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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

hearts there should be an annuall Commemoration thereof That wee might in charitable Feasts and Christian glee expresse the ioy of our hearts to the glory of God to the comfort of our brethren to the encrease of charity one towards another and to the confirmation of a true ioy in our selues Song 56. Sing this as the 44. Song THis is the Day the LORD hath made And therein ioyfull we will be For from the blacke infernall shade In triumph backe return'de is He The snares of Satan and of Death He hath victoriously vndone And fast in chaines he bound them hath His triumph to attend vpon 2 The Graue which all men did detest And held a dungeon full of feare Is now become a Bed of rest And no such terrors find we there For Iesus Christ hath tooke away The horror of that loathed Pit Eu'n euer since that glorious day In which himselfe came out of it 3 His Mockings and his bitter smarts He to our praise and ease doth turne And all things to our ioy conuarts Which he with heauy heart hath borne His broken flesh is now our food His blood he shed is euer since That drinke which doth our soules most good And that which shall our foulnesse clense 4 Those wo●nds so deepe and torne so wide As in a Rocke our shelters are And that they pierced through his side Is made a Doue-hole for his Deare Yea now we know as was foretolde His flesh did no corruption le● And that Hell wanted strength to hold So strong and one so blest as He. 5 Oh let vs praise his Name therefore Who thus the vpperhand hath woune For we had else for euermore Beene lost and vtterly vndon Whereas this Fauour dot● allow That we with boldnesse thus may sing Oh Hell where is thy conquest now And thou oh Death where is thy sting Ascension day AFter Iesus Christ was risen from the dead and had many times shewed himselfe vnto his Disciples he was lifted from among them and they beheld him ●scending vp into heauen till a cloud tooke him out of their sight In memory of which Ascension and to praise God for so exalting the humane Nature to his owne glory and our adu●ntage the Church worthily celebrated this Day and hath commended the obseruation thereof to her Children Song 57. Sing this as the 3. Song TO GOD with heart and cheerefull voyce A Triumph-Song we sing And with true thankefull hearts reioyce In our Almighty King Yea to his glory we record Who were but dust and clay What honour he did vs afford On his Ascending day 2 The Humane Nature which of late Beneath the Angels was Now raised from that meaner state Aboue them hath a place And at mans feet all Creatures bowe Which through the whole world be For at GODS right-hand throaned now In glory sitteth He. 3 Our LORD and Brother who hath on Such flesh as this we weare Before vs vnto heauen is gone To get vs places there Captiuity was captiu●d then And he doth from aboue Send ghostly presents downe to men For tokens of his loue 4 Each Dore and euerlasting Gate To him hath lifted bin And in a glorious wise thereat Our King is entred in Whom if to follow we regard With ease we safely may For he hath all the meanes prepar'd And made an open way 5 Then follow follow on a pace And let vs not forgoe Our Captaine till we winne the place That hee hath scalde vnto And for his honour let our voyce A shoute so hearty make The Heau●ns may at our mirth reioyce And Earth and Hell may shake Pentecost or Whitsunday AFter our Sauiour was ascended the fiftieth day of his Resurrection and iust at the Iewes Feast of Pentecost the Holy Ghost our promised Comforter was sent downe vpon the Disciples assembled in Ierusalem appearing in a visible forme miraculously filling them with all manner of spirituall gifts and knowledge tending to the diuine worke they had in hand Whereby they being formerly weake and simple men were immediately enabled to resist all the powers of the kingdome of Darknesse and to lay those strong foundations vpon which the Catholike Church now standeth both to the Glory of GOD and our safety In remembrance therefore of that great miraculous mysterie this Day is solemnized Song 58. Sing this as the 3. Song EXceeding faithfull in thy word And iust in all thy wayes We doe acknowledge thee oh LORD And therefore giue thee praise For as thy promise thou didst passe Before thou went'st away Sent downe thy holy-Holy-Spirit was At his appoynted day 2 While thy Disciples in thy Name Together did retire The Holy Ghost vpon them came In Clouen tongues of fire That in their calling they might bee Confirmed from aboue As thou wert when hee came on thee Descending like a Doue 3 Whereby those men that simple were And fearefull till that howre Had knowledge at an instant there And boldnesse arm'd