Lord out of his place doth come most speedilie To punish earths inhabitants for their iniquitie The earth also shall disclose her bloud and shall no more cover her slain The earth shall als disclose the blood that in it did remain And shall no more the means afford to cover close her slain The Song of Hezekiah after God had healed him of his sicknesse c. ISA. 38. vers. 10. I Said in the cutting off of my dayes I shall gâ to the gates of the grave I am deprived oâ the residue of my years IN cutting off my dayes I said to gates of grave I 'le go Of those my yeers the residue I am deprived so 2 I said I shall not see the Lord even the Lord in the land of the living I shall behold man no more with the inhabitants of the world 2 In livings land the Lord the Lord I said I shall not see I shall no more see man with those on earth that dwellers be 3 Mine age is departed and is removed from me as a shepheards tent I have cut off like a weaver my life 3 Departed is mine age and is remov'd from me with strife As shepherds tents I weaver like have thus cut off my life He will cut me of with pining sicknesse from day even to night wilt thou make an end of me That I may wholly be cut off hee 'le pining sicknesse send From day ev'n unto night wilt thou so of me make an end 4 I reckoned till monrning that
as a lion so will he break all my bones from day even to âight wilt thou make an end of me 4 I reck'ned untill morn that as a lion so will he Break all my bones from day to night thou'lt make an end of me 5 Like a cran or a swallow so did I chatter I did mourn as a dove 5 Ev'n like a cran in my distresse or as a swallow sad So did I chatter as a dove a heavy mourning had Mine eyes fail with looking upward O Lord I am oppressed undertake for me Mine eyes they long with looking up now very failed be O Lord I am oppressed sore do undertake for me 6 What shall I say he hath both spoken unto me and himself hath done it I shall go softly all my years in the bitternesse of my soul 6 What shall I say He spoken hath and als hath done no lesse I shall go softly all my years in my souls bitternesse 7 O Lord by these things men live and in all these things is the life of my spirit so wilt thou recover me and make me to live 7 Lord by those things men live in them my spirit life doth take And so thou wilt recover me and me to live wilt make 8 Behold for peace I had great bitternesse but thou hast in love to my soul delivered it from the pit of corruption 8 O do behold how for my peace I had great bitternesse But thou in love hast sav'd my soul from pit of rottennesse For thou hast cast all my sins behinde thy ãâã 9 For the grave cannot praise thee death can not celebrate thee they that go down into the âit cannot hope for thy truth My sins thou cast behind thy back 9 For neither grave nor death Can praise thee they that go to pit cannot hope for thy truth 10 The living the living he shall praise âhee as I do this day the father to the children shall make known thy truth 10 The living yea the living shall thee praise as I this day The father to the children shall make known thy truth alway 11 The Lord was readie to save me therefore we will sing my songs to the stringed instruments all the dayes of our life in the house of the LORD 11 The Lord was ready me to save wee 'l while we live accord My songs to stringed instruments in the house of the Lord THE LAMENTATIONS OF IEREMIAH CHAPTER 1. HOw doth the city sit solitary that was full of people how is she become as a widow HOw is it that the City doth sit solitary still How is she as a Widow now that people much did fill She that was great among the nations and princesse among the provinces how is she become tributarie She that among the Nations was great and Princesse made Among Provinces how is she thus tributary treade 2 She weepeth sore in the night and her tears are on her cheecks among all her lovers she hath none to comfort her 2 She weepeth very sore by night and on her cheeks are tears Mong all her Lovers she hath none for comfort in her fears All her friends have dealt treacherously with her they are become her enemies 3 Iudah is gone into captivity because of affliction Her friends all have dealt treacherously with her and turn'd her foes Judah's gone to captivity because of many woes And because of great servitude she dwelâh among the heathen she findeth no rest all âr persecutors overtook her between the straits ând for the servitude that 's great 'mong heathen she doth