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Edward Farr, ed. Select Poetry of the Reign of Queen Elizabeth. 1845.

Psalme CXXXVI

VI. Sir Philip Sidney and the Countess of Pembroke

O PRAISE the Lord where goodness dwells,

For his kindnesse lasteth ever:

O praise the God all gods excells,

For his bounty endeth never.

Praise him that is of lords the Lord,

For his kindnesse lasteth ever:

Who only wonders doth afford,

For his bounty endeth never.

Whose skillfull art did vault the skies,

For his kindnesse lasteth ever:

Made earth above the waters rise,

For his bounty endeth never.

Who did the luminaries make,

For his kindnesse lasteth ever:

The sun, of day the charge to take,

For his bounty endeth never.

The moone and starrs in night to raign,

For his kindnesse lasteth ever:

Who Egypt’s eldest-born hath slayn,

For his bounty endeth never.

And brought out Israël from thence,

For his kindnesse lasteth ever:

With mighty hand and strong defence,

For his bounty endeth never.

Who cutt in two the russhy sea,

For his kindnesse lasteth ever:

And made the middest Jacob’s way,

For his bounty endeth never.

Who Pharao and his army droun’d,

For his kindnesse lasteth ever:

And led his folk through desert ground,

For his bounty endeth never.

Greate kings in battaile overthrew,

For his kindnesse lasteth ever:

Yea, mighty kings, most mighty slew,

For his bounty endeth never.

Both Sehon king of Amorites,

For his kindnesse lasteth ever:

And Ogg the king of Bashanites,

For his bounty endeth never.

For heritage his kingdoms gave,

For his kindnesse lasteth ever:

His Israëll to hold and have,

For his bounty endeth never.

Who minded us dejected low,

For his kindnesse lasteth ever:

And did us save from force of foe,

For his bounty endeth never.

Who fills with foode each feeding thing,

For his kindnesse lasteth ever:

Praise God, who is of heav’ns the king,

For his bounty endeth never.