^MOFfDIflCf^ PSALMS AND HYMNS ADAPTED TO PUBLIC WORSHIP, AND APPROVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE 'Presbyterian church IN THE mnitfii S>taUu oC ^mttCca* PHILADELPHIA: PUBLISHED FOR THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, BY SOLOMON ALLEN, No. 18 S. THIRD STREET, And f(rr sale by the Booksellers generally. 1833. Eastern District of Pennsylvania^ to wit: BE IT REMEMBERED, That on the thirtieth day of July, in the fifty-fifth year of the Independence of the United States of America, A. D. 1830, EZRA STILES ELY, D. D. in behalf of the Trustees of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America, of the said District, has deposited in this office the title of a Book, the right whereof he claims as Pro- prietor, in the words, following, to wit : •' Psalms and Hymns adapted to public worship, and approved by the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of Aiuerica." 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At the meeting* of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church, in May, 1830, the Committee on Psalmody, presented the following amended and improved book of Psalms and Hymns, which was approved by the Assembly ; and its use, in the worship of God, authorised in all the churches under their care. 3 PSALMS PSAXM 1. FIRST PART. C M. BLEST is the man who shuns the place Where sinners love to meet; Who fears to tread their wicked ways, And hates the scofter's seat: 2 But in the statutes of the Lord Has placed 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. 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. 7 His eye beholds the path they tread. His heart approves it well ; But crooked ways of sinners lead Down to the gates of hell. A 2 5 6 PSALM 1. Psalm 1. second part. S. M. THE man is ever blest, Who shuns the sinner's ways, Among their councils never stands, Nor takes the scorner'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 ; Their 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 ? 6 He knows, and he approves The way the righteous go : But sinners and their works shall meet A dreadful overthrow. Psalm 1. third part. L. M. TTAPPY the man whose cautious feet -■-^ Shun the broad way where sinners 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 night, With pleasure pondering o'er the word. PSALM 2. 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 crossed 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 dreadftil Judge, with stern command. Divides him to a different place. 6 " Straight is the way my saints have trod ; I blessed the path, and drew it plain; But you would choose the crooked road ; And down it leads to endless pain." Psalm 2. first part. S. M. MAKER and sovereign Lord Of heaven, and earth, and seas, Thy providence confirms thy word, And answers thy decrees. 2 The things so long foretold By David, are fulfilled ; When Jews and Gentiles join 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. f PSALM 2. 5 The Lord derides their rage, And v/ill support his throne ; He that hath raised him from the dead, Hath owned him for his Son. Psalm 2. second part. S. M. OUR Lord 's ascended high, And rules the subject earth ; The merit of his blood he pleads, And pleads his heavenly birth. 2 Beneath his sovereign sway The Gentile nations bend ; Far as the world's remotest bounds His kingdom shall extend. 3 The nations that rebel Must feel his iron rod : He'll vindicate those honours well, Which he received from God. 4 Be wise, ye rulers, now, And worship at his throne ; With trembling joy, ye judges^ bow To God's exalted Son. 5 If once his wrath arise, Ye perish on the place ; Then blessed is the soul that flies For refuge to his grace. Psalm 2. third part. C. M. WHY did the nations join to slay The Lord's anointed Son ? Why did they cast his laws away, And tread his gospel down ? 2 The Lord that sits above the skies. Derides their rage below ; He speaks with vengeance in his eyes, And strikes their spirits through. PSALM 3. ^ 3 I call him my eternal Son, And raise him from the dead ; I make my holy hill his throne, And wide his kingdom spread. 4 " Ask me, my Son, and then enjoy The utmost heathen lands ; Thy rod of iron shall destroy The rebel that withstands." 5 Be wise, ye rulers of the earth, Obey th' anointed Lord ; Adore the King of heavenly birth, And tremble at his word. 6 With humble love address his throne ; For if he frown, ye die : Those are secure, and those alone, Who on his grace rely. Psalm 3. first part. C. M. MY God, how many are my fears ! How fast my foes increase ! Conspiring my eternal death. They break my present peace. 2 The lying tempter would persuade There 's no relief in heaven. And all my growing sins appear Too great to be forgiven. 3 But thou, my glory and my strength, Shalt on the tempter tread : Shalt silence all my threatening guilt. And raise my drooping head. 4 I cried, and from his holy hill. He bowed a listening ear ; I called my Father, and my God, And he subdued my fear. 10 PSALM 3. 5 He shed soft slumbers on mine eyes. In spite of all my foes : I woke and wondered at the grace That guarded my repose. 6 What though the hosts of death and hell, All armed, against me stood: Terrors no more shall shake my soul; My refuge is my God. 7 Arise, O Lord, fulfil thy grace. While I thy glory sing : My God hath broke the serpent's teeth, And death hath lost his sting. 8 Salvation to the Lord belongs; His arm alone can save : Blessings attend thy people here;. And reach beyond the grave. Psalm 3. second part. L. M. OLORD, how many are my foes. In this weak state of flesh and blood ! My peace they daily discompose. But my defence and hope is God. 2 Tired with the burdens of the day. To thee I raised an evening cry; Thou heard'st when I began to pray. And thine almighty help was nigh. 3 Supported by thine heavenly aid I laid me down and slept secure : Not death should make my heart afraid. Though I should wake and rise no more. 4 But God sustained me all the night ; Salvation doth to God belong : He raised my head to see the light, And makes his praise my morning song. PSLAM 4. 11 Psalm 4. first part. L. M. OGOD of grace and righteousness. Hear and attend when I complain : Thou hast enlarged me in distress, Bow down a gracious ear again. 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 ? Know that the Lord divides his saints From all the tribes of men beside ; He hears and pities their complaints, For the dear sake of Christ that died When our obedient hands have done A thousand works of righteousness, We put our trust in God alone. And glory in his pardoning grace. Let the unthinking many say, "Who will bestow some earthly good?' But, Lord, thy light and love we pray ; Our souls desire this heavenly food. Then shall my cheerful powers rejoice At grace divine, and love so great ; Nor will I change my happy choice For all their wealth and boasted state. Psalm 4. second part. C. M. LORD, thou wilt hear nie when I pray ; I am for ever thine : I fear before thee all the day, Nor would I dare to sin. And while I rest my weary head From cares and business free, 'Tis sweet conversing on my bed With my own heart and thee. 12 PSALM 5. 3 I pay this evening sacrifice ; And when my work is done, Great God, my faith and hope reUes Upon thy grace alone. 4 Thus with my thoughts composed to peace, I'll give mine eyes to sleep ; Thy hand in safety keeps my days, And will my slumbers keep. Psalm 5. C. M. 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 songs and our complaints. 3 Thou art a God before whose sight 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 thy 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. 6 My watchful enemies combine To tempt my feet astray ; They flatter with a base design To make my soul their prey. PSALM 6. 13 7 Lord, crush the serpent in the dust, And all his plots destroy ; While those that in thy mercy trust For ever shout for joy. 8 The men that love and fear thy name Shall see their hopes fulfilled ; The mighty God will compass them With favour as a shield. Psalm 6. first part. C. M. IN anger, Lord, do not chastise. Withdraw the dreadful storm ; Nor let thine awful wrath arise Against a feeble worm. 2 My soul 's bowed down with heavy cares, My flesh with pain opprest; My couch is witness to my tears. My tears forbid my rest. 3 Sorrow and pain wear out my days ; I waste the night with cries. And count the minutes as they pass, Till the slow morning rise. 4 Shall I be still afflicted more ? My eyes consumed with grief? How long, my God, how long before Thine hand afford relief. 5 He hears his mourning children speak, He pities all our groans. He saves us for his mercy's sake And heals our broken bones. 6 The virtue of his sovereign word Restores our fainting breath ; For silent graves praise not the Lord, Nor is he known in death. 1 i PSALM 6, 7. Psalm 6. second part. L. M. T ORD, I can suffer thy rebukes, -" When thou with kindness dost chastise ; But thy fierce wrath I cannot bear, O let it not against me rise ! 2 Pity my languishing estate, And ease the sorrows that I feel ; The wounds thy heavy hand hath made, O let thy gentler touches heal ! 3 See how in sighs I pass my days, And waste in groans the weary night: My bed is watered with my tears ; My grief consumes, and dims my sight. i Look how the powers of nature mourn ! How long, Almighty God, how long ? When shall thine hour of grace return ? When shall I make thy grace my song ? 5 I feel my flesh so near the grave. My thoughts are tempted to despair ; But graves can never praise the Lord, For all is dust and silence there. 5 Depart, ye tempters, from my soul. And all despairing thoughts depart ; My God, who hears my humble moan, Will ease my flesh and cheer my heart. Psalm 7. CM. MY trust is in my heavenly friend, My hope in thee, my God ; Rise, and my helpless hfe defend From those that seek my blood. i With insolence and fury they My soul in pieces tear, As hungry lions rend the prey When no dehverer's near. PSALM 8. 15 3 If e'er my pride provoked them first, Or once abused my foe, Then let them tread my hfe to dust, And lay mine honour low. 4 If there be malice found in me, I know thy piercing eyes; I should not dare appeal to thee, Nor ask my God to rise. 5 Arise, my God, lift up thy hand. Their pride and power control ; Awake to judgment, and command Deliverance for my soul. 6 Let sinners and their wicked rage Be humbled to the dust ; Shall not the God of truth engage To vindicate the just ? 7 He knows the heart, he tries the reins, He will defend th' upright : His sharpest arrows he ordains Against the sons of spite. 8 Though leagued in guile, their malice spread A snare before my way ; Their mischiefs on their impious head His vengeance shall repay. 9 That cruel persecuting race Must feel his dreadful sword : Awake, my soul, and praise the grace And justice of the Lord. Psalm 8. first part. S. M. OLORD, our heavenly King, Thy name is all divine ; Thy glories round the earth are spread, And o'er the heavens they shine. 16 PSALM 8. 2 When to thy works on high I raise my wondering eyes, And see the moon complete in light Adorn the darksome skies: 3 When I survey the stars, In all their shining forms, liOrd, what is man, that worthless thing, A-kin to dust and worms? 4 Lord, what is worthless man. That thou shouldst love him so ? Next to thine angels he is placed, And lord of all below. 5 Thine honours crown his head. While beasts hke slaves obey. And birds that cut the air with wings, And fish that cleave the sea. G How rich thy bounties are And wondrous are thy ways: i Of dust and worms thy power can frame i A monument of praise. Psalm 8. second part. L. M. LORD, what was man, when made at fir«t, Adam the offspring of the dust, | That thou shou^st set him and his race But just below an angel's place ? That thou shouldst raise his nature so. And make him lord of all below; Make every beast and bird submit. And lay the fishes at his feet ? But O, what brighter glories wait To crown the second Adam's state ! What honours shall thy Son adorn, Who condescended to be born ! PSALM 9. 17 4 See him below his angels made, Behold him numbered with the dead, To save a ruined world from sin; But he shall reign with power divine. 5 The world to come, redeemed from all The miseries that attend the fall, New made and glorious, shall submit At our exalted Saviour's feet. PSALM 9. FIRST PART. CM. "Y^ITH my whole heart I'll raise my song, ^ ^ Thy wonders Til proclaim ; Thou, Sovereign Judge of right and wrong. Wilt put thy foes to shame. 2 I'll sing thy majesty and grace 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 wilt ne'er forsake the just, Who humbly seek thy face. 5 Sing praises to the righteous Lord, Who dwells on Zion's hill. Who executes his threatening word. And doth his grace fulfil. Psalm 9. second part. C. M. "VfJIIEN the great Judge, supreme and just, ^ ^ Shall once inquire for blood. The humble souls that mourn in dust, Shall find a faithful God. b2 18 PSALM 10. 2 He from the dreadful gates of death Does his own children raise ; In Zion's gates with cheerful breath, They sing their Father's praise. 3 His foes shall fall with heedless feet Into the pit they made ; And sinners perish in the net That their own hands have spread. 4 Thus by thy judgments, mighty God ! Are thy deep counsels known ; When men of mischief are destroyed. In snares that were their own. 5 The wicked shall sink down to hell ; Thy wrath devour the lands That dare forget thee, or rebel Against thy known commands. G Though saints to sore distress are brought, And wait, and long complain. Their cries shall never be forgot. Nor shall their hopes be vain. 7 Rise, great Redeemer, from thy seat, To judge and save the poor ; ^ Let nations tremble at thy feet, m And man prevail no more. 8 Thy thunder shall affright the proud, And put their hearts to pain. Make them confess that thou art God, And they but feeble men. Psalm 10. C. M. "^^^^^HY doth the Lord depart so far, ^ * And why conceal his face, When great calamities appear. And times of deep distress ? PSALM 11. 2 Lord, shall the wicked still deride Thy justice and thy laws ? Shall they advance their heads in pride, And slight thy righteous cause? 3 They cast thy judgments from their sight, And then insult the poor; They boast, in their exalted height. That they shall fall no more. 4 Arise, O God, lift up thine hand. Attend our humble cry ; No enemy shall dare to stand When God ascends on high. 5 Why do the men of malice rage, And say, with foolish pride, "The God of heaven will ne'er engage To fidit onZion'sside?" 6 But thou for ever art our Lord; And mighty is thy hand. As when the heathen felt thy sword, And perished from thy land. 7 Thou wilt prepare our hearts to pray, And cause thine ear to hear ; Accept the vows thy children pay, And free thy saints from fear. 8 Proud tyrants shall no more oppress. No more despise the just ; And mighty sinners shall confess They are but earth and dust. Psalm 11. L. M. MY refuge is the God of love ; Why do my foes insult and cry, " Fly like a timorous trembling dove, To distant woods or mountains fly ?'* 20 PSALM V2. 2 Behold the wicked bend their bow, And fit their arrows to the string ; To lay the men of virtue low, In secrecy their darts they fling. 3 If government be once destroyed (That firm foundation of our peace,) And violence make justice void, Where shall the ricjhteous seek redress? 4 The Lord in heaven has fixed his throne. His eye surveys the world below ; To him all mortal things are known, His eyelids search our spirits through. 5 If he afflicts his saints so far. To prove their love and try their grace. What may the bold transgressors fear ? His soul abhors their wicked ways. 6 On impious wretches he will rain Sulphureous flames of wasting death, Such as he kindled on the plain Of Sodom, with his angry breath. 7 The righteous Lord loves righteous souls. Whose thoughts and actions are sincere ; And with a gracious eye beholds The men that his own image bear. Psalm 12. C. M. TTELP, Lord, for men of virtue fail, -■■-^ Religion loses ground ; The sons of violence prevail, And treacheries abound. 2 Their oaths and promises they break, Yet act the flatterer's part: With fair deceitful lips they speak. And with a double heart. PSALM 13. SI 3 If we reprove some hateful lie, They scorn our faithful word ! " Are not our lips our own," they cry, " And who shall be our Lord ?" 4 Scoffers appear on every side. Where a vile race of men Is raised to seats of power and pride, And bears the sword in vain. 5 Lord, when iniquities abound. And blasphemy grows bold. When faith is rarely to be found. And love is waxing cold, 6 Is not thy chariot hastening on ? Hast thou not given the sign? May we not trust and live upon A promise so divine ? 7 " Yes," saith the Lord, " now will I rise. And make th' oppressors flee ; I shall appear to their surprise. And set my servants free." 8 Thy word, like silver seven times tried. Through ages shall endure ; The men that in thy truth confide Shall find thy promise sure. Psalm 13. CM. HOW" long wilt thou conceal thy face ? My God, how long delay ? When shall I feel those heavenly rays That chase my fears away ? 2 How long shall my poor labouring soul Wrestle and toil in vain ? Thy word can all my foes control, And ease my raging pain. «8 PSALM 14. 3 See how the prince of darkness tries All his malicious arts ; He spreads a mist around my eyes, And throws his fiery darts. 4 Be thou my sun, and thou my shield. My soul in safety keep ; Make haste before mine eyes are sealed In death's eternal sleep. 5 How would the tempter boast aloud Should I become his prey ! Behold the sons of hell grow proud To see thy long delay. 6 But they shall flee at thy rebuke. And Satan hide his head; He knows the terrors of thy look. And hears thy voice with dread. 7 Thou wilt display thy sovereign grace. Whence all my comforts spring ; I shall employ my hps in praise, And thy salvation sing. Psalm 14. C. M. FOOLS in their hearts believe and say, That all religion 's vain, " There is no God that reigns on high. Or minds th' affairs of men." 2 From thoughts so dreadful and profane Corrupt discourse proceeds ; And in their impious hands are found Abominable deeds. 3 The Lord from his celestial throne. Looked down on things below, To find the man that sought his grace. Or did his justice know. PSALM 15. 23 4 By Nature all are gone astray, Their practice all the same ; There 's none that fears his Maker's hand. There 's none that loves his name. 5 Their tongues are used to speak deceit, Their slanders never cease : How swift to mischief are their feet, Nor know the paths of peace! 6 Such seeds of sin (that bitter root) In every heart are found; Nor can they bear diviner fruit, Till grace refine the ground. 7 O that salvation might proceed From Zion's sacred place, Till Israel's captives all are freed. And sing recovering grace. Psalm 15. first part. C. M. WHO shall inhabit in thy hill, O God of holiness? Whom will the Lord admit to dwell So near his throne of grace ? 2 The man that walks in pious ways, And works with righteous hands ; That trusts his Maker's promised grace. And follows his commands. 3 He speaks the meaning of his heart. Nor slanders with his tongue ; Will scarce believe an ill report. Nor do his neighbour wrong. 4 The wealthy sinner he contemns. Loves all that fear the Lord; And though to his own hurt he swears, Still he performs his word. ^Si PSALM 15. 5 His hands disdain a golden bribe, And never wrong the poor: This man shall dwell with God on earth, And find his heaven secure. Psalm 15. second part. L. M. WHO shall ascend thy heavenly place, Great God, and dwell before thy face ? The man that minds 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 slanders dwell upon his tongue ; He hates to do his neighbour wrong. 3 Scarce will he trust an ill report. Or vent it to his neighbour's hurt : Sinners of state he can despise, But saints are honoured in his eyes. 4 Firm to his word he ever stood. And always makes his promise good ; Nor dares to change the thing he swears, Whatever pain or loss he bears. 5 He never deals in bribing gold. And mourns that justice should be sold : While others scorn and wrong the poor. Sweet charity attends his door. 6 He loves his enemies, and prays For those that curse him to his face ; And doth to all men still the same That he would hope or wish from them. 7 Yet, when his holiest works are done, His soul depends on grace alone : This is the man thy face shall see, And dwell for ever. Lord, with thee. PSALM 16. 25 Psalm 16. first part. L. M. "PRESERVE me, Lord, in time of need; -■- For succour to thy throne I flee, But have no merits there to plead : My goodness cannot reach to thee. 2 Oft have my heart and tongue confest How empty and how poor I am: My praise can never make thee blest, Nor add new glories to thy name. 3 Yet, Lord, thy saints on earth may reap Some profit by the good we do ; These are the company I keep, These are the choicest friends I know. 4 How fast their guilt and sorrows rise, Who haste to seek some idol-god ! I will not taste their sacrifice. Their offerings of forbidden blood. 5 My God provides a richer cup. And nobler food to live upon ; He for my life has oflfered up Jesus, his best beloved Son. 6 His love is my perpetual feast ; By day his counsels guide me right ; And be his name for ever blest, Who gives me sweet advice by night. 7 I set him still before mine eyes; At my right hand he stands prepared To keep my soul from all surprise. And be my everlasting guard. Psalm 1 6. second part. L. M. "Vl/'HEN God is nigh, my faith is strong, ^ ^ His arm is my almighty prop: Be glad my heart, rejoice my tongue, My dying flesh shall rest in hope. a© PSALM 17. 2 Though in the dust I lay my head, Yet, gracious God, thou wih not leave My soul for ever with the dead. Nor lose thy children in the grave. 3 My flesh shall thy first call obey, Shake off the dust and rise on high ; Then shalt thou lead the wondrous way Up to thy throne above the sky. 4 There streams of endless pleasure flow ; And full discoveries of thy grace (Which we but tasted here below) Spread heavenly joys through all the place. Psalm 17. L. M. 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 Their hope and portion lie below ; 'Tis all the happiness they know ; 'Tis all they seek, they take their shares. And leave the rest among their heirs. 3 What sinners value, I resign ; Lord, 'tis enough that thou art mine ; I shall behold thy blissful face. And stand complete in righteousness. 4 This life 's a dream, an empty show ; But the bright world to which I go. Hath joys substantial and sincere; W^hen shall I wake and find me there ? 5 O glorious hour ! O blest abode ! I shall be near, and like my God ; And flesh and sin no more control The sacred pleasures of the soul. PSALM 18. 27 6 My flesh shall slumber in the ground. Till the last trumpet's joyful sound ; Then burst the chains with sweet surprise, And in my Saviour's image rise. Psalm 18. first part. L. M. THEE will I love, O Lord, my strength, My rock, my tower, my high defence ; Thy mighty arm shall be my trust. For I have found salvation thence. 2 Death and the terrors of the grave, Stood round me with their dismal shade; While floods of high temptation rose, And made my sinking soul afraid. 3 I saw the opening gates of hell, .With endless pains and sorrows there, (Which none but they that- feel can tell) While I was hurried to despair. 4 In my distress I called my God, When I could scarce believe him mine ; He bowed his ear to my complaint. And proved his saving grace divine. 5 With speed he flew to my relief. As on a cherub's wing he rode; Awful, and bright as lightning shone The face of my deliverer, God. 6 Temptations fled at his rebuke, The blast of his Almighty breath : He sent salvation from on high, And drew me from the deeps of death. 