HALLELƲJAH. Or Certain HYMNS, Composed out of Scripture, to celebrate some special and Publick Occasions.

By W. B. M. A.

With two more lately Com­posed by a Wel-wisher to the Par­liament of the Common-Wealth of ENGLAND.

Upon Occasion of those two Glorious and most Remarkable Appearances of God for them, at Dunbar and Worcester: both upon that Memorable Day Septemb. 3.

  • 1650.
  • 1651.

Then on that day David delivered first this Psalm to thank the Lord, into the hand of Asaph and his brethren. 1 Chron. 16.7.

He hath put a new Song into my mouth, even a Thanksgiving unto our God. Psal. 40 3.

LONDON, Printed by J. Macock, and are to be sold in Popes head Alley. 1651.

An HYMN to the PARLIAMENT.

HOw great a crown of glory
Hath God set on your Head!
And brought you into Story
Of all men to be read!
A thousand thousand Pages
Your Chronicle shall write,
And all ensuing ages
Shall read it with delight.
The work of Reformation,
And wonders of the wars
Shall ring, in acclamation,
Church-bels, above the stars.
And as you have ensured
A day to God in seven,
To you there is procured
An house of rest in Heaven.
Which for your faith and labour
Shall He, which glorious shone
With Moses on Mount Tabor,
Vouchsafe to Saints alone.
[...]

To the Reader.

REader, these Hymns or Songs of Praise, thou wilt finde exprest in Scripture phrase, in which those who are acquainted with that dialect (and can speak the language of Canaan) do finde more vigour and quickning then in any other words or phrases of our own Composing: And they are published for the use of those who use to praise the Lord with the words of David the sweet Singer of Israel, and in the words of Asaph, He­man, Moses, and other holy men of God, who spake as they were directed by the Spirit of God. And they pro­perly serve for the use of those who can now sing the Songs of Sion in their own Land, and in their own language, together with the Song of Moses and of the Lamb, And who can indeed Rejoyce now in this great Salvation, and serve the present Providence of their God in their generation; who can sing with the Spirit, and who can sing with [Page] understanding also; who can sing forth the high praises of God with their mouth, and say, Awake my Glory: who can also sing with grace in their hearts, to the Lord making melody: who can speak to themselves and also teach one another in Psalms and Hymns and Spiritual Songs: Who can sing unto the Lord with the voyce of a Psalm, who can come before his pre­sence with a Song, and shew themselvs glad in him with Psalms; who can make a joyfull noise unto him with Psalms: To such I say, Sing unto him, sing Psalms unto him, and talk of all his wondrous works; for he hath so done all his Wonderfull Works that they ought to be had in everlasting re­membrance. O Let his Saints blesse him, let them now speak of the glory of his Kingdome and talk of his power, and make known to the Sons of men his mighty Acts. And according to this Time, let it be said of Jacob, and of Israel, (of Scotland and of England) What hath God Wrought? Lo, what hath the Lord done, even in the valley of Decision? Behold Multitudes, [Page] Multitudes of Enemies taken, and Multitudes slain in the valley of De­cision! There is none like unto the God of Jesurun, who rid upon the hea­ven for our Help, and in his Excel­lencie on the skie: The Eternal God was our Refuge, and underneath us were his everlasting Armes: He did thrust out the Enemy from before us, and did say, Destroy them: And are they not all scattered and destroyed? and hath not the Lord shut them up? Lo their Rock is not as our Rock, even our Enemies themselves being Judges: O God, by terrible things in righteous­ness didst thou answer Us; Thy right hand is full of righteousness: Let Mount Sion Rejoyce, let the Daugh­ters of Judah be glad, because of thy Judgments: Let the Parliament of the Common Wealth of England, lift up their Voyces and say Hallelujah, let the Armies in Heaven that follow the Lamb, say Hallelujah; let all that are a willing people in this day of Gods Power, say, Amen, Hallelujah: and again let them say Hallelujah; for the Lord God Omnipotent Reigneth.

Certain Hymns, Composed out of Scripture, to celebrate some speciall and publike occasions.

I. Hymn, Celebrates the spiritual glory of the Church in days of Reformation. Tune of Give laud unto &c.

THus saith the Lord of Hosts,
But yet a little while,
Hag. 2.6.
And I wil shake all coasts,
Yea, every land and ile;
Yet once again.
Ile shake al these, Heav'n, Earth, & Seas,
And all the main.
2.
All Nations I will shake,
7.
The long desired day,
Which doth all Nations take,
Even that shall come I say,
And (for all coasts)
This house I will with glory fill,
saith GOD of Hosts.
3.
The glory of this last
Far greater shall it grow,
9.
Then of the Temple past,
The Lord of Hosts saith so:
And in this place,
(It is the Lord of Hosts [...]s word)
I will give peace.
4.
Yet not by might nor power,
But by my Spirit alone,
Saith God of Hosts, our Tower,
The strength of all in one;
For who art thou
O mountain great, the Empires seat,
To hinder now?
5.
Before Zerubbabel,
Thou shalt become a plain;
The stone that doth excel,
The head-stone of the same
His hand shall fit,
And bring it out, with general shout,
Grace, grace to it.
6.
The hand that first began
To lay the ground work low,
The hand of that same man
Shall finish it also,
In spight of Kings,
For who I say, despis'd the day
Of these small things.

