FROM THE LIBRARY OF REV. LOUIS FITZGERALD BENSON, D. D. BEQUEATHED BY HIM TO THE LIBRARY OF PRINCETON THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY DM trie, ^g(£ £ THE IPSili DAVID, — IMITATED IN THE LANGUAGE OF THE JVg rr- TESTAMENT* AND APPLIED TO THE CHRISTIAN STATE AND WORSHIP BY I. WATTS, D.D. LUKE XXIV. 44. All things must be fulfilled, ickkk were written in. ...the Psalms 'concerning me. HEB. XI. 3w. JDaridy Samuel, and the Prophets. Vfr. 40. That thejj without us should not be made perfect. XEWBVRYPORT ; PUBLISHED* FOR WEST & RICHARDSON. R, V. k C. W4L- LIA^S, BOSTON; BILL BLAKE & CO. BELI.OWS-F 41.1 «?, (vt.) ; J. MULLIGAN, GEORGETOWN, (col.) aild E» W. ALLEN, NEWBURYPORT- WtHU Hasting*, Printer. 1818.. r W * *8? S3 THE PSALMS OF DAVID. PSALM I.— CM. [*] The waif and end of the righteous and the wicked. JjLEST is the man who shuns the place Where sinners love to meet ; Who fears to tread their wicked ways. And hates the scoffers seat : 2 But in the statutes of the Lord Has plac'd his chief delight ; By day he reads or hears the word, And meditates by night. 3 [He, like a plant of generous kind, By living waters set, Safe from the storms and blasting wind, Enjoys a peaceful state.] 4 Green as the leaf, and ever fair Shall his profession shine ; While fruits of holiness appear Like clusters on the vine. 5 Not so the impious and unjust : What vain designs they form ! Their hopes are blown away like dust Or chaff before the storm. 6 Sinners in judgment shall not stand Amongst 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 : i i PSALM I. \of sinners lead \*\\ PSALM I S. M. [*] TJie saint happy ; the sinner miserable. ^I^HE man is ever blest -*- Who shuns the sinner's ways, Amongst their councils never stands, Nor takes the scorner's place : S But makes the law of God, His study and delight, Amidst the labors 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, t Not so tlr ungodly race ; They no such blessings find : Their hope shall flee like empty chafl' Before the driving wind. S How will they bear to stand Before that judgment seat. Where all the saints at Christ's right hand. In full assembly meet ? G He knows and he approves, The way the righteous go ; But sinners and their works shall meet A dreadful overthrow. PSALM I.—L. M. [#] Difference between the righteous and ivicked. HAPPY the man whose cautious feet Shun the broad way which sinners go, Who hates the place where Atheists meet,* And fears to talk as scoffers da, PSALM II. 2 He loves V employ his morning light Among the statutes of the Lord ; And spends the wakeful hours of night, With pleasure pondering o'er his word. 3 He, like a plant by gentle streams, Shall flourWi in immortal green ; And heaven will shine with kindest beams On every work his hands begin. 4 But sinners find their counsels crossed : As chaff before the tempest flies, So shall their hopes be blown and lost, When the last trumpet shakes the skies. 5 In vain the rebel seeks to stand In judgment with the pious race ; The dreadful Judge with stern command, Divides him to a different place. 6 " Straight is the way my saints have trod ; "\ bless'd the path, and drew it plain ; u But you would choose the crooked road, " And down it leads toeMdless pain." PSALM II— S. M. [*] Translated according to the Divine pattern. Actsiv. 24, &C. Christ dying, rising, interceding, and reigning. flVrAKER and sovereign Lord L^JL Of heaveu, and earth, and seas. Thy providence confirms thy word, And answers thy decrees. 2 The things so Ions; foretold By David are fulfilPd, When Jews and Gentiles join to slay Jesus thine holy child. J 3 "Why did the Gentiles rage, And Jews with one accord, Bend all their counsels to destroy Th' anointed of the Lord ? A 2 l'SALM II. 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 who hath rais'd him from the dead Hath ownM him for his Son. pause; 6 Now he's ascended high, And asks to rule the earth ; The merit of his blood he pleads. And pleads his heavenly bictb. 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 ; He'll vindicate those honors well Which he received from God. 9 [Be wise, ye rulers, now, And worship at his throne; With trembling joy, ye people bow To God's exalted Son. 10 If once his wrath arise, Ye perish on the place; Then blessed is the soul that flies. For refuge to his grace.] P8ALM II.— C. M. [b] TT^HY did the nations join to slay ▼ ▼ The Lord's anointed Son? Why did they ca*t his laws away, And tread his gospel down ? PSALM 11. 7 2 The Lord, who sits above the skies, Derides their rage below : He speaks with vengeance in his eyes. Aud strikes their spirits through. 3 " I call him my eternal Son, u And raise him from the dead, *• I make my holy hill, his throne, "And wide his kingdom spread. 4 "'Ask me, my Son, and then enjoy "The utmost Heathen lands : " Thv rod of irou shall destroy "The rebel who withstands. n 5 Be wise, ye raters of the earth, Obev tlr anointed Lord : Adore the King of heavenly birth, And tremble at his word. 6 With humble love address his throne . For, if he frown, ye die : Those are secure, and those alone, Who on his grace rely. PSALM II.— L. M. [b] Christ's death, resurrection and ascension. W^H Y did the Jews proclaim their rage ? ▼ ▼ The Romans, why their swords employ ? Agaiust the Lord their powers engage, His dear anointed to destroy. 3 " Come, let us break his bauds, " they say, " This man shall never give us laws*;"' And thus they cast his yoke away, « And nail?d the Monarch to the cross. 3 But God, who high in glory reigns, Laughs at their pride, their rage controls, He'll vex their hearts with inward pains, Aud speak ia thunder to their souls, PSALM III. 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 Sovereign still. " 5 [His wondrous rising from the earth Makes his eternal Godhead known, The Lord declares his heavenly birth, " This day have I begot ray Son. 6 " Ascend, my Son, to my right hand, " There thou shalt ask, and I bestow " The utmost bound 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 potter's earthen work is broke. VAUSE. 8 Now ye who sit on earthly thrones, Be wise, and serve the Lord, the Lamb : Now at his feet submit your crowns, Rejoice and tremble at his name. 9 With humble love address the Son, Lest he grow angry, and ye die ; His wrath will burn to worlds unknown, If ye provoke his jealousy. 10 His storms shall drive you quick to hell ? He is a God and ye but dust ; Happy the souls that know him well, And make his grace their only trust. PSALM III.— CM. [b] Doubts and fears suppressed ; or, God our defence f roup sin and Satan. MY God, how many are my fears ! How fast my foes increase 1 PSALM III. 9 Conspiring my eternal death. They break my present peace. 3 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 threatening guilt, And raise my drooping head. 4 [I cried, and from his holy hill He bow'd a listening ear : I called my Father and my God, And he subdu'd my fear. 5 He shed soft slumbers on mine eves* In spite of all my foes ; I 'woke, and wonder d at the grace Which guarded my repose.] i What though the hosts of death and hell All arnvd against me stood ! Terrors no more shall shake my soul : My refuge is my God. 7 Arise, O Lord, fulfil thy grace, While I thy glory sing : My God has 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 III.— Ver. 1— .3. L, M. [bj A Morning Psalm. f\ LORD, how many are my foes, ^-J In this weak state of flesh and blood ! j 10 PSALM IV. My peace they daily discompose. But my defence and hope is God. S Tir'd with the burdens of the day, To thee I rajs'd an evening cry : Thou heard'st when I began to pray, And thine almighty help was nigh. 3 Supported by thine heavenly aid, I laid me down and slept secure : Not death should make my heart afraid, Though I should wake and rise no more. 4 But God sustained me all the night ; Salvation doth to God belong : He raised my head to see the light, Aud makes my praise his morning song. PSALM P .— L. M. [b] Ver. 1, 2,3. 5, 6, 7. Hearing of prayer; or, God om portion, and Christ our hope, OGOD of grace and righteousness, Hear and attend when I complain : Thou hast enlarged me iu distress, Bow down a gracious ear again. 3 Ye sons of men, in vain ye try To turn my glory into shame : How long will scoffers love to lie, And dare reproach my Saviour's name? 3 Know that the Lord divides his saints From all the tribes of men beside : He hears the cry of penitents For the dear sake of Christ who died. 4 When our obedient hands have done A thousand works of righteousness, We put our trust in God alone, And glory in his pardoning grace PSALM IV.. ..V. 11 5 Let the unthinking many say, Who will bestow some earthly good? But, Lord, thy light and love we pray ; Our souls desire this heavenly food. 6 Then shall iny cheerful powers rejoice At grace and favor so divine : Nor will 1 change ray happy choice For all their corn, and all their wine. PSALM IV.— Ver. 3, 4, 0, s. C. M. [*] Jin Evening Psalm. LORD, thou wilt hear me when I pray ; I am forever thine, I fear before thee all the day, Nor could I dare to sin. 3 And while I rest my weary head, From cares and business free, 'Tis sweet conversing on my bed With my own heart and thee. 3 I pay this evening sacrifice ; And when my work is done, Great God, my faith and hope relies Upon thy grace alone. 4 Thus, with my thoughts composed to peace, Fll give mine eyes to sleep ; Thy hand in safety keeps my days, And will my slumbers keep. PSALM >.— C. M. [*] For the Lord's day morning. LORD, in the morning thou shalt hear My voice ascending high : To thee will I direct my prayer, To thee lift up mine eye. 3 Up to the hills, where Christ is gone, To plead for all his saints, I 42 *SALM VI. Presenting at his Father's throne Our songs and our complaints. 8 Thou art a God before whose sight The wicked shall not stand : Sinners shall ne'er be thy delight, Nor dwell at thy right hand. 4 But to thy house will I resort, To taste thy mercies there ; I will frequent thine holy court, And worship in thy fear. 5 O may thy spirit guide my feet In ways of righteousness ! Make every path of duty straight And plain before thy face. PAUSE. € My watchful enemies combine To tempt my feet astray ; They flatter with a base design, To make my soul their prey. 7 Lord, crush the serpent in the dust, And all his plots destroy ; While those who in thy mercy trust. Forever shout for jqy. $ The men who love and fear thy name. Shall see their hopes fulfilled : The mighty God will compass them With favour as a shield. PSALM VI.— CM. [b] Complaint in sickness ; or^ diseases healed IN anger. Lord, rebuke me not, Withdraw the dreadful storm ; Nor let thy fury grow so hot Against a feeble worm. 3 My soul's bow'd down with heavy cares. My flesh with pain oppress*! ; PSALM VI. 13 My couch is witness to my tears, My tears forbid my rest, 3 Sorrow and pain wear out my d ays ; I waste the night with cries, Counting the minutes as they pass, Till the slow morning rise. 4 Shall I be still tormented here ? Mine eye consumed with grief? How long, my God, how long before Thy hand affords relief? 3 He hears when dust and ashes speak ; He pities all our groans ; He -saves us for his mercy's sake, And heals our broken bones. 6 The virtue of his sov'reicn word Restores our fainting breath ; But silent graves praise not the Lord, Nor is he kuown in death. PSALM VI.—L. If. [b] Temptations in sickness overcome. LORD, I can suffer thy rebukes When thou with kindness doth chastise : But thy fierce wrath I cannot bear ; O let it not against me rise i 3 Pity my languishing estate, And ease the sorrows which I feel ; The wounds thine heavy hand hath made. 0 let thy gentler touches heal I 3 See how I pass my weary days In sighs and groans ; and when His night. My bed is water' d with my tears ; My grief consumes and dims my sight. 4 Look how the powers of nature n.ourn ! How long, Almighty God, how long? B 14 PSALM VII. 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 Lf)rd, For all is dust and silence there. S 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 VII.— C. M. [b] GocVs care of his people, and punishment ofpersecutor$i MY trust is in my heavenly Friend, My hope in thee, my God ; Rise, and my helpless life defend From those who seek my blood. S With insolence and fury they My soul in pieces tear, As hungry lions rend the prey When no deliverer's uear. 3 If I had e'er provok'd them first^ Or once abus'd my foe, Then let him tread my life to dust, And lay mine honor low. 3 If there be 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 ; ^wake to judgment, and command Delif'rance for my soul. PAUSE. Let sinners and their wicked rag* He humbled to the dust, PSALM VIII. 15 Shall not the God of truth engage To vindicate the just? 7 He knows the heart, he tries the reigns He will defend th' upright : His sharpest arrows he ordains Against the sons of spite. 8 For me their malice digged a pit, But there themselves are cast, My God makes all their mischief light On their own heads at last. 9 That cruel, persecuting race Must feel his dreadful sword ; Awake, my soul and praise the grace And justice of the Lord. PSALM VIII.— S. M. [*] God's sovereignty and goodness ; and man's dominion ovei the creatures. OLORD, our heavenly King, Thy name is all divine ; Thy glories round the earth are spread, And o'er the heavens they shine : 2 When to thy works on high I raise my wondering eyes, And see the moon complete in light Adorn the darksome skies : 3 When I survey the stars, And all their shining forms, Lord, what is man, that worthless thing, A kin to dust and worms ! 4 Lord, what is worthless man, That thou shouldst love him so ! Next to thine angels is he plac'd And lord of all below. 5 Thine honors crown his head, While beasts like slaves obew 16 PSALM VIII. Anil birds that cut the air with wings, And fish that cleave the sea. 0 How rich thy bounties are ! And wondrous are thy ways : Of dust and worms thy power can frame A monument of praise. 7 [Out of the mouttis of babes And sucklings, thou canst draw Surprising honors 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 arc spread, And o?er the heavens they shine.]} PSALM YIII.—C. M. [b] Christ's condescension and glorification ; or% God r^k man. LORD, our Lord, how wondrous great Is thine exalted name ! The glories of thy heavenly state Let men and babes proclaim. 3 When I behold thy works on high, The moon which 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 shouldst visit him with grace. And love his nature so ! 4 That thine eternal Son should bear To take a mortal form, Made lower than his angels are, To save a dying worm ! 5 [Yet while he liv'd ou earth unknown* And men would not adore. PSALM VIIT. 17 Th' obedient seas and fishes own His Godhead and his power. 6 The waves lay spread beneath his feet, And fish at his command, Bring their large shoals to Peters net. Bring tribute to his hand. 7 These lesser glories of the Son Shone through the fleshy cloud : Now we behold him on his throne. And men confess him God.] 8 Let him be crowtvd with majesty Whobow'd his head to death ; And be his honors sounded high, By all things that have breath. 9 Jesus, our Lord, how wondrous grea Is thine exalted name ; The glories of thy heavenly state Let the whole earth proclaim. PSALM VIII— 1st Part L. M. (*) Ver. 1, 2, parapl. rased. The hosanna of children ; or infants praising God* A LMIGHTY Ruler of the skies, ^V Through 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 honor raise : And babes with uninstructcd tongue, Declare the wonders of thy praise. 3 Thy power assists their tender age To bring proud rebels to the ground ; To still the bold blasphemer's rage, And all their policies confound. 4 Children amidst thy temple throng,. To see their great Redeemers fa! IS psalm yiii.c.ije:. The Son of David is their song, And young hosanuas fill the place. 5 The frowning scribes and angry priest* In vain their impious cavils bring ; Revenge sits silent in their breasts While Jewish babes proclaim their King PSALM MIL— 2d Part. L. M. [h] Ver. 3. &c. paraphrased. Adam and Christ lords of the old and new creation. LORD, what was man when made at first l Adam, the offspring of the dust ! That thou shoulclst set him and his race But just below an angel's place ! % That thou shouldst raise his nature s© And make him lord of all below ; Make every beast and bird submit, And lay the fishes at his feet ! >i But O ! what brighter glories wait To crown the second Adam's state ! What honors 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 : But he shall reign with power divine ! 5 The world to come, redeemed from all The miseries which attend the fall, New made, and glorious, shall submit At our exalted Saviour's feet. PSALM IX— 1st Part. C. M. [*] Wrath and mercy from the judgmeht seat. IT II my whole heart I'll raise my song, Thy wonders I'll proclaim, Thou, sov\cign Judge of right and wrong) Wilt put my foes to shajnc-. MALM IX. 19 % 1*11 siug thy majesty and grace : My God prepares his throne To judge the world in righteousness* Aud make his vengeance known. 8 Then shall the Lord a refuge prove For all the poor oppressed ; To save the people of his love. And give the weary rest. 4 The men who know thy name will trust In thy abundant grace : For thou hast ne'er forsook the just-, Who humbly sought thy face. 5 Sing praises to the righteous Lord, Who dwells on Zioirs hill. Who executes his threat'ning word, And doth his grace fulfil. PSALM IX.— 2d Part. C. M. [b~J Ter. 12. The wisdom and ecfiity of Fr evidence. "VV^HEN the great Judge supreme and just ▼ * Shall once enquire for blood : The humble souls, who mourn in dust, Shall find a faithful God. 2 He from the dreadful gates of death Does his own children raise ; In Zion's gates, with cheerful breath; They sing their Father's praise. 3 His foes shall fall with heedless feet. Into the pit they made ; And sinners perish in the net Which their own hands had spread. 1 Thus by thy judgments, mighty God. Are thy deep counsels known : When men of mischief are destroyed; The snare must be their owg> 30 psalm x: PAUSE. 5 The wicked shall sink down to hell : Thy wrath devour the lands That dare forget thee, or rebel Against thy known commands. G Though saints to sore distress are brought And wait, and long complain, Their cries shall never be forgot, Nor shall their hopes be vain. 7 [Rise great Redeemer, from thy seat* To judge and save the poor ; Let nations tremble at thy feet, And man prevail uo more. 8 Thy thunder shall affright the proud, And put their hearts to pain, Make them confess that thou art God, And they but feeble men.] PSALM X— C. M. [b Prayers heard, and saints saved ; or, pride, atheism and oppression punished. [For a humiliation da> "WVTHY doth the Lord stand off so far, ▼ * And why conceal his face, When great calamities appear, And times of deep distress? 3 Lord shall the wicked still deride Thy justice and thy power ? 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 thev shall fall no more. 4 Arise, O God, lift up thine hand; Attend our humble cry ; !No enemy shall dare to stand When God ascends on high> FSALM XI, Si PAUSE. 5 Why do the men of malice rage, And say with foolish pride, The God of heaven will ne'er engage To fight on Zion's side? 6 But thou forever art our Lord ; And powerful is thine hand, As when the heathens felt thy sword, And perished from thy land. 7 Thou wilt prepare our hearts to pray And cause thine ear to hear ; Hearken to what thy children say, And put 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 XL— L. M. [*] God loves the righteous and hates the wicked, MM refuge is the God of love ; - Whv do my foes insult, and crv, Fly like a timorous, trembling &oveA To distant woods or mountains fly P If government be all destroyed (That firm foundation of our peace) And violence make justice void, Where shall the righteous seek redress ? The Lord in heaven has fix'd his throne ; His eyes survey the world below ; To him all mortal things are known : His eye-lids search our spirits through. If he afflicts his saints so far, To prove their love and try their grace, What may the bold transgressors fear: His very soul abhors their ways. 38 PSALM XII. 5 On impious wretches he shall rain Tempests of brimstone, fire and death. 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 with a gracious eye beholds The men who his own image bear. PSALM XII.— L.M. [b] The saint- s safety and hope in evil times / or, sins of the tongue complained of, viz. blasphemy, falsehood , <§*c. LORD, if thou dost not soon appear, Virtue and truth will flee away ; A faithful man among us here Will scarce be found, if thou delay. 2 The whole discourse when neighbors meet, Is filFd with trifles loose and vain ; Their lips are flatt'ry and deceit, And their proud language is profane. 3 But lips that with deceit abound Shall not maintain their triumph long : The God of vengeance will confound The flattering and blaspheming tongue. 4 Yet shall our icords be free, they cry, Out tongues shall be controled by none ; Where is the Lord, icill ask us ivhy P Or say our lips are not' our own ? 5 The Lord who sees the poor oppressed, And hears th? oppressor's haughty strain, Will rise to give his children rest, Nor shall they trust his word in vaiu. 6 Thy word, O Lord, though often tried, Void of deceit shall still appear ; Not silver seven times purified From dress and mixture, shines so cle&w PSALM XII. 23 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 XII.— C. M. [b] Complaint of a general corruption of manners ; or, the promise and the signs of Christ's coming to judgment* HELP, Lord, for men of virtue fail ; Religion loses ground ! The sons of violence prevail, And treacheries abound. 2 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 oicn, they cry^ And who shall be our Lord ? 4 Scoffers appear on every side, Where a vile race of men Is raised to seats of power and pride* And bear the sword in vain. PAUSE. 9 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? 7 " Yes, saith the Lord, now will I rise. " And make oppressors flee ; "I shall appear to their surprise. ;; Amd set my servants free/* S4 PSALM XIII, 5 Thy word, like silver seven times tried, Through ages shall endure: The men who in thy truth confide Shall find thy promise sure. PSALM XIII— L. M. [b] 'Jf leading with God under desertion ; or, hope in darkness, HOW long, O Lord, shall I complain, Like one who seeks his God in vain ? Canst thou thy face forever hide, And I still pray and be denied ? 3 Shall I forever be forgot As one whom thou regardest not? Still shall my soul thy absence mourn? Aud still despair of thy return ? >3 How long shall my poor troubled breast Be with these anxious thoughts oppressed? And Satan, my malicious foe, Rejoice to see me sunk so low ? ± Hear, Lord, and grant me quick relief, Before my death concludes my grief; If thou withhold'st thy heavenly light, I sleep in everlasting night. Jf How will the.powers of darkness boast, If but oue praying soul be lost ! But I have trusted in thy grace, And shall again behold thy face. 6 Whatever my fears or foes suggest, Thou art my hope, my joy my rest ; My heart shall feel thy love, and raisa My cheerful voice to songs of praise. PSALM XIII.— C. M. [b] Complaint under temptation* of the. devil. HOW long wilt thou conceal thy face. My God, how long dolay? RSA1.M XIV. S3 "When shall I feel those heavenly rays Which chase ray fears away r 3 How long shall my poor lab'riog soul Wrestle and toil in vain ? Thy word can all my foes control, And ease my raging pain. -5 See how the prince of darkness trie- All his malicious arts : He spreads a mist around my eyes. And throws his fiery darts. 1 Be thou my sun, be 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 If I become his prey ! Behold the sous of hell stow proud At thv so Ions: delay. 6 But thev shall flv at thy rebuke, And Satan hide his head : He knows the terrors of thy look. And bears thv voice with dread. «/ f Thou wilt display that sovereign grace Where all ray hopes have hung; I shall employ my lips in praise. And vict'rv shall be suns:, PSALM XIV— 1st Part. C. M. [h By nature all men are sinners. X^OOLS in their hearts believe and say. -*- That all religion* s vain ? "There is no God that reigns on high, u Or minds tlr affairs of men.'5 3 From thoughts so dreadful and profane. Corrupt discourse proceed. : C 26 psalm xiv And in their impious hands are found Abominable deeds. 3 The Lord from his celestial throne, Looked down on things below, To find the man that sought his grace, Or did his justice know. 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. 8 Such seeds of sin (that bitter root) In every heart are found ; Nor can they bear diviner fruit, Till grace refine the ground. PSALM XIV.— £d Part. C. M. The folly of persecut RE sinners now so senseless grown. That they the saints devour: And never worship at thy throne. Nor fear thy awful power? 6 Great God 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 yet our foes deride; That we should make thy name our trust : Great God ! confound their pride. 1 0 that the joyful day were come, To finish our distress! PSALM XV. -^ When God shall bring his children home. Our songs shall never cease. PSALM XV.-C. M. [•] Character of a saint, or a citizen of Zion : or, T'h qualifications of a Christian. \\7H0 shall inhabit, in thy hill, T? 0 God of holiness? Whom will the Lord admit to dwell So near his throne of grace? £ The man that walks in pious ways, And works with righteous bands; 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 neighbor 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. 3 His bauds disdain a golden bribe, And never gripe the poor : This man shall dwell with God on earth, And find his heav'n secure. PSALM XV— L. M. [*1 Religion and justice, goodness and truth : or, duties io God and man: or, The qualifications of a Christian, ~V%rHO shall ascend thy heavenly place, ▼ ▼ Great God, and dwell before thy face? The man that minds religion now, And humbly walks with God below. '2 Whose hands are pure, whose heart is clean. Whose lips still speak the thing they meau : 88 PSALM XVI. No slanders dwell upon his tongue : He hates to do his neighbor 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 honor d in his eyes.] 4 [Firm to his word he ever stood, And always makes his promise good ; Nor dares to change the thing he swears, \\ hatever pain or loss he bears.] 5 [He never deals in bribing gold, And mourns that justice should be sold! While others gripe aud grind the poor Sweet charity attends his door.] 6 He loves his enemies, and prays For those that curse him to his face ; And doth to all men still the same, That he wrould hope or wish from them. 7 Yet, when his holiest works are done, His soul depends on grace alone : This is the man thy face shall sec, And dwell forever, Lord, with thee. PSALM XVI.— 1st Part. L. M. [bj Confession of our poverty, and saints the best company : or g-ood works profit men, not God. [^RESERVE me, Lord, in time of need : For succour to thy throne I flee, But have no merits there to plead ; My goodness caunot reach to thee. 2 Oft have my heart and tongue confessed How empty and how poor I am : My praise can never make thee bless*d^ Nor add new slorica to thy name. PSALM XVI. 29 H 3 Yet, Lord, thy saints on earth may reap Some profit by the good we do ; These are the company 1 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 heavenlv birth, Whose thoughts and language are divine. PSALM XVI.— 2d Prrt. L. If. b Cli rist's all-sufficiency. OW fast their guilt and sorrows rise. Who haste to seek some idol god 1 I will not taste their sacrifice. Their offerings of forbidden blood. 2 My God provides a richer cup ; And nobler food to live upon : He for my life has offer'd up Jesus hi* best beloved Son. 3 His love is my perpetual feast : By day his counsels guide me right, And be his name forever blest. Who gives me sweet advice by night. 1 I set him still before mine eves : At my right hand he stands prepare! To keep my soul from all surprise, And be mv everlasting suard. PSALM XVI— 3d Part. L. M. [•] Courage in death, mi hope of the resurrect urn. TT'HEN Cfod is nigh, my faith is strong, ▼ ▼ His arm is my almighty prop : Be glad my heart, rejoice my tongue. My dying flesh shall rest in hope. 2 Though in the dust I lay my head, Yet, gracious God, thou" wilt Lot leave c 3 .JO PSALM My soul forever with the dead. Nor lose thy children in the grave. 3 My flesh shall thy first call obey, Shake off the dust and rise on high ; Then shalt thou lead the wondrous way Up to thy throne above the sky. jl There streams of endless pleasure flow, And full discoveries of thy grace, (Which we but lasted here below) Spread heavenly joys through all the place, PSALM XVI —1st Part. C. M. Ver. l— s. [♦] Support and counsel from C-od, without merit. SAVE me, O Lord, from ev'ry foe : Iu thee my trust I place. Though all the good that I can do Can ne'er deserve thy grace. % Yet if my God prolong my breath. The saints may profit by "t ; The saints, the glory of the earthy The men of my delight. 3 Let heathens to their idols haste, And worship wood or stone : But my delightful lot is cast Where the true God is known. 4 His hand provides my constant food 5 He fills my daily cup ; Much am I pleased with present goo(L But more rejoice in hope. God is my portion and my joy ! His counsels are my light : He gives me sweet advice by day, And gentle hints by night. 6 My soul would all her thoughts approve To his all-seeing eye : >l XVI.. ..XVII. :>1 Nor death, uor hell, my hope shall move, While such a friend is nigh. PSALM XVI.<~4d Part. CM. [» The death and resurrection of Christ. ^•T SET the Lord before my face, A " He bears my courage up : " My heart and tongue their joys express., My flesh shall rest in hope. 8 •'• My spirit. Lord, thou wilt not leave kt Where souls departed are : ••' Nor quit my body to the grave, " To see corruption there. 3 u 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. 3 Jesus, whom every saint adores, Was crucified and slain ; Behold the tomb its prey restores ! Behold, he lives again! 0 When shall my feet arise and stand Ou heaven's eternal hills ? There sits the Son at God?s right hand, And there the Father smiles.] PSALM XVIL— Yet. IS, &e. S. M. [*] Portion of saints and sinners; orjwpe and despair in cUath. ARISE, my gracious God, And make the wicked fi^e ; They are bur thy chastising rod To drive tby saints to thee* SS PSALM XVII. S lie hold the sinner dies, His haughty words are vain : Here in this life his pleasure lies. And all beyond is pain. 3 Then let his pride advance, And boast of all his store ; The Lord is my inheritance, My soul can wish no more. * I shall behold the face Of ray forgiving God ; And stand complete in righteousness. Washed in my Saviour's blood, 5 There's a new heaven begun When I awake in death, Brest in the likeness of thy Son. And draw immortal breath ! PSALM XVII— L. M. [*] The sinner's portion and the saint-s hope ; or, the heavei of separate souls, and the resurrection. LORD, I am thine, but thou wilt prove My faith, my patience, and my love ; When men of spite against me join, They are the sword, the hand is thine. S Their hope and portion lie below : *Tis all the happiness they know ; *Tis all they seek, they take their shares. And leave the rest among their heirs. 3 What sinners value, I resign ; Lord 'tis enough that thou art mine ; I shall behold thy blissful face, And stand complete in righteousness. 4 This life's a drenm. an empty show 5 But the bright world to which I go PSALM XVIII. 33 Hatli joys substantial and sincere: When shall 1 wake and find me there? j 0 glorious hour ! O blest abode ! I shall be near and like my God ; And flesh and sin no more control The sacred pleasures of the soul. 6 My flesh shall slumber in the ground) Till the last trumpet's joyful sound ; Then burst the chains with sweet surprise And in my Saviour's image rise. PSALM XVIII —1st Part. L. M. Ver. 1—6. 15—18. [*]_ Deliverance from despair; or, temptations overcome. THEE will I love, O Lord, my strength, My rock, my tower, my high defence ; Thy mighty arm shall be my trusty For I have found salvation thence. 2 Death and the terrors of the grave Stood round me with their dismal shade j 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 thev that feel can tell, >V bile I was hurried to despair. i In my distress, I calPd my God, When I could scarce believe him mine ; He bow'd his ear to my complaint ; Then did his grace appear divine. [With speed he flew to ray relief, As on a cherub's wing he rode ; Awful and bright as lightning shone The face of my deliverer, God. Q Temptations fled at his rebuke, The blast of his almighty breath j i 34 PSALM XVIII. He sent salvation from on high, And drew me from the deeps of death.] 7 Great were my fears, my foes were great; Much was their strength, and more their rage; But Christ, my Lord, is conqueror still, In all the \var9 that devils wage. 8 My song forever shall record That terrible, that joyful hour; And give the glory to the Lord, Due to his mercy and his power. PSALM XVIII.— 2<1 Part. L. M. [*] Ver. 20 — 26. Sincerity proved and rewarded"* LORD, thou hast seen my soul sincere, Hast made thy truth and love appear; Before mine eyes I set thy laws, And thou hast own'd my righteous cause. 2 Since I have learned thy holy ways, I've walkM upright before thy face : Or if my feet did e'er depart, "Twas never with a wicked heart. 3 What sore temptations broke my vest ! What wars and smugglings in my breast ! But through thy grace, that reigns within, 1 guard against my darling sin : 1 That sin that close besets me still, That works and strives against my will : When shall thy Spirit's sov'reigu power, Destroy it that it rise no more ? 5 [With an impartial hand the Loftt Deals out to mortals their reward ; The kind and faithful soul shall find A Grod as faithful and as kind, 0 The just and pure shall ever say, Thou art more pure, more just than they ; PSALM XVIII. 35 And men that love revenge shall know, God hath an arm of vengeance too.] PSALM Will— 3d Part. L. M. [*] Ver. 30, 31, 32, 46. &c. Rejoicing in God ; o?\ salvation and triumph.* JUST are" thy ways, and true thy word} Great rock of my secure abode, Who is a God, beside the Lord ? Or, where's a refuge like our God ? 3 *Tis he that girds me with his might, Gives me his holy sword to wield ; And, while with sin and hell I fight^ Spreads his salvation for my shield. 3 He lives (and blessed be my rock) The God of my salvation lives : The dark designs of hell are broke : Sweet is the peace my Father gives* 4? Before the scoffers of the age I will exalt my Fathers name : Nor tremble at their mighty rage, meet reproach and bear the shame;, 5 To David and his royal seed Thy grace forever shall extend ; Thy love to saints, in Christ their head) Knows not a limit, nor an end. PSALM XVII!.— 1st Part G M. [*] Victory and triumph over temporal enemies, -V17''Jfi l°ve thee, Lord, and we adore ; v ▼ Now is thine arm reveaPd : Thou art our strength, our heavenly tow'r; Our bulwark and our shield. ^ We fly to our eternal Rock, And find a sure defence : His holy name our lips invoke, And draw salvation thence. 36 PSALM XIX, 3 When (rod. our leader shines in arm?, "What mortal heart can bear The thunder of his loud alarms, The lightning of his spear ? 4 He rides upon the winged wind. And angels in array, In millions wait to know his mind, And swift as flames obey. 3 He speaks and at his fierce rebuke Whole armies are dismayed ; His voice, his frown, his angry look- Strikes all their courage dead. 6 He forms our generals for the field* With all their dreadful skill, Gives them his awful sword to wield. And makes their hearts of steel. ¥ [He arras our captains to the fight. Though there his name's forgot ; (He girded Cyrus with his might, But Cyrus knew him not.) 8 Oft has the Lord whole nations blest. For his own church's sake ; The powers that give his people rest Shall of liis care partake.] PSALM XVIII. —2d Part. C. M. K The conqueror's song. TO thine almighty arm we owe The triumphs of the day ; Thv terrors. Lord, confound the foe. And melt their strength away. 2 >Tis by thine aid our troops prevail. And break united powers : Or burn their boasted fleets; or scale The proudest of their towers. i'SALM XIX. 37 3 How have we chas'd them thro* the field, And trod them to the ground, While thy salvation was our shield: But they no shelter found ! <* In vain to idol saints they cry, And perish in their hlood : Where is a rock so great, so high, So powerful as our God ? ■S The Rock of Israel ever lives; His name be ever blest ; "Tis his own arm the victory gives, And gives his people rest. 6 On kings that reign as David did, He pours his blessings down : Secures their honors to their seed, And well supports their crown. PSALM XIX.— 1st Part. S.M [*] The books of nature and scriptwe. For a LorcTs-Dav morning-. BEHOLD the lofty sky Declares its maker, God, And all his starry works on high Proclaim his pow'r abroad. S The darkness and the light, Still keep their course the same ; While night to day, and day to night Divinely teach his name. 3 In ev?ry different land Their general voice is known ; They shew the wonders of his hand, And orders of his throne. 4 Ye christian lands, rejoice ! Here he reveals his word ; We are not left to nature's voice To bid us know the Lord. D 38 PSALM XIX. 5 His statutes and commands Arc set before our eyes ; He puts bis gospel in our bands. Wnere our salvation lies. 6 His laws arc just and pure ; His truth without deceit : His promises forever sure, And his rewards are great. v [Not honey to the taste Affords so much delight : Nor gold that has the furnace pass'd So much allures the sight. 8 While of thy works I siug, Thy glory to proclaim, Accept the praise, my God, my King, In my Redeemer's name.] PSALM XIX— 2d Part. S.M. [*] God's word most excellent: or, sincerity and watchfulness For a LordVday morning* » EHOLD the morning sun Begins bis glorious way 1 His beams through all the natious run. And life and liehi convey. 3 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 : Forever sure thy promise, Lord. And men securely trust. 4 My gracious God, how plain Are thy directions giv'n ! O may 1 never read in vain* But find the path to heaven. PSALM XIX. 39 PAUSE. 5 I hear thy word with love, And I would fain obey ; Send thy good spirit from above To sruide ine lest I stray. 6 0 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 mv heart and tongue I spread thy praise abroad, Accept the worship and the song My Saviour and my God. PSALM XIX.— L. M. [*] The books of nature and of scripture compared ; oi\ the glory and success of the gospel. THE heavens declare thy glory, Lord ; In every star thy wisdom shines : But when our eyes behold thy word. We read thy name in fairer lines. % The rolling sun, the changiug light, And nights and days thy pow'r confess ; But the blest volume thou hast writ Reveals thy justice and thy grace. 3 Sun, moon and stars convey thy praise Round the whole earth, and never stand : So when thy truth began its race, It louclr d and glancM on every land. 4 Nor shall thy spreading gospel rest Till through the world thy truth has run : 4:0 PSALM XXX. Till Christ has all the nations blest, That see the light or feel the sun. 5 Great Sun of Righteousness, arise, Bless the dark world with heavenly light : Thy gospel makes the simple wise ; Thy laws are pure, thy judgments right. 0 Thy noblest wonders here we. view, In souls renewed and sins forgiven ; Lord, cleanse my sins, my soul renew, And make thy word my guide to heaven. PSALM XIX.— P M. [*] The books of nature and scripture. uk at God. the heaven's well-ordered frame; Declares the glories of thy name : There thy rich works of wonder shine; A thousand starry beauties there, A thqus%tu1 radiant marks appear Of boundless power and skill divine. 2 From night to day, from day to night, The dawning and the dying light Lectures of heavenly wisdom read ; With silent eloquence they raise Our thoughts to our Creator's praise, And neither sound nor language need. 3 Yet their divine instructions run Far as the journies 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 i:i every creature shines ; PSALM XX. 4± Fair is the book of nature's lines. But fairer is thy book of grace. PAUSE- [W 5 I love the volumes of tby word : "What light and joy those leaves afford To souls benighted and distrest 1 Thy precepts guide my doubtful way ; Thy fear forbids my feet to stray : Thy promise leads my heart to rest. G From the discoveries of thy law The perfect rules of life I draw : These are mv studv and delight ; Not honey so invites the taste, Nor gold that has the furnace past, Appears so pleasing to the sight : 7 Thy threat'nin^s wake mv slumb'rins: eves. And warn me where my dancer lies : But 'tis thy blessed gospel. Lord, That makes my guilty conscience clean. Converts mv soul, subdues mv sin, And gives a free, but large reward. 8 Who knows the errors of his thoughts? .My God, forgive my secret fault?/ And from presumptuous sins restrain : Accept my poor attempts of praise, That I have read thy book of grace, And book of nature, not in vain. PSALM XX— L. M. [*] Prayer and hope of victory. — For a day of prayer in time of war. "TWyOW may the God of power and grace -^ Atteud his people's humble cry : Jehovah hears when Israel prays," And brings deliverance from on hi^b. 3 I he name of Jacob's God defends " Better than shields or brazen walls : . PSALM XX I. lie from hid sanctuary sends Succour and strength when Zion calls 3 Well he remembers all our sighs : His love exceeds our best deserts : His love accepts the sacrifice Of humble groans and broken hearts. 1 In liis 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 train" d for war, And some of chariots make their boasts ; Our surest expectations arc From thee, the Lord of heavenly hosts. 6 [O may the memory of thy name Inspire our armies for the fight ! Our foes shall fall and die with shame, Or quit the field with shameful flight.] ? Now save us. Lord, from slavish fear : Now let our hope be firm and strong, Till thy salvation shall appear And joy and triumph raise the song. PSALM XXI— C. II. Mend. [*j Our country the cjre of Heaven. OUR land, O Lord, with songs of praise Shall in thy strength rejoice ; And, blest with thy salvation, raise To heaven their cheerful voice. 3 Thy sure defence, through nations round. Has spread our wondrous name ; And our successful actions crown'd With dignity aud fame. 3 Then let our land on God alone For timely aid rely $ LLM XXi. Hi9 mercy which adorns his throne. Shall all our wants supply. 4 But, righteous Lord, thy stubborn foe* Shall feel thy dreadful hand ; Thy vengeful arm shall find out those Who hate all just command. :i When thou against them dost engage. Thy just but dreadful doom. Shall, like a fiery oven's race. Their hopes and them consume. 5 Thus, Lord, thy wondrous pow'r declare. And thus exalt thy fame : Whilst we glad songs of praise prepare For thine almighty name, PSALM XXI— L. M. [M Ver. i — lJ. Christ exalted to the kingdom. BAVID rejoiced in God his strength, RaisM to the throne by special grace* But Christ the Son appears at lengths Fulfils the triumph and the praise. 2 How great is the Messiah's joy In the salvation of thy hand? Lord, thou hast raised his kingdom high. And given the world to his command. 3 Thy goodness grants whatever he will,, Nor doth the least request withhold, Blessings of love prevent him still And crowns of glory, not of gold. 4 Honour, and majesty divine Around his 6acred temple shine ; Blest with the favor of thv face. And length of everlasting days. 5 Thine hand shall find out all his foes 3 And as a fiery oven glows *4 PSALM XXII. With raging heat and living coals, So shall thy wrath devour their souls, PSALM XXII.— 1st Part. C. M. [b] Ver. 1 — 16. The sufferings and death of Christ* ii\^^ has my God my soul forsook, * * " Nor will a smile afford V9 (Thus David once in anguish spoke, And thus our dying Lord.) 2 Though 'tis thy chief delight to dwell Among thy praising saints, Yet thou canst hear a groan as wellj And pity our complaints. 3 Our fathers trusted in thy name, And great deliverance found ; But I'm a worm, despisM of men, And trodden to the ground. 4 Shaking the head, they pass me by, And laugh my soul to scorn ; "In vain he trusts in God," they cry, " Neglected and forlorn." 5 But thou art he who formed my flesh, By thine almighty word : And since I hung upon the breast, My hope is in the Lord. 6 Why will my Father hide his face When foes stand threatening round), In the dark hour of deep distress, And not a helper found? PAUSE. / Behold thy darling left among The cruel and the proud, As bulls of Bashan, fierce and strong As lious roaring loud. PSALM XXII. 4?5 8 From earth and hell my sorrows meet, To multiply the smart ; They nail my hands, they pierce my feet, And try to vex my heart. 9 Yet if thy sovereign hand let loose The rage of earth and hell, Why will my heavenly father bruise The Son he loves so well ? 10 My God, if possible it be. Withhold this bitter cup ; But I resign my will to thee, And drink the sorrows up. It My heart dissolves with pangs unknowu, In groans I waste, my breath ; Thy heavy hand hath brought me down Low as the dust of death. 12 Father, I give my spirit up, And tn^t it in thy band : My dying iicsh shall rest in hope, And rise at thy command. PSALM XXII. —2d Part. C. M. b Ver. ; -. 27— 3K Christ's ?]ri)'ti':iigs and kingdom. *• V^OW from the roaring lioivs rage : -i-^l « O Lord protect thy Son : •h Nor leave thy darling to engage *;The pow'rs of hell alone." 2 Thus did our suflPring Saviour pray. With mighty cries and tears : God heard him in that dreadful day* And chas'd away his fears. 3 Great was the victory of his death. His throne exalted high : - And all the kindreds of the earth Shalt worship, or shall die. 46 PSALM XXII. 4> A numerous offspring must arise From his expiring groans ; They shall be reckoned in his eyes For daughters and for sons : 5 The meek and humble souls shall sec His table richly spread ; And all, that seek the Lord, shall be With joys immortal fed. 6 The isles shall know the righteousness Of our incarnate God ; And nations yet unborn, profess Salvation in his blood. N PSALM XXII— L.M. [b] Christ's sufferings and exaltation. OW let our mournful songs record The dying sorrows of our Lord, When he complaiti'd in tears and blood, As one forsaken of his God. 3 The Jews beheld him thus forlorn, And shook their heads, and laughM in scorn; ' " He rescued others from the grave, " Now let him try himself to save. 3 u 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 pow*r. § 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. PSALM XXII. 47 6 But God his Father heard his cry ; Raised from the dead, he reigns on high ; The nations learn his righteousness, And humble sinners taste his grace. PSALM XXIII.— L. M. [*] God our shepherd. ]VTY shepherd is the living Lord ; J^-*- Now shall my wants he well supplied ; His providence and holy word, Become my safety and my guide. 2 In pastures where salvation grows He makes me feed, he makes me rest; There living water gently flows, And all the food's divinely blest. 3 My wand'riug 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. 4: Though I walk through the gloomy vale, Where death and all its terrors are, My heart and hope shall never fail, For God my shepherd's with me there. 5 Amidst the darkness and the deeps. Thou art my comfort, thou my suiy, Thy staff supports my feeble steps, Thy rod directs my doubtful way. 6 The sons of earth, and sous of hell Gaze at thy goodness, and repine To see my table spread so well, With living bread and cheerful wine. -7 [How I rejoice, when on my head Thy spirit condescends to rest ! 'Tis a divine anointing, shed Like oil of gladness at a feast. 48 PSALM XXIII. S Surely the mercies of the Lord Attend his household all their days ; There will I dwell to hear his word. To seek his face and sing his praise.] P8ALM XXIII— C, M. [»] Ijk/W" Y shepherd will supply my need, WX Jehovah is his name ; In pastures fresh he makes me feed, Beside the living stream. S He brings my wand'ring spirit back, When I forsake his ways ; And leads me, for his mercy's sake, In paths of truth and grace. 3 When 1 walk through the shades of death, Thy presence is my stay : A word of thy supporting breath Drives all my fears away : 1 Thy hand in sight of all my foes, Doth still my table spread : My cup with blessings overflows, Thine oil anoints my head. 5 The sure provisions of my Grod Attend me all my days ; O may thy house be mine abode, And all my work be praise. 8 There would Wind a settled rest, (While others go and come) No ninre a stranger or a guest. But like a child at home. PSALM XXIII.— S. M. [•! THE Lord my Shepherd is, I shall be well supplied ; Since lie is mine and I am his. What can 1 want beside? psalm xxiv. 49 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 cloth my sonl reclaim, And guides me in his own right wav. For his most holy name. i AVhile he affords his aid, I cannot yield to fear ; Tho" I should walk thro5 death's dark shade. My shepherd's with me there, j In sight 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 mv folTwins; days : Nor from thy house will I remove. Nor cease to speak thy praise. PSALM XXIV.— C. M. [*] Dwelling with God, THE earth forever is the Lord's,? With Adam's num'rous race : He rais'd its arches o'er the floods. And built it on the seas. % But who among the sons of men Mav visit thine abode? He that has hands, from mischief clean, Whose heart is right with God. 3 This is the man may rise? and take The blessings of his grace ; This is the lot of those that seek The God of Jacob's face. E 50 PSALM XXIV. 4 Now let our souls' immortal pow'rs 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 XXIV.— L. M. [*] Saints dwell in heaven ; or, Christ's ascension. THIS spacious earth is all the Lord's, And men, and worms, and beasts, and birds; He rais'd the building on the seas, And gave it for their dwelling-place. S But there's a brighter world on high, Thy palace, Lord, above the sky : Who shall ascend that blest abode. And dwell so near his maker, God ? 3 He that abhors and fears to sin, Whose heart is pure, whose hands are cleaiM Him shall 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 Kins; of Glorv be ? The mighty Lord the Saviour's he. 6 Ye heavenly gates, your leaves display, To make the Lord the Saviour way : Laden with spoils from earth to hell, The conqu'ror comes with God to dwell. VSALM XXV. 91 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 XXV— 1st Part. S M. [*] Ver. 1....11. Waiting for pardon and direction* I LIFT my soul to God, My trust is in his name : Let not ray foes that seek my blood Still triumph in my shame. S Sin and the powers of hell Persuade me to despair ; Lord, make me know thy covenant well, That I may 'scape the snare. 3 From the first dawning light Till the dark evening rise, For thy salvation, Lord, I wait. With ever longing eyes. * Remember all thy grace, And lead me in thy truth ; Forgive the sins of riper days, And follies of my youth. 5 The Lord is just and kind ; The meek shall learn his wavs ; And ev'ry humble sinner find The methods of his grace. 6 For his own goodness' sake He saves my soul from shame : He pardons (tho' my guilt be great;) Through my Redeemer's name. PSALM XXV.— 2d Part. S. M. [*] Ver. 12, 14?, 10, 13. Divine instruction. ^yHERE shall the man be found, That fears V offend his God ; 5?2 PSALM XXV. That loves the gospel's joyful sound, And trembles at the rod? 3 The Lord shall make him know The secrets of his heart, The wonders of his covenant show, And all his love impart. 3 The dealings of his hand Are truth and mercy still, With such as to his covenant stand, And love to do his will. * Their souls shall dwell at ease Before their Maker'6 face ; Their seed shall taste the promises In their extensive grace. PSALM XXV.— 3d Part. 9. M. [*] Ver.ift — 22. Distress of soul) or.backsliding and desirtioih MINE eyes and my desire Are ever to the Lord ; I love to plead his promises, And rest upon his word. % Turn, turn thee to my soul, Bring thy salvation near : When will thy hand release my feet Out of the deadly snare ? m 3 When shall the sovereign grace Of my forgiving God, Restore roe from those dangerous way* My wancPrios feet have trod ! 4 The tumult of my thoughts Doih but enlarge my woe : My spirit languishes, my heart Is desolate and low. 5 With cv'ry morning light My sorrow new begins : Look on my anguish and my pain, And pardon all my sins, PSALM XXVI. 58 PAUSE. 6 Behold the hosts of hell ; How cruel is their hate ! Against my life they rise, and join Their fury with deceit. 7 O ! keep my soul from death, Nor put my hope to shame, Fori haveplac'd my only trust In thine eternal name. 8 With humble faith I wait To see thv face asrain ; Of Israel it shall ne'er be said, "He sought the Lord in vain.*' PSALM XXVI.— L. M. Self-examination; or* evidences of grace. JUDGE me, O Lord, and prove my way: And try my reins, and try my heart : My faith upon thy promise stays, Nor from thy law my feet depart. Si I hate to walk, I hate to sic With men of vanity and lies : The scoffer and the hypocrite Are the abhorrence of mine eyes. 3 Amongst thy saints will I appear With hands well washed in innocence : But when I stand before thy bar. The blood of Christ is mv defence. 4 I love thy habitation, Lord, The temple where thine honors dwell : There shall I hear thy holy word, And there thy works of wonder tell. & Let not my soul be join'd at last AVith men of treachery and blood, Since I my days on earth have past Ajnong the saints, and near my God, 5 I PSALM XXVII. T PSALM XXVII.— 1st Fart. CM. [*] > er. 1 — 6. The church is our delight and safety. "HE Lord of glory is my light, And my salvation too : God is my strength, nor will I feav What all my foes can do. 2 One privilege my heart desires ; O ! grant me an abode Among the churches of thy saints, The temples of my God. S There shall I offer my requests, And see thy beauty still ; Shall hear thy messages of love, And there inquire thy will. 1 When troubles rise and storms appea* There may his children bide ; God has a strong pavilion, where He makes my soul abide, .i Now shall my head be lifted high Above my foes around, And songs of joy and victory Within thy temple sound. PSALM XXVII— ad Part. CM. Ver. 3. 9, 13, 14-. Prayer and hope.. SOON as I heard my Father say, " Ye children seek my grace ;" My heart replied without delay, ki ¥\\ seek my father's face." i 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. i Should friends and kindred near and dear, Leave me to want or die, ,My God would make my life his care^ Aad all my need supply. psalm xxrx. 55 4? My fainting flesh had died with grief. Had not my soul believ?d, To see thy grace provide relief Nor was my hope deceived. 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. PSALM XXIX— L. M. [ ] Storm and thunder. IVE to the Lord, ye sons of fame, Give to the Lord renown and pow'r ; Ascribe due honors to his name. And his eternal misrht adore. G 3 The Lord proclaims his pow'r aloud, I Over the ocean and the land : His voice divides the watery cloud, And lightnings blaze at his command. $ He speaks, and tempest, hail, and wind Lav the wide forest bare around : The fearful hart and frighted hind. Leap at the terror of the sound. £ To Lebanon he turns his voice, And lo, the stately cedars break : The mountains tremble at the noise, The valiies roar, the deserts quake. 3 The Lord ^its sovereign o'er the flood, The Thund'rer reigns forever king : But makes his church his blest abode. Where we his awful glories sing. 6 In gentler language there, the Lord The counsels of his grace imparts ; , Amidst the raging storm, his word Speaks peaca aud courage to our hearts, 56 PSALM XXX. I PSALM XX£ — ist Part.L.M. [*] Sickness healed, and sorrow removed. WILL extol thee, Lord, on high, At thy command diseases fly ; Who but a trod can speak and save From the dark borders of the grave P & Sing to the Lord, ye saints of his, And tell how large his goodness is : Let all your pow'rs rejoice aud bless, While you record his holiness. £ His anger but a moment stays ; His love is life and length of days : Though grief and tears the night employ The nioruing-star restores the joy. PSALM XXX— 2d Part. L.M. [b] "V er. 6. Healthy sickness, and recovery. EpIRM was my health, my day was bright, *- And I presumed 'twould ne'er benight: Fondly I said within ray heart, €i Pleasure and peace shall ne'er depart. 'v 9 But I forgot thine arm was strong, Which made ray mountain stand so long ; Soon as thy face began to hide, My health was gone, my comforts died; 3 1 cry'd aloud to thee, ray God, " What canst thou profit by my blood ? " Deep in the dust, can I declare " Thy truth, or sing thy goodness there? 4 " Hear me, O God of grace, I said, " And bring me from among the dead : \ Thy word rehuk'd the pains I felt, Thy pardoning love removed my guilt. & My groans, and tears, and forms of woe, Are turned to joy and praises now PSALM XXXI. 57 I throw ray sackcloth on the ground, And ease and gladness gird me round. 6 My tongue, the glory of my frame, Shall ne'er he silent of thy name : Thy praise shall sound thro' earth and heaven For sickness heal'd, and sins forgiven. PSALM XXXI.— 1st Part. C. M. [*] Ver 5,13 — 19, 22. 23 Deliverance from death, INTO thine hand, O God of truth. My spirit I commit ; Thou hast redeemed my soul from death, And sav'd me from the pit. 2 The passions of my hope and fear Maintained a doubtful strife, While sorrow, pain, and sin eonspir'd To take away my life. 3 u My times are in thy han-d/' I cry'd, " Though I draw near the dust ;" Thou art the refuge where I hide, The God in whom I trust. 4 0 make thy reconciled face Upon thy servant shine, And save me for thy mercy's sake, For I'm entirely thine. PAUSE. 5 ['Twas in my haste my spirit said, "I must despair and die, " I am cut off before thine eyes ;" But thou hast heard my cry.] fi Thy goodness how divinely free ! How wondrous is thy grace, To those that fear thy majesty, And trust thy promises ! 7 O Love the Lord, all ye his saints. And sing his praises loud : 58 P9ALM XXXI. He'll bend his ear to your complaints, And recompense the proud. M PSALM XXXI.— 2d Part. CM. [•) Ver. 7—13, 18—21. Deliverance from slander and reproach. Y heart rejoices in thy name, My God, my help, my trust ; Thou hast preserved my face from shame, Mine honor from the dust. 2 " My life is spent with grief," IcryM ; " My years consumed in groans ; * My strength decays, mine eyes are dry?d " And sorrow wastes my bones." 3 Among mine enemies, my name Was a mere proverb grown : While to my neighbors, I became Forgotten and unknown. 4 Slander and fear on ev'ry side SeizM and beset me round ; I to the throne of grace apply'd, And speedy rescue found. PAUSE. 5 How great deliverance thou hast wrought Before the sons of men ! The lying lips to silence brought, And made their boastings vain ! 0 Thy children from the strife of tongues Shall thy pavilion hide, Guard them from infamy and wrongs, And crush the sons of pride. 7 Within thy secret presence, Lord, Let me forever dwell ; No fenced city wallM and barr'd> Secures a saint so well. PSALM XXXII. 59 PALM XXXI! —S. M. [b] Forgiveness of sin upon confession. O BLESSED souls are they, Whose sins are covered o'er ! Divinely blest, to whom the Lord Imputes their guilt no more ! 3 They mourn their follies past, Aad keep their heart with care ; Their lips and lives without deceit, Shall prove their faith sincere. -3 While I conceal' d my guilt, I felt the flest'ring wound : Till I confessed my gins to thee, And ready pardon found. 4 Let sinners Warn to pray, Let saints keep near the throne ; Our help in times of deep distress Is found in God alone. PSALM XXXII. — C. M. [•] Free pardon and sincere obedience ; or* confession and forgiveness. HAPPY the man to whom his God No more imputes his sin ; But wash'd in the Redeemer's blood, Hath made his garments clean I 8 Happy, beyond expression, he Whose debts are thus discharged : And from the guilty bondage free, He feels his soul enlarged t 3 His spirit hates deceit and lies, His words are all sincere, He guards his heart, he guards his eyes, To keep his conscience clear. 4 While tniy inward guilt supprest, No quiet could I find ; 60 PSALM xxxir. Thy wrath lay burning in thy breast; And wrack'd iiiy tortar'd mhul. 5 Then I confessed my troubled thoughts, My secret sins reveal'd ; Thy pardoning grace forgave my faults. Thy grace my pardon seal'd. 8 This shall invite the saints to pray ; When like a raging flood. Temptations rise, our strength and stay Is a forgiving God. PSALM XXXII— 1st Part. I,. M. [*] Repentance and free pardon ; or. justification and mm tification. BLEST is the man, forever blest, Whose guilt is pardou'd by Ii is God, "Whose sins with sorrow are confessed, And cover' d with his Saviour's blood. 3 Blest is the man, to whom the Lord Imputes not his iniquities; He pleads no merit of reward, And not on works, but grace relies. 3 From guile his heart and lips are fiee ; His humble joy, his holy fear, With deep repentance will agree, And join to prove his faith sincere. 4 How glorious is that righteousness That hides and caucels all his sins! While a bright evidence of grace Through his whole life appears and shines PSALM XXXII.— 3d Part L M.Tb] A guilty conscience eased by confession and pardon "f\rHILE I keep silence, and conceal My heavy guilt within my heart, VV hat torments doth my conscience feel ! What agonies of inward smart! PSALM XXXIII. 61 I ~~=-^ — -~ — ■ ft I spread my sins before the Lord, And all my secret faults confess ; Thy gospel speaks a pard'ning word, Thy Holy Spirit seals the grace. 3 For this shall ev'ry 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 ev'ry snare. PSALM XXXIII —1st Part. C. M. [•] Works of creation and providence. 1J EJOICE, ye righteous, in the Lord, .V This work belongs to you : Sins; of his name, his ways, his word. How holy, just, and true ! 3 His mercy and his righteousness Let heaven and earth proclaim ; His works of nature and of grace Reveal his wondrous name. 3 His wisdom and almighty word, The 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 fear before turn stand : He spake, and nature took its birth. And rests on his command. F fi^ PSALM XXXIII. 6 He scorns the angry nations' rage, And breaks their vain designs : His counsel stands through ev'ry age. And in full glory shines. PSALM XXXIII— 2d Part. CM. [*j Creatures vain, and God all-sufficient. LEST is the nation where the Lord -* Hath fixM his gracious throne ; Where he reveals his heavenly word, And calls their tribes his own. 3 His eye with infinite survey Does the whole world behold; He form* el us all of equal clay. And knows our feeble mould. 3 Kings are not rescued by the force Of armies from the grave ; Nor speed, nor courage of an horse Can the bold rider save. 4 Vain is the strength of beasts or men. To hope for safety thence : But holy souls from God obtain A strong and sure defence. 5 God is their fear, and God their trust, When plagues or famine spread ; His watchful eye secures the just, Amongst ten thousand dead. 6 Lord, let our hearts in thee rejoice, And bless us from thy throne: For we have made thy word our choice, And trust thy grace alone. PSALM XXXIII. id Part. P.M. [* li'orls ttf creation an1 providence. 7"E holy souls in God rejoice. Your Maker's praise becomes your voice ; i PSALM XXX I IT. Chi Great is your theme, your songs be new : Sing of his name, his word, his ways, His work of nature, and of grace, How wise, and holy, just and true ! 3 Justice and truth lie 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 wat'ry treasures know their place) In the vast store-house 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 pow'r, Nor dare indulge their feeble rage : Tain are your tho'ts, and weak your hands, But his eternal counsel stands, And rules the world from age to age, PSALM XXX11L- 2d Part P.M. [*] Creatures vain, and God all-sufficient. O HAPPY nation, where the Lord Reveals the treasure of his word, And builds his church, his earthly throne ! His eye the heathen world surveys, He form'd their hearts, he knows their ways, But God their Maker is unknown. 2 Let kings rely upon their hosts, And of his strength the champion boast: In vain they boast) in vain rely : Jn vain we trust the brutal force, frt PSALM XXXIV. Or speed or courage of an horse To guard the rider, or to fly. 3 The eye of thy compassion Lord, Doth more secure defence afford, When death or danger threatening stand : Thy watchful eye preserves the just, Who make thy name their fear and trust, When wars or famine waste the landc 4 In sickness or the bloody field. Thou our physician, thou our shield, Send us salvation from thy throne; We wait to see thy goodness shine: Let us rejoice in help divine, For all our hope is God alone. PSALM XXXI V.— 1st Pari. L. M, [*] God's care of the saints; or, deliverance by prayti)}. LORD, I will bless thee all my days, Thy praise shall dwell upon my tongue 3 My soul shall glory in thy grace, While saints rejoice to hear the song. 9 Come, magnify the Lord with me; Come let us all exalt his name : I sought th' eternal God, and he Has not exposed my hope to shame. 3 I told him all my secret grief, My secret groaning reach'd his ears r Me gave my inward pains relief, And calm'd the tumult of my fears. 4 To him the poor lift up their eyes, Their faces foci 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 PSALM XXXIV* fij O fear and love trim, all ye saints. Taste of his grace, and trust his word ! 6 The wild young lions, pinch'd with pain And hunger, roar thro* all the wood ; But noue shall seek the Lord in vain, Xor want supplies of real good. PSALM XXXIV.— 2d Part L. If. [b] Ver. 11 — 22. Religious education ; or, instructions of piety. C CHILDREN, in years and knowledge young, J Your parents' hope, your parents' joy, Attend the counsels of mv tonsrue : Let pious thoughts your minds employ. 2 If you desire a length of days, And peaee to crown your mortal state, Restrain your feet from impious ways, Your lips from slander and deceit. 3 The eyes of God regard his saints, His ears are open to their cries ; He sets his frowning face against The sons of violence and lies. 4 To humble souls and broken hearts, God with Iiis grace is ever nigh : Pardon and htfpe his love imparts, When men in deep contrition lie. § He tells their tears, he counts their groans, His Son redeems their souls from death j His spirit heals their broken bones : They in his praise employ their breath. PSALM XXXIV— 1st Part. C. M. Ver. 1— 10 Prayer and praise for eminent deliverance. I'LL bless the Lord from day to day : How good are all his ways ! Ye humble souls that us'd to pray* Come help my lips to praise. :g Sing to the honor of his name, How a poor sinner cry'd ; i % 66 psalm xwiv , Nor whs his hope exposM to shaine. Nor was his suit deny'd. 8 When threatening sorrows rouud me stood; Ami endless fears arose, Like the loud billows of a flood, Redoubling all my woes : 4. I told the Lord my sore distress, With heavy groans and tears: He gave my sharpest torments ease, And silenc'd all my fears. PA1 9£, 5 [O sinners ! come and taste his love. Come, learn his pleasant ways ; And let your own experience prove The sweetness of his grace. 