Halelviah or, Britans Second Remembrancer, bringing to Remembrance (in praisefull and Poenitentiall Hymns, Spirituall Songs, and Morall-Odes): Meditations, advancing the glory of God, in the practise of Pietie and Vertue; and applyed to easie Tunes, to be Sung in Families, &c. Composed in a three-fold Volume, by George Wither. The first, contains Hymns-Occasionall. The second, Hymns-Temporary. The third, Hymns-Personall. That all Persons, according to their Degrees, and Qualities, may at all Times, and upon all eminent Occasions, be remembred to praise God; and to be mindfull of their Duties |
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Hymn XXIII. For Ember-weekes.
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These are our publique Fasts, kept at the foure Seasons of the yeere, that by a Christian humiliation we might move Almightie God to vouchsafe the needfull Blessings of the Season; to strengthen our constitutions against the Humours then
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Sing this as the Lords Prayer.
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Thou dost from ev'ry Season LORD,To profit us, Advantage take.
And, at their fittest houres afford,
Those Gifts for which, requests we make.
At Winter, Summer, Fall, or Spring,
Thou dost confer each needfull thing.
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A part, therefore, from each of theseReligiously hath been reserv'd,
By Pray'rs, and Fastings to appease,
That wrath, which often, is deserv'd;
Lest els, thou, for our many Crimes,
Destroy the Blessings of the Times.
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Vouchsafe, that our Devotions, mayWith true sincerenesse be perform'd.
And, that we may not for one day,
But, all our Life-time be reform'd.
And mortifie each Lust and Sin,
Which we have lov'd, and lived in.
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Our Constitutions temper so,That, whatsoever humours raign,
They nor impaire nor overthrow,
That Health which we might els retain.
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Lord, comfort us, in other things.
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And since these Churches do appointThese Times, their Pastors forth to send,
Lord, let thy Spirit them anoint,
That they thy Flocks, may well attend.
Yea, Lord, let those who called be,
And, those that Call, be blest of Thee.
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Informe the One, oh blessed Lord!Whom they should for thy Service chuse,
Confirme the Other, by thy Word,
And so, to Both, thy Grace infuse.
That, both in Words, and Works, they may
Persever in a Blessed way.
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