# Lyra Davidica

LYRA DAVIDICA:
OR,
A Collection of Divine
SONGS and HYMNS,
PARTLY
Isa. XXIV. XVI, XIV, XV.
LONDON,
To the Worthy and Esteem'd Mr. WILLIAM PATERSEN:
As Approv'd of Skill
In the Great or Political Harmony, Like the Theban Artist, Who Received his Lute from Mercury, By the Musick of Eloquence, and Powerful Perswasive, Charming the Insensible, As Stones, into Regularity and UNITY; This Concert of Divine Harmony; As a Birth of Kin, And under the same Constellation With that more General Concent, In which He has Perform'd so Exquisite a Part: And as Acknowledgment of Favour From HIM, and HIS; With their Benign Influences on Its Formation and Product; Is Humbly INSCRIB'D.
The PREFACE.
It is Observable, that in Germany, where they have such abundance of Divine Songs and Hymns, set to short and pleasant Tunes, and of more Airy Movement; the Peasant at his Plow, the Servants at their Labour, the Children in the Street; and generally Persons both Imploy, and in their Diversions, make use of these for the Expression of their Mirth; and have no such Custome as we unhappily labour under, of Ballads and Profane Songs; which tend so much to Vitiate the Minds of the Younger sort, and Entertain the wicked Inclinations of others. And as it is found they generally have the Start of us both in Religion and Reformation, so if in this Point also follow them, it might be the Transplanting a Flower into our Soil, that would yield a grateful Savour both to God and Man.
The Ground of this Work, was a Collection and Composition for Private Use; in which were two or three of the German Hymns; to which others were recommended to be Added by some of that Nation, and Encouragement given of good Acceptance, if they were made Publick. The ​Editor has more of this kind by him, wich if Providence so appoint may follow; and the Design be carried on to something Higher, for the Use of ths greater Proficients both in Musick, and Religion.
A TABLE Of the HYMNS Contain'd in this
BOOK.
ALL Praise to thee. An Evening Hymn. p. 2. Awake my Soul. A Morning Hymn. p. 1. Awake the Voice. Wacht auft! ruft uns. p. 73. Can I cease my God. Solt ich meinen Gott. Commemoration of God's Mercies. p. 22. Christ our Lord is Risen. Erstanden ist der. p. 12, Come Holy Ghost. Kom Heiliger Geist. A Pentecostal Hymn. p. 51. Gloria Patri. p. 72. God is our Refuge. Ein feste burg. Luther's Hymn going to Worms. p. 75. Hail my Soul's true Comforter. Salve Cordis Gaudium. p. 29 How fairly Shines. Wie schon leuchtet. p. 40. How long sweet Lord. p. 33. How sweet the Angel Trumpets. A Sacramental Hymn. p. 8. Jesus Christ is Risen to Day. A Resurrection Hymn. p. 11. Jesus my Loving Spouse. p. 62. Jesus my Memory's sweet. Jesu dulcis memoria. St. Bernard's Jubile. p. 14. In this Worlds Inn. For the Sabbath. p. 66. Let Jubil Trumpets. In dulci Jubilo. On the Birth of Christ. p. 7. Lord now my Sleep. A Midnight Hymn. p. 4. My Soul and All. Praise for the Divine Goodness. p. 35. O all ye Works of God. p. 18. O my Soul with. Maehe dich mine. For Spiritual Watchfulness. p. 53. ​O Sacred Peace. p. 31. Our Good and Universal. Lord's Prayer Paraphras'd. p. 20. Rise O my Soul. An Aspiration. p. 38. Sacred Flames of Love Divine. p. 26. Sing to the Lord. p. 49. Sweet Jesus who. Mein Hertzens Jesu. Of the Excellence of Christ. p. 44. Temptations Lord beset. Meditation for Noon. p. 56. That Glory may. p. 77. Thy Servants Lord. p. 58. The UNION Hymn. p. ult.
This work was published before January 1, 1929, and is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago.
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