) PSALMS CAREFULLY SUITED TO THE CHRISTIAN WORSHI1 IX THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. BEING AX IMPROVEMENT OF THE OLD VERSION OF THE PSALMS OF DAVID. Ml things written in the Law of Moses, and the Prophets-, and the Psalms, concerning me, must he fulfilled. J Seta ^ovfe: WHITE, GALLAHER AND WHITE. 1831. \JJZ4~ TO THE READER It is acknowledged by the best judges of the sacred text, that the Book of Psalms, in its original dress, is a collection of the most elevated and sublime compositions that are to be found in any language ; and it has been often lamented that so much of the piety, dignity, and poetic excellence of the original has been lost in all the attempts that have yet been made to give us a literal translation of it in English verse. Many Christians have also wished to see the sub- stance of this excellent collection clothed in language more adapted to the brighter discoveries of the gospel, and the state of the Christian worship, that they may be sung with understanding and devotion, and thereby contribute to the elevation and improvement of the Christian temper. This has been happily executed by the learned and pious Dr. Watts ; and the psalms which he omitted have been sup- plied nearly in the same spirit and style ; and all local refer- ences which were found in Dr. Watts' imitation, have been carefully altered, so as to render the composition better adapted to the circumstances of Christians in every country d. THE PSALMS OF DAVID. Psalm 1. CM. The Way and E*nd of the Righteous and the Wicked. BLESS'D is the man who shuns the place Where sinners love to meet ; Who fears to tread their wicked ways. And hates the scoffer's seat: "2 But in the statutes of the Lord, Has plac'd his chief delight ; By day he reads or hears the word, And meditates by night. 3 [He, like a plant of generous kind By living waters set, Safe from the storms and blasting wind, Enjoys a peaceful state.] 4 Green as the leaf, and ever fair Shall his profession shine ; While fruits of holiness appear Like clusters on the vine. 5 Not so the impious and unjust : What vain designs they form ! Their hopes are blown away, like dust Or chaff before the storm. *3 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. 884 f-0 T PSALM 1. Psalm 1. S. M. The Saint happy, the Sinner miserable HE man is ever bless'd, 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. i Not so th' ungodly race ; They no such blessings find : Their hopes shall flee like empty chaff Before the driven 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. L. M. The difference between the Righteous and the Wicked . HAPPY 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. *3 He loves t' employ his morning light Among the statutes of the Lord ; And spends the wakeful hours of night. With pleasure pond'ring 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. 1 But sinners find their counsels cross'd : As chaff before the tempest flies, So shall their hopes be blown and lost, When the last trumpet shakes the skies. ."> In vain the rebel seeks to stand In judgment with the pious race ; The dreadful Judge, with stern command, Divides him to a different place. ♦) " Straight is the way my saints have trode, ;t I bless'd the path, and drew it plain : " But you would choose the crooked road. :' And down it leads to endless pain." Psalni 2. S. M. Acts iv. 24, &c. Christ Dying, Rising, ^Interceding, and Reigning. [T^MAKER and sovereign Lord ITJl 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 Join all their counsels to destroy Th1 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. 1* PSALM 2. 5 The Lord derides their rage, And will support his throne ; He that hath rais'd him from the dead. Hath own'd him for his Son. pause. 6 Now he's ascended high, To rule the subject earth ; The merit of his blood he pleads. And pleads his heavenly birth. 7 Beneath his sov'reign sway The Gentile nations bend ; Far as the world's remotest bounds, His kingdom shall extend. 8 The nations that rebel Must feel his iron rod : He'll vindicate those honours well. Which he receiv'd from God. 9 [Be wise, ye rulers, now, And worship at his throne ; With trembling joy, ye people, bow To God's exalted Son. 10 If once his wrath arise, Ye perish on the place ; Then blessed is the soul that flies For refuge to his grace.] Psalm 2. C. M. The same. 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 t. :> »I call him my eternal Son, M And raise him from the dead ; " I make my holy hill his throne, u And wide his kingdom spread. 4 " Ask me, my Son, and then enjoy " The utmost heathen lands : il 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. G With humble love address his throne : For if he frown, ye die : Those are secure, and those alone, Who on his grace rely. Psalm 2. L. M. Christ's Death, Resurrection, and Ascension. WHY did the Jews proclaim their rage/ The Romans, why their swords employ Against the Lord ? their powers engage, His dear Anointed to destroy ? I M Come, let us break his bands," they say. i; This man shall never give us laws :" And thus they cast his yoke away, And naiPd the Monarch to the cross. 3 But God, who high in glory reigns, Laughs at their pride, their rage controls : lle1ll smite their hearts with inward pain-. And speak in thunder to their souls. I •• I will maintain the King I made " On Zion's everlasting hill ; •; My hand shall bring him from the dead, -And he shall stand your Sovereign still."" [His wond'rous rising from the earth Makes his eternal Godhead known : 8 PSALM 3. The Lord declares his heavenly birth ; " This day have I begot my Son. 6 " Ascend, my Son, to my right hand ; " There thou shalt ask, and I bestow l( The utmost bounds of heathen land : " To thee their suppliant tribes shall bow."j 7 But nations that resist his grace Shall fall beneath his lifted rod ; His arm shall crush th1 impious race That dare provoke th' avenging God. PAUSE. £ Now, ye that sit on earthly thrones, Be wise, and serve the Lord, the Lamb ; Now, to his feet submit your crowns ; Rejoice and tremble at his name. 9 With humble love address the Son, Lest he grow angry, and ye die : His wrath will burn to worlds unknown. His love gives life above the sky. 10 His storms shall quell the stubborn foe. And sink his honours in the dust ; Happy the souls, their God that know, And make his grace their only trust. Psalm 3. C. M. Doubts and fears suppressed ; or, God our defence from s/n and Satan 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 ; PSALM 3. Shall silence all my threat'ning guilt, And raise my drooping head. i [I cried, and from his holy hill He bowM a listening ear ; I call'd my Father, and my God, And he subdu'd my fear. 5 He shed soft slumbers on mine eyes, In spite of all my foes ; I woke and wonder'd at the grace That guarded my repose.] 6 Whattho' the hosts of death and hell All armM 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 has lost his sting. 8 Salvation to the Lord belongs ; His arm alone can save : Blessing* attend thy people here, And reach beyond the grave. Psalm 3. v. 1—5, 8. L. M. A Morning Psalm. 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. •1 TirM with the burdens of the day, To thee I raisYl 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. 10 PSALM 4. 4 But God sustain'd me all the night ; Salvation doth to God belong ; He rais'd my head to see the light, And makes his praise my morning song. Psalm 4. v. 1—7 L M. Hearing of Prayer ; or God our Portion, and Christ our Hope OGOD of grace and righteousness, Hear and attend when 1 complain : Thou hast enlarg'd me in distress ; Bow down a gracious ear again. 2 Ye sons of men, in vain ye try To turn my glory into shame: How long wiii scoffers love to lie, And dare reproach my Saviour's name 1 3 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. 4 When our obedient hands have done A thousand works of righteousness, We put our trust in God alone, And glory in his pard'ning grace. 5 Let the unthinking many say, " Who will bestow somr e.orthly good fn But Lord, thy light and love we pray ; Our souls desire this heavenly food. 6 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. v '3—5. 8. C. M. An Evening Psalm. LORD, tiiou wilt hear me when I pray ; 1 am forever thine ; I fear before thee ail the day, Nor would I dare to sin. PSALM 4. *2 And while I rest my weary head, From cares and business free, 'Tis sweet conversing on my bed, With my own heart and thee. 3 I pay this evening sacrifice ; And when my work is done, Great God, my faith and hope relies Upon thy grace alone. 1 Thus, with my thoughts compos'd 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. For the Lord's Day Morning. LORD, in the morning thou shalt hear My voice ascending high ; To thee will I direct my pray'r, 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 thine holy court, And worship in thy fear. 5 O may thy spirit guide my feet, In ways of righteousness, Make every path of duty straight And plain before my face. 12 PSALM 6. PAUSE. 6 My watchful enemies combine To tempt my feet astray ; They flatter with a base design, To make my soul their prey. 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 fulfilPd : The mighty God will compass them With favour, as a shield. Psalm 6. €. M. Complaint in Sickness ; or, Diseases Healed, IN anger, Lord, do not chastise, Withdraw the dreadful storm ; Nor let thine awful wrath arise Against a feeble worm. 2 My soul bow'd down with heavy cares. My flesh with pain oppress'd ; My couch is witness to my tears, My tears forbid my rest. 3 Sorrow and grief 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 tormented more ? My eyes consum'd with grief? How long, my God, how long, before Thine hand affords 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. PSALM 6. I.:: 6 The virtue of his sovereign word, Restores our fainting breath ; For silent graves praise not the Lord, Nor is he known in death. Psalm 6. L. M. Temptations in Sickness Overcome. LORD, I can suffer thy rebukes, When thou with kindness doth chastis< But thy fierce wrath I cannot bear, O let it not against me rise ! 2 Pity my languishing estate, And ease the sorrows that 1 feel ; The wounds thine heavy hand hath made. O let thy gentler touches heal ! > See how in sighs I pass my days, And waste in groans the weary night : My bed is water'd with my tears ; My grief consumes, and dims my sight. 4 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 I 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. 6 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. C. M. God's Care of his People, and Punishment HfPeruetUai t Y trust is in my heavenly Friend. My hope in thee, my God : Rise, and my helpless life defend From those that seek myblood. M 14 PSALM 7. 2 With insolence and fury they My soul in pieces tear, As hungry lions rend their prey When no deliverer 's near. 3 If e'er my pride provok'd them first, Or once abus'd my foe, Then let them tread my life to dust. And lay my honour low. 1 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. PAUSE. 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 Tho' leagu'd in guile, their malice spread A snare before my way : Their mischiefs on their impious heads His vengeance shall repay.] 9 That cruel, persecuting race Must feel his dreadful sword : Awake, my soul, and praise the gnice And justice of the Lord. PSALM 8. ' 15 Psalm 8. S. M. Sovereignty and Goodness, and Man's Dominion over th't Creatures. OLOllI), our heavenly King, Thy name is all divine ; Thy glories round the earth are spread, And o'er the heavens they shine. ml 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, And all their shining forms, Lord, what is man, that worthless thing, Akin to dust and worms ? 4 Lord, what is worthless man, That thou shouldst love him so ? Next to thine angels is he plae'd, And lord of all below. .") Thine honours crown his head, While beasts, like slaves, obey, And birds that cut the air with wings, And fish that cleave the sea. 6 How rich thy bounties are ! And wonderous are thy ways ; Of dust and worms thy power can frarne A monument of praise. 7 [From mouths of feeble babes And sucklings, thou canst draw Surprising honours to thy name, And strike the world with awe. 8 O Lord, our heavenly King, Thy name is all divine ; Tfyy glories round the earth are spread. And o'er the heavens they shine.] 16 PSALM 8. Psalm 8. CM. Christ's Condescension and Glorification ; or, God made Man, OLORD, our Lord, how wonderous great Fs thine exalted name ! The glories of thy heavenly state Let men and babes proclaim. 2 When I behold thy works on high, The moon that rules the night, And shining stars, that grace the sky. Those moving worlds of light : 3 Lord, what is man, or all his race, Who dwell so far below, That thou shouldst visit him with grace And love his nature so ! i That thine eternal Son should bear To take a mortal form ; Made lower than his angels are, To save a dying worm ! 5 [Yet while he livM on earth unknown. And men would not adore, Behold obedient nature own His godhead and his power. 6 The waves lay spread beneath his feet. And fish, at his command, Bring their large shoals to Peter's net ; Bring tribute to his hand. 7 Thesg lesser glories of the Son, Shone through the fleshy cloud ; Now we behold him on his throne, And men confess him God.] 8 Let him with majesty be crown'd, Who bow'd his head to death ; And his eternal honours sound, From all things that have breath, 9 Jesus, our Lord, how wonderous great Is thine exalted name ! PSALM 8. 17 flic glories of thy heavenly state Let the whole earth proclaim. Psalm 8. first part. L. M. Verses 1, 2, paraphrased. The Hosanna of the Children ; or, Infants praisin* God, ALMIGHTY Ruler of the skies, Thro' the wide earth thy name is spread And thine eternal glories rise O'er all the heavens thy hands have made. '2 To thee the voices of the young Their sounding notes of honour raise ; And babes, with uninstructed tongue, Declare the wonders of thy praise. 3 Thy power assists their tender age To bring proud rebels to the ground : To still the bold blasphemer's rage, And all their policies confound. 4 Children amidst thy temple throng, To see their great Redeemer's face ; The Son of David is their song, And loud hosannas fill the place. 5 The frowning scribes and angry priests In vain their impious cavils bring : Revenge sits silent in their breasts, While Jewish babes proclaim their King. Psallll 8. SECOND PART. L. M. Verse 3, 8fc. paraphrased. Adam and Christ, lords of the old and new Creati'on. LORD, what was man, when made at fifot ; Adam, the offspring of the dust ; That thou shouldst set him and his race, But just below an angel's place? •2 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 ? 2* 18 PSALM 9. 3 But O ! what brighter glories wait To crown the second Adam's state ! What honours shall thy Son adorn, Who condescended to be born ? 4 See him below his angels made ; Behold him number'd with the dead ! To save a ruin'd world from sin : But he shall reign with power divine. 5 The world to come, redeem'd from all The mis'ries that attend the fall, New made and glorious, shall submit At our exalted Saviour's feet. PSallll 9. FIRST PART. C. M, Wrath and Mercy from the Judgment Seat. WITH my whole heart I'll raise my song. Thy wonders I'll proclaim; Thou sovereign Judge of right and wrong Will put my 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 vengeance known. 3 Then shall the Lord a refuge prove For all the poor oppress'd ; To save the people of his love, And give the weary rest. 4 The men that know thy name will trust In thine abundant grace ; For thou hast ne'er forsook 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, Whose works his grace fulfil. PSALM 9. 19 Psallll 9. SECOND PART. C. M. V. 12. The Wisdom and Equity of Providence. Wii . N the great Judge, supreme and just, Shall once inquire for blood ; The humble souls, that mourn in dust, Shall find a faithful God. 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. ?* His foes shall fall, with heedless feet, Into the pit they made ; And sinners perish in the net That their own hands have spread. I Thus, by thy judgment, mighty God, Are thy deep counsels known ; When men of mischief are destroy'd, In snares that were their own. PAUSE. .") The wicked shall sink down to hell ; Thy wrath devour the lands That dare forget thee, or rebel Against thy known commands. 6 Though saints to sore distress are brought, And wait, and long complain ; Their cries shall never be forgot, Nor shall their hopes be vain. ? [Rise, great Redeemer, from thy seat, . 'o judge and save the poor ; Let nations tremble at thy feet, And man prevail no more. S Thy thunder shall affright the proud, And put their hearts to pain ; Make them confess that thou art God, And they but feeble men.] 20 PSALM 10. Psalm lO. C. M Prayer heard, and Saints saved ; or, Pride, Atheism, and (jppi'fassififc punished. For a day of humiliation. WHY doth the Lord depart so far ? And why conceal his face, When great calamities appear, And times of deep distress ? 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. PAUSE. 5 Why do the men of malice rage, And say with foolish pride, " The God of heaven will ne'er engage " To fight on Zion's side ?" H But thou for ever art our Lord ; And powerful is thine hand, An when the heathens felt thy sword, And perishM from thy land. 7 Thou wilt prepare our hearts to praVj 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 dusk PSALM IS. *1 Psalm 11. L. M. God loves the Righteous and hates the Wicked. MY refuge is the God oi iove : Why do my foes insult and cry, " Fly, like a timorous trembling dove, " To distant woods or mountains fly ?" '2 If government be once destroy 'd, (That firm foundation of our peace,) And violence make justice void, Where shali the righteous seek redress ? 3 The Lord in heaven has nVd his throne ; His eye surveys the world below : To him all mortal things are known ; His eyelids search our spirits through. 4 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. 5 On impious wretches he shall rain Sulphunous flames of wasting death ; Such as he kindled on the plain OfSodom with his angry breath. 6 The righteous Lord loves righteous souls, Whose thoughts and actions are sincere ; And with a gracious eye beholds The men thwi his own image bear. Psalm IS. L M. The Saint's Safety and Hope in Evil Times ; or, Sins of thr Tongue complained of, viz : Blasphemy, Falsehood, tyc. ALMIGH • Y God. appear and save ! For vice and vanity prevail ; The godly perish in the grave, The just depart, the faithful fail. "2 The whole discourse, when crowds are met, Is fill'd with trifles, loose and vain ; 28 PSALM 12. Their lips are flatt'ry and deceit, And their proud language is profane. 3 But lips that with deceit abound, Shall not maintain their triumph long : The God of vengeance will confound The flatt'ring and blaspheming tongue. 4 " Yet shall our words be free," they cry ; " Our tongues shall be controPd by none : " Where is the Lord will ask us why ? " Or say our lips are not our own ?" 5 The Lord who sees the poor oppress'd, And hears th' oppressor's haughty strain, Will rise to give his children rest, Nor shall they trust his word in vain. 6 Thy word, O Lord, tho' often try'd, Void of deceit shall still appear : Not silver seven times purify'd From dross and mixture shines so clear. 7 Thy grace shall in the darkest hour Defend from danger and surprise ; Though, when the vilest men have power, On every side oppressors rise. Psalm 12. C. M. Complaint of a general Corruption of Manners ; or, the Proym^. and Signs of Christ's coming to Judgment. HELP, Lord, for men of virtue fail, Religion loses ground ; The sons of violence prevail, And treacheries abound. 2 Theiroaths and promises they break^ Yet. act the flatterer's part ; With fair deceittui lips they speak, And with a double heart. 3 If we reprove some hateful lie, They scorn our faithful word : PSALM 13. 33 " Are not our lips our own," they cry, " And who shall be our Lord V 1 Scoffers appear on every side, Where a vile race of men Is rais'd to seats of power and pride, And bear the sword in vain. PAUSE. 5 Lord, when iniquities abound, And blasphemy grows bold ; When faith is rarely to be found, And love is waxing cold : 0 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." S Thy word, like silver seven times try'd, Through ages shall endure : The men that in thy truth confide Shall find thy promise sure. Psalm 13. C. M. Complaint under the Temptation of the Leva HOW long wilt thou conceal thy face I My God, how long delay ? When shall 1 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. 3 See how the prince of darkness tries All his malicious arts ; 24 PSALM 14. 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 seal'd 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 fly 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 that sovereign grace. Whence all my comforts spring : I shall employ my lips in praise, And thy salvation sing. Psalm 14. first part. C. M. By Nature all Men are Sinners. 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." "Z 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 Look'd down on things below, To find the man that sought his grace. Or did his justice know. i 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. PSALM 15. 29 5 Their tongues are us'd to speak deceit, Their slanders never cease ; How swift to mischief are their feet ! Nor know the paths of peace. ti Such seeds of sin (that bitter root !) In every heart are found ; Nor can they bear diviner fruit, Till grace refine the ground. Psalm 14. SECOND PART. C. M. The Folly of Persecutors. ARE sinners now so senseless grown. That they the saints devour ? And never worship at thy throne, Nor fear thine awful power ? '2 Great God, appear to their surprise, Reveal thy dreadful name ; Let them no more thy wrath despise. Nor turn our hope to shame. .*> Dost thou not dwell among the just 1 And yet our foes deride, That we should make thy name our trust : Great God, confound their pride. 4 O that the joyful day was come To finish our distress ! When God shall bring his children home, Our songs shall never cease. Psalm 15. C. M. character of a Saint; or, a citizen of Zion ; or, the Qualification* of a Christian. 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 : 3 ' 26 PSALM 15. That trusts his Maker's promis'd 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 tho' to his own hurt he swears, Still he performs his word. 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. L M. Religion and Justice, Goodness and Truth ; or, Duties to God mCt Man ; or, the Qualifications of a Christian. 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 things 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 honor'd 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, Ami mourns that justice should be sold : PSALM 16. 427 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 dweli for ever, Lord, with thee. Psalm 16. FicsiPART L. M. Confession of our Poverty ; and. Saints the best Company ; or good Works profit Men, not God 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 confess'd, How empty and how poor I am ; My praise can never make thee bless'd, 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 f keep. These are the choicest friends I know. 1 Let others choose trie sons of mirth To give a relish to their wine ! I love the men of heavenly birth, Whose thoughts and language are divine. Psalm 16. second tart. L. M. Christ's All- sufficiency. HOW fast their guilt and sorrows rise, Who haste to seek some idol-god ! I \*ill not taste their sacrifice, Their offerings of forbidden blood. '2 My God provides a richer cup, And nobler food to live upon ; 28 PSALM 16. He for my life has offer'd up Jesus, his best beloved Son. 3 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. 1 I set him still before mine eyes : At my right hand be stands prepar'd To keep my soul from all surprise, And be my everlasting guard. Psalm 16. third part. I,. M. Courage in Death, and Hope of the Resurrection WHEN 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. 2 Though in the dust I lay my head, Yet, gracious God, thou wilt 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 16. v 1—3 first part. C. M Support and Counsel from God without Merit. SAVE me. O Lord, from every foe ; In thee my trust I place, Though all the good that I can do * Can ne'er deserve thy grace. w2 Yet, if my God prolong my breath. The saints may still rejoice \ PSALM 16. 29 The saints, the glory of the earth. The people of thy choice. 3 Let heathens to their idols haste, And worship wood or stone ; But my delightful lot is cast Where the true God is known. 4 His hand provides my constant food, He fills my daily cup ; Much am I pleas'd with present good. But more rejoice in hope. 5 God is my portion and my joy : His counsels are my light ; He gives me sweet advice by day And gentle hints by night. f> My soul would all her thoughts approve To his all-seeing eye ; Nor death nor hell my hope shall move While such a friend is nigh. Psalm 1 6. SECOND part. C. M. The Death and Resurrection of Christ. I SET the Lord before my face, M He bears my courage up ; " My heart, my tongue, their joy express. " My flesh shall rest in hope. 2 " My spirit, Lord, thou wilt not leave " Where souls departed are, i; Nor quit my body to the grave " To see corruption there. 3 "Thou wilt reveal the path of life, 11 And raise me to thy throne : :> Thy courts immortal pleasure give, " Thy presence joys unknown." 4 ,[Thus in the name of Christ the Lord. The holy David sung, And Providence fulfills the word Of his prophetic tongue. 3* 30 PSALM 17. 5 Jesus, whom every saint adores, Was crucify'd and slain ; Behold the tomb its prey restores, Behold he lives again. 6 When shall my feet arise and stand On heaven's eternal hills ? There sits the Son at God's right hand, And there the Father smiles.] Psalm 17. v. 13, &c. S. M. Portion of Saints and Sinners; ort Hope and Despair in Death ARISE, my gracious God, And make the wicked flee ; They are but thy chastising rod To drive thy saints to thee. w2 Behold the sinner dies, His haughty words are vain, Here in this life his pleasure lies. And all beyond is pain. 3 Then let his pride advance, And boast of all his store ; The Lord is my inheritance, My soul can wish no more. 4 I shall behold the face Of my forgiving God ; And stand complete in righteousness Wash'd in my Saviour's blood. 5 There's a new heaven begun, When I awake from death, Drest in the likeness of thy Son, And draw immortal breath. Psalm 17. L M. The Sinner's Portion and Saint's Hope; or, the Heaven of Separate Souls, and the Resurrection. LORD, I am thine ; but thou wilt prove My faith, my patience, and my love ; PSALM 18. 31 When men of spite against me join, They are the sword, the hand is thine. ! 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. 1 This life 's a dream, an empty show : But the bright world to which I go, Hath joys substantial and sincere ; When shall I wake and find me there ? 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. <) 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. V. 1—9,15—18. FIRST part. L. M Deliverance from Despair; or Temptation overcome. 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 hurry'd to despair. 32 PSALM 18. 4 In my distress I call'd my God, When I could scarce believe him mine ; He bow'd his ear to my complaint, And prov'd 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. ft 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 gr^at, Much was their strength and more their rage ; But Christ, my Lord is conquerer still In all the wars the proud can wage. S 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. Psallll 1 8. V. 20—26. SECOND PART. L. M. Sincerity Proved and Rewarded, LORD, thou hast seen my soul sincere, Hast made thy truth and love appear ; Before mine eyes I set thy laws, And thou hast own'd my righteous cause, 'i Since I have learn'd thy holy ways, I've walk'd upright before thy face : Or if my feet did e'er depart, Thy love reclaim'd my wandering heart. ;> 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 ; PSALM 18. 33 When shall thy Spirit's sovereign power Destroy it, that it rise no more ? 5 With an impartial hand, th* LnrH r^.i * ..wuais meir reward : The kind and faithful soul shall find A God as faithful and as kind. 6 And men that love revenge shall know, God hath an arm of vengeance too : The just and pure shall ever say. Thou art more pure, more just tlia»> they. Psallll 18. v. 30. 31, 34, Bbt 46, &c THIRD PART L. M. Rejoicing in God ; or, Salvation and Triumph . JUST 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 ? 2 'Tis he that girds me with his might, Gives me his holy sword to wield ; And while with sin and hell 1 fight, Spreads his salvation for my shield. 3 He lives, and blessings crown h«s reign ; The God of my salvation lives ; The dark designs of hell are vain, While heavenly peace my Father gives. i Before the scoffers of the a^e, I will exalt my Father's name, Nor tremble at their mighty rage, But 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 limit, nor an end. Psalm 1 8 . first part. C. M. Victory and Triumph over Temporal Enemies. WE Jove thee, Lord, and we adore : Now is thine arm reveaPd ; a4 PSALM 18. Thou art our strength, our heavenly tower* Our bulwark and our shield. And find a sure defence ; His holy name our lips invoke, And draw salvation thence. 3 When God, our leader, shines in armse What mortal heart can bear The thunder of his loud alarms 1 The lightning of his spear ? 4 He rides upon the winged wind, And angels in array In millions, wait to know his mind, And, swift as flames, obey. 5 He speaks, and at his fierce rebuke Whole armies are dismay'd ; His voice, his frown, his angry look, Strikes all their courage dead. 6 He forms our generals for the field, With all their dreadful skill ; Gives them his awful sword to wield, And makes their hearts of steel. 7 Oft has the Lord whole nations bless'd For his own church's sake : The powers that give his people rest, Shall of his care partake. Psallll 18. SEOOM) PART. C. M- The Conquerer's Song. TO thine almighty arm we owe The triumphs of the day : Thy terrors, Lord, confound the foe, And melt their strength away. 3 'Tis by thy aid our troops prevail, And break united powers, Or burn their boasted fleets, or scale The proudest of their towers. B PSALM 19. 35 3 How have we chasM them through the field, And trod them to the ground, While thy salvation was our shield. But they no shelter found ! I In vain to idol saints they cry, And perish in their blood : Where is a rock so great, so high. So powerful as our God ? 5 The God of Israel ever lives : His name be ever bless'd : Tis his own arm the vict'ry gives, And gives his people rest. Psalni 19, FIBST PART. S. M-. The Book of JVature and Scripture. For the Lord's Day morning. .EHOLD 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. I) In every different land Their general voice is known. They show the wonders of his hand. And orders of his throne. 1 Ye Christian lands, rejoice ; Here he reveals his word : We are not left to nature's voice To bid us know the Lord. 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, 36 PSALM 19. 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 pass'd 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. God's Word most excellent ; or, Sincerity and Watchfulness. For the Lord's Day morning. BEHOLD, the morning sun Begins his glorious way ; His beams through all the nations run. And life and light convey. *2 .But where the gospel comes It spreads diviner light ; It calls dead sinners from their tombs, And gives the blind their sight. 3 How perfect is thy word ! And all thy judgments just, For ever sure thy promise, Lord, And men securely trust. 1 My gracious God, how plain Are thy directions given ! O may 1 never read in vain, But find the path to heaven ! PAUSE. 5 I heard thy word with love, And I would fain obey : Send thy good Spirit from above, To guide me, lest I stray. 6 O who can ever find The errors of his ways? PSALM 19. i: Yet, with a bold, presumptuous mind. I would not dare^transgress. 7 Warn me of every sin, Forgive my secret faults, And cleanse this guilty soul of mine, Whose crimes exceed my thoughts. 8 W'hile, with my heart and tongue, 1 spread thy praise abroad, Accept the worship and the song, My Saviour and my God. Psalm 19. L. M. The Books of Nature and Scripture compared; or, the glory una success of the Gospel. THE heavens declare thy glory, Lord : In every star thy goodness shines : But when our eyes behold thy word, We read thy name in fairer lines. 'I The rolling sun, the changing light, And nights and days, thy power confess : But the blest volume thou hast writ, Reveals thy justice and thy grace. 3 Sun, moon, and stars convey thy praise Round the whole earth, and never stand : So when thy truth began its race, It touch'd and glanc'd on every land. I Nor shall the 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. 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 so^ls renew'd and sins forgiven ; 38 PSALM 19. Lord, cleanse my sins, my soul renew, And make thy word my guide to heaven. Psalm 19. To the tune of the 113th Psalm. The Book of Nature and Scripture. GREAT God, the heaven's well order'd frame Declares the glories of thy name : There thy rich works of wonder shine ! A thousand starry beauties there, A thousand radiant marks appear 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 dress'd, Breaks from the 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. PAUSE. 5 I love the volumes of thy word ; What light and joy those leaves afford To souls benighted and distress'd ! Thy precepts guide my doubtful way, Thy fear forbids my feet to stray, Thy promise leads my heart to rest. PSALM >0. 39 6 From the discoveries of thy law The perfect rules of life I draw : These are my study ami delight ; Not honey so invites the tnste, Nor gold that hath the furnace past 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. 8 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 £0. L. M. Prayer, and Hope of Victory. For a day of prayer in time of war. NOW may the God of power and grace Attend his people's humble cry ! Jehovah hears when Israel prays, And brings deliverance from on high. •J The name of Jacob's God defends, When bucklers fail and brazen walls ; He from his sanctuary sends Succour and strength when Zion calls. 3 Well he remembers all our sighs, His love excee Is our best deserts ; His love accepts the sacrific* Of humble groans and broken hearts. I In his salvation is our hope, \nd in the name of Israel's God 40 PSALM 21. Our troops shall lift their banners up, Our navies spread their flags abroad. 5 Some trust in horses train'd for war, And some of chariots make their boasts :. Our surest expectations are From thee, the Lord of heavenly hosts. 6 [O may the memory of thy name Inspire our armies for the fight ! Our foes shall fall and die with shame. Or quit the field with coward flight.] 7 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 91. C. M. National Blessings acknowledged. IN thee, great God, with songs of praise Our favoured States rejoice ; And, bless'd with thy salvation, raise To heaven their cheerful voice. 2 Thy sure defence, thro' nations round. Hath spread our rising name, And all our feeble efforts crown'd With freedom and with fame. 3 In deep distress our injur'd land, Implor'd thy power to save; For life we prayed ; thy bounteous ham* The timely blessing gave. 4 Thy mighty arm, eternal Power, Oppos'd their deadly aim, In mercy swept them from our shore, And spread their sails with shame. 5 On thee, in want, in wo, or pain, Our hearts alone rely ; Our rights thy mercy will maintain. And all our wants supply. PSALM 22. 4l 6 Thus, Lord, thy wondrous powers declare, And still exalt thy fame ; While we glad songs of praise prepare, For thine A mighty name. Psalm 91. v. 1—9. L. M. Christ exalted to the Kingdom. DAVID rejoic'd in God, his strength, Rais'd to the throne by special grace ; But Christ, the Son, appears at length, Fulfils the triumph and the praise. 2 How great the bless'd Messiah's joy In the salvation of thy hand ! Lord thou hast rais'd his kingdom high, And given the world to his command. 3 Thy goodness grants what e'er he will : Nor doth the least request withhold : Blessings of love prevent him still, And crowns of glory, not of gold. i Honour and majesty divine Around his sacred temples shine : Blest with the favour of thy face, And length of everlasting days. 5 Thine hand shall find out all his foes ; And, as a fiery oven glows With raging heat and living coals, So shall thy wrath devour their souls. Psalm 22. V. 1—6. FIRST PART. CM. The Sufferings and Death of Christ. *HY has my God my soul forsook, Nor will a smile afford ? (Thus David once in anguish spoke, And thus our dying Lord.) 2 Though 'tis thy chief delight to dwell Among thy praising saints, Vet thou canst hear our groans as well. And pity our complaints. 4* w 42 PSALM 22. 3 Our fathers trusted in thy name> And great deliv'rance found ; But I'm a worm, despis'd of men, And trodden to the ground. 4 With shaking head they pass me by. And laugh my soul to scorn : 14 In vain he trusts in God," they cry, fci Neglected and forlorn." 5 But thou art he who form'd my flesh By thine Almighty word ; And since I hung upon the breast. My hope is in the Lord. 6 Why will my Father hide his face, When foes stand threatening round. In the dark hour of deep distress, And not an helper found? PAUSE. T Behold thy darling left among The cruel and the proud, By foes encompass'd, fierce and strong. As lions roaring loud. 8' From earth and hell my sorrows meet, To multiply the smart ; They nail my hands, they pierce my feet. And try to vex my heart. *J Yet if thy sovereign hand let loose The rage of earth and hell, Why will my heavenly Father bruise The Son he loved so well? 1.0 My God, if possible it be, Withhold this bitter cup; But I resign my will to thee, And drink the sorrows up. 11 My heart dissolves with pangs unknown : In groans I waste my breath ; N' psalm 22. 43 Thy heavy hand has brought me down. Low as the dust of death. 12 Father, I give my spirit up, And trust it in thy hand ; My dying flesh shall rest in hope, And rise at thy command. Psallll 22. v. 20, 81, 27—31. second part, C. M. Christ's Sufferings and Exaltation. 'OW from the roaring lion's rage, "O Lord, protect thy Son; " Nor leave thy darling to engage " The powers of hell alone. 2 Thus did our suffering Saviour pray, With mighty cries and tears ; God heard him in that dreadful day. And chas'd away his fears. :> Great was the victory of his death, His throne exalted high ; And all the kindreds of the earth Shall worship, or shall die. 4 A numerous offspring must arise From his expiring groans ; They shall be reckon'd in his eyes For daughters and for sons. 5 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. Psalm 22. L. M. Christ's Sufferings and Exaltation. J^rOW let our mournful songs record ^-^ The dying sorrows of our Lord. 44 PSALM 23. When he complain'd 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 rescu'd others from the grave ; " Now let him try himself to save. 3 " This is the man did once pretend 11 God was his Father and his Friend : " If God the blessed lov'd him so, " Why doth he fail to help him now V' i Oh 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. ti But God his father heard his cry : Rais'd from the dead, he reigns on high .: The nations learn his righteousness, And humble sinners taste his grace. Psalm 23. L. M. God our Shepherd. MY Shepherd is the living Lord ; Now shall my wants be well supply 'd His Providence and holy word Becomes my safety and my guide. '2 In pastures where salvation grows He makes me feed, he makes me rest : There living water gently flows, And all the food's divinely bless'd. 3 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. PSALM 23. 45 4 Though I walk through the gloomy vale. Where death and all its terrors are ; My heart and hope shall never fail, For God m\ Shepherd's with me there. 5 Amidst the darkness and the deeps, Thou art my comfort, thou my stay ; Thy staff supports my feeble steps, Thy rod directs my doubtful way. 6 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. 7 [How I rejoice, when on my head Thy Spirit condescends to rest ! 'Tis a divine anointing shed. Like oil of gladness at a feast. 8 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. C. M. Y Shepherd will supply my need ; Jehovah is his name; In pastures fresh he makes me feed, Beside the living stream. '2 He brings my wandering spirit back, When I forsake his ways, And leads me, for his mercy's sake, In paths of truth and grace. 3 When I walk through the shades of death, Thy presence is my stay ; One word of thy supporting breath, Drives all my fears away. 1 Thy hand, in sight of all my foes, Doth still my table spread ; M 46 PSALM 23. My cup with blessings overflows, Thine oil anoints my head. 5 The sure provisions of my God Attend me all my days ; O 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 nor a guest But like a child at home. Psalm £3. s. M. THE Lord my Shepherd is ; I shall be well supply'd ; 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 affords his aid, I cannot yield to fear ; Tho' I should walk thro' death's dark shade. My Shepherd 's with me there. 5 Amid surrounding foes, Thou dost my table spread ; My cup with blessings overflows, And joy exalts my head. 6 The bounties of thy love Shall crown my following days ; Nor from thy house will I remove, Nor cease to speak thy praise. T PSALM 24. 45 Psalm 24. C. M. Dwelling with God HE earth for ever is the Lord's, With Adam's numerous race ; He rais'd its arches o'er the floods, And built it on the seas. 2 But who, among the sons of men, May visit thine abode ? He that has hands from mischief clean. Whose heart is right with God. 3 This is the man may rise and take The blessings of his grace; This is the lot of those that seek The God of Jacob's face. 1 Xow let our soul's immortal powers To meet the Lord prepare, Lift up their everlasting doors, The King of glory's near. ') The King of glory! Who can tell The wonders of his might ? He rules the nations ; but to dwell With saints is his delight. Psalm 24. L. M. Saints dwell in Heaven; or, Christ's Ascension, THIS spacious earth is all the Lord's, And men and worms, and beasts and birds ; He rais'd the building on the seas, And gave it for their dwelling-place. %l But there's a brighter world on high, Thy palace, Lord, above the sky ; Who shall ascend that bless'd 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. 48 PSALM 25. 4 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. PAUSE. 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. 6 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; * Rais'd from the dead, in awful state, He opens heaven's eternal gate, To give his saints a bless'd abode Near their Redeemer and their God. Psalm 25. v. 1 — 11. first part. S. M Waiting for Pardon and Direction. I LIFT my soul to God, My trust is in his name ; Let not my foes, that seek my bloody Still triumph in my shame. 2 Sin and the powers of hell Persuade me to despair ; Lord, make me know thy cov'nant well. That I may 'scape the snare. 3 From gleams of dawning light Till evening shades arise, For thy salvation, Lord, 1 wait, With ever-longing eyes. 4 Remember all thy grace, And lead me in thy truth ; Forgive the sins of riper daysj And follies of my youth. w PSALM *25. 4i» 5 The Lord is just and kind, The meek shall learn his ways, And ev'ry humble sinner find The methods of his grace, u' For his own goodness1 sake He saves my soul from shame ; He pardons (tho' my guilt be great) Thro' my Redeemer's name. Psallll 25. V. 12, 14, 10, 13. SECOND PART. S. M Divine Instruction. HERE shall the man be found That fears t' offend his God, That loves the gospel's joyful sound, And trembles at the rod ? "2 The Lord shall make him know The secrets of his heart, The wonders of his cov'nant show. And all his love impart. 3 The dealings of his power Are truth and mercy still, With such as keep his cov'nant sure.. And love to do his will, i Their souls shall dwell at ease Before their Maker's face ; Their seed shall taste the promises In their extensive grace. Psalm 25. V. 15—22. THIRD PART. S. M Distress of Soul ; or, Backsliding and Desertion. "INEe eys and my desire Are ever to the Lord ; I love to plead his promis'd grace.. And rest upon his word. "2 Turn, turn thee to my soul, Bring thy salvation near ; When will thy hand assist my feet To 'scape the deadly snare ! M1 50 PSALM 26. 3 When shall the sovereign grace Of my forgiving God, Restore me from those dangerous ways My wandering feet have trod ! 4 The tumult of my thoughts Doth but enlarge my wo ; My spirit languishes, my heart Is desolate and low. 5 With every morning light My sorrow new begins ; Look on my anguisl and my pain. And pardon all my sins. PAUSE. 6 Behold the hosts of hell, How cruel is their hate ! Against my life they rise, and join Their fury with deceit. T O keep my soul from death, Nor put my hope to shame ; For I have plac'd my only trust In my Redeemer's name. 8 With humble faith 1 wait To see thy face again : Of Israel shall ne'er be said, " He sought the Lord in vain." Psalm 26. L. M. Self-examination ; or, Evidences of Grace, 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 lies; The scoffer and the hypocrite Are the abhorrence of mine eyes. :> Amongst thy saints will I appear, Array 'd in robes of innocence ; T PSALM 27. 51 But when I stand before thy bar, The blood of Christ is my defence. i 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 join'd at last With men of treachery and blood, Since 1 my days on earth have past Among the saints and near my God. Psallll 27. V 1—6. FIRST PART. CM. The Church is our Delight and Safety. HE Lord of glory is my light, And my salvation too : God is my strength; nor will I fear What all my foes can do. 'I One privilege my heart desires : O grant me an 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. 1 When troubles rise, and storms appear, There may his children hide ; God has 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. Psallll 27. v. 8, 9, 13, !4. SECOND part. CM. Prayer and Hope. ^OON as I heard my Father say, £3 kt Ye children, seek my grace," 32 PSALM 28. " My heart reply 'd 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 believ'd, To see thy grace provide relief, Nor was my hope deceiv'd. 5 Wait on the Lord, ye trembling saints And keep your courage up : He'll raise your spirit when it faintsy And far exceed your hope. Psalm 98. L. M. God the Refuge of the Afflicted. TO 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 When suppliant tow'rds thy holy hill I lift my mournful hands to pray, Afford thy grace, nor drive me still* With impious hypocrites, away. 3 To sous of falsehood, that despise The works and wonders of thy reign, Thy vengeance gives the due reward. And sinks their souls to endless pain. \ But, ever blessed be the Lord, Whose mercy hears my mournful voice, My heart, that trusteu in his word, In his salvation shall rejoice. PSALM 30. 53 5 Let every saint, in sore distress, JK faith approach his Saviour God ; Then grant, O Lord, thy pard'ning grace, Ynd feed thy church with heavenly food. Psalm 29. L. M. Storvi a7id Thunder. 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 Thro' 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 roar, the deserts quake. 5 The Lord sits Sovereign on the flood, The Thund'rer reigns for ever King ; But makes his church his bless'd abode. Where we his awful glories sing. () 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. Psalm 30. first past. L. M Sickness Healed, and Sorrows Removed. I WILL extol thee, Lord, on high, At thy command oiseases rly : Who but a God can speak and save From the dark borders of the grave I 5* 54 PSALM 30. k2 Sing to the Lord, ye saints, and prove How large his grace, how kind his love ; Let all your powers rejoice, and trace The wonderous records of his grace. 3 His anger but a moment stays ; His love is life and length of days : Tho' grief and tears the night employ, The morning star restores the joy. Psalm 30. v. 6. second part. L. M, Health, Sickness, and Recovery. FIRM was my health, my day was bright, And I presum'd 't would ne'er be night: Fondly I said within my heart, . LORD, I will bless thee all my days, Thy praise shall dwell upon my tongue ; G2 PSALM 34 My soul shall glory in thy grace, While saints rejoice to hear the song. 1 Come, magnify the Lord with me, Let every heart exalt his name ; I sought th' eternal God, and he Has not expos'd my hope to shame. 3 I told him all my secret grief, My secret groaning reach'd his ears : He gave my inward pains relief, And calm'd the tumult of my fears, t 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. 3 His holy angels pitch their tents Around the men that serve the Lord : O fear and love him, all his saints, Taste of his grace, and trust his word. 6 The wild young lions, pinch'd with pain And hunger, roar thro' all the wood ; But none shall seek the Lord in vain, Nor want supplies of real good. Psalm 34. r. 11—22. second part. L. M, Religious Education ,- or) Instructions of Piety. CHILDREN, in years and knowledge young-. Your parents1 hope, your parents' joy, Attend the counsels of my tongue ; Let pious thoughts your minds employ. 1 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 liejs. I PSALM 34. 63 t To humble souls and broken hearts God with his grace is ever nigh : Pardon and hope his love imparts When men in deep contrition lie. 5 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. v. l — 10. first part. C. M. Prayer and Praise for eminent Deliverance. '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. m2 Sing to the honour of his name, How a poor sufferer cry'd ; Nor was his hope expos'd to shame, Nor was his suit deny'd. 3 When threat'ning sorrows round me stood. And endless fears arose, Like the loud billows of a flood, Redoubling all my woes : 1 I told the Lord my sore distress, With heavy groans and tears ; He gave my sharpest torments ease, And silenc'd all my fears. PAUSE. 5 [O sinners, come and taste his love ; Come, learn his pleasent ways ; And let your own experience prove The sweetness of his grace. 6 He bids his angels pitch their tents Round where his children dwell ; What ills their heavenly care prevents No earthly tongue can tell.] U PSALM 34, 7 [O love the Lord, ye saints of his ; His eye regards the just : How richly biess'd their portion is Who make the Lord their trust ! 8 Young lions, pinchM with hunger, roar. And famish in the wood : But God supplies his holy poor With every needful good.] Psalm 34. v. 11 — 22. secoxd part. C. M Exhortation to Peace and Holiness. COME, children, learn to fear the Lord And, that your days be long, Let not a false or spiteful word Be found upon your tongue, *2 Depart from mischief, practise love, Pursue the works of peace ; So shall the Lord your ways approve. And set your souls at ease. 3 His eyes awake to guard the just, His ears attend their cry ; When broken spirits dwell in dust, The God of grace' is nigh. 4 What tho' the sorrows here they taste Are sharp and tedious too, The Lord, who saves them all at last, Is their supporter now. 5 Evil shall smite the wicked dead ; But God secures his own, Prevents the mischief when they slide, Or heals the broken bone. 6 When desolation, like a flood, OVr the proud sinner rolls, Saints find a refuge in their God? For he redeem'd their souls. B PSALM 36. 6j Psalm 35. v. 12—14. C. M. Love to Enemies ; or, the Lave of Christ to Sinners typified in David. EHOLD the love, the generous love, That holy David shows ; 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 mortify'd his soul, While for their life he pray'd. 4 They groan'd and curs'd him on their bed. Yet still he pleads and mourns ; And double blessings on his head The righteous God returns. 5 O 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, Bless'd and belov'd of God, To save us rebels dead in sin, Paid his own dearest blood. Psalm 36. v. 5—9. L. M. The Perfections and Providence of God ; or, general Prov'idencey and special grace. 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. 6* 66 PSALM 36. 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 : The whole creation is thy charge, But saints are thy peculiar care. ( 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. 3 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 promis'd in thy word. Psalm 36. v. 1, 2, 5—7, 9. C. M: Practical Atheism exposed ; or, QooVs Being and Attributes asser'.eti.- 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 How strange self-flatt'ry blinds their eyes ! But there's a hastening hour When they shall see, with sore surprise. The terrors of thy power. 1 Thy justice shall maintain its throne. Though mountains melt away : Thy judgments are a world unknown.. A deep, unfathom'd sea,. PSALM 30. Above these heaven's created round* Thy mercies, Lord, extend j 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 choose 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. S Though all created light decay, And death close up our eyes, Thy presence makes eternal day, Where clouds can never rise.] w Psalm 36. v. l— 7. S. M. Che Wickedness of Man, and the Majesty of God; or, Practir cal Atheism exposed. "HEN man grows bold in sin, My heart within me cries, •; He hath no faith of God within, "Nor fear before his eyes." '2 [He walks awhile conceal'd In a self-flatt'ring dream, Till his dark crimes, at once revealed, Expose his hateful name.] * His heart is false and foul, His words are smooth and fair . Wisdom is banish'd from his soul. And leaves no goodness there, t He plots upon his bed New mischiefs to fulfil ; lie sets his heart, his hand, and head To practise all that's ill. 68 PSALM 37. 5 But there's a dreadful God, Tho' men renounce his fear ; His justice, hid behind the cloud,. Shall one great day appear. 6 His truth transcends the sky, In heaven his mercies dwell; Deep as the sea his judgments lie, His anger burns to hell. 7 How excellent his love, Whence all our safety springs! O never let my soul remove From underneath his wings. Psalm 37. v. i— 15. first part. C M. The Cure of Envy, Fretfulness and Unbelief: or, the Rewards of the Righteous and the Wicked. 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 practise 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, which guides my doubtful feet. Shall my desires fulfil. 5 Mine innocence shalt thou display, And make thy judgments known. Fair as the light of dawning -lay, And glorious as the noon. 6 The meek at last the earth possess. And are the heirs of heaven ; PSALM 37. 6S True riches, with nhwnrlant peace, To humble souls are given. PAUSE. 7 Rest in the Lord, and keep his way.. Nor let your anger rise, Tho1 Providence should long delay To punish haughty vice. 8 Let sinners join t<» break your peace, Aod plot, and i«ge, and foam ; The Lord derides them ; foi be sees Their day of vengeance come. 9 They have drawn out the threatening sword.. Have1 bent the murderou> 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. Psallll 37. v 16, 2", 26— 31. skcond part. C. M Charity to the Poor ; or. Religion in Wonts and Deeds, WHY do the wealthy wicker boast, And grow profanely bofd ? The meanest portion of the just Excels the sinner's gold. 2 The wicked borrows of his friends, But ne'er design? to pay ; The saint is merciful and lends, Not turns the pool -^way. 3 His alms with liber*! he rt he gives Amongst the son* of need ; His memory to long ages lives, And blessed is h\< seed. 4 His lips abhor to tstk profane, To slander or defraud : 70 PSALM 37. His ready tongue declares to men What he has learn 'd of God. 5 The law and gospei 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 Preserv'd from every snare ; They shall possess the promis'd land, And dwell for ever there. Psalm 37. v 23—37. third part. C. m The Way and End of the Righteous and the Wicked. MY God, the steps of pious men Are order'd by thy will: Tho' they should fall, they rise again, Thv hand supports them still. 2 The Lord delights to see their ways, Their virtues 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 feasts 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. PAUSE. 5 The haughty sinner have I seen, Not fearing man nor God, Like a tall bay-tree, fair and green. Spreading his arms abroad : 6 And lo, he vanish'd from the ground, Destroy'd by hands unseen ; PSALM 38. 71 Nor root, nor branch, nor leaf was found Where all that pride had been. 7 But mark the man of righteousness, His several steps attend ; True pleasure runs thro' all his ways, And peaceful is his end. Psalm 38. C. M. Guilt of Conscience and Relief ; or, Repentance and Prayer for Pardon and Health. MIDST thy wrath remember love, Restore thy servant, Lord ; Nor let a Father's chastening prove Like an avenger's sword. 2 Thine arrows stick within my heart, My flesh is sorely press'd ; Between the sorrow and the smart My spirit finds no rest. 3 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. 4 My thoughts are like a troubled sea That sinks my comforts down ; And I go mourning all the day Beneath my Father's frown. 5 Lord, I am weaken'd and dismay'd, None of my powers are whole ; My wounds with piercing anguish bleed. The anguish of my soul. 6 All my desires to thee are known, Thine eye counts every tear ; And every sigh and every groan Is notic'd by thine ear. 7 Thou art my God, my only hope : My God will hear my cry ; 72 PSALM 39. My God will bear my spirit up When Satan bids me the. 8 [My foes rejoice whene'er 1 slide, To see my virtue fail ; They raise their pleasure and their pride Whene'er their wiles prevail. 9 But I'll confess my guilty ways, And grieve for all my sin ; I'll mourn how weak the seeds of grace, And beg support divine. 10 My God, forgive my follies past, And be for ever nigh : O Lord of my salvation, haste Before thy servant die.] Psalm 39. i>. 1 — 3. first part. C. M. Watchfulness over the Tongue ; or, Prudence and Zeal THUS I resolv'd before the Lord : " Now will I watch my tongue : " Lest I let slip one sinful word, " Or do my neighbour wrong." 22 Whene'er constrain'd awhile 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 th' occasion take To mock my holy zeal. I Yet, if som e proper hour appear, I'll not be over-aw'd, But let the scoffing sinners hear That I can speak for God. Psalm 39. v. 4—7. second part. C. ML The Vanity of Man as Mortal. TEACH me the measure o* my days, Thou Maker of my frame: PSALM 39. I would survey life's narrow space, And learn how frail I am. i 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. 3 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. 4 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. L What should I wish or wait for then From creatures, earth, and dust ? They make our expectations vain, And disappoint our trust. 6 Now I forbid my carnal hope, My fond desires recall ; I give my mortal interest up, And make my God my all. Psalm 39. v. 9— 13. third part. C. M Sick-bed Devotion ; or, Pleading without Repining. GOD of my life, look gently down, Behold the pains I feel : But I am dumb before thy throne. Nor dare dispute thy will. I Diseases are thy servants, Lord, They come at thy command ; I'll not attempt a murmuring word, Against thy chastening hand. :> Yet I may plead with humble cries Remove thy sharp rebukes : 74 PSALM 40. My strength consumes, my spirit dies, Thro1 thy repeated strokes. 4 Crush'd 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 thy summons hear ! 6 But if my life be spar'd awhile Before my last remove, Thy praise shall be my business still, And I'll declare thy love. Psalm 40. v. 1 — 3, 5, 17. first part. C. M. A song of Deliverance from great Distress. I WAITED patient for the Lord, He bow'd to hear my cry ; He saw me resting on his word, And brought salvation nigh. *2 He rais'd me from a horrid pit, Where mourning long I lay, And from my bonds releas'd 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, And sinners learn to make my God Their only hope and fear. 5 How many are thy thoughts of love, Thv mercies. Lord, how great ! PSALM 40. 75 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 wo, And bears me on his heart. Psalm 40. v. 6—9. second part. C. M. The Incarnation and Sacrifice of Christ. THUS saith the Lord ; i4 Your work is vain. u Give your bunit-offerings o'er ; " In dying goats and bullocks slain " My soul delights no more." 2 Then spake the Saviour ; " Lo, Vm here. k' 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 ears are open'd with delight 4k To what thy lips impart." 4 And see ! the bless'd Redeemer comes, Th' eternal Son appears, And at th' appointed time assumes The body God prepares. 5 Much he reveal'd his Father's grace, And much his truth he show'd, And preach'd the way of righteousness Where great assemblies stood. 6 His father's honour touch'd his heart, He pity'd sinners' cries, And, to fulfil a Saviour's part, Was made a sacrifice. PAUSE. 7 No blood of beasts, on altars shed, Could wash the conscience clean ; 76 PSALM 40. But the rich sacrifice he paid Atones for ail our sin. 8 Then was the great salvation spread, And Satan's kingdom shook ; Thus, by the woman's promis'd seed, The serpent's head was broke. Psalm 40. v 5—io. L. M. Christ our Sacrifice. 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 I 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 prepar'd, And well performs a work so hard, t {i 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 M I'll magnify thy holy law, " And rebels to obedience draw, u When on my cross I'm lifted high, C; Or to my crown above the sky. 7 " The spirit shall descend, and show " What thou hast done, and what I do ; " The wondering world shall learn thy grace 5 " And all creation tune thy praise." PSALM 42. 77 Psalm 41. u. 1—3. L. M. Charity to the poor ; or , pity to the Afflicted, BLESS'D is the man whose breast 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. 3 His soul shall live secure on earth, With secret blessings on his head, When drought, and pestilence, and dearth. Around him multiply their dead. 4 Or if he languish on his couch, God will pronounce his sins forgiven, Will save him with a healing touch, Or take his willirg soul to heaven. Psalm 4£. v. 1—9. C. M. Desertion and Hope ; or, complaint of Absence from Public Worship, WITH earnest longings of the mind, My God, to thee I look ; So pants the hunted hart to find And taste the cooling brook. 2 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. 3 Temptations vex my weary soul, And tears are my repast ; The foe insults without control, " And where's your God at last ?" 1 'Tis with a mournful pleasure now I think on ancient days ; Then to thy house did numbers go* And all our work was praise. 7* 78 PSALM 42. 5 But why, my soul, sink down so far Beneath this heavy load f My spirits, 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. v. 6—11. L. M. Melancholy Thoughts reproved ; or, Hope in Affliction MY spirit sinks within me, Lord, But I will call thy name to mind, And times of past distress record, When I have found my God was kind. 1 Huge troubles, with tumultuous noise, Swell, like a sea, and round me spread,: The rising waves drown all my joys, And roll tremendous 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? Hope in the Lord and praise him too ; He is my rest, my sure relief. I) My God, my most exceeding joy, Thy light and truth shall guide me still ; Thy word shall my best thoughts employ, \nd lead me to thine heavenly hill. PSALM 44. 