FROM THE LIBRARY OF REV. LOUIS FITZGERALD BENSON. D. D. BEQUEATHED BY HIM TO THE LIBRARY OF PRINCETON THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY 727 DMaioa Section V-/f Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2013 http://archive.org/details/useworsOOwatt rm: /C psAois of fog&iim IMITATED IN Tlll\'- LANG! LGE OF THE NEW TEST* AND ADAPTED TO THE CHRISTIAN USE AND WORSHIP. I5Y I. WATTS, D. D. A NEW EDITION, IN WIIIHI TIIF. PSALMS OMITTED BY Dn. WATTS, ARE VERSIFIED, LOLA! LB1 ALTEllKD, AND A NUMBER, OF PSALMS AUK VKUSIFIED ANEW, IX PROPER. METRES. BY TIMOTHY DWIGHT, D. D. Li IE PRESIDENT OF TALE COLLEGE. G 'Association of Connecticut. TO THE PSALMS IS ADDED, A SELECTION OF HYMNS, HARTFORD: !< I (J. ' oBint & Co v Wat-York; Goodwin ; R , 1 ickard &. Butler Wimpj: \> tlie Rev. Dr. Dwight, was requested by the (Jeneral Association of the State of Con- necticut, that met on the third Tuesday of June, in the yea* of our Lord, 1707, to revise Dr. Watts's imitation of the Psalms of David, so as to accom- modate them to the state of the American churches: and to supply the deficiency of those Psalms which Dr. Watts had omitted. And having undertaken tins sen ice, and made such alterations and additions, notice thereof to the Association, at their meet- ing in the year 1799 ; and the Association wishing the advice and concurrence of the General Assem- bly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States in this important business ; the subscribers were ap- pointed by the above bodies, to meet and examine such alterations and additions ; and accordingly met at Stamford, on the tenth of June, 1S00, and having carefully examined them, approve and recommend said version as thus altered and amended, to the use of the churches. r, John Smalley, Cypian Strong, Isaac teph Strong, Asa Hillyer, jun. Jonathan n in . ( ommittce. We also recommend to Dr. Dwight, to select such Hymns from Dr. Watts, Dr. Doddridge, and others, and annex them to his edition of the Psalms, as shall furnish the churches with a more extensive system fcalmody. John Roci.ks, Joseph Strong, JOHN SmALLEY, Asa HlLLYBB, Jun. Cyfeiais Strong, Jonathan Freeman. I- \ \< Li.ui-. Lb a true copy of the doings of the ittce. Cypbian Strong, Scribe. Extract from the Minutes of lh< (;,, eral , of the Presbyterian Church in the United Si A. D. 1802. Whereas the Rev. Dr. Timothy Dwight, by or- der of the General Association of Connecticut, lias revised the version of the Psalms made by Doctor Watts, and versified a number omitttcd by him, and has also made a selection of Hymns from vari- ous authors, which, together with the Psalms, arc intended to furnish a system of Psalmody for the of the churches and families ; which system has been revised and recommended by a joint committee of the General Assembly and the General Associa- tion of Connecticut heretofore appointed, as well as- examined and approved by a committee of this As- sembly : the said system is hereby cheerfully allow- ed, in such congregations as may think it for edifica- tion to adopt and use the same. A D V KUT1SE3IEXT. \i in: the American revolution, it became early the genera] Irish of the churches and congregations in tins country, that such passages in Doctor Walls's \« nrion of the Psalms, as were local, and inapplica- ble to our own circumstances, might be altered and made to accord with those circumstances. In several succeeding instances, such an alteration has been made. The General Association of this State, how- ever, thought proper, at their session in June, 1797, to request the subscriber to attempt the work anew. To this request they subjoined another ; viz. that he would versify the Psalms omitted by Doctor Watts. At the same time, a number of the clergy and laity, of the first respectability, recommended, that an ad- dition should be made to the number of Psalms, ver- sified by Doctor Waits in proper metres, for the pur- • 1 preventing a too frequent repetition of them in our worship. They also recommended, that a number of Hymns should be annexed to the Psalm- Book, sufficient to complete a system of public Psal- mody. In May, 1798, a motion was made in the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church, for accom- plishing the same general purpose ; but the General \- embly, being informed, that the business had been taken up by the General Association, conclu- ded :«» postpone an) further measures, relative to it, until they should see the issue of the measures adopt- ion. Alter this work was completed, a joint committee was appointed to examine, on be- half of both Uksc ecclesiastic -. the state and »rk, and finally to approve, or dis- 1 AD\ EM ISEMENT. approve of it, as they should judge proper. Their deeision the reader has already seen on a preceding page. With the requests and recommendations obove mentioned I have endeavoured to comply. Some account of what I have done is due to the public. In making such alterations in Doctor Watts1* ver- sion, as respected objects merely local, 1 have, in some instances applied the Psalm, or the passage to the church at large, or to Christian nations generally ; and in others, particularly to our own country. The latter I have done, because every nation, like ever} individual, feeling its own concerns more than any other, will find various occasions of adapting its praise peculiarly to them. In altering such passages, as were defective, either in the language or the sentiment, I found two objects claiming my attention — the errors of the press, and those of the writer. The reverence for Doctor Watts is in this country so great, that I shall not be surprised to find \\\\ charged with want of modesty, for suggesting, that he was the subject of such errors. Doctor Watts was a man of great eminence for learning, wisdom, and piety ; and in usefulness to mankind has had few equals. As a poet, in writing a flowing happy za, familiar without vulgarism, and elevated with- out affectation or obscurity, he has, perhaps, never been excelled. The design of evangelizing the psalms (if I may be allowed the expression) was of those happy thoughts, which rarely occur, and will give his version a decided superiority over every other, as a vehicle for the praise of Christians. — Still he was not distinguished as a correct writer, and must undoubtedly be charged with some of the er- rors, found in his psalm-book. A part of those only ADVERTISEMENT. have I attempted to remove. 1 should, have ventured farther, had 1 not been originally cautioned to m no alterations except those, which should appear to be cither absolutel) necessary , or plainly important. In these alterations I have aimed to vary as little as might be from rm original. \- the editions ol* Doctor Walls's Psalms have been very numerous, both in Great Britain and America, many typographical errors have crept into the modern copies of that work. Those 1 have carefully endeavoured to correct. In versifying the Psalms, omitted by Doctor JVatts, I have followed the free example which he has set. When the render is informed, that Doctor Walls was discouraged from attempting these, I am persuaded, that he will not think the latitude which 1 have taken, unwarrantable. In adding to the number of Psalms, versified in ral kinds of proper metres, I have generally selected those, which were of frequent use. As the (!< Mi_r'i was to prevent the necessity of singing the ing Psalms of this description, too often, such a :ion became indispensable. I have not versi- fied any in the metre of the old 50th, because of the incumbrance of the chorus ; nor any in that of the 113th, because I thought the number already suffi- cient. The Hymns I have selected from various writers, with a design of extending and completing a system of Psalmody. I do not flatter myself, that a divine song wm be found here, adapted to every religious subject ; yet 1 hope, there will 1x3 no important de- ficiency. Had I followed my own judgment only, the collection would have been somewhat larger; but 1 found several judicious divines of opinion, that u would be expedient to make it still less. To the ADVERTISEMENT. Hymns selected, I am persuaded, there will be no ob- jection. It cannot without weakness, be supposed, that what I have done will meet the universal approba- tion of those, for whose use this Psalm-Book is inten- ded. The introduction of a Psalm-Book into the use of churches, has ever been attended with diffi- culties. I have not satisfied myself; it ought, there- fore, not to be expected, that I should satisfy others whose judgment must doubtless be more impartial, and less biassed in my favour, than my own. I can only say, that I have intended well. No doctrine will, I believe, be found in the book, which is not accordant with the general Protestant orthodoxy. In this part of the performance I pre- sume, therefore, I shall not be extensively censured. With respect to the rest, I leave it in the hands of the public, with my sincere wish, and earnest prayer to God, that it may please him to make it a mean of assisting the praise, and promoting the edification and comfort of my fellow Christians. TIMOTHY DWIGHT. New-Haven, Avg. 13, 1800. I J! I PSALMS OF DAVID, IMITATED IN THE LANGUAGE OF THE SEW TESTAMENT. PSAjLM 1. Common Metre. The way and end of I he righteous and the wicked, 1 TjLIvST is the man who shuns the place, _■ JJ Where sinners love to meet ; Who fears to tread their wicked ways, And hates the scoffer's seat : '-2 Bul in the statutes of the Lord, Has plac'd his chief delight ; T>\ day he reads or hears the word, And meditates by night. *J [He, like a plant of generous kind B} living water.- Bet, Safe from the storms and blasting wind Enjoys a peaceful state.] PSALM I. 4 (irccn as the leaf, and ever lair Shall his profession shine ; AVhile fruits of holiness appear Like clusters on the vine 5 Not so the impious and unjust : What vain designs they form ! Their hopes are blown away like dust, Or chaff before the storm. 6 Sinners in judgment shall not stand Among the sons of grace, When Christ the judge at his right hand Appoints his saints a place. 7 His eye beholds the path they tread, His heart approves it well ; But crooked ways of sinners lead Down to the gates of hell. PSAL3I 1. Short Metre. The saint happy, the sinner miserable, 1 jnr^HE man is ever blest § Who shuns the sinner's ways, Among their councils never stands, Nor takes the scorner's place ; 2 But makes the law of God His study and delight, Amid the labours of the day, And watches of the night. 3 He like a tree shall thrive, With waters near the root : Fresh as the leaf his name shall live ; His works are heavenly fruit. 4 Not so th' ungodly race, They no such blessings find : Their hopes shall flee like empty chaff Before the driving wind. PSALM I. 5 How will they bear to stand Before that judgment-seat, Where all the Baints at Christ's right hand In full assembly m< t; He knows, and he approves The way the righteous go : But sinners and their works -hall meet A dreadful overthrow, PSAIiH 1. LongMette. Th> between the righteous and the wicked. 1 "U AITY the man whose cautious feet ~i Shun the broad way that sinners go, Who hates the place where Atheists meet, And fears to talk as scoffers do. S H»' loves f employ his morning light Among the statutes of the Lord ; And spends the wakeful hours of night, With pleasure pondering o'er his word. .*> lb-, like a plant by gentle streams, Shall flourish in immortal green : \nd heaven will shine with kindest beams On every work his hands begin. I But sinners find their counsels crost ; As chaff before the tempest flies, So shall their hopes be blown and lost, When the last trumpet shakes the skies. 5 In vain the rebel seeks to stand In judgment with the pious race ; idful Judge with stern command, Divides him to a different place. Strait is the way my saints have trod, l- I blest the path and drew it plain ; 'k But you would choose the crooked road f * \nd down it leads to endless pain." I PS \L.\I II. PSALM 2. Short Metre Translated according to the divine pattern, \< I iv. 2 L, &C, Chris/ dying, ruing, interceding, and ,- 1 [~MM"AKEIl and sovereign Lord j f B Of heaven, and earth, and seas, Thy providence confirms thy word, And answers thy decrees. 2 The things, so long foretold By David, are fulfill'd, When Jews and Gentiles join'd to slay, Jesus, thy holy child.] 3 Why did the Gentiles rage, And Jews with one accord Bend all their counsels to destroy Th' Anointed of the Lord ? 4 Rulers and kings agree, To form a vain design ; Against the Lord their powers unite, Against his Christ they join. 5 The Lord derides their rage, And will support his throne ; He that hath rais'd him from the dead Hath own'd him for his Son. Pause. G Now he's ascended high, And asks to rule the earth ; The merit of his blood he pleads, And pleads his heavenly birth. 7 He asks, and God bestows A large inheritance : — Far as the world's remotest ends His kingdom shall advance. 8 The nations that rebel Must feel his iron rod PSALM II. He'll vindicate those honours well Which he receiv'd from God, 9 [Be wise, ye rulers, u<>w , And worship lit 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 thai ilies Fur refuge to his grace.] PSALM 2. Common Metre. 1 ^MTH^ did tuc nations join to slay f f The Lord's anointed Son ? Why did they cast his laws away, And tread his gospel down .' XJ The Lord that sits above the skies, Derides their rage below ; II- speaks with vengeance in his eyes, And strikes their spirits through. 3 " I call him my eternal Son, " And raise him from the dead ; 11 I make my holy hill his throne*, 14 And wide his kingdom spread. 1 M Ask me, my Son, and then enjoy 14 The utmost heathen lands ; k* Thy rod of iron shall destroy 44 The rebel that withstands." 5 Be wise, ye rulers of the earth, Obey tlf anointed Lord, Adore the King of heavenly birth, \nd tremble at his word. «; With humble loi 3 his throne ; For if he frown, ye die i 6 PS ILM it. Those arc secure, and those alone. Who on his grace rely. PSALM 2, Long .Metre. Christ's death, resuw ■ Hon, and ascension. 1 ^MTHY did the Jews proclaim their rage ? j T The Romans why their swords employ ? Against the Lord their powers engage His dear Anointed to destroy ? 2 " Come, let us break his bands," they say, " This man shall never give us laws ;" And thus they cast his yoke away, And nail'd their monarch to the cross. 3 But God, who high in glory reigns, Laughs at their pride, their rage controls ; He'll vex their heart with inward pains, And speak in thunder to their souls. 4 " 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 Sov'reign still. 5 [His wond'rous rising from the earth Makes his eternal Godhead known ; 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 " The utmost bounds of heathen land ; " To thee the northern isles shall bow.'| 7 But nations that resist his grace, Shall fall beneath his iron stroke ; His rod shall crush his foes with ease, As potters' earthen work is broke. Pause. 8 Now, ye that sit on earthly thrones, Be wise, and serve the Lord, the Lamb ; psalm in. T Now at his feel submit your crowns, Rejoice and tremble at his name. 9 With humble 1 >ve address the Son, he grow angry, and ye die ; His wrath will burn to worlds unknown, It" ye provoke his jeal 10 His storms shall drive you quick to hell ; I Jo Ls a ( rod, and ye but dust : Happy the souls that know him well, And make his grace their only trust. PSAU1 3. Common Metre. Doubts and/cars tupprest ; or, God our defence from tin and Sedan. 1 "|%/J Y God, how many are my fears ! J.V J_ 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 swelling sins appear Too big to be forgiven. 3 But thou, my glory and my strength, Shalt on the tempter tread, Shalt silence all my threat 'ning guilt, And raise my drooping head. 1 [I cried, and from his holy hill He bow'd a Listening ear ; 1 call'd m\ Father, and my God, And he subdu'd my tear. 5 Eh 3 on mine eves, • f all my I I Voke, and wonder'd at the grace, That guarded my repose. ] 8 PSALM III. IV. 6 What tho' the hosts o{' death and hell All arm'd against mc stood, Terrors do more shall shake my soul ; My refuge is my God. 7 Arise, 0 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 ; Blessings attend thy people here, And reach beyond the grave. PSALM 3. 1, 2, 3, 5, 8. Long Metre A Morning Psalm, 1 #"k LORD, how many are my foes \JJ In this weak state of flesh and blood ! My peace they daily discompose, But my defence and hope is God. 2 Tir'd with the burdens of the day, To thee I rais'd an evening cry ; Thou heard'st when I began to pray, And thine Almighty help was nigh. 3 Supported by thy heavenly aid I laid me down, and slept secure ; Not death should make my heart afraid, Though I should wake and rise no more. 4 But God sustain'd me all the night ; Salvation doth to God belong ; He rais'd my head to see the light, And make his praise my morning song. PSALM 4. I, 2, 3, 5, C, 7. Long Metre. Hearing of prayer ; or, God our portion, and Christ our hope, 1 £\ (JOD of grace and righteousni \J Hear and attend when I complain ; PSALM IV. Thou hast enlarg'd me in distress, Bow down a gracious oar again. 2 ^ e -"ii- of men, in vain ye try To turn my glory into shame ; How long will scoffers love to lie, And dare reproach my Saviour's name ? 3 Enow that the Lord divides his saints From all the tribes of men beside ; I lc hoars the cry of penitents, the dear sake of Christ that died. \ When our obedient hands have clone \ thousand works of righteousness, We put our trusl in God alone, And glory in his pard'ning grace. 6 Lei the unthinking many say, 11 Who will bestow some earthly good f" But, Lord, thy light and love we pray ; Our souls desire this heav'nly food. 6 Then shall my cheerful pow'rs rejoice, and favours so divine ; Nor will I change my happy choice Tor all their corn, and all their wine. PSALM 1. 3, 1, 5, 8. Common Metre. . hi Evening Psalm. 1 1 " ORD, thou wilt hear me when [.pray ; M_J I ain for c\ or thine : I fear before thee all tho day, Nor w ould I dare to sin. . \iid while I rest my weary head, Prom can - and bus'ni ing on my bed With my own heart and the 3 I pay this ev'ning sacrifice ; \nd w hen m\ w<»rk is done. ■!' 10 PSALM V. Groat God ! my (kith and hope relies Upon thy grace alone. 4 Tim?, with my thoughts composed to peace, I'll give mine c\ es to Bleep : Thy hand in safety keeps my days, And will my slumbers keep. TSAL3I 5. Common Metro. For the Lord's Day JlforfUfl 1 1 ' ORD, in the morning thou shalt hear B A My voice ascending high ; To thee will I direct my prayer, To thee lift up mine eye : 2 Up to the hills where Christ is gone, To plead for all his saints, Presenting at his Father's throne Our songs and our complaints. 3 Thou art a God, before whose sight The wicked shall not stand, Sinners shall ne'er be thy delight, Nor dwell at thy right hand. 4 But to thy house will I resort, To taste thy mercies there ; I will frequent thy holy court, And worship in thy fear. 5 O may thy Spirit guide my feet In ways of righteousness ! Make every path of duty straight, And plain before my face. Pause. 6 My watchful enemies combine To tempt my feet astray : They flatter with a base design, To make my soul their pre) . PSALM V I. II 7 Lord, crush the serpent in the dust, And all his plots destro) ; While those that in thj mercy trust, For c\ er shout for joj . S Tne men that love and Tear thy name Shall see their hopes Kilfill'd : The mighty God will compass them With favour as a shield. PSAL3I G. Common Metre. Complaint in sickness ; or, diseases healed. 1 ~|\\ anger, Lord, rebuke me not, 1 Withdraw the dreadful storm ; Nor let thy fury grow so hot, Against a treble worm. 2 My soul's bow'd down with heavy cares, M\ flesh with pain opprest ; My couch is witness to my tears, My tears forbid my rest. S B miow and pain wear out my days ; I « aste the night with cries. Counting the minutes as they pass, Till the slow morning rise. 1 Shall I be still alllicted more? Mine eyes consum'd with grief? How long, my God, how long before Thy hand affords relief? 5 He hears when dust and ashes speak ; ! [e pities all our groans ; He saves us for his mercj 's sake, And heals our broken bones. 8 The virtue of his sovereign word Restores aur fainting breath ; For Mini! graves praise not the Lord, -Nor is he known in death. IS PSALM Vi. VII. PSAXJI fi. Long Metro. 7V mptati mi in rickness o% > 1 1 " OKD, I can suffer thy rebukes, J_j When thou with kindness dost chaste- . But thy fierce wrath I cannot bear, O let it not against me rise ! 2 Pity my languishing estate, And ease the sorrows that I feel ; The wounds, thy heavy hand hath made, O let thy gentler touches heal ! 3 See how 1 pass my weary days In sighs and groans ; and when 'tis night, My bed is water'd with my tears ; My grief consumes and dims my sight. 4 Look, how the pow'rs of nature mourn ! How long, Almighty God, how long ? When shall thine hour of grace return ? When shall I make thy grace my song ? 5 I feel my flesh so near the grave, My thoughts are tempted to despair ; But graves can never praise the Lord, For all is dust and silence there. 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. Common Metre. God's care of his people , and punishment of persecutors, 1 "]%M"Y trust is in my heav'nly friend, If I My hope in thee, my God ; Rise, and my helpless life defend From those that seek niv blood. PSALM VII. 13 2 W it I l insolence and fury they My soul Id pieces tear, As hungry lions rend their prey When no deliverer's near. 3 It* 1 indulge in thoughts unjust, And wish and seek their woe, Then let them tread my life to dust, And lay mine honour low. 4 If there were malice hid 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 to my soul. Pause. G [Let sinners and their wicked rage Be humbled to the dust ; Shall not the God of truth enjiasre To vindicate the just ? ? lie knows the heart, he tries the reins, He will defend th' upright ; Hi- sharpest arrows he ordains Against the sons of spite. 8 For me their malice dug a pit, But there themselves arc cast ; hi) God makes all their mischief light On their own heads at last, | \) Thai Cruel, persecuting race. Mud feel his dreadful sword ; Nil, and praise the gl And justice of the Lord, 14 PSALM VIII. PSAIiH 8. Short Metro. Gods sovereignty and goodness ; and mans dominion over the en oX 1 £~\ LORD, our heavenly King, V>r Thy name is all divine ; Thy glories round the earth are spread, And o'er the Heav'ns they shine. 2 When to thy works on high I raise my wond'ring 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 should'st love him so ? Next to thine angels is he plac'd, And lord of all helow. 5 Thine honours crown his head, While heasts like slaves obey, And birds that cut the air with wings, And fish that cleave the sea. 0 How rich thy bounties are ! How wond'rous are thy ways ! Of dust and worms thy power can frame, A monument of praise^*. 7 [Out of the mouths of 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 ; Thy glories round the earth are spread, And o'er the heavens they shine. J PSALM \ Ilf. IB PSALM 8, Common Mctrr. Christ* condescension, and glofification ; or, (• made in 'in. 1 £^K LORD, our Lord, how wond'rous great, \J Is thine exalted name ! The glories of thy heav nlv state Let men and babes proclaim. *2 When I behold thy works on high, The moon that rules the night, And stars that well adorn the sky, Those moving worlds of light : 3 Lord, what is man, or all his race, Who dwells so far below, That thou should'st visit him with grace, And love his nature so ? •1 That thine eternal Son should bear To take a mortal form, Made lower than his angels are, To Bave a d\ ing worm ! ,f> [Yet while he liv'd on earth unknown, And men would not adore, TV obedient seas and fishes own Hi- Godhead, and his pow'r. 6 The waves lay spread beneath his feet ; And fish, at his command, Brought their large shoals to Peter's Q< And tribute to his hand. ese humbler glories of the Son, >ne thro1 the fleshly cloud ; Mow we behold bun on his throne, And men confess him (iod.J S L' t bun be cyown'd with majesi Who bow'd hid head to death J And be hifl honours sounded high, By all things thai have breath. 16 PSALM VIII. 9 Jesus, our Lord, how wond'rous great Is thine exalted name ! The glories of thy heavenly state, Let the whole earth proclaim. PSALM 8. Ver. 1, 2, Paraphrased. First Part. Long Metre. The hosanna of the children ; or, infants praising God. 1 A LMIGHTY Ruler of the skies, J\ 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 A monument 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 policy confound* 4 Children amid thy temple throng To see their great Redeemer's face ; The Son of David is their song, And young hosannas fill the place. 5 The frowning scribes and angry priests, In vain their impious cavils bring : Revenge sits silent on their breasts, While Jewish babes proclaim their King. PSAL3I 8. Ver. 3, &c Paraphrased. Second Part. Long" Metre. Adam and Christ, lords of the old and new creation. ORD, what was man when made at first, Adam, the offspring of the dust ! PSALM IX. 17 That thou ihould'st set him and his race But just below an angel's place ? 2 That thou should'st raise his nature so, And make him lord of all below, Make everj beast and bird submit, And lay the fishes at his feet ? 3 Rut 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 ; See him in dust among the dead, To save a ruin'd world from sin : Yet he shall reign with power divine. 5 The world to come, redeem'd from all The miseries that attend the fall, New made, and glorious, shall submit At our exalted Saviour's feet. PSAUrf 0, First Pari. Common Metn>. Wrath and mercy from the judgment-seat, 1 ^IM^ITII my whole heart I'll raise my song, V f Thy wonders I'll proclaim ; Thou, the great Judge of right and wrong, Wilt put my foes to shame. 2 I'll sinnr 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 T<»r all the poor opprest ; To save the people of his love, And give the weary rest. 18 PSALM IV 4 The men that know thy name will trust, In thine abundant grace : And thou wilt ne'er forsake the jugt, Who humbly seek thy face, 5 Sing praises to the righteous Lord, Who dwells on Zion's hill, Who executes his threat'ning word, And doth his grace fulfil. PSAL3I 9. Ver. 12. Second Part. Common Metre. The wisdom and equity of Providence. 1 "ll^S/THEN the great Judge, supreme and just, f f 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 Doth his own children raise : In Zion's gates with cheerful breath They sing their Father's praise. 3 His foes shall fall with heedless feet Into the pit they made ; And sinners perish in the net That their own hands have spread. 4 Thus by thy judgments, mighty God, Are thy deep counsels known ; When men of mischief are destroy'd, The snare must be their own. Pause. 5 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. PSALM V 19 Their ones shall n< ffgot, Nor shall their hopes be vain. 7 [Rise, great Redeemer, from thy seat, To judge and save the poor : Let nations tremble at thy feet, And men prevail no more. S Thy thunder thai! affright the proud, \nd put their hearts to pain ; Make them confess that thou art God, And they but treble men.] PSALM 10. Common Metre. Prayer heard, and saints saved ; or, pride, atheism, and oppression punished. For a Humiliation Day. 1 \1JHY doth the Lord stand off so far ? y V And why conceal his face, When jireat calamities appear, \ times of deep distress ? 2 Lord, shall the lyjcked still deride Thy justice and thy pov. Shall they advance their heads in pride, And still thy saints devour ? 3 They put thy judgments from their sight, And then insult the poor ; They boast In their exalted height. That thej shall fall no more. I, lift up thy hand, end our humble cry : No enemy shall dare to stand d ( rod ascends on high. Pause. do the men of malice i And saj with foolish pride. l20 PSALM XI. " The God of Heaven will ne'er engage " To fight on Zion's side." G But thou for ever art our Lord ; And powerful is thy hand, As when the heathens felt thy sword, And perish'd from thy land. 7 God will prepare our hearts to pray, And bow his ear to hear ; He marks whate'er his children say, And puts the world in fear. 8 Proud tyrants shall no more oppress, No more despise the just ; And mighty sinners shall confess They are but earth and dust. PSALM 11. Long Metre. God loves the righteous, and hates the wicked, 1 1%/JY refuge is the God of love, JL? JL Why do my foes insult and cry, " Fly like a tim'rous trembling dove, " To distant woods or mountains fly." 2 If government be all destroy'd, (That firm foundation of our peace) And violence makes justice void, Where shall the righteous seek redress ? 3 The Lord in heaven hath hVd his throne, His eye surveys the world below ; To him all mortal things are known, His eye-lids search our spirits through. 4 If he afflicts his saints so far, To prove their love, and try their grace, What must the bold transgressors fear ? His very soul abhors their ways. 5 On impious wretches he shall rain Tempests of brimstone, fire and death, PSALM XII. tl Such as he kindled on the plain Of Sodom, with his angry breath* 6 The righteous Lord loves righteous souls, Whose thoughts and actions are sincere, And wiili a gracious eye heholds The men that his own image bear. PSALM 12. Long .Metre. Th< taint's safety and hope la evil linns ; or, tins of the tongtu complained of \ viz.- blasphemy r, falsehood \8fC* 1 H~ ORD, if thou dost not soon appear, JL^ Virtue and truth will fly away : V faithful man amongst us here, Will scarce be found if thou delay. 2 The Whole discourse, when neighbours meet, [s fill'd with trifles loose and vain ; Their lips are (latt'ry and deceit, And their proud language is profane. 3 But Kips that with deceit abound, Shall not maintain their triumph long ; The God of vengeance will confound The Satt'ring and blaspheming tongue. 4 u Yet shall our words be free," they cry ; 11 Our tongue shall be control'd by none : " Where is the Lord will ask us why : k' Or say, our lips are not our own ?" 5 The Lord, who sees the poor oppress'd, And hears th' oppressor's haughty strain, W ill rise to give his children rest, Nor shall they trust his word in vain. i\ Thy word, O Lord, though often try'd, \ Old of deceit shall still appear ; Not silver, *ex\\ times purify'd From dross and mixture, shines so clear II PSALM XII. 7 Thy grace shall in the darkest hour Defend the holy soul from harm ; Though, when the vilest men have power, On every side will sinners swarm. PSALM 12. Common Metre. Complaint of a general corruption of manners ; or, the promise and signs of Christ's coming to judgment. 1 1 TTELP, Lord, for men of virtue fail, B I Religion loses ground ; The sons of violence prevail, And treacheries abound. . 2 Their oaths and promises they break, Yet act the flatterer's part ; With fair, deceitful lips they speak, And with a double heart. 3 If we reprove some hateful lie, How is their fury stirr'd ! " Are not our lips our own," they cry, " And who shall be our lord ?" 4 Scoffers appear on every side, Where a vile race of men Is rais'd to seats of power and pride, And bears the sword in vain. Pause. 5 Lord, when iniquities abound, And blasphemy grows bold, When faith is hardly to be found, And love is waxing cold : 6 Is not thy chariot hastening on ? Hast thou not given the sign ? May we not trust and live upon A promise so divine ? PSALM XIII. 7 M Yes," saith the Lord, " now will I rise, " And make oppn B80T8 flee ; M I shall appear t<> their surp " And Bet my servants free." 8 Thy word, like silver sev'n times try'd, Through ages .-hall endure ; The in. 'ii that in thy truth confide Shall find thy promise sure. PSALM 13. Long Metre. Pleading- with God under desertion ; or, hope in dark' 1 1 JOW long, O Lord, shall I complain, JLJL Like one that seeks his God in vain ? Milt thou thy face for ever hide ? Shall I still pray and be deny'd ? 2 Shall I for ever be forgot, \< one whom thou regardest not ? Still shall my soul thine absence mourn ? And still despair of thy return ? • > How long shall my poor troubled breast Be with these anxious thoughts opprest ? \nd Satan, my malicious foe, Rejoice to see me sunk so low ? 4 Hear, Lord, and grant me quick relief, Before my death conclude my grief; If thou withhold th\ heavenly light, I sleep in everlasting night. 5 How will the powers of darkness boast, If but one praying soul be lost I But I have trusted in thy grace, And shall again behold thy face. 8 Whate'er my fears or foes suggest, Thou art my hope, my joy, my rest ; My heart shall feel thy love, and rai^e II) cheerful * i of praise. 54 PSALM XIII. XI\ . PSALM 13. Common V Complaint under temptations of ike <^ HI. 1 1 TOW long wilt thou conceal thy face ? Jl_B_ My God, how long delay ? When shall I feel those heav'nly rays, That chase my fears away ? 2 How long shall my poor lab'ring 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 ; 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 At thy so 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 sov'reign grace, Where all my hopes have hung ; I shall employ my lips in praise, And vict'ry shall be sung. PSALM 14. First Part. Common Metre. By nature all men are sinners. OOLS, in their hearts, believe and say, " That all religion's vain ; F rSALM XIV. 25 " There is no God that reigns on high, " Or minds th' affairs of men." 2 From thoughts so dreadful and profane, Corrupt discourse proceeds ; And in their impious hands are found Abominable deeds. 3 The Lord, from his celestial throne Look'd down on things below, To find the man that sought his grace, Or did his justice know. 4 By nature all are gone astray, Their practice all the same ; There's none that fears his Maker's hand, There's none that loves his name. 5 Their tongues are us'd to speak deceit, Their slanders never cease : How swift to mischief are their feet ! Nor know the paths of peace. 6 Such seeds of sin (that bitter root) In every heart are found ; NOr can they bear diviner fruit, 'Till grace refine the ground. PSALM 14. Second Part. Common Metre. The folly of persecutors. 1 A RE sinners now so senseless grown, JTjL That they the saints devour '? And never worship at thy throne, Nor fear thine awfnl power ? eat (Jod, appear to their surprise, Reveal thy dreadful name ; Let them no more thy wrath despise, Nor turn our hope to shame. 3 Dost thou not dwell among the just ? And vet our foes deride. « ILM XV. That we should make thy name our trutt, Great God, confound their pride. 4 Oh ! that the joyful day were come, To finish our distress ! When God shall bring his children home, Our songs shall never cease. PSALM 15. Common Metre. Character of a saint, or a citizen of Zion ; or, the quali- fications of a Christian, 1 XIT'HO sha11 inhabit in thy hill, T T O God of holiness ? Whom will the Lord admit to dwell So near his throne of grace ? 2 The man that walks in pious ways, And works with righteous hands ; That trusts his Maker's promises, And follows his commands. 3 He speaks the meaning of his heart, Nor slanders with his tongue ; Will scarce believe an ill report, Nor do his neighbour wrong. 4 The wealthy sinner he contemns, Loves all that fear the Lord ; And, though to his own hurt he swears, Still he performs his word. 4 His hands disdain a golden bribe, And never gripe the poor : This man shall dwell with God on earth, And find his heaven secure. PSALM 15. Long Metre. Religion and justice, goodness and truth ; or, duties to God and man ; or, the qualifications of a Christian. 1 % 17II0 shall ascend thy heavenly place, jj Great God, and dwell before thy face ? PS kLM X\ I. 'il The man that minds religion i And humbly walks with tiod below. 3 Whose hands are pure, whose heart is clean ; Whose lips still speak the tiling they mean ; No slanders dwell upon his tongue ; He hales tq do his neighbour wrong. 3 [Scarce will he trust an ill report, Nor vent it to his neighbour's hurt : Sinners of state he can despise, But saints are honour'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.] B [He never deals in bribing gold, And mourns that justice should be sold ; While others gripe and grind the poor, Sweet charity attends his door.] 0 H< 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. . when his holiest works are done, Hi- soul depends on grace alone : This is the man thy face shall s< And dwell for ever, Lord, with thee. PSALM 16, flrstPurt. Long Metre. Confession of our poverty ; and saints (he best company ; rood works profit men, not God. 1 WJ RE SERVE me, Lord, in time of need, For succour to thj throne 1 A Bui have no nx rits there to plead , \\\ ■ annol a etch to thee, 23 PSALM \VI. 2 Oft have my heart and tongue confessed, How empty and how poor I am ; My praise can never make thee hlest, Nor add new glories to thy name. 3 Yet, Lord, thy saints on earth may reap Some profit by the good we do ; These are the company I keep ; These are the choicest friends I know. 4 Let others choose the sons of mirth To give a relish to their wine ; I love the men of heavenly birth, Whose thoughts and language are divine. PSAL3I 1G. Second Part. Long Metre. Christ's all-sirfficic?iaj. 1 TTf OW fast their guilt and sorrows rise, B I Who haste to seek some idol-god ; I will not taste their sacrifice, Their off'rings of forbidden blood. 2 My God provides a richer cup, And nobler food to live upon ; He for my life hath offer'd up Jrsus, 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, WTho gives me sweet advice by night. 4 I set him still before mine eyes ; At my right hand he stands prepar'd To keep my soul from all surprise, And be my everlasting guard. PSAL3I 1G. Third Part Long Metre. Courage in death, and hope of the resurrection. 1 "^STSTHEN God is nigh, my faith is strong, f f His arm is my almighty prop ; I'S\LM XVI. 23 rlad my heart, rejoii .^iie, My dying flesh shall rest in hope. '2 Though in the dust 1 lay my head, \ et, gracious God, thou wilt not leave M\ vet w iih the dead, thy children in the grave* h shall thy first call obey, Shake off the dust and rise on high ; Then shall thou lead the wond'rous way I j) to thy throne above the sky. is of endless pleasure flow ; And full discoveries of thy grace, \\ liicli we but tasted here below) Spread heavenly joys thro' all the place. PS H.M 16. 1— B. I'ird Part Common Metre. md counsel from God without merit. 1 0< \\\] me, 0 Lord, from every foe ; ij In thee my trust ! Though all the good that 1 can do < an ;i- Vr deserve thy grace. q to sustain ill be my lov'd employ, Thy children, first and best of men, My friends, my highest joy. their idols haste, And worship wood, or stone ; Bui mj delightful lot is east W hero the true (yvd is known. 1 Hi- hand provides tant food, I [e ' i sent good, 'n\ joy : • my light ; I 30 PSALM XVI. He gives me sweet advice by daw And gentle hints by niirht. 6 My soul would all her thoughts approve To his all seeing e; Not death nor hell my hope shall move While such a friend is nigh. PSALM 1G. Second Part. Common The death and resurrection of Christ. 1 " T SET the Lord before my face, J|_ " He bears my courage up ; " My heart and tongue their joys express, " My flesh shall rest in hope. 2 " My spirit, Lord, thou wilt not leave " Where souls departed are ; " Nor quit my body to the grave, " To see corruption there. 3 " Thou wilt reveal the path of life, " 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 fulfils the word Of his prophetic tongue. 5 Jesus, wrhom 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 XVII. 31 PSALM IT. Wr. n, &.c. Short Mttr* Portion of saints and sinners ,' W, fcqp* urn/ despair in death. 1 A RISE, my gracious God, 7% And make the wicked ilec ; The} are but thy chastising rod To drii e thy saints to thru. *J Behold the sinner dies, lli< haughty words are vain; II re in this life his pleasure lies, And all beyond is pain. .*} Then let bis pride advance, And boast of all his store ; The Lord is my inheritance, My sonl can wish no more. 1 I shall behold the face Of my forgiving God ; And stand complete in righteousness, Wash'd in m\ Saviour's blood. 5 There's a ne^ heaven begun When I awake from death, m the likeness of thy Son, And draw immortal breath. PSALM 17. Long Metre. . and saint's hope : or, the heaven of turrection* I I " OKI), I am thine ; bat thou wilt prove H A My faith, my patience, and my lo f spite against me join, are the sword, the hand is thine. ! '1 and portion lie below, ss they know ; : the) take their shares, And jeai e the rest among their 1" m PSALM XVITI. 3 What sinners value I resign ; Lord, 'lis enough that thou art mine I shall behold thy blissful face, And stand complete in righteousness. 4 This life's a dream, an empty show ; But the bright world to which I go, Hath joys substantial and sincere ; "When shall I wake and find thee flu 5 O glorious hour ! O blest abode ! I shall be near and like my God ! And flesh and sin no more controul The sacred pleasures of the soul. 6 My flesh shall slumber in the ground, 'Till the last trumpet's joyful sound ; Then burst the chains with sweet surprise, And in my Saviour's image rise. PSAUK. 18. Proper Metre. AstheJ First Part. Hie thanksgiving of David for deliverance from his en- emies. Verse 1, 2. 1 ripO heaven let all my sacred passions move, H My trust, my wonder, gratitude, and love : God is my hope, my strength, my rock, my tower : My shield his favour, and my sword his power ; All praise, all love, his high perfections claim ; Let endless glory celebrate his name. Yer. 3, 4, 5. 2 Before me death in gloomy terror rose, In arms exulting came my banded loos ; [spread, Like floods, tempestuous thousands round me Roar'd with fierce rage, and billow'd o'er my head ; Fear in the front amaz'd my trembling mind, And sorrow, death and hell advanced behind. PSALM W Til. 23 Ver. ('», 7, 8. H Tn deep distress I rais'd my voice on high, Prom heaven he how\l to hear the humble cry ; Then dread convulsions shook the solid ground, Wa\ '(1 the tall woods, and quak'd the hills around ; Forth rush'd a smoky tempest through the skies, And round nil ether flames began to rise, Ver. 9, 10, 11. 1 To earth he came ; the heav'ns before him bow'd; Beneath his feet deep midnight stretch* d her shroud; Cherubic hosts hiersunbright chariot form ; His wings the whi rid wind, and His path the storm; Around his car thick clouds their curtains spread, And wrapp'd the concave in a boundless shade, Ver. 12, 13. fore his path o'erwhelming splendours came ; The clouds dissolved ; all nature felt the (lame ; From bis dark i1 m n thunder broke ; world trembled as tir Eternal spoke : His foes to vanquish angry I ^i'ii'e? rs of dread hail, and coals of burning fire, Ver. 14, 15. it Thro' the vast void his arrows wing'd their way; ]\\< lightnin day ; Oppi I'.tcr'd on the plain, Fled bis pale d the fields with slain; TV affrighted floods their seen t channels show'd, own'd her God, . 16, 17, 19—24, 7 Tii l:e realms of woe, k fin in the jut, and sav'd from every foe : Q were :'. Is ; and fierce their flaming Their souls a furnace, and their rag* a fire: [ire, 34 PS MM win. •'But God behold and saw my bOfl My tongue from falsehood free, my hands from sin, Vcr. 22, 25, 20. 8 His holy word I made my chief delig His laws are perfect and his judgments right ; In him the just a justor God shall find, Pure to the pure, and to the piteous kind ; While froward lips, and iroward hearts shall see The rod df vengeance their reward from thee. Ver. 27, 20, 33. 9 Thy hand shall sink the proud, exalt the poor, And bid the lamp of joy illume my do Train me to war, conduct me to the hold, In peace my gloiy, and in war my shield : [fly ; Wing'd by thy power, ray {ccA through thousands Walls sink beneath me, and proud chieftains die. Ver. 28, 30, 31. 10 How perfect is thy way, almighty Lord ! Thy name how wond'rous ; how divine thy word ! Thou art the Saviour, thou the God, alone, The lamp of Zion, and of heaven the sun. Of lords the Lord, of kings th' eternal King ; My raptur'd lips thy praise shall ever sing. * This is spoken in a comparative sense only. David himself teaches us, that neither himself, nor any othi r man, is strictly clean before God. See Psalm I I fi 51. PSALM 18. Froper Metre. As the Mew SOtiu Second Part. T Applied to the American Revolution. O bless the Lord our God, in strains divine, With thankful hearts, and rapfuiM voiced join : PSALM \\ III. To us what wonders }\\< right hand hath Bhown ! Mercies, his chosi n tri! i ly known ! Like David blest, begin th' enraptur'd bod I. I praise and joy awaken ever) tong '2 When, fir'd to 1 ag It our nation r Chiefs of proud name, and hands of haughty foes, Ho train'd our hosts to fight, with arms array'd, With health invigor'd and with bounty led. I ive us his chosen chief our sons to guide, H ard every prayer, and every want Supply'd. Ver. 5, 10. 48. 3 Tie gave their armies captive to our hands, Or sent them frustrate to their native lands, Burst the dark snare, disclos'd the miry pit, And led to broad, safe grounds our sliding feet : Bounteous, for us extended regions won, The fairest empire spread beneath the sun. Ver. is. 35, 39, 43. 1 When, dark and threatening, civil broils arose, Each hope grew dim, and friends were ehang'd God . Stay, our help, our heavenly shield ; lli< grace preserv'd us, and his arms upheld ; Sav'd us from tumults dire, and deep distr< Enlarg'd our blessings, and confirmed our peace. G No more against our laud shall strangers rise, skies : heathen yield to happier sway, pel day ; I. s :.'. the proud, the sons of blood be slain, injur'd Zion lift her cries in vain. Ver. 49, 50. 6 But, O thou Power belov'd ! our shores around B i \< i\ virtue, i m rj blessing, found. 36 PS \].M Will. Here bid thy seasons crown tlio fruitful plain ; Here bid fair peace extend her blissful rei Lei laws, let justice, hold perpetual Bway, The soul unfetter'd and the conscience free. 0 With clearest splendour, here let knowledge shine j Here every glory beam from truth divine ; To Jesus' call the soul obsequious bend : Grace from thy Spirit in rich showers descend ; Nations each day ascend the bright abode, And boundless praise unceasing rise to God. PSALJI 18. First Pari. Long Metre. Ver. 1—6. 15—18. Deliverance from despair ; or. temptations overcome. 1 rjpHEE will I love. O Lord, my strength, 1 My rock, my tower, ray 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 temptations rose. And made my sinking soul afraid. 3 I saw the opening gates of hell, With endless pains and sorrows there, Which none, but they that feel, can tell, While I was hurried to despair. 4 In my distress I eall'd my God, When I could scarce believe him mine ; He bow'd his ear to my complaint; Then did his grace appear divine. 5 [With speed be flew to my relief, As on a cherub's wing he ro Awful and bright as lightning shone TIip face of my deliverer. God. PSALM Will. 6 Temptations fled at his rebuke. The bht8t of his almighty breath ; lie scut salvation from on high, And drew me from the depths of death.] 7 Great were my fears, my lues were great, Much was their strength, and more their rage; But Christ, my Lord, is conquerer still In all the wars that devils wage. 8 My song for ever shall record That terrible, that joyful hour; And gii e the glor) to the Lord Due to his mercy and his power. PSALM 18. Second Part Ver. 20-2G. Long Metre. Sincerity proved and rewarded. 11" ORD, thou hast seen my soul sincere, J A Hast made thy truth and love appear: Before mine eyes 1 set thy laws, And thou hast own'd my righteous cause. J Since I have learn'd thy holy ways, l\e walk'd upright before thy face ; ( )r it' my feet did e'er depart, TTwas never with a wicked heart. S W bat ?ore temptations broke my rest ' What \\ ;irs and struggiings in my breast ! But, through thy grace that reigns within, I ruard against m\ darling sin, in that close besets me still, i orks and strivt s against my will ; A\ Inn shall thy Spirit's sovereign power I I H roy it, that it rise no more / |W ith an impartial hand, the Lord out to mortals their reward ; 30 PSALM XVIII. The kind and faithful soul shall find A God as faithful and as kind. 0 The just and pure shall ever gay, Thou art more pure, more just than they; And men that love revenge shall know, God hath an arm of vengeance too.] PSALM 18. Third Part. Vcr. 30, 31, 34, 35, I£, &C. Long" Metre. Rejoicing in God ; or, salvation and triumph. 1 "JUST arc thy ways, and true thy word, tJI Great Rock of my secure abode ; AVho is a God beside the Lord ? Or where's a refuge like our God ? 2 'Ts he that girds me with his might, Gives me his holy sword to wield ; And while with sin and hell I fight, Spreads his salvation for my shield. 3 He lives, (and blessed be my Rock) The God of my salvation lives, The dark designs of hell he broke ; Sweet is the peace my Father gives. 4 Before the scoffers of the age 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. ■w PSAL3I 18. First Part. Common Metre. Victory and triumph over temporal em E love thee, Lord, and we adore ; Now is thine arm rcveal'd ; \L.\1 \\ 111. 'Thou art our strength, our heavenly toner, Our bulwark and our shield. *J Y\ e ii\ to our eternal Rock, And find a sure defence ; I [is bolj name our lips invoke, And uraw salvation thence. ll When God our leader shines in anus, What mortal heart can bear The thunder of his loud alarms ! The lightning of his spear I •1 He ride-; upon the winged wind, And angels in array, In millions wait to know his mind, And swifl as flames obey, 5 He s :: 1 at his fierce rebuke Whole armies are dismay'd ; Ili> voice, his frown, his angry look all their courage dead. . 2 Ti> by thine aid our troops prevail, And break united powers j Or burn their boasted fleets, or seale The proudest of their towers. 3 How have we chas'd the field, And trod them to the ground, While thy salvation was our shield, And they no shelter found ! 4 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 rock of Israel ever lives, His name be ever blest ; 'Tis his own arm the vict'ry giv< And gives his people rest. PSAX3I 19. Proper Metre. AsthcUQth. The glory of God seen in Creetfum* 1 f\ LORD, out Lord most high ! \^P In heaven thy glories shine, And all this lower sky Unfolds thy skill divine. Thy wisdom there, And power sublime, Through every clime Thy works declare. 2 Each day proclaims thy hand To earth's admiring throng ; Each night, from land to land Repeals the solemn son The pale moon shines With silver rays, PS \LM \I\. 41 And writes thy praise In fairest lines. Like a young bridegroom drest Conies forth the morning sun, And, as a champion blest, Delights bis race to run. O'er seas and i-l»is His warmth extends ; T<> heaven's far ends His glory smiles. Beneath the kindly ray All nature's realms rcjoiee ; Ml join the solemn lay, And lift their grateful voice. The sea and shore, The morn and ev'n, And earth and heav'n, Their God adore. What though no voice, nor sound,* Be hoard from yonder sky, A nobler speech is found By virtue's raptur'd eye. To God's great hand, The chorus cries, Let songs arise From every land. Pause. Hut fairer splendours beam From every gospel line, Mid teach th' Eternal name In language more divine. To humble hearts, That seek thy face, * Addison 42 PSALM XIX. Renewing grace Thy truth imparts. 7 How pure thy perfect word ! That lamp to wandering feet ; What peace thy laws afford ! Thy promises how sweet ! A rich reward Thy statutes give, And bid me live, And serve the Lord. 8 Not honey so delights, Nor heaps of gold rehVd ; No pleasure so invites The pure and pious mind. Her erring thoughts Teach thou my soul, And make me whole From secret faults. 9 From each presumptuous way My wandering feet restrain ; So shall my life be free From every fatal stain. Oh make me see, Thou God of grace, My thoughts and ways Approv'd by thee ! PSALM 19. First Part Short Metre. The book of nature and scripture. For a Lord's day morning, i EHOLD the lofty sky Declares its maker God ; And all his starry works on high Proclaim his power abroad. 2 The darkness and the light Still keep their course the same ; B PSALM \l\. 43 While night to day, and day to night Divinely teach his name. 3 In every differenl land Their general vdfce is known ; The} >\\c\\ the wondefa of hie hand, And orders of his throne. 1 ^ c western lands, rejoice, Hero he reveals his word ; We are nut left to nature's voice To bid ns know the Lord. 5 His statutes and commands Are set before our eyes ; He puts his gospel in our hands, Where our salvation lies. G His laws are just and pure ; His truth without deceit ; His promises for ever sure, Ami his rewards arc great. 7 [Not honey to the taste Affords so much delight, gold that has the furnace pass'd, So much allures the sight. S While of thy works I sing, Thy glory to proclaim, Accept the praise, my God, my King, In m\ Redeemer's name/] PSALM 19. Second Part. Short Metro. fifocPj word nK'st excellent; or, sincerity and watchful* nest. For a Lord's day morning. 1 I J> Kilo LI) the morning sun _M3 Begins his glorious way ; His beams through all the nations run, And life and* light convex . 44 PSALM XIX. 2 But where the gospel comes It spreads diviner light, It calls dead sinners from their tombs, And gives the blind their sight. 3 How perfect is thy word ! And all thy judgments just, For ever sure thy promise, Lord, And men securely trust. 4 My gracious God, how plain Are thy directions given ! Oh, may I never read in vain, But find the path to heaven ! Pause. 5 I hear thy word with love, And I would fain obey ; Send thy good Spirit from above To guide me, lest I stray. G O who can ever find The errors of his ways ? Yet with a bold presumptuous mind I would not dare transgress, 7 Warn me of every sin ; Forgive my secret faults, And cleanse this guilty soul of mine, Whose crimes exceed my thoughts. 8 While with my heart and tongue I spread thy praise abroad ; Accept the worship and the song, My Saviour and my God. PSALM 19. Long Metre. The book of nature and scriptm*e compared ; or, the glory and success of the gospel, 1 f llTIE heavens declare thy glory, Lord, Jj In every star thy wisdom shines ; PSALM \l\. 45 But when our eyes behold thy word, \\ « read th\ name in fairer lines. 2 The rolling sun, the changing light, And nights and d;i . b ili\ power confess : Bui the blest volume thou hast writ, Reveals thj justice and thj ^i'ace. '.] Sun, moon, and stars convey thy praise Round the whole earth and never stand ; - i when thy tiuili began its race, It touch'd and glanc'd on every land. 1 Nor shall thy spreading gospel rest, 'Till through the world thy truth has run ; Till Christ has all the nations blest That sec 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. f> Thy noblest wonders here we view, In BOUls renew \1 and sins forgiven ; Lor,:. !ii\ sins, my sonl renew, And make thy wmd my guide to heaven. PSAIiM 19. Proper Metre. As ike U2ik Psalm. Tin book of nature and scripture. 1 £ i RK AT God, the heaven's well order'd frame \^fl Declares the glories pfthy name: There thy rich works of wonders shine ; \ thousand starry beauties then A thousand radiant marks appear Of boundless power, and skill divine. •J Prom nighl to day, from day to night. The dawning and the dying light, [.• ctures of hfa\ enl) w isdom read ; With silent eloquence they raise .v 46 PSALM MX. Our thoughts to our Creator's praise. And neither sound nor language need ! 3 Yet their divine instruction^ run Far as the journeys of the sun, And every nation knows their voice ; The sun, like some young bridegroom drest, Breaks from the chambers of the East, Rolls round, and makes the earth rejoice. 4 Where'er he spreads his beams abroad, He smiles, and speaks his Maker God ; All nature joins to shew thy praise : Thus God in every creature shines, Fair is the book of nature's lines, But fairer is thy book of grace. Pause. 5 I love the volumes of thy word ; What light and joy those leaves afford To souls benighted and distrest ! Thy precepts guide my doubtful way, Thy fear forbids my feet to stray, Thy promise leads my heart to rest. 6 From the discoveries of thy law The perfect rules of life I draw ; These are my study and delight ; Not honey so invites the taste, Nor gold that hath the furnace past, Appears so pleasing to the sight. 7 Thy threat'nings 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, PSALM \\". 47 And from presumptuous Bins restrain : kccept my poor attempts of prait Thai I have read thy book of grace And book of nature not in vain. PSALM 20. Long Metre. Proy< /• '//2'/ ^op< of victory* For a day of prayer in time of war. 1 "^^TOW nKl> tnc Gr°d of power and grace _i_^| 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, Better than shields or brazen walls : He from his sanctuary sends Succour and strength when Zion calls. ;) Well In- remembers all our sighs, His love exceeds our best deserts : \\\< love accepts the sacrifice Of humble groans and broken hearts. 1 In hifl salvation is our hope, Vnd in the name of Israel's God, Our troops shall lift their banners up, Our navies spread their flags abroad. 5 Some trust in horses traiu'd for war, And some of chariots make their boa- Our surest expectations are From thee, the Lord of heavenly hosts. 6 [Oli, may the mem'ry of thy name Inspire our armies for the fight ! Our foes shall fall and die with shame. Or quit the field with shameful flight.] 3 Now &vq us, L<»rd, from slavish fear ; Horn let our Hopes he firm and strong ; Till thy salvation shall appear, \.»d joy and triumph raise the sung. PSALM XXI. PSAUH 21. riiiimiim Ijium Rulers arc the care of ITcavin. 1 /"^^ R rulers, Lord, with songs of praise \j Shall in thy strength rejoice, And, l)h si with th\ Salvation, raise To heaven their cheerful voice. 2 Thy sure defence through nations round Has spread their honours far; And their successful measures crown'd, Alike in peace and war. 3 Then let them still on God rely, For wisdom, and for grace ; His mercy shall their wants supply, And save our happy race. 4 But, righteous Lord, thy stubborn foes Shall quake through all their bands ; Thy vengeful arm shall find out those, That hate thy mild commands. 5 When thou against them dost engage, Thy just but dreadful doom, Shall liko a fiery oven's rage, Their hopes and them consume. 6 Thus, Lord, thy wond'rous power declare, And thus exalt thy fame ; Whilst we glad songs of praise prepare For thine Almighty name. PSAL.ll 21. 1—9. Long M D Christ exalted to the kingdom. AVID rejoie'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. PSALM WII. 2 How great is the Messiah's joy, In the salvation of thy hand ! Lord, thou hast rais'd his kingdom high, And 20, :i. :: .1 S - ■■ ; Part CommoD Metre. Christ's sufferings and kingdom* N' M O Lord, protect thy Son, 14 \<>r leai e th) darling to i 44 The powers of hell alone." S Thus did our Buffering Saviour pray With mighty cries and tears; God heard him in that dreadful day, And chas'd away his fears. 8 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 he reckon'd in his e] For daughters and for e 5 The meek and humble souls shall see His tahle richly spread ; And all that seek the Lord shall he With joys immortal led. 0 The isles shall know the righteousness ( )f our incarnate God, And nations yet unborn profess Salvation in his hlood. PSALM 22. Lo Metre Christ's suffering* and exaltation. ( )W let our mournful songs i ecord The d\ in-- sorn >\i - of om: Lord, When he complain'd in t< ai 3 of blood, As one forsaken of his God. 'N 52 PSALM XXIII. 2 The Jews beheld him thus forlorn, And shook their heads and laugh'd in scorn : 11 He rescu'd others from the grave ; " Now let him try himself to save." 3 " This is the man did once pretend " God was his father and his friend ; " If God the blessed lov'd him so, " Why doth he fail to help him now !" 4 Barbarous people ! Cruel priests ! How they stood round like savage beasts ; Like lions gaping to devour, When God had left him in their power ! 5 They wound his head, his hands, his feet, 'Till streams of blood each other meet ; By lot his garments they divide, And mock the pangs in which he died. 6 But God, his father, heard his cry ; Rais'd from the dead he reigns on high ; The nations learn his righteousness, And humble sinners taste his grace. PSAOI 23. Long Metre. God our Shepherd. 1 "M/1"Y Shepherd is the living Lord ; If | Now shall my wants be well supply'd ; His providence and holy word Become my safety and my guide. 2 In pastures where salvation grows He makes me feed, he makes me rest ; There living water gently flows, And all the food's divinely blest. 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 Will. •i Though I walk through the gloomy vale Where death and all its terrors are, My heart and hope shall never foil, For God my Shepherd's with me there. 5 \aiid the darkness and t he deeps, Thou art my comfort, thou my stay ; Thy staff supports my feeble ste Thy rod directs my doubtful way. 6 The sons of earth and sons of hell G thy g K>dness, and repine To see my table spread so well With living bread and cheerful wine. ? [ How I rejoice, when on my head Thy Spirit condescends to rest! 'Tis a divine anointing, shed Like oil of gladness at a least. rely the mercies of the Lord Attend his household all their da] There will 1 dwell to hear his \\<»rd, hi I lace and sing his praise. | PSALM Z'i. Common Metre. 1 "jl^fl"V Shepherd will supply my need, ^Y_l_ Jehovah is his name ; In pastures fresh he makes me feed, Beside the living stream. 2 II' brings my wandering spirit back, When I forsake his u ;l\ - ; And leads me, tor his mercy's sake, In paths of truth and grace. :; When 1 walk through the shades of death, Th\ pi- \ w ord of tli\ supporting breath Drii i I m\ fears awa £4 PSALM XXI11. 1 Thy hand, in sight of all my fa Doth still my table spread ; My cup with blessings overflows, Thine oil anoints my head. 5 The sure provisions of my God Attend me all my days ; Oh, may thy house be mine abode, And all my work be praise ! 6 There would I find a settled rest, (While others go and come) No more a stranger, nor a guest, But like a child at home. PSALJI 23. Short Metre. 1 f HI HE Lord my Shepherd is, B 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 ; Though I should walk thro' death's dark shade, My Shepherd's with me there. 5 In spite of all my foes, Thou dost my table spread ; My cup with blessings overflows, And joy exalts my head. 6 The bounties of thy love Shall crown rriv fol'winc days ; PSALM XXIV. 55 Nor from thy house will I remove Nor cease to speak thy praise. PSALM 34. Common Metre. DttN Uing with God. 1 FTTVL earth for ever is the Lord's, 1 With Adam's numerous race ; He raisM 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 hath 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. 4 Now let our soul's immortal powers, To meet the Lord, prepare ; Lift up their everlasting doors; The King of glory's near. 5 The King of glory ! who can tell The wonders of his might? He rules the nations; but to dwell With saints, is his delight. PSALM 24. Long Metro. Saints dwell i)i heaven ; or, Christ's ascension, 1 TI^IIIS spacious earth is all the Lord's, 1 And men and worms, and beasts and birds; Hi' rais'd the building (>n the seas. \ih1 gave i! for their dwelling place. 2 But there's a brighter world on high, Thy palace, Lord, above the sky ; PSA LAI XXV. Who shall ascend that Most abode, And dwell so near his Maker, God I 3 lie 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. 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. G Ye heavenly gates, your leaves display, To make the Lord, the Saviour, way : Laden with spoils from earth and hell, The Conqueror comes with God to dwell. 7 Rais'd from the dead, he goes before, He opens heaven's eternal door, To give his saints a blest abode Near their Redeemer and their God. PSALM 25. 1—11. First Part. Short Metrt Waiting for pardon and direction. 1 T LIFT my soul to God, B My trust is in his name ; Let not my foes that seek my blood Still triumph in my shame. 2 Sin, and the powers of hell Persuade me to despair : Lord, make me know thy covenant well, That I may 'scape the snare. PSALM \\\. H 3 Frwu the first dawning light, Till the dark e\ ening rise, For thj salvation, Lord, 1 wait With ever longing <\\ <•-. •1 Remember all thy grace, Ami lead me in tli\ truth ; ForgU e tin1 sin- of riper daj 8, And follies of my youth, 5 The Lord is just and kind, The meek shall learn his ways, And every humble sinner find The blessings of his grace. 6 For his own goodness' sake He saves my soul from shame ; He pardons (though my guilt be great) Through my Redeemer's name. PSALM 25. 12, 14, 10, 13. Second Pari. Short Mi Divine In si ruction. 1 "m^THERE shall the man he found, ft Thai fears f offend his God, Thai loves the gospel's joyful sound, \:..l trembles at the rod ? *J The Lord shall make him know Tin B< crets of his heart, The wonders of his covenant show, \nd all his love impart. \\ The dealings of his hand Are truth and mercy still, With Buch as in his covenant standj \nd love to do his will. \ Th< ir BOUls shall dwell at ease Before their Maker's face ; seed shall taste the promises In then- e\!eiiM\ e grace, ft1 58 PSALM XXV. PSALM 15. 15—2:. Third Part Short Mttie. Distress of soul ; or, ]>(icksli(!ing and d> - 1 "]%///r^*^ eyes an(l my desire .It I Arc ever to the Lord ; I love to plead his promises, And rest upon his word. 2 Turn, turn thee to my soul ; Bring thy salvation near ; When will thy hand release my feet Out of the deadly snare ? 3 When shall the sovereign grace Of mv forgiving God, Restore me from those dangerous ways My wandering feet have trod ? 4 The tumult of my thoughts Doth but enlarge my woe ; My spirt languishes ; my heart Is desolate and low. 5 With every morning light My grief anew begins ; Look on my anguish and my pain, And pardon all my sins. Pause. G Behold the hosts of hell ; How cruel is their hate ! Against my life they rise and join Their fury with deceit. 7 Oh, 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 I wait To see thy face again : Of Israel it shall ne'er be said, He sought the Lord in vain. psalm wvi. xxvii. m PSALM \!fi. Long Met* If examination ; or, Evidences of grace* 1 TTUDGE inf. () Lord, and prove my ways, 9 j And ti\ 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 scofter and the hypocrite Are the abhorrence of mine eyes. 5 Among thy saints will I appear, With hands well wash'd in innocence; But when I stand before thy bar, The blood of Christ is my defence. 4 I love thy habitation, Lord, The temple where thine honours dwell ; There shall 1 hear thy holy word, \nd there thy works of wonder tell. 6 Let no( mj - >ul be join'd at last With men of treachery and blood, Since I my days on earth have past Among the saints, and near my God. PSALM 27. l-(». First Part. Common Metre. The church is our delight an 'I safety. 