Psalm 45

MY studious heart contemplating,
Good matter doth indite:
I of the King
Compos'd a thing
Which here I will recite.
My tongue is as a Writers pen,
To frequent writing us'd:
O fairer then
The sons of men,
Thy lips have grace infus'd.
God therefore hath thee ever blest,
Thy sword gird on thy thigh:
And be thou drest
O mightiest
With state and majesty.
Ride on in this thy majesty
With prosperous success:
Because of thy
Humilitie,
Thy truth and righteousness.
And thy right hand shall teach thee things,
Even rare and dreadfull arts:
Thy shasts keen stings
Shall wound the Kings
Proud adversaries hearts.
Whereby thy foes are undertrod.
For ever lasts thy throne:
Thy ruling rod
Even thine ô God,
It is a righteous one.
Thy soul loves truth, and lewdnes hates,
And God thy God therefore
Thee consecrates
Above thy mates
With oil of gladnes store.
Out of the Iv'ry palaces
With fragrant garments clad:
Myrrhe, Alôes,
And Cassia please,
Whereby they make thee glad.
Among the noble female band,
Kings daughters were inroll'd:
At thy right hand
The Queen did stand
In purest Ophir gold.

2. Part.
HEarken ô daughter, bow thine ear,
Consider and incline:
Forget what were
Thy people there,
And fathers house of thine.
Then shall the Kings affections stream,
Desire thy beautie trim:
For he must reign
Thy Lord supream,
And thou must worship him.
With gifts among them shall resort,
Thy daughter there, ô Tyre;
The richer sort,
There craying for't,
Thy favour shall desire.
The daughter of this royall line
Within for to behold,
Doth with divine
Resplendence shine,
Her clothing all wrought gold.
Be brought unto the King shall shee
In needle-work aray'd:
And unto thee
Her train shall be,
And virgin-mates convay'd.
With nuptiall joys and festivall,
They shall these Ladies bring:
Where met, they shall
Have entrance all
To th' Palace of the King.
Thy fathers, for succession sake,
Shall leave a fruitfull birth;
Whom thou mai'st take
And Princes make
In all the Christian earth.
To ages all I'l keep in store,
Remembrance of thy Name:
Thy praise therefore
For evermore
Shall all the earth proclame.