Hymn · Psalm 45
My Heart Brings Forth a Goodly Thing
DETROIT · C.M. · words from the Scottish Psalter, 1650 · music William Bradshaw
Setting: PBHT 1907 (modern) · PBHT 1907 · Southern Harmony 1854 · TBH 1901
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1.My heart brings forth a goodly thing;
my words that I indite
Concern the King: my tongue's a pen
of one that swift doth write.
2.Thou fairer art than sons of men:
into thy lips is store
Of grace infused; God therefore thee
hath blessed for evermore.
3.O thou that art the mighty One,
thy sword gird on thy thigh;
Ev'n with thy glory excellent,
and with thy majesty.
4.For meekness, truth, and righteousness,
in state ride prosp'rously;
And thy right hand shall thee instruct
in things that fearful be.
5.Thine arrows sharply pierce the heart
of th' en'mies of the King;
And under thy subjection
the people down do bring.
6.For ever and for ever is,
O God, thy throne of might;
The sceptre of thy kingdom is
a sceptre that is right.
7.Thou lovest right, and hatest ill;
for God, thy God, most high,
Above thy fellows hath with th' oil
of joy anointed thee.
8.Of aloes, myrrh, and cassia,
a smell thy garments had,
Out of the iv'ry palaces,
whereby they made thee glad.
9.Among thy women hon'rable
kings' daughters were at hand:
Upon thy right hand did the queen
in gold of Ophir stand.
10.O daughter, hearken and regard,
and do thine ear incline;
Likewise forget thy father's house,
and people that are thine.
11.Then of the King desired shall be
thy beauty veh'mently:
Because he is thy Lord, do thou
him worship rev'rently.
12.The daughter there of Tyre shall be
with gifts and off'rings great:
Those of the people that are rich
thy favour shall entreat.
13.Behold, the daughter of the King
all glorious is within;
And with embroideries of gold
her garments wrought have been.
14.She shall be brought unto the King
in robes with needle wrought;
Her fellow-virgins following
shall unto thee be brought.
15.They shall be brought with gladness great,
and mirth on ev'ry side,
Into the palace of the King,
and there they shall abide.
16.Instead of those thy fathers dear,
thy children thou may'st take,
And in all places of the earth
them noble princes make.
17.Thy name remembered I will make
through ages all to be:
The people therefore evermore
shall praises give to thee.
Try these words on another tune
- ST. ANNE — William Croft
- ARLINGTON — Thomas Augustine Arne
- AZMON — Carl G. Gläser
- BEATITUDO — John Bacchus Dykes
- DUNDEE — Scottish Psalter (Edinburgh), 1615
- EVAN — or 'Eva' William H. Havergal
- LEA — James Lea Summers
- NEW BRITAIN — Carrell & Clayton
- PETER'S ADMONITION — Joshua Raj
- RICHMOND — Thomas Haweis
- ST. AGNES — John Bacchus Dykes
- ST. ETHELDREDA — Thomas Turton
- ST. FLAVIAN — Day's Psalter, 1562
- WINCHESTER OLD — Thomas Est, The Whole Book of Psalmes, 1592
Other words for this tune
- Psalm 82 — Scottish Psalter, 1650; rev. #doreancon, 2026
- A Recital of Gracious Experience — The Psalter, 1912
- A Wicked Life — The Psalter, 1912
- After Thy Loving-kindness, Lord — Scottish Psalter, 1650
- Alas! and Did My Savior Bleed — Isaac Watts
- All Lands to God, in Joyful Sounds — Scottish Psalter, 1650
- All People, Clap Your Hands; to God — Scottish Psalter, 1650
- Am I a Soldier of the Cross — Isaac Watts
- Amazing Grace — John Newton
- Approach, My Soul, the Mercy Seat — John Newton
- Be Merciful to Me, O God — Scottish Psalter, 1650
- Begin, My Tongue, Some Heavenly Theme — Isaac Watts
- Behold the Amazing Gift of Love — Isaac Watts
- Behold, Bless Ye the Lord, All Ye — Scottish Psalter, 1650
- Behold, How Good a Thing It Is — Scottish Psalter, 1650
- Behold! the Mountain of the Lord — Scottish Paraphrases, 1781
- Blessed Are They That Undefiled — Scottish Psalter, 1650
- Blessed Is Each One That Fears the Lord — Scottish Psalter, 1650
- By Babel's Streams We Sat and Wept — Scottish Psalter, 1650
- Come, Let Us Join Our Cheerful Songs — Isaac Watts
- Confession and Trust — The Psalter, 1912
- Confidence in God — The Psalter, 1912
- Dependence on God — The Psalter, 1912