6 He bids his angels pitch their tents Round where his children dwell: What ills their heavenly care prevents No earthly tongue can tell.] 7 [0 love the Lord, ye saints of his ! His eye regard^ the just : How richly blest their portion is, Who mike the Lord their trust! 8 Toons; lions, pinclrd with hunger, roaiv And famish in the wood ; B Rod Riippliea his holy poor With e\? y n edfi.il good.] PSALM \X\IV.— 2d Parr. CM. rb] Ver. 11 — 22 Exhortations to peace and holiness. COM K, children, learn to fear the Lord; And, that your days he long, Let not a false or spiteful word Be found upon your tongue. S Depirt from mischief practise love^ JPuisue Lhe works of peace i PSALM XXXV. 6? 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 (rod of grace is nigh. 4 What tho' the sorrows here they taste Are sharp and tedious too, The Lord who saves them all at last, Is their supporter now. 5 Evil shall smite the wicked dead, But God secures his own, Prevents the mischief when they slide,. Or heals the broken bone. § When desolation like a flood, O'er the proud sinner rolls, Saints find a refuge in their God, For he redeemed their souls. PSALM XXXV,— 1st Part. C M. fb] Vcr. I — 0. Prayer and faith of persecuted saints ; •£> imprecations mixed with charity. l&JOW plead my cause, Almighty God, 1_% With all the sons of strife, And fight against the men of blood, Who fight against my life. 2 Draw out thy spear, and stop their wajy Lift thy avenging rod : But to my soul in mercy say, u I am thy Saviour God." S They plant their snares to catch my feef) And nets of mischief spread : Plunge the destroyers in the pit That their own hands have made. <& Let fogs and darkness hide t!:eir wayy And blipp'ry be their ground : f58 PSALM XXXV. Thy wrath shall make their lives a prey. Anil all their rage confound. 5 They fly like chaff before the wind. Before thine angry breath : The angci of the Lord behind Pursues them down to death. 6 They love the road that leads to Well : Then let the rebels die, Whose malice is implacable Against tiie Lord on high. 7 But if thou hast a chosen few Amongst that impious race, Divide them from the bloody crew. By thy surpassing grace. 8 Then will I raise my tuneful voice : To make thy wonders known : In their salvation I'll rejoice, And bless thee for my own. PSALM XXXV —2d Part. C. M. [*] Yer. 12 — 14. Lore to enemies ; or, the love of Christ tc sinners typified in David. BEHOLD ! the love, the gen'rous love That holy David shows: Hark, how his sounding bowels move- To 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. S How did his flowing tears condole; As for a brother dead ! And fasting mortified his soul, While for their life be pray'd. 4 They groan'd, and cursM him on their betf^ Yet still be pleads and mourns y PSALM XXXYI. 6$ And double blessings ou his head The righteous God returns. .> O glorious type of heavenly grace ! Thus Christ the Lord appears : While sinuers curse, the Saviour prays. And pities them with tears. (5 He, the true David, Israelis king, Blest and belov'd of God, To save us rebels dead in sin, Paid his own dearest blood. PSALM XXXVL— L. M. [•] Ver. 5 — 9. The perfections and providence of God ; v\\ general providence and special grace. TJTIGH in the heavens, eternal God! ' -*-*- Thy goodness in full glory shines, Thy truth shall break through ev'ry cloud That veils and darkens thy designs. 2 For ever firm thy justice stands, As mountains their foundations keep : Wise are the wonders of thy hands, Thy judgments are a'mighty deep. 3 Thy providence is kind and large, Both man and beast thy bounty share : The whole creation is thv 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 thy wings. 3 From the provisions of thy house We shall be fed with sweet repast : There mercy like a river flows, V';d brings .salvation to our taste, 70 PSALM XXXVI. 6 Life, like a fountain, rich and free, Springs from the presence of my Lord, And in thy lijrht our souls shall see * ^ The glories promisM in thy word. PSALM XXXVI.—C, M. [•] Vcr. I, 2, 3. f>, 7, 9. Practical atheism exposed ; or, tin bt'iiig and attributes of God asserted. ^t'^HILE men grow hold in wicked ways, * * And yet a God they own, My heart within me often says, "Their thoughts believe there's none." 2 Their thoughts and ways at once declare, (Whatever their lips profess) 4C God hath no wrath for them to fear, "Nor will thev seek his s;race." 3 What strange self-flatt'ry blinds their eyes ! But there's a hastening hour, When they shall see with sore surprise, The terrors of thy pow'r. 4 Thy justice shall maintain its throne, Though mountains melt away; Thy judgments are a world unknown, A deep unfathom'd sea. 9 Above these heav'ns'-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. PSALM xxxvi. 7i 8 Though all created light deeay, And death close up our eyes, Thy presence makes eternal day, Where clouds can never rise.] PSALM XXXVI.— S. M. [b] ier. 1 — 7. The wickedness of man and the majesty of God ; or j practiced atheism exposed. HEN man grows bold in sin, My heart wiihin me cries, "He hath no faith of God within, Nor fear before his eyes**' 2 (He walks a while concealM In a self-flattYmg dream, Till his dark crimes, at once reveal'd. Expose his hateful name.) S His heart is false and foul, His words are smooth and fair ; Wisdom is banishM 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 bead, 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 heaveiv his mercies dwell ; Deep as the sea his judgments lie. His anger burns to hell. 7 How excellent his love ! Whence all our safely springs: O never let my soul remove From underneath his wings! y& PSALM XXXVII. PSALM XXXV II— 1st Part. C. M. [b] Ver. 1 — io. The cure of envy, fret fulness and unbelief : or, the rewards of the righteous and the wicked : or, the world's hatred, and the sainVs patience XVTHY should I vex my soul, and fret ▼ ▼ To see the wicked rise ? Or envy sinners waxing great Bv violence and lies ? 3 As flow?ry grass cut down at noon, Before the evening fades, So shall their glories vanish soon In everlasting shades. $ Then let me make the Lord my trust, And practice all that's good : So shall 1 dwell among the just, Aud he'll provide me food. 1 I to my Grod my ways commit ; And cheerful wait his will ; Thy hand, which guides my doubtful feet Shall my desires fulfil. 6 Mine innocence shalt thou display. And make tby judgments known. Fair as the light of dawning day, And glorious as the noon. Q The meek, at last, the earth possess, And are the heirs of heaven : True riches, with abundant peace, To humble souls are given. PAUSE. ¥ llest in the Lord, aud keep his way, Nor let your anger rise, Though Providence should long delay To punish haughty vice. B Let sinners join to break your peace, And plot, and rage, and foam ; PSALM XXX VI! . 7/} The Lord derides them, fur {ie sees Their day of vengeance eo 9 They have drawn oat the threatening sword. Have bent the murd'rons how: To slay the men that fear die Lord, And bring the righteous low. 10 My God shall break their bows and burn Their persecuting darts ; Shall their own swords against them turn, And pain surprise their hearts. PSALM XXXVII.— C. M. Ver. 16, 21, 26 — 31. Charity to the poor $ or, rdigig;? in words and deeds* JHY do the wealthy wicked boast. And grow profanely bold? The meanest portion of the just Excels the sinner's gold. 8 The wicked borrows of his friends, But ne'er designs to pay ; The saint is merciful and lends. Nor turns the poor away. 3 His alms, with liberal heart; lie gives Amongst the sons of need ; His mem'ry to long ages Uvea, And blessed is his seed. I His lips abhor to talk profane. To slander or defraud : His ready tonsue declares to men What he has Learn'd of God. j The law and gospel of the Lord Deep in his heart abide : Led by the spirit and the word, His feet shall never slide. G tfSAI.M XXXVII. 6 When sinners fall, the righteous stand, Preserved from evry snare ; They shall possess the promised land, And dwell forever there. PSALM XXXVII .—3d Part. C. M. [•] Ver. 23—37. The way and end of the righteous and the wicked, MY God, the steps of pious men Are order d by thy will : Though they should fall, they rise again ; Thy hand supports them still. 2 The Lord delights to see their ways, Their rirtue he approves : He'll ne'er deprive them of his grace; Nor leave the men he loves. 3 The heavenly heritage is theirs, Their portion and their home ; He feeds them now, and makes them heirs Of blessings long to come. 4 Wait on the Lord ye sons of men, Nor fear when tyrants frown ; Ye shall confess their pride was vain. When justice casts them down. PAUSE. 5 The haughty sinner have I seen, Not fearing man nor God, Like a tall bay tree, fair and green, Spreading his arms abroad. 6 And lo, he vanish'*! from the ground, Destroyed by bauds unseen ; Nor root nor branch, dot leaf was found, \\ here all that pride bad been. Sf But mark the man of riirl teousness. His sev'htl steps attend : PSALM XXXVIII. 7^ True pleasure runs through all his ways, And peaceful is his end. PSALM XXXV III— C. M. [b] Guilt of conscience and relief; or, repentance and ffagg* fur pardon and health. AMIDST thy wrath remember love, Restore thy servant. Lord, Nor let a father's chastening prove Like an avenger's sword. S Thine arrows stick withiu my heart, My flesh is sorely pressed ; Between the sorrow aud the smart, My spirit finds no rest. 3 My sins a heavy load appear, And o'er my head are gone ; Too heavy they for me to bear, Too hard for me t' atone. 4 My thoughts are like a troubled sea, My head still bending down ; And I go mourning all the day Beneath ray father's frown. 5 Lord, I am weak and broken sore, None of my powr's are whole ; The inward anguish makes me roar, The anguish of mv soul. 6 All nwv desire to thee is known, Thine eye counts every tear, And every sigh, and every groan Is noticed by thine ear. 7 Thou art my God, my only hope, My God will hear me cry, My God will bear my spirit up When Satan bids me die. 8 (My foot is ever apt to slide, My foes rejoice to see't : 70 PSALM XXXIX. They raise their pleasure and their pride, When they supplant my feet. 0 But I'll confess my guilt to thee, And grieve for all ray sin ; I'll mourn bow weak my graces be, m And beg support divine. 10 My God forgive my follies past, And be forever nigh ; © Lord of my salvation, haste, Before thy servant die.) PSALM XXXIX —1st Part. C. M. [*] Ver. 1, 2,3. Wat er the tongue ; or, prudence and zeat. TUV& I resolv'd before the Lord, " Now will I watch my tongue, f< Lest I let slip one sinful word, •* Or do my neighbor wrong." 3 And if Vm e'er constrained to stav. th 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 Hi' occasion take To mock my holy zeal. 4 Yet if some proper hour appear, I'll not be over-a\\M, But let the scoffing sinners bear That I can speak for Cxod. PSALM XXXIX— 2d Part. L. M. lb Ver. 4 — 7 The vanity of man as mortal. TEACH me the measure of my days,, Thou Maker of my frame 1 PSALM XXXIX. 77 I would survey life's narrow space. And learn how frail 1 am. a A span is all that we can boast, An inch or two of time ; Man is but vanity and dust, In all his flow'r and prime. 3 See the vain race of mortals move Like shadows o'er the plain ; They rage and strive, desire and love, But all their noise is vain. 4 Some walk in honors gaudy shew, Some dig for golden ore ; They toil for heirs they know not who, And straight are seen no more. 3 What should I wish or wait for then From creatures, earth and dust: They make our expectations vain, And disappoint our trust. *> Now I forbid my carnal hope, My fond desires recal ; I give my mortal interest up. And make my Grod my ail. PSALM XXX X— 3d Part. CM, [b] Sick bed devotion ,• or, pleading without repining GOD of my life, look gently down, Behold the pains I feel ; But 1 am dumb before thv throne. Nor dare dispute thy will. 3 Diseases are thy servants Lord ; They come at thy eommand ; I'll not attempt a murnr ring word. Against thy chastening UaodL q 3 • 78 PSALM 3 Yet may 1 pleat] with humble cries. u Remove thy sharp rebukes f9 My strength consumes, my spirit dies. Through thy repeated strokes. 4 CrushM as a moth beneath thy hand, AVe moulder to the dust; Our feeble pow'rs can ne'er withstand,. And all our beauty's lost. 5 (This mortal life decays apace, How soon the bubble's broke ! Adam and all his num'rous race, Are vanity and smoke.) 6 I'm but n sojourner below, As M\ my father's were ; May I be well prepared 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 bus'ness siii). And I'll declare thy love. PSALM XL —1st Pan. C. M. (*) Ver. 1, 2, :;, 5, 17. Jl song of deliverance from great distress WAITED patient for the Lord ; H" bowM to hear me cry ; He saw me resting on his word, And brought salvation nigh. 3 He r us'd me from a horrid pit, Where mourning loug I lay : An 1 from my bonds released my feet, l)t ep bunds of miry clay. 3 Firm on a rock he made me stand. And taught my cheerful tongue PSALM XL. 79 To praise the wonders of his hand, lu a new thankful song. I 1*11 spread his works of grace abroad; The saints with joy -hall hear. And sinners learn to make my God Their only hope and fear. i? How many aft thy thoughts of love! Thy mercies. Lord, how 5re.it! We have not words, nor houis enough, Their numbers to repeat. 6 When I'm afflicted, poor and low^ And light and peace depart, llv Clod beholds my heavy woe, And bears me on his heart. PSALM XL.— 2d Part, C. M. Ver. 6 — 9. The incarnation and sacrifice of Christ. THUS saith the Lord, " Your work is vaiir.. u Give your burnt offerings o'er ; "In dying goats ami bullocks slain •• My soul delights no more/** S Then spake tl*£ Saviour, " Lo, I'm here; <• Mv God, to do thy will ; H Whatever thy sacred books declare, " Thy servant shall fulfil. 3 " TIiv law is ever in mv sight, » w O 7 u I keep it near my heart ; "Mine ears are open'd with delight u To what thy lips impart." 4 And see the blest Redeemer come ! TV eternal Sou appears ! And at the appoiuted time assume? The body God prepares, 80 PSALM XL. 5 Much he reveai'd his Father's grace, And much bis truth he show'd. And preach'd the way of righteousness* Where great assemblies stood. 6 His Father's honor touclr d his heart, He pityed sinners' cries, And to fulfil a Saviours partj Was made a sacrifice. PAUSE. 7 No blood of beasts, on altars shed, Could wash the conscience clean ; But the rich sacrifice he paid-, Atones for all our sin. & Then was the great salvation spread^ And Satan's kingdom shook; Thus by the woman's promis'd seed, The serpent's head was broke. PSALM XL.— L. M. [*] Ver. 5 — to. Christ our sacrifice. ^HE wonders, Lord, thy love has wrought Exceed our praise, surmount our thought: Should I attempt the long detail, My speech woald faint, my numbers fail, $ No blood of beasts on altars spilt, Cau cleanse the souls of men from guilt : But thou hast set before our eyes An all-sufficient sacrifice. -1 Lo ! thine eternal son appears J To thy designs he bows his ears ; Assumes a body well prepared, And welt performs a work so hard. 4 u Behold, I come/*' (the Saviour eriefr With love and duty iu his eyes.: \ PSALM XLf. 81 " I como to bear the heavy load " Of sins, and do thy will, my God. <; 'Tis written in thy great decree. 0 u Tis in thy book foretold of me. " I most fulfil the Saviours part ; "And lo ! the law is in my heart. 6 "I'll magnify thy holy law, '• And rebels to obedience draw, **When on ray cross I'm lifted high) '•Or to my crown above the sky. 7 "The spirit shall descend and show <•' What thou hast done, and what I do ; "The wo nd' ring world shall learn thy grace> u : Thy wisdom, and thy righteousness/' PSALM XLI — L. M. [*] Ver. 1, 2, 3. Charity to the poor ; or, pity to the afflicted, BLEST is the man whose bowels move, And melt with pity to the poor; Whose soul, by sympathizing love ; Feels what his fellow-saints endure. 2 His heart contrives for their relief More good than his own hands can do : He in the time of general grief. Shall find the Lord hath bowels too, 3 His soul shall live secure on earth, With secret blessings on his bead, When drought, and pestilence, and dearth, Around him multiply their dead. 4 Or if he languish on his conch, God will pronounce his sins forgiven, Will save him with a healing touch. Or take his willing soul to heaven, &3 PSALM XL1I. PSALM XLII— 1st Part. C. M. [*] Vcr. 1 — .">. Desertion and hope ; or. complaint of absence from public worihip* WITH earnest longings of the mind; My God, to thee I look ; So pants the hunted hart to find And taste the eooling brook. S When shall I see thy courts of grace. And meet my God again ? So long an absence from thy face My heart endures with pain. 3 Temptations vex my weary soul, And tears are my repast ; The fue insults without control, " And Where's your God at last?" 4 ?Tis with a mournful pleasure now, I think on ancient days : Then to thy house did numbers go, And all our work was praise. 5 But why, my soul, sink down so far Beneath this heavy load? Why do my thoughts indulge despair, And sin against my Lord? 6 Hope in the Lord, whose mighty hand Can all thy woes remove ; For I shall yet before him stand, And sing restoring love. PSALM XL1L— 2d Part. L. M. [h] Ver. 1— 11. Melancholy thoughts reproved ; or, hope in afflidiuii MY spirit sinks within me, Lord, But I will call thy name to mind, And times of past distress record, When I have found my God was kind. 2 Huge troubles, with tumultuous noise, Swelllike a sea, and round me spread} malm xr*v. 83 Thy water-spouts drown all ray joys, And rising waves roll o'er my head. 3 Yet will the Lord command his love. When I address his throne by day ; Nor in the night his grace remove ; The night shall hear me sing and pray. 4 Til cast myself before his feet, And say, " My God, ray heav'nly rock! "Why doth thy love so long forget ft The soul that groans beneath thy stroke?" § I'll chide my heart that 9inks so low : Why should my soul indulge her grief? Hope in the Lord, and praise him too ; He is my rest, my sure relief. 8 Thy light aud truth shall guide me still : Thy word shall my best thoughts employ: And lead me to thine holy hill, My God, my most exceeding joy ! PSALM XL1V.— €. M. [b] Ver. 1, 2. 3, 8, 15— & , The Church's complaint in persecution. LORD, we have heard thy works of old. Thy works of pow'r and grace. When to our ears our fathers told The wonders of their days. $ How thou didst build thy churches hew* Aud make thy gospel known ; Amongst them did thine arm appear. Thy light and glory shone. 3 In God they boasted all the day ; And in a cheerful throng Did thousands meet to praise aud prajj And grace was ail their song. 84 lLH xi »v. 4 Bat now our souls are seiz'd with shame, Confusion tills our face, To hear the enemy blaspheme, An 1 fools reproach thy grace. i Yei have we not forgot our (> Nor falsely dealt with heaven ; Nor have oar steps declined the road Of duty thou hast given ; 6 Though dragon's all around us roar With their destructive breath. And thine own hand has bruis'd us sorc; Hard by tne gates of death. PAUSE. 7 We are expdsM all day to die As martyrs for thy cause. As sheep for slaugh er hound we lie, By sharp and bl >ody laws. £ Awake, arise, Almighty Lord ! Why sleeps thy wonted grace ? Why should we look like men abhor d Or banish' d from thy face? 9 Wilt thou forever cast us off, And still neglect our cries? Forever hide thy heav'nly love From our afflicted eyes ? 10 Down to the dust our soul is bow\l, And dies upon the ground : Rise for our help, rebuke the proud, And all their pow'rs confound. 11 Redeem us from perpetual shame. Our Saviour anil our God : We plead the honor of thy name The merits of thy blood. PSALM XI V. PSALM XLV— S. M. [•] The glory of G<'ivi>t : the success of the gospel, &t0t\t trenlile Church* MY Saviour and my King, Thy beauties are divine : '^hy lips with blessings overflow* And ev'ry grace is thine. 3 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 proves A sceptre in thy hand. 3 [Thy Father and thy God Hath without measure shed His spirit like a joyful oil, T' anoint thy sacred head.] C [Behold, at thy right hand The Gentile church is seen, Like a fair bride in rich attire, And princes guard the queen.] 7 Fair bride, receive his love : Forget thy Father's house ; Forsake thy gods, thy idol gods, And pay thy Lord thy vows. 3 O let thy Godwin! King' Thy sweetest thoughts employ I Thy children shall his honors sing In palaces of joy. H 86 PSALM XLV. Ps\LM XLV.-C. M. [*] Tfie personal glories ami government of Christ, I'LL speak the honors of iny King: His form divinely fair; None of the sons of mortal race May with the Lord compare. 2 Sweet is thy speech, and heavenly grace Upon thy lips is shed : Thy God with blessings infinite Hath crowird thy sacred bead. 8 Gird on thy sword, victorious Prince ! Ride with majestic sway : Thy terrors shall strike tiirous;h thv foes- And make the world obey. 4 Thy throne, O God. forever stands; Thy word of grace shall prove A peaceful sceptre in thy bands. To rule thy saints by love. H Justice and truth attend thee still, But mercy is thy choice : And God, thy God, thy soul shall fill With most peculiar joys. PSALM XLV— is' Part. L. M. [*] The glory of Christ, and the power of his gopsel, VOW be my heart inspired to sing 1^1 The glories of my Saviour King, Jesus, the Lord, how heav'nly fair His form t how bright his beauties are ! 3 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 arras, most mighty Lord' Gird on the terror of thy sword ! PSALM XLV. 87 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, forever stands, Grace is the sceptre in thy hands ; Thy laws and works are just and right, JusVice and grace are thy delight. 6 God, thine own God, lias richly shed His oil of gladness on thy head, And with his sacred Spirit blest His first-boru Son above the rest. PSALM XLV.— 2d Part. L. M. [*] Christ and his church ; or, the mystical marriage. THE King of Saints, how fair his face, Adorn* d with majesty and grace ! lie 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 heav'uly dress ; Her robe of joy and righteousness. 3 He forms her beauties like his own. He calls and seats her near his throne : Fair stranger let thiue heart forget The idols of thy native state. 4 So shall the king the more rejoice In thee, the fav'rite of his choice ; Let him belov'd, and yet ador'd, For he's thy Maker and thy Lord. 5 O happy hour, when thou shalt rise To his fair palace in the skies, 88 PSALM XLVIv And all thy sons, (a num'roii9 train) Each, like a prince, in glory reign. 6 Let endless honors crown his head; Let ev'ry age ins praises spread ; While we with cheerful songs approve The condescensions of his love. P^ALM XLVI —1st Part. L. M. [*] phe church?* safety and triumph among; national desolation^ C^ OD is the refuge of his saints, * When storms of sharp distress invade j Ere we can offer our complaints, Behold him present with his aid, % Let mountains from their seats be hurl'd Down to the deep, and Imried there ; Convulsions shake the solid world, On shall never yield to fear. 3 Loud may the troubled ocean roar ; In sacred peace our souls abide, While eVry nation, ev'ry shore, Trembles, and dreads the swelling tide. ! XLTX....L. 4 Heaven is my everlasting home : TV inheritance ia sure: Let men of pride their rage resume, Hut I'll repine no more. PSALM XLIX.—L. M [b] The rich sinner's death, and the. saint's resurrect in. VVrHY do the proud insult the poor, ▼ ▼ And boast the large estates they have? How vain are riches to secure Their haughty owners from the grave ! 3 They can't redeem one hour from death, With all the wealth in which they trust, Is or give a dying brother breath, "When God commands him down to dust. 3 There the dark earth and dismal shade Shall clasp their naked bodies round; That flesh, so delicately fed, Lies cold, and moulders in the ground. 4 Like thoughtless sheep the sinner dies. Laid in the grave for worms to eat. The saints shall in the morning rise, And find th' oppressor at their feet. 5 His honors 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 ray dark abode : My flesh and soul shall part no more But dwell forever near my God. PSALM L— 1st Part. C. M. [b] Ver. l-e. The last judgment ; or, the saints rewarded. THE Lord, the judge, before his throne Bids the whole earth draw nigh : PSALM L. 95 * ' ■■ " ■■ — — The nations near the rising; sun> And near the western sky. 3 No more shall hold blasphemers say. "Judgment will ne'er begin ;" No more abuse his long delay To impudence and sin. 8 ThronM on a cloud, our God shall come. Bright flanes prepare his way ; Thunder and darkness, fire and storm. Lead on the dreadful day. 4 Heav'u froiM above his call shall hear? Attending angels come, And earth, and hell, shall know and fear His justice and their doom. 5 "Bu+ gather all my saints,'9 he cries, "That made their peace with God '•By the Redeemer's sacrifice, " And seal'd it with his blood. 6 "Their faith and works, bro't forth to ligh " Shall m ike the worl 1 confess "My ^nteace of reward is right, "And heaven adore my grace.-9 PSALM L. 2d P art. C. M. [*] Ver. 9 10, 11, 14, to, &. Obedience is better than sacrifice* THUS saith the Lord. " The spacious fiel^* "And flocks and herds are mine; " O'er all the cattle of the hills " 1 claim a right divine. % "I ask no sheep for sacrifice, " Nor bullocks burnt with fire ; "To hope and love, to pray and praise- " Is all that 1 require. ©6 VSAT.M I.. 3 "Call upon me when trouble's near, "My hand shall set thee free ; "Then shall thy thankful lips declare " The honor due to rue. 4 "The man that offers humble praise, u He glorifies me best ; " And those that tread my holy ways, " Shall n.y salvation taste. " PSALM L— 3d Part. C. M. [b] Yer. 1, 5,8,16, 21, 22. The judgment of hypocrites. "U1STHEN Christ to judgment shall descend ▼ ▼ And saints surround their Lord, He calls the nations to attend, And hear his awful word. ^ " Not for the want of bullocks slain " Will I the world reprove : "Altars, and rites, and forms are vain, " Without the fire of love. |3 " And what have hypocrites to do " To bring their sacrifice ? "They call my statutes just and true. "But deal in theft and lies. |b " Could you expect to 'scape my sight, " And sin without control ? "But I shall bring your crimes to light, " With anguish in your soul." g Consider ye, that slight the Lord, Before his wrath appear ; If once you fall beneath his sword, There's no deliverer there. PSALM L — L M [bj Hypocrisy exposed. THE Lord, the Judge, his churches warns ; Let hypocrites attend and fear, PSALM I . 9J Who place their hopes in rites and forms, But make not faith nor love their care. 3 Vile wretches dare rehearse his name With lips of falsehood and deceit : A friend or brother they defame, And soothe and flatter those they hate. 3 They watch to do their neighbors 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 heav'n they lift their hands unclean, Defil'd with lust, defil'd with blood ; By night they practise ev'ry sin, By day their mouths draw near to God. 5 And while his judgments long delay, They grow secure and sin the more ! They think he sleeps as well as they, And put far off* the dreadful hour. 6 O dreadful hour! when God draws near, And sets their crimes before their eyes ; His wrath their guilty souls shall tear, And no deliverer dare to rise. PSALM L— 1st Part. P. M. [b] The last judgment. npiiE Lore), the Sovereign, sends his summons forth : -"- Calls the south nations, and aw kes the north : From east to west the sounding orders spread. Through distant worlds and regions of the dead; No more shall atheists m >ek his long delay: His vengeance sleeps no more ; behold the day ! 2 Behold! the Judge deseends : his guards are wi^h. Tempest and fire attend him down fctie sky: Hea\"n earth, ami hell, draw near: let all tilings come T i hear his jusii e. and Hie sinne % loom : But i* ther first mv saints the jud*e enratfl amis.) "Brin^ them. \e angels, from their distant lauds. 98 PSALM L# 3 Behold my covenant stands forever good, ScaFd by the eternal sacrifice in blood, And signed with all their names; the Greek, the Jew, That paid the ancient worship, or tke new : There's no distinction here ; come, spread their thrones, And near me seat my fav'rites and my sons. 4 I, their Almighty Saviour, and their God, I am their Judge; Ye heavens, proclaim abroad My just eternal sentence, and declare Those awful truths that sinners dread to hear $ Sinners in Zion, tremble and retire; I doom the painted hypocrite to fire. 5 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 ; Mine are the tamer beasts, and savage breed, Flocks, herds, and fields, and forests where they feed. 6 If I were hungry would I ask thee food ? When did 1 thirst*, or drink thy bullock's blood? Can I be flatter'd with thy cringing bows, Thy solemn ehatt'rings and fantastic vows ? Are my eyes charm'd thy vestments to behold, Glaring in gems, and gay iu woven gold ? T Unthinking wretch 1 how couldst thou hope to please A God, a Spirit, with such toys as these ? While, with my grace and statutes on thy tongue. Thou lov'st deceit, and dost thy brother wrong, In vain* to pious forms thy zeal pretends, Thieves and adult'rers are thy chosen friends. S Silent I waited with long suff'ring love ; But didst thou hope that I should ne'er reprove r And cherish such an impious thought within, That God, the righteous, would indulge thy sin r Behold my terrors uow ! 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 tho'ts your crooked works amend ! Fly to the Saviour, make the Judge your friend; Lest like a lion his last veugeance tear Your trembliug souls and no deliv'rer near. PSALM L. 99 PSALM L.— 2d Part. P. M. [b] The last judgment. THE God of glory sends his summons forth, Calls the south nations, and awakes the north: From east to west his sovereign orders spread, Through distant worlds and regions of the dead The trumpet souuds ; hell trembles ; heaven rejoices; Lift up jour heads, ye saints, with cheerful voices. 2 No more shall atheist mock his long delay ; His vengeance sleeps no more ! behold the day ! Behold the judge descends; his guards are nigh; Tempest and lire attend him down the sky: When God appears, all nature shall adore him; While sinners tremble, saints rejoice before him. 3 u Heav'iijearth,and hell, draw near : let all things come, * To hear my justice and the sinner's doom ; " But gather first my saiuts, (the Judge commands,) « Bring them, ye angels, from their distant lands." When Christ returns, wake ev*ry cheerful passion: And shout ye saints ! Le comes for your salvation. 4} M Behold ! my covenant stands forever good, »« Seal'd by the eternal sacrifice in blood, €i And signed with all their names ; the Greek, the Jew, " That paid the ancient worship, or th» new ;" There's no distinction here ; join all your voices, And raise yonr heads, ye saiuts, for heav'n rejoices. B " Here (saith the Lord) ye angels, spread their thronds 11 And near me seat my favorites and my sons : ei Come, my redeemed, possess the joys prepared Ci Ere time began ; 'tis your divine reward." W'hen Christ returns, wake ev'rv cheerful passion; And shout ye saints ! he comes for your salvation. PAUSE THE FIRST. 6 « I am the Saviour, I th' Almighty God ; Ci I am the judge : Ye heav'ns proclaim abroad " My just eternal sentence, and declare « Those awful truths, that sinners dread to hear." When Godrppears, all nature shall adore him : Wrhile sinners tremble, saints rejoice before him. 7 " Stand forth, thou bold blasphemer, and profane, <• Nor feel my wrath, nor call my threat'nings vain ; " Thou hypocrite, once ilress'd in saint's attire fi I doom the painted hypocrite, to fire." 100 PSALM L. Judgment proceeds : hell trembles; keav'n rejoices $ Lift up your heads, ye saints, with cheerful voices. 8 " Not for the want of goats or bullocks slain 44 Do 1 condemn thee ; bulls and goats are vaia " Without the flames of love : In vain the store 44 Of brutal otFriugs that were mine before." Earth is the Lord's, all nature shall adore him ; "While sinners tremble, saints rejoice before him. 9 44 If I were hungry, would I ask thee food ? 44 When did I thirst, or drink thy bullock's blood : 44 Mine are the tamer beasts, aa»d savage breed, 4i Flocks, herds, and fields, and forests where they feed£ All is the Lord's, he rules the wide creation ; Gives sinners vengeauce, and the saints salvation^ 40 "Can I be flattered with thy cringing bows, 44 Thy solemn e batterings, and fantastic vows? 44 Are my eves charm'd thy vestments to behold> '•Glaring in gems, and gay in woven gold?" God is the Judge of hearts ; no fair disguises Can screen the guilty when his vengeauce rises. PAUSE THE SECOND, it " Unthinking wretch ! how eouldst thou hope to please 4» A God, a Spirit, with sueh toys as these ? M While with my grace and statutes on thy tongue, 44 Thou lov'st deceit, and dost thy brother wrong." Judgment proceeds; hell trembles; heav'n rejoices; Lift up your heads, ye saints, with cheerful voices. 12 " In vain to pious forms thy zeal pretends ; 44 Thieves and adultVers are thy chosen friends : •4 While the false flatt'rer at my altar waits, i£ His barden'd soul divine instruction hates." God is the Judge of hearts : no fair disguises Can screen the guilty when his vengeance rises. 13 44 Silent I waited with loug-sufFring love ; 4» But didst thou hope that I should ne'er reprove ? 4* And cherish such an impious thought within, 44 That the All Holy would indulge thy sin ?" See, God appears, all nature joins V adore him; Judgment proceeds, and sinners fall before him. 14 i6 Behold my terrors now; my thunders rollj « And ihy owu •rimes affright thy guilty souk PSALM LI. 101 " Now like a lion shall my vengeance tear "Thy bleeding heart, and no deliverer near/' Judgment concludes ; hell trembles ; heav'n rejoices, Lift up your heads, ye saints, with cheerful voices. EPIPHONEMA. 15 u Sinners, awake betimes ; ye fools, be wise f u Awake before this dreadful morning rise : " Chauge your vain thoughts, your crooked works amend : " FJy to the Saviour, make the Judge your friend." Then join, ye saints, wake ev?ry e'leerful passion; When Christ returns, he comes for your salvation. PSALM LI.— 1st Part. L. M. [b] A 'penitent pleading for pardon. SHEW pity Lord : O Lord, forgive ; Let a repenting rebel live ; Are not thy mercies large and free ? May not a sinner trust in thee ? 3 My crimes are great, but can't surpass The pow?r and glory of thy grace ; Great God, thy nature hath no bound, St) let thy pardoning love be found. 3 O wash my soul from ev'ry sin, And make my guilty conscience clean; Here on my heart the burden lies, And past offences pain mine eyes. 4 My lips with shame my sins confess, Against thy law, against thy grace ; Lord, should thy judgment grow severe, I am condemned but thou art clear. 5 Should sudden vengeance seize my breatll I must pronounce thee just in death: And if my soul were sent to hell. Thy righteous law approves it well. 6 Yet save a trembling sinner Lord, Whose hope, still hov'ring round thy word^ Would light on some sweet promise tliere^ Some sure support against despair, I 3 402 PSALM LI. PSALM LI — - Lord, with pitying eye, And save the soul condemned to die. 7 Then will I teach the world thy ways, Sinuers shall learn thy sor'reign graced I'll lead them to my Sariour's blood, Aud they shall praise a pardoning GUkL 8 O may thy love inspire my tongue ! Salvation shall be all my song ; And all my powers shall join to bless The Lord, my streugth and righteousness* PSALM LI— 1st Part C. M. [b or *] Ver. 3—13. Original and actual sin confessed and pardoned. LORD, I would spread my sore distress Aud guilt before thine ojres ; 104 PSALM LI. Against thy laws, against thy grace, How high my crimes arise 1 2 Shouldst thou condemn my soul to hell, And crush my flesh to dust, Heaven would approve thy vengeance well, And earth must own it just. 3 I from the stock of Adam came, Unholy and unclean ; All my original is shame, And all my nature sin. 4 Born in a world of guilt, I drew Contagion with my breath; And as my days advanced, I grew A juster prey fur death. § Cleanse me, 0 Lord, and cheer my souL With thy forgiving love; O make my broken spirit whole, And bid my pains remove. fi Let not thy spirit quite depart, Nor drive me from thy face ; Create anew my vicious heart, And till it with thv s;raee. 7 Then will T make thy mercy known Before the sons of men : Backsliders shall address thy throne, And turn to God again. PSALM LI.-2<1 Part. C. M. [b] Ver. 14-17. Repentance and faith in the blond of Christ, OGOD of mercy hear ray call, My load of guilt remove : Break down the separating wall That bars me from thy love. 5 Give me the presence of thy grace* Then my rejoicing tongue PSALM LIII....LV. 105 Shall speak aloud thy righteousness, Aud make thy praise my soug. 3 No blood of goats nor heifer slain, For sin could e/'cr atone : The death of Christ shall still remain Sufficient and alone. 1 A soul oppressed with sin's desert, My God will ne'er despise : A humble groan, a brokeu heart, Is our best sacrifice. PSALM Lin.— C. If. [*] Ver. 4 — R. Victory and deliverance from persecution A RE all the foes of Zion fools, -*-"*>- Who thus devour her saints? Do they not know her Saviour rules, And pities her complaints? 2 They shall be seized with sad surprise % For God?s avenging arm Scatters the boues of them that rise To do his children harm. o In vain the sons of Satan boast Of armies in array : Whfen God has first despis'd their host* They fall an easy prey. i 0 for a word from Zion's King, Her captives to restore ! Jacob, with all the tribes shall sing* And Judah weep no more. PSALM LV— C. M. [b] Ver. 1—8,16, 17, 18,22. Support for the afflicted and tempted soul* GOD, my refuge, hear ray cries, Behold mv flowing tears. For earth and hell my hurt devise* And triumph in my fears, 190 FSALU LV. £ 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 soling I groan with ev'ry breath ; Horror and fear beset me round Amongst the shades of death. 4 O were I like a feather'd dove, And innocence had wings ; I'd fly and make a loug remove . From all these restless things. 9 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 1 call, Can save me here as well. PAUSE. 7 By morning light I'll seek his face, At noon repeat my cry : The night shall hear me ask his grace, Nor will he long deny. 8 God shall preserve my soul from fear, Or shield me when afraid ; Ten thousand angels must appear, If he command their aid. 9 I cast my burdens on the Lord, The Lord sustains them all ; My courage rests upon his word, That saints shall never falK PSALM LV....LVI. 407 10 My highest hopes shall uot be vain, My lips shall spread his praise ; "While cruel and deceitful men Scarce live out half their days. PSALM LV.— S. M. [b] Ter. 15, 47, 19, 22. Dangerous prosperity; or daily devotion encouraged. LET sinners take their course, And choose the road to death ; But in the worship of my God I'll spend my daily breath, 2 My thoughts address his throne, When morning brings the light, I seek his blessing every noon, And pay my vows at night. 3 Thou wilt regard my cries, O my eternal God ! While sinners perish in surprise Beneath thine angry rod. 4 Because they dwell at ease, And no sad changes feel, m They neither fear nor trust thy name. Nor learn to do thy will. 3 But I with all my cares, Will lean upon the Lord : I'll cast my burden on his arnu And rest apon his word. 6 His arm shall well sustain The children of his love ; The ground on which their safety staads^ No earthly power can move, PSALM LVI. C. M [*] Heliverance from oppression and falsehood ; or% GocFs care of his people^ in answer to faith and prayer. OTHOU I whose justice reigns on high, And makes tk' oppressor cease : 108 PSALM LV. Behold how envious sinners try To vex and break my peace. 3 The sons of violence and lies Join to devour me, Lord; But as my hourly dangers rise, My refuge is thy word. 3 In God most holy, just and true, I have repos'd my tru9t ; Nor will 1 fear what flesh can do, The offspring of the dust. 4 They wrest my words to mischief still, Charge me with unknown faults ; Mischief doth all their counsels fill; And malice all their thoughts. 5 Shall they escape without thy frown? Must their devices stand ? O cast the haughty sinner down, And let him know thy hand ! pause. 8 God counts the sorrows of his saints, *Their groans affect his ears ; Thou hast a book for my complaiuts, A bottle for my tears. 7 AVht'n to thy throne I raise my cry, The wicked fear and ilee : So swift is prayer to reach the sky, So near is God to me. S In thee, most holy, just and true, I have repos'd my trust : Nor will I fear what man can do, The offspring of the dust. 9 Thy solemn vows are on me. Lord ; Thou shalt receive my praise : I'll siu^, " Mow faithful is thy word! "How ri^hleous all thy waya !" PS ALU LVII....I/\ II !. 10 Thou hast secure! my soul from death : O set thy pi is'ner free ; That heart and hand, and life and breath. May be employed for thee. PSALM LVII.— L . M. [•] Praise for protection, grace and truth. MY God, in whom are all the springs Of boundless love and grace unknown, Hide me beneath thy spreading wings, Till the dark cloud is overblown. 5 Up to the heavens I send my cry, The Lord will my desires perform : He sends his angels from the sky, And saves me from the threatening storm, 3 Be thou exalted. O my God ! Above the heavens, where angels dwell; Thy pow'r on earth be known abroad. And land to laud thy wonders tell. t/ t Mv heart is iixM : my sons: shall raise Immortal honors to thy name ; Awake, my tongue, to sound his praise, My tongue, the glory of my frame. j High o'er the earth his mercy reigns, And reaches to the utmost sky ; His truth to endless years remains, When lower worlds dissolve and die. 6 Be thou exalted, O my God ! Above the heavens where angels dwell ; Thy pow'r on earth be known abroad, And laud to land thy wonders tell. PSALM LVIIL— R M Warm- g to magistrate.-,. JUDGES, who rule the world by laws, *J Will ye despise the righteous cause, When tlr iujur'd poor before vou stands ? K 1 10 I'SALM L\ III. Dare ye condemn the righteous poor, And let rich sinners 'scape secure, While gold and greatness bribe your hands Have ye forgot, or never knew, That God will judge the judges too ? High in the heavens his justice reigns ; Y et you invade the rights of God, Vnd send your bold decrees abroad, To biud the conscience in your chains. $ A poisoird arrow is your tongue, An arrow sharp, the poison strong, And death attends where'er it wounds s You hear no counsels, cries or tears ; So the deaf adder stops her ears Against the pow?r of charming sounds. 4 Break out their teeth, eternal God, Those teeth of lions dyed in blood, And crush the serpents in the dust: As empty chaff, when whirlwinds rise, Before the sweeping tempest flies, So let their hopes and names be lost- 5 TV Almighty thunders from the sky, Their grandeur melts, their titles die, As hills of snow dissolve and run, Or snails that perish in their slime, Or births that come before their time, Vain births that never see the sun. 6 Thus shall the vengeance of the Lord Safety and joy to saints afford ; And all that hear shall join and say, "Sure there's a God that rules on high, "A God that hears his children cry, "And will their sufferings well repay/' PSALM LX....LXI. Ill PSALM I.X— C. M. [b] Ver. 1—5, 10—12. On a day of humiliation for disappointments in way LORD, hast thou cast the nation off? Must we forever mourn ? AVilt thou indulge immortal wrath ? Shall mercy ne'er return? 2 The terror of one frown of thine. Melts all our strength away : Like men that totter, drunk with wine. We tremble in dismay. 3 •'•' Our Zion trembles at thy stroke. ••And dreads thy lifted hand ! "Oh. heal the people thou has! broke, u And save the sinking land.'*' 4 Lift up a banuer in the field For those that fear thy uame ; Save thy beloved with thy shield. And put our foes to shame. 5 Go Avith our armies to the fight. Like a confederate God : In vain eonfed'rate powers unite Against thy lifted rod. 6 Our troops shall gain a wide renown Bv thine assisting hand : 'Tia God that treads the mizhty dovii. And makes the feeble stand. PSALM LXL— S.M. [b] Ver. 1 — 6. Safety in God. %1THKX? overwhelmed with grief. My heart within me dies ; Helpless and far from all relief, To heaven I lift mine eves. ■ S 0 lead me to the rock That's high above my head. 119 ta A LM I. XI I. And make the covert of thy wings My shelter and my shade. 3 Within thy presence, Lord, Forever I'll ahide ; Thou art the tow'r of my defence, The refuge where 1 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 LXII— L. M. [*] Ver. 5 — 12. No trust in the crpatures ; or, faith in di- vine grace and power. l%/f~Y spirit look* to God alone ; x 7 JL j|j rocfc and refuge is his throne ; In all my fears, in all my straits, My soul on hi3 salvation waits. § Trust him, ye saints, in all your ways, Pour out your hearts before his face ; When helpers fail, and foes invade, God is our all-sufficient aid, 3 False are the men of high degree, The baser sort are vanity ; Laid in the balance, both appear Light as a puff of empty air. 4 Make not increasing gold your trust, Nor set your hearts on glittering dust ; Why wiii you grasp the fleeting smoke And not believe what God has spoke? § Once has his awful voice declared, Once and agaiu my ears have heard, ^ All pow'r is his eternal due ; u He must be fear'd and trusted too."' Or For sovereign pow'r reigns not alone^ Grace is a partner of the throne ; PSALM LXIIL IIS Thy grace and justice, mighty Lord, Shall well divide our last reward. PSALM LXIII.— 1st Part. C. M. [*] Ver. 1, 2. 5, 3,4. The morning of a Lord's-daf. EARLY, my God, without delay, I haste to seek thy face : My thirsty spirit faints away, Without thy cheering grace. 2 So pilgrims on the scorching sand, Beneath a burning sky, Long for a cooling stream at hand* And thev must drink or die. 3 I've seen thy glory and thy pow'r Through all thy temple shine, Mv God. repeat that heavenlv hour. That vision so divine ! 4 Not all the blessings of a feast Can please my soul so well, As when thy richer grace I taste. And in thy presence dwell. 5 Xot life itself, with all its joys. Can my best passions move, Or raise so high my cheerful voice As thy forgiving love. 6 Thus till my last expiring day, Til bless my God and King; Thus will I lift ray hands to pray* And tune my lips to sing. PSALM LXIII— 2d Part. C. M. f*J Ver. 6 — 10. Midnight thoughts recollect^ T WAS in the watches of the night I thought upon thy pow'r ; I kept thy lovely face in sight Amidst the darkest lxpur> * 2 t i I balm i.xm. 2 My flesh lay resting on my bed : My soul arose on high : aMy God, my life, my hope/' I said. w Bring thy salvation nigh." 3 My spirit labors up thine hill, And climbs the heavenly road : But thy ri^ht 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 forever cease And all my sins be slain. ft Thy sword shall give my foes to death And send them down to dwell In the dark caverns of the earth. Or to the depths of hell. PSALM LXIIL—L.M. [*] Longing after God ; or, the love of God better than life tl REAT God, indulge my humble claim "" Thou art my hope, my joy, my vest The glories that compose thy name Stand all engaged to make me blest. 2 Thou great and good, thou just and wiser Thou art my Father and my God ! And I am thine by sacred ties : Thy son, thy servant, bought with blood. 3 With heart, and eyes, and lifted hands; For thee I long, to thee I look : As travellers in thirsty lands, Pant for the cooling yater brook, fl&ALM LXrii. 115 4 With early feet I love V appear Among thy saints, and seek thy face : Oft have 1 seen thy glory there. And felt the po\\ Vof sov'reigu grace. 3 Xot fruits, nor wines that tempt our taste, Nor all the joys our seuses know, Could make me so divinely blest, Or raise my cheerful passiou so. <} My life itself without thy love, No taste of pleasure could afford ; "Twould but a tiresome burden prove, If I werebauislrd from the Lord. 7 Amidst the wakeful hours of night, When busy cares affile- my head, One thought of thee gives new delights Aud adds refreshment to my bed. 5 I'll lift my hands, I'll raise my voice, While I have breath to pray or praise ; This work shall make my heart rejoice. And spend the remnant of my days. PSALM LXIII.—S. M. [*] Seeking God. Y God, permit my tongue This joy, to call thee mine : And let my early cries prevail To taste thy love divine. 2 My thirsty fainting soul Thy mercy does implore : Nor travellers, iu desert lands^ Can pant for water more. 3 Within thy churches. Lord, I long to find my place: Thy pow'r and glory to behold^ Add feel thy quick'niug graqc> lid PS ALU XLV. 4 For life without thy love No relish can afford ; No joy can be conipar d with this. To serve and please the Lord, 3 To thee I lift my hands, And praise thee while I live : Not the rich dainties of a feast Such food or pleasure give. 0 In wakeful hours of night, I call my God to mind ; T 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. 8 The shadow of thy wings My soul in safety keeps : I follow where my Father leads, And he supports my steps. PSALM XLV.— 1st Part. L. M. [b] Ver. 1 — 5. Public prayer and praise. THE praise of Zion waits for thee, My God, and praise becomes thy house; There shall thy saints thy glory see, And there perform their public vows. g O thou, whose mercy bends the skies To save when humble sinners pray : All lands to thee shall lift their eyos, And islands of the northern sea. 3 Against my will my sins prevail, But grace shall purge away their stain*': The blood of Christ will never fail *£o wash my garments white asiui&f 1'SALM LXT. 117 Blest is the man whom thou shalt choose Arid give him kinJ access to thee ; Give him a place within thy house, 'Ifo taste thy love divinely tree. PAUSE. 5 Let Babel fear when Zion prays : Babel prepare for long distress, When Zioivs God himself arrays In terror and in righteousness. 6 With dreadful glory, God fulfils What his afflicted saints request ; And with almighty wrath reveals His love, to give his churches rest. 7 Then shall the flocking nations run To Zion's hill and own their Lord : The rising and the setting snn Shall see the Saviour's name adord. PSALM LXV.— 2d Part L. M. [*] Yer. 5 — 13. Divine providence in air, earth and sea $ or, the Gad of nature and grace, THE God of our salvation hears The groans of Zion mix'd with tears ; Yet wi-'ii he comes with kind designs, Through all the way his terror shines* .2 On him the race of man depends, Far as the earth's remotest ends, Where the Creator's name is known By nature's feeble light alone. 3 Sailors, that travel o'er the flood, Address their frighted souls to God, When tempests rage and billows roai\ At dreadful distance from the shore. 4 He bids the noisy tempest cease ; He calms the raging crowd to peace> 118 PSALM LXV. When a tumultuous nation raves, Wild as the winds, and loud as waves. § Whole kingdoms, shaken by the storm, lie settles in a peaceful form ; Mountains, established by his hand, Firm on their old foundations stand. 4 Behold his ensigns sweep the sky. New comets blaze, and lightnings fly : The heathen lands, with swift surprise, From the bright horrors turn their eyes. 7 At his command, the morning ray, Smiles in the east, and leads the day ; He guides the sun's decliuing wheels, Over the tops of western hills. 8 Seasons and times obey his voice ; The evening and the morn rejoice To see the earth made soft with showers, Laden with fruit, and drestin flowers. 9 'Tis from his wat'ry stores on high, He gives the thirsty ground supply ; He walks upon the clouds, and thence Doth his enriching drops dispense. 10 The desert grows a fruitful field ; Abundant food the vallies yield ; The vallies shout with cheerful voice, And neighboring hills repeat their joys. 41 The pastures smile in green array ; There lambs and larger cattle play ; The larger cattle, and the lamb, Each in his language speaks thy name. 12 Thy works pronounce thy pow'r divine; O'er every field thy glories shine : Through every month thy, gifts appear; €Jveat God ! thy goodness crowns the year- PSALM I, XV. 11S» PSALM LXV.— 1st Part. C M. [*] A Prayer-hearing God. and the Gentiles called. PRAISE waits in Zion, Lord, for thee ; There 6hall our vows be paid ; Thou hast an ear when sinners pray. All flesh shall seek thine aid. 3 Lord, our iniquities prevail. But pardoning grace is thine, And thou wilt gr mt us pow'r and skill To conquer ev?ry sin. 3 Blest are the men whom thou wilt choose^ To bring them near thy face ; Give them a dwelling in thine house, To feast upon thy grace. 4 In answering what thy church requests. Thy truth and terror shine. And works of dreadful righteousness Fulfil thy kind design. 5 Thus shall the wondering nations see The Lord is good and just ; And distant islands fly to thee, And make thy name their trust. 6 They dread thy glittering tokens, Lord, When signs in heaven appear ; But they shall learn thy holy word; And love as well as fear. PSALM LXY._2d Part. C. M. [*] The providenct of God in ab\ earth* and sea; gv> the blessings of rain. >npiS by thy strength the mountains stand. -■- God of eternal pow'r ! The sea grows calm at thy command, And tempests cease to roar. The morning light and evening shade Successive comforts bring ; ISO VSALM LXV. Thy plenteous fruits make harvest glad, Thy flowers adorn the spring. 3 Seasons, and times, and moons, and hours. Heaven, earth, and air are thine ; When clouds distil in fruitful show'rs. The Author is divine. 4 Those wandering cisterns in the sky? Borne by the winds around, With wat'ry treasures well supply The furrows of the ground. $ The thirsty ridges drink their fill. And ranks of corn appear : Thy ways abound with blessings still. Thy goodness crowns the year. PSALM LXV\— 3d Part C. M. [*] The bless* >< Those heavenly guards around thee waitj Like chariots that attend thy state. 3 Not Sinai's mountain could appear More glorious when the Lord was there : While he pronounced his dreadful law. And struck the chosen tribes with awe. 3 How bright the triumph none can tell, When the rebellious powers of hell, That thousand souls had captive made-, • Were all in chains like captives led. 4 Rais'd by his Father to the throne. He sent the promised Spirit down, With gifts and grace for rebel men, That God might dwell on earth again. PSALM LXVIII— 3d Part, L. M. Ver. 19. 9, C0.~^. Praise for temporal blessings ; or. common and sped mercies. V17E bless the Lord, the just, the good, ▼ ▼ Who fills our hearts with joy and food : Who pours his blessings from the skies, And loads our days with rich supplies. 2 He sends the sun his circuit round, To cheer the fruits, to warm the ground: He bids the clouds with plenteous rain, Refresh the thirsty earth again. 3 'Tis to his care wre owe our breath, And all our near escapes from death : Safety and health to God belong; He helps the weak, and guards the stroqg- 4 He makes the saint and sinner prove The common blessings of his love ; But the wide difference that remain Is endless joys, or endless pains, LZ() PSALM UXtX. 5 JTbe Lord that bruis'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 seas ; And bring them to his courts above, There shall they taste his special love. PSALM LXIX.— 1st Fart. C. M. [b] Ver. 1—14. The sufferings of Christ for our salvation. • % QAVE me, O God; the swelling floods £> "Break in upon my soul: " I sink, and sorrows o'er my head "Like mighty waters roll. 3 u\ cry till all my voice be gone ; u In tears I waste the day ; " My KofV behold my longing eyes, ••'And shorten thy delay. 3 "They hate my soul without a cause, " And still their number grows " More than the hairs around my head, " And mighty are my foes. 4? " Twas then I paid that dreadful debt, " That men could never pay. ••' And gave those honors to thy law, "Which sinners took away." 5 Thus in the great Messiah's name, The royal prophet mourns ; Thus he awakes our hearts to grief, And gives usjoys by turns. 6 "Now shall the saints rejoice and find " Salvation in my name, "For 1 have borne their heavy load " Of sorrow, pain and shame > PSALM LXIX. Vgf 7 " Grief, like a garment, clothM me round, " And sackcloth was my dress, •'•'While 1 procure! for nuked souls " A robe of righteousness. 8 " Amongst my brethren and the Jews, "I like a stranger stood, •'•And bore their vile reproach, to bring " The Gentiles near to God. 9 "I came in sinful mortal's stead " To do my Father's will ; "Yet when E cleaned my fathers house, u They scandalized my zeal. 10 " My fastings and my holy groans "Were made the drunkard's song; "But God., from his celestial throne, "Heard my complaining tongue. fl "He sav'd me from the dreadful deep* " Nor let my soul be drown'd : " He rais'd aud fix'd my sinking feet "On well established ground. 13 " ?Twas in a most accepted hour " My prayer arose on high, " And for my sake, my God shall hear "'The dying sinner's pry**' PSALM LXIX— 2d Part. C. M, \\l\ Ver. 14, 21, 25, 29, 32. The passion and exaltation of Christ. f\[OW let our lips, with holy fear -L^l And mournful pleasure, siug The sufferings of our great High-Priesty The sorrows of our King. $ He sinks in floods of deep distress : How high the waters rise ! While to his heay'nly Fathers e$S Be sends perpetual crie$> 133 FSALM Lxrx, 3 " Hear me, O Lord, and save thy son, " Nor hide thv shiniug face : iC Why should thy fav'rite look like one u Forsaken of thy grace ? 4 " With rage they persecute the man "That groans beneath thy wound. u While for a sacrifice I pour " My life upon the ground. 5 " They tread ray honour to the dust, " Aud laugh when I complain ; " Their sharp insulting slanders add "Fresh anguish to my pain. 8 " All my reproach is known to thee, " The scandal and the shame ; " Reproach has broke my bleeding heart a And lies defil'd my name. 7 "I look'd for pity but in vain r " My kindred are my grief: * I ask my friends for comfort round, "But meet with no relief. S " With vinegar they mock my thirst : " They give me gall for food : 6i And sporting with ray dying groans* " They triumph in my blood. % u Shine into my distressed soul, " Let thy compassion save : "And though my flesh sink down to death " Redeem it from the grave. 10 "I shall arise to praise thy name, " Shall reign in worlds unknown t *• And thy salvation, O my God, * ghall seat me ou thy thrones" i PSALM LX1X. 12Q F PSALM LXIX — 3d Part. C. M. [•] ChrtsCs obedience and death : or^ God glorified, and sig- ners saved. ATHER \ I sing thy wondrous grace : I bless my Saviours name : He brought salvation for the poor^ And bore the sinner's shame. 8 His deep distress has rais'd us high ; His duty and his zeal Fulfilled the law which mortals broke., And fiuish'd all thy will. 3 His dying groans, his living songs. Shall better please my God, Thau harp or trumpet's solemn sounds Thau goats or bullock's blood. 4 This shall his humble followers see, And set their hears at rest : They by his death draw near to thee,, And live forever blest. 5 Let heav'n and all that dwell on high. To God their voices raise, While lands and seas assist the sky, And join t' advance his praise. 8 Zion is thine, most holy God ; Thy Son shall bless her gates;; And glory purchas'd by his blood, For thine own Israel waits. i) PSALM LXIX.— tst Part. L. M. [bj Christ's passion and sinners' salvation. EEP in our hearts let us record The deeper sorrows of our Lord ; Behold ! the rising billows roll, Te overwhelm his holy soul. 180 PSALM LXIX. 3 In lortg complaints be spends his breath, While hosts of hell, and pow'rs of death, And all the sons of malice join To execute their curst design. 3 Yet, gracious God, thy pow'r and love Have made the cur?,e a blessing prove: Those dreadful sufferings of thy son Aton'd for sins which we had done. 4 The pangs of our expiring Lord The honors of thy law restored ; His sorrows made thy justice known, And paid for follies not his own. 5 O ! for his sake our guilt forgive, And let the mourning sinner live; The Lord will hear us in his name. Nor shall our hope be turn'ri to shame. PSALM LXIX. 2d Part. L< M. [fc] Ver. T, &c. Christ's sufferings and zeal. jHPWAS for our sake, eternal God, -1 Thy Son sustained that heavy load Of base reproach and sore disgrace, And shame deiiFd his sacred face. 3 The Jews, his brethren and his kin, Abus'd the man that checkM their sin ; While he fuMU'd thy holy laws, They hate him, but without a cause; 3 ["My Father's house, (said he,) was made "A. place for worship, not for trade :" Then, scattering all their gold and brass, He scourg'd the merchants from the place.] 4? [Z jal for the temple of his God ConsumM his life, exposed his blood : Reproaches at thy glery thrown He felt and uioimi'd them as his own* F&AX.H LXXI. 131 5 His friends forsook, his followers fled. While foes and arms surround his head : They curse him with a slanderous tongue, And the false judge maintains the wrong.] fi His life they load with hateful lies, And charge his lips with blasphemies : They nail him to the shameful tree : There hung the man who died for me, 7 [Wretches with hearts as hard as stones. Insult his piety and groans : Gall was the food they gave him there* And mockM his thirst with vinegar.] t But God beheld, and from his throne Marks out the men that hate his Son ; The hand that raisM him from the dead Shall pour due vengeance on their head. i'SVLM LXXI.— 1st Part. CM. Ver. o — 9. The aged sainVs reflection and hope MY God, my everlasting hope, I live upon thy truth ; Thine hands have held my childhood up, And strengthened all my youth. 2 My flesh was fushionM by thy pow'r. With all these limbs of mine: And from my mother's painful hour. I've been entirely thine. 3 Still has my life new wonders seen, Repeated ev'ry year: Behold my days that yet remain, 1 trust them to thy care. 4 Cast me not off when strength declines. When hoary hait*9 arise ; And round me let \'\y glory shine, Whene'er thy servant dfes. i32 TSALM LXXl. 5 Then in the hist'ry of my age, When men review my days, They'll read thy love in ev'ry page. In ev'ry line thy praise. PSALM LXXI.— 2y earthly thrones, < They sought the sovereign of the skies. ' 'Twas then, great God, with equal pow'r, i Arose thy vengeance and thy grace, • To scourge their legions from the shore. " And save the remnant of thy race." 1 Let haughty sinners sink their pride, Nor lift so high their scornful head ; But lay their foolish thoughts aside, And own the ' empire' God hath made. S Such honors never come hy chance, Nor do the winds promotion blow ; 'Tis God the judge doth one advance, 'Tis God that lays another low. 0 No vain pretence to royal birth Shall fix a tyrant on the throne ; God, the great sovereign of the earth, Will rise and make his justice known. 7 [His hand holds out the dreadful cup Of vengeance, mix'd with various plagues^ To make the wicked drink them up, Wring out and taste the bitter dregs. 8 Now shall the Lord exalt the just: And while he tramples on the proud, And lays their glory in the dust, Our lips shall sing his praise aloud.] PSALM LXXVI. — C. !\1. [*] Israel saved and the Jssiirians destroyed ; or, God's ven- geance against his enemies proceeds from his church. IN Judah, God of old was known : His name in Israel great ; In Salem stood his holy throne, And Zion was his seat. $ Among the praises of his saints, His dwelling there he chose ; PSALM LXXVI. 148 There lie received their just complaints Against their haughty foes. 3 From Zion went his dreadful word, And broke the threat'ning spear, The bow, the arrows, and the sword, And crush'd th' Assyrian war. 4 What are the earth's wide kingdoms else But mighty hills of prey ? The hill on which Jehovah dwells Is glorious more than they. 9 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 bauds. 6 Atthyiebuke, O Jacob's God, Both horse and chariot fell ! Who knows the terrors of thy rod! Thy vengeance, who can tell! 7 What pow'r can stand before thy sight, When once thy wrath appears? When heav'n shines round with dreadful light, The earth lies still and fears. 8 When God, in his own sovereign ways, Comes down to save th' oppress'd, 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 terrors shake the proudest king, And cut 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.] 444 PSALM lA.vvil. PSALM LXXVII.— 1st Part. CM. [b] Melancholy uxsniiftiiiir* and hope prevailing, TO God I cruel with mournful voice, I sought his gracious ear, In the sad day when troubles rose, And filTd my heart with fear. S Sad were my days, and dark my nights. My soul refusM relief; I thought on God. the just and wise, But thoughts increased my assemblies of the great, A greater Ruler takes his seat ; The God of Heaven, a* Jud^e, surveys Those gods on earth, aud all their ways. 3 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 i Dark are the ways in which they go : Their name of earthly gods is vain, For they shall fall and die like men* 4 Arise, O Lord, and let thy Son Possess his universal throne, And rule the nations with his rod : He is our Judge, and he our God. PSALM XYXIIL— S. M. [Vj Ji complaint against persecutor** AND will the Go] of grace Perpetual silence keep? The God of justice hold his peace. And let his vengeance sleep? 8. Behold what cursed snares The me«» of mischief spread ; Tiie men that lmt<» thy saints and thet^ Lift, u j) taeir threatening head* PSALM LXXXIV. 15g 3 Against thy bidden ones Their counsels they employ, And malice with her watchful eye,, Pursues them to destroy, I The noble and the base Into thy pastures leap; The lion and the stupid ass Conspire to vex thy sheep. 5 u Come, let us join, (they cry) w To root them from the ground, "Till not the name of saints 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. 7 Convince their madness, Lord, And make them seek thy 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. PSALM LXXXIV.— 1st Part. L. M. Th e pleas n re of public worsh ip. HOW pleasant, how divinely fair, O Lord of Hosts, thy dwellings are I "With long desire my spirit faints To meet th' assemblies of thy saints* i My flesh would rest in thine abode, My panting heart cries out for God ; My God ! my King ! why should I bs- SU> far from all my joys and thee ? 154 PSALM LXXXIV. 3 The sparrow chooses where to rest, And for her young provides her nest : But will my God to sparrows grant That pleasure which his children want? 4 Blest are the saints who sit on high, Around thy throne of majesty ; Thy brightest glories shine above, And all their work is praise and love. 5 Blest are the souls that find a place Within the temple of thy grace ; There they behold thy gentler rays, And seek thy face, and learn thy praise, 6 Blest are the men whose hearts are set To find the way to Zion's gate, God is their strength ; and thro* the road They lean upon their helper, God. 7 Cheerful they walk with growing strength, Till all shall meet in heaven at length ; Till all before thy face appear And join in nobler worship there. PSALM LXXXIV.— ;:d Part. L. M. [*] God and his church ; or, grace and glory. GREAT God, attend, while Zion sings The joy that from thy presence springs : To spend one day with thee on earth Exceeds a thousand days of mirth. 8 Might I enjoy the meanest place Within thy house, O God of grace, Not tents of ease, nor thrones of pow'r, Should tempt my feet to leave thy door. 3 God is our sun, he makes our day : God is our shield ; he guards our way From all tV assaults of hell and sin, From foes without, and foes within. PSALM LXXXIY. 155 I All needful grace will God bestow, And crown that grace with glory too : He gives us all things, and withholds No real good from upright souls. 5 O God, our King, whose sovereign sway The glorious hosts of heaven obey ; And devils at thy presence flee ; Blest is the man that trusts in thee. PSALM LXXXIV.