1 F 11 II K h>>\\\ of glory is my light, . I. And my salvation too ; God is i! • a ; nor will I fear What all my fops can do. •! Our privilege my heart desire* ; Oli, grant me an abode, kmong th«' churches of thy saints. The temples of my God ! f;0 PSALM XXVII. 0 There shall I oflcr my requests, And see thy beauty still ; Shall hear thy knessag< - 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. FSAL3I 27. 0, 9, 13, 14. Second Part. Common Metre. Prayer and Hope* 1 QOON as I heard my Father say, 1^ " Ye children, seek my grace/* My heart rcply'd without dchi\ , " 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 would make my life his care, And all my need supply. 4 My fainting flesh had died with grief, Had not my soul believ'd, Thy grace would soon 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 faints, And far exceed your hope. PS MM WVIII. Gl PSALM 28. Prayer and praise to God, for deliverance from tcmpta- tions, and enemies. 1 ^k GOD of grace, my cry attend' \Jf Lest, iik s guill become, Beguil'd by Satan, I descend With hopeless wretches to the tomb. X> To thee my humble sighs arise ; My lifted hands wilt thou regard ; And let my penitence and cries Find in thy house a rich reward. 3 Oh, save my soul from shame and sin, tfor let my heedless footsteps go, Where harden'd wretches swift decline, Down the broad way to endless woe. 4 While peace their flattering lips proclaim, \nd love profess, and hope impart, They blast their neighbour's honest fame, \ud wing their arrows to his heart. B it, while they plant the secret snare, Thy searching eyes their path regard ; Thy hands their dreadful doom prepare, And mete their guilt its just reward, 8 l»' i luse their hearts thy works despise, Th) works of wisdom, grace and power, Th) hands, regardless of their cries, iil sink them, that they rise no more. Pausjc. ? Blesl be the Lord, who heard my prayer, Tho Lord my shield, my help, my song, N\ ho sav'd my bouI from sin and fear, And tun'd with praise my thankful tongue. 8 In the dark hour of deep distress, foes beset, of death afraid. 62 PSALM XXVIII. Mr Spirit trusted in his grace, And sought and found his heavenly aid. 9 0 blest Redeemer of mankind ! Thy shield, thy saving strength, shall ho The shield, the strength, of every mind, That loves thy name, and trusts in thee. 10 Redeemer, Lord, thy chosen seed ; Israel defend from guilt and woe ; Thy flock in richest postures iced, And guard their steps from every foe. 11 Zion exalt, her cause maintain, With peace and joy her courts surround ; In showers let endless blessings rain, And saints eternal praise resound. PSAL3I 28. Common Metro. Prayer and praise for deliverance from evil compemiont* 1 FB^O thee, my King, my God of grace, 1 I lift my humble cry ; Let not my poor, desponding soul With impious wretches die. 2 Withdraw me from the path of guilt, Nor let my soul be joinM With men of violence and fraud, Th' unthankful and unkind. 3 With honey'd lips, and guileful tongue, They charm the wretch astray, And lure his heedless feet to death. Along the flow'ry way. 4 For me they dug the secret pit, And form'd the hidden snare ; Thoughtless, I followed where they led\ Nor saw destruction near. 5 My heart with agonizing prayer Jpesought the Lord to save : PSALM \\l\. 03 Unseen, he seiz'd my trembling hand, And brought me from the grave. 6 He broke the charm, which drew my foot To darkness and the dead ; From lips profane, and tongues impure, With quiv'ring steps 1 lied. 7 Homeward I flew to find my God, \nd seek his face divine, Restor'd to peace, to hope, to life, To /ion's friends, and mine. 6 My lips thy wond'rous works shall sing, M j heart adore thy grace ; Henceforth be love my sweet employ, And all my pleasure praise. PSALM 29. Long Metre. Storm and Thunder* 1 f^i IVE to the Lord, ye sons of fame, %J[ Give to the Lord renown and power ; Ascribe due honours to his name, And his eternal might adore. kJ The Lord proclaims his power aloud Over the ocean and the land ; His voice divides the wat'ry cloud, And lightnings hlaze at his command. .*) He -;,( aks, and tempest, hail and wind, La) the wide forest hare around ; The fearful hart, the frighted hind, Leap at the tenor of the sound, t To Lebanon he turns his voice, Vnd lo ! the staicix cedars break; mountains tremble at the noise, and d( serts quake. Lord sit : n on the flood, The Thunderer reigns for ever kine ; 64 fSALM XXIX But makes his church his blest abode, Where we his awful glories sine, 6 In gentler language there the Lord The counsels of his grace imparts : Amid the raging storm his word Speaks peace and courage to our hearts. PSAL3I 29. Proper Metre. As (he JVcw 50th. Stoi-m and Thunder- 1 "1l7"E chiefs, and kings, to God your voices raise, M To him ascribe the glory, power, and praise, The grateful incense of a contrite mind, With truth enlighten'd, and by grace refin'd : Jehovah speaks ; through heaven his terrors roll, And the vast concave shakes from pole to pole. 2 O'er the dark world, when clouds the sky deform, His car the whirlwind, and his throne the storm, His voice is heard ; astonish'd at the sound, Old ocean trembles to his farthest bound : The hard rocks clave ; the hills in homage nod ; And the touch'd earth proclaims the present God. 3 See groves of cedars lifted to the sky Rent by the flaming blast in ruin lie ! Proud Lebanon, with deep convulsions riv'n, Bends his high cliffs, and owns the voice of heav'n ; Sad Sirion leaps ; his deep foundations shake ; The valleys heave ; the howling desarts quake. 4 There sink the blasted pines, their honours lost ; There oaks majestic bow their heads in dust ; The wasted forest opes its dark abodes, Shorn all its glories, prostrate all its woods; Anew the lightnings blaze, the thunders roar, And shrinking mortals tremble and adore. 5 In awful grandeur o'er the boundless flood, Thus thron'd in clouds-, the God of thunders rode PSALM \XX. 61 Dreadful to guilt he reigns for ever king, W'lnle saints his milder lace behold and sing; With gentlest voice he bids their terrors cease, And 'mid the tempest charms their hearts to peace. HALM 30. First Part. Long Metre. n'jicss healed, and sorrow removed. 1 1 f WILL extol thee, Lord, on high, [ At thy command diseases fly ; Who hut a God can speak, and save From the dark borders of the grave ? S Sing to the Lord, ye saints of his, \iid tell how large his goodness is ; Let all your powers rejoice and bless, While you record his holiness. 8 II is anger but a moment stays ; His love is life and length of days; Though grief and tears the night employ, The morning-star restores the joy. P8ALM 30. Wr. 6. Sns of men ' The lying lips to silence brought, \nd made their boasting a \ ain ! o 68 PSALM XXXIi. 6 Thy children, from the strife of tongue-. Shall thy pavilion hide, Guard them from infamy and wrongs, And crush the sons of pride. ■ 7 Within thy secret presence, Lord, Let me for ever dwell ; No fenced city wall'd and bar'd Secures a saint so well. PSAL3I 32. Short Metre. Forgiveness of sins upon confession. BLESSED souls are they Whose sins are cover'd o'er ; Divinely blest, to whom the Lord Imputes their guilt no more ! 2 They mourn their follies past, And keep their hearts with care ; Their lips and lives, without deceit, Shall prove their faith sincere. 3 While I eoneeaPd my guilt, I felt the festering wound ; *Till I confess'd my sins to thee. And ready pardon found. 4 Let sinners learn to pray, Let saints keep near the throne ; Our help in times of deep distress Is found in God alone. PSAL3I 32. Common Metre. Free pardon and sincere obedience ; or, Confession and forgiveness. 1 1 JTAPPY the man to whom his God JlJL N° more imputes his sin, But, wash'd in the Redeemer's blood, Hath made his garments clean. PSALM XXXII. €9 3 Happy beyond expression he, Whose debts are thus discharg'd ; And from the guilt) bondage free He feels his soul enlargd. 9 His spint hates deceit and lies, JIi- words arc all sincere ; He guards his heart, he guards his eyes, To keep his conscience clear. 1 While I my inward guilt Bupprest, No quiet could I find ; Thy wrath lay burning in my breast, And rack'd my tortur'd mind. 5 Then I confessed my troubled thoughts ; My secret sins reveaFd ; Thy pardoning grace forgave my faults, Thy grace my pardon seal'd. ('» This shall invite thy saints to pray, When, like a raging ilood, Temptations rise : our strength and stay I- a forgiving (iod. PSALM 32. First Part. Long Metre. and free pardon ; or, Justification and sanc- Hfication, 1 1 J LEST is the man, for ever blest, J3 Whose guilt is pardon'd by his God, Whose Bins with sorrow are confess'd And cover'd with his Saviour's blood. *J Blest is the man to whom the Lord Imputes Dot his imumih - : Be pleads no liienl of reward, And not on works hut grace relies. 8 1 i 'in Lr in'' in- heart and lips are free ; His humble joy, his holy fear, 70 PSALM XXXII. XXXIII. With deep repentance well agree. And join to prove his faith sincere. 4 How glorious is that righteousness That hides and cancels all his sins ! While a bright evidence of grace, Through his whole life appears and shines. PSALM 32. Second Part. Long Metre. A guilty conscience cased by confession and pardom* 1 "TKyBTTlIILE I keep silence and conceal ff My heavy guilt within my heart, What torments doth my conscience feel ! What agonies of inward smart ! 2 I spread my sins before the Lord, And all my secret faults confess ; Thy gospel speaks a pardoning word, Thy Holy Spirit seals the grace. 3 For this shall every humble soul Make swift addresses to thy seat : When floods of huge temptations roll, There shall they find a blest retreat. 4 How safe beneath thy wings I lie, When days grow dark, and storms appear ; And when I walk, thy watchful eye Shall guide me safe from every snare. PSAL3I 33. First Part Common Metre. Works of creation and providence. 1 TJ EJOICE, ye righteous, in the Lord, Jfi, This work belongs to you ; Sing of his name, his ways, his word, How holy, just and true ! 2 His mercy and his righleousn. Let heaven and earth proclaim ; PSALM XXXIII. [lis works of nature and of grace Reveal his wond'roilS name. 3 \\\< wisdom ami almighty word rl Tie heavenly arches spread ; And by the spirit of the Lord Their shining hosts were made. 4 He bade the liquid waters flow To their appointed deep ; The flowing seas their limits know, And their own station keep. 5 Ye tenants of the spacious earth, With tear before him stand ; He spake, and nature took its birth, And rests on his command. f> He scorns the angry nations' rage, And breaks their vain designs; Hi- counsel stands through every age, And in full glory shines. PS kIJi 33. Si(-ond Part. Common Metl* Creature* vain, and Cod aU-tvfficient* 1 jj LEST is the nation, where the Lord Jj Hath fix'd his gracious throne ; W here he reveals his heavenly word, And calls their tribes his own. 2 His eves, with infinite survey, The spacious world behold ; H» fonn'd us all of equal clay, And knows our feeble mould. 8 Kings are not rcscu'd by the force ( tf armies from the grave ; Nor speed nor courage of a hoi ( 'an the bold rider save. 4 Vain is t. < or men, To hope for safetj thence ; n PSALM XW1II. But holy souls from God obtain \ strong and sure defence. 5 God is their fear, and God their trust, When plagues or famine spread; His watchful eye secures the just Among ten thousand dead. G Lord, let our hearts in thee rejoice, And bless us from thy throne ; For we have made thy word our choice, And trust thy ura.ee alone. PSALM 33. As the 113th Psalm. First Part. Froper Metre. Works of creation and providence. 1 "^LTFi holy souls, in God rejoice, H Your Maker's praise becomes your voice ; Great is your theme, your songs be new ; Sing of his name, his word, his ways, His works of nature and of grace, How wise and holy, just and true ! 2 Justice and truth he ever loves, And the whole earth his goodness proves, His word the heavenly arches spread ; How wide they shine from north to south ! And by the spirit of his mouth Were all the starry armies made. 3 He gathers the wide flowing seas ; Those watery treasures know their place, In the vast storehouse of the deep ! He spake, and gave all nature birth, And fires, and seas, and heaven, and earth, His everlasting orders keep. 4 Let mortals tremble, and adore A God of such resistless power, Nor dare indulge their feeble rage : PSALM XXXIII. WXIV Vain are their thoughts, and weak their hands ; 15ut his eternal counsel stands, And rules the world from age to age. P8A1JI 33. Ai the 113 Psalm. Second rart. Proper M< tre. Creatures vain, and Ood all-sufficient. 1 g\ U A1TY nation, where the Lord \J Reveals the treasure of his word. And builds his church, his earthly throne : His eye the heathen world surveys, He fornvd their hearts, he knows their ways ; But God, their Maker, is unknown. 2 Let kings rely upon their host, And of his strength the champion boast; In vain they boast, in vain rely ; In vain we trust the brutal force, Or speed, or courage of a horse, To guard his rider, or to fly. 3 The eye of thy compassion, Lord, Doth more secure defence afford, When death or dangers threat ning stand ; Thy watchful eye preserves the just, Who make thy name their fear and trust, When u;u> or famine waste the land. 4 In Bickni BS, or the bloody held, Thou our physician, thou our shield, d us salvation from thy throne ; We v.;nt t<> see thy goodness shine; Lei us rejoice in help divine, For all our hope is God alone. PSALM 34. first Part LongMetie. 1 ' r, d< ItVi rant t by prayer. 1 j ' OKI). I will bless thee all my days, JLi Thy praise shall dwell upon my tongue; 74 UM WX1V. My bou] shall glory in thy grace, While saints rejoice to hear the m 2 Come, magnify the Lord with me : Come, let us all exalt his name ; I sought th" eternal G<><], an 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 i And calm'd the tumult of my fei 4 To him the poor lift up their eyes, Their faces feel the heavenly shine ; A beam of mercy from the skies Fills them with light and joy divine. 5 His holy angels pitch their tents Around the men that serve the Lord : Oh, fear and love Him, all his saints, Taste of his grace, and trust his word. 6 The wild young lions, pinch; d with pain And hunger, roar through all the wood ; But none shall seek the Lord in vain, Nor want supplies of real good. PSAL3I 34. 11-22. N, COltd Part. Long* Metre. Religious education; or , instructions of piety. 1 ^IHILDREX in years and knowledge youngs \J Your parents' hope, your parents* joy, Attend the counsels of my tongue, Let pious thoughts your minds employ. 2 If you desire a length of days. And peace to crown your mortal state. Restrain your feet from impious irayss Your lips from slander and deceit. p llm \x\i\. 3 The eyes of God regard his saints* His ears arc open to their cries ; lie sets his frowning lace against The sons of \ iolence and lies. A To humble souls and broken hearts, God, with In- grace, is e\ er nigh ; Pai-doii and hope his love Impai When men in deep contrition lie. 5 lie tells their tears, he counts their groans, His Son redeems their souls from death ; Hi- Spirit heals their broken bones, While they in praise employ their breath. PSALM 34. 1—10, FlrstPart Common Metre. Prayer and praise for eminent delivi ra\ 1 If 'LL bless the Lord from day to day ; I How good are all his ways ! Ye humble souls that us'd to pray, I >me, help my Lips to praii 3 Sing, to the honour of his name. How a poor sufferer er\ M, Nor was his hope expos'd to shame, Nor was his suit deny\l. \\ When threatening sorrows round me stood, \nd endless fears arose. Like the loud billows of a Hood, Redoubling all mj wo< - : 1 I told the Lord my sore disl i With hoa\\ groans and tears, II- gave mj sharpest torments ea tad silenc'd all my fears. Pause. r> |o sinners, come and taste In- lov< I me, learn his pleasant w a 76 PSALM XXXIV. And let your own experience prove The sweetness of his grace. G He bids his angels pitch their tcnls Where'er his children dwell ; What ills their heavenly care prevents Nor earthly tongue can tell.] 7 Oh, love the Lord, ye saints of his, His eye regards the just ; How richly blest their portion is, W7ho make the Lord their trust ! 8 Young lions pinch'd with hunger roar, And famish in the wood : But God supplies his holy poor With every needful good. PSALJI 34. 11—22. Second Part Common Metre. Exhortations to peace and holiness. 1 ^iOME, children, learn to fear the Lord, \J 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 WThat though the sorrows here they taste Are sharp and tedious too, The Lord, who saves them all at last, Is their supporter now. PSALM WW . 77 5 Evil shall smite the wicked dead ; But God secures bis own, Prevents the mischief when they slide, Or heals the broken bone. (> When desolation like a flood ( )'( r the proud sinner rolls. Saints find a refuge ill their God, For he redeems their souls. MAIJI :*.">. 1—9. Inst Tart. Common Metre Prayer and faith of persecuted saints ; or, Imprecations mi. red with cLarity. 1 1|WTO^ plead my cause, Almighty God, J^| With all the sons of strife ; And fight against the men of blood, Who light against my life. 2 Draw out thy spear, and stop their way, Lift thine avenging rod ; But to niv soul in mercy say, ki I am thy Saviour God." 8 They plant their snares to catch my feet. And nets of mischief spread ; Plunge the destroyers in the pit That their own hands have made. 4 Let fogs and darkness hide their way, And slippery be their ground ; Thy wrath shall make their lives a pre}', And all their rage confound. 5 They fly, like chalf before the wind, lb fore thine angry breath ; The angel of the Lord behind Pursues them down to death. 0 Th< \ love the road that leads to hell , Then must the rebels die, Whose malice ^ implacable dnst th« Lord on high* 70 PSALM XXXV. 7 But if thou hast a chosen few Amongst that impious race, Divide them from the bloody crew, By thy surprising grace. 8 Then will I raise my tuneful voice To make thy wonders known ; In their salvation I'll rejoice, And bless thee for mv own. PSALM 35. 12— 14, fee. Second Part. Common Metre. Love to enemies ; or, the love of Christ to sinners typified in David. 1 fcJfcEHOLD the love, the generous love JL5 That holy David shows : Mark how his tender bowels move For his afflicted foes ! 2 When they are sick, his soul complains, And seems to feel the smart ; The spirit of the gospel reigns, And melts his pious heart. 3 How did his flowing tears condole As for a brother dead ! And fasting, mortified his soul, While for their life he 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 pra And pities them with tears ! 6 He the true David, Israel's King, Blest and belov'd of God, To save us rebels dead in sin, Paid his own dearest blood ! PSALM XXXVI. 79 PSAIJH 36« tee. The perf* ■■''€ of God; or. General ■i I L^race. 1 ■ miGH in the heavens, eternal God, Jj^ Thy g . lull glory shin< Thy truth shall break thi ugh i very cloud That veils and darkens th\ designs. *J For ever firm thy justice stands, \< mountains their foundations keep : Wise are the wonders of thy hands ; Thy judgments are a mighty deep. 3 Thy providence is kind and large, Both man and beast thy bounty share ; The whole creation is thy charge, But saints are thy peculiar care. 1 My God, how excellent thy grace, Whence all our hope and comfort springs ! The sons of Adam in distress Fly to the shadow of thv wings. 5 From the provisions of thy house W e shall be led 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 ; \nd in thy light our souls shall - The glories promised in thy word. PSAIJH 3G. I, :, 5, 8, 7, 9. Common Metro. . and attributes led, 1 ^^^HILK men grow bold in wicked ways, ▼ T And yet a ( Jod they own, M\ heart within me often says, ■ Their thoui • ve there's none." m PSALM XXXVL 2 Their thoughts and ways at once declare (Whatever their lips profess) God hath no wrath for them to fear, Nor Will they seek his grace. 3 What strange self-flattery blinds their eyes ! But there's a hast'ning 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. 5 Above these heavens' created rounds, Thy mercies, Lord, extend ; 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. 8 Though all created lights decay, And death close up our eyes, Thy presence makes eternal day, Where clouds can never rise.] PSALM 36. 1—7. Short Metre. The wickedness of man, and lite majesty of God : oi\ Practical Atheism exposed, 1 "^1*1^7 IU ^X man grows bold in sin, ff My heart within me cri< PS \I.\I WWII. SI • lit- hath do faith of < rod within. •• Sot fear before his e) os." *J [He walks a while conceal'd In a self-flattering dream, Till his dark crimes at oner, reveal'd, Expose his hateful name. J 3 His heart is false and foul ; His words arc smooth and fair ; Wisdom is banish'd from his soul, And leaves no goodness there. 4 He plots upon his bed New mischiefs to fulfil : He sets his heart, his hand, his head, To practise all that's ill. 5 But there's a dreadful God, Though men renounce his fear ; His justice, hid behind the cloud, Shall one great day appear. 6 His truth transcends the sky, In heaven his merciee dwell ; Deep as the sea his judgments lie, 1 1 1- anger burs to hell. 7 How excellent his love, Whence all our safety springs ! Oh, inner let my soul remove Prom underneath his wings. PSALM 37. 1—15. First Part. Common Metre. / - of envy, fretfulneee, and unbelief; or, The xurde of the righteou* and the wicked ; or, The ' is hatred, and tht $ainVt patience, I \\^"^ should I \e\ my soul and fret ▼ T To see the h icked rise ' Or ri,\ \ sinners waxing great, Bj violence and ft 9% PSALM XXXVII, 2 La flowery grass cut down at noon. Before the evening lades ; So shall their glories vanish soon, In everlasting shades. 3 Then let me make the Lord my trust, And practice all that's good ; So shall I dwell among the just, And he'll provide me food. 4 I to my God my ways commit, And cheerful wait his will ; Thy hand, 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 day, And glorious as the noon. 6 The meek at last the earth possess, And are the heirs of heaven ; True riches with abundant peace, To humble souls are given. Pause. 7 Rest in the Lord, and keep his way, Nor let your anger rise, Though Providence should long delay, To punish haughty vice. 8 Let sinners join to break your peace, And plot, and rage, and foam ; The Lord derides them, for he sees, Their dav of vengeance come. 9 They have drawn out the threat'ning sword, Have bent the murderous bow, To slay the men that fear the Lord, And bring the righteous low. 10 My God shall break their bows, and burn Their persecuting darts. I - \l.\l WWII. Shall thoir own swords against them (urn. And pain surprise their hearts. PSALM 37. It, H, 2h— 31. S,cr,n,l Part. I nunon Metre. Charity /" (fa //•»,-.•/• « or, RefiglOfl in yards and deeds. 1 "\X^U^ do th(> wealthy wicked boast, V y \ik1 grow profanely bold ? The meanest portion of the just, Excels iii<' sinner's gold. 2 The wicked borrows of his friends, Hut ne'er designs t<> pay ; The saint is merciful, and lends, Nor turns the poor away. 3 His alms with liberal heart he gives Lmong the sons of need : His mem'rv to long ages lives, And blessed is his seed. ■1 fir fears to talk witli lips profane, To slander or defraud ; Hi- read) tongue declares to men What he has learn'd of God. 5 The law and gospel of the Lord I )«rp in his heart abide ; Led by the Spirit and the word, Hi< feel shall never slide. 0 When sinners fall, the righteous stand Presenrd from every snare; The\ shall possess the promis'd land, Viid dwell for ever there. PSALM ST. 23 37, Third Part Common Metre. J% loay and *,,(.' oftfu righteous and the wicked. 1 T^/W*^ God, the steps of pious men JlTJl A|v otder'd by thy will : 84 PSALM WW III. Though they should fall, they rise again, Thj hand supports them still. 2 The Lord delights to see their ways, Their virtues he approves ; He ne'er deprives them of his grace, Nor leaves the men he loves. 3 The heavenly heritage is theirs, Their portion and their home ; He feeds them now, and makes them heirs Of blessings long to come. 4 Wait on the Lord, ye sons of men, Nor fear when tyrants frown ; Ye shall confess their pride was vain, When justice casts them down. Pause. 5 The haughty sinner I have 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 ; 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 through all his ways, And peaceful is his end. PSALM 38. Common Metre. Guilt of conscience and relief; or, Repentance and prayer for pardon and health. 1 A MIDST thy wrath remember love, f\ Restore thy servant. Lord ; PSALM XXXVIII. K Nor let a Father's chast'ning prove Like an avenger's sword. XX Thine arrows stick within my heart, My Best) is sorely prest : Between the - >IT W and the smart My spirit finds no i 3 My sins a heavy load appear, And o'er my head are gone, Too heavy fur my soul to bear, Too hard for me V atone. A My thoughts are like the troubled sea, My head still bending down ; And I go mourning all the day, Beneath my Father's frown. 5 Lord, I am weak and broken sore, None of my powers are whole ; The inward anguish makes me roar, The anguish of my soul. f> All my desire to thee is known ; Thine eye count- ever} tear, And every sigh and every groan, I- noticed by thine ear. 1 Thou art my God, my only hope, My God will hear my cry, M\ God will bear my spirit up, When Satan bids me die. 8 [ M; foes rejoice to see me slide. Into the miry pit ; They raise their pleasure and their pride, When they supplant my feet. 9 But Fll confess my guilt to tl>. \nd grieve for all my sin ; 1 Feel how weak my graces he, \nd lx'Lr support divine. PSALM XXXIX. 10 My God, forgive my follies past, And be for ever nigh ; 0 Lord of my salvation haste, Before thy servant die] PSALM 39. 1,2,3. First Part. Common Metre. Watchfulness over the tongue ; or, Prudence and -"//. 1 npiIUS I resolv'd before the Lord, 1 " Now will I watch my tongue, " Lest I let slip one sinful word, " Or do my neighbour wrong." 2 And, if I'm e'er constraint! 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. 4 Yet if some proper hour appear, I'll not be overaw'd, But let the scoffing sinners hear, That I can speak for God. PSAL3I 39. 4, 5, G, 7. Second Part. Common Metre. The vanity of man as mortal. | EACH me the measure of my days, Thou Maker of my frame ; I would survey life's narrow space. And learn how frail I am. 2 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. PS WM XXXIX. 87 8 866 the vain race of mortals move Like shadov a 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. 5 What should 1 wish or wait for then, Prom 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. 9— 13. Third Part. Common Metir. k-bed devotion ; or. Pleading without repining, 1 {^i OD of my life, look gently down, ^Jf Behold the pains I feel ; But I am dumb before thy throne, Nor dare dispute thy will. 2 Diseases are thy servants. Lord, They come at thy command : I'll not attempt a murmuring word, Airamst thy chastening hand. • I may plead with humbl Remove thy sharp rebuke- : ph consume , mj spirit d Through thy rep< ated strofe i. I I moth beneath thy hand, moulder to the dui in Vr withstand, jcuui\ ^ lost. 88 PSALM XL. 5 [This mortal lite decays apace, How soon the bubble's broke ! Adam, and all his numerous race Are vanity and smoke.] 6 I'm but a sojourner below, As all my fathers were ; May I be well prepar'd to go, When I the summons hear. 7 But if my life be spar'd a while Before my last remove, Thy praise shall be my business still, And I'll declare thy love. PSALM 40. 1,2,3,5,17. First Part. Common Metre, A song of deliverance from great distress, 1 T WAITED patient for the Lord, 1 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 ! Thy mercies, Lord, how great ! We have not words, nor hours enough, Their numbers to repeat. PSALM XL. N 6 When Vm afflicted, poor and low, And light and peace depart, My God beholds my heavy woe, And bears me on hia hi PSAX9 T ' risf. 1 FTMirs saith the Lord, " Four work is vain, 1 '; Give your burnt offerings o'er, " In thin nd bullocks slain, " My soul delights no more." 2 Then spake the Saviour, " Lo, Fin here, " My God, to do thy will ; "Whate'er thy sacred books declare, "Thy servant shall fidfil." 3 "Thy law is ever in my sight, '• I keep it near my heart : 11 Mine ears are open'd with delight " To what thy lips? impart." i And see, the bl< -; Redeemer conn1-. Th' eternal Son apnea And at tiT appointed time a The body God prepares. h he reveal'd his Father's grace, And much his truth he shew'd, I preach'd the way of righteousm 6 lii- Father's honouT tpuch'd his heart. He pit) M sinners1 cries, And to fulfil a Saviour's part, \\ as made a Bacrii Pi ,i altar- shed, Cou] i i lean, 0 90 PSALM XL. But Lhe rich sacrifice he paid, Atones for all oar sin. 8 Then was the great salvation spread, And Satan's kingdom shook ; Thud by the woman's promis'd seed, The serpent's head was broke. PSAJUH 40. 5—10. Long Metre. Christ our sacrifice. 1 MT*HE wonders, Lord, thy love has wrought, 1 Exceed our praise, surmount our thought ; Should I attempt the long detail, My speech would faint, my numbers fail. 2 No blood of beasts on altars spilt, Can cleanse the souls of men from guilt : But thou hast set before our eyes An all-sufficient sacrifice. 3 In heaven, before his Father's throne, Complacent smiles th' eternal Son, And, pleas'd, presents with boundless grace Himself, a ransom for our race. 4 " Behold I come," (the Saviour cries, With love and duty in his eyes,) " I come to bear the heavy load " Of sins, and do thy will, my God. 5 " Mine ear is open'd to thy voice, " My heart delighted with thy choice ; " Pleas'd, I assume a fleshly form, " Akin to man, that dying worm. 6 " 'Tis written in thy great decree, " 'Tis in thy book foretold of me, 11 1 must fulfil the Saviour's part ; " And lo ! thy law is in my heart. 7 " I'll magnify thy holy law, " And rebels to obedience draw, PSALM \U. XLII. 91 " When on my cross I'm lifted high, M ( )r to mj crown above the sky, 8 " The Spirit shall descend and show M What thou hast done, and what I do; "The wondering world shall learn thy grace, •• Th . wisd -in and thy righteousni ba PSAUM 11. l, J. 3. I Charity to t!" poor; or, Pity ' ted, | LEST is the man whoso bowels move, And melt with pity to the poor, Whose soul, by sympathizing love, Feels what his fellow saints endure. 'J Bis 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 bow els too. .*> His soul shall live secure on earth, With secret blessings on his head, When drought, and pestilence, and dearth, Around him multiply their (had. 4 Or if he languish on his couch, God will pronounce his sins forgiven, Will save him with a healing touch, Or take his willing soul to heaven. PSALM iZ. l Pert. Common Metre. D i ti'j/i and hope ; or, ( nplaini from pub' 1 WJt7^TE earn st longings of the mind, ▼ V M i thee I look : hunted hart to find Ai.d • ,iiLr brook. PSALM XLIL 2 When shall I see thy courts of grace, And meet my God again I 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, 11 And where's your God at last?" 4 'Tis with a mournful pleasure now I think on ancient days ; Then to thy house did numbers go, And all our work was praise. 5 But why's my soul sunk down so far Beneath this heavy load? Why do my thoughts 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. PSAL3I 42. 6—11. Second Part. Long Metre. Melancholy thoughts reproved ; or, hope in affliction. 1 Ti^lY spirit sinks within me, Lord, Jjfl But I will call thy name to mind, And times of past distress record, AVhen I have found my God was kind. 2 Huge troubles with tumultuous noise, Swell like a sea, and round me spread ; Thy water spouts drown all my joys, And rising waves roll o'er my head. 3 Yet will the Lord command his love, When I address his throne by day, Nor in the night his grace remove ; The night shall hear me sing and pray. PSALM MJII. 4 I '11 cast myself before his feet, And say, " My God, mj heavenly Rock, li Why doth th) love bo long for " The soul thai groans beneath thy stroke V* 5 I'll chide my heart thai sinks-.) low, Why should ni\ soul indulge her griefl Hope in the Lord, and praise him too, He is my rest, my sure relief. 6 Thy light and truth shall guide me still, Th) word shall my best thoughts employ, And lead me to thine heavenly hill, My God, mj most exceeding joy. PSALM 43. Proper Metro. As (hi \4btk. A complaint^ mingled with hope under great trials ; p ir- ticularly, long detention from public worship* 1 TjL/H"Y God, defend my cause jf I Against a host of foes ; Oh, save me from th' unjust, Mho triumph in my woes? Why dost thou faint, My trembling heart ? To God impart Thy sad complaint. 2 Why dost thou, O my Shield, Desert me thus forlorn ? Why, hated and oppress'd, Thus bid me ceaseless mourn 7 To God 1 fly ; In God I'll trust, When low UO dust Mj head shall lie. 'A Mow to thy sacred house With joj i feet, with morning vows In full assembly meet. 94 fSALM XL11I. Thy power divine Shall there b> And from thy throne, Thy mercy shine. 4 Oh, send thy light abroad, Tin truth with heavenly ray, Shall lead my soul to God, And guide my doubtful way ; I'll hear thy word With faith sincere, And learn to fear And praise the Lord. i3 There reach thy bounteous hand, And all my sorrows heal ; There health and strength divine, Oh, make my bosom feel ! Like balmy dew, Shall Jesus' voice My bones rejoice, My strength renew. 6 Then in the holy hill, Before thine altar, Lord, My harp and song shall sound The glories of thy word. Henceforth to thee, O God of grace, A hymn of praise My life shall be. 7 My soul, awake to joy, And triumph in the Lord ; My health, my hope, in\ song, And my divine reward, Ye fears remove ; No more I mourn, But blest return To sing his love. PSALM \UV. PSALM 44. I, :, -I, I, IS— 28, Common Metre. Thi pi ;/?/ in pi rsrculion. 1 1 " <)KJ>, beard thy works of old, Hi Thy works of power and grace, When to our ears our fathers told The wonders of their days : 2 How thou didst build thy churches here, And make thy gospel known ; Among them did thine arm appear, Thy light and glory shone. 3 Li God they boasted all the day, And in a cheerful throng Did thousands meet to praise and pray, And "-race was all their song. -1 But now our souls are sciz'd with shame, Confusion tills our face, To hear the enemy blaspheme, And fools reproach thy grace. ^i i have we not forgot our (rod, Nor falsely dealt with heaven, have our stops declin'd the road Of duty thou hast given. <> Though dragons all around us roar With their destructive breath, And thine own hand hath bruis'd us sore Hard by the gates of death. Pai be. "/ We arc expos'd all day to die, martyrs fur thy cause, sheep lor slaughter, bound we lie sharp and bloody laws. Lord, r race ? 9fi PSALM \I,\. Why should we look like men abhor'cl Or banish'd from thy face ? 9 Wilt thou for ever cast us off, And still neglect our cries? For ever hide thy heavenly love From our afflicted eyes ? 10 Down to the dust our souls are bow'd And die upon the ground ; Rise for our help, rebuke the proud, And all their powers confound. 11 Redeem us from perpetual shame, Our Saviour and our God ; We plead the honours of thy name, The merits of thy blood. PSALM 45. First Part. Short Metre. The glory of Christ, the success of the gospel, and the Gentile church. 1 1%/T Y Saviour and my King, IT JL 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 ride in majesty to spread The conquests of thy word, 3 Strike through thy stubborn foes, Or melt their hearts t' obey, While justice, meekness, grace and truth, Attend thy glorious way. 4 Thy laws, O God, are right, Thy throne shall ever stand ; And thy victorious gospel prove A sceptre in thy hand. PSALM XLV. 97 5 [Thy Father and thv God Hath without i • bed His Spirit, like a j >\ fill oil, T' anoint thy sacred head. 0 Behold, at thy right hand The Gentile church is seen, Like a fair bride in rich attire, And princes guard the queen.] ? Fair bride, receive his love, Forget thy lather's house ; Forsake thy gods, thy idol gods, And pay thy Lord thy vows. 8 Oh, let thy God and King Thy sweetest thoughts employ ; Thy children shall his honours sing In palaces of joy. PSALM 43. First Part Common Metre. The personal glories and government of Christ. 1 T'LL speak the honours of my King, J[ Hi- form divinely fair ; .None of the sons of mortal race May with the Lord compare. •J Sweet is thy speech, and heavenly grace I "pon thy lips is shed ; Thy God with blessings infinite Hath crown'd thy -acred head. 8 Gird on thy sword, victorious Prince, Hide with majesty Th; ia.ll strike through thy foes, And make the world ol 1 Thj throne, O God, for ever stands ; Th\ word of grace shall prove 98 PSALM XLV. A peaceful sceptre in thy bands, 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. Long Metre. The glory of Christ, and power of his gospel. 1 T^TOW be my heart inspir'd to sing _i_^( The glories of my Saviour King, Jesus the Lord ; how heavenly fair His form ! how bright his beauties are ! 2 O'er all the sons of human race, He shines with a 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. 4 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. 5 Thy throne, O God, for ever stands ; Grace is the sceptre in thy hands ; Thy laws and works are just and right ; Justice and grace are thy delight. 6 God, thine own God, has richly shed His oil of gladness on thy head ; And with his sacred Spirit blest His first-born Son above the rest. PSALM \LV. XLYL 99 PSALM !•">• ' Long Metre. Christ and iiis church ; 0ft The mystical J marriage. 1 TW\ HE King of saints, how fair his fa.ee ! 1 Adorn'd with majesty and grace ; He comes with blessings from above, And wins the nations to his love. 2 At his right hand our eyes behold The queen array'd in purest gold : The world admires her heavenly dress, Her robe of joy and righteousness. 3 He forms her beauties like his own, lie calls and seats her near his throne ; Fair stranger, let thv heart forget The idols of thy native state. 4 So shall the King the more rejoice In thee, the favourite 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 slka.lt rise To his fair palace in the skies, And all thy sons (a numerous train) Each like a prince in glory reign. 6 Let endless honours crown his head ; Let every age his praises spread ; While we with cheerful songs approve The condescension of his love. PSALM 10. First Part. Long Metre. fety and triumph among national deso- lations. 1 d^i <>D is the refuge of his saints, \Jf When storms and sharp distress invade ; can oiler our complaints, old him present with hi? aid. 100 PSALM KL\ (. 2 Let mountains from their seats be hurl'd Down to the deep, and bury'd there ; Convulsions shake the solid world ; Our faith shall never yield to fear, 3 Loud may the troubled ocean roar, In sacred peace our souls abide ; While every nation, every shore Trembles, and dreads the swelling tide, 4 There is a stream whose gentle flow Supplies the city of our God ; Life, love, and joy still gliding through, And watering our divine abode. 5 That sacred stream, thy holy word, Our grief allays, our fear controls ; Sweet peace thy promises afford, And give new strength to fainting souls. D O O 6 Sion enjoys her monarch's love, Secure against a threatening hour ; Nor can her firm foundations move, Built on his truth, and arm'd with power. PSAL3I 4G. Second Part Long Metre. God fights for his church. 1 TT ET Sion and her King rejoice, [_j Though tyrants rage, and kingdoms rise ; He utters his almighty voice, The nations melt, the tumult dies. 2 The Lord of old for Jacob fought, And Jacob's God is still our aid : Behold the works his hands hath wrought, What desolations he hath made ! 3 From sea to sea, through all the shore, He makes the noise of battle cease ; When from on high his thunder roars, He awes the trembling world to pea< i LLM XLVIL ioi II< breaks the how, he cuts the spear, Chariots he burns with heavenly tlame ; Keep silence, all the earth, and hear The sound and glory of his name. " Be still, and learn that I am God, " I'll be exalted o'er the lands : " I will be known and fear'd abroad, " I hit still my throne in Sion stands." O Lord of hosts, almighty King, While we so near thy presence dwell, Our faith shall sit secure, and sing Defiance to the gates of hell. PSALM 47. Common Metre. Christ ascending and reigning. H, fbr a shout of sacred joy To God the sovereign King ! Let every land their tongues employ, And hymns of triumph sing. 2 Jesus, our God, ascends on high ; His heavenly guards around, Attend him, rising 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. 4 Rehearse his praise with awe profound, Let knowledge lead the song, Nor mock him with a solemn sound Upon a thoughtless tongue. In Israel stood his ancient throne ; He lov'd that chosen race : Rut now he calls the world his own, And heathens taste his grace. 10 102 P8ALM XLV1II. 0 These western climes an; all the Lord Here Abraham's God is known ; While powers and princes, shields and swords Submit before his throne. PSALJI 48. 1—8. First Part. Short Metre. The church is the honour and safely of a nation. 1 |^ REAT is the Lord our God, \JF 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 Sion God is known, A refuge in distress ; How bright hath his salvation shone Through all her palaces ! 4 When kings against her join'd, And saw the Lord was there, In 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. 6 Oft have our fathers told, Our eyes have often seen, How well our God secures the fold Where his own sheep have been. 7 In every new distress, We'll to his house repair, We'll think upon his wond'rous grace. And seek deliverance there. PSALM KLVIIL KLUL 103 PSALM I*. 10-14 Second Part Sborl Mety . The beauty ofthi church ; or, Oospel worship and order. 1 B.lAR as thy name is known, J[ The world declares thy praise ; Thy saints, () Lord, before thy throne Their song* of honour raise. *J With joy let Judah stand On Sion's chosen hill, Proclaim the wonders of thy hand, And counsels of thy will. 3 Let strangers walk around The city where we dwell, Compass and view thy 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 ! I 1 the pomp that charms the eyes, And rites adorifd with gold. G The God we worship now, Will guide us till we die, Will be our God while here below, And ours above the sky. PSALM 19, 6 14 First Part Common Metre. Pride "><>/ death ; ory The vanity of life and riches. WHY doth the man of riches grow To insolence and pride, To see bis wealth and honours ilow With every rising tide I 104 PSALM \f l\. 2 [Why doth he treat the poor with scorn. Made of the self-same clay, And boast as though his flesh were born Of better dust than they ?j 3 Not all his treasures can procure His soul a short reprieve, Redeem from death one guilty hour, Or make his brother live. 4 [Life is a blessing, can't be sold, The ransom is too hi^h • 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 memory dies ! His name is written in the dust, Where his own carcase lies. Pause. 8 This is the folly of their way ; And yet their sons, as vain, Approve the words their fathers say, And act their works again. 9 Men, void of wisdom and of grace, If honour raise them high, Live like the beast, a thoughtless race, And like the beast thev die. I ] VLM XLIX. 105 10 [Laid in the grave like silly sheep, . Death Feeds upon them there, Till the last trumpet breaks their sleep In terror aiul despair. | PSALM 49« 14,15. Second Part Common Metre. I) a ' i tion. 1 ~^K7"E 80ns °* pride that hate the just, H 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 thai hour appear 1 When shall the just revive and reign O'er all that seorn'd them here ? 3 (J od will my naked soul receive, When separate from the flesh ; And break the prison of the grave, To raise my hones afresh. 4 Heaven is my everlasting home, Th' inheritance is sure ; Lei men of pride their rage resume, But 111 repine no more. VHAIM 10. Long Metre. The rich tinner's deaths ana the saini's resurrection, 1 % M7"HY do the proud insult the poor, V V And hoast the large estates they have ; How vain are riches to secure Their haughty owners from the grave. 2 Thej can't redeem one hour from death With all the wealth in which they trust ; a dying hrother breath, When God commands him down to dust, 10' 100 PSALM L. 3 There the dark earth and dismal shade Shall clasp their naked he-dies round ; That flesh, so delicately fed, Lies cold, and moulders in the ground. 4 Like thoughtless sheep the sinner dies. Laid in. the grave for worms to eat : The saints shall in the morning rise, And find th' oppressor at their feet. 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. PSAL3I 50. 1—6. First Part. Common Metre. The last judgment ; or, The taints rewarded, 1 FTHHE Lord, the Judge, before his throne § Bids the whole earth draw nigh, The nations near the rising sun, And near the western sky. 2 Xo more shall bold blasphemers say, " Judgment will ne'er begin ;" No more abuse his long delay To impudence and sin. 3 Thron'd on a cloud our God shall come, Bright flames prepare his way ; Thunder and darkness, fire and storm Lead on the dreadful day. 4 Heaven from above his call shall hear, Attending angels come, And earth and hell shall know and fear His justice, and their doom. PSALM J,. 107 5 "But gather all my Baints," he cries, " That made their peace with God " J3v the Redeemer's sacrifice, " And seal'd it with his blood. 0 " Their faith and works brought forth to light, " Shall make the world confess u My sentence of reward is right, •■ \ ikI heaven adore my grace." P8AUI 50. Ver. 10, 11, 1*4, 15, 2.i. Second Tart. Common Metre. Obedience is better than sacrifice. 1 TIGHTS saith the Lord, " The spacious fields, 1 " And Hocks and herds are mine ; " O'er all the cattle of the hills u I claim a right divine. 2 " I ask no sheep for sacrifice, M Nor bullocks burnt with lire, M To hope and love, to pray and praise, "Is all that I require. :> " Call upon me when trouble's near, *• .My hand shall set thee free ; 11 Then shall thy thankful lips declare " The honour due to me. 4 " The man that oilers humble praise, " lie glorifies me best : u \nd those that tread my holy ways, •• Shall my salvation taste." rs.YLM 50. I, 5, 8, 1<;, J!, tt Third I'm t Common Metre. / ' jut 1 '- iw ,./ of hypa rites. J 11 UN Christ to judgment shall descend, And saints surround their Lord, w 108 PSALM L. Ho calls the nations to attend, And hear his awful word. "2 MNot for the want of bullocks slam " Will 1 the world reprove : "Altars and rites, and forms are vain " Without the lire of love. 3 " And what have hypocrites to do. " To bring their sacrifice ? " They call my statutes just and true, " But deal in theft and lies. 4 " Could you expect 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 deliverer there. PSALM 50. Third Part. Long Metre. Hypocrisy exposed. 1 fllHE Lord, the Judge, his churches warns, j Let hypocrites attend and fear, Who place their hopes in rites and forms, But make not faith nor love their care. 2 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 covenant on their tongue, But break his laws, abuse his grace. 4 To heaven they lift their hands unclean, DefiPd with lust, deiiPd with blood ; PSALM L. 100 By night they practice every sin, Bj 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. 0 Oh, dreadful hour, when God draws near, And sets their crimes before their eves ! His wrath their guilty souls shall tear, And no deliverer dare to rise. PSAL3I 50. To a new tune. Proper Metre. The last judgment. 1 rilHE Lord, the sovereign, sends his summons JL forth, Calls the south nations and awakes the north ; From east to west the sounding orders spread, Through distant worlds and regions of the dead. No more shall atheists mock his long delay, His vengeance sleeps no more : hehold the day ! 2 Behold, the Judge descends ! his guards are nigh ; Tempest and tire attend him down the sky, Heav'n, earth, and hell, draw near ; let all things To hear his justice and the sinner's doom, [come, But gather first my saints (the Judge commands) Bring them, ye angels, from their distant lands. 3 Hehold my covenant stands fur ever good, Seal'd by th' eternal sacrifice in hlood, [Jew, And Hgn'd with all their names \ the Greek, the That paid the ancient worship, or the new, There9! no distinction here ; come spread their thrones, \nd near me sefl my favourites and my sons. \ 1 their almighty Saviour and their Clod, 1 iin their Judge ! \e heavens proclaim abroad HO PS LLM L. My just eternal sentence, and d< i Those awful truths that sinners dread to hear, Sinners in /ion, tremble and retire ; I doom thee, painted hypocrites, to fire. 5 Not for the want of goals or bullocks slain Do I condemn thee ; bulls and goats are vain Without the flames of love : in vain the store Of brutal offerings that were mine before. Mine are the tamer beasts and savage breed, [feed. Flocks, herds, and fields, and forests, where they ij If I were hungry, would I ask thee food ? When did I thirst, or drink thy bullocks' blood ? Can I be flatter'd with thy cringing bows, Thy solemn chatterings and fantastic vows ' Are my eyes charm'd thy vestments to behold, Glaring in gems, and gay in woven gold I 7 Unthinking wretch ! how couldst thou hope to A God, a Spirit, with such toys as these ? [please 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 adulterers are thy chosen friends. S 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 thv 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 crooked 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 L. Ui KAUf 50« To the old proper tune Pfpper M The faW Judgmi nt. 1 nriHE God of | ads his summons forth, - 4_ Calls the south aations, and awakes the north; From east to west the sovereign orders spread. Through distant worlds and regions of the dear]. 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; Ids vengeance sleeps no more,1: behold the day! Behold the Judge descends ; his guards are nigh ; Tempest and fire attend him down the sky ! When God appears, all nature shall adore him; Jl'hen sinners tremble, saints rejoice before him, B %k Heaven, earth, and hell draw near ; let all things come, 14 To hear my justice and the sinner's doom : 44 But gather first my saints ;" the Judge com- mands, k* 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 covenant stands fur ever good, • Seal'd by the eternal sacrifice in blood, [Jew, ■• \nd sign'd with all their names; the Greek, the 44 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. ."> *• Here," saith the Lord, " Ye angels spread their throne-, 44 \nd near me seat my favourites and my sons; • C me, m\ redeem'd, the joys prepar'd - trd." -. wake every cheerful passion 1 $hout} yt saints, he comes for your salvation. IIS PS \1M L. G " 1 am the Saviour, 1 (IT almighty God, i4 I am the Judge : ye heavens proclaim abroad u 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. 7 " Stand forth, thou bold blasphemer, and profane, " Now feel my wrath, nor call my threatenings " Thou hypocrite, once drest in saints' attire, [vain, " I doom thee, painted hypocrite, to fire." 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 flames 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 I ask thee food ? " When did I thirst or drink thy bullocks' blood ? " Mine are the tamer beasts, and savage breed, " Flocks, herds, and fields, and forests where thev feed." All is the Lord's ; he rides the wide creation : Gives sinners vengeance, and the saints salvation. 10 " Can I be flatter'd with thy cringing bows, " Thy solemn chatterings and fantastic vows ? " Are my eyes charm'd thy vestments to behold, 11 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 could'st thou hope to please 11 A God, a spirit, with such toys as these ? PSALM LI. II.} " While with my grace and statutes on thy tongue, •• Thau loi 'si deceit, and dost tli\ brother wrong I" Judgment proceeds ; hell trembles; heaven rejoices ; Lift up your iicads, ye saints, frith cheerful voices. 12 " In vain to pious forms thy zeal pretends j "Thieves and adulterers are thy chosen friends ; 11 While the false flatterer at my altar waits, 11 His harden'd soul divine instruction hates." God is the judge of hearts ; no fair disguises Can screen the guilty when his vengeance rises. IS " 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 the All-holy would indulge thy sin ?" Sec, God appears ! all nature joins f adore him ; Judgment proceeds, and si/uicrs fall before kirn. 1 1 •• Behold my terrors now ; my thunders roll ; " And thy own crimes affright thy guilty soul ; " \o\v, like a lion, shall my vengeance tear '* Thv bleeding heart, and no deliverer near." Judgment concludes ; hell trembles ; heaven rejoices; Lift up your heads, ye saints, zvith cheerful voices. I'rrrnoNrM \. 15 Sinners, awake betimes ; ye fools, he wise ; Awake before this dreadful morning rise ; Change your vain thoughts, your crooked works amend, Fly to the Saviour, make the Judge your friend : Then join the saints ; wake every cheerful passion, When Christ returns, he comes for your salvation. l»s VMI :>l. flrti Pari Long Met*. A penitent pleading for pardon. 1 £«HEW pity, Lord, 0 Lord, forgive, J5 l^'1 d repenting rebel live ; 11 Ill PSALM LI. Arc not thy mercies large and free 1 May not n sinner trus( in thee ? 2 My crimes are great, but don't surpass The power and glory of thy grace : Great God, thy nature hath no bound, So let thy pardoning love be found. 3 Oh, wash my soul from every sin, And make my guilty conscience clean ! Here on my heart the burden lies, And past offences pain mine eyes. I My lips with shame my sins confess Against thy law, against thy grace ; Lord, should thy judgment grow severe, I am condemn'd, but thou art clear. 5 Should sudden vengeance seize my breath, I must pronounce thee just, in death ; And if my soul were sent to hell, Thy righteous law approves it well. 6 Yet save a trembling sinner, Lord, Whose hope, still hovering round thy word, Would light on some sweet promise there, Some sure support against despair. PSAL3I 51. Second Part. Long Metre Original and actual .sin confessed. 11" ORD, I am vile, conceived in sin, \ji And born unholy and unclean ; Sprung from the man, whose guilty fall Corrupts his race, and taints us all. 2 Soon as we draw our infant breath, The seeds of sin grow up for death ; Thy law demands a perfect heart ; But we're dehTd in every part. 3 [Great God, create my heart anew, And form my spirit pure and true ; PSALM LL 115 Oli, make mc w ; to My danger and my remedy*] 4 Behold 1 fiill before th\ fa< >I\ onlj r- fuge is thy grace : No outward forms ran make me clean ; The leprosy lies deep within. 5 Xo bleeding bird, oor bleeding b< Xor hyssop branch, nor sprinkling pri< Xor running brook, nor Hood, noi 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 m< ? While guilt disturbs and breaks my peace. Nor flesh nor soul hath rest or e; Lord, let me hear thy pardoning voice, And make my broken bones rejoice. PSALM SI. Third Part. I The backslider r R unci faith in the blood of C 1 /^k THOU, that hear'st when sinners cry, \J Though all my crimes before thee fie, Behold them not with angry look, But blot their men. thy book. %J Create my nature pure within, And form my soul sin ; Lei thy good Spirit part, N i hide thy presence from my 1. I 1 i van 1 live without thy h_ . 0U< and banishM from thy Sight ; Thy holj JOJ B, im ( tore, And guard m<\ that I fall no more. no PSALM LI. 1 Though I have griev'd thy Spun. L JIjs help and comfort still afford j And lei a wretch come near thy thiojpe, To plead the merits of thy Son. B 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. G My soul lies humbled in the dust, And owns thy dreadful sentence just ; Look down, O Lord, with pitying eye, And save the soul condemned to die. 7 Then will I teach the world thy ways ; Sinners shall learn thy sovereign grace ; I'll lead them to my Saviour's blood, And they shall praise a pardoning God. 8 Oh, 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. PSAL3I 51. 1—13. First Part. Common Metre. Original and actual sin confessed and pardoned. 1 1 ' ORD, I would spread my sore distress Si_J And guilt before thine eyes ; Against thy laws, against thy grace, How high my crimes arise ! 2 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 mv nature sin. PSALM LI. M7 4 Born in a world of guilt, I drew Contagion with my breath j And, as my days advane'd, I grew A juster prej for death. 5 Cleanse me, 0 Lord, and cheer my soul, With thy forgiving l< n Oh, make my broken spirit whole, And bid my pains remove. 6 Let not thy Spirit quite depart, Nor drive me from thy face ; Create anew my vicious heart, And fill it with thy grace. 7 Then will I make thy mercy known Before the sons of men ; Backsliders shall address thy throne, And turn to God again. PSALM 51. 11—17. Strand Part. Common Met iv. /.' rice and fnitli in the blood of Christ, 1 ^k CiOI) of mercy, hear my call, \J My load of guilt remove ; Break down this separating wall, That bars me from thy love, '2 Give me the presence of thy grace ; Then my rejoicing tongue Shall speak aloud thv righteousness, And make thy praise m\ song. 9 So hlood of goats, nor heifers slain. For sin could e'er atone : Hie death of Chri8t shall Still remain Sufficient and alone i I ioul oppreal with sin's desert. My God will ne'er despise : A humble groan, a broken h< I OtU ; 11' 118 PSALM L1I. P8AUI W. Long Meuv. The pride, folly i find miserable end of the wick daily of infidels. 1 ^717* II ^ do the wicked boast of sin, ff And steel their hearts against the Lord 7 His goodness shall for ever shine ; For ever stand his holy word. 2 Their thoughts all subtleties devise ; Their tongues are edg'd like razors keen ; Their fairest tales are flattering lies, By youth and innocence unseen. 3 Their hearts delight in guile and wrong, In truth perplex'd, and souls o'crthrow n : Hence scorn and falsehood rule their tongue, And hence their feet to mischief run. 4 [Thy law and gospel they despise ; Vain of their taunts, of madness proud ; Too rich thy grace to seek, or prize, To bow too lofty, even to God. 5 " From ancient days," with scoffs they cry, " All things their steadfast course maintain ; " We see no God in earth, or sky, " And find his boasted promise vain."*] C Like raging fire thy wrath shall burn ; f Thy besom sweep them to the grave ; Their branch, their root, thy hand o'erturn, And not a friend be found to save. 7 Their end the righteous shall behold, And say with an indignant smile, " These are the worshippers of gold, " The sons of violence and guile. 8 " They plac'd their hopes in glittering dust, " Chain'd to the earth, and glu'd to sin ; ' 2 l\t. iii. 4. f tSce Bishop Home's Comment. PSALM 1,111- " Hut scora'd to make the Lord their trust, 11 Nor form'd a wish for life divine**8 9 [Down to the grave the wretches go, By worms consum'd, to ruin driven ; Their spirits haste to endless wo, And find no entrance into heaven. 10 Then shall their joys revive no more, Like dreams dissolv'd in fleeting air ; Their flatteries, and their boasts be o'er, And hopes all vanish in despair.] 11 But in thy courts will I be seen, Growing in faith, and hope, and love, Like olives fair, and fresh, and green, And ripening for the world above. 12 There will I learn thy glory, Lord, And songs for all thy goodness raise ; There will I wait to hear thy word, AVhile listening saints approve the praise. PSAL3I 53. 4—6. Common Metre. Victory and deliverance from persecution* 1 A RE all the foes of Sion fools, /^ Who thus devour her saints ? Do they not know her Saviour rules. And pities her complaints ! *-i They shall be seiz'd with Bad surprise ; Poi < rod's aveninn£ arm Scatters the bones of them that rise To do his children harm. 3 In vain the sons of Satan boast OF armies in array ; When God has first dispers'd their he They (all an easj prej . [ ( Mi, for a word from Sion's King, II or captil tore ! ISO PSALM LIII. Jacob with all his tribes shall sing. And Judah weep no more. PSALM 53. Proper Metre. Ai the JVta 50th. The last verse paraphrased tog-ether with several passa- ges from Isaiah, Malachi, and St. Paul. Prayer for the latter day glory, 11" ORD of all worlds, incline thy bounteous ear ; JLi Thy children's voice, with tender mercy hear ; Bear thy blest promise, fix'd as hills, in mind, And shed renewing grace on lost mankind : Oh, let thy Spirit like soft dew descend ; Thy gospel run to earth's remotest end. 2 Let Zion's walls before thee ceaseless stand, Dear as thine eye, and graven on thy hand ; From earth's far regions Jacob's sons restore, Oppress'd by man, and scourg'd by thee, no more, Enrich'd with gold, adorn'd with heavenly grace, Truth their sole guide, and all their pleasure praise. 3 Then Satan's kingdom shall from earth retire, Dead forms dissolve, and furious zeal expire ; The beast's fell throne shall darkness dire surround*, Mohammed's empire crumble to the ground ; The dreams of Infidels in smoke decay, And all the foes of heaven shall fleet away. 4 In barren wilds shall living waters spring ; Fair temples rise, and songs of transport ring ; The savage mind with sweet affections warm, And light, and love, the yielding bosom charm ; From sin's oblivious sleep the soul arise, And grace, and goodness, shower from balmy skies. 5 Then shall mankind no more in darkness mourn ; Then happy nations in a day be born ; From east to west thy glorious name be one, And one pure worship hail th' eternal Son ; PSALM LIV. M Remotest realms one spotless faith unite, VjkI o'er all regions beam the gospel's light. 6 Then shall thy saints exult with joy divine ; Their virtues quicken, and their lives refine ; Their souls improve; their songs mere grateful i \nd sweeter incense che< i the morning ski< - ; Heaven o'er the world unfold a brighter day, And Jesus spread his reign from sea to sea. PSALM ">2. Proper Metre. AsiheYZLA. Prayer for deliverance from enemies. 1 "]%M"Y God, preserve my soul ; J T 1 Oh, make my spirit whole ! To save me let thy strength appear ; Strangers my steps surround : Their pride and rage confound, And bring thy great salvation near. 2 Those that against me rise Are aliens from the skies ; They hate thy church and kingdom, Lord ! They mock thy fearful name ; They glory in their shame. Nor heed the wonders of thy word. S But, O thou King divine, My chosen friends are thine ; The men that still my soul sustain : Will thou my foes subdue. And form their hearts anew. And snatch them from eternal pain. 1 Escap'd from every wo, Oh, grant me, here below, To praise thy name, with those I love; \ud, when beyond the skies Our souls unbodied ris< I uite us in the realms above. m ps \lm lv. rs.VT.3I 55. 1-8. 1& 17, 18, 22. ( lotmnoa M Support for the afflicted and tempted soul. 1 /^k GOD, 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 levell'd at my life, My soul with guilt they load, And fill my thoughts with inward strife, To shake my hope in God. 3 With inward pain my heart-strings sound, I groan with every breath ; Horror and fear beset me round: Among the shades of death. 4 Oh, were I like a feather'd dove, Soon would I stretch my wings, And fly, and make a long remove From all these restless things. 5 Let me to some wild desert go, And find a peaceful home, Where storms of malice never blow, Temptations never come. 6 Vain hopes, and vain inventions all, To 'scape the rage of hell ! The mighty God on whom I 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 bis grace, Nor will he long deny.. 8 God shall preserve my soul from fear, Or .shield me when afraid : PS LLM LV. 123 Ten thousand angels must appear, If he command their aid. 9 I cast my burdens on the Lord, The Lord sustains them all ; My courag upon his word, That saints shall never fall. 10 My highest hopes shall not be vain, My lips shall spread his praise ; While cruel and deceitful men, Scarce live out half their days. PSAL3I 55. 15, 16, 17, 19, 22. Short Metre. Dangerous prosperity ; or, daily devotions encouraged. 1 1 ET sinners take their course, \_jL And choose the road to death ; But in the worship of my God I'll spend my daily hreath. 2 My thoughts address his throne, When morning brings the light ; I seek his hlessings 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. 4 Because they dwell at ease, And no sad changes feel, They neither fear nor trust thy name, Nor learn to do thy will. 5 But I, with all m\ car* -. W ill lean upon the Lord ; I'll cast my hurdens on his arm, And rest upon his word. 6 Bis arm shall well sustain The children of his k>\ i . \U PSALM LVI. The ground on which their safety ■finiiff. No earthly power can move. PSALM 5G. Common M Deliverance from oppression and falsehood ; «r will I fear what man can do, The offspring of the dust. 9 Thy solemn vows arc 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 m\ soul from death, Oh, set thy prisoner free ! That heart and hand, and life and breath May be employ 'd for thee. PSALM 57. Long Metre. Praise for protection, grace and truth. 1 1V/1~Y God, in whom are all the springs IT I Of boundless love and grace unknown, Hide me beneath thy spreading wings, 'Till the dark cloud is overblown. Z (Jp to the heavens I send my cry, The Lord will my desires perform ; He sends his angels from the sky, And saves me from the threatening storm* .'J He thou exalted, O my God ! Above the heavens where angels dwell ; Thy power on earth be known abroad, Let land to land thy wonders tell. A My heart is fix'd ; my song shall raise Immortal honours to thy name ; Wake, my tongue, to sound his praise, M\ tongne, the glorj ofmj frame. 5 High o'er the earth his mercy reigns, \nd reaches to the utmost sky ; \\\< truth to endless years remains, When lower world- dissolve and die. is 120 PSALM LVIII. (I Be thou exalted, () my (Jod ! \1>m\(< the heavens where angels dwell ; Thy power pn earth be known abroad, And land to land thy wonders tell. PSALM 58. Proper Metre. As the \\3tk Psalm. Warning to Magistrates. 1 I" UDGES, who rule the world by laws, qJI Will ye despise the righteous cause, When the oppress'd before you stands ? Dare ye condemn the righteous poor, And let rich sinners 'scape secure, While gold and greatness bribe your hands ? 2 Have ye forgot, or never known, God is your Judge, and he alone ? High in the heavens his justice reigns : Yet you invade the rights of God, And send your bold decrees abroad, To bind the conscience in your chains. 3 A poison'd arrow is your tongue, The arrow sharp, the poison strong, And death attends where'er it wounds ; You hear no counsels, cries or tears ; So the deaf adder stops her ears Against the power of charming sounds. 