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| WITH 1 cheerefull voice we sing to thee, | |
| O Lord, accept our melodie; | |
| For thou in mercy, as we see, | |
| Hast delt with us most louingly, | |
| In giuing vs a royall king, | 5 |
| Whose fame in all the world doth ring. | |
| God save King James, and still pull downe | |
| All those that would annoy his crowne. | |
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| In wisdome like to Solomon, | |
| His grace doth sit in princely seate, | 10 |
| With sword of iustice in his hand, | |
| And maintaines truth for small and great: | |
| He doeth succeede our Hester, shee | |
| Who neuer will forgotten bee. | |
| God save King James, etc. | 15 |
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| Like Constantine the emperour, | |
| He dooth begin his royall raigne, | |
| Whereat his foes are danted much, | |
| And seekes to him for grace amaine. | |
| Lord, make their peace to bee in thee, | 20 |
| And then thrice happy shall we be. | |
| God save King James, etc. | |
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| The Gospell pure he dooth maintaine, | |
| Among vs preached as before: | |
| Blind ignorance it shall not raigne, | 25 |
| As some did hope and threaten sore. | |
| Our realm God hath established, | |
| And former feares from vs are fled. | |
| God save King James, etc. | |
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| Lift vp your hearts to God on hie, | 30 |
| And sing with one consent of minde | |
| Laude and prayse to the Trinity, | |
| For our good king that is so kinde. | |
| Let vs reioyce in God alway | |
| That we have seene this happie day. | 35 |
| God save King James, etc. | |
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| All countries ioyne with vs in loue, | |
| To beat down Turke and Pope apace. | |
| The king and counsel’s acts approue; | |
| Let vertue now all vice deface. | 40 |
| Amidst all ioyes prepare to dye, | |
| That we may liue eternally. | |
| God save King James, etc. | |
