The hungry he replenished With all things that were good And through his power he made the rich Oft-times to want their food And calling to rememberance His mercy every deal Hath holpen up assistantly His servant Israel According to his promise made To Abraham before And to his seed successively To stand for evermore The song of Simeon called Nunc dimittis O Lord because my hearts desire Hath wished long to see My onely Lord and Saviour Thy Son before I die The joy and health of all mankinde Desired long before Which now is come into the world Of mercy bringing store Thou sufferest thy servant now In peace for to depart According to thy holy Word Which lighteneth my heart Because mine eyes which thou hast made To give my body light Have now beheld thy saving health Which is the Lord of might Whom thou mercifully hast set Of thine abundant grace In open sight and visible Before all peoples face The Gentiles to illuminate And Satan overquel And eke to be the glory of Thy people Israel The Symbol or Creed of Athanasius called Quicunque vult WHat man soever he be that salvation will attain The Catholick belief he must before all things retain Which faith unless he wholly keep and undefiledly Without all doubt eternally he shall be sure to die The Catholick belles is this that God we worship one In Trinity and Trinity in Unity alone So as we neither do confound the persons of the three Nor yet the substance whole of one in sunder parted be One Person of the father is another of the Son Another Person proper of the holy Ghost alone Of Father Son and holy Ghost but one the Godhead is Like Glory coeternal eke The Majesty likewise Such as the Father is such is the Son in each degree And such also we do beleeve the holy Ghost to be Uncreate is the father and uncreate is the Son The holy Ghost uncreate so uncreate is each one Incomprehensible Father is incomprehensible Son And comprehensible also is the holy Ghost of none The Father is eternal and the Son eternal so And in like sort eternal is the holy Ghost also And yet though we beleeve that each of thâ—se eternal be Yet there but one Eternal is and not Eternals three As ne incomprehensible we he yet uncreate three But one incomprehensible one uncreate hold to be Almighty so the Father is the Son Almighty so And in like sort Almighty is the holy Ghost also And albeit that every one of these Almighty be Yet there but one Almighty is And not Almighties three The Father God is God the Son God holy Ghost also Yet are there not three Gods in all but one God and no mo So likewise Lord the Father is and Lord also the Son And Lord the holy Ghost yet are there not three Lords but one For as we are compell'd to grant by Christian verity Each of the persons by himself both God and Lord to be So Catholick religion forbiddeth us alway That either Gods be three or that there Lords be three to say Of none the Father is ne made ne create nor begot The Son is of the Father not create ne made but got The holy Ghost is of them both the Father and the Son Ne made ne create nor begot but doth proceed alone So we one Father hold not three one Son also not three One holy Ghost alone and not three holy Ghosts to be None in this Trinity before nor after other is Ne greater any then the rest ne lesser be likewise But every one among themselves of all the Persons three Together coeternal all and all coequal be So Unity in Trinity as said it is before And Trinity in Unity in all things we adore Therefore what man soever that salvation will attain This faith touching the Trinity of force he must retain And needful to eternal life it is that every wight Of the incarnating of Christ our Lord beleeve aright For this the right faith is that we beleeve and eke do know That Christ our Lord the Son of God is God and man also God of his Fathers substance got before the world began And of his Mothers substance born in world a very man Both perfect God and perfect Man in one one Jesus Christ That doth of reasonable soul and humane flesh subsist Touching his Godhead equal with his Father God is he Touching his Manhood lower then his father in degree Who though he be both very God and very man also Yet is he but one Christ alone and is not persons two One not by turning of Godhead into the flesh of man But by taking manhood to God this being one began All one not by confounding of the substance into one But onely by the Unity that is of one Person For as the reasonable soul and flesh but one man is So in one Person God and Man is but one Christ likewise Who suffered for to save us all to hell he did descend The third day rose again from death to heaven he did ascend He sits at the right hand of God th' Almighty Father there From thence to judge the quick and dead again he shall appear At whose return all men shall rise with bodies new restor'd And of their own works they shall give account unto the Lord. And they into eternal life shall go that have done well Who have done ill shall go into eternal fire to dwell This is the Catholick belief who doth not faithfully Beleeve the same without all doubt he saved cannot be To Father Son and holy Ghost all glory be therefore As in beginning was is now and shall be evermore The Lamentation of a sinner O Lord turn not away thy face From him that lies prostrate Lamenting sore his sinful life Before thy mercy gate Which gate thou openest wide to those That do lament their sin Shut not that gate against me Lord But let me enter in And call me not to mine account How I have lived here For then I know right well O Lord How vile I shall appear I need not to confess my life I am sure thou canst tell What I have been and what I am I know thou know'st it well O Lord thou know'st what things be past And eke the things that be Thou know'st also what is to come Nothing is hid from thee Before the heavens and earth were made Thou know'st what things were then As all things else that have been since Among the sons of men And can the things that I have done Be hidden from thee then Nay nay thou know'st them all O Lord Where they were done and when Wherefore with tears I come to thee To beg and to intreat Even as the child that hath done ill And feareth to be beat So come I to thy mercy gate Where mercy doth abound Requiring mercy for my sin To heal my deadly wound O Lord I need not to repeat What I do beg or crave Thou know'st O Lord
fulfil the same With godly gifts will he reward all those that fear his Name verse 6 The king shall he in health maintain and so prolong his days That he from age to age shall reign for evermore always verse 7 That he may have a dwelling-place before the Lord for ay O â—et thy mercy truth and grace defend him from decay verse 8 Then shall I sing for ever still with praise unto thy Name 〈◊〉 all my vows I may fulfil and daily pay the same Nonne Deo Psal lxii J. H. MY soul to God shall give good heed and him alone attend 〈◊〉 why my health and hope to speed doth whole on him depend For he alone is my defence my rock my health and aid 〈◊〉 is my stay that no pretence â—â—all make me much dismaid O wicked folk how long will ye â—â—e craft sure ye must fall â—as a rotten hedge ye be and like a tottring wall Whom God doth love ye seek always to put him to the worse 〈◊〉 â—ove to lie with mouth ye praise and yet your heart doth curse Yet still mysoul doth whole depend on God my chief desire 〈◊〉 all ill feats me to defend none but him I require He is my rock my fort and tower my health is of his grace 〈◊〉 doth support me that no power can move me out of place God is my glory and my health my souls desire and lust â—â—fâ—rt my strength my stay my wealth God is my onely trust Oh have your trust in him alway 〈◊〉 folk with one accord 〈◊〉 out your hearts to him and say our trust is in the Lord. The sons of men deceitful are on balance but a sleight 〈◊〉 things most vain do them compare â—â—r they can keep no weight Trust not in wrong robb'ry nor stealth let vain delights be gone â—â—ough goods well got flow in with wealth let not your hearts thereon The Lord long since one thing did tell which here to minde I call 〈◊〉 spake it oft I heard it well That God alone doth all And that thou Lord art good and kinde thy mercy doth exceed that all sorts with thee shall finde according to their deed Deus Deus meus Psal lxiii T. S. O God my God I watch betime to come to thee in haste 〈◊〉 why my soul and body both do thirst of thee to taste 〈◊〉 in this barren wilderness where waters there are none 〈◊〉 flesh is parcht for thought of thee â—or thee I wish alone That I might see yet once again 〈◊〉 glory strength and might 〈◊〉 â—as wont it to behold a thin thy temple bright Fâ—r why thy mercies faâ— surmount tâ—â—s life and wretched days 〈◊〉 â—ips therefore shall give to thee â—â—e honour laud and praise And whil'st I live I will not fail 〈◊〉 worship thee alway And in thy name I shall lift up my hands when I do pray verse 5 My soul is fill'd as with marrow which is both fat and sweet My mouth therefore shall sing such songs as are for thee most meet verse 6 When as in bed I think on thee and eke all the night-tide verse 7 For under covert of thy wings thou art my joyful guide verse 8 My soul doth surely stick to thee thy right hand is my power verse 9 And those that seek my soul to stroy them death shall soon devour verse 10 The sword shall them devour each one their carcases shall feed The hungry foxes which do run their prey to seek at need verse 11 The king and all men shall rejoyce that do profess Gods word For liars mouths shall then be stopt which have the truth disturb'd Exaudi Deus Psal lxiv. J. H. O Lord unto my voice give ear with plaint when I do pray And rid my life and soul from fear of foes that threat to slay verse 2 Defend me from that sort of men which in deceit do lurk And from the frowning face of them that all ill seats do work verse 3 Who whet their tongues as we have seen men whet and sharp their swords They shoot abroad their arrows keen I mean most bitter words verse 4 With privy sleights shoot they their shaft the upright man to hit The just unwares to strike by craft they care or fear no whit verse 5 A wicked work they have decreed in counsel thus they cry To use deceit let us not dread what who can it espy verse 6 What way to hurt they talk and muse all times within their heart They all consult what feats to use each doth invent his part verse 7 But yet all this shall not prevail when they think least upon God with his dart shall sure assail and wound them every one verse 8 Their crafts and their ill tongues withall shall work themselves such blame That they which then behold their fall shall wonder at the same verse 9 Then all that see shall know right well that God the thing hath wrought And praise his witty works and tell what he to paâ—s hath brought verse 10 Yet shall the just in God rejoyce still trusting in his might So shall they joy with minde and voice whose hearts are pure and right Te decet hymnus Psal lxv J. 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THy praise alone O Lord doth reign in Sion thine own hill Their vows to thee they do maintain and their behests fulfil verse 2 For that thou dost their prayers hear and dost thereto agree The people all both far and near with trust shall come to thee verse 3 Our wicked life so far exceeds that we shall fall therein But Lord forgive our great misdeeds and purge us from our sin verse 4 The man is blest whom thou dost choose within thy courts to dwell Thy house and temple he shall use with pleasures that excel verse 5 Of thy great justice hear us God our health of thee doth rise The hope of all the earth abroad and the sea coasts likewise verse 6 With strength thou art beset about and compast with thy power Thou mak'st the mountains strong and stout to stand in every shower verse 7 The swelling seas thou dost asswage and make their streams full still Thou dost restrain the peoples rage and rule them at thy will verse 8 The folk that dwell full far on earth shall dread thy signs to see Which morn and even in great mirth do pass with praise to thee verse 9 When that the earth is chapt and dry and thirsteth more and more Then with thy drops thou dost apply and much increase her store verse 10 The floud of God doth overflow and so doth cause to spring The seed and corn which men do sow for he doth guide the thing verse 11 With wet thou dost her furrows fill whereby her clods do fall Thy drops on her thou dost distill and bless her fruit withall verse 12 Thou deck'st the earth of thy good grace with fair and pleasant crop Thy clouds distil their dew apace great plenty they do drop verse 13 Whereby the desert shall begin
wickedness on him shall have no power verse 24 His foes likewise I will destroy before his face in fight And those that hate him I will plague and strike them with my might verse 25 My truth and mercy eke withall shall still upon him lie And in my Name his horn eke shall be listed up on high verse 26 His kingdom I will set to be upon the sea and land And eke the running flouds shall he embrace with his right hand verse 27 He shall depend with all his heart on me and thus shall say My Father and my God thou art my rock of health and stay verse 28 As my first-born I will him take of all on earth that springs His might and honour I will make above all earthly kings verse 29 My mercy shall be with him still as I my self have told My faithful covenant to fulfil my mercy I will hold verse 30 And eke his seed I will sustain for ever strong and sure So that his seat shall still remain while heaven doth endure The fourth part verse 31 If that his sons for sake my law and so begin to swerve And of my judgements have none aw nor will not them observe verse 32 Or if they do not use aright my statutes to them made And set all my commandments light and will not keep my trade verse 33 Then with the rod will I begin their doings to amend And so with scourging for their sin if that they do offend verse 34 My mercy yet and my goodness I will not take him fro Nor handle him with craftiness and so my truth forgo verse 35 But sure my covenant I will hold with all that I have spoke No word the which my lips have told shall alter or be broke verse 36 Once sware I by my holiness and that perform will I With David I shall keep promise to him I will not lie verse 37 His seed for evermore shall reign and eke his throne of might As doth the sun it shall remain for ever in my fight verse 38 And as the moon within thesky for ever standeth fast A faithful witness from on high so shall his kingdom last verse 39 But now O Lord thou dost reject and now thou changest cheer Yea thou art wroth with thine elect thine own anointe dear verse 40 The covenant with thy servant made Lord thou hast quite undone And down upon the ground also hast cast his royal crown The fifth part verse 41 Thou pluck'st his hedges up with might his walls thou dost confound Thou beatest eke his bulwarks down and break'st them to the ground verse 42 That he is sore destroy'd and torn of comers by throughout And so is made a mock and scorn to all that dwell about verse 43 Thou their right hand hast lifted up that him so sore annoy And all his foes that him devour lo thou hast made to joy verse 44 His swords edge thou dost take away that should his foes withstand To him in war no victory thou giv'st nor upper hand verse 45 His glory thou dost also waste his throne his joy his mirth By thee is overthrown and cast full low upon the earth verse 46 Thou hast cut off and made full short his youth and lusty days And rais'd of him an ill report with shame and great dispraise verse 47 How long away from me O Lord for ever wilt thou turn And shall thine anger still alway as fire consume and burn verse 48 O call to minde remember then my time consumeth fast Why hast thou made the sons of men as things in vain to waste verse 49 What man is he that liveth here and death shall never see Or from the hand of hell his soul shall he deliver free verse 50 Where is O Lord thine own goodness so oft declar'd beforn Which by thy truth and uprightness to David thou hast sworn verse 51 The great rebukes to minde I call that on thy servants lie The railings of the people all born in my breast have I verse 52 Wherewith O Lord thine enemies blasphemed have thy Name The steps of thine anointed one they cease not to defame verse 53 All praise to thee O Lord of hosts both now and eke for ay Through sky and earth and all the coasts Amen amen I say Domine refugium Psal xc J. 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THou Lord hast been our sure defence our place of ease and rest In all times past yea so long since as cannot be exprest verse 2 Ere there was made mountain or hâ—â—l the earth and world abroad From age to age and always still for ever thou art God verse 3 Thou grindest man through grief and pain to dust or clay and then And then thou say'st again Return again ye sons of men verse 4 The lasting of a thousand years what is it in thy sight As yesterday it doth appear or as a watch by night verse 5 So soon as thou dost scatter them then is their life and trade All as asleep and like the grass whose beauty soon doth fade verse 6 Which in the morning shines full bright but fadeth by and by And is cut down ere it be night all with'red dead and dry verse 7 For through thine anger we consume our might is much decay'd And of thy fervent wrath and sume we are full sore afraid verse 8 The wicked works that we have wrought thou sett'st before thine eye Our privy faults yea eke our thoughts thy countenance doth spie verse 9 For through thy wrath our days do waste thereof doth nought remain Our yearâ— consume as words or blasts and are not call'd again verse 10 Our time is threescore years and ten that we do live on mold If one see fourscore surely then we count him wondrous old The second part verse 11 Yet of this time the strength and chief the which we count upon Is nothing else but painful grief and we as blasts are gone verse 12 Who once doth know what strength is there what might thine anger hath Or in his heart who doth thee fear according to thy wrath verse 13 Instruct us Lord to know and try how long our days remain That then we may our hearts apply true wisdom to attain verse 14 Return O Lord how long wilt thou forth on in wrath proceed Shew favour to thy servants now and help them at their need verse 15 Refresh us with thy mercy soon and then our joy shall be All times so long as life doth last in heart rejoyce will we verse 16 As thou hast plagued us before now also make us glad And for the years wherein full sore affliction we have had verse 17 O let thy work and power appear and on thy servants light And shew unto thy children dear thy glory and thy might verse 18 Lord let thy grace and glory stand on us thy servants thus Confirm the works we take in hand Lord prosper them to us Qui habitat Psal xci J. H. HE that within the secret place of
