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1. A new born world the gardener's task began

First Line:
A new born world the gardener's task began
Last Line:
We will praise thee by our philosophic toil
Author:
Alexander Pennecuik (Confident)
DMI number:
28175

2. A poor Samaritan as story goes

First Line:
A poor Samaritan as story goes
Last Line:
To save him from the gallows or from hell
DMI number:
7674

3. 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

4. Both sin and death to our exceeding loss

First Line:
Both sin and death to our exceeding loss
Last Line:
Justice and life whereby we ransom find
DMI number:
41898

5. Behold the man behold a god

First Line:
Behold the man behold a god
Last Line:
And plead his probed side and veins
DMI number:
26173

6. By sea and land strange evils have I borne

First Line:
By sea and land strange evils have I borne
Last Line:
Blessed in their joys and happy in their prayers
DMI number:
33092

7. By the waters of Babylon we sat down and wept when we remembered thee o Sion

First Line:
By the waters of Babylon we sat down and wept when we remembered thee o Sion
Last Line:
Blessed shall he be that taketh thy children and throweth them against the stones
DMI number:
10422

8. Earth trembled and heaven's closing eye

First Line:
Earth trembled and heaven's closing eye
Last Line:
Till you have pierced this heart of mine this stone
DMI number:
43243

9. Dismas the happy to repent though late

First Line:
Dismas the happy to repent though late
Last Line:
Was the unhappy that no mercy knew
DMI number:
42012

10. Far from our pleasant native Palastine

First Line:
Far from our pleasant native Palastine
Last Line:
And fill thy glutted channels with their scattered brains and gore
Author:
John Oldham (Absolute)
DMI number:
9317

11. From the blessed regions of eternal day

First Line:
From the blessed regions of eternal day
Last Line:
Britain shall be his throne in time to come
DMI number:
3659

12. From the embraces of a harlot flown

First Line:
From the embraces of a harlot flown
Last Line:
Shall curse the writers and deplore the fire
DMI number:
4864

13. From those blest regions where the sun displays

First Line:
From those blest regions where the sun displays
Last Line:
Pride of thy lovely sex and graced above them all
Author:
Elizabeth Rowe [nee Singer] (Absolute)
DMI number:
8333

14. Had the late famed Lord Rochester survived

First Line:
Had the late famed Lord Rochester survived
Last Line:
To see those more prodigious ----- there
DMI number:
6494

15. 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

16. 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

17. 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

18. In thunder now the god his silence broke

First Line:
In thunder now the god his silence broke
Last Line:
And that thy one right hand can succour thee
Author:
Elizabeth Rowe [nee Singer] (Absolute)
DMI number:
7193

19. 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

20. Like Noah's ark the spacious room is filled

First Line:
Like Noah's ark the spacious room is filled
Last Line:
Wanted the righteous eight that saved us all
DMI number:
17430

21. I will sing unto the Lord for he hath triumphed gloriously the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea

First Line:
I will sing unto the Lord for he hath triumphed gloriously the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea
Last Line:
The Lord shall reign for ever and ever
DMI number:
10421

22. 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

23. Of a tall statue and of sable hue

First Line:
Of a tall statue and of sable hue
Last Line:
Then how much greater mischiefs such a king
DMI number:
42359

24. Oh God who art most excellent and wise

First Line:
Oh God who art most excellent and wise
Last Line:
With sweet doxologies and songs of praise
DMI number:
43502

25. Oh barren thou who didst not bear

First Line:
Oh barren thou who didst not bear
Last Line:
Is of the lord most high
DMI number:
26323

26. 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

27. Praise to the power whose love's unerring dart

First Line:
Praise to the power whose love's unerring dart
Last Line:
Go forth and preach the mercy he had found
DMI number:
36226

28. She's dead thanks to the jury's pious care

First Line:
She's dead thanks to the jury's pious care
Last Line:
By being a mortal made a god
DMI number:
5722

