Author: J. H. Hymnal: The Whole Booke of Psalmes #38b (1640) First Line: Lord give thy judgements to the King Lyrics: 1 Lord give thy judgements to the King
therein instruct him well:
And with his sonne that princely thing,
Lord let thy justice dwell.
2 That he may governe uprightly,
and rule thy folk aright:
And so defend through equity,
the poore that have no might.
3 And let the mountaines that are hie,
unto thy folk give peace:
And eke let little hils apply,
in justice to increase.
4 That he may help the weak and poore
with aide, and make them strong:
And eke destroy for evermore,
all those that do them wrong.
5 And then from age to age shall they
regard and fear thy might:
So long as Sun doth shine by day,
or else the Moone by night.
6 Lord make the King unto the just,
like raine to fields new mown:
And like to drops that lay the dust,
refreshing land new sowne.
7 The just shall flourish in his time,
and all shall be at peace:
Untill the Moone shall leave to prime,
waste, change and to increase.
8 He shall be Lord of sea and land,
from shore to shore throughout:
And from the flouds within the land,
through all the earth about.
9 The people that in desarts dwell,
Shall kneele to him full thick:
And all his enemies that rebell,
the earth and dust shall lick.
10 The lords of all the Iles thereby,
great gifts to him shall bring:
The Kings of Saba and Arabie,
give many a costly thing.
The second Part:
11 All kings shall seek with one accord,
in his good grace to stand:
And all the people of the world,
shall serve him at his hand.
12 For he the needy sort doth save
that unto him do call:
And eke the simple folk that have
no help of man at all.
13 He taketh pity on the poore,
that are with need opprest:
He doth preserve them evermore,
and bring their soules to rest.
14 He shall redeem their souls from dread
from fraud, from wrong, and might:
And eke the blood that they shall bleed
is precious in his sight.
15 But he shall live and they shall bring
to him of Sabaes gold:
He shall be honoured as a King,
and daily be extold.
16 The mighty mountaines of his land
of corne shall bear such throng:
That it like Cedar trees shall stand,
in Libanus full long.
17 Their Cities eke full well shall speed,
the fruits thereof shall passe:
In plenty it shall far exceed,
and spring as green as grasse.
18 For ever they shall praise his Name,
while that the Sun is light:
And think them happy through the same
all folk shall blesse his might.
19 Praise ye the Lord of hosts, and sing
to Israels God each one:
For he doth every wondrous thing,
yea he himself alone.
20 And blessed be his holy Name
all times eternally:
That all the earth may praise the same,
Amen, Amen, say I.
Scripture: Psalm 72 Languages: English Tune Title: [Lord, give thy judgements to the king]
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