Tomkins employs the psalter for the texts of eight of these anthems, one of which has an alternative Latin text of unknown origin. Four anthems set biblical passages, two are settings of prayers, and one, originally a secular song, is a setting of Sanctus and alleluias.

• Almighty God, the fountain
• Arise O Lord God, lift up thine hand
• Arise, O Lord, into thy resting-place
• Domine, tu eruisti (Why art thou so fu
• Great and marvellous are thy works
• Have mercy upon me, O God
• He that hath pity upon the poor
• Holy, holy, holy
• Lord, enter not into judgment
• O God, wonderful art thou
• O Lord, I have loved
• O praise the Lord, all ye heathen
• Then David mourned
• When David heard
• Withdraw not thou thy mercy