The Hymns and Songs of the Church, Table of contents – Errata

The Hymns and Songs of the Church · Table of contents – Errata

A Table of the Hymnes and Songs, contayned both in the first and second part of this Booke; the first number declaring the Song, the second the Page.

Hymnes found in the Bookes of Moses, and in the other Bookes of holy Scripture, called Hagiographa.

Song.

Page.

1 THe first Song of Moses.

3

2 The second Song of Moses.

7

3 The Song of Deborah, &c.

11

4 The Song of Hannah.

19

5 The Lamentation of Dauid.

21

6 Dauids thankesgiuing.

24

7 Nehemiahs Prayer.

27

8 The Song of Lemuel.

29

The Song of Salomon, diuided into tenne Canti…les.

9 The first Canticle.

33

10 The second Canticle.

35

11 The third Canticle.

37

12 The fourth Canticle.

40

13 The fift Canticle.

42

14 The sixt Canticle.

46

15 The seauenth Canticle.

48

16 The eight Canticle.

51

17 The ninth Canticle.

54

18 The tenth Canticle.

57

The Hymnes found in the Bookes of the Prophets, with the Lamentations of Ieremie.

19 The first Song of Esay.

60

20 The second Song of Esay.

62

21 The third Song of Esay.

64

22 The Prayer of Hezekiah.

69

23 Hezekiahs thankesgiuing.

78

24 The first Lamentation of Ieremy.

73

25 The second Lamentation.

79

26 The third Lamentation.

85

27 The fourth Lamentation.

98

28 The fift Lamentation.

93

29 The Prayer of Daniel.

96

30 The Prayer of Ionah.

99

31 The Prayer of Habakuk.

101

The Hymnes of the New Testament.

32 The Song of our Lady, or Magnificat.

106

33 The Song of Zacharie, or Benedictus.

107

34 The Song of Angels.

109

35 The Song of Simeon.

110

36 The Song of the Lambe.

111

The rest that make vp the first Part are these.

37 The tenne Commmandements.

112

38 The Lords Prayer.

114

39 The Apostles Creed.

115

40 A Funerall Song.

116

41 The Song of the three Children.

118

42 The Song of S. Ambrose.

120

43 The Creed of Athanasius.

122

44 Come Holy Ghost, or Veni Creator.

125

The second Part of the HYMNES and Songs of the Church. Spirituall Songs, appropriated to those Times, in which are commemorated the principall Mysteries of Christian RELIGION.

Song.

Page.

45 The Song for Aduent.

130

46 For Christmas.

132

47 Another for Christmas.

135

48 For the Circumcision.

136

49 For Twelfe-day.

138

50 For the Purification.

139

51 The first day of Len….

141

52 The Annuntiation.

143

53 Palme-Sunday.

144

54 Thursday before Easter.

145

55 Good-Friday.

147

56 Easter day.

151

57 Ascension day.

153

58 Whitsunday.

154

59 Trinity Sunday.

157

60 Sunday.

160

Spirituall Songs appropriated to the Saints dayes, most obseruable throughout the yeare.

61 For S. Andrewes day.

161

62 For S. Thomas day.

162

63 S. Steuens day.

163

64 S. Iohn the Euangelist.

165

65 Innocents day.

166

66 The Conuersion of S. Paul.

168

67 S▪ Matthias day.

169

68 S. Markes day.

171

69 S. Philip and Iacobs day.

172

70 S. Barnabas day.

173

71 S. Iohn Baptists day.

175

72 S. Peters day.

176

73 S. Iames day.

178

74 S. Bartholomewes day.

179

75 S. Mathewes day.

181

76 S. Michaels day.

182

77 S. Lukes day.

184

78 Simon and Iudes day.

185

79 All Saints day.

186

Spirituall Songs fitted for other Solemnities, and to praise God for publike Benefits.

80 For Rogation weeke.

190

81 S. George his day.

194

82 For publike Deliuerances.

196

83 For the Communion.

198

84 For Ember weekes.

204

85 For seasonable weather.

206

86 For Plenty.

208

87 For Peace.

209

88 For Victory.

211

89 For Deliuerance from publike Sicknesse.

212

90 For the King.

213

p. 1The Authors Hymne.

GReat Almighty, GOD of Heauen,

Honour, praise, and glory be

Now, and still hereafter giuen,

For thy blessings daigned me:

Who hast granted and prepared,

More then can be well declared.

By thy mercy thou didst raise me,

From below the pits of clay;

Thou hast taught my lips to praise thee,

Where thy louelove confesse I may:

And those blessed hopes dost leaue me,

Whereof no man can bereaue me.

By thy grace, those passions, troubles,

And those wants that me opprest;

HaueHave appear…d as water-bubbles,

Or as dreames, and things in ieast:

For (thy leisure still attending)

I with pleasure saw their ending.

Those afflictions, and those terrors,

Which to others grim appeare,

Did but shew me where my errors,

And my imperfections were:

But distrustfull could not make me

Of thy louelove; nor fright, nor shake me.

When in publike to defame me,

A designe was brought to passe,

On their heads that meant to shame me,

Their owne malice turned was;

And that day, most grace was showne me,

Which they thought should hauehave vndone me.

