eare and didst provide to ease me with relief 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 Sing praise ye saints that prove and see the goodness of the Lord In memory of his Majesty rejoice with one accord Sing ye I say unto the Lord a song of melody ii And let all men with heart and voice extoll his majesty ii Praise him alway both night and day due praises to him give For by his mighty power and strength we dayly here do live ii For by ii Amen Mr. Weelkes ANTHEM CXLIII O Lord of whom I doe depend c. Taken out of the humble suit of a sinner O LORD of whom I doe depend behold my carefull heart And when thy will and pleasure is release me of my smart release ii Thou seest my sorrows what they are my grief is known to thee And there is none that can remove ii nor take the same from me ii And ii But only thou whose aide I crave whose mercy still is prest To ease all those that come to thee for succour for rest Wherefore this is yet once again my suit and my request To grant me pardon for my sin ii that I in thee may rest To ii Then shall my heart ii my tongue and voice be instruments of praise And in thy Church and house of saints sing Psalms to thee alwaies ii And ii Amen Dr. Giles ANTHEM CXLIV Vnto thee O Lord will I c. Psal 25. v. 1 2 3 4 5 6. 1. UNTO thee O Lord will I lift up my soul ii my God I have put my trust in thee O Let me not be confounded neither let mine enemies triumph over me ii 2. For all they that hope in thee shall not be ashamed but such as trangress without a cause ii shall be put to confusion ii For ii 3. Shew me thy waies O Lord ii and teach me thy paths 4. Lead me forth in thy truth and learn me for thou arâ the God of my salvation ii in thee hath been my hope all the day long ii In ii 5. Call to remembrance O Lord ii thy tender mercies and thy loving kindness ii which hath been ever of old and ii 6. O Remember not the sins and offences of my youth ii but according to thy mercies think thou upon me O Lord âi for thy goodness but ii Mr. Warde ANTHEM CXLV Plead thou my cause O Lord with them that c. Psal 35. v. 1. 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 18. 1. PLead thou my cause O Lord with them that strive with me and fight thou against them that fight against me 2. Lay hand upon the shield and buckler and stand up to helpe me 3. Bring forth the spear and stop the way against them that persecute me say unto my soul I am thy salvation 4. Let them be confounded and put to shame that seek after my soul let them be turned back and brought to confusion that imagine mischief for me 5. Let âhem be as the dust before the wind and the Angel of the Lord ii scattering them 6. Let their way be dark and âlippery and let the Angel of âhe Lord persecute them 7. For they have privily laid â net to destroy me without â cause yea even without a âause have they made a pit âor my soul 8. Let a sudden destruction come upon him ânawares and his net that he âath laid privily catch himself âhat he may fall into his own âischief 9. And my soul âe joyfull in the Lord it shall âejoice in his salvation 18. So will I give thee thanks in the great Congregation I will praise thee among mucâ people ii Amen Mr. Weelkes ANTHEM CXLVI O sing unto the Lord a new song Psal 149. v. 1 2. 1. O Sing unto the Lord a new song ii let the Congregation of saints ii sing praise unto him ii 2. Let Israel rejoice in him that made him ii and let the children of Sion ii forever sing Alleluiah ii Thomas Tomkins ANTHEM CXLVII Exalt thy self ahove the heavens Psal 57. v. 6 9 10 11 12. 6. EXalt thy self above the heavens ii and let thy glory be upon the earth ii 9. Awake my tongue awake Viol and Harp ii I will awake ii right early ii 10. I will praise thee O Lord ii among the people ii and I will sing unto thee ii among the Nations ii 11. For thy mercy is great ii unto the heavens ii and thy truth unto the clouds ii 12. Exalt thy self O God ii above the heavens ii and let thy glory be upon the earth ii Amen Mr. Bird. ANTHEM CXLVIII God which as on this day c. The Collect for White-Sunday GOD which as on this day didst teach the hearts of thy faithfull people ii by the sending to them the Light ii of thy holy Spirit ii Grant us by the same Spirit ii to have a right judgement in all things ii and evermore to rejoice in his holy comfort ii through the merits of Jesus Christ our Saviour ii who liveth ii and reigneth with thee ii in the unity of the same Spirit ii one God world without end ii Amen Dr. Giles ANTHEM CXLIX When as we sate in Babylon c. Psal 137. in metre VVHen as we sat in Babylon