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The Parliaments Hymnes

Alexander Brome

“The Parliaments Hymnes” as printed in Rump Songs (1662).

Alexander Brome: Collected Lyrics Text 49 1662 · historical text
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This text comes from Rump Songs, a historical songbook transcribed on Wikisource and reproduced from the pinned revision linked below.

Verse 1

O Lord preserve the Parliament,

And send them long to reign,

From three years end to three years end,

And so to three again.

Verse 2

Let neither King nor Bishops, Lord,

Whilst they shall be alive,

Have power to rebuke thy Saints,

Nor hurt the Members five.

Verse 3

For they be good and godly men,

No sinfull path they tread;

They now are putting Bishops down,

And setting up Round-head.

Verse 4

From Holdsworth, Bromrigge, and old Shute,

Those able learned Scholars,

Good Lord deliver us with speed,

And all our zealous Followers.

Verse 5

From Fielding and from Vavasour,

Both ill affected men;

From Lunsford eke deliver us,

That eateth up Children.

Verse 6

Thy holy Burton, Bastwick,———

Lord keep them in thy Bosome;

Eke him that hath kept out the King,

Worshipfull Sir John Hotham.

Verse 7

Put down the King and Hartford, Lord,

And keep them down for aye;

Thy chosen Pym set up on high,

And eke the good Lord Say.

Verse 8

For Warwick wee beseech thee Lord,

Be thou his strong defence,

Holland, Brooks, and S——— shield,

And eke his Oxcellence.

Verse 9

For B——— and K——— to

That are both wise and stout,

Who have rebuk’d the King of late,

And his ungodly Rout.

Verse 10

Once more we pray for Parliament,

That they may sit secure,

And may their Consultations,

From Age to Age endure.

Verse 11

Let all the Godly say Amen,

And let them Praises sing

To God and to the Parliament,

And all that hate the King.

Credits

Written by Alexander Brome

Words by Alexander Brome. Historical text published in Rump Songs (1662); public domain. No claim to a modern recording or arrangement.

Source & text edition

Rump Songs (1662), “The Parliaments Hymnes”

This 1662 collection (Rump: or an Exact Collection of the Choycest Poems and Songs Relating to the Late Times, 1639-1661) is credited to Alexander Brome (died 1666); every contributor died more than 330 years ago, so the text is in the public domain worldwide, and the edition carries a Wikisource PD-old determination.

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