IMAGE EVALUATION TEST TARGET (MT-3) // {./ 1.0 I.I HISS l££ 2.0 1.8 1.25 1.4 ||.6 ■• 6" ► ^i ^ /a ^l. °>'> y /A Photographic Sciences Corporation S: :<\^ d iV :\ V \ viz: the desira- bleness of having one book for public worship, — a Preface, .VOLUME F(Hi THE Church ; — and it will be seen that those only arc omitted, which, on account of their sub- ject, or style, or metre, are unsuitable for congregational singing. But some of these are so admirably adapted to de- votional purposes in the parlour and the closet, that if those who possess that volume will use it in their social cir- cles and private retirement, they may derive from it more pleasure and spiritual improvement, than if their books remained in the sanctuary, where not a few of these valu- able pieces would have continued useless and unnoticed. Although this volume will be found to contain a larger number of hymns of praise, and on a greater variety of subjects than any book of Church Psalmody, it may still be regretted by some that other sources were not more freely resorted to, and a yet p^'^^ter variety secured. But it was found that to extend election, by increasing the size and price of the volume, would render it less generally acceptable and useful, and greatly interfere with its adoption, by compelling the immediate change of books ; whereas by a little care in the annouucement of the hymn, those who are unable or unwilling to furnish themselves with this volume, may continue to use the books they have, until the greater convenience of one hook shall have induced all to adopt it. The same consideration has led to the admission of fewer alterations than might otherwise have been deemed desirable. These have in general been confined to a few words where the sentiment was incorrect, or the phrase- ology decidedly objectionable. Such a course seemed far preferable to the omission of -a suitable and valuable I 'i V.I Pre/ace, hymn ; or to the retention of inaccuracies i)r improprie- ties* which have given pain to the devout worshipper, and have not unfrequently been used by the enemies of the gospel to the prejudice of some of its most important and glorious truths. Much attention has been bestowed on the arrangement of the Hymns in reference to subjects and occasions ; by which, it is hoped, great facility of selection has been se- cured. This will be in some measure also promoted by the passages • of scripture which have been prefixed to Watts's Psalms and Hymns, in accordance with the plan adopted in the Congregational Hymn Book. The labour which this compilation has involved, though very considerable, will be well rewarded, should it con- tribute In any measure to the more general and pleasur- able engagement in that part of Divine Worship which has been not improperly denominated — ** the work or ANGELS AND SERAPHS.'* T. ATKINSON. Mount FleasanT} Quebec, A^l, 1845. ' ■ HYMNS FOK PUBLIC WORSHIP. « IN PSALMS AND HYMNS AND SPIRITUAL SONGS, SINGING WITH GRACE IN YOUR HEARTS TO THE LORD." — Col. iii. 16. 1 • " Blessed is the man that walketh not in the coun* selof the ungodly.^^ Ps. i. 1. (c. m.) 1 BLEST is ihe man who shuns the place Where sinners love to meet ; Who fears to tread their wicked ways, And hates the scoffer's seat : 2 But in the statutes 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 set, Safe from the storms and blasting wind, Enjoys a peaceful state.] 4 Green as the leaf and ever fair Shall his profession shine, While fruits of holiness appear Like clusters on the vine. T'he Psalms. 5 Not so the impious and unjust ; What vain designs they form ! Their hopes are blown away like dust, Or chafF before the storm. 6 Sinners in judgment shall not stand Among the sons of grace, When Christ, the Judge, at his right hand Appoints his saints a place. . I ; \t: 2. «< He shall he like a tree planted by the rivers of water. "^^ Ps. i. 3. (s. m.) 1 THE man is ever blest Who shuns the sinners' ways. Among their counsels never stands, Nor takes the scomer's place ; 2 But makes the law of God ^ His study and delight, Amidst the labours of the day. And watches of the night. 3 He like a tree shall thrive. With waters near the root ; Fresh as the leaf his name shall live. His works are heavenly fruit. 4 Not so th' ungodly race. They no such blessings find ; ^heir hopes shall flee like empty chaff Before the driving wind. 5 How will they bear to stand Before that judgment-seat. Where all the saints at Christ's right-hand In full assembly meet? 3 The Psalms. 4 6 [He knows, and he approves The way the righteous go ; But sinners and their works shall meet A dreadful overthrow.] 3. " His leaf also shaU not vnther : — the ungodly are not soJ*^ Ps. i. 3, 4. (l. m.) 1 HAPPY the man whose cautious feet Shun the broad way that dinners go, Who hates the place where atheists meet, And fears to talk as scoffers do. 2 He loves t' employ his morning light Among the statutes of the Lord ; And spends the wakeful hours of nightj With pleasure pondering o'er the word. 3 He, like a plant by gentle streams, Shall flourish in immortal green ; And heaven will shine with kindest beams On every work his hands begin. 4 But sinners find their counsels crost ; As chaff before the tempest flies, So shall their hopes be blown and lost. When the last trumpet shakes the skies^ 5 [In vain the rebel seeks to stand In judgment with the pious race ; The dreadful Judge v^th stem command Divides him to a diflerent place. j 4. « Why do the heathen rageJ^^ Ps. ii. 1. (s. m.) 1 [MAKER and Sovereign Lord Of heaven, and earth, and seas, Thy providence confirms thy word> And answers thy decrees. . »i The Psalms, 2 The things so long ^oretold By David are fulfill'd, When Jews and Gentiles join'd to slay Jesus, thine holy child.] 3 Why did the Gentiles rage, And Jews, with one accord, Bend all their counsels to destroy Th' anointed of the Lord? 4 Rulers and kings agree '^ To form a vain design ; Against the Lord their powers unite, Against his Christ they join. 5 The Lord derides their rage, And will support his throne : He that hath rais'd him from the dead Hath ovm'd him for his Son. 6 Now he's ascended high, ^ And asks to rule the earth ; The merit of his blood he pleads. And pleads his heavenly birth. 7 He asks, and God bestows A large inheritance 5 -^ • Far as the world's remotest ends His kingdom shall advance. 8 The nations that rebd Must feel his iron rod ; He'll vindicate those honours well Which he receiv'd from God. 9 Be wise, ye rulers, now. And worship at his throne ; With trembling joy, ye people, bow To God's exalted Son. i\\ The Psalms. 5. « Hear me when I caU, God of my righteous- ness,^^ Ps. iv. 1. (L. M.) 1 O GOD of grace and righteousness, Hear and attend, when I complain ; Thou hast enlarg'd me in distress ; Bow down a gracious ear again. 2 Ye sons of men, in vain ye try To turn my glory into shame ; How long will scoffers love to lie, And dare reproach my Saviour's name ! 3 Know that the Lord divides his saints From all the tribes of men beside ; He hears the cry of penitents For the dear sake of Christ that died. » 4 When our obedient hands have done A thousand works of righteousness. We put our trust in God alone, And glory in his pard'ning grace. 5 Let th' unthinking many say, ' Who will bestow some earthly good V '. But, Lord, thy Ught and love we pray. Our souls desire this heavenly food. 6. <« My voice shalt thou hear in the morning ^ Ps. V. 3. (c. M.) 1 LORD, in the morning thou shalt hear My voice ascending high ; To thee will I direct my prayer. To thee lift up mine eye ; 2 Up to the hills where Christ is gone To plead for all his saints. Presenting at his Father's throne, Our gongs and our complaints. a2 TIte Psalms. 3 Thou art a God, before whose siglit The wicked shall not stand ; Sinners shall ne'er be thy delight, Nor dwell at thy right-hand. 4 But to thy house will I resort. To taste thy mercies there ; I will frequent thine holy court, And worship in thy fear. 5 O may thy Spirit guide my feet In ways of righteousness ? Make every path of duty straight And plain before my face. '. :'' .l\\ /• ^' O Lordy hov^ excellent is thy name in all the earth,^^ Ps. viii. 1. (c. m.) 1 O LORD, our Lord, how wondrous great Is thine exalted name ! The glories of thy heavenly state Let men and babes proclaim. 2 When I behold thy works on high. The moon that rules the night, \ And stars that well adorn the sky. Those moving worlds of light ; — 3 Lord, what is ;nan, or all his race. Who dwells so far below, That thou should'st visit him with grace, And love his nature so ? 4 That thy beloved Son should bear To take a mortal form. Made lower than his angels are. To save a dying worm ! 7 The Psalms, 5 Let him be crowned with majesty, Who bow'd his head to death ; And be his honours sounded high, By all things that have breath. 6" Jesus, our Lord, how Wondrous great Is thine exalted name ! The glories of thy heavenly state Let the whole earth proclaim. c. « What is man^ that thou art mindful of him,^^ Ps. viii. 4. (l. m.) 1 LORD, what was man, when made at first, Adam, the offspring of the dust, That thou should'st set him and his race But just below an angel's place ? 2 That thou should'st raise his nature ^o, And make him lord of all below ; Make every earthly thing submit, And pay their homage at hiB feet 1 3 But ! what brighter glories wait, To crown the second Adam's state ! What honours shall thy Son adorn, Who condescended to be bom ! ' 4 See him below his angels made, See him entombed among th^ dead. To save a ruined world from sin ! But he shall reign with power divine. ^ 5 The world to come, redeem'd from all The miseries that attend the fall, New made and glorious, shall submit At our exalted Saviour's feet. T]ie Fualms, 10 9. <( I will praise thecy Lord^ with my whole heart,^^ Ps. ix. 1. (c. Mo) 1 WITH my whole heart I'll raise my song. Thy wonders I'll proclaim; Thou Sovereign Judge of right and wrong Wilt put my foes to shame. 2 I'll sing thy majesty and grace j My God prepares his throne, To judge the world in righteousness. And make his justice known. 3 Then shall the Lord a refuge prove For all the poor opprest, To save the people of his love, And give the weary rest. 4 The men that know thy name, will trust In thy abundant grace ; For thou didst ne'er forsake the just. Who humbly sought thy face. 4 5 Sing praises to the righteous Lord, Who dwells on Zion's hill, Who executes his threat'ning word, And doth his grace fulfil. 10. (i Lordy who shall abide in thy tabernacle ?^^ Ps. XV. 1. (L. M.) 1 WHO shall ascend thy heavenly place. Great God, and dwell before thy face ? — The man who loves religion now. And humbly walks with God below : 2 Whose hands are pure, whose heart is clean, Whose lips still speak the thing they mean ; No slander dwells upon his tongue ; He hates to do his neighbour wrong.' 10 The Pialmi. 11 3 He lores his enemies, and prays For those who curse him to his face ; And doth to all men still the same That he would hope or wish from them. 4 Yet when his holiest works are done, His cx)ul depends on grace alone ; — This is the man thy face shall see, . » And dwell^for ever, Lord, with thee. II. <' / wiU behold thy face in righteousness*^^ Ps. xvii. 15. (l. m.) 1 [LORD, I am thine ; but thou wilt prove My faith, my patience, and my love ; When men of spite against me join. They are the sword, the hand is thine.] 2 What sinners value, I resign ; Lord, 'tis enough that thou art mine ; I shall behold Qiy blissful face. And ttfmd complete in righteousness. 3 This life's a dream., an empty show ; But the bright world to which I go- Hath joys substantial and sincere, When shall I wake, and find me there ? 4* glorious hour ! O blest abode ! . I shall be near ind like my God ! And flesh and sin no more control , The sacred pleasures of the soul. 5 My flesh shall slumber in the ground, Till the last tnimpet's joyful sound ; Then burst the chains with sweet surprise, And in my Saviour's image rise. 12 The Psalmx. 13 12* « Tkt Lord is my Rock.^^ Ps. xviii. 1. (l.m.) 1 JUST are thy ways, and true thy word, Grt.dt Rock of my secure abode ; Who is a God, beside the Lord ? Or Where's a refuge like our God ] 2 'Tis he that girds me with his might, Gives me his holy sword to wield ; And, while with sin and hell I fight, Spreads his salvation for my shield. 3 He lives (and blessed be my Rock !) The God of my salvation lives, The dark designs of hell are broke ; Sweet is the peace my Father gives. 13. ^^ The heavem declare thy glory. ^^ Ps. xix. 1. (s. M.) 1 BEHOLD the lofty sky Declares its maker, God ; And all his stany works on high Proclaim his power abroad. 2 The darkness and the light Still keep their course the same ; While night to day, and day to night. Divinely teach his name. 3 In every difF'rent land, Their gen'ral voice is known ; They show the wonders of his hand. And orders of his throne. 4 But we may well rejoice, To U8 he gives his word, fTe are not left to nature's voice To bid U8 know the Lord. 13 The Psalms. 5 His statutes and commands Are set before our eyes, He puts his gospel in our hands, Where our salvation lies. 6 His laws are just and pure, His truth without deceit, His promises for ever sure. And his rewards are great. 7 While of thy works I sing, Thy glory to pn :laim, Accept the praise, my God, my King, In my Redeemer's name. 14 14. « The law of the Lord is perfect. ^^ Ps, xix. 7. (s. M.) 1 BEHOLD the morning sun Begins his glorious way ; His beams through all the nations run, And life and light convey. 2 But where the gospel comes. It spreads diviner light. It calls dead sinners from their tombs. And gives the blind their sight. 3 How perfect is thy word ! And all thy judgments just! For ever sure thy promise. Lord, And men securely trust. 4> My gracious God, how plain Are thy directions given O ! may I never read in vain, But find the path to heaven ! u The Ptalms. 15 5 I hear thy word with love, And I would fain obey $ Send thy good Spirit from above, To guide me lest I stray. 6 who can ever find The errors of his ways Yet with a bold presumptuous mind I would not dare transgress. 7 Warn me of every sin ; Forgive my secret faults ; And cleanse this guilty soul of mine, Whose crimes exceed my thoughts. 8 While with my heart and tongue, I spread thy praise abroad, Accept the worship and the song. My Saviour and my God, 15 " Day unto day uttereth speech,^^ Ps. xix. 2. (L. M.) 1 THE heav'ns declare thy glory, Lord, In every star thy wisdom shines ; But when our eyes behold thy word, We read thy name in fairer lines. 2 The rolling sun, the changing light, And nights and days, thy power confess ; But the blest volume thou hast writ Reveals thy justice and thy grace. 3 Sun, moon, and stars convey thy praise Round the whole earth, and never stand j So when thy truth began its race, It touch'd and glanc'd on every land. IS Th§ Pialmt. le 4 Nor shall thy epreading gospel rest, Till through the world thy truth has run \ Till Christ has all the nations blest ' That see the light or feel the sun. 5 Great Sun of Righteousness, arise ! Bless the dark world with heavenly light ! Thy gospel makes the isimple wise,' Thy laws are pure, thy judgments right* 6 Thy noblest wonders here we view. In souls renew'd, and sins forgiven : Lord, cleanse my sins, my soul renew, And make thy word my guide to heaven. 16, " Tl\e Lord is my ShepherdJ^ Ps. xxiii..!. (L, M.) 1 MY shepherd is the living Lord ; Now shall my wants be well suppL )d ; His providence and holy word Become my safety and my guide. 2 In pastures where salvation grows He makes me feed, he makes me rest : There living water gently flows. And heavenly food divinely blest. 3 My wand'ring feet his ways mistake ; Bui he restores my soul to peace, And leads me, J his mere's 4e, In the fair paths of righteousnes. 4 Though I walk through the gloomy vale. Where death and all its terrors are. My heart and hope shall never fail, For God my Shepherd 's with me ther*. B i rr t 16 The Psalms. 17 5 Amidst the darkness and the deeps Thou art my comfort, thou my stay ; \ Thy staff supports my feeble steps. Thy rod directs my doubtful way. 6 Surely the mercies of the Lord Attend his children all their days ; Within his courts I'll hear his word, And seek his face, and sing his praise. 17« « 7«nK /car no «inZ." Ps. xxiii. 4. (cm.) 1 My shepherd will supply my need,. Jehovah is his name ; In pastures fresh he makes me feed Beside the living stream. 2 He brings my wandering spirit back, When I forsake his ways ; And leads me, for his mercy's sake, In paths of truth and grace. 3 When I .vaJk through the shades of death. Thy presence is my stay ; , A word of thy supporting breath Drives all my fears away. 4 Thy hand, in sight of all my foes. Doth still my table spread ; My cup with blessings overflows. Thine oil anoints my head. 6 The sure provisions of my God Attend me all my days ; may thy house be mine abode, And all my work be praise ! i) There would I find a settled rest, (While others go and come) No more a stranger or a guest, But like a child at home. 18 The P$aim$. 19 18 19. « Hi reiioreth my toulJ* Pt. xxiii. S. (i.M.y THE Lord my shepherd is^ I shall be well supply 'd ; Since he is mine and I am his. What can I want beside ? He leads me to the plac« Where heavenly pasture grows, Where living waters gently pass, And full salvation flows. If e'er I go astray, He doth my soul reclaim, And guides me in his own right way. For his most holy name. While he affords his aid I cannot yield to fear; Tho' I should walk thro' death's dark thad*. My Shepherd's with me there. In sight of all my foes, Thou dost my table spread, My cup with blessings overflows. And joy exalts my head. The bounties of thy love Shall crown my following days ; Nor from thy house will I remove. Nor cease to speak thy praise. << He leadcth me in the paths of rightiout- wcs»." Ps. xxiii. 3. (6— 8's.) THE Lord my pasture shall prepare. And feed me with a shepherd's care : His presence shall my wants supply. And guard me with a watchful eye : My noon-day walks he wiU attend. And all my midnight houra defend. 19 The Psahns, 20 2 When in the suHry glebe I faint, L .. Or on thd thirsty mountain pant, To fertile vales and dewy meads My weary, wandering steps he leads, Where peaceful rivers, soft and slow, Amid the verdant landscape flow, 3 Though in a bare and rugged way. Through devious lonely wilds I stray. Thy presence shall my pains beguile ; The barren wilderness shall smile, With verdant green and herbage crowned ; And streams shall murmur all around. Af Though in the paths of death I tread, With gloomy horrors overspread ; / ^ My steadfast heart shall fear no Ul, For thou, O Lord ! art with me still. ' Thy friendly hand shall give me aid. And guide me through the dreadful shade. 20. (f Thy rod omd thy staffs they comfort me.'^ Ps. xxiii. 4. (H. M.) 1 THE Lord my Shepherd is. And he my soul will keep. He knoweth who are his, And wutcheth o'er his sheep. Away with every anxious fear : ^" ^' I cannot want while he is near. 2 His wisdom doth provide The pasture where I feed : Where the still waters gUde Along the quiet mead. He leads my feet ; and, when I roam, O'tilakes and brings the wanderer home. 20 The P&almt. 21 3 He leads, himself, the way His faithful iiock should take. Those who his voice obey. His love will ne'er forsake ; For he has pledged his holy name ; — He who for ever is the same. 4 Let me but feel him near, Death's gloomy pass in view, I'll walk without a fear The shadowy valley through. With rod and staff, my Shepherd's care Will guide my steps, and guard me there. 5 Still is my table spread ; My foes stand silent by. I feed on living bread ; My cruse is never dry : And surely love and mercy will Attend me on my journey still. 6 Still hope and grateful praise Shall form my constant song ; Shall cheer my gloomiest days, And tune my dying tongue : Until my ransomed soul shall rise, To praise him better in the skies. 21 . « Who shall ascend into the hUl of the Lord ?'' Fs. xxiv. 3. (c. M.) 1 THE earth for ever is the Lord's, With Adam's numerous race ; He rais'd its arches o'er the floods, And built it on the seas, 2 But who among the sons of men May visit thine abode ? He that has hands from mischief clean, Whose heart is right with God. ' b2 ft The Psalmt. 3 This is the man may rise and take The blessings of his grace ; This is the lot of those that seek The God of Jacob's face. 4 Now let our soul's immortal poweni To meet the Lord prepay, Lift up their everlasting doors. The King of glory's near. 5 The King of glory ! Who can tell The wonders of his might ? He rules the nations : but to dwell With sain^ is his delight. « n I ' p '; 22. 1 I'LL speak the honours of my King, His form divinely fair ; None of the sons of mortal race May with the Lord compare. 2 Sweet is thy speech, and heavenly graoo Upon tliy lips is shed^ Thy God, with blessings infinite, Hath crown 'd thy sacred head. 3 Gird on thy sword, victorious Prince, Ride with majestic sway ; Subdue and melt thy stubborn foes, And make the world obey. 4" Thy throne, O God, for ever stands ; Thy word of grace shall prove A peaceful sceptre in thy hands. To rule the saints by love. 36. " God is our refuge and strength.