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1. A sullen planet frowned upon my birth

First Line:
A sullen planet frowned upon my birth
Last Line:
Of all my sufferings life the greatest wrong
DMI number:
43266

2. Acteon's fortune seems in me renewed

First Line:
Acteon's fortune seems in me renewed
Last Line:
These my soul true emblems are of sin
DMI number:
43265

3. Advance my soul and all thy powers incline

First Line:
Advance my soul and all thy powers incline
Last Line:
The mighty works that by thy God are wrought
DMI number:
43206

4. Ah endless source of woe ah fatal smart

First Line:
Ah endless source of woe ah fatal smart
Last Line:
Heal heal a broken heart and bid me rise and live
Author:
Richard Daniel (Absolute)
DMI number:
26474

5. All ye whom summer's life consuming heat

First Line:
All ye whom summer's life consuming heat
Last Line:
Which life nor death nor time can ever destroy
DMI number:
22930

6. Already from before the sacred throne

First Line:
Already from before the sacred throne
Last Line:
And hovering souls their former mansion take
Author:
Elizabeth Rowe [nee Singer] (Absolute)
DMI number:
25431

7. Already from before the sacred throne

First Line:
Already from before the sacred throne
Last Line:
And hovering souls their former mansions take
Author:
Elizabeth Rowe [nee Singer] (Absolute)
DMI number:
23846

8. Although the fig tree should deny its food

First Line:
Although the fig tree should deny its food
Last Line:
While my full heart exalt in heavenly joys
DMI number:
26242

9. Arise my soul on wings seraphic rise

First Line:
Arise my soul on wings seraphic rise
Last Line:
Join men and angels join the exalted lay
Author:
Thomas Blacklock (Absolute)
DMI number:
21781

10. Arise my soul thy sacred ardour prove

First Line:
Arise my soul thy sacred ardour prove
Last Line:
Join men and angels in one chorus join
DMI number:
27255

11. At Israel's call the almighty's thunder hurled

First Line:
At Israel's call the almighty's thunder hurled
Last Line:
And my bones crumble with ideal awe
DMI number:
38627

12. Awake my glory e'er the rosy morn

First Line:
Awake my glory e'er the rosy morn
Last Line:
They pierce the clouds and reach beyond the sky
DMI number:
43253

13. As when the flower to every breeze of prey

First Line:
As when the flower to every breeze of prey
Last Line:
Nor hope relief till death shall close thy eyes
DMI number:
22922

14. Assist me O Jehovah to proclaim

First Line:
Assist me O Jehovah to proclaim
Last Line:
For ever to reflect on heaven for ever lost
DMI number:
10107

15. Before the altar the devoted maid

First Line:
Before the altar the devoted maid
Last Line:
I bear the double load of guilt and grief
Author:
Nahum Tate (Absolute)
DMI number:
5008

16. Begin my lyre the great creator's praise

First Line:
Begin my lyre the great creator's praise
Last Line:
And hallowed raptures sanctify the lyre
Author:
Joseph Trapp (Absolute)
DMI number:
6540

17. Begin my lyre the great creator's praise

First Line:
Begin my lyre the great creator's praise
Last Line:
The harmonious discord which it strives to praise
Author:
Joseph Trapp (Absolute)
DMI number:
6966

18. Behold o God behold the cruel train

First Line:
Behold o God behold the cruel train
Last Line:
The pious hymn while ages roll away
Author:
Elizabeth Tollet (Absolute)
DMI number:
26583

19. Bless thou the Lord my soul o power divine

First Line:
Bless thou the Lord my soul o power divine
Last Line:
With alleluias end the sacred strain
Author:
Elizabeth Tollet (Absolute)
DMI number:
27260

20. Behold the man inhuman Pilate No

First Line:
Behold the man inhuman Pilate No
Last Line:
Towards him alike thy pity and thy love
DMI number:
43246

