Six centuries of select hymns and spiritual songs collected out of the Holy Bible together with a catechism, the canticles, and a catalogue of vertuous women / by William Barton.

HYMN 1. Creation.

First Day.

All People, &c.

Gen. 1.1.

IN the beginning is set forth How God created Heaven and Earth Earth did lie void, and darkness keep Upon the face of all the Deep.

Then said the Lord of sovereign might Let there be light, and there was light: And God saw light, a glorious spark, And God divided light from dark.

And for the light, he call'd it day, And darkness night, thus nam'd were they, Evening and Morning set and rose, And these the First Day did compose.

Rev. 4.11.

Lord thou art worthy of the Crown Of Glory, Honour, and Renown; For Thou, O Lord, did'st all things make, And made they were for thy Will sake.

2. PART. Second Day.

v. 6, 7.

A Firmament did God provide, Waters from Waters to divide: The Firmament which God had fram'd He called Heaven, and so 'twas nam'd.

And let, said God, the Firmament Divide the Watry Element: Waters above from these below Let be distinct, and it was so.

Evening and Morning set and rose And did the Second Day compose: Let Israel's God be prais'd therefore From first to last for evermore.

3. PART. Third Day.

v. 9.

And this Command from God was given Touching the Waters under Heaven, That all should gather to a place, And the dry Land should shew her face.

v. 10.

And God did call the dry Land Earth, The Waters Seas, which he set forth: And God beheld that heaped Floud, And saw that it was very good.

Then was the Earth of God enjoyn'd To bring forth Herbs of every kind, The Grass and Trees to yield their Fruit, And Seed which in it self had Root.

And God commanded all to grow Upon the Earth, and it was so; Evening and Morning set and rose, And these the Third Day did compose.

Let Israel's God be prais'd therefore From first to last for evermore; And let all faithfull people then Say cheerfully, Amen, Amen.

4. PART. Fourth Day.

v. 14, 15.

And, said the Lord, let there be lights Distinguishing the Days and Nights: And let them shine within the Spheres For signs, for seasons, days and years.

And God made two for greater light The Son for Day, the Moon for Night: All sorts of Stars he made beside, The light from darkness to divide.

And God beheld that all was good Which he had made, and so it stood▪ Evening and Morning set and rose And these the Fourth Day did compose.

Let Israel's God be prais'd therefore From first to last for evermore: And blessed be the King of Kings Who doth alone such wonderous things.

5. PART. Fifth Day.

v. 20.

And God did give the Waters charge To bring forth moving things at large; The living Creatures, Works most rare, And Fowl to fly 'ith open air.

And God created mighty Whales, And living Creatures that had Scales, And winged Fowl of every kind, And all was good, and to his mind.

And then God blessed them and said A great encrease by you be made, Let Fishes fill the Sea, so wide; And Fowl on Earth be multiply'd.

Evening and Morning set and rose And these the Fifth day did compose: Let Israel's God be prais'd therefore From first to last for evermore.

6. PART. Sixth Day.

v. 24.

And God enjoyn'd the Earth to bring And to produce each kind of thing,

Cattell and creeping things, and Beasts Each in his kind to make encrease.

Then said the Lord, now let us make Man in his kind for our own sake: And let us make and form him, thus, In our own Image like to us.

And let them have Dominion or'e The Fish, the Fowl, the Sea, the Shore: And every Creature that is found To swim in Sea, or go on Ground.

So God made Mans original Stem Both Male and Female made he them: And, blessing them, said God most high Be fruitfull now, and multiply:

And fill the Earth, and it subdue, I give the Lordship all to you: And ye shall rule as Sovereign king O're Fish and Fowl and every thing.

And lo! said God, I give you meat, The Herbs, and Fruits of Trees to eat; To Birds and Beasts the Herbs that grow, I give for food, and it was so.

And God beheld how all things stood And all he made was very good. Evening and Morning set and rose And these the Sixth Day did compose.

Lord thou art worthy of the Crown Of Glory, Honour and Renown, For thou, O Lord, didst all things make For thine own will and pleasure sake.