7 Great were my fears, my foes were great, Much was their strength, and more their rage ; But Christ, my Lord, is conqueror still, In all the wars tlie proud can wage. 28 • PSALM 18. 8 My song for ever shall record That terrible, that joyful hour; And give the glory to the Lord Due to his mercy and his power Psalm 18. second part. L. M. LORD, thou hast seen my soul sincere. Hast made thy truth and love appear ; Before mine eyes I set thy laws. And thou hast owned my righteous cause. 2 Since I have learned thy holy ways, I've walked upright before thy face : Or if my feet did e'er depart. Thy love reclaimed my wandering heart. 3 What sore temptations broke my rest ! What wars and strugglings in my breast ! But through thy grace that reigns within, I guard against my darling sin. 4 That sin that close besets me still. That works and strives against my will ; When shall thy Spirit's sovereign power Destroy it, that it rise no more ? 5 With an impartial hand, the Lord Deals out to mortals their reward ; The kind and faithful souls shall find A God more faithful and more kind. 6 The just and pure shall ever say, Thou art more pure, more just than they : And men that love revenge shall know, God hath an arm of vengeance too. Psalm 18. TmRD part. L. M. TUST are thy ways, and true thy word, •^ Great rock of my secure abode : Who is a God beside the Lord ? Or where 's a refuge like our God ? PSALM 19. ^9 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 blessings crown his reign. The God of my salvation Uves ; The dark designs of hell are vain. While heavenly peace my Father gives. 4 Before the scoffers of the age, I will exalt my Father's name; Nor tremble at their mighty rage. Bat meet reproach, and bear the shame. 5 To David and his royal seed Thy grace for ever shall extend; Thy love to saints, in Christ their head. Knows not a hmit, nor an end. PSALM 19. FIRST PART. S. M. BEHOLD the lofty sky Declares its maker, God ! And all the starry 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 different land. Their general voice is known ; They show the wonders of his hand. And orders of his throne. 4 Ye christian lands, rejoice. Here he reveals his word , We are not left to nature's voice To bid us know the Lord. c2 30 PSALM 19. 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 Not honey to the taste Affords so much delight ; Nor gold that has the furnace passed So much allures the sight. 8 While of thy works I sing, Thy glory to proclaim ; Accept the praise, my God, my King, In my Redeemer's name. Psalm 19. second part. S. M. "OEHOLD 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 bhnd 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 ! Oh may I never read in vain. But find the path to heaven ! PSALM 19. 31 I heard thy word with love, And I would fain obey : Send thy good Spirit from above To guide me, lest I stray. Oh ! who can ever find The errors of his ways ? Yet, with a bold, presumptuous mind, I would not dare transgress. Warn me of every sin, Forgive my secret faults; And cleanse this guilty soul of mine, Whose crimes exceed my thoughts. While with my heart and tongue I spread thy praise abroad ; Accept the worship and the song, My Saviour and my God. Psalm 19. third part. L. M. THE heavens declare thy glory Lord ; In every star thy wisdom shines ; But when our eyes behold thy word, We read thy name in fairer lines. 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. Sun, moon, and stars convey thy praise Round the whole earth, and never stand; So when thy truth began its race. It touched and glanced on every land. Nor shall thy spreading 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. 32 PSALM 19. 5 Great Sun of Righteousness, arise, Bless the dark world with heavenly light ; Thy gospel makes the simple wise, Thy laws are pure, thy judgments right. 6 Thy noblest wonders here we view. In souls renewed and sins forgiven; Lord, cleanse my sins, my soul renew. And make thy word my guide to heaven. Psalm 19. fourth part. P. M. GREAT God, the heavens' well-ordered frame Declares the glories of thy name ; There thy rich works of w onder shine ; A thousand starry beauties there A thousand radiant marks appea.. Of boundless power, and skill divine. 2 From night to day, from day to night. The dawning and the dying light, Lectures of heavenly wisdom read : With silent eloquence they raise Our thoughts to our Creator's praise. And neither sound nor language need. 3 Yet their divine instructions run Far as the journeys of the sun. And every nation knows their voice: The sun, like some young bridegroom drest, Breaks from tlie chambers of the east. Rolls round, and makes the earth rejoice. 1 Where'er he spreads his beams abroad. He smiles, and speaks his maker, God ; All nature joins to show thy praise : Thus God in every creature shines; Fair is the book of nature's lines ; But fairer is the book of grace. PSALM 19, 20. 33 Psalm 19. fifth fart. P. M. I LOVE the volumes of thy word ; What Hght and joy those leaves afford To souls benighted and distrest ! Thy precepts guide my doubtful way, Thy fear forbids my feet to stray, Thy promise leads my heart to rest. From the discoveries of thy law The perfect rules of life I draw : These are my study and delight : Not honey so invites the taste, Nor gold that hath the furnace passed, Appears so pleasing to the sight. Thy threatenings wake my slumbering eyes. And warn me where my danger lies; But 'tis thy blessed gospel, Lord, That makes my guilty conscience clean, Converts my soul, subdues my sin. And gives a free, but large reward. Who knows the errors of his thoughts? My God, forgive my secret faults, And from presumptuous sins restrain. Accept my poor attempts of praise. That I have read thy book of grace And book of nature, not in vain. Psalm 20. L. M. NOW may the God of power and grace Attend his people's humble cry ! Jehovah hears when Israel prays. And brings deUverance from on high. The name of Jacob's God defends. When bucklers fail and brazen walls : He from his sanctuary sends Succour and strength when Zion calls. ni PSALM 21. ?) Well he remembers all our sighs, His love exceeds our best deserts ; His love accepts the sacrifice Of humble groans and broken hearts. 4 In his salvation is our hope, And in the name of Israel's God Our troops shall lift their banners up, Our navies spread their flags abroad. 5 Some trust in horses trained for war. And some of chariots make their boasts ; Our surest expectations are From thee, the Lord of heavenly hosts. 0 Now save us. Lord, from slavish fear, Now let our hopes be firm and strong ; Till thy salvation shall appear. And joy and triumph raise the song. Psalm 21. CM. OUR land, O Lord, with songs of praise. Shall in thy strength rejoice ; And, blest with thy salvation, raise To heaven a cheerful voice. 2 Thy sure defence, through nations round. Hath spread our country's name ; And all her humble efforts crowned With freedom and with fame. 3 In deep distress, a patriot band Implored thy power to save ; For liberty they prayed; thy hand The timely blessing gave. 4 Most righteous Lord, thy stubborn foes Shall quake through all their train; Thy vengeful arm shall find out those Who hate thy gracious reign. PSALM 22. On thee, in want, in woe or pain, Our hearts alone rely ; Our rights thy mercy will maintain, And all our wants supply. Thus, Lord, thy w^ondrous power declare, And still exalt thy fame ; While we glad songs of praise prepare^ For thine Alrnighty name. Psalm 22. first part. C. M. " IVF^"^^ ^^'^^ ^^^ roaring lion's rage, -L^ O Lord, protect thy Son, Nor leave thy darling to engage The powers of hell alone." Thus did our sufl'ering Saviour pray, With mighty cries and tears ; God heard him in that dreadful day, And chased away his fears. Great w^as the victory of his death. His throne exalted high ; And all the kindreds of the earth Shall worship or shall die. A numerous offspring must arise From his expiring groans ; They shall he reckoned in his eyes For daughters and for sons. The meek and humble souls shall see His table richly spread ; And all that seek the Lord shall be With joys immortal fed. The isles shall know the righteousness Of our incarnate God, And nations yet unborn profess Salvation in his blood. 36 PSALM 22, 23. Psalm 22. second part. L. M. NOW let our mournful songs record The dying sorrows of our Lord, When he complained in tears and blood, As one forsaken of his God. 2 The Jews behold him thus forlorn, And shake their heads and laugh in scorn ; " He rescued others from the grave, Now let him try himself to save. 3 This is the man did once pretend God was his father and his friend ! If God, the blessed, loved him so. Why doth he fail to help him now ?" 4 O savage people ! cruel priests ! How they stood round like raging beasts ! Like lions gaping to devour. When God had left him in their power. 5 They wound his head, his hands, his feet, Till streams of blood each other meet ; By lot his garments they divide. And mock the pangs in which he died. 6 But God his father heard his cry ; Raised from the dead he reigns on high; The nations learn his righteousness. And humble sinners taste his grace. Psalm 23. first part. L. M. MY shepherd is the living Lord ; Now shall my wants be well supplied ; 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 hving water gently flows. And all the food 's divinely blest. PSALM 2% It My wandering feet his ways mistake ; But he restores my soul to peace, And leads me, for his mercy's sake, In the fair paths of righteousness* 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 there. 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. The sons of earth and sons of hell Gaze at thy goodness, and repine To see my table spread so well. With living bread and cheerful wine. How I rejoice, when on my head Thy Spirit condescends to rest ! 'Tis a divine anointing, shed Like oil of gladness at a feast. Surely the mercies of the Lord Attend his household all their days : There will I dwell to hear his word, To seek his face, and sing his praise* Psalm 23. second part. C. M. MY shepherd will supply my need, Jehovah is his name^ In pastures fresh he makes me feed, Beside the living stream. 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. i> 318 PSALM 23. 3 When I walk through the shades of death Thy presence is my stay ; One 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. 5 The sure provisions of my God Attend me all my days ; Oh may thy house be mine abode. And all my work be praise ! 6 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. Psalm 23. third part. S. M. THE Lord my shepherd is, I shall be well supplied ; Since he is mine, and I am his, What can I want beside ? 2 He leads me to the place Where heavenly pasture grows. Where living waters gently pass. And full salvation flows. 3 If e'er I go astray. He doth my soul reclaim. And guides me in his own right way. For his most holy name. 4 While he aflfords his aid, I cannot yield to fear; Tho' I should walk thro' death'? dark shade, My shepherd's with me there. PSALM 24 39 Amid surrounding 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. PSALM 24. FIRST PART. C. M. THE earth for ever is the Lord's, With Adam's numerous race; He raised its arches o'er the floods, And built it on the seas. But who among the sons of men May visit thine abode ? He that has hands from mischief clean, Whose heart is right with God. 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. Now let our souls' immortal powers To meet the Lord prepare, Lift up their everlasting doors, The King of glory 's near. The King of glory! who can teii The wonders of his might ? He rules the nations ; but to dwell With saints is his delight. Psalm 24. second part. L. M. THIS spacious earth is all the Lord's, And men and worms, and beasts and birds; He raised the building on the seas. And gave it for their dwelling place. 40 PSALM 25, 1; But there 's a brighter world on high, Thy palace, Lord, above the sky ; Who shall ascend that blest abode, . And dwell so near his maker, God ? 3 He that abhors and fears to sin, Whose heart is pure, whose hands are clean, Him shall the Lord, the Saviour bless. And clothe his soul with righteousness. •I These are the men, the pious race, That seek the God of Jacob's face ; These shall enjoy the blissful sight, And dwell in everlasting light. 5 Rejoice, ye shining worlds on high, Behold the King of glory nigh. Who can this King of glory be ? The mighty Lord, the Saviour 's he. G Ye heavenly gates, your leaves display, To make the Lord, the Saviour way : Laden with spoils from earth and hell. The conqueror comes with God to dwell. 7 Raised from the dead in royal state. He opens heaven's eternal gate. To give his saints a blest abode, Near their Redeemer and their God. Psalm 25. first part. S. M. 1LIFT my soul to God, My trust is in his name ; Let not the foes that seek my blood Still triumph in my shame. '2 Sin and the powers of hell Would tempt me to despair ; Lord, make me know thy covenant well, That I may 'scape the snare. PSALM 25. 41 \ From the first dawning light Till evening shades arise, For thy salvation, Lord, I wait, With ever-longing eyes. Remember all thy grace. And lead me in thy truth : Forgive the sins of riper days, And follias of my youth. The Lord is just and kind. The meek shall learn his ways, And every humble sinner find The methods of his grace. For his own goodness sake He saves my soul from shame ; He pardons (though my guilt be great) Through my Redeemer's name. Psalm 25. second part. S. M. WHERE shall the man be found That fears t' offend his God, That loves the gospel's joyful sound. And trembles at the rod ? The Lord shall make him know The secrets of his heart. The wonders of his covenant show, And all his love impart. The dealings of his power Are truth and mercy still. With such as keep his covenant sure. And love to do his will. Their souls shall dwell at ease Before their Maker's face. Their seed shall taste the promises In their extensive grace. d2 42 PSALM 25, .6. Psalm 25. third part. S. M. MINE eyes and my desire Are ever to the Lord, I love to plead his promised grace And rest upon his word. 2 Turn, turn thee to my soul, Bring thy salvation near ; When w^ill thy hand release my feet Out of the deadly snare ? 3 When shall the sovereign grace Of my forgiving God, Restore me from those dangerous ways My wandering feet have trod ? 4 With every morning light My sorrow new begins ; Look on my anguish and my pain, And pardon all my sins. 5 O keep my soul from death, Nor put my hope to shame, For I have placed my only trust In my Redeemer's name. () With humble faith I wait To see thy face again; Of Israel it shall ne'er be said, He sought the Lord in vain. Psalm 26. L. M. JUDGE me, O Lord, and prove my ways, And try my reins, and try my heart ; My faith upon thy promise stays, Nor from thy law my feet depart. 2 I hate to walk, I hate to sit With men of vanity and hes ; The scoffer and the hypocrite Are the abhorrence of mine eyes. PSALM 27. 43 3 Amongst thy saints will I appear Arrayed in robes of innocence ; But when I stand before thy bar, The blood of Christ is ray defence. 4 I love thy habitation, Lord, The temple where thine honours dwell ; There shall I hear thy holy word, And there thy works of wonder tell. 5 Let not my soul be joined at last With men of treachery and blood. Since I my days on earth have past Among the saints, and near my God. Psalm 27. first part. C. M. THE Lord of glory is my light. And my salvation too ; God is my strength ; nor will I fear What all my foes can do. 2 One privilege my heart desires ; Oh grant me mine abode Among the churches of thy saints. The temples of my God. 3 There shall I offer my requests, And see thy beauty still. Shall hear thy messages of love. And there inquire thy will. 4 When troubles rise and storms appear There may his children hide ; God is a strong pavilion, where He makes my soul abide. 5 Now shall my head be lifted high Above my foes around. And songs of joy and victory Within thy temple sound. 44 PSALM 27, 28. Psalm 27. second part. C. M. SOON as I heard my Father say, " Ye children seek my grace," My heart repHed, without delay, " I'll seek my Father's face." 2 Let not thy face be hid from me, Nor frown my soul away ; God of my life, I fly to thee In a distressing day. 3 Should friends and kindred, near and dear, Leave me to want or die. My God will make my life his care. And all my need supply. 4 My fainting flesh had died with grief. Had not my soul believed, To see thy grace provide rehef ; Nor was my hope deceived. 5 Wait on the Lord, ye trembling saints, And keep your courage up; He'll raise your spirit while it faints. And far exceed your hope. Psalm 28. L. M. nnO thee, O Lord, I raise my cries ; -*- My fervent prayer in mercy hear; For ruin waits my trembling soul. If thou refuse a gracious ear. 2 While suppliant toward thy holy hill I lift my mournful hands to pray, Aflford thy grace, nor drive me still With impious hypocrites away. B To sons of falsehood, that despise The works and wonders of thy reign. Thy justice gives the due reward. And sinks their souls to endless pain. PSALM 29. 4& 4 For ei^^r blessed be the Lord, Whose mercy hears my mournful voice ! My heart, that trusted in his word. In his salvation shall rejoice. 5 Let every saint, in sore distress, By faith approach his Saviour, God; Then grant, O Lord, thy pardoning grace, And feed thy church with heavenly food. Psalm 29. L. M. GIVE to the Lord, ye sons of fame. Give to the Lord renown and power ; Ascribe due honours to his name, And his eternal might adore. 2 The Lord proclaims his power aloud Through every ocean, every land ; His voice divides the watery cloud, And lightnings blaze at his command. 3 He speaks, and tempest, hail, and wind, Lay the wide forest bare around; The fearful hart and frighted hind. Leap at the terror of the sound. 4 To Lebanon he turns his voice, And lo, the stately cedars break ; The mountains tremble at the noise. The valleys rocir, the deserts quake. 5 The Lord sits sovereign on the flood, The thunderer reigns for ever king; But makes his church his blest abode, Where we his awful glories sing. 6 In gentler language, there the Lord The counsel of his grace imparts : Amidst the raging storm, his word Speaks peace and courage to our hearts. 46 PSALM 30. PSALM 30. FIRST PART. L. M. 1WILL extol thee, Lord, on high : At thy command diseases fly: Who but a God can speak and save From the dark borders of the grave ? 2 Sing to the Lord, ye saints, and prove How large his grace, hov^ kind his love: Let all your powers rejoice, and trace The wondrous records of his grac^.. 3 His anger but a moment stays ; His love is hfe and length of days : Though grief and tears the night employ, The morning star restores the joy. Psalm 30. second part. L. M. FIRM was my health, my day was bright, And I presumed 'twould ne'er be night; Fondly I said within my heart, " Pleasure and peace shall ne'er depart." 2 But I forgot thine arm was strong, Which made my mountain stand so long : Soon as thy face began to hide. My health was gone, my comforts died. 3 I cried aloud to thee, my God, " What canst thou profit by my blood ? Deep in the dust can I declare Thy truth, or sing thy goodness there ? 4 Hear me, O God of grace," I said, "And bring me from among the dead:" Thy word rebuked the pains I felt, Thy pardoning love removed my guilt. 5 My groans, and tears, and forms of woe, Are turned to joy and praises now ; I throw my sackcloth on the ground, And ease and gladness gird me round. PSALM 31. 47 6 My tongue the glory of my frame, Shall ne'ei be silent of thy name ; Thy praise shall sound thro' earth and heaven, For sickness healed, and sins forgiven. Psalm 31. first part. C. M. ^i^O thee, O God of truth and love, -*- My spirit I commit ; Thou hast redeemed my soul from death, And saved me from the pit. 2 My times are in thy hand, I cried. Though I draw near the dust : Thou art the refuge where I hide, The God in whom I trust. 3 Oh make thy reconciled face Upon thy servant shine. And save me, for thy mercy's sake. For I am wholly thine. 4 'Twas in my haste my spirit said, " I must despair and die, I am cut off before thine eyes ;" But thou hast heard my cry. 5 Thy goodness, how divinely free ! How sweet thy smiling face To those that fear thy majest} And trust thy promised grace ! 6 O love the Lord, all ye his saints. And sing his praises loud ; He'll bend his ear to your complaints. And recompense the proud. Psalm 31. second part. CM. "|%/¥Y heart rejoices in thy name, Ifi ]y[y God, my heavenly trust ; "^hou hast preserved my face from shame, Mine honour from the dust. 48 PSALM 32. 2 " My life is spent with grief," I cried, " My years consumed in groans. My strength decays, mine eyes are driedj And sorrow wastes my bones." 3 Among mine enemies my name A proverb vile was grown. While to my neighbours I became Forgotten and unknown. 4 Slander and fear on every side Seized and beset me round : I to thy throne of grace applied And speedy rescue found. 5 How great deliverance thou hast wrought Before the sons of men? The lying hps to silence brought, And made their boasting vain ! 6 Thy children from the strife of tongues Shall thy pavilion hide, Guard them from infamy and wrongs. And crush the sons of pride. 7 Within thy sacred presence. Lord, Let me for ever dwell ; No fenced city, walled and barred, Secures a saint so well. Psalm 32. first part. S. M. OH blessed souls are they Whose sins are covered o'er ; Divinely blest, to whom the Lord Imputes their guilt no more. 2 They mourn their follies past. And keep their hearts with care ; Their lips and lives without deceit Shall prove their faith sincere. PSALM 32, 33. 49 While I concealed my guilt, I felt the festering wound, Till I confessed my sins to thee. And ready pardon found. Let sinners learn to pray, Let saints keep near the throne; Our help in times of deep distress. Is found in God alone. Psalm 32. secx>nd part. L. M. BLEST is the man, for ever blest, Whose guilt is pardoned by his God, Whose sins with sorrow are confessed, And covered with his Saviour's blood. Before his judgment seat, the Lord No more permits his crimes to rise; He pleads no merit of reward, And not on works, but grace, relies. From guile his heart and lips are free. His humble joy, his holy fear. With deep repentance well agree, And join to prove his faith sincere. How glorious is that righteousness That hides and cancels all his sins ! While a bright evidence of grace Through all his life appears and shines. Psalm 33. first part. C. M. REJOICE, ye righteous, in the Lord, This work belongs to you: Sing of his name, his ways, his word, How holy, just, and true! His mercy and his righteousness Let heaven and earth proclaim ; His works of nature, and of grace. Reveal his wondrous name. '-50 PSALM 33. 3 His word, with energy divine, Those heavenly arches spread. Bade starry hosts around them shine, And Hght the heavens pervade. 4 He taught the swelling waves to flow To their appointed deep; Bade raging seas their limits know, And still their station keep. 5 Ye tenants of the spacious earth, With fear before him stand ; He spake, and nature took its birth. And rests on his command. 6 He scorns the angry nations' rage, And breaks their vain designs ; His counsel stands through every age. And in full glory shines. Psalm 33. second part. P. M. ¥E holy souls in God rejoice. Your Maker's praise becomes your voice. Great is your theme, your songs be new; Sing of his name, his word, his ways. His works of nature and of grace. How wise and holy, just and true ! 2 Behold, to earth's remotest ends. His goodness flows, his truth extends ; His power the heavenly arches spread; His word, with energy divine. Bade starry hosts around them shine. And light the circling heavens pervade. 