 | Sacred Hymns, Consisting of Fifti Select Psalms of David and others, Paraphrastically turned into English Verse. And by Robert Tailovr, set to be sung in Five parts, as also to the Viole, and Lute or Orph-arion. Published for the vse of such as delight in the exercise of Mvsic in hir original honour |  |
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Psalm 19.
[The heăvens declare the glori of God; that worlds great arch foorth-tels]
The heăvens declare the glori of God; that worlds great arch foorth-tels,
“His handi woork we are himself who thousand heăvens excels.
Both day to day resounds these woords, and night to night inures
This knowelege high; which vieuing ey to muzing mynd assures.
No speach, no language under sky, which hath not heard their voice:
Their woords through earth to ends of world run rulĕd with glorious noise.
HE here the Sun in bour hath placĕd: the Sun, like bridegrome brave
Who coming foorth, like Giant stout to run his race dooth crave.
His course from utmost end of heăven he takes, and round amain
By mighti compas to' utmost end of heăven returns again.
His glistĕring rays all guild the world: no less his quicning heat,
What earth, what air, what sea containth, cheers up with comfort great.
“His handi woork we are himself who thousand heăvens excels.
Both day to day resounds these woords, and night to night inures
This knowelege high; which vieuing ey to muzing mynd assures.
No speach, no language under sky, which hath not heard their voice:
Their woords through earth to ends of world run rulĕd with glorious noise.
HE here the Sun in bour hath placĕd: the Sun, like bridegrome brave
Who coming foorth, like Giant stout to run his race dooth crave.
His course from utmost end of heăven he takes, and round amain
By mighti compas to' utmost end of heăven returns again.
His glistĕring rays all guild the world: no less his quicning heat,
What earth, what air, what sea containth, cheers up with comfort great.
GODS law is perfect; soules to him restoring it betakes:
His testimoni is sure in woork; and wife evĕn children makes.
Gods iustifyĭngs are sound and straight; to raize the hart with ioy:
His mandates cleer; from clouded eys to chase their dark annoy.
The fear of God is pure; and keeps from dire corruption free:
His iudgements all as true and iust, of heăvens adored bee:
More woorth desire then treasures huge of pearl and finest gold;
More sweet then sweetest food which Bee in curious cels dooth hold.
THEN Lord, behold, thy servant warn'd, to keep thy law dezires:
Dezires thy law to keep; which kept, to high reward aspires.
Then thow inspire thy grace: and Lord, (for who his falts can knowe?)
To clenze my stains through sins unknowne thy gracious merci showe.
But strange presumptŭous sins keep off, that those may never raign:
So from the great defecting sin I cleer shall ay remain.
And so my woords from humble lips, my thoughts from thankful hart,
Thou shalt accept; O Lord, my strength, redeemer myn that art.
His testimoni is sure in woork; and wife evĕn children makes.
Gods iustifyĭngs are sound and straight; to raize the hart with ioy:
His mandates cleer; from clouded eys to chase their dark annoy.
The fear of God is pure; and keeps from dire corruption free:
His iudgements all as true and iust, of heăvens adored bee:
More woorth desire then treasures huge of pearl and finest gold;
More sweet then sweetest food which Bee in curious cels dooth hold.
THEN Lord, behold, thy servant warn'd, to keep thy law dezires:
Dezires thy law to keep; which kept, to high reward aspires.
Then thow inspire thy grace: and Lord, (for who his falts can knowe?)
To clenze my stains through sins unknowne thy gracious merci showe.
But strange presumptŭous sins keep off, that those may never raign:
So from the great defecting sin I cleer shall ay remain.
And so my woords from humble lips, my thoughts from thankful hart,
Thou shalt accept; O Lord, my strength, redeemer myn that art.
| Sacred Hymns, Consisting of Fifti Select Psalms of David and others, Paraphrastically turned into English Verse. And by Robert Tailovr, set to be sung in Five parts, as also to the Viole, and Lute or Orph-arion. Published for the vse of such as delight in the exercise of Mvsic in hir original honour | |