with powre Receiuing gifts so manifold That since the world begun A wonder seldome hath beene told That could exceede this one 4 Now also blessed Spirit come Unto our Soules appeare And of thy Graces showre thou some On this Assembly here To vs thy Doue-like meekenesse ●●nd That humble wee may bee And on thy siluer wings ascend Our Sauiour Christ to see 5 Oh let thy Clouen tongues wee pray So rest on vs agen That both thy truth confesse we may And teach it other men Moreouer let thy heauenly ●ire Enflamed from aboue Burne vp in vs each vaine desire And warme our hearts with loue 6 Uouchsafe thou likewise to bestow On vs thy sacred Peace We stronger may in vnion grow And in debates decrease Which ●●ace though many yet contemne Reformed let them be That we may LORD haue part in them And they haue part in thee Trinitie Sunday AFter Arrius and other heret●●kes had bro●ched their damnable fancies whereby the faith of many concerning the mysterie of the blessed Trinity was s●aken diuers good men laboured in the rooting out of those p●stilent opinions And it was agreed vpon by the Church that some particular Sunday in the yeare should be dedicated to the memory of the holy Trinitie and called Trinitie-Sunday that the Name might giue the people ●ccasion to enquire after the Mysterie And moreouer that the Pastor of each seuerall Congregation might be yearely remembred to treat thereof as necessity required certaine portions of the holy Scripture proper to that end were appointed to be read publikely that Day In some Countries they obserued this Institution on the Sunday next before the Aduent and in other places the Sunday following Whitsunday as in the Church of England Song 59. Sing this as the 9. Song THose oh thrise holy Three in one Who ●e●ke thy Nature to explaine By rules to humane Reason knowne Shall finde their labour all in vaine And in a shell they may intend The Sea as well to comprehend 2 What therefore no man can conceaue Let

thereon that we 〈◊〉 be warned to consider what fauours God hath vouc●safed vs and what fruits we ought to bring forth le● he leaue vs also to be spoyled of our Aduersaries For in this Parable the holy Spirit speaketh vnto eue●● Congregation who abuseth his fauours And doub●●lesse all such as it hath fallen out in Antioch Laodi●●● and many other particular Churches shall be depriu● of Gods protection of the dewes of his holy spir●● and of the sweete showres of his word to be left 〈◊〉 thornes and bryers the fruite of their owne natura● Corruptions Song 19. Sing this as the 14. Song A Song of him whom I loue best And of his Vineyard sing I will A Vineyard once my Loue possest Well-seated on a fruitfull hill He kept it close-immured still The earth from stones he did refine And set it with the choisest vine 2 He in the midst a Fort did reare I win-presse therein also wrought But when he lookt it Grapes should beare Those Grapes were wilde-ones that it brought Ierusalem come speake thy thought And you of Iudah Iudges be Betwixt my vineyard here and me 3 Vnto my Uineyard what could more Performed be then I haue done Yet looking it should Grapes haue bore Saue wilde-ones it afforded none But goe to let it now alone Resolu'd I am to shew you too What with my vineyard I will do● 4 The Hedge I will remooue from thence That what so will deuoure it may I do one will breake the Walled-fence And through it make a troden way Yea all of it I wast will lay To digge or dresse it none shall care But thornes and bryers it shall beare 5 The Clouds I also will compell That there no raine descend for this For loe the house of Israel The Lord of Armies Vineyard is And Iudah is that Plant of his That Pleasant one who forth hath brought Oppression when he Iudgement sought He seeking Iustice found therein In lieu thereof a Crying●sinne The 2. Song of Esay Esa. 12. ISaiah hauing a little before prophecied of the In●●●nation of Iesus Christ and the excellencie of his kingdome doth in this Hymne praise him for his Mercy and fore●●owes the Church also what her Song should be in that day of her Redemption The principall co●ten●s hereof are these A Confession of Gods mercy A prediction concerning the Sacrament of Baptisme and an exhortation to a ioyfull Thanksgiuing This Song the Church should still sing to the honour of Ies●● Christ for our Redemption Yea in regard the Proph●● foreseeing the good Cause we should haue to make vse thereof hath prophecied it should be the Church● Hymne it seemeth not vnproper to be vsed on those dayes which are solemnized in memoriall of our Sauiours Natiuitie Or whensoeuer we shall be mooue● to praise God in memorizing the gra●i●us Comfo●● promised vs by his Prophets and fulfilled by his owne comming And to fit the same th● better to that p●●●pose I haue