Psalm 46 (Deus noster refugium)

God gives us strength, and keepes us sounde,
A present help when dangers call;
Then feare not wee, lett quake the grounde,
And into seas let mountains fall,
Yea soe lett seas withall,
In watry hills arise,
As maie the earthlie hills appall,
With dread and dashing cries.

For lo, a river streaming joy,
With purling murmur safelie slides,
That cittie washing from annoy,
In holy shrine where God resides.
God in her center bides:
What can this cittie shake?
God earlie aides and ever guides,
Who can this cittie take?

When nations goe against her bent,
And kings with siege her walls enround:
The voide of aire his voice doth rent,
Earth failes their feete with melting ground.
To strength and keepe us sound,
The God of armies armes:
Our rock on Jacobs God wee found,
Above the reach of harmes.

O come with me, O come and view
The trophies of Jehovas hand:
What wracks from him our foes pursue,
How cleerly he hath purg'd our land.
By him warrs silent stand:
He brake the archers bow,
Made chariots wheele a firy brand,
And speare to shivers goe.

Bee still, saith he; know, God am I,
Know I will be with conquest crown'd,
Above all nations raised high,
High rais'd above this earthly round.
To strength and keepe us sound,
The God of armies armes:
Our rock on Jacob's God we found,
Above the reach of harmes.