^^ Ps. xlvi. 1. (L. M.) 1 GOD is the refuge of his saints " t When storms of sharp distress invade j Ere we can offer our complaints Behold him present with his aid. 2 Let mountains from their seats be hurl'd Down to the deep, and buried there ; Convulsions shake the solid world, — Our faith shall never yield to fear. 96 I The Psalms, 37 3 Loud may the troubled ocean roar, In aacred peace our souls abide, While every nation, every shore, Trembles, and dreads the swelling tide. 4 There is a stream whose gentle flow Supplies the city of our God ; Life, love, and joy, still gliding through, And watering our divine abode. 5 That sacred stream, thine holy word, Our grief allays, our fear controls, Sweet peace thy promises atford, *" And give new strength to fainting souls. 6 Zion enjoys her monarch's love. Secure against a threatening hour ; Nor can her firm foundations move,' Built on his truth, and arm'd with power.' 37. " The God of Jacob is our refugc,^^ Ps. xlvi. 11. (c. M.) 1 GOD is our refuge, tried and proved, Amid a stormy world : We will not fear though earth be moved, And hills in ocean hurled. 2 The waves may roar, the mountains shake ; Our comforts shall not cease. « The Lord his saints will not forsake : The Lord will give us peace. 3 A gentle stream of hope and love To us shall ever flow : It issues from his throne above ; It cheers his church below. 4* When earth and hell against us came, He spake a**^ quelled their poweic The Lord of Hosts is still the same : The God of grace is ours. 87 3« The Psalms. ft9 5> e. g^^> lis. ilT f "I /. red, shake ; /. •jb. «< S}vciul unto God with the voice of triumph Ps. xlvii. 1. (c. M.) 1 O FOR a shout of sacred joy, * • To Gotl, the Sovereign King ! Let every land their tongues employ, And hymns of triumph sing. 2 Jesus our God ascends on high, His heavenly guards around Attend him rising dirough the sky, Of* With trumpet's joyful sound. 3 While angels shout and praise their King, Let mortals learn their strains ; Let all the earth his honour sing ; O'er all the earth he reigns. 4 Rehearse his praise with awe profound, Let knowledge lead the song, n Nor mock him with a solemn sound Upon a thoughtless tongue. 5 In Israel stood his ancient throne. He loved that chosen race ; But now he calls the world his own, And heathens taste his grac^. 39. « Great is the Lordy and greatly to bej^aised^ Ps. xlviii. 1. (s. M.) •>*» 1 1 GREAT is the ][iOrd our God, And let his praise be great ; f- He makes his churches his abode, • His most delightful seat. 2 In Zion God is known A refuge in distress ; How bright has his salvation shone Through all her palaces f c2 ! 3.9 The Psalms. Oft have our fathers told, Our eyes have often seen, How well our God secures the fold Where his own sheep have been. In every new distress ,i We'll to his house repair. We'll think upon his wondrous grace, And seek deliv'rance there. 40 40. ^.VT^ T f. " Ttiis God is our God for ever and ever." Ps. xlviii. 14. (s. M.) 1 FAR as thy name is known The world declares thy praise ; Thy saints, O Lord, before thy throne Their son^ of honour raise. 2 With joy let Judah stand ' On Zion's chosen hill. Proclaim the wonders of thy hand And counsels of thy will. 3 Let strangers walk around The city where we dwell. Compass and view thine holy ground. And mark the building well ; — vi 4» The order of thy house, invn> Tiie worship of thy court, , 4>f^ The cheerful songs, the solemn vows ; — And make a fair report. 5 How decent and how wise ! How glorious to behold ! 'r Beyond the pomp tliat charms the eyes. And rites adorn 'd with gold. 6 The God we worship now Will guide us till we die. Will be our God while here below. And ours above the slcy. . •» 41 The Psalms. 42 41. 1 « Our God shall come,^^ Ps. 1. 3. (c. m.) (.M.J [THE Lord, the Judge, before his throne Bids the whole earth draw nigh, — The nations near the rising sunj ' And near the western sky. 2 No more shall bold blasphemers say, < Judgment will ne'er begin,' No more abuse his long delay To impudence and sin.] 3 Thron'd on a cloud our God shall come. Bright flames prepare his way, jfj Thunder and darkness, fire and storm. Lead on the dreadful day. 4 Heaven from above his call shall hear, Attending angels come. And earth and Hell shall know and fear, His justice and their doom. ' But gather all my saints,' he cries, T < That made their peace with God, ' By the Redeemer's sacrifice, e k mc ^ And seal'd it with his blood. 6 < Their faith and works, brought forth to light ' Shall make the world confess, ^ * My sentence of reward is right ; — * . < And heaven adore my grace.' ' 42. « Have mercy upon me^ God,^^ Ps. li. 1. Cl. m.) 1 SHEW pity, Lord, O Lord, forgive. Let a repenting rebel live : Are not thy mercies large and free I May not a sinner trust in thee ] I 42 The Psalms. 4a ^ My crimes tho' gi'eat, do not surpass The power and glory of thy grace : Great God, thy nature hath no bound ; So let thy pardoning love be found. 3 O wash my soul from every sin, And make my guilty conscience clean ! Here, on my heart, the burden lies, j; And past offences pain my eyes. 4 My lips with shame my sins confess - ' Against thy law, against thy grace ; . Lord, should thy judgment grow severe, : I am condemned, but thou art clear. 5 Should sudden vengeance seize my breath, I must pronounce thee just in death ; , And if my soul were sent to hell, >, ^. Thy righteous law approves it well. '. 6 Yet save a trembling sinner, Lord, Whose hope, still hov'ring round thy word. Would light on some sweet promise there, Some sure support against despair. 43. « Cleanse me from my sinJ^ Ps. li. 2. (l.m.) 1 LORD, I am vile, conceiv'd in sin ; And bom unholy and unclean ; ^ Sprung from the man whose guilty fall Corrupts the race, and taints u^ a\\.' '^ * 2 Soon as we draw our infant breath "" The seeds of sin grow up for death ; Thy law demands a perfect heart. But we're defil'd in every part. 3 [Great God, create my heart anew, And form my spirit pure and true : O make me wise betimes to spy My danger and my rcmedy.] •It L 43 The Psaitns, U 4 Behold I fall before tliy face ; My only refuge is thy grace: No outward farms can make me clean ; The leprosy lies deep within. 5 No bleeding bird, nor bleeding beast, Nor hyssop branch, nor sprinkling priest, Nor rurining brook, nor flood, nor sea, Can wash the dismal stain away. 6 Jesus, my God, thy blood alone ^ Hath power sufficient to atone ; Thy blood can make me white as snow ; No Jewish types could cleanse me so. 7 [While guilt disturbs and breaks my peace, Nor flesh nor soul hath rest or ease ; Lord, let me hear thy pardoning voice, ' And make my broken bones rejoice.] 44« « Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation,^^ ^ Ps. 11. 12. (L. M.) 1 THOU that hearest when sinners cry, Tho' all my crimes before thee lie, Behold them not with angry look. But blot their memory from thy book. 2 Create my nature pure within, ^ And fonn my soul averse to sin : Let thy good Spirit ne'er depart, ^ Nor hide thy presence from my heart. 3 [I cannot live without thy light, Cast out and banish'd from thy sight : Thy holy joys, my God, restore. And guard me that I fall no more. 4 Though I have grieved thy Spirit, Lord, ^ His help and comfort still afford: And let a wretch come near thy throne To plead the merits of thy Son. 44 The Psalms. 45 5 A broken heart, my God, my Kiiig, Is all the saerifice I bring ; The God of grace will ne'er despise A broken heart for sacrifice.] 6 My soul lies humbled in the dust, And owns thy dreadful sentence just; Look down, O Lord, with pitying eye, And save the soul condenm'd to die. 7 Then will I teach the world thy ways ; Sinners shall learn thy sovereign grace ; I'D lead them to my Saviour's blood, And they shall praise a pardoning God. 8 O may thy love inspire my tongue ! Salvation shall be all my song ; And all my powers shall join to bless The Lord, my strength and righteousness. 45. « My tongue shall sing aloud of thy righte- ousness,^^ Ps. li. 14. (c. M.) 1 O GOD of mercy ! hear my call, My load of guilt remove, Break down this separating wall That bars me from thy love. 2 Give me the presence of thy grace. Then my rejoicing tongue Shall speak aloud thy righteousness. And make thy praise my song. 3 No blood of goats, nor heifer slain, For sin could e'er atone ; The death of Christ shall still remain Sufficient and alone. 4 A soul opprest with sin's desert My God will ne'er despise 5 A humble groan, a broken heart. Is our best sacrifice. 45 '9 d. less. \f righte- 46 The Psalms. 47 46. « il«/or in«, I imfl call upon God,^^ Ps. Iv. 16. [s. M.] 1 LET sinners take their course, And choose the road to death ; iut in the worship of my God I'll spend my daily breath. 2 My thoughts address his throne # When morning brings the light 5 I seek his blessing every noon, And pay my vows at night. 3 Thou wilt regard my cries, O my etemad God, ^ While sinners perish in surprise Beneath thine angry rod. '4 ' Because they dwell at ease, And no sad changes feel, They neither fear nor trust thy name, Nor learn to do thy will. 5 But I with all my cares Will lean upon the Lord, I'll cast my burdens on his arm. And rest upon his word. 6 His arm shall well sustain The children of his love ; The ground on which their safety stands . No earthly power can move. 47. " Be thou exalted, O God, above thf Acaven*," Ps. Ivii. 5-H, (l, m.) 1 MY God, in whom are all the springs Of boundless love, and grace unknown, Hide me beneath thy spreading wings, ^Till the dark cloud be overblowHt 47 The PsalmsM 2 Up to the heav'ns I send my cry, The Lord will my desires perform ; He sends his angels from the sky, And saves me from the threat'ning storm. 3 [Be thou exalted, O my God, Above the heavens where angels dwell j Thy power on earth be known abroad, And land to land ihy wonders tell.] 4 My heart is fix'd ; my song shall raise Immortal honours to his name ; Awake, my tongue, to sound his praise, My tongue, the glory of my frame. ^ 5 High o'er the earth his mercy reigns. And reaches to the utmost sky ; His truth to endless years remains, When lower worlds dissolve and die. 6 Be thou exalted, my God, - Above the heavens where angels dwell j Thy power on earth be known abroad, And land to land thy wonders tell. ' * 48. <« Lead me to the rock that is higher than /.'* Ps.lxi. 2. (s. M.) 1 WHEN overwhelm'd with grief My heart within me dies. Helpless, and far from all relief, To heaven I lift mine eyes. 2 O leat^ me to the rock That's high above my head. And make the covert of thy wings My shelter and my shade. 3 Within thy presence. Lord, For ever I'll abide ; Thou art the tower of my defence, The refuge where I iiide. 5C 48 49 The Psalms, ' 50 n. 1; f. m V 4« Thou givest me the lot Of those that fear thy name ; If endless life be their reward, I shall possess the same. 49. « In God is my salvation and my glory J*^ Ps. Ixii. 7. (L. M.) 1 MY spirit Iboks to God alone ; My rock and refuge is his throne ; In all my fears, in all my straits. My soul on his salvation waits. 2 Trust him, ye saints, in all your ways, Pour out your hearts before his face : When helpers fail, and foes invade, God is our all-sufficient aid. i C 3 Once has his awful voice declar'd. Once and again my ears have heard, ' All power is his eternal due ; ' He must be fear'd and trusted too.' 4 For sovereign power reigns not alone, Grace is a partner of the throne : Thy grace and justice, mighty Lord, Shall well divide our last reward. > • 50. " God, thou art my God, early will I seek thee.^^ P§. Ixiii. 1. (c. m.) 1 EARLY, my God, without delay I haste to seek thy face ; My thirsty spirit faints away. Without thy cheering grace. 2 So pilgrims on the scorching sand. Beneath a burning sky. Long for a cooling stream at hand. And they must drink or die. D 1 1 i 50 The Psalms. • 3 I've seen thy glory and thy power Through all thy temple shine ; My God, repeat that heav'nly hour, That vision so divine. 4 Not life itself, with all her joys, Can my best passions move. Or raise so high my cheerful voice As thy forgiving love. 5 Thus till my last expiring day I'll bless my God and King ; Thus will I lift my hands to pray. And tune my lips to sing. 51. " My soul followeth hard after thee,^^ Ps. Ixiii. 8. (L. M ) 1 O GOD, thou art my God alone : Early to thee my soul shall cry ; A pilgrim in a land unknown, A thirsty land whose springs are dry, 2 Oh that it were as it hath been. When praying in the holy place. Thy power and glory I have seen. And marked the footsteps of thy grace, 3 Yet through this rough and thorny maze, I follow hard on thee, my God: Thy hand unseen upholds my ways : I safely tread where thou hast trod. 4 Thee, in the watches of the night. When I remeiiiber on my bed. Thy presence makes the darkness light ; Thy guardian ivings are round my head. 51 1-^ 51 The Psalms. 52 ft Better than life itself tliy love, Dearer than all beside to me ; For whom have I in heaven above, Or what on v?arth, compared with thee t 6 Praise, with my heart, my mind, my voice, For all thy mercy I will give. My soul shall still in God rejoice : My tpngue shall bless thee while I live. 52* « To see thy power and thy glory, soaa I have seen thee in the sanctuary,^^ Ps. Ixiii. 2. (l.m.) 1 GREAT God, indulge my humble claim, Thou art my hope, my joy, my rest ; The glories that compose thy name Stand all engag'd to make me blest. 2 Thou great and good, thou just and wise, Thou art my Father a?id my God ; And T am thine by sacred ties ; Thy son, thy servant, bought with biood. - 3 With ^eart, and eyes, and lifted hands, For thee I long, to thee I look. As travellers in thirsty lands Pant for the cooling water brcok. 4 With early feet I love t' appear Among thy saints, and seek thy face ; Oft have I seen thy glory there, And felt the power of sovereign grace. 5 I'll lift my hands, I'll raise my voice, While I have breath to pray, or praise ; This work shall make my heart rejoice, And spend the remnant of my days. 53 The Psalm 9, 54. 1 iL 'I ' 53. « Thou hast been my help.^^ Ps. Ixiii, 7. (S. M.) 1 MY God, permit my tongue This joy, to call thee mine. And let my early cries prevail, To taste thy love divine. 2 My thirsty, fainting soul Thy mercy doth implore ; Not ti'avellers in desert lands Can pant for water more. 3 Within thy churches, Lord, I long to find my place. Thy power and glory to behold, 1 And feel thy quick'ning grace. 4 For life without thy love No relish can afford ; No joy can be compar'd to this, To serve and please the Lord. 5 Since thou hast been my help, To thee my spirit flies. And on thy watchful providence My cheerful hope relies. 6 The shadow of thy wings My soul in safety keeps ; I follow where my Father leads And he supports my steps. 54. « Praise waitethfor thee, God, in Zion.^^ Ps. Ixv. 1. (l. m.) 1 THE praise of Zion waits for thee, My God ; and praise becomes thy house ; There shall thy saints thy glory see, And there perform their public vows. 54. The Psalms, 55 2 O thou, whose mercy bends the skies, To save when humble sinners pray, All lands to thee shall lid their eyes, And islands of the boundless sea. 3 Against my will my sins prevail. But grace shall purge away their stain ; The blood of Christ will never fail To wash my garments white again. 4 Blest is the man whom thou shalt choose, And give him kind access to thee, Give him a place within thy house. To taste thy love divinely free. 55. << Blessed Is the man whom thou choosestJ^ Ps. Ixv. 4. (c. M.) 1 PRAISE waits in Zion, Lord, for thee ; There shall our vows be paid: Thou hast an ear when sinners pray, All flesh shall seek thine aid. 2 Lord, our iniquities prevail, But pardoning grace is thine. And thou vsdlt grant us power and skill, To conquer every sin. 3 Blest are the men whom thou wilt choose To bring them near thy face, Give them a dwelling in th^ne house To feast upon thy grace. 4 In answering what thy church requests. Thy truth and terror shine, And works of dreadful righteousness Fulfil thy kind design. d2 56 The Ptalmt. M 5 Thus shall the wond'ring nations aeo The Lord is good and just; And distant islands fly to thee, And make thy name their trust, 56. « bless our God, yepeople.^^ Ps. Ixvi. 8. (c. M.) 1 SING all ye nations to the Lord, Sing with a joyful noise ; With melody of sound record His honours and your joys. 2 Say to the power that rules the sky, < How terrible art thou ! < Sinners before thy presence fly, * Or at thy footstool bow.' 3 He rules by his resistless might : Will rebel mortals dare Provoke th' Eternal to the fight. And tempt that dreadful war ? 4 bless our God, and never cease j Ye saints, fulfil his praise ; He keeps our life, maintains our peace, And guides our doubtful ways. 57. *< let the nations be glad and sing for joy, ^^ Ps. Ixvii. 4. (c. M.) 1 SHINE, mighty God, in glory shine With b6ams of heavenly grace ; Reveal thy power through all our coasts, And shew thy smiling face. 2 When shall thy name, from shore to shore, Sound all the earth abroad. And distant nations know, and love Their Saviour and their God 1 f)7 The P salmi. 3 Sing to the Lord, ye distant lands, Sing loud with solemn voice ; Let every tongue exalt his praisei And every heart rejoice. 4 He tlie great Lord, the Sovereign Judge, That sits enthron'd ahove, Wisely commands the worlds he made, In justice and in love. 5 Earth shall confess her Maker's hand, And yield a full increase ; Our God will crown each chosen land. With fruitfulness and peace. 6 God the Redeemer scatters round His choicest favours here, Let the creation's utmost bound Behold, adore^ and fear. 58 58. ^^ Blessed he the Lord, who daily loadefh us with benejits.^^ Ps. Ixviii. 19. (l. m.) 1 WE bless the Lord, the just, the good. Who fills our hearts with joy and food ; Who pours his blessings from the skies, And loads our days with rich supplies. 2 He sends the sun his circuit round To cheer the fruits, to warm the ground ; He bids the clouds, with plenteous rain. Refresh the thirsty earth again. 3 'Tis to his care we owe our breath, And all our near escapes from death : Safety and health to God belong ; He heals the weak, and guards the strong. 58 The Psalms. 59 4 He makes the saint and sinner prove The common blessings of his love ; But the wide diff'rence that remains Is endless joy or endless pains. 5 His own right-hand his saints shall raise From the deep earth, or deeper seas ; Afid brin[: them to his courts above, There to enjoy his perfect love. y' : 59. « I wiU praise the name of God with a song.^^ Ps. Ixix. 30. (c. M.) 1 FATHER, I sing thy wond'rous grace, I h\em my Saviour's name. He bought salvation for the poor, And bore the sinner's shame. * 2 His deep distress hath raisM us high. His duty and his zeal Fulfill'd the law, which mortals broke, And finish'd all thy will. 3 This shall his humble followers see. And set their hearts at rest ; They, by his death, draw near to thee. And live for ever blest. 4f [Zion is thine, most holy God ; Thy Son shall bless her gates ; And glory, purchas'd by his blood. For thine own Israel waits.] 5 Let heaven, and all that dwell on high To God their voices raise, While lands and seas assist the sky, And join t' advance tlie praise. 60 The Psalms, 61 60. " I mill make mention of thy righteousness.^^ Ps. Ixxi. 16. (c. M.) 1 MY Saviour, my Almighty Friend, When I begin thy praise, Where will the growing numbers end, The numbers of thy grace ? 2 Thou art my everlasting trust, Thy goodness I adore ; And since I knew thy graces first, I speak thy glories more. 3 My feet shall travel all the length Of the celestial road, And march, with courage in thy strength, To'^see my Father, God. 4 AVhcn I am fill'd with sore distress For some surprising sin, I'll plead thy perfect righteousness. And mention none but thine. 5 How will my lips rejoice to tell The victories of my King ! My soul, redeem'd from sin and hell, Shall thy salvation sing. 61. ^i He shall ness. 1 GREAT God, whose universal sway The known and unknown worlds obey, Now give the kingdom to thy Son, Extend his power, exalt his throne. 2 Thy sceptre well becomes his hands. All heaven submits to his commands ; His justice shall avenge the poor, And pride and rage prevail no more. lall judge thy people with righteovS' ?." Ps. Ixxii. 2. (L. M.) &4 The Fsabns, 65 64. « Shewing to the generation to come the praises oftheLord.^ Ps. Ixxviii. 4. (cm.) 1 LET children hear thy mighty deeds Which God perform'd of old, Which in our younger years we saw, And which our fathers told. 2 He bids us make his glories known, His works of power and grace ; And we'll convey his wonders down Through every rising race. 3 Our lips shall tell them to our sons, And they again to theirs. That generations yet unborn May teach them to their heirs. 4 Thus shall they learn, in God alone Their hope securely stands ; That they may ne'er forget his works, But practise his commands. So, <« For all this they sinned stilV^ Ps. Ixxviii. 