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Be light and glad, in God rejoice
Author: J. H. Hymnal: The Whole Book of Psalms #LXXXI (1790) Lyrics: 1 Be light and glad, in God rejoice,
who is our strength and stay;
Be joyful and lift up your voice
to Jacob's God alway:
2 Prepare your instruments most meet
some joyful psalm to sing,
Strike up with harp and lute so sweet
on ev'ry pleasant string:
3 Blow as it were in the new moon,
with trumpets of the best
As it is used to be done
at any solemn feast:
4 For this is unto Israel
a statute, which was made
By Jacob's God, and must full well
be evermore obey'd:
5 This clause with Joseph was decreed,
when he from Egypt came,
That as a witness all his seed
should still observe the same.
6 When God himself had so prepar'd
to bring him from that land,
Whereas the speech which he had heard
he did not under-stand.
7 I from his shoulder took, saith he,
the burden clean away,
And from the furnace set him free
from burning brick of clay;
8 When thou in grief didst cry and call
I help'd thee speedily;
And I did answer thee withal
in thunder from on high:
9 Yea, at the waters of discord
I did thee tempt and prove,
Where thou the anger of the Lord
with murmuring didst move.
10 Hear, O my people Israel,
what I do promise thee;
Regard and mark my words full well,
if thou wilt cleave to me.
The Second Part
11 Thou shalt no god in thee reserve
of any land abroad,
And in no wise bow to or serve
a strange and foreign god.
12 I am the Lord thy God, and I
from Egypt set thee free;
Then ask of me abundantly,
and I will give it thee.
13 But yet my people would not hear
my voice, when that I spake,
And Israel would not obey,
but did me quite forsake:
14 Then did I leave them to their will,
in hardness of their heart,
To walk in their own counsels still
themselves they did pervert.
15 O that my people would have heard
the words that I did say,
And Israel with due regard
had walked in my way;
16 I should have soon destroy'd their foes,
and brought them down full low,
And turned my hand against all those,
that sought their overthrow;
17 And they that at the Lord did rage
as lyars should be found;
But for his folk, their time and age
should with great joy be crowned:
18 I would have fed them with the crop
and finest of the wheat,
And made the rock with honey drop,
that they their fills might eat. Scripture: Psalm 81 Languages: English
Be light and glad, in God rejoice
Be light and glad, in God rejoice
Author: John H. Hopkins Hymnal: Unitarian Service Book, and Hymns for Church and Home. Abridged ed. #d33 (1904)
Be light and glad, in God rejoice
Deo exultate
Author: J. H. Hymnal: The Whole Booke of Psalmes #45b (1640) First Line: Be light and glad, in God rejoyce Lyrics: 1 Be light and glad, in God rejoyce,
which is our strength and stay:
Be joyfull and lift up your voice,
to Jacob's God, I say.
2 Prepare your instruments most meet
some joyfull Psalme to sing:
Strike up with Harp and Lute so sweet,
on every pleasant string.
3 Blow as it were in the new Moone,
with trumpets of the best:
As it is used to be done,
at any solemne feast.
4 For this is unto Israel,
a statute and a trade"
A law that must be kept full well,
which Jacob's God hath made.
5 This clause with Joseph was decreed,
when he from Egypt came:
That as a witnesse all his seed
should still observe the same.
6 When God.O say, had so prepar'd
to bring him from that land:
Whereas the speech which he had heard
he did not understand.
7 I from his shoulder took (saith he)
the burthen clean away:
And from the furnace quit him free
from burning brick of clay.
8 When thou in grief didst cry and call,
I holp thee by and by:
And I did answer thee withall,
in thunder secretly.
9 Yea, at the waters of discord,
I did thee tempt and prove:
Whereas the goodnesse of the Lord
with muttering thou didst move.
10 Heare O my folk, O Israel,
and I assure it thee.
Regard and marke my words full well,
if thou wilt cleave to me.
The second Part:
11 Thou shalt no god in thee reserve,
of any land abroad
And in no wise bow to or serve
a strange and foreign god.
12 I am the Lord thy God, and I
from Egypt set thee free:
Then ask of me abundantly,
and I will give it thee.
13 And yet my people would not heare
my voice when that I spake:
And Israel would not obey,
but did me quite forsake.
14 Then did I leave them to their will,
in hardnesse of their heart:
To walk in their own counsels still,
themselves they did pervert.
15 O that my people would have heard
the words that I did say:
And eke that Israel would regard
to walk within my way.
16 How soon would I confound their foes
and bring them down full low:
And turn my hand upon all those
that would them overthrow.
17 And they that at the Lord did rage,
as slaves should seek him till:
But of his folk their time and age,
should flourish ever still.
18 I would have fed them with the crop,
and finest of the wheat:
And made the rock with honey drop,
that they their fils should eat.
Scripture: Psalm 81 Languages: English Tune Title: [Be light and glad, in God rejoyce]
Deo exultate