the rivers round about And in remembrance of Sion the tears for grief burst out We hang'd our Harps and instruments the willow trees upon For in thaâ place men for their use had planted many a one Theâ they to whom we prisoners were said to us tantingly Now let us heare your Hebrew songs and pleasant melodieâ Alas said we who can oncâ frame his sorrowfull heart tâ sing The praises of our loving God thus under a strange King But if that I Jerusalem out of my heart let slide Then let my singers quite forget the warbling Harp to guide And let my tongue within my mouth be tied forever fast If that I joy before I see thy full deliverance past Therefore O Lord remember now the cursed noise and crie That Edoms sons against us made when they raz'd our city Remember Lord the cruel words when as with one accord They cride On sack and raze their walls in despite of the Lord. Even so shalt thou O Babylon at length to dust be brought And happy shall that man be call'd that takes thy children young To dash their bones against hard stones which lie the streets among ANTHEM CL. I heard a voice in heaven c. Rev. 19. 1 2 3 7. 1. I Heard a voice in heaven Saying Alleluia Salvation and glory power and praise and thanks be unto the Lord our God 2. For true and righteous are his judgements 3. And again they say Alleluia Come O come and gather your selves together unto the Supper of the great God Come O come ii 7. Let us rejoice and be glad and give honor to him for the marriage of
and let noâ thine heritage be brought to confusion ii Hear us good Lord for thy mercy is great and after the multitude of thy mercies ii look upon us Amen Adrian Batten ANTHEM LXXVIII Let God arise c. Psal 68. v. 1 2 3 4. 1. LET God arise ii and let his enemies be scattered ii let them also ii that hate him flee before him ii 2. Like as the smoak vanisheth so shalt thou drive them away and like as wax melteth at the fire so let the ungodly perish at the presence of God ii 3. But let the righteous ii be glad and rejoice before God let them also be merry ii and joyfull 4. O sing unto God ii and sing praises unto his name magnifie him that rideth upon the heavens as it were upon an horse praise him in his name yea and rejoyce ii before him Alleluiah ii Mr Cob. ANTHEM LXXIX Thou art my portion O Lord c. The eighth part of Psal 119. 1. THou art my portion O Lord ii I have promised to keep thy law ii 2. I made my humble petition in thy presence with my whole heart O be mercifull unto me according to thy Word 3. I called mine own waies to remembrance and turned my feet ii unto thy Testimonies 4. I made hast and prolonged not the time to keep thy Commandements 5. The Congregation of the ungodly have robbed me ii but I have not forgotten thy Law 6. At midnight I will rise to give thanks unto thee because of thy righteous Judgments 7. I am a Companion of all them ii that fear thee and keep thy Commandments 8. The earth O Lord is full of thy mercy O teach me thy statutes Henry Molle ANTHEM LXXX Let my complaint come before c. The twenty second Portion of Psal 119. The first Part. LET my Complaint come before thee O Lord give me understanding according to thy word 2. O let my supplication come before thee deliver me according to thy word 3. My lips shall speak of thy praise when thou hast taught me thy statutes 4. Yea my tongue shall sing of thy word for all thy Commandements are righteous The second Part. 5. Let thine hand help me for I have chosen thy Commandments 6. I have longed for thy saving health O Lord and in thy Law is my delight 7. O Let my Soul âive and it shall praise thee ând thy judgments shall help âe 8. I have gone astray like â sheep that is lost O seek thy âervant for I doe not forget âhy Commandements Mr. Shepherd ANTHEM LXXXI Christ our passeover is sacrificed For Easter day instead of the Venite 1 Cor. 5. 7 8. The first part 7. CHRIST our passeover is sacrificed for us 8. Therefore let us keep the feast not with old Leaven neither with the Leaven of malice and wickednesse but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth Rom. 6. v. 9 10 11. The second Part. 9. Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more death hath no more dominion âver him 10. For in that he âied he died unto sin once âut in that he liveth he âiveth unto God 11. Likeâise reckon ye also your selves âo be dead indeed unto sin âut alive unto God through âesus Christ our Lord. ANTHEM LXXXII Christ is risen from the dead â 1 Cor. 15. v. 20 21 22. 