For the Kings day

WHen (LORD) we call to minde those things,
That should be sought of Thee,
Remembring that the hearts of Kings
At thy disposing be,
And how of all those blessings, which
Are outwardly possest,
To make a Kingdome safe and rich,
Good Princes are the best;

We thus are mou'd to sing thy praise,
For Him thou daigned hast,
And humbly beg, that all our dayes
Thy care of vs may last.
Oh, blesse our King, and let him raigne,
In peacefull safety long,
The Faith's Defender to remaine,
And sheild the Truth from wrong.

With awfull Loue, and louing Dread,
Let vs obserue him, LORD,
And, as the Members with their Head,
In Christian peace accord:
And fill him with such royall care,
To cherish vs for this;
As if his heart did feele we are
Some liuing parts of his.

Let neither Party struggle from
That duty should be showne,
Lest each to other plagues become,
And both be ouerthrowne:
For, o're a disobedient Land
Thou dost a Tyrant set;
And those, that Tyrant-like command,
Haue still with Rebels met.

Oh, neuer let so sad a doome
Upon these Kingdomes fall;
And to assure it may not come.
Our sinnes forgiue vs all:
Yea, let the Parties innocent
Some dammage rather share,
Then, by vnchristian discontent,
A double curse to beare.

Make vs (that placed are belowe,
Our callings to apply)
Not ouer-curious be to know,
What he intends on high:
But, teach him iustly to command,
Us rightly to obay;
So, both shall safe together stand,
And doubts shall flie away.

When hearts of Kings we pry into,
Our owne we doe beguile,
And what we ought our selues to doe,
We leaue vndone the while:
Whereas, if each man would attend
The way he hath to liue,
And all the rest to thee commend,
Then all should better thriue.

Oh, make vs, LORD, disposed thus,
And our dread Soueraigne saue;
Blesse vs in him, and him in vs,
We both may blessings haue;
That many yeares for him we may
This Song deuoutly sing,
And marke it for a happy day,
When he became our King.