4 Break out their teeth, eternal God ! Those teeth of lions, dy'd 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. PSALM LIX. \n Or births that come before their time, \ ain births, that never see the sun. 6 Thus shall the vengeance of the Lord, Safety and J03 to saints afford ; And ail thai hoar shall join and say, " Sure there's a God thai rules on high, 11 \ God that hears his children cry, "And will their sufferings well repay. 9i PSALM "><). Proper Metre. AstheV&d. Together with some passages of the 58th, omitted by Doctor Watts. Complaints against unbeliever*, 1 /^k IT, save thy servants, Lord ! \J Fulfil thy gracious word, For evil men against us rise ; Causeless our souls they hate ; \_ 1 1 nst our lives they wait, And aim their malice at the skies. B In sin their hearts delight : In sin their hands unite ; Estrang'd, and evil, from the womb ; With lies their tongues begin ; They grow in every sin, 'Till down the) hasten to the tomb. 3 Deaf to that charming voice, Thai bids the world rejoice, The gospel sound of pardoning love : The rails of gentle peace, hopes of life, and bliss, \nd glory in the world above* J Blind to those truths divine, That, fair and lovely, -lime, And teach the Godhead there alone, Tidings of peace refin'd, 128 PSALM LIX. And joy to all mankind, And mercy to the world undone. 5 They hate thy glory, Lot.]. They mock thy holy word; The snares of death their hands employ ; With flattery and deceit, For souls they lie in wait, And help the fowler to destroy. PSALM 59. Proper Metre. As the UZd. Second Part. •Miserable end of the wicked. 1 % ^7 HEN God in wrath shall rise, T ▼ T' avenge deceit and lies, What anguish shall the wicked tear ! The men that slight thy name, That boast of sin and shame, And proudly cry, " What God shall hear?" 2 Thou hear'st, omniscient Lord, Each curse, and idle word, And all the scoffs of lips profane ; And when the night of death Shall stop their impious breath, Their souls shall seek for peace in vain. 3 Then shall the Judge deride Their malice and their pride, And crush them with an iron rod ; In vain shall fall their tears ; In vain ascend their prayers ; And they shall know the ruling God. 4 Just as th' untimely birth Returns to mouldering earth, Or streams in summer pass away ; So all their dreams of peace, And promises of bliss, Shall vanish in that dreadful dav. PSALM LX- 129 5 Oh, bow will sinners need \n advocate to plead, Accepted al thine awful throne ! I [ow in thai solemn hour, Will faith's transcendent power Outweigh nil thinrrs beneath the sun ! G Yet save their souls, O Lord, Subdue them by thy word, Though nil their powers oppose thy reign ; \< scattered foes submit, Bow them beneath thy feet, Nor let them read thy wrath in vain. PSALM GO. 1—5, 10—12. Common Metro. On a day of humiliation for disappointments in war 1 " " ORD, hast thou cast the nations off? JLj Must we for ever mourn ? Wilt thou indulge immortal wrath? Shall mercy ne'er return? kJ The terror of one frown of thine, Melts all our strength away ; Like men that totter, drunk with wine, We tremble in dismay. .'J Thy people shake beneath thy stroke, And dread thy threatening baud ; Oh, heal the nation thou bast broke, Confirm the wavering land ; •1 Lifl up a banner in the field, For those that fear thy name ; Save thy beloved with thy shield. And put our foes to shame. B Go with our armies to the fight, Like ;i confederate God ; hi vain confederate powers unite kgainsl thy lifted rod. 18* 1JU PS IX.M IAI. 1A1I. *> Our troops shall gain a wide renown By thine assisting hand : Ti< God that breads the mighty down, And makes the feeble stand. PSAL31 01. 1—6. Short Metre. Safety in God. 1 "%7STHE^ overwhelmed with grief, y f My heart within me dies, Helpless and far from all relief, To heaven I lift mine eyes. 2 Oh, lead me to the rock That's high ahove my head. And make the covert of thy wings, My shelter and my shade. 3 Within thy presence, Lord, For ever I'll ahide ; 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 G2. 5—12. Long Metre. JVo trust in the creatures ; or, Faith in the divine grace and power. 1 "M.VY spirit looks to God alone ; XY J[ 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 I. Mil. 131 '} False are the men of high degree* The baser botI arc vanit I, aid iii the balance both appear Light as a puff of empty air. 4 Make not increasing gold your ti Nor set your hearts on glittering dust ; Why will ye grasp the fleeting so And not believe what God has spoke ! 5 Once has his awful voice declar'd, Once and again my ears have heard, " All power is his eternal due ; u 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. PSALM G3. 1-5. First Part. Common Metre. The morning of a Lord's day. 1 S.^ ARLY, my God, without delay, JPj I haste to seek thy face ; M\ thirsty spirit faints away, Without thy cheering grace. S So pilgrims, on the scorching sand. Beneath a burning Loner for a cooling stream at hand. \iu\ they must drink or die. 3 V\r >i'cn thy glory and thy power, Through all thy temple shine ; My God, repent that heai inly hour. That \ imon bo di\ me. •i Not all the blessings of a feast, Gun please rm soul so well, 131 PSALM XLI1I. As when thy richer grace I taste. And in thy presence dwell. f> Nol life itself, with all her joys, Can my best passions move, 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 I lift my hands to pray, And tune my lips to sing. PSAL3I 03. 6— TO. Secoyid Part. Common M.-n- •Midnight thoughts recollt 1 JfWlWAS in the watches of the night, B I 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 thy 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 PSALM LXI1I. 133 In the dark caverns of the earth, Of to the deeps of hell. PSALM 63. LoogMetre Longing after Qod; or, The love of God better tknn life. 1 ^1 REAT God, indulge my humble claim, \JT Thou art my hope, my joy, my rest ; The glories that compose thy name Stand all engag'd to make me blest. "2 Thou Great and Good, thou Just and Wise, Thou art my Father and my God ; And I am thine by sacred ties ; Thy son, thy servant bought with blood. 3 With heart and eyes, and lifted hands, For thee I long, to thee 1 look, As travellers in thirsty lands Pant for the cooling water brook. 4 With early feet I love f appear Among thy saints, and seek thy face ; Oil have 1 seen thy glory there, And felt the power of sovereign grace. 5 Not fruits nor wines that tempt our taste, Nor all the joys our senses know, Could make me so divinely blest, Or raise my cheerful passions so. 6 My life itself, without thy love, Mo tafte of pleasure could afford; Twould but a tiresome burden prove, If 1 were banishM from the Lord. f Amidst the wakeful hours of night, w hen busj cares afflict my head, One thought of thee gives now delight, Nu<) adds refreshment to m\ bed. 134 PSALM \LIIJ. 8 HI lift my hands, I'll raise iny voice, While I have breath to pray, or praise . This work shall make my heart rejoice, And spend the remnant of my days. PSALM G3. Short MctPR Seeking God. 1 "1%/TY God, pemit my tongue IV ■ This joy, to call thee mine ; And let my early cries prevail To taste thy love divine- 2 My thirsty, fainting soul Thy mercy does implore ; Not travellers in desert lands Can pant for water more. 3 Within thy churches, Lord. I long to find a place, Thy power and glory to behold, And feel thy quickening grace. 4 For life without thy love, No relish can afford ; No joy can be compar'd with this, 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. 6 In wakeful hours of night, I call my God to mind ; I think how wise thy counsels are, 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. PSALM TAIV. 135 S The shadow of thy wings M\ soul in safety keep 1 follow where my Father leads, And he supports my steps. P8AI1H 64 Proper Metre. AttiulVUL First Part. A complaint against evil companions; designed especially fur youth. 1 CJAVE me from evil men, ^^ The impious and profane, That seek the faithful to destroy ; M<>re keen than pointed swords, They dart their bitter words, To wound his name, his hope, and joy. 2 The pit and secret snare, Conjohrd, their hearts prepare, \nd say, " What God shall see, or hear ," The thoughtless, young, and gay, Who tread that dangerous way, ►Shall find a sure destruction there. 8 Bach wile their hearts combine, To tempt the wretch to sin, To curse and swear, to lie and steal ; Each crime with charms display, And reason guilt away, And strew with flowers the road to hell. 4 The child, to virtue given, And train'd with care for heaven, Their deep laid mischiefs lure astray; With pai igfl a father vi< Wit 1 mother rues, ff« : ..• r darling] made 1 prey. 136 PSALM LXIV. L\\ . PSALM 54. Proper Metre. As th, Second Part. Mischiefs of wicked men ; the means of their own ruin ; and \ Cod gives ruin, A Psalm for the husbandman. 1 d^4 OOD is the Lord, the heavenly King, \Jff Who makes the earth his care ; Visits the pastures every spring, And bids the grass appear. PSALM LXV. in *2 The clouds like riven rais'd on high, Pom out at thy command, Their prater} blessings from the sky, To cheer the thirsty land. *J The soften'd ridges of the field Permit the corn to spring ; The valleys rich provision yield, And the poor labourers sing. 4 The little hills on every side Rejoice at tailing showers ; The meadows, dress'd in all their pride, Perfume the air with llowers. 5 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 Hocks spread o'er the down-. And shepherds shout th) praise. PSALM 65, Proper Metre. As the 148**. The jtrovideiicv of God in the seasons. 1 1 ]~(^v pleasing is thy voice, M.M. 0 Lord, our heavenlx king, That bids the frosts retire, \nd wakes the lovel) spring! The rains return, The ice distils. \nd plains and hills Forget to mourn. fcJ The lofty mountains stand, Bstablish'd by thine arm ; Th) M>\cc the ocean stills, The tumult and tin- itoriQj, i:r 141 PSALM L\\ Though earth and skies With terror spread. Thy tokens dread All lands surprise. 3 The morn, with glory crown'd, Thy hand arrays in smiles ; Thou bid'st the eve decline, Rejoicing o'er the hills. Soft suns ascend ; The mild wind blows : And beauty glows To earth's far end. 4 Thou mak'st the pastures gre< n Thou cali'st the flocks abroad ; The springing corn proclaims The footsteps of our God. Both bird and beast Partake thy care, And, happy, share The general feast. 5 Thy showers make soft the fields On every side, behold The ripening harvests wave Their loads of richest gold. The labourers sing With cheerful voice, And, blest, rejoice In God their King. 6 The thunder is his voice ; His arrows blazing fires ; He glows in yonder sun, And smiles in starry choirs. The balmy breeze His breath perfumes ; His beauty blooms In flowers and trees. PSALM LXVI. 143 7 With lift ho clothes the spring ; The earth with summer warm- : He spreads th' autumnal feast, And rides in wintry storms. His gifts divine Through all appear, And round the year, His glories shine. PSALM 66. First Part. Common Metre. Governing poxcer and goodness ; or, our graces tried by afflictions. 1 CJIXG, all ye nations, to the Lord, J^ Sing with a joyful noise ; With melody of sound record His honours, and your joys. 2 Say to the Power that shakes the sky, How terrible art thou ! 11 Sinners before thy presence fly, " Or at thy feet they bow." 3 [( Some, see the wonders of our God ; How glorious are his ways! In Moses' hand he puts his rod, And cleaves the frighted seas. 4 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 Be rules by his resistless might ; Mill rebel mortals dare Provoke th' Eternal to the fight, \nd tempt that dreadful war I 0 Oh. bless our God, and newer cease ! Ye saints, fulfil his praise ; lt< keeps our life, maintains our peace, knd guide* (.ui doubtful ways. i-i-i PSALM LXVL LMII. 7 Lord, thou hast prov'd our sufferisg ioulft, To make our graces shine ; So silver bears the burning coals, The metal to reiiue. 8 Through watery deeps and fiery ways, We march at thy command ; Led to possess the promis'd place, By thine unerring hand. PSALM GC. 13— 20. Second Part. Common Metre. Praise to God for hearing' prayer. 1 T^TOW shall my solemn vows be paid JJ^I To that Almighty Power, Who heard the long requests I made In my distressful hour. 2 My lips and cheerful heart prepare To make his mercies known ; Come, ye that fear my God, and hear The wonders he hath done. 3 When on my head huge sorrows fell, I sought his heavenly aid ; He sav'd mv 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 shewn me no regard, Nor I his praises sung. 5 But God, (his name be ever blest) Hath set my spirit free, Nor turn'd from him my poor request, Nor turn'd his heart from me. PSAL3I 07. Common Metre. The nation's prosperity i and the church's increase. 1 CJJHINE on our land, Jehovah, shine, ►5 With beams of heavenly grace ! PSALM JAVlll. u.i Reveal tby power through all oui coasts, And shew thy smiling face. 2 [Here iix thy throne exalted high, And, here, our glorj stand ; And like a « all of guardian fire Surround thy favourite land. ] .'J When shall thy nana', 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 land-'. Sing loud with solemn voice ; Let thankful tongues exalt his praise, And thankful hearts rejoice. 5 He, the great Lord, the sovereign Judge, That sits enthroned above, Wisely commands the worlds he made, In justice and in love. 0 E2art|) shall Confess her Maker's hand, And \ ield a full increase ; Our God will crown his chosen land With fruitfulness and peace. ? God, the Redeemer, scatters round ! [is choices! favours here ; While the creation's utmost hound Shall see, adore, and fear. INVUI 08. First Part. 2—6,32 35. ] and ( ompassion of God* 1 IT ET God arise in a!! his might, _I A ^nd put the troops of hell to flight ; \ smoke, thai sought to cloud the rfri( ■ lie rising tempest flies. 14G PSALM JA\ III. 2 flic oomc.«, array'd in burning flat* Justice and vengeance are his name* Behold his fainting foes expire Like melting wax before the lire.] 3 He rides and thunders through the skv : His name Jehovah sounds on high : Sing to his name, ye sons of grace ; Ye saints, rejoice before his face. 4 The widow and the fatherless Fly to his aid in sharp distress ; In him the poor and helpless find A Judge that's just, a Father kind. 5 He breaks the captive's heavy chain, And prisoners see the light again ; But rebels, that dispute his will, Shall dwell in chains and darkness still. Pause. 6 Kingdoms and thrones to God belong ; Crown him, ye nations, in your song ; His wond'rous 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. 8 Proclaim him King, pronounce him blest ; He's your defence, your joy, your rest ; When terrors rise, and nations faint, God is the strength of every saint. PSALM 68. 17, in. Second Pari. LongMetm Christ's ascension, and the gift of the Spirit. ORJ), when thou did'st ascend on high, JL T Ten thousand angels lill'd the sky ; PSALM 1A\ III. U7 Those heavenly guards around thee wait, Like chariots that attend thj state. 'J Not Sinai's mountain could appear More glorious when the Lord was th< While he pronoune'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, Thai thousand souls had captive made, Were all in chains like captives led. 1 Rais'd by his Father to the throne. He sent the promis'd Spirit down, With gifts and grace for rebel men. That (iod might dwell on earth again. PSALM 68. Third Part. 19, 9, 20, 21, » Long Metre. I ■ /• temporal blsssing* ; or. common and sp< ■ Us. 1 %7S7~I' hie-- the I, '»rd, the just, the good, f f Who fills our hearts with j<>\ and food ; Who pours his blessings from the. ski< -. \iiil loads <»ur days with rich supplies. •J He sends the sun his circuit round, To cheer tiie fruits, to warm the ground j He bids the clouds, with plenteous rain, Refresh the thirst} earth again. I *Tis to his care we owe our breath, And all our near escapes from death : j and health to ( rod belong, He heals the weak, and guards the Btro 4 He makes the saint and sinner prove 'l'h. essings i love : the wide difference that renrtks, !<- . ridless j<>\ , and endless pains. 1 PSALM LXIX. 5 The Lord thai brais'd the serpent's head, On all the serpent's seed shall tread : The stubborn sinner's hope confound, And smite him with a lasting wound. 6 But his right hand his saints shall raise From the deep earth, or deeper sea- ; And bring them to the courts above ; There shall they taste his special love. PSALM 09. 1—1-1. First Part. Common Metie. The suffering* of Christ for our sal ratio?}. SAVE me, 0 God, the swelling floods " Break in upon my soiil : " I sink, and sorrows o'er my head " Like mighty waters roll. 2 " I cry till all my voice is gone, " In tears I waste ihe day ; " My God, behold my longing eyes, u And shorten thy delay. 3 " They hate my sonl 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 that dreadful debt 1 ' That men could never pay, " And gave those honours to thy law, " Which sinners took away*" 5 Thus, in the great Messiah's name, The royal prophet mouri Thus he awakes our hearts to grief. And gives us joy by turns. 6 " Now shall the saints rejoice, and find " Salvation in my nante ; %t For I have borne their heavy load u Of sorrow, pain and shame. PSALM LXIX. 149 ? " Grief like a garment cloth'd me round, "And sackcloth was my dress, i% While 1 procured fof naked souls 11 A robe of righteousness. 8 M Among my brethren and the Jews " I like a stranger it id, 11 And bore their vile reproach, to bring ki The Gentiles near to God. 8 I Came in sinful mortals' stead, " To do my Father's will • " Yet when I cleans'd my Father's house, " They scandaliz'd my zeal. 10 " My fasting and my holy groans " Were made the drunkard's song ; M But God from his celestial throne " Heard my complaining tongue. 11 " He sav'd me from the dreadful deep " Nor let my soul he drown'd ; " He rais'd and fix'd my sinking feet On well established ground. 12 " 'Twas in a most accepted hour 11 My prayer arose on high, lk And for my sake my God shall hear "The dying sinner's cry." PSALM 09. 14— tl I Sfeeotfd Part Common Metre. The. passion anil exaltation "/Christ. 1 I^TOW let our lips with holy feat jL^i And mournful pleasure, >in^ The sufferings of our great High Priest, The sorrows of our King. 2 He smk< in floods of deep distress ; How high the waters rise ' 11 150 PSALM IAl\ While f<» his heavenly Father's eat He sends perpetual cries. 3 " Hear me, 0 Lord, and save thy Son, " Nor hide thy shining face ; 11 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 " My life upon the ground. 5 " They tread my honour to the dust, 11 And laugh when I complain ; " Their sharp, insulting slanders add " Fresh anguish to my pain. 6 " All my reproach is known to thee, " The scandal and the shame ; " Reproaches break my bleeding heart, " And lies defile my name. 7 " I look for pity, but in vain ; " My kindred are my grief; "I ask my friends for comfort round, " But meet with no relief. 8 " With vinegar they mock my thirst, " They give me gall for food ; " And, sporting with my dying groans, " They triumph in my blood. 9 " Shine into my distressed soul ; " Let thy compassion save ; " Atid though my flesh sink down to death, " Redeem it from the grave. 10 " I shall arise to praise thy name, " And reign in worlds unknown ; " And thy salvation, O my God, " Shall seat me on thv throne." PSALM LXIX. I5J MALM 69. v i I Pari. Comraoa Metre thrift's obedience and <}"!th ; w. ; ■ ; and rinm r$ www d* ATHER, I sing thy wond'rous grace ; I bless m\ Saviour's Dai He bought salvation for the po And bore the sinner's shame. F 4J His deep distress hath rais'd us high, \\\< duty and his zeal Fulfill'*] 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's or trumpet's solemn sound, Than goats' or bullocks' blood. 4 This shall his humble followers And set their hearts at rest ; They by his death draw near to thee, And live lor ever blest. 5 Let heaven and all that dwell on high To God their voices rai While lands and seas assist the sky, And join \ advance the praise. 6 Zion is thine, most holy God; Thy Son shall bless her ga Ami glory, purchas'd by bis blood. For thine own Israel waits. PSALM 01). First Part Long Metre. Christ* § passion, ami sinners* salvation, 1 TTVEEP in our hearts let us record ■ 9 The deeper sorrow- of our L »nl ,• Behold the nf the church for the presence of Christ. 1 £\ THOU, whose hand the kingdom sways, vJr Whom earth, and hell, and heaven obeys, To help thy chosen sons appear, And shew thy power and glory here ! 2 While stupid wretches, sunk in sleep, Slide onward to the fierj deep, To sense, and sin, and madness, given, Relieve no hell, and wish no heaven; 3 While fools deride, while foes oppress, And /ion mourns in deep distress; Her friends withdraw, her foes grow bold, Truth fails, and love is waxen cold ; 4 oh, baste, with ever} gifl Inspired, With glory, truth, and grace, attirM, 1 I" 154 PSALM JAM. Thou Star of heaven's eternal morn : Thou Sun, whom beams divine adorn ! 5 Assert the honour of thy name ; O'erwhelm thy foes with fear and shame ; Bid them beneath thy footstool lie, Nor let their souls for ever die. 6 Saints shall be glad before thy face, And grow in love, and truth, and grace ; Thy church shall blossom in thy sight, Yield fruits of peace and pure delight. 7 Oh, hither, then, thy footsteps bend ; Swift as a roe, from hills descend ; Mild as the Sabbath's cheerful ray, Till life unfolds eternal day ! PSALM 71. 5—9. First Part. Common Metre. The aged saint's reflection and hope. 1 "M1"Y God, my everlasting hope, IT I I live upon thy truth : Thy hands have held my childhood up, And strengthen'd all my youth. 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 hath my life new wonders seen Repeated every year ; Behold my days that yet remain, I trust them to thy care. 4 Cast me not off when strength declines, When hoary hairs arise ; And round me let thy glory shine Whene'er thy servant dies. 5 Then in the history of my age, When men review mv davs. PS W,M JA\f. They'll road thy love in every page, In every line thj praise. PSAIJH 71. 15,14,16,23,22,24. Second Pari. Common Metre* Christ our ttrength and righi 1 TL/M 1 Saviour, my Almighty Friend, XvJL When I begin thy praise, Where will the growing numbers end. The numbers of thy grace ! 2 Thou art my everlasting trust, Thy goodness I adore ! And, since I knew thy graces first, I speak thy glories more. 3 My feet shall travel all the length Of the celestial road ; And march with courage in thy strength, To see my Father God. •1 When I am fill'd with sore disti For some surprising sin, I'll plead thy perfect righteousness, And mention none but thine. 5 How will my lips rejoice to tell The victories of my King ! My soul, redeem'd from sin and hell, Shall thy salvation sing. 6 [My tongue shall all the day proclaim My Saviour and m\ God j His death hath brought my foes to shanx And sav'd me by his blood. 7 Awake, awake my tuneful pow With this delightful song ; I'll entertain the darkest hours, Nor think the season lorn:. 156 PS \IM IA\I. PSALM 71. 17—21. Third Part. GOOMMB M The aged christian's prayer and song; o?-, Old age, death, and the resurrection, 1 d^i OD of my childhood and my youth, \Jff The guide of all my days, I have declared thy heavenly truth, And told thy wond'rous ways. 2 Wilt thou forsake my hoary hairs, And leave mv fainting heart? Who shall sustain my sinking years If God my strength depart ? 3 Let me thy power and truth proclaim To the surviving age, And leave a savor 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 ! Palse. 5 Thy righteousness is deep and high ; Unsearchable thy deeds : Thy glory spreads beyond the sky, And all my praise exceeds. 6 Oft have I heard thy threatenings roar, And oft endur'd the grief; But when thy hand hath prest me sore, Thy grace was my relief. 7 By long experience have I known Thy sovereign power to save ; At thy command I venture down Securely to the grave. S When I lie bury'd deep in dust, Mv flesh shall be tliv care ; PSALM LXXIL 151 These withering limbs with thee I trust, To raise them Btrong and fair. PSALM T2« Firgi Part. Long Metre. i fChrUt. 1 £~\ REAT God, whose universal sway fjj The known and unknown worlds obey, Now give tin' kingdom to thj Son, Extend his power, exalt his throne. 2 Thy sceptre well becomes his hands, All heaven submits to thy commands ; His justice shall avenge the poor, And pride and rage prevail no more. 3 With power he vindicates the just, And treads the oppressor in the dust ; His worship and his fear shall last, 'Till hours, and years, and time be past. 4 As rain on meadows newly mown, So shall he send his influence down : His grace on fainting souls distils, Like heavenly dew on thirsty hills. 5 The heathen lands, that lie beneath The shades of overspreading death, Revive at his firsl dawning Light, And deserts blossom at the sight. C) The saints shall flourish in his days, Drest in the robes of joy and praise ; Peace, like a river from his throne, Shall flow to nations yet unknown. PSALM 7t>. v ndPart Long Metre. Christ* $ kingdom ■ \ ■ 1 1 lilts, 1 ■" ESI 9 shall reign where'er the sun $}ff Does In- ive journe] a run ; His kingdom stretch from shore to shore. Till moons shall wax :\m\ wane no more. \3H PSALM LXXIt 2 [Behold the Islands with their kingi And Europe her hest tribute brings ; From north to south the princes meet To pay their homage at his feet. 3 There Persia, glorious to behold, There India shines in eastern gold : And barbarous nations at his word Submit, and bow, and own their Lord.] 4 For him shall endless prayer be made, And praises throng to 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 prisoner leaps to loose his chains ; The weary find eternal rest, And all the sons of want are blest. 7 [Where he displays his healing power, Death and the curse are known no more : In him the tribes of Adam boast More blessings than their father lost. 8 Let every creature rise and bring, Peculiar honours to our King ; Angels descend with songs again, And earth repeat the loud Amen.] PSALM 72. Proper Metre. As the jXew 50th. The glory of Christ, and of his kingdom,. 1 4~\ THOU, whose sceptre earth and seas obey, \J And skies, and stars, and suns, confess thy sway, Now to thy Son th' immortal kingdom give ; In him command a ruin'd world to live : PSALM LXXII. 159 O'er every realm his might} iway i xtend, \iul bid o'er ever) throne his throne ascend, 2 O'er all created names his glories shine; Supreme Ins beauty, and his grace divine ; Fairer than thrones, and powers, and seraphs bright, The realms of nature, and the world of light ; The King of kings, the Prince to angels ^iven, Lord of the world, the Heir divine of heaven. 3 Hi- !_rl<>ii(»u- hand shall hold a righteous sway, Th* oppressor tremble, and the proud obey ; The friendless poor immortal treasures know; The wearv'd bosom rest from every wo ; The houseless wanderer find a blest abode, The soul a ransom, and the saint a God. 1 Pair as the tree of life his saints shall rise, Redeem'd from death, and violence, and lies, Lov'd by his soul, as precious sons are lov'd, Glorious as kings, as spotless priests approv'd ; On joyful hills shall truth and justice grow, \ii(l peace in spreading streams the world o'erflow. 6 Through endless years his glory shall extend ; For him increasing prayers to heaven ascend ; To heaven his name from every region rise, More sweet than incense cheers the morning skies. To him all lands a song of rapture raise, And Lisping infants join their artless praise. (*• \~ 9pi ig's mild showers refresh the thirsty plain, \- cloudless suns succeed the genial rain, E . -hall bis influence earth's sad face renew, Where the scant seed, Ins faithful labourers strew ; Like towering groves, behold the harvest rise, Wave round like Lebanon, and reach the skies ! 5 I >m shore to shore shall stretch his boundless Hi- boundlesa _ - flow to every sea: [swa> . 160 PSALM LWIII. See round his altars suppliant kings attend; Before his throne obedient nations bend ; To him their tribute distant realms unfold, Her spiecs India, and Peru her gold. 8 See springs of life in thirsty deserts flow, And savage tribes th' immortal Saviour know ; Prostrate in dust, his humble foes shall lie, Or send their hymns of transport to the sky ; And eachjblest land rehearse his praises o'er, 'Till moons shall walk their evening round no more. 9 In him the curse, in boundless bliss shall end ; From evil good, from darkness light ascend ; Diviner glories to mankind be given, A nobler nature and a fairer heaven : Let earth, let saints, that seek his bright abode, Resound his praise, and bless their Father, God. PSALM 73. First Part. Common Metre. Afflicted saints happy, and prosperous sinners cursed. 1 TWTOW I'm convinc'd, the Lord is kind jL^I 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 ! " How peaceful is their death ! 3 " With well fed flesh and haughty eyes " They lay their fears to sleep ; " Against the heavens their slanders rise, 44 While saints in silence weep. 4 " In vain I lift my hands to pray, " And cleanse my heart in vain, 14 For I am chasten'd all the day ; 44 The night renews my pain." PS kLM LXX1IL 161 5 JTet, while my tongue indulg'd complaints, I fell m\ heart reprove ; "Sure 1 shall thus offend thy saints, • And grieve the men I love." 6 But still I found my doubts too hard. The conflict too sei ere, Till I retired to search thy word, And learn thy secrets ii ? There, as in some prophetic gla 1 saw tln^ sinner's feet High mounted on a slippery place Beside a fiery pit. 8 I heard the wretch profanely hoast, 'Till at thy frown he fell; His honours in a dream were lost, And he awak'djn hell. 0 Lord, what an envious fool I was! Bow like a thoughtless beast! Thus to suspect thy promis'd grace, And think the wicked blest. 10 Vet was I kept from full despair, Upheld by power unknot n : That blessed hand that broke the snare, Shall guide me to thy throne. PSALM 73. 13 IS, Second Part. Common Metee. G ' our portion here and hereafter, 1 £^i OD, my supporter, and my hope, \JM My help for ever near ; Thine arm of mercy held me up, N\ hen sinking in despair. b, Lord, shall guide mj feet Through this dark wilderness ; Th) hand conduct me ncir lh\ seat, To dwell before thj fa< 169 PS \1M IAMII. 3 Were 1 in heaven without tnj God, 'Tu ould be no joj to mc ; \ml while this earth is my abode, I long for none but th< I 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 cr\ . 6 But to draw near to thee, my God, Shall be my sweet employ : My tongue shall sound thy works abroad, And tell the world my joy.. PSAL3I 73. 22, 3, 6, 17—20 Long Metre. The prosperity of sinners cursed. 1 ' ORD, what a thoughtless wretch was I, M_ji 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 ! Thy sanctuary taught me so ; On slippery rocks I see them stand, And fiery billows roll below. 3 Now let them boast how tall they rise, I'll never envy them again, There they may stand with haughty eyes, 'Till they plunge deep in endless pain. 4 Their fancy'd joys, how fast they flee ! Just like a dream when man awakes ; Their songs of softest harmony, Are but a preface to then plague- PSALM J. Will. 5 \m\n 1 esteem their mirth and wine, Too dear to purchase \v i 1 1 i m\ blood : Lord, 'tis enough thai thou an mine, M) life, in\ portion, and my ( rod. P8 LLM :.l. 51 on Metre. Th< folded* 1 CM' HK there's ;» righteous God, ij Nor is religion vain : Though men of vice maj boast aloud, \ud men of grace complain. *J I saw the \'v icked rise, And felt my heart repine, While haughty fools with scornful eves, In robes of honour shine. 3 [Pamper'd with \\ anton i Their flesh looks full and fair, Their wealth rolls in like flowing sea-, And grows without their care. •1 Free from the plagues and pains That pious SOUls endure. Through all their life oppr< ssion n And racks the humble poor. 5 Their impious tongues blaspheme The everlasting ( Sod : Their malice blasts the good man's name, \ 1 1 < 1 s] reads their lies abroad. 6 But 1 \\ nil ilou ing te [ndulg'd m\ doubts to rise ; ■ God that sees or hears " The things below the skies I"] 3 T of m\ though! I [eld me in bard suspense, Till to thy house n:\ feet were brought, To harn th\ justice thence. ' W£ 164 PSALM LXXIV. S Thy word with light and power Did my mistakes amend : I view'd the sinner's life before, But here I learn'd their end. 9 On what a slippery 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 ; 1 call my Cod my portion now, And all my powers are thine. PSALM 74. Common Metre. The church pleading with God under sore persecution. ILL God for ever cast us off? is wrath for ever smoke Against the people of his love, His little chosen flock ? 2 Think of the tribes so dearly bought o With their Redeemer's blood ; Nor let thy Sion be forgot, Where once thy glory stood. 3 Lift up thy feet, and march in haste ; Aloud our ruin calls ; See what a wide and fearful waste Is made within thy walls. 4 Where once thy churches pray'd and sang, Thy foes profanely roar : Over thy gates their ensigns hang, Sad tokens of their power. 5 How are the seats of worship broke ! They tear the buildings down, And he that deals the heaviest stroke. Procures the chief renown. \IM IAXIV. 166 6 With flames thej threaten * Thy children in their nest ; " Come, let us burn at on& . 11 The U mplc and the pi ? And sti ght< d our distress, Thy | is withdrawn ; Thy wonted signs of power and gra< Thy power and grace arc gone. 8 No prophet speaks to calm our woes, The best, the wisest mourn : And not a friend, nor promise, shows The time of thy return. Pause. 9 How long, eternal God, how long, Shall men of pride blaspheme! Shall saints he made their endless song, And bear immortal shame ? 10 Canst thou for ever sit and hear Thine holy name profan'd ! And still thy jealousy forbear, And still withhold thine hand ! 11 What strange deliverance hast thou shown In ages long before ? And now no other God we own, other God adore. 12 Thou didst divide the raging - By tin n To make thy tribes a wond'rous way, And then secure their flight. > 1 1<1 of nature thine, i trkness and the daj ' Didst th<»u not bid the morning shine, mark the sun his W8 14 Hath not tin power fbrm'd every roast, \ nd set the earth Us bounds, 161 SIM JAW. With summer's heat, and winter'- rroet, [n their perpetual rounds ! 15 And shall the sons of earth and dust That sacred power blaspheme ? Will not thine hand, that form'd them first, Avenge thine injur'd name ? 16 Think on the covenant thou hast made, And all thy words of love ; Nor let the birds of prey invade, And vex thy mourning dove* 17 Our foes would triumph in our blood, And make our hope their jest ; Plead thy own cause, Almighty God, And give thy children rest. PSAL3I 75. Proper Metre. As the New 50ft. Government f rom God alone. A Psalm for a General Election. 1 FT^HY praise, O Lord, our thankful songs renew; 1 Thy present name thy works of wonder shew, Thy glorious works of wisdom, power and grace, Thv sovereign blessings to our favoured race ; The ruling God, our peace and freedom prove, And the glad tidings of forgiving love. 2 While from thy hand our rulers take their power, Give them thy greatness humbly to adore, With hearts sincere to hold a righteous sway, Bid justice triumph, and the proud obey ; Defend the poor, debasing bribes disdain, Avenge bold wrongs, nor wield the sword in vain. 3 While round all realms wide dissolutions roll'd, Give them the pillars of the earth t' uphold, The meek, the wise, the faithful, and the just. And tread the vile oppressor in the dust : PSAJ M JAW 1. 167 To seek thy name, to love thy kingdom, Lord, \nd spread thro' earth the victories of thy word. •1 Give them the public weal alone to prize, And each 1 ase j ui to A ipise ; Tobid purekn< round our borders shine, Aim: 18 divine ; Example b display, And charm our sons to tread that lovely way. 5 Teach them that greatness, power and place are thine, Gifts from thy hand, bestow'd for ends divine: Rulers, thy stewards, to mankind are given, T' advance the good, and build the cause ofheav'n. From thee a rich reward the faithful know ; The faithless hasten to distinguish^! wo. 6 Thou art the Judge : thy sceptre rules the skies; At thy command the just to glory rise ; Thy fearful vengeance guilty wretches share, Drink the last dregs, and plunge in deep despair. To thj urcat name our raptur'd songs shall raise, A humble tribute of immortal praise. PSALM 70. Common Metre. i destroyed; or, Gods vcn~ geana against ; ' fr i his church. 1 TN Judah, God of old was known; 1 His nana' in I at; In Salem And Zion seat, 2 Among the praises of his saints, 1 1 1- dwelling tl tmplainftt, in st th< ir haughty foes. \\ From Zion went his dreadful word. And broke the threatening spear ; 168 PSALM LXXVII. Hie bow, the arrows, and the sword, And crush'd the Assyrian war. 4 What are the earth's wide kingdoms else, But mighty hills of prey ! The hill on which Jehovah dwells Is glorious more than they. 5 'Twas Zion's King that stopp'd the breath Of captains and their bands ; The men of might slept fast in death, And never found their hands. 6 At thy rebuke, O Jacob's God, Both horse and chariot fell ; Who knows the terrors of thy rod ? Thy vengeance who can tell ? 7 What power can stand before thy sight, When once thy wrath appears ? When heaven shines round with dreadful light, The earth lies still 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 [Vow to the Lord, and tribute bring, Ye princes fear his frown ; His terror shakes the proudest king, And cuts an army 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. Common Metre. Melancholy assaulting, and hope prevailing. 1 f ■ ^O God I cry'd with mournful voice, M I sought his gracious ear, LLM LXX\ 11. Ml in the sad day when troubles rose, And tillM the night with fear. 2 Sad were my days, and dark my nights, Bfj soul i fu *'d relief; I thought on God, the jus! and wise, J5ut thoughts increas'd my grief. il 1 complain'd, and still opprest, heart be "an to break : o 7 Mj God, thy wrath forbade my rest. And kept my eyes awake. 4 Mv overwhelming sorrows grew, 'Till I could speak no more ; Then I within myself withdrew, And call'd thy judgments o'er. 5 I -calFd back years and ancient times, When I beheld thy face ; My spirit searched tor secret crimes That might withhold thy grace. t'> 1 call'd th\ mercies to my mind, Which I enjoy'd before ; And will the Lord no more be kind ! His face appear no more ! Z Will lie for ever cast me off? And will his promise fail ! Hath he forgot bis tender love ? Shall anger still prevail \ 8 But I f>rbid this hopeless thought, Tbi-, dark despairing frame. Remembering « bat thy hand hath wrought; mie. 8 Pll lid of all thy * >'er, Y\w \\ 1 : grace. mid hope no more. 170 PSALM LAW II. 10 Grace dwells with justice on the throne ; And men that love thy word. Have in thy sanctuary known The counsels of the Lord. rSALM 77. Second Pari. Common Metre. Comfort derived from ancient providences ; or, Israel de- livered from Egypt, and brought to Canaan. 1 " ¥JOAV awful is thy chastening rod !" M.M. (May thy own children say) " The great, the wise, the dreadful God, " How holy is his way !" 2 I'll meditate his works of old; The King that reigns above ; I'll hear his ancient wonders told, And learn to trust his love. 4 Long did the house of Joseph lie With Egypt's yoke opprest ; Long he delay'd to hear their cry, Nor gave his people rest. 4 The sons of good old Jacob seem'd Abandon'd to their foes ; But his almighty arm redeem'd The nation that he chose. 5 Israel, his people and his sheep, Must follow where he calls ; He bids them venture through the deep, And makes the waves their walls. G 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 : PSALM JAWII. 171 r< rron attend th\ wond'rous way, Thai brings thy mercies down. 8 [Thy vou •«'. with terror in the sound, Through clouds and darkness broke ; All heaven in lightning shone around, And earth with thunder shook.] 9 Thine arrows through the skies were hurl'd ! I [ow glorious is the Lord ! Surprise and trembling seiz'd the world, And his own saints ador'd. 10 He gave them water from the rock ; And safe by Moses' hand, Through a dry desert led this flock Home to the promis'd land. PSALM 78. First Part. Common Metre. Providences of God recorded; or, Pious education and instruction of children, 1 ] ET children hear the mighty deeds L4 Which (kkI perfbrm'd of old, Which in our younger years we saw, And which our fathers told. I He bids us make his glories known ; Hi- works of power and grace ; And we'll convey his wonders down Through every rising race. } Our lips shall tell them to our sons, And they again to theirs, That generations yet tinhorn Maj teach them to their heirs. tarn in God alone Thar rget his works, mmands. 172 PSALM L\\\ UI. PSALJI 78. Second Part. Common Metre. Israel' s rebellion and punishment ; or, The sins and chas- tisements of God's people. 1 /"\H, what a stiff, rebellious house \J Was Jacob's ancient race ! False to their own most solemn vows, And to their Maker's grace. 2 They broke the covenant of his love, And did his laws despise ; Forgot the works he wrought, to prove His power before their eyes. 3 They saw the plagues on Egypt light* From his avenging hand : What dreadful tokens of his might Spread o'er the stubborn land ! 4 They saw him cleave the mighty sea, And march'd in safety through, With watery walls to guard their way, 'Till they had 'scap'd the foe. 5 A wond'rous pillar mark'd the road, Compos'd of shade and light ; By day it prov'd a sheltering cloud, A leading fire by night. 6 He from the rock their thirst supply'd ; The gushing waters fell, And ran in rivers by their side, A constant miracle. 7 Yet they provok'd the Lord most highr And dar'd distrust his hand : " Can he with bread our host supply u Amidst this desert land ?" 8 The Lord with indignation heard, And caus'd his wrath to flame ; His terrors ever stand prepar'd To vindicate his name. PSALM IAXVHI. 173 rs \},M 78t Fh rd Part. Common M Thr pxmithment of luxury and intemperamee ; or, Chat* • and falvaHon. 1 "^Mrill'^' Israel sins, the Lord reproV( y f And fills their hearta with dread j Vet be forgu es the men he \o\ es, And sends them heavenly bread. 2 He fec| them with a liberal hand. And made his treasures known ; He gave the midnight clouds command To pour provision down. 3 The manna, like a morning shower. Lay thick around their feet ; The corn of heaven, so light, so pure, As though 'twere angels' meat. 4 But they in murmuring language said, " Manna is ail our feast : 11 We loathe this light, this airy bread j 11 We must have .flesh to taste." 5 "Ye shall have t!» m to please your lust," The Lord in wrath reply'd ; And sent them quails, like sand or dust, Heap'd up from side to side. t> He gave them all their own desire; !nd greedy as they fed, His vengean kj burnt with secret fire, And smote the rebels \ e ' There in a glass our hearts may see How fickle and how false they be. 2 How soon the faithless Jews forgot, The dreadful wonders God had wrought! Then they provoke him to his lace, Nor fear his power, nor trust his grace. 3 The Lord consuin'd their years in pain. And made their travels long and vain ; A tedious inarch through unknown wa\ a Wore out their strength, and spent their days. 4 Oft, when they saw their brethren slain, They mourn'd and sought the Lord again ; Call'd him the Rock of their abode, Their high Redeemer, and their God. 5 Their prayers and vows before him rise, As flattering words or solemn lies ; While their rebellious tempers prove False to his covenant and his love. 6 Yet did his sovereign grace forgive The men who not deserv'd to live ; His anger oft away he turn'd, Or else with gentle flame it burn'd. 7 He saw their flesh was weak and frail, He saw temptations still prevail ; The God of Abra'm lov'd them still, \nd led them to his holy hill. FSAL3I 79. Common Metre. Complaint of << nation, or of the church against enev 1 g^\ GOD, attend, while hosts of foes o Thy heritage invade PSALM JA\ Thy Salem has become a Ik Tn\ tious< a ruin made I Thj rn M a peaceful grai e Become the \ ulturc's food ; Their bodies w oh And Lions driuk their blood. \ Behold us, Lord, a remnant sad, ( )f peace and hope forlorn, ( )f ever) mouth the vile reproach, Of every eye the scorn. How long shall thy fierce anger hum ' I low long delaj thy grace ' Bow long thy hapless children mourn The hidings of thy face ! Thy vengeance shall lind out our Who mock thy fearful name ; Who hate th\ laws, deride thy word, And glory in their shame While they t!i x devour, And all d, and let thy hand With aw ful glorj shine ; With terror make our naught) foes ( 'onfess 'ii\ name di\ ine. IW PSALM l.\\\ 10 Behold our Mood ; our sighs regard : And w it li almighty pow er Rescue thy saints condemn'd to die, And bid us fear no more. 11 On them their foul reproach shall turn, And wound frith seven-fold scorn ; While we, thy flock, thy grace proclaim To ages yet unborn. PSALM 80. Long Melic. The church's prayer under affliction ; or. The viw of God toasted. 1 ITi RE AT Shepherd of thine Israel, \Jf Who didst between the cherubs dwell, And lead the tribes, thy chosen sheep, Safe through the desert and the deep. 2 Thy church is in the desert now, Shine from on high, and guide us through ; Turn us to thee, thy love restore, We shall be sav'd, and sigh no more. 3 Great God, whom heavenly hosts obey, ITow long shall we lament and pray. And wait in vain thy kind return ! How long shall thy fierce anger burn ? 4 Instead of wine and cheerful bread, Thy saints with their own tears are fed ; Turn us to thee, thy love restore, We shall be sav'd, and sigh no more. Pause I. 5 Hast thou not planted with thy hands A lovely vine in heathen lands ! Did not thy power defend it round, And heavenly dews enrich the ground ? PSALM LXXXL 171 *J How did the spreading branches shoot, \m\. 12 Oh, for his sake, attend our Cry, Shine on thy churches, lest they die ! Turn us to thee, th} love re w * shall be sai 'd, and sigh no more. PSALM 81. I', :;— 16. Short M< I f God to his people ; or, Spiritual bleu i and punishments* I gUNG to the Lord aloi ^j \nd make a joyful nois< IN 3ALM LXXXIL God is our strength, our Saviour God : Let Israel hear his *J " Prom vile idolatry " Preserve ray worship clean : " I am the Lord who set thee tree " From slavery and sin. 3 "Stretch thy desires abroad, 11 And I'll supply them well ; 14 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, " 'Tis their own chosen way. 5 " Yet Oh, that all my saints " Would hearken to my voice ! n Soon I would ease their sore complaints, " And bid their hearts rejoice. 6 " While I destroy'd their foes, " I'd richly feed my flock, " And they should taste the stream that flows " From their eternal Rock." PSALM 82. Long Metre. God the Supreme Governor ; or, Magistrate* wcmxed. 1 A MONG th' assemblies of the great, J\ A greater Ruler takes the seat ; The God of heaven, as Judge, surveys Those gods on earth, and all their ways. 2 Why will ye then frame wicked laws ? Or why support th' unrighteous cause ? When will ye once defend the poor, That sinners vex the saints no more ? 3 They know not, Lord, nor will they know ; Dark are the ways in which they go ; t 9 \l.\l IAWIII. 170 Their name of earthly gods is vain, Fur they shall Tall and die like mm. 4 Arise, 0 Lord, and lei thy Son Possess In- uiiiw real throne, And rule the nations with his rod: He is our Judge, and h< our God. PSALM N3. Short Metre. A complaint against Persecutors. 1 k ND will the God of grace /% Perpetual silence keeg The God ot* Jusiic(3 hold his peace, And let his vengeance sleep 7 2 Behold what cursed snares The men of mischief spread : The men, that hate thy saints and thee, Lift up their threatening head. 3 Against thy hidden ones Their counsels they employ; And malice, with her watchful eye, Pursues them to destroy. 4 The nohle and the base Into thy pastures leap : The lion and the stupid ass Conspire to vex the sheep. 5 " Come, let us join, " they cry, 11 To root them from the ground, 11 'Till not the name of -units remain, Nor memory shall be found/* 6 Awake, almighty God ! And call thy wrath to mind ; Give them like forests to the fire, Or stubble to the wind. ISO PSALM IAWI1I. 7 Convince their madness, Lordj And make them seek th\ name ; Or else their stubborn rage confound That they may die in shame. 8 Then shall the nations know That glorious, dreadful word, Jehovah is thy name alone, And thou the sovereign Lord. PSAL>I 83. Proper Metre. As the A\w 501ft, A prayer of the church against her enemies. 1 f\ THOlT, the only good, and great, and \ \J Father of men, and Lord of earih and sh Thine awful silence break ! from heaven's far end. In countless myriads, sec thy foes ascend ; Lust, malice, pride, to waste thy kingdom arm ; Fierce swells the tumult, threatening roars the storm ! 2 See from all climes th' embattled nations roll ; A world in arms, and sin th' inspiring soul ! The north and south, the east and west combine ; The prince and slave, the sage and savage, join ; And power, and wealth, and skill, and fraud unite The host to summon, and to arm the fight. 3 Whate'er ingenious mischief can devise. Or the tongue utter, train'd to arts and lies ; Or envy wish, or malice fell prepare, Or atheist hope, or bold blasphemer dare, [try, They wish, they hope, they form, they dare, the) And sound the trump to combat with the sky. 4 " Unite," they cry, " our wisdom and our po^ Now shall the name of God be heard no more ; His word thro' earth become the butt of scorn ; His church expire ; in dust his temples mourn : Lost in eternal night, Messiah, lie ; His promise perish, and his glory die." PSALM IA\\I\. 5*0 thou great God, before whose awful ire The hills dissolve, and sea- and skies expiry, [arm Bow the high heavens ; make- hare th' avenginj kwake thy thunders j rouse the sleeping storm ; Thy lightnings summon i<> the dreadful day, Nor leave the Bock to ravening wolves a prey. 6 Is empt} chaff before the whirlwind flies, In flames to heaven, as kindled forests rise ; So shall the nations vanish from thine eve ; Their cities sink ; the scattered islands fly ; [fall, The hard rocks cleave; the tottering mountain- And death and terror rend the shrinking ball.f 7 Thro' all their deep-laid counsels madness send : Sin their foul source, and misery their end. Amaz'd, overthrown, to guilt a prey forlorn, Of shame the victims, and of truth the scorn ; Their tears shall fall : to prayers their curses turn. And, sunk in dust, the wretched remnant mourn. 8 So shall thy kingdom to new glory rise ; Thy children flourish in indulgent skies : From shore to shore thy word in triumph run ; In every land thy name and praise be one ; \nd the wide world resound in wondering strains- 'k Supreme o'er heaven and earth Jehovah reigns." lA lxiv. 1, 3. -. r. xvi. 18— ZO. PSALM 84. Ftrst Tart. Lou- Metre. The pleasure* of public worship. 1 1 ¥o\v pleasant, how divinelj fair. Jl O Lord of hosts, thy dwellings are * \\ ith l<»ng desire my spirit faints To meet tlf assemblies of thy saints. 2 M\ flesh would rest in thine abode, M\ panting heart cries out for God ; LL3M IAWIV. M\ God, my King, why should I hi So far from all my joys and the< 3 The sparrow chooses whore to And for her young provides her i But will my God to sparrows grant That pleasure which his children want 7 4 Blest are the saints who -it on high, Around thy throne ofmaji s Thy brightest glories shine ahpl And all their work i- praise and love. 5 Blest are the souls that find a place Within the temple of thy grace; There they behold thy gentler i And seek thy face, and learn thy praise. 6 Blest are the men whose hearts are set To find the way to Zion's gate : God is their strength ; and through the road They lean upon their helper God. 7 Cheerful they walk with growing strength. 'Till all shall meet in heaven at length : 'Till all before thy face appear, And join in nobler worship there. Ps\r>F 84. SccfdPtrL Long Metre. Gorf and his rhiirih ; or, Chy bry. 1 f^i RE AT God, attend, while Zion sings \Jf The joy, that from thy presence spi 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 wav LLM LXXXIV. 183 Prom all tli' assaults of hell and Bin, PfOm foea H Lthout and Iocs within. 1 All needful grace trill God bestow, Ami crown that grace vritfa glory too; II- iii \ ; - us all things, and withholds No real good from upright souls* .") () God, our King, thy sovereign -way. The glorious hosts of heaven obey, And devils at thy presence flee ; Blest is the man thai trusts in thee ! PSAJLM si. l, l, 2, 3, 10. Paraphrased in Common Metre. Delight in ordinances of worship; or, God present in his churches, 1 "MMY soul, how lovely is the place IT ■ To which thy God resorts ! Tis heaven to see his smiling face, Though in his earthly courts. 2 There the great monarch of the skies 1 1 1- sa\ rag power display - ; And light breaks in upon our eyes, With kind and quickening rays. 3 With his rich gifts the heavenly Dove, Descends and fills the place, While Christ reveals Ins wond'rous love, \ ml sheds abroad his iznice. I There, mighty God ' thy words declare The secrets of thy will ; \nd still th) mercy there, \ml -uiLr thj praises still. Pai ,r> M< ifa cry out for thee, While far from thine abode ; 184 PSALM LXXXIV. When shall I tread thy courts, and see My Saviour and my God .' t5 The sparrow builds herself a n< And suffers no remove ; Oh, make me like the sparrow blest, To dwell but where I love ! 7 To sit one day beneath thine eye, And hear thy gracious voice, Exceeds a whole eternity, Employ'd in carnal joys. 8 Lord, at thy threshold I would wait, While Jesus is within, Rather than fill a throne of state, Or live in tents of sin. 9 Could I command the spacious land, And the more boundless sea, For one blest hour at thy right hand, I'd give them both away. PSALM 84. Proper Metre. As the UQth Psnlm. Longing for the house of God, 1 1 ' ORD of the worlds above, JLi How pleasant and how fair The dwellings of thy love, Thine earthly temples are ! To thine abode My heart aspires, With warm desires To see my God. 2 The sparrow for her young With pleasure seeks a nest, And wandering swallows long To find their wonted rest : My spirit faints With equal zeal, To rise and dwell Among thy saints. I 1LM LXXXIV. 3 O happy bouIs, that pi Where < rod appoints to heai ! () happy men, thai paj Their constant Ben ice th< n • ill : And happy tl That lo\ e the way To Zion's hill. 4 They go from strength to sti Through this dark wile of te Till each arrives at length ; Till each in heaven app 0 glorious se; When God our King Shall thither bring Our willing feet ! Paf 5 To spend one sacred day, W here God and saints abide. Affords diviner joy Than thousand days beg Where God r< 1 love it more To keep the door Than shine in com'-. is our sun and s Our light and OUT \\ ith gifts hi- bands are lill'd. w i dran oui Se shall best On Jacob's race And j hi- bam withholds PSALM LXXXV, From those his hear! approi i From pure and pious souls. Thrice happy he, () (iocl Ot" hOG Whose spirit trusts Alone in thee ! PSALM 85. 1—8. First Part. Long Metre. Waiting for an answer to prayer ; or, Deliverance begun and compli U d. 1 1 ' ORD, thou hast call'd thy grace to mind, Li 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 made thy fiercest wrath abate : Now let our hearts be turn'd to thee, And thy salvation be complete. 3 Revive our dying graces, Lord, And let thy saints in thee rejoice ; Make known thy truth, fulfil thy word ; We wait for praise to tune our voice. 4 We wait to hear what God will say ; He'll speak, and give his people peace ; But let them run no more astray, Lest his returning wrath increase. PSALM 85. Ver. 9, &c. Second Part. Long Metre. Salvation by Christ. 1 £< ALVATION is for ever nigh J5 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* \:.M i.WW I JA\\\ II. 181 1 \<>\v truth and bonOUI shall abound, Religion dwell on earth again, And heavenl) Influence bless ihe ground, In our Redeemer's u:< • m I<^ reign. 1 His richte< >us n ss is gone 1" :'■ T give us fin to ( rod ; Our wandering feet shall stra) no more, Bui mark his steps, and keep the road. PSALM B6« V< i. S— 13. Coo A general i ( 1 A MONG the princes, earthly g< .jfj^ 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 ; Fur thou alone dost wond'rous things, For thou art God alone. 3 Lord, I would walk with holy R '! ach me thy heavenl) w ■. And my poor scatter'd thoughts unite [\\ God my Father's praise. 1 Great is thy mercy, and my tongue - \ rot wonders tell, How by th\ sinking soul firom the deeps of boll. PSALM 87. . J '• v 091 I ( • til\ i uniii d in i' i in church, J /^i ()I) in \n< earthl) temple lays \Jf Foundations for his heavenl} praise ; He bk« - the tents of Jacob well ; Bui still in X to dwell. 181 PSALM JAXWlil. 2 His mercy visits every hou That pays its night and morning rows; But makes a more delightful stay, Where churches meet to praise and pray. 3 What glories were described of old ! What wonders are of Zion told ! Thou city of our Cod below, Thy fume shall Tyre and Egypt know. 4 Egypt and Tyre, the 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, or nourish'd there. PSAL3I 88. First Part. Common Metre. The sorrows of Christ. GOD of my salvation, hear ! My daily cry attend ! When shall I triumph o'er the grave ? And when my sorrows end ? My life is number'd with the dead, That lost in silence lie ; My strength decays ; my spirits droop, And all my comforts die. Forgotten in the lowest pit, In darkness and the deep, My heart, the light of hope forsakes, My weary eyelids sleep. Shunn'd, as polluted victims are, Like lepers, shut from men, My dearest friends my footsteps fly, Nor know mv face again. pg \im ja\\\ in. r> Each day, a mourner Groin my youth, Mj tears in anguish fall ; V> fe< ling heart partakes mj pain ; No ea r att( n Is m\ call. 6 Thy wrath hangs heavy o'er my head . Thj tenor- round me burn ; M\ feel are lost in sorrow *> wai Nor find a path to turn. 7 To thee each morn I raise my crj ; Thy suppliant hear and save ! Oh, let me see thy smiling face, And bring me from the grave ' 8 Though friend and lover, near and dear, In dark recesses hide ; Though here I meet the darts of hate. And hear the scoffs of pride ; 9 I'll lift my hands, I'll raise mine ey< For th\ salvation, Lord ! Thy hand shall save me from my foes, And well fulfil thy word. " PSAUH 88. Second Part Long Metre. Death not the end of our being, Ver. 10, II, 12. Paraphrased. See Bishop Horneon these ten 1 CI HALL man, () God oflighl and life, 1^ For ever moulder in the Can'st thou forget thy glorious work, Thy promise, and thy power to save ! 2 [n death's obscure, oblivious realms, NO truths are taught, nor wonders shown : 190 PSALM LWWlll. No mercy beams to warm the heart . Thy name unsung, thy grace unknown. 3 No lips proclaim redeeming love, With praise and transport in the sound ; The gospel's glory never shines, And hope and peace are never found. 4 But in those silent realms of night, Shall peace and hope no more arise ? No future morning light the tomb, No dav-star gild the darksome skies ? 5 Shall spring the faded world revive ? Shall waning moons their light return f Again shall setting suns ascend, And the lost day anew be born ? 6 Shall life revisit dying worms, And spread the joyful insect's wing ? And Oh, shall man awake no more, To see thy face, thy name to sing ? 7 Cease, cease, ye vain, desponding fears : When Christ, our Lord, from darkness sprang, Death, the last foe, was captive led, And heaven with praise and wonder rang. 8 Him, the first fruits, his chosen sons Shall follow from the vanquished grave ; He mounts his throne, the King of kings. His church to quicken, and to save. 9 Faith sees the bright, eternal doors Unfold to make his children way ; They shall be cloth'd with endless life, And shine in everlasting day. 10 The trump shall sound ; the dust awake ; From the cold tomb the slumberers spring ; Through heaven with joy their myriads rise, And hail their Saviour, and th^ir King. I a I \\\ ni. pM PSALM B8« Life th 1 XX'IIILi; lift i >us light, y ▼ Merc] is found, and pea< _ en ; Bui booo, all soon ! approaching night Shall blot ("it every hope of heaven. 2 While God invites, how bless'd the day ! How sweet the gospel's charming sound ' 44 Come, sinners, haste, Oh, haste away. " While yet a pardoning God he's found. " 3 " Soon, borne on time's -all death command you to the grave ; " Before his bar your spirits bring, " And Qone be (bund to hear, or save." 4 " In that lone land of deep despair, " Xo Sabbath's heavenly light shall rise : •- No God regard your bitter prayer, u NTor Saviour call you to the skies/5 5 \o wonders to the dead are shown, (The wonders of redeeming ! ov< No \<>u-o his glorious truth makes known. Nor sings the bliss of climes above. (j Silenee, and solitude, and gloom. In the I I'll realms appear ; Deen sorrows fill the dismal tomb. And hope shall never enter there. P&AXM 8& Fburti Part. 9 \ sickness. 1 OTRETCH'D on the bed of grief. IO l'1 silence long I lay ; I : wasting pain II. id r orn m 199 PSALM LXXXVIIL '2 Just o'er the crave I hong ; Nor pardon met mj ej as : As blessings neves greet the slain, And hope shall never rise. 3 Sweet mercy to my soul Reveal'd no charming ray ; Before me rose a long, dark night, With no succeeding day. 4 I saw, beyond the tomb, The awful Judge appear, Prepar'd to scan with strict account Mj blessings, wasted here. 5 His wrath, like flaming fire, Burn'd to the lowest hell ; And in that hopeless world of wo, He bade my spirit dwell. 6 My friends, now friends no more, At infinite remove, Left me, to gain their rich reward, And taste forgiving love. 7 Then Oh, how vain appear'd The joys beneath the sky ! Like visions past, like flowers that blow, When wintry storms are nigh. 8 How mourn'd my sinking soul The Sabbath's hours divine, The day of grace, that precious day, Consum'd in sense, and sin. 9 The work, the mighty work Of life, so long delay'd ; Repentance, yet to be begun, Upon a dying bed ! 10 Then to the Lord I prayM, And rais'd a bitter cry — lLM LXXX1X. 199 M Hear me, 1 1 I L< 9I Eft 11 He heard my humb He a ' : i d e a th ; To him I'll give my heai And 12 Ye sinners, fear Lhe Lord, call'd to-day ; Soon will the awful Command your souls away. 13 Soon will the harvest elose ; The summer soon be o'er ; " And soon your injur'd, angry God Will hear your prayers no more. PSAL3I 89. First Part. Long Metre. The covenant modi with Christ ; or, ilic true David. 1 TRIOR] tall my song record 1 The truth and mercy of the Lord ; Mercy and truth for ever stand Like heaven, establish'd by his hand. 2 Tims to his Son lie sware, and said, 44 With th< ml first was made, 11 In the" shall dying sinners li\ 14 Glorj a thine to give. 'A -• Be thou my Prophet, thou my Pri< -• Thy children shall be ever blest ; 44 Thou art m\ ch K g : thy throne d eternal like my own. 1 " T ons above •• So much ni\ in i"i PSALM iawiv " ( elestial powers, thy subjects an : " Then what can earth to thee compare 1 5 u David, my servant, whom I chose "To guard my Hock, to crush my toes, • And rais'd him to the Jewish throne, " Was but a shadow of my Son." 6 Now let the church rejoice, and sing Jesus, her Saviour and her King ; Angels his heavenly wonders show, And saints declare his works below. TSALJI 89. First Part. Common Metre. The faithfulness of God. Y never ceasing songs shall show The mercies of the Lord ; And make succeeding ages 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 HowT long the race of David held The promis'd Jewish throne ! Cut there's a nobler covenant 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 wondVous ways Are sung by saints above ; And saints on earth their honours raise To thv unchanging love. PS \LM LXXXIX. 196 PSALM w". - Part Common Metre. The /< Ood or, J si worship. 1 "WTtTITH reverence lei the saints appear, ▼ ▼ And bom before the Lord j Hi- high commands with reverence hear, An«! tremble at his word. kJ Bow terrible thy glories be ! 1I<.\\ bright thine armies shine ' Where is the power that vies with thee ? Or truth compar'd with thine ! 3 The Northern pole and Southern rest On thy supporting hand ; Darkness and day from East to W< Move round at thy command. 4 Thy words the racing winds control, And rule the boisterous deep : Thou mak'st the sleeping billows roll, The rolling billows sleep. 5 EEe&ven, earth, and air, and sea are thine. And the dark world of hell ; How did thine arm in vengeance shine When Egypt durst rebel. 6 Justice and judgment are thy throne, Yet wond'rous i- thy grace ; While truth and mercy, join'd in one, Invite us near thy PSALM 89, / < A '■ ' • <>el. 1 JJLEST are tin- souls that hear and know \3 ' - - " I's joyful sound ; ill attend the path they go, And light their steps Burrotu 1% PSA] 2 Tii« tall bear their gh their R His righteousness exalts their hope, Nor Satan dares condemn. 3 The Lord, our glory and defence, Strength and salvation gives ; Israel, thy King for ever reigns, Thy God lor ever lives. PSALM 89. 19%&c Fourth Pari. Common Metre. Christ's mediatorial kingdom; or, His divine and human nature. 1 TTJEAR what the Lord in vision said, [_ And made his mercy known ; ;i Sinners, behold your help is laid 11 On my almighty Son." 2 Behold the man my wisdom chose Among your mortal race : His head my holy oil overflows, The spirit of my grace. 3 High shall he reign on David's throne, 5ly people's better King ; My arm shall beat his rivals down. And still new subjects bring. 4 My truth shall guard him in his way. With mercy by his side ; While in my name through earth and sea He shall in triumph ride. 5 Me for his Father and his God, He shall for ever o C nU me his Rock his high Abode, And Fll support my Son. 6 My first-born Son. array 'd in grace. At mv right hand shall PS LLM JAW f\ 197 Beneath him angels know their place And monarcha al Ins i< 7 My cov'nanl stands fix ever fast, My promises arc strong ; Finn a^ the heavens his throne shall last, • ed endure as long. PSALM HI). 30, &.c PtfthPart. Common Metre. The covenant (if grace unehangeabU ; or, Afflictions without rejection* 1 ^^ET (saith tlie Lord) if David's race, 1 The children of my Son, Should break my laws, abuse my grace, And tempt mine anger down ; 2 Their sins I'll visit with the rod, And make their folly smart ; But I'll not cease to be their God, NOr from my truth depart. 8 M\ cov'nant I will ne'er re\ But keep mj grace in mind ; And what eternal love hath spoke, Eternal truth shall bind. 4 Once have I sworn, (I need no more) And pledg'd my holiness, 'I'm seal the sacred promise sure. To David and his race. 6 The sun shall so," his offspring ri» And Spread from soa t<> l,<»NLr as he travels round the skies To give the nations day, 6 Sure as the moon that rules the night, I i kingdom shall endure ; Till tin tiv'd laws of shade and light I] I" obm r\\l no more- i 191 PSALM JA.WIX. PSALM 89. 