Sacred hymns Consisting of fifti select psalms of David and others, paraphrastically turned into English verse. And by Robert Tailour, set to be sung in five parts, as also to the viole, and lute or orph-arion. Published for the vse of such as delight in the exercise of music in hir original honour.

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Title: Sacred hymns Consisting of fifti select psalms of David and others, paraphrastically turned into English verse. And by Robert Tailour, set to be sung in five parts, as also to the viole, and lute or orph-arion. Published for the vse of such as delight in the exercise of music in hir original honour.
Author: Sandys, Edwin, Sir, 1561-1629.
Publication: London :: Printed by Thomas Snodham, by the assignment of the Company of Stationers,; 1615.
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Subject terms: Part-songs, Sacred -- Early works to 1800.; Part-songs, English -- Early works to 1800.
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O BLESSED they; who men upright in mynd and way,
In Gods pure law delight, his sacred will obey.
Yea blessed, who embrace his woord that witnes true:
And God their sovĕrain good with flaming harts pursue.
Such men sure sin decline; in paths divine proceed:
Them careful hold: which held, have high reward decreed.

O THEN, fith thow so strait thy hests to keep hast chargĕd;
My ways were so addresd, my feet so, Lord, enlargĕd,
As free thy steps to trace: no blot shal mee distain,
No shame confound; on thee while fixt myn eys remain.
Right hart thy praise shal sound, for law of iustice taught:
Which learnd, Ile keep: at length reduce me ô to thought.