79 INalin 43. C. M. Safety in Divine Protection. JUDGE me, O God, and plead ray cau?r Against a sinful race ; From vile oppression and deceit Secure me by thy grace. •2 On thee my steadfast hope depends ; And am I left to mourn ? To sink in sorrows, and in vain Implore thy kind return ? 3 O send thy light to guide my feet. And bid thy truth appear ; Conduct me to thy holy hill, To taste thy mercies there. t Then to thy altar, O my God, My joyful feet shall rise, And my triumphant songs shall praisf The God that rules the skies. 5 Sink not my soul, beneath thy fear, Nor yield to weak despair ; For I shall live to praise the Lord, And bless his guardian care. Psalm 44. v. 1—3. 8, 15, 26. C. M. The Church's Complaint in Persecution. 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. '2 They saw thy beauteous churches rise. The spreading gospel run ; 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. SO PSALM 44. 4 But now our souls are seiz'd 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 declin'd the road Of duty thou hast given. 0 Tho' dragons all around us roar With their destructive breath, And thine own hand has bruis'd us sore. Hard by the gates of death. PAUSE. 7 We are expos'd all day to die, As martyrs for thy name ; As sheep for slaughter bound we lie, And wait the kindling flame. S Awake, arise, almighty Lord, Why sleeps thy wonted grace ? Why should we seem like men abhorr'd. Or banish'd from thy face ? 0 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 bow'd, And dies upon the ground ; Rise for our help, rebuke the proud, And all their powers confound. 1 1 Redeem us from perpetual shame, Our Saviour and our God ; We plead the honours of thy name. The merits of thy blood. M PSALM 45. 8! Psalm 45, s. M. The glory of Christ ; the success o/the Gospel, and the Gentile Church. Y Saviour and my King, Thy beauties are divine ; Thy lips with blessings overflow, And every grace is thine. 2 Now make thy glory known, Gird on thy dreadful sword, And rise in majesty to spread The conquests of thy word. 3 Strike through thy stubborn foes, Or make their hearts obey, While justice, meekness, grace, and truth Attend thy glorious way. i Thy laws, O God, are right, Thy throne shall ever stand ; And thy victorious gospel prove A sceptre in thy hand. 5 [Thy Father, and thy God, Hath, without measure shed His Spirit, like a grateful oil, T1 anoint thy sacred head.] 6 [Behold, at thy right hand The Gentile church is seen, A beauteous bride, in rich attire, And princes guard the queen.] 7 Fair bride, receive his love, Forget thy father's house ; Forsake thy gods, thy idol gods, And pay the Lord thy vows. 3 O let thy God and King Thy sweetest thoughts employ ; Thy children shall his honour sing And taste the heavenly joy. 82 PSALM 45. Psalm 45. C M The personal Glories and Government of Christ 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 crown'd 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. first part. L. M. The Glory of Christ and Power of his Gospel NOW be my heart nsspirVI to sing The glories of my Saviour King, Jesus, the Lord ; how heavenly fair His form ! how bright his beauties are ! "i 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. 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. PSALM 45. 83 I Thine anger, like a pointed dart, Shall pierce the foes of stubborn heart : Or words of mercy, kind and sweet, Shall melt the rebels at thy feet. ) 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 delight. 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 fav'rite of his choice ; Let him be lov'd and yet ador'd, For he's thy Maker and thy Lord. 5 O 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 ; S4 PSALM 46. While we with cheerful songs approve The condescension of his love. Psalm 46. first part. L. M. The Church's Safety and Triumph among National Desolation 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 hurl'd 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. i 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; ft Zion enjoys her Monarch's love, Secure against a threatening hour ; Nor can her firm foundation move, Built on his truth and arm'd with power. Psalm 46. second part. L. M. God fights for his Church. LET Zion in her King rejoice, Tho' tyrants rage and kingdoms rise : He utters his almighty voice, The nations melt, the tumult die*: PSALM 47. 2 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. 3 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, 4 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. 5 u Be still, and learn that I am God ; " I reign exalted o'er the lands : " I will be known and fear'd abroad, " But still my throne in Zion stands." 6 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, Psalin 47. C. M. Christ Ascending and Reigning OFOR a shout of sacred joy To God the sovereign King ! Let every land their tongues employ. And hymns of triumph sing. %l Jesus, our God, ascends on high ; His heavenly guards around Attend him rising through the sky With trumpet's joyful sound. 3 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. 86 PSALM 48. 4 Rehearse his praise with awe profound. Let knowledge guide the song ; Nor mock him with a solemn sound Upon a thoughtless tongue. 5 In Israel stood his ancient throne, — He lov'd that' chosen race ; But now he calls the world his own. And heathens taste his grace. 6 The Gentile nations are the Lord's, There Abraham's God is known : While powers and princes, shields and swordsr Submit before his throne. Psalm 48. v. 1—8. first part. S. M. The Church is the Honour and Safety of a Nation. [ |^1 REAT is the Lord our God, Vff And let his praise be great : He makes his churches his abode, His most delightful seat. "2 These temples of his grace, How beautiful they stand ! The honours of our native place. And bulwarks of our land.] 3 In Zion God is known A refuge in distress ; How bright has his salvation shone.. How fair his heavenly grace ! I When kings against her join'd And saw the Lord was there. Tn wild confusion of the mind They fled with hasty fear. 5 When navies tall and proud, Attempt to spoil our peace, He sends his tempest, roaring loud. And sinks them in the seas. PSALM 48. 87 \j 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 house repair, Recall to mind his wondrous grace, And seek deliverance there. Psalm 48. t>. 10— 14. second part. S. M, The Beauty of the Church ; or, Gospel Worship and Order 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 ZionVchosen hill. Proclaim the wonders of thy hand, And counsels of thy will. 3 Let strangers walk around The city where we dwell, Compass and view thine holy ground. And mark the building well : 4 The orders of thy house, 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 adorn'd with gold. 6 The God we worship now Will guide us till we die ; Will be our God while here below. And ours above the sky. 38 PSALM 49. Psalm 49. v. 6— 14. first part. C. M. Pride and Death; or, the Vanity of Life and Riches* 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 v 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 brib'd 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 mem'ry dies ! His name is buried in the dust Where his own body lies. PAUSE. 8 This is the folly of their way j And yet their sons, as vain, Approve the words their fathers say, And act their works again, PSALM 49. 89 9 Men, void of wisdom and of grace, Tho' honour raise them high, Live like the beast, a thoughtless race, And like the beast 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. v 14, 15. second part. C. M. Death and the Resurrection. YE 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 scorn'd them here ? 3 God will my naked soul receive, CalPd 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. L. M. The rich Sinner's Death, and the Saint's Resurrection, WHY do the proud insult the poor. And boast the large estates they hav^ How vain are riches to secure Their haughty owners from the grave ! They can't redeem an hour from death With all the wealth in which they trust ; m PSALM 50. 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 th' 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 «IO. v. 1—6. first part. C. M. The Last Judgment; or, the Saints rewarded. I HE Lord, the Judge, before his throne Bids the whole earth draw nigh, The nations near the rising sun, And near the western sky. % No more shall bold blasphemers say, " Judgment will ne'er begin ;" No more abuse his long delay To impudence and sin. 3 Thron'd on a cloud our God shall come fc Bright flames prepare his way ; Thunder and darkness, fire and storm. Lead on the dreadful day. 4 Heaven from above his calls shall hear, Attending angels come, And earth and hell shall know and fear His justice, and their doom. T T PSALM 50. 91 5 " But gather all my saints (he cries) M That made their peace with God 44 By the Redeemer's sacrifice, 44 And seal'd it with his blood. 6 u Their faith and works brought forth to light. u Shall make the world confess " My sentence of reward is right, " And heaven adore my grace." Psalm 50. v. 10, U, 14, 15, 23. second part. C. M: Obedience is better than Sacrifice. HUS saith the Lord, " The spacious fields 44 And flocks and herds are mine : 44 O'er all the cattle of the hills " I claim a right divine, '2 "I ask no sheep for sacrifice, 44 Nor bullocks burnt with fire ; 44 To hope and love, to pray and praise, " Is all that I require. 3 li Invoke my name when trouble 's near. '4 My hand shall set thee free : 44 Then shall thy thankful lips declare 44 The honour due to me. 1 " The man that offers humble praise, 4; Declares my glory best ; ;4 And those that tread my holy ways, 44 Shall my salvation taste." Psalm 50. v. 1, 5, 8, 1 6, 21, 22. third part. C. II The Judgment of Hypocrites. WHEN Christ to judgment shall descend. And saints surround their Lord, He calls the nations to attend, And hear his awful word. 2 "Not for the want of bullocks slain Will I the world reprove ; 92 PSALM 50. ft Altars, and rites, and forms are vain " Without the fire of love. 3 " And what have hypocrites to do " To bring their sacrifice ? 11 They call my statutes just and true, " But deal in theft and lies. 4 " Could you expect to 'scape 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 deliv'rer there. Psalm 50. L. M. Hypocrisy exposed. THE Lord, the Judge, his churches warns, Let hypocrites attend and fear, Who place their hope in rites and forms, But make not faith nor love their care. 'I Vile wretches dare rehearse his name With lips of falsehood and deceit ; A friend or brother they defame, And sooth and flatter those they hate. 3 They watch to do their neighbours wrong. Yet dare to seek their Maker's face ; They take his cov'nant on their tongue, But break his laws, abuse his grace. i To heaven they lift their hands unclean, Defil'd with lust, defil'd with blood ; By night they practise every sin, By day their mouths draw near to God. 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. PSALM 50. 93 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 dO. To a ;-ew Tune. The Last Judgment. THE Lord, the sovereign, sends his summons forth. Calls the soutn nations, and awakes the north, From east to west the sounding orders spread, Thro' distant worlds and regions of the dead : No more shall atheists mock his long delay ; His vengeance sleeps no more, behold the day ? 2 Behold the Judge descends, his guards are nigh, Tempest and fire attend him down the sky ; Heav'n, earth, and hell draw near ; let all things conu To hear his justice and the sinner's doom : But gather first my saints, (the Judge commands,) Bring them, ye angels, from their distant lands. 3 Behold my covenant stands for ever good, Seal'd by th' eternal sacrifice in blood, And sign'd by all their names, the Greek, the Jew, That paid the ancient worship or the new: There's no distinction here, prepare the thrones, And near me seat my fav'ries and my sons. 4 I. their Almighty Saviour and their God, I am their Judge ; ye heavens proclaim abroad My just eternal sentence, and declare Those awful truths that sinners dread to hear : Sinners in Zion, tremble and retire ; 1 doom thee, painted hypocrites, to fire. 5 Not for the want of goats or bullocks slain Do I condemn thee ; bulls and goats are vain Without the flame of love ; in vain the store Of brutal offerings that were mine before : Mine are the tamer beasts, and savage breed, Flocks, herds, and fields, and forests, where they feed. 94 PSALM 50. 6 If I were hungry, wouid I ask thee food ? When did I thirst, or taste the victim's blood ? Can I be flatter'd with thy cringing bows, Thy solemn chatt'rings and fantastic vows ? Are my eyes charmM thy vestments to behold, Glaring in gems, and gay in woven gold ? 7 Unthinking wretch ! how could'st thou hope to please A God, a spirit, with such toys as these ? While with my grace and statutes on thy tongue, Thou lov'st deceit, and dost thy brother wrong ! In vain to pious forms thy zeal pretends, Thieves and adult'rers are thy chosen friends. 8 Silent I waited, with long-suffering love ; But didst thou hope that I should ne'er reprove ? And cherish such an impious thought within, That God the righteous would indulge thy sin ? Behold my terrors now ; my thunders roll, And thy own crimes affright thy guilty soul. 9 Sinners, awake betimes ; ye fools be wise ; Awake before this dreadful morning rise ; Change your vain thoughts, your sinful works amend. Fly to the Saviour, make the Judge your friend, Lest like a lion his last vengeance tear Your trembling souls, and no deliverer near. Psalm 50. To the old proper tune. The Last Judment. THE God of giory semis 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 ! PSALM 50. 95 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 M Heaven, earth, and hell, draw near ; let all things come il To hear my justice and the sinner's doom ; ;; But gather first my saints, (the Judge commands,) ;t Bring them, ye angels, from their distant lands. When Christ returns, wake every cheerful passion ; And shout, ye saints, he comes for your salvation. I " Behold my cov'nant stands for ever good, " Seal'd by th' eternal sacrifice in blood : '-'' And sign'd with all their names; the Greek, the Jew. II 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 u Here, (saith the Lord) ye angels, spread their thrones, And near me seat my fav'rites and my sons. yi Come, my redeem'd, possess the joys prepar'd :' Ere time began, 'tis your divine reward." When Christ returns, wake every cheerful passion. And shout, ye saints, he comes for your salvation. PAUSE THE FIRST. (i " I am the Saviour ; I th' almighty God, ■; The sovereign Judge : ye heavens proclaim abroad " My just eternal sentence, and declare •; Those awful truths that sinners dread to hear. When God appears, all nature shall adore him ; While sinners tremble, saints rejoice before him. I " Stand forth, thou bold blasphemer, and profane : •; Now feel my wrath, nor call my threat'nings vain : II Thou hypocrite, once dress'd in saint's attire, ' J doom thee painted hypocrite, to fire. 96 PSALM 50. Judgment proceeds, hell trembles, heaven rejoices ; Lift up your heads, ye saints, with cheerful voices. 8 " Not for the want of goats or bullocks slain " Do I condemn thee ; bulls and goats are vain " Without the flame of love ; in vain the store " Of brutal offerings that were mine before. Earth is the Lord's ; all nature shall adore him ; While sinners tremble, saints rejoice before him, 9 " If I were hungry, would 1 ask thee food ? " When did I thirst or drink thy bullock's blood ? " Mine are the tamer beasts, and savage breed, " Flocks, herds, and fields, and forests where they feed. All is the Lord's* he rules the wide creation ; Gives sinners vengeance, and the saints salvation, 10 " Can 1 be flatter'd with thy cringing bows, " Thy solemn chatt'rings and fantastic vows ? " Are my eyes charm'd thy vestments to behold, " Glaring in gems and gay in woven gold ? God is the judge of hearts ; no fair disguises Can screen the guilty when his vengeance rises, PAUSE THE SECOND. 11 "Unthinking wretch! how couldst thou hope to please " A God, a spirit, with such toys as these? " While with my grace and statutes on thy tongue, ;t Thou lov'st deceit, and dost thy brother wrong. Judgment proceeds, hell trembles, heaven rejoices ; Lift up your heads, ye saints, with cheerful voices. VI " In vain to pious forms thy zeal pretends ; •' Thieves and adult'rers are thy chosen friends : " While the false flatt'rer at mine altar waits, ■' His harden'd soul divine instruction hates. God is the judge of hearts ; no fair disguises Can screen the guilty when his vengeance rises. 13 " Silent I waited with long-suffering love ; " But didst thou hope that 1 should ne'er reprove PSALM 51. 91 u And cherish such an impious thought within, " That the All-Holy would indulge thy sin ? See God appears, all nations join V adore him ; Judgment proceeds, and sinners fall before him, 14 " Behold my terrors now, my thunders roll, " And thy own crimes affright thy guilty soul : "Now, like a lion, shall my vengeance tear " Thy bleeding heart, and no deliverer near. Judgment concludes, hell trembles, heaven rejoices ; Lift up your heads, ye saints, with cheerful voices. EPIPHONEMA. 15 Sinners, awake betimes ; ye fools, be wise ; Awake before this dreadful morning rise : Change your vain thoughts, your sinful works amenu: Fly to the Saviour, make the Judge your friend. Then join, ye saints, wake every cheerful passion, When Christ returns, he comes for your salvation. Psalm 51. fibst part. L. M. Jl Penitent pleading for Pardon* 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 can't surpass The power and glory of thy grace ; Great God, thy nature hath no bound. So let thy pard'ning 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 mine 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. 9 98 PSALM 51. 5 Should sudden vengeance sieze 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 451. second part. L. M. Original and actual Sin confessed, LORD, I am vile, conceiv'd in sin, And born unholy and unclean ; Sprung from the man whose guilty fall Corrupts the race and taints us all. :l Soon as we draw our infant breath, The seeds of sin grow up for death : Thy law demands a perfect heart ; But we're denTd in every part. 3 [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.] i Behold I fall before thy face ; My only refuge is thy grace : No outward forms can make me clean ; The leprosy lies deep within. 3 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. 6 Jesus, my God, thy blood alone Hath power sufficient to atone ; Thy blood can make me white as snow ; No Jewish types could cleanse me so. 7 While guilt disturbs and breaks my peace, Nor flesh nor soul hath rest or ease : PSALM 51. W Lord, let me hear thy parcTning voice, And make my broken heart rejoice. PSallll 51. THIRD PART. L. M. The Backslider restored ; oi\ Repentance and Faith in the Blood Of Christ. OTHOU, that hear'st when sinners cry, The-' all my crimes before thee He, Be hold them not with angry look, But blot their memory from thy book. 2 Create my nature pure within, And form my soul averse to sin : Let thy good spirit neVr depart, Nor hide thy presence from my heart. } I cannot live without thy light, Cast out and banishVI from thy sight; Thine holy joys, my God restore, And guard me that 1 fall no more. 1 Tho' 1 have griev'd 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 condemn'd 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 pard'ning God. 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. £00 PSALM 51. Psallll 51. V. 3—13. FIRST PART. C. M Original and actual Sin confessed and pardoned, LOiiO, I would spread my sore distress And guilt before thine eyes ; Against thy laws, against thy grace, How high my crimes arise ! 'I Should'st thou condemn my soul to hell And crush my flesh to dust, Heaven would approve thy vengeance well And earth must own it just. 3 I from the stock of Adam came, Unholy and unclean ; All my original is shame, And all my nature sin. 1 Born in a world of guilt, I drew Contagion with my breath ; And as my days advanc'd, 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. PSallll 51. V. 14— 17, SECOND PART. C. M Repentance and Faith in the Blood of Christ. OGOD of mercy, hear my call, My load of guilt remove ; Break down this separating wall That bars me from thy love. PSALM 52. 101 :! Give me the presence of thy grace ; Then my rejoicing tongue Shall speak aloud thy righteousness, And make thy praise my song. 3 No blood of goats, nor heifer slain, For sin could e'er atone ; The death of Christ shall still remain Sufficient and alone. 4 A soul oppress'd with sin's desert, My God will ne'er despise ; A humble groan, a broken heart, Is our best sacrifice. Psalm 52. C. M. The Bisajjpointment of the Witked* 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. *3 But 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 cultur'd olive grove, Dress'd in immortal green, Thy children, blooming in thy love, Amid thy courts are seen. 1 On thine eternal grace, O Lord, Thy saints shall rest secure, And all, who trust thy holy word, Shall find salvation sure. w Psalm 52. L. M. The Folly of Self-dependence. HY should the haughty hero boast His vengeful arm, his warlike host ':. 9* (02 PSALM 53. While blood defiles his cruel hand, And desolation wastes the land. 1 He joys to hear the captive's cry, The widow's groan, the orphan's sigh, And when the weary 'd 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. 5 How low th' insulting tyrant lies, Who dar'd th' eternal Power despise ; And vainly deem'd, with envious joy, His arm almighty to destroy. 6 We praise thee, Lord, who heard our cries. And sent salvation from the skies ; The saints, who saw our mournful days. Shall join our grateful song of praise. Psalm 53. v. 4—6. C. M. Victory and Deliverance from Persecution ARE 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 seiz'd 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 ; PSALM 55. 103 When God has first despisM then host, They fall an easy prey. 4 O for a word from Zion's king, Her captives to restore ! Thy joyful saints thy praise shall sing And Israel weep no more. Psalm 51. C. M. 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 slaughtering foes insult us round. Oppressive, proud, and vain ; They cast thy temples to the ground, And all our rights profane. 3 Yet thy forgiving grace we trust, And in thy power rejoice ; Thine arm shall crush our foes to dust, Thy praise inspire our voice. I Be thou with those whose friendly hand Upheld us in distress ; Extend thy truth through every land, And still thy people bless. Psalm 55. v. 1—8, 16—18, 22. C. M Support for the afflicted and tempted Soul. 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 levePd 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 ; 104 PSALM 55. Horror ai*i fear beset me round Amongst the shades of death. 4 Oh, were I like a feather'd dove, And innocence had wings, I'd nS and make a long remove, From all these wrestless things. 5 hit me to some wild desert go, And find a peaceful home, Where storms of malice never blow3 Temptations never come. 6 Vain hopes, and vain inventions all. To' scape the rage of hell ! The mighty God, on whom 1 call, Can save me here as well. PAUSE. 7 [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. 8 God shall preserve my soul from fear. Or shield me when afraid ; Ten thousand angels must appear, If he command their aid. 9 I cast my burdens on the Lord ; The Lord sustains them all : My courage rests upon his word, That saints shall never fall. 10 My highest hopes shail not be vain ; My lips shall spread his praise ; While cruel and deceitful men, Scarce live out half their days. Psalm 55. v. 15—17, 19,22. 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. PSALM 56. 105 •I 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, While sinners perish in surprise Beneath thine angry rod. 1 Because they dwell at ease, And no sad changes feel, They neither fear nor trust thy name, Nor learn to do thy will. 5 But I, with all my cares, Will lean upon the Lord ; I'll cast my burdens on his arm, And rest upon his word. 6 His arm shall well sustain The children of his love ; The ground on which their safety stands, No earthly power can move. Psalm 56. C. M Deliverance from Oppression and Falsehood ; or* God's Care of hit People, in answer to Faith and Prayer. THOU, whose justice reigns on high, And makes th' 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 repos'd my trust ; Nor will I fear what flesh can do, The offspring of the dust, o 106 PSALM 57. 4 They wrest my words to mischief still Charge me with unknown faults ; For mischiefs 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 ! PAUSE. 6 God sees the sorrows of his saints, Their groans affect his ears ; Thy mercy counts my just complaints. And numbers all my tears. 7 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. 8 In thee, most holy, just and true, I have repos'd my trust ; Nor will I fear what man can do, The offspring of the dust. 9 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 !" 10 Thou hast secur'd my soul from death ; O set thy pris'ner free, That heart and hand, and life and breath. May be employ VI for thee. Psalm 57. L M. Praise for Protection ; Grace and Truth. 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. PSALM 58. 107 'I Up to the heavens I send my cry ; The Lord will my desires perform ; He sends his angel 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. i My heart is flx'd ; my song shall raise Immortal honours to thy name j Awake, my tongue, to sound his praise, My tongue the glory of my frame. 3 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. tj Be thou exalted, O my God, Above the heavens where angels dwell j Thy power on earth be known abroad, And land to land thy wonders tell. Psalm 58. As the 113 Psalm. Warning to Magistrates. JUDGES, who rule the world by laws. Will ye despise the righteous cause I When vile oppression wastes the land, Dare ye condemn the righteous poor, And let rich sinners 'scape secure, While gold and greatness bribe thy hand ' i 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 chain- 3 A poison'd arrow is your tongue, The arrow sharp, the poison strong, 108 PSALM 59. 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. i Break out their teeth, eternal God ; Those teeth of lions died 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. G 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. Prayer for National Deliverance. IROM foes, that round us rise, O God of heaven defend ; Who brave the vengeance of the skies: And with thy saints contend. Behold, from distant shores, And desert wilds they come, Combine for blood their barb'rous force. And through thy cities roam. Beneath the silent shade, Their secret plots they lay ; Our peaceful walls by night invade. And waste the fields by day. F PSALM 60. )<»! 1 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. 0 Yet save them, Lord, from death, Lest we forget their doom ; But drive them with thine angry breath, Thro' distant lands to roam. 7 Then shall our grateful voice Proclaim our guardian God ; The nations round the earth rejoice. And sound thy praise abroad. Psalm 60. C. M. Looking to God in the Distress of War. LORD, thou hast scourg'd our guilty land. Behold thy people mourn : Shall vengeance ever guide thy hand. And 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 thy stroke, And dreads thy lifted hand ; Oh, heal the people thou hast broke, And save the sinking land. I Exalt thy banner in the field, For those that fear thy name : From barb'rous hosts our nation shield. And put our foes to shame* 10 w 110 PSALM 62. 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. v. 1—6. S. M, Safety in God. HEN, overwhelm'd with grief. My heart within me dies. Helpless, and far from all relief, To heaven 1 lift mine eyes. 2 Oh lead me to the Rock That's high above my head, And make the covert of thy wings My shelter and my shade. 3 Within thy presence, Lord, For ever Til 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 62. v. 5—12. L. M. JVo trust in the Creature ; or, Faith in Divine Grace and Powc i 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. PSALM 63. HI 3 False are the men of high degree, The baser sort are vanity ; Laid in the balance both appear Light as a puff of empty air. 1 Make not increasing gold your trust, Nor set your hearts on giittering dust : Why will you grasp the fleeting smoke. And not believe what God has spoke ? •3 Once has his awful voice declar'd, Once and again my ears have heard, " All power is his eternal due ; " He must be fear'd and trusted too." 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. Psalni 63. v. l— 5. first part. C. 31 The Morning of a Lord's Day* ARLY, my God, without delay, I haste to seek thy face ; My thirsty spirit faints away Without thy cheering grace. 2 So pilgrims on the scorching sand, Beneath a burning sky, Long for a cooling stream at hand. And they must drink or die. 3 Pve seen thy glory and thy power Thro' all thy temple shine ; My God, repeat that heavenly hour. That vision so divine. i 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. 5 Not life itself, with all its joys, Can my best passion move, E 112 PSALM 63. Or raise so high my cheerful voice As thy forgiving love. 6 Thus, till my last expiring day, I'll bless my God and King ; Thus will 1 lift my hands to pray, And tune my lips to sing. Psalm 63. ». 6— 10. second part. CM. Midnight Thoughts recollected. }fl!WAS in the watches of the night JL 1 thought upon thy power ; I kept thy lovely face in sight Amidst the darkest hour. 2 My flesh lay resting on my bed ; My soul arose on high ; " My God, my life, my hope," I said, " Bring thy salvation nigh." 3 My spirit labours up thine hill, And climbs the heavenly road ; But thy right hand upholds me still While I pursue my God. 4 Thy mercy stretches o'er my head The shadow of thy wings ; My heart rejoices in thine aid, My tongue awakes and sings, 5 But the destroyers of my peace Shall fret and rage in vain ; The tempter shall for ever cease, And all my sins be slain. 6 Thy sword shall give my foes to death, And send them down to dwell In the dark caverns of the earth, Or in the deeps of hell. Psalm 03. L M. Longing after God ; or, the Love of God better than Life- GREAT God, indulge my humble claim ; Thou art my hope, my joy, my rest : PSALM 63. The glories that compose thy name Stand all engag'd to make me bless'd. 2 Thou great and good, thou just and wise, Thou art my Father and my God ; And 1 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. 1 With early feet I love V appear Among thy saints, and seek thy face ; Oft have I seen thy glory there, And felt the power of sovereign grace. 5 Not fruits, nor wines, that tempt our taste. No pleasures that to sense belong, Could make me so divinely bless'd, Or raise so high my cheerful song. G My life itself, without thy love, No taste or pleasure could afford ; 'Twould but a tiresome burthen prove, If I were banish'd from the Lord. 7 Amidst the wakeful hours of night, When busy cares afflict my head, One thought of thee gives new delight, And adds refreshment to my bed. S 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. S. M. Seeking God. Y God, permit my tongue M This joy, to call thee mine ;. 10* 114 PSALM 64. And let my early cries prevail To taste thy love divine. r*Z My thirsty fainting soul Thy mercy does implore ; Not travellers in desert lands Can pant for water more. ■3 Within thy churches, Lord, 1 long to find my place, Thy power and glory to behold. And feel thy quick'ning grace. 1 For life, without thy love, No relish can afford ; No joy can be comparM with thisf To serve and please the Lord, 5 To thee I'll lift my hands, And praise thee while I live ; Not the rich dainties of a feast Such food or pleasure give. 0 In wakeful hours of night I call my God to mind ; I think how wise thy counsels arc And all thy dealings kind. 7 Since thou hast been my help, To thee my spirit flies ; And on thy watchful providence My cheerful hope relies. 8 The shadow of thy wings My soul in safety keeps : I follow where my father leads. And he supports my steps. INalin 64. L. M. GREAT God, attend to my complain- Nor let my drooping spirit faint I When foes in secret spread the snare. Let my salvation be thy care. PSALM 65. I|5 *2 Shield me without, and guard within, From treacherous foes and deadly sin ; May envy, lust, and pride depart, And heavenly grace expand my heart 3 Thy justice and thy power display, And scatter far thy foes away ; While listening nations learn thy word, And saints triumphant bless the Lord, t 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. Psalni 65. v. 1—5. first part. L. M. Public Prayer and Praise, 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. "2 O thou whose mercy bends the skies. To save when humble sinners pray ; All lands to thee shall lift their eyes. And every yielding heart obey. 3 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. 1 Bless'd is the man whom thou shalt eboose, And give him kind access to thee ; Give him a place within thy house To taste thy love divinely free. PAUSE. 3 Let Babel fear when Zion prays ; Babel prepare for long distress, When Zion's God himself arrays Tn terror and in righteousness. 116 PSALM 65. 6 With dreadful glory God fulfils What his afflicted saints request ; And with almighty wrath reveals His love, to give his churches rest. 7 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 ador'd. Psalm 60. V. 5—13. SECOND PART. L. M. Divine Providence in Air, Earth, and Sea ; or, the God of Nature and Grace. » THE God of our salvation hears The groans of Zion mixed with tears : Yet when he comes with kind designs, Through all the way his terror shines. "3 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. :i 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. 1 He bids the noisy tempests cease ; He calms the raging crowd to peace. When a tumult'ous nation raves, Wild as the winds, and loud as waves. 5 Whole kingdoms, shaken by the storm. He settles in a peaceful form : Mountains, establish'd 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- PSALM 65. Ill 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 dress'd 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 neighboring 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 pow'r divine ; O'er every field thy glories shine ; Thro' every month thy gifts appear : Great God, thy goodness crowns the year* Psalm 65. fikst fart C. M. Jl prayer hearina God. and the Gentiles called, PRAISE waits in Zion, Lord, for thee ; There shall our vows oe paid ; Thou hast an ear when sinners pray, All flesh shall seek thine aid. •2 Lord, our iniquities prevail, But pard'ning grace is thine ; And thou wilt grant us power and skili To conquer every sin. 118 PSALM 65. 3 Bless'd are the men whom thou wilt choose To bring them near thy face, Give them a dwelling in thine 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 glitt'ring tokens, Lord. When signs in heaven appear ; But they shall learn thy holy word, And love as well as fear. T Psalm 65, second part. C. M. The Providence of God, in Air, Earth and Sea; or, the Blessings of Bain ilS 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 distill in fruitful showers, The author is divine. 4 Those wandering cisterns in the sky, Borne by the winds around, Whose watery treasures well supply The furrows of the ground. G PSALM 66. 119 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. third part. C. M. The Blessings of the Spring; or, God gives Rain A Psalm for the Husbandman. OOD 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 rais'd on high- Pour out at his command Their watery blessings from the sky, To cheer the thirsty land. 3 The soften'd ridges of the field Permit the corn to spring ; The valleys rich provision yield, And the poor lab'rers sing. 1 The little hills on every side, Rejoice at falling showers ; The meadows dress'd in beauteous pride Perfume the air with flowers. 6 The barren clods, refresh'd 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 TART. C M. Governing Power and Goodness ; or, our Grace tried by Affliction* ING, all ye nations to the Lord, Sing with a joyful noise ; s1 120 PSALM 66. With melody of sound record His honours and your joys. 2 Say to the Power that form'd the sky, " How terrible art thou ! u 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. i He made the ebbing channel dry, While Israel pass'd 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 th' Eternal to the fight, And tempt that dreadful war ? 6 O 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 prov'd our suffering souls. To make our graces shine ; So silver bears the burning coals, The metal to refine. S Thro' watery deeps and fiery ways We march at thy command, Led to possess the promis'd place By thine unerring hand. ■Nairn 66. ». 13—20. second part. C. M Praise to God for hearing Prayer. NOW shall my solemn vows be paid To that almighty Power, That heard the low requests I made In my distressful hour. PSALM 67. Vtt :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. I When on my head huge sorrows fell, I sought the heavenly aid ; He sav'd my sinking soul from hell, And death's eternal shade. 4 If sin lay cover'd in my heart While prayer employ'd my tongue, The Lord had shown me no regard, Nor 1 his praises sung. -"> But God (his name be ever bless'd) Has set my spirit free ; Nor turn'd from him my poor request,. Nor turn'd his heart from me. Psalm 67. c. M. The XatiorCs Prosperity, and the Church'3 increase. SHINE, mighty God, on Zion shine, With beams of heavenly grace ; Reveal thy power thro1 all our coasts, And show thy smiling face. I [Amidst our States exalted high, Do thou our glory stand, And, like a wall of guardian fire, Surround the fav'rite land.] 3 When shall thy name from shore to shore Sound all the earth abroad ; And distant nations know and love Their Saviour and their God. 4 Sing to the Lord, ye distant lands, Sing loud with solemn voice ; Let every tongue exalt his praise, And every heart rejoice. 11 122 PSALM W. 5 He, the great Lord, the sovereign Judge That sits enthron'd above, In wisdom rules the worlds he made, And bids them taste his love. 6 Earth shall obey his high command., And yield a fuil increase : Our God will crown his chosen land With fruitfulness and peace. 7 God, the Redeemer, scatters round His choicest favours here, While the creation's utmost bound Shall see, adore, and fear. Psalm 68. v. 1—6, 32, 35. first part. L. M The Vengeance and Compassion of God. 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, array'd 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 thro' the sky ; His name, Jehovah, sounds on high : Sing to his name ye sons of grace ; Ye saints rejoice before his face. i 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. ~y He breaks the captive's heavy chain, x\nd pris'ners see the light again ; But rebels that dispute his will, Shall dwell in chains and darkness still PSALM 68. 12- PAUSE. C 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. 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. S Proclaim him King, pronounce him bless'd : He's your defence, your joy, your rest : When terrors rise, and nations faint, God is the strength of every saint. Psalm 68. v. 17, 18. st;co>n part. L. M Christ's Ascension, and the Gift of the Spirit. LOK.D, when thou didst ascend on high, Ten thousand angels fill'd 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 pronounc'd his dreadful 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 like captives led. i Rais'd by his Father to the throne, He sent his promis'd Spirit down With gifts and grace for rebel men, That God might dwell on earth again. Psalm 68. v. 19, 9r 20—22. third part. L. M Praise for temporal Blessings ; or, common and special Mercies. WE bless the Lord, the just, the s>ood, Who fills our hearts with heavenly food ; Who pours his blessings from the skies, And loads our days with rich supplies. 124 PSALM 69. 2 He sends the sun his circuit round, To cheer the fruits, to warm the ground ; He bids the clouds, with plenteous rain. Refresh the thirsty earth again. 3 'Tis to his care we owe our breath, And all our near escapes from death : Safety and health to God belong ; He heals the weak, and guards the strong 4 He makes the saint and sinner prove The common blessings of his love ; But the wide difference that remains, Is endless joys, or endless pains. 5 The Lord that bruis'd the serpent's head, On all the serpent's seed shall tread ! The stubborn sinner's heart 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. v. l — 14 first part. C. M. The Sufferings of Christ for our alvation. " C< AVE me, O God, the swelling floods k5 w Break in upon my soul ; " 1 sink, and sorrows o'er my head, " Like mighty waters, roll. 2 c< 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 around my head, " And mighty are my foes. 4 " 'Twas then I paid the dreadful debt " That men could never pay, PSALM 69. IM •; And gave those honours to thy law, " Which sinners took away." > 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 ; ft For I have borne their heavy load " Of sorrow, pain, and shame. 7 " Grief, like a garment, cloth'd me round. " And sackcloth was my dress, " While I procur'd for naked souls, •c A robe of righteousness. S " Amongst my brethren and the Jews, " I, like a stranger, stood, " And bore their vile reproach, to bring " The Gentiles near to God. 0 " I came, in sinful mortals' stead, " To do my Father's will : " Yet, when I cleans'd my Father's house 11 They scandaliz'd my zeal. 10 " My fastings and my holy groans " Were made the drunkards song : 81 But God, from his celestial throne, 11 Heard my complaining tongue. 11 "He sav'd me from the dreadful deep. " Where fears beset me round ; " He rais'd, and fix'd my sinking feet . 14, 21, 26, 29, 32. second part. C. M The Passion and Exaltation of Christ, OW let our lips, with holy fear And mournful pleasures, 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 perpetual 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 beneath thy wound. " While, for a sacrifice, I pour li My life upon the ground. 5 " They tread my honour to the dust. M And laugh when I complain ; " Their sharp insulting slanders add " Fresh anguish to my pain. G " All my reproach is known to thee,' 4- The scandal and the shame ; a Reproach has broke my bleeding heart, " And lies defiTd my name. 7 " I look'd for pity, but in vain ; " My kindred are my grief; " 1 ask my friends for comfort round, " But meet with no relief. 8 u With vinegar they mock my thirst. " They give me gall for food j " And sporting with my dying groans, u They triumph in my blood. 9 ** Shine into my distressed soul. " Let thy compassion save : PSALM 69. ffl ;; And, tho' 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." F Psalm 69. third part. C. M. Christ's Obedience and Death ; or, God glorified and Sinners saved. IATHER, 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 rais'd us high. His duty and his zeal Fulfill'd the law which mortals broke, And finish'd 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 to rest ; They, by his death, draw near to thee And live for ever bless'd. 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, purchas'd by his blood, For thine own Israel waits. Psalm 69. first part. L. M Christ's Passion, and Sinners'' Salvation. DEEP in our hearts let us record, The deeper sorrows of our Lord ; 128 PSALM 69. 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 Have made the curse a blessing prove : Those dreadful sufferings of thy Son Aton'd for crimes which we had done. 4 The pangs of our expiring Lord, The honours of thy law restor'd, His sorrows made thy justice known. And 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 turn'd to shame. Psalm 69. v. 7, &c. second part, L. M Christ's Sufferings and Zeal. }F¥1WAS for our sake, eternal God, JL Thy Son sustain'd that heavy load Of base reproach, and sore disgrace, While shame defiTd his sacred face. 2 The Jews, his brethren and his kin, Abus'd the man that check'd their sin ; While he fulfills thy holy laws, They hate him, but without a cause. 3 [" My Father's house," said he, " was made " A place for worship, not for trade ;" Then, scatt'ring all their gold and brass, He scourg'd the merchants from the place.] 4 [Zeal, for the temple of his God, Consumed his life, expos'd his blood : Reproaches at thy glory thrown, He felt, and mourn'd them as his own.] I PSALM 71. 129 j [His friends forsook, his followers fled, While foes and arms surround his head ! They curse him with a slanderous tongue, And the false judge maintains the wrong.] G His life they load with hateful lies, And charge his lips with blasphemies ; They nail him to the shameful tree ; There hung the man that died for me. 7 But God beheld, and from his throne Marks out the men that hate his Son : The hand that rais'd him from the dead, Shall pour the vengeance on their head. Psalm 70. C M. Protection against Personal Enemies. "N haste, O God, attend my call, Nor hear my cries in vain ; O let thy speed prevent my fall, And still my hope sustain. 2 When foes insidious wound my name And tempt my soul astray, Then let them fill with lasting shame To their own plots a prey. 3 While all that love thy name rejoice. And glory in thy word. In thy salvation raise their voice, And magnify the Lord, i O thou, my help in time of need. Behold my sore dismay ; In pity hasten to my aid, Nor let thy grace delay. INalm 71. * 5—9. first part. CM The aged Saint's Reflection and Hope. MY God, my everlasting hope, 1 live upon thy truth ; Thine hands have held my childhood up. And strengthen^ all my youth. 130 PSALM 71. 2 My flesh was fashion'd 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, 1 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. 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. v 1 .,14, 16,23,22,24 second part. C. M Christ our Strength and Righteousness. MY Saviour, my Almighty Friend, When I begin thy praise, Wnere 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 fiil'd with sore distress For some surprising sin, I'll plead thy perfect righteousness,. And mention none but thine. 5 How will my lips rejoice to tell The victories of my King ! PSALM 71. 131 My soul, redeem'd 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 sav'd 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. V. 17—21. THIRD PART. C. M. The aged Christian's Prayer and Song ; or, Old Age, Death, and the Resurrection. GOD of my childhood, and my youth, The guide of all my days, I have declar'd 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 world thy love ! PAUSE. 5 Thy righteousness is deep and high. Unsearchable thy deeds ; Thy glory spreads beyond the sky, And all my praise exceeds. 132 PSALM 72. 6 Oft have 1 heard thy threatenings roar, And oft endur'd the grief; But when thy hand has pressM me sore, Thy grace was my relief. 7 By long experience have 1 known Thy sovereign power to save ; At thy command I venture down Securely to the grave. 3 When I lie buried deep in dust, My flesh shall be thy care ; These with 'ring limbs with thee I trust To raise them strong and fair. Psalm 72. FIRST TART. L. M. The Kingdom of Christ. 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 distills 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- PSALM 34. 133 0 The saints shall flourish in his days, Dress'd in the robes of joy and praise ; Peace, like a river, from his throne, Shall flow to nations yet unknown. Psallll 72. second pakt. L. M Christ's Kingdom among the Gentiles. JESUS 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 their kings I There Europe her best tribute brings From north to south the princes meet To pay their homage at his feet. 3 There Persia, glorious to behold, And India shines in eastern gold ; While western empires own their Lord, And savage tribes attend his word.] \ 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 : The joyful prisoner bursts his chains : The weary find eternal rest, And all the sons of want are bless'd. ? [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. 12 134 PSALM 73. 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. Afflicted Saints happy, and prosperous Sinners cursed NOW I'm convinc'd the Lord is kind To men of heart sincere ; Yet once my foolish thoughts repin'd, And border'd on despair. "2 I griev'd to see the wicked thrive, And spoke with angry breath, " How pleasant and profane they live 1 " How peaceful is their death ! 3 ll With well fed flesh and haughty eyes " They lay their fears to sleep ; 11 Against the heavens their slanders rise, " While saints in silence weep. 4 " In vain 1 lift my hands to pray, " And cleanse my heart in vain ; " For I am chasten'd all the day, " The night renews my pain." 5 Yet, while my tongue indulged complaints, I felt my heart reprove ; " Sure I shall thus offend thy saints, " And grieve the men I love." 6 But still I found my doubts too hard, The conflict too severe, Till I retir'd to search thy word, And learn thy secrets there. 7 There, as in some prophetic glass, 1 saw the sinner sit High mounted on a slippVy place, Beside a fiery pit. PSALM 73. 135 i heard the wretch profanely boast, Till at thy frown he fell ; His honours in a dream were lost, And he awak'd in hell. 9 Lord, what an envious fool I was ! How like a thoughtless beast ! Thus to suspect thy promis'd grace, And think the wicked bless'd. 10 Yet I was kept from full despair, Upheld by power unknown : That blessed hand that broke the snare, Shall guide me to thy throne. Psalm 73. ©. 23—28. second part. C. M. God our Portion here and hereafter. 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 Thro' life's bewilder'd race ; Thine hand conduct me near thy seat, To dwell before thy face. 3 Were I in heaven without my God, 'Twould 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. 0 But to draw near to thee, my God, Shall be my sweet employ ; 136 PSALM 73. My tongue shall sound thy works abroad. And tell the world my joy. Psalm 73. v. 22, 3, 6, 17—20. L. M. The Prosperity of Sinners cursed. LORD, what a thoughtless wretch was J.. To mourn, and murmur, and repine. To see the wicked plac'd on high, In pride and robes of honour shine. 2 But, Oh their end, their dreadful end I Thy sanctuary taught me so ; On slipp'ry 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 fancy'd joys, how fast they flee I Like dreams, as fleeting and as vain ! Their songs of softest harmony Are but a prelude to their pain. ~) Now I esteem their mirth and wine, Too dear to purchase with my blood : Lord, 'tis enough that thou art mine, My life, my portion* and my God. Psalm 73. S. M. The Mystery of Providence unfurled: URE there's a righteous God, Nor is religion vain ; Tho' 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 [Pamper'd with wanton ease, Their flesh looks full and fair. s: PSALM 74. 13- Their wealth rolls in like flowing seas, And grows without their care. i Free from the plagues and pains That pious souls endure, Thro' 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. »j But I, with flowing tears, Indulg'd 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. 8 Thy word, with light and power, Did my mistake amend ; I view'd the sinners' life before, But here I learnt their end. 9 On what a slipp'ry 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 74. C. M. The Church pleading with God under sore Persecution. WILL God for ever cast me off? His wrath for ever smoke 12* 138 PSALM 74. 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. i Where once thy churches pray'd 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.'1 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. PAUSE. 9 How long, eternal God, how long Shall men of pride blaspheme? Shall saints be made their endless song And bear immortal shame ? PSALM lo. 139 10 Canst thou for ever sit, and bear Thy holy name profan'd ? And still thy jealousy forbear, And still withhold thy hand? 11 What strange deliv'rance hast thou shown In ages long before ? And now no other God we own, No other God adore. 1*2 Thou didst divide the raging sea By thy resistless might, To make thy tribes a wondrous way, And then secure their flight. 13 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 ? 14 Hath not thy power form'd every coast. And set the earth its bounds, With summer's heat and winter's frost, In their perpetual rounds? 15 And shall the sons of earth and dust That sacred power blaspheme ? Will not thy hand, that form'd them first, Avenge thy injur'd name ? 16 Think on the cov'nant thou hast made. And all thy words of love ; Nor let the birds of prey invade And vex thy trembling dove. 17 Our foes would 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. Praise to God for the return of Peace. TO thee, most high and holy God, To thee our thankful hearts we raise HO PSALM 76. Thy works declare thy name abroad, Thy wondrous works demand our praise. 2 To slav'ry doom'd, thy chosen sons Beheld their foes triumphant rise ; And sore oppress'd by earthly thrones, They sought the Sovereign of the skies. 3 '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. 4 Thy hand, that form'd the restless main, And rear'd the mountain's awful head, Bade raging seas their course restrain, And desert wilds receive their dead. 5 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. 0 Let haughty tyrants 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. Israel saved, and the Assyrians destroyed ; or, God's Vengeance against his Enemies proceeds from his Church. IN Judah God of old was known ; His name in Israel great ; In Salem stood his holy throne, And Zion was his seat. 2 Among the praises of his saints, His dwelling there he chose ; There he receiv'd their just complaints Against their haughty foes. 3 From Zion went his dreadful word, And broke that threat'ning spear ; The bow, the arrows, and the sword, And crush'd th' Assyrian war. PSALM 77. 141 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 stopp'd the breath Of captains and their bands ; The men of might sleep fast in death, That quells their warlike hands. <5 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 lisht. 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 tear his frown ; His terrors shake the proudest king, And smite his armies down. 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. Melancholy assaulting, and Hope prevailing. TO God 1 cry'd, with mournful voice I sought his gracious ear, In the sad hour when trouble rose, And fill'd my heart with fear. 2 Sad were my days, and dark my nights. My soul refus'd relief; 142 PSALM 77. I thought on God, the just and wise, But thoughts increas'd my grief. 3 Still 1 complain'd, and still oppress'd, My heart began to break ; My God, thy wrath forbade my rest, And kept my eyes auake. 4 My overwhelming sorrows grew, Till 1 could speak no more ; Then I within myself withdrew, And call'd thy judgments o'er. 5 I call'd back years, and ancient times. When I beheld thy face ; My spirit search'd for secret crimes That might withhold thy grace. 6 I call'd thy mercies to my mind, Which I enjoy 'd before ; 4nd will the Lord no more be kind8 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 ? 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 recov'ring grace When flesh could hope no more. 10 Grace dwelt with justice on the throne, And men that love thy word, Have, in thy sanctuary known The counsels of the Lord. H PSALM 77. 143 Psallll 77. sbcoxd part. CM. Comfort derived from ancient Providence; or, Israel delivered from Egypt, and brought to Canaan. OW awful is thy chastening rod!" (May thy own children say ;) 11 The great, the wise, the dreadful God ! u How holy is his way ! %2 I'll meditate his works of old, Who reigns in heaven above : I'll hear his ancient wonders told. And learn to trust his love. 3 He saw the house of Joseph lie With Egypt's yoke oppress'd ; Long he delay'd to hear their cry. Nor gave his people rest. 4 The sons of pious Jacob seem'd Abandon'd to their foes ; But his almighty arm redeem'd The nation that he chose. 3 From slavish chains he sets them free, They follow where he calls ; He bade them venture through the sea. And made the waves their walls. 6 The waters saw thee, mighty God, The waters saw thee come ; Backward they fled, and frighted stood, To make thine armies room. 7 Strange was thy journey through the sea. Thy footsteps, Lord, unknown : Terrors attend the wondrous way That brings thy mercies down. 8 [Thy voice, with terror in the sound, Thro' clouds and darkness broke ; All heaven in lightning shone around, And earth with thunder shook. 144 PSALM 78. 9 Thine arrows thro' the skies were hurl'd \ How glorious is the Lord ! Surprise and trembling seiz'd the world, And all the saints ador'd. 10 He gave them water from the rock ; And safe, by Moses' hand, Thro' a dry desert led his flock To Canaan's promis'd land.] Psalm 78. first part. C. M. Providence of God recorded; or, pious Education and Instruction 10 Fair Branch, ordain'd of old to shoot From David's stock, from Jacob's root ; Himself a noble Vine, and we The lesser branches of the tree, 11 'Tis thy own Son \, and he shall stand, Girt with thy strength, at thy right hand Thy first-born Son, adorn'd and bless'd. With power and grace above the rest, J.2 Oh! for his sake attend our cry, Shine on thy churches lest they die :. Turn us to thee, thy love restore, We shall be sav'd and sigh no more r3* 150 PSALM 82. s Psalm 81. v. 1,8— 16. S. M. The Warning of God to his People ; or, spiritual Blessings and Punishments. ING to the Lord aloud, And make a joyful noise ; God is our strength, our Saviour God : Let Israel hear his voice. % " From idols, false and vain, " Preserve my rites divine ; " I am the Lord who broke thy chain Of slav'ry and of sin. 3 " Stretch thy desires abroad, And I'll supply them well ; " But if ye will 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 ; u 'Tis their own chosen way. 5 " Yet O ! 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 flows. " From their eternal Rock." Psalm 89. L. M. God the supreme Governor ; or, Magistrates warned. AMONG th' assemblies of the great, A greater Ruler takes hi* seat; The God of heaven, as Judge, surveys Those gods on earth, and all their ways.. g Why will ye frame oppressive laws? Or why support th' unrighteous cause ? PSALM 83. 151 When will ye once defend the poor, That foes may vex the saints no more ? ;5 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. 4 Arise, O Lord, and let thy Son Possess his universal throne, And rule the nations with his rod ; He is our Judge, and he our God. Psalm 8a. S. M. JL Complaint against Persecutors, AND will the God of grace Perpetual silence keep ? The God of justice hold his peace, And let his vengeance sleep ? I Behold what cursed snares The men of mischief spread ; The men that hate thy saints and thee Lift up their threat'ning head. 3 Against thy hidden ones Their counsels they employ, And malice, with her watchful eye. Pursues them to destroy. 4 " Come, let us join," they cry, " To root them from the ground, " Till not the name of saints remain " Nor mem'ry shall be found," 5 Awake, Almighty God, And call thy wrath to mind ; Give them, like forests to the fire, Or stubble to the wind. 6 Convince their madness, Lord, And make them seek thy name Or else their stubborn rage confound, That they may die in shame 152 PSALM 84. 7 Then shall the nations know Thy glorious, dreadful word, Jehovah is thy name alone, And thou the sovereign Lord. Psalm 84. first part. L. M. The Pleasure of Public Worship. HOW pleasant, how divinely fairt O Lord of hosts, thy dwellings are ! With long desire my spirit faints, To meet th1 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 want7 1 Bless'd 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. .3 Bless'd are the souls, who find a place Within the temple of thy grace ; There they behold thy gentler rays, And seek thy face and learn thy praise. G Bless'd are the men whose hearts are set To find the way to Zion's gate ; God is their strength ; and thro' the road They lean upon their helper, God. 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. 153 Psalm 84. second part. L M. God and his Church ; or, Grace and Glory. GREAT God, attend, while Zion sings The joy that from thy presence springs ; To spend one day with thee on earth Exceeds a thousand days of mirth. '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 ; Bless'd is the man that trusts in thee. Psalm 84. v. 1, 2, 3— 10, paraphrased. C. M. Delight in Ordinances of Worship , or, God present in his Churches. MY soul, how lovely is the place To which thy God resorts ! 'Tis heaven to see his smiling face, Tho* in his earthly courts. 2 There the great Monarch of the skies. His saving power displays, And light breaks in upon our eyes, With kind and quick'ning rays. . 3 With his rich gifts the heavenly Dove Descends and fills the place, 154 PSALM 84. While Christ reveals his wondrous lover 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. PAUSE. 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 suffers no remove ; O make me, like the sparrows, bless'd. To dwell but where I love. 7 To sit one day beneath thine eye, And hear thy gracious voice, Exceeds a whole eternity EmpJoyM in carnal joys. 8 Lord, at thy threshold I would waif. While Jesus is within, Rather than fill a throne of state Among the tents of sin. 0 Could I command the spacious land, And the more boundless sea, For one bless'd hour at thy right hand I'd give them both away. Psalm 84. As the 148th Psalm Longing for the House o God. LORD of the worlds above, How pleasant and how fair. The dwellings of thy love, Thy earthly temples are : To thine abode My heart aspires. PSALM 84. 155 With warm desires, To see my God. 2 The sparrow, for her young, With pleasure seeks her nest, And wandering swallows long To find their wonted rest ; My spirit faints With equal zeal To rise and dwell Among thy saints. ] O happy souls, that pray Where God appoints to hear ! O happy men that pay Their constant service there ! They praise thee still ; And happy they, That love the way To Zion's hill. i They go from strength to strength. Through this dark vale of tears, Till each arrives at length, Till each in heaven appears. 0 glorious seat, When God our King Shall thither bring Our willing feet. PAUSE. 3 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. 156 PSALM 85. * (3 God is our sun and shield, Our light and our defence ; With gifts his hands are filPd ; 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. Psalm 85. v. 1—8. first part. L. M. Waiting for an Answer to Prayer; or, Deliverance began and com pleted. LORD thou hast calPd thy grace to mind, Thou hast revers'd our heavy doom : So God forgave when Israel sinn'd, And brought his wandering captives home. '2 Thou hast begun to set us free, And make thy fiercest wrath abate : Now let our hearts be turn'd 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. 1 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 86. 157 Psalm 85. v. 9, .^c. second tart. L. M. Salvation by Christ. 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 pleas'd 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 gentler reign. i His righteousness is gone before, To give us free access to God ; Our wandering feet shall stray no more. But mark his steps and keep the road. Psalm 86. v. 8—13 C. M. A General Song of Praise to God. AMONG the princes, earthly gods, There's none hath power divine ; Nor is their nature, mighty Lord, Nor are their works like thine. •2 The nations thou hast made shall bring Their offerings round thy throne ; For thou alone dost wondrous things, For thou art God alone. 3 Lord, I would walk with holy feet, Teach me thine heavenly ways, And all my wandering thoughts unite In God my Father's praise. 