29. Since by just flames the guilty piece is lost

First Line:
Since by just flames the guilty piece is lost
Last Line:
And make us while we pity him forget our loyalty
Author:
Matthew Prior (Absolute)
DMI number:
4444

30. Sudden on the wondering gaze

First Line:
Sudden on the wondering gaze
Last Line:
And death behind her groaned and clanked his chain
DMI number:
30549

31. That all from Adam first began

First Line:
That all from Adam first began
Last Line:
Himself can fix or change his fate
Author:
Matthew Prior (Speculation)
DMI number:
16876

32. The day of wrath that dreadful day

First Line:
The day of wrath that dreadful day
Last Line:
Let guilty man compassion find
Author:
Wentworth Dillon (Absolute)
DMI number:
5924

33. Think on the joyful Israelite

First Line:
Think on the joyful Israelite
Last Line:
And shall grow fonder by possessing
DMI number:
25036

34. Thou hast the art on it Peter and canst tell

First Line:
Thou hast the art on it Peter and canst tell
Last Line:
To cast them well is to cast them quite away
Author:
Richard Crashaw (Absolute)
DMI number:
16722

35. Thus twas of old then Israel felt the rod

First Line:
Thus twas of old then Israel felt the rod
Last Line:
On standing pillars of immortal fame
DMI number:
4911

36. Three kings three things present the king of kings

First Line:
Three kings three things present the king of kings
Last Line:
By christ's good grace from falling sickness free
DMI number:
25067

37. Tis true I said in amorous rhymes

First Line:
Tis true I said in amorous rhymes
Last Line:
But laymen scarce will be so nice
Author:
John Bancks [Banks] (Absolute)
DMI number:
22792

38. Twas when the cruel Idumaean reigned

First Line:
Twas when the cruel Idumaean reigned
Last Line:
With care and wonder rocked the holy babe
DMI number:
23437

39. Twas at his house in old Gabaa built

First Line:
Twas at his house in old Gabaa built
Last Line:
And did an angel charm
DMI number:
11470

40. Twixt Christ and death was once a mighty strife

First Line:
Twixt Christ and death was once a mighty strife
Last Line:
And death by conquering was for ever slain
DMI number:
8162

41. Welcome blessed day that happily didst save

First Line:
Welcome blessed day that happily didst save
Last Line:
And be thou his as he's thy faith's defender
DMI number:
42975

42. Unto the mighty God who rules above

First Line:
Unto the mighty God who rules above
Last Line:
To our great God address so do all the earth
DMI number:
14051

43. Upon the banks which famed Euphrates laves

First Line:
Upon the banks which famed Euphrates laves
Last Line:
And daubs the rugged flints with clotted brains and gore
Author:
Joseph Trapp (Confident)
DMI number:
6519

44. What means the reeling earth O why

First Line:
What means the reeling earth O why
Last Line:
Praise to Messiah and the almighty king
Author:
Mary Leapor (Absolute)
DMI number:
23737

45. Whatever men think thou lord dost know

First Line:
Whatever men think thou lord dost know
Last Line:
And only in enjoyment end
DMI number:
24995

46. When nature's God for our offences died

First Line:
When nature's God for our offences died
Last Line:
And perish by those laws ye have abolished
DMI number:
42337

47. When nature's God for our offences died

First Line:
When nature's God for our offences died
Last Line:
And perish by those laws you have abolished
DMI number:
4904

48. When Nebat's famed son undertook the old cause

First Line:
When Nebat's famed son undertook the old cause
Last Line:
Made a calf the high priest and himself the calf's idol
DMI number:
4955

49. When Israel freed from Pharoah's hand

First Line:
When Israel freed from Pharoah's hand
Last Line:
And fires and seas confess their lord
Author:
Isaac Watts (Absolute)
DMI number:
7155

50. When Jacob's God arranged the priestly line

First Line:
When Jacob's God arranged the priestly line
Last Line:
Stretched forth his arm and made a Button speak
DMI number:
36181