II. Hymn, Celebrates the same.

Psal. 81.1 & 85.10, &c.
BE cheerful, and in God rejoyce,
in God our strength and stay,
Be joyful, and lift up your voyce
to Jacobs God, I say:
Prepare your instruments most meet
some joyful Psalm to sing:
Strike up with Harp and lute so sweet,
on every pleasant string.
Mercy and Truth now meet in one,
Psa. 85.10 ad finem.
and hands together strike:
Justice salutes not Peace alone,
but Peace performs the like.
Eternal Truth and verity,
out of the Earth shall spring:
Justice looks down from heav'n on high
an Heav'n on Earth to bring:
Yea, and the Lord shall here bestow
abundant grace and peace,
And make our Land to overflow
with plentiful increase.
Before his face shall Justice go,
and (where the way was dim)
Shall now direct our footsteps so,
that we may follow him.

III. Hymn, Celebrates Nazeby, and o­ther great Victories of the Church.

SIng praises
  • Israel
  • England
to the Lord,
Iudges 5.2, 3.
that hath avenged thee;
When as the people went to fight,
offring themselves so free.
Ye Kings give ear, ye Princes hear,
I, even I will sing,
And sweetly raise my voyce in praise,
to
  • Israels
  • Englands
God and King.
Vers. 9, 10.
My heart is tow'rd the Governors,
that did their help afford,
Offering themselves so willingly,
wherefore bless ye the Lord.
Ye Travellers and Passengers,
and ye that ride in state,
And ye that yet in judgment sit,
now speak it in the gate.
Vers. 11, 7.
All they that are delivered,
from
  • Archers
  • Gunners
  • Cannons
frightful noise,
The righteous acts of God the Lord,
they shall rehearse with joys.
The Passengers were wanderers,
in by-paths up and down,
And none
  • durst dwell in Israel
  • could dwel in England wel,
but in a walled Town.
Ver. 12, 31
Awake awake, O
  • Parliament,
  • Deborah,
rise
  • Barak
  • Conqu'rors
  • Fairfax
  • Cromwel,
sing a Song.
Lead captive
  • thy
  • your
captivity,
come lead them all along:
So perish those that are thy foes;
but Lord let all thy lovers
Be like the Sun when days begun,
and brightest beams discovers.

IV. Hymn, Celebrates our Sea-fight Victories, and such like.

To a mixt Tune, the 2 first lines as the 2 first lines of Ps. 113. and the next as 148
NOw sing unto the Lord will I,
Exod. 15.1, to 12,
For he hath triumph'd gloriously;
By power supream,
The horse and his proud rider is
Cast down the stream.
2.
Jehovah is my strength and song,
And is become my Saviour strong,
My God is he:
I will prepare a place, with care,
His house to be.
3.
My fathers God likewise he is,
I will exalt this Name of his:
A man of war,
The Lord the Lord (as I record)
His Titles are.
4.
Proud Pharaohs charets, lo, he down'd,
And all his host in Seas profound
His Captains fam'd,
Behold, ev'n they were drownd ith sea,
The red Sea nam'd.
5.
The depths devour'd them every one,
They sank toth'bottom as a stone:
Lord, thy right hand
Hath gain'd the tower & utmost power
Of high command.
6.
Lord, thy right hand exalted so,
Hath dasht in pieces our proud foe,
In greatness great,
Thy hand o'rthrows thy rebel foes,
O rare defeat!
7.
Thou sentest forth thy fervent fume,
Which them, as stubble, did consume,
And all together,
Thy nostrils blast did gather fast
The waters thither.
8.
The floods on heaps stood bolt upright,
The depths together did unite;
And all of these,
Together were congealed there,
Amid the Seas.
9.
I will pursue them, said the foe,
Ile overtake, Ile overthrow,
I will divide
The spoil, said he, my lust shall be
so satisfi'd.
10.
It shall be satisfi'd on them,
My sword shall eat the flesh of men,
Ile draw it out,
My hand, then, shall destroy them all,
I make no doubt.
11.
Then did thy wind with blustring force
Return the Sea unto its course,
And made their graves,
(whereto conveigh'd, they sank, as lead)
In mighty waves.
12.
Among the Gods who's like to thee?
Who, like thee, shines in sanctitie?
Fearful in praise;
Most wondrous rare thy workings are
In all thy ways.

V. Hymn, Celebrates National Mercies.

Psalm 49.1, 2.
ALl people, hearken, and give ear,
All ye that in the world do dwel;
Both high and low, both rich and poor,
My mouth shall speak a Parable.
Deut. 4.34
A people ta'ne out of a Nation,
By signes, by wonders, and by war,
By terrors great, and much temptation,
And Gods high hand extended far.
Deu. 33.29
O happy
  • Israel
  • England
we record,
Whom like to thee doth God advance?
O people saved by the Lord,
The shield of thy deliverance.
Ibidem.
He is thy sword so much renown'd,
And all these enemies of ours
To thee as lyars shall be found,
And thou shalt tred on their high towrs.

