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OS THE
PSA ITT5I S
DA V I D,
CORRECTED akb ENLARGED,
By JOEL BARLOW.
TO WHICH IS ADDED
A Colledion of HYMNS;
The whole applied to the State of the Christian Church in genarsl.
The Second Edition.
Luke xxiv. All things muft be fulfilled ivkich tvert written in the Psalms concerning ins.
HARTFORD-.
?SINTED FOR HUDSON AND GOODWIN, AM* NATHANIEL PATTEN.
[With tfes Privilege of Copy-Right.j
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AT a Meeting of the General Afibciatlsn of the State of Connecticut in June lair, it was tho't expedient, that a number of the Pfalms in Doctor Watts's verfion, which are locally appropriated, fliould be altered and applied to the ftate of tHe Ghriftian Church in general, and not to any parti-
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Theodore Hinsdali* j Mflbcitti
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Nathan William; t h o m a s w. e rat, Nathan Psrkiks. January i, 3735.
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PREFACE.
nniiE reafons for undertaking the CorreBhns and -t Additions, contained in this Edition of the Pfa'ms are Sufficiently explained in the foregoing Narraike *J the General AJJociat ion's Committee. Vet the diffi- culty of giving general fatlsfaBlon In attempts of This kind, cannot be realized till the experiment be made. Among the^ many Verfons which have been riven of
nfJe-a '^ S°"&> ift Crder t0 cMft them to the Chnfiian State and JVorfilp, that oj 'Doctor Watts is undoubtedly in many rejpe&s fo be preferred. His Application cf the prophetic pajfages ; his eafy and vutural explication of parts that are In any meafure cb- Jcurei his pure and elevated ft rains of devotion, fa f leafing to every pious and attentive Reader, have per- IIVrTI- beer*,eiua]hdi»**r Language ; And iitb rejpe&to his fyle and manner of ve; filiation, thev a >-* not only better adapted to the capacities of common, af- Jemblus and the eajy folemnlty of church Mufic, trsn any other that have yet appeared; but it mi be pre- fumed that no Poet after bin: will fucceed in — fL devotional fongs, without KS
-verfficatlcn from DoBor ' \ . fy £.
his local appropriation of feme Pjalms, and hh tmiffion of a few othem, his Verfor would dovbtlT have been ufed for many ages witbo 'vlmJt
But as the author of thefe correBioas h errJ>hxed' J'-' ncledandfupportedby fcref Js f£
PRE FACE.
Wbrit Clergy $f the State ; and as it is an tbjeff tf
freat importance that harmony and uniformity Jhoufd e eftablijbed as extenjively as poffible in the ufe of Pfalmzdy, he has not only avoided all local applications, hut has made fon:e jligbter corri&ions in point of tie- . gance, where the rules of grammar, ejiablijhed fince ths time $f Doclsr Watts, have made it neceffary.
The Pfalms confderably altered are the z\ft, both, £>Jth, 7$tb, izqtb, Ufltb \ thofe emitted by Dctlof Waits, are the i%th, 43d, 52^, $\th, 59^>> 64/^, $Otb, 79th, ZZth, io%tb, ltftb, l^oth.
The Hymns are fclcFicd chief y from DoElor Watts ; feme are entirely new. It tvas thought advifeable t$ bird them in the fame volume, that facramental and ether particular occafions, not provided for in the Book •f Pjalms, might b* fupplicd with fuitabli f»n£s »f
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4,4^44444444^444^444^444, IMITATION
OF THE
Pfalms of David.
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P s a t m I. Common Metre*
<lbe Way and End tf the Righteous and the Wtctei,
1 TILEST is the man who fhuns the place, JD Where finners love to meet ; Who fears to tread their wicked ways. And hates the fcoffer's feat.
c But in the flatates of the Lord, Has plac'd his chief delight ; By day he reads or hears the word, And meditates by night.
3 [He like a plant of generous kind
By living waters fet, Safe fr«m tne florins and Mailing wind, Enjoys a peaceful ilate.]
4 Green as the leaf, and ever fair
Shall his profeffion fhine $
While fraits of holinefs appear
Like cluflers on the vine.
5 Not fo the impious and unjufi: j
What vain defigns they form ! Their h«pes are blown away'like deft^ Or chaff before the florin.
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3 P S A L M I.
6 Sinners ia judgment fliall not ftand
Among the fons of grac?, When Cbrijl the Judge at his right-hand Appoints his faints a place.
7 His eye beholds the path they trsad,
His heart approves it well ;
But crooked ways of finner*; lead
Down to the gatt^lof hell.
Psalm I. Short Metre.
Toe Saint bStpy, the Sinner mifei t
HE man is ever bleft,
Who ihuns the tinners' ways, Among their councils never ftand;, Nor takes the fcorner's place :
2 But makes the law of God
His ftudy and delight, Amidft the labours of the day. And watches Of the night.
3 He like a tree /hall thrive,
"With waters r.ear the root ; Fre:1i as the leaf his name lhall Yvtt Kis works are heavenly fruic.
4 Not fo th' ungodly rac?,
They no fuel) ble flings rind : Their hopes ih?.U flee like en Before the driving wind.
j How will they bear to ftand Before th. feat,
/call the faints at Cbr'tjPs right hand In full amenably -
6 He knows and '.'
. e way the ri| But finneQB snd their v.\ rks (hall meet A dreadful overt]
P S A L M I. II. g
P • a l m I Long Metre.
¥ht Difference between the Righteous and the JVuled*
j T TAPPY the man, whofe cautious feet J. X Shun tht broad way where finners go, Who. hates the place where Atheifts meet, And fears to talk as feoffors do.
2 Pie loves t'employ his morning light Among the ftatutes of the Lord :
And fpends the wakeful hours of night, With pleafure pond'ring o'er the word.
3 He, like a plant by gentle dreams, Shall flcurilh in immortal green ;
And Heaven will fhine with kindest beamf, On every work his hands begin.
4 Put finners find their councils crofs'd } As chaff before the temped flies ;
So fliy.ll their hopes be blown ana loft, When the laft trumpet makes the fide*.
jj In vain the rebel feeks to iland Inju4gm?rt with the pious race ; The dreadful judge with rlern command Divides him to a different place.
6 i{ Strait is the way my faints have trod, " I ble's'd the path, and drew it plain ; fi But you would chufe the crocked road j <l And down it leads to endlefs pain.
Psalm II. Short Metre.
Tranflated according to the Divine Pattern. "" Atls iv. 24, &c. Chrift Dying, Rifing, Interceding, and "Reigning, X I ~\/T AKER and fovereign Lord
JLYJL Of heaven and earth and feas., Thy providence confirms thy word, And anfwers thy decrees.
2 The things fo long foretold By David ar« fylitfl'a 5
10 p S A L M II.
When yews and Gentiles join to flay jefus, thine holy Child.]
3 Why did the Gentiles rage,
And y*ws with one accord
Join all their councils 10 destroy
Th1 Anointed of the Lord ?
4 Rulers and Kings agree
To form a vain deiign ; Againft the Lord their powers urn?;, tnft his Chtjrft they join.
5 The Lord derides their rage,
And will fupporf his throne ; He that h ' tn from the dzz&i
Hath c.vn'd him for his fo*.
P A ¥ S X.
6 Now- he's afcended hijh,
To rule the i'ubje£t earth ; The merit of Ms b'oci be pleads, And pleads his heavenly birth.
7 Beneath his fovereign fway
The Gentile nations bend ; Far as the world's remotefl bounds. His k tail extend.
? The nations that rebel, Mult feel his iron rod j
rate thofe honours well Which he received from God.
5 fEe wifej * e rulers, naw,
And wox&ip <*t his throne 5 With trei • ye people b<
To God's exalted Son.
IO If once his wrath arife, Ye p: lifh on the place ; Then blefl'dd is the foul that flic* For refuge to his grace.]
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P S A L M II. Psalm II. Common Metre. HY iid the nations join to flay
Why did they carl: his laws away, And tread his gofpel down ? I The lord that fits above the fkies, Derides their rage below, He fpeaks with vengeance in his eyss, And ftrikes their fpirits through. 5 (S I call him my eternal Son,
" And raife him from the dead ; es I make my holy hiil his throne, " Asd wide his kingdom fnre-id. \. " A£c me, my Son, and then enjoy " The utmoft heathen lands ; « Thy rod of iron mail defcroy " The rebel fchiit wifjiftandsy*
5 Be mfc, ye rulers of the earth,
Obey th' anointed Lord, Adore the King of heavenly birth, And tremble at his word.
6 With humble love addrefs has throne.
For ii he frown, ye die : -"Thofe are fecure} and thofe alone Whc on his grace ifely.
Psalm II. Long Metre.
ChnfV,. Death, RefurreStion, *nd Afcenfion.
J V§[/^~ ^d the jetvs proclaim their rage ? VV The Remans why their fwords employ i
Againfi the Lord their powers engage,
His dear Anointed to defcroy ? a " Cvme let us break his bands, they fay,
*' This man fhall aever give us laws ;*'
And thus they caft his yoke away,
And naii'd the Monarch to the crofs. 3 But God, who high in glory reigns,
Laughs at their pride, their rage controuls :
X4 PSALM III.
He'll fmlte their hearts with inward pains,
And fpeak in thunder to their fouls. 4 " I will maintain the King I made
"On ZUn\ everlafting hill,
<f My hand fhall bring him from the dea'd,
'* And he fhall Hand your fovereign ftill. £ [His wondrous rifing from the earth
Makes his eternal Godhead known ;
The Lord declares his heavenly birth:
*' This day have I begot my Son.
6 " Afcend, my Son, at my right-hand, « There thou fhall afk, and I beftow
" The atmbfl bounds of heathen lands J
" To thee their fuppliant tribes fhali bow." }
7 But nations that refift his grace Shall fall beneath his lifted rod j His arm fhali crufh the impious race, That dare provoke th' avenging God.
Pause. 3 Now ye that fit on earthly thrones, Be wife, and ferve the Lord, the Lamb : Now to his feet fubmit your crowns, Rejoice and tremble at his name.
9 With humble love addrefs the Son, Led he grew angry, and ye die ;
His wrath will burn to worlds unknown,, His love gives life above the iky.
10 His florins fhall quell the ftuborn foe, And fink his honours in the dufl : Happy the fouls, their God that know, And make his grace their only truft.
Psalm III. Common Metre. Doubts and Fears fupprejfed ; or, God our Defence
from Sin and Satan, I T\/f Y God, how many are my fears ? J-VA How fart my foes increafe ? Confpiring my etercal death, They break my prcfeat peace.
P S A L M III, :Q
£ The lying tempter would perfuade There's no relief in heaven, And all my growing fins appear Too great to be forgiven.
3 But thou, my glory, and my ftrengtk,
Shalt on the tempter tread, Shalt filence all my threatening guiUg And raife my drooping head*
4 [I cry'd, and from his holy hill
He bow'd a liftening ear ; I call'd my Father, and my God, And he fubdued my fear.
5 He fhed foft numbers on mine eye*i
In fpite of all my foes $ I woke and wonder'd at the grace Thatgaarded my repofe.]
6 What tho' tha hofts of death and hell
All arm'd againft'me ftood ; Terrors no more fhall fhaka my foul J My refuge is my God,
j Arife, O Lord, fulfill thy grace, While I thy glory fing $ My God has broke the ferpent's teeShj? And death has loft his fting.
3 Salvation to the Lord belongs, His arm alome can fave j Blefiings attend thy people here, And reach beyond the grave.
P « a l m III. Fer. i,s, 3, 4, 5, 3. Long Metre*
A Morning Pfalm.
3 *jF\ Lord, how maayare my foes,
Vjr In this weak ftate of flefliand blood f ~My peace they daily difcompofe, But my defence and hope is God.
2 Tired with the burdens of- the dfcy, To th£S Irais'd^a evening crv^
H P S 4 L M IY.
Thou heardft when I began to pray, And thine almighty help was nigh.
3 Supported by thine heavenly aid I laid me d *n and lleptfecure ;
Not death rkouid make my heart afraid, Thcugh I ihculd wake and rife no more.
4 But God ruftaln'd me all the night } Salvation doth to God belong :
Ke rais'd my head to fee the light, And makes his praife my morning long.
Psalm IV. i, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7. Long Metre. Hearing affrayer) cr God our Fcrticn, and Chrift
our Hope. % /^\ God ofgrace and righteoufnefs,
V^/ Hear and actend when. I complain ; Thou hail enlarged me in diflrefs, Bow down a gracious ear agkin.
2 Ye fons of men in vain ye try To turn my glory into fhame ; How long will fee tiers love to li<»,
And dare reproach my Saviour s name?
3 Know that the Lord divides his faints From all the tribes of men beii de ;
Ke hears and pities their complaints, For the dear fake of Chrift that died.
4 When our obedient hands have done A thoufand works of righteoufnefs, We put our truft in God alone,
And glory in his pard'ning grace.
5 Let tre unthinking many fay,
*< Who will bejiow feme earthly good f Eut, Lord, thy light and love we pray j Oa; f ,uls defire this heavenly food.
6 Then mail my cheerful powers rejoice At grace divine, and leve fo giea1: ; Nor will I change my happy choice For ail their wealth and boafted fu:e,
PSALM V. ?5
Psalm IV. Ver. 1,4, 5, 8. 'Com. Metre.
An Evening Hymn. 1 *ir ORD, thou wilt hear me when I pray ; J— J I am for ever thine ; 1 fear before thee all the clay, Nor would I dare to fin.
ft And while I reft my weary head, From cares and bufinefs free, "Pis (vveet converfing on nay bed, With my own heart and thee.
3 I pay this evening facrifke j
And when my work is done. Grsat God, my faith and hope rel:es Upon thy grace alone.
4 Thus with my thoughts compos'd to peace,
I'll give mine eyes to fleep : Thy hand in fafety keeps my days, And will my /lumbers keep.
Psalm V, Common Metre. For the LorcTs Day Morning. J T OP.Dj in the morning thou_lhaic hear Ji — ' My voice afcending high ; To thee will I direct, my prayer, To thee lift up mine eye. a Up to the hills where Chrift is gone To plead for all his faints, Prefenting at his Father's throne Our longs and our complaints.-,
3 Thou art a God, before whbfe fight
The wicked fliall not ftanri ;
Sinners fhall ne'er be thy delight,
Nor dwell at thy right hand.
4 But to thy houfe will I refort,
To tafle thy mercies there 3 I will frequent thine holy court, And worihip in thy fear.
5 O may thy fpirii: guide my zt%%}
In ways of righteounefc*
it PSALM YL
Make every path of duty ftrait, And plain before my face.
F A U S E.
6 My watchful enemies combine
To tempt my feet alray j They flatter wich a bafe oefign, * To make my foul their prey.
7 Lord, crufh the ferpentin the duftp
And all his plots de'ftroy j "While thofe that in thy mercy truft, For ever fiiout for joy.
t The men that lovr and fear thy name, Shall fee their hopes fulfiii'd ; The mighty God will compafs them With favour as a fhielc.
Psalm VI. Comrnsn Metre, Complain} \«jxhuU ; wj 4y>^J befUi. N anger, Led. do not chaftii% Withdraw the dreadful ftorm J Nor let thine awful wrath arife Againfta feeble wcrm.
My foul bow'd down with heavy cares^..
My fleft with pain opprefs'd j My couch is witnefs to my tears,
My tears forbid n:y reft.
Sorrow and grief wear out my dayg ;
I wafte the night with cries, And count the minutes as they pafs,
'Till the flow morning rife.
Shall I be {till tormented more ?
My eyes confum'd with grief : How long, my God, how long, before
Thine hand aftbrd relief ?
5 He hears his mourning children fpeakj
He pities all our groans ; He faves us for his mercy's fake,
And heals our broken bones.
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PSALM VII.
6 The virtue of his fovereign word. Reftores_our fainting breath ; For filent graves praife not the Lord, Nor is he known in death.
Psalm VI. Long Metre. Temptailrr.s in Sicknejs. cve.ccms. I T ORD, ] can fuffer thy rebukes^
JL_J When thou witirkindnefs doll charlife ;
But thy fierce wrath I cannot bear,
O let it not againlt me rife ! a Pity my languishing eftate,
Andeafe the lorrows that 1 feel;
The wounds thine heavy hand hath mads,
O let thy gentler touches heal ! 3 See how in fighs I pafc > iydays,
And wafte in gioans the weary night :
My bed is watered with my tears;
My grief confumes, and dims my fight. 4. Look how the powers of nature mourn !
How long, AlmigHty God, how long ?
When ihall thine hour of grace return ?
When fhall I make thy grace my fong ?
5 I feel my fielh fo nea: the grave, My thoughts are temptei t ■> defpair : Bui: graves can never praife the Lord, For all is du:t and fiience there.
6 Depart, ye tempters, from my foul, And all defpairing thoughts depart ; My God, who hears my humble moan, Will eafe my fiefh, F.nd cheer my heart.
Psalm VII, Common Metre. God's ca; e of his People- and ' punifhtnent cf Pes fet u I "N\ /T Y truft is in my heavenly Friend, J.VX My hope in tree, my God ; Rife and my helpleis life defend, From thofe that feek my blood. Z With infolence and fury they My lVal ia pieces tear, B a
** PSALM VIM.
As hungry lions rend the prey, When no deliverer's near.
3 If e'er my pride provok'd them firrr,
Or once abufed my foe, Then let them tread my life to duR, And lay my honour low.
4 If there be malice found in me,
I know thy piercing eyes ; I mould not dare appeal to thee, Nor a/k my God to rife.
5 Aril?, my God, lift up thy hand,
Their pride and power controul ; Awake tojudgement, and command Deliverance for my f. -.'.
Pa v s e. 5 Let finners and their wicked rage Be humbled to the duft : Shall not the God of truth engage To vindicate the juft ? 7 He knows the heart, he tries the re!nsr He -.rill defend th' upright : His fhnrptft arrows he ordains Againft the fons of fpite. 8' Tho' leagu'd in gunle th:ir malice fpread, A fnare before my way ; Their mifchiefs on their impious head,. His vengeance fhall repay. £ That cruel persecuting race
Muft feel his dreadful fword ; Awake my foul, and praife the grace And jufticeof the Lord.
Psalm VUI. Short Metre. G or/s fo'vereignty and goodnefs } and Mans dsminUs.:
ever tie creatures. 1 f^\ LORD, our heavenly King, V^/ Thy name is all divine ; Thy glories tol; id the earth are fpread,. And o'er the heavens they mine.
PSALM VIII. i
a When to thy works on. high I. raife my wondering eyes, And fee the moon, complete in light- Adorn the darkfome ikies.
3 When I furvey the ftars
And all their finning forms, Lord, what is man, that worthlefs thing, A -kin to dud and worms ?
4 Losd, what is ■ worthlefs man,
That thou fhould'it love hiin fo ? Next to thine angels is he plac'd, And lord of all below :
5 Thine honours crown his head*
While beafts like flaves obey, And birds that cut the air with wingv And fifh that cleave the fea.
i How rich thy bounties are ! And wondrous are thy ways \ Of duft and worms thy power can frame A monument of praife,
7 [From mouths of feeble babes
And fucklings, thou can ft draw - Surprifing honours to thy name ! And ftrike the world with awe..
8 O Lord, our heavenly King,.
Thy name is all divine ; Thy glories round the earth are fpread, And o'er the heavens they {hint. ]
Psalm VIIL Common Metre. ChrihVj condefunjion and g-orijic at ion $ or, God' made man. 3i f~*\ Lord, our Lord, how wondrous great \J Is thine exalted name ! The glories- of thy heavenly ftate Let men and babes proclaim. % When I behold thy works on high* The mocn that .rules the. eight,
*• PSALM VIII.
And mining rears that grace the fky, Thofe moving worlds of light.
3 Lord, what is man, or all his race,
Who dwells fo far below, That thou lhou'dht vifit him with grace, And love his nature fo ?
4 That thine eternal Son mould bear
To take a mortal form, Made lower than his angels are, To fave a dying worm ?
[5 Yet while he liv'd on earth unknown. And men would not adoie, Behold obedient nature own, His Godhead and his po.ver.
6 The waves lay fprea 1 beneath his feet j
And fxfh at his command, Bring their large lhoals to Peter'"* net, Bring tribute to his hand.
7 Thefe fmalier glories of the Son,
Shone through the fleihly cloud j Kov we behold him on his throne, And men onfefs him God.
8 Let him with majefly be crown'd,
Who bow'd his head to deac/i; And his eternal honours f jund, Frum all things that have breath.
9 je^us, our Lord, how wondrous great
Is thine exalted name ! The glories of thy heavenly (rate Lit the who e earth proclaim.
Psalm VI 11. Ver. 1,2. Paraph
Pirft Parti Long Metre.
The Kofa/in;'. of the children j or, infants praifing
Gud.
ALMIGHTY Ruler of the ikies, Thro' the wide earth thy name is fpreadj
P S A L M VI If. 21
And thine eternal glories rife
O'er all the heavens thy hands have made.
2 To thee the voices of the young Their founding notes of honour raife ; And babes, with uninftru£ted tongusj Declare the wonders of thy praife*
3 Thy power afH's their tender age To bring proud rebels to the ground", To ftUl the bold blafphercer's rage, And all their policies confound.
4 Children amidft thy temple throng To l?e their great Redeemer's face j The Son of Da fid, is their fong, And loud Ho/annas fill the place.
5 The frowning, faribes and angry prices In vain their impious cavils bring ;
While jezv'ip babes proclaim their King.
Psalm VIII. Ver. 3, &c. Parapbrafei,
Second Part. Long Metre.
Adam and Chrift, Lords of the Old *nd New & est'wj*
1 IF ORD, what was man, when made at firft,
■ 1 Ad.am-i the offspring of the duft, That thou fhould'ft fet him and his race. But jufl below an angel's place ?
2 That thou fhould'ft raife his nature fe, And make him lord of all below j Make every beaft and bird fubmit, And lay the fifties at his feet ?
3- ButO ! what brighter glories wait
To crown the fecond Adam's ftate £
What honours (hall thy Son adorn y
Who condefcended to be born ? 4 See him below his angels made !
Behold him number'd with the deadj
To fave a ruin'd world from fm ;
B*t he ikail reign with power divide,
ft* P S A L M IX,
5 The world to come, redeem'd from all The miferies that attend the fall, New mad', and glorious, mall fubniit At our exalted Saviour's feet.
Psalm IX. Flrft Metre, Wrath and Mercy from the Judgement Seat.
I \^f*TH m'/ whole heart I'll raife my fong, Vr Thy wonders I'll proclaim, Thou fovereign judge of right and wrong Wilt put thy foes to mime. ft I'll fing thy majevry and grace ; My God prepares his throne To judge the world in righteoufnefs, And make his vengeance known.
3 Then mall the Lord a refuge prove
For all the poor opprcft ;
To fa^e the ;;ccrJ -*•' kia !«v«j
And give the weary reil.
4 The men that know thy name will truft
In thy abundant grace 5 For thou halt ne'er forfook the jure, Who humbly feek thy face.
5 Sir.g pvaifes to the righteous Lord,
Who dwells on Zion "s Hill, Who executes his threatening wor-Fj Whofe works his grace fulfil.
Psalm IX. Pen 12. Second Park
The Wifdom and Equity cf P> evidence. I IV7HEN" the great Judge, fupreme and juft, Vv Shall once enquire for blood ; The humble iouls that mourn in duir, Shall find a faithful God.
ft He from the dreadful gates of death D^es his own children raife : In Zions gates, with cheerful breath, They fing their Father's praife.
P S A L M X. 23
3 His faes fhall fall, with hsedlefs feet,
Into the pit they made; And finners periih in the net
That their own hands have fpread.
4 Thus by thy judgements, mighty God,
Are thy deep counsels known 1 When men of m>fckief are deftroyed, In fnares that were their own. Pause.
5 The wicked ihaii fink down to hell 3
Thy wrath devour the lands That dare forget thee, or rebel Againft thy known commands.
€ Though faints to fore diftrefs are brought, And wait, and long complain, Their cries (hall never be forgot, Nor fhall their hopes be vain.
7 [Rife, great Redeemer, from thy feat, To judge and fave the pocr j Let nations tremble at thy feet, And man prevail no more.
i Thy thunder lhall affright the proud, And put their hearts to pain, Make them confefs that thou art Gob, And they but feeble men. ]
Psalm X. Common Metre.
Prayer beard, and faints favsd ; or, pride, UtbiUm* and op-prejjion punified. For a humiliation day.
i W/HY doth *e Lord dePart r° far - W And why conceal his* face, When great calamities appear, And tinies of deep diilrefs ?
a Lord, ifen.il the wicked fall derida Thyjuftice and thy laws ? Shall they advance their heads in pride* And flight the righteous caufs.
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3 They caft thy judgements from their fight.
And then infult the poor; They boaft in their exalted height, That they mall fall no more.
4 Arife, O God, lift up thine hand,
Attend our humble cry j No enemy mall dare to ftand, When God afcendscn high. Pause.
5 Why do the men of malice rage,
And fay with foolifh pride, Tkt God x>f heaven nvlll ne'er engage To fight on Zion'j fide.
6 But thou forever art our Lord ;
And powerful is thine hand, As when the Heathens felt thy fword, And perim'd from thy land.
7 Thou wilt prepare our hearts to pray,
And caufe thine ear to hear ;
Accept the vows thy children pay,
And free thy faints from fear.
% Proud tyrants mail no more opprefs* No more defpife the juft ; And mighty finners mall confefs, They are but earth and duft.
Psalm XI. Long Metre. God loves the righteous, and hates the wickt& J T\/f Y refuge is the God of love ; XVJL Why do my foes iafult and cry, Fly like a timorous trembling dovet To dijiant ivoods or mountains Jly ?
a If government be once deftroy'd, (That firm foundation of our peace) And violence make juftice void, Where mall the rrghteous feek redrefs ?
3 The Lord in heaven has fix'd his thronej His eye furveys the world^below j
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T^-him all mortal thiggs are known ;
K!s eye-lids fearch cur i.nrits through.
4 If he afflifts his faints fo far,
To prove their love, and try their grace, What may the bold tranfgreflbrs fear ? Mis foul abhors theii wicked ways,
5 On Impious wretcnes he frail rain Sulphureous fiacies of v/aftin: de?-th,
, Such as he kindied on tag' " Of Sodom, with his an|$ breath.
6 The righteous Lord la^«Sj*%nieou<i fouls, Whofethoug] - :. fas are fincere. And with agracibus eye bekoids
The men that his own image bear.
Psalm XI L Long Metre.
The Saint's Safety and Hope in evil Times : Or, Sins of the Tongue complained of, viz. BLJpkemy, Falfhood, &c.
j A LMIGHTY God appear sr.l fare ! JtjL For vice and vanity prevail : The godly periih in the grave, The juft depart, the faithful fail.
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5 The Lord who fees the poor oppreft, And hears th' bppreflftw's haughty firain, Will rife tog'-. e his children reft,
Nor fhali they truft his word in vain.
6 Thy word, O Lord, though often try'd, Void of deceit fball ftitl appear :
Not iiiver3 fever, times purify'd
From drofs and mixture, mines To clear.
7 Thy grace (hall in the da !:.! hour Defend from da.^er ana fufprife ;
1 ho' when the yileft men have power,
Or. every fide cppreff;rs rife.
P s a i. m XII. Common Metre.
Cov.pLv.nt of a general Corruption of Manners : or. Tit Prmnlfe end Signs of Chrifi'j coming to Judgement, 3 TTELP, lord, for men of virtue fail, JLlL Religion loofes ground '
The fens of violence prevail, And treacheries abound j
a Their oaths and promifes they break, Yet aft rfe flatterer's part j With fair d:ceirfu; lips they fpeak, And with a double heart.
3 If w* reprove fame hateful lie,
hey fcorr. our faithful word :
« Are not our !ij;S our owa," they cry,
'• And ivbojball be our Lord?"
i. Scoffers appear on every fide,
le r< ce or men Is rais'd to feats of power and pride, And bears the fword in vain. Pause. 2 Lord, wl en iniquities abound, An; Lia.rr When faith is r; I >und,
And love is v.ux.ng coid :
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6 Is not thy chari ling on ?
Haft'thoitnot jiven thefign ? May we not traft and live upon. A prcmifefo divine ?
7 U Yes, fh'th the Lord, now will I rife,
<« And ma!? lee •
«« Ifliall a .pear ■ - >nfe,
« And fet my feivan'ts free."
S Thy ' :s feven times try'd,
\'h . all endure :
The m '. i: urn connie,
Shall find ; - pro aiie fare.
P s a l me XIII. Ccmmr.n Metr",
Compel:!: nxder the Temptation oftbeD^-jil.
3 X.I OW I - - thou :onceal thy face ?
O. My Cod, how] : Lay? When ihali I feel thofe heavenly rays That chafe my fears away?
z Kcr.v long flia^l my po:r labouring foul Wreitle and toii in vain ? Thy word can all my foes controu!, And eafe my raging pain.
3 See hovj the Prince of darknefs tries
All his malicious arts ; He fpreads a mift around my eyes, And throws his firey darts.
4 Be thou my {^n, and thou my fhield,
My foul in fafety ktep j Make haffce before mine eyes are feal'd In death's eternal fkep.
5 Row would the tempter boaft, aloud,
Should 1 become his prey ! Behold the fons of hell grow proud To. fee thy long delay.'
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6 But they fliall fly at thy rebuke,
A nd Sstan hide his head ■; He knows the terrors of thy look, . ice with dread.
7 Thou wilt difplay that fovereign grace
:• fpring : I fliall employ my lips in p.aife, And thy falvation ling.
Psalm XIV. Firjl Part. Com. Meter
5y .' 1 fe« 4.- -f Sinners,
I X? nd *ay>
• J. * jk>n's/\ ain,
'• :s en high,
" C . ?n."
o dreadful ano profane . is j 5 ha-nds are found
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his celeftial throne Lolled down on thi elo .v,
To li id the man that fought his grace, Or did hi£ julfice know.
Ey nature all are gone a ra •, Their praa^ce all [hsfame';
There's none that fears his Makers hand, The: e's none tkat loves his name.
iTh ir tongues are us'd to fpeak deceit,
Their Banders never ceafe ; How fwift to mifchief are their fectj N( r know tiic paths of peace.
6 Such feeds of fin (that bitter root) In every heart are found j Nor can they bear diviner iruit, 'Till grace refine the ground.
PSALM XIV. XV. 29
P s a l m XIV. Second Part. Com. Metre. The Felly of Pcrfec- ors.
1 A RE finners bow fo fenfelefs growa Jt\ That they the faints devour ? And never worship at thy throne,
Nor fear thine awful power ?
2 Great God, appear to their furprife, Reveal thy dreadful name $ '
Let them no more thy wrath defpife, Nor turn our hope to fhame.
3 Doit thou not dwell among the juft ?
And yet our foes deride, That we mould make thy name our tru/1 ; Great God, confjund their pride.
4 Oh that the joyful day were come
To finifr our diftrefs ! When God mall bring his children home, Our fongs thali never ceafe.
Psalm XV. Common Metre.
Character of a Saint; or, a Citizen fZion : or,
the purifications of a Ckrftlan.
I \WHO ffi»H inhahitm thy hill, W OGodofholmefs?
Whoi
:he Lord admit to dwell
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" u,v, tongue j
Will
jie-gnucur .v;on.
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4 The wealthy firmer he contemns,
Loves all that fear the Lord ; And tho' to his own hurt he iwears, St'll he performs his word. 5 His hand-, difdain a go den bribe, And never wrong the poor ; This man mail dwell with God on earth, And find his heaven i'ecure.
Psalm XV. Long Metre, Rdlrlon and Juflice,, GoMnefs and Truth-; or, Du- ties to God and Man; or, the Sualiji cations cf* Cbriftibn. j \V/HO fliallafcendthy-heavenly place, \V Great God, and dwe , - ace f
The man that minds religion now, And humbly walks with God b.:.cv/ : 2 Whole hands are pur-, whofe heart is clean ; " Who'e lips ftill fpeak the thing they mean j No ftanders dwell upon his tongue ; He hat:s to do his aeighbourwrpng.
, [Scarce will h- truft an ill report, * Or vent it to his neighbour^ hurt ; Sinners of ftate he can defp'fc. But faints are honour-d i:V is eyes, j 4 f Firm to his word Ke ever flood, And always makes his promife go >d, Nor dares to change the 'ears,,
Whatever pain or%>fs be b ass.]
c TFe rev r de; Is in bribing yyi, ' And mournithatjuaicefiiouldbefold : ,m and wr; ng the poor, Swee , his deer..]
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7 Yet, when his holiefl works are done, His foul depends on grace alone ; This is the man thy face (ball fee, And dwell forever, Lord', with thee.
Psalm XVI. Fvrjt Part. Long Metre.
GmfeJJion of cur poverty ; and, Saints the beft Com-' pany ; or, Good Works profit Men, not God.
1 T>P.ESERVE me,X:n-d; in time of need, A. For fuccour to thy throne 1 fire,
But rave no merits there to plead 5 My gootthefs cap.net reach to thee.
2 Oft have my heart and tongue confe:1 ' How empty and how poorl am ;
My praife can never make thee blerr, Nor add-new giories to thy name.
3 Yet, Lord, thy faints on earth may reap Some profit by the good we do j Thefeare the company I keep, Thefe are the choice!! friends I know,
4 Let other; chufe the fonscf mirth To give a relifh to their wine ?
I love the men of heavenly birth,
Whofe thoughts, and language are divine.
Psalm XVI. Second Part. Long Metre,!
Chriftls Allfuffic'iency.
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Jefusthh bell. beloved Son.
>ve is my perpetual feaft; B> daj L:ia ccun'.els^uide mefigl
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And be his name forever bleft, Who gives me fweet advice by night.
4 I fet him ftill before mine eyes ; At my right hand he ftands preparM
To keep my foul from al! furpriie, And be my everiafting guard.
Psalm XVI. Third Part. Long Metre.
Courage in Death, and Hope of the Rxfurre&ion.
1 ^^yy^EN God is nigh, my faith is ftrong, .
\r¥ His arm is my almighty prop ; Be glad my heart, rejoice my tongue, My dying iiefli fhall reft in hope
a Though In the duft I lay my head, Yet, gracious God, thou wilt not leave- My foul forever with the dead, Nor lofe thy children in the grave.
3 My flefh "Ihall thy lira call obey, Shake off the d.uft, and rife on high ; Then ihalt thou lead the wondrous way Up to the throne above the fey.
4 There {-reams of endlefs pleafure flowj And full difcoveriesof thy grace (Which we but taftcd here below) bpread heavenly joys through all the place.
P s a l m XVI. i-3. Fir{l Part Com. Metre.
Support d".J Counftifrom God ivitbout ULrit.
i £\ .VIZ me, O Lord, from every foe j ^ Li thee .r.y draft I pla:e, Though ail the good that i can do
Can ne'er deierve thy grace ;
2 Yet if my God prolong my breath,
ill :ej 'ice.
I the earth, choice,
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| Let heathens to their idr^= nafte, And v. o: fhip wopji « ftofte ; But my deKght/ui" lot is caft Where the true God is known. 4 His hand provides my conftant food, He fills my daily cup j Much am i pieasM with prefect good, But more rejoice In hope.
* God is my portion and ray joy ; His counfels are my light : He gives me fweet advice by day, And gentle hints by night.
i My foul would all her thoughts approve To his all-feeing eye ; Not death nbrheli my hope shall move While fuch a friend is nig':.
? s a l m XV. Second Part. Common Metre.
Tie Death und ' RtfurreBion of .'ChriiW
1 " T bET the Lord before my face,
JL " Ete bears mj courage up ^: (< My hearty mj tohguertheir jovs.exprefs, ' " Myflefh fl-ial) reft in hope.
2 rt My fgirit, Lord, thou wilt not leave
« Where fouls departed are;
" Nor quit my body' ro the ^rave
« To fee corruption there. '
3 " Thou wiit reveal the path of life, " And raife me to thy throne : il Thy courts immortal pleafure give, " Thyprefence joys unknown."
4 [Thus in the name of Chrifl the Lord, The holy David lung, And Providence fulfils the word Of his prophetic tongue.
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5 Jerus, whom every lafWtafiOreSj
Was crucify'd and flain^ Behold the tomb hs prey reltons, Behold he lives again.
6 When fhall my feet arifc and fcand
On hea en's eternal hills ? There ins the Son at God's right hand, And there the father fmilej.]
Psalm XVII. Vei. 13, &c, Short Metre.
Portion of "Saints and Sinners ; or, Hope and Dcjfaeb
in Death. 1 A RISE, my gracious God, £\ And make the wicked tlee ; They are but thy chaftiiing rod To drive thy faints to the?.
2. Behold the (inner dies,
HU haughty, vrord* are vain ; K: c ; his pieafure
A:;d all beyond is pain.
3 Then let his pride advance,
Andboaft of ail his "or^ j
The Lord is my inheritance,
My foul can wife no more.
4 I ftall behold the face
Of my forgiving God ;
And {land complete in righteoufnefe, Wafli'd in my Saviour': blood.
5 "there's a new heaven begun
When I awake from death,
Dreft in the likenefsof thy Son,
And draw immortal breath.
Psalm XVII. Long Metre. The Sinner's Portion and Saint's Hopt\ or, the Hea- ven rfjeparate Souls, and the RefurreSikn, I T ORD, I am thine : but thou wilt prove J—i My faith, my patience, and my love ;
PSALM XVHI. 35
When men of fpite againft me join, They are the fword, the hand is thine.
a Their hope and portion lie below } 'Tisail thehappinefs they know, 'Tis all they feek ; they take their mares ; Aid leave the reft among their heirs,
3 What tinners value, I lefign ;
Lord, 'tis enough that thou art mine :
I (hall behold thy blifsful face,
A id ftand complete in righteoufnefs.
4 This Life's a dream, an empty {how $ Eurthe bright vvor:d, to which I go. Hath joys fubftantial and fmcere ; When mall I wake and find me there ?
5 O glorious hdur ! O bleir abode ! I fhall be near, and like my God ? Aid flefh and fin no more controul Thefacred pleafures of the foul.
6 My flefh fhall f>m6e< in the ground, Till the laft trurnpet'sjoyfu! found : Then burrb the chains with fweet lurprife, And in my Saviour's image rife.
Is ax m XVIII FirftPart. Long Metre, Ver. 1—9, 15—18. Deliverance from Defpair $ or, Temptation overcome* 1 npHEE will I love, O Lord, my ftrength, Jl My rock, my tower, my high defence , Thy mighty arm fhall be my t'ruir, For I have found faivaticn thence.
a Death, and the terrors ofj:he grave, %
Stood round me with their difmaj (hade j While floods pf high temptation rofe, And made my finking foui afraid.
3 I fawthe opening gates of he!!, Withendlefs pains ana forrows there, [Which none but they that feel can telr) While I was .hurry 'd to defpair.
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4 In my diilrefs I call'd my Goi,
When I could fcarce believe h:m minej He bow'd his car to my complaint ; And prov'd h'.s laving grace divine*
5 [With fpeci he flew to my relief, A- bn a ch rub's wing he ro.-ie ;
A vf-jj, and bright as lightening, fhone The face ofm; deliverer God.
6 Temptations fled at his rebuke, The blaft of hi: Almighty breath 1 Kefent falvaticn horn on high,
A id drew me from the deep* of death.]
7 Great were my fears, my foes were great, Much was their ftrength, and more they rages But Chrift, my i ord, is conqueror ftili
In all the wars the proud can wage. 5 My for>£ for ever (hall record That terrible, tbatjo-ful hour; And give the glory to the Lord Due to his mercy and his pewer.
Psalm XVIII. Second Part. Vcr.zo. — 26. Lorg Metre. cerlty f roved and rewarded*
1 X ORD, thou haft feen my fool tincere, JL J Eiaft made thy truth and love appear ; Before mine eyes I fetthy laws,
Ani tncu baft own'd my righteous caufe.
2 Since I have, learn'd thy holy
I've w ht before thy face:
Or if my feet did e'-rr depart,
Thj love reciaimd mv wandering henrt.
» V brike my reft !
W »at wa ? :tA itruggl'ngsi
ithin, I § 1 n . fin.
A. The.- fin ..a cl ife I f- ts me ft'll,
That works and ilrives againftmy will:
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When fhall thy fpirit's fovereign power Deftroy it, that it rife no more.
5 With an impartial hand, the Lord Deals out to mortals their reward : The kind and faithful fouls fhall find A God as faithful and as kind.
6 And msn that love revenge fhall know, God hath an arm of vengeance too : Thsjuft and pure, lhall ever fay,
Thou art more pure, more juft than they. Psalm XVIII. -Third Part. Long Metre.
Ver.%o, 31* 34? 3S» 36> &c- I TUST are thy ways, and true thy word,
3 Great Reck of my fecure abode :
Who is a God befide the Lord ?
Or there's a refuge like our God ?
% 'Tis he that girds me with his might. Gives me his holy fword to wield ; And while with fin and hell 1 fight, Spreads his falvation for my fhieid.
3 He lives, and bleflings crown his reign, The God of my falvation lives,
The dark defigns of hell are vain ; While heavenly peace my Father gives.
4 Before the fcoifers of the age, I will exalt my Father's name, Nor tremble at their mighty rage,
But meet reproach, and bear the fhame. < To Da-vid and his royal feed Thy grace forever fnall extend ; Thy love to faints, in Chrifi their head, Knows not a limit, nor an end.
Psalm XVIII. Flrft Parf. Common Metre, ViSory and Triumph over Temporal Enemies, 2 \W/E love thee, Lord, and we adore, W Now is thine arm reveal'd -j D
$ PSALM XVIII.
Thou art our ftrength, our heavenly lower, Our bulwark and our lhieli.
2 We fly to our eternaj Rock, And find a fure defence; His holy name o»r lips invoke, And draw fa'.vation thence.
-3 When God our leader /nines in arms, What mortal heart can bear The thunder of his loud alarms ? The lightning of his fpear ?
4 He rides upon the winged wind,
And angels in array In millions wait tc know his mind, Ana fwift as flames obey.
5 He fpeaks, and at his fierce rebuke
Whole armies are difmay'd ; His voice, his frown, hi* an~ry look Strikes all their courage dead.
6 He forms our generals for the field,
With all their dreadful (kill ; Gives them his awful fword to wield, And makes their h tarts of fteel.
7 Oft has the Lord whole nations bleft
For his own church's fake ; The powers that give his perple reft, Shall cf his care partake.
Psalm XVill. Second Part. Com. Metre.
The Cer.juerort Song,
7 HPO thine almighty arm we owe X The triumphs of the day ; Thy terrors, Lord, conf.-und the foe, And melt their ftrength away.
a 'Tis by thy a>d our troops prevail, And break united powers, Or burn their boafled fleet*, or fcale The proudeft c/ their tqweis-
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3 How have wfc chas'd them through the field,
And trod them to the ground, - While thy falvation was our flueld, But they no ihelter found !
4 In vain to idol faints they cry,
And perifh in their blood 5 Where is a reck lb grea?, fa high,, So pov/erful as our God ?
5 The God of Ifraeltvtr lives j .
His name be ever b e;r y. 'Tis his own aim the victory gives,. And gives his people re It.
P s a l m< XiX. Firff Part. Short Metre. The Book of Naturt and Scripture* For a Lord's Day Morning. j T>Er-IOLD the lofty iky Jj Declares its maker God, And all the ftarry works on high ■ Proclaim his -power abroad,
2 The darknefs and the light
Still keep their courfe the ihrne ; While night to day and day to n'g;v: Divinely teach his name.
3 in every different land
Their general voice is known 5 They fliew the wonders of his hand, ' And orders of his throne.
4 Ye chriftian lands, rejoice,
Here he reveals his word ; We are not left to nature's voice To bid us know the Lord.
Arefet befare our eyes, He puts his gofpel in our hands, Where our falvation lies*
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6 His laws arejuft and pure,
His truth without deceit, His promifes forever fure, And his rewards are great.
7 [ Not honey to the tale
Affords fo much de'ight; Nor gold that has the furnace pafs'* So much allures the fight.
8 While of thy works I fing,
Thy glory to proclaim, Accept the praife, my God, my King, In my Redeemer's name.]
Psalm Xl^i. Second Part. Short Metre*
God's f For d mofi excellent', or, Sincerity and Watch-
fihufs.
For aLerd's Day Morning. J "FJEKO^D the morning fun •O Begins his glorious way j His beams through ail, the nations run, . life and light convey.
2 But where the gofpel comes It fprea's diviner light, Itc heir tombs,
And gives the blind : leir fight.
g How perfect is thy word :
And ali thy judgements jure, Forever fure thy promife, Lo;d, And men fecurely truft.
4 My gracious God, how pVin
Are thy directions given ! Oh m3y i never read in vain, But find the path to heaven !
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5 I heard thy word with love,
And I would fain obey : Send thy good fpirit from absve Te guide ine left I tfray.
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6^ OH who can ever find
The errors of his ways ? Yet with a bold' prefumptuous mind fwouid not dare tranfgrefs.
7 Warn me of every fin,
Forgive my fecret faults, And c:eanre this guilty f.uilof mine, Whofe crimes exceed my thoughts.
t While with my heart and tongue- I fpread thy praife abroad j Accept the worlhip and the fong, My Saviour and my God.
PsalmXIX. Long Mztft.
The Books of Nature, and Scripture compared the Glory and Success ofibz Gofpel.
l HT*HE heavens declare thy glory, Lord, JL In every liar thy goodnefs -.nines j But when our eyes behold thy word, We read thy name in fairer lines.
z The rolling fun, the changing light, And nights and days thy power confefo 5 But the bled: vo'ume thou haiS writ,
- Reveals thy juHice and thy grace.
3 Sun, moon and ftars convev thy praife Round the whole earth, and never fLxnd 3 So when thy truth began its race,
It touch' J andglanc'd on every land* -
4 Nor in ail thy fpreading gofpel re:r
Till through the world thy truth has run 5 Till Cbrijt has all the nations blefr, Thac fee the light, or feel the fun.
5 Ore it Sun of Righteou fiefs, arlfe, Blefs'the dark world with heavenly light 5 Thy gofpel makes the fimpie wife, - Thy laws are pure, thy judgements right.
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6 Th/ nobleft wonders here we view In fouls renewed and fine forgiven!
And make thy word my guide to heaven.
PSALMXIX.TotheTuneortheII3thPfa!ni. The Book of Nature and Scripture.
1 GRn A,T G°'' the heave^ '*& «ii'i frame Y Declares the glories of thy name :
A tnoufand /tarry beauties there, '
A thoufand radiant marks appear Of boundlefs power, and (kill divine.
2 From night to hj, from day to night, i he dawning and the dying light, '
«rr^ures of heavenly wifdom read : ^ ith filent eloquence they raife Our thoughts to our Creator's praife, And neither found nor language need.
3 ^ et their divine inltru&ions run Far as the journies of the fun,
And every nation knows their voVe : The fun, like fome young bridegroom drefl, Breaks from the chambers of the eaft
Rolls round, and makes the earth rejoice.
4 Where e'er he fpreads his beams abroad, He f miles, and fpeaks his maker God :'
Al! nature joins to fhew thy praife : ' Thus God in every creature mines j Fair is the book of nature's lines,
But fairer is the book of grace. Pause.
5 I love the volumes of thy word $ What light and joy thofe leaves afford
To fouls benighted and diftrert ! Thy precepts guide my doubtful way , Thy fear forbids my feet to ftray,
Thy premife leads my heart to reft..
PS A L M XX.
6 Frpm the difcoveries of thy law The perftct rules of life I draw :
Thefs are my ftudy and delight ; Not honey fo invites the tafte, Nor gold that hath the furnace pair.
Appears fo pleafing to the fight.
7 Thy threatenings wake my numbering eyes, And warn me where my danger liesj
But 'tis thy blefTed gojfpel, Lord, That makes my guilty confcience clean, Converts my foui, fubdues my fin, And gives a fret, but large reward.
S Who knows the errors of his thought? ? My God, forgive my fecret faults,
And from prefumptaous fins retrain j Accept niy poor attempts of praife, Thai: I have read thy book of grace
And book of nature not in vain.
Psalm XX.
Prayer and Hope ofV'itrory. For a Day of Prayer in Time of War. 2 TVT^V'7' In3y the God of power and grace 1^% Attend his people's humble cry ! jfebcvab hears when Ifrael vrzys, And brings deliverance from on high.
2 The name of Jacob's Gcd defends, When bucfcfers fail and brazen walls ; He f.om his fanctuary fends Succour and irrength when TLhn calls.,
3 Well he remembers all our fighs, Kis love exceeds our beft deierts j His love accepts the facrifice
Of humble groans and broken heart*.
4 In his falvation is our hope, And in the' name of Ifracl's God, Our troops ihali iift'their banners up, Our navies tpread their flags abroad,
44. PSALM XXI.
- Som* truft in horfes train'd for war, And feme of chariots make their boatfs 5 Our fureft expiations are From thee, the Lord of heavenly hofts.
6 [O may the memory of thy nam: Infpire our armies far the fight !
Our foe* ihal: fail aid die with foam?, Or quit the field with co.vard Bight.]
7 Nov fave as, Lord, from flavim fear, Now let our hopjs be firm and ftrong. Till thy falvation ihaii appear,
And joy and triumph raife the Cong.
Psalm XXI. Common Metre, National Blejfings acknowledged.
1 TNT thee, great God, with fongs of praife, JL Our favour'd realms rejoice j
And, bieft with thy falvation, raife To heaven their cheerful voice.
2 Thy fure iefcics, through nations round,
Hath fpread cur rifing name,
And all our feeble efforts crown'd
With freedom a:jd with fame.
3 In cicep diftrefs our injur'd land
Implor'd thy power to fave ; For iife we pray'd 5 thy bounteous haftd The timely blefling gave.
4 Thy mighty arm, eternal Power,
Oppos'd their deadly aim, In mercy fweptthem f.om ourflibre", And fpread th-ir fails with {frame*
5 On thee, in -want, in woe or p^in,
Our hearts alone rely ; Cur rights thy mercy wi'l maintain, And „il our wants fupply.
6 Thus, Lord, thy wondrcus power Jsc^c;
And ftilUxalt thy farWj
PSALM XXI. XXII. 45
Y/hik we glad fongs ofpraife prepare, For thine Almighty name.
Psalm XXI. i 9. Long Metre.
Cbr.fi exalted to the Kingdom,
l "T\ W1D rejo'cM in God his ftrength, \~J Rais'd to the throne by fpecial grace, But Chrifi the fon appears at length, Fulfils the triumph' and the pra'ie.
s How great the b'left Mejfiab's joy In the falvation of thy hand ! Lord, t'-'ou halrais'd his kingdom higk, And given the world to his command.
5 Thy goodnefs grants whate'er he will, Nor doth the leax requ^ir wlth-hold : Bluings o/love prevent him ftill, .
And crowns of glory, not of gold.
I Honour and majefty divine
Around It's facred temples ihine : Bleft with the favour of thy face, And leng'.h of cverlafting days.
r Thine '.1.1 :i Siall find out all his foes; And a: ?. hVy oven glows With raging heat and Tvlnj co-Is, So fnall rhy wrath devour their fculs.
Fpalm XXII. i — 16« Firfi Part. Com. Metre.
The Sufferings and Death of Chrifi, I "W/^Y has my God my foul forfook, VV Nor will a.foiile afford ? (Thus David once in anguiih fpoke, And thus our dying Lord.)
•2. Though 'tis thy chief delight to dwell Among thy praifing faints, Yet thou ca'nft hear our gr»an as well, And pity our complaints. 3 Our fathers trufted in thy name, And great deliverance found :
4* P S A L M XXII.
But I'm a worm defois'd of men, And trodden to the ground.
4 With making head they pafs me by,
And laugh my foul to fcorn : In vain he trufts in God, they cry, NegUElid and forlorn.
5 But thou art he, who form'd my rie/h,
By thine almighty word j And fince I hung upon the bread My hope is in the Lord.
6 Why will my father hk'e his face
When fpes iisnd ;hreatenij;g round In the dark hour of deep diftrcfs, And not an helper found ? Pause.
7 Behold thy darling left among
The cruel and the proud, By foes encompafs'd fierce and ilrong, As lions roaring loud.
I From earth and hell my forrows meet,
To multiply the fin art ; They r.a'.l my hand;, they pierce my fee!:,- And try to vex my heart.
§ Yet if thy fovWeigii hand ret locfe ' The ra^e of earth and hell. Why v. i '. 1 ni, heavenly Father. -brul ft The Con he loves fo well ?
10 My God \ if pofiible it he, With-'noid this bktercup j But I refign my will to thee, And drink the forrows up.
II My heart diflblves with pangs unknown,
In groans I wafte my breath j Thy heavy hand has brought me down, Low as the duft of death.
IZ Father, 1 give myfpiritup, And trail It in thy hand j
PSALM XXil. 47
My dying flcfh fhall reft in hope, - And rife at thy command,
Psalm XXII. 20, 21, 27—31. Second Part, Comm»n Metre.
I « TKTOTV from the rearing lions raget JL V *< O Lord, protetl thy Son, ft JSfor leave thy darling to engage t( Thepoivers of hell alone."''
a Thus did our fuffering Saviour pray With mighty crie3 and tears, God heard him in that dreadful day, And chas'd away his fears.
3 Great was the vi&ary of his death His throne exalted high j And all the kindreds of the earth Shall worih'.p or fhall die.
4. A numerous offspring muft arife From his expiringgroans ; They fhall be reckon'd in his eyes- For daughters and for fons.
The meek and humble fonJs {hall fee
Kis table richly fpread; And all that feek'the Lord fhall be
With joys immortal fed.
j The ifies fhall know the righteoufnefa . Of our incarnate God, And natiens yet unborn profefs Salvation -in his blood.
P s a x m XXII. Long Metre...
Ghrips Sufferings ard Exaltation ■ I T^/TOW let «ur mournful fongs record - JJ\ The dying forrows of our Lord, "When he complain'd in tears and Wood, As one forfaken of his God.
1 The Jeivs behold him thus forlorn, And fhake their heads and laugh in fcorn ;
4^ PSALM XXIII.
C( He refcued others from the grave , fe Now let him try himfelf to fave.
3 u This is the man did once pretend " God was his father and h'19 friend ; « If God the blefled lov'd him fo, (i Why doth he fail to he'p him now ?
4 Oh favage people ! cruel priefts !
How they flood round likeraging beads;
Like lions gaping to devour,
When God had left him in their power,
5 They wound his head, his hands, his feet, Till itreams of blood er.ch other meet } Byl«t his garments they divide,
And mock the pangs in which he died.
6 But God his father heard his cry; J^ais'd from the dead he reigns on high : The nations learn his righteoulhefs, And humble fmners tafte his grace.
Psalm XXIII. Long Metre.
Gvd our Skepberd.
1 ]\/|" Y fnepherd is the living Lord; _LYA Now fnall my wants be well fupply'd j His providence and holy word
Become myfafety and my guide.
2 In paftures where falvation grows
He makes me feed, he makes me reft, Thr:re living water gently flows, And all the food divinely blfft.
3 My wandering feet his ways miftake; But he reftores my foul co peace, And leads me, for his mercy's fake, In the fair paths of righteoufaefs.
4. Though I \va!k through the gloomy vale, Where death and ail its terrors are, My heart and hope .'hail never fail, For God, my fhepherd's with mc there?
P S A h M XXIII. 4a
5 Amidft the darknefs and the deeps Thou art my comfort, thou my ftayj Thy ftafffupports my feeble fteps, Thy rod direcls my doubtful way.
6 Thefons of earth and fons of hell Gaze at thygoDdnefs, and repine To fee my table fpread {o well With living bread and cheerful wine*
7 [How I rejoice, when on my hsa4 Thy Spirit condefcends to reft ! 'Tis a divine anointing fhed, Like oil of gladnefs at a feaft.
8 Surely the mercies of the Lord Attend his hsufhold all their days : There will 1 dwell to hear his Word, To feek his face, and ling hispraife.J
Psalm XXIII. Common Metre,
I T\/T Y Shepherd will fupply my need? J.VX Jehovah is his name; In paftures frefh he makes me feed, Befide the living ftream.
a He brings my wandering fpirit beck When I forfake his ways, And leads me for his mercy's £*ke In piths of truth and grace.
