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 Prayer of Daniel. |
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THE Prayer of Daniel.
Dan. 9. 4.
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The Song.
Lord God almighty, great and full of feare,
Who alwayes art from breach of promise free,
And neuer fayling to haue mercy where
They doe obserue thy lawes and honour thee.
Who alwayes art from breach of promise free,
And neuer fayling to haue mercy where
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We haue transgrest; oh! we, haue euill done.
We disobedient and rebellious were;
For, from thy precepts we astray are gone,
And from thy iudgements we departed are.
We disobedient and rebellious were;
For, from thy precepts we astray are gone,
And from thy iudgements we departed are.
We did thy seruants prophesies withstand,
Who, to our Dukes, our Kings, and Fathers came,
And vnto all the people of the land,
Proclaimed forth their message in thy name.
Who, to our Dukes, our Kings, and Fathers came,
And vnto all the people of the land,
Proclaimed forth their message in thy name.
In thee oh LORD, all righteousnesse hast thou,
But open shame to vs doth appertaine;
As fares it with the men of Iudah now,
And those that in Ierusalem remaine.
But open shame to vs doth appertaine;
As fares it with the men of Iudah now,
And those that in Ierusalem remaine.
And to all Isra'l, through those Countries all,
In which, they far or nigh dispersed be,
Because of that transgression, wherewithall
They haue transgressed and offended thee.
In which, they far or nigh dispersed be,
Because of that transgression, wherewithall
They haue transgressed and offended thee.
To vs, our Kings, our Dukes, and Fathers doth
Disgrace pertaine (oh LORD) for angring thee:
Yet, mercy (LORD our God) and pardon both
To thee belongs, though we rebellious be.
Disgrace pertaine (oh LORD) for angring thee:
Yet, mercy (LORD our God) and pardon both
To thee belongs, though we rebellious be.
For, as for vs, we sore haue disobey'd
The Lord our God his voyce, and would not heare
To keepe his lawes, which he before vs laid,
By those his seruants, which his Prophets were.
The Lord our God his voyce, and would not heare
To keepe his lawes, which he before vs laid,
By those his seruants, which his Prophets were.
Yea, all that of the race of Isra'l be;
Against thy law extreamely haue misdone:
And that they might not listen vnto thee,
They from thy voice, oh LORD are backward gone;
Against thy law extreamely haue misdone:
And that they might not listen vnto thee,
They from thy voice, oh LORD are backward gone;
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Which makes both Curse and Oth on them descend,
That in the Law of Moses written was;
The seruant of that God whom we offend,
And now his speeches he hath brought to passe.
That in the Law of Moses written was;
The seruant of that God whom we offend,
And now his speeches he hath brought to passe.
On vs, and on our Iudges he doth bring
That plague, wherewith he threatned vs and them,
For vnder heau'n was neuer such a thing
As now is acted on Ierusalem.
That plague, wherewith he threatned vs and them,
For vnder heau'n was neuer such a thing
As now is acted on Ierusalem.
As Moses written Law doth beare record,
Now all this mischiefe is vpon vs brought,
And yet we prayed not before the LORD,
That leauing sinne, we might his Truth be taught.
Now all this mischiefe is vpon vs brought,
And yet we prayed not before the LORD,
That leauing sinne, we might his Truth be taught.
For this respect, the LORD in wait hath laid,
That he inflict on vs this mischiefe might;
And seeing we his voyce haue disobay'd.
In all his workes, the LORD our God's vpright.
That he inflict on vs this mischiefe might;
And seeing we his voyce haue disobay'd.
In all his workes, the LORD our God's vpright.
But now, oh LORD our God, who from the land
Of cruell Ægypt brought thy people hast;
And by the power of thine almighty hand,
Atchieu'd a name which to this day doth last:
Of cruell Ægypt brought thy people hast;
And by the power of thine almighty hand,
Atchieu'd a name which to this day doth last:
Though we haue sinned, and committed ill;
Yet LORD by all that righteousnesse in thee,
From thy Ierusalem, thy holy hill,
Oh let thy wrath and anger turned be.
Yet LORD by all that righteousnesse in thee,
From thy Ierusalem, thy holy hill,
Oh let thy wrath and anger turned be.
For by those wicked things which we haue don,
And through our fathers sinnes; Ierusalem,
Yea, thine owne people haue the hatred won
And the reproach of all that neighbour them.
And through our fathers sinnes; Ierusalem,
Yea, thine owne people haue the hatred won
And the reproach of all that neighbour them.
Now therefore to thy Seruant's suite encline,
His prayer heare our God, and let thy face,
Eu'n for the LORDS deare sake, vouchsafe to shine
Vpon thy, now forsaken, holy place.
His prayer heare our God, and let thy face,
Eu'n for the LORDS deare sake, vouchsafe to shine
Vpon thy, now forsaken, holy place.
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Thine eares encline thou, oh my God, and heare;
Lift vp thine eyes, and vs oh looke vpon;
Vs, who forsaken with thy Citty are,
The Citty, where thy name is called on.
Lift vp thine eyes, and vs oh looke vpon;
Vs, who forsaken with thy Citty are,
The Citty, where thy name is called on.
For we vpon our selues presume not thus,
Before thy presence our request to make,
For any righteousnesse that is in vs,
But for thy great and tender Mercies sake.
Before thy presence our request to make,
For any righteousnesse that is in vs,
But for thy great and tender Mercies sake.
LORD heare, forgiue oh LORD, and weigh the same,
Oh LORD performe it, and no more deferre,
For thine owne sake, my God; for by thy name,
Thy Citty, and thy people called are.
Oh LORD performe it, and no more deferre,
For thine owne sake, my God; for by thy name,
Thy Citty, and thy people called are.
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