dwell âe findes no rest her took in straits her persecutors fell 4 The wayes of Zion do mourn because none me to the solemne feasts all her gates are solate The wayes of Zion they do mourn because there is none that âome to the solemn feasts yea all her gates are desolate Her priests sigh her virgins are afflicted ãâã she is in bitternesse âer Priests they in great trouble sigh her Virgins more and lesse âre grievously afflicted all and she 's in bitternes 5 Her adversaries are the chief her enemies âsper for the Lord hath afflicted her These that are her adversaries the chief above her be Her enemies prosper for the Lord afflicted her hath he For the multitude of her transgressions her children are gone into captivity before the enemie And also for the multitude of her transgressions hye Her children before th' en'my are gone in captivity 6 And from the daughter of Zion all her beauty is departed her princes are become like harts that finde no pasture 6 From her that Zions daughter is the beauty all is gone Her Princes are become like Harts that pasture do finde none And they are gone without strength before the pursuer 7 Ierusalem remembred in the dayes of her affliction Before the fierce pursuer they without all strength are gone 7 Salem remembred in the dayes of her affliction And of her miseries all her pleasant things that she had in the dayes of old And in time of her miseries things pleasant to behold That she had in possession ev'n in the dayes of old When her people fell into the hand of the enemie and none did help her the adversaries saw her and did mock at her sabbaths When fell in hands of enemies the people of her stock And none her helpt the foes it saw and did her Sabbaths mock 8 Ierusalem hath grievously sinned therefore she is removed all that honoured her despise her 8 Jerusalem sinn'd greivously she is remov'd therfore They all together her despise that honourâd her before Because they have seen her nakednesse yea she sigheth and turneth backward Because that they her nakednes have seen while she did mourn Yea she doth sigh most heavily and backward als doth turn 9 Her filthinesse is in her skirts she remembreth not her last end therefore she came downe wonderfully 9 Her filthines is in her skirts her last end she not on At all remembreth therefore she came wonderfully down She had no comforter O Lord behold my affliction for the enemie hath magnified himself No comforter she had O Lord see my affliction For that the enemy himself hath magnifi'd alone 10 The adversary hath spread out his hand upon all her pleasant things for she hath seen 10 The adversary hath spread out his hand on what had been All her things pleasant on the earth for she hath clearly seen That the heathen entred into her Sanctuary whom thou didst command that they should not enter into thy congregation That heathen men had thus into her Sanctuary gone Whom thou wouldst not to enter in thy Congregation 11 All her people sigh they seek bread they have given their pleasant things for meat to relieve the soul 11 Her people sigh they all seek bread and also they did give Their things that pleasant are for mear their soul for to relieve See O Lord and consider for I am become âile 12 Is it nothing to you all ye that passe by
behold and see See Lord consider for I 'm vile 12 Is it nothing to you All passers by See and also this well consider now If there be any sorrow like unto my sorrow which is done unto me wherewith the Lord hath afflicted me in the day of his fierce anger If any sorrow be like mine done to me ev'ry way Wherewith the Lord afflicted me in his fierce angers day 13 From above hath he sent fire into my bones and it prevaileth against them 13 He from above into my bones sent fire me to assail And it in a most fearfull way against them doth prevail He hath spread a net for my feet he hath âurned me back he hath made me desolate and faint all the day He turnd me back and for my feet a net spread in the way He hath als made me desolate and faint ev'n all the day 14 The yoke of my transgressions is bound by his hand they are wreathed and come up upon my nâcâ 14 The yoke of my transgressions is bound by his hand alone They wreathed are and also they come up my neck upon He hath made my strength to fall the Lord hath delivered me into their hands from whom I am not able to rise up He hath my strength made for to fall the Lord hath me likewise Delivered into their hands from whom I cannot rise 15 The Lord hath