All
the
French
Psalm
tunes
with
English
words
BEING
A
COLLECTION
OF
PSALMS
Accorded
to
the
verses
and
tunes
generally
vsed
in
the
Reformed
Churches
of
France
and
Germany
.
Perused
and
approved
by
judicious
Divines
,
both
English
and
French
.
Omnis
spiritus
laudet
Dominum
.
LONDON
,
Printed
by
Thomas
Harper
,
with
permission
of
the
Company
of
Stationers
.
1632.
CONSECRATED
to
the
glory
of
GOD
,
DEDICATED
to
the
pious
Benefactors
and
Patrons
of
this
well
intended
and
laborious
work
,
SVBMITTED
to
the
censure
of
them
onely
,
who
shall
haue
duely
examined
these
expressions
of
places
most
difficult
,
abstruse
,
and
of
most
various
interpretation
and
exposition
:
Which
if
it
proue
favorable
may
produce
another
Edition
more
exact
,
compleat
,
and
of
a
larger
letter
;
if
otherwise
it
may
provoke
those
who
are
more
able
to
performe
it
better
.
The
Preface
.
THe
remarkable
conformity
of
many
Languages
to
the
French
in
their
Psalmody
or
Psalm
tunes
and
verses
,
hath
appeared
so
gracious
and
diuine
(
in
regard
no
humane
power
commanded
them
thereunto
)
that
it
hath
affected
many
of
our
Nation
with
wonder
and
emulation
;
Insomuch
that
some
Personages
of
eminent
quality
and
fame
,
haue
not
only
desired
,
but
also
endeuored
that
those
so
celebrated
tunes
might
bee
sung
with
English
words
,
and
that
English
people
in
French
or
Dutch
Cities
or
Families
might
sing
English
Psalms
in
those
tunes
which
they
vse
among
whom
they
liue
.
To
this
&
other
purposes
all
the
Psalms
of
Dauid
are
composed
with
all
care
and
diligence
,
principally
to
expresse
the
genuine
sen●●
of
the
originall
Hebrew
text
,
as
near
as
might
be
attained
vnto
,
by
the
help
of
the
best
Expositers
,
without
respect
to
any
controuersie
which
hath
bin
,
or
is
now
in
agitation
.
As
also
that
the
matter
be
alike
disposed
of
in
euery
couplet
,
staue
or
line
agreeable
to
the
French
.
In
euery
verse
(
which
are
of
as
many
kindes
,
almost
,
as
the
tunes
)
is
obserued
the
same
accent
in
the
beginning
,
continuance
,
and
end
of
the
line
.
Note
that
some
long
lines
should
be
set
in
two
,
and
accordingly
accented
in
reading
them
.
The
resonancies
are
as
many
,
so
disposed
;
and
so
many
of
the
same
kinde
,
as
in
the
French
,
by
which
rimes
(
and
in
some
Psalms
by
Alphabeticall
letters
)
the
lines
and
staves
are
knit
together
for
better
help
of
memory
.
The
seuerall
kindes
of
tunes
being
in
number
about
124
,
and
formerly
expressed
in
6
systems
or
cliffs
,
are
now
reduced
into
2
for
more
facility
in
learning
them
,
and
are
placed
,
for
the
most
part
,
where
the
Psalm
is
most
in
sight
.
Other
obseruations
for
breuity
are
omitted
.
To
conclude
,
it
is
wished
that
not
any
Christian
would
spend
their
leisure
worse
then
in
singing
these
or
such
like
Psalms
,
vntill
we
all
together
in
heauen
sing
praise
to
the
Eternall
,
to
whom
bee
all
honor
,
thanksgiuing
and
glory
for
euer
.
Amen
.