Chant. Cooke. 1 BLESS God, my soul. O Lord my God, thou art exceeding great; With honour and with majesty thou clothed art in state. 2 With light, as with a robe, thyself thou coverest about; And, like unto a curtain, thou the heavens stretchest out. 3 Who of his chambers doth the beams within the waters lay; Who doth the clouds his chariot make, on wings of wind make way. 4 Who flaming fire his ministers, his angels sp'rits, doth make: 5 Who earth's foundations did lay, that it should never shake. 6 Thou didst it cover with the deep, 7 But at the voice of thy rebuke they fled, and would not stay; They at thy thunder's dreadful voice did haste them fast away. 8 They by the mountains do ascend, and by the valley-ground Descend, unto that very place which thou for them didst found. 9 Thou hast a bound unto them set, 10 He to the valleys sends the springs, which run among the hills: 11 They to all beasts of field give drink, wild asses drink their fills. 12 By them the fowls of heav'n shall have their habitation, Which do among the branches sing with delectation. 13 He from his chambers watereth the hills, when they are dry'd: With fruit and increase of thy works the earth is satisfy'd. 14 For cattle he makes grass to grow, he makes the herb to spring For th' use of man, that food to him he from the earth may bring; 31 The glory of the mighty Lord continue shall for ever: The Lord JEHOVAH shall rejoice in all his works together. In 32 Earth, as affrighted, trembleth all, if he on it but look; And if the mountains he but touch, they presently do smoke. 33 I will sing to the Lord most high, 34 Of him my meditation shall 1 GIVE thanks to God, call on his name; 3 See that ye in his holy name rejoice that seeks the Lord.dgf 4 The Lord Almighty, and his strength, with stedfast hearts seek ye: His blessed and his gracious face 5 Think on the works that he hath done, which admiration breed; His wonders, and the judgments all which from his mouth proceed; 6 O ye that are of Abr'ham's race, his servant well approv'n; And ye that Jacob's children are, whom he chose for his own. 7 Because he, and he only, is the mighty Lord our God; 16 He call'd for famine on the land, he brake the staff of bread: And his most righteous judgments are 17 But yet he sent a man before, in all the earth abroad. by whom they should be fed; Ev'n Joseph, whom unnat'rally 18 Whose feet with fetters they did hurt, and he in irons lay; 19 Until the time that his word came The word and purpose of the Lord 20 Then sent the king, and did command 21 A lord to rule his family he rais'd him, as most fit; To him of all that he possess'd he did the charge commit; 22 That he might at his pleasure bind the princes of the land; And he might teach his senators wisdom to understand. 23 The people then of Israel down into Egypt came; And Jacob also sojourned within the land of Ham. 24 And he did greatly by his pow'r increase his people there; And stronger than their enemies they by his blessing were. to deal in subtilty. 26 His servant Moses he did send, Aaron his chosen one. 27 By these his signs and wonders great in Ham's land were made known. 28 Darkness he sent, and made it dark; his word they did obey. 29 He turn'd their waters into blood, and he their fish did slay. 30 The land in plenty brought forth frogs in chambers of their kings. 31 His word all sorts of flies and lice in all their borders brings. 32 He hail for rain, and flaming fire into their land he sent : 33 And he their vines and fig-trees smote; trees of their coasts he rent. 34 He spake, and caterpillars came, locusts did much abound; 35 Which in their land all herbs consum'd, and all fruits of their ground. 36 He smote all first-born in their land, chief of their strength each one. 37 With gold and silver brought them forth, 38 weak in their tribes were none. Egypt was glad when forth they went, their fear on them did light. 39 He spread a cloud for covering, and fire to shine by night. 40 They ask'd, and he brought quails: of heav'n he filled them. [with bread 41 He open'd rocks, floods gush'd, and ran in deserts like a stream. 42 For on his holy promise he, and servant Abr'ham, thought. 43 With joy his people, his elect with gladness, forth he brought. 44 And unto them the pleasant lands he of the heathen gave; That of the people's labour they inheritance might have. 45 That they his statutes might observe according to his word; And that they might his laws obey. |