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Ane Co[m]pendious [buik] of godlie Psalmes and spirit[uall Sangis]

collectit furthe of sindrie pa[rtis of the] Scripture, with diueris utheris [balla]tis changeit out of prophaine [sangis] in godlie sangis, for [avodying of] sin and harlatrie. With [aug]mentation of sindrie [gude] and godlie Ballattis not contenit in the first editioun [by John Wedderburn]

Wedderburn, John (ca. 1500-1556)

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The Lamentatioun of a Sinner.

Heir followis the Catechisme put in meter, to be sung with the tune, and first the ten Commandementis.

[Ovr Father God Omnipotent]

The effect of the Sacrament of Baptisme, and first institutioun thairof, declaring alswa quhat singular comfort we obtene be the samin.

The Supper of the Lord, and richt vse of it to be sung.

Certaine Graces to be sung or said befoir or efter meit.

Certaine spirituall sangis, togidder with ane confessioun of sin, and ane prayer.

Ane sang of our corrupt nature, and the only remeid thairof.

Ane sang of the fleshe and the Spirit.

Ane sang of the Croce, and the frute thairof.

Ane Consolatioun in aduersitie of the Scripture.

The Forlorne Sone, as it is writtin in the xv. Chapter of Luk.

Ane sang of the riche Gluttoun and pure Lazarus, as it is writtin in the xv. Chapter of Sanct Luk.

The principall pointis of the Passioun, shortlie correctit.

Ane sang of the Euangell contenand the effect of the samin.

Ane sang of the birth of Christ to be sung with the tune of Balulalow.

[To vs is borne a barne of blis]

[Onlie to God on heich be gloir]

Of the greit louing and blyithnes of Goddis word.

Nunc dimittis, the prayer of Symeon Luk ij. Chapter.

Ane sang of the resurrectioun.

Certaine Ballatis of the Scripture.

[Richt soirly musing in my mynde]

[Richt soir opprest I am with panis smart]

[Allace that same sweit face]

[I call on the Lord Iesus Christ]

[Of mercy ȝit he passis all]

[We suld into remembrance]

[Hay let vs sing and mak greit mirth]

[In Burgh and land, Eist, west, nor South]

Ane sang contrair idolatrie.

Ane ballat of the Epistill on Christinmes euin.

[Of thingis twa I pray the Lord]

[Lord Father, God, that gaif me lyfe]

[Blis, blissit God, thir giftis gude]

[Blissiing gloir, wisdome, & hartly thankfulnes]

[Now let vs sing with Ioy and mirth]

[Qvha can discriue or put in write]

[Gif ȝe haue rissin from deid againe]

Quha suld my melodie amend.

The Conceptioun of Christ.

Heir endis the spirituall sangis, and beginnis the Psalmes of Dauid with vther new plesand ballattis. Translatit out of Enchiridion Psalmorum to be sung.

[For lufe of one I mak my mone]

[Qvho is at my windo, quho, quho]

Deus misereatur. Psal.

[In till ane mirthfull Maij morning]

[All my hart ay this is my sang]

[My Lufe murnis for me, for me]

[Tell me now and in quhat wise]

Magnificat anima mea.

Christi qui lux.

[Christ is the onlie Sone of God]

[Christ Iesus is ane A. per C.]

[Allone I weip in greit distres]

[The Lord sayis I will schaw]

[Grevovs is my sorrow.]

Ane gentill admonitioun of Christ.

[Iohne cum kis me now]

In te Domine speraui. Psal. xxxj.

[Go hart vnto the Lamp of licht]

[Ovr brother let vs put in graue]

[Mvsing greitlie in my mynde]

[Pray God for grace, my lufe maist deir]

[Downe be ȝone Riuer I ran]

[With heuie hart full of distres]

[Welcvm Lord Christ, welcum againe]

[O Christ quhilk art the licht of day]

[With huntis vp, with huntis vp]

[Baneist is faith now euerie quhair]

[Mvsing greitlie in my mynde]

[The Bischop of Hely brak his neck]

[I am wo for thir wolfis sa wylde]

[Allace vnkyndlie Christ, we haue exilit]

[Of the fals fyre of Purgatorie]

[Wo is the Hirdis of Israell]

[God send euerie Preist ane wyfe]

[The wind blawis cauld, furious and bauld]

[Hay now the day dallis]

[Preistis Christ beleue]

Till our gude man, till our gude man, Keip faith and lufe till our gude man.

[Remember man, remember man]

[The Paip that Pagane full of pryde]

[Say weill is, throuchlie a worthy gude thing]

[Knaw ȝe not God Omnipotent]

[Was not Salomon the King]

Exampillis takin out of the Bybill.

[All my lufe leif me not]

Of the day of iudgement.

[Blenk in this Mirrour man and mend]

[O man ryse vp and be not sweir]

[O man Behald this warldis vaniteis]

[Sen throw vertew Incressis dignitie]

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[With heuie hart full of distres]

With heuie hart full of distres,
Lamenting my greit sinfulnes,
To the O Lord quha may me cure,
Haue reuth on me thy Creature.

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The seiknes that is in my flesche,
Thow may it Lord allone depesche,
And purge it clene and mak it pure:
And saue me thy Creature,

For in this seiknes I was borne.
And my foirbearis me beforne.
Our seiknes on thy back thow bure.
To saue me Lord, thy Creature.

This seiknes Lord it is the Sin,
That I was borne and gottin in,
Proceiding of my vyle nature,
Ȝit saue me sinfull Creature.

Thow may me saue, thow may me spill,
Baith lyfe, and deid, lyis in thy will,
Thow art the Chirurgiane sure,
That haillis all eirdlie Creature.

Lord thair is na Saluatioun,
Bot in thy blissit Passioun,
As witnes beiris the trew Scripture,
Thow saifis all eirdlie Creature.

And for the same to mak remeid,
Thow suffeit nocht to suffer deid,
And mekill mair thow did indure,
To saue thy sinfull Creature.

To the O Lord, thairfoir I call,
For thy remeid, and euer sall,
Quhill I be laid in Sepulture.

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To saue thy sinfull Creature,

For all the trubill and the paine,
I neuer wrocht sa gude againe,
Bot was vnthankfull seruiture,
Haue reuth on me thy Creature.

Swa onlie thow, gude Lord of peace,
I me submit into thy grace,
For of my seiknes, thow may me cure.
Aud saue thy sinfull Creature.

FINIS.