VI. Hymn, Celebrates the same. Ye children which.

Isai. 26.1 2, 4 5.
WE have a City very strong,
God sets salvation all along,
For walls and bulwarks every where;
Now open ye the gates for them
Of righteous Jerusalem,
Which keep the truth to enter there.
And since the Lord Jehovah is
The eternal Rock of strength to his,
In his great Name for ever trust:
He gives the proud the overthrow,
He lays the lofty City low,
Even to the ground, even to the dust.
2.
Yea Lord,
Vers. 8, 10 11.
in thine own judgments way
We waited for thee every day:
Our Souls desire is to thy Name;
But let thy favour be declar'd
To wicked men, they'l not regard,
Nor learn Religion by the same;
But most unjustly will transgress,
Ev'n in the Land of uprightness;
And will not see Gods Majesty:
But they shall see, and see with shame,
And feel, as foes, thy fiery flame,
For envying our felicity.
3.
Lord, we have been with child in vain,
Verse 18. & 12.
And we have been in grievous pain,
And (as it were) brought forth the wind
For by our pow'r we have not wrought
The least deliverance can be thought,
In all the Earth, in any kind;
Nor have the inhabitants of the Earth
Faln by the power that we put forth;
But by thy strength are undertrod;
For Lord thou wilt ordain (at last)
True peace for us, because thou hast
Wrought all our works in us, O God.
4
O come my people, enter thou
Into thy secret chambers now,
And shut the doors about thee fast,
And hide thy self now, as it were,
But for a little moment there,
Until the wrath be over-past:
For lo the Lord comes from his place,
To punish this malignant race,
For wickedness that they maintain;
The Earth shall also now disclose
The bloodshed of our barb'rous foes,
And shall no more conceal her slain.

VII. Hymn, Celebrates the same.

To any General Tune.
Psalm 105 Coll. from vers. 1. to 11. and Iam. 2.23.
GIve praises unto God the Lord,
and call upon his Name:
Declare his works to all the world,
and spread his praise and fame.
Sing ye unto the Lord, I say,
and sing unto his praise,
And talk of all his wondrous works,
that he hath wrought always.
2.
In honour of his holy Name,
rejoyce with one accord;
And let the very heart rejoyce
of them that seek the Lord.
Seek ye the Lord, and seek his strength,
and his eternal might:
Oh seek his face continually,
and
  • presence of his sight.
  • countenances light.
3.
The wondrous works that he hath done
keep still in thankful heart:
Let not the Judgments of his mouth,
out of your minds depart.
Ye seed of faithful Abraham,
his servant, and his friend,
Ye children that do lineally
from Jacobs loyns descend.
4.
For lo he is the Lord our God,
even he, and he alone;
And every where throughout the Earth
his Judgments are made known.
His Promise and his Covenant,
which he hath made to his,
Hath been remembred evermore,
and still remembred is.

VIII. Hymn, Celebrates our Redemption by Jesus Christ: (Which, if you leave out the parenthesis, will be sung in any general Tune; if you put them in, then, to All people.)

THe Lord the God of Israel,
Luke 1. from v. 68 to 76.
(Now do) we praise with one accord,
For visiting and redeeming us,
The (chosen) people of the Lord:
For he hath raised up for us
Salvations (strong and) surest horn,
Which in his servant Davids house,
Is for his people (Israel) born.
2.
As by his holy Prophets all,
(Speaking) since first the world began,
And by their mouth he hath foretold,
(That it) should come to pass for man,
That from our foes we should be freed,
And (sav'd from) all our haters hands,
To shew that he remembreth how
(How) his (most) holy Covenant stands.
3.
To pay the gracious promises,
Which to our (ancient) fathers came:
The oath which he had sworn unto,
Our father Abraham (by Name)
That he would give and grant to us,
That we (his folk) whom he hath chose
Now being thus delivered
From (cruel) hand of all our foes,
Might serve him free from slavish fear,
Walking in (all the) perfect ways
Of Holiness and Righteousness,
Before him (even) all our days.

IX. Hymn, Celebrates the Sacrament of the Lords Supper. An [...]e.

LO Christ is sacrific'd for us,
1 Cor. 5.7 8 & 11.26
our Passover (from Heaven,)
Now therefore let us keep the feast,
not with old lumps of leaven:
Who eat and drink unworthily
their own damnation earn;
Because they want a spiritual eye
his body to discern.
2.
Our hearts with care examined,
Verse 28.29.
let us be stirred up,
To eat of this celestial bread,
and drink this sacred cup:
As often as we eat this bread,
and also drink this wine,
We shew our Saviours death until
  • his second coming shine,
  • he come the second time.
Or,
We shew our blessed Saviours death
until he come again.

X. Hymn, Celebrates the same. Post.

Mat. 21.9 & Rev. 5.9
HOsanna to King Davids son,
Hosanna to the Christ,
That in the Fathers Name doth come,
Hosanna in the high'st:
For thou wast slain, and art alive,
redeeming us to God,
From every Nation, kindred, tongue,
by thy most precious blood.
2.
1 Pet. 1.18 Rev. 5.19
Corruptive things, as silver is,
and gold redeem'd us not;
But Christ our Saviours precious blood,
a Lamb without a spot.
To him that sits upon the Throne,
and Christ the Lamb therefore,
Be glory, blessing, strength, renown,
and honour evermore.

XI. Hymn, Celebrates the Lords Supper.

The Tune, Ye children which, &c.
Iohn 6 32 33, 34, 35 & 7.38.
THe Bread of God (so truly call'd)
That giveth life unto the world,
Is he that down from Heaven came,
And with this sweet celestial bread,
Lord let us be replenished,
And give us ever of the same.
For he that (as the Scripture saith)
Lays hold on Christ by lively faith,
Shall never thirst nor hunger more:
For by that faith, and feeding so,
Out of his belly there shall flow,
Of living waters plentious store.
2.
The Spirit and the Bride do say,
Rev. 22.17 20. Iam. 5 9.
Come, come away without delay:
And since that they have said it first,
Let all that hear it, as we do,
Reply the same, and say so too,
Come every one that is athirst,
The water of eternal life
Take without price, take without strife,
Take freely, whosoever pleases:
Behold, the Judg at door doth stand,
His coming is so near at hand:
Amen, Amen, so come Lord Jesus.