3 Wh°n I walk through the {hades ot ic^/tih,
Thy prefence is my day j One v«*>rd of thy fupporting breach Drives all my fears away.
4 Thy hand in light of all my fo?$
Doth ftill my table fpread j
My cup with blerhnjjs overflows^
Thine oil anoints my head.
5. The fure provisions of aay Goi Attend me all my davs ;
So PSALM XXIII.
Oh may thy houfe be mine abode,
And all my work be praife ! 6 There would I find a fettled rev;,
(While others go and come) No more a ilran^er or a gueft,
But like a child at home.
P p a l m XXIII. Sh:rt MeLre. I npHE Lord my ftepherd if, X I mail be well fupplyM ; Since lie is mine and I am his, What can I want befide ?
a He leads me to the p!ace,
Where hep. en'.y pafiure grows, WThere living waters gently pafs, And full falvitian flows.
3 If e'er I go alray,
He d .' r^c'aim,
And in his own right' way,
For hismofl holy name.
4 While he affords his aid,
1 cannot yield to Fear*, The/ 1 ihoifcj } \-::\\k th.ro" death's dark lhade, My fhepherd's with me there.
5 Amid furrouridirfg rqes
Thou deft my table fpread, Mycu-> witfi bleflings overflows* And joy exalts my head.
6 T! r~ thy love «»
Shall crown my following days ; em thy houfe will . remove,
Nor ce.;fc tn fp •-.:: thy praife.
Psalm XXIV. Common Metre* D •. : Ged.
hord's
JL
He rai er the floods,
P S A L M XXIV.
a But who among the fons of men May villi thine abode ? He that has hands from mifchief clean, Whofe heart is right with Goi.
3 Th'n is the man may rife and talce The b'.eflings cf his grace ; This is the lot of thofe that feels The God oijaccfri race.
4. Now let our foul's immortal powers To mseE^he Lord prepare, Lift up their everlafting doors, The fcitfg ofglory's near.
5 The king cf -lory ! Who can tell The wonders of his might ? Ke rules the nations 5 but to dwell With faints is his delight*
Psalm XXIV. Lc Saints dtoell in H.ea*ueri ; or, Chris's Aft I t J "♦.IIS fpicious earth is all the Lord's JL And meji and worms, and beails a He raTs'd the building on the feas, And gave it ;hr their dwelling-place.
? But there's a brighter world on nighj Thy palace, Lord, above the iky $ Who ihall afcend that blerV abode, And dwell fo near his Maker God ?
3 He that abhors and fears to fin, Whofe heart is pure, whofe hands are ck Him ffiaU the Lord, the Saviour faie s, And clothe his foul with righteoufneis.
4 Thefe are the men, th~ pious race, That feek the God o£J<zcofo face ; Thefe fhall enjoy the blifsfal fight And dwell in everlatting light.
Pause. 5 Rejoice, ye /Lining worlds en high, Behold the King of glory nigh 3
5i P S A*L M XXV.
Who can this King of glory be? The mighty Lord, the Saviour's he.
6. Ye heavenly gate?, your leaves difplay, To make the Lord, the Saviour way : Laden withfpoils from earth and hell, The Conqueror comes with God to dwell.
7 Rals'dfrom the dead in royai late, He opens h eaven's eternal gate, To give his faints a bieft abo^e, Near their Redeemer and their God.
Psalm XXV. i— u. Fir ft Far;. Waiting for Pardon and Dntfi'.on, i T LIFT my foul to God, X My fcrttft is in his name j Let not my foes that feek my blood Still triumph in my fhame.
1 Sin and the powers cf hell Psrfuads me to defpalr j Lord, make me know thy covenant well* That I may 'icape the fnare.
3 From gleams of dawning light
Tii! evening {hades arife,
For thy falvatfpn, Lord, i wait,
With eyer-longlng eyes.
4 Remember all thy grace,
And lead me in thy truth ; Forgi-. e the fins of ri . er d a; %, Aad fellies of my youth.
£ The Lord is juft and kind,
The met!: thAl iearn his ways, And every humble firmer iind TJiemethodsofhis grace.
6 For his own goodneft fake
Ke faves my foul from fhame ; He pardons (tho" my guilt be greav) 'Ibre'aaj Redeemer's name.
P S A L M XXV. 53
P s a\ l m XXV. 12, 14. 10, 13. Second Part,
Short Metre. Divine Infiru&ion*.
I \"*7THERE /hall the mm be found, W That fears C offend his God, That loves the go f pel1 3 joyful found,. And trembles at the rod ?
3 The Lord {hall make him know The fecrets of his heart, The wonders of his covenant ihow, And all his love impart.
3 The (kalingsof his power
Are truth and mercy frill, With fuch as keep his covenant fure, And love to do h'swiil.
4 Their fouls (hall dwell at eafe
Before their Maker's face, Their feed fhail tafte the pronafes In their extenfcse grace.
Psalm XX 7 15—22. Third Part.
Short Metre. Diftrefs offal:, or, B.ickjliding am Difiril:;:*
1 ]\/f INE eyes and my defire O.VjL Are ever to the Lord ; ■
I love to plead his promis'd grace And reft upon his word.
2 Turn, turn thee to my foul,
Bring thy falvation near 5 When will thy hand aflSft my feet To 'fcape the deadly fa are ?
3 When ifcall the fovereign grace
Of my forgiving God Reftoreme from thof; dangerous v.j;- s My wandering feet have trod ?
4 The tumult of my thoughts
Doth but enlarge my v, ; ;- 5
54 PSALM XXYI.
My fpirit languishes, my heart Is defoiatc and low.
5 With every morning light My forrow new begins ; Look on my anguiih and my pain, And pardon all my fins.
P A U S X.
% Behold the hefts of hell, How cruel is their hate ! Againft my life they rjfg, and join Their fury with deceit.
7 Oh keep my foul from death, Nor put my hope toihame, Fori have plac'd my only trufl In my Redeemer's name.
J With humble faith 1 wait To fee thy face again j Of Ifrael it {hall ne'er be faid, lie fought the Lord in vain.
Psalm XXVI. Long Metre.
Self-Exarnlnctkn\ or, Evidences of Gratt, I. TUDGE me, O Lord, and prove my ways} J And try my reins, and try my heait j My faith upon thy promife ftays, Nor from thy law my feet depart.
2 I hate to walk, I hate to fit With men of vanity and lies ; The fcoffer and the hypocrite Are the abhorrence of mine eyes.
3 Amongft thy iVlnts will I appear Array'd in robes of innocence j But when J ftanii before thy bar, The blood oiChnfi is my defence.
4. 1 love thy habitation, Lord,
The temple where thine honours dwell } There ihall I hear thy holy word,
£ad ifews thy v-wto of" wpjidtr tell*
PSALM XXVII. 53
5 Let not my foul be join'd at lafir With men of treachery and blood, Since I. my days on earth have parr. Among the faints, and near my God.
Psalm XXVII. i— 6. Firji Par*.
The Church is our Delight and Safety.
1 ^T^HE Lord of glory is my light,
JL And my faivation too ; God is my ftrength ; nor will 1 fear What all my foes can do.
3 One privilege my heart defires } Oh grant me mine abode Amongthechiucb.es of thy faints, The temples of my God,
3 There mall I offer my requeils
And fee thy beauty {till ; Shall hear thy meflages of love? And there enquire thy will.
4 "When troubles rife and florins appear,
There may his children hide j God has a ftrong pavilion, where He makes my foul abide.
5 Now fhall my head be lifted' high
Above my foes around, And fongs of joy and vidtory Within thy temple found.
Psalm XXVII. S, 9, 13, 14. Second Ptnh
Common Metre. I QOON as I heard my Father fay, \J ii Te children, feek my grace," My heart reply'd without delay, 4< Til feek my Father's face."
2 Let not thy face be hid from me,
Nor frown my foul away 3 God of my life, 1 fly to thee Xa a diftrefiingday.
56 PSALM XXVIII.
3 Should friends and kindred near and dear
Leave me to want or die, My God wil) make my life his care, And ail my need fuo
4 My fainting fle/h had died with grief,
Had not my foul believ'd,
To-&e thy grace provide relief,
Nor was my hope deceiv'd.
5 Wait on the Lord, ye trembling faints,
And keep your courage up ; He'll raiie your fpirit when it faints, And far exceed your hope.
Psalm XXVIII. Long Metre-
God the Refuge of the AjfUBed.
I rT° 0 thee, O Lord, I raife my cries j -"' My fervent prayer in mercy hear j For ruin waits my trembling foul, • If thou refufe a gracious ear.
z When fuppliant tow'rd thy hcly hill, I lift my mournful hands to pray, ^ Afford thy grace, nor drive me ftiti, With impious hypocrites away.
3 To fons of falfshood, that defpife
P The works and wonders of thy reig", Thy vengeance gives the due reward, And finks their fouls to endlefs pain.
4 But, ever bleffed be the Lord,
Whole mercy hears rny mournful voice, My heart, that trufted in his word, In his falvation Ihatl rejoice.
5 Let every faint, in fore diMrefs,
By faith approach his Saviour God j
en grant, O Lord, thy pardoning gracs^ AvA feed thy church with heavenly LcU
PSALM XXIX. XXX. 57 Psalm- XXIX. Long- Metre. Storm and Thunder.
1 f~% IVE to the Lord, yefons of fame, VJT Give to the Lord renown and power, Afcribe due honours to his name,
And his eternal might adore.
2 The Lord proclaims his power aloud Thro' every ocean, every land }
His voice divides the waceiy cloud,. And lightnings blaze at his command.
3 He fpeaks, and tempcit, hail and wind,. Lay the wide fore ft bare around j
The fearful hart,- and frighted hind, Leap at the terror of the found.
4 To Lebanon he turns his voice, And lo, the ftately cedars break}
"The mountains tremble at the noife, The vallies roar, the deferts quake.
5 The Lord fits fcvereign on the flood, The Thunderer reigns forever king j But makes his church his bleit abode, Where we his awful glories fing.
4Tn gentler 'anguage, there the. Lord The counfel of his grace imparts : Amidft the raging ftorm, his word Speaks peace and courage to our hearts.
P s a l m XXX. Fir R Part. Long Metre. Sicknefi healed^ and Sorrows removed. I T Will extol thee, Lord, on high, JL At thy command difeafes fly : Who but a God can fpeak and fave From the dark borders of the grave?
X Sing to the Lord, ye faints, and prove How large his grace, how kind his lo^ge, Let all your powers rejoice, and trace The wondrous records of his grace.
58 PSALM XXX.
3 His anger but a monr.ent days ; His love is life and length of days : Tho' grief and tears the night employ, The morning-liar reftoies the joy.
Psalm XXX. <vcr. 6. Second Part. Long Metr:
Health , Sickxefs, and Recovery.
1 I/ -RM was my health, my day was bright, A And 1 prefum'd 'twould ne'er be night j Fcncly I faid within my heart,
" 1 Lafure and peace Jbjll nt cr depart."
2 But I forgot thine arm was ftrong, Which made my mountain ftand fj long j Soon as thy face began to hide,
My health was gone, my comforts died.
3 I cried aloud to thee my God ;
" What canft thou profit by my blood ?
" Deep in the duft can I declare
" Thy truth, or firig thy goodnefs there ?
4 u Hear me, O God of grace, I faid,
;' And bring me from aifion-g the deal iu
Thy word rebuk'd the pains I Thy pardoriing love remov'd m\
y pardoning love remov'd my g r, 'it.
5 My groan?, and tears, and forma cfv.ee, Are turn'd to joy and praifes nowj
I throw my fafckcloth on the ground, And eafe and gladsefs gird me round.
6 My tongue, the glory of my frame,- Shall ne'er be frlent of thy name j
Thy pravfe lhal! found thro' earth and heaven, For ficknsfs heal'd, and fins forgiven.
Psalm XXXI. 5, 13— 2 r, 22, 23. FlrJlPart. Common Metre. Deliverance from Death. I npO thee, O God of truth and love JL My fpirit 1 commit ; Tnou haft redeem'd my foul frcm deatb# And fav'd me from the pit.
P S A L M XXXI. 59
2 Defpair and comfort, hope and f-:ar
Maintain'd a doubtful ftrife; While forrow. pain, and fin confpir'd To take away my life.
3 <* My time is in thy hand) I cried,
« Though I draw r.ear the duff ;,J Thou art the refuge where 1 hide, The God in whom I truft.
4. Oh make thy reconciled face Upon thy fervant ihine, And fave me for thy mercy's fake, For I'm entirely thine.
Pause.
5 'Twas in my hafte, my fpirit faid,
*' I muft defpair and di?, tl Jam cut off before thine eyes j" But thou haft heard my cry.
6 Thy goodnefs how divinely free !
How fweet thy fmiiing face, To tho'e that fear thy tnajefty, And tiuft thy promis'd grace,
7 Oh love the Lord, al! yz hisftiftfesj
And fi»g his praifes loud ; Ke'il bend his ear to your complaints, And recompence the proud.
P s a l m XXXI. 7^*33, ixWzi. SecoxdTaif.
Common Metre.
Be&uettence froih Slander and Reproach,
I "fk/T Y heart rejoices in thy name, JV_L My God, my heavenly truft; Thou haft prefer/ d my face from flianae, Mine honour from the duft.
2, <•' My life is fpent with grief, I cried, - ei- My years conlusn'd in groans, •-* My ftrength decays, mine eyes are dried, " And forrow waftes rcv hones."-
*o PSALM XXXII.
3 Among mine enemies my name A prtverb vile was grown, While to my neighbours I became Forgotten and unknown.
4. Slander and fear on every fide, Seiz'd and befet me round, I to thy throne of grace applied, And fpeedy refcue found. Pause.
5 How great deliverance thou haft wrought
Before the fons of men ! The lying lips to filence brought, And made their boafting vain !
6 Thy children from the ftrife of tongues
Shall thy pavilion hide, Guard them from infamy and wrongs, And crufh the fons of pvide.
7 Within thy fecret prefence, Lord,
Let me forever dwell j No fenced city wali'd and barr'd Secures a faint (o well.
Psalm XXXII. Shcrt Mtre. Forgivegejt of Sins upa: Cor.fijfion.
1 /-"VH bleffed fouls are they \J Whcfe fins are cover'd o'er ! Divinely bleft, to whom the Lord
Imputes their guilt no more.
2 They mourn their follies paft,
And keep their hearts with care ; Their lips and lives without deceit Shall prove their faith fincere.
3 While I conceal'dmy guilt,
1 felt the filtering wound,
Till I cojafcfs'd my fins to thee.
And ready pardon found.
4. Let finners learn to pray,
Let faints keep near the throne :
PS AX M XXXII. ki
Cur help in times of deep dirtrefs, Is found in God alone,
Psalm XX XII. Common Metre.
Free Pardon and jln cere Obedience ; or, Confeffion aid Forgivemfs.
j TTOW bleft the man to whom his Goi 11 No more imputes his fin, Eui wafli'd in the Redeemer's blood Kath made his garments clean 1
2 And bled beyond expreflion he,
fe debts are thus difcharg'd; While from the guilty bondage free Ke feels his fealenlarg'di
3 His fpirit hates deceit and lies,
His words are ail fincere : He guards his heart, he gu irds his ;y>% To keep his confeience clear.
4 While I my inward guilt fnppre£,
No quiet could I find ; Thy wrath lay burning in my bread, And rack'd my tortur'd mln '.
5 Then I confefs'd my troubled thoughts,
Myfecret fins reveal d, Thy pardoning grace forgave .my Faulty Thy grace my pardon feai'd.
6 This {hall invite thy Xints ts ptayj
V/hen like a ra^ng flood Temj
Is a..
Psalm XXXII. FirjkPdrt. L
Repentance and free Pardon; or, - and
San&ificaticn. ■ ■_
I -"D LEST isthenias foreverblefr; JL* Whofe guilt is par J v
P S A L M XXXJEI.
. Whofe fins with forrow p.re conf fs'd And cover 'd with his Saviour's biood.
i Before his" judgement feat the Lord
No more permits his oimes to rifej He pleads no merit of reward,
And not on works but grace relies.
3 From guile his heart and lips are free,
Kis humble joy, his holy fear, With deep repentance well a
And joi.i to prove his faith iincere.
4 How glorious is that righteoufnefs
That hides and cancels all his (ins ! While a bright evidence cf grace
Through all his life appears and fhines.
I I A 1 H XXXII. Second Part. Long Metre. A <;■■ 'lfy Ot ed ly Confeffion and Pardon.
1 \y/Hl LE I kcepfiience and conceal, W My heavy gui!t within my heal r5 torments sloth my confcier.ee feel! What agonies of inward fmart !
~ 1 (bread my fins before the Lord, And all my fecret faults conftfs ;
; gofpel fpeaks -A patdo) Thine holy fpirit icals the grace. ^
2 For this fhall every humble fouJ I in floods of huge, temptations roll, There fhall they find a. bleft retreat.
4. How fafe beneath thy wings 1 lie,
lark ■• i] .
And when 1 walk, thy watchful eye
Psalm XX XIII. FirftPart. Com. Metre.
Works of Creation and Providence.
REJO1CJ1, ye righteous, in the Lord, This work belongs to you :
F S* A L M XXX1IT. 63
Sic? of his name, his ways, his word. How holy, jult and true !
2 His mercy and his righteoufiefs L;t heaven and earth proclaim 5 His works of natureand of gracs Reveal his wondrous name,
J His word, with energy divine, Thofe heavenly arches Fprearf, Bade ftarry holts around them fhihe9 Ard light the heavens pervade.
4 He taujlbt the (welling waves to How To their appointed de-p 5 Bade raging feas thei? limits know. And ftill their ftation keep.
s Ye tenants of t-hefpacious earthj With feat before him ftartd j
He ipake? and nature took its birth, - And re-tson his command.
§ He fcorns the angry nations' r?gef And breaks their vain dengns ? His counfel fends throtSgfc every age, And.: fell ^iory fhir-E.
* s a i m XXXIII. Second Part. Com. |letreb
Creatures <tm#9 andGcd A'lfujjicknu
1 "OLEST is the nation, where the Lord Xj Hath fix'd his gracious throne ? Where he reveals his heavenly word, And calls their tribes his o.v:i,
a His eye, with infinite furvey, Does the whole world behold j He forrn'd us all of equal clay. And knows our feeble mould.
3 -Kings are not refcued by the force Of armies from the grave ; Her fpeednci- courage of an horfe Can his bold rider favs.
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4 Vain :" tn ' s or men,
fad ce j
But ' oro God obtain
A ftrorg and fare defence.
5 God : ■ an ' God their h
gue3 or famine fpr His * 'J. the juft,
il md dead.
C Lord, lettfur ! carts in t'
;; ■ 5 Fo] ' at choice,
' j;ie.
?ealm XX> jthPfalm. FirJlPtrt
TPhrks of Creation and Pro'v.dence, i \7 - 1: Go rejoice,
. I You-
Great le, your fongs be new 5
ays j
His and of grace,
. j ft anJ true ! 's remoceft en ::, His -ids ;
His pO .er j arche: fpread j
His"Word>\vhh energy dfvinc, Ba - nd them mine,
And ' cling heavens pervais.
.vatery treafuces know their place, ■An ufc of the deep :
He fp ike, anJ gave ai! nature birth 5 And J: i and heaven and ca.th
Hit' eveila05ng ord-rrs keep.
4 Let moitals tremble and adore A God offuch irefiftleCs power,
Nor dare indulge t rsge :
Vain are your rhoiigh s, and weak your hands, But Ms eterna1 coanfel itar ,
And rUles the world from age to age.
PSALM XXXIV. 63
Psalm XXXIII. As the 113th Pfalm. SeconJPart.
C features -vain, and God All-fujffieknti 2 Y*"^^ happy nation, where the Lord V-/ Reveals the treafure of his word,
And builds his church, his earthly throne '. His eye tho- heathen world furveys, He form'd their hearts, he knows their ways3 . But God their maker is unknown.
2 Let kings rely upon their hoil,
And of his ftrength the champion boaa5 -
In vain they boaft, in vain rely j In vain we truft the brutal force, Or fpeed or courage of an horfe,.
To guard his rider, or to fly, .
3 The arm of our almighty Lord,;, Doth more fee ure defence afford*
\Vhen deaths or dangers threatening (lands Thy watchful eye prefervfcs the ju:>, Who make, thy name their feat a;jd trull,
When wars or famine wafte the land.
4 In ficknefs or the bloody field, Oor great phyfician and our ihield,
Shall fend falvation fom his throne j
We wait to fee thy g todnefs ihine 5 Let us rejoice in help divine, For affl :ur hope is God'aione.
P s A l m XXXIV. FkftParf. Long Metre. God's Care of the SaTnts : or, Deliverance, by Prayer* 1 T ORD, I will blefs thee all my days,
it— J Thy praife (hall dwejl noon my tongue 5
My foui fliali gi ivy in thy grace,
While faints rejo.es to hear the fong. a. Come, mag-m the Lord with me,
Let every heart exalt his name 5
I fought th' eter la 1 Go - and ne
Has-r.ot expc's'drrjy hope to ihamev-
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.6. PSALM XXXIV.
3 I told him all my fecret grief,
My fecret groaning reach'd .his ears ;
He g ard pains re
And ca.inVd the tumult of nv fears*
4 To him .lie poor lift up theSreyesj With heavenly joy t' eii
A bearno;
Fills them with light and love riivme*
holy angel ^;tc h tl c!r tents Around the me trie Lord ;
Oh f is f^ir;:s,
Tafte of his grace, and trufthk word.
6 The wild young ii n;, pinch'd with -pain And hung ■■:, roar through all the -■ Fu': none (hall feek the Lord in \ain, Nor &ant fupplies of rea. good.
P s a lm XX XIV. m — i%. Second Patt.
Long Mttre.
Religious EcLcathn ; or, InftrucTtons of . Piety-
C'IjLDREN; : ypungj
Your parents' hop.?, your parents1 joy, Attend the counfels of my tongue, Let pious though ids employ.
■i if you defire a 1. ogth of chys,
A'd peace to crnvn your mortal itate, Retrain your fee': from impious ways, Your lips from (lander ^ns. deceit.
3 The eyes of Cod regard his faints, His ears are op n to their cries ; Hcfct-i his frowning face again it The fons of violence and lies.
4. To humble fouls and broken hearts God with- his grace is ever nigh j Pard >n and hope his love im :s When men in de n lie.
5 He tells their t a Sj he counts their grca-s, His £oa K&t tn*j uc*. fouls from deatkj
PS A L M XXXIV. 67
His fpirit heals their broken bones, His praife employs their tuneful breath,
P.s a l m XXX IV. 1 — ]0. Firft Pant, Common Metre, Prayer and Praife for eminent Deliverance, I T'LL blefs the Lord from day to dayj A Howgpod are ail his ways ! Ye humble fouls that ufe to prays, Come, help my lips to praife.
a Sing to the honour of his name* . How a poor fufferer cri^.d, Nor was. his hop ; expos' d to ihame, Nor was his fuit denied.
3 When threatening forvows round me floods
And endiefs fears arcfe, Like the foud biliows of a flood, Redoubling all my woes.
4 I told the Lord my fore diitrefs,
With heavy groans and tear; ; He gave my fharpeft torments eafe3 And fiknc'd all my fear;.
Pause.
5 [Oh nYner?, corne and tafte his love,
Come, learn his pleafaritways, And let your own experience prove The fweetnefs of his gr?.ce.
6 He bids his angels pilch their tents
Round where his children dwell j What ills their heavenly cars prevent* No earthly tongue can tell.]
7 [Oh love the Lo*-d, ye faiats of his- ?}
His eye regards thej-uft, How rie" !" blefs'd their p ;rtion is.
Who make the. Lord their trull !
8 Young lions pinch'd with hunger ZQZSj
AsA feraJ& in the weed 5-
6* PSALM XXXV.
But God {applies his holy poor With every needfu! good.]
Psalm XXXIV. n— a*. Second? an. Common Metre. Exhortation to Peace and KoHrefs,
I /~iOME, children, learn to fear the Lord, ^s And that your days be long, Let net a faife or fuitefvl word Be found upon your tongue.
2. Depart from mifchief, pradtife love,
Purfue the works of peace j ,
So mail the Lord jour ways approve, And fet your fouls at eafe.
3 His eyes awake to guard the j aft, His ears attend their cry ; When broker, fpirits dwell in duir, The God of grace is nigh.
4. What tho' the forrows here they tafte •Areiharp and tedious too, The Lord ■.. em all at Jail',
Js their fupporter now.
5 Evil fhall fmite the wicked dead j
But God fecures his own, Prevents the rr.ifchier when they (Ed«j Or heals the broken bone.
6 When deflation like a flood
O'er the proud llnner rolls,
Saints find a reuge in dv.-ir Gcd,
For he redeem'u their fouls.
Psalm XXXV. vcr. n} *3> 14.
Love to Enemies ; or, the Lcve of Ckriji to Slant rt typified in David
I TV"HOLD thc '°ve* the generous love J3 ' hat holy David {hows ; Behold hf*. k'>ri com pallida move For his affliited foes,
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i When they are fick, his foul cotaplatnsj And feems Co feel the fmart 5 The fpirit of the gifpel reigns, And melts his pious heart.
3 How did his flowing tear&caiidole
As for a brother dead !
his foul, While fo" their life he pray'd.
4, They grcan'd, avnd curs'd him on their bed,, Yetjtiil he pleads and mourns ; And double blefiilngs on h;s head The righteous God return?.
5 Oh gl : ri t us type of heavenly grace ! Thus Cbrifi the Lord appears ;
lie G ners curfe, the Saviour prays. And pities them with tears.
« He, the true David, Ifn e£s king.
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P. s a l m XX VI. -— . -5. Long Metre.
The Perfections and Providence of God\ or, Genital
Provlds>: ce and Special Grate,
1 TTIGH in the heavens, eternal God, JTjL Thy goornefs in full glory fhines ; T y ruth mail break through every cloud That veils and darkens thy defigns.
2 Forever firni thy justice ftands,
As mountains their foundations keep ; Wife are the wonders of thy hands, Thy judgements are a mighty deep.
3 Thy providence is kind and large, Both man and bea t thy bounty ihare \ . The whole creat'onls thy charge,
But faints are thy peculiar care. 4. My Goi how excellent thy grace ! Whence all our hopeand comfort fpringsj
;• PSALM XXXV7.
The fons of Adam in diflr-.-fs Fly to the fhadow of thy wings.
5 From the provisions of thy houfe We fhail be fed with f.veet reyaft j There- mercy ii'^e a river flows, And brings lalvatlcn to our tafte.
6 Life, like a fountain tick and free, Springs from the prefence of* my Lord j And in thy light our fouls mail fee
The glories promis'd in thy word.
Psalm XXXVI. i, 2, 5, 6, 7, 9. Cum. Metre. s?raEl\*al Atbelfm expefed ; or, the Being and A::, fc
butes of God a/Jh-ted. I ""l "VTHILE naen grow bold in wicked ways* W And yet a God they own, My heart within me often fays,
u Their thoughts believe there's none.
a Their thoughts and ways at once declare (Whatever their lips profef;) God hath bo wrath for them to fcar, Nor will they feek his grace. .
3 What ftrange felf-flatttery blinds their eyes J
But there s a hafteninj hour, When they fliail ict with fore furprife The terrors of thy power.
4 Thy julrice fhall maintain its thron?,
Though mountains mek away ; Thy judgements are a world unknown, A deep, unfithom'd fea.
5 Above thefe heavens1 created rounds,
Thy merciey, Lcri, extend ; Thv truth out-lives the narrow bounds, Whesetime and nature end.
6 Safety to man thy goodnefs brings,
Nor overlaoks the beaft j Beneath the ihadow or thy wings Thy children chufe to re.1*
PSALM XXX VI. 71
7 pFrom thee, when creature-ftreams run low. And mortal comforts die, Ferpetual fprings of life fhali flow, Andraife our pleafures high.
S Though ail created light decay, And death clofe up our eyes, Thy prefence makes eterna! day Where clouds can never rife.
Psalm XXXVI. 1—7. Short Metre.
fkeWickednefz of 'Man, and the Mcjejiy of God ; or;
PraB'xal \Aibeifm expofsd*
1 T^f/HEN man grows bold in fin,
V* My heart within me cries, <* He hath no faith of God within, ** Nor fear before his eyes.
2 [He wr.iks a while conceal'd
In 3 felf-flattering dream, Till his dark crimes, at once reveal'd^ Expcfe his hateful name. ]
3 His heart is faife and foul,
His words are fmooth and fair 5 Wifdomis banifh'd from his fcul, And leaves no go^dnd's there,
4 He plots upon his bed
New miichiefs to fulfil : Hefets his heart, and hand, and had To practife all that's ill.
5 But there's a dreadful God,
Tbo' men renounce his fear ; HisjuRice, hid behind the cloud, Shall one great day appear.
£ His truth tranfeends the flcy, In he .- bism nes : TDeep c: : . . jemeafcs !i&
H'u - e nist : .
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72 P -S A L M XXaVII.
Ob never let my foul remove From underneath his wings.
Psalm XXXVII. j — 15. Firjl Tart.
'The Cure of Envy, Frctfuhtefs and Unbdhf; or, tit Rewards of the Righteous and the Wicked.
1 \V/HY ftould I \ex my foul, and fret VV To fee the wicked rife ? Or envy finneis waxing great, By violence and lies?
a As flowery grafs cut down at noon, Before the evcn'ng fades, So fhall their glories vanifh foon, In everlafting ihades.
3 Then let me make the Lord my tru£;
And praclife all that's good j So fhall I dwell among thejurr, And He provide me food.
4 I to my Gcd my ways commit,
And cheerful wait his will j Thy hand, which guides my doubtful fcet? Shall my defires fulfil.
5 Mine innocence flialt thcudifplay,
And make thy juJgemcnts known, Fair as the light of daWning day, And glorious as the noon.
6 The meek at !aft thee arth pofiefs,
And are the heirs of heaven 5 True riches, v it>. abundant peace, To humble fouls are given. 1 a v s E.
7 Reft in the Lord, and keep his way,
Nor Jet your anger rife, Though j rovidenee fhcu'd long d; To punim haughty vice.
S Let finnersjoin to break your per.:;. And plot, and rage, and foam j
P S A L M XXXVII. 73
The Lord derides them, for he fees Their day of venge ance come.
9 They have drawn out the threatening fword, Have bent the murderous bow, To flay the men that fear the Lord, And bring che righteous iow.
-20 My God {hall treak the bows,, and bum Their perfecutjng darts, Shall their own (words agamft them tuns, And pierce their flub born hearts.
Psalm XXXVII. 16, zi, 26—31. Second ParU Charily tc the po$r j or, Religion, in words at.d Dzedz* i \V7*'1Y do the wealthy wicked bo aft, VV And grow profanely bold ? The meai.ert portion of the juft, Excels the fanner's gold.
-a The wicked borrows of his friends^ *- But ne'er defigns to pay 5 The faint is merciful and L nds, Nor turns the poor away.
;3 His alms with liberal heart he gives Amongfi the ions of need j His memory to long ages lives, And biefied -is his feed.
-4 His lips abhor to'truk profane, To flarider or defraud } His r^ady tongue declares to men What he has leam'd of God.
"5 The law and gofpei of the Lord Deep in his heart abide ; Led by the fpirit and the word His feet fhail never Hide, i When finners fall, the righteous fland, PrefeiVd from every fnare ; They fhall psilefs the projnis?d land. And dws.I forever there. G
PSALM XXXVIII. Psalm XXXVII. «r. 23— 37. Third Part. The W&y a::d End of the Righteous and the Wicked* 1 ]\/T ^r God, the Heps Df pious men JJVX Are order' d by thv will : ThouDh they fliould fall, they rife again, Thy hand fupports them ftill.
a The Lord delights to fee their way*, Their virtue he approves : He1 I ne'e -d ; i ire theTi of his grace, No;- icavi the men he loves.
3 The heavenly heritage is theirt,
Their portion and their homo ; lie : ow, and make* them keirs
Of bleffinga long to co:ne.
4 Walt nsofmsn,
n 5 Ye flia ! • vjn,
Whe . (is them down.
Pause.
5 Thy). . (inner have 1 Oi~n "S l .. Sng man cor God,
fair and green, rms abroad :
'6 And '. , he vanifliM f om fine ground, ■•••' hsnds uni
.- branch, nor leaf was f junc Where all that pride had i>-:-cn.
I ; f r'ghteoufntfs,
. 1 fteps attend : »sfure runs thro1 a 1 his il 3
' P s a l M XXXVJII. Common Metre.
|i Qui, . .rj or, Rcpeitar.ce dpi
traycr f. td Health.
A M r< member kve,
j!\ Reftore thv fervant, Lord,
P S A L M XXXVIII.
- Nor let a Father's chaftening prove Li-ce an avenger's fword.
2 Thine arrows flick within, ray heart,
My flefh is forely prell ; Between the forjow and the fmart My fpirit fines no reir.
3 My fins, a heavy load appear,
And o'er my head a:e gone ; Too heavy they for me to bear,- Too ha. d- for me t' atone';
4 My thoughts ars like a troubled fea
That finks my comforts down 5 And I grv mourning aU the day Beneath my F-^her's frown.
5 Lord" I j.m weaken'd and difmay'd,
N^ie of my powers are whole 5 . My wounds with piercing anguilh bleed* The aaguifh of ray ; : r!4
6 A.'i mydefires to thee are known,
Thine eve counts every tear, And every ighar ; an
is notice by thine -:.
6 Thou art my God d& yhc ■ : -
MyOd Vll ■ :■ - - 'My,
My Go i will 'it up
When ie..'
S My foes rejoice wbene'a 1 Aide,
loiee m; virtue rail j The; ;le'l'ure and their pride*
Wher v . lies prevail.
§ But r f [9 my ruilitry ways,
And grieve : ail my fin j I'll moarn how weak the feeds ofgracej
And beg iupjort divine.
10 My God, forgive my follies pair, And be forever nigh 5
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0 Lord of my falvation hafte, Before thy fervant di?.
Psalm XXXIX. iyz:s. FirfiPart. Com. Metre.
Tfatchfulr.efs over the Tongue ; or, P ruder. :t £f Ze&h
1 rjpnus I refolv'd before the Lord,
X " Now will I watch my tongue, " Left I let Hip one finful word> " Or do my^neighbour wrong."
2 Whene'er conftram'd a while to ftay
With men cf lives profane, I'll fet a double guard 'that day, Nor let my talk be vain.
3 I'll fcarce allow my lips to fpeak
The pious thoughts 1 feel, Left feoffors mould th' occafion take To mock my holy zeal.
4 Yet if forne propsr hour appear,
I'll notbeove -a-.v'd. But let thefcoffing fmners hear That we can fpeak for God,
P s a l m XXXIX- 4> 5» 6, 7. SecindPert.
The Vanity if Manas mortal.
1 T^EACfLme the meafure <3f mydays,
JL Thou maker of my frame ;
1 would furvey life's narrow fpacc,
And learn how fail i am.
2 A fpan is all that we can boaft,
An inch or two of time : Man is but vanity and duft In all his fLwer and prime.
3 See the vain r-!ce cf mortals move
Like fhadows o'er the plain ; They ra;^e and ftrive, defire and love, But all the noifeis vain.
i Some walk ;n honour's gaudy (how, J»ome nig forgolden ore,
P S A L M XXXIX, 77
They toil for heirs, they know not who, And ftrait are feen no mo:e.
e What fhould I wiih or wait for then From creatures, earth and duft ? They make our expeclations^vain, And difapgoint our trufr.
6 Now I foroid my carnal hope, My fond defires recal ; I give rny mortal intereil up, And make my God my all.
Psalm XXXIX. ver. 9—13. 'Third Pan. Sick-Bed Devotion j or, pleading without ref>imng% I /""^ OD of rr.y life, look gently cown, VJF Behold the pains I feel ; But i am dumb before thy throne, Nor dare difpute thy will. .
3 Difeafes are thy fervants, Lord, They come at thy command j I'll not attempt a murmuring word,
Againil thy chaftening hand.
3 Yet I may plead with humble cries,
Remove thy sharp rebukes : My ilrength confumes, my {pint dies, Through thy repeated flrbkes.
4 Crufh'd as a moth beneath thy hand, We moulder to the duft ] ur feebl
And a!
5 I'm but 1
A*, all
Yvnr-r. 1 tn< lurnmo::: .v-a,
$ But if my life be
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?3 PSALM XL.
Psalm XL. veri 1,2,3, 5> *7- Tirji Part. Common Metre. A Szni of Deliverance from great Difirefs. 1 T Waited patient for the Lord, Jl He bow'd to hear my cry 5 He faw me refiing on his word, And brought falvation nigh.
Z He rais'd me from a horrid pit, Where mourning long I lay, And from my bonds releas'd my feet, Deep bonds of mirey clay.
3 Firm on a rack he made me ftand, And taught my cheerful tongue To praife the wonders of his hand, Ina new thai kful fong. '
4. I'll fpread his works of grace abroad j The faints with joy fhall hear. And finners learn to make my God Their only hope and fear.
5 Kow many are thy thoughts of love j Thy mercies, Lord, how great i "VVe have not words nor hours enough Their numbers to repeat.
i When I'm afflicted, poor and low,
And" light and peace depart,
My God beholds my heavy woe,
And bears me on his heart.
Psalm XL. 6 — 9. Second Part. Com. Metre
%lbe Incarnation and Sacrifice of drift. 1. HPaUS fai h the Lord, " your work is vain, JL '* Give your burnt-offerings o'er, '« In dying goats and bullock: flain " My foill deligh:s no more.'''
a Then fpake the Saviour, " Lo, I'm here, li My God, to do thy will ; " Whate'er thy facred books declare " Thy fervantihail fulfil.
PSALM XL. 79
3 " Thy law is ever in my fight,
" I keep it near my heart ; lt Mine eyes are open'd with delight " To what thy lips impart."
4 And fee the bleft Redeemer comes,
Th' eternal Son appears, And at th' appointed time aflumes The body God prepares.
5 Much he reveal'd his Father's grace,
And much his truth he fhew'd, And preach'dtheway of righteoufnefe Where great afiemblies flood.
6 His Father's honour touch'dhis heart,
He pity'd finners' cries, And to fulfil a Saviour's part. Was made a facrifice.
Pause.
7 No blood of hearts on altars fhed
Could waih the confidence clean, But the rich facrifice he paid Atones for all our fin.
S Then was the great falvation fpread, And-fatan's kingdom fhook ; Thus by the woman's promis'd feed The (erpent's head was broke.
P. s a i. m XL. 5 — io. Long Metre* Cbriftour Sacrifice. I n^HE wonders, Lord, thy love has wrought, JL Exceed our praife, furmount ourthought^ Should 1 attempt the long detail, Myfpeech would faint, my numbers fc'ih
%. No blood of beads on altars fpilt,
Can cleanfe the fouls of men from guiiij But thou haft fet before our eyes An all-fufhcient facrifice.
3: Lo thine eternal Son appears, To thy defigns he bows his eaisj
jo PSALM XLI.
Afiumes a body well prepar'd, And well performs a wo.k fo hard.
4 H Behold 1 come (ths Saviour cries, M With leve and duty in his eye?,) " 1 come to bear the heavy load
u Of fins, and do thy will, my God.
5 «« 'Tis written in thy great decree, «< 'Tis in thy book foretold of me, «« I muft fulfil the Saviour's part, ft And lo ! thy law is in my heart*
6 " I'll magnify thy hoiy law,
t( And rebels to obedience draw, f< When on my crofs I'm lifted high, " Or to my crown above the Iky.
7 " The Spirit mall defcend and mow " What thou hall done and what I do ;
({ The wondering world mall learn thy gra$e> w And all creation tune thy praife."
Psalm XLI. i, 2, 3.
Charity to the Ptor j or, Pity to the Affil&ed.
I T> LEST is the man, v.'hofe breaft can move,: JJI And nielt with pity to the poor, Whofe foul, by fympathizing love, Feels what his fellow-faints endure.
a Kis heart contrives for their relief More gooi than his own hands candoj He in the time of general grief Shall find the Lord has mercy too.
3 His foul fha!l live fecureon earth, V ith fecret bieffings ■ r. his head,
When brought, a:H peflrrence, and dearthv Around him multiply th^ir dead.
4 OrifLhelangmUh on hla couch
God wlii proneuncehls fins forgiven, Will fave him with a healing touch, Or take his willing foul to heaven.
r S A L M XLTI. 8t
Psalm XLII. 1—9. FWJiPart. Defertlon and hope ; or, Complaint of Abjtnce frsstt public Worjkip. 1 WV"ITH earneft longings of the mind, W My God, to thee'l look j So pants the hunted hart to rind, And tafie the cooiing brook.
£ When mall I fee thy courts of grace, And meet my God again ? So long an abfence from thy face My heart ensures with pain.
3 Temptations vex my weary foul,
And tears are my. repair ; The foe infults without controul, t( And 'where' s your Gad at laji ?"
4 'Tiswith a mournful pleafure now
I think on j.ntient days : Then to thy houfe did numbers go, And all our work was prajfe,
5 But why, my foul, fink down fo far
Beneath this heavy load ?
My fpirit, why iadulge defpair,
And fin a;:ainftmy God ?
6 Hope in the Lord, whofe mighty han4-
Can all thy woes remove; For I mall yet before him ftaiid, And fing restoring love.
P s a t. m XLII. 6— ii. Second Pert. Melancholy Thcug:.ts reproved; or, Hobein AjjlicTitn.
1 "j\/TY fpirit finks within me, Lord, JLVjL But I will call thy name to mind, And times of part dlltrefs record. When 1 have found my God was kind.
2 Huge troubles with tumultuous noifa Swell like a fea, and round me -fpread; The rifing waves drown all my joys, And rell tremendous o'er my head.
tz PSALM XLIII.
3 Yet will the Lord command h:s love, Wben I addiefs his throne by day, Ncr in the night his grace remove j The night ihall hear me fing and pray.
4 rilcaft myfelf before his feet,
And fay, iC my God. my heavenly rock,
<< Why doth thy love fo long forget
«« The foul that groans beneath thy ftroke?'*
5 I'll chide my h-art that finks f-> low, Why mould my fcul indulge hrr grief j Kope in the Lord, and praife him too j I'e is my re" , my fure relief.
6 My God, my moil exceeding joy,
Thy light and truth ihall guide meftill, Thy word fh all my beit, thoughts employ, And lead me to thine heavenly hill.
Psalm XLIII. Common Metre* Safety in Dli'lne Protection*
1 TUDGE me, O God, and plead my caufe, ,J Again!} a finful race j From vile opprefiion and deceit
Secure mc by thy grace.
a On thee my ftedfafl: hope d( pen 'j,
And am I left to mou-rv ?
To fink in forrows, ?nd in vain
Imp" ore thy hind return ?
3 Oh fend thy light to guide my feet,
And bid thy truth appear, Conduct me to thy holj
To tafte thy mercies t
4 Then to thy altar, oh my God,
My joyful feet fh&llrife. And my triumphant fongs ihall praif* ■ The God that rubs the fkies.
5 Sink not, my foul, benearh thy fear-,
Nor yl-.id t» weak defpair j
PSALM XLIV. 83
For I fhall live to praife the Lord,
/And biefs his guardian care. Psalm XLIV, ver. i, %, 3, 8, 15,46. The- Church's Complaint in Perjecution.
LORD, we have heard thy works of ©3d, Thy works of power and grace, When to our ears our fathers told, The wonders of their days.
They faw thy beauteous churches rife*
The fpreading gofpsl run : While light and glory from the {kiss
Through all their. temples Ihone.
la God they boafted ail the dr.y,
Arid in ?, cheerful throng Did thoufand s meet to pra'fe and pray,
AaH '[''—'- v': alj -heir iong. But nc.v c.i fouls are feiz'd with {hanae,
CoinfufioE fills our face, To hear the enemy blafpheme,
And fools reproach thy grace.
5 Yet have we not forgot our God,'
Nor fa'ifely dealt with heaven, Nor have our ileps declia'd the roai Of duty thou hair given.
6 Though dragons all around us roar
With their deihucYive breath. And thine/own hand has bruis'd us fore,
Hard by the gates of death. P a u s E. We are expos'd all day to die,
As martyrs for thy name j As fheep for flaughtef bound we lie,
And wait the kindling flame.
Awake- arife, almighty Lord,
Why ileeps thy wonted grace ? Why should we ieem like men abhor'^j Or baniih'd from thy face?
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9 Wilt thcu forever caft us off,
And fti'l neglect our cries ? <■
Forever hide thine heavenly love From our afflicted eyes ?
10 Down to the duft our foul is bovv'd,"
And dies upon the ground ; Rife for our help, rebuke the proud-, And all rheir powers confound.
Zi Redeem us from perpetual ihame, Our Saviour and our God ; •We plead the honours of thy name, The merits of thy blood.
Psalm XLV. Short Metre.
the Glory o/CbnJf. The Succefs cf the G.ofpe!, «rM
the Gentik Church) I TV^Y Saviour and my King, J.VX Thy beauties are divine j Thy lips with blefiings overflow, And every grace is thine.
I Now make thy glory known, Gird on thy dreadful fvvord, And rife in majefty to fpread The conqueds of thy word.
3 Strike through thy rlubborn foes, Or make their hearts obey, While juftice, meeknefs, grace and trwtk Attend thy glorious way.
14 Thy laws, O God, are right, Thy throne fhall ever ftandj And thy victorious gofpel prove A fceptie in thy hand.
5 [Thy Father and thyGod
Hath without meafure fhed His fpimlike a grateful oil "V anoint thy facred head.]
6 [Behold at thy right hand
The Gsr.tilt church is fan.
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A beauteous bride in rich attire, And princes guard the Queen.
7 Fair bride, receive his love, Forget thy father's houfe ; Forfake thy gods, thy idol g'K*, And pay thy Lord thy vows.
i Oh let thy God and King
Thy-fweeteft thought* err,p!oy 5 Thy children ihall his honour ling, And calte the heavenly joy.
P s a x m XLV. Common Metre. Tbepe-fonalGI.riss and Gsvsrr.mcf?: of Ckriji. I rT'iili (peak the honours of my King, jL 1 lis form divi'.iely fair ; None of the fans of mortal race May with the Lord compare.
3 Sweet is thy fpeech, and heavenly grace Upon thy lips is ihed j Thy Gon with bleSings infinite Hath crown'd thy (acred head.
3 Gird oa thy fword, victorious Prince,
Ride with majehic fway $ Thy terror fnali ftrike through thy foe?j And..jnake the v, c - : - obey.
4 Thy throne, O G Unds
'Ihy word of grace faaii prove A peaceful fceptre in thy hands, To rule- thy faints by love.
5 Jufticeand truth a:::/:: thee ftill,
But mercy isthv ch-sice : And God, thy God, thj i ulfhaftfill With moft peculiar joys.
VP s a l m XLV. FirfiPart. Long Mti " The Glory ofCbrijl^ ana Poiver bf'-bis Gtfyd,
Z T^j O h be my heart infpird to ikg X^l The glories of mv Saviour King, ■H
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Jefus the Lord ; how heavenly fair His form ! how bright his beauties are !
2 O'er all the fons of human race H; fhines with far fuperior grace, Lcve from his lips divinely flows, And blemngs all his ftate cotnpofe,
3 Drefs thee in arms, moft mighty Lord, Gird on the terror of thy fword,
In majefty and glory ride
With truth Vnd meeknefs at thy fide.
4 Thine anger, like a pointed dart, Shall pierce the foe; of ftubborn heart] Or words of mercy kind and f
Shall melt the rebels at thy feet.
5 Thy throne, O God, forever Gauds, Grace is thefceptre in thy hands ; Thy laws and works are jiift and right,
Cut grace and ju.tice tl
6 God, thine own God ha: richly (hed His oil of gladnefs ©n thy h-ad ; And with his (acred fpirlt blcfs'd His £rft bom Sen abc
Psalm XLV. Second Pfirt. Lone Metre.
Chrijl arrd h\s Church •. or , tl " ' larr'iage.
1 r"F"*H E King of faints, how fair his face, JL Addrn'd with ntajefty and grace !
He comes with bleflingfe from above, And wins the nations to his love.
a At his right hand our eyes b.'hold The queen a era; 'din pureft gold ; The world aJURres her heavenly drefi j Her robes ofjoy and righteoufnefs.
Tie forms her beauties like his own, " 3 He calls : .ear his thr<
Fair ftranger, let thine heart forget The idol, ol : ftate.
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4 So frail the king the morerejoice
In thee the favourite of his choice 3- Let him be lov d, and yetador'd, F or he's thy Maker and thy Lord.
5 Oh happy hour, when thou fh alt rife To his fair palace in the ikies,
And all th 1 uumsrous train)
Each like a prince in glory reign.
6 Letendlefs honours crown his head; Let every age his p.aif s forcad 5 While we with cheerful fongb approve The condefcenticn of his love.
P s A L M XLVI. Fir/} Part. 1'be Church 's Safey and triumph <m*g nukmd Dehhticns. I f~y OD is the refuge ofhils faints^
vJ W^eniWms of.":: ■_: iifiyefs invade ; Ere we can offer our eo npiain ts, Behold him- prefent wit-: his aid.
Z Let mountains from their .'eat: be Iv.ivi'I Down to the deep, axid buried there,, Convuifims fhalce the fclid world, Our faith ihaii never yield to fear.
3 Loui mi/ che troubled ocean roar, In facre.! peace our fou's abide, While every nation, every fhore Trembles, and dreads the fweliing tide.
4. There is a frream, whofe gentfe ftcr* Supplies the ci:y of our G-.d ! Life, love sad joy foil glioing through And watering cur divine abode.
5 That f acred ffcream, thine holy w:r.!, Supports our faith, our fear controuis, Sweet peace thy promifes arford, And give new frrength to fainting fouls. 6 Slcn enjoys her Monarch's love, Secure againii a threatening hour j
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Nor can h.-rfirm foundation move, Bailt on hie truth, and arm-M with power.
P s a t M XLVI. Second Part. Grdfgbtsfcr his Church.
1 T" ET Slav, in her King rejoice,
X_J f ho' tyrants rage, aad kingdoms rife He utters his almighty voice, The nations melt, the tumult dies.
2 The Lord of old for Jacob foyght, And Jdccfrs God is (till our aid ; Behold the works his hand has wrought, What defolations he h\s made.
3 From fta to fea, th.rcugh all the mores He make, the n life of b ittie ceafe j When from on high his thunder roars, He awes the trembling world to peace.
t He breaks the bow, he cuts tine fpear, Chariots he burns with heavenly flame j Letearih in fiient wonder hear The found and glory of his name.
5 " Be frill, and learn that I am God, '•' I d o'er the lands-,
u I will oe k own aid fear'd abroad, <f But ftill my throne in Sion (lands,
I 0 Lord of hofts, almighty King, While we f nar thy prefence dwe'l, On- faith (hall fitfecure, and fmg, ■ iVar the raging powers cf hell.
P s A l m XLVII. I afcending and reigning. j /""^H f fTacredjoy
KJ To God thef -.vert-gin King! Let every land their ton >ites employ, And hyrnnsof tnumpfe fing.
us ou'- G 3d afcends on high j His heavenlylguards around
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Attend him rifing thro' the fky, With trumpet1 5 joyful found.
While angels fhout and praife their King, Let mortals learn their {trains ; Let all the earth his honours ling j O'er all the earth he reigns.
Rehearfe his praife with awe profound,
Let knowledge guide the fang 5 Nor mock him with a folemn found
Upon a thoughtiefs tongue.
In Ifrael flood his antient throne,
Ee lov'd that chofenrace ; But now he calls the world his own,
And heathens tafte his grace.
The Gentile nations are the Lord's,
There Abraham's God is known ; "While powe.s and princes, Shields and fworda
Submit before his throne.
Psalm- XLVIIL i— °>. Tbfl Part. The Chuuh is the Honour and Safety cfa NiUicn,- [•^iREAT is the Lord our God,
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Atte r.pt to fpoil our peace,
Ke fends his tenipelt roaring loud,
And finks them in the feas.
6 Oft have our fathers toM,
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We'll to his houfe repair, Recal -.0 nrnd his wondrous grace, And feek deliverance there.
Psalm XLVIII. 10—14. Second fat*. The Beauty of the Church ; or, Go/pel JVorfeip and
Order. t TTJ1 AR as thy name is known J. The world declares thy praife ; Thy faints, O Lord, before thy throne Their fongs of honour raife
1 Withjoy thy people ftand On Sloni chefen hill, Proclaim the wonders of thy hand, And counfels of thy wi:l.
3 Let ftrangers walk around
The city where we dwell, Co-mpafs 2nd view ilhine holy ground, And mark the b rilding well.
4 The orders of thy houfe,
The worihip of thy court, The cheerful fongs, the folemn vows, Anvi make a fair report.
e How decent and how wife !
Kow glorious to behold ! Beyond the p?mp that charms the eye*,
An1 rites adorn'd with gold. The God we worlhip now
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Will be our God while here below* And ours above the iky.
Psalm XLIX. 6 — 14.. Firjl Part. Com. Metre* Pride and Death ; or, the Vanity of Life and Riches, j ~\%[T1Y doth the man of riches grow W To infolence and pride, To fee his wealth and honours flow - With every rifing tide.
a [Why doth he treat the poor with fcorn,. Made of\the felf- fame clay, - And boart as though his fkm was bora Of better duffc than they ? ]
3 Not all his treafures can procure
His foul a ihort reprieve, Redeem from death one guilty hour, Or make his brother live,,
4 Eternal life can ne'er be fold,
The ranfom is too high ; JufKee will ne'er be brib'd with gold, That man may never die.
5 He fees the brutilh and the wife,
Tne amorous and the brave. Quit their poffeflioRS, clofe their eyes, A nd haften to the grave,
6 Yet 'tis his inward thought and pride,
<> My houfe (hall evsr ftand 5 " And that my nime may long abide 0 I'll give it to my land."
7 Vain are his thoughts, his hopes are loft,
How foon his memory dies 1
His name is buried in the duft,
Where bis own body lies.
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S Thii is the folly of their way And yet their fons as vain Approve the words their fathers fay, And act their works again.
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9 Men void of wifdom and of grace,
Tho' honour raife them high, Live like the beaft, a thoughtlefs race, And like the beaft they die.
10 [Laid in the grave like filly meep,
Death triumphs o'er them there* Till the laft trumpet breaks their fleep, And wakes them in defpair.J
Psalm XLIX. ver. 14, 15. Secor.dPart.
Common Metre.
Death and the RffurreBhn.
1 VE fons of pride, that hate the juft,
JL And trample on the poor, "When death has brought ) ou down to duft Your pomp lhall rife no more.
2 The laft great day lhall change the fcen^ j
Wh'en will that hour appear? When fhall the juft revive, and reign O'er all that fccrn'd them here ?
3 Cod will my naked fcul receive,
Cali'd from tke world away, And break the prifcn of the gravs, To raife my mouldering c!ay.
4 Heaven is my ever' aftingh
Th' inheri'ance is fure j Let men of pride their rage refume, Butl'ii repine no more.
Psalm XI IX. long Me' re.
The riebjinner's Death t and the Sainfi RJurreFili.f.
j VV/HY dotl uit the poor,
W And boafl the large eftates thij nave ! How vain are riches to fecure Their haughty owners from the grave !
2 They can't redeem an hour from death With all tl which tl ey truft;
Nor give a When God commands him down to duft.
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3 There the dark earth and difmal made Shall clafp their naked bodies round j That flefh fo delicately fed
Lies cold, and moulders in the ground.
4 Like thoughtlefs fneepthe (inner dies, And leaves his glories in the tomb.; The faints fhall in the morning rife,
. And hear th' oppreffor's a vfal Hoomv
5 His honours perifh in the dufl:.
And pomp and beauty, birth and blood : That glorious day exalts thejud To full dominion o'er the proud.