10 Unfeignedly I have thee sought and thus seeking abide O never suffer me O Lord from thy precepts to slide verse 11 Within my heart and secret thoughts thy words I have hid still That I might not at any time offend thy godly will verse 12 We magnify thy Name O Lord and praise thee evermore Thy statutes of most worthy fame O Lord teach me therefore verse 13 My lips have never ceast to preach and publish day and night The judgements all which did proceed from thy mouth full of might verse 14 Thy testimonies and thy ways please me no less indeed Then all the treasures of the earth which worldlings make their meed verse 15 Of thy precepts I will still muse and thereto frame my talk As at a mark so will I aim thy ways how I may walk verse 16 My onely joy shall be so fixt and on thy laws so set That nothing can me so far blinde that I thy words forget GIMEL The third part verse 17 Grant to thy servant now such grace as may my life prolong Thy holy word them will I keep both in my heart and tongue verse 18 Mine eyes which were dim and shut up so open and make bright That of thy law and marvellous works I may have the clear sight verse 19 I am a stranger in this earth wandring now here now there Thy word to me therefore disclose my footsteps for to clear verse 20 My soul is ravisht with desire and never is at rest But seeks to know thy judgements high and what may please thee best verse 21 The proud men and malicious thou hast destroy'd each one And cursed are such as do not thy hests attend upon verse 22 Lord turn from me rebuke and shame which wicked men conspire For I have kept thy covenants with zeal as hot as fire verse 23 The princes great in counsel sat and did against me speak But then thy servant thought how he thy statutes might not break verse 24 For why thy covenants are my joy and my hearts great solace They serve in stead of counsellours my matters for to pass DALETH The fourth part verse 25 I am alas as brought to grave and almost turn'd to dust Restore therefore my life again as thy promise is just verse 26 My ways when I acknowledged with mercy thou didst hear Hear now eftsoon and me instruct thy laws to love and fear verse 27 Teach me once throughly for to know thy precepts and thy lore Thy works then will I meditate and lay them up in store verse 28 My soul I feel so sore opprest that it melteth for grief According to thy word therefore haste Lord to send relief verse 29 From lying and deceitful lips let thy grace me defend And that I may learn thee to love thy holy law me send verse 30 The way of truth both straight and sure I have chosen and found I set thy judgements me before which keep me safe and sound verse 31 Since then O Lord I forc'd my self thy covenants to embrace Let me therefore have no rebuke nor check in any case verse 32 Then will I run with joyful cheet where thy word doth me call When thou hast set my heart at large and rid me out of thrall HE. The fifth part verse 33 Instruct me Lord in the right trade of thy statutes divine And it to keep even to the end my heart will I incline verse 34 Grant me the knowledge of thy law and I shall it obey With heart and minde and all my might I will it keep I say verse 35 In the right paths of thy precepts guide me Lord I require None other pleasure do I wish nor greater thing desire verse 36 Incline my heart thy laws to keep and covenants to embrace And from all filthy avarice Lord shield me with thy grace verse 37 from vain desires and worldly lusts turn back mine eyes and sight Give me the spirit of life and power to walk thy ways aright verse 38 confirm thy gracious promise Lord which thou hast made to me Which am thy servant and do love and fear nothing but thee verse 39 Reproach and shame which I so fear from me O Lord expel For thou dost judge with equity and therein dost excel verse 40 Behold my hearts desire is bent thy laws to keep for ay Lord strengthen me so with thy grace that it perform I may VAV. The sixth part verse 41 Thy mercies great and manifold let me obtain O Lord Thy saving health let me enjoy according to thy word verse 42 So shall I stop the slandrous mouths of lewd men and unjust For in thy faithful promises stands my comfort and trust verse 43 The word of truth within my mouth let ever still be prest For in thy judgements wonderful my hope doth stand and rest verse 44 And whil'st that breath within my breast doth natural life preserve Yea till this world shall be dissolv'd thy law will I observe verse 45 So walk will I as set at large and made free from all dread Because I sought how for to keep thy precepts and thy read verse 46 Thy noble acts I will describe as things of most great fame Even before kings I will them blaze and shrink no whit for shame verse 47 I will rejoyce then to obey thy worthy hests and will Which evermore I have lov'd best and so will love them still verse 48 My hands I will lift to thy laws which I have dearly sought And practise thy commandments in will in deed in thought ZAIN The seventh part verse 49 Thy promise which thou mad'st to me thy servant Lord remember For therein have I put my trust and confidence for ever verse 50 It is my comfort and my joy when troubles me assail For were my life not by thy word my life would soon me fail verse 51 The proud and such as God contemn still made of me a scorn Yet would I not thy law forsake as he that were forlorn verse 52 But call'd to minde Lord thy great works shew'd to our fathers old Whereby I felt the joy surmount my grief an hundred-fold verse 53 But yet alas for fear I quake seeing how wicked men Thy law forsook and did procure thy judgements who knows when verse 54 And as for me I fram'd my songs thy statutes to exalt When I among the strangers dwelt and thoughts 'gan me assault verse 55 I thought upon thy Name O Lord by night when others sleep As for thy law also I kept and ever will it keep verse 56 This grace I did obtain because thy covenants sweet and dear I did embrace and also keep with reverence and with tear HETH The eighth part verse 57 O God which art my part and lot my comfort and my stay I have decreed and promised thy laws to keep alway verse 58 Mine earnest heart did humbly sue in presence of thy face As thou therefore hast promised Lord grant me of thy grace verse 59 My
life I have examined and tri'd my secret heart Which to thy statutes caused me my feet straight to convert verse 60 I did not stay nor linger long as they that slothful are But hastily thy laws to keep I did my self prepare verse 61 The cruel bands of wicked men have made of me their prey Yet would I not thy law forget nor from thee go astray verse 62 Thy righteous judgements towards me so great are and so high That even at midnight will I rise thy Name to magnify verse 63 Companion am I to all them which fear thee in their heart And never will for love nor dread from thy commandments start verse 64 Thy mercies Lord most plenteously do all the world fulfil O teach me how I may obey thy statutes and thy will TETH The ninth part verse 65 According to thy promise Lord so hast thou with me dealt For of thy grace in sundry sorts have I thy servant felt verse 66 Teach me to judge always aright and give me knowledge sure For certainly beleeve I do that thy precepts are pure verse 67 Ere thou didst touch me with thy rod I err'd and went astray But now I keep thy holy word and make it all my stay verse 68 Thou art both good and gracious and giv'st most liberally Thine ordinances how to keep therefore O Lord teach me verse 69 The proud and wicked men have forg'd against me many a lie Yet thy commandments still observe with all my heart will I. verse 70 Their hearts are swoln with worldly wealth as grease so are they fat But in thy law do I delight and nothing seek but that verse 71 O happy time may I well say when thou didst me correct For as a guide to learn thy laws thy rod did me direct verse 72 So that to me thy word and law is dearer manifold Then thousands great of silver and gold or ought that can be told JOD The tenth part verse 73 Seeing thy hands have made me Lord to be thy creature Grant knowledge likewise how to learn to put thy laws in ure verse 74 So they that fear thee shall rejoyce when ever they me see Because I have learn'd by thy word to put my trust in thee verse 75 When with thy rods the world is plagu'd I knoâ— the cause is just So when thou dost correct me Lord the cause just needs be must verse 76 Now of thy goodness I thee pray some comfort to me send As thou to me thy servant hetâ—t so from all ill me shend verse 77 Thy tender mercies pour on me and I shall surely live For joy and consolation both thy law to me doth give verse 78 Confound the proud whose false pretense is me for to destroy But as for me thy hests to know I will my self employ verse 79 Whoso with reverence do thee fear to me let them retire And such as do thy covenants know and them alone desire verse 80 My heart without all wavering let on thy laws be bent That no confusion come to me whereby I should be shent CAPH The eleventh part verse 81 My soul doth sainâ— and ceaseth not thy saving health to crave And for thy words sake still I trust my hearts desire to have verse 82 Mine eyes do fail with looking for thy word and thus I say Oh when wilt thou me comfort Lord Why dost thou thus delay verse 83 As a skin-bottle in the smoke so am I parcht and dri'd Yet will I not out of my heart let thy commandments slide verse 84 Alas how long shall I yet live before I see the hour That on my foes which me torment thy vengeance thou wilt pour verse 85 Presumptuous men have digged pits thinking to make me sure Thus contrary against thy law my hurt they do procure verse 86 But thy commandments are all true and causless they me grieve To thee therefore I do complain that thou might'st me relieve verse 87 Almost they had me clean destroy'd and brought me quite to ground Yet by thy statutes I abode and therein succour found verse 88 Restore me Lord again to life for thy mercies excel And lo shall I thy covenants keep till death my life expel LAMED The twelfth part verse 89 In heaven Lord where thou dost dwell thy word is stablisht sure And shall for all eternity fast graven there endure verse 90 From age to age thy truth abides as doth the earth witness Whose ground-work thou hast laid so sure as no tongue can express verse 91 Even to this day we may well see how all things persevere According to thine ordinance for all things thee revere verse 92 Had it not been that in thy law my soul had comfort sought Long time ere now in my distress I had been brought to nought verse 93 Therefore will I thy precepts ay in memory keep fast By them thou hast my life restor'd when I was at last cast verse 94 No wight to me can title make for I am onely thine Save me therefore for to thy laws mine ears and heart incline verse 95 The wicked men do seek my bane and thereto lie in wait But I the while considered thy noble works and great verse 96 I see nothing in this wide world at length which hath not end But thy commandments and thy word beyond all end extend MEM. The thirteenth part verse 97 What great desire and servent love do I bear to thy law All the day long my whole device is onely on thy saw verse 98 Thy word hath taught me sar to pass my foes in policy For still I hold it as a thing of most excellency verse 99 My teachers which did me instruct in knowledge I excell Because I do thy covenants keep and them to others tell verse 100 In wisdom I do pass also the ancient men indeed And all because to keep thy laws I held it ay best reed verse 101 My feet I have refrained eke from every evil way Because that I continually thy word might keep I say verse 102 I have not swerv'd from tâ—y judgements nor yet shrunk any dell For why thou hast me taught thereby to live godly and well verse 103 O Lord how sweet unto my taste finde I thy words alway Doubt less no honey in my mouth feel ought so sweet I may verse 104 Thy laws have me such wisdom learn'd that utterly I hate All wicked and ungodly ways in every kinde or rate NVN. The fourteenth part verse 105 Even as a lantern to my feet so doth thy word shine bright And to my paths where-ere I go it is a flaming light verse 106 I have both sworn and will perform most certainly doubtless That I will keep thy judgements just and them in life express verse 107 Affliction hath me sore opprest and brought me to deaths door O Lord as thou hast promised so me to life restore verse 108 The offrings which with heart and voice most frankly I thee give Accept and teach me how I
verse 10 By whom the secrets of all hearts are searched and descri'd verse 11 I take my help to come of God in all my pain and smart That doth preserve all those that be of pure and perfect heart verse 12 The just man and the wicked both God judgeth by his power So that he feels his might hand even every day and hour verse 13 Except he change his minde I die for even as he should smite He whets his sword his bowe he bends aiming where he may hit verse 14 And doth prepare his mortal darts his arrows keen and sharp For them that do me persecute whiles he doth mischief warp verse 15 But lo though he in travail be of his devilish forecast And of his mischief once conceiv'd yet brings forth nought at last verse 16 He digs a ditch and delves it deep in hope to hurt his brother But he shall fall into the pit that he dig'd up for other verse 17 Thus wrong returneth to the hurt of him in whom it bred And all the mischief that he wrought shall sall upon his head verse 18 I will give thanks to God therefore that judgeth righteously And with my song will praise the name of him that is most high Domine Deus noster Psal viii T. S. O God our Lord how wonderful are thy works every where Whose fame surmounts in dignity above the heavens clear verse 2 Even by the mouth of sucking babes thou wilt confound they foes For in those babes thy might is seen thy graces they disclose verse 3 And when I see the heavens high the works of thine own hand The Sun the Moon and all the Stars in order as they stand verse 4 What thing is man Lord think I then that thou dost him remember Or what is mans posterity that thou dost it consider verse 5 For thou hast made him little less then Angels in degree And thou hast crowned him also with glory and dignity verse 6 Thou hast prefer'd him to be lord of all thy works of wonder And at his feet hast set all things that he should keep them under verse 7 As sheep and neat and all beasts else that in the fields do feed verse 8 Fowls of the air fish in the sea and all that therein breed verse 9 Therefore must I say once again O God that art our Lord. How famous and how wonderful are thy works through the world Confitebor tibi Domine Psal ix T. S. WIth heart and mouth unto the Lord will I sing laud and praise And speak of all thy wondrous works and them declare always verse 2 I will be glad and much rejoyce in thee O God most high And make my songs extol thy name above the starry skie verse 3 For that my foes are driven back and turned unto flight They fall down flat and are destroy'd by thy great power and might verse 4 Thou hast revenged all my wrong my grief and all my grudge Thou dost with justice hear my cause most like a righteous Judge verse 5 Thou dost rebuke the heathen folk and wicked so confound That afterward the memory of them cannot be found verse 6 My foes thou hast made good dispatch and all their towns destroy'd Thou hast their fame with them defac'd through all the world so wide verse 7 Know thou that he which is above for evermore shall reign And in the seat of equity true judgement will maintain verse 8 With justice he will keep and guide the world and every wight And so will yeeld with equity to every man his right verse 9 He is protectour of the poor what time they be opprest He is mall adversity their refuge and their rest verse 10 And they that know thy holy name therefore shall trust in thee For thou forsakest not their suit in their necessity The second part verse 11 Sing psalms therefore unto the Lord that dwells on Sion hill Publish among all nations his noble acts and will verse 12 For he is mindful of the bloud of those that be opprest For getting not th' afflicted heart that seeks to him for rest verse 13 Have mercy Lord on me poor wretch whole enemies still remain Which from the gates of death are wont to raise me up again verse 14 In Sion that I might set forth thy praise with heart and voice And that in thy salvation Lord my soul might still rejoyce verse 15 The heathen stick fast in the pit that they themselves prepar'd And in the net that they did set their own feet fast are snar'd verse 16 God shews his judgements which were good for every man to mark When as you see the wicked man ly trapt in his own wark verse 17 The wicked and deceitful men go down to hell for ever And all the people of the world that will not God remember verse 18 But sure the Lord will not forget the poor mans grief and pain The patient people never look for help of God in vain verse 19 O Lord arise lest men prevail that he of wordly might And set the heathen solk receive their judgement in thy sight verse 20 Lord strike such terrour fear and dread into the hearts of them That they may know assuredly they be but mottal men Vt quid Domine Psal x. T. S. WHat is the cause that thou O Lord art now so far from thine And keepest close thy countenance from us this troublous time verse 2 The poor do perish by the proud and wicked men desire Let them be taken in the craft that they themselves conspire verse 3 For in the lust of his own heart th' ungodly doth delight So doth the wicked praise himself and doth the Lord dâ—spight verse 4 He is so proud that right and wrong he setteth all apart Nay nay there is no God saith he for thus he thinks in heart verse 5 Because his ways do prosper still he doth thy laws neglect And with a blast doth puff against such as would him correct verse 6 Tush tush saith he I have no dread lest mine estate should change And why for all adversity to him is very strange verse 7 His mouth is full of cursedness of fraud deceit and guile Under his tongue doth mischief sit and travel all the while verse 8 He lieth hid in ways and holes to slay the innocent Against the poor that pass him by his cruel eyes are bent verse 9 And like a lion privily lies lurking in his den If he may snare them in his net to spoil poor simple men verse 10 And for the nonce full craftily he croucheth down I say verse 11 So are great heaps of poor men made by his strong power his prey The second part verse 12 Tush God forgetteth this saith he therefore I may be bold His countenance is cast aside he doth it not behold verse 13 Arise O Lord O God in whom the poor mans hope doth rest Lift up thy hand forget not Lord the poor that be opprest verse
