Tate grad­u­at­ed from Trin­i­ty Coll­ege in Dub­lin, Ire­land. He was a dis­tin­guished play­wright and in 1692, be­came Bri­tain’s po­et laur­e­ate. His col­lab­o­ra­tive works with Ni­cho­las Bra­dy in­clude:

• A New Ver­sion of the Psalms of Da­vid, 1696
• Psalter, 1702

• Erickson, p. 406
• Julian, pp. 919-20

1. As Pants the Hart for Cool­ing Streams
2. For Thee, O God, Our Con­stant Praise
3. Have Mer­cy, Lord, on Me
4. Lift Up Your Heads, Eter­nal Gates!
5. No Change of Time
6. O God of Hosts, the Mighty Lord
7. O Lord, Our Fa­thers Oft Have Told
8. O Thou, to Whom All Crea­tures Bow
9. O ’Twas a Joy­ful Sound to Hear
10. Thou, Lord, by Strict Search Hast Known
11. Through All the Chang­ing Scenes of Life
12. To God Be Glo­ry
13. While Shep­herds Watched Their Flocks
14. With Glo­ry Clad, with Strength Ar­rayed
15. With Rest­less and Un­gov­erned Rage