6 My Saviour fliallmy life reftore, And ra:fe me from mv dark abode ; My ffkth and foul fhal! part no more, But dwell, forever near my God,
Psalm L. <oer. i— 6. Flrjl Part. Common Metre. The laft y-udgtment ; or, the Saints rewarded.
1 npHE Lord, the Judge, before his throne, .1. Eids the whole earth draw nigh, The nations near the rifingfun, And near the TVefiern iky. % No more fhall bold blasphemers fay, Ju Igen&etii iv'tU ne'er hrg'in ; No more abufe his long delay To impu Je.nce and fin. 3 Thron'd on a cloud cur God (hall come,
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" By the Redeemer's facrifke, " And feal'd it with his blood.
6 " Their faith and works, brought forth to light,, '* Shailmake the world Copras " My fentence of reward is righft, " Arid heaven acore my grace."
Psalm L. -ver. 10, n, 14,15, z\. Second Fjirt. Common Metre.
Obedience is better tbtn Sacrifice.
1 *T»HUS faith the Lord, i( the fpacious flclds
JL " And flocks and herds are mine, " O'er all the cattle of the hills *' I claim a right divine.
2 " I afk no fheen for facYiflce,
" Nor buhechs burnt with fire; << To hope and loveTfO pray and praifey <J Is all that 1 require.
3 {* Invoice my name when trouble's near,
« My hand ihail fet thee free ; " Then ihall thy thankful lips declare " The honour c!ue to me.
4 « 1 he man that offers humble praife,
fi Declares my glery be'l ; f{ And thofe that tread my holy way», Shall my falvation tafte."
Psalm L. ver. 1, 5, 8, t6,ir, iz. Third Part. Common Metre.
The "judge;:- ait cf Hypocrites. I YY/HEN Cbrift to judgement ihall defcend, \fy And faints furrc uhd their Lord, He calls the nations to attend, And hear his awful word.
2. " Net for the want of bullocks flalfl " Will I the world reprove ; '* Altars and rites, and forms arc vain <« Without the fire of love.
P S A L M L.
K And what have- hypocrites to do
« To bring their f tcrifice ? ci They call ray ftatutes juffc and true,
" But deal in thefc and lies.
« Could you expedl to 'fcape my fight,
*< And fin without coutroul? (i But! /hall bring your crimes to light,
<; vVith anguiih i'n your foul."
Confider, ye, that flight the Lord,
Before his wrath appear ; If once you fall beneath his fvvord,
There's no deliverer there.
Psalm L. long Metre. Hypocnfy expofed.
THE Lordj'the Judge his churches warn;? Let hypocrites attend and fear, Who place their hope in rites and forms, But make not faith nor love their care. Vile wretches dare rehearfe his name With lips of falfehocd and deceit j A friend or brother they defame, And footh and flatter thofe they hate.
They watch to do their neighbours wrong, Yet dare to feek their Maker's face ; They take his covenant on their tongue, But break his laws, abufe his grace.
To heaven they lift their hands unclean, Dsfil'd with lufr, denl'd with blood; By night they pradlife every fin, By day their mouths draw near to God.
An.l while h:s judgements long delay, They grow fecure and fin the more; They think he Qeeps as well as they, And put far off the dreadful hour.
! Oh drea'Jfal hour ! when God. draws near, Aii-d fefs their crimes before their eyea !
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His wrath their guilty fouls fhall tear, And no deliverer dare to rile.
Psalm L. To a new Tune.
the laft Judgement.
THE Lord, the fovereign fends hisfummons forth, Cails*the/c«r/b nations, and awakes the north j From Eaft to Weft the founding orders fpread Thro' dircant worlds and regions of the dead ; No more fhali atheifts mock his long delay ; His vengeance ileeps no more ; behold the day.
a Beheld the Judge defcends ; his guards are nigh* Tempe;t and fire attend him down the iky ; Heaven, earth and hell, draw near; let all things To hear his junice and the finners' doom ; [come But gather firftfny faints (the Judge commands) Bring them, yeangeis, from their diltant lands.
3 Behold my covenant ftands forever good, Seahd by th' eternal facrincein blood,
And flgn'd with all their names.; the Greek the^w That paid the antient worfhip or the new, There's no diftinction here, prepare their thrones, And near me feat my favourites and my fons.
4 I, their almighty Saviour '-and their God,
I am their Judge; Ye heavens proclaim abroad
juft, eternal fentence, and declare Thofe awful truths, that finners dread to hear j Sinners in Ziony tremble and retire ; I doom the painted hypocrite to fire.
5 Not for the want of gnats or bullocks fb.in
Do I condemn thee ; bulls and goacs are vain, Without the flame of iove ; in vain the ftore Of brutal offerings that were mine before ; Mine are the tamer beafts and lavage breed, Flocks^enstand fkl:s.and furefts where they feed.
6 If 1 were hungry, would 1 afk thee food ? When did J thirft, or uile the victim's bJ
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Can I be flatter' d with thy ciinginghows, Thy folemn chatterings and fantaftic vows ? Are my eyes charm' d thy veftmencs to behold, * Glaring in gems, and gay in woven gold I
7 Unthinking wretch ! how couli'ft thou hope to A God, .a fpirit, with fuch toys as thefe ? | pieafe While with my grace and ftatutes on thy tongue Thou lov'ft deceit, and doft thy brother wrong $ In vain to pious forms thy zeal pretends, Theives and adulterers are thy chofen friends.
S Silent I waited with long-fuffjring love,
But didft thou hope that I mould ne'er reprove ? And cherifh fuch an impious thought within, That God the righteous would indulge thyfin ? Behold my terrors now ; my thunders roll, And thy own crimes affright thy guilty foul.
9 Sinners, awake betimes ; ye fools, be wife; Awake before this dreadful morning rife ; Change your vain thoughts, your iinful works
[amend; Fly to the Saviour, make the Judge your friend j Left like a lion bislaft vengeance tear Your trembling fouls, and no deliverer near.
Psalm L. To the old proper Tune. Tl b lajl Judgement. I fT^HE Grd of glory :eucs his fummons forth, JL Calls t\\?futh nations and awakes the north % From'eafi to ivefi the fovereiga orders fprea4, Thro' difhant worlds and regions of the dead. The trumpet founds ; hell trembles, heaven rejoices ; ■ Lift np your heads, ye faints, tvith cheerful voices. z No more mail atheifts mock his longdekay; His vengeance fleeps no more : behold the day ; Behold the Judge defcends ; his guards ave nigh^ Tempeft and fie attend him down the iky. 'When God appeals, all r.aiu? efball adore "him ; ifflhuef.nners tremble, faints rejoice bffore'b'm, 1
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3 « Hewen, earth, and hell, draw near ; let all things «{ To hear.myjufticeaiid the Tinner's doom ; [com; " But gather tin1: my faint? ; the Judge commands ; «< Bring them, ye angels, from their diftant lands.
When drift returns, ivake every cheer Jul pajfton; And pout, ye faints ; be comes for your falvaticn. a t* Behold my covenant fiands forever good,
fi Scald by th* elernai faciificc in bl d, * « And fign'd with ail their r.ames jrhe Greek, the Jew
( ■ That p .id the ancien-; worfhip or the new. *1 here's no difth tlion I ere; join all your voices. And raife your bead., ye faints, fer heaven rejoices.
5" Ka-.(fTth the 1 ord))e angels fpread theirthrones l( AnJ near me feat my favou ites and my Tons, «< Coiii-, rr.y rcue.rn'dj poffefs the joys prepar'd «* Ere time began, 'tis your divine reward. When CI rift returns, ivake every el e-.rful paffton j Ar.d /J.eut, \e faint s} he CL-ma for y ::>.>■ falvation. Pause theFirft.
4 <( I am the Saviour, I th' almighty Gcd,
• 1 be fovcreignjudge : ye heavens proclaim abroad '• :' ,'vjuit eternal fentence, and declare c: 1 hofe awful truths, that finners dread to hear. ft ken G:d appears all nature jkc]l adore him, While ftnrteri t anble,f. -fore him.
- " ;raml forth) thou bold.blafphemer, and* pro fane, f : - rath, nor c.tli my%threatnings vain}
?, ence drefr in flint's attire, fC 1 doom the painjfced hypocrite to fire. [judgement proceeds ; .hell trend Jes'; heaven rejoices J Lift up your heads ye faints y with cheerful voices.
5 " Not for the want of goats, or bullocks flain *'■ Do 1 condemn thee ; bull? and goats are vain " Without tue flames of love .; in vain the ftore u Of brutal offerings thatwere rr,ine before.
F.arth is the LcteVs, all nature Jhall adore him ; . I .e} fo'n. :s r eio'tce before I. ;./:.
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9 ** If I^were hungry, would I aik thee food ?
"When did I third or drink thy bullock's blood? " Mine' are the tamer b;a;1s ano favage breed, " Flocks, herds, and fields, and -fore :1s where they AM is the Lord's, be rules the ivide creation ; [feed. Gives Jinners vengeance, and the faints falvation.
I'o <e Can I be flatter'd with thy cringing bows, " Thy foiemn chattterlngs and fanCaftic vows ? " Are my eyes charmd thy veftments to behold * { Caring in gems, and gay in woven gold ? God is tbej&dge of hearts, ?:o fair difguifes Can fcreen the guilty ivben his vengsar.ce rifeSm
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II " Unthinking wrecch! how could'il thou hope to " A God, afpirit, withfuch toys as thefe ? " While with my grace and ftatutes on thy tongue 6< Thou iov'ft deceit, and dolt thy brother wrong, Judgement proceeds ; hell trembles ; heaven rejeicas j Lift up your heads, ye faints, -with cheerful voices*
1Z t( In vain to pious forms thy zeal pre*ends; " Theives and adu'terers are thy chofen friends j " While the falfe flatterer at mine altar waits, " His harden" d foul divme infhucTionhaf.es. God is the judge of hearts, no fair difguifes Can fcreen the guilty ivhen bis vengeance rifes,
13 " Silent I waited with long-fuffering love ; " Bat did.t thou hope that I mould ne'er reprove ? " And cherifh fuch an impious thought within, " That the All- Holy would indulge thy fin ?
See God appears, all nations join f adore him ;
'judgement proceeds, and Jinners fall before him.
l\ " Behold my terrors now ; my thunders roil,
*' And thy own crimes affright th'-' guilty foulj
(l Now like a lion fhall my vengeance tear,
" Thy bleeding heart, and no deliverer near.
Judgement concludes ; hell trembles ; bzaven rejoices-}
JLift up your heads, ye faint s3 with chftrful ioU^u
ico PSALM LK
Epiphonema.
I 5 " Sinners, awake betimes ; ye fools be wife ;
*; Awake before this dreadful morning rife :[amfnd, <c Change your vain thoughts, yourfinful works '* F y to the Savioar,niakc the Judge your fri:nd.
Then join, ye faints, ivakt every cheerful pafp.on j
When Cbrijl returns, be tomei for your falvation.
Psalm LI. Fiji Part. Long Metre.
A Penitent pleading for Pardon. *
I QHEWplty, Lord, O Lord, forgive, »3 Let a repenting rebel live ; Are not thy mercies large and free ? May not a finner tiu.l in thee ?
a My crimes are great, but can't furpafc ■ Ths power and glory of thy grace : Great God, thy nature hath no bound, So let thy pardoning love be found ?
3 Oh walh my foul from every fin, And mike my guilty confeience clean j Here on my heart the burden lies, And part offences pain mine eyes.
4 My lips with flume my fins confefs Again ft thy law, againft thy grace j
L nd, flvxiid chy judgement gr ;w fev ere, . 1 am coademn'd but thou art clear.
5 Should fudden vengeance feize my breath, I mull pronounce thee jufr, in death j And if my foul were fent to hell,
Thy righteous ia.v approves it welL
6 Yetfave a trembling ii:-ner, Lord, Wnofe hope- fliil hovering round thy word, Would ii0-ht on fome fweet promile there, Some fure fupport againft defpair.
Psalm Li. Second Part. Ling Metre*
Original and atlual Sin confeJJ'ei. j T ORD, 1 am vile, concelv'd in fin, JL_J And born unholy and unclean j
P S A L M LI. i
Sprung from the man whofe guilty fall Corrupts the race, and taints us all.
% Soon as we draw our infant breath, The feeds of fin grow up for death j The la.v demands a perfect heart j But we're defil'-d in every part.
3 [Great God, create my heart a-new,- And form my fpirit pure and true j Oh make me wife betimes to fpy My danger and my remedy.]
4 Behold I fall before thy face j - My only refuge is thy grace 5 Noout.vard forms can make me clean \ The leprofy lies deep within.
5 No bleeding bird, nor bleeding bea!t, Nor hyfop-branch, nor fprinkling prieft| Nor running brook, nor flood, nor lea, Can warn the difmal ftain away.
6 y?fus, my God, thy blood alone' Hath power fufficient. to attone ;
Thy blo.~>d can make me White as f low 3 No Jsiv'jh types could cleahfe me fa.
7 While guilt diftu*i :. and breaks my peace?- Nor fle3i nor foul hath reft or eafe j Lord, let me hear thy pardoning voice, And make rayj-i ken heart rejoice.
P s a :. m LI. Third Part. Long Metre. fbe Backfire,- repred ; or, Repentance and Faith the Bipod of Ch rlji,
1 /~\; Thou that hear' it when finners cry, \Jr Though all rny crimes before thee lie.,. Behold them not with angry look, But blot their memory from thy book>
% Create my nature pure within, .., . And form my fbul averfeto fin : I %
ioi PSALM LI.
Let thy good fplrlt ne'er depart, Nor hide thy preience from my heart.
3 I cannot live without thy light,
Cad out and baniih'd from thy fight : Thine holy Joys, my God, reftore, Anl guard me, that 1 fall no more.
4 Though Ihavegriev'd thy fpirit, Lord, Thy help ar.d comfort ftill afford,
And let a wre'ch co.ne near thy throne, . To plead the merits of thy Son.
5 A broken heart, my God, my King, Is all the facrifice I bring;
The Go J of grace will ne'er defpife A broken heart for facrifke.
i Mj foul lies humbled in the duft.
' owns thy dreadful fentence juft ;
Look d).vn,.0 Lord, with pitving eye,
And fave thefou! condemn'd to die. 7 Then will 1 teach the world thy ways ; .
Sinners fhall learn thy fovereign grace j
: il lead them to my Saviour's blood,
And they mail praife a pardoning God.
S O may thy love infpire my tongue ! . ation fhall be a'l my fong ; And all my powers fhall join to blefs Tae Lo.i my strength a:d nghteoufnefs.
1 ■ s a l m LI. 3—13- Fh ft Part. Com. Metre.
Original and aBual Sin cor, fejfed and pardoned. . j "T OPv.D, I would fpveai my fore diftrefs
J I And guilt b.f >re thine eyes ;
A{ «nfl thy laws againft tHy grace, How high my crimes arife !
„ Should'ft thou con !emn my foul to hell, • . -.\y fkih to duft, Heaven wjufdfapprove thy vengeance well, And ea th cnuft own it j u ft •
PSALM LI* lofr
3 I from the fbck of Adam came, ,
Unholy and unclean j
All my original is-fhame,
And all my nature fin.
4 Born in a world of guilt, I drew. '
Contagion- with my breath j And as my d-tys advanc'd, 1 grew A jufter prey for death.
5 Cleave me, O Lord, and cheer my foul
With thy forgiving love ; On make my broken fpirit whole, And bid my pains remove*
6 Let not thy fpirit e'eT depart, .
Nor drive me from. thy face , ■.
Geate a-new/my skious heart,
And fill it-y/:th thy grace. "-"'..-■'
7 Then will I make thy mercy known .
Before the fons of men $ Backfliders fhall addrefs thy throre, And turn to God again.
Psalm LT. 14— 17. Second Pari. Com. Metr^
Repentance and 'Faith in the. Blood of drift,
3 /"*\ GOD of mercy, hear my call, , V^/ My loads of guilt remove, Break down this feparating wall That bars me from thy love.
a -Give me the prefence of thy grace, Then my rejoicing tongue Shall fpeak,aloud thy righteoufnefs, And make thy praife my fong.
3 No blood of goats nor heifer fiain ;
For fin c-uld e'er attone ; The death of Chrilt fhall ill 1 1 remaifc ■ Sufficient and a'one.
4 A. foul opp-eftwirh fin's der;.-rt
My God will %€tx defpHc ;. ..
104- PSALM LH.
A humble groan, a broken heatt Is our beit facrifice.
Psalm L1I. Common Metre. The Difappolntment of the JVkked*
1 \V7HY fhould th-2 mighty make thsir boait,
W And heavenly grace defpife ? In their own arm they put their truft, And fill their mouth with lies.
2 Bat God in vengeance mall deftroy,
And drive them from his face ; No more /hall they his church annoy, Nor find on earth a place.
3 But like a cultur'd olive grove,
Drefs'd in immortal green, Thychi 'ren, blooming in thy love, Amid thy courts are fesrx.
4 On thine eternal grace. O Lord,
Th, faints fhali FSft fecure, And ail, who tru't thy holy word, Shall find faivaticn fure. *
Psalm Lilt Lo-.g Metre.
The Folly of Self-Dependence .
I "V^/HY :Vui i t'le haughty hero boaft \rW His vengeful arm, "us warlike hell ? Whi.e blood defies his cruel hand, And defola:ion waftfts the land.
a Hejoys to hear the caotive's cry,
The widow's groan, the orphan s figh ;- And when the wearied ;">vord would fpare, Kis fa fehood fpreads th? fatal fnare.
3 He triumphs in the deeds of wrong, And arms with iag<- hi3 imp;ou; tongue ; Wich pride pr claims his irtadrul power, And bids the trembling world adore.
7 But God beholds arid w.t" a frown, Cafts to the duft his hoiouri down j
PSALM LIII.
The righteous freed, their hopes recal* j And hail the proud oppr.flbr's fall.
5 How low t'V infulting tyrant lies, Who dar'd th' eternal Power defplfs j And -vainly deem'd with Envious joy, His arm almighty to deitrey.
6 We praife the Lord, who heard our cries, And fent falvaticn from the Ikies ;
The faints, who faw our mournful days, Shall join our grateful- fongs of praife.
Psalm LIII. 4—6. ViEiory and Deliver ancs j rem Perfecutlon,
1 A RE ali the foes of Sion fools l\ Who thus deftroy her i'ai ,ts ? Do they not know her Saviour rules,
And pities her complaints ?
2 They mall be TeizM with fad furprifej
For God's avenging arm Shall crufh the hand that dares arife, To do his children harm.
3 In vain the fons offafanhcaCc
Of armies in array ; When God has firft defpis'd their hoit,r They fall an eafy prey.
4 Oh for a word from Sion's King,
Her captives to reftore ! Thy joyful faints thy praife mall ilng And Ifrael weep no more.
Psalm LI V. Common Metre. I TV'S HOLD w> Lord*, and let our cry XJ B:fore thy throne afcend, Caft thou on us a pitying eye, And ftill our lives ckfend. 4 For Slaughtering foes infult us rou:id, yOppreiTive, proud and vain, They cart thy temples to the ground^ And all our rites grofaue.
io6 P S A L M LV.
3 Yet thy forgiving grace we truft,
And in thy power rejoice ; Thine arm fhjll crufh our foes toduft, Thy praife infpire our voice.
4 Be thou with thofe whofe friendly hand
Upheld us in diftrefs, Extend thy truth through every land, And ftill thy people blefs.
P-salm LV. i — S, 16, 17, 18, zz. Com. Metre. Support fr the ajJliEied and tempted Soul.
1 /~\ GOD, my refuge, hear my cries, \^J Behold my flowing tears,
For earth and hell my hurt devife, And triumph in my fears.
2 Their rage is levePd at my* life,
My foul with guilt they load, And fill my thoughts with inward ftrife, To make my hope in God.
3 What inward rains my h* art-firings wound,
I groan with every breath ; Horror and fear befet me round Among ft the fhades of death.
4 Oh were I like a feather'd dove,
And innocence had wings ; I'd fly, and make a long remove From all thefe reftlefs thingi.
5 Let me to fame wild defert go,
And find a peaceful horn?, Where ftorms of mil ice never blow, Temptatbr.s never come.
6 Vain hopes, and vain inventions ail
To 'fcape the rage of hell ! The mighty God, on w'.iom 1 call, Can fave me here as well.
Pause.
7 By morning light IM1 feekhis face,
At noon repeat my cry,
P S A L M LV. i©7
The night mall hear me afk his grace, Nor will he long deny.
S God fhall preferve my foul from fear. Or fhield me when afraid j Ten thoufand ang-ls muft appear If he command their aid.
9 I caft my burdens oh the Lord, The Lord Curtains them ail j My courage reils upon his word, 'I hat faints mail never fail, jo My higheft hopes fhall not be vain, My lips ihall fpread his oraife j While cruel and deceitful men, Scarce live out half their days.
Psalm LV. 15, 16, 17, 19, zz. Short Me fe-s.
I IT ET finners take their courfe,
J I And chufe the road to death ;
But in the woiihip of my God I'll ipend my daily breath,
£ My thoughts a.ddrefs his throne,
When mo-ning brings the light} I feek his blefling every noon, And pay my vows at night.
3 Thou wilt regard my cries,
O my eternal God, While finriers perifh in furprife Beneath thine argry rod.
4 Becaufe they dwell a: eafe,
And no faJ changes rel, They neither *ear noi truft thy name, Nor learn to do thy will.
5 But I with aJLmy cares,
V« ill lean upon the Lord; I'll caft my burdens on his aim, And reft upon his word.
io8 P S A L M LVi.
6 His arm fhall wellfuftain The children of his love ; The ground on which their fafety ftands, No earthly power can move.
Psalm L VI.
Deliverer: ce from Opprefiitn and Fal/ehccd ; or, Gee, Care tf bis People in anfiver to Faith and Prayer.
I S~\ Thru, whofejuftice reigns on high, V^/ And makes th' opprellbr ceafe, Eehold how envious finnets try To rex and b.eak my peace.
a The fons of violence and lies Join to devour me, Lord ; But as my hourly dangers rife, My refuge is thy word.
3 In God mo:1 holy, juft, and true,
I have repo.;'d my"*trult ; Nor" will I fear what flefh can da, The offspring of the dure.
4 They wreft my words to mifchief fti'li,
Charge jr.e with unknown faults ; For mifchitrs ai' their ccunfels fill, And malic: all their thoughts.
5 Shall they efcape without thy frown ?
Muft their devices fiand ? O cafl the haughty finner down,
And let him know' thy hand ! P a v s E. God fees the forrows of" his faints,
Their groans affect his ears ; Thy mercy counts my juft complaints,
And numbers all my tears.
When to thy throne I raife my cry
The wicked fear and ,ke; So fwift is prayer to reach the fkjfj
So near is Go.i to me.
PSALM LV1I. ^3
$ In thee, moft holy, juft, and true, I have repos'd my truit ; Nor will 1 fear what man can do, The offspring of the duft. 9 Thy folemn vows are on me, Lord, Thou ihait receive my praife : rilfiiV, bhio faithful is thy word! How righteous all thy ways ! io Thou haft fecur'dmy foul from death, Oh fat thy prifonerfree, That heart and hand, and life and breath May be employ'd for thee.
Psalm LVII. Praife for Protection ; Grace and Truth.
1 7\/T Y" God, in whom are all the fprings, _LVA Of boundlefs love and grace unknown, Hide me beneath thy foreading wings,
Till the dark cloud is overblown.
2 Up to the heavens I fend my cry, The Lord will my deSres perform j He fends his angel from the Ssy,
And faves me from the threatening ftorm.
3 Be thouexa'ted, O my God.,
Above the heavens, where angels dwe-1 j Thy power on earth be known abroad, And land to land thy wonders tell.
4 My heart is fix'd ; my fong mall raife Immortal honours to thy name 5 Awake, my tongue, to found his praife, My tongue, the glory of my frame.
5 High o\ r the earth his mercy reigns, And reaches to the atrao& iky ;
His truth to endlefs years remains, When lower worlds diffolve and die.
6 Be thou exalted, O my God,
Above the heavens, where angels dwell 1 &
no PSALM LVIII.
Thy power on earth be known abroad, And land to land thy wonders tell.
Psalm LVIII. As the i (3th Pfalm. Warning tc Mzgifti-ates.
1 TUDGES, who rule the world bylaws, Jf Will ye defp'.fe the run :eo*« caufe,
When vile opprefiion waftes the land ? Dare ye condemn the righteous poor, And let rich Tinners 'fcape fecure,
While gold and greatnefs bribe your hand ?
2 Have ye forgot, or never knew
1 hat God will ju 'ge the judges too ?
High is the heavens his juftice reigns ; Yet you invade the rights of God ; And fend your bold decrees abroad
To bind the confeiencein your chains,
3 A poifen'd arrow is y-ur tongue, The arrow fharp. the poifon ftrong,
Ard death attends where e'er it wounds j You hear no counfels, cries or tears j So the deaf adder ftopsheir ear !
Againft the power of charming founds.
4 Break ou< their teeth, eternal God, Thofe teeth of iions dy'd in blood ;
And crufli the ferpents in the d,uil : As empty chaff when whirlwinds rife, Before the fweepmg tempeft flie?,
So let their hopes and names be loft.
5 Th1 Almighty thunderg from the fey, Their grandeur melts, their titles die,
As hills of fno-.v run,
Or fnails that Orbirths t\\ c( ms before their time,
Vain births that never fee the fun. 6 Thus fhall the vengeance of the Lord Sufety and joy to faints afford j
P S A L M LIX.
And ail that hear /hall join and fay, et S*ure the:es a God that rules on high, 4i A God that hears his children cry,
li And will their fufferings well repay.1
Psalm LIX. Short Metre.
Prayer for national Deliverance.
FROM foes, that round us rife, O God- cf heaven, defend, Who brave the vengeance of the flues, And with thy faints contend.
, Behold, from diftant mores, And dsfert wilds they come, Combine for blobd their barbarous force;,-. And through thy cities roam.
Benea;h the filent made, .-
Th: ir fecret plots they lay, Our peaceful walls bv night invade^
And wafie the fields by day.
|. And will the God of grace, R;gard!efs of our pain, Perrn'tfecure that im/ious race, To riot in their reign ?
1 In vain their fecret guile, Or open force they prove, His eye can pierce the. deepest veil>:- His hand their ftrength remove.
• Yet fave them, Lord, from death, Left we forget the r doom j But drive them with thine angry breath,. Through diftant lands to roam,
' Then fhall our grateful voice Proclaim our guardian God ; The nations round the earth rejoice, And found the praife abroad.
II
U2 PSALM LX. LXI,
Psalm LX. Comrr.cn Metre.
Locking to God in tie Difireji cfWar.
1 T ORD, thou ha-, fccurg'd cur guilty land, X-J Behold thy peop'e mourn 5
Shall vergear.ce ever f;uide thy hand ? And mercy ne'er return ?
2 Beceath the terrors of thine eye,
Earth's haughty towers decay j Thy frowning mantle fjareads the fkyy And mortals melt away.
3 Our Sion trembler. ?.t thy firoke,
Aiw dr-tads thy lifted hand ! Ohj heal the people thcu haft broke, /-r,o faye the /irking land.
4 Ex:.;t thy banner in the fie'd,
For thole that fear thy name; From barbarous hofts our ration fhicld, And put our foes to fhame.
5 Attend cur armies to the fight,
And be their guardian God ; In vain fhall numerous powers unite,
Againrt thy lifted rod. i Our troop:, beneath thy guiding hand,
Shall gain a gkvi renown : 'Tis God who makes the feeble {land,
And treads the mighty down.
Psalm LXI. 1—6.
Safety in God. j Wyi'-FN overwhelmed wkh grief, VV My heart within me dies. Helplefs and far from all relief To heaven 1 lift mine eyes. % O lead me to the rock
That's high above my head, And make the covert of thy wingr. My fhelter and my fha.de.
3 Within thy prefence, Lord, Forever I'll abide j
PSALM LXII. 113
Thou art the tower of my defence, The refuge where I hide. 4 Thou giveft me the lot
Of thofe that fear thy name; If endlefs life be their reward, I mail ppffefs the. fame.
Psalm LXII. 5—12. No Trufi in the Creatures ; or, Faith in divine Graa
and Poiver. j Ti/f Y fpirit looks to God alone ; JLVX My rock and refuge is his throne ; In all my fears, in all my {traits, My foul on his falvation waits. a Truil him, ye faints, in all your ways, , Pour out your hearts before his face 5 When helpers fail, and foes invade, . God is our all-fufficient aid.
3 Falfe are the men of high degree, , The bafor fort are vanity ;
Laid in the balance both appear Light as a puff of empty air.
4 Make not increafing gold your trurr, Norfet your hearts on glittering dufr.; Why will you grafp the fleeting fmoke, . And not believe what God "has fpoke ?
5 Once has his awful voice declar'd, Once and again my ears have heard, " All power is his eternal due;'"
He murl- be fear'd and truiied too.
6 For fovcreign power reigns not alone,- Grace is a partner of the throne ; Thy grace and justice, mighty Lord, . ShaU well divide our laft reward.
P s A j. M LXIIl/ r, i, .5,3,4. FirfiPar.be, Common Metre. The Morning of a Lord's Day, - 1 T^ ARLY, my God, without delay, XL. I hafte to feek thy face ; .
K a /
H4 PSALM LXII,
My thirfty fpirit faints away Without thy cheering grace.
2 So pi'grims on the fcorching find Beneath a burning fky, Long for a cooling ftream at hand, And they muft drink or die.
3 I've fetn thy glory and thy power
Through all thy temple fnine ; My God, repeat that heavenly hour, That virion fo divine.
4 Not ail the bleffings of a feaft
Can pleafe my foul fo well,
As when thy richer grace I tafte,
And in thy prefence dwell.
5 Not life itfelf, with all its joys,
Can my beft paflions move, Or raife fo high my cheerful voice, As thy forgiving love.
6 Thus till my laft expiring day
I'll bhfs my Goi a:d king; Thus will I lift my hands to> ray, And tune my lips to fing.
Psalm 1. XIII. 6— o. Second Pa/:. C maun Metre. Midnight Thc:.g'j;s r:co!l-:clcd, j'HPWAS in the watches of the ni^ht X I thought upon thy power, 1 Jtept thy lovely face in fight Amidft the darkeft hour. z My fieih lay retting on my bed, My foul arofe on high ; My Gcdy my Life, my H'pe, I faid_, B/ir.gtky f^lvstion nigh.
3 My fpirit labours up thine hill, An 1 climbs the heavenly road '. But thy right hand upholds me ftiUj While I purfue my God,
PSALM LX1II. n%
4. Thy mercy ftretches o'er my head The fhadow of thy wings ; My heart rejoices in thine aid, My tongue awakes and fings0
5 But the deftroyers of my peace
Shall fret and rage in vain ; The tempter fhall forever ceafe, And ail my fins be flain.
6 Thy fword fhall give my foes to death,
And fend them down to dwell ]n the darkcaverns of the e aids,. _ Or in the deeps of hell.
Psalm LXI1I. Long Metre.
Longing after God j or, The Love of God better
than Life.
2 ^"*"*REAT God, indulge my humble claim, VjT Thou art my hope, my joy, my reft 5 The glories that compofe thy name
Stand all engag'd to make me bleft.
a Thou great and good, thou juft and wife, Thou art my father and my God 5 And I am thine by ( acred t:es ; Thy fon, thy fervant bought with bloods--,
3 With heart and eyes and lifted handa For thee I long, to thee 1 look,
As travellers in thirfty lands Pant for the cooling water brook.
4 With early feet Hove t' appear Among thy faints, and fsek thy face, Oft have lleen thy glory there,
And felt the power cf fovereign grace.
5 Not fruits nor vines that tempt our ta-fte, No pbafures that to fenfe belong, Could make me (o divinely bleft,
Or raife fo high my. cheerful fong.,
% My life itfelf without thy love No tafte or pleafure could afford,
U6 PSALM LXIII.
'Twould but a tirefomc burden prove, If I were banifh'd from the Lord.
7 Amidft the wakeful hours ofnk'ht, Whenbufy cares afflidl my head, One thought of thee gives new delight, And adds lefrefhment to my bed. '
8 I'll lift my hands, I'll raife my voice, While I have breath to pray or praife ; This work (hall make my heart rejoice, And blefs the remnant of my days.
P s a L n LXIII. Short Metre,
Seeking God.
1 T\/TY Go6, permit my tongue JlYJ. This joy, to call thee mine j Ana let my early cries prevail
To tafte thy love divine.
2 My thirfty fainting foul
Thy mercy does implore :
Not travellers in defert lands
Can pant for water more.
g Within thy churches, Lord, Hong to find my place, Thy power and glory to behold, And feel thy quickening grace.
^ For life without thy love No reilih can afford ; No joy can be compar'd with this, To lerve and pkafe the Lord.
5 To thee I'll lift my hands,
And praife thee while I live j Not the rich damties of a feafr Such food or pleafure give.
6 In wakeful hoars of night,
1 call my God to mind. I think how wife thy ceunfeis are, , And all thy dealings kind.
P S A L M LXIV. 117
7 Since thou haft been my help, To thee ray fpirit flies, And on thy watchful pro-, idcnce, My cheerful hope relies.
I The Shadow of thy wirrgs, My foul in fafety keeps ; I follow where my father leads, And he fupports my fteps.
Psalm LXIV. Long Metre.
1 •"NREAT God attend to ray complaint, VJ Nor let my drooping fpirit faint j When foes in fecret fpread the fnare,
Let my falvation be thy care.
2 Shield me without and guard within, From treacherous fees and deadly flnj May envy, lu!r and pride depart, And heavenly grace expand my heart.
3 Thyjuftice and thy power difplay,
And fcatter far thy foes away j While liftening nations iearn thy word, And faints triumphant blefs the Lord.
4 Then mall thy church exalt her voice, And all that love thy name rejoice ; By faith approach tb^ne awful throne, And plead the merits of thy Son.
Psalm LXV . 1—5. Fbfi Pert. Lcr.g Metre.
Public Prayer and Praife.
I ' 1 *HE praife of Sion waits for thee,
JL My God ; and praife becomes thy hsuk I There ft all thy faints thy glory fee And there perform their public vows.
a O thou whofe mercy bends the ik/es To fave when humble finners pray ; AH lands to thee fhall lift their eyes, And every yielding heart obey.
iiS PSALM LXV.
3 Agalnft my will my fins prevail,
But grace mall purge away the ftain j • The blood of Chrift will never fail
To waih my garments white again.
4 Bleft is the man whom thou malt chufe,. And give him kind accefs tj thee j Give him a place within thy houie,
To taile thy love divinely free, if A v a E.
5 Let Babd fear when Sion prays ; Eabel, prepare for long diflrefs, When Sion's God himfejf arrays In terror and inrighteoufnefs.
6 With dreadful glory God fulfill Yv hat his r.fh idled faints requell j And with Almighty wrath reveals His love to give his churches reft.
7 Then fhall the fWking nations run To lion's hill and own their Lord j 1 he rifing and the fetting fun Shall fee the Saviour's name ador'd.
Psalm LXV. 5 — 13. Second Part. L^ng Metre,
Divine Pr evidence in Air, Earth, and Sea\ or, tit God of Nature and Grace*
I'^THHE God of our Sa'vati' n hears
JL The groans of Sion mix'd with tears j Yet when he conies with kind defigns, Through all the way his terror ihin.s.
a On him the race of man depends, Far as the earth's remoter! ends, Where the Creator's name is known,
» By nature's feeble light alone.
,3 Sailors that travel o'er the flood,
Addrefs their frighted fou's to God,' When lempefb rage and billows roar At dreadful ciftance from the fhore.
PSALM LXV. ii£
4 He bids the noify tempell ceafe ; He calms the raging crowd to peace, When a tumultuous nation raves, Wide as the winds, and loud as waves.
5 Whole kingdoms fhaken by the ftorm, He fettles in a peaceful form ; Mountains eftablife'd by his hand Firm on their old Foundation ftand.
6 Behold his enfigns w-z the fky, New comets blaze, and lightnings fly j The Heathen lands with -fwift furprife, Frcm the bright horrors turn their eyes.
7 At his command the morning ray Smiles in the Tare, and leads the daqr, He guides the fun's declining wheals Over tixt tops of weftcfffi hiils>
2 Seafdofi and times obry his voice 5 The evening and the mem rejoice To fee the earth made foft •.» ith fh rnvers, Laden with fruit and dfeft with flowers.
9 'Tisfrcm his watery ftores on high, He gives the thinly ground fuppiy j He walks upon the clouds', and thence Doth his enriching drops difpenfe.,
?o The defert grows a fruitful field, Abundant fruit the rallies yield ; The yaliies fliout with cheerful voice, ArA neighbouring hills repeat their joys.
11 The valures fmiie in green array, XKere lambs anj larger cat&e play.; The farger cattle and.the iamb, Eachin^is language fpeaks thy name.
12 Thy works pronounce thy power civinej O'er every field thy g'.ories' ihine ; Through every month thygifts appear ;
J2o PSALM LXV.
Psalm LXV. TvfiPart. Common Metre. A Prayer-hearing God, and the Gentiles called,
1 T>^AISE waits in Sion, Lord, for thee j X There fhall cur vo •. s be paid j
Thou hail an ear when finr.ers p;av, All flefli fhall feek thine aid.
2 Lord, our iniquities prevail,
But pardoning grace is thine, And thou wilt grant us power and ilcill To conquer ever]' fin.
3 Bleft are the men whom thcu 'wilt chufe
To b.ing them near thy face, Give thern a dwelling in thine houfe, To feaft upon thy grace.
4 In anfwering what thy church requefts,
Thy truth and terror ihine, And works of dreadful righteoufnefs, Fulfil thy kind defh'n,
5 Thus fhal' the wondering nations fee
The Lord is good and juft j And diflant ifiands fly to thee. And make thy ra.ne their trul.
6 They dread thy glittering tokens, Lord,
When figns in heaven appear j But they ihall learn thy holy word, And love as well as fear. P s a r, m LXV. Second Tart. Common Metre. the Pr evidence of Gul in A'-r, Earth, and Sea; or,
the BlefUngs of Rain. I 'fTPIS bv thy ftrer.gth the mountains (land, JL Cod of eternal power ; The fra grows calm at thy command, And tempefts ceafc to roar, a Thy morning light and evening fliade, SucceiTWe comforts bring : Thy plenteous fruits make harveit glad, 1 by flowers adorn the fpripg.
PSALM LXV. Hi
j Seafons and times, and moons and hours, Heaven, earth and air are thine; When clouds, diftil in fruitful fhowers, The Atftfibr is divine :
J- Thofe wandering citterns in the fky Borne by the winds around, Whofe watery treafures well fupply The furrows of the ground.
J The thirfty ridges drink their fill, And ranks of corn appear j Thy ways abound with bleffings (till, Thy goodnefs crowns the year.
Psalm LXV. Third Part. Common Metre.
The EkJJtngs of the Spring ; or God gives Raix* A Pfalm for the Huibandman.
GOOD is the Lord, the heavenly King, Who makes the earth his care j "Vifits the paftures every fpring, And bids the grafs appear. -
; Theclouds like rivers taisM on high, Pour out at his command Their watery bleffirgs from the fky, To cheer the thirfly land.
I The foften'd ridges of the field
Permit the corn to fpring :
The vallies rich provifion yield,
And the poor laborers fing.
. The little hills on every fide Rejoice at falling fhowers, The meadows drefs'd in beauteous pride Perfume the air with flowers.
; The barren clods refrefh'd with rain Promife a joyful crop j The parched grounds look grten again, And raifs the reaper's hope. L
,ia* PSALM LXVI.
6 The various months thy goodnefs crowns
How bounteous are thy ways ! The bleating flocks fprea.i o'er the downs,
Andihepherds fhout thy praife.
Psalm LXVI. Wirfi Part. Common Metre.
Governing Peiver and Gccdr.ifs ; or, Our Grace tried by AffiiSions.
j Q1NG, all the nations to the Lord, C5 Sing with a joyful noife j With melody of found record His honours and your joys.
% Say to the Power that fcrm'd the/ky, " How terrible art thou ! *c Sinners before thy presence fly, " Or at thy feet they bow."
3 [Come fee the wonders of our God, Hew glorious are his ways ? In Mofes hand he put the rod, And clave the frighted feas.
4. He made the ebbing channel drv, While Ifracl pafs'd the flood '; There did the church begin their joy, And triumph in their God.]
5 He rules by his refi.Kefs might :
Wiil rebel mortals dare Provoke th' Eteti al to the fight, And tempt that dreadful war.
6 Oh blefs our God, and never ceafe ;
Ye faints, fulfil his praife ; He keeps our life, maintains cur peace, And guides our doub'ful ways.
7 Lord, thou haft prov'd our fufYcring foulsj
To make our graces mine 5 So filver bears the burning coals, The metal to refine.
PSALM LXVI. 12 j
§ Through watery deeps an I ft ey ways
We march at thy command,
Led to poiT-is the promisM place
By t;iir.e unerring hands Psalm LWL 13—20. Second Fan. Pra'-fe to God- for bearing °rayer,
3 "VP V lha; m'. lV1 ~ " v,;vsb Paid JL/M To t '.at \ mig : p -wei Tnat lea.d the long etruefts 1 made In m; miirefs'ful our.
a My lips and cheerful heart prepare To make his -ereies lirrrown : Come ye that fea.- riv God, and hear The wonders he has icr.e.
3 When on my head huge fdrrows fell,
I fought the heavenl a^d \
He fav'd my fink.ng 1 ul from heHj And death's eternal ihace.
4 3f fin lay cover' d In rny heart
While prayer employ' d my tongue 5 The Lord had /hewn me no regard, Nor I his praifes fung.
5 But God (his name beaver bleft). Has fct my fpiri-t free ; Nor turn'd from him my poor reque/t, No:- turri'd his heart from me.
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The Nation's Profperiiy, and the Church's Increafe, I OHINE, mighty God, on Sion, mine, , C5 With beams of heaverly grace j [_ Reveal thy power through all our coafts, And mew thy fmiling face.
7. [Amidft. our realm exalted high Do thou our glory ftand, And like a wall of guardian fire Surround the favourite land.]
»*4- PSALM LXVII.
3 When mall thy name from fliore to fhore
Sound ali the earth abroad ; And difiant nations know and love Thcit Saviour and their God.
4 Sing to the Lord, ye di£ant lands,
Sing loud v.-ith folemn vcice; Let every tongue exalt his praife, And every neart rejoice.
5 He, the great Lord, the fo vereign Judge,
That its enthrnn'd above, In wifdom rules the worlds he made And bids them tafte his love.
€ Earth fhail obey his high command, And yield a full increafe j Our God will crown his chofen land With fruitful nefs and peace. 7 God the Redeemer fcatters round Hischo'ce't favours here, While the crea'ion's a molt bound Shall fee, a ore, and fear.
Psalm LXVill. Flrjl Part. -ver. 1—5, 3z,25< The Vengeance and Compajp.on of God.
I T ET God arife in all his might, J— I And put the troops of hell to fiightj As imoak that fought to cloud the ikies Eefore the riling temper! flies.
a [ He comes array 'd in burning flames j Jurhce and judgement are his names : Eehold his fainting fues expire Like melting wax before the fire.]
3 He rides and thunders through the Iky j His name Jebvab founds on high ; Sing to his name, ye fons cf gracej Ye faints rejoice before his face.
4. The widow and the fatherlefs Fiy to his aid in fliarp diftrefs j
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In him the poor and helplefs find A judge that's juft, a fa.her kind.
5 He breaks the captive's heavy chain, And prifoners fee the light again ; But rebels that difpute his will,
Shall dwell in chains and darknefs ftill. P a u s. E.
6 Kingdoms and thrones to God belong 3 Crown hira, ye nations, in your fong ; His wondrous names and powers rehearfe,
His honours fhall enrich your verfe.
7 He {hakes the heavens with loud alarms j How terrible is God in arms !
In lfr^iel are his mercies known, Ifraei is his peculiar throne.
8 Proclaim him king, -pronounce him bleft } He's your defence, your joy, your reft : When terrors rife, and nations faint, God is the ftrength of every faint.
Psalm LXVIII. Second Part. ver. 17, 18.
Chriffs Afcenjion, and the Gift of the Spirit. I T ORD, when thou did ft afcend on high, J— i Ten choufand angels filled the fey* Thofe heavenly guards around thee wait, Like chariots that attend thy ftate.
a Not Sinai's mountain could appear
More glorious when the Lord was there j While he pronounced his dreadful law, And flruck the chofen tribes with awe.
3 How bright the triumph none can tell, When the rebellious powers of hell, That thoufand fouls had captives made, Were all in chains like captives led.
4 Rais'd by his father to thefhrrine, He fent hispromis'd fp'rit down, With gift: and grace for rebel-men,
1 hat God Slight dwell en earth again. L a
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Psalm LXVIJI ^d Part, ver. 19, 9, 20, 21, 2J-. Pra'ife for temporal Blefilngs ', or, csmmon and f fecial Mercies.
1 \V7£ ble("s tne Lord, the juft, the good,
W Who fills our hearts with heavenly foodf. Who pours his hie/Tings from the fkies, And loads our days with rich fupplies.
2 He fends his fun his circuit rounds To cheer the fruits, to warm the ground j He bids the clouds with plenteous rain Refrefh the thirfty earth again.
J * lis to his care we owe our breath, And aH our near efcapes from death : Safety and health to God be'ong $ He heals the weak, and guards the ftrong..
4 Ke makes the faint ar.d firmer prove The common blefih^gs of his love ; Eut the wide difference that remains Is endlei's joy or. enJlefs pains.
5 The Lord that hruis'd trn- ferpent's head, On ail the ferpent's fred {hall tread, The itubborn finner's hope c:mfou'id, And fmite him with a !a;ting wound.
6 But his right hand his faints /hall ra"fe Fmm the deep earth, or ceeper feas, And bring rham to his c »u:t above $ T.:ere frail they ta'e his fpecial love.
i> balm LXTX. i. — 14. Firjl Part. Com. Metre,
The Si ■ fcrir.gi '/Christ for our Salvation. X " Q ^VE me, O God, the fwelling floods £) <• Hreak i 1 upon my foul j ** i fink and foirows c/er my head. *l Like mighty waters roll. 'j. ** 1 cry till all my voice be gene, M In tears 1 wa'c t!,e dayj M My God, behold my longing eyes,. t( And fhcxten thy delay.
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3 fi They hate my foul without a caufe,
" And ftil! their number grows " More than the hairs around my headj. '* Aad mighty are my foes.
4 "< 'Twas then I paid that dreadful debt
" That men could never pay, f{ And gave tcofe honours to thy law. *•' Which finners took away.
5 " Thus in the great Meffih's namej
" The royal prophet mourns j •* Thus he awakes our hearts to grief}. " And gives, us joy by turns..
6 *' Now mall the faints rejoice and find
*' Salvation in thy name, u For I have borne their heavy load " Of forrpw, pain, and fhame.
7 " Grief like a garment- cloth'd me round,,
li And fackcloth was my drefs, '•' While I procured for naked Luis " A robe of righteoufnefs.
% (l Among my brethie-n and the Jews " I like a Granger flood, *f And bore their vile reproach to bring* " The Gentiles near to God.
9 H 1 came i s finful m:-rta's {lead " To do my father's will ; " Yet when I c'eans'd my father's houfej *' They fcanda'iz'd my zeal.
I.O ' My fallings and my holy groans
" Were made the drunkard's fong ;, ** But Gcd from his celeftial throne f< Heard my c.:mpiainirg tongue-.
I.i li He fav'd me from- the dreadful d.ep, " Where fear.-, befet rr.e round j ** He rais'd and fix'd my finking feet. «* On wsll-eftabiiili'd ground,
lz8 PSALM LXIX.
22 « "T was in a moft accepted hour,
" My prayer arofe on high, " And for m;. f.ke my God /hail hear
" The dying finner's cry."
Psalm LXIX. 14, n, 25, a9, 32. Second Part. Common Metre. The Pajjton and Exaltation ofChrlJi, I "^T0W let our Jips with holy fear •A-^J And mournful pleafure ling The fufferingsof our great High-Prielt, Theforrows of our King. a He links in floods of deep diflrefs • How high the waters rife ! While to his heavenly Father's ear He fends perpetual cries*
3 « Hear me, I > Lord, and fave thy Son,
" Nor hide thy Shining face j " Why IhouJd thy favourite look like one ** Forfaken of thy grace ?
4 « With rage they persecute the man
" That groans beneath thy wound, •« While for afacrifice 1 pour *< My life upon die ground.
5 " They tread my honour to the duir,
" And laugh wh:n I complain ; «* The'r fliarp infalting fiandersadd " Frefh anguifh to my rain.
6 " All my reproach is known to thee,
" The fcandal and the lham- ; " Reproach has broke my bleeding heart, *« And lies defil'd my name.
7 " I look'd for pity, but in vain ;
" My kindred are my grief; " 1 afl< my friends for comfort round, " Eut meet with no relief.
$ « With vine ar they mock my thirlt, " Thty give me gall for food/
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ft Andfporting with my dying groans, " They triumph in my bl od. $ «« Shine into my di^refled foul, " Let thy compaiTisn fave; « And though my ftefe fink down to death, « Redeem it from the grave.
IO " I fhall arife to piaife thy name, *< Shall reign in worlds unknown j « And thy falvation, O my God, (( Shall feat me on thy throne.
P s a 1 m LXIX. Third Part, Common Metre. Cbri/fs Obedience and Death; or, God glorified and
Sinners faved. 3 TpATHER, I fin- thy wondrous grace, JL T blefs my Sa bur's name, He brought faivation for the poor, And bore the finner's fiiame.
a His deep di'trefs has rais'd us high, Hie duty and his zeal Fulfiil'd the law which mortals broke, And finifiVd all thy will.
3 His dying groans, his living fongs
Shall better pleafe my Gcd, Than harp or trumpet's folernn found, ThaT goat's or bullock's blood.
4 This fhall his humble followers fee,
And fet their hea. ts at reft j They by hi s death draw near to thee, And live forever bleft.
5 Let heaven and all that dwe-lon high
To God their voices raife. While lands and feas afiift the Iky, And join tr advance his praife.
6 Zhnis thine, moft holy God,
Thy Son fhall b'efs her gates ; And glory purchas'd by his blood; For thine own If rati waits,
*3* PSALM LXIX.
Psalm LXIX. Fhfi Part. Long Metre. ChrijVs Pcjjion and Sinner s Salvatim,
1 T^XEEi' in ou hearts let lis record -1—/ The rie fpefforrows of our ;-ord j Behold the rih* -g b llo.vs roll
To overwhelm his h >ly foul.
2 In long complaints he fpendshis breaths
While hofts of hell, and powers of death, And all ch;- funs of malice join To execute their curft dengn.
3 STet, -rricinus God, thy power and love H..v made the cu f a bleffi'ag pisovej Tiofe dreadful fufferings cf thy Sen Atton'd for crimes which we had done,
4 The pangs of cur expiring Lord The honours of thy law r.ftor'd : His farrows mac e thy juitice known And paid for follies not his own.
5 Oh for his fak? our guilt &>.•§• ve, And let the mourning fl-noec live : The Lord will hear us in his name, Nor ihall our hope be tuin'd to flume.
Psalm LXIX. ver. 7, &c. Mteond P. Long Metre Chnjl's Sufferings and Zeal. I *nnW AS fttr cur fake, eternal Cod, JL Thy Son faftain'd that heavy lead Of bafe reproach, and fore difgrace, While ^hame defii'd his facred face.
a The Jews his brethren and his kin, Abus'd t. e man that check" d their fin j While he fulfill'd thy holy laws, They hate him, but without a caufe-
3 [My Father's boufe, faid he, 10 as made A place for ivorjhip, net for trade; Then fcattering all their gold and brafs, He fcourg'd the merchants from the place.]
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«. [Zeal for the temple of hi9 God Confum'd his life, expos'd his blood : Reproaches at thy glory thrown He felt, and mourn'd them as his own.]
5 [His friends forfook, his followers fled, While foes and arms furround his head ; Theycu: fe him with a flanderous tongue, And the falfe judge maintains the wrong.]
6 His life they load with hateful lies, And charge his lips with biafphemies.' They nail him to the fhameful tree j
• The: e hung the man that dy'd for me.
7 But God beheld, and from his throne Marks out the men that hate his Son ; The hand that rais'd him frorri"the dead, Shall pour the vengeance on their head.
Psalm LXX. Common Metre,
ProteStion againfi Perfonal Enemies,
I TN hade, O God, attend my call, JL Nor hear my cries in vain j Oh let thy fpeed prevent my fall, And (till my hope fuirain.
S When foes infidious wound my name* And tempt my foul affray, Then let them fall with lairing ihame, To their own p'cts ?. prey.
3 While ail that love thy name rejoice,
And glory in thy word, In thy falvationraife their voice, And magnify the Lord.
4 O thou my help in time of need,
Behold my fore ciifmay j In pity haiten to my aid, Nor let thy grace delay.
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Psalm LXXf. 5—9. Tirjl Part the aged Saint'' s RejicEl'ion ar.d Hope,
1 1VTY God, my everlafting hope, J-YA 1 i;ve upon thy tuth ; Thii e hands have held my childhood up,
And ftrengthen'd all my youth.
2 My fl-fli wa= fafhion'd by thy power
W ith all thefe limbs of mine : And from my mother's painful hour J've been entirely thine.
3 Still has mj l.fe new wonders feea
Repeated every year ; Behold my days that yet remain, I trull them to thy care.
4 Gaft me net effwhen rtrength declines,
When hoary hairs arife ; And round me let thy glory fhine, When e'er thy fervant dies.
5 Then in thehirtory of my age,
When men review my days, They'll read thy love in every page, In every line thy praife.
Psalm LXXI. 15, 14., 16,2:, 22, 14. Second Part
Ckrfi our Strength ar.d Righteoufnefs.
1 T\/fY saviour, my almighty Friend, XVX When I begin thy praife, Where will the giowirg numbers eni,
The numbers of thj grace ?
2 Thou art my cverlaftiag trull,
Thy goodnefs I adore ; And fince I knew thy graces firft I fpeak thy gloat s more.
3 My feet {hall travel all the length.
Oftheceleftial road, And march with courage in thy ftrtngUl To fee my father God.
P S A L ** LXXt. II|
When I am fill'd with foreridifoef*
For fome furpriungfin, I'll plead thy perfect righteoufnefs,
And mention none but thine.
How will my lips rejoice to tell
The victories of my king i My foul redeem'd from fin ar.d heM
Shall thy falyation ling. [My tongue {hall all the day proclaim
My Savioer and my God, His death has brought mv foe3 to fhaois^
And fav'd me hy his blood.
Awake, awake, my tuneHil powers }
With this delightful fong I'll entertain the darkcft 1
Nor think the f^afon 1
Psalm LXXi. 17—21. TclrdPart.
&f.be agedCbriftiaifs -"Prayer and Song ; or; oh Deaths or. a .lion.
GOD of my childhood,, and my youth* The guide of ail my .days, I have declar'd thy heavenly truth, And toid thy v/or.drous wavy. i "Wiit thou forfake my hdarv hairs* And leave my fainting heatt ? Who fh ail fiiftain my finking ~—'s If God my fiiiengtk der :-
\ Let me thy power and trsth Before the rifing age, And leave a favour of thy name When I fliail quit the ilage. f. The land of filence and of deatfe
Attends my next remove j' -
Oh may thefe poor remains of breath Teach the wide word thy lovs-i M
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£ Thy righteoufnefs 5s deep and high, Uiifearchable thy deeds j Thy glory fpreads beyond the iky, And all my praife exceeds.
6 Oft have I heard thy threatenings roar,
And oft endur'd the grief: But when thy hand has preft me fore, Thy grace wr.sjny relief,
7 By long experience have I known
Thy fovereign power to fave j At thy command I venture down Securely to the grave.
S When I lie buried in the dufl, My fiefh mini Le thy care ; Thefe wither'd Jimbs with thee I trui: To raife the»i ftrong and fair.