Psal. XXII. 2. Metre.

LOrd give thy judgmēts to the King
That justice may be done,
And give the rule of governing
Unto his princely Son.
2. Then shall he govern uprightly,
And do thy people right:
Then shall he judg with equity,
The poor that have no might.
3. And then, by means of righteousnes,
There shall be great increase;
In every corner fruitfulness,
Prosperity, and peace.
4. Then shall he help the poor & weak,
And them that suffer wrong;
And, by his pow'r, in pieces break
Oppressors great and strong.
5. And then, from age to age, shall they
Regard and fear his might,
So long as Sun doth shine by day,
Or else the Moon by night.
6. He shall descend as showres of rain
On mowen grass do drop,
Which make the ground to spring again
And bear a second crop.
7. The just shall flourish in his days,
And all shall be at peace,
Until the very Moon decays,
And all its motions cease.
8. He shall be Lord of Sea and Land,
From shore to shore, throughout;
From Sea to Sea, on either hand,
And all the Earth about.
9 The dwellers in the desarts must
Before him bow full low:
His Enemies shall lick the dust
Whether they will or no.
10. The Kings of Tharshish, and the Iles
Their gifts to him shall bring:
And Kingdoms distant many miles
Do homage to this King.

The second Part.

11. All Kings shal sue to Christ the Lord
In his good grace to stand;
And all the people of the world
Shall be at his command.
12. For he the needy sort shall save,
When unto him they call:
The poor, I say, and them that have
No help of man at all.
13. He taketh pity on the poor,
Whom Tyrants seek to slay;
And doth preserve them evermore,
Those needy Souls, I say.
14. And by his pow'r they shal be freed
From fraud, from force, and spite,
Because the blood that they do bleed
Is precious in his sight.
15. And he shal live, and they shall bring
To him of Sheba's gold;
He shall be pray'd for as a King,
And dayly be extol'd.
16. The barren'st hils shal yeeld increase
Like Leb'nons fruitful boughs:
In every corner, Truth and Peace
His Government allows.
The Citizens of Sion hill
Shall flourish as the grass,
And in great peace and plenty, still,
Their happy days shall pass.
17. His Name (THE SON) when Sun shal rest,
Shall shine, and not be dim,
And Nations all shall call him blest,
As being blest in him.
10
18. Praise ye the Lord of Hosts, and sing
To Israels God each one;
For he doth every wondrous thing,
Yea, he himself alone.
19. And blessed be his holy Name,
All times eternally:
Let th' Earth be filled with his fame,
Amen, Amen, say I.

XII. Hymn, Celebrates the Passion.

1 Pet. 2.18 & 2, 24.
LO, Christ hath suffer'd once for all,
The Just for wicked men,
That he might bring us unto God,
Now reconcil'd agen:
Who bare our sins in his own flesh,
Upon that cursed tree,
That we should live to righteousness,
And dead to sin should be.
2.
Isai. 53.6, 4.
All we like sheep have gone astray,
To several sins we fall;
And God hath layd the load on him,
To
  • answer
  • suffer
for us all.
A man of sorrows sure he was,
And he hath born our grief:
Mean while we hid our face from him,
And gave him no relief.
3.
Lo, this is that good Shepherd then,
Ioh. 10.11 & 15.13.
That good Shepherd indeed,
That layd his life down for the sheep,
Which he doth watch and feed.
A greater love then this hath none,
Nor none can comprehend,
Then that a man should stake his life,
And lose it for his friend.
4.
For scarce will any dye for him,
Rom. 5, 7, 8.
That lives most righteously;
Yet happ'ly for a special friend
Some one might dare to dye.
But God commends his love to us,
And he commends it thus,
In that, when we were enemies,
Christ freely dy'd for us.
5.
By him therefore let's give to God
The sacrifice of praise;
Heb. 13.15
Fruit of our lips, in giving thanks,
Unto his Name always.

The 76 Psam. W. B. as 100. Of Victory over Enemies.

IN Judah God is known to his,
At
Or Dun­bar, Dun­dee, Naz [...] ­by, Edghil, &c.
Worster God was
his Name is great in Israel:
2. His Sanctu'ry at Salem is,
he doth in Sion mountain dwell:
3. The
  • Bows & Arrows
  • hors & footmē
brake he there
the battel, shield, & sword, and spear.
4. Thou art more glorious every way,
and excellent, then mounts of prey.
2.
5. The stout of heart are overthrown,
& they have stept their sleeps last night;
And of the mighty men, not one
hath foūd his hands wherwith to fight.
6. O God of Jacob, thy reproof
spoild ratling wheel, & thund'ring hoof:
Charet and horse at thy fierce blast
into a sleep of death are cast.
3.
7. Thou, thou alone are worthy fear;
for who may stand before thine eys?
Who dares approach, who dares appear
when once thy burning wrath doth rise?
8. From heaven thou mak'st judgment heard
the silent earth was sore afraid,
9. When God arose to judgment then
to save on earth all humble men.
4.
10. Mans wrath shall surely praise thy Name,
henceforth held in by thy restraints:
11. O make your vows, & pay the same
unto the Lord your God, ye Saints.
12. Let all about him presents bring
to him that daunts the proudest King;
To him, I say, whose fear compels
and Princes spirits curbs and quells.

The XIII. Hymn. W. B. as 113. Of the Churches Triumph over Anti­christ.

