for the righteous God the hearts and reins doth try 10 My defence is of God which saveth the upright in heart 11 God judgeth the righteous and God is angry with the wicked every day 10 Or God which saves 〈◊〉 right in heart is my defence alway 11 The just God judgeth with the bad God's angry every day 12 If he turn not he will whâ—…t his sword he hath bent his bowe and made it readie 12 If that he doth not turn again his sword then whet will he He hath his bow bent and hath it made ready for to be 13 He hath also prepared for him the instruments of death he ordaineth his arrows against the persecutors 13 He hath also prepar'd for him the instruments of death Against the persecutors he his arrows ord â—…ineth 14 Behold he travâ—…lleth with iniquitie and hath conceived mischief and brought forthfalshood 14 Behold he with iniquitie doth travell as in birth And he mischief conoeived hath and falshood hath broughr forth 15 He made a pit and digged it and is falâ—… into the ditch which he made 15 He made a pit and digged it and he a fall did take Ev'n into that same very ditch which he himself did make 16 His mischief shall returne upon his own head and his violent dealing shall come down upon his own pate 16 Upon his own head shall return mischief which is his own His dealing that is violent shall on his pate come down 17 I will praise the Lord accordng to his righteousnesse and will sing praise to the Name of the Lord most High 17 According to his righteousnesse the Lord now praise will I And will sing praise unto the Name of God that is most hye PSALME VIII O Lord our Lord how excellent is thy Name in all the earth who hast set thy glory above the heavens O Lord our Lord how excellent in all the earth doth prove Thy name who thy great glory hast the heavens set above 2 Out of the mouth of babes and sucklingâ—… hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies that thou mightest still the enemie and the avenger 2 Thou hast ordain'd strength out of babeâ—… and sucklings mouths also Because of thy foes that thou migh'st th'avnger still and foe 3 When I consider thy heavens the work of thy fingers the moon and the stars which thou hast ordained 3 When I thy heav'ns consider that work of thy fingers be The moon and likewise all the stars that were ordain'd by thee 4 What is man that thou art mindfull of him and the son of man that thou visitest him 4 O what is man that thou of him should thus so mindfull be And what mans son that he should so be visited by thee 5 For thou hast made him a little lower then the Angels and hast crowned him with glory and honour 5 For then the Angels thou hast him a little lower made With glory and with honour al 's thou crowned hast his head 6 Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands thou hast put all things under his feet 6 Thou madst him have dominion ov'r the works of thy hand Under his feet thou also hast put all things by command 7 All sheep and oxen yea and the beasts of the field 8 The fowle of the air and the fish of the sea 7 All sheep and oxen yea and al 's beasts of the field that be 8 The fowle that is into the air and fishes of the sea And whatsoever passeth thorow the pathes of the seas 9 O Lord our Lord how excellent is thy name in all the earth And whatsoever through the paths doth of the seas passe forth 9 O Lord our Lord how excellent 's thy Name in all the earth PSALME IX I Will praise thee O Lord with my whole heart I will shew forth all thy marvellous works WIth my whole heart I will O Lord give praises unto thee Thy works all that are marvellous shall be shown forth by me 2 I will be glade and rejoice in thee I will sing praises to thy Name O thou most High 2 I will be very glade and al 's rejoice in thee will I I will sing praise unto thy Name O thou that art most hye 3 When mine enemies are turned back they shall fall and perish at thy presence 4 For thou hast maintained my right and my cause thou satest in the throne judging right 3 When back my foes are turn'd they 'l fall and perish at thy sight 4 For thou my right and cause maintaindst in throne satst judging right 5 Thou hast rebuked the heathen thou hast destroyed the wicked thou hast put out their name for ever and ever 5 The heathen thou rebuked hast the wicked all about Thou hast destroy'd thou hast their naâ—… for ever and ever put our 6 O thou enemie destructions are come to a perpetuall end and thou hast destroyed Cities their memoriall is perished with them 6 O en'mie come destructions are to end perpetuall Thou cities raz'd perish'd with them is their memoriall 7 But the Lord shall endure for ever heâ—… hath prepared his throne for judgement 7 But he that is the Lord he shall for evermore endure He hath the throne that is his own prepar'd for judgement sure 8 And he shall judge the world in righteousnesse he shall minister judgement to the People in uprightnesse 8 And he the world all well shall judge in perfect righteousnesse He shall to people minister judgement in