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T36935 2 Brunswick Tune UNKNOWN Brunswick Tune Hanover Tune UNKNOWN Hanover Tune COme Britons rejoice, indulge Holy Mirth / with ravished Hearts sing Praise to the LORD. IN lofty Strains, ye grateful Britons sing; / Sound forth the Praise of Heavn's e--ter--nal King. Roxburghe Ballads Editor None None None None Information in this section of the Source Description refers to the original ballad manuscript. 3: 881 A / HYMN / To be Sung on the / Thanksgiving Day. / Before SERMON. A HYMN To be Sung on the Thanksgiving Day. Before SERMON. A HYMN To be Sung on the Thanksgiving Day. Before SERMON. 1685-1685 W. BONNY

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COme Britons rejoice, indulge Holy Mirth with ravished Hearts sing Praise to the LORD, Proclaim it aloud that he reigns thro the Earth; with Voices triumphant His Favours record, OH praise him who still our Guardian appears, and scatters the Clouds that darkend our Skies, He baffles our Foes and disperses our Fears, and bids us wipe off all the tears from our Eyes, New Blessings on us he lately bestowd, when scarce any dawn of Hope did remain, And brought us a Protestant Prince from abroad, Ore Britain his Favourite Island to reign. A Prince highly famd for Arts and for Arms, with Wisdom mature to manage the State, Whose Justice will [awe], whil[st] His Clemency charms, and Courage quell Foes which his Virtues create. A Prince who has left old Subjects in tears, distrest that their Sun his Beams had withdrawn, Whilst Britain revives as her Patron appears, And offers in transport Her widowed throne, The Foes to his Rights to Europes repose, against him in vain they cabal and combine, What skill can defeate, or what Power oppose, when Providence Favours the happy Design? In Peace hes arrivd, in triumph hes crownd, with Justice and Truth, the Scepter he Sways, Oh spread the glad tydings, ye Britains around, Invite all your Neighbours to Join in the Praise, The praise which you owe to Heavens High King, who often hath saved your perishing State, His praises tis fit you should wilfully sing, And eery new Favour with transport relate, Our Rights are secured, our Consciences free, of Violence now no more were afraid, But hope that our Holy Religion will be to dist[a]nt Prosterity safely conveyd, Let no sullen Gloom one Face overspread, and flatter the Mirth of this Happy Day When GOD in such Plenty his Bounties hath shed, and driven our Fears and our Dangers away.
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IN lofty Strains, ye grateful Britons sing; Sound forth the Praise of Heavns e--ter--nal King. On us, Propitious, He Vouchsafes to smile, And with con--tinual Blessings crowns our Isle. From hence He early chasd the Pagan Night, With healing Beams of Evangelick Light. And when the Mists of Error hid our Day, He burst the Clouds, and chid those Shades away. When Sister Churches waste and ruind lye, From Wolves and Tygers hunted brethren fly: Securd we stand, by his Almighty power, No Tygers ravage here nor Wolves devour. He scatters Dangers, he from harm defends, He blasts our Foes, and he procures us Friends He in the needful Time, when Ills invade, Breaks thro the skies. and hastens to our Aid. Here he his pure Religion still maintains Still keeps us free from Misery and Chains, No cruel Parents here give Stones for Bread, No Tyrants on their prostrate Subjects tread. Confederate Hell and Rome their bands unite, With baffled Craft, and with successless Spite, In vain their Arts, in vain their Arms have tryd, In vain invade us, and in vain Divide. Whilst God our Great Protector watchful stands, Eludes their Plots, or binds their bloody Hands. Brings their conceald Design to open Day, Or blows at once their boasted Schemes away. We long have his almighty Friendship tryd, Oft savd by him when none could save besides And now he stretches his propitious Hand, And gently floats again our sinking Land. On gasping Britain He a Prince bestows, Friend to our Rights Religion and our Laws, (In vain Pretenders Foreign Powers support, In vain unthinking Britons Ruin court.) Long may he live and reign, of Heavn approvd; By Foes reverd, by all His Subjects lovd, Whilst we delighted brighten in his Rays, Pray for our King, and to his King give Praise.
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