21. Behold the rendezvous of kings unite

First Line:
Behold the rendezvous of kings unite
Last Line:
While shielded safe by God's almighty arm
DMI number:
10261

22. Behold the slaughter of a cursed race

First Line:
Behold the slaughter of a cursed race
Last Line:
Another Samson or a David was
DMI number:
10260

23. Buried in darkness and oppressed with care

First Line:
Buried in darkness and oppressed with care
Last Line:
And the glad land shall taste the sweets of peace
Author:
Richard Daniel (Absolute)
DMI number:
26896

24. Celestial wisdom in a virtuous soul

First Line:
Celestial wisdom in a virtuous soul
Last Line:
And waft them gently to the blissful plains
DMI number:
18149

25. Charm me ye sacred leaves with nobler themes

First Line:
Charm me ye sacred leaves with nobler themes
Last Line:
Nor gaze on visions from the throne of heaven
Author:
William Broome (Absolute)
DMI number:
30880

26. Daughters of Salem and ye virgin throng

First Line:
Daughters of Salem and ye virgin throng
Last Line:
Be filled with joy and bless the kind repast
Author:
Samuel Croxall (Absolute)
DMI number:
8457

27. Cursed be the time I left my peaceful gloom

First Line:
Cursed be the time I left my peaceful gloom
Last Line:
Lost in a long variety of woe
Author:
William Bowman (Confident)
DMI number:
1398

28. Damon whilst thus we nightly watches keep

First Line:
Damon whilst thus we nightly watches keep
Last Line:
The season shan't be cold nor shall it then be long
Author:
Anne Finch [nee Kingsmill] (Absolute)
DMI number:
3842

29. Did sweeter sounds adorn my flowing tongue

First Line:
Did sweeter sounds adorn my flowing tongue
Last Line:
For ever blessing and for ever blessed
Author:
Matthew Prior (Absolute)
DMI number:
4184

30. Declare if heavenly wisdom bless thy tongue

First Line:
Declare if heavenly wisdom bless thy tongue
Last Line:
There bathes her beak in blood companion of the slain
Author:
Thomas Warton (Absolute)
DMI number:
22115

31. Faith's triumph and th' heroic youth I sing

First Line:
Faith's triumph and th' heroic youth I sing
Last Line:
A fitter sacrifice in Isaac's stead
DMI number:
12725

32. Firm is my faith in god whose word gave birth

First Line:
Firm is my faith in god whose word gave birth
Last Line:
Hear me my god and guide me to thy rest
Author:
William Dodd (Confident)
DMI number:
33126

33. Fret not thyself when wicked men prevail

First Line:
Fret not thyself when wicked men prevail
Last Line:
For none ever trusted in the Lord in vain
Author:
Mary Masters (Absolute)
DMI number:
23775

34. From my full heart bursts forth the bubbling stream

First Line:
From my full heart bursts forth the bubbling stream
Last Line:
Their loud acclaim and echo to thy praise
Author:
Elizabeth Tollet (Absolute)
DMI number:
26490

35. From Sion's lofty palaces on high

First Line:
From Sion's lofty palaces on high
Last Line:
Enjoy the bright reward and reign in bliss with me
DMI number:
7443

36. From the blest seats of everlasting day

First Line:
From the blest seats of everlasting day
Last Line:
And the spheres danced while tuneful angels sung
Author:
William Broome (Speculation)
DMI number:
8052

37. From the dark dungeon from the lonely cell

First Line:
From the dark dungeon from the lonely cell
Last Line:
Whilst willing worlds bow down and own your dread command
Author:
Richard Daniel (Absolute)
DMI number:
26863

38. Gird up thy loins thou offspring of the clay

First Line:
Gird up thy loins thou offspring of the clay
Last Line:
Shall never be repulsed nor put to shame
DMI number:
22971