NOw is Salvation come abroad,
Rev 12 10; 11; 12: 11; 17: 7; 10
The strength and Kingdom of our God,
Now hath his Christ extol'd his might;
For the Accuser's made to fall,
He that accus'd our brethren all
Before our God, both day and night.
And him they quell'd and overcame
By the pure blood of Christ the Lamb,
And by their Testimony true:
For by that double-edged sword,
The witness of their faithful word,
This Enemy they overthrew.
2.
Nor did they spare their utmost breath,
Nor love their lives unto the death,
But boldly layd down all at stake:
Therfore ye Heavens, lift up your voyce
And ye that dwell in them, rejoyce
In this Salvation to partake.
But wo to you, to you, O SIRS,
The Earths and Seas Inhabiters,
Guilty of this Accuser's Crime!
For Satan is come down to you,
Having great wrath, because he knew
He now must have but little time.
3.
We give thee thanks with one consent,
O Lord our God OMNIPOTENT,
Which art, and wast, and art to come,
For thou hast taken unto thee
Thy great power and Authoritie,
And reigned in despight of ROME.
Blessing and Glory be therefore
Unto our God for evermore,
(To him that on the Throne doth sit)
Thanksgiving also is his right,
Wisdom and honor, strength & might,
Amen, say we; and so be it.

The 126 Psalm. W. B. as 113. Of Wonderful Deliverance.

WHen God had our Deliverance wrought,
And Sion out of bōdage brought,
It seem'd to us a very Dream;
So much our Souls distracted were,
Between the thoughts of hope and fear,
To scape a danger so extream.
Then sacred Joy fill'd every brest,
And was in Songs of mirth exprest,
And every tongue most sweetly sings,
The wondring Heathen oft would say,
How good! how great a God have they!
That wroght for thē such mighty things!
2.
Great things for us the Lord hath wrought
Above the reach of humane thought,
Which makes our joy so much abound:
And now Lord bring the Remnant out
From bōdage, as the showrs in drought,
Or Rivers to a parched Ground.
He that goes forth in times of need,
Sorrowing to spare his precious seed,
And sows in tears, and time of dearth,
When the fat Harvest comes about,
Shall make a glad return, no doubt,
With laden sheaves, & shouts of mirth.

The 129 Psalm. W. B. as 113. Of Deliverance from Enemies.

MAny a time and oft have they
Afflicted me, may Israel say,
Ev'n from my youth unto this day;
Oft from my youth they did assail
And set me hard, yet did they fail,
And could not possibly prevail.
The Tyrants plow'd me like the groūd,
My back with furrows they did woūd,
Such extream cruelty I found:
But the just LORD, and most upright,
Hath cut their cords asunder quite,
Theirs that in wickedness delight.
2.
And let them be confounded still,
And turned back, that bear ill will,
And hatred unto SION Hill:
Like to the grass let them be made
Which on the houses tops doth fade,
And withers even in the blade;
Whereof the mower ne're receives
A handful, nor a lapful leaves
For him that bindeth up the sheaves:
Neither do they, which there go by,
Say, Sirs, God speed you heartily,
We bless you from the Lord most high.

Another Metre of 129 Psalm. W. B. as 148.

FUll often, of a truth,
And many times have they
Distrest me from my youth,
May Israel now say,
Even from the first,
Yet could they not prevail a jot,
And do their worst.
2.
They plow'd upon my back,
As plow-shares teer the ground;
Long furrows did they make,
And many a grievous wound,
With wicked hands.
But the just Lord hath cut their cords,
And broke their bands.
3.
And, Lord, confound them all,
And bring it so to pass,
That Sions foes may fall,
And all be made as grass
On houses top;
Which withers there, before it ear,
Or come to crop.
4.
Which never hath the hap
To fill the mowers hand,
Nor lies in binders lap
So much as makes a band,
Nor (in the Rode)
Need Passengers say, Speed you Sirs
i'th Name of God.

The XIIII. Hymn Celebrates the great Victory in Scotland, at Dunbar-Field, and the several Successes there since. Sept. 3. 1650.

Psa. 98, 1
SIng to the Lord a new-made Song,
for he hath marvels done;
His holy hand and arm most strong
the victory hath won.
& 124.1, 2.
Had not the Lord been on our side,
now
  • Israel
  • England sure
may say,
When
  • Enemies
  • Scotland
rose in so much pride,
they had us spoyl'd that day.
2.
Had not the Lord his pow'r reveal'd
our part and cause to own,
To whom both they and we appeal'd,
we had been overthrown.
Ps. 18.46
But blessed be our Rock of pow'r
that ever doth abide,
And pleased was that day and hour
the difference to decide.
Joel 3.14
3.
He hath our Right and Cause maintain'd
in all the peoples sight:
Psa. 9.4.
He sat (as Lord and King, and reign'd)
in the Throne, judging Right:
He throughly pleads our cause with those
that sought us to molest,
And hath disquieted our foes,
Jerem. 50.34.
that he might give us Rest.
4.
We
  • Desiring only a sa­tisfying Security. Ps. 120.7
    yeelded
  • marched
to them very far,
desiring peace to make;
But when we spake, they were for war,
in which we did them take.
As for the Lord, his Word is try'd,
& 18.30
his way is perfect, pure:
To all that have on him rely'd
he is a Buckler sure.

The second Part.