uprightnesse 9 The Lord also will be a refuge for the oppressed a refuge in times of trouble 9 The Lord also will a refuge for the oppressed be And in the times of trouble great be a refuge will he 10 And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee for thou Lord hast not forsaken them that seek thee 10 And they all that thy Name do know will trusting in thee be For thou Lord not forsaken hast them that seek after thee 11 Sing praises to the Lord which dwelleth in Sion declare among the people his doings 11 Do ye Sing praises to the Lord which doth in Sion dwell Among them that the people are do ye his doings tell 12 When he maketh inquisition for bloud he remembreth them he forgetteth not the cry of the humble 12 When he makes inquisition for bloud he 'le them remember And he of them that humble are the cry forgetteth never 13 Have mercie upon me O Lord consider my trouble which I suffer of them that hate me thou that liftest me up from the gates of death 13 Have mercie Lord my trouble weigh which of them that me hate I suffer thou that dost of death me lift up from the gate 14 That I may shew forth all thy praise in the gates of the daughter of Sion I will rejoyce in thy salvation 14 That I in Sions daughters gates the praise that 's thine alone May all shew forth I will rejoice in thy salvation 15 The
Be ye lift up and then come in the king of glory shall 8 Who is the King of glory the Lord strong and mighty the Lord mighty in battell 8 Who is he that 's of glory King the Lord himself is this Both strong and mighty the Lord who in battell mighty is 9 Lift up your heads O ye gates even lift them up ye everlasting doors and the king of glory shall come in 9 Lift ye your heads up O ye gates doors everlasting all Ev'n lift them up and then come in the king of glory shall 10 Who is this king of glory the Lord of hosts he is the king of glory Selah 10 But who of glory is this King the Lord who hath as his Most mighty hostes the same is he that King of glory is Selah PSALME XXV UNto thee O Lord do I lift up my soul. 2 O my God I trust in thee let me not be ashamed let not mine enemies triumph over me TO thee I lift my soul O Lord 2 My God I trust in thee Let me not be asham'd let not my foes triumph o're me 3 Yea let none that wait on thee be ashamed let them be ashamed which transgresse without cause 3 Yea let thou none ashamed be that do wait upon thee They which transgresse without a cause let them ashamed be 4 Shew me thy wayes O Lord teach me thy paths 5 Lead me in thy truth and teach me for thou art the God of my salvation on thee do I wait all the day 4 Thy wayes Lord shew teach me thy paths 5 lead in thy truth teach me For of my safety thou art God all day I wait on thee 6 Remember O Lord thy tender mercies and thy loving kindnesses for they have been ever of old 6 Thy tender mercies now O Lord do thou for me remember And loving kindnesses for they have been of old for ever 7 Remember not the sins of my youth not my transgressions according to thy mercy remember thou me for thy goodnesse sake O LORD 7 Let thou not of my youth the sins nor faults remembred be In mercy for thy goodnesse sake O Lord remember me 8 Good and upright is the Lord therefore will he teach sinners in the way 9 The meek will he guide in judgement and the meek will he teach his way 8 God's good upright he will therefore his way teach sinners still 9 The meek in judgement he will guide them teach his way he will 10 All the paths of the Lord are mercy and truth unto such as keep his covenant and his testimonies 10 The paths all of the Lord our God both truth and mercy are To such as do his Cov'nant keep and Testimonies rare 11 For thy Names sake O Lord pardon mine iniquity for it is great 11 Ev'n for the sake of thine own Name O Lord I thee intreat To pardon mine iniquitie for it is very great 12 What man is he that feareth the Lord him shall he teach in the way that he shall chuse 13 His soul shall dwell at ease and his seed shall inherit the earth 12 What man fears God him shall he teach the way to chuse in all 13 His soul shall dwell at case his seed the earth inherit shall 14 The secret of the Lord is with them that fear him and he will shew them his covenant 14 The secret of the Lord is with all them that fear him still And al 's the covenant that is his unto them shew he will 15 Mine eyes are ever towards the Lord for he shall pluck my feet out of the net 15 Towards the Lord these eyes of mine continually are set For he it is that now shall pluck my feet out of the net 16 Turn thee unto me and have mercy upon me for I am desolate and afflicted 16 O do thou turn thee unto me have mercy me upon Because that I am desolate and in affliction 17 The troubles of my heart are enlarged O bring thou me out of my distresses 18 Look upon mine affliction and my pain and forgive all my sins 17 Inlarg'd are troubles of my heart me from distresse relieve 18 See mine affliction and my pain and all my sins forgive 19 Consider mine