changed the Person and the Time in th●● Translation Song 20. LOrd I will s●●g to Thee for thou displeased wa st And yet with-drewest thy wrath from me And sent me comfort hast Thou art my health on whom A fearelesse Trust I lay For thou oh Lord thou art become My Strength my Song my Stay 2 And with reioycing now Sweet waters we conuay Forth of those Springs whence Life doth flowe And thus we therefore say Oh sing vnto the Lord His Name and workes proclaime Yea to the People beare record That glorious is his Name 3 Unto the Lord oh sing For wonders he hath done And many a renowned thing Which through the earth is knowne Oh sing aloud all yee On Sion hill that dwell For lo thy Holy-one in thee Is great oh Israel The third Song of Esay Esay 26. ESay composed this Song to comfort the Israelites in their ca●tiuity to strengthen their patience in Affliction and settle their confidence on the promises of God First it remembreth them that Gods protection being euery where as auaileable as a defenced Citty they ought alwayes to relye on the firme peace which that affordeth Secondly he sheweth that the pride of Sinne shall be ouerthrowne and that the faithfull a●e resolued to fl●e vnto their Redeemer and await his pleasure in their chastis●ments Thirdly he singeth the vtter desolation of Tyrants the encrease of the Church her afflictions her deliuerance the resurrection from death through Christ. Lastly the Faithfull are exhorted to attend patiently on the Lord their Sauiour who will come shortly to iudgement and take account for the blood of his Saints This Song is made in the person of the Church and may be sung to comfort and confirme vs in all our chastisements and persecutions by bringing to our consideration the short time of our endurance and the certainty of our Redeemers comming It may be vsed also to praise God both for his Iustice and Mercy Song 21. Sing this as the 3. Song A Citie now we haue obtain'd Where strong Defences are And God Saluation hath ordain'd For Wals and Bulwarkes there The Gates thereof wide open Yee That such as iustly doe And those that Truth 's obseruers be May enter thereinto 2 There thou in peace wilt keep them sure Whose thoughts well grounded be In peace ●hat euer shall endure Because they trusted Thee For euer therefore on the Lord Without distrust depend For in the Lord th' eternall Lord Is strength that hath no end 3 He makes the loftie Citie yeeld And her proud Dwellers bow He lay●s it leuell with the f●eld Eu●n with the dust below Their feet that are in want and care Their feet thereon shall tread Their way is right that righteous are And thou their path dost heed 4 Upon thy course of Iudgements we Oh LORD attending were And to record thy Name and Thee Our soules desirous are On Thee our minds with strong desire Are fixed in the night And after thee our hearts enquire Before the morning light 5 For when thy righteous Iudgements are Upon the earth discern'd By those that doe inhabite there Uprightnesse shall be learn'd Yet Sinners for no terrour will Iust dealing vnderstand But in their sinnes continue still Amid the Holy-Land 6 To seeke the glory of the LORD They vn-regardfull be And thy aduanced-hand Oh LORD They will not daigne to see But they shall see and see with shame That beare thy People spight Yea from thy Foes shall come a flame Which will deuoure them quite 7 Then LORD for vs thou wilt procure That we in peace may be Because that eu'ry worke of our Is wrought for vs by Thee And L●RD our GOD though we are brought To other Lords in thrall Of thee alone shall be our thought Upon thy Name to call 8 They are deceast and neuer shall Renewed life obtaine They dye and shall not rise at all To tyrannize againe For thou didst visit them therefore And wide disperst them hast That so their Fame for euermore May

saueth me My Spirit merry-makes For he vouchsafed hath to view His Handmaides poore degree And loe All Ages that ensue Shall blessed reckon me 2 Great things for me Th' Almightie does And holy is his Name From Age to Age he mercy showes On such as feare the same He by his Arme declar'd his might And this to passe hath brought That now the Proud are put to flight By what their hearts haue thought 3 The Mighty plucking from their Seat The Poore he placed there And for the hungrie takes the meate From such as weal●hy are But minding Mercy he hath show'd His seruant Isr'el grace As he to our Forefathers vow'd To Abraham and his Race Benedictus Luk. 1.68 ZAchary the Priest being vpon the birth of 〈◊〉 Son inspired with the knowledge of our 〈◊〉 Incarnation sung the second Euangelicall Hymne In which two things are especially considerable First he blesseth God because through the comming of Christ all the promises made vnto the Patriarkes and Prophets