psalms and songs I will apply to laud the Lord always The second part verse 9 Lord hear the voice of my request for which to thee I call Have mercy Lord on me opprest and send me help withall verse 10 My heart doth knowledge unto thee I sue to have thy grace Then seek my face say'st thou to me Lord I will seek thy face verse 11 In wrath turn not thy face away nor suffer me to slide Thou art my help still to this day be still my God and guide verse 12 My parents both their son forsook and cast me off at large And then the Lord himself yet took of me the care and charge verse 13 Teach me O Lord the way to thee and lead me on forth right For fear of such as watch for me to trap me if they might verse 14 Do not betake me to the will of them that be my foes For they surmise against me still false witness to depose verse 15 My heart would faint but that in me this hope is fixed fast The Lord Gods good grace shall I see in life that ay shall last verse 16 Trust still in God whose whole thou arâ— his will abide thou must And he shall ease and strength thy heart if thou in him do trust Ad te Dom. â—lamabo Psal xxviii T. 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THou art O Lord my strength and stay the succour which I crave Neglect me not lest I be like to them that go to grave verse 2 The voice of thy suppliant hear that unto thee doth cry When I lift up my hands unto thy holy ark most high verse 3 Repute me not among the sort of wicked and pervert That speak right fair unto their friends and think full ill in heart verse 4 According to their handy-work as they deserve indeed And after their inventions let them receive their meed verse 5 For they regard nothing Gods works his law ne yet his lore Therefore will he them and their seed destroy for evermore verse 6 To render thanks unto the Lord how great a cause have I My voice my prayer and my complaint that heard so willingly verse 7 He is my shield and fortitude my buckler in distress My hope my help my hearts relief my song shall him confess verse 8 He is our strength and our defence our enemies to resist The health and the salvation of his elect by Christ verse 9 Thy people and thine heritage Lord bless guide and preserve Increase them Lord and rule their hearts that they may never swerve Afferte Domino Psal xxix T. 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Give to the Lord ye potentates ye rulers of the world Give ye all praise honour and strength unto the living Lord. verse 2 Give glory to his holy Name and honour him alone Worship him in his majesty within his holy throne verse 3 His voice doth rule the watersall even as himself doth please He doth prepare the thunder-claps and governs all the seas verse 4 The voice of God is of great force and wondrous excellent It is most mighty in effect and most magnificent verse 5 The voice of God doth rend and break The cedar-trees so long The cedar-trees of Lebanon Which are most high and strong verse 6 And makes them leap like as a calf or else the unicorn Not onely trees but mountains great Whereon the trees are born verse 7 His voice divides the flames of fire and shakes the wilderness verse 8 It makes the desert quake for fear that called is Cades verse 9 It makes the hinds for fear to calve and makes the coverts plain Then in his temple every man his glory doth proclaim verse 10 The Lord was set above the flouds ruling the raging sea So shall he reign as Lord and king for ever and for ay verse 11 The Lord will give his people power in vertue to increase The Lord will bless his chosen flock with everlasting peace Exaltabo te Domine Psal xxx J. H. ALl laud and praise with heart and voice O Lord I give to thee Which didst not make my foes rejoyce but hast exalted me verse 2 O Lord my God to thee I cri'd in all my pain and grief Thou gay'st an ear and didst provide to ease me with relief verse 3 Of thy good will thou hast call'd back my soul from hell to save Thou didst revive when strength did lack and kept'st me from the grave verse 4 Sing praise ye saints that prove and see the goodness of the Lord In memory of his majestie rejoyce with one accord verse 5 For why his anger but a space doth last and slack again But in his favour and his grace always doth life remain Though gripes of grief and pangs full sore shall lodge with us all night The Lord to joy shall us restore before the day be light verse 6 When I enjoy'd the world at will thus would I boast and say Tush I am sure to feel none ill this wealth shall not decay verse 7 For thou O Lord of thy good grace hadst sent me strength and aid But when thou turn'dst away thy face my minde was sore dismaid verse 8 Wherefore again yet did I cry to thee O Lord of might My God with plaints I did apply and pray'd both day and night verse 9 What gain is in my bloud said I if death destroy my days Doth dust declare thy majesty or yet thy truth doth praise verse 10 Wherefore my God some pity take O Lord I thee desire Do not this simple soul forsake of help I thee require verse 11 Then didst thou turn my grief and wo into a cheerful voice The mourning-weed thou took'st me fro and mad'st me to rejoyce verse 12 Wherefore my soul uncessantly shall sing unto thy praise My Lord my God to thee will I give laud and thanks always In te Domine Psal xxxi J. H. O Lord I put my trust in thee let nothing work me shame As thou art just deliver me and let me quit from blame verse 2 Hear me O Lord and that anon to help me make good speed Be thou my rock and house of stone my fence in time of need verse 3 For why as stones thy strength is tri'd thou art my sort and tower For thy Names sake be thou my guide and lead me in thy power verse 4 Pluck thou my feet out of the snare which they for me have laid Thou art my strength and all my care is for thy might and aid verse 5 Into thy hands Lord I commit my spirit which is thy due For why thou hast redeemed it O Lord my God most true verse 6 I hate such folk as will not part from things to be abhor'd When they on trifles set their heart my trust is in the Lord. verse 7 For I will in thy mercy joy I see it doth excel Thou seest when ought would me annoy and know'st my soul full well verse 8 Thou hast not left me in their hand that would me overcharge But thou hast set me out of
band to walk abroad at large The second part verse 9 Great grief O Lord doth me assail some pity on me take Mine eyes wax dim my sight doth fail my womb for wo doth ake verse 10 My life is worn with grief and pain my years in wo are past My strength is gone and through disdain my bones corrupt and waste verse 11 Among my foes I am a scorn my friends are all dismaid My neighbours and my kinsmen born to see me are afraid verse 12 As men once dead are out of minde so am I now forgot As small effect in me they finde as in a broken pot verse 13 I heard the brags of all the rout their threats my minde did fray How they conspir'd and went about to take my life away verse 14 But Lord I trust in thee for aid not to be overtrod For I confess and still have said thou art my Lord and God verse 15 The length of all my life and age O Lord is in thy hand Defend me from the wrath and rage of them that me withstand verse 16 To me thy servant Lord express and shew thy joyful face And save me Lord for thy goodness thy mercy and thy grace The third part verse 17 Lord let me not be put to blame for that on thee I call But let the wicked bear the shame and in the grave to fall verse 18 O Lord make dumb their lips outright which are addict to lies And cruelly with pride and spight against the just devise verse 19 O how great good hast thou in store laid up full safe for them That fear and trust in thee therefore before the sons of men verse 20 Thy presence shall them fence and guide from all proud brags and wrongs Within thy place thou shalt them hide from all the strife of tongues verse 21 Thanks to the Lord that hath declar'd on me his grace so far Me to defend with watch and ward as in a town of war verse 22 Thus did I say both day and night when I was sore opprest Lo I was clean cast out of sight Yet heard'st thou my request verse 23 Ye saints love ye the Lord I say the faithful he doth guide And to the proud he doth repay according to their pride verse 24 Be strong and God shall stay your heart be hold and have a lust For sure the Lord will take your part sith ye on him do trust Beati quorum Psal xxxii T. 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THe man is blest whose wickedness the Lord hath clean remitted And he whose sin and wickedness is hid and also covered verse 2 And blest is he to whom the Lord imputeth not his sin Which in his heart hath hid no guile nor fraud is found therein verse 3 For whil'st that I kept close my fin in silence and constraint My bones did wear and waste away with daily mone and plaint verse 4 For night and day thy hand on me so grievous was and smart That all my bloud and humours moist to driness did convert verse 5 I did therefore confess my fault and all my sins discover Then thou O Lord didst me forgive and all my sins pass over verse 6 The humble man shall pray therefore and seek thee in due time So that the flouds of waters great shall have no power on him verse 7 When trouble and adversity do compass me about Thou art my resuge and my joy and thou dost rid me out verse 8 Come hither and I will thee teach how thou shalt walk aright I will thee guide as I myself have learn'd by proof and sight verse 9 Be not so rude and ignorant as is the horse and mule Whose mouth without a rain or bit from harm thou canst not rule verse 10 The wicked man shall manifold sorrows and griefs sustain But unto him that trusts in God his goodness shall remain verse 11 Be merry therefore in the Lord ye just lift up your voice And ye of pure and perfect heart be glad and eke rejoyce Exultate justi Psal xxxiii J. H. YE righteous in the Lord rejoyce it is a seemly sight That upright men with thankful voice should praise the Lord of might verse 2 Praise ye the Lord with harp and song in psalms and pleasant things With lute and instrument among that soundeth with ten strings verse 3 Sing to the Lord a song most new with courage give him praise verse 4 For why his word is ever true his works and all his ways verse 5 To judgement equity and right he hath a great good will And with his gifts he doth delight the earth throughout to fill verse 6 For by the word of God alone the heavens all were wrought Their hosts and powers every one his breath to pass hath brought verse 7 The waters great gathered hath he on heaps within the shore And hid them in the depth to be as in an house of store verse 8 All men on earth both least and most fear God and keep his law Ye that inhabit in each coast dread him and stand in aw verse 9 What he commanded wrought it was at once with present speed What he doth will is brought to pass with full effect indeed verse 10 The counsels of the nations rude the Lord doth bring to nought He doth defeat the multitude of their device and thought verse 11 But his decrees continue still they never slack nor swage The motions of his minde and will take place in every age The second part verse 12 And blest are they to whom the Lord as God and guide is known Whom he doth choose of mere accord to take them as his own verse 13 The Lord from heaven cast his sight on men mortal by birth verse 14 Considering from his feat of might the dwellers of the earth verse 15 The Lord I say whose hand hath wrought mans heart and doth it frame For he alone doth know the thought and working of the same verse 16 A king that trusteth in his host shall nought prevail at length The man that of his might doth boast shall fall for all his strength verse 17 The troups of horsmen eke shall fail their sturdy steeds shall sterve The strength of horse shall not prevail the rider to preserve verse 18 But lo the eyes of God intend and watch to aid the just With such as fear him to offend and on his goodness trust verse 19 That he of death and great distress may set their souls from dread And if that dearth their land oppress in hunger them to feed verse 20 Wherefore our soul doth whole depend on God our strength and stay He is our shield us to defend and drive all darts away verse 21 Our soul in God hath joy and game rejoycing in his might For why in his most holy Name we hope and much delight verse 22 Therefore let thy goodness O Lord still present with us be As we always with one accord do onely trust in thee Benedicam Dom. Psal
xxxiv T. S. I Will give laud and honour both unto the Lord always And eke my mouth for evermore shall speak unto his praise verse 2 I do delight to laud the Lord in soul and eke in voice That humble men and mortifi'd may hear and so rejoyce verse 3 Therefore see that ye magnifie with me the living Lord And let us now exalt his Name together with one accord verse 4 For I my self besought the Lord he answered me again And me delivered incontinent from all my fear and pain verse 5 Whoso they be that him behold shall see his light most clear Their countenance shall not be dashâ— they need it not to fear verse 6 This filly wretch for some relief unto the Lord did call Who did him hear without delay and rid him out of thrall verse 7 The angel of the Lord doth pitch his tents in every place To save all such as fear the Lord that nothing them deface verse 8 Taste and consider well therefore that God is good and just O happy man that maketh him his onely stay and trust verse 9 Fear ye the Lord ye holy oner above all earthly thing For they that fear the living Lord are sure to lack nothing verse 10 The lions shall be hunger-bit and pin'd with famine much But as for them that fear the Lord no lack shall be to such The second part verse 11 Come near therefore my children dear and to my words give ear I shall you teach the perfect way how ye the Lord should fear verse 12 Who is the man that would live long and lead ablessed life verse 13 See thou refrain thy tongue and lips from all deceit and strife verse 14 Turn back thy face from doing ill and do the godly deed Enquire for peace and quietness and follow it with speed verse 15 For why the eyes of God above upon the just are bent His ears likewise do hear the plaint of the poor innocent verse 16 But he doth frown and bend his brows upon the wicked train And cuts away the memory that should of them remain verse 17 But when the just do call and cry the Lord doth hear them so That out of pain and misery forthwith he lets them go verse 18 The Lord is kinde and strait at hand to such as be contrite He saves also the sorrowful the poor and meek in sprite verse 19 Full many be the miseries that righteous men do suffer But out of all adversities the Lord doth them deliver verse 20 The Lord doth so preserve and keep his very bones alway That not so much as one of them doth perish or decay verse 21 The sin shall slay the wicked man which he himself hath wrought And such as haâ—e the righteous man shall soon be brought to nought verse 22 But they that fear the living Lord the Lord doth save them sound And who that put their trust in him nothing shall them confound Judica me Domine Psal xxxv J. H. LOrd plead my cause against my soes confound their force and might â—ight on my part against all those that seek with me to fight â— Lay hand upon the spear and shield thy self in armour dress â—tand up for me and fight the field to help me from