— CM. [*] Ver. 1,4, 2, 8, 10. Paraphrased. Delight in ordinances of worship ; or, God present in his churches* MY soul, how lovely is the place To which thy God resorts I 'Tis heaven to see his smiling face, Though in his earthly courts. 2 There the great Monarch of the skies His saving pow'r displays ; And light breaks in upon our eyes, With kind and quick'niug rays. 3 With his rich gifts the heavenly dove Descends and fills the place, While Christ reveals his wondrous love, And sheds abroad his grace. 4 There, mighty God, thy words declare The secrets of thy will : J^ud still we seek thy mercy there, And sing thy praises still. PAUSE. 5 My heart and flesh cry out for thee, While far from thine abode : When shall I tread thy courts, and sec My Saviour aud my God ? 6 The sparrow builds herself a nest, And suffers no remove : A 156 PSALM LXXXIV. O make mo, like the sparrows, blest, To dwell but where I love. 7 To sit one day beneath thine eye, And hear thy gracious voice, Exceeds a whole eternity, Employed in carnal joys. S 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 LXXXIV— P. M. [•] Longing for the house of God. LORD of the worlds above, How pleasant and how fair The dwellings of thy love, Thina 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 wand'ring swallows long To find their wonted rest : My spirit f:\ints With equal zeal, To rise and dwell Among thy saints. 3 0 happy souls that pray, Where God appoints to hear ! O happy men i ia1 pay Their constant service there ! They praise thee -till : } - \ happy they That love the way Kiou's hilt! PSALM LXXXV, 15? 4 They go from strength to strength, Through this dark vale of tears, Till each arrives at length, Till each in heaven appears : O glorious seat. When God our King Shall thither bring Our willing feet. PA1 § To spend one sacred day Where God and saints abide, Affords diviner joy Than thousand days beside. Where God resorts, I love it more To keep the door, Than shine in courts 6 God is our sun and shield, Our light and our defence : With gifts his hands are flll'd, We draw our blessings thence : He shall bestow On Jacob's race Peculiar grace And glory too. 7 The Lord his people loves : His hand no good withholds From those his heart approves, From pure and pious souls : Thrice happy he, O God of Hosts, Whose spirit trusts Alone in thee ! PSALM LXXXV.— lsf Part. L. M. Ver. 1 — S. Waiting far an answer to prayer $ trance begun end completed. IORD? thou hast call'd thy grace to mind, ^ Thou hast reversed our heavy doom : So God forgave w hen Israel simvd, And brought his wandering captives home. % Thou hast begun to set us free, And made thy fiercest wrath abate : Now let our hearts be tarn'd to thee, And thy salvation be complete. o 138 PSALM LXXXV....LXXXVI. 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 tuue our voice. 1 We wait to hear what God will say ; He'll speak, and give his people peace : But let them run no more astray, Lest his returning wrath increase. PSALM LXXXV.— 2A Part. L. M. [*] Ver. 9, &c. Salvation by Christ. SALVATION is forever nigh The souls that fear and trust the Lord : And grace descending from on high, Fresh hopes of glory shall afford. 2 Mercy and truth on earth are met, Since Christ the Lord came down from heav'n ; By his obedience, so complete, Justice is pleas* d and peace is giv'n. 3 Now truth and honor shall abound, Religion dwell on earth again, And heavenly influence bless the ground, In our Redeemers gentle reign. i His righteousness is gone before, To give us free access to God ; Our wand'ring feet shall stray no more, But mark his steps, and keep the road. PSALM LXXXVI— C. M. [*] Ver. 8 — 13. Si general song of praise to God, AMONo the princes, earthly gods, There's Done hath pow'r 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 : PSALM LXXXVTI. 150 - T - For theu alone dost wondrous things, For thou art God alone. 3 Lord, I would walk with holy feet ; Teach me thy heavenly ways, And my poor scattering thoughts unite In God my Father's praise. 4 Great is thy mercy, and my tongue Shall those sweet wonders tell, How by thy grace my sinking soul Rose from the deeps of hell. PSALM LXXXVII — L. M. [.*] The church the birth-place of the saints ; nr. Jews and Gentiles united in the Christian church. GOD in his earthly temple lays Foundations for his heavenly praise ; He likes the tents of Jacob well, But still in Ziou loves to dwell. 2 His mercy visits ev'ry house That pay their night and morning vows ; But makes a more delightful stay Where churches meet to praise and pray. 3 What glories were described of old ; What wonders are of Zion told? Thou city of our God below, Thy fame shall Tyre and Egypt know* i Egypt and Tyre, and Greek and Jew, Shall there begin their lives anew : Angels and men shall join to sing The hill where living waters spring. 5 When God makes up his last account Of natives in his holy mount, 'Twill be an honor to appear As one new born, or nourished there ! 160 PSALM LXXXIX. PSALM LXXXIX.— 1st Part. L. M. The covenant made with Christ • or, the true David. FOREVER shall my song record The (ruth and mercy of the Lord, Mercy and truth forever stand, Like heaven, established by his hand. 3 Thus to his Son he sware, and said, ' With thee my covenant first is made ; i In thee shall dying sinners live ; ; Glory and grace are thine to give. ' Be thou my Prophet, thou my Priest ; -' Thy children shall be ever blest ; i Thou art my chosen King; thy throne € Shall stand eternal, like my own. i u There's none of all my sons above * So much my image or my love ; ; Celestial powers thy subjects are : •' Theu what can earth to thee comparer • David, my servant, whom I chose, ' To guard my flock, to crush my foes, i And rais'd him to the Jewish throne, ' Was but a shadow of my Son." Now let the church rejoice and sing Jesus her Saviour and her Kiug : Angels bis heavenly wonders show, And saints declare his works below. PSALM LXXXIX.— 1st Part. C. The faithfulness of God. M. Ik |"Y never-ceasing son^s shall show -UA rriie mercies of the Lord ; And make succeeding ages know How faithful is his word. 2 The sacred truths his lips pronounce Shall fum as heaven endure : PSALM LXXXIX, 161 And if he speak a promise once. The eternal grace is sure. 3 How long the race of David held The promisM Jewish throne ! But there's a nobler covenant seaVcl To David's greater Son. I His seed forever shall possess A throne above the skies : The meanest subject of his grace Shall to that glory rise. j Lord God of Hosts, thy wondrous ways* Are sung by saints above ; And saints on earth their honors raise To thine unchanging love. PSALM LXXXIX.— 2d Part. C. M. [b] Ver. 7, &e. The power and niajesty of God ; or, rever- entictl worship* WITH reverence let the saints appear, And bow before the Lord : His high commands with reverence bear. And tremble at his word. 3 Howr terrible thy glories be ! How bright thine armies shine ! < Where is the pow'r 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 west JMove round at thy command. 4 Thy words the raging winds control. And rule the boisterous derp : Thou uialrst the sleeping billows roll* The rolling billows sleep. 5 Heaven, earth, and air, and sea are tliine; And the dark world of kell i 163 PSALM LXXX1X. How did thine arm in vengeance shine, When Egypt durst rebel! 6 Justice and judgment are thy throne, Yet wondrous is thy grace : While truth and mercy, joined in one, Invite us near thy face. PSALM LXXXIX.— 3d Tart. C. If. [»] Ver. 15, &c. A blessed Gospel. BLEST are the souls that hear and know The gospel's joyful sound : Peace shall attend the paths they go, Aud light their steps surround. 2 Their joy shall bear their spirits up,. Through their Redeemer's name : His righteousness exalts their hope, Nor Satan dares condemn. 3 The Lord, our glory and defence, Strength and salvation srives : Israel, thy King forever reigns, Thy God forever lives. PSALM LXXXIX — 4th Part. C. M. [*] Yer. 19, &c. Christ's med>at< trial kingdom $ or, his d& v ne and human nature. EAR what the Lord in vision saidr And made his mercy known : " Sinners, behold your help is laid " On my Almighty Son. S " Behold the man my wisdom chose <• Among your mortal race; " His head my holy oil overflows, " The spirit of my grace. 3 « High shall l.e reign on David's throne^ fc6 My peopled better King ; ** My arm sli 11 beat his rivals down,. <4 Aud skill new subjects biing^ PSALM LXXX1X. 16S 4 " My truth shall guard him in his way, " With mercy by his side, " While to my name through earth and sea, <« He shall in triumph ride. 5 " 3Ie for his Father and his God " He shall forever own, ic Call me his rock, his high abode, " And I'll support my Son. 6 u My first-born Son, array M in grace, u At my right hand shall sit ; u Beneath him angels know their place, " And mouarchs at his feet. 7 u My covenant stands forever fast ; u My promises are strong ; '•' Firm as the heavens his throne shall last^ " His seed endure as long." PS\LM LXXXIX— 5th Part. C, M. [b] Ver. 30, &c. The covenant of grace unchangeable ; or^ afflictions without rejection. **X7"ET> (saith the Lord) ^ Uavid^s race, A " The children of my Son, f< Should break my laws, abuse my grace; " And tempt mine anger down ; 8 u Their sins Hi visit with the rod, " And make their folly smart ; u But HI not cease to be their God, " Nor from my truth depart. 3 "My covenant I will ne'er revoke, " But keep, my grace id mind ; li And what eternal love hath spoke, " Eternal truth shall bind. 4 u Once have I sworn, (I need no more) " And pledged my holiness, " To *eat the sacred promise sure u To David aud Ui$ lace* 46i PSALM TXXXIX. 5 " The sun shall see his offspring rise, *• And spread from sea to sea, u Lons; as he travels round the skies, " To give the nations day. 6 u Sure as the moon that rules the nighty •• His kingdom shall endure, • Till the iix\l laws of shade and light •• Shall be observ'd no more/' PSALM LXXXIX.— 2 1 Purt. L M. [b] Ver. 47,&.e. Mortality and hope. — A funeral Psalm. REMEMBER. Lord, our mortal sta; How frail our life ! how short the date ! Where is the man that draws his breath Safe from disease, secure from death? 2 Lord, while we see whole nations die. Oar flesh and sense repine and cry, •• Must death forever rage and reign? €i Or hast thou made mankind iu vain ? 3 u Where is thy promise to the just? •• Ave not thy servants turtrd to dust?" But faith forbids these mournful sighs, And sees the sleeping dust arise. 4 That glorious hour, that dreadful day. Wipes the reproach of -aims away, And clears the honor of thy word: Awake, our souls, and Mess the Lord, PSALM LXXXIX— Last Part- P.M. [b] Ver *7, &c. Life, death, and the resurrection. 41TXK. mighty God, on feeble man ; How few his hours ! how short his span I Short from the cradle to the jcrave; Who can secure hi< vital breath Against the hold demands of death. With skill to fly, or jooyt* to gavo ? PSALM XC. 165 2 Lord, shall it be forever said, " The race of man was only made " For sickness, sorrow, and the dust V> Are not thy servants, day by day, Sent to their graves, and tunrd to clay? Lord, where's thy kindness to the just? 3 Hast thou not promisM to thy Son, And all his seed, a heavenly crown? But flesh and sense indulge despair: Forever blessed be the Lord, That faith can read his holy word, And find a resurrection there. 4 Forever blessed be the Lord, Who gives his saints a long reward For all their toil, reproach and pain : Let all below, and all above, Join to proclaim thy wondrous love, And each repeat a loud amen. PSALM XC.— L. M. [b] Man mortal, God eternal. — A mournful song at a Funeral* THROUGH ev'ry age, eternal God, Thou art our rest, our safe abode ; High was thy throne ere heaven was made, Or earth thy humble footstool laid. % Long hadst thou reign'd ere time began, Or dust was fashioned into mau ; And long thy kingdom shall endure, When earth and time shall be no more. 3 But man, weak man, is born to die, Made up of guilt and vanity : Thy dreadful sentence, Lord, was just. " Return, ye sinners, to your dust." 4 [A thousand of our years amount Scarce to a day in thine account j 1(56 PSALM XC. Like yesterday's departed light, Or the last watch of ending night.] PAUSE. 5 Death, like an overflowing stream, Sweeps us away : our life's a dream ; An empty tale ; a morning flow'r, Cut down and withered 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 0 how oft thy wrath appears, And cuts off our expected years ; Thy wrath awakes our humble dread, We fear the pow*r that strikes us dead.3 8 Teach us, O Lord, how frail is man ! And kindly lengthen out our span, Till a wise eare of piety Fit us to die and dwell with thee. PSALM XC— 1st Part. C. M. [b] Ver. 1—5. Jfan frail and God eternals UR God, our help in ages past, Our hope for years to come, Our shelter from the stormy blast, And our eternal home. 3 Under the shadow of thy throne *Thy saints have dwelt secure : Sufficient is thine arm alone, And our defence is sure. 3 Before the hills in order stood, Or earth received 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 :" o rSALM XC. 167 All nations rose from earth at first, And turn to earth again, 5 A thousand ages, in thy sight, Are like g.11 evening gone ; Short as the watch that ends the nisrht. Before the rising sun. % [The busy tribes of flesh and blood, With all their lives and cares, Are carried downwards by the flood. And lost in following years. 7 Time, like an ever-rolling stream, Bears all its sons away ; They fly, forgotten, as a dream Dies at the opening day. 8 Like flow'ry fields the nations stand Pleas'd with the morning light : The flow'rs beneath the mower's haud Lie withering ere 'tis uight.] 9 Our God, our help iu ages past, Our hope for years to come, Be thou our guard while troubles last, And our eternal home. PSALM XC,-2(i Part C. M. Tb] Ver. 8, 11, 9, 10. 12. Infirmities and mortality the effect of sin ; or, life, old age., and preparation for death. LORD, if thine eyes survey our faults, Aud justice grows severe, Thy dreadful wrath exceeds our thoughts, And burns beyond our fear. -% Thine anger turns our frame to dust : By one oflvnce to thee, Adam, with all his sons have lost Their immortality. % Life, like a vain amusement flies, A fable or a song ; i68 PSALM XG. By swift degrees our nature dies, Nor can our joys be long. 4? ?Tis but a few whose days amount To threescore years and ten : And all beyond that short account Is sorrow, toil, and pain. 9 [Our vitals, with laborious strife, Bear up the crazy load, And drag those poor remains of life Along the tiresome road. 6 Almighty God, reveal thy love, And not thy wrath alone ; O 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. PSALM XC— 3d Part C. M. [b] Ver 13, &c. Breathing after heaven. EETURN, O God of love, return ; Earth is a tiresome place : How long shall we thy children mourn Our absence from thy face ? 8 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 thine own work complete : Then shall our souls thy glory know, And own thy love was great. 4i. Then shall we shine before thy throne In all thy beauty, Lord ! PSALM XC XCI. lfil* And the poor service we have done Meet a divine reward. PSALM XC.-S. M. Lbl Ver. 5, 10, 12. The frailty and shortness of LORD, what a feeble piece Is this our mortal frame ? Our life, how poor a trifle 'tis, That scarce deserves the name ! 3 Alas ! 'twas brittle clay- That built our body first ! And ev'ry month, and ev'ry day ;Tis inould'rmg back to dust. § Our moments fly apace, Nor will our minutes stay ; Just like a flood our hasty days Are sweeping us away. 4 Well, if our days must fly, We'll keep their end in sight : We'll spend them all in wisdom's way, And let them speed their flight. 5 They'll waft us sooner o'er This life's tempestuous sea : Soon we shall reach the peaceful shore Of blest eternity. PSALM XCI.— L. M. [•] Ver. 1 — 7. Safety in public diseases and dan* HE that hath made his refuge God, Shall find a most secure abode ; Shall walk all day beneath his shade, And there at night shall rest his head. 2 Then will T say, " My God, thy pow'r €i Shall be my fortress and my tow'r : u I that am fornvd of feeble dust, "Make thine almighty arm my trust. " P 17© PSALM XCI. 3 Thrice happy man ! thy Makers care Shall keep thee from the fowler's snare : Satan, the fowler, who betrays Unguarded souls a thousand ways. 4 Just as a hen protects her brood (From birds of prey that seek their blood) Under her feathers, so the Lord Makes his own arm his people's guard. 5 If burning beams of noon conspire To dart a pestilential fire, God is their life, his wings are spread To shield them with a healthful shade* 6 If vapors with malignant breath, Rise thick, and scatter midnight death, Israel is safe : the poisoir d air Grows pure, if Israel's God be there. PAUSE. 7 What though a thousand at thy side, At thy right baud ten thousand dy'd? Thy God his chosen people saves, Amongst the dead, amidst the graves. 8 So when he sent his ana;el down To make his wrath in Egypt known. And slew their sons, his careful eye Past all the doors of Jacob by. 9 But if the fire, or plague, or sword, Receive commission from the Lord, To strike his saints among the rest, Their very pains and deaths are blest. 40 The sword, the pestilence, or fire, Shall but fulfil their be&t desire : From sins and sorrows set them free, And bring thy children, Lord, to thee» PSALM XCI. 171 PSALM XCI.— C. M. [*] Ver. 9 — 16. Protection from death, guard of angels, trig* tory and deliverance. TE sons of men, a feeble race, Expos'd to ev'ry snare, Come make the Lord your dwelling place, And try, and trust his care. 2 No ill shall enter where you dwell : Or if the plague come nigh, And sweep the wicked down to hell, 'Twill raise his saints on high. 3 He'll give his angel's charge to keep Your feet in all their ways : To watch your pillow while you sleep, And guard your happy days. 4 Their hands shall bear you, lest you fall And dash against the stones : Are they not servants at his call, And sent t' attend his sons ? 5 Adders and lions ye shall tread ; The tempter's wiles defeat : He that hath broke the serpent's head Puts him beneath your feet. 6 u Because on me they sit their love, " I'll save them (saith the Lord) " I'll bear their joyful souls above "Destruction, and the sword. 7 u My grace shall answer when they call j " In trouble I'll be nigh : " My pow'r shall help them when they fall, M And raise them when they die, 8 " Those that on earth my name have knoWn " I'll honor them in heaven : " There my salvation shall be shown, " And endless life be given." PS ALU JCC11. PSALM XCI1 ■ ist Part. L. M. [*] A Psalm for the LorcVs-day. SWEET is the work, my God, my King, To praise tliy name, give thanks and sing; To shew thy love by morning light, And talk of all thy truth at night. 3 Sweet is the day of sacred rest, No mortal cares shall 6eize my breast . O may my heart in tune be found, Like David's harp of solemu sound I 3 My heart shall triumph in my Lord, And bless his works, and bless his word ; Thy works of grace how bright they shine! How deep thy counsels ! how divine ! 4 Fools never raise their thoughts so high ; Like brutes they live, like brutes they die^ Like grass they flourish, till thy breath Blast them in everlasting death. 5 But I shall share a glorious part, When grace hath well refin'd my heart, And fresh supplies of joy are shed, Like holy oil to cheer my head. (i Sin (my worst enemy before) Shall vex my eyes and ears no more ; My inward foes shall all be slain, Nor Satan break my peace again. 7 Theu shall I see, and hear, and know, All I desirM or wislrd below ; And ev'ry pow'r find sweet employ la that eternal world of joy. PSALM XCIL— 2d Part. L. M. [*] Yer. 12, 8ce. The church in the garden of GotL LOUD, 'lis a pleasant thing to stand In gardens planted by thy hand ; rSALM XCIII. 173 Let me within thy courts be seen Like a young cedar, fresh aud green, 8 There grow the saints in faith and love; Blest with thine influence from above ; Not Lebanon, with all its trees, Yields such a comely sight as these. 3 The plants of grace shall ever live ; (Nature decays, but grace must thrive) Time, that does all things else impair, Still makes them flourish, strong and fair 4 Laden with fruits of age, they shew The Lord is holy, just and true : None that attend his gates shall find A. God unfaithful or unkind. PSALM XCIII.— L.M. [*] The eternal and sovereign God. EHOVAH reigns : he dwells in lights Girded with majesty and might: The world, created by his hands, Still on its first foundation* stands. 2 But ere this spacious world was made, Or had its first foundation laid, Thy throne eternal ages stood*, Thyself the ever-living God. >3 Like floods the angry nations rise, And aim their rage against the skies ; Vain floods, that aim their rage so high ! At thy rebuke the billows die. 4 Forever shall thy throne endure : Thy promise stands forever surt } And everlasting holiness Becomes the dwellings of tbygras PSALM XCIII— 1st Part. P.M. [*] THE Lord of glory reigns, hereigns on higii ^ His robes of state are strength aud maje 'P 2: - J 174 psalm xcirt. This wide creation rose at his command, Built by his word, and 'stahlish'd by his hand : Long stood his throne ere he began creation, And his own Godhead is the firm foundation. 2 God is th' eternal King. Thy foes in vain Raise their rebellion to confound thy reign : In vain the storms, in vain the floods arise, And roar and toss their waves against the skies ; Foaming at heav?n,they rage with wild commotion But heav Vs high arches scorn the swellingocean. 3 Ye tempests, rage no mora ; ye floods, be still ; Aud the mad world submissive to his will ; Built on his truth, his church must ever stand j Firm are his promises, and strong hi9 hand : See his own sons, when they appear before him^ Bow at his footstool, and with fear adore him, PSALM XCIIL— 2d Part. P. M. [*] THE Lord Jehovah reigns, And royal state maintains, His head with awful glories crown'd j Array'd in robes of light, Begirt with sovereign might, Aud rays of majesty around. S Upheld by thy commands, The world securely stands ; And skies and stars obey thy word - Thy throne was fix'd on high, Before the starry sky ; Eternal is thy kingdom, Lord. 3 In vain the noisy crowd, Likn billows fierce and loud, Against thine empire rage aud roar;. In vain with angry spite, The surly nations fight, Aud dash like waves agaiust the shore. psalm xeiv. 17^ 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 forever stands on high. 5 Thy promises are true, Thy grace is ever new : There fix'd thy church shall ne'er remove ; Thy saints with holy fear Shall in thy courts appear, And sing thine everlasting love. jCJ* Repeat the fourth stanza, if necessary* PSALM XCIV.— 1st Part. C. M. [b] Yer. 1, 2, 7... -14. Saints chastised, and sinners destroyed* or, instructive afflictions. OGOD. to whom revenge belongs, Proclaim thy wrath aloud ; Let sovereign pow'r redress our wrong?, Let justice smite the proud. i They say, " The Lord nor sees nor hears y%> When will the fools he wise ! Can he be deaf who foruiM their ears ? Or blind who made their eyes? £ He knows their impious thoughts are vain And they shall feel his pow'r ; His wrath shall pierce their souls with paifi^ In some surprising hour. 4? But if thy saiuts deserve rebuke, Thou hast a gentler rod : Thy providences and thy book Shall make them know their God. 5 Blest is the nun thy hands chastise, And to his duty draw : Thy scourges m;ike thy children wise? "Wiicu they forget thy law. 176 PSALM XCTV.....XCV. 6 But God will ne'er cast off his saints. Nor his own promise break ;■ He pardons his inheritance, For their Redeemers sake. PSALM XCIV.— 2d Part. C. M. [b] Ver. 16,23. God our support and comfort ; or, deliver* •nee from temptation and persecution. WHO will arise and plead my right Against my numerous foes ? While earth and hell their force unite; And all my hopes oppose. 3 Had not the Lord, my rock, my hope. Sustained my fainting head, My life had now in silence dwelt, My soul amongst the dead. 3 u Alas ! my sliding feet/' I ery'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. s PSALM XCV— C M. I*] A Psalm before prayer INGr to the Lord Jehovah's name* And in Iris strength rejoice : PSALM XCV. 177 When his salvation is our theme, Exalted be our voice. 2 With thanks approach his awful sight. And psalms of honour sing : The Lord's a God of boundless might The whole creation's King. 3 Let princes hear, let augels know. How mean their natures seem, ^hose 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 seas what bounds to keep,. And where the hills must stand. 5 Come, and with humble souls adore, Come, kneel before his face : O may the creatures of his pow'e Be children of his grace ! $ Now is the time: he bends his ear, And waits for your request ; Come lest he rouse his wrath and swear,. u Ye shall not see my rest." PSALM XCY.— S. H- [*] A Psalm before Sermon. (10ME, sound his praise abroad, ^ And hymns of glory sing, Jehovah is the sovereign God, The universal King. 3 He formed the deeps uuknown : He gave the seas their bound ; The watery worlds are all his owe?. And all the solid ground. 3 Came, worship at his throne, Come, bow before the Lord t 178 PSALM XCV. We arc his works, and not our own, He formM 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, " You that despis'd ray promised rest " Shall have no portion there." PSALM XCV.— L. M. [*] Ver. 1, 2, 3, 6 — it. Canaan lost through unbelief ; or, a warning to delaying sinners* COME, let our voices join to raise A sacred song of solemn praise : God is a sovereign King, rehearse His honors in exalted verse. 2 Come, let onr 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 hardened hearts rene\V The sins and plagues that Israel knew. 4 Israel, that saw his works of grace, Tempted their Maker to his face j A faithless, unbelieving brood, That tir'd the patience of their God. 5 Thus saith the Lord, " How false they prove « Forget my pow'r, abuse my love : PSALM XCVI. 179 " Since they despise my rest, I swear " Their feet shall never enter there." 8 [Look back, my soul, with holy dread, And view those ancient rebels dead : Attend the offer d grace to-day, Nor lose the blessing by delay, 7 Seize the kind promise while it waits, And march to Zion?s heavenly gates : Believe, and take the promised rest \ Obey, and be forever blest.] PSALM XCVI— C. M. [*] Ver. 1, 10, &c. Christ* s first and second coming. SING to the Lord, ye distant lands, Ye tribes of ev'ry tongue : His uew-discoverd grace demands A new and nobler song. 3 Say to the nations, Jesus reigns, (xod?s own almighty Son ; His pow'r the sinking world sustains, And grace surrounds his throne. J5 Let heaven proclaim the joyful day, Joy through the earth be seen ; Let cities shine in bright array, And fields in cheerful green. 4 Let an unusual joy surprise The islands of the sea : Ye mountains sink; ye vallies rise: Prepare the Lord his way. 5 Behold, he comes ! he comes, to bless The nations as their God, To shew the world hi.* righteousness, And send his truth abroad. 6 But when his voice shall raise the dead, Aud bid the world draw near, -i80 TSALM XCVI....XCVII. .» i . — — ' '. How will the guilty nations dread To see their Judge appear. PSALM XCVI.— P. M. p] The God of the Gentiles. LET all the earth their voices raise, To sing the choicest psalm of praise, To sing and bless Jehovah's name; His glory let the heathens know, His wonders to the nations show, And all his saving works proclaim, *i The heathens know thy glory, Lord ; The wondering nations read thy word: Among us is Jehovah 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 I His temple, how divinely fair ! & Come, the great day, the glorious hour, When earth shall feel his saving pow'r, And "barbarous nations fear his name: Then shall the race of man confess The beauty of bis holiness, And in his courts his grace proclaim. PSALM XOTIT— 1st Part. L. M. [*] Ver. 1 — 5. Christ reigning in heawn, and coming judgment. HE reigns, the Lord, the saviour reigus, Praise him in evangelic strains, liet the whole earth in songs rejoice, And distant islands join their voice. ii. 181 2 Deep are bis counsels, and unknown, But grace and truth support his throue : Through gloomy clouds his way surround,. Justice is their eternal ground. 3 In robes of judgment, lo, lie comes ! Shakes the wide earth, & 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 XCVIL— 2d Part. L. M. P ] Ver. 6 — 9. Christ's incarnation* THE Lord is come ; the heavens proclaim His birth ; the nations learn his name : An unknown star directs the road Of eastern sages to their God. 2 All ye bright armies of the skies, Go, worship where the Saviour li Angels and kings before him bow, Those gods on high, and gods below. 3 Let idols totter to the ground, And their own worshippers confound ! But Judah shout, but Zion sing, And earth confess her sovereign Kins:. PSALM XCVIL— 3d Part. L. M. Grace and Glory. >TPHE Almighty reigns, exalted high, O'er all the earth, o'er all the sky : Though clouds and darkness veil his feet, His dwelling is the mercy-seat. 2 O ye, that love bis holy name, Hate every work of sin and shame : Q 183 psalm xcvir. Y1 He guards the souls of all his friends, And from the snares of hell defends. 3 Immortal light, and joys unknown, Are for the saints in darkness sown ; Those glorious seeds shall spring and rise, And the bright harvest bless our eyes. 4< Rejoiee, ye righteous, and record The sacred honours of the Lord ; None, but the soul that feels his grace, Can triumph in his holiness. PSALM XCVII.— C. M. [*J Ver. 1, 3, 5— 7, 11. Christ's incarnation, and the last judgment. E islands of the northern sea, Rejoice, the Saviour reigns ; His word, like fire, prepares his way. And mountains melt to plains. 3 His presence sinks the proudest hills. And makes the vallevs rise : The humble soul enjoys his smiles, The haughty sinner dies. 3 The heavens his rightful pow'r proclaim : The idol gods around Fill their own worshippers with shame, And totter to the ground. 4 Adoring angels, at his birth, Made the Redeemer known ; Thus shall he come to judge the earth, And angels guard his throne. 5 His foes shall tremble at his sight, And hills and seas retire ; His children take their unknown flighty And leave the world on fire. 6 The seeds of joy and glory sown For saints in darkness here, PSALM XCVIII. 183 Shall rise and spring in worlds unknown. And a rich harvest bear. PSALM XCVIII.— 1st Part. C. M. [*] Praise for the Gospel. rpO our almighty Maker, God, New honours be addressed ; His great salvation shines abroad, And makes the nations bless'd. 2 He spake the word to Abraham first ; His truth fulfils his 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 honour of his name In melody and songs. PSALM XCVIII— 2d Part. C. M. [*] The Messiah's coming and kingdom. JOY to the world I the Lord is come ! Let earth receive her King : Let every heart prepare him room; And heaven and nature sing, 2 Joy to the earth ! the Saviour reigns ! Let men their songs employ ; While fields and floods, rocks, hills & plains Repeat the sounding joy. 3 No more let sins and sorrows grow, Nor thorns infest the ground ; He comes to make his blessings flow Far as the curse is found. i He rules the world with truth and grace. And makes the nations prove The glories of his righteousness. And wonders of .his love, 184 PSALM XCIX. PSALM XCIX.— 1st Part. S. M. [*] Christ's Kingdom and majesty. Pfl^IlH God Jehovah reigns, -*- Let all the nations fear: Let sinners tremble at his throne, And saints be humble there. S Jesus, the Saviour, reigns ! Let earth adore its Lord : Bright cherubs his attendants stand, Swift to fulfil his word. 3 la Zion is his throne ; His honors 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. PSALM XCIX.— 2A Part. S. M. [*] A holy God worshipped with reverence. EXALT the Lord our God, Aud worship at his feet : His nature is all holiness, And mercv is his seat. V 3 "When Israel was his church, When Aaron was his priest, When Moses cry'd. when Samuel pvav'd. He gave his people rest. 3 Oft he forgave their sins, Nor would destroy their race ; And oft he made his vengeance known, When they abus'd his grace. t Exalt the Lord our God, Whose grace is still the same j PSALM C. 183 SStill he's a God of holine And jealous for bis uarae. PSALM C— 1st Part. L. M. ' A plain translation. Pr:iise to our Creator, IE nations of the earth, rejoice Before the Lord your sov'reisrn Kin.:. Serve him with cheerful hear) and voice. With all your tongues his glory sing. 2 The Lord is God : His he alone Doth life and breath and being give "We ate his work and not our own : The sheep that on his pastures live. 3 Enter his gates with songs of joy, With praises to his courts repair, And make it your divine employ, To pay your thanks and honors there. 4 The Lord is food : the Lord is kind : Great is his grace, his mercy sure : And the whole race of man shall find His truth from a^e to ace endure. PSALM C.— 2d Part. L.M. \ A P SIX te Lord with joyful voice : Let evry [and his name adore : The northern isles shall send the noise Acrors the ocean to the shore. 2 Nations attend before his throne, With solemn fear, with sacred joy : Know that the Lord is God alone : He can create and he destroy. 3 His sovereign pow'r, without our aid, Made us of clay and forar d us men : And when like wandering sheep v He brought us to his fold again. q 2 186 MALM I i. 1 We are his people, we his care, Our souls and all our mortal frame : What lasting honors shall we rear, Almighty Maker to thy name? 5 We'll crowd thy gates with thankful songs High as the heav'ns our voices raise ; And earth, with her ten thousand tongues. Shall fill thy courts with sounding praise. 6 Wide as the world is thy command, Vast as eternity thy love ; Firm as a rock thy truth must stand, When rolling years shall cease to move PSALM CI— L. M. * The Magistrate's Psalm. MERCY and judgment are my song ! And since they both to thee belong; My gracious God, my righteous King, To thee my songs and vows I'll bring. 2 If I 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. 3 Let wisdom all my actions guide, Aud let my God with me reside ; No wicked thing shall dwell with nie, Which may provoke thy jealousy. •i 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 [Fll search the land, and raise the just To post© of honor, wealth and trust ; The men that work thy holy will, Shall be my friends anil favorites still.] PSALM CI. ISy } III 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. ' The impious crew, that factious band, Shall hide their heads, or quit the land;: Aud all that break the public rest, Where I have pow'r, shall be suppressed, PSALM CI— C. M. [*] A Fsalnifnr a master of a family \ OF justice and of grace I sing, And pay my God my vows ; Thy grace and justice, heavenly Kinj Teach me to rule my house. 3 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 scornfyl eye, the slanderous tongue, I'll thrust them from my doors. 1 Til seek the faithful and the just, And will their help enjoy ; These are the friends that I shall trusi> The servants Til employ. 5 The wretch that deals in sly deceit, Til not endure a night : The liar's tongue I'll ever hate, And banish from mv sight. 6 I'll purge my family around, Aud make the wicked flee ; So shall my house be ever found A dweLling fit for thsc. 188 PSALM CII. PSALM CII.— 1st Part. C. M. [b] Ver. 1 — 13, 20, 21. A prayer of the afflicted. HEAR me, 0 Cxod, nor hide thy face, But answer, lest I die ; Hast thou not built a throne of grace, To hear when sinndrs cry ? 2 My days are wasted like the smoke Dissolving in the air; My strength is dry'd, my heart is broke, And sinking in despair. 3 My spirits flag, like withering grass Burnt with excessive heat ; In secret groans my minutes pass, And I forget to eat. 4 As on some lonely building's top, The sparrow tells her moan, Far from the tents of joy and hope, I sit and grieve alone. 5 My soul is like a wilderness, Where beasts of midnight howl ; There the sad raven finds her place, And there the screaming owl. 6 Dark dismal thoughts and boding fears DweL 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 rny repast ; My daily bread like ashes grows Unpleasant to my taste. 8 S^rise can afford no real joy To souls t; I thy frown ; Lord. >i\\; and advane'd me high, Thy baud liatU cast i#e down* PSALM CII. 184) 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 forever 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 thy Lord delay Beyond th' appointed hour of grace, That long expected day. 12 He hears his saints, he knows their CFy, And by mysterious ways Redeems the prisoners doonrd to die, And fills their tongues with praise. PSALM CII.— 2d Part. C. M. [»] Ver. 13 — 21. Prayer heard, avd Zion restored'* LET Zion and her sons rejoice ! Behold the promised hour ! Her God hath heard her mourning voice. And comes t' exalt his pow'r. S Her dust and ruins that remain, Are precious in our eyes ; Those ruins shall be built again, And all that dust shall rise. 3 The Lord will raise Jerusalem, And stand in glory there ; Nations shall bow before his name. And kings attend with fear. 4 He sits a sovereign on his throne. With pity in his eyes : He hears the dying prisoner's groaiij And sees their sighs arfse. 199 PSALM CII. 5 He frees the souls condemned to death; And when his saints complain, It shan't be said "that praying breath Was ever spent in vain." 6 This shall be known when we are dead, And left on long record, That ages yet unborn may read, And trust, and praise the Lord. PSALM CII— L. M. [b] Mail's mortality, and Christ's eternity ; or, saints die, but Christ and the church live. IT is the Lord our Saviour's hand, Weakens our strength amidst the race ; Disease and death at his command, Arrest us, and cut short our days. 3 Spare us, O Lord, aloud we pray, Nor let our sun go down at noon j.- Thy years are one eternal day, And must thy children die so soon ? 3 Yet in the midst of death and grief This thought our sorrow shall assuage ; " Our Father and our Saviour live ;■ " Christ is the same through ev'ry age.'" 4 'Twas he this earth's foundation laid ; Heav'n is the building of his hand ; This earth grows old,these heav'ns shall fade. And all be chang'd at his command. d The starry curtains of the sky, Like garments shall be laid aside ; But still thy throne stands firm and high. Thy church forever must 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 em. 191 PSALM CI II.— 1st Tart. L. M. [*] Ver. 1 — 7. Blessing God far his goodness to soul and body, BLESS, O my soul, the living God, Call home tby thoughts that rove abroad, Let all thy powers within me join In work and worship so divine. 3 Bless, O my soul, the God of grace ; His favors 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 whioh 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 threatening graves. 5 Our youth decayed his pow'r repairs ; His mercy crowns our growing years ; He satisfies our mouth with good, And fills our hopes with heavenly food. 6 He sees th? oppressor and th' oppress'd^ And often gives the sufferers rest ; But will his justice more display In the last great rewarding day. 7 [His power he sbew'd by Moses' hands, And gave to Israel his commands ; But sent his truth and mercy down To all the nations by his Son. 8 Let the whole earth his pow'r confess j Let the whole earth adore his grace : The Gentile with the Jew shall join In work and worship so divine.] 193 PSALM CHI. or, his tender PSALM CHI. — 2d Tart. L. M. Ver. s — is. GocVs gentle chastisement; mercy to his people. THE Lord, how wondrous are his ways ! How firm his truth, how large his grace ! He takes his mercy for his throne, And thence he makes his glories known. 2 Not half so high his pow'r hath spread The starry heavens above our head, As his rich love exceeds our praise, Exceeds the highest hopes we raise. 3 Not half so far hath nature plac'd. The rising morning from the west. As his forgiving grace removes The daily guilt of those he loves. f How slowly doth his wrath arise ! On swifter wings salvation flies : And if be lets his anger burn, How soon his frowns to pity turn ! 9 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, Kuows 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 ev'ry wind that flics : / PSALM CJI1I. 4 05 Like grass we spring, and die as soon As morning flow'rs that fade at noon. 9 But bis 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 CIIL— 1st Part. S. M. [*] Ver. 1 — 7. Praise for spiritual and temporal mercies. O BLESS the Lord, my soul ! Let all within me join, And aid my tongue to bless bis name, Whose favors are divine. S 0 bless the Lord, my soul, Nor let his mercies lie Forgotten in unthankfulness, And without praises die. 3 ?Tis he forgives thy sins, 'Tis he relieves thy pain, 'Tis he that heals thy sicknesses, And makes thee young again. 4 He crowns thy life with love, When ransom'd from the grave ; He that redeemed mv soul from hell, Hath sovereign pow'r to save. 5 He fills the poor with good ; He gives the suff'rcrs rest ; The Lord hath judgments for the proud, And justice for th' opprest. 6 His wondrous works and ways He made by Moses known : But sent the world his truth and grace By his beloved Son. PSALM CIIL— 2d Part. S. M. [*] Ver. 0 — 18. Abounding compassion of Cfod ; or9nu midst of judgment. TLTY s°ul, repeat his praise, 1? JL Whose mercies are so great : r & 191 psalm cm. Whose anger is 80 slow lo rise, So ready to abate. 2 God will not always chide; And when his strokes are felt, His strokes are fewer than our crimes, And lighter than our guilt. 3 High as the heavens are raised Above the ground we tread, So far the riches of his grace Our highest thoughts exceed. 4 His pow'r subdues our sins, And his forgiving love, Far as the cast is from the west, Doth all our guilt remove. 5 The pity of the Lord To those that fear his name, Is such as tender parents feel ; He knows our feeble frame. 6 He knows we are but dust, Scatterd with ev'ry breath ; His anger like a rising wind, Can send us swift to death. 7 Our days are as the grass, Or like the morning flow'r ; If one sharp blast sweep o'er the field* It withers in an hour. 8 But thy compassions, Lord, To endless years endure ; And children's children ever find Thy words of promise sure. PSALM CIIL— 3d Part. S. M [*] Ver, 9 — 12. God's universal dominion ; or. Jlngeh praise the Lord. HPlIE Lord, the sovereign King, A Hath fix'd his throne on high ; PSALM CIV. 195 O'er nil the heavenly world he rules, And all beneath the sky. 3 Ye angels, great in might, And swift to do his will, Bless ye the Lord whose voice ye hear, Whose pleasure ye fulfil. 3 Let the bright hosts who wait The orders of their King, Aud guard his churches when they pray, Join in the praise they sing. 4 While all his wondrous works Through his vast kingdom shew Their Maker's glory, thou, my soul, Shalt sing his graces too. PSALM CIV.— L. M. [*] The glory of God in creation and providence. 1FY soul, thy great Creator praise ; ^▼-*- When clotlr d in his celestial rays, He in full majesty appears, And like a robe his glory wears. [NOTE. This psalm may ot rang iu u MjJ&rSKt YrUire, 6y adcting the tu:o following lines to every si :inza, viz. Great is the Lord ; ichal tongue can frame An equal honor to his name ? 2 The heavens are for his curtain Spread Th* unfathonrd deep he makes his bed : Clouds are his chariot, when he flies On winged storms across the skies. 3 Angels, whom his own breath inspires, His ministers are flaming fires ; And swift as thought their armies move. To bear Ills vengeance or Ins love. 4 The world's foundations by his hand Are poisM, and shall forever stand : 196 PSALM CIV. '? He binds the ocean in his chain, Lest it should drown the earth again. 5 When earth was coverd with the flood, Which high above the mountains stood : He thunder'd and the ocean fled, Confined to its appointed bed. 6 The swelling billows know their bound, And iii their channels walk their round ; Yet thence convey'd by secret veins, They spring on hills, and drench the plains. 7 He bids the crystal fountains flow, And cheer the vallies as they go : Tame heifers there their thirst allay, And for the stream wild asses bray. 9 From pleasant trees, which shade the brink; The lark and linnet light to drink ; Their songs the lark and linnet raise. And chide ou¥ silence in his praise. PAUSE I. 9 God, from his cloudy cistern pours On the parcli'd earth enriching sliow'rs : The grove, the garden, and the field A thousand joyful blessings yield. 10 He makes the grassy food arise, And gives the cattle large supplies ; With herbs for man, of various powV, To nourish nature, or to cure. 11 What noble fruits the vines produce ! The olive yields an useful juice ; Our hearts are cheerM with gen'rons wiue> With inward joy our faces shine. 12 O bless his name, ye people, fed With nature's chief supporter, bread : PSALM Civ. 197 While bread your vital strength imparts Serve him with vigor in your hearts. PAUSE IT. 13 Behold the stately cedar stands, Rais'd in the forest by his hands : Birds to the boughs for shelter fly, And build their nests secure on high, 1-i To craggy hills ascends the goat; And at the airy mountain's foot The feebler creatures make their cell ; He gives them wisdom where to dwell, 15 He sets the sun his circling race, Appoints the moon to change her face : And when thick darkness veils the day, Calls out wild beasts to hunt their prey. 16 Fierce lions lead their youns: abroad. And, roaring, ask their meat from God : But when the morning beams arise, The savage beast to covert flies. 17 Then man to daily labor goes : The night was made for his repose ; Sleep is thy gift, that sweet relief From tiresome toil and wasting srief, 18 How strange thy works ! how great thy skill And ev'ry land thy riches fill : Thy wisdom round the world we see, This spacious earth is full of thee. 19 Nor less thy glories in the deep, Where fish in millions swim and creep With wondrous motions swift or slow, Still wand-ring in the paths below. SO There ships divide their wat'ry way,, And flocks of scaly monsters play ; 49S psalm civ. There dwells the huge leviathan, Ami foams and sports in spite of man. PAUSE III. 21 Vast are thy works, almighty Lord, All nature rests upon thy word, And the whole race of creatures stand, Waiting their portion from thy hand. 22 While each receives his different food, Their cheerful looks pronounce it good : Eagles and hears, and whales and worms, Rejoice and praise iu different forms. 23 But when thy face is hid, they mourn, And dying, to their dust return : Both man and beast their souls resign ; Life, breath, and spirit, all are thine. 21 Yet thou canst breathe on dust again, And fill the world with beasts and men : A word of thy creating breath Repairs the wastes of time and death. 2.7 His works, the wonders of his might, Are honored with his own delight ; How awful are bis glorious ways ! The Lord is dreadful in his praise. 86 The earth stands trembling at thy stroke, And at thy touch the mountains smoke ; Yet humble souls may see thy face, And tsll their wants to sovereign grace. 27 In tliec my hopes ayd wishes meet, And make my meditations sweet : Thy praises shall my breath employ, Till it expire in endless joy. 258 While haughty sinners die accurst, Tbeii glory buried in the dust, I to my God, my heavenl j King, Immortal hall&Uij&hs siu&. G PSALM igj> PSALM ( V\— Abrid-e Thy heavenly skill proclaim ; What shall we do to make us wise, But learn to read thy name ? 6 To fear thy pow'r, to trust thy grace, Is our divinest skill ; And he's the wisest of our rate, That best obeys thy will. PSALM CXI.— 2d Part. C. II. [*] The perfections of God, tf^REAT is the Lord ; his works of might ^-* Demand our noblest songs : Let his assembled saints unite Their harmony of tongues. 2i2 PSALM ( MI. 2 G? it 19 the m i . o «ord, - bis child ft n food : And, ev< r mindful of his word, He makes his promise good. 3 His Son, the great Redeemer, came To seal iiis covenant sure ; Holy anii reverend is his naine, His ways are just and pure. 4 They that would grow divinely wise Must with his fear begin, Our fairest proof of knowledge lies In hating ev'ry sin. PSALM CXIL— P. M. [*] The blessings of the liberal man. THAT man is blest who stands in awe Of God, and loves his sacred law : His seed on earth shall be renowned ; His house the seat of wealth shall be, Ad inexhausted treasury, And with successive honors crown'd. 2 His liberal favors he extends, To some he gives, to others lends ; A gen'rous pity fills his mind : Yet what his charity impairs, He saves by prudence in affairs, And thus he's just to all mankind. % His hands, while they his alms bestow'd. His glory's further harvest sowM : The sweet remembrance of the just, Like a green root, revives and bears A train of blessings for his heirs, When dying nature sleeps iu dust. 4 Beset with threatening dangers round, Unmov'd shall he maintain his ground ; His eouscieuce holds his courage up , PSALM GXII. 31& The soul that's fill'd with virtue's light Shines brightest in affliction's night ; And sees in darkness beams of hope, pause, [b] 5 [III tidings never can surprise His heart that fix'd on God relies. Though waves and tempests roa? around i Safe on a rock he sits and sees The shipwreck of his enemies, And all their hope and glory drown'et 6 The wicked shall his triumph see, And gnash their teeth in agony, To find their expectations cross'd : They and their eivy, pride and spite, Sink down to everlasting night, And all their names in darkness lost.^ PSALM CXIL— L. M. [*} The blessings of the pious and charitable. THRICE happy man who fears the Lord, Loves his commands, and trusts his word j Honor 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, His heart is arm'd against the fear, For God with all his pow'r is there. 4 His soul, well fix'd upon the Lord, Draws heavenly courage from his word ; x\midst the darkness light shall rise, To cheer his heart and bless his eyes. 814 PSALM CX1I....CXI1T. 5 He bath dispers'id his arms abroad, His works are still before his God : His name on earth shall long remain, While envious sinners fret in vain. PSALM CXIL— C. M. [»] Liberality rewarded. HAPPY is he that Years the Lord, And follows his commands, Who lends the poor without reward, Or gives with liberal hands. 2 As pity dwells within his breast To all the sons of need : So God shall answer his request With blessings on his seed. 3 No evil tidings shall surprise His well established mind : His soul to God, his refuge, flies. And leaves his fears behind. i In times of general distress Some beams of light shall shine, To shew the world his righteousness; And give him peace divine. 5 His works of piety and love Remain before the Lord ; Honor on earth, and joys above, Shall be his sure reward. PSALM CXIIL— P. M. [») The majesty and condescension of God* TE that delight to serve the Lord, The honors of his name record, His sacred name forever bless ; Where'er the circling sun displays His rising beams or setting rays, Let Lands and seas his pow'r confe PSALM CXIII. 2i0 3 Not time, nor nature's narrow rounds, Can give his vast dominion bounds ; The lieav'ns are far below his height : X*et no created greatness dare With our eternal (xod 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 3 His sovereign hand exalts the poor, He takes the needy from the door, And makes them company for kings. i When childless families despair, He sends the blessing of an heir, To rescue their expiring name : The mother, with a thankful voice, Proclaims his praises and her joys : Let ev'ry age advance his fame. PSALM CX1IL— L. M. [*] God sovereign and gracious. ArE servants of th' Almighty King, JL In ev'ry 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 : Nor time, nor place, his pow'r restrain, Nor bound his universal reign. 3 Which of the sons of Adam dare, Or angels, with their God compare? His glories, how divinely bright, Who dwells in uncreated light ! 4 Behold his love ; he stoops to view What saints above and ansels do ; 216 FSAlM CXIV. And condescends yet more to know The mean affairs of men below. ■5 From dust and cottages obscure, His grace exalts the humble poor ; Gives them the honor of his sons, And fits them for their heav'nly thrones. 6 [A word of his creating voice Can make the barren house rejoice : Though Sarah's ninety years were past; The promised seed is born at last, 7 With joy the mother views her son, And tells the wonders God has done : Faith may grow strong when sense despairs, If nature fails, the promise bears.] PSALM CXIV— L. M. [*] Miracles attending Israel's journey. TrV^HEN Israel, freed from Pharaoh's hand. ▼ ▼ Left the proud tyrant and his land ; The tribes with cheerful homage own Their King, and Judah was his throne. 2 Across the deep their journey layi- The deep divides to make them way : Jordan beheld their march and fled With backward current to his head. 3 The mountains shook like frighted sheep. Like lambs the little hillocks leap ; Not Sinai on her base could stand, Conscious of sovereign power at hand. 4 Whatpow'r could make th^ deep divide? Make Jordan backward roil his tide! Why did ye leap, ye lilllc hills ? And whence the fright that Sinai feels ? 5 Let ev'ry mountain, erry flood, Retire, and know th' approaching God, PSALM CW . 21/ The King of Israel : See him here ! Tremble thou earth, adore and fear. 0 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 CXV— L. M. [*] The true God our refuge ; or, idolatry reproved NOT to ourselves, who are but dust, Not to ourselves, is glory due, Eternal God, thou only just, Thou only gracious, wise and true. 3 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 served 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 glitt'ring ore, A silver saint, or goldeu god. 5 [With eyes and ears, they carve their head : l)eaf are their ears, their eyes are blind, In vain are costly ofPrings made, And vows are scattered in the wind. G Their feet were never made to move, Nor hands to save when mortals prav : Mortals that pay them fear or love, Seem to be blind and deaf as they.] 7 O Israel, make the Lord thy hope, Thy help, thy refuge, and thy rest : T £18 PSALM f XV. The Lord shall build thy ruins up, And bless the people and the priest. 8 The dead no more can speak thy praise, They dwell in silence in the grave ; But we shall live to sing thy grace, And tell the world thy pow'r to save. PSALM CXV— P. M. [*] Popish idolatry reproved. 7WTOT to our names, thou only just and true, -L^ Not to our worthless names is glory due ; Thy pow'r and grace, thy truth and justice claim Immortal honors to thy sovereign name. Shine thro9 the earth from heav'n thy blest abode, Nor let the heathen say/ And where's your God?' 3 Heaven is thy higher court ; there stands thy throne And through the lower worlds thy will is done. Our God fram'd all this earth, these heay'ns ho spread, But fools adore the gods their hands have made: The kneeling crowd, with looks devout, behold Their silver saviours, and their saints of gold. 3 [Vain are those artful shapes of eyes and ears ; The molten image neither sees nor hears : Their hands are helpless, nor their feet can move; They have no speech, nor tho't,nor pow?r,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 priests drive on the solemn trade. And trust the sods that saws & hammers made." PSALM CXVI. 219 5 Be heav'n and earth amaz'd ! 'Tis hard to say. Which is more stupid, or their gods, or they. O Israel, trust the Lord ! he hears and sees, He knows thy sorrows, and restores thy peace. - His worship does a thousand comforts yield ; He is thy help, and he thy heavenly shield. 6 In God we trust ; our impious foes in vain Attempt our 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 Zion bless the God that built the skies. PSALM CXVI.— 1st Part. C. M Recovery from sickness. LOVE the Lord : he heard my cries. -■- And pity'd ev'ry 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 : O let my heart no more despair, While I have breath to pray ! •J My flesh declined, my spirits fell, And I drew near the dead ; While inward pangs, and fears of hell. Perplex' d my wakeful head. 4 u My God, I cfy'd, thy servant save, u Thou ever good and just ; "Thy pow'r can rescue from the grave, " Thy pow'r is all my trust." 5 The Lord beheld me sore distrest, He bid my pains remove : Return, ray soul, to God, thy rest, For thou hast known his love. 320 FSALM CXVI....CXVIT. — ■■■ ■■ ■■ - ■ ., <> My God hath savM my soul from death, And dryM my falliug tears; Now to his praise I'll spend my breathy And my remaining years. PSALM CXVI.— 2<\ Part. C. M. [b] Ver. 12, 8tc. Vows, made in trouble^ paid in the ehUrch ) or, public thanks for private deliverance. XlfHAT shall 1 render to my God ^ * For all his kindness shown ? My feet shall visit thine abode, My songs address thy throne. % Among the saints that fill thine house My ofT rings shall be paid ; There shall my zeal perform the vows My soul in anguish made. 3 How much is mercy thy delight Thou ever- blessed God ! How dear thy servants in thy sight \ How precious is their blood ! I How happy all thy servants are ! How sreat thv grace to me ! My life, which thou hast made thy enre^ Lord, I devote to thee. 5 Now I am thine, forever thine, Nor shall my purpose move ; Thy hand hath loosVl my bond of pain, And hound me with thy love. (3 Here in thy courts I leave my vow, And thy rich grace record : Witness, ye saints, who hear me now, If I forsake the Lord. PSALM CXV1I.-C. M. [*] Praise to God from all nations. ALL ye nations, praise the Lord, Each with a diff'rent tongue : PSALM CXVII....CXVIII. SSI Iq ev'ry language learn his word^ And let his name be sung. 8 His mercy reigns through ev'ry land ; Proclaim his grace abroad : Forever firm his truth shall stand : Praise ye the faithful God. PSALM CXYII— L. M. [*] FROM all that dwell below the skies, Let the Creator's praise arise ; Let the Redeemer's name be sung Through ev'ry land, by ev'ry tongue. 2 Eternal are thy mercies, Lord : Eternal truth attends thy word : Thy praise shall sound from shore to shove. Till suns shall rise and set no more. PSALM CXVII S. M. [•] THY name, Almighty Lord, Shall sound through distant lands : Great is thy grace, and sure thy word, Thy truth forever stands. 2 Far be thine honor spread, And long thy praise endure, Till morning light arid evening shade Shall be exchanged no more. PSALM CXVIII.— lstPart.C.M. [*] Ver 6 — 15. Deliverance from a tumult. THE Lord appears my helper now, Nor is my faith afraid Of what the sons of earth can do, Since heaven affords me aid. 2 >Tis safer, Lord, to hope, in thee, And have my God my friend, Than trust iu men of high degree, And on their truth depend, - T 2 PSALM < Will. 3 Like bees my foes beset me round ; A large and angry swarm ! But I shall all their rage confound By thine almighty arm. 4 'Tis through the Lord my heart is strong, In him my lips rejoice ; While his salvation is my song, How cheerful is my voice ! 5 Like angry bees they, girt me round ; When (xod 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 ; Let Israel tune immortal songs To his almighty grace. PSALM CXVIII.— 2d Part. C. M. [*J \ er. IT — 21. Fublic praise fur deliverance from death. LOUD, thou hast heard thy servant cry, And rescu'd from the grave ; Xow shall he live ; (and none can die, If God resolve to save.) Z Thy praise, more constant than before, Shall fill his daily breath ; Thy hand that hath chastis'd him sore. JJefends him still from death. -I Opon the gates of Zion now, For we shall worship there ; The house where all the righteous go. Thy mercy to declare. 1 Amongst th' assemblies of thy saints, Our thankful voice we raise : There we have tola thee our complaiuf$> And there we speak thy praise. P4ALM cxsni. 22H PSALM CXVIIL— 3d Part. CM. [»] Ver. J J. 23. Christ the foundation of his church. 1 BEHOLD tlic sure foundation-stone J Which God in Zion lays, To build our heavenly hopes upon, And his eternal praise. 2 Chosen of God, to sinners dear, And saints adore the name ; They trust their whole salvation here, Nor shall they suffer shame. 3 The foolish builders, scribe and priest, Reject it with disdain ; Yet on this rock the church shall rest, And envy rage in vain. 4 What though the gates of hell withstood, Yet must this building rise ; ?Tis thine own work, Almighty God, And wondrous in our eyes. PSALM CXVIII.— 4th Part. CM. [*} Ver. 21 — 20. Hosauna ; the Lord's day ; or, Chrisfs resurrection and our salvation, JTPHIS is the day the Lord hath made, He calls the hours his own ; Let heaven rejoice, let earth be glad, And praise surround the throne. 3 To-day he rose and left the dead, And Satan's empire fell ; To-day the saints his triumph spread, And all his wonders tell. 3 Hosanna to tW anointed King, To David's holy Son ! Help us, O Lord ; descend and bring Salvation from thy throne. 4 Blest be the Lord, wha comes to men With messages of s;race ; &B4 PSALM CXVIIT. Who comes in God his Father's name. To save our 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 CXVII1.— S. M. [*] Ver. 22 — 27. Jin hosanna for the Lord's- Jay ; or, a new song of salvation by Christ* SEE what a living stone The builders did refuse ; Yet God hath built his church thereon, la spite of envious Jews. 3 The scribe and angry priest Reject thine only Son ; Yet on this rock shall Zion rest As the chief corner stone. 3 The work, O Lord, is thine, And w#ndrous in our eyes ; This day declares it all divine, This day 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 thine holy word, Which all this grace displays: And offer on thine altar Lord, Our sacrifice of praise. FSALM CXlX. &25 PSALM CXVIIL— L. M. [*] Ver. 22 — 27. The same. LO ! what a glorious corner stone The Jewish builders did refuse : But God hath bnilt his church thereOtt, In spite of envy, aud the Jews. S 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 honors 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 ; Let the whole church address their King With hearts of joy, aud songs of praise. PSALM CXIX. / have collected and disposed the most useful verses of this Psalm under eighteen different heads, and formed a Divine Song i/pon each of them. But the verses arc much transposed to attain some degree of connection. In some places among the icords law, commands, judgmen ts-j testimonies, / have used gospel, word, grace, truth, promises, &c. as more agreeable to the „Xeic-Testament> and the common language of Christians, and it equally answers the design of the Psalmist* which was to recommend the Holy Scriptures. PSALM CXIX.— 1st Part. CM. [*"| The blessedness of saints, and misery of sinners* Ver. I, 2, 3. 13 LEST are the undefiPd in heart, •*-* Whose ways are right and clean : Who never from thy law depart, But fly from ev'ry sin. 3 Blest are the men that keep thy word; And practice thy commands ; 226 PSALM CX1X. With their whole heart they seek the Lord, And serve thee with their hands. Vcr. 165. 3 Great is their peace who love thy law ; How firm their souls abide ! Nor can a bold temptation draw Their steady feet aside. Vcr. 6. 4 Then sball my heart have inward joy, And keep my face from shame, When all thy statutes I obey, And honor all thy name. Ver. 21, 110. 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. 8 Vile as the dross the wicked are I And those that leave thy ways Shall see salvation from afar, But never taste thy grace. PSALM CXIX.— 2d Part. C. M. [*] Secret devotion and spiritual mindedness : or, constant converse with God. Ver. 147, 55. TTO thee, before the dawning light, My gracious God, I pray : I meditate thy name by night, And keep thy law by day. Ver. 81. 6 My spirit faints to see thy grace ; Thy promise bears me up : And while salvation long delays, Thy word supports my hope. Ver. 104. 8 Seven times a day I lift my hands, And pay my thanks to thee ; PSALM CXTX. 227 Thy righteous providence demands, Repeated praise from me, Ver. 62. 4 When midnight darkness veils ihe skies, I call thy works to mind ; My thoughts in warm devotion rise, And sweet acceptance find. PSALM CXIX.— 3d Part. C. M. [*] Trofessions of sineerity, repentance and obedience. Ver. 57, GO. 'THOU art my portion, O my God ; Soon as I know thy way, My heart makes haste t* obey thy word, And suffers no delay. Ver. 30, 14. 2 I choose the path of heavenly truth, And glory in my choice ; Not all the riches of the earth Could make me so rejoice. 3 The testimonies of thy grace I set before mine eyes : Thence I derive my daily strength, And there my comfort lies. Ver. 59. 1< If once I wander from thy path, I think upon my ways ; Then turn my feet to thy commands, And trust thy pardoning grace. Ver. 94, 114. 5 Nov/ I am thine, forever thine> 0 save thy servant, Lord t Thou art my shield, my hiding place^ My hope is in thy word. Ver. 112. B Thou hast inclined this heart of mine Thy statutes to falfil ; 228 rsALM cxix. And thus till mortal life shall end Would I perform thy will. PSALM CXIX.— 4th Part. CM [b] Instruction from Scripture. Ver. 9. HOW shall the young secure their hearts. And guard their lives from sin ? Thy word the choicest rules imparts, To keep the conscience clean. Ver. 130. 3 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 sinners road : I hate my own vain thoughts that rise. But love thy law, my God. Ver. f:?, 90, 91. 6 [The starry heavens thy rule obey, The earth maintains her place ; And these thy servants, night and day. Thy skill and pow'r express. y But still thy law and gospel, Lord, Have lessons more divine ; FSALM CX1X. 22S| Not earth stands firmer than thy word : Nor stars so nobly shine.] Vcr. 160, HO, 9, 116. 8 Thy word is everlasting truth, How pure is ev'ry page ! That holy book shall guide our youth, And well support our age. PSALM CXIX 0th Part. C M. [*"] Delight in scripture ; or^ the word of God dwelling in us Ver. 97. OHOW I lore thy holy law ! Tis daily my delight: And thence my meditations draw Divine advice by night. Ver. 148. 2 My waking eyes prevent the day. To meditate thy word : My soul with longing melts away To hear thy gospel, Lord. Vcr. 3, 13, 54. •3 How doth thy word my heart engage ! How well employ my tongue ! And in my tiresome pilgrimage Yields me a heavenlv sons:. Ver. 19, 103. 4 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, Nor heaps of choicest gold. Ver. 28, 49, 175. 6 When nature sinks, and spirits droop. Thy promises of grace 330 PSALM CXIX. Arc pillars to support my hope, And there I write thy praise. PSALM CXIX— 6th Part. C. M. [•] Holiness and comfort from the word. Ver. 128, LORD, I esteem thy judgments right, And all thy statutes just ; Thence I maintain a constant fight With ev'ry flattering lust. Ver. 97, 9. 3 Thy precepts often I survey : I keep thy law in sight, Through all the business of the day. To form my actions right. Ver. 62. 3 My heart in midnight silence cries, " How sweet thy comforts be !r' My thoughts in holy wonder rise, And bring their thanks to thee. Ver. 162. 4 And when my spirit drinks her fill, At some good word of thine, Not mighty men that share the spoil, Have joys compard to mine. P3ALM CXIX.— 7th Part. C. M. [•] Imperfection of nature, and perfection of script un Ver. 96 paraphrased. LET all the heathen writers join To form one perfect book, Great God, if once compard with thine, How mean their writings look 1 S Not the most perfect rules they gave Could shew one sin forgiven, Nor lead a step beyond the grave ; liut thine conduct to heaven. 3 I've seen an end of what we call Perfection here below ; PSALM CX1X. 28i How short the pow'rs of nature fall, Aud can no farther go ! 