Psalm LXXII. Fir ft Part* The Kingdom o/CbriJi. 1 r "^ RE AT God, whofe univerfalfway \JT The known and unknown worlds obey* Now give the kingdom to thy Son, Extend his power, exalt his throne.
% Thy fceptre well becomes his hands, All heaven fubmit; toh'.s commands; His jiiftice mall avenge the poor, And pride and rage prevail no more»
3 With power he vindicates the juft, And'treads th* oppreilor in the duft j His worfliip and his fear fhall laft, Till hours, and years, and time be paflo
4. As rain on meadows -newly mnwa, So ihall he fend his influence down : Kis -rac? On fainting fouls diftils,
''Like heavenly dew on thirfty hills.
5 The heathen lands that lie beneath ' .',\e fr.adcs of overfpreacing death.
I
PS A L M- LXXtt.
Revive at his .firft dawning light, And deferts bloffom at the light."
$ The faints mall flouriih in his days, Drefl in the robes of joy and graife j Peace, like a river from his throne §haii Ao w to nations yet unknown.
P s a t m LXXIf, Second Part, CbrifFs Kingdom among the Gentiles.
/ESUS ihall reign where-e'er the fun Does his fucceiiive journies run : His kingdom ftre'cch from more to more, TiUrruons fhallwax and wane no more,
i [Behold the nations with their kings ; There Europe herbeft tribute brings ; From north to fouth the princes meet9 To pay their homage at his feet. 3 There Pzrjra, glorious to beheld, And India mines in eaftern gold ; While we ftern empires o,vn their Lord, And favage tribes attend his word.
g. For him lhall endlefs prayer be ma^e. And endlefs pralfes crown his head ; Hii name like fweet perfume lhali rifs With every morning facrifice-.
3 People and realms of every tongue Dwell on his love with fweeteft fong §• And infant-voices malL proclaim Their early bieffings' on his name.
$ Bleffings abounJrw-here.-e3er- he reigns^ The joyful prifoner bu-rfts his chains , The weary find eternal reft, And ail the fofts of want are bleft.
f Where he difpiays his heaiing power, Death and the curfe are known no more 3 In him the tribes of Adam boaft More blefjjngs than their father loft.
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S Let every creature rife and bri Peculiar honours to our king : Angsls defcend with fongs a And earth repeat the loud an
p s a i m LXXUI. Common Mttie,
Jffiified Saints happy, andprofptrsui Sinners curftd*
i "''fcJOVV Vm c-.nvine'd, the Lord is kind
XN To men of heart fincere,
Yet once my fooliih thoughts repin'd| And border' d endefpair.
2 I griev'd t .
And fno!. " How pleafant and profane they I've ! " Kcw peaceful is their death i
3 « With well feci /it/I; ;.nd haughty ey-rs
<! They lay — -. ■
" While faints weep.
4* K In vain I lift my hands to pray, '* And cleahfe mylieaft in vain ^ " For I ana chafrened all the da}', " The pi{ tt»y pain."
5 Yet while my tongue indulged complajn/i* 1 felt my heart reprove j " Sure I ihali tl thy faint¥>
" And grieve the rneril love.'''
§ But Mill I found my doubts too hard, The conflict too -ever?, 'Till I retired to fearcrl thy word, And learn rhy fecrets there. 7 There, as in feme prophetic glafs, I faw the tinner's feet High^mounted oi> a flipjiery place Belide a firey pit.
? I heard the wretch profanely boaify 'fill at thy frown he fell j
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His honours in a dream were lo&,
And he awakes in hell. Lord, what an envious fool I was !
How like a thought: efs beaft ; Thus to fufpeft thy prom.is'd grace,
And think the wicked bleil.
I© Yet I w: .s kept ft ora full defpair, • Upheld by power unknown : That blerTed h ind that broke the fnare Shall guide me to thy throne.
Psalm LXX1II. 23—zS. Second Fc Common Metre. God ovr Portion here and hereafter.
2 /"*OD, rnyfupporteraBdmyhopei
^J? My help forever ..
Thine arm of mercy held pae up
When finking in defpain ■. % Thy counfelsp Lord, fhall guide my feel
Through life's bewildered race 5 Thine hand conduct me near thy feat, ,
To dwell before thy face.
3 Were I "n :mt my God, ,
'Two be-saj »y to me j And. earth is mfabodes
I long for noas but tr^ee. 3. What if the Springs of life were broke., And fiefh and heart fhould faint, God is my foul's eternai rock. The frrength of every faint. I Behold the tinners that remove Far from thy prefence die 3 Not all the idol gods they love Can fave them when they cry/a I But to draw near to thee, my God, Shall -be .1*3./ Cweet employ 5
Ma"'
j 3* PSALM LXXI1I.
Psalm LXX1II. 21, 3,6, 17—20. Long Me tit The Pro/ferity of Sinners curfed.
1 T ORD, what a thoughtlefs wretch was I, JL_J To mourn, and murmur, and repine To fee the wicked placM on high, In pride and robes of honour fliine.
2 But, oh their end, their dreadful end ! Thy fancluary taught me fo : On flippery rocks 1 fee them ftand, And firey billows roll below.
3 Now let them boaft how tall they rife, I'll never envy them again, There they may ftand with haughty eyes, Till they plunge deep in endiefs pain.
4 Their faney'd joys how faft they flee ! Like dreams, as fleeting and as vain } Their fongs of fofteft harmony, Are but a preface to their pain.
j Now I efteem their mirth and wine, Too dear to purchafe with my blood; Lord, 'tis enough that thou art mine, My life, my portion and my God.
Psalm LXXill. Short Metre.
The Myjlery of P evidence unfolded.
I C^URE there's a righteous God, O Nor is religion vain } Though men of vice may boaft aloud, And men of grace complain.
% I faw the wicked rife,
And felt my heart repine, While haughty fools with fcornful eye*j In robes of honour ihine.
3 [Pamper'd'with wanton eafe,
Their flefh looks full and fair, Their wealth rolls in like flowing feas, An^ grows without &«V ca.'St
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4. Free from the plagues and pains That pious fouls endure, Through all their life oppreffion reigns, "" And racks the humble poor.
5 Their impious tongues blafpheme
TheeverlaftingGod j Their malice blafts the good man's name. And fpreads their lies abroad,
6 But I with flowing tears
Indulg'd my doubts to rife 5 " Is there a God that fees or hears (i The things below the fides ?
7 The tumult of my thought
Held me in hardtfufpenfe, Till to thy houfr.my feet were brought To learn thy juftice thence.
% Thy word with light and power. Did my miitake amend s I viewed thefinners' life before, But here I learnt their end.
g On what a fHpperyfteep
The thoughtlefs wretches go j • And oh that dreadful flrey deep
That waits their fall below !
10 Lord, at thy feet I bow,
My thoughts no more repine : I call my God my portion now, And all my powers are thine.
Psalm LXXIV. The Church pleading with God under fore Pt . 3 \V7ALL God forever caft us oif! WW His wrath forever fmoke AgainA the people of his love, His little chofen flock I
2 Think of the tribes fa dearly bought With their Redeemer's blood 3
Nor let thy Sloa be forgot, Where once thy glory ftood .
3 Lift up thy feet, and march in hafc% ,
Aioud our ruin calls; See what a wide and fearful wafte Is made within thy wa..
4 Where once thy churches prayed an
Thy foes profanely rage j Amid thy gates their enfigns hang, And there their feoftl ingage.
1 How are the feats of Wprfhip broke ? They tear the buildings down, And he that deals the Procures the chief ren<
■» With flames they threaten to deftrcy Thy children in their reft $ Come let m burn at once, they cry, The temple and the p>'.
j And ftill to heighten our diftrefs, Thy prefence is withdrawn ;
Thy wonted figns of power and gtt Thy power and grace are gone.
3 No prophet fpeaks to calm our grief, But all in filence mourn ; Nor know the times of our relief The hour of thy return. P a u s r. j How long, eternal God, how long, . Shall men of pride blafphemej' Sha!l faints be made their endlefs fong, . And bear immortal ftiame ?
20 Canft thou forever fit and
Th'me holy name profan'd ? And ftill thy j ■ ear,
And ftill with-hold thins hind ?
31. What Arrange deliverance haft thou fl»W3
Xn.ageslong before !
No other G
Vj, Thou didft divide the raging fea By thy. i-;fiftlefs might, To make th asv/avj
. ft thou not bid the morning iianc, And mark the fun k*s way ?
24. Hath not thy power form'd every And fet the earth its bounds, Withfumn eM9 and winter's
In their perpetual fouatfs ?
;; And $all
Thatfac: me?
Will not th, • "orm'd them hztk
Avenge thins ir.jur'd name ?
i£ Thi.-.k or. - .-. m t thou haft raaie,
Anr if love-
Nor let the bir<: s of prey invade And vei-thy trembling govs.
jj Cur foes would triumph in our bloody And make our hope their jeft ; Plea^ : caufe, almighty God,
/kai ^"ve ; . relt.
? 3 - [V, LongM-; r«,
Fw ' . ..
JL Tctkeoun: ,.irts we raife 5
Thy work* d«lare thy name abroad,
Thy wondrous \v
2 To ilavery doom'd, thy c
Beheld their foes t rife j
And fore oppi Ehly thrones,
They frugat the fovweignof the ikie^i ,
if* P S A L M LW
3 'Twas then, great God, with equal power,
Arofe thy vengeance and thy grace,
To fcourge their legions from the lhore,
And fave the remnant of thy race.
4 Thy hand, thatform'd the reftlefs main,
And rear'd the mountain's awful head5 Bade raging feas their courfe reftrain, And defert wilds receive the.it dead.
5 Such wonders never come by chance,
Nor can' the winds fuch bleiTngs blow 3 'Tis God the Judge doth one advance, 'Tis God that lays another iow.
© Let haughty tyrants fink their prde, Nor lift fo high their »cornful head j But lay their impious thoughts alide, Ana own the empire God hath made* •
Psalm LXXVI.
Jfraelfaved, and the AJfyr'\an% destroyed ; or, G'od%s Vengeance againji his Enemies proceeds from Church.
3 TN Judah God of old was known } X His name in Ifrael great j In Salem R.od his holy throne; And Zion was his feat*
a Among the pralfes of hie far- Kis dwelling ther;. htchofe $ There he re ' j uft comp! .-.
Agair
| Froii.-. big dreadful word,
,/fnd broke that threatening fj
The bow, the anows, and the i'word, And crufli'd the Affyrianwar.
f What are the earth's wide kingdoms elfc But mighty hills of prey ? The hill on which Jehovah dwells Is gioriou s more than they.
F S A L - M LXXVn, 143
g 'Twas Zion'sking that ftopp'd the brea I Of captains and their bands : The men of might ileep faftin death, That quells their warlike hands.
; At thy rebuke. O Jacob's God, Both Jaorfe and chariot fell ; Who knows the terrors of thy rod ? ] Thy vengeance who can tell ?
7 What power can ftand before thy fight When once thy wrath appears ? When heaven ihmes round with dreadful ligbd$ The earth s.dores and fears.
. S When God ift his own fovereign ways Comes down to i'ave th' oppreft, The wrath of man Jhali work his prai&9 And he'll retrain the reft
3 [Vows to the Laro. and tribute brings Ye princes^ fear his frown : His terrors -hake the proudeft king. And finite his armies down.
SO Tsie thunder of his iharp rebuke Our haughty foes fcall feel; For Jacob's God .hath not forfook. But dwells in Zion ftill.]
P s a l m LXXVIL ThjlPart.
Melancholy ajfaulting, and Hope prevailing,
TO God 1 cry'd with mournful voice, 1 fought his gracious ea-, In the fad hour, when troubles rofe,
And fill'd my heart with fear.
jjs Sad were my days, and dark my nights? My foal refusM relief ; I thoughton God, the Jutland wife. But thoughts increas'd my grief.
i ro^piain'd and ftill opprefc, My heart he::*:; to bre
I I F S A L M !
My God, thy wrath forbade my . And kept my eyes awake.
4J. My overwhelming borrows grew. 'Till I could fpeak no more j Then I within myfelf
i cali'd thy judgments o'er.
5 1 cali'd back veirs and ancient time* : beheld thy face ; July fpirit :: crimes
That might with-hoH
$ I calPd thy mercies to my i Which I enjoy'd before 9 And will the Lord no mor*: His face appear no nv -
y V/ill he forever carl me off? His promliV ever fail ? Has '$ tender love ?
Shall an^er frJil prevail ? £ But I hopelefs thought,
This d2rk, defpairing frame.
j hand hatl Thy hand 13 ftil! the ■
A I'll think again of all thy ways, thy wonder? e'er, Thy e-o-.ermg grace,
When flei e no more.
i» Grace dwelt ™ith juftice on'the thrqne.5 And men that love thv word, Have in thv fanftuary known The counfels of the Lord. Psalm LXXVII. Second Part. rt derived from enne^ l>rrro\itnce , or delh ered f, t t0 Canaan.
1 «T TOW awful rodl
JO. " (May thy own cbi'dien fay) ^ « The great, the wif-, t '3od .
«' How hoi v is hi
PSALM LXXV1I. H|
% I'll meditate his works of old, Who reigns in heaven above, I'll hear his ancient wonders told, And learn to truft. his love.
3 He faw the houfe of Jofeph lie With Egypt's yoke oppreftj Long he delay'd te hear their cry, Nor gave his people reft.
4 The fons of pious Jacob feem'd
Abandon'd to their foes ; But his Almighty arm redeemM The nation whom he chofe.
5 From flavifh chains he fet them free,
They follow where he calls ; He bade them venture through the fea. And made the waves their walls.
6 The waters-faw thee, mighty Gods
The waters faw thee come ; Backward they fled, and frighted flood, To make thine armies room.
7 Strange was thy journey through the fea, Thy footfteps, Lord, unknown ; Terrors attend the wondrous way That brings thy mercies down.
% [Thy voice with terror in the found
Through clouds and darknefs broke; All heaven in lightening ihone around, And earth with thunder fhook.
} Thine arrows through the ikies were hurl'dp How glorious is the Lord! Surprife and trembling feiz'd the world, And all his faints ador'd. I© He gave them water from the rock 5 And fafe by Mofes' band, Through a dry defertled his flock , %
To Canaaa's promis'd land, H
}lf P S A L M LXXVill.
Psalm LXXVIIf. Tirfi Part. Providence of God recorded; or, pious Education and
InftruBion of Cffl&fen. 1 T "ET c''1'lldren hear the mighty deeds -i-i Which God perform^ ofoldj Which in our younger years we faw, And which our fathers told, a He bid* us make his glories known 5 His works of power and grace ; And we'Jl convey his wonders down Through every riling race. 3 Our lips fnall tell them to our fens, And they again to theirs, That generations yet unborn Maytrach them to their heirs. .4. Thus ihali they learn, in Gcd aloae Their hope fecurely ftands, That they may ne'er forget his works, . But praclife his commands.
Psalm LXXVIIj. Second? art.
:fraets Rebellion end Fun: foment; or, the Sins and
Cbafifements of God's Pe^le,
\*M Was Jacob's antient race ! Falfe to their own moftfolemn vows, And to their Make/'s grace.
2 They broke the covenant of his love,
And did his laws defpife, Forgot the works he wrought to prove His power before their eyes.
3 They faw the plagues on Egypt light
From hi- avenging hand : What dreadful tokens of his might Spread o'er the ftubborn land.
4 They few him cleave the mighty fea,
.cv.id march'd with fafety thrct-h,
PSALM LXXVIII. 147
With watery walls to guard their way, 'Till they had 'fcap'd the foe.
5 A wondrous pillar mark'd the road,
Gompos'd of (hade and light ; By day it prov'd a fheItering"cloud, N A leading fire by night.
6 He from the rock their thir& fupply'd 5
The gu/hing waters flow'd, And rr.n in rivers by their fide. Along "the defert road.
7 \ret they provok'd the Lord moit higfc3
And dar'd diftruil his hand :
<* Can be with bread our hofifufply
" AmUfiihh barren land?"
S The Lord with indignation heard;, And caus'd his wrath to flame 1 His terrors ever ftand prepar'd To vindicate his name.
P s a l m LXXVIII. Third Pa/ t.
The Punifoment of Luxury and Iniewtsranu ; or,
Chaftifement and Salvation.
2 TVJHEN Ifrael fmn'd, the Lord reprov"J,
W And fili'd their heart with dread 5 Yet he forgave the men he lov'd? And fent them heavenly bread.
a He fed them with a liberal hand, And made his treafures known ; He gave the midnight-clouds command To pour provifion down.
3 The manna like a morning fhower
Lay thick around their feet $ The food of heaven, fo light, {0 pure 3 As though 'twere angels' meat.
4- But they in murmuring language fasd, "Is manna all our feafl ? t( We loath this light, this airy bread 5 4i We mail have fleih to tafte." '
348 PSALM LXXVHI,
5 " Ytjkallkaveflejh to fhaftycur luflf The Lord in wrath repiy'd, And fent them quails like fand or dure, Heap'd up on every fiit.
$ He gave them all their own defire ; And greedy as they fed, His vengeance burnt with fecret fire, And frr.cte ths rebels dead.
7 "When fome were /fain the reft return'd, And fought the Lord with tears j Under the rod they fear'd and mounfd, But focn forgot their fears.
t Oft he chaftis'd, and flill forgave,
'Till by his giacious hand
The rations he refolv'd to fave
Pofiefs'd the promis'd land.
Psalm LXXVIII. wr. 3*, &c. Fourth Part. Backjliding and Forg'.venefs 5 or. Sin punijhed and
Sair.ts fuved. 1 (~*\ RE AT God, how oft did Ifracl prove VJT By turns thine anger, and thy love ? There is a giafs cur hearts may fee Plow fickle and how faife they be.
2. How foon th° faith lefs Jews forgot
The dreadful wonders God had wrought ? Then they provoke him to his face, Nor fear his power, nor trufthis grace.
3 The Lord confum'd their years in pain, And made their travels long and vain ; A tedious march through unknown ways Wore cut their ftrength, and fpent their days,
4 Oft when they faw. their brethren (lain, They mourn'd, and fought the Lord again } Call'd him the rock of their abode, Their high Redeemer, and their God.
5 Their prayers and vows before him rife As flattering words or folemn lie?,
PSALM LXXIX. i4£
While their rebellious tempers prove
Falfe to his covenant and his love, i
6 Yet could his Sovereign grace forgive The men who ne'er deferv'd to live 5 His anger oft away he turn'd,
Or elfewith gentle flame it burn'd.
7 He faw their flefh was weak and frail, He faw temptations ftill prevail j The God of Abraham lov'd them ftill, And led them to his holy hill.
P s a l m LXXIX. Long Metre.
For the Dljlrefs of Wat:
X TQEHOI.D, O God, what cruel foes, JJ) Thy peaceful heritage invade j Thy holy temple ftands defff'd, In duft thy facred walis are laid.
2. Wide o'er the vallies drench' d in blood, Thy people fall'nin death remain j The fowls of heaven their flefh devour, And favage beads divide the flain.
3 Th' infulting foes, with impious rage, Reproach thy children to their face 5
" Where is your God of boafced power, 11 And where the promife of his grace.5'
4 Deep from the pvifon's horrid glooms, Oh hear the mournful captives figh, And let thy fovereign power reprieve, The trembling fouls condemn' d to die.
5 Let thofe, who dar'd infult thy reign, Return difrriay'd with endlsfs ftiame* While heathens, who thy grace defpife, Shall from thy vengeance learn thy naxe.
6 So fhali thy children, freed froin death, Eisrnal fo.ngs of honour raife,
N a
j$o PSALM LXX \
And every future age fhall tell,
Thy fovere^gn power and pardoning grace.
Psalm LXXX.
The Church's Prayer under AffiiB'ton j or, the Vine- yard of God iva/fed.
1 ^REAT Shepherd of thine IfraeJ, VJ Who didft between the cherubs dwell, And lead the tribes, thy chofen ftieep, Safe through the defert and the deep.
2 Thy church is in the defert now, Shine from on high, and guide us through; Turn us to thee, thy love reftore, We fhall be fav'd and figh no more.
3 Great God, whom heavenly hoftsobey, How long fhall we lament and pray ? And wait in vain thy kind return ? How long fhali thy fierce anger burn ?
4 Inftead of v/ine and cheerful bread, Thy faints with their own tears are fed j Turn us to thee, thy love reftore, We ihail be fav'd and figh no more.
Pause I.
5 Haft thou not planted with thy hands A lovely vine in heathen lands ?
- Did not thy power defend it round, And heavenly dews enrich the ground ?
(How did- the fpreading branches fhoot, And blefs the nations with the fruit-, But now, dear Lord, look down and fee Thy mourning vine, that-lovely tree.
j Why is her beauty thus defac'd ? Why haft thou laid her fences wafte ? Strangers and foes againft herjoin, And every beaft devours the vine.
% Return, alm'ghty God, return ; Kor let thy bleeding vineyard mcura J
PSALM LXXXL |S*
Turn us to thee, thy love reftore, . We mall be fav'd and figh no mare. Pause II.
9 Lord, when this vine in Canaan grew? Thou wail its ftrength *nd glory too § Attack'd in vain by all its foes,
Till "tie fair branch of promifeiofe.-
10 Fair branch, ordain'd o^ old to most From David's flock, from Jacob's root j Kimfelf a noble vine, and we
The leffer branches of the tree ;
1 1 *Tis thy own Son ; and he mall ftand Givt with thy ftrength at thy right haad 3 Thy firil-born Son, adorn'd and bleffc With power and grace above the reft,
12 Oh ! for his fake attend our cry, Shine on thy churches left they die 5 Turn us to thee, thy lovere^ore,
We Ihall befav'dj and figh no more.
Psalm LXXXT. i, 8—16/
Hhe Warning of God to his People ; or, Spiritual ',
Biejfings and Punijbmentt. 3 QING to the Lord aloud, O And make a joyful noife ; God is our ftrength, our Saviour God 5 . Let lirael hear his voice.
3 <f From idols falfe and vain, " Preferve my rites divine ; «* I am the Lord who broke thy chaua . *' Of flavery and of fin.
5 {< Stretch thy defires abroad^ " And I'll fupply them well ; *f But if you will refufe your God* " If Ifrael will rebel:
£ I'll leave them, faith the Lord, 5-rTo their qwji luft? ^prey,
15a PSALM LXXXII.
<< And let them run thedangerous road, «< 'Tis their own chofen way.
5 « Yet oh ! that all ray faints
<•' Would hearken to my voice ! " Soon I would eafe their fore complaints, " And bid their hearts rejoice.
6 " While I deftroy their foes,
" Til richly feed my flock, ** And they fhall tafte the flream that flows " From their eternal rock."
Psalm LXXXII.
Godtkefupreme Governor i or, Mag'firatei ivartlld* I A MONG th' aflemblies of the great x\ A greater ruler takes his feat j The God of heaven a's judge furveys Thofe gods on earth and all their ways.
S Why will ye frame oppreflive laws ? Or why fupport th' unrighteous caufe ? When will ye once defend the poor, That foes may vex the faints no more ?
3 They know not, Lord, nor will they inowt Dark are the ways in which they go j Their name of earthly gods is vain,
For they fhall fall and die like men.
4 Arlfe, O Lord, and let thy Son Poflefs his universal throne,
And rule the nations with his rod j He is cur Judg?, and he our God.
Psalm LXXXIH.
A Complaint againfi Pcrfecuton*
a A ND will the God of grace Jl\ Perpetual filence keep ? The God cf juirice hold his peace^ And let his vengeance fieep ?
a Behold what curfed fnares *
The men of mifchief fpread ;
P S A L M LXXX3V, 153
The men that hate thy faints and thee, Lift up their threatening head.
3 Agajjnft thy hidden ones,
Their counfels they employ, And malice with her watchful eye Purfues them to deftroy.
4 ft Come, let us join, they cry,
" To root them from the ground, " Till not the name of faints remain, " Nor memory mall be found,"
5 Awake, almighty God,
And call thy wrath to mind ; Give them like forefts to the fire, Or ftubble to the wind.
$ Convince their madnefs, Lord, And make them feek thy name ; Or elfe their ftubborn rage confound,. That they may die in ihame.
7 Then fhall the nations know Thy gloiious, dreadful word, Jehovah is thy name alone, And thou the foveseign Lord,
Psalm LXXXIV. Fbfi Pat t. Long Mefere» The Pleafure of public V/erjhlp+
3 TTOW pleafant, how divinely fair, XT-L O Lord of hoft-s. thy dwellings are ! With long defire my fpirit faints To meet th' affemblks of thy faints*
Z My fkih would reft in thiae abode, My pant-ng heart cries out for God; My God ! my King ! why mould I be So far from ail my joys and thee.
3 The fparrow chufes whereto reft, And for her young provides a neft ; Eutwillmv God to fparrows grant That pleafure which his children want ?.:
I$4 P S A L M LXXXI'V.
4 Bleft are the faints who fit on highj Around thy throne atnvethe flcy j Thy brighteft glories ftiine above, And all their work is praife and love.
5 Blefl: are the fouls \vh~J find a place Within the temple of thy grace ; There they behold thy gentler rays, And feek thy fa«e and karn thy praife.
6 Bleft are the men whofe hearts are fet To find the way to Zicr/s gate ;
Cod is their ftrengtb, and through the road They lean upon their helper God.
J Cheerful they walk with growing ftrength. Till all fn all meet in heaven atlenjth, Tiil all before thy face appear, And join in nobler worihip there.
P s a l m LXXXIV. Second Part. Long Metre;
God and bis Church ; or, Grace and Glory, l /^REAT God attend, while %;cnfmgs
VJ The joy that from thy prefence fprings :
To fpend one day with thee on earth
Exceeds a thoufand days of mirJi.
2. Might I enjoy the meaneil place Within thyhoufe, O God of grace, Not tents ofeafe, nor thrones of power Should tempt my feet to leave thy door.
3 God is our fun, he makes our day j God i: cur fhield, he gtierds our wty Trom all thr afTaults cf hell and fin, From foes without and foes within;
4 All needful grace will God beflow, And crown that grace with glory too : He gives us all things, and with-hold3 Norealgood from hpright fouls.
5 Oh God, our King, whofe fovereign fw.ajr The glorious holts of heaven obey,
PS A L M LXXXIV. ^ i j5
And devils at thy prefence flee, Bleitis the man that trufts in thee.
Psalm LXXXiV. ver. i, 2, 3, 10.
Paraphrafed in Common Metre.
Delight in Ordinances of Wcrjbip ; or, Gcd prefeniin
bis Churches,
3 "Jl /T Y foul, how lovely is the place 1VJ. To which thy God reforts ! 'Tis heaven to fee his fmiling face,
Though in his earthly courts.
a There the great Monarch of the flexes His faving power difplays, And light breaks in upon our eyes, With kind and quickening rays.
3 With his rich gifts the heavenly Dc^e Pefeends, and fills the place, While Ckrifr reveals his wondrous loye, And fheds abroad his grace.
4 There, mighty God, thy words declare
The fecrets of thy ^iU : And ftill we feek thy mercies flkere, Aad fingthy praifes ftill. Pause. »j My heart and fleHi cry out for thee, While far from thine ?bode j When ih ail 1 tread thy courts and fee r.jy Saviour and my God !
6. The ($pT6w feteilds her felf a neft, And fuffers no remove ; Ch make me like the Narrows, bielt, To dwell but where I love.
7 To fet one day beneath thine eye, And hear thy gracicu: voice, Exceeds a whole eternity Eraploy'd in carnal joys,
3. Lord, at thy threshold I would wait, While jefus is within.
u
555 PSALM LXXXiV.
Rather than fill a throne of ftate,
Among the tents of fin. 9 Could I command the fpacious land.
And the more boundlefs fea, • Forone bleft hour at thy right hand
I'd give them both away. Psalm LXXXIV. As the 14.8th Pfalm. Lcr.girgfor the houfe of Gtd% 1 "1* ORD of the worlds above, M~J How p'eafantand how fair The dwellings of thy love, Thy earthly temples are 3
To thine abode
My heart afnke:
With warm defires
To fee my God. S, The fparrow for her young With pleafure feeks a neft, And wandering fwallows long To find their wonted reft \
My fpirit faints
With equal zeal
To rife and dwell
Among thy faints. 3 O happy fouls that pray, Where God appoints to hear j O happy men that pay Their confiant fervice there !
They praife thee ftill }
And happy they
That love the way
To Zion's hill. l{ They go from ftrength to ftrengthi Thro' this dark vale of tears, Till each arrives at length, Till each in heaven appears j
O glorious feat
When God our King
Shall thither bring
Our wUiing feet:
p S A h M LXXXV. *&
Pause. fo fpend one facred day^
Vhere God and faints abide,
Affords diviner joy
Fhan thoufand days befide :
Where God re forts,
I love it more
To keep the door
Than ihjne in courts. 5od is our fun and fhie'd, 3ur lightfand cur defence ; iVith gifts our hands are flll'd tVe draw our bleffings thence \
He (hall beftow
On Jacob's race
Peculiar grace
And glory too.
The Lord his people loves ; Ells hand no good \vi';h-holds From thofe his heart approves? From pure and pious fouls :
Thrice happy he,
O God of hofts,
Whofe fpirit trulls
Alone in thee. Psalm LXXX7. Ver. 1--8. Fir ft Part ■$ 'aitingfor an Anfa/er to Prayer ; or, Deliverance begun avd completed.
LORD, thou haft cali'd thy g:?.ce to mind, Thou haft revers'd our heavy doom : So God forgave when Ifrael finn'd, And brought his wandering captives heme. Thou haft begun to fetu5 free, And made' thy tierce ft wrath abate : Now let our hearts be turn'd to thee, And thy falvation be complete. * Revive our dying graces, Lord, And. let thy faints in thee rejnke * O
*5* PSALM LXXXT.
Make known thy truth, fulfil thy words \ve wait for praife to tune our voice. 4. We wait to hear what God will fav : He'll fpeak, and give his people peace : But let them run no more aftray, Left his returning wrath iacreafe.
P I a L M LXXXV. Ver.g^&c. Second Pari
Salvation by Chrift. I OALVATION isforevemigh
^ The fouis that fear and trufl the Lord :
And grace defending from on high
Frefii hopes cf glory fliall afford. % Mercy and truth on earth are met,
Since Chrift the Lord came down from heaven 8
By his pbediente fo complete
Juftice is pleas'd, and peace is given.
3 Now truth and honour ftall abound, Religion dwell on earth again,
And heavenly influence blefs the grcunJ In our Redeemer's gentler reign.
4 I-Hs righteoufnefs is gone before, To gisfe us free accefs to God j
Our wandering feet /hall ftray no mere, jfcutmark his fteps, and keep the read.
P
a l M LXXXVI. Ver, 3.-13,
A general Song tif Pra'ife to COD. - A MQ-N G &e princes, earthly gods, £\. _ There's none hath power divine: Kor is their nature, mighty Lord, Nor are their works like thine. £ The nation?, thou haft made fliall bring Their offerings round thy throne ; For thou alone doft wondrous things, For thou art God alone.
P 3 A L M LX XXVII. rggf
<% LoH) 1 woald walk with holy feet, Teach me thine heavenly ways, And a!l my wandering thoughts usite in God my father's praife.
4 Great is thy mercy, and my tongue Shall thofe fweet woniers tell, Kow by thy grace my linking foul Rofe from the deeps of hell.
P s a l m-LXXXVIL
?he Church the Birth Place of the Saints ; Or jeVg and Gentiles united in ike Ckriftian Ch:irck»
I /*~VQD in his earthly temple lays
VjT Foundation for his heavenly praife j Ha liked the ter ts of Jacob well, Sue ftill in Sion loves to dwell,
3 His mercy vifits every houfe
That pay their night and morning vows ; ; Eul nafces a more delightful itay, Where churches meet to praife and pvay,
3 Wiiat glorie* were defcrib'd cf ©Id ! What wonders are in Sion told ! Thou city of our God below,
Thy fame mall 'Tyre and Egypt know.,
4 EgyP* an^ Cfyre> a>1d Greek and ^w, Shall there begin their !ive» anew ; Angels and men fhalljoin to fing "The hill where living waters fpring.
5 When God makes up his lave account Of natives in his holy mount, Twill be an honour to appear
As one new-born and noHrifh'd there,
Psalm LXXXVIII. As the 113th, Lofs of Friends, and abfenee of Divine Grace, GOD of my lalvation, hear My nightly groan, my daily prayer*
3 O (
XJ 1
:6o p s a l m lxxxjx.
That Rill employ ray wailing breath j My foul, declining to the grave, I.r,plore5 thy fovereign power to fave
From dark defpair and lafting deaih.
% Thy wrath lies heavy on ray fou!, And wave- of forrowso'er me roll,
While cud and filencc fpread the gloom : My friendr, belcv'd in happier days, Tl edear companions c; my ways,
Defcettd around me to the tomb*
3 As, loft in lonely g.iaf, I tread The mournful manfipns of the dea^!,
Or to lome throng'd affembly g> j Through all akke I rove alone, While, herefofco_t and there unknown,
The change renews my piercing woe.
4 And why will God neglect my call ? Or who ihall profit by my fall,
Wh:n life departs and love expires ? Can duft and darknefs praife the Lord ? Or wake, or brighten at his word,
And tune the harp with heavenly quires ?
5 Yet through each melancholy day, I've pray'd to thee, and (till will pray,
Imploring ftill thy kind return — But oh ! my friends, my comforts, tied, And all my kindred of the dead
Recal my wandering thoughts to mourn.
Psalm LXXXiX Firfi Part. Long Metre, The Covenant made with Chrift j or, the true Davh i TjtOREVER mall my long record -X7 The trath and mercy of the Lord j
Mercy and truth forever ftand
Like heaven eftablifh'd by his hand, a Thus tc his Son he fware and faid,
" With thee my covenant rlrft is made 3
if In thee ft all dying finncrslive j
»■ Glory and grace are thine to give.
? S A L M LXXXIX. i5r
" Be thou my prophet, thou my pried,
" Thy children fha'l be everbleft j
" Thou art my ch'ofen king, thy throne
" Shall ftand eternai like my own. ^
" There's none of all my fons above " So much my image or my love; " Celeftial powers thy fubjefts are, " Then what can earth to thee compare ? *< David, my fervant, whom I chofe " To guard my flock, to crufh my foes ; " And rais'd him to the Jfivijk throne, tl Was but {hadow of my Son."
Now let the church rejoice and iing, ye/us her faviour and her king : Angels his heavenly wonders ihow7 And faints declare his works below* •
s a l m LXXXIX. F'hJlPait. Com. Metre The Faithfulnefs of God.
MY never-ceaiing fong fliall {how The mercies of the Lord ; And make fucceeding agas know How faithful is his word. ■
Thefacred truths his lips pronounce
Shall firm as heaven endure ; And if he fpeaka grornife once,
Th' eternal grace is fuse.
y How long the race of David held
The prcmis'd fetvijh throne ! But there's a nobler covenant feal'd - To David's greater Ton,
|. His feed forever ft all poflefs A throne above the fkles ; The meaneft fubje&s of his grace Shall to that glory rife.
J Lord God of hofts, thy wondrous wayf s Are fung by faints above 5 0 z-
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And faints on earth their honours raife To thy unchanging love.
Psalm LXXXIX. 7, &c Second Par. The Power and Majefiy of God; or, Rcve/er.:i, Worjh\p. 1 "VV/JTH reverence let the faints appear, W And bow before the Lord; His high commands with reverence hear, And tremble at his word.
z How terrible thy glories rife !
Hjw bi ight thins armies lhine ! Where is the po.ver with thee that vie?, Or truth compar'd with thine ?
j The Northern pole and Southern reft: On thy fupportinghand ; Darknefs and day from Eaji to Weft Move round at thy command.
4 Tbyword the raging winds controuJ,
And rule the boifterous deep; 'I hou mak'ft: the ileeping billows roil, The rolling billows fleep.
5 Heaven, earth, and air, and fea are thin?;
And the dark world of hell ; They faw thine arn in vengeance ihine. When Egypt durft rtb.i.
6 Juftice anijuJ^em^-.t are t'-y tlK:""; « Yet wondrous i> thy grace !
While trirh and mercy join'din on", Invite us near thy face.
Psalm LXXXIX. 15, S:c. Third Pa*
A bkJJ'ed Gofpel. I T>LESr are the fouls who hear and know iJ The g' -. fuel's joyful found ! Peace ftiali attend the path they go, And light their fteps lurround. Z Their joy ihall bear their fpirits up, Through their Redeemer '.$ name j
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His righteoufnefs exalts their hope, And fills their foes with ihame.
5 The Lord our glory and defence Strength and faivation gives j Ifrael, thy king fcrever reigns, Thy Gcd forever iives.
Psalm LX XX IX. 19, Sec. Fourth Part; Cfr iji's mediatorial Kingdom 5 or, i>/: divine ar.d bu«
man Nature. I T TEAR what the Lord m vifi-on fr.id, XjL ArJt made his mercy known : <* Sinners, behold, ycur help is laid <* On my almighty Son.
z Behold the man mywifdom chofe Among your mortal race : His head my holy oil o'erflows, With full fupplies of grace.
3 High ih all he reign on David^s thro.j^.. My people's better king ; My arm mall beat h'S rivals down, And ftill new fubjefts bring.
4. My truth {hall guard him in hi: way With mercy by his fide ; While in my name o'er earth and Cba He mail in triumph ride.
5 Me for his father and his Gcd,
He fli.all forever own, Ca!i rse his r:ck, his high abode, . And \"i\ fupport my ion.
6 My firft-born Ton array'd ia grace,
At my right havd ft ail fit, Beneath hira angels knew their p'a- ;; And monarchs at his feet.
7 My covenant ftands forever fail,
My promifes are vrrong ; Firm as the heavens h's throne fhall la^ . His feed endure as bng.
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Psalm LXXXIX, 30, &c> Fifth Part.
The Covenant*/ Grace unchangeable; or, AffiiclUn
without Reje&ion*
I 'Yr£T (faith the Lord) if David's race. X The children of my fon, Should break my laws, abufe my grace And tempt mine anger down : * Their fins 1*11 vifit with the rod,- And make their folly fmart; But I'll not ceafe to be their God, Nor from my truth depart,
3 My covenant I will ne'er revoke,
But keep my grace in mind ; And what trernal love hath fpoke, Eternal truth ihall bind.
4 Once have I fworn, (( need no more)
And pledg'd my holinefs, To fe-J the facred promife fure To David and his race.
5 The fun fliall fee his offspring rife -
And fpread from fea to fea, Long as he travels round the fkies To give the nations day
6 Sure as the moon that rules the night :
His kingdom ihall endure, Till thenVd laws of (hade and light Shall be obferv'd no more.
Psalm LXXXTX. 4.7, tec. Sixth Par;, Long Mitre. Mortc iity and Hope. A Funeral Pfalm. 5 TJ t MEMBER Lord, our mortal fate, XV How frail our life, how fhort our date ! Where is the man that draws his breath Safe from difeafe, fecure from death. a Lord, while we fee whole nations die, Our flefh and ftrength rtrine and cry j
P S A L M IXXXIX. 1 6.
«« Mu!^ death forever rage and reign! « Or haft thou made mankind in vain."
3 Where is thy' promife to the juft ? Are not thy fervants turn'd to duft ? But faith forbids thefe mournful fi-hs? And fees the fleeping duft arife.
4 That glorious hour, that dreadful day Wipes the reproach of faints away, And clears the honour of thy word J
. Awake, our fouls, and blefs the Lord.
Psalm LXXXIX. A7, &c. Lafi Pa&i As the 1 1 3th Pfalm. Life, Death, anJ tbe Refutrt&hu. 1 fT»HiNK, mighty God, on feeb'e man, A How few his hours, how fnort his fpan .
Short from the cradle to the grave i Who can fecure his vital breach Againft the bold demands of death With fki'l to fly, or power to fave ?
a Lord, fha'l it be forever faid, <4 The race of man was only made
iC For fioknefs, forrow and the duftr° Are not thy fervants day by day Sent to their grave?, and turn'd to clay ?
Lord, where's thy kindnefs to the j nil ?
3 Haft thou not promised to thy ion. And all his feed a heavenly crown ?
But fleth and fenfe indulge difpair j Forever ble fled be the Lord, That faith can read his holy word,
And find a refurredtion there.
Forever blefled be the Lord,
Who gives his faints a long reward,
For all their toil, reproach and pain j Let all below, and all above, Join to proclaim thy wondrous love.
And each repeat their loud A:.-i
»*« PSALM X'2.
Psalm XC. Long Metre.
Man Mortal^ and GOD Eternal, A mournful Song at a Funeral, * '■ *HROT every age, eternal God, JL Thou art our reft, our fafe abode • High was thy throne ere heaven was made. Or earth thy humble foot-flool laid.
Long had'ft thou reign'd ere trme began, Or duft was fafhion'd to a man ; And long thy kingdom (hali endure When earth and time fhall be no rr
3 But man, weak man, is born to die, Made up of guilt and vanity :
Thy -dreadful feetence, Lor?, was juft, " Return ytf.r.r.ersy to your daft."
4 [A thoufand of our years amount Scarce to a day in thine account, Like yefterd ay's departed 1!
Or the Ian watch of en
Pause. $ D?2tb, like an overflowing ftream, Sweeps us away ; our life's a dream ; An empty tale ; a morning flower, Cut down and wkher'd in an hour.]
6 [Our age to feventy years is fet j Howihort the t'me ! how frail the ftate ! And if to eighty we arrive,
We rather figh, and groan than live.
7 But oh how oft thy wrath appears, And cuts off cur expected years ! Thy wrath awakes our humble dread ! We fear the pewer that (Likes us dead. j .
2 Teach us, O Lord, how frail is man J And kindly lengthen out the fpan, 'Till a wife care of piety lit us to cie, and ow.il with th?«.
P S A L M XC. ig7
. P s a l m XC, 1-5 ff/- ft Part, C o m m o n M e - re . Man Frail, and GOD Rterr.aU t /^\TJR Goc. our help in ages parr, VJr Our hope,for y.ea> . to :.me, Qui fn iter from the ilormy bhft, And our eternal heme.
2 Beneath the flxadow of thy throne
Th faints hav: dwelt fecure ;
Sufficient is thine arm a'one, And my defence is fure.
3 Before the hills in order flood,
Or earth receWd her frame, Frtrn everla'/ting thou art God, To end! fs years the fame.
4 Thy word comraaads our Mem to dv.^
Return ye fons tfrnen , Ali nations rofe"from earth at firrt. And turn to earth again.
.5 A thoufand ages in thy fight Are like an evening gone; j Short as the watch that ends the night Eefore the riling dawn.
6 [The bufy tr'bss offlefn and blood,
With all their lives and cares, Are carried downwards by the fioodj And 1 ,ft in following years.
7 Time, like anever-ro'Iing firearm,
E ears all its fons away ; The fly, forgoLten^ as a dream Dies at the opening day.
t Like flowe v fields the nations fiand
Eleas'd with the morning light; The flowers beneath the mower's hajli
Lie withering ere 'tis night, ] 9 Our God, our help in ages pair,
Cvr Lope for years to ccme?
:CS P S A L M XC.
Be thou our guard while troubles laft, And our eternal home.
Psalm XC. 8, 11,2, 10, 12. Second Par!* Common Metre.
Infrtnhies and Mortality the effcSioffn: ; or, Life) eld Age, and Preparation for Death.
3 T ORD, if thine eyes furvey our faults, JL_i And jufi ice grow fevere, Thy dreadful wrath exceeds our thoughts, And burns beyond our fear.
8 Thir.e anger turns our frame to duft } By one offence to thee, Adam, with all his fons, have loft Their immortality.
3 Life, like a vain amufement flies,
A fable or a fong ; Byfwlfc degrees our nature dies, Nor can our joys be long.
4 'Tis but a few whofe days amount
To three fcore years and ten j And all beyond that fhort account Is forrow, toil, and pain.
5 [Our vitals with laborious ftrife
Bear up the crazy load, And drag thefepocr remains of life Along the tirefome road.
$ Almighty God, reveal thy love, And not thy wrath alone; Oh lef- our fwee" experience prove The mercies of thy throne.
7 Our fouls would learn the heavenly art T' improve the hours we have, That we may aft the wifer part, And live beyond the graver
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F s A l m XC. Ver. 13, &c. Third Part,
Common Metre.
Breathing after Heaven.
RETURN, O God of love, return 3 Earth is a tirefome place : How long fhall we thy children mourn Oar abfence from thy face ?
Let heaven fuc«eed our painful years,
Let fin 2nd forrow c.-are, And in proportion to our tears
So make our joys incrcafe.
I Thy wonders to thy fervants mow, Make thy own work complete ; Thei fhall our fouls thy glory know, And own thy love was great.
\ Then fha!I w: fhine before thy "throne In all thy b-auty, Lord ; And the poor fervice we have done Meet a divine reward!
Psalm X@. Ver. £, to, 12. Shaft Meirs=
The Frailty and Skcrir.efs cf Life.
j T ORD, what a feeble piece JL J Is this »ur mortal frame ! Our life how poor a trifle 'tis, That fcarce deferves the name !
S Alas, the brittle clay
That built our body firft ! And every month and every day, 'Tis mouldering back to dufi,
$ Our moments fly apace, Our feeble powers decay, Swift &i a flood cur hairy ciays Are fweeping us away*
4. Yet, if our days muil fly,
We'll keep their end in fight, P
j-c PSALM XCI.
VT'T: f. end them all in wifdom's way, And let them fpeed their flight.
5 They'll waft as fcfe«ero*er
This !i nous fea;
hall reach the peaceful fhore Of bleft eternity.
Psalm XCI. 1--7. F
Safety In public Dijiafts a?d Danger;,
J 7 TS that hath made bis refuge God, JlJL Shall find a moft fecure anode; Shall walk all day I 1 ath his fhace, And there at night (hall reft his head.
£ Then will I fay, "my God, thy power " Sha'l be my fortrefs and my tower : " I that am formed of feeble dull <f Make t ine Almighty arm my trufr..""
5 Thrice happy man ! thy Maker's care ;dee f;am the fowler's fn are j From Satan's wiles, whoftill betrays Unguarded fouisa thoufand ways.
4 Jr.fi: as a hen protefb her brood, From birds of prey that fe:k their blood, The Lord his Faithful faints {hall guard, And endlsfs life be their reward.
5 If burning beams of noon confpire To dart a peftUential fire ;
God is their life, his wings are fpread To fhield them with a healthful fn iz.
<5 If vapours with malignant b eath
Rife chick, aad fcattejr midnight deaths 1 /is fafe : the p'/ifoned air Grows pure, if Ifrae/'s God be there.
P A U S I.
7 What though a thoufand at thy fide, Around thy path ten . 'd,
Thy God his chofcn people faves 4miQPgft the dead, amidft the grave*.
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S So when he fest his angel down
To make his wrath in Egypt known, And flew the:, fons ... eye
Pafr ail the doors of Jacob .
5 But if ;hcfire. or plague, ::- fword, Recieve commilTianfrom the Lord, To flrike his faints among the reft,, Theii - ..; ns and le? . is a:; blefh-
io Thefw i I, t • . -. 5 :
Shall bat jftdefisej
v :- niilns n free.
Anc b ing chy c ildren, 1, to .he?.
Psalm XCI. 9—16. SejcndTart. 1 tfrom D .;::.'■ ' ■ 'Jngeh, Pi8#J -
j yE fonspfmen, a feeble race, & Exposed to every fnare,
*Come make the Lor- . . hit -i-i-"-c plaeej And try, and truit his care.
a No ill fliall enter where you dwell 5 Or if the plague come ri Andfweep the v . :c hell,
Twill raife the faints on high.
3 He'll give his angels charge to keep Your feet in all their ways j To watch your \ i.lc.v while you fleep, And guard your happy days.
4, Their hands {hail bear you, leit you fall And daft . the ^ones ;
Are they not fervants at his call, And fent t1 attend his fons ?
5 Adders and lions ye {hall tread ; The tempter's wiles defeat : He that hath broke the ferpent's iieai Futs hlni aeneath your feet.
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§ <• Escaufeon me they fet their love, " ril fave them (faith the Lord ;) <! I'll bear thrir joyful fouls above " Definition and the fwo.d.
7 <*" My grace fhall anfwer when they caL1, " In trouble I II
" My pcv. when they fa!!,
" An y die.
t t( Thofe that on have known,
" I'll honour t" ;
tl There my fal be fhown,
" An be given."
P ! A L M XC1I. Fir ft Ptrt.
A Pfalmfor the Lord s Day*
1 QWEET is the work, my God, my Ki"», \J To praife thy name, give thanks and fing, To fhew thy love by m :
And talk of all thy truth at night.
2 Sweet is th^ day offacred reft,
No mortal care fhall ieize my breaft, Oh may my h :art in tune be fcun J, Like David's harp of folemn found.
3 My heart fhall triumph in myLcrJ,
bfefs hi.s works, and b'efs h's word; Thy works of grace hew bright they mine ! How deep thy counfels ! how divine!
4 Fools never raife their thoughts fo high ; Like brutes they live, like brutes the/ die j Like grafs they flourifh, 'till thy breath Blafl them in everlafting death.
5 But I uhall mare a glorious part "When grace hath well rein'd my heart, And frefh fupplies of joy are fhed Like holy oil to cheer my head.
6 Sin (my worft enemy before)
Shall vex my eyes and ears n» more ;
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My inward foes fhadl all be (lain, Nor fatan break my peace again.
7 Then fhall I fee and hear and know All I defir'd, or wifh'd below ; And every power find fweet employ In that eternal world of joy.
Psalm XC1I. w, i^&c. Second Pari,
The Church is the Garden of God, I T" ORD, 'tis a pleafant thing to Hand
X-i In gardens planted by thine hand j
Let me within thy courts be feen
Like a young cedar, freih and green. a There grow thy faints in faith and love,
Bleft with thine influence from above 3
Not Lebanon with all its trees
Yields fuch a comely fight as thefe.
3 The plants of grace fhall ever live ; (Nature decays, but grace maft thrive) Time, that doth all things eife impair, Still makes them flouriih ftrorig and fair.
4 " aden with fruits of age they mew, The Lord is holy jaft and true ; None that attend his gates fhall find A God unfaithful or unkind.
Psalm XCIII. ift Metre. Astheiooth f(ah&>
The Eternal and the S v. ■: God. I **EHOVAH reigns : he dwells in light, fc/ Girded with majefty and might : Thewoi Ic atedby his hands • Still on its firft, foundation Stands.
a- But ere this fpacious world was made
Or hai Its fir : foundation laid,
Thy throne eternal ages lood,
Thyfelr" the evei -living God. 3 Like floods the angry nations rife,
And aim their rftge agaimt the ikksj £a
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Vain floods, that aim their rage Co high \ At thyrtbukc the billows c'.i.
4 Forever fnall thy throne endure j Thy promife ftano forever fare j And e'verlafting hoiinefe Becomes the dwellings of thy grr.ee.
Psalm XCIII. 2d Metre. As the old 5c* Pi aim. '
1 'TP.'-TE God of gloxy reigns, he reigns on hig>?
JL His rcbes of ftate are ftrength and majefty This wide creation rofeat his command,
Built by his word a."d 'ftablim'd by his hand. Long flood his^lhrone ere he began creation, And his own godhead is the firm foundation.
2 God is th* eternai King : Thy foes in vain Raife their rebellions to oppofe thy reign j In vain the ftorrrs, in < ain the floods arife, And roar, ar.dtofs their waves againft the Piles ; Foaming at heaven they rage with wild ccmmotioi But heaven's high arches fcorn the fwelling ccea:
3 Ye tempefts rage no more ; ye floods be ft ill, And the mad world fubmiffive to his will : r u'ilt on his truth his church muft ever ftand j Firm arehis prom'.fe?, and ftrong his hand; See his own fons, when they a; pear before him, Bow at his foot-ftool, and with fear adore hir.:*
P s a l m XCIII. 3d Metre'.
As the old iZ2d Pfaim. 1 ^T^KE Lord Jehovah reigns, «L i nd royal date maintains, I is head with awful glories crown'u 5 Array'd in robes f light, Begirt with fovereign might, ays of m je:1y around.
O. Upheld by thy commands
i'.curdy ftaftd*
PSALM XC1¥> ^s
And (kies and flars cfcey thy word j
TI y throne was fixt on high
Ere liars adorn'd the iky : Eternal is thy kingdom, Lord,
3 In Tain the noify croud,
Like biilows fierce and lour1, Agamft thine empire rage and roar |
In vain *ich angry fpite -
The furly nations fight, And dafli-like waves againft the (horfSr-
4 Let floods and nations rage,
And all their power engag?, Let f.veiling tides affault the Iky |
The terrors of thy frown
Shall keat their madnefs down j Thy throne forever ftands on high, .
5- Thy promifes are true, Thy grace is ever new, There fix'd thy church (hall ne'er remove j- Thy faints with holy fear Shall in thy courts appear, And (ing thire everlai'ting lov?. .
Repeat the fourth Stanxa tt corrpkte the Turn,
Psalm XC1V, i, 2, 7—14. Fhfi Part.
Saints chafifed,and Sinners defrayed j or, Injlru&i-v*--
Ajficiions. 1 /**\ God ! to whom revenge belongs, \J Proclaim thy wrath aloud j Let fovereign power redrefs our wrongs, , Let-juftice fmite the proud.
3 They fay, " The Lord nor fee's nor hears jv> ' Whsr will the vain be wife? Can he be deaf, who form'cl the'r ears ? Or blind, who mace their eyes ?
3 He knows the'r irnpicus thoughts are vaiflj -
And they ihallfe.el his power;
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His wrath fhall pierce their fouls with paj« Jn fome furprifmg hour.
4 But if thy faints deferve rebuke,
Thou hail a gentle/ rod ; Thy providence, thy facred book Shall make them know their Gcd.
5 Bleft is the man thy hands chaftife,
And to his duty draw j Thyfcourges make thy chi'dren wif« When they forget thy law.
6 But God will ne'er cad: offhis faint?,
Nor his o.vn promife break j He pardons his inheritance For their Redeemer's lake.
God our Support and Comfort ; or, Deliver*,^ from Temptation end Perfecuiior..
1 YX^H0 *m a,lie and plead m>' ri§h6
VV Againftmy numerous foes ? While earth and hell the:r force unite, And all my hopes oppofe. 1 Had not the Lord, my rock, my help,. S \i fl ai n ' d m y f?.] n tinghead. My life had now in #lence J welt, My foul amongft the dead.
3 A' as! my finding feet I I cry'd,
Thy pr«raife bore rne up, Thy grace ftood conftant by my fide, And rais'd my linking hope.
4 While multitudes of mournful thotghft
Wit' in my bpfom roll, Thy h undlefs love forgives my faults, Thy comfors cheer my foul.
5 Powers ofiniqoity may rife,
A:-d frame pernicious laws ; But God my refuge rules -,
He will defend my caule.
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3 Let malice vent her rage aloud, Let bold blafphemers feoff ; The Lord oux God fhall j udge the proud, And cut the finners off.
P c a e m XCV. Common Metre, A Ffalm bef$re Prayer.
I OING to the Lcrd, J-ebovah'i name, - C3 And in his ftrehgth rejoice j When his falvation is cur theme, - 5xalted be. cur voice.
a With thanks approach his awful fight, And pfalrns of honour firg ; The Lord's a God of boundlefs might;, The whole creation's King.
3 Let princes hear, let angels knovr, •
How mean their natures fcem,
Thofe gods on high, and gods below,
When once compar'd with him.
4 Earth, with its caverns dark and deep,
Lies in his fpacious hand ; He fix'd the fcas what bounds to keep, And where the hills mult Hand.
5 Come, and with humble fouls adore,
.Come, kneel before his face j Ch may the creatures of his pov.ejs Be children of his grace !
6 Now is the time, he bends his ear,
And waits for your requeir. ; Come, left htrouze his wrath, and fwear» " Tejhall net fee my reft.'
