m. ZHE THE BENSON LIBRARY OF HYMNOLOGY Endowed by the Reverend Louis Fitzgerald Benson, d.d. LIBRARY OF THE THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY PRINCETON, NEW JERSEY CAREFULJL. .UITED T O TH E CHRISTIAN WORSHIP 1 N THE United states ov+tff^^ BEING, An Improvement of the om v ruB old Versions OF THE PSALMS of DAVID,. ' A *^ «HURCH „, GEN E J" CHR,ST '« '» *«r £fig£f *£«rffi4 «fc word, ^ n^u Anthems, y "7 • - ' * — - — - — <- "'_... ; U things written in the Law of Motes and the Prophets, and the Pjaltns, LceriZ M e '** muji be fulfilled. W I L-M I N G T N; BRYNBERG A ■-MARKET - ST P.] IN r MARK,ET-STRT , .rT ' - OER. T T is acknowledged by the beft judges of the I Sacred Text, that the Book of Pfalms m ,ts • aldrefs is a coUcflicn of the moft elevated fn language; andithas been often hinted tha to much of the piety, dignity, and poet* excellent of.heo^aUhasbeenio.inaUtheane^ that have been yet made, to give us a hteral tra fetibn' of it in Englift verfe. Many Chrifcan. to - ?lf0 v/i (hed to fee the fubftance of this excellent colka.cn, cloathed in language more adapted _» L brighter difcoVe, i esof t heGof P e», a nd^ftat rft heChri ft ian.ormi P ; tha, they may^^ Unnder ft andin g and.de» u^er*^ *^ 0the n\t.^Xpnye X ec Chriftiantemper.-ThisWs £nd .,,,, by*elearnedandp ? usDa^ , Mk. Barlow, nearly t , & Df a ,d all local references, ^JeS ^^ W vrr.'s imitation, have been caretu 5 :r toI enderthecom P ohtionbet K rand^dt t!, ci^umHancescfCh-aianstneveryccuntry. P S A L M S 0i ' D A V I D;\ l Imitated in the Language of the NEW TESTAMEN T. PSALM I. Common Metre. Theioay and end of the righteous and the ^wicked, 1 P> LES S'D w th'e man who,fhuns the place JJ Wl;ere finners love to meet j Who fears to tread their wicked ways, And hStes the feoffor's feat.. a But in the fSatutes 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 fet, Safe from the ftorms and blading wind,' Enjoys a peaceful flats.] 4 Green as the leaf and ever fair, Shall his profeflion mine : While fruits of holinefs appear Like clufterson the vine. . ::Xotfoth > impious and unjufr. : What vain dciipns they form ! Their hopes are blown away like dufi:, _ Or chaff, before the florin, 6 Sinners in judgment mall not fband Among the fons of grace, When Chriif, the judge, at his right hand ■ , Appoints his faints a place. 7 His eye beholds the path they tread His heart approves it well ; But crookecT ways of finners lead „ Down to the gates o!:hdl. PSALMS. PSALM I. Short Metre. q-he faint happy, the jinner miferaW* t rrHB man is everblefs'd 1 Who fhuns the fmner's ways, Among their councils never ftands, Nor takes the fcorner >s place, a But makes the law of God Hisftudy anddehght, Amidft the labours of the day And watches of the mght. , He like a tree mall thrive, With waters near the root , FremastheleafhisnaniemaUhve, His works are heavenly ft Mt. 4 Hot foth' ungodly race, The v no fuch bleffings find . ^ Their hopes ftiaU flee like empty chaff Before the driving wind. , How will they bear to ftand Before that judgment^at, d Wh-re all the faints at Chnft s ngn. n* In full aflembly meet : (> He knows, and he approves,^ The way the righteous go . Butlinners, and their works, (hall meet A dreadful overthrow. PSALM I. Long Metre. the difference ieHveen the righteous andthe^ckei. i TTAPPY the man, whofe ^ cautious ifcet Who hates the place ^ hCi %^ d And fears to talk a- goffers do. , He loves t'employ his morning ligh. Amongftthe ^«&%££fi& And fpendsthe wak.ful hours •- ™8 d With pieafuie pond'nng o er tne wo K PSALMS. 5 j He like a plant by gentle ftreams, Shall flourim in immortal green ; And Heav'n will Ihine with kindeft beams, On ev'ry work his hands begin. 4 Bntfinners find their councils crofs'd; As chaff before the tempeil flies, So mall their hopes be blown and loft, When the laft trumpet makes the fldes, 5 in vain the rebel feeks to ftand In judgment with the pious race ; The dreadful judge, with fiern command, Divides him to a different place. 6 " Strait is the way my faints have trode, ** I blefs'dthe path, and drew it plain, But you would chufe the crooked road ; "And down it leads to endlefs pain." PSALMII. Short Metre. Trsnllbtcd according to divine pattern Afts iv. 14, ircl Cbrift djin%, rifing, interceding, and reigning. f 1 11 yCAKER and fov'reign Lord SSI. Of heav*n, and earth, and feas ? Tfoy providence confirms thy word, And anfwers thy decrees, a Tfce things fo long foretold By David, are fulfill'd, Wfoenjews and.Gentiles join to {lay Jefus, thine holy child.J 3 Why did the Gentiles rage, And Jews with one accord, Bend! all their counfels to deftroy Th' Anointed of the Lord ? 4 RcJers and kings agree To form a vain defign ; h Againft the Lord their pow'rsunite ? Againft his Chrift they join . A3 / 6 l> S A h M S. ; The Lord derides their rage, ? And will fupport his throne; ttethat has raif'd him from the dead- Hath own'd him for his Son. p A U S E. f> Kow he's afcended high, To rule the iubjcft earth: The merit of his blood he | plead* And pleads hisheavnlybitth. , Beneath his fov'reignfway • The Gerttile nations beno: Far as the world's remote* bounds His kingdom (hall extend. 8 The nations that rebel Mult feel his iron rod ; He'll vindicate thofe honours well Which he received from God. To Be wife, ye rulers now Ly And worttiip at his throne , With trembling joy, ye people bow To God's exalted Son. xo If once his wrath arife, Yeperifti on the place; Then blefledis the foul that hies For refuge to his grace. J - PSALMH. Common Metre, t T.T7 HY did 'he nations join to flay VV The Lord's annointed Son? ' W !w did thev call his laws away, And tread his gofpel down. . 3 The Lord, that fits above thelites, Derides their rage below, • He fpeaks with vengeance in his eyes, And frrikes their ipmts through- , « I call him mv eternal Son, » And raife him from the dead : « J make my holy hill his throne, a ±tid wide his kingdom ipread. P s A L M 5- «Afc me, my Son, and then enjoy 4 « Thy outmoft heathen lands : « T hv rod of iron mall d.ftrov ? «« Aerebtlthatv/ithftand,. - B- wife ye rulers of the earth, 5 nbevth'annoiotedLord; Ado?e Y theklngofheav'nlvbirth, A And ticmble at fail 1 ward.- 6 With humble love addrefs hi* thron. For ifhe frowns ye me, Thofe are fecure, and thole alone. Who on his grace rely. PSA LMII. Long Metre ^xiv 5fd the Tews proclaim their rage; 1 W H The RoJms why thrir fword. employ Agaioft4eLord?thei^^e B ^ His dear annointed to ddtroy . ^ « Come let us break his bands, they lay . * - JS • « a, -11 never cive us laws : «« This man inaii nevei ^<- Laughsat tneir v > . d ns> 4 «M^nmaintai fl 'thekio|I*ade "On 7 ion's everlafting hill, « MY hSXall bring him t^m the dead, ?> « And he mail ftand ymirSov'rei^. ftiU. r c Hiswond'rous riling from the reaJT 15 Makes Hs eternal Godhead knoun, Th^ Lord declares his heavmlv birth : « This day have I begot my Sop. 6 « Afcend my ion to ray rig ht hand, « There thou fhaltfafk and I bdtow M The utmoftboHnds ,1 ^^then ands ^ .« To thee their luppheni tribes lhall bow, .1 A /t fi PSALMS. 7 But nations that refill his grace Shall fall beneath his lifted rod ; His arms fhall crufh the impious raoe . That dare provoke th« avenging God. pause. 8 Now, ye that fit on earthly thrones, Be wife and ferve the 'Loid the Lamb; Nowto his feet fubmit your crowns, Rejoice and tremble at bis name. 9 With humble love addrefs the Son, Left he grow angry and ye die ; His wrath will burn to worlds unknown, His love gives life above the fky. io His frorms fhall quelithe ftubborn foe, And fink his honours in the duft : Happy the fouls their God that know, And make his grace their only truft. PSALM III. Common Metre Doubts and fears fupprej/ed ; or God our defence from fa and Satan. 3 TVT^ ^ 0C ' , ^ ow man y are my fears ! -■*•*-*-. How fall my foes increafe ! Confpiring my eternal death, They break my prefent peace, a The lying tempter would perfuade There's no relief in Heav'n, And all my growing fins appear Too great to be forgiv'n. S But thou,my glory and my ftreBgth, Shalt on the tempter tread, Shalt filence all my threading guilt, And raife my drooping head. , t4 I cry 5> S. Long Metre ( A Morning Pfalm, I rf^v LORD, how many are my foes \J In this weak ftate of fleib and blood? My peace they daily difcompofe; But my defence and hope is God. a Tir'd with the burdens of the day. To thee I rais'd an ev'ning cry ; Thou heard'fl when I began to pray, And thine almighty help was nigh. 3 Supported by thine he-av'nly aid, I laid me down and (leptfecure; Not death ihould make my heart afraid, Though I ihould wake and rife no more, 4 But God fuftain'd me ail the night ; Salvation deth to God belong ; He rais'd my head to fee the light, And makes his praife my morning fdngj AS 10 PSALMS. PSALMIV. ver. i, a, 3,5, 6, 7- . Long Metre, Hearing of prayer ; or God our portion and Chrijz our hope. ! |^v GOD of grace and nghteoufnefs, \J Hear and attend when I complain: Thou haft enlarg'd me in diftrefs, Bow down a gracious ear again, a Ye -fens of men, in vain ye try To turn my glory into mame : How long will icofters love to lie, And dare reproach my Saviour's name? 3 Know that the Lord divides his faints From all the tribes of men befide : He hears and pities their complaints. For the dear fake of Chrift that dy'd. 4 When our obedient hands have done A thoufand works of righteoufnefs, We put our truft in God alone, And glory in his pard'ning grace. 5 Let the unthinking many fay, .. " Who will bellow fome earthly good?" But, Lord, thy light and love we pray: Our fouls aefire this heavn'ly food. 6 Then Ihall my cheerful pow'rs rejoice At grace divine, and love fo great, Nor will I change my happy choice , For all their wealth and boafted ftate. PSALM IV. ver. 3, 4, 5» 8 - Common Metre An evening Pfalrn. LORD, thou wilt hear me when I pray %, I am for ever thine; I fear before thee all the day, . Nor would I dare to fin. a And while I reft my weary head, From cares and bus'nefs free, 'Tisfweet converging on my bed . . With my own heart and thee PSALMS S2 t I pay this ev'ning facrifice ; And when my work is done, Great God, my faithand hope relies 0pon thy grace alone. I Thm r with my thoughts composed to peace, FIX give mine eyes to fleep ; Thy hand in fafety keeps my days, And will my (lumbers keep. PSALM V. Common Metre. for the Lard's day morning f J ORD, in the morning thou (halt hear JL* My voice afcending high ; To thee will I direft my pray'r, To thee lift up mine eye. _ » Up to the hills where Chrift is gone To plead for all his faints, Fxefenting at his Father's throne Our fongs and our complaints 3 Thou art a God, before wnofe light The wicked fhall not Hand ; Sbners fhall ne'er be thy delight, ISTor dwell at thy right hand. 4 But to thy houfe will 1 refort, To tafte thy mercies there : I will frequent thine holy court, And worfhip in thy fear. .5 O may thy lpirit guide my feet In ways of right eoufnefs ! 4 Make every path of duty ftraight, And plain before my face. PAUSE. 6 My v/atchful enemies combine To tempt my feet aftray : They flatter with a bafe deiign, To make my foul their prey. A 6 x% PSALM S. 7 Lord, crufh the ferpent in the duft, And all his plots deftroy; While thofe that in thy mercy truft, For ever fhout for joy. 8 The men that love and tear thv name, Shall fee their hopes fulfill d; The mighty God will compais them With favour as a fhield. PSALM VI. Common Metre. Complaint in f chiefs ; or, difafes healed. j TN anger, Lord, do not chaftife, I Withdraw the dreadful itorm, Nor let thine awful wrath anfe, Affainft a feeble worm. a Mv foul bow'd down with heavy cares * My flefn with pain oppreisM, Mv couch is witnefs to my tears, My tears forbid my reft. , Sorrow and grief wear out my days : 1 waftfi the night with cries, And count the minutes as they pais, 'Till the (low morning rite, a Shall I be itiil tormented more . Mv eyes confum'd with gnet? How long, my God, how long, before Thine hand affords relief? | He hears his mourning children ipeak, He pities all our groans. He faves us for his mercy's lake, And heals our broken bones. 6 The virtue of his fov'reign word Reftores our fainting breath ; For fiient graves praife not the Lord, Nor is he known in death. PSALMS* 13 PSALMVI. Long Metre. Temptations inficknefs overcome, i T ORD, I can fuiTer thy rebukes, ' _Lj When thou with kindnefs doit chaltilej But thy fierce wrath I cannot bear 3 O let it not againll me rife ! a Pitv my languifhing eftate, And eale the iorrows that I fee? ; ' ' \ The wounds thine heavy hand hath maae<> O let thy gentler touches heal ! 3 See how in fighs [ pafs my days, And waile in groans the weary night : Mv bed is water'd with my tears ; • My grief eonfumes and dims my fight. 4 Look how the powers of nature m ourn I How long, almighty God, how long ? When'- (hall thine hour of grace return ? When (hall I. make thy grace my foag» 5 I reel my flefh fo near, the grave,^ _ My thoughts are tempted to deipair ; But graves "can never praife rhe Lord, For all is dm! and filence there, 6 Depart, ve tempters, from my ioul, And 'all defpairing thoughts depart ; Mv God who hears, my humble moan, Will eafe my fleih, and cheat my.heart. PSALM VII. ■' Common.Metre. God's care of bis people^ punijh merit ofperfcutors. i Ti/rY truft is in my heavenly friend, iVJL My hope in thee, my God ; Pale, and -my hel'pleis life defebd From thofe that feek my blood, a With infolence and fury they My foul in pieces tear, As hungry lions rend the prey. When no deliverer's neivr, A 7 w P S A t M S. 3 If e'er my pride provok'd them firft, Or once abus'd my foe. Then let them tread my life to dult y And lay my honour low. 4 If there be malice found in me, I know thy piercing eyes ; I mould not dare appeal to. thee, Nor afk my God to rife. s Arife, my God, lift up thy hand, Their pride and power controul ; Awake to judgment, and command. Deliv'rance for my foul. pause. [6 Let Imners, and their wicked rage Be humbled to the dull ; Sh?ll not the God of truth engage To vindicate the juft? 7 He knows the heart, he tries the reins, He will defend th< upright : His fharpeft arrows he ordains Againft the fons of fpight. 8 Though leagued in guile, their malice fpresd A fnare before my way, ( Their mifchiefs on their impious head His vengeance fhall repay.] a That cruel perfecting race Muft feel his dreadful iword : Awake, my foul, and praife the grace And juftice of the Lord. PSALM VIII. Short Metre. Cod's Sovereignty andgoodnefs, and ?nan y s dominion over the creatures. I g^l LORD, our heav'nly king, KJ Thy name is all divine ; Thy glories round the earth arefpread, And o'er the heav'ns they ftiine. 4 PSALMS. *S When to thy works on high, I raife my wan'dring eyes,^ And fee the moon, complete in light, Adorn the darkfome fides. When I furvey the ftars, And all their mining forms, Lord, what is man, that worthlefs thing A-kin to duff, and worms ? Lord, what is worthlefs man, That thou fhouldft love him fo ? Next to thine angels is he plae'd. And lord of all beiow. 5 Thine honors crown his head, While beafls like flaves, obey, _ And birds that cut the air with wings, And fifti that cleave the fea. 9 How rich thy bounties are 4 And wond'rous are thy ways : Of dull and worms thy power can frame A monument of praife. |_7 From mouths of feeble babes And fucklings thou canft draw Surprifing honours to thy name, And ftrike the world with awe. 2 O Lord, our heav'nly king, Thy name is all divine : Thy glories round the earth are ipread, And o'er the heav'ns they mine. PSALM VIII. Common Metre. Cbrijl'scondefcenfion and glorification; or, Cod made man. i /^v LORD, our Lord, how wond'rous great vJ Is thine exalted name ? The glories of thy heav'nly ftate Let men and babes proclaim. A 8 j 6 PSALMS irwben I behold thy works on high, The moon that rules the night, . And mining ftars that grace the (ley Thofe moving worlds of light, 3 Lord, what is man, or all his race, Who dwells fofai below, That thou fliouldft viiit him with grace, And love his nature fo! 4 That thine eternal. Son mould bear To take a mortal form: Made lower than his angels are, To fave a dying worm. [5 Yet while he liv'd on earth unknowns And men would not adore, Behold obedient nature own His godhead and his pow'r. 6 The waves lay fpread beneath his feet, And fifh at his command, Bring their large flioals to Peter's net: Bring tribute to his hand. y Thefe lefTer glories of the Son Shone through the flefhy cloud ; Now we behold him on his throne And men confefs him God.] 3 Let. him with majefty be crown'd, Who bow'd his head to death ; And his eternal honours found, From all thisgs that have breath. 9 Jefus, ourLord, how wond'rous great Is thine exalted name !. The glories of thy heav'nly ftate Let the whole earth proclaim. PSALM VIII. ver. 1, 2, praraphrafed. Firft part. Long Metre. 7 be Wanna of the Chilaren ; or, Infants framing God ^ LMIGHTY ruler of the fides, ' Through the wide earth thy name is lpreaci, !A PSALM S, iy And thine eternal glories rife , O'er all the heav'ns thy hands have made. a To thee the voices of the young Their found in notes of honour raiie; And babes with uninftrut)ed tongue. Declare the wonders of thy praiie. o Thv pow'r affifts their tender age To bring proud rebels to the ground, To ftill the bold blafphemer's rage, And all their poncies confound. A Children amidft thy temple throng To fee their great Redeemer's lace : The Son of David is their long, And loud hoftnnas fill the place. s The frowning fcribes and angry pneits In vain their impious cavils prmg ; Revenge fits filent in their breafts, _ While Jewifh babes proclaim their king. PSALM VIII. ver. 3, &c. paraphraied Second part. Long Metre. Adam and Chrift, lords of the old and new creation, 1 T ORD, what was man when made at firft, I j Adam, the offspring of the duft, That thou fhould'ftiet him and his race But juft below an angel's place ? That thou ihould'fl raiie his nature fo, And make him Lord of ail below, Make every beaft and bird fubmit, And lay the fifhes at his feet? 3 But O ! what brighter glories wait To crown the fecond Adam's ftate 1 What honors mail thy fon adorn, Who condefcended to be born ? a See him below his angels made ; Behold him number'd with the dead', A 9 p. S A L M S, 1 To fave a ruined world from fin :* But he (hall reign with pow'rdinne. 5 The world to come, redeem'd from all The mis-ries that attend the fall, New-made and glorious, fhal] fubmit At our exalted Saviour's feet. PSALM IX. Firft part. Common Metre. Wrath and mercy from the judgment- feat. WITH my whole heart I'll raife my fong.. Thy wonders I'll proclaim ; Thou fov'reign judge of right andwrong Wilt put thy foes to fhame. a I'll ling thv majefty and grace ; My God prepares his throne : To iudge the world ic righteoufnefs, And make his vengeance known. 3 Then fhall the Lord a refuge prove For all the poor oppreis'd ; To fave the people of hislove, And give the weary reft. 4 The men that- know thy name will treft In thy abundant grace j ... % For' thou haft ne'er forfook the juft, W&O humbly feek thy hce. 5 Sing praiies to the righteous Lord, Who dwells in Zion's hjB, Who executes his threatening word, Whofe works his grace fulfil. PSALM IX. ver.ii Second part. Common Metre. 1 he jJom ar.d cq uity of Providence. x "TTtTHEN the great Judge, fuprf me and j\ifK W Shall once enquire for blood, Tie humble fouls that mourn in du'ft Shall find a faithful God. a. He from the dreadful gates of death j)oes His own children raife ; F S A .L M : lr >. - In Zion's gates, with chtarful breath, They ling their father's praife. 3 His toes Ihall fall, with heedleis feet, Into the pit they made ; And finnerspenfhinthenet That their own hands have Ipread. 4 Thus bv thy judgment, mighty God, Are thy deep onmkls known ; Vv 7 hen men of miichiet are deftroy'd In fnares that were their own. PAUSE. - The wicked (hall fink down to hell ; ** Thy wrath devour the lands, That dare forgejt thee, or rebel A^aimt thy. known commands, 6 Tho'faims to fore diftrefs are brought, And wait and long complain,. Their cries fhall never be forgot, Nor ma U their hopes be vain. f 7 Rife, great Redeemer, from thy feat, ~ To judge and fave the poor; Let nation's tremble at thy feet, And man prevail no more. Thy thunder fhall affright the proud ? And put the i r h e at ts t o pain , - ' Make them coufefs that thou an God, And they but. feeble men, PSALM X. Common Metre. Prayer hear £* fad faint sfalied ; or, Pride, atheijm and opprejfion .pwtijhect. For a humiliation day. I TT7HY dotfefthe Lord depart fo far, VV And why conceal his face, ' When great calamities appear, And 'times of deep diftreis ? d, fhall the wicked ftill de/rde r Q PSALMS. Thyjufticeand thy laws Shall they advance their heads «n pride, And flight the righteous caufe? 3 They caft thy judgments from their fight And then infult the poor; * Theyboaftin their exalted height, That they fhall fall no more. 4 Arife, O God, lift up thine hand, Attend our humble cry ; No enemy (hall dare to ftand When God afcends on high, p a u s •$. 5 Why do the men of malice rage, And fay with footifh pride, " The God of Heav'n will ne'r engage; «* To fight on Zion's fide." 6 But thou for ever art our Lord, And powerful is thine hand, As when the heathens felt thy iword, And perifh'd from thy land. 7 Thou wilt prepare our hearts to pray, And caufe thine ear to hear, Accept the vows thy children pay, And free thy faints from fear. 8 Proud tyrants fhall no more opprefs, No more defpife the juft ; And mighty finners fhall confefs They are but earth and dull. PSALM XI. Long Metre God loves the righteous, and hates the wicked* j "\/TY refuge is the God of love, JYJL Who do my foes infuk and cry^ " Fly like a timorous trembling dove*, " To diftant woods or mountains fly." a If government be once deftroy'd, (That firm foundation of our peace) PSALMS. And violence make juftice void, , Where mail the righteous feek redreis? , TheXord in heav'n has fix'd his throne, * His eve-iurvevs the world below ; To him all mortal things are known, Hiseye-Iidsfearch our fpir-its through, A If he armfts his taints io far. - To piove their love, and try their grace, What may the bold tranfgreiiors tear f • His ioui abhors their wicked ways. r On impious wretches he fhall ram * Sufphurfous flames of wafting cleaw. Such as he kindled on the plain Of Sodom, with his angry breath. 6 The righteous Lord loves righteous iouis, ." ■ Whole thoughts and a&iens are lincere, ATnd with a-gracious eye beholds ■ The men that his own image bear. PSALM XIT. Long Metre The fairU fafety and hope., in evil times* or, Sins of the tlntue complained of, viz. biafphemy, folfhood, &e. - • j A LMIGHTY' God appear and lave ! * XX For vice and vanity prevail : The godly perifh in the grave, ' Thejuft depart, the faithful fail. 2, The whole di'fcourfe, when crouds are met, Is fill'd with trifles looie and vain ; Their lips are flattery and deceit. And their proud language is profane. - But lips that with deceit abound, ■ Shall not maintain their triumph long ; The God of vengeance will confound ; The flattering and biafpheming tongue. # "Yet (hall oui words be free they civ.;. " Ourtongues fhajl be controul'd by none ? " Where is the Lord will all: us why J . " Or favour lips are net car own : ,y %% PSALMS. 5 The Lord who fees the poor opprefs'd, And hears th' oppreiTor's haughty ftrain, Will rife to give his children reft, Nor mall they truft his word in vain. f> Thy word, O Lord, though often try'd, Void of deceit fliall ilill appear ; Not filver, fev'n times purify'd, From drofs and mixture, mine fo clear. 7 Thy grace fhall in the darkeft hour Defend from danger and furprife ; Though, when the vileir. men have power, On every fide oppreffors rife. PSALM XII. Common Metre. Complaint of a general corruption cf manner s ; or, JU promifeand figns ofChrifrs coming to judgment. HELP, Lord, for men of virtue fail Religion lofes ground ; The fons of violence prevail, And treacheries abound. a Their oaths and promifes they break, Yet a& the flat'rer's part ; With fair deceatful lips they fpeak, And with a double heart. 3 If we reprove fome hateful lie, They fcorn our faithful word : " Are not our lips our own, they cry, " And who fhall be our Lord Vf 4 Scoffers appear on ev'ry fide, Where a vile race of men Is raif'd to feats of power and pride, And bears the fword in vain. pause. 5 Lord, when iniquities abound, And blafphemy grows bold, When faith is rarely to be found, ' And love is waxen cold z 6 Is not thy chariot haft'ning on i Haft thou not given the iign ? ' May we not truft and live upon A promife fo divine ? m 4 " Yes, faith the Lord, now will I rile, " And make the opprefTors flee ; « I mail appear to their furprife, " And fet my fervants free." 8 Thy word, like filver fev'n times try'd 3 Through ages mail endure: The men that in thy truth confide Shall find thy promife fure. PSALM XIII. Common Metre. Complaint under the temptation of the devii H' OW Long wilt thou conceal thy face? o. My God, how long delay? When fhall I feel thofe heavily rays That chafe my fears away ? 4 How long (hall my poor laboring foul Wreftle and toil in vain ? Thy word can all my foes controul, And eafe my raging pain. m 3 See how the prince of darknefs tries AH hi3 malicious arts ; He fpreads a mift around mine eyes And throws his fiery darts. 4 Be thou my fun, and thou my ihield P My foul in fafety keep : Make hafte, before mine eyes are feaTd In death's eternal fieep. 5 How would the tempter boaft aloud Should I become his prey ! Behold the fons of hell grow proud To fee thy long delay. 6 But they fhall fly at thy rebuke* And Satan hide his head ' i4 PSALM 5. He knows the terrors of thy look, And hea« thy voice with dread. 7 Thou wilt difplay that fov'reign grace Whence all my comfort fpnng : I fhaif employ my lips in praife, And thy falvation ling. PSALM XIV. Firft part. Common Metre By nature all men arefmners* i TT'OOLS, in their hearts believe and fay, Jl " That all religion's vain, " There is no God who reigns on high, " ; Or minds th'- affairs of men." a From thoughts ib dreadful and profane. Corrupt difcourfe proceeds ; And in their impious hands are found Abominable deeds. 3 The Lord, from his celeflial throne, Look'd down on things below, To find the man that fought his grace. Or did his juilice know. 4 By nature .all are gone affray, Their practice all the fame ; There's none th^t fears his Maker's hand. There's none that love.s his name. 5 Their tongues are us'dto fpeak deceit, Their flanders never ceafe ; How fv/tft to mifchief are their feet I Nor know :the paths of peace. 6 Such feeds of fin (that, bitter root) In ev'ry heart are found ; Nor- can they bear, diviner fruit, 'Till grace refine the ground- PSALM XIV. Second Part. Common Metre. A "The folly of perfecuiors. RE iinners now fo fenfehfs grown That they the faints devour ? PS ALMS. i$ And never worftiip a,t thy throne, Nor tear thine awful pow'r ? a Great God, appear to their furpife ; Reveal thy dreadful name ; Let them no more thy wrath defpife, Nor turn our hope to fliame. 5 Doft thou not dwell amon g the juft ? And yet our foes deride, That we mould make thy name ourtruft- Great God: confound their pride. 4 O that the joyful day were come To finifh our diftreis ! When Gcd (hall bring his children home Oar fong mall never ceafe, P S A L M XV. Common Metre. Characters of a faint, or a citizen of 2,'ion; or, Th$ qualification of a Cbtijiian. TT7HO ftiaM inhabit in thy hill, V*v O Godofholinefs? Whom will the Lord admit to dwell So near his throne of grace, i The man that walks in pious ways, And works with righteous hands : Thattrufts his Maker's promised grace And follows his commands. He fpeaks the meaning of his heart, Nor (landers with his tongue : Will fcarce believe an ill report, Nor do his neighbour wrong. 4 The wealthy finners he contemns, Loves sell that fear the Lord; And though to his own hurt he fwears, Still he performs his word. 5 His hands diidain a golden bribe, And never wrong the poor : This man (hall dwell with God on earth And find his'heav'nfeeure. a6 PSALMS. PSALMXV. Long Metre . Religion andju dice, goodnefs and truth; or duties 1* God and man \ or, the qualifications of a Ckrijtian. i TTTHO mail afcend thy heav'nly place, VV Great God, and dwell before thy face ? The man that minds religion now, And humbly walks with God below, a Whofe hands are pure, whofe heart is clean ; Whofe lips ftill fpeak the thing they mean ; No (landers dwell upon this tongue ; He hates to do his neighbour wrong. [3 Scarce will he truft an ill report, Or vent it to his neighbour's hurt : Sinners of ftate he can defpife, But faints are honor'd in his eyes.] [4 Firm to his word he ever fto©d, And always makes his promifegood: Nordares to change the thing he fwears, Whatever pain or lofs he bears.] u 5 He never deals in bribing gold ; And mourns that juftice mould be fold: While others fcorn and wrong the poor, Sweet charity attends his door.] 6 He loves his enemies, and prays For thofe that cut fe him to his face ; And doth to all men ftiU the fame That he would hope or wifh from them. 7 Yet,when hisholieft works are done, His foul depends on grace alone: This is the man thy face (hall fee, And dwell for ever, Lord, with thee. PSALM XVI. Firft Part. Long Metre. ConfeJJion of our poverty, and faints the heft com- puny ; d* PRESERVE me, Lord, in time of qeed For fuccour to thy throne I flee, PSALMS. a: But have no merits there to plead ; My goodnefs cannot reach to thee* i Oft have my heart and tongue confeis'd How empty and how poor I am: My praife can never make thee bleis d, Nor add new glories to thy name. 3 Yet, Lord, thv faints on earth may reap Some profit by the good we do ; Thefe are the company I keep, Thefe are the choiceft friends I know- 4 Let others chufe the fons of mirth To give a relifh to their wine, I love the men of heavmly birth, \ Whofe thoughts and language are divine, PSALM XVI. Second part. Long Metre. '■ '• Chrijl's 'all-Sufficiency •. t TTOW faft their' guilt and forrows rife, " Jll Who hafte to feek fome idol-goa \ I will not tafte their facrifice, Their ofPrings of forbidden blood, a Mv God provides a richer cup, And nobler food to live upon ; He, for mv life, has offer'd up Jefus his beft-beloved Son. ? His love is my perpetual feaft ; d By day his counfels guide me right : And' be his name for ever blefs'd # Who gives me fweet advice by night. a I fet him ftill before my eyes ; At my right hand he ftands prepar d To keep my foul from all furprife, And be my everlafting guard. tt 8 PSALM S. PSALM XVI. Third part. Long Metrs, Courage in death, and hope of the refurrettkn. r "VTrHEN God is nigh, my faith is ftrong, VV --. His arm is ray almighty prop ; Be glad, mv heart, rejoice, my tongue, My dying flelh lhall reft in hope. a Though in the duft I lay my head, Yet, gracious God, thou wilt not leave My foul forever with the dead, Nor lofe thy children in the grave, 3 My flefh fliall thy fiift call obey, Shake off the duft, and rife on high ; Then (halt thou lead the wond'rous way. Up to the throne above the fky. 4 There ftreams of endlefs pleafure flow ; And full difcoveries of thy grace fWhich we but tailed here below^ Spread heav'nly joys through all the place. - PSALM XVI. ver. i.— 8.Firft part. Common Metre. Support and gounfd frbm God without merit. i Q AVE me, O Lord, from ev'ry foe ; O In thee my truft I place, Though all the good that I can do, Can ne'er deferve thy grace; % Yet if my God prolong my breath, The faints may ftill rejoice, The faints, the glory of the earth, The people of my choice. 3 Let heathen?? to their idols hafle, And worfnip wood oi ftone ; But my delightful lot is call Where the true God is known. 4 His hand provides my conflant food, He fills my daily cup ; PSALMS. 39 Much am I pleas'd with prefect good, But more rejoice in hope. 7 God is my portion and my joy ; His councils are my light : He gives me fweet advice by day, And gentle hints by night. 6 My foul would all her thoughts approve To his all-feeing eye ; Not death nor hell my hope mall move While fuch a friend is riigh. PSALM XVI. Second part. Common Metre The death andrefurreftion of Chriji. i" T SET the Lord before my face, A " He bears my courage up ; " My heart, mv tongue' their joys expreis, " My flefh mall reft in hope! s " My fpirit, Lord, thou wilt not leave Where fouls departed are ; u Nor quit my body to the grave " To fee corruption there. 3 " Thou wilt reveal the path of life, " And raife me to thy throne. "Thy courts immortal pleafuregi^e, " Thy prefence joys unknown," £4 Thus, in the name of Chrifl the Lord, The holy David fung, And providence fulfils the word Of his prophetic tongue. 5 Jefus, whom every faint adores, Was crucify ; d andllain ; Behold the tomb its prey reftores, Behold he lives again/ 6 When (hall my feet arife and ftand On heav'n's eternal hiils ? There fits the Son at God's right hand, • And there the Father fmiles.^ ; 3 o PSALMS. P S A L M. XVI. ver. 13 . &c. Short Metre. Portion of faints and finners ; or Hope and defpair in death. i A RISE, my gracious God, x\. And mal;e the wicked fl They are but tlv ing rod To drive thy faints to thee. a Behold the (inner dies, His haughty words are vain ; Here in this life his pleafure lies, And all beyond is p^in. 3 Then let his pride advance^ And bo all of all his (tore ; The Lordis my inheritance, My foul can wifh no more. 4 I dial! behold the face Of my forgiving God ; And (land complete in righteoufnels, WanVd in my Saviour's blood. 5 There's a new heav'n begun When I awake from death, Dreft in the likenefs of thy Son, And draw immortal breath. PSALM XVII. Long Metre. !? hefi>iner''s portion and faints hopes ; or, The hea* i-enoffepar.ate fouls, and the refurrettion. i T ORD, I am thine ; but thou wilt prove JLj My faith, my patience and my love ; When men of fpite againfl me join, They are the fword, the hand is thine. a Their hope ,j nd portion lie below ; 'Tis all the happinefs they know, 'Tis all theyfeek ; they take their (hares ; And leave the reft among their heirs. 3 What finners value, I refign ; Lord, tis enough that thou art mine : I (hall behold thy blifsful face, And Hand complete in righteoufnefs. PSALMS. ^r 4 This life's a dream, an empty mow ; But the bright world to which I go, Hath joys fubftantial and fincere ; When mall 1 wake and find me there ? 