- Desire After God — The Psalter, 1912
- Do Ye, O Congregation — Scottish Psalter, 1650
- Except the Lord Do Build the House — Scottish Psalter, 1650
- Fellowship with God — The Psalter, 1912
- Give Ear unto Me When I Call — Scottish Psalter, 1650
- Give Ear unto My Words, O Lord — Scottish Psalter, 1650
- God Is Our Refuge and Our Strength — Scottish Psalter, 1650
- God Moves in a Mysterious Way — William Cowper
- God Our Guardian — The Psalter, 1912
- God Our Resort in Trouble — The Psalter, 1912
- God Reigneth, Let the Earth Be Glad — Scottish Psalter, 1650
- Granted Prayers — The Psalter, 1912
- Great Is the Lord, and Greatly He — Scottish Psalter, 1650
- Had Not the Lord Been on Our Side — Scottish Psalter, 1650
- Hark, the Glad Sound — Philip Doddridge
- He That Doth in the Secret Place — Scottish Psalter, 1650
- Hear This, All People, and Give Ear — Scottish Psalter, 1650
- Help, Lord, Because the Godly Man — Scottish Psalter, 1650
- Heroic Faith — The Psalter, 1912
- How Excellent in All the Earth — Scottish Psalter, 1650
- How Long Wilt Thou Forget Me, Lord? — Scottish Psalter, 1650
- How Lovely Is Thy Dwelling-place — Scottish Psalter, 1650
- I in the Lord Do Put My Trust — Scottish Psalter, 1650
- I Love the Lord, Because My Voice — Scottish Psalter, 1650
- I Mercy Will and Judgment Sing — Scottish Psalter, 1650
- I Said, I Will Look to My Ways — Scottish Psalter, 1650
- I to the Hills Will Lift Mine Eyes — Scottish Psalter, 1650
- I Waited for the Lord My God — Scottish Psalter, 1650
- I with My Voice Cried to the Lord — Scottish Psalter, 1650
- In Christ There Is No East or West — John Oxenham
- In Gods' Assembly God Doth Stand — Scottish Psalter, 1650
- In My Distress to God I Cried — Scottish Psalter, 1650
- In Thee, O Lord, I Put My Trust — Scottish Psalter, 1650
- In Thy Great Indignation — Scottish Psalter, 1650
- In Thy Great Indignation (Second Version) — Scottish Psalter, 1650
- JEHOVAH Hear Thee in the Day — Scottish Psalter, 1650
- Judge Me, O Lord, for I Have Walked — Scottish Psalter, 1650
- Keep Not, O God, We Thee Entreat — Scottish Psalter, 1650
- Lamp of Our Feet — Bernard Barton
- Let Children Hear The Mighty Deeds — Isaac Watts
- Let God Arise, and Scattered — Scottish Psalter, 1650
- Life With God — The Psalter, 1912
- Like as the Hart for Water-brooks — Scottish Psalter, 1650
- Lord Who Throughout These Forty Days — Claudia F. Hernaman
- Lord, from the Depths to Thee I Cried — Scottish Psalter, 1650
- Lord, Hear My Pray'r, Attend My Suits — Scottish Psalter, 1650
- Lord, Hear My Pray'r, Hide Not Thyself — Scottish Psalter, 1650
- Lord, Hear the Right, Attend My Cry — Scottish Psalter, 1650
- Lord, Keep Me; for I Trust in Thee — Scottish Psalter, 1650
- Lord, Thee I'll Praise with All My Heart — Scottish Psalter, 1650
- Lord, Thee My God, I'll Early Seek — Scottish Psalter, 1650
- Lord, Thou Hast Been Our Dwelling-place — Scottish Psalter, 1650
- Lord, unto Us Be Merciful (Second Version) — Scottish Psalter, 1650
- Majestic Sweetness Sits Enthroned — Samuel Stennett
- Make Haste, O God, Me to Preserve (Second Version) — Scottish Psalter, 1650
- My God, Deliver Me from Those — Scottish Psalter, 1650
- My God, My God, Why Hast Thou Me — Scottish Psalter, 1650
- My Heart Not Haughty Is, O Lord — Scottish Psalter, 1650
- My Soul with Expectation — Scottish Psalter, 1650
- Not unto Us, Lord, Not to Us — Scottish Psalter, 1650
- O Blessed Ever Be the Lord — Scottish Psalter, 1650
- O Blessed Is the Man to Whom — Scottish Psalter, 1650
- O Come, Let Us Sing to the Lord — Scottish Psalter, 1650
- O for a Closer Walk with God — William Cowper
- O for a Thousand Tongues to Sing — Charles Wesley
- O Give Ye Praise unto the Lord — Scottish Psalter, 1650
- O God, Give Ear unto My Cry — Scottish Psalter, 1650
- O God, the Heathen Entered Have — Scottish Psalter, 1650
- O God, We with Our Ears Have Heard — Scottish Psalter, 1650
- O Lord God, unto Whom Alone — Scottish Psalter, 1650
- O Lord My God, in Thee Do I — Scottish Psalter, 1650
- O Lord, Do Thou Bow Down Thine Ear — Scottish Psalter, 1650