20. CHRIST is risen froâ the dead and becomâ the first fruits of them thâ slept 21. For since by maâ came death by man came alsâ the resurrection of the deaâ 22. For as in Adam all dieâ even so in Christ shall all bâ made alive Glory be to thâ Father and to the Son and tâ the Holy Ghost As it was iâ the beginning and is now anâ ever shall be world withouâ end Amen ANTHEM LXXXIII O Lord of hosts thou God c. A prayer O LORD of hosts thou God of Israel which sittest âpon the Cherubins thou art ââe God alone of all the Kingâomes of the world thou only âast created heaven and earth âncline thine ear O Lord and âonsider open thine eyes and âee Deliver us from the hands âf our adversaries to the intent âll the Kingdomes of the earth âay know that thou only art âhe Lord ii So be it ii Dr. Tye. ANTHEM LXXXIV O Eternall God Almighty c. A Prayer The first Part. O Eternal God Almightâ Just and holy whoâ name is the Lord God of hostâ to thee O Lord we call aâ cry for mercy ii againâ thee have we offended â and our fathers have sinneâ we have done unjustly we haâ committed iniquity now graâ to us O Lord thy great mercâ ii for great is our misery ii The second part Save thy people O Lord and blesse thine own inheritance despise not the works of thine own hands because we be sinfull thou shalt be called Mercifull ii forgive us now for the glory of thy holy name ii that we may know that thou art more mercifull than we deserve The third part We shall give thanks to thee O Lord and rejoice in thy laud and praise thee for evermore ii Amen Mr. Johnson ANTHEM LXXXV Save me O God for thy names c. Psal 54. 1. SAve me O God for thy names sake and avenge me in thy strength 2. Hear my prayer O God ii and hearken unto the words of my mouth ii 3. For strangers are risen up against me and tyrants which have not God before their eyes seek after my soul ii 4. Behold God is my helper the Lord is with them that uphold my Soul ii 5. He shall reward evil unto mine enemies destroy thou them in thy truth ii 6. An offering of a free heart ii will I give thee ii and praise thy name O Lord ii because it is so comfortable 7. For he hath delivered me out of all my trouble and mine eye hath seen his desire upon mine enemies So be it Dr. Tye. ANTHEM LXXXVI Thou art my King O God c. Psal 44. v. 5 6 7 8 9. 5. THOU art my King O God ii send help unto Jacob. ii 6. Through thee will we overthrow our enemies ii and in thy name ii I will tread them down ii that rise up against me ii 7. For I will not trust in my bow ii It is not my sword that shall help me ii 8. But it is thou ii that savest us from our enemies ii and puttest them to confusion ii thaâ hate us ii 9. We make our boast all the day long and will praise thy name for evermore ii Mr. Tomkins ANTHEM LXXXVII Almighty God who through c. The Collect for Easter day ALMIGHTY God who through thy only begotten Son Jesus Christ hast overcome death and opened unto us the gate of everlasting life we humbly beseech thee thaâ as by thy special grace preventing us thou dost put into ouâ minds good desires so by thy continual help we may bring the same to good effect through Jesus Christ our Lord who liveth and reigneth witâ
grace whose youth all knowledge had ii 'T was Jesus Christ the Son of God ii who darkeness death despair With light with life ii with joyes with blisse repair Then let us praise him most and love him best By whom alone we all are lov'd and blest ii What man was he whom sin did ne redefile whose heart whose tongue whose hands ii were void of guile 'T was Jesus Christ our saving health ii who sin and satan bound By scars by stripes ii by death by bloody wounds ii From us all love and glory he deserves ii Who for us love and glory thus preserves ii What man was he from grave his body rais'd And now in heaven by Saints and Angels prais'd ii 'T was Jesus Christ ii our Lord and King ii that sits at Gods right hand before whose Throne ii shall all for judgment stand This Jesus Christ grant us mercy love grace ii That we in heaven with him ii may have a dwelling place ii Amen ii Dr. Giles ANTHEM CXXXIV O Jesu meek O Jesu sweet c. A prayer to the Son of God O Jesu meek O Jesu sweet O Jesu Saviour mine Most gracious Jesu to my call thy gracious ears incline O Jesu deer whose pretious blood was shed on Crosse of Tree Sweet Jesu for thy passions sake have mercy now on me ii Sweet Jesu ii O Jesu what is good for me is aye best known to thee Therefore according to thy will have mercy now on me ii O Jesu dear doe thou with me even as thy will shall please ii Sweet Jesu put me where thou wilt âo suffer pain or ease Jesu âehold I am but thine whiâher I be