Psalm XCV. Short MttrjL
A Pfalm before Strmcn,
I /"HOME, found his praife abroad* \^J And hymns of glory ling ;- Jehovah is the fovereign GqcL, The Bfiivfifal Kine,
17? P S A L M XCV,
ft He form'd the ieepa unknown j He gave the feas their bound ;
The .. Is are all his o ,va,
And all the folid ground.
3 Ct me, worfhip ;.t hia i-.rone,
Lord ; We ks, and not our*o\vn 3
form'd isb] his ...
4 To d;y attend his I'oicej
Nor dare provoke hia red ; Come^ Like the people of his choice, ious C-od.
5 Eut if your ears r
The language of his grace, And- hearts grow hard like ftubborn Jews unbelieving race j
6 The Lc;d. in vengeance dreft
Will lift his hand and fwear, i- T:u that dcfplfe my promised reft , . have no pet ion tbtref
Psalm >CV. 1,2, 5, 6— it. long Metre.
Car.aan loji through Unbelief, or, a Warning U **•
laying Sinn*rs.
I /"^tOME let cur voice: join to raife V-# A facred fong of folemn praife j God is a fovereign King j rehearfe K"s honour in exalted vcrfc.
a Come, let our fculs a ' ord,
Who firam'd our natures with his He is our •': ; the iheep
His mercy chole, his pare kit?.
3 Come, letus hear his vo'ce t:-oay, Thecourifejs of hia iove obey. Nor let our hard n'd heart rer.-.v The fins and plagues that ljrakl knev,
4 Jfrael, that favv hia works or" grace Vs; Lginpt tueir Maker tc hi -' -: j
PS A L M i;ct. s;§
A fair [eying brood,
That tii nee of their Go*.
Thus faith the Lord, " Hojzvfdlfi they prove I
*< Forget my power, abufe my love ;
" Since they ^Jt]Je v'-j reft> ij'wear>
ei Tbeir feet pull never enter there."
[Look bach, my foul, with holy dread, And view thdfe antient rebels aead j Attend the ofrer'd grace to day, Nor lofe the bleffings by delay.
Seize the kind promlfe while it waits, And march to Ziovs heavenly gates 5 Believe, and take the promised reft , Obey, and be forever bleft.]
* s a l m XCTI. 2, io, &c. Common Metric CI rijTs firfl andjecond Coming.
SING to the Lord, ye diftant lands. Ye tribes of every tongue: His new difcever'd grace demands A new and nobler fong.
\ Say to the nations, jefus reign*, God's own almighty Son 5 His "ver the linking world fuitains, And grace furrounds his throne.
j Let heaven proc'a':.n the joyful day,
Joy through the earth be feen; 1 Let cities Ihhne in bight rrray,
And fields in cheerful green.
j. The jcy-,s pai th, -he beading Ikies
Yen rallies rife,
Prepare the Lord hi:- way.
J 5 Behold he comes, becomes to blefs The nations as their God 3 To (hew the world his rightecufnefe, And fond his truth abroad.
if ■■• PSALM XCVII.
6 Fis voice {hall rr-ife the (lumbering dead, And bid the world draw ne ar ; Eut how will guilty nations dread, To fee their Judge appear 1
Psalm XCVII. As the iiithPfalr*. The Go d of the Gentiles, I T ET all the earth their voices raife, JL- 1 To fing the choiceft pfa'.m of praife,
To fing and b'.efs Jehovah's name : His glory let the heathens know, His wonders to the nations mow, And all hi:- faying works proclaim.
E The heathens know thy glory, Lord, The wondering nations read thy word,
But here Jtbovttfs name is known : Nor mall our worfhip e'er be paid To gods which mortal hands have made?
Our maker is our God alone.
tg He frairfd the globe, he built the fey, He made the fhining worlds on high,
And reigns compkte in giory tiers j His beams are majefty and light; His beauties how divinely bright !
His temple how divinely #»ir !
4 Come the great day, the glorious hour, When earth mail feel his faving power,
An.; barbarous nations fear his name j Then mail the race of men confefs The beauty of his holinefs,
And in his courts his grace proclaim.
Psalm XCVII. 1—5. Firjt Part. Cbrift reigning in Heaven, and coming tt Judgement, I T T£ reigns ; the Lord, the Saviour reiuns !
JL X Kraife him in evangelic ftrains :
L-t the whole earth in fongc rejoice,
And diflant ifiar.ds join their voice.
a Depp are his counfels and unknown ; But grace and truth fupport his thren« t
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Though gloomy cbuds 1 h ways furround : sis their eternal ground.
In robes of judgement, lo, he comes,
the wide eazth and cleaves the tomfcSj Before him burns devouring fire^ The mountains melt, the feas retire.
His enemies with fore difmay, Fly from the fight, and fhun the day ; Then lift your heads, ye farnts, on high. And ling, for your redemption's nigh.
[p s A l M XCVU. 6—9. Second Part. Chri.Vs Incarnation.
\ nPHE I ord is come 5 the heavens procIatSR J. His birth 5 the nations learn his r.zvr.c 5 An unknown ftar directs the road Of Eajiern fages to their Goi. All ye bright armies of the ikies, Go, worfhip where the Saviour lies ; Angels and kings before him bow, Thofe gods on high, and gods below.
Let idols totter to the ground,
And their own wosfiiippers confound ;
But Zion mall his glories fing,
And earth confefs her fovereign King.
1' l a 1, m XCVH. Third Parf. Grace ar.dG'cry.
TH' Almighty reigns exalted high O'er all the earth, o'er all the iky 3 Though clouds and darknefs veil his feet> His dwelling is the mercy feat. O ye that love his holy name. Hate every work of fin ani ihame : lie guards the fouls of all h 5 friendSj And from the fnares ofnell defends. Immortal light,' and jo, s unkrio vn. Are. for the faints m dasknefs fews 5 Q
■tSi PSALM XCVIII.
Tho(e glorious fends fhall fpring and rife, And the bright harveft biefs our eyes.
4 Rejoice, ye righteous, arid record The facred honours of the Lord 5 None but the foul that feels his grace Can triumph in his hoiinefs.
Psalm XCV1I. 3,5—7, u.CommonMe Chrlfk's Incarnation and the lafi Judgement*
1 T ET earth, with every ifle and fea JLi Rejoice, the Saviour reigJM : His word like file prepares his v\ay,
Aad mountains melt to plains.
2 His prefence finks the proudeft hills,
And makes the vallies rife ; The humble fou! enjoys his frnlles, The haughty iinner dies.
3 The heavens his rightful power proclaim j
The idol gods around Jill their own worfhippers with fhame, And totter to the ground.
A Adoring angels at his birth Make the Redeemer known ; Thus fhall he come to judge tl-e earth, And angels guard his throne.
5 His foes (hall tremble at his fight, And hills and feas retii ^ : His children take their unknown flight, And leave the world in fire.
.6 The feeds of joy and elery fown For faints in darknefs here, Sha'i rife and fpring in worlds unknown, And a rich harveft bear.
Psalm XCVIII. FlrfiPert. Pra'fefor ths GofpeL I fjpO our almighty Maker, God, JL New honour! be addreiV I j
p S A L M xevni. sS^
His great falvation fhines abroad,
And makes the nations bleft. jTo Abraham fiirft he fooke the word, <
And taught his numerous race ; The Gentiles own him fovereign Lord,-
And learn to truft his grace. (Let the whole earth his love proclaim :
With all their diftessnt topgues ; And fpread the honour of his name In melody and longs.
p s A.L M XCVIII. Second ParH The Meftab's Coming and Kingdom.
J&Y to the world ; the Lord is come J Let earth receive her King : Let every heart prepare him room,
And heaven and nature fing. Joy to the earth, the Saviour reigns ; ■
Let men their fongs employ ; While fields and floods, rocks, hills and plains, -
Repeat*tKe founding joy. No more let fins and forrows grow,
Nor thorns iafeft the ground ; ' He comet to make his bleffings flow,
Far a: the curfe is found.
', Ke rules the world with truth and grace3 -
i And makes the nations prove
, The glories of his righteoufnefs,
And wonders of his love.
Psalm XCIX. Fir$ Part* CbrijTs Kingdom and Majejiy.
THE God Jehovah reigns, Let all the nations fear ; Let finners tremble at his throne, And faints be humble there.
J ejus the Saviour reig:is, Let earth, adore its Lord 5.
P L A L
Bright cherubs his attendants ft and, Swift s word.
3 In Zion or.e,
His honours are d! His church feali make his wonders known* For there his g'ories faineC
4 Hew holy is 'a is name !
Mow terrible his pi juftice arid truth, and judgement join In all his works of grace.
Psalm XCIX. St
A hcly God. ivorj Revej-*nctf
2 "|JXALT the Lord our God,
XZj ArA worfhfp at his feet j His nature is all holinefs, And mercy is his feat.
a When I/rac! nas, his church, When A., n;: was his prierr, When Mofes ciy'e, when Samuel pray'df He gave his people reft.
3 Oft he forgave their fins ;
culd deftroy their race ; And oft he made his vengeance known. When they abus'd his grace.
4 Ex, It the Lord our Gcd,
Whofe grace is ftill the fame } Still he's a God of holh And jealous for his name. P s a t w C. Firft Metre. A plain Tranjlanor.,
Praife to cur Creator. l ^7"E nations round the earth, rejoice X Before the Lord, your fovereign King Serve him with cheerful heart and voice, With all your tongues his glory ling,
a The Lord is God ; 'tis he alone Doth life and breath, and being give ;
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We are his work, and not our own ;
The fheepthat in his paftureslive.
| Enter his gates with fongs of joy, t
[With praifes to his courts repair j And make it your divine employ To pay your thanks and honours there* 4. The Lord is good, the Lord is kindj Great is his grace, his mercy fure : And the whole race of man mall find I Kis truth from age to age endure.
Psalm G. Second Metre. A Paraphrafiji-
1 Y>EFORE Jehovah's awful throne, J3 Ye nations, bow with facred joy % Know that the Lord is God alone j- Ke can create, and he deftroy,-
2 His fcvereig'n power without our aid Made us of clay, and fbrrrt'M us men : And when like wandering iheep we ilray'd^ He brought us to his fold again.
3 We are hi 3 people, we his care,
Cur fouls, and all our mortal frame:' Whatlafting honours mall we rear, • Almighty Maker,-to thy name ?
4 We'll croud thy gates with thankful fongs, High as the heaven, our voices raife
And earth with her ten thoufand tongues, Shall fiH thy courts with founding praiffr.
5- Wide as the world is thy command, Vaft as eternity thy love ! Firm as a rock thy truth mml ftand, When rolling years fha'i ceafe to move. -
Psalm CI. Long Metre. The Magistrate's -FJa!m. 2 T\/T ERCY tnd judgement are my fongf - XV J* And fin.ce.: they both to thee belong,
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it$ PSA L M CT.
My gracious God, my righteoss King, To thee my fongs and vows 1 bring.
a Ifl am rah'd to hc3r the fword. I'll tahe my counfel from thy word, Thy -'■}' graccj
Shall be the pattern of my ways.
3 Let wifdom all my anions guide, And let my God with me n N > wicked thin . 11 with m?,
Which may prov
• No ft • and ftrife
ions of my life ; The haughty look, the heart of pride Within my doors mall ne'er abide.
5 [I'll fearch the land and raife t'.e juft Topoffcs of honour, wealth and tnift : The men that work thy holy will Shall ba my friends and favourites frill. J
6 In vain (hall fiuners hopeito rife By flattering or malicious Iks : Nor, while the innocent 1 guard, Shall bold offenders e'er be fpai'd.
7 The impious crew (that factious Laid) Shall hide their heads, or quit the land j And all that break the public reft, Where 1 have power fha'l befuppreft.
Psalm CI. Common Metre* A Pfalmfor a Mafier of a Family \ I {T\? jurtice and of grace 1 fniy K^J And pav in; God my vows, Thy grace and justice, heavenly King, Teach mt to rule my houfe.
% Now to my tent, O God, repair, And want wife:
I'll fuller nothing near me there That {hall offend thins oyes.
PSALM CII. m
The man that doth his neighbour wrong
By falfehood or by force, The'fcoinfuleye, the fianderous tongue,,
I U thrulr him from my doors. riifeek the faithful and the juft,
And will their help enjoy j Thcie are the friends that 1 ihall truit,
The fervants I'll employ. The wretch that deals in fly deceit
I'll not endure a night j The liar's tongue I ever hate,
And baniih from rny fight.
> I'll purge my family around, And make the wicked flee j So fhaii rny houfe be ever found A dwelling fit for thee.
P s a r. m CII. r,— 13, zo, zi. Tlrjl Part,
A prayer of the ajp'iBed.
l TJEARme, O God, nor hide thy face,- ; - JL JL But anfwer, left J die :
Ka^fc thou not built a throne of grace, To hear when fmners cry ?
1 My days are wafted like the fmoke Dificlvinj in the air j My ftrength is dry'd, my heart is broke,, Aad finking in difpair..
3 My fpirits flag like withering grafs Burnt with exceffive heat : in fecret groans my minutes pafs, And 1 forget to eat.
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Where the fad raven finds her place, And where the fcreaming owl. fc Dark difmal thoughts and bodiag fears ^ Dwell in my troubleJ breaft While 'harp reproaches wound my ears,, Nor give my fpirit reft.
7 My cup is mingled with my woe«, And tears are my repaft : My daily bread like alhes grows Unpleafant to my tafte. t SenCc can afford no real joy To fouls that feel thy frown ; Lord 'twas thy hand advanc'd me high, Thy hand hath caft me down.
9 My looks like withered leaves appear j And life's declining light Grows faint as evening-fhadows ar«, That vankh into night. 3.o But tkou forever art the fame, O my etc nal God ; Ages to come fliall know thy name, And lpread thy works abroad. Ii Thou wilt arife, and mew thy face, Nor will my Lord delay, Beyond th' appointed hour oi grace, That leng expected day.
12 He hears his f.-.ints, he knows their cry,. And by myfterious ways, E-edeems the prifoners, dconrrd to d'e, And fills their tongues with praife.
Psalm ClI. 13 — zi. Second Park
Prayer beard, and Zion rcflored,
LET Zi >n, anJ her fons rejoice, Beh »ld the promis'd hour : Her Go J hath heard her m mrning yoicCj A.id comes £ exa-k his power.
F L A L M CII. 1»J»
3 Hdr dull: and ruins that remain,
Are precious in our eyes ; T'.<. fe ruins Ihall be built again, And all that daft ihall rife.
(3 The Lord will raife Jerufalem, And ftand in glory there ; Nations ihall bow before his name, And kings attend with fear.
4 He fits a fovereign on his throne,
With pity in his eyes : He he?.rs the dying p.ifor.ers1 groin, And f:es their fighs arife.
5 He frees the fouls condemn'd to dsath,
And when his faints complain, It ihan't be faid, " That praying breath (i Was everfpent in vain."
6 This ihall be known when we are dead,
And left on long record ; *Th.at ages yet unborn may read, And trait, and praife the Lord.
Psalm Cli. a 3 — z%. Third Pa ft.
Mans mortality^ ar.d Cbrifi's e!ernify\ or, S&'.fitS ' -it Cbr\ft a::d the Church" live,
I TT is the Lord our Saviour's hand, - . JL Weakens oi: \ the race j
Diieafeand death at his c:mrmnd Arcituij and cutflb rt 3.u,r d ty.s.
" us, O feerd.
Nor lee our fun gc .. Jon j
Thy years a e pne.etern.al
And mil.', thy children die fo foon ?
Yet in the mid.": - f feath and grief This thoughtour fe-rrpw Stall affuage j
" Our Father and our Saviour ive ;
" CuriA is the fame through every age.'*
i§P PSALM CIII.
4- 'Twashe this earth's foundation laid ; Heaven is the building of his hand ; This earth grows old, thefe heavens (hall fade J And all be chang'd at his command.
5 The ftarry curtains of the foy
Like garments mall be la'd afide : But ftill thy throne (lands firm and high; • Thy church forever muft abide.
5 Before thy face thy church mail live ;
And on thy throne thy children reign;. This dying world Hull they furvive, And the dead fa!ni€ be rais'd again.
Psalm CIII. 1-^7. F'lrfiPart. Long Metre. Blejfing Ctdftr bis Goodr.tfs to Soul and Body,
1 T>LESS, O my foul, the living God,
£j Call home thy thoughts that rove abroad Let all the powers within m: join 1 1 work and worship fo divine.
2 Elefs, O my foul, the God of grace ; Hi? favours claim thy higheft praife : Why fhouid the wonders he hath wrought Bi loft in filcnce, and forgot ?
3 ' Fis he, my foul, that fent his Son
To die for crimes which thou haft done % He owns the ranfom, and forgives The hourly fohies of our lives.
4. The vices of the mind he heals,
And cures thepaias that nature feels. Redeems the foul from hell, and faves Our wafting life fro.a threatening graves.
5 Our youth decay'd his power repairs, His mercy crowns our growing years : He fills ourftore wich every good, And feeds our fouls with heavenly food,
6 He fees th' eppreffor and th' oppreft. And often jjhes the fitffesexs reft :
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But will his jufHce more difplay In thelaft great rewarding day.
7 [His power hefhew'd by Mofes' hand»3 And gave to Ifrael his commands 5 But fent his truth and mercy down
To all the nations by his Son.]
8 Let the whole earth his power confefs, Let the whole earth adore-his grace j The Gentile with the Jew ihall join In work and woruiip fo divine.
Psalm CIII. Second Part. Long Metre,
God'% gentls Chajlifenunt ; or, his tender Mercy if his People. I >J"T^HE Lord, how wondrous are his way s ! JL How firm his truth ! how large his jrac£ He takes his m^rcy for his throne, And thence he makes his glories known.
% Not half To high his power hath fpread The Harry heavens above our head, As his rich love erceeds our praife, Exceeds the higheft hopes we raife.
3 Not half fo far hath nature plac'd The riling morning from the we.1 As his forgiv'ng grace removes g The daily guilt of thofe he loves.
4 How flow his awful wrath to rife ! On fwifter wings falvation flies ; And if he lets his anger burn, How foon his frowns to pity turn I
5 Amidft his wrath compaiTion fhines 5 His frrokes are lighter than cur fins : And while his red corrects his faints, His ear indulges their complaints,
6 $0 rathe: s their young fons chaftife, With gentle hands and melting eyes -5 The children weep beneath the fmark And move the pity of their heart,
icz PS A L M CI1L
Pause. 7 The mighty God, the wife aadj Knows that our frame is feeble duft j And will no heavy loads impofe Eeyondthe firength thathe bellows.
| He knows how Coon our nature dies, Biafted by every wind that fiies; Like grafs we fp e as foon,
Or morning flowers that fade at noon.
9 Cut his eternal love is fare
To all the faints, and (hall endure : From age to age his t:uth (hall reign, Nor children's children hope in vain.
Psalm C1JI. Fbfi Part. Short Metric Tra'Je f:r Spiritual and Temporal Mercies* I f\l blefs the Lord, my foul ! V-/ Let all within me join, And aid my tongue to blefs his name, Whofe favours are dnine.
a Oh blefs the Lord, my foul 5 Ncr let his mercies lie, Forgotten in unthankfulnefs j Andwirheut praifes die.
3 'Tis he forgive? thy fins.
'Tis he relieves thy pain, 5Tis he that heals thy fickneffes," And makes thee young again.
4 Hecrowns thy lire with love,
When ranfom'd from the grave ; He that redeem'd my foul fiom hell
Hath fove reign power to fave. I He fills the poor with good j
He give 1 the fufferers reft ; The Lord hath judgements far t'.:e prouo^
And juftice for th' oppreft.
<S His wondrous works and ways He made by Mofet kflc
PSALM GUI. 1*3
gut lent .the world his truth and grace By his beloved Son.
Psalm CIII. 8*=-i3. Seco i Pa Short Metre.
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^bove the ground we tread, - So far the riches of his grace Our higheft thoughts exceed*
4 His power fubdues our fine. And his forgiving love - Far as the eaft is from the weft, Doth ail our guilt remove.
j The pity of the Lord
To thofe that fear his namej Is fuch as tender parents fee! j He knows our feeble frame,
6 He knows we are but dttft,
, Scatter^ with every breath i His anger like arising wind, Can lend us fwift-to death.
7 Our -'ays are as the grafs,
Or like the morning rlower ! If one fharp blaft-f.veep o'er the iield, It withers in -an hour.
1 But thy cbmpaffions, Lord, T© endiefs years endure j R
m P S A L M CIV.
JnewHad T h y wot i s of p r om i fe i u r e .
Psalm GilL ij^-z*. Tbh-d Part ' Gcd\twi<vcrfa!Domimvi, ; or, J
X Rath fix'1 bis throne on O'eraliche hea\ . J$^
And all; beneath the iky.
2 Ye angels great in might,
Aad fwift to do hisw II, Bleu ye the ; ord,wh."f? Y- ice -c hear Whofe pleafuieye falfil.
3 Let the bright hofts, who wait
The orders of their King, And guard his churches when they pray Join i.i the -raife they fing.
,4. While all his wondrous works,
Through his vail king lorn, (hew Their Maker's glory, thou, my foul, Shall iing his graces too.
Psalm CIV. 1'be Glory of Cod In Creation ami Prcvldenc-t. s 7\A^ fcv»fi thy great Creator praife 5
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He in fu": -ars,
And like a rob' ,rs.
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tilth or izjtb Pfalm, by adding theje tzvo L\na }
tvery Star.za, viz.
Great is the Lord ; what tongue can frame
An equal horour to his name ?
[Ojkerivift it ;;-//? be Jung as tbe joctb PfabnJ 2 The her.vens are for his curtains \ ,
Th' unfa hom'd deep he makes his
Clouds are hischariot \
Onw;^,ed form; a.crj>fs the ikfcj.
P S A L M CIV. is-5
Ang'ls, whom hi sown breath infpire?, His miaiftersj aie'fl ling fires ;
[eir rrmiea move To bear his vengeance or his love.
Arepois'd and ihail : He binds the ocean : Left it fliojii drown |
jris by his hand r i ftand : n his chain, the earth again. |
5 When earth was cov Which high above :' He thunder'd and .' /: toite appoi |
;r'd with the flood re mountains hoodj : aeean fled, rted bed. |
eliing b?ll w And ; Yet rhence cc - ! They fpr*n3 t>ajfi lis |
k iaw their bound, le their round ; by fecret veins, sni drench the plains |
j He bids the :\. - leeir the v hie ltle And for the ftream |
wun .ains now, 3 as they CD : h rthiinVaUay, -;'.. d affes Way. |
% From pleafant tree? which fhadethe brink, The 1 irk and linn.it fight to drink ; Their ihngs the lark and linnet raife, And chide our iifence in his praife, Pause I.
f God from his cloudy ciftern pours
On the parch'd earth enriching fhaweps } The grove, the g^rien. ar;d the field, A thoufand joyful bleilings yield.
lo He makes the g^afly fjod arife, And gives the cattle large fuppHes ; With herbsfor man of various p-r.7:r, To nouriili nature, or to cure.
31 What cable fruits the vines produce !- The olive yields apleafing juice ; Oar hearts are cheer' d with gener ous v£Jne> His gif;s- procialsi his love divine.
i9* P S A L M CIV,
2 a His bounteous hands our table fpread, He fills our cheerful /lores with bread j While food our vital ftrength imparts, Let daily prnife infp.i- ,,
Pause II.
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RaisMintheforeft-byhis hands; Birds to the boughs for flielter fly, Andbu::' son high.
An 3 at the airy mountain'^ 1 The feebler creatures make their c:Ir • He gives them . ' re to dwell!
3 5 He fetsthefun ;r.ce>
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And wien thick | B day,
Cs''5 cu — -': their pre/.
16 Fierce |j 'r young abrcr. ',
;: aik their . Q0<j .
E;- - maarife,
The favage beaft to covert flies.
17 Theia man to dally labour goes j The night v
Sleep is thj relief
From tirefoihe toil, and wafting grief.
lS How Grange thy work
While ever, land thy riches fill : Thy wifdrm round the world we fee, This fpacioua earth is full of thee.
39 Nor lefs thy glories in the deep, Where fi:h in millions fwtra and creep, With wendrou Still wandering in the paths below.
20 There fhips divide their watery w.;y, And flocks of fcaly menders play j The huge Leviathan refides, And fearlefs fports amid the tides.
PSALM CV.
Pause III. I Vait are thy works, almighty Lord, Ail nature refts upon thy word, And the whole race of creatures ftands, Waiting their portion from thy hands.
% While each receives his different food, Their cheerful looks pronounce it good : Eag'es and bears, and whales and worms Rejoice and pra/fe in different forms. -
3 But when thy face is hid they mourn,
And dying to 'their dull return ;
Both man and be:..,.- their fouls refign :
Life, breath?. I ' : '--' ire : bine. \ Yet thou canft breathe on duft again,
And S J with beafts and men j
' thy ""!" ": - v breath
Repairs :h wa ;s of- time ::-i%.
5 His works the wonders pfhis ni :",
Are honour* d. with ; - leUght : Hot awful a?e .;:: glorious wa rs !
The ori!o dfeadl hispn fe.
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: .. . -.; eeavenl. h a . rtai Hallelujahs fing.
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i$l PSALM CV.
Sound through the earth his deeds offamej . all may feek his face.
a His covenant which he kept in mird For numerous a^es pa r. To numerous ages yet behind In equal force /hall lail.
3 Hefwaretb Abraham and his feed,
And made the blefiin- fu^ : Gentiles the antient promife read. And find his tru:h endure.
Q fl Thy feed /hall make a'l nations bleft, (Said the Almighty voice) *' An^ Canaan's land (hall be their reft, <( The type of heavenly joys.
5 [How large the grant ! ho v rich the giace ! To give then Canaan's land, When they were Strangers in the place, A fm.'U and feeble band !
t Like pilgrims through the countries round Securely they remov'd : And haughty kings that on them frown'd Severely he reprov'd.
1 i( Touch mine anointed, and mi: e arm «; Sh*V] foon avenge the wr. rig : *'> The man that does my prophets harm <; Shall km • is ftro*g."
8 Then let tbt tar. its rage,
N0t> -h in fear :
Ifrael m fl I vt t::>o:rb every age, care. Pause I. 5 When PI to vex the faints,
/ their C-<jd,
Mo e lints,
Arm'd with his d
10 Hecall'd for darkns.'s: darknefs came Lik.« *ri o'er vv helming flood :
PSALM CV.
He turn'd each lake and every flre-aa To lakes and ftreams of blood.
II He gave the fign. and noifome flies Th ough the whole country fpreadj And frogs in baleful armies rife About the monarch's bed.
32 Through fhlds'and towns and palaces The tenfold vengeance flew : Locults in f.varms devour d their trees, And hail their cattle flew.
1 3 Then by an Angel's midnight ftroke
The flower of Egypt cy'd ; The flrength of every houfe was broke, Their glory and their pride. -
14 Nonv let the -world- forbear its rags,
Nor tut the church in fear j JJrael x if live through every aget And be th"1 Alrn':gh:y' 's care.
Pause II.
15 Thus were the tub.;; from bondage freei,
And left the ha.e ground ; Rich with Egyptian foils they A:d, Nor was one fe:b!e found.
16 The Lord nimfelf chofe out their way,
And mark'd their journiss right, Gave them a leading c oud by day, A firey gu"de by night.
17 Theythiril; and waters from the rock
In rich aburjciar.ee fl~w, -And following (till the courfe they took Ran ail the defert through,
28 O wondrous flream ! O bleffed type Of ever-flowing grace ! So Chriffc our rock maintains our life And aid? our wandering race.
19 Thus guarded by th' Almighty har.d, The chofsa tribes po&ft '
2eo PSALM CVI.
Car.aan the rich, the promis'd land, And there enjoy'd their reft.
20 Then let the world forbear its rage,
The chwch renounce her jear j
Jfraelmufi live through every age,
And be thy Almighty'1 's care.
Psalm CVI. i— -. Firft Parr. Praife to God ; or, Communion with Sain is» 1 npO Gc»d; the great, the ever bleft, JL Let fongs of honour be acdrefl: j His mercy firfn forever flands ; Give him the thanks his love demands.
a Whojknows the wonders of thy ways ? Who fhall fulfil thy boundlefs prafre ? Bled are the fouls that fear thee ftili, And pay their duty to thy will.
3 Remember what thy mercy did For Jacob's race, thy chofen feed ; And with the fame falvation blefs The meaheft fuppliantof thy ^race.
4 Oh may I fee thy tribes rejoice, And aid their tr umphs with m) voice ! This is my glory, Lord, to be Join'd to chy faints, and near t"o thee.
Psalm CVI. Scc-d Part. <vcr. 7,3, 1 1, 74,43,4!! Jfrael ' punijhtd and pardoned ; or, God s Vfickangea-
ble I. ... I f^\OT> of eternal love,
VJT H "av fi :!. ! ; are our ways ! yet how oft did Ifraelptovt Thy conftancy of grace !
% They faw thy wonders wrought,
J then thy prajfe t':ey Ihnj ; But foon thy works or' power fbfgotj And murmur"' d with their toi guc* 3 N iw thej belhwe \ '13 word,
While locks with vipers flow j
T. S A L M CYIL. fow with their lu fh provoke the Lord,
And he redcc'd th m low. Yet when they mcurn'd their faults,
He hearken'd to their groans ; Brought his o.vn covenant to his thoughts*.
And cali'd thern fti!l his fons.
[Their tfames w< He favM the::
Ofthechaftis'3 The people t!
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i his book, ::n their foes; t ne'er forfook.. lechofc.
Let Ifr'ael blefs the Lord, "W o lov'c their anticntrace ;
And Ghrjftiaos join .the fblemn \vord|' Amen to all the pialfe.
Psalm CVII.
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In their diftrefs to God they cry'd, God was their faviour and their gu'dej lie led their wandering march around, And brought tktk tribes to Canaan's gr©sn<f<>
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6 Thus when our fu-t releafe we gain From fin's old yoke, and fitank. chain, We have tli rid to pafs,
A dargerous and a tirefoaie p^ace.
7 r!e fe>:ds and clothes us all the way, He guide: cur foot ''cos left we ftray,
lards us witl I hand,
And brin_*< us to the heavenly land,
5 Oh let the faiijts with joy record The truth ind goodriefs of th = Lord ! How his wayi i
Let every tongue pronounce hi« praife.
P s a L M CVII. Secar.dPart, CfrtSipnifor Sin, andreleafe by Prayer, 2 T7 - tils nam?,
X God and his gra - -iamej.:
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If they reject h word, .
And fligh he Lord 5
3 He'll bring their fpirits to the ground, And no deliverance ihali be found ; Laden with griff they wafts t; eir breath Jn darknefs and the (hades of death.
4 Then : sir c/ics, He makes the dawning light srife, And i'catte/s a'l thatdifmaLfeade Thathu jgfo heavy round their head.
5 He cuts the bars of brafs in two,
And lets r ri '"oners through,
Takes off the i and grief,
And gives the labouring fuu! relief.
$ Oh may the fons of men record Tiis wendrous goodnefs of the Lord !
PSALM CVII. 2o3
fow great his works ! how kind his ways ! ..et every tongue pronounce his praife.
Psalm CVII. "Third Part. efofermce {unified and rored j .r, a Pfalmftf
■yAl^'noT eXeTbent,
V Preprr. s for his own rur.ifhment 5 What pains, what loa ame n.aladies From luxury and luft ariie J
The drunkard feels his vita's warre ; Yet drowns !:: ;- saj h to pleafe his tavte • 'Till all his ac^ve powers are 16.% "
And fainting fife draw s nar the dufl.
The glutton groans, and Ioat'r.s to eat.
His foul abhors delicious meat ;
Nature with heavy loads oppreil
Would yield to death to be released-.
Then how the fffghteh'd finners fly
To God for ! ilp with earnefli cry \
He hears their groans^ prolongs their bWafiba
And faves them from : leath.
No med'ci.-.es could effect the cure ; So quick, fa f afy, rr fa fare : r The deadly {zn:xnrt Ccd repeals*
He finds his fovereign ward, and heals.
Oh may the fons of men record ■ The wondrous gocdnefs of the Lord ! ' And let their thankful offering -.rove
How they adore their Maker's love.
P s a l m CVII. Fourth Pari. Long Metre.
Deliverance J rem Storms ar.d Shltivreck 3 cr> ibt Seamen's Seng.
: W/OUI D you behold the works of God.-, %y His wonders in the world abroad, •With the 00! d mariner, furvey The- unknown regions of the fea,
PS A L W
'Till Go-' commands, and tempefts rid
T/nt heave the ocean to the ik:ej.
3 Now to the havens Arty mount amain, New fink to dreadful deeps a Whst Arrange affrights young fallors feel, And like a ftagg ard reel.
4 When land is/; - - b is nigh,
Loft to all hope, to God they cry : His mercy hears the loud addrefs, And f^nds falvation indiftrefs.
j He bids the wllids their wrath affurg?, And ftormy tempefts ceafe to rage 5 The gladfoma train their fears give o'er, And hail with joy their native i1\oret
>3 Oh may the fons cf men record The wondrous goodnefs of the Lord ! Le;: them their private offerings bring, And in the church his glory fing.
Psalm CVJI, Fourth Part. Common Mettti
The Manr.ersFfilm.
I fpHY works of -bry, mighty Lord, JL That rule theboifte'rous fea, In fons of ccura e (hall record, ■Who tempt thai dangerous way.
2, At thy commands the winds arife, AnJ fwell the Mwering wavrs ! The men aftoniuYd mount the ikies, And fink in gaping grr.ves.
3 [Again thej climb the watery hiils, And plunge in Jreps again ; Each like a tottering drunkard reels, And finds his coui^gc vain.
$ Frighted to hear the temped roar, They pant y.ith : oath j
F S A L M CVII.
An .1 hopdefs cf the d'.lr.nt fhore I cpe&: immediate" death.]
e Then to the Lord they raife their cries
He heats theioud requefb, And order: filence thrp jgh :h: feiesj
And lays the floods eo reft. * Sailors rejoice to lofe their fears,
I-iow to tneir eyes ewe p -: c appears j There let their vows he paid.
7 'TisGcd that brings them fafe tolalidj Let ilupid mortals know, That waves are u r his command,
And ail the winds that blow.
I h that the fans of men would Diwhh The goodnefs of the Lcra ! And thofe that fee thy wond :.:,-., Thy wondrous love record.
Psalm CVII. Lajt Par}. Cohmes planted ; or, Nation's Meji ar.dpunljh?!, j "SS^/THEN God, prcrvok'd v.ith daring crimes, \V Scourges themadnefs bf the times* He turns their fields to barren i, And dries the rivers .frogi the land. ^, His word can raife the fprings'agam, And make the wither'' d mountains green, Send foowery bleiSngsfrom the ikies; And harvefts in the defcrt rife.
3 ['"""here':: h . Iwel '. at hearts of prey, Or men as £ - wild as t:\ty,
He bids th* opprew and poor lepair, And builds them towns and cities there.
Whcfe yearly Theirrace . : Their wealth
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5 Thus they are bjeft ; but if they fin, Kc lets the heat1! en nations in,
crew invades thdir lands, Their nrhiccs die by barbarous hands.
tive fens, expe^'d to fcon:, . forlorn j country lies unfene'd, untill'd.*
And deicla.ion fpread3 the fie; J.
7 Yet if the humbled ration mournj, Again hi: dreadful hand he lu ... : Ay.in he rnahes their cities thrive, ...Ids the dying chuiches live.]
i ] jht ous with a joyful f.nfe
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P s a l m CVI1I. Common hMetos. Pwj'e. i A WAKE, my foul, to. found, bis prajfg,
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to raife,
. -r.fe bring.
% An oleoihis care,
i imd j ill I preparje, . nd fh re his name refoand.J
3 B li Cmy Gcd,
Dili . ■' thy h< fe'nly grace J i >ad, .
4 So il rll tl
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While fmners bear thy pardoning voice, And taiie redeeming love.
Psalm CIX. w, :•—>? 3T. Love to Enemies from the Example cfGk'rijt*
I /*"""* OD of ray mercy and my praife, kjF Thy glory is my fbng; Th mgh iinners fpeakagainvl thy gr*ce
With a blafpheming tongue.
8 W '■'- in the form of mortal man Thy Son on earth was found : With cruel (landers faife and vain They comp-.fs'd him around*
3" Their miseries his companion move, Their peace he ftill purfu'd ; They render hatred for his love, And evil for his good. 4. Theft" malice rag'd without acaufe, Ye: - ith hi-, dying breath H "or muj - - d his crofs,
. ..:: I i his foes in death.
5 Lord, fhali thy bright example fhia* In vain before rnv eyes 5 Give me afoul a-k:n to Erfine, - To love mine enemies.
i The Lord {ball on my tide snjaT^,
I fhaiidef ' their pride and rage, Who (lander and condemn.
Psalm CX. Flrft Part. Long Metre.
Chriji exalted, and Multitudes een<verted\ or, the Succefs of the Gcjpel. 2 '""TV-Tot) God th1 eternal Father fpa'ie M. ToChriftthe Son 5 Ci Afcend and fit " At' my right hand, 'till I (hail make i; Thy foes fsbmiiiive at thy fees.
aoS PSALM CX.
* " From Zion '" -red,
u Thy word, the feeptre in thy hand, '"* Shall irake the hears o/re!;:ls bteed, tl And bow .0 thy command.
3 M I r p.t day (haN ihew thy sat,
" W3 tail flock with willing minds,
" / nd finners croud thy temple-gate, " V.". iefs in beauty fliines."
4 O hleficd pc !
fue ! And c . •,
Excee I the . ,-.
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3 r"|*i:-ius the rfb ajid fea
X Spake - I i re$
<: £te:n ;1 fhall th; i bz,
,; And change from hand to har.d no more.
s <: Aaron, and a:! ! ;: g die ;
" But cveiJaiiinr; life h thine, *< To fave . ; fiy
** For reT \:a.
J ** By meMelchifed - r jade
" On car.!: a king and prieft at once ; « And thou, my heavenly prieft ft alt plead-, " And thou, m as."
4 Jefus -one, Whi iee,
I f ; ■ fsn,
Proceed with honour and fu
^ Through the whole earth his reign fhall fpreaJ, And cru h . sbel :
Then {hall he judge the rifing dead, And fend the guilty world c )
6 T' he treads his glorious way,
He drinks the pup of threat? and blcsd,
PSALM CXI. 209
The fufrerings of that dreadful day Shall but advance him near to God.
Psalm CX. Common Metre. CbrijYs Kingdom and Pruflhood,
1 TTESUS, our Lord, afcend thy throne, ,J And near thy Father fit j
in Zion mall thy power be known, And make thy foes fubmit,,
a What wonders fhall thy gofpel do ! Thy converts mall furpafs The numerous drops of morning dcv, And own thy fovereign grace.
3 God hath pronounc'd a firm decree,
Nor changes what he fwore ;
*{ Eternal ihall thy prieithood be,
" When Aaron is no more.
4 (! Melchifedec, that wondrous prierr,.
i: That king of high degree, Ci That holy man who Abraham bleib c; Was but a type of thee."
5 Tefus our prleH: forever lives
To plead for us above ;
Jefus our King forever gives,
The bleflingscf his love.
6 God fha'i exalt his glorious head,
And his high throne maintain, % Shall rtrikethe powers and princes iczi3 Who dare oppofe his reign.
Psalm CXI. Ftrfi Part,. The TVifdctn of God in bis Works.
2 QONGS of immortal praife belong O To my almighty God ;
Pie has my heart and he my tongue To fpread his name abroad. i How great the works his hand has wrought.! How glorious in our fi^ht I S %
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And rc - : jve fought
His vrond* r ght.
3 How fair e as nature's frame !
Hew v if: th' eternal rni His eounftls ne\ . leme
That nis firft thoughts defign'd.
4 When I1 * re-- eem*d his chofen fens,
fix*d his covenant fute : The. erders tha: his lips pronounce Tu endlefs years endure.
5 Nature and time, and earth and ikies,
Thy heavenly fkill proclaim ;
What (hall we do to mr.ke us wife,
But learn to read thy name ?
6 To fear thy power, to truft thy grace,
Js cur divine:!: fkill ! And he's the wifeft cf our race That beft obeys thy will.
Psalm CXI. Second Part.
The Perfeffioms of God.
7 /""> RE AT is the Lord ; his works of might VjT Demand our nobteft fongs j
Lee hi? afemblcd faints unite Their harmony of tongues.
2 Great is the mercy of the Lord, He gives his children food ; And ever mindful of his word, He makes his promife good.
Sen, the great Redeemer, came To feai hii covenant fure :
• and reverend is his name, His ways are juft and pure.
Id grow divinely wife, ft with his fear begin ; Our faireii proof of knowledge lies in hating every fin.
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Psalm CXlfc As the 113th Pfairn. The Bkjjings of the liberal Man. I r"l"4*H AT man is bleit who Rands in awe JL Of Go J j and lovts his facred law : Hi; feed on earth mall be renown'd ; KIs hou'e the feat of wealth fhall be, An unexhausted treafury,
Ana with fucceffive honours crown' d* S His liberal favours he extend.', To fome he gives, to others lends :
A generous pity fills his mind : Yet what his charity impairs, He faves by prudence in affairs, And thus he's juM to all mankind,
3 His hands, while they his alms beflow'dj. His glory's future harveft fow^,
The fweet remembrance of thejuft Like a green root revives and bears A train of bleffings for his heirs,
When dying nature fieeps in duM,
4 Befet with threatening dangers round, Unmov'd fhall he maintain his ground j
His ccnfchnce holds his courage up : The foul that's fili'd with virtue's light, Shines brighter!: in affliction's night :
And fees in darkuefs beams of grace. Pause.
5 [III tidings never can furprife His heart that fix'd on God relies,
Though waves and tempefts roar ar jund ; Safe on a rock he fits, and fees The fhipwreck of his enemies,
And all their hope and glory drown'd.
% The wicked fhall his triumph fee, And gaaQi their teeth in agony,
To find their expectations croft : They and their envy, pride and fpite, Cink down to everlafting night, Am all their names in darknefs loft.}
ill P S A L M CXII.
Psalm CX;I. Long Metre. The SleJJrrgs of the Pious and Charitable,
1 Pj^HRiCE happy man who fVars the Lord,
JL Loves his command, and trurts his wordj Honour and peace his days attend, And bleflings to his feed defcend.
2 Compaflion dwells upon his mind, To works of mercy trill inclin'u : He lends the poor fome prefent aid, Or gives them, not to be repaid.
3 When times grow dark, and tidings fpread That fill his neighbours round with dread, His heart is armed againft tne fear,
For God wi.h all his power is there.
4 His fpirit iix'd upon the Loid
Draws heavenly courage from his word ] Amidfy, the darkneis light fhall rife, To '.heer his heart and blefs his eyes.
5 Ha hath difperVd his alms abroad, His works are ftifl before his God j His name on earth fhall long remain, "While envious finners rage in vain.
Psalm CX1I. Common Metre.
Liberality rewarded.
3 IT APPY is he that fears the Lord, JLjL And follows his commands, "Who l*nds the poor without reward,. Or gives with liberal hands.
a As pity dwells within his breaft To all the fons of need ; So God fhall ar.fv.er his requ-:r. With bleflings on his feed.
3 No evil tidings fhall furprife His well-efcablifiVd mind ; His foul to God, his refuge filer,. And leaves bis fears behisd.
PSALM CKIIL zz-i
4, In times of danger and diftreih
Some beams of light thai! fhir.e, To inew the world his righteoufnefsj And give him peace divine.
5 His works cf piety and love Remain before the Lord; Honour on earth and joys above. Shall be his fure reward, P 3 a -l i.i CX1II. Proper Tur.€. The Majsjjj andCondefcention of God, 1 °V~E that deJght to ferve the Lord, X The honours of his name record, His (acred name forever blefs : Where'er the circling fun difolavs Ki:rl£ng bearnj or letting rays,
Let rands and it:,i his pov^.r ccnfefs.
3 Not time, nor natuie's narrow rounds, Can give his vafl dominion brands ;
The heavens are far below his height \ Let no created greatrefs dare With our eternal God compare,
Arna'd v;ithhis uncreated might.
He bows his glorious head to view What the bright hoib of angels do,
And bends his care to taortaj things 5. His C veriei -". : exiles the poor,
Ke takes :he needy from the door,
And feats them on the throne of kings.
4 When childiefs families defpair, He fends the bleiiingscf an heir,
To refcue their expiring name ; The mother with a thankful voice Free: aims bis praifes and her joys ;
Let every age advance his praife.
Psalm CXI1T. Long Metre. G:dfo<uere':gn end gracious. 1 "\7"E fervants of tV almighty Kingj JL In ev:i-y age his praifes ling \
tr* PSALM CXIV.
Where 2'er the fun fhaU rife or f.-t, The nations lhall his praife repeat.
a Above the earth, beyond the fky His throne of glory {rands on high ; Nor time nor place his power re Ltxainj Nor bound his univerfal reign.
3 Which of the fons of Adarn ijare, Cr ah^eis with their God compare ? His g'ories how divinely brij Who dwells in uncreated light j
4 Behold his love, he ftoops to vic;v What faints above and angels do ; And corvdefcends yet more to know The mean affairs of men bel w.
5 From nufl end cottages obfeure His grace exalts the humble poor i Gives them the honour of his fons,
And nts them for their h avenly throne**
€ [A word of hi? . cr. :ati rig *■ ice Can make the barren h< ufe rejoice ; Tho' Sarah's ninety years were pall, The promis'd feed is born at I aft.
7 With joy the mother views her (on,. " And telis the wonders God has done ;
Faith may grow ftrong when \'a\\. dufjairs:
If nature falls the promifc bears..]
Psalm CXIV.
Miracles attending JfraeTi yturnej. I "«Y/HEN Ifrael, freed from Pharaoh's hand, VV Left the proud tyrant and his land, The tribes with cheerful homage own Their king, and Judah was his throne.
a A-crofs the deep their journey lay ; The deep divides to make them way ; Jordan beheld their march, and fled With backward current to his h«ad
PSA L M • CXV. -ft I
g The mountains {hook like frighted fheep, Like iambs the little hillocks leap : Not Sinai on her bafe could iiand, Confeious of fovereign power at hand.
4 What power could make the deep divide ? Make Jordan backward roil his tide ? Why did ye leap, ye little hills ? And whence the dread that Sinai feels?
•5 Let every mountain, every flood
Retire and know th' approaching God^ The King of ifrael : fee him here; Tremble thoa earth, adore and fear.
• He thunders, and all nature mourns, The reck to ftanding pools he turn* ; Flints fpring with fdisntarns at his word, And fires and feas confefs the Lord.
Psalm CXV. Firft ftfee.
The true God cur Refuge 5 or. Idolatry reproved* 1 ;,VTOT to ourfelves, who are but suit, ^JSS Not to ourfelves is glory due, Eternal God, thou only jiift, Thou only gracious, wife and true.
ft Difplay to earth thy dreadful name'; Why ftould a heathen's haughty tongue
Infuit lis, and torrile our isae,
Say, Where % the Gcdyc:S<v2 jervd fo long-f
3-TheG >dwefer .e maintains his throne,
Through all th 1 eai th his will is done, He knows our groans, he hears outcries.
-' ■- ioKthijr adore Aie fe lefsil ssoff md wood:
Atbefta m (1 ii litteri - ore;
si6 ? S A L M CXV.
6 Their feet were never made to move, Nor hands to fave when mortals pray j Mortals that pay them fear or love, Seem to be blind and deaf as they.]
7 Oh Ifracl, make the Lord thy hope, Thy help thy refuge, and tfty reft j The Lord fliall build thy riiln's up, And bleis the people and' the pricfr.
8 The dead no more can fpeafc thy pr?.:f», They dwell in filence in the grave 5 But we ihall live to fing thy grace, And tell the world thy power to fave.
Psalm CX V. Second Metre.
As the ntw Tune of the 50th Pfalm.
Idolatry reproved.
I rVfO T to our names, thou only juft and trne 1^1 Not to cur wcrtbleis names is glory due : Thy power and gr?ce, thy truth and juAice claim Jmmortal honours to thy fovereign name ; Shine thro' the earth from heaven thy bleft abode; Nor let the heathen fay, Andivheres ycur Gcd.
■ S Heaven is thine higher coutt: there ftar.dsthy throne And through the lower worlds thy will is done : God fram'd this earth, the ftarry heavens he . But fools adore the gods their hands have mi The kneeling croud, with looks devout behold Their filver faviours, and their faints of gold.
3 [Vain arc thofe artful fhapes of eyes and ears j The molten image neither fees nor hears : Their hands are heipiefs, nor their feet can move, They have no fpeec.1-'- it, nor pcwer,nor
Yetfottiih mortals make theirlong complaints [love To their deaf idols, and their movelefs feints.
•4 The rich have fiatues vvei! adorn'd with gold j The poor content with gods of coari With tools cf iron carve the fenfei Lopt from a trse, or broken from a reck ;
P « A L M CXVI. £r7
People and prieft drive or the folemn trade, And truft the gois that faws and hammers made*
; Be heaven and earth amaz'd"! 'Tis hard to fay Which are m'-re ftupid, or their gads, or they. O Ifrael truft the Lord : He hears and fees, He knows thy farrows and reftoies thy peace : His worfhip does a tftoufand comforts yield, He is thy help, and he thine heavenly fhield.
i In God we truft ; our impious foes in vain Attempt our ruin and oppofe his reign ; Had they p:evaird darknefs had clps'd our daySj And death and filence had forbid his praife : But we are fav'd, and live : Let fangs arife, And Zion blefsthe God that bulk the fides.
Psalm CXVI. Flrfi Part. Recovery from Skknrfs.
I Love the Lord : H<* heard my criegj And pity'd every groan. Long as I live, v;hen troubles rife, I'll haften to his throne.
l I love the Lord : He bow'd his ear.
And chased my griefs away :
Oh let my heart no more defpair.
When I have breath to pray !
} My fleih declined, my fpirits feii, And I drew' mar the dead. While inward pangs and fears of hell Perplex' d my wakeful head.
i " My God, I cry'd, thy fen-ant fave,
" Thou eva good and juft ; I " Thy power can refcue from the grave.,
" Thy power is all my truft."
j The Lord beheld me fore diftreft,
He bade my pains remove :
Return, my foul, to God my reft,
For thou haft known his love,
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6 My God hath fav'd my foul from death. And dry'd my falling tears : Now to his prahe I'll fpend my breath, And my remaining years.
Psalm CXVI. iz, &c. Second Part Thanks f.r private Deliverance.
1 rV/HAT fhall I render to my God
vV For all his kindnefs mown ? My feet {hall vifit thine abode, My fongs addrefs thy throne.
2 Among Ehe faints that fill thine hcufe
My offerings ffiall be paid \ There fliall my 22a! perform my vows, My foul in arguiih made.
3 How much is mercy thy delight,
'1 hou ever-bleffed God ! How dear thy fervants in thy fight? Hew precious is their blood 2
4. Kow happy all thy fervants are ! How great thy grace to me ! My life which thou haft made thy care, Loid, 1 devote to thee. 5 Now 3 am thine, forever thine, Nor fhall my purpoie move ; Thy hand has looa'd my bonds of pain, And bound me with thy love. <j Here in thy courts I leave my vow, And thy rich grace record : Witneft, ye faints, who hear me ncr, Ifl forfake the Lord;
Psalm CXVI I. Common Met!
Pralje tc God from all Natkns .
, *~*± All ye nations, pralfe the Lord, \J Each with a different tongue j In every language learn his word, I Ana let his nam; be fun£.
PSALM CXVII. 2I^
Uh mercy reigns thro' every land : Proclaim his grace abroad ; 1 Forever firm his truth mall ftandj Praii'e ye the faithful God. Psalm CXVII. Long Metre.
FROM all that dwell below the feies ; Let the Creator's praiie arife t Let the Redeemer's name be fang Thro' every land, by every tongue. i Eternal are thy mercies, Lord : Eternal truth attends thy word ;
1 Thv nraife ihall found from ^::rs to more, pTill funs nail let and rife no more.
Psalm CXVII. Short Metre.
THY name, almighty Lord, Shall found throbgh^di^aKt lands : Great h thy grace, and fure thy word : Thy truth forever {lands';
2 Far be thine honour fpread,
Ani long thy praife endure, [ Till morning light and evening {hade
Shall be exchanged no more. Psalm CXVIIL Flrji Part. Ver. 6— i;
Deliverance from a Tumult. ; j ripHE Lord appears my helper now, JL Nor is my faith sfraid What all the fons of earth can do, Since heaven affords its aid.
a 'lis fifer, Lord, to hope in thee, And haye my God my friend, Than truft in men of high degree, And on their truth depend.
3 'Tis thro' the Lord my heart is {bong, In him my lips rejoice ; "While his falvation is my fong, How cheerful is my voice!
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4 Like angry bees they girt me round j
When Gog appears thev fiy , So burning thorns with crack'iing found Make a fierce blaze, and die.
5 Joy to the faints and peace belongs j
be L-rJ protedls their days: Letlfrae! tune immortal fongs To his Almighty grace.
P s a i. M CXVIII. Second Part. Ver. t:-<2i PubUrk Praife for Deliverance from Deah °F.D. fcb u haft heard thv fervant crv. ' An ! refeu'd from the grave; Nov/ (hall hf. live : (and none can die, if God refolve to fave )
2 Thy praife moreconfrant than before,
Shall fill his dally brea-h \ Thy hand tl at hath cfaaftfs'd him fore Defends him (till from death.
3 Open the gate of Zion now,
Far we fhall wor&ip there, The h;>ure where ali the righteous go Thy mercy to declare.
4 Among th' alTemblirs cf thy faints Our thankful voice we raife; There we have told thee our co nplaints, -And there we fpeak thy praife.
Psalm CXVIII. Third Part, Ver.
Cbrtfl tbe foundation of the Church. i T>EHOlD the fure foundation ftoire •U Which God in Zion lays, To build our heavenly hopes upon, And his eternal praife.
2 Chofen of God, to finners dear, And f-ints adore the name. They truft their whole falvation h«re, Nor fhall th • faffcr th * oe.
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3 The foolifh builders, fcribe and prieft,
Reject it with difdain ; Firm on this rock the church mail reft, And envy rage in vain.
4 What tho' the gates of hell withftood ?
Yet muft this building rife : 'Tis thy own work, Almighty God, And wondrous in our eyes.
Psalm CXVIII. Fourth Part. Ver. 24, 25, 26.
Hofannah 5 the Lor^s-day ; or, Cbrifls RefurreSiorir,
and our Salvation. I fjpKlS is the day the Lord hath made, JL Ke cal! 3 the hours his own ; Let heaven rejoice, let earth be glad. And praife furround the throne.
JS To day he rofe and left the dead \ And Satan's empire fell ; To day the faints his triumph fpread, And all his v/onders tell.
3 Hofannah to th' anointed king,
To David's holy fon, Help us, O Lord ; defcend and bring Salvation from thy throne.
4 Bleft is the Lord, who comes to mzr\
With dieSages of grace : Who comes in God his father's name, To fave our finful race.
3 Hofannah in the higheft ftrains
The church on earth caa ralfe 5 I The higheft heavens, in which he reigns,
SI. aH give him nobler praife.
Psalm C7<VJli. Ver. zi — 27. Short fcfetr* A 1 Hfaniah for\ the Lo>d s-D iy 5 or, a ncrvfong *f\* Salvation by Chrifi. - :' *
? Q5JLwhat a living .lone O %he builders did refufej T %
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Yet Gcd hath bjilt his church thereon In lpite of envious Jews, a The fcribe and angry prieft RejeCbthine onlj Son; Yet on this rock (hall Zion reft, As the chief corner-ftone.
3 The woik, O Lord, is thine,
And wondn us in our eyes : This ray declares it all divine, This day <iid Jefus rife.
4 Th's is fhe glorious day
That our Redeemer ma 4e ;
Lr: us rejoice and finj and pray,
Let all the church be glad.
5 Hcfannah to the king
Of David's royal Uozd: Bltfs him, ye faints, he comes to bring Saha ion from your God.
6 We bkfs thine hoiy word
Which all this grace dfplays ; And offer on thine altar, Lord, Ourfacrifice of praife.