39. Give thanks to God the holy one

First Line:
Give thanks to God the holy one
Last Line:
To God who reigns in heaven alone | His mercy is for ever sure | And shall from age to age endure
Author:
Sir John Denham (Absolute)
DMI number:
26917

40. From the profound abyss below

First Line:
From the profound abyss below
Last Line:
And give us liberty again
Author:
Elizabeth Tollet (Absolute)
DMI number:
26898

41. From thee o God begins the sacred song

First Line:
From thee o God begins the sacred song
Last Line:
And over the smiling fields the vocal joys are born
Author:
Elizabeth Tollet (Absolute)
DMI number:
26534

42. God of my fathers stretch thy oft-tried hand

First Line:
God of my fathers stretch thy oft-tried hand
Last Line:
And earth's high sovereign claim my heaven tuned voice
Author:
Aaron Hill (Absolute)
DMI number:
17452

43. Great God with conscious blushes lo I come

First Line:
Great God with conscious blushes lo I come
Last Line:
And future worlds like me shall bless the lord
Author:
Richard Daniel (Absolute)
DMI number:
7444

44. Great sovereign of the world thy glorious name

First Line:
Great sovereign of the world thy glorious name
Last Line:
Thy perfect laws and worship at thy throne
Author:
Henry Needler (Absolute)
DMI number:
22896

45. Haman's address his stars and something more

First Line:
Haman's address his stars and something more
Last Line:
His baleful Equipage where ever he goes
Author:
John Henley (Absolute)
DMI number:
9356

46. Hear mighty God the humble suppliant's cry

First Line:
Hear mighty God the humble suppliant's cry
Last Line:
From God who keeps his vengeance for my foes
Author:
Richard Daniel (Absolute)
DMI number:
27217

47. Happy the man who not from virtue swerves

First Line:
Happy the man who not from virtue swerves
Last Line:
THe wicked perish and their memories end
DMI number:
22177

48. Has not kind heaven regarding human woe

First Line:
Has not kind heaven regarding human woe
Last Line:
And Job's last breath shall bless thee for his peace
Author:
Samuel Boyse (Confident)
DMI number:
22921

49. He only knows my grief whose eyes can dart

First Line:
He only knows my grief whose eyes can dart
Last Line:
We two can only tell and we suffice
DMI number:
43260

50. How doth the mournful widowed city bow

First Line:
How doth the mournful widowed city bow
Last Line:
Grieved and despised distracted and undone
Author:
Anne Wharton [nee Lee] (Absolute)
DMI number:
2159

51. How doth the mournful widowed city bow

First Line:
How doth the mournful widowed city bow
Last Line:
My sighs are many and my heart is faint
Author:
Anne Wharton [nee Lee] (Absolute)
DMI number:
3483

52. How dares my flattering muse my humble song

First Line:
How dares my flattering muse my humble song
Last Line:
But free the just nor go beyond thy chain
DMI number:
10099

53. How hath the lord with gloomy clouds overspread

First Line:
How hath the lord with gloomy clouds overspread
Last Line:
Grieved and despised distracted and undone
Author:
Anne Wharton [nee Lee] (Absolute)
DMI number:
36310

54. How is our reason to the future blind

First Line:
How is our reason to the future blind
Last Line:
And lose the better life to come for this
Author:
James Ward (Absolute)
DMI number:
7435

55. His lecture to the sad young prophets done

First Line:
His lecture to the sad young prophets done
Last Line:
The glorious saint and his arrival great
Author:
Elizabeth Rowe [nee Singer] (Absolute)
DMI number:
4074

56. How happy is the man how calm his breast

First Line:
How happy is the man how calm his breast
Last Line:
Bless your good God and clap your hands for joy
Author:
Richard Daniel (Absolute)
DMI number:
26449

57. How weak is man that would himself persuade

First Line:
How weak is man that would himself persuade
Last Line:
Which Israel's wisest prince describes of old
DMI number:
43273