4 Yet men would fain be just with God, By works their hands have wrought ; But thy commands, exceeding broad, Extend to ev'ry thought. 5 In vain we boast perfection here, While sin defiles our frame : And sinks our virtues down so far, They scarce deserve the name. 6 Our faith and love, and ev'ry grace, Fall far below thy word ; But perfect truth and righteousness, Dwell only with the Lord. PSALM CXIX.— 8th Part CM. [*] The word of God is the saint-s portion ; or, the excellen- cy and variety of scripture. Ver. Ill paraphrased. LORD, I have made thy word my choice, My lasting heritage : There shall my noblest pow'rs rejoice, My warmest thoughts engage. 2 I'll read the histories of thy love, And keep thy laws in sight, While through the promises I rove With ever fresh delight. 3 *Tis a broad land of wealth unknown, Where springs of life arise : Seeds of immortal bliss are 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. >30 * 0~* PSALM CXIX. PSALM CXIX— 9th Part. CM. [*] Desire of knowledge ; or, the teachings of the Spirit with the word. Ver. 64, 68, 18. rpHY mercies fill the earth, O Lord, How good thy works appear ! Open mine eyes to read thy word, And see thy wonders there. Ver. 73, 125. '2 My heart was fashionM by thy hand, My service is thy due ; O make thy servant understand The duties he musk do. Ver. 19. 3 Since I'm a stranger here below, Let not thy path be bid ; Bui mark the road my feet should go, And be my constant guide. Ver. 26. i "When I confessed my wandYmg ways, Thou heardst my soul complain : Grant me the teachings of thy grace, Or I shall stray again. Ver. 33, 34. ii If God to me his statutes shew, And heavenly truth impart, His work forever I'll pursue. His law shall rule my he&ri Ver. 50, 71. (j This was my comfort when I bore Variety of grief; It made mc 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 : PSALM CXIX. 233 Nor let that blessed gospel go, "Whence all my hopes I draw. Vcr. 27, 171. 8 When I have learo'd my Father's will) Fll teach the world his ways : My thankful lips inspired with zeal, Shall loud pronounce his praise.] PSALM CXIX.— loth Part. C. M. [b] Pleading the promises. Yer. 38, 49. BEHOLD thy waiting servant, Lord, Devoted to thy fear ; Remember and confirm thy word, For all my hopes are there. Ver. 41, 58, 107. 2 Hast thou not sent salvation down, And promised quickening grace? Doth not my heart address thy throne ? Aud yet thy love delays. Ver. 123, 42. 3 Mine eyes for lhy salvation fail ; O bear thy servant up ! Nor let the scoffing lips prevail, Which 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 CXX — llth Part. C. M. [b] Breathing after holiness. Ver. 5, 33. OTHAT the Lord would guide my ways; To keep his statutes still ! O that ray God would grant me grace To know and do his will ! yer 29. % 0 send thy spirit down to write Thy law upou my heart!- U % 334 PSALM CXIX. Nor let my tongue indulge deceit ; Nor act the liar's part. Ver. 37, 36. i From vanity turn off mine eyes; Let no corrupt design, Nor covetous desires, arise Within this soul of mine. Ver. 133. 4j Order my footsteps by thy word, And make my heart sincere ; Let sin have no dominion, Lord, But keep my conscience clear. Ver. 176. 5 My soul 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 let thy head, or heart, or hands, Offend against my God, PSALM CXIX— 12th Part. C. M. \V) Breathing after eomfoii and deliverance. Ver. ±53. MY God consider my distress, Let mercy plead my cause ; Though I have sinn'd against thy grace, I can't forget thy laws. Ver. 39, 116. 3 Forbid, forbid the sharp reproach Which I so justly fear ; Uphold my life, uphold my hopes, Nor let my shame appear. Ver. 122, 135. 8 Be thou a 9urety, Lord, for me 3 Nor let the proud oppress 5 PSALM CXIX. 235 But make thy waiting servant see The shillings of thy face. Ver. &2 4 Mine eyes with expectation fail : My heart within me cries, * When will the Lord his truth fulfil ; <•' And make my comforts rise ?v Ver. 13-2. 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 CXIX.—lStli Part. C. M. [b] Holy fear, and tenderness of conscience. Ver. 10. VVrlTH my whole heart I've sought tby face? ▼ ▼ O let me never stray From thy commands, O God of grace, Nor tread the sinner's way ! 2 Thy word Fve hid within my heart, To keep my conscience clean, And be an everlasting guard From ev'ry rising sin. Ver. 63, 53. 158. 3 I'm a companion of the saints, Who fear and love the Lord : My sorrows rise, my nature faints, When men transgress thy word. Ver. 161, 163. 4 While sinners do thy gospel wrong, My spirit stands in awe ; My soul abhors a lying tongue. But loves thy righteous law. Ver. 16) 120, 9 My heart with sacred reverence hears The threat'mngs of tby word : 236 pa u M | v]x< My flesh with hi ding fears The judgments oi t Ver. ft My God, 1 long, I hope, i wait For thy salvation btill ; While thy whole law is my delight; And I obey thy wili. PSALM CX1X— 14th Part. CM. [b] Benefit of qfflictions, and support tinder them, Ver. 153, 81, 62. #^ONSIDER all ray sorrows, Lord; ^J And thy deliverance send ; My soul for thy salvation faints When will my troubles end Ver. 71. 8 Yet I have found His good for me To bear my Father's rod ; Afflictions make me learn thy law; And live upon my God. Ver. 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 been my delight, When earthly joys were fled, My soul, opprest with sorrow's weight. Had sunk amongst the dead. Ver. 75. 5 T know thy judgments, Lord, are right. Though they may seem severe ; The sharpest sufferings I endure Flow from thy faithful care. Ver. 6 Before I knew thy chastening rod, JNly feet were apt to stray j PSALM CX1X. 237 o But now I learn to keep thy word, Nor wander from thy way. PSALM CXIX— 15th Part. C. M. [*] Holy resolutions. Ver. 93. THAT thy statutes, ev'ry hour, Might dwell upon my mind ! Thence I derive a quick'ning pow'r, And daily peace I find. Ver. 15, 16. 2 To meditate thy precepts, Lord, Shall be my sweet employ, My soul shall ne'er forget thy word, Thy word is all my joy. Ver. 32. 3 How would I run in thy commands, If thou my heart discharge From sin and Satan's hateful chains, And set my feet at large ! Ver. 13, 46. + My lips with courage shall declare Thy statutes and thy name ; I'll speak thy word, though kings should hear, Nor yield to sinful shame. Ver. 61, 69, 70. 5 Let bands of persecutors rise To rob me of my right, Let pride and malice forge their lies, Thy law is my delight. Ver. 115 6 Depart from me, ye wicked race, Whose hands and hearts are ill ; Hove my (rod, I love his ways, And U1UV obey his will. PSALM <:XIX.— 16th Part. C. M. [b] Prayer for < sickening grace. Ver. 23, 37. "]% |Y souKies cleaving to the dust; "UA Lord, give me life divine ! 238 FSALM CXTX. From vain desires, and ev'ry lust; Turn off these ey<*s 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. Ver. 107. 3 When sore afflictions press me down, I need thy quickening pow'rs ; Thy word, that I have rested on, Shall help my heaviest hours. Ver. 156, 40. 1 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 slow7 my spirits move, Without enlivening grace ! Ver. 93. G Then shall I love thy gospel more, And ne'er forget thy word, When I have felt its quickening pow'r, To draw me near the Lord. PSALM CXIX.— J 7th Part. L. M. [b] Courage and perseverance under persecution ; or, grace shining in difficulties and trials. Ver. 123, 48. WHEN pain and anguish seize me, Lord, All my support is from thv word : My soul dissolves for heaving ; Uphold me with thy strengthening grace. Ver. 61, tif», 110. S The proud have fram'd their scoffs aud lies* They watch my feet with envious eyes, PSALM CX1X. 239 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. They hate to see me love thy laws ; But I will trust and fear thy name, Till pride and malice die with shame. PSALM CXIX Last Part L. M [b] Sanctified afflictions ; or* delight in the word of Qod- Ver. 67, "59. FATHER, I bless thy gentle hand ; How kind was thy chastising rod, That forced my conscience to a stand, And brought my wandering soul to God ! 3 Foolish and vain, I went astray, Ere I had felt thy scourges, Lord ; I left my e^iide, and lost my way, But now I love aud keep thy word. Ver. 71. 3 >Tis good for me to wear the yoke, For pride is apt to rise and swell : 'Tis good to bear my Fathers stroke* That I might learn his statutes well. Ver. 72. 4 The law that issues from thy mouth Shall raise my cheerful passions uiort Than all the treasures of the South, Or Western hills of golden" ore, Ver. 73. § Thy hands have made my mortal frame, Thy Spirit form'd my soul within ; Teach me to know thy wondrous name, And guard me safe from death and sin, Ver. 74. 6 Then all that love and fear the Lord, At my salvation shall rejoice ; 340 PSALM CXX....CXXI. For 1 have hoped in thy word, And made thy grace my only choice. PSALM CXX— C. M. [b] Complaint of quarrelsome neighbors ; or, a devout wish for peace. THOU God of love, thou ever blest, Pity ray 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 hrawlings waste My golden hours of life. 3 O might I fly to change my place, How would I choose to dwell In some wide lonesome wilderness, And leave these gates of hell ! 4 Peace is the blessing that I seek, How lovely are its charms ! 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 throug Strict justice would approve ; But I had rather spare my foe, And melt his heart with love. u PSALM CXXI— L. M [*J Divine protection. P to the hills I lift mine eyes, TV eternal hills beyond the skies ; Thence all her help my soul derives ; The*e my almighty Refuge lives, PSALM CXXI. 9 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, lie guards our way ; His morning smiles bless all the day ; He spreads the evening veil, and keeps The silent hours while Israel sleeps. 4 Israel, a name divinely blest, May rise secure, securely rest : Thy holy Guardian's waKeful eyes Admit no slumber nor surprise. 5 No sun shall smite thy head by day. Nor the pale moon with sickly ray Shall blast thy couch ; no baleful star Dart his malignant fire so far. 5 Should earth and hell with malice burn, Still thou shalt go, and still return Safe in the Lord ! his heavenly care Defends thy life froai ev'ry snare. ^ On thee foul spirits have no pow'r ; And in thy last departing hour, Angels, that trace the airy road, Shall bear thee homeward to thy God, PSALM CXXI — C. M. [*] Preservation by day and night. 0 heaven I lift my waiting eyes. There all my hopes are laid ; The Lord that built the earth and skies Is my perpetual aid. Their feet shall never slide to fall, Whom he designs to keep : His ear attends the softest call ; His eyes can never sleep. W T •2 \ i 3 He will sustain our weakest pow'rs, With his almighty arm, And watch our most unguarded hours Against surprising harm. 4 Israel, rejoice, and rest secure, Thy keeper is the Lord ; His wakeful eyes employ his pow'r For thine eternal guard. 5 Nor scorching sun, nor sickly nioon, Shall have his leave to smite ; He shields thy head from burning noon ; From blasting damps at night. > From God is all my aid : The God that built the skies, And earth and nature made : God is the tow'r To which I fly ; His grace is nigh In ev'ry hour. 2 My feet shall never slide, Nor fall in fatal snares, Since God, my guard and guide, Defends me from my fears. Those wakeful eyes Which never sleep, Shall Israel keep, When dangers rise 3 No burning heats by day, Nor blasts of evening air, Shall take my health away, If God beTvitli me there : PSALM cxxn. 848 Thou art ray sun, And thou my shade. To guard my head By night or noon. 4 Hast thou not giv'n thy word, To save my soul from death ? And I can trust my Lord To keep my mortal breath : Fll go and come, Nor fear to die, Till from on high Thou call me home. PSALM CXXII— CM. [*] Going to church HOW did my heart rejoice to hear My friends devoutly say, "In Zion let us all appear, " And keep the solemn day !*■* 2 I love her gate-. I love the road : The church, adorn'd with Ejrace, Stands like a palace built for God, To show his milder face. 3 Up to her courts with joys unknown. The holy tribes repair ; The Son of David holds his throne, And sits in judgment there. i He hears our praises and complaints ; And while his awful voice Divides the sinners from the saints, We tremble and rejoice. 5 Peace be within this sacred place. And joy a constant guest : With holy gifts and heavenly grace. Be her attendants blest. 6 My soul shall pray for Zion still. While life or breath remains ; There my best friends, my kindred dwell, There God my Saviour reigns, S14 PSALM CXKU. PSALM CWII.-P.M. [»] Going: to church. HOW pleas'd and blest was 1, To hear the people cry, u Come, let us seek our God to-day jw Yes, with a cheerful zeal, We haste to Zion's hill, And there our vows and honors pay. 2 Zion, thrice happy place, Adorn'd with wondrous grace, And walls of strength embrace thee round: In thee our tribes appear, To pray, and praise, and hear The sacred gospel's joyful sound. 3 There David's greater Son Has fivd his royal throne ; id judgment there ; 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 ev'ry guest ; The man that seeks thy peace, And wishes thine increase, A thousand blessings on him rest! 5 My tongue repeats her vows. " Peace to this sacred house !" For here my friends and kindred dwell j Aud since mv glorious God Makes thee his blest abode, My soul shall ever love thee well. * Repeat the 4th stanza if necessary, PSALM CXXIII....CXXIV. 24v PSALM CXXIII.-C. M. [•] Pleading with submission* OTHOU, whose grace and justice reign Enthroned above the skies ; To thee our hearts would tell their pain, To thee we lift our eyes. 2 As servants watch their master's hand, And fear the angry stroke ; Or maids before their mistress stand, And wait a peaceful look : 3 So for our sins we justly feel Thy discipline, O God ; Yet wait the gracious moment still, Till thou remove thy rod. 4 Those who in wealth and pleasure live, Our daily groans deride, And thy delays of mercy give Fresh courage to their pride. 3 Our foes insult us, but our hope In thy compassion lies ; This thought shall bear our spirits up, That God will not despise. PSALM CXXIY.—L. M. [*] A song for putlic deliverance, HAD not the Lord, may Israel say, Had not the Lord maiutain'd our side^ When men to make our lives a prey, Rose like the swelling of the tide ; % The swelling tide had stopt our breath j So fiercely did the waters roll, We had been swallowed deep in death; Proud waters has o'erwhelm'd our soul. 8 We leap for joy, we shout and sing, Who just eseap'd the fatal stroke ; 2 H' LH CXXV. Ho flies the bird with cheerful wing, AV lieu once the fowler's snare is broke. y Forever blessed be the Lord, Who broke the fowlers cursed snare, Who sav'd us from the murd'ring sword, And made our lives and souls his care. fl Our help is in Jehovah's name, Who form'd the earth and built the skies : lie that upholds that wond'rous frame, Guards his own church with watchful eyes. PSALM CXXV.— C. M. [*] T'ne sainVs trial and safety. IJNSHAKEN as the sacred hill, J And firm as mountains be, Firm as a rock the soul shall rest, That leans, O Lord, on thee. S Not walls, nor hills, could guard so well Old Salem's happy ground, As those eternal arms of love That ev'ry saint surround. i While tyrants are a smarting scourge, To drive them near to God, Divine compassion does allay The fury of the rod. 4 Deal gently, Lord, with souls sincere, And lead them safely on To the bright gates of paradise, Where Christ their Lord is gone. 5 But if we trace those crooked ways That the old serpent drew, The wrath that drove tin first to hell Shall smite his foil' wore loo. PSALM C\\V— 9 M I*] TJie saint* s trial and safety ; or, moderated (£lictioirtr. "$MKi*l ani iinmov.'d are they iL That rest their souls on God ; psalm cxxvi. 247 Firm as the mount where David dwelt, Or where the ark abode. 8 Vs mountains stood to guard The city's sacred ground. So God and his almighty love, Embrace his saints around. 3 What though the Father's rod Drop a chastising stroke, Yet lest it wound their souls too deep. Its furv shall be broke. %j \ Deal gently, Lord, with those Whose faith and pious fear. Whose hope and love, and ev'ry grace, Proclaim their hearts sincere. 5 Xor shall the tyrant's rage Too long oppress the saint ; The God of Israel will support His children lest they faint. 6 But if our slavish fear Will choose rue road to hell, We must expect our portion there, Where bolder sinners dwell. PSALM CXXVI.— L. M. [*] Surprising deliverance. WHEN God restored our captive state, Joy was our song, and grace our theme : The grace beyond our hopes so great, That joy appeared a painted dream. 3 The scoffer owns thy hand, and pays Unwilling honors to thy name: While we with pleasure shout thy praise, With cheerful notes thy love proclaim. 3 When we reviewM our dismal fears, ;Twas hard to think they'd vanish so ; L 248 rsALM cxxvi. With God we left our flowing tears, He makes our joys like rivers flow. 4 The man that in his furrow'd field, His scattered seed with sadness leaves, Will shout to see the harvest yield A welcome load of joyful sheaves, PSALM CXXVI— C. If. [•] The. joy of a remarkable conversion ; or, melancholy removed ^7 HEN God reveal'd his gracious name, And chang'd my mournful state, My rapture seem'd a pleasing dream, The grace appeared so great. 3 The world beheld the glorious change And did thy hand confess ; My tongue broke out in unknown strains, And sung surprising grace. 3 " Great is the work/5 my neighbors cry'd, And own'd thy pow'r divine ; u Great is the work," my heart reply'd, " And be the glory thine." 4 The Lord can clear the darkest skies, Can give us day for night; Make drops of sacred sorrow rise To rivers of delight. 3 Let those that sow in sadness wait Till the fair harvest come, They shall confess their sheaves are great, And shout the blessings home. 6 Though seed lie buried long in dust, It shant deceive their hope ! The precious grain can ne'er be lost, For grace insures the crop. PS4LM cxxvn. 349 PSALM CXXVII.-L. M. [b] The blessing of God on the business and comforts of life. IF God succeed not, all the cost And pains to build the house are lost, If God the city will not keep, The watchful guards as well may sleep. 2 What if you rise before the sun, And work and toil when day is gone, Careful and sparing eat your bread, To shun that poverty you dread ; 3 >Tis all in vain, till God hath blest 5 He can make rich, yet give us rest ; Children and friends and blessings too, If God our sovereign make them so. 1 Happy the man to whom he sends Obedient children, faithful friends ! How sweet our daily comforts prove, When they are seasoned with his love. XXVII.— C.M. [bg God all in all. JY God to build the house deny, The builders work in vain ; And towns, without his wakeful eye, An useless watch maintain. 3 Before the morning beams arise, Your painful work renew, And till the stars ascend the skies, Your tiresome toil pursue. 3 Short be your sleep, and coarse your fare, lu vain, till God has blest ; But if his smiles attend your care, You shall have food and rest. 4 Nor children, relatives, nor friends, Shall real blessings prove. 2^0 PSALM CXXVI1I....CXXIX. Nor all the earthly joys lie sends, If seut without his love. PSALM CXXVI1L— C. M. [•] Family blessings. HAPPY man, whose soul is fill'd With zeal and rey'rencl awe ! His lips to God their honor yield, His life adorns the law. o ^ A careful Providence shall stand, And ever guard thy head, Shall on the labors of thy hand Its kindly blessings shed. 3 Thy wTife shall be a fruitful vine ; Thy children round thy board, Each like a plant of honor shine, And learn to fear the Lord. 4 The Lord shall thy best hopes fulfil For months and years to come : The Lord who dwells in Zion's hill Shall send thee blessings home. 5 This is the man whose happy eyes Shall see his house increase, Shall see the sinking church arise, Then leave the world in peace. PSALM CXXIX— CM. [b] Persecutors punished. ITP from my youth, may Israel say, J Have I been nurs'd in tears ; My griefs were constant as the day, And tedious as the years. 2 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. TSALM cxxx. cJ3i 3 Their cruel plough had torn ray ilesh, With furrows long and deep, Hourly they vexM my wounds afresh, Nor let ray sorrows sleep. 4 The Lord grew angry on his throne, And with impartial eye, Measured the mischiefs they had done, Then let his arrows liy. 5 How was their insolence surprised To hear his thunders roll ! And all the foes of Zion seized With horror to the soul ! 6 Thus shall the men that hate the saints Be blasted from the sky ; Their glory fades, their courage faints, And all their 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 housetop stands, No hope of harvest gives ; The reaper ne'er shall fill his hands, Nor binder fold the sheaves. i) It springs and withers on the place : No traveller bestows A word ef blessing on the grass, Nor minds it as he goes.] PSALM CXXX.— C. M. \%\ (FT Pardoning grace* of the deeps of long distress, The borders of despair, I sent my cries to seek thy grace. My groans to move thine ear. S5S psalm txxx. j 2 Great God ! should thy severer eye, And thine impartial hand, Mark and revenge iniquity, No mortal flesh con Id stand. 3 But there are pardons with my God For crimes of high degree ; Thv Son hath bought them with his blood. To draw us near to thee. 1 [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 lisrht. 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 ; The Lord is good as well as just, And plenteous is his grace. 8 There's full redemption at his throne For sinners long enslav'd ; The great Redeemer is his Son, And Israel shall be sav'd. PSALM CXXX — L. M. [*] Pardoning grace. ROM deep distress and troubled thoughts } To thee, my God, I rais'd my cries ! If thou severely mark our faults, No flesh can stand before thine eyes. F _ PSALM CXXXI....CXXXII. 21 2 But thou hast built thy throne of grace, Free to dispense thy pardons there, That sinners may approach thy face, And hope, and love, as well as fear. 3 As the benighted pilgrims wait, And long and wish for breaking day, So waits my soul before thy gate : When will my God his face display ? 4 My trust is fixM upon thy word, Nor shall I (rust thy word in vain : Let mourning souls address the Lord ; And find relief from all their pain. 5 Great is his love, and large his grace Through the redemption of his Son : He turns our feet from sinful ways, And pardons what our hands have done. PSALM CXXXL— C. M. [b] Humility and submission. TS there ambition in my heart ! -*- Search, gracious God, and see ; Or do I act a haughty part ? Lord, I appeal to thee, 2 I charge ray thoughts, be humble still, And all my carriage mild, Content, my Father, with thy will, And quiet as a child! 3 The patient soul, tbe lowly mind Shall have a large reward : Let saints in sorrow lie resigned, And trust a faithful Lord. PSALM CXXXtl.— L. M. [*] Ver. 5, 13—18. M the settlemei * kchurch ; or, the Ordination tj' a M HERE shall we go to seek and find A habitation for our God, 854 i m i \\xit. A dwelling for th' Eternal Mind, Amongst the sons of flesh and blood? 2 The God of Jacob chose the hill Of Zion for his ancient rest ; And Zion is his dwelling still, His church is with his presence blest, 3 u Here will I fix my gracious throne, "And reign forever," saith the Lord ! " Here shall my pow'r and love be known, "And blessings shall attend my word. 4* "Here will I meet the hungry poor, "And fill their souls with living bread : " Sinners who wait before my door, "With sweet provision shall be fed. 5 "Girded with truth, and cloth'd with grace, "My priests, ray ministers *hall shine ; "Not Aaron, in his costly dress, " Made an appearance so divine. 6 "'The saints, unable to contain "Their inward joys shall shout and sing : "'The Son of David here shall reign, "And Zion triumph in her King. 7 ["Jesus shall see a nunvrous seed "Born here. V uphold his glorious name; "'His crown shall flourish on his head, "While all his foes are cloth'd with shame, "j PSALM CXXXII — C. M. [*] Ver. 4. 5. r, 8, l j— ir. J church est » "T^O sleep nor slumber to his eyes •^^ Good David would afford, Till he had found below the skies A dwelling for the Lord. & The Lord in Zion ptacM his namey His ark was settled there : psalm exxxm. 255 To Zion the whole nation came To worship thrice a year, 3 But we have no such lengths to 50, Nor wander far abroad; Where'er thy saints assemble now. There is a house for God. PAUSE. 4< Arise, O King of grace, arise, And enter to thy rest ! Lo ! thy church waits, with longing eyes. Thus to be own'd and blest. 5 Enter, with all thy glorious train, Thy Spirit and thy Word ; All that the ark did once contain Could no such grace afford. 6 Here, mighty God ! accept our vows, Here let thy praise be spread : Bless the provisions of thy house, Aud fill thy poor with bread. 7 Here let the Son of David reign ; Let God's anointed shine ; Justice and truth his court maintain, With love and pow'r divine. 8 Here let him hold a lasting throne, And, as his kingdom grows, Fresh honors shall adorn his crown, And shame confound his foes. PSALM CXXXIII.— C. M. [*] Brotherly love. LO. what an entertaining sight Are brethren that agree ; Brethren, whose cheerful hearts unite In barwls of piety ! 2 When streams of love, from Christ the spring, Descend to ev'rv soul, ase PSALM CXXXIII. And heavenly peace with balmy wing, Shades and bedews the whole : 3 'Tis like the oil, divinely sweet, On Aaron's rev 'rend head, The trickling drops perfum'd his feet. And o'er his garments spread. 1 'Tis pleasant as the morning dews, That fall on Zion-'s hill, Where God his mildest glory shews, And makes his grace distil. PSALM CXXXIII— S. M. [*] Communion of saints; or, love and worship in a family. BLEST are the sons of peace, Whose hearts and hopes are one, Whose kind designs to serve and please, Through all their actions ruu. 3 Blest is the pious house, Where zeal and friendship meet, Their songs of praise, their mingled vows. Make their communion sweet. 3 Thus, when on Aaron's head They pour'd the rich perfume, The oil through all his raiment spread, And pleasure filled the room, i Thus on the heavenly hills The saints are blest above, Where joy, like morning dew, distils, * And all the air is love. PSALM CXXXIII— P. M. [*"] The blessings of friendship. HOW pleasant ''tis to see Kindred and friends agree : Each in their proper station move. And each fulfil their part, With sympathising heart, In all the cares of life and lov* ! PSALM CXXXIV....CXXXV. 237 £ >Tis like the ointment 9hed On Aaron's sacred head, Divinely rich, divinely sweet : The oil through all the room D«ffusM a choice perfume, Ran through his robes and blest his feet- 3 Like fruitful show 'rs of rain, That water all the plain, Descending from the neighb?ring hills : Such streams of pleasure roll Through ev'ry friendly soul, Where love like heavenly dew distils, *^ Repeat the first stanza , if necessary. PSALM CXXXIV.— C. M. [•] Daily and nightly devotion. V^E, that obey th' immortal King, JL Attend his holy place ; Bow to the glories of his powY, And bless his wondrous grace. 2 Lift up your hands by morning lights And send your souls on high : Raise your admiring thoughts by night" Above the starry sky. 3 The God of Zion cheers our hearts With rays of quick'uing grace ; The God that spreads the heavens abroad.. And rules the swelling seas, ESALM CXXXV.— 1st Part. L. M. [*] yer. 1—4, 14, 19—21. The church is God\s house and care. PRAISE ye the Lord ; exalt his name While in his holy courts ye wait, Ye saints that to his house belong; Or stand attending at his sate, X3 23s* P9ALM I i 3 Praise ye the Lord : the Lord is good : To praise bis 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 cv'ry age the Lord declares His name and breaks the oppressor's rod He gives his suffering servants rest, And will be known th* Almighty God. Si Bless ye the Lord, who taste his love, People and priests, exalt his name : Amongst his saints he ever dwells : His church is his Jerusalem. PSALM CXXXV— 2d Part. L. M. [•] Ver. o — 12. The works of creation, providence, redemp- tion of Israel, and destruction of enemies. GREAT is the Lord, exalted high Above all pow'rs, and eVry throne : What'er he please, in earth or sea, Or heaven or hell, his hand hath done. 2 At his command the vapours rise, The lightnings flash, the thunders roar 5 He pours the rain, he brings the wiud Aud tempest from his airy store. $ 'Twas he those dreadful tokens sent, O Egypt, through thy stubborn land; When all thy first- barn, beasts and men, Fell dead by his avenging hand. -4 What mighty nations, mighty kings He slew, and their whole country gave To Israel, whom his hand redeemed, >ro more to be proud Pharaoh's slave i psalm cxxxr. 25V? 5 His povv'r the same, the same his* grace, That saves us from the hosts of hell ; And heaven he gives us to possess, Whence those apostate angels fell. PSALM CXXXV.— C. IC [*] Praisi due to God, not to idols. AWAKE* ye saints to praise your King, Your sweetest passions raise. Your pious pleasure, while you sing, Increasing with the praise. 3 Great is the Lord : and works unknown Are his divine employ : But still his saints are near his throne, His treasure and his joy. 3 Heaven, earth and sea confess his hand; He bids the vapours rise ; Lightning and storm, at his command, Sweep through the sounding skies. 4 All povrr that gods or kings have claimed Is found with him alone ; But heathen gods should ne'er be nam'd Where our Jehovah's known. 3 Which of the stocks or stones they trust Can give them showYs of rain ? In vain they worship glittering dust, And pray to gold in vain. 6 [Their gods have tongues that eannot talji, Such as their makers gave : Their feet were ne'er designed to walk, Nor hands have pow'r to save. 7 Blind are their eyes, their ears are dea^ Nor hear when mortals pray : Mortals, that wait for their relief, Are blind and deaf as they.J -60 PSALM c XXXVI. 8 Ye saints, adore the living God, Serve him with faith and fear; He makes the churches his abode, And claims your honors there. PSALM CXXXVI.— C M. [*] Gud's ivonders of creation, providence, redemption of Is- rael, and salvation of his people. tl IVE thanks to God, the sovereign Lord^ ■ His mercies still endure : And be the King of kings ador'd : His truth is ever sure. *2 What wonders hath his wisdom done f How mighty is his hand ! Heaven, earth and sea he fram'd alone : How wide is his command ! 3 The sun supplies the day with light : How bright his counsels shine ! The moon and stars adorn the night, His works are all divine. 4 [He struck the sons of Egypt dead 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 j His pow'r and grace unite. 6 But Pharaoh's army there he drown'd : How glorious are his ways ! And brought his saints thro' desert ground. Eternal be his praise. 7 Great monarchs fell beneath his hand : Victorious is his sword ; While Israel took the promised laud ; And faithful is his >vord.j FSALM CXXXVI. 26 1 8 He saw the actions dead in sin ; He fel his pity move : How s&i! .lie state the world was in ! How boundless was his love ! 9 He sent to save us from our woe ; His goodness never fails ; From death, and hell, and ev?ry foe ; And still his grace prevails. 10 Give thanks to God, the heavenly King ; His mercies still endure ; Let the whole earth his praises sing; His truth is ever sure. PSALM CXXXVI —P. M. [*] IVE thanks to God most high. The universal Lord ; The sovereign King of kings ; And be his grace ador'd. His pow'r and grace Are still the same j And let his name Have endless pvaise. 2 How mighty is his hand ! What wonders hath he done ! He fornvd the earth aud seas, And spread the heavens alone. Thy mercy, Lord, Shall still endure : And ever sure Abides thy word. 3 His wisdom fiauvd the sun, To crown the day with light ; The moon aud twinkling stars, To cheer the darksome night. His pow'r and grace Are still the same ; And let his name Have endless praise, 4 [He smote the first-born sons, The flow'r of Egypt, dead ; And thence his chosen tribes, "With joy and glory led, 262 PSALM CXXXVl. Thy mercy, Lord, Shall still endure ; And ever sure Abides thy word. 5 His pow'r and lifted rod Cleft the Red Sea in two, And for his people made A wondrous passage through. His pow'r and grace Are still the s^ame ; And let his name Have endless praise 6 But cruel Pharaoh there With all his host he drown'd ; And brought his Israel safe Through a long desert ground. Thy mercy, Lord, Shall still endure ; And ever sure Abides thy word. PAUSE. 7 The kings of Canaan fell Beneath his dreadful hand ; "While his own servants took Possession of their land. His pow'r and grace Are still the same ; And let his name Have endless praise.] 8 He saw the nations lie AH perishing in sin, And pitied the sad state The ruin'd world was in. Thy mercy, Lord, Shall still endure ; And ever sure xVbides thy word. 9 He sent his only Son To save us from our woe, From Satan, sin and death, And ev'ry hurtful foe. His pow'r and grace Are still the same $ And let his name Have endless praise. 10 Give thanks aloud to God, To God the heavenly King^j PSALM CXXXV1. 263 And let the spacious earth His works and glories sing. Thy mercy, Lord, Shall still endure j Aud ever sure Abides thy word. PSALM CXXXVl.— Abridged. L. M. [*] GIVE to our God immortal praise ! Mercy and truth are all his ways : Wonders of grace to God belong, Repeat his mercies in your song. 2 Give to the Lord of lords renown ; The King of kings with glory crown, His mercies ever shall endure, "When lords and kings are known no more, 3 He built the earth, he spread the sky, Arid fix'd the starry lights on high: Wonders of grace to God belong, Repeat his mercies in your song. 4 He fills the sun with morning light, He bids the moon direct the night : His mercies ever shall endure, When suns and moons shall 6hine no more. 5 The Jews he freed from Pharaoh's hand. And brought them to the promised land: Wonders of grace to God belong, Repeat his mercies in your song. 6 He saw the Gentiles dead in sin, And felt his pity work within : His mercies ever shall endure, When death and sin shall reign no more* 7 He sent his Son with pow'r to save From guilt, and darkness, and the grave : Wonders of grace to God belong, Repeat his mercies in your song. S Through this vain world he guides our feet> And leads us to hU heavenly seat ; N 264 PSALM CXXXVIM....CXXXIX. Hig mercies ever shall endure, When this vain world shall be no more. PSALM CXXXVni-L. M. [*] Restoring awl preserving grace. W^ITU all my pow'rs of heart and tongue, ▼ ▼ Fil praise mty Slaker in my song : Angels, shall hear the notea t raise, Approve the song, and join the prai S Angels that make thy church their care. Shall witness my devotion there, While holy zeal directs my eyes To thy fair temple in the skit 1 3 I'll sing thy truth ai d inercy, Lord : I'll s!ug the wowders of thy word ; l^oi all thy works and names helow, So much thy pow'r and glory show. 4 To God I ery'd when troubles rose } He heard me and subdu'd my fo^s ; He did my rising fears control, And strength diffused 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. 6 Amidst a thousand snares I stand, Upheld and guarded by thy band ; Thy words my fainting soul revive, And keep my dying faith alive. 7 Grace will complete what grace begins, To save from sorrows or from sins : The work that wisdom undertakes, Eternal mercy ne'er forsakes. PSALM CXXXIX.— 1st Part L. M. [*] The all-seeing God-. LORD, thou hast Bfearch'c) ml seer me thro' Thine eye commands with piercing view PSALM cxxxix; B69 ZVIy rising and ray resting hours, My heart and flesh with all their pow'i s. 2 My thoughts, before they are my own, Are to my God distinctly known : He knows the words I mean to speak, Ere from my opening lips they break. 3 Within thy circling pow'r I stand ; On ev'ry side I find thy hand : Awake, asleep, at home, abroad, I am surrounded still with God. 4 Amazing knowledge, vast and great ! What large extent ! what lofty height ! My soul, with all the pow'is I boast, Is in the boundless prospect lost. 5 CiO may these thoughts possess ray breast, Where'er I rove, where'er I rest ; Nor let ray weaker passions dare Consent to sin, for God is there." pause, r. 6 Could 1 so false, so faithless prove, To quit thy service and thy love, Where, Lord, could I thy presence shun, Or from thy dreadful glory run ? 7 If up to heaven I take my flight, 'Tis there thou dwell'st enthron'd in light ; Or dive to hell, there vengeance reign*, And Satan groans beneath his chains. 8 If mounted on a morning ray, I fly beyond the western sen, Thy swifter hand would first arrive, And there arrest thy fugitive. 9 Or should I try to shun thy sight, Beneath the spreading veil of night, One glance of thiue, one piercing ray, Would kindle darkness into dav. Y Sflfi PSALM CXXXIX. 10 " 0 may these thoughts possess my breast. Where'er I rove, where'er I rest ; Nor let my weaker passions dare Consent to sin, for God is there. " PAUSE II. 11 The veil of night is no disguise, No screen from thy all-searching eyes . Thy hand can seize thy foes as soon Through midnight shades as blazing noon. 12 Midnight and noon in this agree, Great God, they're both alike to thee ; Not death can hide what God will spy, And he41 lies naked to his eye. 13 "O may these thoughts possess my breast, Where'er I rove, where'er I rest ; Nor let my weaker passions dare Consent to sin, for God is there." PSALM CXXXIX.— 2d Part. L. M. [b] The wonderful formation of man. yHPWAS from thy hand my God, 1 came, A A work of such a curious frame ; In me thy fearful wonders shine, And each proclaims thy skill divine. 2 Thine eyes did all my limbs survey, Which yet in dark confusion lay ; Thou saw'st the daily growth they took, Form'd by the model of thy book. 3 By thee, my growing parts were nam'd, And what thy sovereign counsels fram'd, (The breathing lungs," the beating heart) AVere copy'd with unerring art. 4 At last to shew my Maker's uarae, God 6tamp'd his image on my frame, And in some unknown moment joiu'd The finish'd members to the mind. PSALM cxxxix. 267 5 There the young seeds of thought began, And all the passions of the man : Great God, our infant nature pays Immortal tribute to thy praise. PAUSE. 6 Lord, since in my advancing age I've acted on life's busy stage, Thy thoughts of love to me surmount The pow?r of numbers to recount. "7 I could survey the ocean o'er, And count each sand that makes the shore, Before my swiftest thoughts could trace The numerous wonders of thy grace. 8 These on my heart are still impressed, With these I give mine eyes to rest ; And at my waking hour I find God and his love possess my mind. PSALM CXXXIX— 3d Part. L. M. [b] Sincerity professed and grace tried ; or, the heart search- ing God. MY God, what inward grief I feel, When impious men transgress thy will ! I mourn to hear their lips profane Take thy tremendous name in vain. 3 Does not my soul detest and hate The sons of malice and deceit? Those that oppose thy laws and thee, I count them enemies to me. 8 Lord, search my soul, try ev'ry thought; Though mine own heart accuse me not Of walking in a false disguise, I beg the trial of thine eyes. 4 Doth secret mischief lurk within ? Do I indulge some unknown sin ? M v 55ALM CXXX1X. O turn my feet whene'er 1 stray, And lead me iu thy perfect way. PSALM CXXXIX— 1st Part. CM. [*} God is every where. TN all my vast concerns with thee, In vain my soul would try To shun thy presence. Lord, or flee The notice of thine eye. ^ Thine all surrounding sight surveys My rising ft-nd my rest ; My public walks, my private ways, And secrets of tny breast. •i My thoughts lie open to the Lord, Before they're form'd within ; Aud ere my lips prononuce the word, He knows the sense I mean. 4 O wondrous knowledge, deep and highJ. Where can a creature hide ? Within thy circling arras I lie, Beset on tv?iy side. 3 So let thy grace surround me still, Aud like a bulwark prove, To guard my soul from ev'ry ill, uvY: by sovereign love. PAUSE. 6 Lord, where shall guilty souls retire, Forgotten and unknown ? In hell they meet thy dreadful fire, In heaven thy glorious throue. id I suppress my vital breath, Vcape the wrath divine, Tby voice would break the bars of death, And make the grave resign. 8 If wingM with beams of morning light, T fly" beyond the wt PSALM CXXX1X. 269 Thy hand which must support my flight, Would soon betray my rest. 9 If o'er my sins I think to draw The curtains of the night, Those flaming eyes that guard thy law Would turn the shades to light. 10 The beams of noon, the midnight-hour, Are both alike to thee ; O may I ne'er provoke that pow'r From which I cannot flee* PSALM CXXXIX — 2d Part. C. M. [*] The ivisdom of God in the formation of man. WHEN I with pleasing wonder stand, And all my frame survey, Lord, 'tis thy work : I own thy hand Thus built my humble clay. 2 Thy hand my heart and reigns possesf, Where unborn nature grew ; Thy wisdom all my features tracM And all my members drew. 3 Thine eye with nicest care surveyed The growth of ev'ry part, Till the whole scheme thy tho'ts had laid, Was copyM by thine art. 4 Heaven, earth, and sea, and fire and wind. Show me thy wondrous skill ; But I review myself, and find Diviner wonders still. $ Thy awful glories round me shine, My flesh proclaims thy praise ; X#ord to thy works of nature join Thy miracles of grace> Y 2 5, S70 PSALM CXXX1X....CXLI. MALM CXXXIX.— 3d Tart. CM. [*] Ver. 11. 17. 18. The mercies of God innumerable. An livening- Psalm. LOUD, when 1 count thy mercies o'er, They strike me with surprise ; Not all the sands that spread the shore To equal numbers rise. 8 My flesh with fear and wonder stands, The product of thy skill ; And hourly blessings from thy hands Thy thoughts of love reveal. 3 These on my heart by night 1 keep ; How kind, how dear to me ! O may the hour, that ends my sleep, Still find my thoughts with thee. PSALM CXLI—L. M. [♦] Ver. 2—5. Watchfulness and brotherly reproof. A Morning or Evening- Psalm. Y God, accept my early vows, Like morning incense in thy house ; And let my nightly worship rise, Sweet as the evening sacrifice. 2 Watch o'er my lips, and guard them, Lord, From ev'ry rash and heedless word ; Nor let my feet incline to tread The guilty path where sinners lead. 3 0 may the righteous, when I stray, Smite and reprove my wandering way ! Their geutl-e words like ointment shed, Shall never bruise, but cheer my head. 4 When I behold them pressed with grie^ I'll cry to heav'n for their relief; And by ray warm petitions prove How much I prize their faithful love;, PSALM CXLH....CXL1II. 271 PSALM CXL1L— C. M. [fc] ! /; e h ope of th e JielpUss. TO God I made my sorrows known, From God I sought relief ; In long complaints before his throne I pour'd out all my grief. 9 My soul was overwhelm'*! with woes, My heart began to break ; My God, who all my burdens knows, He knows the way I take. 3 On ev'ry side I cast mine eye, And found my helpers gone ; While friends and strangers passed ine by. Neglected and unknown. * Then did I raise a louder cry, And call'd thy mercy near, « Thou art my portion when I die, " Be thou ray refuge here." 5 Lord, I am brought exceeding low ; Now let thine ear attend ; And make my foes, who vex me, know I've an almighty Friend, 6 From my sad prison set me free, Then shall I praise thy name ; And holy men shall join with me Thy kindness to proclaim. £SALM CXLIII.—L. Bf. [*] Complaint of heavy afflictions in mind and body* TVT^ ri§*lteous Judge, my gracious God, ^▼A Hear when I spread my hands abroad. And cry for succour from thy throne ; O make thy truth and mercy known. 2 Let judgment not against me pass; Behold thy sen antpleads thy grace : A 2^3 PSALM exuit.' Should justice call us to thy bar, No man alive is guiltless there. 3 Look down in pity, Lord, and see The mighty woes that burden me ; Down to the dust mv lite is brought. Like one lornr burv?d and forgot. 4 I dwell in darkness and unseen, My heart is desolate within ; My thoughts in musing silence trace The ancient wonders of thy grace. 5 Thence I derive a glimpse of hope To bear my sinking spirits up : I stretch my hands to God again, And thirst, like parched lands, for rain. 6 For thee I thirst, I pray, I mourn ; Wheji will thy smiling face return ? Shall all my joys on earth remove ? And God forever hide his love? 7 My God, thy long delay to save, Will sink thy prisoner to the grave ; My heart grows faint, and dim mine eye, Make haste to help before I die. 8 The uight is witness to my tears, Distressing pains, distressing fears : 0 might I hear thy morning voice, How would my weary'd pow'rs rejoice ! 9 In thee I trust, to thee I sigh And lift my weary soul on high ; For thee sit waiting all the day, And wear the tiresome hours away. 10 Break off my fetters, Lord, and show Which is the path my feet should go ; If snares and foes beset the road; 1 flee to hide me near my God. PSALM CXLIV. 11 Teach me to do thy holy will, And lead rac to thy heavenly hill ; Let the good Spirit of thy love Conduct me to thy courts above. 12 Theu shall my soul no more complain, The tempter then shall rage in vain ; And flesh, that was my foe before, Shall never vex ray spirit more. PSALM CXLIV.-ist Part. C. M. [*] Yer. 1. 2. *it pittance and victory in the spiritual iccrfary FOREVER blessed be the Lord, My Savioor and my shield ; He sends his spirit with his word, To arm me for the field. 2 When sin and hell their force unite, He makes my soul his care, Instructs me to the heavenly fight, And guards me through the war. 3 A friend and helper so divine Doth my weak courage raise : He makes the glorious victory mine, And his shall be the praise. PSALM CXLIV— 2d Part. C. M. [*] Ver.3 — 6. The vanity of man. and the condescension ofGotf LORD, what is man, poor feeble man, Born of the earth at first ! His life, a shadow, light and vain, Still hasfnins: to the dust. 9 0 what is feeble dvinsr man, Or any of bis race, 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! c %J± MALM CXL1V....CXLV. And mountains tremble at hi* town, How wondrous is his lov PSALM CXLIV.— UM, [•] Ver. 12 — 13. Gfr In various forms, Exalt his name. S Y^e kings, and judges, fear The Lord, the sovereign King ; And while you rule us here, His heavenly honors sing. Nor let the dream Of pow'r and state^ Make you forget His pow'r supreme, 9 Virgins, and youths, engage To sound his praise divine, AVhile infancy and age Their feebler voices join. Wide as he reigns His name be Sung: By ev-ry tongue In endless strains. 10 Let all the nations fear The God that rules above ; 28-L P9ALM CXLVU1. He brings his people near, And makes them taste his love. While earth and sky Attempt his praise. His saints shall raise His honors high. PSALM CXLV1II— L. M. [*] Paraphrased. Universal praise to God. OUD hallelujahs to the Lord From distant worlds where creatures dwell; Let heaven begin the solemn word, And sound it dreadful down to hell. Note. This Psalm may be sung to a different metre, by adding- the two folio icing lines to every stanza, i L Each of his works his name displays, But they can ne'er fulfil his praise. 2 The Lord ! how absolute he reigns ! Let everv ans;el bend the knee ! Sing of his love in heavenly strains, And speak how fierce his terrors be. 3 High oDy^ throne his glories dwell : An awful throne of shining bliss : Fly through the world, O sun, and tell How dark thy beams compared to his. 4? Awake, ye tempests, and his fame In sounds of dreadful praise declare ; And the sweet whisper of his name Fill ev'ry gentler breeze of air. 5 Let clouds, and winds, and waves agree To join their praise with blazing fire : Let the firm earth and rolling sea, In this eternal song conspire. 6 Ye flow'ry plains, proclaim his skill ; Vallies lie low before his eye : And let his praise from ev'ry hill Rise tuneful to the neighboring sky* PSALM CXLVIII. 285 7 Ye stubborn oaks and stately pines* Bend jour high brauches, and adore ; Praise him, ye beasts, in different strains ; The lamb must bleat, the lion voar. 8 Birds, ye must make his praise your theme 5 Nature demands a song from you: While the dumb fish that cut the stream Leap up and mean his praises too. 9 Mortals, can you refrain your tongue, When nature all arouud you sings? O for a shout from old and young. From humble swains and lofty kings! 10 Wide as his vast dominion lies, Make the Creator's name be known : Loud as his thunder sliout his praise, And sound it lofty as his throne. 11 Jehovah ! His a glorious word ! O may it dwell on ev'ry tongue ! But saints who best have known the Lord? Are bound to raise the noblest song. 12 Speak of the wonders of that love Which Gabriel plays on ev'ry chord : From all below, and all above, Loud hallelujahs to the Lord. PSALM CXLVIII.— S. M. [*} Universal Praise. LET every creature join To praise th' eternal God : Ye heavenly hosts the song begin, And sound his name abroad. 3 Thou sun with golden beams, And moon with paler rays, Ye starry lights, ye twinkling flames^ Shine to your Makers praise. 286 PSALM CXLV1I1. 3 He built those worlds above, And fix'd their wondrous frame, By his command they srtand or move, And ever speak his name. 4 Ye vapors, when ye rise, Or fall in show'rs of snow, Ye thunders, murni'ring round the skies, His pow'r and glory show. 5 Wind, hail, and flashing fire, Agree to praise the Lord, When ye in dreadful storms conspire To execute his word. 6 By all his works above His honors be exprest; But saints that taste his saving love Should sing his praises best. PAUSE I. 7 Let earth and ocean know They owe their Maker praise ; Praise him, ye wat'ry worlds below, And monsters of the seas. 8 From mountains near the sky Let his high praise resound, From bumble shrubs and cedars high*, And vales and fields around. 9 Ye lions of the wood, And tamer beasts that gaze, Ye live upon his daily food And he expects your praise. 10 Ye birds of lofty wing, On high his praises bear, Or sit on flow'ry boughs and sins: Your Maker's glory there. 11 Ye creeping ants and worms, His various wisdom show j PSALM CXLIX. 287 And flies in all your shirting swarms, Praise him that drest jou so. \2 By all the earth- bam race, His honors he cxprest ; But saints, that know his heavenly grace. Should learn to praise him best. PAUSE II. 13 Monarchs of wide command, Praise ye th* eternal King ; Judges, adore that sovereign hand, Whence all your honors spring. 11 Let vigorous youth engage To sound his praises high ; "While growing babes and withering age Their feebler voices try. 15 United zeal be shown His wondrous fame to raise; God is the Lord ; his name alone Deserves our endless praise. 16 Let nature join with art, And all pronounce him blest ; But saints, that dwell so near iiis heart, Should sing his praises best PSALM CXLIX.— C. If. T*] Praise God. all his saints; or, the saints judging the world A LL ye that love the Lord, rejoice, *£•*- And let your songs be new ; Amidst the church with cheerful voice His later wonders shew. 3 The Jews, the people of his grace. Shall their Redeemer sing j And Gentile nations join the praise, While Ziou owns her Kins:. 3 The Lord takes pleasure if* the just, Whom sinners treat with sewn 5 288 PSALM 1 1 . The meek, that lie despis'd in dust. Salvation shall adorn. \ Saints shall be joyful in their King, E'en on a dying bed ; And like the souls in glory sing, For Grod shall raise the dead. i) Then his high praise shall fill their tongues. Their hands shall wield the sword : And vengeance shall attend their songs, The vengeauce of the Lord. i) When Christ his judgment-seat ascends, And bids the world appear, Thrones are prepared for all his friends Who humbly lov'd him here. 7 Then shall they rule with iron rod Nations that dar'd rebel ; And join the sentence of their God, On tyrants doom'd to hell. 8 The royal sinners, bound in chains, New triumphs shall afford ; Such honor for the saints remains : Praise ye, and love the Lord. PSALM CL— C. M. [*] Ver. 1, 2, 6. A song of praise. IN God's own house pronounce his praise ; . His grace he there reveals ; To heaven your joy and wonder raise, For there his glory dwells. S Let all your sacred passions move, While you rehearse his deeds: But the great work of saving love Your highest praise exceeds. THE CHKISTIAX D0XOL0G\. S8JJ 3 All that have motion, life and breath. Proclaim your Maker blest ; Yet when my voice expires in death. My soul shall praise him best. t v\ VW A*WVW\ VV\W\VWVW\.\XW\ VWWVVV\VWVWWVU\ WWVWV- THE CIIItlSTLhX DOXOLOOY. LONG METRE. TO God the Father, God the Son, And God the Spirit, Three in One, Be honor, praise and glory given, By all on earth, and all in heaven. COMMON METRE. LET God the Father, and the Sin, And Spirit, be ador'd, Where there are works to make him known. Or saints to love the Lord. COMMON METRE. Where the tune includes tivo stanzas. THE God of mercy be ador'd Who calls our souls from death, Who saves by his redeeming word, And new creating breath. 3 To praise the Father, and the Son, And Spirit, all divine, The One in Three, and Three in One, Let saints and angels join. SHOUT METPE. "\rE angels round the throne, -*- And saints that dwell below, Worship the Father, praise the Son, And bless the Spirit too. PARTICULAR METRE, T^JOW to the great and sacred Three. J ^J r?- | fry . t o I * « 290 THE CHRISTIAN DOXOLOGY. Eternal praise and glory given, Thro' all the worlds where God is known, .By all the angels near the throne, And all the saints in earth and heaven. PARTICULAR METRE. TO God the Father's throne Perpetual honors raise, Glory to God the Son, To God the Spirit, praise : With all our powers, Eternal King, Thy name we sing, While faith adores. A TABLE 10 FIND ANY PSALM BY THE FIRST LINE. PAG£. ALL ye that love the Lord, rejoice - - 287 Almighty Ruler of the skies - - - 17 Amidst thy wrath, remember love - - 75 Among th' assemblies of the great - - - 152 Among the princes, earthly gods - - 158 And will the God of grace - - - 132 Are all the foes of Zion fools ... 105 Are sinners now so senseless grown - - 26 Arise my gracious God - 31 Awake, ye saints, to praise your king - 259 BEHOLD the lofty sky - 37 Behold the morning sun 38 Behold the love, the generous love 68 Behold the sure foundation-stone - - 223 Behold thy waiting servant. Lord - - 233 Bless, O my soul, the living God - - 191 Blest are the sons of peace ... 25Q Blest are the souls that hear and know - 162 Blest are th' undefiFd in heart - - 220 Blest is the man, forever blest - 60 Blest is the man, whose bowels move -- 81 Blest is the man who shuns the place - 3 Blest is the nation where the Lord 62 CHILDREN in years, and knowledge young 65 Come, children, learn to fear the Lord 66 Come, let our voices join to raise - - 178 Come, sound his praise abroad - - 177 Consider all my sorrows, Lord - - 236 DAVID rejoic'd in God his strength «» 43 Deep in our hearts let us record - - 12J ARLY, my God, without delay - - 113 Exalt the Lord our God - 1S-4 E F ^V\R as thy name is known 91 Father, I bless thy gentle hand - - 23\) Father, I sing thy wondrous grace - 129 Firm and unmov'd are they - 246 Firm was my health, my day was bright, - 56 Fools in (heir hearts believe and say - 20 Forever blessed be the Lord - - 273 293 TABLE OF PSALMS. Forever shall my song record - - igo From are to im ex »It his name - - 203 From all thai dwell below the skies - 221 From derp distress and troubled thought* £32 C^IIVE ihmks to God; he reigns above - 202 -* viive thank* to God, invoke his nam* 199 Give thanks to God most high - - 200 Give thanks to God. the sov'reign Lord - 200 Give to our God immortal |>r i*e - - 263 Give to the Lord, ve sons of fame 55 God in his earthly temple lays ... 159 God is the refuge of his saints 88 God my supporter and my hope - - 137 God of my childhood and my youth - 133 God of eternal love - 202 Go>l of my life, look gently down - 77 God of my mercy and my praise - - 208 Good is the Lord, the heavenly King - 120 Great is the Lord, exalted high - 238 Great is the Lord; his works of might - 211 Great is the Lord our God 90 Great God, attend, while Zion sings - 154 Great God, how oft did Israel prove - 149 Great God, indulge my humble claim - 114 Great God whose universal sway - 134 Great God, the heaven's well order d frame 46 Great Shepherd of thine Israel - - 149 HAD not the Lord, may Israel say - 245 Happy is he that fears the Lord - 214 Happy the city where their sons - - 274 Happy t fie man to whom his God 59 Happy the man whose cautious feet 4 Hear me, O God, nor hide thy face - - 18S Hear what the Lord in vision said - 162 Help, Lord, for men of virtue fail - - 23 ►He reigns, the Lord the Saviour reigns He that hath made his refuse God 180 High in the heavens, eternal God - 69 How awful is thy chasteuing rod - - 115 How did my heart rejoice to hear - 243 How fast their guilt and sorrows rise 29 How long, O Lord, shall I complain - 24 How Ion'* wilt thou conceal Ihv face - 24 How pleasant, how divinely fair TABLE OP PSALMS. 293 i How pleasant 'tis to see 306 How pfeaftM anil blest was I How shall the youn- secure their hearts F God succeed not, all the cost - 249 If God to build the house deny - 249 1 lift my soul to God - - - 31 PH bless the Lord from day to day • 6.5 I'll praise my Maker with mv breath - 27* I love the Lord he heard my cries - - 2L$ I'll speak the honors of my King - - B6 In all my vast concerns with thee - 26S In anger, Lord, rebuke me not - - 12 In God's own house pronounce his praise - 28S In Judah God of old was known - - 142 Into thine hand, O God of truth 57 I set the Lord before my face - - - 31 Is there ambition in my heart - - 253 Is it the Lord our Saviour's hand - - 190 I wailed patieot for the Lord - - 7s 1 will extol thee, Lord, on hi^h 50 JEHOVAH reigns; he dwells in light - 173 Jesus our Lord, ascend thy thrune ~ 2 to Jesus shall reign where'er the sun - - 134 Joy to the world ! the Lord is come - - 183 Judge me. O Lord, and prove mv ways - 53 Judges, who rale the world by laws - 109 Just are thy ways, and true thy word ~ 35 LET all the earth their voices raise - ISO Let all the heathen writers join - - 230 Let children hear thy mighty deeds - 140' Let every creature join - - - 295 Let every tongue thy goodness speak - 276 Let God arisi1 in all his might - - 12a Let God the Father and the ??oa - - 289 Let sinners take their course - - 107 Let Zion and her sons rejoice ... jgg Let Zion in her King rejoice - - 99 Let Zion praise the mighty God - - 280 Long as I live I'll bless thy name - 27.5 Lord, hast thou cast the nation off - . m Lord, I am thine ; but thou wilt prove - 32 Lord, I am vile, conceiv'd in sin - - 10^ Lord. I can suffer thy rebukes - "^* A A % -in lAi'.i m. Lord. I esteem 1 113 judgments right Lord, if thine ejret survey our faults - 167 Lord, if thou dusl not soon appear Lord. I Inn e made thy word my choice Lord, in the morning thou shah hear - 11 Lord, I will bless thee all my days 61 Lord, I would spread my sore distress - - 103 Lord of the worlds above - - - 136 Lord, thou hast calPd thy grace to mind - 137 Lord, thou hast heard thy servant cry - 222 Lord, thou hast searchM and seen me through 2G4 Lord, thou hast seen my soul sincere - 31 Lord, thou will hear me when I pray - 11 Lord, 'tis a pleasant thing to stand - - 172 Lord, we have heard thy works of old - 8S Lord, what a feeble piece - - - 169 Lord, what a thoughtless wretch was I - 137 Lord, what is man, poor feeble man - - 273 Lord, when I count thy mercies o'er - - J70 Lord, when thou didst ascend on high - 124 Lord, what was man when made at first - 18 Loud hallelujah's to the Lord - - 281? IiO ! what a glorious corner stone - 225 Lo, what an entertaining sight - - 255 MAKER and sovereign Lord 5 Mercy and judgment are my song - 186 Mine eyes and my desire 52 My God, accept my early vows My God, consider my distress - - 23* My God, how many are my fears 8 My God, in whom are all the springs - 119 My God. my everlasting hope ... 131 My God. my King, thy various praise - 274 My God, permit my tongue - - - 115 My God. the steps of pious men 74 My God, what inward grief I feel - - 267 heart rejoices in thy name £J8 My never ceasing son* shall show - - 160 My refuge is the God of love - 21 Mv righteous Judge, my gracious God - 271 My Saviour and my King 85 My Saviour, my almighty Friend - - 132 My Shepherd is the living Lord 47 Shepherd will supply my ueed - 4* TABLE OP I'SALMS. 295 My soul, how lovely is the place - - 155 My soul lies cleaving to the dust - 23? Mj soul, repeat his pra i 5 » - - - 19-; My soul, thy great Creator praise - 195 My spirit looks to God alone - \ - 112 My spirit sinks within me Lord - 84 My trust is iu my heavenly Friend - - 14 ^V^O sleep nor slumber to his eyes - 2#4 j[^( Not to ourselves who are but dust 2tT Not to our names, thou only just and true - 21S Now be my heart inspired (0 si 115 - - 86 Now from the roaring lion* s rage 4* Now I'm convinced t!ie Lord is kind - - 135 Now let our lips, with holy fear - - 127 Now let our mournful songs record 46 Now may the God of pow'r and grace - 41 Now plead my cause Almighty God - - 67 Now shall my solemn vows be paid - - 122 Now to the great and sacred Three - - 289 OALL ye nations praise the Lord - 220 O blessed souls are tliey 59 O bless the Lord, my soul - - 193 Of justiee and of grace 1 sing - - 187 O for a shout of sacred joy 89 1) God, my refuge, hear my cries, - - 105 O God of grace aud righteousness 10 O God of mercy hear my call - - 104 O God, to whom revenge belongs - - 175 O happy man, whose soul is fili'd - - 250 O happy nation where the Lord 63 O how J love thy holy law - - 229 O Lord, how many are my foes 9 O Lord our heavenly King - - 15 O Lord, our Lord, how wondrous great - 16 O that the Lord would guide my ways - 233 O that thy statutes every hour - - 237 O thou that nearest when sinners cry - 102 O thou, whose grace and justice reign - 245 O thou, whose justice reigns on high, - 107 Our God, our help in ages past - - 166 Oar land,0 Lord, with songs of praise - 42 Out of the deeps of long distress - - 251 O what a stiff rebellious house - - 147 296 i ABLE OF PSALMS. 1)RAI8E waits in Zion, Lord, for thee 119 Praise ye the Lord, exult his name - 237 Praise ye the Lord : my heart shall join - 277 Praise ye th<' Loid: 'tis :;<>»;') to raise - 279 Pj « sei vi- me, ; t^etl - 28 REJOICE in the Lord - 61 Remember, Lorn, i.uv mortal state - 16* Return, O God of love, return - - 16s SALVATION1 is forever nigh - ±5g Save me. () Lord from every foe - 30 Save me, O God, the swelling floods - - 126 See what a living si one - - 224? Shew pity, Lord; O Lord, forgive - 101 Shine, mighty God, on this our land - 123 Bing all ye nations, to the Lord - - 121 Sing to the Lord aloud - - . ±51 Sing to the Lord Jehovah's name - 175 Sing to the Lord with joyful voice - - 433 Sing to the Lord, ye distant lands - - 179 Songs of immortal praise belong - , 211 Soon as I heard my Father say - -54 Sure there's a righteous God - - 13$ Sweet is the memory of the grace - 276 Sweet is the work, my God, my King - 172 TE \CH me the measure of my days - 76 Th 'Almighty reigns* exalted high - isi That man is blest who stands in awe - 212 The earth forever is the Lord's - - 49 Thee will I love, O Lord my strength - 33 The God Jehovah reigns - - - is* The God of glory sends his summons forth 99 The God of mercy be ador'd ... 289 The God of our salvation hears - - 117 The heavens declare thy glory, Lord - 39 The King of saints, how fair his face - 87 The Lord appears my helper now - 221 The Lord how wondrous are his ways - 192 The Lord is come, the heavens proclaim 181 The Lord Jehovah reigns - - 174 The Lord my shepherd is - 48 The Lord of glory i* my light - - 54 The Lord of glory reigns, he reigns on high 173 The Lord, the Jui.^e pefbre hi: ihrone - ft* TABLE OP P9 U.MS. 29? The Lord, the 1 idge, bis churches warns 9G Tne Lord, the sovereign Kites - ■ 19-* The Lord, the sovereign, send* his summons forth 9? The BlOl is ever blest * The praise of Zion waits for thee - 116 The wonders, Lord, thy love has wrought 80 Think, mighty Gf)d. on feeble man - 164 This is the day the Lord hath made - 223 This spacious earth is ail the Lord's - 56- Thou art mv portion. O my God - 227 Thou God of love, thou ever blest - 240 Thrice happy man who feari the Lord 213 Through every age : eternal God - 163 Thus 1 resolvM before the Lord - - M Thus saitli the Lord, the spacious fields 95 Thus saitli the Lord, your work is vain - 79 Thus the eternal Father spake - - 200 Thus the great Lord of earth and sea - 209 Thy mercies fill the earth, O Lord - 232 Thy name, Almighty Lord - - 221 Thy works of glory, mighty Lord - 206 ?Tis by thy strength the mountains stand 129 To God I cried with mournful voice - 144 To God I made my sorrows known - 27 i To God the Father, God the Son - - 289 To God the Father's throne - - „ « 290 To God the great, the ever blest - 201 To heaven 1 lift my waiting eyes - 241 To our almighty Maker. God - - 183 To thee before the dawning light - 22S To thee, most holy, and most high ■ 144 To thine almighty arm we owe 36 *T\vas for our sake, eternal God - 130 *Twas from thy hand, my God. I came - 26C "Twas iu the watches of the night - 113 T*AIN man on foolish pleasures bent, - 204 / Unshaken as the sacred hill - 24G Up from my youth, may Israel say - - 250 Up to the bills I lift mine eyes - - 240 Upwards I lift mine eyes - - 242 "\\rE bless the Lord the just, the good - 125 Y ▼ We love thee. Lord, and we adore - 36 What shall I render to my God - - 220 \\ he* Christ to judgment shall descend - 91 298 TABLE OP PSALMS, -— ■ - - -x»-." .1 ■-, '■■ — When God is ni'^h, my faith is strong - 29 When God, provokM with daring crimes - 207 When God re»torM our captive state - 247 /When God reveaiM his gracious name - 248 When Israel, freed from Pharaoh's hand - 216 When Israel sins, the Lord reproves - 148 When I with pleasing wonder stand - - 269 When man grows bold in sin - - 71 When overwhelmed with grief - - 111 When pain and anguish seize me. Lord - 238 When the great Judge, supreme and just - 19 Where shall the man be found - 51 Where shall we go to 9eek and find - - 253 While I keep silenee, and eonceal frO While men grow bold in wicked ways - 70 Who shall ascend thy heavenly place - 27 Who shall inhabit in thy hill 27 Who shall arise and plead my right - 176 Why did the Jews proclaim their rage Why did the nations join to slay - 6 "Why do the proud insult the poor - - 94 Why do the wealthy wicked boast - 73 WThy doth the Lord stand off so far - - 2*r Why doth the man of riches grow 92 Why has my God my soul forsook - 41 Why should I vex my soul, and fret 72 Will God forever cast us off - - 139 With all my powers of heart and tongue - 261 Writh earnest longings of the mind - 82 With my whole heart *Llk"raise my song 18 With my whole heart I've sought thy face 2.J5 With reverence let the saints appear - 161 With songs and honors sounding loud - -281 Would you behold the works ol God - 205 E angels round the throne 289 Y Ye holy souls, in God rejoice - 62 Ye islands of the northern sea - - 182 Ye nations of the earth, rejoice - - 185 Ye servants of th' Almighty King - 215 Ye sons of men, a feeble race - - 171 Ye sons of pride that h.ite the just - - 93 Ye that delight to serve the L ml - 214 Ye that obey th' Ai.nighty King - - 257 Ye tribes of Adam join - * - Yet (saith the Lord) if David's race SPIRITUAL SONGS. COLLECTED FROM THE SCRIPTURES. W W%. W V WWW VW VW VW VW V\X VV"V VVVVVWWVWVWWVVWW* . VW VW WWW VW w v w\www BOOK I. WVWW\VWVV\WVI\\VV\W\WVVWW\«,V. B HYMN I.