Author: W. K. Appears in 3 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 106 First Line: Praise ye the Lord, for he is good Lyrics: 1 Praise ye the Lord, for he is good,
his mercy dures for aye:
2 Who can expresse his noble acts,
or all his praise display?
3 They blessèd are that judgement keep,
and justly do alway:
With favour of thy people (Lord)
remember me, I pray.
4 And with thy saving health (O Lord)
vouchsafe to visit me:
That I the great felicity
of thine elect may see.
5 And with thy peoples joy I may
a joyfull mind possesse:
And may with thine inheritance
a glorying heart expresse.
6 Both we and eke our fathers all,
have simned every one:
We have committed wickednesse,
and lewdly we have done.
7 The wonders great which thou (O Lord)
hast done in Egypt s land:
Our fathers, though they saw them all,
yet did not understand.
Nor yet thy mercies multitude
did keep in thankfull mind:
But at the sea, yea, the red sea,
rebelled most unkind.
8 Neverthelesse he saved them
for honour of his Name
That he might make his power knowne
and spread abroad his fame.
9 The red sea he did then rebuke,
and forthwith it was dry'd:
And as in wildernesse, so through
the deep he did them guide.
10 He sav'd them from the cruell hand
of their despitefull foe:
And from the enemies hand he did
deliver them also.
The second Part:
11 The waters their oppressours whelm'd,
not one was left alive:
12 Then they believ'd his word, & praise
in song they did him give.
13 But very soon unthankfully
his works they clean forgot:
And for his counsell and his will
they did neglect to wait.
14 But lusted in the wildernesse,
with fond and greedy lust:
And in the desart tempted God,
the stay of all their trust.
15 And then their wanton minds desire
he suffer'd them to have:
But wasting leanenesse therewithall
unto their soules he gave.
16 Then when they lodged in their tents,
at Moses they did grutch:
Aaron the holy of the Lord
so did they envy much.
17 Therefore the earth did open wide,
and Dathan did devoure:
And all Abirams company
did cover in that houre.
18 In their assembly kindled was
a hot consuming fire:
And wasting flame did then burn up
the wicked in his ire.
19 Upon the hill of Horeb they
an idoll calfe did frame:
And there the molten image they
did worship of the same.
20 Into the likenesse of a Calfe
which feedeth on the grasse,
Thus they their glory turn'd and all
their honour did deface;
21 And God their onely Saviour
unkindly they forgot:
Which many great and mighty things
in Egypt land had wrought.
The third Part.
22 And in the land of Ham for them
most wondrous works had done:
And by the red sea dreadfull things
Perform-ed long agone.
23 Therefore for their so shewing them
forgetfull and unkind:
To bring destruction on them all
he purpos'd in his mind:
Had not his chosen Moses stood
before him in the break
To turn his wrath left he on them
with slaughter should him wreak.
24 They did despise the pleasant land,
that he behight to give:
Yea and the words that he had spoke
they did no whit believe.
25 But in their tents with grudging heart
they wickedly repin'd:
Nor to the voice of God the Lord
did give an hark'ning mind.
26 Therefore against them lifted he
his strong revenging hand:
Them to destroy in wildernesse,
ere they should see the land.
27 And to destroy their seed among
the nations with his rod:
And through the countries of the world
to scatter them abroad.
28 To Baal Peor then they did
and joyne themselves also:
And ate the offerings of the dead
so they forsook him tho.
29 Thus with their own inventions
his wrath they did provoke:
And in his sore inkindled wrath
the plague upon them broke.
30 But Phineas stood up with zeal
the sinners vile to slay:
And judgement he did execute,
and then the plague did stay.
The fourth Part.
31 It was imputed unto him
for righteousness that day,
And from thenceforth so counted is
from race to race, I say.
32 At waters eke of Meribah
they did him angry make:
Yea, so far forth that Moses then
was punish'd for their sake.
33 Because they vex'd his spirit so sore,
that in impatient heat
His lips spake unadvisedly,
his fervour was so great.
34 Nor as the Lord commanded them
they slew the people tho:
35 But were among the heathen mix'd,
and learn'd their works also.
36 And did their idols serve which were
their ruine and decay:
37 To fiends their sons and daughters they
they offer up and slay:
38 Yea with unkindly murdering knife
the guiltlesse blood they spilt:
Yet their own sons and daughters blooud
without all cause of guilt.
Whom they to Canaan idols then
offred with wicked hand:
And so with bloud of innocents
defiled was the land.
39 Thus they were stained with the works
of their own filthy way:
And with their own inventions
a whoring they did stray.
40 Therefore against his people was
the Lords wrath kindled sore:
And even his own inheritance
he did abhorre therefore.
41 Into the hands of heathen men
he gave them for a prey:
And made their foes their :ords, whom they
were forced to obey.
The fift Part:
42 Yea and their hatefull enemies
opprest them in their land:
And they were humbly made to stoope
as subjects to their hand.
43 Full oftentimes from thrall had he
delivered them before:
But with their counsels they to wrath
provok'd him evermore.
Therefore they by their wickednesse
were brought full low to lie:
44 Yet when he saw them in distresse.
he hearkened to their cry.
45 He cal'd to mind his covenant,
which he to them had swore:
And by his mercies multitude
repented him therefore.
46 And favour he them made to find,
before the sight of those
That led them captive from their land,
when erst they were their foes.
47 Save us O Lord that art our God,
save us (O Lord) we pray:
And from among the heathen folk,
Lord gather us away.
48 That we may spread the noble praise
of thy most holy Name:
That we may glory in thy praise,
and sounding of thy fame.
49 The Lord the God of Israel
be blest for evermore:
Let all the people say Amen.
praise ye the Lord therefore.
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