4 Great is thy mercy, and my tongue Shall those sweet wonders tell, 14 158 PSALM 88. How by thy grace my sinking soul Rose from the deeps of hell. Psalm 87. L. M. The Church the birth-place of the Saints ; or, Jews and Gentile? united in the Christian Church. 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. 2 His mercy visits every house That pay their night and morning vows; But makes a more delightful stay, Where churches meet to praise and pray. 3 What glories were described of old ? What wonders are in Zion told ? Thou city of our God below, Thy fame shall Tyre and Egypt know. 4 Egypt and Tyre, and Greek and Jew Shall there begin their lives anew : Angels and men shall join to sing The hill where living waters spring. 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 nourish'd there. Psalm 88. As the 113th Psalm. Loss of Friends, and absence of Divine Grace. OGOD of my salvation, hear My nightly groan, my daily prayer, That still employ my wasting breath ; My soul, declining to the grave, Implores thy sovereign power to save From dark despair and lasting death. 2 Thy wrath lies heavy on my soul, And waves of sorrow o'er me roll. PSALM 89. 159 While dust and silence spread the gloom : My friends, belov'd in happier days, The dear companions of my ways, Descend around me to the tomb. 3 As, lost in lonely grief, I tread The mournful mansions of the dead, Or to some throng'd assembly go ; Thro' all alike I rove alone, While here forgotten, there unknown, The change renews my piercing wo, 4 And why will God neglect my call ! Or who who shall profit by my fall, When life departs and love expires ? Can dust and darkness praise the Lord ? Or wake, or brighten at his word, And tune the harp with heavenly choirs? 5 Yet, thro1 each melancholy day, I've pray'd to thee, and still will pray, Imploring still thy kind return : But Oh ! my friends, my comfort's fled, And all my kindred of the dead Recall my wandering thoughts to mourn. Psalin 89. first part. L. 31. The Covenant made with Christ ; or, the true David. TT^OR ever shall my song record -■- The truth and mercy of the Lord : Mercy and truth for ever stand. Like heaven, established by his hand. 2 Thus to his Son he sware, and said, ; With thee my cov'nant first is made : " In thee shall dying sinners live ; " Glory and grace are thine to give. 2 " Be thou my Prophet, thou my Priest, " Thy children shall be ever bless'd ; " Thou art my chosen King, thy throne " Shall stand eternal like my own. 160 PSALM 89. 1 " There's none of all my sons above " So much my image or my Jove ; " Celestial powers thy subjects are, " Then what can earth to thee compare rf 5 u David, my servant, whom I chose, " To guard my flock, to crush my foes : " And rais'd him to the Jewish throne, " Was but a shadow of my Son.1' fi 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. FIRST PART. CM. The Faithfulness of God. MY never-ceasing song shall show The mercies of the Lord ; And make succeeding :iges know How faithful is his word. 2 The sacred truths his lips pronounce. Shall firm as heaven endure ; And if he speaks a promise once, Th' eternal grace is sure. 3 How long the race of David held The promisVl Jewish throne ! But there's a nobler cov'nant seal'd To David's greater Son. 4 His seed for ever shall possess A throne above the skies ; The meanest subject of his grace Shall to that glory rise. 5 Lord God of hosts, thy wondrous ways Are sung by saints above ; And saints on earth their honours raise To thy unchanging love. PSALM 89. 161 Psallll 89. V. 7, &-C. SECOND PART. C. M. The Power and Majesty of God ; or, Reverential Worship. WITH rev'rence let the saints apppear, And bow before the Lord ; His high commands with rev'rence 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 compar'd 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 boist'rous deep ; Thou mak'st 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. 5 Justice and judgment are thy throne, Yet wondrous is thy grace ! While truth and mercy, join'd in one, Invite us near thy face. Psallll 89. V. 15, &C. THIRD PART. C. M. A blessed Gospel. BLESS'D 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, Thro' their Redeemer's name : 14* 162 PSALM 89. His righteousness exaits their hope And fills their foes with shame. 3 The Lord, our glory and defence, Strength and salvation gives : Israel, thy King for ever reigns, Thy God for ever lives. Psalm 89. v. 19, &c. fourth part. C. M. Christ's Mediatorial Kingdom ; or, his Divine and Human JVatw HEAR what the Lord in vision said, And made his mercies known ; " Sinners, behold, your help is laid 44 On my almighty Son. 2 44 Behold the man, my wisdom chose 44 Among your mortal race : 4* His head my holy oil o'erflows, 44 With full supplies of grace. 3 » High shall he reign on David's throne 44 My people's better King ; 44 My arm shall beat his rivals down, 44 And still new subjects bring. 1 " My truth shall guard him in his way, 44 With mercy by his side ; 44 While in my name, o'er earth and sea, 44 He shall in triumph ride. 5 44 Me for his Father and his God 44 He shall for ever own, " Call me his rock, his high abode, 44 And I'll support my Son. G '4 My first-born Son, array'd in grace, 44 At my right hand shall sit ; 44 Beneath him angels know their place, 44 And monarchs at his feet. 7 44 My cov'nant stands for ever fast, 44 My promises are strong ; 44 Firm as the heavens his throne shall last, H His seed endure as long." PSALM 89. 103 Psallll 89. V. 3U, &,C FIFTH PART. C. M. The Covenant of Grace unchangeable; or, Affliction without Rejection. " ~^TET," saith the Lord, " if David's race. X " The children of my Son, 4i Should break my laws, abuse my grace, " And tempt mine anger down ; 2 " Their sins I'll visit with the rod, " And make their follies smart ; " But I'll not cease to be their God, " Nor from my truth depart. 3 " My cov'nant I will ne'er revoke, " But keep my grace in mind ; " And what eternal love hath spoke, " Eternal truth shall bind. 1 " Once have I sworn, (I need no more) " And pledg'd my holiness, " To seal the sacred promise sure " To David and his race. 5 " 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. 6 " Sure as the moon that rules the night, " His kingdom shall endure, " Till the fix'd laws of shade and light " Shall be observ'd no more." Psallll 89. v. 47, &c. second part. L. M. Mortality and Hope. A Funeral Psalm. REMEMBER, Lord, our mortal state, How frail our life, how short the date ! Where is the man that draws his breath. Safe from disease, secure from death. 2 Lord, while we see whole nations die, Our flesh and strength repine and cry, 164 PSALM 89. " Must death for ever rage and reign ! " Or hast thou made mankind in vain ? 3 " Where is thy promise to the just ? " Are not thy servants turn'd to dust !" But faith forbids these mournful sighs, And sees the sleeping dust arise. 4 That glorious hour, that dreadful day, Wipes the reproach of saints away, And clears the honour of thy word ; Awake, our souls, and bless the Lord. Psalm 89. v. 47, &c. last part. As the 113th Psalm. Life, Death, and the Resurrection. 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, 11 The race of man was only made " For sickness, sorrow, and the dust V'' Are not thy servants day by day, Sent to their graves, and turn'd to clay ? Lord, where's thy kindness to the just ? 3 Hast thou not promis'd 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. 1G5 Psalm 90. L. M. Man Mortal, and God Eternal. A mournful Song at a Funeral. THROUGH e- ery 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 had'st thou reign 1d ere time began, Or dust was fashion'd into man : 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 vanitv : Thy dreadful sentence, Lord, was just, " Return, ye sinners, to your dust." { [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.] PAUSE. .5 Death, like an overflowing stream, Sweeps us away •, our life's a dream : An empty tale ; a morning flower, Cut down and wither'd 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 a wise care of piety Fit us to die, and dwell with thee. 166 PSALM 90. Psalm 00. V. 1—5. FIRST PART. C. M. Man Frail, and God Eternal. OUR God, our help in ages past, Our hope for years to come, Our shelter from the stormy blast, Arid our eternal home ! 2 Beneath the shadow of thy throne Thy saints have dwelt secure : Sufficient is thine arm alone, And my defence is sure. 3 Before the hills in order stood, Or earth receiv'd her frame, From everlasting thou art God, To endless years the same. 4 Thy word commands our flesh to dust, " Return, ye sons of men ;" All nations rose from earth at first, And turn to earth again. 5 A thousand ages in thy sight Are like an ev'ning gone ; Short as the watch that ends the night Before the rising dawn. 6 [The busy tribes of flesh and blood, With all their lives and cares, Are carried downwards by the flood, And lost in following years. 7 Time, like an ever-rolling stream, Bears all its sons away : They fly forgotten, as a dream Dies at the op'ning day. 8 Like flowery fields the nations stand, Pleas'd with the morning light; The flowers beneath the mower's hand Lie with'ring ere 'tis night.] PSALM 90. 167 9 Our God, our help in ages past, Our hope for years to come, Be thou our guard while troubles last, And our eternal home. Psalm 90. o.8,11.2,10,12. second part. CM. Infirmities and Mortality, the Effect of Sin ; or, Life, Old Age, and Preparation for Death. 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, flies, 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 ; And all beyond that short account Is sorrow, toil, and pain. 5 [Our vitals, with laborious strife, Bear up the crazy load, And drag these poor remains of life Along the tiresome road.] to Almighty God, reveal thy love, And not thy wrath alone ; , O let our sweet experience prove The mercies of thy throne. ? 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. 168 PSALM 90. Psalm 90. v. 13 &c. third part. C. M. Breathing after Heaven. 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. v. 5, 10, 12. S. M. The Frailty and Shortness of Life. LORD, what a feeble piece Is this, our mortal frame ! Our life ! how poor a trifle 'tis, That scarce deserves the name ! •J Alas, the brittle clay That built our body first ! 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, PSALM 91. 169 We'll spend them all in wisdom's ways And let them speed their flight. .") They'll waft us sooner o'er This life's tempestuous sea : Soon we shall reach the peaceful shore Of bless'd eternity. Psalm 91. v. 1—7. L. M. Safety in public Diseases and Dangers. 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, "3 Then will I say, " My God, thy power " Shall be my fortress and my tower : " I that am form'd 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. t 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, God is their life, his wings are spread To shield them with an healthful shade. 6 If vapors, with malignant breath, Rise thick,' and scatter midnight death, Israel is safe ; the poison'd air Grows pure if Israel's God be there. PAUSE. ? What tho' a thousand at thy side, Around thy path ten thousand died. 15 170 PSALM 91. Thy God his chosen people saves, Amongst the dead, amidst the graves, 8 So, when he sent his angel down To make his wrath in Egypt known, And slew their sons, his careful eye Pass'd all the doors of Jacob by. 9 But if the fire, or plague, or sword, Receive commission from the Lord To strike his saints among the rest, Their very pains and deaths are bless'd. 10 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. v 9— 16. CM. Protection from Death, Guard of Angels, Victory and Deliverance. E sons of men, a feeble race, Expos'd to every snare, Come, make the Lord your dwelling place. And try and trust his care. 1 No ilPshall 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. \ Their hands shall bea you. lest you fall. And ash against th< stones ; Are they not servants at his call, And sent t' attend his sons? 5 Adders and lions ye shall tread ; The tempter's wiles defeat ; He that hath bruis'd the serpent's head Puts him beneath your feet. PSALM 92. 171 (5 i; Because on me they set their love, " I'll save them,11 saith the Lord ; " I'll bear their joyful souls above " Destruction and the sword. 7 " My grace shall answer when they call, 4i In trouble I'll be nigh : " My power shall help them when they fall, 11 And raise tht*m when they die. 8 ft 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." PSallll 92. FIRST PART, L. M. A Psalm for the Lord's Day. SWEET is the work, my God my King, To praise thy name, oive thanks, and sing, To show thy love by morning light, And talk of all thy truths at night. 2 Sweet is the day of sacred rest : No mortal cares shall seize my breast : O 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, tili thy breath Blasts them in everlasting death. 5 But 1 shall share a glorious part When grace hath well refin'd my heart, And fresh supplies of joy are shed Like holy oil to cheer my head. m PSALM 93. 0 Sin (my worst enemy before) Shall vex my eyes and ears no more ; My inward foes shall all be slain, Nor Satan break m) peace again. 7 Then shall I see, and hear, and know All I desir'd or wish'd below ; And every power find sweet employ In that eternal world of joy. Psalm 92. v. 12. &c second part. L. M. The Church is the Garden of God. LORD, 'tis a pleasant thing to stand In gardens planted by thy hand ; Let me within thv courts be seen, Like a young cedar fresh and green. "3 There grow thy saints in faith and love, Bless'd 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. 1 Laden with fruits of age, they shew The Lord is holy, just, and true ; None that attend his gates shall find A God unfaithful or unkind. Psalm 93. first metre. As the lOOth Psalm. The Eternal and the Sovereign God. 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, Thy throne eternal ages stood, Thyself the ever-living God. PSALM 93. m 3 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. 4 For ever shall thy throne endure ; Thy promise stands for ever sure ; And everlasting holinessr Becomes tho dwellings of thy grace. Psallll 93. second metre. As the old 50th Psalm THE 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, establish^! by his hand, Long stood his throne ere he began creation. And his own Godhead is the firm foundation. %2 God is th' eternal King ; s 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 fix'd, thy church shall ne'er remove ; Thy saints with holy fear Shall in thy courts appear, And sing thine everlasting love. [Repeat the fourth stanza to complete the tune.] PSallll 94# V, 1,2,7—14. FIRST TART. C. M. Saints chastised, and Sinners destroyed; or, instructive Afflictions. OGOD ! to whom revenge belongs, Proclaim thy wrath aloud ; Let sovereign power redress our wrongs, Let justice smite the proud. 'I They say, '; The Lord nor sees nor hears ;"' When will the vain be wise ? Can he be deaf, who form'd their ears ? Or blind, who made their eyes ? PSALM 94. 175 3 He knows their impious thoughts are vain, And they shall feol his .tower : 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 Bless'd is the man thy hands chastise. And to his duty draw ; Thy scourges make thy children wise When they forget thy law. 0 But God will ne'er cast off his saints, Nor his own promise break ; He pardons his inheritance For their Redeemer's sake. Psalin 94. v. 16— 23. second part. C. M. God our Support and Comfort ; or, Deliverance from Temptation and Persecution. WHO will arise and plead my right Against my num'rous foes? While earth and hell their force unite, And all my hopes oppose. 2 Had not the Lord, my rock, my help. Sustain'd my fainting head, My life had now in silence dwelt, My soul amongst the dead. :) " Alas ! my sliding feet !" I cry'd, Thy promise bore me up ; Thy grace stood constant by my side. And rais'd my sinking hope. 4 While multitudes of mournful thoughts Within my bosom roll, Thy boundless love forgives my faults, Thy comforts cheer my soul. 176 PSALM 95. 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. C. M. A Psalm before Prayer. SING to the Lord Jehovah's name, And in his strength rejoice ; When his salvation is our theme, Exalted be our voice. 2 With thanks approach his awful sight, And psalms of honour sing ; The Lord's a God of boundless might, The whole creation's King. 3 Let princes hear, let angels know, How mean their natures seem, Those gods on high, and gods below. When once compar'd with him. 1 Earth, with its caverns dark and deep Lies in his spacious hand ; He fix'd the seas what bounds to keep, And where the hills must stand. 5 Come, and with humble souls adore ; Come, kneel before his face ; O may the creatures of his power Be children of his grace ! G 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. rH Psalm 95. S M. A Psalm before Sermon. COME, sound his praise abroad, And hymns of glory sing ; Jehovah is the sovereign God, The universal King. *3 He form'd the deeps unknown ; He gave the seas their bound ; The watery worlds are all his own. And all the solid ground. 3 Come, worship at his throne ; Corne, bow before the Lord ; We are his works and not our own. He form'd us by his word, i To-day attend his voice, Nor dare provoke his rod ; Come, like the people of his choice, And own your gracious God. ."3 But if your ears refuse The language of his grace, And hearts grow hard, like stubborn Jews, That unbelieving race, 0 The Lord in vengeance dress'd, Will lift his hand, and swear, " You that despise my promis'd rest, " Shall have no portion there." Psalm 95. v. .1. 2, 3, 6 — n. L. M. Canaan lost through Unbelief; or, a Warning to delaying Sinners. COME, let our voices join to raise A sacred song of solemn praise : God is a sovereign King : rehearse His honour in exalted verse. '1 Come, let our souls address the Lord, Who fram'd our natures with his word : 178 PSALM 96. He is our Shepherd ; we the sheep His mercy chose, his pastures ep. 3 Come, let us hear his voice to-day, The counsels of his love obey, Nor let our harden'd hearts renew The sins and plagues that Israel knew. 4 Israel that saw his works of grace, Yet tempt their Maker to his face ; A faithless, unbelieving brood, That tir'd the patience of their God. 5 Thus saith the Lord, tk How false they prove, " Forget my power, abuse my love ; " Since they despise my rest, I swear, " Their feet shall never enter there." (i [Look back, my soul with holy dread. And view those ancient rebels dead ; Attend the offer'd grace to-day, Nor lose the blessing by delay. 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 bless'd.] Psalm 96. v. 2, 10, &c. C. M. Christ's first and second Coming. SING to the Lord, ye distant lands. Ye tribes of every tongue ; His new discover'd grace demands A new and nobler song. 2 Say to the nations, Jesus reigns, God's own almighty Son : His power the sinking world sustains. And grace surrounds his throne. 3 Let heaven proclaim the joyful day, Joy through the earth be seen. PSALM 96. IW 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. As the 113th Psalm. The God of the Gentiles. 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 heathens know, His wonders to the nations show, And all his saving works proclaim. '1 The heathens 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. :] He fram'd the globe, he built the sky, He made the shining worlds on high, And reigns complete in glory there ; His beams are majesty and light, His beauties how divinely bright ! His temple how divinely fair ! 4 Come the great day, the gloritfus hour, When earth shall feel his saving power, 180 PSALM 97. Arid barb'rous nations fear his name : Then shall the race of man confess The beauty of his holiness, And in his courts his grace proclaim. Psalm 97. v. l— 5 fikst part. L. M. Christ reigning in Heaven, and coming to Judgment. 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 way 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. v. 6—9. second tart. L. M Christ's Incarnation. 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 ; 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. 181 Psalm 97. third part. L. 31. Grace and Glory. TH' Almighty reigns, exalted high O'er all the earth, o'er all the sky : The-1 clouds and darkness veil his feet. His dwelling is the mercy-seat. 2 O ye that love his holy name, Hate every work of sin and shame ; He guards the souls of all his friends, 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. 1 Rejoice, ye righteous, and record The sacred honours of the Lord : Xone but the soul that feels his grace Can triumph in his holiness. Psalm 97. v. 3, 5—7, n. C. M Christ's Incarnation, and the Last Judgment. 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 silver dies. 3 The heavens his rigntful power proclaim, The idol gods around Fill their own worshippers with shame, And totter to the ground. 1 Adoring angels at his birth Make the Redeemer known ; 16 182 PSALM 98. 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 unknown 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. fikst part. C. M. Praise for the Gospel. TO our Almighty Maker, God, New honours be address'd ; His great salvation shines abroad, And makes the nations blessVi. i! To Abra'm first he spoke the word, And taught his numerous race ; The Gentiles own him sovereign Lord, And learn to trust his grace. I] Let the whole earth his love proclaim With all her different tongues ; And spread the honour of his name In melody and songs. Psalm 08. second part. C. M. The Messiah's Coming and Kingdom. JOY to the world — the Lord is come ; Let earth receive her King ; Let every heart prepare 'him room, And heaven and nature sing. :2 Joy to the earth, the Saviour reigns ; Let men their songs employ ; While fields and floods, rocks, hills and plains Repeat the sounding joy. PSALM 99. 183 3 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. 1 He rules the world with truth and grace, And makes the nations prove The glories of his righteousness, And wonders of his love. Psalm 99. first i>\rt. S. M. Chr>sVs Kingdom and Majesty. THE God Jehovah reigns, Let all the nations fear ; Let sinners tremble at his throne, And saints be humble there. '2 Jesus the Saviour reigns, Let earth adore its Lord ; Bright cherubs his attendants stand, Swift to fulti! his word. 3 In Zion stands his throne, His honours are divine ; His church shall make his wonders known, For there his glories shine. ■ 1 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. A Holy God Worshipped with Reverence. XALT the Lord our God, And worship at his feet ; His nature is all holiness, And mercy is his seat. 2 When Israel was his church, When Aaron was his priest, E 184 PSALM 100. When Moses cry'd, when Samuel pray'd. He gave his people rest. 3 Oft he forgave their sins, Nor would destroy their race ; And oft he made his vengeance known When they abus'd 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. INallll 100. first metre. A plain translation Praise to our Creator. YE 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. •7 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. Psallll 100. second metre. A paraphrase- BEFORE Jehovah's awful throne, Ye nations, bow with sacred joy : Know that the Lord is God alone ; He can create, and he destroy. 2 His sovereign power, without our aid, Made us of clay and form'd us men ; PSALM 101. 185 And when, like wand'ring sheep, we stray'd, He brought us to his fold again. 3 We are his people, we his care, Our souls, and all our mortal frame ; What lasting honours shall we rear, Almighty Maker, to thy name ? i 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. L. M. The Magistrate's Psalm. MERCY 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 rais'd 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. 1 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. ."> [I'll search the land and raise the just To posts of honour, wealth, and trust : 16* 186 PSALM 101. The men that work thy holy will, Shall be my friends and fav'rites still.] 6 In vain shall sinners hope to rise By flatt'ring or malicious lies ; Nor, while the innocent I guard, Shall bold offenders e'er be spar'd. 7 The impious crew, (that factious band,) Shall hide their heads or quit the land ; And all that break the public rest, Where I have power, shall be suppress'd. Psalm 101. C M. A Psalm for a Master of a Family. 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. 1 I'll seek the faithful and the just, And will their help enjoy ; These are the friends that 1 shall trust. The servants I'll employ. 5 The wretch that deals in sly deceit I'll not endure a night; The liar's tongue I ever hate And banish from my sight. 6 I'll purge my family around, And make the wicked il< PSALM 102. 187 So shall my house be ever found A dwelling fit for thee. H Psalm 10£. v. 1—13, 20, 21. first part. G. 31 A Prayer of the Afflicted. EAR 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 1 2 My days are wasted like the smoke Dissolving in the air ; My strength is dry'd, 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. 1 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. 6 Dark, dismal thoughts and boding feats. 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. S Sense can afford no real joy To souls that feel thy frown ; 188 PSALM 102. Lord, 'twas thy hand advanc'd me high, Thy hand hath cast me down. 9 My looks like wither'd leaves appear ; And life's declining light Grows faint, as evening shadows are, That vanish into night. 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 th' appointed hour of grace, That long expected day. 12 He hears his saints, he knows their cry, And, by mysterious ways, Redeems the prisoners doom'd to die, And fills their tongues with praise. PSalm 102. V. 13—21. SECOND PART. CM Prayer heard, and Zion restored. LET Zion and her sons rejoice, Behold the promis'd hour : Her God hath heard her mourning voice. And comes t' exalt her power. 2 Her dust and ruins that remain, Are precious in our eyes ; Those ruins shall be built again. And all that dust shall rise. 3 The Lord will raise Jerusalem, And stand in glory there ; Nations shall bow before his name. And kings attend with fear. 4 He sits a Sovereign on his throne, With pity in his eyes ; PSALM 102. 189 He hears the dying prisoners1 groan, And sees their sighs arise. 5 He frees the souls condemn' d to death ; And, when his saints complain, It shan't be said, " that praying breath " Was ever spent in vain.11 6 This shall be known when we are dead, And left on long record ; That ages yet unborn may read, And trust, and praise the Lord. Psalm 102. v. 23—28. L. M. Van's Mortality, and Christ's Eternity; or, Saints die, but Christ and the Church live. 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. 2 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 ? 3 Yet, in the midst of death and grief, This thought our sorrow shall assuage ; " Our Father and our Saviour live ; " Christ is the same thro1 every age ;" 4 '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 chang'd at his command. 5 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. 6 Before thy face thy church shall live, And on thy throne thy children reign ; 190 PSALM 103. This dying world shall they survive, And the dead saints be rais'd again. IN a hi) 103. v. 1—7. FIRST part. L. M. Blessing God for his Goodness to Soul and Body. 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. a Bless, O my soul, the God of grace ; His favours claim thy highest praise ; Why should the wonders he hath wrought. Be lost in silence and forgot ? 3 'Tis he, my soul, that sent his Son To die for crimes, which thou hast done ! He owns the ransom, and forgives The hourly follies of our lives. 4 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 decay'd 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' oppress'd. And often gives the sufferers rest ; But will his justice more display In the last great rewarding day. 7 [His power he show'd 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 ; PSALM 103. 191 The Gentile with the Jew shall join In work and worship so divine. Psalm 103. second part. L. M. God's gentle Chastisement ; or, his Tender Mercy to his People. 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. 2 Not half so high his power hath spread The starry heavens above our head ; As his rich love exceeds our praise, Exceeds the highest hopes we raise. 3 Not half so far hath nature plac'd The rising morning from the west, As his forgiving grace removes The daily guilt of those he loves. 1 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, b' 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. PAUSE. 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. 192 PSALM 103, 8 He knows how soon our nature dies. Blasted by every wind that flies ; Like grass we spring and die as soon, 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. PSallll 103. V. 1—7. FIRST PART. S. M Praise for Spiritual and Temporal Mercies. O 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 ! JMor 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. 1 He crowns thy life with love, When ransom 'd from the' grave ; He that redeem'd my soul from hell Hath sovereign power to save. 5 He fills the poor with good ; He gives the suff'rers rest ; The Lord hath judgments for the proud. And justice for th' oppress'd. () His wondrous works and ways He made by Moses known ; But sent the world his truth and grace By his beloved Son. M PSALM 103. 193 Psallll 103. V. 8— 18. SECOND PART. S-| M. ■Hounding Compassion of God ; or, Mercy in the midst of Judgment Y soul, repeat his praise Whose mercies are so great ; Whose anger is so slow to rise, So ready to abate. 2 God will not always chide ; And, when his strokes are felt, His strokes are fewer than our crimes. And lighter than our guilt. 3 High as the heavens are rais'd Above the ground we tread. So far the riches of his grace Our highest thoughts exceed, 4 His power subdues our sins, And his forgiving love, Far as the east is from the west. Doth all our guilt remove. 5 The pity of the Lord, To those that fear his name, Is such as tender parents feel : He knows our feeble frame. 6 He knows we are but dust, Scatter'd with every breath ; His anger, like a rising wind, Can send us swift to death. 7 Our days are as the grass, Or like the morning flower I If one sharp blast sweep o'er the field. It withers in an hour. s But thy compassions, Lord, To endless years endure ; \nd children's children ever find Thy words of promise sure, 11 194 PSALM 104. m Psalm 103. v 19—22. third part. S. M. God's Universal Dominion ; or, Angels praise the Lord. HE Lord, the sovereign King, Hath nVd 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. 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. 1 While all his wondrous works, Thro' his vast kingdom, shew Their maker's glory, thou, my soul, Shalt sing his graces too. Psalm 104. The Glory of God in Creation and Providence. MY soul, thy great Creator praise ; When cloth'd in his celestial rays, He in full majesty appears, And like a robe his glory wears. Note. This psalm may be swig to the tune of the old 112 th < i 1 Tith psalm, by adding these two lines to every stanza, viz. Great is the Lord ! what tongue can frame An equal honour to his name ! Otherwise it must be sung as the 100th psalm. 2 The heavens are for his curtains spread ; Th' unfathom'd deep he makes his bed ; Clouds are his chariot, when he flies On winged storms across the skies. )» Angels, whom his own breath inspire-. His ministers are flaming fires ; PSALM 104. 19* Ynd swift as thought their armies move To bear his vengeance or his love. i The world's foundation by his hand Is pois'd, and shall for ever stand : He binds the ocean in his chain, Lest it should drown the earth again. 5 When earth was coverVJ with the flood, Which high above the mountains stood, He thunder'd, and the ocean fled, Confin'd to its appointed bed. 6 The swelling billows know their bound, And in their channels walk their round ; Refreshing streams, by secret veins, Break from the hills and drench the plains. 7 He bids the crystal fountains flow, And cheer the valleys as they go ; Their 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 iTThis praise. PAUSE THE FIRST. 9 God, from his cloudy cistern, pours On the parcrTd earth enriching showers ; The grove, the garden, and the field, A thousand joyful blessings yield. 10 He makes the grassy food arise, And gives the cattle lar^e supplies ; With herbs for man, of various power To nourish nature, or to cure. 11 What noble fruit the vines produce ! The olive yields a pleasing juice ; Our hearts are cheer'd with gen'rous wine, His gifts proclaim his love divine. 196 PSALM 104. 12 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. PAUSE THE SECOND. 13 Behold the stately cedar stands Rais'd in the forest by his hands ; Birds to the boughs for shelter fly, And build their nests secure on high, 14 To craggy hills ascends the goat ; And at the airy mountain's foot The feebler creatures make their cell ; He gives them wisdom where to dwell 15 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. 16 Fierce lions lead their young abroad, And, roaring, ask their meat from God j But when the morning beams arise, The savage beast to covert flies. 17 Then man to daily labour goes ; The night was made for his repose ; Sleep is thy gift, that sweet relief From tiresome toil anil wasting grief. 18 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. 19 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. '10 There ships divide their watery way, And flocks of scaly monsters play j PSALM 104. W The huge leviathan resides, And, fearless, sports amid the tides. PAUSE THE THIRD. •21 Vast are thy works, almighty Lord, All nature rests upon thy word, And the whole race of creatures stand, Waiting their portion from thy hand. 22 While each receives his dhTrent food, Their cheerful looks pronounce it good ; Eagles and bears, and whales and worms. Rejoice and praise in diffVent forms. So But when thy face is hid, they mourn. And, dying, to their dust return ; Both man and beast their souls resign : Life, breath, and spirit, all are thine. 24 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. 25 His works, the wonders of his might. Are honour'd with his own delight ; How awful are his glorious ways ! The Lord is dreadful in his praise. 26 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, '27 In thee my hopes and wishes meet, And make my meditations sweet ; | Thy praises shall my breath employ Till it expires in endless joy. '2S While haughty sinners die accurst, Their glory bury'd with their dust, I to my God, my heavenly King, Immortal hallelujahs sing. 17* 198 PSALM m Psalm 105. Abridged. C. M. God's Conduct to Israel, and the Plagues of Egypt- GIVE 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. 2 His cov'nant, which he kept in mind For num'rous ages past, To num'rous ages yet behind In equal force shall last. 3 He sware to Abra'm and his seed, And made the blessing sure : Gentiles the ancient promise read, And find his truth endure. 4 "Thy seed shall make all nations bless'd," 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 remov'd ; And haughty kings, that on them frown'd. Severely he reprov'd : 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. 199 PAUSE THE FIRST. I When Pharaoh dar'd to vex the saints, And thus provoked their God, Moses was sent at their complaints, Arm'd with his dreadful rod. 10 He call'd for darkness : darkness came. Like an o'erwhelming flood ; He turn'd each lake and every stream To lakes and streams of blood. 11 He gave the sign, and noisome flies Through the whole country spread ; And frogs, in baleful armies, rise About the monarch's bed. 1*2 Thro1 fields, and towns, and palaces, The tenfold vengeance flew ; Locusts in swarms devour'd their trees And hail their cattle slew. 13 Then by an angel's midnight stroke The flower of Egypt died : The strength of every house was broke Their glory and their pride. 14 " Now let the world forbear its rage. " Nor put the church in fear ; '; Israel must live thro' every age, " And be th1 Almighty's care." PAUSE THE SECOND. J.3 Thus were the tribes from bondage freed. And left the hated ground ; Rich with Egyptian spoils they fled, Nor was one feeble found. 16 The Lord himself chose out their way And mark'd their journeys right, Gave them a leading cloud by day. A fiery guide by night. •>00 PSALM 106. 17 They thirst, and waters from the rock In rich abundance flow, And, following still the course they took. Ran all the desert through. 18 O wondrous stream ! O blessed type Of overflowing grace ! So Christ, our rock, maintains our life. And aids our wandering race. 19 Thus guarded by th' Almighty hand, The chosen tribes possess'd Canaan, the rich, the promis'd land, And there enjoy'd their rest. *20 u Then let the world forbear its rage, " The church renounce her fear ; " Israel must live thro' every age, " And be th' Almighty's care." Psalm 106. v. 1—5. L. M. Praise to God; or, Communion with Saints. TO God, the great, the ever-bless'd, Let songs of honour be address'd ; His mercy firm for ever stands ; Give him the thanks his love demands. '1 Who knows the wonders of thy ways ! Who shall fulfil thy boundless praise ? Bless'd are the souls that fear thee still, And pay their duty to thy will. 'i Remember what thy mercy did For Jacob's race, thy chosen seed ; And with the same salvation bless The meanest suppliant of thy grace. t O may I see thy tribes rejoice, And aid their triumphs with my voice: This is my glory, Lord, to be Join'd to thy saints, and near to thee. G PSALM 107. mi Psalm 106. v. 7, 8, 12— 14, 43— 48. S. M. Israel Punished and Pardoned ; or, God's unchangeable Love. OD 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 murmur'd with their tongue. 3 Now they believe his word, While rocks with rivers flow ; Now with their lusts provoke the Lord. And he reduc'd them low. 4 Yet when they mourn'd their faults, He hearken'd to their groans ; Brought his own cov'nant to his thoughts. And call'd them still his sons. 5 Their names were in his book, He sav'd them from their foes, Oft he chastisM, but ne'er forsook The people that he chose. 6 Let Israel bless the Lord, Who lovM their ancient race ; And Christians join the solemn word Amen, to all their praise. Psalm 107. FIRST PART. L. M. Israel led to Canaan, and Christians to Heaven. 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. I Let the redeemed of the Lord, The wonders of his grace record ; •202 PSALM 107. Israel, the nation whom he chose, And rescu'd from their mighty foes. 3 [When God's own arm their fetters broke. And freed them from th' Egyptian yoke, They trac'd the desert, wandering round A wild and solitary ground ! 1 There they could find no leading road, Nor city for their fix'd abode ; Nor food, nor fountain, to assuage Their burning thirst, or hunger's rage.] 5 In their distress to God they cry'd, God was their Saviour and their guide ; He led their wandering march around, And brought their tribes to Canaan's ground. 0 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. S O let the saints with joy record The truth and goodness of the Lord ! How great his works ! how kind his ways ! Let every tongue pronounce his praise. Psalm 107. second tart. L. M. Correction for Sin, and Release by Prayer. 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 ; PSALM 107. 203 If they reject his heavenly word, And slight the counsels of the Lord : 3 He'll bring their spirits to the ground, And no deliverer shall be found ; Laden with grief, they waste their breath In darkness and the shades of death. 1 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 ; Takes off the load of guilt and grief, And gives the labouring soul relief. G O 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. Intemperance Punished and Pardoned; or, a Psalm for ike Glutton and Drunkard. VAIN man on foolish pleasures bent, Prepares for his own punishment, What pains, what loathsome maladies From luxury and lust arise ! 2 The drunkard feels his vitals waste, Yet drowns his health to please his taste : Till all his active powers are lost, And fainting life draws near the dust. 3 The glutton groans, and loaths to eat : His soul abhors delicious meat ; Nature, with heavy loads oppress'd, Would yield to death to be releas'd. i Then how the frightenM sinners fly To God for help with earnest cry : t>04 PSALM 107- He hears their groans, prolongs their breath; And saves them from approaching death. 5 No medicines could effect the cure So quick, so easy, or so sure ; The deadly sentence God repeals, He sends his sov'reign word, and heals. 0 O may the sons of men record The wondrous goodness of the Lord ! And let their thankful offerings prove How they adore their Maker's love. Psalm 107. fourth part. L. 31. Deliverance from Storms and Shipwreck ; or, the Seaman's Song- WOULD you behold the works of God, His wonders in the world abroad ? With the bold mariner 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 ! 1 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. 5 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, \nd in the church his glory sing. PSALM 107. 20S Psalm 107. CM. The Mariner's Psalm. THY works of glory, mighty Lord, That rule the boisterous sea, The sons of courage shall record, Who tempt that dangerous way. 3 At thy command the winds arise, And swell the towering waves ! The men, astonish'd, mount the skies. And sink in gaping graves. 3 [Again they climb the watery hills, And plunge in deeps again ; Each like a tottering drunkard reels, And finds his courage vain. 1 Frighted to hear the tempest roar, They pant with ftutt'ring breath ; And, hopeless of the distant shore, Expect immediate death.] 5 Then to the Lord they raise their cries ; He hears their loud request, And orders silence thro' the skies And lays the floods to rest. 6 Sailors rejoice to lose their fears, And see the storm allay'd : Now to their eyes the port appears ; There let their vows be paid. 7 'Tis God that brings them safe to land j Let stupid mortals know, That waves are under his command. And all the winds that blow. 8 O that the sons of men would praise The goodness of the Lord ! And those that see thy wondrous ways, Thy wondrous love record. 18 206 PSALM 107. Psalni 107. LAST PART. L. M. Colonies planted ; or, Nations Blessed and Punished. WHEN God, provok'd with daring crimes, Scourges the madness of the times, He turns their fields to barren sand, And dries th rivers from the land. 2 His word can raise the springs again, And make the wither'd mountains green, Send showery blessings from the skies, And harvests in the desert rise. 3 [Where nothing dwelt but beasts of prey. Or men as fierce and wild as they, He bids th' oppress'd and poor repair, And builds them towns and cities there. 4 They sow the fields, and trees they plant, Whose yearly fruit supplies their want ; Their race grows up from fruitful stocks, Their wealth increases with their flocks. 5 Thus they are bless'd ; but if they sin, He lets the heathen nations in ; A savage crew invades their lands, Their princes die by barb'rous hands. G Their captive sons, expos'd to scorn, Wander unpity'd and forlorn ; The country lies unfencM, untill'd, And desolation spreads the field. 7 Yet, if the humble nation mourn.*;, Again his dreadful hand he turns ; Again he makes their cities thrive, And bids the dying churches live.] 8 The righteous with a joyful sense, Admire the works of Providence ; And tongues of atheists shall no more Blaspheme the God that saints adore. 9 How few with pious care record Thes.; wondrous dealings of the Lord ! PSALM 109. 20: But wise observers still shall find The Lord is holy, just, and kind. Psalm 108. CM. A Song of Praise. AWAKE, my soul, to sound his praise, Awake my harp to sing ; Join all my powers the song to raise, And morning incense bring. l2 Among the people ot his care, And thro' the nations round ; Glad songs of praise will I prepare, And there his name resound. ?t Be thou exalted, O my God, Above the starry train ; Diffuse thy heavenly grace abroad, And teach the world thy reign. 1 So shall thy chosen sons rejoice, And throng thy courts above ; While sinners hear thy pard'ning voice, And taste redeeming love. Psalm 109. v. 1—5, 31. C. M. Love to Enemies from the Example of Christ. GOD of my mercy and my praise, Thy glory is my song ; Tho' sinners speak against thy grace With a blaspheming tongue. '2 When, in the form of mortal man, Thy Son on earth was found, With cruel slanders, false and vain, They compass'd him around. 3 Their mis'nes his compassion move; Their peace he still pursu'd: They render hatred for his love, And evil for his good. 208 PSALM 110. 4 Their malice rag'd without a cause, Yet with his dying breath He pray'd for murd'rers on his cross, And bless'd his foes in death. 5 Lord, shall thy bright example shine In vain before my eyes ? Give me a soul akin to thine, To love mine enemies. 6 The Lord shall on my side engage, And in my Saviour's name I shall defeat their pride and rage, Who slander and condemn. Psalm 110. FIRST tart. L. M. Christ exalted and Multitudes converted ; or, the Success of the Gospel. THUS God th' eternal Father spake To Christ the Son : " Ascend and sit " At my right hand, till 1 shall make " Thy foes submissive at thy feet. 2 " From Zion shall thy word proceed ; " Thy word, the sceptre in thy hand, " Shall make the hearts of rebels bleed, " And bow their wills to thy command. 3 " That day shall show thy power is great, " When saints shall flock with willing minds, " And sinners crowd thy temple-gate, " Where holiness in beauty shines." 1 O blessed Power ! O glorious day ! What a large victVy shall ensue ; And converts, who thy grace obey, Exceed the drops of morning dew. Psalm HO. SECOND tart. L. M. The Kingdom and Priesthood of Christ. THUS the great Lord of earth and sea. Spake to his Son, and thus he swore : PSALM 111. 209 Eternal shall thy priesthood be, " And change from hand to hand no more. " Aaron and all his sons must die ; But everlasting life is thine, " To save for ever those that fly 11 For refuge from the wrath divine. By me Melchisedec was made " On earth a king and priest at once ; And thou, my heavenly Priest, shalt plead, " And thou, my King, shalt rule my sons." 1 Jesus the priest ascends his throne ; While counsels of eternal peace, Between the Father and the Son, Proceed with honour and success. 5 Thro' the whole earth his reign shall spread. And crush the powers that dare rebel : Then shall he judge the rising dead, And send the guilty world to hell. 6 Though, while he treads his glorious way. He drinks the cup of tears and blood, The sufPrings of that dreadful day Shall but advance him near to God. Psalm 111. CM. Christ's Kingdom, and Priesthood. JESUS, our Lord, ascend thy throne. And near thy Father sit ; In Zion shall thy power be known, And make thy foes submit. '2 What wonders shall thy gospel do ! Thy converts shall surpass The num'rous drops of morning dew, And own thy sovereign grace. 3 God hath pronounc'd a firm decree. Nor changes what he swore ; 18* 210 PSALM 111. " Eternal shall thy priesthood be? " When Aaron's is no more. 1 " Melchisedec, that wondrous priest, " That king of high degree, " That holy man, who Abra'm bless'd. " Was but a type of thee." 5 Jesus, our Priest, for ever lives, To plead for us above ; Jesus, our King, for ever gives The blessings of his love. 6 God shall exalt his glorious head, And his high throne maintain, Shall strike the powers and princes dead. Who dare oppose his reign. PSalfll 111. FIRST PART. CM. The Wisdom of God in his Works. SONGS of immortal praise belong To my almighty God ; He has my heart, and he my tongue, To spread his name abroad. 2 How great the works his hand hath wrought How glorious in our sight ! And men in every age have sought His wonders with delight. ;> How fair and beauteous nature's frame ! How wise th' eternal mind ! His counsels never change the scheme That his first thoughts design'd. 4 When he redeem'd his chosen sons, He fix'd his cov'nant sure : The orders that his lips pronounce, To endless years endure. 5 Nature and time, and earth and skies, Thy heavenly skill proclaim ; PSALM m. 211 What shall we do to make us wise, But learn to read thy name ? •J To fear thy power, to trust thy grace, Is our divinest skill ! And he's the wisest of our race Who best obeys thy will. Psallll 111. SECOND PART.- CM. The Perfections of God. GREAT is the Lord ; his works of might Demand our noblest songs : Let his assembled saints unite Their harmony of tongues. '2 Great is the mercy of the Lord, He gives his children food ; And, ever mindful of his word, He makes his promise good. "] His Son, the great Redeemer, came To seal his cov'nant sure : Holy and rev'rend is his name, His ways are just and pure. 1 They that would grow divinely wise Must with his fear begin : Our fairest proof of knowledge lies In hating every sin. Psalm 112. As the 113th Psalm. The Blessings of the Liberal Man. THAT man is bless'd who stands in awe Of God, and loves his sacred law ; His seed on earth shall be renown'd : His house the seat of wealth shall be, An unexhausted treasury, And with successive honours crown Vi. :> His liberal favours he extends, To some he gives, to others lends ; 212 PSALM 112. A gen'rous pity fills his mind ; Yet what his charity impairs, He saves by prudence in affairs, And thus he1s just to all mankind. 3 His hands, while they his alms bestow'd, His glory's future harvest sow'd ; The sweet remembrance of the just, Like a green root, revives and bears A train of blessings for his heirs, When dying nature sleeps in dust. 4 Beset with threat'ning dangers round, Unmov'd shall he maintain his ground; His conscience holds his courage up : The soul that's fill'd with virtue's light, Shines brightest in affliction's night; And sees, in darkness, beams of hope. PAUSE. 5 [111 tidings never can surprise His heart that fix'd on God relies, Tho' waves and tempests roar around : Safe on a rock he sits, and sees The shipwreck of his enemies, And all their hope and glory drown'd, 0 The wicked shall his triumph see, And gnash their teeth in agony, To find their expectations cross'd : They and their envy, pride, and spite, Sink down to everlasting night, And all their names in darkness lost.] Psalm 112. L. M. The Blessings of the Pious and Charitable. rjlHRICE happy man, who fears the Lord, J- Loves his commands, and trusts his word Honour and peace his days attend, And blessings to his seed descend. PSALM 112. *3 Compassion dwells upon his mind, To works of mercy still inclin'd : He lends the poor some present aid, Or gives them, not to be repaid 3 When times grow dark, and tidings spread That rill his neighbours round with dread, His heart is arm'd against the fear, For God, with all his power, is there. i His spirit, fix'd upon the Lord, Draws heavenly courage from his word ; Amidst the darkness light shall rise, To cheer his heart and bless his eyes, 5 He hath dispersM his alms abroad, His works are still before his God : His name on earth shall long remain? While envious sinners rage in vain. Psalm 112. C. M. Liberality Rewarded. HAPPY is he that fears the Lord, And follows his commands ; Who lends the poor, without reward. Or gives with liberal hands. 2 As pity dwells within his breast To all the sons of need, So God shall answer his request With blessings on his seed. 3 No evil tidings shall surprise His well established mind ; His soul to God, his refuge, flies, And leaves his fears behind. 1 In times of danger and distress, Some beams of light shail shine, To show the world his righteousness, And give him peace divine, 214 PSALM 113. 5 His works of piety and love Remain before the Lord ; Honour on earth, and joys above, Shall be his sure reward. Psalm 113. Proper Tune. The Majesty and Condescension of God. YE that delight to serve the Lord, The honours of his name record, His sacred name for ever bless : Where'er the circling sun displays His rising beams or setting rays, Let lands and seas his power confess. 2 Not time, nor nature's narrow rounds, Can give his vast dominion bounds : The heavens are far below his height : Let no created greatness dare With our eternal God compare, Arm'd with his uncreated might. 3 He bows his glorious head to view What the bright hosts of angels do, And bends his ear to mortal things : His sovereign hand exalts the poor, He takes the needy from the door, And seats them on the thrones of kings. 4 When childless families despair, He sends the blessings of an heir, To rescue their expiring name ; The mother, with a thankful voice, Proclaims his praises and her joys ; Let every age advance his fame. Psalm 113. L. M. God Sovereign and Gracious. E servants of th1 almighty King, In every age his praises sing ; PSALM 114. 215 AVhere'er the sun shall rise or set, The nations shall his praise repeat. *2 Above the earth, beyond the sky, His throne of glory stands on high ; Nor time nor place his power restrain, Nor bound his universal reign. 3 Which of the sons of Adam dare, Or angels, with their God compare ? His glories how divinely bright, Who dwells in uncreated light ! 1 Behold his love, he stoops to view What saints above and angels do ; And condescends yet more to know The mean affairs of men below. 5 From dust and cottages obscure His grace exalts the humble poor ; Gives them the honour of his sons, And fits them for their heavenly thrones. ?> [A word of his creating voice Can make the barren house rejoice : Though Sarah's ninety years were past, The promis'd seed is born at last. 7 With joy the mother views her son, And tells the wonders God has done ; Faith may grow strong when sense despairs : If nature fails, the promise bears.] Psalm 114. L. M. .Miracles attending Israel's Journey. WHEN Israel, freed from Pharaoh's hand. Left the proud tyrant and his land, The tribes with cheerful homage own Their King, and Judan was his throne. *i Across the deep their journey lay ; The deep divides to make them way : 216 PSALM 115. Jordan beheld their march, and fled, With backward current, to his head. 3 The mountains shook like frighted sheep; Like lambs, the little hillocks leap ! Not Sinai on her base could stand, Conscious of sovereign power at hand. t What power could make the deep divide ; Make Jordan backward roll his tide ? Why did ye leap, ye little hills ? And whence the dread that Sinai feels I 5 Let every mountain, every flood, Retire and know th' approaching Godr The King of Israel ; see him here : Tremble, thou earth, adore and fear. (» He thunders, and all nature mourns. The rock to standing pools he turns ; Flints spring with fountains at his word, And fires and seas confess the Lord. Psalm 115. L. M. The True God our Refuge ; or, Idolatry Reproved. NOT to ourselves, who are but dust, Not to ourselves is glory due ; Eternal God, thou only just, Thou only gracious, wise, and true. "2 Display to earth thy dreadful name; Why should a heathen's haughty tongue Insult u«, and, to raise our shame, Say, ' Where's the God you've serv'd so long ■ 3 The God we serve maintains his throne, Above the clouds, beyond the skies ; Thro' all the earth his will is done, He knows our groans, he hears our cries. 4 But the vain idols they adore Arc senseless shapes of stone and wood: At best a mass of glitt'ring ore, A silver saint, or golden god. PSALM 115. 21*3 5 [With eyes and ears they carve the head ; Deaf are their ears, their eyes are blind ; In vain are costly offerings made, And vows are scatter'd in the wind. 6 Their feet were never made to move, Nor hands to save, when mortals pray : Mortals, that pay them fear or love, Seem to be blind and deaf as they.] 7 O Israel, make the Lord thy hope, Thy help, thy refuge, and thy rest ; The Lord shall build thy ruins up, And bless the people and the priest. 3 The dead no more can speak thy praise, They dwell in silence in the grave, But we shall live to sing thy grace, And tell the world thy power to save. JNallll 1 Id. As the new tune of the 50tli Psalm. Idolatry Reproved. NOT to our names, thou only just and true, Not to our worthless names is glory due : Thy power and grace, thy truth and justice claim Immortal honours to thy sovereign name ; Shine thro' the earth, from heaven, thy bless'd abode ; Nor let the heathen say, t; Where is your God V %2 Heaven is thine higher court : there stands thy throne. And thro' the lower worlds thy will is done : God fram'd this earth, the starry heavens he spread. But fools adore the gods their hands have made ; The kneeling crowd, with looks devout, behold Their silver saviours, and their saints of gold. :] [Vain are those artful shapes of eyes and ears ; The molten image neither sees nor hears ; Their hands are helpless, nor their feet can move, They have no speech, nor thought, nor power, nor love 10 218 PSALM 116. Ye sottish mortals make their long complaints To their deaf idols, and their lifeless saints. i The rich have statues well adorn'd with gold, The poor content with gods of coarser mould ; With tools of iron carve the senseless stock, Lopt from a tree, or broken from a rock ; People and priest drive on the solemn trade, And trust the gods that saws and hammers made, j 5 Be heaven and earth amaz'd ! 'Tis hard to say Which are more stupid, or their gods, or they. O Israel, trust the Lord : he hears and sees, He knows thy sorrows and restores thy peace ; His worship does a thousand comforts yield, He is thy help, and he thine heavenly shield. 6 In God we trust ; our impious foes in vain Attempt our ruin, and oppose his reign ; Had they prevailed, darkness had clos'd our days. And death and silence had forbid his praise : But we are sav'd, and live ; let songs arise, And Zion bless the God that built the skies. Psalm 116. FIRST PART. CM. Recovery from Sickness. I LOVE the Lord ; he heard my cries. And pityM every groan ; Long as I live when troubles rise, I'll hasten to his throne, i I lovM the Lord : he bow'd his car. And chas'd my griefs away ; O let my heart no more despair, While I have breath to pray ! 3 My flesh declinM, my spirits fell, And I drew near the dead, While inward pangs and fears of hell PerplcxM my wakeful head. 4 " My God,11 1 cry'd, " thy servant save, li Thou ever good and just ; PSALM 11G. '2[U • Thy power can rescue from the grave, " Thy power is all my trust." 5 The Lord beheld me sore distress'd, He bade my pains remove : Return my soul, to God thy rest, For thou hast known his love. 6 My God hath sav'd my soul from death, And dry'd my falling tears : Now to his praise I'll spend my breath, And my remaining years. P§alHl 116. V. 12, &C. SECOND PART. C. M Tlianksfor Private Deliverance. WHAT shall I render to my God For all his kindness shown ! My feet shall visit thine abode, My songs address thy throne. '2 Among the saints, that fill thine house My off'rings shall be paid ; There shall my zeal perform the vows. My soul in anguish made. 3 How much is mercy thy delight, Thou ever-blessed God ! How dear thy servants in thy sight ! How precious is their blood ! 1 How happy all thy servants are ! How great thy grace to me ! My life, which thou hast made thy care, Lord, I devote to thee. 5 Now 1 am thine, for ever thine, Nor shall my purpose move ; Thy hand has loos'd my bonds of pain And bound me with thy love. i\ Here in thy courts I leave my vow, And thy rich grace record : Witness, ye saints, who hear me now. If I forsake the Lord. 220 PSALM US. Psalm 117. CM. Praise to God from all JVations. OALL ye nations, praise the Lord, Each with a different tongue ! In every language learn his word, And let his name be sung. 2 His mercy reigns thro1 every land : Proclaim his grace abroad : For ever firm his truth shall stand ; Praise ye the faithful God. Psalm 117. L. M. FROM all tiiat dwell below the skies Let the Creator's praise arise : Let the Redeemer's name be sung Through every land by every tongue. 2 Eternal are thy mercies, Lord ; Eternal truth attends thy word ; Thy praise shall sound from shore to shore. Till suns shall set and rise no more. Psalm 117. s. M. THY name, almighty Lord, Shall sound thro' distant lands : Great is thy grace, and sure thy word. Thy truth for ever stands. 2 Far be thine honour spread, And long thy praise endure, Till morning light and evening shade Shall be exchang'd no more. Psalm 118. V. 6— 15. FIKST PART. CM. Deliverance from a Tumult. THE Lord appears my helper now. Nor is my faith afraid What all the sons of earth can do, Since heaven affords its aid. PSALM 118. 221 2 "lis safer, Lord, to hope in thee, And have my God my friend, Than trust in men of high degree. And on their truth depend. 3 Tis thro1 the Lord my heart is strong, In him my lips rejoice ; While his salvation is my song, How cheerful is my voice ! 1 Like angry bees they girt me round ; When God appears they fly : So burning thorns, with crack'ling sound. Make a fierce blaze, and die. 5 Joy to the saints and peace belongs ; The Lord protects their days ; Let Israel tune immortal songs To his almighty grace. Psalm 118. v. 17—21. second part. C. M. Public Praise for Deliverance from Death. LORD, thou hast heard thy servant cry. And rescu'd from the grave ; Now shall he live : (and none can die, If God resolve to save.) :2 Thy praise, more constant than before, Shall fill his daily breath ; Thy hand, that hath chastis'd him sore. Defends him still from death. ;I Open the gates of Sion now, For we shall worship there, The house where all the righteous go Thy mercy to declare. i Among th' assemblies of thy saints, Our thankful voice we raise ; There we have told thee our complaints. And there we speak thy praise. 19* 222 PSALM 118. P*alm 118. V. 22, 23. THIRD TART. C. M. Christ the Foundation of the Church, BEHOLD the sure foundation Stone Which God in Zion lays, To build our heavenly hopes upon, And his eternal praise. 2 Chosen of God, to sinners dear, And saints adore the name, They trust their whole salvation here Nor shall they suffer shame. 3 The foolish builders, scribe and priest, Reject it with disdain ; Firm on this Rock the church shall rest And envy rage in vain. 1 What tho' the gates of hell withstood. Yet must this building rise : 'Tis thy own work, almighty God, And wondrous in our eyes. Psalm 118. V. 24— 26. FOURTH PART. C. ML Hosanna; the Lord's Day ; or, Christ's Resurrection, and our Salvation. THIS is the day the Lord hath made. He calls the hours his own ; Let heaven rejoice, let earth be glad, And praise surround the throne. 2 To-day he rose and left the dead : And Satan's empire fell ; To-day the saints his triumph spread. And all his wonders tell. 3 Hosanna to th1 anointed King, To David's holy Son ; Help us, O Lord ; descend and bring Salvation from thy throne. 4 Bless'd is the Lord, who comes to men With messages of grace \ PSALM 118. 223 Who comes, in God his Father's name. To save our sinful race. 3 Hosanna in the highest strains The church on earth can raise ; The highest heavens in which he reigns. Shall give him nobler praise. Psalm 118. v. 22— 27. S. 31. 8 .In Hosanna for the Lord's Day ; or, a new Song of Sahatioi by Christ. EE what a living Stone The builders did refuse : Yet God hath built his church thereon. In spite of envious Jews. '2 The scribe and angry priest Reject thine only Son ; Yet on this Rock shall Zion rest. As the chief corner-stone. ."