--C. If. [*] 9 new song of praise to The Lamb that was slain, ■-. v. 6, 8, 9 — 12. EHOLD the glories of the Lamb Amidst his Father's throne : Prepare new bono s for his name, And songs before unknown. S Let elders worship at his feet, The church adore around, With vials full of odours sweet, And harps of sweeter sound. 3 Those are tbe pray'rs of all the saints, And these the hymns they raise : Jesus is kind to our complaints, He loves to hear our praise. * [Eternal Father, who shall look Into thy secret will ? Who but the Son shall take that book. And open ev'ry seal? 3 He shall fulfil thy great decrees, The Son deserves it well ; Lo, in bis hand the sovereign keys Of heaven, and deaths and hell.] dot HYMN II. 0 Now to the Lamb, that once was slain, Be endless blessings paid ; Salvation, glory, joy* remain Forever on thy head. V Thou hast redeemed our souls with blood, Hast set the prisoners free ; Hast made us kings and priests to God, And we shall reign with thee. 8 The worlds of nature and of grace Are put beneath thy pow'r ; Then shorten these delaying days, And bring the promised hour. HYMN II.— L. M. [*] The deity and humanity of Christ. John i. 1. J, 14. Col, i. 16, and Eph. iii. 9, 10. ItE the blue heav'ns were stretch'd abroad, From everlasting was the Word : With God he was : the Word was God, And must divinely be adorM. 3 By his own pow'r were all things made ; J3y him supported all things stand; He is the whole creation's head, And angels fly at thy command. 8 Ere sin was born, or Satan fell, He led the hosts of morning stars ; (Thy generation who can tell Or count the numbers of his years ?) 4* Bui lo. he leaves those heavenly forms ; The Word descends and dwells in clay, That he may hold converse with worms, Dress'd in such feeble flesh as they. 5 Mortals with joy beheld his face, Th> eternal Father's only Son ; How full of truth ! how full of grace ! HYMN III. 301 Archangel* leave their high abode : To learn new mystYies here, and I The love of our descending God, The glories cf lmmanuel. HYMN III.— S M. [*] The nativity of Christ. Luke i. 30. Ac— ii. I". 8c«, BEHOLD the grace appear*, The promise is fulfiUM : Mary the wondrous virein bears, And Jesus is the child. 2 [The Lord, the highest God, Calls him his only Son ; He bids him rule the lands abroad, And gives him David's throne. 3 O'er Jacob shall he reign, With a peculiar sway : The nations shall his grace obtain, His kingdom ne'er decay.] 4 To brins; the irlorious news, A heav'nly form appears ; He tells the shepherds of their joys, And banishes their fears. 5 " Go. humble swains/' said he. « To David's city fly : u The promjjjs'il infant, bom to-day. u Doth in a manger lie. 6 "With looks and heart serene, " Go visit Christ your King ;" And straight a flaming troop n ; The shepherds heard then si 7 6i Glory to God on high ! '• And heav'nly peace on earth, u Good-will to men, to joy, " At the Redeemers birth." B B KW hymn V....VI. S [In worship so divine, Let saints employ their tongues, With the celestial hosts we join, And loud repeat their songs : 9 " Glory to God on high ! " And heav'nly peace on earth, "Good-will to men, to angels joy, "At our Redeemer's birth."] HYMN IV.— Referred to the 2d Psalm. HYMN V— C. M. [b] Submission to afflictive providence. Job. i, 2i ^TAKED as from the earth we came, -L™ And crept to life at first, We to the earth return again, And mingle with our dust. 2 The dear delights we here enjoy, And fondlv call our own. Are hut snort favors borrowed now, To be repaid anon. 3 ?Tis God that lifts oar comforts high, Or sinks them in the grave ; He gives, (and blessed be his name !) He takes but what he gave. 4 Peace, all our angry passions, then ' Let each rebellious sigh Be silent at his sov'rei^n will, And ev'ry murmur die. 5 If smiling mercy crown our lives. Its praises shall be spread, And weTll adore the justice too That strikes our comforts dead. HYMN VI— C. M. [*] Ti death. Job. xix. 25. 26 2>. ^REA f1 God, I own the sentence just. And nature must decay ; HYMN VII. 30S I yield my body to the dust, 'To dwell with fellow-clay. i Yet faith may triumph o'er the grave. And trample on the tombs ; My Jesus, my Redeemer lives, My God, my Saviour comes. 3 The mighty Conqirror shall appear High on a royal seat, And death, the last of all his foes, Lie vanquished at his feet. 1 Though greedy worms devour my skin. And gnaw my wasting flesh, When God shall build my bones again^ He'il clothe them all afresh. 5 Then shall I see thy lovely face With strong immortal eyes, And feast upon thy unknown grace With pleasure and surprise. HYMN VII— C. M. [*] The invitation of the gospel; or, .spiritual food and cloth- ing. I«a. iv. I, 2, &e. LET ev'ry mortal ear attend, And ev'ry heart rejoice ; The trumpet of the gospel sounds With an inviting voice. 2 Ho ! all ye hungry starving souls, That feed upon the wind. And vainly strive with earthly toys To fill an empty mind : 3 Eternal Wisdom has prepared A soul-reviving feast, And bids your louging appetites The rich provision taste. 4? Ho ! ye that pant for living streams*. And pine away and die V 301 BY UK 1 M Hera you may qoeoch yo . »g thirst With springs that never dry. > 5 Hirers of love and mercy here In a rich ocean join ! Salvation in abundance flows, Like floods of milk and wines (3 [Ye perishing and naked poor, Who work with mighty p*«in To weave a garment of your own. That will not hide your sin ! 7 Come naked and adorn your souls In robes prepared by God, Wrought by the labors of his Son, And dy'd ill his own blood.] £ Dear God ! the treasures of thy lovfc Are everlasting mines, Deep as our helpless miseries are, And boundless as our sins ! $ The happy gates of gospel grace Htand open night and day : Lord, we are come to seek supplies, And drive an ts away. HYMN VIII.— a M. [*] I protection a/the. Church* Uaiah xxvi. t — 8. HOW honorable is the place, Where we adoring stand ; Zion, the glory of the earthy And beauty of the land ! 2 Bulwarks of mighty grace defend The city where we dwell ; Th* walls, of strong salvation made, Defy th? assaults of hell. 3 Lift up the everlasting gates, Tne doors wide open fling ; il\MN i\. 809 Enter, ye nations, that obey The statutes of our King. 4 HerG shall you taste unraingled joys. And live in perfect peace ; You, who have known Jehovah's name. And veutur d on his grace. 5 Trust in the Lord, forever 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 briug them low ; Low as the caverns of the grave Their loftv heads shall bow. ■i 7 On Babylon our feet shall tread In that rejoicing hoar ; The ruins of her walls shall spread A pavement for ftie poor. HYMN IX— C M. [• i T.\ I : h e en vena n t o f 2; re: ce . Fsr. Iv. 1, £. Zech. xiii. l. Mia tiL ij. Ez^k. xxxvu IN vain we lavish out our lives. To gather empty wind : The choicest blessings earth can yield Will starve :, hungry mind. % Come, and the Lord shall feed our sow With more substantial meat, With such as saints ia glory love, With such as angels eat. 3 Our God will ev'ry want supply, And fill our hearts with peace; He gives by covenant and by oath The riches* of bis £race> BBs ; 1 Come, and he'll tfteanse oat spotted souls, And wash away our stains, In the dear fountain that his Son J\>urd from his dying veins. 5 [Our guilt shall vanish all away, Though black as hell before : Our sin shall sink beneath the sea, And shall he found no more. () And lest pollution should o'erspread Our inward pow'rs again, His Spirit shall bedew our souls Like purifying rain.] 7 Our heart, that flinty, stubborn thing, That terrors cannot move, That fears no threatening of his wrath Shall be dissolved by love. 8 Or he can take the flint away, That would not be refm'd, And from the treasures of his grace, .Bestow a softer mind. 9 There shall his sacred Spirit dwell, And deep engrave his law : And ev'ry motion of our souls To swift obedience draw. 10 Thus will he pour salvation down, And we. shall render praise ; We, the dear people of his love, And lie our God of grace. HYMN X.— S. 1ft. [*] The blessedness of gospel times : or the revelation ofChr to Jews and Gentiles. H Isa. r. 2, 7—10, Matt. xiii. }G, II yW beauteous are their feet Who stand on Zicn's hill * IiiMs XT. Who bring salvation on their tougues, And words of peace reveal. '2 How ch firming is their voice ! How sweet the tidings are : "Zion, behold thy Saviour King, u He reigns and triumphs here." 3 Howr happy are our ears, That hear this joyful sound, Which kings and prophets waited for, And sought, but never found : \ How blessed are our eyes. That see this heavenly light : Prophets and kings tlesir'd it long, % But died without the sight ! 5 The watchmen join their voice*. And tuneful notes employ : Jerusalem breaks forth in songs, And deserts learn the joy. (5 The Lord makes bare his arm , Throng!) all the earth abroad : Let ev'ry nation now7 behold Their Saviour and their God. HYMN XL— L. M. [*] The humble, enlightened, and carnal reason humbled; or, ih& sovereignty of grace. Luke x. 21,22. THERE was an hour when Christ rejoiced) And spoke his joy in words of praise ; "Father. I thank thee, mighty God, "Lord of the earth, and heavens, and seas, 2 "I thank thy sovereign power and love, *' That crowns my doctrine with success ; u And makes the babes in knowledge learn * The heights, and breadths, and lengths ol grace, 308 HYMN XII. 3 •* But all this glory lies concealed u From men of prudence and of might ; ** The prince of darkness blinds their eyes# u And their own pride resists the light. i •'• Father, 'tis thus, because thy will ••' Chose and ordainM it should be so ; €i 'Tis thy delight V abase the proud, ••' And lay the haughty scorner low. 5 "There's none can know the Father right* '•But those who learn it from the Son ; a Nor can the Son be well receivM ; i: But where the Father makes hi in known, 6 u Then let our souls adore our God, " That deals his graces as he please : u Nor gives to mortals an account u Or of his actions, or decrees." HYMN XII— CM. [*] Free grace in revealing Christ. Luke & 2U JESUS, the man of constant grief. A mourner all his days ; His spirit once rejoie'd aloud, And turn'd his joy to praise : 2 " Father, I thank thy wondrous love, " That hath reveat'd thy Son 4i To men unlearned ; and to babes " Has made thy gospel known. 3 u The raystYies of redeeming grace " Are hidden from the wise : "While pride and carnal reasonings joia u To swell and blind their eyes.'* 4 Thus doth the Lord cf heaven and earth His great decrees fulfil, And orders ail his works ofgracs By hi* own soy'reigu will, RYttti XIII.. ..XIV. 309 HYMN Xlil. — L: M [•] T/i^ Sun of Q* '. : • ;•- I / .'.V* and the kingdom o/Ch ha ix. 2,6 r. THE lands that long in darkness lay, Now have beheld a heavenly light ; Nations that sat in death's cold shade, Arc blest with beams divinely bright. 3 The virgin's promised Sou is born ; Behold th' expected child appear! What shall his names or titles be ? " The Wonderful, the Counsellor L» 3 [This infant is the mighty (rod, Come to be suckled and ador'd ; TV Eternal Father, Prince of Peace^ The Sou of David and bis Lord.] 4 The government of earth and seas Upon his shoulders shall be laid, His wide dominions shall increase, And honors to his name be paid. 5 Jesus the holy child shall sit High on his father David's throne ; Shall crush his foes beneath his feet, And reisrn to as:es yet unknown. HYMN XIV.— L. M. [*] The tiiumph of faith ; or. Christ's unchangeable / We find how great our weakness is. 9 So Samson, when his hair was lost*. Met the Philistines to his cost:. HYMN XVI.... XVII. 311 Shook his vain limbs with sad surprise, Made feeble fight, and lost his eyes. HYMN XVI —C. M. [*] Hnsanna to Christ. Matt. xxi. 9. Luke xix. 3S, 40 H OS ANNA to the royal Son Of David's ancient line ! His natures two, his person one, Mysterious and divine. <2 The root of David here, we find, And offspring is the same ; Eternity and time are join'd In our Immanuel's name. 3 Blest he that comes to wretched men With peaceful news from heav'n ! Hosannas of the highest strain To Christ the Lord be giv'n ! 4 Let mortals ne'er refuse to take Th5 hosanna on their tongues, Lest rocks and stones should rise, and break Their silence into songs. HYMN XVII.— C. M. [*] Victory over Death. 1 Cor. xv. j5, &c, OFOR an overcoming faith To cheer my dying hours, To triumph o'er the monster, death, And all hi* frightful powers. % Joyful, with all the strength I have, My quiv'ring lips should sing, " Where is thy boasted victory, grave? "And where the monster'* sting ?" 3 If *hi be pardon'd. Fm secure ; Death hath no stidg beside : Tire law gives sin its damning pow'r ) But Christ, my ransom, died. 312 HYMN XYUI. ..XIX. 4 Now to the God of victory Immortal thanks he paid, Who makes us conquerors, while we die Through Christ our living Read. HYMN XV1IL-C. M. fb] Messed are the dead that die in the Lord. Rev. xiv. 13 ¥EAR what the voice form heav'u proclaims -S- For all the pious dead ; Sweet is the s; vour of their names, And soft their slei d. 3 They die in Jesus, and are hirst ; How kind their slumbers are ! From suffYmgs ai d from sins released, And freed from e \ 3 Far from this world of toil They're present with th<* Lov. The labors of their mortal life End in a Luge ieward. HYMN XIX— C. M. [«] TJie sov Now I can leave this world," he cried J " Behold thy servant dies : "I've seen thy great salvation, 1 w And close my peaceful ' i "This is the Light prepared to shim "Upon the Gentile lands ; HYMN XX. 313 « Thine Israel's glory, and their hope, <•' To break their slavish band- " 5 [Jesus! the vision of thy faee Hath overpowering charms 1 Scarce shall I feel death'* cold embrace. If Christ be in my arms. 6 Then, while ye hear my hear-striugs break; How sweet my minutes roll ! A mortal paleness on my cheek. And glory in my soul.] HYMN7 XX.— C M. [b] Spiritual apparel ; namely, the robe of rijgi garments of salvation. I§a. xli. 10. 4 "WAKE, my heart, arise my tongue- -i"^- Prepare a tuneful voice : In God. the life of all my joys, Aloud will I rejoice. 2 *Tis he adorn'd ray naked soul. And made salvation mine : Upon a poor polluted worm He makes his graces shine. 3 And lest the shadow of a spot Should on my soul be found. He took the robe the Saviour wrought, And cast it all around. 4 How far the heavenly rohfc exceeds What earthly princes wear ! These ornaments, how bright they shine \ How white the garments are ! 5 The Spirit wrought my faith and love ! And hope and ev?ry grace ; But Jesus spent his life to work The robe of righteousness. Strangely, my soul, art thou arrayM By the great sacred Three I C C 4i-h HYMN XXI. ...XXIV. In sweetest harmony of praise Let all thy pow'rs agree. HYMN XXI.— C. M. [*] A vision of the kingdom of Christ among men. Eev. xxi. 1 — 4. LO, what a glorious sight appears To our believing eyes ! The earth and seas are past away, And the old rolling skies. H From the third heaven, where God resides, That holy, happy place, The new Jerusalem comes dowrn, Adonrd with shining grace : 3 Attending angels shout for joy, And the bright armies sing, "Mortals, behold the sacred seat " Of your descending King. 4 "The God of glory do\wi to men " Removes his blest abode ; "Men, the dear objects of his grace, " And he the loving God. 5 " His own soft hand shall wipe the tear* " From ev'ry weeping eye ; "And pains, and groans, and griefs, and fears, " And death itself shall die." 6 HowT long, dear Saviour, O how long ! Shall this bright hour delay ? Fly swifter round, ye wheels of time, And bring the welcome dav. HYMNS 22, 23, rf/errcd to the \2Blh Plaint HYMN XXIV.--L.M. [b] Thp rich sinner dying. Ps. xlix. 6, 0. EccL viii. 8. Joo in. 14, 1», IN vain the wealthy mortals toil, Ariel heap their shining dust in vain i HYMN XXV. 315 Look down and scorn the humble poor, And boast their lofty hills of gain. 2 Their golden cordials cannot ease Their pained hearts or aching heads, Nor fright nor bribe approaching death, From glittering roofs and downy beds. 3 Their lingering, their unwilling souls, The dismal summons must obey, And bid a long, and sad farewell To the pale lump of lifeless clay. 4 Thence they are huddled to the grave, Where kings and slaves have equal thrones; Their bones without distinction lie Among the heaps of meaner bones. The rest referred to the 49th Psalm. HYMN XXV— L. M. [*] A vision of the Lamb. Rev. v. 6 — 9. A LL mortal vanities be gone, ^*- Nor tempt my eyes, nor tire my ears ; Behold amidst th' eternal throne A vision of the Lamb appears. 3 [Glory his fleecy robe adorns, Mark-'d with the bloody death he bore ; Seven are his eyes, and seven his horns, To speak his wisdom and his pow'r. 3 Lo, he receives a sealed book From him that sits upon the throne, Jesus, my Lord, prevails to look On dark decrees, and things unknown. J 4 All the assembling saints around Fall worshipping before the Lamb, And in new songs of gospel sound Address their honors to his name. 5 [The joy, the shout, the harmony Flies- o'er the everlasting hills ; 316 IIVMX XXVI. " Worthy art thou alone, " they cry, u To read the book, to loose the seals.91 8 Our voices join the heavenly strain, \ud with transporting pleasure sing, u Worthy the Lamb that once was slain, •• To be our teacher and our kins !'' 7 His words of prophecy reveal Eternal counsels, deep designs ; His grace and vengeance shall fulfil The peaceful and the dreadful lines. 8 Thou hast redeemed our souls from hell With thine invaluable blood ; And wretches that did once rebel, Ave now made fav'rites of their God, D Worthy forever is the Lord, That died for treasons not his ow», By e?*ry tongue to be ador'd, Ami dwell upon his Father's throne J HYMN XXVI— C. M. [*] Hoge of heaven by the resurrection of Christ* 1 Pet. i. 3, 4, 5. TlLKSS'1) be the everlasting God, The Father of our Lord, Be his abounding mercy prais'd, His majesty ador'd. gj When from the dead he rais'd his Sou^ And call'd him to the sky, He gave our souls a lively hopti That they should never die. 3 What though our inbred sius require Our flesh to see the dust. Yet as the Lord our Saviour rose, So all his followers must. 4 There's an inheritance divine, Reserved against that day: HYMN \\ S17 Tis uncorrupted, uudetiFd, And cannot waste away. 5 Saints by the pow'r of God are kept Till tlie salvation come ; We walk by faith as strangers here, Till Christ shall call us home. HYMN XXVII.— CM, [b] Assurance of heaven ; or, a saint prepared to die, 2 Tim. iv. 6,7, 8, 18. rTfcEATH may dissolve my body now, -JLr And bear my spirit home : Why do my minutes move so slow, Xor my salvation come ? S With heavenly weapons I have fought The battles of the Lord, Finished my course and kept the faith. And wait the sure reward.] 3 God has laid up in heaven for me A crown which cannot fade ; The righteous Judge, at that great day, Shall place it on my head. ■i Nor hath the King of Grace decreed This prize for me alone ; But all that love and long to see Th' appearance of his Son. 5 Jesus, the Lord, shall guard me safe From ev'ry ill design ; And to his heavenly kingdom take This feeble soul of mine. 8 God is my everlasting aid, And hell shall rage in vain ! To him be highest glory paid,, And endless praise. Amen*. C C 2 * -*1S iiwiv ixviu cxrx. HYMN XX VIII.— CM. [*] The triumph of&u the enemies of the Churci Ua. lxiii. 1, 2) 3, &c. ^nT^HAT mighty man, or mighty God, * * Comes travelling in stato Along th7 Idumean road, Away from Bozrah's gate ? 8 The glory of his robes proclaim >Tis some victorious king : " >Tis I, the just, th> Almighty One, " That your salvation bring," 3 Why, mighty Lord, thy saints inquire, Why thine apparel red? And all thy vesture staiu'd like those Who in the wine-press tread? h ;; I, by myself, have trod the press, ■■' And crushed my foes alone ; iC My wrath has struck the rebels dead, My fury stamp'd them down. j " "Tis Edom's blood that dyes my robes " With joyful scarlet stains ; ** The triumph that my raiment wears *•' Sprung from their bleeding veins. S "Thus shall the nations be destroyed " That dare insult my saints ; *• 1 have an arm V avenge their wrongs, " An ear for their complaints. " HYMN XXIX— CM. [*] The triumph of Christ ; or, the nun of antichrist. Isa. lxiii. 4 — 7. •*T LIFT ray banner," saith the Lord, J* " Where antichrist has stood ; " The city of my gospel foes " Shall be a field of blood, 8 u My heart has studyM just revenge^ •• Aud uOW the day appears, HYMN XXX. 810 " The day of ray redeemM is come, ••' To wipe away their tears. 3 " Quite weary is my patience grown, "And bids my fury go : "'Swift as the lightning it shall move. " And be as fatal too. 4 " 1 call for helpers but in vain : "'Then has my gospel none? " Well, mine own arm has might enough " To crush my foes alone. 5 " Slaughter, and my devouring sword, %i Shall walk the streets around, " Babel shall reel beneath my stroke, il And stagger to the ground. " 6 Thine honors, O victorious King ! Thine own right hand shall raise, While we thine awful vengeance sing, And our deliverer praise. HYMN XXX— L. M. [*] Prayer for deliverance answered. Isa. xxvi. 8 — 26, N thine own ways, O God of love, We wait the visits of thy grace ; Our soul's desire is to thy name, And the remembrance of thy face. 3 My thoughts are searching, Lord, for thee 'Mongit the black shades of lonesome night My earnest cries salute the skies Before the dawn restores the light. 3 Look how rebellious men deride The tender patience of my God ; But they shall see thy lifted hand, And feel the scourges of thy rod. 4 Hark ! th<* Eternal rends the sky, A mighty voice before him goes* % 3^0 HlAlN \\.\M. A voice of music to his Mends, But threatening thunder to his foes. j Come, children, to your Father's arms, Hide in the chambers of my grace, Till the fierce storms he overblown, And my revenging fury cease. 6 My sword shall boast its thousands slaia-, And drink the blood of haughty kings, While heav'nly peace around my flock Stretches its soft and shadv wings* HYMN XXXI. Rj rrtd to the \$t Psalm. HYMN XXXII— C. M. [•] Strength from heaven. I»a. xl. 27—30. WHENCE do our mournful tho'fs arise" w And where's our courage tied? Has restless sin, and raging hell, Struck all our comforts dead ? 3 Have we forgot th' Almighty name:, That fonird the earth and sea? Aud can an all-creating arm Grow weary, or decay ? 3 Treasures of everlasting might, In our Jehovah dwell ; He gives the conquest to the weak, Aud treads their foes to hell. % Mere mortal pow'r shall fade and die, And youthful vigor cease ; But we who wait upon the Lord, Shall feel our strength increase.. 3 The saints shall mount on eagles' wings> And taste the promised bliss,. Till their unwearied feet arrive Where perfect pleasure k*. HYMN XXXIX. ...XL. 32* F1YM.\> 33, 34j *5, ' J to Psalm* 131, 13-t 67, 73, 90, fc «4. BVMN XXXIX -C M. [*} God's tender care of his church. Isa. xlix. 13, &l7 IkjOW shall my inward joys arise, -^ And burst into a song : Almighty love inspires my hearty And pleasure tunes' my tongue. 2 God on his thirsty Sion Hill Some mercy drops has thrown, And solemn oaths have bound his lovu To show'r salvation down. •3 Why do we then indulge our fears,. Suspicions and complaints ? Is he a God, and shall his grate Grow weary of his saints ? i Can a kind woman e!er forget The infant of her womb, And 'mongst a thousand tendcv thought's Her suckling have no room ? 5 "Yet, saith the Lord should nature change',* " And mothers monsters prove, '•' Sion still dwells upon the heart " Of everlasting love. i> " Deep in Jhe palms of both my hands "I have engrav'd her name : "My hand shall raise her ruin'd walls : " And build her broken frame." HYMN XL.— L. M. [*] The business and blessedness of glorified saints. Rev. vii. 13, kc." *«^\7HAT happy men, or angels these, That all their robes are spotless white; "Whence did this glorious troop arrive " At the pure realms of heavenly light ?v 322 HYMN XLI. S From (ort'ring racks, and burning fires, Through seas of their own blood they came ; But nobler blood has wash'd their robes, Flowing from Christ the dying Lamb. 3 Now they approach th' Almighty Throne With loud hosannas night and day ; Sweet anthems to the great Three-One, Measure their blest eternity. 4 No more shall hunger pain their souls ; He bids their parching thirst be gone : And spreads the shadow of his wings To screen them from the scorching sun. 5 The Lamb that fills the middle throne, Shall shed around his milder beams ; There shall they feast on his rich love, And drink fall joys from living streams. 6 Thus shall their mighty bliss renew Through the vast round of endless years, And the soft hand of sovereign grace Heals all their wounds, and wipes their tears. HYMN XLI.-C. M. [*] The same ; or, the martyrs glorified* lie v. vii. 13, &c. THESE glorious minds, how bright they shine, "Whence all their white array? "How came they to the happy seats " Of everlasting day ?" 2 From torturing pains to endless joys, On fr ry wheels they rode, And strangely wash'd their raiment white In Jesus' dying blood. 3 Now they approach a spotless God, And bow before his throne ; Their warbling harps and sacred song* Adore the Holy One. HYMN XLII. 323 4 The unvcil'd glories of his face Amongst his saints reside, Whilst the rich treasure of his grace Sees all their wants supply'd. 5 Tormenting thirst shall leave their souls. And hunger flee as fast; The fruit of life's immortal tree Shall be their sweet repast. 6 The Lamb shall lead his heavenly flock Where living fountains rise, And love divine shall wipe away The sorrows of their eyes. HYMN XLII— C. M. [b] Divine wrath and mercy ; from Nahum i. 1 4 DORE and tremble, for our God **- Is a consuming fire ;* His jealous eyes his wrath inflame, And raise his vengeance higher. 3 Almighty vengeance, how it burns ! How bright his fury glows ! Vast magazines of plagues and storms Lie treasured for his foes. 3 Those heaps of wrath by slow degrees Are forcM into a flame, But kindled, Oh ! how fierce they blaze ! And rend all nature's frame. 4 At his approach the mountains flee, And seek a watVy grave ; The frighted sea makes haste away, And shrinks up ev'ry wave. 5 Through the wide air the weighty rocks Are swift as hail stones barl'd : Who dares engage his fl'ry rage, That shakes the solid world? 321 HYMN XLV. 6 Yet, mighty God ! thy sovereign grace Sits regent on the throne, The refuge of thy chosen race, When wrath comes rushing down. y Thy hand shall on rebellious kings A frry tempest pour, While we, beneath thy sheltering win.' Thy just vevenge adore. IIYMN 43. Referrtd > p i HYMN 44. Referred to Uu tf&d Pwah HYMN KLV.~C. M. [»] The last judgment. Uev. xxi. 5-8. 3 EE where the sjreat incarnate God. s ^ Fills a majestic throne, While from the skies his awful voier Bears the last judgment down. 3 [" I am the first, and I the last, " Through endless years the same *£& €i And headlong plung'd into the lake M Where fire and darkness reigns " t 0 may I stand before the Lamb When earth and seas are fled ! And hear the Judge pronounce my na:m With blessings on mv head. 8 May I with those forever dwell Who here were mv delight, While sinners banish'd down to hell, No more offend my sight. HYMNS 46, and 47. Referred to Psalm 1 48, and Psai. HYMN XLVIIL— L. M. [*] The Christian race. Isa. xl. 28 — 31 A WAKE, our souls, (away our fears, -£*- Let ev'ry trembling thought be gon'>) Awake arid run the heavenly race, And put a cheerful courage on. 2 True 'tis a straight and thorny road. And mortal spirits tire and faint ; But they forget the mighty God, That feeds the strength of evVv saint. 3 The mighty God whose matchless pow'r Is ever new and ever young. And firm endures, while endless years Their everlasting circles rffh- 4- From thee the overflowing spring. Our souls shall drink a fresh supply, While such as trust their native streagth Shall melt away, and droop, and die. 5 Swift as an eagle cuts tlm air, WeMl mount aloft to thine abode : On wings of love our souls shall fir, Nor tire amidst the heavenly road D *) 828 HYMN XL1X....L. HYMN XLIX.-C.M, [*] The works of Closes and the Lamb. Rev. xv. 3. OW strong thine arm is, mighty God ! Who would not fear thy name? Jesus, how sweet thy graces are ! Who would not love the Lamb ? H £ He has done more than Moses did, Our Prophet and our King ; From bonds of hell he freed our souls, And taught our lips to sing. 3 In the Red Sea, by Moses' hand, Th' Egyptian host was drown'd ; But his own blood hides all our sins, And guilt no more is found. 4 "When through the desert Israel Went, With manna they were fed : Our Lord invites us to his flesh, And calls it living bread. 5 Moses beheld the promised land, Yet never reached the place : But Christ shall bring his followers home, To see his Father's face. 6 The:i shall our love and joy be full, Aud feel a warmer flame, And sweeter voices tune the song Of Moses and the Lamb. HYMN L— CM. [*] Hie song of Zacharias, and the message of Juhn the Bap- tist ; or, light and salvation, by Jesus Christ. Luke i. 68, Lc. John i. 19, 3£ I^TOW be the God of Israel blessM -^ Who makes his truth appear; His mighty hand fulfils his word, Aud all the oaths lie svvare. HYMN LI. 327 w he bedews old David's root, With blessings! from the skies; He makes the branch of promise grow, The promised horn arise. 3 [John was the prophet of the Lord, To go before his face : The herald which our Saviour God ^Sent to prepare his ways. 1 He makes the great salvation known. He speaks of pardon'd sins ; While grace divine and heavenly love, In its own glory shines. o " Behold the Lamb of God," he cries, "That takes our guilt away : ••'I saw the spirit o'er his head " On his baptizing day.] 6 " Be ev'ry vale exalted high, " Sink ev'ry mountain low : " The proud must stoop, and humble~souls, " Shall his salvation know. 7 u The heathen realms with Israel's land "Shall join in sweet accord : "And all that's born of man shall see " The glory of the Lord. 8 " Behold the Morning Star arise, "Ye that in darkness sit : "He marks the path that leads to peace, " Aad guides our doubtful feet." HYMN LI.— S. M. [•] Preserving- grace. Jnde 24,25. *0 God the only wise. Our Saviour and our King, Let all the saints below the ski Their humble praises bring, 8S8 HYMN LIf. 2 'TU his almighty love, His counsel and his care, Preserves us safe from sin and death, And ev'ry hurtful snare. 3 He will present our souls UnblemishM and complcfe, Before the glory of his fare, With joys divinely great. 4 Then all the chosen seed Shall meet around the throne, Shall bless the conduct of his grace* And make his wonders known. * To our Redeemer God Wisdom and pow'r belongs, Immortal crowns of Majesty, And everlasting songs, HYMN LIL— L. M. [*] Baptism* Matt, xxviii. 19. Acts ii. 38. ^nPWAS the commission of the Lord, -*- " Go, teach the nations and baptize/'* The nations Mva receivM the word Since he ascended to the skies. 3 He alts upon th* eternal hills, With grace and pardon in his hands, And sends his covenant with the seals, To bless the darksome Gentile lands. 3 " Ttepent, and be baptizM," he saitb, " For the remission of your sins ;" And thus our sense assists our faith, And shews us what his gospel means* 4 Our souls he washes in his blood, As water makes the body clean; And the good spirit from our God Descends like purifying rain. HYMN LHI....LIV. 32• or, the first ayid second Adam, Rom. v. 12. &c. Psal. li. 5. Job xiv. 4. ACKWARD with humble shame we look B 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 puone to ail that's ill 5 332 hvmn LVHI. What dreadful darkness veils our miud ! How obstinate our will. 3 Conceived in sin (O wretched state) Before we draw our breath, The first young pulse begins to beat Iniquity and death. 1 How strong in our degenerate blood The old corruption reigns, And, iniugling with the crooked flood, Wanders through all our veins ! 5 [Wild and unwholesome as the root Will all the branches be ; How can we hope for living fruit From such a deadly tree ? 6 What mortal power, from things unclean, Can pure productions bring? Who can command a vital stream From an infected spring?] 7 Yet, mighty God, thy wondrous love Can make our nature clean, While Christ and grace prevail above The tempter^ death, and sin. 8 The second iVdam shall restore The ruins of the first : Hosanna to that sot'reign pow*r That new-creates our dust. HYMN LVHI.— L. M. [*] Tlie Devil vanquished ; or. Michael's war with the dragon. Rev. xii. 7. LET mortal tongues attempt to sing The wars of heaven, when Michael stood Chief general of th' eternal King, And fought the battles of our God. S Against the dragon and his host The armies of the Lord prevail j HYMN UX....LX. In vain they tatge, in vain they boast, Their courage sinks, their weapons fail. 3 Down to the earth was Satan thrown, Down to the earth his legions fell : Then was the trump of triumph blown, And shook the dreadful deeps of hell. 4 Now is the hour of darkness past, Christ has assum'd his reigning pow'r : Behold the great accuser cast Down from the skies, to rise no more. 3 'Twas by thy blood, immortal Lamb, Thine armies trod the tempter down ; Twaa by thy word and powerful name- They gain'd the battle and renown. 6 Rejoice, ye heav'ns ; let ev'ry star Shine with new glories round the sky ; Saints, while ye sing the heavenly war, liaise your Deliverer's name on high. HYMN LIX — L, M. [*] Babylon fallen. Rev. xviri. 20, 2i. IX Gabriel's hand a mighty stone Lies, a fair type of Babylon : "Prophets rejoice, and all ye saints, u God shall avenge your long complaints/' £ He said, and dreadful as he stood, He sunk the mill-stone in the flood : " Thus terribly shall Babel fall, "Thus, and no more be found at all/* HYMN LX — L. M. [*] The virgin Mary's song ; or. the promised Messiah bom, Luke i. 46, &c. 1"|UR souls shall magnify the Lord; ^-J In God the Saviour we rejoice ; While we repeat the virgin's song, May the -ame spirit tune onr voice. 334 HYMN LXI. 2 [The Highest saw her low estate, And mighty things his hand hath done ; His overshadowing pow'r and grace Makes her the mother of his Son. 3 Let ev'ry nation call her bless'd, And endless years prolong her fame ; But God alone must be ador'd ; Holy and reverend is his name.] 4 To those that fear and trust the Lord, His mercy stands forever sure : From age to age his promise lives, And the performance is seeure. 5 He spake to Abra'm and his seed, " In thee shall all the earth be blest :" The mem'ry of that aucient word Lay long in his eternal breast. 6 But now no more shall Israel wait, No more the Gentiles lie forlorn : Lo, the desire of nations comes, Behold the promised seed is bora. HYMN LXL— C. M. [*] Christ our High Priest and King ; and Ghrist coming to judgment. Uev. i, 5 — 7. TyOVV to the Lord, that makes us know The wonders of his dying love, Be humble honors paid below. And strains of nobler praise above. S 'Twas he that cleans'd our foulest sins, And wash' d us in bis richest blood ; ?Tis be that makes us priests and kings. And brings us rebels near to God. 3 To Jesus, our atoning Priest, To Jesus, our superior King, Be everlasting pow'r confessed, And erVv tongue his glory sing HYMN LXII....LXIII. I Behold ! on flying clouds he comes, Ai :d ev'ry eye* shall see him move ; Though with our sins we piere'd him once. Now he displays his pard'ning love. 6 The unbelieving world shall wail, While we rejoice to sec the day; Come, Lord ; nor let thy promise fail. Nior let thy chariots long delay, HYMN LXII— C. M. [*] Christ Jesus, the Lamb of God. worshipped by all the cre- ation. Rev. V. 11 — 13. COME, let us join oar cheerful songs With angels round the throne ; Ten thousand thousand are their tongues, But all their joys are one. 2 " Worthy the Lamb that dy 'd, they cry. " To be exalted thus : •'•' Worthy the Lamb," our lips reply, " For he was slain for us." 3 Jesus is worthy to receive Honor and pow'r divine ; And blessings more than we can give, Be, Lord, forever thine. 5 O let each minute as it flies, Increase thy praise, improve our joys ; Qill we are rais'd to sing thy name, At the great supper of the Lamb. G O that the months would roll away, And bring that coronation- day ! The King of grace shall fill the throne^ With all his Father's glories on* HYMN LXXIII.— L. M. [*] The Ciiurch's beauty in the eyes of Christ. Solomon's Song-, iv. 1, 10, 1 1, 7, 8, 9. KIND is the speech of Christ our Lord*, Affection sounds in.ev'ry word ; "Lo thou art fair, my love/' he cries ; "Not the young doves have sweeter eyes, 3 ["Sweet are thy lips, thy pleasing voice '* Salutes jniue ear with secret joys; Jl* HVMN l.XXVi "No spice so ranch delights the smell, u Nor milk nor honey tastes so well.] 3 " Thou art all fair, my bride, to me : "1 will behold no spot in the**" What mighty wonders love performs, And puts a comeliness on worms 1 1 Defil'd and loathsome as we are, He makes us white, and calls us fair : Adorns us with that heavenly dress, His graces and his righteousness. 5 " My sister and my spouse," he cries, u Bound to my heart by various ties, " Thy powerful love my heart retaius u In strong delight and pleasing chains." 8 He calls me from the leopard's den, From this wild world of beasts and men* To Ziou, where his glories are ; Not Lebanon is half so fair. 7 Nor dens of prey, nor flow'ry plains, Nor earthly joys nor earthly pains, Shall hold my feet, or force my stay, When Christ invites my soul away. HYMN LXXIV.—L. M. [•] The church the garden uf Christ. i aon's Song-, iv. 12, 13, 15, and v. 1. WE are a garden wall'd around, Chosen and made peculiar ground ... A little spot, inclosM by grace, Out of the wrorUFfc wide wilderness. 2 Like trees of myrrh and spice we stand, Planted by God the Fathers hand : And all his springs in Sion flow, To make the young plantation grow, 3 Awake, 0 heav'nly wind, and comc^ Blow ou this garden of perfume ; B. I. HYMN LXXV. 34? Spirit divine, descend and breathe A gracious gale on plants beneath. 4 Make our best spices flow abroad, To entertain our Saviour God : And faith, and love, and joy appear, And ev?ry grace be active here, 5 [Let my Beloved come and taste His pleasant fruits at his own feast ; ik I come, my spouse, I come," lie cries, With love and pleasure in his eyes. 6 O-ir Lord into his garden comes, Well pleas'd to smell our poor perfumes, And calls us to a feast divine, Sweeter than honey, milk or wine. 7 •'• Eat of the tree of life, my friends} w The blessings that my Father sends ; "Your taste shall all my. dainties prove, " And drink abundance of my love." 8 Jesus, we will frequent thy board, And sing the bounties of our Lord : But the rich food on which we live Demands more praise than tongue can give.] HYMN LXXV.— L. M. [*] The description of Christ the Beloved. Solomon's Song-, v. 9 — 12. 14 — 16. THE woud'ring world inquires to know Why I should love my Jesus so : u What are his charms, (say they,) above. " The objects of a mortal love V* 3 Yes, my Beloved, to my sight Shews a sweet mixture, red and white All human beauties, all divine, In my Beloved meet and shine. 3 White is his *oul, from blemish free ; Red with the blood he shed for me ; •*16 Hymn LXXVi B. J. The fairest of ten thousand fairs ; A sun amongst ten thouand stars. 1 [His head the finest gold excels ; There wisdom in perfection dwells, And glory like a crown adorns Those temples once beset with thorns. 5 Compassions in his heart are found, (lose by the signals of his wound ; His sacred side no more shall bear The cruel scourge, the piercing spear.] 6 [His hands are fairer to behold Than diamonds set in rings of gold : Those heavenly hands, that on the tree Were nail'd, and torn, and bled for me. 7 Though once he bow'd his feeble knees, Loaded with sins and agonies, Now, on the throne of his command, His legs like marble pillars stand.] 8 [His eyes are majesty and love, The eagle temper d with the dove ; No more shall trickling sorrows roll Through those dear windows of his soul.] 9 His mouth, that pourM out long complaints, Now smiles, and cheers his faintiog saints ; His countenance more graceful is Than Lebanon with all its trees. 10 All over glorious is my Lord, Must be belovM, and yet ador'd ; His worth if all the nations knew7, Sure the whole earth would love him too. HYMN LXXYI.—L. ftf. [•] Christ dwells in heaven, but visits on earth. Solomon's Sonur, >'i. I, 2, 3, 12. 'HEN strangers stand and hear mc tell What beauties in rav Saviour dwell : ss B. I. HYMN LXXVII. 347 Where he is gone they fain would know, That ihey maj seek ami love him too. 9 My best Beloved keeps his throne On hills of light, in worlds unknown ; But he descends and shows his face lu the young gardens of his grace. J [In vineyards. planted by his hand, Where fruitful trees in order stand 5 He feeds among the spicy beds, Where lilies show their spotless heads. 1 He has engrossed my*warmest love, No earthly charms my soul can move : I have a mansion in his heart, Nor death nor hell shall make us part.] § [He takes my soul ere Fm aware, And shows me where his glories are : No chariot of Amminadib The heavenly rapture can describe, f> O may my spirit daily rise On wings of faith above the skies, Till death shall make my last remove, To dwell forever with my love.] HYMN LXXVII— L. M. [*] The love of Christ to the church, in his language to her, and provisions for her. Solomon's Songr, vii. 5, 6, 9, 12, 13. "V[OW, in the gall-Vies of his grace, -^ Appears the King, and thus he says, u How fair my saints are in my sight, "My love how pleasant for delight \H 3 Kind is thy language, sovereign Lord, There's heavenly grace in ev'rj word % Irom that dear mouth a stream divine Flows sweeter than the choicest win* 34:8 HYMN LXXVITI. B. I. 3 Such wondrous love awakes the lip Of saints that were almost asleep, To speak the praises of thy name, Ami make our cold affections flame. 4 These arc the joys he lets us know In fields and villages helow : (lives us a relish of his love, But keeps his noblest feast above. 5 In paradise, within the gates, An higher entertainment waits ; Fruits new and old, laid up in store, Where we shall feed but thirst no more. HYMN IAXM1I.-LM. [♦] Tlie strengtii of Christ's love, and the souVs jealousy of her own. Solomon's Song, viii. 5 — 7, 13, 14 WHO is this fair one in distress, That travels from the wilderness, And pressed with sorrows and with sins, On her beloved Lord she leans ? § This is the spouse of Christ our God, Bought with the treasures of his blood : And her request, and her complaint, Is but the voice of ev'rv saint, %/ 3 u O let my name engraven stand " Both on thy heart and on Miy hand ; " Seal me upon thine arm, and wear u That pledge of love forever there. 4* " Stronger than death thy love is known, "Which floods of wrath could never drown; u And hell and earth in vain combine " To quench a fire so much divine. 5 " But I am jealous of my heart, * " Lest it should once from thee depart. "Then let thy name be well impressM " As a fair signet on my breast. fc. ti -HYMN' LXXIX. 349 G "Till thou hast brought me to thy home, *•' Where fears and doubts can never come, •• Thy countenance let me often see, " And often thou shalt hear from me. 7 u Come, my Beloved, haste away. ••' Cut short the hours of thy delay ; u Fly like a youthful hart or roc " Over the hills where spices grow." HYMN LXXIX .— L. M [*] A morning hymn, Psalm xix. .3. 8, and Ixxiii. 21?, 26 C^ 01) of the morning at whose voice * The cheerful sun makes haste to rise, And like a giant doth rejoice To run his 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 flies 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 heav'nly way. 4 [But I shall rove and lose the race, If God my sun should disappear, And leave me in the world's wild maze; To follow evTy wandering star. 5 Lord ^ thy commands are clean and purfe, Enlightening our beclouded eyes ; Thy threat'nings just, thy promise sure ; Thy gospel makes the simple wise. 6 Give me thv counsel for my guide, And then receive me to thy bliss : All my desires and hopes beside Are faint and cold compared with I F F S50 HYMN LXXX....LXXXI. K. I. HYMN LXXX.-L. M. [*] Jin evening: hymn. Pfiftliti iv. 8. and iii. b, 6. and cxliii. 8. rpliUS far the Lord lias led me on, Thus far his poW'r prolongs my days, And ev'iy evening shall make kuown 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. 3 I lay my body down to sleep, Peace is the pillow for mv head ; While well appointed angels keep Their watchful stations round my bed, 4 In vain the sons of earth or hell Tell me a thousand frightful thinsrs : My God in safety makes me dwell Beneath the shadow of his wings. 5 [Faith in his name forbids my fear : O may thy presence ne'er depart ! And in the morning make me hear The love and kindness of thy heart. 0 Thus when the night of death shall come My flesh shall rest beneath the ground, And wait thy voice to rouse my tomb, "With sweet salvation in the sound.] HYiMN LXXX1. IT. M. [*] Jl song fur mottling or etu ning. Lam. iii, 2?,. I*a. xlr. "\ \ Sf Y God how endless is thy love ! AJM. Thy gifts are ev'ry evetiitig new ; And morning mercies from above. Gently distil, like early dew, 3 Thou spread's! the curtains of the nighty Great guardian of my sleeping hours : B. I. HYMN LXXXII....LXXXIII. Thy sovereign word restores the light, And quickens all my drowsy pow'rs. 3 I yield my powers to thy command ; To thee 1 consecrate my days ; Perpetual blessings from thine hand Demand perpetual songs of praise : HYMN LXX-XII.— I,. M [I>] God fa?' above all en ; r, man vain and mortal. Job iv. 17 — 2 1. SHALL the vile race of flesh and blood Contend with their Creator, God? Shall mortal worms presume to be More holy, wise or just than he? 2 Behold he puts his trust in none Of all the spirits round his throne: Their naiures, when compar'd with his, Are neither holy, just, nor wise. 3 But howr much meaner ihm^s are they Who spring hom dust, and dwell in clay ! Touclrd by the finger of thy wrath, We faint and perish like the moth. i From night to day, from day to night We die by thousands in thv sisjht ; Bury'd in dust whole nations lie, Like a forgotten vanity. 5 Almighty pow'r, to thee we bow : How frail are we, how glorious thou 1 No more the sons of earth shall dare With an eternal God compare. HYMN LXXXIII. C. M. [b] Afflictions and death under providence. Job. v. 6 — S. \OT from the dust affliction grows, Nor troubles rise by chance ; Yet we arc born to care? and woes : A sad inheritance ! 352 HYMN LX B. I. 2 As sparks break out from burning coals, And still arc upwards borne, So grief is rooted in our souls, And man grows up to mourn. 3 Yet with my God I leave my cat And trust his promised grace : He rules me by his well known law* Or love and righteousness. $ Xot all the pains that e'er I bore Shall spoil my future peace ; For death and hell can do no more Than what my Father please. HYMN LXXX1V.-I, M [*] I ation, righteousness and strength in Christ, Isa. xlv. <21 — JEHOVAH speaks; let Israel hear, Let all the earth rejoice and fear, While God's eternal Son proclaims His sovereign honors and his names. 2 " I am the last, and I the first, " The Saviour God and God the just ; "There's none beside, pretends to shew "Such justice and salvation too. 3 [•• Ye that in shades of darkness dwell ; " Just on the verge of death and hell, " Look up to me from distant lands, " Light, life and heav'n are in my hands. i " J by my holy name have sworn, ••' Nor shall the word in vain return, " To me shall all things bend the knee, « And ev'ry tongue shall swear to me.] 5 ''* In me alone shall men confess •• Lies ail their strength and righteousness "But such as dare despise my name, "I'll clothe them with eternal shame.. $.H. HYMN "LXXXV....LXW 353 6 " In uie, the Lord, shall all the seed <•' Of Israel from their sins be freed. " And by their shining graces prove " Their interest in my pard'ning love." HYMN LXXXV — g. M. [•] The same. T^HE Lord on high proclaims His Godhead from his throne ; u Mercy and justice are the names ^By which I will b$ known. 4J •• Ye dying souls that sit u 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 righteousness and strength is found,. In thee, the Lord, alone/* 4 In thee shall Israel trust, And see their guilt forgiv'n ; God will pronounce the sinners just. And take the saints to heav'n. HYMN LXXXYI — C M. [b] God holy, just and sovereign. Job ix. 2 — 10 HOW should the sons of Adanvs race Be pure before their God ! If iie contend in righteousness, We fall beneath his rod. & To vindicate my words and thoughts I'll make no more pretence ; N-ot one of all my thousand faults Can bear a just defence. S Strong is his arm, his heart is wise What vain presumers dare E ¥ a \ .ri'mst tbcir Maker's hand to ri Or 'tempt tV unequal war ? 4 [Mountains by his Almighty wrath From their old seats arc torn : He shakes the earth from south to north. And all her pillars mourn. 5 He bids the sun forbear to ri Tlr obedient sun forbears : His band with sackcloth spreads the ski' And seals up all the stars. 6 He walks upon the stormy sea : Fiies on the stormy wind : «/ There's none can trace bis wondrous waj Or bis dark footsteps find.] I1VMN IAXXV1I— L. M. (rod dwells with the humhle and penitent. Isa. Ivii. 15. IS nPIIUS sahh the high and lofty one. ■*- ul sit upon my holy throne ; " My name is God, I dwell on high. " Dwell in my own eternity. v "Bat I descend to worlds below, '• On earth I have a mansion too ; •• Yhe humhle spirit and contrite •• Is an ahode of my delight. I -• The humble soul my words revive^ u [ hid the mourning sinner live ; ■• Heal all the broken hearts 1 find, •' And ease the sorrows of the mind. 1 [••' When I contend against their sin. •• I make them know how vile they've been,- " But should my wrath forever smoke. u Their soul- would sink beneath my stroke. v 3 O may thy pardoning grace be nigh, Lest we ^iiouW fuiut; despair; ami dio 1 I). I. IIVMN LWW 11I....LXXXIX. Thus shall our better thoughts approve The methods of thy chasi'ning love.] HYMN LXXXV1II.-L. M Life, the day of grace and hope. Reel, i.v 4 — 6, H*> LIFE is the time to serve the Lord, The time t? ensure the great reward ; And while the lamp holds out to burn, The vilest sinner may return. 2 [Lite is the hour that God has given To "scape from hell and fly to heaven : The day of j^race, and mortals mav Secure the blessings of the day.] 3 The living know that they must die, But all the dead forgotten lie : Their memory and their sense is gone Alike unknowing and unknown. 1 [Their hatred and their love is lost, Their envy bury'd in the dust: They have no share in all that's done, Beneath the circuit of the sun.] 5 Then what my thoughts design to do, My hands with all your might pursue ; Since no device nor work is found, Nor faith, nor hope, beneath the ground . 6 There are no acts of pardon passM In the cold grave, to which we haste ; But darkness, death, and long despair Reigu in eternal silence there. HYMN LXXXIX — L.M. [b] Youth and judgment. Ecel. xi. 93 "^|7E sons of Adam vain and young, J- Indulge your eyes, indulge your tongue* Taste the delights your souls desire; JLud give a loose to all your fire. tiatf HVlta .\< B-. 1, ^ Pursue the pleasures you design, And cheer your hearts with songs and wine, Enjoy the day of mirth ; but know There is a day of judgment too. J God from on high beholds your Lhoughte His hook records your secret faults : The works of darkness yon have done Must all appear before the sun. t The vengeance to yourjfollies due Should strike your hearts with terror thro' ; How will ye stand before his face, Or answer for his iujur'd grace ? 3 Almighty God, turn off their eyes, From these alluring vanities, And let the thunder of thy word Awake their souk to fear the Lord HYMN XC.—e.M. [b] The same, LO, the young tribes of Adam rise^ And through all nature rove, Fulfil the wishes of their eyes, And taste the joys they love. They give a loose to wild desires, But let the sinners know The strict account that God requires Of all the works they do. 3 The Judge prepares his throne on high The frighted earth and seas Avoid the fury of his eye, And flee before his face, 4 How shall I bear that dreadful day- And stand the fi'ry test ? I give all mortal joys away. To be forever jblesl B.I. HYMN XCI....CX. 357 HYMN XCI — L. M [b] Advice to youth ; o)\ old age and death in an unconverted state. Ecc!. rii. 1, 7. Isa. xlv. 20. NOW in the heat of youthful blood, Remember your Creator, God : Behold, the months come hastening on, When you shall say, "My joys are gone.'7 3 Behold the aged sinner goes, Laden with guilt and heavy woes, Down to the regions of the dead, With endless curses on his head. S The dust returns to dust again ; The soul in agonies of pain Ascends to God, not there to dwell. Bat hears her doom and sinks to hell. 4 Eternal King ! I fear thy name ; Teach me to know how frail I am ; And whou my soul must hence remove, Grive me a mansion in thy love. HYMN XCHU-B.1ML M Christ the Wisdom of God. Prov. viii. 1, 22 — 2?; SHALL Wisdom cry aloud. And not her speech be heard ? The voice of God's eternal word, Deserves it no regard ? S "I was his chief delight, « His everlasting Son, ••Before the first of all his works, H Creation was begun. 3 [" Before the flying clouds, " Before the solid land, "Before the fields, before the floods "I dwelt at his right hand. 4 "When he adorird the skies, ' And built them* I was there, 338 HYMN XC1II \ B. I. "To order when the sun should rise, " Ami marshal ev'ry star. i) " When he poured out the sea, " And spread the flowing deep, " 1 gave the flood a firm decree " In its own bounds to keep.] 6 " Upon the empty air, " The earth was balanced well, " With joy I saw the mansion where "The sons of men should dwell. 7 "My busy thoughts at first " On their salvation ran, "Ere sin was born, or Adam's dust u Was fashion'd to a man. 8 " Then come, receive my grace, " Ye children, and be wise ; •• Happy the man that keeps my ways, " The man that shuns them dies.?> HYMN XCI1I.— L. M. [*] Christy or Wisdom obeyed or resisted. Prov. viii. 34 — 36. THUS saith the Wisdom of the Lord, "Blest is the man that hears my word ; "Keeps daily watch before my gates, " And at my feet for mercy waits, g "The soul that seeks me, shall obtain U Immortal wealth, and heavenly gain ; "Immortal life is his reward, " Life, and the favor of the Lord. 3 " 1*ut the vile wretch that flies from me, " Doth his own soul an injury ; "Fools, that against my grace rebel, " Seek death, and love the road to hell." HYMN XCIV.— C. M. [hi Justification by faith* not by works ; «r. the law condemns, grace justifies. Horn. iii. 19, 22. "VTAIN are the hopes the sons of men On their own works have built ; R I. IP/MX X Their hearts by nature all unc'ean, And all their ac -lilt. 3 Let Jew and Gentiles stop their months, Without a Diurm'ring word. And the whole race of Adam stand Guilty before the Lord. 3 In vain we ask God's righteous law To justify us now, Since to convince and to condemn Is all the law can do. I Jeans, how glorious is thy grace- When in thy name we trust! 0;ir faith receives a righteousness That makes the sinner just. HYMX XCV.~ C. M. V tic:?. John i. 13, and iii. i. YOT all the outward forms on earth; ^ Nor rites that God has siven. Nor will of man, nor blood, nor birth. Can raise a soul to heaven. % The sov'reism will of God alone Creates u^ heirs of grace : Born in the image of his Son. A new peculiar race. 3 The Spirit, like pome heavenly wi; Blows on the sons of flesh. Xew models all the carnal mind, And forms the man afresh. 4 Our quickcu'd souls awake an< rise From the long steGp of death : On heavenly t! e fix our ?vm< And praise employs our hi HYMN" XCVI....\CVII. IV. I. HYMN \( \ I— C. M. [*] ting* 1 Cor. i. 2G — 31. BIT few among the carnal wise, Hut few of noble race. Obtain the favor of thine eyes. Almighty King of grace ! -I He takes the men of meanest name For sons and heirs of God ; (1 thus he pours abundant shame On honorable blood. J He calls the fool, and makes him know The mvstVies of his grace : To bring aspiring wisdom low. And all its pride abase. 4 Nature has all its glories lost. When brought before his throne ; No flesh shall in his presence boa*t. But in the Lord alone. HYMXXCVII.— L.M. [b] Christ our FPitffom, Righteousness, 8[c. 1 Cor. i. 36 IIURY'D in shadows of the the night, i We lie till Christ restores the Hcht : c » Wisdom descends to heal the blind. And chase the darkness of the mind. 2 Our guilty souls are drowird in tears, Till his atoning blood appears : Then we awake from deep (list re And sing. The Lord our Righteoubn Our very frame is mivd with sin, His spirit makes our natures clean ; Such virtues from his sufPrihes flow- At once to cleanse and pardon too. \ Jesus beholds where Satan reigns* Binding hid slaves in heavy chains J B. T. hymn xcvm....xrix. 36 f He sets the prisoners free, and breaks The iron bondage from our necks. 5 Poor helpless worms in thee possess Grace, wisdom, pow'r and righteousness ; Thou art our mighty All, and we Give our whole selves, 0 Lord, to thec. H The same. OW heavy is the night That hangs upon our eyes, Till Christ with his reviving light Over our souls arise ! 3 Our guilty spirits dread To meet the wrath of heav'n ; But in his righteousness array- d, We see our sins forgiv'n. 3 Unholy and impure Are all our thoughts and ways : His hands infected nature cure With sanctifying grace. 4 The pow'rs of hell agree To hold our souls in vain ; He sets the sons of bondage free, And breaks the cursed chain. o Lord, we adore thy ways, To bring us near to God ; Thy sovereign pow'r, thy healing grace, And thine atoning blood. HYMN XCIX.— C. M. [I] Stones Made children of Abraham ; or. grace not covvey-d by religious parents. Man. iii. <>, VAIN are the hopes that rebels place Upon their birth and blood, Descended from a pious race, (Their fathers now with GoiL) GG 3(52 UYXS < ....(.I. B. I. £ He from the caves of earth and hell Can take the hardest stones, And fill the house of Abraham well With new created sons. * Such wondrous pow'r doth he possess, Who form'd our mortal frame; Who call'd the world from emptiness. The world obev'd and came. HYMN C— L. M. [»] Believe and be saved. John iii. 16 — 18. ^*~OT to condemn the sons of men ■i^l Did Christ the Son of God appear : No weapons in his hands are seen, No flaming sword nor thunder there. 2 Such was the pity of our God, He lov'd the race of man so well, He sent his Son to hear our load Of sins, aivd save our souls from hall. 3 Sinners, believe the Saviour's word, Trust in his mighty name and live : \ thousand joys his lips afford, His hands a thousand blessings give. <£ But vengeance and damnation lies On rebels who refuse his grace ; Who God's eternal Son despise, The hottest hell shall be their place. HYMN CI.— L.M. [»] Joy in heaven for a repenting sinner. Luke xv. 7, 10. ^lrHO can describe the joys that rise ▼ ▼ . Through all the courts of paradise To see a prodigal return, To see aa heir of glory born ? 2 With joy the Father doth approve The fruit of his eternal love ; B. I. HYMN CII. 363 The Son with joy looks down and see* The purchase of his agonies. 3 The Spirit takes delight to view The holy soul he form'd anew ; And saints and angels join to sing The growing empire of their King, HYMN CII — L. M. [*] The beatitudes. Matt. v. 2—12. BLEST are the humble souls that see Their emptiness and poverty : Treasures of grace to them are giv'n, And crowns of joy laid up in heav'n. 3 BlessM are the men of broken heart. Who mourn for sin with inward smart, The blood of Christ divinely flows, A healing balm for all their woes. 3 Bless'd are the meek, who stand afar From rage and passion, noise and war ; God will secure their happy state, And plead their cause against the great. 4- BlessM are the souls that thirst for grace, Hunger and long for righteousness : They shall be well supplyM and fed "With living streams and living bread. 5 Bless'd are the men whose bowels move And melt with sympathy and love : From Christ the Lord shall they obtain Like sympathy and love again. 6 Bless'd are the pure, whose hearts are clean From the defiling pow'r of sin ; With endless pleasure they shall see A God of spotless purity. 7 Blessed are the men of peaceful life, Who quench the coals of growing strife : 30* HYMN CIII....CIV. B. I. They shall he calTd the heirs of bliss, The Sons of God, the God offence. Bless'd are the ^uiY'rers, who partake Of pain and shame for Jesus' sake ; Their souls shall triumph in the Lord : Glory and iov are their reward. i HYMN CHI.— C. M. [*] . V. t ashamed of the gospel. 2 Tim. i. 'M not ashanrd to own my Lord, Or to defend hie cause, Maintain the honor of his word, The glory of his eross. 12; i Jesus; my God ! I know his name : His name is all my trust ; Nor will he put ray soul to shame Nor let my hope be lost. 3 Firm as his throne his promise stands, And he can well secure What I've committed to his hands, Till the decisive hour. 1 Then will he own my worthless name Before his Father's face, And in the new Jerusalem Appoint my soul a place. HYMN CIV— CM. [*] A state cf nature and of grace. 1 Cor. vi. 10, IX. "VJOT the malicious or profane, i^ The wanton or the proud, Nor thieves, nor slanderers shall obtain The kingdom of our God. % Surprising grace ! and such were we By nature and by sin, Heirs of immortal misery, Unholy and unclean, B. I. HYMN CV....CVI. 365 - - 3 But we are wash'd in Jesus' blood, We're pardorrd through his name ; And the good spirit of our God Has sanctify'*! our frame. 4 O for a persevering pow'r To keep thy just commands 1 We would defile our hearts no inore? No more pollute our hands. HYMN CV.— CM. [*] Hea ven invisible and holy. 1 Cor. ii. 9, 10. Rev. xxi. Sff; XlOR eye hath seen, nor ear hath heard, Nor sense nor reason known, What joys the Father has prepaid For those that love the Son. 5 But the good spirit of the Lord Reveals a heaven to come : The beams of glory in his word Allure and guide us home. 3 Pure are the joys above the sky. And all the region peace ; No wanton lips nor envious eye Can see or taste the bliss. 4 Those holy gates forever bar Pollution, sin and shame ; None shall obtain admittance there. But followers of the Lamb. 5 He keeps the Father's book of life, There all their names are found ; The hypocrite in vain shall strive To tread the heavenly ground, HYMN CVI .— S. M. [*] Bead to sin by the Cross of Christ. Rom. vi. i5 2, &> ^! HALL we go on to sin, £3 Because thy grace abounds, i >6 HYMN CVII. B. T, Or crucify (he Lord again, And open all iiis wounds? 2 Forbid it, mighty God ! Nor let it e'er be said, That wc whose sins are crucifyM, Should raise them from the dead. 3 We will be slaves no more, Since Christ hath made us free, Has nail'd our tyrants to his cross, And bought our liberty. HYMN CVII— L. M. [b] The full and recovery of man ; or Christ and Satan at en- mity. Gen. iii. 1,15.17. Gal. iv. 4. Col. ii. 13. T|ECErV>D by subtle snares of hell, ■*^ Adam, our head, our father fell ; "When Satan, in the serpent hid, Proposed the fruit that God forbid. 2 Death was the threatening : death began To take possession of the man ; Hi-s unborn race received the wound, And heavy curses smote the ground. 3 But Satan found a worse reward ; Thus saith the vengeance of the Lord, u Let everlasting hatred be u Betwixt the woman's seed and thee. 4< " The woman's seed shall be my Son ; " He shall destroy what thou hast dome ; " Shall break thy head and only feel " Thy malice raging at his hceL" 5 [He spake — and bid four thousand years Roll on : — At length his Son appears ; Angels with joy descend to earth, And sing the young Redeemer's birth. 6 Lo ! by the sons of hell he dies : But as he hung Hwixt earth and skies, d. r. hymn* c\ rn....cix. afijf He i;avc their prince a fatal blow, And triumph'd o'er the pow'rs below.] HYMN CVIII— S. .M [*] Christ unsee\ ! 1 Fct. i. S. ^%70T with our mortal eyes -*-^ Have we beheld the Lord : Yet we rejoice to hear his name, And love him in his word. 2 On earth we want the sight Of our Redeemer's face ; Yet Lord, our inmost thoughts deiighr To dwell upon thy grace. 3 And when we taste thy love, Our joys divinely grow Unspeakable, like those above. And heav'n begins below. HYMN CIX — L. M. [b] The value of Christ and his righteousness. Phil. iii. '7. S. 3. (for those who practice INFANT BAPT1S1 THUS saith the mercy of the Lord, " rilhe a God to thee : •'• I'll bless thy num'rous race, and they •'•' Shall be a seed for me." 5 Abraham believ'd the promised grace ; And gave his sons to God ; But water seals the blessing now. That once was seal'd with blood. 3 Thus Lydia sanctify' d h§r house, When she received the word; Thus the believing jailer 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. HYMN CXXIL— L. ML [*] Believers buried with Christ in Baptism. Rom. vi. 3, Sec. DO we not know that solemn word. That we are bury'd with the Lord : Baptiz'd into his death, and then Put off the body of our sin ? 2 Our souls receive diviner breath, Kais?d from corruption, guilt and death So from the grave did Christ arise, And lives to God above the skies. 3 No more let sin or Satan reign Over our mortal flesh again ; The various lusts we servM before, Shall have dominion now no more. 3^6 hymn cxxni....r\xiv. B. I. 11YMX t'XXIII—C. M. [b] The n / iL Luke xv. 13, &c. ft HOLD tl|€ wretch, whose lust and wine Has wasted his estate : lie begs a share amongst the swine, To taste the husks they eat ! 3 •• 1 die with hunger here," he cries ; " I starve in foreign lands : •• My Father's house has large supplies; '" And boa ate o us are his hands. •> " I'll go, and with a mournful tongue ;' Fall down before his face ; *• Father, I've done thy justice wrong, 4' Nor can deserve thy grace." 1 lie said — and hastened to li is home, To seek his Father's love ; The Father saw the rebel come, And all his bowels move. 5 He ran, and fell upon his neck, KnibracM and kiss'd his son : The rebels heart with sorrow brake For fellies he had done. 6 •• Take olV his clothes of shame and sin, (The Father gives command) "Dress him in garments white and clean, ;i With rings adorn his hand. } ■•' A day of feasting [ ordain ; *• Let mirth and joy abound ; " My son was dead and lives a^ain, " Was lost and now is found." D HYMX CXXIV.— L. M. [*] The first and second Adam. Horn. v. 12, &c. EEP in the dust before thy throne, Our jjuilt and our disgrace we own; B.>I. HYMN CXX\ . ,377 Great God ! we own th' unhappy name, Whence sprung our nature and our shauie. 2 Adam the sinner : at his fall, Death like a conqueror seiz'd us all ; A thousand new-born babes are dead; By fatal union to their head. 3 But whilst our Spirits, fiUM with awe, Behold the terrors of thy law, We sing the honors of thy grace, That sent to save our ruin'd race. 4 We sing thine everlasting Son, Who joined our nature to his own : Adam the second, from the dust Raises the ruins of the first. 5 [By the rebellion of one man, Through all his seed the mischief ran; And by one man's obedience now, Are all his seed made righteous too. 6 Where sin did reign and death abound. There have the sons of Adam found Abounding life ; — there glorious grace Reigus through the Lord our righteousness.} HYMN CXXV — C. M. [*] Christ's compassion to tbg weak and tempted. Heb. iv. 15, 1G, and v. 7. Matt. xii. 20. TTH joy we meditate the grace Of our High Priest above : His heart is made of tenderness. His bowels, melt with love. S Touch'd with a sympathy within, He knows our feeble frame : He knows what sore temptations mean, For he has felt the same. $ But spotless, innocent and pure The great Redeemer stood, ri H 2 *7& hvm:. ixx\i,..,ax\ii. ». K While ^:u;ur> iiery darts he bore. And did resist to blood, 4 He in the days of feeble flesh PourM out bis cries and tears, And in his measure feels afresh What evVy member bears. 