5 O glorious hour ! O bleft abode 1 1 mall bt 3 near and like my God ; And flefh and fin no more controul The facred pleasures of the foul. 6 Mv fleih (hall {lumber in the ground, Till the lail trumpet's joyful found : Then burfl the chains with fweet furprife, Arid in my Saviour's image rile. PSALM XVIIL ver. 1—9, 15— 18. Firft Part. Long Metre. Deliverance f rem defpair; or, T emptation o^:rcome. 1 r ~T , HEE will Hove, O Lord my ftrengtb, X My rock, my tower, my high defence ; Thy mighty arm mall he my truft, For I have found falvation thence. a Death and the terrors of the grave Stood round me with their difmal fiiade. While noeds of high temptations rofe, And made my (inking foul afraid. 3 I faw the opening gates of hell With endlefs pains and forrows there, /Which none but they that feel can tell) While I was hurry'd to defpair. 4 In my diftrefs I call'd my God, When I could fcarce believe him mine j He bow'd his ear to my complaint ; And prov'd his faving grace divine. [5 With fpeed he flew to my relief, As on a cherub's wing he rode ; Awful, and bright as lightening, fhone. The face of my deliverer God. £ Temptations fled at his rebuke, The b!;ift of his almighty breath; 3a PSALMS. He fent falvation from on high, And drew me from the deeps of death. ; Great were my fears, my foes were great, Much was their ftrength and more their rage % But Chrift, my Lord, is conqu'rorftill In all the wars the proud can wage., S My fong for ever (hall record That terrible,that joyful hour; And give the glory to the Lord Due to his mercy and his power. PSALM XVlILv. ao— 26. Second Part. Long Metre. Sincerity proved and rewarded. 1 T ORD thou haft feen my foul fincere, JLj Haft made thy truth and love appear $ Before mine eyes I fet thy laws, And thou haft own'd my righteous caufe. a Since I have learn'd thy holy ways, I've walk'd upright before thy face : Or if my feet did e'er depart, Thy love reclam'd my wandering keart. 5 What fore temptations broke my reft ! What wars and ftrugglings in my breaft ! But through thy grace, that reigns within, I guard againft my darling fin. 4 That fin that clofe befets me ftill, That works and ftrives againft my will, When mall thy Spirit's fov'reign power, Deftroy it, that it rile no more. 5 With an impartial hand, the Lord Deals out to mortals their reward : The kind and faithful fouls mall find A God as faithful and as kind. 6 And men that love revenge (hall know. God hath an arm of vengeance too. The juft and pure, mall ever fay, Thou art more pure* mere juft than they PSALMS. 3S PS ALM XVIII. ver. 30, 31, 34, 3S, 46, &c. Thiid part. Long Metre. Rejoice in God; or, Salvation and triumph. JUST are thy ways, and true thy word, Great Rock ot my fecure abode : Who is a God betide the Lord ? Or where's a refuge like our God > a «Tis he that girds me with his might. Gives me his holy fword to wield • And while with fin and hell I fight,' Spreads his falvation for my fhield. 3 He lives, and bleffings crown his reiern, The God of my falvation lives, The dark defigns of hell are vain ; WhileheaverJypeacemy Father gives. 4 Before the feoffors of the age, I will exalt my Father's name, Nor tremble at their mighty rage, But meetreproach,and bear the fhame. 5 To David and his royal feed Thy grace for ever fhall extend Thy love to faints, in Chrift their head, Knows not a limit, nor an end. PSALM XVin. Firffcpart. Common Metre, Vittory and triumph §ver temporal 'enemies. 1 "W rE i? vethee > Lord > and we adore, y V Now is thine arm reveal'd; Thou art our ftrength, our heav'nly tow'r, Our bulwark, and our fhield. 3 We fly to our eternal Rock, And find a fure defence ; His holy name our lips invoke, And draw falvation thence. When God our leader mines n arm?* What mortaf heart can bear PSALMS- 3/j. The thunder of this loud alarms ? The light'riings of his ipear ? 3 He rides upon the winged wind, And angels in array, . ; In millions wait to know his mind, And, fwiit as flames, obey. 5 He fpeaks, and at his fierce rebuite Whole armies ai e difmay'd ; His voice, his frown, his angry look Strikes all their courage dead. 6 He forms our gen'rals for the : held, With all their dreadful ilall ; • 1 Gives them his awful iword to wield, And makes their hearts of fteel. » Oft has the Lord whale nations bleis d For his own church's fake ; The pow'rs that give his people reft Shall ofhis care partake. P S A L M XVIII. Second p art. Common Metr Ibe Conqueror's fong. , j rr^o thine almighty arm we owe 1 The triumphs of the day; Thv teifors, Lord, confound the toe And melt their ftrength away. a «T ; s by thy aid our troops prevail, And break united powrs ; Or burn their boafted fleets, or fcale The proudeft of their tow rs ; ■ 9 How have we chas'd them thro* the held ° And trod them to the grounu, While thy falvation was our thield, But they no Ihelter found! i In vain to idol-faints they cry, And perim in their olood ; _ Where is a rock fo great io hign, So powerful as our God. PSALM S. 5 The God of Ifrael ever lives, His name be ever, blefs'd ; 'Tis his own arm the victory gives. And gives his people reft. ? S A L M XIX. Firft part, Short Metr< The book of nature andfcriptare. For a Lord's day morning, ! TJEHOLD the lofty fky -iJDeclates its maker God, And all the itarry works on high Proclaim his pow'r abroad. ° a The darknefs and the light Still keep their courfe the fame ; While night to day, and day to night/ Divinely teach his name. 3 In ev'ry different land Their gen'ral voice is known ; They Ihew the wonders of his hand,' And orders of his throne. 4 Ye Chriflian lands, rejoice : Here he reveals his word ; We are not left to nature's voice To bid us know the Lord. 5 His ftatutes and commands Are fet before our eyes, He puts his Gqjfpd in our hands/ Where our faivation lies. 6 His laws are juft and pare, Bis truth without deceit, His promifes for ever fure, And his' rewards are great. 7 Not honey jo the tafte Affords fo much delight ; Nor gold that has the furnace pals c d' So much allures the light. S While of thy works I ling, Thy glory to proclaim, nA ? S A I> M S. Accept the praife, my God, my King, In my Redeemer's name. PSALM XIX. Second part. Short Metre. God's word mofl excellent ; or Sincerity and watch- fulnefs. For a Lord's day morning, I T3EHOLD the morning fun And life and light convey. » But where the gofpel comes, Itfpreads diviner light, . , ItcalR dead finners from *£™*»> And gives the blind their light. x How perfect is thy word! 6 And all thy judgments juit; For ever fure thy promife Lord, And men fecnrely truft. A My gracious God, how plain Are thy dire&ions giv'n I mav I never read in vain, But' find the pathtoheavn. PAUSE. 1 heard thy word with love, And I would fain obey ; Send thy good fpirit from above To guide me left I ftray. 6 O who can ever find The errors of his ways i ■ Yet, with a bold, prefumptuous m m d ? I would not dare tranigrels. 7 Warn me of ev'ry fin, Forgive my fecret faults, # Andcleanle this guilty foul of mine, Whofe crimes exceed my thoughts , S While, with my heart and tongue, I fprcad thy praife abroad j PSALM S. Accept the worlhip and thefong, My Saviour and my God, If SALM XIX. Long Metre. The t%fj a - Ur \ a f SwPtvr* compared > or, The glory and fuccefs of the go/pel t 'T'HE heavens declare thy glory, Lord td ] u CVery ftar ' , th y goodaefs ^ines ; ' But when our eyes behoJd thy word, .We read thy name in fairer lines. ft The rolling fun, t lie changing light, . Rt n i n ^ an 1 dayS ^TP°^r confefs j But the bleft volume thou haft, writ, Keveals thy juftice and thy grace 3 Sun, moon and ftars convey thy pralfe _ Roijnd t h e whole earth, and never Hand ; So^ when thy truth began its rac^ at S U n h ' L d an . d S'ancM on every land, 4 Nor ./hall thy. fpreading gofpel reft Till Chrift has all the nations bleft, Tnat fee .the light, or feel the fun. 5 Great fun of righteouihefs, arife, 1 Bleis the dark world with heavenly light ; Thy gofpel makes the Gmple w'fe, * ^ Thy /f w 1 3are l ?ur ^ thy judgments «febt. 6 Thy nob eft wonders here we view, In fouls renewed and fins forgiven, Lord, cleanfe my fins, my foul renew, And make thy word my guide to heav'n. PSALM XIX. To the tune of the lijth PfaU The book of nature and ftripturei 1 Q R ^ at 1 God ^he heaven's well ordered Haiti VJT Declares the glories of thy name;- n g p 3 A L M S. There thy rich works of wonder lhine> Athoufand'ftarry beauties there A thoufand radient marks appear Of boundlefs pow'r md foil divine. a FrcTm night to Wrom day to .Uflfe The dawning and the dymg light, Lectures of heavenly wifdom read ; With filent eloquence they raile Ou thoughts to our Creator's praifc, Andneitherfoundnorlanguageneed, i Yet their divine mftW&oM run Far a< the journies of tneiurr, A'dev^ry nation knows the ir voice The fun like feme young bridegroom dreft, Breaks from the chambers of the eaft, , B Rols round, and makes the earth r,j Dice. Wher And rife at thy command. ri PSALMS. 43 PSALM XXII. ver. 20,21,27, — 31. Second part. Common Metre. 2 " \T OW from the roaring lion's rage IN " Q Lord, protect thy Son, " Nor leave thy darling to engage The powers of hell alone." Thus did our fuffcriag Saviour pray, With mighty cries and tears, God heard him in that dreadful day, And chas'd away his fears. Great was the victory of his death, His throne exalted high ; And all the kindreds of the earth Shall worfhip, or (hall die. A numerous offspring muit arife From his expiring groans ; They fhall be reckon'-d in his eyes For daughters and for fons. The meek and humble fouls fhall fee His tabk richly fpread ; And all that feek the Lord fhall be With joys immortal fed. The ifles fhall know the righteoufnefs, Of our incarnate God, And nations, yet unborn, profefs Salvation .ft his blood. PSALM XXII. Long Metre. Ckrijl i s fafferlngs and exaltation. NOW let our mournful fongs record The dying fbrrows of cur Lord, • When he complain 'd in tears and blood As one forfaken of his God. The Jews behold him thus forlorn And make their heads and laugh in fcorn ; B 4 44 PSALMS. " He refcued others from the grave ;* " Now let him try himfelf to lave. 3 " This is the man did once pretend " God was his Father and his friend 5 " If God the Father loved him fo, " Why doth he fail to help him now?" 4 Oh favage people ! cruel priefts ! How they flood round like raging beafts 5 Like lions gaping to devour; When God had left him in their power. $ They wound his head, his hands, his feet, Till fheams of blood each other meet ; • By lot his garments they divide, And mock the pangs in which he died. 6 But God his father heard his cry : Rais'd from the dead he reigns on high : The nations learn his righteoufnefs, And humble finner3 tafte his grace. PSAL M XXIII. Long Metre. God ourjjjepherd. I TV /T Y fhepherd is the living Lord ; lYI Now fhall my wants be well fupply'd 3 His providence and holy ' word Become my fafety and my guide, a In paftures where falvati on grows He makes mc feed, he makes me reft? There living water gently flows, And all the food divinely bleft. 3 My wandering feet his ways miftake ; But he reftores my foul to peace, And leads me, for his mercy's fake, In the fair paths of righteoufnefs. 4 Tho' I walkthrough the gloomy vale, Where death and all its terrors are, My heart and hope (hall never fail, For God my ihepherd's with me there* 5 Amioft the darkness and the deeps Thou art ray comfort', thou my flay ; P S A L M S. 4i Thy ftaff fupports my feeble fteps, Thy rod direcls my doubtful way. Thefons of earth, andfons of hell Gaze at thy goodnefs, and repine To fee my table fpread lb well With living bread and cheerful wine. [How I rejoice, when on my head Thyfpirit condefcendsto reft,! 'Tis a divine annointing fhed, Like oil of gladnefs atafeaft. Surely, the mercies of the Lord Attend his houfliold all their days ; There will I dwell to hear his word, To feek his face, and fmg his praife] P S AL ££ XXIII. Common Metre, MY fhepherd will fupply my need, Jehovah is his name ; In paftures frefh he makes me feed, Behde the living ft ream. He brings my wandeiing fpirit back When I forfake his ways, And leads me, for his mercy's fake, In paths of truth and grace. When I walk through the (hades of death, Thy prefence is my ftay; One word of thyfupporting breath, Drives ail my fears away. Thy hand, in light of all my foes, Doth ftiil my table fpread ; My cup wjth bislEngs overflows, Thine oil annoints my head. J The fure provifions of my God Attend me all my days ; O may thy houfe be mine abode, And si! my works be praife ! - \ There would I find a fettled reft, (While otheas go and come i 4 46 PSALM S. No more a ftranger or a gueft, But like a child at home. PSALM XXIII. Short Metre ; l r "pHE Lord my fhepherd is, X 1 (hall be well fupply'd ; Since he is mine, and I am his, What can I want befide ? a He leads me to the place Where heav'nly pafture grows, Where living waters gently pals, . And fall falvation flows. 3 If e'ere 1 go aftray, He doth my foul reclaim, And guides me in his own right way, For his moft holy name. 4 Whiie he affords his aid, I cannot yield to fear ; Tho' I mould walk thro' death's dark (hade* My fhepherd's with me there. ; ' 5 Amid furrounding foes Thou do ft my table fpread, My cup with blefling overflows, And joy exalts my head. 6 The bounties, of thy love Shall crown my following days ; N^r from thy houfe will I remove, Nor ceafe to fpeak thy praife. PSALM XXIV. Common Metre. ' Dive I ling nvith God. i HPHE earth forever is the Lord's, X With Adam's numerous race; He rais'd its arches o'er the floods, And built it on the feas. a But who among the fons of men May vifit thine abode ? PSALMS. 4f He that has hands from mifchief clean, Whofe heart is. right with God; 3 This is the man may rife and take The biefling of his grace ; This is cue lor of thofe that feek The God &£ Jacobs face. 4 Now let our foul's immortal pow'rs, To meet the Lo/d prepare, Lift up their everlafting doors, The king of glory's near. 5 The King of glory I who can tell The wonders of his might? He rules the nations ; but to dwell With fai&ts is his delight. PSALM XXIV. Long Metre. Saints dwell in heaven; Or Ckrijl's afcenfion. i TpHISfpacious earth is all the Lord's, A And men and worms, and beafts and birds ♦ He ms'd the building on the leas, * And gave it for their dwelling place. % But there's a blighter world on high, Thy palace, Lord, above the iky ; Who lhall afcend that bleft abode, And dwell fo near his maker God ? 3 He that abhors and fears to fin, Whofe heart is pure, whcfe hards are clean, Him fiiall the Lord the Saviour bleis And clothe his foul with righteoufnefs. 4 Theie are the men, the pious race, That ieek the God of Jacob's face'* Thefefliali erjoythe blifsfui fight, * And dwell in everlafting light. PAUSE. Rejoice, xe mining worlds on high, Behold the King of glory '-ni^h *■ B 6 ° 4 8 PSALMS. Who can this King of glory be ? The mightv Lord, the Saviour's he. 6 Ye heav'nly gates, your leaves diipiay, To make the Lord, the Saviour way : Laden with fpoils from earth and hell, The con qu'ror comes with Godtodwell. 7 Rais'd from the dead in awful ftate, He opens heavens eternal gate, To give his faints a bleft abode Near their Redeemer and their God. PSALM XXV. ver. i,— u. Firft part. Short Metre. Waiting for par Jon and direttiottc 2 t LIFT my foul to God, X My trait is in his name;"' Let not my foes that feek my blood Still triumph in my mame. a Sin, and the powers ot hell, Perfuade me to defpair ; Lord, make me know thy cov'nant well, That I may 'fcape the (pare. 3 From beams of dawning light, 'Till ev'ning rhades anfe, For thy falvation, Lord, I wait, With ever longing eyes. 4 Remember all thy grace, And lead me in thy truth ; Forgive the fins of riper days, And follies of my yeuth. e The Lord is juft and kind, The meek mail learn his ways ; And ev'ry humble iinner find The methods of his grace. 6 For his own goodnefs- fake lie faves my foul from fhame ; He pardons (though my guilt be great) Through my Redeemer's name. PSALM *9 PSALM XXV. vef. 12, 14, 10, t 3 . Second part, Short Metre. Divine irjlruciion* T TT7HERE mall the man be found VV That fears t< offend his God, That loves the goipel's joyful found, And trembles at the rod ? 3 The Lord fhall make him know The fecrets of his heart, The wonders of his covmant mow," And all his love impart. .3 The dealings of his pow'r Are truth and mercy ftill, With fuchas keep his covenant fare % And love to do his will. 4 Their foul mall dwell at eafe, Before their maker's face ; Their feed fhall taile the promife's In their extenfive grace, PSALM XXV. ver. 15,-21. Third part. Short Metre. JDijirefs of foul : or B.ickfi.jding and defffhn. 1 TV if INE eyes and my defire ■1YJL Are ever to the Lord ; 1 love to plead his promis'd grace, And reil upon his word. a Turn, turn thee to my four, Bring thy falvation near; When will thy hand affifli my feet To 'fcape the deadly fnare ? 3 When fhall the fov'reign grace Of my forgiving God Reftore mefromthofe dang'rous way^ My wand'ring feet have trod ! 4 The tumult of my thoughts Doth but enlarge my woe ? B 1 3Q £ S A L M fj My fpirit languifhes, my heart Is defolate and low.^ f With every morning light My forrow new begins ; Look on my anguifh, and my pain, And paraon all my lins. p A v s if* 6 Behold, the hofts of hell, How cruel is their hate I Apainft my life they rife and join Their firfy with deceit. 7 O keep my foul from death Nor put my hope to fhame. For I have plac'd my only trirft In my Redeemer's name. 8 With humble faith I wait To fee thy face again ; Of Ifra'l it fhali ne'er- be feid,. He fought the Lord in vain.. PSALM XXVI. Long Metre. Self-exatair.ation ; or, Evidences of grace* i JUDGE me, O Lord, and prove my ways, J And. try my reigns, and try my heart ; Mv faith upon thy promife flays, Nor from thy law my feet depart. a I hate to walk, I hate to fir, With men of vanity and lies; The fcoffer and the hypocrite Are the abhorrence of mine eyes. 3 Amongft thy faints will I appear Array'd in robes of innocence ; But when I Hand before thy bar, The blood of Chrift is my defence. 4 I love thv habitation, Lord, The temple where thine honors dwell P S A L M % 51 There mall I hear thy holy word, And there thy works af woades tefl i Let not my foul be join'd at Jaft With men of treachery and blood, Since I my days on earth have pafs'd Among the faints, and near my God. PSALM XXVII. v. i,—6. Firftpart, Common Metre. Ihe church is our delight ardfafet'j. 1 '"pHE Lord of glory is my light, J- % And my falvation too ; God is my ftrength ; nor will I fear What all my foes can do. 2 One privilege my heart defires, O grant me mine abode Among the churches of thy faints, The temples of my God £ 3 There mall I offer my requefts, And fee thy beauty ftill ; Shall hear thy meiTages of love, And there enquire thy will. 4 When troubles rife, and ilorms appear, There may his children hide ; * God has a ftrong pavilion, where He makes my foul abide. 5 Now mall my head be lifted high Above my foes around, And Jongs of joy and victory Within thy temple found. PSALM XXVII ver. 8, 9, 13, 14. Second part. Common Metre. Prayer and hope. f COON as I heard my Father fay, ^ " Ye children leek my grace, B 8 5 * PSALMS. My heart reply'd without delay, " I'll feek my Father's face." a Let not thy face be hid from me, Nor frown my foul away ; God of my life, I fly to thee : , In a diftreffing day. 3 Should friends and kindred near and dear Leave me to want or die, My God would make my life his care, And all my needfupply. 4 Mv fainting flefh had died with grief, Had not my foul believ'd, To fee thy grace provide relief, Nor was my hope deceiv'd. 5 Wait on the Lord, ye trembling faints And keep your courage up ; He'll raife your fpirit when it faints, And far exceed your hope. PSALM XXVIII. Long Metre. God the refuge of the afflicled, t HPO thee, O Lord, I raife my cries, -L M fervent prayer in mercy hear} For ruin waits my trembling foul, If toou refufe a gracious ear. 2 When fupplient tow'rd thy holy hill, I lift my mournful hands to pray, Afford thy grace, nor drive me ftill With impious hypocrites away. 3 Tofons offalfehood, that defpifc The works and wonders of thy reign Thy vengeance gives the due reward, And links theirfouls to endlefs pain. 4 But ever blefled be the Lord, Whofe mercy hears my mournful voice 5 Mv heart that trufted in his word, In his falvation mail rejoice. PSALMS. 53 5 let ev'ry faint in fore diftrefs, By faith approach his Saviour God ; Then grant , O Lord, thy pard'ning grace, And feed thy ehurch with heav'nly food. PSALM XXIX, Long Metre. $torm and Thunder. i /"^ IVE to the Lord, ye fons of fame, Vjy Give to the Lord renown and pow'r ? Afcribe due honors to his name And his eternal might adore. 3 The Lord proclaims his pow'r aloud Thro' ev'ry ocean, ev'ry land ; His voice divides the watery cloud, And lightnings blaze at his command. 3 He fpeaks, and ternpefr., hail, and wind, Lay the wide foreft bare around ; The fearful heart and frighted hind Leap at the terror of the found. 4 To Lebanon he turns his voice, And lo, the ftately cedars break : The mountains tremble at the noife, The vallies rear, the deierts quake. 5 The Lord fits fdv'reign on the flood, The thund'rer reigns for ever king; But makes his church his biefr. abode, Where we his awful glories ling. 6 In gentle language, there the Lord The council of his grace imparts : Amidft the raging florin, his word Speaks peace and courage to our hearts. PSALM XXX. Firfl part. Long Metre. SicbieJ} foakjy aiidforronus rem^vsd. T WILL extol thee, Lord on high, 4 At thy command difeaks fly ; B o M PSALMS. Who but a God can fpeak and fave From the dark borders of the grave ? a Sing to the Lord, ye faints, and prove How large his grace, how kind his love Let all your pow'rs, rejoice, and trace The wond'rous records of his grace. 3 His anger but a moment flays ; His love is life and length of days ; Though grief and tears the night employ, The morning ftar reflores the joy. PS ALM XXX. ver. 6. Second part. Long Metre, Health t Jicknefs, and recovery. i T7IRM was my health, my day was bright, Jl And I prefum'd 'twould ne'er benights Fondly Ifaid within my heart, "Pleaiure and peace mail ne'er depart." a But I forgot thine arm was ftrong, Which made my mountain ftand £o long; Soon as thy face began to hide. My health was gone, my comforts died. 3 1 cried aloud to thee, my God ; " What canft thou profit by my blood ? " Deep in the duft can 1 declare " Thy truth, or fing thy goodnefs there ? 4 " Hear me, O God of grace, I faid, " And bring me from among the dead:" Thy word rebuk'd the pains 1 felt, Thy pard'ning love remov'd my guilt. 5 My groans, and tears and forms of woe, - Ai e turn'd to joy and praiies now ; ~ I throw my fackcloth on the ground, Andeafe andgladnefs gird me round. 6 My tongue, the glory of my frame, Shall ne'er be filent'of thy name ; Thy praife (hall found through earth andheav'i For (ickhefs heal'd and fins forgiv'n. P S A L K S. PSALM XXXI. ver, 5, 13, — 19, 22, 23, Firft part. Common Metre. Deliverance from death. X HpO thee, OGod of truth and love -L My fpirit I commit ; Thou haft redeemed my foul from death; And fav'd me from the pit. 2 Def pair and comfort, hope and fear, Maintain a doubtful' ft rife ; While forrow, pain and fin confpir'd 'To take away my life. 3 " My time is iff thy hand," I cri'd, " Though I draw near the duft ;' ? Thou art the refuge where I hide. The God in whom I truft. . 4 Oh make thy reconciled face Upon thy fervant mine, And fave me for thy mercy's iake^ . For I'm entirely thine/ p x a u s E. 5 'Twas in my hafte, my .fpirit faid s I rauft deipair and die, " lam cut off before thine eyes ;" But thou haft heard my cry. 6 Thy goodnefs how divinely free ! How fweet thy fmiling face, To thbfe that fear thymajefty, And truft thy promised grace. 7 Oh love the Lord, all ye his faints, And fing his praifes loud; He'U bend his ear to your complaints*, And recompeiife the proud. SS j6 PSALMS. PSALM XXXI. ver. 7,— 33> ">-«#* Second part, Common Metre. Deliverance from Jlander and reproach, j •» «-y heart rejoices in thy name 1V1 My God, my heav'nly mift: Thou haft preferv'd me free from (hame, Mine honor from the duft. % « My life is fpent with grief I cried ** My years confum'd in groans, « My ftrength decays, mine eyes are dried, " And forrow waftes my bones ? 3 Among mine enemies ray name A proverb vile was grown, While to my neighbours I became Forgotten and unknown. 4 Slander and fear on ev'ry fide Seiz'd and befet me round, I to thy throne of grace applied, And fpeedy refcue found. $» A V s E * 5 How great deliverance thou haft wrought Before the fons of men ! The lying lips to filence brought, And made their boafting vain ! 6 Thy children from the finfe of tongues Shall thy pavilion hide, Guard them from infamy and wrongs, And crufh the fons of pride. ; Within thy fecret prefence, Lord, Let me forever dwell : No fenced city wall'd and barr a •'Secures a faint fo well. PSALMS. si £ S A L M XXXII. Short Metre. Furgivenefs of fins upon confefjion. s /AH bleijed fouls arc they v_> Whole fins arecover'd o'er ! Divinely blefs^d to whom the Lord Imputes their guilt no more. •u, They mourn their follies paft, And keep their hearts with care, Their Jips and lives without deceit Shall prove their Faith fincere. ' $ While I conc$d-M my guilt, 1 lei? the feft'ring wound, 'Till I confefs'd my fins to thee, And ready pardon found. 4 Let hnners learn to pray, Let iaints keep near the throne % Our help in times of deep diitrefs Is found in God alone. PSALM XXXII. Common Metre. Free par do ff, and fincere obedience ; or, ConfeJJion andforgivenefs, TOW blefs'd the man to whom his God n No more imputes his (In, Buc wauVd in the Redeemer's blood, Hath made his garments clean ! a And bieft beyond expreilion he Wbofe debts are thus difcharg'd; While from the guilty bondage free lie feels his foul enlarged ; 3 His fpirit hates deceit and lies, His words are all fincere ; He guards his heart,he guardshis eyes, To keep his conscience clear. While I my inward guilt fuppreft, No quiet could I find ; Thy wrath lay burning in my breaft. And rack'd my -toitur'd mind. H s % PSALMS. 5 Then T confefs'd my troubled thoughts, My fecret fins reveal'd, Thy pardoning grace forgave my faults* Tny grace my pardon ieal'd 6 This (hall invite thy faints to pray ; When like a raging flood Temptations rife, our ftrength and flay Is a forgiving God. PSALM XXXII. Firft part. Long Metre. Repentance and free pardon ; or, Jujlification and fanctification. I 13 LESS'D is the man, for ever blefs'd J5 Whofe guilt is pardon'd by his God, Whofe {ins with forrow are confefs'd, And covered with his Saviour's blood. jj Before his judgment-feat the Lord No more permits his crimes to rile; He pleads no merit of reward, And not on works, but grace relies. % From guile his heart and lips are free, His humble joy, his holy fear, tVith deep repentance well agree, And join to prove his faith fincere. 4 How glorious is that righteoufnefs That hides and cancels all his fins ? While a bright evidence of grace Through all his life appears and mines. PSALM XXXII. Second part. Long Metre. A guilty confcience eafed by confsjfion and pardon. I TTTHILE I keep'filence, and conceal W My heavy guilt within my heart, What torments doth my confcience feel ! What agonies oficward fmart ! % I fpread my fins before the Lord, And all my fecret faults confefs ; Thy gofpelfpeaks a pard'ning word, Thine h©ly fpirit feals the grace. PSALMS. S9 $ for this fhall every humble foul Make fwift addrefTes to thy feat ; When floods of huge temptations rpJL There fhall they find a blefs'd retreat. 4 How fafe beneath thy wings I lie, When days grow dark, and ftorrns appear » And when I waJk, thy watchfil eye Shall guide nte fafe from ev'ry inare. £SALM XXXin. Fir& part. Common Heir* Works of Creation and Provukncet 1 1R E J OI . CE > ye righteous in the Lord, 4-V -This work belongs to you : Smg of his name, his ways, his word, How holy, juft, acd true % i His mercy and his righteoufnefs Let heav'n and earth proclaim ♦ His works of nature and of grace Reveal his wond'rous name. 3 His word, with energy divine, Thofe heav'nly arches fpread, Bade ftarry hofts arround them mine, And Mght the heav'ns pervade. 4 He taught the f welling waves to fhvr To their appointed deep ; Bade raging leas their limits know, And ft ill their ft at ion keep. $ Ye tenants of thefpacious earth, With- fear before him ftand ; He fpake and nature took its birth, And refts on his command. 5- He fcorns the angry nations' rage, And breaks their vain defigns ; His council ftands through ev r ry age. And in full glory mines.- Co F S A L M S. PSALM XXXIII. Second part. Common Metre, Creatures vain, andGod dlf-ft$cienU I T}LESS'D is the nation, where the Lord 13 Hath fix'd his gracious throne, Where he reveals his heav'nly word, And calls their tribes his own. a His eye with infinite furvey, * Does the whole world behold : Heform'd us all of equal clay And knows our feeble mould. 3 Kings are not refcu'd by the force Of armies from the grave ; Norfpeed nor courage of an hone Can his bold rider fave. 4 Vainisthe ftrengthofbeaftsormen, Nor fpringr, our fafety thence ; But holy fouls from God obtain A ftrong andfure defence. _ 5 God is theirf ear,and God their trull; When plagues or famine fpread, His watchful eye fecures the juit, Among ten thouland dead.^ _ 6 Lord, let our hearts in thee rejoice, And blefs us from thy throne ; m For we have made thy word our choice. And truft thy grace alone . PSALM XXXI II. As the 113th Pfali Firit part. Works of creation and providence. 1 "\7"E holy fouls, in God rejoice, A Your Makers praife becomes your voice, Great is your theme, your fongs be new , Sing of his name, his word his ways, His works of nature, and of grace, How wife and holy, juft and true 1 % Behold, to earth's remoteftends PSALMS. £* His goodnefs flows, his truth extends $ His pow'r the heavenly arches fpread ; His word with energy divine, Bade ftarry holts around them fhine And light the circling heav'ns pervade. 5 His hand collects the flowing feas ; Thofe wat'ry treafures know their place, And fill the ltore-houfe ofthe deep : He fpake, and gave all nature birth ; And fires, and feas, and heav'n, and earth, His everlafting orders keep. 4 Let mortals tremble and adore A Godoffucb reiiftlefs pow 4 !", Nor dare indulge their feeble rage : Vain are your thoughts, and weak your hands. But his eternal counfel ftands, And rules the world from age to age. PSALM XXXIII. Az the 113th Pfalm. Second part. Creatures vain, and God all-fujficient. H happy nation, where the Lord Reveals the treafare of his word, And builds his church, his earthly throne ! His eye the heathen world frtrveys, He iorm'd their hearts, he knows their ways, But God their maker is unknown. t Let kings rely upon their hoft, And of feis ftrength the champion boaft - In vain they boaft, i » ;?in rely : In vain we trull: the brutal force, Or fpeed, or courage of an horfe, To gu.ird his rider, or to fly. 3 The arm of our almighty Lord, Doth morefecare defence afford, When deaths or dangers threatening Hand : Thy watchful eye preferves the juft, Who make thy name their fear and truft, When wars or famine wafle the land. 'L i % PSALMS. 4 In ficknefs or the bloody field, Our great phyfician and our (In eld Shall fend falvation from Ms throne ; We wait to fee thy goodr.eis dime ; Ltt us rejoice in help divine, Foi all our hope is God alone. PSALM XXXIV. Firft part. Long Metre, God's care of the faints ■; or, Deliverance by prayer, ORD, I wiM blefs thee all my days, Thy praife mull dwell upon my tongue My foufihail glory in thy grace, While faints rtjuice to heai the fong. > Come, magnify the Lord with me, Let cv'iy heart exalt hus name; I fought th* eternd God. and he Has not exposed my hope to fhame. 3 I told him ail my fecret grief, My fecret groaning reachM his ears; He gave my inward pains relief, And calm'd the tumult of my feais. j To him the poor lift up their eyes, With heav'nly joy their faces fhme, A beam of mercy from the fkies ( Fills them with light and love divine. 5 His holy angels pitch their tents Ai'.und the men that ferve theLord, Oh fear and love him, all his faints, Tafte of his grace, and truft his word. 6 The wild young lions, pinch'd with pain And hunger, roar through all the wood; But none mallfeek the Lord in vain, Nor want fupplies of real good. PSALMS. 63 PSALM XXXIV. ver. n,— *%. Second part- Long Metre. Religious education; or, tnflruftions of piety. I /CHILDREN, in years and knowledge young, • V-i Your parents' -hope, your parents* joy, Attend the counfels of my tongue, Let pious thoughts your minds employ. •2, If youdefire a length of days, And peace, to crown your mortal ftate<, Retrain your, feet from impious ways, Your lips from flander and deceit. 3 The. eyes of God regard his faints, His ears are open to their cries, He fets his frowning face againft The fons of violence and Jies. 4 To humble fouls and broken hearts . God with, his grace is ever nigh ; Pardon and hope his love imparts, When men in deep contrition lie. ' 5 Heiells their tears, he counts their groans, ^ His Son redeems their fouls from death, His Spirit heals their broken bones, His praife employs their tuneful breath. S A L M XXXIVV ver. 1,-10. Firft part. Common Metre. Prayer and Praife for e?nintri't deliverance. I'LL blefs the Lord from day to day; How go©d are all his ways i Ye humble fouls that ufe.to pray, Come, help my lips to praiie. Sing to the honour of his name, How a poor fuff'rer cry'd, Nor was his hope exposed to fhanre, Nor was his fait deny'd. ■ When threatening forrowsxound aae flood, And endlefs fears arofe, 6 4 PSALMS, Like the Wallows of a flood, Redoubling all my woes: , I told the Lord my lore diftreis, With heavy groans ana tears; He gave my marpeft torments eale, And iilenc'd all my fears. PAUSE. t A O tinners, come and taftehis love k Come, learn his pleafant ways, And let your own experience prove The fweetnefs of his grace. 6 He bids the angels pitch their tents Round where his children dwell : What ills their heav'nly care prevents No earthly tongue can tell. 1 f 7 O love the Lord, ye iaints of his : His eye regards thejuit > How richly blefs'd their portion is Who make the Lord their truft ! g Young lions, pinch'd with hunger, roar, AndfamiOiinthewood: But GodfappHes his holy poor With ev'ry needful good. J PSALM XXXIV. ver. ii,-m, Second part. Common Metre. Exhortation to peace and holinefs. j pOME, children, learn to fear the Lord, Kj And that your days be long, Let not a falfe or fpiteful word Be found upon your tongue. 