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Psalms and hymns composed and fitted for the present occasion of publick thanks-giving, October 24, 1651 by W. Barton ...
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Barton, William, 1598?-1678.
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PSALMS and HYMNS Composed and fitted For the present Occasion Of Publick THANKS-GIVING October 24. 1651. By W. Barton Preacher of God's Word LONDON Printed by William Du-Gard October 21. M. DC LI. Psal. 47. 6. Sing praises to God sing praises sing praises to our King sing praises Psal. 66. 2. Make a joiful nois unto God all yee lands sing forth the honor of his Name make his prais glorious To the Right Honorable THE PARLAMENT OF THE COMMON-WEALTH OF ENGLAND Most Renowned Prospered and most Candid Christian SENATORS THe LORD of Life and Glorie who asscended up on high and led our Captivitie captive hath in these later daies appeared on Earth as hee ever doth in Heaven in behalf of his Spous and hath dispensed unto you the friends of the Bridegroom most incomparable Signal Victories and Conquests in her behalf for which you have worthily enacted manie Sweet and Solemn Daies of Triumphant Thanksgivings which Thanksgivings beeing indeed much advanced by singing of Psalms it is a thousand pities that the Psalms in use are not by this daie cured of so manie grievous defects and gross absurdities as have been of long time discovered in them For although those gross faults were generally corrected by a worthie Member of your Honorable Hous in an Edition by him put forth manie years ago yet was that endeavour wholly dashed by a reference to the Assemblie who under an opinion of bringing them most strictly to the Original made them in manie places more dark and disorder lie then could bee well amended for the present upon which consideration I was emboldened with the assent of Mr Rous the first Autor and with the assistance of som Godlie Learned men to endeavour a new Translation both cleer and smooth and accurately compared with the Original which having effected presented it pleased your Honors to refer it to Mr N. Mr B. and Others to review report to the Hous but they accounting the said Translation too Poëtical do intend to compile a new one out of it more strictly to the words which doubtless will produce that obscuritie of Phrase and deformitie of Style which marr'd the other and made it less acceptable and profitable to the People and for which verie reason this new Composure of mine was more accurately framed having formerly put forth a Translation of mine own which was not wholly innocent of that Original error which indeed the Translators do not alwaies so easily apprehend Now becaus this Review of the Committee may bee very tedious to wait for it beeing a year and more since the Order past the Hous and I cannot perceiv they are half waie in the work and when it is don it must needs varie from the express Text by Paraphrase or Metaphrase for a great part and becaus the Opportunities are becom indeed Importunities and very urgent I presume to dedicate to your Honors this short Assaie of Psalms and Hymns beeing readie to print and publish the whole Book if it pleas your Honors to allow mee the securitie of my Copie that no man print it from mee and those that are interessed therein without which favor the present printing of the whole would endanger my utter undoing having already endebted my self so deeply upon the said account But if after publication of all your Honors shall receiv better satisfaction by anie other endeavours I shall fully rest satisfied in this that it shall bee determined by the Supreme Autoritie of England which from the first I have publickly owned obeied honored praied for pleaded for and praised God for as a singular Blessing to this Nation under which wee may lead peaceable and quiet lives in all Godliness and Honestie and if anie fearing God bee otherwise minded God shall reveal even this unto them In conscience and confidence whereof I rest Your Honors most dutiful and devoted Servant for Jesus sake W. Barton TO HIS EXCELLENCIE The Lord General CROMWEL Right Honorable YOu do very well know that no Opinion is more unscriptural or irrational then to denie the Dutie it self of Singing Psalms and Spiritual Songs of Prais to the glorie of God for even Nature dictateth no less to the verie Heathens and the Scripture is so express and urgent for it that as well wee may denie praier as this kinde of Prais