32. (L. M.) 1 GREAT God, hov^^ oft did Israel prove By turns thine anger and thy love ! There, in a glass, our hearts may see How ficlde and how false they be. 2 How soon the faithless Jews forgot The dreadful wonders God had wrought ! Then they provok'd him to his face. Nor f(;ai''d his power, nor sought his grace. 3 Yet did his sov'reign grace forgive The men deserving not to live ; His anger oft away he turn'd. Or else with ge'ntle flame it liurn'd. 66 The Plaints, 67 (; k> 4* He savv their lleeb was weak and frail, He saw temptations still prevail ; yet boundless mercy spared them still, ; And led them to his holy hill. j vtn i' t)6 , « Gi'oe savy O Shepherd qf ZsrxjeL" P? » Ix^x . 1 GREAT Shepherd of thine Israel, f'T Who didst between the cherubs d^ell. And lead the tribes, thy chosen .^jheep, Safe through th^e (iesert and the deep : 2 Thy church is in the desert now, 5h^<^^ Shine fpmon high, and guid^ us through; Turn us to thee, thy love resitor^,— ,^., We ^gll be savM, and sigh no more.'' ,,; O / , " How amiable are thy tabernacles^ Lord oj host^J*> Ps. lxx;civ. 1. (l. m.) ..;t7 ^ 1 HOW pleasant, how divinely faay,' it // O Lord of hosts, thy dwellings are I , / With long desire my spirit faints dP To meet th' assemblies of thy saints. 2 My flesh would rest in thme.abpde^ ^-^ My panting heart cries out fof jCipd ^ir^^{ My God I my fcng! why ^hp^lfl I tie f So far from all my joys and thee 1 " ' 3 Blest are the saints Who sit on high, ' Around thy throne of majesty /'^'^^'^'^ Thy brightest glories shine above, ^"^ '* , ^ And all their work is praise and- love P ■ • 4 Blest are the souls that find a place ^^ (1 Within the temple of thy grace :!•''* 'T There they behold thy geMer rnys, " ' ' And seek thy face, and learn thy praiseU I f <" ! 67 The Psalmi. ' 6S 5 Blest are the men whose hearts are set To find the way to Zion's gate ; God is their strength, and thro' the road They lean upon their helper, God. 6 Cheerful they walk with growing strength, ^* Till all shall meet in heav'n at length, Till all before thy face appear, . .^ [ And join in nobler worship there. * 68. ^^ My soul longeth^ yea fiven faintethfor the courts of the Lord.'^ Fs. Ixxxiv. 2. (l. m.) 1 GREAT God, attend while Zion sings The joy that from thy presence springs ; To spend one day with thee on earth, Exceeds - thousand days of mirth. Td 2 Might I enjoy the meanest place *^ Within thine house, O God of grace, Not tents of ease, nor thrones of power, Should tempt my leet to leave thy door. 3 God is our Sun, he makes our day ; God is our Shield, he guards our way '^^ IVom all th' assaults of hell and sin, From foes without, and foes within. 4 All needful grace will God bestow, ,^ And crown fliat grace with glory too ; He gives us all things, and withholds No real good from upright souls. 5 O God, our King, thy sov'reign sway The glorious hosts of heav'n obey, While rebels at thy presence flee ; Blest is the man who trusts in thee. 69 The Psalmii, 69 69. « Blessed are they that dtveli in thy house.^^ Ps. Ixxxiv. 4. (c. M.) 1 MY soul, how lovely is the plifefe To which thy God resorts ! 'Tis heav'n to see his smiling face, Though in his earthly courts. 2 There the great Monarch of the skies His saving power displays ; And light breaks in upon our eyes With kind and quick 'ning rays. 3 With his rich gifts the heavenly Dove ; Descends and fills the place, While Christ reveals his wond'rous love, And sheds abroad his grace. 4 There, mighty God, thy words declare The secrets of thy will ; And still we seek thy meicy there. And sing thy praises still. 5 Lord, at thy threshold I wodldwait, ^Vhile Jesus is within. Rather than fill a throne of state, Or live in tents of sin. 6 Could I command the spacious land, And the more boundless sea. For one blest hour at thy right-hand Pd give them both away« 70 The Psalitts. 70 [To spend one sacred day WJ ii-fj {' 70, « Q Lord ofhos{ty l^lessed is the man that trtist' ethinthcc,^^ Ps* Ixxxiv. 12. (h. m.) 1 LORD of the Worlds above,' - ; >; ; How pleasant and hx)w fair The dwellings of thy love, , [ ■ Thy earthly temples are ! < ' To thine abode my heart aspires, Witli warm desires, to see my God. ,.p H happy souls, that pray . Where God appoints to hear ! happy men, who pay Their constant sei'vice there ! They upraise thee still ; and happy tlwy That love the wp.y to Zlon's hill. ^ » 3 They go from strength to strength, Through this dark vale of tears, 'Till each arrives at length, 'Till each in heav'n appears : O glorious seat, when God, our King, . Shall thither bring our willing feet ! '^here G^d and samt$tj^J}i4o, Affords diviner joy r,..r ..i, Than thousand days beside : Where God resorts, I love it more To keep the door than shine in courts.] God is our Sun and Shield, !»!i' 3 Our light and our defence $• '*' u/ With gifts his hands are iill'd,ti'o u'l We draw.Ottf bJi^ing^ thenc"?. . He shall bestow on Jacob's race. Peculiar grace, and glory too. 71 The Psalms. 72 6 The Lord his people loves ; His hand no good withholdjs From those his heart approves. From pure and pious souls ; Thrice happy he, God of hosts, Whose spirit trusts alone in thee. 71 • " Wilt thounoi revive us again ?" Ps. Ixxxv. 6. (L. ivr.) 1 REVIVE our dying graces, Lord, And let thy saints in thee rejoice 5 Make known thy truth, fulfil thy word. And to thy praise attune our voice. 2 We wait to hear what God will say ; He'll speak^ and give his people peace ; But let them run no more astray. Lest his returning wrath increase. / 2. « Mercy and truth are met together, ^^ Ps. ixxxv. 10. (l. m.) 1 SALVATION is for ever nigh The souls that fear and trust the Lord ; And grace, descending frpm on hign. Fresh hopes of glory shall afford. 2 Mercy and truth on earth are met, SinceChrist the Lord came down from heav'n j By his obedience, so complete. Justice is pleas'd, and peace is given. e2 I I 72 The Psalms. 73 3 Now truth and honour shall abound, lleligion dwell on earth again, And heavenly influence bless the ground In our Redeemer's gentle reign. 4 His righteousness is gone before To give us free access to God ; Our wandering feet shall stray no' more, But mark his steps, and keep the road. 73. « The Lord loveth the gates of Zion,'*^ Ps. Ixxxvii. 2. (l. m.) 1 GOD in his earthly temple, lays Foundations ior his heav'nly praise : He likes the tents of Jacob well, But still in Zion loves to dwell. 2 His mercy visits every house That pay their night and morning vows ; But makes a more delightful stay Where churches meet to praise and pray. 3 What glories were described of old ! What wonders are of Zion told ! Thou city of our God below, Thy fame shall Tyre and Egypt know. - 4 Egypt and Tyre, and Greek and Jew, Shall there begin their lives anew : Angels and men shall join to sing The hill where living waters spring. 73 The Pffahis. f) When God m^kes up his last account Of natives in his holy mount, 'Twill he an honour to appear As one new-bom or nourish 'd there ! 74 74 « Glorious things are spoken of thee^ city of God.'' Ps. Ixxxvii. 3. (8's&7'8.) GLORIOUS things of thee are spoken, Zion, city of our God ! He whose word cannot be broken. Formed thee for his own abode. On the Rock of ages founded, What can shake thy sure repose t With salvation's walls surrounded. Thou mayst smile at all thy foes. 2 Blest inhabitants of Zion, Washed in the Redeemer's blood ! Jesus, whom their souls rely on, Makes them kings and priests to God. 'Tis his love his people raises Over self to reign as kings; And as priests, his solemn praises Each for a thank-offering brings. 3 Saviour, if of Zion's city I, through prace, a member am ; Let the world deride or pity, I will glory in thy name. Fading is the worldling's pleasure, All his boasted pomp and show : Solid joys and lasting treasure. None but Zion's children know. lb The Paabns* 76 7o. « / will sing of the merries of the Lord Jor ever." 1*8. Ixxxix. 1. (c. m.) 1 MY never-ceasing songd shall show The mercies of the Loiil, And make succeeding ages know How faithful is his word. 2 The sacred truths his lips pronounce, Shall firm as heav'n endure ; And if he speak a promise once, Th' eternal grace is sure. 3 How long the race of David held The promis'd Jewish throne ! But there's a nobler cov'nant seal'd To David's greater Son. 4 His seed for ever shall possess A throne above the skies ; The meanest subject of his gi'ace Siiall to that glory rise. 5 Lord God of hosts, thy wondrous ways . Are sung by saints above ; And saints on earth their honours raise To thy unchanging love. / 6. « God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the sai/i^s." Ps. Ixxxix. 7. (c. m.) 1 WITH rev'rence let the saints appear And bow before the Lord, His high commands with rev'rence hear. And tremble at his word. 2 How terrible thy glories be ! How bright thine armies shine ! Where is the power that vies with thee 1 Or truth coniparM U> thine ] i 76 TIn* Psalms. 77 3 The northern pole, an"^i''^t Peace shall attend the path they go, And lig;hj,t}ifjrjt9ps s\yr(?iwd. 2 Tlierr joy shall liear their spirits up Through their Redeemer's name ; His righteousness exalte their hope ; , Nor Satan dares condemn. ( . V. > 1 3 The Lord, our gtory atid defence, Strength and salivation gives ; Israel, thy King fdr ever rteigns, "^ '^^ ' ^ Thv God for ever lives. " ? 78 The F saints. 79 i ?. " From everlasting to everlastings thou art GodJ^ Ps. xc.i. (c. M.) , 1 OUR God, our help in ages paflt, Our hope for years to come, Our shelter from the stormy blast, And our eternal home. 2 Under the shadow of thy throne Thy saints have dwelt secure ; Sufficient is thine arm alone, '' And our defence is sure. 3 [Before the hills in order stood, , Or earth receivM her frame, From everlasting thou art God, To endless years the same. ■'"^^^ 4 Thy word commands our flesh to dust, ' ' Return, ye sons of men :' All nations rose from earth at first. And turn to earth again.] ^' 5 A thousand ages in thy sight ^ ' Are like an Evening gone ; Short as the watch that ends the night Before the rising sun. 6 Our Crod, our help in ages past. Our hope for years to come. Be thou our guard while troubles last, And our eternal home, 79. «« So teach us to number our days^ that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.^^ Ps. xc. 12. (s.m.) 1 LORD, what a feeble piece Is this our mortal frame I Our life — rhow poor a trifle 'tis, Tliat Kcarce deserves the name. 79 TTi^ PsaMs. SO 2 Alas! the brittle clay That built our body first ! And every month, arid every day, 'Tks mouldering back to dust. ,>v i ..A^ .r. II h r .1 3 Our moments fly apace, n^i .. Not will our minutes stay ; Swifl as a flood, our hasty days Are sweeping us away. 4 Well, if our days must fly, We'll keep their end in sight, We'll spend them ali in wisdom's way, And let them speed their flight. 5 They'll waft us sooner o'er iti '^^ This life's tempestuous sea : Soon we shall reach the peaceful shore Of blest eternity . 80« « The Lord— my refugeJ*'* Ps. xci. 9. (cm.) 1 YE sons of men, a feeble race, Expos'd to every snare. Come, make the Lord your dwelling-place, And trust his gracious care«; ,. f 2 No ill shall enter where you dwell ; Or if the plague come nigh, And sweep the wicked davm to hell, 'Twill raise his saints on high. 3 He'll give his angels charge to keep Your feet in all tlieir ways ; To watch your pillow while you sleep, ' And guard your happy days. 80 The Pmfm^, SI 4 ^ Because on me they set their love, ' I'll save them,' saith the Lord ; < I'll bear their joyful souls above / * Destruction and the swrord. . :'T*< 5 < My grace shall answer when they cj^ll ; . ' In trouble PU be nieli ; < My power shall help them when they fall, ' And raise them when they die. . 6 ' Those that oji earth my name havp knovvn, ' I'll honour them in heaven ; •''^*^t ' ' There niy salvation shall be showr^, < And endless life be given.' 1*^ '' '^^'' .hrjai 'li-Mij i.-sija mtjtli )t>l biiA 81. ^^ It is a good thing to give thank^A , LordJ^ Ps. X(Cjf,jl. (L.M4 ,. tfn^o the 1 SWEET is the work, rtiy God, my King, To praise thy name, give thanks, and sing j To sho\y thy love by morning-light^ -.. ^ ( )^ And talk of all thy truth at night. 2 Sweet is th« day of sacred rest f ''^"^ ;'■ ^ ^ No mortal care 8h9,ll seize my breast; may my heart in tune be found '' ' like David's harp of solemn sound ! 3 My heart'shall triumph in my Lord, '^^ - And bless his works, and bless his v^6rd ; Thy works of grace, how bright they shine ! How deep thy counsels ! how divine ! 4 Then shall I share a glorious part. When grac;e hath well refm'd my heait,^ And fresh supplies of joy are shed, T Like holy oil, to cheer my ht^ad.i i'<*^ 82 The Psalms. 83 5 [Sin, (my worst enemy before) Shall never vex my spirit more ; My inward foes shall all be slain, Nor Satan break my peace again.] 6 Then shall I see, and hear, and know All I desir'd or wishM below ; And every power find sweet employ In that eternal world of joy. 82. « Those that he planted in the house of the Lordy shaU flourish in the courts of our God.*^ Ps. xcii. 13. (l. m.) 1 LORD, 'tis a pleasant thing to stand In gardens planted by thine hand ; Let me within thy courts be seen, Like a young cedar, fresh and green. 2 There grow thy saints in faith and love. Blest vnUti thine influence from above : Not Lebanon, with all its trees. Yields such a comely sight as these. 3 The plants of grace shall ever live ; (Nature decays, but grace must thrive ;) Time, that doth all things else impair. Still makes them flourish strong and fair. 4 Laden with fruits of age, they shew The Lord is holy, just, and true ; None that attend his gates shall find A God unfaithful or unkind. 83. « The Lord reigneth, he is clothed with ma- jesty.^^ Fs. xciii. 1. (l. m.) 1 JEHOVAH reigns ; he dwells in light, Girded with majesty and might : The world, created by his hands, Still on its first foundation stands. ) The Psalme. 84 2 But ere this spacious world was made, . Or had its first foundation laid, Thy throne eternal ages stood, Thyself the ever-living God. 3 Like floods the angry nations rise, And aim their rage against the skies ; Vain floods — ^that aim their rage so high ! ' At thy rehuke the billows die. 4 For ever shall thy throne endure ; Thy promise stands for ever sure ; And everlasting holiness Becomes the dwellings of thy grace. f 84. << come, let vs worship and bow down, let us hieel before the Lord, our Maker,^^ Ps. xcv. 6, (C. M.) 1 SING to the Lord Jehovah's name, And in his strength rejoice ; When his salvation is our theme. Exalted be our voice. 2 With thanks approach his awful sight, And psalms of honour sing ; The Lord's a God of boundless might, The whole creation's King. 3 [Let princes hear, let angels know, How mean their natures seem. Those gods on high, and gods below. When once compared with him. *4 Earth with its caverns dark and deep Lies in his spacious hand ; He fixed the seas what bounds to keep, And where the hills must stand.J S5 TJie Psalms, 86 5 Come, and y, . i humble souls adore, * Come, kneel n "ire his face ; may the creatures of his power Be children of his grace ! 6 Now is the time : he bends his ear, And waits for your request ; Come, lest he rouse his wrath and swear ' Ye shall not see my rest.' o5« <« To day if ye wiU hear his voice harden not your heart /'' Ps. xcv. 7, 8. (s. m.) 1 COME, sound his proT*^ abroad, And hymns of glory sing ; Jehovah is the sov'reign God, The universal King. 2 He form'd the deeps unknown ; He gave the seas their bound ; The watery worlds are all his own, And all the solid ground. 3 Come, worship at his throne, Come, bow before the Lord : We are his works, and not our own ; He form'd us by his word. 4 To-day attend his voice, Nor dare provoke his rod ; Come, like the people of his choice. And own yo'u* gracious God. 86. « Let us therefore f ear, ^^ Heb. iv. 1. (l.m.) 1 COME, let our voices join to raise A sacred song of solemn praise ; God is the sov'reign King ^ rehearse His honours in exalted verse. i 86 The Psalms, 8t !2 Come, let our souls address the Lord, Who fram'd our natures with his word ; He is our Shepherd ; we the sheep His mercy chose, his pastures keep. 3 Come, let us hear his voice to day, The counsels of his love obey ; Nor let our harden'd hearts rene\^ The sins and plagues tnat Israel knew. 4 [Look back, my soul, with holy dread, And view those ancient rebels dead ; Attend the offer'd grace to-day, ' Nor lose the blessing by delay. » 5 Seize the kind promise while it viraits, And march to Zion's heav'nly gates ; Believe, and take the promis'd rest ; Obey, and be for ever blest.] 87. ^i Say among the heathen^ — the Lord reignethJ^ Ps. xcvi. 10. (c. M.) 1 SING to the Lord, ye distant lands, Ye tribes of every tongue ; His new-discover'd grace demands A new and nobler song. 2 Say to the nations, Jesus reigns, God's own almighty Son ; His power the sinking world sustains, And grace surrounds his throne. 3 Let heav'n proclaim the joyful day, Joy through the earth be seen ; Let cities shine in bright array, And fields in cheerful green. 87 The Psalms. 4 Let an iin usual joy surprise The islands of the sea : Ye mountains, sink, — ye vaUeys, rise, Prepare the Lord his way. 5 Behold he comes, he comes to bless The nations as their God ; To shew the world his righteousness. And send his truth abroad. 6 But when his voice shall rai^e the dead, And bid the world draw near. How will the guilty nations dread To see their Judge appear. 88 88. « The Loi'd reignethy let the earth rejoice,^* Ps. xcvii. 1. (l. m.) 1 HE reigns ; the Lord, the Saviour reigna ; Praise him in pure exalted strains ; Let all the etuth in songs rejoice. And raise on high their cheerful voice. 2 Deep are his counsels, and unknown ; But grace and truth support his throne ; Though gloomy clouds his way surround, Justice is their eternal ground. 3 Li robes of judgment, lo ! he comes. Shakes the wide earth, and cleaves the tombs ; Before him bums devouring fire, The mountains melt, the seas retire. 4 His enemies, with sore dismay. Fly from the sight, and shun the day 5 Then lift your heads, ye saints, on high, And sing, for your redemption's nigh. f2 89 The Paahns. 90 j . 1 i A j 89, << Rejoice in the Lordy ye righteous,^* Ps. xcvii. 12. (L. M.) 1 TH' Almighty reigns, exalted high O'er all the earth, o'er all the sky ; Though clouds and darkness veil his feet, His dwelling is the mercy-seat. 2 O ye that love his holy name, Hate every work of sin and shame ; He guards the souls of all his friends, Anc^ ^roir ' le snares of hell defends. 3 Tmm itai i! ht, and joys unknown. Are fo. uo t^^'nts in darkness sown ; Those glorious soeds shall spring and rise, And the bright harvest bless our eyes. 4 Rejoice, ye righteous, and record The sacred honours of the Lord ; None but the soul that feels his grace, Can triumph in his holiness. 90, <« 2^ Lord hath made knovm his sdlvation*^^ Ps. xcviii. 2. (c. m.) 1 TO our Almighty Maker, God, New honours be addrest ; His great salvation shines abroad, And makes the nations blest. 2 He spake the word to Abra'm first, His truth fulfils the grace : The Gentiles make his name their trust, And learn his righteousness. 3 Let the v/hole earth his love proclaim, With all her different tongues ; And spread the honours of his name In melody and songs. 91 The Psalms. 92 91 • ^^ Make a joyful noise before the Lordy the KingJ*^ Ps. xcviii. 6. (c. m.) 1 JOY to the world — ^the Lord is come 5 Let earth receive her King : Let every heart prepare him room, And heaven and nature sing. 2 Joy to the earth — the Saviour reigns ! Let men their songs employ ; While fields and floods, rocks, hills and plains, Repeat the sounding joy. 3 No more let sins and sorrows grow. Nor thorns infest the ground ; He comes to make his blessings How Far as tlie curse is found. 4 He rules the world with truth and g^ 'e, And makes the nations prove The glories of his righteousness. And wonders bf his love. 92. « The Lord is great in Zion.^^ Ps. xcix. 2. (s. M.) 1 THE God Jehovah reigns, Let all the nations fear, Let sinners tremble at his throne, And saints be humble there. 2 Jesus, the Saviour, reigns ! Let earth adore its Lord ; Bright cherubs his attendants stand. Swift to fulfil his word. 3 , In Zion is his throne, His honours are divine ; His church shall make his wonders known, For there his glories shine. 93 The Psalms, n 4* How holy is his name ! How terrible his praise ! Justice, and truth, and judgment join In all his works of grace. 93. " Exalt ye the Lord our God,^^ Ps. xcix. 5. (s. M.) 1 EXALT the Lord our God, And worship at his feet ; His nature is all holiiiess. And mercy is his seat. 2 When Israel was his church, When Aaron was his priest. When Moses cry'd, when Samuel pray'd, He gave his people rest. 3 Oft he forgave their sins, Nor would destroy their race ; And oft he made his vengeance known. When they abused his grace. 4i Exalt the Lord our God ! His grace is still the same ; Still he's a God of holiness. And jealous for his name. 94. « Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands.^* Ps. c. 1. (l. m.) 7 YE nations of the earth, rejoice Before the Lord, your sov'reign King ; Serve him with cheerful heart and voice, With all your tongues his glory sing. 2 The Lord is God ; — 'tis he alone Doth life, and breath, and being give : We are his work, and not our own, The sheep that on his pastures live. 94 The Psalms, 95 3 Enter his gates with songs of joy, With praises to his courts repair, And make it your divine employ To pay your thanks and honours there. 