3 Depait from mifchief, praftiie love, Purfue the works of peace ; So (hall the Lord your ways approve. And fet your fouls at eafe. ; 4 His eyes awake to guard the juft, His ears attend their cry : PSALMS. 6s When broken fpirits dwell induft, The God of grace iVnigh. What though the forrows here they tafle ' ■ Are lharp and tedious too j The Lord who faves them all at laft, Is their fupporter now. Evil ft^all fmite the wicked dead ; But God fecures his own, Prevents the rniichief when the? Hide, Or heals the broken bone. When defolation like a flood, ^ O'er the proud {inner rolls. Saints find a refuge in their God, For he redeemed their foals. ; SALM. XXXV. ver. 12, 13, 14. Common Metre. ovo to enswies '; cr, 7ke love of Cbrijl to firmer s typ-jfiriin David. EEHOLD the love, the gen'rous Iove 3 That holy David (hows : Behold his kind companion move For his affiicled foes ! • V^htn they are lick his foul complains, And feerns to ktl the fmart : rThe fpirit of the "gofpel reigns, And melts his pious heart. iKow did his flowing tears condole, As for a brother dead ! And farting mortify^d his loul, While, for their life he pray*d. They groanM,- ar,d curs'd him on their bed 3 * Yet iliJl he pleads and mourns ; .nd double bjefnng* on his head The righteous God returns. £> glorious tvpe of heavenly grace,! Thus Chriit the Lord appears ; While {loner's c.urfe, the Saviour pi ays, And pities them with tears. a i> S A L M s, 6 He, the true David, Ifrael's ki ng, Blefs'd and belov'd of God, Tofave us rebels dead m tin, Paid his own deareil blood. PSALM XXXVI, ver. 5 ~9- Lon S Metr< Tbeperfeaitns and providence of God ; or General . providence andfpecial grace* v TTIOU in the heav'ns-eternal God, 1 H ThY ao^nefsin-foU glory ^ s ; Thv tVu hlhall break through ev'ry cloud, Th^t veils and darkens thy defigns. a Forever firm thy jaftice ftandt, A? mountains their foundations keep, Wife are the wonders of thy hands, Thy judgments k**™&H** V * . Thv providence is kind andlaige, 3 T BotCan and beaft thy bounty lha,e; The whole creation is thy charge , Butfaints are thy peculiar care « Mv God ! how excellent thy grace, . 4 %henpe all our hope and comfort fpnngs the fons of Adam in diftreis Fly to the fhadow of thy wings. t Fromtheprovifionsofthyhoule 5 We (hall be fed with feet iepaft ; There mercy, like a river, flows And brings falvation to our tafte. 6 Life, like a fountain rich and tree, Springs from the Ffence °f m y Loi d J And i* thy light our fouls (hall fee The glories promised in thy word. ■P S A L M S. Gj PSALM XXXVI, v. r, 2 , 5? 6, 7. 9. Common Metre. Prattical atheifm expofed ; or, the being and attri- butes of God aferted* ' Wf UlLE meR prow bo,din wicked ways, VV And yet a God they own, My heart within me often fays, " Their thoughts believe there's none." i Their thoughts and ways at once declare, ( Whatever their lips profefs ) Gcd hath no wrath for them to fear, Nor will they feek his grace, How ftrange feif-fiattfry blinds their eyes! But there'sa haft'ning hour When they fhaii fee with fore furprife, The terrors of thy pow'r. Thy juftice (hall maintain its throne, Though mountain's melt away : Thy judgments are a world unknown, A deep unfathom'd fea Above thefe feeav'ns created rounds Thy mercies, Lord, extend ; Thv truth outlives the narrow bounds Where time and nature end. Safety to man thy goodnels brings, Nor overlooks the beaft ; Beneath the fhadow of thy wings Thy children chufe to reft. j From thee, when creature, ftreams run low And mortal comforts die, • Perpetual fpririgs of life (hall flow, And raife our pleafures high. S Though all created light decay, And death clofe up our eyes, Thy prefence makes eternal day, ' Where clouds can never rife.T £g PSALMS. PSALM XXXVI. ver. i, 7. Short Metre the nvickeanefs of man, and the majejlycf 'Cod; or, Prattical atheif?n sxpqfed. 1 "\^r^ E ^ man 8 rows b°W in lin, W My heart within me cries, " He hath no faith of God within, l< Nor fear b fore his eyes." [a He walks a whi ; e concealed, Tn a felf flatter ng dream, Till his dark crimes, at on :e reveal'd, Expcie his hateful name.] 3 His heart is falfe and foul, His words are fmooth and fur ; Wifdo-n is bamfh'd from his foul. And loaves no goodneis there. 4 He plots upo- his bed New mifchicfs to fulfil ; Hefets his heart, an 1 hand, and head, To p.actile all that's ill. 3 But there's a dreadful God, Though men renou^Cv his fear; Hisjufticehid behind the clond Shall one great dayapp.ar. 6 His truth tranicends the iky, In heav'n his mercies "well ; Deep as the fea his judgments ly, His anger burns to heli. 7 How excellent his love, Whence ail our fafrty fprings ? O never let my foul remove Fiom underneath his wings ! PSALM XXXVI. ver. 1, 15. Birfl part. Common Metre. Ike cure of envy, freifulntfs, and unbelief; or The rewards cftve righteous and the wicked. - "\T7HY (hould I vex ray foul, and fret VV To fee the wicked rife > PSALMS. 6$ Or envy finners waxing great By violence and lies ? i As flow'ry gfafs, cut down at noon Before the ev'r.ing fades, So (hall their glories vanim foon In everlafting fhades. 5 Then let me make the Lord my truftj And pra&ife all that's good ; So mall I dwell among the juft, And he'll provide me food. . I to my God, my ways commit, Andchearful wait his will ; Thy hand, which guides mydoubtful feet/ Shall my defires fulfil. Mine innocence fhalt thou difplay, And make thy judgments known," Fair as the light of dawning day, And glorious as the noon. The meek at laffc the earth po/Tefs, . And are the heirs of heaven ; True riches, with abundant peace, To humble fouls are giv'n. pause. Reft in the Lord, and keep his way, Nor let your anger rife/ Though providence mould longdela^ To punifh haughty vice. Let fmners join to break your peace, And plot, and rage, and foam ; The Lord derides them, for he fees Their day of vengeance come. They have drawn out the threatening fword* Have bent the murd'rous bow, - To flay the men that fear the Lord, And bring the righteous low. > My God mall break their bows, and bum Their perfecting darts, Shall their own f words againft them turn ; And pierce their ftubborn hearts. ^ PSA L il $ PSALM XXXVII. ver. 16, *i, 26,— 31, Se Part. Common Metre. 'W "HY do the wealthy wicked boaft. And grow profanely bold. I The meaneft portion of the juil Excels the (inner's gold, a The wick&d borrows of his friends, But ne'er deiigns to pay ; The faint is merciful, and lends, Nor turns the poor away. 3 His alms, with liberal heart, he giv Amongfl the fons of need ; His mem'ry to long ages lives, Aad biefied is his feed. 4 His lips abhor to talk profane, To ilander or defraud; His ready tongue declares to me Whatne has learn'd of God. 5 The law and gofpel of the Lord Deep in his heart abide ; ^ed by the Spirit and the wovd, His feet irull never Hide. 6 When (inn-rs fall, the righteous / Preferv'd fi om every {pare ; They ihall pofTefstheprpmis^dlari ', And dwell for ever there. PSALM XXXVII. ver. v>.-~37- Third part Common Metre. The 'way and end of the righteous and 7. Second part, Common Metre. The vanity of man as mortal. r E ACH me the meafore of my daysj ^ Thou Maker of my frame ; I would furvey life's narrow fpace, And learn how frail I am. A fpan is all that we can boaft, An inch or two of time ; Man is but vanity and duft, In all his flower and prime. See the vain race of mortals move Like Shadows o'er the plain ; They rage and ftrive, defire and love, But all the noife is vain. Some walk in honour's gaudy mow, Some dig for golden ore, They toil for heirs,they know not who, P«rL n iai & ht ^ ^ QU UO m0re - ; What mould I wifli or wait for then From creatures, earth, and dull I They make our expectations vain, And difappoint our trait Tkow I totbidrtiy carnal hope, MV fond deiires recall: TcWerny mortal intereft up, *Tnd make my God my all. »•- Third part tiQATM XXXIX. ver. 9* 1 *- lim v JSALM ^ AA Cofnmon Metre. «. Phadins without uptmxj Sick-bed devotion ; or, F leading w 4 They *°™ * th ? C °T a " Jord 5 yet 1 may y rebukes ; And all our beauty's lorf. .Waftrangerherebeow, And I'll declare thy love, PSALM XL. ver. i, a, ,3.5.«7- ^irft p Common Metre. JJingy-delhfraricefrfin great dfftrtf* . , TWA1TSD Patient for the Lo, PSALM S\ fj He law me ffiftihg on his word, And brought falvation nigh. % He rais'.ct me from a horrid pit, Where mourning long I lay, • And from my bonds releas'd my feet, Deep bonds of miry clay. 3 Firm on a rock he made me ftand, And taught my chearful tongue To praiff the- wonders of his hand, In a new thankful fong. 4 1*11 fpread his work 3 of grace abroad ; The faints with joy mail hear, And finners learn to make my God Their only hope and fear. 5 How many are thy thoughts of love ; Thy mercies, Lord, how great ! We have not,words nor hours enough Their numbers to repeat. $ When I'm afflicted, poor and low. And light and peace depart, My God beholds my heavy woe, And bears me on his heart. PSALM XL. ver. 6, 9. Second part. Common Metre. Thj incarnation andfacrifice of Chrlji. 1 "T^HUS faith the Lord, " Your work is vain i J- " Give your burnt off-rings e'er, " In dying goals and bullocks flain " My foal delights no more.'* z Then fpakethe Saucur, " Lo I'm here " &ly God. to do thy will ; :: Whate*er thy facred books declare, ' "Thy fervant (hall fulfil. 2 ' rhy love is ever in my light., :p it near my heart ; G z 76 P S A L M S. " Mine eyes are open'd with delight " To what thy lips impart." 4 And fee ! the blefs'd Redeemer comes!. Th' eternal Son appears, Aad at th* appointed time aflumes The body God prepares. 5 Much he reveal'd his Father's grace, And much his truth he (hew'd, And preach'd the way of righteoufnefs Where great affemblies flood. 6 His father's honour touch'd his heart ; He pitied finners cries, And to fulfil a Saviour's part Was made afacririce. PAUSE. 7 No blood of beafts on altars fhed Could warn the conference clean, But the rich facrifice he paid Atones for all our fin. 8 Then was the great falvation fpread,| And Satan's kingdom (hook ; Thus by the woman's promis'd feed The ierpent's kead was broke. PSALM XL. ver. f, io. Long -Me; re. Cbriji our facrifice. j r T?HE wonders, Lord, thy love has wrought. JL Exceed our praife, furmount our though: ; Should I attempt the long decail, My fpeech would faint, my numbers faiL a N© blood of beafts, on altars fpik, Can cleanfc the fouls of men from guilt: But thou haft fet before our eyes An all-fufHcient facrifice. 3 Lo ! thine eternal Son appears. To thy defigns he bows his ears Aflumes a body well prepar'd, And well performs a workfo hard. P S A L M S. 4 " r Be i I \ oId r c 2P e >" ^e Saviour cries* With love ancT duty in his eyes • " I come to bear the heavy load " Of (ins, and do thy will, my God. Z 'Tis written in thy great decree, " 'Tis in thy book foretold of me; ^1 muft fulfil the faviour's part ; , «\ A ? d ' Io L th y law is in my .heart, 6 " 1 11 magnify thy holy law, '-' And rebels to obedience draw, << When on my crofs I'm lifted high, '* Or to my crown aboye thefky. ; " The Spirit fhall defcend and mow " S. hat thouhaft don e, and what I do ; ' The wond'nng world fhall learn thy grace, w * And all creation tuae thy praife." PSALM XLL ver. j, t , 3 . Long Metre. Charity to the poor j or, pity to the unified- i "DLESS'D is the man whofe breaft can move. U> And melt with pity to the poor, Whofe foul, by fvmpathizing love, Feels what his fellow-faints endure. 3 His heart contrives for their relief More good than his own hands can do ; He in the time of general grief, si J allfind the Lord has mercy too. 3 His foul mall live fecure on earth, With fecretbleffings on his head, vv lien drought, and pefrilence, and dearth,, Around him multiply their dead. A Or if he languish on his couch, ™?nr wi]I P rcnou ncehis fins forgiven, ■rl ,!im with a dealing touch, Or take his willing foul to heav'c* f8 PSALMS. PSALM XLILver. x, 9- Firft P arL Coramou , Metre. Dsfrtion and hope ; or, Complaint oj ab fence from public nvorjhip . 1 "STTITH earneft longings of the mmd, W My God, to thee I look •, ■ ■ So pants the hunted hait to find And taftethe cooling brook. 2 When mail I lee thy courts of grace, And meet my God again i So long an abfence from thy face My heart endures with pain. 3 Temptations vex my weary foul. And tears are my repaft ; The foe infults without controul, " And where's your Godatlaftr" 4 «Tis with a mournful pleafure now Ithink on ancient days : Then to thy houfe did numbers go, And all our work was praife. 5 But why, mv foul, funk down fo far Beneath this heavy load ? My fpirit, whv indulge defpair, And fin againft my God ? 6 Hope in the Lord, whofe mighty hand Can all thy woes remove, For 1 mail yet before him (land, And fing reitoring love. PSALM XLII. ver. 6, if. Second part. Long Metre. Melancholy thoughts reprovsd; or, Hope in affliclion. f "ft ATY fpirit finks within me, Lord, 1V1 But I will call thy name to mmd,] PS A L M s. n And times of paft diftrefs record, < When I have found my God was kind. a Huge troubles, with tumultuous noife, Swell like a fea, and round me fpread ; The riling waves drown all my joys, And roll tremendous o'er my head. 3 Yet will the Lord command his love, When I addreis his throne by day, Nor in the night his grace remove ; The night mall hear meiing and pray. 4 I'll caft niyfelf b-'fore his feet, And fay, " My God, my heav'nly Rock, " Why doth thy love fo long forget " The foul that groans -beneath thy ftroke : 5 I'll chide my heart that finks fo low ; Why mould my foul indulge her grief? Hope in the Lord, and praife him too ; He is my reft, my Cure relief. 4 My God, my moft exceeding joy, Thy light and truth mail guide me Kill, Tfry word fhall my beft thoughts employ, And lead me to thine heav'ruy hill. £ 5 A L M XL1II. Common Metre. Safety in divine protection. JUDGE me, O God, and plead my caufe, Againft'a fmful race ; From vile oppreflion and deceit Secure me by thv grace. On thee my ftedfaft hope depends, And am I left to mourn ? To fink in forrows, and in vain, Implore thy kind return ? Oh fend thy light to guide my feet, And bid thy truth appear, Conduft me to thy holy hill, To tafte thy mercies there. • e 4 5 P S A L M L. Then to thy altar, oh my God, My joyful feet frail rife, And my triumphant fongs mall praife The God that iules the fkies. Sink not, my foul, beneath thy fear, Nor yield to weak defpair ; For I mail live to praife the Lord, And blefs his guardian care. PSALM XLIY- ver. i, 2, 5, 8, 15. 2: Common Metre. The chtirch's complaint In perftcution. LORD, we have heard thy works of old. Thy works of pow'r and grace r When to our ears our fathers told The wonders of their days : They faw thy beauteous churches rife, The fpreading gofpel run ; While light and glory from the fides Through all their temples fhone. In God they boafted all the day, Ard in a cheerful throng Didthoufands meet to praife and pray, And grace was all their fong. But now our fouls arefeiz'd with fliame, Confufion fills our face, To hear the enemy blafpheme, And/ools reproach thy grace. Yet hate we not forgot our God, Nor falfcly dealt with heav'r, Nor have our iters declined the road Of duty thou hail giv'n. i Though dragons all around us roar With their defiructive bre3th, _*,nd thine own hand has bruis'd us fore # Hard by the gates of death. PSALMS. 8i ?"~A US E. 7 We are expos'd.all,day to die, As martyrs for thy name ; As fheep for {laughter bound we lie, And wait the kindling flame. 8 Awake, arife, almighty Lord, Why ileeps thy wonted grace ? Why mould we ieem like men abhorr'd, Or banifhM from thy face. 9 Wilt thou for ever call" us off, And Itill nerlecl our cries ? For ever hide thine heav'nly love From our afHifled eyes ? 10 Down to the^iduft our foul is bow'd* And dies upop the ground ; Rife for our help, rebuke the proud ? And all tfyeir pow'rs confound. ii Redeem us from perpetual fhame, Our Saviour and our God j We plead the honours pf thy name, The merits of thy blood. PSALM XLV. Short Metre. r gkry'ofChi/l ', Thefucc?fsoftkeg»fpel', and the Gpitlle Church. K ST Saviour and my Kinjr,- ■'-*- Thy beauties are divine ; Thy lips with bleffings overflow, And ev'ry grace is thine. Nov/ make thy glory known. Gird on thy dreadful fword , And rife in majefly to fpread ^ Thecoaqueiis of thy word. Strike through thy flubborn foes, Or make their hearts obey, While juftice, meeknefs, grace and triitfi , Attend thy gforious way. trZ PSALMS-- 4 Thy laws, O God, are right, Thy throne (hall ever ftand ; And thy vi&orious gofpel prove A fceptre in thy hand. ! 5 Thy Father and thy God Hath without meafure ihed His Spirit like a grateful oil, T* annoint thy facred head. | [6 Behold, at thy right hand The Gentile church is feen, A beauteous bride, in rich attire, And princes guard the queen, j 7 Fair bride, receive his love, Forget thy fathers houie ; Forfake thy gods, thy idol gods, And pay thy Lord thy vows. 8 Oh let thy God and King Thy fweeteft thoughts employ ; Thy children mall his honour fing* Andtafte theheavn'Jy joy. PSALM XLV. Common Metre, The per/ana! glories and government of ' Chrijl* i T'LL fpeak the honours of my King, 1 His form divinely fair : ^one of the fons of mortal race May with the Lord compare, a Sweetis thy fpeech,and heavenly grace Upon thy lip? is fned ; m Thv God with bleflings infinite Hath crown'd thy facred head. ( a Gird on thy fword, victorious prince, Ride with majeftic fway ? Thy terror {hall ftrike through thy toes, And make the world obey. 4 Thv throne, O God, for ever ftaads* . Thy word of grace fhall prove PSALMS. U A peaceful fceptre in thy hands, To rule thy faints by love. 3 Juftice and truth attend thee ftill, But mercy is thy choice ; And God, thy God, shy foul mall Mt With moil peculiar joys. PSALM XLV. Frrft part. Long Metre . The glory of Cb rift, and the power of his gofpeL 1 "M^^ k? m Y heart infpir'd to fing LN The glories of my Saviour King, Jefus the Lord how; heav'nly fair His form ! how bright his beauties are -I s O'er all the fons of human race He mines with far Superior grace, Love from his lips divinely flows.. And bleflings all his ftate compofe. 3 Drefs thee in arms, moll mighty Lord; Gird on the terror of thy fword, In majefty and glory ride With truth and meeknefs at thy fide. 4 Thine anger like a pointed dart, Shall pierce the foes of ftubborn heart ; Or words of mercy, kind and fweet, Shall melt the rebels at thy feet. j Thy throne, O God, for ever ftands, Grace is the fceptre in thy hands ; Thy laws and works are juft and right. But grace and juftice thy delight. 6 God, thine own God, has richly ihed His oil of gladnefs on thy head ; And with his facred Spirit bleft Bis flrit born fon aboye the reft. G 5 $4 P S A JL M S. PSALM XLV. Second part. Long Metre. Chriji and his Church ; or, The my/tic a/ marriage- 1 r-pHE ling of faints, how fair his face JL Ador'nd with majefty and grace i He comes with bleffings from above, /i.nd wins the nations to his love. a At his right hand our eyes behold . The queen array'd in pureft gold ; The world admires her heav'nly drefs. Her robes' of joy and righteoufneis. 3 He forms her beauties like his own, He calls and feats her near his throne ; Fair ftranger, let thine heart forget The idols of thy native ftate._ 4 So (hall the king the more rejoice In thee? the favorite of his choice ; Let hin^ beloved, and yet adord. For he% thy Maker and thy Lord. 5 Oh happy hour, when thou (halt rile ^ T-o his fctf palace in the fkies, And all th'yfons fa numerous train^ Each like a prince in glory reign. 6 Let endlefs honours crown his head ; ! Let ev'ry age his prailes fpread ; While we with cheerfid fongs approve The condefcenfion of his love. PSALM XLVI. Firft part Long Metre, The church's fafety and triumph among national dcfolation. I /^i OD is the refuge of his faints, \Jt When ftorros of fharp diitrefs invade ; Ere we can offer our complaints, Behold him prefent with his aid. 3 Let mountains from their ieats be hurl'd Down to the deep and buried there; PSALMS. S$ Corwuliions fhake the folid world, Our faith fhall never yield to fear. 3 Loud may the troubled ocean roar, In facred peace our fouls abide, While ev'ry nation, ev'ry fhore Trembles, and dreads the fwelling tide. 4 There is a ftream, whofe gentle flow Supplies the city of our God ! Life, love and joy fti.'l gliding through, And watering our divine abode. 5 That facred ftream, thine holy word, Supports our feith, our fear controuls, Sweet peace thy promifes afford, And give new flrength to fainting fouls. 6 Zion enjoys her monarch's love, Secure againft a threat'ning hour ; Nor can her firm foundation move, Built on his truth, and arm'd with pow'r. - PSALM XL'VI. Second part. Long Metre. , • . God fights for his church, 1 T ET Zion in her king rejoice* Lu Though tyrants rage, and kingdoms rife 3 He utters his almighty voice, The nations melt, the tumult dies. % The Lord of old for Jacob fought, And Jacob's God is frill our aid ; Behold the works his hand has wrought, What defolation he has made. 3 From fea to lea, through all the mores He makes the nofe of battle ceafe ; When from on high his thunder roars, He awes the trembling world to peace. 4 He breaks the bow, he cuts the fpear, Chariots he burns with heav'nly flame ; Let earth in filent wonder hear The found and glory of his name. e 7 o 8S PSALM SI 5 ** Beftill, and learn that I ara God, " I reign exalted o'er the iands, " I will be known and fear'd abroad, , But ftill m-y throne in Zion ftands.'* 6 O Lord of hofis, almighty King While we fo near thy prelenee dwell, Our faith (hall fit fecure, and fing, Nor fear the raging pow'rs of hell. PSALM XL VII. Common Metre. Cbrifl 6 s ■ afcend'mg and reigning, ,H for a fhout of facred joy _ ' To God the fov'reign king ! Let ev'ry land their longues employ, And hymns of triumph ling, a Jefus our God afcends on high, His heav'nhf guards around Attend him rinng. through the fky, With trumpet's joyful found.^ 3While angels fliout and praife their king ? Let mortals learn their ftrains ; Let all the earth his honours fing ; O'er all the earth he reigns. 4 Rehearfehis praife with awe profound;, Let knowledge guide the fong ; Nor mock him with a folemn found Upon a thoughtlefs tongue. 5 Jn Iirael flood his ancient throne, He lov'd that chofen race ; But now he calls the world his own, And heathens- tafte his grace, 6 The Gentile nations are the Lord's, There Abraham's God is known ; While pow'rs and princes, fhields and fwords Submit before his throne. PSALMS. 87 PSA»LM XLVIH. ver. 1, 8. Firft part. Short Metre. 1 he church is the honour andfafety of a nation, [ip RE AT is the Lord our God, \JX And let his praife be great ; He makes his churches his abode. His moll delightful feat. % Thefe temples of his grace, How beautiful they ftand ! The honours of oar native place p And bulwarks of our land."] 3 In Zion God is known A refuge in dj{r.refs ; How bright has his falva tion mown,, How fair his heav'nly grace ! 4 When kings againft her join'd, And faw the Lord was there, In wild confufion of the mind They fled with hafty fear. $ When navies tall and proud Attempt tofpoil our peace, He fends his temper! roaring loud. And finks them in the feas. 6 Oft have our fathers told, Our eyes have often feen, How well our God fecures the fold Where his own flocks have been* 7 In every new diftreft We'll to his houfe repair, Recal to mind his wond'rous grace, And feek deliverance there. PSALM XLVIIT, ver. 10, 14. Second part. Short Metre. 7 he beauty of the church : or, Go/pel " By the Redeemer's facrifke, " And feal'd it with his blood. 6 " Their' faith and works brought forth to light; " Shall make the world ccnfefs- " My fentence of reward is right, " And heav'n adore my grace. PSALM L. ver. 10, u, 14, *5i 2 3 Second part, Com mo a Metre, Obedience is better 'than Sacrifice. 1 HHH US faith the Lord, " Thefpacious fields, JL *' And flocks and herds are mine ; 9* PSALMS. " O'er all the cattle of fhe hills " I claim a right divine. a "I ailc no (heep forfacrifice, " Nor bullocks burnt with fire ; " To hope and love, to pray and praife, " Is all that I require. 3 Invoke my name when trouble's near 5 " My hand (hall fet thee free ; " Then (hall thy thankful lips declare " The honour due to me. 4 " The man that offers humble praife, " Declares my glory beft : " And thofe that tread my holy ways 5 " Shall my falvation tafte." ?,$ALM L. ver. i, 5, 8, 16, 21, %%. Third part. Common Metre. The judgment of hypocrites* 1 TTTHEN Chrifl to judgment mall defcend, VV And faints furround their Lord, He calls the nations to attend, And hear his awful wo/d. % ft Not for the want of bullocks (lain " Will I the world reprove ; " Altars, and rites, and fonms are vain " Without the fire of love. $ "And what have hypocrites to do " To bring their facrifice? " They call my ftatates juft and true, " But deal in theft and lies. 4 " Could you expecfl to 'fcape my fight ? " And (in without controul ? " But I (hall bring your crimes to light " With anguifh in your fouL" 5 Confider, ye that flight the Lord, Before his wrath appear ; PSALMS. if or.ce you fall beneath bis fword, •There's, no deliverer there. PSAL M L. Long Metre. Hypocrify expqfe'd. % T^HE Lord, the Judge, his Churches warns, 1 Let hypocrites attend and fear, Who place their hopes in rights aad forms. But make not faith nor love their care, a Vile wretches dare rehearie his name, With lips of falfnood and deceit ; A friend or brother they defame, Andfoothe ari-d flatter thofe they hate. « Thev : watch to do their neighbours wrong, Yet dare to feek their Maker's face ; ; They take his covenant on their tongue, • But break his. laws, abufe his grace. , A To heav'n they lift- their hands unclean, ; Defll'd with luft, defied -.with bioOd ; By night they pra&ife every fin,*'* By day their mouths draw near to GrOcL c And while his judgments long delay, They grow fecure and fin the more ; They think he fleeps as well as they, And put far off the dreadful hour. $ O dreadful hour ! when God draws near, And fets their crimes before their eyes ! • His wrath their guilty fouls (hall tear, And no deliverer dare to rife. PSALM L. To a new tune. The hjl judgment. x HP HE Lord, the Sovereign, fends his fummots X forth, ' Calls the fouth nations, and awakes the north ; PSALMS. From eaft to weft the founding orders fpread Through diftant worlds and regions of the dead; No mor« (hall atfreifts mock his long delay ; His vengeance fleeps no more : behold the day i % Behold, the Judge defcend; his guards are nigh, Tempeft and fire attend him down the Iky. Heav'n, earth, and hell draw near ; let all things come To hear his juftice, and the finner's doom : "But gather firft my faints ," the j udge c ommands , " Bring them, ye an gels, from their diftant lands, 3 Behold, my covenant Hands for ever good, Sealed by th* eternal facrifice in blood, Andfign'd with all their names; the Greek the Jew ? That paid the ancient worfhip, or the new, There's nodiftinctionhere] preparetheir thrones,- Andiiear me feat my fav'rites and my fons. 4 1, their almighty Saviour and their God, I am their judge, ye heav'ns, proclaim abroad Myjuft eternal fertence, and declare Thofe awful truths that finners dread to hear j Sinners in Zion, tremble, and retire; I doom the painted hypocrite to fire. 5 Not for the want of goats or bullocks flain, . Do 1 condemn thee ; bulls and goats are vain Without the fiames of love ; in vain the ftore Of brutal offerings that were mine before; Mine are the tamer beafts an d favage breed, Flocks, herds, and fields, and forefts where they i> If I were hungry, would 1 afk thee food ? [feed. When did I thirft, or tafte the victim's blood \ Can I be flatter'd with thy cringing bows, Thy folemn chat'rings, and fantaftic vows ? Are my eyes charmed thy veftments to behold, Glaring in gems, and gay in woven gold ? ^Unthinking wretch! howcould'ftthouhope topleafe A God, a fpirit, with fuch toys as thefe ? While, with my grace andftatutes on thy iongue ? Thou lov'ft deceit, and doft thv brother wrong 'i f Si Lift fa in vain to pious forms thy zeal pretends, Thieves and adulterers are thy choien friends. 3 Silent I waited with long fufrring love, But dill thou hope that f mould ne'er reprove ? And cherim fuck an impious thought within, That God the righteous would indulge thy fin ? Bihold my terrors now ; my thunders roll, And thy own crimes affright thy guilty foul ." 9 Sinners, awake betimes ; ye fools be wile ; Awake before this dreadful morning rife ; Change your vain thoughts, your ilnful works amend, Fly to the Saviour, make the Judge your friend ; Left, like a lion, his laft vengeance tear. Your trembling fouls, and no deliverer near PSA L'M L. To the old proper tune. The lafl judg?nent ■ i T^HE God of glory fends his fummons forth, JL Calls thefouthnations,and awakes the north; From eaft to weft the lov'reign orders fpread, Through diftant world sand regionsofthe deado J he trumpet founds, hell trembles , heaven rejoices / Lift up your heads, ye faints* with cheerful voices. a No morefhall atheifts mock his long delay; His vengeance fieeps no more : behold the day \ Behold, the Judge defcends; his guards are nigh, . Tempeils and fire attend him down the fky. When God appears, all nature fh all adore him; While finners tremble, faints rejoice before him, 3 Heav'n earth and helldraw near; let all things come To hear ray juftice and the finner's doom : But gather firft my faints, the Judge commands, Bring them, ye angels, from their diftant lands. When Chrifl returns, t wake every cheerful pafjion, Jlndfoout, ye faints ; he comes'for your falvation . 4* Behold my covenant ftands forever good, Seal'dby the eternal iacrifice in blood, Andfign^d with all theirnames; theGreek,theJe\v, That paid the ancient worihip, or the new. £j. PSALM Sa 'There* s no dijlinclion here ; join all your voices* And raifc your heads, ye faints, for Heav'n rejoices % 5 Herewith the Lord,ye angelsfpreadtheirthrones, ' And near me feat my fav'rites and my fons ; Come, myredeem'd, poffefs the joys prepared ' Ere time began, 'tis your divine reward. When Chrijl returns ■, ivake every cheerful pajjion, Ana IJhout, ye faints ; he comes for your f ah ation. p A u s e . the firft. • 6 I am the Saviour, I th' almighty God ' The fov'reign Judge : ye heav'ns proclaim abroad My juft eternal fentence, and declare Thofe awful truths that finners dread to hear. When God appears, all nature Jh all adore him ; While finners tremble, faints, rejoice before him. 7 Stand forth, thou bold blafphemer, and .profane, Now feel my wrath,nor call my threat'nings vain; Thou hypocrite, once drefs'd in fartitS attire, . I doom the painted hypocrite to fire. Judgment proceeds, hell trembles, beav'n rejoices ; Ltft up your, heads, ye faints, 'with cheerful voices. 8 Not for the want of goats or bullocks Ham Do I condemn thee ; bulls and goats are vain Without the flames. of love : in vain the itore • Of brutal off'rings that were mine before. Earth is the Lord's, all nature Jh all adore him ; While finners ttemble, faints rejoice before him. « Ifl were hungry, wouldl afkthee food ? 1 When did I thirft ordrink thy bullock's blood I Mine are the tamer beaiis, andfavage breed, Flocks, herds, and fields, and forefb where they feed, Ail is the Lord's ; he ruler the kJ Though ajl my crimes before thee ly. Behold them not with angry look, But blot their memory from thy book; i Create my nature pure within, And form my foul averfeto fin ; Let thy good Spirit ne'er depart, Nor hide thy pretence from my heart. 3 I cannot live without thy light, Call: out and banifh'd from thy fight ': Thine holy joys, my God, reftore, And guard me that 1 fall no more. 4 Though I have griev'd thy S'pifit,LonJ, _ Thy help and comfort ftill afford : And let a wretch come near thy throne To plead the merits of thy Son. j A broken heart, my God my King? Is all thefacrifice I bring ; ico PSALMS. The God of grace will ne'er defpife A broken heart for facrifice. 6 My foul lies humbled in the duft, And owns thy dreadful fentence juft; Look down, O Lord, with pitying eye ? And fave the foul condemned to die. 7 Then will I teach the world thy ways; Sinner's mail learn thy fov'reign grace} 1*11 lead them to my Saviour's blood, And they mall praife a par'dning God. t O may thy love inf pire my tongue I Salvation fhallbeallmyfong ; And all my powers mail join to blefs The Lord my Arength and righteoufnefs. PSALM LL ver. 3,-13, Firft part. Common Metre. Original and,attaal fin confejfdd and pardoned. 1 "■ OR.D, I would fpread my fore diftrefs, JLj And guilt before thine eyes ; Againft thy laws, againft thy grace, How high my crimes arife i a Should'ft thou condemn my foul to hell, And erufh my item to dull, Heav'n would approve thy vengeance well, And earth mufl own it juft. 3 I from the ftock of /..dam came Unholy and unclean ; All my original is Ihame, And all my nature fin. 4 Born in a world of guilt, I drew Contagion with my breath ; And, as my days advane'd I grew, A jufter prey for death. 5 Cleanfe me, O Lord, and cheer my fou^ With thy forgiving love ; O make my broken fpirit whole, And bid my pains remove* PSALMS. ioe 6 Let not thy Spirit e'er depart, Nor drive me from thy face ; Create anew my vicious heart, And fill it with thy grace. 7 Then will I make thy mercy known Before the fons of men ; Backfliders mall addrefs thy throne, And turn to God again. PSALM Ll.ver. 14,-17. Second parr > Common Metre. Repentance and faith in the hleod of Chfifi* $ /^. QD of mercy, hear my call, VJT My loads of guilt remove, Break down this feparating wall, That bars me from thy love, s Give me the prefence ofthy grace, Then my rejoicing tongue Shall ipeak aloud thy righteoufnefs^ And make thy praife myfong. 2 No blood of goats nor heifer flain For fm could ne'er atone ; The depth of Chrift mall ftill remain ■ Sufficient and alone. 4 A foul oppreiVd with fin's defert My God will ne*r defpife ; Si humble groan, a broken heart, Is our belliacriike. '■.; PSALM LIL Common Metre. 7 he difappcintmcjit of the wicked. 