The whole Psalter translated into English Metre which contayneth an hundreth and fifty Psalmes |
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Te Deum.
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Te Deum.
O God
we prayse: the Lord most hye,
Which liust and reignst: eternally:
With hart & voyce: in one accorde,
We knowledge thee: to be the Lorde.
Which liust and reignst: eternally:
With hart & voyce: in one accorde,
We knowledge thee: to be the Lorde.
And all the earth: doth worship thee,
As Lord and God: our king to be:
All things were made: by word of thyne,
Thou father art: of power deuine.
As Lord and God: our king to be:
All things were made: by word of thyne,
Thou father art: of power deuine.
All aungels lowde: to thee doth crye:
They laude thy name: continually:
The heauens and all: the powers therin,
Thy prayse to spred: do neuer lynne.
They laude thy name: continually:
The heauens and all: the powers therin,
Thy prayse to spred: do neuer lynne.
To thee do cry: the mighty sprites,
The Cherubins: all dayes and nights:
And Ceraphin: doth neuer cesse:
Thy louely laudes: full out t'expresse.
The Cherubins: all dayes and nights:
And Ceraphin: doth neuer cesse:
Thy louely laudes: full out t'expresse.
And thus they crye: in sweete accord,
O holy, holy, holy Lord:
Thou art of hosts: the guyde and boote,
Thou Lord thou God: of Sabbaoth.
O holy, holy, holy Lord:
Thou art of hosts: the guyde and boote,
Thou Lord thou God: of Sabbaoth.
Thy maiesty: and power of hoste,
Do spred the heuens: in glory most:
The earth is fylde: with thy great fame,
With thy great power: and gloriouse name.
Do spred the heuens: in glory most:
The earth is fylde: with thy great fame,
With thy great power: and gloriouse name.
Thapostles gard: so gloriouse,
Extoll thy name: most precious:
Which haue by deedes of worthinesse,
Set forth thy prayse: and noblenes.
Extoll thy name: most precious:
Which haue by deedes of worthinesse,
Set forth thy prayse: and noblenes.
The Godly band: of prophets wyse,
To prayse thee God: they whole deuise:
Which haue declard: thy holy will,
From age to age: for euer still.
To prayse thee God: they whole deuise:
Which haue declard: thy holy will,
From age to age: for euer still.
The Martyrs meeke: of army stronge,
Which spent theyr bloud: for thee so longe:
Do glorifye: thy blessed name,
And prayse thee Lord: thou most of fame.
Which spent theyr bloud: for thee so longe:
Do glorifye: thy blessed name,
And prayse thee Lord: thou most of fame.
The holy church: through world so wyde,
Do knowledge thee: the Lord and guyde:
They do confesse: thy power and might.
And knowledge thee: eche day and night.
Do knowledge thee: the Lord and guyde:
They do confesse: thy power and might.
And knowledge thee: eche day and night.
The father God: eternally:
Of power so great: and maiestye:
That rulst and dwelst: in heauen aboue,
As father, God: which doost vs loue.
Of power so great: and maiestye:
That rulst and dwelst: in heauen aboue,
As father, God: which doost vs loue.
The church euen so: most faythfully,
Confesse in truth: and vnitye:
That Tower of strength: that holy one,
Thy honorable: only sonne.
Confesse in truth: and vnitye:
That Tower of strength: that holy one,
Thy honorable: only sonne.
The holy church: confesseth eke,
The holy sprite: in fayth alyke:
O blessed God: our harts enspyre,
Thou holy Ghost: thou comforter.
The holy sprite: in fayth alyke:
O blessed God: our harts enspyre,
Thou holy Ghost: thou comforter.
Thou art O Christ: of glory kyng,
And beame most bright: so glisteringe:
Thy hart so kinde: is knowne to all,
Thou diedst for man: to rid his thrall.
And beame most bright: so glisteringe:
Thy hart so kinde: is knowne to all,
Thou diedst for man: to rid his thrall.
