AN HYMN To be sung in the PROCESSION AT St. GEORGE'S-FEAST instead of the litany; Composed by an Order of the Sovereign, and the Companions of the most Noble and Honourable Order of the GARTER, in a CHAPTER held at WINDSOR APRIL the xvii, 1661. An HYMN to be sung in the PROCESSION at St. GEORGE'S-FEAST instead of the litany. judge. 5.3 HEAR, O ye Kings; give ear, O ye Princes: I, even I will sing unto the Lord; I will sing Praises unto the God of Israel. Psal. 18.2. The Lord is my Rock, and my Fortress, and my Deliverer, my God, my Strength, in whom I trust: my Buckler, the Horn of my Salvation, and my high Tower. Exod. 15.2. The Lord is my Strength, and my Song: and he is become my Salvation. Exod. 15.6. The Right hand of the Lord is become Glorious in Power: The Right hand of the Lord hath dashed in pieces the Enemy. Exod. 15.7. In the greatness of thy Excellency thou hast overthrown them; that rose up against thee: who is like unto thee, O Lord, amongst the Gods: who is like unto thee, glorious in Holiness, fearful in praises, doing Wonders. Psal. 81.1. Sing aloud therefore unto God, our Strength: make a joyful Noise to the God of Jacob. CHORUS. I will sing unto the Lord: for he hath triumphed gloriously: Exod. 15.1. To day will we sing this Song, We have a strong City: Salvation will God appoint for Walls, and Bulwarks ▪ Isay. 26.1. Psal. 47.9. The Princes of the People are gathered together, even the People of the God of Abraham: for the Shields of the Earth belong unto God: he is greatly exalted. judge. 5.11. We will therefore rehearse the righteous Acts of the Lord: even his righteous Acts towards the Inhabitants of the Villages of Israel. Psal. 78.4. We will not hid them from our Children, showing to the generations to come the praises of the Lord: and his Strength, and his wonderful Works, that he hath done. Psal. 78.6. That the generation to come might know them, even the Children, which should be born: who shall arise, and declare them to their Children: Psal. 78.7. That they may set their Hope in God: and not forget the works of God, but keep his Commandments. Psal. 30.3. Sing unto the Lord therefore, O ye Saints of his and let us give thanks for a remembrance of his Holiness. Psal. 81.1. Sing aloud unto God, our Strength: make a joyful Noise unto the God of Israel. CHORUS. The Lord is my Strength, and my Song: and he is become my Salvation: Exod. 15.2. Psal. 31.7. We will be glad, and rejoice in thy mercy, O Lord: for thou hast considered our trouble, and hast known our Soul in Adversities. Psal. 107.40. For our Sins thou didst cast our Crown to the Ground: thou pouredst contempt upon our Princes, and causedst them to wander in the Wilderness, where there is no way. Psal. 44.11. Thou gavest us like Sheep appointed for slaughter: and didst scatter us among the Nations. Psal. 44.13. Thou madest us a reproach to our Neighbours: a Scorn, and a Derision to them, that are round about us. Psal. 44.14. Thou madest us a By-word among the Heathen: a shaking of the Head among the People. Psal. 78.61. Thou didst deliver thy Strength into Captivity, and thy Glory into the enemy's hand. Psal. 78.62. Thou gavest thy People over also unto the Sword: and wast wrath with thine Inheritance. Psal. 106.44. Nevertheless, thou didst regard our Afflictions: and heardest our Cry, and didst repent, according to the Multitude of thy Mercies. Psal. 32.7. But, as the Lord was our hiding-place, and did preserve us in the midst of our trouble: so at last he hath compassed us a●●out with Songs of Deliverance. Psal. 78.65. For the Lord did awake, as a man out of sleep: and like a ●ighty man, that shouteth by reason of Wine. Psal. 30.5. His anger endureth, but a Moment; in his favour is life: Weep●ng may endure for a Night; but Joy cometh in the Morning. Psal. 30.11. God hath turned our Mourning into Dancing: he hath put ●●f our Sack-cloth, and girded us with Gladness; Psal. 30.12. To the end, that our Tongues may sing praises unto thee, O Lord; and not be silent: O Lord our God, we will give ●hanks unto thee for Ever. CHORUS. The Salvation of Israel is come out of Sion, the Lord hath brought back the Captivity of his People: Therefore shall Jacob rejoice, and Israel shall be glad: Psal. 14.7. O! that men would therefore praise the Lord for his goodness, and for his wondrous Works to the Children of Men: Psal. 107.8. Psal. 9.4. Thou, O God, hast maintained my Right, and my Cause: thou sattest in the Throne, judging right. Psal. 9.5. Thou hast rebuked the Rebellious: thou hast destroyed the ●icked; and hast put out their Name for Ever and Ever. Psal. 37.35. I have seen the Wicked in great power: and spreading him●●lf like a green Bay-tree. Psal. 37.36. Yet he passed away, and, lo! he was not: I sought him, but and could not be found. Psal. 37.37. Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright: for the End of that man is Peace. Psal. 85.1. Lord, thou hast been favourable unto thy Land: Thou hast ●rought back the Captivity of thy People. Psal. 85.2. Thou hast forgiven the Iniquity of thy People: Thou hast ●●vered all their Sin. Psal. 85.3. Thou hast taken away all thy Wrath: Thou hast turned thy ●●lf from the fierceness of thine Anger. Psal. 18.49. Therefore will we give thanks unto thee, O Lord, among the People: and sing Praises unto thy Name in the great Congregation. Psal. 81.1. Sing aloud unto God, our Strength: make a joyful Noise unto the God of Israel. CHORUS. O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good: for his Mercy endureth for Ever. Let the Redeemed of the Lord say so: whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the Enemy: Psal. 106.1, 2, Psal. 46.8. O come hither, and behold the Works of the Lord: what Desolations he hath made in the Earth. Psal. 46.9. He maketh Wars to cease unto the ends of the Earth: He breaketh the bow, and cutteth the Spear in sunder, and burneth the chariots in the fire. Psal. 65.7. He hath stilled the noise of the Seas: the noise of their Waves, and the Tumult of the People. Psal. 68.30. He rebuked the Company of the Spear-men, the Multitude of the Bulls with the Calves of the People: till every one submitteth himself with pieces of Silver: He hath scattered the People, that delight in War. Psal. 75.3. He hath broken the Arrows of the bow: the Shield, the Sword, and the Battle. Psal. 98.1. O! come therefore, let us sing unto the Lord a new Song, for he hath done marvelous things: His right Hand, and his holy arm hath gotten him the Victory. Psal. 60.4. For he hath given a Banner to them, that fear him: that it may be displayed because of the Truth. CHORUS. The Lord is a Man of War: the Lord is his Name: Exod. 15.3. The Lord of Hosts is with us, the God of Jacob is our refuge: Psal. 46.11. O! clap your Hands therefore, all ye People: shout unto God with the voice of Triumph: Ps. 47.1. Psal. 18, 50. Great deliverance giveth he to the King: and shewed mercy 〈◇〉 his Anointed, and to his Seed for evermore. judge. 5.13. Then he made him, that remained, to have Dominion over 〈◇〉 Nobles among the People: the Lord made him have Domi●●on over the Mighty. 2 Sam. 23.4. And he shall be as the Light of the Morning, when the Sun ●●●eth, even a Morning without Clouds: as the tender Grass ●●●inging out of the Earth, by clear shining after Rain. Psal. 18.43. Thou, O Lord, that hast delivered him from the strivings of 〈◇〉 People: Thou, that hast made him head of those, that rose 〈◇〉 against him: Psal. 21.5. Let his Glory be still great in thy Salvation: increase daily ●●●t Honour, and Majesty, which thou hast laid upon him. Isay. 22.23. Fasten him as a Nail in a Sure place: and let him be for a ●lorious Throne to his Father's house. Isay. 22.24. And hang upon him all the Glory of his Father's house: the ●●fspring, and the Issue. And let all the People say Amen. CHORUS. The Lord hear him in the day of his trouble; the Name of the God of Jacob defend him: Psal. 20.1. sand him help from the Sanctuary, and strengthen him out of Sion. 2. Grant him according to his own Heart's desire: and fulfil all his council. Sion. 3. We will rejoice in thy Salvation, O Lord, and in the name of our God will we set up our Banners: The Lord fulfil all his Petitions. Sion. 4. Psal. 21.1. The King shall joy in thy Strength, O Lord: and in thy Sal●ation how greatly shall he rejoice? Psal. 21.2. Thou hast given him his heart's desire: and hast not withheld ●●e request of his Lips. Psal. 21.3. For thou preventest him with the Blessings of Goodness: thou hast set a Crown of pure Gold upon his head. Psal. 21.6. Thou hast made him most Blessed for ever: Thou hast made ●●m exceeding glad with thy Countenance. Psal. 21.7. For the King trusteth in the Lord: and, through the mercy ●f the most high, he shall not miscarry. Psal. 61.6. Thou wilt prolong the King's life: and his Years, as man● Generations. CHORUS. O satisfy him with a long life: and show him th● Salvation: Psal. 91.16. Keep thy mercy with him for evermore: and l●● thy Covenant stand fast with him: Psal. 89.28. Make his Seed also to endure for Ever: and h●● Throne as the days of Heaven. Psal. 89.29. Cloath his Eemies with shane; but upon himself let his Crown flourish: Psal. 132.18. Psal. 36.7. How excellent is thy loving kindness, O Lord: therefore th● Children of men put their trust in the Shadow of thy Wings. Psal. 73.25. Whom have we in heaven, but Thee: and there is none upo●right● earth, that we desire, besides Thee. Psal. 40.5. Many, O Lord our God, are thy wondrous Works, whic● thou hast done: and thy Thoughts, which are to usward, the● cannot be reckoned up in order to Thee. If we should declin● and speak of them: they are more, then can be Numbered. Psal. 68.35. O Lord our God, thou art terrible out of thy holy places The God of Israel is he, that giveth strength and power unto h●● people. Blessed be God. CHORUS. rejoice, rejoice, O ye People: for the Lord 〈◇〉 be merciful unto his Land, and to his People: 〈◇〉 32.43. The Lord will give Strength unto his People 〈◇〉 Lord will bless his People with Peace: Psal. 29. ●● For who is God, save the Lord? or who is a 〈◇〉 save our God: Psal. 18.31. Blessed be the Lord God of Israel from eve●●●●●ing to everlasting: and let all the people say Am●● Praise ye the Lord: Psal. 106.48. Glory be to the Father, &c. Amen. FINIS.