'HY mould the mighty make their boaft. And heav'nly grace defpife ? In their own arm they put their truft, ' And fill their mouth with lies. - But God in vengeance (hall deftroy And drive them from his face : — 6. Common Metre- Victory and deliverance from perfecution. ARE all the foes of Zion fools, Who thus deftroy her faints ? Do they not know her Saviour rules. And pities her complaints ? They fhall be feiz'd with fad furprife ; For God's avenging arm lall crufh. the hand that dares arife To do his hiidren harm. In vain the fons of Satan boaft Ol armies in arrav ; When God has firjl defpis'd their holt They fall an eafy prey O for a word from Zion's king, Her captives to reftore ! Thy joyful faints thy praife mall fing, > And Ifraei weep no more. PSALM L1V. Common Metre. BEHOLD us, Lord, and let our cry Before thy throne afcend, Caft thou orf us a pitying eye, And Hill our lives defend. For flaughteiing foes infulrus round, OpprefTive, proud and vain, They caft thy temples to the ground, And all our rites profane. Yet thy forgiving grace we truft, And in thy power rejoice j Thine arm ft all crufh our foes to duft> Thy praife infpire our voice. I Be thou with thcfe whofe friendly han4 Upheld us in^iftrefs, Extend thy truth through every lands ' And frill thy people bleis. ic4 P 3 A L M S. PSALM LV. ver. i,— 8, 16, 17, 18,-2*. Common Metre. Support for the affl. idled and tempted foul. GOD, my refuge, hear my cries, Behold my flowing tears, For earth and hell my hurt devife, And triumph in my fears, c Their rage is levell'd af my life, My foul with guilt they load, And fill my thoughts with inward ftrife, To make my hope in God. 3 What inward pains my heart firings wound^ I groan with ev'ry breath ; Horror and fear befet me round Amongft the fhades of death,, 4 O w r ere I like a feather'd dove. And innocence had wings, I'd fly, and make a long remove From ail thefe wrefttefs things. 5 Let me to fome wild deiert go, And^nd a peaceful home, Where ftorms of malice never blow, Temptations never come. 6 Vain hopes, and vain inventions ally To 'fcape the rage of hell ! The mighty God, on whom I call, Canfave me here as well. PAUSE. 7 By morning light I'll feek his face, At noon repeat my cry, The night fh?M hear me ask his grace, Nor will he long deny. 8 God fhall preferve my foul from fear^ Or fhield me when afraid ; Ten thoufand angels muft appear li he command their aid. -»■ *-> d. ±j in C. ^0^ ' csft my burdens on the Lord, The Lord fuftams them all ; Viy courage refts upon his word, 'Phat faints fhall never fall. My higheft hopes mall not be vain. My lips fhall fpread his praife ; ^hile cruel and deceitful men Scarce live out half their days. » A L M LV, ver. Is> l6f 11} 19> ^ Short Metre. f" ST iinners take their courfe, M And chufe the road to death 5 !nt in the worfhip of my God I'll fpend my daily breath. ly thoughts addrefs his throne, When morning brings the light 5 feek his bleiling ev'ry noon, % And pay my vows at night. *hdu wilt regard my cries, O my eternal God, ^hile finners perifh in furprife Beneath thine angry rod! ecaufe they dwell at eafe, And no fad changes feel, hey neither fear nor trufi: thy earned Nor learn to do thy will. •it 1 with all my cares, Will lean upon the Lord ; P cait my burdens on his arm, And reft upon his word. is arm fhall well fuffein The children of his love, e ground on which their fafety fond 3" No earthly power can move. to* PSALMS. PSALM LYI. Common Metre, Deliverance frcmoppreffion (xndfaljhood ; or GWj s #^1 THOU, whofe juftice reigns on high, VJ And makes the op predion ceafe, Behold how envious Tinners try, To vex and break my peace, a The fons of violence and lies Join to devour me, Lord ; ? But as my hourly dangers rife, My refuge is thy^ word. 3 Ir*God maft holy juft and true, I have repos'd my truft ; Nor will I fear what fle!h can do. The offspring of the dull. _ ■ 4 They wreft mv words to miichief ftill, Charge me with unknown faults; For mifchiefs all their counfels fill, And malice all their thoughts. 5 Shall they efcape without thy frown : Muft their devices ftand ? Oh caft the haughty finner down, And let him know thy hand I pause. 6 God fees the forrows of his faints, Their gro'ans afrecl his ears : Thy mercy counts my juft complain And numbers all my tears* 7 When to thy throne I raiie my cry The wicked' fear and flee \ So f .vift is prayer to reach the iky, So near is God to me. 8 In thee, moft holy, juft and true, I have repofs'd my truft ; Nor will Hear what man can do, The o&pring of the duft. o Thy folemn vows are on ms, Loru.- Thou (halt receive my piaife ; P S A L n S. 137 I'll fing, "how faithful is thy word ! " How righteous ail thy ways V io Thou haft fecund my foul from death, Qh fet thy prifoner free, That heart and hand, and life and breath May be employed for thee. PSALM LVII. Long Metre. Praife for protection ; grace and truth. l "TV/fY God, in whom are all the fprings i-'-i. Of boundlefs Iovq and grace unknowu, Hide me Beneath thy fpreading wings, Till the dark cloud is overblown. 3 Up to the heav'ns I fend my cry, The Lord will my defires perform ; He fends" his angels from the /ky, .And faves me from the threatening ftorm. 3 Be thou exalted, O my God, Above the heav'ns, where angels dwell ; Thy pow'r on earth be known abroad, And land to land thy wonders tell. 4 My heart is fix'd ; my fong (hall raife Immortal honors to thy name ; Awake, my tongue, to found his praife, My tongue, the glory of my frame^ i High o'er the earth his mercy reign sy And reaches to the utmoftfky ; His truth to end!efs years remains, When lower worlds diffolve and die. 6 Be thou exalted, O my God, Above the heav'ns, where angels dwell ; Thy pow'r on earth be known abroad And iand to land thy wonders tell, PSALM LVIII. A& the. ii 3 th P&lm, Warning to magistrates. JUDGES, who rule the world by laws, Will ye defpife the righteous caufe, \s PSALMS. / When vile opprefTion waftes the land i : / Dare ye condemn the righteous poor, And let rich Tinners 'fcape iecure, While gold and greatnefs bribe your hand J 3 Have ye forgot, or never knew That God will judge the fudges too ? High in the heav'nshis jultice reigns; Yet you invade the rights of God ; And fend your bold decrees abroad, To bind the confciencein your chains. 3 A poifon'd arrow is your tongue, The arrow marp, the poifon ftrong, And death attends where'er it wounds 5 You hear no counfels, cries, or tears ; So the deaf adder flops her ears Againft the power ofcharming founds, 4 Break out their teeth, eternal God, Thofe teeth of lions dy'd in blood : And crufh the ferpents in the duft ; As empty chaff, when whirlwinds rile, Before the fweeping tempeft flies, So let their hopes and names be loft. 5 Th' Almighty thunders from the fky, Their grandeur melts, their titles die, As hills of fnow diffolve and run ; Or fnails that perifh in their (Time, Or births that come before their lime, Vain births that never fee the fun.. 6 Thus ftall the vengeance of the Lord Safety and joy to faints afford ; And all that heai mall join and fay, *' Sure there's a God that rules on high, "•A God that hears his children cry, • " And will their fufferings well repay." PSALM LIX. Short Metre. Prayer for national deliverance* j "CROM foes that round us rife, J O God of heav'n defend, P. S A L M So Who brave the vengeance of the fkies, And with thy faints contend. % Behold, from diftant fhores And defert wilds they come, Combine for blood their barb'rous fcrce^ And through thy cities roam 3 Eeneath the filent made Their fecret plots they lay, , Our peaceful wails by night invade, Andwafte the fields by day. t And will the God of grace, ' Regardlefs of our pain, Permit, iecure, that impious race* To riot in their reign ? > In vain their fecret guile ? Or open:force they prove ; His eye can pierce the deeper! r^ifi His hand their ftrength remove. \ Yet fave them Lord from death, ■Left we forget their doom ; But drive therr^ with thine angry breath Through diftant lands to. roam. f Then (hall our grateful voice Proclainvou.r guardian God ; The nations round the earth rejoice, And found thy praife abroad PSALM LX. Common Metre. Looking to God in the difirefs of ' Not the rich dainties of ateait Such food or pieafure give. 6 In wakeful hours of nighty I call my God to my mind ; I think how wife thy counleh are, And all thy dealings kind. 1 Since thou hail been my help, To thee my ipirit flies, And on thy watchful providence My cheerful hope relics. P S A L M S. 115 ; The flisdow cf thy -wings My foul in fafety keeps ; I follow where my father leads, And he fupports ray fteps. PSALM LXUV. Long Metre. GREAT God, attend to my complaint. Nor let my drooping fpirit faint : When foes in lecret fpread theihare, Let my ialvation be thy care. 1 Shield me without, and guard within^ From treacherous foes and deadly fin ; May envy, lufr, and pride depart, And heavenly grace expand niy heart, I Thy juftice and thy power difplay, And icatter ¥ar thy foes away ; While liiVning nations learn thy word., And faints triumphant blefs the Lord. Then ihall thy church exalt her voice, And all that love thy name rejoice ; By faith approach thine awful throne, And pleidtne merits. of thy Son. PSALM LXV.ver. 1—5. Firft part. Long Metre Public prayer and praife. "'HE praiie of Zioii waits for thee, My God ; and praife becomes thy houfe 5 There (hall thy faints thy^ glory fee, And there perform the-ir public vows O thou, whofe mercy bends the flaes, To fave when humble linners pray, All lands to thee {hall lift their eyes,. And everv yielding heart obey. Againit my will my fins prevail, But grace (hail purge away the ftain 5 The blood of Chrift will never fail ■ To wafn my garments whiteagtin . Blefs'dis the man whom thou malt choofe, And give him -kindaccefs to thee> . I>4 xi6 PSALMS. Give him a place within thy houfe ? To tafte thy love divinely free. PAUSE. 5 Let Babel fear when Zion prays ; Babel prepare for long diftrcfs, When Zion's God himfelf arrays In terror and. in righteoufnefs. 6 With dreadful glory God fulfils What his afflicted faints requeft ; And with almighty wrath reveals . His love to give his churches reft. 7 TheD fhall the clocking nations run To Zion's J}ill» and own their Lord ; The riling ancl the letting fun Shall fee the Saviour's name ador'd. PSALM LXV. ver. 5—13, Second part. Long Metre. Divine Providence in air, earth andfea \ or, The Gad oj nature a?id grace, 1 HPHE God of our falvation hears X The groans of Zion, mix'd with tears ; Yet when he comes with kind defigns, Through all the way his terror mines. 3 On him the iace of man depends, Far as the earth's remoteft ends, Where the Creator's name is known, By nature's feeble light alone. 3 Sailors, that travel o'er the flood, Addrefs their frighted fouls to God, When tempefts rage^and billows rear At dreadful cbftance from the more. 4 He bids the noify tempers ceafe ; He calms the raging crowd to peace, When a tumultuous nation raves, Wild as the winds, and loud as waves* 5 Whole kingdoms, fhaken by the florm He fettle's in a peaceful form ; PSALMS. ii? Mountains eftablifh'd by his- hand, |krm on their odd foundations Hand. 6 "Behold, his eniigns i\veep the Iky, New comets blaze, and lightnings fly; The heathen lands, with iwiftiurprife, From the bright horrors turn their eyes. 7 At his command the morning ray Smiles in the eaft, and leads the day, ' He guides the fun's declining wheels Over the tops of weftern hills. 8 Seafons j.nd times obey his voice ; The ev'ning and the mcrn rejoice, To fee the earth made foft with Ihowers, Laden with fruit, and drefs'd in flowers, £ 'Tis from his wat 5 ry ftores on high He gives the thirfty ground fupply ; He walks upon the clouds, _and thence Doth his enriching drops difpenfe. Jo The defer t grows a fr.uitf-ul field, Abundant fruit the vallies yield ; The vallies fhout with cheeiful -voice, And neighouri-ng hills repeat their joys s i The pallures fmile in green array, These Iambs and larger cattle play ; The larger cattle and the lamb, Each in his language fpeaks thy name. %% Thy works pronounce thypovrr divine s O'er ev'ry field thy glories mine y Through ev'r.y month thy gifts appear, Great God, thy goodnefs crowns the year* p S A L M LXV. Firfb part. Common Metre A pray.tr -hear big God', audio: Gentiles called. i T>RAISE waits in Zion, Lord for thee : i. There (hail our vows be paid ; Thou haifcan ear when iinners oray,, ..:' ,; fleWfh'allleek thine aid. ®5 S1 g p. S A L M S. i Lord, our iniquities prevail, But pardon'ng grace is thine, % ^ And thou wilt grant us power and fkill To conquer ev'ry fin- 3 Bl^fs'd are the men whom thru wikchuft To bring them near thy face, Give them a dwelling in thine houfe, To feaft upon thy grace. 4 In anfw'ring what thy church requefts, Thy truth and terror mine, And works of dreadful righteoufnefs Fulfil thy kind defign. 5 Thus fhall the wond'ringnations fee The Lord is good and juft; And diftant iflands fly to thee, And make thy name their truft. 6 They dread thy glitt'ring tokens, Lord, When ligns in heaven appear; But they mall learn thy holy word, And love as well as fear. PSALM. LXV. Second part. Common Metre. The Providence of Gcd in air ■, earth andfea; or, The hlejfmgs of rain. t And triumph in their God.] 5 He rules by his refiftlefs might ; Will rebel mortals dare Provoke tn 4 Eternal to the fight, And tempt that dreadful war ? 6 Obleis our God, and never ceafe : Ye faints fulfil his praife ; He keeps our life, maintains our peace, And guides our doubtful wavs. 7 Lord, thou haft prov'd our fufpring fouls, To make our graces (bine ; So filver bears the burning coals, The metal to refine. 3 Through wat'ry deeps and fiery wavs We march at thy command, Led to poflef. the promifs'd place By thine unerring hand. PSALMS. tit PSALM LXVL ver. 13,-- 20, Second part. Common Metre. Pralfe to God for hearing prayer. I "XJOW mail myfolemnvows be paid IN To that almighty Pow'r, That heard the long requefts I made In my diftrefsful hour. 3 My lips and cheerful heart prepare To make his mercies known ; Come, ye that fear my God, and hear The wonders he has done. 3 When on my head huge forrows fell, I fought the heav'nly aid ; Hefav'd my linking foul from hell, And death's -eternal made. 4 If fin lay covered in my heart While pray'r erriploy'dmy tongue, The Lord had fhown me no regard, Nor I his praifes fung. . 5 But God (his name be ever blefs'd ! } Has fet my fpirit free, Nor turn'd from him my poor requeffcj Nor turn'd his heart from roe, PSALM LXVII. Common Metre. ~1 he nation's prof perity, and the church" •• hicreaje, i C Hi;NE ' mighty God, on Zion mine, sO With beams of heav'nly grace ; Reveal thy pOw'r through all our coaft, And mew thy fmiling face, [a, Amidft our realm, exalted high Do thou our glory itand, And like a wall of guardian fire, Surround the fav'rite land.] VWhen ihall thy name from Ihore to mote Sound all the earth abroad, D 7 tii PSALMS And diflant nations know and love Their Saviour and their God ? 4 Sing to the Lord, ye diftant lands, Sing loud withfolemn voice ; Let ev'ry tongue exalthispraife, And ev'ry heart rejoice. 5- He, the great Lord,the fov'reign Judged That (its enthron'd above, In wifdom rules the worlds he made And bids them tafte his love. 6 Earth fhall obey his high command, And yield a full increafe ; Our God will crown his chofen land' With fruitfulnefs and peace. j God the Rr deemer fcatters round His choi cell favours here, \Vhile the creation's utmofv bound Shall fee, adore, and fear. PSALM LXVIII. Firftpart.ver. 1^-6,-32,— 3J Long Metre. The vengeance- ana l compaJfii>?i of God, i T ET God arife in all his might, X-J And put the troops of hell to flight* As fmoKethaticught to cloud the fides, Before the riling tempef flies. [_z Ke comes, array 'd jh burning flames ; Juflice and Vengeance are his names : Behold, his fainting foes expire, Like *> elting wax before the fire.] 3 He rides and thunders through die fkyj H^s name Jehovah founds on high ; Sing to his name, ye Tons of grace j Ye faints, rejoice before his face. 4 The widow and the fatheiieft to his aid in lharp ditfrefs i . £» S A L M S. "3 Indiim the poor and helplefs find ^ Judge that's mtt, a Father kind. He breaks the captive's heavy chain. And prts'ners fee the light again ; But rebels, that difpute his will, Shall dwell in chains and darkneis itiiL T A -U S E. Kingdoms and thrones to God belong, Crown him, ye mlicns, in youriong ; His wond'rons names and powers rehearle, His honors mail enrich your verfe. He makes the heavens with loud alarms ; How terrible is God in arms ] In Ifra'l are h|§ mercies known, lfra'1 is his peculiar throne. ,, r *y Proclaim him King, pronounce him bleiSNi ; He f s ycuc defence, your joy, your reft,; When terrors rife, and nations faint, God is the ftrength of ey'ry faint. PSALM LXVIII. ver. 17, x8. Second part. Long Metre. ChriJF.s afcenfiQTh and the gift of the f pint* 1 T ORf>, when thou di.dftafcend on high, 1 1 Ten thoufand angels fill'd the ik^r ; Thofe heavenly guards around thee wait, Like chariots that attend thy ftate. h Not Sinai's mountain could appear More glorious, when the Lord, was there. While he pronounc'dhis dreadful law, And ftruck the choien tribes with awe. 3 How bright the triumph none can telr. When the rebellious powers of hell, That thoufand iouls had captive made, Where all in chains, like captives, led. 4 Rais'd by his father to the throne, He feat his pramis'dfpiritdown, 8D j*4 PSALM S. With gifts and grace for rebel men, That God might dwell on earth again. PSALM LXV1II. ver. 9, ij>, 20, ai, si. Third part Long Metre. Praife for temporal hlejjings ; or, Common and fpecial mercies, 1 TTT-E blefs the Lord, the juft,the good, VV Who fills our heart with heav'nly food , Who pours his bleffings from the ikies, And loads our days with rich fupplies. a He fends his fun his circuit round, To cheer the fruits, to warm the ground j He bids the clouds, with plentious rain llefrefh the thirty earth again. 3 *Tis to his care we owe our breath, And all our near eicapes from death : Safety and health to God belong ; He heals the weak, and guards the ftrong* 4 He makes the faint and firmer prove The common bleffings of his love j But the wide cliff 'rence that remains Js endlefs joy or endlefs pains, 5 The Lord, that bruis'd the ferpent's bead,, On all the lerpent's feed mall tread, The itubborn fmner's heart confound, And fmite him with a lafttng wound. 6 But his right hand his faints ihall raife From the deep earth, or deaper feas 5 And bring them to his court above, There mall they tafte his fpecial love. PSALM LXIX. ver. 1,— 14. Firftpart Common Metre. The Sufferings of Chrijlfor our falvatior:, s QAVE me, O God, the fuelling floods, O " Break in uDon my foul ; PSALMS. "5 « 1 fmk | andforrows o'remy head "Like mighty waters roll. a " I cry till all my voice be gone, "In tears 1 v/afte the day ; My God behold my longing eyes, " And fhorten thy delay. a •' They hate my foul without a cauie, J « And ftiil their number grows ; " More than the hairs around my head-, " And mighty are my toes. - « »Twas then I paid the dreadful debt " That men could never pay, , God glorified and, i "FATHER, I ling thy Avond'rcus grace, X I blefs my Saviour's name, He brought falvation for the poor, And bore the tinner's fiiame. a His deep diftreis has rais'd us high, His duty'and his zeal FulfdTd the law which mortals broKe 3 And finifti*d all thy will... 3 His dying groans, his living longs, Shall better pleafe my God, Than harp or trumpets ioiernn iound, Than goat's or bullock -s blood. 4 This mail his humble follow'rs iee, Andfet his heart at reft ; They by. his death draw near to thee, And live for ever biefs'd. 5 -Letheav'n and all that dwell on high To God our voices raife, While lands arid leas affift the iky. lag PSALM 5, And join t* advance his praife. 6 Zionis thine, moft holy God ; Thy Son (hall blefs her gates ; And glory, purchafs'd by his blood. For thine own Ifra'l waits. PSALM LXIX. Firft part. Long Mekre, Cbrift's pajjioriy andjinnsr i s falvation, I T>EEP in our hearts let us record 3lJ The deeper forrows of our Lord : Behold the rihr.g billows roll, To overwhelm his holy foul ! 3 In long complaints he fpends his breath While hoits of hell,and pow'rs of death. And all the fons of malice join To execute their curf'd deiign. 3 Yet gracious God, thy pow'r and love Has made the curfe ableffing prove: Thofe dreadful fuff'rings of thy Son Aton'd for crimes which we have done* 4 The pangs of our expiring Lord, The honours of thy law reftoi'd ; His forrows made thyjuftice known, And paid for follies not his owe 5 O for his fake our guilt forgive, And let the mourning (inner live ; The Lord will hear us ;n his name. Nor (hall our hope beturn'd to foarne, PSALM LXIX ver. 7. Sec* Second ?-- Long Metre. Chrift* s fujftrings and zeaL. i' npWAS for our fake, e.ternal God, i- Thy Son fuftain'd that heavy load Of bafe reproach, and fore difgrace, While (hame defUM his (acred face. a The jews, his brethren and his kin, AbuVdthe man that check'd their fin » P S A L M S. While he fulfili'd thy holy laws, Xv hate him but without a cauie. They nate mm f ,, f •, , << was m ade I „ • " Mv lather's houie, iaia nc, « l3 « A pkcefor worlhip, not for trade ; Then fcattering alltheir goldandbrais He fcWg'd themerchants from the place, i pa « for the temple ot his Ooa, 4 gSto-d hk life e>:pos'd his blood : tteDro?ches at thy glory thrown, He SI and mourn'dthem as his own. s 5^ friends forfook, his ^wfi While foes and arms furroundm. head, Thev curfe him with a flarid'ibus tongue, lnd\,he falfe iudge .maintains the wron S » , Hi s life they load with hateful lies, * And chargl hislips with blafphemies s Thev nail him to the fiiameiul tree , There hung the man that died for me ] ~ But God beheld ; and from lus throne, 7 Marks out the men that hate his Son The hand that rais'dhim ^^^ Shall pour the vengeance on their head. PSALMUX. Common Metre, Protcaun agolni perfonal encmku 1 I -Nor hear my cries m vain, O let Jthy ipeed prevent jgy-Sft /> «H ftill mv hope iuitam, , wto toes filial wound my name, .^ hene'er thy tenant dies, 5 Tnen, in the hift*ry of my age, When men review my days', They'll read th v love in ev'ry page, lb evrv bne thy prafle. J PSALM LXXI ver t. t, ,a oZ- t^ 1, Ter « 14.15,16, 23, 24,-c Second part. Common Metre. Chrifi curjirength andrlghtcoufuefs. 1 "1\/T Y Saviour, my almighty friend, J ..- Wheq I beg'm thy praife, W h ere will the growing numbers end, The numbers of thy grace ? Z Thou art my everlaftlng truft, Thv goodnefs I adore i And dnce I kn;w thy gracss fir PSALMS. 53* I fpeak thy glories more, j My feet mall travel all the length Of the celeftial road, And march with courage; in thy ftrerigtfe, To fee my Father God. 4 When 1 am fillM with fore diftrefs Forfome furprihng fin, 1*1! plead thy perfect nghteoufnefs* And mention none but thine. 5 How will my lips rejoice to tell The via'ries ot my King ! My foul, redeem'd from fin and hell* Shall thyfalvation fing. [6 My tongue fhall all the day procUim Mv Saviour and my God, His death has brought ray foes to fhamej And fav'd me by his blood.] 7 Awake, awake, fny tuneful pow'rs, With this delighted long ; I'll entertain the darkeft hours, Nor think the feafon long. PSALM LXXI. ver.. .17— 21. Tnird part. Common Metre*. ihe aged Chriftian's prayer andfong; or, Old age, deaths and the refurreftion. i (~* OD tt mv childhood, and my youth,- vJ" The guide of all my days, I have declared thy heaven 'ly truth, And told thy wond'rous ways 3 Wilt thou foriake my hoary hairs, And leave my fainting heart? Who (hall foftain mv finking years If God, my ftrength, depart? m 3 Let me thy pow'r and truth proclaim Before the fifing age, Acd leave a favour of thy name, Whoi I fhall quit the ftage. t.zz PSALMS, 4 The land of iilence and of death Attends my next remove ; O may thefe poor remains of breath Teach the wide world thy love, PAUSE. 5 Thy right'oufnefs is deep and high. Unfearchable thy deeds ; Thy glory fpreada the beyond fky, And all my praife exceeds. 6 Oft have I heard thy threat'nings roar, And oh endur'd the grief; But when thy hand hath prefs'd me fore, Thy grace was my relief. 7 By long experience have I known, Thy iov'reign pow'r to fave ; At thy; command I venture dowft Securely to the grave. S When I lie buried eieep in duft, My fiefh fhall be thy care ; Thefe withered limbs with thee I trull To raife them ftronor and fair. 'o PSALM LXXII. Firft part. Long Metre. The kingdom of Cbrifl. i f®i RE AT God, whofe univerfal fway, VJ The known and the unknown worlds obey* Nov/ give the Kingdom to thy Son, Extend his power, exalt his thorne. a Thy fceptre well becomes his hands, All heav'n fubmits to his commands ; His jnftice fhall avenge the poor, And pride and rage prevail no more. 3 With power he vindicates the juit, And treads th* opprelTorin the duft ; His worfliip and his fear (hall laft, Till hours, and years, and time be pafl, 4 As rain on meadows newly mown, So fhall he fend his influence down j PSALMS, J33 His grace en fainting fouls diftills, L'ke heavmly dew en thirfty hills. 5 The heathen lands that lie beneath The ihade of overspreading ; death, Revive ?t his firft dawning Tight, A nd deferts bloiTom at the fight. 6 The (khits mall ileum!} in his days, DrelVd in the robes of joy and praiie, peace, like a river, from hrs throne Sr ail Sow to nations yet unknown. PSALM LXXII. Second part % Long Metre, Cbrifz's kingdom among the uentzles* i TESTIS rh&ll reign where'er the fun J Dees his fucceilive Jourmes run : F : s kiBCdoniftretchfrOiri {hereto inore, Till moons fhaU Wax and wane no more, U Behold the nano-,:. with tneir kings ; There Europe her beft tribute brings ; From north toibuththe princes meet To pay their homage at his feet. 3 There Peifia, glorious to behold. And India ihines in eailexn gold ; While weffcern empires own their Lorci; And lavage tribes attend his word. J 4 For him mall endlcfs pray 'r be made. And endlefs prailes crown his head ^ His name like fweet perfume mall iiie Wuh every mormng facriuce. 5 People and realms ot every tongue, Dwell on his love with fweeteft ibng ; And infant voices (Kali proclaim ■ : early bleffings on his name, c Bleflings abour d where'er he reigns » The joyful pris'ner burfts his chains ; The wearv Biid eternal reft, r And all the fons'of want are bleft. [ 7 Where he d delays his healing power, 'Death and the curie are known no mere ; N XJ4 PSALM S, In him the tribes of Adam b.:aft More bleflings than their father loft. 8 Let every creature rife and bring Pecu!hr honours to our king : Angels defcend withfongs again, And earth repeats the loud amen. J PSALM LXXIII. Firft part. Conamfcn Metre. A ffilaed 'faints happy, and prof perousfwners curfed* OW I'm convinc'd the X^ord is kind To men of heart fmcere, Yet once my foolifh heart repin'd, And boraer'd oji deipair. a I griev'd to fee the wicked thrive, And fpoke suith angry breath, " How pleafant and prof anethey live; " How peaceful is their deaih ! 3 " With well fed rkfh and haughty eyes " They lay their fears to deep ; " Againfltheheav'ns their fianders rife, " While faints in lilence weep. 4 " In vain I lift my hands to pray, " And cleanfe my heart in vain ; " For I am chafl'ned all the day, " The night renews my pain." 5 Yet while my tongue indulged complaints, I felt my heart reprove, " Sure I (hall thus offend thy faints, And grieve the men I love." 6 But ftill I found my doubts too hard, The conflicl. too fevere, 'Till I retir'd to fearch thy word, And learn thy fecrets there;. 7 There, as in fome prophetic glafs, I faw the finner Gt High mounted on a flipp'iy place, Befide a fiery pit. S I heard the wretch profanely boafl, 'Till at thy frown he. fell ; PSALMS. *35, His honours in a dream were loft, ' And he awakes in hell. , Lord, what an envious fool I was . How like a thcughtlefs Dealt ! Thus toiufped thy promis'd grace, And think the wicked bleit. _ io Yet I was kept. from full def pair, - Upheld by power unknown; Th at bleffed hand that bioke the in?re Shall guide me to thy throne. PSMjMLXXIII. ver.23,— *8. Second.par% . Common Metre. • God our portion here and hereafter, ■i f*\ OD,-myiuppoTter and my hope, VJT My help for ever near, Thine arm of mercy held me up When finking, in defpair. 2 Thy councils, Lord ,mall guide my feet Through fife's hewildei'd race | Thine hand condufts me near thy ieat, To dw ell before thy face. 3 Were I iri heav'h without my God, >T would be no joy to me : And whilft this earth i§ my. abode 1 long for none Hut thee. A What if the iprings of life mould breaK ? And flefh and heart fhoula faint, God is my foul's eternal rock, The flrength of ev'ry faint. 5 Behold the nnners that remove Far from thy prefence die ; Not all the idol gods they love Can fave them when they cry* 6 But to draw near to thee, my God, Shall be my fweet employ ; My tongue mail found thy works abroad And tell the world my joy. M< PSALMS. PSALM LXXIII ver. 22, 3, 6, 17— zo.Long Mette The profperiiy of firmer s curfsd. 1 T ORD, what a thoughtlefs wretch was I l~j To mourn, and murmur, and repine To fee the wicked plac'd on high In pride and robes of honour mine. % But, oh their end, their dreadful end ! Thy fancluary taught me io : On flipp'ry rocks I fee them ftand, And fiery billows roll below. 3 Now let them boaft how taJl they rife, I'll never envy them again ; There they may ftand with haughty eyes, 'Till they plunge deep in endlefs pain, 4 Their fancy'd joys, how faft they 9itt\ Like dreams as fleeting and as vain : Their fongs of lofteft harmony Are but a prelude to their pain. 5 Now I efteem their mirth and wine. Too dear to purchafe with my blood , Lord 'tis enough that thou art mine, My life, my portion, and my God. PSALM LXXIII. Short Metre. The ?ny fiery ofPro-uider.ee unfolded. 1 QURE there's a righteous God, O Nor .is religion vain ; Though men of vice may boaft aloud, And men of grace complain. 2 I fawthe wicked rile, And felt my heart repine, "While haughty fools with lcornful eyes In robes -of honour mine. [3 Pamper'd with wanton eafe, Their flefh Jooks full and fair, Their wealth rolls in like flowing fei* And grows without their carf . PSALMS. 137 Irce from the plagues and pains That pious fouls endure, Through all .heir life opprefiion reigns And racks the humble poor. Their impious tongues plafpheme The everlafting God : Their malice blafts the good man's name, And fpreads their litz abroad. But I with flowing tears Indulge my doubts to life ; " Is there a God that fees or hears " The things below the flues ?"].. The tumult el" my thought Held me in hard fufpenfe, 'Till to thy houfe my feet were brought To learn thy juftke thence, Thy word with light and power Did mv miftake amend , ; I viewed the iinneis life before, But here I learnc their end. On what a fiipp'ry ftaep The thoughtlefs wretches go ! And, oh ! that dreadful fiery deep That waits tfoeir fall below. :o Lord at thy feet I bow, My thoughts no more repine j I calf my God my portion now, And all my powers are thine. PSALM LXXIV. Common Metre. Ihe church pleading But dwells in Zion fttft.] SALM LXXVII. Firft part. Common Metre, Melancholy ajaulting, and hope prevailing, TO God T cry'd with mournful voice, I fought his gracious ear, In the facThour, when trouble role, And fill'd mv heart with fear. _ Sad were my days,and dark my nights, My feral refused relief; I thought on God, thejuftand wife, But thoughts increased my grief. Still 1 complained and ftill oppreft, Mv heart began to break J My God, thy wrath forbade my reft 8 And kept my eyes awake. ; My overwhelming forrows grew, 'Till I could {peak no more ; Then I within myfslf withdrew, And call'd thy judgments o'er. I l 4 -t PSALM S. 5 I called back years and ancient times, When 1 beheld thy face ; My fpirr feaich'd for fecret crimes That might withhold thy grace. 6 I call'd thy mercies to my mind, Which I enjcy'd before ; And will the Lord no more be kind — His face appear no more. 7 Will he forever caft me off — ■ His promife ever fail ? Has he forgot his tender love ? Shall anger flill prevail ? 3 But I forbid this hopslefs thought, This dark defpaning frame, Remembering what thy hand hath wrought; Thy hand is ftiil the fame. 9 I'll think again of all thy ways, And talk thy wonders o'er. Thy wonders of recov'ring grace, When flsfh could hcpe no more. to Grace dwelt with juftice on the throne, And men that love thy word Have in thy factual y known The counfelsof the Lord. PSALM LXXVII. Second part. Common Metre! Comfort derived from ancient provids?ice ; or, IfraeA delivered from Egypt, and brought to Lanaan. i "J TOW awful is thy chaining rod •" JLi ( May thy own children fay , ) " The great, the wife, the dreadful God ! " How holy is his way !" a I'll meditate his works of old, Who reigns in heaven above ; I'll hear his ancient wonders told, And learn to truft his love. 3 He faw the houfe ol jofeph ly With Egypt's yoke oppreftj F S A L fit $ m |3Long he delay ; d to hear their cry : Nor gave his people reft. The fons of pious Jacob feern'd Abandon'd to their foes ; But his almighty arm redeemed The nation whom he chofe. From flavifh chains he fets them free? They follow where he calls ; He bade them venture through the fea, And made the waves their walls. The waters law thee, mighty God ! The waters law thee come ; (Backward they fled, and frighted flood, To make thine armies room. Strange was thy journey through the fea, Thy footfteps, Lord, unknown ; Terrors attend the wondrous way That brings thy mercies down. Thy voice with terror in the found Through clouds and darknefs broke % All heavm in lightning fhone around, And earth with thunder faook. \ Thine arrows through the fkies were hurl'd 3 How glorious is the Lord ! Surprife and trembling feiz'dths world, And all his faints ador'd. \o He gave them water from the rock ; And, fafe by Mofes* hand, Through a dry defert led his Sock To Can'aan's prormVd land.} PSALM LXXVIII. Firfl part. Common Metre* Providence of God recorded ; or, Pious education and injlruclion of children. ET children hear their mighty deeds ^ Which God performed of old, Which in your younger years we faw, And which our fathers told, ( U4 P S A L M S. % He bids us rruke his glories known \ His works of power and grace : And w^'ll convey his wonders down Through ev'ry riling rac e. 3 Our lips fhall tell them to our fofts, And they again to their's, That generations yet unborn May teach them to their heirs. 