3 His hand collects the flowing seas; Those watery treasures know their place, And fill the store-house of the deep: He spake, and gave all nature birth; And fires, and seas, and heaven, and earth, His everlasting orders keep. PSALM 34. 51 Let mortals tremble and adore A God of such resistless power, Nor dare indulge their feeble rage : Vain are your thoughts, and weak your hands, But his eternal counsel stands. And rules the world from age to age. Psalm 34. first part. C. M. THROUGH all the changing scenes of hfe, In trouble and in joy. The praises of my God shall still My heart and tongue employ. My soul shall make her boast in him, And celebrate his fame ; Come magnify the Lord with me, With me exalt his name. The hosts of God encamp around The dwellings of the just; < i Deliverance he affords to all Who on his succour trust. O! make but trial of his love; Experience will decide. How blest they are, and only they. Who in his truth confide. Fear him, ye saints; and you will then Have no tiling else to fear; Come make his service your deUght; He'll make your wants his care. Psalm 34. second part. L. M. LORD, I will bless thee all my days. Thy praise shall dwell upon my tongue: My soul shall glory in thy grace. While saints rejoice to hear the song. Come magnify the Lord with me. Let every heart exalt his name ; 52 PSALM 34. I sought th' eternal God, and he Has not exposed my hope to shame. 3 I told him all my secret grief, My secret groaning reached his ears : He gave my inward pains relief, And calmed the tumult of my fears. 4 To him the poor lift up their eyes. With heavenly joy their faces shine; A beam of mercy from the skies Fills them with light and love divine. 5 His holy angels pitch their tents Around the men that serve the Lord ; Oh fear and love him, all his saints, Taste of his grace, and trust his word. 6 The wild young Hons, pinched with pain And hunger, roar through all the wood ; But none shall seek the Lord in vain, Nor want supplies of real good. Psalm 34. third part. L. M. l^HILDREN, in years and knowledge ^ young, Your parents' hope, your parents' joy, Attend the counsels of my tongue. Let pious thoughts your minds employ. 2 If you desire a length of days, And peace to crown your mortal state. Restrain your feet from impious ways. Your lips from slander and deceit. 3 The eyes of God regard his saints. His ears are open to their cries; He sets his frowning face against The sons of violence and hes. 4 To humble souls and broken hearts God with his grace is ever nigh; PSALM 34, 35. 53 Pardon and hope his love imparts When men in deep contrition he. 6 He tells their tears, he counts their groans, His Son redeems their souls from death ; His Spirit heals their broken bones. His praise employs their tuneful breath. Psalm 34. fourth part. C. M. I'LL bless the Lord from day to day ; How good are all his ways ! Ye humble souls that use to pray. Come help my lips to praise. 2 Sing to the honour of his name. How a poor sufferer cried. Nor was his hope exposed to shame, Nor was his suit denied. 3 Oh sinners, come and taste his love, Come, learn his pleasant ways. And let your own experience prove The sweetness of his grace. 4 He bids his angels pitch their tents Round where his children dwell ; What ills their heavenly care prevents, No earthly tongue can tell. 5 Oh love the Lord, ye saints of his ; His eye regards the just: How richly blest their portion is Who make the Lord their trust ! 6 Young lions, pinched with hunger, roar, And famish in the wood ; But God supplies his holy poor With every needful good. Psalm 35. CM. BEHOLD the love, the generous love, That holy David shows ; E 2 54 PSALM 36. Behold his kind compassion move For his afflicted foes. 2 When they are sick, his soul complains, And seems to feel the smart ; The spirit of the gospel reigns, And melts his pious heart. 3 How did his flowing tears condole. As for a brother dead ! And, fasting, mortified his soul, While for their life he prayed. 4 They groaned and cursed him on their bed, Yet still he pleads and mourns ; And double blessings on his head, The righteous God returns. 5 Oh glorious type of heavenly grace ! Thus Christ the Lord appears ; While sinners curse, the Saviour prays, And pities them with tears. 6 He, the true David, Israel's king, Blest and beloved of God, To save us rebels, dead in sin, Paid his own dearest blood. Psalm 36. first part. L. M. HIGH in the heavens, eternal God, Thy goodness in full glory shines ; Thy truth shall break through every cloud That veils and darkens thy designs. 2 For ever firm thy justice stands. As mountains their foundations keep ; Wise are the wonders of thy hands. Thy judgments are a mighty deep. 3 Thy providence is kind and large. Both man and beast thy bounty share ; PSALM 36. 55 The whole creation is thy charge, But saints are thy pecuhar care. 4 My God, how excellent thy grace ! Whence all our hope and comfort springs ; The sons of Adam in distress Fly to the shadow of thy wings. 5 From the provisions of thy house We shall be fed with sweet repast ; There mercy, like a river, flows, And brings salvation to our taste. 6 Life, like a fountain rich and free. Springs from the presence of my Lord ; , And in thy light our souls shall see The glories promised in thy word. Psalm 36. second part. C. M. WHILE men grow bold in wicked ways, And yet a God they own, My heart within me often says, " Their thoughts believe there 's none." 2 Their thoughts and ways at once declare, (Whate'er their lips profess,) God hath no wrath for them to fear, Nor will they seek his grace. 3 What strange self-flattery blinds their eyes ! But there 's a hastening hour. When they shall see, with sore surprise, The terrors of thy power. 4 Thy justice shall maintain its throne. Though mountains melt away ; Thy judgments are a world unknown, A deep unfathomed sea. 5 Above these heavens' created rounds, Thy mercies. Lord, extend ; 56 PSALM 37. Thy truth outlives the narrow bounds, Where time and nature end. 6 Safety to man thy goodness brings, Nor overlooks the beast ; Beneath the shadow of thy wings Thy children love to rest. 7 From thee, when creature-streams run low, And mortal comforts die, ^ Perpetual springs of life shall flow, And raise our pleasures high. 8 Though all created light decay, • And death close up our eyes. Thy presence makes eternal day Where clouds can never rise. Psalm 37. first part. C. M. WHY should I vex my soul, and fret To see the wicked rise ? Or envy sinners waxing great. By violence and lies ? 2 As flowery grass cut down at noon. Before the evening fades, So shall their glories vanish soon, In everlasting shades. 3 Then let me make the Lord my trust. And practice all that 's good ; So shall I dwell among the just. And he'll provide me food. 4 I to my God my ways commit. And cheerful wait his will; Thy hand, w^hich guides my doubtful feet, Shall my desires fulfil. 5 Mine innocence shalt thou display. And make thy judgments known, PSALM; 3?;< sa: Fair as the light of dawning day, And glorious as the noon. 6 The meek at last the earth possess, And are the heirs of heaven; True riches, with abundant peace, To humble souls are given. 7 Rest in the Lord, and keep his way. Nor let your anger rise, Though providence shall long delay To punish haughty vice. 8 Let sinners join to break your peace. And plot, and rage, and foam ; 9 The Lord derides them, for he sees Their day of vengeance come. 9 They have drawn out the threatening sword. Have bent the murderous bow. To slay the men that fear the Lord, And bring the righteous low. 10 My God shall break their bows, and burn Their persecuting darts. Shall their own swords against them turn. And pierce their stubborn hearts. Psalm 3T. second part. C. M. WHY do the wealthy wicked boast. And grow profanely bold ? The meanest portion of the just Excels the sinner's gold. 2 The wicked borrows of his friends, But ne'er designs to pay ; The saint is merciful, and lends, Nor turns the poor away. 3 His alms with liberal heart he gives Amongst the sons of need; 58 PSALM 37. His memory to long ages lives, And blessed is his seed. 4 His soul abhors discourse profane, To slander or defraud ; His ready tongue declares to men What he has learned of God. 5 The law and gospel of the Lord Deep in his heart abide ; Led by the Spirit and the word. His feet shall never slide. 6 When sinners fall, the righteous stand ^ Preserved from every snare ; They shall possess the promised land, And dwell for ever there. Psalm 37. third part. C. M. MY God, the steps of pious men Are ordered by thy will : Though they should fall, they rise again, Thy hand supports them still. 2 The Lord delights to see their ways, Their virtue he approves ; He'll ne'er deprive them of his grace, Nor leave the men he loves. 3 The heavenly heritage is theirs, Their portion and their home ; He feeds them now, and makes them heirs Of blessings long to come. 4 Wait on the Lord, ye sons of men. Nor fear when tyrants frown ; Ye shall confess their pride was vain. When justice casts them down. 5 The haughty sinner have I seen Not fearing man nor God, PSALM 38. 59 Like to a tall bay-tree, fair and green, Spreading his arms abroad. And lo, he vanished from the ground, Destroyed by hands unseen : Nor root, nor branch, nor leaf was found Where all that pride had been. But mark the man of holy fear. How blest is his decease ! He spends his days in duty here, And leaves the world in peace. Psalm 38. CM. AMIDST thy wrath remember love, • Restore thy servant. Lord, Nor let a Father's chastening prove Like an avenger's sword. Thine arrows stick within my heart. My flesh is sorely prest; Between the sorrow and the smart My spirit finds no rest. My sins a heavy load appear. And o'er my head are gone; Too heavy they for me to bear, Too hard for me t' atone. My thoughts are like a troubled sea That sinks my comforts down ; And I go mourning all the day Beneath my father's frown. Lord, I am weak and broken sore. None of my powers are whole; The inward anguish makes me roar, The anguish of my soul. All my desires to thee are known. Thine eye counts every tear ; MfiiO PSALM 39. And every sigh, and every groan Is noticed by thine ear. 7 Thou art my God, my only hope; My God will hear my cry, My God will bear my spirit up. When Satan bids me die. 8 My foes rejoice whene'er I slide. To see my virtue fail ; They raise their pleasure and their pride, Whene'er their wiles prevail. 9 To thee will I confess my guilt. And thus will plead with thee ; " Was not the blood of Jesus spilt To set the sinner free ?" 10 My God, forgive my follies past, And be for ever nigh ; O Lord of my salvation haste Before thy servant die. PSALM 39. FIRST PART. C. M. THUS I resolved before the Lord, " Now will I watch my tongue, Lest I let slip one sinful word. Or do my neighbour wrong." 2 Whene'er constrained a while to stay With men of lives profane, I'll set a double guard that day, Nor let my talk be vain. 3 I'll scarce allow my lips to speak The pious thoughts I feel, Lest scoffers should occasion take To mock my holy zeal. 4 Yet if some proper hour appear, I'll not be over awed, PSALM 39. 61 But let the scoffing sinners hear That I can speak for God. Psalm 39. second part. C. M. TEACH me the measure of my days, Thou Maker of my frame ; I would survey life's narrow space, And learn how frail I am. A span is all that we can boast, An inch or two of time : Man is but vanity and dust In all his flower and prime. See the vain race of mortals move Like shadows o'er the plain ; They rage and strive, desire and love, But all their noise is vain. Some walk in honour's gaudy show. Some dig for golden ore, They toil for heirs, they know not who. And straight are seen no more. What should I wish or wait for then, From creatures, earth and dust ? They make our expectations vain. And disappoint our trust. Now I forbid my carnal hope. My fond desires recall ; I give my mortal interest up, And make my God my all. Psalm 39. third part. C. M. GOD of my life, look gently down. Behold the pains I feel ; But I am dumb before thy throne. Nor dare dispute thy will. Diseases are thy servants. Lord, They come at thy command ; 62 PSALM 40. I'll not attempt a murmuring word Against thy chastening hand. 3 Yet I may plead, with humble cries, Remove thy sharp rebukes : My strength consumes, my spirit dies, Through thy repeated strokes. 4 Crushed as a moth beneath thy hand, We moulder to the dust ; Our feeble powers can ne'er withstand, And all our beauty's lost. 5 I'm but a stranger here below. As all my fathers were ; May I be well prepared to go. When I the summons hear! 6 And if my life be spared a while Before my last remove, Thy praise shall be my business still, And I'll declare thy love. Psalm 40. first part. C. M. I WAITED patient for the Lord, He bowed to hear my cry ; He saw me resting on his word. And brought salvation nigh. 2 He raised me from a horrid pit. Where mourning long I lay. And from my bonds released my feet- Deep bonds of miry clay. 3 Firm on a rock he made me stand. And taught my cheerful tongue To praise the wonders of his hand. In a new thankful song. 4 I'll spread his works of grace abroad; The saints with joy shall hear. PSALM 40. 63 And sinners learn to make my God Their only hope and fear. 5 How many are thy thoughts of love ! Thy mercies, Lord, how great ! We have not words nor hours enough Their numbers to repeat. 6 When I'm afflicted, poor and low, And light and peace depart, My God beholds my heavy woe, And bears me on his heart. Psalm 40. second part. C. M. THUS saith the Lord, " Your work is vain, Give your burnt-offerings o'er ; In dying goats and bullocks slain. My soul delights no more." 2 Then spake the Saviour, " Lo, I'm here, My God, to do thy will ; Whate'er thy sacred books declare Thy servant shall fulfil. 3 " Thy law is ever in my sight, I keep it near my heart; Mine eyes are opened with delight To what thy lips impart." 4 And see, the blest Redeemer comes, Th' eternal Son appears, And at th' appointed time assumes The body God prepares. 5 Much he revealed his Father's grace, And much his truth he showed. And preached the way of righteousness Where great assemblies stood. 6 His Father's honour touched his heart, He pitied sinners' cries. \m PSALM 40 And to fulfil a Saviour's part Was made a sacrifice. 7 No blood of beasts on altars shed Could wash the conscience clean But the rich sacrifice he paid, Atones for all our sin. 8 Then was the great salvation spread, And Satan's kingdom shook; Thus by the woman's promised seed The serpent's head was broke. . PsAtM 40. THIED PART. L. M. THE wonders, Lord, thy love has wrought, Exceed our praise, surmount our thought Should I attempt the long detail. My speech would faint, my numbers fail. 2 No blood of beasts on altars spilt, Can cleanse the souls of men from guilt ; But thou hast set before our eyes An all-sufficient sacrifice. 3 Lo ! thine eternal Son appears, To thy designs he bows his ears ; Assumes a body well prepared, And well performs a work so hard. 4 "Behold, I come," the Saviour cries, With love and duty in his eyes, " I come, to bear the heavy load Of sins, and do thy will, my God. 5 " 'Tis written in thy great decree, 'Tis in thy book foretold of me, I must fulfil the Saviour's part. And lo ! thy law is in my heart. 6 "I'll magnify thy holy law. And rebels to obedience draw. PSALM 41, 42. 65 When on my cross I'm lifted high, Or to my crown above the sky. " The Spirit shall descend and show What thou hast done, and what I do; The wondering world shall learn thy grace, And all creation tune thy praise." Psalm 41. L. M. BLEST is the man whose heart can move, And melt with pity to the poor ; Whose soul, by sympathising love. Feels what his fellow saints endure. His heart contrives for their relief. More good than his own hands can do ; He, in the time of general grief. Shall find the Lord has mercy too. His soul shall live secure on earth. With secret blessings on his head. When drought, and pestilence, and dearth, Around him multiply their dead. Or if he languish on his couch, God will pronounce his sins forgiven, Will save him with a healing touch. Or take his wilhng soul to heaven. Psalm 42. first part. C. M. WITH earnest longings of the mind « My God, to thee I look ; So pants the hunted hart to find And taste the cooling brook. When shall I see thy courts of grace. And meet my God again ? So long an absence from thy face My heart endures with pain. Temptations vex my weary soul, And tears are my repast ; f2 66 PSALM 42. The foe insults without control, « And where 's your God at last ?" 4 'Tis with a mournful pleasure now I think on ancient days : Then to thy house did numbers go, And all our work was praise. 5 But why, my soul, sink down so far Beneath this heavy load ? My spirit, why indulge despair, And sin against my God ? 6 Hope in the Lord, whose mighty hand Can all thy woes remove ; For I shall yet before him stand. And sing restoring love. Psalm 42. second part. L. M. MY spirit sinks within me. Lord, But I will call thy name to mind, And times of past distress record, Wlien I have found my God was kind. 2 Huge troubles, with tumultuous noise. Swell like a sea, and round me spread : Thy water-spouts drown all my joys. And rising waves roll o'er my head. 3 Yet will the Lord command his love. When I address his throne by day ; Nor in the night his grace remove : The night shall hear me sing and pray. 4 I'll cast myself before his feet, And say, " My God, my heavenly Rock ! Why doth thy love so long forget The soul that groans beneath thy stroke ?" 5 I'll chide my heart that sinks so low ; Why should my soul indulge her grief? PSALM 43, 44. 67 Hope in the Lord, and praise him too; He is my rest, my sure relief. Thy Ught and truth shall guide me still ; Thy word shall my best thoughts employ, And lead me to thy heavenly hill. My God, my most exceeding joy. Psalm 43. CM. JUDGE me, O God, and plead my cause, Against a sinful race ; From vile oppression and deceit Secure me by thy grace. On thee my steadfast hope depends, And am I left to mourn ? To sink in sorrows, and in vain Implore thy kind return ? Oh send thy light to guide my feet, And bid thy truth appear ; Conduct me to thy holy hill, To taste thy mercies there. Then to thy altar, oh my God, My joyful feet shall rise. And my triumphant song shall praise The God that rules the skies. Sink not, my soul, beneath thy fear, Nor yield to dark despair ; For I shall live to praise the Lord, And bless his guardian care. Psalm 44. C. M. LORD, we have heard thy works of old, Thy works of power and grace, When to our ears our fathers told The wonders of their days. They saw the beauteous churches rise. The spreading gospel run ; 68 PSALM 44. While light and glory from the skies Through all their temples shone. 3 In God they boasted all the day, And in a cheerful throng Did thousands meet to praise and pray, And grace was all their song. 4 But now our souls are seized with shame, Confusion fills our face. To hear the enemy blaspheme. And fools reproach thy grace. 5 Yet have we not forgot our God, Nor falsely dealt with heaven ; Nor have our steps declined the road Of duty thou hast given: 6 Though dragons all around us roar With their destructive breath, And thine own hand has bruised us sore. Hard by the gates of death. 7 We are exposed all day to die, As martyrs for thy name ; As sheep for slaughter bound we lie. And wait the kindling flame. 8 Awake, arise, Almighty Lord, Why sleeps thy wonted grace ? Why should we seem like men abhorred. Or banished from thy face ? -9 Wilt thou for ever cast us off*, And still neglect our cries? For ever hide thine heavenly love From our afflicted eyes ? 10 Down to the dust our soul is bowed. And dies upon the ground ; Rise for our lielp, rebuke the proud, And all their powers confound. PSALM 45. 69 1 1 Redeem us from perpetual shame, Our Saviour and our God ; We plead the honours of thy name, The merits of thy blood. Psalm 45. first part. C. M. 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 grace Upon thy lips is shed ; Thy God, with blessings infinite. Hath crowned thy sacred head. 3 Gird on thy sword, victorious Prince, Ride with majestic sway ; Thy terror shall strike through thy 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 thy saints by love. 5 Justice and truth attend thee still, But mercy is thy choice : And God, thy God, thy soul shall fill With most peculiar joys. Psalm 45. second part. L. M. NOW be my heart inspired to sing The glories of my Saviour King, Jesus the Lord ; how heavenly fair His form ! how bright his beauties are ! 2 O'er all the sons of human race He shines with far superior grace ; Love from his lips divinely flows. And blessings all his state compose. ^70 PSALM 45. 3 Dress thee in arms, most mighty Lord, Gird on the terror of thy sword ; In majesty and glory ride With truth and meekness at thy side. 4 Thine anger, hke a pointed dart, Shall pierce the foes of stubborn heart ; Or words of mercy kind and sweet Shalt melt the rebels at thy feet. 5 Thy throne, O God, for ever stands, Grace is the sceptre in thy hands ; Thy laws and works are just and right. But grace and justice thy dehght. 6 God, thine own God, has richly shed His oil of gladness on thy head ; And with his sacred Spirit blest His first-born Son above the rest. Psalm 45. third part. L. M. THE King of saints, how fair his face. Adorned with majesty and grace ! He comes with blessings from above. And wins the nations to his love. 2 At his right hand our eyes behold The Queen arrayed in purest gold ; The world admires her heavenly dress ; Her robes of joy and righteousness. 3 He forms her beauties like his own, He calls and seats her near his throne ; Fair stranger, let thine heart forget The idols of thy native state. 4 So shall the King the more rejoice In thee, the favorite of his choice ; Let him be loved, and yet adored, For he 's thy Maker and thy Lord. PSALM 40. 71 5 Oh happy hour, when thou shalt rise To his fair palace in the skies, And all thy sons, (a numerous train,) Each like a prince in glory reign. 6 Let endless honours crown his head ; Let every age his praises spread ; While we with cheerful songs approve The condescension of his love. Psalm 46. first part. L. M. GOD is the refuge of his saints. When storms of sharp distress invade ; Ere we can offer our complaints. Behold him present with his aid. 2 Let mountains from their seats be hurled Down to the deep, and buried there ; Convulsions shake the solid world. Our faith shall never yield to fear. 3 Loud may the troubled ocean roar, In sacred 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, Supports our faith, our fear controls ; Sweet peace thy promises afford, And give new strength to fainting souls. 6 Zion enjoys her monarch's love. Secure against a threatening hour ; Nor can her firm foundation move, Built on his truth, and armed with power. I PSALM 46, 47. Psalm 46. second part. L. M. LET Zion in her King rejoice, Tho' tyrants rage, and kingdoms rise ; He utters his almighty voice. The nations melt, the tumult dies. The Lord of old for Jacob fought, And Jacob's God is still our aid ; Behold the works his hand has wrought, What desolations he has made ! From sea to sea, through all the shores. He makes the noise of battle cease ; When from on high his thunder roars, He awes the trembling world to peace. He breaks the bow, he cuts the spear, Chariots he burns with heavenly flame ; Let earth in silent wonder hear The sound and glory of his name. Be still, and learn that he is God, He reigns exalted o'er the lands ; He will be known and feared abroad, But still his throne in Zion stands. O Lord of hosts, almighty King, While we so near thy presence dwell, Our faith shall sit secure and sing, Nor fear the raging powers of hell. Psalm 47. CM. OH for a shout of sacred joy To God, the sovereign King ! Let every land their tongues employ, And hymns of triumph sing. Jesus, our God, ascends on high ; His heavenly guards around Attend him rising through the sky, With trumpet's joyful sound. PSALM 48. 