A psalm of thanksgiving, to be sung by the Children of Christ's hospital, on Monday in the Easter Holy days, at Christ Church, for their Founders and Benefactors. An. Dom. 1643.  
CHORUS.  

This Chorus is to be sung by all the Children, and repeated after every Verse.  RIse orphans, raise your voice, in praise of God, for patroness kind, For bounteous Citizens from whom, we daily favour find.  
VERSUS.  
BY tears spent Mothers in distress, to miseries enthralled, We were Be-no-ni in their pangs, the Sons of sorrow called. Nor could our father's tell what state, the Lord would place Us in, With better than our mother's hopes, to call us Ben-ja-min. But dying, they bequeathed to want, the Children of their fears, We wept till from our eyes were wiped, the pity moving tears. Chorus. Rise orphans, &c.  

They moved the God of pity, He a King to pity mooyed,  
And he removed our heaps of want, which work the Lord approved.  
The King young Edward was the Sixt, but England's first Isiah,  
From Heaven by grace endued with the spirit of Eliah.  
Which Spr'it on our succeeding Kings, let ever (Lord) be breathed,  
To them and Citizens O let poor orphans be bequeathed.  
Chorus. Rise orphans, raise your voice, &c.   

Which they did well discharge, and so doth Charles our sovereign,  
You Senate who with Citizens, that Princes charge maintain.  
Maintain therefore, O Lord the state, and stock of King and Queen,  
On Parliament, and clergy let thy work of grace be seen.  
The City and the Scarlet Robe with wealth and honour guard,  
Our patroness in thy mercy great, with happiness reward.  
Chorus. Rise orphans, raise your voice, &c.   


CHildren kept and maintained at this present, at the Charge of Christ's hospital, in the said House, in divers places of this City and Suburbs, and with sundry Nurses in the Country, which is a far greater number than hitherto hath been since the foundation— 870. 

The names of all which, are registered in the Books kept in Christ's hospital, there to be seen, from what Parishes, and by what means they have been from time to time admitted.    
Children put forth Apprentices, discharged, and dead this year last past— 105.  
THere hath been cured this year last pass, at the Charge of Saint bartholomew's hospital, of soldiers and other diseased people, to the number of— 1007 

All which were relieved with Money and other necessaries at their departure.    
Buried this year after much charge in their sickness— 149  
Remaining under cure at this present, at the charge of the said hospital— 409  
THere hath been cured this year last pass, at the charge of Saint Thomas hospital, of soldiers, and other diseased people— 854 

All which were relieved with money and other necessaries at the departure.    
Buried out of the said hospital this year— 186  
Remaining under cure at this present— 301  
THere hath been brought into the hospital of Bridewell, within the space of one year, of wandering soldiers and other vagrants, to the number of— 957 

Whereof some have been clothed and sent beyond the Seas.  
And of which number many have been chargeable for the time of their being there, which cannot be avoided, by reason of their necessities, or passed away without charge.    
There is maintained and kept in the said hospital, (in Arts, Occupations, and other servile worksand labours) Apprentices, and other persons, to the number of— 152     

LONDON Printed by R.O. & G.D. in the year, 1643.