Religion
Psalm 96
From The Book of Psalms in Metre (1644)
COmpose new songs, and sing the same
To God, ô all the earth:
Sing forth his fame
And glorious Name
All men of mortall birth.
From day to day, ô do not spare
His saving health to show:
His wonders rare,
And fame declare,
That Nations all may know.
For God a great God doth appear,
And greatly prais'd must be:
And every where
Be had in fear
Above all Gods must he.
For all the Gods that Nations name,
Are Idols ev'ry one:
The Lord this same
Most glorious frame
Of heaven made alone.
Before him honour stands in sight,
With majestie divine:
Adored might,
And beautie bright,
In's Sanctuary shine.
Ye people give unto the Lord;
Let every stock and tribe,
Unto the LORD
With joint accord,
Glory and strength ascribe.
2. Part.
GIve God the glory, as the thing
Due to his Name most high:
Devoutly bring
An offering
And to his courts draw nigh.
Adore the LORD in beautie cleer,
Of his most holy place:
Earth far and near,
O stand in fear
Before his awfull face.
Let heathen know Jehovah reigns,
Be bold to say the word,
He Earth sustains
That it remains,
And never shall be stirr'd.
He righteously shall judge the Earth,
Let heavens rejoice therefore,
Let all the Earth
Be fill'd with mirth,
And seas swift billows rore.
Let fields and fruits shew high degrees
Of mirth with one accord:
And then shall these
The woodland trees
Rejoyce before the LORD.
For lo, he doth himself address,
And judgement he pursu'th,
To judge all flesh
With righteousness,
And people with his truth.
Codex Note
A metrical version of Psalm 96.
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Barton, William. “Psalm 96.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/barton_w/95/.
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Barton, William. “Psalm 96.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/barton_w/95/.
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