4 The Lord is good, the Lord is kind ; Great is his grace, his mercy sure ; And the whole race of man shall find His truth from age to age endure. 95. << Enter into his gates with thanksgiving,^* Ps. c. 4. (L. M.) 1 BEFORE Jehovah's awful throne. Ye nations bow with sacred joy ! Know that the Lord is God alone ; He can create, and he dept^oy. 2 His sovereign power, without our aid. Made ue of clay, and formM us men ; And when like wand'ring sheep we stray'd. He brought us to his fold again. 3 We are his people, we his care. Our souls and all our mortal frame ; What lasting honours shall we rear, Almighty Maker, to thy name ? 4 We'll crowd thy gates with thankful songs, High as the heav'ns our voices raise ; And earth with her ten thousand tongues Shall fill thy courts with sounding praise. 5 Wide as the world is thy command, Vast a#eternity thy love ; Firm as oAck thy truth must stand When romng years shall cease to move. 96 The Psalms, 97 96. « Thou shaU arise^ and have mercy upon ZionJ*^ Ps..cii. 13. (c. M.) 1 LET Zic . :.nd her sons rejoice, Behold the pmmis'd hour ; Her Qod hath heard her mourning voice, And corned t' exalt his power. 2 Her dust and ruins that remain Are precious in our eyes ; Those ruins shall be built again, And all that dust shall rise. 3 The Lord will raise Jerusalem, And stand in glory there ; Nations shall bow before his name. And kings attend with fear. 4* He sits a Sovereign on his throne. With pity in his eyes ; He hears the dying pris'ners groan, And sees their sighs arise. 5 He frees the souls condemn'd to death. And, when his saints complain. It ^han't be said, < That praying breath ' Was ever spent in vain.' 6 This shall be known when we are dead, And left on long record,-^ That ages yet unborn may read, And trust, and praise the Lord. 97. *« Bless the Lordj my sowZ." Ps. ciii. L (l.m.) 1 BLESS, O my soul, the Uving^ GM, Call home thy thoughts thatjbv? abroad ; Let all the powers within mHoin In work and worship so divine. 97 97 'Hie Psalms. 98 2 Bless, my soul, the God of gmce ; His favours claim thy highest praise ; Why should the wonders he hath wrought Be lost in silence and forgot) 3 'Tis he, my soul, that sent his Son To die for crimes which thou hast done ; He owns the ransom, and forgives The hourly follies of our lives. 4 Let the whole earth his power confess, Lei the whole earth adore his grace ; The Grentile with the Jew shsdl join In work and worship so divine. id, 98. « Bless the Lord, O my souly and forget not all his benefits, Ps. ciii. 2. (s. m.) 1 BLESS the Lord, my soul ; Let all v^rithin me join, And aid my tongue to bless his name, Whose favours are divine. 2 bless the Lord, my soul ; Nor let his mercies lie Forgotten in unthankfulness, And without praises die. 3 'Tis he forgives thy sins, 'Tis he relieves thy pain, 'Tis he that heals thy sicknesses, And makes thee young again. 4 He crowns thy life with love, Wheiv rq/jsomM from the grave ; He that re^mM my soul from hell 3(^1 Hath soBbign power to save. I :|l OR The Psalms n 99 b He fiUa the poor with good ; He gives the suff'ters rest ; The Lord hath judgements for the proud, And justice for th' opprest. 6 His wondrcus works and ways He made by Moses known ; But sent the world his truth and grace By his beloved Son. 99. ^^ The Lord is merciful and gracious*^^ Ps. ciii. 8. (L. M.) 1 THE Lord, — how wonderous are his ways ! How firm his truth ! how large his grace ! He takes his mercy for his throne^ And thence he makes his glories known. 2 Not half so high his power hath spread The starry heav'ns above our head, As his rich love exceeds our praise, — Exceeds the highest hopes we raise. 3 Not half so far hath nature plac'd The rising morning from the west. As his forgiving grace removes The daily guilt ctf those he loves. 4 How slowly doth his wrath arise ! On swiPer wings salvation flies ; And if he let his anger bum. How soon his frowns to pity turn I 5 His loving kindness still is sure ; To all his saints it shall endure m From age to age his truth s^l reign, Nor children's children hoplni vain. 100 Tfie Psalms, 100 ud, IS' 9> sways race! , ►wn. r ad 100. « The mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting,^^ Ps. ciii. 17. (s. m.) 1 MY soul, repeat his praise Whose mercies are so great ; Whose anger is so slow to rise, So ready to abate. 2 God will not always chide ; And when his strokes are felt, His strokes are fewer than our crimes, And lighter than our guilt. 3 High as the heav'ns are rais'd Above the ground we tread, So far the riches of his grace Our highest thoughts exceed. 4 His power subdues our sins, And his forgiving love, Far as the east is from the west, Doth all our guilt remove. 5 The pity of the Lord To those that fear his name, • Is such as tender parents feel ; He knows our feeble frame. 6 He knows we are but dust, Scatter'd with every breath ; His anger, like a rising wind, Can send us swift to death. 7 Our days are as tlie grass. Or like the morning flo^^er ; If one sharp blast sweep o'er the field, It withers in an hour. 6 101 The Pitalmi. 102 1 8 But thy compassions, Lord, To endless years endure ; And children's children ever find Thy words of promise sure. 101. " Bless the Lord^ all ye his hosts,^^ Ps.* ciii. 21. (8. M.) 1 THE Lord, the ^ov'reign King, Hath fix'd his throne on high ; O'er all the heav'nly world he rules, And all beneath the sky. 2 Ye angels, great in might. And swift to do his will. Bless ye the Lord, whose voice ye hear. Whose pleasure ye fulfil. 3 Let the bright hosts, who wait The orders of their King, And guard his churches when they pray, Join in the praise they sing. 4 While all his wond'roufs works Through his vast kingdom shew Their Maker's glory, thou, my soul, Shalt sing his graces toe 102. <« Ogive thanks unto theLord,^^ Ps. cv. I. (c. M.) 1 GIVE thanks to God, invoke his name, And tell the world his grace ; Sound thro' the earth his deeds of fame, That all may seek his face. 2 His cov'nant, which he kept in mind For numerous ages past. To numerous ages yet behind In ecjual force shall last. 102 The Psahm. 103 3 He sware to Abraham and his seed, And made the blessings sure : Gentiles the ancient promise read, And find his truth endure. 4* < Thy seed shall make all nations blest, (Said the Almighty voice) < And Canaan's land shall be their rest, ' The type of heavenly joys.* 5 Then let the world forbear its rage, Nor put the church in fear ; Israel must live through every age. And be th' Almighty's care. I wo. " ^eek the Lordy and his strength : seek his face evermore,^^ Ps. cv. 4. (7's.) 1 O GIVE thanks unto the Lord : All his wondrous deeds proclaim. Every tongue his praise record ; Every heart adore his name. 2 Seek the Lord, his grace implore j On his love your tru^ repose. Seek his pi^esence evermore : There lay down your cares and woes. 3 Ye that make the Lord your choice, Call to mind his works of love ; Tell his wonders, and rejoice In your King who reigns above. 4- Thou, O Lord, art true and just; Thou wilt crown with sure success All the waiting souls that trust In thy love and faithfulness. n 104 The Psalms* 105 I 104. « Praise ye the Lordy—for his mere. ^•^■^J.a-nih forever, Ps. cvi. 1. (l. m.) \ TO God, the great, the ever blest. Let songs of honour be addrest : His mercy firm for ever stands ; Give him the thanks his love demands. 2 Who knows the wonders of thy ways 1 Who shall fulfil thy boundless prarse 1 Blest are the souls that fear thee still. And pay their duty to thy will. 3 Remember v/hat thy mercy did Fo"* Jacob's race, thy chosen seed ; And with the same salvation bless The meanest suppliant of thy grace. 4 may I see thy tribes rejoice, And aid their triumphs with my voice ! This is my gloiy, Lord, — to be Join'd to thy saints, and near to thee. 1 05« « He led them forth by the right way?^ Ps. evil. 7. (L. M.) 1 GIVE thanks to Go So when our first release we gam From bondage wo/ se than Egypt's chain, ff^e have a wilderness to pass : — Tiiis world 's a dang'rous, desert place. 5 He feeds and clothes us all the way, He guides our footsteps lest we stray, He guards us with a powerful hand, And brings us to the heav'nly land. 6 let the saints with joy record The truth and goodness of the Lord ! How great his works ! how kind his ways \ uet every tongue pronounce his praise. S?.- . ^.-.Mi 106. " TfiC Lord shall semi the rod of thy strength out of Zion.^' Ps. ex. 2. (l. m.) 1 THUS the eternal Father spake To Christ the Son, * Ascend and sit At my right-hand, till I shall make Thy foes submissive at thy feet. From Zion shall thy word proceed, Thy word, the sceptre in thy hand. Shall make the hearts of rebels bleed, And bow their wills to thy command. That day shall show thy power is great. When saints shall flock with willing minds. And sinners crowd thy temple gate, Where holiness in beauty shines.' 4 blessed power ! glorious day ! What a large victory shall ensue ! And converts, who thy grace obey. Exceed the drops of morning dew. G ^ if^^fM fr, 107 Th^ Feabns, 108 €il 107» <* 'Ihou art a priest for every after the order of Melchizedek.^^ rs. ex. 4. Ileb. vii. 17. (cm.) 1 JESUS, our Lord, ascend thy throne, And near the Father sit ; In Zion shall thy power be known, And make thv foes submit. 2 What wondera shall thy gospel do ! Thy converts shall suriiass The num'ious drops of morning dew, And own thy sov'reign grac(^ 3 God hath pronoun c'd a firm decree, Nor changes what he swore ; < Eternal shall thy priesthood be, • While Aaron's is no more. 4* * Melchisedek, that wond'rous pnest, ' That king of high degree, ' That holy man who Ab'ram blest, ^ Was but a type of ♦hee." 5 Jesus, our priest, for ever lives To plead for us above ; Jesus, our King, for ever gives The blessings of his love. 6 God shall exalt his glorious head, And his high throne maintain, ' Shall strike the powers and princes dead Who dare oppose his reign. 1 08, « jiJis work is honourable and glorious, ^^ Ps. cxi. 3. (c. M.) 1 SONGS of Immortal praise belong To ray Almighty God ; He ifatb my heart, and he my tongue To spread his name abroad. 108 The Psalms. 109 2 How great the works his hand hath wrought t How f;lorious in our sight ! And men in every age have sought His wonders with delight* 3 How fair and glorious nature^s frame ! How wise th' Eternal mind ! His counsels never change the scheme His thoughts at first design'd. 4 When he redeem'd his chosen sons, He fix'd his cov'nant sure : The orders that his lips pronounce To endless years endure. 5 Nature and time, and earth and skies. Thy heav'nly skill proclaim : What shall we do to make us wise, But learn to read thy name? 6 To fear thy power, to trust thy grace. Is our divinest skill ; He is the wisest of our race 'Vi^ho best obeys thy will, 1 09. « He wUl eter be mindful of his covenants* Ps. cxi. 5. (e. M.) 1 GREAT is the Lord ; his works of might Demand our noblest songs ; Let his assembled saints 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 liis promise good. 109 5rA« Psaltni, 110 I 3 His Son, tite great Redeemer, came To sea! his cov'nant sure : Holy and reverend is his name, His ways are juat and pure. 4 ("They tliat would grow divinely wise Must with his fear begin ; OiHT fairest proof of knowledge lies in hating every sin.] 5 Great is tlie Lord ; his works of might Demand our highest praise ; Mercy and truth are his delight, Anu justice marks his ways. 1 10 « Praise himy O ye servants of the Lord.^* Ps. cxiil. 1. (L. M.) 1 YE servants of th' Almighty King, In every age his praises sing ; Where'er the sun shall rise or set. The nations shall his praise repeat. 2 Above the earth, — ^beyond the sky, fc^v'iands his high throne of majesty : Nor tune, nor place, his power u^^train, Nor bound his universal reign. 3 Which of the sons x>f Adam dare. Or angels, with their God compare t His glories how divinely bright. Who dwells in uncreated light ! 4 Behold his love ! he stoops to view What saints above and angels do ; And condescends yet more to know The mean affairs of men below. no Tlie Psakns. lU 5 From duet and cottages obf?curo, His grace exalts the humble poor ; Gives them the honour of his Bons, And fits them for their heavenly thrones. 6 Ye servants of the Lord, proclaim Immortal honours to his name ; Your vows and otf 'rings, grateful bring. And in the church his praises sing. 111. « / love the Lord, because he hath heard my voice and my supplications,^^ Fs. cxy'u (cm.) 1 I LOVE the Lord ! he lent an car, When I for help implored : He rescued me from all my fear ; Therefore i love the Lord. 2 Return, my soul, unto thy rest : From God no longer roam. His hand hath bountifully blest, ^ His goodness called thee home. 3 Wliat shall I render unto thee, My Saviour in distress, For all thy benefits to me. So great and numberless ? 4 This will I do, for thy love's sake, And thus thy power proclaim : The sacramental cup I take. And call upon tliy name. 5 Thou God of covenanted grace, Hear and record my vov^'. While in thy courts I seek thy face. And at thine altar bow : — Ill The Paahfis, 112 6 Henceforth to thee myself I give, With single heart and eye, To walk before tliee while I live, And bless thee when I die. I* I v\ \ 112. « What shall I render unto the Lordyfor all his benefits towards me ?" Ps. cxvi. 12. (cm.) 1 WHAT shall I render to my God For all his kindness shown ] My feet shall visit thine abode, My songs address thy throne. 2 Among the saints that fill thine house. My oll'erings shall be paid ; There shall my zeal perform the vows My soul in anguish made. 3 How much is mercy thy delight. Thou ever-blessed God ! How dear thy servants in thy sight ! How precious is their blood ! 4 How happy all thy servants are ! How great thy grace to me ! My life which thou hast made thy care, Lord, I devote to theie* 5 Now I am thine, — for ever thine, Nor shall my purpose move ; Thy hand hath loos'd my bonds of pain, And bound me with thy love. 6 Here in thy courts I leave my vow, And thy rich grace record ; Witness, ye saints, who hear me now. If I forsake the Lord. 113 rii4?. Pmlms. lU 113. " / will take the cup of salvation^ and call up- on the name of the Lor a,^^ Ps. cxvi. 13. (CM.) 1 FOR mercies countless au the sands^ Which daily I receive From Jesus my Redeemer's hands, My soul, what canst thou give ? 2 Alas ! from such a heart as mine What can I bring him forth ? My best is stain 'd and dyed with sin ; My all is nothing worth. 3 Yet this acknowledgement I'll make For all hi has bestowed; Salvation's sacred cup I'll take, And call upon my God. 4 The best returns for one like m^. So wretched and so poor, Is from his gifts to draw a plea. And ask him still for more. 5 I cannot serve him as I ought ; No works have I to boast ; Yet would I glory in the thought, That I shall owe him most. 114. « ptaise the Lord, all ye nations,^^ Ps. cxvii. 1. (s. M.) 1 TKY name, Almighty Lord, Shall soimd through distant lands, Great is thy grace, and sure thy word, Thy truth for ever stands. 2 Far be thine honour spread. And long thy praise endure, Till morning light and evening shade Shall be exchang'd no more. li * .# IMAGE EVALUATION TEST TARGET (MT-S) .<^'.^ 1.0 I.I 11.25 Hi US 2.0 lAS. 1.8 U IIIIII.6 ^ <^ /}. * 'V ^;. y >^ PhotDgraphic Sciences Corporation 23 WEST MAIN STREET WEBSTER, N.Y. 14580 (716) 872-4503 115 The Psalms. 117 ,f 1 1 5. « Praise him all ye people,'*^ Vs. cxvii. 1. (c. M.) 1 O ALL ye nations, praise the Lord, Each with a different longue ; In every language learn his word, And let his name be sung. 2 His mercy reigns through evefy land ; Proclaim his grace abi-oad ; For ever firm his truth shall stand, — Praise ye the faithful God. 1 16* <' For his merciful kindness is great towards t*s." Ps. cxvii. 2. (L. M.) 1 FROM all that dwell below the skies. Let the Creator's praise arise ; Let the Redeemer's name be sung Through every land, by every tongue. 2 Eternal are thy mercies, Lom\ Eternal truth attends thy word ; Thy praise shall sound from shore to shore. Till suns shall rise and set no more. 117. " The stone which the huUders refused, is be- come the head of the corner, '*^ Ps. cxviii. 22. (c. M.) 1 BEHOLD the sure foundation stone Which God in Zlon lays To build our heav'nly hopes upon, And his eternal praise. 2 Chosen of God, to sinners dear^ And saints adore the name, They trust their whde salvation here, Nor shall they Buffer shame. 117 117 The Psalms, Its irii. 1* 3 The foolish builders, scribe and priest, Reject it wnth disdain ; Yet on this Rock the church shall rest, And envy rage in vain. 4 What though the gates of hell vvrithstoodj Yet must this building rise : 'Tis thine ov»rn work. Almighty God, And wondrous in our eyes. .*^ii towards ) shore. >d, is he- Iviii. 2-2. 118. 1 THE SAME. (S. M.) SEE what a living stone The builders did refuse; * Yet God hath built his church thereon In spite of envious Jews. The scribe and angry priest Reject thine only Son ; Yet on this Rock shall Zion rest As the chief comer-stone. The work, O Lord, is thine, t And wond'rous in our eyes ; This day declares it all divine, This day did Jesus rise. This is the glorious day Tliat our Redeemer made ; Let us rejoice, and sing, and pray, Let all the church be glad. Hosanna to the King Of David's royal blood » r, tf} ; Bless him, ye saints; hecomes to bring Salvation from your God. H f., A I 119 TUe Psaln:.%, 120 I 11 6 We bless thine holy word, Which all this grace displays ; And offer on thine altar, Lord, Our sacrifice of praise. 119. THE SAME. (L. M.) 1 V r LO ! what a gtoribus corner stone . The Jewish builders did refuse ; But God hath built hit! church thereon, In spite of envy, and Xh^ Jews. '2 Great God, the work is all divine. The joy and wonder of our eyes : This is the day that proves it thine, The day that saw our Saviour rise. 3 Sinners rejoice, and saints be glad : ' Hosanna, let his name be blest : "^ ' A thousand honours on his head, With peace, and light, and glory, j:est. 4 In God's own name he comes to bring Salvation to our dying race : , Let the whole cliurch address their King With hearts^ of ioyj and songs of praise, 120. « This is the day which the Lord hath made.^^ Ps. cxviii. t?4. (c. m,j 1 THIS is the day the Lord hath made. He calls the hours his own ; Let heav'n rejoice, let earth be glad, And praise surround the throne. 2 To-day he rose and left the dead, And Satan's empire fell ; To-day the saints his triumph spread, And all hit? wonders tell. 120 rhu Psalm*. 121 3 Hosanna to th' anointed King, To David's holy Son : Help us, O Lord ; descend and bring Salvation from thy throne. 4 Blest be the Lord, who comes to men With messages of grace ; Who comes, in God his Father's name, To save our sinful race. •»■■ 1 i 5 Hosanna in the highest strains The church on earth can raise ; The highest heavens, in which he reigns, Shall give him noWeir praise. 121. <« Blessed are they that keep hi^ tesHmoniesy Ps. cxix. 2. (c. M.) 1 BLEST are th' undefil'd in heart, Whose ways are right and clean 5 Who never froin thy law depart, But fly from every sin. 2 31est are th6 ilien that keep thy word, And practise thy commands ; With their whole heart they seek the Lord, And servfe thee with their hands. 3 Great is thBlr fiddcfe #h61ove thy law ; How firm th^r souls abide ! Not* can a bold temptation draw Their steady fefet aside. 4 Then shall my heart have inward joy, And keep my face from shame^. When all thy statutes I obey, And honour all thy name. > 121 TJi€ Fsalms, 122 i J 5 Vile as the dross the wicked are ; And those tliat leave thy ways Shall see salvation iVom afar, But never taste thy grace. 122. " Thou art my portion^ Lord.^^ Ps. cxix« 57. (c. M.) 1 THOU art my portion, my God ; Soon as I know thy way, My heart makes haste t' obey thy word^ And suffers no delay. 2 I choose the path of heav'nly truth, And glory in my choice : Not all the riches of the earth Could malte me so rejoice. ^ < ■ ' 3 The testimonies of tliy grace I set before my eyes ; Thence I derive my daily strength, And there my comfort lies. 4 If once I wander from thy path, I think upon my ways, ^ Then turn my feet to thy commands,^ ' And trust thy pardoning grace. 5 Now I am thine, for ever thine, O save thy servant, Lord ; Thou art my shield, my hiding-place, My hc^pe is in thy word. 6 Thou hast inclin'd this heart of mine Thy statutes to fulfil ; And thus till mortal life shall end Would I perform thy will. ;>"»■ 123 T/ie Psalms. 124 123. << J%e entrance of thy words giveth light ^^ Ps. cxix. 139. (c. M.) 1 HOW shall the young secure their hearts, And guard their lives from sin ? Thy word the choicest fUles imparts To keep the conscience clean. 