4 Thus (hall they learn in ., God alone Their hope fecurely ftands, That they m^y ne'er forget his works But pracnfe his commands. PSALM LXXVIH. Second part. Common Metris] IfraeVs rebellion and ' punijhments ; or, The fins and chajlifements of God's peoph* i S~\ What a ftifF rebellipus houfe V_/ Was Jacob* s ancient race ! Falfe to their own molt folemn vows, And to their Maker's grace ! b. They broke the covenant of his love, And did his laws defpife \ Forgot the works he wrought to prove His pow'r before tlieir eyes I 3 They law the plagues on Egypt 'light From his avenging hand ; What dreadful tokens of his might Spread o'er the ftubborn land ! 4 They faw him cleave the mighty fea, \nd march'd with fafety through, With wat f ry walls ( to guard their way ? 'Till they had 'fcap'd the foe. 5 A wondrous pillar maik'd the road, Composed of fhade and light ; By cay it pr^v'd a (helt'ring cloud, A leading fire by night. 6 He from the rock their third fupplf'd } The gufhing waters low'dj B jjT; k He P S A L M & us And ran in rivers by their fide, Along the defert road. 7 Yet they provok'd the Lord moll high, And dar'd diftr.uft his hand : " Can he with bread our hofts fupply " Amidft this barren land? The Lord, with indignation, heard, And caus'd his wrath to flame ;. His terrors ever ftand prepar'd To vindicate his name. >SALM LXXVIU. Third part. Common JVletfe, » Vtks punijhment of luxury and intemperance ; or, Chajiifement and fulvation. WHEN Iirael finn'd, the Lord teprov'd, And filled their hearts with dread ; Yet he forgave the men he lov'd, A nd fent them heav'nly bread. He fed them with a lib'ral hand, Aad made his treafures known ; He gave the midnight clouds command To pour provifion down. ; The manna, like a morning mow'!', Lay thick around their feet ; The food of heav'n, io light, fo pure, As though 'twere angel's meat. ; But they in murm'ring language, faid 3 u Is manna all our feaft ? " We lothe this light, this airv bread ; " We rauft have flefh to tafte." " Ye (hall have fiem to pleafe your Juft." The Lord in wrath reply'd ; And fent them quails, like fand, or duft s Heap'd up on ev'ry fide. He gave them all their own defire ; And greedy, as they fed, His vengeance burnt with fecret fire, And fmote the rebels dead. E JA PSALMS. 7 Whenfome were (lain, the reft returned And iought the Lord with tears j Under the rod they fear'd and moufn'd, But foon forgot their fears. 3 Oft he chaftis'd, and ftiit forgave, 'Till, by his gracious h?_nd, The nations he reiblv'd to lave Poflefs'd the promis'd land. PSALM LXXVIIT. ver. 3a,' &c. Fourth part- Long Metre. Back/Iiding and'firgiyenefs ; or, Sin punijked and faints favedo ! r^\ RE AT God, how oft did Iirael prove, vJT By turns, thine anger and thy love ; There, in a glafs, our hearts may fee How fickle and how falie they be. a How foon the faithlefs Jews forgot, The dreadful wonders God had wrought ! " Then they provoked him to his face, Nor fear his power, nor truft his grace. 3 The Lord'confum'd their years in pain > And made their travels long and vain ; A tedious march through unknown ways Wore out their ftrength, and fpent their days. 4 Oft, when they law their brethren flain,^ They mourn'd, and fought the Lord again ; Call'd him the Rock of their abode, Their high Redeemer, and their Gcd, 5 Their pray'rs and vows before him rile, As flat'ring words, or folemn lies ; While their rebellious tempers prove Faife to his covenant and his iove.^ 6 Yet could his fov'reign grace forgive The men who ne'er deferv'd to live;' His anger oft away he turn'd, Or elfc with gentle flame it burn'cL PSALMS. He faw their flefh was weak and frail, He faw temptations fti'll prevail ; The God of Abra'm lcv'd them ftill, And led them to his holy hill. PSALM LXXIX, Long Metre. For the dijlref: 6f ivar. iEHOLD, O God, what cruel foes > Thy peaceful heritage invade ; Thy holy temple ilandsdeiil'd, In duft thy facred walls are laid. 3 Wide o-er the rallies dx ece h'd in biopdjj, Thy people fail ; n in jci'.h remain; The fowls of. heaven their flelh devour, And fayag€ bea.ils divide theflain. i Th'iniulting foes, with impious rage, Reproach chv children to their face ; Ci Where is your God o: bo ailed pow'r ? " And where the prbmife of his grace \'° 4 Deep from the prifon's horrid glooms, Oh ! hear the raotirnful captives figh, And let thy fov'reign power reprieve The trembnng foals conderrin'd to die, 5 Let thofe, who dar'd t* iniult thy reign, Ufmay s d with endleft ftiarne, heathens, who thy grace defpiie, . Shall from thy vengeance learn thy name fliall thy children, freed from death, rfca! fongs of honour raife, And every future age Ihall tell Thy ibvereign power and pard'nmg grace PSALM LXXX. Long Metre. cbur&h prayer under affliftion ; or, yard of God nu.ijled. x /"VREAT Shepherd of thine Ifrael, V7 Who didft between the cherubs dw; E 3 P 5 A L And led the tribes, thy c .ep, Safe through the defert and the deep j Thy church is in the defert, Lord, Shine from on high, and light afford ; Turn us to thee, thy love reflore, We (hall be fav'd, and iigh no more. i, Great God, whom heav'nlyhofts obey., How long (hall we lament and pray, And wait in vain tky kind return ? How long mall thy fierce anger burn ? 4 Inftead of wine and cheerful bread, Thy faints with their own tears are fo Turn us to thee, thy love reflore, We (hail be fav'd, and figh no more. pause the firft. 5 Haft tnou not planted with thy hands A lovely vine in heathen l?.nds ? Did not thy power defend it round, And heav'nlydews enrich thegrou r 6 How did the fpreadinr rs (hoot. And blefs the nations with the fipit But now dear Lord, "look down Thy mourning vine, that lovely 7 Why is her beauty thus defac 4 d ? W. :hou hid he: ( Strangers and foes againft her join, And ev'ry beafi le %'ine. 8 Return, almighty God return ; Nor let thy bleedin lourn ; Turn us to thee, thy love reflore, We fhali be fav'd, and fish no more- pause the fecond. 9 Lord, when this vine in Canaan gr Thou waft its ftrength and glory too 1 Attacked in vain by all its foes, 'Till the fair branch of promife roie. io Fair branch, ordain'd of old to moot From David's ftock, from Jacob's root : P S A L M S. Himfelf a nobler vine, and we The lefler branches of the tree. 3i 4 Tis thy own Son, and he (hall ftand, Girt with thy ftrength at thy right hand ; Thy firft-born Son, adorn'd and blefPd With pow 4 r and grace above the reft. 12 O ! for his fake, attend our cry; Shine on thy churches, left they die : Turn us to thee, thy love reftcre, We mail be fav 4 d and figh no more. PSALM LXXXJ. ver. z, 8—16. Short Metre. The warning of God to his people ; or, Spiritual blejjings and punijlwienis. 1 QING to the Lord aloud, O And make a joyful noife ; God is our ftrength, our Saviour God, Let Ifrael hear his voice, a " From idols falfe and vain 44 Preferve my rights divine ; " I am the Lord who broke thy chain 44 Of flav'ryandoffin. 3 tc Stretch thy defires abroad, " And I'll lupply them well j 44 But if ye will refufe your God, 44 If Ifrael will rebel ; 4 " I'll leave them," faith the Lord, 44 To their own lufts a prey, " And let them run the dangerous road; " 4 Tis their own choien way. 5 " Yet, O ! that all my faints 44 Would hearken to my voice ! " Soon I would eafe their fore complaints., 44 And bid their hearts rejoice. 6 " While I deftroy their foes, 44 I'll richly feed my flock, E 5 - 5C P 3 A L M S. " And they fhall talle the ftream that flows " From their eternal rock." PSALM LXXXII. Long MeCre. God the Supreme Governor ; or, Magiftratsr ivarned. % \ MONGth'affemblies of the great J\. A greater ruler takes his feat ; The God of heav'n, a judge furveys Thofe gods on earth, and all their ways. a Why will ye frame oppreflive laws i Or why fuppor.t th' unrighteous came? ' When will ye once defend the poor, That foes may vex the faints no more. 3 They know not, Lord, nor will they know \ Dark are the ways in which they go 5 Their name of earthly gods is vain, For they fhall fall and die like men. 4 Arife, O Lord, and let thy Son Poflefs his univerfal throne, ^ And rule the nations with his rod ; He is our judge, and he our God. PSALM LXXXIII. Short Metre, A complaint againjl perfecuUrs. x \ ND will the God of grace / A. Peroetuai iilence keep ? 1 The Godofjutfsce hold his peace, And let his vengeance deep i a Behold what curled foates The men of mifchief fpread ; The men that hate thy faints and thee L>fc up their threatnmg heaa. « Againft thy hidden ones * Their counfels they employ ; And malice, with her watchlul eye, rfaes them to dcilroy. PSALMS. 15* , « 'Jome, let us join," they cry, "To root them from the ground, 61 'Till not the name of faints remain, " Nor mem'ry mall be found." e Awake, Almighty God ! _ And call thy wrath to mind ; Give them, like forefts, to the fire, Or ftubble to the wind. 6 Convince their madnefs, Lord, And make them feek thy name ; Or elfe their ftubborn rage confound, That they may die in fhame. 7 Then {hall the nations know Thy glorious, dreadful word, Jehovah'is thy name alone, And thou the fov'reign Lord. PSALM LXXXIV. Firft part. Long Metre. The pUafuret of public worjhip. i TTOW pleafant, how divinely fair, AX O Lord of hefts, thy dwellings are I With long defire my fpirit faints, To meetth' affemblies of thy faints, 3 My flefh would reft in thine abode, My panting heart cries out for God ; My God i my King 1 wh^ mould I be So far from all my joys and thee ? 3 The fparrow chuies where to reft, And for her young provides her neft; But will my God to fparrows grant That pleafure which his children want? 4 Blefs'd are the faints who (it on high Around thy throne above the Iky ; Thy brighteft glories mine above, And all their work is praife and love. 5 Blefs'd are their fouls who find a place Within the temple of thy grace; E 4 1 £5* P S A L M S. There to behold thy gentle rays % Andfeek thy face, and learn thy praife, 6 Blefs'd are the men whofe hearts arefe: l To find the way to Zion's gate ; God is their ftrength ; and through the road They lean upon their helper God. 8 SSK?!^ 1 !^ walk . with growing ftrength, Till all lnall meet in heav c n at length 'Till all before thy face appear, And join in nobler wor/hip there. PSALM LXXXIV. Second part. Long Metre. Gcdand his church ; ox > grace and glory. x /S ftJEAT God, attend, while Zion fings - VJ The joy that from thy prefence fprings ; To fpend one day with thee on earth, Exceeds a thoufand days of mirth. a, Might I enjoy the meaneft place Within thy houfe, O God of grace, Not tents of eafe, nor thrones ofpow'r, Should tempt my feet to leave thy door ; 3 God is our fun, he makes our day, God is our fhield, he guards our way From all th' aflaults of hell and fin, From foes without, and foes within. 4 All needful grace will God beftow, And crowe that grace with glory too I He gives us all things, and withholds No real- good from upright fouls. 5 O God, oar king, whofe fov'reign fway The glorious hoils of heav'n obey, And devils at thy prefence flee • Blefs'd is the man that trufts in th»s t p S A L M S. ^53 >SAL MI ^XXXIV. ver. 1, a, 3, 10, paraphrafed. Common Metre. Delight in ordinance of wrjbip ; or, God preftnt X M' liv his churches. Y foul, how lovely is the place r j. To which thy God reforts ! -Tis he?v'n to fee his fouling face, Though in his earthly courts. m a There the great monarch of tne ikies His laving pow'r dilplays, And hght breaks in upon our eyes, With kind and quick«nmg rays. 3 With his rich gifts the heav'nly dove Defcends and fills the place, While Chrift reveals his wond'rous love \nd fheds abroad his grace. . A There, mighty God, thy words declare The iecrets of thy will ; And Hill we feek thy mercies there, And fing thy praifes Kill. - Mv heart and'flefh by out for thee, , Whilft far from thine abooe: When fnall I tread thy courts, and lee My Saviour and mv God i 6 The Iparrcw builds herielf a nert, And iuiters no lemove ; C make me,"*like the fparrows bleis o, - To dwell but where 1 love. - To fit one day beneath thine eye, And hear thy gracious voice, Exceeds a whole eternity Eoiploy'din carnal joys. 3 Lord, at thy threfnold I would wau, While. Jefus is within, . Rather than fill a throne of ftate, Among the tents of fin. E 5 J 54 PSALMS, 9 Could I command the fpacious land, And the more boundlefs fea, Tor one blefs'd hour at thy right hand Td give them both away. PSALM LXXXIV. As the 148th Pfalm. Longing for the houfs of God. 1 T ORD of the worlds above, -L« How pleafant and how fair The dwellings of thy love, Thy earthly temples are ! To thine abode My heart afpires, With warm defires, To fee my God. s The fparOw for her young, With pleafure leeks a neft, And wand'ring fwallows long To find their wonted reft - 7 My fpirit faints, With equal zeal. To rife and dwell Among thy faints. 3 O happy fouls that pray Where God appoints to hear ! O happy men that pay Their conftant fervice there ■ They praife thee ftUl; And happy they I That love the way To Zron's hill ! 4 They go from ftrength to ftrengt Through this dark vale of tears, 'Till each arrives at length., 'Till each in heav'n appears. O glorious feat, When God our King Shall thither bring Our willing feet. V S A L M S. 155 PAUSE. r To fpend one facred day, Where God and taints abide, Affords diviner joy Than thoufand days beiide : Where God reforts, I love it more To keep the door Than mine in courts. 6 God is our fun and fhield. Our light and our defence; With gifts our hands are till a We araw our bleffings thence; 'He mall beftov/ On Jacob's race Peculiar grace And glory too. :e Lord his people loves j * His hands n 6 good Withholds From thole his heart approves, From pure' and pious iouis ; Thrice happy he, O God of hofts, Whofe fpirit trails Alone in thee. PSALM LXXXV. ver. i-3. Hrft part. Long Metre. Wailinzfo, «»««U-toprWng, Deliverance begun, and completed. j T ORD, thcuhaftcall'd thy grace to mind,; ' JL Thou haft reversal cur heavy doom ; So God foreave when Ifrael fin d, An4brLght his wandering captives home, a 1 hou haft begun to iet us free, And made thy fierceft wrath abate : Now let cur hearts be turn'd to thee, , Ard our folvation be complete. £ 6 i 3 6 P S A L M S. 3 Revive cur dying graces, Lord, Ana jet tkv faints in thee rejoice ; Make known trry truth, filial thy word ; We wait for praife to tune our voice. 4 We wait to hear what God will lay ; He'll ipeak and give his people peace ; But let them run no more aftray, Left his returning wrath increafe. PSALM LXXXV. ver. 9, &c. Second Part. Long Metre. Salvation hy Chrijt ! . 1 Q ALVATION is for ever nigh ,• O The fouls that fear and truft the Lord ; And grace' d' fcendingtr pm on high, Fre/li hopes of glory mail afford, s Mercy and truth on earth are met, Since ChriiT. the Loid came down fremheav r n? Ey his obedience fo complete Juftice is pleas'd, and peace isgiv'n. 3 Now truth and honour fliali abound, • Feligion dwell on earth again, And heavenly influence blefs the ground In our Redeemer's gentler reign, 4 His righteoufnefs is gone before, To give us free acceis to God ; * Our wandering feet fliali ft ray no m«re But mark his fteps, and keep the road. PSALM LXXXVI. ver. 8,-13 Common Metre. A genera} fang of praife to God. 1 A MONG'theprinces,earthIy God?, Xl- There's none hath pow*r dJ\ Nor is their nature, mighty Lord, Nor are their works like thine. 5 The nations thou haft made, {hall bring Their offerings round thy thrones P S A L MS., isi ?: or fehou alone dott wondrous thin$3, For thou art God a'one. Lord, 1- would walk with holy feet ; Teach me thine heav'nly ways ; And all my wandering thoughts unite In God my father's praife. Great is thy mercy, and my tongue Shall thofe fweet wonders tell, How by thy grace my linking foul Rofe from the deeps of hell. PSALM LXXXVII. Long Metre, ^ Ihe church the birth place of the faints ; or, jet )'$ and Gentiles united in the Chrifiian church* i r~% OD in his earthly temple lays vJTFoundation for his heav'nly praife j He lik'drthe tents of Jacob well, But flill in %ion loves to dwell. 2 His mercy viuts every houfe That pay their right and m«rningvows; But makes a more delightful flay, Where churches met to praife and pray- 3 What glories were defcrib'd of old ! What wonders are in Zion told 1 Thou city of our God below, Thy fame (hall Tyre and Egypt know., 4 E gypt and Tyre, and Greek and Jew* Shall there begin their lives anew : Angels and men ftiall join to fmg 'The hill where living waters fpring. 5 When God makes up his laft account Of natives in his holy mount, 'Twill be an honour to appear As -one new born and nouriuVd there. PSALM LXXXVIII. Long Metre, As the fi-jtfi Pfalm. Lofs of friends, and abfencs of divine grace, GOD of myfalvation, hear . My nightly groan, my daily prayer^ S 7 PSALMS. ' That ftill employ my wafting breath,* My frul, declining to the grave, Implores rhyfovreiqn pow'r tofave From dark defpair and Lifting death, a Thy wrath lies heavy on my foul, And waves of forrows o'er me roll, While duft and filence fpread the gloom z My friends belov'd in happier days, Tke dear companions of my ways, Defcen-d abound me to the tomb., 3 as loft in lonely grief 1 tread The mournful manfions of the dead, Or to fome throng'd alTembly go; Through all alike I rove alone, While, here forgotten, there unknown , The change renews my piercing woe* 4 And why will God neglect my call ? Or who mall profit by my fall, When life departs and love expires ? Can duft and darknefs praife the Lord : Or wake or brighten at his word, And tune the harp with heavenly quires : 5 Yet, thro 4 each melancholy day lv'e pray'd to thee, and ttili will prav, Imploring ftill thy kind return — But oh ! my friends, my comfort's fled, And all my kindred of the dead Recall my wandering thoughts to mdtirh. PSALM LXXXIX. Firft part. Long Metre, The covenant made with Ckrijl ; or, the true David* j T70REVER (hall my fong record JC The truth and mercy of the Lord; Mercy and trutvh forever ftand, Like, heav'n, eftablihVd by his hand, a. Thus to his fon he fware and faid, " With. thee my covenant firft is made; « In thee mall dying iinners live ; _ * { Glory and grace are thine to give. PSALMS. *59 9 « Be thou my prophet, thou mypneft*, " Thy children (hall be ever bleis d ; " Thou art my chofen king, thy throne " Shall ftand eternal like my own. 4 " There's none of all my fons above '■So much my image or my love ; " Celeftial powers thy fubje&s are, « Then what can earth to thee compare? 5 " David my fervant, whom I chofe, y " To guard my flock, to crufh my foes; " AndT.rais'd him to the Jewifh throne, " Was but a fhadow of my fon." 6 Now let the church rejoice and fmg Jefiis her Saviour, and her King ; Angels his heavenly wonders fhow, And faints declare his works below. PSALM LXXXIX. Firftpart. Common Metre, The faitbfulnefs of God. i TV yrY never ceafmg long {hall fhow jYl The mercies of the Lord ; And make fucceeding ages know How faithful is his word. s The facred truchs his lips pronounce Shall firm as heaven endure ; And if he fpeak a promife once, Th' eternal grace is fure. q How long the race of David held The promis'd Jewifh throne ! But there's a nobler cov'nant feal'd To David ; s greater fon. 4 His feed forever {hall poffefs A throne above the fkies ; Themeaneftfubje&ofhis grace Shall to that glory rife. c Lord God of hofts ! thy wondrous ways Are fung bv faints above ; E 8 **° PSALM S. And faints on earth their honours raife To thy unchanging love. PSALM LXXXIX. ver. 7, &c. Second part. Common Metre. 7 he power and majejly of God ; or, reverential nvorjhip. 1 "|T7TTH rev'rence let the faints appear, * V ^ And bow before the Lord ; His high commands with rev'rence hear. And tremble at his word, a Hew terrible thy glories rife ! How bright thine armies mine ! Where is the power with thee that vies$ Or truth compar'd with thine ? 3 The northei n pole and fouthern reft On thy fupporting hand ; Darknefs and day from eaft to weft ^ More round at thy command. 4 Thy words the raging wimds controul. And rule the boifrerous deep ; Thou mak'ft the fleeping billows roily Tiie rolling billows fleep. 5 Heaven, earth, and air, and fea are thine* And the dark world of heil ; They faw thine arm in vengeance mine ; When Egypt durft rebel. 6 Juftice and judgment are thy throne, ' Yet wondrous is thy grace ! While truth and mercy join'd in one, Invite us near thy face. P S A L M LXXXIX. ver. 15, &c. Third part/ Common Metre. Ableffed go/pel. 1 "OLESS'B are the foisls who hear and know -O The gofpel's joyfe! found ! PSALMS. 161 Peace ftiall attend the path they go, And light their fteps furround. a Their joy (hall bear their ipmts up Th-o' their Redeemer's name ; His righteoufnefs exalts their hope, And fills their foes with fhame. , The Lord, our glory and defence, ' Strength and falvation gives ; Ifrael, thy king forever reigns ; Thy God for ever lives. PSALM LXXXIX. ver.i 9 ,&c. Fourth part. Common Metre. Ckritfs mediatorial kingdom ; or, his divine and human nature. r TTEARwhat the Lord in vifionfaid, Jtl And made his mercies known ; " Sinners, behold 1 your help is laid " On my almighty fon. 2 « Behold the man my wildom chole " Among your, mortal race ; " « His headmv holy oil o'erflows, « With full'fupplies of grace. o "High (hall he reign on David s throne, « Mvv people's better king ; « My ?rm ftiall beat his rivals down, "And ftill new fubje&s bring. 4 « My truth (hall guard him in his way, " With mercy by his fide ; » While in my name, o'er earth andiea, " He fliall in triumph ride. - " Me for his father and his God, " He ftiall forever own ; " Call me his rock, his high abode " And I'll fupport my (on. P S A L M S. C " My firft born fon, array'd in grace " At my right hand mail lit, " Beneath him angels know their place 3 " And monarchs at his feet. 7 " My covenant Hands forever fall, " My promifes areftrong ; " Firm as the heavens his throne fhail laft, " His feed endure as long.'' PSALM LXXXIX. ver. 30, &c. Fifth part. Common Metre. The covenant of grace unchangeahle ; or dJticHoQ without rejcCtion, I "YET" faith the Lord, '* if David's race, -i. * v The children of my fon, *' Should Weak my la\vs,abufe my grace, " And tempt mine ailger down, a " Their lins I'll viiit with the rod, " And make their folly fmart ; " But I*JI not ceale to be their God, " Nor from my truth depart. 3 " My covenant I will ne'er revoke, *' But keep my grace in mind : tc And what my love eternal fpoke, " Eternal truth mill bind. 4 " Once have I f\vorn( I need no more} " And pledgM my holinefs, " To feal the facred promife lure "To David and his race. 5 u The fun final] fee his offspring r " And fpread from lea to lea, " Long as he travels round the fides " To give the nations day. 6 " Sure as the moon that rules the night " His kingdom ihal! endure, tc 'Till the hx'd laws of made and light Shall be obferv'd no more." p S A L M :. PSALM LXXXIX. ver. 5 47, £:c. Si::ih part, Long Metre. Mortality, and hope. A Funeral Pfalm. r T) EMEMBR, Lord, our moital ftate, , -EV How frail our lire? how fhort our date ! Where is the man that draws his breath Safe irom difeafe, fecure from death. 2 Lord while we fee whole nations die, Our fleih and Urcngth repine and cry. " Muit dea:I; forever rage and reign i " Or haft tbou rriade mankind in vain \ 3 " Where is thy promife to the jurl ? " Are net thy i'ervants tur'n'd to dull ?" But fiith forbids thefe mournful fighs, And fees the Sleeping' duft arife. 4 That glorious hour, that dreadful day, Wipes the reproach of faints away. And clears the honor of thy word : Awake our fouls, and blefs the Lord. PSALM LXXXIX. , ver. 47, &c. Lafl part, - As the 113th Pfalm., Life, deaih, and the- refurreclion. 1 r "PHINK, mighty God, on feeble nnn.. X How few his hours, how fhort his i'pan 1 Short from the cradle to the grave : "Who can fecure his vital breath A gain ft the bold demands of death, With (kill to fly, or power to fare ? a Lord, fhall it be forever faid, " The race of man was only made " For ficknefs, forrow, and the duft :' r Are not thy iervants day by day Sent to their graves and tunrd to clay ? Lord, where's thy kindnefs to the juft I 164 PSALMS. 2 Haft thou not promis'd to thy fon, And all his ieed, a heavenly crown ? But flefh and fenfe indulge defpair ? Forever blefTed be the Lord; That faith can read his holy word, And find a refurree"tion there, 4 Forever bleffed be the Lord, Who gives his faints a long reward, For all their toil reproach and pair* Let all below, and ail above Join to proclaim thy wondrous love, And each repeat their loud Amen. PSALM XC. Long Metre. Man mortal, and God eternal. A mournful fong at a funeral. % r T" , HRQ' ev'ry age, eternal God, JL Thou art our reft our fafe abode : High was thy throne e're heav'n was made. Or earth thy humble footftooi laid. a Longhad'ft thou reign'd e're time began, Or dull was fafhion'd into man: And long thy kingdom /hall endure When earth and time ihallbe no more. 3 But man, weak man, is born to die, Made up of guilt and vanity ; Thy dreadful fentence, Lord, was juft, " Return ye finners, to your dull." £4 A thoufand of our years amount Scarce to a day in thine account, Like yefterday's departed light ; Or the lail watch of ending night.] PAUSE. $ Death, like an overflowing ftream, Sweeps us away ; our life's a dream, An empty tale ; a morning flower, Cut down and wither'd in an hour. 6 |_Our age to feventy years is fet; How fhort the time ! how frail the itate PSALMS. And if to eighty we arrive, We r?ther figh, and groa% tbaij live. 7 But oh how oft thv wrath appears. And cuts off our expected years! Thy wrath awakes our humble cireao . We fear the power tha t ftnkes us aead - J 8 Teach us, O Lord ! how Trail is mai,; And kindly lengthen outthefpan, 'Till a wife care of piety Fit us to die, and dwell with tnee, PSALM XC. ver. 1—5- Firft tan. Common • .Metre. Man frail, and God eternal. 1 /~VUR God, pur help in ages paft, • L/Oar hope for years to come, Our ihelter from the ftormy blaft, And our eternal home. » Beneath the fhadowof thy throne Thy fainif have dwelt iecure^ Sufficient is thine arm alone, Andmv defence is fure. 3 Before the lulls in order flood, Or earth received her frame. From everlafting thou art God, „ To endlefs years the fame. ^ 4 Thy word commands ourfieih to du% " Return, ye fons of men;' 5 • •. All nations role 'from earth at ftrir. And turn to earth again. 5 A thoufand ages in thy fight Are like an evening gone ; Short as the watch that ends thenighj Before the riling dawn. f6 The buiy tribes of fiefnand blood, With all their lives and cares, Are carried downwards by the flood ? And loll in following years. 166 PSALMS. 7 Time, like an ever rolling flream s Bears all its fons away, They fly, forgotten, as a dream Dies at the opening day. 8 Like flowery fields the nations ftand Pleas'd with the morning light ; The flowers beneath the mower's hand Lie withering ere 'tis night. ~] 9 Our God, our help in ages paft, Our hope for years to come, Be thou our guard while troubles laft, And our eternal home. PSALM XC. ver. 8, n, 2, 10, iz. Second part. Common Metre. Infirmities and mortality the effettof ftn ; or, life? old age, and preparations for death, 1 T ORD, if thine eyes furvey our faults, JLj And juftice grows fevere, Thy drea-dful wrath exceeds our thoughts, 4nd burns beyond our fear. 3 Thine anger turns our frame to duflj By one offence to thee, Adam, with all his fons p have loft Their immortality. 3 Life, like a vain amufement flies, A fable or afong ; By fwift degrees our nature dies, Nor can our joys be long. 4 'Tis but a few whofe days amount To threefcore years and ten ; And all beyond that fhort account Is forrow, toil and pain. [5 Our vitals with laborious ftrife Bear up the crazy load, And dragthefe poor remains of life Along the tirefomeroad.] 6 Almighty God ! reveal thy love. p S A L M =>* «*/ And not thy wrath alone ; Oh let our fweet experience prove The mercies or thy throne. 7 Our fouls would learn the heavenly art T' improve the hours we have, That we may aft the wifer part, And live beyond the grave. PSALM XC. ver. 13 , &c. Third part. Commoi Metre. Breathing after Heaven. i T> ETURN, O God of love, return 5 JX. Earth is a tirefome place ; How long Ihall we thy children mourn. Our abfence from thy face I a Let heaven fucceed our painful years, Let iin andforrow ceafe, And in proportion to our tears So make our joysmcreaie. * Thy woodersto thy fervants {hew, Make thy own work complete : Then mallour iouis thy glory kaow, And own thy love was great. x Then ihall we mine before thy throne In all thy beauty, Lord : And the poor fervice we have done Meet a divine reward. PSALM XC. ver. 5, * > *& Short Metre The frailty and jhortnefs of life. 1 T ORD, what a feeble piece JL Is this our mortal frame ! Our life 1 how poor a trifle 'tis, Thatfcarcedeferves the name i a Alas, the brittle clay •-- ™ That built our body tirit ! And ev'ry month, and ev'ry day, «Tis mouldering back to dutt* H «* F S A L M K 3 Our moments fly apace Our feeble powers decay, Swift as a flood our haily days Are fweeping us away 4 Yet, if our days muftffy, J. W/llkecptheit end in fight, We II fpend them all in wifdom's w?y- And let them fpeed their flight. 5 They 11 waft us fooner o're This life's tempefhous fea ; Soonwefha.il reach the peaceful mere Of blefs'd eternity. PSALM XCI. ver. i— 7. Firft part Long Meti Safety in public difeafes and dangers, E that hath made his refuge God, Shall find a moftfecure abode; Shall walk all day beneath his made, And thereat night (Kail reft his head. , Then will Tfay, " My God, thy power " Shall be my fortrefs and mv tower ; " I that am form'd of feeble dull " Make thine almighty arm my trud." Thrice happy man ! thy Maker's care Shall keep thee from the fowler's fn: From Satan's wiles, whoftill betrays Unguarded iouls athouland wavs. foil as a hen protects her brood, From bird", of prey that feek their blood, The Lord his faithful faints (hall guard, And endlefs life be their reward. If burning beams of noon confpire To dart a pellilentiai fire ; God is their life, bis wings are fpread To fhield them with an healthful lhade If vapours with malignant breath Rife thick, and fcatter midnight death, lfrael is fafe ; the poifon'd air Grows pure, iflfrael's God be fkrei ALMS. 169 PAUSE. iiftt, though athoufand, at thy fide, Around thy path, ten thoufand died, * God his chofen people laves Am'ongfl the dead, amidftthegiaves. So when he fent his angel down To ma^e his wrath in Egypt known, AncTflew their fons, his careful eye - Pail all the doors of Jacob by, 9 Bat if the lire, or plague, orfword, Receive commiSjon from the Lord, To ftrike his faints among the reft, Their very pains and deaths areblefs'do ic The {word, the peftilence, or fire Shall but fulfil their bell defire ; From fins and forrows fet them free,' And bring thy children, Lord, to thee. PSALM XCI. ver. 9—16. Second part, Common Metre, froteciion fro?n death ', guard of angels, victory, and deliverance. z XTE fons of men, a feeble race P JL ExposMto every inare, Come, make the Lord your dwelling place, And try, and trull his care. % No ill mail enter were ycu dwell ; Or if the plague come nigh, 1 veep the wicked down to hell, 'Twill raife the faints en high. Ai give his angeis charge to keep Your fee: in all their ways ; tch your pillow while you fleep, A n d cuard your h appy d ays . 4 Their hands mall bear you, left you fail And dam againfh the flcnes ; Are they rot fervants at his call, And fent t'a'ltend his ions ? z 7 o PSALMS. 5 Adders and lions ye (hall tread ; The tempter's wiles defeat : He that hath bruis'd the ferpent's head Puts him beneath your feet. 6 " Becaufe on me they fet their love, " I'll fave them," faith the Lord ; I'll bear their joyful fouls above " Deftruclion and the fword. 5 My grace mail anfwer when they call, " In trouble I'll be nigh : " My power mall help them when they fall, " And raife them when they die. S " Thofethaton earth my name have known, " I honour will in heav'n ; a There myfalvation mall be fhovrn, " And endleis life be giv'n." PSALM XCIL FMtpart. Long Metre. A pfafoijor the Lord's day. x QWEET is the work, my God, my king, O To praife thy name, give thanks and ling, To fnew thy love by morning light, And talk of all thy truth at night. 3 Sweet is the day of facred reft, No mortal care mall feize ray breafl ; Oh may 'my heart in tune be found, Like David's harp_ of folemn found. 3 My heart (hall triumph in my Lord, And blefs his works, and blefs his word ; Thy works of grace, how bright they mine! How deep thy councils ! how divine ! 4 Fools never raife their thoughts lb high ; Like brutes they live, like brutes they die ; Like grafs that flourim, 'till thy breath Biaft them in everlafting death. 5 But Iihallfhare a glorious part. When grace hath well refin'd my heart. And frefh fupplies of joy are fned, Like holy oil, to cheer my head. PSALMS. ; ? r Sin (my worft enemy before) Shall vex my eyes and ears no more ; My inward foes mall all be flain, Nor Satan break my peace again. 7 Then fhall 1 fee, and hear, and know, All I defir'd, or wifh'd below ; And ev'ry power find fweet employ In that eternal world of joy. PSALM XCIL ver. 12, &C, Second part, Long Metre. The church is the garde?! of G^d. 1 T ORD, 'tis a pleafant thing to ftand .L_j In gardens planted by thine hand ;. Let me within thy courts be feen, Like a young cedar, frefh and green. 3 There grow thy faints in faith and love, Blefs'd with thine influence from above | Not Lebanon, with all its trees, Yield fuch a comely fight as thefe. 3 The plants of grace mall ever live ; (Nature decays, but grace muit thrive j Time, that doth all things elfe impair, Still makes them flourifh ftrong and fair. 4 Laden with fruits of age, they mew The Lord is holy juff. and true ; ■ None that attend his grace fhall fin.d A God unfaithful or unkind. PSALM XCIII. Firft Metre. As. the locih Pfaim. 1 he eternal and the fovereign Gad. I JEHOVAH reigns : he dwells in light, J Girded with m.ajefly and might: The woild, created by his hands, Still on its firft foundation {lands. a But ere this fpacious world was made, Or had its firft foundation laid, i 7a PSALM S. Thy throne eternal ages flood, Thyfelf the ever living God. 3 Like floods the angry nations rite, And aim their rage agamft the ikies ; % Vain floods, that aim their rage io high ! At thy rebuke the billows die. 4 Forever fhall thy throne endure ; Thy promife ftands forever lure ; And everlafting holinefs Becomes the dwellings of thy grace. PSALM XCIII. Second Metre. As the old 50th Pfalm..