troden under foot all my mighty men in the midst of me he hath called an assembly against me 15 God under foot in midst of me hath trod my mighties all In midst of me he against me did an assemblie call To crush my young men the Lord hath troden the virgin the daughter of Iudah as in â wine-presse So for to crush my young men all the Lord hath with distresse The virgin Judahs daughter trode ev'n as in a wine-presse 16 For these things I weep mine eye mine eye runneth down with water because the comforter that should relieve my soul is far from me 16 For this I weep with water down mine eye doth run mine eye For the comforter that my soul should save is farre from me My children are desolate because the enemy prevailed 17 Zion spreadeth forth her hands and there is none to comfort her Because the enemy prevail'd my sonnes are spoil'd eachone 17 Zion she spreadeth forth her hands to comfort her there 's none The Lord hath commanded concerning Iacob that his adversaries should be round about him Ierusalem is as a menstruous woman among them Concerning Jacob God ordaind his foes about him round Among them is Jerus'lem as a menstruous woman found 18 The Lord is righteous for I have rebelâed against his commandment hear I pray you âll people and behold my sorrow 18 The Lord is righteous for I have rebell'd against his will I pray you people all to hear and see my sorrow still My virgins and my young men are gone into captivity 19 I called for my lovers but they deceived me My Virgins and my young Men are gone in captivitie 19 I for my lovers then did call but they deceived me My priests and mine elders gave up the ghost in the city while they sought their meat to relieve their souls My Priests yea and mine Elders als then up the ghost did give While meat they in the city sought their souls for to relieve 20 Behold O Lord for I am in distresse my bowels are troubled mine heart is turned within me for I have grievously rebelled 20 See Lord my bowels troubled are for in distresse am I Mine heart 's turn'd in me for I have rebelled grievously Abroad the sword bereaveth at home there is as death 21 They have heard that I sigh there is none to comfort me Abroad the sword bereaves at home there is as death we see 21 They have all heard that I do sigh there 's none to comfort me All mine enemies have heard of my trouble they are glad that thou hast done it thou wilt bring the day that thou hast called Mine en'mies all my trouble heard that thou the same hast done They are right glade thou'lt bring they day that thou hast cald anone And they shall be like unto me 22 Let all their wickednesse come before thee and do unto them And they shall be like unto me 22 Do thou now let therefore Ev'n all their grievous wickednes come clearly thee before And do thou unto them as thou hast done unto me for all my transgressions for my sighâ are many and my heart is faint As thou to me for all my faults hast done do them unto For now my sighs they many are my heart is faint also CHAPTER II. HOw hath the Lord covered the daughter of Zion with a cloud in his anger and cast down from heaven unto the earth the beautie of Israel HOw Zions daughter hath the Lord cov'rd with a cloud in wrath And unto earth from heav'n cast down Israels beauty hath And remembred not his footstool in the day of his anger 2 The Lord swallowed up the habitations of Iacob And in the day of 's wrath did not to minde his footstool call 2 The Lord the habitations hath of Jacob swallow'd all And hath not pitied he hath thrown down in his wrath the strong holds of the daughter of Iudah And he them hath not pitied he in his wrath so sad Thrown down by force hath the strong holds that Judahs daughter had He hath brought them down to the ground he hath polluted the kingdome and the princes thereof He by his might unto the ground hath made them all to fall The kingdom he polluted hath and Princes there of all 3 He hath cut off in his fierce anger all the horn of Israel he hath drawn back his right hand from before the enemie 3 Of Isra'l all the horn cut off in his fierce wrath hath he He hath drawn back his right hand from before the enemie And âe burned against Iacob like a flaming fire which devoureth round about 4 He hath bent his bow like an enemie 'Gainst Jacob he like flaming fire did burn which wasts about 4 He hath his bow bent like unto an enemy most stouâ He stood with his right hand as an adversary ând slew all that were pleasant to the eye in the âbernacle of the daughter of Zion âs an adversarie he stood what pleasant was to th' eye âith his right hand within the tent of Zion all slew he He poured out his furie like fire 5 The Lord was as an enemie he hath swallowed up Israel he hath swallowed up all her palaces His fury he powr'd out like fire 5 God was as enemy He swallow'd Isra'l he devour'd he palaces so hy He hath destroyed his strong holds and hath increased in the daughter of Iudah mourning and lamentation His strong holds he destroyed hath and hath increasde anone In Judahs daughter mourning great and lamentation 6 And he hath violently taken awayâhis tabernacle as if it were of a