Psalm CXVIII. *:— 27. Long Metre. An Hojanrak for tie Lo>d*<-Day j or, a ?:eiv Jong ef
Salvation ly Chriji. } T O! what a glorious correr-ftone J_J The Jewifh bu'lders did refufe : But God hath built his church thereon, In fpkeof envy and the Jews.
% Great God, the work is all civine, The joy and wonder 0? our eyes ; This is the day that proves it ;hine, The day that law our Saviour rife.
1 Sinners lejoice, and faints be glad; Hefannab, let his name b-: ble.t; A thoufand honours on his head, Vu.ip ace and light and glory reft!
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4. In God's own name he comes to bring Salvation to our dying race ; Let the whole church adtrrafs their king With hearts of joy, and fongs of praife* -
-Psalm CXIX.
[I have ccllecfed and difpofed the m^Ji useful Verfa tf this Pfa'm under eighteen different Heads and formed a Divine Song upon eaco f them. But the Verfes are much trafifpofedf to attain fome Degree of Connexion.
In fame places, among the -avoids Law, Commands, Judgments, Teftimonies, I have ufed Gofpel, Word, Grace, Truth, Promife, &c. as more agreeable to the Netu Tejjamenty ar.d the common Language of Chr'f i\ar.syar.d it equaVy arfjeers theDtfign cfthe FfaimiftS, •which ivas to recommend the b'Jy Scriptu?es-~\
Psalm CXIX. Firft Part.
*Ths •blejjednef of Saints, and mifery of Sinners*
Ver. 1* a 3.
BLEST are the undenTd in heart, Whofe ways are right and clean 5 Who never from trrv law depart, But fly from every fin.
a Bleft are the men that keep thy word> And praclife thy commands 5 With their whole heart they feek the Lord And fcrve thee with their hands. Ver. 16;.
3 Great is their peace who love thy law 3
How firm their fouls abide 5 Nor can a bold temptation draw Their fieady feet afide.
' Ver. si, 11S.
4 Then ffiail my heart have inward }~)y>
And keep my face from fhame, When all thy ftatutesT obey And honour ail thy name.
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5 But haughty finntrs God will hate, The proud /hall die accurfr. j The fons of fahhood and deceit Are trodden to the dure.
Ver, 119, 153. 6 Vile as the drofs the wicked are; And thofi that leave thy way* Shall fee fal nation from afar, But never tarie thy grace.
Psalm CXIX. Seccnd Part.
Secret Devcti'.r. and Spiritual Mindedneft j or, C**h ftant Ccnvtrfe 101th God, Ver. 147, 55. I 'TPO thee, before the dawning ligh\ JL My gracious God, 1 pray j 1 meditate thy name by night, And keep chy law by day. Ver. 81. % My fpirit faints to fee thy grace. Thy promife bears me up ; And while falvation long delay*, Thy word fuoports my hope. ' Ver. 164.
3 Seven time* a day I lift my hands,
And pay my thanks to thee, Thy rights ous providence demands Repeateu pralfe from me. Ver. 62.
4 When mid: ight darknefs veils the fc'ej
1 c. 11 tl y works to minid My thoughts in warm devotion rife, And fweet acceptance find.
Psalm CXIX. Third? art.
Prcfjftoncj Sincerity, T.^cntanct, and Ohcdientf,
5 ' 5°' „ , 3 npiIOU att my portion. O my God :
JL :~ v thy way,
}/! art makes hafte t' obey thy word,
And iuffers no delay.
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Ver. '.7. 90. si chooTe the path of heavenly truth, And glory in my choice : Not all the rches of the earth Could make me fo rejoice.
3 The teftimonies of thy grace
1 fet before my eyes ; - Thence I derive my daily rlrength, And there my comfort lies. Ver. 59.
4 If once I wander from the patn,
1 think upon my ways. Then turn my feet to thy commands, And truft thy pardoning grace. Ver. 94, 1 5 2.
5 Now I am thine, forever thine,:
Oh fa e thy fervant, Lord, Thou art my fhield, my hiding-place^ , My hope is in thy word. Ver. 1 1 2 .
6 Trou haft inclin'd this heart of mine
Thy (r,:ttutes to fulfil ; And thus tii! mortal life ihail end. Would I perform thy will.
Psalm CX1X. Fourth Part, "
InflruEiton from Scripture.
1 TTQW fhall the you-g fecure their hearts, J- JL And guard their lives from fin ? Thy word the choice.it rulrs imparts To keep the confeience clean, Ver. 130. 1 When once it'en'te's to the minr?, It fp'.eads fuch light abroad. The meaner! fouls in Mru&ion find, And raife their thoughts to God. Ver :c5. 3 'Tis like the fun, aJBfe-veniy 1'ght, That guides i*s alffife day \
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And through the dangers of the night, A lamp to lead our way.
Ver. 99, tro. (. The men that keep thy la.v with cars, And meditate thy word, Grow wifer than their teachers are, And better know the Lord. - Ver. 103, 113. ; Thy precepts make me truly wife j I hate the tinner's road : I hate my own vain thoughts that rife, But love thy law, my God.
Ver. 19, 90, 91.
6 [The {tarry heavens thy rule obey,
The earth maintains her place; And thefe thy fervanrs night and cay Thy (kill and power exprefs.
7 But flill thy law, and gofpel, Lord,
Have leffons more divine : Not earth ftands firmer than thy word, •Nor ftars fo nobly fhine.]
Ver. ice, 1 :o, 9, I 19. % Thy word is everiafting truth, How pure is evei aj e ! That holy book mail guide our youth, And weil fupport our age.
Psalm CX1X. fifth Fart. Delight in Scripture ; or, the Word ofGcd .. 1 in us. Ver. 97. j f~*\H Lov 1 Ipve thy noly law- V>f 'Tis daily my deli, ht ; And & n:e my meditations draw Divin? ..civice by night.
Ver. 148. 2, My waking eyes prevent the day To meditate thy word : My foul wkh loneingwtfjfcaway T» hear thy gofpel, Lord.
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Ver. 3, i3>44'
3 Thy heavenly words my heart engage,
And well employ my tongue, And in my thefome pilgrimage Yield me a heavenly fong. • Ver. 19, 103.
4 Am I a ftrarger, or a: home,
'Tis my perpekual read 5 Not honey dropping from the comb ^ ' So much allures the talte. Ver. 7 i, 127. c No treafures fo enrich the mind j Nor mail thy word be fold For loads of filver well rerin'd, Nor heaps of choiceft gold.
Ver. zS, 49, 175- % When nature finks, and fpirits droop, Thy prbmifes of grace Are pillars to fupportmy hope, And there I write thy praife.
Psalm CXIX. Sixth Part. Kolinefs and Comfort from the Word, Ver. il%.
1 IP ORD, I efteem thy judgements right JL_I And all thy Statutes juft ; Thence 1 maintain a con fl ant fight
i With every flat eringlufr. Ver. 97, 9.
2 Thy precepts often I furvey j
I keep thy law in fight Through all the bufinefs of the day, To form my actions right. Ver. 62.
3 My heart in midnight fiknee cries,
'* How fweet thy comforts be j" My thoughts in h Ay w< n er rife, And bring their thanks to thee. Ver. 162.
4 And when my fpirit drinks her fill,
Ac Come good word of tbia«,
&% p s a l m exist;
K( t mighty men that fhare the fpoil, Havtf-joys comp&r'd to nvne.
Psalm CX1X. Seventh Part.
Imperfe&ion :f Nature, and Perfcclion ofScr':bturc< V-er. oo. Pa-raphrafed. 1 1" ET all the heathen writers jaia JLj To form oneperfjct bo- k, Great God, if once compard with thine, Ho v mean their writings look.
% Not the mqft perfect rules they gave
Could l'hew one fin forgiven :
Nor lead a ftep' beyond the grave,
But thine condutt to heaven.
3 I've feen an end to what wc call
Perfection here below \ How fhcrt tiie powers of nature fall, And can no farther go.
4 Yet man would fain be juft with God,
By works their hands have wrought ; But thy commands, exceeding broad, Extend to every thought.
c In vain we boaft perfection here, While fin defiles our frame ; And finks our virtues down fo far, They fcarce aeftrve the name.
6 Our faith, and love, and every grace Fail far below thy word ; But perfect truth and righteoufnefs Dwell only with the Lord.
Psalm CX1X. Eighth Part a
Excellency and Variety of Scr'ipure.
Ver. in. l-araphrafed. 1 TT ORD I have mad- thy word my choice,, ■ a.j My lifting heritage j There fha 1 my n, Weft powers r«joice? Mywt.meft thoughts engage-
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a I'll read the biftories of thy love, And keep thy laws in fight. While through the promiles I rove, With ever-frefh delight.
3 'Tis a broad land of wealth unknown, Where fprings of iif; arife, Seeds of immortal blifs are fown, And hidden glory lies t
4 The beft relief that mourners have, It makes cur forrows blerc j Ourfaireft hope beyond the grave, And our eternal reft.
P s A t m CXIX. Ninth Part Dejire of Kr.oivleJge,
Ver. 64, 68, 18. -I 'T'Hy mercies fill the earth, O Lord, JL How^good thy works appear ! Open my eyes to read thy word, And fee thy wonders there.
Ver. 73, 125. s My heart was fafliion'd by . My fervice is thy due, Oh make thy fervant nnd"srftan4 The duties I muit do.
3 Since I'm a ftranger here below,
Let not thy path be hid, But mark the road my feet fliould go," And be my conitant guide.
Ver. 20.
4 When I confefsM my w - ". ] : rin •
v heardft my fuui
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Or i fhall ftray. again.
Ver. 33. 3
5 If God to me his ftatutcfe :'.'.• v.%
And heavenly fyuth i.fcnparJt, U * "
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His work forever TJ1 puifue, Hi: law ihall rule my heart. Vcr. 50. 71. 6 This v.-zs my comfort when I bore Variety of grief; It maie me learn thy v.-crd the more, And fly to thai: relief. Ver. 5?. ; [In \?.!n the proud deride me nowj I'll ne'er forget thy law,
:': t* at bteffed gofpel gO Whence all my hopes 1 draw. Ver. it, 1:1.
0 When I have leafji'd my Father's will,
I'll teach the world his ways 5 My thankful lips, infpir'd with' zeal, Shall fing aloud his praif©.]
Psalm CMX. Tenth Part.
Pleading the Promifes,
Yer. -.8, 49.
1 T>T'-HOI.D thy waking fervarit, Lord, mJ Devoted to thv fear ; Remember and confirm thy word,
Ftfr all my hopes are there.
Ver. 41 5S i»-. 2. Haft thcu not feijt falration down, And promised quickening grace ? Doth rot my hear: addrefs thy throne ? And yet thy live" delays.
Ver. T* 3, 4t. - Mine eyes for thy'falvation fa'! ; Oh bear thy fervant up : Nor let the fcofHng lips prevail, Who dare reproach my hope. Ver. 40, 74. u not raife my faith, O Lor* \ T' en let thy truth 2* ' •" - " all rejoice in 1 ■•
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P s A £ M CX1X. Eleventh Part. Breathing after Hcllr.efs. 1 /~\Tri that the Lord would guide my ways Kjr To keep his ffattttes itilll
Oh that my God would grant me grace To know and do hi-s will ! Ver. 19. Z Oh fend thy Spirit down to writs Thy lav/- upon my heart, Nor let my tongue indulge deceit, Nor aft the liar's part.
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Psalm CXfX. Twe/fth Part. Breathing after Comfort and Deliverance. Ver. 15?. 1 1\/JY God, confider my diitrefs, J-VJL Let mercy plead my caufe-j Though I havefinn'd againfr thy grace, ■ I ne'er forget thy laws.
Ver 89, 116. S Forbid, forbid the fharp reproach, Which I fo juft)yf;nr j
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Upheld my life, uphold my hopes, Nor let my fhame appear.
Ver. Hi, 13^.
3 Be thou a furety, Lord, for me,
Nor let the proud oppre.s ; But make thy v. nt fee
Tfcfi ih:ni i£s of thy face. Vcr, Si.
4 My ey-s with e gai.lj
My - cries,
« ben ... t Lord hh truth Jk i( Axdbidtny cmfcrts rift?" Vcr. <5 Look down upon ra, Lord,
lh» the fame j
"] ' ider mercies ftill afford
- thy name.
P s a t m, CXIX. thirteenth fart. Holy Tea) - neft of ConJ. it
, 10. 3 \V/i rH rny whole heart I've fought thy face, YY Oh
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1 j :, 163. 4. While finners do thy gqjfpel wrong, My fpiritftatuU in awe j ■ foul abhors a lying tongue, ButloYM thy righteous law.
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Ver. x6r, no. My heart with facred reverence hears
The threatenings of thy word j My fleih with holy trembling fears The judgements of the Lord. Ver. 166. 174. 6 My God, I kmg,I hope, I wait For thy falvation ftill ; While thy whole law is my delight, And 1 obey thy will. Psalm CXIX. Fourteenth Part. Benefit ef jS0Bi<ms, and Support under tk cm* Ver. 2:3, 81, 8z.
CONSIDER all my forrows, Lord, And thy deHverafi.ee fend j My foul for thy falvation faints, When will my troubles end \
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a Yet I have found 'tis good for me To bear my Father's rod ; AfiUftfons make me learri the law, And live upon my God. Ver. <c. 3 This is the comfort I enjoy When new diftrefs bjgiris : 1 lead thy word, I run thy way, * And hate my former fins. Ver. 92. 4. Had not thy word been my delight When earthl; joys were fled, My foul, dppreft with foirows weigh% Had funk amongfr. the dead. Ver. 75, ^ I know thy judgements, Lord, are right, T hough tiie y rrj a . fee m fe trere s The .harped fufferings I em Flaw from thy faithful care.
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Vert 67.
% Before 1 knew thy ckafien'ng rod, My feet were apt to Array ; But now 1 learn to keep thy word, Nor wander From thy v. ay.
Psalm CX1X. Fifteenth?*;,
holy Kefot:.tbr:s.
Ver. 9;. I /""\^ that thy ftatutes every hour V*/ Might dwell upon my mini ! Thence I derive a quickening pewer And dailv peace 1 find.
Ver. 1-, -6. z To meditate thy precepts. Lord, Shafl be my iV z-l ;;nrloyj My foul (hall ne'er forget thy word, Thy wcrd is all my joy.
Ver. 3 1. : ;-V-.v would I run in thy commands, If thou my heart discharge From fin and fatan's hateful chains, And fet my feet at large ! Ver. 13, <j.5. 4 My lips with courage fhall declare Thy features and thy name ; I'll fpealc thy word tho' kings mould hiir, Nor yield tofinful lhame.
Ver. 61, 69, 7c. cj; Let bands rfperfecutcrs rife To rob me of my ri^r.t, Let pride and malice forge their lies, Thy law is my delight. Ver. 11 c. 5 Pepart from me, ye wicked rjc?, Whofe hands and hearts are ill ;■ 1 love my God, ] Ice i i: v.::y:, And jiiuit ubry hi . LL
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Psalm G-X1X. Sixteenth Part. Prayer Jor quickening Grace*
Ver. 25, 37. j 7>L/£¥ foul lies cleaving to the duft j. XVX Lord, give me life divine j From vain skfires and every luft Turn off thefe eyes of mine, a 1 need the influence of thy grace To fpeed me in thy way, Left 1 mould loiter in my race, Or turn my feet aftray. Ver. 107.
3 When fore afHiclions prcfs me dowfi,
I need thy quickening powers j Thy word that I have relied ci\ Shall help my heavieft hours. Ver. 356, 40.
4 Are net thy meicies fovereign ftiil,
And thou a faithful God ? Wilt thou not grant me warmer zeal To run the heavenly road ? Ver. 159, 40.
5 Does not my heart thy precepts love,
And long to fee thy face ? And yet how flow rr,y fpirits move Without enlivening grace ! Ver. 93. § Then {hail 1 love thy gofpel more, And ne'er forget thy word, "When 1 have felt its quickening power To draw me near the Lord.
Psalm CXIX. Seventeenth Part*
Grace Jbining in Difficulties and Trials* Ver. 143, c8. I \"V7"^EN Pa'n and anguiih ftize me, Lord, W All my fupport is from thy word ; My foul diffolves for heavinefs; Uphold ms with, thy ftrengthening grace*
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Ver. 51, 69, 1 io.
a The proud have ft am'd their feoffs and liet> They watch my feet with envious eyes, They tempt my foul to fnares and (in, Yet thy commands i ne'er decline. Ver. 161, 78.
3 They hate me* Lord, without a caufe, They hate to f e me love thy laws 3 But I will truft and fear thy name, Tiii pride and malice die with fhame.
Psalm CXiX. Laji Part. SarlR'ified /Ifflitthns ; or, D light in the V/ord e/Gid. Ver. 6-, 59.
1 TJiATHER, I blefs thy gentle hand j JT How kind was thy chaftffing rod,
-1 hat forcM my conference to a ft and, And brought my wandering foul to God !
2 Foolifh arid vain, I went aftfay, Ere 1 hal felt thy fcourges, Lord, I left my guide, and loft my way* But now I love and keep thy word.
Ver. 71.
3 'Tis good forme to wear the yoke, For pride is apt to rife and fwell; 'Tis good to bear my father's liroke, That I might learn his ftatutes well.
Ver. 72.
4 The law that iflues from thy mouth Shall raife my cheerful paiuons more Than all the treafures of the fouth, Or richeft hills of golden ore.
Ver. 73.
5 Thy hands have made my mortal frame, Thy fpirit fornrfd my foul within : Teach me to know thy wondrous name, And guard me fafe from death and fin.
Ver. 74.,
6 Then all that love r.nd fear the Lord At my falvation mall rejeice j
PSALM CXX. 137
For I have trufted in thy word, And made -thy grace my only choice.
Psalm. CXX.
Ca'mplair.t of quarrel] 0 me Neighbours 5 or, adevHit V/ipfor Peaee. I npHOU -God of love, thou ever-bl:it, iL Pity my iuffering ftate; When wilt thou fet my foul at reft, From lips that love deceit ?
1 Hard lot of mine ! My days are cart Among the fons of iirife, Whofe never-ceafing qua -re.ls waftje My golden hours bfiife.
3 Oh might I fly to change my place,
How would I choofe to dwell In fome wild k)n«(pinewildernef5, j£r And leave thefe gates of hell.!
4 Pc3c:'s the bleffing iha: I feek.
How lovely are its charms! Iamfc peace ; but when J ibeaki
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Psalm C-XXf . Long Metre. Divine Protection. I JT? to the hills I lift mine eyes,
\J Th* eternal hills heyond the ikies j Thence ail her help my foul derives j Theie my almighty refuge lives. Z He lives ; the everlafting God, That built the world, thatfpread the flood ;
S3? PSALM CXXf.
The heavens, with all their ho,1 he made, And the dark regions of the dead.
3 He gliides »ur feet, he guards our way j His morning fmiles adorn the cay : He fpreads the evening veil, and keeps The nlentWeurs while Ifrael fieeps.
4 Ifrael, a name divinely bleft, May rife fecure, fecurely reft ; Thy holy guardian's wakeful eyes Admit no fl umber, nor furprife.
5 No fun fli a 1 1 fmite thy head by day, Nor the pale moon with fickly ray Shall blaft thy couch ; nor baleful flar Dart his malignant fire fo far.
6 Should earth and hell with malice burn, Still thou malt go, and ftill return Safe in the Lord ! his heavenly care Defends thy life from every fnare.
7 On thee foul fpirit* have no power j And in thy la(t departing hour Angels that trace the airy road, Shall bear thee homeward to thy GoJ.
Psalm CXXI. Common Metre.
Prefeivation by D.iy ar.d Nigbt.
I fT*0 heaven I !i:'t my waiting eyes, X There all my hrpes are laid : The Lord that built the earth anu . Is my perpctu.il akl.
Z Their ftedfalt feet /hall never fall, Whom he deiigns to keep ; His ear attends the fofteit cail j His eyes can never fleep.
3 He wiil fuflain our weakefl powers With his almighty arm, And watch our mod unguarded hewr* Bgsuiift furprifing haini.
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Ifi-ael rejoice, and reft fecure,
Thy keeper 5s the Lord j His wakeful eyes employ his power
For tbine eternal guard. Norfcorching fun, nor fickly moon
Shall have his leave to fmite -: Ee ihields thy head from burning nooa^
From blafring damp- at riiyht
Ke guards thy f.>ul, he keeps thy breath,
When' thickefi -dangers corner Go and return., fecure from ceath,
Till God commands thee home.
P s a t. m CXXi As the 148th Pfalm. G ( d cur Prefer ver,
UPWARD I . if c mine eves, From God is all my aid $ The God that built the fkies, And earth and nature made j God is the tower To which 1 fly ; His grace is nigh In every hour.
My feetfhaii ;?ever Aide, And fall in fatal fncres, Since God my guard and guide> pefends me from my fears.
Thcfe wakeful eyes
That never fleep,
Shall I frae! keep ^ When dangers rife.
No burning heats by day, Nor blafts of evening air, Shall take my health away* If God be with me there :
Thou art my fun,
/nd thou myihade,
To guard my heat
By night er n@o».
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4 Haft thou not given thy word To feve my foul fiom death ? And I can trufl my Lord To keep my mortal breath ;
I'll go and come,
Nor iearlo die,
Till from on high
Thou call me home.
CXXII.
Psalm CXXII. Common Metre, Going to Church.
I TTOW did my heart rejoice to hear JL JL f»iy friends devouLly fay, ** In 2, ion let us all appear, ** And keep the Jolemn day.''' a I leve the gates, I love the road ; The church adonn'd with grace, Stands like a palace built for God To fliew his milder face.
3 Up to her courts with joy unknown
The holy tribes repair; The fon or" David holds his throne, And fits in judgement there.
4 He hears our praifes and complaints :
And while his awful voice Divides the finners from the faints, We tremble and rejoice.
5 Peace be within this facred place,
And joy aconftant gueft ! With holy gifts and heavenly grace Eeher attejn
6 My foul fhall pray for Zi-n Pi!!,
While life or breath- rem airis ;
re my beft friends, my kindred dwell, There God my Savi >ur reijg
P S A L M CXXII. H*
Psalm CXX1I. Prober Tune. Going to Church.
HOW pleas'd and bleft was I, To hear the people cry, Come, let usfeek our God to day ! Yes *.:th a cheerful zeal We hafte :o Zion's hi!l,
And there. our vows and honcurs pay.
j Zion, thrice happy place, Aaorn'd with wondrous grace,
And walls of itrength embrace thee round j In thee our tribes appear To pray, and pr^ile, and hear The faered gofpePs joyful found.
5 There David's greater fon Has Sx'd his roya! throne,
He tits for grace and judgement there, j- He bids the faints beg'ad, He makes the (inner lad,
And humble fouis rejoice with fear.
(. May peace attend thy ga"e, And joy wi.hin thee wait
To blefs the foul of every gutffi : The mar. that fteks thy peace, And wifh s thine increa ?,
A thoufand bkffings en him reft 1
j My tongue "repeats her vows,
Peace to this j acred bcufe !
Fur here my fritnds and kindred dweii j And fuice my glorious God Mak-.s tnee his beift abo.' :,
My foul Hail ever love thee well. Repeat the ^.th Stanza to complete, the Txm.
p s a l u exxjii.
Pleading iviih Submijjton.
OThou woofe gracs an.vJ. ju :ic: rdga Ettthroii'd ajsove the (kiss.
*4* P S A L M CXXIV.
To thee our hearts would tell their pain, To thee we lift our . yes.
% As fervants watch their mailer's hand, And fear, t ie angrj ftjri ke ! Cr maids before their miftrefs (land,
And wait a peaceful lo k. :
3 Soforou fins we jurHy feel
Thydilciplin.-./O God j Yet wait the gracious moment ftill, Till thou remove the ion.
4 Thofe that :n wealth and pleafure live,
Our daily groans deride. And thy delays cf mercy give Freih courage to their pride*
5 Our foesinfult us. but our hope
In thy companion lies ; This thought fhall bear our fpliits up, That God will not riefpife.
Psalm CXXIV. Common Metre. G'.d gives Viclcry.
1 TTAD notte God of truth and love, JLJL When hofts a^ainit us rofe, Di.piay'd his vengeance f.om above, And crulh'd trie conquering iocs :
% Thei flood
f'ad fwepttheguardjefs land, D^ftrey'd on earth his blefr. aboJe,
And whclm'd cur feeble band.
3 But fafe beneath his fpreadihg ihield \\\i fons fefcufely reft,
Bgers of the field, And bare, the ftarleis bread:.
g. And ro\- cur fouls ft ail blcfs the Lord, Who broke t'u.r deadly fnare ; Who fav'd us from the murdering f,v»rd, e\j\i niajeour lives his care.
PSALM CXXV. 243
Our help is in Jehovah's name,
Wro form'd the heavens above ; He thai: Supports their wondrous frame
Can guard his church by love.
Psalm CXXV. Common Metre, The Spin fs Trial and Safety,
UNSHAKEN as the facrei hill, And firm as mountains fraud. Firm as a rock, the foul mill reft That trufis trf almighty hand.
1 Not walls nor hills could guard fo well .Old Salem's Wi~-pv ground, As thcfe eternal arms of loye That everv faint " ■ ; i.
5 While tyrants are a fmarting fcourge To drive them near to God, Divine comp 2 /Ton will ailhage The fury of the rod.
\. Deal gentiy: Lord, with fouls fiacere, And lead them fafely on To the bright sates of rjara hie, Where Ch.hb tBeir Lord is gone.
5 But if>we trace thofe crooked ways That the old ferpent drew, The wrath that drove him £rft to hell, Shall fmlte hi-3 followers too.
Psalm CXXV. Short Metre. The o 'aim'' s Trial and Safely $ 01 I a .'IRM and unmov'd are they X That reft their fouls on God ; Firm as the mount where David dwelt, Or where the ark abode.
Z As mountains Hood to guard The city's factrd ground, So God and his almighty love Embrace his faints around.
244 PSALM CXXVI.
3 What though the Father's rod
Drop a chaftifin^' ftmke, Yet left it wound their fouls too deep, Its fury fha!l b; broke.
4 D^al gently, Lord, with thofe
Whofe faith and pious fear, Whofe hope, and iove, and every grace Proclaim their hearts fincere.
5 Nor (hall .he tyrant's rage
Too long opprefs. the laints; The God of llrael will fupport His children, left they faint. * But ifou flawfh fear
Will choojfe the road to hell,
We muft expect our poriim there
Where bolder finners dwell*
Psalm CXXVI. Long Metre.
Surprising Deliverance.
1 "^Y/FfE^ God reft>r'd cur captive frate,
W Joy was our fong, and grace our theme The grace beyond our hopes fo great, That joy appear'd a pleafing dream.
a The fc offer owns thy hand, and pay* Unwilling honours to thy name ; While we with pleafure fh< >ut thy praife, Which cheerfui notes thy love proclaim.
2 When we review our difmal fears, 'Twas hard to think they'll vanifh fo j With God we left our fl >wing tea's, He makes our joys like rivers flow.
4 The man that in his furrow d field, His kafter'd feed with fadnefs leaves, Will fhout ti fee the harveft yield A welcome load of joyful {heave*.
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Psalm CXXVI. Common Metre. ':e Joy of a remarkable Converfion $ or, Melancholy
removed, KEN God reveal'd his gracious name, And chang'd my mournful flate.
W
My rapture fe-;m'd a pleafirg dream, The grace appear' d fo great.
The world beheld the glorious change,
And did thy hand confefs ; My tongue broke out in unknown {trains,
And lung iurpriiifig grace.
; {i Great is the ivork, my neighbours cry'd, And own'd the power divine j *i Great is the work, my heart replyM, " And be the glory thine.''''
}. The Lord C2n clear the dar'-seft Jkies, Can give us day for night 5 Make drops of facred forrow rife To rivers of delight.
5 Let thofs that fow in fadnefs wait Till the fair harveft come, They mall confefs their {heaves are great, And fiiout the bieffings home.
'6 Though feed lie buried long in dufr, It ihan't deceive their hope j The precious grain can ne'er oe loft, For grace infures the crop.
Psalm CXXYII. Long Metre, The Bleffing of God en the Bufmef ar.d Comfort cfVft 3 Tf God fucceed not, all the corr.
J- And pains to build the houfe are loft, It God the city will not keep, The watchful guards as well may f eep. a V, hat though we rife before the fun, /*sid work and toil when day is done^ X *
*+6 PSALM CXXVIII.
Careful and fparing eat our bread, To lhun that poverty we dread j
3 'Tis all in vain, till God hath bleft, He can make rich, yet give us reft, On God, our fovereign, ftill depends Our joy in children ami in friends.
4 Happy the man to whom he fends Obedient children, faithful friends ! How fweet our daily comforts prove When they are feafon'd with his love !
Psalm CXXVII. Common Metre. God all in all.
1 TF God to bdild the houie deny, X The builders work in vain j And towns without his wakeful eye
An ufclefs watch maintain.
2 Before the morning beams arife,
Your painful work renew, And till the ftars afcend the fides Yourtirefome toil puifue.
j Short be your fieep, and coarfe your fare j In vi'.n till God has bleil j Eut if his fmiles attend your care, You ihall have food and reft.
^ Nor children, relatives, nor friends, Shall real bleflings prove, Nor all theeaithly joys he fends, If fent without his love.
Psalm CXXVIH. Family B.'ejjings. j S~\ Happy man, whole foul is fill'd V-/ With ?eai and reverent awe ! His lips to God their honours yield, His life adorns the law.
* /L careful providence fhall /land A*4 ever guard thy head,
PSALM CXXIX.
Shall on the labours of thy hand Its kindly bleffings Hied.
3 Thy wife /hall be a fruitful vine ;
Thy children round thy board, Each like a plant of honour fhine, And learn to fear the Lord.
4 The Lord fhall thy beft hopes fulfil
For months and years to come :
The Lord who dwells on Zion's hill
Shall fend thee bleifings home.
j This is the man whofe happy eyes Shall fee his houfa increafe, Shall fee the finking church arife, v Then leave the world in peace.
Psalm CXXIX,
Perfecuiors punijked. 1 T TP from my youth, may Jfrael fay, \J Have I been nurs'd in tears j My greifs were confront as the day. And tedious as the years.
a Up from my youth I bore the rage, Of all thefonsof ftrife ; Oft they alTail'd my riper age, But God preferv'd my life.
3 O'er all my frame their cruel dart
Its painful wounds imprefs'd ; Hourly theyvex'd my fainting heart, Nor let my furrows reft.
4 The Lord"grew angry on his throne.
And with impartial t»ye, , Meafur'd the mifchiefs they had done9 Then let his arrows fly.
5 How was their infolence furpris'd
To hear his thunders roll ■ And all the foes of Zion feii'd
Wkh hciror to the foal.
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*<* PSALM QKXX
Aim lie cuPis\l in d-ath '
The reaper ne'er Aalj fillVs h-nds t>or binder fold the /Leaves. '
PSA\M Q*™' Commence. » v^TT,n Pardo™»g Grace.
% groans to move thine'ear.'
2 CreatCoo^ouldthy^ereve M^4*«« impartial J and, Mancancreveopeini qui ty, '
^o mortal^ could ftand. 35|^^d^#
4[ 'wait for thy fa]vati L
*« ?rcngdefi„,l4 ' Mjfou —itedhy thy word' Maads watching at #y gate,j 5 [Ju^ as the guards that '•-., *k. • l
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PSALM CXXX. »49
Meets the firft openings of thy face,
And finds a brighter day.] Then in the Lord 2etlfraei truft,
Let lfrael feek his face j The Lird is good as well as juft,
And pLnteous in his grace. There's full redemption at his throne,
For ifrnners longenfliv'd ; The great Redeemer is his fon :
.^nd Ifiaei lhall be fav'd. P s a l m CXXX. Long Metre. Pardoning Grace.-
FROM deep diftrefs and troubled thoughts, To thee, my God, I fais'd my cries : If thou feverely mark our faults, No rleih can ftand before thine eyes.
I But thou haft builtthy throne of grace --' Free to difpenfe-thy pardons there, That iinners may approach thy face, And hope, *nd love, as well as fear.
| As the benighted pilgrims wait, And long and wifh for breaking day, So waits my foul before thy gate ; When will my God his face difplay !
. My truft is fix'd upon thy *yord, Nor fhall i truft thy word in vain : Let mourning fouls addrefs the Lord, And find relief from all their pain.
J Great is his love, and large his grace, Through the redemption of his Son : He turns our feet from iinful ways, And pardons what our hands have done.
IS there, Search,
Psalm CXXXl.
Humility and Subtnljjian* ambition in my heart ? gracious God, and fee 5
*$« PSALM CXXX11*
Or do 1 act a haughty part? Lord, 1 appeal to thee.
2 I charge my thoughts, be humble fill,
And all my carriage mild, Content, My Father, vrith thy will, And peaceful as a child.
3 The pati nt foul, the lov.ly mind
Shall have a iar-ge reward :
Let faints in forrow iierefign'd,
And truft a faithful Lord.
Psalm CXXXU. 5, 13 — tS. Long Metre. ! jit the Settlement of a Churchy or, the Ordination m Mint Her.
V>r An habitation for our God, A dwelling for th' eternal Mind Among the loos of flefli and-blood !
a Th- God of Jacob chofe the hill Of Zion for his antient reft; And Zion is his dwelling ftill, His church is with his prefence bleft.
3 c '• Here I will fix my gracious throne, '• And reign fore?er, faith tlie Lord 5
" Her? (hail my power and love be known, ••' And bikings ihall attend my word.
4 " Here will I meet the hungry poc r,
*< And fill their fouls with living bread j " Sinners that wait before m» door « With fweet provifions (hall b'2 fed. 15 << Girded with truth, and cloth' d with grace i( My prietts, my mini Hers (hall fiiiaej il Not Aaron in bis coflly drefs 11 Appears io glorious and divine.
6 if The faints, unable to contain
" Their inward joy, fhall flioutand ling, 4< The fon 01 David here will re ign, '* And Zion triuaiph in hei King*
PSALM CXXXIJ. *3$
7 <r Jefus ftal] fee a num: ousfeed
" Boriihcret uphold his glorious name ; " His crown (hall flourish on h|s head,
" While all his foes, arccloth'd with fhame."
Psalm CXXXII. 4.. 5, 7, 3, 15—17,
Common M- re.
A'Cburcl>~§abiyh%e&
3 [TVfO fleep n^r ftumberto his eye* 1?4 GoqdDavld would afford*
Till he had found below the Ikies Addling ortheLord. % The Lord in Zion piae'd his name, His arfe was fettled there : And there tY aflemfeled nation came To woiihip thrice a year.
3 We trace no more thafe toilfome way?,
Nor wander far a a road \ Where e'er thy people meet for praife, Tiere is a houfe for God.] Pause.
4 Arife, O King of grace, ar-ife,
And e?;ter to thy reft, Lo ! tny church waits with longing eyga Thus to be own'd and bleu.
5 Enter wish all thy glorious train,
Thy fpirit and thy word 5 All that the ark did once contain Cju'g no.fuch grace afford.
6 Here, mghtyGod, accept Qur vows.
Here let thy praife be fpread \
Blefs the provifiori of thy houfe,
And nil thy poor with bread*
7 Hereiet theSorj ifE avid reign, Tu^ice and truth his court maintals»
* 5* PSALM C XXXIII.
8 Here let him hold a lading throne,
And as his kingdom giows, Frefh honours fhall adorn his crown,
And ihame co/tfonnd his foes.
Psalm CXX III. Common Metre, Brotherly Love. I T O, what an entertaining fight JL-J Thofc friendly brethren prove, Whoft cheerful hearts in bands u::ite Of harmony and love.
a Where ftreams of blifr from Chrift thefpring Dc-fcends to every foul, And heavenly peace with balmy wing Shades an, beciews the whole.
3 'Tis like the oil divinely fweet
On Aaron's reverend head, The trickling drops perfum'd his feet, And o'er his garments fpread.
3. 'T5s pleafant as the morning dews That fall on Sion's hill, Where Ggd his mildeft glory fliews, And makts his grace diftil.
Psalm OXXI1I. Short Metre. Communion oj Saints ; or, hote and Worjkip in A Family. r "D EST are the fons of peace, iJ Whofe hearts and hopes are one, Whofe kino deilgns to ferve and pleafe Through all their actions run.
4 Bleft is the pioos houfe
Where ztal and friendship m; et, Their fongs rfpraife, their mingled vows Make their communion fweet.
3 Thus whett on Aaron's head
Thr\ pour'd the rich perfume, The oil through alj his raiment fpread, Ard plesfure fill'd the room.
P S A L M cxxxra *?»
* Thus on the heavenly hills
The faints are bleifc shore. Where jov like morning dew dfui's., And all the air is love. P s a z. m CXXXIJlf As the izstd Pf*'s&, VrbeBieJ^gsofFrlind^. I TTOW pleafant'tis to fee JL X Kindred and friends agree, Each in his proper fcation move* .And each fulfil his part With fympathifing heart. In. all the cares of life and love.
* 'Tislike an ointment ihed
On Aaron's facred head:, Dhinely rich, divinely fiyeetj
The oil thro' all the rcom
Diftus'd a choice yeifurns, P. an through his robes, and bleS: his feet.
-3 Like fruitful fhowsrs of rain That water a1! the plain, Descending from the neighbouring hills 5 Such (breams of pleafure roll Thro' every friendly foul, Whe-e lev like heavenly dew diftits.
Repeat the fir ft Stanxa to complete the Hunt,
Psalm Ci^XX V. Daily and Nightly Devo ion. 3 "^"E that obey th' immortal King, - JL Attend his holy place ; Bow to the glories of his oo\v?r, And blef his wondrous grace.
s Lift up your hands by morning-Ugiht, And fend your foul or; high , Raif- your admiring thoughts by night Above uieftarry fky.
$ The God of Zion cheers nur hearts With pays of quickening grace ; Y
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The God that fpread the heaVens abroad, And ruies the fwdling feas,
F3al:4 CX XV. i— i, 14, 19—21. Firft Fart, L?r-2 Metre. Ttv Cturcl if God's ftoufe tr.d Care. 1 Tp^AlSI ye e;*
J. While in his jrts. ye wait,
Yefaints th Or . te.
i. Piaif; ye the Lcrd, '- od ;
To praife bis n; ploy :
Ifraei hcchofeof His |oy«
3 The Lore his faints ;
He treats
And when he hea; ,
Rer. nts" the forrows that be fends.
4. Thiough every age t] . Ares
His name, a- .. rod ;
He gi« 6 hi And vwu be known : God.
c Blefs ye the slo e,
x eople and
Amongftbh -vells^
His church h his
Psalm CXXXV. Ver. 5—1?. Sccord Part. *:!.: J. '(. ki if-Creation, Providence, Redemptitn oj
fEnem'ui. 1 S~\~VZ.\T i . a.ted high
\^X At throne j
\ : • :-->
done.
a At Ws command the vap ursrife,
ii%< flafli, the thui dexsxoarj 1
bore.
A L M CXXXV.
3 'Tv |
^ole dreadful tokens fent, |
O E |
roiighthy rfttbfconi tend; |
Wfi |
by firit-Dorft, I zi&s £nd msn. |
Fell dead b |
?Msivenging hand. |
4 Wi |
ltj nationsj mighty king* |
He _ |
nd their whole country gave |
To ! |
id "redeem-'d. |
No nriore t |
:• ■ ; - . ud Pharaoh's flavfe. |
Psalm C"XXV. Common Metre. Praife due to Ccd, not to Idcls. I A WAKE ^f'falffcss To praife your King
Yt~ - •". "■"■■ '-:v.70U fi«&
a Great :s ti e Lord ; .: ftvrorks unknown ^re his divine em lov :
Batfti I his fai enea? his thrcnc,
His :::.. urfc ;- id his joy.
3 Heaven, :::':. jodfeaeonfefs his hand ;
tie bids t : spours niej Light ;•; his command
j t rough the founding [kits.
4 All ?o>- : or kings have claim' d
Is few wi him alone ; Bi heathen gods iet ne e? be nam'd Where cur" mown.
5 Which of the frocks and ftories they trufi
Can give them mowers of rain ? In vain theyworfhip glittering duff, And pray to goid in vain,
€ [ Thsir gols have tongues that fpeechlefs prove* Such as their makers gave :
z s5 PSALM C\XXVI.
Their feet were, never form'd to move, Nor hands have power to fave.
7 Band are their eyes; their ears are deaf, Nor hear when morfca's pray 5 Mortals thatwai for th h relief,
Are blind and deaf as they.]
'% Ye nations, know the living Gor?, Serve hirn wish f ith and fear j lie m s »is abode,
claims your honours there.
Psalm CXXXVl. Common Metre; C...'. 'Gresuon Providence, Redemption
oflfrael and Salvation of 'bit People 1 f~* Cog, the fovereign Lord j
V3" endure*
i kings ::Jor'd, His truth is ever Jure,
a What wonders harh his w'fdom done ! Keiv j?.?^,.' ty 15 l&« £<ftiii / Heaven, ea he fi ;.m'd alone :
How •B/'tdi is his command I
3 The fun fup'jilles t'.e day with light:
He w bright bis ccunjfeh '(Mine ! The mbou i te night :
His we ks are all divine !
4 [He ftruck the fans of E-ypt dead:
Hoiv dread 'ul I: lis r.d ! An,! thence v. ith joy Lis pfopieled: How g-.aci'Ais is our God.
5 He ch ft the fwelling f c a ;n two, His arm is great in ntig bt .' And cave the tribes a pafTi^e through; His ptwer and grace unite.
But I'haraoh's army there he drown'dj
Ilow glotiui are bis ways ! tad bcooght ii> faints through defert ground i
Eternal bt bis praife.
PSALM CXXXVI. 257
''1' Great monarchs fell beneath his hand j
Vitlorhus is hhjivird ; i While Ifrael took the prormVd land ; And faithful is his ivord.]
3 He faw the nations dead in fin j
if e felt b is pity move : '' How fad the itaYe the world was in ! Koiv houndlefs ivas his love !
9 He feht to fare us from our woe ; Hisgoodnefi never fails j From death ana hell, ana e^ery foe } And ftill his grace prevails.
I© Give thanks co God the heavenly King 5 His mercies fill endure j Let the whole earth his praifes ring j His truth is ever fure.
P s a ■ t m CXXXVI. As the i 48th .Pfaina. -
1 |*~M7E t! ': arks to God moil high, V3f The oniverfal Lord : The fovereign King of icings J And be his gr;;ce ador'd. His poivsr and' grass- Are fifti the fame \ And let his name Have endlefs praife.
4 Hew mighty is his hand! What wonders hath he done I He form'd the earth and feas, And fpread the heavens ai irffei
■Thy mercy, Lord, Shall fill ensure j i And evzrfttre Abld s thy ward. bj Hiswifdora fram'd tire luft To co.vn the day vith light 5 JI he moon aid twinkling ftars Te cheer the darkfoma night.
y - * "
5$ PSALM CXXXVI.
His power and greet Are fill tbej(am\
And let bis name Have endlef pra'fe.
[He fmote the firft-born fon?,. The flower of Egypt, dead : And thence his chofm tribes joy and glory led.
Why titer cy, Lord,
Shall fiil I endure i
Ar.d ever fart
Alides thy word.
P.ls power and lifted rod, Cler't the red-fea in two j And for his people made A wondrous pafiage through.
His power and gr act
Are fill the fame ;
And let his name
Have endlefs praife.
But cruel Pharaoh there With all his h.fthe drown'd; And brought his Ifrael fafe Through a long defert grouch . • Why mercy, Lord, Shall fill endure, yjnd ever jure Abides thy word.
P A V S X.
The kings of Canaan fell Beneath his dreadful hand ; While his own fer van ts took. Poflefllon of their land.
His power and gr act
Are ft ill the fame 5
Ar.d let bit name
Have tndlefs praife.~\
He faw the nations li«j All pe iibfog in fin,
ps a l m cxxxvi. 15$
And pity'd the fad ftate The ruin'd world was in.
Thy mercy , Lord,
S -ell ftill endure 3
And ever Jure
Abides thy word. 3 He feet his only Son To fave us from our woe, From falan, fin and death, And every hurtful foe.
His power and greet
Arejiillthe fame',
And let bis name
Have endlefs praife. 10 Give thanks aloud to God, To God the heavenly king : And le: the fpacious earth Mrs works and glories ling.
Thy mercy, Lord,
Shall fill endure ;
And ever [tire
Abides thy word. Psalm CXXXVI. Abridged. Long Mefrf,.
2 ^NlVE to our God immortal praife ; VjF Mercy and truth are s.11 his ways j Wonders of grace to God belong Repeat hi; mercies inyourfong.
S Give to the Lord of lo*ds renown, The King of kings with glory crown J His mercies ever Jhall endure, When lords and kings are known no tn:re,
3 Ke built the earth, he fpre2d the Iky, And nVd the ilarry lights on high 5 Winders of grace to God belong Repeat his mercies in your Jong.
4. He ill's the fun with morning light, He bids the moon dlreft the night: His mercies ever Jh all endure, When funs and moons Jball Jbine no mPrt*
ifso PSALM CXXXVII.
3 The Jews he freed from Pharaoh's hand, And brought them to the prom'u'd land s Wonder i if grace to God belong Repeat bis mercies in your Jong.
6 He faw the Gentiles dead in fin, And felt his pity move within : His mercies ever fa all endure When death and fin f jail reign no rr.ort.
7 He fent his Son with power to fave From guilt, and darknefs, and the grave S Wonders cf grace to God belong Repeat his mercies in your Jong.
t Thro' this vain world h; guides our feet. And leads us to his heavenly feat : His mercies ever fh all endure When this vain ivorlJjhall he no more.
Psalm C XXXVI I.
The Babylonian Captivity.
3 A LONG the banks where Babel's current flow?, £3L Our captive bands in deep defpondence flray'd, Y/hile Z'on's fall in fid remembrance rofe,
Her friendi, her children mingled with the dead.
a Thetunelcfs harp, that cnce with joy we ftrung, Whenpraife employ'd and mirth infpir'd the layj In mournful filence on the willows hungj And growing grief prolong'd tketecious day.
3 The barbarous tyrants, to increafe the woe,
With taunting fmiles a fang of Zipn claim j Bid Tarred praife in ftrains melodious flow,
While they blafpheme the great Jehovah's nam««
4 But how, in heathen chains r."d !ar»Js unknown,
Shall Ifrael's for.?, \ fo'ng of Zion raife ? » >
O h?plcfs Salem, God's terWfliial throne, Thru land of gk.ry, facred mount cf pra!fea
5 If e'rr m;' memory lofe thy lovely nime,
If my cold heart negTcft mv kindred rsce>
P S A L M CXX XVIII. ztl
Let dire defhu&ion feize thrs guilty rram; $ My hand GizA periili and my voice ihall ceafe.
> Yet dial! the Lord, who hears when Zion calk,
O'ertake her foes with terror 2nd difmay, His arm avengeMfer defohter: wails, And raife tier children to eternal day, Psalm CXXXVIII, Reporter and Frefet-virg Grace, -
WiTH all my powers of h;arr and tongue I .' praife my MakerJrfi my long 5 Angels iT a 1 1 hearth: notes I ra?f?, Approve the f-ng> and Jcir t ; z ; tifev
a f Angels -^:m-!:e thy chafch Eheir care i hall witnefs tnj drvotiv - Eh -re, While Lo!v z?al dirrcls my =yes To thy fair temple in the ikies. ]
I'll ring thy truth and m;rcy, Lor % I'll fing the wonders of thy woed \ Not ill tfe e werks and nam z s b : ' b ,v *►
! So much fih<" power and 2 1 >ry ihow.
4 To God I cry'd when troubles reft ; ' He heard me, and fubdu'd my foes :
He <Jidmy riling fears contrcul,
And itren6thdifras'd through ill rr.y foul.
5 The Gcd of heaven malrrains h's (late, Frowns on the proud, and fcorn- th- great J But from his th-o re defends to blefa
The humble fouls that trull: his grac**
$ Amid ft: a thoufand fn ares I fiand Upheld and guarded by thy hand : Thy words my fainting foul revive. And keep my dying faith alive.
7 Grace will complete what grace begins, To fave from forrows or from fins. The work that wifdom undertakes, Eternal rnercy ne'er forfakes.
%6z P 5 A L M CXXX1X.
Psalm CXXXIX. Firfi FSrt. LongMetr.
The all- feeing God. 1 T O^D, s-y.i ' »a fearcVd and feen rne thro' J— I Thine eye command-, with piercing view Ivlj rifing and nif refting h Mygheaart and ri*;h with ail their powers.
My thoughts, before they aire my own,
Are to my God diftinttly known ;
Ke kno-rrs the words 1 mean to fp< k
Ereirom my opening lips they br: •:, 3 Wlrliin thy ctrcii I land,
On every fide I d;
Awake, alleep, ac home, abroad, ■ I am furrounded % Ity mih God.
4. Amazing knowledge, vafl and great ! V. hat large extent ! what lofty height ! fcfy foul with ail the powers I boalT,
t the boundlefs piolpecl loir.
5 0£ w/iy ftb<f/e thoughts pojjejs ray b>-eaft9
ere-ierl rcve, luhcrc-ier I reft j ZV«r let i. '.are
d \fent to Jin, for Goaty there:
V A * i E I.
6 Coold I fofalfe, fo falthWs prove, To cult thy fervice and thy love,
e, Lor-1. could I thy pretence lhun, Or from thy dreadful glory i
7 If up to heave? I take my <
*Tis there thou IweH' V enthron'd in ligntjj Or dive to hell, thcr; vengeance reigns, And Satan groans beneath thy chains.
I If mounted on a morning ray I fly beyond the Wefterniea* Thy fwifter hand would firrt arrive, And there atrerc thy fugitive. 5 Or ihould I try to fimn thy fight Beneath the ipreading veil of night,
PSALM CI'XXIX.
One glance of#hine, one piercing ray 'Would kindle daiknefs into cay.
\iy tbefe thoughts pcjjefs r,;y breaft, wFbere-eer I ro--ve,ii:herc-der 1 reft j viy weaker&ajffjoris a.rz
. for Grid is there,
"•..USE IT.
: veU of n; h; is no iifguife, No f:rce.j nom & .'-'. rhirig eyear; ri hy hand can lei. : ^Through ntidijrght fhades as blazing neon*
Midnight and noon in this agree, Great ceib thcPj
eath can hid- what Gqd^ ... fpy^ And he! to his tr e.
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S a t M CXXXIX. 5w ::. : h: |
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ft«4 PSALM CXXXIX.
5 There the young feeds of thought kegaa And all the pafiions of the man, Great God, our infant natur; pays Immortal tribute to thy praife.
Pause.
6 Lord, fine; in my advancing age I've *&ed on life's bufy flags,
Thy thought;' of love to me furrnount My power of number* to recount.
7 I could furvey the ocean o'er,
And count each fand that makes the fhore, Before my fwifteft thoughts could t.-acj The numerous wmders of thy grace.
3 Thefe on my heart aie Rill improft, With thefe 1 give my eyes to reft j And at my waking hour I find God and his love poffefs my mind.
Psalm CXXXIX. Third Part. Long Metre.
Sincerity prof ejl, and Grace tri-d j or ,* the Hc:> t- Jcarcbing Gcd.
I 1\/TY God, what inward grief I fcr!,
«LVA When Impious men t/anfgrci\ thy will • 1 mourn t<> hear their !rffs profane, Take thy tremendous name in vain.
ft Dres not my foul deteft and hate The fons of malice and deceit ? Thofe thatoppofe t^y laws and thee, I count for enemies to me.
3 Lord, fearch my foul, try every thought, Though my own heart accufe me not, Of walking in a falfe difgu!fe,
I beg the trial of ti;ine c;. a.
4 Doth fecret mlfchief lurk within ?
Do I indulge feme unknown fi;i ? Oh turn my feet whene'ei I ilray, And lead me in thy perfect way.
PSALM CXXXIX. " a^S
Pjalm CXXXIX. FlrftPart. Common Metre. God is every where.
JN all my vaft concerns with thee. In vain my fcul would try To fhun thy prcfence, Lord, or fiec The notice of thine eyes.
Thy all-furrounding fight furveys
My /fing and my reJc, My puhiic walks; my private ways.
And fecrets of my breaft.
5 My thoughts He open to the Lord Before they're form'd within j
And ere my lips pronounce the \7ori# He knows the fenfe I mean.
Oh wondrous knowledge, deep and higk-s
Where ca^i a creature hide t within thy circling arms I lie, Enclcs'd on every fide. ; So let thy grace furround me ill!!, And like a bulwark prove, To guard rriy foul from every ill, Stcur'd by fovereignloyc,
P A U S B.
> Lord, where fhall guilty fouis refcks
Forgotten and unknown ? In hell they meet thy dreadful firej
In heaven thy glorious throne* Should I fuppreft my vital breath
To h'cape the wrath divias, I Thy voice would break the bars of deat%
And make the grave refjgn. If wing'd with beams of morsing-'ight
I fly beyond the weir, Thy hand, which muft fupport my flighty
Would facn betray my reft. If o'er my fins I think todrasr
The curtainj of the night, - 2
a65 PSALM C%XMX.
The fiaming eyes that guard thy law Would turn thefhades to light.
\o The beams of noon, the mhln'-ghnhour Ate beth alike to th e: Oh msy 1 ne'er provoke that power From which I cannot flee.
Fsalm CXXXIX Sec: J Part. Common Metre.
The TVifdom of God in the Formation ofZrfs. 1 \Vr7HZtt i With pleafing wonder {land, Vr And all my frame furvey, I rd, ?tis thy work j I own thy hand Thus built my humble clay.
z 1 ' nd'xny-i art and reins poflftft
Thy wifdom all my features trae'd, And all my members drew.
3 'I h :T c:.re furvcy'd
The growth of every .part ; T'.il tbit whole fcheme thy thoughts had laid Was cop/d by thy art.
a. Heaven8 earth, and fea, and fire and wind Shew me thy wondrous fkill j But I revie / myfelij an Diviner wonders ftiiL
► Thy • round rrte /Line,
M} rl praifej
Lord, to thy works of nature join Thy miracles bfgi ace.
Psalm CXXXIX. Tfr, 17, 18. Third Pa:. Common Me - . Tie Mercies zf God'innuttterabU* An Evening Pfalm.
1 T* CUD, when I count o'er,
jl , j Thi y (trjkemewi Not all rhefaoi.de that ore,
T«/qaal number!
PS A L M CXL.
S My fleih with fear and wonderlands, The product of thy (kill, And hourly biefilngs from thy hands Thy though Es of love rev.ai. 3 Theleon my heart by night I keep j Kow kind, hew dear to me ! Oh may the hour that ends my fleep Still find my thoughts with Jiee.
A l m CXL,
2 TOLGTECT us, ? X Behold our rifin
Common Metre.
from fatal harm j
We truit alone Tuft
1 Theirtdngueis like apoifoh'd dart, Their thou ghes are full of guile, While rage and carnage fw II their heart. They wear a peaceful fmile.
3 O G >d of grace, thy guardian care, When fees without tuvaceY Or fpfead within a de;p; r fr. are, - Supplies our conftantaid.
"4 Let falfehcod flee before thy face, Thy heavenly truth extent!, All nations tarte thy heavenly grace, And all dehifion end.
5 With daily bread the poor fupply., The caufe ofjuliice plead,
And be thy church exalted high, With Chriu the glorious head.
Psalm CXLI. V:r. z, 3, 4, 5, f/aichfulneji and Bi Qtberly Ls-ve. A Iviorningor Evening Pfalm. J. 1% JfY God. accept my early vows, JLVX Like morning incenfe in thine hpufe, And let my nightly worihip rife Sweet ss the evening rn^iic:.
a.'S P S A L M CXLII.
a Watch o'er my lips, and guard them, Lord, From even- raih and heediefs word : Nor let my feet incline totre J The guilty path where miners Irad.