O blessed be the Lord my might,
& 144.1
who
  • in the war-like
  • hath in Dunbar
Field
My hands and fingers taught to fight,
& 18.16
who was my strength and shield:
Who sent from Heaven, and took me
and drew me from the deep;
From hateful foes, both strong & stout
When encom­passed a­bout. Ps. 18.17
out,
he did me safely keep.
2.
v. 18, 19
My stronger foes prevented me
in that so dangerous day,
They threatned my calamity,
but God was then my stay.
Into a place
Edin­burgh and Leith.
secure and free
my Soul he quickly brought:
Because he took delight in me,
he my deliverance wrought.
3.
He sets me on the Places
The Castles of Edinburgh St Iohn­stons, Star­ [...]ing, &c. Ps. 18.32
high,
by conquest mine they are:
He taught my hands the faculty
of exercising War.
The Lord it is that girds and bindes
my Soul with Power so great,
v. 33.
He makes my feet like feet of Hindes,
and makes my way compleat.

The third Part.

v. 37, 38.
I have pursu'd our foes that fled,
and also overta'ne,
And till they were extinguished
I did not turn again.
They had not strength enough to rise,
I wounded them so sore;
Beneath my feet mine Enemies
are faln in bloody gore:
2.
Thou girdest me with fortitude
to battel with my foes,
v. 39, 40
And under me hast them subdu'd
that up against me rose.
Mine Enemies necks into my hand,
are given me by thee,
That I might root out of the Land
all them that hated me.
3.
Loud shrieks and cries they multiply'd,
v. 41, 42
but there was none to save;
Yea, even to the Lord they cry'd,
but he no answer gave.
As small as dust that's blown about
when boysterous winds do meet,
I beat my foes, and cast them out
as dirt into the street.
4.
Above them thou hast rais'd my head,
that did my hurt conspire;
v. 48, 49
And me from him delivered,
whom fury set on fire.
Amongst the people, for this thing,
thy praises I'l proclaim,
And cheerful songs of triumph sing
to thy victorious Name.

Sept. 3. 1651. The XV. Hymn Celebrates the great Victory at Worcester, &c.

PART I.

Psal. 98.1. & 124 1, 2.
SIng to the Lord a new-made Song,
for he hath marvels done;
His holy hand and arm most strong
the victory hath won.
Had not the Lord been on our side,
now
  • Israel
  • England sure
may say,
When
  • Foes
  • Scots
came on in so much pride,
they had us spoyl'd this day.
2.
Had not the Lord his pow'r reveal'd
our part and cause to own,
(To whom both they and we appeal'd)
we had been overthrown:
Ps. 18.46
But blessed be our Rock of Pow'r
that ever doth abide,
Joel 3.14
And plea [...]d was this day and hour
the difference to decide.
3.
He hath our Right and Cause maintain'd
Psal 9.4.
in all the peoples sight:
He sat (as Lord and King, and reign'd)
in the Throne, judging Right.
He throughly pleads our cause with those
that sought us to molest,
Jer. 50.34.
And hath disquieted our Foes,
that he might give us Rest.
4.
As for the Lord, his Word is try'd,
his way is perfect, pure:
Ps. 18.30
To all that have on him rely'd
he is a Buckler sure.
The Lord it is that girds and bindes
our Soul with Power so great,
He makes our feet like feet of Hindes,
v. 32, 33.
and makes our way compleat.
5.
He sets us on the places high,
Ps. 18.33
by conquest ours they are:
He taught our hands the faculty
of exercising War.
We have pursu'd our foes that fled,
v. 37.
and also overta'ne,
And till they were extinguished
we did not turn again.
6.
They had not strength enough to rise,
v. 38.
we wounded them so sore;
Beneath our feet our Enemies
are faln in bloody gore:
Loud shrieks and cries they multiply'd,
v. 41.
but there was none to save;
Yea, even to the Lord they cry'd,
but he no Answer gave.
7.
v. 42.
As small as dust that's blown about
when boystrous winds do meet,
We beat our foes, and cast them out
as dirt into the street.
v. 48.
Above them thou hast rais'd our head,
that did our hurt conspire,
And us from him delivered,
whom fury set on fire.
8.
v. 49.
Amongst the people, for this thing,
thy praises we'l proclaim,
And cheerful songs of triumph sing
to thy victorious Name.

PART II.

Praise ye the Lord, sing to the Lord
Ps. 149.1, 2.
a new composed Song,
His memorable praise record
his gather'd Saints among.
Let joyful Israel shout and sing.
in their Creators Name,
Let Sions children in their King
triumphant joys proclaim.
2.
Heb. 11.33, 34.
Who have through Faith Kingdoms subdu'd,
obtained promises;
Escap'd the sword, and those withstood
that wrought unrighteousness:
Of weak were made strong Champions
waxt valient in fight,
The Armies of the Aliens
they also turn'd to flight.
3.
Kings of Armies did flee apace,
Ps. 68.12
having receiv'd the foil:
And they that stay'd upon the place
did there divide the spoil:
He for their sakes hath Kings controul'd
with his out-stretched Arm;
Ps. 105.14
Who for to touch his Saints were bold,
or did his Prophets harm.
4.
The spirit of Princes he cuts off,
Ps. 76.12
he's terrible to Kings:
He'l recompence their bold offence,
Ps. 94.23
and take them in their sins.
No King is sav'd by multitude,
Ps. 33.16
or by a num'rous Host:
The great and mighty are subdu'd,
that did insult and boast.
5.
The proud are scatter'd and destroy'd,
Lu. 1.15
and in the very thing,
Wherein they proudly were employ'd,
Exo. 18 11.
above them was our King.
Psal. 20.8
They are brought down & faln, but we
are ris'n, and stand upright;
2 Chron. 32.8.
With them an arm of flesh we see,
with us the Lord of might.
6.
Psa. 144.1
Who help'd us, and our battels fought,
covering our heads that day:
Our hands and fingers eke he taught
to war and fight, the way:
We through our God did valiantly;
Psa. 60.12
and he it is alone
That hath trod down the Enemy,
the Glory is his own.