punishment of his sins 40 Let us search and try our wayes and turn again to the Lord A man for his sins punishment 40 Let us to search attain And try our wayes and to the Lord let us now turn again 41 Let us lift our heart with our hands unto God in the heavens 42 We have transgressed and have rebelled thou hast not pardoned 41 Let us lift up our heart and hands to God in heav'n at last 42 We have transgressed and rebel'd and thou not pardon'd hast 43 Thou hast covered with anger and persecuted us thou hast stain thou hast not pitied 43 Thou persecuted hast and us with anger cov'rd at last Thou hast us by our enemies slain and thou not pitied hast 44 Thou hast covered thy self with a cloud that our prayer should not passe through 45 Thou hast made us as the off-scouring and refuse in the midst of the people 44 Thou with a cloud thee cov'rd that through our suit passe should not thus 45 Th' off-scouring and refuse thou madst in midst of people us 46 All our enemies have opened their mouths against us 47 Fear and a snare is come upon us desolation and destruction 46 Against us opned have their mouths our enemies eachone 47 Destruction desolation fear and snares come us upon 48 Mine eye runneth down with rivers of water for the destruction of the daughter of my people 48 With rivers ev'n of water great still runneth down mine eye Ev'n for destruction that doth on my peoples daughter ly 49 Mine eye trickleth down and ceaseth not without any intermission 50 âill the Lord look down and behold from heaven 49 Mine eye down trickleth without cease or intermission 50 Till that the Lord from Heav'n behold and us look down upon 51 Mine eye affecteth mine heart because of all the daughters of my citie 52 Mine enemies chased me sore like a bird without cause 51 Mine eye affects my heart ev'n for my cities daughters all 52 Me without cause sore chas'd my foes like to a bird that 's small 53 They have cut of my life in the dungeon and cast a stone upon me 54 Waters flowed over mine head then I said I am cut off 53 In dungeon they cut off my life and cast on me a stone 54 The waters ov'r my head did flow I said cut off I 'm gone 55 I called upon thy name O Lord out of the low dungeon 56 Thou hast heard my voice hide not thine ear at my breathing at my cry 55 Out of the dungeon low O Lord on thy Name called I 56 Thou heardst my voice hide not thine ear while I do breath and cry 57 Thou drewest near in the day that I called upon thee thou saidst Fear not 58 O Lord thou hast pleadâd the causes of my soul thou hast redeemed my life 57 Thou near drewst when I call'd on thee thou saidst Let fear be past 58 Thou pleadst the causes of my soul my life redeem'd thou hast 59 O Lord thou hast seen my wrong judge thou my cause 60 Thou hast seen all their vengeance and all their imaginations against me 59 O Lord do thou now judge my cause my wrong all seene thou hast 60 Thou their imaginations sawst and vengeance 'gainst me hast 61 Thou hast heard their reproach O Lord and all their imaginations against me 61 Thou hast most clearly heard O Lord how their reproach did fall And their imaginations that were against me all 62 The lips of those that rose up against me and their device against me all the day 62 The lips of those that up did rise against me evry way And their device mischievous all against me all the day 63 Behold their sitting down and their rising up I am their musick 63 Behold their sitting down and al 's their rising up for ill I in this case most surely am become their musick still 64 Render unto them a recompense O Lord according to the work of their hands 64 Unto them in thy fury great O thou the mighty Lord According to their handy work a recompence afford 65 Give them sorrow of heart thy curse unto them 66 Persecute and destroy them in anger from under the heavens of the Lord 