3 Oh may the righteous, hen I vtray, Smite anu wandering way !
Theirgentlev ords, i:.e ointment -Hied, Shall never bruife, but cheer my hea>'.
j. '" m I L with grief,
3vl cry to h< . .. ■ . teif relief 5
1 pc;iiio^s prjve H - .v much 1 prize their faithful iovc.
P s a l m CXt II.
GciistbeHspe if the Hdf;fz,
* HP^ ^od x m3cic my farrows ki;cw«, JL Fiorn God I fought relief ; In long complaint? brf ne his throne 1 poui'd outafl my grief.
% My fcui w^s overwhelm'.', with woea, heart began to Lre;k j 1 ,. ho ill m burdens knciri, Beholds the way i take.
3 O.: every mlel care mine fye, And found my helpertgone, W; ile friends and ftrangers paf< m« by Negb &e ! an i unknown,
v - '! 'r cry,'
cy near, (( Thou art rn;- portion when I die, "- Be thou my refuge he.e.**
Lotd " ". t • t exceeding low,
Now ■ . knd,
An J ^ pes who v.x me know
I've an alml^hiy Friend,
3 From my f3d prifun let me free, 7hc» frulj I praife thy na«cc,
PSALM CXLIII. a59
And holy men fhall join with me,
Thy kindnefs to proclaim,
P SAL M CXLIIT.
Complaint of heavy AffliBiqns in Mind and Body.
MY righteous Judge^my gracious God, H;ar when 1 fpread my hands abroad, And c*y for fuccour from thy thr.one, Oh make thy truth and mercy known.
Let judgement not againrr, me pafffj Behold thy fiivant pleads thy grace 5 Should juh ice call us to thy bar, No man alive is guHilefs there.
Look down in pity, Lord, z*\-l jfee The mighty ' rihenme^
Down to the duft'mrj fife is bi ughs, LikeoneTong feory'd and forg t.
I dwell in J:irh:: efs ind u if sn, My heart is defolate v.l: i n : *My thoughts in muling filence trace The antient wonders of thy grace,
Thence I derive a glimpfe of hope To bear mj finking fplrits up; I ftrctch my bancs to God ' jin, And thir.il like parched in }s f r 1 aiqf.
For theel thTrft-, I pray, T m-ojirn j
When will thy fmiling fa ; : r : : : ■ Shall all my joys on earth remove, And God forever hide bis iove ? My God, thy long delay ^0 fave, Will link thy prifpner to the grave ; I\'y heart grows faint, and dim mine ey» : pake hafte to help before I die. The night is witr.efs to my tears, ^iftrcffing p:;n;;di^femngf ars ; Oh might 1 hear thy morniag voice, How would my wearied powers Holee ! Z z *
*7o PSALM eXLIV.
9 In thee T truft, to thee I figh, And lift my weary foul^n high j For tree fit waiting all the day, And wear the tireforne hours awav.
reJ?reak <»ff«my fetters, Lord, and {how The path in which my feet mould go : If mares and foes befet the road, I flee to hide me near my God.
1 1 Teach me to do trry holy will, And Lad me to thy heavenly hill : Let the good fpht of thy l„ve Conducl me to thy courts above.
1Z Then fhall my foul no more comrjlain, The tempter then fhall rage in vain 3 And flefh that was my foe before, bhall never vex my fpirit more. P s a l m CXLIV. FirJ}Part. Ver. r, J Jfffifiance and factory in the fyiritual War/art. iT^CREVEil blefled be the Lord, .17 My bav'iour and my wield j Ke fends his fpirit with his word, To arm me for the field,
2 When fin and hell their force unite,
He makes my foul his care, Inftrufts me in the heavenly fight, Aud guards me through the war.
3 A friend and helper fo divine
My fainting hope (hall raife j He makes the glorious vidtory mine, And his mail be the praife.
P s a t'M CXLIV. Second Part. Ver. 3,4,!
*Iki Vanity of Man, and Condefcention c/God, 1 T ORD, what is man, poor feeble man,
JL-J turn of the earth at firrt: ?
His life a Ihadow, light and vain, Still hading to the duil.
PSALM CXLV. a7l
- Oh what is feeble dying man, Or all his finfal race, That God fhou'd make it his concera To vifit him with grace ?
3 That God who darts his lightnings dswi?,
Vv ho makes the worlds above, What terrors wait his awful fYown, '
How wondrous is his love ? Psalm CXLiV. Third Part. Ver. iz—15.
Grace abcvi Riches j cr, the happy Nation.
HAPPY the city, where their fons Like pillars round a palace fef, Arid daughters bright as polifii'd Hones Give ftreugth and beauty to the ilare. a Happy the land in culture drefs'd,
Whofe flocks and com have large increafej Where men iccur;iy work or ieir, Nor fons of plunder break their peace.
3. Happy the nation thus endow'd, But more divinely bleft are thofe On whom the ail-fufHcient God Himfelf v.ich all his grace beftows.
P s a t m CXLV. Long Metre, The Greatr.efs ofGcd,
I IWfY God, my King, thy various praife J VJL Shall fill the remnant of my days £ Thy grace employ my humble tongue Till death and giory rail's the fongm
a The wings of every hour ihail bear Some thankful tribute to thine ear ;
And every fetting furifhall fee New works of duty done for thee.
3 Thy truth and juilice I'll proclaim j Thy bounty flows, an endlefsltream j Thy mercy fwift; thine anger How, But dreadful to fchs ilwbborn foe.
*7 * PSALM CX.V.
4 Thy works with fovereign glory mine j / nd fpeak thy Majefty divine ; Let every realm with joy proclaim The found and honourof rhy name.
* Let diftant times and nations raife The long fueoemoa of thy praife ; And unborn ag»s make my fong 1 he joy and.triumpn of their tongue,
6 Eut who can fpeak thy "vdndrous deeds ! Thy greatnefs all our thoughts exceeds j Vaft aiiG unfearchable thy ways, Vaft and immortal be thy praife.
P s a l :.: CXJLV. 1—7, 11— 13. Firft P*rH
'The Greatnefs of : .
j T ONG as I live I'll bkfs thy name,
J i My King, my God c: love j ^ly work and joy mail oz tbe fame, In the bright wof'd above. % Great is the Lord, his power unknown, And let his praife be great; I'll &ng the honours of thy throne. Thy works of grace repeaj:.
0 T'"- grace fliall dwell upon my tongue j And while my Up* rejoice, The men that hear mv facred fong
S'l -11 join their cheerful voice. %
a. Fathers to fona nej
Ana children learn thy v A C3 to coiv.i thy fcru h proc And nations found th)
c Thygiorious d;cdsof autient c'ace Sh h the world be kr. •
fbi •' '■' cr; thy heavenly fi_t3
"With public fplendor ihown.
6 T "h
1 ..t„ ...z ml'
PSALM CXLV. *7j
And thine eternal kingdom ftands, Tito' rocks and hiiis remove.
P s a l m CXLV. SeccndPart. Ver. 7,&c\ t
Tie Gotdnefs of God. I Q WEET is the memory of thy grace, O My God, my heavenly Kir- y
Let age to age thy righteoufntfs In founds of glory iing.
a God reigns on high, but ne'er confine! His goodnefs to the fkies ; Through the whole earth his bounty ihinee, And every want fuppiies.
3 With longing eyes thy creature* wait 1
On thee for daily food, ' Thy liberal hand provides their jaea&
And nils their mouths with good.
4, How kind are thy compal&ons, Lord I
How flow thine ar ger moves ! But foon he fends his pardonls-g woii To cheer the fouls he loves.
5 Crf2tureswith all their en-'iefs raca Thy power and praife proclaim ; Eut faints that tafte thw richer erace Delight to blefs thy name. Psalm CXLV. 14, 17, &t. TthdP&t* Mercy to Sufferer t ; or, Gcd hearing Fr ay tr.
1 T ET every -tongne-.ffiy goodnefs fpeak, 1~J Thou fovereign Lora of ail ;
Thy ftrengtheniag hands uphold the' weak, And raife the poor that fail-
2 When foifrow bows the fpirit down,
Or virtue lies diftreft Beneath fome proud oppreflhrVfrovrn, Thou giv'u the n.. urners reft,
3 The Lord fup ports our finking days,
Aad guides our giddy ycetb. 5
SH PSALM C9U.TI.
Holy and jttft are all his ways, And alibis words are truch.
4 He knows the pain his fervants feel,
K - •-: . his children cry, And .h,:,- hi \ wrimes to fulfil Kis grace is ever nigh.
5 H»a i ;i- (ball remove
F am men of heart iincerc ; He fiv t thd fouia, wfc, fe humble love' Isjoia'd r.ich holy fear.
« [His ftubhorn foes his fword mail fl j , And pierce their hearts vrirjb pi'.a ; But none that ferve the Loid fli.tll lV, " They fought the Lord in vain." J
? [My lips flull dwell upon his praife, And fpread his fame akroa .'. j Let all the fons cf Ada
The honours of their God.]
Psalm CXliYL Long Metre.
Vrji'-.jt it Ctd for bh G.ulr.tfs aaJ Truth.
1 ^ JS.AISE ye the Lord, my heart fhall join JL in works fo pleafant, Co divine j
Now while the flefh is mine abode, A.:J when my foul afcends to God.
2 Praife mail employ my noblefr powers, While immortality endures 5
Air dayi of praife iliall ne'er b; part, Wbiic life and thou ht and bring lair.
3 Why fhould 1 make a man my tiufl ? Princes muli die and turn to daft;
Their breath departs, their p-mp and p.'.wer, And thought all vanifh ih an hour.
4 Happy the man| whofc hopes rely On Ifrael's God : He made the iky> And earth, and Teas, with all their train, And none iha 1 find his pjomifc vain.
? S A L M ■ CXLYI. 27S
His truth forever Rand* fecure : He fares th' oppreft3 he feeds the poor ; He fends the labouring conscience pea»c, And grants the prifoncr fweet releafe. The Lord to fight reftores the blind ; The Lord fupperts the finking mind j He heips the ftr anger in diftrefs, The widow and the fatherlefs.
He loves the faints, he knows them well, But turns the wicked down to hell : T j'uod, O Zio», ever reign ».3 jPraife him in everlafting fhaina.
Psalm CXLvJ. As the 113th Ffa-Im.
Prslfi to Gcdfcr-bis Goodnsfi and Truth.
I'LL pratiemy Makerwithmy breath; And v. ' :r. my voice is loft in death I Pnife fhall employ my nobler powers j "My da s of praife fhall ne'er be part, While life and thought and being lafr, Or immortality ensures.
"I ~;.ke amsnmytru2> '-: \U tu n tcduflj
6irpoTnp°aridF^
And thoughts Uani 3 in an h-,ur,
Nor can they make their promife good; !h;^v Lhe man, wr. >fe hep°s rdy jfa ' . ■-' Sod; he rvndctkefky, .
"" ^ *H their train 3
Tre Lord hath errs '0 -Tve the import 'inkins
onvfe vain,.
He fends he
Pe helps the ftri
V,13,
he w;4ow and the fatherlefs,
sftnd gjjants the prifener fwsetrsleaft.
£7 6 P S A L M CXLVJI.
5 He loves his faints, he kncws them well, But turns the wicked down to hell j
Thy Gr.d, O Zi on. ever reigns j Let e\ery tongue, let every age, In this exalted work eng?ge :
Praife him in cvei-laiting ftrah s.
6 VI praife him while he lends m* bresth, And when my voice is loft in death
Praife &; 11 *.,.-';oy my nobler powers j My days of p aife ihall ne'er be pair, While life and thought and being laft,
Or immortality endur:3.
P ■ a I U CXLVII. FirfiPart. Tie divine Nature, Providence, and Grace. a Y>RA.1SE ye the Lord; 'tis good to raife JLT Our hearts and voices in his praife : His nature and his works invite To make this duty our delight.
a The Lord builds up Jerufalem, And gathers nations to his name : I lis mercy melts the ftubbortk fou', And makes the broken fpirit whole.
3 Me form'd the ftars, thefe heavenly flames, He counts their nv.mbers, calls their namte, His fovereign wifdom knows nob
A .deep whore all our thoughts are drowaVi. A Great is our Lord, and gre*t his might j And all his glories infinite : He crowns the meek, rewards the j a ft, And treads the wicked to the duft.
P A V t X.
e S'rgtc the Lord, exalt him high, Who fpreads his cl nlds around t'.ie, iky j There he prepares the fruitful rain, Nor lets the drops defcend in vain.
6 Ke makes the graft the hills adorn, And cloihci She faailing ielas with cor*.;
PSALM CXLVII. 177
The beads with food his hands Supply, And feeds the ravens when they cry.
7 "What is the creature's {kill or force t The vigorous man, the warlike horfi, The fprightly wit, the a&ive limb Ah aie too mean delights for him.
I But fainrs are lovely in his fight : He views his children with delight : He fees their hups, he knows their fear, And findi and loves his image there.
P I A J. M CXLVII. Second Pert. Summer and JP~int:r. ET Zion praife the mightyGod,
■L1
For fv/eet the joy, our fongs to raife, And glorious is the work of praife.';
l Our children live fecure and bleir ; Ourfhores have peace, cur cities rcrhj He feeds our fons with inell wheat, And adds his bleiTmg to tKeie meat.
j The changing feaionahe ordains, The early and the litter r?.ins ; His flakes of fnow like wool he fends,
_ And thusjthe fprir.ging corn defends.
(. With hoary froft he frrews the ground : His hail defcend-: with dreadful found-; His icy bands the rivers hold, And terror arms his wintry cold.
He bids the warmer breezes blovvj- The ice diffolves, the waters Sow ; Eut he hath nobbr works and wayi To call his people to his praife.
Thro* all our realm his laws ?.re mown.; His gofpel through the nation known > Ke hath not thus reveaPd his wofd To. every land ? praife ye th? L ri.
*?3 P S A L M CXcVJII.
Psalm CXLV1I. 7—9> »3~'g- Common Metre T£<r Seafam of the Tear,
1 W^/1^^' f?n2s 3!1^ honours founding loud,
\^% Addreft the Lord on h:g . ; Ovc~ the heavens he 1'peads his cloud, And waters veil the flcyv
2 Refunds his fhowers of blcfii-gs down
To cheer the plains below : He makes the grafs the mountains crom, And corn in valleys grow.
3 lie gives, the grazing ex his m:at,
He hears the i '. cry ; But m-..:i who taftes his iinei'c wheat Should taiic hhi onou ;s high.
4 Ills fteady counfeis change the face
Of thr. declining year ; lie bids fc^ -:hl-race-
And wintry days appear, -.c His hoary froft, his fleecy /now
Defcend and clothe, the ground : ; u i d '* re a on s £p rbcar t c j 1 0 w , la icy fetters bound.
6 When from his dreadful fl.cres-on hi,;*
He pours the founding l.cil, The v-r-:cb that dares l.h Godd.fy Shall find hie courage fail.
7 He fend? his word and melts the fnow,
The field no • >nger mourn ; -• He calls the'warmer t i;w,
And bids the fpriag return. S The changing 1 [yingcioud,
Obey his mighty word : With longs and honours founding loud
i i ife ye the favereign Lord.
Y
a l m eX'.VlII. Proper Metre; Praife is Gidfrom alt Creatures. 7"Z tribes of Adam, join v
With . earth; a:d Las.
?5 A L M CXLVIIli n*
And ofrsr notes divine To -.our Creator's praKe; Ye holy throng Of angels bright,
\n worlds af light ** ^
Begin the long. i Thou fun with dazzling ray*i (And moon that rules the nght, Shine to your Maker's praile, With flars of twinkling Hg&t Kis power declare, Ye rloodscn high. And clo ads that fly: In empty air. 3 The finning worlds above )n glorious order ftandj Or in fwi&'conrfes move, By his fuprerne command. /re fpake the word, And all their- frame From nothing came To praife the I ord. 4- He rnoVd their mighty *»ha«l8 In unknown ages pair, And :ath his word fulfils While time and nature Iafh In different ways His works proclaim" Kis wondrous name, An* fpeak his praife.
P A U 8 X.
5 Let all the earth-ha^n race, /• nd monflcrs of the deep The fifh that cleave the feas. Or in their br.fc.-n ll&ep,
Fromfea and fhore
Their tribute pay,
Ana ftill difp'ay
Tki? Maker's pewtr.
2*0 P S A L M CXLVill.
6 Ye vapours, hali and fr.o-.v, i-^raife ye th' almighty Lord, Ard ftormy winds chat blew To execute his word. When lightnings ihine Or thunders roar, » Let earth adoi : Kis hsni divine. - Ye mountains near the fkxef , With lofty c^dGis there, ^ ad trc~: of humbler dze tt fruit in plenty bear ; s wild zv.l tame, Eirds. ftieSand tfornis, In various forms Exslt his name. t Ye kings a,. I ;u gesj fear
:\ herd the iovcreign King } And while you rule us here, Kis hraverJy wonders ling : N r Jet the dream Of power and ftatse
! you forget His po'« er fupremei 9 Virgins a-'d yout.is engage 1 a r i-.nd hl& pralfe divine,
. e infancy and sge 1 hen feeble voices join : W ice as he reigns His name b; f . ig; B very tongue In en' lit :•
I o Let a 1 the nar: ris fta* The God tl at rules above i He brings 1 is people near, Ana makes them tade his i«>t : tile earth and fky A ttemr.t I is praifa • - . faints ;1 alraife i htaoun . igh.
F 5 A L M LXVIII. a*x
Psalm CXLV1II. Paripbfafid in Long Metre.
Ur.iftfftl praife to God, % T OUD hallelujahs to the Lord
J-J Frcra diftant worlds -where creaturei dwell s
Let heaven begin the folemn word,
And found it dreadful down to hell. Note. This Pfalm may he Jung to tit Tune of the old
wither 12.1th Pj aim if theje two Lines be added
to every Stanza, (viz.)
Each of his works his namedifplays,
But they can ne'er complete the praife.
Otherivife it nrttjl be Jung to the ufual Tunes tf the Long Mare, 3f" The Lord, how abfolute he reigns,
Let every angel bind the knee;
Sing of his leve in heavenly ftrains, - And fpeak how fierce his terrors be. ; High on a throne his glories dwell,
An awful throne of ihining bllfs :
Fly through the wcrld, O fun, and tell
How dark thy beams compar'd to his.
j. Awake y«tcrhpnrs and his fame
In founds of .dreach.il praife declare j Let the fvreit whifrer of his name Fill every gentler breeze of air.
j Let c!oud3, and winds, and wares agree - To join their, praife with biasing fire j Let the firm earth and rollirs fea In this eternal f:ng confpire.
> Ye flowery plains, proclaim his fkill j Ye v allies fink before his eye ; And let his praife from evtry hill Rife tdaeful t^the neighb'cuniig iky.
r Ye rrubjbara oaks, and ftately pines, Eend ycur high b ancihps ai d adore : Praife ; ;/r>j v? beaf!:?, in different iLsios 3 Fhs lamb mw& blezt; trelion roar.
-8 1 PSALM CXLVli;.
S Ye bird?, his praife mud be ycur theme,
Who fcrm'd to forg your Aineful voice j
While the dumb nfh that cut the Ccrtzvn In 1 is prc'ce&ijog care rejoice.
9 Mortals, can you refrain your tongue, Wl en nature all around you fings ? Oh for a lhcut from old and young, From humble fwains and lefty kings !
io Wide as his vail dominion lies, M?.:e the Creator's name be known j Lcud as his thunder fhout his praif;, And found it lofty as his chi cne.
li Jehovah 1 'tis 4 glorious word ! Oh iray itdwtl1. or: every to gue ! Eut faints who baft ba\e known the Lori Aie bound toraife the noble il feng.
12 S'-ep.k c: the wondei s of that love Wj ich Gabriel plays o:, every chord : From ail be'ow and ail above, Loud Halitkjahs to the Lord.
Psalm CXLV1II. Short Metre.
Unfotrfal Praift.
1 T ET every creature join
jLi To pr?ife th* eternalGcd ;
Ye heavenly holts, tie fong begin,
And found his name abroad.
% Thou fun with golden beams, And moon with paler rays, Ye ftarry lights, ye twinkling flame?, Shine to your Maker's praife.
3 He built thefe worlds above,
And 'fix' d their wondrous frame j By his command'they {land c-r move, And ever fpeak his name.
4 Ye valours, when ye rife,
Or fall in fliowefs rr fr.trzt
p 8 A L M exLvm. tgj
Ye thunders murmuring round the Gs\ztt
His power and glory mow. v
5 Wind, hail, and flaming fire,
Agree to praife the Lord, Whence in dreadful ftorms Confpire To execute his word.
6 By all his works above
His honours be expref!: ; But faints that tafte his faving loTe Should flng his praifes bsft.
P A U S I I.
7 Let earth and ocean know
They owe their Maker praife $ Praife him, ye watery worlds belov»> And monfter-s of the feas.
8 From mountains near the flcy
Let his high praife refound, From humble ihrubs and cedars high* And vales and fields around.
9 Ye lions of the wood,
And tamer beails that gr*22, Ye live upon his daily food, And he exps&s your praife.
3o Ye birds cf lefty wing,
On high his praifes bear; Or fit on flowery boughs and ling _ Your Maker's glory there.
II Ye reptile myriads join,
T' exalt Lis glorious name, And flies in beauteous forms that {hiRS3 His wondrous fci 11 proclaim.
j a By all the earth-born race, His honours '02 expreit, But faints that know his heavenly grace5 Should leawi to praife him Left. Pause II. J 3 Monarchs of vide command, Prp.sj* ye th\ sterr.ii King,
zU PSALM CXUKV
Judges, adore that fovercign hand, Whence all your honours fpring.
14 Let vigorous youth engage
To found, his praifes high ; While growing babes and withering age Tkeir feebie voicei try,
15 United zeal be fliown.
His wondrous fame to raife ;
God is the Lord j his name alone
Deferves our endlefs praife.
I 5 Let nature join with art,
And all pronounce him bleft, But faints that dwell fo near his heart Should fing his praifes beit.
Psalm CXLIX.
F raife G$J, all bis Salr.fs ; or, the Sa'wtt jud?i;;<^ the TVcrld.
1 \ LL ye that Jove the Lord, rejoice, £\ And let your fongs be newj Amldft the church with cheerful v»ice
Kis later wonders fhew.
2 The Jews the peopJe of his grace,
Shall their Redeemer fin* ; And Gentile nations join the praift While Zion owns her king.
3 The Lordt?kes pleafurein thfju.1-,
Whom finiiers treat with fco.n : The meek tha '.ied'fp'.s'd in daft Salvation fha.ll adorn*
-j Saints ihcuid be joyful in their kiog E'en on a dying bad <
tike the fouls in gl ry firig, i\?rG«>d Shall r**fe thedead*
ill their tonuv^, . 5 Their hand fliall wield the (word :
ahce i'.;^\ a:-.tc:,> I their fonjs, . nzsantt •ftfc^LdW.
PSALM CL. aS5
6 When Chriit. his judgment-ieat afcends,
And bids the world appear, Thrones ars prepared for ail his friends Who humbly iov'd him here.
7 Then mall they rule with iron rod
Nations that dar'd rebel : And join the fentence of their God, O.i tyrants doorn'd to heil.
* The royal iinners bound In chains
N^w triumph ih a ; I
^ra:
Such honour fcr the faints remains J Piaifs yc and love the Lord.
Psalm CL. j. 2, 5. A Sor.g of Praifi. I TNT God's own houfe pronounce his praife, 3L Kis grace he there reveals j To heaven your joy and wonder rails, For there his glory dwells.
s Let all your facred paffions move, While you rebearfe his deeds j Eut the great work of faying love Your higheff praife exceeds.
3 Ail that have motion, life and breath, Proclaim your Maker bleft; Yet when my voice expires in death, My foul mail praife him beft.
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The Christian Doxologt.
Long !V!etre.
rO God the Father, dcd the Ton, And God the Spirit, three in one, Be honour, praife, and glory given, By all en earth, and all in heaven. Common Mefer*. ET God the Father, and the Sen, -i And Spirit be ador'd,
a15 DOXOLOGISS.
Where thereare works to make him knovr.i, Or faitts to love the Lord.
Common Metrf. Where the the Tune includts tivt Stanatfi, 7.
TrIE God of mercy be ador'd, Who calls cur fouls from deaths , Who faves by his redeeming word, And nevv-creacing breath; II. To praife the Father, and the Soa,
ind Srir'.t all divine, The one in three, and three in cne, Let fainte and argels join.
Short P.';;; % *\^*E iageli round the throne, J. And faints that dwell below, Wdrihip the Father, praife the Son, AndWlcfs the Spirit too.
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At the nub Pfalrrt. OW to the great and facred three,
The Father, Son, and Spirit be E tergal praiteand glory given, Through ail the worlds where Go J is knows, By all the angels near the throne,
And all the faints in earth ar.l heav***
As the 14.8*6 PjaJm.
rO God the Father's throne Perpetual honours raife; Glory to God the Son. To God the Spirit praife :
With all our powers, . Eternal King, Thy name we finjj, While faith adores. ■
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TA3LE to find a Pfalm fulted to particular Sub- jects OrOcCASICKS.
If you find not what Word vou feek In this Tabl-* feek another of the fame Signification : Or, leek i* under fcm* of the more gen-ral Words, fuch as God, Ghrifl, Church, Sair.ts, Pfalm, Prayer, Pxaife, Af- JtiSionj Grace, Deliverance. Death, Sec.
ADAM the firft and fecond, their dominion S« icl Ajjii&ed, Pity to them, 41, 55, fupportedj 55,
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INDEX.
/^AR§> of God over his Saints 34. Charity t« Kj th£ Poor 37, 41, lit. and Juftice 15, in, mixed with Imp.ecations 35. Children praifing God £, made BleHings 117, 1:8. inrtructed 14, 7?* Cbrljl the fecond Adam 8. his All-fuftic'rency i6« his Afcention 14., 6S. 1 10. t^e Church's Foundation 1 18. hiiiCcmi.ig, the Signs of it 12. his Condefcen- fion and Glorification 8. Covenant made with him 89. firft and fecand Com;ng 96, 97, 98. the true David 35. his D.tath and Refsrre&ion it, 16, 69. the eternal Creator, 102. exalted to the Kingdom *, *i,8, 72, J 10. our Example 109. Faith in hi- Blood i;i. God and Man £9. his Godhead 102. our Hope *., 51. his Incarnation and Sacrifice 40. the King,, rnd the Church his Spoufe 45. his Kingdom aoiona Gentiles 71,87, 132, his Love to Enemies ico, 35. I is Majefry 97, 99. his mediatorial Kingdom 89, no. his Obedience and Death 69. his perianal Glo- mes r~nd Government 45. Praifod by Children i. rrieftand King 1 10. his RefurrccYion en the. Lord'* Day 1 18. out ftredgth and Rijhteoufnefs yi, ]>ij Sufferings and Kingdom a, %zt 6c. his Suffering! for our Salvation 6 ■>. 1 is Zealand Pvepronches ihi:, Cbrifiians Qualifications 1.5, 64. Cru-ch made of Jews and Gentiles 87. Church, its Beauty. 44, 48, 1 12. the Birthplace cf Saints 87. built on Jfcfuij Chrift 118. Delight and Safety in it 27. Deftru&ioa of Enemies proceeds from thence 76. gathered and fettled 132. of the Gentiles 45, 4 7. Go's? fights far } =1-46, 10. 20. God's Prefence there 132,84. God't fsecial Delight 87, 132. God's Garden 9 2. Going to it 122. the H:>ufe and Care of Go-! 135. of the Jiw« and Gentiles 87. its Increafe C7. Prayer in difircfi fo. Reftored by Prayer r. 5. ici, 107. i3 the Safety and Honour of a Nation 48. the Spoufeof Chrift 4 5. its VVorfhlp and. Order 48. Colon't: planted 107. C.tnfort. Holinefs and Pardon 4, 32, 119, nth and I2tn Parts, and Support in God 94, 16. from anti- «nt Providence 77, 143. of Life bleft 127. and Far- don 130. Cumfeny i>f Sainti jC; IC9, Car. plant tf
I K D EX.
Ahttnct from Public Worfhip 4$. of Sicknefs 6f Dcferfion 13. Pride, Atheifm, Opprefiion, &c. i«, *a. of Temptation 13. genera! 102. of Quarrelfome Neighbouri 12*. of heavy Afflictions in Mind and Body 143. CompaJJion of God 1*3, 145, 147. Communion with Saints 10$, 133. ComfeJJion of our Poverty 1*. of Sin, Repentance and t ardon 32, 5 r, 38, 130, 14.3. Ctnfcience tender 119, 13?^ Parr, id Guilt relieved 3S 32, 51, 130. Contention complain- ed of 120. Converfe with God 119, ii Parr 63. Converfion and Joy, 126, at the Afcention of Chrift Iio. of Jews and Gentiles J7, 106, 96. Corruption of Manners general II, ix. CounftI and Support from God 1 5,1 19. Courage in Death 16, 17, 71. in Perfecution II*, 17th Part. Covenant made with Chrift 89. of Grace unchangeable 8», 10*. Creation a»d Providence I 5,156, 33, 104, 147, i|S. Oftz- fKm go Truft in them 62, 33. ij.6. vain, and God all-furhcient 33. Praying God 1 ;.8. J~\ AILYT) amotion 55, 139. Day of Humili*- j_>^ tion for Difappointments in War 60. Death and Refurreclion of Chrift 16, 6%. of Saints and Sinners i~, ^7, 4-9* and Suffering of Chrift 22, 6$. Delivrrance from it 31. and Pride 49 and the Refur- reclion 4a, 71, S9. Courage in it 1 5, 1 7, 13. the jEffeci of Sin 90. Defence in God 3, 1 21. and Salva- tion in God iS, 6r. Delaying Sinners warned #5. Delight ?nd Safety in the Church 48, 2 , 84. in the Law of God. i j 5, 5th 8th and 18th Parts., in God $3, .j 2 7 t, 84, iS. Deliverance begun and perfect- ed 85, from Defpair 18, from deep Diftrifi 34, 40. jtipm Death 3*, 11 -. from Qpprejjion and Falihooi 56. from Perfeeution 53, 94. by Prayer 34, 4.0, 15, I26. from Shipwreck 107. from Slander 51. Sur/iif. ing 126. Defcrtizn and Diftrefs of Soul~2c, 13, 3*, 14 3. D^r« of Knowledge 119, 5th Ptfrr.-'&Hoh- nefsiig, nth P.2rf. of Comfort and Deiiy|j.rance Ilf, Itth P<zrf. of quickening Grace 115, iltk P«r/. De/olatient, the Church'* Safety in them 46, P h
I N D E K.
Defpair Knd Hope
i :.c. Devotion daily 5 ., 134, 141. on Direction ana Pardon 25. and D( prayed for 5. and Hope 42, Difirejs of S ,ul z - 1 J ,•. Dominion of .V an ovrr the Ci? 2. Dtubtt and fears fapprelYrd 3- 3*1 143. D *ri/ and Criutton IC7. J3*ry to God and Man 15, Divcihng with God, foe Hraven, Church, &c. TfDucation, Religious 34, ;S. Egypt's P Xii 1*5. 5»^ is and YYicked 1,
: overcome iS. pra\td for 35, 109. dei4 - • . , . ' . Unbelief cured 37
,• and Wifdom of i rovkence 5. F-.tnlntL Vialrn 4, 130* I4I« Evidences k f Grace, 26. of SiijB crrity 1$, ' 1-, • 13 . Evil Times 12 Neiehboi|J| lzo> Magif "' Exaltation of Chiifl
iotn 2- 21, 22, 63,72, no. rj#« 26, 1.39. Exloi .aliens to Peace;. 34.
*77' ^ITFand P:--— erofperfecutfdSa'r.ts 35. JL Blood of Chrift 51, 52. in divine Grace and I er6s,i30._F/»»^ So. re;, 111,145^46.
•f Man 15, 141- la'Jfood, Elafphcmy, ice. it. and Oppreffian 12. 56. Family Government iol. Love, and ■ • Hings 128. Fct-
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IT X y £ F"F 97* tf r T?fi » > *■» ; ff/> hh * 1 rfrn -O J 2 5? -lzt-j *47« -tieatrp, oicKne&r^
JL JL and Recovery 6, 30, 31. Flayed fortfi, 3S, ro.
Heart known to God 13c. gearing of Prayer ?.nd
Salvation 4, 10, 66, 102. Heaven of fepar&te S»uit
17. the Saint's Dwelling-place -4. Holivefsi Fard»n
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Dr.rknefs 15, 7*, 143. of Refurreirlon 16, $t. and.
Defpair in Death 17,49. and Player 37. for Vi<f;ory
20. anc :i 4:. ' £V> ef th liferent.
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INDEX.
Mumlity and Submlffion i-i, 139. Hyptcritn a*4 H'pocrify 12, 5c.
JDOLATRT reproved 115, 135. Jehovah 6 J, 83. reigns 93, 96, 97. ^wi fee Ifrael. Impre-. taiions and Charity 35. Incarnation 96, 97, 98. and Sacrifice of Chrifl 4». Infafitt 139, fee Children. Infirutlhn from God 25. from Scripture ii§, 4th and 7th Pam. in Piety 34* JnfiruSivc Afni&ions 04, Intemperance punifhed f 3. and pardoned 107. ^57 •f Converfion 126. 7/r«/ faved from the Afiyrians 76. faved from Egypt and brought to Canaan 135, 136,77,105,107. Rebellion and Punifhment 78. penlfhed and pardoned 106, 107. Travels in the Wi!- dernefs 107, 114. fudgtntnt and Mercy 9, 63. Day I. 50/96, 97, 98, 149. Seat of God 9. Jujlice of Providence 9. and Truth towards Men if. Juftifc nation free 32. 130. JfKQJVLEDGE defired 19, 119, cth P*rr.
L^f^of God, Delight in it 119. Llbewfoy r*. warded 41 112. Life and Riches their Vanity 49. lhoitar.d feeble £5, to, I44. Longing after God 63, 42. Lord's Day Pfalm 29, ll3. Morning 5, 19, 63. Love to our Neighbour 15, »f Chrift to tinners 35. of God becter than Life 6j. of God un- •hangable 106, 89. to Enemies X09, 35. Brotherly J33 Luxury puniihed73. snd pardoned 107.
TkJfAgiflraUi warned 51,82. Qualifications 10 r. J.VJL ra;fed and depofe"d75. Majefty of God 6?. fecGod. Man his Vanity as mortal 3$, 89, s»,
144. Dominion over creatures 8. mortal & Chrift eternal ft*. Wonderful Formation 13*. Marrlrgt »yfiical 4'5> Majier of a family 101. Mela* reproved \i> ajad Hcpe 77, removed 11$, Mercies common andfpecial 63, 103. Spiritual and Tempor- al 103. Innumerable 139. Everlafting 13*. Re. cuided i«7> and Truth of God 36, 103, Sn, 136,
145. j 4^. Merit difclaimed 16. Mu Thoughts 63, T39, 1 19, 5th and 6th Parts.
,tn •fdaincd 13a. Mirsthi in the Wildcrncfs 1 : f .
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Mortiing Pfahn 3, 141. of a Sabbath ^ 19, 63. wiortality of Man 39, }, -30. and Hops Cg. .. j Gcd's Eternity cq*,:$i.
£e Church 4S. Prosperity
1 J07. National
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INDEX.
Victory so. Praife public 65. and Hope 87. fa Church's Diftrefs 80 Heard and Zion reftored ioi. and Praife for Deliverance 34. Preferring Grace 138. P ; efervation in Public Dangers 46, 91, in. Daily in. Pride and Atheifm, and Opprcflion pu. jnifhed 10, 12. and Death 49. Pricftkcod of Chrift 51,110. Princes vain %i, 146. P r of ef/i on of Si 1 serity and Repentance, ©V. 119, 3d /wr, 139. Falfe <o. Prcmifes and Threatenings Si. pleaded 119. loth. pert. _Prcfperity dangerous 55, 73. Profper- $us Sinners curfed 37, 49, 73. Protetlion, Truth and Grace 57. by Day and Night I21. Providence, its Wifdom and Equity 9, and Creation 33, 155, 136. and Giace 36, 147. and- Perfection of God 36. its Myftery unfolded 73. recorded 7*7,; 78, 107. in Air, Earth and Sea 35, 65, 89, 104, 107, 147. Pfahn for Soldiers 18, 6c. for old Age 71. for HuH bandrnen 65. for a Funeral 89, 90. for the lord's Day 91. before Prayer 95. before Sermons ibid, foo Magistrates icl. for Houihoulders iol. for Mariner*: 107^ for Gluttons and Drunkards 107. Publit Praif4 for private Mercief*ll6, 118. for Deliverrnce. 14. Worihip attended on Iti. Prayer and Praife 65^ 84. Punijhment of Sinners i» 11.37.
Qualification of a Chriftian 15, 24. ^t&s/^ Grace 1 1 9, i$i\\ par:* T\AIN from Heaven 135, 65, X47. RecoveM J\ from Sicknefs 6, 30, 116. Relative Duties 15J 133. Religion and Juftice 15. in Words and Deed 37, Religious Education 34, 78. Remembrance on former Deliverances 77, 143. Repentance, CoiVefii-j r.n and Pardon 32.. and Faith in the Blood of Chri^ Mi. Reproach removed 31, 37. Refigration 35, I2J( Sjl. Reflations holy 119, 15th /'tfrf. Reforing] <irace IjS, ; 3. RefurretJion and Death of Chri.r i* r»6. of the Saints 16, 17. 49,71. and D-ath 49. 71^ 3f. Reiterettcein Worihip 2p, 99. Riches their Vanity 49. compared wish Grace J44. Rightuufc
#f/i from Chrifl 71.
INDEX.
C^AcriJict 40, 51, 69. Incarnation of Chrirl 49 O Safety in public Danger? 91. in God 6i, and Deiieht in the Church 27. Saints happy and Sinners curled i, II, 119. Impart, the bed Company l6» character: fed I 5, ^4. t dwell in Heaven I ^ 14. pun- ished and faved 78, 106. God's Care of them 34. Re- ward at lad qo, jo, 92. Patience and Worlu's ha- tred 57, chaftifed and Sinners deilroye 94. die, but ChriA lives IC2, puniihed and pardoned 106, icy. conducted to Heaven 106, 1^7. -Affl ctions modera- ted 125, judging the World 149. Salvation of Saints !•. and Triumph x8. and Defence in God 62. by Chrlft 69,.?^. Sajxclified Afflictions 119, laft partt $4* ■ o^rj?; Subdued 3, 6, 13. Scripture compared with Nature i«, 119, 7th part, tnftruc- tion from it 119, ^tapart. Delight in it H9, 5th and 18th parts, Holinefs and Comfort from iu 119, 6th part. Variety and Excellency 119, 8th part. Seafonsoi the Year 65, 147. Seaman s Song icy, Secret Devotion 1 19, 2d part, 54. Seeking God 63, 17. S elf-E xamir.atitn y or Evidences of Grace 26, 139. Separate Souls, Heaven 17. Sick- SedDevo- tion 6, 38, 39, Il6. Sichiefs healed 6, 116. »S/£ks of Chrift's Coming 12, 96, Sfc. 5/« of Nature 14. Original and adlual, conreffed and pardoned 51. Uni- verfal 14. Sincerity 19^26, 32, 139. Proved and rewarded 18. profeft 119, impart. Sins of Tongue 12,34,50. Slander,.. I^tivef&irce from it 31, 120. £o«/j in Separate State 17, 146, 150. Spirit given at Chrift's Afcentlon 6S„. His Teaching deiired 119, f&ipaft) 51. Spiritual Enemies overcome 3, i<?, X44, Kleffingj^and Puniihment Si. iS^r/wg- of the 'Year 6<$. and Summer 6 :ti 104. and Winter 147. Storm and Thunder 29, 135, 14?. Strength, ^Re- pentance and Pardon prayed for 38. of Grace 13 >. SubmiJJion 123. 131. to Chrifr. 2. to Sicknefs 5^. Sufferings and Death of Cferi'ft as. and Kingdom of Chrilt a 11,69, 1 10. Support and Counfelfrqm God 2». for the Afflicted asd terapted 55, and Corr.ffrt ia God 94, 1x9, 14th />«/?.
INDEX.
me it i3. irt S'cfenefs (.
Jl 5T/M«*s poblk for private M::c'a lit
eatening, pvcm'ies #* . 'Thunder and Storm :j, I55, 13* T43. 2a»tt e»il II, IS. ffeiJJBtt go-
: i 34. 39, 7;-^/; in the Cicaltt'.f.s Vc'ji 61, r^. TT/T/iR il to mortal 39, #9, 144. c .
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• •'. -gairat the Enemies of the Church j6, 249.
<ard of God waited Jo. Unbelief and Envy
37. puniihed 55. Uh(bange*bit Goc £9, III.
... paid in the Church ntf. ofHoTinrfs it;, 15th
lyer in Time aflt 2-. i »^ m?::vs therein 6c. V- I i$,
i.;.. 1. Warning of Gpji -to His People 81. •.' '. fiiUtfi 19, 141. Over the T: ,
'1C7, 135, 147, 1.18. /,"
I Summer 147. i I ::y of
Jence 9. of God in his Works i;i. /T Creation and Providence 104, 147. 14S. JTp, 33, Itl, 135, ijfj. Good G d
■ of the G fpel 4& Delight in it 84. Reverence 8j, 59. Daily 55, 134, I41. in a F 133. Public 63, 3<f, I2s,iya. Abfonce from i: 03.
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ALMIGHTY Ruler of the fkie« so
Are finners now fo fenfelera grcwa 2 * Are all the fdemfSton fools . jcy
Among tlf affemblies of the great J5*
Amoag the princes, earthly rocs I^f
Awake, my foul, to found his praife %c4
Awake ye faints : To pj fife 5 our Kinj| *j£
Almighty God appear and fav« %$
Arife, my gracious God,. 4f
And Wi:l the God of grace 15*
Amidft thy wrath remember lors j^,
All ye '.hat love the Lord, rejoice - *3^ Along the banks where Babel's current rfdvn a5o
BLEST is the man who flitms the 'v. lacs f
Bleft are the undefiTd in heart az j
Blefc arc the font of peace- a 5 %
Bleft is the nation where che Lord 63
Bleft is the man, whofe breafl! can mevs So
Blefc art the fouls who he«r and knov* 16%
Bleil is the naan, forever bleft %* 6z
Blef*, O my foul, the living God I$o
Behold the morning fun 4.0
Behold, tae love, the generous lov» 49
Behold us Lord, and let our cry I05
Behold, O God, what cruel foe»> I42
Beheld the i'uie foundation ftone a»D
Behold thy waiting fcrvant, Lord 233
Behold the lofty iky if
Jehovah's awful throne 185
CHiidren, in years and knowledge young 66
Come, children, iearn to fear the Lord it
Come, found hii praife abroad I77
Come let our voices join to raife ' 1 78
Confider all my forrows, Lord a^J
DAVID rejoie'd in God his ftrength 45
Beep in .our hearts let us record 15 a
EARLY mj God, without delay 215
Exalt the Lord our €oi .*£$
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LIT all the earth their Toicd raift Let all the heathen writer! join Let every creature join Let every tongue thy goodnefs fpeak Let Zion f raife the mighty God Let Zion, and her fin; rejoice Let earth, with every ifle and fea LetS/cw in her King rejoice Let finners take their courfe Let God arife in al! his might Let children hear the mighty deedi Lord, thou haft heard thy fervantcry Lerd, 1 efteem thy judgments right Lord, I have ma<ie thy word my choice Lord, thou has fearch'd and feen me thro' Lord, when I count thy mere'es o'er Lord, what was msn, when made at firft Lord, I am thine: but thou wilt prove Lor.!, thou hart: rceti my foul fincere Lord, we hare heard thy works of old Lor -, I am rile, conceiv'd in fin Lord, when thou didft afcend on high Lc: j, what a thoughtless wretch was I Lord, thou hart ca'l'd thy grace to mind Lord, ihou haft fcourged our guilty land Lord, I will bleft thee all my days Lord, thou wilt hear me when I pray -Lord, in the morning thou (halt hear Lord, 1 can ( -nices,
Lord, 1 won! i Tore diftrefs
Lord, if thine eyes furvey our fault* Lor.-, wjiat a feeble Lor-, 'tti a pleifant th'ng to ftar.d Lerci, what is man, poor feeble man L»ng as 1 live 1*11 blefs thy name Lord of the w >i l<3 above Lo ! what a glorious corner- (lone Lo, what an entertaining fight Loud hallelujahs to the Lord
MAKER and f>verel*n Lord fcf*rcy aod judgement arc my fouj
A _ T A E L E.
Mine eyes and my defire 5f
My tru'ft is in my heavenly friend if
My fhepherd is the living Lord 4S
My ihepherd will fupply my need 4f
My nevfr-ceaiing fong ihail fhcw *6*
"My foul, how lovely Ls the place 155
J. v Gjo, myeveriaiV.fighope Iji
"My Saviour, my almighty Friend *3*-
My G^d, permitTrny tongue ii'tf
My fpirit looks to Gpd alone Hj
"My God, in whom are all the fpringt *of
My fpirit finks within me, Lord St
My Saviour and my King S4
My heart rejoices in thy name [9
' My God, the fteps of pious nen* r 74
My refuge is the God of iove__ 24
My God, how many are my fears iz
'My God, accept my early vows %6j
My righteous Jucge, my gracious G"i 2<?£
My G)i, my Ring, thy si is 2jr
My G)d, what inward grie^Xf 264
My foul lies cleaving to the dnS 235
Mj G'o, conSder my djftrefa 251
My foul, repeat his praife ip?
My foul, thv great Creator prsife 1^4
NO deep nor lumber to his =;■ - : 2 - x
Not to our names, thou onlyj-uS and true 216 : 3 ourfelref , who aie kut duft 3 ^
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A T A B L I.
O Lord, how many are my foes
O God of grace and rightecufnefs;
O Lord, nur heavenly King
O Lord, our Lord, how wondrous great
O bleffed fouls are they
O G >d of my falvation, hear
O God, my refuge, hear my cries
O thou, wh( fe ju.t.ce reigns on high
O thou that hear'ft when fmners cry
O God of mercy, hear my call
Oh that thy flatuses every hour
O ha;py nation, where the Lord
Oh blefs the Lord, my foul
Oh for a fhout of fa ere d j jy
Oh what'afHff rebellious houfe
Oh that the Lord would guide my ways
Ph how I love thy holy law
Out of the deeps of long difiefs
Our God, our help in ages part
Of juftice and of grace 1 fing
P" lO FELT us, Lord, from fatal harm Hreferve_me. Lord, in time of need Praife ye the Lord, e Alt his name Praife ye the Lore?, my heart fhalljojn Praife ye the Lord; 'tis good to raife Praife naits in Sior, Lord, for thee
RE 1 URN, O G::l of love, return Remember Lord, cur mortal (late Rejoice, ve righteous, in the 1 ord £*WEET is the memory of thy gr?cc VJ= Save me, O Lord, from every foe [Save me, O God, the fwelling floods Shew pity. Lord, O Lord forgive. Shir,-, mighty G>H, on Sion, ihine ird my father fay ;i is forever nigh Sing to the Lord x!ou.i
'. ye nations tc the Lcrd Sing to the Lcrd, JebcvcFs n?me ) the Lord, yedtfoint-landi i -" i nm .' • . •". t-'
A T A B L I.
Sure there's a righteous God I<>t
See what a living ftone aat
Sweet is the work, my God, rav King 17 z
THRO' every age," eternal God, " 2<?£
To God I made my forrows known 26?
to God, the great, the ever 1: left 200
To tFee, moft high an i holy G;d I4E
To God I cry'd with mournful voice i>f j
To thee, O Lord, I raife my cries 56*
To tnee, O God of truth and love 58
To thine almighty arm we owe 3$
To thee, before the dawning light 224;.
To heaven 1 lift my warthig eyes 2.3S
To our almighty Maker, O xl 183*
TlV Almighty reigns eJtalted high 18 r
The Lord is come 5 the heaven's proclaim l8r
The God of glory rehns, hertigns on high I74!
The Lord jfebovab reigns 174
The God Jehovah reigns 185
The Lord, how wondrous are his ways- ipr
Theraanis ever bleft %
The heaves '*•&>£& &y 5Iorr5 Lord 4*
The ^ora my fhepherd is 50
The earth forever is the Lord's 50
The Lord of glory is my light 55*
The wonders, Lord, thy love has wrought j\
The praife of Sion waits for thee Ii^
The G >a or oiir falvation hears III"
' Fis by thy irrengtlithe. mountains ftand • Iar>
The Loid, the Jiibge his churches warn? ^e; The Lord, the fovereignfcnds his tummonj forth $$
The God of glory fends his fummons forth 57
The Lord, the Judge, before his throne «? j
The King of faints, how fair his face 26
Kfte Lore, the fovereign King 1^4
The Lord appears my helpef r.cw 21^
Thy name, almighty Lord, 2\^
Thy works of glory, inighty Lord, ( zc^t
Thy mercies nil tj^e earth, O Lord lip..
Teach me the meafure of my days 7*
Thrice happy man who fears the Lor4 si*
A T A B L I.
Thus I refolv'd before the Lord Thus faith the Lor', ■< v-nr work is vain Thusfai b the Lord, "the fpacious fields ThUs Gad th' eteri pake
e great Lord of earth and fea That man is h'.e.t who frauds in awe the 3aj the .".c.-l hath made This fpacious t arth is ail the Lord's Thee will I love, O Led, my ftrength ••Twas in the watches of the night ° 'Twas forour fa'cr, eternal Gxl Twai from thy hand, m\ God, I came Think, mighty God, on feeble man Thou Cod of Love, thou ever- 'hou art my portior, O my God
VAIN mai; on foolhh plrafurea beat Up to the hills 1 lift mine eyes Up from my youth, may Ifraelfay Upward I lift mine eyes Un/hafcen as the (acred hill VV7£ Wels the Lord, thejuftthe good W We love chee^ Lord, and we adore overwhelmed wUh grief When Ifraelnun'd, the Lord reprov'd When Chrift to judgment mall defcend When men grow bold in fin When God i3 ni^h, my faith is ftronf When the great judge, fupreme and juA When I with plealing wonder ftand When G^d, provok'd with daring crimes When pain and anguUh feize me, Lord When Ifrae!, freed from Pharaoh's hand When G)d reftorM our captive ftate W ' »n God reTealVl his gracious name With all my powers of heart and tongue With my whole heart I'll rails my long With fonge and honours founding loud With reverence let the fa\nt6 appear Withearneit longings of the mind Where fkall the man be found Where mall we go to fetic and Gmi
A " T A B L E.
"Why mould 1 vex my foul, and fret ffc
Why do the wealthy wicked boair "JZ
Why did the nations join to flay IT
"Why did the Jews proclaim their rage ir
Why ihould the haughty hero boafi: Ic^
Why mould the mighty make their boaft X04
Why doth the proud infult the poor 92.
Why doth the man of riches grow-. pT
Why doth the I ord depart fd far 23
Why has my God my foul forfook 45?
Who ihali inhabit in thy hill . a^
Who fliall afcend thy heavenly plac« 3*
Who will arife and plead my right 576
Will G^d forever caft us oft 1$?
While I keep filence and conceal 6i
While men g.-ow bold in wicked ways 73
Would you behold the works of G id 2c 3
What fna'u i render to my God ai&
"With my whole heart I've ibught thy fice 23a
YE fons of pride, that hate the jufl 92
Ye tribes ofAtam, join 37?
Ye that delight to ferve the Lord 213
Ye fervants of th' almighty King 215
Ye fons of men, a feeble race jyz
Ye nations round the earth, rejoice 184
Ye holy fouls in God rejoice £*§.
| Ye that obey th' immortal King 253
Yet (faith the Lord) \f Davids race 1&4
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H T M N I.
rff Song to the Lamb that %v as Jlalh. R«f» I "OEHOLD the glories of the Lamb, JO Amidft the Father's throne j. Prepare new honours for his name, And fongs before unknown.
» While angels worfhip at his feet, And faints around him throng, The church on earth with joy ihall rae«% And join the heavenly fong.
3 Eternal Father, who ihall look
Thro' all thy fecret will ? ^ Who but the Son mail take the book, And open every feal ?
4 Ke {hall accompiifh thy decrees,
And all thy wonders tell j Lo ! in his fovereign hand, the keys Of hsaven, and death, and hell. ""
5 Ke hath redeem'd our fouls "with blood,
Hath broke the prifoner's chain j Hath made us kings and prieib with Gjd, And we with him ihall reign.
6 New, to the Lamb, that once was flam,
Beemiieis oicifings paid j While faints and angels nil his traia, Aad glories crown his head.
3eS HYMN III.
Hymn. II.
The Nativity of Chriji. Luke i. 30. Sec. \u :#. I "OEHOLD, the grace appears ! JD The promife is fulfill** ;
Mary, the wondrous rirgin, bears, And Jefus is the child !
a To bring the glorious news, A heavenly form appears : He tells the fhepherds of their joya> And banifhes their fears.
3 G« humble Jwains ; faid he, 1 0 David's city fy ; The promised infant, born to-day t Djtb in a manger lie.
4. With looks *nd hearts ferene, Go, viJH Chrijl, your King ; And ftrait a flaming troop was (een J The Ihepherds heard them ling— -
«J Glory to God en high !
And heavenly peace on earth : Good will to men, to angels j;y,
At the Redeemer's birih ! *
6 In worfliip fo divine,
Let faints employ their tongues j With the celeftial hofts-we join, And loud repeat their fongs.
7 Glory to God on high !
And Heavenly peace on eani, Goodwill to men, to angels joy, At our Redeemer's birth.
H T M X, III.
Submijfion t$ cjjliffive providences, Job. i. \1*
1 T^TAKED, as from the earth we cacat, JLlI And rofe to life at firfi:, "We to the earth return ig*m. And mingle withow duft.
HYMN IV. 359
a The dear ddights we here enjoy, _And f >ndly crdl our cwn, Are but Cacti Favoars borrowed now, _ To be repaid anon.
3 'Tis God who lifts our comforts higk Or fins;i them in the grave 5 He gives, ant! (blefled be his name !) He takes but what he gave.
4. Peace, ail our an^ry pafrions then 1 Let each rebellious fighj Ee filent at his fovereign will, And Every murmur die.
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Which ftnke 5 our comfor 5 Jead.
H T m k IV. The invitation ofzbegofpA-, Ifa, It. I2} fi^<r*
2 T EF every mortal eaV attend, . A-J And eve ice.
The trumpet of the gofp el founds With an inviting voice.
- * Come all ye hungry Carving fop!^ "Who feed upon the wind, And vainly ftrive witif earthly toyi, To fili th' immortal mind j
3 Eternal wifdom has preparM
A fcul-reviving feavt, Asd bids your longing appetites The rich proviiion tafte.
4 Corns, ye who pant for living ftregrnr,'
And pine away, and die j Here yoa may quench your raging thir& With fprings that never dry.
3to M Y M K V.
5 Rivers of love and mercy here I fpr ading oceans joia j Salvation in abundance flow* Like floods ofmiik ami wine.
< Great God, the treafures of thy lore Are everlaftijjg mines, •eep as our helplefs miferies are, And boundlefs as our fins .
H T M V V.
Bhjidnefs of gofpil time. 3 fa. v. ?, 7, i
1 "I* TOW beauteous are their feet JLJl Who {tand on Zion's hill, Who bring falvation on their tongues, And words of peace reveal }
£ How charming is their voice ! How fweet the tiding aie! " Zion, behold chy Saviour king, " Kereig..s rmd triumphs here.
3 Hew happy are our ears, V
That hear this jefu! fca&49 "vvHc; k.:igs and prophets long'd to know And fought, but sever found !
4 How Weft our ravilVd eyes,
That fee this heavenly light; Prophet-; and kings rtnfd it long, But dy'd without the fight !
5 The watchmen join their voice,
And tuneful notes employ ;
Jerufaiem breaks forth in fongt,
And. deferts learn the joy.
$ The Lord difplays his arm Thro all the earth abroad j Let every nation now behold Their Saviour and their God,
M Y M ■ N VII. 311
H T M If VI.
Tixr triumph of Faith; Rom. vlii. 33.