were fulfilled for the saluation of his people Secondly he declareth the Office and dutie of his owne sonne who was sent before to prepare the way of the Lord. This Song the Church hath worthily inserted into the Liturgie also and we ought therefore to sing it reuerently in memoriall of our Sauiours incarnation and to praise God for the fulfilling of his promises and that Euangelicall preparation which he vouchsafed by sending his Fore●runner Song 33. Sing this as the 3. Song BLest be the GOD of Israel For he has People bought And in his seruant Dauid's house Hath great saluation wrought As by his Prophets he foretold Since Time began to be That from our Foes we might be safe And from our Haters free 2 That he might show our Fathers grace And beare in minde the same Which by an Oath he vow'd vnto Our Father Abraham That from our Aduersaries freed We serue him fearelesse might In righteousnesse and holinesse Our ●●fe-time in his sight 3 And of the highest thee oh Child The ●rophet I declare Before the LORD his face to goe His comming to prepare To teach his People how they shall That safety come to know Which by remission of their sinnes He doth on them bestowe 4 For it is through the tender Loue Of GOD alone where by That Day-spring hath to visit vs Descended from on high To light them who in darkenesse sit And in Deaths shade abide And in the blessed way of Pea●e Their wandring feet to guide T●● Song of Angels Luk. 2.13 THis is the third Euangelicall Song mentioned in the New Testament and it was sung by a quire of Angels at the birth of our blessed Sauiour Iesus Christ whose re●o●cing shall be m●de compleat by the redemption of m●nkinde In this Song they first glorifie God and then proclaime that happy ●ea●● and ●econciliation which his Sons Natiuity should bring vnto the world Reioycing therein and in that vnspeakeable good-wi●● and deare Communion which was thereby established betweene the Go head the Manhood and Them We therefore ought to ioyne with them in this Song and sing it often to praise God and quicken Faith and Charitie in our selues Song 34. THus Angels sung and thus sing we To GOD on high all glory be Let him on Earth his Peace bestowe And vnto men his fauour show Nunc Dimittis Luk. ● 29 THe fourth Euangelicall Hymne is this of Simeon who being in expectation of the comming of the Messias which according to Daniels 70. weekes was in those dayes to bee accomplished it was reuealed vnto him that he should no●●ye till he had seene Christ And accordingly he comming into the Temple by the spirits instigation when he was presented there as the Law commanded both beheld and embraced his Redeemer In this Song therefore he glorifieth God for the fulfilling of his promise made vnto him And ioyfully confesseth Iesus Christ before all the People In repeating this Hymne we ought also to confesse our Redeemer For Simeon was as it were the Churches speaker and hath for vs expressed that thankfull Ioy wherewithall wee should be filled when God enlightens●vs with the knowledge and spirituall vision of our Sauiour Song 35. Sing this as the ● Song GRant now in peace that by thy leaue I may depart oh LORD For thy Saluation seene I haue According to thy word That which prepared was by Thee Before all Peoples sight Thy Israels renowne to be And to the Gentiles light The Song of Moses and the Lambe Reuel 15.3 THe fifth and last Song recorded in the New Testament is this called by S. Iohn The Song of Moses and the Lambe being indeede the effect of that triumph Song which the Saints and blessed Martyrs shal sing vnto the honour of that Lambe of God which taketh away the sinnes of the world when they haue gotten the victory ouer Antichrist This Hy●●e the members of the true Church may sing to Gods g●●●y and the encrease of their owne comfort when they perceiue the power of the Almighty any way manifested vpon that Aduersarie It may be repeated also amid our greatest persecution● to strengthen our Faith and remember vs that whatsoeuer we suffer there will come a day wherein we shall haue cause to make vse of this Hymne with a perfect reioycing Song 36. Sing this as the 13. Song OH thou LORD thou GOD of might Who do'st all things worke aright Whatsoe're is done by thee Great and wondrous proues to be 2 True thy waies are and direct Holy King of Saints elect And oh therefore who is there That of thee retaines no feare 3 Who is there that shall deny Thy great Name to glorifie For thou LORD and thou alone Art the perfect Holy-one 4 In thy presence Nations all ●hall to adoration fall For thy Iudgement● now appeare Unto all men what they are Here end the Hymnes of the New Testament The X Commandements Exod. 20. ALthough the Decalogue be not originally in verse yet among vs it hath beene heretofore