PART III.

Psal. 98.1
With thy right hand O Lord most high
and with thy out-stretch'd arm:
Thou get'st thy self the victory,
and savest us from harm.
& 118.15
The right hand of the Lord our God
hath done most valiantly:
The right hand of the Lord our God
it is exalted high.
2.
Verse 16
The right hand of the Lord our God,
preheminence it has:
The right hand of the Lord our God
brings mighty things to pass:
Psa. 126.3
The Lord does mighty things for us,
whereof we (sure) are glad:
Even great and terrible things he does,
Deut. 10, 21.
we have Experience had.
3.
Thy right hand glorious is in Pow'r,
Exo. 15.6
and hath victoriously,
In peeces dasht this day and hour,
the lofty Enemy.
When thou cam'st down in thy great strength,
the Mountains fled away;
Is. 64.1, 3
And at thy presence they at length
consumed were that day.
Hab. 3.6, 10.
4.
As smoak is driv'n away,
Ps. al 78.2 & 35.5
so they
are driven away we see:
And as the chaff before the wind
so scatter'd all they be.
All those that hated us and thee,
Isa 17.13 14. & 44 11.
are fled, and are surrounded,
And all incens'd at us, we see
ashamed and confounded.
5.
Thus thou hast thresht the Mountains small,
and made the Hills as chaff;
Isa. 41.15
In their own counsels lo they fall,
Psal. 10.5
and thou thereat dost laugh:
The counsel which these men did take,
& 33.10
the Lord doth bring to nought,
And their devices fruitless make,
what ere the people thought.
6.
Ps. 118.23
Thus God hath quell'd our enemies,
this is the LORDS DOING;
And marvelous 'tis in our eyes,
when we behold the Thing.
Ps. 58.10
The Righteous (Lord) rejoyce to see
the Vengeance thus made good,
And they have washt their feet with thee
in the ungodly's Blood.

PART IV.

Ex. 15.3
The Lord he is a man of war,
and so in these our coasts
He hath appear'd, both near and far;
his Name's the Lord of Hoasts.
Ps. 24.8.
The strong & mighty Lord he's term'd,
the Lord in battel strong:
Rev. 3.15
Faithful and true, and hath confirm'd
his Word even all along.
2.
Isa. 25.9
Lo this God is our God, and we
did on his Promise stay;
We waited for him, and we see
he hath us sav'd this day.
Ex. 15.2
Jehovah is our Strength and Song,
and our SALVATION;
He is Our God, we'l him Prepare
an HABITATION.
3.
Our fathers God, we'l him exalt,
Neh. 9.5.
bless'd be his glorious Name,
Which is exalted far above
all Blessing, Praise and Fame:
Who hath triumphed gloriously;
Ex. 15.1
and He is every way,
More Glorious and Excellent
then all the Mounts of prey.
Ps. 76.4.
4.
Amongst the gods, who's like to thee?
Ex. 15.11
glorious in Holiness!
Fearful in praise, wonders we see!
none's like thee questionless:
1 Sam. 7.22. Jer. 10.7
Amongst all Nations is not One
that may compared be!
In all the Kingdoms there is none
(O Lord) that's like to thee!
5.
Thou art most high o're all the Earth,
Ps. 83.18 Ps. 46.9. Ps. 118.15. Is. 59.19 Jer. 10.6 & 7.
thou makest wars to cease:
Thou causest voyce of Joy and Mirth,
and thou createst Peace.
None's like to thee, for thou art great,
thy Name is great in might:
Who would not fear thee? for to thee
it doth pertain of right.
6.
Thou, King of Nations dost appear,
and hast a glorious Fame:
Rev. 15.4
And who, O Lord, would not thee fear,
and glorifie thy Name?
For thou only art Holy Lord,
all Nations shall thee fear,
And by them thou shalt be ador'd,
for thy Judgments appear.
7.
Rev. 15, 3
Thy works are great and marvelous,
which thou dost in our view;
Lord God Almighty, King of Saints,
thy Ways are Just and True.

PART V.

Cor. 1.27 28.
Lord, thou the foolish things dost choose
for to confound the Wise,
The weak things also to confound
the Mighty, in our eyes:
The lowest and the basest Things,
and things despised far,
Yea, things which are not, for to bring
to nought the things that are.
2.
The Mighty thou casts from the seat,
Luk. 1.52
and dost exalt the Meek:
2 Cor. 12 9
Thy strength in weakness is compleat,
when unto thee we seek:
Mat. 12.16
Out of the mouth of very babes,
Lord, thou wilt perfect praise:
Thou bringst down high & mighty ones
and mean ones thou dost raise.
Isai. 46.5
3.
The poor despised Sectaries,
thy Saints, so term'd O Lord,
Exalt thou dost before the Eyes
of those that them abhor'd.
That Way which they call Heresie,
Act. 24.14
so do we worship thee,
In Truth and in Sinceritie,
as thy Appointments be.
4.
Thou upon Princes pour'st contempt,
Psalm 107 40, 41.
and causest them to stray,
And wander in the Wilderness,
where is no (beaten) way:
But sav'st the poor from misery,
set'st him on Safety's Rock,
And mak'st him up a Family,
like to a num'rous Flock,
5.
These things the righteous shall behold,
ver. 42, 43
rejoycing in the same,
And all Iniquity control'd,
shall stop her mouth with shame.
Who so hath wisdom from above,
these things for to record,
Even they shall understand the Love
and Kindness of the Lord.
6.
Ps. 85.9.
Surely Salvation is at hand,
For those that do him fear,
That Glory may dwell in our Land,
the Lord doth now appear:
vers. 13.
Before Him Righteousness shall go,
and (where the way was dim,)
Shall now direct our footsteps so,
that we may follow him.