47,&c Sixth Part GnamonM Mortality and Hoj • . A Funeral Psalm. 1 TTJ EMEMBER, Lord, our mortal stale ; JLV How frail our life, how short the date ! Where is the man that draws his breatli Safe from disease, secure from death ? 2 Lord, while we see whole nations die, Our flesh and sense repine, and cry, '; 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 !w 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. 47, &c. Last Part. Froper Metre. As the )l3th. Life, death, and the resurrection. 1 rfflHINK, mighty God, on feeble man ; B How few his hours, how short his span ! Short from the cradle to the £rave ; Who can secure his vital breath Against the bold demand of death, With skill to fly, or power to save ? 2 Lord, shall it be for ever said, " The race of man was only made " For sickness, sorrow, and the dust ?" Are not thy servants day by day PS VLM \( . 199 •-'cut to then- ::r-i\ es, and turn'd to claj ! Lord, ulicrc's thy kindness to the just ; 3 I fast thou not promised to thy Son, And all his seed, a heavenl) crown ? But flesh and sense indulge despair ; For ever blese ; Thai faith can read his hoi\ word, And find a re mrrection there. •1 For ever blessi d be the Lord, Who gives his saints a long reward, For all their toil, reproach, and pain ; Let all below, and all above, Join to proclaim thy wond'rous love, And each repeat aloud Amen. PSALM 90. LonS:\k't.v. Jlfan mortal^ and dud eternal, A mournful song at a Funeral. 1 FMlHROUGfH every age, eternal God ! B Thou art our rest, our sale abo High was thy throne ere heaven was m;;. Or earth thy humble footstool laid. 2 Long had'st thou reign'd ere time be^an, Or dust was fashion'd into man ; And long thy kingdom shall endure, When earth and time shall be no more. 8 But man, weak man, is born to die. Made \\\) of guilt and vanil Thj dreadful sentence, Lord, was just, 14 Return, ye sinners, to your dust." \ | \ thousand of our years amount, Scarce t«» a day in thine account ; lake yesterda) 's departed light, Or the last watch of ending night.] KM PfiALM \< r \i IB* 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 term ! 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 our span, 'Till a wise care of piety Fit us to die and dwell with thee. PSALM 90. 1—5. First Part. Common Metre Man frail, and God eternal. 1 ^^UR God, our help in ages past, \J Our hope for years to come, Our shelter from the stormy blast, And our eternal home. 2 Under the shadow of thy throne Thy saints shall dwell secure : Sufficient is thine arm alone, And our 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 ;" AH nations rose from earth at first, And turn to earth again. PS UJM \< . 6 \ thou i i in iii\ sight \ re like an i >ne ; Short as I 3 the night I>< E 6 ( The busy i ish and blood, With all their In es and cai • Are carried don nn ard by the flood, And losl in following 3 ears. ? Time, like an ever-r am, - a\va\ : The} fl]j . forgotten as a dream ! >ies at the opening day. 8 Like flowery fields the nations stand, 1 s'd with the morning light ; The flowers beneath the mower's band, Lie withering ere 'tis night*] 9 Our God, our help In 1 \ i Kit lmpe for 3 ears to come, Be tli* iii our guard while troubles last. And nal home. LLM DO. B, 11. f\ 10, i: S • imon Met infirmities and mortality f sin ; or, LAfi . for death. 1 1" OKI), if thine eyes survej our faults, JLi And jusl . ere, Thj dreadful wratl 9 our thoughts, And hum- he\ ond our Tear. U Thine ai our frame to dust ; B) one offence to I Adam and all his sons ha\ <• lost Their immortality. 8 Life like a vain amusement flii A Li!>!r 01 .1 -"1 1 ^ : 18* By swift degrees our nature Nor can our joys be long. 1 Tis but a few whose days amount To three score years and ten ; And all beyond that short account, Is sorrow, toil, and pain. 5 [Our vitals with laborious strife Rear up the crazy load ; And drag these poor remains of life Along the tiresome road.] ti Almighty Cod, reveal thy love, And not thy wrath alone ; Oh, let our sweet experience prove The mercies of thy throne ! 7 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. PSAL3I 90. 13, &c. Third Part. Common Metre. Breathing after Heaven* 1 TTJ ETURN, O God of love, return ; Jt\> 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 ; PSALM \( • N< i Ml And the p< 1 np^HE Lord of glory reigna : he reigns on 1 :■_. M Hia robes of state arc strength and majesty : This wide creation rose at his command, Built by hia word, and 'stablish'd by his hand : Long stood his throne ere he be^an creation, And his own Godhead is the firm foundation* 2 God is th' eternal King : thy foes in vain Raise their rebellions to confound thy reign : In vain the storms, in vain the floods arise, And roar, and toss their waves against the skies ; Foaming at heaven they rage with wild commotion, But heaven's high arches scorn the swelling ocean. 3 Ye tempests rage no more ; ye floods be still, And the mad world submissive to his will ; Built on his truth, his church must ever stand ; Firm are his promises, and strong his hand : See his own sons, when they appear before him,. Bow at his footstool, and with fear adore him, PSAL.3I 93. Proper xMetre. As the old \22d. 1 pnr^HE Lord Jehovah reigns, And royal state maintains, His head with awful glories crown'd ; Array'd in robes of light, Begirt with sovereign might. And rays of majesty around. 2 Upheld by thy commands The world securely stands, And skies and stars obey thy word r Thy throne was fix'd on high Before the starry sky ; Eternal is thy kingdom, Lord. 3 In vain the noisy crowd, Like billows fierce and loud, Against thine empire rage and roar , PSALM XCIV. SOI In vain with angry Bpite The surly nations fight, And clash like waves against the shore. 4 Let floods and nations rage, And all their powers 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 iix'd, thy church shall ne'er remove ; Thy saints with holy fear Shall in thy courts appear, And sing thine everlasting love. PSALM 94. 1,2,7—14. First Part. Common Metre. Saints chastened, and sinners destroyed; or, Instructive, afflictions* 1 ^k God, to whom revenge belongs, \J Proclaim thy wrath aloud ; Let sovereign power redress our wrongs, Let justice smite the proud. 2 They say, " The Lord nor sees nor hears," When will the fools be wise ? Can he be deaf, who form'd their ears? Or blind, who made their eyes ? 3 He knows their impious thoughts are vain, And they shall feel his power ; Hi- wrath shall pierce their souls with pain In some surprising hour. 4 But, if thy saints deserve rebuke, Thou hast a gentler rod ; Thy providences and thy book Shall make them know their God. ID 210 PSALM X( IV. 5 Blest is the man thy hands chasti m And to his duty draw ; Thy chastenings make thy children wise, When they forget thy law. 6 But God will ne'er cast off his saints, Nor his own promise break ; He pardons his inheritance For their Redeemer's sake. PSALM 94. 16—23. Second Part. Common Metre. God our support and comfort ; or, Deliverance from temptation and persecution, 1 "%yW7"HO will arise and plead my right ff Against my numerous foes, While earth and hell their force unite, And all my hopes oppose ? 2 Had not the Lord, my rock, my help, Sustain'd my fainting head, My life had now in silence dwelt, My soul among the dead. 3 " Alas ! my sliding feet !" I cry'd, Thy promise was my prop : Thy grace stood constant by my side, Thy spirit bore me up. 4 While multitudes of mournful thoughts Within my bosom roll, Thy boundless love forgives my faults, Thy comforts cheer my soul. 5 Powers of iniquity may rise, And frame pernicious laws ; But God, my refuge, rules the skies, He will defend my cause. 6 Let malice vent her rage aloud, Let bold blasphemers scoff ; The Lord our God shall judge the proud. And cut the sinners off. 1 CJING tot VO And in PSALM X.">. Common Metre. * / Psalm before prayer* the Lord Jehovah's name, his strength rejoice ; When his salvation is our theme, Exalted be odr voice. 2 With thanks approach his awful sight, And psalms of honour sing ; The Lord's a Cod 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. 4 Earth, with its caverns dark and deep, Lies in his spacious hand ; He fix'd the sea what bounds to keep, And where the hills must stand. 5 Come, and with humble souls adore, Come, kneel before his face ; Oh, may the creatures of his power Be children of his grace ! 6 Now is the time ; he bends his ear, And waits for your request ; Come, lost he rouse his wrath, and swear, • ^ e shall not see my rest." PSALM 9.",. Short Metre. A Ptalm before sermon. 1 i^O.MK, sound his praise abroad, \j And h\ mns of glory sing : Jehovah is the sovereign God, The universal King. 2 He form'd the deeps unknown ; He gave the «ia^ their bound : 212 PSALM XCW The watery worlds are all bis own, And all the solid ground. 3 Come, worship at his throne, Come, bow before the Lord : We are his works, and not our own, He form'd us by his word. 4 To-day attend his voice, Nor dare provoke his rod ; Come, like the people of his choice, And own your gracious God. 5 But if your ears refuse The language of his grace, And hearts grow hard like stubborn Jews, That unbelieving race ; 6 The Lord in vengeance drest Will lift his hand and swear, " Ye that despise my promised rest, " Shall have no portion there." PSAL3I 95. I, 2, 3, 6—11. Long Metre. Canaan lost through unbelief; or, A warning to delaying sinners. 1 ^iOME, let our voices join to raise \y A sacred song of solemn praise ; God is a sovereign King : rehearse His honour in exalted verse. 2 Come, let our souls address the Lord, Who fram'd our natures with his word ; He is our Shepherd ; we the sheep His mercy chose, his pastures keep. 3 Come, let us hear his voice to-day, The counsels of his love obey ; Nor let our hardeivd hearts renew The sins and plagues that Israel knew. PSALM XCVI. 21) 4 Israel, that saw his works of grace, Tempted their Maker to his face ; Provok'd the vengeance of his rod, And tir'd t lie patience of their God. 5 Tims saith the Lord, u How false they prove ! " Forget my power; ahuse my love ; 11 Since the) despise my rest, 1 swear, " Tlieir feet shall never enter there." ) [Look hack, my soul, with holy dread, And view those ancient rebels dead ; Attend the ofTer'd grace to-day, Nor lose the blessing by delay. Seize the kind promise while it waits, And march to Zion's heavenly gates ; Believe, and take the promis'd rest : Obey, and be for ever blest.] PSAL3I 9G. 1, 10, &c. Common Meire. Christ s first mid second coming. SING to the Lord, ye distant lands, Ye tribes of every tongue ; His new discovered grace demands A new and nobler song. Say to the nations, Jesus reigns, God's own almighty Son ; His power the sinking world sustains, And grace surrounds his throne. Let heaven proclaim the joyful day ; Joy through the earth be seen ; Let cities shine in bright array, And fields in cheerful green. n umisiiul joy surprise, The islands of the sea : Ye mountains Bink ; ye valleys rise; Prepare the Lord his wav. 19* SI4 PSALM \( \ i. 5 Br 1 1 .1.1 ho cornea ! he comrs to bless The nations as their God : To shew the world his righteousness, And send his truth abroad. 6 But when his voice shall raise the dead, And bid the world draw near, How will the guilty nations dread, To see their Judge appear ! PSAT.3I 9G. As the 113* Psalm. The God of the Gentiles. 1 1 " ET all the earth their voices raise, JLJ To sing the choicest psalm of praise, To sing and bless Jehovah's name ; His glory let the heathen know, His wonders to the nations show, And all his saving works proclaim. 2 The heathen know thy glory, Lord ; The wondering nations read thy word, In these fair climes Jehovah's known : Our worship shall no more be paid To gods which mortal hands have made ; Our Maker is our God alone. 3 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 glorious hour, When earth shall feel his saving power, And barbarous nations fear his name : Then shall the race of man confess The beauty of his holiness, And in his courts his grace proclaim. \L\! \( \ II. l\ i PS4JUM 4>7. i / if I PoH I <>:< Metre Christ reigni .. t/i inarm, and coining to judgment* 1 1 VE reigns; the Lord, the Saviour feigns! J[ J_ Praise him in evangelic strains ; Lei the whole earth in soi]<:< rejoice, And distant islands join their voice. 2 Deep are his counsels and unknown ; Hul grace and truth support his throne ; Though gloom) 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 '.>:. mdPart. Long Metiv. amotion* 1 FTMIE Lord is come ; the heavens proclaim 1 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 ski<-. 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 : Let Judah shout, let Zion sing, And earth confess her sovereign King. <2l6 PSALM \( Yli. PS 1LM 97. Third Part. Long M. Grace and glory. 1 FT^H' Almighty reigns, exalted high M O'er all the earth, o'er all the sky ; Though clouds and darkness veil his feet, His dwelling is the mercy seat. 2 O ye, that love his holy name, Hate every work of sin and shame : He guards the souls of all his friends, And from the snares of hell defends. 3 Immortal light, and joys unknown, Are for the saints in darkness sown ; Those glorious deeds shall spring and rise, And the bright harvest bless our eyes. 4 Rejoice, ye righteous, and record The sacred honours of the Lord. None but the soul that feels his grace, Can triumph in his holiness. PSALM 97. 1, 3, 5— 7, 11. Common Metre. Christ's incarnation, and the last judgment. 1 ~^TE nations round the northern sea, y Rejoice, the Saviour reigns ; His word like fire prepares his way, And mountains melt to plains. 2 His presence sinks the proudest hills, And makes the valleys rise : The humble soul enjoys his smiles, The haughty sinner dies. 3 The heavens his rightful power proclaim ; The idol gods around Fill their own worshippers with shame, And totter to the ground. PSALM \< \ HI 211 1 Adorins angels at his birth. Make the Redeemer known ; Thus shall he come to judge the earth, And angel S guard his throne. 5 His foes shall tremble al the sight, And hills and seas retire ; His children take their unknown (light, 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. i rp PSAL3I 98. First Part. Common Metre. Praise for the Gospel. O our almighty Maker, God, New honours be addrest ; His great salvation shines abroad, And makes the nations blest. 'J He spake the word to Abraham first ; His truth fulfils the grace ; The Gentiles make his name their trust, And learn his righteousness. 3 Let the whole earth his love proclaim, With all her different tongues; And spread the honours of his name In melody and songs. PSALM ©8. Second Part Common i T i .'/' --lull's coming and kingdom. 1 JOY to the world ; the Lord is come ; qJP Let earth receive her King; Lei < \ ei 5 heart prepare him room, \nd heaven and nature BUlfl . lit PSALM X( IX. 2 Joy to the earth ; the Saviour reign- : Let men their songs employ ; While fields and floods, rocks, hills, and plum- Repeat the sounding joy. 3 No more let sins and sorrows grow, Xor thorns infest the ground : He comes, to make his blessings flow Far as the curse is found. 4 He rules the world with truth and grace, And makes the nations prove, The glories of his righteousness, And wonders of his love. PSAL3I 09. Fhst Part. Short Metre. Christ's kingdom and majesty. 1 f |^HE God, Jehovah, reigns, B Let all the nations fear ; Let sinners tremble at his throne, And saints be humbled there. 2 Jesus the Saviour reigns, Let earth adore its Lord ; Bright cherubs his attendants stand, And swift fulfil his word. 3 In Zion is his throne ; His honours are divine ; His church shall make his wonders known, For there his glories shine. 4 How holy is his name ! How terrible his praise ! Justice and truth, and judgment, join, In all his works of grace. PSAL3I 99. Second Part. Short Metre. A holy God worshipped with reverence. 1 TTjl XALT the Lord our God, JPj And worship at his feet : PS \LM C. 219 Hi- ways me wisdom, power and truth, \n\ ; With tear address the Lord ; 1 1 « * fbrm'd us frith his band, And quicken'd 1>\ his word. With n ide command 1 1< spreads his b* ay ( )\t every sea, And every land. 3 His hands provide our food, And every blessing give : We feed upon his cine. And in his pastures live. With cheerful songs Declare his ways, And let his praise Inspire your tongues. 4 Good is the Lord, our (iod, Hi- truth and mercy sure ; While earth and heaven shall last, His promises endure. With bounteous hand He spreads bis sway O'er every sea, And every land. FSAOI 101. Long Metre. The Magistrate's Psalm. 1 "M/1"ERCY and judgment are my song ; 1_TjL And since they both to thee belong, M\ gracious God, my righteous King, To thee my songs and vows I'll bring. 2 If 1 am rais'd to bear the sword, I'll take my counsels from thy word, Thy justice and thy heavenly grace Shall be the pattern of my ways. SH PS ILM CI. 3 Let wisdom all my actions guide, And let my God with me reside : NO wicked thing shall dwell with me, Which may provoke thy jealousy. 4 No sons of slander, rage and strife, Shall be companions of my life; The haughty look, the heart of pride Within my doors shall ne'er abide. 5 [I'll search the land, and raise the just To posts of honour, wealth and trust : The men that work thy holy will, Shall be my friends and favourites still.] 6 In vain shall sinners hope to rise By flattering or malicious lies ; And while the innocent I guard, The bold offender shan't 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 supprest. PSAL3I 101. Common Metre. A Psalm for a master of a family, 1 /^\F justice and of grace I sing, \J 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 thrust them from my doors. psalm cn. I 1*11 seek the faithful and the just, And will their help enjoj ; These arc the friends thai 1 shall trust, The servants I'll employ. 5 The wretch that deals in sly deceit, I'll doI endure a nig The liar's tongue I'll ever i And banish from mj Bight. 6 I'll purge my family around, And make the wicked flee : So shall my house be ever found, A dwelling fit for thee. PSALM 10*2. 1-13,20,21. First Part Common Metre. A prayer fur the afflicted* 1 1 JEAR me, O God, nor hide thy face, M.M. But answer, lest I die : 11 si thou not built a throne of grace To hear when sinners cry ! 2 My days are wasted like the smoke Dissolving in the air : My strength is dry'd, nay heart is broke, And sinking in despair. 3 My spirits flag, like withering grass Burnt with excessive heat ; In Becrel groans my minutes pass, And I forget to eat. 1 \- <.n some lonely building's top The sparrow tells her moan, Tar from the tents of joy and hope I Bit and grieve alone. :> M\ soul is like a wildernt as, Where beasts of midnight howl; There tie1 sad raven finds her place, And there the screaming owl. «4 PSALM (II. t'» Dark, dismal thoughts and boding 1. Dwell in my troubled breast ; While sharp reproaches wound my ear^, Nor give my spirit rest. 7 My cup is mingled with my woes, And tears are my repast ; My daily bread like ashes grows Fnpleasant to my taste. 8 Sense can afford no real joy To souls that feel thy frown ; Lord, 'twas thy hand advane'd me high : Thy hand hath cast me down. 9 My locks 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 shew 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. I*S VL3I 102. 13—21. Second Part. Common Metre. Prayer heard, and 7Aon restored. 1 1 ' ET Zion and her sons rejoice ; JLi Behold the promis'd hour ! Her God hath heard her mourning voice, And comes f exalt his power. PS iLM cn. 2 Her dust and ruins that remain Are precious in our ej i Those ruins shall be buih again, And all that dust shall I 3 The Lord will raise Jerusalem, And stand in glory tin re : Nations shall bow before bis name, And kings attend with fear, 4 lie sits a sovereign on his throne, With pity in his eyes ; He hears the dying prisoners groan, And sees their sighs arise. 5 He frees the souls condemn'd to death ; And when his saints complain, It shan't he said, " That praying breath Was ever spent in vain." 6 This shall be known when we are dead, And left on long record, That ages yet unborn may read, And trust, and praise the Lord. PSALM 102. 23— 23. Third Part. Long Metre. Man's mortality, and Christ's eternity ; or. Saints die, but Christ and the church live. 1 "XT is the Lord our Saviour's hand 1 Weakens our strength amid the race : Disease and death at his command Arrest us and cut short our days. 2 Spare us, O Lord, aloud we pray, \<»r lei 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 out sorrow shall assuage • 20* PSALM (ill. 14 Out Father and our Saviour lire ■ M Christ is the same through overs aft 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 shall abide. 6 Before thy face thy church shall live, And on thy throne thy children reign ; This dying world shall they survive, And the dead saints be rais'd again. PSALM 103. 1—7. First Pari. Long Metre. Blessing God for his goodness to soul and body 1 TJLESS, O my soul, the living God ; _J3 Call home thy thoughts that rove abroad ; Let all the powers within me join In work and worship so divine. 2 Bless, O my soul, the God of grace ; His fovours 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 life from threat'ning graves. PSALM cm. :> Our youth decay'd bis poweT i His mere} crowns our growing years ; He satisfi< our mouth with i And fills our hopes with heavenly food. 6 He sees ih1 oppressor and tlf opprest, And oil But will his justice more display In the last, great, rewarding day. 7 [His power hfe shew'd by Moses1 hands, And gave to ferae! his command- ; But sent his truth and merry down To all the nations by his Son. fi Let the whole earth his power confess . Let the whole earth adore his grace : The Gentile with the Jew shall join In work and worship so divine, j PSALM 103. B— 18. Second Part Long Metre. C'xi's gentle chaeHeement ; or, Hie lender mercy to his I j>le. 1 7 1 1 1 1 E Lord, how wond'rous are his ways! 1 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, is 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, \ ;n- forgiving grace removes The daily guilt of those he loves. 4 How slowl) doth his wrath arise ! On swifter wings salvation fli< 228 pg \LM (III. And if he lets his anger burn, How soon his frowns to pity turn ! 5 Amidst his wrath compassion shines ; His strokes are lighter than our sins ; And while his rod corrects his saints, His ear indulges their complaints. 6 So fathers their young sons chastise, With gentle hands and melting eyes ; The children weep beneath the smart, And move the pity of their heart. 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. 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. PSALM 103. 1—7. First Part. Short Metre. Praise for spiritual and temporal mercies. 1 /C\H, bless the Lord, my soul! \ P Let all within me join ; And aid my tongue to bless his name, Whose favours are divine. 2 Oh, bless the Lord, my soul, Nor let his mercies lie Forgotten in unthankfulness, And without praises die. psalm cm. 9 Tis he forgiyes thy sins ■ Tis he relieves th\ pain ; Tis he that beak tl ises, And makes thee young again. 1 He crow ds thy life \\ ith love, When ransom'd from the grave ; He, that redeem'd my soul from hell, Hath sovereign power to save, 5 He tills the poor with good ; J [e gi\ure light, w ith endless glory crown'd He rais'd the pillara of the realms on high, And hung the azure curtains of the sky, 2 O'er ocean's fields h< his chambers far. And rolls through ether's wilds his cloud) car ; On the wing'd whirlwind walks the boundless sky, \im1 bids his angel hosts before him Hj ; Raptur'd through every world they spread hia name, Pure as the air, and active as the flame. )) He built the earth; he fix'd the solid ground; He bade the deep the might) mass surround ; O'er the high hills the swelling billows stood ; He spoke ; they hastened to their dark abode : Dread thunders roll'd, and, down the mountains driven. They swept the vales, and own'd tlie voice of Heaven. •1 There clos'd for ever by th1 appointed shore, TV ambitious w aves shall drench the world no more. But, form'd for nobler ends, in springs shall How, Refresh the bills, and cheer the vales below ; There the wild beasts their scorching thirst alla\ ; There the herds wander, and the lambkins pla\ . 5 There mid the groves shall build the feather'd race, His bounty sin;:, and teach mankind to praise ; The springing grass the useful ox sustain ; The ripening corn support the race of man ; Bread nerve the heart, with oil the aspect shine. And the glad bosom warm with cheerful wine. 6 On lofty Lebanon his cedars stand, Rear'd bj his power, and planted by his hand ; There birds of stronger wing secureh rest. High ou the fir the stork erects her ne-i : PS \L\1 ( \ . O'er craggy mountains roams the browsing flock, And feebler conies Beek the sheltering rock. ? He fonn'd for measur'd months the chanj moon ; For circling days decreed the steady sun : Dun night ascends ; the wild Young lions roar, and ask their meat from God ; \\\M by the morn, they fly their bloody spoil, And man securely seeks his dail\ toil. S How vast, how various, are thy wond'rous v. All plann'd by wisdom ! all replete with praise Blest by thy bounty, earth with treasures Stor'd with thy riches, teeming ocean flows : There ships mysterious wind their watery way ; There scaly nations swim, and monsters play. 0 All nature's millions wait thy dread command, And take their timely portion from thy hand ; Each tastes the share, by thee on each bestow'd, And feasts, delighted, on sufficient good. VeiFd is thy face ; each drooping creature dies ; Thy Spirit breathes, and new-born millions rise. 10 To thee my life shall be a life of praise ; To me most sweet thy name, and works and ways; While the world shakes beneath thine awful eye, The touch'd hills burn, and haughty sinners die, Thy glory round the skies shall ever shine, And all thy creatures yield thee joy divine. PSALM 105. Common Metre. Abridged. God's conduct lo Israel, and the plagues of Egypt, 1 d^i IVE thanks to God, invoke his name, ^JT And toll the world his grace ; Sound through the earth his deeds of fame, That all may seek his face. "J His covenant, which lie kept in mind For numerous ages past. ;• - \lm ( \ . To num. i g \ el behind, In equal force shall last. 3 I le sro are to Abraham and his s< Am! made the blessing sure ; Gentiles the ancient promise read, \:nl find Ins truth endure. I " Tli\ seed shall make all nations blest,'1 S : Id the \1 might) \ oice ) 44 \iitl Canaan's land shall be their rest, 14 The t\ pe of heavenl) j<>\ >." 5 [How 1.. _rant ! how rich the grace ! To give them Canaan's land. When they were strangers in the pla< A little, feeble band ' 6 Take pilgrims through the countries round Securely they remov'd : And haughty kings, that on them firown'd, S. \ erek he reprov'd. / " Touch mine Anointed, and m\ arm •• Shad soon revenge the wr. 44 The man that does my prophets barm, 44 Shall know their God is strong.'1 8 Then let the world forbear Us ragey Nor put the church, in tear : Israel must live through every aget And Lc tli Almighty's cart . ) Pausi I. 9 Win n Pharaoh dar'd to m \ the saints, And thus provok'd their God, Moses p as sent at their complaints, Vnn'd with his dreadful rod. U> ll<- call'd tor darkness, darkness came Like an o'erwhelming flood ; He made each lake, and evi r\ Stream, A lake, a Stream of blood. 2V PSALM ( \. 11 He gave the sign, and noisome flk - Through the whole country spread j And Grogs, in croaking armi About the monarch's bed. 12 Through fields, and towns, and palaces, The tenfold vengeance flew ; Locusts in swarms devoured their trees, And bail 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 through every age. And be tti Almighty s care. Pause II. 15 Thus were the tribes from bondage freed, And left the hated ground ; Egyptian spoils supply'd their need, Xor was one feeble found. 1G 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. 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 wond'rous stream ! O blessed type Of ever/lowing grace ! So Christ our Rock maintains our life, Through all this wilder.! 19 Thus guarded by th' Almighty's hand, The chosen tribes possest I.M ( \ I. Canaan, the rich, the promis'd land. And there i njoj M their rot. .'«' Then let the world forbear it* rage, The church renounce her fear: Israel must lire thrCA And be tiC Almighty's cure. PSALM 100. 1 5. First Part. Long Metre Praist to God; ( nmunion with tennis* 1 rj^O God the great, the ever blest, 1 Let songs of honour be addrest ; J I is mercy firm for ever stands ; (live him the thanks his love demands. 2 Who knows the wonders of thy ways? Who shall fulfil thy boundless praise? Blest are the souls that fear thee still, And pay their duty to thy will. 3 Remember what thy mercy did For Jacob's race, thy chosen seed, And with the same salvation ble The meanest suppliant of thy grace. 1 Oh, may I sec 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 thec. PSALM 10(5. 7, 8, 12 -1 !, 42 -4S. Second Pari. Short Metre. Israel pum Umed; ort Gotls unchangeable 1 f 1 OD of eternal love, \Jf How fickle are our ways! \\n\ yet how oft did Israel prove Thj constancy of grace ! 2 The} saw thy wonders wrought, And then thy praise the) sung ; ?40 PSALM ( \ If. But soon thy work* of power forgot, And murmur'd with their tongue. 3 Now they believ'd his word, While rocks with rivers flow : Now with their lusts provok'd the Lord, And he reduc'd them low. 4 Yet when they mourn'd their fault He harken'd to their groans. Brought his own covenant 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 chastis'd but ne'er forsook The people that he chose. 6 Let Israel bless the Lord, Who lov'd their ancient race ; And Christians join the solemn word, Amen, to all their praise. PSAL3I 107. First Part. Long Metre. Israel led to Canaan, and Christians to heaven. 1 £^i IVE thanks to God ; he reigns above, \Jf Kind are his thoughts, his name is love, His mercy ages past have known, And ages long to come shall own. 2 Let the redeemed of the Lord The wonders of his grace record ; Israel the nation whom he chose, And rescu'd from their mighty foes. 3 [When God's almighty arm had broke Their fetters and the Egyptian yoke, They trac'd the desert wandering round A wild and solitary ground. 4 There they could find no leading road, Nor city for a fix'd abode ; PSALM CV11. Mi Nor food, nor fountain i<» assi Their burning thirst, or hunger's rage*] 5 In their distress to God they cry'd, God was their Saviour and then- guide ; He led their march far wandering round; Twas the right path to Canaan's ground. 6 Thus when our 6r I release we gain From sin's old yoke, and Satan's chain, \\ < have this desert world to pass. A dangerous and a tiresome place. 7 lie i'veds and clothes us all the way, Eie guides our footsteps lest we stray, He guards us with a powerful hand, And brings us to the heavenly land. 8 Oh, let the saints with joy record The truth and goodness of the Lord1. How great his works ! how kind his ways ! Let every tongue pronounce his praise. 'F PSAIJi JO?. Second Pari Long Metre. ( Hun for sin, and release by prayer. ROM a^e to age exalt his name ; God and his grace arc still the same; lie fills the hungry souls with food, And [\'v(\<, the poor with every good. But if their hearts rebel and rise Against the God that rules the skies; [f the) reject his heavenly word, And Counsels of the Lord ; He'll bring their spirits to the ground, \nd no deliverer -hall he found ; Laden with griefthej waste their breath In darkm ss and the shades of death. m PSALM I \ II. 4 Then to the Lord they raise their cri lie makes the dawning light arise, And scatters all that dismal shade, That hung so heavy round their head. 5 lie 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. 6 Oh, may the sons of men record The wond'rous goodness of the Lord ! How great his works! how kind his ways! Let every tongue pronounce his praise. PSALM 107. Third Part. Long Metre. Intemperance punished and pardoned ; or, A Psalm for the glutton and drunkard, ~AIN man, on foolish pleasures bent, Prepares for his own punishment : What pains, what loathsome maladies From luxury and lust arise ! 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. The glutton groans, and loathes to eat ; His soul abhors delicious meat ; Nature with heavy loads opprest, Would yield to death to be released. Behold the frighted sinners fly To God for help with earnest cry ! He hears their groans ; prolongs their breath, And saves them from approaching death. No med'eines could effect the cure So quick, so easy, or so sure : PS VL M ( \ II. 243 The deadly sentence ( ;<>d repeals, lie sends his sovereign word and heals. f> oh, may the sons of men record The wond'rous goodness of the Lord ! \ncl let then- thankful offerings prove Il<>\\ they adore their .Maker's love. PSALM 107. FburlhPari. Long Metro. Deliverance from storms and shipwreck; or, The sea- mans 80Tig* 1 VT170DLD you behold the works of God, TV His wonders in the world abroad, Go with the mariners, and (race The unknown regions of the seas. 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, \<>u sink to dreadful deeps again ; What strange affright young sailors feel, And like a staggering drunkard reel ! 4 When land is far, and death is nigh, Lost to all hope, to God they cry : His mercy hears their loud addr- And sends salvation in disttf 5 He bids the winds their wrath assuage ; The furious waves forget their rage ; 'Tis cairn ; the sailors smile to see The haven where they wish'd to be. 6 Oh, may the sons of men record The wond'rous goodness of the Lord' Lei them their private offerings bring, And in the church his glory sing. 241 PSALM ( Vjj. PSAIJi 107. fourth Vari. COBMM The mariner s Psalm. 1 pnr^IIV works of glory, mighty Lord, 1 Thy wonders in the deeps, The sons of courage shall record, Who trade in floating ships. 2 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. 4 Frighted to hear the tempest roar, They pant with fluttering 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 through 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 . Let stupid mortals know, That waves are under his command, And all the winds that blow. 8 Oh, that the sons of men would praise The goodness of the Lord ! And those that see thy wond'rous way> Thy wond'rous love record. PS MAI ( \ II. 215 PSAIJH 107. Last !'■ I.0115 Metre. Colonies planted ; or, Nation* blessed and punished. \ Psalm for N( w-England. 1 mmTHEN God, provok'd with daring crimes, y Y Scourges the madness of the times, He turns their fields to barren sand, And dries the rivers from the kind. "J His word can raise the springs again, \nd 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 ; lie bids th' opprest and poor repair, And builds them towns and cities there. •1 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 blest; but if they sin, He lets the heathen nations in ; A savage crew invades their lands ; Their princes die by barbarous hands. 6 Their captive sons, expos'd to scorn, Wander nnpitied and forlorn : The country lies unfene'd, untill'd, And desolation spreads the field. 7 Vet if the humbled nation mourns Igain his dreadful hand he turns ; Igain he makes their cities thrive, And bids the dying churches live. J 8 Th us with a joyful sense, Admire the works of Providence : 246 PSALM CVTIf- And tongues of atheists shall no moil Blaspheme the God that saints adore. 9 How few with pious care record These wond'rous dealings of the Lord ! But wise observers still shall find, The Lord is holy, just, and kind. FSALJ1 108. Long Metre. Praise to God for his care of the church* 1 A GAIN, my tongue, thy silence break, /% My heart, and all my powers, awake ; My tongue, the glory of my frame, Awake, and sing Jehovah's name. 2 Ye saints rejoice ; ye nations hear ; While I your Maker's praise declare ; High o'er the clouds his truth ascends ; Through earth, thro' heaven his grace extends. 3 O'er heaven exalted is his throne ; In every world his glory shown ; The church he loves, his hand shall save From death, and sorrow, and the grave. 4 Ye kingdoms, hear his awful voice ; " In Zion shall my heart rejoice ; " This hand shall all her foes dismay, 11 And make their scattered strength a prey. 5 " Mine are the sons of Zion, mine " Their glory, grace, and truth divine ; " My sceptre shines in Judah's hands, " And still my strength in Ephraim stands. 6 " My foes to ruin shall be given, " The shame of earth, the scorn of heaven ; "Their eyes shall see my church prevail; " Their strength shall shrink, their courage fail." 7 O thou, beneath whose sovereign sway Nations, and worlds, m dust decay, PS M.M (IV Ml Though thy sweet smile bis been withdrawn, Thine aid denied, thy presence gone; 8 Yet wilt thou still with love return ; With dutj teach our hearts to burn ; Our dying breath, He pray'd for murderers on his cross, And in death. 5 1 ihall thy bright example shine In \ ain before m\ ej « ( rive i: • akin to thine, To loi <• mine enemies* 548 PSALM CX. 6 The Lord shall on my side en^ -. And in my Saviour's name, I shall defeat their pride and rage Who slander and condemn. PSALM 110. First Pari. Long Metre. Christ exalted and multitudes converted ; or, The success of the gospel. 1 FipiIUS the eternal Father spake 1 To Christ the Son ; " Ascend and sit " At my right hand, 'till I 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 shew thy power is great, u When saints shall flock with willing minds, "And sinners crowd thy temple gate, " Where holiness in beauty shines." 4 O blessed power ! O glorious day ! What a large victory shall ensue ! And converts who thy grace obey, Exceed the drops of morning dew. FSALM 110. Second Part. Long Metre. The kingdom and priesthood of Christ. 1 njlHUS the great Lord of earth and s^a 1 Spake to his Son, and thus he swore : " Eternal shall thy priesthood be, " And change from hand to hand no more." 2 " Aaron and all his sons must die : "But everlasting life is thine ; " To save for ever those that fly "For refuse from the wrath divine." PSALM ( X. 549 3 By mc Melchisedek was made 4k On earth a king and priest at once ; •• And thou, mj heavenly Priest, shall plead, fty throne maintain, And strike the powers and princes deadT Who dare oppose his reign. PSALflf 111. First Part. Common Metre. The wisdom of God in his works. 1 CJOXGS of immortal praise belong ^3 To my almighty God : He hath 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. 3 How most exact his nature's frame f How wise th' Eternal mind ! His counsels never change the scheme That his first thoughts design'd. 4 When he redeemed his chosen sons, He fix'd his covenant sure : The orders that his lips pronounce To endless years endure. 5 Nature and time, and earth and skies> Thy heavenly skill proclaim : What shall we do to make us wise, But learn to read thy name ? 6 To fear thy power, to trust thy grace, Is our divinest skill ; And he's the wisest of our race, Who best obeys thy will. PS \\M CXI. (Mi. PSALM ill. ' I 1 d '~i REAT i :. his works of might \Jf Demand our noble Lei his i Their harmony of 2 Great is the n the Lord, He lmn es his children food : And ever mindful of his word, He makes his promise good. 3 Ui< Son, the great Redeemer, came To seal his covenant sure : Holy and reverend is his name ; His ways arc just and pure. 4 They, that would grow divinely wise, Must with his fear begin ; Our fairest proof of knowledge lies In hating every sin. PSALM 1 l :. fetite 113ft. i rill mrtn. 1 V ■ MFAT man is blest, who stands in awe a Of God, and loves his sacred law: His seed on earth shall be rcnown'd ; His house, the seat of wealth, shall he An inexhausted treasury, And with successive honours crowu'd. 2 His libera] favours he extends. To some he gives, to others lends : \ generous pity tills his mind : Yet vt hat his charity impairs, I [e saves by prudence in affairs, And thus he9S JUSt to all mankind. tile they his alms hestow'd, His glorj "s future h >w'd : 252 PSALM CXIL The sweet remembrance of the just, Like a green root, revives and bean A train of blessings for his heirs, When dying nature sleeps in dust. 4 Beset with threatening dangers round, [Jnmov'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 (Jod, relies, Though waves and tempests roar around ; Safe on the rock he sits, and sees The shipwreck of his enemies, And all their hope and glory drown'd. i) The wicked shall his triumph see, And gnash their teeth in agony, To find their expectations crost ; To see their envy, pride and spite, Sink down to everlasting night, And all their names in darkness lost.] PSALM 112. Long Metre. The blessings of the pious and charitable, 1 f S^HRICE happy man, who fears the Lord, JL Loves his commands, and trusts his word ; Honour and peace his days attend, And blessings to his seed descend. 2 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 fill his neighbours round with dread, PSALM (Ml- Ths hear! isarm'd against the fear, Foi God, with all his po* er, i^> there. 4 If - i |] fix'd upon the Lord, Draws heavenly courage from his word ; idst the da To cheer Ins heart, and bless his i 5 He hath dispersed his alms abroad, e still before his God ; on earth shall 1 >ng remain, While envious sinners fret in vain. PSALM 112. Common Metre. L ib era liiy re wa rded. 1 TJAPPY is he that fears the Lord, jfi And follows his commands; Who lends the poor without reward, Or gives with liberal hands. 2 As pity dwells within Ins breast T<> all the sons of nevd : 8 i God shall answer his request With blessings on his >cvd. 3 \o evii tidings shall surprise His well establish'd mind ; His soul to God, his refuge, flies, And leaves his tears behind. '1 In times of general disl Some beams of light shall shine, T<> shew the world his righteousness, And give him peace divine. 5 II i^ works of piety and I Remain before the Lord : Honour on earth, and joys ab Shall be his sure reward. y>\ PS \IM ( MM. PSALM 113. Proper Item. Z%« majesty and condescension of (!<><{. 1 7K7"E that delight to serve the Lord, 1 The honours of his Dame record, I [is sacred name for ever bl< Where'er the cin displays His rising beams, or settii j 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 care to mortal things ; His sovereign hands exalt the poor, He takes the needy from the door, And makes them company for 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. PSAL3I 113. Long Metre. God sovereign and gracious. 1 "¥7E servants of th' almighty King, In every age his praises sing ; Where'er the sun shall rise or set, The nations shall his praise repeat. 2 Above the earth, beyond the sky, ♦Stands his high throne of majesty j PSALM (\l\. 2 Nor time nor place his powei restrain, Sot I)ouik1 bis ii!u\ ersal n n 'A Which of the sons of Adam dare, ( )r angels \\ ith their < Jod compare ' His glories bow divinel) bright, Who d\\ ells in uncreated light ! 1 Behold bis 1<>\ e, he sto< >ps to \ What samts above and angels do; And condescends \S' Israel freed from Pharaoh's hand, ff Left the proud tyrant and his land, The tribes with cheerful homage own Their King, and Judah was bis throne. 2 Across the deep their journey lay; The deep divides to make them way; Jordan beheld their march, and fled With backward current to his bead. 3 The mountains shook like frighted sheep. Like lambs the little hillocks leap : PSALM ( \\\ Not Sinai on her base could stand. Conscious of sovereign power at hand. 4 What power could make the deep divide I Or Jordan backward roll his tide I Why did ye leap, ye little hills? And whence the fright that Sinai feels ? 5 Let every mountain, every flood Retire, and know th' approaching God, The King of Israel, see him here; Tremble, thou earth, adore and fear. 6 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. Long Metre. The true God our refuge ; or, Idolatry reproved. 1 T^fOT to ourselves, who are but dust, J^| Not to ourselves is glory due ; 'Tis thine, great God, the only just, The only gracious, wise, and true. 2 Shine forth in all thy dreadful name ; Why should a heathen's haughty tongue Insult us, 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, Through all the earth his will is done, He knows our groans, he hears our cries. 4 But the vain idols they adore Are senseless shapes of stone and wood ; At best a mass of glittering ore, A silver saint, or golden god. 5 [With eyes and ears they carve their head ; Deaf are their ears, their eyes are blind : PS ILM CXV< :,: In vain are costly offerings made. And vows arc scattered in the wind. 6 Their feet were never made to move, Nor hand- to save when mortals praj ; Mortals, thai pa} them fear or love, Seem to be blind and deaf as they.] 7 () [sracl ! make the Lord thj hope, Thy help, th\ refuge, and th\ r< The Lord shall build th) ruins up, And bless the people and the priest. S The dead no more can speak thj praise : Thej dwell in silence and the grave ; But we shall live to sing thv "race, And tell the world thy power to save. I*SAL3I 115. Proper Metro. \< the new tune of the 50th Psalm. Pojtisli idolatry reproved* A Psalm for the 5th of November. 1 "1WT^r^ to our names, thou onlj just and (rue, J^ Not to our worthless names is glory duo ; Thy power and grace, thy truth and justice claim I 'i, mortal honours to th\ sovereign name. Shine thro' the earth from heaven thy blest abode, \<>r lot the heathens sa\ , * And w here's \ our ( rod V '2 Heaven is thy higher conn : there stands thy throne, \nd through the lower worlds thy will is done ; Earth is thj work ; the heavens th\ wisdom spread ; But tools adore the gods their hands have made ; The kneeling crowd, with looks devout, behold Their silver saviours, and their saints of &>ld. ;} [Nam are those artful shapes of eyes and ears 'Hie molten image neither see- nor beq 23 258 PSALM (XVI. Their helpless hands and feet can never move ; They have no speech, nor thought, nor power, nor love ; Yet sottish mortals make their long complaints To their deaf idols, and their moveless saints. 4 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.] 5 Be heaven and earth amaz'd ! 'Tis hard to say Which are more stupid, or their gods, or they. 0 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 thy heavenly shield. 6 O Zion ! trust the Lord : thy foes in vain Attempt thy ruin, and oppose his reign ; Had they prevail'd, 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 saints adore the God, that built the skies. PSAL31 116. First Part. Common Metre. Recovery from sickness. 1 1 T LOVE the Lord ; he heard my cries, 1 And pitied every groan ; Long as I live when troubles rise, I'll hasten to his throne. 2 I love the Lord ; he bow'd his ear, And chas'd my griefs away ; Oh, let my heart no more despair, While I have breath to pray. 3 My flesh declin'd, my spirits fell. And 1 drew near the dead, PSALM CXVL 254 While inward pangs, and fears of bell Perplex'd mj w akeful head. ; •• My God," 1 cry'd, "thy servant save, " Thou c\ er good and just ; 11 Thy power can rescue from the grave, 11 Thj j >< » \n er is all mj trust/1 5 The Lord beheld me sore distrest, I [e bade my pains remove ; Return, mj soul, to God, thy rest, For thou bast known his love. <> 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. PSALM 110. 12, &c. Second Part. Common Metre. / oicj made in (rouble, paid in the church ; or, Public thanks for private deliverance. 1 "\nS7HAT shall I render to my God, V V For all his kindness shown ? My feel shall visit thine abode, Mj ddress thy throne. 2 Among the saints that fill thy house, My offerings 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 ! ffow 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. 6 V>w I am thine, for c\ er thine, Nor shall my purpose m< i IM PSALM CXV1I. Thy hand hath loos'd m\ bonds oi* pam, \iul hound me with th\ 1<>\ e« 6 Here in thy courts I leave inv vow. And thy rich grace record ; Witness, ye Baints, who hear me now, If I forsake the Lord. PSALM 117. Common Metre Praise to God from all notions. 1 £\ ALL ye nations, praise the Lord, \^P Each with a di fie rent tongue ; In every language learn his word, And lei his name be sung. 2 His mercy reigns through every land ; Proclaim his grace abroad ; For ever firm his truth shall stand : Praise ye the faithful God. PSALM 117. Long Metre. 1 TF1ROM all that dwell below the skies, JP 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 rise and set no more. PSALM 117. Short Metre. 1 fTnilY name, almighty Lord, 8 Shall sound through distant lands ; Great is thy grace, and sure thy word ; Thy truth for ever stands. '2 Far he thine honour spread, And long thy praise endure. PS \LM ( Will. "Till morning light and evening shade Shall be i PSALM II*. ,; \S. first Pari. Codunoo Metre. /; - tumult. HE Lord apj belper now, x Nor is ni\ faith afraid ; Whatever the Bons of earth may do, Since heai en affords its aid. 2 Tis safer, Lord, to hope in thee, And ha\ e m\ God my friend, Than trust in men of high degree, And on their truth depend. o Like hers my iocs beset me round, A large and angry swarm ; But I shall all their rage confound By thine almighty arm. 1 Tis through the Lord my heart is strong ; In him my lips rejoice ; While his salvation is How cheerful is my voice ! 5 Like angry bees they girl me round; When ( rod appears they fly : So burning thorns with crackling sound, .Make a fierce blaze, and die, 6 Joy to the saints, and peace belongs ; The Lord protects their days : Lei Israel tune immortal a To his almighty grace, PSALM 11*. 17 -21. Second Part. Common Metre. L Public praise for deliverance from dfiitli. ORD, thou hast heard thy servant cry, And rescued from tie* grave, 262 PS \\. M < W III. Now shall lie live ; (for none can die. [fGod resolve to sine.) 'J Thy praise more constant than before, Shall lill his daily breath ; Thy hand that hath chastis'd him sore, DefendS him still from death. 3 Open the gates of Zion now, For we shall worship there ; The house where all the righteous go, Thy mercy to declare. 4 Among th' assemblies of thy saints Our thankful voice we raise ; There we have told thee our complaints, And there we speak thy praise. PSAL3I 118. 22,23. Third Pari. Common Mete Christ the foundation of his Church. 1 "ITJEHOLD the sure foundation Stone JfjJ Which God in Zion lays, To build our heavenly hopes upon, And his eternal praise. 2 Chosen of God, to sinners dear, Plow glorious is his name ! Saints trust their whole salvation here, Nor shall they suffer shame. 3 The foolish builders, scribe and priest, Reject it with disdain : Yet on this Rock the church shall rest, And envy rage in vain. 4 What though the gates of hell withstood, Yet must this bidding rise ; 'Tis thy own work, almighty God, And wond'rous in our eyes. LM ( \\ ill. J-.; PSALM lis. j i . Hotanna ; Uu I n i fion and Uion. 1 FTTSHIS ! »rd hath made, 1 He calls the hours his own ; Let h< . let earth be glad, An 1 pra - id the throne. 4J To-da} he rose, and lefl the dead ; And Satan's empire fell : To-day the saints his triumph spread, And all his wonders tell. 3 Hosanna to th' anointed King, To David's holj S Help ns, O Lord, descend and bring Salvation from thy throne. 4 Blest be the Lord who comes to men With messages of grace ; A\ ho comes in God his Father's name To save their sinful race. 5 Hosanna in the highest strains The church on earth can raise ; The highest heavens in which he reigns, Shall give him nobler praise. PSALM I IS. 22,27. Short Metre. ./ Hosanna for t!.- . ./ ew song- of Uion hy C 1 C^LK what a living Stone \^ The builders did rein- i ' I ."d hath built his church thereon In spite of envious .Jew 9. *J The scribe and angry priest Reject thine only Son ; Yet on this Rock shall Zion rest, \ i chief ( 'orner Stone. 264 PS ilM i \\ III. 3 The work, O Lord, is thine, Ami wond'rous in our <•> ea ; This day declares it all divine, This daj did Jesus rise, 4 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 thy holy word Which all this grace displays ; And offer on thine altar, Lord, Our sacrifice of praise. PSAL3I 118. 22,27. Long Metre. An Hosanna for the Lord's day ; or, A new song of sal- vation by Christ. 1 " O ! what a glorious Corner-stone M A 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 blest ; A thousand honours on his head, With peace, and light, and glory rest ! 4 In God's own name he comes to bring Salvation to our dying race ; Pfi \IM I XIX. Let the whole church addn s King With hearts of J03 , and songs of prai • PSALH II). I have collected and disposed the most useful verses of this Psalm under eighteen different heads, and formed a divine song upon each of them. But the \ 1 much transposed, to attain some de- of connection. In some places, instead of the words law, com- mands, judgments, testimonies, I have used gospel, word, grace, truth, promises, cfrc. as more agrecahle to the New Testament, and the common language of Christians ; and it equally answers the design of the Psalmist, which was to recommend the holy Scriptures. PSALM 110. First Part. Common Metro. The blessednesi of taints, and misery of sintu Yd. 1, '2, 3. 1 TTmLEST arc the undehTd in heart, Jj Whose ways are right and clean ; \\ bo never from thy law depart, l>ut fly from even *J Blest are the men thai keep thy word. And practise thy commands ; \\ ith their whole heart they seek the Lord, And .-Live thee with their hands. \ I : . 166. :i Great is their peace who love ih\ law j ll'.w linn their souls abide ! Nor can a h.dd temptation draw Their steads feet aside. P8ALM CXIX. Ver. 6. 4 Then shall my heart have inward joy, And keep my face from shame, When all thy statutes I obey, And honour all thy name. Ver. 21, 118. 5 But haughty sinners God will hate, The proud shall die accurst; The sons of falsehood and deceit Are trodden to the dust. Ver. 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. PSALM 119. Second Part. Common Metre. Secret devotion and spiritual mindedness ; or, Constant converse with God. Ver. 147, 55. O thee, before the dawning light, My gracious God, I pray ; I meditate thy name by night, And keep thy law by day. Ver. 81. 'T 2 My spirit faints to see thy grace, Thy promise bears me up ; And while salvation long delays, Thy word supports my hope. Ver. 164. «J Seven times a day 1 lift my hands, And pay my thanks to thee : PS \IA1 ( MX. 861 Th\ righteous providence demands Repeated praise from me. Vet. 82. 4 When midnight darkness veils the skies, I call th\ works to mind ; Mj thoughts in warm devotion rise, And sweet acceptance find. I's.YLM 119. Thud Part. Comnioo Metre. Profession* of sincerity, repentance^ and obedience* Ver. 57, 60. 1 JTMHOr art my portion, () my («1od ; 1 Soon as I know thy way, M\ heart makes haste t' obey thy word, And sutlers no delay. Ver. 30, 11. 2 i chose the path of heavenly truth, And glon in UN choice : a Not all the riches of the earth Conld make me so rejoice. .'* The testimonies of thy grace, 1 set before mine eyes ; Thence I derive my daily strength, And there my comfort lies. Ver. :>!>. 1 If once I wander from thj path, 1 think upon my wa\ -. Then turn my feet to thy commands, And trust thy pardoning grace. Ver. !U. 11 1. ;> \ow I am thine, for ever thine, Ob, Bave thj servant, Lord' PSALM ( \l\. Thou art my shield, my hiding pli .M\ hope is in thy word. Yd. 112. i\ Thou hast inclin'd this lieart of mine, Thy statutes to fulfil ; And thus 'till mortal life shall end, Would I perform thy will. PSAL3I 119. Fourth Part. Common Metre. Instruction from Scripture. Ver. 9. 1 1 TOW shall the young secure their hearts, JtJL And guard their lives from sin ? Thy word the choicest rules imparts To keep the conscience clean. Ver. 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. Ver. 105. 3 'Tis like the sun, a heavenly light That guides us all the day ; And through the dangers of the night, A lamp to lead our way. Ver. 99, 100. 4 The men that keep thy law with care, And meditate thy word, Grow wiser than their teachers are, And better know the Lord. Ver. 104, 113. 5 Thy precepts make me truly wise ; I hate the sinner's road ; PSALM CXIX. SM I hate my own vain thoughts thai risi But 1<>\ c tii- law, m\ ( rod. Ver. 89, 90, 91. 8 [The starry heavens th) rule obey, The i arth maintains her pla< And these ih\ servants night and day Thy skill and power expi "/ But still thy law and gospel, Lord, Have lessons mere divine ; Nor earth stands firmer than thy word, \or stars so nobly shine.] Ver. 160, 110, 9, 116. 8 Thj word is everlasting truth ; How pure is every page ' That holy book shall guide our youth, And well support our age. PSAUH 119. Fifth Part. Common Mel Delight in scripture ; <>r. The word of (• Ver. 97. 1 /T^ H, how I love thy holy law ! \Jf 'Tis daily my delight : And thence my meditations draw Divine advice by night. Ver. 1 is. 2 My waking eyes prevent the day To meditate th\ word ; M\ soul with longing melts away To hear thy gospel, Lord, Ver. 3, 13, 54. 3 How doth thy word my heart engage ! How well employ my tongue! 24 '270 PS \!.M (All, And in my tiresome pilgrimage Yields me a heavenly sonnr. Ver. 19, 103. 1 Am I a stranger, or at home, 'Tis my perpetual feast ; Not honey dropping from the comb, So much allures the taste. Ver. 72, 127. 5 No treasures so enrich the mind ; Nor shall thy word be sold For loads of silver well refin'd, Xor heaps of choicest gold. Ver. 28, 49, 175. 6 When nature sinks, and spirits droop, Thy promises of grace Are pillars to support my hope, And there I write thy praise. PSAL3I 110. Sixth Part. Common Metre. Holiness and comfort from the word. Ver. 128. 1 T ORD, I esteem thy judgments right, J[^i And all thy statutes just ; Thence I maintain a constant fight With every flattering lust. Ver. 97, 9. 2 Thy precepts often I survey ; I keep thy laws in sight, Through all the business of the day, To form my actions right. Ver. 62. S My heart in midnight silence cries, " How sweet thv comforts be T1 PSALM CXIX. 271 My thoughts in holy wonder rise, And bring their thanks to thee* Ver. 162, l And when my spirit drinks her fill, At some gopd w ord of thine, Nol mighty men thai share the spoil, Have joyd compar'd to mine. PSALM Hi>. Seventh Part. Common M« Imperfection qfnature, and perfection of Scripture, Ver. 96. Paraphrased. ET all the heathen writers join, J 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 shew one sin forgiven, Nor lead a step beyond the grave ; But thine conduct to heaven. 3 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 ; Jin! thy Commands, exceeding broad, Extend to every thought. 5 In vain we boast perfection here, While sin defiles our frame, And sinks OUT virtues down ^o far, Thej scarce deserve the name, 8 Our faith and love, and every grace, Fall far below tiiv word ; in PSALM ( \l\. Rut perfect truth and righteousness Dwell only in the Lord. PSALM 119. Eighth Part. Common M< The word of God is the saint's portion ; or. The excel- lency and variety of script Ver. 111. Paraphrased. 1 W ORD, I have made thy word my choice, M_4 My lasting heritage ; There shall my nohlest powers rejoice, Mv warmest thoughts enwe. 2 I'll read the histories of thy love. And keep thy laws in sight, While through thy promises I rove, With ever fresh delight, 3 'Tis a broad land of wealth unknown, Where springs of life arise, Seeds of immortal bliss are sown, And hidden glory lies : 4 The best relief that mourners have ; It makes our sorrows blest ; Our fairest hope beyond the grave, And our eternal rest. PSALM 119. JVinthPart. Common Metre. Desire of knowledge ; or, The teaching of the Spirit with the word. Ver. 64, 68, 18. J FT1HY mercies fill the earth, O Lord ; 1 Howr good thy works appear ! Open mine eyes to read thy word, And see thv wonders there. PS ULiM ( \l\. M I Ver. 73, L25. 2 My heart was fashion'd by thy band, M\ mt\ ice is thj due ; Oh, make thj servant understand The duties he must do. Ver. 1(.>. 3 Since I'm a stranger here below, Let not thy path be hid ; But mark the road my feet should go. And be my constant guide. Ver. 2G. 4 When I confessed my wandering ways, Thou heard'st my soul complain ; Grant me the teachings oi* thy grace, Or I shall stray again. Ver. 33, 84. 5 If God to me his statutes shew, And heavenly truth impart, Ilis work for ever I'll pursue, His law shall rule my heart. Ver. 50, 71. 6 This was my comfort when I bore Variety of grief ; It made me learn thy word the more, And fly to that relief. Ver. 51. 7 [In vain the proud deride me now ; I'll ne'er forget thy law, N<»r let that blessed gospel go. Whence all my hopes 1 draw. Ver. 29, 171. 8 When I have leanfd my Father's will, I'll teach the world his waj 84* 174 PS \LM ( \1\. My thankful lips tnspir'd with zeal, ►Shall loud pronounce his praise.] PSALM 111). Tenth Part. Common Mi Pleading the promisee. \ « :. 33, 49. 1 IfJEHOLD thy waiting servant, Lord, JB3 Devoted to thy fear ; Remember and confirm thy word, For all my hopes are there. Ver. 41, 58, 107, 2 Hast thou not writ salvation down. And promis'd quickening grace ? Doth not my heart address thy throne ? And yet thy love delays. Ver. 123, 42. 3 Mine eyes for thy salvation fail : Oh, bear thy servant up ! Nor let the scoffing lips prevail, Who dare reproach my hope. Ver. 49, 74. 4 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. PSALM 119. Eleventh Part. Common Metre. Breathing after holiness. Ver. 5, 33. 1 /"\H, that the Lord would guide my ways \J To keep his statutes still ! Oh, that my God would grant me grace To know and do his will ! \LM ( XIX. \rv. 29. *J Oh, send thy spirit down to write Thy law upon mj heart ! Nor lei my tongue indulge deceit, -Nor act the Liar's part. Ver. 37, 86. 3 From vanity turn off m Lei no corrupt design, Nfor <"'>\ etous desires arise Within this soul of mine. Vcr. 133. 4 Order my footsteps by thy word. And make my heart sincere ; Let sin have no dominion, Lord, But keep my conscience clear. Ver. 17(>. 5 My sou] hath gone too far astray, My feet too often slip : Yet since I've not forgot thy way, Restore thy wandering sheep. Ver. 35. 0 Make me to walk in thy commands ; 'Tis a delightful road ; Nor lot my head, or heart, or hands, Offend against my God. PSAIiM 119. i //■ Common Metre. /,Y< Uhing aflU r comfort and deliverance. Ver. 153. 1 "]%;J"V God, consider mj distn _!_▼_■._ Lei mercy plead mj cauc Though 1 have sinn'd against thy grace, 276 Pi MM < \i I 2 Forbid, forbid the sharp reproach, Which I so justly fear ; Uphold my life, uphold my hojx Nor let my shame appear. Ver. 122, 135. 3 Be thou a surety, Lord, for me, Nor let the proud oppress ; But make thy waiting servant see The shinings of thy face. Ver. 82. 4 Mine eyes with expectation fail, My heart within me cries, " When will the Lord his truth fulfil, " And make my comforts rise ?" Ver. 132. 5 Look down upon my sorrows, Lord, And shew thy grace the same : As thou art ever wont t' afford To those that love thy name. PSALM 119. Thirteenth Part Common Metre. Holy fear ; and tenderness of conscience. Ver. 10. 1 "WM7TTH my whole heart I've sought thy face, Y f Oh, let me never stray From thy commands, O God of grace, Nor tread the sinner's way ! \ 11. 2 Thv word I've hid within my heart To keep the conscience clean, And be an everlasting guard From every rising sin. UM CXDL Ver. 3 Tm a companion Who fear and loi rd . M e . my nature fail Wir iv word. Ver. 101, 1 1 While sinners do thy gospel wrong, My spirit stands in a? My bouI abhors a lying I But loves thy righteous law. Ver. 101, 120. 5 My heart with sacred reverence hears The threat'nings of thy word ; My flesh with holy trembling fears The judgments of the Lord. Ver. 100, 174. 6 M • G I, I long, I hope, I wait, Fur thy salvation still ; While thy whole k;v. is my delight, And I obey thy will. PgALM 119. I \ Pari. Common Metre. B nefitqfitffli rt under than. \ . 153, Bl, B2. 1 r^ONSIDER all my sorrows, Lord, \^J And thy deliverance send ; M soul for thy salvation fai When will my troubles end ! Ver. 71, 2 Yei 1 have (bun I for me my Fathers rod ; Afflictions make me Irani thy law And live upon my God. 278 PSALM CXi\. Vet. 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. Ver. 92. 4 Had not thy word hcen my delight When earthly joys were fled, My soul, opprcst with sorrow's weight, Had sunk among the dead. Ver. 75, 5 I know thy judgments, Lord, are right, Though they may seem severe : The sharpest sufferings I endure Flow from thy faithful care* Ver. 87. 6 Before I knew thy chastening rod, My feet were apt to stray ; But now I learn to keep thy word, Nor wander from thy way. PSAL3I 119. Fifteenth Part. Common Metre. Holy revolutions. Ver. 93. 1 AH, that thy statutes every hour \Jr Might dwell upon my mind ! Thence I derive a quickening power, And daily peace I find. Ver. 15, 16. 2 To meditate thy precepts, Lord, Shall he my sweet employ ; My soul shall ne'er forget thy word ; Thy word is all my joy. PSALM 1 \l\ 2:0 Vcr. 32, 3 How would I run in thy commands, Should'st thou my heart discharge From BID, and Satan's hateful chain-, And sel my feel at large ! Vcr. 13, U\. 1 My lips with courage shall declare Thy statutes and thy Dame j I'll speak thy word, though kings should hear, Nor yield to sinful shame. Vcr. Gl, 69, 70. 5 Lot bands of persecutors rise To rob me of my right, Let pride and malice forge their lies, Thy law is my delight. Ver. 115. 6 Depart from me, ye wicked race, Whose hands and hearts are ill : I love my Cod, I love his ways, And must obey his will. PSAUM 119. Sixteenth Part. Common Metre. Prayer for quickening grace. Vcr. 25, 37. 1 llMY soul lies cleaving to the dust ; I Y 1 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. Vcr. 107. 3 When sore afflictions press me down, I need thy quickening powers , 280 P8 MM CXIX Thy word that I have rested on Shall help my heaviest hours. Ver. 150, 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 ? Ver. 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 ! Ver. 03. 6 Then shall I love thy gospel more, And ne'er forget thy word, When I have felt its quickening power To draw me near the Lord. rSALM 110. Seventeenth Part Long Metre. Courage and perseverance under persecution ; or, Grace shining- in difficulties and trials, Ver. 143, 28. 1 ^^SMTHEN pain and anguish seize me, Lord, y f All my support is from thy word : My soul dissolves for heaviness, Uphold me with thy strengthening grace. Ver. 51, 69, 110. 2 The proud have fram'd their scoffs and lies, They w7atch my feet with envious eyes, And tempt my soul to snares and sin, Yet thy commands I ne'er decline. Ver. 161,78. 3 They hate me, Lord, without a cause, Thev hate to see me love thv laws ; PSALM CXlX. Ml I > 1 1 1 I shall trust and Tear thy name, Till pride and malice (\r> with shame. PSALM 110. Lad Part Long Metre, Sanctiju (I qfflii iioru ; or, I)< light in the icon! of God. Ver. 87, 5ft 1 "W7IATHER, I bless thy gentle hand; r How kind was thy chastising rod, Thai fbre'd my conscience to a stand, \iul brought my wandering soul to God ! •J Foolish and vain I went astray, Ere I had felt thy scourges, Lord ; 1 left my guide, and lost my way, Hut now I love and keep thy word. Ver. 71. 