Neither can the mistake of manie disswade the pious practiser of this Dutie to desist but rather provoke his zeal like David dancing before the Ark blinde Bartimeus crying after Christ or the Children crying Hosanna and Verily if such should altogether hold their peace the Stones would sing I acknowledg that most of the Psalms exstant do want a more exquisite Composure and I denie not but Christians gifted that waie may compose and sing new Songs to the glorie of God in the Congregations but if those Songs bee not composed out of Scripture I believ they will want that gravitie and weight that Majestie and Autoritie which these have to excite affection and edifie the understanding Wherefore having Composed a few of this kinde very proper for the Seasons and Solemnities GOD's gracious Providence bestow's upon us I humbly crave leav most Noble LORD to present these and especially the Souldiers Hymn to Your Lordship's pious and prudent Animadversion hoping to obtein Your Honor's Approbation of this Scriptural Collection as a livelie Description of the Condition You have so much experienced And that You will saie and manie after You That this Scripture is at this Daie fulfilled in our ears and in Your persons GOD Almightie preserv Your EXCELLENCIE to bee an Happie Instrument of Our full Deliverance and the strong Establishment of Englands Common-wealth together with the Flourishing Estate of the whole Church of Christ as praieth Your EXCELLENCIE'S most humble Servant W. Barton To the Courteous Reader THE poor and imperfect Translation of the present Psalm-Book not yet throughly amended by anie hand gave occasion to som to saie more wittily then wisely That Hopkins and Sternhold had persecuted David more then Saul did and hath made som men to abhor the offering of the Lord Yet those Autors did rarely doubtless for those Times and are registred in Chronicles among men of Note and their labors have certainly edified Godlie men and glorified God although in these Times of glittering Knowledg and the perfection of Language and other Gifts the great defects and faults of these Psalms crie aloud for amendment and certainly when once vvee have in our flock a male I mean a compleat Book Mal. 1. 14. then to offer these lame and blinde Psalms and so to sacrifice a corrupt thing will bee cursedly evil but to desert the Dutie wholly since som Psalms are tolerably translated is certainly a sin I conjecture with my self what hath more prejudiced this Dutie then the weakness of the Translation namely the wicked application of Psalms by malevolent Spirits as I heard somtime a Hedg-priest give forth the 21 Psalm at such time as the Book
Such furious force our foes did finde when thy hand drove them back 8 i th' Citie of this King of powers wee saw as wee were told This Citie of this God of ours God ever will uphold 9 And these thy sure Compassions Lord thy kindeness and thy grace Most quietly did wee record within thy holy place 10 For like thy Name so is thy prais as far as Land extend's And store of righteousness alwaies thy right hand comprehend's 11 Therefore let Sion plenteously of heavenlie joies partake And Judah's Daughters leap for joie for thy just judgments sake 12 Walk round about and Sion view her statelie turrets tell 13 Her palaces consider you and mark her bulwarks well Tell it to all posteritie 14 For this God doth abide Our God and Guid perpetually till death hee 'l bee our guide OR Tell it to all POSTERITIE for even to our last breath This God 's our God perpetually And our safe Guid till death PSAL. Lxxvi THe Lord is known in Judah well and his most glorious Name Is very great in Israël which doth extol his fame 2 The tabernacles of his grace at Salem you may see And Sion is the dwelling place where Hee desire 's to bee 3 The burning arrows brake hee there the arrows of the bow The battel-sword and shield that were the weapons of the foe 4 Much brighter is thy glorious Crown more excellent each way And worthy of much more renown then all the mounts of prey 5 Lo thou hast spoil'd the stout of minde and they have slept their sleep Their hands the mightie could not finde their lives they could not keep 6 O God of Jacob thy reproof sent many a daring head Charet and hors with thundring hoof to sleep among the dead 7 Thou Lord alone deservest fear due to thy dreadful Name For who may in thy sight appear when once thy wrath doth flame 8 When thou didst make thy judgment com from heaven shining clear The earth that heard it was struck