Thomas Tallis - Nine Psalm Tunes for Archbishop Parker's Psalter - Third Tune - текст песни (слова)

Psalme. II.
 
 The Argument. Psalme. II.
 
 Of Christ ye see
 A Prophecie
 Thus Dauid spake with vs:
 As merueiling
 That earthly king
 Should rage against him thus
 
 Quare fremuerunt.
 
 1. Why fumeth in sight: the Gentils spite,
 In fury raging stout?
 Why taketh in hond: the people fond,
 Uayne thinges to bring about?
 
 2. The kinges arise: the lordes deuise,
 in counsayles mett therto:
 Agaynst the Lord: with false accord,
 against his Christ they go.
 
 3. Let vs they say: breake downe their ray,
 of all their bondes and cordes:
 We will renounce: that they pronounce,
 their loores as stately lordes.
 
 4. But God of might: in heauen so bright,
 Shall laugh them all to scorne:
 The Lord on hie: shall them defie,
 they shall be once forlorne.
 
 5. Then shall his ire: speake all in fire,
 to them agayne therfore:
 He shall with threate: their malice beate,
 in his displeasure sore.
 
 6. Yet am I set: a king so great,
 on Sion hill full fast:
 Though me they kill: yet will that hill,
 my lawe and worde outcast.
 
 7. Gods wordes decreed: I (Christ) wil sprede
 for God thus sayd to me/e:
 My sonne I say: thou art, this day,
 I haue begotten the/e.
 
 8. Aske thou of me/e: I will geue the/e,
 to rule all Gentils londes:
 Thou shalt possesse: in suernesse,
 the world how wide it stondes.
 
 9. With iron rod: as mighty God,
 all rebels shalt thou bruse:
 And breake them all: in pieces small,
 as sherdes the potters vse.
 
 10. Be wise therfore: ye kinges the more,
 Receyue ye wisdomes lore:
 Ye iudges strong: of right and wrong,
 aduise you now before.
 
 11. The Lorde in feare: your seruice beare,
 with dread to him reioyce:
 Let rages be: resist not ye,
 him serue with ioyfull voyce.
 
 12. The sonne kisse ye: lest wroth he be,
 lose not the way of rest:
 For when his ire: is set on fire,
 who trust in hym be blest.