3 lrris good for me to wear the yoke, For pride is apt to rise and swell : "Y\< good to bear my Father's stroke, That 1 might learn his statutes well. Ver. 72. 1 The law that issues from thy mouth, Shall raise my cheerful passions more, Than all the treasures of the south, Or western hills of golden ore. Ver. 7.' ). 5 Thy hands have made my mortal frame, Thy Spirit fornfd my soul within : Teach me to kn m thy wond'rous name, And guard m m death and sin. Ver. 74. 6 Then all that loYto <\nd fear the Lord, At nis salvation shall rejoice : : | PSALM (\x. ( \\i. For I have looped in thy word And iiuide tliy grace my only cbo PSALJI 120. Coi Complaint of quarrelsome neighbour s ; or} a devout for }>• 1 npiIOU God oflove, thou ever blest, 1 Pity my suffering state ; 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 brawlings waste My golden hours of life. 3 Oh, 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 ! I am for peace ; but, when I 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 ? 6 Should burning arrows smite thee through, Strict justice would approve ; But I would rather spare my foe, And melt his heart with love. PSALM 121. Long Metro. Divine 'protection. 1 ITTP to the hills I lift mine eyes, \^J Th' eternal hills beyond the skies; Thence all her help my soul derives ; There my Almighty refuge lives. PSALM ( \\l. 283 2 He lives ; the everlasting God* That built the world, that spread the flood ; The heavens with all their hosts he made ; And the dark regions of the dead. 3 He guides our feet, he guards our way ; His morning smiles bless all the day: He spreads the evening veil, and keeps The silent hours while Israel sleeps. 1 Israel, a name divinely bl< rise secure, securely res* ; 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. 6 Should earth and hell with malice burn, Still thou shall £0, and still return Sale m the Lord : his heavenly care Defends th\ life from every snare. 7 On thee foul spirits have no power ; And in thy last, departing hour, tls, that trace the airy road, Shall bear thee homeward to thy God, PSALM 121. Couimoii Mere. rvation by day and night; 1 V ■ M) heaven I lilt my waiting eyes; 1 There all my hopes are laid ; The Lord that built the earth and skies, 1 - my perpetual aid. 2 Their feet shall never slide, nor fall, Whom he designs to keep ; His car attend- the softest call ; J I is e\ es can never Bleep. 181 PSALM (\\I. .*> 11^ will sustain our weakest powers With his almighty arm, And watch our most unguarded hours Against surprising harm. •1 Israel rejoice, and rest secure ; Thy keeper is (he Lord : His wakeful eyes employ his power For thino eternal guard. 5 Nor scorching sun, nor sickly moon, Shall have his leave to smite ; He shields my head from burning noon, From blasting damps at night. G He guards thy soul, he keeps thy breath* AYhcre thickest dangers come ; Go and return, secure from death, 'Till God command thee home. PSALM 121. As the U5th Psalm. Proper Metre. God our prcscrvr7\ 1 TTPWARD I lift mine eyes ; ^J 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. 2 My foci shall never slide, Nor fall in fatal snares, Since God, my guard and guide, Defends me from my fears. Those wakeful e\ «•-, That never sleep, Shall Israel keep Y\ hen dangers ii-r. PS \LM I WI1. M :) No burning heats by daw Nor blasts of e\ ening m Shall take my health away. If God be w nli me there : Thou ;ir! my sun, \i.d thou in\ shade, u;inl m\ head Bj night or noun. 4 Hast thou not given thy word To sa\ e m\ bou] from death ? And 1 can trust my Lord To keep my mortal breath. Ill go and come, Nor fear to die, 'Till from on high Thou call me home. PSALM 12-2. Common Metre. Going to rJu/rch. 1 1 B~*^'v did my hear! rejoice to hear JjL My friends devoutly say, " In Zion let us all appear, " And keep the solemn day !" 2 I love her gates, 1 love the road : The church adorn'd with grace Stands like a palace built for God To shew his milder face. 3 Up to her courts with joys unknown The hol\ tribes repair ; The Son of David holds his throne, And sits in judgment there. 1 He In ara our praises and complaints; And u bile his awful voice J)i\ ides tin' sinn< ra from the saints, We tremble and i< joii i • S9I PSALM CXXIfc 5 Peace ho within this sacred pla< \ rid joy a constant gm With holy gifts and heavenly grace Be her attendants Meat. 6 M\ soul shall pray fur Zion still, While life or breath remains ; There my hest friends, my kindred dwell ; There God, my Saviour, reigns. PSALM 122. Proper Metre. Going- to church. 1 TTOW pleas'd and blest was I, To hear the people cry, " Come, let us seek our God to-day \n \ es, with a clieerful zeal M c haste to Zion's hill, And there our vows and honours pay. 2 Zion, thrice happy place ! Adorn'd with wond'rous 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 saint 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 ! PS \LM (Will. ( \\l\ . .> M \' tongue repeats her vows ; M Peace t<> this sacred house ;" For here my friends and kindred dwell : \nd since im\ glorious ( rod .Make- thee his blest al ocle, My soul shall ever love t lire well. rsAL'fl 123. Common Metre. Pleading with submission, 1 /TA THOU, whose grace and justice reign >4 )p Erithron'd above the skies, T<> thee our hearts would tell llieir pain, To thee we lift our eyes. 2 Ax servants watch their master's hand, And tear the angrj strpke ; Or maids before their mistress stand, And wait a peaceful look : 11 So (<>r our sins we justly feel Th\ discipline, () ( rod ; \ el wait thr gracious moment still, Till thou remove thy rod. 1 Those, that in wealth and pleasure live, Our daily groans deride ; And th\ delaj s of merey give Fresh courage to their pride. 5 Our foes insult US, hut our hope In th) compassion lies ; This thought shall bear our spirits up, That God will not despise. I'SALM 124. Long Metre. , / i wig for public delwerancejrom great ra ' uton punished* 1 1 TP from my youth, maj Israel sa] %^J Have I been aurs'd in teari ; M\ griefs were constant as the day, \nd tedious as the 3 ears. %J Up from my youth 1 bore the rage Of all the sons of strife : Oft they assail'd my riper age, But not destroy'd my life. 3 Their cruel plough had torn my flesh With furrows long and deep ; Hourly they vex'd my wounds afresh, Nor let my sorrows sleep. 4 The Lord grew angry on his throne, And with impartial ej e, Measured the mischiefs they had done, Then let his arrows fly, 5 How was their insolence surpris'd, 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 skj ; Their glory fades, their courage faints. And all their projects die. 7 [What though they flourish tall and fair, They have no root beneath ; Their growth shall perish in despair, And lie despis'd in death.] 8 [So corn, that on the house-top stands, No b"pe of harvest gives ; 38 294 PSALM ( aw. The reaper ne'er shall lill his hand-, Nor binder fold t hf Bheaves \ :> It springs and withers on the place ; \<» trai eller bestow s A word of blessing on the grass, Nor minds it as he goes.] PSALM 130. Common Mein Pardoning Grace. 1 ^^UT of tne depths of long distress, \J The borders of despair, 1 sent my cries to seek thy grace, My groans to move thine ear. 2 Great God ! should thy severer i 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.] 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 openings of thy face, And finds a brighter day.] 7 Then in the Lord let Israel trust ; Let Israel seek his face ; PS ilM ( \\\. CXXXI. :^ The Lord is good as well as just, And plenteous in his grace. 8 There's lull redemption at big throne For sinners long ensla> \1 ; The great Redeemer La his Son ; \nd Israel shall be sav'd. PSAIiBI \'M). Long Metre; Pardoning Grai < . 1 IT* ROM deep distress and troubW thoughts, Jp To thee, my God, 1 rais'd mj cries \ It' thou severely mark our limits, \«> llesh can stand before thine eyes. 2 But thou hast built thy throne of \s the benighted pilgrims wait, And long and wish lor breaking day ; Bo waits my soul before thy gate ; When will my God his face display I 1 M\ trust is fix'd upon thy word, N<»r shall 1 trust thy word in vain ; Let mourning souls address the Lord, \nd find relief from all their pain. 5 Great is his love, and large his grace, Through the redemption of his Son : lie turns OUT feet from sinful wa\s, \nd pardons what our hands have done, PS KIM 131. Common Metre, l Humility and submission* s there ambition in ray heart ! Search, gracious God, and see ; f>\I.M CXXXIL Or do 1 act a baught] part I Lord, 1 appeal to thee. 2 I charge my thoughts, be bumble siill, And all in\ carriage mild, Content, my Father, with thy will, And quiet as a child. 9 The patient soul, the lowly mind Shall have a lar^e reward : T • • Let saints m sorrow lie resign d, And trust a faithful Lord. PSALM 132. 5, 13—18. Long Metre. At the settlement of a church ; or, ike ordimmHtm of a m in i 1 mmTHERE shall we go, to sock and find ▼ T A habitation for our God j A dwelling for th' eternal Mind Among the sons of flesh and blood 1 2 The God of Jacob chose the hill Of Zion for his ancient rest ; And Zion is his dwelling still ; His church is with his presence blest. 3 Here will I fix my gracious throne, And reign for ever, saith the Lord ; Here shall my power and love he known, And blessings shall attend my word. 4 Here will I meet the hungry poor, And fill their souls with living bread ; Sinners, that wait before my door, With sweet provision shall be fed, 5 Girded with truth, and clotlrd with grace, My priests, my ministers shall shine: Not Aaron, in his costly (\v< 9S, Made an appearance so divine. eves, PS \I.M CXXXI1. f> The saints, unable to contain Their Inward joy, shall shout and sing * The Son of I )a\ id here shall reign; And /ion triumph in her King. 7 [Jesus shall see ;> numerous seed Bofn here, V uphold his glorious name ; Jhs crown shall flourish <>n Ins head, While all his toes arc cloth'd with shame.] PSAUH 132. 4,5,7,8,15—17. Common Metro. . ) Church established. 1 [T^TO sleep nor slumber to his J^l Good David would afford, 'Till he hud bund below the skies A dwelling for the Lord. ">! The Lord in /ion plac'd his name, His ark was settled there : To /ion the whole nation came, To worship thrice a year. .'} But we have no Mich lengths to go, Nor wander tar abroad ; Where'er thy saints assemble now, There is a house for (iod.j P wsi:. ■1 Arise, () King of grace ! arise, And outer to th\ rest ; Lo ' thy church waits with longing eyes, Thus to he own'd and blest. ."» Enter with all th\ glorious train. Thy Spirit and thy w <>rd : All that the ark did once contain. Could no such grace afford. 6 Here, mighty God! accept our vows; I [ere let th\ praise be spread ; 26 '298 PSALM CXXXIII. Bless the proi isiona of th) bouse, \nd (ill tii\ 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 divine. 8 Here let him hold a lasting throne, And as his kingdom grows, Fresh honours shall adorn his crown, And shame confound his foes. PSAL3I 133. Common MeUe. Brotherly love. 1 1 " O! what an entertaining sight JLj Are brethren that agree ; Brethren, whose cheerful hearts unite. In bands of piety. 2 When streams of love 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. 4 'Tis pleasant as the morning dews That fall on Sion's hill, Where God his mildest glory shews. And makes his grace distil. PSALM 133. Short Metre. Communion of saints ; or, Love and worship in a family, 1 "[J LEST are the sons of peace, J3 Whose hearts and hopes are one, PSALM ( XXXIII. Whose kind designs to serve and pleai Through all their actions run, x! lilt si I- the pious ho Where z< al and friendship ra Their Bongs of praise, th< ir mingled \ Make tiieir communion *l Thus, when on Aaron's head The) pour'd the rich perfume, The oil through all his raiment spread. And pleasure iill'd the room. 4 Thus, on the heavenly hills The saints are blest al> Where joy like morning dew distils, And all the air is ! PSALM 133. Asth I22d Psalm. Proper Metre The blessings qffriendMp. 1 ]ETO\V pleasant 'tis to see JlJl Kindred and friends agree, Each m ins proper station in And each fujfil his part With sympathising heart, In all the cares of life and 1<< 2 'Tis like the ointment shed On Aaron's sacred head. Divinely rich, divinely sweet : The oil through all the room Diffus'd a choice perfume, Kan through hi- rolic-. and blest his f. 3 lake fruitful showers of rain That water all the plain, i>t Bcending from the neighbouring lulls ; Such stream- of pleasure roll Through evejrj friendly soul, Where love like heavenly dew distils. 5Tr Recent the firti ttanxa to compleU th* ttmr. noo PSALM CXXX1V. (WW. PSALM i:U. Common NUde, /) tity and nightly devotion. 1 "WTT5 tliat obey th' immortal King, 1 Attend his holy place ; Bow to the gloried of his power, And bless his wond'rous "race. 2 Lift up your hands by morning light, And send vour souls on high ! Raise vour admiring thoughts bv night Above the starry sky. 3 The Cod of Sion cheers our hearts, With rays of quickening grace; The Cod that spread the heavens abroad, And rules the swelling seas. PSALM 135. 1—4,14,19—21. First Pari. Long- Metre. T/ie church is God's house and care. 1 T) RAISE ye the Lord ; exalt his name, 1 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. 4 Through every age the Lord declares His name, and breaks th' oppressor's rod ; He gives his suffering servants rest, \nd will be known th' Almighty Cod. PSALM CXXXV. 301 ."> Bless ye the Lord, who taste bis lovd ; People and priests exalt bis name : Among his saints be ever dwells ; His church is his Jerusalem. PSAUI 135. •'• 15 Sec n ' Part Long Nh The work* of creation y providen >. redemption of Israel, and d' struction of < n< mu f. 1 *^i RKAT is the Lprd, exalted high, I^JP" Above all powers and every throne ; Whatever he pleas'd in earth or sea, Or heaven, or hell, his hand hath done. 2 At his command the vapours rise, The lightnings Hash, the thunders roar ; He pours the rain, he brings the wind And tempest from his airy store. .*{ "Tuas he those dreadful tokens sent, 0 Egypt, through thy stubborn land ! When ail thy first-born, beasts and men, Fell dead by his avenging hand. 4 What mighty nations, mighty kings He slew, and their whole countn gave To Israel, whom his hand redeem M, No more to be proud Pharaoh's slave. 5 His power the same, the same his grace, That saves us from the hosts of bell : And heaven he gives us to possess, \\ hence those apostate angels fell. PSALM 135. Common Metre. Prow due to God, not to idols. 1 A ^ IKE, ye saints, to praise your King, _y\_ Your sweetest passions raise ; ^ our pious pleasure, while you sing, Increa sing w ith the praise. m PSALM CXXXVL 2 Great is the Lord ; and works unknown \ re his divine employ ; Bui still his saints are near his throne, I li< treasure and his jov. 3 Heaven, earth and sea, confess his hand ; He hids the vapours rise ; Lightning and storm at his command Sweep through the sounding skies. 1 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 or stones, they trust, Can give them showers of rain I In vain they worship wood or dust, And pray to gold in vain. 0 [Their gods have tongues that cannot talk, Such as their makers gave ; -* Their feet were ne'er design'd to walk, 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.] 8 () Zion, trust the living (rod, Serve him with faith and fear ; He makes thy courts his blest abode, And claims thine honours there. PSAL31 13G. Common Metre. Cod's wonders of creation, providence, redemption of Israel, and salvation of hit people* 1 £^\ [YE thanks to God, the sovereign Lord ; \Ji " His mercies still endure ;" And be the King of kings ador'd, M His truth is ever sure," PSALM I WW I. 2 What wonders hath his wisdom done ! u How might) is his hand !" Heaven, earth and sea, he fram'd alone : M How \\ ide is his command !" 3 The sun supplies the day with light ; " How bright his counsels shine '" The moon and stars adorn the night: 11 His works are all divine/' 1 [ He struck the sons of Egypt dead : " 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 ;" And gave the tribes a passage through ; " His power and grace unite." 6 But Pharaoh's army there he drown'd : " How glorious are his ways !" And brought bis saints through desert ground: o Do " Eternal be his praise." * Great monarchs fell beneath his hand : " Victorious is his sword ;" While Israel took the promis'd land ; w And faithful is his word, "J 8 He saw the nations dead in ^in : " 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 ; 11 Hi- goodness never fads ;" From doath and hell, and every \'o(2 ; • \nw n sen ants took Possession of their land. 41 His pow er and grace " \re still the same ; 44 And let his name 44 Have endless praise/9] 8 He saw the nations He All perishing in sin, \ rid pit) M the sad state The ruin'd world was in. M Thy mercy, Lord, Shal) -till endure ; M \nd ei er « ► \s er t<> - From guilt, and darkness, and the grave : u Wonders of grace t<> God belong, '; Repeat his mercies in your song." 8 Through this vain world he guides our feet, Am! leads US to his heavenlv scat : w- His mercies ever shall endure, '; When this vain world shall be no more." PSAL3I 137. First Part. Long Metre. The sorrows of Israel in the Babylonish captivity. 1 HjY Babel's streams the captives sate, JJ And wept for Zion's hapless fate , Useless their harps on willows hung, While foes requir'd a sacred song. *J With taunting voice, and scornful eye, 11 Sing us b - ing of heaven,9' they cry. " While foes deride our God, and King, " J low can we tune our harps or sing .'" .') " [f Zion's woes our hearts forget, " Or cease to mourn for Israel's late, " Let useful skill our hand- forsake J M Our hearts with hopeless sorrow break." l •• Thou, ruin'd Salem, to om- eyes " Each daj in sad remembrance rise ! to feel thy u rongs, " Lost he our joys, and mute our tongues." f> " Remember, Lord, proud Edom'a sons, •k \\ Ik. crj 'd, exulting at our groans, " W bile Salem trembled to her base, 11 Rase them ; her deep foundation- fase." PS ILM (\\\\ II. 6 While thus they sung, the mourners viewed Their iocs by Cyrus* arm subdu'd, And saw liis glorj rise, who spread Their streets, and fields, with hosts of dead. 7 PJeas'd, they foresaw the blesl decree. That set their tribes from bondage free ; Renew'd the temple, and restored The sacred worship of the Lord. PSALM 137. Second Pari. Long Metre. The Church's complain!. 1 "W ORD, in these dark and dismal days, JLj We mourn the hidings of thy face ; Proud enemies our path surround, To level Zion with the ground. 2 Her songs, her worship they deride, And hiss thy word with tongues of pride, And cry, t' insult our humble prayer, " Where is your God, ye Christians, where V 3 Errors, and sins, and follies grow ; Thy saints bow down in deepest wo ; Their love decays, their zeal is o'er, And thousands walk with Christ no more. 4 To happier days our bosoms turn ; Those days but teach us how to mourn : The (tO(1, who bade his mercy flow, In wrath withdraws his blessing now. 5 The blessing from thy truth's withdrawn ; Its quickening, saving influence gone : Unwarn'd, unwaken'd sinners hear, Nor see their awful danger near. 6 lu dews unseen, or scanty showers, Thy Spirit shed his healing powers : The thirsty ground is parch'd beneath, And all is barrenness, and death. PS \I,M < WWII. 309 7 Yet still, ili\ name be ever blest, ( )m thee our hope shall safel) res! ; Zion her < A rus aooa shall \na\ M to set In- Israel free^ 8 Jesus, with vengeance arm'd, shall come To crush In- foes, and seal their doom, The ni\ stic Babel n helm in dust, Her pomp, her idols, power, and trust. U Then shall thy saints exult, and sing The matchless glories of their King : Nations before his altar bend, And peace from realm to realm extend. PSALM KJ7. Third Part. Short Metre. Love to the Church. 1 1 [" LOVE thy kingdom, Lord, ■ The house of thine abode, The church, our blest Redeemer sav'd With his own precious blood. 2 I love thy Church, O God! Her walls before thee stand, Dear as the apple of thine eve, And graven on thy hand. 3 [f e'er to bless thy sons My voice, or hands, deny, These hands let useful skill forsake, This voice in silence die. 1 [f e'er my heart forget Her welfare, or her wo, Let every joy this heart forsake, And e\ cry grief o'erdow . 5 For her my tear- shall fall j For her mv praj ers ascend ; To her my cares and toils l><' given, Till toils and care- shall end. JIO PSALM (WWIII. 8 Beyond my highest joy I prize her heavenly ways, Ilcr sweet communion, solemn vows, Her hymns of love and praise. 7 Jesus, thou Friend divine, Our Saviour and our King, Thy hand from every snare and foe Shall great deliverance bring. 8 Sure as thy truth shall last, To Zion shall be given The brightest glories earth can yield, And brighter bliss of heaven. PSALM 138. Long Metre. Restoring' and preserving grace. 1 "VM/^TH all my powers of heart and tongue, y y 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. 3 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 I cry'd, when troubles rose ; He heard me, and subdu'd my foes ; He did my rising fears control, And strength diffus'd through all my soul. 5 The God of heaven maintains his state, Frowns on the proud and scorns the great ; But from his throne descends, to see The sons of humble poverty. P8ALM ( \\\l\. 3W (i \im\ band, raj God, I came, I A work of Midi a curious 1V;liii«' : In me thy fearful wonders shine, And each proclaims thy skill \ night they fbrm'd the accurs'd design. And lie in wail against our pea< B) day their hands in war combine, Thy saints to slaughter and oppr< SS. X In Gelds of blood their souls delight, In waste and plunder, death and pain ; Against thy church, and thee, unite ; Alike the foes of (Jod and man. 1 O thou preserver of mankind, Our hope, our shield, our strength, our (Jod ! Thou hast an ear to prayer inclin'd, Our cries have reach'd thy dread abode. 5 Our cause thy justice vwll maintain, Avenge th' oppress'd, and guard the poor; .Ne'er shall thy children ask in vain, And our proud lbcs shall boast no more. 6 Their banded hosts shall fly or fall ; A shaking leaf iheir thousands chase ; Our God shall hear our nation's call ; \\ e Bhall be sav'd and sing his praise. PSALM 110. .v w?,/ /*,;;/. Short Metre. . / i omplaini against j" . <<>n>. And with a serpent's tongue, They sting my tainting soul to death, And make my name their song. 3 Ceaseless they lie in wait My footsteps to betray ; They hide their snare, they set their gin,. Beside my peaceful way, 4 Oh, hear my humble cry ! Their fondest hopes destroy ; Their arts confound, their plots disclose And blast their envious joy. 5 On their own heads shall fall The mischiefs they devise ; Thy hand shall take them in their net, Their slanders and their lies. 6 As coals and wood consume, As pits receive the slainr So shall the men of malice sink. And never rise again. 7 The Lord, who hates the proud, Shall scorch the slanderous tongue, Shall hunt the wicked from the earth. And well requite their wrong. 8 Thou wilt sustain the poor, And bid th' afflicted sing ; Before thee shall thy children dwell, Their Father and their King. PSADI Ml. 2,3,4,5. LongMun Watchfulness and brotherly reproof A Morning- or Evening- Psalm. ' W£ God, accept my early vows, ike morning incense in thine house. PSALM (ALII. And h't mv nightly worship i Sweet as the evening sacrifice, 2 Watch o'er my lips, and guard them, Lord, From every rash and heedless word ; Nor let my feel incline to tread The guilty path where sinners lead. 3 Oh, 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. 4 When I behold them prest with grief, I'll cry to heaven for their relief; And by my warm petitions prove J iow much I prize their faithful love. PSALM 142- Common Metro. God is the hope of the helpless. 1 f ■ 1 0 God I made my sorrows known, T From Clod I sought relief; 1 pour'd out all my grief. 2 M\ mil was overwhelmed with wroes, My heart began to break : Mv God, who all my burdens knows, Knows every way 1 take. 3 On every side 1 cast mine eye, And found my helpers gone ; While friends and strangers pass me by \ glected or unknown. \ Then 1 did raise a louder cry, And Call'd thy merry near ; " Thou art my portion when 1 die, " Be thou my refuge here." 5 Lord, I am brought exceeding low, Mow let thine ear attend : :::<> PS VL.M cxuir. And make my iocs who vox mo know. I've an Almighty Friend. 6 From my pad prison set me (roc, Then shall I praise thy name ; And holy men shall join with me, Thy kindness to proclaim. PSAL3I 1 13. I.cuig Igrti* Complaint of heavy afflictions i/i mind and body. 1 "MM* V righteous Judge, my gracious God ! J f H Hear v» hen I spread my hands abroad, And cry for succour from thy throne ; Oh, make thy truth and mercy known ! 2 Let judgment pot agatnsi me pi Behold thy servant pleads thy grace ; Should justice call us to thy bar, No living man 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 buried and forgot. 4 T dwell in darkness and unseen, My heart is desolate within ; My thoughts m musing silence (race 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 ! 7 My (rod, thy long delay to save, Will sink thy prisonerto the grave: PSALM < XLIV. in M\ heart £ro\\< faint, and dim mine eyes; Make baste to help before I die. 8 The night i^ witness to my tear-. Distressing pains, distressing fears ; Oli, might I hear thy morning voice, How would my wearied powers rejoice ! 9 In thee I trust, to thee I sigh, And lift m\ heavy soul on high; For thee sit waiting all the day, And wear the tiresome hours away. 10 Break off my fetters, Lord, and show Which is the path my feet should go ; If snares and iocs beset the road 1 ilee 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 !uct me to thy courts above. \'2 Then shall my soul no more complain; The tempter then shall rage in vain ; And flush, that was my foe before, Shall never vex my spirit more. PSALM 11 1. first Part. 1,2. Common Metre. . Issutance and victory in the spiritual warfare. 1 TT10REVER blessed he the Lord, r Mj Saviour and tny shield ; il< sends his Spirit with his word, To arm me for the held. 'J \\ ben sin and hell their force unite, I 1« makes Irij SOU] his care, Instructs me t<» the heavenly fight, rough the v ££4 LLM ( \U\ . .4* A friend and helper so divine, Dors my weak courage rai-< ; He makes the glorious yjctqry mine; Ami his shall be the praise. PSALM 111. Second Part 3, 4, %\ 0 Common Metre. The vanity of man. and condescension of God. 1 1 " ORD, what is man, poor feeble man, Xj| Born of the earth at first ! His life a shadow, fight and vain, Still hastening to the dust. 2 Oh, what is feeble dying man, Or any of his raee, That God should make it his concern To visit him with grace. 3 That God, who darts his lightnings down, Who shakes the worlds above, While mountains tremble at his frown, How wond'rous is his love! PSALM 144, 12-15. Third Part. Long Mm. Grace above riches ; or, The happy nation. 1 1 TAPPY the city, where their sons JB_jL Like pillars round a palace set, And daughters, bright as polish'd stones, (live strength and beauty to the state. 2 Happy the country, where the sheep, ( 'attic, and corn, have large increase ; Where men securely work or sleep, Nor sons of plunder break their peace. 3 Happy the nation thus endow \1 : But more divinel) blest are those, On whom the all-sufficient God, Himself with all his grace bestows. PSALM ( \l.\ . 333 PSAUI l >>• J-""-' Mc*« Tfu greatness ofGba. 1 TU^f^ God, my King, thy various praise jf I Shall fill the remnant of my days ; Thy grace employ my humble tongue Till death and glory raise the; song. 2 The wings of every hour shall bear Some thankful tribute to thine car: And every setting sun shall see New works of duty done for thee. li Thy truth and justice I'll proclaim, Thy bounty flows an endless stream ; Thy mercy swift ; thine anger slow, But dreadflll to the stubborn foe. •1 Thy works with sovereign glory shine, And speak thy majesty divine : Let Zion in her courts 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 labour of their tongue. 6 But who can speak thy wond'rous deeds ? Th\ greatness all our thoughts exceeds ; \ asl and unsearchable th\ ways ; \ as( and immortal be thj praise. PSAIJI 11.",. 1 — 7,11,13. Krst Part. Common Metro. 77/' i <>f Qod. 1 T <>V. as I live Lll hle^, th\ name |_j M\ King, nrj Gdd of loVe/; M\ work and JO) shall be the same, In tlie bright world above. 324 PSALM (\1A. •J Great is the Lord, his power unknown. And lot liis praise be great : I'll sing the honours of th\ throne. Thy works of grace repeat. 3 Thy grace shall dwell upon my tongue : And while my lips rejoice, The men that hear my sacred song Shall join their cheerful voice. 4 Fathers to sons shall teach thy name, And children learn thy ways : Ages to come thy truth proclaim, And nations sound thy praise. 5 Thy glorious deeds of ancient date Shall through the world be known : Thine arm of power, thy heavenly state, With public splendour shown. 6 The world is managed by thy hands, Thy saints are rul'd by love : And thine eternal kingdom stands, Though rocks and hills remove. PSAL3I 145. Stcoyid Part. 7, &c Common Metre. The goodness of God. 1 ^JWEET is the memory of thy grace, J^ My God, my heavenly King : Let ase to aire thy righteousness In sounds of glory sing. 2 God reigns on high, but not confines His goodness to the skies ; Through the whole earth his bounty shines, And every want supplies. 3 With longing eyes thy creatures wait On thee for daily food ; Thy lib'ral hand provides their meat, And fills their mouths with good. PS \LM GXLV, 1 flow kind are thy compassions, Lord ' How sl<»w thine anger moves ! But soon he sends ins pardoning word To cheer the souls he 1< r> Creatures, vrithal] tlieir endless race, Th) pow er and praise proclaim ; But saints, thai taste ili\ richer grace, I ►elififht to bless tli\ name. PS IXM I 15. 14, it, ,v-< Third Part. Common Metre. Jlfercy to sufferers; or, God hearing prayer. 1 1 " ET every tongue thy goodness speak, J_J Thou sovereign Lord of all ; Thy strengthening hands uphold the weak, And raise the poor that fall. %J When sorrow hows the spirit down, Or virtue lies distrest, Beneath some proud oppressor's frown. Thou giv'st the mourners rest. X The Lord supports our tottering days, And guides our giddy youth ; Holy and just are all his ways, \nd all his words are truth. 1 lie knows the pain his servants feci, He hears his children cry, And their host wishes to fulfil His grace is ever nigh. 5 His mercy never shall remove From men of heart sincere ; ll« saves the souls, whose humble love 1 >in'd w ith holj fear. 6 | His stubborn foes his sword shall slay \nd pierce their hearts w ith pain ; Tint none that SttTVe the Lord shall say, u Thev BOUffhl hifl aid in vain.'' I ad PSALM ( XL\ . 7 [My lips shall dwell upon liis praise, \nd spread his lame abroad ; Let all the sons of Adam raise The honours of their God.] PSALM 145. Proper Metre. AstkeMmSQtiL The kingdom and perfections of God. 1 f ■ ^O bless the Lord let every land comhine ; B Your hearts and minds, your harps and voi- ccs join. Each opening dawn shall hear my songs arise ; Each evening waft its incense to thte skies : All praise, all love, his boundless glories claim. The praise of saints, the seraph's sacred flame. 2 Thy kingdom fills duration's endless rounds, And, with immensity, it knows no bounds ; O'er earth, o'er heaven, o'er hell extends thy sway, Angels, archangels, thrones and powers obey ; All scenes, all worlds, confess thy hand divine ; And seas, and skies, and stars, and suns are thine. 3 How vast thy works ! how various are thy ways ! What themes divine of rapture, and of praise ! What countless wonders in creation blend ! What wonders through thy providence extend ! Surpassing every bound of space and time ; Great beyond thought ; beyond the heavens sub- lime. 4 How just thy ruling hand ! thine empire round, No stain, no fault, no error can be found : Divinely pure, all purity above, Unfolding wisdom, and inspiring love: Thy love, thy wisdom, shall my songs inspire, And listening nations catch the sacred fire. 5 The world's wide frame thy mighty hand upholds ! What glories there preserving power unfolds ! PS \I,M CXLVl. AN hat order, harmony, ami beaut) , sUne ' Peace all th} kingdom! all th\ rule divine! Th\ haugbt) foes are scattered at thj nod. And suffering saintd, sustain'd, confess their God. 6 All worlds, all beings* m thy presence lii And taste the good, th\ i give; |];k1i da) , carl) hour, ascend their waiting i es; Each passing moment yields them fresh supplies : Thy sun illumes, delights, supports with good, And timely seasons shower the plenteous food. ? Th\ hands upraise the fal'n ; defend the poor ; Avenge bold wrongs ; invaded rights secure ; Thy wond rous acts, each race ot man declare- ; We to OUr sons, and they again to theirs ; The heart, the song, thy goodness shall inspire. When heavens grow dark] and earth dissolves in lire. S Bui chief thy children know thy tender care, I i st oo thj grace, thy boundless pity share: To ang< ;• slow, in mercy swift to h< ar, Each filial cry shall find a Father near, \ faithful Friend, to love, to bless, to save. In life, in death, and worlds beyond the grave. !> Through all thy works thy pure perfections shine. In beatuty, grandeur, power, and grace divine ; Prom all, thy hand unmeasured bliss shall bring. Prom evil good, from darkness glory spring : Angela and saints proclaim thy spotless ways, \nd earth's wide regions hymn immortal praise. rs \l>i i it;. Lonf Metro- (iodfor kisgoodnest and truth. 1 IJ^ USE ye the Lord, m\ beart shall join JL In works so pleasant, so divine; Now u bile tl i mine abode, And when m\ soul ascends to God, PS \LM < ALVI. '2 Praise shall employ my noble* power-. While immortality endures ; M\ days of praise shall ne'er be past, While life, and thought, and being last 3 Why should I make a man my trust? Princes must die and turn to dust; Their breath departs, their pomp and power, And thoughts all vanish in an hour. 4 Happy the man whose hopes rel\ On Israel's God ; he made the sky, And earth and seas, with all their train ; And none shall find his promise vain. 5 His truth forever stands secure ; He saves th' opprest, he feeds the poor ; He sends the labouring conscience peace, And grants the prisoner sweet release. 6 The Lord hath eyes to give the blind ; The Lord supports the sinking mind ; He helps the stranger in distress, The widow and the fatherless. 7 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. PSAL3I 116. Proper Metre. As the U3th Psalm. Praise to God for his goodness and truth. 1 IT'LL praise my Maker with my breath ; I 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. 2 Why should I make a man my trust? Princes must die and turn to dust ; Vain is the help of flesh and blood : P8ALM I MA ii- Their breath departs, their pomp and power, And thoughts all vanish in an hour, Nor can thfej make their promise good. :) Happy the man whose hopes relj Od Israel's ( rod ; he made the sky, And earth and seas, with all their train : His truth t<>r ever stands secure ; Jie saves th' opprest, he t\>ri\^ the poor. And none shall find his promise vain. 1 The Lord hath eyes to give the blind ; The Lord supports the sinking mind : He sends the labouring conscience peace, lie helps the stranger in distress, The widow and the fatherless, And grants the prisoner sweet release 5 He loves his saints, he knows them well, Bu1 turns the wicked down to hell ; Thy God, o Zion, ever reigns: Let everj tongue, let ei erj age In this exalted \\ <>i k 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 : M) day- of praise shall ne'er be past, While life, and thought, and being last, Or immortality endures. PSAI^I 117. Fust Port. LongMetie. 77// divine nature, providence, and g i i fJRAlSK ye the Lord: 'tis good to rai- l^ Our heart- and voices in his praise : His nature and his works invite To make this duty our delight. 2& J30 PSALM ( "MAIL 3 The Lout 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 wisdom's vast, and knows no bound ; A deep where all our thoughts are drown'd. 4 Great is our Lord, and great his might \ And all his glories infinite : He crowns the meek, rewards the just, And treads the wicked to the dust. Pause. 5 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 com ; The beasts with food his hands supply, And the young ravens when they cry. 7 What is the creature's skill or force ? The sprightly man, the warlike horse, The nimble wit, the active limb, Are all too mean delights for him. 8 The saints are lovely in his sight : He views his children with delight : He sees their hope, he knows their fear, And looks, and loves his image there. PSAL3I 147. Second Part. Ixmg Metre. Summer and Winter, 1 TTJLESS, O thou western world, thy God, [J And make his honours known abroad ; He bids the sea before thee flow ; Not bars of brass could guard thee so : PSALM CXLVIIi 331 "2 Thy children are securti Mid bh Thy shores have peace, thy cities reel : He feeds thy sons with finest wheat, And adds his blessing to their meat. 3 Thy changi - he ordains, Thine earl} and thy latter rains ; I!i- flakes ofsnofi I » 1^ < ■ woo! he sends, And thus the springing com defends. 1 \\ itfa hoary frost he strews the ground ; III- hail descends with clattering sound: Where is the man so vainly held. That dare defy his dreadful cold ! 5 He bids the southern breezes blow : The ice dissolves, the waters How : But he hath nobler works and waj 3 To call thy chidren to his praise. 6 To all thy sons his laws are shown ; Hi- gospel through the nation known : He hath not thus reveal'd his word To every land : Praise \e the Lord. PSALM 1*7. 7—9,13—18. Coin ,ion Metre. The seasons of the year. 1 mJkTTTH songs and honours sounding loud, V V Address the Lord on high ; Over the heavens he spreads his cloud, And waters veil the sk\ . 2 He Bends his showers of blessings down, To che r the plains below ; He makes the grass the mountains crown. And corn in valle\s grow. :\ He gives the grazing <>\ his meat, II. b< ars the cai ens cry ; But man, who tastes his finest wheat, Should raise Ins honours high. 331 r>AL\i ( \l\ in. 1 His steady counsels change the face Oi* the declining year ; He bids the sun cut short his race. And wintry days appear. 5 His hoary frost, his fleecy snow, Descend and clothe the ground ; The liquid streams forbear to How. In icy fetters bound. 0 When from his dreadful stores on high He pours the rattling 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. 8 The changing wind, the flying cloud, Obey his mighty word : With songs and honours sounding loud, Praise ye the sovereign Lord. PSALM 148. Tropcr Metre. Praise to God from all creatur* is. 1 ^5^TE 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. \! Thou sun with dazzling rays. And moon that rul'st the night, Shine to your Maker's praise, With stars of twinkling light. PS \1M < XLV11I. 338 ITis power declare ^ e floods on 1 1 1 i_r 1 k And clouds that fly In emptj air. 3 The shining worlds above In glorious order stand, < >r in swift courses ni«>\ e I5\- his supreme command. He spake the word, Ami all their frame From nothing came To praise the Lord. ■1 lie mov'd their mighty wheels In unknown ages past, And each his word fulfils While time and nature last. In different ways II is works proclaim His wond'rous name, And speak his praise. Pm 5 Lei all the earth-horn race. And monsters of the deep, And fish that cleave the seas, Or in their bosom sleep, Prom sea and shore Their tribute pay, \nd still display Their Maker's power. 6 A e vapours, hail, and snow. Praise j e th1 almighty Lord, \nd stormy winds that blow To execute bis word. \\ \\i-w lightnings Bhine, Or thunders roar, 29 534 PSALM CXLYIIl. Let earth adore I lis 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 1 ne Lord, the sovereign King ; And, while you rule us here, His heavenly honour 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 feebler voices join ; Wide as lie 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 His honours high. ps w.m cxLvm. PS fcJLM 1 1^. Par*phra$ed. Loaf x I ' nivi rsul praise to Gf< a. I T OUD hallelujahs to the Lord, Jj From distant worlds where creatures dwell; Lei heaven begin the solemn word, And Bound it dreadful down to hell, v..— This Psalm may bi sung to thi tune of the old I I Uh or Wih P*alm% if i ines be ada\ d to < very stanza, viz* Each of his works his name displays, But they can ne'er fulfil his praise. Otherwise it must be sung to the usual tunes of the Long- Metre. *J The Lord, how absolute he reigns ! Let every angel bend the knee ; Sing <>{" Ins love in heavenly strains ; And speak how fierce his terrors he. .*> llii_rh on a throne hi^ glories due!'. An awful throne of shining bliss ! Flj through the world, O sun ! and tell I low dark th\ beams compar'd to his. 1 \wake, ye tempests, and his fame In sounds of dreadful praise declare ; I .< I the s* eel whisper of Ins name Fill every gentler breeze of air, 5 Let clouds, and winds, and waves agree To join their praise with blazing lire ; Let the firm earth and rolling > In this eternal song conspire. 6 \t flowery plains, proclaim his skill; \ rallej a In* low before bis ej e ; And l«ii his praise from every hill Rj tuneful to the nei : 340 P8 UL.M CI* Bui the greal wprk of saving l<>\c. four highest praise exci 3 Ml that have motion, life mid breath, Proclaim your Maker bicst : Yet when my voice expires in death, My soul shall praise him best. FSALJI 150. Proper Metre. As the \\%th Psalm. Universal praise to God. N Zion's sacred gates, Let hymns of praise begin ; Where acts of faith and love With ceaseless beauty shine : In mercy there While God is known, Before his throne With songs appear. In heaven, his house on high, Ye angels, lift your voice ; Let heavenly harps resound, And happy saints rejoice : The glories sing That ever shine, With pomp divine Around your King. His wond'rous acts demand, His wisdom and his grace, The labours of our hands, And transports of our praise : Rehearse his name To every shore, Where'er his power His works proclaim. Let the trump's martial voice, The timbrel's softer sound, [)()\()L()( I The i lemn peal, \ uited pi ind. To swell the \\ itfa highesl Lei man His tuneful to., THE CHRISTIAN DOXOI*OGY. i -in.. TO God 1 < Father, God the Son, Ind I rod the Spirit, Three in < >n Be honour, praise, and glory given, By all on earth and all in heav< n. Com now Mei LET God the Father, and the Son. \p<1 Spirit be ador'd, W here there are works to make him ki i >r saints to love the Lord. I oioa Mi, Wlu re Ike tunc in< lud< I ( 1. T! I E I rod of mere) be ador'd. Who calls our souls from death ; W'ii • j his redi < ming word, And new creating breath. IT. To pre b the 1 ather, and tl e Son, And Spirit all divine, The One in Three, and Three m One. Let saints and angels join. 30 342 DOXOLOGIES. Short Methe. YE angels round the throne, And Baints thai dwell belon , Worship the Father, praise the Son, And bless the Spirit too. A- the 113th Psalm. NOW to the great and sacred Three, The Father, Son, and Spirit be Eternal praise and glory given, Through all the worlds where God is known, By all the angels near the throne, And all the saints in earth and heaven. As the 148th 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 adores. END OF THE PSALMS. ax ixdhx, • >K TABLE, TO 1'IMJ A PSALM ST [TED TO l'.YUTK IL\K IUBJBCT8 <»u m .i AJBION8, N ::. — Infli Ta f we not direct I 'nil Parts I 2 ' In III t distiru I; in this Table, seek anoth- : or seek it undU t mart G . ( '. I . I fealm, Prayer, 1 ': . Deliverance. Death, fee. ADAM the first and secon I, their dominion 8. Afflicted, pity to them 41, 35; tempted, supported 55, 145,146; their prayer 102, 143; saints bappy 73, 94, 119, 14th part. Afflictions, hope in them 42, 13,77; support and profit ll(», 14th part; instruction by them 49, 119, 18th part ; sancti- fied 94, 1 19, 18th part ; courage in them I 19, 17th part ; Fed by prayer 34, 107; submission to thorn 123, 131, from men, see persecution. In mind and body 143; trying1 our graces 66, ll(>. 1 7th part ; without rejection i f saints and Binners different 94 ; gentle 103 ; mode- rated 125; vr rv great 102, l 13, 77. Aged saints1 reflec- tion and hope 71. .y God l ;,J. Angels, guardian, i : all subject to Christ I 9, "7 ; praise the Lord 103 ; present in chun es 28, Appeal to God against pi cutors 7: concerning our sincerity 139; humilitj 131 ; ision of Christ 24, 68, -17. 110. Assistance from God 144,138. Atheism practical 24, 36, 12; punished 10. AU tributes of God 36, ill, 145, 117. Authority from God B iCKSLIDING soul in distress and desertion 15 ; res- tored 51 : pardoned 78, 130. B t rod on the busi- ind comforts of life 127 ; of a family i 28, 133 : of a nation I : !. 147 ; of the country I rson, l . 32, II-'- B f Christ cleansing from Bin 51, 69. Book cripture 19, I L9, 4th pari ; prosperil . bappinesa love 133 ; reproof ill. 5 • i n, ( Vl ( I over his saints 34. Charity to the poor tic< 15, 112 ; mixed with impreca- tions 35. I , lictions. Children prais- 144 INDEX. Lor God 8; made blessing! 127, 128; instructed 3 Christ the second Adam, hi^ incarnatian, his dominion 8; his all-sufficiency Jo: bia ascension 24, 68, 110; the church's foundation 118 ; his coming, the sign* of it J J ; bia condescension and glorification 8 ; covenant made prith him 89 ; first and se< ond coming, or his incarnation, kingdom and judgmi e true 1 1 hi> death and r< 69 ; the eternal ( n - tor L02 : « pie 109; faith in his blood 51 ; God and Godhead 102; our hope 4, 51 ; hia incarnation and sacrifice 40 ; the king and the church his > ; Ids kingdom among the (•entiles 72, 87, 132; his love to ene- miea 109, 35 ; bia majesty (.*7, fj'< ; hia glory 72 ; bia medi- atorial kingdom 89, I 10 ; bis obedience and death n(* ; bis i lal glories and government 46 ; praised by children riest and king 110; bis resurrection on the Lord's day 118; our Btrength and righteousness 71 ; his Buffer- ings and kingdom 2, 22, 69 ; his sufferings for our salvation 09 ; his zeal and reproaches 69 ; his sorrows. Christian qualifications 15, 24; church made of Jews and Gentiles 87. Churchy its beauty, 45, 48, 122; the birth place of saints 87; built on Jesus Christ 118; its complaint 137; ag-ainst enemies 79, 83 ; delight and safety in it 27 ; destruction of enemies proceed from thence 76 ; gathered and settled ]32 ; of the Gentiles 45, 47 ; God fights for her 4b, 10, 20 ; God's presence there 132, 84; God's special delight 87, 132 ; God's garden 92 ; going- to it 122 ; the house and care of God 135 : of the Jews and Gentiles 87 ; its increase 67 : prayer in distress 83 : prayer for the prest nee of Christ 7<) ; persecuted, see persecution ; restored by prayer 85, 102, M>7 ; in national desolation 46; is the safety and honour of a nation 48 ; the spouse of Christ 45 ; its worship and order 48 : wrath against enemies proceeds thence 76. Col planted 107. Comfort, holiness, and pardon 4, 32, 119, 11 tli and 12th parts, and support in God 94, 16 ; from an- cient providences 77, 1 i.J ; of life blest 127 ; and pardon J:JU. Company of saints 16; 106. Complaint of absence from public worship 42 ; of sickness 6; desertion 13; pride, atheism, oppr< • 10, 12, of temptation 13; against unbelievers 59 ; against evil companions 64; gen- eral 102; of quarr< lsom< neighbours 120 ; of heavy afflic- tions in mind and body 143; under great trials 43. Com- passion of God i 17. Communion with saints [NDEX. ( of our poi ci i\ 16 : of -in. repentance :unl pardon 32, 51, 38, 130, 143. Conscience tender l i«». i.;i!i part ; its guilt relieved 38,32, 51, 130. Conten Hon complained of 120. Convent with God 119, 2d part, 63, ( , rrion and joj 126; at Lhe ascension of Christ I hi : of Jews and Gentiles 87, 106, 96. Correction, #e< afflictioo. Corruption of manners general 11,12. Coun- sel and support from God 16, 119. Couragi in death 16, 17.71; in persecution 119, L7th part. Covenantmz.de with Christ 89 ; of grace unchangeable 89, 106. Creation and providence J 1, 104, 147, 148. Creatures, no trust in them 62, 33, 146 ; \ ain and God all-sufficient 33 ; praising God 148. DAIL1 devotion 55, 139, Day of humiliation for dis- appointments in war 60. Death and resurrection of Christ 16,69; of saints and sinners 17, 37, 49 ; and sufferings of ( hrist22, 69 ; deliverance from it dl ; andpride 19; and the resurrection 49, 71, 89 ; courage in it 16,17,23; the effect of sin 90 ; not the end of our being 88. Defence in God 3, 121; and salvation in God 18,61 ; delaying sin- ners warned ir>. Delight and safety in the church 48, : in the law of God I 19,5th, 8th,and 18th parts ; in God • B4, 18. Deliverance begun and perfected 85; from de-pair 18; from death 31, 118; from oppres- sion and falsehood 56 ; from persecution 53, 94 ; bj pray- er 34, 40, 85, 126; from shipwreck 107; from slander 31 ; surprising 126; from temptations 3, 6, 13, 18; from a tumuli 118. Desertion and di tress of soul 25, 1. 1,38, I 13, /> v r< of knowledge I 19, 9th part ; of holiness l 19, l Ith part ; of i urn fort, and deln erance I 19, 12th part ; of quick- ening grace il(), 16th part Desolations, the church's Bafetj in them 46. Despair am! hope in death 17,49; deliverance from it 18, 130. Devotion daily 55, 134, in ; mi :. sick-bed 6, morning, evening, Lord's day. Direction and pardon 25 ; and defence prayed for ."> ; and hope 42; tu knowledge, Disk ise, te< sickness. Distress of -«'iil. or backsliding and desertion -j;* : relieved 51, 130. Dominion of man over creatures '>. Doubts and 1 3, 31, I '•>. Drunkard and glutton 107. Duty to God and man i;>. 24. Dwelling with God, heaven, church, &c. EDI CATION, religious 34,78. Egypt's plagues 105. teoua and w icked I , >~- Em mu i oi < ■» pome 18; prayed for 35, 109; destroyed 12, 76, 18. /. 80" 34* ENDEX. and unbelief cured .17. 49. Equity and wisdom of prov- idence9. Evening psalm 4, 139, 141. Evidences of grace, or self-examination 26 ; of sincerity 18, 19, 199. Evil times i 2 ; neighbours I 20 : m altation of Christ to the kingdom, 2, 21, 22, 69, 7f, 110. Examination or evidences of graci £6, 139. Exhort to peace and holiness 3 L. FAITH and prayer of persecuted saints 35; in the blood of Christ 51, 32; in divine grace and 130. Faithfulness of God 89, 105, 111, 145, L46 : of man 15,141. Falsehood, blasphemy, and oppression, deliverance from them 12, 56. Family government 101 ; love and worship 133 ; bl< I . and doubts suppressed 3,34,31 ; in the worship of God 89, 99 ; of 119, I3th part. Flattery and deceit complained of I i Forgiveness, sec pardon. Formal worship 50. Frailty of man 89, 90, 144. Fretfulness discouraged 37. Friend- ship, its blessings 133. Funeral psalm 89, 90. GENTILES given to Christ 2, 22, 72 ; church 45, 65, 72, 87 ; owning- the true God 96, 98, 47. Glorification and condescension of Christ 8, 45 ; glory of God in our salvation 69 ; and grace promised 84, 97, 89. Glutton 78; drunkard 107. God all in all 127; all seeing 139; all-sufficient 16, 33; his being, attributes and providence 3b, b5, 147; his care of saints 7, 34; his creation and providence 33, 104, &c. ; our defence and salvation 3,61, oJ, 115 ; eternal and sovereign and holy 93 : eternal and man mortal 90, 102; faithfulness 105, 111, 89; his glory in his works and word 19 ; glorified and sinners saved 69; goodness and mercy 145, 103; goodness and truth 145, 14b ; governing power and goodness bb ; great and good 144,68, 145, 147; heart searching 139; our only hope and help 142; the judge 9, 50, 97 ; kind to his people 1 15, ]46 ; his glory in creation and providence 104 ; his kingdom and perfections 145 ; his majesty 97 ; and con- descension 113, 144; mercy and truth 36, 103, 136, 89, 145 ; made man 8 ; of nature and grace 65 ; his perfec- tions 111, 36, 145, 147 ; our portion, and Christ our hope 4 ; our portion here and hereafter 73 ; his power and majesty 68, 89, 93, 96 ; praised 1)}* children 8 ; our pre- server 121, 128; present in his churches 84; our refuge in national troubles 4b ; our shepherd 23 ; his sovereignty and goodness to man 8, 113, 144; our support and com- fort 94 ; supreme governor 82,93, 75 ; his vengeance and INDEX. 341 [passion 68, 97; unchangeable 89, 111, his universal dominion JOJ, bis wisdom in his works ill, 139 ; worthy (.full praise 145,146, 150. Good works 15,24, 11-^; pro- fit men, not God 16 ; Goodness of God 8, 10J, 111, 145, Gospel tta glory and Buccess 19, 45, 110; joyful sound 89 an 1 order 48. tiovi rnmeni of Chri : G >d 72. Grace its evidences, or self- aboi c riches 144; without merit. 16, and provi ' >, 135, L36, L47 ; I restoring 138 ; ti uth an 1 protection 57 ; I h\ affliction 17,66, 125; and glor^ ■ rdon- 130. Guilt of < reliei e I 30, 32, 51 , I30i HAPPY saint and cursed sinner 1. Harvests >, 126, 117. Health, sickness, and recoven 6,30,31; prayed for 6, 38,39. Heart known to (iod 139. Hearing of prayer and Balvation 4, 10, 66, 102, Heaven of separate souls and resurrection 17 ; the saint's dwelling place 24. Holiness, pardon and comfort 4 ; desired 119, 11th part ; profest 119, 3d part, 139. Hope in darkness Id, 77, 143 ; urrection 16, 71 ; and despair in 17, 4(< ; and prayer 27; for victory 20 ; and direction 42 ; in afflictions 42, 1 J.J. Hosanna of the children 8 ; for the Lord's day 118. Household, sea family. Humiliation day 10; for disap- pointment 60. Humility and submission 131, 139. Hypo- criti i and bj pocrisy 12, 40. IDOLATRY reprovi I 16,115,135. Jehovah 68, 83 ; reigns J e< [srael. Images, see idolatry. Imprecations and charity 35. Incarnation ; and ice of < hrist :■ . / anfe 139, «ee children. Infidels miserable end of 52. Instruction from God 25; from scrip- ture 119, 4th and 7th parts ; in piety 34. Instructive af- flictions () 1. Intemperance punished 7<'i ; and pardoned 107. t/by of conversion 126 ; set delight. Israel sayed from the Assyrians 76 : Bayed from Egypt, and brought to Canaan 135,13 , 77, 1 5,107; rebellion and punishment 78 ; pun- ished and pardoned 106, 107 ; trav< Is in the wilderness 107, ll :. Judgment and mercy 9, 68; day 1,50,96,97,98, : 9. Justiceoi providence 9 ; and trutli towards men 1 >. Justification free 23, l JO. K\ VGDOM of ( in 1st . ti > Christ. Knowledge desired 19, 11", 19th part LAW of God, delight in it 119. Liberality rewarded 41, 112. Lift and riches their vanity 49 ; short and feeble ►,144. 7. '' the only accepted time 88. Longing MB INDEX. God 53, i-'. Lord't day psalm 92, 1 1 . naoi i ii / God to the righteous and hatred to the wicked 1, 11 ; to our neighbour 15; to the church 137 of ( hrisl to Burners 3 > ; of God better than life I 3 . of ( rod unchangeable l"1-. <,;,) ; to enem ; brother- ly 133; and worship in a fami]j ibid* I. rury punished 78 ; and pardoned 1. (,7. M iGISTB VV\:> warned 58, .r: •. qualifications 101 i raised and deposed 75. Majesty of God 68. set God. Man i i is vanity as mortal 39, 89, 90, ill: bis dominion over creatures8; mortal and Christ eternal LOS; his wonderful formation 139. Max Im 107. Mar- mystical 45. Master of a family 101. Meditation 1,63, L19,5thand 6th parts, = '." vncholy reproved 42 ; and hope 77; removed 126, Mercies common and spe- cial on, 103; spiritual and temporal 103; innumerable 139; ev< lasting 136; recorded 107; and judgment (> ; and truth of G ,103, 89, 136, 1 15, 146. Merit disclaim- ed 16. Messiah, set Christ, Midnight thoughts 63, 139, 1 19, 5th and 6th pai ts, . '. 52. Mirth cles in the wilderness 111, Morning psalm 3,141; of a Sabbath 5, L9, 63. Mortality of man 39, 19, 90; and hope 89 ; and God's eternit} 90. 102. NATION'S honour and safely is the church 48 j pros- perity 07, 144; blesl and punished 1 07. National delii - erance 07, 75, 76, 124, 126; desolations, the church' i a i\ and triumph in them 46. Nature and scripture L9, 119, 7th part; pfman 139. New~J£ngland psalm 107. OBEDIENCE Bincere 32, 18< 159; better than sacri- fice 50. Old age, death 90 ; and i n 71, 89t Omnipotence % omniscience, omnipresence, &c. r< t ( «<>d. PARDON, holiness and comfort 4; of backsliding and direction 25; and repentance prayed for 3o ; and confession 32 ; of original and actual sin 51; plentiful with God ldo. Patience under afflictions 39 ; under per* seditions 37, 44; in darkness 77, 130, 131, Peace and holiness encouraged 34 ; with men desired 120. Perfect lions of God 111, u:. I 17, 13 . Persecuted saints, their prayer and faith 35, 44,74,80, 83. Persecuti m, vin torj over, and deliverance from it 7. 53, 9 i ; courage in it 1 lc<. 17th part. Persecutors punished 7. 129, 1 l(»: their foil) 14; complained of 35, 44, 74, 80, 83; deliverance from them 94, 9, 10. Persi m > ance 138 ; in trials 1 l". 7th part. Personal glories of Christ 45, Pestilence, preservation INDEX. 34ft in it 91. Piefy, instructions therein 34 ; tei saints. Pity to the afflicted 41 ; §et charity, God. Pleading without repining1 39, 123; the promise! JJ'J, 10th part. Poor, charity to them 15, 37, 41, 112. Portion of taints and Btnaers 11, IT, J7. Poverty confessed 16. Posserand majesty of God 89, 58, I 15, »e< God. Practical atheism God from children 8; for bis care of the church 112; for i ace 33, 104; to our Creator J 00 i f 100; from all creatures in pal 86, 145, I 98; for health restored 30, 116; Tor hearing prayer 66, 102; to Jesus Christ 45 ; from all ca- tions 117; and prayer public 65 ; for protection, grace and truth .">? , for providence and grace 36; for rain 65, 147; saints 149, 150; for temporal blessings 68, 147; for temptations overcome 18; for victory in war ibid. universal 150. Prayer heard 4,34, 65,66; in time of war 20 ; against public enemies 14U ; and hope of victo- ry 20 ; praise public 65 ; and praise for deliverance from evil companions 28; for deliverance from temptation :md hope 21 : for deliverance from enemies 54 ; in church's distress 80 ; heard anil Zion restored 102; and faith of persecuted saints 35,37,56; and praise for de- 34; for repentance and pardon, «k:c. 38, see complaint ; for the latter day glory 53. Preserving g*race Preservation in public dangers 46, 91, 112; daily 121. Pride and Atheism, and oppression punished 10, 12; and death 49. Priesthood of Christ 51, I JO- Prin* ;n 62, 14o. Profession of sincerity, and repentance, fee. J (9,3d part, U'' ; false 50. Promises and threatenings pleaded M9, 1 0th part. Prosperity dangerous 7. J. Prosperous Binners cursed 37, 49, 73- Protection, nd grace 51 ; bj daj and night 121. Providence adorn and equity 9 ; and creation 33, 135, 136; and 1 147; and perfections of God 36 ; its mystery 107 ; in air, earth and . 104, 107, 1 17 : in the , 65. Pru- }. Psalm for soldiers 18,60; for old age 71; for hu for a funeral 89, 90; tor the before prayer 95; before sermon ibid* 101; for householders 1 < > 1 ; for mariners 107; for gluttom and drunkards 107 ; for New-England ibid, tee morn. even. fee. Public praise for private mer- cies 116, 118; 1 r deliverance 124 j vrorship, absence from it comj lained of 4 p attended on 122] pray* 350 1 M I >] or and praise 55,84. Punishment of linneri i. 11 and salvation 78, :l- 106, tes affliction. Purposes holv 119, 15th part QUALIFICATIONS of a Christian 15, fA, Qpwrrf some neighbours 120* Q ■ • 119, 16tn part RATN from heaven 1""). 65, 1 17. Recovery from ^ if k- nr-? 6, 30, 111 . gf in God lr> ; wee joy, de Relative duties 15, 133. Religion and justice 15; in words and deeds .;7. Religious education ' . Re- membrance of former deliverances 77, 143. Repent confession and pardon 32; and prayer for pardon and Btrength 38 ; and faith in the blood of Christ 51. Re- proach removed 31, 37. Resignation 39, 1 J i - 131. Res- olutions holy 119, l 5th part. Restoring grace 138,23. Re- surrection and d< ath of < Jhrisl 2, 16 ; 01 the saints 1( . 1 7. 49,71; and death 49,71,89. Reverend in worshi 99. Revolution American 18. Riches their vanitj 49; compared with grace 11 t. Righteous, see saints. Right- eousness from Christ 71, see salvation, pardon, Christ. liulcrs the care of heaven 21. SABBATH, see Lord's day. Sacrifice 40, 51, 69 ; in- carnation of Christ 40. Safety in public dangers 91; and triumph of the church in national desolations 46 ; in God 6; and delight in the church 27. Saints happy, and sin- ners cursed 1, 11, 119, 1st part; safety in evil times 12, 46 ; the best company 16 ; characterised 1.5, 24 ; and sin- ner's portion 1, 17; dwell in heaven 1.3, 24; punished and saved 78, 106; God's care of them 34; reward at last 50, 90, 92 ; and sinner's end 37, 1,11; patience and world's haired 37 ; chastised and sinners destroyed 94 ; die, but Christ lives 102; punished and pardoned lot). ln7 ; conducted to heaven 10b, 107 ; tried and preserved '•♦', 125~; afflictions moderated 125; judging the world 1 \'k Salvation of saints 10; and triumph IV,; and defence in God 61 ; by Christ 69, 85. Sanctified afflictions 119, last part, 94. Satan subdued 3, 6, Id. Scripture compared with the book of nature 19, 119, 7th part; instruction from it 119,4th part; delight in it 119, 5th and 18th parts; holiness and comfort from it 119, 6th part; perfection 119, 7th part : variety and excellency 119, 8th pari : at- tended with the Spirit 119, 9th part, Seasons of the year 60, 117. Seaman's song 107. Secret devotion 119, Jd part, 34. Seeking God 63, 27. Self examination, or ev- idences of grace 26, 139. Separate soul's heaven 17, INDEX Shepherd of saints is God 23. Shipwreck prevented 107. Stcf bed devotion 6, 38, 39, 11". Sickness healed 6, 10, Uh. s Lemn thoughts after 3 of Christ's coming 12, 96, fee. Stn ot nature 11 ; original and actu- al confessed and pardoned 51 ; and chastisi ment of saints 7::, in-, ; unii ersal 1 ;. >2, 139 ; proved and rewarded 18; profesl 119, 3d part. Sinner cursed, and saint happj 1, LI; and -amis portion 1, IT, 37, 50; hatred and Baints' patience .;7 ; destroyed, and Baints chastised 94. Sin* of tongue 12, 34, 50. Slander deliv- erance from it 31, 120. S< Im. Sorrow*, see af- flictions, sickn< 38, fee. ; of Israel in the Babylonish cap- tivitj 137. Soul* in separate state 17, 146,150. Spirit given at Christ's ascension hi\ ; his teaching desired 119, 9th part, 51. Spiritual enemies overcome 3, 18,144; blessings and punishments 81 ; mindedness 119, 2d part, saint, grace, ■') ; and summer 65, in 1 ; and winter 1 !7. Storm and thunder 29, 135, 148. Strength, repentance, and pardon prayed lor 38 ; from Christ 71 ; of grace 138. Submission 123, 131 ; to Christ 2; to sick- :' the gospel lf>, 110. Sufferings and of Christ 22; and kingdom of Christ 2, 22, 69, lit), ■r 65 ; and winter 1-17. Support and counsel from <> 16; I'm- the ad tempted 55 : and comfort in God ''I. 119, l Ltfa part. Surety and sacrifice, Christ -10. TEMPT ITIONS 3, 18 ; in sickness 6 ; es- from them 25; of the devil 12; Bupport under them ,94. Tempter, fee Satan. Tender conscience 119, 13th part. Thanks public for private mercies 116, li;;, set praise. Thanksgiving of David for deliverance from hi- enemies 18. Th n 'if' nings and promises 81. Thunder and storm Times evil 11. 12. Tongue '. 39. Trial of our graces by afflictions of our hearts 26, 139. Triumph for salvation 18; and- e church in national desolations 16; at the lasl da] 149. T • tions, temptations. Trust • : 1 16. Truth, grace, and pn Hon l Tumult, deliver- \ kfl i I I of man as mortal 39, J.1'. Ml ; of life ami '"i* ' ' gainst the / "i Hry hoped and pi\iv - I Zo2 INDIA. enemies 18 ; and delii i ranee rroi i p yard of God vrasfc I BO. I nbelief and i ted 95. UnchangeabU God 89, 111. / otoj paid in the Church 116 ; holiness 119, 15th part. WAITING for pardon and direction 25 ; f<>r an^. prayer 85, 143, 130. War, prayer in time of i appointments therein 60; victory 18; Bpi ritual 18, 144. Warning's of God to his people 81. Watchfulness 19,1 n . over the tongue 39. Weather 65, 107, 135, 117, 148. Wicked, see sinner, saint. Wicked mischiefs of. means of their ruin 64. Wicked miserable end of 59. Wickedness of man 14, 3G, 51. Wind, sec providence. ;orm. Winter and summer 147. Wisdom and equity of provi- dence 9; of God in his works 111. Word of God, see scripture. Works of creation and providence 104, 117. 148; and grace 1% 33, 111, 135, 1 j mod profit men, not God 16. World's hatred and saints patience 37. Worship and order of the gospel 48 ; delight in i with reverence 89, 99 ; daily 55, 134, 141 ; in a family 133; public 63, 84, 122, 132; absence from it 42, 63. Wrath and mercy from the judgment seat 9 ; see more in God, punishment, sinner, veng-cance. ZEAL and prudence 39. Zion its citizens 15 ; see Church. V TABLE, [»0 MM> an'. PSALM, OR PART OF A PSALH, BY 1'HK FIRST LI.m:. A (J \I\. my tongue, thj silence break 246 Mmighty Ruler of the bI 16 All ye that love the Lord re} 338 \mi3 Father, 1 blesathy gentle hand Father, I sing thy wond'rous grace 151 Firm and unmov'd are they 289 Firm was my health, my day was bright 06 Fools in their hearts believe and say 24 For ever blessed be the Lord 321 For ever shall my song record 193 From a^e to a^e exalt his name 241 From all that dwell below the ski< - 260 From dee}) distress and troubled thoughts 295 GIVE thanks to God, he reigns above 's Happy the man, whose cautious fe< I 3 Hear me, 0 God, nor hide thy lace 2Xi Hear what the Lord in vision said 196 Help, Lord, for men of virtue fail 22 He reigns ; the Lord the Saviour reigns 215 He that hath made1 his refuge (<<>d 203 High in the heavens, eternal God 79 How awful is thy chastening rod 170 How did my heart rejoice to hear 285 How fast their guilt and sorrows rise 28 How long wilt thou conceal thy face 24 How long, O Lord, shall I complain 23 How pleasant, how7 divinely fair 181 How pleasant 'tis to see 299 How pleas'd and blest was I 286 How pleasing is thy voice 141 How shall the young secure their hearts 268 JLlim AH reigns; he dwells in Light 207 J< us, our Lord, ascend thy thro 249 ju where'er the sun 157 If God succeed not, all the <• °.