1.

Rejoyce in God, O ye
That righteous be;
For cherfull thankfulness,
It is a comely part
In them whose heart
Doth cherish rightfulness.

2.

O, prayse with heart the Lord;
O, now accord
Viols with singing voice;
Let ten-stringd instrument,
O, now be bent
To witness you rejoice.

3.

A new, sing a new song
To Him most strong,
Sing lowd and merrily:
Because that word of His
Most righteous is,
And His deeds faithfull bee.

4.

Hee righteousness approues,
And judgment loues;
God's goodness fills all lands:
His word made heavnly coast,
And all that host
By breath of His mouth stands.

5.

The waters of the seas
In heapes He layes,
And depths in treasure His;
Let all the earth feare God,
And who abroad
Of world a dweller is.

6.

For He spake not more soone
Than it was done;
He badd, and it did stand.
He doth heath'n counsell breake,
And maketh weak
The might of peoples hand.

7.

But ever, ever shall
His counsells all
Throughout all ages last;
The thinking of that mind
No end shall find
When time's time shall be past.

8.

That realm indeed hath blisse
Whose God He is,
Who Him for their Lord take:
Ev'n people that, ev'n those
Whom this Lord chose
His heritage to make.

9.

The Lord looks from the sky,
Full well His ey
Beholds our mortall race;
Ev'n where He dwelleth, Hee
Throughout doth see
Who dwell in dusty place.

10.

Since He their hearts doth frame,
He knowes the same,
Their works He understands.
Hosts do the king not saue,
Nor strong men haue
Their help from mighty hands.

11.

Of quick holp is an horse,
And yet his force
Is but a succour vaine;
Who trusts him sooner shall
Catch harmfull fall
Than true deliverance gain.

12.

But lo, Jehova's sight
On them doth light
Who Him do truly feare,
And them who do the scope
Of all their hope
Vpon His mercy beare.

13.

His sight is them to saue,
Even from the graue,
And keep from famin's paine.
Then on that Lord most kind
Fix we our mind,
Whose shield shall us maintaine.

14.

Our hearts sure shall enjoy
In Him much joy,
Whose hope on His name just:
O, let Thy mercy great
On us be set;
We haue no plea but trust.