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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.
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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
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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.
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SONG. XLIIII. Veni Creator.
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THE SECOND PART OF THE HYMNES and SONGS of the CHVRCH.

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SONG XV. The seuenth Canticle. Oh! if him you happen on

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Sing this as the 13 Song.

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Oh! if him you happen on,
Who is my Beloved One,
Daughters of Ierusalem;
I adiure you, seriously,
To informe him, how that I
Sicke am growne of loue for him.

2

Fairest of all women, tell
How thy Louer doth excell,
More then other Louers doe.
Thy Beloued, what is hee
More then other Louers bee,
That thou dost adiure vs so?
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3

Hee, in whom I so delight,
Is the purest Red and White;
Often thousands, Chiefe is he.
Like fine Gold, his Head doth show,
Whereon curled Lockes doe grow;
And a Rauen-blacke they bee.

4

Like the milkie Doues that bide
By the Riuers, he is Ey'd:
Full, and fitly set they are:
Cheekes like Spicy-Beds hath he;
Or like flowers, that fairest be:
Lips like Lillies, dropping Myrrhe.

5

Hands, like Rings of Gold beset
With the precious Chrysolet:
Belly'd like white Iuory,
Wrought about with Saphires rich:
Legges, like Marble Pillars, which
Set on Golden Bases bee.

6

Fac'd like Libanus is hee:
Goodly, as the Cedar-tree:
Sweetnesse breathing out of him.
Hee is louely eu'ry where.
This my Friend is, this my Deare,
Daughters of Ierusalem.

7

Oh, thou Fayrest (eu'ry way)
Of all Women! whither may
Thy Beloued turned be?
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Tell vs, whither he is gone,
Who is thy Beloued-one,
That wee seeke him may with thee.

8

To his Garden wont my Deare,
To the Beds of Spices there;
Where he feeds, and Lillies gets.
I my Loues am, and alone
Mine is my Beloued-one,
Who among the Lillies eates.
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