73 While angels shout and praise their King Let mortals learn their strains ; Let all the earth his honours sing ; O'er all the earth he reigns. Rehearse his praise with awe profound ; Let knowledge guide the song ; Nor mock him with a solemn sound Upon a thoughtless tongue. In Israel stood his ancient throne. He loved that chosen race ; But now he calls the world his own, And heathens taste his grace. The Gentile nations are the Lord's, There Abraham's God is known ; While powers and princes, shields and swords? Submit before his throne. Psalm 48. first part. S. M« GREAT is the Lord our God, And let his praise be great ; He makes his churches his abode, His most delightful seat. These temples of his grace, How beautiful they stand ! The honours of our native place, And bulwarks of our land. In Zion God is known A refuge in distress ; How bright has his salvation shone ! How fair his heavenly grace ! When kings against her joined. And saw the Lord was there, In wild confusion of the mind They fled with hasty fear. 74 PSALM 48. 5 When navies, tall and proud, Attempt to spoil our peace, He sends bis tempests roaring loud. And sinks them in the seas. 6 Oft have our fathers told, Our eyes have often seen. How well our God secures the fold, Where his own flocks have been. 7 In every new distress We'll to his bouse repair. Recall to mind his wondrous grace, And seek deliverance there. Psalm 48. second part. S. M^ FAR as thy name is known The world declares thy praise ; Thy saints, O Lord, before thy throne Their songs of honour raise. 2 With joy thy people stand On Zion's chosen bill, Proclaim the wonders of thy hand, And counsels of thy will. 3 Let strangers walk around The city where we dwell. Compass and view thy holy ground. And mark the building well : 4 The orders of thy bouse. The worship of thy court. The cheerful songs, the solemn vows ; And make a fair report. 5 How decent and how wise ! How glorious to behold ! Beyond the pomp that charms the eyes, And rites adorned with gold. PSALM 49. 75 8 The God we worship now Will guide us till we die ; Will be our God w hile here below, And ours above the sky. Psalm 49. first part. C. M. WHY doth the man of riches grow To insolence and pride, To see his wealth and honours flow With every rising tide ? 2 Why doth he treat the poor with scorn. Made of the self-same clay. And boast as though his flesh were bom Of better dust than they ? 3 Not all his treasures can procure His soul a short reprieve, Redeem from death one guilty hour, Or make his brother live. 4 Eternal life can ne'er be sold. The ransom is too high ; Justice will ne'er be bribed with gold, That man may never die. 5 He sees the brutish and the wise. The timorous and the brave. Quit their possessions, close their eyes, And hasten to the grave. 6 Yet, 'tis his inward thought and pride " My house shall ever stand ; And that my name may long abide I'll give it to my land." 7 Vain are his thoughts, his hopes are lost, How soon his memory dies ! His name is buried in the dust. Where his own body hes. 76 PSALM 49. 8 This is the folly of their way ; And yet their sons, as vain, Approve the words their fathers say, And act their works again. 9 Men void of wisdom and of grace. Though honour raise them high. Live like the beasts, a thoughtless race, And like the beasts they die. 10 Laid in the grave, like silly sheep. Death triumphs o'er them there. Till the last trumpet breaks their sleep, And wakes them in despair. Psalm 49. second part. C. M. TE sons of pride, that hate the just. And trample on the poor. When death has brought you down to dust, Your pomp shall rise no more. 2 The last great day shall change the scene ; When will that hour appear ? When shall the just revive, and reign O'er all that scorned them here ? 3 God will my naked soul receive. Called from the world away. And break the prison of the grave. To raise my mouldering clay. 4 Heaven is my everlasting home, Th' inheritance is sure ; Let men of pride their rage resume, But I'll repine no more. Psalm 49. third part. L. M. "T^HY do the proud insult the poor, ^ ^ And boast the large estates they have? How vain are riches to secure Their haughty owners from the grave ! PSALM 50. Ti 2 They can't redeem an hour from death With all the wealth in which they trust ; Nor give a dying brother breath, When God commands him down to dust. 3 There the dark earth and dismal shade Shall clasp their naked bodies round ; That flesh so delicately fed Lies cold and moulders in the ground. 4 Like thoughtless sheep the sinner dies, And leaves his glories in the tomb : The saints shall in the morning rise, And hear the oppressor's awful doom. 5 His honours perish in the dust, And pomp and beauty, birth and blood ; That glorious day exalts the just To full dominion o'er the proud. 6 My Saviour shall my life restore, And raise me from my dark abode ; My flesh and soul shall part no more, But dwell for ever near my God. Psalm 50. first part. C. M. THE Lord, the Judge, before his throne Bids the whole earth draw nigh. The nations near the rising sun, And near the western sky. 2 No more shall bold blasphemers say, "Judgment will ne'er begin;" No more abuse his long delay To insolence and sin. 3 Throned on a ck)ud our God shall come. Bright flames prepare his way, Thunder and darkness, fire and storm Lead on the dreadful day. g2 78 PSALM 50. 4 Heaven from above his call shall hear, Attending angels come, And earth and hell shall know and fear His justice and their doom. 5 " But gather all my saints," he cries, " That made their peace with God By the Redeemer's sacrifice. And sealed 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." Psalm 50. second part. C. M. THUS saith the Lord, " the spacious fields, And flocks and herds are mine : O'er all the cattle of the hills I claim a right divine. 2 I ask no sheep for sacrifice. Nor bullocks burnt with fire : To hope and love, to pray and praise, Is all that I require. 3 Invoke my name when trouble 's near, My hand shall set thee free ; Then shall thy thankful lips declare The honour due to me. 4 The man that oflTers humble praise. Declares my glory best ; And those that tread my holy ways, Shall my salvation taste." Psalm 50. third part. C. M. V^Jt/^HEN Christ to judgment shall descend, ^ ^ And saints surround their Lord, He calls the nations to attend x\nd hear his awful word. PSALM 50. 79 2 " Not for the want of bullocks slain Will I the world reprove ; Altars, and rites, and forms are vain Without the fire of love. 3 4nd what have hypocrites to do To bring their sacrifice? They call my statutes just and true, But deal in theft and lies. 4 Could you expect t' escape my sight And sin without control ? But I shall bring your crimes to light, With anguish in your soul." 5 Consider, ye that slight the Lord Before his wrath appear ; If once you fall beneath his sword, There 's no deliverer there. Psalm 50. fourth part. L. M. THE Lord, the Judge, his churches warns, Let hypocrites attend and fear. Who place their hope in rites and forms, But make not faith and love their care. 2 Vile wretches dare rehearse his name With Hps of falsehood and deceit ; A friend or brother they defame, And soothe and flatter those they hate. 3 They watch to do their neighbours wrong. Yet dare to seek their Maker's face ; They take his covenant on their tongue. But break his laws, abuse his grace. 4 To heaven they lift their hands unclean. Defiled with lust, defiled with blood ; By night they practise every sin. By day their mouths draw near to God. 80 PSALM 60. 5 And while his judgments long delay, They grow secure and sin the more ; They think he sleeps as well as they, And put far off the dreadful hour. 6 Oh dreadful hour ! when God draws near. And sets their crimes before their eyes ! His wrath their guilty souls shall tear, And no deliverer dare to rise. Psalm 50. fifth part. P. M. THE God of glory sends his summons forth, Calls the south nations and awakes the north ; From east to west the sovereign orders spread, Thro' distant worlds and regions of the dead. The trumpet sounds, hell trembles, heaven rejoices ; Lift up your heads, ye saints, with cheerful voices. 2 No more shall atheists mock his long delay ; His vengeance sleeps no more ; behold the day; Behold the Judge descends; his guards are nigh ; Tempest and fire attend him down the sky. When God appears, all nature shall adore him ; While sinners tremble, saints rejoice before him. 3 '• Heaven, earth, and hell draw near ; let all things come To hear my justice and the sinner's doom ; But gather first my saints, (the judge com- mands,) Bring them, ye angels, from their distant lands." PSALM 50. 81 When Christ returns, wake every cheerful passion ; And shout, ye saints, he comes for your salvation. 4 " Behold my covenant stands for ever good, Sealed by th' eternal sacrifice in blood, And signed with all their names, the Greek, the Jew, That paid the ancient worship or the new." There 's no distinction here ; join all your voices. And raise your heads, ye saints, for heaven rejoices. 5 " Here (saith the Lord) ye angels, spread their thrones. And near me seat my favorites and my sons ; Come, my redeemed, possess the joys pre- pared Ere time began, 'tis your divine reward." When Christ returns, wake every cheerful passion ; And shout, ye saints, he comes for your salvation. 6 " Sinners, awake betimes ; ye fools, be wise ; Awake before this dreadfiil morning rise ; Change your vain thoughts, your sinful works amend, Fly to the Saviour; make the Judge your friend." Then join the saints, wake every cheerful passion : When Christ returns, he comes for your salvation. 82 PSALM 51. Psalm 51. first part. L. M. SHOW pity, Lord ; O Lord, forgive, Let a repenting rebel live ; Are not thy mercies large and free ? May not a sinner trust in thee ? 2 My crimes are great, but don't surpass The power and glory of thy grace ; Great God, thy nature hath no bound. So let thy pardoning love be found. 3 Oh wash my soul from every sin, And make my guilty conscience clean ; Here on my heart the burden lies. And past offences pain my eyes. 4 My lips with shame my sins confess. Against thy law, against thy grace ; Lord, should thy judgments 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 hovering round thy word, Would light on some sweet promise there. Some sure support against despair. Psalm 51. second part. L. M. LORD, I am vile, conceived in sin. And born unholy and unclean ; Sprung from the man whose guilty fall Corrupts the race, and taints us all. 2 Soon as we draw our infant breath, The seeds of sin grow up for death ; The law demands a perfect heart; But we're defiled in every part. PSALM 51. 83 Great God, create my heart anew, And form my spirit pure and true ; Oh make me wise betimes to spy My danger and my remedy. Behold, I fall before thy face ; My only refuge is thy grace ; No outward forms can make me clean ; The leprosy lies deep within. No bleeding bird, nor bleeding beast. Nor hyssop-branch, nor sprinkling priest, Nor running brook, nor flood, nor sea Can wash the dismal stain away. 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. 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 heart rejoice. Psalm 51. xmRD part. L. M. OTHOU that hear'st when sinners cry, Though all my crimes before thee lie.. Behold them not with angry look, But blot their memory from thy book. Create my nature pure within. And form my soul averse to sin : Let thy good Spirit ne'er depart. Nor hide thy presence from my heart. I cannot hve without thy light. Cast out and banished from thy sight; Thine holy joys, my God, restore. And guard me, that I fall no more. 84 PSALM 51. 4 Though I have grieved thy spirit, Lord, Thy help and comfort still afford, And let a wretch come near thy throne, To plead the merits of thy Son. 5 A broken heart, my God, my King, Is all the sacrifice 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 condemned to die. 7 Then will I teach the world thy ways : Sinners shall learn thy sovereign grace ; I'll 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. Psalm 51. fourth part. C M. LORD, I would spread my sore distress And guilt before thine eyes ; Against thy laws, against thy grace, How high my crimes arise ! 2 Hadst thou condemned my soul to hell. And crushed me to the dust. Heaven had approved thy vengeance well, And earth had owned it just. 3 I from the stock of Adam came. Unholy and unclean ; All my original is shame, And all my nature sin. PSALM 51. 85 4 Born in a world of guilt, I drew Contagion with my breath ; And as my days advanced, I grew A juster prey for death. 5 Cleanse me, O Lord, and cheer my soul With thy forgiving love ; Oh make my broken spirit whole. And bid my pains remove. 6 Let not thy Spirit e'er depart, Nor drive me from thy face ; Create anew my vicious heart, And fill it with thy grace. 7 Then will I make thy mercy known Before the sons of men ; Backsliders shall address thy throne. And turn to God again. Psalm 51. fifth part. C. M. OGOD of mercy, hear my call, My loads 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 heifers slain. For sin could e'er atone ; The death of Christ shall still remain Sufficient and alone. 4 A soul oppressed with sin's desert My God will ne'er despise ; An humble groan, a broken heart Is our best sacrifice. H 86 PSALM 52. Psalm 52. first part. C. M. WHY should the mighty make their boast, And heavenly grace despise ? In their own arm they put their trust, And fill their mouth with lies. 2 Our God in vengeance shall destroy. And drive them from his face ; No more shall they his church annoy. Nor find on earth a place. 3 But like a cultured olive grove. Dressed in immortal green, Thy children, blooming in thy love. Amid thy courts are seen. 4 On thine eternal grace, O Lord, Thy saints shall rest secure. And all who trust thy holy word, Shall find salvation sure. Psalm 52. second part. L. M. XMT^HY should the haughty tyrant boast ^ ^ His vengeful arm, his warlike host ? While blood defiles his cruel hand. And desolation wastes the land. 2 He joys to hear the captive's cry, r The widow's groan, the orphan's sigh : And w^hen the wearied sword would spare. His falsehood spreads the fatal snare. 3 He triumphs in the deeds of wrong. And arms with rage his impious tongue ; With pride proclaims his dreadful power, And bids the trembling world adore. 4 But God beholds, and with a frown. Casts to the dust his honours down ; The righteous freed, their hopes recall. And hail the proud oppressor's fall. PSALM 53, 54. 87 5 How low the proud transgressor lies, Who dared th' eternal power despise ! And vainly deemed, with envious joy. His arm almighty to destroy. 6 We praise the Lord, who heard our cries, And sent salvation from the skies ; The saints who saw our mournful days, Shall join our grateful songs of praise. Psalm 53. CM. 4 RE all the foes of Zion fools, -^^ Who thus destroy her saints ? Do they not know her Saviour rules. And pities her complaints ? 2 They shall be seized with sad surprise ; For God's avenging arm Shall crush the hand that dares arise To do his children harm. 3 In vain the sons of Satan boast ' ' Of armies in array ; When God on high dismays their host, They fall an easy prey. 4 Oh for a word from Zion's King, Her captives to restore ! The joyful saints thy praise shall sing, And Israel weep no more. Psalm 54. CM, BEHOLD us, Lord, and let our cry Before thy throne ascend ; Cast thou on us a pitying eye, And still our lives defend. 2 For impious foes insult us round ; Oppressive, proud, and vain ; They cast thy temples to the ground, And all our rights profane. 88 PSALM 55. 3 Yet thy forgiving grace we trust, And in thy power rejoice ; Thine arms shall bring our foes to dust, Thy praise inspire our voice. 4 Be thou with those whose friendly hand Upheld us in distress, Extend thy truth through every land, And still thy people bless. Psalm 55. first part. C. M. OGOD, my refuge, hear my cries. Behold my flowing tears ; For earth and hell my hurt devise. And triumph in my fears. 2 Their rage is leveled at my life, My soul with guilt they load, And fill my thoughts with inward strife, To shake my hope in God. 3 What inward pains my heart-strings wound ! I groan with every breath ; Horror and fear beset me round Amongst the shades of death. 4 Oh were I like a feathered dove, And innocence had wings, I'd fly, and make a long remove From all these restless things. 5 Let me to some wild desert go. And find a peaceful home Where storms of malice never blow, Temptations never come. 6 By morning light I'll seek his face. At noon repeat my cry ; The night shall hear me ask his grace, Nor will he long deny. PSALM 55. 89 7 God shall preserve my soul from fear, Or shield me when afraid; Ten thousand angels must appear If he command their aid. 8 I cast my burdens on the Lord, The Lord sustains them all ; My courage rests upon his word. That saints shall never fall. 9 My highest hopes shall not be vain. My lips shall spread his praise ; While cruel and deceitful men, Scarce live out half their days. Psalm 55. second part. S. M. LET sinners take their course, And choose the road to death ; But in the worship of my God I'll spend my daily breath. 2 My thoughts address his throne. When morning brings the light; I seek his blessing every noon. And pay my vows at night. 3 Thou wilt regard my cries, O my eternal God ! W^hile 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 burden on his arm, And rest upon his word. h2 90 PSALM 56. 6 His arm shall well sustain The children of his love ; The ground on which their safety stands, No earthly power can move. Psalm 56. first part. C. M. OTHOU whose justice reigns on high, And makes the oppressor cease, Behold how envious sinners try To vex and break my peace. 2 The sons of violence and lies Join to devour me, Lord ; But as my hourly dangers rise. My refuge is thy word. 3 In God most holy, just, and true, I have reposed my trust ; Nor will I fear what flesh can do. The oflfspring of the dust. 4 They wrest my words to mischief still. Charge me with unknown faults ; Mischief doth all their counsels fill. And malice all their thoughts. 5 Shall they escape without thy frown ? Must their devices stand ? ^ .- Oh cast the haughty sinner down. And let him know thy hand. / Psalm 56. second part. C. M. GOD counts the sorrows of his saints. Their groans affect his ears ; Thou hast a book for my complaints, A bottle for my tears. 2 When to thy throne I raise my cry. The wicked fear and flee : So swift is prayer to reach the sky. So near is God to me. PSALM 57. 91 3 In thee, most holy, just, and true, I have reposed my trust; Nor will I fear what man can do, The offspring of the dust. 4 Thy solemn vows are on me. Lord, Thou shalt receive my praise ; I'll sing how faithful is thy word. How righteous all thy ways. 5 Thou hast secured my soul from death : Oh set thy prisoner free. That heart and hand, and life and breath, May be employed for thee. Psalm 57. L. M. MY God, in whom are all the springs Of boundless love and grace unknown. Hide me beneath thy spreading wings. Till the dark cloud is overblown. 2 Up to the heavens I send my cry. The Lord will my desires perform; He sends his angels from the sky. And saves me from the threatening storm. 3 Be thou exalted, O my God, Above the heavens where angels dwell ; Thy power on earth be known abroad. And land to land thy wonders tell. 4 My heart is fixed ; my song shall raise Immortal honours to thy 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. 92 PSALM 58. 6 Be thou exalted, O my God, Above the heavens where angels dwell ; Thy power on earth be known abroad. And land to land thy wonders tell. Psalm 58. P.M. TUDGES, who rule the world by laws, •^ Will ye despise the righteous cause ? When vile oppression wastes the land, Dare ye condemn the righteous poor. And let rich sinners 'scape secure, While gold and greatness bribe your hand? 2 Have ye forgot, or never knew, That God will judge the judges too ? High in the heavens his justice reigns; Yet you invade the rights of God, And send your bold decrees abroad. To bind the conscience in your chains. 3 A poisoned arrow is your tongue. The arrow sharp, the poison strong. And death attends where'er it wounds; You hear no counsels, cries, nor tears ; So the deaf adder stops her ears Against the power of charming sounds 4 Break out their teeth, eternal God ; Those teeth of lions, dyed in blood ; And crush the serpents in the dust : As empty chaff, when whirlwinds rise, Before the sweeping tempest flies. So let their hopes and names be lost. 5 Th' Almighty thunders from the sky ; Their grandeur melts, their titles die. As hills of snow dissolve and run ; Or snails that perish in their slime. Or births that come before their time, Vain births, that never see the sun. PSALM 59. 93 6 Thus shall the vengeance of the Lord Safety and joy to saints afford ; And all that hear shall join and say, " Sure there 's a God that rules on high, A God that hears his children cry, And will their sufferings well repay." Psalm 59. S. M. FROM foes that round us rise, O God of heaven defend, Who brave the vengeance of the skies, And with thy saints contend. 2 Behold, from distant shores. And desert wilds they come, Combine for blood their cruel force, And through thy cities roam. 3 Beneath the silent shade. Their secret plots they lay. Our peaceful walls by night invade. And waste the fields by day. 4 And will the God of grace. Regardless of our pain. Permit, secure, that impious race To riot in their reign ? 5 In vain their secret guile. Or open force they prove ; His eye can pierce the deepest veil. His hand their strength remove. 6 Yet save them. Lord, from death. Subdue them by thy word. Confound their councils with thy breath, But pardoning grace afford. 7 Then shall our grateful voice Proclaim our guardian God ; 94 PSALM 60, 61. The nations round the earth rejoice, And sound thy praise abroad. Psalm 60. CM. LORD, thou hast scourged our guiUy land ; Behold thy people mourn ; Shall vengeance ever guide thy hand ? Shall mercy ne'er return ? 2 Beneath the terrors of thine eye. Earth's haughty towers decay ; Thy frowning mantle spreads the sky, And mortals melt away. 3 Our Zion trembles at the stroke, And dreads thy lifted hand; Oh heal the people thou hast broke, And save the sinking land. 4 Exalt thy banner in the field. For those that fear thy name ; From barbarous hosts our nation shield, And put our foes to shame. 5 Attend our armies to the fight. And be their guardian God ; In vain shall numerous powers unite ^ Against thy lifted rod. 6 Our troops beneath thy guiding hand. Shall gain a glad renown : 'Tis God who makes the feeble stand. And treads the mighty down. Psalm 61. first part. S. M. WHEN overwhelmed with grief. My heart within me dies. Helpless and far from all relief. To heaven I lift mine eyes. PSALM 61. 95 2 Oh lead me to the rock That 's high ahove 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 hide. 4 Thou givest me the lot Of those that fear thy name ; If endless life be their reward, I shall possess the same. Psalm 61. second part. P. M. LORD, hear my voice, my prayer attend, From earth's far distant coasts I bend, With supplicating cry : When the dark storm o'erwhelms my breast, Then lead me on the Rock to rest. That 's higher far than I ! 2 Long has my soul thy shelter found. And thee I boast when foes surround. The tower of my defence ; Still in thy presence I'll abide. Beneath thy wings securely hide, And none shall pluck me thence. 