distress verse 3 Gird on thy sword and stop the way mine enemies to withstand That thou unto my soul mayst say Lo I thy help at hand verse 4 Confound them with rebuke and blame that seek my soul to spill â—et them turn back and flee with shame that think to work me ill verse 5 Let them disperse and flee abroad as wind doth drive the dust â—nd that the angel of our God their might away may thrust verse 6 Let all their ways be void of light and slippery like to fall â—â—d send thine angel with thy might to persecute them all verse 7 For why without my fault they have in secret set their grin â—â—d for no cause have digg'd a cave to take my soul therein verse 8 When they think least and have no care O Lord destroythem all â—â—t them be trapt in their own snare and in their mischief fall verse 9 And let my soul my heart and voice In God have joy and wealth â—â—at in the Lord I may rejoyce â—nd in his saving health verse 10 And then my bones shall speak and say â—â—y parts shall all agree Lord though they do seem full gay what man is like to thee The second part verse 11 Thou dost defend the weak from them that are both stout and strong 〈◊〉 rid the poor from wicked men that spoil and do them wrong verse 12 My cruel foes against me rise to witness things untrue 〈◊〉 to accuse me they devise of things I never knew verse 13 Where I to them did ow good will they quit me with disdain That they should pay my good with ill my soul doth sore complain verse 14 When they were sick I mourn'd therefore and clad my self in sack With fasting I did saint full sore to pray I was not slack verse 15 As they had been my brethren dear I did my self behave As one that maketh woful chear about his mothers grave verse 16 But they at my disease did joy and gather on a rout Yea abject slaves at me did toy with mocks and checks full stout verse 17 The belly-gods and flattering train that all good things deride At me do grin with great disdain and pluck their mouthes alide verse 18 Lord when wilt thou amend this gear why dost thou stay and pause O rid my soul mine onely dear out of these lions claws verse 19 And then will I give thanks to thee before the church always And where most of the people be there will I shew thy praise verse 20 Let not my foes prevail on me which hate me for no fault Nor yet to wink or turn their eye that causless me assault The third part verse 21 Of peace no word they think or say their talk is all untrue They still consult and would betray all those that peace ensue verse 22 With open mouth they run at me they gape they laugh they fleer Well well say they our eye doth see the thing that we desire verse 23 But Lord thou seest what ways they take cease not this gear to mend Be not far off nor me forsake as men that sail their friend verse 24 Awake arise and stir abroad defend me in my right Revenge my cause my Lord my God and aid me with thy might verse 25 According to thy righteousness my Lord God set me free And let them not their pride express nor triumph over me verse 26 Let not their hearts rejoyce and cry There there this gear goes trim Nor give them cause to say on high We have our will on him verse 27 Confound them with rebuke and shame that joy when I do mourn And pay them home with spight and blame that brag at me with scorn verse 28 Let them be
mercies and justice verse 15 Touch thou my lips my tongue untie O Lord which art the onely key And then my mouth shall testifie thy wondrous works and praise alway verse 16 And as for outward sacrifice I would have offered many a one But thou esteem'st them of no price and therein pleasure tak'st thou none verse 17 The heavy heart the minde opprest O Lord thou never dost reject And to speak truth it is the best and of all sacrifice th' effect verse 18 Lord unto Sion turn thy face pour out thy mercies on thy hill And on Jerusalem thy grace build up the walls and love it still verse 19 Thou shalt accept then our offrings of peace and righteousness I say Yea calves and many other things upon thine altar will we lay Another of the same by J.H. HAve mercy on me Lord after thy great abounding grace After thy mercies multitude do thou my sins deface verse 2 Yea wash me more from mine offence and cleanse me from my sin For I do know my faults and still my sin is in mine eyn verse 3 Against thee thee alone I have offended in this case And evil have I done before the presence of thy sace verse 4 That in the things that thou hast done upright thou mayst be tri'd And eke in judging that the doom may pass upon thy side verse 5 Behold in wickedness my kinde and shape I did receive And lo my sinful mother eke in sin did me conceive verse 6 But lo the truth in inward parts is pleasant unto thee And secrets of thy wisdom thou revealed hast to me verse 7 With hyssop Lord besprinkle me I shall be cleansed so Yea wash thou me and so I shall be whiter then the snow verse 8 Of joy and gladness make thou me to hear the pleasant voice That so the bruised bones which thou hast broken may rejoyce verse 9 From the beholding of my sins Lord turn away thy face And all my deeds of wickedness do utterly deface verse 10 O God create in me a heart unspotted in thy sight And eke within my bowels Lord renew a stable sprite verse 11 Ne cast me from thy sight nor take thy holy Spirit away The comfort of thy saving health give me again I pray verse 12 With thy free Spirit establish me and I will teach therefore Sinners thy ways and wicked shall be turned to thy lore The second part verse 13 O God that art God of my health from bloud deliver me That praises of thy righteousness my tongue may sing to thee verse 14 My lips that yet fast closed be do thou O Lord unloose The praises of thy majestie my mouth shall so disclose verse 15 I would have offred sacrifice it that had pleased thee But pleased with burnt-offerings I know thou wilt not be verse 16 A troubled spirit is sacrifice delightful in Gods eyes A broken and an humble heart God thou wilt not despise verse 17 In thy good will deal gently Lord to Sion and withal Grant that of thy Jerusalem uprear'd may be the wall verse 18 Burnt-offrings gifts and sacrifice of justice in that day Thou shalt accept and calves they shall upon thine altar lay Quid gloriaris Psal lii J. 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WHy dost thou tyrant boast abroad thy wicked works to praise Dost thou not know there is a God whose merties last always verse 2 Why doth thy minde yet still devise such wicked wiles to warp Thy tongue untrue in forging lies is like a rafour sharp verse 3 On mischief why set'st thou thy minde and wilt not walk upright Thou hast more lust false tales to finde then bring the truth to light verse 4 Thou dost delight in fraud and guile in mischief bloud and wrong Thy lips have learn'd the flattering style O false deceitful tongue verse 5 Therefore shall God for ay confound and pluck thee from thy place Thy seed root out from off the ground and so shall thee deface verse 6 The just when they behold thy fall with fear will praise the Lord And in reproach of thee withall cry out with one accord verse 7 Behold the man that would not take the Lord for his defence But of his goods his god did make and trust his corrupt sense verse 8 But I as olive fresh and green shall spring and spread abroad For why my trust all times hath been upon the living God verse 9 For this therefore will I give praise to thee with heart and voice I will set forth thy Name always wherein thy faints rejoyce Dixit insipiens Psal liii T. S. THe foolish man in that which he within his heart hath said That there is any God at all hath utterly denaid verse 2 They are corrupt and they also a hainous work have wrought Among them all there is not one of good that worketh ought verse 3 The Lord look'd down on sons of men from heaven all abroad To see if any were that would be wise and seek for God verse 4 They are all gone out of the way they are corrupted all There is not one doth any good there is not one at all verse 5 Do not all wicked workers know that they do feed upon My people as they feed on bread the Lord they call not on verse 6 Even there they were afraid and stood with trembling all dismaid Whereas there was no cause at all why they should be afraid verse 7 For God his bones that thee besieg'd hath scaured all abroad Thou hast confounded them for they rejected are of God verse 8 O Lord give thou thy people health and thou O Lord fulfill Thy promise made to Israel from out of Sion hill verse 9 When God his people shall restore that erst was captive led Then Jacob shall therein rejoyce and Israel shall be glad Deus in nomine Psal liv J. H. GOd save me for thy holy Name and for thy goodness sake Unto the strength Lord of the same I do my cause betake verse 2 Regard O Lord and give an ear to me when I do pray Bow down thy self to me and hear the words that I do say verse 3 For strangers up against me rise and tyrants vex me still Which have not God before their eyes they seek my soul to spill verse 4 But so my God doth give me aid the Lord is straight at hand With them by whom my soul is staid The Lord doth ever stand verse 5 With plagues repay again all those for me that lie in wait And in thy truth destroy my foes with their own snare and bait verse 6 An offering of free heart and will then I to thee shall make And praise thy Name for therein still great comfort I do take verse 7 O Lord at length do set me free from them that craft conspire And now mine eye with joy doth see on them my hearts desire Exaudi Deus Psal lv J. H. O God give ear and do apply to hear me when I pray And when to thee I
call and cry hide not thy self away verse 2 Take heed to me grant my request and answer me again With plaints I pray full sore opprest great grief doth me constrain verse 3 Because my foes with threats and cries oppress me through despight And so the wicked sort likewise to vex me have delight verse 4 For they in counsel do conspire to charge me with some ill So in their hasty wrath and ire they do pursue me still verse 5 My heart doth faint for want of breath it panteth in my brest The terrours and the dread of death do work me much unrest verse 6 Such dreadful fear on me doth fall that I therewith do quake Such horour whelmeth me withall that I no shift can make verse 7 But I did say Who will give me the swift and pleasant wings Of some fair dove that I may flee and rest me from these things verse 8 Lo then I would go far away to flie I would not cease And I would hide my self and stay in some great wilderness verse 9 I would be gone in all the haste and not abide behinde That I were quit and overpast these blasts of boistrous winde verse 10 Divide them Lord and from them pull their devilish double tongue For I have spi'd their city full of rapine strife and wrong verse 11 Which things both night and day throughout do close her as a wall In midst of her is mischief stout and sorrow eke withall verse 12 Her inward parts are wicked plain her deeds are much too vile And in her streets there doth remain all crafty fraud and guile The second part verse 13 If that my foes did seek my shame I might it well abide From open enemies check and blame some where I could me hide verse 14 But thou it was my fellow dear which friendship didst pretend And didst my secret counsel hear as my familiar friend verse 15 With whom I had delight to talk in secret and abroad And we together oft did walk within the house of God verse 16 Let death in haste upon them fall and send them quick to hell For mischief reigneth in the hall and parlour where they dwell verse 17 But I unto my God will cry to him for help I flee The Lord will help me by and by and he will succour me verse 18 At morning noon and evening-tide unto the Lord I pray When I so instantly have cri'd he doth not say me nay verse 19 To peace he shall restore me yet though war be now at hand Although the number be full great that would against me stand verse 20 The Lord that first and last doth reign both now and evermore Will hear when I to him complain and punish them full sore verse 21 For sure there is no hope that they to turn will once accord For why they will not God obey nor yet do fear the Lord. verse 22 Upon their friends they laid their hands which were in covenant knit Of friendship to neglect the bands they pass or care no whit verse 23 While they have war within their hearts as butter are their words Although their words were smooth as oyl they cut as sharp as swords verse 24 Cast thou thy care upon the Lord and he shall nourish thee For in no wise will he accord the just in thrall to see verse 25 But God shall cast them deep in pit that thirst for bloud always He will no guileful man permit to live out half his days verse 26 Though such be quite destroy'd gone in thee O Lord I trust I shall depend thy grace upon with all my heart and lust Miserere mei Psal lvi J. H. HAve mercy Lord on me I pray for man would me devour He fighteth with me day by day and troubleth me each hour verse 2 Mine enemies daily enterprise to swallow me outright To fight against me many rise O thou most high of might verse 3 When they would make me most afraid with boasts and brags of pride I trust in thee alone for aid by thee I will abide verse 4 Gods promise I do minde and praise O Lord I stick to thee I do not care at all assays what flesh can do to me verse 5 What things I either did or spake they wrest them at their will And all the counsel that they take is how to work me ill verse 6 They all consent themselves to hide close watch for me to lay They spie my paths and snares have ti'd to take my life away verse 7 Shall they thus scape on mischief set thou God on them wilt frown For in his wrath he doth not let to throw whole kingdoms down verse 8 Thou seest how oft they made me flee and on my tears dost look Reserve them in a glass by thee and write them in thy book verse 9 When I do call upon thy Name my foes away do start I well perceive it by the same that God doth take my part verse 10 I glory in the word of God to praise it I accord With joy I will declare abroad the promise of the Lord. verse 11 I trust in God and yet I say as I before began The Lord he is my help and stay I do not care for man verse 12 I will perform with heart so free to God my vows always And I O Lord all times to thee will offer thanks and praise verse 13 My soul from death thou dost defend and keep'st my feet upright That I before thee may ascend with such as live in light Miserere mei Psal lvii J. H. TAke pity for thy promise sake have mercy Lord on me For why my soul doth her betake unto the help of thee verse 2 Within the shadow of thy wings I set my self full fast Till mischief malice and like things be gone and overpast verse 3 I call upon the God most high to whom I stick and stand I mean the God that will stand by the cause I have in hand verse 4 From heaven he hath sent his aid to save me from their spight That to devour me have affaid his mercy truth and might verse 5 I lead my life with lions fell all set on wrath and ire And with such wicked men I dwell that fâ—et like flames of fire verse 6 Their teeth are spears and arrows long as sharp as I have seen They wound cut with their quick tongue like swords and weapons keen verse 7 Set up and shew thy self O God above the heavens bright Exalt thy praise on earth abroad thy majesty and might verse 8 They lay their net and do prepare a privy cave and pit Wherein they think my soul to snare but they are faln in it verse 9 My heart is set to laud the Lord in him to joy always My heart I say doth well accord to sing his laud and praise verse 10 Awake my joy awake I say my lute my harp and string For I my self before the day will rise rejoyce and sing
