The songs of The Old Testament, Translated into English Measures preseruing the Naturall Phrase and genuine Sense of the holy Text: and with as little circumlocution as in most prose Translations. To euery Song is added a new and easie Tvne, and a short Prologue also, deliuering the effect and Vse thereof, for the profit of vnlearned Readers. By George Wither |
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THE Song of Hannah.
1 Samuel 2.
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The Song.
And Hannah prayed, and said.
Now in the Lord my heart doth pleasure take,
My horne is in the Lord aduanced high,
Vnto my foes an answere will I make,
Because in thy saluation ioy had I.
Like thee there is not any holy one,
For other Lord without thee, there is none.
My horne is in the Lord aduanced high,
Vnto my foes an answere will I make,
Because in thy saluation ioy had I.
Like thee there is not any holy one,
For other Lord without thee, there is none.
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Nor with our God may any God compare;
So proudly vaunt not then as heretofore;
But let your tongues hereafter now forbeare;
From all presumptuous words for euermore.
For why the Lord's a God, that each thing knowes
And all that is intended doth dispose.
So proudly vaunt not then as heretofore;
But let your tongues hereafter now forbeare;
From all presumptuous words for euermore.
For why the Lord's a God, that each thing knowes
And all that is intended doth dispose.
Their bow is broken now who were so stout;
Girt round with vigor, those who stumbled are:
The full, themselues for bread haue hyred out,
Which they haue left to doe, that hungry were,
The barren now, doth seauen children owne;
And she that had so many, weake is growne.
Girt round with vigor, those who stumbled are:
The full, themselues for bread haue hyred out,
Which they haue left to doe, that hungry were,
The barren now, doth seauen children owne;
And she that had so many, weake is growne.
The LORD doth slay, and he reuiues the slaine;
He to the graue doth bring, and backe he beares:
The LORD makes poore, and rich he makes againe:
He throweth downe, and vp on high he reares.
He from the dust, and from the dunghill brings
The begger, and the poore, to sit with Kings.
He to the graue doth bring, and backe he beares:
The LORD makes poore, and rich he makes againe:
He throweth downe, and vp on high he reares.
He from the dust, and from the dunghill brings
The begger, and the poore, to sit with Kings.
He reares them, to inherit glories throne,
Because the LORD'S the earth's supporters be;
He hath the world erected thereupon;
The footing of his Saints preserueth He,
And dumbe in darkenesse sinners shall remaine;
For, in their strength, are all men strong in vaine.
Because the LORD'S the earth's supporters be;
He hath the world erected thereupon;
The footing of his Saints preserueth He,
And dumbe in darkenesse sinners shall remaine;
For, in their strength, are all men strong in vaine.
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The LORD, will to destruction bring them all,
Eu'n eu'ry one, that shall with him contend,
The LORD from heauen thunder on them shall,
And iudge the world vnto the farthest end.
He shall his King with strength enough supply,
And raise the power of his Annointed high.
Eu'n eu'ry one, that shall with him contend,
The LORD from heauen thunder on them shall,
And iudge the world vnto the farthest end.
He shall his King with strength enough supply,
And raise the power of his Annointed high.
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