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

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SONG. V. The Lamentation of Dauid ouer Saul, and Ionathan his sonne 2. Sam. 1., 17.

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Thy beauty Israel is gone;
slaine on the Places-high is hee:
The Mightie now are ouerthrowne.
Oh, thus how commeth it to bee!
Let not this newes their streets throughout,
In Gath, or Askalon, be told
For feare Philistia's daughters flout:
Lest vaunt th'vncircumcized should.

2

On you hereafter, let no dewe
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You Mountaines of Gilboa fall:
Let there be neither showers on you,
Nor Fields, that breede an Offring shall.
For there, with shame, away was throwne
The Target of the Strong (alas)
The Shield of Saul; eu'n as of One,
That ne're with Oyle annointed was.

3

Nor from their blood that slaughter'd lay,
Nor from the fat of strong-men slaine,
Came Ionathan his Bow away,
Nor drew forth Saul his Sword in vaine.
In life-time, they were louely faire;
In death they vndiuided are.
More swift then Eagles of the ayre,
And stronger they, then Lyons were.

4

Weeepe Israels Daughters, weepe for Saul,
Who you with Skarlet hath arai'd;
VVho cloathed you with Pleasures all,
And on your Garments, Gold hath laid.
How comes it, hee that mightie was,
The foyle in battaile doth sustaine!
Thou Ionathan, oh thou (alas)
Vpon thy Places-high, wert slaine.

5

And much distressed is my heart,
My Brother Ionathan, for thee:
My verie Deare-delight thou wert,
And wondrous was thy Ioue to mee.
So wondrous, it surpassed farre
The loue of Women (eu'ry way)
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Oh, how the Mighty fallen are!
How warlike Instruments decay!
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