(.il [fGod to build the house deny 29] 1 lift my sou! to God 56 I'll hie-- the Lord from day to day 75 Til praise my Maker with my breath 328 111 speak the honours of ray King 97 Lord, he beard iu\ cries 258 1 love thj kingdom, Lord 309 In all my v;i-t concerns with thee 314 In anger, Lord, rebuke me not 1 1 In God's Own house pronounce his praise 339 Iji Judah, (iod of old was known 107 356 A TABLE, Into thy hand, O God of truth 66 In Zion's sacred g i 3 10 Joy to the world, the Lord is come 217 I set the Lord before my lace 30 Is there ambition in my earth 295 It is the Lord our Saviour's hand 225 Judge me, O Lord, and prove my ways 58 Judges who rule the world by laws 126 Just are thy ways, and true thy word 38 I waited patient for the Lord 88 I will extol thee, Lord, on high 65 LET all the earth their voices raise 211 Let all the heathen writers join 271 Let children hear the mighty deeds 171 Let every creature join 336 Let every tongue thy goodness speak 325 Let God arise in all his might 145 Let sinners take their course 123 Let Zion in her King rejoice 100 Let Zion and her sons rejoice 224 Long as I live I'll bless thy name 323 Lord, hast thou cast the nation off 129 Lord, I am thine ; but thou wilt prove 31 Lord, I am vile, conceiv'd in sin 114 Lord, I esteem thy judgments right 270 Lord, if thine eyes survey our faults 201 Lord, I can suffer thy rebukes 12 Lord, if thou dost not soon appear 21 Lord, I have made thy word my choice 272 Lord, in the morning thou shalt hear 10 Lord, in these dark and dismal days 308 Lord, I will bless thee all my days 73 Lord, I would spread my sore distress 116 Lord of all worlds, incline thy bounteous ear 120 Lord of all worlds above 184 Lord, thou hast call'd thy grace to mind 186 A TABLE. S I Page, Lord, thou hast heard thy servant civ 26J Lord, thou hast search'd and seen dm through 311 Lord, thou hast seen my soul aim 19 Lord, thou wilt hoar nie when I pray 1) . 'ti- a pleasant thing to stand 200 I pd tn\ works of old 05 Lord, h hat a 1* 203 I . what at; - wretch p 1<>2 i at i- man, >le man 322 I, what was man when made at ft 16 Lord, when I count ti \ 81 TEACH me the measure of m\ days 86 Th' Almighty reigns exalted high 216 That man is blest who stands in awe 251 The earth for ever is the Lord's 55 Thee will I love, O Lord, my strength #6 The God Jehovah reigns 218 The God of glory sends his summons forth 111 The God of our salvation hears 137 The heavens declare thy glory, Lord 44 The King of saints, how fair his face 99 The Lord appears my helper now 261 The Lord, how wond'rous are his ways *JvJ7 The Lord, Jehovah reigns 208 The Lord is come ; the heavens proclaim 215 The Lord my Shepherd is 54 The Lord of glory is my light 59 The Lord of glory reigns, he reigns on high 208 The Lord, the Judge, before his throne 106 The Lord, the Judge, his churches warns 108 The Lord, the sovereign King 230 The man is ever blest 2 The praise of Sion waits for thee 136 The Lord, the Sovereign, sends his summons, &C.109 The wonders, Lord, thy love has wrought 90 Think, mighty God, on feeble man 198 This is the day the Lord hath made 263 This spacious earth is all the Lord's 55 Thou art my portion, O my God 267 A TABLE* 361 Page* Thou God of love, thou ever blesl 282 Through every age, eternal God 199 Thrice happy man who fears the Lord 253 Thus I resolv'd before the Lord 8f> Thus saith the Lord, the spacious fields 107 Thus saith the Lord, your work is vain 80 Thus the eternal Father spake 248 Thus the great Lord of earth and sea 248 •Thy mercies till the earth, O Lord 272 Th\ name, almighty Lord 260 Thy praise, O Lord, our thankful songs renew 166 Th\ works of glory, mighty Lord 244 'Tis h\ ih\ strength the mountains stand 140 To bless the Lord let every land combine 320 To bless the Lord our God, in strains divine 34 T<> God I cry'd with mournful voice 108 To God 1 made my sorrows known 319 To God the great, the ever blest 239 To heaven I lift my waiting eyes 283 To heaven let all my sacred passions move 32 To heavVs high King, my soul, thy honours raise 234 To our almighty .Maker, God 217 To thee, before the dawning light *J(>(> To thee, my King, my God of grace 02 To thine almighty arm we owe 39 Twas for my sake, eternal God 152 Twas from thy hand, my God, I came 313 Twas in the watches of the night 132 V\l\ man. on foolish pleasures bent 242 I Dshaken as the sacred hill 288 Up from my youth, may Israel say 293 Up to the hills I lift mine eyes 282 Upward 1 lift mine e\ as 28 1 WE hies-; the Lord, the just, the good 147 We love thee, Lord, and we adore 38 V I shall I render to my God 256 SSI A TABLE. Pmge* When Christ to judgment Bhall descend 107 MTheD God in wrath Bhall rite 128 When God 1^ nigh my faith is itroog 28 \\ hen God provok'd with daring crimes 245 When God restor'd our captive state 380 When God reveal'd his gracious name tit>(> Wrhen Israel sins, the Lord reproves 173 When I with pleasing wonder stand 315 When Israel, freed from Pharaoh's hand 2§6 When man grows bold in sin 80 When men of mischief rise 136 When overwhclm'd with grief 130 When pain and anguish seize me, Lord 280 When the great Judge, supreme and just 18 Where shall the man be found 57 Where shall we go to seek and find 296 While I keep silence, and conceal 70 While life prolongs its precious light 191 While men grow bold in wicked ways 79 Who shall ascend thy heavenly place 26 Who shall inhabit in thy hill * 26 Who will arise and plead my right 210 W7hy did the Jews proclaim their rage 6 Why did the nations join to slay 5 Why do the proud insult the poor 105 Why do the wealthy wicked boast 83 Why do the wicked boast of sin 118 Wrhy doth the Lord stand off so far 19 Why doth the man of riches grow 103 Why hath my God my soul forsook \\) Why should I vex my soul and fret 81 Will God for ever cast us off 164 With all my powers of heart and tongue 310 With earnest longings of the mind 91 With my whole heart I'll raise my song 17 Writh my whole heart I've sought thy face 276 A TAB] I Page. With reverence let the saints appeal 195 With songs and honours sounding l'»nd 33] Would you b< hold the works of God 243 Y. and kings, to ( rod your voices rais* 6 I \. hoi) souls, m God rejoice t2 .'ions round the northern sea 21C> I ttions round the earth, rejoice 219 Yi servants of th' almighU King 254 1 >ns of men, a feeble race 205 \( sons of men, in God rejoice 220 as of pride, that hate the just 105 \< that delight to serve the Lord 254 \< that obej th' almighty King 300 ^i e tribes of Adam join 332 \ et (saith the Lord) it' David's race 191 HYMNS SELECTED FROM DR. WATTS, DR. DODDRIDGE, \ M> VARIOUS OTHEB WBITEBBi ACCORDING TO THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE JOINT ((Ml BflTTEE OF THE GENERAL ASSOCIATION OF CONNECTICUT, AM) THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN AMERICA. B% TIMOTHY DWIGHT, D. D. LATE ritKSIDKN'T OF TALK COLLEGE. HARTFORD: I i; IWTl D BY P. B. <• I I ISOIS \m> CO. i I \ i' . w . i; Gilley, E. Blh fc Co., Collins & < White, Gallahei a. White, l> D. Smith, JVfeto-YbrA . Goodwin A ( o . D I R fc Co., S. Andrus, Pa .1 - /■ { Job xxvi. 11, A c HYMN III. 7 He gave the vaulted heaven it- form, The crooked serpent and the worm ; He breaks the billows with his breath, And smites the SODA of pride tO death. 8 These are a portion of his ways : Bui who shall dare describe hi^ Face I Who ran endure hi^ light, or Stand T<> hear the thunders of his hand I HYMN :*. Com. Met Dr. Watts1 Lyric Poems. Di ignty i Or, (toil's dominion find dn rets. 1 H^EEP silence, all created things, J^_ And wait your Maker's nod : M\ soul stands trembling, while she sings The honours of her God. "J Life, death, and hell, and worlds unknown Hang on his firm decree : lie sits on no precarious throne, N I - leave to be. 3 Chain'd to his throne, a Volume lies, With all the fates of men, With every angel's form and size, Drawn by th' eternal pen. 1 His Providence unfolds the book, And makes his counsels shine ; i opening leaf, and every stroke, Fulfils some deep design. 5 Here, he exalts neglected worms To BCeptreta and a crown ; \nd there, the following page he turn-. And treads the monareh down. 6 N ' asks the reason why, Nor ( rod the reason gives : Nor dares tin4 favourite angel prj Between the folded lca\ es, 32* m MYM\ iv. v. 7 Rfy God, I would not long to - W) fate with curious ej eta ; \A hat gloomy lilies aite writ for m , Or what bright scenes may rise* 8 In thy fair book of life and grace, Oil, may I find my name, Recorded in some humble place, Beneath my Lord the Lamb ! IIY3IN 4. Long Metre. Dr. Watts. God far above all creatures ; oi\ Jlan vain and mortal. Job iv. 17—21. 1 OJIT ALL the vile race of flesh and blood J^ Contend with their Creator, God ! Shall mortal worms presume to be MFore holy, wise, or just, than he? 2 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 vanish like the moth. 4 From night to day, from day to night, We die by thousands in thy sight ; Bury'd in dust whole nations lie, Like a forgotten vanity. 5 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 5. Common Metre. Dr. Watt* God's eternity* \ "jrp rSE, rise, my soul, and leave the ground, l\, Stretch all thy thoughts abroad, in u.\ \i. \iid rouse nj> every tuneful sound To praise tlf eternal < rod. 2 Long rvc the lo spread, Jehovah fill'd bis throne ; ( h \(l.un fbrm'd, or angels ra The .Maker h\ \\ a 3 Hi an ne'er ( But Still maintain their prime ■ Eternity's his dwelling place, k.nd ever is his time. 1 While like a tide our minutes ilow, The present and the pa He fills his own immortal NOW, And sees our ages wa 5 The sea and sky must perish too, And vast destruction come : The creatures — look ! how old they grow. And wait their fiery doom. 6 Well, let the sea all siirink away And flames melt down the skies, Mj God shall live an endless day, When this creation di< HYMN G. Common Metre. Dr. Watts. G • ret r. 1 "1 ' ET others boast h< _ the) be, _1 A Nor death nor danger fear ; While we confess, O Lord, to thee, Whal feeble things we are. 2 Fresh as the grass our bodies stand, \\u\ flourish bright and gaj : A hi. d su eeps o'er the land. And fades the grass aw ay. 3 Our life contains ;i thousand springs, And dies if one be gone i *ni HYMN VII. Strange! that a harp of thousand string! Should keep in time BO long. ■1 Rut 'tis our God supports our frame, The God that form'd us firsl : Salvation to lh5 almighty Name Thai rear'd us from the dust. 5 He spoke, and strait tin; heart and brain In all their motions rose ; Let blood, said lie, flow round each vein, And round eaeh vein it flows. (> While we have breath, or life, or tongues, Our Maker we'll adore : Hi- spirit moves our heaving lungs, Or they would breathe no more. HYMN 7. Long Metre. Beddome. The wisdom of God. \IT, () my soul, thy Maker's will. 1 WA1 Tumultuous passions, all be still \ Nor let a murmuring thought arise ; His ways are just, his counsels wise. 2 He in the thickest darkness dwells, Performs his work, the cause conceals ; Hut though his methods are unknown, Judgment and truth support his throne. 3 In heaven, and earth, and air, and seas, He executes his firm decrees ; And by his saints it stands confest, That what he does is ever best. 4 Wait then, my soul, submissive wait, Prostrate before his awful seat ; \nd 'mid the terrors of his rod, Trust in a wise and gracious (rod. H\ \l\ \ ill. i\. HYMN 8. Common Metre. Dr. ^^ l ticinr wrath and /.•.. rcy : from Viliiini i. 1. 2, 3. RC. 1 L DORE and tremble, for our God His jealous eyes his wrath inflame, And raise his i e higher, 2 AJ might} vengeance, how it burns! How bright his fury slows ' razines of plagues and storms Lie treasured for his foes. \\ Those heaps of wrath, by slow degp Are lbrc'd into a flame ; Bui kindled, Oh, how fierce they blaze ! And rend all nature's frame. 1 At his approach, the mountains (lee, And seek a watery grave ; The frighted sea makes haste away, And shrinks up every wave. 5 Through the wide air the weighty rocks \r»- >u ift as hail-stones hurl'd : Who dares to meet his tier\ rag Thai shakes the solid world ! 0 ^ et, mighty God ! thy sovereign grace Sits regent on the throne, The refuge of thy chosen race, AVlien wrath comes rushing down, 7 Thy hand shall <>n rebellious kings \ fierj tempest pom- ; \\ hile we beneath thv sheltering wings. Thy righteous hand adore. HYMN !>. Long Metre. Dr. Watts. Ood ruion to human affairs* 1 ITP to the Lord, who reigns on high, \J And views the nations from afar, • Heb. \! 374 HYMN \. Lei everlasting praises flv, Ami tell how Large his bounties arc 2 He that can shake the worlds ho made, ( >r w ith his word, or with his rod ; His goodness, how divinely great! What condescension in our God. I] 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 over-rules 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 to 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. 7 Oh, could our thankful hearts devise A tribute equal to thy grace, To the third heaven our songs should rise, And teach the golden harps thy praise. HYMN 10. Common Metre. Dr. Watts. (iijd my only happiness. Fsalm lxxiii. 25. 1 1^/fl~Y God, my portion, and my lo\e, ItJL My everlasting all, I've none but thee in heaven above, Or on this earthly ball. 2 [What empty things are all the skies, And this inferior clod ! m\i\ xi. sva There's nothing here deserves my jeya There's nothing like my God, j 3 [In vain the bright, the burning sun, B otters his feeble light : TPis t'n\ sweet beam creates mj n *>n j If thou withdraw, 'tis night. 1 An$s of Chd. Nairn m i. 7. ', buml approach your God With acred praise, 'Y' Ml HYMN XV. For lie is good, immensely good, And kind are all his \va\>. 2 All nature owns his guardian care, In him we live and move ; But nobler benefits declare The wonders of iiis love. 3 He gave his Son, his only Son, To ransom rebel worms ; 'Tis here he makes his goodness known In its diviner forms. 4 To this dear refuge, Lord, we come, 'Tis here our hope relies ; A safe defence, a peaceful home, When storms of trouble rise. 5 Thine eye beholds, with kind regard, The souls who trust in thee ; Their humble hope thou wilt reward, With bliss divinely free. 6 Great God, to thy almighty love, What honours shall we raise ? Not all the raptur'd songs above, Can render equal praise. HYMN 15. Common Metre. Dr. Watts' Sermons. The doctrine of the trinity, mid the use of it. Eph. ii. 18. 1 RATHER of glory, to thy name, JP Immortal praise we give, Who dost an act of grace proclaim, And bid us rebels live. 2 [Immortal honour to the Son, Who makes thine anger cease ; Our lives he ransom'd with his own, And died, to make our peace.] JIVMN XVI. I To thine almighty Spirit be Immortal glory given, Whose influence brings us near to tin And trains US up for heaven. 4 Let men with their united voice, Adore tir eternal God, And spread his honours, and their joys-, Through nations far abroad. 5 Lei (kith, and love, and duty j)in, ( )ne general song to raise ; Let saints in heaven and earth combine In harmony and praise. HYMN 1G. Common Metre. Medley. The incarnation of Christ, Luke ii. it. 1 "MJTORTALS, awake, with angels join, 1 T | And chant the solemn lay ; Joy, love, and gratitude combine To hail th' auspicious day. 2 Iii heaven the rapturous song began, And sweet seraphic fire Through all the shining legions ran, \iid strung and tun'd the lyre. I ift through the vast expanse it flew, \nd loud the echo roll'd ; The theme, the song, the joy was new, TTwas more than heaven could hold. Down through the portals of the sky Th1 impetuous torrent ran ; And angels lew with eager joy To hear the news to man. H ipt m the silence of the night, I iay 'ill the eastern in orld, W hen bursting, glorious, heaven!) light The wond'rous scene unfurl'd.) H\ Ms XVII. *'» Hark! the cherubic armies shot And glory leads the Song : Good will and peace are beard throughout Th' harmonious, angel-throng. 7 [Oli, for a glance of heavenly love Our hearts and songs to raise ; Sweetly to hear our souls above, And mingle with their ! 8 With joy the chorus we'll repeat, " Glory to God on high ; " Good will and peace are now complete, " Jesus was horn to die." 9 Hail, Prince of life, for ever hail ! Redeemer, Brother, Friend ! Though earth, and time, and life should fail, Thy praise shall never end. HY3IN 17. Common Metre. Tate and Brady. For the nativity of our blessed Lord and Saviour. Luke ii. 8 — 15 1 *^BTHILE shepherds watch'd their flocks by f y night, All seated on the ground, The angel of the Lord came down, And glory shone around. 2 " Fear not," said he, for mighty dread Had seiz'd their troubled mind ; " Glad tidings of great joy I bring " To you, and all mankind. 3 " To you, in David's town, this day " Is born of David's line, " The Saviour, who is Christ the Lord ; " And this shall be the sign : 4 " The heavenly Babe you there shall find, " To human view display'd, in \1\ \\ III. 381 M v 1 1 meanly wrapped in swathing band-, \ik1 lit a manger laid." ,r> 'Jims Bpake the Seraph ; and forthwith Appear'd a shining throng Of angels praising God, and thus Addre>s\l their |<»\ fill BOng ! 6 ■ \11 glory be to God on high, \nd to the earth be peace ; u Good will, henceforth, from heaven to men " Begin, and never cease," HYMN 18. Long Metre. Dr. Watts. The deity and humanity of Christ* John i. 1,3, 14. and Col. i. 16. unci Eph. iii. 9, 10. 1 Tl RE the blue heavens were stretch'd abroad, %^A From everlasting was the Word ! With Goo he was ; the Word was (*od, And must divinely be ador'd. 2 l>\ bis own power were all things made ; \\\ him supported all things Stand ; He is the whole creation's head, And angels fly at his command. 3 Ere sin was born, or Satan fell, He led the hosts of morning stars; (His generation who can tell, Or count the number of his years?) -1 Bui lo! be leaves those heavenly forms, The Word descends, and dwells in clay, That be may converse hold with worms, Dress'd in such feeble flesh as they, 5 Mortals with joy behold bis face, TV eternal Father's only Son; How foil of truth ! how full of grace' When through his eves the Godhead shone ! 33* W\ HIS Xl\. 6 krchangi Is leave their bigh al>< T<> learn new mj sti e, and tell The l<>ve of our descending God, The glories of [mmanuel. HYMN 11>. Short Metre. Dr. Watts. The nativity of Chrtit. Luke i. 30, be. Loin ii. 10, &c. 1 IlKIlOLD the grace appears, J3 The promise is fulfill'd ; Mary, the wond'raus virgin, hears, And Jesus is the child. 2 [The Lord, the highest God, Calls him his only Son; He hids him rule the lands ahroad, And gives him David's throne. 3 O'er Jacob shall he rei^n With a peculiar sway ; The nations shall his grace obtain. His kingdom ne'er decay.] 4 To bring the glorious news, A heavenly form appears ; He tells the shepherds of their joys, And banishes their fears. 5 Go, humble szectins, said he, To David** city fly ; The promvSd infant, bom to-day, Doth in a manger lie. 6 With looks and hearts serene, Go visit Christ your King • And straight a flaming troop was seen ; The shepherds heard them sing : 7 Glory to God on high ! And heavenly peace on earth ; Good mill to men, to angels joy, At the Redeemer's birth. mN W 383 6 [In worship bo divine, I < ' saints employ their tong With the celestial boats we join, And loud repeat their songs : I on Vgh '. tm earth ; Good will to men, la a Ai our Re h i m r'j birth. ] HYMN 20. Common Metro. Steele. The incarnation. John i. 14. 1 A WAKIJj awake the sacred song /% To our incarnate Lord ; Let every heart and every tongue Adore th' eternal Word. J That aw ful Word, that sovereign Power, By whom the worlds were made ; (0 happy morn! illustrious hour !) Was once in flesh array* d ! 3 Then shone almighty power and love In all their glorious forms ; When Jesus left his throne above, To dwell with sinful worms. 4 To dwell with misery below. The Saviour left the skies ; And sunk to wretchedness and wo, That worthless man might rise. tun'd their songs To hail the joyful day ; \\ ith rapture then let mortal tongues Their grateful worship pay. 0 W . Lord, to thee is due ! With wonder we adore ; Hut could we sing as angels do, Our highest praise were poor. 384 HYMN XXI. Jttn. HYMN 21. Common Metre. RJpf The Redeemer's message. Luke iv. 18, 19. 1 1 V" ARK, the glad sound, the Saviour comes, jLl The Saviour promis'd long ! Let every heart prepare a throne, And every voice a song. 2 On him the Spirit largely pour'd, Exerts his sacred fire ; Wisdom and might, and zeal and love, His holy breast inspire. 3 He comes, the prisoners to release, In Satan's bondage held ; The gates of brass before him burst. The iron fetters yield. 4 He comes, from thickest films of vice, To clear the mental ray ; And on the eyes, opprest with night, To pour celestial day. 5 He comes, the broken heart to bind, The bleeding soul to cure ; And with the treasures of his grace, T' enrich the humble poor. 6 Our glad Hosamias, Prince of Peace, Thy welcome shall proclaim ; And heaven's eternal arches ring With thy beloved name. HYMN 22. Common Metre. Dr. Watts. Redemption by Christ. 1 XI7 HEN the first parents of our race y ▼ RebelPd, and lost their God, And the infection of their sin Had tainted all our blood ; 2 Infinite pity touch'd the heart Of the eternal Son, HYMN XXIII. 38S Descending from the h< avenly court, He left h ice of glory threw His most divine array. And wrapt his ( - d in a veil Of our inferior clay. 1 His living power and dying lore, Re leem'd unhappy m And rais'd tin.' ruins of our race To life and Cod again. 5 To thee, clear Lord, our flesh and soul We joyfully resign : Bless'd Jesus, take us for thine own, For we are doubly thine. 6 Thine honour shall for ever be The business of our days, For ever shall our thankful tongues, Speak thy deserved praise. HYMN 23. Propel Metre. 143th. Dr Watt*. The offices if Christ. 1 'lTOIX all the glorious names el Of wisdom, love, and power, That ever tnoi lals knew, That ever angels bore : All are too mean To speak his worth, • mean to set My Sai iour forth. But, Oh, what gentle terms, \\ hat coi Doth our Redeemer To teach his heavenly grace ! Mmc eyes with joy 386 JIVAI.N Will. What forms of Ioyc He bears for me. 3 [Array'd in mortal flesh, lie like an ^?igcl stands, And holds the promises, And pardons in his hands ; Commission'd from His Father's throne ; To make his grace To mortals known.] 4 [Great Prophet of my God, My tongue would bless thy name ; By thee the joyful news Of our salvation came ; The joyful news Of sins forgiven, Of hell subdu'd And peace with heaven.] 5 [Be thou my Counsellor, My Pattern and my Guide ; And through this desert land Still keep me near thy side. Oh, let my feet Ne'er run astray, Nor rove, nor seek The crooked way !] 6 [I love my Shepherd's voice ; His watchful eyes shall keep My wandering soul among The thousands of his sheep : 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 raibc ; 11 V MN XXIII. 3S7 He answers and fulfils His Father's broken law* Behold ni\ soul At freedom set ! Mj Sun ty paid The dreadful debt.] s [/e«« my great High Priest, Offer'd 1 1 is blood and died ; N I \ guilty conscience seeks No sacrifice beside. His powerful blood Did once atone ; And now it pleads Before the throne.] 9 [My Advocate appears, For my defence on high ; My Father bows his ear, And lays his thunder by. \ A all that hell ( )r sin can say, Shall turn his heart, And love away.] 11) [My dear almighty Lord, My Conqueror, and my King, Thy sceptre and thy sword, Thy reigning grace I sing, fhino is the power ; B< h 1-1 I -it In willing bonds Beneath thy feet.] ] 1 [Now, lot my soul arise, And tread the tempter down ; My Captain leads me forth To conquest and a crown. Shall win the 38S HYMN XXIV. 1XV. Though death and hell Obstruct the way.] 12 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. HY3IN 24. Common Metre. Dr. Waits The offices of Christ. 1 '\%TrZ bless the prophet of the Lord, y y That comes with truth and grace ; Jesus, thy Spirit, and thy word Shall lead us in thy ways. 2 We reverence our High Priest above, Who offer'd up his blood, And lives to carry on his love, By pleading with our God. 3 We honour our exalted King • How sweet are his commands \ He guards our souls from hell and sin. By his almighty hands. 4 Hosanna to his glorious name, Who saves by different ways ! His mercies lay a sovereign claim To our immortal praise. HYMN 25. Short Metre. Dr. Watts. Christ the wisdom of God, Prov. viii. 1, 22, 23. 1 OJHALL wisdom cry aloud, ^5 ^d not l-er speech be heard ? The voice of God's eternal Word, Deserves it no regard ? II V.M.N X XVI. 2 " I was his chief delight, " His everlasting Son, * Before the first of all his w h u Creation was begun. 3 |'* Before the flying clouds 4- Before the solid land, -* Before the fields, before the Hoods, 11 I dwelt at his right hand. 1 M When he adorn'd the skies, u And built them, I was there, u To order when the sun should rise, " And marshal every star. 5 " When he ponr'd out the sea, " And spread the flowing deep, <% I gave the Hood a firm decree " In its own bounds to keep.] 6 " Upon the empty air M The earth was balanced well : ' With joy I saw the mansion, where •• The sons of men should dwell. * " My busy thoughts at first u On their salvation ran, M Ere ^iu was born, or Adam's dust M Was fashion'd to a man. 8 M Then come, receive my grace, "Ye children, and be wise ; M Happy the man that keeps my ways, k* The man that shuns them dies." IIY.1IX 2G. Short Metre. Dr. Watt?. t riH our wisdom and righteousness. 1 || QW heavy is the night XJL That hangs upon our eyes, Till Christ with his reviving light CVrer our sou1* arfa 300 ilVMN XXVH 2 Our guilty spirits dread To meet the wrath of heaven But, in his righteousness array'd, We see our sins forgiven. 3 Unholy and impure Are all our thoughts and ways; His hands infected nature cure With sanctifying grace. 4 The powers of hell agree To hold our souls in vain ; He sets the sons of bondage free, And breaks the cursed chain. 5 Lord, we adore thy * To bring us ueav to ( *od, Thy sovereign power, thy healing gracey And thine atoning blood. HJTMlf 27. Long Metre. Dr. Watts. The example of Christ. 1 1|MT dear Redeemer, and my Lord * IT 1 I read my duty in thy word ; But in thy life the law appears, Drawn out in living characters. 2 Such was thy truth, and such thy zeal, Such deference to thy Father's will, Thy love and meekness so divine, I would transcribe and make them mine. 3 Cold mountains, and the midnght air, Witnessed the fervour of thy prayer : The desert thy temptations knew, Thy conflict, and thy victory too. 4 Be thou my pattern ; make me bear More of thy gracious image here ; Then God, the Judge, shall own my name Among the followers of the Lamb. HYMN \W11I. XXI \. 391 I!\ M\ 2& ( onvnoo M< i i Dr. Wilts DEAREST of all the names above, I my < rod, Who can resist thy heavenly love, Or trifle with th) blood ! Tie bj the merits of thy death The Father smiles again ; TPis 1>\ thine interceding breath The Spirit dwells with men, 'Till God in human flesh I see, My thoughts no comfort find ; The holy, jnst, and sacred Three, Are terrors to my mind. But it* [mmanuel's face appear, My hope, m\ joj begins ; lli> name forbids m\ Blavish fear, And grace removes my sins. While Jews on their own law rely, And Greeks of wisdom boasl ; I lo\ e th' Incarnate Mj stery, And there 1 fix my trust. HYMN 29. Long Metre. Dr. Watt* Christ appearing to hit Church* Sol. Song- ii. 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13. 1 FT^llK voice of my beloved sounds fl Over the rocks and rising grounds ; o er bills of guilt, and seas of grief, He leaps, he Hies to my relief. ■J \ >w through the veil of i\c-\\ I ! H nil <•> i - of lore he looks ;it me ; \(»w in tiic gospel's clearest glai ]J< shows the beauties of Ins face* JIVMN \\\. 3 Gently he draws my heart along, Both with his heautics and his tongue : Rise, saith my Lord, make haste azi*ayr jXo mortal joys are worth thy stay. 4 The Jewish wintry state is gone. The mists are jJcd, the spring comes onT The sacred turtle-dove, W€ hearf Proclaims the ?iezv, the joyful year. 5 TIC immortal vine, of heavenly root, Blossoms and buds, and gives her J~ruit~ Lo, we are come to taste the wine ; Our souls rejoice, and bless the vine. 6 And when we hear our Jesus say. Rise vp, my love, make haste away, Our hearts would fain outfly the windr And leave all earthly loves behind. HYMN 30. Long Metre. Dr. Watts. The coronation of Christ, and espousals of the chursh- Sol. Song; iii. 2. 1 "g-^AUGHTERS ofZion, come, behold HLr The crown of honour and of gold, Which the glad church, with joys unknown. Plac'd on the head of Solomon. 2 Jesus, thou everlasting King! Accept the tribute which we bring; Accept the well deserved 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 above- We first receiv'd thy pledge of love. 4 The gladness of that happy day! Our hearts would wish it long to stay z HYMN XXXI. WO Nor let out faith forsake its hold, Nor comfort sink, nor loi old. Bach following minute, as it 0 I by praise, improve our ] 'Till we arc rajs'd to aing th\ Name, At tii. of the Lamb. C> Oh, thai the mouths would roll awa\, \ud brinj onation da} ! The King of grace shall lill the throne, With all his Father's glories on. HYMN 31. LongMetw. Dr. Watts. Glory and grace in the person of Christ. 1 "T^T^^ to the Lord a noble song ! J/^| Awake my soul ; awake, my tongue, Hosarma to th' eternal Name, And all his boundless love proclaim, where it shines in Jesus' face, his grace ; ( rod, m the person of his Son, out-done. *\ The spacious earth, and spreading flood, Proclaim the wise and powerful God ; And thy rich glories from afar, Sparkle in every rolling star. •1 But in his lo .iids, The noblest labour of thine hands: Tiic pleasin \ lustre of his ( s es Outshines the wonders of the skies. •"> Gra a sweet, a charming theme; M\ thoughts rejoice at Jesus1 name ! \ e angels, dwell upon the sound ; v> it to the ground ! 6 < Mi, i.i a j If. - reach the place M here he unveils his lovely face ! 34" KYMN XXXII Where all hi* beauties yon behold, And sing his name to harps of gold ! HYMN 32. Long Metre. Dr. Watt* God m away* All nature with a sovereign • rd : And the bright world of stars ol The will of their superior Lord. J 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 among the sons of light, Pretends comparison with thee ? 5 Yet there is One of hman frame, Jesus, array'd in flesh and blood, Thinks it no robberry to claim A full equality with God. 6 [Their glory shines with equal beams : Their essence is for ever one, Though they are known by different 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.] n\\r\ xxxin. xxxiv. nt HYMN :i:i. Lan% Metre, Dr. \\';ut- ChruVs humiliation and exaltation* Rev. v. 12. 1 m WTHA!T equal honours shall we bring ▼ T To thee, 0 Lord our God, the Lamb, When all the notes thai angels sing, Arc 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. 3 Power and dominion are his due, Who stood condemned at Pilate's bar ; Wisdom belongs to Jesus too, Though he was charg'd with madness here. 4 All riches are his native right ; Yet he sustain'd amazing loss ; o To him ascribe eternal might, Who left his weakness on the cross. 5 Honour immortal must be paid, Instead of scandal and of scorn ; While glory shines around his head, And a bright crown without a thorn. 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. IIYJIX 31. Long Metre. Dr. Watts. JWracle* in the lift, ih,ilJ\, and resurrection of Christ. 1 "TIE HOLD, the blind their sight receive ! Jj Behold, the dead awake, and live ! The dumb speak wonders, and the lame Leap like the hart, and blesa his name ! [IVMn \\\v. 2 Thus dot!i th' eternal Spirit own. And seal the mission of the Son j The Father \ indicates his ca While he hangs bleeding on the cross. 3 H the heavens in mourning stood ; He risi s, and appears a God : Behold the Lord ascending high, No more io bleed, no more to die. 4 Hence and for ever from my heart, J bid my doubts and fears depart ; And to those bands m\ soul resign, Which bear credentials so divine. HYMN 35. LongMetre. Dr. Watts' Miscellany. The humiliation , exaltation, and triumphs of Christ. Phil. ii. 8, 9. Col. ii. 15. 1 P"1"!1IK mighty frame of glorious grace, 1 . That brightest monument of praise, That e'er the God of love desi\\ 1 >w, bow rain, are mortal airs. When Gabriel's nobler harp despairs ! HYMN 8 .. r Metre. 148th. Dr. I t rt, Luke wiv. JJ. 1 "^7"ES, the Redeemer n - The Saviour left the dead ; And o'er our hellish foes High rais'd his conquering head : In wild dismay The guards around Fall to the ground, And sink away. 2 Lo ! the angelic bands In full assembly meet, To wait his high commands. And worship at his tt'et : Joyful they come, And wing their way From realms of day To JeSUS1 tomb. U Then back to heaven they f]\ , The joyful news to bear : Hark ! as they soar on bigh, What music fills the air ! Their antl ,c Jesus, a bo bled, •• Bath lefl the dead; M He rose tn.da\ ," IIYMN WWII. 1 Fc mortals, Catet) the sound. Redeemed by him from hell ; \h;l Bend the echo round Tin* globe, oo which you dwell : Transported crj , " Jesus w b'b Med " Hath left the dead, " No more to die." 5 All hail, triumphant Lord, Who sav'st us with thy blood ! Wide be thy name ador'd, Thou rising, reigning God ! With thee we rise, With thee we reign, And empires gain Beyond the skies. HYMN 37. Proper Metre. 140th. Rippon. Th r Kin gilom of Ch rlst. Phil, i v . 4. 1 1T% EJOICE, the Lord is Kin-: [\, Your God and King adore ; Mortals, give thanks, and sing, And triumph evermore ! Lift up the heart, lift up the voice, Rejoice aloud, ye saints, rejoice. tl Rejoice, the Saviour reigns, The God of truth and love : AY hen he had purg'd our stains, He took his seat above : Lift up the heart, lift up the voice, Rejoice aloud, ye saints, rejoice. *i His kingdom cannot fail, He rules o'er earth and heaven ; The keys of death and hell Are to our Jesus given : Lift up the heart, lift up the voice, Rejoice aloud, ye saints, rejoice. HYMN XXXVIII. 1 He nil his foes shall quell, Shall all our sins destroy ; And <\ . 1 ¥TI] lives, the great Redeemer lives, JLJL (What jo j the blest assurance Vml now, before his Father, Go the delights, the heavenly joys, \J The glories of the place, \\ ben Jesus sheds his brightest beams Of his overflowing apace ! 2 Sweet majesty and awful love Sit smiling 00 his brow ; And all the glorious rankfl above, At humble distance bo^. 402 HYMN XLII. 3 [Princes to hla imperial name, Bend their bright sceptres down ; Dominions, thrones, and powers rejoice, To see him wear the crown. 1 Archangels sound his lofty praise Through every heavenly street, And lay their highest honours down Submissive at his feet.] 5 This is the Man, th* exalted Man, Whom we, unseen, adore ; But when our eyes behold his face, Our hearts shall love him more. 6 And while our faith enjoys this sight, We long to leave our claj ; And wish thy fiery chariots, Lord, To bear our souls away. HYMN 42. Common Metre. Dr. Wftt*. The Creation of the icorld. Gen. 1. 1 "T^TfOW let a spacious world arise, J^l Said the Creator, Lord ; At once th' obedient earth and skies Rose at his sovereign word. 2 [Dark wTas the deep ; the waters lay Confus'd, and drown'd the land : He call'd the light j the new-born day Attends on his command. 3 He bade the clouds ascend on high ; The clouds ascend, and bear A watery treasure to the sky, And float on softer air. 4 The liquid element below Was gather'd by his hand ; The rolling seas together flow, \nd leave the solid land. JIYM\ \LI1I. 403 5 With herbs and plant- (a flowerv birth) The Qaked globe he crown'd, Ere there was rain to bless the earth, ( >r BUD to w arm the ground. G Then lie 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 th' almighty King Did vital beings frame, The painted fowls of every wing, And fish of every name.] 8 He gave the lion and the worm At once their wond'rous birth, And grazing beasts, of various form, Rose from the teeming earth. *> Adam was fram'd of equal clay, Though sovereign of the rest, Design'd for nobler ends than the] - With God's own image bless'd. 10 Thus glorious in the Maker's eye, The young ereation stood ; He saw the building from on high ; His word pronoune'd it good. 11 Lord, while the frame of nature stands. Thy praise shall fill my tongue ; But the new world of grace demands A more exalted song. HYMN 13. Common Metre. Dr. Watts' Lyric Poems . I tong to i /■' aiing Witdom* l I VS TERN \ L Wisdom, thee we praise, JQj Tin e the creation sings i I'M HYMN \LIV. With thy lov'd name, rocks, hills, and >< . And heaven's hijrh palace riin's. 2 Thy hand, liow wide it spreads the Bk) r Mow gloriouci to behold ! Ting'd with a blue of heavenly dye, And starr'd with sparkling gold. 3 Thy glories blaze all nature round, And strike the gazing sight, Through skies, and seas, and solid ground, With terror and delight. 4 Infinite strength, and equal skill, Shine through the worlds abroad ; Our souls with vast amazement fill, And speak the builder God. 5 But still the wonders of thy grace Our softer passions move ; Pity divine in Jesus' face, We see, adore, and love. HYMN 44. Long Metre. Dr. Doddridge. God's goodness to the children of men. Psal. cvii. 31. 1 *^7~E sons of men, with joy record ■ The various wonders of the Lord ; And let his power and goodness sound Through all your tribes the earth around. 2 Let the high heavens your songs invite, Those spacious fields of brilliant light ; Where sun, and moon, and planets roll, And stars that glow from pole to pole. 3 Sing, earth, in verdant robes array'd, Its herbs and flowers, its fruits and shade ; Peopled with life of various forms, Offish, and fowl, and beasts, and worms. 1 View the broad sea's majestic plains, And think how wide its Maker reigns ; iiym\ \i.\. m That band remotes! nations joins, And on each wave his goodness shine* .""> Bui Oh ' that brigher world above, \\ heir Uvea and reigns incarnate loi God's <>nl\ Son, in flesh array'd, For man a bleeding victim made. 6 Thither, my soul, with rapture soar, There in the land of praise adore j The theme demands an angel's lay, Demands an everlasting daw HY3IX 45. Common Metre. Steele. Creation and Providence* 1 T ORD, when onr raptur'd thought surveys |_j Cremation's beauties o'er, All nature joins to teach thy praise, And bid our souls adore. 2 Where'er we turn our gazing eyes, Thy radiant footsteps shine ; Ten thousand pleasing wonders rise, And speak their source divine. li The living tribes of countless forms, In earth, and sea. and air : The meanest flies, the smallest worms Almighty Power declare. 4 Thy wisdom, power, and goodness, Lord, In all thy works appear : And Oli ! let man thy praise record, Man. thy distinguish^ care. 5 From thee the breath of life he drew; Thai breath thy power maintains ; Thy tender mere] , ei er new , Hi- brittle frame sustains. 6 N el nobler favours claim his praise, Of reason's light possess'd ; 36* 406 HYMN XL VI. Bj ic\ elatidh's brtghesl raj b, ►Still more divinely blest. 7 Thy Providence, his constant guard, When threatening woes impend ; Or will tlT impending dangers ward, Or timely succours lend. 8 On us that Providence has shone W itfa gentle, smiling rays ; Oh, may our lips and lives make known Thy goodness and thy praise ! HYMN 4G. Common Metre. Addison. The Travellers Psalm. 1 1 TOW are thy servants bless'd, O Lord, B 1 How sure is their defence ! Eternal wisdom is their guide, Their help, Omnipotence. 2 In foreign realms and lands remote, Supported by thy care, Through burning climes they pass unhurt, And breathe in tainted air. .4J When by the dreadful tempest borne, High on the broken wave, They know thou art not slow to hear, Nor impotent to save. 4 The storm is laid, the winds retire, Obedient to thy wTill ; The sea that roars at thy command, At thy command is still. 5 In 'midst of dangers, fears, and deaths, Thy goodness we'll adore ; We'll praise thee for thy mercies past, And humbly hope for more. in u\ \i \ ii. m 6 Our life, while thou preserv'st thai life, Thj sacrifice shall he ; And death, when death shall be our lot, Shall join our souls lo thee. HYMN IT. Common Metre. Steele. Praim for tin blessings of Providence and Grace, Psalm cxi six. 1 A LMIGHTY Father, gracious Lord, Am Kind Guardian of my days, Thy mercies let my heart record In songs of grateful praise. 2 In life's first dawn, my tender frame Was thy indulgent care ; Long ere I could pronounce thy name, Or breathe the infant prayer. 3 [Around my path what dangers rose ! What snares spread all my road ! No power could guard me from my foes, But my Preserver, Ood. 1 How many blessings round me shone, Where'er 1 turn'd m\ eye ! J low many past almost unknown, Or unregarded by.] 5 Each rolling year now favours brought Prom thy exhaustless store ; But ah ! in vain my labouring thought Would count thy mercies o'er. 6 While SWeel reflection, through mv da\s, Thy bounteous \\:i\\(\ would trace ; Still dearer blessings claim thy praise, The blessings of th\ grace. 7 Vts 1 adore thee, gracious Lord, For favour- more divine ; .108 HYMN XLV1I1. Thai I have known ih\ sacred word, Where all thy glories shine. 8 Lord, when tins mortal frame decays, And every \\ eakness d Complete the wonders of thy grace, And raise me to the skies. 9 Then shall my joyful powers unite In more exalted lays, And join the happy sons of light, In everlasting praise. .HY31N 18. Common Metre. Dr. WftlU. Original sin ; or^ The fink and tecond Adam* Horn. v. 12, &lc. Psalm li. 5. Job xiv. 4. 1 ~f3 ACKWARD with humble shame we look Mm On our original ; How is our nature dash'd and broke In our first father's fall ! 2 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 ! 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, And mingling with the crooked flood, Wanders through all our veins ! 5 [Wild and unwholesome as the root, Will all the bnnrches be ; How can we hope for living fruit From such a deadly tree !] I1\.\I.\ \U\. 409 r> What mortal power from things unclean ( 'an pure productions bring I Who can command a vital stream From an infected spring f 7 Yet, might) God, thy vrond'rous love Can make our nature clean, While Christ and grace prevail abovo The tempter, death, and sin. 8 The second Adam shall restore The ruins of the first ; Ilosanna to that sovereign power That new creates our dust. HYMN 49. Common Metre. Dr. S. Stennetl Indwelling sin lamented. 1 "^JMTITH tears of anguish I lament, ff Here, at thy feet, my God, My passion, pride, and discontent, And vile ingratitude. 2 Sure there was ne'er a heart so base, So false as mine has been ; So faithless to its promises, So prone to every sin. 3 My reason tells me thy commands Are holy, just, and true ; Tells me whate'er my God demands Is his most righteous due. 4 Reason I hear, her counsels weigh, And all her words approve : But Still 1 End it hard t' obey, And harder yet to love. 6 How long, dear Saviour, shall 1 feel These struggles in my breast ! When wilt thou bow my stubborn will, \inl give mv conscience ft si I no HYMN L. LI. 6 Break, sovereign grace, Oh, break the ohann, And set the captive free ; Reveal, almighty God, thine arm, And haste to rescue met HYMN 50. Common Metre. Dr. Watts. The dish mjii r./o////, and madness of sin* 1 £JIN, like a venomous disease, J5 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, recals 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. 4 [We lick the dust, wTe 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 poisonous gall, And rush with fury down to hell ; But heaven prevents the fall.] 6 The man, possess'd among the tombs, Cuts his own flesh, and cries ; He foams and raves, till Jesus comes, And the foul spirit Hies. HYMN 51. Common Metre. Dr. Wan-. An unconverted state ; or, Converting grace* 1 [f^i REAT King of glory and of grace, \3(" We own, with humble shame, HYMN I. II. 411 How \ tie i- oui degenerate i And our Hi 3l father's name* | 2 From Ad;un Sows our tainted blood, The poison reigns \\ ithin, 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 alar from God, We love the distance well ; With haste we run the dangerous road That leads to death and hell. 5 And can such rebels be restor'd I Such natures made divine ! Let sinners see thy glory, Lord, And feel this power of thine. 6 We raise our Father's name on high, Who his own Spirit sends, To bring rebellious strangers nigh, And turn his toes to friends. HYMN 32. Long Metre. Dr. Watts. in in si /i. 1 "| " ET the wild leopards of the wood JLi Put off the spots that nature1 gives ; Then may the wicked turn to God, And change their tempers, and their lives. J \s we\) might Ethiopian slaves, Wash out the darkness of their skin ; The . Common Metre. Dr. TH Thr Holy Scriptun r. 1 '■" IDEN with guilt, and full of fears JLi I Ay 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 lace \lmost in every page. '.\ ['This is the field where hidden lies The pearl of price unknown; That merchant is divinely wise, Who makes the pearl his own. [ Here consecrated water Bows To quench my thirst of sin : Here the (air tree of knowledge grows, Nor danger dwells therein.) 5 This is the Judge that ends the strife. Where w it and reason tail ; M\ guide to everlasting lite. Through all this gloomy vale. 6 Oil, ma\ thy counsels, mighty Cod * Mj roi mi1 feel command ; 36 414 HYMN LVI. LVIl. Nor I forsake the happy road Thai loads to thy right hand. HYMN 50. Common Metre. Dr. Watt* G xl glorified in ike QosptL 1 f HlHE Lord, descending from above, ■ Invites his children near ; While power and truth, and boundless love, Display their glories here. 2 Here, in thy gospel's wond'rous frame, Fresh wisdom we pursue ; A thousand angels learn thy name, Beyond whate'er they knew. 3 Thy name is writ in fairest lines ; Thy wonders here we trace ; Wisdom through all the mysteries sbines, And shines in Jesus' face. 4 The law its best obedience owes To our incarnate God ! And thine avenging justice shows Its honours in his blood. 5 But still the lustre of thy grace Our warmer thoughts employs, Gilds the whole scene with brighter rays, And more exalts our joys. HYMN 57. Common Metre. Dr. S. Stennett The riches of God's word. 1 T ET avarice, borne from shore to shore, |_j Her favourite god pursue ; Thy word, O Lord, we value more Than India, or Peru. 2 Here mines of knowledge, love, and joy, Are open'd to our sight. HYMN LVm. 415 The purest gold without alloy, And gems divineh bright. 3 The counsels of redeeming grace These sacred leaves untold : And here the Saviour's lovely face Our raptur'd ('yes behold. 1 Here, light descending from above, Directs our doubtful feet : Here promises ofheavenl) love Our ardent w ishes meet. 5 Our numerous oriels are here rcdrest, And all our wants supply'd : Nought we can ask to make us blest, Is in this book den) M. G For these inestimable gains That so enrich the mind, Oh, ma}' we search with eager pains, Assur'd that we shall find ! IIY3I.V 58. Common Metre Steele. The excelli ncy and sufficiency of the holy Scriptun r. 1 "M^lATIIKIv of mercies, in thy word r What endless glory shines ! For ever be thy name ador'd For these celestial lines. 2 Here, may the wretched sons of want ExhaUStleSS riches find ; Riches above what earth can grant, And lasting as the mind. S Sere, the fair tree of knowledge grows And \ ields a tree repast ; Sublimer sweets than nature knows, ln\ He the longing i .. 4 Here, the Redeemepi welcome voice Spreads heaven)] peace around ; Lie HYMN UX. \ik1 life, and everlasting joys Attend the blissful sound. 5 Oh, may these heavenly pages be My ever dear delight ; And still new beauties may I see, And still increasing light. C> Divine Instructor, gracious Lord, Be thou for ever near ; Teach me to love thy sacred word, And view my Saviour there. HYMN 59. Long Metre. Beddome. The Gospel <>f Christ. 1 f^\ OD, in the gospel of his Son, \JJf Makes his eternal counsels known ; Tis here his richest mercy shines, And truth is drawn in fairest lines. 2 Here sinners of a humble frame May taste his grace, and learn his name ; 'Tis writ in characters of blood, Severely just, immensely good. 3 Here Jesus, in ten thousand ways, His soul attracting charms displays ; Recounts his poverty and pains, And tells his love in melting strains. 4 Wisdom its dictates here imparts, To form our minds, to cheer our hearts ; Its influence makes the sinner live, It bids the drooping saint revive. 5 Our raging passions it controls, And comfort yields to contrite souls ; It brings a better world in view, And guides us all our journey through. 6 May this blest volume ever lie Close to my heart, and near my eye, HI M.N IA. IAI. 417 'Till life's last hour my soul engage, And be my chosen herifc HYMN 60. Lon Mette. Dr. Watts' Sermons. The gospel is in: power of God to salvation, Rom. i. 16. 1 mm/HAT shall the dying sinner do, y j That seeks relief for all his wo I Where shall the guilty conscience find Ease for the torment of the mind I fcJ How shall we get our crimes forgiven, Or form our natures lit for heaven ! (\ui souls all o'er defil'd with sin, Make their own powers and passions clean ? 3 In vain we search, in vain we try, 'Till Jesus brings his gospel nigh ; 'Tis there that power and glor} dwell, That save rebellious souls from hell. 4 This is the pillar of our hope, That bears our fainting spirits up ; We read the grace, we trust the word, And find salvation in the Lord. 5 Let men or angels di£ the mines, Where nature's golden treasure shines ; Brought near the doctrine of the cross, All nature's gold appears but dross. 6 Should vile blasphemers, with disdain, Pronounce the truth of Jesus vain, We'll meet the scandal and the shame, And sing and triumph in his name. IIY.MN 61« Caramon Metre. Dr. Watts' Sermons. 1 C1IIV n Of vol ft na of tht gospel. II \LL atheists dare insult the cross our incarnate ( »<>d ' 4m HYMN LXII. Shall infidels revile his truth. And trample on his blood I "2 What if he choose mysterious ways To cleanse us from our faultfl I May Dot the works of sovereign grace Transcend our feeble thoughts ? I) What if his gospel bids us strive With flesh, and self, and sin I The prize is most divinely bright, That we are calPd to win. 4 What if the men, despis'd on earth, Still of his grace partake I This but confirms his truth the more, For so the prophet spake. 5 Do some that own his sacred truth, Indulge their souls in sin ? None should reproach the Saviour s name ; His laws are pure and clean. 6 Then let our faith be firm and strong, Our lips profess his word ; Nor ever shun those holy men, W7ho fear and love the Lord. HYMN 62. Long Metre. Dr. Watts. Types and prophecies of Christ. 1 TJEHOLD the woman's promised Seed ! (5 Behold the great Messiah come ! Behold the prophets all agree To give him the superior room ! 2 Abra'm, the saint, rejoie'd of old, When visions of the Lord he saw ! Moses, the man of God, foretold This great fulfiller of his law. *] The types bore witness to his name, Obtain'd their chief design, and ceas'd ; HYMN LXIIL «* The incense ami the bleeding lamb, The ark, the altar, and the priest. 4 Predictions in abundance meet To join their blessings on his head ; Jesus, \\<- worship at thy feet, And nations own the promis'd Seed. HYMN G3. Long Metre Dr. Watts. The power of the Gospel. 1 f ■ 1 1 1 1 S is the word of truth and love, 1 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 wondVous power controls, And calms the rage of angry souls.] 5 | Lions and beasts of savage name Put on the nature of the lamb; AVhile the wide world esteem it strange, Gaze, and admire, and hate the change. 0 M>;\ hut this grace my soul renew, Let sinn and hate me too ; The word that saves me, doth engage \ mre defence from all their ra^e. 420 HYMN LXIV. IA\. HTMlf <\i. Lone Mb "' ,,J w»«* 7%€ effusion oftht Spirit; or, 7V// success of the gospel. 1 rf^i REAT was the day, the joy was great, \JH" When il)'- liis breath, To save the hoi) words from death. -3 Great God' nunc eyes with pleasure look ( )n the dear volume of thy book : There my Redeemer's face I see, And read his name who died tor me. 4 Let the false raptures of the mind Be lost and vanish in the wind : Here 1 can fix my hope secure; This is thy word and must endure. HYMN GC. Common Metre. Dr. Watts. AbraJiaras hltssin^ on the. Gfnttles. Gen. xvii. 7. Rom. xv. C. Mark x. 14. 1 1 TOW large the promise, how divine, JjL To Abra'm and his seed ! 77/ be a God to thee and thine, Supplying all your need. 2 The words of his extensive love From age to age endure ; The angel of the covenant proves, And seals the blessing sure. 3 Jesus the ancient faith confirms, To our great fathers given ; He takes young children to his arms, And calls them heirs of heaven. 4 Our God, how faithful are his ways ! Hi< love endures the same : Nor from the promise of his grace Blots out the children's name, HYMN G7. Common Metre. Dr. Watt*. G The same. Horn. xi. 16, 17. ENTILES by nature, we belong To the wild olive wood; m H\.M\ LXVIIL Grace takes us from the barren U And grafts us in t lie good. 2 With the same I i ace endows The Gentile and the Jew ; If pure and holy be the root, Such are the branches too. 3 Then let the children of the saints Be dedicate to God ; Pour out thy Spirit on them, Lord, And wash them in thy blood. 4 Thus to the parents and their seed, Shall thy salvation come, And numerous households meet at last, In one eternal home. HYMN 68. Long Metre. Dr. Watt?. Christ's invitation to sinners ; or Humility and pride. Matt. xi. 28—30. 1 " f^ OME hither, all ye weary souls, " \_J Ye heavy laden sinners, came ; " 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. HI MX LXIX. IAX. 423 HTKN 00. Coomdoo Metre Steele. 77/ 0 Saviour's invitation, John vii. 37. 1 F II II I] Saviour calls — let ever) eat I Attend the beavenl) sound ; ^ <• doubting souls, dismiss your fear, Hope smiles reviving round. 2 For every thirsty, longing heart, Here streams of bount) flow, And life, and health, and bliss impart To banish mortal wo. 3 Here springs of sacred pleasure rise To ease your every pain; (Immortal fountain ! full supplies !) Nor shall you thirst in vain. 4 Ye sinners, come, 'tis mery's voice ; The gracious call obey ; Mercy invites to heavenly joys — And can you yet delay / 5 Dear Saviour, draw reluctant hearts ; To tbec let sinners fly, And take the bliss thy love imparts, And drink, and never die. HYMN TO. Long Metro. Steele. ]\ < :/'■/ souls invited to rest. Matt. xi. 23. 1 f^i OM E, weary souls, with sins distrest, \^J Come, and accept the promis'd rest; The Saviour's gracious call obey, And cast your gloomy fears away. 2 Oppress'd with guilt, a painful load ; Oh, come, and spread your woes abroad : Di\ ine compassion, mighty loi «' Will all the painful load rem 9 Here mercy's boundless ocean (lows. To cleanse your guill and heal yourwoes; m HYMN LXXI. Pardon, and life, and endless peace : How rich the gilt ! how free the grace I 4 Lord, we accept with thankful heart, The hope thy gracious words impart ; We come with trembling, \ct rejoice, And hless the kind, inviting voice. 5 Dear Saviour! let thy powerful love Confirm our faith, our fears remove ; And sweetly influence every brea.-t, And guide us to eternal rest. IIY3IN 71. Common Metre. Fawcctt. Let the wicked forsake hie wayy fyc* Es&iab lv. 7. 1 CJINNERS, the voice of God regard ; J^ 'Tis mercy speaks to-day ; He calls you by his sovereign word, From sin's destructive way. 2 Like the rough sea that cannot rest, You live devoid of peace ; A thousand stings within your breast, Deprive your souls of ease. 3 Your way is dark, and leads to hell ; Why will you persevere ? Can you in endless torments dwell, Shut up in black despair I 4 Why will you in the crooked ways Of sin and folly go ? In pain you travel all your days* To reap immortal wo ! 5 But he that turns to God shall live. Through his abounding grace ; His mercy will the guilt forgive Of those that seek his face. G Bow to the sceptre of his word, Renouncing every sin : HYMN IAXII. 495 Submit to him, your sovereign Lord, And learn his will divine. 7 His love exceeds your highest thoughts j fir pardons like a God ; Fir will forgive your numerous faults, Through a Redeemer's blood. HYMN 1'Z. Short Metre. Dr. Watts. Christ's commission. 1 "1TJ AISE your triumphant .songs, JL^ To an immortal tune ; Let the wide earth resound the deeds Celestial grace has done. *J Sing how eternal love, Its chief Beloved chose, And hade him raise our wretched race From their abyss of woes. 3 His hand no thunder bears, \o terror clothes his brow ; No holts to drive our guihy souls To fiercer flames below. 1 Twas mercy 111 I'd the throne, And wrath stood silent by, When Christ was sent with pardon down To rebels doom'd to die. 5 Now, sinners, dry your tears, Let hopeless sorrow cease ; Bow to the sceptre of his love, And take the otfer'd peace. i; Lord, we obey thy rail ; We lay a humble claim To the salvation thou hast brought, And love and praise his name. :;? 426 HYMN LXXIII. LXXTI . HYMN ?.**. I.on^Mrtn-. Dr. \V;in=. The apostles] commission ; or, T/ir gospel attested i>y wy- racles, Mark xvi. 15, &c Matt, xwiii. i:;, tog. 1 M /^ O preach my gospel," saith the Lord, " \Jf BM the whole earth my grace receive ; 11 He shall he sav'd, that trusts my word ; 11 And he condemn'd, that won't believe. 2 " [111 make your great commission known, " And ye shall prove my gospel true, '* By all the works that I have done, " By all the wonders ye shall do. 3 " Go heal the si< !.. go raise the dead, " (.o cast out devils in my name ; " Nor let my prophets be afraid, "Though Greeks reproach and Jews blaspheme.] 4 " Teach all the nations my commands, " I'm with you till the world shall end ; " All power is trusted in my hands, " I can destroy, and can defend." 5 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 7-i. Common Metre. Dr. Watts. The book of God's decrees. 1 TT ET the whole race of creatures lie |_j Abas'd before their God ; Whate'er his sovereign voice has form'd He governs with a nod. 2 [Ten thousand ages ere the skies Wore into motion brought ; Ml the loug years and worlds to pome d present to his thought. HYMN LXXV. 427 'A There's not a sparrow, nor a worm, But's (bund id ln^ decree lie raises monarchs to their throne. And .sinks them as he please.) 4 [flight attends the course I run, Tis he pro* ides those rays ; And 'tis his hand that hides ni\ sun, If darkness cloud my days. 5 Yet 1 would not he much eoncern'd, Nor vainly Long to see The volumes of Ins deep decrees, What months are writ tor me. (J When he reveals the book of lite, Oh, may I read my name Among the chosen of his love, The followers of the Lamb ! IIYJIN 75. Long Metre. Dr. Walts Election sovereign and free. Rom. is.. 21—24, 1 [TOEHOLD the potter and the day, |j lie forms his vessel as he please : Such is our God, and such are we, The subjects of his just decrees. *J Doth not the workman's power extend O'er all the mass, which part to choose, And mould it for a nobler end, And which to leave for viler use ;] 3 [May not the sovereign Lord on high Dispense his favours as he will, Choose some to hie, while others die, And yet he just and gracious still f] 1 What if to make his terror known, He lets Ins patience long endure, Suffering vile rebels to ^<> on, And seal their own destruction sure ! 428 HYMN LWVI. 5 What if he means to show his grace, And bia electing love employs To mark out some of mortal race. And form them fit for heavenly joys 7 G Shall man reply against the Lord, And call his Maker's ways unjust, The thunder of whose dreadful word Can crush a thousand worlds to dust ? 7 But, O my soul, if truth so bright Should dazzle and confound my sight. Yet still his written will obey, And wait the great decisive day. 8 Then shall he make his justice known. And the whole world before his throne, With joy, or terror, shall confess The glory of his righteousness. HYMN 70. Common Metre. Dr. Watts. Salvation by grace. Titus iii. 4 — 7. 1 [~H"" ORD, we confess our numerous faults, JL^ How great our guilt has been ! Foolish and vain were all our thoughts, And all our lives were sin. 2 But, O my soul, for ever praise. For ever love his name, Who turns thy i^cet from dangerous ways Of folly, sin, and shame.] 3 'Tis not by works of righteousness Which our own hands have done ; But we are sav'd by sovereign grace, Abounding through his Son. 4 'Tis from the mercy of our God That all our hopes begin ; Tis by the water and the blood Our souls are wash'd from sin. HYMN LXXVIL IAXVIII. 4-20 5 'Tis through the purcha86 of his death, Who hung upon the tree, The Spirit La scut down to breathe On such dry hones as we. 6 RaisM from the dead, we live anew ; And justify \\ !>\ grace, We shall appear in glory too, And see our Fathers face. IIYJIN 77. Long Metre. Dr. Walts. Solvation by grace in Christ. 2 Tim. i. 9, 10. 1 T^TOW to the power of God supreme, J^| 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 abundant grace, He works salvation in our hearts, And forms a people for his praise. 3 TTwas his own purpose that begun To rescue rebels doom'd to die : II'1 gave us grace in Christ his Son, Before he spread the starry sk\ . 4 Jesus, the Lord, appears at last, And makes his Father's counsels known ; Declares the great transactions past, And brings immortal blessings down. 5 He dy'd ; 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 T8. Common Metre. Dr. Watts' Lyric Poems. Ood glorioim and sinners saved, ha. xliv. 23. 1 M7{ \T1IKR, how wide thj glory shines! JP How bigta th\ wonders rise ! 3V em hymn lxxix. Known through the earth by thousand ago*, By thousands through the skn->. 2 [Part of thy name divinely stands On all thy creatures writ, They shew the labour of thy hands, Or impress of thy feet.] 3 But when we view thv strange design To save rebellious worms, Where vengeance and compassion join, In their divinest forms ; 4 Our thoughts are lost in reverend awe ; We love, and we adore ; The first Archangel never saw- So much of God before. 5 Here the whole Deity is known, Nor dares a creature guess Which of the glories brightest shone, The justice or the grace. 6 [When sinners broke the Father's laws. The dying Son atones ; Oh, the dear mysteries of his cross \ The triumph of his groans !] 7 Now the full glories of the Lamb Adorn the heavenly plains ; Sweet cherubs learn Immanuel's name, And try their choicest strains. 8 Oh, may I bear some humble part In that immortal song ! Wonder and joy shall tune my heart, And love command my tongue. HYMN 79. * Short Metre. Dr. Watts. Salvation, righteousness, and strength in Christ. I HE Lord on high proclaims His Godhead from his throne ; HI M\ !A\\. i;i Ncrcif and justice are the name? By which / wiil be burnt* 2 Ye dying soul.i that sit In darkness and distress, Look from the borders of the pit To my recovering grace. 3 Sinners shall hear the sound ; Their thankful tongues shall own, Our rigltteousness and strength is found In thee, the Lord, alone. 4 In thee shall Israel trust, And see their guilt forgiven; God will pronounce the sinners just. And take the saints to heaven. HYMN 80. Common Metre. Dr. Watts. The different success of the gospel. 1 Cor. i. :13, 24. 2 Cor. ii. 16. 1 Cor. iii. 6, 7. 1 ^^IIRIST and his cross arc all our theme, \j The mysteries that we speak Are scandal in the .lews' esteem, And lolly to the Greek* 2 But souls enlightened from above With joy receive the word ; They see what wisdom, power, and love, Shine in their dying Lord. 3 The vital savour of his name Restores their fainting breath ; Bui unbelief perverts the same To guilt, despair, and death. 'Till God diffuse his graces down. Like show cis of hea\enl\ rain, In vain Apollos SOWS the ground. And Paul nia\ plant in vain. 432 HYMN LXXXI. IAXXII. HYMN 81. i oiimioii Metre, Dr. Wtfis. Regeneration. John i. J3. and iii. :;. lee. 1 1^T()'^ a^ tne outward forms on earth, JL^I Nor rites that God has given, Not will of man, nor blood, nor birth, ( an raise a soul to heaven. 2 The sovereign will of God alone Creates us heirs of grace ; Born in the image of his Son, A new, peculiar race. 3 The Spirit, like some heavenly wind, Breathes on the sons of flesh, New models all the carnal mind, And forms the man afresh. 4 Our quicken'd souls awake and rise From the long sleep of death ; On heavenly things we fix our eyes, And praise employs our breath. IIY3IN 82. Common Metre. Dr. Watts. The new creation, 1 A TTEND, while God's exalted Son _/\ Doth his own glories shew : Behold I sit upon my throne, Creating all things new. 2 Nature and sin arc passed away, J\nd the old Adam dies ; My hands a new foundation lay, See the new world arise ! 3 Til be a sun of righteousness To the new heavens I make : None hut the new horn heirs of grace My glories shall partake. 4 Mighty Redeemer ! set me free From my old state of sin ; Oh, make my soul alive to thee, Create new powers within. HYMN LXXXIIL 5 Renew mine eyes, and form nunc ears, \n i it 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, A< ( nrist the Lord is pure. 5 If in my Father's love I share a filial part, Bend down thy Spirit like a dove. To rest upon my heart. 6 We would no longer lie Like slaves beneath the throne ; Our faith shall Abba, Falhrr. cry, And thou the kindred own. 434 in M.\ IAW1V. HYMN hi. Ung Metre, Dr,S. Stt^uett Christians the tonsqf Qod* Julm i. 12. 1 Julm iii. i. 1 ^]\T()',, *H ^W nobles of the earth, JJ^j Who boast the honours of* their birth, Such mal dignitj can claim, As those who bear the Christian name. 2 To them the privilege ia given To be the sons and heirs of Heaven; Sons of the CJod who reigns on high, And heirs of joy beyond the sky. *J ( )n them, a happy, chosen race, Their Father pours his richest grace : To them his counsels he impart-. And stamps his image on their hearts. 1 Their infant cries, their tender age, His pity and his love engage ; He clasps them in his arms, and there Secures them with parental care. 5 His will he makes them early know, And teaches their young feet to go ; Whispers instruction to their minds, And on their hearts his precepts binds. 0 When through temptations they rebel, His chastening rod he makes them feel ; Then, with a lather's tender heart, He soothes the pain and heals the smart. 7 Their daily wants his hands supply ; Their steps he guards with watchful eye ; Leads them from earth to heaven above, And crowns them with eternal love. 8 If I've the honour, Lord, to be One of this numerous family, On me the gracious gift bestow, To call thee, Abba, Father ! too. HYMN LXXXV. LXXXVI. IS i 0 So may m\ conduct ever prove M \ filial piety and love ; \\ lulst all ray brethren clearly ti TlH'ir Father's likeness in my face. HYMN £5. Common Metre. Cowper. Walking with God, Gen. v. 14, 1 /~^f>, for a closer walk with God, \J A calm and heavenly frame ; And light to shine upon the road That leads me to the Lamb ! xJ Where is the blessedness I knew When first I saw the Lord .' Where is the soul-refreshing view Of Jesus and his word ! S What peaceful hours I then enjoy'd! How sweet their memory still! But now I find an aching void, The world can never till. 4 Return, () holy Dove, return, Sweet messenger of rest ! I hate the sins that made thee mourn, And drove thee from my breast. 5 The dearest idol 1 have known, Whate'er that idol be, Help me to tear it from thy throne, And worship only thee. 6 So shall my walk be close with Clod, Calm and serene my frame; So purer light shall mark the road That leads me to the Lamb. IIVM.V HO. LongMetra. Dr. Watts. Religion vain without love, l Cor. xiii. I, ?, .>. I '■ I \H I the tongues of Greeks and .lews. j[ I \ud nobler speech than angels us< 4J6 HYMN lAWVri. If love be absent, I am found, Like tinkling brass, an empty sound. J Were I Inspir'd 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 arc vain ; Nor tongues, nor gifts, nor fiery zeal, The work of love can e'er fulfil. IIYJIN 87. Long Metre. Dr. Watts. Self- i^ightcousn ess insufficient. 