vsually sung Because therefore it may be a meanes to present these Precepts somewhat the oftner to remembrance make them the more frequently repeated and stirre vp those who sing and heare them to the better performance of their duties They are here also inserted and fitted to be sung Song 37. Sing this as the 4. Song THe great Almighty spake And thus said he I am the LORD thy GOD And I alone From cruell Ae●ypts thraldome set thee free And other G●DS but Me thou shalt haue none Haue mercy LORD and so our hearts encline That we may keepe this blessed Law of thine Thou shalt not make an Image to adore Of ought on earth aboue it or below A Carued Worke thou shalt not ●●w before Nor any worship on the same ●estowe For I thy GOD a Iealous GOD am knowne And on their Seed the Fathers sinnes correct Untill the third and fourth Descent be gone But them I alwaies loue that me affect Haue mercy LORD and

from aboue The Highest doth by gift impart Thou spring of Life a fire of Loue And the annointing Spirit art 2 Thou in thy Gifts art manifold GODS right-hand finger thou art LORD● The Fathers promise made of old Our tongues enriching by the Word Oh! giue our blinded Senses Light Shed Loue into each heart of our And grant the ●odies feeble-plight May be enabled by thy powre 3 Farre from vs driue away the Foe And let a speedy Peace ensue Our Leader also be that so We eu●ry danger may eschew Let vs be taught the blessed Creed Of ●ather and of Sonne by Thee And how from both thou dost proceed That our beleefe it still may be To Thee the Father and the Sonne Whom past and present Times adore The One in Three and Three in One All glory be for euermore Here ends the first part of the Hymnes and Songs of the Church THE SECOND PART of the HYMNES and Songs of the CHVRCH appropriated to the seuerall Times and Occasions most obseruable in the Church of ENGLAND EVery thing hath his season saith the Preacher Eccl. 3. And Saint Paul aduiseth that all things should be done Honestly in Order and to Edification 1. Cor. 14 Which Counsell the Church religeously ●e●ding and h●w by obseruation of Times and other circumstances the memories and capacities of weake people were the better assisted It was prouided that there s●ould be An●uall Commemorations of the principall Mysteries of our redemption And certaine particular dayes we●e de●●cated to that purpose as nigh as might be gessed for the most part ●pon those very seesons of the yeare in which the seuerall M●steries were accomplished And in●eede this is not that heath●n●sh or Idolatrous heeding of Time● reprehended in Isa●ah 47. Nor such a Iewish or superstitious obse●uation of Dayes and Mouthes and Times an● Yeares as is reprooued by S Paul Gal. 4. Nor a ●●lciation f●r idlenesse contrary to the fourth Commandement But a Christian and warrantable Obseruation profitably ordained that things might be done in order that the vnderstanding might be the better ed●fied that the memory might be the oftner refreshed and that the Deuotion might be the more stirred vp It is true that we ought to watch euery howre But if the Church had not by her authority appointed set dayes and hou●es to keepe vs aw●ke in some of vs would h●●●ly wat●h one hower And therefore those who haue zeale according to knowledge doe not only religiously obserue ●he Churches appointed Times but doe by her example voluntarily also appoint vnto themselues certaine dayes an● howers of the day for Christian exercises Neither can any m●n suppose this commendable obseruation of Feas●s neither burthensome by multitude nor superstitious by in●it●tion to b● an abridgement of Christian liberty who as he ought to doe beleeueth that the Seruice of God is perfect freedome We perswade not that one day is more holy then anoth●r in his owne nature But admonish that those bee reuere●tly and Christianly obserued whi●h are vpon so good ground and with prudent moderation dedicated to the worship of God For it cannot be denied that euen those who are but coldly aff●cted to the Churches ordinances in this kinde doe neuerthelesse ofte● apprehend the mysterie of Christs Natiuity and Passion vpon the dayes of commemorating them much mo●e feelingly th●n at other times and that they forget also some other mysteries altogether vntill they are remembred of them by the distinction and obseruation of times vsed in the Church These things considered an● because there be many w●● through ignorance rather then obstina●y haue neglected the Churches ordinance in this poynt here are added to those Songs of the Church which were either taken out of the Canonicall Scripture or anciently in vse certaine other spirituall Songs Hymnes appropriated to those Dayes Occasions which are most obseruable throughout the yeare And before each