3 Thou, gracious Lord, my vows didst hear, And 'midst the men who own thy fear My heritage ordain : Thine arm has raised my Saviour high. Enthroned him King o'er earth and sky. And bid his years remain ! 4 Eternal shall his throne endure, Mercy and truth his reign secure, In the bright realms of day : 96 PSALM 62, 63. My God, my lips exalt thy name, Salvation from thy grace I claim, And daily vows repay. Psalm 62. L. M. MY spirit looks 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. 3 False are the men of high degree. The baser sort are vanity ; Laid in a balance, both appear Light as a puff of empty air. 4 Make not increasing gold your trust. Nor set your hearts on glittering dust; Why will you grasp the fleeting smoke. And not believe what God has spoke ? 5 Once has his awful voice declared. Once and again my ears have heard " All power is his eternal due; He must be feared and trusted too." 6 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. Psalm 63. first part. C. M. Xj^ ARLY, my God, without delay, -" I haste to seek thy face ; My thirsty spirit faints away. Without thy cheering grace. PSALM 63. 9- j2 I've seen thy glory and thy power Through all thy temple shine ; My God, repeat that heavenly hour, That vision so divine. 3 Not all the blessings of a feast Can please my soul so well, As when thy richer grace I taste. And in thy presence dwell. 4 Not life itself, with all its 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 hft my hands to pray, And tune my hps to sing. Psalm 63. second part. L. M. GREAT God, indulge my humble claim. Thou art my hope, my joy, my rest ; The glories that compose thy name Stand all engaged to make me blest. 2 Thou great and good, thou just and wise. Thou art my Father and my God ; And I am thine by sacred ties ; Thy son, thy servant, bought with blood. 3 With heart, and eyes, and lifted hands. For thee I long, to thee I look. As travellers, in thirsty lands, Pant for the cooling water brook. 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. 98 PSALM 63. 5 Amidst the wakeful hours of night, When busy cares afflict my head, One thought of thee gives new dehght. And adds refreshment to my bed. 6 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 bless the remnant of my days. Psalm 63. xmRD part. S. M. 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 does implore : Not travellers 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. And feel thy quickening grace. 4 For life without thy love No relish can afford ; No joy can be compared with 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. PSALM 64, 65. 99 Psalm 64. L. M. GREAT God, attend to my complaint, Nor let my drooping spirit faint ; When foes in secret spread the snare, Let my salvation be thy care. Shield me without, and guard within From treacherous foes and deadly sin; May envy, lust, and pride depart. And heavenly grace expand my heart. Thy justice and thy power display. And scatter far thy foes away ; While listening nations learn thy word, And saints triumphant bless the Lord. Then shall thy church exalt her voice, And all that love thy name rejoice ; By faith approach thine awful throne, And plead the merits of thy Son. Psalm 65. first part. L. M. 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. O thou, whose mercy bends the skies. To save when humble sinners pray ; All lands to thee shall hft their eyes. And every yielding heart obey. Against my will my sins prevail. But grace shall purge away the stain ; The blood of Christ will never fail To wash my garments white again. 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. 100 PSALM 65. 5 With dreadful glory God fulfils What his afflicted saints request; And with almighty wrath reveals His love to give his churches rest. 6 Then shall the flocking nations run To Zion's hill, and own their Lord ; The rising and the setting sun Shall see the Saviour's name adored. Psalm 65. second part. L. M. THE God of our salvation hears The groans of Zion mixed with tears • Yet when he comes with kind designs, Through all the w^ay his terror shines. 2 On him the race of man depends, Far as the earth's remotest ends, Where the Creator's name is known By nature's feeble light alone. 3 Sailors, that travel o'er the flood, Address their frighted souls to God, When tempests rage and billows roar At dreadful distance from the shore. 4 He bids the noisy tempests cease ; He calms the raging crowd to peace, When a tumultuous nation raves Wild as the winds, and loud as waves. 5 Whole kingdoms, shaken by the storm, He settles in a peaceful form ; Mountains established by his hand. Firm on their old foundations stand. 6 Behold his ensigns sweep the sky, New comets blaze, and lightnings fly ; The heathen lands, with swift surprise. From the bright horrors turn their eyes. «i rSALM 65. 101 7 At his command the morning ray Smiles in the east, and leads the day; He guides the sun's declining wheels Over the tops of western hills. 8 Seasons and times obey his voice ; The evening and the morn rejoice To see the earth made soft with showers, Laden with fruit, and drest in flowers. 9 'Tis from his watery stores on high He gives the thirsty ground supply; He walks upon the clouds, and thence Doth his enriching drops dispense. 10 The desert grows a fruitful field, Abundant fruit the valleys yield ; The valleys shout with cheerful voice. And neighbouring hills repeat their joys. 11 The pastures smile in green array, There lambs and larger cattle play ; The larger cattle and the lamb. Each in his language speaks thy name. 12 Thy works pronounce thy power divine ; O'er every field thy glories shine ; Through every month thy gifts appear : Great God, thy goodness crowns the year ! Psalm 65. third part. C. M. 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 wilt grant us power and skill To conquer every sin. i2 102 PSALM 65. 3 Blest are the men whom thou wilt choose To bring them near thy face, Give them a dwelling in thy 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. 5 Thus shall the wondering nations see The Lord is good and just; And distant islands fly to thee, And make thy name their trust. 6 They dread thy glittering tokens. Lord, When signs in heaven appear; But they shall learn thy holy word. And love as well as fear. Psalm 65. fourth part. C. M. '^T^IS by thy strength the mountains stand, -■- God of eternal power ; The sea grows calm at thy command. And tempests cease to roar. 2 Thy morning light and evening shade Successive comforts bring ; Thy plenteous fruits make harvest glad, Thy flowers adorn the spring. 3 Seasons and times and moons and hours. Heaven, earth, and air are thine ; When clouds distil in fruitful showers. The author is divine. 4 Those wandering cisterns in the sky. Borne by the winds around. With watery treasures well supply The furrows of the ground. PSALM 65, 66. 103 5 The thirsty ridges drink their fill, And ranks of corn appear; Thy ways abound with blessings still, Thy goodness crowns the year. Psalm 65. fifth part. C. M. GOOD is the Lord, the heavenly King, Who makes the earth his care ; Visits the pastures every spring. And bids the grass appear. 2 The clouds, like rivers raised on high. Pour out at his command Their watery blessings from the sky. To cheer the thirsty land. 3 The softened ridges of the field Permit the corn to spring: The valleys rich provision yield. And the poor labourers sing. 4 The little hills on every side Rejoice at falling showers ; The meadows, dressed in beauteous pride, Perfume the air with flowers. 5 The thirsty clods, refreshed with rain. Promise a joyful crop; The parched grounds look green again, And raise the reaper's hope. 6 The various months thy goodness crowns, How bounteous are thy ways ! The bleating flocks spread o'er the downs, And shepherds shout thy praise. Psalm 66, first part. C. M. SING, all ye nations, to the Lord, Sing with a joyful noise ; With melody of sound record His honours and your joys. 104 PSALM 66. 2 Say to the Power that formed the sky, "How terrible art thou! Sinners before thy presence fly, Or at thy feet they bow." 3 Come see the wonders of our God, How glorious are his ways! In Moses' hand he put the rod, And clave the frighted seas. 4 He made the ebbing channel dry. While Israel passed the flood ; There did the church begin their joy. And triumph in their God. 5 He rules by his resistless might ; Will rebel mortals dare Provoke the Eternal to the fight, And tempt that dreadful war ? 6 Oh bless our God, and never cease ; Ye saints, fulfil his praise ; He keeps our life, maintains our peace. And guides our doubtful ways. 7 Lord, thou hast proved our suflfering soul; To make our graces shine; So silver bears the burning coals, The metal to refine. 8 Through watery deeps and fiery ways We march at thy command. Led to possess the promised place By thine unerring hand. Psalm 66, second part. C. M. l^OW shall my solemn vows be paid -*-^ To that Almighty Power, That heard the long requests I made In my distressful hour. PSALM 67. 105 2 My lips and cheerful heart prepare To make his mercies known ; Come ye that fear my God, and hear The wonders he has done. 3 When on my head huge sorrows fell, I sought his heavenly aid ; He saved my sinking soul from hell, And death's eternal shade. 4 If sin lay covered in my heart While prayer employed my tongue ; The Lord had shown me no regard, Nor I his praises sung. 5 But God (his name be ever blest) Has set my spirit free ; Nor turned from him my poor request, Nor turned his heart from me. Psalm 67. CM. SHINE, mighty God, on Zion shine With beams of heavenly grace ; Reveal thy power through all our coasts. And show 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 ? 3 Sing to the Lord, ye distant lands, Sing loud with solemn voice ; Let every tongue exalt his praise. And every heart rejoice. 4 He, the great Lord, the sovereign Judge, That sits enthroned above, In wisdom rules the worlds he made And bids them taste his love 106 PSALM 68. 5 Earth shall obey his high command, And yield a full increase ; Our God will crown his chosen land With fruitfulness and peace. 6 God the Redeemer scatters round His choicest favours here, While the creation's utmost bound Shall see, adore, and fear. PbALM 68. FIRST PART. L. M. LET God arise in all his might. And put the troops of hell to flight ; As smoke, that sought to cloud the skies, Before the rising tempest flies. 2 He comes, arrayed in burning flames: Justice and vengeance are his names: Behold his fainting foes expire Like melting wax before the fire. 3 He rides, and thunders through the sky, His name, Jehovah, sounds on high ; Sing to his name ye sons of grace; Ye saints, rejoice before his face. 4 The widow and the fatherless Fly to his aid in sharp distress ; In him the poor and helpless find A Judge that 's just, a Father kind. 5 He breaks the captive's heavy chain, And prisoners see the light again ; But rebels that dispute his will Shall dwell in chains and darkness still. 6 Kingdoms and thrones to God belong ; Crown him, ye nations, in your song : His wondrous names and powers rehearse, His honours shall enrich your verse. PSALM 68. 107 7 He shakes the heavens with loud alarms; How terrible is God in arms ! In Israel are his mercies known, Israel is his peculiar throne. 8 Proclaim him king, pronounce him blest j He 's your defence, your joy, your rest : When terrors rise, and nations faint, God is the strength of every saint. Psalm 68. second part. L. M. LORD, when thou didst ascend on high, Ten thousand angels filled the sky ; Those heavenly guards around thee wait, Like chariots that attend thy state. 2 Not Sinai's mountain could appear More glorious when the Lord was there; While he pronounced his holy law, And struck the chosen tribes with awe. 3 How bright the triumph none can tell, When the rebellious powers of hell, That thousand souls had captive made, Were all in chains, hke captives, led. 4 Raised by his Father to the throne. He' sent his promised Spirit down. With gifts and grace for rebel men. That God might dwell on earth again. Psalm 68. third part. L. M. "Y;^E bless the Lord, the just, the good, ^ ^ Who fills our hearts with heavenly food; Who pours his blessings from the skies, And loads our days with rich suppUes. 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. 108 PSALM 69. 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. 4 He makes the saint and sinner prove The common blessings of his love ; But the wide difference that remains. Is endless joy, or endless pains. 5 The Lord that bruised the serpent's head, On all the serpent's seed shall tread ; The stubborn sinner's hope confound, And smite him with a lasting wound. 6 But his right hand his saints shall raise. From the deep earth or deeper seas. And bring them to his courts above ; There shall they taste his special love. Psalm 69. first part. C. M. " ^ AVE me, O God, the swelling floods ^ Break in upon my soul ; I sink, and sorrows o'er my head Like mighty waters roll. 2 " I cry till all my voice be gone, In tears I waste the day : My God, behold my longing eyes, And shorten thy delay. 3 " They hate my soul without a cause. And still their number grows More than the hairs about my head. And mighty are my foes. 4 " 'Twas then I paid that dreadful debt That men could never pay. And gave those honours to thy law. Which sinners took away." PSALM 69. 10§ 5 Thus in the great Messiah's name The royal prophet mourns ; Thus he awakes our hearts to grief, And gives us joy by turns. 6 " Now shall the saints rejoice and find Salvation in my name, For I have borne their heavy load Of sorrow, pain, and shame. 7 " Grief, like a garment, clothed me round, And sackcloth was my dress, While I procured, for naked souls, A robe of righteousness. 8 " Amongst my brethren and the Jews I like a stranger stood, And bore their vile reproach, to bring The Gentiles near to God. 9 " I came in sinful mortals' stead To do my Father's will : Yet, when I cleansed my Father's house, They scandalized my zeal. 10 " My fastings and my holy groans Were made the drunkard's song ; But God from his celestial throne. Heard my complaining tongue. 11 "He saved me from the dreadful deep, Where fears beset me round ; He raised and fixed my sinking feet On well-established ground. 12 " 'Twas in a most accepted hour, My prayer arose on high, And for my sake my God shall hear The dying sinner's cry." K 110 PSALM 6&. Psalm 69. second part. G. M. NOW let our lips, with holy fear And mournful pleasure, sing The sufferings of our great High Priest, The sorrows of our King. 2 He sinks in floods of deep distress; How high the waters rise! While to his heavenly Father's ear He sends unceasing cries. 3 " Hear me, O Lord, and save thy Son, Nor hide thy shining face ; Why should thy favourite look like one Forsaken of thy grace ! 4 " With rage they persecute the man That groans Ijeneath thy wound, While for a sacrifice I pour My life upon the ground. 5 " They tread my honour to the dust. And laugh when I complain ; Their sharp insulting slanders add Fresh anguish to my pain. 6 " All my reproach is known to thee, The scandal and the shame ; Reproach has broke my bleeding heart ; And lies defiled my name. 7 " I looked for pity, but in vain ; My kindred are my grief: I ask my friends for comfort round. But meet with no relief 8 " With vinegar they mock my thirst, They give me gall for food ; And sporting with my dying groans. They triumph in my blood. PSALM 69i 111 9 " Shine into my afflicted soul, Let thy compassion save ; And though my flesh sink down to death Redeem it from the grave. 10 " I shall arise to praise thy name, Shall reign in worlds unknown ; And thy salvation, O my God, Shall seat me on thy throne." PSALM 69. raiRD part. C. M. FATHER, I sing thy wondrous grace, I bless my Saviour's name, He bought salvation for the poor. And bore the sinner's shame. 2 His deep distress has raised us high. His duty and his zeal Fulfilled the law which mortals broke, An,d finished all thy will. 3 His dying groans, his living songs. Shall better please my God, Than harp or trumpet's solemn sound, Than goat's or bullock's blood. 4 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. 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 his praise. 6 Zion is thine, most holy God, Thy Son shall bless her gates ; And glory purchased by his blood For thine own Israel waits. 112 PSALM 69, 70. Psalm 69. fourth part. L. M. DEEP in our hearts let us record The deeper sorrows of our Lord; Behold the rising billows roll To overwhelm his holy soul. 2 In long complaints he spends his breath, While hosts of hell, and powers of death, And all the sons of malice join To execute their curst design. 3 Yet, gracious God, thy power and love Has made the curse a blessing prove ; Those dreadful sufferings of thy Son Atoned for crimes which we had done. 4 The pangs of our expiring Lord The honours of thy law restored ; His sorrows made thy justice known, Anc*- paid for follies not his own. 5 Oh for his sake our guilt forgive. And let the mourning sinner live : The Lord will hear us in his name. Nor shall our hope be turned to shame. Psalm 70. L. M. OTHOU, whose hand the kingdom sways, Whom earth, and hell, and heaven obeys, To help thy chosen sons appear, And show thy power and glory here ! 2 While stupid mortals, sunk in sleep. Slide onward to the fiery deep. To sense, and sin, and madness given, Believe no hell, and wish no heaven ; 3 While fools deride, while foes oppress And Zion mourns in deep distress; Her friends withdraw, her foes grow bold, Truth fails, and love is waxen cold ; PSALM 71. 113 4 O haste, with every gift inspired, With glory, truth, and grace attired. Thou Star of heaven's eternal morn; Thou Sun, whom beams divine adorn ! 5 Assert the honour of thy name ; Overwhelm thy foes with fear and shame ; Bid them beneath thy footstool lie, Nor let their souls for ever die. 6 Saints shall be glad before thy face. And grow in love, and truth, and grace; Thy church shall blossom in thy sight, And yield her fruits of pure delight. 7 O hither, then, thy footsteps bend; Swift as a roe, from hills descend; Mild as the sabbath's cheerful ray, Till hfe unfolds eternal day ! Psalm 71. first part. C. M. MY God, my everlasting hope, I live upon thy truth ; Thine hands have held my childhood up, And strengthened all my youth. 2 My flesh was fashioned by thy power. With all these limbs of mine ; And from my mother's painful hour, I've been entirely thine. 3 Still has my life new wonders seen Repeated every year; Behold, my days that yet remain, I trust them to thy care. 4 Cast me not off when strength declines, When hoary hairs arise ; And round me let thy glory shine. Whene'er thy servant dies. k2 114 PSALM 71. 5 Then in the history of my age, When men review my days, They'll read thy love in every page, In every line thy praise. Psalm 71. second part. C. M. 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 When I am filled 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, redeemed from sin and hell, Shall thy salvation sing. 6 My tongue shall all the day proclaim My Saviour and my God, His death has brought my foes to shame, And saved me by his blood. 7 Awake, awake, my tuneful powers ; With this delightful song I'll entertain the darkest hours. Nor think the season long. PSALM 71. 115 Psalm 71. third part. C. M. GOD of my childhood, and my youth, The guide of all my days, I have declared thy heavenly truth, And told thy wondrous ways. 2 Wilt thou forsake my hoary hairs, And leave my fainting heart? Who shall sustain my sinking years, If God, my strength, depart ? 3 Let me thy power and truth proclaim Before the rising age, And leave a savour of thy name When I shall quit the stage. 4 The land of silence and of death Attends my next remove ; ^ Oh may these poor remains of breath Teach the wide wurld thy love! 5 Thy righteousness is deep and high, Unsearchable thy deeds ; Thy glory spreads beyond the sky. And all my praise exceeds. 6 Oft have I heard thy threatenings roar, And oft endured the grief; But when thy hand has pressed me sore, Thy grace was my relief. 7 By long experience have I known Thy sovereign power to save; At thy command I venture down Securely to the grave. 8 When I lie buried deep in dust. My flesh shall be thy care ; These withered limbs with thee I trust, To raise them strong and fair. 116 PSALM 72. Psalm 72. first part. L. M. 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. 3 With power he vindicates the just, And treads th' oppressor in the dust ; His worship and his fear shall last, Till hours, and years, and time be past. 4 As rain on meadows newly mown, So shall he send his influence down; His grace on fainting souls distils. Like heavenly dew on thirsty hills. 5 The heathen lands that lie beneath The shades of overspreading death, Revive at his first dawning light, And deserts blossom at the sight. 6 The saints shall flourish in his days, Drest in the robes of joy and praise; Peace, like a river from his throne. Shall flow to nations yet unknown. Psalm 72. second part. L. M. "FESUS shall reign where'er the sun •^ Does his successive journeys run ; His kingdom stretch from shore to shore, Till moons shall wax and wane no more. 2 Behold the nations with thdr kings; There Europe her best tribute brings ; From north to south the princes meet, To pay their homage at his feet. PSALM 73. 117 3 There Persia, glorious to behold, And India shines in eastern gold ; While western empires own their Lord, And savage tribes attend his word. 4 For him shall endless prayer be made. And endless praises crown his head ; His name, like sweet perfume, shall rise With every morning sacrifice. 5 People and realms of every tongue Dwell on his love with sweetest song ; And infant voices shall proclaim Their early blessings on his name. 6 Blessings abound where'er he reigns, s The joyful prisoner bursts his chains; The weary find eternal rest, And all the sons of want are blest. 7 Where he displays his healing power. Death and the curse are known no more ; In him the tribes of Adam boast More blessings than their father lost 8 Let every creature rise and bring Peculiar honours to our King; Angels descend with songs again. And earth repeat the loud Amen. Psalm 73. first part. C. M. GOD, my supporter and my hope, My help for ever near, Thine arm of mercy held me up. When sinking in despair. 2 Thy counsels, Lord, shall guide my feet Through life's dark wilderness ; Thine hand conduct me near thy seat. To dwell before thy face. Jbl6 PSALM 73. 3 Were I in heaven without my God, 'T would be no joy to me ; And whilst this earth is my abode, I long for none but thee. 4 What if the springs of life were broke, And flesh and heart should faint, God is my soul's eternal rock. The strength of every saint. 5 Behold ! the sinners that remove Far from thy presence, die ; Not all the idol-gods they love Can save them when they cry. 6 But to draw near to thee, my God, Shall be my sweet employ ; My tongue shall sound thy works abroad. And tell the world my joy. Psalm 73. second part. L. M. LORD, what a thoughtless wretch was I, To mourn, and murmur, and repine. To see the wicked placed on high, ' In pride and robes of honour shine. 2 But oh ! their end, their dreadful end ! Thy sanctuary taught me so : On slippery rocks I see them stand. And fiery billows roll below. 3 Now let them boast how tall they rise, I'll never envy them again, There they may stand with haughty eyes, Till they plunge deep in endless pain. 4 Their fancied joys how fast they flee ! Like dreams, as fleeting and as vain ; Their songs of softest harmony Are but a prelude to their pain. PSALM 73. 119 5 Now I esteem their mirth and wine, Too dear to pm'chase with my blood ; Lord, 'tis enough that thou art mine. My hfe, my portion, and my God. Psalm 73. TmRD part. S. M. SURE there 's a righteous God, Nor is religion vain; Though men of vice may boast aloud. And men of grace complain. 