The Songs of the Old and New Testament in Meter, Verse 13 – Hymn 2
The Song of Ionah, for his deliverance out of the belly of the Whale. Jonah. 2. vers. 2.
…ryed by reason of mine affliction unto the …ord, and he heard me; out of the belly of hell … I, and thou heardest my voice.
BY reason of my trouble I
to God who heard me cry'd,
Out of hells belly did I cry,
thou heardst my voice I try'd.
2 For thou hadst cast me into the deep, in … midst of the seas, and the flouds compassed me … bout, all thy billows and thy waves passed over …
2
For thou hadst cast me in the deep,
in midst ev'n of the sea,
Floods compassde me, thy billows all
and waves past over me.
3 Then I said, I am cast out of thy sig… yet I will look again toward thy holy temple.
3
Then said I, I out of thy sight
am cast with great disdain,
Yet to thy holy temple I
at last will look again.
4 The waters compassed me about eve… the soul: the depth closed me round about, … weeds were wrapt about my head.
4
The waters compassde me about
ev'n to the soul indeed,
The depth me closd about, and weeds
were wrapt about my head.
5 I went down to the bottoms of the … …ains; the earth with her bars was abo… for ever:
Ev'n to the bottomes I went down
of mountains high that be,
…ikewise the earth was with her barres
for ever about me.
Yet hast thou brought up my life from corruption, O Lord my God.
…et thou who art the Lord my God,
now by thy power alone
…y life in danger great hast brought
up from corruption.
6 When my soul fainted within me, I re…mbred the Lord, and my prayer came in unto …ee, in thine holy temple.
The Lord I did remember when
my soul did faint in me,
…to thy holy Temple came
my prayer unto thee▪
7 They that observe lying vanities, forsake …eir own mercy.
They that do lying vanities
observe in any way.
…he mercy then that is their own
they do forsake alway.
8 But I will sacrifice unto thee with the …ice of thanksgiving, I will pay that that I have …wed: salvation is of the Lord.
But I to thee with voice of thanks
will sacrifice afford,
I will what I have vowed pay;
salvation's of the Lord.
The Song and prayer of Habbakkuk, upon Sigionoth. HABAK. 3. vers. 2.
I Have heard thy speach and was afraid,: … Lord, revive thy work in the midst of the year… in the midst of the years make known; in wr… remember merciemercy.
I Heard thy speach, and was afraid,
in midst of years on earth,
Revive thy work, Lord make it known
on mercy think in wrath.
2 God came from Teman, and the holy … from mount Paran. Selah. His glorie covere… the heavens, and the earth was full of his prai…
2
From Teman and from Paran mou…
came God the holy One, Selah.
His glory cov'rd the heavens, his praise
fill'd all the earth anone,
3 And his brightnes was as the light, he … horns coming out of his hand, and there w… the biding of his power.
3
His brightnesse als was as the light,
out of his hand moreover
He horns had comming, and there was
the hiding of his power.
4 Before him went the pestilence, and burn…ng coals went forth at his feet.
5 He stood and measured the earth:
4
Before him went the pest, and coals
went burning from his feet;
5
He stood and also measured
the earth as was most meet:
He beheld and drove asunder the …ations, and …he everlasting mountains were scattered, the per…ctuall hills did bowe: his wayes are everlasting.
He look'd and sunder nations drove,
old mountains scattred were,
The hills perpetuall did bowe,
his wayes eternall are.
6 I saw the tents of Cushan in affliction: and the curtains of the land of Midian did tremble.
6
The tents of Cushan I did see
under affliction;
The curtains of the Midian land
did tremble evry one.
7 Was the Lord displeased against the rivers? was thine anger against the rivers?
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Was the displeasure of the Lord
made 'gainst the rivers fall?
Or was thine anger that is great
against the rivers all?
Was thy wrath against the sea, that tho… didst ride upon thine horses, and thy chariots o… salvation?