enemies for they are many and they hate me with cruel hatred 19 Consider thou mine enemies for that in number great They are and also they do me with cruel hatred hate 20 O keep my soul and deliver me let me not be ashamed for I put my trust in thee 20 O do thou keep this soul of mine and do deliver me Let me not be asham'd for I do put my trust in thee 21 Let integrity and uprightnesse preserve me for I wait on thee 22 Redeem Israel O God out of all his troubles 21 Let uprightnesse integrity me keep who on thee wait 22 Redeem thou Israel O God from all his troubles great PSAL. XXVI IUdge me O Lord for I have walked in mine integritie I have trusted also in the Lord therefore I shall not slide JUdge me O Lord for walk'd I have in mine integrity I trusted al 's have in the Lord therefore slide shall not I. 2 Examine me O Lord and prove me try my reines and my heart 3 For thy loving kindnesse is before mine eyes and I have walked in thy truth 2 Lord me examine and me prove my reines try and my heart 3 For thy love is mine eyes before I in thy truth have walk't 4 I have not sat with vain persons neither will I go in with dissemblers 4 With persons that are vain I have not â—…at in company Nor with those that dissemblers are at all go in will I. 5 I have hated the congregation of evill doers and will not sit with the wicked 5 Of doers ill I hated have the congregation great And with those that are wicked men I in no place will sit 6 I will wash my hands in innocency so will I compasse thine altar O Lord 6 In innocency Lord I will wash clean my hands and so About the Altar that is thine I compassing will go 7 That I may publish with the voice of thanksgiving and tell of all thy wondrous works 7 That with of thanksgiving the voice I so may publish well And likewise I of all thy works that wondrous are may tell 8 Lord I have loved the habitation of thy house and the place where thine honour dwelleth 8 The habitation of thy house Lord I have loved well And also the most holy place where doth thine honour dwell 9 Gather not my soul with sinners nor my life with bloody men 10 In whose hands is mischief and their right hand is full of bribes 9 With sinners gather not my soul nor life with blood that spill 10 In whose hand is mischief and bribes ev'n their right hand doth fill 11 But as for me I will walk in mine integrity redeem me and he mercifull unto me 11 But as for me I will walk on in mine
noise 4 For the word of the Lord is right and all his works are done in truth 3 Sing him a new song skilfully do with a loud noise play 4 For the Lords word is right in truth his works all done are they 5 He loveth righteousnesse and judgement the earth is full of the goodnesse of the Lord. 5 Both righteousnesse and judgement al 's he loveth ever still The goodnesse likewise of the Lord the earth each where doth fill 6 By the word of the Lord were the heavens made and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth 6 Ev'n by the Lords most powerfull word the heav'ns created were And by the breath of his own mouth all hosts of them each where 7 â—…e gathereth the waters of the sea together 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 â—…eap he layeth up the deepth in storehouses 7 He gathreth waters of the sea together as an heap And as in store houses it were he layeth up the deep 8 Let all the earth fear the Lord let all the inhabitants of the world stand in aw of him 9 For he spake and it was done he commanded and it stood fast 8 Fear God all earth in aw of him let worlds all dwellers stand 9 For he spake it was done and it stood fast at his command 10 The Lord bringeth the counsell of the heathen to nought he maketh the devices of the people of none effect 10 The Lord to nought the counsell brings which heathen men project Devices of the people he doth make of none effect 11 The counsell of the Lord standeth for ever the thoughts of his heart to all generations 11 But yet the counsell of the Lord for ever standeth fast And of his heart the thoughts unto all generations last 12 Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord and the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance 12 O blessed is the Nation whose God ev'n the Lord is And people whom he chosen hath for heritage that 's his 13 The Lord looketh from heaven he beholdeth all the sons of men 14 From the place of his habitation he looketh upon all the inhabitants of the earth 13 The Lord from heav'n looks he beholds all sons of men right well 14 He from his dwelling place looks on all that on earth do dwell 15 He fashioneth their hearts alike he considereth all their works 15 The hearts of every one of them alike he he fashioneth And all the works al 's that are theirs he well considereth 16 There is no King saved by the multitude of an host a mighty man is not delivered by much strength 16 There is no king whom of an hoast the multitude can save And by much strength a mighty man can no deliv'rance have 17 An horse is a vaine thing