dumb and all sat still for fear 9 Ev'n when the LORD to judgment rose and sent those judgments forth To save from their incensed foes all meek ones of the earth 10 The furie that in man doth reign unto thy prais redound's Remaining wrath thou shalt restrein and set men's passions bounds 11 Vow to the LORD your God and pay let all about his throne Bring gifts to him to him I say that is a dreadful one 12 The Spirit of Princes his proud foes hee cut's it clean away And terrible hee is to those that earthlie Scepters sway See a second Metre of this already printed and som other Psalms fit for the present occasions as the 126 the 149 also the third Hymn in any Common tune To the tune of the old 148 follow these PSAL. XL VI Give laud unto c. GOd is our strength and stay when dangers do abound A present help alway and ready to bee found And wee therefore Fear not at all though th' earth should fall or bee no more 2. And though the mountains high were carried from the shore In the deep seas to lie and troubled waters roar And though it make The billows rise and with great nois the mountains shake 3. For there 's a river here whose streams do flow abroad And shall most sweetly cheer and glad the Citie of God Those tents of grace Where God most high doth sanctifie his dwelling place 4. Within the midst of her doth God himself abide Her sure Deliverer therefore shee shall not slide For God I say Shall send her aid ere bee displaid the break of day 5. The heathen rag'd with nois the Kingdoms moved were Then God put forth his voice and earth did melt for fear This God of power Hath here abode and Jacob's God is our high tower 6. O com behold and see what works the Lord bring's forth What Desolations hee hath wrought in all the earth Whose mightie hand Make 's war to ceas and settle's peace in all the land 7. Hee break 's the spear and bow and quite cut's off the same The Chariot hee doth throw into the burning flame Bee still saith hee And know that I am God most high and known will bee 8. I will bee magnified of all the heathen Coasts And all the earth so wide of mee shall make their boasts This God of power Hath here abode and Jacob's God is our high tower PSAL. 135. I. Part. GIve laud unto the Lord and prais his holie Name Do yee his prais record and spread abroad his fame Yee that resort To our great God and have abode in Sion's Court 2. His honor O proclaim for good and kinde hee is Sing praises to his Name a pleasant work it is Jacob hath hee Chose to Himself and all his wealth must Israël bee 3. And this I clearly know the Lord 's a mightie one And that all gods do ow subjection to his throne for Hee bring's forth What-ever he pleas in deeps in seas in heav'n and earth 4. Hee make's the vapors rise from earth's remotest ends And lightnings from the skies With showrs of rain hee send's The winde likewise Whatever it is Hee bring's from his large treasuries 5. First-born of man and beast in Egypt hee smote dead And tokens not the least in midst thereof hee spread And there let fall His dreadful hand on Pharaoh and his servants all 6. Who did great Nations smite and mightie Kings did kill The Giant Amorite and him of Bashan hill Sihon hee slew Of famous note and Og hee smote and overthrew 7. And Canaan's Kingdoms all by him were overthrown And so their land did fall an heritage to his own An heritage For Israël therein to dwell from age to age 8. O Lord thy glorie shall eternally endure And thy memoriall for ever shall stand sure And Lord thy Name From ages past shall alwaies last and bee the same A new Hymn of Reformation out of Isai. 66. 8 9 7. Yee Children which c. OH who hath heard of such a thing as now God's power to pass doth bring or who hath seen such things as these For shall the earth can any say bee made to bring forth in one day are Nations born at once with eas As soon as Sion travelled shee presently was brought to bed and brought forth children without aid Before shee travell'd shee brought forth before her pain came came the birth and of a brave Man-childe was laid Ver. 9 10. For shall I bring unto the birth and shall I not caus to bring forth saith the Almightie Sovereign Lord Or shall I caus to bring forth som and then untimely shut the womb thy God O Sion spake this Word Rejoice yee with Jerusalem and let her lovers all of them of her spiritual joies partake Rejoice I say lift up your voice bee glad with her and much rejoice all yee that mourned for her sake 12. 11. 12. again with Chap. 60. 4. For lo saith God! I will