- 1 n^HE Lord of glory reigns; he reigns on high; 1 1 His robes otftate are ftrength and majeity. This wide creation rofe at his command, Built by his word, eftabhfh'd by his hand, Lone ftood his throne ere he began creation, And^his own Godhead is the firm foundation. a God is th' eternal king ;. thy foes in vain Raiie their rebellions to confound thy reign ; In vain the ftorms, in vain the floods ante, And roar, and tofs their waves agamft the ikies; Foaming at heav'n, they rage with wud com- motion, _ , n» ' „ Q „„ But heav'n's high arches fcorn the /welling oqean. 3 Ye tempefts, rage no more ; ye floods, be Itui, And thou, mad world, iubmiffive to his will : Built on his truth, his church mufb ever itantfj Firm are his promifes, andilrong Listen; See his own fons, when they appear before tam^ Bow at his footftool, and with fear adore him. PSALM XCIII. Third Metre. As the old i;.?d Pfalm. 1 HP HE Loid Jehovah reigns, " X And royal ftahy courts appear, And fingUnf everiafting love. Repea' 6 'fourth (lanza to compJeat the tuns. PS AM XCIV. i. 3 , 7 - l4 Firft part ; Common Metre. Saints cifid, ftndftnners dejlroyed '■; or, inftrw- tive affiifticns. 1 C\ ? • t0 w,1Gm re venge belongs, \J :ia i m thy wrath aloud ; Let*r ir -g power redrefs our wrongs; juitice fmite the proud. 374 PSALMS. a They fay, tl The Lord nor fees cor hears,*! When will the vain be wile i Can he be deaf, who form'dtbeir ears ? Or blind, who made theif eyes I p o, He knows their impious thouihts are vain, Apd they (hall feel his/ower ; _ His wrath (hall pierce the/fouls with pain, Jnfomefurprmnghtfir. 4 But,if thy faints deferve/ebukc, Thou haft a gentler^od ; Thy providence, thy ffcred took. Shall make them kbow tfeir God. r Bleft is the man thy i^rnds (haitile, And to his duty draw, Thy fcourges makethy chilcen wife; When thev forget tlw lw, # 6 But God will ne'er caft off fe feints, Nor his one proimfe brek ; He pardons his inhertiants, Fortheir redeemers take. PSALM XCIV. ver. 16.-^3 -^Second part- Common Metre. Cod our fupport and comfort ; o^defkrance from temptation and perfecdm WHO will arife and plead my rif Againfl my numerous foes. While earth and hell their force unu\ And all my hopes oppole. Had not the Lord, my rock, my hel P: Suftain'd my fainting head, My life had now in filence dwcK, My foul amongft the dead. , "Alasi my Aiding feet I" Icry'd, ' ' Thy promife bore me up ; Thy grace flood conftant by my lid-., And rais'd my finking hope* PSA I M ! t)B 4. While multitudes of mournful thoughts Within my Worn roll, Thy boundlefs love forgive? my faults, Thy comforts cheer my foul. 5 Pow'rs of iniquity may rife, And frame pernicious laws ; But God my refuge rules the ikies, He will defer cf my caufe* 6 Let malice vent her rage around, Let bold blafphemers feoff ; The Lord our God mail judge the proud. And cut the fmners off. PSALM XCV. Common Metre . • ji ffahn before prayer, r O ING to the Lord Jehovah's name, i'D And in his ftrength rejoice ; When his falvation is our theme, Exalted be our voice. a With thanks approach his awful fight, And pfalms of honour ling ; m The Lord's a God of boundlefs might, - The whole creation's king. 3 Let princes hear, let angels know, How mean their natures feem, Thofe Gods on high, and Gods^below, When once compared with him. 4 Earth, with its caverns dark and deep? Lies in hisfpacious hand ; He fix'd the feas what bounds to keep, And where the hills muff ftand. 5 Come, and with humble fouls adore, Come, kneel before his face, Oh may the creatures of his power Be children of his grace. 6 Now is the time, he bends his ear, And waits for your requeil ; Come, left he roufe his wrath and fwear a f' Ye mall not fee mv reft," fit PSALMS. PSALM XCV. Short Metre. A pfalm before fermon. COME, found his praife abroad, And hymns of glory ling: Jehovah is the fov'reign God, The univerfal king. a He form f d the deeps unknown ; He gave the feas their bound ; The wat'ry worlds are all his own, And all the folid ground. 3 Come, worfhip at his throne, Come, bow before the Lord ; We are his works, and not our own ; He formed 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 refufe The language of his grace, And hearts grovy hard, like Habborn Jews, That unbelieving race — 6 The Lord, in vengeance drefs'd, Wil] lift his hand and fwear, " You that defpife my promised reft, " Shall have no portion there ." PSALM XCV. ver. r, a, 3, 6,-12 . Long Metre. Canaan lofl through unbelief ; or , A warning if delaying f inner j 3 1 /^OME, let your voices join to raife V> Afacredfong offolemn praife: God is a fo.v L 'reign King : rehearfe His honour in exalted verie, 3 Come, let our louls addrefs the Lord, Who framed our natures y/ith his word, PSALMS. ~ : [e is our fhepherd ; we the Iheep s mercy chafe, his paftures keep. • Come let us hear his voice to day, The councils of his Jove obey, Kor let our hardened hearts renew The fins and plagues thatlfra'l knew. t . Ifrael, that law his works of grace, Yet tempt their maker to his face ; A raithlefs unbelieving brood, That tir'd the patience of their God. ; Thus faith the Lord, " How falfe they prove ! " Forget my power, abufe my love ; " Since they defpife my reft, I fwear, " Their feet (hall never enter there." ook back, my foul with holy dread 3 And view thofe ancient rebels dead, ;nd the offered grace to-day, Nor loofe the bleiungs by delay. ■ . I Seize the kind promiie while it waits, And march to Zion's heavenly gates ; levej, and take the promis'd reft ; Obey, and be forever bleiVd.] " "•" V. L M XCYL ver. a, 10, Zee. Commoii Metre. ■ ijl '- s firji and fecond coming . t Q INO to the Lord, ye diftant lands, U Ye tribes of every tongue ; . difcovsr'd grace, demandsj A new and nobler fong % Say to the nations, Jefus reigns, God's own Almighty Son ; His power, the finking world fuftains, And grace furrounds his throne. 3 Let heav'n proclaim the joyful day, Joy through the earth be fe'en ; Let cities fhine in bright array, And fields in cheerful green., i"7« PSALMS. 4 The joyous earth, the bending fkies His glorious train diiplay ; Ye mountains link, ye vaiiies rife, Prepare the Lord his way. 5 Behold he comes, he comes to blefs The nations as their God ; To fhew the world his righteoufnefs, And fend his truth abroad. 6 His voice mail raife the flumbering dead, And bid the world draw near ; But how will guilty nations dread, To fee their judge appear ! PSALM XCVII. As the ii 3 thPfa!rr, The God of ike Gerzti.es. i T ETall the earth their voices raiie, -1 — J To ling the choiceit pfaim ofpraife. To fing and blefs Jehovah's name : His glory let the heathens know, His wonders to the nations mow, And all his faving works proclaim. i The heathens know thy glory, Lord, The wondering nations read thy word ! But here Jehovah's name is known : Nor mall our worfhip e'er be paid To gods which morcai hands have made ; Our Maker is our God alone. 3 He fram'd the globe, he built the fky, He made the mining worlds on h And reigns complete in glory there ; His beams are majefty and light ; His beauties how divinely bright ! His temple how divinely fair ! % Come the great day, the is hour, When earth fhall feel his favhg pow'r, Andbarb'rous nations fear his name \ Then (hail the race of men confefs The beauty of his holinefs, And in his courts his grace proclaim. PSALMS- i)9 i. PSALM XCVIL 7. r— 5. Firftpart. Long Metro-. Chriji reigning in heaven, and 'earning to judgment. i TTL reigns ; the Lord, the Saviour, reigns I JLl Praife him in evangelic flrains ; Let the whole earth in fongr. rejoice, And diftant iftands join their voice. 4 Deep are his counsels and unknown ; But grace and truth fupport his throne: Tho' gloomy clouds his ways furround, Jufhce is their eternal ground. 3 In robes of Judgment, lo, he comes, Shakes the wide earth, and cleaves the tombs % Before him burns devouring fire, The mountains melt, the feas retire. 4 His enemies, with fore difmay, Fly from the fight, and fhun the day ; Then lift your heads, ye faints on high, And ling, for your redemption's nigh. PSALM XCVII. ver. 6,— 9, Second part. Long Metre. Chrijl's incarnation. 1 nPH£ Lord is come ; the heavens proclaim X His birth ; the nations learn his name 5 An unknown ftar directs the road Of eaftern iages to their God. % All ye bright armies of the fkies, Go, worfhip where the Saviour lies ; Angels and kings before him bow, Thole gods on high, and gods below. 2 Let idols totter to the ground, And their own worfhipp'ers confound ; But Zion (hall his glories ling, And earth confefs her fov'reign king. P SA L M XCVII. Third part. Long Metre, Grace and glory. TH< Almighty reigns exalted high O'er all the earth, o'er all the Iky j fSo PSALM &. Though clouds and darknefs veil his fee?.. His dwelling is the mercy feat. 2- O, ye that love his holy name, Hate every work of fin and (name : He guards the fouls of all his friends , And from thefnares of hell defends. 3 Immortal light, and joys unknown, Are for the faints in darknefs fo wn ; Thofe glorious feeds fhall fpring and.rife, . And the aright harveit blefs our eyes. 4 Rejoice, ye righteous, and record The iacred honours of the Lord ; None but the foul that feels his grace Can triumph in his boiineis. PSALM XCVII. ver. 3,5, 7— 11. Commoo Metre. ChrijVs incarnation and the laft judgment, 1 T ET earth, with ev'ry ifle and fea -L* Rejoice, the Saviour reigns ; His word, like fire prepares his way, And mountains melt to plains, a His prefence finks the proudefl hills. And makes the vallies rile ; The humble foul enjoys his foiiles, The haughty (inner dies. 3 The heavens his rightful power proclaim : The idol-gods around Fill their own worfliippers with fhame ? And totter to the ground. 4 Adoring angels at his birth Make the Redeemer known ; Thus (hall he come to judge the earth, And angels guard his throne. His foes mail tremble at his fight, And hills and feas retire ; His children take their unknown flight, And leaye the world in fire, P S A L M & tti S The feeds of joy and glory fown For faints in darknefs here, Shall rife and fpring in worlds unknown^ And a rich harveft bear. £SALM XCVIli. Firft part. Common Metfe, Praifefor the GofpeL 2 np O our almighty maker, God, JL New honours be addrefs'd^ His great falvation mines abroad, And makes the nations blefs'd. a To: Abraham firft he fpoke the word, And taught his numerous race ; The Gentiles own him fov'reign Lord s And learn to truft. his grace. 3 Let the whole earth his love proclaim With all her different tongues y. And fpread the honour of his name In melody and fongs. PSALM XCVIII. , Second part. Comatcr. . Metre. ^ The Mejfiab's coming and kingdom. t TOY to the wQrld— - the Lord is come $ J Let earth receive her King :, Let ev'ry heart prepare him room And hea'vn and nature fing, I Joy to the earth, the Saviour reigns % Let men their fongs employ, While fields and floods, rocks* hills and pMriSi Repeat the founding joy. 3 No more let fins and iorrows grow, Nor thorns infefl the ground • He comes to make his bleffings flow, . - : Far as the curfe is found. 4He rules the world with truth and grace., And makes the nations prove F P S A L M a ^he glories of his righteoufr efs, And wonders of his love. PSALM XGIX. Firft part. Short Metre. Chrifts kingdom andmajeftj. 3 THE God Jehovah reigns, X Let all the nations fear; Let {inrers tremble at his throne* And flints be humble th ere. a lefts the Saviour reigns, Let earth adore it's Lord : Bright cherubs his attendants itand, *Swiftto>liilhis word. 3 In Zion ftands his throne. His honours are divine, His church (hall make his wonders known* For there his glory {Trine, 4 How holy is his name ! How terrible his praile I . . Tuftice, and truth, and Judgment join In all his works of grace. PSALM XCIX. Second part.- Short Metre, A Holy God worjhipped with reverence. i T? XALT the Lord our God, Va And wormip at his feet, His nature is ail holinefs, And mercy is his feat. a When Ifrael was his churchy When Aaron was his prieit, When Mofes cry'd, when Samuel pray d, He gave his people reft. * Oft 4 he forgave their fins, Nor would deitroy their race ; / nd oft' he madehis vengeance known,, When thev abul'd his grace. A Exalt the Lord our God, Whofe grace is toll the lame ; P S A L M S. t$i Still he's a God of holinefs, And jealous for his name. PSALM C. Firft Metre. A plain tranfiaUon. Praife to our Creator. I VE nations, round the earth, rejoice 1 Before the Lord, your iov'reign king i Serve him with cheerful heart and voice, With all your tongues his glory ling. a The Lord is God : 'tis he alone Doth life, and breath, and being give ; We are his work, and not our own ; The fheep that on his paftures live. 3 Enter his g^tes with longs of joy, With praifes to his courts repair ; And make it your divine employ To pay your thanks and honours there,. 4 The Lord is good, the Lord is kind j Great is his grace, his mercy fure ; And the whole race of man (hall find His truth from age to age endure. PSALM C. Second Metre. A paraphrafe, i T>EFOR£ Jehovah's awful throne, 13 Ye Rations, bow with facred joy; Know that the Lord is God alone — He can create, and he deftroy. a His fov'reign power without oar aid, Made ufe of clay, and form'd us men s And when, like wandring fheep we ftray'd,- He brought us to his fold again, 3 We are his people, we his care, Our fouls, and all our mortal frame ; What lafting honours mall we rear, Almighty maker to thy name ! 4 We'll croud thy gates with thankful longs, High as the heav'n our voices raife ; And earth, with her ten thoufand tongues, Shall fill thy courts with founding praiie, 184 P S A L M S. 5 Wide as the world is thy cemmand Vafl as eternity thy love ! — Firm as a rock thy truth rauft ftand, When rolling years fliall ceafe to mote, PSALM CI. Long Metre. The magijlrdte's pfalm. 1 Tl/rERCY and judgment are my fong • 1VX And fince they both to thee belongs My gracious God, my righteous King, To thee my fortgs and vows I bring. & If 1 am raised to bear the fword, I'll take my counfel from thy word ; Thy jufliceand thy heavenly grace Shall be the pattern of my ways. 3 Let wifdom all my actions guide, And let my God with me rehde : No wicked thing mail dwell with me, Which may provoke thy jealoufy. 4 No fons of flander, rage and ftrife Shall be companions of my life -, The haughty look, the heart of pride _ Within my door mail ne'er abide. [5 141 iearch the land, and raife the juft To polls of honour wealth andtruft ; The men that work thy holy will Shall be my friends and fav'rites itiil.} 6 In vain fhall finners hope to rife By flattering or malicious lies ; Nor, while th' innocent I guard, Shall bold offenders e*ere be (par'd. I The impious crew (that factious band) Shall hide their heads, or quit the land y And all' that break the public reft, Whe*e I have power fhall be fuppreflv PSALMS. ft* PSALM CI. Common Metre. Apfalmfora majlcr bf a family. F juftice and of grace I fing, And pay my God my vows, Thy grace and juftice, heav'nly King, Teach me to rule my houfe. i Now to my tent, O God, repair. And make thy fervant wife ; I'll fufFer nothing near rne there That mail offend thine eyes. 3 The man, that doth his neighbour wrongs By faifehood or by force, The icornful eye, the fland'rous tongue, I'll banifh from my doors. 4 I'll feek the faithful and thejuft, And will their help enjoy ; Thefe are the friends that f fhall truft ? The ferrants I'll employ. 5 The wretch that deals in fly deceit* I'll not endure a night ; The liar's tongue I ever hate, And banifh from my fight „ 6 I'll purge my family around, And make the wicked flee ; So fhall my houfe be ever found A dwelling fit for thee. PiS A L M CIL ver. 1,-13, 30, ai. Firft parte Common Metre. A prayer for the afjlifted. 1 TTEARme, O God, nor hide thy face JO. But anfwer, left I die ; Haft thou not built a throne of grace, To hear when finners cry ? 3 Like fmoke my wafting days depart. When it diffolves in air. F I jS6 psalms. My (trenpth is dri'd, my broken heart Is (inking in defpair. 3 My fpirits flag, like withering grafs Burnt with exceiliye heat: In fecret groans my minutes pais, And J forget to eat. 4 As on feme lonely building's top The fparrow tells her moan, Far from the tents of joy and hope, I fit and grieve alone. My foul is like a wildernefs, Where beafte of midnight howl ; Where the fad raven finds her place, And where the fcreaming owl. 6 Dark difmal thoughts, and boding fears Dwell in my troubled breaft ; While iharp reproaches wound my ears* Nor give my fpirit reft. 7 My cup is mingled with my woes, And tears are my repaft ; My daily bread, like aflaes grows Unpleafant to my tafte. $ Senfe can afford no real joy To fouls that feel thy frown ; Lord/twas thy hand advanc'd me high, Thv hand hath caft me down. 9 My looks like wither'd leaves appear ; And life's declining light Grows faint, as ev'ning fhadows are, That vanilh into night. io But thou forever art the fame, O my eternal God ; Ages to come Ihall know thy name, And fpread thy works abroad. j i Thou wilt arife and mew thy face, Nor will my Lord delay, J3eyondtW appointed hour of grace, * That long expected day. PSALMS. 187 & He hears his faints, he knows their cry— And by myftenous ways, Redeems thepris'ners, doom'dto die, And fills their tongues with praiie. PSALM. CII ver. 13— a 1 Second part. Common Metre. Prayer. heard, and Zion rejlored* 1 T ET Zion and her ions rejoice— I a Behold the promis'd hour : Her God hath heard her mourning voice, And comes t* exalt his power. 3 Her duft and ruins that remain, Are precious in our eyes; Thofe ruins mall be built again, And all that duft (hall rile. 3 The Lord will raife Jerufalem, And (land in glory there ; Nations (hall boW before his name, And kings .attend with fear. A He fits a fov'reign on his throne, With pity in his eyes, He hears the dying pris'ners groan, And fees their fighs anfe. e He frees the fouls condem'd to deafly. And when hi* faints complain, It (ha'ntbc faid, " That praying breath " Was ever fpent in vain. 6 This (hall be known when we are dead, And left on long record ; * That ages yet unborn may read, And traft, and praife the Lord. PSALM CII. ver. a 3 — 28. Third part. Long Metre- Man's mortality, and Cbrijl's eternity ; ; or, Saints die, but Chriji and the Church live. 1 TT is the Lord our Saviours hand 1 Weakens our fhenprth amidft the race ; F 4 j88 PSALMS. , - Difeafe and death at his command Arreft us, and cut {hurt our days* a Spare us, O Lord, aloud we pray, Not let our fun go down at noon ; Thy years are one eternal day And mult thy children die fofoon i 3 Yet, in the midft of death and grief, This thought, our forrow lhall affuage; (i Our Father and oar faviour live ; Chrifl is the fame tl r << every age, 9 ' 4 'Twas he this earth's foundation laid ; Heaven is the building of his hand ; This earth grows old, thefcheav'ns mall fade^ And all be chang'd at his command. 4 The ftary curtains of the iky Like garments, lhall be laid aflde ; Eat ftill thy throne {lands firm and high ; Thy church forever muft abide. 6 Before thy face thy church fhall live 5 And on thy throne thy children reign j This dying world fh.aH they furvive, And the dead faints be rais'd again. PSALM CIII. ver. 1*— 7. Firft part. Long Metre Blejfwg Gsdfcr his goodnefs to foul and body. 1 13 LESS, Omy foul, the living God, -D Call home thy thoughts that rove abroad^ Let all the powers within me join In work and worfhip fo divine. % Blefs, O my foul, the God of grace ; ' His favours claim the higheft praife ; Why fhould ungrateful (ilence hide Thebleflings which his hands provide? 3 *Tis he, my foul, that fent hi* Son To die for crimes which though haft done Ifle 6wns the ranfom, and forgives The hourly follies of our lives. 4 The vices of the mind he heals, ■■ And cures the pains that nature feels-** »* P S A T, M S Redeems the foul from hell . ' '* Our wafting life from threa pg gp , Our youth decay ; d his pc 'S ; J His mercy crowns our ^ro He fills our ftore with ev'ry And feeds our fouis with hen tood. 6 He fees th« opprtffjr aed th< oppreit, And often gives the fuff'rers tett ; But will his juftice more diiplay In the laft great rew ardmg day. [ 7 His power he fhew'd by Motes' r i«j And gave to Ifrael his commands ; But fent his truth and mercy gov. n To all the nations by his Son. J 8 Let the whole earth his power con ! els- Let the whole earth adore his grace ; The Gentile with the Jew (hall join In work and worfhip fo divine. PSALM CHI. Second part. Long God's gentle cbajlifment ; or, His tender his people. i HP HE Lord, how wond'rous are his way. 1 How firm his truth ! how large his £ He takes his mercy for his throne, And thence he makes his glories known. a Not half fo high his power hath fpread The ftarry heavns above our head. As his rich love exceeds our praife, Exceeds the higheft hopes we raile. 3 Not half fo far hath nature plac'd The rifmg morning from the weft, As his forgiving giace removes The daily guilt of thofehe loves. 4 How flow his awful wrath to rife ! On iwifter wings falvation flies ; And if he lets his anger burn, How foon his frowns to pity turn 1 * 5 X9 o PSALM S. 5 Amid# his wrath compaflion mines ; His ftrokes are lighter than our fiDss And, while his rod corrects his faints^ His ear indulges their complaints. 6 So fathers their young ions chaftife, With gentle hands and melting eyes. The children weep beneath the fmart^ And move the pity of their heart. pause, f The mighty God, the wife and juft, Knows that our frame is feeble dull ; And will no heavy loads impofe, Beyond the ftrength that he bellows. 3 He knows how foon our nature dies, Blafted by ev'ry wind that rl.ies ; Like grais we Ipring, and die as loon., Or morning flowers that fade at noon. $ But his eternal love is fure To all the faints, and &iall endure ; From age to age his truth mail reign ? !Nor children's children hope in vain. 2>SALM CIII. ver. i— y. Firft part. Sho. i Metre. Praife for fpiritual and temporal mercies-. t iSpvH blefs the Lord, my foul ! \J Let all within me join And aid my tongue to blefs his name Whofe favours are divine, a Oh blefs the Lord, mv foul ! Nor Jet his mercies lie Forgonen in unthankfalnefs, And without praifes die. 3 *Tis he forgives thy lins, His gifts proclaim his love divine, ia His bounteous hands our table fpread, He fills our cheerful ftores with bread; While food our vital ftrength imparts, Let daily praife infpire our hearts. p a u s e the fecond. 13 Behold the ftately cedar Hands > Rais'd in the forefc by his hands ; Birds on the boughs for {belter fly, And build their nefts fecure on high, 14 To craggy hills afcends the goat ; And at the airy mountain's foot The feebler creatures make their cell — - He gives them wifdom where to dwell. 35 He fets the fun his circling race, Appoints the moon to change her face 1 And, when thick darknefs veils the day, Calls out wild beafts to hunttbeir prey, f 16 Fierce lions lead their young abroad, And roaring afk their meat from God ; But when the morning beams arife, The favage heart to covert flies. 17 Then man to daily labour goes ; The night was marie for his repofe ; Sleep is thy gift, that Iweet relief From tirefome toil and wafting grief. 18 How ftrange thy works ! how great thy fkiH t While every land thy riches fill ; Thy wifdom round the world we fee, This ipacious earth is full of thee. PSALM S, 195 so Nor lefs thy glories in the deep, Where fifh in millions fwim and creep, With wond'rous motions ,fwift or flow, Still wand'ring in the paths below. 20 There fhips divide their wat'ry way, And flocks of lcaly monfters play j The huge leviathan r elides, And, fearlefs, fports amid the tides.. pause the third. a 1 Vaft are thy works, almighty Lord, AH nature refts upon thy word, And the whole race of creatures fland Waiting their portion from thy hand. %% While each receives his different food, Their cheerful looks pronounce it good: Eagles andbears,and whales and worms Rejoice and praife in different forms, a 3 But when thou hid'ft thy face they mourn, And, dying, to their duft return; Both man and beaft their fouls relign; Life, breath, andfpirit, all are thine. S4 But thou canft breathe on duft again, And fill the world with beafts and men ; A word of thy creating breath Repairs the waftes of time and death. 35 His works, the wonders of his might, Are honoured with his own delight ; Kovr awful are his glorious ways ! The Lord is dreadful in his praife. »6Theearthftandstremblingatthyftroke, And at thy touch" the mountains fmoke; Yet humble fouls may fee thy face, And tell their wants to fov'reign grace. 37 In thee my hopes and wifhes meet, And make my meditations fweet ; Thy praifes fhall my breath employ, r Till it expire in endkfs joy. F 8 *9& PSALM Sf. s3 While haughty finners die accurft. Their glory bury'd with their dull, I to my God, my heav'nly King, Immortal hallelujahs fing. PSALM CV. Abridged. Common Metre, God's condufilo Ifrael, and the plagues, of Egypt, i f~* IVE thanks to God, invoke his name, v_X And tell the world his grace ; Sound through the earth his deeds of fame, That all may feek his face, a His cov'nant which he kept in mind For numerous ages paft, To num'rous ages yet behind In equal force ftiall laft. 3 He fware to Abra'm and his feed, And made the blefling lure : Gentiles the ancient promife read, And find his truth endure. 4 " Thy feed Ihall make all nations blels'd 5 (Said the Almighty voice) " And Canaan's land lhall be thy reft, " The Type of heav'nly joys." [5 How large the grant ! how rich the grace 31 To give them Canaan«s land, , Whea they were ftrangers in the place, A fmall and feeble band ! 6 Like pilgrims, through the countries round, Securely they remov'd ; And haughty kings, that on them frown'd, Severely he reprov'd, 7 " Touch mine anointed, and mine arm " Shall foon avenge the wrong 1 " The man that does my prophets harm, " Shall know, their God is itrong. 8 (i 1 hen let the world forbear its rage, " Nor put the church in fear 3 PSALMS. 197 Ifrael muft live through every age, " And be th' almighty's care."] p a u s e the firft. y When Phaioah dar'd to vex the faints, And thus provok'd their God, Mofes was fent at their complaints, Arm'd with his dreadful rod. 10 He call'd for darknefs, darknefs came Like an overwhelming flood : He turned each lake, and ev 'ry iiream To lakes and ftreams of blood. 11 He gave the fign, and noifome flies Through the whole country fpreadj And frogs, in baneful armies rife About the monarch's bed. it, Through fields,and towns,and palaces, The tenfold vengeance flew ; LoCufh in fwarms devour'd their trees, And hail their cattle flew. 13 Then, by an angel's midnight ftroke, 1 .. e fiow'r of Egypt died : The Strength of ev'ry houfe he broke, TV :ir glory and their pride. 14 " Now let the world forbear its rage, '• Nor put the church in fear ; " Ifrael muft live through ev'ry age, " And be the Almighty's care." pause the fecond 15 Thus were the tribes from bondage freed, And left the hated ground ; Rich with Egyptian fpoils they fled, Nor was one feeble found. 16 The Lord himielf chofe out their way, And mark' d their journeys right, Gave them a leading cloud by day, A fiery guide by night. 1 - They thirft ,* and waters from the rock Tn rich abundance flow, F 9 i9S PSALMS. And following ftill the courfe they took, Ran all the defert through, j 8 O wond'rous ftream ! O bleflcdtype Of ever-flowing grace! So Chrift our rock maintains our life And aids our wand'ring race. 19 Thus guarded by th« Almighty hand, The chofen tribes pofTeis'a Canaan the rich and promis'd land, And there enjoy'd their reft, ao " Then let the world forbear its rage, " The church reuounce her fear ; " Ifrael muft live through ev'ry age, " And be the Almighty's care." PSALM CVI. ver. 1—- 5. Firft part. Long Metre. Pra'ifc to Gsd } or, communication with faints* 1 HP O God the great, the ever blefs'd, I JL Let fongs of honour be addrefs'd j His mercy firm forever ftands ; Give him the thanks his love demand** a Who knows the wonders of thy ways ! Who mall fulfil thy boundlels praife ; Blefs'd are the fouls that fear thee ftill, And pay their duty to thy will. 3 Remember what thy mercy did For Jacob's race, thy cholen feed ; And with the fame falvation blefs The meaneft fuppliant of thy grace. 4 O may I fee thy tribes rejoice, And aid their triumphs with my voice ! This is my glory, Lord to be Joined to thy faints, and near to thee, PSALMS. i,99 PSALM CVI. ver. 7, 8, ia, 14, 43—48. Second part. Short Metre. Ifrael ' punijhed and pardoned '; or, God's unchangea- ble Uve, 1 s^i OB of eternal lo ve Vjr How fickle are our ways ! And yet how oft did Ifrael prove Thy conftancy of grace ! a They faw thy wonders wrought, And then thy praife they lung } But loon thy works of power forgot, And murmur'd with their tongue. s Now they believe his word, While rocks with rivers flow ; Now with their iufts provoke the Lord, And he reduced them low. 4 Yet when they mourn'd their faults, He heavken'd to their groans, Brought his own cov'nant to his thoughts, And call'd them ftill his ions. e Their names were in his book, He'fav'd them from their foes ; Ofthechaftis 6 d,butne«er forfook The people that he choie. 6 Let Jfra'l blefs the Lord, Who lov'd their ancient race ; Ard Chriftians join the folemn word, Amen to all the praife. PSALM CVH. Firft pait. Long Metre. Ifrael led to Canaan, and Ckrifiians to heaven. i f-\ 1VE thanks to God, he reigns above, \y Kind are his thoughts, his name is love; His mercy ages paft have known, And ages long to come {hall own. o, Let the redeemed of the Lord The wonders of his grace record ; apo PSALMS. lfrael, the nation whom he chofe, And refcu'd from their mighty foes. £3 When God's own arm their Fetters broke. And freed them from th' Egyptian yoke, They trac d the defert, wand'ring round A wild andfolitary ground. 4 There they could find no leading road Nor city for their fix'd abode : Nor food, nor fountain to afTuage Their burning thirft, or hunger's rage.) 5 In their diftrefs to God they cry'd, God was their Saviour and their guide ; He led their wandering march around, And brought their tribes to Canaan's ground. 6 Thus, when our firft releafe we gain From fin's old yoke and Satan's chain, We have this defert world to pafs, A dang'rous and a tirefome place. 7 He feeds and clothes us all the way, He guides our f ootfteps left we ftray, He guards us with a pow'rfui hand, And brings us tp the heav'nly land. 8 O let the faints with joy record The truth and goodnefs of the Lord ! How great his works ! how kind his ways I Let ev'ry tongue pronounce his praife. PSALM eVII. Second part. Long Metre, Cor reft'wn for Jin, and releafe by prayer. 1 THROM age to age exalt his name, -£. God and his grace are flill the fame , He fills the hungry foul with food, And feeds the poor with ev'ry good, a But if their hearts rebel, and rife Againft the God who rules the fides, If thev rejecl his heav'nlv word, And flight the counfels of the Lord PSALMS. 301 3 He'll bring their fpirits to the ground, And no deiiv'rer mail be found- Laden with grief, they wafte their breath In darkneis^and the fhades of death. 4 Then to the Lord they raife their cries 3 He makes the dawning light arife, And fcatters ail that difmal made," That hung fo heavy round their head; j He cuts the bars of brafs in two, And lets the fmiling pris'ners through; Takes off the load of guilt and grief, And gives the lab'ring foul relief. 6 O may the ions of men record The wondrous goodnefs of the Lord ! How great his works ! how kind his ways ! Let every tongue pronounce his praife. PSALM CVII. Third part, Long Metre, Intemperance punijhed and pardoned; or, A pfalm for the glutton and the drunkard. 3 T7AIN man on fool ifhpleafures bent, V Prepares for his own puniihment,* What pains, what loathfome maladies. From luxury and luft arife ! a The drunkgrd feels his vitals wafte, Yet drowns his health to pleafehistaftej Till all his active pow'rs are loft, And fainting life draws near to dull. 3 The glutton groans, and lothes to eat, His foul abhors delicious meat ; Nature with heavy loads oppreft, Would yield to death to be released. 4 Then how the frightn'd finneis fly To God for help with earned cry ! He hears their groans, prolongs their breath. And faves them from approaching death, j V.o med'cines could e feci: the cure So quick, fo eafy, or fo fure j 505 * S A L M S. The deadly fentence God repeals, He fends his fov'reign word and heals. 6 O may the fons of men record The wondrous goodnefs of the Lord I And let their thankful offering prove How they adore their Maker's love. PSALM GVII. Fourth part. Long Metre. Deliverance fr o?7i Jlorms and Jhipiureckt ; or, The feamarf rjbng. * *\X7" 01 ? LD you beho * d the works °f God, VV His wonders in the world abroad ? With the bold mariner furvey The unknown regions of the fea. a They leaye their native mores behind, And feize the favour of the wind ; Till God command, and tempeils rife, That heave the ocean to the ikies. 3 Now to the heav'ns they mount amain, Now fink to dreadful deeps agrin ; What ftrange affrights youngfailors feel, And like a ftagg'nng drunkard reel ! 4 When land is far, and death is nigh, Loft to all hope, to God they cry : His mercy hears their loud addrefs, And fends falvation in diflrefs. 5 He bids the winds their wrath afluage, And flormy tempefts ceafe to rage ; The gladfome train their fears give o'er, And hail with joy their native more. 6 O may the fons of men record The wond'rous goodnefs of the Lord ! Let them their private off'rings bring. And in the church his glory fing. PSALM CVII. Fourth part. Common Metre. The mariner's pjalm. j HPHY works of glory, mighty Lord, X That rule the boiftrous lea PSALMS. *ft The ions of courage (haH record, Who tempt that dangerous way. % At thy commands the winds anfe, Andiwell the tow'ring waves ; The men, afloninVd mount the fides, And fmk in gaping graves. [3 Again they climb the wat'ry hills, And plunge in deeps again ; Each like a tott'ring drunkard reels, And finds his courage vain. 4 Frighted to hear the tempeft roar, They pant with fluttering breath, And hopelefs of the diftant more,] Expect "immediate death.] _ 5 Then to the Lord they raife their cries, He hears the loud requeft, _ And orders {Hence through the fkies* And lays the floods to 1 reft. 6 Sailors rejoice to lofe their fears, And fee the ftorm allay'd ; Now to their eyes the port appears $ There let their vows be paid. 7 and trees the Y x^lant, Whole yearly fruit fupplies their want ; Their race grows up from fruitful flocks, Their wealth increafes with their flocks* 5 Thus they are blels'd \ but if they fin, He lets the heathen nations in • A favage crew invades their lands, Their princes die by barb'rous hands. 