for safety neither shall he deliver any by his great strength 17 For mans safety a thing most vain an horse is seen at length Not any he deliver shall at all by hâ—… great strength 18 Behold the eye of the Lord is upon them â—…at fear him upon them that hope in his mercy 18 Behold the eye ev'n of the Lord on them that fear him is And upon them that also hope in mercy that is his 19 To deliver their soul from death and to keep them alive in famine 20 Our soul waiteth for the Lord he is our help and our shield 19 From death to save their soul and life to them in famine yeeld 20 Our soul it waiteth for the Lord he is our help and shield 21 For our heart shall rejoice in him because we have tâ—…usted in his holy Name 22 Let thy mercy O Lord be upon us according as we hope in thee 21 Our heart in him shall joy for trust in 's holy Name did we 22 Lord let thy mercy be on us as we do hope in thee PSALME XXXIV I Will blesse the Lord at all times his praise shall continually be in my mouth 2 My soul shall make her boast in the Lord the humble shall hear thereof and be glad I ' Le blesse GOD all times his praise still shall in my mouth be heer 2 My soul in God shall boast and glad the humble it shall hear 3 O magnifie the Lord with me and let us exalt his Name together 4 I sought the Lord and he heard me and delivered me from all my fears 3 O with me magnifie the Lord his name exalt together 4 I sought God he did hear and me from all my fears deliver 5 They looked unto him and were lightened and their faces were not ashamed 6 This poor man cried and the Lord heard him and saved him out all his troubles 5 They look'd to him and lightned were their faces were not shamed 6 This poor man cri'd God heard and him from all his trouble saved 7 The angel of the Lord encampeth round about them that fear him and delivereth them 7 He that 's the Angel of the Lord encampeth round for ever About all them that do him fear and he doth them deliver 8 O taste and see that the Lord is good blessed is the man that trusteth in him 9 O fear the Lord ye his saints for there is no want to them that fear him 8 O taste and see that God is good hee 's blest that trusts him heer 9 O ye his saints fear God for they not want that do him fear 10 The young lions do lack and suffer hunger but they that seek the Lord shall not want any good thing 10 Young lions suffer hunger great and they have lack of food But they that seek the Lord shall not want any thing that 's good 11 Come ye children hearken unto me I will teach you the fear of the Lord. 11 Ye who are children hither come unto me give ye ear I will give teaching unto you how ye the Lord shall fear 12 What man is he that desireth life and loveth many dayes that he may see good 12 What man is he that doth desire his life preserv'd to be And also loveth many dayes that so he good may see 13 Keep thy tongue from evill and thy lips from speaking guile 14 Depart from evill and do good seek peace and pursue it 13 From ill thy tongue keep with thy lips from speaking guile eschew 14 Depart from evil and do good seek peace and it pursue 15 The eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous and his ears are open unto their cry 16 The face of the Lord is against them that do evill 15 Gods eyes are on the just his ears are open to their cry 16 The face of God it is against them that do wickedly To cut off the remembrance of them from the earth 17 The righteous cry and the Lord heareth and delivereth them out of all their troubles That he may from the earth cut off the remembrance they have 17 The righteous cry God heares them doth from all their troubles save 18 The Lord is nighâ—… unto them that
enter in my bone And I trembled in my self that I might rest in the day of trouble when he cometh up unto the people he will invade them with his troups I trembled in my self that I might rest in dayes most sad When he up to the people comes with troups he 'le them invade 16 Although the fig-tree shall not blossom neither shall fruit be in the vines the labour of the olive shall fail 16 Though that the fig-tree blossome not nor fruit in vines shall be The labour of the olive fat shall fail as all shall soe And the fields shall yeeld no meat the flock shall be cut off from the fold and there shall be no herd in the stalls The fields shall not yeeld any meat the flock al 's from the fold Shall be cut off there shall no herd in stals be young or old 17 Yet will I rejoice in the Lord I will joy in the God of my salvation 17 Yet I in him will now rejoice who is the Lord alone I also joy will in the God of my salvation 18 The Lord God is my strength and he will make my feet like hindes feet and he will make me to walk upon mine high places 18 The Lord my God hs is my strength he 'le make my feet to be Like feet of Hindes he 'le make me walk upon my places hie The Song of Mary after Elizabeth told her that at her salutation the child in her womb leaped for joy Luk. 1. 