58. I am the lord of all one god supreme

First Line:
I am the lord of all one god supreme
Last Line:
Thy neighbour's property of any kind
DMI number:
24990

59. In thunder now the God his silence broke

First Line:
In thunder now the God his silence broke
Last Line:
And that thy own right hand can succour thee
Author:
Elizabeth Rowe [nee Singer] (Absolute)
DMI number:
4077

60. In halleluias all your voices join

First Line:
In halleluias all your voices join
Last Line:
And with your alleluias end the song
Author:
Elizabeth Tollet (Absolute)
DMI number:
26866

61. In days of yore as scriptures tell

First Line:
In days of yore as scriptures tell
Last Line:
What place but does with such kind nymphs abound
DMI number:
15146

62. In vain ye murmur we have served the lord

First Line:
In vain ye murmur we have served the lord
Last Line:
Whilst angels them with loud applauses greet
Author:
Elizabeth Rowe [nee Singer] (Confident)
DMI number:
4085

63. Let the night perish cursed be the morn

First Line:
Let the night perish cursed be the morn
Last Line:
Within the silent chambers of the grave
DMI number:
43236

64. Mount mount my soul unto the realms of light

First Line:
Mount mount my soul unto the realms of light
Last Line:
And lies like darkness flee the mighty blaze
DMI number:
26532

65. My son the instruction that my words impart

First Line:
My son the instruction that my words impart
Last Line:
And fall where many mightier have been slain
Author:
James Ward (Confident)
DMI number:
7436

66. My son the precepts of thy father hear

First Line:
My son the precepts of thy father hear
Last Line:
They rush to ruin and their souls they wound
DMI number:
40093

67. My barren soul like this unfruitful tree

First Line:
My barren soul like this unfruitful tree
Last Line:
And speak the wonders of thy fertile care
DMI number:
36183

68. My ravished soul great God thy praises sings

First Line:
My ravished soul great God thy praises sings
Last Line:
You saints and angels halleluiah sing
Author:
George Sandys (Absolute)
DMI number:
27259

69. My life's a sea now raging now at rest

First Line:
My life's a sea now raging now at rest
Last Line:
Passed sight of shore - thy tempests then will rise
DMI number:
43263

70. My harbingers the seven archangels bright

First Line:
My harbingers the seven archangels bright
Last Line:
In mine and my great father's arms embraced
Author:
Samuel Wesley (Absolute)
DMI number:
4095

71. I'm lovely as the rose whose blushing pride

First Line:
I'm lovely as the rose whose blushing pride
Last Line:
And charm all anxious cares and thoughts to rest
DMI number:
10294

72. I said I will with strictest caution tread

First Line:
I said I will with strictest caution tread
Last Line:
Lost to my friends and hid from every eye
Author:
Mary Masters (Absolute)
DMI number:
23773

73. If to a cottage majesty resort

First Line:
If to a cottage majesty resort
Last Line:
Impatient till they heard his embassy's success
DMI number:
8154

74. Let not that day in circling moments run

First Line:
Let not that day in circling moments run
Last Line:
Mature and open to omniscience lie
Author:
Mary Leapor (Absolute)
DMI number:
23752

75. Let God arise while all in dire dismay

First Line:
Let God arise while all in dire dismay
Last Line:
Adorns his tribes tis ours his name to bless
Author:
Elizabeth Tollet (Absolute)
DMI number:
26535

76. Let Israel now the votive trophies raise

First Line:
Let Israel now the votive trophies raise
Last Line:
Strong as his rays and glorious as his light
DMI number:
24447

77. Let others sing the loves of nymphs and swains

First Line:
Let others sing the loves of nymphs and swains
Last Line:
Whose power unchanged through every age remains
DMI number:
33124

78. No sooner time sprung out his destined way

First Line:
No sooner time sprung out his destined way
Last Line:
Where reigns and smiles a dear incarnate god
DMI number:
26159