1 \S[7&0 fral! thc Lord's ek£t condemn,
W ' fis God who juftifies their fouls. And mercy, like a mighty ftream, '- O'er all their fins divinely rolls.
2 Who fhall adjudge the faints to hell? *Tis Chrift who fuffer'd in their ftead j And, the falvation to fulfil,
Behold him rifing from the dead.
3 He lives ! He lives ! and fits above, Forever interceding there : Who fhall divide us from his lovej Or what ihall tempt us to defpair ?
.4 Shall perfecution, or diitrefs, Famine, or fword or nakednefs ? He who hath lov'd us, bears us through, And makes us more than conqu'rors to©,
5 Faith has an overcoming power, It triumphs in the eying hour : Chrift is our life, our joy, our hop;,
■ Nor can we fink with fuch a prop.
6 Not ail that men on earth can do9 Nor powers en high, nor powers below, Shall ca-ufe his mercy to remove,
Or wean cur heart„s from Chrift our love.
H T M 31 VII.
drift our ftrengtb, z Cor. VJT, ;, o5 ».
2 . /~V'*> let in$ hear my Saviour fay, \J? Thyjlrer.frtb be e$ ual to thy day, Then I'll rejoice in dee|> diftrefs,
And truil fecu:e his fovereign grace.
a My weaknefs fhall my glory prove, Thaj: power m*y aid /re from ab#r? 5
3** H Y M N IX.
When flefh is weak, my- foul is ftrong ; Be grace my Aield and Chrift my fong.
3 All thirgs I dc, ail fuffcrings bear,
While God, my ftrengtK is with me here j But, he withdrawn, temptations reign, And pains and weakness rife again.
$. So Sampfon, when his locks were loft, Firft bowrd beneath Philiftia's hoft ; Shock his vai.i limbs with fore furprifa, Made feeble fight, and loft Jhis e)es.
K T M K VIII.
Ifofannab'to Cbiifi. Ma. xxi, 9. Luke xix 3?.
1 JJS os ANNA to the royal Son, O Of David's ancient line His natures two, his peifjn one,
Myfterious and divine.
2 The root ei David here we find
offspring is the fame; Eternity and time are join'd
In our Emanual's name.
3 Btefl he who comes to wretched men
With p aceful newi from heaven ! Kofjn.nr-i i the bigheft ftrain Tc Chrift tl e Lord be given!
4 Letmorti's ne'er refufe to take
Hofannah en their tongues, Left rocks a id I cr.es {hould rife, and brelifc sir filence into f?r.gs.
H v m n IX.
Eopt if~Hc*vt*\ by the Reftirreciicr. of C! :if , ift fct. i, 3, 4, 5.
1 Ty l pvcrlafting Gci,
,lj> The father* four Lord}
H Y M N X. 3*;
Be his abounding mercy 'prais'd, His m.^jefty ador'd.
-3 When from the dead he rais'd his Son, And call'd him to the iky, He gave our fouls a lively hops Tkat they Should never die. ,
3 What though eurfms have doom'd ourfi H5e Awhile w'th dud to blend, Yet as toe Saviour rifes firflr, His followers fiiaJ afcend.
a. There's an inheritance civine Referv d aga nit that day, 'Tisuncorrupted, undefu'd, And cannot wa.'te away.
5 Saints by the power of G ad z;z kept, Till full lalvation come : We walk by faith, as frrangers here, Tili Cnrift fiiall call us home.
H Y M K X.
Adoption, i John. iii. fee. Gal, vi, $. EHOLDj what wondrous grace I he Father has bellow' d" On tinners, of a mortal race, focal! faem-^fons of Goj !
'Ti*> no.fu;p;ihnK thing
Tha: we ih~.v ' ; ■.- v \k-v. :v \ ; The Jewiih w rtdk e ::.. chirking*
God's everlafcin6- Son :
Nor can if ye c appear
How great we muft be made 5 Eut, when we fee our Saviour near,
We&all be-like our head.
"re (hall no longer lie
Like Haves, beneath the throws D d
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VA H Y M N yAl.
Our faith mall Abba F:.thcr cryj
And lie the kincred own.
K y m n XL
atiotif Rigbtcoi-j. t:f:^ and Strength in Chrift, lfa. xiv. 2i — 25.
l TEITOVAFI fpeaks— let [fra 1 hear! | J e all the earth rejoice and fear j N 1 proclaims
His f and bis names :
}% ■■«• I am the laft, and 1 the firft,
" The Saviour God. and God thejuft;
** Look 1
" Light I veh, ardinmy hands.
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'• ■ in return ;
S{ Tome,jM ail i the knee,
11 And every tc me.
4 " In me a! : >nfefs
i£ Lie! all : Dufnefs j
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*' 3 erlafting fliame.
.5 » In Jltbe.feed
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" Ar/dj 1 r the 1 «fbve,
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\ >ur tongu«j fouls ceiire, /> nd 1 . ' fa to all \<>ur fire. -
i Purfue the ploafures youdefigff,
A:A cheer your hearts with foiies and wine;
K T M N XUh
Enjoy fchsday ofjrnirtb — butknvv The.eis a day of judg ; en: too !
% God, frolp 0:i high.
His book record your fecr
The w-vk'i of darknefs you have dc
Mufe rife unveiTd before his tu;-o-;
4 Tire VengsaacSj to ; c - di e
Should ftrike yo wth lerr
Howwll! youftandb^c :. Dranfwefforhis ini ir'd rxacs ?
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Ana ler tne crrr')v; Awake their fool s
Lord.
£»*/<; tc Youth, Eccl. xi
3 VTO W, in the he: t of fouthft -L^l Renumber >ur Creator X
Bekofd,
When yoa fhall f;
my joys art gi
a Behold :heaged finner goes, Laden with guilt and heavy woes, Down to the regions of the deal, Y7iin endlefs c»rfss en his head.
3 Theduit returns to"du't again j The foul, in.agoaies ofpaiii, Afcends to Gcd 5 not there to dwell, But hears hsr doom, "and finks to hell.
4 Eternal king ! I fear thy name :
Teach ms to know— «how frail I am— And when my foul feuft hence remove? Give cie a majafcon in thy love,
3i* HYMN X^.
Hymn XIV.
Jujlifr 'cation by Faith.. n$t by Worfo* Rom. iii. 15 —it.
1 "ITUN are the hopes, the fons of men
V O.i their oun works hare built j Their hearts, by nature, all unclean, And all their actions guilt.
* Let Jew and Gentiles flop their mouths, Without a murmuring word, And ail the race of Adam ftand In guilt befo:e the Lord.
3 In vain, we afk God's righteous law Tojuftify us now j Since— to convince, and to condemn*— Is ail the law can do.
4. Jefus, how glorious is thy grace, When in thy name we truft ! Cur faith receives a righteoufnefs Which makes the fmnerjuii.
Hymn XV. JZcgyneration, John I. 13- and In. 3 Ac j TVTOT a!! the outward formi on earth, JL\ Nor rkes which God hes given, Nor will of man, nor blood, nor birth, Can raife a foul to heaven.
2 The fovereign will of God, alone
Creates us heirs of grace ; Born in the image of his Son, A new peculiar race.
3 .The foirit, like fome beavenly wind,.
B;cathes on the fons of rhlhj Cria.cs anew the carnal m'nd, And forms the man afrefh.
Our quickened fouls awake— and rif« From the lon^ fieep of death j
HYMN XYI. 377
On heavenly things we fix our eyes, And praife empioj. s oar breath.
H Y M N XVI.
Heaven ir.-vljible and bn!y> 1 Cor. ii. 9, it, Revr xxi. zj.
2 IVT^^" e^e ^ath.feen, n01 ear has heard, ■*»^ Nor fenfe. nor reafon known, Whatjoys the Father has p epar'd
For thofe who love the Son.
a But the good fpirlt of the Lord Reveals a heaven to come ; The beams of glory, in hisworcf, Allure and guide us home.
3 Pure are the jr>ys above the fey,
And all the regions peace ; No wanton lips nor envious eye, Can fee or tafle the blifs.
4 Thofe holy g?tes forever bar
Poliu^ien, fift, si:d fhame ; "Nouefhall obtain admittance there, But followers of the Lamb.
5 He keeps the F ither's book of life, There ail the names ere fcun 1 The Hypocrite in vain wall ftriye To tread the heavenly ground,
• K y M n XVII.
fht Fail end Recovery of Man: Or, Chri.ft end Si- tan at enmity. Gen. iii. i. 3
Coi,r,.,s.--
3 T^ECEIY'D by fubtle fnave^ of h?il, JL/ Adam, our head, oar father, feli j His unborn race receiv'd the wound.
31 S K Y M N Xr»s
a Thus faith the vengeance of the Lord- But fatan found aworfe reward; •* Let everiafting hatred be " Betwixt the woman's feed and thee.
3 *? The woman's feed flial} be my Son; ft He ihall defray what thou haft done— " Shall break thy head — and only feel " Thy malice raging at his heel."
4 He fpake— and bade four thoufand years Roll on —at length his Son appears j Angels, with joy defcerid to e.irtb, And fing the bieft Redeemer's birth.
$ Lo, by the fons of hell he dies !
Bat, as he hung 'twixt earth and ikies. He* gave their pri~.ce a fatal blow, And triumph'd o'er the powers below.
H Y M N XV 111
ConviSion of Jin by the laiv, Ro. vii, 3, ice,
z T ORD, how fecure my confeience lay, JLj And hit no inward dread j I liv'd awhile without the law, And thought my fins were dead.
a My hopes of heaven were firm and b/;ghf, But fine: the precept came I f;and convicted by itsl'ght, And find how vile 1 am.
j I'm like a hdplefs captive fold, Beneath the power of fin j I cannot do the good 1 Would, Nor keep my confeience clean.
4 My Cod. l'il cry with every breath, For forne kind ~o\v*r t~> lave, To break the yoke of fin and dea|bj And thus redeem the" "
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H Y M N XIX. 3r^
Hymn XIX. ict/< to God andeur Neighbours. Mat. xxii.« HUS faith the hrrr tke greatj command.
Let all thy powers unite, To love thy Maker and thy God, With vigour and delight.
a Then /hali thy neighbour, next in placs3 Thy warni affrcYions prove j And be thy kindnefs to thyfelf The meafure of thy iove.
3 This Mofes and the prophets (poke,
And Jefus from above; For wane of this the law is broke, And all the law is Love.
4 But oh, how bafe cur paflions are !
How cold our blinded zeal ! I/6rd, fill our hearts with warm defires, To learn and do thy will.
H y m i. XX. Ele£iianyfovtretgn and free, Ro. ix. 21.
5 T"*HE potter moulds the pliant clay,
JL And forms to various fhapes with eafc 3 Such is our G jd, and fuch are we, The fubjc&s of his high decrees.
a May not the fovereign Lord on high Difpenfe his favours as he will, Cjboofe forneto life, while others die, And yet be j life and gracious fti.l ?
3. Shall man reply againft the Lord, And call his Maker's ways unjuft, The thunder ofwhofe dreadful word Can crufh a thoufand worlds to duft ?
4 But, O my foul, if truth fo bright 'Should dazzle and confuuiiQ thy Jii'-h,
3i» H Y M N XXI.
Yet {till his written will obey, And wait the great decifive day.
5 Then /halL be make hi? ju'tlcc known, ArJ the whole world, before his throne* With joy or terror, fhail confefs His Sovereign pcwvjr and pardoning grcce.
Hymn XXI.
Mofes and Chrift 5 ox, fin agalr.fi the lew and gojptly
JoH. i. 17. He. Hi. 3, 5, 6, x. zS. X *J |^HE law by Mofes came,
A But p£*ce; ?:id truth, and lev". Were, brogghtb] thrift (a nobler name) Defcending from above. a Amid ft the Voufe of God - r' t nt woiks were done j
Mcfes afaithful fervant ftocd, But Chrift — afaitbpilfm*-'—
3 Thea to his new command Be ftrict obedience paid ; O'er a!! hii Father's houfe h.z ftandj
The fevereign and the head.
4. The man who dorft defpife
The law which Mofes brought^
Behold ! how terribly he dies For his piefumptuous 1
c But forer vengeance falls Ont!-,at rebellious race, Who hifts to bear when Jefus c:.l!i And dare refill his grace.
Hymn XXIL
The differentSgcctfi of the Go }d, I Cor. i. •■;, l ';. 2. Cor. ii. 16. 1. Cor. ill. 6, 7* •j •^I'-IRIS F and bis crofs a:e all our themes ; V-/ The nayfe'riej . .rk,
H Y M N XXIII. 3J2
Are fcandal in the Jews eiieem, And folly to ;he Greek :
2 But fouls, enlightened from above,
With joy receive the word $ They -ec what wifdsm, power, and love. Shine in their dying Lord.
3 The vital favor of his name
Reftores their fainting breath j But unbelief perverts the lame To guilt, despair, a::d death.
4 Till G<;d difFufe hi3 graces down, Like ihowers of heavenly rain, In vain Apollo's foyva the ground, And r aul r*ay plant in vain.
Hymn XXiSI.
Children devoted- to God. Gen. xvii. 7, 10. Ads xvi,
x > 15- 3'-
(For tbofs ivho pralihe Infant Baptlfm.)
3 fTV-iUS faith the mercy of the Lord,
JL «« I'll be a God to thec'j ** I'll blefs thy numerous race— -and thty " Shall prove a feed for me."
ft Abra'm believ'd the promis'd grace, And gave his fons to God j But water feals the bleSing now, Which ones wagfeal'd with blood.
3 Thus Lydia ianclify'd herhoufe,
When fhe receiv ' d the "K>rd" ^ Thus the believing j ailor gave His houfhoid to the Lord.
4 Thus later faints, eternal king,
Thine ancient truth embrace ;
To thee their infant offspring brinj,-,
And humbly claim the grace.
%%z HYMN XXV.
H T M N XXIV.
Chrift's Compaffion to tbt Wtetk and Tempted, Heb. !r. i .. i .. £>' v. 9. Mat. x'u. 1;
1 \1//! 1 H joy we meditate the gfaca Of cur High Rrieft, above j H'i heart is made of tendern-fs, His bo well melt with love.
% Touch1,! with a fympathy within, crowi our feebk frame, He .' • h it f re temptations mean,
For he bas felt the lame.
3 Bui .-r.cent. and pure,
trner flood ;- Wh. ts he bore,
And did refiTt to b
He. ; & ,
Pour'd out hii cries - And. i« his 1
tars.
• Then let r &
His in«rc* and his power; We flial) c I i ing grace .
In the iifti (55 g hour.
H T M K XXV.
r:! Deliverance, Gri. xx'i. 6,
X O t i N " . at j Mir he ivenly Father's word, O G.vr r your honours to the Lord j Hr ihal! refVore what you refign. Or grant you bleifingi more divine.
a -So Abra'm, wirh obedient hand Led forth his fan at Cod's command j The wood, the fire, the knife he took, Hii aim prepar'd the dreadful ftroka.
H Y ' M N XXVII. |ij
3 « Abra'm, forbear, the angel c'ry'd,
« Th? faith is known, thy love is try'd £ *f Tny Ton /hall live— and in thy race *l Shall all the nations learn ray grac^."
4 Juft in thelatr diitreffing hour The Lord difplayi delivering power^ The mount of danger is the place, Where we lhail fee furprifing grace.
H T M IT XXVI'
Pbarlfee and Publican, Luke xviii. i«.
1 "OERQLD how finnera dif&gree, .O The Publican a::d Pharrifee ! One dech his righteaufnef* proclaims The other owns his guilt and ihame.
2 Tlh man at humble diftance ftands, And cries for grace with lifted hands 5 That boldly rifes. near the throne. And talks of duties he has done.
3 The Lord their different Language knows, And different anfwers he bellows :
The humble foul, with grace he crowns, While on the proud his anger frowns.
4 Dear Father, let me never he Toin'd with the boarUrg Pharifeej 1 have no merits of my own,
But plead the Sufferings of thy Son.
H Y M K XXVII. Holinefs and Grace, Tit. ii to— 13.
•2 OO let our lips snd lives exprefs O The holy g'fpel weprofefs: So let our works 2nd virtue? ihine To prove the doctrine Alt divine.
z Thus &a}l we feeft proclaim abroad Tlie honours of our Saviour God j
324- 'HYMN XXIX.
When the fa'.vation reigns within And grace fubdues the power of £n.
3 Ourfie/h and fcnfe muir be deny'd, Pr.flirn and envr. 1u'v a-ir. pride !
While j;ftice, ternperence, truth, and love, Ourhiward piety approve.
4 Religion b°ars our fpirits up,
W iilr we exnect hai bl. (Ted hope, The bright apjea*a.nc? of rhe Lord, And faith ftand:, leaning on his word.
H T M N XXVIII.
Love and Chanty, i Or. xiii. 2—7. 1 T ET PJrarifees, of h^gh efteem, i_< Their faitSi and zeal declare j AJl their reJVgiorj is a dream, "If love be wa ting there.
t Love fiuTfrs long with p?tient eye, Nor is piyvok'd in ha e : She lets the p^fent inj'ry die, And long forgets the part.
3 She lays her own advantage by
To feek her neighbour's good ; So God's ow:i Son came Hown to die, And b: u_.ht our lives with blood.
4 Love is the grace which keeps her power,
In real -is "flight above; There faich and hope areknewn no more, But f.iints forever love.
K T M N XXIX.
Refirion vain without L$ve% t Cor. xiii. T,a, 3. T T T D 1 the tongues of Greeks and Jews,
JlJL f nd nobler fpcech than angels ufe,
It love be abfent, I am found
Like tinkling biafs, an empty found.
H Y M N XX X.
£ Were I infpired to preach and tell All that is dons in heaven and hell j Or could my faith the world remove^ StiLII am nothing, without love.
■3 Should I distribute att my ftore To feed the bowels of the poor, Or give my body to the flame, To gain a martyr's glorious name—
. 4 If 3cve to God, and love to men Be abfent> — ill my hopes are -vain : — . Nor tongues, nor gifts, nor fiery zeal. The work of love can e'er fulfil.
Hymn XXX. The Death of a Sinner. 2 ^ /TY thoughts on awful fubje&s roll, ±\ J. Damnation and the dead ; What horrors kize the guilty foal Upon a dying bed. _
2 Lingering about thefe mortal fhores,
She makes a long delay-, - 'Tili; llkearlood with rapid force. Death fwc^ps the wretch away i
3 Then, f.vift and dreadful, ike deicends
Down ta the fiery coaft 5
Among abominable fiends,
Herfl : . : ,?.,
4 There end! fsoi infi :/: lie,
And dai : , n akes their cfc a is
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rot ell their a - *ui h, and their blood, For their own guilt attones j r the compr.'.-lon of a Gv>d S! all hearken to their groans.
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3-5 HYMN SKXIjL
zing grace) which' kept my breath, I I\or bid my foul remove
'Till 1 had learn' d my Saviour's death, And well infur'd his love !
Hymn XXXI.
Tbt Death ard Burial of a Sah:t., i "Vr/THY mould we mourn departing friends Vv Or (bake at death* alarms ? 'Tis but the Voice which Jefusiei To call them to his arms.
a Are we n :t tending upward too
As fife as time can move ? Nor vnpuld wewHh the hours mere flow To keep us from our love.
3 Why iliottld we tremble to convey
Their bodies to the tarftb ? There the dear fern of Jefus lay, And left a long perfume.
4 The graves cf ail his faints be bleit,
Am fattened every bed : Where mould the dying members reft, " But wi;h the dying head ?
' 5 Thence he ' g -iign> "
And fhew'd our fee; the way : Up to the Lord cur fouls (hall $y, And hail .he rifing day. :a let the laft loud trumpet found, And bid our kindred rife;
j 6 nations, from the ground, tints, afcend the ikies.
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H^y M n XXXII.
NCE more, my foul, the,:
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ir Y M N XXXIII.
Once more, my voice, thy tribute pay To him who rolls the fkies.
S Night unto night his name repeats, The i~~; renews the founds, y?W&m the heavens, on which he iit« To turn the feafons round.
• 3" Tis he fupports my mortal frame? . '. My tongue fhall fpeakhis prahe ;
fins would ronze his wrath to ilariic— =- And yet hii wrath delays !
4 A thousand wretchsd fouls are fled
Sine helaft ffetting iun, And] :. - . igtbeneft out my thread, And yet my moments rufi.
5 De^r God, lec ail my hours be thine,
: I . ■ the ght; Then'fJ din ai in (miles decline, And bring a pi; ifiug night.
PI y M N XXXIII. ./£/: Evening Seng,
2 TTyiE AD Sovereign, let my evening {on* £^J Like holy incenfe rife $ Afiift the offerings of my tongue To reach the lofty ikies.
s Through all the dangers of the day Thy hand was frill my guard 5 And iriil to drive my wants away, Thy mercy ftocd prepar'd.
3 Perpetual biefnngi from above
Incompafs me around, But Oh, how few returns of love Hath my Creator found !
4 What have I done for him who dy'd
To fave my wretched f©Tai ?
3*8 H Y M N XXXV, .
Koware nr.y follies mukiply'd, Faft as my minutes roll !
5 Lord, with 6hi« guilty heart cf mine,
To thy dear crcfs 3 flee ; An J to thy ivzcs. my foul refign, To be renew' d by thee. -
6 Sp^nkled afre&widj pardoning. Mcofl, .
Vd Izy me down to reft ; At. in th* erokraces of my God, Or on my Saviour's breafr.
H y :.* n >XXIV.
Lad's D;y : or, Dtlighi \z Ordinances ;
1 W/ELCOME- fvv: -- "-y <>f reft*
W Which fv,v 'a-.z Lord arife ; V7elcorr ?, to this reviving breafr, And thefc rejoicing eyes !
e K.inghimfe!f come: near, And fenfij his f&nts ;->-day j Here we may fir, and fee him hare, An:3 love, ana praile, and pray-.
j C le day amidftthe place
Where heavenly glories fhine, i ;ete ■ than ten theufand dayt 3n all the joys of fin,
j nr'Uing f vA would ilay
In fuch a frame as this ; And fit, aid &ng hjerferf away Toererlaling bKft.
H Y M N XXXV.
b and Eternity* OP down, my thoughts, which ufo to rife,
s
Crnverf: a - . death
H Y M N XXXVI. 329
Think how a gafp'mg mortal lies, And pants away his breath.
2 His quivering lips hang feebly down,
His pulfes faint and few ; The'n fp^echlefs, with a doleful groan, He bids the world adieu.
3 But Oh. the foul, which never dies !
At or.ee 1c leaves the clay ! Ye thoughts, purfue it where it flies, And trace its wondrous way,
4 Up to the : surts v h ° -. an gels dwells
i :ing there;
0:.J^ 'nto hell,
In terror and defpair i
5 An i mra my body faint and die !
■- ■ ." -,1 r-.,-~ .->--, »
Ohifc me guardpn angel nigh, To bear It fafe above, € Almighty Savi iur, to thy hand,
M; fleih ihail wait thy kind command,
Hymn XXXVI.
Frailty and Folly* 2 T TOW he tandl is our lifeJ
JTl How va* our fouls aftai rs !
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330 HYMN XXXVII,
And, ever hafHr.g to the tomb, Stcop downward as we run.
4 How we deferve the deeped hell, Who flight the joys above ! What chains of vengeance ihould we fee!, Who break fuch cords of love ! *» s Draw us, O God, whh fevereign grace .^nd lift our thoughts on high, That we may end this mortal race, Ana fee falvatton ni^h.
H y M n XXXV IT.
BreatlAr.g after the holy Spirit.
DME, holy Spirit, heavenly Dov^ With all thy quickening power:, Kind'e a flame of facred love In thefe cold hearts of curs.
•e
Beheld us groveling here belcw,
Engag'd in tripling toy* ! Our fouis can neither fly, ncr go,
To reach eternal joys.
In vain we tune our formal fong*,
In vain, we ftrive to rife ; Hofannah's languish on our tongues,
And our devotion dies.
'Dear Lord! and fnall we frill remain
In this declining ftate ? Our love fo faint, fo cold to thee, And thine to us fo great ?
Come, holy Spirit, heavenly Dove, With ill thy quickerir-g powers ;
Come, fned abrori a Saviour's lovcy And that (ball kindle our*.
h% r M N XX'-CIX.
v H v m n XXXVIII, ChriftY InterceJJicn,
1 PT^HS great Redeemer's gone
J. To (land before our God, To fprinkle o'er the flaming throne With his attoning blood.
* No firey vengeance now,
No burning wrath come; down : If jufiice ca'ls fcr fir.ners1 bleed,. The fayiour mews his own.
3 Before his Father's eye
Oar humble fuit he moves; The Father lays his thunder by, And looks, and frnlles, and loves*
4 Now m?.y our joyful tongues
Our Maker's honour iing : Jefus, the prieflh, receives our fongs, And bears them to the king.
5 (i On earth thy mercy reigns,
" And triumphs ail abcee j li But, Lord, how weak our mortal ftrr.r.; ** To fpeak immortal love !
Hymn XXXIX.. Hell i or, Vengeance of God. — -
2 Wf/i'^H holy fear, and humble fonsr,
W The dueadful God our fouls adore Revesence and awe become the tongue Which fpeaks the terrors of his power.
a Far, in the deep, where darknefs dwells, The land of horror and defpab, Ju:Yce has built a difijial Hell, And laid her -{teres ofveagearic€ there.
333 HYMN XL.
j There fatan the firft firmer, Ues^ .
And roars, and bites his iron bands;
In vain the rebel ftrives to rife,
Crufbhd with the weight of heavenly hknis.
4. There guilty ghoflrs, of Adam's^race, Shri ;1: out, and rftwl beneath thy rod ; Once they could (corn a Saviour's grace, And fo incens'd a dreadful God.
5 Tremble, my foul, and kifstheSon— - Sinner, obey thy Saviour's call ; Eife your damnation bavteus on. And opening hell awaits your fall. ..
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PI Y M N XL.
Lcve to the Crea'.ures is dangerous.
O'vV vain are all things here below! How.f : how :'z\x\
pleafure hath its poifon ton, And ev*ry fv;eet — a fnare.
2 The brighteft things below the fky Give but a flattering ;'
We Jhould fufn?>?i f roe danger nigh, ere we pbffc f
3%>ar deareftjpysj and neareft friends, The partners of our bl
I minds, And leave but half for God ! .
:~s of a creature's love, Allures the flatter Thitl er the waron 3 1 . rruove$
Nor can v. e call them
5 Dear-Saviour, let thybaawties be My foul's eternal foo.l ;
command my heart away good.
H Y. M N XLII. 333
H Y M N XII.
Sbortnsfs of Life, zr.d gocdnefi of God, ■ i .-npiMEj what an empty vapour 'tis! X And days, how fwift they ate! Swift as a feather' d arrow Hie::, Or like a (halting Klar.
2 Our life is ever on the wing,: And death is evCrbigh; The moment wb?fl o^tr lives begins
We ail begin to di?.
3 Yet mighty God ! our fketing days Thy iaflting favours .'hare ; A n d fl ' 13 ?h* bounties of thy grace. Enrich the rolling years. 4. 'Tis fovereign merry finds us foed, A nd we" are cloth'd by love: While grace ftands pointing out the rcnJ,
That lead soer fouls Eho-Ti. •
5 Thus we began the h -':' ' % f " ; J AjiJv.her:v.-£c!,-e.", Let ages down thy pr i epi >longj ']. ill dire and nature dies;
H Y m n XUI. OfcdilH Thunderer: Or, the lofi Judo mint, toil
1 Q 5 NG to the Lord ye heavenly ho%
C# And let the earth, adore :' Let death and hc:i, thro' all their cor-lts, Stand trembling at his power.
2 His founding chariot makes the fky,
' He makes the cloud his throne j 1 here all his vtores of lightning, lira 'Tiil vengeance darts them down,
* Made in a great Storm of Thunder, Auguft 20th, 1697.
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3 Before him rolls a fiery dream —
And from his awful tongue A fovereign voice divides the flame. And thunder rears a!on~ !
4 Think, O my foul, the dreadful day
When this incenfed God Shall rend the iky, and turn the fi;a, And fend his wrath abroad !
5 What mail the wretch, the (inner do ?
He once defy'd the Lord t But he mall dread the thunderer now, And fink beneath hh word.
6 Tempers cf angry fire fhall roll
To blaft the rtbel worm ; Ana be?.t upon his naked Lul In one f ternal ftorm.
Hymn XLIII. A Funeral Thought.
2 |J \RK from the tombs, a doleful found) JLjL Mine ears attend the cry —
«' Ye livinj men, come, viewthe ground " Where you muft Shortly lie.
s l< Princes this clay muft be your bed, " In fpite'of ali your towers j '« The tall, the wife, the revere»d head " Mail: lie as low as our's.
3 Great God, is this cur certain doom ?
And are we frill fecure ! Still walking downward* to the tonab, And yet prepar'd no more !
To it our foTfls to flj Then, whtn we drop this tying de{h} We'll riftabtve the f::y.'
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H Y M N XL IV.
The Lord's Da/ ; or, The RsfurnEilon of ' Chrhr. I T>LE5 r m >rftin^, w lofe young dawning rays,
a In the cold prifon of a tomb 3 dear Redeemer lay ; 'Till the rerolving ikies had brought
The third, th1 appoir/fed day.
\ Keif, and the grave, unite their force To hold our God in vain ; The Helping Conquerer arofe, And' bunt their feeble chain*
s. Toth ime, almighty Lora^
Thefe ficr-j hours we pay ; And lc mas mail proclaira
-The triumph of the day.
Hymn XLV.
The Chrifiian Warfare.
I QTAND u?3my fqulijhake off thv fetes, C? And^ird tbegofpel-arraouf onj March to the gatea pf endiefs j/ojr,
Where Tefus went and claim'dhis throne.-
z He'.], and thy fins refi{i thy courfe; Buthdl.and fin are vanquifti'd foes j Thy Jcfus nail'd them to the crofs,
A;;-: i .; "hen ho rofe.
I Then let my foi I march boldly on, , to tjie heavenly gate j I peace fend j :■;. e! :: -.[ reign. And glittering robes for canquerers wait,
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While all the armies of the flries Jcir. in my glorious Leader's pra'fe.
H Y M N XLVI.
Salvation. .
8 QALVATION ! Ob, the joyful four. J ! i-5 'Tis pleaftire to our ears j A fovereign balm for every wound, A cordial for our fears.
s Bury'd in fcrrovr, and ifl fin,
At heji's dark door we jay j Tu; we ar'fe, Ly grace divine, To fee a heavenly day.
3 Salvation ! let the echo fly - I
The fpeei • und,
- While all the armies of the f.iy
Confpire to raife the found.
Hymn XL VII.
Lco.\ en hm iohom they pierced, cr.d tr.our*.
1 TNFINItff grief ! ama-irz woe! A bleeding Lord ! Hell and the Jews confpire his death,
- And ufe the Soman f word.
2 Ch ! the ftarp pangs of fmarting p*ain
My dear Redeemer bore, Wh in kne t jed thcrns,
His facred body tore !
3 But Snotty ' ri»,
In vain do I rccufe; In rai a I blame t:.:c Roman bands, ' And ring jews :
4 'Tw'ere ; .. :u, my fins, my crue! Sftj,
His cl .iors were;
Z ich of my crimes became a nail ; And unbelief— the fpear.
HYMN XL1X. j |7
5 'Twere you that puTd the vengeance down Upon his guiltlefs head : Break, break, my heart — Oh, burft mine eye*f An.i let my forrows bleed !
Strike, mighiry grace, my flinty foul,
Till melting waters flow ; And deep repentance drown mine eyet
In undifTcrnbled woe !
H y M * XL VIII.
" Ihe Book ofGocTi Decrees. '
1 T" ET all the race of creatures lie J— I Abas'd before their God : Wiiate'er his forereign voice has forrar3
Ke governs with a nod.
2 Ten thoufand ages ere the fkies
"Were in'.o motion brought; All the long years and w rids £0 corns Steod prefent to his thought.
3 If light attend the courfe I run,
'Tis he provides the rays ; " And 'tis his hand which hides my fan, If darknefs cloud my days.
4 Yet I would not too far-enquire,
Nor vainly long to fee In volumes of his deep decrees. What linei are mark'd for mc.
£ When he reveals the book of lifr, Oh, may I read my name Among the chofen of his love, The followers of the Lamb.
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H y u v tL\Xf
u'ht World's Three chief 'Temptatitm, t-IEN, in the light cf faith divinef We look on things below, F £
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Honour, and gold, and fenfual joy, How vain and dangerous teo.
e, Honour's a puff of noify Wreath j Ye: men txpofe their bleed, And venture everlafting death, To gain that airy good.
3 Whilft others ftarve the nobler mini, And feed on mining dud; They rob the4"erpent of bis food, T indulge a fordid lull.
£. The pleafure which allures the fenfe, Are dangerous fuares tpTouls ; There's but a drop of flattering fwec tr And daih'd with bitter bowls.
5 God is mine all-fuhicient good, My portion, and my choics; In him my vafl defires are nil'd. And all my powers rejoice.
d In vain the world accofts rr.y-earj And tempts my heart anew j I cannot buy your blifs fo dear, Nor part with heaven for you.
H T U M L.
ChrirVs Commjiott, John iii. 1 5, iy. OME, happy fouls, approach your Gci^
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With new melodious fongs j Come, tender to almighty grace The tribute of your tongues.
So Grange, fo bcundlefs was the love
Which pity'd dying men, The Father fent his equal Son
To give them life again.
Thy hands, my Saviour, wen: not arra'd Witfe a revenging red j
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Nor had commiffion tops. form The vrligeance of a God,
4 But all was mercy— all was lore And wrath forfook the throne ; When Chnft defcerirfed from above, And brought falration down.
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Hymn LI.
God glorified in the Gofpel, HE Lord, descending from absve,
While power and truth, and boundlefs love Difpiay their glories her*.
s Here in the gofpai's wondrous frame,
Freih wifdom we may view j
A thoufand angels liarn thy nam?,
Beyond whate'ej: they knew.
3 Thy name is writ in fake it lines,
Thy wonders here we trace ; Wifdons thro' all the myfcery mints, It mines in Jefus' face.
4 The law its bell obedience ewes
To our incarnate Goa j And thy reveugingjuftk* mows Its honours in his blood.
5 Butftill the l'tfftre of thy grace
Our warmer thobghti employs ; Gilds the whole fcene with brighter rays, And more exalts our joy*.
H Y M N LII.
Circuw'.jVjn axd Bspuf.-n.
'(Writun cvly for tkcfe vb$ pr*8ice ths Baptff/alf
Infants.) a /"**|NCE did the fons of Abra'm pafs \J Beneath the bloody fealof gracej
J4« HYMN MIL
The young difciples b^re the yoke, * fill Chrift the painful bondage broke,
s By milder ways doth JeTus prove His Father's covenant, and his levej He fears, to faints his glorious grace, And kindly owns their infant raca.
3 Their feed is fprinkled with his blood, Their children fct a-part for God j His ipi.it on their offspring's ' I, Like water pour'd upen the head.
4 Let every faint} with cheerful vc'ee, in this luge covenant rejoice;
Y> : rly cays,
2: ail give the God of A bra'm palft'.
H y m n LIII.
TJbt example of Chri.r.
i "V/f Y d-a" Redeemer, and my Lord, •LVJ. I read m y duty in thy worJ : But in thy 1 ' ia beft
•In living characters expreft.
a Such was thy truth, ml fuch thy zf;l>— Such deference to thy Father's v,\V— Sue': love, and met knsfvfo divine, 1 would transcribe, and make them huge*
3 Could mountains, and the midnigl tair, WitneftV) the fervr.r of thy prayer ;
The defert thy temptations knew, Thy conflict, and thy victory too.
4 Be thou my pattern— make me bear More of thy gracious image ht re : Tlicn God, the Judge, mail own my name Among the followers of the Lamb,
H Y M N LV. 341
H Y m k LIV.
The Decettfulnefs of Sin*
3 OlN has a thoufand treacherous arts O To pradl'ce en the mind ; With flattering look; fhe tempts our hearts* But leaves a fling behind.
a With names of virtues fee de«eires The aged and the young j And, while the heedlefs wretch believes, She makes his fetters flrong.
3 She pleads for all the joys fhe brings,
And gives a fair pretence ; But cheats the foul of heavenly things, And chains it down to fenfe.
4 So, on a tree divinely fair,
Grew the forbidden food ; Our mother took the poiion there, And tainted all her brood.
H-Y M N LV.
Cbrijlian Virtues,
I -|pTR Al T is the way, the door is flralt, £$ Which leads to joys en high j 'Tis but a few who find the gate, While crouds miflake, and die.
s, Beloved /e/f muft be den-y'd, The mind and will renewed, PaiEon fupprefs'd, and patience try'd, And vaindefi.es fubdu'd.
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34* HYMN LVII.
4 The tongue, that moll unruly power,
Requires a ftrong reftaint : We mult be watchful every hcur, And pray, but never faint.
5 Lord ! can a fecb'e he'plefs worm
Fulfil ataikfo-hard? Thy grace muft all my work prrfoirn, And give the frxe reward.
PI y m n LVf.
Comr.ur.kn lu'tb Chriit end ivitl- SaiqtU i Cor. x. 16, 17.
1 TTESUS invites his faints
J To meet arour.d his board j
fie e parclomd rebels fit and held
Communion with their Lord.
2 For food ha gives his fiefh j
l'e bids us drink his b ocd : Amallihg favour ! matcMefa grac?, Of cur defcendirtg Qoi !
3 Tl 13 holy bread and wire,
Maintain cur famtiftg brtath, By union with cur living Lord, #
And in te reft in his death.
4 Cur L; vefily Father talis
Chrift an4 1 is members one; We the jcunc crildren of his love, And he the nrft-borii Son.
5 I ct all cur powers be join'd
His gloriocs name to raife : VI. afure and Jove fill eveiy mind, Ai d ever) voice bepralfe.
H y m n LViI.
fkc Manorial of cur aljcnt Lord, John xvi. \6* Luke xxii. 19. John xiv. 3.
Ton! afcends above the ikies, VV
1 J. Where ow .vesk fcnfes. reactiliUnBOtj
H Y M N LVIlt. Ui
And carnal objects court our eyes,
To thruit the Saviour from our thought.
2 He knows what wandering hearts wehsve> That lefe the memory of his face j
And, to refreih cur minds, he gave Trefe kind memorials of his gracg,
3 The Lord of life this table fp*ead With his own fleili and dying blood, We aa the rich provision feed,
And taile the wine, and biefs our Goi,
4 Let iinful fwests be all forgot, And earth grow lefs in our efteein j Chrift and Lis love ii!l every thought^ And faith and hope be iix'd on him.
t; Whilit he is abfent fic-m our right, "'Tis to prepare our fouJ3 a place ; That we may live in heavenly light, And dwell forever near his face.
Hymn LVJII. " Chid Crucify J; the V/tfdom and PcwsrofGtd. I "jVTATUP^E with open voiuire iiands, Ji^l To fpread her Maker's pruiie abroad $ A nd : very labour of his hands Dsfplays the wifdom of a GoJ :
8 Butinithe grace wfercb refcu'd man, His brighteft form of glrry fhincs ; Here.- en the crofs, 'tis fairs.!: crr-.wn la precious bloodj and crimfon lines,
3 Here 1 behold his inmcrc heart,
Where grace and vengeance frrafigfilyjpiaj
Piercing his Son wkh uiarpefcfrnart, To make the purchased pleafurei mine.
4. Oh ! the fweet wonders of that crcf?, Where God, the Saviour, lev'd and dy'd !
344- HYMN LX.
Her noblefr life my fpirit draws
From his dear wounds, and bleeding fide.
5 I would forever fpeak his name Jn founds to mortal ears unknown, With angels join to praife the Lamb) And worlhip at his Father's throne.
H t m x L1X.
The Cofpel Feaft. Luke xiv. x6, &c.-
1 Y TOW rich are thy provifions, Lord ! A A Thy table furnifiYd from above ! The fruits of life o'erfpread the board, The cup o'erflows with heavenly i<ne.
2 Thine ancient family, the Jews, Were finl invited to the feafl : We humbly take what they refute And Gentiles thy falvation tafte.
3 We are the poor, the blind, the lame j And help was far, and death was. nigh ! But at the gofpel call, we came,
• And every want receiv'd fupp'y.
4 From the high w~y which leaiis to hell, From paths of darknefs and cefpair, Lord, we are come with thee to dwell, And feel thy gladfome prefence here.
5 Our everlafting love mail flow, To him who left his bleft abode,
And fought th-rfe darkforne realms beioWj Tj bring us wanderers b^ck to God.
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Hymn LX.
Cur Lord Jefus at bit civn Tci'.t* HE memory of our dying Lord
Awakes a thankful tongue: Mow lich hefpread his royal board, And biei. fungi
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H Y M N LXI, j43
2 Happy the man who eat this bread,
Butdcubiy-blefs'd was he Who gently bow'd his loving head, And lean'd it, Lord, on thee.
3 By faith the fame delights we ta&a
As that great favourite did,
And fit and lean on Jefus' breafr,
And take the faered bread.
4 Down from the palace of the fkies j
The King of grace defcer.ds ! *: Came my beloved, eat (he crle?) " And drink i'r.lvation friends.'"
5 Kofannah to hi! bounteous love, " For fitch afeaft belov/ !
/ ad yet be feed* hi' faints abore With nobler Llefiings too.
£ Come the dear clay, the glorious hour, That brings cur fouls to God, Then we fi&ll need thefe types no more, But tails the heavenly food.
H T M N LXI.
Grace and Glory by tbt Death tfCbriji,
J V|/7HILE fitting round our father's feoari, Vf We raife our tuneful breath ; Our faith beholds ff»i dying Lord, And dooms our fins to death.
3 We fee the blood of Jpfus flje<F, Whence all our pardons rife, The finner views th' atonement made> i^nd loves the facrirlce*
3 Thy cruel thorns thy fhameful crofs \ Procure us heavenly crowns : Our gain arifes from thy lofs ; Our hsaling, from thy wounds
34$ HYMN LX1I.
4 Net ill the rac« of mortal t here, Who dwell in feeble clay, ¥or thee can equal fufterin^s bear Or equal thanks repay.
Hymn LXU.
Dlvit-t Glirla and Graces,
I T TOW fair thy glories here difplay'd, JlJL Great God, how bright they ihine } Wiiile at thy word we break the br«ad, And pcur the hewing wiac !
a Here thy revenging jufticeflands-, And pleads its dreadful caufej Here favin* rnsvey fprea:ls her handi, Like Jefus on the crofs.
3 Thy feints attend with every gracs
On ihis great faciincs ; And love appears with cheerful face, And faith with lifted eyes.
4 Our cheerfml hope that waiting I^»,
To heaven directc her fight $
Here every warmer paflion meet;,
And ftron°er powers unite.
5 Z*al an J revengt perform ;' air part,
And riling fin dettroy ; Repentance comes with aching heart, Yet ne'«r forbids the j ay.
$ Dear favicur, change our faith to fight, Let fin forever di 2 5 Then (hall our fouls be all d«Ught> And tvery teat 'c: dry.
H T M N LXIV, H t m u LXIli.
Our Saviour Jrefent at bis Tablt,
2 /^DME Jet us join the facred fong \^J To cur afcending Lord ;
Ye faints and ange's round his throne, And we around'his board.
s Tho' rais'd beyond the worlds of light, Kis brighter glories fhine, Where purer fouls enjoy the light And prefer.ee more divine.
3 Yet here, unfeen by mortal e)^.
The boundhfs Cod re fides, Renews the atoning facrifice And o'er the feait prefixes.
4 Let every band that mares the fool
And every heart with fear. Feci the fuA pretence ofthe God, That fpreads hie bounties here.
C Eut Oh, the love, the wondrous Jov* The bleeding Lord difplays, Shall earth's united fongs improve, And heaven's eternal praifj.
Hymn LXIV.
Invitation to the goffel-feaft. j rpHS King cf heaven his table fpreadt, JL And dainties crown the beard |~ Net paradife withal! its joys Could fuch delight afford.
a. Lo, la the blood that TeAis med, To ralfe the foul to heaven, Pardon and peace for dyisg- mm? Aai entkfs life is gWtft.
3i.8 HYMN LXV,
5 Ye hungry poor that long have {tatv'd In fin: da. I: mazes, come: Come from the. hedges and highways, ilnd grace iliall find you room.
4 Millions of fouls, in glory now,
Were fei and fectfled here, And millGfls more, ftill on their way, Around the hoard appear.
5 All things are ready, come away,
N ir weak excufee frame j AfTume your places at the feafr, And blcfs the founder's name.
H t m v LXV.
Innumerable mercies adknowfeJjre&
NT g: ad amazement, L»rd. 1 ftand, Amidfr the bounties of thy hand j How numberlefsthofe bounties are ! How rich, how various and how fair !
% Eut oh, what poor returns I bring ! What iifdefs fongs of rraife I firig ! Lord, I confefs,wJth bumble fhame, My offerings fcarce <|eferve the name.
3 Fata would my labouring heart devife Some nobler gift and facrifica; It fink? beneath the mighty load That I mould render to my God.
A. To him 1 cpnfecJrate my praife, And vow the ret&nahi: cf my JTays ; Enlarge my foul with pro.ee divine, And make it worthier to be thine.
5 Give me at length an angel's tongue, To found thro' heaven the grateful fon» "t A theme (o great my voice {hall raife, And crown eternity with praife.
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HYMN LXVI, Hymn LXVI. For a vacant Congregation.
1 O G,°,f °f hearen> whofe gentle ray, ^-^ flumes the worlds of light, Thy wifdom rules the realms of day. And leads the hoft of night. a Behold thy waiting fervant* rtand, And claim with feeble cries, Some fidlful guide with gentle hand I o lead us to the ikies.
3 While abfent from thy temp!?, Lord
Like wandering flocks we ftray We lofe the memory of thy word And waits the facied day.
4 And when, within thefe waits of thine
We And our wonted place j How faint our feeble voices join To feek thy pardoning grace.
5 Almighty Saviour, hear our prayer,
Some chofen fervant raife,
• For us the bread of life to (hare . And help our lips to praife.
* ThM% thZhon% Wtfc'i*y unknown ^ we'll raife a nobler fong,
Till we fiali meet around thy throne.
And join the heavenly; throng.
Hymn LXVI I.
Tor a New-Year's Da*.
1 |7 TERNAL Source of every iov,
JCj Thy praii* /hall every voice employ, \Vh.Ie we within thy courts appear; ' *' And nng the bounties of the year.
2 As worlds of glory round thee roll,
Any hand fupporti the ftedfaft pole,
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2*9 HYMN LXVIH.
Directs the fun what hour to rife, And darknefs when to vf.il the ikies.
3 The flowery Spring at thy command Embalms the air, and paints the. land j The blazing beams of Summer mine To raife the corn and cheer the vine.
4 Thy hand In Autumn richly pours The cop'ous fruits along the fhotes, While wintry ftorms direct our ejes With fear and wonder to the Ikies.
r Srafon?, and months, and weeks, and days Demand returning fongs of praifc $ The opening light and evening fliade Shall fee the cheerful homage paid.
6 And Oh. may cur harmonious tongues In worlds unknown pmfue the fongs $ And in thole brighter courts adore, Where daya and year6 revolve no more
Htm m LXVIII.
A Hymn for Marriage.
I f~^\ RE AT God, who form'd for fecial joyi, M*JT Our natures by thy power and grucc, And j.un'd in bleft connubial ties, The parents of our favfur'd race.
i, OurS-ivioyr, our afcended Lord, In Car. a once a heavenly gueft, Whofe bounty cheer'd tl e friendly board Wh»fe prefence grae'd the nuptial feato
3 Attend with f.niles of heavenly love,
The pairtrry f<cred laws combine; Thei.- union blefs, their vows approve^ And crown the rites with [-race divin?.
4 Let love afiiil their mutual toils,
And every focial blifs bsflow j
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Increafe each joy with friendly fmiies, And mare and foften every woe,
5 While each a kindly aid imparts,
To run fecure the heavenly race; And make their dwelling and their hearts, Perpetual temples of thy praife.
6 When death diuolves thefe facred ties,
May each to happier realms rerndVe j There meet and range the peaceful fties, In bands of everlafting love.
H t m a LXIX.
thrift i iifantkn, I TT AIL the day that f-ta him rife, JL X Ravifh'i from our wifhful eyes j Chrift art hile to mortals given, Re-afcend» bit native heaven j There the pompous Critur.yh wait!, Lift your heads, eternal gates | Wide unfold the raiiant fcene, Tak's the King of glory in.
Him tho1 higheft heaven receive*, Still he loves the earth ht leaves j Though returning to hit throne, Still he calls mankind his own j Still for us he intercedes, Prevalent his death he pleads, Next hiaifelf prepares a phee, Harbinger of human race.
Mailer, may we ever fay, Taken from our world away, See thy faithful fervants, fee, Ever gazing up to the? ; Grant, though parted from our fight, High above yon azure heighr, Grant our fouls may thither rife, Following thee beyond the ikies.
35z HYMN LXX,
4 Ever upward Ictus move, Wafted on the wings ©f love } Looking when our Lord (hall come, Longing for a happier home : There we ilia!' with thee remain, Partnsr3 cf thine endlef3 reign J There tby face unclouded fee, titii a heaven of heavena in thee.
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H T M N LXX.
TbeFUgrhnsSsng. IS1, my foul, and frretch thy wings,
Thy better portion trace j Rifc from'tranfitory things,
Tow'rcis heaven thy native place : Sun, and rhbon, and ivare, decay,
Time {hall f'.on this earth remove; Rife, my foul, and hafle away
To feats prepar'd abt -
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Fires ■ • <"un,
_ them to therr fbureej at's born of God, Fan':s to view his glorious face j ffpward tends to ! i? abode, To reft in his embrace.
3 Flv me, riches: ny mei cares,
While I that coaft explore, Flattering world, with all thy fnares,
Solicit me no more : Pilgrims fix not here their home,
Strangers tarry but a nighty When the laft dear morn is comf,
Thev'li rife to joyful light.
ANTHEMS. 333
4 Ceafe; ye pilgrims, ceafe tomomrn, Prefs onward to the prize 5 Soon the Saviour will return, Triumphant in the ikies : Yet a feafon, and you know
H?ppy entrance will be given,' All our forrowi leftb?low,
And earth exchang'd for heaven.
End of the HYMNS
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A"N T H E M. F*0Mj«B,Vir.
IS there not an appointed time to man upon earth ? Art nothis days alfo as the days of an hireling ? I'm made to poffefs moaths of vanity, and wearifome nights are appointed to me. When I lie down, I fay, When mail I arife, and the night be gone ? I'm
• full of to/lings to and fro, unto the dawning of th« day. My flefh is cloth' d with worms, and clod* of du "c j my fkin is broken, and become loathfome, I loath if, I would not live always : let me alone, for mydaysar* vanity. My days are fwifter than x weaver's Ib-Uttle, a^d are fpent without hope. O re- member :h at my life is wind ! mine eye fhall no more fee good. As the cloud is confumed, and van- imeth away \ fo he who gocth dewn to the grave, fhaU come up no more : for now fliall I fleep in the tlu >, and thou fhait feek me in the morning, but I
Jhall not be.
ANTHEM, from sundry Scriptures.
ARISE, ihine, O Zion, for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord isrifen upon thee : And the Gentiles mall come to thy light, and King's to the brightnefs of thy riling. Sing, fin^ Q Heavens, G g a
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?nd be joy ft], O earth, f<>r behold, I bring yo»g!ad tidings cf great joy, which fliall be tc all people. For unto you Is bora this day, in the city of D?vid, a Saviour, who is Chrirt the Lord. Gltry be to God en high, and on eaUh peace, gcod will tov ards men. For unto us a chile; is born, unto us a fon is given j and 1 is name ir.aH becailed Wonderful, Ccui.fellor, the Mighty Go:!, x'. e ev*rlarting Father, the Prinze of Peace. Amen. Hallelujah. Amen.
A N THE Mi From Psalm CXXtV.
rtae Lord Mmfelf had not been on our fide— r.ovr may Ifrae! fay ; if the Lord himfelf had not been on our fide, when men roP; uy they Lad
fwallowe3 us up q«kkj yea, the. waters haddrown'd »j; and the ftrcatn had gone orer our foul. But' praife i b- the Lord, cur foul is efca;:ed, even a: a bird out of the f:\ire of the fowler ; the fnare it h(l:.r, and we are delivered. Our help fandcth ia the rianie of the Lord, who madeheaven and tstrth.
A N T H I M. Fp.omLuki II.
BEHOLD I b:'»r you gla ! tidings of joy, which ':. For unto you is bornthn Ul the city of David, a Saviour, who is Chri.: the Lprd. And this thall c a Rgnunto you. You fhall fipd the Babe wrapt in fwadling clothes, lying in a it. An|l.fuddenly there was w;th the angel a multitude o* the heavenly hofr, pra'fing God and fry- ing, Gi ry to Cod in chehigheft, and en eaith rer.ee, goodwill towards tntn. Hallelujah!
A N T H E M. Fkom Isaiah XLIV.
SING, fing, O ye Heavens $ for the Lord' ' done it: Shout, fbout, ye lower parts cf the earth : For the Lord rath redeemed Jac rifted hiaofelf in Ifrael. Ereuk forth into fi.\
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ye mountains, O forcM, and cr'ry tre» therc'n ; For the Lord hath redeemed Jacob, and gloriiiid hlmfelf in Ifrael. Glory be to the rather, Son, and Holy Ghpft, as it wa§ in the beginning, is now, and eye* fhail be, world without end. Amen*
A N T H E M. Fp.om Psalm CIV.
PR AIS S- the Lord, .0 my foul ! O Lord, my God, t'oou art become exceeding glorious ! Thou arS - clothed with majefly and horour. Hallelujah — Amen. Thou deckcft thyfelf with light, as it weri with a garment, and fpreadeft out the H-a7-::is like s. curtain, Who layeit the bearr. ij of hit chambers in the waters, and maketh the clouds his chariot, and walketh upon the wing- of the w:nd '. He maketh his an0els fpirits, and hia rnlnirters a flaming fire : Ha laid the foundations of the earth, that it neter be re- moved. O Lord, how manifold a*e rby>rorks ! Jri wildom hair, thou n;aJ^tve-n all. Tie earth is full c: thy riches, The glorious maje.ly of the Lord shall endure forever. The Loid {halLrejoicemhis workt; I Hallelujah*--- Amen.
A N T H E M Fxgm 2 Sam. Chap. I.
•;■ *HX-. beauty of Ifrael is 'lain upon thine high
JL^ places; How are the mighty fallen! Tel Tit
not \n G'»th, pnblilh it not in the Greets of Alkeiojj :
sghters of the Phlfi tines jhould rejoice,
:he daughters ofthe uic ire urn tiled mould trl-
h— Ye mountains of Giiboa, let there \be no de*«
neither rain upon you; for there the fhield of the
Mighty is-vuely caft away. Saul and Jonathan were
jfovely ana plsafant in their lives, a;;d in their deafha
L— Ye daughters^ Ifrael,
. - Saul, who clothed yea in fcadet,
■; 5 who pit orname t» of gold upon
your apparel. How are the mighty fallen in the
midil :le!— O Jonathan! fbowwafi IUia
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up^n *'£/»(? high places : I im diftreffed far thee, O my brother Jonathan ! very pie afant haft thou been unto me; thy lore to me was wonderful, pafiing th« love of women.— How are the mighty fallen, and the weapons of war perifhed.
ANTHEM. From Psalm VIII.
OLORD, our Governor, how excellent is thy name in all the world ! Thou haft fet thy glory above the heavens ! Out of the' mouth of babes and fucklings thou haft ordained ftrengtb, that thou mighteft ftill the ememy and the avenger. I will confider the heavens the works of thy fingers, the moon and ftars which thou haft ordained. What if man, that thou art mindful of him ? and the ion of* man, that thou vi/iteft him ? Thou mad'ft him lower than the angels, to crown him with glory and wcr/h: p. O Lord, cur Governor, how excellent is thy naxae in in all the world.
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