> The work, O Lord, is thine, And wondrous in our eyes ; This day declares it all divine, This day did Jesus rise. 1 This is the glorious day That our Redeemer made : Let us rejoice, and sing, and pray. Let all the church be glad. 5 Hosanna to the King Of David's royal blood : Bless him, ye saints, he comes to bring Salvation from your God. 6 We bless thine holy word Which all this grace displays : Vnd offer on thine altar, Lord, Our sacrifice of praise. ±24 PSALM 119. Psalm 118. v. 22—27. L. M. An Hosannafor the Lord's Day ; or, a new Song of Salvation by Christ. LO ! what a glorious Corner-stone The Jewish builders did refuse : But God hath built his church thereon, In spite of envy and the Jews. 2 Great God, the work is all divine, The joy and wonder of our eyes ; This is the day that proves it thine, The day that saw our Saviour rise. 3 Sinners rejoice, and saints be glad ; Hosanna, let his name be bless'd ; A thousand honours on his head, With peace, and light, and glory rest ! i In God's own name he comes, to bring Salvation to our dying race ; Let the whole church address their King With hearts of joy and songs of praise. Psalm 119. [I have collected and disposed the most useful verses of this Psalm under eighteen different heads, and formed a Divine Song upon each ol them. But the verses are much transposed, to attain some degree of conuexion. In some places, among the words law, commands, judgments, tes- timonies, I have used gospel, word, truth, grace, promises, &c, as more agreeable to the new testament, and the common language ol Christians, and it equally answers the design of the Psalmist, which was to recommend the Holy Scriptures.] Psalm 119. first part. C. M. The Blessedness of Saints, and Misery of Sinners Verse J, 2, 3. BLESS'D arc the undenTd in heart, Whose ways arc right and clean ; Who never from thy law depart, But fly from every sin. PSALM 119. 225 vJ Bless'd are the men that keep thy word, And practise thy commands ; With their whole heart they seek the Lord And serve thee with their hands. Verse 165. 3 Great is their peace who love thy law ; How firm their souls abide ; Nor can a bold temptation draw Their steady feet aside. Verse 6. 1 Then shall my heart have inward joy. And keep my face from shame, When all thy statutes I obey, And honour all thy name. Verse 21, 118: 5 But haughty sinners God will hate, The proud shall die accurs'd ; The sons of falsehood and deceit Are trodden to the dust. Verse 119, 155. 6 Vile as the dross the wicked are : And those that leave thy ways Shall see salvation from afar, But never taste thy grace. PsalUl 119. SECOND PART. C. M. Stent Devotion and Spiritual Mindedness ; or, Constant Converse with God. Verse 147, 55. TO thee, before the dawning light, My gracious God, I pray ; 1 meditate thy name by night, And keep thy law by day. Verse 81. 2 My spirit faints to see thy grace, Thy promise bears me up ; m PSALM 119. And while salvation long delays. Thy word supports my hope. Verse 164. 3 Seven times a day I lift my hands. And pay my thanks to thee ; Thy righteous providence demands Repeated praise from me. Verse 62. 4 When midnight darkness veils the skies I call thy works to mind ; My thoughts in warm devotion rise, And sweet acceptance find. Psalm 119. THIRD PART. CM. Profession of Sincerity, Repentance, and Obedience Verse 57, 60. THOU art my portion, O my God ; Soon as I know thy way, My heart makes hast t' obey thy word, And sutlers no delay. Verse 30, 14. 2 I choose the path of heavenly truth. And glory in my choice ; Not all the riches of the earth Could make me so rejoice. 3 The testimonies of thy grace I set before my eyes ; Thence I derive my daily strength. And there my comfort lies, Verse 59. 4 If once I wander from thy path, I think upon my ways ; Then turn my feet to thy commands. And trust thy pard'ning grace. Verse 94, 112. 5 Now I am thine, for ever thine, 0 save thy servant, Lord, PSALM 119. '2'2: Thou art my shield, my hiding place ; My hope is in thy word. Verse 112. •i Thou hast inclin'd this heart of mine Thy statutes to fulfil ; And thus, till mortal life shall end, Would I perform thy will. PSallIl 119. FOURTH PART. C. 3J Instruction from Scripture. Verse 9. OW shall the young secure their heart? H And guard their lives from sin, Thy word the choicest rules impart?, To keep the conscience clean. * Verse 130. 2 When once it enters to the mind. It spreads such light abroad, The meanest souls instruction find, And raise their thoughts to God. Verse 105. 3 'Tis like the sun, a heavenly light, That guides us all the day ; And, thro' the dangers of the night. A lamp to lead our way. Verse 99, 100. t The men that keep thy law with care. And meditate thy word, Grow wiser than their teachers are, And better know the Lord. Verse 104, 113. 9 Thy precepts make me truly wise ; I hate the sinner's road ; I hate my own vain thoughts that rise, But love thy law, my God. 228 PSALM 119. Verse 89, 90. 91. 6 [The starry heavens thy rule obey, The earth maintains her place, And these, thy servants, night and day. Thy skill and power express. 7 But still thy law and gospel, Lord, Have lessons more divine ; Not earth stands firmer than thy word, Nor stars so nobly shine.] Verse 190, 140, 9, 119. 8 Thy word is everlasting truth, How pure is every page ! That holy book shall guide our youth, And well support age. Psalm 119. FIFTH PART. CM. Delight in Scripture ; or, the Word of God dwelling in us. Verse 97. O HOW I love thy holy law! 'Tis daily my delight ; And thence my meditations draw Divine advice by night. Verse 148. ;J My waking eyes prevent the day To meditate thy word : My soul with longing melts away To hear thy gospel, Lord. Verse 3, 13, 54. 3 Thy heavenly words my heart engage; And well employ my tongue ; And, in my tiresome pilgrimage. Yield me a heavenly song. Verse 19, 103. 1 Am I a stranger, or at home, 'Tis my perpetual feast ; PSALM 119. 229 Not honey, dropping from the comb, So much allures the taste. Verse 72, 127. 5 No treasures so enrich the mind ; Nor shall thy word be sold For loads of silver well renVd, Nor heaps of choicest gold. Verse 28, 49, 175. i\ When nature sinks, and spirits droop, Thy promises of grace Are pillars to support my hope, And there I write thy praise. Psalm 119. sixth past. CM. Holiness and Comfort from the Word. Verse 128. LORD, I esteem thy judgments right, And all thy statutes just ; Thence I maintain a constant fight With every flatt'ring lust. Verse 97, 9. '2 Thy precepts often f survey ; I keep thy law in sight; Thro' all the bus'ness of the day, To form my actions right. Verse 62. 3 My heart in midnight silence cries, " How sweet thy comforts be \v My thoughts, in holy wonder rise, And bring their thanks to thee. Verse 162. 4 And when my spirit drinks her ft}}, At some good word of thine, Not mighty men that share the spoil, Have joys compar'd to mine. 20 230 PSALM 119. Psalfitl 119. SEVENTH PART. C. M Imperfection of Nature, and Perfection ofScriptuv Verse 96. Paraphrased. LET all the heathen writers join To form one perfect book : Great God, if once compar'd with thine How mean their writings look. 2 Not the most perfect rules they gave Could show one sin forgiven ; Nor lead a step beyond the grave ; But thine conduct to heaven. o I've seen an end of what we call Perfection here below ; How short the powers of nature fall, And can no farther go. 4 Yet men would fain be just with God, By works their hands have wrought ; But thy commands, exceeding broad. Extend to every thought. 5 In vain we boast perfection here, While sin defiles our frame ; And sinks our virtues down so far, They scarce deserve the name. U Our faith and love, and every grace. Fall far below thy word ; But perfect truth and righteousness Dwell only with the Lord. Psallll 119. EIGHTH TART. C. 31. The Excellency and Variety of Scripture. Verse 111. Paraphrased. LORD, I have made thy word my choice My lasting heritage ; There shall my noblest powers rejoice. My warmest thoughts engage. PSALM 119. 231 2 I'll read the hist'ries of thy love, And keep thy laws in sight, While thro1 thy promises 1 rove, With ever fresh delight. ;) 'Tis a broad land, of wealth unknown, Where springs of life arise, Seeds of immortal bliss are sown, And hidden glory lies. -1 The best relief that mourners have, It makes our sorrows bless'd ; Our fairest hope beyond the grave, And our eternal rest. Psalm 119. NINTH FAST. C. M. Desire of Knowledge. Verse 64, 68, 18. THY mercies fill the earth, O Lord, How good thy works appear ! Ope-, my eyes to read thy word, And see thy wonders there. Verse 73, 125. ■2 My heart was fashion'd by thy hand, My service is thy due ; O make thy servant understand The duties I must do. Verse 19. ) Since I'm a stranger here below, Thy path O do not hide ; But mark the roaacl my hope. Verse 49, 74. I Didst thou not raise my faith, O Lord ' Then let thy truth appear : Saints shall rejoice in my reward, And trust as well as fear. PSallll 119. ELEVENTH PAET. CM. Breathing after Holiness. Verse 6, 33. OTHAT the Lord would guide my way To keep his statutes still ! O that my God would grant me grace To know and do his will ! Verse 29. '2 O send thy Spirit down, to write Thy law upon my heart. Nor let my tongue indulge deceit. Nor act the liar's part. Verse 37, 36. \> From vanity turn off my eyes : Let no corrupt design, Nor covetous desires arise Within this soul of mine. Verse 133. 1 Order my footsteps by thy word. And make my heart sincere : Let sin have no dominion, Lord, But keep my conscience clear. Verse 176. 5 My soul hath gone too far astray. My feet too often slip ; Yet since I've not forgot thy way Restore thy wand'ring sheep. 20* 234 PSALM 119. Verse 35. 6 Make me to walk in thy commands; 'Tis a delightful road ; Nor let my head, nor heart, nor hands, Offend against my God. PSallll 119. TWELFTH PART. C. ML Breathing after Comfort and Deliverance. Verse 153. MY God, consider my distress, Let mercy plead my cause ; Tho' 1 have sinn'd against thy grace. I'll ne'er forget thy laws. Verse 39, 116. *3 Forbid, forbid the sharp reproach, Which I so justly fear ; Uphold my life, uphold my hopes, Nor let my shame appear. Verse 122, 135. o Be thou a surety, Lord, for me, Nor let the proud oppress ; But make thy waiting servant see The shinings of thy face. Verse 81. 4 My eyes with expectation fail ; My heart within me cries, •; When will the Lord his truth fulfil, " And bid my comforts rise ?'' Verse 132. 5 Look down upon my sorrows, Lord, And show thy grace the same ; Thy tender mercies still afford To those that love thy name. PSallll 119. THIRTEENTH PART. CM. Holy Fear and Tenderness of Conscience. Verse 10. WITH my whole heart I've sought thy face O let me never stray PSALM 119. 235 From thy commands, O God of grace, Not tread the sinner's way. Verse 11. *J Thy word I've hid within my heart. To keep my conscience clean, And be an everlasting guard From every rising sin. Verse 63, 53, 158. 3 I'm a companion of the saints, Who fear and love the Lord ; My sorrows rise, my nature faints, When men transgress thy word. Verse 161, 163. 1 While sinners do thy gospel wrong. My spirit stands in awe ; My soul abhors a lying tongue, But loves thy righteous law\ Verse 161, 120. 5 My heart, with sacred rev'rence, hear- The threat'nings of thy word ; My flesh, with holy trembling, fears The judgments of the Lord.- Verse 166, 174. 6 My God, I long, 1 hope, I wait, For thy salvation still ; While thy whole law is my delight, And I obey thy will. Psallll 119. FOURTEENTH PART. C. M. Benefit of Afflictions, and Support under them. Verse 153,81,82. CONSIDER all my sorrows, Lord, And thy deliv'rance send ; My soul for thy salvation faints, When will my troubles end I •236 PSALM 1J9. Verse 7 1 . 2 Yet I have found 'tis good for me To bear my Father's rod ; Afflictions make me learn thy law. And live upon my God. Verse 50. 3 This is the comfort I enjoy When new distress begins ; I read thy word, I run thy way, And hate my former sins. Verse 92. 4 Had not thy word been my delight When earthly joys were fled, My soul, oppress'd with sorrow's weight. Had sunk amongst the dead. Verse 75. 5 I know thy judgments, Lord, are right. Though they may seem severe ; The sharpest sutf'rings I endure Flow from thy faithful care. Verse 67. G Before I knew thy chast'ning rod, My feet were apt to stray ; But now I learn to keep thy word, Nor wander from thy way. Psallll 110. FIFTEENTH TART. CM. Holy Resolutions. Verse 93. OTHAT thy statutes every hour Might dwell upon my mind ! Thence I derive a quick'ning power. And daily peace 1 find. Verse 15, 16. ;2 To meditate thy precepts, Lord, Shall be my sweet employ ; PSALM 119. 23' My soul shall ne'er forget thy word ; Thy word is all my joy. Verse 32. :> How would I run in thy commands, If thou my heart discharge From sin and Satan's hateful chains; And set my feet at large ! Verse 13, 46. 1 My lips with courage shall declare Thy statutes and thy name ; I'll speak thy word, tho' kings should hear. Nor yield to sinful shame. Verse 61, 69, 70. 5 Let bands of persecutors rise To rob me of my right, Let pride and malice forge their lies, Thy law is my delight. Verse 1 15. 6 Depart from me, ye wicked race, Whose hands and hearts are ill : I love my God, 1 love his ways, And must obey his will. PSaSSSl ISO. SIXTEENTH PART. C. M. Prayer for Quickening Grace. Verse 2o, 37. MY soul lies cleaving to the dust : Lord, give me life divine ; From vain desires and every lust Turn off these eyes of mine. "2 I need the influence of thy grace, To speed me in thy way, Lest I should loiter in my race, Or turn my feet astray. Verse 107. 3 When sore afflictions press me down, I need thy quick'ning powers ; J38 PSALM 119. Thy word, that 1 have rested on, Shall help my heaviest hours. Verse J 5(3, 40. 4 Are not thy mercies sovereign still, And thou a faithful God ? Wilt thou not grant me warmer zeal To run the heavenly road ? Verse 159, 40. 5 Does not my heart thy precepts love, And long to see thy face ? And yet how slow my spirits move Without enlivening grace ! Verse 93. (5 Then shall I love thy gospel more, And ne'er forget thy word, When I have felt its quick'ning power To draw me near the Lord. PSallll 110. SEVENTEENTH PART. L. M. Grace Shining in Difficulties and Trials. Verse 143, 28. WHEN pain and anguish seize me, Lord, All my support is from thy word ; My soul dissolves for heaviness : Uphold me with thy strengthening grace. Verse 51, 69, 110. '2 The proud have fram'd their scoffs and lies. They watch my feet with envious eyes, They tempt my soul to snares and sin ; Yet thy commands I ne'er decline. Verse 161, 78. 3 They hate me, Lord, without a cause. They hate to see mo love thy laws ! But I will trust and fear thy name, Till pride and malice die with shame. PSALM 120. 239 Psalm 119. LAST PART. L. M. Sanctified Afflictions ; or, Delight in the Word of God. Verse 67, 50. FATHER, I bless thy gentle hand ; How kind was thy chastising rod, That forc'd my conscience to a stand, And brought my wandering soul to God ! "2 Foolish and vain, I went astray, Ere I had felt thy scourges, Lord ; 1 left my guide, and lost my way ; But now 1 love and keep thy word. Verse 71. 3 'Tis good for me to wear the yoke, For pride is apt to rise and swell ; 'Tis good to bear my Father's stroke, That I might learn his statutes well. Verse 72. i The law, that issues from thy mouth, Shall raise my cheerful passions more Than all the treasures of the south, Or richest hills of golden ore. Verse 73. 5 Thy hands have made my mortal frame. Thy spirit form'd my soul within : Teach me to know thy wondrous name, And guard me safe from death and sin. Verse 74. ij Then all that love and fear the Lord, At my salvation shall rejoice ; For I have trusted in thy word, And made thy grace my only choice. Psalin 120. C M. ( "omplaint of quarrelsome Neighbours; or, a devout Wish for Peace. HOU God of love, thou ever bless'd, Pity my sufT'ri ng state; ■ T *iiO PSALM 121. When wilt thou set my soul at rest, From lips that love deceit ? *2 Hard lot of mine ! My days are cast Among the sons of strife, Whose never-ceasing quarrels waste My golden hours of life. 3 O might I fly to change my place, How would I choose to dwell In some wide lonesome wilderness, And leave these gates of hell ! 4 Peace is the blessing that I seek, How lovely are its charms ! 1 am for peace ; but when 1 speak, They all declare for arms. 5 New passions still their souls engage. And keep their malice strong ; What shall be done to curb thy rage, O thou devouring tongue ! to' Should burning arrows smite thee through. Strict justice would approve ; But 1 would rather spare my foe, And melt his heart with love. Psalm 191. L. M. Divine Protection. UP to the hills 1 lift mine eyes, Th1 eternal hills beyond the skies . Thence all her help my soul derives ; There my almighty refuge lies. 2 He lives ; the everlasting God, That built the world, that spread the flood The heavens, with all their host, he made, And the dark regions of the dead. A He guides our feet, he guards our way ; His morning smiles adorn the day : PSALM 191. 2*1 He spreads the evening veil, and keeps The silent hours while Israel sleeps. I Israel, a name divinely bless'd, May rise secure, securely rest ; Thy holy guardian's wakeful eyes Admit no slumber nor surprise. 5 No sun shall smite thy head by day. Nor the pale moon, with sickly ray, Shall blast thy couch ; no baleful star Dart his malignant fire so far. ) Should earth and hell with malice burn- Still thou shalt go, and still return ; Safe in the Lord ! his heavenly care Defends thy life from every snare. ■ On thee foul spirits have no power : And in thy last departing hour Angels, that trace the airy road, Shall bear thee homeward to thy God, Psalm 121. CM. Preservation by Bay and JVight. TO heaven I lift my waiting eyes, There all my hopes are laid : The Lord, that built the earth and skies. Is my perpetual aid. "2 Their steadfast feet shall never fall, Whom he designs to keep : His ear attends the softest call ; His eyes can never sleep. :> He will sustain our weakest powers With his almighty arm, And watch our most unguarded hour; Against surprising harm. 4 Israel rejoice, and rest secure, Thy keeper is the Lord ; 21 242 PSALM 121. His wakeful eyes employ his power For thine eternal guard. 5 Nor scorching sun, nor sickly moon, Shall have his leave to smite ; He shields thy head from burning noon, From blasting damps at night. 0 He guards thy soul, he keeps thy breath Where thickest dangers come : Go and return, secure from death, Till God commands thee home. Psallfl 121. As the 148th Psalm God our Preserver. UPWARD 1 lift mine eyes ; From God is all my aid ; The God that built the skies, And earth and nature made : God is the tower To which I fly ; His grace is nigh In every hour. *i My feet shall never slide, And fall in fatal snares ; Since God, my guard and guide, Defends me from my fears. Those wakeful eyes, That never sleep, Shall Israel keep, When dangers rise. 3 No burning heats by day, Nor blasts of evening air, Shall take my health awm . If God be with me there. Thou art my sun, And thou my shade. PSALM KB. To guard my head By night or noon. 1 Hast thou not given thy word To save my soul from death '. And I can trust my Lord To keep my mortal breath : I'll go and come, Nor fear to die, Till from on high Thou call me home. Psalm I S3. CM Going to Church. HOW did my heart rejoice to hear My friends devoutly say, 'l In Zion let us all appear, " And keep the solemn day !'* 2 1 love her gates, I love the road ; The church adorn'd with grace, Stands like a palace built for God, To show his milder face. :} Up to her courts, with joys unknown. The holy tribes repair ; The Son of David holds his throne, And sits in judgment there. 1 He hears our praises and complaints ; And, while his awful voice Divides the sinners from the saints, We tremble and rejoice. 5 Peace be within this sacred place, And joy a constant guest j With holy gifts and heavenly grace Be her attendants bless'd ! 6 My soul shall pray for Zion still, While life or breath remains : 244 PSALM 12-2. There my best friends, my kindred, dwell, There God, my Saviour, reigns. Psalm 122. Proper tune. Going to Church, HOW pleas'd and bless'd was I, To hear the people cry, " Come, let us seek our God to-day !" Yes, with a cheerful zeal, We haste to Zion's hill, And there our vows and honours pay. 2 Zion, thrice happy place, Adorn'd with wondrous grace, And walls of strength embrace thee round In thee our tribes appear, To pray, and praise, and hear The sacred gospel's joyful sound. 3 There David's greater Son Has fix'd his royal throne ; He sits for grace and judgment there ; He bids the saints be glad, He makes the sinner sad, And humble souls rejoice with fear. 4 May peace attend thy gate, And joy within thee wait, To bless the soul of every guest ; The man that seeks thy peace, And wishes thine increase, A thousand blessings on him rest ! 5 My tongue repeats her vows, " Peace to this sacred house !" For here my friends and kindred dwell : And since my glorious God Makes thee his bless'd abode, My soul shall ever love thee well. [Repeat the 4th stanza to complete the fmu PSALM 124. &45 Psalm 123. C. M. Pleading with Sub?nission. OTHOU, whose grace and justice reign Enthroned above the skies, To thee our hearts would tell their pain. To thee we lift our eyes. 2 As servants watch their master's hand. And fear the angry stroke ; Or maids before their mistress stand* And wait a peaceful look ; 3 So, for our sins, we justly feel Thy discipline, O God ; Yet wait the gracious moment still, Till thou remove thy rod. 1 Those, that in wealth and pleasure live. Our daily groans deride, And thy delays of mercy give Fresh courage to their pride. 5 Our foes insult us, but our hope In thy compassion lies ; This thought shall bear our spirits u[» That God will not despise. Psalm 134. C. 31. God gives Victory. HAD not the God of truth and low When hosts against us rose, Display'd his vengeance from above, And crushVl the conquering foes ; \J Their armies, like a raging flood, Had swept the guardless land, Destroy 'd on earth his bless'd abode. And 'whelmM our feeble band, o But safe, beneath his spreading shield His sons securely rest, 346 PSALM 125. Defy the dangers of the field, And bare the fearless breast. 4 And now our souls shall bless the Lord, Who broke the deadly snare ; Who sav'd us from the murd'ring sword, And mjade our lives his care. 5 Our help is in Jehovah's name, Who form'd the heavens above ; He that supports their wondrous frame. Can guard his church by love. Psalm 125. C. M. The SainVs Trial and Safety. UNSHAKEN as the sacred hill, And firm as mountains stand, Firm as a rock the soul shall rest, That trusts th' Almighty hand. 2 Not walls nor hills could guard so well Old Salem's happy ground, As those eternal arms of love, That every saint surround. 3 While tyrants are a smarting scourge To drive them near to God, Divine compassion will assuage The fury of the rod. I Deal gently, Lord, with souls sincen . And lead them safely on To the bright gates of paradise, Where Christ their Lord is gone, fi But if we trace those crooked ways That the old serpent drew, The wrath that drove him first to hell, Shall smite his followers too. Psalm 125. S. M. The SainVs Trial and Safety ; or, Moderated Jffirtioii&, IRM and unmov'd are they That rest their souls on God : F PSALM 126. 247 Firm as the mount where David dwelt, Or where the ark abode. 2 As mountains stood to guard The city's sacred ground, So God and his almighty love Embrace his saints around. 3 What, tho' the Father's rod Drop a chastising stroke, Yet, lest it wound their souls too deep Its fury shall be broke. 4 Deal gently, Lord, with those Whose faith and pious fear, Whose hope, and love, and every grace. Proclaim their hearts sincere. ."> Nor shall the tyrant's rage Too long oppress the saint ; The God of Israel will support His children, lest they faint. 6 But if our slavish fear Will choose the road to hell, We must expect our portion there. Where bolder sinners dwell. Psalm 126. L. M. Surprising Deliverance. WHEN God restor'd our captive state. Joy was our song, and grace our theme * The grace beyond our hopes so great, That joy appear'd a pleasing dream. The scoffer owns thy hand, and pays Unwilling honours to thy name ; While we, with pleasure, shout thy praise. With cheerful notes thy love proclaim. When we review'd our dismal fears, 'Twas hard to think they'd vanish so : '248 PSALM 127. With God we left our flowing tears He makes our joys like livers flow. 4 The man that in his furrow'd field His scatter'd seed with sadness leaves, Will shout to see the harvest yield A welcome load of joyful sheaves. Psalm 126. C M. The Joy of a remarkable Conversion ; or, Melancholy removed. WHEN God reveaPd his gracious name, And chang'd my mournful state, My rapture seem'd a pleasing dream, The grace appear'd so great. '2 Theworld beheld the glorious change And did thy hand confess ; My tongue broke out in unknown strains, And sung surprising grace. ;> " Great is the work," my neighbours cry'd. And own'd thy power divine ; " Great is the work," my heart reply'd, " And be the glory thine." 4 The Lord can clear the darkest skies. Can give us day for night ; Make drops of sacred sorrow rise To rivers of delight. 5 Let those that sow in sadness, wait Till the fair harvest come ; They shall confess their sheaves are great, And shout (he blessings home. G Tho' seed li< uiy'd long in dust, It shan't deceive their hope ! The precious grain can ne'er be lost, For grace insures the crop. Psalm 327. L. M. The Blessing of God on the Business and Comforts of Lift IF God succeed not, all the cost And pains to build the house are lost ; PSALM 128. 24<* If God the city will not keep, The watchful guards as well may sleep. "2 What, tho1 we rise before the sun, And work and toil when day is done ; CarefuFand sparing eat our bread, To shun that poverty we dread : 3 'Tis all in vain, till God hath bless'd ; He can make rich, yet give us rest ; On God, our sovereign, still depends Our joy, in children, and in friends. 1 Happy the man to whom he sends Obedient children, faithful friends ! How sweet our daily comforts prove, When they are seasonM with his love. Psalm 127. C. M. God all in all. F God to build the house deny, The builders work in vain ; And towns, without his wakeful eye, An useless watch maintain. '2 Before the morning beams arise, Your painful work renew, And, till the stars ascend the skies, Your tiresome toil pursue. 3 Short be your sleep, and coarse your fare ; In vain till God has bless'd : But if his smiles attend your care, You shall have food and rest. 1 Nor children, relatives, nor friends, Shall real blessings prove. Nor all the earthly joys he sends, If sent without his love. Psalm 128. C. M. Family Blessings. HAPPY man, whose soul is filPd With zeal and rev'rend awe ! i o £50 PSALM 129. His lips to God their honours yield, His life adorns the law. 2 A careful Providence shall stand, And ever guard thy head, Shall on the labours of thy hand, Its kindly blessings shed. 3 Thy wife shall be a fruitful vine ; Thy children round thy board, Each, like a plant of honour, shine, And learn to fear the Lord. 1 The Lord shall thy best hopes fulfil. For months and years to come : The Lord, who dwells on Zion's hill. Shall send thee blessings home. 5 This is the man whose happy eyes Shall see his house increase, Shall see the sinking church arise, Then leave the world in peace. Psalm 199. C. M. Persecutors Punished. UP from my youth, may Israel saj Have I been nursVI in tears ; My griefs were constant as the day, And tedious as the years. 2 Up from my youth I bore the rage Of all the sons of strife ; Oft they assail'd my riper age, But God preserv'd my life. :] O'er all my frame their cruel dart Its painful wound* impress'd ; Hourly they vex'd my fainting heart, Nor let my sorrows rest. 1 The Lord grew angry on his throne, And, with impartial eye, Measurd the mischiefs they had done. Then let his arrows fly, PSALM 130. 251 3 How was their insolence surprised, To hear his thunders roll ! And all the foes of Zion seiz'd With horror to the soul. 6 Thus shall the men that hate the saints Be blasted from the sky : Their glory fades, their courage faints. And all their prospects die. T [What tho1 they flourish tall and fair, They have no root beneath ; Their growth shall perish in despair, And lie despis'd in death.] S [So corn, that on the house-top stands. No hope of harvest gives ; The reaper ne'er shall fill his hands, Nor binder fold the sheaves.] Psalm 130. CM Pardoning Grace. OUT of the deeps of long distress, The borders of despair, I sent my cries, to seek thy grace, My groans, to move thine ear. 2 Great God, should thy severer eye, And thine impartial hand, Mark and revenge iniquity, No mortal flesh could stand. 3 But there are pardons with my God, For crimes of high degree ; Thy Son has bought them with his blood, To draw us near to thee. 4 [I wait for thy salvation, Lord, With strong desires I wait ; My soul, invited by thy word, Stands watching at thy gate.] 252 PSALM 130. 5 [Just as the guards, that keep the night. Long for the morning skies, Watch the first beams of breaking light. And meet them with their eyes : 6 So waits my soul to see thy grace, And more intent than they, Meets the first op'nings of thy face, And finds a brighter day.] 7 Then in the Lord let Israel trust, Let Israel seek his face ; The Lord is good as well as just, And plenteous in his grace. 8 There's full redemption at his throne For sinners long enslav'd ; The great Redeemer is his Son, And Israel shall be sav'd. F Psalm 130. L. M. Pardoning Grace. ROM deep distress and troubled thoughts To thee, my God, I rais'd my cries : If thou severely mark our faults, No flesh can stand before thine eyes. *2 But thou hast built thy throne of grace Free, to dispense thy pardons there, That sinners may approach thy face, And hope, and love, as well as fear. 3 As the benighted pilgrims wait, /Ynd look and wish for breaking day ; So waits my soul before thy gate ; When will my God his face display ? 1 My trust is fiVd upon thy word, Nor shall I trust thy word in vain : Let mourning souls address the Lord, And find relief from all their pain. PSALM 13:2. r» Great is his love, and large his grace, Thro' the redemption of his Son ; He turns our feet from sinful ways, And pardons what our hands have done. Psalm 131. CM. Humility and Submission. IS there ambition in my heart ? Search, gracious God, and see : Or do I act a haughty part ? Lord, I appeal to thee. '2 I charge my thoughts, be humble still, And all my carriage mild ; Content, my Father, with thy will, And peaceful as a child, 'i The patient soul, the lowly mind, Shall have a large reward : Let saints in sorrow lie resign'd, And trust a faithful Lord. Psalm 133. v. 5, 13-10. L. M. it the Settlement of a Church; or, the Ordination of a .'»/, \u WHERE shall we go to seek and find An habitation for our God ? A dwelling for th1 eternal mind ; Among the sons of flesh and blood ? 1 The God of Jacob chose the hill Of Zion for his ancient rest ; And Zion is his dwelling still ; His church is with his presence bless'd. \ " Here will I fix my gracious throne, " And reign for ever," saith the Lord : " Here shall my power and love be known, " And blessings shall attend my word. 1 " Here will I meet the hungry poor, " And fill their souls with living bread : •254 ' PSALM 132. M Sinners, that wait before my door, u With sweet provisions shall be fed. 5 u Girded witli truth and cloth1d with graco " My priests, my ministers, shall shine ; " Not Aaron, in his costly dress, 11 Appears so glorious and divine. G " The saints, unable to contain " Their inward joys, shall shout and sing ; 14 The Son of David here shall reign, " And Zion triumph in her King. ? [" Jesus shall see a num'rous seed " Born here V uphold his glorious name ; " His crown shall flourish on his head, 11 While all his foes are cloth'd with shame."] Psalm 132. *>. 4, 5, 7, 8, 15—17. C. M. A Church Established. [TVTO sleep nor slumber to his eyes i-^l Good David would afford, Till he had found below the skies A dwelling for the Lord. "1 The Lord in Zion plac'd his name, His ark was settled there -, And there th' assembled nation came To worship thrice a year. 3 We trace no more those toilsome ways, Nor wander far abroad ; Where'er thy people meet for praise, There is a house for God.] PAUSE. 4 Arise, O King of grace, arise, And enter to thy rest ; Lo ! thy church waits with longing eyes, Thus to be own'd and blessed. 5 Enter, with all thy glorious train, Thy spirit and thy word ; PSALM 133. 255 All that the ark did once contain, Could no such grace aflbrd. 6 Here, mighty God, accept our vow-. Here let thy praise be spread ; Bless the provisions of thy house, And fill thy poor with bread. 7 Here let the Son of David reign, Let God's Anointed shine ; Justice and truth his court maintain. With love and power dh ine. 8 Here let him hold a lasting throne, And, as his kingdom grows, Fresh honours shall adorn his crown, And shame confound his foes. Psalm 133. C M. Brotherly Love. LO ! what an entertaining sight Those friendly brethren prove, Whose cheerful hearts in bands unite Of harmony and love ! 2 Where streams of bliss, from Christ, the spring. Descend to every soul ; And heavenly peace, with balmy wing, Shades and bedews the whole. 3 'Tis like the oil, divinely sweet, On Aaron's reverend head; The trickling drops perfum'd his feet, And o'er his garments spread. 1 'Tis pleasant as the morning dews That fall on Zion's hill, Where God his mildest glory shews, And makes his grace distill. Psalm 133. s M. ''ommunion of Saints ; or, Love and Worship in a Family EESS'D are the sons of peace, Whose hearts and hopes are one : B 256 PSALM 133. Whose kind designs to serve and please Thro' all their actions run. '2 Bless'd is the pious house Where zeal and friendship meet, Their songs of praise, their mingled vows. Make their communion sweet. 3 Thus, when on Aaron's head They pour'd the rich perfume, The oil thro' all his raiment spread. And pleasure fill'd the room. 4 Thus, on the heavenly hills, The saints are bless'd above, Where joy, like morning dew, distills, And all the air is love. Psalm 133. As thVl22d Psalm. The Blessings of Friendship. HOW pleasant 'tis to see Kindred and friends agree, Kach in his proper station move ; And each fulfil his part With sympathizing heart, In all the cares of life and love. 2 'Tis like the ointment shed On Aaron's sacred head, Divinely rich, divinely sweet ; The oil thro' all the room Diffus'd a choice perfume, Ran thro' his robes and bless'd his fact. 3 Like fruitful showers of rain, That water all the plain, Descending from the neighb'ring hills ; Such streams of pleasure roll Thro' every friendly soul, Where love, like heavenly dew distills. [Repeat the first stanza to complete the tun PSALM 135. 251: INalin 134. C. M. Daily and JYi.htly Devotion. YE, that obey th1 immortal King. Attend his holy place ; Bow to the glories of his power, And bless his wondrous grace. "2 Lift up your hands by morning light, And send your souls on high ; Raise your admiring thoughts by night Above the starry sky. 3 The God of Zion cheers our hearts With rays of quick'ning grace ; The God that spreads the heavens abroad, And rules the swelling seas. Psallll 135. v. 1— 4, 14, 19— 21. first part. L. 31 The Church is GooVs House and Care. PRAISE ye the Lord, exalt his name, While in his earthly courts ye wait. Ye saints, that to his house belong, Or stand attending at his gate. 2 Praise ye the Lord, the Lord is good ; To praise his name is sweet employ : Israel he chose of old, and still His church is his peculiar joy. 3 The Lord himself will judge his saints ; He treats his servants as his friends : And when he hears their sore complaints. Repents the sorrows that he sends. 1 Thro' every age the Lord declares His name, and breaks th' oppressor's rod He gives his suff'ring servants rest, And will be known th' Almighty God. 5 Bless ye the Lord, who taste his love. People and priest exalt his name ; 22* ^58 PSALM 135. Among his saints he ever dwells ; His church is his Jerusalem. Psalm 135. v. b— 12. second part. L. M. The Works of Creation, Providence, Redemption of Israel, and Destruction of Enemies. GREAT is the Lord, exalted high, Above all powers and every throne : Whate'er he please in earth or sea, Or heaven or hell, his hand hath done. 2 At his command the vapours rise, The lightnings flash, the thunders roar ; He pours the rain, he brings the wind And tempest from his airy store. 3 'Twas he those dreadful tokens sent, O Egypt, thro' thy stubborn land ; When all thy first-born, beasts and men Fell dead by his avenging hand. 4 What mighty nations, mighty kings He slew, and their whole country gave To Israel, whom his hand redeem'd, No more to be proud Pharaoh's slave. 5 His powrer the same, the same his grace. That saves us from the hosts of hell ; And heaven he gives us to possess, Whence those apostate angels fell. Psalm 135. C. M. Praise due to God, not to Idols. AWAKE, ye saints ; to praise your Kifig Your sweetest passions raise ; Your pious pleasure, while you sing Increasing with the praise. ^ Great is the Lord, and works unknown Are his divine employ ; But still his saints are near his throne, His treasure and his joy. PSALM 136. 258 3 Heaven, earth, and sea, confess his hand; He bids the vapours rise ; Lightning and storm, at his command, Sweep thro' the sounding skies. I All power that gods or kings have claim'd. Is found with him alone ; But heathen gods should ne'er be nam'd Where our Jehovah's known. 5 Which of the stocks and stones they trust. Can give them showers of rain ? In vain they worship glitt'ring dust, And pray to gold in vain. G [Their gods have tongues that speechless prove, Such as their makers gave ; Their feet were never form'd to move, Nor hands have power to save. 7 Blind are their eyes, their ears are deaf, Nor hear when mortals pray ; Mortals, that wait for their relief, Are blind and deaf as they.] S Ye nations, know the living God, Serve him with faith and fear ; He makes the churches his abode. And claims your honours there. Psalm 136. C M. Tod's Wonders of Creation, Providence, Redemption of Israel, and Salvation of his People. GIVE thanks to God, the sovereign Lord, " His mercies still endure,1' And be the King of kings ador'd " His truth is ever sure." '2 What wonders hath his wisdom done, " How mighty is his hand !" Heaven, earth, and sea, he fram'd alone. te How wide is his command !" Wd PSALM 136. 3 The sun supplies the day with light ; " How bright his counsels shine !" The moon and stars adorn the night ; " His works are all divine !" 4 [He struck the sons of Egypt dead : 41 How dreadful is his rod !" And thence with joy his people led : " How gracious is our God!" 5 He cleft the swelling sea in two : " His arm is great in might :" He gave the tribes a passage through ; " His power and grace unite." (3 But Pharaoh's army there he drown'd ; " How glorious are his ways!" And brought his saints thro' desert ground " Eternal be his praise." 7 Great monarchs fell beneath his hand ; " Victorious is his sword ;" While Israel took the promisM land • '* And faithful is his word."] 8 He saw the nations dead in sin ; " He felt his pity move :" How sad the state the world was in ! " How boundless was his love !" 9 He sent to save us from our wo ; " His goodness never fails ;" From death and hell, and every foe ; " And still his grace prevails." 10 Give thanks to God, the heavenly King ; " His mercies still endure ;" Let the whole earth his praises sing, " His truth is ever sure." Psalm 136. As the 148th Psalm, IVE thanks to God most high, The universal Lord ; G PSALM 13G. 261 The sovereign King of Kings: And be his grace adorM. " His power and grace " Are still the same ; " And let his name " Have endless praise." 2 How mighty is his hand ! What wonders hath he done f He form'd the earth and seas, And spread the heavens alone. " Thy mercy, Lord, " Shall still endure ; " And ever sure " Abide thy word," 3 His wisdom framVi the sun To crown the day with light ; The moon and twinkling stars To cheer the darksome night. " His power and grace 11 Are still the same ; " And let his name li Have endless praise." I [He smote the first-born sons. The flower of Egypt, dead ; And thence his chosen tribes With joy and glory led. " Thy mercy, Lord, " Shall still endure ; 11 And ever sure " Abides thy word." 5 His power and lifted rod Cleft the Red Sea in two ; And for his people made A wondrous passage through. " His power and grace -; Are still the same : 2G2 PSALM 136. " And let his name " Have endless praise.11 6 But cruel Pharaoh there, With all his host, he drown1d And brought his Israel safe Thro1 a long desert ground. " Thy mercy, Lord, " Shall still endure ; " And ever sure " Abides thy word.11] PAUSE. 7 The kings of Canaan fell Beneath his dreadful hand ; While his own servants took Possession of their land. " His power and grace " Are still the same ; " And let his name " Have endjess praise." S He saw the nations lie All perishing in sin, And pity'd the sad state The ruinM world was in. " Thy mercy, Lord, " Shall still endure; " And ever sure " Abides thy word.11 9 He sent his only Son, To save us from our wo, From Satan, sin, and death, And evVy hurtful foe. lt His power and grace " Are still the same ; {t And let his name " Have endless praise.11 PSALM 136. 263 10 Give thanks aloud to God, To God the heavenly King ; And let the spacious earth His works and glories sing. u Thy mercy, Lord, " Shall still endure ; u And ever sure 11 Abides thy word.1' Psalm 136. Abridged. L. M. GIVE to our God immortal praise, Mercy and truth are all his ways ; ■• Wonders of grace to God belong, " Repeat his mercies in your song." ■2 Give to the Lord oflords renown, The King of kings with glory crown : " His mercies ever shall endure, " When lords and kings are known no more." 3 He built the earth, he spread the sky, And fiVd the starry lights on high : " Wonders of grace to God belong, u Repeat his mercies in your song.1" A He fills the sun with morning light, He bids the moon direct the night : " His mercies ever shall endure, •: When suns and moons shall shine no more.' 5 The Jews he freed from Pharaoh's hand, And brought them to the promisM land : " Wonders of grace to God belong, '; Repeat his mercies in your song.,, 6 He saw the Gentiles dead in sin, And felt his pity move within ; " His mercies ever shall endure, <• When death and sin shall reign no more." 264 PSALM 137. 7 He sent his Son with power to save From guilt, and darkness, and the grave ; " Wonders of grace to God belong, " Repeat his mercies in your song." 8 Thro' this vain world he guides our feet, And leads us to his heavenly seat : " His mercies ever shall endure, " When this vain world shall be no more." Psalm 137. Babylonian Captivity. ALONG the banks where Babel's current flows, Our captive bands in deep despondence stray'd While Zion's fall in sad rememb'rance rose, Her friends, her children, mingled with the dead. 2 The tuneless harp, that once with joy we strung, When praise employ'd and mirth inspir'd the lay, Tn mournful silence on the willows hung, And growing grief prolong'd the tedious day. 3 The barb'rous tyrants, to increase the wo, With taunting smiles, a song of Zion claim : Bid sacred praise in strains melodious flow, While they blaspheme the great Jehovah's name. 4 But how, in heathen chains and lands unknown Shall Israel's sons a song of Zion raise? O hapless Salem, God's terrestrial throne, Thou land of glory, sacred mount of praise. 5 If e'er my mem'ry lose thy lovely name, If my cold heart neglect thy kindred race, Let dire destruction seize this guilty frame ; My hand shall perish and my voice shall cease. 6 Yet shall the Lord, who hears when Zion calls. O'ertake her foes with terror and dismay, His arm avenge her desolated walls, And raise his children to eternal day. PSALM 139. 265 Psalm 138. L. M. Restoring and Preserving Grace. WITH all my powers of heart and tongue. I'll praise my Maker in my song ; Angels shall hear the notes I raise, Approve the song, and join the praise. 2 Angels, that make thy church their care, Shall witness my devotion there ; While holy zeal directs mine eyes To thy fair temple in the skies.] ■) I'll sing thy truth and mercy, Lord, I'll sing the wonders of thy word : Not all thy works and names below So much thy power and glory show. 4 To God 1 cry'd, when troubles rose ; He heard me, and subduM my foes : He did my rising fears control, And strength diffusM thro' all my soul. 5 The God of heaven maintains his state, Frowns on the proud, and scorns the great ; Uut from his throne descends to bless The humble souls that trust his grace. 6 Amidst a thousand snares I stand, Upheld and guarded by thy hand ; Thy words my fainting soul revive, And keep my dying faith alive. 7 Grace will complete what grace begins. To save from sorrows or from sins ; The work that wisdom undertakes, Eternal mercy ne'er forsakes. Psalm 139. first tart. L. M. The All-seeing God. LORD, thou hast search VI and seen me thro1 : Thine eye commands, with piercing view, •2G6 PSALM 139. My rising and my resting hours, My heart and flesh, with all their powers. 2 My thoughts, before they are my own, Are to my God distinctly known ; He knows the words I mean to speak. Ere from my op'ning lips they break. o Within thy circling power I stand, On every side I find thy hand : Awake, asleep, at home, abroad, I am surrounded still with God. 4 Amazing knowledge, vast and great ! What large extent ! what lofty height ! My soul, with all the powers I boast, Is in the boundless prospect lost. ."> " O may these thoughts possess my breast, " Wher'er I rove, where'er I rest ; " Nor let my weaker passions dare " Consent to sin, for God is there." FAUSE THE FIRST. 6 Could I so false, so faithless prove, To quit thy service and thy love, Where, Lord, could I thy presence shun, Or from thy dreadful glory run ? 7 If up to heaven I take my flight, 'Tis there thou dwell'st enthron'd in light : Or dive to hell, there vengeance reigns, And Satan groans beneath thy chains. 8 If mounted on a morning ray I fly beyond the western sea, Thy swifter hand would first arrive. And there arrest thy fugitive. 9 Or should 1 try to shun thy sight Beneath the spreading veil of night, One glance of thine, one piercing ray. Would kindle darkness into dav. PSALM 139. 267 10 " O may these thoughts possess my breast, " Where'er I rove, where'er I rest, %l Nor let my weaker passions dare " Consent to sin, for God is there." PAUSE THE SECOND. 11 The veil of night is no disguise, No screen from thy all-searching eyes ; Thy hand can seize thy foes as soon Through midnight shades as blazing noon. 1*2 Midnight and noon in this agree, Great God, they're both alike to thee : Not death can hide what God will spy, And hell lies naked to his eye. 13 " O may these thoughts possess my breast, Where'er 1 rove, where'er 1 rest ; " Nor let my weaker passions dare " Consent to sin, for God is there." Psallll 139. SECOND PART. L. M. The wonderful formation ofMan* ^ITJlWAS from thy hand, my God, I came JL A work of such a curious frame ; In me thy fearful wonders shine, And each proclaim thy skill divine. '2 Thine eyes did all my limbs survey, Which yet in dark confusion lay ; Thou saw'st the daily growth they took, Form'd by the model of thy book. 3 By thee my growing parts were nam'd, And what thy sovereign counsels fram'd, (The breathing lungs, the beating heart,) Was copy'd with unerring art. 1 At last, to show my Maker's name, God stamp'd his image on my frame, And, in some unknown moment, join'd The finish'd members to the mind. 268 PSALM 139. 5 There the young seeds of thought began. And all the passions of the man ; Great God, our infant nature pays Immortal tribute to thy praise. PAUSE. 6 Lord, since, in my advancing age, I've acted on life's busy stage, Thy thoughts of love to me surmount The power of numbers to recount. 7 1 could survey the ocean o'er, And count each sand that makes the shore Before my swiftest thoughts could trace The num'rous wonders of thy grace ! 8 These on my heart are still impress'd. With these I give my eyes to rest ; And, at my waking hour, 1 find God and his love possess my mind. Psalm 1 39. third part. L. M. Sincerity professed, and Giace tried; or, the Heart-searching God* MY God, what inward grief I feel, When impious men transgress thy will ! I mourn to hear their lips profane, Take thy tremendous name in vain. 2 Does not my soul detest and hate The sons of malice and deceit ? Those that oppose thy laws and thee, I count for enemies to me. 3 Lord, search my soul, try every thought, Tho' my own heart accuse me not Of walking in a false disguise, I beg the trial of thine eyes 4 Doth secret mischief lurk within ? Do I indulge some unknown sin ? O turn my feet whene'er I stray, And lead me in thy perfect way. PSALM 139. 2Q0 Psalm 139. first part. C. M. God is every where. IN all my vast concerns with thee, In vain my soul would try To shun thy presence, Lord, or flee The notice of thine eye. '2 Thy all-surrounding sight surveys My rising and my rest, My public walks, my private ways. And secrets of my breast. 3 My thoughts lie open to the Lord, Before they're form'd within ; And ere my lips pronounce the word, He knows the sense I mean. 4 O wondrous knowledge, deep and high. Where can a creature hide ? Within thy circling arms I lie, Enclos'd on every side. .3 So let thy grace surround me still. And like a bulwark prove, To guard my soul from every ill, Secur'd by sovereign love. PAUSE. 6 Lord, where shall guilty souls retire. Forgotten and unknown ? In hell they meet thy dreadful fire. In heaven thy glorious throne. 7 Should I suppress my vital breath, To 'scape the wrath divine, Thy voice would break the bars of death. And make the grave resign. 5 If, wing'd with beams of morning light, 1 fly beyond the west, Thy hand, which must support my flight, Would soon betray my rest. 23* !70 PSALM 139, 9 If o'er my sins 1 think to draw The curtains of the night, Those flaming eyes that guard thy law Would turn the shades to light. 10 The beams of noon, the midnight hour Are both alike to thee : O may I ne'er provoke that power From which I cannot flee. Psalm 139. second part. C. M. The Wisdom of God in the formation of Man. WHEN I, with pleasing wonder, stand And all my frame survey, Lord, 'tis thy work, I own thy hand Thus built my humble clay. 'I Thy hand my heart and reins possess'd Where unborn nature grew ; Thy wisdom all my features trac'd, And all my members drew. 3 Thine eye, with nicest care survey'd The growth of every part, Till the whole scheme thy thoughts had laid Was copy'd by thy art. 4 Heaven, earth, and sea, and fire, and wind Show me thy wondrous skill : But I review myself, and find Diviner wonders still. 5 Thy awful glories round me shine, My flesh proclaims thy praise ; Lord, to thy works of nature join Thy miracles of grace. Psalm 139. v. 14, 17, 18. third part. C. M The Mercies of God innumeraUe. An Evening Psalm. LORD, when I count thy mercies o'er. They strike me with surprise ; PSALM 141. 271 Not all the sands that spread the shore, To equal numbers rise. 2 My flesh, with fear and wonder, stand> The product of thy skill, And hourly blessings from thy hands] Thy thoughts of love reveal. 3 These on my heart by night I keep ; How kind, how dear to me ! O may the hour that ends my sleep Still find my thoughts with thee. Psalm 140. CM. PROTECT us, Lord, from fatal harm ; Behold our rising woes ; We trust alone thy powerful arm, To scatter all our foes. 1 Their tongue is like a poison'd dart, Their thoughts are full of guile ; While rage and carnage swell their heart They wear a peaceful smile. '> O God of grace, thy guardian care, When foes without invade, Or spread within a deeper snare, Supplies our constant aid. 4 Let falsehood flee before thy face. Thy heavenly truth extend, All nations taste thy heavenly grace, And all delusions end. 5 With daily bread the poor supply, The cause of justice plead ; And be thy church exalted high, With Christ the glorious head. Psalm 141. v. 2—5. L. 31 Watchfulness and Brotherly Love. A Morning or Evening Psalm. MY God, accept my early vows, Like morning incense in thine house, •272 PSALM 142. And let my nightly worship rise, Sweet as the evening sacrifice. 2 Watch o'er my lips, and guard them, Lord. From every rash and heedless word, Nor let my feet incline to tread The guilty path where sinners lead. 3 O may the righteous, when I stray, Smite and reprove my wandering way ! Their gentle words, like ointment shed, Shall never bruise, but cheer my head. 1 When I behold them press'd with grief, I'll cry to heaven for their relief; And by my warm petitions, prove How much I prize their faithful love. Psalm 142. C. M. God is the Hope of the Helpless. 10 God I made my sorrows known, From God I sought relief; In long complaints, before his throne, I pour'd out all my grief. 2 My soul was overwhelm'd with woes, My heart began to break ; My God, who all my burdens knows. Beholds the way I take. 3 On every side 1 cast mine eye, And found my helpers gone, While friends and strangers pass'd me by Neglected, or unknown, t Then did I raise a louder cry, And call'd thy mercy near ; uThou art my portion when I die, " Be thou my refuge here." 5 Lord, I am brought exceeding low, Now let thine ear attend, And make my foes, who vex me, know I've an Almighty Friend. T PSALM 143. 273 0 From my sad prison set me free, Then shall I praise thy name, And holy men shall join with me, Thy kindness to proclaim. Psalm 143. L. M. Complaint of heavy Afflictions in Mind and Body. MY righteous Judge, my gracious God, Hear when I spread my hands abroad, And cry for succour from thy throne ; O make thy truth and mercy known ! *3 Let judgment not against me pass : Behold thy servant pleads thy grace ' Should justice call us to thy bar, No man alive is guiltless there. 3 Look down, in pity, Lord, and see The mighty woes that burden me ; Down to the dust my life is brought, Like one long bury'd and forgot. 1 I dwell in darkness, and unseen, My heart is desolate within : My thoughts, in musing silence, trace The ancient wonders of thy grace. 5 Thence I derive a glimpse of hope, To bear my sinking spirits up ; I stretch my hands to God again, And thirst, like parched lands for rain, G For thee I thirst, I pray, I mourn ; When will thy smiling face return ? Shall all my joys on earth remove, And God for ever hide his love '( T My God, thy long delay to save, Will sink thy pns'ner to the grave ! My heart grows faint, and dim mine eye : Make haste to help before I die, 274 PSALM 144. S The night is witness to my tears, Distressing pains, distracting fears ; Oh ! might I hear thy morning voice, How would my weary'd powers rejoice 9 In thee 1 trust, to thee I sigh, And lift my weary soul on high ; For thee sit waiting all the day, And wear the tiresome hours away. 10 Break off my fetters, Lord, and show The path in which my feet should go : If snares and foes beset the road, I flee to hide me near my God. 11 Teach me to do thy holy will, And lead me to thy heavenly hill ; Let the good Spirit of thy love Conduct me to thy courts above. 12 Then shall my soul no more complain. The tempter then shall rage in vain ; And flesh, and sin, my foes before, Shall never vex my spirit more. Psalm 144. »• i»2. first part. C. M Assistance and Victory in the Spiritual Warfare. FOR ever blessed be the Lord, My Saviour and my shield ; He sends his spirit with his word, To arm me for the field. 2 When sin and hell their force unite. He makes my soul his care ; Instructs me in the heavenly fight. And guards me thro' the war. 3 A friend and helper so divine, My fainting hope shall raise; He makes the glorious vict'ry mine, And his shall be the praise. PSALM 145. 275 Psalm 144. V. 3—6. SECO>-D PART. C. M. The Vanity of Man, and Condescension of God. LORD, what is man, poor feeble man, Born of the earth at first ? His life a shadow, 'light and vain, Still hast'ning to the dust ! 2 Oh what is feeble dying man, Or all his sinful race, That God should make it his concern To visit him with grace ! "J That God, who darts his lightnings down. Who shakes the worlds above, What terrors wait His awful frown ! How wondrous is his love ! Psalm 144. v. 12—15. L. M. Grace above Riches ; or, the happy Nation.] HAPPY the city, where their sons, Like pillars round a palace set, And daughters, bright as polish'd stones, Give strength and beauty to the state. '2 Happy the land, in culture dress'd, Whose flocks and corn have large increase Where men securely work or rest, Nor sons of plunder break their peace. 3 Happy the nation thus endow'd, ■ But more divinely bless'd are those On whom th1 all-sufficient God Himself, with all his grace bestows. Psalm 145. L. M. Tlie Greatness of God. j^MY God, my King, thy various praise, if J. Shall fill the remnant of my days ; Thy grace employ my humble tongue Till death and glory raise the song. •276 PSALM 145. *2 The wings of every hour shall bear Some thankful tribute to thine ear. And every setting sun shall see New works of duty done for thee. 3 Thy truth and justice I'll proclaim ; Thy bounty flows, an endless stream ; Thy mercy swift, thine anger slow, But dreadful to the stubborn foe. I Thy works with sovereign glory shine,. And speak thy majesty divine ; Let every realm with joy proclaim The sound and honour of thy name. 5 Let distant times and nations raise The long succession of thy praise ; And unborn ages make my song The joy and triumph of their tongue. G But who can speak thy wondrous deeds? Thy greatness all our thoughts exceeds : Vast and unsearchable thy ways ! Vast and immortal be thy praise ! i'salm 145. v. 1— 7, 11—13. first part. C. M The Greatness of God. LONG as I live, Til bless thy name, My King, my God of love ; My work and joy shall be the same, In the bright world above. '2 Great is the Lord, his power unknown. And let his praise be great ; I'll sing the honours of thy throne, Thy works of grace repeat. 3 Thy grace shall dwell upon my tongue And while my lips rejoice, The men that hear my sacred song Shall join their cheerful voice. PSALM 145. '277 • i lathers to sons shall teach thy name. And children learn thy ways ; Ages to come thy truth proclaim, And nations sound thy praise. 5 Thy glorious deeds of ancient date, Shall thro' the world be known ; Thine arm of power, thy heavenly state With public splendour shown. 6 The world is manag'd by thy hands, Thy saints are rul'd by love ; And thine eternal kingdom stands, Tho1 rocks and hills remove. INallll 145. V. 7, &C. SECOND PART. C. M The Goodness of God. SWEET is the mem'ry of thy grace, My God, my heavenly King ; Let age to age thy righteousness In sounds of glory sing. '2 God reigns on high, but ne'er confines His goodness to the skies ; Thro' the whole earth his bounty shines And every want supplies. 3 With longing eyes thy creatures wait On thee for daily food ; Thy liberal hand provides their meat, And fills their mouths with good. •i How kind are thy compassions, Lord, How slow thine anger moves ! But soon he sends his pard'ning word To cheer the souls he loves. r> Creatures, with all their endless race, Thy power and praise proclaim ; But saints, that taste thy richer grace, Delight to bless thy name. 24 v>78 PSALM 146. L Psalm 145. V. 14, 17, &C THIRD TART. C. M, Mercy to Sufferers ; or, God hearing Prayer. ET every tongue thy goodness speak, Thou sovereign Lord of all ; Thy strenght'ning hands uphold the weak. And raise the poor that fall. 'I When sorrow bows the spirit down, Or virtue lies distress'd Beneath some proud oppressors frown. Thou giv'st the mourners rest. 3 The Lord supports our sinking days And guides our giddy youth : Holy and just are all his ways, And all his words are truth. 4 He knows the pains his servants feeL He hears his children cry ; And their best wishes to fulfil, His grace is ever nigh. 5 His mercy never shall remove From men of heart sincere; He saves the souls whose humble love Is join'd with holy fear. (3 [His stubborn foes his sword shall slay, And pierce their hearts with pain ; But none that serve the Lord shall say.. " They sought his aid in vain."] 7 [My lips shall dwell upon his praise And spread his fame abroad : Let all the sons of Adam raise The honours of their God.] Psalm 146. L. M. Praise to God for his Goodness and Truth. PRAISE ye the Lord, my heart shall join In work so pleasant, so divine ; PSALM 147. 279 Xou ', while the flesh is mine abode, And when my soul ascends to God, Praise shall employ my noblest powers While immortality endures; My days of praise shall ne'er be past, While life, and thought, and being last. Why should I make a man my trust ? Princes must die and turn to dust ; Their breath departs, their pomp and power. And thoughts all vanish in an hour. Happy the man whose hopes rely On Israel's God : he made the sky, And earth, and seas, with all their train, And none shall find his promise vain. His truth for ever stands secure : He saves th' oppress'd, he feeds the poor : He sends the lab'ring conscience peace, And grants the pris'ner sweet release. The Lord to sight restores the blind ; The Lord supports the sinking mind : He helps the stranger in distress, The widow, and the fatherless. He loves his saints, he knows them well. But turns the wicked down to hell : Thy God, O Zion, ever reigns ; Praise him in everlasting strains. Psalm 147. As the 11 3th Psalm Praise to God for his Goodness and Truth. I'LL praise my Maker with my breath, And when my voice is lost in death, Praise shall employ my nobler powers : My days of praise shall ne'er be past, While life, and thought, and being, last. Or immortality endures. 280 PSALM 147, 2 Why should I make a man my trust ? Princes must die and turn to dust ; Vain is the help of flesh and blood : Their breath departs, their pomp, and power And thoughts, all vanish in an hour, Nor can they make their promise good. 3 Happy the man whose hopes rely On Israel's God : he made the sky, And earth, and seas, with all their train : His truth for ever stands secure ; He saves th' oppress'd, he feeds the poor: And none shall find his promise vain. 4 The Lord hath eyes to give the blind : The Lord supports the sinking mind ; He sends the lab'ring conscience peace : He helps the stranger in distress, The widow, and the fatherless, And grants the pris'ner sweet release, 5 He loves his saints, he knows them well- But turns the wicked down to hell ; Thy God, O Zion, ever reigns: Let every tongue, let every age, In this exalted work engage ; Praise him in everlasting strains. 6 I'll praise him while he lends me breath, And when my voice is lost in death, Praise shall employ my nobler powers My days of praise shall ne'er be past, While life, and thought, and being last, Or immortality endures. Psalm 147. first part. L. m. The Divine Nature, Providence and Grace. PRAISE ye the Lord ; 'tis good to rais< Our hearts and voices in his praise ; His nature and his works invite To make this duty our delight, PSALM 147. 2S1 '2 The Lord builds up Jerusalem, And gathers nations to his name : His mercy melts the stubborn soul, And makes the broken spirit whole. 3 He form'd the stars, those heavenly flames, He counts their numbers, calls their names ; His sovereign wisdom knows no bound, A deep, where all our thoughts are drown'd. I Great is our Lord, and great his might, And all his glories infinite : He crowns the meek, rewards the just. And treads the wicked to the dust. PAUSE. -"> Sing to the Lord, exalt him high, Who spreads his clouds around the sky ; There he prepares the fruitful rain, Nor lets the drops descend in vain. 6 He makes the grass the hills adorn, And clothes the smiling fields with corn : The beasts with food his hands supply, And feeds the ravens when they cry. 7 What is the creature's skill or force ? The vig'rous man, the warlike horse, The sprightly wit, the active limb ? All are too mean delights for him. 8 But saints are lovely in his sight ; He views his children with delight ; He sees their hope, he knows their fear. And finds and loves his image there. Psalm 147. second paet. L. JM Summer and Winter. LET Zion praise the mighty God, And make his honours known abroad ; For sweet the joy, our songs to raise, And glorious is the work of praise. 24* 282 PSALM 147. 