laid And of thy stormy wind and showre Lord make them all afraid verse 16 Lord bring them all I thee desire to such rebuke and shame That it may cause them to enquire and learn to seek thy Name verse 17 And let them evermore daily to shame and slander fall And in rebuke and obloquie to perish eke withall verse 18 That they may know and feel full well that thou art called Lord And that alone thou dost excell and reign throughout the world Quam dilecta Psal lxxxiv J. H. HOw pleasant is thy dwelling-place O Lord of hosts to me The tabernacles of thy grace how pleasant Lord they be verse 2 My soul doth long full sore to go into thy courts abroad My heart doth lust my flesh also in thee the living God verse 3 The sparrows finde a room to rest and save themselves from wrong And eke the swallow hath a nest wherein to keep her young verse 4 These birds full nigh thine altar may have place to fit and fing O Lord of hosts thou art I say my God and eke my King verse 5 O they be blessed that may dwell within thy house always For they all times thy facts do tell and ever give thee praise verse 6 Yea happy sure likewise are they whose stay and strength thou art Which to thy house do minde the way and seek it in their heart As they go through the vale of tears they dig up fountains still That as a spring it all appears and thou their pits dost fill verse 7 From strength to strength they walk full fast no faintness there shall be And so the God of gods at last in Sion they do see verse 8 O Lord of hosts to me give heed and hear when I do pray And let it through thine ears proceed O Jacobs God I say verse 9 O Lord our shield of thy good grace regard and so draw near Regard I say behold the face of thine anointed dear verse 10 For why within thy courts one day is better to abide Then other-where to keep or stay a thousand days beside Much rather would I keep a door within the house of God Then in the tents of wickedness to settle mine abode verse 11 For God the Lord light and defence will grace and worship give And no good thing will he withhold from them that purely live verse 12 O Lord of hosts that man is blest and happy sure is he That is perswaded in his brest to trust all times in thee Benedixisti Psal lxxxv J. H. THou hast been merciful indeed O Lord unto thy land For thou restoredst Jacobs seed from thraldom out of band verse 2 The wicked ways that they were in thou didst them clean remit And thou didst hide thy peoples sin full close thou coveredst it verse 3 Thine anger eke thou didst asswage that all thy wrath was gone And so didst turn thee from thy rage with them to be at one verse 4 O God our health do now convert thy people unto thee Put all thy wrath from us apart and angry cease to be verse 5 Why shall thine anger never and but still proceed on us And shall thy wrath it self extend upon all ages thus verse 6 Wilt thou not rather turn therefore and quicken us that we And all thy folk may evermore be glad and joy in thee verse 7 O Lord on us do thou declare thy goodness to our wealth Shew forth to us and do not spare thine aid and saving health verse 8 I will heark what God faith for he speaks to his people peace And to his saints that never they return to foolishness verse 9 For why his help is still at hand to such as do him fear Whereby great glory in our land shall dwell and flourish there verse 10 For truth and mercy there shall meet in one to take their place And peace shall justice with kiss greet and there they shall embrace verse 11 As truth from earth shall spring apace and flourish pleasantly So righteousness shall shew her face and look from heaven high verse 12 Yea God himself doth take in hand to give us each good thing And through the coasts of all the land the earth her fruit shall bring verse 13 Before his face shall justice go much like a guide or stay He shall direct his steps also and keep them in the way Inclina Domine Psal lxxxvi J. H. LOrd bow thine ear to my request and hear me by and by With grievous pain and grief opprest full poor and weak am I. verse 2 Preserve my soul because my ways and doings holy be And save thy servant O my Lord that puts his trust in thee verse 3 Thy mercy Lord on me express defend me eke withall For through the day I do not cease on thee to cry and call verse 4 Comfort O Lord thy servants soul that now with pain is pin'd For unto thee Lord I extol and lift my soul and minde verse 5 For thou art good and bountiful thy gifts of grace are free And eke thy mercy plentiful to all that call on thee verse 6 O Lord likewise when I do pray regard and give an ear Mark well the words that I do say and all my prayers hear verse 7 In time when trouble doth me move to thee I do complain For why I know and well do prove thou answerest me again verse 8 Among the gods O Lord is none with thee to be compar'd And none can do as thou a lone the like hath not been heard The second part verse 9 The Gentiles and the people all which thou didst make and frame Before thy face on knees shall fall and glorify my Name verse 10 For why thou art so much of might all power is thine own Thou workest wonders still in sight for thou art God a lone verse 11 O teach me Lord thy way and I shall in thy truth proceed O joyn my heart to thee so nigh that I thy Name may dread verse 12 To thee my God will I give praise with all my heart O Lord And glorify thy Name always for ever through the world verse 13 For why thy mercy shew'd to me is great and doth excell Thou seâ—t'st my soul at liberty out from the lower hell verse 14 O Lord the proud against me rise and heaps of men of might They seek my soul and in no wise will have thee in their sight verse 15 Thou Lord art merciful and meek full slack and slow to wrath Thy goodness is full great and eke thy truth no measure hath verse 16 O turn to me and mercy grant thy strength to me apply O help and save thine own servant thy hand-maids son am I. verse 17 On me some signe of favour show that all my soes may see And be asham'd because Lord thou dost help and comfort me Fundamenta Psal lxxxvii J. H. THat city shall full well endure her ground-work still doth stay Upon the holy hills full sure it can no
all the trees within their coasts down did he overthrow verse 34 He spake then caterpillers did and grashoppers abound verse 35 Which are the grass in all their land and fruit of all their ground The fifth part verse 36 The first-begotten in their land eke deadly did he smite Yea the beginning and first-fruit of all their strength and might verse 37 With gold and silver he them brought from Egypt land to pass And in the number of their tribes no feeble one there was verse 38 Egypt was glad and joyful then when they did thence depart For terrour and the fear of them was faln upon their heart verse 39 To shroud them from the parching heat a cloud he did display And fire he sent to give them light when night had hid the day verse 40 They asked and he caused quails to rain at their request And fully with the bread of heaven their hunger he represt verse 41 He opened the stony rock and waters gushed out And eke the dry and parched ground like rivers ran about verse 42 For of his holy covenant ay mindful was he tho Which to his servant Abraham he plighted long ago verse 43 He brought his people forth with mirth and his elect with joy Out of the cruel land where they had liv'd in great annoy verse 44 And of the heathen men he gave to them the fruitful lands The labours of the people eke they took into their hands verse 45 That they his holy statutes might observe for evermore And faithfully obey his laws praise ye the Lord therefore Confitemini Domino Psal cvi N. PRaise ye the Lord for he is good his mercy dures for ay verse 2 Who can express his noble acts or all his praise display verse 3 They blessed are that judgement keep and justly do alway verse 4 With favour of thy people Lord remember me I pray And with thy saving health O Lord vouchsafe to visit me verse 5 That I the great felicity of thine elect may see And with thy peoples joy I may a joyful minde possess And may with thine in heritance a glorying heart express verse 6 Both we and eke our fathers all have finned every one We have committed wickedness and lewdly we have done verse 7 The wonders great which thou O Lord hast done in Egypt land Our fathers though they saw them all yet did not understand Nor they thy mercies multitude did keep in thank ful minde But at the sea yea the Red sea rebelled most unkinde verse 8 Nevertheless he saved them for honour of his Name That he might make his power known and spread abroad his fame verse 9 The Red sea he did then rebuke and forthwith it was dri'd And as in wilderness so through the deep he did them guide verse 10 He sav'd them from the cruel hand of their despiteful foe And from the enemies hand he did deliver them also The second part verse 11 The waters their oppressours whelâ—'d not one was lestalive verse 12 Then they beleev'd his word and praise in song they did him give verse 13 But by and by unthankfully his works they clean forgat And for his counsel and his will they did neglect to wait verse 14 But lusted in the wilderness with fond and greedy lust And in the desert tempted God the stay of all their trust verse 15 And then their wanton minds desire he suffred them to have But wasting leanness therewithal into their souls he gave verse 16 Then when they lodged in their tents at Moses they did grutch Aâ—ron the holy of the Lord so did they envy much verse 17 Therefore the earth did open wide and Dathan did devour And all Abirams company did cover in that hour verse 18 In their assembly kindled was the hot consuming fire And wasting flame did then burn up the wicked in his ire verse 19 Upon the hill of Horeb they an idol-calf did frame And there the molten image they did worship of the same verse 20 Into the likeness of a calf which feedeth on the grass Thus they their glory turn'd and all their honour did deface verse 21 And God their onely Saviour unkindly they forgot Which many great and mighty things in Egypt land had wrought The third part verse 22 And in the land of Ham for them most wondrous works had done And by the Red sea dreadful things performed long agone verse 23 Therefore for their so shewing them forgetful and unkinde To bring destruction on them all he purpos'd in his minde Had not his chosen Moses stood before him in the break To turn his wrath lest he on them with slaughter should him wreak verse 24 They did despise the pleasant land that he behight to give Yea and the words that he had spoke they did no whit believe verse 25 But in their tents with grudging heart they wickedly repin'd Nor to the voice of God the Lord they gave an hearkning minde verse 26 Therefore against them lifted he his strong revenging hand Them to destroy in wilderness ere they should see the land verse 27 And to destroy their seed among the nations with his rod. And through the countreys of the world to scatter them abroad verse 28 To Baal-peor then they did adjoyn themselves also And ate the offerings of the dead so they forsook him tho verse 29 Thus with their own inventions his wrath they didprovoke And in his sore enkindled wrath the plague upon them broke verse 30 But Phinehas stood 〈◊〉 with zeal the sinners vile to â—â—ay And judgement he did execute and then the plague did stay The fourth part verse 31 It was imputed unto him for righteousness that day And from thenceforth so counted iâ— from race to race I say verse 32 At waters eke of Meribuh they did him angry make Yea so far forth that Moses was then punisht for their sake verse 33 Because they vext his spirit so sore that in impatient heat His lips spake unadvisedly his fervour was so great verse 34 Nor as the Lord commanded them they slew the people tho verse 35 But were among the heathen mixt and learn'd their works also verse 36 And did their idols serve which were their ruine and decay verse 37 To fiends their sons and daughters they did offer up and slay verse 38 Yea with unkindly murdring knife the guiltless bloud they spilt Yea their own sons and daughters bloud without all cause of guilt Whom they to Canaan idols then offred with wicked hand And so with bloud of innocentâ— defiled was the land verse 39 Thus were they stained with the works of their own filthy way And with their own inventions a whoring they did stray verse 40 Therefore against his people was the Lords wrath kindled sore And even his own inheritance he did abhor therefore verse 41 Into the hands of heathen men he gave them for a prey And made their foes their lords whom they were forced to obey The fifth part verse 42 Yea
down sin as it were with a sword Depart not from thy pastours pure but aid them at their need Which break to us the bread of life whereon our souls do feed O blessed Spirit of truth keep us in peace and unity Keep us from sects and errours all and from all papistry Convert all those that are our foes and bring them to thy light That they and we may well agree and praise thee day and night O Lord increase our saith in us and love so to abound That man and wife be void of strife and neighbours about us round In our time give thy peace O Lord to nations far and nigh And teach them all thy holy word that we may sing to thee All glory to the Trinity that is of mighties most The living Father and the Son and eke the holy Ghost As it hath been in all the time that hath been heretofore As it is now and so shall be henceforth for evermore Da pacem Domine GIve peace in these our days O Lord Great dangers are now at hand Thine enemies with one accord Christs Name in every land Seek to deface Root out and rase Thy true right worship indeed Be thou the stay Lord we thee pray Thou help'st alone in all need Give us that peace that we do lack Through misbelief and ill life Thy word to offer thou dost not slack Which we unkindly gain-strive With fire and sword This healthful word Some persecute and oppress Some with the mouth Confess the truth Without sincere godliness Give peace and us thy Spirit down send With grief and repentance true Do pierce our hearts our lives to amend And by faith in Christ renew That fear and dread War and bloudshed Through thy sweet mercy and grace May from us slide Thy truth may bide And shine in every place The Lamentation O Lord in thee is all my trust give ear unto my woful cry Refuse me not that am unjust but bowing down thy heavenly eye Behold how I do still lament my â—ins wherein I do offend O Lord for them shall I be shent sith thee to please I do intend No no not so thy will is bent to deal with sinners in thine ire But when in heart they shall repent thou grant'st with speed their just desire To thee therefore still shall I cry to wash away my sinful crime Thy bloud O Lord is not yet dry but that it may help me in time Haste thee O Lord haste thee I say to pour on me thy gifts of grace That when this life shall flit away in heaven with thee I may have place Where thou dost reign eternally with God which once did down thee send Where angels sing continually to thee be praise world without end A Thanksgiving after the receiving of the Lords Supper THe Lord be thanked for his gifts and mercies evermore That he doth shew unto his saints to him be laud therefore Our tongues cannot so praise the Lord as he doth right deserve Our hearts cannot of him so think as he doth us preserve His benefits they be so great to us that be but sin That at our hands for recompence there is no hope to win O sinful flesh that thou shouldst have such mercies of the Lord Thou dost deserve most worthily of him to be abhorr'd Nought else but sin and wretchedness doth rest within our â—earts And stubbornly against the Lord we daily play our parts The sun above in firmament that is to us a light Doth shew it self more clear and pure then we be in his sight The heavens above and all therein more holy are then we They serve the Lord in their estate each one in his degree They do not strive for mastership nor slack their office set But serve the Lord and do his will hate is to them no let Also the earth and all therein of God it is in aw It doth observe the formers will by skilful natures law The sea and all that is therein doth bend when God doth beck The spirits beneath do tremble all and fear his wrathful check But we alas â—oâ— whom all these were made them for to rule Do not so know or love the Lord as doth the ox or mule A law he gave for us to know what was his holy will He would us good but we would not avoid the thing is ill Not one of us that seeketh out the Lord of life to please Nor doth the thing that might us lead to Christ and quiet ease Thus are we all his enemies we can it not deny And he again of his good will would not that we should dy Therefore when remedy was none to bring us unto life The Son of God our flesh he took to end our mortal strife And all the law of God the Lord he did it full obey And for our sins upon the cross his bloud our debts did pay And that we should not yet forget what good he to us wrought A signe he left our eyes to tell that he our bodies bought In bread and wine here visible unto thine eyes and taste His mercies great thou mayst record if that his Spirit thou hast As once the corn did live and grow and was cut down with lithe And threshed out with many stripes out from his husk to drive And as the mill with violence did tear it out so small And made it like to earthly dust not sparing it at all And as the oven with fire hot did close it up with heat And all this done that I have said that it should be our meat So was the Lord in his ripe age cut down by cruel death His soul he gave in torments great and yeelded up his breath Because that he to us might be an everlasting bread With much reproach and troubles great on earth his life he led And as the grapes in pleasant time are pressed very sore And plucked down when they be ripe and let to grow no more Because the juyce that in them is as comfortable drink We might receive and joyful be when sorrows make us shrink So Christ his bloud out pressed was with nails and eke with spear The juyce thereof doth save all those that rightly do him fear And as the corns by unity into one loaf are knit So is the Lord and his whole Church though he in heaven sit As many grapes make but one wine so should we be but one In faith and love in Christ above and unto Christ alone Leading a life without all strife in quiet rest and peace From envy and from malice both our hearts and tongues to cease Which if we do then shall we shew that we his chosen be By faith in him to lead a life as always willed he And that we may so do indeed God send us all his grace Then after death we shall be sure with him to have a place R. W. PReserve us Lord by thy dear word From Turk and Pope defend us Lord Which both would thrust