46. MY soul doth magnifie the Lord 2 And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour MY soul now with all gladnesse fill'd the Lord doth magnifie 2 My sprit rejoiced hath in God a Saviour for me 3 For he hath regarded the low estate of his handmaiden for behold from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed 3 For of his handmaid he did so regard the state so small For lo all generations me from henceforth blest shall call 4 For he that is mighty hath done to me great things and holy is his name 5 And his mercy is on them that fear him from generation to generation 4 He mighty did great things to me and holy is his Name 5 They that him fear from race to race his mercie have on them 6 He hath shewed strength with his arm he hath scattered the proud in the inmagination of their hearts 6 He with his arme hath shewed strength the proud he in all parts In the imagination hath scattered of their hearts 7 He hath put down the mighty from their seats and exalted them of low degree 7 He hath put down ev'n from their seats those that most mighty be And also he exalted hath them of a low degree 8 He hath filled the hungry with good things and the rich he hath sent empty away 8 Them that are hungry he hath fill'd with good things evry way And those that rich are also he hath empty sent away 9 He hath holpen his servant Israel in remembrance of his mercy 10 As he spake to our fathers to Abraham and to his seed for ever 9 He helpt his servant Israel he mercy did remember 10 As he unto our fathers spake t'Abr'am and 's seed for ever The Song of Zacharias after he had been nine moneths dumb for not believing the angel Gabriel Luk. 1. vers 68. BLessed be the Lord God of Israel for be hath visited and redeemed his people THe Lord the God of Israel for ever blessed be For that his people visited and al 's redeem'd hath he 2. And hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David 2 And of salvation he for us hath raised up on hy A glorious horn in Davids house who serv'd him faithfully 3 As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets which have been since the world began 3 As by the mouth of those that were his holy prophets than Which have among his people been ev'n since the world began 4 That we should be saved from our enemies and from the hand of all that haâ—… us 4 That from those that our enemies are we should be saved heer And likewise from the hand of all that hatred to us bear 5 To perform the mercy promised to our fathers and to remember his holy covenant 5 The mercies promisd to perform unto our fathers ever And al 's his holy Covenant made with them to remember 6 The oath which he sware to our father Abraham 7 That he would grant unto us that we being delivered out of the hands of our enemies 6 The oath which unto Abraham our father then he sware 7 That he would grant that we from those sav'd that our enemies are Might serve him without fear 8 In holinesse and righteousnesse before him all the dayes of our life Without all fear so might him serve 8 In holinesse alwayes And righteousnesse before him al 's of our life all the dayes 9 And thou childe shalt he called the prophet of the Highest for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his wayes 9 And thou O child shalt called be the Highests prophet rare For thou before the Lord shalt go his wayes for to prepare 10 To give knowledge of salvation unto his people by the remission of their sins 10 That so he might the knowledge give of his salvation Unto his people by their sins most free remission 11 Through the tender mercie of our God whereby the day-spring from on high hath visited us 11 Ev'n through the mercy of our God that tender is whereby Us on the earth hath visited the DAY-SPRING from on hy 12 To give light to them that sit in darknesse and in the shadow of death to guide our feet into the way of peace 12 To light them that in darknesse sit and in death shade abide Into the way of holy peace our feet there for to guide The Song of SIMEON Luke 2. vers 29. LOrd now lettest thou thy servant depart iâ—… peace according to thy word NOw in thy mercy lettest thou thine own servant O Lord At last by death in peace depart according to thy word 2 For mine eyes have seen thy salvation 3 Which thou hast prepared before the face of all people 2 For thy salvation mine eyes have seen for great and small 3 Which thou prepared hast before the face of people all 4 A light to lighten the Gentiles and the glory of thy people Israle A precious light to lighten all the Gentiles far and neer And al 's the glory of Isra'l that is thy people dear FINIS Georgii Buchanani hymnus Matutinus ad Christum PRoles parentis optimi Et par parenti maximo De luce verâ vera lux Verusque de Deo Deus En nox recessit jam nitet Aurora luce praeviâ Coelum solumque purpurans Et clausa tenebris detegens Sed fuscat ignorantiae Caligo nostra pectora Et nubilis erroribus Mens penè cedit obruta Exurge sol purissime Diemque dâ—… mundo suum Nostramque noctem illuminans Erroris umbram