2 I saw the wicked rise, And felt my heart repine. While haughty fools with scornful eyes, In robes of honour shine. .3 Pampered with wanton ease. Their flesh looks full and fair. Their wealth rolls in like flowing seas, A.nd grows without their care. 4 Free from the plagues and pains That pious souls endure. Through all their life oppression reigns. And racks the humble poor* 5 Their impious tongues blaspheme The everlasting God : Their malice blasts the good man's name, And spreads their lies abroad. 6 Then I, with flowing tears. Allowed my doubts to rise ; " Is there a God that sees or hears The things below the skies?" 7 The tumult of my thought Held me in hard suspense. Till to thy house my feet were brought To learn thy justice thence. 120 PSALM 73. 8 Thy word with Hght and power, Did my mistake amend ; I viewed the sinner's hfe before, But here I learned his end. 9 On what a sHppery steep The thoughtless wretches go! And oh! that dreadful fiery deep That waits their fall below ! 10 Lord, at thy feet I bow. My thoughts no more repine ; I call my God my portion now. And all my powers are thine. Psalm 73. fourth part. C. M. NO, I shall envy them no more Who grow profanely great, Though they increase their golden store And rise to wondrous height. 2 They taste of all the joys that grow Upon this earthly clod! Well they may search the creature through, For they have ne'er a God. 3 Shake off the thoughts of dying too. And think your hfe your own : But death comes hastening on to you. To mow your glory down. 4 Yes, you must bow your stately head; Away your spirit flies ; And no kind angel near your bed. To bear it to the skies. 5 Go now and boast of all your stores. And tell how bright they shine; Your heaps of glittering dust are yours, And my Redeemer 's mine. PSALM 74. 121 Psalm 74. first part. C. M. WILL God for ever cast us off? His wrath for ever smoke Against the people of his love. His little chosen flock ? 2 Think of the tribes so dearly bought With their Redeemer's blood; Nor let thy Zion be forgot, Where once thy glory stood. 3 Lift up thy feet, and march in haste, Aloud our ruin calls ; See what a wide and fearful waste Is made within thy walls. 4 Where once thy churches prayed and sang, Thy foes profanely rage; Amid thy gates their ensigns hang. And there their hosts engage. 5 How are the seats of worship broke ? They tear the buildings down, And he that deals the heaviest stroke Procures the chief renown. 6 With flames they threaten to destroy Thy children in their rest ; " Come, let us burn at once, they cry. The temple and the priest." 7 And still to heighten our distress. Thy presence is withdrawn ; Thy wonted signs of power and grace. Thy power and grace are gone. 8 No prophet speaks to calm our grief, But all in silence mourn ; Nor know the times of our relief. The hour of thy return. L 122 PSALM 74. Psalm 74. second part. C. M. HOW long, eternal God, how long Shall men of pride blaspheme ? Shall saints be made their endless song, And bear immortal shame ? 2 Canst thou for ever sit and hear Thine holy name profaned ? And still thy jealousy forbear. And still withhold thine hand ? 3 What strange deliverance hast thou shown In ages long before ? And now no other God we own. No other God adore. 4 Thou didst divide the raging sea By thy resistless might. To make thy tribes a wondrous way. And then secure their flight. 5 Is not the world of nature thine. The darkness and the day ? Didst thou not bid the morning shine. And mark the sun his way? 6 Hath not thy power formed every coast, And set the earth its bounds. With summer's heat and winter's frost, In their perpetual rounds ? 7 And shall the sons of earth and dust That sacred power blaspheme? Will not thy hand that formed them first Avenge thine injured name ? 8 Think on the covenant thou hast made, And all thy words of love ; Nor let the birds of prey invade And vex the trembling dove. PSALM 75, 76. l23 Our foes will triumph in our blood, And make our hope their jest ; Plead thine own cause, almighty God, And give thy children rest. Psalm 75. L. M. r|X> thee most high and holy God, -■- To thee our thankful hearts we raise ; Thy works declare thy name abroad, Thy wondrous works demand our praise. To bondage doomed, thy chosen sons Beheld their foes triumphant rise; And sore oppressed by earthly thrones. They sought the Sovereign of the skies. 'Twas then. Great God, with equal power. Arose thy vengeance and thy grace. To scourge their legions from the shore, And save the remnant of thy race. Thy hand that formed the restless main. And reared the mountain's awful head, Bade raging seas their course restrain. And desert wilds receive their dead. Such wonders never come by chance. Nor can the winds such blessings blow ; 'Tis God, the judge, doth one advance, 'Tis God that lays another low. Let haughty sinners sink their pride. Nor lift so high their scornful head ; But lay their impious thoughts aside. And own the empire God hath made. Psalm 76. C. M. IN Judah, God of old was known; His name in Israel great ; In Salem stood his holy throne, And Zion was his seat. 124 PSALM 76. 2 Among the praises of his saints, His dwelling there he chose ; There he received their just complaints, Against their haughty foes. 3 From Zion went his dreadful word, And broke that threatening spear; The bow, the arrows, and the sword. And crushed th' Assyrian war. 4 What are the earth's wide kingdoms else. But mighty hills of prey ? The hill on which Jehovah dwells Is glorious more than they. 5 'Twas Zion's King that stopped the breath Of captains and their bands : The men of might sleep fast in death. That quells their warlike hands. 6 At thy rebuke, O Jacob's God, Both horse and chariot fell : "Who knows the terrors of thy rod ? Thy vengeance who can tell ? 7 What power can stand before thy sight. When once thy wrath appears ? When heaven shines round with dreadful light. The earth adores and fears. 8 When God, in his own sovereign ways. Comes down to save th' opprest. The wrath of man shall work his praise. And he'll restrain the rest. 9 Vows to the Lord, and tribute bring. Ye princes, fear his frown : His terrors shake the proudest king. And smite his armies down. PSALM 77. 125 10 The thunder of his sharp rebuke, Our haughty foes shall feel ; For Jacob's God hath not forsook, But dwells in Zion still. Psalm 77. first part. C. M. npO God I cried with mournful voice, -*- I sought his gracious ear. In the sad hour when trouble rose. And filled my heart with fear. 2 Sad were my days, and dark my nights. My soul refused rehef ; I thought on God the just and wise. But thoughts increased my grief. 3 Still I complained, and still oppressed My heart began to break ; My God, thy wrath forbade my rest. And kept my eyes awake. 4 My overwhelming sorrows grew Till I could speak no more ; Then I within myself withdrew. And called thy judgments o'er. 5 I called back years and ancient times When I beheld thy face; My spirit searched for secret crimes, That might withhold thy grace. 6 I called thy mercies to my mind. Which I enjoyed before ; And will the Lord no more be kind ? His face appear no more ? 7 Will he for ever cast me off? His promise ever fail? Has he forgot his tender love ? Shall anger still prevail ? l2 126 PSALM 77. 8 But I forbid this hopeless thought, This dark, despairing frame. Remembering what thy hand hath wrought ; Thy hand is still the same. 9 I'll think again of all thy ways, And talk thy wonders o'er, Thy wonders of recovering grace. When flesh could hope no more. 10 Grace dwells with justice on the throne; And men that love thy word. Have in thy sanctuary known The counsels of the Lord. Psalm 77. second part. C. M. " IX^W awful is thy chastening rod !" -*--*- (May thy own children say,) " The great, the wise, the dreadful God * How holy is his way !" 2 I'll meditate his works of old; The King that reigns above I'll hear his ancient wonders told, And learn to trust his love. 3 Long did the house of Jacob lie With Egypt's yoke opprest: Long he delayed to hear their cry. Nor gave Ms people rest. 4 Israel, his people and his sheep. Must follow where he calls; He bids them venture through the deep, And makes the waves their walls. 5 The waters saw thee, mighty God ! The waters saw thee come ; Backward they fled, and frighted stood, To make thine armies room. PSALM 78. 127 Strange was thy journey through the sea ; Thy footsteps, Lord, unknown : Terrors attend the wondrous way, That brings thy mercies down. He gave them water from the rock ; And safe by Moses' hand. Through a dry desert led his flock Home to the promised land. Psalm 78. first part. C. M. LET children hear the mighty deeds Which God performed of old ; Which in our younger years we saw, And which our fathers told. He bids us make his glories known, His works of power and grace ; And we'll convey his wonders down Through every rising race. Our lips shall tell them to our sons, And they again to theirs. That generations yet unborn May teach them to their heirs. Thus shall they learn, in God alone Their hope securely stands. That they may ne'er forget his works, But practice his commands. Psalm 78. second part. C. M. OH what a stiff rebellious house Was Jacob's ancient race ! False to their own most solemn vows. And to their Maker's grace. They broke the covenant of his love. And did his laws despise ; Forgot the works he wrought, to prove His power before their eyes. 128 PSALM 78. 3 They saw the plagues on Egypt Hght, From his avenging hand ; What dreadful tokens of his might Spread o'er the stubborn land. i They saw him cleave the mighty sea, And marched with safety through, With watery walls to guard their way. Till they had 'scaped the foe. 5 A wondrous pillar marked the road. Composed of shade and light ; By day it proved a sheltering cloud ; A leading fire by night. 6 He from the rock their thirst supplied ; The gushing waters flowed, And ran in rivers by their side. Along the desert road. 7 Yet they provoked the Lord most high And dared distrust his hand ; " Can he with bread our host supply, Amidst this barren land ?" 8 The Lord with indignation heard. And caused his wrath to flame; His terrors ever stand prepared To vindicate his name. Psalm 78. third part. L. M. GREAT God, how oft did Israel prove By turns thine anger and thy love ! There in a glass our hearts may see How fickle and how false they be. 2 How soon the faithless Jews forgot The dreadful wonders God had wrought ; Then they provoke him to his face. Nor fear his power, nor trust his grace. PSALM 79. il!39 3 The Lord consumed their years in pain, And made their travels long and vain; A tedious march through unknov^^n ways, Wore out their strength, and spent their days. 4 Oft when they saw their brethren slain. They mourned, and sought the Lord again; Called him the rock of their abode. Their high Redeemer, and their God. 5 Their prayers and vows before him rise. As flattering words or solemn lies. While their rebellious tempers prove False to his covenant and his love. 6 Yet could his sovereign grace forgive The men who ne'er deserved to live ; His anger oft away he turned, Or else with gentle flame it burned. 7 He saw their flesh was weak and frail. He saw temptations still prevail ; The God of Abraham loved them still, And led them to his holy hill. Psalm 79. L. M. BEHOLD, O God, what cruel foes. Thy peaceful heritage invade ; Thy holy temple stands defiled. In dust thy sacred walls are laid. 2 Wide o'er the valleys, drenched in blood, Thy people fallen in death remain ; The fowls of heaven their flesh devour. And savage beasts divide the slain. 3 Th' insulting foes, with impious rage. Reproach thy children to their face ; " Where is your God of boasted power, And where the promise of his grace ?" 130 PSALM 80. 4 Deep from the prison's horrid glooms, Oh ! hear the mourning captive sigh, And let thy sovereign power reprieve The trembling souls condemned to die. 5 Let those who dared insult thy reign, Return dismayed with endless shame, While heathens, who thy grace despise, Shall from thy justice learn thy name. 6 So shall thy children, freed from death. Eternal songs of honour raise, And every future age shall tell Thy sovereign power and pardoning grace. Psalm 80. first part. L. M. GREAT Shepherd of thine Israel, Who didst between the cherubs dwell, And lead the tribes, thy chosen sheep. Safe through the desert and the deep: 2 Thy church is in the desert now : Shine from on high, and guide us through; Turn us to thee, thy love restore, We shall be saved and sigh no more. 3 Great God, whom heavenly hosts obey, How long shall we lament and pray, And wait in vain thy kind return ? How long shall thy fierce anger burn ? 4 Instead of wine and cheerful bread. Thy saints with their own tears are fed ; Turn us to thee, thy love restore. We shall be saved and sigh no more. Psalm 80. second part. L. M. LORD thou hast planted with thy hands A lovely vine in heathen lands ; Did not thy power defend it round. And heavenly dews enrich the ground ? PSALM 80, 81. 131 How did the spreading branches shoot, And bless the nations with the fruit? But now, dear Lord, look down and see Thy mourning vine, that lovely tree ! Why is her beauty thus defaced? Why hast thou laid her fences waste ? Strangers and foes against her join. And every beast devours the vine. Return, almighty God, return ; Nor let thy bleeding vineyard mourn : Turn us to thee, thy love restore, We shall be saved and sigh no more. Psalm 80. third part. L. M. LORD, when thy vine in Canaan grew. Thou wast its strength and glory too ; Attacked in vain by all its foes. Till the fair branch of promise rose. Fair branch, ordained of old to shoot From David's stock, from Jacob's root ; Himself a noble vine, and we The lesser branches of the tree. 'Tis thy own Son; and he shall stand. Girt with thy strength, at thy right hand ; Thy first-born Son, adorned and blest With power and grace above the rest. Oh ! for his sake attend our cry. Shine on thy churches lest they die : Turn us to thee, thy love restore. We shall be saved, and sigh no more. Psalm 81. S. M. SING to the Lord aloud. And make a joyful noise ; God is our strength, our Saviour God ; Let Israel hear his voice. 132 PSALM 82. 2 " From idols false and vain, Preserve my rites divine ; I am the Lord, who broke thy chain Of bondage and of sin. 3 " Stretch thy desires abroad. And I'll supply them well ; But if ye wdll refuse your God, If Israel will rebel ; 4 " I'll leave them (saith the Lord) To their own lusts a prey. And let them run the dangerous road, 'Tis their own chosen way. 5 "Yet oh! that all my saints Would hearken to my voice ! Soon I would ease their sore complaints. And bid their hearts rejoice. 6 "While I destroy their foes, I'll richly feed my flock. And they shall taste the stream that flow From their eternal Rock." Psalm 82. L. M. AMONG the assemblies of the great, A greater ruler takes his seat ; The God of heaven, as Judge, surveys Those gods on earth, and all their ways. 2 Why will ye frame oppressive laws ? Or why support the unrighteous cause? When will ye once defend the poor. That foes may vex the saints no more ? 3 They know not, Lord, nor will they know Dark are the ways in which they go; Their name of earthly gods is vain. For they shall fall and die like men. PSALM 83. 1^ 4 Arise, O Lord, and let thy Son Possess his universal throne, j And rule the nations with his rod; i He is our Judge, and he our God. Psalm 83. S. M. A ND will the God of grace •^^ Perpetual silence keep ? The God of Justice hold his peace. And let his vengeance sleep ? 2 Behold what cruel snares The men of mischief spread ; The men that hate tliy saints and thee, Lift up their threatening head. 3 Against thy hidden ones, Their counsels they employ ; And malice, with her watchful eye. Pursues them to destroy. i " Come, let us join (they cry) To root them from the ground, Till not the name of saints remain, Nor memory shall be found." ) Awake, almighty God, And call thy power to mind; Make them to bow before thy will. And let them pardon find. ) Convince their madness. Lord, And make them seek thy name; Or else their impious rage confound. And turn their pride to shame. ' Then shall the nations know Thy glorious, dreadful word; Jehovah is thy name alone. And thou the sovereign Lord. 134 PSALM 84. Psalm 84. first part. L. M. HOW pleasant, how divinely fair, O Lord of hosts, thy dwellings are ; With long desire my spirit faints, To meet th' assemblies of thy saints. 2 My flesh would rest in thine abode ; My panting heart cries out for God ; My God! my King ! why should I be. So far from all my joys and thee ! 3 The sparrow chooses where to rest, And for her young provides her nest ; But will my God to sparrows grant That pleasure which his children want ! 4 Blest are the saints who sit on high. Around thy throne above the sky ; Thy brightest glories shine above. And all their work is praise and love. 5 Blest are the saints who find a place Within the temple of thy grace ; There they behold thy gentler rays, And seek thy face, and learn thy praise. 6 Blest are the men whose hearts are set To find the way to Zion's gate ; God is their strength ; and through the road They lean upon their helper, God. 7 Cheerful they walk with growing strength. Till all shall meet in heaven at length ; Till all before thy face appear. And join in nobler worship there. Psalm 84. second part. L. M. f^ REAT God, attend while Zion sings Or Thg JQy that from thy presence springs ; To spend one day with thee on earth Exceeds a thousand days of mirth. PSALM 84. 135 2 Might I enjoy the meanest place Within thy house, O God of grace, Not tents of ease, nor thrones of power, Should tempt my feet to leave thy door. 3 God is our sun, he makes our day ; God is our shield, he guards our way From all th' assaults of hell and sin, From foes without and foes within. 4 All needful grace will God bestow. And crown that grace with glory too: He gives us all things, and withholds No real good from upright souls. 5 O God, our King, whose sovereign sway The glorious hosts of heaven obey, And devils at thy presence flee ; Blest is the man that trusts in thee. PSALM 84. THIRD PART. C. M. lYJTY soul, how lovely is the place ^^■'- To which thy God resorts ! 'Tis heaven 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 quickening rays. 3 With his rich gifts the heavenly Dove Descends and fills the place. While Christ reveals his wondrous love, And sheds abroad his grace. 4 There, mighty God, thy words declare The secrets of thy will ; And still we seek thy mercies there, And sing thy praises still. 136 PSALM 84. 5 My heart and flesh cry out for thee, While far from thine abode ; When shall I tread thy courts and see My Saviour and my God ? 6 The sparrow builds herself a nest. And suflTers no remove ; Oh make me, like the sparrows, blest, To dwell but where I love. 7 To sit one day beneath thine eye. And hear thy gracious voice, Exceeds a whole eternity Employed in carnal joys. 8 Lord, at thy threshold I would wait. While Jesus is within, Rather than fill a throne of state Or dwell in tents of sin. 9 Could I command the spacious land, And the more boundless sea, For one blest hour at thy right hand I'd give them both away. Psalm 84. fourth part. P. M. LORD of the worlds above, How pleasant and how fair The dr'^ellings of thy love, Thy earthly temples are ; To thine abode My heart aspires, with warm desires, To see my God. 2 The sparrow for her young With pleasure seeks a nest. And wandering swallows long To find their wonted rest ; My spirit faints With equal zeal, to rise and dwell Among thy saints. PSALM 84. 137 3 O happy souls that pray, ; ,.,. Where God appoints to hear! 0 happy men that pay Their constant service there ! They praise thee still ; And happy they, that love the way To Zion's hill. 4 They go from strength to strength. Through this dark vale of tears, Till each arrives at length, Till each in heaven appears ; O glorious seat. When God our King shall thither bring Our willins: feet ! 5 To spend one sacred day Where God and saints abide. Affords diviner joy Than thousand days beside ; Where God resorts, 1 love it more to keep the door, Than shine in courts. 6 God is our sun and shield. Our light and our defence ; With gifts his hands are filled ; We draw our blessings thence ; He shall bestow On Jacob's race peculiar grace And glory too. 7 The Lord his people loves ; His hand no good withholds From those his heart approves; From pure and pious souls : Thrice happy he, O God of hosts, whose spirit trusts Alone in thee. m2 138 PSALM 85. Psalm 85. first part. L. M. * ^ LORD, thou hast called thy grace to mind, Thou hast reversed our heavy doom: So God forgave when Israel sinned, And brought his wandering captives home. 2 Thou hast begun to set us free, And made thy fiercest wrath abate : Now let our hearts be turned to thee, And our salvation be complete. 3 Revive our dying graces, Lord, And let thy saints in thee rejoice ; Make known thy truth, fulfil thy word, We wait for praise to tune our voice. 4 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. Psalm 85. second part. L. M. SALVATION is for ever nigh The souls that fear and trust the Lord: And grace descending from on high Fresh hopes of glory shall afford. 2 Mercy and truth on earth are met. Since Christ the Lord came down from heaven ; By his obedience, so complete. Justice is pleased, and peace is given. 3 Now truth and honour shall abound, Religion 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 ; PSALM 86, 87. 139 Our wandering feet shall stray no more, But mark his steps and keep the road. Psalm 86. C. M. AMONG the princes, earthly gods, There 's none hath power divine: Nor is their nature, mighty Lord, Nor are their works like thine. The nations thou hast made shall bring Their offerings round thy throne ; For thou alone dost wondrous things, For thou art God alone. Lord, I would walk with holy feet; Teach me thy heavenly ways. And all my wandering thoughts unite In God my Father^s praise. Great is thy mercy, and my tongue Shall those sweet wonders tell, How by thy grace my sinking soul Rose from the deeps of hell. Psalm 87. L. M. GOD in his earthly temple lays Foundation for his heavenly praise ; He likes the tents of Jacob well. But still in Zion loves to dwell. 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. 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. Egypt and Tyre, and Greek and Jew, Shall there begin their lives anew: 140 PSALM 88. Angels and men shall join to sing The hill where living waters spring. 5 When God makes up his last account Of natives in his holy mount, 'Twill be an honour to appear As one new-born and nourished there. Psalm 88. first part. S. M. STRETCHED on the bed of grief, In silence long I lay ; For sore disease and wasting pain Had worn my strength away. 2 How mourned my sinking soul, The sabbath's hours divine, The day of grace, that precious day, Consumed in sense and sin. 3 The work, the mighty work Of life, so long delayed ; Repentance, yet to be begun. Upon a dying bed ! 4 Then to the Lord I prayed. And raised a bitter cry ; "Hear me, O God, and save my soul, Lest I for ever die." 5 He heard my humble cry ; He saved my soul from death : To him I'll give my heart and hands, And consecrate my breath. 6 Ye sinners, fear the Lord, While yet 'tis called to-day; Soon will the awful voice of death Command your souls away. Psalm 88. second part. L. M. SHALL man, O God of light, and life, For ever moulder in the grave ? PSALM 88. 141 Canst thou forget thy glorious work, Thy promise, and thy power to save ? 