2 Our children live secure and bless'd ; Our shores have peace, our cities rest ; He feeds our sons with finest wheat, And adds his blessing to their meat. 3 The changing seasons he ordains, The early and the latter rains ; His flakes of snow, like wool, he sends: And thus the springing corn defends. 4 With hoary frost he strews the ground, His hail descends with dreadful sound : His icy bands the rivers hold, And terror arms his wintry cold. 5 He bids the warmer breezes blow, The ice dissolves, the waters flow ; But he hath nobler works and ways To call his people to his praise. 6 Thro' all our states his laws are shown ; His gospel thro' the nation known ; He hath not thus reveal'd his word To every land : praise ye the Lord. Psalm 147. v. 7—9, 13—18. C. M. The Seasons of the Year. WITH songs and honours, sounding loud Address the Lord on high ; Over the heavens he spreads his cloud. And waters veil the sky. 2 He sends his showers of blessings down, To cheer the plains below ; He makes the grass the mountains crown, And corn in valleys grow. 3 He gives the grazing ox his meat, He hears the ravens cry ; But man, who tastes his finest wheat. Should raise his honours high. PSALM 148. 1 His steady counsels change the face Of the declining year ; He bids the sun cut short his race. And wint'rydays appear. 5 His hoary frost, his fleecy snow, Descend and clothe the ground : The liquid streams forbear to flow, In icy fetters bound. 6 When, from his dreadful stores on higli He pours the sounding hail, The wretch that dares his God defy Shall find his courage fail. 7 He sends his word, and melts the snow The fields no longer mourn ; He calls the warmer gales to blow, And bids the spring return. S The changing wind; the flying cloud, Obey his mighty word : With songs and honours, sounding loud Praise ye the sovereign Lord. Psalm 148. Proper Metre. Praise to God from all Creatures. YE tribes of Adam, join With heaven, and earth and seas. And offer notes divine To your Creator's praise. Ye holy throng Of angels bright, In worlds of light, Begin the song. 2 Thou sun, with dazzling rays, And moon, that rules the night. Shine to your Maker's praise. With stars of twinkling light. •284 PSALM 148. His power declare, Ye floods on high, And clouds, that fly In empty air. 3 The shining worlds above In glorious order stand, Or in swift courses move, By his supreme command. He spake the word, And all their frame, From nothing, came To praise the Lord. 4 He mov'd their mighty wheels In unknown ages past, And each his word fulfils, While time and nature last. In difPrent ways His works proclaim His wondrous name, And speak his praise. PAUSE. 5 Let all the earth-born race. And monsters of the deep, The fish that cleave the seas. Or in their bosom sleep, From sea and shore Their tribute pay, And still display Their Maker's power. (') Ye vapours, hail and snow. Praise ye th' Almighty Lord, And, stormy winds, that blow To execute his word. When lightnings shine, Or thunders roar, PSALM 148. Let earth adore His hand divine. 7 Ye mountains near the skies, With lofty cedars there, And trees of humbler size, That fruit in plenty bear, Beasts, wild and tame, Birds, flies, and worms, In various forms, Exalt his name. 8 Ye kings and judges, fear The Lord, the sovereign King ; And, while you rule us here, His heavenly honours sing : Nor let the dream Of power and state Make you forget His power supreme. 9 Virgins and youths, engage To sound his praise divine, While infancy and age Their feeble voices join : Wide as he reigns His name be sung By every tongue In endless strains. 10 Let all the nations fear The God that rules above ; He brings his people near, And makes them taste his love While earth and sky Attempt his praise, His saints shall raise Flis honours high. -28G PSALM 148. Psalm 148. Paraphrased. L. M. Universal Praise to God. LOUD hallelujahs to the Lord, From distant worlds, where creatures dwell ; Let heaven begin the solemn word And sound it dreadful down to hell. [Note. This Psalm may be sung to the tune of the old 112th or 127th Psalm, if these two lines be added to every stanza, viz : Each of his works his name displays, But they can ne'er complete the praise. Otherwise, it must be sung to the usual tunes of long metre.] % The Lord, how absolute he reigns, Let every angel bend the knee ; Sing of his love in heavenly strains, And speak how fierce his terrors be. 3 High on a throne his glories dwell, An awful throne of shining bliss : Fly thro' the world, O sun and tell, How dark thy beams compar'd to his. 4 Awake, ye tempests, and his fame, In sounds of dreadful praise, declare ; Let the sweet whisper of his name Fill every gentler breeze of air. 5 Let clouds, and winds, and waves, agree To join their praise with blazing fire ; Let the firm earth and rolling sea In this eternal song conspire. 6 Ye flow'ry plains, proclaim his skill ; Ye valleys, sink before his eye ; And let his praise, from every hill, Rise tuneful to the neighb'ring sky. 7 Ye stubborn oaks, and stately pines, Bend your high branches and adore : Praise him, ye beasts, in different strains ; The lamb must bleat, the lion roar. PSALM 148. 287 8 Ye birds, his praise must be your theme, Who form'd to song your tuneful voice ; While the dumb fish that cut the stream In his protecting care rejoice. 9 Mortals, can you refrain your tongue When nature all around you sings ? O for a shout from old and young, From humble swains and lofty kings ! 10 Wide as his vast dominion lies, Make the Creator's name be known ; Loud as his thunder shout his praise, And sound it lofty as his throne. 1 1 Jehovah ! 'tis a glorious word ! O may it dwell on every tongue ! But saints who best have known the Lord. Are bound to raise the noblest song. 12 Speak of the wonders of that love Which Gabriel plays on every chord, From all below, and all above, Loud hallelujahs to the Lord. Psalm 148. s. M. Universal Praise. LET every creature join To praise th' eternal God : Ye heavenly hosts, the song begin, And sound his name abroad. 2 Thou sun, with golden beams, And moon, with paler rays, Ye starry lights, ye twinkling flames., Shine to your Maker's praise. 3 He built those worlds above, And fix'd their wondrous frame ; By his command they stand or move, And ever speak his name. 288 PSALM 148. 4 Ye vapors, when ye rise, Or fall in showers or snow ; Ye thunders, murm'ring round the skies. His power and glory show. 5 Wind, hail, and flaming fire, Agree to praise the Lord, When ye in dreadful storms conspire To execute his word. G By all his works above His honours be express'd ! But saints, that taste his saving love, Should sing his praises best. PAUSE THE FIRST. 7 Let earth and ocean know They owe their Maker praise ; Praise him, ye watery worlds below, And monsters of the seas. 8 From mountains near the sky, Let his high praise resound, From humble shrubs and cedars high. And vales and fields around. 9 Ye lions of the wood, And tamer beasts that graze, Ye live upon his daily food, And he expects your praise. 10 Ye birds of lofty wing, On high his praises bear ; Or sit on flow'ry boughs, and sing Your Maker's glory there. ! 1 Ye reptile myriads, join T' exalt his glorious name, And flies, in beauteous forms that shine, His wondrous skill proclaim. 12 By all the earth-born race, His honours he express'd, PSALM 149. 289 But saints, that know his heavenly grace, Should learn to praise him best. PAUSE THE SECOND. 13 Monarchs, of wide command, Praise ye th' eternal King ; Judges, adore that sovereign hand, Whence all your honours spring. 14 Let vig'rous youth engage To sound his praises high ; While growing babes, and withering age Their feebler voices try. 15 United zeal be shown His wondrous fame to raise ; God is the Lord ; his name alone Deserves our endless praise. 16 Let nature join with art, And all pronounce him bless'd, But saints, that dwell so near his heart, Should sing his praises best. Psalm 149. CM. Praise God, all his Saints ; or, the Saints judging the World. ALL ye that love the Lord, rejoice, And let your songs be new ; Amidst the church with cheerful voice His later wonders shew. "2 The Jews, the people of his grace, Shall their Redeemer sing ; And Gentile nations join the praise, While Zion owns her King. 3 The Lord takes pleasure in the just, Whom sinners treat with scorn ; The meek, that lie despis'd in dust, Salvation shall adorn. 4 Saints shall be joyful in their King, E'en on a dying bed ; 25 290 PSALM 150. And, like the souls in glory, sing, For God shall raise the dead. 5 Then his high praise shall fill their tongues, Their hand shall wield the sword ; And vengeance shall attend their songs, The vengeance of the Lord. 6 When Christ, his judgment-seat ascends. And bids the world appear, Thrones are prepar'd for all his friends Who humbly lov'd him here. 7 Then shall they rule with iron rod Nations that dar'd rebel ; And join the sentence of their God, On tyrants doom'd to hell. •3 The royal sinners, bound in chains. New triumphs shall afford ; Such honour for the saints remains : Praise ye and love the Lord. Psalm 150. v. l, 2,6. C. M. A Song of Praise. IN God's own house pronounce his praise. His grace he there reveals ; To heaven your joy and wonder raise. For there his glory dwells. *2 Let all your sacred passions move, While you rehearse his deeds ; But the great work, of saving love Your highest praise exceeds. 3 All that have motion, life, and breath, Proclaim your Maker bless'd ; Yet, when my voice expires in death. My soul shall praise him best. The Christian Doxology. Long Metre. TO God the Father, God the Son, And God the Spirit, three in one, Be honour, praise, and glory given By all on earth, and all in heaven. Common Metre. LET God, the Father, and the Son, And Spirit be ador'd, Where there are works to make him known, Or saints to love the Lord. Common Metre. Where the tune includes two stanzas. THE God of mercy be ador'd, Who calls our souls from death. Who saves by his redeeming word And new-creating breath. *2 To praise the Father, and the Son, And Spirit all divine, The one in three, and three in one. Let saints and angels join. Short Metre. YE angels round the throne, And saints that dwell below, Worship the Father, praise the Son. And bless the Spirit too. 292 DOXOLOGY. As the WZth Psalm. NOW to the great and sacred Three, The Father, Son, and Spirit, be Eternal praise and glory given, Thro' all the worlds where God is known By all the angels near the throne, And all the saints in earth and heaven, Jls the \4&th Psalm. TO God the Father's throne, Perpetual honours raise . Glory to God the Son, To God the Spirit praise ; With all our powers, Eternal King, Thy name we sing. While faith adore? INDEX, OK TABLE TO FIND A PSALM SUITED TO PAR TICULAR SUBJECTS OR OCCASIONS. If you find not the word you seek in this Table, seek another of the same signification, or seek it under some of the more general words, such as God, Christ, Church, Saint, Psalm, Prayer, Praise, Afflic- tion, Grace, Deliverance, Death, &c. ADAM, the first and second, their dominion 8 Afflicted Pity to them 35, 41 Supported 55, 145, 146. Then prayer 102, 143. Saints happy 73, 94, 119, 14/A part. ■ Iffliclions, Hope in them 13, 42. 77. Support and profit 119 14th part. Instruction by them 94, 119, 13th part. Sanctified 94, 119, lSlh part. Courage iu them, 119, 11th part Remov- ed by prayer 34, 107. Sub- mission to them 39, 123, 131. In mind and body 143. Try- ing our graces 66, 119, 11th part. Without rejection 89. Of saints and sinners different 94. Gen- tle 103. Moderated 125. Very great. 77, 102, 143. Aged saints' reflection and hope 71. All-seeing God 139. Angels, Guardian, 34, 91. All subject to Christ 89, 97. Praise) the Lord 103. Present in Churches 138. Appeal to God against persecu- tors 7. Concerning our sincer- ity 139. Humility 131. Ascension of Christ 24, 47, 68, 110. Assistance from God 138, 144. Atheism, practical 12, 14, 36. Pu- nished 10. Attributes of Got1. 36, 111, 145, 147. Authority from God 75, 82. Backsliding soul in distress and desertion 25. Restored 51. Pardoned 78, 130. Blessing of God on the business and comforts of life 127. Blessings of a family 128, 138. Of a nation 144, 147. Of the 25* country 65, 147. Of a person I, 32, 112. Blood of Christ cleansing from sin 51, 69. Book of nature and scripture 19, 11^ 4th part. Brotherly love 133. Reproof 141 . Business of life blessed 127. Care of God over his saints 34. Charity to the poor 37, 41, 112. And justice 15, 112. Mixed with imprecations 35. Children praising God 8. Made blessings 127, 128. Instructed 34,78. Christ the second Adam 8. Hi^ all-sufficiency 16. His ascen- sion 24, 68, 1 10. The church's foundation 118. His coming, the signs of it 12. His conde- scension and glorification 8. Covenant made with him 89, First and second coming 86, 97. 98, The true David 35, 89. His death and resurrection 16 22, 69- The eternal Creator 102. Exalted to the kingdom 2, 8, 21, 72, 110. Our exam pie 109. Faith in his blood 51. God and man 89. His God- head 102. Our hope 4, 51. His incarnation and sacrifice 40 The king and the Church hi? spouse 45. His Kingdom among Gentiles 72. 67, 132. His love to enemies 35, 109. His Ma- jesty 97, 99. His mediatorial kingdom 89, 110. His obedi- ence and death 69. His per- sonal glories and government 45. Praised by children 8. Pries', and King 110. His resurrec- tion on the Lord's day 118. Our strength and righteousness 294 INDEX. 71. His sufferings and king- dom 2, 22, 69. His sufferings for our salvation 69. His zeal and reproches 69. Christians' qualifications 15, 24. Church made of Jews and Gen- tiles 87. Church, its beauty 44, 48, 122. The birth-place of saints 87. Built on Jesus Christ 118. De- light and safety in it 27. Des- truction of enemies proceeds from thence 76. Gathered and settled 132. Of the Gentiles 45, 47. God fights for her 10, 20, 46. God's presence there 84, 132. God's special delight 87, 132. God's garden 92. Going to it 122. The house and care ol God 135. Of the Jews and Gentiles 87. Its increase 67. Prayer in distress 80. Restor- ed by prayer 85, 102, 107. Is the safety and honour of a na- tion 48. The spouse of Christ 45. Its worship and order 48. Colonies planted 107. Comfort, holiness and pardon 4; 32, 119, Uth and 12//t parts. And support in God 16, 94. From ancient providence 77, 143. Of life blessed 127. And pardon 130. Company of saints 16, 109. Complaint of absence from pub- lic worship 42. Of sickness 6. Desertion 13. Pride, atheism, oppression, &c. 10, 12. Ol temptation 13. General 102. Of quarrelsome neighbours 120. Of heavy afflictions in mind and body 143. Compassion of God 103, 145, 147. Communion with saints 106, 133. Confession of our poverty 16. Ol sin, repentance, and pardon 32, 38,51, 130, 143. Conscience, tender, 119. I3lhpart. Its guilt relieved 32, 38,51, 130. Contention complained of 120. Converse with God 63, 1 19, 2dpt.\ Conversion and joy 126. At the ascension of Christ 110. Of Jews and Gentiles, 87, 96, 106. Corruption of manners general 11, 12. Counsel and support from Gog 16,119. 6th part. Courage in death 16, 17, 71. In persecution 119. 11th part. Covenant made with Christ 89. Of grace unchangeable 89, 106. Creation and providence 33, 104, 135, 136, 147, 148. Creatures, no trust in them, 33, 62, 146. Vain, and God all- sufficient 33. Praising God 148. Daily devotion 55, 139. Day of humiliation for disappoint- ments in war 60. Death and resurrection of Christ 16, 69. Of saints and sinners 17, 37, 49. And sufferings ol Christ 22, 69. Deliverance from it 31. And pride 49. And the resurrection 49, 71, 89. Courage in it 16, 17, 23. The effect ol" sin 90. Defence in God 3, 121. And sal- vation in God 18, 61. Delaying sinners warned 95. Delight and safety in the church 27, 48, 84. In the law of God 119. 5th, 8th, and 18th parts. In God 18, 42, 63, 73, 84. Deliverance begun and perfected 85. From Despair 18. From deep distress 34, 40. From death 31, 118. From oppres- sion and falsehood 56. From persecution 53, 94. By praye. 15, 34, 40, 12G. From ship- wreck 107. From slander 31. Surprising 126. Desertion and distress of soul 13, 25, 38, 143. Desire of knowledge 119, 9lh part. Of holiness 119, \\th. part. Of comfort and delivei - ance 119, Vith part. Of quick- ening grace 119, \6thpart. Desolations, the church's safety in them 46. Despair and hope in death 17, 49. Deliverance from it 18, 130. Devotion, daily, 55, 134, 141. On a sick bed 6, 39. Direction and pardon 25. And defence prayed for 5. And hope 42. Distressoi soul 25. Relieved 61,130. Dominion of man over creatures 8. INDEX. 295 Doubts and fears suppressed 3, 31, 143. Drunkard and glutton 107. Duty to God and man 15, 24. Dwelling with God, see heaven, church, &c. Education, religious, 34, 78. Egypt's plagues 105. End of righteous and wicked 1, 37. Enemies overcome 18. Prayed for 35, 109. Destroyed 12,48,76. Envy and unbelief cured 37, 49. EquitydiVi&vris&om of providence 9. Evening psalm 4, 139, 141. Evidences of grace 26. Of since- rity 18, 19, 139 Evil times 12. Neighbours 120. Magistrates 11, 58, 82. Exaltation of Christ to the king- dom 2, 21, 22, 69, 72, 110. Examination 26, 139. Exhortation to peace and holiness 34. Faith and prayer of persecuted saints 35. In the blood of Christ 32, 51. In divine grace and power 62, 130. Faithfulness of God 89, 105, 111, 145, 146. Of man 15, 141. Falsehood, blasphemy, &c. 12. And oppression 12, 56. Family government 101. Love and worship 133. Blessings 128. Fears and doubts suppressed 3, 31, 34. In the worship of God 89, 99. Of God 119, V3thpart. Flattery and deceit complained of 12, 36. Formal worship 50. Frailly of man, 89, 90, 144. Fretfulness discouraged 37. Friendship, its blessings 133. Funeral psalm 89, 90. Gentiles given to Christ, 2,22, 72. Church, 45, 65, 72, 87. Own- ing the true God 47, 96, 98. Glorification of Christ 8, 45. Glory of God in our salvation 69. And grace promised 84, 89, 97. Glutton 78. And drunkard 107. God all in all 127. All-sufficient 16, 33. His being, attributes, and providence 36, 65, 147. His rare of saints 7, 34. His cre- ation and providence 33, 104, &c. Our defence and salvation 3, 33, 61, 115. Eternal, and sovereign, and holy 93. Eter- nal and man mortal 90, 102. Faithfulness 89, 105, 111. Glo- rified, and sinners saved 69, Goodness and mercy 103, 145. Goodness and truth 145, 146. Governing power and goodness 66. Great and good 68, 144, 145, 147. The Judge 9, 50, 97. Kind to his people 145, 146. His majesty 97. And condescension 113, 114. Mercy and truth 36, 89, 103, 136, 145. Made man 8. Of nature and grace 65. His perfections 36, 111, 145, 147. Our portion, and Christ our hope 4. Our portion here and hereafter 73. His power and majesty 68, 89, 93, 96. Praised by children 8. Our preserver 121, 138. Pre- sent in his churches 46, 84. Our shepherd 23. His sovereignty and goodness to man 8, 113, 114. Our support and comfort 94. Supreme Governor, 75, 82, 93. His vengeance and compassion 68, 97. Unchangeable 89, 111. His universal dominion 103. His wisdom in his works 111, 139. Worthy oi all praise 145, 146, 150. Good works 15, 24, 112. Profit men not God 16. Goodness of God 8, 103, 111, 145, 146. Gospel, its glory and success 19, 45, 110. Joyful sound 89, 98. Worship and order 48. Government of Christ 45. From God 75. Grace, its evidences, or self-exa*- mination 26, 139. Above riches 144. Without merit 16, 32. Of Christ 45, 72. And provi- dence 33, 36, 135, 136, 147. Preserving and restoring 138. Truth and protection 57. Tried by affliction, 17, 66, 125. And glory, 84, 97. Pardoning 130. Guilt of conscience relieved 32, 38,51, 130. Harvest 65, 126, 147. Health, Sickness and recovery 6. 296 INDEX. 30, 31. Prayed for 6, 38, 39. Heart known to God 139. Hearing of prayer and salvation 4, 10, 66, 102 Heaven of separate souls 17 The saints' dwelling-place 24 Holiness, pardon, an ■ '• CJirist. Isa. ix. 2, 6, 7. THE lands, that long in darkness lay, Now have beheld a heavenly light. Nations, that set in death's cold shade, Are bless'd with beams divinely bright. 2 The virgin's promised Son is born ; Behold th' expected child appear ! What shall his names or titles be ? " The Wonderful, the Counsellor !v 3 [This infant is the mighty God, Come to be suckled and ador'd ; Book L] HYMN 14. 319 Th' eternal Father, Prince of Peace, The Son of David and his Lord.] i The government of earth and seas Upon his shoulder shall be laid ; His wide dominions shall increase. And honours to his name be paid 5 Jesus, the holy child shall sit High on his father David's throne ; Shall crush his foes beneath his feet, And reign to ages yet unknown. Hymn 14. L. M. The Triumph of Faith ; or, Christ's unchangeable L. Rom. viii. 33, &c. WHO shall the Lord's elect condemn ' 'Tis God that justifies their souls And mercy, like a mighty stream, O'er all their sins divinely rolls. 1 Who shall adjudge the saints to hell \ 'Tis Christ, that suffer'd in their stead And the salvation to fulfil, Behold him rising from the dead. 3 He lives ! he lives ! and sits above.. For ever interceding there ; Who shall divide us from his Jove, Or what should tempt us to despair ' i Shall persecution or distress, Famine, or sword, or nakedness ! He that hath lov'd us, bears us through, And makes us more than conqu'rors too. 5 Faith hath an overcoming power, It triumphs in the dying hour ; Christ is our life, our joy, our hope, Nor can we sink with such a prop. 6 Not all that men on earth can do, Nor powers on high, nor powers below 320 HYMN 16. [Book I Shall cause his mercy to remove, Or wean our hearts from Christ, our love. Hymn 15. L. M. Our own Weakness, and Christ our Strength. 2 Cor. xii. 7, 9, 10. LET me but hear my Saviour say, " Strength shall be equal to thy day ;" Then I rejoice in deep distress, Leaning on all-sufficient grace. *3 I glory in infirmity, . That Christ's own power may rest on me ; When I am weak, then am I strong, Grace is my shield, and Christ my song. 3 I can do all things, or can bear All sufPrings if my Lord be there ; Sweet pleasures mingle with the pains, While his left hand my head sustains. 4 But if the Lord be once withdrawn, And we attempt the work alone, When new temptations spring and rise. We find how great our weakness is. 5 So Samson, when his hair was lost, Met the Philistines to his cost ; Shook his vain limbs with sad surprise. Made feeble fight and lost his eyes. Hymn 16, C. M. Hosanna to Christ. Matt. xxi. 9. Luke xix. 38, 40 HOSANNA to the royal Son Of David's ancient line ! His natures two, his person one, Mysterious and divine. '2 The root of David here we find And offspring is the same ; Eternity and time are join'd In our Immanuel's name. Book I.] HYMN 18. 321 3 Bless'd he that comes to wretched men With peaceful news from heaven ! Hosannas, of the highest strain, To Christ, the Lord, be given. 1 Let mortals ne'er refuse to take Th' Hosanna on their tongues, Lest rocks and stones should rise and break Their silence into songs. Hymn 17. C M. Victory over Death. 1 Cor. xv. 55, &c. OFOR an overcoming faith, To cheer my dying hours, To triumph o'er the monster, death, And all his frightful powers ! 2 Joyful, with all the strength I have, My quiv'ring lips should sing, ;t Where is thy boasted vict'ry, grave ? " And where the monster's sting?" 3 If sin be pardon'd I'm secure, Death hath no sting beside : The law gives sin its damning power. But Christ my ransom died. i Now to the God of victory Immortal thanks be paid, Who makes us conqu'rors, while we die. Thro' Christ our living head. Hymn 18. C M. Blessed are the Dead that die in the Lord. Rev. xiv. 13. HEAR what the voice from heaven proclaims For all the pious dead ; Sweet is the savor of their names, And soft their sleeping bed. I They die in Jesus and are bless'd ; How kind their slumbers are ' 322" HYMN 19. [Book 1 From sufferings and from sins released, And freed from every snare. 3 Far from this world of toil and strife, They're present with the Lord ; The labours of their mortal life End in a large reward. Hymn 19. CM. The Song of Simeon; or. Death made desirable. Luke ii. 27, &c LORD, at thy temple we appear, As happy Simeon came, And hope to meet our Saviour here ; O make our joys the same. 2 With what divine and vast delight The good old man was fill'd, When fondly, in his wither'd arms, He clasp'd the Holy Child ! 3 "Now 1 can leave this world," he cry'd, " Behold thy servant dies ; " I've seen thy great salvation, Lord, And close my peaceful eyes. 4 " This is the Light prepar'd to shine 11 Upon the Gentile lands, " Thine Israel's glory, and their hope " To break their slavish bands." 5 [Jesus, the vision of thy face Hath overpowering charms ! Scarce shall I feel cold death's embrace, If Christ be in my arms. 6 Then, while ye hear my heart-strings break . How sweet my minutes roll ! A mortal paleness on my cheek, And glory in my soul.] Book I.] HYMN 21. 323 Hymn 20. C. M. "spiritual Apparel, viz. the Robe of Righteousness and Garments of Salvation. Isa. lxi, 10. AWAKE, my heart, arise, my tongue, Prepare a tuneful voice, In God, the life of all my joys, Aloud will 1 rejoice. 2 'Tis he adorn'd my naked soul, And made salvation mine ; Upon a poor polluted worm He makes his graces shine. 3 And lest the shadow of a spot Should on my soul be found, He took the robe the Saviour wrought, And cast it all around. i How far the heavenly robe exceeds What earthly princes wear ! These ornaments, how bright they shine ! How white the garments are ! o The Spirit wrought my faith and love, And hope and every grace ; But Jesus spent his life, to work The robe of righteousness. -3 Strangely, my soul, art thou array'd By the great sacred Three ! In sweetest harmony of praise Let all thy powers agree. Hymn 81. C. M. i Vision of the Kingdom of Christ among Men. Rev. xxi. 1—4. LO, what a glorious sight appears To our believing eyes ! The earth and seas are pass'd away, And the old rolling skies. 2 From the third heaven, where God resides. That holy, happy place. 524 HYMN 24. [Book I The new Jerusalem comes down, Adorn'd with shining grace. 3 Attending angels shout for joy, And the bright armies sing, " Mortals, behold the sacred seat " Of your descending King. 4 " The God of glory down to men " Removes his blest abode ; " Men, the dear objects of his grace, " And he, the loving God. 5 " His own soft hand shall wipe the tears, " From every weeping eye ; " And pains, and groans, and griefs, and fears, " And death itself shall die." 6 How long, dear Saviour, O how long, Shall this bright hour delay ? Fly swiftly round ye wheels of time, And bring the welcome day. Hymn 22 and 23, referred to the 125th Psalm. Hymn 24. L. M. Vhe rich Sinner dying. Psal. xlix. 6, 9. Eccl. viii. S. Job iii. 1 4, 1 5 IN vain the wealthy mortals toil, And heap their shining dust in vain, Look down, and scorn the humble poor, And boast their lofty hills of gain. 'I Their golden cordials cannot ease Their pained hearts or aching heads, Nor fright nor bribe approaching death From glitt'ring roofs and downy beds. > The ling'ring, the unwilling soul, The dismal summons must obey, And bid -a long, a sad farewell, To the pale lump of lifeless clay. 4 Thence they are huddled to the grave, AVhere kings and slaves have equal thrones, Hook I.] HYMN 25. Their bones, without distinction, lie Among the heaps of meaner bones. The rest referred to the 49th Psalm. Hymn So. L. M. A Vision of the Lamb. Rev. v. 6—9. A LL mortal vanities begone, XJL Nor tempt my eyes, nor tire my ears. Behold, amidst the eternal throne, A vision of the Lamb appears. ■J [Glory his fleecy robe adorns, Mark'd with the bloody death he bore ; Seven are his eyes, and seven his horns. To speak his wisdom and his power. 3 Lo, he receives a sealed book From him that sits upon the throne ; Jesus, my Lord, prevails to look On dark decrees and things unknown.] 1 All the assembling saints around Fail worshipping before the Lamb, And in new songs of gospel sound, Address their honours to his name. 5 [The joy, the shout, the harmony Flies o'er the everlasting hills ; " Worthy art thou alone," they cry, " To read the book, to loose the seals.,:j 'J Our voices join the heavenly strain, And with transporting pleasure sing, " Worthy the Lamb that once was slain. " To be our Teacher and our King !" 7 His words of prophecy reveal Eternal counsels, deep designs ; His grace and vengeance shall fulfil The peaceful and the dreadful lines. 8 Thou hast redeem'd our souls from hell With thine invaluable blood ; 28 :526 HYMN 27. r [Book I And wretches, that did once rebel, Are now made fav'rites of their God. 9 Worthy for ever is the Lord, That died for treasons not his own, By every tongue to be ador'd, And dwell upon his Father's throne. Hymn 26. C. M. Hope of Heaven by the Resurrection of Christ. 1 Pet. i. 3—5. BLESS'D be the everlasting God The Father of our Lord ; Be his abounding mercy prais'd, His majesty ador'd. *2 When from the dead he rais'd his son. And call'd him to the sky, He gave our souls a lively hope That they should never die. 3 What, tho1 our inbred sins require Our flesh to see the dust, Yet, as the Lord our Saviour rose. So all his followers must. 4 There's an inheritance divine Reserv'd against that day ; 'Tis uncorrupted, undefil'd, And cannot fade away. 5 Saints, by the power of God, are kept Till the salvation come ; We walk by faith, as strangers here, Till Christ shall call us home. Hymn 27. C. M. Assurance of Heaven ; or, a Saint prepared to die. 2 Tim. iv. 6—8, 18. rkEATH may dissolve my body now, MJ And bear my spirit home ; Why do my minutes move so slow, Nor my salvation come ? Book I.] HYMN 28. 32? '2 With heavenly weapons I have fought The battles of the Lord, Finish'd my course, and kept the faith. And wait the sure reward.] 3 God has laid up in heaven for me A crown which cannot fade ; The righteous Judge, at that great day. Shall place it on my head. 1 Nor hath the King of grace decreed This prize for me alone ; But all that love and long to see Th' appearance of his Son. 5 Jesus, the Lord, shall guard me safe From every ill design ; And to his heavenly kingdom take, This feeble soul of mine. 6 God is my everlasting aid, And hell shall rage in vain : To him be highest glory paid, And endless praise — Amen. Hymn 28. C. M. The Triumph of Christ over the Enemies of his Chureh. Isa. lxiii. 1 — 3, &c. WHAT mighty man, or mighty God. Comes travelling in state Along the ldumean road, Away from Bozrah's gate ! '2 The glory of his robes proclaim " 'Tis some victorious King : " 'Tis I, the Just, th' Almighty One. " That your salvation bring." 3 Why, mighty Lord, thy saints inquire. Why thine apparel's red ? And all thy vesture stain'd like those Who in the wine-press tread ? 328 HYMN 29. [Book I 4 " I by myself have trod the press, " And crush'd my foes alone ; " My wrath hath struck the rebels dead, " My fury stamp'd them down. 5 " 'Tis Edom's blood that dyes my robe? " With joyful scarlet stains ; " The triumph that my raiment wears " Sprung from my bleeding veins. 6 " Thus shall the nations be destroy'd " That dare insult my saints ; " f have an arm V avenge their wrongs. 11 An ear for their complaints." i Mymn 20. C M. The Triumph of Christ ; or, Ruin of Antichrist. Isa. lxiii. 4 LIFT my banner,1' saith the Lord, " Where Antichrist has stood ; " The city of my gospel foes " Shall be a field of blood. 2 " My heart has studied just revenge. " And now the day appears ; " The day of my redeem'd is come. " To wipe away their tears. 3 " Quite weary is my patience grown, " And bids my fury go : " Swift as the lightning it shall move. " And be as fatal too. I " I call for helpers, but in vain : " Then has my gospel none ? " Well, my own harm has might enough 11 To crush my foes alone. 5 "Slaughter, and my devouring sword. il Shall walk the streets around ; " Babel shall reel beneath my strokr, "And stagger to the ground." Book I.] HYMN 32. 329 0 Thy honours, O victorious King ! Thine own right hand shall raise, While we thine awful vengeance sing, And our Deliv'rer praise. Hymn 30. L. 31. Prayer for Deliverance answered. Isa. xxvi. 8, 20 IN thine own ways, O God ot" love, We wait the visits of thy grace ! Our soul's desire is to thy name, And the remembrance of thy face. *2 My thoughts are searching, Lord, for thee : 'Mongst the black shades of lonesome night My earnest cries salute the skies, Before the dawn restores the light. 3 Look, how rebellious men deride The tender patience of my God : But they shall see thy lifted hand. And feel the scourges of thy rod. i Hark ! the Eternal rends the sky. A mighty voice before him goes, A voice of music to his friends, But threat'ning thunder to his foes. 5 Come, children, to your Father's arms. Hide in the chambers of my grace, Till the fierce storms be overblown. And my avenging fury cease. G My sword shall boast its thousands slaiu, And drink the blood of haughty kings, While heavenly peace around my flock >tretches its soft and shady wings. Hymn 31, referred to the 1st Psalm. Hymn 32. C. M. Strength jrom Heaven. Isa. xl. 27—30. WHENCE do our mournful thoughts arise ' And where's our courage fled ? 28* 330 HYMN 39. [Book I Has restless sin and raging hell, Struck all our comforts dead ? •2 Have we forgot th' Almighty name. That form'd the earth and sea 7 And can an all-creating arm Grow weary or decay ? 3 Treasures of everlasting might In our Jehovah dwell : He gives the conquest to the weak, And treads their foes to hell. 1 Mere mortal power shall fade and die, And youthful vigour cease ; But we, that wait upon the Lord, Shall feel our strength increase. 5 The saints shall mount on eagles1 wings And taste the promis'd bliss ; Till their unweary'd feet arrive Where perfect pleasure is. Hymn 33,34,35, 36, 37, 33, referred to Psalm 67, 73, 84, 90,131. and 134. Hymn 39. C. M. God's tender Care of his Church. Isa. xlix. 13, 14, &r NOW shall my inward joys arise And burst into a song ; Almighty love inspires my heart, And pleasure tunes my tongue. 2 God on his thirsty Sion-hill Some mercy-drops has thrown, And solemn oaths have bound his love To shower salvation down. 3 Why do we then indulge our fears, Suspicions, and complaints ? Is he a God, and shall his grace Grow weary of his saints ? Book I.] HYMN 40. 331 i Can a kind woman e'er forget The infant of her womb, And 'mongst a thousand tender thoughts, Her suckling have no room ? 5 " Yet,11 saith the Lord, " should nature change, " And mothers monsters prove, " Sion still dwells upon the heart, " Of everlasting love. The Lamb that fills the middle throne. Shall shed around his milder beams ; There shall they feast on his rich love, And drink full joys from living streams. 332 HYMN 42. [Book I 6 Thus shall thy mighty bliss renew, Thro' the vast round of endless years, And the soft hand of sovereign grace Heal all their wounds, and wipe their tears. Hymn 41. CM. The same ; or, the Martyrs Glorified. Rev. vii. 13, &c. "FTPlHESE glorious minds how bright they -1- " Whence all their white array ? [shine •! " How came they to the happy seats " Of everlasting day ?" 2 From tort'ring pains to endless joys, On fiery wheels they rode, And strangely wash'd their raiment white In Jesus' dying blood. 3 Now they approach a spotless God, And bow before his throne ; Their warbling harps and sacred songs, Adore the Holy One. 4 The unveil'd glories of his face Amongst his saints reside, While the rich treasure of his grace Sees all their wants supply'd. 5 Tormenting thirst shall leave their souk. And hunger flee as fast ; The fruit of life's immortal tree Shall be their sweet repast. 6 The Lamb shall lead his heavenly flock Where living fountains rise ; And love divine, shall wipe away The sorrows of their eyes. Hymn 42. C. M. Divine Wrath and Mercy. Nah. i. 1-^3, &c. DORE and tremble, for our God Is a consuming fire ;* * Heb. xii. 29. Book I.] HYMN 45. 33:: His jealous eyes his wrath inflame, And raise his vengeance higher. '2 Almighty vengeance ! how it burns ! How bright his fury glows ! Vast magazines of plagues and storms Lie treasur'd for his foes. 3 Those heaps of wrath, by slow degrees, Are forc'd into a flame ; But kindled, Oh ! how fiere they blaze ' And rend all nature's frame. 4 At his approach the mountains flee. And seek a watery grave ; The frighted sea makes haste away, And shrinks up every wave. 5 Thro' the wide air, the weighty rocks Are swift as hail-stones hurl'd ; Who dares engage his fiery rage That shakes the solid world ? G Yet, mighty God ! thy sovereign grace Sits regent on the throne ; The refuge of thy chosen race, When wrath comes rushing down. ? Thy hand shall on rebellious kings A fiery tempest pour ; While we, beneath thy sheltering wings. Thy just revenge adore. Hymn 43, referred to the 100th Psalm. Hymn 44, referred to the 133d Psalm. Hymn 4o. C M. The last Judgment. Rev. xxi. 5—8. SEE where the great incarnate God Fills a majestic throne, While from the skies his awful voice- Rears the last judgment down. 334 HYMN 48. [Book I. 2 [<« I am the first, and I the last, " Thro' endless years the same : " I AM — is my memorial still, 11 And my eternal name. 3 " Such favours as a God can give, " My royal grace bestows ! " Ye thirsty souls, come taste the streams " Where life and pleasure flows.] 4 [" The saint, that triumphs o'er his sins, " I'll own him for a son ; " The whole creation shall reward " The conquests he has won. 5 " But bloody hands, and hearts unclean, " And all the lying race, " The faithless and the scoffing crew, " That spurn at offer'd grace ; 6 " They shall be taken from my sight, " Bound fast in iron chains, " And headlong plung'd into the lake " Where fire and darkness reigns."] 7 O may I stand before the Lamb, When earth and seas are fled, And hear the Judge pronounce my name With blessings on my head ! 8 May I with those for ever dwell Who here were my delight, While sinners, banish'd down to hell, No more offend my sight. Hymn 46 and 47 referred to Psahn 3 and 148. Hymn 48. L M. The Christian Race. Isa. xl. 28—31. AWAKE, our souls, (away, our fears, Let every trembling thought begone,^ Awake, and run the heavenly race, And put a cheerful courage on. Book L] HYMN 49. 335 •3 True, His a straight and thorny road, And mortal spirits tire and faint ; But they forget the mighty God, That feeds the strength of every saint. 3 The mighty God, whose matchless power Is ever new and ever young, And firm endures, while endless years, Their everlasting circles run. i From thee, the overflowing spring, Our souls shall drink a fresh supply, While such as trust their native strength Shall melt away, and droop and die. 5 Swift as an eagle cuts the air, We'll mount aloft to thine abode ; On wings of love our souls shall fly. Nor tire amidst the heavenly road. Hymn 49, C M. The Works of Moses and the Lamb. Rew xv. o. HOW strong thine arm is, mighty God. Who would not fear thy name? Jesus how sweet thy graces are ! Who would not love the Lamb ? \j He has done more than Moses did, Our Prophet and our King; From bonds of hell he freed our souls. And taught our lips to sing. 3 In the Red Sea, by Moses' hand, Th' Egyptian host was drown'd ; But his own blood hides all our sins, And guilt no more is found. i When thro' the desert Israel went, With manna they were fed ; Our Lord invites us to his flesh. And calls it living bread. N' 336 HYMN 50. [Book L 5 Moses beheld the promis'd land, Yet never reach'd the place ; But Christ shall bring his followers home, To see his Father's face. G Then will our love and joy be full, And feel a warmer flame, And sweeter voices tune the song, Of Moses and the Lamb. Hymn 50, C M. The Song of Zacharias, and the Message of John the Baptist]; or, Light and Salvation by Jesus Christ. Luke i. 68, &c. John i 29, 32. '0 W be the God of Israel bless'd. Who makes his truth appear ; His mighty hand fulfils his word, And all the oaths he sware. '1 Now he bedews old David's root With blessings from the skies ; He makes the branch of promise grow. The promis'd horn arise. 3 [John was the prophet of the Lord, To go before his face, The herald, which our Saviour God Sent to prepare his ways : 1 Tie makes the great salvation known, He speaks of pardon'd sins ; While grace divine, and heavenly love, In its own glory shines. 7) " Behold the Lamb of God," he cries, " That takes our guilt away ; " I saw the Spirit o'er his head "On his baptising day.] 6 " Be every vale exalted high, " Sink every mountain low : a The proud must stoop, and humble souh 11 Shall his salvation know. Book I.j HYMN 52. 337 7 " The heathen realms with Israel's land " Shall join in sweet accord ; " And all that's born of man shall see " The glory of the Lord. S " Behold the morning Star arise, 14 Ye that in darkness sit : " He marks the path that leads to peace, " And guides our doubtful feet." Hymn 51. S. M. Preserving Grace. Jude 24, 25. TO God, the only wise, Our Saviour and our King, Let all the saints below the skies Their humble praises bring. ;2 'Tis his almighty love, His counsel and his care, Preserves us safe from sin and death, And every hurtful snare. 3 He will present our souls, Unblemish'd and complete, Before the glory of his face With joys divinely great. 4 Then all the chosen seed Shall meet around his throne, Shall bless the conduct of his grace, And make his wonders known. 5 To our Redeemer, God, Wisdom and power belongs, Immortal crowns of majesty, And everlasting songs. Hymn 52. L. M. Baptism. .Vatt.xxviii. 19. Acts ii. 68. TWas the commission of our Lord, u Go teach the nations, and baptise ;" .29 338 HYMN 53. [Book f The nations have receiv'd the word Since he ascended to the skies. 2 He sits upon th' eternal hills, With grace and pardon in his hands, And sends his cov'nant, with the seals. To bless the distant Christian lands. 3 " Repent, and be baptis'd," he saith, " For the remission of your sins ;" And thus our sense assists our faith, And shows us what his gospel means. 1 Our souls he washes in his blood, As water makes the body clean ; And the good Spirit from our God Descends like purifying rain. 5 Thus we engage ourselves to thee, And seal our cov'nant with the Lord : O may the great Eternal Three In heaven our solemn vows record ! Hymn 53. J M. The Holy Scriptures. Heb. i. 1. 2 Tim. iii. 15, 16. Psal. cxlvii. 19, 20. GOD, who, in various methods, told His mind and will to saints of old, Sent his own Son, with truth and grace. To teach us in these latter days. '2 Our nation reads the written word, That book of life, that sure record. The bright inheritance of heaven, Is, by the sweet conveyance, given. 3 God's kindest thoughts are here express VI. Able to make us wise and bless'd ; The doctrines are divinely true, Fit for reproof, and comfort too. 4 Ye people all, who read his love In long epistles from above, Book L] HYMN 55. 339 (He hath not sent his sacred word To every land) praise ye the Lord. Hymn 54. L. ML Electing Grace ; or. Saints beloved in Christ. Eph. i. 3, &c. JESUS, we bless thy Father's name ; Thy God and ours are both the same ; What heavenly blessings from his throne, Flow down to sinners thro' his Son ! ki " Christ be my first elect,'1 he said, Then chose our souls in Christ our head. Before he gave the mountains birth, Or laid foundations for the earth. 3 Thus did eternal love begin To raise us up from death and sin ; Our characters were then decreed, * Blameless in love, a holy seed." 1 Predestinated to be sons, Born by degrees but chose at once : A new regenerated race, To praise the glory of his grace. 5 With Christ, our Lord, we share our part. In the affections of his heart ; Nor shall our souls be thence remov'd, Till he forgets his First-Belov'd. Hymn 55. C. M. Hezekiah's >^ong ; or, Sicknesi and Recovery, Isa. xxxviii. 9, &c. WHEN we are rais'd from deep distress. Our God deserves a song ; We take the pattern of our praise From Hezekiah's tongue. 2 The gates of the devouring grave Are open'd wide in vain, 340 HYMN 56. [Book | If he, who hold the keys of death, Commands them fast again. 3 Pains of the flesh are wont V abuse Our minds with slavish fears : " Our days are past, and we shall losr " The remnant of our years.1' 4 We chatter with a swallow's voice, Or, like a dove, we mourn, With bitterness, instead of joys, Afflicted and forlorn. 5 Jehovah speaks the healing word. And no disease withstands ; Fevers and plagues obey the Lord, And fly at his commands. 6 If half the strings of life should break. He can our frame restore ; He casts our sins behind his back, And they are found no more. Hymn 56. C. M. The Song of Moses and the Lamb ; or, Babylon falling-* Rev. xv 3, xvi. 19, and xvii. 6. WE sing the glories of thy love, We sound thy dreadful name, The Christian church unites the songs Of Moses and the Lamb. *3 Great God, how wondrous are thy works Of vengeance and of grace ! Thou King of saints, almighty Lord. How just and true thy ways ! 3 Who dares refuse to fear thy name, Or worship at thy throne ! Thy judgments speak thy holiness Thro' all the nations known. 4 Great Babylon, that rules the eartli. Drunk with the martvr's blood, Book I.] HYMN 57. 341 Her crimes shall speedily awake The fury of our God. 5 The cup of wrath is ready mix'd, And she must drink the dregs : Strong is the Lord, her sovereign Judge, And shall fulfil the plagues. Hymn 57. C. M. Original Sin; or, the first and second Adam. Rom. v. 12, &c. Fsalm li. 5. Job xiv. 4. BACKWARD, with humble shame, we look On our original ; How is our nature dash'd and broke In our first father's fall ! *J To all that's good, averse, and blind, But prone to all that's ill ; What dreadful darkness veils our mind ! How obstinate our will I 3 [Conceiv'd in sin (O wretched state !) Before we draw our breath, The first young pulse begins to beat Iniquity and death. 4 How strong, in our degenerate blood, The old corruption reigns, iVnd, mingling with the crooked flood. Wanders thro' all our veins !] 5 [Wild and unwholesome as the root Will all the branches be ; How can we hope for living fruit From such a deadly tree ? 1Twas by thy blood, immortal Lamb, Thine armies trod the tempter down : 'Twas by thy word, and powerful name. They gain'd the battle and renown. 6 Rejoice, ye heavens ! let every star Shine with new glories round the sky ; Saints, while ye sing the heavenly war. Raise your Deliverer's name on high. Book I.] HYMN GO. 342 Hymn 59. L. M. Babylon fallen. Rev. xviii. 20, 21. IN Gabriel's hand, a mighty stone Lies a fair type of Babylon ; " Prophets rejoice, and all ye saints, " God shall avenge your long complaints." % He said, and dreadful as he stood, He sunk the mill-stone in the flood ; " Thus terrible shall Babel fall, '; Thus, and no more be found at all." Hymn 60. L. M. The Virgin Mar y's Song; or, the promised Messiah born. Luke i. 46, &c. OUR souls shall magnify the Lord : In God, the Saviour, we rejoice ; While we repeat the virgin's song, May the same spirit tune our voice. 2 [The Highest saw her low estate, And mighty things his hand hath done ; His overshadowing power and grace Makes her the mother of his Son. 3 Let ev'ry nation call her bless'd, And endless years prolong her fame : But God alone must be ador'd : Holy and reverend is his name.] 1 To those that fear and trust the Lord.. His mercy stands for ever sure ; From age to age his promise lives, And the performance is secure. ;3 He spake to Abra'm and his seed, " In thee shall all the earth be bless'd : The mem'ry of that ancient word Lay long in his eternal breast. 6 But now no more shall Israel wait. No more the Gentiles lie forlorn : 344 HYMN 62. [Book 1. Lo, the desire of nations comes ; Behold the promis'd seed is born ! Hymn 61. L. M. Christ our High Priest and King ; and Christ coming to Judgmcnf. Rev. i. 5—7. NOW to the Lord, that makes us know The wonders of his dying love, Be humble honours paid below, And strains of nobler praise above. *3 'Twas he that cleans'd our foulest sins, And wash'd us in his richest blood ; 'Tis he that makes us priests and kings. And brings us rebels near to God. 3 To Jesus, our atoning Priest, To Jesus, our superior King, Be everlasting power confess'd, And every tongue his glories sing. 4 Behold, on flying clouds he comes, And every eye shall see him move ; Tho' with our sins we pierc'd him once, Now he displays his pard'ning love. 5 The unbelieving world shall wail, While we rejoice to see the day ; Come, Lord, nor let thy promise fail, Nor let thy chariots long delay. Hymn 62. C. M. Christ Jesus, the Lamb of God, worshipped by all the Creation Rev. v. 11—13. IOME, let us join our cheerful songs With angels round the throne ; Ten thousand thousand are their tongues, But all their joys are one. " Worthy the Lamb that died,1' they cry, " To be exalted thus :" '•' Worthy the Lamb," our lips reply, " For he was slain for us." c Book I.] HYMN 63. 345 3 Jesus is worthy to receive Honour and power divine ; And blessings, more than we can give; Be, Lord, for ever thine. 1 Let all that dwell above the sky, And air, and earth, and seas, Conspire to lift thy glories high, And speak thine eadless praise. 5 The whole creation join in one, To bless the sacred name Of him that sits upon the throne. And to adore the Lamb. Hymn 63. L. M. Christ's Humiliation and Exaltation. Rev. v. 12. WHAT equal honours shall we bring To thee, O Lord our God, the Lamb, When all the notes that angels sing Are far inferior to thy name ? 2 Worthy is he that once was slain, The Prince of Peace, that groan'd, and died,: Worthy to rise, and live, and reign At his almighty Father's side. ■\ Power and dominion are his due. Who stood condemnM at Pilate's bar ; Wisdom belongs to Jesus too, Tho' he was charg'd with madness here. 1 All riches are his native right, Yet he sustain'd amazing loss ; To him ascribe eternal might, Who left his weakness on the cross. r> Honour immortal must be paid, Instead of scandal and of scorn ; While glory shines around his head, Vnd a bright crown without a thorn. ,UG HYMN 65. [Book f G Blessings for ever on the Lamb, Who bore the curse for wretched men : Let angels sound his sacred name, And every creature say — Amen. Hymn 64. B. M. Adoption. 1 John hi 1. &c. Gal. iv. 6. BEHOLD, what wondrous grace The Father has bestow'd On sinners of a mortal race, To call them sons of God ! 2 'Tis no surprising thing That we should be unknown ; The Jewish world knew not their King. God's everlasting Son : 3 Nor doth it yet appear How great we must be made ; But when we see our Saviour here, We shall be like our head. 4 A hope so much divine May trials well endure, May purge our souls from sense and sin. As Christ the Lord is pure. 5 If, in my Father's love, I share a filial part, Send down thy Spirit, like a dove, To rest upon my heart. 6 We would no longer lie, Like slaves, beneath the throne ; My faith shall Abba, Father, cry, And thou the kindred own. Hymn 65. L. M. The Kingdoms of the World become the Kingdoms of the lard ; or. the Day of Judgment. Rev. xi. 15. LET the seventh angel sound on high, Let shouts be heard thro' all the sky ! Book I.] HYMN 66. 3fl Kings of the earth, with glad accord, Give up your kingdoms to the Lord. 1 Almighty God, thy power assume, Who wast, and art, and art to come ; Jesus, the Lamb, who once was slain, For ever live, for ever reign ! 3 The angry nations fret and roar, That they can slay the saints no more ; On wings of vengeance flies our God, To pay the long arrears of blood. 1 Now must the rising dead appear : Now the decisive sentence hear ; Now the dear martyrs of the Lord Receive an infinite reward. Hymn 66. L. M. hrist the King at his Table. Solomon's Songs i. 2—5, 12, 13, 17. LET him embrace my soul and prove My int'rest in his heavenly love, The voice that tells me, ' Thou art mine.' Exceeds the blessings of the vine. *2 On thee th' anointing Spirit came, And spreads the savor of thy name : That oil of gladness and of grace Draws virgin souls to meet thy face. 3 Jesus, allure me by thy charms, My soul shall fly into thine arms ! Our wandering feet thy favours bring To the fair chambers of the King. 4 [Wonder and pleasure tune our voice. To speak thy praises and our joys : Our mem'ry keeps this love of thine. Beyond the taste of richest wine.] 5 Tho' in ourselves deform'd we are, And black as Kedar's tents appear-. 348 HYMN 67. [Book I Yet, when we put thy beauties on, Fair as the courts of Solomon. 6 [While at his table sits the King, He loves to see us smile and sing ; Our graces are our best perfume, And breathe, like spikenard, round the room.] 7 As myrrh, new bleeding from the tree, Such is a dying Christ to me : And while he makes my soul his guest, My bosom, Lord, shall be thy rest. 8 [No beams of cedar or of fir, Can with thy courts on earth compare : And here we wait until thy love Raise us to nobler seats above.] Hymn 67. L. M. Seeking the Pastures of Christ, the Shepherd. Solomon's Songs i. 7 THOU whom my soul admires above All earthly joy and earthly love, Tell me, dear Shepherd, let me know Where doth thy sweetest pastures grow ? *2 Where is the shadow of that rock, That from the sun defends thy flock ? Fain would 1 feed among thy sheep, Among them rest, among them sleep. 3 Why should thy bride appear like one That turns aside to paths unknown? My constant feet would never rove, Would never seek another love. t [fhe footsteps of thy flock I see ; Thy sweetest pastures here they be ; A wondrous feast thy love prepares, Bought with thy wounds, and groans, and tears 5 His dearest flesh he makes my food, And bids me drink his richest blood ; Hook I.] 1IVMN 69. >V. Here, to these hills my soul will come, Till my Beloved leads me home.] Hymn 68. L M. The Banquet of Love. Solomon's Songs ii. 1— T. BEHOLD the Rose of Sharon here, The Lily which the valleys bear : Behold the Tree of Life, that gives Refreshing fruit and healing leaves. 2 Amongst the thorns so lilies shine ; - Amongst wild srourds the noble vine^ O 3D So in mine eyes my Saviour proves, Amidst a thousand meaner loves. 3 Beneath his cooling shade I sat, To shield me from the burning heat ; Of heavenly fruit he spreads a feast, To feed my eyes, and please my taste. 4 [Kindly he brought me to the place Where stands the banquet of his grace : He saw me faint, and o'er my head The banner of his love he spread. 5 With living bread, and gen'rous wine, He cheers this sinking heart of mine ; And op'ning his own heart to me, He shows his thoughts how kind they be.] 6 O never let my Lord depart ; Lie down and rest upon my heart ; I charge my sins not once to move, \or stir, nor wake, nor grieve my love. Hymn 09. L. M. CJirist appearing to his Church, and seeking her Comp • Solomon's Songs ii. 3 — 13. THE voice of my Beloved sounds Over the rocks and rising grounds ; O'er hills of guilt, and seas of grief. He leaps, he flies to my relief. 30 350 HYMN 70. [Book I 2 Now, thro' the veil of flesh, I see, With eyes of love he looks at me ; Now, in the gospel's clearest glass, He shows the beauties of his face. 3 Gently he draws my heart along, Both with his beauties and his tongue ; " Rise," saith my Lord, " make haste away, " No mortal joys are worth thy stay. 4 " The Jewish wintry state is gone, " The mists are fled, the spring comes on, " The sacred turtle-dove we hear " Proclaim the new, the joyful year. 5 Th' immortal Vine, of heavenly root, "Blossoms and buds, and gives her fruit. v Lo, we are come to taste the wine : Our souls rejoice and bless the Vine. t\ And when we hear our Jesus say, " Rise up, my love, and haste away ;" Our hearts would fain outfly the wind, \nd leave all earthly love behind. Hymn 70. L. M. Christ inviting, and the Church answering the Invitation Solomon's Songs ii. 14, 16, 17- f TTJARK ! the Redeemer, from on high, -H Sweetly invites his fav'rites nigh ; From caves of darkness and of doubt, He gently speaks and calls us out. 2 " My dove, who hidest in the rock, "Thine heart almost with sorrow broke . 14 Lift up thy face, forget thy fear, " And let thy voice delight mine ear. 3 " Thy voice to me sounds ever sweet : " My graces in thy count'nance meet ; a Tho' the vain world thy face despise, u1Tis bright and comely in mine eyes.1, Book L] HYMN 71. 351 4 Dear Lord, our thankful heart receives The hope thine invitation gives ; To thee our joyful lips shall raise The voice of prayer and of praise.] 5 [I am my Love's, and he is mine, Our hearts, our hopes, our passions join ; Nor let a motion, nor a word, Nor thought arise, to grieve my Lord. G My soul to pastures fair he leads, Amongst the lilies where he feeds ; Amongst the saints (whose robes are white. Wash'd in his blood) is his delight. 7 Till the day break, and shadows flee. Till the sweet dawning light I see, Thine eyes to me-ward often turn, Nor let my soul in darkness mourn. S Be like a hart on mountains green, Leap o'er the hills of fear and sin ; Nor guilt, nor unbelief, divide My Love, my Saviour, from my side.] Hymn 71, L. M. Christ found in the Street, and brought to the Church . Solomon's Songs iii. 1 — 5. OFTEN I seek my Lord by night, Jesus, my love, my soul's delight ; With warm desire and restless thought I seek him oft but find him not. 2 Then I arise, and search the street, Till I my Lord, my Saviour meet ; I ask the watchmen of the night, " Where did you see my soul's delight?" ■j Sometimes I find him in my way, Directed by a heavenly ray ; I leap for joy to see his face, And hold him fast in my embrace 352 HYMN 72. [Book I 4 [I bring him to my mother's home , Nor does my Lord refuse to come To SiorTs sacred chambers, where My soul first drew the vital air. 5 He gives me there his bleeding heart, Pierc'd for mv sake with deadly smart, I give my soul to him, and there Our loves their mutual tokens share.] 6 I charge you all, ye earthly toys, Approach not to disturb my joys ; Nor sin, nor hell, come near my heart. Nor cause my Saviour to depart. Hymn 72. L. 31. The Coronation of Christ, and Espousals of the Church . Solomon's Songs iii. 11. DAUGHTERS of Sion, come, behold The crown of honour and of gold, Which the glad church, with joys unknown, PlacM on the head of Solomon. 2 Jesus, thou everlasting King, Accept the tribute which we bring : Accept the well deserv' i renown, And wear our praises as thy crown. 3 Let every act of worship be, Like our espousals, Lord, to thee ; Like the dear hour when from abov< We first receiv'd thy pledge of love. 1 The gladness of that happy day ! Our hearts would wish it long to stay Nor let our faith forsake its hold, Nor comfort sink, nor love grow cold. ~) Each following minute, as it flies, Increase thy praise, improve our joys. Till we are rais'd to sing thy name \t the great supper of the Lamb Book L] HYMN 73. 35:; 6 O that the months would roll away, And bring that coronation day ! The King of Grace shall fill the throne, With all his Father's glories on. Hymn 73. L. M Vhe Church's Beauty in the eyes of Christ. Solomon's Songs iv. I . 10,11,7, 8,9- KIND is the speech of Christ our Lord, Affection sounds in every word : " Lo, thou art fair, my love," he cries, " Not the young doves have sweeter eyes. 2 [" Sweet are thy lips, thy pleasing voice " Salutes mine ear with secret joys : " No spice so much delights the smell, " Nor milk, nor honey, tastes so well.] 3 " Thou art all fair, my bride, to me ; " 1 will behold no spot in thee :" What mighty wonders love performs, And puts a comeliness on worms ! 4 DenTd and loathsome as we are, He makes us white, and calls us fair, Adorns us with that heavenly dress, His graces and his righteousness. 5 •• My sister, and my spouse," he cries, " Bound to my heart by various ties, i;Thy powerful love my heart detains "In strong delight, and pleasing chain?.' G He calls me from the leopard's den, From this wide world of beasts and men, To Zion where his glories are ; Not Lebanon is half so fair. 7 Nor dens of prey, nor flowery plains, Nor earthly joys, nor earthly pains, Shall hold my feet, or force my stay. When Christ invites my soul away. 30* 354 HYMN 74. [Book I. Hymn 74. L. M. TJie Church the Garden of Christ. Solomon's Songs iv. 12, 13, 15' and y. 1. WE are a garden vvalJ'd around, Chosen, and made peculiar ground ; A little spot, inclos'd by grace, Out of the world's wide wilderness. 2 Like trees of myrrh and spice we stand, Planted by God, the Father's hand ; And all his springs in Sion flow, To make the young plantation grow. 3 Awake, O heavenly wind, and come. Blow on this garden of perfume ; Spirit divine, descend and breathe A gracious gale on plants beneath. 1 Make our best spices flow abroad, To entertain our Saviour God : And faith, and love, and joy appear. And every grace be active here. .5 [Let my Beloved come and taste His pleasant fruits at his own feast: "I come, my spouse, I come," he eri With love and pleasure in his eyes. 0 Our Lord into his garden comes, Wellpleas'd to smell our poor perfum* *, And calls us to a feast divine, Sweeter than honey, milk, or wine. 7 " Eat of the tree of life, my friends, " The bl essings that my Father sends, " Your taste shall all my dainties prove, " And drink abundance of my love.1* 8 Jesus, we will frequent thy board, And sing the bounties of our Lord ; But the rich food on which we live, Demands more praise than we can give.] Book l.j HYMN 75. J.3J. Hymn 75. L. M. The description of Christ the Beloved. Solomon's Songs V. 9— -12 14—16. THE woncTring world inquires to know Why I should love my Jesus so : •; What are his charms,11 say they, " abovr " The objects of a mortal love ?" '2 Yes, my Beloved, to my sight , Shows a sweet mixture, red and white : All human beauties, all divine, Injny Beloved meet and shine. 3 White is his soul, from blemish free : Red with the blood he shed for me ; The fairest of ten thousand fairs ; A sun amongst ten thousand stars. 1 [His head the finest gold excels; There wisdom in perfection dwells ; And glory, like a crown, adorns Those temples once beset with thorns. 5 Compassions in his heart are found, Near to the signals of his wound : His sacred side no more shall bear The cruel scourge, the piercing spear.] <\ [His hands are fairer to behold Than diamonds set in rings of gold ; Those heavenly hands, that on the tree Were naiPd,and torn, and bled for me. 7 Tho5 once he bowM his feeble knees, Loaded with sins and agonies, Now on the throne of his command, His legs, like marble pillars, stand.] S [His eyes are majesty and love, The eagle temper'd with the dove ; Nor more shall trickling sorrows roll Thro' those dear windows of his souk 356 HYMN 76. [Book I. 9 His mouth, that pour'd out long complaints, Now smiles, and cheers his fainting saints : His countenance more graceful is Than Lebanon with all its trees. 10 All over glorious is my Lord, Must be belovM and yet ador'd j His worth if all the nations knew, Sure the whole earth would love him too I Hymn 76. L. M. Christ dwells in Heaven but visits on Earth. Solomon's Song*fi 1—3, 12. WHEN strangers stand and hear me tell What beauties in my Saviour dwell ; Where he is gone they fain would know, That they may seek and love him too. 2 My best Beloved keeps his throne On hills of light, in worlds unknown ; But he descends and shows his face In the young gardens of his grace. 3 [In vineyards planted by his hand, Where fruitful trees in order stand ; He feeds among the spicy beds, Where lilies show their spotless heads. 1 He has engross'd my warmest love ; No earthly charms my soul can move : I have a mansion in his heart, Nor death nor hell shall make us part, j 5 [He takes my soul ere I'm aware, And shows me where his glories are : No chariot of Amminadab The heavenly rapture can describe. 6 O may my spirit daily rise, On wings of faith, above the skies, Till death shall make my last remove. To dwell for ever with my love.] Book t] HYMN 78. 35^ Hymn 77. L. M. The Love of Christ to the Church, in his Language to her, and Pro ■ vision for her Solomon's Songs vii. 5, 6,9, 12, 13. NOW, in the galleries of his grace Appears the King, and thus he says, " How fair my saints are in my sight, " My love, how pleasant for delight." '2 Kind is thy language sovereign Lord, There's heavenly grace in every word ; From that dear mouth a stream divine Flows sweeter than the choicest wine. 3 Such wondrous love awakes the lip Of saints that were almost asleep, To speak the praises of thy name, And make our cold affections flame. 