A New Version of the Psalms of David Fitted to the Tunes used in Churches. By Sir Richard Blackmore |
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 | A New Version of the Psalms of David |  |
Psalm L.
The mighty God spoke from his Throne,
And call'd the Earth from East to West:
God out of Zion clearly shone,
Zion, with perfect Beauty blest.
Our God shall come in awful Pow'r,
Nor will He still be silent found;
A Fire before Him shall devour,
And dreadful Tempests rage around.
And call'd the Earth from East to West:
God out of Zion clearly shone,
Zion, with perfect Beauty blest.
Our God shall come in awful Pow'r,
Nor will He still be silent found;
A Fire before Him shall devour,
And dreadful Tempests rage around.
He to the Earth and Heav'ns above
Shall call, and thus his Will declare,
That I in judging Righteous prove,
Ye Heav'n and Earth now Witness bear.
Gather my Saints before my Throne,
Whom Sacrifice to me has knit,
The Heav'ns shall make his Justice known,
For God do's Judge in Person sit.
Shall call, and thus his Will declare,
That I in judging Righteous prove,
Ye Heav'n and Earth now Witness bear.
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Whom Sacrifice to me has knit,
The Heav'ns shall make his Justice known,
For God do's Judge in Person sit.
O Israel, hear, I'll thee indite,
My Charge against thee I'll declare,
I am thy God by Fæd'ral Rite,
As thou art my peculiar Care.
Thy Sacrifice I will not blame,
Nor Off'rings, which I still behold;
No Bullock from thy House I claim,
Nor He-Goats from thy crouded Fold.
My Charge against thee I'll declare,
I am thy God by Fæd'ral Rite,
As thou art my peculiar Care.
Thy Sacrifice I will not blame,
Nor Off'rings, which I still behold;
No Bullock from thy House I claim,
Nor He-Goats from thy crouded Fold.
For ev'ry Forest-Beast I own,
Herds, which a thousand Hills can yield;
All Mountain-Fowls to me are known,
Mine are the Beasts, that range the Field.
Would I, if I were hungry, tell
My Wants, thy Bounty to incline?
Is not the World, with all that dwell
Therein, ev'n all its Fulness mine?
Herds, which a thousand Hills can yield;
All Mountain-Fowls to me are known,
Mine are the Beasts, that range the Field.
Would I, if I were hungry, tell
My Wants, thy Bounty to incline?
Is not the World, with all that dwell
Therein, ev'n all its Fulness mine?
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Part II.
But to the Wicked, says the Lord,
How darest thou usurp my Name,
Declare my Statutes, boast my Word,
And sacred Covenant proclaim?
Since thou dost scorn and hate the Light,
Perversely Truth divine distaste,
And wise Instruction, in Despite
Of my Command, behind thee cast.
How darest thou usurp my Name,
Declare my Statutes, boast my Word,
And sacred Covenant proclaim?
Since thou dost scorn and hate the Light,
Perversely Truth divine distaste,
And wise Instruction, in Despite
Of my Command, behind thee cast.
Thou saw'st a Thief, did'st with him joyn,
And give him Aid for Profit's Sake;
Thou with Adult'rers did'st combine,
And of their heinous Guilt partake.
Thy Mouth is full of Calumnies,
Thy Tongue do's Fraud and Falsehood frame:
Thou dost thy Brother wound with Lies,
Ev'n thine own Mother's Son defame.
And give him Aid for Profit's Sake;
Thou with Adult'rers did'st combine,
And of their heinous Guilt partake.
Thy Mouth is full of Calumnies,
Thy Tongue do's Fraud and Falsehood frame:
Thou dost thy Brother wound with Lies,
Ev'n thine own Mother's Son defame.
This thou hast done, nor did I show
Displeasure, whence thou did'st collect
That I resembled thee, but know,
I'll punish and thy Sins detect.
This in your Minds consid'rate bear,
Ye Fools, who God remember not;
Left you in Pieces I should tear,
While no Deliv'rer can be got.
Displeasure, whence thou did'st collect
That I resembled thee, but know,
I'll punish and thy Sins detect.
This in your Minds consid'rate bear,
Ye Fools, who God remember not;
Left you in Pieces I should tear,
While no Deliv'rer can be got.
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Another Metre.