seuerall Hymne is prefixed a breefe Preface also to declare their vse the purpose of each Commemoration That such who haue heretofore through ignorance contemned the Churches discipline therein might behaue themselues more reuerently hereafter and learne not to speake euill of those things they vnderstand not Aduent Sunday THe Aduent is that for Christmas which Iohn Baptist was to Christ ●uen a fore-runner for Preparation And it is called the Aduent which signifieth Comming because the Church did vsually from that time vntill the Natiuity commemorate the seueral commings of Christ and instruct the people concerning them Which Commings are these and the like His Conception by which he came into the Virgins wombe His Natiuity by which he came as it were further into the world His comming to Preach in his own Person His comming by his Ministers His comming to Ierusalem The comming of the Holy Ghost His spirituall cōming which he vouchsafeth into the heart of euery Regenerate Christian And finally that last comming of his which shall be vnto Iudgement c. All which Commings are comprehended in these three his comming to men into men and against men to men by his Incarnation into men by Grace against men to Iudgement Song 45. Sing this as the 9. Song WHen Iesus Christ incarnate was To be our Brother then came He When into vs he comes by grace Then his beloued Spouse are we When he from Heau'n descends agen To be our Iudge returnes he then 2 And then despaire will those confound Tha● his first commings nought regard And those who till the Trumpet sound Consume their Leasures vnprepard Curst be those pleasures cry they may Which droue the thought of this away 3 The Iewes abiected yet remaine That his first Aduent heeded not And those fiue Virgins knockt in vaine Who to prouide them oyle forgot But safe and blessed those men are Who for his commings doe prepare 4 O let vs therefore watch and pray His times of visiting to know And liue so furnisht that we may With him vnto his wedding goe Yea though at midnight he should call Let vs be ready Lampes and all 5 And so prouide before that Feast Which Christ his comming next doth minde That He to come and be a Guest Within our hearts may pleasure finde And we bid welcome with good cheare That Comming which so many feare 6 Oh come LORD Iesu come away Yea though the world it shall deterre Oh let thy Kingdome come we pray Whose comming most too much deferre And grant vs thereof such foresight It come not like a Theefe by night Christmas day THis Day is worthily dedicated to be obserued in remembrance of the blessed Natiuity of our Redeemer Iesus Christ At which time it pleased the Almighty Father to send his onely be gotten Sonne into the world for our sakes and by an vnspeakeable vnion to ioyne in one person God and Man without confusion of Natures or possibility of separation To expresse therefore our thankefulnesse and the ioy wee ought to haue in this loue of GOD there hath beene anciently

the LORD him praise adore And magnifie him euermore 4 Oh praise him both you Ice and Snow You Nights and Dayes doe you the same With what or Darke or Light doth show You Cloudes and eu'ry shining Flame Blesse ye the LORD him praise adore And magnifie him euermore 5 Thou Earth you Mountaines and you Hills And whatsoeuer thereon growes You Fountaines Riuers Springs and Rills You Seas and all that ebbes or flowes Blesse ye the LORD him praise adore And magnifie him euermore 6 You Whales and all the Water yeelds You of the Feather'd airy-breed You Beasts and Cattell of the fields And you that are of humane seed Blesse ye the LORD him praise adore And magnifie him euermore 7 Let Israel the LORD confesse So let his Priests that in him trust Him let his Seruants also blesse Yea Soules and Spirits of the Iust Blesse ye the LORD him praise adore And magnifie him euermore 8 You blessed Saints his praises tell And you that are of humble heart With Ananias Misael And Azarias bearing part Blesse you the LORD him praise adore And magnifie him euermore The Song of S. Ambrose or Te Deum THis Song commonly called Te Deum or the Song of S. Ambrose was repeated at the baptizing of S. Augustine And as it is recorded was composed at that very time by those two Reuerend Fathers answering one another as it were by immediate inspiration It is one of the most auncient Hymnes of the Christian Church excellently praising and confessing the blessed Trinitie and there●ore is daily and worthily made vse of in our Liturgie and reckoned among the Sacred Hymnes Song 42. Sing this as the 44. Song WE praise Thee GOD we knowledge Thee To be the LORD for euermore And the eternall Father we Throughout the earth doe thee adore All Angels with all powers within The compasse of the heauens high Both