discute Dissolve frigus horridum Arvumque nostri pectoris Calore lampadis tuae Humore purganoxio Ut irrigetur coelitus Roris beati nectare Et centuplo cum foenore Coeleste semen proferat A Morning Hymne for CHRIST ODay spring from on hy Cause passe away our night Clear first our morning sky And after shine thou bright 2 Of lights thou art the Light Of righteousnesse the Sun Thy beams they are most bright Through all the world they run 3 The day thou hast begun Thou wilt it clearer make Wee hope to see this Sun High in our Zodiack 4 And there he beames shall shake Of a most golden how Which fading flowrs shall make Their colours to renew 5 O make thy morning dew To fall without all cease Do thou such favour shew As unto Gideons fleece 6 O do thou never cease To make that dew to fall The dew of grace and peace And joyes celestiall 7 This morning we do call Upon thy Name divine That thou among us all Cause thine Aurora shine 8 Let shadows all decline And wholly passe away That light which is divine May bring to us our day 9 A day to shine for ay A day that is most bright A day that never may Be follow'd with a night 10 O of all lights the light The light that is most true Now baniâ—…h thou our night And still our light renew 11 Thy face now to us shew O Son of God most dear O Morning Star most true Make thou our darknesse clear 12 Nothing at all is heer That with thee can compare â—… unto us draw near And us thy children spare 13 Thy mercies they are rare If they were understood Wrath due to us thou bare And for us shed thy blood 14 Like beasts they are most rude Whom reason cannot move Who do not for thy good Thee most entirely love 15 Make us mind things above Ev'n things that most excell Of thine untainted love Give us the sacred seal 16 In mercy with us deale And all our sins remove Thy self to us reveale And this our song approve 17 Us in thy mercy move To walk still in thy way First make us sick of love And then with flagons stay 18 Let us not go astray To wander far from thee Thou art the onely way To joyes that lasting be 19 O that we light could see That shineth in thy face So at the last should we To glory go from grace 20 Within thy sacred place Is only true content Where God's seen face to face Above the firmament 21 O that our hours were spent Among the sons of men To praise th'Omnipotent Amen yea and Amen FINIS
giveth snow like wooll he scattereth the hoar frost like ashes 17 He casteth forth his ice like morsels who can stand before his cold 16 Hoare frosts like ashes scattreth he like wooll gives snow on land 17 Like morsells forth his yce he casts who in his cold can stand 18 He sendeth out his word and melteth them he causeth his wind to blow and the waters flow 18 He sends his word and melteth them and also for to blow 〈◊〉 wind he causeth by his might and then the waters flow 19 He sheweth his word unto Iacob his statutes and his judgements unto Israel 19 Unto his servant Jacob he his word so doth reveal His statuts and his judgements both unto his Israel 20 He hath not dealt so with any nation and as for his judgements they have not known them Praise ye the Lord. 20 He not with any Nation to deal so did accord And they his judgements have not known O do ye praise the Lord. PSAL. CXLVIII PRaise ye the Lord Praise ye the Lord from the heavens praise him in the heights UNto the Lord do ye give praise give ye unto the Lord Praise from the heavens in the hights praise unto him afford 2 Praise ye him all his angels praise ye him all his hosts 3 Praise ye him sun and moon praise him all ye stars of light 2 All ye his Angels praise ye him his hosts all praise him ye 3 Praise him ye Sun and Moon praise him all stars of light that be 4 Praise him ye heaven of heavens and â—…e waters that be above the heavens 5 Let them praise the Name of the Lord for he commanded and they were created 4 Praise him ye heav'n of heav'ns ye floods above the heav'ns that are 5 Let them Gods Name praise for he bad and they created were 6 He hath also established them for ever and ever he hath made a decree which shall not passe 6 For ever and for ever al 's them shablished hath he And which for ever shall not passe he hath made a decree 7 Praise the Lord from the earth ye dragons and all deeps 8 Fire and hail snow and vapour stormy wind fulfilling his word 7 Ye dragons and al 's ye all deeps praise from the earth the Lord 8 Fire hail snow vapour stormy wind fulfilling all his word 9 Mountains and all hills fruitfull trees and all cedars 10 Beasts and all cattell creeping things and flying fowl 9 All hils and mountains fruitfull trees and all ye cedars hye 10 Beasts and all cattel creeping things and ye the fowls that fly 11 Kings of the earth and all people princes and all judges of the earth 12 Both young men and maidens old men and children 11 Kings of the earth all people al 's princes earths judges all 12 Ye young men and ye maidens both old men and children small 13 Let them praise the Name of the Lord for his Name