The God possest
Of Might, the Lord did call,
From East to West
His Voice did summon all.
Behold, when He
Shall forth from Zion go,
He'll Majesty
And perfect Beauty show.
Of Might, the Lord did call,
From East to West
His Voice did summon all.
Behold, when He
Shall forth from Zion go,
He'll Majesty
And perfect Beauty show.
Our God shall come
To judge; before his Face,
Flames shall consume,
And Tempests fill the Place.
To witness He
Shall call on Earth and Heav'n,
That they may see
On all just Judgment giv'n.
To judge; before his Face,
Flames shall consume,
And Tempests fill the Place.
To witness He
Shall call on Earth and Heav'n,
That they may see
On all just Judgment giv'n.
Let all my Saints
Before me gather'd be;
Who Covenants
By Blood have made with Me.
The Heav'ns agree
God's Justice to acquit,
For righteously
To judge, Himself will sit.
Before me gather'd be;
Who Covenants
By Blood have made with Me.
The Heav'ns agree
God's Justice to acquit,
For righteously
To judge, Himself will sit.
My Tribes once dear
Attend, the Charge is mine;
O Israel, hear,
I am thy God, e'en thine.
Unblam'd by me
Thy Sacrifices are,
And Off'rings free,
Burnt with continual Care.
Attend, the Charge is mine;
O Israel, hear,
I am thy God, e'en thine.
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Thy Sacrifices are,
And Off'rings free,
Burnt with continual Care.
If that be all,
I will nor Ox, behold,
Take from thy Stall,
Nor He-Goat from thy Fold.
Each Beast I own
Which Forest Walks confine;
The Herds that crown,
A thousand Hills, are mine.
I will nor Ox, behold,
Take from thy Stall,
Nor He-Goat from thy Fold.
Each Beast I own
Which Forest Walks confine;
The Herds that crown,
A thousand Hills, are mine.
I know the Nests
Which Fowls in Mountains build,
And the wild Beasts
Are mine in ev'ry Field.
Hungry were I,
I would not tell it Thee
For my Supply,
The World belongs to Me.
Which Fowls in Mountains build,
And the wild Beasts
Are mine in ev'ry Field.
Hungry were I,
I would not tell it Thee
For my Supply,
The World belongs to Me.
Shall of the Bull
The Flesh be my repast?
Can Vessels full
Of Goats-blood please my Taste?
Off'rings each Day
Of Thanks to God renew,
Vows solemn pay
To the most High, his due:
The Flesh be my repast?
Can Vessels full
Of Goats-blood please my Taste?
Off'rings each Day
Of Thanks to God renew,
Vows solemn pay
To the most High, his due:
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Part II.
But to confound
Th' Unjust, says God, dost thou,
My Laws expound,
And dare to name my Vow?
Since thou do'st grow
Blind to instructive Light,
And from thee throw
My Words, my Precepts slight.
Th' Unjust, says God, dost thou,
My Laws expound,
And dare to name my Vow?
Since thou do'st grow
Blind to instructive Light,
And from thee throw
My Words, my Precepts slight.
Thou saw'st a Thief,
And with him did'st combine;
And without Grief
Did'st with Adult'rers joyn.
See, thy loose Tongue
Thy Neighbour do's defame;
Thy Mouth do's wrong,
And Snares deceitful Frame.
And with him did'st combine;
And without Grief
Did'st with Adult'rers joyn.
See, thy loose Tongue
Thy Neighbour do's defame;
Thy Mouth do's wrong,
And Snares deceitful Frame.
Thou sit'st with Lyes
Thy Brother's Cause to wound;
Thy Calumnies
Thy Mother's Son confound.
This Thou hast done,
And while I Speech declin'd,
Thou thought'st me One
According to thy Mind.
Thy Brother's Cause to wound;
Thy Calumnies
Thy Mother's Son confound.
This Thou hast done,
And while I Speech declin'd,
Thou thought'st me One
According to thy Mind.
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But to chastise
Thy Sins I'll not forget,
Before thine Eyes
I'll all in Order set.
Of this beware,
You, who my Patience try,
Lest you I tear,
While none to save is nigh.
Thy Sins I'll not forget,
Before thine Eyes
I'll all in Order set.
Of this beware,
You, who my Patience try,
Lest you I tear,
While none to save is nigh.
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