5 [He'll never quench the smoking flaxA Hut raise it to a flame : The bruised reed lie never breaks, Nor scorns the meanest name.] $ Then let our humble faith address His mercy and his pow'r; We shall obtain delivering grace In the distressing hour. HYMN CXXVI.— L M [*] Charity and uncfiaritableness. Romans xiv. 17. 19. 1 Corinthians x. 32. ^^OT different food, nor different dress ^ Compose the kiugdom of our Lord, But peare, and joy, and righteousness, Faith, and obedience to his word. 3 When weaker Christians we d-espise, We do the gospel mighty wrong; For God the gracious and the wise, Receives the feeble and the strong. 3 Let pride and wrath be banish'd henct Meekness and love our souls pursue ; Nor shall our practice give offence To saints, the Gentile, or the Jew. HYMN CXXVIL— L.M. [*] Christ's invitation to sinners ; or, humility and pride. Matthew xi. 28—30. ^pOME hither all ye weary souls, ^ "Ye heavy laden sinners, come : "I'll give you rest from all your toils> *< And raise you to my heavenly home. b. I. HYMN' CXXV11I. 379 S " Thev shall find rest that learn of mc ; tt Fin of a meek and lowly mind ; " But passion rages like the sea, •• And pride is restless as the wind. 3 "BJess'd is the man whose shoulders take ••My yoke, and bear it with delight ; u My yoke is easy to his neck, " My grace shall make the burden light. "* i. Jesus, we come at thy command, With faith, and hope, and humble zeal. Resign our spirits to thy hand. To mould and guide us at thy will, HYMN CXXVIIL— L. M. [*] The J$po$tles? commission ; or Jlie gospel attested by miracles, Mark xvi. 15. fee. Matt, xxviii. 18, kc. " u|^i 0. preach my gospel/' saith the Lord ; vX « Bij the whole earth my grace receive ; •• He shall be sav'd that trusts my word ; " He shall be damnM that wont believe. 8 ["I'll make your great commission kno>vn<> " And ye shall prove my gospel true, u By all the works that I have done, "By all the wonders ye shall do. 3 " Go heal the sick, go raise the dead, •'•' Go cast out devils in my name ; " Nor let my prophets be afraid, " Tho' Greeks reproach,and Jews blaspheme."] 4 M Teach all the nations my commands, u Vm with you till the world shall end, a All pow'r is trusted in my hands, " I can destroy, and can defend." § He spake, and light shone round his bead^ Ou a bright cloud to heaven he rode : They to the farthest nations spreade The grace of their ascended God, >8tt ilYMN ( \X. li. I. HYMN CXX1X.— L. M. [»] Submission and deliverance ; or, Abraham offering his Sou, ( rcn. \ k i i . 6, &c. SAINTS, at your heavenly Father's word, Give np dxit comforts to the Lord, Be s i] II restore what you resign, Or . ant jou blessings more divine. 2 So Abraham, with obedient hand, Led forth his Son at God's command. The wood, the tire, the knife he took, His arm prepared the dreadful stroke. 3 " Abraham, forbear/* the angel cryM. "Thy faith is known, thy love is try\l, "Thy Son shall live, and in thy seed " Shall the whole earth be bless?d indeed." 1 Just in the last distressing hour The Lord displays delivering pow'r, The mount of danger is the place Where we shall see surprising grace. HYMN CXXX.—L. M. [b] Love and hatred. Phil. ii. 2. Spti* iv. 30, &e. "VJOW by the bowels of my God, -L^1 Mis sharp distress, his sore complaints> By his last groans, his dying'tdood, I charge my soul to love ^Ue saints. 3 Clamor, and wrath, and war, be gone, Envy and spite forever ceafce, Let bitter words no more be known Amongst the saints, the sons of peace. »3 The spirit like a peaceful dove, Flies from the realms of noise and strife,. Why should we vex and grieve his love., "\\ no seals our souls to heavenly life! 4 Tender and kind be all our thoughts, Through all our lives let mercy run : R. I. HYMN CXXXI....CXXXH. 38 1 So God forgives our numerous faults, For the dear sake, pf Christ his Son. B HYMN CXXX1 — L M. [*] The phariaee and publican. Luke xviii. 10, &c. EHOLT) how sinners disagree. The publican and pharisee, One doth his righteousness proclaim, The other owns his gaik and shame. 3 This man at humble distance stands And cries for grace with lifted hands ; That boldly rises near the throne, And talks of duties he has done. 3 The Lord their different language knows, And different answers he bestows, The humble soul with grace he crowns, Whilst on the proud his anger frowns. i Dear Father, let me never be Joined with the boasting pharisee ; I have no merits of my own. But plead the sufferings of thy Son. HYMN CXXX1I — L. M. [*] Hulutess and grata. Titus ii. 10 — 13. SO let our lips and lives express The holy gospel we profess, So let our works and virtues shine, To prove the doctrine all divine. 2 Thus shall we best proclaim abroad The honors of our Saviour God, When the salvation reigns within, And grace subdues the pow?r of sin. 3 Our flesh and sense must be deny'd, Passion and envy, lust and pride, While justice, temperance, truth and love, Our inward piety approve. 382 HYMN CXXX1IT CXXXIV. B. I. 4 Religion bears our spirits up, While we expect that blessed hope, The bright appearance of the Lord, And faith stands leaning on his word. HYMN CXXXIir— C. M. [b] Love and charity. 1 Cor. xiii. 2 — 7, 13. LET pharisees of high esteem Their faith and zeal declare, All their religion is a dream, If love be wanting there. 3 Love suffers long with patient eye, Nor is provok'd in haste : She lets the present injury die, And long forgets the past. 3 [Malice and rage, those fires of hell, She quenches with her tongue ; Hopes and believes, and thinks no ill, Though she endures the wrong.} 4 [She nor desires nor seeks to know The scandals of the time ; Nor looks with pride on those below. Nor envies those that climb.] 3 She lays her own advantage by, To seek her neighbor's good ; So God's own Son came down to die, And bought our lives with blood. 6 Love is the grace that keeps her pow'r In all the realms above ; There faith and hope are known no more, Bui saints forever love. H HYMN CXXXIV— L. M [*] Religion vain without love. 1 Cor. xiii. 1 — 9. AD I the tongues of Greeks and Jews, And nobler speech than ai.^els use, B.I. "HYMN CX\W..,.( WXVI. 383 If love be absent, I am found. Like tinkling brass, an empty sound. 2 Were I inspired to preach and tell: All that is done in heaven and hell : Or could inv 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 rive niv bodv to the flame. To gain a raartyir's glorious name : 4 If love to God and love to men Be absent, all my hopes are vain : Nor tongues, nor gifts, nor fiery zeaL The works of love can e'er fulfil. BYMN CXXXV.— L. M. [*] The lave of Christ shed abroad in ihe heart Eph. lii. 16, fiu COME, dearest Lord, desceud and dwell By faith and love in ev'ry breast : Then shall we know, and taste, and feel The joys that cannot be express'd. 2 Come, fill our hearts with inward strength, Make our enlarged souls possess, Aud learn the height, and breadth, and length Of thine unmeasurable grace, 3 Now to the God, whose pow'r can do More than our thoughts or wishes know, Be everlasting honors done. By all the church, through Christ his Sou* HYMN CXXXVI—C. If. [*] 9in r . I hypocrisy : or. formality in worship John iv. 84. Psalm exxxix. 23, ZA (^ OB is a spirit, just and wise, -* He sees our iumost mind, In vain to heav'n we raise our crie^ And leave our souls belued: 384* 11YMX CXXXV'I. t\ I, 2 Notbmg bat (ruth before his throne, With honor can appear ; The painted hypocrites are known Through the disguise they wear. Their lifted eyes salute the skies. Their bedded knees the ground ; But (xod abhors the sacrifice Where not the heart is found. 4 Lord search my thoughts and try my ways. And make mv soul sincere : Then shall I stand before thy face, And find acceptance there. HYMN (XXXVII.— L. M. [*] Ivatlon by grace in Christ, 2 Tim. i. 9, io. VOW to the pow'r of God supreme He everlasting honors giv'n ; Tie saves from hell ; (we bless his name) lie calls our waiuPrius; feet to heav'n. 3 Not for our duties or deserts. But of his own abounding grace, He works salvation in our hearts, And forms his people for a praise, 3 Twas his own purpose that begun To rescue rebels doom'd to die. He gave us grace in Chris! his Son, Before he spread the starry sky. 1 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 dies, and i;i that dreadful night Hid all the powers of hell destroy, Rising he brought our heaven to light ; And took possession of the joy. a.T. HYMN CXXXVIII...CXXX1X...GXL. 883 HYMN CXXXVIII— C. If. L*J lints in the hands of Christ. John x. 2S, 29. FIRM as the earth thy gospel stauds, My Lord, my hope, my trust, If 1 am found in Jesus' hands, My soul can ne'er be lost. 3 His honor is engag'd to save, The meanest of his sheep ; All that his heavenly Father gave His hands securely keep. 3 Nor death nor hell shall e'er remove His favVites from his breast, Iu the dear bosom of his love They must forever rest. HYMN CXXXIX.— L. ML Hope in the Covenant ; or, God's promise and truth un- changeable. Heb. vi. 17 — 19. HOW oft hath sin and Satan strove To rend my soul from thee, my God ! But everlasting is thy love, And Jesus seals it with his blood. 3* The oath and promise of the Lord Join to confirm the wondrous grace ; Eternal pow'r performs the word, And fills all heaven with endless praise 3 Amidst temptations sharp and long, My soul to this dear refuge flies; Hope is my anchor, firm and strong, While tempests blow, and billows rise. 4 The gospel bears my spirit up ; A faithful and unchanging God Lays the foundation for my hope. In oaths, and promises, and blood. HYMN CXL.--C. If. [•] A living and a dead faith ; collected From several scriptures. ]V|ISTAKEN souls ! Mitt dream of heart* -*-" And make their empty boast I I 386 HYMN CXI !. K. I. Of inward joys and sins forgiven, While they arc slaves to lust. 2 Vain are our fancies, airy flights, If faith be cold and dead ; None hut a living pow'r unites To Christ the living head. 3 jTifl faith that changes all the heart: *Tis faith that works by love, That bids all sinful joys depart, And lifts the thoughts above. 4 *Ti§ faith that conquers earth and hell By a celestial pow'r ; This is the grace that shall prevail In the decisive hour. 5 [Faith must obey her Father's will, As well as trust his grace : A pardVing God is jealous still For his own holiness. C When from the curse he sets us free, He makes our natures clean ; Nor would he send his Son to be The minister of sin. 7 His spirit purifies our frame, And seals our peace with God Jesus and his salvation came By water and by blood.] HYMN CX.LI—S.H [W The humiliation arid exaltation of Christ. Isa. liii 1—5, 10—12. "VST HO has belie v'd thy word, Or thv salvation knowu? Reveal thine arm, Amighty Lord, And glorify thy Son. S The Jews esleemM him her* Too uieau for thbii* Uelief : R. I. HYMN CXL1I. 387 Sorrows his chief acquaintance were And his companion grief. 3 They turn'd their eyes away, And treated him with scorn ; But 'twas their griefs upon him lay, Their sorrows he has borne. 4 'Twas for the stubborn Jews, And Gentiles then unknown, The God of justice pleas'd to bruise His best beloved Son. 5 " But I'll prolong his days, " And make his kingdom staud ; * My pleasure/"' saith the God of grace, " Shall prosper in his hand. 6 [<• His joyful soul shall see " The purchase of his pain, •'< And by his knowledge justify " The guilty sons of men.] 7 [" Ten thousand captive slaves, u Released from death and sin, u Shall quit their prisons and their graves, " And own his pow'r divine.] 8 ["Heaven shall advance my Sou " To joys that earth deny'd ; " Who saw the follies men had done, " And bore their sins, and dy'd."] HYMN CXLII.-S. M. [b] The same. Isa. liii. 6—12. LIKE sheep we went astray, And broke the fold of God ; Each wandering in a different way, But all the downward road. 2 How dreadful was the hour, When God our wand'riugs laid. •iSS UVMN CJCLIII. U. J. Aiul did at once his vengeance pour Upon the Shepherd's head ! J3tf Faith, like a conqu'ror can produce A thousand victories.] 5 [Grace like an imcovrupted seed. Abides and reigns within ; Immortal principles forbid The sons of God to sin.] 6 [Not by the terrors of a slave Do they perform his will : But with the noblest powers they have- His sweet commands fulfil.] 7 They find access at ev?ry hour, To God within the veil : Hence they derive a quickening powV. And joys that never fail. 8 O happy souls ! O glorious state i Of overflowing grace : To dwell so near their Father's seat. And see his lovely face. 9 Lord. I address thy heavenly throne ; Call me a child of thine ; Send down the spirit of thy Son To form my heart divine. 10 There shed thy choicest loves abroad. And make rav comforts sirottg: Then shall I say "My Father ^od,^ With an unwavrrinahn. rXVTITH cheerful voice I sing L T? The titles of my Lord, And borrow all the names Of honor from his word, Nature nor art Can ne'er supply Sufficient forms Of majesty. 2 In Jesus we behold His Father's glorious face, Shining forever bright With mild and lovely rays, TV eternal God's Eternal Son Inherits and Partakes the throne.] 3 The sovereign King of kings, The Lord of lords most high, Writes his own name upon His garment and his thigh. His name is call'd " The word of God," He rules the earth With iron rod. 4« Where promises and grace Cau neither melt nor move, B. I. HYMN CXUW 395 The angry Lamb resents Tlr injuries of his love ; Awakes his wrath Without delay, 4s lions roar And tear the prey. d But when for works of peace The great Redeemer comes, What gentle characters, "What titles he assumes : u Light of the world, And Life of men y* \or will he bear Those names in vain. 6 Immense compassion reigns In our ImmanueVs heart, When he descends to act A Mediator's part. He is a friend, And brother too ; Divinely kind, Divinely true. 7 At length the Lord, the Judge, His awful throne ascends, And drives the rebels far From favorites and friends : Then shall the saints Completely preve The heights and depths Of all his love, HYMN CXL1X.— L.M. [*] The offices of Christ; from several scriptures, JOIN all the names of love and pow'r, That ever men or angels bore ; All are too mean to speak his worthy Or set ImmanuePs glory forth. $ But oh, what condescending ways He takes to teacli his heaveuly graea, Mj eyes with joy and wonder s^e What forms of love he bears to m€. 3 [Thfc " Angel of the covf nanf standi With his commission in his hands, 396 ii\mn cxux. r>. r. Sent from his Father's milder throne, To make the great salvation known.] t [Great Prophet ! let me bless thy name ; By thee the joyful tidings came, Of wrath appeas'd, of sins forgiven, Of hell subdu'd, and peace with heaven.] 5 [My bright Example, and my Guide, 1 would be walking near thy side ; 0 let me never run astray, Nor follow the forbidden way ! 0 I love my Shepherd — he shall keep My wandYmg soul amongst his sheep ; He feeds his ilock, he calls their names, And in his bosom bears the lambs.] 7 [My Surety undertakes my cause, Answering his Father's broken laws : Behold my soul at freedom set, My Surety paid the dreadful debt,] 8 [Jesus, my great High Priest, has died — 1 seek no sacrifice beside ; His blood did once for all atone, And now it pleads before the throne.] 9 [My Advocate appears on high — The Father lays his thunder by ; Not all that earth or hell can say, Shall turn my Fathers heart away.] 10 [My Lord, my Conqu'ror, and my King, Thy sceptre, and thy word I sing : Thine is the vict'ry, and I sit A joyful subject at thy feet.] 11 [Aspire, my soul, to glorious deeds; The '; Captain of Salvation'- leads ; March on, nor fear to win the day, Though death and hell obstruct the way.f B. I. HYMN CI,. 31)7 12 [Should death, and hell, and pow'rs unknown. Put all their forms of mischief on, I shall be safe ; for Christ displays Salvation in more sovereign ways.] .t HYMN CL.-P. Bff. [*] The same as the tlSth Psalnr. OIN all the glorious names Of wisdom, love, and pow'r, That ever mortals knew, That angels ever bore : All are too mean To speak his worth, Too mean to set My Saviour forth. 2 ButO, what gentle terms. What condescending ways Doth our Redeemer use, To teach his heavenly grace ! Mine eyes with joy And wonder see What forms of love He bears for me. 3 [ Array 'd in mortal flesh, He like an angel, stands, And holds the promises And pardons in his hands : Commissioned 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 subduM, And peace with Heaven 5 [Be thou my Counsellor, My Patron and my Guide ; And through this desevt land Still keep me near thv side. K K 398 HYMN tL. B. I. O let my feet Ne'er run astray Nor rove nor seek The crooked way !] 0 Tl love my Shepherd** voice; His watchful eyes shall keep My waud'ring 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 cause ; He answers and fulfils His Father's broken laws. Behold my soul At freedom set ! My Surety paid the dreadful debt.] 3 [Jesus, my great High Priest, Offer d his blood and dy'd ; My guilty conscience seeks No sacrifice beside. His powerful blood Did once atone ; Vnd now it pleads Before the throne.] 9 [My Advocate appears For my defence on high : The Father bows his ears. And lays his thunder by. Not all that hell Or sin can say Shall turn his heart, His love away.] 10 My dear Alinighty Lord, My Conqu'ror and my King, Thy sceptre, and thy sword, Thy reigning grace I sing, Thine is the povv'r ; Behold I sit [u willing bonds Beneath thy feet, 4 1 [Now let my soul arise, And tread the tempter down ; B. I. HYMN CL. 399 My Captain leads me forth To conquest and a crown. A. feeble saint Shall win the day, Though death and hell Obstruct the way..] IS Should all the hosts of death, And pow'rs of hell unknown, Put their most dreadful forms Of rage and mischief oik I shall be safe ; For Christ displays Superior pow'r And guardian grace. EN© OF BOOK I, 3^ ' Stffjfa gnrsost and SPIRITUAL SONGS. COMPOSED ON DIVINE SUBJECTS. • •* ► v\-» wx t/v-vvwv-vx WVX^WV-WVVX WVV^WWWX WWW VW WX VWW}, BOOK II. - ••^.'WVT, VV\\'VVVVVVVVVV\V'V\VVVVV*VVVVVVV\>VV\VVVVVVVVVV\\VVVV\\VVV HYMN I.— L. M. [•] %8 soup of praise to God. "VTATURE, with all her pow'rs, shall sing •** Rod the Creator and the King ; Nor air, nor earth, nor skies, nor seas, Deny the tribute of their praise. 3 Begin to make his glories known, Ye seraphs that sit near his throne : Tiine your harps high, and spread the sound ■To the creation's utmost bound. I [All mortal things of meaner frame, Kxert your force, and own his name; Whilst with our souls, and with our voice, We sing his honors and our joys.] 4< [To him be sacred all we have, From the young cradle to tho grave : Our lips shall his loud wonders tell, And ev'ry word a miracle.] 5 [These Western shores our native land, Lie safe in the Almighty's hand : Our foes of victory dream in vain, And wear the captivating chain.] 6 Raise monumental praises high To him who thunders through the sky, B. II. HYMN U. 401 And, with au awful nod or frown Shakes an aspiring tyrant down. 7 [Pillars of lasting brass proclaim The triumphs of th' Eternal Name ; While trembling nations read from far The honors of the God of war.] 3 Thus let our flaming zeal employ Our loftiest thoughts and loudest songs ; Let there be sung with warmest joy, Hosanna from ten thousand tongues, 9 [Yet, mighty God, our feeble frame Attempts in vain to reach thy name ! The strongest notes that angels raise Faint in the worship and the praise."] HYMN II.— C. M [b] The death of a sinner. MY thoughts on awful subjects roll, Damnation and the dead : What horrors seize the 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 ; Torturd with keen despair they cry, Yet wait for fiercer pains. 5 Not all their anguish and their blood For their old guilt atorxes, K K 2 M)2 HYMN 1 1 T IV. )). II. Nor the compassion of a God Shall hearken i<> their groans. Amaziog grace, that kept my breath, Nor bid my soul remove, Till 1 had learned my Saviour's death. And well ensurM his love ! HYMN III— CM. [b] The death and burial of a saint. ^THY do we mourn departing friends, Or shake at deaths alarms? 'Tis but the voice that Jesus sends. To call them to his arms. 2 Are wo not tending upward too, As fast as time can move? Nor would we wish the hours more slow, To keep us from our love. 3 Why should we tremble to eonvey Their bodies to the tomb? There the dear flesh of Jesus lay, And left a long perfume. 4 The graves of all the saints he blest, And soften'd ev'ry bed : Where should the dvins; members rest, But with their dying Head? 5 Thence he arose, ascended high, And shew'd our feet the wray : Up to the Lord our souls shall fly, At the great rising day. 6 Then let the last loud trumpet sound. And bid our kindred rise : Awake, ye nations under ground ; Te saints ascend the skies. HYMN IV.— L.M. [*] Salvation in the cross. HERE at thy cross, my dying God, I lav Hiv soul beneath thy love, B. II. HYMN ♦. 403 Beneath tlic droppings of iliy blood, Jesus ! nor shall it e/er remove. % Not all that tyrants think or say, With raire and liebtnins in their eve*. Nor hell shall fright my soul away, • Should hell with all its legions rise. 3 Should worlds conspire to drive me hence Moveless and firm this heart should lie : Resolved (for that's my last defence) If I must perish — here to die. 4 But speak, my Lord, and calm my fear : Am I not safe beneath thy shade? Tby vengeance will not strike me here i Nor Satan dare my soul invade. 5 Yes, I'm secure beneath thy blood, And all my foes shall lose their aim : Hosanna to mv dvins; God : And my best honors to his name. HYMN V— L. M. [*] Longintr to praise Christ better. LORD, when my thoughts with wonder roll, O'er the sharp sorrows of my soul, And read my Maker's broken laws, Repaired and honored by thy cross ; 3 When I behold death, hell and sin, Vanquished by that dear blood of thine, And see the man that groan'd and dy'd, Sit glorious by his Father's side ; 3 My passious rise and soar above ; I'm wing'd with faith, and fird with love ; Fain would I reach eternal things, And learn the notes that Gabriel sines. <-^ 4 But my heart fails, my tongue complains, For want of their immortal strains ! 401 HVMX VI. ...VII. B. II. And in such humble notes as these Falls far below thy victories. 5 Well the kind minute must appear, When we shall leave these bodies here, These clogs of clay — and mount on high. To join the songs above the sky. HYMN VI.— CM. [*] A morning song. ONCE more, my soul, the rising day Salutes thy waking eyes ; Once more, my voice, thy tribute pay To him who rules the skies. 2 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 he supports my mortal frame ; My tongue shall speak his praise ; My sins would rouse his wrath to flame, And yet his wrath delays. 4 [On a poor worm thy pow'r might tread^ And I coald ne'er withstand ; Thy justice might have crush'd me dead. But mercy held thy hand. 5 A thousand wretched souls are fled Since the last setting sun ; And yet thou length'nest out my thread. And yet my moments run.] 6 Dear God, let all my hours be thine, Whilst I enjoy the light ; Then shall my sun ia smiles decline, And bring a pleasant night. HYMN VII— CM. [•] Jin evening song, f THREAD Sovereign, let my evening gong l-." Like holy incense rise : B. II. fiVMN VIII. 4M Assist the offerings of my tongue To reach the lofty skies. 2 Through all the dangers of the clay Thy hand was still ray guard ; And still to drive my wants away, Thy mercy stood prepared.] 3 Perpetual hlessings from above Encompass me around; But O how few returns of love Hath my Creator found ! 4? What have I done for him who dy'd To save my wretched soul ? How arc my follies niultiply'd, Fast as my minutes roll ? 5 Lord, with this guilty heart of mine, To thy dear cross I flee, And to thy graee 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 my Saviour's breast. HYMN VI1L— C. M. [»] Jl hymn for morning or evening. HOSANNA, with a cheerful sound. To God's upholding band ; Ten thousand snares attend us round* And yet secure we stand. 2 That was a most amazing pow'r That rais'd us with a word, And ev'ry day, and ev'ry hour* We lean upon the Lord. 3 The evening rests our weary head? And angels guard the room : 406 HYMN IX. B. IT. We wake, and we admire the bed That was not made our tomb. 4> The rising morning can't assure That we shall end the day ; For death stands ready at the door To snatch our lives away. 5 Our breath is forfeited by sin To God's revenging law : We own thy grace, immortal King, In ev'ry gasp we draw. 6 God is our sun, whose daily light Our joy and safety brings ; Our feeble flesh lies safe at night Beneath his shady wings. HYMN IX— C. ML [b] Godly soi row arising from the sufferings of Christ. ALAS ! and did my Saviour bleed ! And did my Sovereign die ? Would he devote that sacred head For such a worm as I ? 2 [Thy body slain, sweet Jesus, thine, And bath'd in its own blood, While, all exposM to wrath divine, The glorious suff'rer stood !] 8 Was it for crimes that I had done, He groan'd upon the tree ? Amazing pity ! grace unknown ! And love beyond degree ! 4 Well might the sun in darkness hide, And shut his glorie9 in, When God the mighty Maker died For man the creature's sin. £ Thus might I hide my blushing face, While his dear cross appears. B. II. HYMN X....XI. 407 Dissolve my heart in thankfulness, And melt mine eyes in tears. 6 But drops of grief can ne'er repay The debt of love I owe : Here. Lord, I give myself away ; >Tis all that I can do. HYMN X Cf! M [b] Pa rt i ng w ith carnal joys . \JTY soul forsakes her vain delight, .!▼"■- And bids the world farewell ; Base as the dirt beneath my feet, And mischievous as hell. 3 No longer will I ask your love, Nor seek your friendship more ; The happiness that I approve Lies not within your pow'r. 3 There's nothing round this spacious earth That suits my large desire ; To boundless joy and solid mirth My nobler thoughts aspire. 4 [Where pleasure rolls its living flood, From sin and dross refin'd, Still springing from the throne of God, And fit to cheer the mind. 5 Th' Almighty Ruler of the sphere, The glorious and the great, Bring* nis own all-sofficienee there, To make our bliss complete.] 6 Had I the pinions of a dove, Fd climb the heav'nly road ; There sits my Saviour, dress'd in love* And ther e my smiling fTod, HYMN XI— L. M. [*] The same. I SEND the joys of earth away; Away ye tempters of the mind, +08 H\MN Xll. E. II, False as the smooth deceitful sea. And empty as the whistling wind. § Your streams were floating me along Down to the gulph of black despair ; And whilst I listened to your song, Your streams had e'en conveyed me there 3 Lord, I adore thy matchless grace, That warn* d me of that dark abyss ; That drew me from those treacherous seas : And bade me seek superior bliss. 4 Now to the shining realms above I stretch my hands, and glance my eyes, O for the pinions of a dove, To bear me to the upper skies ; 5 There, from the bosom of my God, Oceans of endless pleasures roll : There would I fix my last abode, And drown the sorrows of my soul. HYMN XXL— C. M. [b] Christ the substance of the Levitical Priesthood* HPHE true Messiah now appears, -■- The types are all withdrawn : So fly the shadows and the stars Before the rising dawn. 2 No smoking sweets, nor bleeding lambs* Nor kid nor bullock slain, Incense and spice of costly names, Would all be burnt in vain. 3 Aaron must lay his robes away, His mitre and his vest, When God himself comes down to be TheoffYing and the priest. t He took our mortal flesh to show The wonders of his love ; IS. II. HYMN XIII. ...XIV. 409 For us he paid his life below, And prays for us above. 5 " Father" he cries, " forgive their sins, u For I myself have died ;" And then he shows his opened veins, And pleads his wounded side. HYMN XIII.— L. M. [•] The creation, preservation, dissolution, and restoration oj this world. Q ING to the Lord, who built the skies, 3 The Lord who rear'd this stately frame ; Let all the nations sound his praise, And lands unknown repeat his name. 2 He form'd the seas and framed the hills, Made ev'ry drop and ev'ry dust ; Nature and time, with all her wheels, And put them into motion first. 3 Now, from his high imperial throne, He looks far down upon the spheres ; He bids the shining orbs roll on, And round he turns the hasty years, 4 Thus shall this moviug engine last Till all his saints are gathered in : Then for the trumpet's dreadful blast, To shake it all to dust asrain. 5 Yet, when the sound shall tear the ski^s, And lightniug burn the globe below, Saints, you may lift your joyful eyes, There's a new heaven and earth for von. t/ HYMN XIV.— SM. [*] The Lord's day • or. delight in ordinances* ^ELCOME sweet day of rest, That saw the Lord arise : Welcome to this reviving bmigt, And these rejoicing cvcf ! 4-*0 JIYMNW. b. II. 2 The King himself comes near, And leasts his saints to-day ; Here we may sit, and see him here. And love, and praise, and pray. 3 One day amidst the place Where my dear God hath heen, Is sweeter than ten thousand days, Of pleasurable bid. 1 My willing soul would stay In such a frame as this : And sit and sing herself away To everlasting bin HYMN XV. — L. H [•] The enjoyment of Christ ; or, delight in worth ]^AR from my thoughts, vain world, be gone: - Let my religious hours alone : Fain would my eyes my Saviour see : I wait a visit, Lord, from thee ! 2 My heart grows warn with holy fire. And kindles with a pure desire : Tome, my dear Jesus from above, And feed my soul with heavenly lo\v 3 [The trees of life immortal stand In blooming rows at thy right hand; And, in sweet murmurs by their side. Rivers of bliss perpetual glide. 1 Haste then, but with a smiling face, And spread the table of thy grace : Bring down a taste of truth divine, And cheer my heart with sacred wine.] 5 Blest Jesus, what delicious fare ! How sweet thy entertainments are ! Nivti' did angels taste above Redeeming grace and dying love. B, If. HYMN XVJ....XV]/. 41 1 6 Hail, groat Immauuel, all divine! In thee thy Father's glorias shine : Thou brightest, sweetest, fairest One, That eyes have seen, or angels known ! HYMN XVI. -I,. M. ' Part the see ■ LORD, what a heaven of saving grace. Shines through the beauties of thy face, And lights our passions to a flame ! Lord, how we love thy charming name. 5 When I can say my God is mine, When I can feel thy glories shine, I tread the world beneath my feel, And all that earth calls good or great. 3 While such a scene of sacred joys Our rapturd eyes and souls employs, Here we could sit and gaze away A long and everlasting day. 4 Well, we shall quickly pass the night, To the fair coast of perfect light : Then shall our joyful senses rove O'er the dear object ef our love. 3 [There shall we drink full draughts of blis», And pluck new life from heavenly trees : Yet now and then, dear Lord, bestow A drop of heaven on worms below. 6 Send comforts down from thy right hand, While we pass through this barren land : And in thy temple let us see A glimpse of love, a glimpse of thee.] HYMN XVII— CM. [*] God's eternity. RISE, rise, my soul, and leave the ground, Wretch all thy thoughts abroad : US HYM»X XVIIX. B. II* And rouse up cv'ry tuneful sound To praise th' eternal God. 2 Long ere the lofty skies were spread, Jehovah fillM his throne ; Or Adam form'd, or angels made, The Maker liv'd alone. 3 His boundless years can ne'er decrease, But still maintain their prime ; Eternity's his dwelling place, And ever is his time. I While like a tide our minutes flow, The present and the past, He fills his own immortal Now, And sees our ages waste. 9 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 shrink all away, And Haines melt down the skies, My God shall live an endless day, When old creation die*. H HYMN XVIIL— L.M. [*3 The ministry of angels. IGH on a hill of dazzling light, The King of glory spreads his seat, And troops of angels, stretch' d for flight, Stand waiting round his awful feet. % " Go/' saith the Lord, " my Gabriel, go, " Salute the virgin's fruitful womb ! " Make haste, ye cherubs, down below, " Sing and proclaim — the. Saviour's come." 3 Here a bright squadron leaves the skies, And thick around Elisha stands j £. 11. HYMN XIX. 1! % Anon a heavenly soldier flies And breaks the chains from Peter's hands 4s Thy winged troops, O God of hosts, Wait on thy wand-ring church below} Here we are sailing to thy coasts. Let angels be our convoy too. 5 Are they not all thy servants, Lord : At thy command they go and come ; With cheerful haste obey thy word. And guard thy children to their home. HYMN" XIX.— CM. [*] Our bodies frail, and God our preserver. LET others boast how strong they be, Nor death nor danger fear; But we'll confess, O Lord, to thee, What feeble things we are. 3 Fresh as the grass our bodies stand, And flourish bright and gay ; A blasting wind sweeps o'er the land. And fades the srrass away. 3 Our life eontains a thousand springs, And dies if one be gout; : Strange ! that a harp of thousand strings Should keep in tune so long. •i But 'tis our trod supports our frame. The God who built us first ; Salvation to th' Almighty Xame That reared us from the dust. 3 [He spake— abd straight our hearts and brains-. In all their motions rose ; " Let blood, (said he.) flow round the veins/* And round the veins it- flows. 6 While we have breath or use our toagaef^ Our Maker we'll adore ; h L % 414 HYMN XX. B. 11. His spirit moves our healing lungs, Or they would breathe no more.] HYMN XX— C. M. [I>] Backuliiings and returns ; or, the inconstancy of our love. WU V is my heart so far from thee, My God, my chief delight ? Why are my thoughts no more by day With thee, no more by night ? 2 [Why should my foolish passions rove? Where can such sweetness be. As I have tasted in thy love. As I have found in thee ? 3 When my forgetful soul renews The savor of thy grace^ My heart presumes I cannot lose The relish all my days. 4 But e'er one fleeting hour is past. The flattering world employs Some sensual bait to seize my taste, And to pollute my joys, 5 [Trifles of nature, or of art, With fair decekful charms, Intrude into my thoughtless hearty And thrust me from thy arms.] 6 Then I repent and vex my soul That I should leave thee so ; Where will those wild affections roll That let a Saviour go? 7 [Siirs promised joys are turn'd to pain^ And I am drowird in grief, But my dear Lord returns again ; He flie9 to my relief ! 8 Seizing my soul with sweet surprize. He draws with loving bauds ; 13. II. HYlfN KXI....XX1I. iid Divine compassion in his eyes, And pardon in his hands.] 9 [Wretch that lam, to wander thus. Iu chase of false delight ! Let me be fastenM to thy cross, Rather than lose thy sight.] 10 [Make haste, my days, to reach the goa» And bring my heart to rest On the dear centre of my soul, My God, my Saviour's breast !] HYMN XXI.— L.M. [*] A song of praise to God the Redeemer. LET the old heathens tune their song Of great Diana, and of Jove ; But the sweet theme that moves my tongue Is my Redeemer and his love. 2 Behold ! a God descends and dies, To save my soul from gaping hell ! How the black gulf, where Satan lies, Yawned to receive me when I fell ! 3 How justice frown'd, and vengeance stood, To drive me down to endV'ss pain ! But the great Son proposed his bloed, And heavenly wrath grew mild again* 4< Infinite Lover ! gracious Lord ! To thee be endless honors given : Thy wondrous name shall be ador'd, Round the wide earth", and wider heaven, HYMN XXII— L. M. [I>] With Gad is terrible majesty. TERRIBLE God who reigirst on high, How awful is thy thundering hand ! Thy fiery bolts how fierce they fly ! Nor can all earth or hell withstand; 416 HYM1 L. H S This the old rebel angels knew, And Satan fell beneath thy frown, Thine arrows struck the traitor through, And weighty vengeance sunk him down. 3 This Sodom felt— and feels it still— And roars beneath the eternal load : •• With endless burnings who can dwell, tt Or bear the fury of a (rod :" 1 Tremble, ye sinners, and submit! Throw down your arras before his throne : Bend your heads low beneath his feet. Or his strong hand shall crush you down 5 And ye, bless'd saints, that love hira too, With rev' re nee bow before his name ; Thus all his heavenly servants da : God i- a bright and burning flame. HYMN XXIII. -L. If: [M The right of (Sod end I ven. ESCEXD from heaven, immortal dove. Stoop down and take us on thy wings r And mount and bear us far abovi D The reach of these inferior things "3 Beyond, beyond this lower sky, Up where eternal ages roil : "Where solid pleasures never die, And fruit? immortal feast the soul. ) 0 for a sight, a pleasing sight Of our slmizhfr Father's throne ! \> * There sits our Saviour erown'd with light, Cloth'd in a body like our own. 4 Adoring tronnd him stand, And thrones and pow'ts before him faM : The (.--.} shin - g m ions f i ••» rgh the MB, And s;i \tA glories eu them all ! £. Ill HYMN XXIV. 417 5 O what amazing joys they feel, While to their goldeu harps they sing; And sit on ev'ry heavenly hill, And spread the triumphs of their King ! 6 When shall the day, dear Lord, appear, That I shall mount to dwell above ; And stand and bow amongst them there, And view thy face, and sing, and love ? HYMN XXIV.— L.M. [»] The evil of sin visible in the fall of angels and men. TI^HEN the great Builder arch'd the skies ▼ ' And form* d all nature with a word : The joyful cherubs tun'd his praise, And ev'ry bending throne adord. 2 High in the midst of all the throng Satan a tall arch-angel sat ; Amongst the morning stars he sung, Till sin destroyed his heavenly state. 3 ['"Twas sin that hurl'd him from his throne. Grov'lins; in fire, the rebel lies : How art thou sunk in darkness down, Sun of the morning, from the skies:'] 4 And thus our two first parents stood, Till sin defil'd the happy place : They lost their garden and their God, And ruin'd all their unborn race. 5 [So sprung the plague from Adam's bow'r) And spread destruction all abroad : Sin, the cursM name, that in one hour Spoil'd six days labor of a God.] 6 Tremble, my soul, and mourn for grief, That such a foe should seize thy breast : Fly to thy Lord for quick relief; Oh ! may he slay -this treacherous guest. 4*18 HYMN XXV. ...XXVI. li. ix. M 7 Then to thy throne, victorious King, Then to thy throne our shouts shall rise ; Thine everlasting arms we sing, For sin, the monster, bleeds and dies. HYMN XXV —C. M. [*] Complaining of spiritual sloth, Y drowsy powers, why sleep ye so ! Awake my sluggish soul ! Nothing has half thy work to do, Yet nothing's half so dull ! S The little ants for one poor grain, Labor, and tug, and strive ; Yet we who have a heaven V obtain, How negligent we live ! 3 We, for whose sake all nature stands, And stars their courses move ; We, for whose guard the angel bands Come flying from above ; 4 We, for whom God the Son came down, And laborM for our good ; How careless to secure that crown He purchased with his blood ! 5 'Lord, shall we lie so sluggish still, And never act our parts ? Gome, holy Dove, from th' heavenly hill, And sit and warm our hearts. 8 Then shall our active spirits move ; Upward our souls shall rise : With hands of faith, and wings of love? We'll fly and take the prize. HYMX XXVI —L M. [•] God invisible. IORD, we are blind, poor mortals blind, -A We can't behold thy bright abode ; B. li. HYMN XWii 419 Oh ! 'tis beyond a creature's niind, To glance a thought half way to God. 2 Infinite leagues beyond the sky, The great Eternal reigns alone ; Where neither wings, nor 6ouls can fly. Nor angels eli.iib the topless throne. 3 The Lord of glory builds his seat. Of gems incomparably bright ; And lavs beneath his sacred feet Substantial beams of gloomy night. 4 Yet. glorious Lord, thy gracious eyes Look through and cheer us from above: Beyond our praise thy grandeur flies, Yet we adore, and yet we love. G HYMN XXVII. — L. M ' ?6 ye him all ye angels. P»alni cxlviii. 2. OD ! th> eternal, awful name, That the whole heav'nly army fears, That shakes the wide creation's frame, And Satan trembles when he hears. Like flames of fire his servants are. And light surrounds his dwelling place: But, 0 ye fiery flames declare The brighter glories of his face. 'Tis not for such poof worms as we To speak so infinite a thins: ; But your immortal eyes sui yejr The beauties of your sovereign King: Tell how he shows his smiling face, And clothes all he&v'n in bright array : 1 riumph and joy run through the place, And songs eternal as the day. Speak — for you feel his burning love— « What zeal it spreads through all your frama ; 4#G HYMN XXVIII. B.ill That sacred fire dwells all above, For we, on earth, have lost the name. € Sing of his pow'r an] Frailty and Folly. HOW short and hasty is our life ! How vast our souls' affairs ! Yet senseless mortals vainly strive To lavish out our years. 2 Our days run thoughtlessly along, Without a moment's stay Just like a story, or a soug, We pass our lives away. 3 God, from on high, invites us home, But we march heedless on ; And ever hastening to the tomb, Stoop downward as we run. *-l imi-x xxxiii. is. IK 4» How wt deserve the deepest hell, That slight the joys above ! What chains of vengeance should we feel. That break such cords of love ! 5 Draw us. O God, with sovereign grace. And lift our thoughts on high, That we may end this mortal race, And see salvation nigh. HYMN XXXIII— C. M. [*] The blessed society in Heaven. 1J* A1SE thee, my soul, fly up and run *> Through ev'ry heav'nly street, Ami say, there's nought below the sun That's worthy of thy feet. 3 [Thus we will mount on sacred wings, And tread the courts above . Nor earth, nor all her mightiest things Shall tempt our meatiest love.] S There on a high majestic throne. Th" Almighty Father reigns, And sheds his glorious goodness down On all the blissful plains. 4 Bright, like the sun, the Saviour sits, And spreads eternal noon ; No evenings there, nor gloomy nights, To want the feeble moon. 5 Amidst those ever shining skies, Behold the sacred Dove ; While banish'd sin and sorrow flies From all the realms of love. 6 The glorious tenants of the place Stand bending round the throne : \.ni\ saints and seraphs sing and praise The infinite THREE-ONE. II. HYMN XXXlf ....XXXV. 1S^ 7 [But oh, what beams of heavenly grace Transport them all the while ! Ten thousand smiles from Jesus' face. And love in ev'ry smile ! ] 8 Jesus, O when shall that dear day, That joyful hour appear, When I shall leave this house of clay To dwell amongst them there? HYMN XXXIV,— C. M. [*] Breathing after the Holy Spirit ; or fervency of devotion desired. COME, Holy Spirit, heav'uly Dove, With all thy quickening pow'ra, Kindle a flame of sacred love In these cold hearts of ours. 2 Look, how we grovel here below. Fond of these trifling toys : Our souls can neither fly, nor go. To reach eternal joys. 3 In vain we tune our formal songs, In vain we strive to rise ; Hosannas languish on our tongues, And our devotion dies. 4 Dear Lord ! and shall we ever live At this poor dying rate ? Our love so faint, so cold to thee, And thine to us so great ? 5 Come, Holy Spirit, heavenly Dove, With all thy quickening powers ; Come, shed abroad a Saviour s love And that shall kindle ours. HYMN XXXV— C. M. [*] Praise to God for creation and redemption T ET them neglect, thy glory, Lerd, -■^ Who never knew thy grace ; M M 2 It26 h y un xxxi i. k. a Uut our loud song shall still record The wonders of thy praise. We raise oar shouts, O God, to thee, And send them to thy throne ; All -lory to th' UNITED THREE, The undivided ONE. 3 'Twas he (and we'll adore his name Who forin'd us by a word ; "Twas he restored our ruin'd frame : Salvation to the Lord? I Hosanna ! let the earth and skies Repeat the joyful sound ; Rocks, hills, aud dales, reflect the voice In one eternal round. HYMN XXXVI— 8. M. [*] Christ's intercession. \^L/rELL, the Redeemer's gone ▼ ▼ T' appear before our God, To sprinkle o'er the flaming throne. With his atoning blood. 3 No fiery vengeance now, No burning wrath comes down ; If justice calls for sinners' blood, The Saviour shews his own. -3 Before his Father's eye Our humble suit he moves ; The Father lays his thunder by, And looks, and smiles, and loves 4 Now may our joyful tongues Our Maker's honor sing ; Jesus, the Priest, receives our songs* And bears them to the King. 3 [We bow before his face, And sound his glories bigh j tf. li. HYMN XXXV l|. 427 <•' Hdsanna to the God of grace, •• Who lays his thunder by.] 0 " On earth thy raercv reikis, " And triumphs all above y- But, Lord, how weak are mortal strains, To speak immortal love ! 7 [How jarring and how low. Are all the notes we sing ! Sweet Saviour, tune our songs anew, And they shall please the King.] HYMN XXXVII.— C. If. [*] The same. IFT up your eyes to th? heavenly seat ^ Where your Redeemer slays : Kind Iutercessor, there he sits. And loves, and pleads, and prays. 3 'Twas well, my soul, he dy'd for thee And shed his vital blood ; Appeased stern justice on the tree, And then arose to God. 3 Petitions, how, and praise may rise . And saints their offerings bring; The Priest, with his own sacrifice, Presents them to the King. 4 [Let Papists trust what names they please. Their saints and angels boast ; We've no such advocates as these, Nor pray to th' heavenly host.] 5 Jesus alone shall bear my cries Up to his Father's throne ; He, dearest Lord, perfumes my sighs, Aud sweetens every groan. 6 [Ten thousand praises to the King; Hosauna in the highest j H 'i&8 tiYMff XXXVU1... .XXXIX. B. II, Ten thousand thanks our spirits bring To God ami to his Christ.] HYMN XX Will.— C. M. [*] Love to Cnd. APPY the heart where graces teigu, Where love inspires the breast: Love is the brightest of the train, And strengthens all the rest. 2 Knowledge — alas ! 'tis all in vain. And all in vain our fear; Our stubborn sins will fight and reign, If love be absent there. 3 *Tis love that makes our cheerful feet In swift obedience move ; The devils know, and tremble too ; But Satan cannot love. 4 This is the grac« that lives and sings, When faith and hope shall cease ; ?Tis this shall strike our joyful string? 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 XXXIX— C. M. [b] The shortness and misery of life. rf^UR days, alas ! our mortal days ^^ Are short and wretched too ! H Evil and few," the patriarch says, And well the patriarch knew. % 'Tis but, at best, a narrow bound, That heaven allows to men ; And pains and sins run through the round Of three score years and ten, B. II. HYMN XL....XLI. 429 3 Well, if ye must be sad and few, Run on, my days, in haste ; Moments of sin, and months of wo, Ye cannot flv too fast. %> 4 Let heavenly love prepare my soul, And call her to the skies, Where years of long salvation roll, And glory never dies. HYMN XL— C. M. [*] Our comfort in the covenant much with Christ. {\XjYI God, how firm his promise stands, ^^ E'en when he hides his face ! He trusts in our Redeemer's hands His glory and his grace. 2 Then why my soul, these sad, complaints, Since Christ and we are one ? Thy God is faithful to his saints, . Is faithful to his Sou. •3 Beneath his smiles my heart has liv'd, And part of heaven possessed ; I praise his name for grace received, And trust him for the rest. HYM\r XLI— L. ML [b] A sight of God mortifies us to the JVurhL TP to the fields, where angels lie, *- 'LJ And living waters gently roll, Fain would my thoughts leap out and fly, But sin hangs heavy on my soul. 2 Thy wondrous blood, dear dying Christ, Can make this world of guilt remove ; And thou can'st bear me when thou fly'st; On thy kind wings, celestial Dove ! S O might I once mount up, and see The glories of th? eternal skies ; loO HYMN XI, II. 1). II. What little things these worlds would be, How despicable to my eyes !] 4 Had 1 a glance of thee, my God, Kingdoms and men would vanish soon : Vanish, as though I saw them not. As a dim candle dies at noon. 5 Then they might fight, and rage, and rave, I should perceive the noise no more Than we can hear a shaking leaf, While rattling thunders round us roar. C Great ALL in ALL, eternal King, Let me but view thy lovely face, And all my pow'rs shall bow, an^l sing Thine endless grandeur, and thy grace. HYMN XLIL— C. M. [•] Delight in God. MY God, what endless pleasures dwell Above, at thy right hand ! Thy courts below, how amiable, Where all thy graces stand ! 3 The swallow near thy temple lies, And chirps a cheerful note; The lark mounts upward toward the skies, And tunes her warbling throat: 3 And we, when in thy presence, Lord, Do shout with joyful tongues ; Or, sitting round our Father's board, We crown the feast with songs. 4 While Jesus shines with quickening grace, We sing and mount on high ; But, if a frown becloud his faca, We faint, and tire, and die. 5 [Just a«» we see the lonesome dovr Bemoan lifer vfMtow'd stal :3. H. HYMN XLUI. 431 Waad'ring, she flies thro' all the grove, And mourns her loving mate. 0 Just so, our thoughts from thing to thing In restless circles rove ; Just so, we droop, and hang the wing, When Jesus hides his love.] HYMN XLHLr-L. M. [•] Christ's sufferings and glory. V^OW for a tune of lofty praise J-^ To great Jehovah's equal Son ! Awake, my voice, in heavenly lays, Tell loud the wonders he hath done. Z Sing, how he left the worlds of light, And the bright robes be wore above : How swift and joyful was his flight On wings of everlasting love ! 3 [Down to this base, this sinful earth, He came to raise our nature high : He came t' atone Almisrhty wrath — Jesus, the God, was born to die.] 1 [Hell, and itslionsy. roar'd around ; His precious blood the monster spilt : While weighty sorrows pressed him down. Large as the loads of all our guilt.] a Deep in the shades of gloomy death, Th? Almighty Captive prisoner lay ; TV Almighty Captive left the earth. And rose to everlasting day. 6 Lift up your eyes, ye sons of light, Up to his throne of shining grace ; See what immortal glories sit Round the sweet beauties of his face I 7 Amougst a thousand harps and songs, Jesus, the Grod, exalted reigas j ♦32 HYMN XLIV....XM. U. U. His sacred name fills all their tongues, And echoes through the heavenly plains ! HYMN XLIV.— L. M. [b] Ik 11 ; or, the vengeance of God. XM^ITH holy Pear, and humble song, * * The dreadful God our souls adore : Rev'rence and awe become the tongue That speaks the terrors of his pow'r. 2 Far, in the deep, where darkness dwells. The land of horror and despair, Justice has bailt a dismal hell, And laid her stores of vengeance there. 3 [Eternal plagues, and heavy chains. Tormenting racks, and fiery coals, And darts V inflict immortal pains, Dipt in the blood of damned souls. 4 There Satan, the first sinner lies, And roars, and bites his iron bands ; In vain the rebel strives to rise, Crush'd with the weight of both thy hands.] o There guilty ghosts of Adam's race Shriek out, and howl beneath thy rod ; Once they could scorn a Saviour's grace, But they incensM a dreadful God. 6 Tremble, my soul, and kiss the Son — Sinners, obey thy Saviour's call ! Else your damnation hastens on, And hell gapes wide to wait your fall. tfYMN XLV— L. M. [•] God's condescension to our worship. THY favors. Lord, surprise our souls ; Will the Eternal dwell with us? What canst thou find beneath the pole To tempt thy chariot downward thus ? B, II. HYMN XLW. 2 Still might he fill his starry throne. And please his ears with Gabriel's songs ; But heavenly Majesty comes down. And bows to hearken to our tongues ; 3 Great God ! what poor returns wc pay For love so infinite as thine ! Words are but air, and tongues but clay. But thy compassion's all divine. HYMN XLVL— L. M. [*] Ghd's condescension to human affair*: ITP to the Lord, who reigns on high. - And views the nations from afar, Let everlasting praises fly, And tell how large his bounties arc. 2 [He that caa shake the worlds he made. Or with his word, or with his rod ! His goodness, how amazing great! And what a condescending God ! 3 God, that must stoop to view the skies, And bow to see what angels do. Down to the 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 raisM so higK Aborc their meanest fellow worm. \ K 484 HYMN ILV1I....XLV1II, B. II. 7 O could our thankful hearts devise A tribute equal to thy grace, To the third beav'n our songs should rise, And teach the golden harps thy praise. HYMN XLVIL— L. M. [*] Glory and Grace in the person of Christ. NOW to the Lord a noble song ! Awake, my soul ; awake, my tongue ; Hosanna to th? Eternal Name, Aud all his boundless love proclaim. rl See, where it shines in Jesus' face, The brightest image of his grace : God in the person of his Son, Has all his mightiest works outdone. 3 The spacious earth and spreading flood Proclaim the wise and powerful 6od ; And thy rich glories from afar Sparkle in ev'ry rolling star. 4 But in his looks a glory stands, The noblest labor of thine hands: The pleasing lustre of his eyes Outshines the wonders of the skies. 5 Grace ! His a sweet, a charming theme ; My thoughts rejoice at Jesus' name : Ye angels, dwell upon the sound ; Ye heav'ns reject it to the ground. 6 Oh, may I live to reach the place Where he unveils bis lovely face — Where all his beauties you behold, And sing his name to harps of gold ! HYMN XLVriL— C.M. [•] Love to the creatures fa dangerous. HOW vain are all things here below ! How false, and yet how fair : Each pleasure hath its poison too. And ev'ry sweet a snare. B. II. HYMN XLIX, 435 2 The brightest things below the sky Give but a flattering light ; "We should suspect some danger nigh, Where we possess delight. 3 Oar dearest joys, and nearest friends, The partners of our blood, How they divide our wavYing minds, And leave but half for God ! 4 The fondness of a creature's love. How strong it strikes the sense ! Thither the warm affections move, Nor can we call them thenee. i Dear Saviour, let thy beauties be My souVs eternal food ; And grace command my heart away From all created good, HYMN XLIX CM. [b] •Moses dying in the embraces of God. DEATH oannot make our souls afraid, If God be with us there : We may walk through the darkest shade, And never yield to fear. «/ 5 I could renounce my all below, If my Creator bid ; And run if I were call'd to go, And die as Moses did. 3 Might I but climb to Pisgah's top, Aind view the promis?d land, My flesh itself would long to drop, And pray for the command. 4 Clasp'd in my heav'nly Father's arras* I would forget my breath ; And lose my life among the charms Of so divinie a death. 436 HVMN L....O. HYMN L. L.M. ("b"] Comfort* wider sorrows and pains. NOW let the Lord ray Saviour, smile, And shew my name upon his heart; I would forget my pains awhile, And in the pleasure lose the sr art. 3 But oh ! it swells my sorrows high, To see my blessed Jesus frown ; My spirits sink, my comforts die, And all the springs of life are down. < Yet why, my soul, why these complaints r Still, while he frowns, his bowels move : Still, on his heart he bears his saints, And feels their sorrows, and his love. 4 My name is printed on his breast ; His book of life contains my name : I'd rather have it there impress'd, • Than in the bright records of fame. ,i 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. 8 Now shall my minutes smoothly run Whilst here I wait my Father's will ; My rising and my setting sun Itoll gently up and down the hill. HVMN LI.— L.M. [bor*] God the Son equal with the Father. BRIGHT King of glory, dreadful Godt Our spirits bow before thy seat : To thee we lift a humble thought, And worship at thine awful feet. a [Thy pow'r hath form'd, thy wisdom swrays All nature with a sovereign word ; And the bright world of stars obeys The will of their superior Lord.~| B. tlo HYMN LII. *3Jf 3 [Mercy and truth uuite in one, And, smiling, sit at thy right hand ; Eternal justice guards thy throue, And vengeance waits thy dread command. V 4 A thousand seraphs, strong and bright. Stand round the glorious Deity ; But who, amongst the sons of light. Pretends comparison with thee? 9 Yet there is one of human frame, Jesus, array'd in flesh and blood, Thinks it no robbery to claim A full equality with God. 6 [Their glory shines with equal beams ; Their essence is forever 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 honors be adord ; His praise let ev'ry angel sing, And all the nations own the Lord.] HYMN LII— C. M. [b] Death dreadful or delightful. DEATH ! His a melancholy day To those that have no God, "When the poor soul is forced away To seek her last abodee 2 In vain to heaven she lifts her eyes ; But guilt, a heavycchain, Still drags her downward from the skies., To darkness, fire, and pain. 3 Awake, and mourn, ye heirs of hell, Let stubborn sinners fear ; You must be driven from earth and dwell A long forever there ! N N 2 *3S \ Lili. 4 Sec how the pit gapes wide for you, And flashes Id your face-; And thou, my soul, look downward too, And sing recovering grace, 5 He is a God of sovereign love, AVho promised heaven to me, 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 baad, To bear my soul away. HYMN LI1I.-C.M. [b] The pilgrimage of saints ; or, earth and heavei LORD ! what a wretched land is this, That yields us no supply ; No cheering fruits, no wholesome trees, Nor streams of living joy ! % But pricking thorns thro' all the ground?. And mortal poisons grow ; xlnd all the rivers that are found, With dangerous waters flow. 3 Yet the dear path to thine abode Lies through this horrid land : Lord ! we would keep the heavenly road; And run at thy command. 4? Our souls shall tread the desert through, With undiverted feet ; And faith, and flaming zeal subdue The tenors that we meet. o [A thousand savage beasts of prey Around the forest roam : But Judah's Lion guards the way, And guides the strangers home.^ 8. If. HYMN UV. 6 [Long nights and darkness dwell below. With scarce a twinkling ray ; But the bright world to which we go Is everlasting day.] 7 By glimmering hopes, and gloomy fears, We trace the sacred road ; Thro' dismal deeps and dang'rous snares. We make our way to God. 8 Our journey is a thorny maze5 But they march upward still ; Forget these troubles of the ways, And reach at Zion's hill. 9 [See the kind angels at the gates, luviting us to come ! There Jesus, the forerunner, waits To welcome travellers home.] 10 There, on a green and flow'ry mount, Our weary souls shall sit, And, with transporting joys, recount The labors of our feet. 11 [No vain discourse shall fill our tongue* Nor trifles vex our ear ; Infinite grace shall be our song, And God rejoice to hear.] 12 Eternal glory to the King, Who brought us safely through ; Our tongues shall never cease to sing, And endless praise renew. HYMN LIV._ C. M. [»] God's presence is light in darkness. MY God, the spring of all my joys; The life of my delights, The glory of my brightest days ! And comfort of my nights ! *40 HYMN I.T. B. IK 8 In darkest shades, if he appear, My dawning is begun J He is my soul's sweet Morning Star, And he my rising SutH 3 The opening heavens around rae shine With beams of sacred bliss, While Jesas shews his heart is mine. And whispers — I am his. 4 My soul would leave this heavy clay At that transporting word : Run up with joy the shining way, T? embrace my dearest Lord ! 5 Fearless of hell and ghastly death, I'd break through ev'ry foe ; The wings of love, and arms of faith, Should bear me conqu'ror through HYMN LV.—C.M. [b] Frail life and succeeding eternity , Pl^HEE we adore, Eternal Name,. *- And humbly own to thee, How feeble is our mortal frame ? What dying worms are we ! Sl [Our wasting lives grow shorter still, As months and days increase ; And ev'ry beating pulse we tell Leaves but the number less* 8 The year rolls round and steals away The breath that first it gave ; Whatever we do, where'er we be, We're travelling to the grave.] 4 Dangers stand thick thro' all thegroundj To push us to the tomb; And fierce diseases wait around, To hurry mortals home. B. II. I1VMX LV1. 141 5 Good God ! on what a slender thread Hang everlasting things ! Th> eternal states of all the dead Upon life's feeble strings ! 5 Infinite joy, or endless woe, Attends on ev'ry breath : And yet how unconcerned we go Upon the brink of death 1 7 Waken, O Lord, our drowsy sense To walk this dangerous road ; And if oar souls are hurried hence, May they be found with God. HYMN LVI— CM. [h] The misery of being icithout God in this world; or, vain prosperity. "^TO ! I shall envy them no more, -^ Who grow profanely great, Though they increase their golden store, And rise to wondrous height : £ They taste of all the joys that grow Upon this earthly clod ; Well, they may search the creature through, For thev have ne'er a God. «/ 3 Shake off the thoughts of dying too, And think your life your own ; But death comes hast'niu? on to vou. To mow your glory down. 4 Yes, you must bow your stately head \ Away your spirit flies ; And no kind augel near your bed, To bear it to the skies. 5 Go now, and boast of all your stores, And tell how bright they shine : Your heaps of glittering dust are yours^ And my Redeemer's mine f 442 HYMN LMI....VLIII. b. II. HYMN LVII L. M. [*] The pleasures •/ a good conscience. LORD, how secure and blest are they Who feel the joys of pardon'd sin ! Should storms of wrath shake earth and sea. Their minds have heaven and peace within m2 The day glides sweetly 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> feut fly not half so swift away ! Their souls are ever bright as noon, And calm as summer evenings be. 4 How oft they look to th' heavenly hills, Where groves of living pleasures grow ! And longing hopes and cheerful smiles, Sit undisturbed upon their brow.] 5 They scorn to seek our golden toys ; But spend the day and share the night In numbering o'er the richer joys, That heaven prepares for their delight. 6 While wretched we, like worms and mole* Lie grov'ling in the dust below; Almighty grace renew our souls, And we'll aspire to glory too. HYMN LVIII.— CM. [b] The. shortness of life and goodness of God. TIME ! what an empty vapor 'tis ! And days how sWift they are ! Swift as an Indian 'arrow flies. Or like a shooting star. % [The present moments just appear, Then slide away in haste ; II. HYMN LIX. 41*3 That we can never say — they're here ; But only say — they're past.'] 3 [Our life is ever on the wing, And death is ever nigh ; The moment when our lives begin, We all begin to die.] 4 Yet, mighty God ! our fleeting days Thy lasting favors share ; Yet, with the bounties of thy grace. Thou load'st the rolling year. 5 ?Tis sovereign mercy finds us food, And we are clotlrd with love ; While grace stands pointing out the road. That leads our souls above. 6 His goodness runs an endless round ; All glory to the Lord ! His mercy never knows a bound; And be his name adorM ! 7 Thus we begin the lasting song ; And when we close our eyes, Let the next age thy praise prolong, Till time and nature dies. HYMN LIX:- -CM. [*] Parkdise m earth. GLORY to God, who walks the sky, And sends his blessings through ; Who tells his saints of joys on high, And gives a taste below. 3 [Glory to God, who stoops his throne; That dust and worms may see't, And brings a glimpse of glory down Around his sacred feet. 3 When Christ with all his graces crown'd, Sheds his kind beams abroad, 414 imiN LX. £. IK ?Tis a young heaven on earthly grouud, And glory in the bud. 4 A blooming paradise of joy In this wild desert springs : And ev'ry sense I straight employ On sweet celestial things. 5 White lilies all around appear. And each iiis glory shows ! The Rose of Sharon blossoms here. The fairest flow'r that blows. 6 Cheerful I feast on heaveuly fruit, And drink the pleasures down; Pleasures that flow hard by the foot Of the eternal throne ! ] 7 T5ut? ah ! how soon my joys decay : How soon my sins arise, And snatch the heavenly scone away From these lamenting eyes ! 8 When shall the time, dear Jesus, when The shining day appear, That I shall leave these clouds of sin. And guilt and darkness here ? 9 Up to the fields, above the skies, My hasty feet would go ; There everlastiug flowers arise, And joys unwitlrring grow, HYMN I.X-L. M. [*] The truth of God the promiser ; or, the promises are our security. PRAISE, everlasting praise, be paid To Him who earth's foundation laid ; Praise to the God whose strong decrees Sway the creation as he please. & Praise to the goodness of the Lord, Who rules his people by his word, B. II. HYMN LXI. » t5 And there, as strong as his decrees, He sets his kindest promises, 3 [Firm are the words his prophets give : Sweet words, on which his children live •. !Each of them is the voice of God, Who spake and spread the skiei abroad. 4 Each of them pow'rful as that sound That bid the new-made world go round ; And stronger than the solid pole*. On which the wheel of nature rolls.] i Whence then should doubts and fears ai i Why trickling sorrows drown our eyes? Slowly, alas ! our mind receives The comforts that our Maker gives, «5 Oh, for a strong, a lasting faith. To credit what th' Almighty saith : T' embrace the message of his Son, And call the joys of heaven our own. 7 Then should the earth's eld pillars shake And all the wheels of nature break ; Our steady souls would fear no more Than solid rocks, when billows roar 8 Our everlasting hopes arise Above the ruinabie skies, Where th' eternal Builder reigtis, And his own court his pow'r sustains, HYMN LXI— C. M. rb] A thought of death av.d glory. ^^Y soul, come, meditate the day, •*-▼-*- And think how near it stands. When thou must unit this house of c; 1 c And fly to unknown lands. % [And you, mine eyes, look down ind Tho hollow gaping tomb : 416 HYMN LXII. B. H< Thi«> gloomy prison Avails for you, Whene'er the summons come.] 3 Oh ! could we die with those that die, Aud place us in their stead ; Then would our spirits learn to fly. And converse with the dead. Before the summons come, Aud pray and wish our souls away To their eternal home. HYMN LXII.— C. M. [* or b] God the thunihrer j or, the I csst judgment unci hell.* SING to the Lord, ye heavenly hosts, And thou, 0 earth, adore : Let death and hell, thro' all their coasts. Stand trembling at his pow'r. 8 His sounding chariot shakes the sky. He makes the clouds his throne ; There all his stores of lightning lie. Till vengeance darts them down. 2 His nostrils breathe cut fiery streams — And from his awful tongue A. sovereign voice divides the flames, And thunder roars along ! ♦Mude it* a grev ttorm df thunde^ August > b If Ii. HYMN LX11I....LX1V. 4T17 4 Think; 0 my soul, the dreadful day, When this incensed God Shall rend the sky, and burn the sea, And fiing his wrath abroad ! 5 What shall the wretch, the sinner do? He once defy'd the Lord : But he shall dread the Thund'rer now. And sink beneath his word. <3 Tempests of angry fire shall roll, To blast the rebel worm, And beat upon his naked soul In one eternal storm. HYMN LXIIL— C. M. rb ti funeral thought. HARK ! from the tombs, a doleful sound Mine ears, attend the cry — €€ Ye living men, come, view the ground " Where you must shortly lie. S "Princes, this clay must be your bed, ••'In spite of all your tow'rs ; •• The tall, the wise, the rcv'rend head " Must lie as low as ours." 3 Great God, is this our certain doom r And are we still secure ! Still walking downward to the tomb, Aud yet prepare no more : 4 Grant us the pow'r of quickening grace, To fit our souls to lly ; Then, when we drop this dying flesh, We'll rise above the sky. HYMN LXIV — L. M. [»] God the glory and the defence of Zlon. APPY the church, thou sacred place. The seat of thy Creators grace; I ♦IS HYMN LXVI....LXV. B. II. Thine holy courts are his abode, Thou earthly palace of our God. 2 Thy walls are strength, and at thy gates A guard of heavenly warriors waits ; Nor shall thy deep foundations move> Fix'd on his counsels, and his love. 3 Tby foes in vain designs engage ; aiost his throne in vain they rage : Like rising wares, with angry roar, That dash, and die upon the shore. 