The whole booke of Psalmes collected into Englysh metre by T. Starnhold, I. Hopkins, & others, conferred with the Ebrue, with apt notes to synge the[m] with al ; faithfully perused and alowed according to thordre appointed in the Quenes Maiesties iniunctions ; very mete to be vsed of all sortes of people priuately for their solace & comfort, laying apart all vngodly songes and ballades, which tende only to the norishing of vyce, and corrupting of youth.

¶ The songe of S. Ambrose, called Te Deum.

〈♫〉〈♫〉 WE praise thee god, we knowledg the 〈♫〉〈♫〉 the only Lord to be, And as eternal father, all the 〈♫〉〈♫〉 earth doth worship the. To the al angels crye, the

〈♫〉〈♫〉 heauens and all the powers therin: To the Che∣rub. 〈♫〉〈♫〉 and Seraphin, To crie they do not linne.

O Holy, Holy, Holy, Lorde, Of Saboth Lord the God: Through heauē & earth, thy praise is spred, And glory all abrode. Thapostles glorious companye yelde prayses vnto thee: The Prophets goodly selowship. praise thee continually. The noble and victorious host Of martirs sounde thy prayse: The holy churche throughout the world doth knowledge thee alwayes. Father of endles maiestie, they doo acknowledge thee: Thy Christ, thine honorable, true and only sonne to be: The holy Ghost the comforter, of glory thou art king O Christ, and of the father arte the sonne euerlasting.

When sinfull mans decay inhand thou tokest to restore: To be enclosde in virgins wombe Thou diddest not abhorre. When thou hadst ouercome, of death The sharp and cruell might, Thou heauens kingdome didst set ope to eche beleuing wight. In glory of the father, thou doest sit on Gods right hand: We trust that thou shalt come our Iudge, our cause to vnderstand. Lorde helpe thy seruaunts whom thou hast Bought with thy precious bloud And in eternall glory set Them with thy sainctes so good. O Lorde doo thou thy people saue, Blesse thine inheritaunce. Lorde gouerne them, and Lord doo thou for euer them aduaunce. we magnifie thee day by day, and world withoutē ende Addore thy holy name (O Lorde) vouchesafe vs to defende. From sinne this day haue mercy Lord, haue mercy on vs all: And on vs, as we trust in thee, Lorde let thy mercy fall. O Lorde I haue reposed all, My confidence in thee: Put to confounding shame therfore Lord let me neuer be.