79. No forms of beauty in that more than man

First Line:
No forms of beauty in that more than man
Last Line:
And own him lovely altogether fair
DMI number:
36166

80. No more expect the immediate aid of heaven

First Line:
No more expect the immediate aid of heaven
Last Line:
And never never know his sins forgiven
DMI number:
14916

81. Nymphs of the flood how truly blessed are you

First Line:
Nymphs of the flood how truly blessed are you
Last Line:
Till all my sins were in that deluge drowned
DMI number:
43262

82. O celebrate the Lord invoke his name

First Line:
O celebrate the Lord invoke his name
Last Line:
They keep his statutes and observe his law
Author:
Elizabeth Tollet (Absolute)
DMI number:
26865

83. O God how glorious is thy name

First Line:
O God how glorious is thy name
Last Line:
And distant earth resounds the same
DMI number:
16634

84. O God of my salvation all the day

First Line:
O God of my salvation all the day
Last Line:
For universal darkness hides them all
Author:
Elizabeth Tollet (Absolute)
DMI number:
26850

85. O God whose all exploring eye surveys

First Line:
O God whose all exploring eye surveys
Last Line:
Thy glorious name I will for ever praise
Author:
Henry Dell (Confident)
DMI number:
26931

86. O Israel thy only beauty's fled

First Line:
O Israel thy only beauty's fled
Last Line:
And all his glories set in endless night
DMI number:
10125

87. O Lord my God my songs to thee

First Line:
O Lord my God my songs to thee
Last Line:
And all who live shall bless his name
Author:
Sir John Denham (Absolute)
DMI number:
26939

88. O who would not this strict tribunal dread

First Line:
O who would not this strict tribunal dread
Last Line:
How shall such shrubs as we maintain the field
DMI number:
43264

89. O wondrous condescension of a god

First Line:
O wondrous condescension of a god
Last Line:
To kings on earth and to our God in heaven | Amen
Author:
Aphra Behn (Confident)
DMI number:
41842

90. O lord thy mighty wonders I have heard

First Line:
O lord thy mighty wonders I have heard
Last Line:
And leave the little worthless world below
DMI number:
10108

91. On God securely I rely

First Line:
On God securely I rely
Last Line:
The just will with his favour bless
Author:
James Gibbs (Absolute)
DMI number:
25994

92. Oppressed with sorrow and with sickness faint

First Line:
Oppressed with sorrow and with sickness faint
Last Line:
And a new sun breaks forth in Judah's skies
DMI number:
32235

93. On ship board went the church at heaven's command

First Line:
On ship board went the church at heaven's command
Last Line:
And pilot us into the port of heaven
DMI number:
28139

94. On the high place bright wisdom takes her stand

First Line:
On the high place bright wisdom takes her stand
Last Line:
Whom mercy wins not vengeance shall subdue
Author:
James Ward (Confident)
DMI number:
11849

95. One only God the world's foundation laid

First Line:
One only God the world's foundation laid
Last Line:
And all in number weight and measure made
DMI number:
4247

96. Prepare the voice and tune the joyful lyre

First Line:
Prepare the voice and tune the joyful lyre
Last Line:
And his dominion shall no period see
Author:
Elizabeth Rowe [nee Singer] (Absolute)
DMI number:
23347

97. Say for we seek him now thou heavenly maid

First Line:
Say for we seek him now thou heavenly maid
Last Line:
Such beams of brightness never were seen before
DMI number:
10595

98. Say o ye senators do you pursue

First Line:
Say o ye senators do you pursue
Last Line:
Dispenses justice through this earthly ball
Author:
Elizabeth Tollet (Absolute)
DMI number:
26525

99. Shall I complain or silently depart

First Line:
Shall I complain or silently depart
Last Line:
Who art the great physician of the soul
DMI number:
43261

100. See manly grief see tears incessant flow

First Line:
See manly grief see tears incessant flow
Last Line:
And funeral honours paid with drops divine
DMI number:
36193