6 fheir captive fons, expos'd to fcorn, Wander unpity'd and forlorn : The country lies unfenc'd untill'd, And defolation fpreads the field. 7 Yet if the humbled nations mourns, Again his dreadful hands he turns ; Again he makes their cities thrive, And bids the dying churches live.] 8 The righteous, with a joyful ienfe, Admire the works of Providence : And tongues of atheifts fhallnoraore Blafpheme the God that faints adore, 9 How few with pious care record Thefe wond'rous dealings oft^eLord! But wife obfervers ftill (hall find The Lord is holy, juft and kind. PSALM CVIIL Common Metre, dfong ofpraife, I A WAKE, my foul, to found his praife* <£** Awake my harp to ling j PSALMS. »9i Join all my powers thefong to raife, And morning incenfe bring. a Among the people of his care, i nd through the nations round ; Gladiongs of praife will I prepare, A there his name refound. 3 Betrun JxaJted,Omy God, Above the itarry train ; Diiriif th 'nly grace abroad, And tea e world thy reign. 4 So (hall thv cholen fons rejoice, Ano throng thy courts above ; While finners hear thy pard'ning voice, And tafte redeeming love. PSALM CIX. ver. i, 5,— 31. CommonMetre Lcvt to enemies from the example of Chriji. 1 (~^ OD of my mercy and my praife, \JX Thy &lory is my long ; Tho* finners Ipeak againft thy grace With a blafpheming tongue. 3 When in the form of mortal man Thy fon on earth was found, With cruel flanders, falfe and vain 3 They compafs'd him around. 3 Their mis'ries his companion move, Their peace he ftill purfu'd ; They render hatred for his love, And evil for his good, 4T heir malice rag'd without a caufe. Yet with his dying breath He pray'd fcr murri'rers on his crofs ? And bleis'd his foes in death. 5 Lo?d mail thy bright example mine In- vain before my eyes ; Give ire a foul akin to thine, To love mine enemies. 6 The Lord mall on my fide engage, And in my Saviour's name • 3©6 P S A L M S. I (hall defeat their pride and rage Who dander and condemn. PSALM CX. Firftpart. Long 3tfetre. Ckriji exalted, and multitudes converted; or, The fuccefs of the gofpel. i HPHUS God th' eternal Father fpake X To Chrift the fan : " afcend and fit M At ray right ha-nd, till I (hall make Thy foes fubmiliive at thy feet. a " From Zion ihall thy word proceed, '• Thy word the iceptre in thy hand, " Shall make the hearts of rebels bleed, " And bow their wills to thy command. 3 " That day ib all (how thy powT is great, " When faints ihaMock with willing minds, " And tinners croud thy temple gate, " Where holinefs in beauty mines." ,4 O bleffed pow'r • O glorious day ! What a large vict'ry (hall enfue ! And convercs, who thy grace obey, Exceed the drops of morning dew. PSALM CX. Second part. Long Metre. The kingdom and pried kood of Chrijl. i npHUS the great Lord of earth and fea, X Spake to his Son, and thus hefwere : " Eternal fhall thy priefthood be, " And change from hand to hand no more. a " Aaron and ail his ions muft die ; " Bat everlaiting life is thine. " To lave for ever thofe that tty " For refuge fcom the wrath divine. 3 " Bv me Melchiiedeck was made " On earth a king and prieffc at once ; " And thou, my heavenly prieft, fnalt plead, " And thou, my king, fhall rule my ions." PS ALMS, a?'/ £ Jefus the prieft afcends his throne, 1 While counfels of eternal peace, Between the Father and the Son, Proceed with honour and fuccefs. 5 Through the whole earth his reign (hall fprea«t 9 And crufh the pow'rs that dare rebel ; Then fhall he judge the riling dead. And fend the guilt y world to hell. 6 Though, while he treads his glorious way, He drinks the cups of threats and blood, The fuifhings of that dreadful day Shall but advance h;rc near to God. PSALM CX. Common Metre. Chrijl's -kingdom and priejihood. % TESTJS, our Lord, afcend thy throne,, J And near. thy father lit ; In Zion fhall thy power be known, And make thy foes fubmit. a What wonders fhall thy gofpei do ! Thy converts fhall .fur pais The numerous drops of morning dew,. And own thy fov^eign grace. . 3 God hath pronoune'd a frm decree. Nor changes that he fwore ; " Eternal fhall thy priefthood be, " "When Aaron is no more. 4 " Melchifedeck, that wondrous priefl, " That king of high degree, " That holy man, who Abraham hU " Was. but a type of thee." 5 Jefus, our prieit, forever lives, To plead for us above ; Jefus, our king, forever gives The bieiTiPgs of his love. 6 God fhall exalt his glorious head, And his high throne maintain, Shall ft' ike the powers and princes dead Who dare oppofe his reign. ao8 PSALMS. PSALM CXI. Firft part. Common Metre. Ike nuifdom of God in his works. i QONGS of immortal praife belong O To my almighty God ; He has my heart, and he my tongue, To fpread his name abroad, a How great the works his hands has wrought I How glorious in our light ! And men in ev'ry age have fought His wonders with delight. 3 How fair and beauteous nature's fame 1 How wife th* eternal mind ! His counfels never change the fcheme That his firft thoughts defign'd. 4 When he redeemed his chofen fons, He fix'd his covenant fure ; The orders that his lips pronounce To endlefs years endure. 5 Nature and time, and earth and fides, Thy heav'nly fkill proclaim : What (hall we do to make us wife, But learn to read thy name ? 6 To fear thy power, to truft thy grace, Is our divineft fkill ! And he's the wifeft of our race That beft obeys thy will. PSALM CXI. Second part. Common Metre, 7 be perfections of God. i f^ RE AT is the Lord ; his works of might vJT Demand our nobleft fongs : Let his afTembled faints unite Their harmony oftongues. 2 Great is the mercy of the Lord, Be give* his children iood, P S A L M |, And ever mindful of his word, ' He makes his promife good. '3 His fon, the great redeemer, came To feal his ccv'nant fure : Holy and rey'rend is his name, His ways are jjuft and pure. 4 They that would grow divinely wife., Muft with his fear beg; n ; Our faireft proof of knowledge lies Jn hating ev'ry fin. PSALM CXIi. As the 113th Ffalm* The blejfings of the liberal ?nan. % HP HAT man is blefs'd who ftands in awe X Of God, and loves his facred law : His feed on earth mall be renown'4 ', His houfe the feat of wealth fhall be, An unexhauftedtreafury. And with fucceflive honours crown'd ; 2, His liberal favours he extends, To fomehe gives,. to others lends ; A generous pity fills his mind : Yet what his charity impairs, He faves by prudence in affairs, Ar.d thus he's juft to all mankind. g His hands, while they his alms beftpw'd, . His glcrv's future haired fowed : The iweet remembrance of the juft Like a 2,rcQn root revives and bears ; A train of blefiings for his heirs,, ^ When dying nature fleeps in duft. 4 Befetwith threading dangers round, Unmov'd (hall he maintain his ground ; His conicience holds his courage up: The foul that's fill'd with virtue^s light, Shines brighteft in anHiclion's night; And fees, in darknefs 5 beams of grace- atio PSALMS. PAUSE. Tr 111 tidings never can furprife His heart, that, fix'd, on God relies, Tho' waves and tempt-fts roar around. Safe on a rock he fits, and fees The fhipwreck of his enemies, And all their hope and glory drown'd, 6 The wicked mall his triumph fee, And gnafh their teeth in agony, To find their expectations croft ; They and their envy, pride and fpite, Sink down to evelafting night, And all their names in darknefs loft, PSALM CXI1. Long Metre. The blej/igns of the pious and charitable. i 'f'HRICE happy man, who fears the Lord, JL Loves his commands, and trufts his word Honour and peace his days attend, And olefin gs to his feed defcend. % Compallion dwells upon his mind, To works of mercy ftill inclin'd : He lends the poor fome prefent aid, Or gives them, not to be repaid. 3 When times grow dark,and tidings fpread, That fill his neighbours round with dread, His heart is arm'd againft the fear, For God, with all his pow'r is there. 4 His fpirit fix'd upon the Lord, Draws heavmly courage from his word ; Amidft the darknefs light fhall rife, To cheer his heart and blefs his eyes. $ He hath difpers'd his arms abroad, His works are ftill before his God ; .His name on earth fhall long remain, Wljile envious finners rage in vain. PSALMS. 3U PSALM CXII. Goramon Metre. Liberality rewarded. HAPPY is he that fears the Lord, And follows his commands, Who lends the poor without reward, Or gives with liberal hands. As pity dwells within his breaft To all the fons of need : So God (hall anfwer his requeft Withbleflings en his feed. No evil tidings mail furprife His well eftablifhM mind. ; _ His foul to God, his refuge flies, And leaves his fears behind. < In times of dan'ger and diftrefs^ Some beams of light (hall mine, To mew the., world his righieoumefe, And give him peace divine. ; His works of piety and love, Remain before the Lord ; Honour on earth, and joys above, Shall be his fure reward. PSALM CXIII. Proper Tune, The majejiy and condefcenfion of God. I i V E tnat delight to ferve the Lord, X The honors of his name record — Kls facred name forever blefs : Where'er the circling fun difplays His riling beams or iitting rays, Let lands and feas his power confeis. % Nor time nor nature's narrow rounds Can give his vaft dominion bounds. The heav'ns, are far below his height ; Let no created greatnefs dare With our eternal God compare, Arm'd with bis uncreated might. *i* P S A L M Sc 3 He bows his glorious head to rievv What the bright holts of angels do, And bends his care to mortal things ; His fov'reign hand exalts the poor. He takes the needy from the door, <\nd feats them on the throne of kings, 4 When childlefs families defpair, He fends the bleffings of an heir, To refcue their expiring name ; The mother, with athankiul voice s Proclaims his praifes and her joys : f Let ev'ry age advance his praife. PSALM CXIII. LongMetie God foversign and gracious i VE fervants of the almighty King, f 1 In ev'ry age his praifes fmg ; Where'er the fun mall rife or fet, The nation's mail his praife repeat. % Above the earth beyond the fky. His throne of glory ftands on high ; Nor time nor place his power leftrain, Nor bound his univerfal reign. 2 Which of the fens of Adam dare, Or angels with their God compare ? His glories how divinely bright I Who dwells in uncreated light. 4 Behold his love ! he ftoops to view What faints above and angels do. And condefcends, yet more, to know The mean affairs of men below ! 5 From duft and cottages obfeure His grace exalts the humble poor! Gives them the honour of hisfons, And fits them for their heavenly thrones. j^6 A word of his creating voice _ Can make the barren houie rejoice ; Though Sarah's ninety years were paft, The prenyl s*d feed is born at laft. PSALMS, IfJ 7 With joy the mother views her fon, And tells the wonders God has done ; Faith may grow ftrong when fenfe defpairs ; If nature fails, the promife bears.) PSALM CXIV. Long Metre. Miracles attending /fra el' /journey. \ TTTHEN Ifrael, freed from Pharaoh's hartd^ VV Left the proud tyrant and his land, The tribes, with cheerful homage own Their king, and Judah was his throne* \ Acrofs the deep their journey lay 5 I Tjie deep divides to make them way : Jordan beheld their march and fled, With backward current to his head. I The mountains fhook, like frighted fheep-— Like lambs, the little hillocks leap ! I\ T ot Sinai on her bafe could ftand, Confcious of iov'reign power at hand. I What power could make the deep divide— Make Jordan backward roll his tide ? Why did ye leap ye little hills ? And whence the dread that Sinai feels ? j Let ev'ry mountain, ev'ry flood Retire and know th c approaching God, The King or Ifrael : fee him here \ Tremble, thou earth, adore and fear. 5 Ke thunders, and all nature mourns", Trie reck to flanding pools he turns ; Fiints fpring with fountains, at his word, And fire and feas confefs the Lord. P $ A L M CXV. Firft Metre." The true God our refuge ; or, idolatorj reproved, i VT OT to ourfelves, who are but dull — -LN Not to ourfelves be glory due, Eternal God, thou only juft, Thou only gracious, wife, aud'tro^ 3X4 PSALM S. 3 Diiplay to earth thy dreadful name : Why ihould a heathen's haughty tongue Iniult us, and to raife our fhame, Say,'Where's the God you've ferv'dfo long? 3 The God we ferve, maintains his throne Above the clouds, beyond the fides ; Through all the earth his v/ill is done, He knows our groans, he hears our cries. 4 But the vain idols they adore, Are fenfelefs fhapes of ftone and wood ; At belt a mafs of glittering ore, A filver faint, a golden god. £5 With eyes and ears they carve the head : 1 Deal are their ears, their eyes are blind : In vain are coftly offerings made, And vows are fcatter'din the wind. 6 Their feet were never made to move, Nor hands to fave, when mortals pray ; Mortals, that pay them fear or love, Seem to be blind and deaf as they.j 7 O Ifraei, make the Lord thy hope, Thy. help, thy refuge, and thy reft ; The Lord fhall build thy ruins up, And hlefs the people and the prieft. 8 The dead no more can fpeak thy praife They dwell in filence in the grave ; But we fhall live to frag thy grace, And tell the world thy pow'r toiave. PSALM CXV. Second Metre. As the nev tune of the 50th Pfalm. Idolatry t e proved. OT to our names, thou only juft and true, Not to our worthleis names is glory due, Thy power and grace, thy truth and jultic claim Immortal honours to thy fov'reign name ; Shine thro' the earth, from heav'n thy bleft abod Nor let the heathens fay, "Where is your God N 1 P S A L M S. 41/ i Heaven is thine higher court : there ftands thy throne, And thro' the lower worlds thy will is done : God fram'd this earth — the ftarry heav'ns he fpread But fools adore the gods their hands have made; The kneeling croud, with looks devout behold Their filver faviours, and their faints of gold. 3 [Vain are thofe artful fhapes of eyes and ears— The molten image neither fees nor hears ; Their hands are helplefs, nor their feet can move, They have no fpeech nor thought, nor power nor love ; Yet lottiih mortals make their long complaints To their deaf idols, and their lifelefs faints. 4 The rich have ftatues well adorn'd with gold; The poor content with gods of coarfer mould, With tools of iron carve the fenfelefs ltock, J.opt from a tree, or broken from a rock; People and priefr. drive on the folemn trade, And truft the gods that faws and hammers made. 3 4 Be heav'n and earth arnazM ! 'Tis bard to lay Which are more ftupid, — or their gods, or they, O Ifrael, truft the Lord : he hears and fees, He knows thy forrows, and reftores thy peace ; His woriliip does a thouland comforts yield,—— He is thy help, and he thine heav'nly fhield. 6 In God we truft: our impious foes in vain Attempt our ruin, and oppofe his reign ; Had they prevailed, darknefs bad clos'd our days, And death and hlence had forbid his praife : But we are iav'd, and live : — Let fongs arile, And Zion blefs the God that built the Ikies. PSALM CXVI. Firft part. Common Metre. Recovery from ficknefs. 3 T LOVE the Lord : he heard my cries, J. And pity'd every groan, ill PSALM. Long as I live, when troubles rile^ I'll haften to his throne. a I love the Lord : he bow'dhis ear* Arid chas'd my griefs away : Oh let my heart no more defpair, When I have breath to pray. 3 My flefh declin'd my fpirits fell, And I drew near the dead , While inward pangs and fears of hell Perplex' d my wakeful head. % il My God, (1 cry'd) thyfcrvant fare, " Thou ever good andjuft ; " Thy power can refcue from the grave, " Thy power is all my truft." 5 The Lord be held me fore diilrelt, He bade my pains remove ; Return,, my foul, to God thy reft, For thou haft known his love. 6 My God Hath fav'd my loul from death; And dry'd my falling tears : Now to his praife I'll fpend my breath', Arid my remaining years. » • * PSALM CXVI. ver. 12,' &c . Second part. Common Metre. 7 bank s for -private deliverance* 1 TTTHAT Ml I render to. my God VV For. ail his kindnefs fhown I My feet mall vifit thine abode, . My fongs addsefs thy throne. a Among the faints that fill thine, houfe My ofrerings fhall be paid ; There fhall my zeal perform the vows My foul in anguifh made. 3 How much is mercv thy delight, Thou ever -bleffed God \ How dear thy fervants in thy ..fight I Kow precious is their blood ! V S A L M 5. gx) A How happy all thy fervants are ! How great thy grace to me ! My life, which thou haft made thy care, Lord, I devote to thee. 5 Now I am thine, forever thine, Nor ihall my purpofe move j Thy hands has loos'd my bonds of pain. And bound me with thy love. 6 Here in my courts I leave my vow, < And thy rich grace record : Witnefs ye faints, who hear me now, It 1 forfake the Lord. PSALM CXVII. Common Metre, Praife to God from, all nations* 1 (T% ^ L ^ ^ e nat * ons > P ra ife the Lord* V_7 Each with a diff'rent tongue ; In ev'ry lftiguage learn his word, And let his name be fung. a His mercy reigns thro' ev'ry land 5 Proclaim his grace abroad ; Forever firm his truth mail ftand— Praife ye the faithful God. PSALM CXVII. Long Metre. 1 TT'ROM all that dwell below the Hoes X. .Let the Creator's praife arife 1 Let the Redeemers name be fung Thro' ev'ry land, by ev'ry tongue. « Eternal are thy mercies, Lord ; Eternal truth attends thy word ; Thy praife mall found from more to fhore, 'Till funs mail fet and rile no more P S A E M CXVII. Short Metre* 1 '"pHY name, almighty Lord, X Shall found thro' diftant lands 1 6 313 PSALMS. Great is thy grace arid lure thy word r Thy truth forever ftands, a Far be thine honour ipread And long thy praife endure, *Till morning light and evening fhade Shall be e^chang'd no more. ' PSALM CXVIII. ver. 6— 15. Firfl part. Common Metre. Deliverance from a tumult. 1 r-pHE &ord appears my helper now, JL Nor is my faith afraid What all the fons of earth can do, Since heav'n affords its aid. 3 «Tis iafer, Lord to hope in thee, And have my God my friend, Than truft in men of high degree, And on their truth depend. 3 *Tis through the Lord my heart isftroirg. In him my lips rejoice ; While his falvation is my fong, How cheerful is my voice i 4 Like angry bees they girt me round ; When God appears they fly : So burning thorns, with crackling found, Make a fierce b'aze, and die. 5 Joy to the faints and peace belongs : The Lord protects their days :■ Let Ifrael tune immortal fongs, To his almighty grace. PSALM CXVIII. ver. 1 7,-21. Second part. Common Metre. Public praife for deliverance from death. 1 J ORD thou haft heard thy fervant cry, I a And refcu'd from the grave ; Now fhall he live : ( and none can die, If God refolve to lave.) PSALMS. *x£ a Thy praiie more conftant than before, - Shall £11 his daily breath ; Thy hand,that hath chaftis'd him fore, Defends him ftill from death. » Onen the gate of Zion now, For we mail worfhip there, The houfe where all the righteous go, Thy mercy to declare. . 4 Among th'ufTembiies of thy faints Our thankful voice we raife ; There we have toidtbeeour complaints, And there we lpeak thy praife. PSALM CXYIII. ver. .22, 23, Third .part. Common Metre. Chrijl the foundation of the church* "BEHOLD thefure foundation ftone O Which God in Zion lays, to build our heav'nly hopes upon, And his eternal praife. .• Ctiofen of God, to firiners dear ? - And faints adore his name, They trull their whole falvation here, Nor mall they fuffer ihame. 3 The foohfn builders, fcribe and prieft. Reject it with difdain ; Firm on tfiis rock the church mall reft, And envy rage in vain. t 4 What tho' the gates of hell withftood I Yet rriuft this building rife : 'Tisthy own work, almighty God, And wondrous in cur eyes. PSALM CXVIII. ver. 24, *5> 26. Fourth pari. Common Metre. Ho/anna ; the Lord's day ; or, Chrifts rcfurrcfti* on, and our falvation. i r "|~'HIS is the day the Lord hath made 3 He calls the hours his own } G % lo P S A L M S. Let heav'n rejoice, let earth be glad, And praife furround the throne* % To-day he rofe and left the dead; And Satan's empire fell — To-day the faints his triumph fpread. And all his wonders tell. 3 Hofanna to th< annointed king, To David's holy Ion, Help us, O Lord ; defcend and bring Salvation from thy throne. 4 Blefs'd is the Lord, who comes to men With meffages of grace ; Who comes in God his Father's name y To lave our finful race. 5 Hofanna, in the highe it drains ; The church on earth can raife ; The higheft heavens, in which he reigns Shall give him nobier praife. PSALM CXVIII. ver. %z— %1 . Short Metre. An. Hofanna for the Lord'' a Day ; or, A ne-wforig of Salvation by Cbriji. i QEE what a living ftone O The builders did refufe V Yet God hath built his church thereon Jnfpite of envious Jews. * The fcnbe and angry prieib Reject thine only Son ; Yet on this rock (hall Zion reft, As the chief corner ftone. 3 The work, O Lord, is thine, And wondrous in our eyes i' This day declares it all divine, This day did Jefus rife. 4 This is the glorious day That our Redeemer made ; Let us rejoice, and fing, and pray, Let all the church be glad. PSALMS. sax, $- Hofanna to the King Of David's royal blood : Blefs him, ye faints, he comes to bring Salvation from your Gcd. 6. We blefs thine holy word, Which all this grace difplays ; And offer on thine altar, Lord, Our facriflce of praife. PSALM CXVIII. ver. 22—27. Long Metre, An Hcfanna jor the Lord's day ; or, A new fong of falvati-on by Cfcriji. O, what a glorious Corner- ffone -J The Jewiili builders did refufe ! But God hath built his church thereon, In fpite of envy and the Jews. © Great God, thy work is all divine, The joy and wonder of our eyes ; This is the day that prov'd it thine, The day that faw our Saviour rife. 3 Sinners rejoice, and faints be glad: Hofanna, let his name be blefs'd j A thou land honours on his head, With peace, and light, and glory reft ! 4 In God's own name he comes to wing Salvation to our dying race ; Let the whole church addrefs their King With hearts of joy, and fongs of praife. I have collected and difpofed of the moft ufeful verfesofthe cxixth Pfalm, under eighteen different heads, and formed a divine fong upon each of them* But the verfes are much tranfpofed* to attain fome degree of connection. In fome places, among the words law, com-' mands,judg?nents, tejilmonies, I have ufed gofpel 9 •word, truth, grace, promijes, See. as more agreea- ble to the New Teftament, and the common Ian* G3 %%% P'S A L M S. Kuageof Cbriftians, and it equally arifwers the d% Sgn of the Ffalmift, v^hich was to recommend the iioly Scripture. ?SALM CXIX. Pirftpart. Common Metre. ' The llejjedr.efs offuints, and mifery offinners Ver. i, 2, 3- I "QLESS'D are $£ undefflW in heart. \y WKofe ways are right and clean r Who never from thy law depart, But flv from ev'ryfn . -2 BleiVd are the men that keep thy word, And pradife thy commands : Wi f h tWr -.va >le haart they leek the Lord, And fe/ve thee with their hanas. Ver. 165 3 Great is their peace who love thy law ; Hov. firm their fouls abide ! Nor can a bold temptation draw Their fteady ft et 'ahde. Ver 6. 4 Then mall my heart have in ward joy s And keep my fact from fhame, When all thy ftatutes I obey And honour all thy name. Ver. ai, 11S. 5 But hsuehtvfinners God will hate, The proud mall die accurs'd ; The fens of falihood and deceit Are trodoen totheduft. Ver 119,155- 6 Vile as the drofs the wicked -ire ? And thoie that leave thy ways £ha;lfeefa!vation from afar, But never tafte thy grace. PSALMS. 323 PSALM CXIX. Second part. Secret devotion and Spiritual mindednefs ; or, Con* jtant converfe with God. Ver. 147,55* y »^pO thee, before the dawning light, JL My gracious God, I pray ; i meditate thy name by ; night, And keeo thy Jaw by day. Ver. 8u a My fpirits faint to fee thy grace. Thy promife bears me up,; And while falvation long delays, Thy wordfupports my hope. Ver. 164. 3 Sev'n times a day I lift my hands, And pay ray thanks to thee : Thy righteous providence demands Repeated praifefrom me. Ver. 62. ,4 When midnight darkneis veils theikies I call thy works to mind, My thoughts in warm devotion rife, And fweet acceptanr^ fi nd. PSALM CXIX. Third part. ProfeJJions ofjincerity, repentance and obedience- Ver. j;, 69. j nPHOlLart my portion, O my God ; JL Soon as 1 know thy way, My heart makes hafte t s obey thy word* And fufTers no delay. Ver. 13, 14. % I chufe the path of heav'nly truth, And glory in my choice : Not all the liches of the earth Could make me fo rejoice. 3 The teftimonies of thy grace, I fet before mine eyes \ G 4 234 PSALMS. Thence I derive my daily ftrength, And there my comfort lies. "Ver. 59. 4 If once I wander from thy path, I think upon my ways, Then turn my feet to thy command^ And truft thy pard'ning grace. Ver. 94. j 1 2. 5 Now am I thine, forever thine, O fave thy fervant, Lord, Thou art my Ihield, my hiding pla: My hope is in thy word. Ver. 1 1 a. 6 Thou haft inclin'd this heart of mine Thy ftatutes to fulfil ; And thus till mortal life fliall end, Would I perform thy will. PSALM. CXIX. Fourth part. Injlrnttionfroin Scripture. 1 TTOW fhaH'the young fecure their hearts., XX And guard their lives from fin ? Thy word the choicer! rules imparts., To keep the confcience clean. Ver. 130. a When once it enters to the mind, It fpreads fuch life abroad, The meaneil fouls inftruclion find, And raife their thoughts to God. Ver. 105. 3 'Tis like the fun, a heav'nly light, That guides us all the dav ; And, through the danger 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 wifer than their teachers are, And better know the Lord. PSALMS. %%$ Ver. 104, 113* 5 Thy precepts make me truly wife, 1 hate the tenners road : I hate my own vain thoughts that rife, But love thy law my God. Ver. 89, 90, 91. [6 The ftarry heav'ns thy rule obey, The earth maintains her place ; And thefe thy fervants, night and day, Thy (kill and pow'r exprefs. 7 But ft ill thy law and gofpel Lord, Have leffons more divine : Nor earth ftands firmer than thy word, Nor ftars fo nobly mine.] Ver. 190, 140* 9» "9. 2 Thy word is everlafting truth, How pure is ev'r.y page ! That holy book mail guide our youth, And well fupport our age. PSALM CXIX. Fifth part. Delight i-afcripturc ; or, The word of God duelling in us. Ver. 97. OHOW I love thy holy la 1 'Tis daily my delight : And thence my meditations draw Divine advice by night. ■. Ver. 148. My waking eyes prevent the day To meditate thy word : My fcul with longing melts away To hear thy gofpel, Lord. Ver. 3, 13, 54. Thy heavenly words my heart engage And well employ my tongue i G « 2*6 PSALMS. And, in my tirefome pilgrimage, Yield me a heav'nly fong, Ver. 19, 103. 4 Am I a ftranger, or at home, 'Tis my perpetual feaft; No honey dropping from the comb So much allures the tafte. , Ver. 72, 127. 5 No treafures fo enrich the mind ; Nor ihall thy word be fold For loads of filver well refin'd, Nor heaps of choiceft gold. Ver. 28, 49, jy 5 . 6 When nature finks, and fpirits droop, Thy promifes of grace Are pillars to fupport my hope, And there I write thy praife. PSALM CXIX. Sixth part- is////;?/} and comfort from the 4 Yet men would fain bejuft with God, By-works their hands. have wrought 5 Bat thy commands,, exceeding broad, Extend to every thought. 5 In vain we boaft perfection here, While fin defiles our frame, And (inks our virtues downfo far, Theyfcarce defervethe name. 6 Our faith and love, and ev'ry grace, Fall far below thy word ; But perfect truth and righteoufnefs Dwell only with the Lbra. PSALM CXIX Eighth part. The excellency and variety of fcripturc. Ver. 3. paraphrafed. r j ORD, 1 have made thy word my choice, JLj My lading heritage ; G 6 fis* PSALM 5* There {hall mynoblefl po\ySs rejoice* My warmed thoughts engage, a Fllread the hiil'ries of thy love, And keep thy Jaws in fight, While through the prbraifes I rove, With everfrein delight. 3 'Tis p. broad land of wealth unknown* Where fprings of" life strife, Seeds of immortal blils are fown. And hidden glory lies. 4 Theb.-tr. relief that mourners have, It makes ourfbrrowsblef3 4 d : Our faireft hopes beyond the grave And our eternal reft. PSALM CXTX. Ninth part, 2)efire of knowledge* Ver. 64, 68, i3. 1 HpRY mercies fill the earth, O Lord. ! I. How good thy works appear i Open my eyes to read thy word, And fee thy wonders there. Ver' 73, 125. 2, My heqrt. was fafhior/d by thy hand, Myfervice is thy due ; O make thy fervantunderftand The duties I mu'ft do. Ver. 19. 3 Since I'm a ftranger here below, Thy path, O ! do not hide ; But mark the road' my feet mould go, And be my conftant guide. 4 When Iconfefs'd my wandering ways, Thou heardft my foul complain j ; Grant me the teachings of thy grace, Or I (hall flray again. Ver. 33, 34. ? If God to me his ftatutes (hew, And heavenly truth im;- .PSALMS. EHOLDthy waiting fervant* Lord, XJ Devoted to thy fear ; Remember and confirm thy word, For all my hope's are there. Ver. 41, 58, 107. i Haft thou notfentfalvation down, And promis'd quick'niag grace! . Doth not my heart addrefs thy throne? Aad yet thy love delays. vef. 133, 42, 3 Mine eyes for thy falvationfaii; O bear thv fervarit up ; Nor let the fcorHqig lips prevail, Who dare reproach my hope. Ver. 49, 74- 4 Didil thou not rife my faith, O Lord Then let thy truth appear ; G 7 43© PSALMS. Saint* ftiall rejoice in my reward, And truft as well as tear. PSALM CXIX. Eleventh part. Breathing after holinefs. Ver. $, 33. j >-x THAT the Lord, would guide my ways KJ To keep his ftatutes ftill ! O that my God would grant me grace To know and do his will ! Ver. 29. a O fend thy Spirit down to write Thv law upon my heart I Nor let rny tongue indulge dec tit. Nor ad the liar's part. Ver. 37, s&m 3 From vanity turn off mine eyes * Let no corrupt deft en, Nor covetous defires arife m Within this foul of mine. Ver. 133. 4 Order my footfteps by thy word, And make my heart (incere ;■■ Let fin have no dominion, Lord, But keep my confcience clear. Ver. 176. 5 My foul hath gone too far aft ray,- My feet too often flip ; Yet fince I keep in mind thy way, Reftore thy wand'ring fheep. Ver. 35- 6 Make me to walk in thy commands, 'Tis a delightful road ; Nor let my head, or heart, or hands, Offend againft my God. PSALM CXIX. Twelfth part. • Breathing after comfort and deliverance, Y God, confider mydiftrefs, Let mercy plead my caufe ; 'M PSALMS. *3i Though 1 havefmnM-againft thy grace, I ne'er forget thy iaws. Ver. 39> Ij6 - a Forbid, forbid the (harp reproach, Which I fo juftly fear.; Tjpkold my life, uphold my hopes, • Nor let my mame appear Ver. 122, 125-0 3 Be thou a furety, Lord, for me, Nor let the proud oppreis : But make thy waking fervant fee The minings of thy face. Yer.81, 4 My eyes with expectation fail, My heart within me cries, " When will the Lord his truth rulrHj " And bid my comforts rife ? Ver. 132. 5 Look down upon my forrows, Lord, And mow thy grace the fame, Thy tender mercies Kill afford To thofe that love thy name. PSALM CXIX. Thirteenth part. Holy f*ar, and teMernefs ofconfcientt. Ver. 10. 5 x T7ITH my whole he3rt I've* fought thy face W O let me never ftray From thy commands, O God of grace, Nor tread the finner's way. 2, Thy word I've plac'd within my heart, To keep my conference clean, And be an ever lairing guard From ev'ry rifing fin. Ver.. 63. 5h 158. 3 I'm a companion of the faints, Who fear and love the Lord; C 3 £2% PSALM So My forrows rife, my nature faints, When men tranfgrefs thy worcL Ver. i6t, 163. 4 While finners do thy gofpel wrong, My fpirir Hands in awe ; My ioul abhors a lying tongue, But loves thy righteous law, Ver. 161, 120. 5 My heart with facred rev'rence hears The threat'riings of thy words j My flefh, with holy trembling fears The judgments of the Lord. Ver. i 60, 174- <5 My God, I long, I hope I wait, For thy falvation flill ; 'While thy whole law is my delight* And I obey thy will. PSALM CXIX. Fourteenth part. F Benefit of afflictions, andfupport under them., Ver. 153, 81, 82. 1 /"^ONSider all my forrows, Lord, V^« And thy deliverance fend ; My foul for thy falvation faints, When will my troubles end ?, Ver. 71. 2 Yet I have found 'tis good for me To bear my father's rod ; AfHiclions make me learn diy laws And live upon my God. Ver. 50. 3 This is the comfort I enjoy, When new difrrels begins, I read thy word, I run thy way,, And. hate my former fins. Ver. 92. 4 Had not thy word been my delight When earthly joys were fkdj P S A L M S. 233 Ivly foul, epprefs'd Vith forrow's weight, Had funk amongft the dead. Ver. 75. 6 I know thy judgments Lord, are right, Though they may feem fevere ; The lharpeft fufT'rings I endure, Flow from thv faithful care. Ver. 67. 7 Before I knew thy chaft'ning rod My feet were apt to ftray : But now I learn to keep thy word, Nor wander from thy way. PSALM CXIX. Fifteenth part. Holy refolutions, Ver. 93. 1 /^v THAT thy ftatutes ev'ry hour KJ 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 iweet employ ; My foul (hail ne*er forget thy wordy Thy word is all my joy. Ver. 3a. j How would I run in thy commands, If thou my heart difcharge From fin and Satan's hateful chains, And fet my feet at large. ' Ver. 13/46. 4. My lips with courage mall declare Thy ftatutes and thy name j 1*11 fpeak thy word though kings fkould hear, Nor yield to finful fhame. . Ver. 61 j 69, 70. 5 Let bands of perfecutors rife To rob me of my right, Gq s*4 PSALMS. Let pride and malice forge their lies, Thy law is my delight. Ver. 115. 6 Depart from me, ye wicked race, Whofe hands and hearts are ill ; I love my God, I love his ways, And mufl obey his will. PSALM CXIX. Sixteenth part* A prayer for quickening grace, Ver. 25, 37. 1 "li/TY foul lies cleaving to the duft 5 JLVJ. Lord, give me life divine : From vain eietires, and'ev'ry luft, Turn ofl thefe eyes of mine. 3 I need the influence of thy grace To fpeed me in thy way, Left I fhould loiter in my race, Or turn my feet aftray. Ver. 107. 3 When fore afflictions prefs me down, I need ihy quickening pow'r j Thy word that I have refted on, Shall help my heavieft hours. Ver. 156, 40. 