2 When once it enters to the mind, It spreads such light abroad^ The meanest souls instruction find, And raise their thoughts to God. 3 'Tis like the sun, a heav'nly light, That guides us all the day ; And thro' the dangers of the night, A lamp to lead our way. 4« The men that keep thy law with care. And meditate thy word, Grow wiser than their teachers are, And better know the Lord. 5 Thy precepts make me tnily wise ; I hate the sinner's road ; 1 hate my own vain thoughts that rise, But love thy law, my God. 6 Thy word is everlasting truth 5 How pure is eVery page ! That holy book shall guide our youth, And well support our age. 124. " Thy testimonies have I taken as ati heritage for ever." Ps. cxix. 3. (c. m.) 1 LORD, I have made thy word my choice. My lasting heritage ; There shall my noblest powers rejoice, My warmest'thoughtfi engage. h2 124. The Psalms, 125 I 2 I'll read the histoiies of thy love, And keep thy laws in sight, While through the promises I rove, With ever-fresh delight. 3 'Tis a broad land — of wealth unknown Where springs of life arise, Seeds of immortal bliss are so\Vn, And hidden glory Hes. 4 The best relief that mourners have. It malves our sorrows blest ; ^ Our fairest hope beyond the grave. And our eternal rest. 125. « Teach me, O Lord^ the way of thy sta- tutes.^^ Ps. cxix. 33, 34. (c. m.) 1 THY mercies ^U the earth, O Lord, How good . works appear ! Open mine e} ^a to read thy word, And see thy wonders there. 2 My heart was fashionM by thy hand, My service is thy due : O make thy servant understand The duties he must do. 3 Since I'm a stranger here below. Let not thy path be hid, But mark the road 'my feet should go. And be my constant guide. 4 When I confess'd my wand'ring ways, Thou heardst my soul complain ; Grant me the teachings of thy grace. Or I shall stray again. 125 The Psaims. 126 t If God to me his statutes sliew. And heav'nly truth impart, His work for ever I'll pursue, Hi3 law shall rule my heart* 126. « Order my steps in thy wordJ^ Ps. cxix 133. (c. M.) 1 THAT the Lord would guide my way* To keep his statutes still I O that my God would grant me grace To know and do his will I 2 send Uiy Spirit down to write Thy law upon my heart ! Nor let my tongue indulge deceit^ Nor act the liar's part. | 3 From vanity turn off my eyes \ Let no corrupt design, Nor covetous desires, arise Within this soul of mine. 4 Order my footsteps by thy word, And make my heart sincere. Let sin have no dominion. Lord, But keep my conscience clear .^ 5 IVIy soul hath gone too far astray. My feet too often slip ; Yet since I've not forgot tliy way, Restore thy wand'ring sheep. 6 Make me to walk in tliy commands^ 'Tis a delightful road ; Nor let my head, nor heart, nor hands. Offend against my God. 127 Tke Psalm 8^ 128 i t I i 1 ■ 127* " / wUl itun the way of thy cornmandments,^^ Ps. cxJx. 32. (c. M.) 1 O THAT thy statutes every hour Might dwell upon my mind ! Thence I derive a quick'ning power, And daily peace I find. 2 To meditate thy precepts, Lord, Shall be my sweet employ ; My soul shall ne'er forget thy woi*d, Thy word is all my joy. S How would I run in thy commands, If thou my heart discharge From sin and Satan's hateful chains, And set my feet at large ! 4 Depart from me, ye wicked race. Whose hands and hearts are ill ; I love my God, I love his ways, And must obey his will. ! 28. « Quicken ' thou me according to thy word,^^ Ps. cxix. 25. (c. M.) 1 MY soul lies cleaving to the dust; Lord, give me life divine ; From vain desires and every lust Turn off these eyes of mine. 2 I need the influence of thy grace To speed me in thy way, Lest I should loiter in my race, Or turn my feet astray. 3 Are not thy mercies sov'reign still 1 And thou a faithful God 1 Wilt thou not grant me wanner zeal To run the heav'nly road ? 128 The Ftalmi. 4 Doth not my heart thy precepts love, And long to see thy face 1..^ And yet how slow my spirit moves Without enliv'ning grace ! 5 Then shall I love thy gospel more, And ne'er forget thy word, When I have felt its quick'ning power To draw me near the Lord. 129 129. ^^ The Lord is thy keeper J^ Fs. cxxi. 5. (c. M.) 1 TO heav'n I lift my waiting eyes, There all my hopes are laid : The Lord that built the earth and skies Id my pei'petu^l aid. 2 Their steadfast feet shall never fall Whom he designs to keep ; His ear attends their humble call, His eyes can never sleep. 3 He will sustain our weakest powers With his almighty arm, t And watch our most unguarded hours Against surprising harm. 4? Israel, rejoice, and rest secure^ ; Thy keeper is the Lord ; His watchful eye, his boundless power. Are thine eternal guard. 5 He guards ^y soul, he keeps thy breath Where thickest dangers come ; < Go and return, secure from death, Till God commands thee home. 1 'ill 13U 130. T/k' Paafms. 131 « The Lord shall preserve thee from oUevU,^^ Ps. cxxi. 7. (H. M.) 1 UPWARD I lift mine eyes, From God is all my aid ; Tlie God that built the skies, And earth and nature made ; God is the tower to which I fiy ; His grace is nigh in ever}'^ hour. «. ./ u My feet shall never slide. Nor fall in fatal snares, Since God, my guard and guide. Defends me from my fc^rs: Those wakeful eyes that never sleep. Shall Israel keep when dangers rise. 3 Hast thou not given thy word To nave my soul from death ? And I can trust my Lord To keep my mortal breath : I'll go and come, nor fear to die. Till from on high thou call me home. 1 3 1 . « / was glad when they said unto mc, let us go into the house of the Lord^ Ps. cxxii. 1* (c. M.) 1 HOW did my heart rejoice to hear • My friends devoutly say, < In Zion let us all appear, < And keep the solemn day !' 2 tlori hfef gates, I love the %ad ; The chiirch feLdt>m'd with grace Stands like i palace built for Got! To shew his ihilddr fnCe. 131 TJie Psalm^. 132 3 Up to her courts with joys unknowft The holy tribes repair ; The Son of David holds his throne, And sits in judgment there. 4 He hears our praises and complaints ; And while his awful voice Divides the sinners from the s^amta We tremble and rejoice. 5 Peace be within this sacred place, And joy a constant guest ! With holy gifts and heav'nly grace ^ Be her attendants blest L 6 My soul shall pray for Zion still, While life or breath remains ; There my best friends, my kindred dwells There Grod my Saviom* reigns. 132. « Our feet shall stand within thy gates , Je- rusalem,^^ Ps, cxxi. 2. (8's & 6^8.) 1 THE festal mom, my God, is come, That calls me to thy hallowed dome, Thy presence to adore : My feet the summons shall attend ; With willing steps thy courts ascendj, And tread the sacred floor. 2 What joy while thus I view the day That warns my thirsting soul away ! What transports fill my breast I For, lo ! my great Redeemer's power Unfolds the everlasting dppr, And leads me to his rest ! 132 Tfie Psalms, 133 3 E'en now, to my expecting eyes, The heaven-built towers of Salem ris^,r E'en now, with glad survey,' '' '^ I view her mansions, that contain The angelic forms^ an awful train, , i . And shine with cloudless day, t ' 4 Hither, from earth's remotest end, Lo ! the redeem'd of Grod ascend, Their tribute hither bring : Here crowned with everlasting joy^ In hymns of pr&ise their tongues employ, And hail the Immortal King. 133. « JPray for the peace of Jerusalem,'*^ Ps. cxxii. 6. (s. M.) 1 GLAD was my heart to hear i^ ^ My old companions say, Come, in the house of God appear, For 'tis a holy day. 2 Our willing feet shall stand - ^ Within the temple-door : |. While young ^nd old, in many a band, Shall throng the sacred floor. 3 Thither the tribes repair, Where all are wont to meet. And, joyful in the house of prayer, Bend at the mercy -seat. Pray for Jerusalem, The city of our God. The Lord from heavert be kind to them That love the dear abode ! 133 The Psalms, 134. , < ■ 5 Within theise? wa)ls n^ay poafe , j| And* harmony, be foundt ;>{•)> lj/V/ Zion, in all thy palacea, imvi 'V.* Prosperity abound Ir.biod yiu:'ff 6 For friends and brethren dear, Our prayer shall never cease* Oft as they meet for worship here, God send his people peace J la4. ^ « They that trust in the LQrfi ^haU he a$ Mount Zio^y, which caTmot be removed,^^ Ps. CXXV. IV YS. M.) 'xr FIRM and unmov'd are they That rest their soid« ^n J&ad f d 7 Firm as thejnount where David dwelt, Or where the ark abodc/^ndwv:>i 2 As mountains stood to gu^ j j,|^r^|;r The city's sacred groups , <. ^ v m li * So God and his almighty ^oy^| Embrace his saints around.., ^^^/^^ 3 What though the Father'^ rod , . « . Drop a chastising stroke, '* ^' Yet, by the hand of tendemesi?, , ^ - ^Its terrors shall be broke. „v 4 Deal gently j J Lord, witl*:*l^dse WJ|ose faith and pious fear/ noc3 Whose hope, and love, and every grace Pfoclaim tfieirfeearte sincei^ si:* nl j^ p ' Nor shall ajfflicAions rage ^ . , „^ „,«• 1 oolong oppress the, saint.,: . ^^ " f Ihe Uoifof lsgsi^^pj,a|pj^ His, cl uldren^' lest^tjioy'. mu\U ^ .^ I 1B4 The Psahtt. 135 6 But if biir '^ftvish fear Will choodethe road to hell, We mu3t expect our portion there Where holders dinner dwell. 135. << Am ike /maimtaim are round ctbout Jerusa- {fiRySothe Jjordis round about his people.^* P8.cxjk;v. 2. (8.7.4.7.) 1 ZION stands with hills surrounded ; Zion, '^kept by, power divine. All her foes sh^ll be confounded, Though the world in arms combhie: Happy ZionJ What a ifavoured lot is thine. 2 Every human 'tie may ;perish:; Friend to friend unfaithful prove ; Mothers cease their own to cherish ; Heaven ttnd earth at last remove ; But no changes Can attend Jehovah's love. 3 If thy ijrbd should shew displeasucq, "^ 'Tisio save and not destroy. If he punish, His in measure ; 'Tis to rid thee of alloy. fBeithou patient; ^i^ Soon thytgrief shall turn to joy. ■ - _ - N 4f In the fitmace God may prove tfaao, Thence to bring thee forth more bright ; But can never cease to love thee t * ' ' Thou "art preciocNr in his sight, ' God, thine «verla«HiigHght. im - T/ie Psalms. Wi 136. « With the Lord there is mercy ^ and with him there is plenteous redemptuM?^ Pfc oxxx. 7. (c. M.) 1 FROM deep distress and tt*oubled thmighte, To thee, my God, I rais'd my cries ; If thou severely mark our faults, No flesh can stand' before thine eyes, ^ct'i 2 But thou hast built thy throne of grace, Free to dispense thy pardons there. That sinners may approach thy face^ , And hope and love, as well as fear. 3 As the benighted pilgrims^w^ait. And long, and wish for breaking day, So waits my soul before thy gate ; — When will my God his face display 1 4 My trust is fix'd upon thy word, p Nor shall I trust thy word in vain ;. Let mourning souls address the Lord^ And find relief from all their pain. 5 Great is his love, and large his grace, Through the redemption of his Sor: He turns our feet from sinful ways. And pardons what our hands have done"; 137. « Lord, my heart is ni6f hatnghif.^* Pf . CXXXi. 1. (C. Ati> 1 !S there ambition in my heart t . Search, gracious God, and see ; Or do I act a haughty part ? Lord, I appeal to Uiee. 2 I charge my thought, be humble^ stiU, And all my carriage mUd, Content, my FalbQr»^ vijith, th)^ willy And quiet as a cl^ild. 137 2'Ae Psalms^ 138 . 3 The patieat soul, the lowly mind, Shall have a large reward : Let saints in sorrow lie resign'd, r And trust a faithful Lord. m 13o. « My sold is even as a weaned ckUd.^^ Ps* cxxxi. 2. (T's.) 1 QUIET, t6r4, my froward heart : Make me teachable and mild, Upright, simple, free from art ; Make me as a weaned child; ' ' From distrust and envy free. Pleased with all that pleases thee, ' 2 What thou shalt to-day pi:ovide. Let me as a child receive ; I What to morrow may betide. Calmly to thy wisdom leave. 'Tis enough that thou wilt care ; Why should I the burden bear ] 3 As a little child relies On a care beyond his own ; Knov/s he's neither strong nor wise ; Fears to stir a step alone ; . *i <, « Let me thus with thee abide, As my 5'ather, Guard, and Guide. 4 Thus preserved from Satan's wiles, ' , Safe from dangers^ free from feairs> May I live upon thy smiles, Till the promised hour appears, I ' When the sons of Grod shall prove All their Father's boundless love, . 139 The Psalms. ue Itiy. « Arise, Lordy into thy res^" Ps. cxxxii* 8. (c. M.) 1 ARISE, O King of grace, arise, And enter to thy rest ! Lo ! thy church waits, with longing eyes, Thus to be own'd and blest, 2 Enter with all thy glorious train, Thy Spirit and thy word ; All that the ark did once contain Could no such grace afford. 3 Here, mighty God, accept our vows, Here let thy praise be spread ; Bless the provisions of thy house, And fill thy poor with bread, 4 Here let the Son of David reign, Let God's Anointed shine ; Justice and truth his coiiit maintain, With love and power divine. . ft Here let him hold a lasting throne ; And, as his kingdom grows, Fresh honours shall adorn his crown. And shame confound his foes. 1 40. « The Lord hath chosen Zim.^^ Vs. cxxxii. 13. (L. M.) 1 WHERE shall we go to seek and find An habitation for our Grod, — A dwelling for th' Eternal mind Amongst the sons of flesh and blood ? 2 The God of Jacob chose the hill Of Zion for his ancient rest ; And Zion is his dwelling still, His church is with his presence blest. i2 140 The Psalms. Ul I 3 Here will I fix my gracious throne, And reign for ever, saith the Lord : Here shall my power and love be known, And blessings shall attend my word. 4 Here will I meet the hungry poor, And fill their souls v^th living bread ; Sinnere that wait before my door. With sweet provision shall be fed. 5 Girded with truth, and cloth'd with grace, My ministers shall rise and shine : Not Aaron, in his costly dress, Appear'd with blessings so divine. 6 The saints, unable to contain Their inward joys, shall shout and sing ; The Son of David here shall reign. And Zion triumph in her King. 7 Jesus shall see a num'rous seed Born here, t' uphold his glorious name ! Heaven's brightest glories crown his head. While all his foes are cloth'd with shame ! 141. <« Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity,^^ Ps. cxxxiii. 1. (c. M.) 1 LO ! what an entertaining sight Are brethren that agree^ Bretliren, whose cheerful hearts unite In bands of piety ! 2 When streams of love from Christ the spring Descend to every soul, And heav'nly peace, with balmly wing, Shades and bedews the whole ; Ul The Psalms, 142 3 [Tis like the oil divinely sweet On Aaron's rev'rend head, The trickling drops perfum'd his feet, And o'er his garments spread.] 4 'Tis pleasant as the morning dews That fall on Zion's hill, Where God his milder glory shows, And makes his grace distil. 142. THE SAME. (S. M.) 1 BLEST are the sons of peace, Whose hearts and hopes are one. Whose kind designs to serve and please Through all their actions run. 2 Blest is the pious house Where zeal and friendship meet. Their songs of praise, their mingled vows, Make their communion sweet. 3 Thus when on Aaron s head They pour'd the rich perfume. The oil through all his raiment spread, And pleasure fill'd the room. 4 Thus on the heav'nly hijls The saints are blest above, Where joy like morning-dew distils. And all the air is love- 143. « Lift up your hands in tfie sanctum y^ and bless the jLo?d." Ps. cxxxv. 2. (c. m.) 1 YE that obey th' immortal King, Attend his holy place. Bow to the glories of his power, And bless his wond'rous grace ) U3 The Ptalmt. 144 ! 2 Lift up your hands by morning light, And send your souls on high ; Baise your admiring thoughts by night Above tho starry sky. 3 The God of Zion cheers our hearts With rays of quick'ning grace ; The Grod that spreads the heav'ns abroad^ And rules the swelling seas. 144. " Praise ye the Lord,— in the eovrts of the house of our God.^^ Ps. cxxxv. 1. 2. (h, M.) 1 PRAISE ye the Lord ; exalt his name, While in his holy courts ye wait, Ye saints, that to his house belong, Or staled attending at his gate. 2 Praise ye the Lord ; the Lord is good ; To praise his name is sweet employ : Israel he chose of old ; and still His church is his peculiar joy. 3 The Lord himself will judge his saints ; He treats his servants as his friends ; And when he. hears their sore complaints, Repents the sorrows that he sends. 4 Through every age the Lord declares His name, and breaks th' oppressor's rod ; He gives his suffering servants rest, And will l)e known, ' Th' Almighty God.' 5 Bless ye the Lord, who taste his love, And learn the wonders of his name : Amon^t his saints he ever dwelk ; His chuKch is his Jerusalem. 145 The P8alm$. 146 -n: 145. « Ye that fear the Lord, blesi the Lofd,^* Ps. cxxxv. 20. (c. w.) , ' 1 AWAKE, ye saints ; to praise your King, Your sweetest passions raise, Your pious pleasure, while you sing^ Increasing with the praise. 2 Great is the Lord ; and works unknown Are his divine employ ; But still his saints are near his throne, His treasu*^ and his joy., - . r ^ li 3 Heav'n, earth, and sea, confess his hand ; He bids the vapours rise'} Lightning and storm at his command Sweep through the sounding skies, 4 Ye saints, adore the living God, Serve him with faith and fear ; He makes the churches his abode^ And claims your honours there. ; 14o. « O give thanks unto the Lord, for tie is good : for his mercy endureth for ever." Ps. cxxxvi. 1. (H. M.) 1 GIVE thanks to God most high, The universal Lord ; The Sov'reign King of k'>gs \ And be his name ador'd. Thy niercy. Lord, shall still endure 5 •" And ever sure abide thy word,. 2 How mighty is his haiad! What wonders hath he done ! He form'd the earth and seas^ , • And spread the heav'iis alone?. , His power and grace are still the^lsialtte ; And let l)!s name have endless praise. I 146 Th9 Ptalmwi 147 3 He saw the nalions lie All perishing in sin, And pity'd the sad state ^ The ruinM world was in. Thy mercy, Lord, shall still endure j And ever sure abides tHy word. 4 He sent his only ' . To save us from out* woe, From Satan, sin, and death, And every hurtful foe. His power and grace are still the same ; And let his name have endless praise. » 5 Give thanks aloud to God, To God the heav'nly King j And let the spacious earth His works and glories sing. Thy mercy, Lord, shall still endure j And ever sure abides thy word. 147. " give thanks unto the God of heaven :for his mercy endureihfor crer.'* Ps* cxjixi'i. 26.Vqi)^1^ cfr gi^ce^to Go^^ ^ Repeat hia mercies in youc soBg^ ; i,^-.. 147 The Paalma. 4 He fi\h the sun with .morning light. He hidd the moon direct the night : HiH mercies ever shall endure. Whensuns and moons «hali shine no more. 5 The Jews he freed from Pharaoh's hand, And brought them to the promisM land : Wonders of grace to God belong, Repeat his mercies in your song. 6 He saw the Gentiles dead in sin. And felt his pity work within : His mercies ever shall endure, When death and sin shall reign no^more. 7 He sent his Son with power to save From guilt, and darkness, and the grave : Wonders of grace to God belong, Bi^peat hi^ mercies in your song. 8 Through this vain world he ^ lidesour feeti And leads us to his heav'nly seat: His mercies ever shall endure, Whou ^this vs^in world shall be no pone. 149. « Wev>ept,whenvferemeniber^Ziok»^^ Ps. ' (vxxxvii. 1. -| { To thy fair temple in the skies. 3 I'll siBglihy truth and m^rcy. Lord, r. i IjaMstogtfee wonders of thy word ^ X Not'all tiky works and nami^; Wpw x So ntach thy poww ^n^ g\<^ sfew^ 4- TqiJoAJ-ery^d when tcpuWesrp^e^ a^ ^^ He hejtt^ me^ a|id«ubUV'J.«*yC9e«r^ And sirengtth diftus^ tJiro- *alIx9iVi^«l- 150 The P%alm8' 151 5 Grace will complete what grace begins, To save from sorrows or from sins \ The work that wisdom undertakes Eternal mercy ne'er forsakes. 1 50. « Lord^ thou hast searched mcy and knoton 7716." Ps. CXXXiX. 1. (L. M.) 1 LORD, thou hast searchM and seen me thro' i Thine eye commands with piercing view My rising and my resting hours, My lieart and flesh with all their powers. 2 My thoughts, before they are my own, Are to my God distinctly known ; He knows the words I mean to speak Ere from my op'ning lips they break. 3 Within thy circling power I stand ; On every side I find thy hand : Awake, asleep, at home, abroad, I am surrounded still with God. 4 Amazing knowledge, vast and great ! What large extent ! what lofty height ! My soul, with all the powers I boast, Is in the boundless prospect lost. s 5 may these thoughts possess my breast, Where'er I rove, where'er I rest ; Nor let my weaker passions dare Consent to sin, for God is there. 15 1. << Thou understandest my thought afar ojf." Ps. cxxxix. 2. (c. M.) 1 IN all my vast concerns with thee In vain my soul would try To shun thy presence. Lord, or flee The notice of thine eye. K i^^ f t ■ 152 The Psalms. 153 2 Thy all-surrounding sight surveys My rising and my rest, My public walks, my private ways, And secrets of my breast. 3 My thoughts lie open to the Lord Before they're form'd within : And ere my lips pronounce the wordj He knows the sense I mean. 4 O wond'rous knowledge, deep and high ! Where pan a creature hide ? Within thy circling arms I lie, Enclos'd oh every side. 5 So let thy grace surround me still, And like a bulwark prove, To guard my soul from every ill, Secur'd by sov'reign love. 10 2, «c Search me, Lord^ and know my heart, ^^ Ps. cxxxix. 23. (L. M.) 1 LORD, search my soul, try every thought ; Though my own heart accuse me not ^ Of walking in a false disguise, , I beg the trial of thine eyes. 2 Doth secret mischief lurk within ? Do I indulge some unknown sin 1 O turn my feet whene'er I stray. And lead me in thy perfect way, J53» <« Let my prayer be set forth before the^ as incensed Ps, cxli. 2. (l. m.) 1 MY God accept my early vows, Like morning incense in thine house. And let my nightly worship rise Sweet as the evening sacrifice. 