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] |
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| XLV. |
| XLVIII. |
| XLIX. |
| LIII. |
| LV. |
| LVIII. |
| LIX. |
| LX. |
| LXI. |
| LXII. |
| LXIII. |
| LXIV. |
| LXV. |
| LXVI. |
| LXVII. |
| LXIX. |
| LXX. |
| LXXIII. | SONG. LXXIII. Saint Iames his Day. |
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| LXXX. |
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SONG. LXXIII. Saint Iames his Day.
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He that his Father had forsooke,And followed Christ at his commands,
By humane frailtie ouertooke,
For place and vaine preferment stands.
Till by his Master he was taught,
Of what he rather should haue care;
How vndiscreetly he had sought,
And what his Seruants honours are.
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Whereby we finde how much adoe,The best men haue this world to leaue;
How, when they wealth & Friends forgoe,
Ambitious aimes to them will cleaue:
And sure this Angel-sin aspires,
In such men chiefly to reside,
That haue exilde those bruite desires,
Which in the vulgar sort abide.
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To thee, oh GOD, we therfore pray,Thy humble minde in vs may dwell;
And charme that Fiend of Pride away,
Which would thy Graces quite expell:
But of all other, those men keepe,
From this Delusion of the Foe,
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And should each good example show.
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For, such as still pursuing beThat greatnes, Which the world respects,
Their seruile basenesse neither see,
Nor feele thy Spirits rare effects:
And doubtlesse, they, who most of all
Descend to serue both Thee, and thine,
Are those, who in thy Kingdome shall
In Seates of greatest glorie shine,
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