The songs of the Old Testament translated into English measures, preseruing the naturall phrase and genuine sense of the holy text: and with as little circumlocution as in most prose translations. To euery song is added a new and easie tune, and a short prologue also, deliuering the effect and vse thereof, for this profit of vnlearned readers. By George Wither. Cum priuilegio permissu superiorum.

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The songs of the Old Testament translated into English measures, preseruing the naturall phrase and genuine sense of the holy text: and with as little circumlocution as in most prose translations. To euery song is added a new and easie tune, and a short prologue also, deliuering the effect and vse thereof, for this profit of vnlearned readers. By George Wither. Cum priuilegio permissu superiorum.

Author

Wither, George, 1588-1667.

Publication

London :: Printed by T. S[nodham],

1621.

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Subject terms

Bible -- Paraphrases, English -- Early works to 1800.

Hymns, English.

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"The songs of the Old Testament translated into English measures, preseruing the naturall phrase and genuine sense of the holy text: and with as little circumlocution as in most prose translations. To euery song is added a new and easie tune, and a short prologue also, deliuering the effect and vse thereof, for this profit of vnlearned readers. By George Wither. Cum priuilegio permissu superiorum." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A15659.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 5, 2024. content_copy

Contents

• title page
• TO THE MOST Reuerend Father in God, GEORGE, by the Diuine Pro∣uidence, Lord Arch bishop of Canterbury, Primate, &c. and to the rest of the most Reuerend Archbishops.
• A Table of the Songs.
• THE First song of MOSES. Exod. 15.
  • The Argument and the Vse.
  • The Song.
• THE Second Song of MOSES. Deut. 32.
  • The Argument and Vse.
  • The Song.
• THE Song of Deborah and Barak. Iudges 5.
  • The Argument and Vse.
  • The Song.
• THE Song of HANNAH. 1 Samuel 2.
  • The Argument and Vse.
  • The Song.
• THE Prayer of NEHEMIAH. Nehem. 1.5.
  • The Argument and Vse.
  • The Song.
• THE Song of King LEMVEL. Prou. 31.10.
  • The Argument and Vse.
  • The Song.
• THE First Song of ESAY. Esay 5.
  • The Argument and the Vse.
  • The Song.
• THE Second Song of ESAY. Esay 12.
  • The Argument and Vse.
  • The Song.
• THE Third Song of ESAY. Esay 26.
  • The Argument and Vse.
  • The Song.
• THE Prayer of HEZEKIAH. Esay 37.15.
  • The Argument and the Vse.
  • The Song.
• Hezekiahs song of Thanksgiuing. Esay 38.10.
  • The Argument and Vse.
  • The Song.
• THE Prayer of DANIEL. Dan. 9.4.
  • The Argument and Vse.
  • The Song.
• THE Prayer of IONAH. Ionah 2.
  • The Argument and Vse.
  • The Song.
• THE Song of HABAKKVK. Habak. 3.
  • The Argument and Vse.
  • The Song.