154 The Psalmf. 155 2 Watch o'er my lips, and guard thero, Lord, From every rash and heedless word ; Nor let my feet incline to tread The guilty path where sinners lead. 3 may the righteous, when I stray, Smite, and reprove my wandering way ! Their gentle words, like ointment shed, Shall never bruise, but cheer my head« ^ When I behold them prest with griefj I'll cry to heav'n for their relief; And by my warm petitions prove How much I prize their faithful love. 154. « Blessed be the Lord, my strength.^^ Pi* cxliv. 1. (c. M.) 1 FOR ever blessed be the Lord, My Saviour and my shield ; He sends his Spirit with his woixl To arm me for the field. 2 When sin and hell their force unite^ He makes my soul his care. Instructs me to the heav'nly fight, And guards me through the war* 3 A Friend and Helper, so divine. Doth my weak courage raise ; , He makes the glorious victory mine, . And his shall be the praise. 155.' « IwUl extol thee, my God, King, and I vjiU bless thy name for ever and «v«r." Ps. cxlv. 1. (c. M.) 1 LONG as I live I'll bless thy name, My King, my God of love ; My work and joy shall be the same In the bright world above. 155 The Psalms. 156 2 Great is the Lord, his power unknown, And let his praise be great : I'll sing the honours of thy throne, Thy works of grace repeat. 3 Thy grace shall dwell upon my tongue ; And while my lips rejoice, The men that hear my sacred song Shall join their cheerful voice. 4 Fathers to sons shall teach thy name. And children learn thy ways ; Ages to come thy truth proclaim, < And nations sound thy praise. 5 Thy glorious deeds of ancient date Shall through the world be known ; Thine arm of power, thy hekv'nly state. With public splendour thown. 6 The world is managM by thy hands, Thy saints are rul'd by love ; Andtiiine eternal kingdom stands. Though rocks and hills remove. 156. « tUvery day Tvill I bless thee, and IttnU praise thy name for ever and ever." Ps. cxlv. 2* (L. M.) 1 MY God, my King, thy various praise Shall fill the remnant of my days ; Thy grace employ my humble tongue 'till death and glory raise the song. 2 The wings of every hour shall bear Sonie thankful tribute to thine ear; And every setting sun shall see New works of duty done for thee. 156 The Psatmt. 157 3 Thy tmth and justice I'll proclaim ; Thy bounty flows, en endless stream, Thy mercy swift ; thine anger slow, — But dreadful to the stubborn foe. • 4 Thy works with sov'reign glory shine, And speak thy majesty divine ; Let every realm with joy proclaim The honours of thy holy name. 5 Let distant times and nations raise The long succession of thy praise ; And unborn ages make my song The joy and labour of their tongue. 6 But who can speak thy wondrous deeds ? Thy greatness all our thoughts exceeds ! Vast and unsearchable thy ways ! * Vast and immortal be thy praise ! • 157. " They shaU abundantly utter the memory of thy great goodness,^* Ps. cxlv. 7. (c. m.) 1 SWEET is the memory of thy grace. My God, my heav'nly King ; Let age to age thy righteousness In sounds of glory sing. 2 God reigns on high, but not confines His goodness to the skies ; Thro' the whole earth his bounty shines, And every want supplies 3 With longing eyes thy creatures wait On thee for daily food. Thy lib'ral hand provides their meat, And fills their mouths with good. k2 157 The Psalms, 158 ■ i \ 4 How kind are thy compassicns, Lord ! How slow thine anger moves. , But soon he sends his pardoning word To cheer the souls he loves, 5 Creatures, with all their endless race, Thy power and praise proclaim ; But saints, who taste thy richer grace, ^ Delight to bless thy name. 1 58. u While I live, vnU I praise the LordJ*^ Vsp cxlvi. 2. (L. M.) 1 PRAISE ye the Lord ; my heart shall join, In work so pleasant, so divine ; Now while the flesh is mine abode, And when my soul ascends to God. 2 Praise shall employ my noblest powers, While immortality endures ; My days of praise shall ne'er be past. While life and thought and being last. 3 Why should I make a man my trust; Princes must die, and turn to dust ; Their breath departs, their pomp and power And thoughts, all vanish in an hour^ 4« Happy the man, whose hopes rely On Israel's God : He made the sky, And earth, and seas, with all their train j And none shall find hh promise vain. ,5 His truth for ever stands secure ; He saves th' oppress'd, he feeds the poor ; He sends the labouring conscience peace, And grants the prisoner sweet release. }M The Psalms, 159 6 He loves his saints, he knows ^hem well, But sends the wicked down to hell ; Thy God, O Zion, ever reigns ; Praise him in everlasting strains, 159. " I imll sing praises unto my Gody while I have any being, Ps. QJilvu 2. (l. p. m.^ 1 I'LL praise my Maker with my breath ; And when my voice is lost in death ^ Praise shall employ my nobler powers : fj/f.y days of praise shall ne'er be past While life and thought and being last. Or immortality endures. 2 Why should I make a man my trust? Princes must die, and turn to dust ; Vain is the help of flesh and blood : Their breath departs, their pomp and power And thoughts, all vanish in an hour, Nor can they make their promise good. 3 Happy the man whose hopes rely On Israel's God : he made the sky. And earth, and seas, with all their train ; His truth for ever stands secure ; He saves th' oppress'd, he feeds the poor, And none shall find his promise vain. 4f The Lord hath eyes to give the blincl j The Lord supports the sinking mind ; He sends the labouring conscience peace : He helps the stranger in distress, The widow and the fatherless. And grants the prisoner sweet release. v» V 159 The Psalms, 160 5 He loves his saints ; he knows them well, But sends the wicked down to hell ; Thy God, Zion, ever reigns : Let every tongue, let every age. In this exalted work engage ; Praise him in everlasting strains. 6 I'll praise him while he lends me breath ; And when my voice is lost in death Praise shall employ my nobler powers ; My days of praise shall ne'er be past While life and thought and being last. Or immortality endures. 160. << Praise ye the Loid ; for it is good to sing praises unto our God.^^ Ps. cxlvii. 1. (L. M.) 1 PRAISE ye the Lord ; 'tis good to raise Our hearts and voices in his praise ; His nature and his works invite To inake this duty our delight. . 2 The Lord builds up Jerusalem, And gathers nations to his name: His mercy melts the stubborn soul. And makes the broken spirit whole. 3 He form'd the stars, those heav'nly flames. He counts their numbers, calls their names : His wisdom's vast, and knows no bound, '^ A deep where all ourtho^ights are drown 'd. 4 Great is our Lord, and great his might ; And all his glories infinite : He crowns the meek, rewards the just, And treads the wicked to the dusit. 161 The Psalms, 162 5 But saints are lovely in his sight : He views his children with delight ; Ht, sees their hope ; he knows their fear, And looks and loves his image there. 161. « Ifc hath not dealt so Vfith any nation.^^ Ps. cxlvii. 20. (L. M.) 1 PRAISE to the Lord, who bows his ear Propitious to his people's prayer ; And, though deliverance long delay, Answers in his well-chosen day. 2 Lord let thy goodness lead our land. Preserved by thine Almighty hand. The tribute of its love to bring To thee, our Saviour and our King. 3 So shall each public temple raise A song of triumph to thy praise ; And every peaceful private home To thee a temple shall become. 4 Still be it our supreme delight. To walk as in thine awful sight : And in thy preceptt and thy fear. Till life's last hour, to persevere. 1 62. « Praise the name of the Lord :■— his glory is above the earth and hea/ven.^^ Ps.,cxlviii. 1-13. (H. M.) 1 YE tribes of Adam, join With heaven, and earth, and seas. And offer notes divine To your Creator's praise: Ye holy throng of angels bright, In worlds of light begin the song. 162 The Psalms. 163 2 Thou sun with dazzling rays, And moon that rules the night. Shine to your Maker's praise. With stars of twinkling light : His power declare, ye floods on high, And clouds that fly in empty air. 2 The shining worlds above In glorious order stand. Or in swift courses move By his supreme command : He spake the word, and all their frame From nothing came to praise the Lord. 4 He moy'd their mighty wheels In unknown ages past, And each his word fulfils While time and nature last : In different ways his works proclaim His wond'rous name, and speak his praise. 5 Let all the nations fear The God that rules above ; He brings his people near. And makes them taste his love : While earth and sky attempt his praise. His saints shall raise his honours high. 163 . <« Let the children of Zion he joyful in their KingJ*^ Ps. cxlix. 2. (c. M.) 1 ALL ye that love the Lord, rejoice, And let your songs be new ; Amidst the church, with cheerful voice. His later wonders shew. 163 The Ptalmg. 164 ft The Jews, the people of his grace, Shall their Redeemer sing ; And Gentile nations join the praise, While Zion owns her King. 3 The Lord takes pleasure in the just, Whom sinners treat with scorn ; The meek that lie despis'd in dust Salvation shall adorn. 4 Saints should be joyful in their King, E'en on a dying bed ; And like the f>ou1s in glory sing, For God shall raise the dead. 5 When Christ his judgment-seat ascends. And bids the world appear, Thrones are prepar'd for all his friends, Who humbly lov'd him here. 164. " Praise God in his sanctuary : — let tvery thing that hath breathy praise the Lord.^^ Ps. cl. 1-6. (CM.) 1 IN God's own house pronounce his praise, His grace he there reveals ; To heav'n your joy and wonder raise. For there his glory dwells, 2 Let all your sacred passions move. While you rehearse his deeds ; But the great work of saving love Your highest praise exceeds. 3 All that have motion, life, and breath. Proclaim your Maker blest ; Yet when my voice expires in death. My soul shall praise him best. , EXHORTATION TO PRAISE AND GENERAL THANKCSGIVING. >ti 165. << Let the heaven and earth praise Aim." Ps, Ixix. 34. (7'8.) 1 SONGS of praise the angels sang, Heaven with hallelujahs rang, When Jehovah's work begun ; When he spake, aiid it was done. 2 Sonffs of praise awoke the morn, * When the Prinise of Peace was born, Songs of praise arose, when He Captive led captivity. 3 Heaven and earth must pass away : Songs of praise shall crown that day. God will make new heavens and earth : Songs of praise shall hail their birth. 4 And shall man alone be dumb, Till that glorious kingdom come ? No ! the Church delights to raise Psalms, and hymns, and songs of praise. 5 Saints lielow, with heart and voice, Still in songs of praise rejoice ; Learning here, by faith and love. Songs of praise to sing above. 6 Borne upon th6ir latest breath, Songs of praise shall conquer death : Then, amidst eternal joy, Songs of praise their powers employ. 166 General Thanksgiving/. 167 166. « stand uv and bless'the Lord ipvr God.^* Neh* ix. 5. (8. M.) 1 STAND up and blem the Lord, Ye people of his choice : Stand up, and bless the Lord your God, With heart, and soul, and voice. 2 Though high above all praise. Above all blessing high. Who would not fear his holy name, And laud and magnify 1 3 Oh for the living flame From his own altar brought. To touch our lips, our minds inspire, And wing to heaven. our thought ! 4 There, with benign regard. Our hymns he deigns to hear : Though unrevealed to mortal sense. The spirit feels him near. 5 God is our strength and sonf , And his salvation ours ; Then be his love in Christ proclaimed With ail our ransom'd powers. 6 Stand up and bless the Lord ; The Lord your God adore : Stand up and bless his glorious name. Henceforth for evermore. 167. " The ransomed shall come to Zion with songs,'^ Isa. xxxv. 10. (7's.) 1 CHILDEEN of the heavenly King ! As ye journey, sweetly sing : Sing your Saviour's worthy praise. Glorious in hm works and ways ! 167 Exhortation to Praute, 168 2 We are travelling home to God, In the way the fathers trod : They are happy now, and we Soon their happiness shall see* 3 Foes are round us, but we stand On the borders of our land : Jesus, God's exalted Son, Bids us undismayed goon. 4 Onward, then, we gladly press Through this earthly wilderness : Only, Lord, our Leader be. And we still will follow Thee. 168. * Through earth, let every tribe, Let every nation, sing : Glory, and grace, and might, ascribe To our eternal King ! 178 Exhortation to Praise^ 179 J /8* << Praise the name of the Lord.^' Ps. cxiii. 1. (L. M.) 1 SERVANTS of God, in joy fullays, Sing ye the Lord Jehovah's praise : His glorious name let all adore, From age to age, for evermore. 2 Blest be that name, supremely blest, From the sun's rising to its rest. Above the heavens his power is known ; Through all the earth his goodness shown. 3 Who is like God ! — ^o great, so high, - He bows himself to view the sky : And yet, with condescending grace, Looks down upon the human race. 4> He hears the uncomplaining moan Of those who sit and weep alone ; He Hfls the mourner from the dust, And saves the poor in Him that trust. 5 Servants of God, in joyful lays. Sing ye the Lord Jehovah's praise : His saving name let all adore. From age to age, for evermore. 1 i 9, « He raiseth the poor out of the dust cxiii. (7's.) 1 HALLELUJAH. Raise, Oh raise To our Grod the song of praise : All his servants, join to sing God our Saviour and our King. 2 Blessed be for evermore That dread name which we adore ! Round the world his praise be sung, Through all lands, in eyery tongue. j> Ps, 179 General Thanksgiving. 180 3 O^er ail nations Grod alone, Higher than the heavem) his throne^ Wh(5 is like to God moft high, Infinite in majesty! 4 Yet to view the heavens he bends ; Yea, to earth he condescends ; Passing by the rich and great, For the low and desolate. 5 He can raise the poor to stand With the princes of the land ; Wealth upon the needy shower ; Set the meanest high in power. 6 He the broken spirit cheers ; Turns to joy the mourner's tears : Such the wonders of his ways ! " Praise his name ; — for ever praise. 1 80. « His mercy enduretkfor ever." Ps. cxxxvi. (7'8.) 1 TO our God loud praises give, Source of good to all who live. Praise his name, whose mercy sure Shall eternally endure. 2 To the Lord your homage brings God of gods, of kings the King. For his TiercV, free and sure, Shall eternally endure. 3 Praise him for his deeds of might, For his greatness infinite. For his mercy free and sure, Which doth evermore endure. ISO ExhartaUion to Praitfe* 181 4 He by wisdom built the skied, And bade earth from ocean rise: Fill'd the sun with glorious light; Gave the moon to rule the night. 5 He beheld us when brought low, And redeemed us from the foe. He doth every blessing give : By his bounty all things live. 6 Oh, give thanks ; your voices raise To the Grod of heaven in praise j For his mercy, free and sure, Shall eternally endure. ¥ ^ 181. « Praise the Lord from the heavens,^^ Ps. cxlviii. (8. 7.) 1 PRAISE the Lord I ye heavens, adore him ! Praise him, angels, in the height ; Sun and moon, rejoice before him ; Praise him, all ye stars of light ; 2 Praise the Lord ! for he hath spoken ; Worlds his mighty voice obeyed. Lavtrs that never shall be broken, For their guidance he hath made. 3 Praise the Lord ! for he is glorious ^ Never shall his promise fail, God hath made bis saints victorious : Sin and death shall not prevail. . 4 Praise the Grod of our salvation. Hosts on high his power proclaim. Heaven and earth, and all creation Laud '4od magnify his name. 181 182 General Thanksyioin^ . 183 s." P«. ire him ! >J \ ■■!'■ , * t .'1 1 ' '■ • V <• ", k) ' ■« _ 182. " Statul up and bless the Lord your God far ever and ever." Neh. ix. 6. (o. m.) double. 1 GOD, at thy command we rise, TJ\y gracious name to bless: Tliee^ the great Lord of eartli and gkies, We joyfully confess. Oiu* joy is now to sing of thee, To triumph in thy love ; And this, transporting thought ! shall be Our endless work above. 2 Thou, even thou, art Grod alone ^ Those countless worlds of thine, Those heavens and heavenly spirits own, Our Maker is divine. The earth thou hast thy footstool made, Great universal Lord ; And all things are in being staid By thy preserving word. 183. '^Alleluia! for the Lord God omnipotent reignetn,^'* Rev. xix. 6 (l. m.) 1 THE Lord is King ! lift up thy voice, O earth, and all ye heaven, rejoice ! From world to world the joy ehisil] ring: The Lord Omnipotent is Ki.ig. 2 The Lord is King ! who then shall dare Resist his will, distrust his care, Or murmur at his wise decrees, Or doubt his royal promi 2 The thunders of his hand Keep the wide world in awe ; His wrath and justice stand To guard his holy law ; And where his love resolves to bless, His truth confirms and seals the grace. 3 Through all his ancient works Surprising wisdom shines, Confounds the powers of hell, . And breaks their dark designs ; Strong is his arm, and shall fulfil His great decrees, his sov 'reign will. 192 Dmne IWfecHfms. \m 4 And can tliin mighty King Ot* glory f onclescend ? And will he write his name, 194 Adoration of the 195 194, « T^ Acaveiw arc tlmit ; the earth aUo ii thine.^* Ps. Ixxxix. 11. (l. m.) 1 FATHER of all, whose powerful voice Called forth this universal frame ! Whose mercies over all rejoice, Through endless ages still the same ! Wisdom, and might, and love are thine. Prostrate before thy feet we fall, Confess thine attributes divine. And hail thee, sovereign Lord of alL 2 Thee, sovereign Lord, let all confess^ That move in earth, or air, or sky ; Revere thy power, thy goodness uless^ Tremble before thy piercing eye. All ye who owe to him your birth> In praise your every hour employ. Jehovah reigns ! be glad, O earlh. And shout, ye morning stars, for joy. 3 Blessing and honour, praise and love. Co-equal, co-eternal Three ! In earth below, and heaven above. By all thy works be paid to thee. Thrice holy ! tnine the kingdom is ; The power omnipotent is thine ; And when created nature dies. Thy glories shall for ever shine. * 195. " The voice of the Lord is full of majesty,^^ Ps.^xxix. (l. m.) 1 ETERNAL God, eternal King ! Ruler of heaven and earth beneath ! From thee our hopes, our comforts spring : In thee we live, and move, and breathe. 195 Divine Perfections* 196 2 Thy word brought forth the flaming sun, The changeful moon, the starry host : In thine appointed course they run, Till in the final ruin lost. 3 At thy command the storm is dumb ; And to the sea thy power hath said, " No further shalt thou dare to come. And here shall thy proud waves be stayed." 4 Thy sway is kliown below, above, And full of majesty thy voice ! And, as it speaks in wrath or .love. The nations tremble or rejoice. 5 The final, awful hour is near. Time paces on with ceaseless tread. When opening graves that voice shall hear. And render up the sleeping dead. 6 Oh, in that great decisive day. May we be found in Christ, and stand, While flaming worlds shall meh away, Accepted, owned at thy right hand. *^ii 196. « Who is a God like unto thee^ that paruomth iniquity ?" Micah vii. 18. (l. p. ivi.) 1 GREAT God of wonders, all thy ways Are worthy of thyself, — divine : But the bright glories of thy grace, Beyond thine other wonders shine. Who is a pardoning God like thee ? Or who has grace so rich and free 1 196 , Adaration of the 2 Such deep transgressions to forgive, Such guilty daring worms to spare, This is thy grand prerogative, And in the honour none shall share. Is there a pardoning God like thee ? Or is there grace so rich and free ] 197 3 Pardon — from an offended God ! Pardon — for sins of deepest die ! Pardon — bestowed through Jesus' blood ; Pardon — -that brings the rebel nigh. Where is the pardoning God like thee? Or where the grace so rich and free ? » 4 Oh, may this glorious, matchless love, This godlike miracle of grace. Teach mortal tongues, like those above, To raise this song of lofty praise : Who is a paixloning God like thee ? Or who has grace so rich and free ? 197. "TAc Godo) Abraham.^^ Gpn. {xxx. 42. (6. 8. 4.) 1 THE God of Abraham praise, Who retgns enthroned above ; Ancient of everlasting days : And God of love ! Jehovah, great I AM ! By earth and heaven confessed : I bow and bless the sacred name, For ever blessed. 197 Divine Perfeciiom, 197 2 The God of Abraham piaiee, At whose supreme command, From earth T rise, and seek the joy» At his right hand. I all on eardi forsake, i ^' Its wisdom, fame, and powei' ^ mff And him my only portion make, My shield and tower. 3 The God of Abraham praise, Whose all-sufficient grace Shall guide me all my happy days, In all his ways ; He calls a worm his friend ! He calls himself my God ! And he shall save me to the end, Through Jesu's blood. 4 He by himself hath sworn, I on his oath depend, I shall,on eagle's wings upborne. To heaven ascend : T shall behold his face, I shall his power adore. And sing the wonders of grace For evermore. . PART SECOND. 