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. II. When we first awake.
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It is Gods mercy that our Sleep is not to Death: and, therefore whensoever we awake, it becometh us to lift up our hearts to God in this, or in the like Meditation.
Sing this as the 25. or 67. Psalmes.
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Dear God! that watch dost keepRound all that honour Thee.
Vouchsafing thy Beloved sleep,
When Rest shall needfull be:
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That thus refresh'd I am;
And that my tongue a voice can raise,
To praise thee for the same.
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As now my Soul doth shakeDull Sleep, out of her eies;
So let thy Spirit me awake,
That I from sin may rise.
The Night, is past away,
Which fill'd us full of fears;
And we enjoy the glorious Day,
Wherein thy Grace appears.
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Oh! let me, therefore, shunAll Errors of the Night.
Thy Righteousnesse let me put on,
An walk as in the Light.
And guard me from his powre,
(Since I on thee relie)
Who walks in darknesse to devour
When our Long-sleep draws nigh.
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Yea, when the Trump shall soundOur Summons from the Grave,
Let this my Body from the ground,
A blessed Rising have.
That (whatsoe're the Dreames,
Of my Corruption be)
The Vision of thy Glorie's Beames,
May bring full Joyes to me.
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