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Epithalamium, or Solomons Song

Together with the Songs of Moses, Exod. 15 & Deut. 32. ... Digested into a known and familiar meeter, by Samuel Slater

Slater, Samuel

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The SONG of HANNAH,

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The SONG of HANNAH,

I Sam. 2.

1.

My heart rejoyceth in the Lord,
joyful in him am I.
Yea in the Lord my horn also
exalted is on high.
Over mine enemies my mouth
enlarged is likewise,
Because that my rejoycing doth
in thy salvation rise.

2.

There is none holy as the Lord,
for other there is none
Beside thee; neither any rock
like to our God, not one.

3.

Do ye no more so proudly talk,
do not so much exceed,

And arrogancy, let it not
out of your mouth proceed.
For why, the Lord he is a God
of knowledge, and thereby
The actions which performed are,
he doth them weigh and try.

4.

Broken in sunder are the bows
of mighty men and stout;
And they that stumbled, are with strength
begirded round about.

5.

They that were ful, have hir'd them selves
for bread, they did decrease;
And they that hungry were, have found
their hunger for to cease.
So that to her are seven born,
before that barren was,
And she that many children hath,
is now in feeble case.

6.

It is the Lord that killeth, and
alive again doth make;
He bringeth down unto the grave,
and from the grave doth take.

7.

It is the Lord that maketh poor,
he maketh rich also;
He bringeth low, and then his power
in lifting up doth show.

8.

He raiseth up the poor from dust,
and doth the begger fet
From oft the dunghil, and among
Princes he doth him set.
That of the throne of glory, they
might be by him possest,
For pillars of the earth are Gods,
the world on them doth rest.

9.

The feet of saints he will them keep
whereas the wicked shall
Be silent in the dark, because
by strength shall none prevail.

10.

Gods adversaries they shall all
to pieces broken be;
Yea also out of heaven above,
thunder on them shall he.
The Lord shal judg the earth, he shal
give strength unto his king;
The horn of his anoynted he
to honour high shall bring.