5 Though nature's strength decay, And earth and hell withstand. To Canaan's bounds I urge ray way, At God's command : The watery deep I pass ; With Jesus in my view j And through the howling wildcrnesB, My way pur-^uc. 197 jidomiion of the 197 6 The goodly land I see, With peace and plenty bless'd ; A land of eaored liberty, And endless rest ; There milk and honey flow, And oil and wine abound; And trees of life for ever grow, With mercy crown'd. 7 There dwells the Lord our King, ^ , , The Lord our righteousness^ ' _ ^ Triumphant o*er tlie world and SifiV The Prince of Peace : ^ On Zion's sacred height His Kingdom still maintains : And glorious, with his saints tn light. For ever reigns. 8 He keeps his own secure, He guards them by his side. Arrays in garments white and pure. His spotless bride 5 With streams of sacred bliss. With groves of living joy«, » With all the fruits of paradise, He still supplies. 9 Before the Three in One, They all exulting stand ; And tell the wonders He hath done. Through all their land. The listening spheres attend. And swell the growing fame, And sing, in songsi which never end, The wond'rous Name. 197 Divine Perfectitms, 198 PART THIRD. 10 The (xod who reigns on high, The great archangels sing, And « Holy, Holy, Holy," cry << Almighty Kins! Who wa^, and is me same, And evermore shall be ; Jehovah — Father — Great I A M ! Ws worship Thee." 11 Before the Saviour's face The ransomed nations bow ; O'erwhelm'd at his Almighty grace, For ever new : He shows his prints of love, They kindle to a flame, And sound, through all the world above,/. << The slaughtered Lamb." in The whole triumphant host Give thanks to GkxI on high : <ey ; And Lord of lords, and King of kings, We celebrate thy blessed sway . t, 203 Praise to the Redeemer. 204 i A servant's fojrm didst thou sustaiiii And with delight the Law obey ; And then endure amazing pain^ While all our sorrows on thee lay. 5 Blest Saviour ! we are wholly thine, So freely loved, so dearly bought ; Our souls to thee would we resign, To thee subject our every thought. 203. « The consolation of IsraeV* Luke ii. 25. (a-7.) 1 COME thou long expected Jesus, Born to set thy people free ! From our fears and sins release us : Let us find our rest in thee ! Israel's strength and consolation, Hope of all the earth thou art ! . Blest desire of every nation, Joy of every faithful heart ! 2 Bom thy people to deliver ; Bom a child, and yet a king ; Bom to reign in us for ever ; Now thy gracious kingdom bring. By thine own Eternal Spirit, Rule in all our hearts alone : By thine all-sufficient merit, Haise us to thy glorious ^ronei / 204. « And the life was the light ofmen,^^ John i. 4. (8-7.) 1 LIGHT of those whose dreary dwelling Borders on the shades of death ! Come, and, sin's deep gloom dispelling. Shine upon the reai'r?* beneath. 20i. Praise to the Redeemer. 205 The new heaven and earth's Creator, On our deepest darkness rise ; Scattering all the night of naturci Pouring day upon our eyes. 2 Still we wait for thine appearing ; Life and joy thy beams impart. Chasing all our doubts, and cheering Every poor, benighted heart. Come, and manifest the favour God hath to our raVisomed race. Come, thou Advocate and Savipur ! Manifest thy wondrous grace. ; 3 Save us in thy great compassion, O thou Prince of Peace and love ! Give the knowledge of s;%lvation ; Raise our hearts to things above. By thine all-sufficient merit, Every burdened soul release : By the shining of thy Spirit, Guide us into peifect peace. 205. ■' " The love of CkrUt which panteih know- ledge.'^ Eph. iii. 19. (8. 7.) 1 LOVE divine, all love excelling, Joy of heaven to earth come down ! Fix in us thy humble dwelling; All thy faithful mercies crown. Jesus I thou art all compassion ; Pure, unb(Hinded lovd thou art I Visit us with thy salvatiofi ; El iter every longiim heart. 205 Praise to the Redeemer. 206 2 Come, Almighty to deliver, Let us all thy grace receive ; Suddenly return, and never, - . Never more thy temples leave. Thee we would be always blessing, Serve thee as thy hosts above ; Pray, and praise thee without ceasing ; Giory in thy precious love, 3 Finish, tlwn, thy new creation ; Pure, unspotted may we be : Let us see our whole salvation Perfectly secured by thee : Changed from ^lory into glory, Till in heaven we take our place ; Till we cast our crowns before thee, Lost in wonder, love, and praise. 206. « Christy our Passover ^ is sacrificed for vs." 1 Cor, V. 7. (8, 7.) 1 PASCHAL Lamb, by God appointed ! All our sins on thee were laid : By Almighty Love anointed. Thou hast full atonement made. All thy people are forgiven. Through the virtue of thy blood : Opened is the gate of heaven : Peace is made for man with God. 2 Jesus, hail ! abashed before thee, Seraphs bright their faces hide : All the heavenly hosts adore tliee, Seated at thy Father^i aido : ^06 Praise to the Redeemer, 207 \y \ There for ainners thou art pleading; There thou dost our place prepare : Ever for us interceding, Till in glory we appear, 3 Worship, honour, power, and bleoaing. Thou art worthy to receive : Loudest praises, without ceasing, Meet it is for us to give. -Help, ye brigiu angelic spirits ; Bring your sweetest, noblest lays : Help to sing our Saviour's merits. Help to chant Immanuers praise. 207. « Consider him that endured iueh contradic- tion of sinners agmnet himself .^^ Heb. xii. 3. (S. 7.) 1 WHEN I read the contradiction, Christ endured my soul to gain, — Gaze upon the crucifixion. Shall I of the cross complain 1 Let not. Lord, thy sore affliction Have been borne for me in vain ! > .' ■ ■ ^ Lo ! upon the tree extended, Jesus bows his dying head : Bears the wrath of God offended, Suffers in the sinner's stead. Now thy days of woe are ended : 'Twas for Uiee, my soul, he bled ! 3 Afler earth's deceitful pleasure Never more my heart shall rove. Farewell, every worldly treasure I Now my treasure is above. I shall drink in plenteous measure From the fountain-head of love ! 207 Praise to the Redeemer, 20g 4 Pmise, henceforth, and adoration To the throne of grace I'll bring. Hail, O Israel's consolation ! (Let each ransomed sinner sing.) Hail, thou God of our salvation ! Hail, O Prophet, Priest, and King ! 208. 1 « Unto him that loved ti«." Rev. i. 5. (T's.) NOW begin the heavenly theme : Sing aloud the Saviour's name ! Ye who Jesus' kindness prove, Sing of his redeeming love. 2 Ye who see the Father's grace Beaming in the Saviour's face, As to Canaan on ye move. Praise and bless redeeming love. 3 Mourning souls ! refrain your tears. Trembling hearts ! dismiss your fears. See the guilt and curse remove. Cancelled by redeeming love. 4 Ye who long, alas ! have been Willing slaves of death and sin, Now from bliss no longer rove j Listen to redeeming love. 5 Welcome all by sin oppressed : He alone can give you rest, Who descended from above. Prompted by redeeming love. 6 Hither, then, your tribute bring : Strike aloud each joyful string. Saints below, and saintn abovt^, Join to praise redeeming love. 209 Praise to the Redeemer • 209 7 When his Spirit leads us home, When we to his glory come, We shall a^il the fulness prove Of our Lord's redeeming love. .; 209. « And washed us from our sins in his ourn blood,*^ Rev. i. 5. (p. m.) 1 LET us love, and sing, and wonder \ Let us praise the Saviour's name ! He has hushed the law's loud thunder ; He has quenched mount Sinai's flame. He has washed us with his blood : He has brought us nigh to God. ■ . > . 2 Let us ^ove the Lord who bought us, D ying for our rebel race ; Called us by his word, and taught us By the Spirit of his grace. He has washed us with his blood : . He presents our souls to God. •«* 3 Let us sing, though fierce temptation Threaten hard to bear us down ; For the Lord, our strong salvation, Holds in yiew the conqueror's crown. He who washed us with his blooti, * Soon will bring us home to God. 4 Let us praise, and join the chorus Of his saints enthroned on high. Here, they trusted him before us ; Now their praises fill the sky : — " Thou hast washed us with thy blood j Thou art worthy, Lamb of God!" mo Praise to tise Redeemer, 210 210. <« Lei : "children of Zion be joyfvl in their Iftjv- • ' Ps. cxlix. 2. (H. M.) 1 REJOICE, the Lord is King : Your Lord and King adore. Mortals^ give thanks and sing. And triumph evermore. Lift up your hearts, lift up your voice. - Rejoice i he bids his saints rejoI;e. 2 The mighty Saviour reigns The Grod of truth and love, f When he had purged our stams, He took his seat above. Lift up your hearts, lift up yoyr voice : Rejoice ; he bids his saints rejoice. 3 His kingdom must prevail : He rules o'er earth and heaven. The keys of death and hell Are to our Saviour given. Lift up your hearts, lift up your voice : Rejoice; he bids his saints rejoice. 4 He sits at God's right hand Till all his foes submit, And bow to his command, And fall beneath his feet. Lift up your hearts, lift up your voice : Rejoice ; he bids his saints rejoice. 5 Rejoice in glorious hope ; , Jesus the Judge> shall come, And take his servants up To their eternal home. J Ml up your heart, lift up your voice; A Ili'joice ; he bids his saints rejoice. ^ 211 Prm$e to tJie Redeemer* 212 211. «< And the Spirit and the Bride say, come,^^ Kev. xxii. 17. (7's.) t SEE the ransomed millions stand, Palms of conquest in their hand ; — This before the throne their strain ; Hell is vanquished : Death is slain. Blessing, honour, glory, might, . Are the conqueror's native right ; Thrones and Powers before him fally Lamb of God, and Lord of all. 2 Hasten, Lord, the promised hour ! Come, in glory and in power ! Still thy foes are unsubdued : Nature sighs to be renewed. Time has nearly reached its sum, All things, with Thy bride, say, Come Jesus, whom all worlds adore, Come, and reign for evermore. 212. ^f lam the Root and Offsjyrmg of David, an& the bright and Morning Star.'* Rev., xxii. 16. (s. M.) 1 ALL-HAIL, mysterious King ! Hail, David's ancient Root ! Thou righteous Branch, which thence didst To give the nations fruit. [spring, 2 Our weary souls shall rest Beneath thy grateful shade; Our thirsting lips salvation taste ; Our fainting hearts are glad. 3 Fair Moming-star ! arise. With living glories bright. And pour on thetie awakened eyes A flood of sacred light. 213 Praise to the Redeemer * 214 4j The horrid gloom is fled, Pierced by thy beauteous ray. Shine, and our wandering footsteps lead To everlasting day. 213. « And they sing the song of Moses and of the Lamb.^^ Rev. xv. 3. (s. M.) 1 AWAKE, and sing the song Of Moses and the Lamb ! Wake, every heart and every tongue, To praise the Saviour's name ! 2 Sing of his dying love ; Sing of his rising power; Sing how he intercedes above. For those wKose sins he oore. 3 Ye pilgrims on the road To Zioi»'s city, sing ! Rejoice ye in the Lamb of God, In Christ, the eternal King ! 4 Soon shall we hear him say, " Ye blessed children come !" Soon will he call us hence away, And take his wanderers home. 5 There shall each raptured tongue His endless praise proclaim ; And sing in sweeter notes the song Of Moses and the Lamb. 214. 1 " TTie fflory as of the only begotten of the Father. ^^ John i. 14. (l. m.) NOW to the Lord a noble song ! Awake, my soul, awake^ my tongue ; Hosanna to th' Eternal name. And all his boundless love proclaim. !2H Prai$e to the B-edfiemer* 215 2 See where it shines in Jesus' face, The brightest image of his grace ; God, in the person of his Son, Has ail his mightiest works outdone. 3 Creation's glories from afar Sparkle in every rolling star : But in His looks such glories rise ' As far outshine the lofty skies. 4 Grace 1 'tis a sweet, a charming theme ; My K )ul exults in Jesus' name : ft agels, dwell upon the sound, Vo h : vens, reflect it to the ground ! 5 O, may 1 r.?ach that happy place Where he unveils his lovely face. Where all his beauties you behold. And sing his name to harps of gold ! 2 15. « The liiamfold wisdom qf QodJ*^ Ephes^ iii. 10. (c. M.) 1 THE Lord, descending from above, Invites his children near. While power, and truth, and boUndless love Display their glories here. 2 Here, in thy gospel's wondrous frame Fresh wisdom we pursue ; A thousand angels learn thy name Beyond whate'er they knew. 3 Thy name is writ in fairest lines. Thy wonders here we trace ; Wisdom through all the mystery shines, And shines in Jeaus' face. 216 Chrht-^-hf^ Incarnation, 217 4 The law its best obedience owes To our incarnate God : And thine avenging justice shows Its honours in his blood. 5 But still the lustre of thy grace Our warmest thought employs^ Gilds the whole scene with brighter rays. And more exalts our joys. 216. « Tfmt Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith.'^ Eph. iii. 16. 20. (l. m.) 1 COlVf E, gracious Lord, descend and dwell By faith and love in every breast ; Then shall we know, and taste, and Nsel The joys that cannot be expressM 2 Come, fill our hearts with inward "Strength, Make our enlarged souls possess, And learn the height, and breadth, and length Of thine unmeasurable grace. 3 Now to the God, whose power can do More than our thoughts or wishes know, "^ Be everlasting honours done By all the church, through Christ his Son. 217. " TlieWbrd was made fleshy and dweit among us^ John i. 14. Col. i. 16. (l. m.) 1 ERE the blue heavens were stretch 'd abroad From everlasting was the Word; With GJod he was ; the Word was God, And must divinely be adorM. o2 217 Chritt^ 218 '.. 2 By his own power were all things made ; By him supported all things stand ; He is the whole creation^s head, And angels fly at his command. 3 But lo ! he leaves those heav'nly forms. The Word descends and dwells in clay. That he may hold converse with woitoif . Drest in such feeble flesh as they. 4 Mortals with joy beheld his face, Th' eternal Father's only Son ; How full of truth ! how full of grace ! When veilM in flesh, the Godhead shone ! 5 Angels would leave their high abode To leiarn new mysteries here, and tell The love of our descending God, The glories of Immanuel. 218. « And hU name shaU he caUed WondcrfvlJ^^ Is. ix. 2. 6.7. (L..a(i.) 1 THE lands that long in darkness lay Now have beheld a heav'nly light ; Nations that sat in death's cdd shade Are blest with beams divinely bright. 2 The virgin's prcmisM Son is bom, ' Behold the expected child appear ; What shall his names, or titles be \ Th6 « Wonderful," the " Counsellor." 3 The Son of David, and his Lord, Shall be the Saviour of our race ; He shall be called — ^« the mighty God ;" « The Eternal Father,"— « Prince of Peace." 4 The government of earth and seas Upon his shoulders shall be laid ; His wide dominion still increase, And worahip to his name be paid. :!IS Jlis Incarn^ 'ion* iilJI* 5 Jestity the holy chilcL nhall ait High OB his Ftlhier Dayid't throne. Shall crush his foes beneath his feet« Aad reign to ages yet unknown. 21 9. M Glory to God in the kighentj and on earth peaee.^ Luke ii. 14. (7'i.) 1 HARK ! the herald angels sins ;. " Glory to the new-bom King f Gtory in the highest heaven. Peace on earth, and man forgiven." 2 Joyful, all ye nations,, rise : Join the triumph of the skies : Willi the angeliC host proclaim, " Christ is bom in Betlilehem ?'* 3 Christ, by highest heaven adored, Christ, tlie Everlasting Lord ; Lat& in time, behold hi^n come, Ofispring of a virgin's womb ! 4 Veiled in flesh the Godhead see ! Hail the Inearnat& Deity ! Pleased as man with men to, dwell, Jesus our Immanuel. 5 Hail the heaven-bom Prince of Peace ! Hail the Sun of Righteousness ! Light and life to all he brings, Risen with healing in his wings. 6 Lo ! he lays his glory by : Born, that man no more may die ; , Bom, to raise the sons of earlii i ^ Born, to give them second birth. 7 Sing we then, with angels sing : *" Glory to the new-born King ! Glory in the highest heaven. Peace on earth, and man forgiven." 220 220. Christ. 221 " To preach deliver ante to the Captives,^^ Luke It. 18, 19. (c. ^.) 1 THE Saviour of mankind is come; The Saviour promised long ! Let ?very heart prepare a thronei ^nd every voice a song. 2 He comes the prisoners to unbind, Who Satan's captives lay ; And on the eye-balls of the blind To pour celestial day. 3 He comes to bind the broken heart, The bleeding soul to cure ; And heavenly treasures to impart To all the humble poor. 4 Our glad hosannas, Prince of Peace, Thy welcome shall proclaim ; Nor shall thy ransomed church e'er c«ase To glory in thy name. 221 • << And all that heard him were a$toni»hed at Ids undaratanding,^^ Lulce li. 47. (c. m.) 1 ABASHED be all the boast of age : « Be hoary learning dumb. Expounder of the mystic page, Behold an Infant come ! 2 wisdom ! whose unfading power Beside the Eternal stood, To frame, in nature's earliest hbur, The land, the &ky, the flood ; 3 Yet didst thou not disdain awhile An infant form to wear, . ' To bless thy mother with a smile, And lisp thy filial prayer. ■^^*»Af,.. 221 Hii incarnation. 4 But in thy Father's own abode^ With Israel's eldere round, Conversing high with laraePs God, Thy chiefest joy was found. , f) So may our youth adore thy name ! And, Saviour ! deign to bless, With fostering grace, the timid flame Of early holiness. o.>o 222. « Hosanna to the Son of David P^ Matt. xxi. 9. (l. m.) 1 WHAT are those soul-reviving strains^ Which echo thus from Salem's plains ] What anthems loud, and louder still, Sweetly resound from Zion's hill 1 2 Lo! 'tis an infant chorus sings, Hosanna to the King of kings. The Saviour comes ! and babes proclaim Salvation, sent in Jesus' name. 3 Nor these alone their voice shall raise, For we will join this song of praise. Still Israel's children forward press, To hail the Lord their Righteousness. 4 Messiah's name shall joy impart Alike to Jew and Gentile heart. He bled for us, he bled for you, And we will sing Hosanna too. 5 Proclaim Hosannas loud and clear : See David's Son and Lord appear! Glory and praise on e«rth be given ; Hosanna in the highest heaven ! 223 Chris t. 224 223. M^ 230 Hi» Companion. 231 4 But if Immanuel's face appear. My hope, my joy begins ; His name forbids my slavish fear. His grace removes my sins. 5 While Jews on their own law rely, And Greeks of wisdom boast, I love th' incarnate mystery. And there I fix my trust. 23 1 • ^^ We have not an High Piiest which cannot be touched vjith the feeling of our infirmi- ties. Heb. iv. 15. 16.— v. 7. (c. m.) 1 WITH joy we meditate the grace Of our High Priest above ; His heart is made of tenderness. His soul is filled with love. 2 Touch'd with a sympathy within He knows our fet^ble frame : He knows what sore temptations mean, For he has felt the sauie. 3 }3ut spotless, innocent, and pure. The great Redeemer stood, While Satan's fiery darts he boi^, And did resist to blood. 4 He, in the days of feeble flesh, Pour'd out his cries and tears. And in his measure feels afresh What every member bears. 5 [He'll never quench the smoking flax. But raise it to a flame j The bruised reed he never breaks, Nor scorns the meanest name.] p2 Christ, 233 J. 11 6 Then let cmr humble faith addreM His mercy and hia power, We shall obtain deliv'ring grace In every trying hour. : 232. « He humbled kirnselfj dnd hctame obedient unto death,^^ Phil. ii. 8. (c. M.) 1 PLUNG'D m a gulf of dark despair . We wretched sinners lay, Without one cheerful beam of hope, Or spark of glimmering day. 2 With pitying eyes the Prince of Grace Beheld our helpless grief, ^[e saw, and — amazing love ! He ran to our relief. 3 Down from the shining seats above With joyful haste he fled, Enter'd the grave in mortal flesh. And dwelt among the dead. 4 for this love, let rocks anc' hills Their lasting silence break. And all harmonious human tongues The Saviour's praises speak. 5 Angels, assist our lofty joys. Strike all your harps of gold ; B>it when you raise your highest notes His love can ne'er be told. 2oOk « Behold, t stand at the door and knoclc.^^ Rev. iii. 20. (l. m.) 1 BEHOLD a stranger at the door I He gently knocks, has knocked before j Hns waited long; is waiting still : You usd no other friend so ill. 233 His Coinpa99hn. 2«3 2 But will he prove a friend indeed ? He vviU, the very friend you need ; The man of Nazareth, 'tie he. With gftfinents dyed at Calvary. 3 Oh lovely attitude ! he stands With melting heart and open hands. Oh matchless kindness ! and he showA This matchless kindness to his foes. 4 Rise, touched with gratitude divine, Turn out his enemy and thine f Turn out that hateful monster, sin, And let the heavenly strangor in. 5 rif thou art poor, — and poor thou art, — Lo ! he hath riches to impart : Not wealth in which mean avarice rolls ; Oh, nobler far, the wealth of souls.] 6 [Thou'rt blind : he'll take the scales away, And let in everlasting day. Naked thou art, but he shall dress Thy blushing soul in righteousness.] 7 [Art thou a mourner? grief shall fly : For who can weep with Jesus by ? No terror shall thy soul annoy ; No tear, except the tear of joy.] 8 Admit him, ere his anger burn, Lest he depart, and ne'er retuni ; Admit him, or the hour's at hand, When, at his door denied, you'll stand. 233 Christ. 234 9 Admit him, for the human breast Ne'er entertained 8o kind a guest : No mortal tongue their joyg can tell. With whom he condescends to dwell. 