1 Then let our souls in Zion dwell, Nor fear the wrath of Rome and Ifell ; His arms embrace this happy ground, Like brazen bulwarks built around. j God is our shield, and God our sun ; Swift as the fleeting moments run, On us he sheds new beams of graces, And we reflect his brightest praise. HYMN LXV.— C. M. [•] \op? of hear?:? our wpport under trials on earth. W1THEN I can road my title clear * ▼ To Mansions in the skies, J bid fareweU to ev'ry fear, And wipe my weeping eyes. 8 Should earth against my soul engage, And hellish darts be hurl'd, Then I can smile at Satan's rage, And face a frowning world. 8 Let cares, like a wild deluge come, And storms of sorrow fall : May I but safely reach my home. My Bod, my heawn, my all : 4 There I shall bathe my weary seul ]n sea* of heav'alv rest ; «. ti. HYMN LXVI....LXVII. 44^ And not a wave, of trouble roll Across my peaceful breast. HYMN LXVt—C. M. [*] A prospect of heaven makes death ti sg npHERE is a land of pure delighi t *- Where saints immortal reign : Infinite day excludes the nighty And pleasures banish pain. 3 There everlasting spring abides, And never-witlrring flowers ; Death, like a narrow sea, divides This heavenly land from ours. 3 [Sweet fields beyond the swelling flood. Stand drest in living green : So, to the Jews, old Canaan stood. While Jordan rollM between. 1 But ihivrous mortals start and shrink. To cross this narrow sea, And linger shivYing on the brink, And fear to launch away. 5 Oh ! could we make our doubts remove^ Those gloomy doubts that vise — And see the Canaan, that we love, With un beclouded eves : § Could we but climb where Moses stood, And view the landscape o'er ; Not Jordan's stream, nor death's cold floods Should fright us from the sliore. HYMN LXVIL— CM. [*} G ) lms eternal dominion* GREAT God ! how infinite art thou ! What worthless worms are we ! Let the whole race of creatures bow; And pay their praise to thee. ±50 HtfMN LXVIH. B. II •J Thy throne eternal ages stood, Ere aeas or stars were made ; Thou art the ev'er living God. Were all the nations dead. 3 Nature and lime quite naked lie To thine immense survey. From the formation of the sky, To the great burning day. * Eternity, with all its years, Stands present in thy view, To thee there's nothing old appears — Great (rod ! there's nothing new. > Our lives through various scenes are drawn, And vex'd with trifling cares; While thine eternal thought moves on Thine undisturbed affairs. 6 Great God ! bow infinite art thou ! "What worthless worms are we ! Let the whole race of creatures bow. And pay their praise to thee. HYMN LXV1IT — C. M. [•] The humble irorship of heaven. FATHER, I long, 1 faint to see* The place of thine abode ! I'd leave thy earthly courts, and flee Up to thy seat, my God ! # Here I heboid thy distant face, And 'tis a pleasing sight: But to abide in thine embrace Is infinite delight ! 3 I'd part with all the joys of sense; To gaze upon thy throne; Pleasure springs fresh forever tlienCfe. Unspeakable, unknown *. If. HYMN l,KiX. 4-J* 4j {[There all the heavenly hosts are seen ; In shining ranks they move ; And drink immortal vigor in, W ith wonder and with love. 5 Then at thy feet with awful fear Th* adoring armies fail ; With joy they shrink to nothing there. Before the eternal ALL. 6 There I would vie with all the host In duty, and in bliss ; >^^ While less than nothing \ could boast, ■ And vanity confess.] 7 The more thy glories strike mine eyes, The humbler I shall lie : Thus, while 1 sink, my joys shall rise Unraeasurably high. HYMN LXIX.-L M. The faithful no ss of GoS in the promises. EEGIX, my tongue, some heavenly theme, And speak some boundless thing; The mighty works, or mightier name . Of our eternal King. 2 Tell of his wondrous faithfulness. And sound his pow'r abroad : Sing the sweet promise of his grace And the performing God. 3 Proclaim salvation from the Lorct, For wretched dying men : His hand has writ the sacred word With an immortal pen. i Engraved, as in eternal brass. The mishtv promise shines : 3 or can the powers of darkness razoi Those everlasting lines.] fc. IT. i*3S HYAI> UMT« 5 [Fie that can flash whole worlds to death* And make them when he please ! He speaks — and that almighty breath Fulfils his great decrees. 6 His very word of grace is strong As that which built the skies ; The voice that rolls the stars along Speaks all the promises. 7 He said — Let the ichole heaven be spread. And heaven was stretch ?d abroad : Abraham. I'll be thy Goch he said, And he was Abraham's God, 8 Oh, might I hear thine heavenly tongue But whisper — thou art mine ! Those gentle words should raise my sons To notes almost divine. 9 How would my leaping heart rejoice, And think my heaven secure I I'd trust the all creating voice, And faith desires no more.] HYMX LXX.— L. M. [*] Gorl'$ dominion over the sea. Psa. cvii. 23, tt$ GOD of the seas, thy thutnlYmg voice Makes all the roaring waves rejoice? And one soft word of thy command Can sink them silent in the sand. 2 If but a Moses wave thy rod, The sea divides and owns its God ; The stormy floods their Maker knew. And let his chosen armies through. ci The scaly shoals, amidst the sea, To thee, their Lord, a tribute pay ; The meanest fish that swims the ilood> Leaps up; and means a praise to God. M. II. HYMN L 453 » " " •* * — ~~— * * ' * * • i ■ n 1 The larger monsters of the deep On thy commands attendance keep ; By thy permission, sport and play, And cleave along their foaming way. 5 If God his voice of tempest rears, Leviathan lies still and fears ; Anon he lifts his nostrils high, And spouts the ocean to the sky.j 6 How is thy glorious pow'r ador'd, Amidst these wat'ry nations, Lord 1 Yet the bold men that trace the seas, Bold men refuse their Maker's praise. 7 [What scenes of miracles they see, And never tune a song to thee ! While on the flood they safely ride, They curse the hand that smooths the tide. 8 Anon they plunge in wat'ry graves, And some drink death among the waves,; Yet the surviving crew blaspheme, Nor own the God that rescu'd them.] 9 Oh for some signal of thy hand ! Shake all the seas, Lord, shake the land : Great Judge, descend, lest men deny That there's a God who rules the sky. From the 10th to the lOSlh Hymn. I hope the reader vrillfor- rive the neglect of rhyme in the first and third lines of fiu: HYMN LXX1 — C. M. [*] Praise to God from all creatures. THE glories of my Maker, God, My joyful voice shall sing, And call the nations to adore Their Former and their King. g 'Twas his right hand that shap'd our eiay, Aud wrought this he man frame ; 434 liYMN LXX1....LXX11. I*. I Jr • But from bis own immediate breath Our nobler spirits camo. 3 We bring our mortal powers to God, Ami worship with our tongues : We claim some kindred with the 9kies, And join the angelic songs. 4 Let grovTing beasts of ev'ry shape, And fowls of ev'ry wing, And rocks, and trees, and fires and seas, Their various tribute bring. 5 Ye planets, to bis honor shine; And wheels of nature roll ; Praise him in your unweary'd course Around the steady pole. 6 The brightness of our Maker's name The wide creation fills, And his unbounded grandeur flies Beyond the heavenly hills. HYMN LXXII.— C. M. [*] The Lord's day ; ir9 the resurrection of Christ. BLEST morning, whose young dawning ray*? Beheld our rising God ; That saw him triumph o'er the dust, And leave his last abode ! 2 In the cold prison of a tomb The dear Redeemer lay, v 7 Till the revolving skies had brought The third, th' appointed day. 3 Hell and the grave unite thei'v forec To hold our God iu vain ; The sleeping Conqueror arose, And burst their feeble chain. 4 To thy great name, Almighty Lord). These saareM hours we pay ; B.II. HYMN LXX1Y....1.XA"?. *5£ And loud hosannas shall proclaim. The triumph of the day. 5 [Salvation and immortal praise To our victorious King ; Let heaven, and earth, and rocks and seas, With glad hosannas ring.] HYMX LXXIII.—C. M [•] Doubts scattered ; or^ spiritual j&ys restored. HENCE from my soul, sad thoughts be gone- And leave me to my joys ; My tongue shall triumph in my God, And make a joyful noise. 3 Darkness and doubts had veil'* d my mind, And drowrrd my head in tears. Till sovereign grace with shining rays. Dispelled my gloomy fears. 3 Oh ! what immortal joys I felt, And raptures all divine — When Jesus told me — I icas his. And my Beloved mine. i In vain the tempter frights my soul. And breaks my peace in vain : One glimpse, dear Saviour, cf thy face. Revives my joys again, HYMX LXXIV— S. M. > Repentance from a sense of dUine goo dm m IS this the kind return, And these the thanks we owe, Thus to abuse eternal love, Whence all our blessings flow ! S To what a stubborn frame Has sin reduc'd or.r mind ! What strange rebellious wretches we> And God as strangely kind * 156 .HYMN LXXV. B. H. 3 [On us he bids the sun Shed his reviving rays ; For us the skies their circles run. To lengthen out our days. 4* The brutes obey their God, And bow their necks to men : But we, more base, more brutish thing* Reject his easy riegn.] 5 Turn, turn, us mighty God, And mould our souls afresh ; Break, sovereign grace, these hearts of stone And give us hearts of flesh. 6 Let old ingratitude Provoke our weeping eyes ; And hourly as new mercies fail, Let hourly thanks arise. HYMN LXXV.— C. M [*] Spiritual and eternal] oy ; or, the beatific vision of Chris. FROM thee, my God, my joys shall rise, And run eternal rounds, Beyond the limits of the skies. And all created bounds. 2 The holy triumphs of my soul Shall death itself outbrave. Leave dull mortality behind, And fly beyond the grave. 3 There, where my blessed Jusus* reign*. In heav'irs unmeasured space, I'll spend a long eternity In pleasure and in praise. 4" Millions of years my WdncVring eyes Shall o'er thy beauties rove .; And endless ages I'll adore The glories of thv love U. II. HYMN LXXY1. Wj 5 [Sweet Jesus ! ev?ry smile of thine Shall fresh endearments bring. And thousand tastes of new delight From all thy graces spring. 6 Haste, my Beloved, fetch my soul Up to thy blest abode ; Fly, for my spirit long* to see My Saviour, and my God.] HYMN LXXVI.— C. M. ■ resurrection and ascension oj HOSAXNA to the Prince of light, Who cloth'd himself in clay : Euter'd the iron gates of death, And tore the bars away. 3 Death is no more the King of dread. Since our Immanuel rose ; He took the tyrant's sting away. And spoil'd our hellish foes. 3 See how the Conqu'ror mounts aloft. And to his Father flies. With scars of honor in his flesh. And triumph in his eyes. 4 There our exalted Saviour reign-. And scatters blessings down : Our Jesus fills the middle seat Of the celestial throne. 5 [Raise your devotion, mortal tongues. To reach his blest abode ; Sweet be the accents of your sk»h - To our incarnate God* 6 Bright angels, strike your londesi strings Your sweetest voices raise ; Let heav'n, and all Sound our Iranian: QQ 458 HYMN LXXVII....LXXVIIT. B. II. HYMN LXXVJL— L. M. [•] The Christian Warjare. STAND up, my soul, shake off thy fears, And gird the gospel armor on ; March to the gates of endless joy, Where thy great Captain Saviour's gone. 8 Hell and thy sins resist thy course; But hell and sin are vanquished foes ; Thy Jesus nail'd them to the cross, And sung the triumph when he rose. 3 [What though the prince of darkness rage, And waste the fury of his spite ? Kternal chains confine him down To fiery deeps and endless night. ^ What though thine inward lusts rebel? 'Tis but a struggling gasp for life ; The weapons of victorious grace Shall slay thy sins, and end the strife.] 5 Then let my soul march boldly on, Press forward to the heavenly gate : There peace and joy eternal reign, And glittering robes for conquerors wait. 6 There shall I wear a starry crown, And triumph in Almighty grace ; While all the armies of the skies Join in my glorious Leader's praise. HYMN LXXVI1I.— C. M. [• or b] Rtdeinptioti by Christ. rHEN the first parents of our race RebelPd, and lost their God, And the infection of their sin x Had tainted all our blood ; S Infinite pity touched the heart Of the eternal Son ; w B. IT. HYMN LXXTX. 4>iH) Descending from the heavenly court, He left his Father's throne. 3 Aside the Prince of glory threw Hk> most divine array ; And wrapt his Godhead in a veil Of our inferior clay. 4 His living pow'r, and dying love, RedeemM unhappy men ; And rais'd the ruins of our raoe To life and God again. 5 To thee, dear Lord, our flesh and soul We joyfully resign ; Blest Jesus, take us for thy own, For we are doubly thine. 6 Thine honor shall forever be The business of our days ; Forever shall our thankful tongues Speak thy deserved praise. HYMN LXXIX— C. M. [b] Praise to the Redeemer. PLUNG'D in a gulf of dark despair, We wretched sinners lay, Without one cheerful beam of hope, Or spark of glimmering day. % With pitying eyes, the Prince of grace Beheld our helpless grief; He saw — and (O ! amazing love !) He ran to our relief. 3 Down from the shining seats above With joyful haste he fled, Entered the grave, in mortal flesh, And dwelt among the dead. 4? He spoil'd the powers of darkness thus, And brake our iron chains : 4t)0 HYM'iV LXXX. B. Iff; Jesus has Freed our captive souls From everlasting pains. 5 [In vain the baffled prince of hell His Cursed projects tries ; We, that were doom'd his endless slaves, Are rais'd above the skies.] tj Oh ! for this love, let rocks and hills Their lasting silence break, And all harmonious human tongues The Saviour's praises speak. 7 [Yes, we will praise thee, dearest Lord 5 Our souls are all on flame ; Hosanna, round the spacious earth, To thine adored name! 3 Angels, assist our mighty joys ; Strike ail your harps of gold : But when you raise your highest notes. His love can ne'er be told.] HYMN LXXX— S. M. [*] God's awful power and goodness. OR ! the Almighty Lord! How matchless is his power ! Tremble, O earth, beneath his word. While all the heavens adore. i Let proud imperious kings How low before his throne ! Crtucli to his feet, ye haughty things, Or he shall tread you down. 3 Above the skies he reigns, And with amaziag blows, He deals insufferable paias On his rebellious foes. 4 Yet, everlasting God, We love to speak thy praise ; Li. li. HYMN LXXX*....JLX\X1I. 46 1 Thy sceptre's equal to thy rod, The sceptre of thy grace. 5 The arms of mighty love Defend our Zion well ; And heavenly mercy walls us round From Babylon and hell. 6 Salvation to the Kins; Who sits enthroned above : Thus we adore the God of might, And bless the Grod of love. HYMN LXXXL-- CM. [*] Our sin the cause of Christ9 s death. AND now the scales have left mine eyes. Now I begin to see : Oh the curs'd deeds my sins have done ! What murd'rous things they be ! 2 Were these the traitors, dearest Lord, That thy fair body tore? Monsters, that staiird those heavenly liuibe With floods of purple gore ? 3 Was it for crimes that I had done, My dearest Lord was slain; When justice seized God's only Sou, And put his soul to pain ? 4? Forgive my £uik? O Prince of peace ! I'll wound my God no more : Hence, from my heart, ye sins be gone, For Jesus I adore. 3 Furnish me. Lord, with heavenly arms From grace's magazine ; And I'll proclaim eternal war With ev'ry darling sin. HYMN LXXXJL— CM. [*] Redemption and protection from spiritual enefnisSi ARISE, my soul, my joyful pow'rsy And triumph in mv God j Q Q 2 *62 HYMN LXXXIII. B.I!. Awake, my voice, and loud proclaim His glorious grace abroad. S He raisM me from the deeps of sin, The gates of gaping hell, And fix'd my standing more secure Than 'twas before I fell. 3 The arms of everlasting love Beneath my soul be placed. And on the Rock of Ages set My slippVy footsteps fast. 4 The city of my blest abode Is walFd 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 mercy guards my life, And bounds his raging pow'r. ! Arise, my soul ; awake, my voice, And tunes of pleasure sing; Loud hallelujahs shall address My Saviour, and my King. HYMN LXXXIII— CM. [•] The passion and exaltation of Christ. THUS saith the Kuler of the skies; Awake my dreadful sword ; u Awake, my wrath, and smite the man, " My fellow," saith the Lord. S Vengeance received the dread command, And, armed, down she flies ; Jesus submits t? his Father's hand, And bows his head, and dies. 3 But. oh ! the wisdom, and the grace, Th;it join with vengeance now ! B. II. HYMN LXXXl\ 3 Tell how he took our flesh, To take away our guilt ; Sing the dear drops of sacred blood. That hellish monsters spilt & [Alas ! the cruel spear Went deep into his side ; And the rich flood of purple gore Their murderous weapons dy'd;*i h [The waves of swelling grief Did o'er his bosom roll; And mountains of almighty wrath Lay heavy on his soul.] 3 Down to the shades of death He bow'd his awful head : Yet he arose to live and reign When death itself is dead. 6 No more the bloody spear, The cross and uails no more ; *6* riTMK L\XX\ B. IK For hell itself shakes at his name. And all the heavens adore. 7 There the Redeemer sits High on his Father's throne ; The Father lays his vengeance by, And smiles upon his Son. * 8 There his full glories shine With uncreated rays, And hless his saints' and angels' eves To everlasting davs. HYMN LXXXV— C. M. [»] Sufficiency of pardon. WHY does your face, ye humble souls, Those mournful colors wear ? What doubts are these that waste your faith. And nourish your despair ? 2 What though your numerous sins exceed The stars that fill the skies, And, aiming at the eternal throne, Like pointed mountains rise? 3 What though your mighty smilt beyond The wide creation swell, And hath its curs'd foundations laid Low as the deeps of hell ? 4 See here an endless ocean flows Of never failing grace ! Behold a dying Saviour's veins The sacred flood increase ! § It rises high, and drowns the hills, lias neither shore nor bound : Now, if we search to find our sins, Our sins can ne'er be found. 5 Awake, our hearts, adore the grace That buries all our faults, B. II. HYMN I,XXXVJ....LXXXYir. 165 And pard'ning blood, that swells above Our follies and our thoughts. HYMN LXXXVI.— C. M) [*] Freedom from sin and misery in heave?*. jUR sins, alas ! how strong they be ! And like a violent 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 zealj 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 ev'ry face. 5 Forever his dear sacred name Shall dwell upon our tongue : And Jesus and salvation be The close of ev'ry song. HYMN LXXXVII.--C. M. [♦] The divine glories above our reason. OW wondrous great, how glorious bright Must our Creator be ! Who dwells amidst the dazzling light Of vast infinity ! 2 Our soaring spirits upward rise Tow'rd the celestial throne : Fain would we see the blessed Three, And the Almighty One, 46f) HYMN LXXXYIII....LXXX1A. B. IX. 3 Our reason stretches all its wings, And climbs above the skies : But still how far beneath thy feet Our grov'iing reasou lies ! 4 [Lord, here we bend our hutnble souls- And awfully adore : For the weak pinions of our minds Can stretch a thought no more.] 5 Thy glories infinitely rise Above our laboring tongue ; In vain the highest seraph tries To form an equal song. 6 [In humble notes our faith adore- The great mysterious King, While angels strain their nobler powers, Aud sweep the immortal string.] HYMN LXXXVIII.-C. M. [»] Salvation. SALVATION! oh, the joyful sound'. " 'Tis pleasure to our ears ; A sov'reigu balm for ev?ry wound. A cordial for our fears. % BuryM in sorrow, and in sin, At hell's dark door we lay ; 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. HYMN LXXXIX.— C. M. [*] Christ* s victor u over Satan. HOSANNA to our conquering King ! The prince of darkness flies ; B. II. HYMN X€. 467 His troops rnsh headlong down to hell Like lightning from the skir s. % There bound in chains the lions roar. And fright the rescu'd sheep ; But heavy bars confine their power And malice to the deep. 3 Hosanna to our conquering King ! All hail incarnate love ! Ten thousand songs and glories wait To crown thy head above. * Thy victories, and tl y deathless fame, Through the wide world shall run ; And everlasting agos sing The triumph thou hast won. HYMN XC.-C. M. [b] Faith in Christ for pardon and sanctijication, HOW sad our state by nature is ! Our sin, how deep it stains ! And Satan binds our captive minds Fast in his slavish chains. 2 But there's a voice of sovereign grace Sounds from the sacred word ; Ho ! ye^despairing sinners, come( And trust upon the Lord. 3 My soul obeys the Almighty call, ' And runs to this relief; I would believe thy promise, Lord $ Oh help my unbelief. 4 [To the dear fountain of thy blood, Incarnate God, I fly ; Here let me wash my spotted soul From crimes of deepest dye. 6 Stretchout thine arm, victorious King;* My reigning sins subdue; 468 HYMN XGt. B. II. Drive the old dragon from his scat, With all his hellish crew.] 6 A guilty, weak, and helpless worm, On thy kind arms I fall ; Be thou my strength, and righteousness. My Jesus, and my all ! HYMN XCI — C. M. [*] The glory of Christ in heaven, OH, the delights, the heavenly joys. The glories of the place, "Where Jesus sheds the brightest beam- Of his overflowing grace. i Sweet majesty and awful love Sit smiling on his brow ; And all the glorious ranks above At humble distance bow. 3 [Princes to his imperial name Bend their bright Sceptres down : Dominions, thrones, and pow'rs rejoice To see him wear the crown. 4 Archangels sound his lofty praise Through ev'ry heavenly street : And lay their highest honors down Submissive at his feet.] 5 Those soft, those blessed feet of his. That once lude iron tore, High on a throne of light they stand. And all the saints adore. 6 His head, the dear majestic head, That cruel thorns did wound, See what immortal glories shine, And circle it around ! 7 This is the Man; the exalted Man, Whom we, unseen, adore ! B. II. HYMN XU1I. Mia Bat, when our eyes behold his face, Our hearts shall love him more. 8 [Lord ! how our souls are all on fire To see thy blest abode ; Our tongues rejoice in tunes of praise To our incarnate God !] 9 And while our faith enjoys the sight. We Ions; to leave our clay : \nd wish thy fiery chariots, Lord, To fetch our souls away. HYMN XCII .— C. ML [*1 The church saved, and he? enemies disappointed ; live ranee from treason. SHOUT to the Lord, and let our joys Through the whole nation run : Ye western skies, resound the noise Beyond the rising sun. 3 Thee, mighty God, our souls admire Thee our glad voices sing ; And join with the celestial choir, Te praise th' eternal King. 3 Thy power the w hole creation rules. And, on the starry skies Sits smiling at the weak designs Thine envious foes devise. 4< Thy scorn derides their feeble ras:e And, with an awful frown. Flings vast confusion on their plots, And shakes their Babel down. 5 [Their secret fires in caverns lay. And we the sacrifice; But gloomy caverns strove in vain To 'scape all-searching eyes. 6 Their daik designs were all reveal'd : Their treasons all betray" d : r u 4tf< ii\>iN xcin. Praise to the Lord who broke the snare Their cursed hands had laid. 3 7 In vain the busy sons of hell Still new rebellions try ; Their souls shall pine with envious rage> And vex away and die. 8 Almighty grace defends our land From their malicious pow'rj Then let us with united songs Almighty g»*ace adore. HYMN XCIII 8. M. [*] God AIL and in AIL Psalm Ixxiii MY God, my life, my lore, To thee/to thee I call ; I cannot live if thou remove. For thou art all in all. •I [Thy shining grace can cheer This dungeon where I dwell: 'Tis paradise, when thou art here j If thou depart, 'tis hell.] 3 [The smilings of thy face. How amiable they are ! 'Tis heaven to rest in thine embrace, And no where else but there.] 4 [To thee, and thee alone, The angels owe their bliss : They sit around thy gracious throne. And dwell where Jesus is.] 5 [Not all the harps above Can make a heavenly place, If God his residence remove, Or but conceal his face.] (5 Nor earth, nor all the sky, Can one delight afford : 15. II. HYMN XCIV. 4/1 No, not a drop of real joy, Without thy presence, Lord. 7 Thou art the sea of love, Where all my pleasures roll ; The circle where my passions move. And centre of my soul. 8 [To thee my spirits fly, With infinite desire ; And yet how far from thee I lie, Dear Jesus, raise me higher.] HVMN XCIV— C. M. [*] God, my only happinesss. Psalm lxxiii. 25^ MY God, my portion, and my love, My everlasting all ! I've none but thee in heav'n above, Or on this earthly ball. 3 [What empty things are all the skies, And this inferior clod ! There's nothing here deserves my joys ; There's nothing like my God.} 3 [In vain the bright, the burning sun, Scatters his feeble light ; 'Tis thy sweet beams create my noon ; If thou Withdraw, 'tis night. 4 And whilst upon my restless bed Amongst the shades I roll, If my Redeemer shews his head, 'Tis morning with my soul.] 5 To thee I owe my wealth and friends. And health, and safe abode ; Thanks to thy name for meaner things But they are not my God. 6 How vain a toy is glittering wealth, If once compar'd to thee ! 47- H-YMX X(i\. b. H. Or what's my safety, or my health, Or all my friends, to me ? 7 Were I possessor of the earth, And calFd the stars my own ; Without thy graces and thyself, I were a wretch undone. 8 Let other* stretch their arms like seas, And grasp in all the shore ; ferrant me the visits of thy face, And I desire no more. HYMN XCV— C M. [b] Look on him whom they pierced, and mourji. N FINITE grief! amazing wo ! Behold my bleeding Lord ! Hell and the Jews conspired his death, And us?d the Roman sword. 9 01) ! the sharp pangs of smarting pain . My dear Redeemer bore, When knotty whips and jagged thorns, His sacred body tore ! 3 But knotty whip- and jagged thorns, In vain do I accuse ; In vain I blame the Roman bands, And the more spiteful Jews ; i "Twere you, my sins, my cruel sins, His chief tormentors were : Each of my crimes became a nail, And unbelief the spear. j -Twere you that pullM the vengeance down Upon his guiltless head ! Break, break, my heart— oh, burst, mine eyes. And let my sorrows bleed. 6 Strike, mighty grace, my flinty soul. Till melting waters flow, And deep repentance drown my eyes la undissembled wo ! HYMN XCVL— C. M. [^ Distinguish ins: love ; or, angels pun' shed, and men iOWX headlong from their native skies The rebel angels fell, And thunder-holts of flaming wrath Pursu'd them deep to hell ! 2 Down from the top of earthly Miss. Rebellious man was hurl'd : And Jesus stoopM beneath the grave, To reach a sinking world. 3 Oh, love of infinite degree ! Unmeasurable grace ! Must Heaven's eternal Darling die. To save a trait'rous Tace ? 4* Must angels sink forever down. And burn in quenchless fire, While God forsakes his shining throne To raise us wretches higher I 5 Oh. for this love, let earth and skies With hallelujahs ring, And the full choir of human tongues All hallelujahs sing ! HYMN XCVIL— L.M, [*] Tae saw£. FROM heaven the sinning angels fell, And wrath and darkness chaiird them dov But man, vile man, forsook his bliss; And mercy lifts him to a crown ! •S Amazing work of sovereign grace, That could distinguish rebels so *■ Our guilty treasons call'd aloud Fur everlasting fetters too, K R* £71: HYMN XCVIII....XCIX. R II. 3 To thee, to thee, Almighty Love. Our souls, ourselves, our all we pay : Millions of tongues shall sound thy praise On the bright hills of heavenly day. HYMN XCVIIL— C. M. Hardness of heart complained of. MY heart, how dreadful hard it is ! How heavy here it lies ; Heavy and cold within my breast. Just like a roek of ice ! 2 Sin, like a raging tyrant, sits Upon this flinty throne ; And ev'ry grace lies bury'd deep Beneath this heart of stone. 3 How seldom do I rise to God, Or taste the joys above ! This mountain presses down my faith, And chills my flaming love. 4 When smiling mercy courts my soul With all its heavenly charms, This stubborn, this relentless thing, Would thrust it from mine arms. 9 Against the thunders of thy word, Rebellious I have stood ; My heart, it shakes not at the wrath, And terrors of a God. ft Dear Saviour, steep this rock of mine In thine own crimson sea ! None but a bath of blood divine Can melt the flint away. HYMN XCIX.— C. M. [*] The book of God's decrees. LET the whole race of creatures lie Abas'd before their God : Whatever his sovereign voice has formed He governs with a nod: II. II. HYMK C. 475 2 [Ten thousand ages ere the skies Were into motion brought, All the long years and worlds to come Stood present to his thought- 3 There's not a sparrow, or a worm, But's found in his decrees; He raises monarchs to their thrones. And sinks them as he please.] 4» If light attend the course I run, ;Tis he provides those rays : And 'tis bis hand that hides my sun, If darkness cloud my days. 5 Yet I would not be much concerned Nor vainly long too see, In volumes of his deep decrees, What months are writ for me. 6 When he reveals the book of life, Oh, may I read my name Amongst the chosen of his love, ThefolPwers of the Lamb. HYMN C— L. M. [b] The presence of Christ is the life of my soul. HOW full of anguish is the thought, How it distracts and tears my heart, If God, at last, my sovereign Judge, Should frown, and bid my soul, Depart fl % Lord, when I quit this earthly stage, Where shall I fly but to thy breast? For I have sought no other home, For I have learned no other rest, 3 I cannot live contented here, Without some glimpses of thy face j And heaven, without thy presence there, Would be a dark and tiresome place *7<> ;1VMN Ci. d. il. 4± When earthly cares engross the day, And hold my thoughts aside from thee, The shiflittg hours of cheerful lisrht Are long and tedious years to me 5 And if no evening visit's paid Between my Saviour and my soul, How doll the night ! how sad the shade * Ilow mournfully the minutes roll ! ti This flesh of mine might learn as soon To live, yet part with all my blood : To breathe, when vital air is gone, Or thrive and grow without my food. 7 [Christ is my light, my life, ray care, My blessed hope, my heavenly prize : Dearer than all my passions are, My limbs, my bowels, or mine eyes. 6 The strings that twine about my heart, Tortures and racks may tear them off; But they can never, never part With their dear hold of Christ my love.] 9 [My God ! and can a humble child That loves thee with a flame so high; Be ever from thy face exil'tf, Without the pity of thine eye? 10 Impossible! — for thine own hands Have ty'd my heart so fast to thee ! And in thy book the promise stands, That where thou art, thy friends must be HYMN CI.— C. M. [*1 The wotWs three chief temptations. WHEN, in the light of faith divine, We look on things below, Honor, and gold, and sensual joy. How vain aud dang'rous too ! ». II. HYMN CI I. 477 a [Honor's a puff of noisy breath ; Yet men expose their blood, And venture everlasting death, To gain that airy good. 3 Whilst others starve the noble* mind, And feetl on shining dust, They rob the serpent of his food, T' indulge a sordid lust.] 4j The pleasures that allure our sense Are dang'rous snares to souls : There's but a drop of flaltVmg sweet. And dash'd with bitter bowls. 3 God i$ mine all-sufficient good, My portion and my choice ; In him my vast desires are filPd, And all my powers rejoice. 6 In vain the world accosts miue eai^ And tempts my heart anew ; I cannot buy your bliss so dear, Nor part with heaven for you, HYMN CII.— L. M. [b] A happy ressurrection. ^TO, I'll repine at death no more, But, with a cheerful gasp, resign To the cold dungeon of the grave These dying, withering limbs of mine. & Let worms devour my wasting flesh, And crumble all my bones to dust, My God shall raise my frame anew, At the revival of the just. 3 Break, sacred morning, through the skies, Bring that delightful, dreadful day : Cut short the hours, dear Lord, and come ; Thy lingering wheels, how long they stay L 178 HYMN cm. B. H. 1 [Our weary spirits faint to see The light of thy returning face ; And hear the language of those lips Where God has shed his richest grace.] 5 [Haste, then, upon the wings of love, Rouse all the pious sleeping clay ; That we may join in heavenly joys, And sing the triumph of the day.] HYMN CIIL— C. M. [*] ChrisVs commission, John iii. 16, 17. COME, happy souls, approach your God, With new melodious songs ; Gome, tender to almighty grace The tributes of your tongues. 3 So strange, so boundless w as the love That pity'd dying men, The Father sent his equal Son To give them life again, 3 Thy hands, dear Jesus, were not arm'd With a revenging red : No hard commission to perform The vengeance of a God. 4 But all was mercy, all was mild, And wrath forsook the throne, When Christ on the kind errand came, And brought salvation down. 5 Here sinners, you may heal your wounds. And wipe your sorrows dry : Trust in the misrhty Saviour's name. And you shall never die. 6 See, dearest Lord, our willing souls Accept tiiine offered ; ; We bless tho creat Ri And giye the Fati B.H. HYMN C1V....CV. 179 HYMN CIV.-S. M. [»] rHie same. |J> AISE your triumphant songs ■^ To au immortal tune, Let the wide earth resound the deed? Celestial grace has done. 3 Sing how Eternal Love Its chief Beloved chose. And bid him raise our wretched race From their abyss of woes. 3 His hand no thunder bears, No terror clothes his brow ; No bolts to drive our guilty sonl« To fiercer flames below. 1 'Twas mercy fillM the throne, And wrath stood silent by. When Christ was sent with pardons down To rebels doom'd to die. 5 Now, sinners, dry your tears, Let hopeless sorrow ceasv? ; Bow to the sceptre of his love. And take the offer d peace. S Lord, we obey thy call : We lay an humble claim To the salvation thou hast brought And love and praise thy navne. HWUN CV—C. M. [b] Repentance flowing from the patience of God. A ND are we wTretches yet alive ? -£*- And dare we yet rebel ? 'Tis boundless, 'tis amazing love. That bears us up from hell ! 8 The burden of our weighty guilt Would sink us down to flames. •ISO HYMN OVI. B. I!, And threatening vengeance rolls abov«* To crush our feeble frames. 3 Almighty goodness cries — Forbear ! And straight the thunder stays : And dare we now provoke his wrath And weary out his grace? $ Lord, we have Ions; abus'tl thy love, Too long indulged our sin, Our aching hearts e'en bleed to see What rebels we have been. 5 No more, ye lusts, shall ye command : No more will we obey ; Stretch out, O God, thy conquering hand. And drive thy foes away. HYMN CV1— CM. [b] Repentance at the cross. OH, if my soul was form'd for wo, How would 1 vent my sighs ! Repentance should like rivers flow From both my streaming eyes. § ?Twas for my sins, my dearest Lord Hung on the cursed tree, And groatr d away a dying life For thee, my soul, for thee. c3 Oh ! how I hate those lusts of mine That crucify'd ray God ; Those sins that piere'd and nail'd his flesi* Fast to the fatal wood. 4 Yes, my Redeemer, they shall die : My heart has so decreed ; Nor will I spare the guilty thing That made my Saviour bleed. 9 Whilst, with a melting, broken heart, My murder' d Lord I viewy B. IT. HYMN CY1I. ISl I'll raise revenge against my s-ins, And slay the murd'rers too. HYMN ( VII.— C. M. [b] The everlasting ahsence of God intolerable, THAT awful day will surely come, TV appointed hour makes haste. When 1 must stand before my .Judge, And pass the solemn test. 2 Thou lovelv Chief of all my joys. Thou Sov'reign of my heart, How could I bear to hear thy voice Pronounce the sound, Depart ! 3 The thunder of that dismal word Would so torment my ear, 'Twould tear my soul asunder, Lord, With most tormenting fear. 4 [What, to be banislrd from my life, And vet forbid to die ! «/ To linger in eternal pain, Yet death forever fly !] 5 Oh ! wretched state of deep despair, To see my (rod remove, And fix my doleful station where I must not taste his love ! 6 Jesus, I throw mine arms around, And hang upon thy breast ; Without a gracious smile from thee, My spirit cannot rest. 7 Oh ! tell me that my worthless name Is graven on thy hands : vShew me so.me promise, in thy b m Where my salvation stands. 8 [Give me one kind assuring \\v^.\9 To sink my fears again | s s 482* HYMN CVIII....CIX. B. II. And cheerfully my soul shall wait Her threescore years and ten. J HYMN CVIII.-C. M. [•] Jhcess to the throne of grace by a Mediator. (10ME let us lift our joyful eyes J Up to the courts above, And smile to see our Father there Upon a throne of love. 3 Once 'twas a seat of dreadful wrath*. And shot devouring flame ; Our God appeared consuming fire, And vengeance was his name. 3 Rich were the drops of Jesus' blood, That caluvd his frowning face ; That sprinkled o'er the burning throne, And turn'd the wrath to grace ! -4 Now we may bow before his feet, And venture near the Lord ; No fiery cherub guards his seat, Nor double flaming sword. 5 The peaceful gates of heavenly bliss Are openM by the Son ; High let us raise our notes of praise, And reach th' Almighty throne. 6 To thee ten thousand thanks we bring. Great Advocate on high ; And glory to th' eternal King, Who lays his fury by. HYMN CIX .— L. M. [•-] The darkness of providence. IORD, we adore thy vast designs, i Th' obscure abyss of providence ! Too deep to sound with mortal lines, Too dark to view with feeble sense. TJ. Hi HYMN CX. l^i 2 Now thou array "st thine awful face In angry frowns without a smile : We, through the cloud believe thy- grace. Secure of thy compassion still. 6 Through seas and storms of deep distress We sail by faith, and not by sight : Faith guides us in the wilderness, Through all the terrors of the night. 4 Dear Father, if thy lifted rod Resolve to scourge us here below7 ; Still let us lean upon our God, Thine arm shall bear us safely through. HYMN CX.— S. M. [b] Triumph over death, in hope of resurrectiotu 4 NO must this body die ? -*- This mortal frame decay ? And must these active limbs of mine Lie mouldering in the clay ? 3 Corruptioa, earth, and worms, Shall but refine this flesh, Till my triumphant spirit comes, ,To put it on afresh. 3 God, my Redeemer, lives, And often from the skies Looks down, and watches all my dust, Till he shall bid it rise. 4 ArrayM in glorious srace Shall these vile bodies shine ; And ev'ry shape, and ev'ry face, Look heavenly and divine. 5 These lively hopes we owe To Jesus' dying love ; We would adore his grace below, And sing his pow'r above. 48bt nv-MX OKI.. ..exit. n. n» 0 Dear Lortl, accept the praise Of these our humble songs, Till tunas of nobler sound we raise With our immortal tongues. HYMN CXI— CM. [«] Thanksgiving for victory ; or, God's dominion and onr deliverance. ZION rejoice, and Judah sing, The Lord assumes his throne : Come, let us own the heavenly King, And make his glories known. 2 The great, the wicked, and the proud, From their high seats are hurl'd ; Jehovah rides upon a cloud, And thunders throtigh the world. 3 He reigns upon th? aternal hills, Distributes mortal crowns ; Empires are fix'd beneath the smiles, And fotter at its frowns. 4 Navies, that rule the ocean wide, Are vanquished by his breath, And legions, arm'd with pow'r and pride, Descend to wat'ry death. 5 Let tyrants make no more pretence To vex our happy land ; Jehovah's name is our defence, Our buckler is his hand. 6 [Still may the King of grace descend And rule us by his word : Av.il all the honors we can give JBe oflerd to the Lord.] HYMN CXIt.— L. M. [*] Angela ministcrfag to Gkrfst and saints* i REAT God, to what a glorious height ! J" llast thou advanced the Lord, thy Son \ B. in HYMN CX1II. f53 Angels in all their robes of light, Are made the servant of his throne. 2 Before his feet thine armies wait, And swift as flames of fire they move, To manage his affairs of state, In works of vengeance and of love. 3 His orders run through all the hosts. Legions descend at his command, To shield and guard our native eoasts. When foreign rage invades our \vl\j\ 4 Now they are sent to guide our feet Up to the gates of thine abode. Through all the dangers that we meet. In travelling the heavenlv road. 5 Lord, when I leave this mortal ground. And thou shalt bid Hie rise aud eorae. Send a beloved angel down, Safe to conduct my spirit home. HYMN CXIIL— C. M. Tfie same. THE majesty of Solomon, How glorious to behold ; The servants waiting round bib throw The ivory and the gold ! S But, mighty God ! thy pal^e shines With far superior beams ; Thine angel-guards are swift as winds* Thy ministers are flames. 3 [Soon as thine only Son had made, His entrance on the earth, A shining army downward fled, To celebrate his. birth, 4 And when oppressed with pains and fears, On the told ground he lies* S S 2 4$6 HYMN CX1V. B. It, Behold a heavenly form appears, T? allay his agonies.] 5 Now to the hands of Christ our King. Are all their legions driven ; They wait upon his saints, and bring His chosen heirs to heaven. H Pleasure and praise run through their host. To see a sinner turn ; That Satan has a captive last, And Christ a subject born. 7 But there's an hour of brighter joy, When he his ansrcls sends Obstinate rebels to destroy, And gather in his friends. $ Oh ! could I say, without a doubt, There shall my soul be found, Then let the great archangel shout, And last the trumpet sound. HYMN CXIV.— C. M. [•] Christ's cleat k, victory, and dominion. I SING my Saviour's wondrous death, He conquered when he fell : 'Tisjinish'd, said his dying breath, And shook the gates of hell. 2 'Tis finished) our Immanuel cries ; The dreadful work is done : Hence shall his sovereign throne arise : His kingdom is begun. 3 His cross a sure foundation laid For glory and renown, When, through the regions of the dead. He pass'd to reach the crown. 4? Exalted at his Father's side, Sits our victorious Lord ; 3* H, HYMN CXV....CXTI. 487 To heaven and hell his hands divide The vengeance or reward. 5- The saints from his propitious eye Await their several crowns, And all the sons of darkness fly The terror of his frowns. B HYMN CXV.-C M. [«] God the avenger nf his saints. IGH as the heavens above the ground Reigns the Creator, God ; Wide as the whole creation's bound Extends his awful rod. S Let princes of exalted state To him ascribe their crown ; Render their homage at his feet, And cast their glories down. 3 Know that his kingdom is supreme, Your lofty thoughts are vain ; He calls yon gods, that awful name, But ye must die like men. 4 Then let the sovereigns of the globe Not dare to vex the just ; He puts on vengeance like a robe, And treads the worms to dust. 5 Ye judges of the earth, be wise, And think of heaven with fear ; The meanest saint that you despise Has an avenger there. Jo^ H HYMN CXVI.— C. M. [*] Mercies and Thanks. OW can I sink with such a prop As my eternal God, Who bears the earth's huge pillars up> And spreads the heavens abroad? 188 HYMN CXA II....CWHI. jb. n. 2 How can I die while Jesus lives, Who rose and left the dead ? Pardon and grace my soul receives From mine exalted Head. 3 All that 1 am, and all i have, Shall he forever thine ; Whatever my duty bids me give, My cheerful hands resign. 4 Yet, if I might make some reserve, And duty did not call, I love my (rod with zeal so great. That I should give him all. HYMN CXV11.— L. M. [b] Living: and dying with God present. I CANNOT bear thine absence, Lord ; My life expires, if thou depart : Be thou, my heart, still near my God, And thou, my God, be near my heart. 2 I was not born for earth or sin, Nor ean I live on things so vile ; Yet I will stay my Father's time, % And hope and wait for heaven awhile. 3 Then, dearest Lord, in thine embrace Let me resign my fleeting breath : And, with a smile upon my face, Pass the important hour of death. HYMN CXVI1L— L. M. [*] The prksthood of Christ. BLOOD has a voice to pierce the skies ; Revenge ! the blood of Abel cries ; But the dear stream, when Christ was slaiiij Speaks peace as loud from ev'ry vein. 2 Pardon and peace from God on high j Behold, he lays his vengeance by; And rebels, that deserve his sword^ Become the favorites of tbe Lord. B. II. HYMN CXIX....CXX. 4Slf 3 To J : o ar prai es i ise, Who gave his life a sacrifice : Now he appears before his God, Aud for our pardon pleads his blood ! HYM1S (XIX— CM. [b] Tiie hoi i LADEX with guilt, and full of fears, 1 fly to thee, my Lord : And not % glimpse of hope appears : But in thy written ward. 2 The volume of my Father's grace Does all my grief assuage : Here I behold my Saviour's face Almost in ev'ry page. 3 [This is the field where hidden lies The pearl of price unknown : That merchant is divinely wise. "Who makes this pearl his own. 4 Here consecrated water flows. To quench my thirst of sin : Here the fair treeof knowledge grows : Xo daifgcr dwells therein.] 5 This is the Judge who ends the strife Where wit and reason fail : My guide to everlasting life, Through all this Great God ! renew oar ruinM flame, Our broken powers restore ; Inspire us with a heavenly frame, AnJ flesh shall reign no more ! 5 Eternal Spirit, write thy law Upon our inward parts, And let the second Adam draw His imaqe on our hearts, *©v T HYMN CXXIX.-L. M. [*] We walk by faith, not by sight. IS by the faith of joys to come We walk through deserts dark as night Till we arrive at heaven our home, Faith is our guide, and faith our light. 2 The want of sight she well supplies ; She makes the pearly gates appear : Far into distant worlds she pries, And brings eternal glories near. 3 Cheerful we tread the desert through, While faith inspires a heavenly ray ; Though lions roar, and tempests blow ; And rocks and dangers fill the way. % So Abraham by divine command Left his own house to walk with God : His faith beheld the promised land. &ud fir'd his zeal alou^the road- 496 IIVMN CXXX....€XXXI. B. U. A 1IYMX CXXX.— CM. [•"] Hk€ R010 creation. TTEN1) while (iod's exalted Son Doth his own glories shew : i% Behold I sit upon my throne, " Creating all things new. 2 u Nature and sin are passM away, " And the old Adam dies ; ;' My hands a new foundation lay ; " See the new world arise. B w I'll be a Sun of righteousness "To the new heavens I make ; " None but the new-born heirs of grace "My glories shall partake." t Mighty Redeemer ! set me free From ray old state of sin ; Oil, make my soul alive to thee, Create newr ppw'rs within. 5 Renew mine eyes, and form mine ears, And mould my heart afresh : Give me new passions, joys and fears, And turn the stone to flesh. 6 Far from the regions of the dead, From sin. and earth, and hell, In the new world that grace has, made, I would forever dwell. HVMN* CXXXI — L.M. [*] The excellency of the Christian Religion. LET everlasting glories crown Thy head, my Saviour, and my Lord, Thy hands have brought salvation down, And writ the blessings in thy word. a [What if we trace the globe around, And search frem Britain to Japan, B, II. HYMN UXAX, There shall be no religion found So just to God, so safe for man.] 3 In vain the trembling conscience seek? Some solid ground to rest upon ; With long despair the spirit breaks. Till we apply to Christ alone. 1 How well thy blessed truths agree ! How wise and holy thy commands ! Thy promises, how firm they be ! How firm our hope and comfort stands ! ;? Not the feiguM fields of heath'nish bliss Could raise such pleasures in the mind; Nor does the Turkish paradise Pretend to joys so well refiird.] 6 Should all the forms that men devise, Assault mv faith with treaeh'rous art, Fd call them vanity and lies, And bind the gospel to my heart. HYMN CXXXIL— C. M. [•] WE bless the Prophet of the Lord, 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 offered up his blood, Aud lives to carry on his love ; By pleading with our God. 3 We honor our exalted King ; How sweet are his commands ! He guards our souls from hell and By his almighty hands. 4 Hosanna to his glorious name, Who saves by diff ?reut way? T T 498 HYMN CXXX11I....CXXX1V. B. 11. His mercies lay a sovereign claim To our immortal praise. RYMN CXXXIII— L. M. [*] The operations of the Hohf Spirit. INTERNAL Spirit'.' we confess, ^ And sing t lie wonders of thy grace \ Thy pow'r conveys our blessings down From God the Father and the Son. 9 Enlightened by thine heavenly ray, Our shades and darkness turn to-day : Thine inward teachings make us know Our danger and our refuge too. 3 Thy pow'raml gtory work within, And break the chains of reigning sin j Do our imperious lusts subdue, And form our wretched hearts anew. 1 The troubled conscience knows thy voice ; Thy cheering words awake our joys ; Thy words allay the stormy wind, And calm the surges of the mind. HYMN CXXXIV.— C. M. [•}■ Cirmmcision abolished. THE promise was- divinely free, Extensive was the grace ; " I will the God of Abraham be, " And of his numerous race/"5 3 He said — and with a bloody seal Confirmed the words he spoke j- Long did the sons of Abraham feel, The sharp and painful yoke. 3 Till God's own Son, descending low Gave his own flesh to bleed ; And Gentiles taste the blessings now, From the hard bondage freed. »'. 11. UYMX CXX\\,,.,iX\\Vi. 499 4 The God of Abraham claims our praise, His promises endure ; And Christ the Lord, in gentler ways, Makes the salvation sure. HYMN CXXXV.-LM, [•] Types and prophecies of Christ. BEHOLD the woman's promised seed t Behold the great Messiah come ! Behold the prophets all agreed To give him the superior room. S Abraham, the saint, rejoic'd of old, When visions of the Lord he saw ; Moses, the man of God foretold This great Fulfiller of his law. 3 The types bore witness to his name, Obtain' d their ehief design, and ceasM ; The incense, and the bleeding lamb, The ark, the altar, and the priest. 4 Predictions in abundance meet To join their blessings on his head; Jesus, wTe worship at thy feet. And nations own the promised seed, HYMN CXXXVI— L.M. [*] Miracles at the birth of Christ. *S^HE King of glory sends his Son i- To make his entrance on this earth? Behold the midnight bright as noon, And heavenly hosts declare his birth ! 2 About the vouns; Redeemer's head What wonders, and what glories meet : An unknown star arose and led The eastern sages to his feet. 3 Simeon and Anna both conspire The infant Saviour to proclaim ; 500 hymn cxxxvn....cxxxvni. b. iu Inward they felt the sacred fire, And blest the babe and owu'd his name. 4* Let Jews and Greeks blaspheme aloud, And treat the holy Child with scorn ; Our souls adore th' eternal God, Who condescended to be born, HYMN CXXXVII L.M. [•] Miracles in the life, death, and resurrection of Christ EUOLD the blind their sight receive \ Behold the dead awake and live ! The dumb speak wonders ! and the larac Leap like the hart, and bless his name !■ 5 Thus doth th? eternal spirit own And seal the mission of his Son ; The Father vindicates his cause, While he hangs bleeding on the cross. 3 He dies ! the heavens in mourning stood* He rises ! and appears a God : Behold the Lord ascending high, No more to bleed, no more to die ! -\ Hence and forever from my heart I bid my doubts and fears depart ; And to those hands my soul resign, Which bear credentials so divine. HYMN CXXXVIII — L. M. [_*} The power of the gospel. npHIS is the word of truth and love, Sent to the nations from above ; Jehovah here resolves to shew What his almighty grace can do. 3 This remedy did wisdom find, To heal diseases of the mind ; This sovereign balm, whose virtues can Restore the ruin'd creature, man. B. II. HYMN CXXXIX, 1301 3 The gospel bids the dead revive.; Sinners obey the voice, and live ; Dry bones are rais'cl, and cloth'd afresh ! And hearts of stone are luru'd to flesh. 4 [Where Satan reign'd in shades of night, The gospel strikes a heavenly light; Our lusts its wondrous pow'r controls, And calms the rage of angry souls. 5 Lions and beasts of savage name Put on the nature of the lamb ; While the wide world esteems it strange^ Gaze and admire, and hate the change.^ 6 May but this grace my soul renew, Let sinners gaze, and hate me too ; The word that saves me does en°;a Satan's various tempaliojiit I HATE the tempter and his charms ; I hate his flatt'ring breath • B. II. HYMN CJLVII. 513 The serpent takes a thousand forms To cheat our souls to death. * He feeds our hopes with airy dreams. Or kills with slavish fear ; And holds us still in wide extremes. Presumption, or despair. 3 Now he persuades, " how easy 'tis "To walk the road to heaven;" Anon he swells our sins and cries, u Thev cannot be forfciv'n." 4? [He bids youug sinners u yet forbear « To think of God, or death ; " For prayer and devotion are " But melancholy breath." 5 He tells the aged, " they must die, M And 'tis too late to pray ; "la vain for mercy now they cry, " For they have lost their day." J 8 Thus he supports his cruel throne By mischief and deceit, And drags the sons of Adam down To darkness and the pit. 7 Almighty God, cut short his pow'r ; Let him in darkness dwell ; And, that he vex the earth no more, Confine him down to hell. HYMN CLVIL— C. ML [b] The same. "VTOW Satan comes with dreadful roar -*-** Aiwl threatens to destroy ; He worries whom he can't devour, With a malicious joy. % Ye sons of God, oppose his rage, Resist, and he'll be gone ; #14 HYMN CLVIII....CLIX. B. II. Thus did our dearest Lord engage, And vanquish him alone. 3 Now he appears almost divine. Like innocence and love ; But the old serpent lurks within, When he assumes the dove. 4 Fly from the false deceiver's tongue, Ye sons of Adam fly ; Our parents found the snare too strong, Nor should the children try. HYMN CLVIII— L. M [b] Few saved ; or, the almost christian, the hypocrite, and apostate. BROAD is the road that leads to death, And thousands walk together there ; But wisdom shews a narrow path, With here and there a traveller. 3 " Deny thyself, and take thy cross,*' Is the Redeemer's great command ; Nature must count her gold but dross, If she would gain this heavenly land. 3 The fearful soul, that tires and faints, And walks the ways of God no more, Is but esteemed almost a saint, And makes his own destruction sure. 4 Lord, let not all my hopes be vain ; Create my heart entirely new ; Which hypocrites could ne'er attain, Which false apostates never knew\ HYMN CLIX.- C. M. [*] Jin unconverted state ; or converting grace. GREAT King of glory, and of grace, We own with humble shame, How vile is our degenerate race, And eur first father's name I b.II. HYMN CLX. 515 2 From Adam flown our tainted blood, The poison reigns within, Makes us averse, to all that's good, And willing slaves to sin. 3 [Daily we break thy holy laws, And then reject thy grace; Engag'd in the old serpent's cause, Against our Maker's face.] 1 We live estrang'd\\j 2 Oft I frequent thy holy place, And bear almost in vain : How small a portion of thy gra My mem'ry can retain ! 3 [My dear Almighty, and my God, How litl known By all the judgments of thy roil, And blessings of thy throne?] 1 How cold and feeble is my love ! How negligent my fear ! How low my hope of joys shove ! How few affections there ! 3 Great God ! thy sovereign pow'r impart, To eive thv wo id success ; Write thv salvation in my heart, And make me learn thi 6 [Shew my forgetful feet the way That leads to joys on high ; There knowledge grows without decay, And love shall never die.] HYMN CLXVI— C. M. The divine perfections, HOW shall I praise th> eternal God ! That infinite Unknown ? Who can ascend his high abode, Or venture near his throne ? g [The great Invisible ! He dwells ConcealM in dazzling light. But his all- searching eye reveals The secrets of the night. 3 Those watchful eyes that never sleep. Survey the world around : His wisdom is a boundless deep, Whore all our thoughts are drowivd.J 020 HYMN CLX\ II. B. li. 4 [Speak we of strength ? His arm is strong; To save, or to destroy : Infinite years his life prolong, And endless is his joy.] 5 [He knows no shadow of a change. Nor alters his decrees : Firm as a rock his truth remains, To guard his promises.] 6 [Sinners before his presence die ; How holy is his name ! His anger and his jealousy Burn like devouring flame.] 7 Justice upon a dreadful throne, Maintains the rights of God, While mercy sends her pardons down, Bought with a Saviours blood. 8 Now to my soul, immortal King, Speak some forgiving word ; Then 'twill be double joy to sing The glories of my Lord. G HYMN CLXVU.-L.M. [*] The divine perfections. RE AT God ! thy glories shall employ My holy fear, my humble joy ! My lips, in songs of honor bring Their tribute to tlr eternal Kins;. S [Earth and the stars, and worlds unknown;. Depend precarious on his throne : All nature hangs upon his word, And grace and glory own their Lord.] .* [His sovereign pow'r what mortal knows? If he command, who dare oppose ? With strength begirds himself around, And treads the rebels to the ground.} B' II. HYMN CLXV11I. 5%{ 4 [Who shall pretend to teach him skill ? Or guide the couusels of his will ? His wisdom, like a sea divine, Flows deep and high beyond our line."] 5 [His name is holy, and his eye Burns with immortal jealousy : He hates the sons of pride, and shtris His fiery vengeance on their heads.] 8 [The beamings of his piercing sight Bring dark hypocrisy to light ; Death and destruction naked lie. And hell uncover d to his eye.] 7 [Tlr eternal law before him stands : His justice, with impartial hands. Divides to all their due reward, Or by the sceptre, or the sword.] 3 [His mercy, like a boundless sea, Washes our load of guilt away. While his own Son came down and dyM T' engage his justice on our side.] D TEach of his words demands my faith, My soul can rest on all lie saith ; His truth inviolably keeps The largest promise of his lips.] 10 Oh, tell me with a gentle voice, " Thou art ray God," and I'll rejoice •; Fill'd with thy love, I dare proclaim The brightest honors of thv name. HYMN CLXVI1L— L. M. [*] The same. JEHOVAH reigns, his throne is high — His robes are light and majesty ; His glory shines with beams so bright. No mortal can sustain the sight. 3 His terrors keep the world in awe. His justice guards his holy law ; W W3 582 HYMN <;lxik. b. II His love reveals a smiling face, His truth and promise seal the grace. 3 Through all his works his wisdom shines ; And bailies Satan's deep designs ; His pow'r is sovereign to fulfil The noblest counsels of his will. 4 And will this glorious Lord descend To be my Father and my Friend? Then let my songs with angels join ; Heaven is secure, if God be mine. HYMN CLXIX— P.M. [*] The same MPHE Lord Jehovah reigns ; *- His throne is built on high : The garments he assumes Are light and majesty : His glories shine With beams so bright, No mortal eye Can bear the sight. i The thunders of his hand Keep the wide world in awe ; His wrath and justice stand To guard his holy law ; And where his love Resolves to bless, His truth confirms And seals his grace 3 Through all his ancient works Surprising wisdom shines, Confounds the powers of hell, And breaks their curs'd designs; Strong is his arm, And shall fulfil His great decrees, His sovereign w ill, 4< And can this mighty King Of glory condescend ! And will he write his name, " My Father and my Friend ?w I love his name, I love his word : Join ail jay pow'js Aud praise the Lord. H. II. UiMX CLXX. :c HYMN CLXX — L, 1L ' God incomprehensible and sovereign* AN creatures to perfection find Tlr eternal* uncreated Mind? Or can the largest stretch of thought Measure and search his nature, out : 2 "Tis bigli as heaven, 'tis deep as hell, And what can mortals know or tell ? His gl( ry spreads beyond the sky, And all the shining worlds on high. 3 But man, vain man, would fain be wise ; Born, like a M'ild young colt, he flies Through all the follies of his mind, And smells and snuffs the empty wind.] 1 God is a King of pow'r unknown ; Firm are the orders of his throne ; If he resolve, who dare oppose, Or ask him why, or what he does ? 5 He wounds the heart, and he makes whole He calms the tempest of the soul ; When he shuts up in long despair. Who can remove the heavy bar? 6 He frowns and darkness veils the moon. The fainting sun grows dim at noon ; The pillars of heaven's starry roof Tremble and start at his reproof. 7 He gave the vaulted heaven its form. The crooked serpent and the worm : He breaks the billows with his breath, And smites the sons of pride to death. 8 These are a portion of his ways : But who shall dare describe his face ; Who can endure his light, or stand To hear the thunders of his hand? &R9 OF TEE 5EC0TO $COK. Of//?/. <^7Mt anrsaa A N D SPIRITUAL SONGS. PREPARED FOR THE LOl PPEB «%v\\ wwvwvwwvwvvrwv-v-vvvvvv-v\/v"\.\/s.-v W-V w> vwvwv BOOK III. t-WWV \.-VVVWVWWVV-V^.VWWV w W ^/V^-VW \.%r* vv-V\^WVWVVVWWW IWUV HYMN I L.M. [b] The Lord's Supper institute d. 1 Cor. xi. 28, &c. TW AS on that (lark, that doleful night, When pow'rs of earth and hell arose Against the Son of God's delight, And friends betray'd 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 wondrous words of grace he spake ! 3 •'•' This is my body, broke for sin ; u lleceive and eat the living food :" Then took the cup, aud blessM the wine-; " 'Tis the new covenant in 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. 3 For us his vital blood was spilt, To buy the pardon of our guilt ; When, for black crimes of biggest size, He gave his soul a sacrifice.] 6 u Do this, (he crVd,) till time shall end, " In menr ry of your dying Friend ; " Meet at my table, and record Si The love of your departed Lord." !i. HI. HYMN II.. ..III. 7 [Jesus ! tliy feast we celebrate, We shew thy death, we sing thy name. Till thou return, and we shall eat The marriage supper of the Lamb.] HYMN II.— S. M. [•"] Communion with Christ and with saints, i Cor. x. 16, 17 JESUS invites his saints 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 favor ! matchless grace Of our descending God ! 3 This holy bread and wine Maintain our fainting breath, By union with our living Lord, And interest in his death. 4 Our heavenly Father calls Christ and his members one, We the vouns: children. of his love;; And He the first-born Son. 3 We are but several parts Of the same broken bread ; One body with its several limbs, But Jesus is the Head. 6 Let all our pow'rs be joiu'd His glorious name to raise : Pleasure and love fill erry mind. And ev'ry voice be praise, HYMN III.— C. M. [*] The new covenant sealed. ii^T^HE promise of my Fathers lova -*- " Shall stand forever good :" &20 HYMN IV. B. III. He said — and gave his soul to death; And Beard the grace with blood. # To this dear covenant of thy word I set my worthless name ; 1 seal tV engagement to my Lord, And make my humble claim. 3 The light, and strength, and pard'ning grace. And glory shall be mine ; My life and soul, my heart and flesh, And all my pow'rs are thine. 4 I call that legacy my own, Which Jesus did bequeath ; ?Twas purchased with a dying groan, And ratify'd in death. 3 Sweet is the memory of his name, AVho bless'd us in his will, And to his testament of love Made his own life the seal* HYMN IV.— C. M. m Chrises dying love; or, our pardon bought at a dear price' H OW condescending and how kind Was God's eternal Son ! Our mis'ry reached his heav'nly mind, And pity brought him down. 2 [When justice, by our sins provok'd, Drew forth its dreadful sword, He gave his soul up to the stroke, AVithouta murmVmg word.] 3 [He sunk beneath our heavy woes, To raise us to his throne : There's ne'er a gift his hand bestows. But cost his heart a groan.] 4* This was compassion like a God, That when the Saviour knew *• in. HYMN \. 5*7 The price of pardon was his blood, His pity ne'er withdrew. 5 Now, though he reigns exalted high. His love is still as great ; Well he remembers Calvary; Nor let his saints forget. 6 [Here we behold his bowels roll As kind as when he d\ -d. And see the sorrows of his soul Bleed through his wounded side.] 7 [Here we receive repeated seals Of Jesus' dying love : Hard is the wretch that never feels One soft affection move.] 8 Here let our hearts begin to melt, While we his death record. And, with our joy for pardon'd guilt. Mourn that we piercM the Lord. HVMN V .— C. M. [*] Christ the bread of life, John vi. 31. 33, Oft ET us adore tlr Eternal Word, Tis he our souls bath fed : Thou art the living stream, O Lord. And thou th' immortal bread. The manna came from lower skies, But Jesus from above ; Where the fresh springs of pleasure rise, And rivers flow with love. The Jews, the fathers, dy'd at last. Who ate that heavenly bread ; But these provisions which we taste, Can raise us from the dead. Bless'd be the Lord, who gives his flesh To nourish dying men, ;>2b HYMN VI. B. III. And often spreads his table fresh. Lest we should faint again. 5 Our souls shall draw their heavenly breath. Whilst 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 pow'r shall raise Our bodies from the tomb.] HYMN V1.—L.M. [*] The memorial of our absent Lord. John xv i. 1G. Luke x\ii. 19. John xiv. 3. JESUS is gone above the skies, AVhere our weak senses reach him not : And carnal objects court our eyes, To thrust our Saviour from our thought. S He knows what wand- ring hearts we have. Apt to forget his lovely face ; And, to refresh our minds, he gave These kind memorials of his grace. 3 The Lord of life this table spread With his own flesh and dying blood : We on the rich provision feed, And taste the wine, and bless our God. 4 Let sinful sweets be all forgot. And earth grow less in our esteem : Christ and his love fill ev'ry thought, And faith and hope be fix'd ou him. 5 Whilst he is absent from our sight, ?Tis to prepare our souls a place, That we may dwell in heavenly light. And live forever near his face. 6 [Our eyes look upward to the bills, Whence our returning Lord shall come : B. III. HYMN VII.. ..Mil. "We wait the chariot's awful wheel-, To fetch our longing spirits home.] HYMN VII.— L. M [*] Crucifixion to tlie world b,j the ero •'. Gal. vi i i Y17HEX I survey the wondrous cross On which the Prince of Glory dv\l. My richest gain 1 count but loss, AnJ pour contempt on all ray pride. 9 Forbid it. Lord, that I should boast, Save in the death of Christ, my God : All the vain things that charm me mo I sacrifice them to his blood. 3 See from his head, his hands, his feet. Sorrow and love flow mingled down ! Did e'er such love and sorrow meet? Or thorns compose so rich a crown? 4 [His dying crimson, like a robe, Spreads o'er Ins body on the tree ; Then I am dead to all the globe, And all the globe is dead to me.] 5 Were the whole realm of nature mine, That were a present far too small : Love -so amazing, so divine, Demands my soul, m-y life, my all. HYMN VIII.— €. M. [*] The tree of life. €10ME let us join a joyful tone, ^ To our exalted Lord, Ye saints on high around his thron*. And we kround his board. a While once upon tills lower grout: \> Weary and faint ye stood. What dear refreshment h re ye fouudj From tliis immortal food ! X X HYMN J\. B. HI. > The tree of life that near the throne In heaven's high garden grows, Laden with grace bends gently down Its ever-smiling boughs. 4 [Hovering among the leaves there stands The sweet celestial Dove. And Jesus on the branches hangs The banner of his love.] 5 ['Tis a young heaven of strange delight While in his shade we sit ; tlis fruit is pleasing to the sight, And to the taste as sweet. 0 New life it spreads through dying heai And cheers the drooping mind ; Vigor and joy the juice imparts, Without a sting behind.] 7 Now let the flaming weapon staud, And guard all Eden's trees ; There's ne'er a plant in all that land That bears such fruit as these. 8 Infinite grace our souls adore, Whose wondrous hand has naade This living branch of sovereign pow'f To raise and heal the dead. HYMN IX.— S. M. [•] The. spirit 9 the water , and the blood. 