1 " "V1TIIERE are the mourners,"* saith the ?T Lord, " That wait and tremble at my word, " That walk in darkness all the day ? " Come, make my name your trust and stay. 2 " [No works, nor duties of your own, " Can for the smallest sin atone ; " f 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 souls, " Walk in the light of your own fire, " Enjoy the spark that ye desire. * haiah i. 10, 11. \ Isaiah xxviii. 20: HYMN lAWVlli. LXXXIX. 4fl 5 • Thia la j our portion at m\ hands, " dell wait- you with her iron bands ; '■ k shall Lie do¥ n in sorrow th< "In death, id darkness,, and despair.'' HTJHN HH. Common Metre. Dr. W Christian virtut ; or, 77k difjiniliij of < <>,,r< rtUm. 1 O TRAIT is the way, the door is strait, £5 That leads tojeys on hi^'h : TTis but a few that find the - ■ While crouds mistake and die. *J Beloved self must he denv'd. The mind and will renew'd. Passion suppress'd, and patience tr\ 'd. And vain desires snbdu'd. :\ [Flesh is a dangerous foe to grace, Where it prevails and rules ; Flesh must be humbled, pride abas'cl, Lest they destroy onr souls. J 1 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 ; We must be watchful every hour, And pray, but never faint. 6 Lord ! can a feeble helpless worm Fulfil a task so hard ! Thy grace must all my work perform, And give the free reward. HYMN 89. Common Metre. Dr. Watt.-' Setrntm. Sins and sorrows laid before God. Job xxiii. 1 /^kH, that I knew the secret place, \J Where I might find my (Jod ' I'd spread mj wants before his face And pour my woes abroad. •J I'd tell him how my sins arise, \\ hat sorrows I sustain ; How grace decays and comfort dies, And leaves my heart in pain. 3 He knows what arguments I'd take To wrestle with my God ; Pd j)lead for his own mercy's sake, And for my Saviour's blood. 1 M\ God will pity my complaints, And heal my broken hone- : He takes the meaning of Ins saints, The language of their groans. 5 Arise, my soul, from deep distress, And banish every fear ; He calls thee to his throne of grace, To spread thy sorrows there. HYMN 90. Long Metre. Dr. Doddridge. Noah preserved in the ark, and the believer i?i Christ. 1 Pet. hi. <20, 21. 1 FflHE deluge, at th' Almighty's call I In what impetuous streams it fell ! Swallow'd the mountains in its rage, And swept a guilty world to hell. kJ In vain the tallest sons of pride Fled from the close pursuing wave ; Nor could their mightiest towers defend, Nor swiftness 'scape, nor courage save. .'{ How dire the wreck ! how loud the roar ! How shrill the universal cry Of millions in the last despair, Re-echo'd from the lowering sky ! HYMN \< I. •1 Yet Noah, humble, happy saint. Surrounded with the chosen few, 8at in bis ark. seeure from feat. And sang ill'' grace that bU i i'Seals endless life to all their souls. HYMN 91. Long Metre. Dr. S. Stennrtt. P< rseverance desired, 1 'I~ESrS, my Saviour and nn God, tJ Thou hast redeem'd me with thy blood : By ties, both nat'ral and divine, I am, and ever will he thine. 2 But ah ! should my inconstant heart, Ere I'm aware, from thee depart. What dire reproach would fall on me, For such ingratitude to thee ' 3 The thought 1 dread, the crime I hate, The guilt, the shame, 1 deprecate ; And \et, so might) are m\ I 1 ildi-r not trust my warmest vows. 1 Pity my frailty, dearest Lord, ( trace in the needful hour afford ; Oh, stee] this tiinoxous heart of mm.' With fortitude and love divine. HO IIV.MN \( II. xcm. 5 Bo shall I triumph o'ei m\ h-ar-. And gather joj from all m> teaffl i So shall 1 to the world proclaim The honours of the Christian name. HYMN 92. Short Metre. Kij^on. SalvatUm&y grratot^ from tke first takuL EpR ji. 5. 1 ifPi &ACE ! 'tis a charming sound ! Hjf Harmonious to the ear ! Heaven with the echo shall resound, \nd all the earth shall hear. k-i Grace first contriv'd a way 'J << save rebellious man. And all the steps i hat grace display. Which drew the wond'rous plan. 3 [Grace first inscrib'd ray name In God's eternal book ; Twas grace that gave me to the Lamb, AVho all my sorrows took.] 4 Grace led my roving feet To tread the heavenly road ; And new supplies each hour I meet. While pressing on to God. 5 [Grace taught my soul to pray, And made my eyes o'erflow : 'Twas Grace which kept me to this daw And will not let me go.] (> (irace all the work shall crown, Through everlasting days ; It lays in heaven the topmost stone, And well deserves the praise. HYMN 93. Common Metre. Dr. Watts. Breathing after the Hotij Spirit ; or, Fervency of d< vo%- tion derired. 1 ^1()MK, Holy Spirit, heavenly dove, \y With all thy quickening powers, nv\i\ \< i\ . m Kmdle a flame of sacred 1«>\ e In these Cold hearts of our-. 2 Look, how we grovel lure below, Pond ot* thesti trifling to) a : Our bouIs can neither ll> nor go, To reach eternal joj s. 'I In vain we tunc our formal songfl : In vain * e strive to rise ; Hosannas languish on our tongues. And our devotion dies. J 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 ? ."> Come, holy Spirit, heavenly Doye1 With all thy quickening powers . Come, shed abroad a Saviour's love, And that shall kindle ours. HYMN 91. Long Metre. B . Prayer for the influences of the Spirit. 1 ^iOMEj gracious Spirit, heavenly Dove, \^J W it li li^ht and comfort from above ; Be thou our guardian, thou our guide, O'er every thought and step preside;. 2 Conduct us safe, conduct us far From ♦very sin and hurtful snare ; Lead to thy word, that rules must :nvo, And teach us lessons how to live. 3 The li Assure mj conscience of her part In the Redeemer's blood ; And bear th\ witness in my heart. Thai I am horn of Godi 4 Thou art the earnest of his love, The pledge of joys to come ; \nd thy soft wings, celestial Dove, Will safe convey me home. HYMN 97. Long Metre. Rippon. Influence of the Spirit. 1 A S showers on meadows newly mown, J\ Jesus shall shed his blessings down, Crown'd with whose life-infusing drops. Earth shall renew her blissful crops. 2 Lands that heneath a burning sky, Have long been desolate and dry, Th' effusions of his love shall share, And sudden greens and herhage wear. 3 The dews and rains, in all their store, Drenching the pastures o'er and o'er, Arc not so copious as that grace, Which sanctifies and saves our race. '1 \- in B >fi silence, vernal showers Descend, and cheer the fainting (lowers, So in the secrecy of love, Palls the sweet influence from above. 5 Thai heavenly influence let me find In holy silence of the mind : While ever] grace maintains its bloom, Diffusing wide its rich perfume. •in EiYMft \( V1I1. c> Nor let these blessings be ctinfkl'd To me, 1 »ut poiir'd <>n ail mankind, "Till earth's wide wastes in verdure rite, And a young Eden bless our eyes* IIYJIN 1)8. LopgMetre. Steele. Th' influence* tf Vie SpirUezperiencecjL John \iv.U>,i~. 1 THkEAR Lord, and shall thy Spirit rl >M JL? ^ll such a wretched heart as mine .' I Qworthy dwelling ! glorious Guest ! Favour astonishing, divine ! *J When sin prevails, and gloomy fear, And hope almost expires in night, Lord, can thy Spirit then be here, Great spring of comfort, life, and light ! 3 Sure the blest Comforter is nigh ; 'Tis he sustains my fainting heart ; Else would my hopes for ever die, And every cheering ray depart. 4 When some kind promise glads my soul, Do I not find his healing voice The tempest of my fears control, And bid my drooping powers rejoice ? 5 Whene'er to call the Saviour mine, With ardent wish my heart aspires ; Can it be less than power divine, Which animates these strong desires ? 6 What less than thine Almighty word Can raise my heart from earth and dust, And bid me cleave to thee, my Lord, M) life, my treasure, and my trust ? 7 And when my cheerful hope can say, " I love my God, and taste his grace," Lord, is it not thy blissful ray, Which brings this dawn of sacred peace ? IIY\I\ MIX. C. 445 8 T,ot thy kind Spirit in my heart For ever dwell, < > ( rod of l<»\ b, \nd light and heaven}) peace impart. Sweet earnest of the joj s pboyc. HYMN 90. Gomroon Metre. Dr. \\;.tt> Conviction of sin l>n the /wn>. While on the proud his anger frowns. 4 Dear Father, let me never be Joiu'd with the boasting Pharisee : I have no merits of my own, But plead the sufferings of thy Son. HYMN 101. Short Metre. Dr. Watts! Repentance from a sense of divine goodness ; or, A com 2>luint of ingratitude. 1 TJS this the kind return, J[ Are these the thanks we owe, Thus to abuse eternal love, Whence all our blessings flow ? 2 To what a stubborn frame Has sin redue'd our mind ! What strange rebellious wretches we, And God as strangely kind ! 3 [On us he bids the sun Shed his reviving i For us the skies their circles run, To lengthen out our da; 4 The brutes obey their God, And bow their decks to men ; But we, more base, more brutish thin. Reject his easj reign. ! \\\ MTS CIL I w 5 Turn, turn us, might} God] And mould our souls afresh ; Break, sovereign grace, these hearts of stone. And gh e ua hearts of flesh*. 8 Lei pasl ingratitude Provoke our weeding eyea^ And hourly, as new mercies fall, Let hourly thanks arise. HYMN 102. Common Metre. Dr. Watts. The repenting Prodigal, Luke xv. U, c ; \Jf He sees our inmost mind ; in vain to heaven we raise our cries, Ami leave our souls behind. 2 Nothing but truth before his throne With honour can appear ; The painted hypocrites are knovMi, Through the disguise they wear. 3 Their lifted eyes salute the skies, Their bended knees the ground ; Rut God abhors the sacrifice, Where not the heart is found. 4 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 104. Common Metre. Dr. Watts. A living- and a dead Faith, collected from several scriptures. 1 "M/TISTAKEN souls ! that dream of heaven, _!▼ I And make their empty boast Of inward joys, and sins forgiven, While they are slaves to lust. HYMJN CV. 44i \l Vain are our fancies, ;ur\ flights, [f faith be cold and dead, None hut ;i li\ ing power unites To Christ the living head. II Tis faith thai changes all the hear( ; 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 pom er ; This is the grace that shall prevail In the decisis e hour. 5 [Faith must obey her Father's will, A- well as trust his grace, V pardoning God Is jealous still For his own holiness. 6 When from the curse he sets us Tier, He makes our natures clean ; Nor would he send his Son to be The minister of sin. '/ His Spirit purifies our frame, And scils our peace with d'od; Jesus and his salvation came By water and by blood.] HYMN 105. Common Metre. Dr. Watts Charcu ten of the i hildn n of God^from *< m ral scriptures. 1 O^O new-born babes desire the bre J^ To feed, and grow, and thrive ; So saint- vi it) gospel ta* And bj th live. 2 [With inwari ir heart approves Ml that the world relate- ; 39 ■\.A) II \ M.N ( V. They love the men their Father l< And hate the works he hate&u] \\ [Not all the flattering baits on earth ( Ian make thcin slaves to hist ; They can't forget their heavenly birth, Nor grovel in the dust. 1 Not all the chains that tyrants use, Shall bind their souls in vice : Faith, like a conqueror, can produce V thousand victories. ] 5 [Grace, like an uncorrupted seed, Abides and reigns within ; immortal principles forbid The sons of God to sin.) 6 [Not by the terrors of a slave Do they perforin his will, But with the noblest powers they have His sweet commands fulfil.] 7 They find access at every hour, To God within the veil ; Hence they derive a quickening power And joys that never fail. 8 O happy souls ! O glorious state Of overflowing grace ! To dwell so near their Father's seat, And see his lovely face ! 0 Lord, I address thy heavenly throne ; ('all me a child of thine. Send down the Spirit of thy Son To form my heart divine. 10 There shed thy choicest lose abroad, And make my comforts strong; Then shall 1 say, My Father, God, With an unwavering tongue* HYMN ( \ I. ( VII. 451 HYMN I or,. ( ommon Mi '■■ Dr. Watts. Parting with carnal joys, 1 "MM"V soul forsakes her vain delight, IT I Ami bids the world farewell ; Base as the dirt beneath m\ feet, And mischievous as hell* 'J No longer will I ask your love, Nor seek your friendship more; The happiness that I approve I- not «i ithiu 3 our power. .'J There's nothing in this dull abode That suits my large desire ; To boundless joy and lasting good My nobler thoughts aspire. 1 [Where pleasure rolls its living flood Prom Bin and dross refin'd, Still springing from the throne of God, And tit to cheer the mind. 5 TV almighty Ruler of the sphere, The glorious and the great, Brings Ins own all-sufficience there, To make our bliss complete.] 6 Had I the pinions of a dove, I'd climb the heavenly road ; There sits my Saviour drest in love, And there my smiling (Jod. HYMN 107. Common Metro. Dr. Watt* Love to God, 1 1 JllTY the heart, where graces reign, jLJI \\ here love inspire a the breast : Love is the brightest of the train, And strengthens all the rest. 454 • HYMN ( \ III. 2 Knowledge, alas ! 'tis all in vain, And all in vain our fear : Our stubborn sins will fight and rcijrn, If love be absent there. 3 'Tis love that makes our cheerful feet In swill obedience move ; The devils know, and tremble too, Hut devils 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 108. Long Metre. Dr. Watts. The vanity of creatures ; or, No rest on earth. 1 T%/H"AN has a soul of vast desires, if I He burns within with restless fires ; Tost to and fro his passions fly From vanity to vanity. 2 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. 3 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. IIVMN ( IV ( \ HYMN LOO. Common Metre. Dr.Watt& Submission to afflictive providences* .!<>•> i- 21. 1 "l^T" IKED as from the earth \\<' came, X^l And crept to life at first, \\ e to the earth return again, And mingle w ith our dust. 2 The dear delights we here enjoy, \wd I'ondlx call our own, Ire but short favours borrow'd now, To be repaid anon. ;; 'Tis God that lifts our comforts high, Or sinks them in the grai e, He gives, and (blessed be his name!) Jle takes hut what he gave. 1 Pefte, all our angry passions then. Let each rebellious sigh Be silent at his sovereign will, And every murmur die. 5 [f smiling mercy crown our lives, lis praises shall be spread, ind we'll adore the justice too That strikes our comforts dead. HYMN 110. Long Metre. Dr. Watts. The humble enlightened^ and carnal reason humbled ; [Malice and rage, those fires of hell, She quenches with her tongue ; Hopes and believes, and thinks no ill, Though she endures the wrong.] 4 [She ne'er desires, nor seeks to know The scandals of the time; Nor looks with pride on those below, Nor envies those that climb.] 5 She lavs her own advantage bv, To seek her neighbour's good ; So God's own Son came down to die, And bought our lives with blood. C Love is the grace that keeps her power, In all the realms above ; There faith and hope are known no more, lint saints for ever love. HYMN 11C. Long Metre. Dr. Watts. Jl < walk by faith, not by tight. 1 *fl^IS by the faith of joys to come JL We walk through deserts dark as night, "Till we arrive at heaven, our home ; Faith is our guide and faith our light. HYMN I \\ II. 2 The want of sight Bhe well supplies, She makes the pearly gates appear ; Par into distant worlds she pries, And brings denial glories near. 3 Cheerful we trend the desert through, While faith inspires a heavenly ray, Though lions roar, and tempests blow, And rocks and dangers 1 i 11 the way. 4 So Abra'm, by divine command, Left his own house to walk with God ; \\\< faith beheld the promis'd land, And lir'd his zeal along the road. HYMN 117. CommonMetre. Or. Watte Unfntiifulnest, ignorance y and unsanctified affections. 1 1 " ONG have I sat beneath the sound J^ Of thy salvation, Lord ! 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 memory can retain ! 3 [My hope, my portion, and my Gocf, How little art thou known By all the judgments of thy rod, And blessings of thy throne !] 4 [How cold and feeble is my love T How negligent my fear ! How low my hope of joys above ! How few alfections there ! 5 Great God ! thy sovereign power impart, To give thy word success ; Write thy salvation in my heart, And make me learn thv grace. HYMN ( Will. 6 shew my forgetful feet the way That leads to joj a <»n high ; There knowledge grows without decay, And love Bhall never die. J HYMN 11H. Commoo Metre. Dr. Doddridge. Being in the/ear of God all the day long* Prov. wiii. 17. 1 f ■ iHRICE happy souls, who, horn of heaven, 1 While yet they sojourn here, Humbly begin their days with God, And spend them in his fear. 2 So may our eyes with holy zeal Prevent the dawning day : And turn the sacred pages o'er, And praise thy name and pray. .*] \Miil hourly cares may love present lis incense to thy throne ; And, while the world our hands employ, Our hearts be thine alone. 1 As sanctified to noblest ends, Be each refreshment sought : And by each various providence Some wise instruction brought. ."> When to laborious duties cali'd, Or by temptation tryM, We'll seek the shelter of thy v. ings, And in thy strength confide. t'» \- different ^'ok-s of life arise, Our grateful hearts would be With thee, amidst the social band, In solitude with thee. 7 At night we lean our weary heads I Mi thy paternal breast ; \ud, safel] folded in thine arms Resign our po* i re to rest 460 HYMN CXIX. CXI 8 In solid, pure delights, like these, Let all my days he pai Nor shall 1 then impatient wish, .NOr shall 1 fear the last. HYMN 119. Long Metre. Dr. Watts* Semen* Gravity and decency, 1 TTJEIIOLD the sons, the heirs of God, Jj S° dearly bought with Jesus' blood ! Are they not born to heavenl) joys, And shall they stoop to earthly toys ? '2 Can laughter feed th' immortal mind ? Were spirits of celestial kind Made fur a jest, for sport and play. To wear out time, and waste the day ? 3 Doth vain discourse, or empty mirth, Well suit the honours of their birth 1 Shall they be fond of gay attire, Which children love, and fools admire ? 4 What if we wear the richest vest, Peacocks and flies are better drest ; This flesh, with all its gaudy forms, Must drop to dust, and feed the worms. 5 Lord, raise our hearts and passions higher Touch our vain souls with sacred fire ; Then with a heaven directed eye, We'll pass the glittering trifles by. 6 We'll look on all the toys below, With such daisdain as angels do ; And wait the call that bids us rise To mansions promis'd in the skies. HY31N 120. Long Metre. Rippon. Liberality ; or, The duty and pleasures of benevolence 1 ^\H, what stupendous mercy shines \j Around the pfiajesty of heaven! HYMN ( \\1. 161 Rebels be deigns Lo call bis sons, Their souk renew'd, their .sins forgiven* 'J Go, imitate the grace divine, '/'he grace that blazes like a sun; Hold forth your fair, though feeble light, Through all your lives lei mercy run. 3 Upon your bounty's willing wings, Swift let the great salvation il\ ; The hungry teed, the naked clothe, To pain and Bickness help apply. 4 Pity the weeping widow's wo, And be her counsellor and stay ; Adopt the fatherless, and smooth To useful, happy hie his way. 5 Let age, with want and weakness bo\rd, Your bowels of compassion move; Let e'en your enemies be bless'd, Their hatred recompensed with love. 6 When all is done, renounce your deeds, Renounce self-righteousness with scorn ; Thus will you glorify your God, And thus the Christian name adorn. HYMN 121. Common Metre. Dr. Doddridge. Love to our neiglibour ; or, The good Samaritan, Luke x. 2fJ— 37. 1 TH1ATHER of mercies, send thy grace, Jl All powerful from above, To form, in our obedient souls, The image of thy love. 2 Oh, may our sympathizing breasts That generous pleasure know ! Kindly to -hare in others' joy, And weep tor other*' wo. 40 4M IIVMN ( WIf. 3 W hen the most helpless boos of p [n low die laid, Bofl be our hearts their pains to feci, And swift our hands to aid. 1 So .'< sua look'd on dying man, Win ii thron'd above the skies ; And, "midst th1 embraces of his God, lie felt compassion rise. b On wings of love the Saviour flew To raise us from the ground ; And shed the richest of bis blood, A halm for every wound. HYMN 12& Short Metre. Fawcett Ixm to U ' Brethren, 1 TTJLKST he the tie that hinds Jfj Our hearts in Christian love ; The fellowship of kindred minds Is like to that above. 2 Before our Father's throne We pour our ardent prayers ; Our fears, our hopes, our aims are one, Our comforts and our cares. 3 We share our mutual woefi Our mutual burdens hour ; And often for each other flows The sympathizing tear. 4 When we asunder part, It gives us inward pain, But we shall still he join'd in heart, And hope to meet again. 5 This glorious hope revives Our courage by the way : While each in expectation h\< - And lon£s to see the day. HYMN (Will, cxxir. t> From sorrow, toil, and pain, Ami Bin, we shall be G Ami perfect love and friendship reign Through all eternity. HYMN 123. Short Metre. Beddomfc Christian love. Gal. in. 1 TT ET party- names DO more J| J The Christian world o'ersprcad ; Gentile and Jew, and bond and free, Are one in ( nrist their head. 'J Among the saints on earth Let mutual love be found ; Heirs of the same inheritance, With mutual blessings crown'd. 8 Let envy, child of hell ! Be banish'd far away ; Those should in strictest friendship dwell, Who the same Lord obey. 4 Thus will the church below Resemble that above, \\ here streams of pleasure ever flow, And every heart is love. HYMN 1*21. Long Metre, Dr. Watts. Love and hatred. Phil. ii. 2. Eph. iv. 30, kc. 1 "T^T(^> by the bowels of mj God, j[_^| His sharp distress, his sore complaii Bj his la>t groans, his dying blood, I charge raj soul to love the saints. 2 ( lamour, and wrath, and war begone ; Envy and spite for evei Let bitter v. ords no more be known Among the saints, the sons of peace. '.*> The Spun, like a peaceful dove, Flies from the realms of noise ami strife ; HYMN CXXV. CWVl. Why should \vo vex and grieve hil I * Who seals our souls to heavenly life ! •1 Tender and kind bo all our thoughts, Through all our lives let mercy run : So G res our numerous faults, For the dear sake * his Son. HYMN l'Zr>. Long Metre. Dr. S. Stcnnctt fyrirle Iamc?ifcff. 1 /T^K^T have I turn'd mine eyes within, V>7 And brought to light some latent sin "Cut pride, the vice T most del Still lurks securely in my br< 2 Here, with a thousand arts she tries To dress me in a fair disguise, To make a guilty, wretched worm Put on an angel's brightest form* 3 She hides my follies from mine eyes* And lifts my virtues to the skies ; And while the specious tale she tells. Her own deformity conceals, 4 Rend, O my God, the veil away, Bring forth the monster to the day ; Expose her hideous form to view, And all her restless power subdue. 5 So shall humility divine Again possess this heart of mine ; And form a temple for my God, "Which he will make his lov'd abode. HYMN 126- Common Metre. Newton. Hi membrance of happier days. 1 CJ \\ EET was the time when first I felt i^ The Saviour's pardoning blood ApphM, to cleanse my soul from guilt. And bring me home to God. HYMN CXXVII. A05 2 Soon as the morn the light rcvcal'd, Hia praises tun'd my tongue ; And when the evening shades prevail'd, His love was all my song. 3 In vain the tempter spread his wiles; The world no more could charm ; I livM upon my Saviour's smiles, And lean'd upon his arm. 4 In prayer my soul drew near the Lord, And saw his glory shine ; And when 1 read his holy word, 1 call'd each promise mine. 5 Then to his saints I often spoke, Of what his love had done ; But now my heart is almost broke, For all my joys are gone. 6 Now, when the evening shade prevails, My soul in darkness mourns ; And when the morn the light reveals, No light to me returns. 7 My prayers are now an empty noise, For JeSQfl hides his lace ; I read, the promise meets my eyes, Bui will not reach my ease. 8 Xow Satan threatens to prevail, And make my soul liis prey : ^ et, Lord, thy mercies cannot fail, Oh, come without delay ! HYMN 1^7. Common Metre. Dr. Watts. Tkc Pilgrimage of the Saints; or, Earth and Heaven. 11" ORD ! what a wretched land is this, JL^ That yields us no supply, No cheering fruits, no wholesome trees, Nor streams of living joy. 10- 466 HYMN CXXVH. 2 But piercing thorns through all the orround. And mortal poisons gro* ; Ami all the rivers thai are (bund, \\ ith dangerous waters flow. 3 Yet. the dear path to thine abode Lies through this weary land ; Lord ! we would keep that 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 inc< 1. 1 5 [A thousand savage beasts of prey Around the forest roam ; But Judah's Lion guards the way, And guidei the strangers home. J G [Long nights and darkness dwell below, \\ ith scarce a twinkling ray ; But the bright world to which we go, Is everlasting day.] 7 [By glimmering hopes, and gloomy fears, We trace the sacred road, Through dismal deeps and dangerous snares, We make our way to God.] 8 Our journey is a thorny maze, But we inarch upward still ; Forget these troubles of the way, And reach at Sion's hill. 9 [See the kind angels, at the gates, Inviting as to come ; There Ji bus, the forerunner, waits To welcome travellers home.] 10 There, on the hills of life and peace, Our raptur'd souls shall dwell, ilYMN < \\\ III. 4*1 Our toils recount, our Saviour bless, \ik1 all In- triumphs tell. 11 | No vain discourse shall fill our tongue, Nor trifles vex our ear ; Infinite grace shall be our song, Ami ( rod rejoice to hear.] 12 Eternal glory to the King That brought us safely through ; Our tongues shall never cease to sing, And endless praise renew. HYMN 128. Common Metre. Dr. Wmttt. Backsliding*, and returns; or, The inconstancy of our love* 1 'T^tT^ is my heart so far from thee, y V 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 th\ love, \- I ha\ c found in thee ! | 3 When my forgetful soul renews The savour of thy grace, Fondly I hope T ne'er shall lose The relish all my days. 4 But ere one fleeting hour is past, The flattering world employs Some sensual bait to seize mj taste, And to pollute my jo\ s. 5 [Trifles of nature, or of art, With fair deceitful charms, Intrude into my thoughtless heart, \ud thrusl me from thine arms.] C Then I repent, and vex my soul, That I should leave thee so ; HYMN (XXIX. Where will those wild affections roll That let the Saviour go I 7 [Sin's promis'd joys are turn'd to pain, And 1 am drow 11M in grief : But m\ dear Lord returns again, lie flies to my relief. 8 Seizing my soul with sweet surprise, He draws with loving hands ; Divine compassion in his eyes, And pardon in his hands.] i) [Wretch that I am, to wander thus, In chase of false delight ! Let me he 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 129. Common Metre. Dr. Watts. Presumption and despair; or , Satan' s various temptations. 1 1 " HATE the tempter and his charms ; JL 1 hate his flattering 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, hozv easy 'tis To walk the road to heaven ; Anon he swells our sins, and cries, They cannot be forgiven. in \i\ CXXX. « I •1 [He bids young sinners, yet forbear To think of ( rod or death : For prayer and devotion are Bui melancholy breath. 5 lie tells the aged, they must die, And 'tis too late to pray ; In vain for mercy now they cry. For they have lost (heir day. \ 6 Thus lie 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 power ; Let him in darkness dwell ; And that he vex the earth no more, Confine him down to hell. HYMN 130. Common Metre. Dr. Watts. /. - to the creatures is dangerous. 1 "ITTOW vain are all things here below ! I Tow ialsc, and yet how iair ! Each pleasure hath its poison too, And every sweet a snare. 2 The brighest things below the sky ( Jive hut a flattering light ; We should suspect some danger nigh, Where we possess delight. \\ Our dearest joys, and nearest friends, The partners of our blood, How they divide our wavering minds, And leave hut half for God. 4 The fondness of a creature's love. Now strong it strikes the souse ! Thither the warm affections move, Nor can we call them thence* 470 HI M\ ( XXXI. ( XXXII. .r> Dear Saviour ! lei thy beauties be M\ soul's eternal food ; And grace command my heart awav 1 'rom all created good. HYMN 131. Long Metre. Dr. Watts. Comfort under sorrows and pains. 1 T^T^W lrt 'he Lord, my Saviour, smile, J^l And shew my name upon his heart ; I would forget my pains awhile And in the pleasure lose the smart. 2 Bui Oh ! it swells my sorrows high, To Bee thf blessed Jesus frown ; My spirits sink, my comforts die, And all the springs of life are down. 3 Yet why, my soul, why these complaints ? Still, while lie frowns, his bowels move ; Still on his heart he hears 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 impressed, 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. 1> 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 132, Common Metre. Dr. Watt* "Redemption and protection from spiritual em 1 A RISE, my soul, my joyful powers, And triumph in my God ; HYMN CXXXIII. 171 A.wake, m\ voice, and loud proclaim 1 1 1 - glorious grace abroad. 2 W< rais'd me from the deeps of sin The gates of gaping bell ; And lixM m\ standing more secure Than Was before I fell. 3 The arms of everlasting love Beneath my soul he plac'd ; And on the Rock of ages M\ slippery footsteps last. 4 The city of my blest abode, Is walTd around with grace ; Salvation for a bulwark stands To shield the sacred place. 5 Satan may vent his sharpest spite, And all his legions roar ; Almighty iueic\ guards my life, And bounds his raging power. 6 \rise, my soul, awake, m\ voice, And tunes of pleasure sing ; Loud Hallelujahs shall addr< M \ >Sa\ iour and my Km. Common Metre. Dr. ^^ M Doubts scattered; or, Spiritual joys restored. 1 TJ ENCE from my soul, sad thoughts, he gone, JLl -^n(l leave me to my joya : My tongue shall triumph in my (Jod, And make a joyful noise. 2 Darkness and doubts had veiTd my mind, And drown'd my head in tears. 'Till sovereign grace, with shining rays, Dispell'd my gloomy fear-. 3 Oh, what immortal joys I felt, And raptures, all divine, When Jesus told me " I was his, " And my helovcd, mine !" 4 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 136. Common Metre. Dr. S. Stennett Pleading with Cod under affliction* 1 "%M7"JI^ should a living man complain f y Of deep distress within, Since every sigh, and every pain I< but the fruit of sin ! 2 \ 0, Lord, I'll patiently submit, Nor ever dare rebel ; Yet sure I may, here at thy feet, My painful feelings tell. 3 Thou seest what floods of sorrow rise, And heat upon my soul : One trouble to another cries, Billows on billows roll. 41 171 ]|\ \|.\ (WWII. ( WW III. I Prom feai to hope, and hope to fear, M \ shipwrecked 9011I 1- toal \ 'Till I am tempted in despair To give up all for lost. 5 \ el through the stormy clouds I'll look Once more to thee, my Cmd : Oh, fix my feet upon a rock, Beyond the gaping Hood ! 6 One look of mercy from thy face, Will set my heart at case ; One all-commanding word of grace, Will make the tempest cease. HYMN 137. Common Metre. Dr. Dodd God speaking peace to his people* Psalm Iww. 1 "1FTNITE, my roving thoughts, unite \^J In silence soft and sweet ; And thou, my soul, sit gently down At thy great Sovereign's feet. 2 Jehovah's awful voice is heard, Yet gladly I attend ; For lo ! the everlasting God Proclaims himself my Friend. 3 Harmonious accents to my soul The sounds of peace convey ; The tempest at his word subsides, And winds and seas obey. 4 By all its joys, I charge my heart, To grieve his love no more ; But, charm'd 1>\ melody divine, To give its follies o'er. II Y JIN 138. Common Metre. Beddome. Exhortations to confidence in God. 1 ^^7~E trembling souls, dismiss your fears ; j[ Be mercy all your theme ; HYMN C XX XIX. 171 Mercy, aa Inch like a riirey fton a In one continued stream. 2 Fear not the powers of earth and hell ; God m ill these powers restrain ; I li- might} arm their i-n ir< ■ repel, And make their efforts \ am. 3 Fear not the want of outward good, I le w ill for his provide ; Grant them supplies of daily food. And give them heaven beside. •1 Fear not that he will e'er forsake, Or leave his Work undone ; He's faithful to his promises, And faithful to his Son. 5 Fear not the terrors of the grave, Or death's tremendous sting; He will from endless wrath present-. To endless glory bring. 6 You in his wisdom, power, and grace, May confidently trust ; His wisdom guides, his power protects, Jli> grace rewards the just. HYMN 13i>. Ung Metre. Dr. Watts. The triumph of faith ; or, Christ's unchangeable love. Rom. \ iii. •>.). &c. ] "V¥7"IIO shall the Lord's elect condemn ? y y 'Tis God that justifies their souls, And mere} , like a mighty stream, O'er all their sins di\ melv mil-. Who shall adjudge the sunt- to hell 1 'Tis Christ that suffered in their ^tead ; And the -alvatmn to fulfil, Behold him rising from the dead. 4K HYMN CXL. 3 He lives! he lives! and sits above. For ever interceding there: Who shall divide us from his love, Or what should tempt us to despair 1 4 Shall persecution, or distress, Famine, or sword, or nakedness? He that hath lov'd us, bears us through, And makes us more than conquerors 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, Shall cause his mercy to remove, Or wean our hearts from Christ our love. HYMN 140. Long Metre. Dr. Watts. Our own weakness, and Christ our strength. 2 Cor. xii. 7, 9, 10. 1 ~1~ ET me but hear my Saviour say, JLi Strength shall be equal to thy day : Then I'll rejoice in deep distress, Leaning on all-sufficient grace. 2 I glory in infirmity, That Christ's own power may rest on me ; "When I am weak, then am I strong, (J race is my shield, and Christ my song. 3 I can do all things, or can bear All sufferings, 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, HYMN CXLI. CXLTI. 477 When now temptations spring and ric We liml h«>u great our weakness Is. 5 9 i Samson, when his hairwas lost, Met the Philistines to his cost ; Shook his \ lie limbs u ith sad surpri M id E eble fight, and lost his eyes, HYMN 1 II. Common Metro. Dr. Watts. /' i examples of Christ and the smuts. 1 4^i \\\] me the wings of faith, to rise \Jf Within the veij, and see The saints above, how great their joys. How bright their glories be ! 2 Once they were mourning here below, And wet their conch with tears ; They wrestled hard, as w e do r* i With sms. and doubts, and tears. 3 1 ask them whence their victory came? They, with united breath, Ascribe their conquest to the Latrih, Their triumph to his death. 4 They mark'd the footsteps that he trod, His zeal inspired their breast :) And, following their incarnate Cod, Possess'd the promis'd rest. 5 Our glorious Leader claims our praise, For his own pattern given ; While the long cloud of witnesses Shew the same path to heaven. HYMN l 12. Common Metre. I).. Watts. T!n safety and protection of the church, [sa. kxvi 1—6. II ( >\\ honourable is the place Where we adoring stand : li 17| HI Mffl c \LIir Zion, the glory of tin- earth, \nd beaut) of the land ! 2 Bulwarks of might) grace defend The city where we dwell ; The walls, of strong salvation made, Defy th' assaults of hell. 3 Lift up the everlasting gates, The doors wide open fling : I O ' Enter, ye nations, that obey The statutes of our King. 4 Here shall you taste unmingled joys, And live in perfect peace ; You that have known Jehovah's name, And ventur'd on his grace. 5 Trust in the Lord, for ever trust, And banish all your fears : Strength in the Lord Jehovah dwells, Eternal as his years. 6 What though the rebels dwell on high, His arm shall bring them low ; Low as the caverns of the grave Their lofty heads shall bow. 7 On Babylon our feet shall tread, In that rejoicing hour ; The ruins of her walls shall spread A pavement for the poor. HYMN 143. Common Metre. Dr. Watts. A vision of the kingdom of Christ among men. Rev. xxi. 1, 2, 3, 4. 1 1 " O, what a glorious sight appears JLi 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, The New Jerusalem comes down, A.dorn*d with shining grace. 3 Attending angels shout for joy, Ami the bright armies sing, • Mortals, behold the Bacred scat " Of your descending King, •1 "The God of glory down to men " Removes his bless'd abode ; u Men, the dear objects of Ins grace, •• And he the loving God. 5 " If is own kind hand shall wipe the tears " From every weeping eye, '; And pains, and groans, and griefs, and fears, " And death itself shall die." <*> How long, dear Saviour, Oh, how long Shall this bright hour delay ! Fly swifter round, ye wheels of time, And bring the welcome day. HY3IX 1 1 1. Long Metre. Dr. Wafte The beatitudes* Matt. v. 2— 12, 1 [ [JLESST) are the humble souls that see Jj) Their emptiness and povert) : Treasures of grace to them are given, And crowns of joy laid up in heaven.] ^ [Bless'd are the men of broken heart, Who mourn for sin with inward smart ; The blood of Christ divinely flow-. A healing halm for all their woes.] I) [Bless'd are the meek, who stand afar From rage and passion, noise and war; God will secure their bapp) Sttfte, \nd plead their cause against the great.] 4 [Bless'd are the souls, that thirst for grace, 11 nngcr and long fur righteousm. HYMN CXLV. They Bhall be well supplyM, and fed Wnli living streams and living bread.] .") | Bless'd aic the men, whose bowels move, And melt with sympath] and love ; From Christ, the Lord, shall they obtain Jake sympathy and love again.] 6 [Bless'd arc the pure, whose hearts are clean From the defiling power of sin ; With endless pleasure they ^hall see A God of spotless purity. J 7 [ Bless'd are the men of peaceful life, Who quench the coals of growing strife ; They shall he call'd the heirs of bliss, The sons of God, the pod of peace.] 8 | Bless'd are the sntTerers, who partake Of pain and shame for .Jesns' sake; Their souls shall triumph in the Lord, Glory and joy are their reward.] HYMN 145. Short Metre. Dr. Watts. TIip l>Irssrrf?irs$ of gospel times: o?-, The revelation of Christ to Jews and Gentiles. Isa. v. 2,7, 8, 9, 10. Vfatt. xiii. lo, 17. 1 "I W~()W beauteous are their feet, JjL Who stand on Zioirs hill ; Who bring salvation on their tongues, And words of peace reveal ! 2 How charming is their voice ! How sweet the tidings are ! " Zion, behold thy Saviour-King, " Jfe reigns and triumphs here." 3 How happy are our ears, That hear this joyful sound, Which kings and prophets waited for, \nd sought, but never found \ ll\ M\ CXLVL 481 1 ll<»\v blessed are our e) ea That Bee this heavenly light ! Prophets and kings desir'd it long, But d\\l without the sight. 5 The watchmen, join their voice, And tuneful note-- employ ; Jerusalem breaks forth in songs, And deserts learn the j< . . 6 The Lord makes bare his arm Through all the earth abroad ; Let every nation now behold Their Saviour and their God. HYMN 116. Long Metre. Dr. Wfttfr. 77/ > pleasures of a good conscience, 1 1 " OKI), how secure and blest are they, JLi 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, Bat fly not half so swift away ; Their souls are ever bright as noon, \nd calm as summer evenings be, 4 Now oft they look to heavenly hills, Where streams of living pleasures How, And longing hopes and cheerful smiles Bit undisturb'd upon their brow.] 5 They scorn to seek our golden to But spend the day, and share the night, In numbering o'er the richer j<>\ a That heaven prepares for their delight. HYMN ( \L\ II. ( \L\ j|[. 6 While wretched we, like worms and molei Lie grovelling in the dust below : Almight} grace, renew our SOllls, And we'll aspire to glur\ too. HYMN 117. Cfctmnon .Metre. Dr. V Salvation. 1 £< ALYATION ! Oh, the joyful sound ! Jj 'Tis pleasure to our cars ; A sovereign balm for every wound, A cordial for our fears. 2 Bury'd in sorrow and in sin, At hell's dark door we la}' ; But we arise by grace divine, To see a heavenly day. 3 Salvation ! let the echo fly The spacious earth around ; While all the armies of the sky Conspire to raise the sound. IIY3IN 148. Short Metre. Dr. Watts. Heavenly joys on earth. 1 [£^i OME, ye thaUove the Lord, \J And let our joys be known ; Join in a song of sweet accord, And thus surround the throne. 2 The sorrows of the mind Be banish'd from this place ; Religion never was design'd To make our pleasures less.] 3 Let those refuse to sing, That never knew our God, But favourites of the heavenly King May speak their joys abroad. 4 [The God that rules on high, And thunders when he please, !l Y M\ ( \U\. That rides upon the storm] sky, And manages the seas. ] 5 This aw fill ( rod is ours, Our Father, and our love : He shall >(>i\d down his heavenly power- To can*) us above. G There shall we sec his face, And never, never sin : There, from the rivers of to is grace, Drink endless pleasures m. ? Ev'n now before we rise To that immortal state, The thought of such amazing bliss Shall constant joys create. 8 [The men of grace have found Glory begun below : Celestial fruits on earthly ground, From faith and hope may grow, j 9 [The hill of Sion yields A thousand sacred swei Before we reach the heavenly fields, Or walk the golden sttf 10 Then let our songs abound, And every tear be dry , We're inarching through Immanucl's ground To fairer worlds on high.] HYMN 111). Long Metre. Steele. Happy poverty ; or, The poor in spirit J>h istd. M 1 "^7" K n,,m')'p ^ouls, complain no in Let faith surrey your future store ; How happy, how divinely blest, The sacred words of truth attest. 184 HI UN CL. 2 When conscious grief laments sincere, \iid pours the penitential tear ; Hope points to your dejected eyes, The bright reversion in the skies. J> In vain the sons of wealth and pride Despise your lot, your hopes deride ; In vain they boast their little stores ; Trifles are theirs ; a kingdom yours : 4 A kingdom of immense delight, AVliere health, and peace, and joy unite ; Where undeclimng pleasures rise, Vnd every wish hath full supplies: 5 A kingdom which can ne'er decay, While time sweeps earthly thrones away '• The state which power and truth sustain, Unmov'd for ever must remain. 6 There shall your eyes with rapture view The glorious Friend that dy'd for you ; That dy'd to ransom, dy'd to raise To crowns of joy, and songs of praise. 7 Jesus, to thee I breathe my prayer ; Reveal, confirm my interest there : Whate'er's my humble lot below, This, this my soul desires to know ! 8 Oh, let me hear that voice divine Pronounce the glorious blessing mine ! Enroll'd among thy happy poor, My largest wishes ask no more. HYMN 150. Long Metre. Dr. Doddridge. Rejoicing in God. Jer. ix. 23, 24. 1 f llHE righteous Lord, supremely great, 1 Maintains his universal state ; O'er all the earth his power extends, All heaven before his footstool bends. HY\T\ CLL 405 2 Yet justice still with power preside*, \n ! . Short Metro. Dr. Doddrid-e. Rejoicing in tJm way* of God. Fsalm exxxviii. 5. 1 '^T^^ ^et our v°ices join _1_^| To form a sacred song ; Ye pilgrims, in Jehovah's ways, With music pass along. 2 How strait the path appears ! llow open and how fair ! No lurking gins t' entrap our feet ; No fierce destroyer there. 3 But flowers of Paradise In rich profusion spring ; The sun of glory gilds the path, And dear companions sing. 42 4H IIVMN ( [.II. 1 Sec Salt m'$ golden spires In beauteous prospect rise | \i)d brighter crowns than mortals ucar, Which sparkle through the ikies. 5 \11 honour to his Name, Who marks the shining wav : To him, who leads the wanderers on To realms of endless day, HYMN 152. Common Metre. Dr. Watts. Sinai and Sum, Ilcb. xii. J 8, Lc. 1 l^T^T to the terrors of the Lord, JL^I The tempest, lire, and smoke ; -Not to the thunder of that word Which God on Sinai spoke ; 2 But we are come to Sion's hill, The city of our God ; Where milder words declare his will, And spread his love abroad. 3 Behold th' innumerable host Of angels cloth'd in light ; Behold the spirits of the just, Whose faith is Ulrn'd to sight ! 4 Behold the blest assembly there, Whose names are writ in heaven ! And God, the Judge of all, declare 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. 6 In such society as this My weary soul would rest : The man that dwells where Jesus is. Must be for ever blest. in \1\ CLI1L GLIV. 181 HYMN 153. (iMiinmii Metre. Dr. R T/w hom of Heaven our ntppori under trials on earth* 1 "^LMTMFA ' r:m rra(l ln.v ,l,!<> clear y f To mansions in the skies, 1 bid fare* ell t< i \ ery fear. And wipe m\ \\ eeping i 2 Should earth against m\ soul engage. And hellish dans be hurl'd, Then 1 can smile al Satan's rage, And face a frowning world. 3 Let cares like a wild deluge come, And storms of sorrow fall : May I hut safely reach my home, My God, my heaven, my all : 4 There shall I bathe my weary soul In seas of heavenly rest ; And not a wave of trouble roll A (loss my peaceful breast. HYMN 154- Common Metre. Dr. Watt-. Triumph over death. Job \ix. 25, 26, 27. 1 g^i REAT God, I own thy sentence just, VJJ And nature must decay ; I yield my bod) to the dust, To dwell with fellow clay. 2 Yet faith may triumph o'er the grave, And trample on the tombs : For Jesus, m\ Redeemer, lii es, Mj < rod, in} Sai iour comes. 3 The mighty Conqueror shall appear High on a roj al seat, And death, the last of all his ioQ^, Lie vanquished at his feet. iivm.n ( LI • CLVI. •1 Though groedj worms devOUT my skin. Viiil gnan my wasting flesh, When God shall build my hones again, Hell elothe them all afresh : 5 Then shall I see thy lovely face With strong immortal eyes, And least upon thine unknown grace With pleasure and surprise. HYMN 133. Common Metre. Dr. YVatts. Freedom from sin and misery in Heaven. 1 /"^^IR sins, alas ! how strong they be ! \J And, like a raging sea, They break our duty, Lord, to thee, And hurry us away. 2 The waves of trouble, how they rise ! How loud the tempests roar ! But death shall land our weary souls Safe on the heavenly shore. 3 There to fulfil his sweet commands, Our speedy feet shall move ; No sin shall clog our winged zeal, Or cool our burning love. 4 There shall we sit, and sing, and tell, The wonders of his grace, 'Till heavenly raptures fire our hearts, And smile in every face. 5 For ever his dear sacred name Shall dwell upon our tongue ; And Jesus, and salvation, be The close of every song. HYMN 13G. Long Metre. Steele. The presence of Christ, the jny of his people. HE wondering nations have beheld The sacred prophecy fulfill'd, 'T HYMN CLVIL 4ft9 And Angela hail'd the glorious morn, Thai Bhew'd the great Messiah born ; 9 The Prince! the Saviour! long desir'd, Whom men foretold, l>\ Heaven indpir'd, And raptur'd saw the blissful day Rise o'er the world with healing ray. 3 Oft, in the temples of his grace, Hi^ saints behold his smiling face ; And oft have seen his glory shine, With power and majesty divine : 4 But soon, alas ' his absence mourn, And pray and wish his kind return ; Without his life-inspiring light, 'Tis all a scene of gloomy night. 5 Come, dearest Lord, thy children cry, Our graces droop, our comforts die ; Return, and let thy glories rise Again to our admiring eves ; 6 'Till fill'd with light, and joy, and love, Thy courts below, like those ahove, Triumphant Hallelujahs raise, And heaven and earth resound thy praise. HYMN 157. Proper Metre. 148th. Dr. Doddridge. At the formation of a Church, Isaiah hi. 6, 7. Matt. \\i. 13. and Eph. ii. 13, 19. 1 f^l RE AT Father of mankind, \JT We bless that wondYous grace, Which could for Gentiles find Within thy courts a place : How kind the care our (rod displays, For us to raise a house of prayer ! 2 Though once estranged far. We now approach the throne ; 42* M\\l.\ CLiVlIL Pof Jeeui brings m near, \n.l makes pur cause his own \ Strangers do inure, to thee we come, And find OUT home, and rest secure. B To thee our souls we join, And love thy sacred name : N<> more our own, but thine, VI e triumph in thy claim : Our Father King, thy covenant grace Our souls embrace, thy titles sing. 4 Here in thy house, we feast On dainties all divine ; And, while such sweets we taste, With joy our faces shine : Incense shall rise from flames of love, And God approve the sacrifice. 5 May all the nations throng To worship in thy house ; And thou attend the song, And smile upon their vows : Indulgent still, 'till earth conspire To join the choir on Zions hill. HYMN 158. Common Metre. Dr. Doddridge. JRelirririz Christ in his member*. Matt. xxv. 40. 1 W ESUS, my Lord, how rich thy grace ! 4J Thy bounties how complete ! How shall I count the matchless sum ? How pay the mighty debt ? 2 High on a throne of radiant light Dost thou exalted shine ! AVhat can my poverty bestow, When all the worlds are thine ? . 3 But thou hast brethren here below, The partners of thy grace ; HYMN ( U\. CIA. 401 And wilt Confess their humble names Before thy Father9! face. 4 In them thou may's! be cloth'd and fed, And visited and chcer'd \ And in their accents of distl My Saviour's voice is beard. 5 Thy face, with reverence and with love, We in thy poor would see ; Oh, let us rather bcji our bread Than keep it back from thee. HYMN 159, Long Metre. Dr. Gibbons. The beneficence of Christ for our imitation. Acts x. 38. 1 V U7TIEN Jesus dwelt in mortal clay, f f What were his works from day to day, But miracles of power and grace, That spread salvation through our race ? 2 Teach us, O Lord, to keep in view Thy pattern, and thy steps pursue ; Let alms bestow'd, let kindness done Be witnessed by each rolling sun. 3 That man may last, but never lives, Who much receives, but nothing gives, Whom none can love, whom none can thank ; Creation's blot, creation's blank : 4 But he, who marks, from day to day, In generous acts his radiant way, Treads the same path his Saviour trod, The path to glory and to God. HYMN 1GO. Long Metre. Steele. To whorn shut/ we zo but unto thre ? ; o)\ Life and safe- ty in Christ alone. John vi. 67 — 09. 1 ri^IlOT only Sovereign of my heart, 1 My Refuge, my almighty Friend — M HYMN CLXf. And ran my soul from thro depart. On whom alone mj hopes depend I 2 Whither, ah 1 whither shall [go, \ wretched wanderer from the Lord ' Can this dark world of sin and wo One glimpse of happiness afford ? 3 Eternal life thy words impart, On these my fainting spirit lives ; Here sweeter comforts cheer my heart Than all the round of nature gives. 4 Let earth's alluring joys combine, While thou art near, in vain they call ; One smile, one blissful snide of thine, My dearest Lord, outweighs them all. 5 Thy name my inmost powers adore ; Thou art my life, my joy, my care ; Depart from thee ! — 'tis death — 'tis more — 'Tis endless ruin, deep despair ! 6 Low at thy feet my soul would lie : Here safety dwells, and peace divine ; Still let me live beneath thine eye, For life, eternal life is thine. HYMN 101. Lon? Metre. Dr. Doddridge. The institution of a gospel ministry from Christ. Eph, n 8, 11, 12. 1 1 ,1 ATHER of mercies, in thy house r Smile on our homage and our vows ; While with a grateful heart we share These pledges of our Saviour's care. 2 The Saviour, when to heaven he rose In splendid triumph o'er his foes, Scatter'd his gifts on men below, And wide his royal bounties flow. 3 Hence sprung th' Apostles, honour'd name, Sacred beyond heroic fame ; HYMN ( LXIL 493 In lowlier forms, to bless our i Pastors from hence, and Teaehen rise. From Christ their varied gifts derive, And fed by Christ their graces In While, guarded by his potent baud, 'Mid all the rage of bell they stand. So shall the bright succession run Through the last courses of the sun ; While unborn churches by their care Shall rise and flourish, large and fair. Jesus our Lord, their hearts shall know, The Spring, whence all these blessings ilow ; Pastors and People shout his praise Through the long round of endless davs. G HYMN 1G2. Common Metre. Rippon. Prayer for Missionaries* REAT God, the nations of the earth Are by creation thine ; And in thy works, by all behold, Thy radiant glories shine. 2 But, Lord, thy greater love has sent Thy gospel to mankind, Unveiling what rich stores of grace Are treasur'd in thy mind. 3 Lord, when shall these glad tidings spread The spacious earth around, "Till every tribe, and every soul Shall hear the joyful sound I 4 Oh, when shall Jfric's sable sons Enjoy the heavenly word : And vassals, long enslav'd, become The freemen of the Lord ! b When shall th' untutorVl Heathen tribes, \ dark, bewildered race ; 494 HYMN CLXIIL MAIV Sit down at our ImwuwueVi feet, And learn, and see his grace ? 6 Haste, sovereign merry, and transform Their crucify to ] Soften the tiger to a lamb, The vulture to a dove ! 7 Smile, Lord, on each divine attempt To spread the gospel's i And build on sin's demolished throne The temples of thy praise ! HYMN 103. Long Metro. Dr. Doddridge, Retirement and meditation. Psalm iv. i. 1 |B ETURN, my roving licart, return, JtlL And chase these shadowy forms no more ; - out some solitude to mourn, And thy forsaken Cod implore. 2 O thou, great God, whose piercing eye Distinctly marks each deep recess ; In these sequestcr'd hours draw nigh, And with thy presence fill the place. 3 Through all the windings of my heart, My search let heavenly wisdom guide ; And still its radiant beams impart, 'Till all be search'd and purify 'd. 4 Then, with the visits of thy love, Vouchsafe my inmost soul to cheer ; ''Till every grace shall join to prove That God hath ii.v'd his dwelling there. HYMN 104. Long Metre. Bedclome. Reading the Scripture*. 1 £^i REAT God, op] ress'd with grief and fear, vJf 1 take thy book, and hope to find Some gracious word of promise there, To soothe the sorrows of my mind. HYMH CLXV. 3 I turn the sacred volume • \ik1 search with cure from page to page ; Of threat'ninga find an ample Btore, But nought that can my grief assuage. 9 And it there DOUgfat .; forbid, clear Lord, 8 i base a thought should e'er arise ; I'll search again, and while 1 search, Oh, may the scales fall oil' mine eves ! 4 Tia done ; and with transporting joy, I read the Heaven-inspired lines : There mere} spreads its brightest beams, And truth with dazzling lustre shines* 5 Here's heavenly food for hungry souls, And mines of gold t' enrich the poor: Here's healing halm for every wound, V salve for every festering sore. HYMN 1G5. Long Metre. President Davies. Si '/-examination. Gal. iv. 19,20. 1 "WMTIIAT strange perplexities arise? Y f What anxious fears and jealousies ? What crowds in doubtful light appear I Sow few, alas, approv'd and clear ! 2 And uhat am I ? — My soul, awake, And an impartial survey take ; Does no dark sign, no ground of fear, In practice, or in heart, appear ? 3 What image does my spirit hear ? [a Jesus forin'd, and living there ? Say, do his lineaments divine III thought, in word, and action shine? 4 Searcher of hearts. Oh, search me still ; The secrets of my soul reveal ; My : ve ; let me appear To God, and my own conscience clear. 496 IT\MN CL XVI. CLXVII. 5 Scatter the clouds, which o'er my head Thick glooms of dubious terrors spread ; Lend me into celestial day, And to myself, myself display, 6 May I at that blest world arrive, Where Christ through all my soul shall live, And give lull proof that he is there, Without one gloomy doubt or fear ! HYMN 1GG. Long Metre. Steele. The Christian s noblest resolution. Josh. xxiv. 15. 1 k If, wretched souls, who strive in vain, /% Slaves to the world, and slaves to sin! A nobler toil may I sustain ; A nobler satisfaction win. 2 May I lesolve with all my heart, With all my powers to serve the Lord; Nor from his precepts e'er depart, Whose service is a rich reward. 3 Oh, be his service all my joy ! Around let my example shine, 'Till others love the bless'd employ. And join in labours so divine. 4 Be this the purpose of my soul, My selemn, my determin'd choice, To yield to his supreme control, And in his kind commands rejoice. 5 Oh, may I never faint nor tire, Nor wandering, leave his sacred ways! Great God, accept my soul's desire, And give me strength to live thy praise. HYMN 1G7. Long Metre. Dr. Doddridge. Family religion. Gen. xviii. 19. 1 TTJATHER of all, thy care we bless, JP Which crowns our families with peace ; HYMN CLXVIII. 407 From thee they spring, and, by thy hand They have been, and are still susUiin'd. 2 To God, most worthy to he prais'd, Be our domestic altars rais'd ; Who, Lord of heaven, scorns not to dwell With saints in their obscurest cell. 3 To thee may each united house, Morning and night, present its vows; Our servants there, and rising race I)e taught thy precepts, and thy grace. 4 Oh, may each future age proclaim The honours of thy glorious name ; While pleas'd and thankful, we remove To join the family above. IXYMlt 108. Common Metre. Pr. Watt?. The Lord s day ; o?*, The resurrection of Christ. 1 IQLESS'D morning, whose first opening rays §J Beheld our rising God, That saw him triumph o'er the d And leave his last abode ! 2 In the cold prison of a tomb The dead Redeemer lav. 'Till the revolving skies had brought The third, th' appointed day. 8 Hell and the grave unite their force To hold our Lord in vain ; The sleeping Conqueror arose, And hurst their feeble chain. 4 To thy great name, almighty Lord, hours we pay, And loud Hosannas shall proclaim The triumph of the day. 5 [Salvation and immortal praise To our victorious King ! 13 498 HYMN CLXIX. CLXX. Let heaven, and earth, and rocks, and seasr, With glad Hosannas ring.] HYMN 1C9. Lang Metre. J. Stennett The Sabbath. 1 A NOTIIER six days' work is done ; /% Another Sabbath is begun ; Return, my soul, enjoy thy rest ; Improve the day that God hath bless'd. 2 Come, bless the Lord, whose love assigns So sweet a rest to wearied minds ; Provides an antepast of heaven, And gives this day the food of seven. 3 Oh, that our thoughts and thanks may rise, As grateful incense, to the skies ; And draw from heaven that sweet repose, Which none, but he that feels it, knows ! 4 This heavenly calm, within the breast, Is the dear pledge of glorious rest, Winch for the church of Cod remains; The end of cares, the end of pains. 5 With joy, great God, thy works we view, In various scenes both old and new ; With praise, we think on mercies past ; With hope, we future pleasures taste* 6 In holy duties, let the day, In holy pleasures, pass away ; How sweet, a Sabbath thus to spend, In hope of one that ne'er shall end ! HYMN 170. Proper Metre. 148th. Rippoo. A Hymn for Lord's day Morning. I A WAKE, our drowsy souls, J\ Shake off each slothful band ; The wonders of this day Our noblest songs demand. HYMN CLXXL 499 Auspicious mom ! thy blissful rays, Bright seraphs bail in songs of praise. 'J At thy approaching dawn, Reluctant death resign'd The glorious Prince of Life, In dark domains confin'd ; Th' angelic host around him bonds, And mid'st their shouts the God ascends. 3 " All hail, triumphant Lord !" Heaven \\ ith hosannas rings ; ^'Jiile earth, in humbler strains, Thy praise responsive sings : Worthy art thou, who once wast slain, Through endless years to live and reign. 4 Gird on, great God, thy sword, Ascend thy conquering car, While justice, truth, and love, Maintain the glorious war: Victorious thou, thy foes shalt tread, And sin and hell in triumph lead. 5 Make bare thy potent arm, And wing th' unerring dart, With salutary pangs, To each rebellious heart : Then dying souls for life shall sue, Numerous as drops of morning dew. HYMN 171. Common Metre. B . . ] Hymn for the Evening of the Lord's day. 1 W7IREQUENT the day of God returns Wr To *\\fd its quickening beams ; And yet how slow devotion burns! How languid are its flames ! 2 Accept our faint attempts to love, Our frailties, Lord, forgive ; 500 IIVM> CLXXIL We would be like thy saints above. And praise thee while we live. 3 Increase, O Lord, our faith and hope. And lit us to ascend, Where the assembly ne'er breaks up, The Sabbath ne'er shall end ; 4 Where we shall breathe in heavenly air, With heavenly lustre shine ; Before the throne of (rod appear, And least on love divine ; 5 Where we, in high seraphic strains, Shall all our powers employ ; Delighted range the ethereal plains. And take our fill of joy. HYMN 172. Short Metre. Dr. Watts. The Lord's day ; or. Delight in ordinances 'ELCOME, sweet day of rest, That saw the Lord arise, 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 God, my God, hath been, Is sweeter than ten thousand days Of pleasurable sin. 4 My willing soul would stay In such a frame as this, And sing, and bear herself away To everlasting bliss. HYMN CLXXIII. CLXXIV. 501 HYMN l?:*. Short Ifetm Dr. s. Stennett. 77*? plea*wr& of social worship* 1 1 W~OW charming is the place, XJL Where my ttedeemer-God I nveils the beauties of his fa And sheds his love abroad ! 2 Not the fair palaces To which the great resort, Arc once to be compar'd with this, Where Jesus holds his court. «'> Here 00 the mercy seat, With radiant glory crown'd, Our joyful eyes behold him sit, And smile on all around. 4 To him their prayers and cries Each humble soul presents ; He listens to their broken sighs, And grants them all their wants. o To them his sovereign will He graciously imp And in return accepts with smiles The tribute of their hearts. 6 (Jive me, () Lord, a place Within thy blest abode, Among the children of thy grace, The servants of my God. HYMN 1 T 1. Long Metre. Dr. Watts. The benefit of public ordinances, 1 A WAY from every mortal care, f\ Away from earth, our souls retreat; We lease this worthless world afar, \nd wait and worship near thy seat. 2 Lord, in the temple of thy grace, We see thy feet, and we adore : " 43« HI MIS I LX3 \ ■ We gaze upon thy loi • Ami leara the wonders of thy power, S While here our various wants we mourn. Unit And prayer bears a quick return Of blessings in vai 4 [If Satan rage, and sin grow strong, Here we receive some cheering word ; We gird the \ mour on, To iii^lit the battles of the Lord, 5 Or if our spirit mints and di (Our conscience pain'd with inward stings,) Here doth the right ous Sun arise, With healing beams beneath his wings.] C Father ! my soul would still abide Within thy temple, near thy side ; But if my feet must hence depart, Still keep thy dwelling in nay heart. IIY3IN 173. Short Metre. Dr. Watts1 Lyric Poems. "Forms vain without Religion. 1 A LMIGHTY Maker, God ! J\ How wond'rous is thy Name ! Thy glories how diffused abroad Through the creation's frame. 2 Nature in every dress Her humble homage pays, And finda a thousand ways t' express Thine undirisembled praise. 3 My B A would rise and sing To her Creator too, Fain would my tongue adore my King, ..nd pay the worship due. 4 [But pride, that busy sin, Spoils all that 1 perform, HYMN < I.WVI. ( in j'd pride, thai ei urelj in, And s>s ells a bought) \\ orm. | .'> ( !reate my soul anew : Else all my worship's vain ; This wretched h< ail will ne'er be true, Until 'tis form'd again. 6 Let joy and worship spend The remnant of my daj s, And to my God, my soul ascend In sweet perfumes of praise. HYMN 17G. Long Metre Rippon. EzekieVs Vision of the dry hours. Ezek. xxxvii. 3. 1 1 OOK down, () Lord, with pitying eye ; J_j See Adam?* race in ruin lie ; Sin spreads its trophies o'er the ground, And scatters slaughter'd heaps around. 2 And can these mouldering corpses live? And can these perish Yt bones revive ? That, mighty God, to thee is known ; That wond'rous work is all thine own. 3 Thy ministers are sent in vain To prophecy upon the slain ; In vain they call, in vain they crj . 'Till thine Almighty aid is nigh. •1 But, if thy Spirit i i hrcathe, Life spreads through all the realms of death ; Dry hones obey thy powerful voice ; They move, they waken, they rejoice : 5 So when the trumpet's awful sound Shall shake the heavens, and rend the ground, Dead saints shall from their tombs arise, And spring to life beyond the skies. :>04 HI M.N ( TAW II. CLXXVI1I. HYMN IT7« Common Metre. Rippon. Duties and privileges, Jode CO, 21. 1 "VTTHILE sinners, who presume to bear f j The Christian's sacred name, Throw up the reins to every lust, And glory in their shame ; 2 Ye saints, preserv'd in Christ, and calPd, \h test their impious ways ; And on the basis of your faith \n heavenly temple raise. 3 Upon the Spirit's promised aid Depend from day to day, And while he breathes his quickening gale, Adore, and praise, and pray. 4 Preserve unquench'd your love to God ; And let the flame arise, And higher and still higher blaze, 'Till it ascend the skies. 5 With a transporting joy expect The grace your Lord shall give, When all his saints shall from his hands Their crowns of life receive. HYMN 1?«. Proper Metre. 148th. B.Francis. On opening' a place of Worship, 1 TX sweet exalted strains B The King of Glory praise ; O'er heaven and earth he reigns, Through everlasting days : He, with a nod, the world controls, Sustains or sinks the distant poles. 2 To earth he bends his throne, His throne of grace divine ; Wide is his bounty known, And wide his glories shine : llVMN ( LWIV Pair • I- with lu< Bmilefl and presence blest. 3 Then, King of glory, con And with thy favour crown This as thy dome, This a thine own : ith this roof, Oh, deign to show, How God can dwell with men below, A Bere, may thine cars attend Our interceding cries, And grateful praise asc rod All fragrant to the ski< Here may th\ word melodious sound, And spread the joys of heaven around. 5 Here, may th? attentive throng Imbibe thy truth and love, And converts join the song Of Seraphim above, And willing crowds surround thy hoard, With sacred joy and sweet accord. P> Here, may our unborn sons And daughters sound thy praise, And shine like polish'd stones. Through long succeeding da Here, Lord, display thy saving power, While temples stand, and men adore. IIV:»I\ 17'J. Long Metre. Dr. W . Baptism. Matthew xxrii. 19. Acts ii. 38. 1 *f Bi WAS the commission of our Lord, B CrO tench the nations and baptize, I nations have receiv'd the word, Since he ascended to th 2 He wti upon th' eternal hills. With grace and pardon in his hand-, V* HYMN CLXXX, \ii(] sends his covenant, witli the seals, To bless the distant heathen land*. 3 Repent, and be baptized, he saith, For the remission of your si?is ; And thus our sense assists our faith, And shews us what his gospel means. 1 Our souls he washes in his hlood, As water makes our hodies clean ; And the good Spirit from our God Descends like purifying rain. S Thus we engage ourselves to thee, And seal our covenant with the Lord ; Oh, may the great Eternal Three In heaven our solemn vows record ! HYMN 180. Common Metre. Dr. Watts. Children devoted to God, Gen. xvii. 7, 10. Acts xvi. 14, 15, 33. (For those who practise Infant Baptism.) 1 f 1 1HUS saith the mercy of the Lord, J_ Til be a God to thee ; Til bless thy numerous race, and they Shall be a seed for me. 2 Abra'm believ'd the promis'd grace, And gave his son to God ; But water seals the blessing now, That once was seal'd with blood. 