2 Shall spring the faded world revive ? Shall waning moons their light return ? Again shall setting suns ascend, And the lost day anew be born? 3 Shall life revisit dying worms. And spread the joyful insect's wing ? And oh, shall man awake no more, To see thy face, thy name to sing ? 4 Cease, cease, ye vain desponding fears ; When Christ, our Lord, from darloiess sprung Death, the last foe, was captive led. And heaven with praise and wonder rung. 5 Him, the first fruits, his chosen sons Shall follow from the vanquished grave ; He mounts his throne, the King of kings, His church to quicken, and to save. 6 Faith sees the bright, eternal doors Unfold, to make his children way ; They shall be clothed wdth endless life, And shine in everlasting day. 7 The trump shall sound ; the dust awake ; From the cold tomb the slumberers spring ; Through heaven with joy their myriads rise And hail their Saviour, and their King. Psalm 88. third part. L. M. WHILE life prolongs its precious light, Mercy is found, and peace is given; But soon, ah soon ! approaching night Shall blot out every hope of heaven. 2 While God invites, how blest the day ! How sweet the gospel's charming sound ! 142 PSALM 89. " Come, sinners, haste, oh haste away, While yet a pardoning God he 's found. 3 " Soon, borne on time's most rapid wing. Shall death command you to the grave, Before his bar your spirits bring. And none be found to hear, or save. 4 "In that lone land of deep despair, No Sabbath's heavenly light shall rise ; No God regard your bitter prayer. Nor Saviour call you to the skies." 5 No wonders to the dead are shown, (The wonders of redeeming love ;) No voice his glorious truth makes known, Nor sings the bliss of climes above. 6 Silence, and solitude, and gloom. In these forgetful realms appear, Deep sorrows fill the dismal tomb. And hope shall never enter there. Psalm 89. first part. L. M. FOR ever shall my song record The truth and mercy of the Lord ; Mercy and truth for ever stand, Like heaven, estabUshed by his hand. 2 Thus to his Son he sware and said, " With thee my covenant first is made; In thee shall dying sinners live ; Glory and grace are thine to give. 3 " Be thou my Prophet, thou my Priest ; Thy children shall be ever blest ; Thou art my chosen King, thy throne Shall stand eternal like my own. 4 " There 's none of all my sons above, So much my image or my love; PSALM 89. 143 Celestial powers thy subjects are, Then what can earth to thee compare ? "David, my servant, whom I chose To guard my flock, to crush my foes, And raised him to the Jewish throne, Was but a shadow of my Son." Now let the church rejoice and sing Jesus her Saviour and her King: Angels his heavenly wonders show, And saints declare his works below. Psalm 89. second part. C. M. MY never-ceasing song shall show The mercies of the Lord; And make succeeding ages know How faithful is his word. The sacred truths his lips pronounce Shall firm as heaven endure ; And if he speaks a promise once, Th' eternal grace is sure. How long the race of David held The promised Jewish throne ! But there 's a nobler covenant sealed To David's greater Son. His seed for ever shall possess A throne above the skies ; The meanest subject of his grace Shall to that glory rise. Lord God of hosts, thy wondrous ways Are sung by saints above : And saints on earth their honours raise^ To thy unchanging love. Psalm 89. third part. C. M. "Vlk^ITH reverence let tiie saints appear, ^ * And bow before the Lord ; 144 PSALM 89. His high commands devoutly hear, And tremble at his word. 2 How terrible thy glories rise ! How bright thine armies shine ! Where is the power with thee that vies, Or truth compared with thine ! 3 The northern pole and southern rest On thy supporting hand ; Darkness and day, from east to west, Move round at thy command. 4 Thy words the raging winds control. And rule the boisterous deep ; Thou makst the sleeping billows roll. The rolling billows sleep. 5 Heaven, earth, and air, and sea are thine, And the dark world of hell ; They saw thine arm in vengeance shine. When Egypt durst rebel. 6 Justice and judgment are thy throne, Yet wondrous is thy grace ! While truth and mercy joined in one. Invite us near thy face. Psalm 89. fourth part. C. M. BLEST are the souls who hear and know The gospel's joyful sound ! Peace shall attend the path they go. And light their steps surround. 2 Their joy shall bear their spirits up Through their Redeemer's name ; His righteousness exalts their hope. And fills their foes with shame. 3 The Lord, our glory and defence, Strength and salvation gives ; PSALM 89. 145 Israel, thy king for ever reigns, Thy God for ever lives. Psalm 89. fifth part. C. M. HEAR what the Lord in vision said, And made his mercies known ; " Sinners, behold, your help is laid On my almighty Son. " High shall he reign on David's throne, My people's better King : My arm shall beat his rivals down, And still new subjects bring. " My truth shall guard him in his way, With mercy by his side ; While in my name, o'er earth and sea, » He shall in triumph ride. " Me, for his Father and his God, He shall for ever own, Call me his rock, his high abode, And I'll support my Son. " My first-born Son, arrayed in grace. At my right hand shall sit ; Beneath him angels know their place. And monarchs at his feet. " My covenant stands for ever fast, My promises are strong ; Firm as the heavens his throne shall last. His seed endure as long." Psalm 89. sixth part. C. M. "XT'ET," saith the Lord, "if David's race, -■- The children of my Son, Should break my laws, abuse my grace. And tempt mine anger down ; " Their sins I'll visit with the rod, And make their follies smart ; N 146 PSALM 89. But I'll not cease to be their God, Nor from my truth depart. 3 " My covenant I will ne'er revoke, But keep my grace in mind ; |-l And what eternal love hath spoke, Eternal truth shall bind. i " Once have I sworn (I need no more) And pledged my holiness, To seal the sacred promise sure To David and his race. 3 " The sun shall see his offspring rise And spread from sea to sea. Long as he travels round the skies To give the nations day. 5 " Sure as the moon that rules the night His kingdom shall endure, Till the fixed laws of shade and light Shall be observed no more." Psalm 89. seventh part. L. M. REMEMBER, Lord, our mortal state. How frail our life, how short its date ! Where is the man that draws his breath, Safe from disease, secure from deatli ? I Lord, while we see whole nations die. Our flesh and strength repine and cry, " Must death for ever rage and reign ? Or hast thou made mankind in vain ? I " Where is thy promise to the just ? Are not thy servants turned to dust ?" But fa itli forbids these mournful sighs. And sees the sleeping dust arise. l That glorious hour, that dreadful day^ Wipes the reproach of saints away, PSALM 89, 90. 147 And clears the honour of thy word : Awake, our souls, and bless the Lord. Psalm 89. eighth part. P. M. THINK, mighty God, on feeble man, How few his hours, how short his span ! Short from the cradle to the grave ; Who can secure his vital breath, Against the bold demands of death. With skill to fly, or power to save ? 2 Lord, shall it be for ever said, " The race of men was only made For sickness, sorrow, and the dust ?" Are not thy servants, day by day. Sent to their graves and turned to clay ? Lord, where 's thy kindness to the just ? 3 Hast thou not promised to thy Son, And all his seed a heavenly crown ? But flesh and sense indulge despair: For ever blessed be the Lord, That faith can read his holy word, And find a resurrection there. 4 For ever blessed be the Lord, Who gives his saints a long reward, For all their toil, reproach, and pain ; Let all below, and all above. Join to proclaim thy wondrous love, And each repeat their loud Amen. Psalm 90. first part. L. M. ^ I THROUGH every age, eternal God, -■- Thou art our rest, our safe abode; High was thy throne ere heaven was made, Or earth, thy humble footstool, laid. 2 Long hadst thou reigned ere time began. Or dust was fashioned into man ; 148 PSALM 90. And long thy kingdom shall endure, When earth and time shall be no more. 3 But man, weak man, is born to die, Made up of guilt and vanity : Thy dreadful sentence. Lord, was just, " Return, ye sinners, to your dust.'' 4 A thousand of our years amount Scarce to a day in thine account ; Like yesterday's departed light, Or the last watch of ending night. 5 Death, like an overflowing stream, Sweeps us away ; our life 's a dream : An empty tale, a morning flower. Cut down and withered in an hour. 6 Our age to seventy years is set ; How short the time ! how frail the state ! And if to eighty we arrive. We rather sigh and groan, than live. 7 But, oh ! how oft thy wrath appears. And cuts off our expected years ! Thy wrath awakes our humble dread! We fear the power that strikes us dead. 8 Teach us, O Lord, how frail is man ; And kindly lengthen out the span. Till thine own grace, so rich, so free, Fit us to die and dwell with thee. Psalm 90. second part. C. M. OUR God, our help in ages past. Our hope for years to come. Our shelter from the stormy blast. And our eternal home. 2 Before the hills in order stood, Or earth received her frame, PSALM 90. 149 From everlasting thou art God, To endless years the same. 3 Thy word commands our flesh to dust, " Return, ye sons of men ;" All nations rose from earth at first, And turn to earth again. 4 A thousand ages in thy sight Are like an evening gone ; Short as the watch that ends the night Before the rising dawn. 5 Time, like an ever-rolling stream, Bears all its sons away ; They fly forgotten, as a dream Dies at the opening day. 6 Our God, our help in ages past, Our hope for years to come. Be thou our guard while trouhles last, And our eternal home. Psalm 90. third part. C. M. LORD, if thine eyes survey our faults, And justice grows severe. Thy dreadful wrath exceeds our thoughts, And burns beyond our fear. 2 Thine anger turns our frame to dust ; By one offence to thee, Adam, with all his sons, have lost Their immortality. 3 Life, like a vain amusement, flics, A fable or a song ; - By swift degrees our nature dies, Nor can our joys be long. 4 'Tis but a few whose days amount To threescore years and ten ; n2 150 PSALM 90. And all beyond that short account, Is sorrow, toil, and pain. 5 Almighty God, reveal thy love. And not thy wrath alone ; Oh let our sweet experience prove The mercies of thy throne. 6 Our souls would learn the heavenly art T' improve the hours we have. That we may act the wiser part. And live beyond the grave. Psalm 90. fourth part. C. M. RETURN, O God of love, return; Earth is a tiresome place : How long shall we, thy children, mourn Our absence from thy face ? 2 Let heaven succeed our painful years, Let sin and sorrow cease; And in proportion to our tears. So make our joys increase. 3 Thy wonders to thy servants show. Make thy own work complete ; Then shall our souls thy glory know, And own thy love was great. 4 Then shall we shine before thy throne In all thy beauty. Lord ; And the poor service we have done Meet a divine reward. Psalm 90. fifth part. S. M. LORD, what a feeble piece Is this our mortal frame ! Our life, how poor a trifle 'tis. That scarce deserves the name! 2 Alas, the brittle clay That built our body first! PSALM 91. 151 And every month, and every day, 'Tis mouldering back to dust. 3 Our moments fly apace, Our feeble powers decay; Swift as a flood our hasty days Are sweeping us away. 4 Yet, if our days must fly. We'll keep their end in sight. We'll spend them all in wisdom's way, And let them speed their flight. 5 They'll waft us sooner o'er This life's tempestuous sea ; Soon we shall reach the peaceful shore Of blest eternity. Psalm 91. first part. L. M. HE that hath made his refuge God, Shall find a most secure abode ; Shall walk all day beneath his shade. And there at night shall rest his head. 2 Then will I say, " My God, thy power Shall be my fortress and my tower ; I that am formed of feeble dust Make thine almighty arm my trust." 3 Thrice happy man ! thy Maker's care Shall keep thee from the fowler's snare ; From Satan's wiles, who still betrays Unguarded souls, a thousand ways. 4 Just as a hen protects her brood. From birds of prey that seek their blood. The Lord his faithful saints shall guard, And endless life be their reward. 5 If burning beams of noon conspire To dart a pestilential fire ; 152 PSALM 91. God is their life, his wings are spread, To shield them with a healthful shade. 6 If vapours, with malignant breath, Rise thick, and scatter midnight death, Israel is safe: the poisoned air Grows pure, if Israel's God be there. 7 What though a thousand at thy side, Around thy path ten thousand died. Thy God his chosen people saves Amongst the dead, amidst the graves. 8 The sword, the pestilence, or fire Shall but fulfil their best desire ; From sins and sorrows set them free, And bring thy children. Lord, to thee. Psalm 91. second part. C. M. TE sons of men, a feeble race, Exposed to every snare, Come, make the Lord your dwelling-place, And try and ti'ust his care. 2 No ill shall enter where you dwell ; Or if the plague come nigh. And sweep the wicked down to hell 'Twill raise the saints on high. 3 He'll give his angels charge to keep Your feet in all their ways ; To watch your pillow while you sleep. And guard your happy days. 4 Their hand shall bear you lest you fall And dash against the stones ; Are they not servants at his call. And sent to guard his sons? 5 Adders and lions you shall tread, The tempter's wiles defeat; PSALM 92. 153 He that hath bruised the serpent's head, Puts him beneath your feet. 6 " Because on me they set their love, I'll save them," saith the Lord ; " I'll bear their joyful souls above Destruction and the sword. 7 "My grace shall answer when they call, In trouble I'll be nigh : My power shall help them when they fall, And raise them when they die. 8 " Those that on earth my name have known, I'll honour them in heaven ; There my salvation shall be shown, And endless life be given." Psalm 92. first part. L. M. SWEET is the work, my God, my King, To praise thy name, give thanks and sing, To show thy love by morning light, And talk of all thy truth at night. 2 Sweet is the day of sacred rest ; No mortal care shall seize my breast; Oh 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 word; Thy works of grace how bright they shine ! How deep thy counsels ! how divine! 4 Fools never raise their thoughts so high ; Like brutes they live, like brutes they die : Like grass they flourish, till thy breath Blast them in everlasting death. 5 But I shall share a glorious part. When grace hath well refined my heart, 154 PSALM 92, 93. And fresh supplies of joy are shed, Like holy oil to cheer my head. 6 Sin (my worst enemy before) Shall vex my eyes and ears no more ; My inward foes shall all be slain, Nor Satan break my peace again. 7 Then shall I see, and hear, and know All I desired or wished below; And every power find sweet employ In that eternal world of joy. PSALM 92. SECOND part. L. M. LORD, 'tis a pleasant thing to stand In gardens planted by thy 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 with 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 w ith fruits of age, they show The Lord is holy, just and true ; None that attend his gates shall find A God unfaithful or unkind. Psalm 93. first part. L. M. JEHOVAH reigns; he dwells in light, Girded with majesty and might: The world, created by his hands, Still on its first foundation stands. 2 But ere this spacious world was made, Or had its first foundation laid. PSALM 93. 155 Thy throne eternal ages stood, Thyself the ever-living God. Like floods the angry nations rise, And aim their rage against the skies ; Vain floods that aim their rage so high ^ At thy rebuke the billows die. For ever shall thy throne endure ; Thy promise stands for ever sure ; And everlasting holiness, Becomes the dwellings of thy grace. Psalm 93. second part. P. M. nnHE Lord of glory reigns, he reigns on -*- high; His robes of state are strength and majesty: This wide creation rose at his command, Built by his word, established by his hand; Long stood his throne ere he began creation. And his own Godhead is the firm foundation. God is th' eternal King ; thy foes in vain Raise their rebellions to confound thy reign ; In vain the storms, in vain the floods arise. And roar, and toss their waves against the skies ; Foaming at heaven they rage with wild com- motion. But heaven's high arches scorn the swelling ocean. Ye tempests, rage no more; ye floods, be still; And thou, mad world, submissive to his will : Built on his truth his church must ever stand : Firm are his promises and strong his hand ; See his own sons, when they appear before him. Bow at his footstool, and with fear adore him. 1515 PSALM 93, 94. Psalm 93. third part. P. M. THE Lord Jehovah reigns, And royal state maintains, His head with awful glories crowned ; Arrayed in robes of light. Begirt with sovereign might, And rays of majesty around. 2 Upheld by thy commands. The world securely stands, And skies and stars obey thy word; Thy throne was fixed on high Ere stars adorned the sky: Eternal is thy kingdom. Lord. 3 In vain the noisy crowd, Like billows fierce and loud. Against thine empire rage and roar ; In vain with angry spite The surly nations fight. And dash like waves against the shore. 4 Let floods and nations rage, And all their power engage ; Let swelling tides assault the sky ; The terrors of thy frown Shall beat their madness down ; Thy throne for ever stands on high. 5 Thy promises are true, Thy grace is ever new. There fixed, thy church shall ne'er remove Thy saints with holy fear Shall in thy courts appear. And sing thine everlasting love. Psalm 94. first part. C. M. OGOD ! to whom revenge belongs. Proclaim thy wrath aloud ; PSALM 94. 157 Let sovereign power redress our wrongs, Let justice smite the proud. 2 They say, "The Lord nor sees nor hears;" When will the vain be wise ? Can He be deaf, who formed their ears ? Or Wind, who made their eyes? 3 He knows their impious thoughts are vain, And they shall feel his power ; His wrath shall pierce their souls with pain In some surprising hour. 4 But if thy saints deserve rebuke. Thou hast a gentler rod ; Thy providence, thy sacred book Shall make them know their God. 5 Blest is the man thy hands chastise. And to his duty draw ; Thy scourges make thy children wise When they forget thy law. 6 But God will ne'er cast off his saints, Nor his own promise break ; He pardons his inheritance, For their Redeemer's sake. Psalm 94. second part. G. M. WHO will arise and plead my right Against my numerous foes ? While earth and hell their force unite. And all my hopes oppose. 2 Had not the Lord, my rock, my help, Sustained my fainting head, My life had now in silence dwelt^ My soul among the dead. 3 " Alas ! my sliding feet !" I cried ; Thy promise bore me up ; 158 PSALM 96. Thy grace stood constant by my side, And raised my sinking hope. 4 While muhitudes of mournful thoughts ' Within my bosom roll, Thy boundless love forgives my faults, Thy comforts cheer my soul. 5 Powers of iniquity may rise, And frame pernicious laws ; But God my refuge rules the skies, He will defend my cause. 6 Let malice vent her rage aloud Let bold blasphemers scoff; The Lord our God shall judge the proud. And cut the sinners off. Psalm 95. first part. C. M. 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 Avhole 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. 5 Come, and with humble souls adore. Come, kneel before his face ; PSALM 95. 1^ Oh may the creatures of his power Be children of his grace I 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." Psalm 95. second part. S. M. #^OME, sound his praise abroad, ^ And hymns of glory sing ; Jehovah is the sovereign God, The universal King. He formed the deeps unknown ; He gave the seas their bound ; The watery worlds are all his own, And all the solid ground. Come, worship at his throne, Come, bow before the Lord ; We are his works, and not our own; He formed us by his word. To-day attend his voice. Nor dare provoke his rod ; Come, like the people of his choice. And own your gracious God. But if your ears refuse The language of his grace. And hearts grow hard, like stubborn Jews, That unbelieving race : The Lord, in vengeance drest. Will lift his hand and swear, " You that despise my promised rest. Shall have no portion there." Psalm 95. xmRD part. L. M. COME, let our voices join to raise A sacred song of solemn praise : 160 PSALM 96. God is a sovereign King; rehearse His honour in exalted verse. 2 Come, let our souls address the Lord, Who framed our nature 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 hardened hearts renew The sins and plagues that Israel knew : 4 Israel, that saw his works of grace. Tempted their Maker to his face; A faithless, unbeheving brood, That tired the patience of their God. 5 Thus saith the Lord, "How false they prove! Forget my power, abuse my love ; Since they despise my rest, I swear Their feet shall never enter there." 6 Look back, my soul, with holy dread, And view those ancient rebels dead ; Attend the offered grace to-day. Nor lose the blessings by delay. 7 Seize the kind promise while it waits. And march to Zion's heavenly gates; Believe, and take the promised rest ; Obey, and be for ever blest. Psalm 96. first part. C. M. SING to the Lord, ye distant lands, Ye tribes of every tongue ; His new discovered grace demands A new and nobler song. 2 Say to the nations, Jesus reigns, God's own almighty Son ; PSALM 96. 161 His power the sinking world sustains, And grace surrounds his throne. 3 Let heaven proclaim the joyful day, Joy through the earth be seen ; Let cities shine in bright array And fields in cheerful green. 4 The joyous earth, the bending skies. His glorious train display; Ye mountains sink, ye valleys rise. Prepare the Lord his way. 5 Behold he comes, he comes to bless The nations as their God ; To show the world his righteousness. And send his truth abroad. 6 His voice shall raise the slumbering dead, And bid the world draw near ; But how will guilty nations dread. To see their Judge appear ! Psalm 96. second part. P. M. LET all the earth their voices raise. To sing the choicest psalm of praise. To sing and bless Jehovah's name: His glory let the heathen know. His wonders to the nations show. And all his saving works proclain. 2 The heathen know thy glory. Lord, The wondering nations read thy word ; But here Jehovah's name is known : Nor shall our worship e'er be paid To gods which mortal hands have made ; Our Maker is our God alone. 3 He framed the globe, he built the sky, . He made the shining worlds on high. And reigns complete in glory there ; o2 162 PSALM 97. His beams are majesty and light ; His beauties how divinely bright! His temple how divinely fair ! 4 Come the great day, the glorious hour, When earth shall feel his saving power. And barbarous nations fear his name : Then shall the race of men confess The beauty of his holiness, And in his courts his grace proclaim. Psalm 97. first part. L. M. HE reigns ; the Lord, the Saviour reigns ^ Praise him in evangelic strains : Let the whole earth in songs rejoice. And distant islands join their voice. 2 Deep are his counsels and unknown ; But grace and truth support his throne : Though gloomy clouds his ways surround, Justice is their eternal ground. 3 In robes of judgment, lo! he comes. Shakes the wide earth and cleaves the tombs; Before him burns devouring fire, The mountains melt, the seas retire. 4 His enemies, with sore dismay. Fly from the sight and shun the day ; Then lift your heads, ye saints, on high. And sing, for your redemption's nigh. Psalm 97. second part L. M. THE Lord is come; the heavens proclaim His birth; the nations learn his name; An unknown star directs the road Of eastern sages to their God. 2 All ye bright armies of the skies. Go, worship where the Saviour lies : PSALM 97. 