Of Father God: in mighty throne,
Thou art O Christ aye lasting sonne:
Begot before: the worlds were made,
Or els of earth: foundation layde.
Thou art O Christ aye lasting sonne:
Begot before: the worlds were made,
Or els of earth: foundation layde.
When thou didst take: that worke on thee,
Mankind to bring: to liberty:
The Uirgines wombe: thou didst accept,
Nor it abhordst: nor it reiect.
Mankind to bring: to liberty:
The Uirgines wombe: thou didst accept,
Nor it abhordst: nor it reiect.
When thou hadst slayne: of death the darte,
Of Sathans power: and hell the smarte:
The heauenly gates: thou opendst free,
To all that did: beleue on thee.
Of Sathans power: and hell the smarte:
The heauenly gates: thou opendst free,
To all that did: beleue on thee.
On Gods right hand: thou sittest full nye:
In equall power: and maiestye:
With father God: in iust accord,
In heauen thou sitst: O Christ our Lord.
In equall power: and maiestye:
With father God: in iust accord,
In heauen thou sitst: O Christ our Lord.
We do beleue: when th'end shalbe,
That thou shalt come in maiestye:
Where thou shalt sit: as iudge to deeme,
Both quicke and dead: as thee beseme.
That thou shalt come in maiestye:
Where thou shalt sit: as iudge to deeme,
Both quicke and dead: as thee beseme.
Helpe thou therfore: thy seruants true,
With thee do pray: with harts moste due:
Which thou redemdst: of hart so good,
With sheding out: thy precious bloud.
With thee do pray: with harts moste due:
Which thou redemdst: of hart so good,
With sheding out: thy precious bloud.
Wyth thy good saynts: make them to be,
So numbred whole: in company,
That they may ioy: in glory iust:
From earth, from sinne most clene discust.
So numbred whole: in company,
That they may ioy: in glory iust:
From earth, from sinne most clene discust.
By thy good grace: thy people saue,
O Lord theyr helpe: in thee they haue:
They put themselfs: to thy good charge.
O blesse thou God: thyne heritage.
O Lord theyr helpe: in thee they haue:
They put themselfs: to thy good charge.
O blesse thou God: thyne heritage.
Direct thou them: in thy right way,
And gouerne them: to thee we pray:
And lift them vp: for euer still,
Exalt them hye: by thy good will.
And gouerne them: to thee we pray:
And lift them vp: for euer still,
Exalt them hye: by thy good will.
We thee O Lord: do magnify,
Still day by day. continually,
As so O God: most due it is,
We should not be: therto remisse.
Still day by day. continually,
As so O God: most due it is,
We should not be: therto remisse.
Thy worship asketh: the same of vs,
It is so good: so bounteouse:
Thy name to prayse: we do entend,
For euer world: withouten end.
It is so good: so bounteouse:
Thy name to prayse: we do entend,
For euer world: withouten end.
This day preserue: our harts within,
And kepe O God, our soules from sinne:
Uouchsafe O Lord: to kepe vs pure,
In thy good lawes: our liues assure.
And kepe O God, our soules from sinne:
Uouchsafe O Lord: to kepe vs pure,
In thy good lawes: our liues assure.
Haue mercy Lord: on vs, we call,
Haue mercy still. vpon vs all,
Without the whych: we cannot stand,
We clayme the strength: of thy good hand.
Haue mercy still. vpon vs all,
Without the whych: we cannot stand,
We clayme the strength: of thy good hand.
Let mercy light: on vs O Lord,
We trust in thee: with one accord:
We do thus craue: most earnestly,
As we do put: our trust in thee.
We trust in thee: with one accord:
We do thus craue: most earnestly,
As we do put: our trust in thee.
In thee O Lord: I haue my trust,
In thee my hope: and helpe so iust:
Beholde O God: I stand to thee,
Then let me not: confounded bee.
In thee my hope: and helpe so iust:
Beholde O God: I stand to thee,
Then let me not: confounded bee.
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