good or ill ii Yet ây thy grace I ready am thy âleasure to fulfill ii Jesu I âm thy workmanship most âlessed may'st thou be Sweet âesu for thy mercies sake ii âave mercy now on me ii Amen Mr. Morley ANTHEM CXXXV In thee O Lord have I put c These words are taken out of the 38th Psalm IN thee O Lord have I puâ my trust answer for me O Lord my God ii For I aâ brought ii into so great misery and trouble that I go mourning ii all the day long ii I am feeble sore smitten ii I have roared ii for thâ very disquietness of my hearâ ii Lord thou knowest mâ desire my groaning is not hiâ from thee ii My heart paâteth ii And my strength faâleth me ii forsake me noâ O Lord my God ii be not âhou far from me ii hast âhee to help me ii O Lord God my salvation So be it ii Dr. Bull ANTHEM CXXXVI If the Lord himself had not c. Psal 124. v. 1 2 3 5 6. 1. IF the Lord himself had not been on our side now may Israel say If the Lord himself had not been our side when men rose up against us If the Lord. ii 2. They had swallowed us up quick when they were so wrathfully displeased at us 3. Yea the waters had drowned us and the streams had gone over our Souls ii 5. But praised be the Lord who hath not given us over for a prey unto their teeth But praised ii â Our soul is escaped even âs a bird out of the snare of âhe fowler ii the snare is âroken and we are delivered âi The snare ii Glory be âo the Father and to the Son ând to the holy Ghost As it was in the beginning and is âow and ever shall be world without end Amen Mr. Gibbs ANTHEM CXXXVII Praise the Lord the God of c A prayer for the King and the Royaâ Family PRaise the Lord the God oâ might and power for all the wonders he hath done O magnifie the Son our Saviour Give laud unto that holy One ii proceeding from the Father the Son With Instruments of melody ii sing praises to the Trinity ii The God that heaven and earth hath made and all things in the world of naught And us from hell and darkness bought He that our hearts hath newly wrought with instruments of âelody ii sing praises to the ârinity ii That Godhead with âese three conjoyns ii Our âing Queen Prince preserve ând bless Bless them all that âpring from their loins ii âeep them in peace without âistress ii Bear up their âriends their foes depress ii âo shall we all sing joyfully ii Praise to his holy Majesty ii Amen ii Mr. Jefferier ANTHEM CXXXVIII Above the Stars my Saviour c A Hymn ABove the Stars my Saviouâ dwells I love I care foâ nothing else ii There therâ he sits and fits a place For thâ glorious heirs of grace ii Dear Saviour raise my dulleâeine Let me but see thy beamâ divine ii Ravish my Souâ with wonder and desire ii Erâ I enjoy let me thy joyes admire ii And wandring leâ me say ii Come Lord Jesuâ come away ii Thomas Tomkins ANTHEM CXXXIX Lord I am not high minded Psal 131. â LORD I am not high minded ii I have no proud looks ii 2. I doe not exercise my self in great matters ii which be too high for me ii 3. But I refrain my soul and keep it low ii âike as a childe that is weaned from his mother yea my soul âs even as a weaned childe ii 4. O Israel trust in the Lord ii from this time forth for evermore ii Amen Henry Loosemore ANTHEM CLX Give the King thy judgments c Psal 67. v. 1 2. c. 1. GIve the King thy judgments O God and thâ righteousness to the Kings Son ii 2. Then shall he judge thâ people ii according untâ right ii and defend the poor ii Behold O God our Defender and look upon thâ face of thine Anointed ii Psal 19. v. 14. 15. Let the word of his mouth and the meditation of his heart be alwaieâ acceptable in thy sight ii 15. O Lord our strength anâ our redeemer Behold O Goâ our Defender ii and look upon the face of thine Anointed ii Behold ii Amen ii Mr. Weelkes ANTHEM CXLI Lord in thy wrath reprove c. The two first staves of Psal 6. in metre LORD in thy wrath reprove me not though I deserve thine ire Ne yet correct me in thy rage O Lord I thee desire ii For I am weak therefore O Lord of mercy me forbear And heal me Lord for why thou know'st my bones doe quake for fear ii My soul is troubled very sore and vexed vehemently But Lord how long wilt thou delay to cure my misery ii Lord turn thee to thy wonted grace my silly soul up take O save me not for my deserts but for thy mercies sake O save ii John Amner Mr. Gibbs ANTHEM CXLII All laud and praise with c. Taken out of the 30th Psal in metre ALL laud and praise with heart and voice O Lord I give to thee Which didst not make my foes rejoice but hast exalted me O Lord my God to thee I cry'd in all my pain and grief Thou gav'st an