we thine inheritance Correct us not therefore in thine anger O Lord neither according to our deserts punish us but mercifully chastise us with a fatherly affection that all the world may know that at what time so ever a sinner doth repent him of his sins from the bottom of his heart thou wilt put away all his wickedness out of thy remembrance as thou hast promised by thy holy prophet Finally forasmuch as it hath pleased thee to make the night for man to rest in as thou hast ordained him the day to travail in grant O dear Father that we may so take our bodily rest that our souls may continually watch for the time that our Lord Jesus Christ shall appear for our deliverance out of this mortal life and in the mean season that we not overcome by any fantasies dreams or other temptations may fully set our minds upon thee love thee fear thee and rest in thee furthermore that our sleep be not excessive or overmuch after the insatiable desires of the flesh but onely sufficient to content our weak nature that we may be the better disposed to live in all godly conversation to the glory of thy most holy name and the profit of our brethren So be it A godly prayer to be said at all times HOnour and praise be given to thee O Lord God almighty most dear Father of heaven for all thy mercies and loving kindness shewed unto us in that it hath pleased thy gracious goodness freely and of thine own accord to elect and choose us to salvation before the beginning of the world and even like continual thanks be given to thee for creating us after thine own image for redeeming us with the precious bloud of thy dear Son when we were utterly lost for sanctifying us with thy holy Spirit in the revelation and knowledge of thy holy word for helping and succouring us in all our needs and necessities for saving us from all dangers of body and soul for comforting us so fatherly in all our tribulations and persecutions for sparing us so long and giving us so large a time of repentance These benefits O most merciful Father like as we acknowledge to have received them of thy onely goodness even so we beseech thee for thy dear Son Jesus Christs sake grant us always thy holy Spirit that we may continually grow in thankfulness towards thee to be led in all truth and comforted in all our adversities O Lord strengthen our faith kindle it more in ferventness and love towards thee and our neighbours for thy sake Suffer us not most dear Father to receive thy word any more in vain but grant us always the assistance of thy grace and holy Spirit that in heart word and deed we may sanctify and do worship to thy name help to amplify and increase thy kingdom and whatsoever thou sendest we may be heartily well content with thy good pleasure and will Let us not lack the thing O Father without the which we cannot serve thee but bless thou so all the works of our hands that we may have sufficient and not be chargeable but rather helpful to others Be merciful O Lord to our offences and seeing our debt is great which thou hast forgiven us in Jesus Christ make us to love thee and our neighbours so much the more Be thou our Father our captain and defender in all temptations hold thou us by thy merciful hand that we may be delivered from all inconveniences and end our lives in the sanctifying and honouring of thy holy name through Jesus Christ our Lord and onely Saviour So be it Let thy mighty hand and out-stretched arm O Lord be still our defence thy mercy and loving kindness in Jesus Christ thy dear Son our salvation thy true and holy word our instruction thy grace and holy Spirit our comfort and consolation unto the end and in the end So be it O Lord increase our faith A confession for all estates and times O Eternal God and most merciful Father we confess and acknowledge here before thy divine Majesty that we are miserable sinners conceived and born in sin and iniquity so that in us there is no goodness For the flesh evermore rebelleth against the spirit whereby we continually transgress thy holy precepts and commandments and so purchase to our selves through thy just judgement death and damnation Notwithstanding O heavenly Father forasmuch as we are displeased with our selves for the sins the we have committed against thee and do unfeignedly repent us of the same we most humbly beseech thee for Jesus Christs sake to shew thy mercy upon us to forgive us all our sins and increase thy holy Spirit in us that we acknowledging from the bottom of our hearts our own unrighteousness may from henceforth not onely mortifie our sinful lusts and affections but also bring forth such fruits as may be agreeable to thy most blessed will not for the worthiness thereof but for the merits of thy dearly beloved Son Jesus Christ our onely Saviour whom thou hast already given an oblation and offering for our sins and for whose sake we are certainly perswaded that thou wilt deny us nothing that we shall ask in his name according to thy will for thy Spirit doth assure our consciences that thou art our merciful Father and so lovest us thy children through him that nothing is able to remove thy heavenly grace and favour from us To thee therefore O Father with thy Son and the holy Ghost be all honour and glory world without end Amen A prayer to be said before a man begin his work O Lord God most merciful Father and Saviour seeing it hath pleased thee to command us to travail that we may relieve our need we beseech thee of thy grace so to bless our labours that thy blessing may extend unto us without the which we are not able to continue and that this great favour may be a witness unto us of thy bountifulness and assistance so that thereby we may know the fatherly care that thou hast over us Moreover O Lord we beseech thee that thou wouldst strengthen us with thy holy Spirit that we may faithfully travail in our estate and vocation without fraud or deceit and that we may endeavour our selves to follow thy holy ordinance rather then to seek to satisfie our greedy affections or desire to gain And if it please thee O Lord to prosper our labour give us a minde also to help them that have need according to that ability that thou of thy mercy shalt give us And knowing that all good things come of thee grant that we may humble our selves to our neighbours and not by any means lift up our selves above them which have not received so liberal a portion as thou of thy mercy hast given unto us And if it please thee to try and exercise us by greater poverty and need then our flesh would desire that thou wouldst yet O Lord grant us grace to know that
save me for 11 105 Give praises unto 21 107 Give thanks unto 22 148 Give laud unto 29  H  12 HElp Lord for 4 13 How long will 4 51 Have mercy on me 11 56 Have mercy Lord 12 67 Have mercy on us 13 73 How ever it be 15 84 How pleasant is 17 91 He that within 19  I  5 INcline thine ears 3 11 I trust in God 4 20 In trouble and 5 25 I lift my heart 6 34 I will give laud 7 39 I said I will 9 40 I waited long 9 43 Judge and revenge 9 77 I with my voice 15 92 It is a thing 19 100 In God the Lord 20 101 I mercy will and 20 109 In speechless 23 116 I love the Lord 23 120 In trouble and in 26 121 I lift mine eyes 26 122 I did in heart 26  L  6 LOrd in thy 3 16 Lord keep 4 26 Lord be my Judge 6 35 Lord plead my 8 42 Like as the hart 9 68 Let God arise 13 72 Lord give thy 14 86 Lord bow thine 17 88 Lord God of 18 â—30 Lord to thee 27 140 Lord save me 28 143 Lord hear my 28  M  23 MY shepherd is 6 45 My heart doth 10 62 My soul to God 13 71 My Lord my God 14 103 My soul give laud 20 104 My soul praise the 21 146 My soul praise thou 29  N  115 NOt unto us 23 124 Now Israel 26  O  3 O Lord how are 3 4 O God that art 3 7 O Lord my God 3 8 O God our Lord 3 15 O Lord within thy 4 17 O Lord give eat 4 18 O God my strength 5 21 O Lord how joyful 5 22 O God my God 5 31 O Lord I put my 7 Psalm  Folio 44 Our ears have heard 9 51 O Lord consider 11 55 O God give ear 12 60 O Lord thou didst 12 63 O God my God 13 64 O Lord unto my 13 70 O God to me 14 79 O God the Gentiles 16 94 O Lord thou dost 19 95 O come let us 19 98 O sing ye now 20 102 O hear my prayer 20 108 O God my heart 22 117 O all ye national 24 118 O give ye thanks 24 123 O Lord that 26 129 Oft they now 27 131 O Lord I am not 27 133 O how happy a thing 27 135 O praise the Lord 27 136 O laud the Lord 27 139 O Lord thou hast 28 141 O Lord upon thee 28  P  38 PUt me not to 8 106 Praise ye the Lord 21 136 Praise ye the Lord 27 147 Praise ye the Lord 29  R  61 REgard O Lord 12 132 Remember Davids 27  S  59 SEnd aid and save me 12 69 Save me O God 14 96 Sing ye with praise 19 125 Such as in God 26 149 Sing ye unto 29  T  1 THe man is blest that hath 3 14 There is no God 4 19 The heavens and 5 23 The Lord is onely 6 24 The earth is all 6 27 The Lord is both 6 28 Thou art O Lord 6 32 The man is blest 7 36 The wicked with 8 41 The man is blest that careful 9 46 The Lord is our 10 50 The mighty God 10 50 The God of gods 11 53 The foolish man 11 57 Take pity for thy 12 65 Thy praise alone 13 76 To all that now in 15 80 Thou Herd that 16 85 Thou hast been 17 87 That city shall 18 89 To sing the mercies 18 90 Thou Lord hast been 18 93 The Lord as King doth 19 97 The Lord doth reign 20 99 The Lord doth reign 20 110 The Lord did say 23 112 The man is blest 23 125 Those that do put 26 138 Thee will I praise 28 145 Thee will I laud 29  U  75 UNto thee God 15  W  2 WHy did the Gentiles 3 9 With heart and 3 10 What is the cause 4 52 Why dost thou tyrant 11 74 Why art thou Lord 1â— 111 With heart I do 23 114 When Israel by 23 126 When that the Lord 26 137 When as we sat 28  Y  33 YE righteous in 7 47 Ye people all with 10 53 Ye rulers that 12 66 Ye men on earth 13 113 Ye children which 23 150 Yeeld unto God 29 Theâ—e ye shall have in the beginning of the psalms VEni Creater Spiritus The humble suit of a sinner Venite exulteâ—ius Te Deum laudamus The song of the three children Penedictus Magnificat anima mea Nune dimittis Quicunque vult The lamentation of a sinner The Pater noster The ten Commandments The complaint of a sinner These ye shall have after the end of the psalms PRaise ye the Lord ye Gentiles Behold now give good heed Attend my people The Lords prayer The Creed A prayer to the holy Ghost Da pacem O Lord in thee is all my A Thanksgiving Preserve us Lord. FINIS
THE WHOLE BOOK OF PSALMS Collected into English Metre BY THOMAS STERNHOLD JOHN HOPKINS AND OTHERS Conferred with the Hebrew Set forth and allowed to be sung in all Churches of all the people together before and after Morning and Evening Prayer and also before and after Sermons and moreover in private houses for their godly solace and comfort laying apart all ungodly Songs and Ballads which tend onely to the nourishing of vice and corrupting of youth James 5. If any be afflicted let him pray and if any be merry let him sing Psalms Colossians 3. Let the word of God dwell plenteously in you in all wisdom teaching and exhorting one another in Psalms hymns and spiritual songs singing unto the Lord in your hearts ALMA MATER CANTABRIGIA HINC LVCEM ET POCVLA SACRA ¶ Printed by John Field Printer to the University of CAMBRIDGE Anno Dom. M. DC.LX.VI CVM PRIVILEGIO Veni Creator COme holy Ghost eternal God proceeding from above Both from the Father and the Son the God of peace and love â—t our minds and into us thy heavenly grace inspire That in all truth and godliness â—e may have true desire Thou art the very comforter â—â—all wo and distress The heavenly gift of God most high which no tongue can express â—â—e fountain and the lively spring of joy celestial The fire so bright the love so clear â—â—d unction spiritual Thou in thy gifts art manifold thereby Christs church doth stand 〈◊〉 â—ithful hearts writing thy law â—e finger of Gods hand â—â—â—ding to thy promise made â—â—u givest speech of grace 〈◊〉 through thy help the praise of God â—y stand in every place 〈◊〉 Ghost into our wits â—â—d down thy heavenly light 〈◊〉 our hearts with fervent love 〈◊〉 serve God day and night â—â—gth and â—â—ablish all our weakness â—â—â—eeble and so frail 〈◊〉 neither flesh the world nor devil â—unst us do prevail â—â—ack our enemies far from us 〈◊〉 grant us to obtain 〈◊〉 in our hearts with God and man â—â—out grudge of disdain 〈◊〉 grant O Lord that thou being 〈◊〉 leader and our guide â—â—y eschew the snares of sin 〈◊〉 from thee never slide 〈◊〉 such plentie of thy grace â—od Lord grant we thee pray â—â—â—thou may'st be our comforter â—â—e last dreadful day 〈◊〉 strife and distention Lord dissolve the bands 〈◊〉 â—ake the knots of peace and love â—â—â—ghout all Christian lands â—t us O Lord through thee to know 〈◊〉 Father most of might 〈◊〉 of his dear beloved Son â—ay attain the fight 〈◊〉 that with perfect saith also â—ay acknowledge thee 〈◊〉 Spirit of them both alway 〈◊〉 God in persons three â—â—â—nd praise be to the Father 〈◊〉 to the Son equal 〈◊〉 the holy Spirit also 〈◊〉 God coeternal 〈◊〉 pray we that the onely Son 〈◊〉 safe his Spirit to send 〈◊〉 that do profess his name 〈◊〉 the worlds last end The humble suit of a sinner M. 〈◊〉 Lord of whom I do depend behold my careful heart 〈◊〉 then thy will and pleasure is â—â—â—se me of my smart 〈◊〉 seest my sorrows what they are 〈◊〉 grief is known to thee â—â—â—cere is none that can remove â—â—â—ke the same from me â—â—ly thou whose aid I crave â—â—â—se mercy still is prest 〈◊〉 all those that come to thee â—â—â—ccour and for rest 〈◊〉 thou seest my restless eyes 〈◊〉 â—ars and grievous groan 〈◊〉 unto my suit O Lord. â—â—is well my plaint and moan 〈◊〉 hath so inclosed me â—â—â—â—past me about â—â—â—m now renâ—ediless â—â—â—cy help not out â—â—â—â—ral man cannot release 〈◊〉 gate this pain 〈◊〉 thy Christ my Lord and God 〈◊〉 my sins was slain 〈◊〉 bloudy wounds are yet to see â—â—gh not with mortal eye 〈◊〉 thy saints behold them all 〈◊〉 I trust shall I. 〈◊〉 sin doth hinder me a while 〈◊〉 thou shalt see it good I shall enjoy the sight of him and see his wounds and bloud And as thine angels and thy saints do now behold the same So trust I to possess that place with them to praise thy name But whil'st I live here in this vale where sinners do frequent Assist me ever with thy grace my sins still tâ— lament Lest that I tread the sinners trace and give them my consent To dwell with them in wickedness whereto nature is bent Onely thy grace must be my stay lest that I fall down flat And being down then of my self cannot recover that Wherefore this is yet once again my suit and my request To grant me pardon for my sin that I in thee may rest Then shall my heart and tongue also be instruments of praise And in thy Church and house of Saints sing psalms to thee always Venite exultemus Psal xcv O Come and let us now rejoyce And sing unto the Lord And to our onely Saviour Also with one accord O let us come before his face With inward reverence Confessing all our former sins And that with diligence To thank him for his benefits Always distributing Wherefore to him right joyfully In psalms now let us sing And that because that God alone Is Lord magnificent And eke above all other gods A King omnipotent His people doth not he forsake At any time or tide And in his hands are all the coasts Of all the world so wide And with his loving countenance He looketh every where And doth behold the tops of all The mountains far and near The sea and all that is therein Are his for he them made And eke his hand hath fashioned The earth which doth not fade O come therefore and worship him And down before him fall And let us kneel before the Lord The which hath made us all He is our God our Lord and King And we his people are His flock and sheep of his pasture Of whom he taketh care This day if ye will hear his voice Then harden not your heart As in the bitter murmuring When ye were in desert Which thing was of their negligence Committed in the time Of trouble in the wilderness A great and grievous crime Whereas your fathers tempted me And try'd me every way They proved me and saw my works What I could do or say These fourty years I have been griev'd With this same generation And evermore I said they err'd In their imagination Wherewith their hearts were sore cumbred Long time and many days Wherefore I said Assuredly They have not known my ways To whom I in my anger swore That they should not be blest Nor see my joy celestial Nor enter in my rest Gloria Patri All laud and praise be to thee Lord O that of might art most To God the Father and the Son And to the holy Ghost As it in the beginning was For ever heretofore And is now at this present time And shall be evermore The song of S. Ambrose called Te Deum WE praise thee God we knowledge thee the onely Lord to be And as eternal Father all the earth doth worship thee To thee all Angels cry the heavens and all the powers
