Original Text
Rejoice in God, O ye Tongues;
give the glory to the Lord,
and the Lamb.
Nations, and languages,
and every Creature
in which is the breath of Life.
Let man and beast
appear before him,
and magnify
his name together.
Let Nimrod,
the mighty hunter,
bind a leopard to the altar
and consecrate his spear
to the Lord.
Let Ishmail dedicate a tyger,
and give praise for the liberty
in which the Lord
has let him at large.
Let Balaam appear
with an ass,
and bless the Lord his people
and his creatures
for a reward eternal.
Let Daniel come forth
with a lion,
and praise God
with all his might
through faith in Christ Jesus.
Let Ithamar minister
with a chamois,
and bless the name of Him
that cloatheth the naked.
Let Jakim with the satyr
bless God in the dance,
dance, dance, dance.
Let David bless with the bear
the beginning of victory
to the Lord,
to the Lord the perfection
of excellence.
Hallelujah, hallelujah,
hallelujah from the heart of God,
and from the hand
of the artist inimitable,
and from the echo
of the heavenly harp
in sweetness magnifical
and mighty.
Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah.
For I will consider my cat Jeoffry.
For he is the servant
of the living God,
duly and daily serving him.
For at the first glance of the glory of God in the East
he worships in his way.
For this is done
by wreathing his body
seven times round
with elegant quickness.
For he knows
that God is his saviour.
For God has bless’d him
in the variety
of his movements.
For there is nothing sweeter
than his peace when at rest.
For I am possessed of a cat,
surpassing in beauty,
from whom I take occasion
to bless Almighty God.
For the Mouse is a creature
of great personal valour.
For this is a true case-
cat takes female mouse,
male mouse will not depart,
but stands threat’ning
and daring.
If you will let her go,
I will engage you,
as prodigious a creature
as you are.
For the Mouse is a creature
of great personal valour.
For the Mouse is of
an hospitable disposition.
For the flowers
are great blessings.
For the flowers
are great blessings.
For the flowers
have their angels,
even the words
of God’s creation.
For the flower glorifies God
and the root
parries the adversary.
For there is a language
of flowers.
For flowers are peculiarly
the poetry of Christ.
For I am under
the same accusation
with my Saviour,
for they said,
he is besides himself.
For the officers of the peace
are at variance with me,
and the watchman
smites me
with his staff.
For silly fellow, silly fellow,
is against me,
and belongeth neither to me
nor to my family.
For I am in twelve hardships
but he that was born
of a virgin
shall deliver me out of all,
shall deliver me out of all.
For H is a spirit
and therefore he is God.
For K is a king
and therefore he is God.
For L is love
and therefore he is God.
For M is musick
and therefore he is God.
And therefore he is God.
For the instruments
are by their rhimes,
For the shawm rhimes
are lawn fawn and the like.
For the shawm rhimes
are moon boon and the like.
For the harp rhimes
are sing ring and the like.
For the harp rhimes
are ring string and the like.
For the cymbal rhimes
are bell well and the like.
For the cymbal rhimes
are toll soul and the like.
For the flute rhimes
are tooth youth and the like.
For the flute rhimes
are suit mute and the like.
For the bassoon rhimes
are pass class and the like.
For the dulcimer rhimes
are grace place,
beat heat and the like.
For the clarinet rhimes
are clean seen and the like.
For the trumpet rhimes
are sound bound and the like.
For the trumpet of God
is a blessed intelligence
and so are all the
instruments in heaven.
For God the Father Almighty
plays upon the harp
of stupendous magnitude
and melody.
For at that time
malignity ceases
and the devils themselves
are at peace.
For this time
is perceptible to man
by a remarkable stillness
and serenity of soul.
Hallelujah, hallelujah,
hallelujah from the heart of
God,
and from the hand
of the artist inimitable,
and from the echo
of the heavenly harp
in sweetness magnifical
and mighty.
Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah. |