Or was thy wrath against the sea
that thou didst ride upon▪
Thine horses and the chariots
of thy salvation?
8 Thy bow was made quite naked, according to the oaths of the tribes, even thy word, Selah. Thou didst cleave the earth with rivers.
8
Thy bow was made quite naked as
thou oaths to tribes didst give,
Ev'n thine own word; thou also didst
the earth with rivers cleave.
9 The mountains saw thee, and they trembled; the overflowing of the water passed by… the deep uttered his voice, and lift up his hands on high.
9
The hils thee saw, and trembled all,
great waters passed by,
The deep his voice did utter then,
and lift his hands on hy.
10 The Sun and Moon stood still in their habitations: at the light of thine arrows they went, and at the shining of thy glittering spear,
10
The Sun and Moon stood where they dwelt,
of those thine arrows clear,
They at the sight went, and the shine
of thy most glittring spear.
11 Thou didst march through the land in indignation, thou didst thresh the heathen in anger.
11
Thou in thine indignation
through all the land didst presse,
And als the heathen people thou
didst in thine anger thresh.
12 Thou wentest forth for the salvation of thy people, even for salvation with thine anointed,
12
Thou of thy people wentest forth
for the salvation:
Yea ev'n for the salvation great
with thine Anointed One,
Thou woundest the head out of the house of the wicked, by discovering the foundation unto the neck. Selah.
Out of the house of wicked men
thou diddest wound the head,
Discov'ring the foundation
unto the neck with speed. Selah.
13 Thou didst strike through with his staves the head of his villages: they came out as a whirlewinde to scatter me:
13
Thou through his village heads didst strike
with staves of his that be,
They as a whirlewind did come out,
and that to scatter me:
Their rejoycing was as to devour the poor secretly.
14 Thou didst walk through the sea with thine horses through the heap of great waters.
Their joy it was as to devore
the poor man secretlie:
14
Through heaps of water great thou walkst
with horses through the sea.
15 When I heard, my belly trembled: my lips quivered at the voice: rottennes entred into my bones,
15
My belly trembled when I heard.
and at the voice anone
My lips did quiver, rottenesse
did 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 blosso… neither shall fruit be in the vines, the labou… of the olive shall fail,
16
Though that the fig-tree blossome not
nor fruit in vines shall be,
The labour of the olive fa…
shall fail as all shall see.
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 als 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.
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The Lord my God hs is my strength,
he'le make my feet to be
Like seet of Hindes, he'le make me walk
upon my places hie.
The Song of Mary, after Elizabeth told he… that at her salutation the child in her wo… leaped for joy. Luk. 1. 46.
MY soul doth magnifie the Lord, 2 And my spirit hath rejoiced in Go… my Saviour.
MY soul now with all gladnesse fill'…
the Lord doth magnifie,
2
My sprit rejoiced hath in God
a Saviour for me.
3 For he hath regarded the low estate of h… handmaiden: for behold, from henceforth all g…nerations 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 grea… 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 merciemercy have on them.
6 He hath shewed strength with his arm, h… hath scattered the proud, in the inmagination o… 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 he hath visited and redeemed his people,
THe Lord the God of Israel
for ever blessed be,
For that his people visited
and als 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 hate 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 als 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:
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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 als
of our life all the dayes
9 And thou childe shalt be 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 … 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 merciemercy of our God whereby the day-spring from on high hath vi…sited 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 dark…nesse, and in the shadow of death, to guide ou… 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 … 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 Israel.
4
A precious light to lighten all
the Gentiles far and neer,
And als 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 da mundo suum:
Nostram que 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.
O Day 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 hew,
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 banish 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,
… unto us draw near,
And us thy children spare.
13
Thy mercies they are rare
…f they were understood,
…rath 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 onelyonly 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.
End of the text · Zacharie Boyd, The Songs of the Old and New Testament in Meter (1648)