65 Unto them sorrow give of heart thy curse unto them render 66 From under the Lords heav'ns destroy them persecute in anger CHAPTER IV. HOw is the gold become dim how is the most fine gold changed the stones of the sanctuary are poured out in the top of every street HOw is the gold thus dim become how 's fine gold changed fârre The temples stones out in the top of each street powred are 2 The precious sons of Zion compareable to fine gold how are they esteemed to earthen piâohers the work of the hands of the potter 2 The precious sons of Sion like to fine gold in the lands How are they as earths pitchers thought the work of potters hands 3 Even the sea monsters draw out the breast âhey give suck to their young ones the daughter âf my people is become cruell like the ostriches ân the wildernesse â â Sea monsters ev'n draw out the breasts their young ones suck to give My people's fierce like ostritches in wildernesse that live 4 The tongue of the sucking childe cleaveth âo the roof of his mouth for thirst the young children ask bread and no man breaketh it unto them 4 The sucking childe his tongue for thirst to his mouths roof cleaves so The children young ask bread and none it breaketh them unto 5 They that did feed delicately are desolate in the streets they that were brought up in scarlet embrace dunghils 5 They that did delicatly feed in streets are desolate They that in scarlet were brought up dunghills embrace for that 6 For the punishment of the iniquity of the daughter of my people is greater then the punishment of the sin of Sodom 6 Of sins my peoples daughter did the punishment is more Then of the sin of Sodome was the punishment before That was overthrown as in a moment and no hands stayed on her 7 Her Nazarites were purer then snow they were whiter then milk That in a moment was ov'rthrown no hands did stay on her 7 Her Nazarites more pure then snow then milk they whiter were They were more rudy in body then rubies their âolishing was of saphire 8 Their visage is blacker then a coal they are not known in the streets Then rubies they more rudy were as polish'd saphire drawn 8 Their visage blacker 's then a coal in streets they are not known Their skin cleaveth to their bones it is withered it is become like a stick 9 They that be slain with the sword are better then they that be slain with hunger Their skin it cleaveth to their bones it like a stick doth wither 9 The slain with sword are better then they that be slain with hunger For these pine away stricken through for want of the fruits of the field For piece
hill that 's desolate it foxes walk upon 19 Thou O Lord remainest for ever thy âârone from generation to generation 19 Thou who art the most mighty Lord remainst for ever fast âhy Throne from generation doth to generation last 20 Wherefore dost thou forget us for ever ââd forsake us so long time 21 Turn thou us unto thee O Lord and we ââll be turned ââ ãâã Why us forgetst thou still and al 's âso long forsak'st us all Turn thou us unto thee O Lord and turned be we shall ãâã Renew our dayes as of old 22 But thou hast utterly rejected us thou art ãâã wroth against us ãâã as of old renew our dayes 22 But utterly thou both ãâã us rejected and thou art with us exceeding wroth The Song of Ionah for his deliverance out of the belly of the Whale Jonah 2. vers. 2. âââryed by reason of mine affliction unto the âord and he heard me out of the belly of hell ãâã I and thou heardest my voice BY reason of my trouble I to God who heard me cry'd Out of hells belly did I cry thou heardst my voice I try'd 2 For thou hadst cast me into the deep in ãâã midst of the seas and the flouds compassed me ãâã bout all thy billows and thy waves passed over ãâã 2 For thou hadst cast me in the deep in midst ev'n of the sea Floods compassde me thy billows all and waves past over me 3 Then I said I am cast out of thy sigââ yet I will look again toward thy holy temple 3 Then said I I out of thy sight am cast with great disdain Yet to thy holy temple I at last will look again 4 The waters compassed me about eveââ the soul the depth closed me round about ãâã weeds were wrapt about my head 4 The waters compassde me about ev'n to the soul indeed The depth me closd about and weeds were wrapt about my head 5 I went down to the bottoms of the ãâã âains the earth with her bars was aboââ for ever Ev'n to the bottomes I went down of mountains high that be âikewise the earth was with her barres for ever about me Yet hast thou