mp 13 While yet they went from land to land without a sure abode;

And while through sundry kingdoms did wander far abroad;

14 Yet, notwithstanding, suffer'd he

no man to do them wrong;

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mf Yea, for their sakes, he did reprove kings, who were great and strong.

15 Thus did he say, Touch ye not those
that mine anointed be,

Nor do the prophets any harm
that do pertain to me.

mp 16 He call'd for famine on the land,
he brake the staff of bread:

17 But yet he sent a man before, by whom they should be fed; mp Ev'n Joseph, whom unnat❜rally sell for a slave did they;

18 Whose feet with fetters they did hurt, and he in irons lay;

m 19 Until the time that his word came to give him liberty;

The word and purpose of the Lord

did him in prison try.

To him of all that he possess'd
he did the charge commit:

mf 22 That he might at his pleasure bind the princes of the land;

And he might teach his senators
wisdom to understand.

m 23 The people then of Israel
down into Egypt came;
And Jacob also sojourned
within the land of Ham.
24 And he did greatly by his pow'r
increase his people there;
And stronger than their enemies
they by his blessing were.

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m 25 Their heart he turned to envy his folk maliciously,

With those that his own servants were to deal in subtilty.

mf 26 His servant Moses he did send, Aaron his chosen one.

27 By these his signs and wonders great in Ham's land were made known.

that he enlarg'd should be:

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He that the people's ruler was

did send to set him free.

his word they did obey.

29 He turn'd their waters into blood,

and he their fish did slay.

mp 30 The land in plenty brought forth frogs in chambers of their kings.

31 His word all sorts of flies and lice
in all their borders brings.

m 32 He hail for rain, and flaming fire

into their land he sent :

33 And he their vines and fig-trees smote;
trees of their coasts he rent.

34 He spake, and caterpillars came,
locusts did much abound;

35 Which in their land all herbs consum'd,
and all fruits of their ground.

mp 36 He smote all first-born in their land, chief of their strength each one.

m 37 With gold and silver brought them forth,

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weak in their tribes were none.

f 1 GIVE praise and thanks unto the Lord, for bountiful is he:

His tender mercy doth endure
unto eternity.

or show forth all his praise?

f 3 Blessed are they that judgment keep, and justly do always.

p 6 We with our fathers sinned have, and of iniquity

Too long we have the workers been:

we have done wickedly.

m 7 The wonders great, which thou, O Lord, didst work in Egypt land,

Our fathers, though they saw, yet them they did not understand:

And they thy mercies' multitude

kept not in memory;

But at the sea, ev'n the Red sea,

provok'd him grievously. m 8 Nevertheless he saved them, ev'n for his own name's sake; That so he might to be well known his mighty power make.

9 When he the Red sea did rebuke, then dried up it was: Through depths, as through the wilderhe safely made them pass.

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10 From hands of those that hated them he did his people save;

And from the en'my's cruel hand
to them redemption gave.

11 The waters overwhelm'd their foes;
not one was left alive.

12 Then they believ'd his word, and praise to him in songs did give.

mp 13 But soon did they his mighty works forget unthankfully,

And on his counsel and his will

did not wait patiently;

14 But much did lust in wilderness,
and God in desert tempt.

15 He gave them what they sought, but to
their soul he leanness sent.

16 And against Moses in the camp
their envy did appear;

At Aaron they, the saint of God,
envious also were.

17 Therefore the earth did open wide,
and Dathan did devour,
And all Abiram's company
did cover in that hour.

18 Likewise among their company
a fire was kindled then;
And so the hot consuming flame
burnt up these wicked men.
19 Upon the hill of Horeb they
an idol-calf did frame,

A molten image they did make,

and worshipped the same.

20 And thus their glory, and their God,

most vainly changed they

Into the likeness of an ox
that eateth grass or hay.

By whom such great things brought to

they had in Egypt seen.

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30 Then Phin'has rose, and justice did, and so the plague did cease;

31 That to all ages counted was

to him for righteousness.

things terrible did he,

When he his mighty hand and arm
stretch'd out at the Red sea.

mp 23 Then said he, He would them destroy, had not, his wrath to stay,

His chosen Moses stood in breach,
that them he should not slay.

24 Yea, they despis'd the pleasant land,
believed not his word:

25 But in their tents they murmured,
not heark'ning to the Lord.

m 26 Therefore in desert them to slay
he lifted up his hand:

27 'Mong nations to o'erthrow their seed, and scatter in each land.

mp 28 They unto Baal-peor did

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themselves associate; The sacrifices of the dead they did profanely eat.

29 Thus, by their lewd inventions,

they did provoke his ire; And then upon them suddenly the plague brake in as fire.

they did him angry make,

In such sort, that it fared ill

with Moses for their sake:

33 Because they there his spirit meek
provoked bitterly,

So that he utter'd with his lips
words unadvisedly.

34 Nor, as the Lord commanded them,
did they the nations slay:

35 But with the heathen mingled were, and learn'd of them their way.

36 And they their idols serv'd, which did a snare unto them turn.

37 Their sons and daughters they to dev'ls in sacrifice did burn.

38 In their own children's guiltless blood their hands they did imbrue, Whom to Canaan's idols they for sacrifices slew:

So was the land defil'd with blood.

39 They stain'd with their own way, And with their own inventions

a whoring they did stray.

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40 Against his people kindled was the wrath of God therefore, Insomuch that he did his own inheritance abhor.

41 He gave them to the heathen's hand; their foes did them command.

42 Their en'mies them oppress'd, they were made subject to their hand.

43 He many times deliver'd them; but with their counsel so

They him provok'd, that for their sin they were brought very low. 44 Yet their affliction he beheld, when he did hear their cry: 45 And he for them his covenant did call to memory; After his mercies' multitude 46 he did repent: And made Them to be pitied of all those

who did them captive lead.

mp 47 O Lord our God, us save, and gather the heathen from among,

That we thy holy name may praise
in a triumphant song.

148 Bless'd be JEHOVAH, Isr'el's God, to all eternity:

Let all the people say, Amen.

Praise to the Lord give ye.

107 Eden; St. Ethelreda. Chant 253.

f 1 PRAISE God, for he is good: for still his mercies lasting be.

2 Let God's redeem'd say so, whom he from th' en'my's hand did free:

3 And gather'd them out of the lan from north, south, east, and we m 4 They stray'd in desert's pathless v no city found to rest.

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mp 5 For thirst and hunger in them faints their soul. When straits them press, They cry unto the Lord, and he

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them frees from their distress. m 7 Them also in a way to walk that right is he did guide, That they might to a city go, wherein they might abide.

ƒ 8 0 that men to the Lord would give praise for his goodness then,

And for his works of wonder done

unto the sons of men!

9 For he the soul that longing is

doth fully satisfy;

With goodness he the hungry soul doth fill abundantly.

mp 10 Such as shut up in darkness deep, and in death's shade abide,