The whole booke of Psalmes collected into English meeter by T. Sternhold, I. Hopk. and others, conferred with the Hebrew, with apt notes to sing them withall ; set forth and allowed to be sung in all churches, of al the people togither before and after morning and euening prayer, as also before & after sermons, and moreouer in priuate houses, for their godly solace & comfort, laying apart al vngodly songs and ballads, which tend only to the norishing of vice, and corrupting of youth.

Veni Creator.

〈♫〉〈♫〉 COme holy Ghost etrrnall God, proceeding from aboue, both from the Father and the Sonne, the God of peace & loue: Visit our minds, and into vs thy heauenly grace inspire, that in all truth and godlines, we may haue true desire.

Thou art the very Comforter in all woe and distresse: The heauenly guift of God most high which no tongue can expresse. The fountaine and the liuely spring of ioy celestiall: The fire so bright, the loue so cleare and vnction spirituall.

Thou in thy guifts art manifold whereby Christs Church doth stand In faithfull hearts writing thy law, the finger of Gods hand: According to thy promise made thou giuest speech of grace: That through thy helpe the praise of god may stand in euery place.

O Holy Ghost into our wits send downe thy heauenly light: Kindle in our harts with feruent loue, to serue God day and night. Strength and stablish all our weaknesse so feeble and so traile: That neither flesh, the world nor Diuell against vs do preuaile.

Put backe our enemies far from vs, and grant vs to obtaine: Peace in our harts with God and man, without grudge or disdaine. And grant O Lord, that thou being our leader and our guide: We may eschew the snares of sinne and from that neuer slide.

To vs such plenty of thy grace (good Lord) grant we thee pray: That thou maist be our Comforter, at the last dreadfull day. Of all strife and dissention O Lord, dissolue the bands: and make the knots of peace and loue throughout all Christian Lands.

Graunt vs O Lord through thee to know the Father most of might: That of thy deare beloued Son, we may obtaine the sight. And that with perfect faith also we may acknowledge thee, The spirit of them both alwaies, one God in persons three.

Laud and praise be to the Father, and to the Son equall: and to the Holy spirit also, one God coeternall.

And pray we that the onely Sonne, vouchsafe his spirit to send: To all that do professe his name, vnto the worlds end.