The songs of the Old and New Testament in meeter by M. Zachary Boyd ...

The lamentations of David for the death of Saul and Ionathan, slaine upon the mountain of Gilboah.

2 SAM. 1. vers. 19.

THe beauty of Israel is slain upon thy hi•• places: how are the mighty fallen.

OF Israel is the beauty slain upon thy places hy, How is it that thy mighty men are fallen shamefully!

2 Tell it not in Gath, publish it not in 〈◊〉〈◊〉 streets of Askelon: lest the daughters of 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Philistines rejoice, lest the daughters of the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 circumcised triumph.

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Tell't not in Gath nor Askelon, lest Philistines rejoice, Lest daughters of th' uncircumcisde triumph with shouting voice.

3 Ye mountains of Gilboa, let there be 〈◊〉〈◊〉 dew, neither let there be rain upon you, nor fiel•• of offerings:

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Ye of Gilboah mountains high O let there be no dew,

Let neither fields of offerings, nor rain be upon you,

For there the shield of the mighty is vilely cast away, the shield of Saul, as though he had not been anointed with oil.

For of the mighty is the shield, there cast away as vile, The shield of Saul as he had not, anointed been with oil.

4 From the bloud of the slain, from the fat of the mighty, the bow of Ionathan turned not back, and the sword of Saul returned not empty.

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From bloud of slain, from mighties fate the bow of Jonathan Did not turn back, the sword of Saul return'd not empty than.

5 Saul and Ionathan were lovely and plea∣sant in their lives, and in their death they were not divided.

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Saul, Jonathan, both lovely were and pleasant in their lives, And in their death at last they not divided were likewise.

They were swifter then eagles, they were stronger then lions.

Then Eagles that are swift in flight they were both swifter far,

Yea they both stronger were also then fiercest lions are.

6 Ye daughters of Israel weep over Saul, who clothed you in scarlet, with other delights, who put on ornaments of gold upon your ap∣parell.

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Ye Israels daughters, weep ov'r Saul who with delights eachone In scarlet cloth'd, who ornaments of gold your clothes put on.

7 How are the mighty fallen in the midst of the battell! O Ionathan, thou wast slaine in thine bigh places.

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How in midst of the battell do the mighty fallen ly! O Jonathan thou wast ev'n slain upon thy places hy.

8 I am distressed for thee, my brother Io∣nathan: very pleasant hast thou been unto me:

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My brother Jonathan, I am distressed ••ore for thee, For very pleasant thou hast been at all times unto me:

Thy love to me was wonderfull, passing the love of women.

9 How are the mighty fallen, and the wea∣pons of war perished.

Thy love to me was wonderfull, all womens love it past:

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How fell the mighty, and of warre were all the weapons lost!