brought up my life from corruption O Lord my God âet thou who art the Lord my God now by thy power alone ây life in danger great hast brought up from corruption 6 When my soul fainted within me I reââmbred the Lord and my prayer came in unto âee in thine holy temple The Lord I did remember when my soul did faint in me ââto thy holy Temple came my prayer unto thee 7 They that observe lying vanities forsake ââeir own mercy They that do lying vanities observe in any way the mercy then that is their own they do forsake alway 8 But I will sacrifice unto thee with the ââice of thanksgiving I will pay that that I have ââwed salvation is of the Lord But I to thee with voice of thanks will sacrifice afford I will what I have vowed pay salvation 's of the Lord The Song and prayer of Habbakkuk upon Sigionoth HABAK. 3. vers. 2. I Have heard thy speach and was afraid ãâã Lord revive thy work in the midst of the yearâ in the midst of the years make known in wrâââ remember mercie I Heard thy speach and was afraid in midst of years on earth Revive thy work Lord make it known on mercy think in wrath 2 God came from Teman and the holy ãâã from mount Paran Selah His glorie covereâ the heavens and the earth was full of his praiââ 2 From Teman and from Paran mouââ came God the holy One Selah His glory cov'rd the heavens his praise fill'd all the earth anone 3 And his brightnes was as the light he ãâã horns coming out of his hand and there wââ the biding of his power 3 His brightnesse als was as the light out of his hand moreover He horns had comming and there was the hiding of his power 4 Before him went the pestilence and burnâng coals went forth at his feet 5 He stood and measured the earth 4 Before him went the pest and coals went burning from his feet 5 He stood and also measured the earth as was most meet He beheld and drove asunder the âations and the everlasting mountains were scattered the perââctuall hills did bowe his wayes are everlasting He look'd and sunder nations drove old mountains scattred were The hills perpetuall did bowe his wayes eternall are 6 I saw the tents of Cushan in affliction and the curtains of the land of Midian did tremble 6 The tents of Cushan I did see under affliction The curtains of the Midian land did tremble evry one 7 Was the Lord displeased against the rivers was thine anger against the rivers 7 Was the displeasure of the Lord made 'gainst the rivers fall Or was thine anger that is great against the rivers all Was thy wrath against the sea that thoâ didst ride upon thine horses and thy chariots oâ salvation Or was thy wrath against the sea that thou didst ride upon Thine horses and the chariots of thy salvation 8 Thy bow was made quite naked according to the oaths of the tribes even thy word Selah Thou didst cleave the earth with rivers 8 Thy bow was made quite naked as thou oaths to tribes didst give Ev'n thine own word thou also didst the earth with rivers cleave 9 The mountains saw thee and they trembled the overflowing of the water passed byâ the deep uttered his voice and lift up his hands on high 9 The hils thee saw and trembled all great waters passed by The deep his voice did utter then and lift his hands on hy 10 The Sun and Moon stood still in their habitations at the light of thine arrows they went and at the shining of thy glittering spear 10 The Sun and Moon stood where they dwelt of those thine arrows clear They at the sight went and the shine of thy most glittring spear 11 Thou didst march through the land in indignation thou didst thresh the heathen in anger 11 Thou in thine indignation through all the land didst presse And al 's the heathen people thou didst in thine anger thresh 12 Thou wentest forth for the salvation of thy people even for salvation with thine anointed 12 Thou of thy people wentest forth for the salvation Yea ev'n for the salvation great with thine Anointed One Thou woundest the head out of the house of the wicked by discovering the foundation unto the neck Selah Out of the house of wicked men thou diddest wound the head Discov'ring the foundation unto the neck with speed Selah 13 Thou didst strike through with his staves the head of his villages they came out as a whirlewinde to scatter me 13 Thou through his village heads didst strike with staves of his that be They as a whirlewind did come out and that to scatter me Their rejoycing was as to devour the poor secretly 14 Thou didst walk through the sea with thine horses through the