1 John v. 6 IET all our tongues be one, A To praise our God on high. Who from his bosom sent his Son. To fetch us strangers nigh. \ or let our voices cease To sing the Saviour's name ; Jesus, l!r Ambassador of peace, How cheerfully he came ! il. 3 It cost hini cries and tears To bring us near to God : (Treat was our debt, ami he appear* To make the payment good. •i My Saviour's pierced side PoiuM out a double flood . By wati ire purify \h And pardon'd by the blood 5 Infinite was our gui But he our priest aion On the cold ground his life was spil And offer'd with his groans. tf Look up, my soul, io bin Whose death was thy desert. And humbly view the living stream Flow from his breaking heart, 7 There, on the cursed tree, In dying pangs he lies. Fulfils his Father's great decree, And all our wants supplies 8 Thus the Redeemer came, Bv water, and by blood : Aud when the Spirit speaks the same, We feel his witness good. 9 While the Eternal Three Bear their record above, Here I believe he dy'd for me. And seal my Saviour's love. 10 [Lord, cleanse my soul from sin, Nor let thy grace depart : Great Comforter, abide within. And witness to my heart.] 5o2 HYMN X....XT. B. III. Hymn x.— l. m. pi Christ crucified, tl e wisdom and power of God* "^JATURK with open volume stands, To spread her Makers praise abroad ; And ev'ry labor of his hands Shews something worthy of a God. 9 But in the grace that rescu'd man His brightest form of glory shines ; Here, on the cross, His fairest drawn In precious blood, and crimson lines. 3 [Here his whole name appears complete 5 Nor wit can guess, nor reason prove, Which of the letters best is writ, The pow'r, the wisdom, or the love.] 1 Here I behold his inmost heart, Where grace and vengeance strangely join ; Piercing his Son with sharpest smart, To make the purchased pleasures mine. 5 Oh. the sweet wonders of that cross, Where God the Saviour lov'd and dy'd ! Her noblest life my spirit draws From his dear wounds and bleeding side. o I would forever speak his name, In sounds to mortal ears unknown, With angels join to praise the Lamb, And worship at his Father's throne. HYMM XL— CM. [*] Pardon brought to our senses. LORD, how divine thy comforts are4! How heavenly is the place, Where Jesus spreads the sacred feast Of his redeeming grace ! 3 There the rich bounties of our God, And sweetest glories shine ; There Jesus says that " I am his, And my Beloved's mine." ii. III. HYMN XII. 3 " Here," says the kiud redeeming Lord : And shews his wounded side, " See here the spring of all your jo\ i " That opeird when I dy'd L" •i [He smiles and cheers my mournful hei And tells of all his pain : ••'All this, (he says,) 1 bore for thee/" And then he smiles again.] 5 What shall we pay our Heavenly King For grace so vast as this ! He brings our pardon to our eyes, And seals it with a kiss. 6 [Let such amazing loves as these Be sounded all abroad ; Such favors are beyond degrees, And worthy of a God.] 7 [To Him who wash* d us in his blood Be everlasting praise, Salvation, honor, glory, pow'r, Eternal as his days.] HYMN XII.—L.M. [*] The gospel feast. Luke xiv. 16. &e f TTOW rich are thy provisions, Lor LUL Thy table furnish'd from above ! The fruits of life overspread the board, The cup overflows with heavenly love % Thine ancient familv. the Jews, Were first invited to the feast : We humbly take what they refuse, Aud Gentiles thv salvation taste. 3 We are the poor, the blind, the lame : And help was far, and death was nigh I But at the gospel call we came, Aud ev'ry want received supply. X X 2 5S* rtYVN x-lll. R. HI; 1 From the high way that loads to hell, From paths of darkness and despair. Lord we are come with fhce to dwell, Glad to enjoy thy presence here.] 3 What shall we pay th? Eternal Son. That left the heaven of his abode, And to this wretched earth came down, To bring tis wand'rers back to God ? fi It cost him dcatli to save our lives ; No buy our souls it cost his own ; And all the unknown joys he gives, Were bought with agonies unknown X Our everlasting love is due To him who ransomM sinners lost ; And pityM rebels when he knew The vast expense his love would cost. HYMN XIII— C. M. [*] Divine love making a feast, and calling in the guests* Lqkexir. 17. 22, 23. OW sweet and awful is the place, With Christ within the doors, While everlasting love displays The choicest of her stores ! 3 Here ev'ry bowel of our God With soft compassion rolls ; Here peace and pardon bought with blood, Is food for dying souls. 3 While all our hearts, and all our songs, Join to admire the feast, Each of us cry with thankful tongues, "Lord, why was la guest ?" * " Why was 1 made to hear 'thy voice, " And enter while there's room, ** When thousands make a wretched choice '•And rather starve than come .?" «. in. hvm:; m v. 5 'Twas the same love that spread the feast. That sweetly forcM us in ; Else we had still refus'd to taste*. And perieh'd in our sin. 6 [Pity the nations, 0 our God ; Constrain the earth to come ; Send thy victorious word abroad, And bring the strangers home. 7 "We long to see thy churches full, That all the chosen race May with one voice, and hearty and soul, Sing thy redeeming grace.] HYMN XIV.— L; M. [*] The svng of Simeon ; Luke ii. 2S j or a sight of Christ- makes death easy. NOW have our hearts- embraced our God, We would forget all earthly charms, And wish to die as Simeon would, With his young Saviour in his arms. 3 Our lips should learn that joyful song, Were but our hearts prepared like his ; " Our soul still waiting to be gone, "And at thy word depart in peace, 3 " Here we have seen thy face; O Lord. " And viewed salvation with our eyes, u Tasted and felt the living Word, €i The bread descending from the skies. i ••Thou hast prepar'd this dying Lamb, u Hast set his blood before our face, rl To teach the terrors of thy name, " And shew the wonders of thy grace, 5 u He is our light ; our morning star "Shall shine on nations yet unknown* 14 The glory of thine Israel here, u And joy of spirits near thy throng/' 536 HYMN XV....XYI. b. in. HYMN XV— CM. [*] Our Lord Jesus at his own table. THE menrrry of our dying Lord Awakes a thankful tongue : How rich he spread his royal hoard. And bless'd the food and sung ! i Happy the men that eat this bread. But doubly blest was lie Who gently bowM his loring head. And leanM it, Lord, on thee. 3 By faith the same delights we taste As that great favorite did, And sit and lean on Jesus' breast, And take the heavenly bread. 4 Down from the palace of the skies, Hither the King descends ! €i Come, my beloved, eat (he cries) u And drink salvation, friends. 5 a My flesh is food and physic too, " A balm for all your pains : " And the red streams of pardon flow "From these my pierced veins. ?? 6 Hosanna to his bounteous love, For such a feast below ! And vet he feeds his saints above With nobler blessings too. 7 Come, the dear day, the glorious hour, That brings our souls to rest ! Then we shall need these types no more But dwell at th' heavenly feast. Hymn xvl-c.m. [*] The agonies of Christ. l^OW let our pains be all forgot; -L^ Our hearts no more repine ; Our sufferings are not worth a though Lord, when compar'd with thine, B.MI. HYMN XVI!. 5*J ti In lively figures here we sec The bleeding Prince of love ; fiach of us hopes he dy\l fXl. Jfr. HI. 2 [The tree of life adorns the board With rich immortal fruit, And ne'er an angry flaming sword To guard the passage Urt. 3 The cup stands crown'd with living juice The fountain flows above, And runs down streaming for our use, In rivulets of love.] i The food's prepared by heavenly art! The pleasure's well refin'd ; They spread new life though ev'ry heart. And cheer the drooping mind. 5 Shout and proclaim the Saviours love. Ye saints that taste his wine ; Join with your kindred saints above, In loud hosannas join. 6 A thousand glories to the God Who gives such joy as this ! Hosanna ! let it sound abroad, And reach where Jesus is. HYMN XXI— CM. [*] The triumphal feast for Christ's victory. rf^OME let us lift our voices high, I- vy High as our joys arise ; And join the songs above the sky, Where pleasure never dies. 2 Jesus, the God, who fought and bled, And conquer d when he fell ; Who rose, and at his chariot wheels Dragg'd all the powers of hell : 3 Jesns, the God, invites us here, To this triumphal feast, And brings immortal blessings down JKor each redeemed guest, j B. III. HYMN XXI. ;i|j 4 The Lord ! how glorious is his face ! How kind his smiles appear ! And, oh ! what melting words he say«? To ev'rv humble ear ! 5 " For you, the children of my love, " It was for you I dy'd : " Behold my hands, behold my feet, " And look into my side* 6 " These are the wounds for you I bore, " The tokens of my pains, " When I came down to free your souls u From misery and chains. 7 [" Justice unsheathed its fiery sword, " And plung'd it in my heart ; " Infinite pangs for you 1 bore, " And most tormeutiug smart. 8 " When hell, and all its spiteful powers, w Stood dreadful in mv way, t* To rescue those dear lives of yours, " I gave my own away. 9 w But while I bled, and groanM, and dy'd, " I ruin'd Satan's throne, "High on my cross I hung, and spy?d u The monster tumbling down. 40 "Now you must triumph at my feast, " And taste my flesh, my blood, u And live eternal ages blest, " For 'tis immortal food." 11 Victorious God ! what can we pay For favors so divine ? We would devote our hearts away, To be forever thine. Y Y r>12 H\MN XXII.. ..XXIII. B. III. 12 We give thee, Lord, our highest praise The tribute of our tongues ; But themes so infinite as these Exceed our noblest songs. HYMN XXII.— L. M. [•] The compassion of a dying Christ. OUR spirits join V adore the Lamb : O that our feeble lips could move In strains immortal as his name, And melting as his dying love ! S Was ever equal pity found ? The Prince of heaven resigns his breath. And pours his life out on the ground, To ransom guilty worms from death ! 3 [Rebels, we broke our Maker's laws ; He from the threatening set us free, Bore the full vengeance on his cross, And nail'd the curses to the tree.] 4 [The law proclaims no terror now, And Sinai's thunder roars no more, From all his wounds new blessings flow, A sea of joy without a shore. 5 Here we have washM our deepest stains, And heal?d our wounds with heav'nly blood ; Blest fountain ! springing from the veins Of Jesus, our incarnate God.] 6 Tn vain our mortal voices strive To speak compassion so divine; Had we a thousand lives to give, A thousand lives should all be thine. HYMN XXIII.— C. M. [*] Grace t nd glory by the death of Christ. {"CHITTING around our Father's board; lkj ^Ve raise our tuneful breath : B. III. 11VMX XXI \ . Our faith beholds oar dying Lord; And dooms our sins to death.] 3 We see the blood of Jesus shed, Whence all our pardons rise ; The sinner views th' atonement made, And loves the sacrifice. 3 Thy cruel thorns, thy shameful cross, Procure us heav'nly crowns, Onr highest gain springs from thy loss : Our healing, from thy wounds. * J Hosanna to th> incarnate Word, Who from the Father came ; Ascribe salvation to the Lord, With blessings on his name. xliv—s. m. m HOSANNA to the Son Of David, and of God, Who brought the news of pardon dowi, And bought it with his blood. % To Christ ttr anointed King Be endless blessings given ; Let the whole earth his glory sing, Who made our peace with heaven, S52 HYMN XLV. B. III. H XLV— P. M. [*] OSANNA to the King Of David's ancient blood : Behold he conies to bring Forgiving grace from God : Let old and young Attend his way, And at his feet Their honors lay. 2 Glory to God on high ; Salvation to the Lamb ; Let earth, and sea, and sky, His wondrous love proclaim. Upon his head Shall honors rest, And ev'ry age Pronounce him blest* XND OF THE THIRD BOOK. A TABLE, !• 1'lNfc ANY HYMN RY THE FIHS1 NOTE. The letters a, b, c, denote the Fi Book ; the Jig I to CAl Hymn* A DORK and tremble, for our God Alas ! and did my Saviour bleed All glory to thy wondrous name All mortal vanities be gone And are we wretches yet alive And must this body die And now the scales have left mine eyes Arise, my soul, my joyful powers As new-born babes desire the breast At thy command, our dearest Lord Attend, while God*s exalted Son Awake, my heart, arise, my tongne Awake, our souls, away our fears Away from evVy mortal care B ACKWARD with humble shame we look Begin, my tongue, some heavenly theme Behold how sinners disagree Behold the blind their sight receive Behold the glories of the Lamb Behold the grace appears Behold the potter and the clay Behold the Rose of Sharon here Behold the woman's promis'd seed Behold the wretch whose lust and wine Behold what wondrous grace Blest are the humble souls thai see Blest be the everlasting God Blest be the Father and his love - Blest morning whose young dawning rays Blest with the joys of innocence Blood has a voice lo pierce the skies Bright King of glory, dreadful God Broad is the road that lead* to death Buried in shadows of the night But few tvmong the carnal wise "1 AN creatures to perfection find ^J Christ and his cross are all our theme ZZ a b 9 c 33 a 25 b ioa b 110 b Si b 82 a t I | c 19 b 130 a 20 a 4S b 1% a 57 b 69 a 11! b 437 a 1 a 3 a nr a GS b 1 3 3 a 123 a 64 a 102 a 20 c 26 b 72 b I ri8 7. 01 b c 97 a 91 I 170 a 119 b54 TABLE OF HYMNS. Come, all harmonious tongues Come, dearest Lord, descend and dwell Come, happy souls, approach your God Come hither, al! ye "weary souls Come, Holy Spirit, Heavenly Dove Come, let us join a joyful tune Come, let us join our cheerful songs Come, let us lift our joyful eyes Come, let us lift our voices high Come, we that love the Lord D ^AUGHTERS of Sion,come, hehold Dear Lord, tehold our sore distress - Dearest of all the names above Death cannot make our souls afraid Death may dissolve my body naw Death f ?tis a melancholy day Deceived by subtle snares of hell Deep in the dust before thy throne Descend from heaven, immortal Dove Do we not know that solemn word Down headlong from their native skie9 Dread Sovereign; let my evening song ERE the blue heavens were stretched abroad Eternal Sovereign of the sky Kternal Spirit we confess A1TH is the brightest evidence Far from my thefts vain world be gone Father, I long, I faint to see Father, we wait to feel thy grace Firm and unmov'd are they Firm as the earth tliy gospel stands From heaven the sinning angels fell From thee, my God. my joys shall rise GENTILES by nature, ive belong Give me the vwngs of faith to rise Give to the Father praise Glory to God the Trinity - . Glory to God who walks the sky Glory to G6 God! the eternal, awful name God, who in various methods told Go, preach tny eftsptl, initfa the Lord Go, worship at Immanuel's Feet Great God, how infinite art thou Great God, I own the sentence just Great God. thy glories snail emploj Great God, to what a glorious height Great King of glory and of grace Great was the day, the joy was great HAD I the tongues of Greeks and Jews Hosanna, &c. Happy the church, thou sacred place Happy the heart where graces reign Happy the man whose cautious feet Hark! from the tombs a doleful sound Hark ! the Redeemer from on high Hear what the voice from heaven proclaims Hence from my soul lad thoughts- be gone Here at thy cross, my dying Go-: I High as the heavens above the grouud High on a hill of dazzling light Honor to th' Almighty Three Hosanna to our conquering King Hosanna to the Prince of light Hosanna to the royal Son Hosanna with a cheerful sound How are thy glories here displayed How beauteous are their feet How can I siuk with such a prop How condescending and how kind How full of anguish is the thought How heavy is the night How honorable is the place How large the promise, how divine How oft have sin and Satan strove How rich are thy provisions, Lord How sad our state by nature is How shall I praise th5 eternal God How short and hasty is our life Bow should the sohs of Adam's race How strong thine arm is, mighty God How sweet and awful is the place How Yain are all things here below - b 27 a 0a a a 116 b 67 a 6 b 167 b 113 b 1*9 b 144 a 184 c 4 2 — 40 b 54 b 3S a 31 b 6, a 70 a IS b :.; b 4 b 115 b 18 c 33 b 39 b 76 a 16 b 8 c 25 a 10 b 116 - c 4 - b 100 a 98 a 8 a 115 a 139 c VZ b 90 b lor, b 32 a 86 a 49 c 13 b 4S 6^4 TABLE OF HY>lNv How wondrous great, how glorious bright b 87 I CANNOT bear thine absence, Lord I give immortal praise I hate t lie tempter and his charms I lift my banner, saith the Lord I love the windows of thy grace I'm not asham'd to own my Lord ^ I send the joys of earth away I sing my Saviour's wondrous death Jehovah speaks, let Israel hear Jehovah reigns, his throne is high Jesus, in thee our eyes behold Jesus invites his saints Jesus is gone above the skies Jesus, (he man of constant grief Jesus we bless thy Father's name Jesus, we bow before thy feet Jesus, with ail thy saints above Fn Gabriel's hand a mighty stone fn thine own ways, 0 God of love In vain the wealthy mortals toil In vain we lavish out our lives Infinite grief! amazing wo Join all the glorious name9 Join all the names of love and power Ts there ambition in my heart Is this the kind return KIND is the speech of Christ our Lord L ADEN" with guilt, and full of fears Let all our tongues be one Let everlasting glories crown Let every mortal ear attend Let God the Father live Let God the Maker's name Let him embrace my soul and prove Let me but hear my Saviour say Let mortal tongues attempt to sing Let others boast how strong they be J^et Pharisees of high esteem Let the old heathens tune their songs Let the seventh angel sound on high Let the whole race of creatures lie i el Hie wild leopards of the wood b 117 c 38 b 156 a 29 b 145 a 103 b 11 b 114 a 84 b 168 a 145 c 2 t 6 & 12 a 54 c 18 b 29 a 59 a 30 a 24 a 0 b 95 a 159 a 140 a 33 b 74 a 73 h 119 c 9 b 131 a 7 c 28 c 31 u 66 a 15 a 58 b 19 a 133 b 21 a 65 b 99 b 160- TABLE OF in MHS. 5.')* Let them neglect thy glory, Lord, Let us adore tir eternal Ward Life and immortal joys are given Life is the time to serve the Lord Lift up your eyes to tlf heavenly 9eat Like sheep we went astray Lo, the young tribes of Adam rise Lo, what a glorious sight appeal - Lo, what an entertaining sight Lo, the destroying augel Hies Long have 1 sat beneath the sound Lord, at thy temple we appear Lord, how divine thy comforts are Lord, how secure and blest are they - Lord, how secure my conscience was - Lord, we adore thy bounteous hand - Lord, we adore thy vast designs Lord, we are blind, poor mortals blind Lord, we confess our numerous faults - Lord, what a feeble piece Lord, what a heaven of saving grace Lord, what a thoughtless wretch was I Lord, what a wretched land is this Lord, when my thoughts with wonder roll Loud hallelujahs to the Lord "ML -FAN has a sou! of vast desires JlTjL My God, my life, my love Mistaken souls thai dream of heaven My dear Redeemer and ipy Lord - My drowsy powers, why sleep ye so My God, how endless is thy love » My God, my portion, and my love - My God, permit me not to be My God, the spriug of all my joys - My God, what endless pleasures dw ell - My heart, how dreadful hard it is My Saviour God, my sovereign Prince soul, come meditate the day My soul forsakes her vain delight My soul how lovely is the place . \ Ihou s on awful subjects roll Is* thoughts surmount these lower skie^ - TOT all the blood of beasts Not with our mortal eye! Z Z£ ft J3 C ft i Pfe ft 37 a 149 a id 1 21 a 44, ft 185 b u\:> i 19 c It ft j: a 115 c . b 10(J ft 20 a 11 L a o7 ft 16 a • ft 53 ft 6 a 46 ft 146 ft a 140 ft 129 ft 23 a 81 ft 94 b .:j ft *4« ft 4J b 93 ft 141 ft 61 ft 10 a ss ft 2 ft 163 b a 9&8 TABLE OF HYMNS. ■» Naked as from the earth we came \ature with all her powers shall sins Nature with open volume stands No, 1*1 1 repine at death no more Hoi I shall envy them no more No more, my God, I'll hoast no more Not eye hath seen, nor ear has heard Not all (he outward forms on earth V it different food nor different dress - Not from the dust affliction grows Not the malicious or profane Not to condemn the sons of men Not to the terrors of the Lord Now be the God of Israel blest Now by the bowels of my God Now for a tune of lofty praise NTow have our hearts embraced our God Now in the galleries of his grace Vow in the heat of youthful blood Vow let a spacious world arise Now let our pains be all forgot - Nhw let the Father and the Son Now let the Lord my Saviour «mile Vow Satan comes with dreadful roar Now shall my inward joys arise - Now to the Lord a noble song - Vow to the Lord that makes us know - Now to the power of God supreme - FOft an orercoming faith Oh ! if my soul was formed for woe Oh! the almighty Lord - Oh the delights, the heavenly joys - Often I seek my Lord by night Once more, my soul, the rising day - ©ur days, alas ! our mortal days Our God, how firm his promise stands Our sins, alas ! how strong they be Our souls shall magnify the Lord Our spirits join to adore the Lamb PLUNGED in a gulf of dark despair Praise, everlasting praise, be paid - |3 AISB thee, my sou!, fly up and run Jl^> liaise year iriamphant songs a 5 b 1 e 10 b 103 h 36 a 109 a 103 a 93 a 126 a 83 a 10 % a 100 b 132 a 50 a 130 b 44 c 14 a 77 a 91 b 147 € 16 C 34 b 50 b 157 a 39 b 47 a 61 a 137 n 17 h 10(5 b 80 b 91 a 71 b 6 b 39 b 40 b 86 a 60 c 22 b 79 b 60 i at ft 1Q± TABLE OF tlV t1.A Rise, rise, my soul, and leave t lie groi ■ 1 6 17 SHALL we go on to si a Shall wisdom cry aloud -,•-.- Saints, at your heavenly Father's word Salvation! () the joyful sound See where the great incarnate God Shall the vile race of lesh anil blood Shout to the Lord, and let our joys Sin has a thousand treacherous arts Sin. like a venomous disease Sing to the Lord s\ho built the skies Sivg to the Lord with joyful voice Sine to the Lord, ye heavenly hosts Sitting around our Father's hoard So did the Hebrew prophet raise So let our lips and lives express Stand up, my soul, shake oft* thy fears Stoop down, my thoughts, that usM to rise Strait is the way, the door is strait TERRIBLE God who reign'st on high That awful day will surely eome Thee we adore. Eternal name The glories of my Maker. God The God of mercy be ador'd The King of glory sends his Son The lands that long in darkness lay Xhe law by Moses came - The law commands and makes us know* 'The Lord declares his v\iil The Lord descending from above The Lord Jehovah reigns The Lord on high proclaims The majesty of Solomon The memory of our dying Lord The promise of my Father's love The promise was divinely free The true Messiah now appears The voice of my Beloved sounds The tvond'ring world inquires to know There is a house not made with hands There is a land of pure delight There was an hour when Christ roioicM These glorious minds,, how bright they shine i a a lt% I 88 a 4~> a 82 b 92 h b 153 b 13 a -13 b G2 c 23 c 113 a 132 b 77 b 2S b 161 i 23 b ior b 55 b :l c 30 1 136 a 13 a 118 b 121 b 120 b 126 h 166 a 85 h tin c 15 c O b 13* b 13 a 69 a 75 a ue I ■ n l 4t $60 TABLE OF HYMNS. This is the word of truth and love Thou, whom my sonl admires above Thus did (he sons of Abraham pass Thus fir the Lord has led me on Thus saith the first, the great command Thus saith the high and lofty One Thin saith the Ruler of the skies Thus saith the mercy of the Lord Thus saith tli e wisdom of the Lord Thy favors, Lord, surprise our suiils Time, what an empty vapor 'lis 'Tis by the faith of joys to come 'Tis from the treasures of his- word 'Tis not the law of ten commends To God the Father, God the Soa To God the only wise To God the Father's throne To him who chose us first To our eternal God 7Twas by an order from the Lord -Twas on that dark, that doleful night 'Ttvas the commission of our Lord TAIN are the hopes the sons of men Vain are the hopes that rebels place Unshaken as the sacred hill LTp to the Lord who reigns on high Up to the fields where angels lie E are a garden walJM around We sing th' amazing deeds We bless the prophet of the Lord We sing the glories of thy love Welcome, sweet day of rest Well, the Redeemer's gone What different powers of grace and sin What equal honors shall we bring What happy men or angels these What mighty man. or mighty God Whence do our mournful thoughts arise When I can read my title clear When in the light of faith divine When I survey the wondrous cross When we are raisM from deep distress When strangers stand and hear me tell b 133 a 67 b 127 a 80 a 116 CI 87 b 83 a 121 a 93 b 45 b 53 b 120 a 147 6 124 c 32 a 51 c 40 c 39 c 41 h 151 c 1 a 52 a 94 a 99 a 22 h 46 b 41 a 74 c 17 b 132 a 56 b 14 b 36 b 143 a 63 fl 40 a 2S a 32 b 65 b 101 c 7 a 55 1 ro TABLE OF HYM (f${ When the first parents of our race When the great Builder areh'd the skies Where are the mourners* faith the Lord Who can describe the joy 9, that rise Who has believ'dthj word Who is this lair one in distress Who shall the Lord's elect condemn Why did the Jews proclaim their rage Why does your t\ee. ye humble souls Why do we mourn departing friends Why is my htart so far ft«m thee Why should the children of a King Why should this earth delight u> m Why should we start and fear to die With cheerful voice 1 sing With holy feat and humble song With joy ne meditate the grace "WrE angels round the throne JL Ye sons of Adam vain and young Ye that obey th5 immortal Kiu^ 74QS rejoUe Mid Jvclfth lias * * I ill i ra t i 154 i toi ■ lit ■ ~S a 14 a 4 i 85 b 3 I 20 a 144 h 164 i 31 a 143 a 44 a 125 € 36 ■ 89 1 34 INDEX OR TABLE TO Ft?*& A T5ALM SUITED TO PARTICULAR •UBJJBCT9 c>R J f you find not what word you seek in this Tahle, s&ck mnoi the I '1 cation, or seik it under some of the m eral words, such as God, Christ, ( htirch, Saint, Psalm, Prayer, Praise, Affliction, Grace, Deliverance, Death, &c. QltAM the first and second, their do *-"• minion P-. 3. AJfiic'rU, Piiy to them 35. 41. Support- ed SS% 145, 146. Th- ir prayer 102. 143. Baitttfl happv 73. 04, UQ, \4ih parf. ■ns. Hope in them 13, 42, 77.— Support and profit 1 IQ, 14ih pmrt. In- struction by them 9-1. 119, 18ih pmrt. Courage in them li9, 17th parr. Re- moved by prayer 34, 107. Submission to them 39, 123, 131. In mind and bo- dy 1-13. Trying our graces 66, 1 19, 17th part. Without rejection 89. Of'saints and sinners different 49. Gentle 103. Moderate 125. Very great 77, 102. 143. Saoetined 54 115. 17th tart. Aged saints' reflection ami hope 71. All-see ins: Gud 139. Angels. Guardian, 34 91. All subject to Christ 89. 97. Praise the Lord*l0\— Present in churches 133. Appeal to God aga nst persecutor? 7. Concerning OUT sincerity 139. Humili- ty ISI-. Ascension of Christ 24. 47, 68. 110. Assistance from God 138. 144. -. practical 12 14,36. Punished 10. I of God 56, 111, 145, 147. y from God 75, 32. J2ACKSLIDISG soul in distress and •** desertion 25. Restored 51. Pardoned 78. 130. Blessinz of God on the business and com- forts of life 127. Blessings of a family 129, 133. Of a na- tion 144. 147. O: r!ie countrj 65. 147. O! a person 1. 32, 11 2. Blood of Christ clear ring from sin 51. 69. ft .ck of nature aud scripture 19. 119, 4th pmrt. Brotherly love 133. Reproof 141. Business of Me blest 127. flARE of God over his saints 34. ^ Charity to thepocr 37, 4! 112. And justice 15, 112, Mixed with impreca- tions 35. Children praisirg God S. Made blessings 127, 128. Instructed 34. 78. the second Adam 8. His all-suffi- ciency 16. His ascension 24, 68, 110.! The church's foundation 118. H;s com- ing, the signs of it 12. His coidesctn- si.,n and glorificaijon 8. Covenant made with him 89. First and second I 941,97,98. The true David 35. 89. His death and rt 59. The! eternal Creator t*\ ExMted to the 51, 72. 119. Our « Kami Jr 104. Faith in his blood 51. (, His Godhead 102. Our hope 4,51. His incarnation and sacrsnae 40. The King and the Church bis spouse 45. His kingdom ainoi.gGtnti let 73,87, ) 32. His lore to enemies 35, 109. Hi* ma- j« §ty v~. «..9. His mediatorial kingdom 89, 110* Hi* obedience ai.d death C9. His personal glont -s and government fi Praised by children 8. Pnest a; d King 1 10. His resurrection on the LcrU'» day 118. Our strength and righteousness 71. His suffi rings aid kingdom 2, : His sufferings for our salvation 69. His zeal and reproaches 69. Christians' qualifications 15. H4. Church made of J«-hs artd (Jcriiks 87. Ckurck in beauty 45 48. 122. The hirih place of saints 17. B< il on lesvs Christ 118. Delight &: safety in it 27. Destruc- tion of enemies proceeds from thence 75. Gathered and settled 132. Of the Gentiles 45. 47. God fights !cr her 10, 20. j5. God's presence there B I God's garden 92. Going to ir r22. The house and ere of G» d 135. Of the Jews and Gentiles 87. Its inereai is distress 80. Restored by pnrj 102,107. J s the safety and hi nor of a naticu48. The spouse of Christ 43. Its worship ard order 43. God's special de- light 87. 138. Cdomes planted 107. fi rm/t r*. holiness and pardon 4. 13 1 lth and 12 • h parts. And support in God 16, 94. From ancient providence 77.14^. 0/ life blest 127. And pardon 130. of saints 16. icu. pti of absence from public wor- ship 42. Of sickness 6. Desertion 13. Pride, atheism, oppression, fee 10,12. Or temptation 13 General 102. Of quarrelsome neighb. rs 120. Of heavy afflictions in mil d ai d bi dj Compassion of God l ■ ' h saints 1C6 133. Canjessianof our poverty 76. Of sin. re- t ■•/. ai d pardon. 32 .38. 51. ISO, 14 3. '• lt> guilt n li* ^ with Ge-d A3, 119. 2d * nrt. fearrrr/anandjny 126. Ai ^ I tension of Christ 110. 0: Jews ;.id Gentiles 87, ion of BMUmen gtm 56* INDEX TO PSALMS. ^7hlar"d SUPP°rt fl'°m G°d 16'U9' «"*■* W«l>t*my. &c„2; 8r.dcP- ^/.ftr/ti^in'firath ia it Ti • pression, deliverance from them li, &. s::n^;.ivii,n '™- fajpss? •■« j™1 •<* ^LXno trust in them 3., 62,146. Sg^^JES^'"**"* Va,n and God all-sufficient 33. Praia- /,rL/ M o?shi j. 5QP .ngGod 148. Fraifty of m*n 89, 90, 144. T\A 11.7' devotion 55, 139. \Frctfulneu cliscoui-a^rid 3 7. J' Day of humiliation fur disappoint- *r**nd*hip% its Metsiaga 133. ments in war 60. Funeral psalm 89, 90. IVorr/i and resurrection of Christ li Of saints and sinners 17, 37. ac>. An sufferings of Christ 22. 69. Deliverance *^ Church 45, 65. 72, 87; owning the from it 31. Arid pride 49. And the ^ue God, 47. 96, 98. resurrection 49, 71, 89. Courage in it\Olorification and condescension of Christ 16,17,2c. The effect of sin 90. I 8, 45 ; glory of God ia our salvation, 69 ; Defence in God 3, 121. And salvation in; and grace promised, *4, 89. 97. Lnd fSENT/LES given to Christ, 2. 22, 72: Ltce ljr Chore" God 18, 61 Delaying sinners warned 95, Delight and lafel) in the church 27, 4P, 84. In the law of God 119. 5th. 8th. and 18th ports. In God 18. 42, 63, 73, 84. Deliverance begun and perfected 85. From deep dis;ress 34, 40. From (hat!) 31, 118. From oppression and falsehood 56. From persecution 53, 94. Bj praver 15,34.40,85.126. From shipwreck 107. From slander 31. Surprising 126. From despair 18. Desertion h distress of soul 13,25,38, 143. Desire oi knowledge 119, 9tb part. Of holiness 1 19, 11th part. Of comfort and deViveraiiCe 119, 12th part. Of quick- ening grace 119. 16th part. /Jcjo/nfM^thechurch's safely in them 46. Despair and hope in death 17, 49. Deliv- erance from it 18,130. Devotion, daily, 55, 134, 141. On a sick bed 6, 39. Direction and pardon 25. And defence prayed for 5. And hope 42. Distress of soul 25. Relieved 51^ 130. Dominion of man over creatures 8. Doubts and fears suppressed 3, 31, 143. Drunkard and ghiiu n 107. Duty to God and man 15,24. Dwelling v* ith God, see heaven. church, tec TTDUCATION 34, 78. •** Egypt's plagues 105. End ofrigkfteous and wicked l. 37. Enemies overcome 18. Praj ed for 35. 109. Destroyed 12. 48 76. Envy and unbelief eured 37 49. Equity and wisdom of providence 9. Evening psalm 4. 139,141. Evidences of grace 26. Of s;ncerity 18. 19, 139. JEw// times 12, Neighbors 120. Magistrate*. 11, 58. 82. Exaltation of Christ to the kingdom 2. 21. 22. 69. 72. 110. Examination 26, H9. Exhortation to peace and holiness 31. T7A1EH and prayer of persceuud saint's ■*? 35. In the hlood of Christ 32, 51. It divine grace and power 62. i.^o. Fait hj\lness of God 89, 105, 111,145. 146. Of mac 15, 141. Glutton 7S ; ai.d drunkard 107. Cod all in all, 127; all-seeing, 139; all- sufficient; 10, 33; his being, attributes. and providence. 36, 65, 147; his care of saints. 7. 34 ; his creation and prov- idence, 33. 1C4. Sec. ; our deftnee and solvation, 3. 33, 61, 115 ; eter- nal aid sovereign, and holy. 93; e- ttrnal and man mortal. 90. 102: faith- fulness, 89. 105, 111; glorified aril sin- ners saved. 69; goodness and mercy, 103, 145 ; goodness and truth. 145, 146; gov- erning power and goodness, f 0 ; great and good, 68, 144 . 145, 147 ; heart 'Search- ing, 139 ; our only hope and help, 142 ; the judgp, 9, 50, 97 ; kind to his people. 145. 146 ; his majesty. 97; and conde- scension, 113, 144 ; mercy and truth, 36. 89, 103. 136, 145 ; made man, 8 ; of na- ture at d grace. 65 ; his perfections, 36, 111. 145.147; our portion and Christ our hope, 4 ; our portion here and here- after. 73 ; his powtr and majesty, 68. 89) 93. 96 : praised by children. 8 ; our pre- server. 121, 138 ; present in his church- es 84 ; our refu; ♦ in national troubles 46; our shepherd 23; his sovcr-. i and goodness to man 8. 113, 144 ; our support and comfort 94 ; supreme gov- ernor 82. 93. 75 ; his vengeance and com- passion OR. 97 ; unchangeable. 89. ill ; his universal dominion 1C3 ; his uisdom in his works 111, 139 ; worthy of all praise 145. 146. l -T . Good works 15, 24. 1 12 ; profit men not God 16. Goodness of God 8,103.111, 145. 146. Gojpei itt gloo oi d suceeat, 19. 45, 110 ; joyful sound, 89. S8 ; worship and or- der 48. Government of Christ. 45: from God 75. Grace its evidences, <»r self-cxaminai on, 26. 139 ; above riches 144 ; without mer* ; of CI it, 45 72; end provi- dence 3 1, 36. 15 .147; preserving : i d truth aid protection 57 ; trier! hy afflictions 17. 66. 125; and ghj- rv 84. 97 ; p ud< ning 130. Guilt of conscience relieved, 38, 32,51, 1Mb m r r.-.d cnr«( d sinner L ,. 125, U7. INDEX TO PSALMs. • Health sickness and recovery 6,30,31; prayed for C. 38, 39. Heart known to God, 139. Hearing of praver and salvation, 4, 10, 66, 102. Heaven of separate souls and resurrection 17; saints' dwelling-place 24. Holiness, pardon and comfort 4 ; desired 119,1 uh part; professed H9,3d par', 139. Hope in darkness, 13, 77, 143; of resur rection 16, 71 ; and despair in death 17. 49 ; and prayer 27 ; for victory 20; and direction, 42 ; in affliction 42, 143. Hosanna of the children 8 ; for the Lord'* day, 118. Household. See Family. Humiliation day, 10 ; for disappointment 60. Humility and submission 131. 139. Hypocrites and hypocrisy, 12, 50. TD0LATRT reproved, 16, 115, 135. -*• Jehovah, 68, 83 ; reigns, 93, 96, 97. Jews, see Israel. Images, see Idolatry. 'imprecations aod charity 35. Incarnation 96, 97, 98 ; and sacrifice of Christ, 40. Infants 139 ; see children. Instruction from God, 25 ; from scripture 119, 4th and 7th parts, in piety 34. Instructive afflictions, 94. Intemperance punished 78 ; and pardoned 107. Joy of conversion 126 ; see Delight. Israel saved from the Assyrians 76 ; saved from Egypt and brought to Canaan 135, 136, 77, 105, 107 ; rebellion and punish- ment 73 : punished and pardoned 106, 107 ; travels in the wilderness 107, 114. Judgment and mercy 9,68 ; day 1, 50,96, 97, 98, 149 ; seat of God 9. Justice of providence 9; and truth to-, wards men, 15. Justification free 32, 130. RWG David and Christ 21. -"' Kingdom of Christ, see Christ. Knowledge desired 19, 119, 9ihpart. T AW of God, delight in it 119, 5th ■*-* part. Liberality rewarded 41, 112. Life and riches, their vanity 49 ; short and feeble 89, 90, 144. Longing after God, 42, 63. Lord's day Psalm 92, 118; morning 5, 19, 63. Love of God to the righteous, and hatred to the wicked 1, 11; to our neighbour 5; of Christ to sinners 35 ; of God better than life 93 ; of God unchangeable 106,89; to enemies 109, 35 ; brotherly 133 ; and worship in a family, ibid. Luxury punished 78 ; and pardoned 107. flfA G1STR. 4 TE S warned 58,82; qual- •'"■*■ ifi cations 101 ; raised and deposed 75. Majesty of God 68 ; see God. Man, his vanity as mortal 39, 89,90.144: dominion over creatures 8; mortal and Christ eterBal 192; wonderful forma- tion 139. Mariners' psalm 107. A Aa Marriage mystical 45. Masti r of a family 10!. Meditation 1,63, 119, 5th an Melancholy reproved 43, and hopt I moved 126. Mercies common and »pr | ., innumerable 139 ; everlasting 136 ; re- corded 107 ; and judgment God, 36, 103, 89, 136. 145, 146. Spi and temporal 103. Merit disdain.. Messiah, see Chriit. Midnight thoughts, 63, 139, 119, 5th and 6th part s. Ministers ordained 132. Miracles in the wilderness 114. Morning psalm 3, 141 ; of a sabbatl. 63. Mortality of man 39, 49/90 ; and hope £9. and God's eternity 90, 102. JifAT IONS' honor and safety is tlir *"' church, 48 ; prosperity 67, 144 , blest and punished 107. National deliverance 67. 75. 76, 124. 126 ; desolations, the church's safety and tri- umph in them 46. Nature and scripture 19, 119. 7th part , of man 139. New- Engl and psalm 107. QBEDIENCE sincere 32, 18, 139 ; bet K^ ter than sacrifice 50. Old Age, death 90 ; and resurrection Omnipotence, Omniscience^ Omnipi &c see God. pARDON, holiness and comfort 4 ; of x backsliding 78 ; and directiuii 25 ; and repentance prayed for 38 ; and conf«.; sion 32 ; of original and actual sin 51 ; plentiful with God 130. Patience under afflictions 39, under per" secutions 37,44; in daikness 77, 130.13! * Peace and holiness encouraged 34 ; with men desired 120. Perfections of God 111, 145. 147, 36. 136. Persecuted saints, their prayer and faith 35, 44,74,80, 8 3. Persecution, victory over and deliverance from it 7, 53, 94 ; courage in it 119, 17th part. Persccidors punished 7, 120, i49 ; their folly 14 ; complained of 35. 14. 74, 80, 83; deliverance from them 94. 9, 10. Perseverance 138; in trials 119, 17th part. Personal glories of Christ 45. Pestilence, preservation in it 91. Piety, instructions therein 34 ; see Pi/y to the afflicted 4 1 ; set- CItaHiy, God* Pleading withoot repining 39, 123; \\t promises 1 1 9, JOih part. Poor, charity to them 15. 87, < Portion of'sa'ints ard sinners 1. 11,11 Poverty confessed 16. Power and majesty of God see God. Practical atheism 14. 35. Praise to God from children 8 ; fur rrea tion and providei.ee nr Cre- ator 100} from ai< cr.a u ' 141 ; for eminent deliverance 34, 118: general 145, 150 ; for the gospel 9? ; for health restored 30, 115; for hearing prayer 66> 360 INDEX TO PSALMS. 102 ; to Jesus Christ 45 ; from all nationi 117; and praye* public 6J ; for protect tion, grace aitd truth 57; for providence and grace 36 ; for rain 65, 117 ; from tin. saints 149. 150; lor temporal blessings, 17; lor temptations overcoj. for \ictory in war, ibid. Prayer heard 4, 34, 66 ; in time of war M ; and hope of victory 20 ; praise pub- lic 65 ; and hope 27 ; in church's dis- tress 80 ; heard and Zion restored 102; and faith of persecuted saints 35,37,56; and praise for deliverance 34; for re- pentance and pardon, &c. 33 ; see Com- plaint. Preserving grace 131. Preservation in public dangers 46, 91,112; daily 121. Pride, and atheism, and oppression pun- ished 10, 12, and death 49. Priesthood ofChv'ist 51, 110. Princes vain 62, !46. Profession of sincerity and repentance, &c. 11Q, 3t\parf, 139; false 50. Promise* and thveatenings 31 ; pleaded, 119, 10th part. Prosperity dangerous 55, 73. Prosperous sinners cursed 37, 49, 73. Protection truth and grace 57 ; by day and night 121. Pro~Adcnce,'\U wisdom ard equity 9; and creation 33,135, 136 ; and grace36, 147; and perfections of God 36 ; its mysterv unfolded 73; recorded 77, 78, 107; in air, earth and sea 3e, 65. 89, 104, 107 147. Prudence and zeal 39. Psalm soldiers 18, 60 ; for old age 71 ; tov husbandmen 65 ; for a funeral £9 •.; for the Lord's day ¥2 ; before prayer 9 5; before sermon, ibid, for magistr:'. for householders, ibid, for manners 107 ; for gluttons and drunkards, ibid, for Neic- England 107 ; see Mi Public praisefor private mercies 116 113; for deliverance 124; -worship, absence from it complained of 42; worship at- tended on 122 ; prayer,and praise 65. S 4,. Punishv.ent of sinners 1,11. 37 ; and sal- vation 78. 81, 106 ; see Affliction. Purposes holy 119, 15th part. UA L IFIGA TIO XS of a Chi. 0! fJuarrehonif neighbors 120. Quickening giace 119, \ 6th part. H/f/N from heaven 135, 6-S 147. Recent ry from sickness 6» 3<">, 116 Bxjoicing in God 18 ; set J" . Relative du lies 1 5 133 . Religion and justice 15 ; in words and deeds 37. • v edi'cr.tion 3*i,73. Ren rihbrance of former deliverances 77, 143. 'anee. confession and pardon 32 ; prayer lot pardon and s'r^ngth 33 , and faith in the blond » Christ 5 1. Rehrot 1 . 17. l II. I I5th/wf. Rati- ,23. -tion and death of Christ 2, l of the saints 16, 17, 49, 71 ; and death 49, 71, 89. Reverence in worship 89, 99. Revolution, American 75. Riches, their vanity 4'j ; compared with grace 144. Righteous ; see Saints. Righteousness from Christ 71, see Salve tion , Pardon, Christ. SABBATH. See Lord's day. *-* Sacrifct 40, 51,69; incarnation o( Christ 40. Safety in public dangers 91 ; and triumph of the church in national desolations 46; in God 61 ; and delight in the church 27. Saini* happy, and sinners cursed 1, 11, 1 19, 1st part ; safety in evi I times 12, 46 ; the best company 16 ■, characterised 15, 24; and sinners, portion 1, 17 ; dwell in heaven 15, 24 ; punished and saved 78, 106 ; God's care of them 34 ; reward at last 50, 90, 92; and sinners, end 1,11, 37 ; patience and world's hatred 37 ; chastised and sinners destroyed -ja ; die, but Christ lives 102; punished and par- doned I06, 107 ; conducted to heaven 106,107; tried and preserved 66, 125 ; afflictions moderated 125 : judging the world 149. Salvation of saints 10 ; and triumph 18 ; and defence in God 62; by Christ 69;85. Snnctljied afflictiens 94, 119, last pari. Satan subdued 3, 6. 13. Scripture c m pared with the book of na- ture 19, 119, 7 ih part ; instruction from it 119, 4th /tar? ; delight in it 119, 5th and 18th parts; huiiness and col from 119, 6th part ; perfection 119, 7t!i variety and excellency 119, 8th attended with the Spirit 119, 9tb Seasons of the year 65, 147. Sen- song 107. Secret devotion 34, 119,2d^crf. Seeking God 27, 63. Self examination, or evidence of gr l 139. Separate souls, heaven of 17. Shepherd of saints is God 23* a A- prevented 107. I healed 6, 30, 116. Sick-bed devotioD 6. 38, 39. llr. Signs cf Christ's coming 12, 96. &c An of nature 14; original and 1 confessed and pardoned 51 ; and chas- psement of saints 7. 106; universal 14. Sincerity 19, 26. 32. 139 ; proved and r warded 18 ; professed lit. 3d part. Sinner cursed and saint happy 1,11 J and saints portion 1. 17, 37. 50; hatred, and saints patience 37 ; destroyed, and saint* chastised 94. Sins of torgiic 12, 34, 50. Slander, deliverance from 31, 120. Song. See Psalm. Sorrow. See Afflict ion, Sickness. Sauls in separate state 17. 146. 150. Sptrit given at Christ's ascension 68 ; hi; 3 desired 51, 119. 9tl» pait. Spiritual enemies ov« rcome 3, 18, 144: blessings and punUbn.ents 81 ; minded INDEX lO PSALM -j. ness 115. 2d part, S«e Saints Or., ofChnstthe Kiqg ii l 55, 104 ; and winter 147. and thunder 29, n5. 148. \th% repentance and p I ; from Christ 71 ; rji&n 123, 131; to Chriit 2; to sicknt rof the gospel 19. HO. ingt and death of I kingdom of C .«, HO. Summer 65 ; winter rt and counsel from God 16; for the afflicted and tempted 55 ; an fort in 94, 119 14tfa Surety and sacrifice oi Chriit 40. rpEMP TA TIO NS overc -*- sickness 6 ; escape fio the devil 13 ; rapport Ui ?<4. Tempter. See Satan Tender conscience 1HJ Thanks public for priva: US. SeeT.-. Threateninqs and promises 81 Thunder and itorm 25. 115, Times evil 11,12 Tongue governed 34.39 Trial of our g.-ace bj afflictions 66, 135; of our hearts 26, L39 Triumph for salvation 18 ; and safety of the church in national desolations 46; at the last day 149 Troubles. See Afflictions, Temptations Trust in the creatures vain 42, 146 Truth, grace and protection 57, 145, 146 See God. Faithfulness. Tumult, deliverance from 118 TJXBELIEF and envy cured 37 : pun- t/ ished 95. Vnc&angtabU God 69. 11 1 \ ■ ' - * of lite 49. Ver.%eai. ■ W I ■ f 20 ; disii ♦ ; ■ ;>)e 81 .»\L-r i he ton. nan 14, 36. 51 Bcoraa f vcltrnce 9 ; of God in his works III See Seriptore ■ creation and providence I 13, 111. 135. 136; good a orks profit men, ui God 16 WerufA hatred, and saints patience 37 Worship and order of the gospel 48 ; de- light in it 14 ; with reverence 39, 96 , daily 55. 134, 141 i in a family 133; public 63, 84,. 122, 132 ; absence from . 42,63 Wrath and mercy from thejudgment i»=a* 9. See more in God, Punishment, Sin ner, Vengeance Z EAL and prtde ZiOP. its citi/eos 15. See Church: INDEX OR TABLE ■ : BI HIE TITLE OP. CONTENTS Oi VOl'L .' - b,c, ttgi ify the Fi\ . and Third Hook rts direct to tht Hymn. If 'youjind not I fly inn you sctk vnderj>ne icord of the title, seek \t under an- . or by some icord that is of the same signification^ £/io' perhaps not mentioned in the title of the Hymn. 2 tad Chiista 145 U and Joshua b 124 :/ •' j blessing? on the Gentiles a 60, il-i; b 134 ; u ( *.,!;-• DCe of God b 93, 9», • . C,d forei er iw to the throne by a >' hil tail a 107 ; eon 128; the first and the second a 67, 124 .;.hi;4, 143; and election a 5 i risf*** intercession. . .; inconstant b 20; unsanetified *.fflictedt Christ's compassion to them a I moved a 37; submitted to a 5. i09 ; support and comfort under / 5o, 60; and death under piovi- ; 83 . .' Christian b 155 sinning 6 24 ; standing and falling ' 27 ; praise ye the Lord 6 27 ; punished md man sivtd b 96, 97 ; their ministr*. . , 112, 113. 'j 10 1 zi God. Ste Wrath, Vengeance Hell . r to the Church's prayers a 30 rAraf, his ruin a 2d,' 56, 59. Se< enemies ApSStatt b 153 I commission a 123 Ascension and resurrection of 4 - Assistance against temptations a 15. 32. I 50, 65 i'\ct of heaven c 27. 6 65; cfth love of Chrutf a 1 1 litfa a 10. titer* See God. ■ ff> J BTL 0 >' fid I i d ; : E nt ° mies - Baptism n. 5 2 ; preaching and the Lord' supper5l41; aru 06421,4 .::. 134 ; burial with Christ c 12: tudc* a 103 • and be saved a 100 er baptized a 52, 122 r.rst and second c 95, 99 ; hi miracles at it b 136 Blessed are the dead in the Lord a 13 ; sc- n heaven ': 35, 75 .-'?j and basil 41 ; u 36 ; only in ' 1 en the Gi ) c 3, 13 ; obcytrd or resis • ed 3 93; his offices a 149. 150. 6 132.— Pardon and etrength from hira c 21 ; oar f I ; his po i"U g and gracious a 75, 6 47 our ph)iician a 112; his pity to the afliCU tempted a 125 ; his priesthood a 145, t 113 ; his presence. Sec presence. Proph- ecies and type> ufh-nr b 135 ; our propb- El and teacher a 93.— R'-dcinpiion. bee Redemption ; rejected by the y-i.'j a 141; resurrecijn 6 "2, 76; is- n of sin by the If* ,. o<# |«j . ijf I 28 I .i ; lealed ti.d taoraa |jg . i 4C ; cfv.jrh„ « r./r, £cc. c : €7 ; i.e* I M ervauon, kc of this - Creaturet praise tht Lord b 71 ,• 1. . gerous&43 ; Gc.d above them I esurrtction. life and death ruiraculc-Ji i»j tV(/;.» . . rcjei.t- 13" revealed to mane 10; to babes c> anee flowing from it b 106 ; salvation in 11,12; t%\ and strength Kb] it 6 4; crucifixion to the world \ him c 14 gateonaneas ral and premise a W a 109.— His sacrifice b 142 ; and in • . .in sin 6 140 sion c 1. . righteuusness and ; in him a 15 S4, 85, 97. 93 : our 71 A. SGLRS of our earthly pilgrimage 6 sanctif.cation u 97. 91 ; satan at enmitj ** 53 ; of death ar.d hell 6 55; of Cvc ifl ail hand a 133; our. to the creature b 48 Shepherd a 3. 142. — Toe substance of | JJarkness dispelled by Christ's presence taetvpes6l2; teat by toe Father a 100, bi\; ut Providence k 105 I mffe rings c 16; and gio- Ilea of grace, and time o J dutv ; a?>; cf ry a 1, 62. 63, 5 4!. It, B3, 14, c 10.— jaogaient c 45, 61, 64, S9: 90 His titles 13 ; triumph Deed in the Lo.d. thtir bl:»sednes»c 1? ; over our enemies a 25. 2*/ types and to sin by the cross of C I prophecies of him 135 ;— . ict.ry over Death* See Christ; and afflictions utder satan a 19 j death a I Providence r. 33; terrib!.. and beWved a tOS^-Wiadooi of 1 :-2 : clt aiad ■ and righteonaaeaa a 9* Chriat 3 3 ; wursh.ppcl by th- erea prophet, priest and king ■ - ' | ■ o\cr- See Saints. Spiritual. £cc \ come a 17 ; triumphed c I religion, excellency B I 51 prepared for ■ £7. & 63 ; of a mi virtues^ 161 and burial cf a saint a 13. b 3 ; and r-iurch. See Worship. S.iints. S : Moset wl 3-2 ; its enimks slain b> C r. th Christ, viz. k der God's car- a Christ a 72 ; beauty in the eyes - c7 3; the gard-n of Christ g 74 and bap- tism c 121, 6 127 spiritual a 7. 40 - ;n the amenam vith Chris restored b 7 ^. See Par«h-n. laaoarann cf mind and body I 3 C6*/?-.--.-,.:-•. v. .th' Christ and afUBl Let wren Christ tnd the Caurch 6 15. 15 3 1 I rsiOB * 88— 91 B Sre if a d;ing Christ c 22 ; to: more |n Heaven, Christ. Live. &e> theaSictcJ a 125 i I h IT I hard heart 5 M ; of deser- tion a-- t 54 . - sin c 115; cf in- Difficulty oi eouvenioai 161 gratitude 6 74 . ttf swta and ncgi.ger.- f thai world i :3 6 23. Con demr.ctien by the law a 91 4T»r;cfcwe'.-fiyr» n our worship 5 45: af- fairs CaaflcMBM) and pardon c 13: of £ 57 j secure and awakento ranfronry in the rorpcl i 4 ; 130 r— eraiaw a 104. I M9 ; the difT.cuity ei I 151 ; delaying G 18—91 ' the joy of heavoi AA a £ Ij and raadness cr rin love a ii,U 97 Sre God. D. iiy, &c. i obi Jtlivf ranee b 3 ; eternal i '3 7 : over tht at • Dalacai ipuitin fPABTB ed rest cl : 1 i? • uri t?2T?tv r»:o ryDi- F.JTu*ior. of the spirit ' 111 S >n and Holy Ghost c K ^6; free o God 126. And [ 1 i. 12. ft i i. the pi |7, And suftVi- End of the wor 14 6 K4 See Suffering;.. 1 nenue> of the oburch disappoint* d I . life a 55. See H> a\ en, l> ;tth. Bvemtuf and morning hymns a 79, 80, 81, 6 6,7, 8. ings. fee. J" a mA/i of Chris' ft 139. Ofsaints* no. L.rce//t-;yr^ of theChr 4 1 i a i religion 0 131. J? J ITU in flyings unseen tf 120, 0 129. And l nou U dee o< C hr*m i 10 I. I<-\ e Mid. joy c 10o. And unbelief 4 125. Liv- ing and dead a l to. Assisted by tease, 6 141. lis joy* 162. In Christ our sac- rifice 6 14'2. And salvation a 100. Of assurance a 103. And sight n 110,0 143. Trium | '• For pardon r:id sanctifreation k 90. j'aiih and res- * m i 57, 100. F G :d*s promises 6 40.60,69. f angels and men & 24 And reeov- ery of ava 1 ■ xj\* supprest. Fzcst of 1 >'" triumph c SI. Cf ike gospel a 7, e 12 ' ind guests invta d i r. . of des otion desired b 34. .Few saved 6 158; Flesh and blood of C • fuod.r 17,13. Gurtabeiii. it b 143. spiritual a 7, 67, &*> 74. £ 1 Feast. ?ai7y and madness cf sin. I Forbearance, See Pat Forgive: ess. See P I . - in worship a 136* . See Life, Health, Forgetfulness * 165. Frail' y and folly ' SSI F>c/>. See Grace. Eh etion Freedom from sin. a>id misery in heaven b 36. ral thought b 61, 63. See Death, Bu rial. b« Cbnsl s . » Absence. His attribute* 0 51 169. Glorif. d by Christ b IS6,C 10. Ibe ft llj.-li, Cburcl a 39. Condescension to I 46. To our \\or>bip b i? Creator aid Redeemer L 35 —Our de- light b 4?. Our defend a 47. 1 ion over Ibe sea b "0. Dominion and oor deliverance fr 111. D»eM* will humble a 87.— Kternhy b 17. Eternal dominion b 67. Rrerlastiu , tolerable b 100, 107.— Far aLose 1 i See Christ, Glory, Suffer- tnres a 82. The Father, Sou, an c 26—4 1. His faithfulness to bii ises b 60. 69.— Glory and defence 1 b 64. His glory above 001 1 His goodness 6 53. 80. His grac . Grace. Government front bras 149 Ho- liness, justice a;id sovereignty, a Invisible 6 26. Ineomprefcensibk 170.— Hfs kingdom supreme 6 115. His ■4 nding his Son. a 10 0. —A neighbor loved a 116— Our portion or ehie? good 6 93,94. His power a SO. And goodness 6 6, 7. 8. His praise. See Praise. Presence in life, and at death b 117. Presence Preserve! of our lives b 6, 7. 8, 10. Promise) and truth unchar a 139 —Sight of him weans as frcm earth b 41. Sovereign 6 170.— Terribk majesty 6 22. And mere} b 80. Bis truth b 60. 69.— Vengeance, 0 44,62, Unit) & Tri lity c 26—41. His word c 53. V and mercy a 42. Goodness of God 6 58, 74. See Grace. 0l God a 42, b 80. ~.\\< 12. ike G-ac?. Feast. In- vitation and provision, a 7, c 20. Times, . •;> a 10. S- 1 Scripture. Glorifies Cod b 126. Nj liberty a 106, . N ,t ashamed of i- a 103, c 19. And law o94. 6 120 121,124. Sinssed against a 113. lis different success a 110, Ministry o 10. Attested by nvr acles a 123. & 136, 137. I?s glorious ef- fects b 138. Gcrocrftmenf from God, b 149. Grace and glory by the death of Christ c 2t. Of the spirit O 102. Convening 6 15J. In exerciser 25. Justifies a 94. Sanctifies and saves a 111 Not c snvi y- ed by parents a 99. AU-sufnV-ient in du - ty and snffenngs, a 15 32. 104. Given in Christ a 137. Covenant * 9. Chil- ; dren in it a 113, 114. And holiness a 132. Eiecting a 54. Ivs freedom and sovereignty a 11, IS, 95, 117,4 96.97. And giors. in t! e person of Christ 6 47. .Adopting o 64. Persevering c 51. Prcm hes c 7.9 Throne accessible b\ Christ b 3». 37. 108. Gra'itvde for divine favors b 116. f^AHDEy of Christ is tiie Church c 74 * Garment o' •>? Vition a 7, 20. 1 Christ repealed to them n 1C, 13. 50 r 13. 14 Abraham's blessing on them rlU 1 14 *«134. ■'•1 martyrs and saints a 40, 41 b 110. Tfyrt/ and death a 110.6 61. Sc-e Heaven d. above our reason 6 87. Of Cirist1 JT ippiSF.SS: See Blessed, Heaven. i heaven 6 91. See Christ. And 5. ace ■** Hardness of heart 6 98. by the death pfChri» c 23, Justifica- Hatred &n<', \uve a 130. t.on and saneii&cat'.on 0 3. To the ¥*•' Health preserved 6 6,7,8,19. Restored 0 51. and earth b 10. 1 1, *3. And Ml 7*.' ,,« c 1 J ('ini. I 0 ; . i ta t suppor . T AME thu II jp<.d t'<-r u; I I mured «•.•'. pn p irtd '•■. l I and C; d •!> 68. . mind. dues b 5 7. Joy on earth ^ ''- frail, a'.d bq< e A 15,30,59 ' i.^tr\t(l i t. 7. 8. 1*. Slier I a 45. miserable ■ . t da> ct* grace and bof - Chrisf a $0. 5 1. Given to'ibe bln.a\ & 7... Hmor rain 6 101. To magis-ra'es £ i if- ligbtful b 14. Table provided lor c -so. ttye of the living a 88. Gi\cs light and See more in Christ strength b 119. in the corenani a ISO. Lone c I angestble a 14, 39.— Of heaven by Christ*! .\iS. ltsban- Of heaven our sup] trials quct r - in warns and A 62. Oi- i.e veageanee »J God b 22, 41. The bcly tear of it b 107 kg c #5 Holy. Ste Spirit* . S< e Grace, Spiritual. v Aim! *«,\ tl £6. And gru. lers r« A 3. 110. I ". c 42, &c. Human God /< 4o. Nat arc of Christ a 2. 3 Humhl". Go ' ■ . cn'iC- ■ And | ea 50 ness c 102. In beavf n b 08 Hypo- crite or aim ; J 158 JEJU * a 73 Ignart ...d a 11. 12 - r.frui^fuhifcss £ 165 Impcniietoct b ;25 I neon ; . And invisi- ble £ 26 ne £ 20 : fttdk complained of c 74 Inspiration and prophecy ^ 151 H of 1 h-r L«Jrd'» supper c 1 Jnsufficitncy ef self-righteoosnes* £ 154 Intercession of Christ £ 3*, 57. 118 Invitation of Christ answered a ' the gospel a 79, 127. r 13, 20 the Ba-uisi's message a SO 1 Aaron arid Mesei i 124 Joy. faith and lore a 103. Of raith 5 163. Carnal, parted *i:h A 10, 11. Heavenly tponeauha 135 b 30. crj. Spiritual, restored b 73. S.e more in £ Cmufatu tent day a 45,61,65,59 50. And hell b 62. Christ Coming to it c 61 Justice. &c. of God c 86 Just /.carton a 14. See pardon. Bv faith. not by works a 94. 109. Sar.ctirica'ion 0 7.9,20, 84, 85, $90, Acd g|c.ry fl 3 :dj a 7 7. I Unseen a 108. 'j «j Christ £ 100. i 1 ■ I y . Aid hatred c l3o. >*i'n and joj o IC3. And ei.arhv fi 133. Or C - Disiing \/MADVESS9tA\jm rofsiai *,x b 1.53 otea b snored i 149 Mai ce and I01 e a 130 d terrible 5 23 3/«n sa\td aj.d an-tis l-'j- i»: Mortal and vain a 82 j Hi- I coveiy a 107 Af« tyn/t.i. c 14. £ 4 Mmrtyrt glorihcd o 40, 41 Mary the virgin'* sol g Mcdittfr the vsav to tit t^ione c i 108 Meditation cf heaven b 162 ; Ai.J rt'.lre- ment b 132 Memory Mtak * 165 Memorial ol our absent Lord r 6 r, national Z» 1,1.1. Sec Grcc Wrath, T norths. Mcssi-.J; bom a CO; Come 5 J 2 Michael's war * ith the dragon a 5Z '. c mn:i5sion a 1S8 Jfrnsatrf ol aiigti, i» is ; Of the gospel a 10 r M.sery and sin banished frcm heaven b &6. And ihortness oflift i5.^ ; ^iihcut G d in the world b 55; Oi'sinuers. See Sir.uer.Deaili, Hell g and evening scngs c 72. ; 0 6. 7. 6. M'jrtcUtu and varin of man c S2. MfrtiJicGtiv?} to me. world by iL; s - INDEX TO HYMNS. God b 4 1 ; by the cross of Chi 1st, b 106, r 7. Moses and Christ c 49, I'i. fl mg * 40. Aaron and Joshua A 134. hlourni.g. See Complaint, /c'/w ttk Mysteries revealed a It, 12 RATIONAL mercies and thanks 6 1 *T III Sjtivtty of Christ* 2, 3, 13 Nature and grace a 104. Corrupt from' Adima 57, 128, 59 Neighbor and God loved a 116. New covenant sealtd r 3. Promise* a 7 i Song a 1. Creaturec9. TrifWf I in] the biood of Christ c 3. Creation c 95, £ ISO. Birth a 95. Hswemba 5th, a song of praise b 92 Slfi£D/£>'f£, evangelical a 140, 143 ^ OW age, and death ot the uncjnvtii- ed a 91. r cot to be given a IS& (Jmces and operations of the ho'.f Spirit 2 133. And of Cmist, a 146—150, 9 132 Otire tree, the Mild and the g»x>d a 1 14 Ordinances, See h'v.ship, and Lord** Supper Original sin a 57. See Adam, Nalu t TRAINS, oomfurt under them b 50 ■*■ Paradise vn earth b 30. 5 J Pardon, a sufficiency of it A 85. And eon- ■ a 131. And strength from Chrlsi . j.\. Bought at a dear pries c 4. Am! sinctifi cation bj faith c 9, 6 90. bro't to our senses c 11 Parents and children c 113, 114. Conve} r.ot grace a 9* Pcrr&ver, Christ is ours b 15 5 PantM. See Christ, Sufferings, Anger. . Love patience under afflictions c 5, 129. i 109. Of God producing repentance b 74, 105 Peace of conscience £ 57. And conttn tioa a 12Z: tee Comfort, J-»j ■: ions of God 3 166— U) - Persevering grace a 26,32, 48, 51, i?8 /Person of Christ gloriuus and gracious c -75.5 47 Persecution, courage under it c 14 J^.'iGrijee and publican a 131 Pilgrimage of" the saints b 53 Pleasure of a good conscience £ 57. 0( Keligion h SO. 59. Sinful forsaken 6 10 11. Their vanity 2nd danger 3 101 Pel of spirit a 102. 127 Pvwer of God a 86. And wisdom in Christ crucified b 120. c 10. And good- v.ess of God awful a 42. b 80 Praise imperfect en earth 3 5. For dally protection and preservation b 6. 7. B — From angels o 27. From the creation b 7 |. T » the Redeemer b 5. 21. 29. 35, 78. To the Trinity c 26. 41. For cita- tion and rtdimntion b 35 Prayer a.»d praise crl. For deliverance answered n 30 Preaching, baptism, and the Lord's sup- per h 141 Predestination, See Election Preparation for death a 27. S-e Dcc*h alii d-jspair c ;i5. b 150, ' of God in worship b 45. Light in darkness b 54. In death r; 1*, b 3 i, 4§,clt. In life and death b 117. Or chsence of Christ b 50. Of Christ in v.orsuip'i 66. b 15. 16, c 15. Of Go* oar life b 92, 94, ion Preservation of this world b 13. Of our grace j a 51. Of our lues b 6. 7, 8, 19 ■nd humility a 1 1, 12, Ki •a\ levitical, ending in Christ b 12. OfChrist b 118 Prodigal repenting a 123 ProJU a; 1 nees a 118, b 165 Promised Me*s;ab horn a 60, 107 Promise* of the covenant a 9. 3?. 107.— And truth of God un changeable a 139. Our security b 40, 60.69 Piophecics and tyres of Christ b 135.— And inspiration b 15 1 .' / and adversity a 5. Vain b 56 101 Protection from spiritual enemies h 82. Of rheehurch a 8. 22, 23. See Churir. Providence b 46. Executed by Chris' c 1. Over afflictions and death a 8 3. Its. darkness b 10'./. Prosperous and afiiie- ti\e a 5 Provisions* See Gospel. Lord's 1- Public Ordinances, See B ot diid pl.ariste a 131 Punishment for sin. See Hell G 100, 118 DACE, christian a 48. b 53 *■*' Reason fetble b 27. Carnal, hurw- Lied all, 12 Recovery fro:n sickness c 55 Reconciliation to God in Christ b 148 Redemption in Christ a 97. 98, b 71. Aed protection b E 2. Br price t 4. And by nc>Ner b 29. Regeneration a 95, d 130. See E.'ccr.'o^ Adoption,, S in Religion neglected b 32. V«a witheir fovea 134/ Christian, the . it b 131. Revealed. See Gospel, tui e Heweir.lrar.ee cf Ci.r Repenting prodigal 123 Repentance from God s goodness and pt« tience b 74, 105. As d humiliation cS7. At the cross of Christ b 9, 105. And impenitence b 125. Gives ioy to htav- en a 101 Resignation, See Submitsion Besun ectiun a 6, b 102, ill. See Death, Christ. Heaven Retirement a: d meditation b 122 j Rnurns and hackshdiites b 20 Revelation ot Christ. Ste Gentile, Ci*j/,f.' Rem net and 1 vt a 130 ii?icA sinntr (hing a 24, h 56 [JNrAfe, their ranity*1> 56 101 Righteousness and ?trer.gi h in Christ a f-4, 85. 97, 98. OfChrist valuable a 109.— Our robe a 7. SO. And grace a 111. In Christ a l '7. See C , justification, and glory a 3. And pardon o 9. Through faith b 90 nd Christ At enmity a lor. His various temptations b ?56, 157. Cou- • ay Christ b 89, See Devil.— . See Gospel S-.a und?r the dominion of God b 70 _;id witnessing Spirit a 144 Sti ui e and awakened sinner a 115 Security in the premises b 40, 60, 69 •iter Christ a 67. 71 Self-righteousness a 13. Insufficient b 15 ! Sense assisting our faith b 141 Sensual delights dangerous b 10. 11,48 Serpent, brazen a 113 ■1, Christ, and his pastures a 67 Re**, frailty, and misery of iife b 32. 39, 5S Sickness and recovery a 55 Sight of God mortifies us to the world b41. Of Christ beatific b 16. 75. And faith a 110, 120, b 120, 145. Oi Christ makes death easy c 14 Simeon's song a 19. c 14 •Stnai and Sion b 152. Sincerity and hypocrisy a 136 Sin the" cause oi CI. rist'l death b £1.— and misery uanished from heaven a 105, b 86, Original a 57. Pardoned and subdued a 9, 1C4, b 90. Indwelling a Its power c 115, b S6. The ruin ■tJs and men b 24. Custom in it b 160. Folly, madness, and i« is tern per oi it b 153." Conviction of it by the law . Against the law and gosptl a 118. Crucified a 106. Deceitfulness of b :50. ■nd repenting b 20. I leasures forsaken b 10. U. . the vilest saved a 10 4. And Mint's death b 2. 3, 57. Invited to Christ c 127. Excluded heaven a 1C4, 105. HL dea»h terrible a 91. b 2. Sloth, spiritual, complained of b 25 in heaven blessed b 5 3. Set S n iqual with the Father b 51 CAruf. 5 n;of Gcd a 64, 143. Elect and new- born a 54 i" as of angels a 3. Of Simeon a 19. c 14 OfZecbaiiaha 50. Of Moses smith* Lamb a 49. 56. Of Htz- kiah a 55. O* Solomon paraphrased a 66—73 O. iht Vir. Mary a 60. For Xov. 5. b 92. .. See Repentance. Comfort un- der it b 50, 60.69. For the dtad letter* ed b3. d ?6- Set Grace. Election. Gid. Samt separate. See Btath, Htaven. Hell. LTeatht d after a 74. b 34. Water and blood c 9. His office* b 133. Wit- nessing and sealing a 144. Its fruiti s lireranee a 47. 32. Warfare b 77. Pilgri Apparel a 7. 20. Knee a 4-). Sloth sod dnlnesi b 25. 34. Jo> b 7* 75. Meat, ilrink, and eJothine a 7. Food, See least* State Of nature at.d Rract a 104. 5o/vn. 9 I Strength from heaven fl 15. .12. 4?. B eousness and pardon in Christ a 64, 85, Submission and deliverance ff 129. To afflictions a 5. b 109 Store** of the gospel all. Mi H9, b iu Sufferings for Christ a 102. Sve Cars** Supper of the Lord instituted c 1« Bap- tiVm and preaching b 141 inner trials b 50,65 . If of Clirist a 125 rpABLE of the Lord. See LorJ -*■ Temptations, hope undertLema 139. Of the world b 101. Of the devil b 65, 157. And desertion complained of b 163 Tempted, Christ's compassion to then-. a 125 f errors of death to the unconverted a 91 Testament, new in the bloed of Chn Thanksgiving for victory b ill. For mtrcics b 116. National b 1 Throne of Grace. See Grace. Thunderer. God b 62 praised c 26— U Time redeemed m 83. Ours and eternity God's b67 Tree of life c 5. And river of love c 20 Xriai* on earth, and hope of heaven b 65 Triumph over death a 6, b 110. Of faith in Christ a 14. At a feast e 21. Of Christ over our enemies a 23 Trust. See E Vruth and promises of God unchanged ble. a 139, b 60.6?. Tapes b 12. And prophecies of Christ. b 135 TT'AIN prosperity b 56, 101, r Value ot Christ ar.d his righteous- ness a 109 Vanity and mortality of man a 82. Of youth c 89, 90. Of the creatures b 146 Victory a thanksgiving r it b 111. Over death a 17. Sin and s r >w a 14. Of Cbrist over S^tan a 52, b 59. See £n*- Virtues, christian b 161. See Hvliness, Lane, Sa:;:7. Spiritual. TjyBELlEFard <°zhhr. 0, 125. Pun- *^ ishedrc 118 UnchantabUness at d chari.'> n 126 rr/ef/ state, b 159. ^eath terrible t then a 94 l b 165 ; ffed affections b 1*5 hir.gs. faith in them fl 120 IF; ASDEBISG affections b 20. Tho'tt in worship a 136 Warfare, christian b 77 Ji'aicr, the Spirit and the blood c 9 hTeo* sai:U5 eucct.ra^ed by Christ a l?fv 5M INDEX TO HYMNS. "By the church a 12© Wtaknett our own, and Christ our strength a 15 Jt'ixtlotH and power of God in Christ cru- cified c 10. Carnal humbled a 11, 12 ll'itnessing and sealing Spirit a 144 Word of God a 53. Preached a 10, 119. See Gospel, Scripture. World, crucifixion to it by the cross c 7. The temptations of it. b 101. Its end b 1g4. Mortification to it by the sight of God b 41. Its creation b 147. Pres- ervation b 13. Worship of heaven humble b o8» Profit- able b 123. Condescended to by God b 45. Christ present at it. a 66» b" 15, 1 6. I :. Aceepud through Christ bSft, 37, Formality in it a 136- Delightful, b 14, 15. 16, 42. ilrnth and mercy of God a 42, b 80. See God, Hell. VOKE of Christ easy a 127. x Totith, its vanities a 39,90. Advised a 91. y^ECHARlAWs song, and John's mci- ^* s?c;e a 50. Zealin the Christian race,a 48, b 129. And iuve a 14. For the gospel, a 103j b 4. The want of it b 25. Against sin, b 10b. For God, b 116- Zifin, her glory and defence b r>\. See A TABLE. *F THE SCRIPTURES THAT ARE TURNED INTO Gen. iii. 1, IS, IT ", 10 xxii. 6 iii. 14, 15 iv. 11 v. 6, 7, 8 xiv. 4 xix. 25 . Psalm iii iv. 8. xix. I xlix. 6, 9 H. 5 ]>x ii. 24, 25 cxxxix cxiiii. S cxlvii. 1?. 20 Prov. viii. viii. '-a -'. 5, 10 xi. 9 Th^ same. dLlJ Solo. I i. :- 5ong.5 i- 7 4,5 iii. 11 .7. 11 iv. 12. 14. 15 T. 1 r. 9-1 f i XV xxv- Sec The i xlv. 7. The i xlix. 13 14. &c. .--'. :,--l2. ?. 12. Mac. lvii 15.16. 1,1 • kc, lxi. lx- Lam. iii. 2* IN THE FIRST BOOK. VaiM . 107 - 1, Sec. 9 113 Mic. rii. I 121 Nab. i. 1. 2. 3. Sec. ii. 1. 5 Matt. iii. 9. v. 3. 12. 10S xi. 23, 30. 127 83 125 xiii. 16, 17. 1 J 57 xxi. 9. 16 6 xxii. 37, 40. 114 80 xxviii. 13. &C. in xwiii. 10. 52 1 j Marks. 14. 113 xvi. 15. Sec. US 57 Luke i. 30, fcc. 2 79 1.45. ScC 60 136 is* 80 ii. 10, &c s ii. 27. 19 x.2: if sa The same. 12 14 " 10. 201 88 xv. 13. Sec. 123 39 1, &c 131 90- If 91 John i. 1, 3. 14. t. 66 i. 13. 95 67 i. 17. 111 58 IS, 50 of > 70 IIS 71 . 100 72 iv. 14* 13« 73 x. 23. M. 13S 74 52 74 121 75 ■■aw 94 v. 4v 57 77 The^une. 124 78 vi. I, 2. c * X 10« 10 vi. 3s 4. Stay J . 12S 13 4 $4 ^y^ y 115 viii. 14, It. \.% 144 30 viii. 3 ! 14 55 11T 32 xi. 1* 114 45 xh. 17, 81 i:s 1 Cor. i. - 119 85 i. 21. 95 39 i. 30. 97 141 The same. 9S 142 ii. 9. 10, 105 7 iii. 6. 7. 119 9 vi. 10, 11. 104 87 20 xiii. 1, C. S. 23 xiii 2. 3 1, 13 133 29 1 kc D] 12 Cor. ii. If3. 119 11 . I, B, 110 TABLE OF SCRIPTURES. Hymn. >, 10. IS i\. ' l-i* Gal. ir. 4- 107 X. 23, 29. 11 iv. 6- 64 vi. 1. 3, g, 10. 120 Epfc i. 3. &C. 55 1 Pet. i. 3, 4, 5. 26 i . 13, 14. 144 i. 8. 108 iii. P. 10. 1 John iii. 1, &;c. 64 iii. in, Sec. 135 Jude 24. 25. 51 iv. 3o. | 130 Htv. i. 5, 6, 7. Phil. ii.2. 130 v. 6, 8, 12. 1 iii. 7, 8,9. 109 The same. 25 Col. 1. 16- 2 v. 11 — 13. 62 ii. 15. 107 The same. 63 2 Tim, i. 9, 10. 137 vii. 13. &c. i. 12. 103 The same. 41 iii. 15, 16. 53 xi. 15. ♦J5 iv. 6, 7. 8, IP. 27 xu. 7. N Tir. ii. 10,13. | xiv. 13. 18 iii. 3, 7. 1 11 xv. 3. 56 Heb. i. 1. S3 XVI. 19. iii. 3, 5. 6« 118 xvii. 6« iv. 15, 16, 125 xviii. 20. 21. v. 7. 125 x\ii. 1, 2. 3, 4 21 vi. 17, 19. 139 xxi. 5 6, 7, 8. 45 145 xxi. 27. IN THE THIRD BOOK. Luke ii. 28. Hymn « 14 fohn xvi. if. Hymn 6 2 xiv. 16- 12 1 Cor. x. 16, 17. xiv. 17, 23, 13 xi. 23. &c. 1 xxii. I?. 6 Gal. vi. 14. 7 John vi. 31, 35, 39. 5 1 John v 6. 9 T?T. 3. i qJm/.-^a J