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The Hymnes and Songs of the Chvrch

Diuided into two parts. The first part comprehends the Canonicall Hymnes, and such parcels of Holy Scripture, as may properly be sung, with some other ancient Songs and Creeds. The second part consists of Spirituall Songs, appropriated to the seuerall Times and Occasions obserueable in the Church of England. Translated and Composed by G. VV. [i.e. George Wither]
Wither, George (1588-1667)

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THE FIRST PART OF The HYMNES and SONGS of the CHVRCH, containing those which are Translated out of the Canonicall Scripture; Together with such other Hymnes, and Creeds, as haue anciently beene sung in the Church of ENGLAND.
 I. 
Song I. The first Song of Moses. Exod. 15.
 III. 
SONG. III. The Song of Deborah and Barak. Iudg. 5.
 V. 
SONG. V. The Lamentation of Dauid ouer Saul, and Ionathan his sonne 2. Sam. 1., 17.
 VI. 
SONG VI. Dauids Thanksgiuing. 1. Chro. 29. 10.
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THE SONG OF SONGS.
 IX. 
SONG IX. The first Canticle.
 X. 
SONG X. The second Canticle. While that the King was at repast
 XI. 
SONG XI. The third Canticle. I heare my Loue, and him I see
 XII. 
SONG XII. The fourth Canticle. What hee, that from the Desert there
 XIII. 
SONG XIII. The fift Canticle. Oh my Loue, how comely now
 XIIII. 
SONG. XIIII. The sixt Canticle. Arise thou North-winde from the North
 XV. 
SONG XV. The seuenth Canticle. Oh! if him you happen on
 XVI. 
SONG. XVI. The eight Canticle. Beautifull art thou, my Deare
 XVII. 
SONG XVII. The ninth Canticle. Thou Daughter of the Royall Line
 XVIII. 
SONG XVIII. The tenth Canticle. Who's this, that leaning on her Friend
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The Lamentations of Ieremie.
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THE HYMNES of the new Testament.
 XXXVII. 
SONG. XXXVII. The X Commandements. Exod. 20.
 XXXVIII. 
SONG. XXXVIII. The Lords Prayer. Mat. 6. 7.
 XXXIX. 
SONG. XXXIX. The Apostles Creed.
 XL. 
SONG. XL. A Funerall Song.
 XLI. 
SONG. XLI. The Song of the three Children.
 XLII. 
SONG. XLII. The Song of S. Ambrose or Te Deum.
 XLIII. 
SONG XLIII. Athanasius Creed or Quicunque vult.
 XLIIII. 
SONG. XLIIII. Veni Creator.
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THE SECOND PART OF THE HYMNES and SONGS of the CHVRCH.

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SONG X. The second Canticle. While that the King was at repast

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Sing this as the ninth Song.

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While that the King was at repast,
My Spicknard his perfumings cast;
And twixt my breasts repos'd my Deere:
My Loue, who is as sweet to mee,
As Myrrhe, or Camphire bundles bee,
Which at Engaddi Vineyards are.

2

Loe, thou art faire; loe, thou my Loue,
Art faire, and eyed like the Doue:
Thou faire, and pleasant art my Deare:
And loe, our bed with flowers is strow'd:
Our House is beam'd with Cædar wood;
And of the Firre our Rafters are.

3

I am the Rose that Sharon yeelds,
The Rose and Lilly of the Fields,
And flower of all the Dales below.
My Loue among the Daughters showes,
As when a sweet and beauteous Rose
Amid her bush of thornes doth grow.

4

Among the Sonnes, such is my Deare,
As doth an Apple-tree appeare,
Within a shrubbie Forrest plac't.
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I sate me downe beneath his shade,
(Whereto a great desire I had)
And sweet his fruit was to my tast.

5

Mee to his Banquet-house he bare,
Eu'n where his wine prouisions are,
And there, his Loue my banner was.
With Flaggons, mee from fainting stay;
With Apples comfort me, I pray;
For, I am sicke of Loue (alas)

6

My head with his left-hand he staid:
His right-hand ouer mee he laid;
And by the Harts and Roes (said Hee)
You Daughters of Ierusalem,
Stirre not (for you I charge by them)
Nor, wake my Loue, till pleas'd she be.
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