heap of great waters Their joy it was as to devore the poor man secretlie 14 Through heaps of water great thou walkst with horses through the sea 15 When I heard my belly trembled my lips quivered at the voice rottennes entred into my bones 15 My belly trembled when I heard and at the voice anone My lips did quiver rottenesse did enter in my bone And I trembled in my self that I might rest in the day of trouble when he cometh up unto the people he will invade them with his troups I trembled in my self that I might rest in dayes most sad When he up to the people comes with troups he 'le them invade 16 Although the fig-tree shall not blossoââ neither shall fruit be in the vines the labouâ of the olive shall fail 16 Though that the fig-tree blossome not nor fruit in vines shall be The labour of the olive faâ shall fail as all shall see And the fields shall yeeld no meat the flock shall be cut off from the fold and there shall be no herd in the stalls The fields shall not yeeld any meat the flock als from the fold Shall be cut off there shall no herd in stals be young or old 17 Yet will I rejoice in the Lord I will joy in the God of my salvation 17 Yet I in him will now rejoice who is the Lord alone I also joy will in the God of my salvation 18 The Lord God is my strength and he will make my feet like hindes feet and he will make me to walk upon mine high places 18 The Lord my God hs is my strength he 'le make my feet to be Like feet of Hindes he 'le make me walk upon my places hie The Song of Mary after Elizabeth told heâ that at her salutation the child in her woââ leaped for joy Luk. 1. 46. MY soul doth magnifie the Lord 2 And my spirit hath rejoiced in Goâ my Saviour MY soul now with all gladnesse fill'â the Lord doth magnifie 2 My sprit rejoiced hath in God a Saviour for me 3 For he hath regarded the low estate of hâ handmaiden for behold from henceforth all gâânerations shall call me blessed 3 For of his handmaid he did so regard the state so small For lo all generations me from henceforth blest shall call 4 For he that is mighty hath done to me greaâ things and holy is his name 5 And his mercy is on them that fear him from generation to generation 4 He mighty did great things to me and holy is his Name 5 They that him fear from race to race his mercie have on them 6 He hath shewed strength with his arm hâ hath scattered the proud in the inmagination oâ their hearts 6 He with his arme hath shewed strength the proud he in all parts In the imagination hath scattered of their hearts 7 He hath put down the mighty from their seats and exalted them of low degree 7 He hath put down ev'n from their seats those that most mighty be And also he exalted hath them of a low degree 8 He hath filled the hungry with good things and the rich he hath sent empty away 8 Them that are hungry he hath fill'd with good things evry way And those that rich are also he hath empty sent away 9 He hath holpen his servant Israel in remembrance of his mercy 10 As he spake to our fathers to Abraham and to his seed for ever 9 He helpt his servant Israel he mercy did remember 10 As he unto our fathers spake t' Abr'am and 's seed for ever The Song of Zacharias after he had been nine moneths dumb for not believing the angel Gabriel Luk. 1. vers. 68. BLessed be the Lord God of Israel for he hath visited and redeemed his people THe Lord the God of Israel for ever blessed be For that his people visited and al 's redeem'd hath he 2 And hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David 2 And of salvation he for us hath raised up on hy A glorious horn in Davids house who serv'd him faithfully 3 As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets which have been since the world began 3 As by the mouth of those that were his holy prophets than Which have among his people been ev'n since the world began 4 That we should be saved from our enemies and from the hand of all that hate us 4 That from those that our enemies are we should be saved heer And likewise from the hand of all that hatred to us bear 5 To perform the mercy promised to our fathers and to remember his holy covenant 5 The mercies promisd to perform unto our fathers ever And al 's his holy Covenant made with them to remember 6 The oath which he sware to our father Abraham 7 That he would grant unto us that we being delivered out of the hands of our enemies 6 The oath which unto Abraham our father then he sware 7 That he would grant that we from those sav'd that our enemies are Might