Let us now praise famous men,

2 The Lord manifested in them great glory,

3 Such as did bear rule in their kingdoms,

4 Leaders of the people by their counsels,

5 Such as sought out musical tunes,

6 Rich men furnished with ability,

7 All these were honored in their generations,

8 There are of them, that have left a name behind them,

9 And some there are, who have no memorial;

10 But these were men of mercy,

11 With their seed shall remain continually a good inheritance;

12 Their seed standeth fast,

13 Their seed shall remain forever,

14 Their bodies were buried in peace,

15 Peoples will declare their wisdom,

16 Enoch pleased the Lord, and was translated,

17 Noah was found perfect and righteous;

18 Everlasting covenants were made with him,

19 Abraham was a great father of a multitude of nations;

20 Who kept the law of the Most High,

21 Therefore he assured him by an oath,

22 In Isaac also did he establish likewise, for Abraham his father’s sake,

23 And he made it rest upon the head of Jacob;