PART VI.

Ps. 149.5
The Saints joyful in Glory be,
and sing loud on their beds,
Is. 35.10
To Sion come, with Songs we see,
and Joy upon their Heads:
And in their mouth is Gods high praise,
Psa. 149.5, 6.
and in their hands a sword,
T'inflict on heath'nish peoples ways
the vengeance on Record.
2.
vers. 9.
This Honour Saints have, all of them,
to execute their Doom,
That fight against Jerusalem,
for Antichrist and ROME;
vers. 8.
To punish Tyrant-Kings that gave
their power unto the Beast,
And Nobles that Ignobly have
assisted him at least.
3.
The Lord against that House arose,
Isai. 31.2.
that evil Doers be,
And eke against the Help of those
that work Iniquitie.
The young Pretender to the Crown,
is turn'd back with Disgrace;
Ier. 46.5
Their mighty Ones are beaten down,
and fled away apace.
4.
They look'd not back for fear and dread
in this their setting forth;
Verse 6.
But sore dismaid, hasted, stumbled,
and Fell towards the NORTH.
Their Lords and Lairds no man relieves,
they now are all confin'd:
Their Prince Companion is of Thieves
Viz. of Theeves at sea, in his pirati­cal Com­missions; Also of Theeves at land, with Hinde and others in his person if reports of his own party be credited. Isai. 1.23
,
of a Rebellious kind;
Or (if reports be true)
and with Rebellious Hinde.
5.
Lo (Royalists) this is the man
Psa. 52 7 Dan. 5 22
that made not God his strength;
Open your eyes, see if you can
his Errors now at length:
The wicked ways his father went,
he also walked hath,
Hard'ning his heart, would not repent,
and now on him there's Wrath.
2 Chron. 19.2.
6.
Gen. 4.14
He wanders up and down like Cain,
a
  • Fugitive
  • Vagabond
this day
If he be [...]mo [...]t, read wandered, hot day, and feared. Ps. 107.40 41.
,
And feareth always to be slain,
when met upon the way.
But Saints are set on Safety's Rock,
and Triumph in their King:
With Joy together now they flock,
and HALLELƲJAHS sing.

Gospel Mercies.

Psalm 117.

Celebrates Gods Mercy and Truth to us Gentiles in those days of the Gospel.

ALl Nations and all people sing
Jehovah's noble praise;
For great's
  • the kindness of our King
  • his merciful kindness
Towards us in these days:
His Love to us is marvelous,
The Truth of Jeho-vah,
For ever sure it doth endure:
Halle, Halle lu-jah.
Amen, Hallelujah.

Or thus, as the 100 Psalm.

ALl Nations raise your voyce these days,
To sing Jehovah's noble praise:
All people thus praise him with Us,
For great's his Love, and marvelous.
His Truth is sure, and doth endure,
Not any age shall it obscure:
Great Jehovah praise ye,
Ps. 68.32.
Selah,
And sing with us Hallelujah.
FINIS.

Post-script.

REader, These Hymns and Psalms thou hast
here published, are but a Taste
Of those the Author will produce,
yet more compleat, for publike use.
These first were needful for thy view,
the other shortly will ensue.
The Old Psalms some not Relishing,
in Publike, have left off to sing;
So many faults they have espy'd,
but these by Him are Rectifi'd:
And sure when His they shall peruse,
they'l sing again that now refuse.
If singing be the work of Heaven,
then scarcely one in six or seven,
That are so backward to't on Earth,
are fit for that same place of mirth;
But those who well them thus employ,
shall enter to their Masters Joy.
Pro. 26.31 [...]sa. 51.11 & 35.10
Then say not, in the way's a Lion,
but come with singing unto Zion:
And now no more make an excuse,
for to neglect the precious use
Of this sweet Gospel-Ordinance,
that doth so much Gods praise advance.

To the Author, on these Hymns, and his sweet Translation of the Psalmes.

What J out of thy treasurie sheW the times require for publike vieW
I should Ingratefull bee if I should hide such heavenlI poes I
Let now alL judge who doth excelL who may wee calL thy paralleL
Long mayst thou Live sing forth & telL gods praise a Loud in jsraeL
Isr'els sweet psalmist, I will saI thou worthilI art stil'd this daI
Amongst those that sing Alle-lujA in All jsraell, or judA
Mayst thou fitly have a naM with david, moses, miriaM
Brave spirits and gifts had caleB, joB as Brave methinkes, do thee enroB
A spirit of praise, As deborA barak, Asaph, eliathA
Refreshing psalms, Rich jewels aR with which, no Rubies may compaR
Thy ayme in Thine, thou hast expresT to serve god with The very besT
Our Old wee'l leave, for such, and sO will with new songs tO zion gO
Now god hath such great wonders doN let endlesse praise be carried oN

Imprimatur,

Octob. 13. 1651.
Joseph Caryl

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