Lord, come away, Why dost Thou stay? Thy road is ready: and Thy paths, made strait, With longing expectation wait The consecration of Thy beauteous feet. Ride on triumphantly; behold we lay Our lusts and proud wills in Thy way. Hosanna! welcome to our hearts. Lord, here Thou hast a temple too, and full as dear As that of Sion; and as full of sin; Nothing but thieves and robbers dwell therein, Enter, and chase them forth, and cleanse the floor; Crucify them, that they may never more Profane that holy place, Where Thou hast chose to set Thy face. And then if our stiff tongues shall be Mute in the praises of Thy Deity, The stones out of the temple wall Shall cry aloud, and call Hosanna! and Thy glorious footsteps greet. . . . . . Draw nigh to Thy Jerusalem, O Lord, Thy faithful people cry with one accord: Ride on triumphantly! Behold we lay Our passions, lusts, and proud wills in Thy way! Thy road is ready; and Thy paths, made straight, With longing expectation seem to wait The consecration of Thy beauteous feet, And silently Thy promised advent greet! Hosanna! Welcome to our hearts! for here Thou hast a temple too, as Sion dear; Yes, dear as Sion, and as full of sin: Nothing but thieves and robbers dwell therein. Enter and chase them forth, and cleanse the floor! O’erthrow them all, that they may never more Profane, with traffic vile, that holy place, Where Thou hast chosen, Lord, to set Thy face. And then, if our stiff tongues shall faithlessly Be mute in praises of Thy Deity, The very temple stones shall loud repeat Hosanna! and Thy glorious footsteps greet! Near the end of the seventeenth century the New Version of the Psalms appeared, under royal and episcopal sanction, and began at once to supplant the Old Version. The authors were both Irishmen. Nahum Tate (1652-1715) was a very minor poet, who became Laureate in 1690. Nicholas Brady (1659-1726) was, like Charles Wesley, a scholar of Westminster and student of Christ Church. He entered the Church in Ireland, but in later life held various livings in England, being at one time Vicar of Stratford-on-Avon. The New Version was published in 1696.