- O Lord, How Are My Foes Increased? — Scottish Psalter, 1650
- O Lord, I unto Thee Do Cry — Scottish Psalter, 1650
- O Lord, Thou Hast Been Fav'rable — Scottish Psalter, 1650
- O Lord, Thou Hast Me Searched and Known — Scottish Psalter, 1650
- O Lord, Thy Judgments Give the King — Scottish Psalter, 1650
- O Sing a New Song to the Lord — Scottish Psalter, 1650
- O Sing a New Song to the Lord — Scottish Psalter, 1650
- O That The Lord Would Guide My Ways — Isaac Watts
- O Thou That Dwellest in the Heav'ns — Scottish Psalter, 1650
- Oft Did They Vex Me from My Youth — Scottish Psalter, 1650
- Pardon and Testimony — The Psalter, 1912
- Personal Devotion to God — The Psalter, 1912
- Peter's Admonition — Philip Doddridge
- Petitions for Deliverance — The Psalter, 1912
- Praise and Confession — The Psalter, 1912
- Praise God, for He Is Good: for Still — Scottish Psalter, 1650
- Praise God: Ye Servants of the Lord — Scottish Psalter, 1650
- Praise God. From Heavens Praise the Lord — Scottish Psalter, 1650
- Praise God. The Lord Praise, O My Soul — Scottish Psalter, 1650
- Praise Waits for Thee in Zion, Lord — Scottish Psalter, 1650
- Praise Ye the Lord; for It Is Good — Scottish Psalter, 1650
- Praise Ye the Lord: unto Him Sing — Scottish Psalter, 1650
- Praise Ye the Lord. God's Praise Within — Scottish Psalter, 1650
- Praise Ye the Lord. The Man Is Blessed — Scottish Psalter, 1650
- Quiet Trust — The Psalter, 1912
- Religious Training — The Psalter, 1912
- Save Me, O God, Because the Floods — Scottish Psalter, 1650
- Save Me, O God, by Thy Great Name — Scottish Psalter, 1650
- Shepherd Divine, Our Wants Relieve — Charles Wesley
- Show Mercy, Lord, to Me, for Man — Scottish Psalter, 1650
- Sing Loud to God Our Strength; with Joy — Scottish Psalter, 1650
- Suffering and Prayer — The Psalter, 1912
- Th' Eternal Lord Doth Reign as King — Scottish Psalter, 1650
- That There Is Not a God, the Fool — Scottish Psalter, 1650
- That There Is Not a God, the Fool — Scottish Psalter, 1650
- The Blessedness of the Godly — The Psalter, 1912
- The Blessings of Grace — The Psalter, 1912
- The Divine King and the Worshiper — The Psalter, 1912
- The Earth Belongs unto the Lord — Scottish Psalter, 1650
- The Goodness of God — The Psalter, 1912
- The Head That Once Was Crowned with Thorns — Thomas Kelly
- The King in Thy Great Strength, O Lord — Scottish Psalter, 1650
- The Kingdom of Our Lord — The Psalter, 1912
- The Lord Doth Reign, and Clothed Is He — Scottish Psalter, 1650
- The Lord's My Shepherd, I'll Not Want — Scottish Psalter, 1650
- The Love and Justice of God — The Psalter, 1912
- The Name of the Lord — The Psalter, 1912
- The Offering of Praise — The Psalter, 1912
- The Petitions of a Good Conscience — The Psalter, 1912
- The Reign of Christ — The Psalter, 1912
- The Righteous Judgment of God — The Psalter, 1912
- The Safeguards of Prayer — The Psalter, 1912
- The Secret of a Happy Life — The Psalter, 1912
- The Value of Holy Scripture — The Psalter, 1912
- The Wicked Man's Transgression — Scottish Psalter, 1650
- Thee Will I Praise with All My Heart — Scottish Psalter, 1650
- There Is a Fountain Filled with Blood — William Cowper
- They in the Lord That Firmly Trust — Scottish Psalter, 1650
- To Render Thanks unto the Lord — Scottish Psalter, 1650
- To Thee I'll Cry, O Lord, My Rock — Scottish Psalter, 1650
- To Thee, O God, Do We Give Thanks — Scottish Psalter, 1650
- True Love for the Word — The Psalter, 1912
- Unto the Lord I with My Voice — Scottish Psalter, 1650
- Upon the Hills of Holiness — Scottish Psalter, 1650
- When I to Thee My Prayer Make — Scottish Psalter, 1650
- When Isr'el Out of Egypt Went — Scottish Psalter, 1650
- When Zion's Bondage God Turned Back — Scottish Psalter, 1650
- Wherefore Is It That Thou, O Lord — Scottish Psalter, 1650
- While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks — Nahum Tate
- Why Dost Thou Boast, O Mighty Man — Scottish Psalter, 1650
- Within Thy Tabernacle, Lord — Scottish Psalter, 1650
- Ye Righteous, in the Lord Rejoice — Scottish Psalter, 1650
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