as a lion so will he break all my bones from day even to â—ight 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 〈◊〉 9 For the grave cannot praise thee death can not celebrate thee they that go down into the â—it 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 â—hee 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 dwelâ—h among the heathen she findeth no rest all â—r persecutors overtook her between the straits â—nd for the servitude that 's great 'mong heathen she doth dwell â—e 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 â—ome to the solemn feasts yea all her gates are desolate Her priests sigh her virgins are afflicted 〈◊〉 she is in bitternesse â—er Priests they in great trouble sigh her Virgins more and lesse â—re grievously afflicted all and she 's in bitternes 5 Her adversaries are the chief her enemies â—sper 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 honourâ—d 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 â—ile 12 Is it nothing to you all ye that passe by
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 â—igh the loftie city he layeth it low he layeth it 〈◊〉 even to the ground he bringeth it even to â—e 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 〈◊〉 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 â—ve 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 â—ur soules desires unto thy Name and thy remembrance be 9 With my soul have I desired thee in the â—ght yea with my spirit within me will I seek 〈◊〉 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 〈◊〉 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 â—hou 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 â—eo have had dominion over us but by thee â—nly will we make mention of thy name â—3 â—3 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 theyâ—re deceased they shall not rise 14 Henceforth these wicked shall not live who are now dead and slain â—t last they all deceased are they shal not rise again Therefore hast thou visited and destroyed 〈◊〉 and made all their memorie to perish Therefore thou hast them visited and them destroyd alway â—nd 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 â—rth neither have the inhabitants of the world â—llen â—e have not a deliverance wrought on earth as we perceive â—or 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 â—ith my dead bodie ev'n revive and als arise they shall Awake and sing ye that dwell in dust for thy 〈◊〉 is as the dew of herbs and the earth shall â— out the dead â—ake 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 chamâ—â—â—s and shut thy doores about thee hide thy 〈◊〉 as it were for a little moment untill the â—ignation be overpast My people to thy chambers come doors shut about thee fast 〈◊〉 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
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 blossoâ—â— 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 woâ—â— 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 gâ—â—nerations 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 〈◊〉 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 viâ—sited 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 darkâ—nesse 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 〈◊〉 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 â—f they were understood â—rath 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