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Psalme. XCVI.
The Argument.
This Gentiles calleth: to (christian) fayth,In Christ to ioy their head:
In whome all power: and glory layth,
To iudge both quicke and dead.
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O syng (I bid) to God the Lord,A song of new deuise:
Let all the earth: his prayse recorde,
for grace most new shall ryse.
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(Unto) thys Lord: so new sing aye,And prayse hys maiestie:
Be tellyng forth: from day to day,
His great benignitie.
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To Gentiles him (looke ye) declare,Hys glory tell them all:
And shew all folke: wyth all your care,
Hys workes most martiall.
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For why (no dout) this Lord is hye,Aboue all prayse so famde:
To be most drad: ryght worthely,
Aboue all Gods so namde.
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For all (euen all:) the hethen gods,Be vayne, be things of nought:
This Lord in heauen: hath his abode,
and heauens by him were wrought.
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All glory (prayse all) worship, fame,Be his as ornament:
All prayse and power: be his to name,
In heauenly firmament.
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Ye stocks (of men) and familyes,Of peoples, bring this Lord:
Bryng ye this Lord: as comly is,
All laud for power of worde.
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Yea glory geue (all ye) full true,To his sweete name most hye:
Heaue vp your giftes: present hym due,
His courtes thus drawe ye nye.
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Before this Lord (his face) bow downe,Before his holy grace:
Ye dwellers all: in fielde and towne,
O dread his mighty face.
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Tel ye (I say) the Gentiles allThis Lord his raigne hath pight:
The world is fast: not lyke to fall,
And he shall iudge in right.
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Let heauens (so hye) be glad so pure,Let all the earth reioyce:
Let all the sea: in furniture,
enhaunce theyr cherefull voyce.
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The (fruitfull) fieldes: and all therin,Ought now reioyce full lite:
Than shall all trees: In woode be seene,
to gether ioye in sight.
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Before this Lord: who (shortly) comth,For come to rule is he:
To iudge the worlde bright brightfull dome,
His flocke by verytye.
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