3 Thus Lydia sanctify'd her house, When she receiv'd the word ; Thus the believing jailor gave His household to the Lord. 4 Thus later saints, eternal King ! Thine ancient truths embrace ; To thee their infant offspring bring, And humbly claim the grace. HYM\ ( LXXXI. I LWXM. HI >I\ 181. Lot* Metre. Dr. Watt* ('in uva ision and Baptism* 11 i /,',>> only for those who practise the baptism of tnfani 1 rillll'S did the sons of Abra'm pass 1 Under the bloody seal of gra Tiiu young disciples bore the yoke, Till Christ the painful bondage broke. 2 By milder ways doth Jesus prove His Father's covenant, and his lovi ; He seals to saints his glorious grace, And not forbids their infant race. 3 Their seed is sprinkled with his blood, Their children set apart for God ; Hi- Spirit on their offspring shed, Like water pour'd upon the head. 4 Let every saint with cheerful voice In this lar^e covenant rejoice ; Young children in their early days, Shall give the God of Abra'm praise. HYMN 182. Long Metre Dr. Watts. 11 vi rs buried with Christ in baptism, Rom. vi. 3,4, Sic. 1 TTt| () we not know that solemn word, JLr That we are buried with the Lord ; Baptiz'd into his death, and then Put off the body of our sin. 2 Our souls receive diviner breath, Rais'd from corruption, guilt, and death ; So from the grave did Christ arise. And lives to (Jod above the skies. 8 No more lei sin or Satan reign Over our mortal flesh again : The various lusts we serv'd before, Shall have dominion now uo more. HYMN CLXXXIIL CLXXXIV. HYMN 1*3. Common Metre. Dr. \\ r Faith assisted by sense ; or. Preaching, baptism, and the Lord s s 1 lil'Y Saviour-God, my sovereign Prince, J_y_Jt Reigns far above the slues ; But brings his graces down to sense, And helps my 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 design'd To seal his cleansing grace, While at his feast of bread and wine He gives his saints a place. 4 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 mv faith goes through the signs, And feeds upon his flesh. 6 I love the Lord, that stoops so low, To give his word a seal ; But the rich grace his hands bestow, Exceeds the figures still. HYMN 184. Common Metre. Dr. Doddridge. A practical improvement of Baptism. Col. iii. 1. 1 A TTEXD, ye children of your God ; s\^ Ye heirs of glory, hear ; For accents, so divine as these, Might charm the dullest ear. 2 Baptiz'd into your Saviour's death, Your souls to sin must die ; HYMN ( I.W \ V With Christ your Lord, ye live anew, With Christ ascend on high. 3 There by his Father's side he sits, Bnthron'd divinely fair ; Y et owns himself your Brother still, And your Forerunner there. 4 Rise from these earthly trifles, rise On wings of faith and love; Above your choicest treasure lies, And be your hearts above. 5 But earth and sin will drag us down, When we attempt to fly ; Lord, send thy strong attractive power To raise and fix us high. HYMN 185. Long Metre. Dr. Watts „ The Lord's Supper instituted. 1 Cor. \i. J .. 1 *FW!WAS on that dark, that doleful night, JL When powers of earth and hell arose \<>-;unst the Son of God's delight, And friends betray a him to his foes : 2 Before the mournful scene began, He took the bread, and bless'd, and brake ; What love through all his actions ran ! What wond'rous words of grace he spake ? 3 This is my body broke for sin, Receive and eat die living food ; Then took the cup, and bless'd the wine ; *Ti$ the new covenant of my blood. 4 [For us his flesh with nails was torn, He bore the scourge, he felt the thorn ; And Justice pour'd upon his head Its heavy vengeance, in our stead. 5 For us his vital hlood was spilt, To buy the pardon of our guilt, 44 MO HTMIS (fAWVI. When for black crimes of greatest size, Be gave his soul a sacrifice, 6 Do this (he cry'd) 'till time shall end, In manor y of your dying friend : JUeet at my table, and record The love of your departed Lord. 7 [Jesus, thy feast we celebrate, We shew thy death, we sing thy name, 'Till thou return, and we shall eat The marriage supper of the Lamb.] HY3IN 186. Common Metre. Steele. An invitation to the gospel feast. Luke xiv. ?:. E wretched, hungry, starving poor, Y Behold a royal feast ! Where mercy spreads her bounteous store, For every humble guest. 2 See, Jesus stands with open arms ; He calls, he bids you come ; Guilt holds you back, and fear alarms ; But see, there yet is room — 3 Room in the Saviour's bleeding heart ; There love and pity meet; Nor will he bid the soul depart, That trembles at his feet. 4 In him the Father reconcil'd Invites your souls to come ; The rebel shall be call'd a child, And kindly welcom'd home. 5 Oh, come, and with his children taste The blessings of his love ; While hope attends the sweet repast Of nobler joys above. 6 There, with united heart and voice, Before th' eternal throne. i 11VMN ( 1AWVI1. 5tl Ten thousand thousand souls rejoice, In ecstacies unknown. 7 And yet ten thousand thousand more, Arc welcome still to come : Ye longing souls, tin; grace adore; Approach, there \ et i^ room. HYMN 187. Common Metre. Dr. J. Stennett. . / Sacramental Hymn. 1 T OKI), at thy table I behold J| J The wonders of thy grace : ]>ut most of all admire, that I Should find a welcome place : — 2 I, that am all defil'd with sin, A rebel to my God ; I, that have crucify'd his Son, And trampled on his blood. .'* What strange, surprising grace is this, That such a soul has room ! My Saviour takes me by the hand, My Jesus bids me come. 4 " Eat, () my friends," the Saviour cries, " The feast was made for you : " For you I groan'd, and bled, and dy'd, " And rose, and triumph'd too." 5 With trembling faith, and bleeding hearts, Lord, we accept thy loi e : 'Tis a rich banquet we have had, What will it be above ! <> Ye saints below, and hosts of heaven, Join all your praising powers : No theme is hke redeeming love, No Sai lour is like ours. " Had I ten thousand hearts, dear Lord, 1\1 give them all to thee : HV.MN < LXXX\ III. ( IAWIV Had I ten thousand tongues, they all Should join the harmony. HYMN 188. Long Metre. Steele. Communion with Christ at his table, 1 J 1 10 Jesus, our exalted Lord, B (Dear name, by heaven and earth ador'd !) Fain would our hearts and voices raise A cheerful song of sacred praise. 2 But all the notes which mortals know, Are weak, and languishing, and low ; Far, far above our humble songs, The theme demands immortal tongues. 3 Yet while around this board we meet, And humbly worship at his feet ; Oh, let our warm affections move, In glad returns of grateful love ! 4 Let faith our feeble senses aid, To see thy wond'rous love displayed ; Thy broken flesh, thy bleeding veins, Thy dreadful, agonizing pains. 5 Let humble, penitential wo, With painful, pleasing anguish, flow ; And thy forgiving smiles impart Life, hope, and joy, to every heart. HYMN 189. Short Metre. Dr. Watts. Communion with Christ mid with samts. 1 Cor. x. 16, 17. 1 [ I" ESUS invites his saints ^P 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 !] in mn < \< . «> This holy bread and wine Maintain our fainting breath, 15y union with our living Lord. And Interest in his death. 4 Our heavenly Father calls Christ and his members one ; We the young children of his love, \ud ho the first-born Son. 5 We are but several parts Of the same broken bread ; One body hath its several limbs, But Jesus is the head. 6 Let all our powers be join'd His glorious name to raise : Pleasure and love fill every mind, And every voice be praise. II Y JIN 100. Common Metre. Dr. Watts. The New Testament in the blood of Christ ; or> The new covenant sealed, 1 f ■! FTE promise of my Father's love Shall stand for ever good ; He said, and gave his soul to death, And seal'd the grace with blood. 2 To this dear covenant of thy word, 1 Bel my worthless name ; I seal tli' engagement to my Lord, And make my humble claim. 3 The light, and strength, and pardoning grace, And glor} , shall ho mine ; M\ life and soul, my heart and flesh, And all my powers are thine. 4 I call that legacy my own, Which Jesus did bequeath ; HYMN ( \( I. Twas purchas'd with a dying groan, \nd ratify M in death. r> Sweet is the memory of his name. Who bless 'd us in his will, And to his testament of love, Made his own life the seal. HYMN 191. Common Metre. Dr. Watts. Christ the bread of life. John vi. 31, 35, 39. 1 1 ' ET us adore th' eternal Word, J J '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 rw. And rivers flow with love. 3 The Jews, the fathers, died at last, Who ate that heavenly bread ; But these provisions which we taste, Can raise us from the dead.] 4 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.] HYMN CXCIL ( \( III. >1 I IIY.MX l i>*^. Long Metre. Dr. Waiu. rial of our absent Lord* Johnxri. 16. Luke \\:i. 19. John ri 1 gr ESUS l- gone above the skies, qj) Where our weak senses reach him not ; And carnal objects court our < To thrust our Saviour from our thought. 2 He knows what wandering hearts we have, Apt to forget his lovely face ; And, to refresh our minds, he gave These kind memorials of his grace. .*{ 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. J. 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 While he is absent from our sight, Tis to prepare our souls a place, That we may dwell in heavenly light, And live for ever near his face. f> [Our eves look upwards to the hills, Whence our returning Lord shall come ; We wait thy chariot's awful wheels. To fetch our spirits home.] HYMN 193. Long Metre. D. Turner. St l him above nil principalities and powers— Worthy is the Lamb (hat was shun to receive glory and blessing* Epbes. i. 21. Kev. v. 12. 1 'TWT**^' f*r above these starry ski J^ Our Jesus fills his brighter throne, ln\ iaible to mortal eyes, Bui not to humble faith unknown. HYMN CXCIV. 2 [The Countless hosts that round him stand. The subjects of his sovereign powei ; Fly through the world at his command, Or prostrate at his feet adore. lA Satan and all his rebel crew That rag'd to pull his kingdom down ; ( Irush'd by his hand, in nun now Lie trembling at his awful frown* - 1 His name ahove all creatures great, ll< all sustains, and all controls; ^ ef from his high exalted state, Looks kindly down on humble souls.] 5 Though in the glories he possess'd, Long ere this world, or time began, He -1 lines the Son of God confess'd, Yet owns himself the son of man. 6 Here once in agonies he dy'd, Now in the heavens he ever lives ; Of joy there pours the eternal tide, Here saves the sinner who believes. 7 All hail ! thou great Immanuel, hail ! Ten thousand blessings on thy name ! While thus thy wondrous love we tell, Our bosoms feel the sacred flame. 8 Come, quickly come, immortal King ! On earth thy regal honours raise, The full salvation promis'd, bring ; Then every tongue shall sing thy praise ! HYMN 194. Long Metre. Dr. Watts. Christ crucified, the wisdom and power of God, 1 ""l^TATURE with open volume stands, J^l To spread her Maker's praise abroad, And every labour of his hands Shews something worthy of a God. HYMN CXI V. 511 9 But in the grace thai rescu'd man, lli< brightest form of glory shines | Here OB the CrOSS, 'ti^ lain-l (l;a\sn In precious blood, and crimson lines, X [licit1 his whole name appears com] N<>r man can guess, D n pro\ e, Which of the letters best is writ, The power, the wisdom, or tin; love.] 1 Here 1 behold his inmost heart, Where grace and vengeance strangely join, Piercing In- Son with sharpest smart. To make the purehas'd pleasures mine. 5 Oh ! the sweet wonders of that crofi Where (Jed the Saviour lov'd, and died ! Her noblest life m\ spirit draws Prom his dear wounds, and bleeding side. 6 1 would for ever speak his name Tn sounds to mortal ears unknown ; With angels join to praise the La ml), And worship at his Father's throne. HYMN 195. Common Metre. Dr. Watts. Divine love making a feast, and calling the guests, Luke \iv. 17, 22, 23, 1 "1 TTOW sweet and awful is the place, \_ With Christ w ithin the doors : \\ mle everlasting love displays The choicest of tvei 2 Here in the language of a God l)i\ me compassion rolls ; i! * and pardon bought with blood, Is food for d\ ing souls. 'A While all our heart-, and all our SOIlgS, Join to admire the feast. Bach of us cries, with thankful tongue-. •• L -id. w | iv was 1 a guest ' 518 HYMN CXCVL 1 -k Why waa I made to hear thy voice, *k And enter while there's room ; u \\ Ik i! thousands make a wretched choice, " And rather starve than come ?" 6 Twas the same love that spread the feast, That sweetly fore'd us in ; Else we had still refus'd to taste, And perish'd in our sin. G [Pity the nations, O onr 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, Sinjr thv redeeming grace. HYMN 19G. Long Metre. Dr. Watts. The song- of Simeon, Luke ii. 23 ; or, A sight of Chiist makes death easy. 1 l^TOW have our hearts ernbrae'd our God, 1^1 We would forget all earthly charms, And wish to die, as Simeon would, With his young Saviour in his arms. 2 Our lips should learn that joyful song, Were but our heart prepard 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, " To teach the terrors of thy name, " And shew the wonders of thy grace. IIVMN ( \( \ II. CXCVIII. 519 ,r> iv lit4 i- our 1 i ir 1 1 1 ; our Morning 11 Shall shine on nations yet unknown ; u The glor) of thine Israel here, " And jo) of spirits near th) throne." HYMN 197. Common Metre. Dr. V Dtbine glories and gvcu 1 1 JTOW arc thy glories here displayed, JUL Great God ! how bright they shine, While, at thy word, we break the bread. And pour the (low ing wine ! 2 Here thine avenging 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 lace, 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 sm destroy ; Repentance comes with aching hear*, Yet not forbids our joy. 6 Dear Saviour, change our faith to sight, Let sin for ever die ; Then shall our souls be all delight, And e\ cry tear be dry. II \ >I N l«)H. Long Metre. Dr. Watts. A Moming Hymn. Psal. xix. 5, . and Ixxiii. 2-1. 1 ^~i OD of the morning, at whose voice \Jf The cheerful sun makes haste to ri HYMN CX< l\ knd like a riant doth rejoice To ran bifl journey through the skies. 2 From the fair chambers of the east, The circuit of his race begins, And without weariness or rest, Round the whole earth he ilics and shines. 3 Oh, 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 I shall rove, and lose the race, If God, my Sun, should disappear, And leave me in this world's wild maze, To follow every wandering star. 5 Lord, thy commands are clean and pure, Enlightening our beclouded eyes ; Thy threatenings just, thy promise sure, Thy gospel makes the simple wise. 6 Give me thy counsel for my guide, And then receive me to thy bliss ; All my desires, and hopes beside, Are faint and cold, compar'd with this. HYMN 199. Long Metre. Dr. Watts. An Evening Hymn. Psalm iv. b', and iii. 5, 6, and cxliii. 8. 1 fTH| HUS far the Lord has led me on ; 1 Thus far his power prolongs my days ; And every evening shall make known Some fresh memorial of his grace. *2 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. HYMN C( 'i I lay mv body down to deep; Peace La tin- pillow for mj bead j While well appointed angeli keep Their watchful stations round my bed. 4 In vain the mis of earth or bell Tell me a thousand frightful things j Mv God in safety makes me dwell Beneath the shadow of his wings. 5 [Faith in thy name forbids mv fear: Oh, may thy presence ne'er depart ! And in the morning let me hear The love and kindness of thy heart. 6 Thus when the night of death shall come, My flesh shall rest beneath the ground, And wait th\ voice to rouse my tomb, With sweet salvation in the sound.] HYMN 200. Common Metre. Dr. Watts. A JSlorninz Song, 1 ^k NCE more, my soul, the rising day \J Salutes my waking eyes ; Oih'c more4, my voice, thy tribute pay To him that rules the skies. •J Night unto night his name repeats, The day renews the sound ; Wide as the heaven on which he sits, To turn the seasons round. 3 Tis be supports my mortal frame, My tongue shall speak his praise ; M\ sins would rouse his wrath to flame, And yet his wrath delaj s. 4 [On a poor worm thy power might tread, And 1 could ne'er withstand ; Thy justice might have crush'd me dead, Bui mercv held thine hand. 45 m 1 1 v.m.n cci. 5 A thousand wretched souls are fled Since the last Betting sun, And yet thou lengthened out my thread, And yet my moments run.] G Great God, let all m\ hours be thine, Whilst I enjoy the light ; Then shall i»i\ son in smiles decline, And bring a pleasant night. HYMN 201. Common Metre. Dr. Watts. An Evening Song, 1 [ r^REAS Sovereign, let my evening song JLr Like holy incense rise ; Lssist the offerings of my tongue To reach the lofty skies. 2 Through all the dangers of the day Thy hand was still my guard, And still to drive my wants away Thy mercy stood prepar'd.] 3 Perpetual blessings from o.bove Encompass me around, But Oh, how few returns of love Hath my Creator found ! 4 What have I done for him that dy'd To save my wretched soul ? How are my follies multiply'd, Fast as the minutes roll ! 5 Lord, with this guilty heart of mine, To thy dear cross I flee, And to thy grace my soul resign, To be renew'd by thee. 6 Sprinkled afresh with pardoning blood, I lay me down to rest, As in th' embraces of my God, Or on mv Saviour's breast. m m\ mi. ( < in. m HYMN 202. i-n- Metre. Dr. WttU ./ _ • -.V rning and Evening* Lamentations tii. 13, [saiah \ I . . 1 "M/TV God, how endless is thy love ! J T 1 Thy gifts are everj evening new ; And morning mercies from above, Gently distil like early dew. *2 Thou spread'st the curtains of the night, Great Guardian of my sleeping hours ; Thv 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 thine hand Demand perpetual songs of praise, HYMN '^03. Common Metre. Dr. Watts. ./ Hymn for Morning and Evening, 1 I ITT OS ANNA, with a cheerful sound, JlJL To God's upholding hand ; Ten thousand snares attend us round, And j et secure v, e -'and. 2 That was a most amazing power, That rais'd us with a word : And every day. and every hour, We loan upon the Lord. 3 The evening rests oar weary head, And angels guard the room ; \\Y w ake : and no admire the hod, That was not mado our tomb, •1 The rising morning can't assure, That we shall end the da) ; For death stands ready at the door To take our h\ es aw a\ . HYMN CCIV. ."» Our breath is forfeited by sin, To God'a avenging law : \\ <• own thy grace, immortal King ! In every gaap we draw. 43 God is our sun, whose daily light Our joy and safety brings ; Our feeble flesh lies safe at night, Beneath his shady wings. HYMN 204. Short Metre. S — JSIuriung Hymn. 1 ^* EE how the mounting sun l^J Pursues his shining way ; And wide proclaims his Maker's praise, With every brightening ray. 2 Thus would my rising soul Its heavenly Parent sing ; And to its great Original, The humble tribute bring. 3 Serene I laid me down Beneath his guardian care ; I slept, and I awoke, and found My kind Preserver near ! 4 Thus does thine arm support This weak, defenceless frame ; But whence these favours, Lord, to me, All worthless as I am ? 5 Oh, how shall I repay The bounties of my God ? This feeble spirit pants beneath The pleasing, painful load. 6 Dear Saviour, to thy cross I bring my sacrifice ; Cleans'd by the blood, it shall ascend With fragrance to the skies. HYMN ( ( \ . ( ( \ I. ? A|\ life I would anew Devote, 0 Lord, to th< And in tli \ I would spend A loiiLr etc nut \ . in M\ 205. LoogMetre. Rippon. .hi l]v< ning Hymn: 1 g^i REAT God, to thee my evening song, \Jf With humble gratitude I raise ; Oli, let thy mercy tune m\ tongue, And fill my heart with lively prai ^ My days unclouded, as they pass, And every gentle, rolling hour, Are monuments of wond'rous grace, And witness to thy love and power. 3 And yet this thoughtless, wretched heart, Too oft regardless of thy love, Ungrateful, can from thee depart, And fond of trifles, vainly rove. 4 Seal my forgiveness in the blood Of Jesus: his dear name alone I plead for pardon, gracious God, And kind acceptance at thy throne. 5 Let this blest hope mine eye-lids close, With sleep refresh my feeble frame ; Safe in thy care may I repose, And wake with praises to thy name. HYMN 20G. Common Metre. Etippon. Summer — an Harvest Hymn. 1 f J^O praise the ever bounteous Lord, 1 M\ soul, wake all thy powers : ]l< calls, and at his voice come forth The smiling harvest hours. 15 HYMN ( CVIl. 2 II is covenant with the earth he keeps ; Mv tongue, his goodness sing; Bummer and winter know their time, His harvest crowns the spring. 3 Well plcas'd, the toiling swains behold The waving yellow crop ; With joy they bear the sheaves away, And sow again in hope. 4 Thus teach me, gracious God, to sow The seeds of righteousness ; Smile on my soul, and with thy beams The ripening harvest bless. 5 Then, in the last great harvest, I Slnill reap a glorious crop ; The harvest shall by far exceed What I have sow'd in hope. HYMN 207. Common Metre. Steele. Winter. 1 OJTERN winter throws his icy chains, J^ Encircling nature round ; How bleak, how comfortless, the plains, Late with gay verdure crown'd ! 2 The sun withdraws his vital beams, And light and warmth depart ; And drooping, lifeless nature seems An emblem of my heart. 3 My heart, where mental winter reigns, In night's dark mantle clad, Confin'd in cold, inactive chains, How desolate and sad ! 4 Return, O blissful Sun, and bring Thy soul-reviving ray ; This mental winter shall be spring, This darkness, cheerful day. IIW1N (CV111. 5 Oh, happy state, divine abode, Where spring eternal reigns ; And perfect day, the smile of God, Pills all the heavenly plains. 6 Great Source of light, thy beams display, My drooping joys restore, And guide me to the seats of day, Where winter frowns no more. HYMN 208. Long Metre Rippon. The seasons croic/u (I with goodness. PsaL lxv. II. 1 ■ .1 TERNAL Source of every joy ! WrJ Well may thy praise our lips employ, While in thy temple we appear To hail thee, Sovereign of the year. 2 Wide as the wheels of nature roll, Thy hand supports and guides the whole ; The sun is taught by thee to rise, And darkness when to veil the skies. 3 The flowery Spring, at thy command, Perfumes the air, and paints the land ; The Summer rays with vigour shine, To raise the corn, and cheer the vine. 4 Thy hand, in Autumn, richly pours Through all our coasts redundant stores ; \i)d Winters, softenM hy thy care, No more the face of horror wear. 5 Seasons, and months, and weeks, and days, Demand successive songs of praise ; And he the grateful homage paid, With morning light and evenin \ shade. 6 Here, in thy house, Ie1 incens i rise, And circling Sabbaths bless our i Till to those lofty heights we soar, Where days and years revolve no more. 523 HYMN cent. << \. HYMN 20Q* Long Metre. Rfppon. // Though pressM with Tears on even' side, They know not how the strife may end ; Yet he will soon the cause decide, And judgment unto victory send. HYMN 215. Common .Metre. Dr. Doddridge The encouragement young persons have to seek Christ. Tiov. viii. 17. 1 TjXE hearts, with youthful vigour warm, H In smiling crowds draw near, And turn from every mortal charm, A Saviour's voice to hear. 2 He, Lord of all the worlds on high, Stoops to converse with you ; And lays his radiant glories by, Your friendship to pursue. 3 " The soul that longs to see my face, " Is sure my love to gain ; " And those that early seek my grace, " Shall never seek in vain." 4 What object, Lord, my soul should move, If once compar'd w ith thee ? What beauty should command my love, Like what in Christ I see 1 5 Away, ye false, delusive toys, Vain tempters of the mind ! Tia ^cre 1 *LX my lasting choice, Fur here true bliss I find. HYMN CCXVI. ( (XVII. B39 HYMN 3t& Ion- Ifletm Dr. Watts' Ssrjnons. ./ Ion hi youth faffing short ofjieaven, Mark x. 21. 1 "MM'tlST all the charms of nature then, It I So hopeless t<> salvation prove ! Can hell demand, can heaven condemn The man whom Jesus deigns to love ! 2 The man who sought the ways of truth, Paid friends and neighbours all their due ; \ modest, soher, lovely youth, Who though! he wanted nothing now? 3 But mark the change : thus spake the Lord, " Come, part with earth for heaven to-day !" The youth, astonished at the word, In silent sadness went his way. 1 Poor virtues, that he boasted so, This test unable to endure, Let Christ, and grace, and glory go, To make his land and money sure. 5 All, foolish choice of treasures here ! Ah, fatal love of tempting gold ! Musi this base world he bought so dear ? \nd lite and heaven so cheaply sold ? ti In vain the charms of nature shine, It' this vile passion governs me ; Transform my soul, 0 love divine ! And make me part with all for thee. HYMN -•?• Common Metre. Dr. Watts. Frail fa/*e, n;u! sumredhi^ eternity. 1 fF^IIEE we adore, eternal Name ! B And humbly own to thee, How feeble is our mortal frame ; What dying worms arc we ! 16 fiv.MN ( cxvin. 2 [Our wasting lives grow shorter still. \- months and days incrca>« : And ever) beating pulse we tell, Leaves the small number less, .'{ The year rolls round, and Meals away The breath at first it gave ; What e'er we do, whate'er we be, We're travelling to the grave.] 4 Dangers stand thick through all the ground, To push us to the tomb ; And fierce diseases wait around, To hurry mortals home. 5 Great God ! on what a slender thread Hang everlasting things ! Tli' eternal state of all the dead Upon life's feeble strings. 6 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 dangerous road ; And if our souls are hurried hence, May they be found with God. HYMN 218, Short Metre, f awcett. How shall a young man cleanse his way. Psal. cxix. 9. 1 \%7"ITH humble heart and tongue, y y My God, to thee I pray ; Oh, make me learn whilst I am young, How I may cleanse my way. 2 Now in my early days. Teach me thy will to know ; HYMN CCXtX. 031 0 God, thy sanctifying grace Betimes on me bestow. 'I Make an unguarded youth The object of thy care ; Help me to choose the way of truth, And H\ from every snare. 4 My heart, to folly prone, Renew by power divine ; Unite it to thyself alone, And make me wholly thine. 5 Oh, let thy word of grace Mj warmest thoughts employ; Be this through all my following days, My treasure and my joy. (> To what thy laws impart Be my whole soul inclin'd ; Oh, let them dwell within my heart, And sanctify my mind. 7 May thy young servant learn, By these to cleanse his way ; And may I here the path discern, That leads to endless day. HYMN 219. Long Metre. President Davies. National judgments deprecated, and national mercies pleaded* Amos iii. 1 — 6. 1 "VE/IIILE o'er our guilty land, O Lord, j ▼ We view the terrors of thy sword ; Oh, whither shall the helpless il\ ! To whom hut thee direct their cry .' 2 The helpless sinner's cries and tears Are grown familiar to thine ears ; oft has thy mercy senj relief, When all was tear anil hopeless grief. 536 IIVMN ( ( XX. 3 On thee, our guardian God, we call. Before thy throne ofgmce vw: fall j And is there no deliverance then And must we perish in despair I 4 See we repent, we weep, we mourn, To our forsaken God we turn ; Oh, spare our guilty country, spare The church which thou hast planted here. 5 We plead thy grace, indulgent God ; We plead thy Son's atoning blood ; VI e plead thy gracious prorais And are they unavailing pl< G These pleas, presented at thy throne Have brought ten thousand blessings down On guilty lands in helpless wo ; Let them prevail to save us too. HYMN 220. Long Metre. Steele. Praise fur national peace. Psalm xlvi. 9. 1 £^\ REAT Ruler of the earth and skies, \Jf A word of thy almighty breath Can sink the world, or bid it rise : Thy smile is life, thy frown is death. 2 AVhen angry nations rush to arms. And rage, and noise, and tumult reign, And war resounds its dire alarms, And slaughter spreads the hostile plains , 3 Thy sovereign eye looks calmly down, And marks their Course, and bounds their power ; Thy word the angry nations own, And noise and war are heard no more. 4 Then peace returns with balmy wing, (Sweet peace, with her what blessings fled !) Glad plenty laughs, the valleys sing, Reviving commerce lifts her head. HYMN CCXXI 537 5 Thou good, and wise, and righteous Lord, All move subservient to thy wdl : And peace and war await tli\' word. And thy sublime decrees fulfil. (> To thee we {>;iy our grateful songs, Thy kind protection still implore : Oh, may our hearts, and lives, and tongues, Confess thy goodness and adore. HYMN 221. ComrooD Metre. Rippon. Thanksgiving for victory oner our enemies, 1 t ■ 10 thee, who reign'sl supreme above, B And reign'st supreme below, Thou God of wisdom, power, and love, We our successes owe. 2 The thundering horse, the martial band, Without thine aid were vain ; And victory ilies at thy command To crown the bright campaign. .*i Thy mighty arm, unseen, was nigh, When we our toes assail'd ; 'Tis thou hast rais'd onr honours high, Vnd o'er their hosts prevailed. 4 Their mounds, their camps, their lofty towers, Into onr hands are given, Not from desert, or strength of ours, ]5ut through the grace of heaven. o What though no columns lifted high, Stand deep inscribed with praise, Yet sounding honours to the sky Onr grateful tongues shall ra 6 To onr young rare will we proclaim The ni' rcies i rod has shown ; 'That they may learn to bless his name, And choose him for their own. HYMN ( I Wlf. 7 Thus, while we slei p in atienfl dust, When threatening i Their fathers1 God Bhall be their t. Their refuge and their koofce. HYMN 222. Common M-tp\ I i For a lime of general nek ^EATH, with his dread commission seal'd, Now hastens to his are In awful state he takes the field, And sounds his dire alarms. 2 Attendant plagues around him stand. And wait his dread command ; And pains, and dying groans ob< The signal of his hand. 3 With cruel force he scatters round His shafts of deadly power; While the grave waits its destined prey, Impatient to devour. 4 Look up, ye heirs of endless joy, Nor let your fears prevail ; Eternal life is your reward, When life on earth shall fail. 5 What though his darts, promiscuous huvl'd, Deal fatal plagues around ; And heaps of putrid carcases O'erload the cumber'd ground : 6 The arrows that shall wound your flesh, Were given him from ahove, Dipt in the great Redeemer's hlood, And wing'd with grace and love. 7 These, with a gentle hand, he throws, And saints lie gasping too ; But heavenly strength supports their souls, And bears them conquerors through. m MIS I < Will. 8 Joyful thej stretch their wings abroad, \iid all in triumph rise To the fair palace of their ( rod. And mansions in the skies. HYMN 'I'll. Common Mi fa Dsriringthe presena of God in affliction. 1 f 1 1 Il()l only Centre of my i I Look down with pitying eye, A\ mle with protracted pain oppr< I breathe the plaintive - 2 Thy gracious presence, 0 my God, My every wish contains ; With this, beneath affliction's load, My heart no more complains. 3 This can my every care control, Gild each dark scene with lighi ; This is the sunshine of the soul, Without it all is night. 4 M\ Lord, my life, Oh, cheer my heart With thy re\ iving ray, \nd bid these mournful shades depart; And bring the dawn of day ! 5 O happy scenes of pure delight! Where thy lull beams impart Unclouded beauty to the sight, \nd rapture to the heart. (i Her part in those fair realms of bliss, My spirit longs to know ; M \ w ishe - terminate in this, Nor can thej rest below. ~ Lord, shall the breathings ofm) heart Aspire in vain to th< ( lonfirra my hope, that where thou ait, 1 shall for ever be. MO HYMN C(\\\\. <(\\\. 8 Then shall my cheerful spirit .sing The darksome hours away, And rise on faith's expanded wing To on erlasting daj . JIY >I\ 224. ( ommoB Mffc* Dr. v. Complaint and hope under great /"tin. 1 " ' ORD, I am pain'd ; but I resign J_^ My body to thy will ; "Fis grace, 'tis wisdom all divine, Appoints the pains I feel. 2 Dark are thy ways of providence. While they who love thee, groan ; Thy reasons lie conccal'd from sense, Mysterious and unknown. 3 Yet nature may have leave to speak, And plead before her God, Lest the o'erburden'd heart should break Beneath thine heavy rod. 4 These mournful groans and flowing tears, Give my poor spirit ease ; While every groan my Father hears, And every tear he sees. 5 [How shall I glorify my God In bonds of grief coniiird ! Damp'd is my vigour, while this clod Hangs heavy on my mind.] G Is not some smiling hour at hand With peace upon its wings I Give it, O God, thy swift command, With all the joys it brings. HYMN 225. Common Metre Dr. Doddridge. Praise for recovery frorn sickness. Psal. exviii. 13,19. 1 SOVEREIGN of life, 1 own thy hand ^5 jn every chastening stroke ; JIN M\ ( ( \\\ I. B4\ \nd, while I smart beneath thy nod. Thy pn sence I invoke; 2 To thee in my distress I cr) \1. And thou hast bow'd thine ear ; Thy powerful word my life prolonged, And brought salvation near. 3 Unfold, ye gales of rights That, with the pious tin I ma\ record m\ solemn v6M s, And tunc in) grateful song. 1 Praise to the Lord, whose gentle hand Renews our labouring breath ; Praise to the Lord, who makes his saints Triumphant e'en in death. ."> My God, in thine appointed hour '1 nose' heavenly gates display. Where pain*, and gin, and tear, and death For ever ilee away. 6 There, while the nations of the bless'd. With rapture- how around. My anthems to delivering grace, In sweeter strains shall sound. HYMN 22G. Conlrabn Metfe. Dr. Walts. The sang of Simeon ; or, Death made desirable. Luke ii. 27, &c. 11" ORD, at thy temple we appear. Jljj As happ) Simeon came. And hope to meet our Sa\ lour here : Oh, make our joys the same ! 2 With what divine and vast delight The good old man was lilfd. When loudly m his wither'd arms He clasp'd the horv Child : m hi mn < cxxvn. 3 " Now I ran leave this world," he orv\l, u Behold thy servant diet j 11 I've seen thy great salvation, Lord, " And close my peaceful eyes, 4 " This is the light prepar'd to sliine " Upon the (ientile lands, 11 Thine Israel's glor} , and their hope, u To break their slavish hands." 5 [Jesus ! the vision of thy face, Hath over-powering charms ! Scarce shall I feel death's cold embrace, If Christ be in my arms. C Then, while ye hear my heart-strings break, How sweet my minutes roll ! A mortal paleness on my cheek, And glory in my soul.] HY3IX 227. Common Metre. Dr. Watts. The death of a sinner. 1 lil'Y thoughts on awful subjects roll ! I T 1 Damnation and the dead ; What horrors seize my guilty soul Upon a dying bed ! 2 Lingering about these mortal shores, She makes a long delay, 'Till, like a flood, with rapid force Death sweeps the wretch away. 3 Then, swift and dreadful, she descends Down to the fiery coast, Amongst abominable fiends, Herself a frighted ghost. 4 There endless crowds of sinners lie, And darkness makes their chains ; Tortur'd with keen despair they cry, Vet wait for fiercer pains. NVMN ( ( \\\ [II. 543 5 Not all thru* anguish and their blood For their past guilt atones, \mi- the compassion of a God, Shall hearken to their groan-. 6 Amazing grace, that kept my breath, Nor bade ;n\ soul remove, 'Till I had learn'd my Saviour's death, And well insur'd his love ! HYMN 228. Common Metre Dr. Watts. Death and eternity. 1 gJTOOP down, my thoughts, that use to rise, J^ Converse a while with death ; Think how a gasping mortal lies And pants away his breath. Mis quivering lips hang feebl\ down, I [is pulse IS limit and tew ; Then speechless, with a doleful groan. He bids the world adieu. But, Oh, the soul that never dies ! At once it leaves the clay ! Ye thoughts, pursue it where it flics, And trace its wond'rous way. I'p to the courts where angels dwell. It mounts triumphant there; Or devils plunge it down to hell, In infinite despair. And must my body faint and die 1 And must this soul remove ? Oh, for some guardian angel nigh, To bear it safe above. dear, faithful hand. My naked soul I trust ; M. flesh shall wail for thy command, \nd drop into my dust, AA HI MM < < \\f\. ( ( \\\. IIVMN •■>•»!>. Common ty«t» R ■ Jttotgj dying in the hnbrtlet* qfGhd. kEATH cannot make our souls afraid, If God be with us there : We may walk through its darkest shade, And never yield to fear. 2 I could renounce m\ all below, If my Creator bid ; And run, if I were call'd to go, And die as Moses did. .'J Might I but climb to PisgaVs top, And view the promisM land, My flesh itself would long to drop, And pray for the command. 4 Clasp'd in my heavenly Father's arms, I would forget my breath, And lose my life amid the charms Of so divine a death. HYJIN 230. Common Metre. Dr. Watte Death dreadful, or delightful. 1 | "%EATH ! 'tis a melancholy day mJ To those that have no God, When the poor soul is fore'd away To seek her last abode. 2 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. 3 Awake and mourn, ye heirs of hell, Let stuhborn sinners fear ; You must be driv'n from earth, and dwell A long for tvtr there. I1YMN ( ( XWI. \ <><•<' h<>\\ the pit gapes wide for you, And Sashes in j our fa« \nd thou, mj soul, look downward too And sine recovering grace. 5 He is a God of sovereign love, That promis'd heai en to mo, And taught my thoughts to soar above, Where happy spirits be. 6 Prepare me, Lord, for thy right hand, Then come the joyful day : Come, death, and some celestial band. To bear my soul away. HYMN 231. Common Metre. Dr. Watt* A thought of dentil mill glory, 1 li¥Y soul, come meditate the day, J^yJL And think how near it stands, \\ hen thou must quit this house of clay, And By to unknown lands. *2 [And you, mine eves, look down and view The hollow gaping tomb : This gloomy prison waits for you, Whene'er the summons come. | 3 Oh ! 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 : 4 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 offl These tetters, and this load ; And long tor evening to un<; That we may rest with God. 1 17 546 m M.N ( CXXXIL ( ( WXIII. 6 \\Y would almost fbrs&ke our clay, Before the summons conic. And pray, and wish our souls awa\ To their eternal home. HYMN 232. Common Met!* Dr. W;im< . / funeral thought. H My cars attend the cry ; " STe living men, come view the ground, " Where you must shortly lie. 2 " Princes, this clay must he your bed, 11 In spite of all your towers ! " The tall, the wise, the revVend head, " 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 < rrant us the power of quickening grace, To fit our souls to fly ; Then, when we drop this dying flesh We'll rise above the sk\ . HYMN 233. Common Metre. Needham. The rich fool surprised. Luke xii. iC J, 1 TTK ELUDED souls ! who think to find \j A solid bliss below : Bliss ! the fair flower of Paradise, On earth can never grow. 2 See how the foolish wretch is pleas'd, T' increase his worldly store ; Too scanty now he finds his barns, And covets room for more. HYMN ( < \X\I\ . -i: :i u What -hall I do ?" distrrst he cries; 11 Tin- scheme will I pursue j • M\ scant} barns shall now comedown, " I'll build them large and nem . 4 "Here will I lay mj fruits, and bid " My soul to take its ease : 11 Eat, drink, be glad, mj lasting store " .Shall gi\ e w hat joj B I pie 5 Scarce had he spoke, when, lo ! from heaven 'I'h' Almighty made reply : u For whom dost thou provide, thou fool? 11 This night thyself shalt die." 6 Teach me, my God, all earthly joys Ire but an empty dream ; \ikI ma\ 1 seek my bliss alone, In thee, the good Supreme ! HYMN 234. Common Metre. Dr. Watts' Lyric Poems. Death and eternity. 1 "JSL/|TV thoughts that often mount the skies, JLVil Go, search the world beneath, Where nature all in ruin lies, And owns her sovereign, death. X! The tyrant, how he triumphs here,* His trophies spread around ! And heaps of dust and hones appear Through all the hollow ground. 3 These skull-, what ghastly figures now! J low loathsome to the e\ es ; These arc tin,' heads we lately knew - and 80 w ise« ) Bui where the souls, those deathless things, Thai left their d\ mg ela\ | ' r.unhiUFulds. H\ M\ ( ( WW. My thoqghts, new stretch out all your wings. Ami trace eteroit] . 5 Oh, that unfathomable sea ! Those deeps without a sliorc ! Where living waters gentlj play, Or fierj billows roar. G There we shall swim in heavenly bliss, Or sink in flaming waves j AY Idle the pale carcass breathless lies Among the Bilent graves. 7 " Prepare us, Lord, for thy right hand, " Then come the joyful da\ ; •• Come, death, and some celestial band, " To bear our souls away." T HYMN 233. Common Metre. Dr. Watts. fi prospect of heaven makes death easy. HERE is a land of pure delight, Where saints immortal reign ; Infinite day excludes the night, And pleasures banish pain. 2 There everlasting spring abides, And never-withering 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 rolTd between. 4 But timorous mortals start and shrink, To cross this narrow sea, And Linger, shivering on the brink, And fear to launch away.] 5 Oh, could we make our doubts remove These gloomy doubts that rise, IIVMN ( ( \\\VI. \ik1 966 the Canaan that we love, With unbeclouded ej i *> Could we but climb where Moses stood, And view the landscape o'er, Not Jordan's stream, nor death's cold Hood Should fright us from the shore. HYMN 236. ShortMetw. Dr. Watts. Triumph over death) in kopeof thi resurrection. 1 A M) must this bod} die ! J7^ This mortal frame decaj ! And must those active limbs of mine, Lie mouldering in the cla\ I 2 Corruption, earth, and worms Shall but refine this flesh, 'Till my triumphant spirit comes, To put it on afresh. :$ God, my Redeemer, lives, And often from the skies Looks down, and watches all my dust, Till he shall bid it rise. 1 \rrayM in glorious grace, Shall these vile bodies shine, And every shape, and every face, Look heavenly and divine. 5 These lively hopes we owe To .Jesus' dying love ; \\ e would adore his grace below, And sing his power above. 0 Dear Lord ' accept the praise Of these our humble songs, 'Till tunes of nobler sound W6 rau With our immortal tbngi HYMN I < WWII. ( ( \\\\ in. l!\ >.J \ \!:*7. I 5ftj M- ii- Fawcett Th\ death of thi tinner and th< taint* 1 "^L^L/^ ^* Bceneq ofhorrpr and of dread ▼ T Awail the sinner's dying bed ! 1 1 ath's terrors all appear in sight, of eternal night. *J His sins in dreadful order rise, And till his BOul with sad surpn- Mount Sinai's thunder stuns his ears. And not one ray of hope appears. 3 Tormenting pangs distract his breast ; Where'er he turns he finds no n Death strikes the blow ; he groans and cries, And in despair and horror, dies. 1 Not so the heir of heavenly bliss ; His soul is fill'd with conscious peace ; A steady faith subdues his fear ; He sees the happy Canaan near. 5 His mind is tranquil and serene ; No terrors in his looks arc seen ; His Saviour's smile dispels the gloom, And smooths his passage to the tomb. 0 Lord, make my faith and love sincere, My judgment sound, my conscience clear; And when the toils of life are past, May 1 be found in peace at last. HYMN 238. Proper Metre. 143th. Toplady's Collection. The midnight cry. Matt. xxv. 6. 1 "^7"E virgin souls, arise, 1 With all the dead awake ; I uco sah ation wise, Oil in your vessels take ; Upstarting at the midnight cry, Behold your heavenly Bridegroom ni^h. in M\ ( ( WW 111. r,\ 2 lie comes, he comes, to call The nations to his bar, \n glory all Who meet for glorj arc ; .Make ready for your free reward, Go forth w ith JOJ to meet \ our Lord : 3 ( ro, meet him in the skj . ^ our everlasting Friend ; ^ our I lead to glorify, With all his saints ascend ; Ye pure in heart, obtain the grace T<> see, without a veil, his t'aee. 1 Ye that have here rccciv'd The unction from above, And in his Spirit livM, And thirsted lor his love ; .iesus shall claim you tor his hride. Rejoice with all the sanctify \1. 5 Rejoice, in glorious hope Of thai great day unknown, When you shall he caught up To stand before his throne ; Call'd to partake the marriage least. And lean on our [mmanuel's breast, 6 The everlasting doors Shall soon the saints receive. With seraphs, thrones, and powers In glorious jo\ to live ; And far from SOITOW, pain, and sin, To reign in peace and light divine. 7 Then let US wait to hear The trumpet's welcome sound ; To see our Lord appear, Ma\ w e he watching found ; Enrob'd in righteousness divine, In which the bride -hall ever shine. HYMN ( ( \\\TX. HYMN 239< c 'iiimiioii m.i.i. EUppoo. Uh Uiroug}\ ( 'h nst. i Cpr« w . . J "^MT"''^ death appears before m\ sight, y f In all hi^ dire array, I aequal to the dreadful fight, M j courage dWs aw a\ . 2 But see my glorious leader nigh ! M\ Lord, 1 1 1 x Saviour lives ! Before him death's pale terrors fly, And my faint heart revives. 3 He left his dazzling throne above, 1 le met the t\ rant's dart, And (() amazing power otlove!) Receiv'd it in his heart. 1 No more, O grim destroyer, boast Thy universal sway ; To heaven-born souls thy sting is lost, Thy night is chang'd to day. 5 Lord, I commit my soul to thee : Accept the sacred trust ; Receive this nobler part of me, And watch my sleeping dust : 6 'Till that illustrious morning come, When all thy saints shall rise, And, cloth'd in full immortal bloom, Attend thee to the skies. ? When thy triumphant armies sing The honours of thy name, And heaven's eternal arches ring With glory to the Lamb ; 8 Oh, let me join the raptur'd lays, And with the blissful throng R< sound salvation, power, and praise, In everlasting song. HYMN C< XL. Ci WA. 619 IIWIN 240t Common M.-»r.\ Dr. Wattft' I.yn- P© 77/< praeftct < His words the happy parents hear, And shout with joys divine ; Dear Saviour, all we have, and are, Shall be for ever thine. HYMN 2 42. Common Metre. Steele. At the Funeral of a Young- Person. HEN blooming youth is snatch'd away, iw By death's resistless hand, Our hearts the mournful tribute pay, Which pity must demand. 2 While pity prompts the rising sigh, Oh, may this truth, imprest With awful power, — 1 too must die, — Sink deep in every breast. 3 Let this vain world engage no more ; Behold the gaping tomb ! It bids us seize the present hour ; To-morrow death may come. in m\ ( < \i.iii. 1 The voice of this alarming scene M;i\ ei erj heart obe) ; tfof be the heavenl) Warning vain, Which culls to watch, and pray, 5 Oh, let us il\ , to Jesus fl) . Whose powerful arm can save ; Then shall our hopes ascend on high. And triumph o'er the grave. 6 Gn at God, thy sovereign grace impart, With cleansing, healing power \ This only can prepare the heart For death's surprising hour. HYMN 213. Common Metre. Dr. Doddri Comfort for pious Parents^ who have been bereaved of their Children* La. Ivi. 4, 5. 1 T£7"L mourning saints, whoso streaming tears Flow o'er your children dead, Say not in transports of despair, That all your hopes are fled. *J While cleaving to that darling dust, In fond distress ye lie ; Rise, and with joy and reverence view A heavenly Parent nigh. 3 Though your young brandies torn awaj . Like wither'd trunks ye stand, With fairer verdure shall ye bloom, Touch'd by tlf Almighty's hand. 4 " I'll give the mourner," saith the Lord, " In mine own house a place ; " No names of daughters and of sons 11 Could yield so high a grace. 5 " Transient and vain is every hope u \ rising race can give ; M In endless honour and delight *k _M> children all shall live."' IIVMN ((WAV. CCXLV. 8 W4 welcome, Lord, those rising tear-. Through which thy face we sec, Anrd, ye heavenl) hosts, ^5 *11(' thou, ( ) earth, adore j Lei death and hull, thr High ;ill their coa-1 Stand trembling at Ins j)ow er ! 2 His sounding chariot shakes the sky, He makes tin' clouds his throne ; There all the stores of lightning lie, Till vengeance darts them down. X His nostrils breathe out fierj streams; And from his awful tongue \ sovereign voice; divides the flames. And thunder roars along. 4 Think, O my soul, the dreadful day, When this incensed ( rod Shall rend the sky, and burn the sea, And send his wrath abroad ! 5 What shall the wretch, the sinner do ' He once defied the Lord : l>ut he shall dread the Thunderer now. And sink beneath his word, it Tempests of angry fire shall roll, To blast the rebel worm ; And heat upon his naked soul, In one eternal storm. HYMN 251, Long Metre Dr. Watts. A happy return ction. 1 ^^T^ I"'l repine at death no more ; J^ But with a cheerful voice, resign To the cold dungeon of the gnn e These dying, withering limbs of mine. ' w'.- inc > at storm of thunder, August ths2Qtht IG&7, is- IIVM.N ((111, 2 Let worm- devour my wasting flesh, \nd crumble all my bones to dud : M\ God shall raise m\ frame anew. At the revival of the just. 3 Break, sacred morning, through the skies,; Bring thai delightful, dreadful daj ! ('ui short the hours, dear Lord, and come; Thy lingering wheels how long they stay ! 1 [Our weary spirits faint to see The light of thy returning lace, And hear the language of those lips, Where (Jod has shed his richest grace.] f> [Haste then, upon the wings of love ; Rouse all the pious Bleeping day, That we may join in heavenly joys, And sing the triumphs of the day.] HYMN 252. Long Metre. Rippon. The books opened. Kev. xx. 12. 1 "WWETHINKS the last great day is come ; 1 T 1 Methinks I hear the trumpet sound, That shakes the earth, rends every tomb, And wakes the prisoners under ground. 2 The mighty deep gives up her trust, Aw'd by the Judge's high command ; Both small and great now quit their dust, And round the dread tribunal stand. 3 Behold the awful books display'd, Big with th' important fates of men ; Each deed and word now public made, As wrote by Heaven's unerring pen. 4 To every soul, the books assign The joyous, or the dread reward : Sinners in vain lament and pine ; No plea the Judge will here regard. 1 A ND will the Judge descend ? i % And must the dead an HYMN < ( JLIIL "<'3 Lord, when these awful leaves unfold, M life's fair book my bou! appn There ma\ I read m\ name enrull'd. And triumph in redeeming love, HYMN 253. - l The fulfil tisery of tfu wicked* Matt \w. 41. And not a single soul escape I Ii- all-discerning i 2 And from his righteous lips Shall this dread sentence sound ; \nd through the numerous guilty throng Spread black despair around ? 3 4t Depart from me, accurs'd, " To everlasting flame, For rebel angels first prepar'd, " Where mercy never came." 4 How will my heart endure The terrors of that day ; A\ hen earth and heaven, before his face, Astonished, shrink away ? 5 But, ere that trumpet shakes The mansions of the dead; Hark, from the gospel's cheering sound, \\ 'hat joyful tidings spread ! G Ye sinni rs, seek his grace, Whose wrath ye cannot bear ; Fly to the shelter of his cross, And find salvation there. \ So shall that curse remove, By which the Saviour bled ; And the last awful day shall pour His blessings on vour head. 5C4 IIVMN CCLIV. CCLV. HYMN 8M« CciiiiDoM M. Are, Dr. Doddril^q The final sentence, and happiness of the righteous* Mutt. \w. 34. 1 A TTEND, my soul, mj heart, rejoice, j^L_ ^ hile Jesus from bis throne, Before the bright angelic host.-. Makes his last sentence known. 2 When sinners, cursed from his face, To raging flames are driven ; His voice, with melody divine, Thus calls his saints to heaven : 3 MBle8s9d of my Father, all draw near, " Receive the great reward ; "And rise, with raptures to poss — " The kingdom love prepared. 4 " Ere earth's foundations first were laid, " His sovereign purpose wrought, " And rear'd those palaces divine, " To which you now are brought. 5 "There shall you reign unnumber'd years, " Protected by my power ; "While sin and death, and pains and cares, " Shall vex your souls no more.'' 6 Come, thou majestic Saviour, come, This jubilee proclaim : And teach us language lit to praise So great, so dear a ?yimc. II Y JIN 255. Common Metre. Dr. S. Stennett The last Judgment. 1 " "1 WFi comes! he comes! to judge the world," L Aloud th' archangel cries ; Wlnle thunders roll from pole to pole, And lightnings cleave the skies. Ill M.N C ( L\ . 56i 2 Th' atFrighted nations hear the sound, And upward lilt their eves; The slumbering tenants of the ground, In living armies rise. 3 Amid the shouts of numerous friends, Of lio>i< divinely bright, The Judge, in solemn pomp, descends, Array'd in rohes of light. 4 His head and hairs are white as snow ; His eves a fiery flame ; A radiant crown adorns his brow, And Jesus is his name. 5 Writ on his thigh his name appears, And Bears his victories tell : Lo ! in his hand the Conqueror bears The keys of death and hell. G Lo ! he ascends the judgment-seat, And at his dread command, Myriads of creatures round his feet In solemn silence stand. 7 Princes and peasants here expect Their last, their righteous doom ; The men who dar'd his grace reject, And they who dar'd presume. 8 " Depart, ye sons of vice and sin/' The mjur'd Jesus cries ; While the long-kindling wrath within, Flashes from both his eyes. 9 And now in words divinely sweet, With rapture in his face, Aloud Ins sacred lips repeat The sentence of his grace: 10 " Well done, my good and faithful sons, w* The children of my \<>^ e ; u Receive the sceptres, crowns, and thrones, 11 Prepared for you above." 566 HYMN ( ( LVI. CCLVII. HYMN 25C. (..imuf.n Metre. Dr. Watts. Hop* o/* ll*arcn by the ri$urr§cHon of Christ. 1 Pet i. 3, 4, 5. 1 TILBSS'D ho tho everlasting God, fl^ 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 - He gave our souls a lively hope That they should never die. 3 What though our inbred sins require Our flesh to sec the dust, Yet, as the Lord our Saviour rose, So all his followers must. 4 There's an inheritance divine, Rescrv'd against that day ; 'Tis uncorruptcd, undehTd, 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 257. Common Metro. Dr. Watts. Assurance of Heaven ; or, A saint -prepared to die. 2 Tim. iv. 6,7, 8, 1<';. 1 ["TfcEATH may dissolve my body now, JLr And bear my spirit home ; Why do my minutes move so slow, Nor my salvation come ? 2 With heavenly weapons I have fought The buttles of the Lord : HI MN ( CLVHL 507 Finish'd my course, and kept the faith, And w ait tlie BUM reward. ] 3 Clod has laid up in heaven for mc, A crown which cannot lade ; The righteous Judge at that great day Shall place it on my head. i Nbf hath the King of grace decreed This prize for me alone ; Bui all that love, and long to sec TV appearance of his Son, 5 .'» wis, the Lord, shall guard me safe Fi 'in 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 258 Common Metre. Dr. Watts. H 'frc the <1'i it followers of the Lamb. 5 He keep- the Father's book of life, There all their names are found ; The hypocrite in vain shall strive To tread the heavenly ground, HY.">JL\ 201. Lon5 Metre. Dr. Watts. f God and Christ in JLavcn. 1 "R^KSCFAD from heaven, immortal Dove, JLr Stoop down and take us on thy wings, \iid m >unt, and bear US far above ch of these inferior things; 2 Beyond, beyond this lower sky, i nal ages roll, Where solid pleasures never die, And fruits immortal feast the soul. 8 Oh. for a sight, a blissful sight, Of our Almighty Father's throne ! e sits our Saviour, crown'd with light; ' in a body like our own. 1 Ldoring saints around him stand, Anund me roll, Fearless I'd launch aw aj . HYMN *:;;:>. Common Metre, Rippon. The t v< Hasting *ong. ) ■.! AUTIf has 1 my love too long ; J_J Tis UlBe I ''fl mine i I pward, de ii Father, to thy throne, And to in skies. %2, There the blest Man, my Saviour, sits ; The God, how bright he shines ! And scatters infinite delights On all the happy minds. 3 Seraphs, with elevated strains, Circle the throne around; And move, and charm the starry plains With an immortal sound. 4 Jesus, the Lord, their harps employs; Jesus, thy l<>\ e they ^iug ; Jesus-, ihe life of all our jo Sounds sweet from every string. f> [Hark, how beyond the narrow bounds Of time and space they run ; And echo in ra mods The ( rodh< ad of the Son ! 6 And now they sink the lofty tune, And gentler notes they play ; And bring the Father's Equal down 'J'.) dwell in humble clay. 7 0 a : ed beauties of the M in ! (The God resides within ;) His flesh all pure without a stain ; I Hi sou] without a sin. 5*1 HYMN CCLXTII. S Rut, when to Calvary the\ turn, Silent their harps abide : Suspended Bongs, a moment, inourn The God, thai lov\l, and di< d. 9 Then, all at once, to living strains They summon every chord i Tell how he triumph'*] o'er his pains, And chant the rising Lord. ] 10 Now let me mount, and join their song, And be an angel too : My heart, my hand, my ear, my tongue, Here's joyful work for you. Ill would begin the music here j And so my soul should rise : Oh, for some heavenly notes to hear My passions to the ski< s ! 12 There ye, that love my Saviour, sit ; There I would lain have place, Among your thrones, or at your iecty So I might see his face. ESD OF THE HYMNS. A TABLE i\ D AW II \ M \ I ! !! E T'TKST u KM* PagL ADORE and tremble, for on:- God 378 Wake, awake the -acred song 383 Almighty Father, graciotfs Lord i(|T Attend while 1 • Jted Son 1 1& "s on meadows newly mown Ho te our souls, away our fears 455 Awake my heart, arise my tongue t56 m\ soul, my joyful powers 170 All, wretched souls, who strive in vain Another six days' work is dune 198 Awake our drowsy souls 408 Awa\ from every mortal care 501 Almighty Maker, God 502 Attend, ye children of your God 508 And must this body die 549 And will the Judge descend 563 Attend my soul, my heart rejoice 561 BEHOLD the grace appears 382 Bright King of glory, dreadful God 394 Behold the blind their sight receivo 305 Behold the glories of the Lamb 400 Backward with humble shame we look 408 Broad is the road th.it leads to deatli 412 Behold the woman's promised 118 Behold the potter and the clay ; J? Behold what wond'rous grace 1:33 Behold how sinners disa j 1 i.~> his' and wine 417 I, the heirs of God 460 the tie thai bin Is 462 Bless'd are the humble sou's thai see 470 Bless'd m fir opening rays 407 rl a sting God 566 n4 a table! (^ A N creatures to perfection find ."(i^ J Come let u^ join our cheerful ><>: 401 Come hither, all \e weary souls 422 Come, weary souls with sin distressed 423 Christ and his cross are all our theme 481 Come, hoi) Spirit, h 4 10 Come, gracious Spirit, heavenly D til Come, ye that love the Lord 182 DEAREST of all the names above 891 Daughters of Zion, come, behold 392 Dear Lord, and shall thy Spirit r< III Do we not know that solemn word 501 Dread Sovereign, let my evening song 522 Death with Ins dread commission sea I'd 538 Death cannot mala- our s >uls afraid 544 Death ! 'tis a melancholy day 544 Deluded souls ! who think to find 546 Death may dissolve my body now 566 Descend from heaven, immortal Dove 569 ERE the blue heavens were stretch'd abroad 381 Eternal Wisdom, thee we praise 403 Eternal Spirit, we confess 442 Eternal source of every joy 527 Earth has engross'd my love too long 571 FATHER of glory i to thy name 378 Father of mercies, in thy word 415 Father, how wide thy glory shines 420 Father of mercies, send thy grace 461 Father of mercies, in thy house 402 Father of ail, thy care we bless 400 Frequent the day of God returns 400 GREAT King of glory and of grace 410 God in the Gospel of his Son 416 Great was the day, the joy was great 420 Gentiles by nature, we belong 421 Go, preach my Gospel, saith the Lord 426 Grace, 'tis a charming sound 440 \ rABLl Pfl ( rod is a Spirit, just and n ise I Is Give uif the w ings of faith to ( Sod, 1 u\\ 11 ih\ sentence just l^~ Father of mankind 180 ( i real ( Jod, the nations of the ea I I ■ • Great God, oppressed with grief and fi I'M God of the morning, at \\ h< 5 1 9 Great God, to thee m\ evening song 525 Great God, we siuix that mfght} hand 528 ( rreat Ruler of the earth 536 HOW should tl Adam's race 375 rk, the glad sound, the Saviour c unes ^v 1 I low beav} is the ni 389 lie lives, the great Redeemer lives 399 How are tl . (> Lord 106 flow lafg tmise, how divine 1\M Had 1 the tongues of Greeks and Jews 135 Happy the heart where graces reign 1">1 How vain arc all things here below 469 Hence from my soul sad thoughts begone 47^ i [om honourable is ihvv p 477 Now beauteou - r feet 480 How charming is the place 501 How sweet and awful is the place 517 How are tin glorii s here displayed 519 Hosanna with a cheerful sound 523 II v. - • ;' the w rds m) Saviour speaks 53] i ! from tin a doleful sound 5 H> How long shall death, the tyrant, reign 559 He < o judge the world 564 Hear what the voice from heaven proclaims 56»J 5()l N all I _ as names ">N"» Jesus, in : and m\ God 139 l< this the kind return 4 H'> I Late the tempter and his charms 168 .J* SUB, my Lord, how rich thj gnu - 490 In sweet exalted strains 50 I 7', A TABLE. Jesus invites hia saints 512 Jesus i- gone above the skies 516 B\ EEP silence all created things 369 LET others boast bow strong the) be 871 Lord, when our raptur'd thought surveys 405 Lei the wild leopards of the vrood 411 Laden with guilt, and full of fears 413 Let avarice horn from shore to shore 414 Let the whole race of creatures lie 426 Lord, we confess our numerous faults Lord, how secure my conscience was 1 15 Let Pharisees of high esteem 457 Long have I sat beneath the sound 45vS Let party names no more 468 Lord, what a wretched land is this 465 het me but hear my Saviour say 476 Lo, what a glorious sight appears 478 Lord, how secure and blest are they 481 Look down, O Lord, with pitying e\ e 503 Lord, at thy table I behold 511 Let us adore th' eternal word 514 Life is the time to serve the Lord 528 Lord, I am pain'd but I resign 540 Lord, at thy temple we appear 541 Lord, 'tis an infinite delight 553 MY God, my portion and my love 374 Mortals awake, with angels join 379 My dear Redeemer, and my Lord 390 Mistaken souls that dream of heaven 448 My soul forsakes her vain delight 451 Man has a soul of vast desires 452 My God ! the spring of all my joys 472 My Saviour-God, my Sovereign Prince 508 My God, how endless is thy love 583 Must all the charms of nature then 533 My thoughts on awful subjects roll 5 \:2 A t \w\.\. /' M\ soul, come meditate the daj •> 15 M\ thoughts that often mount the skiec 54*3 [Vfethinks the last great da) is come 562 "VTOW to the Lord a noble ^>n- 393 J^^ Now let a spacious world arise 102 Son to the power of God supreme 129 Not all thr outward forms on earth 132 Not all the uobles of the earth 43 I Naked as from the earth we came 453 Not from the dust affliction grows 1~>1 Now by the bowels of my God 463 Now let the Lord, my Saviour smile 470 Now let our voices join 485 Not to the terrors of the Lord 48G Now far above these starry skies 515 Nature with open volume stands 51G Now have1 our hearts emhracM our God 518 Now in the heat of youthful blood 530 Now let our drooping hearts revive 551 No, I'll repine at death no more 561 NOr eye hath seen, nor ear hath heard 568 Oil, the delights, the heavenly joys 101 Oh, for a ("loser walk with God 435 Oh, that 1 knew the seerot place 437 Oh, what stupendous mercy shines 460 Oft have I turn'd mine eye within 464 Our sins, alas, how strong thej be 488 Once more, m\ soul, the rising day 52] On Jordan's rugged hank- I stand 570 JL EACE, 'tis the Lord Jehovah's hand 556 R[SE rise m\ soul, and leave the around 370 Rejoice, the Lord is King ^!,Ss Raise \oiir triumphant songs 425 Return, my roving heart, return 494 SI I ILL the % ile- race of flesh and blood 370 Shall w isdom er\ aloud 388 \ TABLE. Pagt. Sin like a venomous disease -110 Sin has a thousand treacherous arts 412 Shall atheists dare insult the cross 417 Sinners, the \<>icc of God regard 424 Straight is the way. the door i^ straight 437 So new-born babes desire (he bre 410 So let our lips and lives 459 et was the time when first I felt KM Salvation ! Oh, the joyful sound 482 See how the mounting sun 521 Stern winter throws his icy chains 520 Sovereign oflife, I own thy hand 540 Stoop down my thoughts that us'd to rise 543 See where the great incarnate God 560 Sing to the Lord, ye heavenly hosts 561 THE Lord Jehovah reigns 307 To God the only wise 376 Thus saith the high and lofty One 377 The voice of my beloved sounds 391 The mighty frame of glorious grace 396 The Lord descending from above 414 This is the word of truth and love ( 419 ?T\vas by an order from the Lord 420 The Saviour calls, let every ear 458 The Lord on high proclaims 430 The deluge at th' Almighty's call 438 There was an hour when Christ rejoic'd 453 'Tis by the faith of joys to come 457 Thrice happy souls, who born of heaven 459 The righteous Lord, supremely great 484 The wondering nations have beheld 488 Thou only Sovereign of my heart 491 'Twas the commission of our Lord 505 Thus saith the mercy of the Lord 506 Thus did \\\<\ sons of Abra'm pass 507 'Twas on that chirk, that doleful night 509 To Jesus our exalted Lord 512 v T LBJ I promise of my Father's Tims far the 1 .ord has led me on .»:' I To praise the e\ er bouoteous L >ri\ 'rune w hat an empt) \ a pour 'tis Thee we adore, eternal Nai To thee, who reign's! supreme above Thou only (-(Mitre of my rest 539 There is a land of pure delight 5 '" Thy life 1 read, my dearest Lord 553 'I ;.• God of h>ve will sure indulge 556 These glorious minds, how bright they shine 568 UV to the Lord, who reigns on high 373 Unite, 1113 roving thoughts, unite 17 1 WAIT, () my soul, thy Maker's will 372 While shepherds watch'd their flocks, &c, 380 \\ hen the first parents of our race 36 I We hhss the prophet of the L< rd 388 What equal honour shall we bring 395 With tears of anguish I lament K>!> What shall the dying sinner do 11/ Where are the mourners saith the Lord 136 Why should the children of a king l 1° Why is my-iicai; so tar from l(i? When in the light of faith divine IT 1 Why should the living man complain 178 Who shall the Lor emn IT .'> When I can read my title char Js7 When Jesus dwelt in mortal clay 1!>1 What strange perplexities arif" resl 500 While sinners who presume to hear 504 With humble heart and tougue 534 While o'er our guilt} land, O Lord ;>:>;> What scenes of horror and of dread 550 When death appears before m\ sight 552 W hen blooming youth is snatch'd a\\a\ 554 Why should our mourning thoughts delight \ T IBLE. Page, YD humble souls, approach your God 377 N es, the Redeemer r"-*1 897 \ e sods of men, with joy record 4W > e trembling souls, dismiss your fears -17 1 ^ e humble souls, complain no more 483 Ye wretched, hungry, starving poor 510 Yc sons of Adam, rain and young 529 Vc hearts with youthful vigour warm 532 Ye vjrgin souls aiise 550 Ye mourning saints, whose streaming tears 555 CONTENTS. rT^IIK Doing and Infections of God 367 1 The character, actions, suffering, } o^q and glory of Christ $ Creation and Providence 402 The fall and temptation of man 408 The Scriptures 413 Invitations of the Gospel 431 Doctrines of the Scriptures 426 Influences of the Spirit of God 440 The Christian's character and graces The Christian's blessings and sufferings, danger and safety Christian worship. Private worship 494 Public worship 498 Baptism 505 The Lord's Supper 509 Times and Seasons 519 Time, death, the resurrection, the judgment, } ^, and eternity $ 445 465 FINIJ .