4 These are the joys he lets us know In fields and villages below ; Gives us a relish of his love ; But keeps his noblest feast above. 5 In Paradise, within the gates, An higher entertainment waits ; Fruits new and old laid up in store, Where we shall feed, but thirst no more Hymn 78. L. M. The Strength of Christ's Love, and the Soul's Jealousy of her own. Solomon's Songs viii. 5 — 7, 13, 14. ["^MTHO is this fair one in distress, ▼ v That travels from the wilderness. And, press'd with sorrows and with sins, On her beloved Lord she leans ? '1 This is the spouse of Christ our God, Bought with the treasures of his blood ; And her request, and her complaint, Is but the voice of every saint.] 3 " O let my name engraven stand, ' Both on thy heart and on thy hand , 358 HYMN 79. [Book I u Seal me upon thine arm and wear '* That pledge of love for ever there. 4 " Stronger than death thy love is known, " Which floods of wrath could never drown ; " And hell and earth in vain combine i: To quench a fire so much divine. 5 " But I am jealous of my heart, " Lest it should once from thee depart ; " Then let thy name be well impress'd, " As a fair signet on my breast. 6 t; Till thou hast brought me to thy home, " Where fears and doubts can never come. " Thy count'nance let me often see, " And often thou shalt hear from me. 7 " Come, my Beloved, haste away, u Cut short the hours of thy delay ; " Fly like a youthful hart or roe " Over the hills where spices grow." Hymn 79, L. M. A Morning Hymn Psalm six c, 8, and lxxiii. 24, 25. GOD of the morning, at whose voice The cheerful sun makes haste to rise. And, like a giant, doth re.oice To run his journey thro1 the skies. 'X From the fair chambers of the east The circuit of his race begins, And, without weariness or rest, Round the whole earth he flies and shines. 3 O, like the sun, may I fulfil Th' appointed duties of the day, With ready mind and active will, March on, and keep my heavenly way. 4 [But 1 shall rove and lose the race, If God, my sun, should disappear, Book L] HYMN 80. 35B And leave me in this world's wide maze, To follow every wand'ring star.] 3 Lord, thy commands are clean and pure. Enlight'ning our beclouded eyes ; Thy threat'nings just, thy promise sure. Thy gospel makes the simple wise. £ Give me thy counsel for my guide, And then receive me to thy bliss ; Ail my desires and hopes beside Are faint and cold compar'd with this. Hymn 80. L. M. An Evening Hymn. Psalm iv. 8, and iii. 5, 6. and cxliii. 8 THUS far the Lord has led me on, Thus far his power prolongs my days. And every evening shall make known. Some fresh memorial of his grace. I Much of my time has run to waste, And I, perhaps, am near my home ; But he forgives my follies past, He gives me strength for days to come, 3 I lay my body down to sleep ; Peace is the pillow for my head ; While well appointed angels keep Their watchful stations round my bed, 1 In vain the sons of earth or hell Tell me a thousand frightful things ; My God in safety makes me dwell Beneath the shadow of his wings. 5 [Faith in his name forbids my fear ; O may thy presence ne'er depart ! And in the morning make me hear The love and kindness of thy heart. ') Thus, when the night of death shall come, My flesh shall rest beneath the ground, m) HYMN 82. [Book I. And wait thy voice to rouse my tomb With sweet salvation in the sound.] Hymn 81. L. M Jl Song for Morning or Evening. Lam. iii. 23. Isa. xlv. 7, MY God, how endless is thy love ! Thy gifts are every ev'ning new ; And morning mercies from above, Gently distil like early dew. I Thou spread'st the curtains of the night, Great Guardian of my sleeping hours ; Thy sovereign word restores the light. And quickens all my drowsy powers. 3 I yield my powers to thy command, To thee I consecrate my days ; Perpetual blessings from thy hand Demand perpetual songs of praise. Hymn 82. L. M. God far above all Creatures; or, Man Vain and Mortal Job iv. 17— 21, SHALL the vile race of flesh and blood Contend with their Creator, God ? Shall mortal worms presume to be More holy, wise, or just than he ? J Behold he puts his trust in none Of all the spirits round his throne : Their natures, when compar'd with his, Are neither holy, just, nor wise. 3 But how much meaner things are they Who spring from dust and dwell in clay ! Touch'd by the finger of thy wrath, We faint and perish like the moth. 1 From night to day, from day to night, We die by thousands in thy sight ; Buried in dust whole nations lie, Like a forgotten vanity. Book I.] HYMN 84. 361 ■"» Almighty power to thee we bow ; How frail are we ! how glorious thou ! No more the sons of earth shall dare With an eternal God compare. Hymn 83. C. M. ifflictions and Death under Providence. Job. v. 6—8. NOT from the dust affliction grows, Nor troubles rise by chance : Yet are we born to cares and woes. A sad inheritance ! 2 As sparks break out from burning coals, And still are upwards borne ; So grief is rooted in our souls, And man grows up to mourn. 3 Yet with my God I leave my cause, And trust his promis'd grace ; He rules me by his well known laws Of love and righteousness. 4 Not all the pains that e'er I bore Shall spoil my future peace, For death and hell can do no more Than what my Father please. Hymn 84. L. M. Salvation, Righteousness, and Strength in Christ. Isa. xlv«. 21—25. JEHOVAH speaks, let Israel hear, Let all the earth rejoice and fear, While God's eternal Son proclaims His sovereign honours and his names : 2 " I am the Last, and I the First, " The Saviour God, and God the just ; •; There's none beside pretends to shew ,; Such justice and salvation too. 3 i; Ye that in shades of darkness dwell, " Just on the verge of death and hell, 31 462 HYMN 86. [Book I, * Look up to me from distant lands ; " Light, life, and heaven, are in my hands. 4 " I by my holy name have sworn, 11 Nor shall the word in vain return ; " To me shall all things bend the knee, 11 And every tongue shall swear to me. 5 " In me alone shall men confess, " Lies all their strength and righteousness : " But such as dare despise my name, " I'll clothe them with eternal shame. 6 " In me, the Lord, shall all the seed " Of Israel, from their sins be freed ; " And, by fheir shining graces prove " Their int'rest in my pard'ning love." Hymil 85. S. M. The same. I HE Lord on high proclaims His Godhead from his throne ; i{ Mercy and justice are the names " By which I will be known. li Ye dying souls, that sit " In darkness and distress, Jt Look from the borders of the pit " To my recov'ring grace." Sinners shall hear the sound : Their thankful tongues shall own, " Our righteousness and strength is found " In thee, the Lord, alone." In thee shall Israel trust, And see their guilt forgiven ; God will pronounce the sinners just, And take the saints to heaven. T H Hymn 86. CM. God Holy, Just, and Sovereign. Job ix. 2 — 10. OW should the sons of 'Adam's race Be pure before their God ! Book L] KYMN 87. 363 If he contend in righteousness, We fall beneath his rod. 2 To vindicate my words and thoughts I'll make no more pretence ; Not one of all my thousand faults Can bear a just defence. 3 Strong is his arm, his heart is wise ; What vain presumers dare Against their Maker's hand to rise. Or tempt th' unequal war? 1 [Mountains, by his almighty wrath, From their old seats are torn ; He shakes the earth from south to north. And all her pillars mourn. -5 He bids the sun forbear to rise ; Th' obedient sun forbears ; His hand with sackcloth spreads the skies: And seals up all the stars. 6 He walks upon the raging sea ; Flies on the stormy wind ; There's none can trace his wondrous way. Or his dark footsteps find.] Hymn 87. L. M. God dwells with the humble and penitent. Isa. lvii. 15, lfi. THUS saith the high and lofty One, 41 1 sit upon my holy throne ; " My name is God ; I dwell on high : " Dwell in my own eternity. •.. 4. &».. DO we not know that solemn word, That we are bury'd with the Lord ; BaptisM into his death, and then Put off the body of our sin ? Our souls receive diviner breath, Rais'd from corruption, guilt, and death : So from the grave did Christ arise, And lives to God above the skies. No more let sin or Satan reign Over our mortal flesh again ; Book I.] HYMN 123. 385 The various lusts we serv'd before Shall have dominion now no more. Hymn 123. C M. The repenting Prodigal. Luke xv. 13, &c. BEHOLD the wretch, whose lust and winf- Has wasted his estate ; He begs a share amongst the swine, To taste the husks they eat. 2 " I die with hunger here," he cries, " 1 starve in foreign lands ; c; My father's house hath large supplies, " And bounteous are his hands. 3 rt I'll go, and with a mournful tongue, " Fall down before his face ; ;i Father, I've done thy justice wrong, <; Nor can deserve thy grace." 4 He said, and hasten'd to his home, To seek his father's love ; The father saw the rebel come, And all his bowels move. 5 He ran and fell upon his neck, Embrac'd and kiss'd his son ; The rebel's heart with sorrow brake For follies he had done. 6 "Take oif his clothes of shame and sin," (The father gives command) M Dress him in garments white and clean, " With rings adorn his hand. 7 " A day of feasting I ordain, " Let mirth and joy abound : " My son was dead, and lives again. "Was lost, and now is found." 33 386 HYMN 125. [Book L Hymn 134. L. M The First and Second Adam. Rom. r. 12, &c. DEEP in the dust, before thy throne, Our guilt and our disgrace we own ; Great God, we own th1 unhappy name Whence sprung our nature and our shame ! 2 Adam the sinner : at his fall, Death, like a conqueror, seiz'd us all ; A thousand new-born babes are dead By fatal union to their head. '?> But whilst our spirits, filPd with awe, Behold the terrors of thy law," We sing the honours of thy grace. That sent to save our ruin'd race. 4 We sing thine everlasting Son, Who joind'd our nature to his own : Adam the second, from the dust Raises the ruins of the first. 5 [By the rebellion of one man Thro' all his seed the mischief ran ; And by one Man's obedience now Are all his seed made righteous too. f) Where sin did reign, and death abound. There have the sons of Adam found Abounding life; there glorious grace Reigns thro' the Lord our righteousness.] Hymn 125. CM. CJhrist's Compassion to the Weak and Tempted. Heb. iv. 15. 16. and v. 7. Mat. xii. 20. WITH joy we meditate the grace Of our High Priest above ; His heart is made of tenderness, His bowels melt with love. 2 Touch'd with a sympathy within He knows our feeble frame : Book I.j HYMN Wl 38: He knows what sore temptations mean, For he has felt the same. 3 But spotless, innocent, and pure. The great Redeemer stood, While Satan's fiery darts he bore, And did resist to blood. 4 He, in the days of feeble flesh, Pour'd out his cries and tears, And in his measure feels afresh What every member bears. ~y [He'll never quench the smoking flax, But raise it to a flame; The bruised reed he never breaks, Nor scorns the meanest name.] G Then let our humble faith address His mercy and his power ; We shall obtain deliv'ring grace In the destressing hour. Hymn 126, L M Charity and Uncharitableness. Rom. xiv. 17, 19. 1 Cor. x. 32 NOT diff'rent food, nor diff'rent dress, Compose the kingdom of our Lord : But peace, and joy, and righteousness. Faith, and obedience to his word. ti When weaker christians we despise, We do the gospel mighty wrong ; For God, the gracious, and the wise, Receives the feeble with the strong. o Let pride and wrath be banish'd hence. Meekness and love, our souls pursue. Nor shall our practice give offence To saints, the Gentile or the Jew. 388 HYMN U8. [Book I Hymn 127. L. M. Christ's invitation to Hnners ; or, Humility and Pride Mat. xi 28—30. ;'^10ME hither, all ye weary souls, V-/ ti Ye heavy laden sinners, come, " I'll give you rest from all your toils, " And raise you to my heavenly home. 2 *' They shall find rest that learn of me ; " I'm of a meek and lowly mind ; " But passion rages like the sea, " And pride is restless as the wind. 3 "Bless'd is the man whose shoulders take " My yoke, and bear it with delight ; " My yoke is easy to his neck, " My grace shall make the burden light." 4 Jesus, we come at thy command ; With faith, and hope, and humble zeal, Resign our spirits to thy hand, To mould, and guide us at thy will. Hymn 128. L. M. The Apostle's Commission; or, the Gospel attested by J\L: Mark xvi. 15, &c. Mat. xxviii. 18, &c. O preach my gospel," saith the Lord, Bid the whole earth my grace receive " He shall be sav'd that trusts my word ; ft He shall be damn'd that won't believe. I " I'll make your great commission known. " And ye shall prove my gospel true, " By all the works that I have done, u By all the wonders ye shall do. 3 "Go heal the sick, go raise the dead, " Go cast out devils in my name ; li Nor let my prophets be afraid, " Tho' Greeks reproach, and Jews blasphenv 1 '* Teach all the nations my commands ; ,c I'm with you till the world shall end ; G Book I.] HYMN 130. 389 II All power is trusted in my hands, II I can destroy, and can defend." 3 He spake, and light shone round his head : On a bright cloud to heaven he rode : They to the farthest nations spread The grace of their ascended God. Hymn 129. L. M. Submission and Deliverance; or, Abraham offering his Son. Gen. xxii. 6, &c. SAINTS, at your heavenly Father's word Give up your comforts to the Lord : He shall restore what you resign, Or grant you blessings more divine. 2 So Abra'm, with obedient hand, Led forth his son at God's command : The wood, the fire, the knife he took, His arm prepar'd the dreadful stroke. 3 " Abra'm, forbear," the angel cry'd, " Thy faith is known, thy love is try'd j " Thy son shall live, and in thy seed •' Shall the whole earth be bless'd indeed." 1 Just in the last distressing hour, The Lord displays deliv'ring power ; The mount of danger is the place Where we shall see surprising grace. Hymn 130. L. M Love and Hatred. Phil. ii. 2. Eph. iv. 30, &e, NOW, by the bowels of my God, His sharp distress, his sore complaint? By his last groans, his dying blood, 1 charge my soul to love the saints. 2 Clamour, and wrath, and war begone, Envy and spite for ever cease ; Let bitter words no more be known Amongst the saints, the sons of peace. 33* 390 HYMN 132. [Book I 3 The Spirit, like a peaceful dove, Flies from the realms of noise and strife ; Why should we vex and grieve his love Who seals our souls to heavenly life? 4 Tender and kind be all our thoughts : Thro' all our lives let mercy run : So God forgives our num'rous faults For the dear sake of Christ his Son. Hymn 131. L. M. The Pharisee and the Publican. Luke xviii. 10, Sec, BEHOLD how sinners disagree, The Publican and Pharisee ! One doth his righteousness proclaim. The other owns his guilt and shame. 2 This man at humble distance stands, And cries for grace with lifted hands : That boldly rises near the throne, And talks of duties he hath done. ?t The Lord, their difPrent language know- And different answers he bestows ; The humble soul with grace he crowns, Whilst on the proud his anger frown? 4 Dear Father, let me never be Join'd with the boasting Pharisee : I have no merits of my own, But plead the suff 'rings of thy Son. Hymn 132. L. M. Holiness and Grace. Tit. ii. 10— 13, SO let our lips and lives express The holy gospel we profess ; So let our works and virtues shine. To prove the doctrine all divine. 2 Thus shall we best proclaim abroad The honours of our Saviour, God ; Book L] HYMN 133. 391 When the salvation reigns within, And grace subdues the power of sin. 3 Our flesh and sense must be deny'd, Passion and envy, lust and pride : While justice, temp'rance, truth, and love. Our inward piety approve. 1 Religion bears our spirits up, While we expect that blessed hope, The bright appearance of the Lord, And faith stands leaning on his word. Hymn 133. C. M. Love and Charity. 1 Cor. xiii. 2—7, 13. LET Pharisees, of high esteem, Their faith and zeal declare ; All their religion is a dream, If love be wanting there. - Love suffers long, with patient eye. Nor is provok'd in haste ; She lets the present inj'ry die, And long forgets the past. 3 [Malice and rage, those fires of hell, She quenches with her tongue ; Hopes, and believes, and thinks no ill, Tho' she endures the wrong.] 1 [She nor desires, nor seeks to know The scandals of the time : Nor looks with pride on those below. Nor envies those that climb.] b She lays her own advantage by To seek her neighbour's good : So God's own Son came down to die. And bought our lives with blood. 6 Love is the grace that keeps her power In all the realms above ; 392 HYMN 135. [Book 1. There faith, and hope are known no more, But saints for ever love. Hymn 134, L. M. Religion vain without Love. 1 Cor. xiii. I — 3. HAD I the tongues of Greeks and Jews. And nobler speech than angels use. If love be absent, I am found Like tinkling brass, an empty sound. 2 Were 1 inspired to preach and tell All that is done in heaven and hell ; Or could my faith the world remove. Still I am nothing without love. 3 Should I distribute all my store, To feed the bowels of the poor, Or give my body to the flame, To gain a martyr's glorious name : 4 If love to God and love to men Be absent, all my hopes are vain ; Nor tongues, nor gifts, nor fiery zeal. The work of love can e'er fulfil. Hymn 135, L. M. The Love of Christ shed abroad in the Heart. Eph. iii. 16, &i COME, dearest Lord, descend and dwell, By faith and love in every breast ; Then shall we know and taste, and feel The joys that cannot be express'd. 2 Come, fill our hearts with inward strength, Make our enlarged souls possess, And learn the height, and breadth, and length, Of thine unmeasurable grace. 3 Now, to the God whose power can do More than our thoughts or wishes know, Be everlasting honours done By ail the church, thro' Christ his Son. Book I.] HYMN 137. 393 G Hymn 136. CM. Sincerity and Hypocrisy ; or% Formality in Worship, John iv. 24. Psalm cxxxix. 23, 24. OD is a Spirit, just and wise, He sees our inmost mind ; In vain to heaven we raise our cries. And leave our souls behind. '2 Nothing but truth before his throne With honour can appear ; The painted hypocrites are known Thro' the disguise they wear. 3 Their lifted eyes salute the skies, Their bending knees the ground : But God abhors the sacrifice, Where not the heart is found, I Lord, search my thoughts, and try my ways. And make my soul sincere ; Then shall I stand before thy face, And find acceptance there. Hymn 137. L. M. Salvation by Grace in Christ. 2 Tim. i. 9, 10. NOW, to the power of God supreme, Be everlasting honours given, He saves from hell, (we bless his name,) He calls our wandering feet to heaven. '2 Not for our duties or deserts, But of his own abounding grace, He works salvation in our hearts, And forms a people for his praise. 3 'Twas his own purpose that begun To rescue rebels doom'd to die ; He gave us grace in Christ, his Son. Before he spread the starry sky. i Jesus, the Lord, appears at last, And makes his Father's counsels known. 394 HYMN 139. [Book f Declares the great transactions pass'd, And brings immortal blessings down. 5 He dies ! and in that dreadful night Did all the powers of hell destroy ; Rising, he brought our heaven to light, And took possession of the joy. Hymn 138. C. M. Saints in the Hands of Christ. John x. 28, 29. FIRM as the earth thy gospel stands. My Lord, my hope, my trust : If 1 am found in Jesus' hands, My soul can ne'er be lost. 2 His honour is engag'd to save The meanest of his sheep ; All that his heavenly Father gave, His hands securely keep. 3 Nor death, nor hell shall e'er remove His fav'rites from his breast ; In the dear bosom of his love They must for ever rest. Hymn 139. L. M. Hope in the Covenant; or, God's Promise and Truth unchangeable Heb vi. 17—19. HOW oft have Bin and Satan strove To rend my soul from thee my God ? But everlasting is thy love, And Jesus seals it with his blood. *2 The oath and promise of the Lord Join to confirm the wondrous grace ; Eternal Power performs the word, And fills all heaven with endless praise. 3 Amidst temptations, sharp and long, My soul to this dear refuge flies ; Hope is my anchor, firm and strong, While tempests blow and billows rise. M Book I.] HYMN 140. 395 1 The gospel bears my spirit up : A faithful and unchanging God Lays the foundation for my hope, Jn oaths, and promises, and blood. Hymn 140. CM. A living and a dead Faith, collected from several Scriptures. 'ISTAKEN souls ! that dream of heaven, And make their empty boast Of inward joys, and sins forgiven, While they are slaves to lust. :2 Vain are our fancies, airy flights, If faith be cold and dead ; None but a living power unites To Christ, the living head. S 'Tis faith that changes all the heart, 'Tis faith that works by love ; That bids all sinful joys depart, And lifts the thoughts above. 4 'Tis faith that conquers earth and hell By a celestial power ; This is the grace that shall prevail In the decisive hour. ~> [Faith must obey her Father's will, As well as trust his grace ; A pard'ning God is jealous still. For his own holiness. But when for works of peace he comes. What winning titles he assumes ! " Light of the world, and life of men ;" Nor bears those characters in vain. 0 With tender pity in his heart, He acts the Mediator's part ; A friend and brother he appears, And well fulfils the names he wears. 7 At length the Judge his throne ascends. Divides the rebels from his friends, Vnd saints, in fall fruition, prove His rich variety of love. Hymil 148. Proper Met: The same as the 148th Psalm. [W^^ cheerful voice Ising ? ▼ The titles of my Lord,; And borrow all the names Of honour from his word : Nature and art Can ne'er supply Sufficient forms Of majesty. "2 In Jesus we behold His Father's glorious face. Shining for ever bright With mild and lovely rays ; 104 HYMN 148. [Book T. TV eternal God's Eternal Son Inherits and Partakes the throne.] 3 The sovereign " King of kings," " The Lord of lords," most high. Writes his own name upon His garment and his thigh : His name is call'd "The Word of God,1' He rules the earth With iron rod. 4 Where promises and grace Can neither melt nor move The angry Lamb resents The inj'ries of his love ; Awakes his wrath Without delay, As lions roar And tear the prey. 5 .But when for works of peace The great Redeemer comes. What gentle characters, What titles he assumes ! " Light of the world," And »« Life of men :" Nor will he bear Those names in vain. [I love my Shepherd's voice, His watchful eyes shall keep My wand'ring soul among The thousands of his sheep : 408 HYMN 150. [Booh He feeds his flock, He calls their names ; His bosom bears The tender lambs.] 7 [To this dear Surety's hand Will I commit my cause ; He answers and fulfils His Father's broken laws. Behold my soul At freedom set ! My Surety paid The dreadful debt.] 3 Jesus, my great High Priest. OfTer'd his blood and died My guilty conscience seeks No sacrifice beside. His powerful blood Did once atone, And now it pleads Before the throne.] i) [My Advocate appears For my defence on high. The Father bows his ears, And lays his thunder by. Not all that hell Or sin can say, Shall turn his heart. His love, away.] 10 [My dear Almighty Lord, My Conqueror and my King Thy sceptre and thy sword, Thy reigning grace I sing. Thine is the power ! Behold I sit In willing bonds Beneath thy feet.] Hook I.] HYMN 150. 109 1 1 [Now let my soul arise, And tread the tempter down ; My Captain, leads me forth To conquest and a crown. A feeble saint Shall win the day, Tho' death and hell Obstruct the way.] \-> [Should all the hosts of death. And powers of hell unknown. Put their most dreadful forms Of rage and mischief on, I shall be safe ; For Christ displays •Superior power And guardian grace.] E -1' OF THE FIRST BOOK 35 HYMNS- iBOOK II. COMPOSED ON DIVINE SUBJECTS, Hymn 1. L. M. A Song of Praise to God. NATURE, with all her power, shall sing God the Creator and the King : Nor air, nor earth, nor skies, nor seas, Deny the tribute of their praise. *i [Begin to make his glories known, Ye seraphs that sit near his throne ; Tune your harps high, and spread the souild To the creation's utmost bound.] 3 [All mortal things of meaner frame, Exert your force, and own his name ; Whilst with our souls, and with our voice, We sing his honours and our joys.] t [To him be sacred all we have, From the young cradle to the grave ; Our lips shall his loud wonders tell, And every word a miracle.] 5 [These western shores, our native land. Lie safe in the Almighty's hand ; Our foes of vict'ry dream in vain. And wear the captivating chain.] 6 [Raise monumental praises high To him that thunders thro' the sky, Book II.] HYMN 2. 411 And, with an awful nod or frown, Shakes an aspiring tyrant down !] 7 [Pillars of lasting brass proclaim The triumphs of th1 Eternal name ; While trembling nations read from far, The honours of the God of war.] 8 Thus let our flaming zeal employ Our loftiest thoughts and loudest songs ; Let there be sung with warmest joy, Hosanna from ten thousand tongues. J) Yet, mighty God, our feeble frame, Attempts in vain to reach thy name : The strongest notes that angels raise Faint in the worship and the praise. Hymn 2. C M The Death of a Sinntr. MY thoughts on awful subjects roll> Damnation and the dead ; What horrors seize the guilty soul Upon a dying bed. 2 Ling'ring about these mortal shores, She makes a long delay ; Till, like a flood, with rapid force, Death sweeps the wretch away. :> Then, swift and dreadful, she descends. Down to the fiery coast, Amongst abominable fiends, Herself a frighted ghost. 1 There endless crowds of sinners lie, And darkness makes their chains : TorturM with keen despair they cry. Yet wait for fiercer pains. Not all their anguish and their blood For their old guilt atones, 412 HYMN 4. [Book U Nor the compassion of a God Shall hearken to their groans. 6 Amazing grace, that kept my breath, Nor bid my soul remove, Till I had learn 'd my Saviour's death. And well insured his love ! Hynm 3. C. M. The Death and Burial of a Saint. WHY do we mourn departing friends Or shake at death's alarms ? 'Tis but the voice that Jesus sends To call them to his arms. '2 Are we not tending upward too As fast as time can move ? Nor should we wish the hours more slow To keep us from our love. 3 Why should we tremble to convey Their bodies to the tomb ? There the dear flesh of Jesus lay. And left a long perfume. 4 The graves of all his saints he bless'd, And soften'd every bed : Where should the dying members rest. But with their dying head ? 5 Thence he arose, ascending high, And show'd our feet the way ; Up to the Lord our flesh shall fly. At the great rising day. tj Then let the last loud trumpet sour And bid our kindred rise ; Awake, ye nations under ground. Ye saints, ascend the skies. Hymn 4. L. M. Salvation in the Cross. HERE, at thy cross, my dying God I lay my soul beneath thy love. Book II.] HYMN 5. 413 Beneath the droppings of thy blood, Jesus, nor shall it e'er remove. 2 Not all that tyrants think or say, With rage and lightning in their eyes, Nor hell shall fright my heart away, Should hell with all its legions rise. :] Should worlds conspire to drive me thence, Moveless and firm this heart should lie : Resolv'd (for that's my last defence) If I must perish, there to die. 4 But speak, my Lord, and calm my fear ; Am I not safe beneath thy shade ? Thy vengeance will not strike me here. Nor Satan dare my soul invade. 5 Yes, Pm secure beneath thy blood, And all my foes shall lose their aim ; Hosanna to my dying God, And my best honours to his name. II y una 5. L. M. Longing to praise Christ better. LORD, when my thoughts with wonder roll, O'er the sharp sorrows of thy soul, And read my Maker's broken laws, Repair'd and honor'd by thy cross : 2 When I behold death, hell, and sin, Vanquish'd by that dear blood of thine, And see the Man that groan'd and died Sit glorious by his Father's side ; .*) My passions rise and soar above, I'm wing'd with faith, and fir'd with love ; Fain would I reach eternal things, And learn the notes that Gabriel sings. 1 But my heart fails, my tongue complains. For want of their eternal strain! ; 35* 414 HYMN 6. [Book II, And in such humble notes as these Must fall below thy victories. 5 Well, the kind minute must appear, When we shall leave these bodies here, These clogs of clay, and mount on high To join the songs above the sky. Hymn 6. C. M. A Morning Song. ONCE more, my soul, the rising da\ Salutes thy waking eyes ; Once more, my voice, thy tribute pay To him that rules the skies. 2 Night unto night his name repeats, The day renews the sound, Wide as the heaven, on which he sit* To turn the seasons round. 3 'Tis he supports my mortal frame ; My tongue shall speak his praise ; My sins would rouse his wrath to flame. And yet his wrath delays. 4 [On a poor worm thy power might tread. And I could ne'er withstand ; Thy justice might have crushM me dcail. But mercy held thy hand. 5 A thousand wretched souls are fled Since the last setting sun, And yet thou lengthiest out my thread. And yet my moments run.] 6 Dear God, let all my hours be thine, Whilst I enjoy the light ; Then shall my sun in smiles decline. And bring a pleasant night. Book II.] HYMN 8. U5 Hymn 7. C. M. An Evening Song. DREAD Sovereign, let my evening song. Like holy incense, rise ; Assist the ofT'rings of my tongue, To reach the lofty skies. •3 Thro' all the dangers of the day, Thy hand was still my guard ; And still, to drive my wants awa\ . Thy mercy stood prepar'd. 3 Perpetual blessings from above Encompass me around ; But O, how few returns of love, Hath my Creator found ! 4 What have 1 done for him that died To save my wretched soul ! How are 'my follies multiply 'd, Fast as my minutes roll ! 3 Lord, with this guilty heart of mine, To thy dear cross 1 flee, And to thy grace my soul resign, To be renew'd by thee. 6 Sprinkled afresh with pard'ning blood, I lay me down to rest, is in th' embraces of my God, Or on my Saviour's breast. Hymn 8. c. 31. A Hymn for Morning or Evening. HOSANNA, with a cheerful sound, To God's upholding hand ! Ten thousand snares attend us round. And yet secure we stand. '2 That was a most amazing power. That rais'd us with a word, 116 HYMN 9. [Book II And every day, and every hour, We lean upon the Lord. 3 The evening rests our weary head, And angels guard the room ; We wake, and we admire the bed, That was not made our tomb. 1 The rising morning can't assure That we shall end the day ! For death stands ready at the door. To take our lives away. 5 Our breath is forfeited by sin To God's avenging law ; We own thy grace, immortal King. In every gasp we draw. (5 God is our sun, whose daily light Our joy and safety brings ; Our feeble flesh lies safe at nigiit Beneath his shady wings. Hymn 9. C. M. Godly Sorrows arising from the Sufferings of Chi is ALAS ! and did my Saviour bleed, And did my Sovereign die ? Would he devote that sacred head For such a worm as I ? '2 [Thy body slain, sweet Jesus, thino: And bath'd in its own blood, While all expos'd to wrath divine, The glorious Sufferer stood !] 3 Was it for crimes that I had done He groan'd upon the tree ? Amazing pity ! grace unknown ! And love beyond degree ! I Well might the sun in darkness hide. And shut his glories in, Book II.] HYMN 10. 417 When God, the mighty Maker, died ^or man the creature's sin. 5 Thus might I hide my blushing face. While his dear cross appears, Dissolve my heart in thankfulness, And melt my eyes to tears. 6 But drops of grief can ne'er repay The debt of love I owe : Here, Lord, I give myself away •, 'Tis all that I can do. Hymn 10. C. M. Parting with carnal Joys. MY soul forsakes her vain delight, And bids the world farewell ; Base as the dirt beneath my feet, And mischievious as hell. 2 No longer will I ask your love, Nor seek your friendship more ; The happiness that I approve Is not within your power. 3 There's nothing round the spacious earth That suits my large desire ; To boundless joy and solid mirth My nobler thoughts aspire. i [Where pleasure r »lls its living flood, From sin and dross refin'd, Still springing from the throne of God, And lit to cheer the mind. > Th' Almighty Ruler of the sphere, The glorious and the great, Brings his own all-sufficience there. To make our bliss complete.] f) Had 1 the pinions of a dove, I'd climb the heavenly road ; There sits my Saviour dress'd nlove, And there my smiling God. I 118 HYMN 12. [Book II Hymn 11. L. M. The same. SEND the joys of earth away ; Away, ye tempters of the mind, False as the smooth deceitful sea, And empty as the whistling wind. 2 Your streams were floating me along, Down to the gulf of black despair, And whilst I listen'd to your song, Your streams had e'en convey'd me there. 3 Lord, I adore thy matchless grace, That warn'd me of that dark abyss ; That drew me from those treach'rous seas. And bid me seek superior bliss. 4 Now to the shining realms above I stretch my hands and glance mine eyes ; O for the pinions of a dove, To bear me to the upper skies ! T> There, from the bosom of my God, Oceans of endless pleasures roll : There would I fix my last abode, And drown the sorrows of my soul. Hymn 13. c. M. Christ is the Substance of the Levitical Priesthood. I HE true Messiah now appears, The types are all withdrawn ; So fly the shadows and the stars Before the rising dawn. No smoking sweets, nor bleeding lambs. Nor kid nor bullock slain : Incense and spice, of costly names, Would all be burnt in vain. Aaron must lay his robes away, His mitre and his vest, When God himself comes down to be The ofPring and the priest. T Book II.] HYMN 14. 41* 1 He took our mortal flesh, to show The wonders of his love ; For us he paid his life below, And prays for us above. 5 " Father," he cries, " forgive their sins, " For I myself have died :" And then he shows his open'd veins, And pleads his wounded side. Hymn 13. L.M. The Creation, Preservation, Dissolution, and Restoration of this World. SING to the Lord, that built the skies, The Lord, that rear'd this stately frame : Let all the nations sound his praise, And lands unknown repeat his name. I He form'd the seas, and form'd the hills, Made every drop and every dust, Nature and time, with all their wheels. And put them into motion first. 3 Now, from his high imperial throne, He looks far down upon the spheres ; He bids the shining orbs roll on, And round he turns the hasty years. i Thus shall this moving engine last, Till all his saints are gatherd in ; Then for the trumpet's dreadful blast To shake it all to dust again. 5 Yet, when the sound shall tear the skies. And lightning burn the globe below, Saints you may lift your joyful eyes, There's a new heaven and earth for you. Hymn 14. s. M. The Lord's Day ; or, Delight in Ordinances. ELCOME, sweet day of rest, That saw the Lord arise ; w 420 HYMN 15. [Book II, Welcome to this reviving breast, And these rejoicing eyes ! 2 The King himself comes near, And feasts his saints to-day ; Here we may sit and see him here. And love, and praise, and pray. 3 One day amidst the place Where my dear God hath been. Is sweeter than ten thousand days Of pleasurable sin. J My willing soul would stay In such a frame as this, And sit and sing herself away To everlasting bliss. Hymn 15. L. M. The Enjoyment of Christ; or, Delight in Worship FAR from my thoughts, vain world, begone Let my religious hours alone ; Fain would my eyes my Saviour see, I wait a visit, Lord, from thee. 'I My heart grows warm with holy fire, And kindles with a pure desire : Come, my dear Jesus, from above, .And feed my soul with heavenly love. :» [The trees of life immortal stand In fragrant rows at thy right hand, And in sweet murmurs by their side Rivers of bliss perpetual glide. 1 Haste then, but with a smiling face, And spread the table of thy grace : Bring down a taste of truth divine, And cheer my heart with sacred wine.] 5 BlessM Jesus ! what delicious fare, * How sweet thy entertainments are ! Book II.] HYMN 17. 4St\ Never did angels taste above Redeeming grace, and dying love. 6 [Hail, great Immanuel, all divine ! In thee thy Father's glories shine : Thou brightest, sweetest, fairest One, That eyes have seen or angels known.] Hyinil 16. L. M. PaH the Second. LORD, what a heaven of saving grace, Shines thro' the beauties of thy face. And lights our passions to a flame ! Lord, how we love thy charming name ! •J When I can say my God is mine, When I can feel thy glories shine, I tread the world beneath my feet, And all the earth calls good or great. ) While such a scene of sacred joys, Our rapturM eyes and souls employs ; Here we could sit, and gaze away A long and everlasting day. t Well, we shall quickly pass the night. To the fair coasts of perfect light ; Then shall our joyful senses rove O'er the dear object of our love. ") [There shall we drink full draughts of bli^. And pluck new life from heavenly trees ! Yet now and then, dear Lord, bestow A drop of heaven on worms below. 6 Send comforts down from thy right hand. While we pass thro' this barren land : Vnd in thy temple let us see V glimpse of love, a glimpse of thee.] Hymn 17. C. 31. God's Eternity. ISE, rise, my soul, and leave the grown i. Stretch all thy thoughts abroad, 36 R 428 HYMN 18. [Book II., And rouse up every tuneful sound To praise th' eternal God. 2 Long ere the lofty skies were spread, Jehovah fill'd his throne ; Or Adam form'd, or angels made, The Maker liv'd alone. 3 His boundless years can ne'er decrease. But still maintain their prime ; Eternity's his dwelling-place, And ever is his time. 1 While, like a tide, our minutes flow. The present and the past, He fills his own immortal noiv, And sees our ages waste. 5 The sea and sky must perish too, And vast destruction come : The creatures — look ! how old they grow And wait their fiery doom. (3 Well, let the sea shrink all away, And flame melt down the skies, My God shall live an endless day, When th' old creation dies. Hymn 18. L. M. The Ministry of Angels. HIGH on a hill of dazzling light The King of glory spreads his seat ♦ And troops of angels, stretch'd for flight, Stand waiting round his awful feet. I " Go,1' saith the Lord,* " my Gabriel, go, " Salute the virgin's fruitful womb ; " Make haste,t ye cherubs down below, " Sing and proclaim the Saviour come." 3 Here a bright squadronj leaves the skies, And thick around Elisha stands ; * Luke I 26. f Luke ii. 13. J 2 Kings vi. IT, Book II.] HYMN 19 . 4^ Anon a heavenly soldier flies, And breaks the chains from Peter's hands.* I Thy winged troops, O God of hosts, Wait on thy wand'ring church below : Here we are sailing to thy coasts, Let angels be our convoy too. 5 Are they not all thy servants,! Lord ? At thy command they go and come ; With cheerful haste obey thy word, And guard thy children to their home. Hymn 19. C. M. Our frail Bodies, and God our Preserver. LET others boast how strong they be, Nor death nor danger fear ; But we'll confess, O Lord, to thee, What feeble things we are. '2 Fresh as the grass our bodies stand, And flourish bright and gay ; A blasting wind sweeps o'er the land And fades the grass away. > Our life contains a thousand springs, And dies if one be gone ; Strange ! that a harp of thousand strings Should keep in tune so long. i But 'tis our God supports our frame, The God that built us first ; Salvation to th' Almighty name, That rear'd us from the dust. 5 [He spoke, and straight our hearts and brains. In all their motions, rose ; " Let blood," said he, " flow round the veins ;" And round the veins it flows. »> While we have breath or use our tongues. Our Maker we'll adore ; * Acts xii. 7. t Heb. i. 14. J24 HYMN 20. [Book IP. His Spirit moves our heaving lungs. Or they would breath no more.] Hymn 20. C. M. Backsliding and Returns ; or, the Inconstancy of our Love. WHY is my heart so far from thee, My God, my chief delight ! Why are my thoughts no more by day With thee, no more by night? 2 [Why should my foolish passions rove " Where can such sweetness be, As I have tasted in thy love, As I have found in thee ?] 3 When my forgetful soul renews The savour of thy grace, My heart presumes I cannot lose The relish all my days, t But ere one fleeting hour is past. The flatt'rmg world employs Some sensual bait to seize my taste. And to pollute myjoys. 5 [Trifles of nature, or of art, With fair deceitful charms, Intrude into my thoughtless heart And thrust me from thy arms.] 6 Then I repent, and vex my soul That I should leave thee so ; Where will those wild affections roll That let a Saviour go ! 7 [Sin's promis'd joys are turn'd to pain. And I amdrown'd in grief; But my dear Lord returns again, He flies to my relief: 8 Seizing my soul with sweet surprise. He draws with loving bands ; Book II.] HYMN 22. 135 Divine compassion in his eyes, And pardon in his hands.] 9 [Wretch that I am, to wander thus. In chase of false delight! Let me be fasten'd to thy cross, Rather than lose thy sight.] 10 [Make haste, my days, to reach the goal. And bring my heart to rest, On the dear centre of my soul, My God, my Saviour's breast.] Hymn 21. L. M. A Song of Praise to God the Redeemer. LET the old heathens tune their song Of great Diana, and of Jove ; But the sweet theme that moves my tongue Is my Redeemer and his love. 2 Behold, a God descends, and dies To save my soul from gaping hell ! How the black gulf where Satan lies, Yawn'd to receive me when I fell ! 3 How justice frown'd, and vengeance stood. To drive me down to endless pain ! But the great Son propos'd his blood, And heavenly wrath grew mild again. i Infinite Lover, gracious Lord, To thee be endless honours given : Thy wondrous name shall be ador'd Round the wide earth and wider heaven. Hymn 22. L. M. With God is terrible Majesty. TERPJBLE God ! that reign'st on high, How awful is thy thundering hand ' Thy fiery bolts how fierce they fly ! Nor can all earth or hell withstand. 36* J&G HYMN 23. [Book II. '2 This the old rebel-angels knew, And Satan fell beneath thy frown : Thine arrows struck the traitor through, And weighty vengeance sunk him down. ? This Sodom felt, and feels it still, And roars beneath th' eternal load ; " With endless burnings who c .n dwell, " Or bear the fury of a God ?" 1 Tremble, ye sinners, and submit, Throw down your arms before his throne. Bend your heads low beneath his feet, Or his strong hand shall crush you down, 5 And ye, bless'd saints, that love him too. With rev'rence bow before his name ; Thus all his heavenly servants do; God is a bright and burning flame. Hymn 23. L. M. IVie sight of God, and Christ in Heaven. DESCEND from heaven, immortal Dove. Stoop down and take us on thy wings And mount, and bear us far abov,e The reach of these inferior things: 2 Beyond, beyond this lower sky, Up where eternal ages roll, Where solid pleasures never die, And fruits immortal feast the soul '» O for a sight, a pleasing sight Of our almighty Father's throne ! There sits our Saviour crown'd with light Cloth'd in a body like our own. 4 Adoring saints around him stand, And thrones and powers before him fall . The God shines gracious thro' the man. And sheds sweet glories on them all. liaoK II.] HYMN 24. 12* 5 O what amazing joys they feel, While to their golden harps they sing. And sit on every heavenly hill, And spread the triumphs of their King I 6 When shall the day, dear Lord, appear, That I shall mount to dwell above, And stand and bow amongst them there, And view thy face, and sing, and love ? Hymn 24. L. M. The Evil of Sin visible in the Fall of Angels and Men. WHEN the great Builder arch'd the skies And form'd all nature with a word, The joyful cherubs tun'd his praise, And every bending throne ador'd. *2 High in the midst of all the throng, Satan, a tall archangel, sat, Amongst the morning stars he sung, Till sin destroy 'd his heavenly state. 3 ['Twas sin that hurl'd him from his throne Grov'ling in fire the rebel lies ; " How art thou sunk in darkness down " Son of the morning, from the skies !r 1 And thus our two first parents stood, Till sin defiTd the happy place ; They lost their garden and their God, And ruin'd all their unborn race.] 5 [So sprung the plague from Adam's powei And spread destruction all abroad, Sin, that curs'd name ! that in one hour. Spoil'd six day's labour of a God !] (I Tremble, my soul, and mourn for grief, That such a foe should seize thy breast ; Fly to thy Lord for quick relief; O ! may he slay this treaeh'rous guest. 428 HYMN 26. [Book II. 7 Then to thy throne, victorious King, Then to thy throne our shouts shall rise, Thine everlasting arm we sing, For sin, the monster, bleeds and dies. Hymn 25. C. M. Complaining of spiritual SlotJi. MY drowsy powers, why sleep ye so ? Awake, my sluggish soul ! Nothing has half thy work to do, Yet nothing's half so dull. >2 The little ants, for one poor grain, Labour, and tug, and strive : Yet we, who have a heaven t' obtain. How negligent we live ! 3 We, for whose sake all nature stands, And stars their courses move; We, for whose guard the angel-bands Come flying from above : I We, for whom God the Son came down. And labour'd for our good ; How careless to secure that crown He purchas'd with his blood ! 5 Lord, shall we lie so sluggish still, And never act our parts ? Come holy Dove, from th' heavenly hill And sit and warm our hearts. i) Then shall our active spirits move, Upward our souls shall rise ; With hands of faith, and wings of love, We'll fly and take the prize. II > una 26. L. M. God Invisible. LORD, we are blind, we mortals blind We can't behold thy bright abode Book II.] HYMN 27. 429 O 'tis beyond a creature-mind To glance a thought halt-way to God. '1 Infinite leagues beyond the sky, The great Eternal reigns alone, Where neither wings nor souls can fly. Nor angels climb the topless throne. .'{ The Lord or gJ >ry builds his seat Of gems incomparably bright, And lays beneath his sacred feet Substantial beams of gloomy night. 1 Yet, glorious Lord, thy gracious eyes Look thro' and cheer us from above : Beyond our praise thy grandeur flies. Yet we adore and yet we love. Hymn 27. L. M. Praise ye him all his Angels. Psalm cxlviii. 2. GOD ! the eternal, awful name ! That the whole heavenly army fear? ; That shakes the wide creation's frame, And Satan trembles when he hears. '2 Like flames of fire his servants are, And light surrounds his dwelling-place : But, O ye fiery flames, declare The brighter glories of his face. 3 'Tis not for such poor worms as we To speak so infinite a thing ; But your immortal eyes survey The beauties of your sovereign King. i Tell how he shows his smiling face, And clothes all heaven in bright array : Triumph and joy run thro1 the place And songs eternal as the day. 5 Speak, (for you feel this burning love,) What zeal it spreads thro' all your frame . 430 HYMN 28. [Book IIj That sacred fire dwells all above, For we on earth have lost the name. 6 [Sing of his power and justice too, That infinite right hand of his, That vanquished Satan and his crew, And thunder drove them down from bliss. 7 [What mighty storms of poisonM darts Were hurl'd upon the rebels there ! What dreadful jav'lins nail'd their hearts Fast to the racks of long despair !] 8 Shout to your King, ye heavenly host. You that beheld the sinking foe ; Firmly ye stood when they were lost ; Praise the rich grace that kept you so.] 0 Proclaim his wonders from the skies. Let every distant nation hear ; And while you sound his lofty praise. Let humble mortals bow and fear. Hymn 98. C. Bf. Death and Eternity. STOOP down, my thoughts, that us'd to rise. Converse awhile with death ; Think how a gasping mortal lies, And pants away his breath. "2 His quiv'ring lip hangs feebly down. His pulse is faint and few, Then speechless, with a doleful groan. He bids the world adieu. 3 But, Oh, the sou) that never dies ! At once it leaves the clay ! Ye thoughts pursue it where it flies, And track its wondrous way. 1 Up to the courts where angels dwell, ft mounts triumphing there, Book II.} IIYiMN 30. K31 Or devils plunge it down to hell, In infinite despair. ."> And must my body faint and die ? And must this soul remove ? O, for some guardian angel nigh, To bear it safe above ! G Jesus, to thy dear faithful hand My naked soul I trust ; Vnd my flesh waits for thy command. To drop into my dust. Hymn 29. C. M. Redemption by Price and Power. JESUS, with all thy saints above, My tongue would bear her part, Would sound aloud thy saving love, And sing thy bleeding heart. J Bless'd be the Lamb, my dearest Lord, Who bought me with his blood, And quench'd his Father's flaming sword In his own vital flood. 3 The Lamb, that freed my captive soul From Satan's heavy chain, And sent the lion down to howl Where hell and horror reign. i All glory to the dying Lamb, And never-ceasing praise, While angels live to know his name. Or saints that feel his grace. Hymn 30. S. M. Heavenly Joy on Earth. COME, we that love the Lord, And let our joys be known ; Join in a song with sweet accord, And thus surround the throne. 132 HYMN 30. [Book II. 2 The sorrows of the mind Be banish'd from the place ! Religion never was design'd To make our pleasures less.] 3 Let those refuse to sing That never knew our God, But fav'rites of the heavenly King May speak their joys abroad. 4 [The God, that rules on high, And thunders when he please, That rides upon the stormy sky, And manages the seas :] 5 This awful God is ours, Our Father and our love, He shall send down his heavenly powers To carry us above. 0 There shall we see his face And never, never sin ; There, from the rivers of his grace. Drink endless pleasures in. 7 Yes, and before we rise To that immortal state, The thoughts of such amazing bliss Should constant joys create. 8 [The men of grace have found Glory begun below, Celestial fruits on earthly ground, From faith and hope may grow.] i) [The bill of Sion yields A thousand sacred sweets, Before we reach the heavenly fields, Or walk the golden streets. 10 Then let our songs abound. And every tear be dry ; Book II.] HYMN 32. M We're marching thro' Immanuel's ground To fairer worlds on high.] Hymn 31. L. M. Christ's Presence makes Death easy. WHY should we start, and fear to die ? What tim'rou* worms we mortals are ; Death is the gate of endless joy, And yet we dread to enter there. 2 The pains, the groans, and dying strife Fright our approaching souls away ; Still we shrink back again to life, Fond of our prison and our clay, i O ! if my Lord would come and meet, My soul should stretch her wings in haste. Fly fearless thro' death's iron gate, Nor feel the terrors as she pass'd. I Jesus can make a dying bed Feel soft as downy pillows are, While on his breast I lean my head, And breathe my life out sweetly there. Hymn 32. C. M. Frailty and Folly. HOW short and hasty is our life : How vast our soul's affairs ! Yet senseless mortals vainly strive To lavish out their years. '2 Our days run thoughtlessly along, Without a moment's stay ; Just like a story or a song We pass our lives away. 3 God, from on high, invites us home ! But we march heedless on, And, ever hast'ning to the tomb. Stoop downwards as we run. 37 134 HYMN 33/ [Book II. 4 How we deserve the deepest hell That slight the joys above ! What chains of vengeance should we feel, That break such cords of love ! 5 Draw us, O God, with sovereign grace, And lift our thoughts on high, That we may end this mortal race, And see salvation nigh. Hymn 33. C. M The blessed Society in Heaven. RAISE thee, my soul, fly up, and run Thro1 every heavenly street, And say, There's naught below the sun. That's worthy of thy feet. '2 [Thus will we mount on sacred wings, And tread the courts above : Nor earth, nor all her mightiest things. Shall tempt our meanest love.] 3 There, on a high, majestic throne, Th' Almighty Father reigns, And sheds his glorious goodness down On all the blissful plains. 1 Bright, like the sun, the Saviour sits, And spreads eternal noon ; No ev'nings there, nor gloomy nights. To want the feeble moon. (> Amidst those ever-shining skies Behold the sacred Dove, While banish'd sin and sorrow flics From all the realms of love. 6 The glorious tenants of the place Stand bending round the throne ; And saints and seraphs sing, and praiw The infinite Three-One. Hook II.] llYMN 35. W 7 [But, O what beams of heavenly grace Transport them all the while ! Ten thousand smiles from Jesus1 face, And love in every smile ! S Jesus, O when shall that dear day, That joyful hour appear, When I shall leave this house of clay, To dwell amongst them there ! Hymn 34. C M. Breathing after the Holy Spirit ; or, Fervency of Devotion desired. COME, Holy Spirit, heavenly Dove, With all thy quick'ning powers : Kindle a flame of sacred love In these cold hearts of ours. "3 Look, how we grovel here below. Fond of these trifling toys ; Our souls can neither fly nor go To reach eternal joys. 3 In vain we tune our formal songs, In vain we strive to rise, Hosannas languish on our tongues. And our devotion dies. i Dear Lord ! and shall we ever live At this poor dying rate ? Our love so faint, so cold to thee, And thine to us so great? 5 Come, Holy Spirit heavenly Dove, With all thy quick'ning powers ; Come, shed abroad a Saviour's love. And that shall kindle ours. Hymn 35. C. M. Praise to God for Creation and Redemption. LET them neglect thy glory, Lord, Who never knew thy grace; 436 HYMN 36? [Book If But our loud song shall still record The wonders of thy praise. 2 We raise our shouts, O God, to thee, And send "them to thy throne ; All glory to th' United Three, The Undivided One ! 3 'Twas he, (and we'll adore his name That form'd us by a word ; 'Tis he restores our ruin'd frame : Salvation to the Lord ! |7 Hosanna ! let the earth and skies Repeat the joyful sound ; Rocks, hills, and vales reflect the voice In one eternal round. Hymn 36. S. M. Christ's Intercession. WELL, the Redeemer's gone T' appear before our God, To sprinkle o'er the flaming throne With his atoning blood. 2 No fiery vengeance now, No burning wrath comes down ; If justice calls for sinners' blood. The Saviour shows his own. 3 Before his Father's eye Our humble suit he moves ! The Father lays his thunder by, And looks, and smiles, and loves. 4 Now, may our joyful tongues Our Maker's honour sing, Jesus, the Priest, receives our songs And bears them to the King. > [We bow before his face, And sound his glories high. Hook II.] HYMN 37. 437 " Hosanna to the God of grace, " That lays his thunder by.] G aOn earth thy mercy reigns, " And triumphs all above -,'1 But, Lord, how weak are mortal strains To speak immortal love. 7 [How jarring and how low Are all the notes we sing ! Sweet Saviour, tune our songs anew, And they shall please the King.] Hyillll 37. C. M. The same. LIFT up your eyes to th' heavenly seats, Where your Redeemer stays : Kind Intercessor, there he sits, And loves, and pleads, and prays. '2 'Twas well, my soul, he died for thee, And shed his vital blood, Appeas'd stern justice on the tree, And then arose to God. 3 Petitions now and praise may rise, And saints their ofT'rings bring, The Priest with his own sacrifice Presents them to the King. 4 [Let papists trust what names they please. Their saints and angels boast ; We've no suc'h advocates as these, Nor pray to th1 heavenly host.] 5 Jesus alone shall hear my cries, Up to his Father's throne : He, dearest Lord ! perfumes my sighs. And sweetens every groan. 6 [Ten thousand praises to the King, " Hosanna in the highest;" Ten thousand thanks our spirits bring To God, and to his Christ.] 37* 138 HYMN 39. [Book II. Hymn 38. C. M. Love to God. HAPPY the heart where graces reign. Where love inspires the breast : Love is the brightest of the train, And strengthens all the rest. 2 Knowledge, alas ! 'tis all in vain, And all in vain our fear ; Our stubborn sins will fight and reign , If love be absent there. 3 'Tis love that makes our cheerful feet. In swift obedience, move : The devils know, and tremble too, But Satan cannot love. 4 This is the grace that lives and sings. When faith and hope shall cease ; 'Tis this shall strike our joyful strings In the sweet realms of bliss. 5 Before we quite forsake our clay, Or leave this dark abode, The wings of love bear us away To see our smiling God. Hymn 39. C. M. The Shortness and Misery of Life. OUR days, alas! our mortal day* Are short and wretched too ; " Evil and few,''* the patriarch says And well the patriarch knew. *J fTis but at best a narrow bound That heaven allows to men, And pains, and sins run thro' the round Of threescore years and ten. * Gen. xlvii. 9. Book II.] HYMN 41. 131' 3 Well, if ye must be sad and few, Run on, my days, in haste ; Moments of sin, and months of wo. Ye cannot fly too fast. 1 Let heavenly Jove prepare my soul. And call her to the skies, Where years of long salvation roll, And glory never dies. Hymn 40, C. M. Our Comfort in the Covenant made with Christ. OUR God ! how firm his promise stand?. E'en when he hides his face, He trusts in our Redeemer's hands. His glory and his grace. 2 Then why, my soul, these sad complaints, Since Christ and we are one ? Thy God is faithful to his saints, Is faithful to his Son. 3 Beneath his smiles my heart has liv'd, And part of heaven possess'd; I praise his name for grace received, And trust him for the rest. Hymn 41* L. M. A sight of God mortifies us to the World. UP to the fields where angels lie, And living waters gently roll, Fain would my thoughts leap out and fly. But sin hangs heavy on my soul. •2 Thy wondrous blood, dear dying Christ, Can make this world of guilt remove ; And thou canst bear me where thou fly'st On thy kind wings celestial Dove. 3 O might I once mount up and sec The glories of th' eternal skies ; 440 HYMN 42. [Book IL What little things these worlds would be ! How despicable to my eyes ! 1 Had I a glance of thee, my God, Kingdoms and men would vanish soon : Vanish, as tho' I saw them not, As a dim candle dies at noon. 5 Then they might fight, and rage, and rave. I should perceive the noise no more Than we can hear a shaking leaf, While rattling thunders round us roar. <> Great All in All, eternal King ! Let me but view thy lovely face, And all my powers shall bow, and sing Thine endless grandeur and thy grace. Hymn 42, C. M. Delight in God. MY God, what endless pleasures dwell Above, at thy right hand ! Thy courts below, how amiable, Where all thy graces stand ! , "2 The swallow near thy temple lies, And chirps a cheerful note ; The lark mounts upward tow'rds thy skies. And tunes her warbling throat. 3 And we, when in thy presence, Lord, Do shout with joyful tongues ; Or sitting round our Father's board, We crown the feast with songs. I While Jesus shines with quick'ning grace, We sing, and mount on high ; But if a frown becloud his face, We faint, and tire, and die. 5 [Just as we see the lonesome dove Bemoan her widow'd state, tfooKlL] HYMN 43. 4-11 Wand'ring, she flies thro' all the grove, And mourns her loving mate. 6 Just so our thoughts, from thing to thing. In restless circles, rove ; Just so we droop and hang the wing When Jesus hides his love.] Hymn 43. L. M. Christ's Sufferings and Glory. NOW for a tune of lofty praise To great Jehovah's equal Son ! Awake, my voice, in heavenly (ays, Tell the loud wonders he hath done. *3 Sing, how he left the worlds of light. And the bright robes he wore above, How swift and joyful was his flight On wings of everlasting love. 3 Down to this base, this sinful earth, He came to raise our nature high ; He came t1 atone almighty wrath ; Jesus, the God, was born to die.] 1 [Hell and its lions roar'd around, His precious blood the monsters spilt ; While weighty sorrows press'd him down. Large as the loads of all our guilt.] 5 Deep in the shades of gloomy death Th' almighty Captive pris'ner lay ; Th' almighty Captive left the earth, And rose to everlasting day. 6 Lift up your eyes, ye sons of light, Up to his throne of shining grace ; See what immortal glones sit Round the sweet beauties of his grace 7 Amongst a thousand harps and song? Jesus, the God, exalted reigns ; 442 HYMN 45. [Book lh His sacred name fills all their tongues, And echoes thro' the heavenly plains. II y in 11 44. L. M Hell ; or, the Vengeance of God. WITH holy fear and humble song The dreadful God our souls adore : Rev'rence and awe become the tongue That speaks the terrors of his power. %2 Far in the deep, where darkness dwells, The land of horror and despair, Justice hath built a dismal hell, And laid her stores of vengeance there, 3 [Eternal plagues, and heavy chains, Tormenting racks and fiery coals, And darts V inflict immortal pains, Dy'd in the blood of damned souls, t There Satan, the first sinner, lies, And roars, and bites his iron bands ; In vain the rebel strives to rise, Crush'd with the weight of both thy hands.] 5 There guilty ghosts of Adam's race Shriek out, and howl beneath thy rod ; Once they could scorn a Saviour's grace But theyincensM a dreadful God. i) Tremble, my soul, and kiss the Son ; Sinner, obey thy Saviour's call ; Else your damnation hastens on, And hell gapes wide to wait your fall. Hymn 45. L. M. God's Condescension to our Worship. THY favours, Lord, surprise our souls : Will the Eternal dwell with us? What canst thou find beneath the poles, To tempt thy chariots downward thus ? Book II.] HYMN 46. 443 "3 Still might he fill his starry throne, And please his ear with Gabriel's songs, But th' heavenly majesty comes down, And bows to hearken to our tongues. .'J Great God ! what poor returns we pay For love so infinite as thine : Words are but air, and tongues but clay. But thy compassion's all-divine. Hymn 46. L. M. God's Condescension to Human Affairs. UP to the Lord, that reigns on high, And views the nations from afar, Let everlasting praises fly, And tell how large his bounties are. •1 [He that can shake the worlds he made. Or with his word, or with his rod, His goodness, how amazing great ! And what a condescending God !] 3 [God, that must stoop to view the skies; And bow to see what angels do, Down to our earth he casts his eyes, And bends his footsteps downward too.] 4 He overrules all mortal things, And manages our mean affairs ; On humble souls the King of kings Bestows his counsels and his cares. 5 Our sorrows and our tears we pour Into the bosom of our God ; He hears us in the mournful hour, And helps us bear the heavy load. 6 In vain might lofty princes try Such condescension to perform : For worms were never rais'd so high. Above their meanest fellow worm. 144 HYMN 48. [Book U. 7 O could our thankful hearts devise A tribute equal to thy grace, To the third heaven our songs should rise. \nd teach the golden harps thy praise. 11% mil 47. L. M. Glory and Grace in the Person of Christ. NO W to the Lord, a noble song ! Awake, my soul, awake, my tongue, Hosanna to th' Eternal Name, And all his boundless love proclaim. I See where it shines in Jesus' face, The brightest image of his grace ; God, in the person of his Son, Hath all his mightiest works outdone. 3 The spacious earth and spreading flood Proclaim the wise and powerful God ; And thy rich glories from afar Sparkle in every rolling star. 4 But in his looks a glory stands, The noblest labour of thy hands : The pleasing lustre of his eyes Outshines the wonders of the skies. 5 Grace ! 'tis a sweet, a charming theme - My thoughts rejoice at Jesus' name ! Ye angels, dwell upon the sound ; Ye heavens, reflect it to the ground ! (5 O, may I live to reach the place Where he unveils his lovely face ! Where all his beauties you behold, And sing his name to harps of gold! Hymn 48. C. M. Love to the Creatures is Dangerous. "OW vain are all things here below. How false and yet how fair ! H UookIL] HYMN 49. i Each pleasure hath its poison too, And every sweet a snare. '! The brightest things below the sky Give but aflatt'ring light : We should suspect some danger nigh Where we possess delight. 3 Our dearest joys, and nearest friends. The partners of our blood, How they divide ourwav'ring minds. And leave but half for God ! l The fondness of a creature's love, How strong it strikes the sense ! Thither the warm affections move Nor can we call them thence. 