rulers all be wise therefore and learn'd By whom the matters of the world be judged and discern'd verse 11 See that ye serve the Lord above in trembling and in fear See that with reverence ye rejoyce to him in like manner verse 12 See that ye kiss and eke embrace his blessed Son I say Left in his wrath ye suddenly perish in the mid-way verse 13 If once his wrath never so small shall kindle in his breast O then all they that trust in Christ shall happy be and blest Domine quid Psal iii. T. S. O Lord how are my foes increast which vex me more and more verse 2 They kill my heart when as they say God can him not restore verse 3 But thou O Lord art my defence when I am hard bestead My worship and mine honour both and thou hold'st up my head verse 4 Then with my voice upon the Lord I did both call and cry And he out of his holy hill did hear me by and by verse 5 I laid me down and quietly I slept and rose again For why I know assuredly the Lord will me sustain verse 6 If ten thousand had hemm'd me in I could not be afraid For thou art still my Lord and God my Saviour and mine aid Rise up therefore save me my God for now to thee I call verse 7 For thou hast broke the cheeks and teeth of these wicked men all verse 8 Salvation onely doth belong to thee O Lord above Thou dost bestow upon thy folk thy blessing and thy love Cum invocarem Psal iv T. S. O God that art my righteousness Lord hear me when I call Thou hast set me at liberty when I was bound and thrall verse 2 Have merâ—y Lord therefore on me and grant me my request For unto thee uncessantly to cry I will not rest verse 3 O mortal men how long will ye my glory thus despise Why wander ye in vanity and follow after lies verse 4 Know ye that good and godly men the Lord doth take and chuse And when to him I make my plaint he doth me not refuse verse 5 Sin not but stand in aw therefore examine well your heart And in your chamber quietly see you your selves convert verse 6 Offer to God the sacrifice of righteousness I say And look that in the living Lord you put your trust alway verse 7 The greater sort crave worldly goods and riches do embrace But Lord grant us thy countenance thy savour and thy grace verse 8 For thou thereby shalt make my heart more joyful and more glad Then they that of their corn and wine full great increase have had verse 9 In peace therefore lie down will I taking my rest and sleep For thou onely wilt me O Lord alone in safety keep Verba mâ—a auribus Psal v. T. S. IN cline thine ears unto my words O Lord my plaint consider verse 2 And hear my voice my King my God to thee I make my prayer verse 3 Hear me betime Lord tarry not for I will have respect My prayer early in the morn to thee for to direct verse 4 And I will trust through patience in thee my God alone Thou art not pleas'd with wickedness and ill with thee dwells none verse 5 And in thy sight shall never stand these furious fools O Lord Vain workers of iniquity thou hast always abhor'd verse 6 The liars and the slatterers thou shalt destroy them than And God will hate the bloud-thirsty and the deceitful man verse 7 Therefore will I come to thinâ— house trusting upon thy grace And reverently will worship thee toward thine holy place verse 8 Lord lead me in thy righteousness for to confound my soes And eke the way that I shall walk before my face disclose verse 9 For in their mouths there is no truth their heart is soul and vain Their throat an open sepulchre their tongues do glose and fain verse 10 Destroy their false conspiracies that they may come to nought Subvert them in their heaps of sin which have rebellion wrought verse 11 But those that put their trust in thee let them be glad always And render thanks for thy defence and give thy name the praise verse 12 For thou with favour wilt increase the just and righteous still And with thy grace as with a shield defend him from all ill Domine ne in furore Psal vi T. S. LOrd in thy wrath reprove me not though I deserve thine ire No yet correct me in thy rage O Lord I thee desire verse 2 For I am weak therefore O Lord Of mercy me forbear And heal me Lord for why thou know'st my bones do quake for fear verse 3 My soul is troubled very sore and vexed vehemently But Lord how long wilt thou delay to cure my misery verse 4 Lord turn thee to thy wonted grace my silly soul up take O save me not for my deserts but for thy mercies sake verse 5 For why no man among the dead remembreth thee one whit Or who shall worship thee O Lord in the infernal pit verse 6 So grievous is my plaint and moan that I wax wondrous saint All the night long I wash my bed with tears of my complaint verse 7 My sight is dim and waxeth old with anguish of my heart For sear of those that be my foes and would my soul subvert verse 8 But now away from me all ye that work iniquity For why the Lord hath heard the voice of my complaint and cry verse 9 He heard not onely the request and prayer of my heart But it received at my hands and took it in good part verse 10 And now my foes that vexed me the Lord will soon defame And suddenly confound them all to their rebuke and shame Domine Deus meus Psal vii T. S. O Lord my God I put my trust and confidence in thee Save me from them that me pursue and eke deliver me verse 2 Lest like a lion he me tear and rend in pieces small While there is none to succour me and rid me out of thrall verse 3 O Lord my God if I have done the thing that is not right Or else it I be found in fault or guilty in thy sight verse 4 Or to my friend rewarded ill or left him in distress Which me pursu'd most cruelly and hated me causless verse 5 Then let my foes pursue my soul and eke my life down thrust Unto the earth and also lay mine honour in the dust verse 6 Start up O Lord now in thy wrath and put my foes to pain Perform the kingdom promised to me which wrong sustain verse 7 Then shall great nations come to thee and know thee by this thing If thou declare for love of them thy self as Lord and King verse 8 And as thou art of all men Judge O Lord â—ow judge thou me According to my righteousness and mine integrity The second part verse 9 Lord cease the hate of wicked men and be the just mans guide
sure defence to such as in his faith abide verse 30 For who is God except the Lord for other there is none Or else who is omnipotent saving our God alone The fourth part verse 31 The God that girdeth me with strength is he that I do mean That all the ways wherein I walk did evermore keep clean verse 32 That made my feet like to the harts in swiftness of my pace And for my surety brought me forth into an open place verse 33 He did in order put my hands to battel and to fight To break in sunder bars of brass he gave my arms the might verse 34 Thou teachest me thy saving health thy right hand is my tower Thy love and familiarity doth still increase my power verse 35 And under me thou makest plain the way where I should walk So that my feet shall never slip nor stumble at a balk verse 36 And fiercely I pursue and take my foes that me annoy'd And from the field do not return till they be all destroy'd verse 37 So I suppress and wound my foes that they can rise no more For at my feet they fall down flat I strike them all so sore verse 38 For thou dost gird me with thy strength to war in such a wise That they be all scattred abroad that up against me rise verse 39 Lord thou hast put into my hands my mortal enemies yoke And all my foes thou dost divide in sunder with thy stroke verse 40 They call'd for help but none gave ear nor holp them with relief Yea to the Lord they call'd for help yet heard he not their grief The fifth part verse 41 And still like dust before the wind I drive them under seet And sweep them out like filthy clay that sticketh in the street verse 42 Thou keep'st me from seditious folk that still in strife are led And thou dost of the heathen folk appoint me to be head verse 43 A people strange to me unknown and yet they shall me serve And at the first obey my word whereas mine own will swerve verse 44 I shall be irksome to mine own they will not see my light But wander wide out of the way and hide them out of fight verse 45 But blessed be the living Lord most worthy of all praise That is my rock and saving health praised be he always verse 46 For God it is that gave me power revenged for to be And with his holy word subdu'd the people unto me verse 47 And from my foe delivered me and set me higher then those That cruel and ungodly were and up against me rose verse 48 And for this cause O Lord my God to thee give thanks I shall And sing out praises to thy Name among the Gentiles all verse 49 That gavest great prosperity unto the king I say To David thine anointed king and to his seed for ay Coeli enarrant Psal xix T. S. THe heavens and the firmament do wondrously declare The glory of God omnipotent his works and what they are verse 2 The wondrous works of God appear by every days success The nights likewise which their race run the self-same thing express verse 3 There is no language tongue orspeech where their sound is not heard In all the earth and coasts thereof their knowledge is confer'd verse 4 In them the Lord made for the sun a place of great renown Who like a bridegroom ready trimm'd doth from his chamber come verse 5 And as a valiant champion who for to get a prize With joy doth haste to take in hand some noble enterprise verse 6 And all the skie from end to end he compasseth about Nothing can hide it from his heat but he will finde it out verse 7 How perfect is the law of God how is his covenant sure Converting souls and making wise the simple and obscure verse 8 Just are the Lords commandements and glad both heart and minde His precept's pure and giveth light to eyes that be full blinde verse 9 The fear of God is excellent and doth endure for ever The judgements of the Lord are true and righteous altogether verse 10 And more to be embrac'd alway then fined gold I say The honey and the honey-combe are not so sweet as they verse 11 By them thy servant is forewarn'd to have God in regard And in performance of the same there shall be great reward verse 12 But Lord what earthly man doth know the errours of his life Then cleanse me from my secret sins which are in me most rife verse 13 And keep me that presumptuous sins prevail not over me And so shall I be innocent and great offences flee verse 14 Accept my mouth and eke my heart my words and thoughts each one For my Redeemer and my strength O Lord thou art alone Exaudiat te Dominus Psal xx T. S. IN trouble and adversity the Lord God hear thee still The majesty of Jacobs God defend thee from all ill verse 2 And send thee from his holy place his help at every need And so in Sion stablish thee and make thee strong indeed verse 3 Remembring well the sacrifice that now to him is done And so receive right thankfully thy burnt off rings each one verse 4 According to thy hearts desire the Lord grant unto thee And all thy counsel and device full well per form may he verse 5 We shall rejoyce when thou us sav'st and our banners display Unto the Lord which thy requests ful filled hath alway verse 6 The Lord will his anointed save I know well by his grace And send him help by his right hand out of his holy place verse 7 In chariots some put confidence and some in horses trust But we remember God our Lord that keepeth promise just verse 8 They fall down flat but we do rise and stand up stedfastly verse 9 Now save and help us Lord and King on thee when we do cry Domine in virtute Psal xxi T. S. O Lord how joyful is the king in thy strength and thy power How vehemently doth he rejoyce in thee his Saviour verse 2 For thou hast given unto him his godly hearts desire To him nothing thou hast deny'd of that he did require verse 3 Thou didst prevent him with thy giftâ— and blessings manifold And thou hast set upon his head a crown of perfect gold verse 4 And when he asked life of thee thereof thou mad'st him sure To have long life yea such a life as ever shall endure verse 5 Great is his glory by thy help thy benefit and aid Great worship and great honour both thou hast upon him laid verse 6 Thou wilt give him felicity that never shall decay And with thy cheerful countenance wilt comfort him alway verse 7 For why the king doth strongly trust in God for to prevail Wherefore his goodness and his grace will not that he shall quail verse 8 But let thine enemies feel thy force and those that thee withstand Finde out
all the world and all that therein doth endure verse 2 For he hath fastly founded it above the seas to stand And laid alow the liquid flouds to flow beneath the land verse 3 For who is he O Lord that shall ascend into thy hill Or pass into thy holy place there to continue still verse 4 Whose hands are harmless and whose heart no spot there doth defile His soul not set on vanity who hath not sworn to guile verse 5 Him that is such a one the Lord shall place in blissful plight And God his God and Saviour shall yeeld to him his right verse 6 This is the brood of travellers in seeking of his grace As Jacob did the Israelite in that time of his race verse 7 Ye princes ope your gates stand ope the everlasting gate For there shall enter in thereby the king of glorious state verse 8 Who is the king of glorious state the strong and mighty Lord The mighty Lord in battel stout and trial of the sword verse 9 Ye princes ope your gates stand ope the everlasting gate For there shall enter in thereby the king of glorious state verse 10 Who is the king of glorious state the Lord of hosts it is The kingdom and the royalty of glorious state is his Ad te Domine Psal xxv T. S. I Lift my heart to thee my God and guide most just Now suffer me to take no shame for in thee do I trust verse 2 Let not my foes rejoyce nor make a scorn of me And let them not be overthrown that put their trust in thee verse 3 But shame shall them befal which harm them wrongfully Therefore thy paths and thy right ways unto me Lord descry verse 4 Direct me in thy truth and teach me I thee pray Thou art my God and Saviour on thee I wait alway verse 5 Thy mercies manifold I pray thee Lord remember And eke thy pity plentiful for they have been for ever verse 6 Remember not the faults and frailty of my youth Remember not how ignorant I have been of thy truth Nor after my deserts let me thy mercy finde But of thine own benignity Lord have me in thy minde verse 7 His mercy is full sweet his truth a perfect guide Therefore the Lord will sinners teach and such as go aside verse 8 The humble he will teach his precepts for to keep He will direct in all his ways the lowly and the meek verse 9 For all the ways of God are truth and mercy â—oth To them that keep his testament the witness of his troth The second part verse 10 Now for thy holy name O Lord I thee intreat To grant me pardon for my sin for it is wondrous great verse 11 Whoso doth fear the Lord the Lord will him direct To lead his life in such a way as he doth best accept 12 12 His soul shall evermore in goodness dwell and stand His seed and his posterity inherit shall the land verse 13 All those that fear the Lord know his secret intent And unto them he doth declare his will and testament verse 14 Mine eyes and eke my heart to him I will advance That pluckt my feet out of the snare of sin and ignorance verse 15 With mercy me behold to thee I make my mone For I am poor and desolate and comfortless alone verse 16 The troubles of my heart are multipli'd indeed Bring me out of this misery necessity and need verse 17 Behold my poverty mine anguish and my pain Remit my sin and mine offence and make me clean again verse 18 O Lord behold my foes how they do still increase Pursuing me with deadly hate that lain would live in peace verse 19 Preserve and keep my soul and eke deliver me And let me not be overthrown because I trust in thee verse 20 Let my simple pureness me from mine enemies shend Because I look as one of thine that thou shoudst me defend verse 21 Deliver Lord thy folk and lend them some relief I mean thy chosen Israel from all their pain and grief Judica me Domine Psal xxvi T. S. LOrd be my Judge and thou shalt see my paths be right and plain I trust in God and hope that he will strength me to remain verse 2 Prove me my God I thee desire my ways to search and try As men do prove their gold with fire my reins and heart espy verse 3 Thy goodness said before my face I durst behold always For of thy truth I tread the trace and will do all my days verse 4 I do not lust to haunt or use with men whose deeds are vain To come in house I do refuse with the deceitful train verse 5 I much abhor the wicked sort their deeds I do despise I do not once to them resort that hurtful things devise verse 6 My hands I wash and do proceed in works to walk upright Then to thine altar I make speed to offer there in sight verse 7 That I may speak and preach the pralse that doth belong to thee And so declare how wondrous ways thou hast been good to me verse 8 O God the house I love most dear to me it doth excel I have delight and would be near whereas thy grace doth dwell verse 9 O shut not up my soul with them in fin that take their fill Nor yet my life among those men that seek much bloud to spill verse 10 Whose hands are heapt with craft and guile their lives thereof are full And their right hand with wrench and wile for bribes doth pluck and pull verse 11 But I in righteousness intend my time and days to serve Have mercy Lord and me defend so that I do not swerve verse 12 My foot is stay'd for all assays it standeth well and right Wherefore to God will I give praise in all the peoples sight Dominus illuminatio Psal xxvii J. H. THe Lord is both my health and light shall man make me dismaâ—d Sith God doth give me strength and might why should I be afraid verse 2 While that my foes with all their strength begin with me to brall And think to eat me up at length themselves have caught the fall verse 3 Though they in camp against me lie my heart is not afraid In battel pight if they will try I trust in God for aid verse 4 One thing of God I do require that he will not deny For which I pray and will desire till he to me apply verse 5 That I within his holy place my life throughout may dwell To see the beauty of his face and view his temple well verse 6 In time of dread he shall me hide within his place most pure And keep me secret by his side as on a rock most sure verse 7 At length I know the Lords good grace shall make me strong and stout My foes to foil and clean deface that compass me about verse 8 Therefore within his house will I give sacrifice of praise With