Cherubin and Seraphin To Thee perpetually do cry 2 Oh holy holy holy-one Thou LORD and GOD of Sabbath art Whose praise and Maiesty alone Fils heauen and earth in eu'ry part The glorious Troupe Apostolike The Prophets worthy Company The Ma●tyrs army-royall eke Are those whom thou art praised by 3 Thou through the holy Chur●h art knowne The Father of vnbounded powre Thy worthy true and only Sonne The Holy Ghost the Comfortour Of Glory thou oh Christ art King The Father's Sonne for euermore Who men from endlesse Death to bring The Virgins wombe didst not abhorre 4 When Conquerour of Death thou wert Heau'n to the Faithfull openedst thou And in the Fathers glory art At Gods right-hand enthroned now Whence we beleeue that thou shalt come To iudge vs in the day of wrath Oh therefore helpe thy Seruants whom Thy precious blood Redeemed hath 5 Them with those Saints doe Thou record That gaine eternall glory may Thine Heritage and People LORD Saue blesse guide and advance for aye By vs thou dayly prais'd hast beene And we will praise Thee without end Oh keepe vs LORD this day from sinne And let thy mercy vs defend 6 Thy mercy LORD let vs receiue As we our trust repose in thee Oh LORD in thee I trusted haue Confounded neuer let me be Athanasius Creede or Quicunque vult THis Creed was composed by Athanasius after the wicked heresie of Arrius had spread it selfe through the world that so the faith of the Catholicke Church concerning the Mystery of the blessed Trinity might be the better vnderstood and professed to the ouerthrow and preuenting of Arrianisme or the like heresies And to the same purpose it is appointed to be said or sung vpon certaine dayes of the yeare in the Church of England Song 43. Sing this as the 3. Song THose that will saued be must hold The true Catholike Faith And keepe it wholly if they would Escape eternall death Which Faith a Trinity adores In One and One in Three So as the Substance being one Distinct the Persons be 2 One Person of the Father is Another of the Sonne Another of the Holy-Ghost And yet their Godhead one Alike in glory and in their Eternity as much For as the Father both the Sonne And Holy-Ghost is such 3 The Father vncreate and so The Sonne and Spirit be The Father he is Infinite The other two as He. The Father an Eternall is Eternall is the Sonne So is the Holy-Ghost yet these Eternally but One. 4 Nor say we there are Infinites Or vncreated Three For there can but one Infinite Or vncreated be So Father Sonne and Holy-Ghost All three Almighties are And yet not three Almighties tho But onely One is there 5 The Father likewise GOD and LORD And GOD and LORD the Sonne And GOD and LORD the Holy Ghost Yet GOD and LORD but One. For though each Person by himselfe We GOD and LORD confesse Yet Christian Faith forbids that we Three GODS or LORDS professe 6 The Father nor begot nor made Begot not made the Sonne Made nor begot the Holy-Ghost But a Proceeding-One One Father not three Fathers then One onely Sonne not three One Holy-Ghost we doe confesse And that no moe they be 7 And lesse or greater then the rest This Trinity hath none But they both Coeternall be And equall eu'ry one He therefore that will saued be As we haue said before Must One in Three and Three in One Beleeue and still adore 8 That Iesus Christ incarnate was He must beleeue with this And how that both the Sonne of GOD And GOD and Man 〈◊〉 is GOD of his Fathers substance pure Begot ere Time was made Man of his Mothers substance borne When Time his fulnesse had 9 Both perfect God and perfect Man In Soule and flesh as we The ●athers equall being God Is Man beneath is ●e Though God Man yet but one Christ And ●o dispose it so The Godhead was not turn●d to flesh But Manhood tooke thereto 10 The Substance vn-confus●d He one In Person doth subsist As Soule and Body make one Man So God and Man is Christ Who suffred and went downe to Hell That we might saued be The third day he arose againe And Heau●n ascended he 11 At God the Fathers right-hand there He 〈◊〉 and at the Doome He to adiudge both quicke and dead From thence againe shall come Then all men with their flesh shall rise And he account require Well-doers into blisse shall goe The Bad to endlesse F●re Veni Creator TH●s is a very a●ci●nt Hymne composed in Latine 〈◊〉 and c●mmo●ly called Veni Cr●ator because those are the first words of it By the Cannons of our Church it is commanded to be said or sung at the Consecration of Bishops and at the Ordination of Ministers c. It is therefore here translated sill●●le for sillable in the same kind of measure which it hath in the Latine Song 44. COme holy-Holy-Ghost the Maker come Take in the soules of thine thy place Thou whom our hearts had being from Oh fill them with thy heauenly grace Thou art that Comfort