Therefore, as thy blessed Psalmist,

When he saw, his warres had end,

(And his dayes were at the calmest)

p. 2Psalmes and Hymnes of praises pend:

So, my rest by thee enioyed,

To thy praise I hauehave employed.

Yea, remembring what I vowed,

When enclos'd from all but thee,

I thy presence was allowed,

While the world neglected me:

This, my Muse hath tooke vponupon her,

That she might aduance thine honour.

LORD, accept my poore endeauour,

And assist thy seruant so,

In good Studies to perseuer,

That more fruitfull he may grow:

And become thereby the meeker;

Not his owne vaine Glory seeker.

Grant my frailties and my folly,

(And those daily Sinnes I doe;)

May not make this Worke vnholy,

Nor a blemish bring thereto:

But, let all my faults committed,

With compassion be remitted.

Those base hopes that would possesse m…;

And, those thoughts of vaine repute,

Which doe now and then oppresse me,

Doe not, LORD, to me impute:

And, though part they will not from me,

Let them neuer ouercome me.

Till this present, from obsceannesse,

Thou, oh LORD, hast kept my Pen,

And my Uerse abhorr'd vncleannesse,

Though it vaine were, now, and then:

My loose thoughts it ne're enflamed:

But, I thereby them hauehave tamed.

Still with-hold me from delighting

That, which thine may mis-beseeme;

p. 3And from eu'ry kinde of Writing,

Whereby this may loose esteeme,

That I may with Faith and Reason,

Eu'ry future Uolume season.

Oh, preserue me from committing

Aught that…s hainously amisse;

From all speeches him vnfitting,

That hath beene employ…d on this:

Yea, as much as may be daigned,

Keepe my very Thoughts vnstained.

That these Helpes vntounto Deuotion,

May no scandall hauehave at all,

LORD, I make to thee this motion,

For their sakes that vse them shall:

Of the world I am not fearefull,

Nor of mine owne glory carefull.

Whil'st thy fauours thou dost daigne me,

I despise the worlds respect,

And most comforts entertaine me,

When I suffer most neglect:

Yea, I then am best rewarded,

When I seeme the least regarded.

For (oh) when I minde my Sauiour,

And how many a spightfull tongue,

Sland'red his most pure behauiour,

And his pious't workes did wrong:

I contented am, and care not,

Though my life, Detraction spare not▪

Therefore, when that I shall blamed,

Or with cause, or causlesse be;

So thy Truth be not defamed,

Fall what can befall on me:

Let my fame of none be friended,

So thy Saints be not offended.

That is most my feare (oh Father)

p. 4Thy assistance therefore send;

And, oh let me perish, rather

Then thy little ones offend:

Let my life some honour doe thee,

Or by death returne me to thee.

For, thy praise I wish, and louelove it;

And (oh) let my end be shame,

If for mine owne sake, I couet

Either life, or death, or fame:

So it may be to thy glory,

Let Detraction write my storie.

But to thee which way aua…ling,

Can my shame or honour be?

Truth shall euer be preuailing,

Whatsoe're is thought of me:

Thou nought loosest through my folly,

Nor gain'st ought by the most holy.

And I know, that whosoeuer

Hath thy glory in esteeme,

Will accept this good endeauour,

Whatsoe're the Workeman seeme,

Let (oh therefore) be fulfilled,

That which thou (oh LORD) hast willed.

And when I with Israels Singer,

To these Songs of Faith, shall learne,

Thy ten-stringed Law to finger,

And that Musicke to discerne:

Lift me to that Angell-quire,

Whereunto thy Saints aspire.

FINIS.

To the Reader.

THat such as hauehave skill and are delighted with musicke, may hauehave the more varietie, to stirre vp the soone cloyed affections, these Hymnes are fitted with many new tunes; neuerthelesse all (but some few of them) may be sung to such tunes as hauehave beene heretofore in vse; For the benefit therefore of those who hauehave no experience in Musicke, I hauehave here set downe which Songs they be; and to what old tunes they may be sung.

To the tune of the 1.2.3. and of an hundred other Psalmes may be sung. Song the 3.21.32.33.35.38.43.53.57.58.67.69.72.78.81.83.85.86.87.90.

To the tune of the 51.100.125. Psalmes and the ten Commandements, &c. may be sung Song the 5.6.8.11.12.27.28.34.42.44.48.51.52.56.60.61.64.65.66.68 70.73.76.77.80.88.

To the tune of the 112.127. Psalmes & the Lords Prayer, &c. may be sung, Song the 7.40.41.45.49.50.54.59 62.71.74.75.79.82.84.89.

To the tune of the 113. Psalme may be sung. Song the 9.10.17.

To the tune of the 25. Psalme may bee sung, Song the 20.

To the tune of the 124. Psalme may be sung, Song the 47.

FINIS.

Errata.

PAge 2, in the Title of the Song, reade Exod. 15. p. 6. in the Title of the Song, reade Deut. 32. pa. 40. li. 26 reade the pauement of it, li. 43. reade with Charity, pa. 42. in the direction, for Thy, reade Vnderneath, pa 67. li. 18. for aliue reade to life, pa. 110. li. 17. reade to the Gentiles, pa. 138. in the direction, for And reade The, pa. 145. li. 17. for confuted reade comforted.

End of the text · George Wither, The Hymns and Songs of the Church (1623)