glad and eke rejoyce which love mine upright way And they all times with heart and voice shall praise the Lord and say verse 29 Great is the Lord and doth excell for why he doth delight To see his servants prosper well that is his pleasant sight verse 30 Wherefore my tongue I will apply thy righteousness to praise Unto the Lord my God will I sing laud and praise alwaies Dixit injustus Psal xxxvi J. H. THe wicked with his works unjust doth thus perswade his heart That of the Lord he hath no trust his sear is set apart verse 2 Yet doth he joy in his estate to walk as he began So long till he deserve the hate of God and eke of man verse 3 His words are wicked vile and naught his tongue no truth doth tell Yet at no hand will he be taught which way he may do well verse 4 When he should sleep then doth he muse his mischiefs to fulfill No wicked ways doth he refuse nor nothing that is ill verse 5 But Lord thy goodness doth ascend above the heavens high So doth thy truth it self extend unto the cloudy sky verse 6 Much more then hills so high and steep thy justice is exprest Thy judgement 's like to seas most deep thou saâ—'st both man and beast verse 7 Thy mercy is above all things O God it doth excell In trust whereof as in thy wings the sons of men shall dwell verse 8 Within thy house they shall be â—ed with plenty at their will Of all delights they shall be sped and take thereof their fill verse 9 For why the well of life so pure doth ever flow from thee And in thy light we are full sure the lasting light to see verse 10 From such as thee desire to know let not thy grace depart Thy righteousness declare and show to men of upright heart verse 11 Let not the proud on me prevail O Lord of thy good grace Nor let the wicked me assail to throw me out of place verse 12 But they in their device shall fall that wicked works maintain They shall be overthrown withall and never rise again Noli amulari Psal xxxvii W. W. GRudge not to see the wicked men in wealth to flourish still Nor yet envy such as to ill have bent and set their will verse 2 For as green grass and flourishing herbs are cut and wither away So shall their great prosperity soon pass fade and decay verse 3 Trust thou therefore in God alone to do well give thy minde So shalt thou have the land as thine and there sure food shalt finde verse 4 In God set all thy hearts delight Or else canst wish in all the world thou need'st it not to crave verse 5 Cast both thy self and thine affairs on God with perfect trust And thou shalt see with patience th' effect both sure and just verse 6 Thy perfect life and godly name he will clear as the light So that the sun even at noon-day shall not shine half so bright verse 7 Be still therefore and stedfastly on God see thou wait then Not shrinking for the prosperous state of lewd and wicked men verse 8 Shake of despight envy and hate at least in any wise Their wicked steps avoid and flee and follow not their guise verse 9 For every wicked man will God destroy both more and less But such as trust in him are sure the land for to possess verse 10 Whatch but a while and thou shalt see no more the wicked train No not so much as house or place where once he did remain The second part verse 11 But merciful and humble men enjoy shall sea and land In rest and peace they shall rejoyce for nought shall them withstand verse 12 The lewd men and malicious against the just conspire They gnash their teeth at him as men which do his bane desire verse 13 But while that lewd men thus do think the Lord laughs them to scorn For why he sees their term approach when they shall sigh and mourn verse 14 The wicked have their sword out drawn their bowe eke have they bent To overthrow and kill the poor as he the right way went verse 15 But the same sword shall pierce their heart which was to kill the just Likewise the bowe shall break to shivers wherein they put their trust verse 16 Doubtless the just mans poor estate is better a great deal more Then all these lewd and wicked mens rich pomp and heaped store verse 17 For be their power never so strong God will it overthrow Where contrary he doth preserve the humble men and low verse 18 He sees by his great providence the good mens trade and way And will give them inheritance which never shall decay verse 19 They shall not be discouraged when some are hard bested When others shall be hunger-bit they shall be clad and â—ed verse 20 For whosoever wicked is and enemy to the Lord Shall quail yea melt even as lambs grease or smoke that flies abroad The third part verse 21 Behold the wicked borrows much and never pays again Whereas the just by liberal gifts makes many glad and sain verse 22 For they whom God doth bless shall hare the land for heritage And they whom he doth curie likewise shall perish in his rage verse 23 The Lord the just mans ways doth guide and gives him good success To everything he takes in hand he sendeth good address verse 24 Though that he fall yet is he sure not utterly to quail Because the Lord stretcheth out his hand at need and doth not fail verse 25 I have been young and now am old yet did I never see The just man left nor yet his seed to beg for miserie verse 26 But gives always most liberally and sends whereas is need His children and posterity receive of God their meed verse 27 Flee vice therefore and wickedness and vertue do embrace So God shall grant thee long to have on earth a dwelling-place verse 28 For God so loveth equity and shews to his such grace That he preserveth them alway but ' stroys the wicked race verse 29 Whereas the good and godly men inherit shall the land Having as lords all things therein in their own power and hand verse 30 The just mans mouth shall ever speak of matters wise and high His tongue doth talk to edifie with truth and equity verse 31 For in his heart the law of God his law doth still abide So that where ever he goes or walks his foot can never slide verse 32 The wicked like a ravening wolf the just man doth beset By all means seeking him to kill if he fall in his net The fourth part verse 33 Though he should fall into his hands yet God would succour send Though men against him sentence give God would him yet defend verse 34 Wait thou on God and keep his way he shall preservethee then The earth to rule and thou shalt see destroy'd these wicked men verse
therein To thee Cherub and Seraphin to cry they do not sin O holy holy holy Lord of Sabaoth Lord the God Through heaven earth thy praise is spread and glory all abroad Th' Apostles glorious company yeeld praises unto thee The prophets goodly fellowship praise thee continually The noble and victorious host of Martyrs sound thy praise The holy Church throughout the world doth knowledge thee always Father of endless Majesty they do acknowledge thee Thy Christ thine honourable true and onely Son to be The holy Ghost the comforter Of glory thou art King O Christ and of the Father art the Son everlasting When sinful mans decay in hand thou tookest to restore To be in clos'd in virgins womb thou diddest not abhor When thou hadst overcome of death the sharp and cruel might Thou heavens kingdom didst set ope to each believing wight In glory of the Father thou dost â—it on Gods right hand We trust that thou shalt come our Judge our cause to understand Lord help thy servants whom thou hast bought with thy precious bloud And in eternal glory set them with thy Saints so good O Lord do thou thy people save bless thine inheritance Lord govern them and Lord do thou for ever them advance We magnifie thee day by day and world without an end Adore thy holy name O Lord vouchsafe us to defend From sin this day have mercy Lord have mercy on us all And on us as we trust in thee Lord let thy mercy fall O Lord I have reposed all my confidence in thee Put to confounding shame therefore Lord let me never be The Song of the three Children O All ye works of God the Lord bless ye the Lord Praise him and magnifie him for ever verse 2 O ye the Angels of the Lord bless ye the Lord c. verse 3 O ye the starry heavens high bless ye the Lord c. verse 4 O ye waters above the skie bless ye the Lord c. verse 5 O all ye powers of the Lord bless ye the Lord c. verse 6 O ye the shining Sun and Moon bless ye the Lord c. verse 7 O ye the glistring Stars of heaven bless ye the Lord c. verse 8 O ye the Showres and dropping Dew bless ye the Lord c. verse 9 O ye the blowing Winds of God bless ye the Lord c. verse 10 O ye the Fire and warming Heat bless ye the Lord c. verse 11 Ye Winter and the Summer-tide bless ye the Lord c. verse 12 O ye the Dews and binding Frosts bless ye the Lord c. verse 13 O ye the Frost and chilling Cold bless ye the Lord c. verse 14 O ye congealed Ice and Snow bless ye the Lord c. verse 15 O ye the Nights and lightsome Days bless ye the Lord c. verse 16 O ye the Darkness and the Light bless ye the Lord c. verse 17 O ye the Lightnings and the Clouds bless ye the Lord c. verse 18 O 〈◊〉 the earth eke bless the Lord yea bless the Lord c. verse 19 O ye the Mountains and the Hills bless ye the Lord c. verse 20 O all ye green things on the earth bless ye the Lord c. verse 21 O ye the ever-springing Wells bless ye the Lord c. verse 22 O ye the Seas and eke the Flouds bless ye the Lord c. verse 23 Whales and all that in waters move bless ye the Lord c. verse 24 O all ye flying Fowls of th' air bless ye the Lord c. verse 25 O all ye Beasts and Cattel eke bless ye the Lord c. verse 26 O ye the Children of mankinde bless ye the Lord c. verse 27 Let Israel eke bless the Lord yea bless the Lord c. verse 28 O ye the priests of God the Lord bless ye the Lord c. verse 29 O ye the servants of the Lord bless ye the Lord c. verse 30 Ye Spirits and Souls of righteous men bless ye the Lord c. verse 31 Ye Holy and ye Meek of heart bless ye the Lord c. verse 32 O Ananias bless the Lord bless thou the Lord c. verse 33 O Azarias bless the Lord bless thou the Lord c. verse 34 And Misael eke bless the Lord bless thou the Lord c. The song of Zacharias called Benedictus THe onely Lord of Israel Be praised evermore For through his visitation And mercy kept in store His people now he hath redeem'd That long have been in thrall And spread abroad his saving health Upon his servants all In Davids house his servant true According to his minde And also his anointed King As we in Scripture finde As by his holy Prophets all Oft-times he did declare The which were since the world began His ways for to prepare That we might be delivered From those that make debate Our enemies and from the hands Of all that do us hate The mercy which he promised Our fathers to fulfil And think upon his Covenant made According to his will And also to perform the Oath Which he before had sworn To Abraham our father dear For us that were forlorn That he would give himself for us And us from bondage bring Out of the hands of all our foes To serve our heavenly King And that without all manner fear And eke in righteousness And also for to lead our lives In sted fast holiness And thou O Childe which now art born And of the Lord elect Shalt be the Prophet of the High'st His ways for to direct For thou shalt go before his face For to prepare his ways And also for to teach his will And pleasure all thy days To give them knowledge how that their Salvation is near And that remission of their sins Is through his mercy mere Whereby the day-spring from on high Is come us for to visit And those for to illuminate Which do in darkness sit To lighten those that shadowed be With death and eke opprest And also for to guide our feet The way to peace and rest The Song of blessed Mary called Magnificat MY soul doth magnifie the Lord My spirit eke evermore Rejoyceth in the Lord my God Which is my Saviour And why because he did regard And gave respect unto So base estate of his handmaid And let the mighty go For now behold all nations And generations all From this time forth for evermore Shall me right blessed call Because he hath me magnified Which is the Lord of might Whose name be ever sanctified And praised day and night For with his mercy and his grace All men he doth inflame Throughout all generations To such as fear his name He shewed strength with his great arm And made the proud to start With all imaginations That they beat in their heart He hath put down the mighty ones From their supernal feat And did exalt the meek in heart As he hath thought it meet
and thou shalt honour me verse 16 To the wicked thus saith th' eternal God Why dost thou preach my laws and hests abroad verse 17 Seeing thou hast them with thy mouth abused And hat'st to be by discipline reformed My words I say thou dost reject and hate verse 18 If that thou see a thief as with thy mate Thou runn'st with him and so your prey do seek And art all one with bauds and ruffians eke verse 19 Thou giv'st thy self to backbite and to slander And how thy tongue deceives it is a wonder verse 20 Thou sitt'st musing thy brother how to blame And how to put thy mothers son to shame verse 21 These things thou didst and whil'st I held my tongue Thou didst me judge because I staid so long Like to thy self yet though I keep long silence Once shalt thou feel of thy wrongs just recompence verse 22 Consider this ye that forget the Lord And fear not when he threatneth with his word Lest without help I spoil you as a prey verse 23 But he that thanks offereth praiseth me ay â—â—ith the Lord God and he that walks this trace I will him teach Gods saving healtht ' embrace Another of the same by J.H. THe God of gods the Lord hath call'd the earth by name From whence the sun doth rise unto the setting of the same 〈◊〉 From Sion his fair place his glory bright and clear The perfect beauty of his grace from thence it did appear 〈◊〉 Our God shall come in haste to speak he shall not doubt Before him shall the fire waste and tempest round about 〈◊〉 The heavens from on high the earth below likewise He will call forth to judge and try his folk he doth devise verse 5 Bring forth my saints saith he my faithful flock so dear Which are in band and league with me my law to love and fear 〈◊〉 And when these things are tri'd the heavens shall record That God is just and all must bide the judgement of the Lord. verse 7 My people O give heed Israel to thee I cry I am thy God thy help at need thou canst it not deny verse 8 I do not say to thee thy sacrifice is slack Thou offerest daily unto me much more then I do lack verse 9 Think'st thou that I do need thy cattel young or old Or else so much desire to feed on goats out of thy fold verse 10 Nay all the beasts are mine in woods that eat their fills And thousands more of neat and kine that run-wilde on the hills The second part verse 11 The birds that build on high in hills and out of sight And beasts that in the fields do lie are subject to my might verse 12 Then though I hungred sore what need I ought of thine Sith that the earth with her great store and all therein is mine verse 13 To bulls flesh have I minde to eat it dost thou think Or such a sweetness do I finde the bloud of goats to drink verse 14 Give to the Lord his praise with thanks to him apply And see thou pay thy vows always unto the God mòst high verse 15 Then seek and call to me when ought would work thee blame And I will sure deliver thee that thou mayst praise my Name verse 16 But to the wicked train which talk of God each day And yet their works are foul and vain to them the Lord will say verse 17 With what a face dar'st thou my word once speak or name Why doth thy talk my law allow thy deeds deny the same verse 18 Whereas for to amend thy life thou art so slack My word the which thou dost pretend is cast behinde thy back The third part verse 19 When thou a thief dost see by theft to live in wealth With him thou runn'st and dost agree likewise to thrive by stealth verse 20 When thou dost them behold that wives and maids defile Thou lik'st it well and waxest bold to use that life most vise verse 21 Thy lips thou dost apply to slander and defame Thy tongue is taught to craft and lie and still doth use the same verse 22 Thou studiest to revile thy friends to thee so near With slander thou wouldst needs defile thy mothers son most dear verse 23 Hereat while I do wink as though I did not see Thou goest on still and so dost think that I am like to thee verse 24 But sure I will not let to strike when I begin Thy faults in order I will set and open all thy sin verse 25 Mark this I you require that have not God in minde Lest when I plague you in mine ire your help be far to finde verse 26 He that doth give to me the sacrifice of praise Doth please me well and he shall see to walk in godly ways Miserere mei Psal li. 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O Lord consider my distress and now with speed some pity take My sins deface my faults redress good Lord for thy great mercies sake verse 2 Wash me O Lord and make me clean from this unjust and sinful act And purifie yet once again my hainous crime and bloudy fact verse 3 Remorse and sorrow do constrain me to acknowledge mine excess My sin alas doth still remain before my face without release verse 4 For thee alone I have offended committing evil in thy sight And if I were therefore condemned yet were thy judgements just and right verse 5 It is too manifest alas that first I was conceiv'd in sin Yea of my mother so born was and yet vile wretch remain therein verse 6 Also behold Lord thou dost love the inward truth of a pure heart Therefore thy wisdom from above thou hast reveal'd me to convert verse 7 If thou with hyssop purge this blot I shall be cleaner then the glass And if thou wash away my spot the snow in whiteness shall I pass verse 8 Therefore O Lord such joy me send that inwardly I may finde grace And that my strength may now amend which thou hast swag'd for my trespass verse 9 Turn back thy face and frowning ire for I have felt enough thy hand And purge my sins I thee desire which do in number pass the sand verse 10 Make new my heart within my brest and frame it to thy holy will Thy constant Spirit in me let rest which may these raging enemies kill The second part verse 11 Cast me not Lord out from thy face but speedily my torments end Take not from me thy Spirit of grace which may from dangers me defend verse 12 Restore me to those joys again which I was wont in thee to finde And let me thy free Spirit retain which unto thee may stir my minde verse 13 Thus when I shall thy mercies know I shall instruct others therein And men that are likewise brought low by mine example shall flee sin verse 14 O God that of my health art Lord forgive me this my bloudy vice My heart and tongue shall then accord to sing thy