5 Dear Saviour ! let thy beauties be My soul's eternal food ; \nd grace command my heart awaj From all created good. Hymn 49. C. M. Moses Dying in the Embraces of God. DEATH cannot make our souls afraid If God be with us there ; We may walk thro' its darkest shade. x\nd never yield to fear. I I could renounce my all below, If my Creator bid ; And run, if 1 were call'd to go. And die as Moses did. j Might I but climb to Pisgah's top. And view the promis'd land, My flesh itself would long to drop, And pray for the command. i Clasp'd in my heavenly Father's arms I would forget my breath, 38 446 HYMN 51. [Book II. And lose my life among the charms Of so divine a death. Hymn 50. L M. Comforts under Sorrows and' Pains. NOW let the Lord my Saviour smile, And show my name upon his heart i I would forget my pains awhile, And in the pleasure lose the smart. '2 But Oh ! it swells my sorrows high, To see my blessed Jesus frown ; My spirits sink, my comforts die, And all the springs of life are down. 3 5fet why, my soul, why these complaints ? Still, while he frowns, his bowels move ; Still on his heart he bears his saints, And feels their sorrows, and his love. 4 My name is printed on his breast ; His book of life contains my name ; I'd rather have it there impress'd Than in the bright records of fame. 5 When the last fire burns all things here. Those letters shall securely stand, And in the Lamb's fair book appear. Writ by th' eternal Father's hand. 6 Now shall my minutes smoothly run, Whilst here I wait my Father's will ; My rising and my setting sun, Roll gently up and down the hill. Hymn 51. L. M. God the Son equal with the Father. BRIGHT King of glory, dreadful God Our spirits bow before thy seat ; To thee we lift an humble thought. And worship at thine awful feet. Book II.] IIYiMN 52. 41" 2 [Thy power hath form'd, thy wisdom sways, All nature with a sovereign word ; And the bright world of stars obeys The will of their superior Lord.] 3 [Mercy and truth unite in one, And smiling sit at thy right hand ; Eternal justice guards thy throne, And vengeance waits thy dread command.] 4 A thousand seraphs, strong and bright, Stand round the glorious Deity ; But who, amongst the sons of light, Pretends comparison with thee ? 5 Yet there is one, of human frame, Jesus, array'd in flesh and blood, Thinks it no robbery to claim A full equality with God. *;, [Their glory shines with equal beams, Their essence is for ever one ; Tho' they are known by diff'rent names. The Father God, and God the Son. 7 Then let the name of Christ, our King, With equal honours be ador'd; His praise let every angel sing, And all the nations own the Lord.] Hymn 52. C M. Death Dreadful, or Delightful. DEATH ! 'tis a melancholy day To those that have no God, When the poor soul is forc'd away To seek her last abode, i In vain to heaven she lifts her eyes ; But guilt, a heavy chain, Still drags her downward from the skies. To darkness, fire, and pain. 448 HYMN 53. [Book II . 3 Awake and mourn, ye heirs of hell, Let stubborn sinners fear ; You must be driv'n from earth, and dwell A long for ever there. 4 See how the pit gapes wide for you, And flashes in your face ; And thou, my soul, look downward too. And sing recov'ring grace. 5 He is a God of sovereign love, Who promisVl heaven to me, And taught my thoughts to soar above- Where happy spirits be. 0 Prepare me, Lord, for thy right hand ; Then come the joyful day ; Come death, and some celestial band. To bear my soul away. Hymn 53. C. M. The Pilgrimage of the Saints ; or, Earth and Heaven. LORD ! what a wretched land is this, That yields us no supply, No cheering fruits, no wholesome trees, Nor streams of living joy ! *2 But pricking thorns thro' all the ground. And mortal poisons grow ; And all the rivers that are found, With dang'rous waters flow. 3 Yet the dear path to thine abode, Lies thro' this, horrid land ; Lord ! we would keep the heavenly road* And run at thy command. 4 [Our souls shall tread the desert through With undiverted feet, And faith and flaming zeal subdue The terrors that we meet,! Book II.] HYMN 53. 449 5 [A thousand savage beasts of prey Around the forest roam ; But Judah's Lion guards the way, And guides the strangers home.] 6 [Long nights and darkness dwell below. With scarce a twinkling ray ; But the bright world to which we go, Is everlasting day.] 7 [By glimm'ring hopes, and gloomy fears, We trace the sacred road, Thro' dismal deeps and dangerous snares We make our way to God.] 8 Our journey is a thorny maze, But we march upward still ; Forget these troubles of the ways. And reach at Zion's hill. 9 [See the kind angels at the gates, Inviting us to come ! There Jesus, the forerunner waits. To welcome travelers home.] 10 There, on a green and flow'ry mount. Our weary souls shall sit, And, with transporting joys, recount The labours of our feet. 11 [No vain discourse shall fill our tongue, Nor trifles vex our ear ; Infinite grace shall fill our song, And God rejoice to hear.] ]'2 Eternal glory to the King Who brought us safely through ; Our tongues shall never cease to sing. And endless praise renew. 38* 450 HYMN 55. [Book I. Hymn 54. c. M. God's Presence is Light in Darkness. MY God ! the spring of all my joys; The life of my delights, The glory of my brightest days, And comfort of my nights : 2 In darkest shades if he appear, My dawning is begun ! He is my soul's sweet morning star. And he my rising sun. 3 The op'ning heavens around me shine With beams of sacred bliss, While Jesus shows his heart is mine. And whispers, " I am his." 4 My soul would leave this heavy clay At that transporting word, Run up, with joy, the shining way T' embrace my dearest Lord. 5 Fearless of hell, and ghastly death, Vd break thro' every foe ; The wings of love, and arms of faith, Should bear me conqueror through. Hymn 55. c. M. Frail Life and succeeding Eternity. THEE we adore, Eternal name f And humbly own to thee, How feeble is our mortal frame : What dying worms are we ! 2 [Our wasting lives grow shorter still, As months and days increase ; And every beating pulse we tell, Leaves but the number less. 0 The year rolls round, and steals away The breath that first it save : Book II.] HYMN 56. 451 Whate'er we do, where'er we be, We're traveling to the grave.] i Dangers stand thick thro' all the ground. To push us to the tomb ; And fierce diseases wait around, To hurry mortals home. 5 Good God ! on what a slender thread Hang everlasting things ! Th' eternal states of all the dead Upon life's feeble strings ! Jj Infinite joy, or endless wo, Attends on every breath ; And yet how unconcern'd we go Upon the brink of death. 7 Waken, O Lord, our drowsy sense To walk this dang'rous road ; And if our souls are hurry'd hence. May they be found with God. N' Hymn 56. C. M. The Misery of being without God in this World ; or vain Prosperity 'O, I shall envy them no more Who grow profanely great, Tho' they increase their golden store, And rise to wondrous height. 3 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 life your own : But death comes hast'ning unto you. To mow your glory down. I Yes, you must bow your stately head. Away your spirit flies ; 452 HYMN 57. [Book II, 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 glitt'ring dust are yours, And my Redeemer's mine. Hymn 57. L. M. The Pleasures of a good Conscience. LORD, how secure and bless'd are they. Who feel the joys of pardon'd sin ! Should storms of wrath shake earth and sea Their minds have heaven and peace within. 2 The day glides swiftly o'er their heads, Made up of innocence and love ; And, soft and silent as the shades, Their nightly minutes gently move. 3 [Quick as their thoughts their joys come on. But fly not half so swift away : Their souls are ever bright as noon, And calm as summer evenings be. 1 How oft they look to th' heavenly hills. Where groves of living pleasure grow, And longing hopes, and cheerful smiles Sit undisturb'd upon their brow.] 5 They scorn to seek our golden toys, But spend the day and share the night. In numb'ring o'er the richer joys, That heaven prepares for their delight. 0 While wretched we, like worms and moles. Lie grov'ling in the dust below : Almighty grace renew our souls ' And we'll aspire to glory too. T Book II.] HYMN 59. 453 Hymn 58. CM. The Shortness of Life, and the Goodness of God. IME ! what an empty vapour 'tis ! And days, how swift they are ! Swift as an Indian arrow flies, Or like a shooting star. [The present moments just appear, Then slide away in haste, That we can never say, " They're here/" But only say, "They're past."] [Our life is ever on the wing, And death is ever nigh ! The moment when our lives begin. We all begin to die.] t Yet, mighty God ! our fleeting days Thy lasting favours share, Yet, with the bounties of thy grace, Thou load'st the rolling year. 5 5Tis sovereign mercy finds us food, And we are cloth'd with love ; While grace stands pointing out the road That leads our souls above. *> His goodness runs an endless round ; All glory to the Lord ! His mercy never knows a bound ; And be his name ador'd ! 7 Thus we begin the lasting song ; And when we close our eyes, Let the next age thy praise prolong. Till time and nature dies. Hymn 59. CM. Paradise on Earth (^i LORY to God, who walks the sky ■* And sends his blessings through 454 HYMN 59. [Book IL Who tells his saints of joys on high, And gives a taste below. 2 [Glory to God, who stoops his throne, That dust and worms may see't, And brings a glimpse of glory down Around his sacred feet. 3 When Christ, with all his graces crown'd, Sheds his kind beams abroad, 'Tis a young heaven on earthly ground. And glory in the bud. 4 A blooming paradise of joy In this wild desert springs, And every sense I straight employ On sweet celestial things. 5 White lilies all around appear, And each his glory shows ; The rose of Sharon blossoms here, The fairest flower that blows. 6 Cheerful 1 feast on heavenly fruit, And drink the pleasures down ; Pleasures that flow hard by the foot Of the eternal throne.] 7 But ah ! how soon my joys decay ! How soon my sins arise, And snatch the heavenly scene away. From these lamenting eyes. 8 When shall the time, dear Jesus, when The shining day appear, That I shall leave these clouds of sin, And guilt and darkness here? 9 Up to the fields above the skies My hasty feet would go ; There everlasting flowers arise. And joys unwith'ring grow, Book II.] HYMN 60. l> Hymn 60. L. M. The Truth of God the Promiser ; or, the Promises are our Security PRAISE, everlasting praise, be paid To him who earth's foundation laid ; Praise to the God, whose strong decrees Sway the creation as he please. 1 Praise to the goodness of the Lord, Who rules his people by his word, And there, as strong as his decrees, He sets his kindest promises. ) [Firm are the words his prophets give, Sweet words on which his children live ; Each of them is the voice of God, Who spoke and spread the skies abroad. 4 Each of them powerful as that sound, That bid the new made world go round ; And stronger than the solid poles, On which the wheel of nature rolls.] » Whence then should doubts and fears arise ' Why trickling sorrows drown our eye? 1 Slowly, alas! our mind receives The comforts that our Maker gives. 6 0 for a strong, a lasting faith ! To credit what th' Almighty saith ! T" embrace the message of his Son, And call the joys of heaven our own. 7 Then should the earth's old pillars shake. And all the wheels of nature break : Our steady souls would fear no more Than solid rocks when billows roar. 8 Our everlasting hopes arise Above the ruinable skies, Where the eternal Builder reigns, And his own courts his power sustains. 156 HYMN 62. [Book II Hymn 61. c. M. A Thought of Death and Glory. MY soul, come, meditate the day, And think how near it stands, When thou must quit this house of clay And fly to unknown lands. "2 [And you, mine eyes, look down and view The hollow-gaping tomb : This gloomy prison waits for you Whene'er the summons come.] 3 O ! could we die with those that die, And place us in their stead ; Then would our spirits learn to fly, And converse with the dead. 1 Then should we see the saints above, In their own glorious forms, And wonder why our souls should love To dwell with mortal worms. 5 [How we should scorn these clothes of flesh: These fetters, and this load ; And long for evening, to undress, That we may rest with God.] 6 We should almost forsake our clay Before the summons come, And pray, and wish our souls away To their eternal home. Hymn 63. C. M. God the Thunderer; or, the last Judgment and Hell.* SING to the Lord, ye heavenly hosts, And thou, O earth, adore : Let death and hell, thro' all their coasts, Stand trembling at his pow'r. 1 His sounding chariot shakes the sky, He makes the clouds his throne; Made in a great sudden storm of thunder, August 20th, 1697. Book II.] HYMN 63. 4o There all his stores of lightning lie Till vengeance darts them down. > His nostrils breathe out 'fiery streams. And from his awful tongue A sovereign voice divides the flames, And thunder roars along. 1 Think, O my soul, the dreadful day When this incensed God Shall rend the sky and burn the sea, And fling his wrath abroad ! "> AVhat shall the wretch, the sinner do \ He once defy'd the Lord ! But he shall dread the Thund'rer now And sink beneath his word. Tempests of angry fire shall roll, To blast the rebel worm, And beat upon the naked soul In one eternal storm. Hymn 63. C. M. A Funeral Thought HARK ! from the tombs a doleful sound. Mine ears attend the cry ; •; Ye living men, come view the ground. " Where you must shortly lie. '2 '• Princes, this clay must be your bed, " In spite of all your towers ; " The tall, the wise, the rev'rend head, 11 Must lie as low as ours." 3 Great God ! is this our certain doom ? And are we still secure ? Still walking downward to the tomb„ And yet prepare no more ! 1 Grant us the power of quick'ning grace. To fit our souls to fly ; 39 158 HYMN 65. [Book 11 Then, when we drop this dying flesh, We'll rise above the sky. II yum 64. L. M. God the Glory and the Defence of Sicm. HAPPY the church, thou sacred place The seat of thy Creator's grace ; Thy holy courts are his abode, Thou earthly palace of our God. *i Thy walls are strength, and at thy gate? A guard of heavenly warriors waits ; Nor shall thy deep foundations move, Fix'd on his counsels and his love. 3 Thy foes in vain designs engage Against his throne, in vain they rag< Like rising waves with angry roar That dash and die upon the shore, i Then let our souls in Sion dwell, Nor fear the wrath of Rome and hell ; His arms embrace this happy ground, Like brazen bulwarks built around. 5 God is our shield, and God our sun ; Swift as the fleeting moments run, On us he sheds new beams of grace, And we reflect his brightest praise. Hymn 65. c. M. The Hopes of Heaven our Support under Trials on JB WHEN I can read my title clear To mansions in the skies, I bid farewell to every fear, And wipe my weeping eyes. *2 Should earth against my soul engage, And hellish darts be hurl'd, Then I can smile at Satan's rage, And face a frowning world. Boos II.] 11YMN GG. 150 3 Let cares, like a wild deluge, come, And storms of sorrow fall, May I but safely reach my home, My God, my heaven, my all : I There shall I bathe my weary soul In seas of heavenly rest, And not a wave of trouble roll Across my peaceful breast. Hymn 66. C M. A Prospect of Heaven makes Death easy. HERE is a land of pure delight, T Where saints immortal reign ; Infinite day excludes the night, And pleasures banish pain. *2 There everlasting spring abides, And never-with'ring flowers ; Death, like a narrow sea, divides This heavenly land from ours. 3 [Sweet fields beyond the swelling flood Stand dress'd in living green : So to the Jews old Canaan stood, While Jordan roll'd between. i But tim'rous mortals start and shrink, To cross this narrow sea, And linger, shiv'ring on the brink, And fear to launch away.] 5 O, could we make our doubts remove. Those gloomy doubts that rise, And see the Canaan that we love, With unbeclouded eyes! 0 Could we but climb where Moses stood, And view the landscape o'er, Not Jordan's streams, nor death's cold flood. Should fright us from the shore. m HYMN 68. [Book 11 Hymn 67. c. M. God's eternal Dominion. GREAT God ! how infinite art thou ! What worthless worms are we ! Let the whole race of creatures bow. And pay their praise to thee. *3 Thy throne eternal ages stood, Ere seas or stars were made : Thou art the ever-living God, Were all the nations dead. 3 Nature and time quite naked lie To thine immense survey, From the formation of the sky To the great burning day. 4 Eternity, with all its years, Stands present in thy view : To thee there's nothing old appears ; Great God ! there's nothing new. 5 Our lives thro' various scenes are drawn. And vex'd with trifling cares, While thine eternal thoughts moves on Thine undisturb'd affairs. 6 Great God ! how infinite art thou ! What worthless worms are we ! Let the whole race of creatures bow. And pay their praise to thee ! Hymn 68. C. m: The humble Worship of Heaven. FATHER, I long, I faint, to see The place of thine abode ; I'd leave thine earthly courts and flc< Up to thy seat, my God ! 1 Here 1 behold thy distant face, And 'tis a pleasing sight ; Book II.] HYMN 69. 461 But to abide in thy embrace. Is infinite delight. 3 Pd part with all the joys of sense, To gaze upon thy throne ; Pleasure springs fresh for ever thence. Unspeakable, unknown. 4 [There all the heavenly hosts are seen. In shining ranks they move, And drink immortal vigour in, With wonder and with love. 5 Then at thy feet, with awful fear, Th' adoring armies fall ; With joy they shrink to nothing there Before th' eternal All. 6 There I would vie with all the host. In duty and in bliss ; While less than nothing I could boast. And vanity* confess.] 7 The more thy glories strike mine eyes The humbler I shall lie ; Thus, while I sink, my joy shall rise Unmeasurably high. Hymn 69. C. M. The Faithfulness of God in the Promises. TTJEGIN, my tongue, some heavenly theme, .O And speak some boundless thing; The mighty works, or mightier name, Of our eternal King. •2 Tell of his wondrous faithfulness, And sound his power abroad ; Sing the sweet promise of his grace, And the performing God. 3 Proclaim " Salvation from the Lord " For wretched dying men ;" * Isaiah xl. 17. 39* m HYMN 70. [Book IT His hand hath writ the sacred word With an immortal pen. 4 Engrav'd, as in eternal brass, The mighty promise shines : Nor can the powers of darkness rase Those everlasting lines.] 5 [He that can dash whole worlds to death. And make them when he please, He speaks, and that almighty breath Fulfils his great decrees. 8 His very word of grace is strong As that which built the skies ; The voice that rolls the stars along, Speaks all the promises. 7 He said, " Let the wide heaven be spread," And heaven was stretch'd abroad ; ': Abra'm, I'll be thy God," he said, And he was Abra'm's God. 8 O, might I hear thy heavenly tongue But whisper, " Thou art mine I" Those gentle words should raise my song To notes almost divine. 1) How would my leaping heart rejoice. And think my heaven secure ! I trust the all-creating voice, And faith desires no more.] Hymn 70. L. M. God's Dominion over the Sea. Psalm cvii. 23, &e. GOD of the seas, thy thund'ring voice Makes all the roaring waves rejoice ? And one soft word of thy command Can sink them silent in the sand. 2 If but a Moses wave thy rod, The sea divides, and owns its God : Book II.] HYMN 71. The stormy floods their Maker knew And let his chosen armies through. 3 The scaly shoals amidst the sea, To thee, their Lord, a tribute pay ; The meanest fish that swims the flood- Leaps up, and means a praise to God. 1 The larger monsters of the deep, On thy commands attendance keep ; By thy permission sport and play, And cleave along their foaming way 5 If God his voice of tempest rears, Leviathan lies still, and fears ; Anon he lifts his nostrils high, And spouts the ocean to the sky.] 6 How is thy glorious power ador'd Amidst these wat'ry nations, Lord ! Yet the bold men that trace the seas, Bold men ! refuse their Maker's prai^t 7 [What scenes of miracles they see, And never tune a song to thee ! While on the flood they safely ride, They curse the hand that smooths the tide. 8 Anon they plunge in wat'ry graves, And some drink death among the wave? ; Yet the surviving crew blaspheme, Nor own the God that rescu'd them.] i) O for some signal of thine hand ! Shake all the seas, Lord, shake the land : Great Judge, descend, lest men deny That there's a God who rules the sky. From the 70th to the 108th Hymn, I hope the reader will forgive 'he neglect of rhyme in the first and third lines of the stanza. Hymn 71. C. M. Praise to God from all Creatures. IHE glories of my Maker, God. My joyful voice shall sing, T 464 HYMN 72. [Book if. And call the nations to adore Their Former and their King. 2 'Twas his right hand that shap'd our clay, And wrought this human frame : But from his own immediate breath Our nobler spirits came. 3 We bring our mortal powers to God And worship with our tongues : We claim some kindred with the skies: And join th' angelic songs. 4 Let grov'ling beasts of every shape, And fowls of every wing, And rocks and trees, and fires and seas. Their various tribute bring. 5 Ye planets, to his honour shine, And wheels of nature, roll ; Praise him in your unweary'd course Around the steady pole. 6 The brightness of our Maker's name The wide creation fills, And his unbounded grandeur flies Beyond the heavenly hills. Hymn 72. C. M. The Lord's Day ; or the Resurrection of Christ. BLESS'D morning, whose young dawning Beheld our rising God ; [rav« That saw him triumph o'er the dust, And leave his last abode ! 'I In the cold prison of a tomb The dear Redeemer lay, Till the revolving skies had brought The third, th' appointed day. 3 Hell and the grave unite their force To hold our God in vain ; Book II.] HYMN 74. 16 •• The sleeping Conqueror arose, And burst their feeble chain. 1 To thy great name, almighty Lord, These sacred hours we pay, And loud hosannas shall proclaim The triumph of the day. 5 [Salvation and immortal praise To our victorious King; Let heaven, and earth, and rocks, and sea- With glad hosannas ring.] Hymn 73. C M Doubts scattered ; or, spiritual Joy restored. HENCE, from m> soul, sad thoughts begone, And leave me to my joys ; My tongue shall triumph in my God, And make a joyful noise. 2 Darkness and doubts had veiPd my mind. And drown'd my head in tears, Till sovereign grace, with shining rays. DispelPd my gloomy fears. 3 O, what immortal joys 1 felt, And raptures all divine, When Jesus told me I was his, And my Beloved mine! 1 In vain the tempter frights my soul, And breaks my peace in vain ; One glimpse, dear Saviour, of thy face Revives my joys again. Hymn 74. S M. Repentance from a sense of Divine Goodness ; or, a Complaint Now, sinners, dry your tears, Let hopeless sorrow cease ; Bow to the sceptre of his love, And take the offer'd peace. These lively hopes we owe To Jesus' dying love ; 42 z 49,4 HYMN 11L [Book II, We would adore his grace below, And sing his power above. 6 Dear Lord accept the praise Of these our humble songs, Till tunes of nobler sound we raise, With our immortal tongues. Hymn 111. CM. Thanksgiving for Victory; or, God' s Dominion and our Deliverance. ION rejoice and Judah sing, The Lord assumes his throne ; Come, let us own the heavenly King. And make his glories known. 3 The great, the wicked, and the proud, From their high seats are hurl'd : Jehovah rides upon a cloud, And thunders thro' the world. 3 He reigns upon th' eternal hills, Distributes mortal crowns ; Empires are fix'd beneath his smiles. And totter at his frowns. 4 Navies, that rule the ocean wide, Are vanquish'd by his breath ; And legions, arm'd with power and pride. Descend to watVy death. 3 Let tyrants make no more pretence To vex our happy land ; Jehovah's name is our defence ; Our buckler is his hand. 6 [Still may the King of grace descend To rule us by his word ; And all the honours we can give Be offer'd to the Lord.] Book II.] HYMN 113. 495 Hymn 112. L. M. Angels ministering to Christ and the Saints. GREAT God ! to what a glorious height Hast thou advanc'd the Lord, thy Son ! Angels, in all their robes of light, Are made the servants of his throne. ;2 Before his feet thine armies wait, And, swift as flames of fire, they move, To manage his affairs of state, In works of vengeance and of love. 3 His orders run thro1 all the hosts, Legions descend at his command, To shield and guard our native coasts. When foreign rage invades our land. 4 Now are they sent to guide our feet Up to the gates of thine abode, Thro' all the dangers that we meet, In travelling the heavenly road. v5 Lord, when I leave this mortal ground, And thou shalt bid me rise and come, Send a beloved angel down Safe to conduct my spirit home. Hymn 113. C. M. Thesarm. THE majesty of Solomon, How glorious to behold ! The servants waiting round his throne The iv'ry, and the gold ! *2 But, mighty God ! thy palace shines With far superior beams ; Thine angel-guards are swift as winds, Thy ministers are flames. 3 [Soon as thine only Son had made His entrance on the earth, A shining army downward fled. To celebrate his birth. 490 HYMN 114. [Book I 4 And, when oppress'd with pains and fears On the cold ground he lies, Behold, a heavenly form appears T' allay his agonies.] 5 Now to the hands of Christ, our King, Are all their legions given ; They wait upon his saints, and bring His chosen heirs to heaven. (i Pleasure and praise run thro' their host. To see a sinner turn, That Satan has a captive lost, And Christ a subject born. 7 But there's an hour of brighter joy. When he his angels sends Obstinate rebels to destroy, And gather in his friends. 3 0 ! could I say, without a doubt, There shall my soul be found, Then let the great archangel shout, And the last trumpet sound. Hymn 114. C. M. Christ's Death, Victory, and Dominion. SING my Saviour's wondrous death He conquer'd when he fell ; " 'Tis finish'd !" said his dying breath. And shook the gates of hell. 2 " 1Tis finish'd !" our Immanuel cries. The dreadful work is done ! Hence shall his sovereign throne arise. His kingdom is begun. -J His cross, a sure foundation laid For glory and renown, When, thro' the regions of the dead He pass'd to reach the crown. i Book II.] HYMN 116. 49: 4 Exalted at his Father's side Sits our victorious Lord ; To heaven and hell his hands divide The vengeance or reward. 5 The saints, from his propitious eye. Await their several crowns, And all the sons of darkness fly The terror of his frowns. Hymn 115. CM. God the Avenger of his Saints; or, his Kingdom Supreme. HIGH as the heavens above the ground Pceigns the Creator God ; Wide as the whole creation's bound Extends his awful rod. :2 Let princes of exalted state To him ascribe their crown, Render their homage at his feet, And cast their glories down. 3 Know that his kingdom is supreme, Your lofty thoughts are vain ; He calls you gods, that awful name ! But ye must die like men. 4 Then let the sovereigns of the globe Not dare to vex the just ; He puts on vengeance, like a robe. And treads the worms to dust. 5 Ye judges of the earth, be wise, And think of heaven with fear ; The meanest saint that you despise Has an Avenger there. Hymn 116. C. M. Mercies and Thanks. HOW can 1 sink with such a pro]- As my eternal God, 42* 493 HYMN 118. [Book (f. Who bears the earth's huge pillars up, And spreads the heavens abroad ? 2 How can I die while Jesus lives, Who rose and left the dead ; Pardon and grace my soul receives From thine exalted head. 3 All that I am, and all 1 have, Shall be for ever thine ! Whate'er my duty bids me give, My cheerful hands resign. 1 Yet, if I might make some reserve. And duty did not call, I love my God with zeal so great, That I should give him all. Hymn 117. L. M. Living and Dying with God present. 1 CAN NOT bear thine absence, Lord, My life expires if thou depart : Be thou, my heart, still near my God, And thou, my God, be near my heart. 2 I was not born for earth or sin, Nor can I live on things so vile ; Yet I will stay my Father's time, And hope and wait for heaven awhile. •} Then, dearest Lord, in thine embrace, Let me resign my fleeting breath, And, with a smile upon my face, Pass the important hour of death. Hymn 118, L. Bf. The Priesthood of Christ. BLOOD has a voice to pierce the skies, " Revenge !" the blood of Abel cries : 1'ut the dear stream, when Christ was slain. Speaks peace as loud from every vein. Book II.] HYMN 119. 499 ;2 Pardon and peace from God on high ; Behold he lays his vengeance by; And rebels, that deserve his sword. Become the fav'rites of the Lord. 3 To Jesus let our praises rise, Who gave his life a sacrifice : Now he appears before his God, \nd for our pardon pleads his blood. 11 y in li 119. C. M. The holy Scriptures. LADEN with guilt, and full of fears. I fly to thee my Lord ; And not a glimpse of hope appears But in thy written word. *2 The volume of my Father's grace Does all my grief assuage ; Here I behold my Saviour's face Almost in every page. 3 This is the field where hidden lies The pearl of price unknown ; That merchant is divinely wise Who makes the pearl his own. 4 Here consecrated water flows To quench my thirst of sin ; Here the fair tree of knowledge crows. Nor danger dwells therein. 5 This is the judge, that ends the strife Where wit and reason fail, My guide to everlasting life Thro' all this gloomy vale. iO HYMN 137. [Book H Behold the midnight bright as noon, And heavenly hosts declare his birth. 3 About the young Redeemer's head ! What wonders and what glories meet ! An unknown star arose and led The eastern sages to his feet. o Simeon and Anna both conspire The infant Saviour to proclaim ; Inward they felt the sacred fire, And bless'd the babe and own'd his name. 4 Let Jews and Greeks blaspheme aloud, And treat the holy child with scorn ; Our souls adore th' eternal God Who condescended to be born. B Ilynm 137. L. M. Miracles in the Life, Death, and Resurrection of Christ EHOLD, the blind their sight receive ! Behold, the dead awake and live ! The dumb speak wonders ! and the lame Leap like the hart, and bless his name ! 'I Thus doth th' eternal Spirit own And seal the mission of his Son ; The Father vindicates his cause, While he hangs bleeding on the cross. 3 He dies ! the heavens in mourning stood ; He rises and appears a God ! Behold the Lord ascending high, No more to bleed no more to die. 1 Hence and for ever from my heart. I bid my doubts and fears depart ; And to those hands my soul resign , Which bear credentials so divine. Book II.] HYMN 139. 511 Hymn 138. L. M The Power of the Gospel. THIS is the word of truth and love. Sent to the nations from above ; Jehovah here resolves to shew What his almighty grace can do. "2 This remedy did wisdom find, To heal diseases of the mind ; This sovereign balm, whose virtues can Restore the ruin'd creature, man. 3 The gospel bids the dead revive, Sinners obey the voice and live ; Dry bones are rais'd, and cloth'd afresh. And hearts of stone are turn'd to flesh ; 1 [Where Satan reign 'd, in shades of night. The gospel strikes a heavenly light ; Our lusts its wondrous power controls. And calms the rage of angry souls. 5 Lions, and beasts of savage name, Put on the nature of the lamb ; While the wide world esteems it strange. Gaze, and admire, and hate the change, 6 May but this grace my soul renew, Let sinners gaze and hate me too ; The word that saves me does engage A sure defence from all their rage. Hymn 130. L. M. The Example of Christ. MY dear Redeemer, and my Lord, I read my duty in thy word, 13ut in thy life the law appears, Drawn out in living characters. 2 Such was thy truth, and such thy zeal, Such def 'rence to thy Father's will. 51$ HYMN 140. [Book II. Such love, and meekness so divine, 1 would transcribe and make them mine. 3 Cold mountains, and the midnight air, Witness'd the fervour of thy prayer; The desert thy temptations knew, Thy conflict, and thy victr'y too. 1 Be thou my pattern ; make me bear More of thy gracious image here ! Then God, the Judge, shall own my name Amongst the followers of the Lamb. Hymn 140. C. M. The Examples of Christ and the Saints. Gi IVE me the wings of faith, to rise J Within the veil, and see The saints above, how great their joys. How bright their glories be ! 42 Once they were mourning here below, And wet their couch with tears ; They wrestled hard, as we do now, With sins, and doubts, and fears. 3 I ask them, whence their vict'ry came ' They, with united breath, Ascribe their conquest to the Lamb, Their triumph, to his death. 1 Theymark'd the footsteps that he trod. (His zeal inspir'd their breast :) And, following their incarnate God, Possess'd the promis'd rest. 5 Our glorious Leader claims our praise For his own pattern given, While the long cloud of witnesses Show the same path to heaven. Book II.] HYMN 1 42. 513 Hymn 141. CM. Faith assisted by Sense; or. Preaching, Baptism, and the Lord^ Supper. MY Saviour God, my sovereign Prince Reigns far above ihe skies ; But brings his graces down to sense And helps m> faith to rise. *2 My eyes and ears shall bless his name. They read and hear his word : My touch and taste shall do the same. When they receive the Lord. 3 Baptismal water is designM To seal his cleansing grace, While at his feast of bread and wine, He gives his saints a place. 1 But not the waters of a flood Can make my flesh so clean, As by his Spirit and his blood He'll wash my soul from sin. 5 Not choicest meats, or noblest wines, So much my heart refresh, As when my faith goes thro' the signs. And feeds upon his flesh. 6 I love the Lord who stoops so low, To give his word a seal : But the rich grace his hands bestow. Exceeds the figures still. Hymn 142. S. M. Faith in Christ our Sacrifice. *OT all the blood of beasts, On Jewish altars slain, Could give the guilty conscience peace, Or wash away the stain. But Christ, the heavenly Lamb, Takes all our sins awav : N' 314 HYMN 144. [Book II. A sacrifice of nobler name, And richer blon,! man they. 3 My faith would lay her hand On that dear head of thine, While, like a penitent I stand, And there confess my sin. 4 My soul looks back to see The burdens thou didst bear, When hanging on the cursed tree, And hopes her guilt was there. 5 Believing, we rejoice To see the curse remove; We bless the Lamb with cheerful voicc; And sing his bleeding love. Hymn 143. C. M. Flesh and Spirit. WHAT different powers of grace and sin Attend oui mortal state ! I hate the thoughts that work within, And do the works I hate. *2 Now I complain, and groan, and die, While sin and Satan reign ; Now raise my songs of triumph nigh, For grace prevails again. 3 So darkness struggles with the light. Till perfect day arise, Water and fire maintain the fighi Until the weaker dies. 4 Thus will the flesh and spirit strive, And vex and break my peace ; But I shall quit th?s mortal life, And sin for ever cease. Hymn 144. L. M. The Effusion of the Spit it ; or, the Success of the Gospel, GREAT was th< day, the joy was great. When the divine disciples met ; Book II.] HYMN 145. 51*> Whilst on their heads the Spirit came, And sat like tongues of cloven flame. *? What gifts, what miracles he gave! And power to kill, and power to save ! Furnish'd their tongues with wondrous words, Instead of shields, and spears, and swords. -> Thus arm'd, he sent his champions forth, From east to west, from south to north; 11 Go ! and assert your Saviour's cause : " Go ! spread the myst'ry of his cross/' 1 These weapons of the holy war, Of what almighty force they are, To make our stubborn passions bow. And lay the proudest rebel low. 5 Nations, the learned and the rude, Are by these heavenly arms subdu'd ; While Satan rages at his loss, And hates the doctrine of the cross. 6 Great King of Grace ! my heart subdue : I would be led in triumph too, A willing captive to my Lord, And sing the vict'ries of his word. Hymn 145. C. M. Sight through a Glass, and face to face. I LOVE the windows of thy grace, Thro1 which my Lord is seen, And long to meet my Saviour's face, Without a glass between. '2 O, that the happy hour were come, To change my faith to sight ! I shall behold my Lord at home, In a diviner light. , 3 Haste, my beloved ; and remove These interposing days ; / 516 HYMN 147. [Book 11, Then shall my passions all be love, And all my powers be praise. Hymn 1 46. L. M. The Vanity of Creatures ; or, no Rest on Earth. MAN hath a soul of vast desires, He burns within with restless fires ; Tost to and fro, his passions fly From vanity to vanity. *3 In vain on earth we hope to find Some solid good to fill the mind ; We try new pleasures ; but we feel The inward thirst and torment still. ;> So, when a raging fever burns, We shift from side to side by turns ; And 'tis a poor relief we gain, To change the place but keep the pain. 4 Great God ! subdue this vicious thirst. This love to vanity and dust ! Cure the vile fever of the mind, And feed our souls with joys refin'd* Hymn 147. c. M. The Creation of the World. Gen. i. "OW let a spacious world arise, v Said the Creator Lord ; At once th1 obedient earth and skies Rose at his sovereign word. *2 [Dark was the deep ; the waters lay Confus'd, and drown'd the land ; He call'd the light, the new-born day Attends on his command. 3 He bids the clouds ascend on high : The clouds ascend, and bear, A wat'ry treasure to the sky, And float on softer air. N' Book 11.] HYMN 147. 1 The liquid element below Was gather'd by his hand ; The rolling seas together flow, And leave the solid land. i With herbs and plants, (a flow'ry birth, ] The naked globe he crown'd, Ere there was rain to bless the earth. Or sun to warm the ground. U Then he adorn'd the upper skies: Behold the sun appears ; The moon and stars in order rise To mark out months and years. 7 Out of the deep th1 almighty King Did vital beings frame, The painted fowls of every wing, And fish of every name.] 8 lie gave the lion and the worm At once their wondrous birth, And grazing beasts, of various form. Rose from the teeming earth. '* Adam was form'd of equal clay, Tho' sovereign of the rest, Design'd for nobler ends than they, With God's own image bless'd. . 10 Thus, glorious in the Maker's eye, The young creation stood ; He saw the building from on high ; His word pronounc'd it good. 11 Lord, while the frame of nature stand*. Thy praise shall fill my tongue; But the new world of grace demands A more exalted song. 44 D 51S HYMN 149. [Book IJ. Hymn 148. CM. God reconciled in Christ. ,EAREST of all the names above. My Jesus, and my God, Who can resist thy heavenly love, Or trifle with thy blood ? 2 'Tis by the merits of thy death The Father smiles again ; 'Tis by thine interceding breath The Spirit dwells with men. 3 Till God in human flesh I see, My thoughts no comfort find ; The holy, just, and sacred Three. Are terrors to my mind. 4 But if Immanuel's face appear, My hope, my joy begins : His name forbids my slavish fear. His grace removes my sins. 5 While Jews on their own law rely. And Greeks of wisdom boast, T love th' incarnate mystery, And there I fix my trust. Hymn 149. CM. Honour to Magistrates; ort Government from God. ETERNAL Sovereign of the sky. And Lord of all below, We mortals to thy Majesty Our first obedience owe. 2 Our souls adore thy throne supreme. And bless thy providence, For magistrates of meaner name, Our glory and defence. ?> [The crowns of righteous princes shine With ravs above the rest. Book II.] HYMN 151. 519 Where laws and liberties combine To make the nation bless'd.] 1 Kingdoms on firm foundations stand, While virtue rinds reward ; And sinners perish from the land By justice and the sword. 5 Let Cesar's due be ever paid To Cesar and his throne ; But consciences and souls were made To be the Lord's alone. Hymn loO. C. M. The Deceitfulness of Sin. SIN hath a thousand treach'rous arts To practise on the mind ; With flatt'ring looks she tempts our hearts, Bui leaves a sting behind. 2 With names of virtue she deceives The aged and the young ; And while the heedless wretch believes, She makes his fetters strong. 3 She pleads for all the joys she brings, And gives a fair pretence ; But cheats the soul of heavenly things. And chains it down to sense. 1 So on a tree divinely fair, Grew the forbidden food ; Our mother took the poison there, And tainted all her blood. Hymn lot. L. M. Prophecy and Inspiration. } F¥l WAS by an order from the Lord, JL The ancient prophets spoke his word ; His Spirit did their tongues inspire, And warm'd their hearts with heavenly fire. 520 HYMN 152. [Book 2 The works and wonders which they wrought Confirm'd the messages they brought; The prophet's pen succeeds his breath. To save the holy words from death. 3 Great God ! mine eyes with pleasure look On the dear volume of thy book; There my Redeemer's facf, I see, And read his name who died for me. 1 Let the false raptures of the mind Be lost and vanish in the wind ; Here I can fix my hope secure ; This is thy word and must endure. Hymn 152. c. M. Sinai and Zion. Heb. xii. 18, Sac. NOT to the terrors of the Lord, The tempest, fire, and smoke ; Not to the thunder of that word, Which God on Sinai spoke ; 2 But we are come to Zion's hill, The city of our God, Where milder worlds declare his will. And spread his love abroad. 3 Behold th1 innumerable host Of angels cloth'd in light! Behold the spirits of the just, Whose faith is turn'd to sight ! 4 Behold the bless'd assembly there, Whose names are writ in heaven And God, the Judge of all, declares Their vilest sins forgiven. 5 The saints on earth, and all the dead. But one communion make ; All join in Christ, their living head, And of his grace partake, Book II.] HYMN 154. o'tt G In such society as this My weary soul would rest ; The man that dwells where Jesus is Must be for ever bless'd. Hymn 153. €. M. The Distemper, Folly, and Madness of Sin . SIN, like a venomous disease, Infects our vital blood : The only balm is sovereign grace, And the physician, God. *2 Our beauty and our strength are fled, And we draw near to death ; But Christ, the Lord, recalls the dead With his almighty breath. 3 Madness, by nature, reigns within, The passions burn and rage, Till God's own Son, with skill divine. The inward fire assuage. 1 [We lick the dust, we grasp the wind. And solid good despise ; Such is the folly of the mind, Till Jesus makes us wise. 5 We give our souls the wounds they feel, We drink the pois'nous gall, And rush with fury down to hell ; But heaven prevents the fall.] *i [The man possess'd among the tombs, Cuts his own flesh and cries ; He foams and raves till Jesus comes, And the foul spirit flies.] Hymn 154. L. M. Self-Righteousness Insufficient. WHERE are the mourners,''* saith the Lord. " That wait and tremble at my word ? * Isaiah 1. 10,11. 44* 522 HYMN 155. [Book IL " That walk in darkness all the day ? " Come, make my name your trust and stay, 2 " No works nor duties of your own ft Can for the smallest sin atone ; " *The robes that nature may provide. " Will not your least pollutions hide. 3 " The softest couch that nature knows, " Can give the conscience no repose : " Look to my righteousness and live ; <; Comfort and peace are mine to give.] 4 " Ye sons of pride, that kindle coals " With your own hands, to warm your sou!>. " Walk in the light of your own fire, " Enjoy the sparks that ye desire : 5 " This is your portion at my hands, " Hell vvaits you with her iron bands ; '•'- Ye shall lie down in sorrow there, "In death, in darkness, and despair/" Hymn 155. CM Christ our Passover. LO, the destroying angel flies To Pharaoh's stubborn land ! The pride and flower of Egypt dies By his vindictive hand. 2 He pass'd the tents of Jacob o'er. Nor pour'd the wrath divine ; He saw the blood on every door, And bless'd the peaceful sign. 3 Thus the appointed Lamb must bleed. To break th' Egyptian yoke; Thus Israel is from bondage freed. And 'scapes the angel's stroke. i Lord, if my heart were sprinkled too. With blood so rich as thine, * Isaiah xxviii. 22. Book II.] HYMN 156. 523 Justice no longer would pursue This guilty soul of mine. 5 Jesus, our passover, was slain, And has at once procur'd Freedom from Satan's heavy chain. And God's avenging sword. Hymn 156. C. M. Presumption and Despair ; or, Satan's various Temptation*. I HATE the tempter and his charms, I hate his flatting breath ; The serpent takes a thousand forms To cheat our souls to death. 2 He feeds our hopes with airy dreams, Or kills with slavish fear ; And holds us still in wide extremes, Presumption or despair. 3 Now he persuades, " How easy His " To walk the road to heaven : " Anon, he swells our sins, and cries, " They cannot be forgiven.1" J [He bids young sinners, "Yet forbear. " To think of God or death ; ••For prayer and devotion are " But melancholy breath.1' ~> He tells the aged, " They must die " And 'tis too late to pray ; ;; In vain for mercy now they cry, " For they have lost their day."] t) Thus he supports his cruel throne By mischief and deceit, And drags the sons of Adam down To darkness and the pit. 7 Almighty God, cut short his powci. Let him in darkness dwell : 524 HYMN 158. [Book II-. And that he vex the earth no more, Confine him down to hell. Hymn 157. CM. The same. NOW Satan comes with dreadful roar, And threatens to destroy ; He worries whom he can't devour With a malicious joy. *2 Ye sons of God, oppose his rage : Resist, and he'll be gone ; Thus did our dearest Lord engage And vanquish him alone. 3 Now he appears almost divine ! Like innocence and love ; But the old serpent lurks within, When he assumes the dove. 4 Fly from the false deceiver's tongue, Ye sons of Adam, fly ! Our parents found the snare too strong. Nor should the children try. Hymn 158, L. M. Few saved ; or, the almost Christian, the Hypocrite, and the Aposiate BROAD is the road that leads to death. And thousands walk together there : But wisdom shows a narrow path, With here and there a traveller. 2 " Deny thyself, and take thy cross," Is the Redeemer's great command ! Nature must count her gold but dross. If she would gain this heavenly land. 3 The fearful soul, that tires and faints, And walks the ways of God no more. Is but esteem'd almost a saint, And makes his own destruction sure. Book II.] HYMN 1G0. 525 1 Lord, let not all my hopes be vain, Create my heart entirely new ; Which hypocrite could ne'er attain, Which false apostates never knew. Hymn 159. c. M. An Unconverted State ; or, Converting Grace, GREAT King of glory and of grace ' We own with humble shame How vile is our degen'rate race, And our first father's name.] *2 From Adam flows our tainted blood. The poison reigns within ; Makes us averse to all that's good. And willing slaves to sin. 3 [Daily we break thy holy laws, And then reject thy grace ; Engag'd in the old serpent's cause, Against our Maker's face.] 1 We live estrang'd afar from God, And love the distance well ; With haste, we run the dang'rous road That leads to death and hell. .3 And can such rebels be restor'd ! Such nature's made divine ! Let sinners see thy glory, Lord, And feel this power of thine. 6 We raise our Father's name on hiffh, o Who his own Spirit sends To bring rebellious strangers nigh. And turn his foes to friends. Hymn 160. L. M. Custom in Sin. LET the wild leopards of the wood Put off the spots that nature give- 526 HYMN 161. [Book II. Then may the wicked turn to God, And change their tempers and their lives. 2 As well might Ethiopean slaves Wash out the darkness of their skin ; The dead as well may leave their graves, As old transgressors cease to sin. 3 Where vice has held its empire long, 'Twill not endure the least control ; None but a power divinely strong, Can turn the current of the soul. 4 Great God ! I own thy power divine, That works to change this heart of mine ; 1 would be form'd anew, and bless The wonders of creating grace. Hymn 161. CM. Christian Virtues ; or, the Difficulty of Conversion. STRAIT is the way, the door is strait That leads to joys on high ; 'Tis but a few that find the gate, While crowds mistake and die. 2 Beloved self must bedeny'd, The mind and will re* ew'd, Passion suppress'd and patience try'd, And vain desires subdu'd. 3 [Flesh is a dangerous foe to grace, Where it prevails and rules ; Flesh must be humbled, pnde abas'd, Lest they destroy our souls.] 4 The love of gold be banish'd hence, (That vile idolatry,) And every member, every sense, In sweet subjection lie. 5 The tongue, that most unruly power. Requires a strong restraint : Book II.] HYMN 163. ">27 We must be watchful every hour, And pray, but never faint. 0 Lord, can a feeble, helpless worm Fulfil a task so hard ? Thy grace must all my work perform, And give the free reward. Hymn 162. C. M. The Meditation of Heaven ; or, the Joys oj Faith. MY thoughts surmount these lower skies. And look within the veil ; There springs of endless pleasure rise, The waters never fail. •2 There 1 behold, with sweet delight, The blessed Three in One ; And strong affections fix my sight On God's incarnate Son. 3 His promise stands for ever firm, His grace shall ne'er depart ; Me binds my name upon his arm, And seals it on his heart. 4 Light are the pains that nature brings How short our sorrows are, When, with eternal future things, The present we compare ! 5 I would not be a stranger still To that celestial place, Where 1 for ever hope to dwell Near my Redeemer's face. Hymn 163. C. M. Complaint of Desertion and Temptation. DEAR Lord ! behold our sore distress, Our sins attempt to reign ; Stretch out thine arm of conquering grace, And let thy foes be slain. 528 HYMN 164. [Book II 2 [The lion, with his dreadful roar, Affrights thy feeble sheep ; Reveal the glory of thy power, And chain him to the deep. 3 Must we indulge a long despair? Shall our petitions die? Our mournings never reach thine ear. Nor tears affect thine eye ?] 1 If thou despise a mortal groan, Yet hear a Saviour's blood : An Advocate so near the throne Pleads and prevails with God. "> He brought the Spirit's powerful sword. To slay our deadly foes ; Our sins shall die beneath thy word, And hell in vain oppose. <> How boundless is our Father's grace, In height, and depth, and length ! He made his Son our righteousness, His Spirit is our strength. Hymu 164. C. M. The End of the World. WHY should this earth delight us so ? Why should we fix our eyes On these low grounds, where sorrows grow. And every pleasure dies ? 2 While time his sharpest teeth prepares Our comforts to devour, There is a land above the stars, And joys above his power. 3 Nature shall be dissolv'd and die. The sun must end his race, The earth and sea for ever fly Before my Saviour's face. Book II.] HYMN 1G6. 529 4 When will that glorious morning rise I When the last trumpet sound, Vnd call the nations to the skies From underneath the ground ? Hymn 16o. C. M. t'nfruitfidness, Ignorance, and Unsanctijied Effect i<> LONG have I sat beneath the sound Of thy salvation, i^ord ; But still how weak my faith is found, And knowledge of thy word ! 2 Oft I frequent thy holy place, And hear almost in vain ; How small a portion of thy grace My mem'ry can retain ! 3 [My dear Almighty, and my God. How little art thou known By all the judgments of thy rod And blessings of thy throne ?] I [How cold and feeble is my love ! How negligent my fear ! How low my hope of joys above ! How few affections there ! 3 Great God! thy sovereign power impat; To give thy word success ; Write thy salvation in my heart, And make me learn thy grace. 6 [Show my forgetful feet the way That leads to joys on high ; There knowledge grows without decay, And love shall never die.] H Hymn 166. C. M. The Divine Perfections. OW shall I praise th' eternal God. That infinite Unknown I 45 530 HYMN 167. [Book IJ Who can ascend his high abode, Or venture near his throne ? '2 [The great Invisible ! He dwells Conceal'd in dazzling light ; But his all-searching eye reveals The secrets of the night. 3 Those watchful eyes, that never sleep, Survey the world around ; His wisdom is a boundless deep, Where all our thoughts are drown'd.] 4 [Speak we of strength ? his arm is strong. To save or to destroy ; Infinite years his life prolong, And endless is his joy.] 5 [He knows no shadow of a change, Nor alters his decrees ; Firm as a rock his truth remains To guard his promises.] 6 [Sinners before his presence die : How holy is his name ! His anger and his jealousy Burn like devouring flame.] 7 Justice, upon a dreadful throne, Maintains the rights of God, While mercy sends her pardons down. Bought with a Saviour's blood. 8 Now to my soul, immortal King, Speak some forgiving word ; Then 'twill be double joy to sing The glories of my Lord. Hymn 167. L. M. G The Divine Perfections. HEAT God ! thy glories shall employ My holy fear, my humble joy : Book II.] HYMN 167. 53i My lips, in songs of honour, bring Their tribute to th' eternal King. '2 [Earth and the stars, and worlds unknown, Depend, precarious, on his throne ; All nature hangs upon his word, And grace and glory own their Lord.] 3 [His sovereign power, what mortal knows If he commands who dare oppose ? With strength he girds himself around, And treads the rebels to the ground.]' 4 [Who shall pretend to teach him skill, Or guide the counsels of his will ? His wisdom, like a sea divine. Flows deep and high beyond our line.] 5 [His name is holy, and his eye Burns with immortal jealousy ; He hates the sons of pride, and sheds His fiery vengeance on their heads.] *3 [The beamings of his piercing sight Bring dark hypocrisy to light ; Death and destruction naked lie, And hell uncover'd to his eye.] 7 [Th' eternal law before him stands ; His justice, with impartial hands, Divides to all their due reward, Or by the sceptre or the sword.] S [His mercy, like a boundless sea, Washes our load of guilt away ; While his own Son came down and died T' engage his justice on our side.] 9 [Each of his words demands my faith. My soul can rest on all he saith, His truth inviolably keeps The largest promise of his lips.] 532 HYMN 169. [Book If, 10 O, tell me with a gentle voice, " Thou art my God," and I'll rejoice ! FilPd with thy love, I dare proclaim The brightest honours of thy name. Hymn 168. L. M. The same. JEHOVAH reigns, his throne is high, His robes are light and majesty ; His glory shines with beams so bright No mortal can sustain the sight. 2 His tenors keep the world in awe ; His justice guards his holy law; His love reveals a smiling face ; His truth and promise seal the grace. 3 Thro' all his works his wisdom shine?. And baffles Satan's deep designs ; His power is sovereign to fulfil The noblest counsels of his will 4 And will this glorious Lord descend To be my Father and my Friend ! Then let my songs with angels join ; Heaven is secure if God be mine. Hymil 169, Proper Metre. As the 148th Psalm. THE Lord Jehovah reigns, His throne is built on high ; The garments he assumes Are light and majesty ; His glories shine With beams so bright No mortal eye Can bear the sight. i The thunders of his hand Keep the wide world in awe ; His wrath and justice stand To guard his holy law ; Book II.] HYMN 170. 533 And where his love Resolves to bless, His truth confirms And seals the grace. 3 Thro' all his ancient works Surprising wisdom shines, Confounds the powers of hell, And breaks their curs'd designs ; Strong is his arm, And shall fulfil His great decrees, His sovereign will. -I And can this mighty King Of glory condescend ? And will he write his name, " My Father and my Friend !" I love his name, I love his word ; Join all my powers And praise the Lord. Hymn 170. L. M. God Incomprehensible and Sovereign. (fiAN creatures to perfection find*1 J Th1 eternal, uncreated mind? Or, can the largest stretch of thought Measure and search his nature out? 2 'Tis high as heaven ! 'tis deep as hell ! And what can mortals know or tell ? His glory spreads beyond the sky, And all the shining worlds on high. 3 But man, vain man, would fain be wise; Born like a wild young colt, he flies *Job xi. 7, &c. 45* 534 HYMN 170. fBoox IT. Thro' all the follies of his mind, And smells and snuffs the empty wind, 4 God is a King of power unknown, Firm are the orders of his throne ; If he resolve, who dare oppose, Or ask him why or what he does ? 5 He wounds the heart, and he makes whole ; He calms the tempest of the soul ; When he shuts up in long despair, Who can remove the heavy bar ? 6 *He frowns, and darkness veils the moon. The fainting sun grows dim at noon ; tThe pillars of heaven's starry roof Tremble and start at his repoof. 7 He gave the vaulted heaven its form. The crooked serpent and the worm ; He breaks the billows with his breath, And smites the sons of pride to death, 8 These are a portion of his ways ; But who shall dare describe his face .' Who can endure this light, or stand To hear the thunders of his hand ? *Job xxv. 5. f Job xxvi. 11, &c. END OF THE SECOND NOOK HYMNS. BOOK III, PREPARED FOR THE HOLY ORDINANCE OF THE LORD'S SUPPER. Hymn 1. L. M. The Lord's Supper Instituted. 1 Cor. xi. 23, &c. } f¥l WAS on that dark, that doleful night, JL When powers of earth and hell arose Against the Son of God's delight, And friends betray'd him to his foes. 3 Before the mournful scene be^an, He took the bread, and bless'd and brake : What love thro' all his actions ran ! What wondrous words of grace he spake ! 3 " This is my body broke for sin, " Receive and eat the living food ;1" Then took the cup, and bless'd the wine ; " 'Tis the new cov'nant in my blood.1' 1 [For us his flesh with nails was torn, lie bore the scourge, he felt the thorn : And justice pourM upon his head Its heavy vengeance in our stead. 5 For us his vital blood was spilt, To buy the pardon of our guilt, When, for black crimes of biggest size. lie gave his soul a sacrifice.] 6 «c Do this," he cry'd, " till time shall end. ;;In mem'ry of your dying friend ; 536 HYMN 2. [Book III, " Meet at my table, and record " The love of your departed Lord." 7 [Jesus, thy feast we celebrate, We show thy death, we sing thy name. Till thou return, and we shall eat The marriage-supper of the Lamb.] Hymn 2. S, M. Communion with Christ and with Saints. 1 Cor. x, 16, IT. [ "JESUS invites his saints cP To meet around his board ; Here pardon'd rebels sit and hold Communion with their Lord. 2 For food he gives his flesh ; He bids us drink his blood ; Amazing favour ! matchless grace Of our descending God ! 3 This holy bread and wine Maintains our fainting breath. By union with our living Lord, And interest in his death.] 1 Our heavenly Father calls Christ and his members one ; We, the young children of his love. And he the first-born Son. 5 We are but sev'ral parts Of the same broken bread ; One body hath its several limbs, But Jesus is the head. 0 Let all our powers be join'd, His glorious name to raise ; Pleasure and love fill every mind. And every voice be praise. Book III.] HYMN 4. 53' T Hymn 3. C. M. The Arew Testament in the Blood of Christ ; or, the jVew Covenant Sealed HE promise of my Father's love Shall stand for ever good,11 He said, and gave his soul to death, And sealM the grace with blood. •2 To this dear cov'nant of thy word, 1 set my worthless name ; I seal th' engagement to my Lord,' And make my humble claim. 3 The light, and strength, and pard'ning grace, And glory shall be mine ; My life and soul, my heart and flesh, And all my powers are thine. 4 I call that legacy my own, Which Jesus did bequeath ; :Twas purchas'd with a dying groan, And ratify 'd in death. 5 Sweet is the mem'ry of his name, Who bless'd us in his will, And to his testament of love, Made his own life the seal. It v mn 4. CM. Christ's dying Love ; or, our Pardon bought at a dear Price HOW condescending and how kind Was God's eternal Son ? Our misVy reach'd his heavenly mind, And pity brought him down. 2 [When justice, by our sins provok'd. Drew forth its dreadful sword, He gave his soul up to the stroke, Without a murnVring word.] 3 [He sunk beneath our heavy woes To raise us to his throne ; 538 HYMN 5. [Book llf There's ne'er a gift his hand bestows But cost his heart a groan.] 4 This was compassion like a God, That, when the Saviour knew The price of pardon was his blood. His pity ne'er withdrew. 5 Now, tho' he reigns exalted high, His love is still as great; Well he remembers Calvary, Nor lets his saints forget. 6 [Here we behold his bowels roll As kind as when he died, And see the sorrows of his soul Bleed thro' his wounded side.] 7 [Here we receive repeated seals Of Jesus' dying love ; Hard is the wretch that never feels One soft affection move.] 8 Here let our hearts begin to melt, While we his death record, And with our joy for pardon 'd guilt, Mourn that we pierc'd the. Lord. Hymn 5. CM. Christ the Bread of Life. John vi. 31, 35, 39. LET us adore th* eternal Word ; 'Tis he our souls hath fed ; Thou art our living stream. O Lord, And thou th' immortal bread. 2 [The manna came from lower skies, But Jesus from above, Where the fresh springs of pleasure rise* And rivers flow with love. 3 The Jews, the fathers, died at last. Who ate that heavenly bread ; Book III.] HYMN 6. 539 But these provisions which we taste^ Can raise us from the dead.] 1 Bless'd be the Lord, that gives his flesh To nourish dying men ; And often spreads his table fresh, Lest we should faint again. 5 Our souls shall draw their heavenly breath. While Jesus finds supplies ; Nor shall our graces sink to death, For Jesus never dies. 6 [Daily our mortal flesh decays, But Christ our life shall come ; His unresisted power shall raise Our bodies from the tomb.] Hyimt 6. L. M. The Memorial of our absent Lord. John xvi. 16. Luke xxii. 19 John xiv. 3. JESUS is gone above the skies, Where our weak senses reach him not ; And carnal objects court our eyes, To thrust our Saviour from our thought. '2 He knows what wand'ring hearts we have, Apt to forget his lovely face ; And, to refresh our minds, he gave These kind memorials of his grace. 3 The Lord of life this table spread With his own flesh and dying blood ; We on the rich provision feed, And taste the wine, and bless the God. t Let sinful sweets be all forgot, And earth grow less in our esteem ; Christ and his love fill every thought And faith and hope be fix'd on him : 5 W7hile he is absent from our sight, 'Tis to prepare our souls a place, 340 HYMN 8. [Book III. That we may dwell in heavenly light, And live for ever near his face. 0 [Our eyes look upwards to the hills Whence our returning Lord shall come : We wait thy chariot's awful wheels, To fetch our longing spirits home.] Hymn 7. L. M. Crucifixion to the World by the Cross of Christ. Gal. vi. 14. WHEN I survey the wondrous cross, On which the Prince of glory died, My richest gain I count but loss, And pour contempt on all my pride. 2 Forbid it, Lord, that I should boast, Save in the death of Christ, my God ; All the vain things that charm me most. I sacrifice them to his blood. 3 See from his head, his hands, his feet, Sorrow and love flow mingled down ! Did e'er such love and sorrow meet ? Or thorns compose so rich a crown ? 4 [His dying crimson, like a robe, Spreads o'er his body on the tree ; Then am I dead to all the globe, And all the globe is dead to me.] 5 Were the whole realm of nature mine. That were a present far too small ; Love, so amazing, so divine, Demands, my soul, my life, my all. Hymn 8. C. M The Tree of Life. [^iOME, let us join a joyful tune Vy To our exalted Lord, Ye saints on high, around his throne. And we, around his board. v. Hook III.] HYMN 9. 541 2 While once upon this lower ground Weary and faint ye stood, What dear refreshments here ye found From this immortal food !] \ The tree of life that near the throne, In heavens high garden grows, Laden with grace, bends gently down Its ever smiling boughs. i [Hov'ring amongst the leaves there stands The sweet celestial Dove ; And Jesus on the branches hangs The banner of his love.] 5 ['Tis a young heaven of strange delight. While in his shade we sit ; His fruit is pleasing to the sight, And to the taste as sweet. 