alone is excellent his glory is above the earth and heaven 13 Let them Gods Name praise for his Name is excellent alone His glory is above the earth and heaven also gone 14 He also exalteth the horn of his people the praise of all his saints even of the children of Israel a people neer unto him Praise ye the Lord. 14 His peoples horn of all his saints the praise exalteth he A people near him Israels sons praise to the Lord give ye PSAL. CXLIX PRaise ye the Lord sing unto the Lord a new song and his praise in the congregation of saints PRaise ye the Lord and a new song sing ye the Lord unto And in the congregation of Saints his praise also 2 Let Israel rejoice in him that made him let the children of Zion be joyfull in their king 2 Let Israel in him rejoice who by his might him made Let them that Zions children are in their own King be glade 3 Let them praise his Name in the dance let them sing praises unto him with the timbrell and harp 3 O in the dance unto his Name let them all praises bring Let them with timbrell and with harp unto him praises sing 4 For the Lord taketh pleasure in his people he will beautifie thee meek with salvation 4 For God in those doth pleasure take that his own people be The meek with his salvation al 's beautifie will he 5 Let the saints be joyfull in glory let them sing aloud upon their beds 5 O let all those that are the saints in glory great rejoice And let them also on their beds aloud sing with their voice 6 Let the high praises of God be in their mouth and a two-edged sword in their hand 6 And let there be with in their mouth high praises of the Lord And let there so be in their hand a sharp two edged sword 7 To execute vengeance upon the heathen and punishments upon the people 8 To bind their kings with chaines and their wobles with fetters of iron 7 To punish people t' execute vengeance the heathen on 8 Their kings with chains their nobles al 's to bind with bands of iron 9 To execute upon them the judgement written This honour have all his saints Praise ye the Lord. 9 On them judgement to execute that 's written in his word This honour have all Saints of his praise give ye to the Lord. PSAL. CL. PRaise ye the Lord. Praise God in his sanctuary praise him in the firmament of his power PRaise ye the Lord praise God within his Sanctuary hâ—…e Unto him in the firmament of his pow'r praise give ye 2 Praise him for his mighty acts praise him according to his excellent greatnesse 2 And for his acts that mighty are praise unto him expresse Do ye him praise according to his excellent greatnesse 3 Praise him with the sound of the trumpet praise him with the psalterie and harp 4 Praise him with the timbrell and dance praise him with stringed instruments and organs 3 With trumpets sound him praise him praise with harp and psalterâ—…e 4 With timbrel dance string'd instruments and organs praise him yee 5 Praise him upon the loud cymbals praise him upon the high sounding cymbals 6 Let every thing that hath breath praise the Lord. Praise ye the Lord. 5 Praise him on cymbals loud him praise on cymbals sounding hie 6 Let each thing breathing praise the Lord praise to the Lord give yee FINIS THE SONGS OF THE OLD AND NEW TESTAMENT IN MEETER By M. ZACHARY BOYD Preacher of Gods Word EPHES. 5. 18. 19. Be ye filled with the Spirit c. Speaking to your selves in Psalmes and Hymnes and spirituall Songs singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord. GLASGOW Printed by the Heires of GEORGE ANDERSON Anno 1648. The Songs of the Old and New Testament THe Song of Songs 1 The Song of Moses at the red Sea 2 The song of Moses a little before his death 3 The song of Deborah 4 The song of Hannah 5 Davids lamentations for Saul and
Ionathan 6 The song of David at the promise of Messias 7 The song of Isaiah concerning the vineyard 8 Isaiahs song of thanks for Gods mercies 9 Isaiahs song inciâ—…ing to confidence in God 10 The song of Hezekiah 11 The Lamentations of Ieremiah 12 The song of Ionah 13 The song of Habakkuk 14 The song of Marie 15 The song of Zacharies 16 The song of Simeon 17 To the right Reverend the faithfull Ministers of GODS Word of the Church of Scotland RIGHT REVEREND IT pleased You in the Generall Assembly last at Edinburgh Anno 1647. to take to your consideration the great utility the Church of GOD may have by the Songs contained in holy Scriptures After due deliberation it pleased You to ordain that I should labour in that work In obedience unto You I have endeavoured to come as neer to the Text as was possible for me to do And those my labours I in all humility offer to be considered by the most learned and most judicious Brethren that the Church having the use thereof may in obedience to the Apostles precept Ephes. 5. 