10 Vet know, nor of the terms complain, Where Jesus comes, he comes to reign : To reign, and with no partial sway : Thoughts must be slain that disobey, 1 1 Sovereign of souls ! thou Prince of Peace ! Oh may thy gentle rtign increase ! Throw wide the door, each willing mind ; And be his empire all mankind. 2u4. « Leaving us an example^ that ye should fol- low his steps,^^ 1 Peter ii. 21. (l, m.) 1 MY great Redeemer and my Lord, I read my duty in thy word, But in thy life the law appears Drawn out in living characters. 2 Such was thy truth, and such thy zeal, Such defrence to thy Father's will, — Such love, and meekness so divine, — I would transcribe and make them mine. 3 Cold mountains, and the midnight air, Witness'd the fervor of thy prayer : The desert thy temptations knew, Thy convict, and thy victory too. 4 Be thou my pattern ; make me bear More of thy gracious image here ; Thjjn God the judge shall own my name. Among the followers Qf the Lamb. His Exa7npie. 235 235. iiLcarriofme*^ Matt. xi. 29. (cm.) J BELOLt> ! where, in a mortal form, Appears cacli giace divine ! The virtues, all in Jesus meet, — With mildest radiance shine* 2.1G IT^i U- i. 2 To spnead the rays of heavenly ligltt ; . To give the mourner joy. To preach glad tidings to the poor : — Was his divine employ. .. . 3 Lowrly in heatt, to all his iVieiidd , A friend and servant found <* He washed their, feet : he wiped their team, And healed each bleeding wound. 4 Midst' keen reproach and cruel scorns Patient and meek he stood ; His foes, ungrateful, sought his life : — He laboured for their good ! 5 In the last hour of deep distress,—^ Before his Father's throne. With soul resigned, he bowed, aiid said, ** Thy will, not mine, be done !" 6 Be Christ our pattern and our guide ! His image may we bear ! Oh may we tread his holy steps, His joy and glory shaire. 236. « Jt^ werii'ahoiitdmf^goodl^^ Acts jT. 38. (L. fiff.) 1 When from the ^orious realms of day, On wirtgs of love the Saviour flew; He walked through mercy's heavenly way, And bade the world his stej^s pursue. .-iS. IMAGE EVALUATION TEST TARGET (MT-3) // # ^ A <. .V^. u. 1.0 I.I 1.25 UiUl 12.5 ■50 '"^™ Im^Bi 2.0 t U£ 1.4 1.8 ^ y Photographic Sdences Corporation 33 WEST MAIN STREET WEBSTER, N.Y. 14580 (716) 872-4503 V iV ^ >,..{ Glorious to^ liis native skies I ; h ' Christj awhile to mortals pveii,iiaW pM) Enters now the gateaodi^^^Qsb.x ii»v};< ',' : JrWr ^^ Christ* 245 i . '''■ ■■ 2 There the glorioiM triumph waits. Lift your hea(k) eternal gatet ! Christ h^th vanquished death and sin : Take the Kirtg of Glory in. 3 See^thQ heaven i^ Lord receivef ! Yet he loves the earth he leaves. Though returning to his throne. Still h6 calls mankind his QWJip 4 Still for us he intercedes : His prevailing death he pleftds ; ftlear himisdf preparer our place, Great precursor of our race. 5 What though parted from our sight, Far aboVe yon starry height j "* May oul* Avtirtil affections rise, Follovying liinl beyond the skies. 245. S.O , . « miQ i$ M« King ^gl&r^ Tftt Lord strong andmighty*^* rs. xxiv. 8. (l. m.) 1 OUR Lord lis risen from the dead : Our Jesus is gonQ up on high^t The powers ot hell are captive led, Dragged to tho.pqiftpils of Uie sky. 2 Ther^KteMtirtpitWik«ltWa«,^^^^^ And angels chant the solemn lay : ^^^^rfJifi up your Iteads^ ye h^venly gates ! Ve evenasting doors^ ^ve way I 3 Loose all! your bars of massy light, . And wide itnfold^the inadient scenes He claims those niranBians as his right : Reeeive:the Kinj^of gtory hi».o.i :."i:aa.:^ •^ 245 Hi$ Aieension* 246 'A 4 Who is the King of glory, who ? The Lord that ail our foes overcame ; The world, sin, death, and hell o'erthrew : And Jesus is the conqueror's name. 5 Lo ! his triumphal chariot waits, And angels chant the solemn lay : Lift up your heads, ye heavenly gates ! Ye everlasting doors, give way ! 6 Who is the King of glory, whol The Lord, of glorious power possessed i The King of saints and angels too ^ Crod over all, for ever blessed. 246. « Seen of atigels." 1 Tim. iii. 16. (c. M.; 1 BEYOND the glittering starry skies, Far as the eternal hills, Yon heaven of heavens, with living light, Our great Redeemer fills. 2 Legions of angels strong and fair. His countless armies, shine, And swell his praise vvrith golden harps. Attuned to songs divine. 3 « Hail, Prince !" they cry, « for ever hail ! Whose unexampled love Moved thee to quit these glorious realms And royalties above.*' 4 While he did condescend on eartk To suffer scorn and pain, They cast their hono^jrs at his feet, And waited in his train. q2 246 Christ* 247 5 Tlirough-all liis travels here below, They did his steps attend ; Oft wondering how and where at last The mystic scene would end. 6 They saw hia heart, transfixed with wounds, With love and grief run o'er : They saw him break the bars of death, Which none e'er brake before. ^ 7 They brought hia chariot from above, To bear him to his throne ; Spread tl\eir triumphant win|s, and sang, " The glorious work is done ?" ^47 • " H% came unto his own, and his own reieived ' him not, ^^ John i. 11. (s. m.) ' 1 TO his awn world he came, To earth's most favoured spot, Jesus, Immanuel, his name : Yet Israel knew hiih not. 2 Son of the Father's love. Effulgence of his li^ht. He left his glorious court above. To suffer man's despite. 3 He came to suffer death, And, bleeding for his foes, Spoke pardon with his dying breath. And peace when he arose. 4' His latest moments here In benediction passed. To those who saw him disappear. That action was his last. 248 His Ascension. 249 5 But, having reached his throne, He sent down frona abo^ ) His promised Spirit, to make known The riches of his love. 6 Ye who have felt that flame. On whom that grace is poured, Go, in his Spirit to proclaim Salvation in the Lord. 24 o. « And there appeared unto them cloven tongues, like as of fire?"* Acts ii. 3. (l. m.) 1 BLEST season, when our risen Lord Fulfilled his own prophetic word j Sent down his Spirit to inspire His saints baptized with holy fire. 2 While by his power these signs wcr« wrought ; And divers tongues his wisdom taught, His love one only subject gave ; That Jesus died the world to save. 3 Sure peace with God ! — tlie joyful sound Pours wide its sacred influence round, Relenting foes the grace receive. And humbled myriads hear and live ! 24 J. « J am the first and the last ... .Ac that Kvetk and was dead.^^ Rerv. i. 17, 18. (l. m.)* 1 WHAT mysteries in our Lord combine ! Jesus, once mortal, yet Divine ; The first, the last ; the end, the head ; The source of life among the dead. 2 Oh love beyond the stretch of thought ! What matchless wonders hath it wrought ! . The Lord of life gave up his breath ! The Ever-living bowed to death ! 250 Christ, 251 3 Hail, royal Conqueror o^er the grave^ Tender to pity, tutrong to save. The key8 of death with thee remain, Worthy o'er life and death to reign ! 250. « F(yr Christ is entered into heaven ittelfJ* Heb. ix« 24. (h. m.) 1 THE atoning work is done, The victim's blood is slied ; And Jesus now is gone His people's cause to plead : TTe stands in heaven their great High Prie«t, And bears their, names upon his breast. 2 No temple made with hands, His place of service is : In heaven itself he stands, — A heavenly priesthood his ; In him the shadows of the law Are all fulfilled, and now withdraw. 3 And though a while he be Hid from the eyes of men, His people look to see Their great High Priest again : In brightest glory he will come. And take his waiting people home. 20 1 . "To appear in the presence of God for v«." Heb. ix. 24. (c. m.) 1 NOW let our cheerful eyes survey Our great High-priest above ; And celebrate his constant ciare And sympathetic love. 2 Though raised to a superior throne^ Where angals bow around, And high o'er all the shining train With niatchlest: honours crowned ; 251 Hh Interception. 252 3 The names of all hifl stiints he bears Deep graven on his heart ; Nor sliall the meanest Christian say^ That he hath lost his part. 4 Those characters shall fair abiile. Our everlasting trust, When gems, and monuments, and crowns, Are mouldered down to dust. 5 So, gracious Saviour, on my breast May thy dear name be worn, A sacred ornament and guard, To endless ages borne. 2o2. « Wc have a great High^Priest, that is passed into the hcavens,^^ Heb. iv. 14* (L. m.) 1 WHERE high the heavenly temple stands. The house of God not made with hands, A great High-Priest our nature wears ; The guaixlian of inankind appears. 2 He who for men their surety stood. And poured on earth his precious blood. Pursues in heaven his mighty plan, The Saviour and the Friend of mart. 3 Though now ascended up on high, He bends on earth a brother's eye. Partaker of the human name, He knows the frailty of our frame. 4 Our fellow-sufferer yet retains A fellow-feeling of our pains' f And still remembers, in the skies, His tears, his agonies, and cri^s. 253 Christ' 254 5 In every pang ihat rends the heart, The Man of sorrows had a part : He sympathizes witli our grief And to the sufferer sends relief. 6 With boldness, therefore, at the throne^ > Let us make all our sorrows known ; And ask the aid of heav'nly pow'r * To help us in the evil hour. 25«>. « Worthy is the Lamb that wasslain,^*^ Rev. V. 12. (L. M.) 1 WHAT equal honours shall we bring . To thee, Lord our God, the Lamb; When all the notes that angels sing Are far inferior to thy name 1 2 Worthy is he that onc^ was slain. The Prince of Peace that groan 'd and died, Worthy to rise, and live, and reign At his Almighty Father's side. 3 Honour immortal must be paid^ f Instead of scandal and of scorn : While, glory shines around his bead, And a bright crown without^ thbrin(« " r 4 Blessings for ever on the Lamh, .;i;r-r»i*5 Who bore the curse for wretched men : Let angels sound his sacred name. And every creature say, Amen. X\ ^• ^. 234. -H <^ Blessing, and honour, and glory, and^ power be unto him that sitteth upon the tfirone and unto the Lamb.^^ Rev. v. 13. (cm.) COME, let us join our cheerful songs With angels round the throne; Ten thousand thousand ar^ iheir tongues But all theii* joys are one .- ' - 1 v^f 1 254 JForshtpped in Heaven* 25& 2 ' Worthy the Lamb that died,' they cry, ' To be exalted thus : « Worthy the Lamb,' our lips reply, « For he was slain for us.' 3 Jesus is worthy to receive Honour and power divine j4f. As on the day of Pentecost : — ; Descend in all thy power ! We meet with one accord In our appointed place, And wait me promise of our Lord, The Spirit of all grace. 2 Like mighty rushing wind Upon the waves beneath, Move with one impulse every mind ; One soul, one feeling breathe i The youteg, the old inspire*- With wisdom firom above ; And give us hearts and tongues of fire. To pray, and prsuse, and love. 3 ' Spirit of light, explbre And chase our gloom away, With lustre shining more and more Unto the perfect day F " Spirit of truth, he thou, . In life and deatb^ oor glide ! O Spirit of adofAion, nont May we be sanctified ! 262 Hoiy Spnit. 263: 262. i^ Evm tht 8fMt of Truth.'** John xv. 26. (c. K.) 1 SPIRIT of Truth ! on thia thy day, To thee for help we cry, To guide us through the dreary way Of dark mortality ! 2 We ask not, Lord ! the cloven flame, Or tongues of various tone; But long thy praises to proclaim With fervour in our own. 3 We mourn not that prophetic dull Is found on earth no more : Enough for us to trace thy wiB In Scripture's sacred lore. 4 We neither have nor seek the power 111 demons to control ; But thou, in dark temptation's houTy Shalt chase them from the soul. 5 No heavenly harpini^^s soothe our ear^ No mystic dreams^ we share; Yet hope to feel thy comfort near, And bless thee In our prayer.^ 6 When tongues shall cease, an4 power decay^ And knowledge empty prove. Do thou tliy trembUi^^ servant; i stay ^ With fsuth, with ho[)e, wit A love. 263. « The promise of the Father.** Acts. i. 4.. (C. M.) 1 ENTHRONED on high, Almighty Lord, The Holy Ghost send down ! Fulfil in us thy faithful word, vAnd all thv mercies crown. r2 263 Bofy Spu it* 2 Though on our heads no tongues of Hre Their wondrous powers impart, Grant) Saviour, what we more desirei Thy Spirit ia our heart* 3 Spirit of life, and Ijght, and love, Thy heavenly influence give ! Quicken our souls, bom from above, In Christ, that we may live. 4f To our benighted minds reveal The glories of his grace ; And bnng us where no clouds conceal The brightness of his face. 5 His love within us shed abroad Life's ever springing well ! Till God in us, and vve in God, In love eternal dwell. r 26^ »;1 r m 26 4. « JJe hath shed forth this which ye now see and hearJ^^ Acts ii. 33. (c. m.) 1 LET sorigB'c«F praises fill the sky ! Christ,- our ascended Lord, .^ Sen(^ dowp his Spirit fi'om on high, ! According to his word. 2 The ^irit, by his heavenly breath, New hfb creates within : He qijickens aijuiera from the death ; -Of trespasses attd sin. "'" 3 The things of Chriat the Spirit takes, And to o»r hearts reveals j^jOii Our bodies he. his temple raakes, And our. redemption seals. wmmmmmm m 205 Holjf Spirit, 26(> 4 Come, Holy Spirit ! from above^ With thy celei^lial fire ; Comf^^ and with flames of zeal and love Our heartb and tongues inspire ! 2o5. « He will guide you into all ti'uth,^^ John xvi. 13. (l. m.) 1 SPIRIT of life, thine influence shed, To wake the careless and the dead 5 Light, strength, and comfort to bestow On every child of sin and woe 2 Behold our frail and feeble state ; Our foes are strong, our dangers great ; The force of hostile rage withstand, And guard !is with thy mighty hand. 3 Give us an understanding mind ; The chains of ignorance unbind ; Instruct, enlighten, and prepare Our hearts the joys of heaven to share. 4 Christ's precious trutlis to us proclaim ; Expound his word, exalt his name ; Make known his power, his love reveal, And with his blood our conscience heal. 5 Lord, in our hearts vouchsafe to dwell ; There every sinful motion quell ; Complete ^hy blessed work of grapc? And fit us for a happier place. 266. « Ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear,^^ Rom. viii. 15. (c. m.) 1 SPIRIT of holiness, look down, Our fainting hearty to oheer ; And when we tfcmble at thy frown. Oh, bring thy comforts liear. 266 Boly Spirit* 267 2 The terror thy convictions wrought. Oh, let thy grace remove ; And may the souls which thou hast taught To weep, now learn to love* 3 Now let thy saving mercy heal The wounds it made before : Now on our hearts impress thy seal. That we may doubt no more. 4 Complete the work thou hast begun. And make our darkness light ; That we a glorious race may run, Till faith be lost in sight. 5 Then, as our wondering eyes discern The Lord's unclouded face. In fitter language we shall learn To sing triumphant grace. 267. <* He wiU reprove the world of «m." John xvi. 8. (c. M.) 1 ETERNAL Spirit! by whose power Are burst the bands of death, On our cold hearts thy blessings shower ; ' Revive them witli thy breath. 2 'Tis thine to point the heavenly way, Each rising fear control, And with a warm, enlivening ray To melt the icy soul. 3 'Tis thine to cheer us when distressed, To raise us when we fall ; To calm the doubting, troubled breast. And aid when sinners call. 267 Holff Spirit' 268 4 'Tia thine U> bring God't tacred woni, And write it on our heart j There its reviving truths record^ And there its peace impart. 5 Almighty Spirit, visit thui* Our hearts, and guide cur ways ; Pour down thy quickening grace on us. And tune our lips to praise. 268. « Thi Spirit of wisdom and revelation.^^ £ph. i. 17« (s. M,) 1 COMS, Holy Sphit, come ! Let thy bright beams arise. Dispel all sorrow from our mindsy All darkness from our eyes. ft*' Convince us c4* our sin ; Then lead to Jesus' blood ; And to our wondering view feveal The secret love of God. 3 Revive our drooping faith ; Our do\?bts and feaktt remove ; And kindle \n our breasts the flame Of never-aying love. 4 *Tis tiiine to cleanse the heart, To sanctify the soul, To pour fresh life through every part, And new create the whde. 269 Holy Spirit' 070 "o". « JVb man can May that Jesv.n is the I.ord^ hat 61/ the Holy Gho$t.^^ 1 Cor. xii. 3. (s.m.) 1 SPIRIT of truth, come down! Reveal Uie things of Gotl ; And make to us the Savjour known : Apply hin precious blood. His meritB glorify^ That each may clearly see, JesuH, who did for sinners diet Hath surely died for me, •ft No man can truly say, That Jesus is the Lord, Unless thou take the veil away, And breathe the living word : Then, only then, we feel Our interest in his blood, ^ And cry with joy unspeakable, « Thou art my Lord, my God. 2/0. « Much more snail your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him Luke XI. 13. (c. m.) 1 COME, holy Spirit, heav'nly Dove, With all thy quickening powers, . Kindle a flame of sacred love In these cold hearts of ours. 2 Look, how we grovel here below, Fond of these trifling toys ; Our souls can neither fly nor go To reach eternal joys. 3 In vain we tune our formal songs, In vain we strive to rise ; Hosannas languish on our tongues, And our devotion dies. » OTi 270 »>vi, hut (8.M.) 271 Hofp Spirit. 272 f Father 4 O Lord ! ond Hhall \ve ever live At thi8 poor dying rate ? Our love so faint, so cold to thee, And thine to u« ho great ! 5 Come, holy Spirit, heav'nly Dove, With ail thy quick'ning powers ; Come, i » 2 Father, in whom we live, In whom we are and move ! The glory, power and praise receive Of thine eternal love. 3 Incarnate Deity ! Let all the ransomed race Render in thanks their lives to thee, For thy redeeming grace. 4 Sphit of holiness ! Let all thy saints adore Thy Siacred energy, and hless Thy heart-renewing power. 5 Eternal, glorious Lord ! -' Let all the saints ahove, * Let all the sons of men record, And celebrate thy love. 277 27« 27 277. 1 (C. M.) MAKER Upholder, Ruler! Thee Let all that Jive adore, Who art, and wast, and art to be, God blessed evermore. 2 Redeemer, Prophet, Priest, and King! Appointed Judge of all ! Let ransomed souls thy triumphs sing, Thy foes before thee fall. 3 Spirit of hfe, and light and love, Thy glorious gifts impart: From heaven descending like a dove, Dwell thou in every heart. 4 Thee, Father, Son, and Spirit ! Thee Let heaven and earth adore. ^ Thou art^ Thou wa^t, and Tbou shall be (»oi bletaed evermore. ^ , 278 Doxologiea. 278. . 1 To the Source of every blessing (8. 7.> Grateful anthems let us raise. Holy joy, our souls possessing, Swells the tribute of our praise. 2 Glory to the alrtiighty Father, Fountain of eternal love, Who, his wandering sh^ep to gather, Sent a Saviour from above. 3 To the Son all praise be given, Who, with love unknown before^ Left the bright abode of heaven. And our sins and sorrows bore. 4 Equal strains of warm devotion Let the Spirit's praise employ : Author of each holy motion ; Source of wisdom, peace, and joy. 5 Thus while our glad hearts* ascending Glorify Jehovah's name, Heavenly songs with ours are blending ; There the theme is still the same. 279. 1 (H. M.> I GIVE immortal praise To God the Father's love. For all mv comforts here. And better hopes above ; He sent his own eternal Son To die for sins, that man had done. To God the Son belongs Immortal glory too ; Who bought us with his blood From everlasting woe : And now he live?, and now he reignt^' And sees the frtiit of all his painl.*^' *479 D,oxolQg}fi%^ ?80i 3 To God the Spirit's name Immortal worship give^ Whose new-preatij;ig powet ^ Makes the dead sioner live : His \york completes the great d^^igPi And fills the spul with joy divine.* 4 Almighty God, to Thee Be endless honours done. The undivided Three, And the Mysterious One : AVixere reason fails with all her powers, — There faith prevails, and love adores. 28 28 28 280. ETERNAL Father ! throned above, Thou fountain of redeeming love ! — Eternal Word ! who left thy throne, For man's rebellion to atone ! — Eternal Spirit ! who dost give That grace by which our spirits live ! — Thou God of our salvation ! be Eternal praises paid to thee !. 282. (c. M.y H. M.) 1 THE God of mercy be ador'd, Who calls our souls from death, Who saves by his redeeming word, And new-creating breath, 2 To praise the Father, and the Sow And Spirit all divine, The One in Three, and Three in One. Let saints and angels join. 283. 1 LET God the Maker's name Have honour, love, and fear. To God the Saviour pay the same, And God the Comforter. 2 Father of lights above. Thy mercy we adore. The Son of thy eternal love, And Spirit of thy power. 284. • 1 HOSANNA to the Son (8. M.) (S. M.) Of David and of God, Who brought the news of pardon down, And bought it with hit blood. 235 Doseolo^ies, 289 2 To Christ the anointed King Be emlless blessings given, Let the whole earth his glory sing Who ^lade our peace with heav'n. 285. (L. M.) 1 PRAISE God, from whom all blessings flow, Praise him, all creatures here below ; Praise him above, ye heavenly host ; Praise Father, Son, and holy Ghost. 286. ^ ; (l: m.) I TO God the Father, God the Son, And God the Spirit, Three in One, Be honour, praise, and glory given, By all on eatrth, and all in heav'n. 287.