Shake, Earth, and at the presence be aghast
Of Him that ever was, and ay shall last,

That glassy floods from rugged rocks cạn crush,
And make soft rills from fiery flint-stones gush,

PSALM CXXXVI,

LET us with a gladsome mind
Praise the Lord, for he is kind,
For his mercies ay indure,
Ever faithful, ever sure,

Let us blaze his name abroad,

For of Gods he is the God;

For his &c,

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Who by his all-commanding might

Did fill the new-made world with light.
For his &c.

And caus'd the golden-tressed sun,

All the day long his course to run.
For his &c.

The horned moon to shine by night,
Amongst her spangled sisters bright.
For his &c.

He with his thunder-clasping hand
Smote the first-born of Egypt land.
For his &c.

And in despite of Pharaoh fell,
He brought from thence his Israel.
For his &c.

The ruddy waves he cleft in twain
Of the Erythræan main.

For his &c.

The floods stood still like walls of glass,

While the Hebrew bands did pass.

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