18. in Psalmes and Hymnes and spirituall Songs make melody in their heart to the Lord whom I intreat in all humility to direct You in all things by his holy Spirit So I remain From Glasgow the 27 of February 1648. Your humble servant in the LORD M. ZACHARY BOYD. THE SONG OF Solomon made in praise of Christ and his Church CHAPTER I. The Church speaketh to Christ. LEt him kisse me with the kisses of his mouth for thy love is better then wine LEt him with kisses of his mouth to kisse me now incline For sure thy love farre better is then is the finest wine 2 Because of the savour of thy good oyntments thy name is as oyntment powred forth therefore do the virgins love thee 2 Because that of thine ointments â—…ood the savour sweet doth prove Thy Name as ointment forth is powr'd thee therefore virgins love 3 Draw me we will run after thee the King hath brought me into his chambers 3 Do thou me draw and then anone we after thee will run The King himself he hath me now his chambers brought within We will be glad and rejoice in thee we will remember thy love more then wine the upright love thee We 'l in thee glade be and rejoice thy love also will wee Remeber more then finest wine the upright do love thee 4 I am black but comely O ye daughters of Ierusalem as the tents of Kedar as the curtains of Solomon 4 O Salems daughters black I am but yet a comely one As tents of Kedar and ev'n as curtains of Solomon 5 Look not upon me because I am black because the Sun hath looked upon me 5 Upon me look not ye because I black do seem to be Because the Sun hath with his beames long looked upon me My mothers children were angry with mee they made me the keeper of the vineyards but mine own vineyard have I not kept My mothers children wroth with me the vineyards keeper made But I my self have not at all so kept mine own vineyard 6 Tell me O thou whom my soul loveth where thou feedest where thou makest thy flock to rest at noon 6 O thou whom dearly loves my soul I pray thee tell me soon Where thou dost feed and where thou makst thy flock to rest at noon For why should I be as one that turneth aside by the flocks of thy companions For why should I be any way as one that turnes aside By flocks of thy companions where ev'r they do abide CHRIST 7 If thou know not O thou fairest among women go thy way forth by the footsteps of the flock and feed thy kids beside the shepherds tents 7 O fairest one if thou not know by the flocks footsteps go And do thou feed thy kids beside the shepherds tents also 8 I have compared thee O my love to a company of horses in Pharaohs charlots 8 My love unto a company I have compared thee Of horses in the chariots that for King Pharo be 9 Thy cheeks are comely with rows of jewels thy neck with chains of gold 10 We will make thee borders of gold with studs of silver 9 With jewell rows thy cheeks are fair with chaines of gold thy neck 10 Of gold we borders will thee make which silver studs do deek The Church 11 While the king sitteth at his table my spikenard sendeth forth the smell thereof 12 A bundle of myrrhe is my welbeloved unto me 11 While at his table sits the King my spiknard sends it smell 12 Of mirrhe a bundle unto me is my beloved well He shall ly all night betwixt my breasts 13 My beloved is unto me as a cluster of Camphire in the vineyards of Engedi Betwixt my breasts hee 'le lie all night 13 My welbelov'd's to me As of Engedies vineyards rare the Camphires clusters be CHRIST 14 Behold thou art fair my love behold thou art fair thou hast doves eyes 14 O do behold most fair thou art ev'n thou my love so rare Behold of Doves the eyes thou hast and thou art very fair The Church 15 Behold thou art fair my beloved yea pleasant also our bed is green 16 The beams of our house are cedar and our rafters of fire 15 Lo pleasant fair thou art my love green also is our bed 16 Beams of our house they cedars are of firre our rafters made CHAPTER II. CHRIST I Am the rose of Sharon and the lilly of the valleyes 2 As the lilly among thornes so is my love among the daughters I 'M Sharons rose the lilly al 's that valleyes growes along As lillies among thornes my love so daughters is among The Church 3 As the apple tree among the trees of the wood so is my beloved among the sons 3 As the apple tree among the trees is of the wood so throng So likewise my Beloved is the sons of men among I sate down under his shadow with great delight and his fruit was sweet to my taste Under his shadow I sate down with great delight there plac't And there his fruit which pleasant is was sweet unto my taste 4 He brought me to the banqueting house and his banner over me was love 4 Unto the house of banqueting to come he did me move His banner that was over me was altogether love 5 Stay me with flagons comfort me with apples for I am sick of love 6 His left hand is under my head and his right hand doth embrace me 5 Me sick of love with flagons stay with apples me solace 6 Under my head his left hand is his right me doth embrace 7 I charge you O ye daughters of Ierusalem by the Roes and by the Hinds of the field that ye stir not up nor awake my love till he please 7 By Roes field Hindes O Salems maids I charge you that ye cease â—…o stir or yet at all awake my love untill he please 8 The