0 New life it spreads thro' dying hearts, And cheers the drooping mind ; Vigour and joy the juice imparts, Without a sting behind.] 7 Now let the flaming weapon stand, And guard all Eden's trees ; There's ne'er a plant in all that land. That bears such fruits as these. S Infinite grace our souls adore, Whose wondrous hand has made This living branch of sovereign powej To raise and heal the dead. Hymn 9. S. M. The Spirit, the Water, and the Blood, 1 John v. 6. LET all our tongues be one, To praise our God on high, Who from his bosom sent his Son To fetch us strangers nigh. 46 .342 HYMN 9. [Book IH. 2 Nor let our voices cease To sing the Saviour's name ; Jesus, th' Ambassador of peace, How cheerfully he came. 3 It cost him cries and tears To bring us near to God ; Great was our debt, and he appears To make the payment good. 4 [My Saviour's pierced side Pour'd out a double flood ; By water we are purify 'd, And pardon'd by the blood. 5 Infinite was our guilt, But he, our Priest, atones ! On the cold ground his life was spilt- And offer'd with his groans.] 6 Look up, my soul, to him Whose death was thy desert, And humbly view the living stream. Flow from his breaking heart. 7 There, on the cursed tree, In dying pangs he lies, Fulfils his Father's great decree, And all our wants supplies. 8 Thus the Redeemer came By water and by blood ; And when the Spirit speaks the same. We feel his witness good. 9 While the eternal Three Bear their record above, Here I believe he died for me, And seal'd my Saviour's love. 10 [Lord, cleanse my soul from sin, Nor let thy grace depart.; Book III.] HYMN 11. 543 Great Comforter ! abide within, And witness to my heart.] Hymn 10. L. M. Clirist Crucified — the Wisdom and Power of God. NATURE, with open volume, stands To spread her Maker's praise abroad ; And every labour of his hands Shows something worthy of a God : 2 But in the grace that rescu'd man His brightest form of glory shines ; Here, on the cross, 'tis fairest drawn In precious blood, and crimson lines. 3 [Here his whole name appears complete ; Nor wit can guess, nor reason prove Which of the letters best is writ, The power, the wisdom, or the love.] 1 Here I behold his inmost heart, Where grace and vengeance strangely join. Piercing his Son with sharpest smart, To make the purchas'd pleasure mine. 5 O ! the sweet wonders of that cross, Where God the Saviour lov'd and died ! Her noblest life my spirit draws From his dear wounds and bleeding side. 0 I would for ever speak his name In sounds to mortal ears unknown ; With angels join to praise the Lamb, And worship at his Father's throne. Hymn 11. C. M. Pardon brought to our Senses. LORD, how divine thy comforts are ! How heavenly is the place Where Jesus spreads the sacred feast Of his redeeming grace ! 544 HYMN & [Book III '2 There the rich bounties of our God, And sweetest glories shine ; There Jesus says, that " I am his, " And my Beloved's mine." 3 \\ Here,'' says the kind redeeming Lord, And shows his wounded side, " See here the spring of all your joys, " That open'd when I died !" i [He smiles and cheers my mournful heart. And tells of all his pain : " All this," says he, " I bore for thee,'* And then he smiles again.] 5 What shall we pay our heavenly King For grace so vast as this ? He brings our pardon to our eyes. And seals it with a kiss. 6 [Let such amazing loves as these Be sounded all abroad ; Such favours are beyond degrees, And worthy of a God.] 7 [To him that wash'd us in his blood Be everlasting praise, Salvation, honour, glory, power, Eternal as his days.] Hymn IS. L. M. The Gospel Feast. Luke xiv. 16, &c. [TJOW rich are thy provisions, Lord I JLA Thy table furnished from above ! The fruits of life o'erspread the board, The cup o'erflows with heavenly love. 2 Thine ancient family, the Jews, Were first invited to the feast : We humbly take what they refuse. Vnd Gentiles thy salvation taste. Book III.] HYMN 13. 54* 3 We are the poor, the blind, the lame, And help was far, and death was nigh ! But at the gospel call we came, And every want receiv'd supply. 4 From the highway that leads to hell, From paths of darkness and despair, Lord, we are come with thee to dwell, Glad to enjoy thy presence here.] 5 [What shall we pay th' eternal Son, That left the heaven of his abode, And to this wretched earth came down. To bring us wand'rers back to God ? •1 It cost him death to save our lives : To buy our souls, it cost his own ; And all the unknown joys he gives Were bought with agonies unknown. 7 Our everlasting love is due To him that ransom'd sinners lost ; And pity'd rebels, when he knew The vast expense his love would cost, j Hymn 13. C. M. Divine Love making a Feast, and calling in the Guests. Luke xiv. 17,22,23. HOW sweet and awful is the place With Christ within the doors, While everlasting love displays The choicest of her stores ! 1 Here every bowel of our God With soft compassion rolls ; Here peace and pardon, bought with blood. Is food for dying souls, .) [While all our hearts and all our songs Join to admire the feast, 46* f>46 HYMN 14. [Book III Each of us cry, witfTthankful tongues. " Lord, why was 1 a guest ? 4 " Why was I made to hear thy voice, " And enter while there's room : u When thousands make a wretched choice " And rather starve than come ?"] 5 ?Twas the same love that spread the feasf That sweetly forc'd us in ; Else we had still refus'd to taste, And perish'd in our sin. 6 [Pity the nations, O our God, Constrain the earth to come ; Send thy victorious word abroad. And bring the strangers home. 7 We long to see thy churches full, That all the chosen race, May, with one voice, and heart, and soul Sing thy redeeming grace.] Hymn 14. L. M. The Song of Simeon, Luke ii. 28; or, a Sight of Christ tmtk Death easy. NOW have our hearts embrac'd our God, We would forget all earthly charms. And wish to die as Simeon would, With his young Saviour in his arms. 2 Our lips would learn that joyful song, Were but our hearts prepar'd like his : Our souls still willing to be gone, And, at thy word, depart in peace, 3 Here we have seen thy face, O Lord, And view'd salvation with our eyes ; Tasted and felt the living word, The bread descending from the skies, 4 Thou hast prepar'd this dying Lamb. Hast set his blood before our face, T Book III.] HYMN 15. 54 To teach the terrors of tlty name, And show th^ wonders of thy grace. 5 He is our light ; our morning star Shall shine on nations yet unknown ; The glory of thine Israel here, And joy of spirits near thy throne. Hymn 15. C. M, Our Lord Jesus at his own Table. HE mem'ry of our dying Lord Awakes a thankful tongue ; How rich he spread his royal board, And bless'd the food and sung. kJ Happy the men that eat this bread : But doubly bless'd was he, That gently bow'd his loving head, And lean'd it Lord, on thee. :» By faith, the same delights we taste As that great fav'rite did, And sit, and lean on Jesus' breast, And take the heavenly bread. ! Down from the palace of the skies, Hither the King descends : " Come, my beloved, eat,'5 (he cries ) 11 And drink salvation, friends. 5 [" My flesh is food and physic too, " A balm for all your pains : li And the red streams of pardon flow " From these my pierced veins."] >i Hosanna to his bounteous love, For such a feast below ! And yet he feeds his saints above With nobler blessings too. 7 [Come, the dear day, the glorious hour. That brings our souls to rest ! 548 HYMN 17. [Book III. Then we shall need these types no more, But dwell at th' heavenly feast.] Hymn 16. c. M. The Agonies of Christ. NOW let our pains be all forgot. Our hearts no more repine ; Our sufferings are not worth a thought, When, Lord, compar'd with thine. 2 In lively figures here we see The bleeding Prince of love ; Each of us hopes he died for me, And then our griefs remove. 3 [Our humble faith here takes her rise. While sitting round his board ; And back to Calvary she flies, To view her groaning Lord. 4. His soul, what agonies it felt When his own God withdrew ; And the large load of all our guilt. Lay heavy on him too. 5 But the Divinity within Supported him to bear ; Dying, he conquer'd hell and sin : And made his triumph there.] () Grace, wisdom, justice, join'd, and wrought The wonders of that day ; No mortal tongue, nor mortal thought, Can equal thanks repay. 7 Our hymns should sound like those above. Could we our voices raise: Yet, Lord, our hearts shall all be love, And all our lives be praise. Hymn 17. s. M. Incomparable Food ; or, the Flesh and Blood of Christ [\MT^ sing th' amazing deeds ▼ f That grace divine performs : Book III.] HYMN 18. '!•< Th' eternal God comes down and bleeds. To nourish dying worms. '2 This soul-reviving wine, Dear Saviour, 'tis thy blood ! We thank that sacred flesh of thine, For this immortal food.] '» The banquet that we eat Is made of heavenly things ; Earth hath no dainties half so sweet As our Redeemer brings. 1 In vain had Adam sought, And search'd his garden round, For there was no such blessed fruit In all that happy ground. 5 Th' angelic host above Can never taste this food ; They feast upon their Maker's love, But not a Saviour's blood. 6 On us th' almighty Lord Bestows this matchless grace, And meets us with some cheering word. With pleasure in his face. 7 Come, all ye drooping saints, And banquet with the King ; This wine will drown your sad complaints And tune your voice to sing. S Salvation to the name Of our adored Christ ; Thro' the wide earth his grace proclaim. His glory in the high'st. Ilyiiiii 18. L. M. The same. JESUS ! we bow before thy feet : Thy table is divinely stor'd ; Thy sacred flesh our souls have eat, "Tis living bread ! we thank thee, Lord | 550 HYMN 19. [Book II! 2 And here we drink our Saviour's blood ; We thank thee, Lord, 'tis gen'rous wine ; Mingled with love, the fountain flow'd From that dear bleeding heart of thine- •5 On earth is no such sweetness found, For the Lamb's flesh is heavenly food ; In vain we search the globe around For bread so fine, or wine so good. 4 Carnal provision can at best But cheer the heart, or warm the head : But the rich cordial that we taste Gives life eternal to the dead. 5 Joy to the Master of the feast, His name our souls for ever bless ; To God the King, and God the Priest, A loud hosanna round the place. Hymn 19. L. M. Glory in the Cross ; or not ashamed of Christ crucified. AT thy command, our dearest Lord, Here we attend thy dying feast ; Thy blood, like wine, adorns thy board, And thine own flesh feeds every guest. 2 Our faith adores thy bleeding love, And trusts for life in one that died ; We hope for heavenly crowns above, From a Redeemer crucify'd. 3 Let the vain world pronounce it shame, And fling their scandals on thy cause ; We come to boast our Saviour's name. And make our triumphs in his cross. 1 With joy we tell the scoffing age, He that was dead hath left his tomb ; He lives above their utmost rage, And we are waiting till he come. JBookIII.] HYMN 21. 551 Hymn 20. c. M. The Provisions for the Table of our Lord; or, the Tree oj Life, and River of Love. LORD, we adore thy bounteous hand, And sing the solemn feast Where sweet celestial dainties stand For every willing guest. 2 [The tree of life adorns the board With rich immortal fruit, And ne'er an angry flaming sword To guard the passage to't. 3 The cup stands crown'd with living juice : The fountain flows above, And runs down streaming, for our use, In rivulets of love.] I The food's prepar'd by heavenly art, The pleasure's well refin'd ; They spread new life thro' eyery heart. And cheer the drooping mind. 5 Shout, and proclaim the Saviour's love. Ye saints that taste his wine ; Join with your kindred saints above, In loud hosannas join. 0 A thousand glories to the God That gives such joy as this ; Hosanna ! let it sound abroad, And reach where Jesus is. Hymn SI. C. M. The triumphal Feast for Christ's Victory over Sin, and Death and Hell. [/^iOME, let us lift our voices high, ^s High as our joys arise ; And join the songs above the sky, Where pleasure never dies. 552 HYMN 21. [Book III 2 Jesus, the God, that fought and bled, And conquer'd when he fell : That rose, and at his chariot wheels Dragg'd all the powers of hell.] 3 [Jesus, the God, invites us here To this triumphal feast, And brings immortal blessings down For each redeemed guest.] 1 The Lord ! how glorious is his face ! How kind his smiles appear ! AndO ! what melting words he says To every humble ear ! 5 Ct For you, the children of my love, " It was for you 1 died ; " Behold my hands, behold my feet, " And look into my side. 0 " These are the wounds for you 1 bore, "The tokens of my pains, " When I came* down to free your souk " From misery and chains. 7 [" Justice unsheath'd its fiery sword, " And plung'd it in my heart; " Infinite pangs for you I bore " And most tormenting smart. 8 u When hell and all its spiteful powers. " Stood dreadful in my way, " To rescue those dear lives of yours, " I gave my own away. 9 " But while I bled, and groan'd, and died, " I ruin'd Satan's throne ; "High on my cross I hung, and spy'd " The monster tumbling down. 10 " Now you must triumph at my feast. " And taste mv flesh, mv blood, Book III.] HYMN 22. S5( " And live eternal ages bless'd, u For 'tis immortal food." 11 Victorious God ! what can we pay For favours so divine ? We would devote our hearts away To be for ever thine.] IvJ We give thee, Lord, our highest praise, The tribute of our tongues ; But themes so infinite as these Exceed our noblest sonsrs. Hymn 2£. L. M. The Compassion of a dying Christ. OUR spirits join t' adore the Lamb ! O. that our feeble lips could move In strains immortal as his name, And melting as his dying love ! -J Was ever equal pity found ? The Prince of heaven resigns his breath And pours his life out on the ground, To ransom guilty worms from death. 3 [Rebels, we broke our Maker's laws ; He from the threat'ning sets us free : Bore the full vengeance on his cross, And nail'd the curses to the tree.] i [The law proclaims no terror now, And Sinai's thunder roars no more : From all his wounds new blessings flow, A sea of joy without a shore. ") Here we have wash'd our deepest stains, And heal'd our wounds with heavenly blood : Bless'd fountain ! springing from the veins Of Jesus, our incarnate God.] 0 In vain our mortal voices strive To speak compassion so divine ; 47 354 HYMN 24. [Book III Had we a thousand lives to give, A thousand lives should all be thine. Hymn £3. c. M. Grace and Glory by the Death of Christ. [£JITTING around our Father's board, £3 We raise our tuneful breath ; Our faith beholds our dying Lord, And dooms our sins to death.] •J We see the blood of Jesus shed, Whence all our pardons rise ; The sinner views th' atonement made. And loves the sacrifice. 6 Thy cruel thorns, thy shameful cross, Procure us heavenly crowns ; Our highest gain springs from thy loss ; Our healing from thy wounds. 4 Oh ! 'tis impossible that we, Who dwell in feeble clay, Should equal sufferings bear for thee. Or equal thanks repay. Ilynm 24. C. M. Pardon and Strength from Christ. FATHER, we wait to feel thy grace To see thy glories shine ; The Lord will his own table bless. And make the feast divine. 'I We touch, we taste the heavenly bread. We drink the sacred cup ; With outward forms our sense is fed, Our souls rejoice in hope. 3 We shall appear before the throne Of our forgiving God, Dress'd in the garments of his Son, And sprinkled with his blood. Book 111.] HYMN 25. 4 We shall be strong to run the race, And climb the upper sky ; Christ will provide our souls with grace, He bought a large supply. "> [Let us indulge a cheerful frame, For joy becomes a feast ; We love the mem'ry of his name More than the wine we taste.] Hymn 2o. c. M. Divine Glories and Graces. HOW are thy glories here display'd, Great God ! how bright they shine 5 WThile at thy word, we break the bread, And pour the flowing wine ! 2 Here thy revenging justice stands, And pleads its dreadful cause ; Here saving mercy spreads her hands Like Jesus on the cross. 3 Thy saints attend with every grace On this great sacrifice ; And love appears, with cheerful face, And faith, with fixed eyes. 4 Our hope in waiting posture sits, To heaven directs her sight ; Here every warmer passion meets, And warmer powers unite. 5 Zeal and revenge perform their part, And rising sin destroy ; Repentance comes, with aching heart, Yet not forbids the joy. 6 Dear Saviour, change our faith to sight. Let sin for ever die ; Then shall our souls be all delight, And every tear be dry. 556 HYMN 26. [Book III I cannot persuade myself to put a full period to these Divine Hymns, till I have addressed a special Song of Glory to God the Fa ther, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Though the Latin name of it, Gloria Patri, be retained in our nation from the Roman church ; and though there may be some excesses ot superstitious honour paid to the words of it, which may have wrought some unhappy prejudices in weaker Christians, yet I believe it still to be one of the noblest parts of Christian worship. The subject of it is the doctrine of the Trinity, which is that peculiar glory of the divine nature, that our Lord Jesus Christ hath so clearly revealed unto men, and is so necessary to true Christianity. The action is praise, which is one of the most complete and exalted parts of heavenly worship. I have cast the song into a variety of forms, and have fitted it, by a plain version, or a larger para phrase, to be sung either alone, or at the conclusion of another hymn •I have added, also, a few hosannas, or ascriptions oi salvation to Christ . in the same manner, and for the same end. DOXOLOGIES. A Song of Praise to the ever blessed Trinity, God the Father, Si -^ and Spirit. If yaini 26. 1st. L. M. BLESS'D be the Father and his love, To whose celestial source we owe Rivers of endless joy above, And rills of comfort here below. 2 Glory to thee, great Son of God ; From whose dear wounded body rolls A precious stream of vital blood ; Pardon and life for dying souls. 3 We give thee, sacred Spirit, praise Who, in our hearts of sin and wo, Makes living springs of grace arise, And into boundless glory flow. 1 Thus God the Father, God the Son, And God the Spirit, we adore ; Book III.] HYMN 28. 557 That sea of life and love unknown. Without a bottom or a shore. Hymn 27. 1st. C. M. GLORY to God, the Father's name. Who from our sinful race Chose out his fav'rites, to proclaim The honours of his grace. 2 Glory to God the Son be paid, Who dwelt in humble clay, And, to redeem us from the dead, Gave his own life away. 3 Glory to God the Spirit give, From whose almighty power Our souls their heavenly birth derive. And bless the happy hour. 4 Glory to God, who reigns above, Th' eternal Three in One, Who, by the wonders of his love, Has made his nature known. H yum 28. 1st. S. M LET God the Father live For ever on our tongues ; Sinners from his first love derive The ground of all their songs. *2 Ye saints employ your breath In honour to the Son, Who brought your souls from hell and death, By off'ring up his own. 3 Give to the Spirit praise Of an immortal strain, Whose light, and power, and grace, convey Salvation down to men. 4 While God, the Comforter, Reveals our pardon'd sin, 47* ►58 HYMN 31. [Book III O may the blood and water bear The same record within. To the great One in Three That seals this grace in heaven, The Father, Son, and Spirit, be Eternal glory given. Hymn 29. 2d L. M. GLORY to God the Trinity, Whose name hath mysteries unknown In essence One, in persons Three ; A social nature, yet alone. 5 When all our noblest powers are join'd. The honours of thy name to raise ; Thy glories over-match our mind, And angels faint beneath the praise. Hymn 30. 2d C. M. THE God of mercy be ador'd, Who calls our souls from death. Who saves by his redeeming word And new-creating breath. 2 To praise the Father and the Soii, And Spirit all divine ; The One in Three, and Three in One Let saints and angels join. Hymn 31. 2d S. M. LET God the Maker's name, Have honour, love, and fear ; To God the Saviour pay the same. And God the Comforter, 9 Father of lights above, Thy mercy we adore ; The Son of thine eternal love, And Spirit of thy power. Book ill.] HYMN 37. 559 Hymn 39, 3d L. M. TO God the Father, God the Son, And God the Spirit, Three in One, Be honour, praise, and glory given, By all on earth, and all in heaven. A 13 \ inn 33. Or thus. LL glory to thy wondrous name, Father of mercy, God of love ; Thus we exalt the Lord, the Lamb, And thus we praise the heavenly Dove. Hymn 34. 3d C. M. NOW let the Father and the Son, And Spirit be ador'd, Where there are works to make him known. Or saints to love the Lord. Hymn 35. Or thus. HONOUR to thee, Almighty Three, And everlasting One ; All glory to the Father be, The Spirit and the Son. Hymn 36. 3d S. M. YE angels round the throne, And saints that dwell below. Worship the Father, love the Son. And bless the spirit too. Hymn 37. Or thus. GIVE to the Father praise, Give glory to the Son, And to the Spirit of his grace Be equal honour done. 560 HYMN 38. [Book IIL Hymn 38. A Song of Praise to the Blessed Trinity. The first as the 148th Psalm. I GIVE immortal praise To God the Father's love, For all my comforts here, And better hopes above : He sent his own Eternal Son To die for sins That man had done. 2 To God the Son belongs Immortal glory too, Who bought us with his blood From everlasting wo : And now he lives, And now he reigns, And sees the fruit Of all his pains. 3 To God the Spirit's name Immortal worship give, Whose new creating power Makes the dead sinner live. His work completes The great design, And fills the soul With joy divine. 4 Almighty God, to thee Be endless honours done, The undivided Three, And the mysterious One ; Where reason fails With all her powers, There faith prevails, And love adores. Hook III.] HYMN 40. 561 Hymn 39. The second as the 148th Psalm. TO him that chose us first, Before the world began To him that bore the curse To saves rebellious man ; To him that form'd Our hearts anew. Is endless praise And glory due. '2 The Father's love shall run Thro' our immortal songs ; We bring to God the Son, Hosannas on our tongues : Our lips address The Spirit's name, With equal praise And zeal the same. 3 Let every saint above, And angel round the throne For ever bless and love The sacred Three in One : Thus heaven shall rise His honours high, When earth and time Grow old and die. Hymn 40. The third as the 148th Psalm. TO God the Father's throne Perpetual honours raise : Glory to God the Son, To God the Spirit praise ; And while our lips Their tribute bring, Our faith adores The name we sing. 5<>2 HYMN 44. [Book IIJ Hymn 41. Or thus. TO our eternal God, The Father and the Son, And Spirit all divine, Three mysteries in one : Salvation, power, And praise be given, By all on earth. And all in heaven. The Hosanna ; or, Salvation ascribed to Christ. Hynm 42. L. M. HOSANNA to King David's Son, Who reigns on a superior throne ; We bless the Prince of heavenly birth, Who brings salvation down to earth. 2 Let every nation, every age, In this delightful work engage ; Old men and babes in Sion sing The growing glories of her King. Hymn 43. C. M. "OS ANN A to the Prince of grace, Sion, behold thy King ; Proclaim the Son of David's race, And teach the babes to sing. 'I Hosanna to th' Incarnate Word, Who from the Father came ; Ascribe salvation to the Lord, With blessings on his name. Hymn 44. S. M. "OSANNA to the Son Of David and of God, Who brought the news of pardon down. And bought it with his blood. H H Book III.] HYMN 45. 303 2 To Christ th1 anointed King, Be endless blessings given ; Let the whole earth his glory sing, Who made our peace with heaven. Hymn 45. As the 148th Psalm. HOSANNA to the King Of David's ancient blood ! Behold he comes to bring Forgiving grace from God : Let old and young Attend his way, And at his feet Their honours lay. '2 Glory to God on high, Salvation to the Lamb ; Let earth, and sea, and sky, His wondrous love proclaim : Upon his head Shall honours rest, And every age Pronounce him bless'd. END OF THE THIRD BOOK INDEX, TO FISD ANY HYMN BY THE TITLE OR CONTEXTS OF IT. Note.— The letters a, b, c, signify the first, second, and thud book, the figures direct to the hymn. If you find not what hymn you seek under one word of the title, seek it under another, or by some word that is of the same signification, though, perhaps, not men- tioned in the title of the hymn. AARON and Christ, a 145. Mo- Apostale, b 158. ses and Joshua, b 124. Apostles' commission, a 123. ■Abrahams blessing on the Gen- Ascension and resurrection of tiles, a 60, 113, 114. b 134. Christ, b 76. Offering his son, a 129. Assistance against temptations a Absence and presence of Gcd, b 15, 32, b 50, 65. 93, 94, 100. From God for ever Assurance of heaven, a 27, b 65 intolerable, b 107. Access to the throne, by a Medi- ator, b 108. Adam, his fall, a 107. Corrupt nature from him, b 128. The first and the second, a 57, 124. Backslidings and returns, b 20 Adoption, a 64, 143. And elec- Baptism, a 52. Preaching and the Lord's Supper, b° 141 Of the love of Christ, a 14,b73. Of faith, a 103. Attributes. See God. Babylon fallen, a 56, 59. See Enemies. Advocate. See Christ's inter-, And circumcision,1 a 121, b 12?" °esflon- . , I 134. Burial with Christ, a 122.' Affections inconstant, b 20. Uti- Beatitudes, a 102. sanctified, b 165. Believe and be saved, a 102. tjliclcd, Christ's compassion to Believer baptised, a 52, 100 them, a 125. Birth, first and second, a 95, 99. Auctions removed, a 87. Sub- Of Christ, miracles at it, b 136 mitted to, a 5, 129, b 109. Sup- Blessed are the dead in the Lord, a port and comfort under them,: 13. Society in heaven b ^3 b 50, 65. And death under; 75. Providence, a 83 Almost Christian, b 158 Ambition, &c, b 101. Angels sinning, b 24. Standing and falling, b 27. Praise ye! Blessedness and business of hea- ven, a 40, 41, b 86. Onlv in God, b 93, 94, 100. Blessing of Abraham on the Gen ■ - ,~, tiles, a 113, 114, b 134. the Lord, b 2/. Punished, and Blood and flesh of Christ is our men saved b 96, 97. Their; food, c 17, 18. The seal of the ministry to^Chnst and saints, b New Testament, c 3. The Spi- 18,112,113. rit and the water, c. 9. :inger of God. See Wrath, Ven- Boasting excluded, a 96. geance,Hell. Bodies frail. See Life, Health, Inswer to the church s prayers, Flesh. „ a 3?* . , . . I Book of God's decrees, b 99. Inh-Lhrist, his rum, a 29, 56, 59. ! Bread of life is Christ, c 5. See Enemies. <. Breathing towards heaven, b 23 48 566 INDEX. Burial, b 63. With Christ in baptism, a 122. And death of a saint, b 3. Canaan and heaven, b 66, 124. Carnal joys parted with, b 10, 11. Reason humbled, a 11,12. Ceremonial. See Law, Types, Priest. Characters of the children of God, a 143. Of Christ, a 116, 150. Of blessedness, a 102. Charily and uncharitableness, a 126. And love, a 130, 133. Children in the covenant of grace, a 113, 114. Devoted to God, a 121, b 127. Christ. See Lord and Aaron, a 145. And Adam, a 124. His ascension, b 76. Beatific sight of him, b 75- Beloved, de- scribed, a 75. The bread of life, c 5. His care of the young and feeble, a 125, 138. And the church, seeking, finding, &c. See Church. Coming to judge, a 61. His commission, b 103, 104. Communion with him, a 66, 71. And saints, a 67, 76, c 2. Compared to in- animate things, a 146. His co- ronation and espousals, a 72. His cross, not to be ashamed of, c 19. Crucified, God's wisdom and power, c 10. David's son, a 16, 50. His death caused by sin, b 81. Grace and glory by it, c 23. Victory ;ind kingdom, b 114. His di- vine nature, a 2, 13, 92, b 51. Dwells in heaven, visits the earth, a 76. Enjoyment of him, b 15, 16. His eternity, a 2, 92. Example, b 139. Excellencies, a 75, b 47. Faith and knowledge of him, a 103. His flesh and blood our food, c 17, 18. Found and brought to the church, a 71. His glory in heaven, b 91. God reconciled in him, b 148. Grace given us in him, a 137, b40. High Priest and King, a 61. His human and divine nature, a 2, 13, 16. Humiliation and exaH ation, a 1, 63, 141, 142, b 5, 43, 81, 83, 84, c 10, 16. His incarnation, a 3, 13. Inter- cession, b 36, 37, 118. Invita- tion to sinners, a 127. The King at his table, a 66. His kingdom among men, a 3, 21. Knowledge and faith in him, a 103. The Lamb of God, a 1, 62, 63. His love to the church, a 14, 77. Under desertion, b 50. Shed abroad in the heart, a 135. To men, a 92. Lifted up, a 112. Ministered to by angels, b 112, 113. Miracles at the birth of Christ, b 136. Miracles in hi? life, death, and resurrection, b 137. And Mos.es, a 118. Names and titles, a 147, 148, 149, 150. Nativity, a 3, 13. Obeyed or resisted, a 93. Hi3 offices, a 149, 150, b 132. Pardon and strength from him. c 24. Our passover,b 155. His person glorious and gracious, a 75, b 47. Our Physician, a 112. His pity to the afflicted and tempted, a 125. His priesthood, a 145, b 118. His presence. See Presence. Prophecies and types of him, b 135. Prophet, Priest, and King, a 25, b 132. Our Prophet and Teacher, a 93. Redemption. See Redeem. Re- jected by the Jews, a 141. Re- surrection, b 72, 76. Is our hope, a 26. Resurrection, life, and death miraculous, b 137, Revealed to man, a 10. To babes, all, 12. Righteousness and strength in him, a 84, 85, 97. Righteousness valuable, a 109. His sacrifice, b 142. And inter- cession, b 1 18. Salvation, right- eousness and strength in him, a 15, 84, 85, 97, 98. Our sancti- fication, a 97, 98. Satan at en- mity, a 107. Saints in his hand, a 138. Our Shepherd, a 67, 142. The substance of the types, b 12. Sent by the Fa- INDEX. 56? a 100, b 103, 104. His sufferings, c 16. And godly sorrow, b 9, 106. And glory, a 1, 62, 63, b 13, 81, 83, 84, c. 10. ;Iis titles and kingdom, a 13. Triumph over our enemies, a 28, 29. Types and prophecies of him,b 135. Victory over SaUn, a 58, b 89. Death and hell, c 21. Unseen and beloved, a 108. Wisdom of God, a 92. Our wis- dom and righteousness, a 97, 98. Worshipped by the crea- tion, a 62. Christian. See Saints Spiritual, Szc. Religion, its excellency, b 131. lmost, b 158. Virtue, b 161. Church. See Worship, Saints, Spiritual. Its safety and protec- tion, a 8, 39, b 64, 92. Its enemies slain by Christ, a 28, 29. Conversing with Christ, namely, seeking, finding, call- ing, answering, a 66 — 71. Un- ' der God's care, a 66. Espous- als with Christ, a 72. Beauty in the eyes of Christ, a 73. The garden of Christ, a 74. Saved, and enemies of disappointed, b 92. Circumcision abolished, b 134. And baptism, a 121, b 127. Clothing, spiritual, a 7, 40. Comfort in the covenant, with Christ, b 40. Restored, b 73. See Pardon. In sorrows of mind and body, b 50, 65. Communion with Christ and saints, a 2. Between Christ and the church, a 66—71. b 15, 16. Compassion of a dying Christ, c 22. To the afflicted, a 125. Complaint of a hard heart, b 98. Of desertion and temptations, b 163. Of dulness, b 34. Of in- dwelling sin, a 115. Of ingra- titude, b 74. Of Sloth and neg- ligence, b 25, 32. Condemnation by the law, a 94. Condescension to our worship, b 45. Affairs, b 46. Confession and pardon, a 131. Conscience, good, the pleasures of it, b 57. Secure, and awaken- ed, a 115. Constancy in the gospel, b 4. Contention and love, a 130. Conversion, a 104, b 159. The difficulty of it, b 161. Delayed, a 88 — 91. The joy of heaven, a 101. Conviction of sin by the law, a 94, 115. By the cross of Christ, b 81, 95. Corrupt nature from Adam, a 57. 107, b 128, 159. Covenant of grace, a 9. Children therein, a 113, 114. Sealed and sworn, a 139, c 3. Hope in it, a 139. Made with Christ, our comfort, b 40. Of works. See Law and Gospel. Covetousness, &c. a 24. b 56, 101. Courage and constancy, a 14, 15, 48, b 4, 65. Creation, a 92, b71, 147. New, b 180. Preservation, &c. of this world, b 13. Creatures praise the Lord, b 71. Love dangerous, b 48. God above them, a 82. Their vani- ty, b 146. Cross of Christ is our glory, c 19. Repentance flowing from it, b 106. Salvation in it, b 4. Cru- cifixion to the worlii by it, c 7. Curse and promise, a 107. Custom in sin, b 160. Dangers of our earthly pilgrimage, b 53. Of death and hell, b 55. Of love to the creatures, b 48. Darkness dispelled by Christ's presence, b 54. Of providence, b 109. Day of grace, and time of duty, a 88. Of judgment, a 45, 6l' 65, 89, 90. Dead in the Lord, their blessed- ness, a 13. To sin by the cross of Christ, a 106. Death See Christ. And afflic- tions under Providence, a 83. Terrible to the unconverted, a 91. Made easy by the sight of Christ, b 31, c 14. By a sight of heaven, b 66. God's presence :m INDEX. in it, b 49, 117. Our fear of it, b 31- Desirable, a 19, b 61. Overcome, a 17. Triumph over, a 6, b 110. Prepared for, a 27, b 63. Ol a sinner, a 24, b 2 And burial of a saint, a 18, b 3 And eternity, b 23. And glory, a 110, b 6L Andthe resurrec- tion, b 3, 102, 110. Ol Moses at God's command, b 49. Dread- ; ful and delightful, b 52. Deceitfulness of sin, b 150. Decrees of God, all, 12, 96, 117 b 99. Deity of Christ, a 2, 13, 92, b 51. Delay of conversion, a 88 — 91, b 25, 32. Delight in worship, b 14. In God, b 42. In converse with Christ, b 15. 16. Deliverance from death and the grave, b 3. See Enemies. Church. And submission, a 129 From spiritual enemies, a 47, b 65 82, 1 1 1 . Dependence. See Faith. Desertion and temptation com- plained of, b 163. Desire of Christ's presence, b 100 See more in Heaven. Christ's Love* &c. Despair and presumption, a 115, b 156, 157. Devil vanquished, a 58. See Victory. Devotion fervent, desired, b 34. Difficulty of conversion, b 161. Dissolution of this world, b 13 164. Disease. See Sickness. Distemper, folly and madness of sin, b 153. Distinguishing love, a 11, 12, 96. 117, b 96, 97 Divine. See God, Deity, &c. Dominion of God, and our deliv- erance, b 111. Eternal, b 67. Over the sea, b 70. Doubts and fears suppressed, b 73. Doxologies, c 26 — 45. Dulness, spiritual, b 25. Earth, no rest on it, b 146. And heaven, b 10, 11, 53. Effusion of the Spirit, b 144, Election excludes boasting, a 9ffr Free, all, 12, 54, 117. See Decrees. End of the world, b 164. Enemies of the church disappoint- ed, b 92. Salvation from them- t 82, 88. Triumphed over by by Christ, a 28, 29. See Church , Babylon, Michael. Enjoyment of Christ, b 15, 16. See Worship. Enmity between Christ and Sa- tan, a 107. Envy and love, a 130. Espousals of the church of Christ, a 72. Establishment in grace, b 82. Eternity of God, b 17. Of his dominion, b 67. And death. 1 28. Succeeding this life, b 55. See Heai-en, Death. Evening and morning hymns, a 79,80 81, b 6,7,8. Exaltation. See Christ, Glory, Sufferings, &c. Example of Christ, b 139. Of saints, b 140. Excellency of the Christian reli- gion, b 131. Faith in the things unseen, a 120^ b 129. And knowledge of Chris!. a 103. Love and joy, a 103. And unbelief, b 125. Living and dead, a 140 Assisted by sense, b 141. Its joy, b 162. In Christ our sa- crifice, b 142. And salvation, r. 100. Of assurance, a 103. And sight, a 110, b 145. Triumphing in Christ, a 14, For pardon and sanctification, b 90. Faith and reason, b 87, 109. Faithfulness of God's promises, b 40. 60, 69. Fall of angel3 and men b 24. And recovery of man, a 107, b 78. Fears and doubts suppressed, b 73. Feast of love a 68. Of triumph c 21. Of the gospel, a 7, c 1. 20. Made, and guests invite< c 13. Fellowship. See Communion, INDEX, 569 Fervency of devotion desired, b 34. • Few saved, b 158. Flesh and blood of Christ the best food, c 17, 18. Our tabernacle, a 110. And spirit, b 143. Food, spiritual, a 7, 67, 68, 74, b 15. See Feast. Folly and madness of sin, b 153. Forbearance. See Patience. Forgiveness. See Pardon. Formality in worship, a 136. Frail. See Life, Health, Forget- fulness, b 165. Frailty and folly, b 32. Free. See Grace, Election. Freedom from sin and misery in heaven, b 86. Funeral thought, b 61, 63. See Death, Burial. Garden of Christ is the church, a 74. Garment of salvation, a 7, 20. Gentiles, Christ revealed to them, a 10, 13, 50, c 13, 14. Abra ham's blessing on them, a 113, 114, b 134. Glorified martyrs and saints, a 40, 41. Body, b 110. Glory and death, a 110, b 61. See Heaven. Of God above our reason, b 87. Of Christ in heaven, b 91. And grace by the death of Christ, c 23. Justification and Sanctification, a 3. To the Fa- ther, Son, and Holy Ghost, c 26—41. Of God in the gospel b 70. Dominion, and our deli- verance, b 111. Dwells with the humble, a 87. Eternity, b 17. Eternal dominion, b 67. Everlasting absence in- tolerable, b 100, 107. Far above his creatures, a 82. The Father, Son and Spirit, c 26 — 41. His faithfulness to his promises, b 60, 69. Glory and defence of Sion, b 64. His glory above our reason, b 87. His goodness, b 58, 80. His grace. See Grace. Go- vernment from him, b 149. Holiness, justice, and sovereign- ty, a 86. Invisible, b 26. Incomprehensible, b 87, 170. His kingdom su- preme, b 115. His love in sending his Son, a 100. And our neighbour loved, a 116. Our portion or chief good, b 93, 94. His power, b 80. And goodness, b 6, 7, 8. His praise. See Praise. Presence in life, and at death, b 117. See Pre- sence. Preserver of our lives, b 6, 7, 8, 19. Promise and truth unchangeable, a 139. Sight of him weans us from earth, b 41. Sovereign, b 170. See Christ. | Terrible majesty, b 22. And mercy, b 80. His truth, b 60. 69. Vengeance, b 44, 62. Unity and Trinity, c 26 — 41. His word, a 53. Wrath and mercy, a 42. b 126. And grace in the person j A song of praise to, b 1. of Christ, b 47. And sufferings of Christ, b^3. See Sufferings. Glorying in th% cross of Christ, c 19. God all, and in all, b 93, 94. His absence. See Absence. His attributes, b 51, 166, 169. Glo- rified by Christ, b 126, c 10. The avenger of his saints, b 1 15. Care of his church, a 39. Con- descension to human affairs, b 46. To our worship, b 45. The Creator and Redeemer, b 35. Our delight, b 42. Our defence, a 47. Dominion over the sea. 4*" Goodness of God, b 58, 74. See Grace. And power of God, a 42. b80. Gospel-feast, c 12. See Grate. Feast. Invitation and provision, a 7, c 20. Times, their bless- edness, a 10. See Scripture. Glorifies God, b 126. No li- berty to sin, a 106, 132, 140. Not ashamed of it, a 103, c 19. And law, a 93, b 120, 121, 124. Sinned against, a 113. Its dif- ferent success, a 119, b 144. Ministry, a 10. Attested bv miracles, a 128, b 136, 137 Its glorious effects, b 138. 570 INDEX, Government from God, b 149. Grace and glory by the death of Christ, c 23 Of the spirit, a 102. Converting, b 159. In exercise, c 25. Justifies, a 94. Sanctifies and saves, a 111. Not conveyed by parents, a 99. All- sufficient in duty and sufferings, a 15, 32, 104. Given in Christ, a 137. Covenant, a 9. Chil- dren in it, a 113, 114. And ho- liness, a 132. Electing, a 54. Its freedom and sovereignty, a 11, 12,96, 117, b 96, 97. And glory in the person of Christ, b 47. Adopting, a 64. Perse- vering, a 51. Promises, a 7, 9. Throne accessible by Christ, b 36, 37, 108. Gratitude for divine favours, b 116. Happiness. See Blessed, Heaven. Hardness of heart, b 98. Haired and love, a 130. Health preserved, b 6, 7, 8, 19. Restored, a 55. Heaven and earth, b 10, 11, 53. And hell, a 45. Invisible and holy, a 105. Meditation of it, b 162. Joy there for repenting sinners, a 101. Its blessedness and business, a 40, 41. The hope of it our support, b 65. Its prospect makes death easy, b 66. Worship of it humble. Its eha?ac£erarf s 101. To,magis a 132, 140. 102 Honour, vain, b trates, b 149. Hope of the living, a 88. Gives light and strength, b 129. Ira the covenant, a 139. Of hea- ven by Christ's resurrection, r, 26. Of heaven our support un- der trials, b 65. Of the resur- rection, b 3, 110. Hosanna to Christ, a 16, c 42, &e- Human affairs condescended to by God, b 46. Nature of Christ- a 2, 3, 13, 60. Humble, God's dwelling, a 87. Enlightened, a 11, 12, 50. Worship of heaven, b 68. Humiliation. See Christ, Suffer- ings, &c. And prayer, public a 30. Humility and pride, a 127. And meekness, a 102. In heaven b 68. Hypocrisy and sincerity, a 136. Hypocrite or almost Christian, b 158. Jealousy of our love to Christ, a 78. Jesus. See Lord, Christ. Jews. See Moses, Gospel, Christ* Gentiles. Ignorance enlightened, all, 12. Ignorance and unfruitfulness, I 165. Impenitence, b 125. b 68. Freedom from sin and misery there, b 86. Hoped for j Incarnation of Christ, a 2, 3, 13, by Christ's resurrection, a 26. 1 60. Insured and prepared for, a 27. Incomprehensible God, b 87. Am Christ's dwelling-place, a 76, b 91. Sight of God and Christ there, b 23. Blessed Society there, b 33. Desired, b 63. Heavenly mindedness, b 57. Joy on earth, b 15, 30, 59. Hell and death, b 2. And judg- ment, a 45, b 62. Or the ven- geance of God, b 22, 44. The holy fear of it, b 107. Hezekiah's song, a 55. Holy. See Spirit. Holiness. See Grace, Spiritual, Sanclification. And sovereign invisible, b 26. Inconstancy of ourjove, b 20. Infants. See Children. Ingratitude complained of, b 74. Inspiration and prophecy, b 151. Institution of the Lord's supper. c 1. Insufficiency of self-righteousness. b 154. Intercession of Christ, b 36, 37. 118. Invitation of Christ answered, a 70. Of the gospel, a 79, 127, c 13, 20. •ty of God, a 82, 86. And grace, \John the Baptist's message, a 50 L\DEX. 571 ToshuM, Aaron, and Moses, b 124. Joy, faith, and love, a 108. Of faith, b 16-2. Carnal parted with, b 10, 11. Heavenly upon earth, a 135, b 30, 59. Spiri- tual restored, b 73. See more in Delight, Comfort. Judgment day, a 45, 61, 65, 89, 90. And hell, b 62. Christ coming to it, a 61. Justice, &c. of God, a 86. Justification, a 14. See Pardon. By faith, not by works, a 94, And hatred, a 130. Faith and joy, a 108. And charity ,a 133. Of God in sending his Son, a 100, b 103, 104. To God and our neighbour, a 116. Religion, vain without it, a 134. Peace and meekness, a 102. Of Christ dying, c 4, 22. To God incon- stant, b 30. To the creatures dangerous, b 48. Distinguish- ing, a 11, 12, b 96, 97. Madness, foil yand distemper of sin, b 153. 109. Sanctification, a 7, 9, 20, i Magistrates honoured, b 149. 84, 85, b 90. And glory, a 3. Majesty of God terrible, b 22, 62. Kingdom and titles of Christ, a \ Malice and love, a 130. 13. Of Christ among men, a [Man saved, and angels punished. b 96, 97. Mortal and vain, a 82. His fall and recovery, a 107. Martyrdom, a 14, b 4. Martyrs glorified, a 40, 41. Mary the vii gin's song, a 60. Mediator, the way to the throne of grace, b 108. 162. 21, 65 Of God eternal, b 68. Supreme, b 115. Knowledge and faith of Christ, a 103. Saving, from God, a 11, 12,93. Lamb that was slain, a 1, 25, 62. See Christ. Lav: convinces of sin, a 115. Condemns, a 94. Gospel, b Meditation of heaven, b 120, 121, 124. And gospel sin-j And retirement, b 122. ned against, a 118. Memory weak, b 165. Levitical priesthood fulfilled in Memorial of our absent Lord, c C. Christ b 12. \Mercies national, b 1, 111. See Life*, frail, and succeeding eterni-' Grace, Wrath, Thanhs. ty, b 55. Preserved, b 6, 7. 8, Messiah born, a 60. Come, b 12 19. Short, frail, misery, a 82,' MichaeVs war with the dragon, a b 39, 58. The day of grace! 58. and hope, a 88. Minister's commission, a 128. Light and salvation by Jesus Ministry of angels, b 18. Of the Christ, a 50. In darkness by! gospel, a 10. the presence of God, b 54.| Misery and sin banished from hea- Given to the blind, a 11. 12. Ven, b 86. And shortness of life. Long sufferance. See Patience. \ Lord Jesus at his own table, a 66, j c 15. Supper, preaching and! baptism, b 141. Suppp.r in-! stituted, c 1. Dav, a 72. De-i lightful, b 14. Table provid- , edfor,c20. See more in Christ. Mortality and vanity of man, a 82. Love of Christ unchangeable, a -Mortification to the world by the 14, 39. Shed abroad in the, slSht :2 INDEX. Mysteries revealed, ail, 12. National mercies and thanks, b 1, 111. Nativity of Christ, a 2, 3, 13. Nature and grace, a 104. Cor- rupt from Adam, a 57, b 128, 159. Neighbour and God loved, a 116. New covenant sealed, c 3. Pro- mises, a 7, Song, a 1. Crea- tures, a 9. Testament in the blood of Christ, c 3. Creation, a 95, b 130. Birth, a 95. November 5th, a song of praise, b 92. Obedience, evangelical, a 140, 143. Old age, and death of the uncon- verted, a 91. Offence not to be given, a 126. Offices and operations of the Holy Spirit, b 133. And of Christ, a 146—150, b 132. OZite-tree, the wild and the good, a 114. Ordinances. See Worship* Lord^s Supper. Original sin, a 57. See Adam, Nature. Pains, comfort under them, b 50. Paradise on earth, b 30, 59. Pardon, a sufficiency of it, b 85. And confession, a 131. And strength from Christ, c 24. Bought at a dear price, c 4. And sanctification by faith, a 9, b 90. Brought to our senses, c 11. Parents and children, a 113, 114. Convey not grace, a 99. Passover, Christ is ours, b 155. Passion. See Christ, Suffering, Anger, Love. Patience under afflictions, a 5, 129, b 109. Of God producing re- pentance, b 74, 105. Peace of conscience, b 57. And contention, a 130. See Com- fort, Joy. Perfections of God, b 166—169. Persevering grace, a 26, 32, 48, 51, 138. Person of Christ glorious and gra- cious, a 74, b 47. Persecution, courage under it, a 14. Pharisee and publiean, a 131. Pilgrimage of the saints, b 53. Pleasures of a good conscience, b 57. Of religion, b 30, 59. Sin- ful forsaken, b 10, 11. Their vanity and danger, b 101. Poverty of spirit, a 102, 127. Power of God, a 86. And wisdom in Christ crucified, b 126, c 10. And goodness of God awful, a 42, b 80. Praise imperfect on earth, b 5. For daily protection and preser- vation, b 6, 7, 8. From angels, b 27. From the creation, b 7 1 . To the Redeemer, b 5, 21, 29, 35, 78. To the Trinity, c 26-41 For creation and redemption, b 35. Prayer and praise, a 1. For de- liverance answered, a 30. Preaching, baptism, and the Lord's supper, b 141. Predestination. See Election. Preparation for death, a 27. See Death. Presumption and despair, 115, b 156, 157. ' Presence of God in worship, b 45. Light in darkness, b 54. In death, a 19, b 31, 49, c 14. In life and death, b 117. Or ab- sence of Christ, b 50. Of Christ in worship, a 66, b 15, 16, c 15. Of God our life, b 93, 94, 100. Preservation of this world, b 13. Of our graces, a 51. Of om lives, b 6, 7,8, 19. \ Pride and humility, a 11,12, 127. Priesthood, Levitical, ending in Christ, b 12. Of Christ, b 118. Prodigal repenting, a 123. ProfH\vd unprofitableness, a 118. b 165. Promised Messiah born, a 60, 107. Promises of the covenant, a 9, 39. 107. See Scripture. And truth of God unchangeable, a 139. Our security, b 40, 60, 69. Prophecies and types of Christ, b 135. And inspiration, b 151- Prosperitt/ and adversity, a 5. Vain, b 56, 101. 1 Protection from spiritual enemie?. LNDEX. .,) < , * b B2« Of the church, a 8, 22,\ Sabbath delightful, b 14. 23. See Church. \ Sacrament. See Baptism, Lord's Providence, b 46. Executed by \ Supper. Christ, a 1. Over afflictions Sacrifice of Christ, b 142. And and death, a 83. Us darkness, b intercession, b 118. 109. Prosperous and afflictive. Safety of the church, a 8, 39, b 64, a 5. 92. Provisions. See Gospel, Lord's Saints. See Church, Spiritual. Table. • God their avenger, b 1 15. And Public Ordinances. See Worship.] hypocrites, a 136,140. Their Publican and Pharisee, a 131. Punishment for sin. See Hell, a 100,118. Race, christian, a 4ft, b 53. Reason, feeble, b 87. Carnal, hum- bled,'a 11,12. Recovery from sickness, a 55. Reconciliation to God in Christ, Salvation, b 88. b 148. pinners, 104. Redemption in Christ, a 97, 98, b 78. And protection, b 82. By price, c 4 And by power b 29. See Christ. Regeneration, a 95, b 130. See ! glory, a 3. And pardon, a 9. Election, Adoption, Sanctijicalion Through faith, b 90. Religion neglected, b 32 Vain [Satan and Christ at enmity, a 107, without love, a 134. Christi-i His various temptations, b 156, example, b 140. Characters of them, a 143. In the hand of Christ, a 138. Security, b 64. Beloved in Christ, a 54. Adopt- ed, a 64. Death and burial, b 3 In glory, a 40, 41. Com- munion, c 2. Of the worst of By grace, a 111. In Christ, a 137. See Christ, Cross, Grace, Heaven, Light, Redeem, Righteousness. Sanctification, justification, and anity, the excellency of it, b 131. Revealed See Gospel, Scripture. Remembrance of Christ, c 6. Repenting prodigal, a 123. Repentance from God's goodness and patience, b 74, 105. And humiliation, a 87. At the cross of Christ, b 9, 106. And impe- nitence, b 125. Gives joy to heaven, a 101. Resignation. See Submission. Resurrection, a 6, b 102. 110. See Death, Christ, Heaven. Retirement and meditation, b 122 Returns and backslidings. b 20. Revelation of Christ. See Gen- tile, Gospel. Revenge and love, a 130 Rich sinner dying, a 24. b 56. Riches, their vanity, b 56, 101. 157. Conquered by Christ, b 89. See Devil. Scripture, a 53, b 119. See Gospel. Sea under the dominion of God, b 70. Sealing and witnessing Spirit, a 144. Secure and awakened sinner, a 115. Security in the promises, b 40, 60, 69. Seeking after Christ, a 67, 71. Self-righteousness, a 131. Insuffi- cient, b 154. Sense assisting our faith, b 141. Sensual delights dangerous, b 10, 11,48 Serpent, brazen, a 112. Shepherd, Christ, and his pastures . a 67. Shortness, frailty, and misery of life, b 32, 39, 58. Sickness and recovery, a 55. Righteousness and strength Christ, a 84, 85, 97, 98. Of j Sight of God mortifies us to the Christ valuable, a 109. Our! world, b 41. Of Christ beati- robe, a 7, 20. And self-right- j fie, b 16. 75. And faith, a 1 10, eousness, a 131. Our own in-! 120, b 129, 145. Of Christ inffiqient, b 154. ', makes death easy., c 14, 574 INDEX, Simeon's song, a 19, c 14. Sinai and Sion, b 152. Sincerity and hypocrisy, a 136. Sin the cause of Christ's death, b 81. And misery banished from heaven, a 105, b 86. Original, a 57. Pardoned and subdued, a 9, 104, b 90. Indwelling, a 115. Its power, a 115, b 86. The ruin of angels and men, b 24. Custom in it, b 160. Fol- ly, madness, and distemper of it, b 153. Conviction of it by the law, a 115. Against the law and gospel, a 118. Crucified, a 106. Deceitfulnessofit, b 150. Sinning and repenting, b 20. Sinful pleasures forsaken, b 10, 11. Sinner, the vilest saVed, a 104. And saint's death, b 2, 3, 52. Invited to Christ, a 127. Ex- cluded heaven, a 104, 105. His death terrible, a 91, b 2. Sloth, spiritual, complained of, b 25. Society in heaven blessed, b 53. Son equal with the Father, b 51. See Christ. Sons of God, a 64, 143. Elect and new-born, a 54. Song of angels, a 3. Of Simeon, a 19, c 14. Of Zachariah, a 50. Of Moses and the Lamb, a 49. 56. Of Hezekiah, a 55. Of Solomon paraphrased, a 66—78. Of the Virgin xMary a 60. For November 5th, b 92. Sorrow. See Repentance Com- fort under it, b 50, 60, 69. For the dead, relieved, b 3. Sovereignty, a 86. See Grace, Election, God. Soul separate. See Death, Hea- ven, Hell. Spirit breathed after, a 74, b 34. Water and blood, c 9. His of- fices, b 133. Witnessing and sealing, a 144. Its fruits, a 102. Spiritual enemies, deliverance, a 47, b 65, 82. Warfare, b 77. Pilgrimage, b 53. Apparel, a 7, 20. Race, a 43. Sloth and dullness, b 25, 34. Joy, b 73, 75. Meat, drink, and clothing, a 7. Food. See Feast. Stale of nature and grace, a 104. Storm. See Thunder. Strength from heaven, a 15, 32, 48. Righteousness and pardon in Christ, a 84, 85, c 24. Submission and deliverance, a 129- To afflictions, a 5, b 109. Success of the gospel, a 11, 12, 119, b 144. Sufferings of Christ, b 16. See Christ. Supper of the Lord instituted, c J . Baptism and preaching, b 141. ! Support under trials, b 50, 65. Sympathy of Christ, a 125. J Table of the Lord. See Lord. Temptations, hope under them, a 139. Of the world, b 101. Of the devil, b 65, 156, 157. And desertion complained of, b 163. Tempted, Christ's compassion to them, a 125. Terrors of death to the unconvert- ed, a 91. Testament, new, in the blood ol Christ, c 3. Thanksgiving for victory, b 111. For mercies, b 116. National. b 1. Throne of grace. See Grace. Thunderer, God, b 62. Time, redeemed, a 88. Ours, and eternity God's, b 67. Tree of life, c 8. And river of love, c 20. Trinity praised, c 26 — 41. Trials on earth, and hope of hea- ven, b 65. Triumph over death, a 6, b 110. Of faith in Christ, a 14. At a feast, c 21. Of Christ over oui enemies, a 28. Trust. See Faith. Truth and promises of God un- changeable, a 139, b 60, 69. Types, b 12. And prophecies of Christ, b 135. Vain prosperity, b 56, 101. Value of Christ and his righteous- ness, a 109. Vanity and mortality of man, a 82. Of youth, a 89, 90. Oi the creatures, b 146. Victory, a thanksgiving for it, l» 111. Over death, a 17. Sin INDEX. and sorrow, a 14. Of Christ j over Satan, a 58, b 89. Seei Enemies. I'irtuei, christian, b 161. See Holiness, Love, Saint, Spi-\ ritual. I'abelief and faith, a 100, b 125. Punished, a 113. I ncharitableness, and charity, a 126. Unconverted state, b 159. Death! terrible to them, a 91. I 'n/ruitfulness, b 165. Unsanctijied affections, b 165. 1'nseen things, faith in them, a 120. Wandering affections, b 20. Thoughts in worship, a 136. Warfare, christian, b 77. Water, the spirit and the blood, c9. Weak saints encouraged by Christ, a 125. By the church, a 126. Weakness our own, and Christ our strength, a 15. Wisdom and power of God in Christ crucified, c 10. Carnal humbled, a 11, 12. IViiiiessing and sealing spirit, a 144. Word of God, a 53- Preached, a 10, 1 19. See Gospel, Scripture. World, crucifixion to it by the cross, c 7. The temptations of it, b 101. Its end, b 16*4. Mor- tification to it by the sight of God, b 41. It3 creation, b 147. Preservation, b 13. Worship of heaven humble, b 68. Profitable, b 123. Condescend- ed to by God, b 45. Christ present at it, a 66, b 15, 16, c 15. Accepted through Christ, b 36, 37. Formality in it, a 136. Delightful, b 14, 15, 16, 42. Wrath and mercy of God, a 42. h 80. See God, Hell. | Yoke of Chr^t easy, a 127. | Youth, its vanities, a 89, 90. Ad- vised, a 91. Zachariah's song, and John's mes- sage, a 50. : Zeal in the Christian race, a 48, b 129. And love, a 14. For the gospel, a 103,b 4. The want of it, b 25. Against sin, b 106. For God, b 116. Zion, her glory and defence* b 64. See Church. A TABLE TO FIND ANY HYMN BY THE FIRST LINE. Page. ADORE and tremble for our God . 332 Alas, and did my Saviour bleed 416 All glory to thy wondrous name 559 All mortal vanities begone 325 And are we wretches yet alive 489 And must this body die 493 And now the scales have left mine eyes 471 Arise, my soul, my joyful powers 472 As new-born babes desire the breast 397 At thy command, our dearest Lord 550 Attend while God's exalted Son 506 Awake, my heart, arise, my tongue 323 Awake our souls, away our fears 334 Away from every mortal care 501 BACKWARD, with humble shame, &c. 341 Begin, my tongue, some heavenly, Hosannas, &c. 560, 563 Hosanna to our conquering King 477 Hosanna to the Prince of Light 467 Hosanna to the Royal Son 320 Hosanna with a cheerful sound 4 1 5 How are thy glories here display'd 555 How beauteous are their feet 316 How can I sink with such a prop 497 How condescending and how kind 537 How full of anguish is the thought 485 How heavy is ihe night 370 How honourable is the place 314 How large the promise ! how divine How oft have sin and Satan strove 394 How rich are thy provisions, Lord 544 How sad our state by nature is 477 How shall I praise th' eternal God 529 How short and hasty is our life 433 How should the sons of Adam's race 362 How strong thine arm is, mighty God 335 How sweet and awful is the place 545 How vain are all things here below 444 How wondrous great ! how glorious bright 475 I CANNOT bear thy absence, Lord 498 I give immortal praise 560 I hate the tempter and his charms 523 TABLE OF THE FIRST LINE-. 579 Page. I lift my banner, saitfa the Lord 328 I love the windows of thy grace 515 I send the joys of earth away 418 I sing my Saviour's wondrous death 496 I'm not asham'd to own my Lord 373 In Gabriel's hand a mighty stone 343 In thine own ways, O God of love 329 In vain the wealthy mortals toil 324 In vain we lavish out our lives 315 Infinite grief! amazing wo 482 Is this the kind return 465 JEHOVAH reigns, his throne is high 53CJ Jehovah speaks, let Israel hear 361 Jesus, in thee our eyes behold 399 Jesus invites his saints 536 Jesus is gone above the skies 539 Jesus, the man of constant grief 318 Jesus, we bless thy Father's name 339 Jesus, we bow before thy feet 549 Jesus, with all thy saints above 431 Join all the glorious names 406 Join all the names of love and power 405 KIXD is the speech of Christ our Lord 353 LADEN with guilt, and full of fears 499 Let all our tongues be one 541 Let everlasting glories crown 507 Let every mortal ear attend 313 Let God the Father live 557 Let him embrace my soul and prove 347 Let God the Maker's name 558 Let me but hear my Saviour say 320 Let mortal tongues attempt to sing 342 Let others boast how strong they be 423 Let Pharisees of high esteem 391 Let the old heathens tune their song 425 Let the seventh angel sound on high 346 Let the whole race of creatures lie 485 Let the wild leopards of the wood 525 Let them neglect thy glory, Lord 435 Let us adore th' eternal Word 538 Life and immortal joys are given 503 Life is the time to serve the Lord 364 Lift up your eyes to th' heavenly seats 437 Like sheep we went astray . 397 Lo, the destroving arnrel flips 522 .~>80 TABLE OF THE FIRST LINES. Page. ho, the young tribes of Adam rise 365 Lo, what a glorious sight appears 323 Long have I sat beneath the sound 529 Lord, at thy temple we appear 322 Lord, how divine thy comforts are 543 Lord, how secure and bless'd are they 452 Lord, how secure my conscience was 380 Lord, we adore thy bounteous hand 551 Lord, we adore thy vast designs 492 Lord, we are blind, we mortals blind 428 Lord, we confess our num'rous faults 377 Lord, what a heaven of saving grace 421 Lord ! what a wretched land is this 448 Lord, when my thoughts with wonder roll 413 MAN hath a soul of vast desires 516 Mistaken souls ! that dream of heaven 395 My dear Redeemer and my Lord 51 1 My drowsy powers, why sleep ye so 428 My God, how endless is thy love 360 My God, my life, my love 480 My God, my portion, and my love 481 My God, permit me not to be 501 My God, the spring of all my joys 450 My God, what endless pleasures dwell 440 My heart, how dreadful hard it is 484 My Saviour God, my Sovereign Prince 513 My soul, come meditate the day 456 My soul forsakes her vain delight 417 My thoughts on awful subjects roll 41 1 My thoughts surmount these lower skies 527 NAKED as from the earth we came 312 Nature, with all her powers, shall sing 410 Nature, with open volume, stands 54? No, I'll repine at death no more 487 No, I shall envy them no more 451 No more, my God, I boast no more 376 Nor eye hath seen, nor ear hath heard 374 Not all the blood of beasts 513 Not all the outward forms on earth 36 £ Not diff'rent food, nor diff'rent dress 387 Not from the dust affliction grows 36 1 Not the malicious or profane 373 Not to condemn the sons of men 371 Not to the terrors of the Lord 520 Not with our mortal eyfcs 376 TABLE OF THE FIRST LINES. DOJ Page. Now be the God of Israel bless'd 336 Now, by the bowels of ray God 389 Now for a tune of lofty praise 441 Now have our hearts embraced our God 546 Now in the galleries of his grace 357 Now, in the heat of youthful blood 366 Now let a spacious world arise 516 Now let our pains be all forgot 548 Now let the Father and the Son 559 Now let the Lord my Saviour smile 446 Now Satan comes with dreadful roar 524 Now shall my inward joys arise 330 Now to the Lord, a noble song 444 Now to the Lord that makes us know 344 Now to the power of God supreme 393 O FOR an overcoming faith 321 Oh! if my soul was form'd for wo 490 Oh! the Almighty Lord 470 O the delights, the heavenly joys 478 Often I seek my Lord by night 351 Once more, my soul, the rising day 414 Our days, alas! our mortal days 438 Our God ! how firm his promise stands 439 Our sins, alas ! how strong they be 475 Our souls shall magnify the Lord 343 Our spirits join t' adore the Lamb 553 PLUNG'D in a gulf of dark despair 469 Praise, everlasting praise, be paid 455 RAISE thee, my soul, fly up, and run 434 Raise your triumphant songs 489 Rise, rise, my soul, and leave the ground 421 SAINTS, at your heavenly Father's word 389 Salvation ! O the joyful sound 476 See where the great incarnate God 383 Shall the vile race of flesh and blood 360 Shall we go on to sin 375 Shall wisdom cry aloud 366 Shout to the Lord, and let our joys 479 Sin hath a thousand treacherous arl^ 519 Sin, like a venomous disease 521 Sing to the Lord that built the skies 419 Sing to the Lord, ye heavenly host? 456 Sitting around our Father's board 554 So did the Hebrew prophet raise So let our lips and lives express 390 582 TABLE OF THE FIRST LINES. . Page. Stand up, my soul, shake off thy fears 468 Stoop down, my tho'dghts, that use to rise 430 Straight is the way, the door is strait 526 TERRIBLE God ! that reign'st on high 425 That awful day will surely come 491 The glories of my Maker God 463 The God of mercy be ador'd 558 The King of glory sends his Son 509 The lands, that long in darkness lay 318 The law by Moses came 3S2 The law commands, and makes us know 500 The Lord declares his will 500 The Lord, descending from above 503 The Lord Jehovah reigns 532 The Lord on high proclaims 362 The majesty of Solomon 495 The mem'ry of our dying Lord 547 The promise of my Father's love 537 The promise was divinely free 508 The true Messiah now appears 418 The voice of my Beloved sounds 349 The wond'ring world inquires to know 355 Thee we adore, eternal name 450 There is a house not made with hands 377 There is a land of pure delight 439 There was an hour when Christ rejoic'd 317 These glorious minds, how bright they shine 332 This is the word of truth and love 511 Thou whom my soul admires above 348 Thus did the sons of Abra'm pass 504 Thus far the Lord has led me on 359 Thus saith the first, the great command 380 Thus saith the High and Lofty One 363 Thus saith the mercy of the Lord 384 Thus saith the Ruler of the skies 472 Thus saith the wisdom of the Lord 367 Thy favours, Lord, surprise our souls 442 Time ! what an empty vapour 'tis 453 'Tis by the faith of joys to come 505 Tis from the treasures of his word 402 •Tis not the law of ten commands 502 To God the Father, God the Son 559 To God the Father's throne 561 To God the only wise 337 To him that chose us first 56 1 TABLE OF THE FIRST LINES. 583 Page. To our eternal God 562 Twas by an order from the Lord 519 "Twas on that dark, that doleful night ( 535 "Twas the commission of our Lord 337 VAIN are the hopes that rebels place 371 Vain are the hopes the sons of men 368 UP to the fields where angels lie 439 Up to the Lord that reigns on high 443 WE are a garden walPd around 354 We bless the prophet of the Lord 507 We sing th' amazing deeds 548 We sing the glories of thy love 340 Welcome, sweet day of rest 4 1 9 Well, the Redeemer's gone 43G What diff'rent powers of grace and sin 514 What equal honours shall we bring 345 What happy men or angels these 331 What mighty man or mighty God 327 When I can read my title clear 458 When I survey the wondrous cross 540 When in the light of faith divine 487 When strangers stand and hear rne tell * 356 When the first parents of our race 468 When the great Builder arch'd the skies 427 When we are rais'd from deep distress 339 Whence do our mournful thoughts arise 329 Where are the mourners, saith the Lord 521 Who can describe the joys that rise 3 7 J Who hath believ'd thy word 396 Who is this fair one in distress 357 Who shall the Lord's elect condemn 319 Why do we mourn departing friends 41 - Why does your face, ye humble souls 17 1 Why is my heart so far from thee 124 Why should the children of a King 399 Why should this earth delight us so 528 Why should we start, and fear to die 433 With cheerful voice I sing 403 With holy fear and humble song 442 With joy we meditate the grace 386 YE angels round the throne 559 Ye sons of Adam, vain and young 365 ZION rejoice and Judah sing 494 THE END. ** zy*ar¥i m