serve him without fear 8 In holinesse and righteousnesse before him all the dayes of our life Without all fear so might him serve 8 In holinesse alwayes And righteousnesse before him als of our life all the dayes 9 And thou childe shalt be called the prophet of the Highest for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his wayes 9 And thou O child shalt called be the Highests prophet rare For thou before the Lord shalt go his wayes for to prepare 10 To give knowledge of salvation unto ãâã people by the remission of their sins 10 That so he might the knowledge give of his salvation Unto his people by their sins most free remission 11 Through the tender mercie of our God whereby the day-spring from on high hath viâsited us 11 Ev'n through the mercy of our God that tender is whereby Us on the earth hath visited the DAY-SPRING from on hy 12 To give light to them that sit in darkânesse and in the shadow of death to guide ouâ feet into the way of peace 12 To light them that in darknesse sit and in death shade abide Into the way of holy peace our feet there for to guide The Song of SIMEON Luke 2. vers. 29. LOrd now lettest thou thy servant depart ãâã peace according to thy word NOw in thy mercy lettest thou thine own servant O Lord At last by death in peace depart according to thy word 2 For mine eyes have seen thy salvation 3 Which thou hast prepared before the face of all people 2 For thy salvation mine eyes have seen for great and small 3 Which thou prepared hast before the face of people all 4 A light to lighten the Gentiles and the glory of thy people Israel 4 A precious light to lighten all the Gentiles far and neer And al 's the glory of Isra'l that is thy people dear FINIS Georgii Buchanani hymnus Matutinus ad Christum PRoles parentis optimi Et par parenti maximo De luce verâ vera lux Verusque de Deo Deus En nox recessit jam nitet Aurora luce praeviâ Coelum solumque purpurans Et clausa tenebris detegens Sed fuscat ignorantiae Caligo nostra pectora Et nubilis erroribus Mens penè cedit obruta Exurge sol purissime Diemque da mundo suum Nostramque noctem illuminans Erroris umbram discute Dissolve frigus horridum Arvumque nostri pectoris Calore lampadis tuae Humore purganoxio Ut irrigetur coelitus Roris beati nectare Et centuplo cum foenore Coeleste semen proferat A Morning Hymne for CHRIST O Day spring from on hy Cause passe away our night Clear first our morning sky And after shine thou bright 2 Of lights thou art the Light Of righteousnesse the Sun Thy beams they are most bright Through all the world they run 3 The day thou hast begun Thou wilt it clearer make Wee hope to see this Sun High in our Zodiack 4 And there he beames shall shake Of a most golden hew Which fading flowrs shall make Their colours to renew 5 O make thy morning dew To fall without all cease Do thou such favour shew As unto Gideons fleece 6 O do thou never cease To make that dew to fall The dew of grace and peace And joyes celestiall 7 This morning we do call Upon thy Name divine That thou among us all Cause thine Aurora shine 8 Let shadows all decline And wholly passe away That light which is divine May bring to us our day 9 A day to shine for ay A day that is most bright A day that never may Be follow'd with a night 10 O of all lights the light The light that is most true Now banish thou our night And still our light renew 11 Thy face now to us shew O Son of God most dear O Morning Star most true Make thou our darknesse clear 12 Nothing at all is heer That with thee can compare â unto us draw near And us thy children spare 13 Thy mercies they are rare âf they were understood ârath due to us thou bare And for us shed thy blood 14 Like beasts they are most rude Whom reason cannot move Who do not for thy good Thee most entirely love 15 Make us mind things above Ev'n things that most excell Of thine untainted love Give us the sacred seal 16 In mercy with us deale And all our sins remove Thy self to us reveale And this our song approve 17 Us in thy mercy move To walk still in thy way First make us sick of love And then with flagons stay 18 Let us not go astray To wander far from thee Thou art the onely way To joyes that lasting be 19 O that we light could see That shineth in thy face So at the last should we To glory go from grace 20 Within thy sacred place Is only true content Where God's seen face to face Above the firmament 21 O that our hours were spent Among the sons of men To praise th' Omnipotent Amen yea and Amen FINIS