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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Hymne XIX. When we put off our Apparell.
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Whilest we are putting off our Apparell, the singing of this briefe Hymne, will be neither tedious nor unprofitable; seeing we may thereby prepare aswell our Minds as our Bodies for the better enjoying of a comfortable Rest.
Sing this as the 33, or 34. Psalmes.
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As e're I downe am couched there,Where, now I hope to rest;
I, first, from what I daily weare,
Begin to be undrest.
So, in my Grave, e're I shall be
In blest reposure layd,
Of many Rags, yet worne by me,
I must be disarayd.
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My fruitlesse Hopes, my foolish Feares,My Lust, my lofty Pride,
My fleshly-Joyes, my needlesse-Cares,
Must quite be laid aside.
Yea that Selfe-Love, which yet I weare
More neare me then my skin,
Must off be pluck'd, e're I shall dare
My last-long-sleep begin.
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Of These, and all such Rags as these,When I am disarayd
My Soule and Body shall have ease,
Where ever I am layd:
For Feares of Death, nor Cares of Life,
Shall then disquiet me;
Nor dreaming-Joyes, nor waking Griefe
My Sleeps disturbance be.
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Therefore, instruct thou me ô God!And give me grace, to heed
With what vaine things, our selves we lode;
And what we rather need.
Oh! help me teare those Clouts away,
And let them so be loth'd,
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With Glory may be cloth'd.
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And, now, when I am naked layd,Vouchsafe me so to arme;
That nothing make my heart afrayd,
Or doe my Body harme.
And guard me so when downe I lie,
And when I rise againe;
That (sleep, or wake, or live, or die)
I, still, may safe remaine.
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