163 Angels and kings before him bow, Those gods on high, and gods below. 3 Let idols totter to the ground. And their own worshippers confound ; But Zion shall his glories sing. And earth confess her sovereign King. Psalm 97. third part. L. M. TH' Almighty reigns, exalted high 0'')r all the earth, o'er all the sky ; Though clouds and darkness veil his feet, His dwelling is the mercy-seat. 2 Oh ye that love his holy name. Hate every work of sin and shame ; He guards the souls of all his friends, And from the snares of hell defends. 3 Immortal light, and joys unknown. Are for the saints in darkness sown, Those glorious seeds 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. Psalm 97. fourth part. C. M. LET earth, with every isle and sea, Rejoice, the Saviour reigns : His word, like fire, prepares his way. And mountains melt, to plains. 2 His presence sinks the proudest hills. And makes the valleys rise ; The humble soul enjoys his smiles, The haughty sinner dies. 164 PSALM 98. 3 The heavens his rightful power proclaim ; The idol gods around Fill their own worshippers with shame, . And totter to the ground. 4 Adoring angels at his birth Make the Redeemer known ; Thus shall he come to judge the earth, And angels guard his throne. 5 His foes shall tremble at his sight. And hills and seas retire: His children take their upward flight. And leave the world on fire. 6 The seeds of joy and glory sown For saints in darkness here, Shall rise and spring in worlds unknown, And a rich harvest bear. Psalm 98. first part. C. M. TO our almighty Maker, God, New honours be addressed ; His great salvation shines abroad. And makes the nations blest. 2 To Abraham first he spoke the word, And taught his numerous race; The Gentiles own him sovereign Lord, And learn to trust his grace. 3 Let the whole earth his love proclaim With all her different tongues ; And spread the honour of his name In melody and songs. Psalm 98. second part. C. M. JOY to the world, the Lord is come. Let earth receive her King ; Let every heart prepare him room. And heaven and nature sing. PSALM 99. 165 ) Joy to the earth, the Saviour reigns, Let men their songs employ ; While fields and floods, rocks, hills and plains Repeat the sounding joy. i No more let sins and sorrows grow, Nor thorns infest the ground: He comes to make his blessings flow, Far as the curse is found. He rules the world with truth and grace, And makes the nations prove The glories of his righteousness. And wonders of his love. Psalm 90. first part. S. M. npHE God Jehovah reigns, -^ Let all the nations fear; ii Let sinners tremble at his throne, i »>i And saints be himible there. Jesus the Saviour reigns, Let earth adore its Lord ; Bright cherubs his attendants stand. Swift to fulfil his word. In Zion stands his throne. His honours are divine ; His church shall make his wonders known^ For there his glories shine. How holy is his name ! How terrible his praise ! Justice, and truth, and judgment join In all his works of grace. PSALM 99. SECOND PART. S. M I^XALT the Lord our God, -■^ And worship at his feet ; His nature is all holiness. And mercy is his seat. 166 PSALM 100. 2 When Israel was his church, When Aaron was hi« priest, When Moses cried, when Samuel prayed, He gave his people rest. 3 Oft he forgave their sins. Nor would destroy their race ; And oft he made his justice known, When they abused his grace. 4 Exalt the Lord our God, Whose grace is still the same; Still he 's a God of holiness. And jealous for his name. Psalm 100. first part. L. M. TE nations round the earth, rejoice Before the Lord, your sovereign 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. 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. Psalm 100. second part. L. M. BEFORE Jehovah's awful throne. Ye nations bow with sacred joy : Know that the Lord is God alone ; He can create, and he destroy. PSALM 101. 167 2 His sovereign power, without our aid, Made us of clay, and formed us men ; And when, like wandering sheep, we strayed, 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 heavens 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 as eternity thy love ; Firm as a rock thy truth must stand. When rolling years shall cease to move. Psalm 101. first part. L. M. l^/TERCY and judgment are my song; ^-^ And since they both to thee belong, My gracious God, my righteous King, To thee my songs and vows I bring. 2 If I am raised to bear the sword, I'll take my counsel from thy word ; Thy justice and thy heavenly grace Shall be the pattern of my ways. 3 Let wisdom all my actions guide. And let my God with me reside : No wicked thing shall dwell with me. Which may provoke thy jealousy. 4 No sons of slander, rage, and strife, Shall be companions of my life: The haughty look, the heart of pride. Within my doors shall ne'er abide. 168 PSALM 101, 102. 5 I'll search the land, and raise the just To posts of honour, wealth, and trust . The men that work thy holy will, Shall be my friends and favorites still. 6 In vain shall sinners hope to rise By flattering or malicious lies ; Nor, while the innocent I guard. Shall bold offenders e'er be spared. Psalm 101. second part. C. M. OF justice and of grace I sing. And pay my God my vows: Thy grace and justice, heavenly King, Teach me to rule my house. 2 Now to my tent, O God, repair, And make thy servant wise ; I'll suffer nothing near me there That shall offend thine eyes. 3 The man that doth his neighbour wrong, By falsehood or by force. The scornful eye, the slanderous tongue, I'll banish from my doors. 4 I'll seek the faithful and the just, And will their help enjoy; These are the friends that I shall trust, The servants I'll employ. 5 I'll purge my family around. And make the wicked flee ; So shall my house be ever found A dwelling fit for thee. Psalm 102. first part. C. M. HEAR me, O God, nor hide thy face, But answer lest I die : Hast thou not built a throne of grace To hear when sinners cry ? PSALM 102. 169 2 My days are wasted like the smoke Dissolving in the air ; My strength is dried, my heart is broke, And sinking in despair. 3 My spirits flag like withering grass, Burnt with excessive heat ; In secret groans my minutes pass, And I forget to eat. 4 As on some lonely building's top The sparrow tells her moan, Far from the tents of joy and hope I sit and grieve alone. 5 My soul is like a wilderness, Where beasts of midnight howl ; Where the sad raven finds her place. And where the screaming owl. G Dark, dismal thoughts, and boding fears Dwell in my troubled breast ; While sharp reproaches wound my ears, Nor give my spirit rest. 7 My cup is mingled with my woes. And tears are my repast ; My daily bread, like ashes, grows Unpleasant to my taste. 8 Sense can afford no real joy To souls that feel thy frown ; Lord, 'twas thy hand advanced me high, Thy hand hath cast me down. 9 My looks, like withered leaves appear ; And life's declining light Grows faint as evening shadows are. That vanish into night, p 170 PSALM 102. : 10 But thou for ever art the same, O my eternal God ! Ages to come shall know thy name, And spread thy works abroad. 11 Thou wilt arise and show thy face, Nor will my Lord delay Beyond the appointed hour of grace, That long expected day. 12 He hears his saints, he knows their cry. And by mysterious ways Redeems the prisoners doomed to die. And fills their tongues with praise. Psalm 102. second part. C. M. LET Zion and her sons rejoice ; Behold the promised hour ! Her God hath heard her mourning voice. And comes 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 eye ; He hears the dying prisoners' groan. And sees their sighs arise. 5 He frees the souls condemned to death, And when his saints complain, It sha'n't be said, that praying breath Was ever spent in vain. PSALM 102, 103. 171 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. Psalm 102. third part. L. M. IT is the Lord our Saviour's hand Weakens our strength amidst the race; Disease and death, at his command, Arrest us, and cut short our days. Spare us, O Lord, aloud we pray, Nor let our sun go down at noon ; Thy years are one eternal day. And must thy children die so soon ! Yet, in the midst of death and grief. This thought our sorrow shall assuage ; " Our Father and our Saviour live : Christ is the same through every age." 'Twas he this earth's foundation laid ; Heaven is the building of his hand ; This earth grows old, these heavens shall fade. And all be changed at his command. The starry curtains of the sky. Like garments, shall be laid aside : But still thy throne stands firm and high ; Thy church for ever must abide. Before thy face, thy church shall live. And on thy throne thy children reign; This dying w^orld shall they survive. And the dead saints be raised again. Psalm 103. first part. L. M. BLESS, O my soul, the living God, Call home thy thoughts that rove abroad ; Let all the powers within me join In work and worship so divine. 172 PSALM 103. 2 Bless, O my boul, the God of grace ; His favours claim the 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 The vices of the mind he heals. And cures the pains that nature feels ; Redeems the soul from hell, and saves Our wasting lives from threatening graves. 5 Our youth decayed, his power repairs ; His mercy crowns our growing years : He fills our store with every good. And feeds our souls with heavenly food. 6 He sees th' oppressor and th' opprest, And often gives the sufferers rest ; But will his justice more display In the last great rewarding day. 7 His power he showed by Moses' hands, And gave to Israel his commands ; But sent his truth and mercy down To all the nations by his Son. 8 Let the whole earth his power confess. Let the whole earth adore his grace ; The Gentile with the Jew shall join In work and worship so divine. Psalm 103. second part. L. M. THE Lord, how wondrous 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. PSALM 103. 173 2 Not half so high his power hath spread The starry lieavens above our head, As his rich love exceeds our praise, Exceeds the highest hopes we raise. 3 Not half so far hath nature placed The rising morning from the west, As his forgiving grace removes The daily guilt of those he loves. 4 How slow his awful wrath to rise! On swifter wings salvation flies ; And if he lets his anger burn. How soon his frowns to pity turn ! 5 Amidst his wrath compassion shines ; His strokes are lighter than our sins ; And while his rod corrects his saints. His ear indulges their complaints. 6 So fathers their young sons chastise. With gentle hands and melting eyes : The children weep beneath the smart. And move the pity of their heart. 7 The mighty God, the wise and just. Knows that our frame is feeble dust. And will no heavy loads impose Beyond the strength that he bestows. 8 He knows how soon our nature dies. Blasted by every wind that flies ; Like grass we spring, and die as s6on. Or morning flowers, that fade at noon. 9 But his eternal love is sure To all the saints, and shall endure: From age to age his truth shall reign^ Nor children's children hope in vain. p2 174 PSALM 103. Psalm 103. third part. S. M. OH bless the Lord, my soul, Let all within me join, And aid my tongue to bless his name, Whose favours are divine. 2 O 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. When ransomed from the grave ; He that redeemed my soul from hell Hath sovereign power to save. 5 He fills the poor with good ; He gives the sufferers rest The Lord hath judgments for the proud And justice for th' oppressed. 6 His wondrous works and ways He made by Moses known ; But sent the world his truth and grace By his beloved Son. Psalm 103. fourth part. S. M. 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. PSALM 103. 175 3 High as the heavens are raised Above the ground we tread, So far the riches of his grace Our highest tlioughts 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. Scattered with every breath : His anger, like a rising wind, Can send us swift to death. 7 Our days are as the grass. Or like the morning flower : If one sharp blast sweep o'er the field. It withers in an hour. 8 But thy compassions, Lord, To endless years endure ; And children's children ever find Thy words of promise sure. Psalm 103. fifth fart. S. M. THE Lord, the sovereign King, Hath fixed his throne on high; O'er all the heavenly 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. 176 PSALM 104. 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 wondrous works Through his vast kingdom show Their Maker's glory, thou, my soul, Shalt sing his praises too. Psalm 104. first part. P. M. MY soul, thy great Creator praise ; When clothed in his celestial rays. He in full majesty appears, And like a robe his glory wears. " Great is the Lord ! what tongue can frame An equal honour to his name !" 2 The heavens are for his curtains spread ; Th' unfathomed deep he makes his bed ; Clouds are his chariot, when he flies On winged storms across the skies. 3 Angels, whom his own breath inspires, His ministers, are flaming fires ; And swift as thought their armies move. To bear his vengeance or his love. 4 The world's foundation by his hand Is laid, and shall for ever stand : He binds the ocean in his chain. Lest it should drown the earth again. 5 When earth was covered with the flood. Which high above the mountains stood. He thundered, and the ocean fled. Confined to its appointed bed. 6 The swelling billows know their bound. And in their channels take their round *, PSALM 104. 177 Yet thence conveyed by secret veins, They spring on hills, and drench the plains. 7 He bids the crystal fountains flow, And cheer the valleys as they go; There gentle herds their thirst allay. And for the stream wild asses bray. 8 From pleasant trees which shade the brink The lark and linnet light to drink ; Their songs the lark and linnet raise. And chide our silence in his praise. Psalm 104. second part. L. M. iT^ OD, from his cloudy cistern, pours, ^^ On the parched earth enriching showers ; The grove, the garden, and the field, A thousand joyful blessings yield. ,2 He makes the grassy food arise. And gives the cattle large supplies; With herbs for men, of various power To nourish nature, or to cure. 3 What noble fruit the vines produce ! The olive yields a pleasing juice ; Our hearts are cheered with generous wine; His gifts proclaim his love divine. 4 His bounteous hands our table spread. He fills our cheerful stores with bread ; While food our vital strength imparts. Let daily praise inspire our hearts. Psalm 104. third part. L. M. BEHOLD, the stately cedars stand. Raised by the Great Creator's hand ; Birds to the boughs for shelter fly. And build their nests secure on high. 2 To craggy hills ascends the goat; And at the airy mountain's foot itft PSALM 104. The feebler creatures make their cell : He gives them wisdom where to dwell. 3 He sets the sun his circling race, Appoints the moon to change her face ; And when thick darkness veils the day, Calls out wild beasts-to hunt their prey. 4 Fierce lions lead their young abroad, And, roaring, ask their meat from God ; But when the morning beams arise, The savage beast to covert flies. 5 Then man to daily labour goes ; The night was made for his repose : Sleep is thy gift, that sweet relief From tiresome toil and wasting grief. 6 How strange thy works ! how great thy skill ! While every land thy riches fill ; Thy wisdom round the world we see : This spacious earth is full of thee. 7 Nor less thy glories in the deep, Where fish in millions swim and creep, With wondrous motions, swift or slow, Still wandering in the paths below. 8 There ships divide their watery wa}^. And shoals of scaly monsters play ; There dwells the huge Leviathan, And foams and sports in spite of man. Psalm 104. fourth part. L. M. YAST are thy works, almighty Lord, All nature rests upon thy word ; And the whole race of creatures stand Waiting their portion from thy hand. 2 But when thy face is hid they mourn, And, dying, to their dust return ; PSALM 105. 179 Both man and beast their souls resign ; Life, breath, and spirit, all are thine. Yet thou canst breathe on dust again, And fill the world with beasts and men ; A word of thy creating breath Repairs the wastes of time and death. His works, the wonders of his might, Are honoured with his own delight: How awful are his glorious ways ! The Lord is dreadful in his praise. The earth stands trembling at thy stroke, And at thy touch the mountains smoke ; Yet humble souls may see thy face, And tell their wants to sovereign grace. In thee my hopes and wishes meet. And make my meditations sweet ; Thy praises shall my breath employ, Till it expire in endless joy. While haughty sinners die accurst. Their glory buried with their dust, I to my God, my heavenly King, Immortal hallelujahs sing. PSALM 105. FIRST PART. C M. I^IVE thanks to God, invoke his name, ^^ And tell the world his grace ; Sound through the earth his deeds of fame, That all may seek his face. His covenant, which he kept in mind For numerous ages past, To numerous ages yet behind In equal force shall last. He sware to Abraham and his seed, And made the blessing sm-e : 180 PSALM 105. 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 How large the grant ! how rich the grace ! To give them Canaan's land, When they were strangers in the place, A small and feeble band! 6 Like pilgrims through the countries round Securely they removed ; And haughty kings that on them frowned. Severely he reproved. 7 " Touch mine anointed, and mine arm Shall soon avenge the wrong : The man that does my prophets harm Shall know their God is strong." 8 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. Psalm 105. second part. C. M. WHEN Pharaoh dared to vex the saints, And thus provoked their God, Moses was sent at their complaints, Armed with his dreadful rod. 2 He called for darkness ; darkness came, Like an o'erwhelming flood : He turned each lake and every stream To lakes and streams of blood. 3 He gave the sign, and noisome flies Through the whole country spread: PSALM 105. 181 And frogs in baleful armies rise About the monarch's bed. 4 Through fields, and towns, and palaces, The tenfold vengeance flew ; Locusts in swarms devoured their trees, And hail their cattle slew. 5 Then by an angel's midnight stroke The flower of Egypt died ; The strength of every house was broke, Their glory and their pride. 6 Now let the world forbear its rage, Nor put the church in fear ; Israel must live through every age, And be th' Almighty's care. Psalm 105. TmuD part. C. M. JEHOVAH'S tribes from bondage freed, Soon left the hated ground; Rich with Egyptian spoils they fled, And none were feeble found. 2 The Lord himself chose out their way, And marked their journeys right. Gave them a leading cloud by day, A fiery guide by night. 3 They thirst, and waters from the rock In rich abundance flow ; And following still the course they took, Ran all the desert through. 4 O wondrous stream ! O blessed type Of overflowing grace ! So Christ our Rock maintains our hfe, And aids our wandering race. 5 Thus guarded by th' Almighty hand, The chosen tribes possessed 182 PSALM 106. Canaan, the rich, the promised land, And there enjoyed their rest. 6 Then let the world forbear its rage, The church renounce her fear ; Israel must live through every age. And be th' Almighty's care. Psalm 106. first part. L. M. TO God the great, the ever blest, Let songs of honour be addressed His mercy firm for ever stands ; Give him the thanks his love demands. 2 Who knows the wonders of thy ways ? Who shall fulfil thy boundless praise ? Blest are the souls that fear thee still, And pay their duty to thy will. 3 Remember what thy mercy did For Jacob's race, thy chosen seed ; And with the same salvation bless The meanest supphant of thy grace. 4 O may I see thy tribes rejoice, And aid their triumphs with my voice ! This is my glory. Lord, to be Joined to thy saints, and near to thee. Psalm 106. second part. S. M. GOD of eternal love. How fickle are our ways ! And yet how oft did Israel prove Thy constancy of grace ! 2 They saw thy wonders wrought. And then thy praise they sung ; But soon thy works of power forgot, And murmured with their tongue. 3 Now they believe his word, While rocks witli rivers flow ' PSALM 107. 183 Now with their lusts provoke the Lord, And he reduced them low. Yet when they mourned their faults, He hearkened to their groans, Brought his own covenant to his thoughts, And called them still his sons. Their names were in his book. He saved them from their foes ; Oft he chastised, but ne'er forsook The people that he chose. Let Israel bless the Lord, Who loved their ancient race ; And Christians join the solemn word. Amen, to all the praise. Psalm 107. first part. L. M. GIVE thanks to God, he reigns above ; Kind are his thoughts, his name is love ; His mercy ages past have known, And ages long to come shall own. Let the redeemed of the Lord The wonders of his grace record ; Israel, the nation whom he chose. And rescued from their mighty foes. When God's own arm their fetters broke, And freed them from th' Egyptian yoke. They traced the desert, wandering round A wild and solitary ground. There they could find no leading road. Nor city for their fixed abode : Nor food nor fountain to assuage Their burning thirst, or hunger's rage. In their distress to God they cried ; God was their Saviour and their guide ; 184 PSALM 107. He led their wandering march around, And brought their tribes to Canaan's ground 6 Thus, when our first release we gain From sin's old yoke, and Satan's chain, We have this desert world to pass, A dangerous and a tiresome place. 7 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 heavenly land. 8 O let the saints with joy record The truth and goodness of the Lord f How great his works ! how kind his ways ! Let every tongue pronounce his praise. Psalm 107. second part. L. M. FROM age to age exalt his name, God and his grace are still the same ; He fills the hungry soul with food, And feeds the poor with every good. 2 But if their hearts rebel and rise Against the God who rules the skies ; If they reject his heavenly word. And slight the counsels of the Lord ; 3 He'll bring their spirits to the ground. And no dehverer shall be found ; Laden with grief they waste their breath In darkness and the shades of death. 4 Then to the Lord they raise their cries, He makes the dawning light arise. And scatters all that dismal shade That hung so heavy round their head. 5 He cuts the bars of brass in two. And lets the smiling prisoners through ; PSALM 107. 185 Takes off the load of guilt and grief, And gives the labouring soul relief. 6 Oh may the sons of men record The wondrous goodness of the Lord ! How great his works ! how kind his ways ! Let every tongue pronounce his praise. Psalm 107. third part. L. M. "Vm^OULD you behold the works of God, ▼ ^ His wonders in the world abroad! With the bold mariners survey The unknown regions of the sea ! 2 They leave their native shores behind, And seize the favour of the wind ; Till God command and tempests rise. That heave the ocean to the skies. 3 Now to the heavens they mount amain, Now sink to dreadful deeps again ; What strange affrights young sailors feel. And like a staggering drunkard reel ! 4 When land is far and death is nigh, Lost to all hope, to God they cry ; His mercy hears their loud address. And sends salvation in distress. o He bids the winds their wrath assuage. And stormy tempests cease to rage ; The gladsome train their fears give o'er, And hail with joy their native shore. 6 O may the sons of men record The wondrous goodness of the Lord ! Let them their private offerings bring. And in the church his glory sing. Psalm 107. fourth part. C. M. THY works of glory, mighty Lord, That rule the boisterous sea,