The whole booke of Psalmes with the hymnes euangelicall, and songs spirituall. Composed into 4. parts by sundry authors, with such seuerall tunes as haue beene, and are vsually sung in England, Scotland, Wales, Germany, Italy, France, and the Netherlands: neuer as yet before in one volume published. Also: a briefe abstract of the prayse, efficacie, and vertue of the Psalmes.

2

Thou Lord I say vvhose seat is set on Cherubins most bright, Shevv forth thy selfe, and doe not let send dovvne thy beames of light,

3

Before Ephraim and Beniamin, Manasses eke likevvise, To shevv thy povver doe thou begin, come help vs Lord, arise.

4

Direct our hearts vnto thy grace, conuert vs Lord to thee: Shevv vs the brightnesse of thy face, and then full safe are vve.

5

Lord God of hosts of Israel, hovv long vvilt thou (I say) Against thy folke in anger svvell, and vvilt not heare them pray.

6

Thou dost them feed vvith sorrovves deepe▪ their bread vvith teares they eate: And drinke the teares that they do vvee•• in measure full and great.

7

Thou hast vs made a very strife to those that dvvell about: And that our foes doe loue of life, they laugh and iest it out.

8

O take vs Lord vnto thy grace, conuert our mindes to thee: Shevv forth to vs thy ioyfull face, and vve full safe shall be.

9

From Egypt vvhere it grevv not vvell, thou broughtst a Vine full deere: The heathen folke thou didst expell, and thou didst plant it there.

10

Thou didst prepare for it a place, and set her rootes full fast, That it did grovv and spring apace, and fild the land at last.

The second part.

11

The hils vvere couered round about vvith shade that from it came: And eke the Cedars hie and stout, vvith branches of the same.

12

VVhy then didst thou her vvall destroy? her hedge pluckt vp thou hast, That all the folke that passe thereby, thy Vine may spoile and vvast.

13

The Bore out of the vvood so vvilde, doth dig and roote it out: The furious beasts out of the fields, deuoure it all about.

14

O Lord of hosts returne againe, from heauen looke betime Behold, and vvith thy help sustaine this poore vineyard of thine.

15

Thy plant I say, thine Israel, vvhom thy right hand hath set: The same vvhich thou didst loue so vvell O Lord doe not forget.

16

They lop and cut it dovvne apace, they burne it eke vvith fire: And through the frovvning of thy face, vve perish in thine ire.

17

Let thy right hand be vvith them novv vvhom thou hast kept so long: And vvith the sonne of man, vvhom thou to thee hast made so strong.

18

And so vvhen thou hast set vs free, and saued vs from shame, Then vvill vve neuer fall from thee, but call vpon thy name.

19

O Lord of hosts of thy good grace, conuert vs vnto thee: Behold vs vvith a pleasant face, and then full safe are vve.