4 Are not thy mercies fov 'reign flil], 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%ng to fee thy face : And ve«t how flow my fpirits move Without enlivening grace ! Ver. 9*. <& Then (hall I love-thy gofpel morej, And ne'er forget thy word^ PSALMS. *3S When I have felt its quick'ning pow'r To draw me near the Lord. PSALM CXIX. Seventeenth part. Long Met'n^ Grace Jl) wing in difficulties and trials, Ver. 143, aS- -\TTREN pain and anguifh feize me, Lord* W All my fupport is from thy word : My foul diffolves for heaviness ; Uphold me with thy lengthening grace, Ver. 51, 89., 113. ■ a The proud have fram'd their feoffs and lie:, Theywatch'my feet with envious eyes, Thev tempt my ioul to fnares and fin : Yet thy commands I ne'er decline. Ver. 161, 78. 3 They hate me. Lord, without a caufe, They hate to fee me love thy laws ; - But I will traft and fear thy name,. / Till pride and malice die with ihame. PSALM CXIX. Laftpart. fianttifad affiLTion ; or, Delight in the word Cj Cod* Ver. 67, 50. j T7ATHER I Wefs thy gentle hand 5. r How ftnd was thy chafhfmg rod. That fore'd my ccnfcience to a ftand, And brought my wand'rjng foul to Goa \ 3 Foolifti and vain, I went aftra'y, E're 1 had felt thy icourges, Lord, I left my guide, and loft my way : Bat now I love and ktep thy word. Ver. 71. ! 'Tis good for me to wear tfey yoke, Tor nride is apt to rife andiwelH 336 PSALMS. 'Tis good to beat my father's ftroke, That I might learn his ftatutes well, Ver. 72. 4 The law that ifTues from thy mouth Shall raiie my cheerful paffions more Than all the treasures of the fouth, Or richeft hills of golden ore. Ver. 73. 5 Thy hands have made my mortal frame, Thy fpirit form'd my foul within : Teach me to know thy wond'rous name, A»d guard me fafe from death and fin, Ver. 74. 6 Then all that love and fear the Lord At my falvarion fhall rejoice j For I have trusted in thy word, And made thy grace my only choice. PSALM CXX. Common Metre. Complaint of quarrelfome neighbour; ; or, a devout wijhfor peace. 1 HpHOU God of love, thou ever bleft « -A- Pity my fufPring ftate ; When wilt thou fet my foul at reft, From lips that love deceit ? % Hard lot of mine ! My days are'eaft Among the fons of ftrife, Whofe never ceafing quarrels wafte My golden hours of life. 3 O might I fly to change my place. How would I chufe to dwell' In fome wide lonefome wilder nefs And leave thefe gates of hell ! a Peace is the bleiling that I feek, How lovely are its charms 1 I amtor peace ; but when 2 fpeak- They all declare for &nas. PSALMS. 20 S TNew paflions ftill their fouls engage, And keep their malice ftrong; What fliftJJ be done to curb thy rage, O thou devouring tongue ! 6 Should burning an ows fmite thee thro* Strierjuilice would approve : But I would rather fpare my foe, And melt his heart with love. PSALM CXXI. Long Metre, Divine protection* X TTP to the hills 1 lift mine eyes, U Th' eternal hills beyond the skies : Thence ail her help my foul derives ; There my almighty refuge lives'. . 3 He lives ; the everlsfting God, That built the woild, thatfpread the flood » The heav'ns, with all their hoft, he made 3 And the dark regions of the dead. 3 He guides our feet, he guards our way; ' His morning fniles adorn the day: He fpreads the evening veil, and keeps The filent hours, while Ifrael fleeps, 4 Ifrael, a name divinely bleft, May rife fecure, fecurely reft ; Thy holy guardian's wakeful eyes,' Admit no fkmber, no furprife. 5 No fun mall fmite thy head by day, Nor the pale moon with fickly ray Shall blaft thy couch ; no baleful ftar Darts his malignant fire fo far. _ 6 Should earth and hell with malice burr.,. Still thou fliall go and frill Teturn ; Safe in the^Lord ! his heav'nly care Defends thy life frcm ev'iyinare. - On thee foul fpirits have no power | And in thy laft departing hour, Ar.gels that trace the airy road, Shall bear thee homeward to thy GocL 5t 3 8 PSALM S. PSALM CXXI. Common Metre, Prefervationby day a?id night. i HPO heav'n I lift ray waiting eyes, -1- There all my hopes are laid : The Lord that built the earth and flues Is my perpetual aid. a Their ftedfaft feet mail never fall, Whom he deiigns to keep; His ear attends the fofteft call ; His eyes can never fleep. 3" He will fuftain our weakeft powers, With his almighty arm, And watch our moil unguarded hours Againftiurprifing harm. 4 Ifrasl rejoice, and reft iecure, Thy keeper is the Lord : His wakeful eyes employ his power FGr thine eternal guard. 5 Not fcorehing fun, nor lickly moon, Shall have its leave to fmite : He fhields the head from burning noon, From blafting damps at night. 6 He guards thy foul, he keeps thy breath Where thickeft dangers come : Go and return, fecure from death, Till God commands thee home. PSALM CXXI. As the i 4 8th Efalnj, God our prefer ver. i T TPWARD I lift mine eyes, vJ From God is all mine aid; The God that built the flries, And earth and nature made ; God is the tower To which I fly ; His grace is nigh In ev'ry hour. PSALMS. t& « My feet fhall never Aide, And fall in fatal fnares, -Since God, my guard and guide, Defends me from my fears- Thofe wakeful eyes, That never fi^ep, Shall Ifrael keep, When dangers rife. * No burning heats by day, Nor blafts of everting air, Shall take my health away, If God be wish me there 5 Thou ait my fun, And thou my made, To guard my head By night or noon. 4 Haft thou not given thy word To fave my foul from death! And I can truft my Lord To keep my mortal breath ! I'll go and come, Hor fear to die, 'Tilkfcom on high Thou call me home* PSALM CXXI. Common Metre* Going to Church. i TTOW did my heart rejoice to hear JUL My friends devoutly fay, « In Zion let us all appear, ^ " And keep the foleran day. a I love the gates, 1 love the road ; The church adorn'd with grace,- Sounds like a palace built for God, Tolhew his milder face. , Up to her courts, with joy unknown, The holy tribes repair ; The fon of David holds his throne, And fits in judgment there. ^40 P S -A L M & 4 He hears our praifes and complaints $ And, while his awful voice Divides the finners from the faints, We tremble and rejoice. 5 Peace be within this facred place, And joy a co'nftant gueft! With holy gifts and heavenly grace Be her attendants blefl ! 6 Myfoulfliall pray for Zion ftill, While life 9r breath remains ; There my beft friends, my kindred dwell* There God my Saviour reigns. PSALM CXXI. Proper tune. Going to church. I TTOW pleas'd and bleft was I, -■-A To hear the people cry, " Come, let us feek our God to-day!" Yes — with a chearful zeal We hafte to Zion's hil», . ..and their our vows and honour pay. a Zion, thrice happy place, Adorn'* d with wondrous grace, And walls o'fftrength embrace thee round? In thee our tribes appear To pray, and praife, and hear The facred gof pel's jovful found. 3 There Davirj's greater fon Kas fix'd his royal throne, He (its for grace and judgment there ; He bids the faints be glad, He makes the f inner fad, And humble foals rejoice with fear, 4 May peace attend thy gate, And joy within thee wait To blefs the fou! of ev'ry gueft ; The man that feeks thy peace* And wilhes thine increafe, A thoufand bleffings on him reft J PSALMS. 3-ir 5 My tongue repeats her vows, " Peace to this facred houfe \ y/ f* For here my friends and kindred dwell ; " And (ince my glorious God " Makes thee his bleft abode, " Mv foul mall ever love thee well." 'Repeat the 4th ftanza to cojnplete the tune, PSALM CXXXII. Common Metre Pleading nvitb fubmtjjion. U"^ ; THOU whole grace and juflice reign Enthron'd above the Ikies, To thee our hearts would tell their pain, To thee we lift oar eyes. As fervants watch their mailer's hand, And fear the angry ftroke ; Or maids before their rmftrefs ftand ? And wait a peaceful look: So for our 11ns, we juftly feel Thy discipline, O "God ; Yet wait the gracious moment flill, 'Till thou remove the rod. Thofe that, in wealth and pleafure live,. Our daily groans deride, And thy relays of mercy give Frelh courage to their pride. Our roes infult us; but our hope In thy compaluon lies ; This thought mail bear ourfpirits up $ That God will not defpife. ? S A L M CXXIV. Common Metre. God gives viftory. r AD not the God cf truth and love, When hefts againft us rofe, Difplay'd his vengeance from above, And crufh'd the conquering foes> Their armies, like a raging flood, Hadfwepi the guardleis land, s 4 i P S A L M 3. Deftroy'd on earth his bleft abode, <\nd 'whehn'd our feeble land. 3 But fate beneath his fpreading Am id His ions ftcurely reit, Defy the dangers of the field, And Kare the fearlefs breaft. 4 And now our fouls mall blefs the Lord, Who broke the deadly fnare ; Who fav'd us from the murd'ring ("word And made our lives his care. 5 Our help is ra Jehovah's name, Whoform'rJ the heav'ns above ; lie that fcptpofts their wond'rous frame. Can guard his church by love. P S A L M CXXV. Common Metre. ThefulnPs trial andfiifdy. 1 f TNSHAKEN as the facred hill, - vJ And firm, as mountains ltand, Fi:m, as a rock, tht foul ihallreft, That truits th' almighty hand. 2 Not walls nor hills could gbard fo well, Old Salem's happy ground, As thofe eternal arms of love. That ev'ry faint furround. 3 While tyrants are a fmarting fcourge, To drive them near to God, Divine companion will affuage The fury of the rod. 4 Deal gently. Lord, with fouls fine ire, And lead them faiely on To the bright gates of paradife, Where Chrift the Lord is gone. 5 But if we trace thole crooked ways That the old ferpentdp The wrath that drove hi«n fiift to hell Shall finite his followers too, p S A L M S. 243 PSALM CXXV. Short Metre. -The faint r trial and fafeiy : or, Moderated aU fi'.licr.s. j -rpiRM and ".nmovM are they f Thatreit their fouls on God ; rirm .a: the mount where David dwelt,. Or where the ark abode. a Ac moan:ains food to guard The city's- facred ground, So God and his almighty love Embrace his faints around. * What though the father's rod Drop a chaftiiing ftroite, Yet, left it wound their fouls too deep, ''its fury ihall be broke v 4 Deal gently', Lord, with tliofe Whole faith and pious tear ; Whole hope and love, and e'v'ry grace. Proclaim their hearts fin cere. 5 Nor (hall the tyrant's rage Too lone opprefs the faint ; The God of Ifrael will fupport His children, leit they taint. 6 But if cur ilavilh fear, Will chufethe road to hell, We muft expert our portion there, Where bolder finners dwell. P S A L M CXXVI. Long Metre, ■. Surfrijlng deliverance. U r TTTHENGed reftor'dGur captive ftate, W Joy was our forg* and grace our theme , The grace beyond our hopes fo great, That joy appeared a pleafing dream s The fcofrer owns thy hand, and pays Unwilling honours to thy name ; _ : While we with pleafure (hout thy praife. With cheerful notes thy love proclaim, M4 PSALMS. 3 When we view'd our difmal fears, 'Twas hard to think they'll vanifh fo 5 With God we left our flowing tears, He makes our joys like rivers flow. 4 The man that in his furrow'd field, His fcatter'd feed withfadnefs leaves, Will fhout to fee the harveft yield A welcome load of joyful iheaves. PSALM CXXVI. Common Metre. The joy of a remarkable co?ivertion; or, melancholy ' removed* 1 "TTTHEN God revealed his gracious name j VV And chang'd my mournful ftate, My rapture feem'd a pleafing dream, The grace appeared fo great, a The world beheld the glorious change. And did thy hand confeis ; My tongue broke out in unknown {trams, And lung furprifmg grace. 3 «f Great is the work," my neighbours cry'd ; And own'd the pow'r divine : " Great is the work/' my heart reply'd, " And be the glory thine." < 4 The Lord can clear the clarkeft fides, Can give us day for night ; Make drops of facred forrow rile To rivers of delight. 5 Let thofe that fow in fadnefs wait 'Till the fair harveft come, They (hall confefs their {heaves are great. And fliout the bleflings home. 6 Though feed lie buried long in duft, It (han't deceive their hope ! The precious grain can ne'er be loft- For grace infures the crop 'I P S A L M S. 245 PSALM CXX\ II Long Metre. TkebUfling of G»d en the bajinefs and comforts qj life. F God fucceed not, all the coft And pains to build the houfe are loft • If God the city will not keep, The watchful guaid as well may fieep. What though we life before the fan, And work and toil when day is done, Careful and fparing ei: our bread, To fhun that poverty we dread. 'Tisall in vain, 'till God hath blefs'd ; He can make rich, yet give us reft ; On God, our fov'reign, frill depends Our joy in children and in friends. Happy the man to whom he fends Obedient children, faithful friends : How fweet our daily comforts prove When they are feafori'd with his love ! PSALM CXXVIL Common Metr-, God all in alL F God to build the houfe deny, The builders work in vain ; And towns, without" his wakeful eye* An ufilefs watch maintain, a Before the morning beams arife, Your painful work renew, And till the ftars afcend the fkies Your tirefome toil purfue. 3 Short be your fieep, and coarfe your faieu In vain till God has blefs'd ; But if his imiles attend your care, You (hall have food and reft. 4 Nor children, relatives, nor friends^ Shall real 'pleffings prove, 'I £4 6 PSALMS. Nor all the ea rthly joys he fends, If feat without his love. PSALM CXXV1II. Common Metre, Fa??iily blejjings . i *~x HAPPY man, whole foul is fill'd \J With zeal and rev'rend a\ye ! His lips to God their honours yield* His life adorns the law. a A careful providence fhall Hand And ever guard thy head, Shall on the labours of thy hand Its kindlv blemngs ftied. 3 Thy wife ihall be a fruitful vine ; Thy children, round thy board* Each like a plant of honour Urine, And learn to fear the Lord, 4 The Lord lhall thy heft hopes fulfil For months and years to come ; The Lord who dwells on Zion's hill Shall fend thee bleffings home. 5 This is the man whofe happy eyes Shall fee his houfe increafe, Shall fee the finking church arife, Then leave the world in peace. PSALM CXX1X. Common Metre PcrficuJtors punijhed. x T TP from my youth may Ifrael fay, U Have I been nurs'd in tears % My griefs were conftant as the day, And tedious as the years. a Up from my youth I bore the rage Ofa'l thefons offtnfe ; Oft they affail'd my riper age. But God preferv'd my life. * O'er all my frame their cruel dart Its painful wouuds imprefs'd } ? S A L M S. %*? ■ wly they vex'd my fainting heart. Nor let my forr.ows reft. 4 The Lotd grew angry on his throne, And, with impartial eye, Meafur'd the mifchiefs they had done, Then let his arrows fly. 5 How was their iniolence furpris'd, To hear his thunders roll ! And all the foes of Zion feiz'd Withliorror to 'the foul. 6 Thus mail the men that hate the faints- Be blafted from the fky ; Their glory, fades, their courage faints. And all their prcipecrs die. Cf What though they n*ourifh tall and fair. They have no root beneath .; Their growth fhall perifh in defpair, And lie defpis'd in death. 9 So corn that on the houfe top Hands, No hope of harveft gives ; The reaper ne'er fhall fill his hands, No binder ;old the flieaveSo] PSALM CXXX* Common Metre;,, pardcnhig grace. ■ r /~\UT of the deeps oflong diftrefs 9 \J The borders of defpair, I fe'nt my cries to leek thy^ grace, Mv groans remove thine ear. s Great God, mould thy feverer eye, And thine impartial hand, Mark and revenge iniquity, No mortal flefh could Hand. 3 But there are pardons with my God For crimes of high degree ; Thy fon has bought them with his blood To draw us near to thee. [4. 1 wait for thy falvation, Lord., With ftrong defires I wait 5 PSALM g. My foul invited by thy woid, Stands watching at thy gate.] 1$ Juil as the guards that keep the nigh. Long for the morning ikies, Watch thefirft beams of breaking light, And meet them with their eyes. 6 So waits my foul to fee thy grace, And, more intent than they. Meets the firft openings or thy fade. And finds a brighter day.] •7 Then in the Lord let ifrael tru.it, Let Iiraei feek his face, The Lord is good, as well as juft, And plenteous in his grace. $ There's full redemption at "his throne For tinners long enflav'd ; The great Redeemer is his Son, And Ifratl fhaJlbe fav'd. PSALM CXXX. Long Metre.* Pardoning grace. £ "IT'ROM deep diftrefs and troubled thoughts JL To thee, my God, I rais'd my cries ; If thou feverely mark our faults, No flem can fland before thine eyes. 2 But thou haft built thy throne of grace Free to difpenfe thy pardons there, That {.inners may approach thy face, And hope, and love, as well as fear. 3 As the benighted pilgrims Wait, And long, and witti, for tg day, So waits mv foul before thy gate ; When will my God his face difplay ! 4 My trnftis Hx'd upon thy wordy Nor (hail I truft thy word in vain ; Let mourning fouls addreisthe Lord, And find relief from all their pain. PSALMS, UO •5 Great is his love, and large his grace, Through the redemption of his Soci ; He turns our feet from finful ways, And pardons what our hands have done. PSALM CXXXI. Common Metre, Humility and fubmijjion* j TS there ambition in my heart ? J. Search, gracious God, and fee ; Or, do I acl a haughty part-? Lord, I appeal, to thee, t I charge my thoughts, be humble ftjHj And ail my carriage mild, Content, my Father, with thy will, And peaceful as a child, 3 The patient fouf, the lowly mind, all have a large reward ; Let faints in forrow lie refign'd 3 And truft a faithful Lord. PSALM CXXXII. ver, 5,13—18. Long Metre. Atihefcttkmeni of 'a church ; or, 7 he ordination of a minifler. 1 itT7"HER.E fhall we go to feekand find VV An habitation tor our God ? A dwelling for th* eternal mind, Among the Sons of flefh and blood ? i The God of Jacob chufe the hill, Of Zion for his ancient reft ; And Zion is his dwelling ftill, Kis church is with his prefence blefh 3 " Here I will fix my gracious throne, " And reign for ever," faith the Lord j j " Here mall mv power and love be known, " And bleffings (hail attend my word. *5° P S A L M &. 4 " Here will I meet the hungry poor, And fill their foul with living bread ;" « Sinners, that wait before my door, " With fweet provifrons fhall be fed. 5 " Girded with truth, and cloath'd with grace, My priefts, my'minifters, mall mine ; " Not 'Aaron, in his coftly drefs, " Appears fo glorious and divine. 6 " The faints, unable to contain " Their inward joys, mall fhout and ling." " The Son of David here fhall reign, " And Zion triumph in her king." £7 Jefus fhall fee a numerous feed Born here, t* uphold his glorious name ; His crown mall flourim on his head, While all his foes are cloath'd with fhame.] PSALM CXXXJI. ver. 4, 5> 7> 8, 15,— *7« Common Metre. A church eftablifoed. O lleep nor flumber to his eyes *N Good David would afford, 'Till he had found below the skies A dwelling for the Lord.] The Lord in Zion plac'd his name, His ark was fettled there ; And there th { affembled nation came, To worfhip thrice a year. We trace no moiethofetoilefome ways, Nor wonder far abroad ; Where'er thy people meet for praife, There is a houfe for God.] PAUSE. Arife, O Ring of grace, arife, And enter to thy reft, Lo 1 thy church waits with longing eyes, Thus to be own'd and bleis'd. PSALMS. ajU Enter with all thy glorious train, Thy fpirit and thy word ; All that the ark did once contain Could no fuch grace afford. Here, mighty God, accept our vows 3 Her"e let thy praife be Ipread ; Blefs the provifions of thy houfe, And fill thy poor with bread. Here let thefon of David reign, Let God's anointed fnine ; Juftice and truth his court maintain* With love and pow'r divine. ? Here let him hold a lafting throne ; And as his kingdom grows, Frefh honours fhaJJ adorn his crown, Andfhamje confound his foes. PSALM CXXXIII. Common Metre Brotherly love» LO ! what an entertaining light Thofe friendly brethren prove, Whofe cheerful hearts, in bands unite Of harmonv and love. Where flreams of bliis from- Chrift the fpring Defcend to ev'ry foul, And heav'nly peace with balmy wing Shades and bedews the whole : *Tis like the oil divinely fweet On Aaron's rev'rend head, The trickling drops perfum'd his iztt, And o'er his garments fpread. *Tis pleafantas the morning dews That fall on Zion's hill, Where God his mildeft glory (hews, And makes his grace diilil. % 5 % V S A L M S. PSALM CXXXIII. Short Metie. Communion of faints ; or, Love and nvorfjip in a family. 1 7) LESS'D are the Tons of peace, -D Whofe .hearts and hopes are one, ^ Whofe kind defigns to ferve and pleafe Through all their aclions run. a Blefs'd is the pious houfe Were zeal and frindfliip meet, Their fongs of praife, their mingled vows* Make their communion fweet. 3 Thus when on Aaron's head They pour'd the rich perfume, The oil through all his raiment fpread, And pleaiure nll'd the room. 4 Thus on the heav'nly hills Theiaints are bleft above, _ . Wherejoy,like morning dew, diflils. And all the air is love. PSALM CXXXlII. As the iaad Pfalm. The hlejjings offrfcndfiip. i TTOW pleafant 'tis' to fee AX Kindred and friends agree, Each in his proper Nation move, And each fulfil his part With fympathiiing Heai t, In all the cares of life and love. 2 *Tis like an ointment fried On Aaron's facred head, Divreely rich, divinely fweet; The oil through all the room Diifus'd a choice perfume, > Rte thro' his robes, and blefs'd his feet. 3 Like fruitful lowers of rain i That water all the plain, Defcending from the neighbouring Hills; PSALMS. 353 Such dreams of pleafure roll Thro* ev'ry friendly foul, Where love like heav'niy dew diflils. Repeat the firjl jlanza to compleat the tune, PSALM CXXXLV. Common Metre, Daily and nightly devotions* t "V^E that obey th* immortal king, A Attend his holy place ; Bow to the glories of his pow'r, < . And blefs his wondrous grace. % Lift up your hands by morning light, _ And fend your foul on high ; Raife your admiring thought by night ... Above the ftarry Iky. 3 The God of Zion cheers our hearts With rays of quickening grace ; The God that. fpread the heav'ns abroad. And rules the f welling feas. PSALM CXXXV. ver. i, 4 , i 4 I9 ,— ai . Firfl part; Long Metre. 1 he church is God's koufe and care. i "P RAISE ye rhe Lord, exalt his name, JL While in his earthly courts ye waitj Ye faints that to his houfe belong, Or ftand attending at his gate, a Praife ye the Lord, the Lord is good ; To praife his name is fweet employ 5 Ifraelhe chofe of old, andftill His church is his peculiar joy, 3 The Lord himfelf will judge his faints ; He treats his lervants as his friends ; And when he hears their fore complaints, Repents the iorrows that he fends. 4 Through ev'ry age the Lord declares, His name, and breaks the oporeffor's rod: II M4 PSALMS. A. He gives his fufTering fervants reft, And will be known th< almighty God*, r Blefs ye the Eord, who tafte his love, People and prieils exalt his name t Amongft his faints he ever dwells ; His church is his Jeiufaleiru PSALM CXXXV. ver. 5 , T i fc^-cond part. The works of creation, providence, redemption^ IfraeJ, and dejir-utlton of enemies. , x-n REAT is the Lord exalted high (jr Above all powers and every throne ; ixrhotp'er he pleafe on earth and lea, W Or heav'n or kell his 1 *id hath done. * kt his command the vapours rife, The lightnings flafli, the thunders roar^ He pours the rain.he brings the wind And tempeft from his airy (lore. * " How wide is his command. " 3 The fun fupplies the day with light ; " How bright his counfels mine !"j The moon and liars adorn the night ; " His works are all divine. " [4 He ftruck the fons of Egypt dead ; *' How dreadful is his rod !" And thence with joy, his people led ; " How gracious is our God !" 5 He cleft the fuelling fea in two ; " His arm is great in might ;" And gave the tribes a paffage through ; " His pow'r and grace unite/' 6 Bat Pharoahs's army there he drown'd ; (t How glorious are his ways !" And brought his faints through defart ground ! li Eternal be his praiie." 7 Great mOnarchs fell beneath his hand ; Victorious is his fword ; While Iirael took the promis'd land : ' " And faithful is his word."] 2 He faw the nation dead in fin ; ** He felt his pity move;" How fad the ftate the world was in ; r< How bound lefs was his love ! ,? ' 9 He fent to fave us from our woe ; . " His goodneiV never faik ;" From death and hell, andev'ry, foe :>. "AndftOlhis grace prevails.'' 10 Give thanks to God the heav'nly kin^: i( His mercies it HI endure ;" Let the whole e a rth his praifes fing j " His truth is ever iure." P S A L M CXXXVi. As the 1 4 S:h PLlm. 1 (~*i IVE thanks to God mod high, VJ" The univerfal Lsrd, S A L M & til Thefov'reign King of kings: Apd be his grace adcr'd. «« His power and grace « Are ftill the fame ; " And let his name " Have endlefs praife." % How mighty is his hand ! What wenders hath he donej He form'd the earth and fees, And fpread the heav'ns alone. " Thy jnercv, .Lord, <• Shall {fill endure ; <{ And ever fure " Abides thy word." 3 His wifdora fiam'd the fun To crown the day with light 9 The moon and twinkling ftars To cheer the darkicme night. " .His pow'r and grace " Are ftill the fame ; " And let hLs name " Have endlefs praife." £4 Ke fmcte the flrft born fons, The iow'r of Egypt dead;' And thence his chofen tribes With joy and glory led. " Thy mtrcy,Loid, " Shall ftill endure ; (< And ever fure " Abides thy word." I His pow'r and lifted red Cjeft the red fea in two ; And for his people made A wond'rous paflage through, " His pow'r and'grace u Are ftill the fame: " And let his name u Have endlefs praife " Hi *58 PSALMS. 6 But cruel Pharaoh there With all his hofthe drown'd T And brought his Ifrael fafe Through a long defcrt ground, " Thy mercy, Lord, " Shall ftill endure ; " And ever fure ; " Abides thy word." '' P A U S E . 7 The kings of Canaan fell Beneath his dreadful hand ; While his own iervants t©ok Poffeffion of their land. " His pow'r and grace w Are ilill thefame ; (t And let his name " Have endlefs pv-aife," £ He faw the nations lie *•* All perifhing in fin ? And pity'd the fad ftate * The ruin c d woild was in. " Thy mercy, Lord, " Shall ftill endure ; " And ever fure " Abides thy word.'? p He fent his only Son Tofave us from our woe. From Satan, fin, ard death, And ev*ry hurtful foe. " His pow'r and grace " Are ftill the fame ; " And let his name " Have endlefs p^ife."' jo Give thanks aloud to God, To God the heav'nly king s And let thefpacious earth His works and glories fing. " Thymercv, Lord, *' Shall ftill endure 5 PSALMS. *59 « And ever fure " Abides thy word. PSALM CXXXVI. Abridged. Long Metre. z r^ i v£ to our ^ oc * immorta * p rai *" e • VJT Mercy and truth are all his ways ; * Wonders of grace to God belong, 1 Repeat his mercies in your long. « Give to the Lord of Lords renown, ! The King of kings with glory crown ; « His mercies ever mall endure, « When lords and kings are known no more, a He built, the earth, he fpread the fcv, And fix'd the ftarry lights on high : « Wonders of grace to God belong, ' Repeat his mercies in your fong. 4 He fills the iun with morning light, He bids the mooa direct the mght ; * His mercies ever ftiaS endure, p « When funs and moons (hall fhineno more. * The Jews he freed from Pharaoh's hand,, * ' And brought them to the promis'd land ? ■ Wonders of grace to God belong, * Repeat his mercies in your fong.. 6He faw the gentiles dead in fin, And felt his pity move within i « His mercies ever mail endure, « When death and fin mall reign no more. n He fent his Son with £ower to fave. From guilt, and darknefs, and the grave. * Wonders of grace to God belong, * Repeat his mercies in your long. S Thro' this vain world he guides our feet, And leads us to his heav'nly fcat : * His mercies ever mall endure, « When this vain world (hall be no more. H 4 ftto £ S A L M S. PSALM CXXXVIII. The Babylonian captivity. * A LONG the banks where Babel's current -£jl flows, Our captive bands in deep defpondence ftray'd, While Zion's fall in fad remembrance iofe, Her friends,her children, mingled with the dead. o, The tunelefs harp, that once with joy we lining, When praife employ'd and mirth infpir'd the lay, In mournful filer, ce on the willows hung ; And growing giief prolonged the tedious day. 3 The barbarous tyrants, to encreafethe woe, With taunting fmiles afong of Zion claim ; Bid facred praife in ftrains melodious flow, While they blafpheme the great Jehovah's name. 4 But how in heathen chains and lands unknown, Shall Ifrael's Ions a fong of Zion raife ? haplefs Salem, God's terreftrial throne, Thou land of glory, facred mount of praife. 5 If e'er my memory lofe thy lovely name, If my cold heart neglecT: my kindred race, Let dire deftruclion feize this guilty frame ; My hand fhall perifh, and my voice fhall ceafe v 6 Yet fhall the Lord, who hears when Zion calls, O'ertake her foes with terror*? nd difmay, His arm avenge her defolated walls, And raife her children to eternal day. P S a L M CXXXVIIL Kejloring and preferving grace. 1 YXTITH all my powers of heart and tongue VV I'll praife my Maker in mv fong ; Angel's fhall hear the notes I raife, Approve the fong, and join the praife. [a. Angels, that make thy church their care* Shall witnefs my devotions there, PSALMS. **l While holy zeal dire&s my eyes To thy fair temple in the fkies. J 3 I'll ling thy truth and mercy, Lord, I'll fine the v/onders of thy word i Nor all the works and names below, So much thy power and glory (how. 4 To God I cry«d when troubles role 5 , He heard me, and fubdu'd my foes ; ' He did my riling fear cootroul, And ftrength diffused through all my foul. 5 The God of heay'n maintains his ftate, . Frowns on the proud, and feorns the great 5 But from his throne deicends to blefs The humble fouls that trufts his grace. 6 Amidftathoufandfnareslftand ) Upheld and guarded by thy hand ; Thy words my fainting foul re.vive, And keep my dying faith alive. ., ? Grace will complete what grace begins, » To fave from forrows or From fins ; The work that wifdom undertakes, Eternal mercy ne'er forfakes. PSALM CXXXIX. Firft part. Lo*g Metre. - • The all -feeing Gad. ( 2 T ORD,thouhaftiearch'dandieenmethro JU Thine eye commands with piercing view My riling and my refting hours, My heart and and fielh with all their powers. 3 My thoughts, before they are my own, Are to my God diftinclly known ; He knows the words I mean to fp eak * E'er from my opening lips tftey break. 3 Within thy circling power I ftand, On every fide I find thy hand ; Awake, afleep, at home abroad, I am furrounded ftill with God. 4 Amazing knowledge, vaft and great ! What large extent* what lofty height I $5* PSALMS. My foul, v/itf all the powers I boaft, Is in the boundlefs profpect loft. 5 4< Oh may thefe thoughts pofTefs my breafi ; u Whe'ere 1 rove, where'er I reft ; " Nor let my weaker pnffions dare " Confent to fin, for God is there." pause the firft. 6 Could I fo falfe, fo faithlefs prove, To quit thy fervice and thy love, Where, Lord, could I thy prefence fhun, Or from thy dreadful glory run ! 7 If up to heav'n I take my flight, *Tis there thou dwell'ft erithron'd in light . Or dive to hell,— there vengeance reigns^ And Satan groans, beneath thy chains, 8 If mounted on a morning ray, I fly beyond the weftern fea, * Thy fwifter hand would firft arrive 3 And there an eft thy fugitive. 9 Or mould I try to mun thy fight Beneath the fpreading veil of night, One glance cf thine, ore piercing ray Would kindle darknefs into day. 10 " Oh may thefe thoughts poilefs mybrtaft " Where'er I rove, where'er I reft ! " Ncr let my weaker pailicns dare " Confent to fin, for God is there." pause the feconcL ji The veil of night is no difguife, No fcfeen from thy all- fear ching eyes Thy hand can feize thy foes as foon Tbrovnidmghtfhades as blazing moon. i a Midnight and noon in this agree. Great God they're both alike to thee. Not death can hide what God willfpy, And hell lies naked to his eye. i 3 " Oh may thefe thoughts pofiefs my breait, " Where'er I rove, where'er I reft ! p S A L M & «& « Ndr let my weaker paffions dare h Confent to {in, for God is there. JPSALM CXXXIX. Second part. Long Metre, Tfc wonder Jul formation of man. x 'r-nWAS from thy hand, my God, T came, 1 A work of fuch a curious frame ; In me thy fearful wonders toe, And each proclaims thy flail divine. A Thine eve did aH my limbs furvey, Which yet in dark -coniuuon lay : Thou faw'ft thedailvgrowth they took, Form'd by the model of thy book. < By thee my growing parts were nam d, Andwhatthy fov'reign counfels fram d The breathing lungs, the beating heart, Was <-opy'd with unerring art. * Atlaft to (hew my Maker's name, God ilamp'd his image on my frame, &fcd, in fome unknown moment join d The fininVd members of the mind 5 There the young feeds of thought began, . Asd all the paffions of the man, Great God, our infant nature pays, Immortal tribute to thy praife. pause. 6 I ord, finre in mv advancing age, ; F V e acted on life's bury ftage, Thv thoughts of love to me furrnount The ppwer of numbers to recount. , i could iurvey the ocean o'er, ' ; s. n d count each land that makes the (ho*. Before my iw.fteft thoughts could trace The numerous wonders of toy grace. S Thefe onmv heart are fhll imprelt, With thefe 1 give my eyes to reit ; And at my waking bout I find God and his love pofTefs my mm^ H 6 '- 6 * PSALMS. PSALM CXXXIX. Third part. Long Metre; Sincerity pro ft [ft J, and grace tried ; or, the heart- Searching God. 1 1VT Y God >. what inward grief I feel, 1VX When impious men tranfgrefs thy will ! I mourn to hear their lips profane Take thy tremendous name in vain. % Does not my foul deteft and hate The fons of malice and deceit ? Thofe that oppofe thy laws, and thee, I count for enemies to me. 3 Lord, fearch my foul, try ev'ry thought — Though my own heart accufe me not Of walking inafalfe difguife, I beg the trial of thine eyes. 4 Doth fecret mifchief lurk within ? Do I indulge fome unknown fin ; Oh ! turn my feet whene'er I ftray, And lead me in thy perfect way. P S A L M CXXXIX. Firft part. Common Metre. God is every where, iTNallmy vaft concerns with thee, -i In vain my foul wou!d try To IhuP thy prefence, Lcr-d, or flee, The notice of thine eye. a Thv all-iurrounding fight funreys Myrifingandmy left, My public walks, my private ways, And fecrets of my bread. 3 Mv thoughts lie open to the Lord, Before they're formed within ; And e er my lips pronounce the word, He knows the fenfe I mean. ondrous knowledge ! deep and high I can a creature hide ? PSALMS. s6; Within thy circling arms I lie, Inclos'd on every lide. 5 So let tny grace iurround meftill, And like a bulwark prove, To guard ray foul From every ill, Secur'd by fov'reign love, t. A U S E. 6 Lord, where ihall guilty fouls retire s Forgotten and unknown ? — In hellthey meet thy dreadful fire, In heav'n thy glorious throne. 7 Should I fupprefs my vital breath, To 'fcape the wrath divine, Thy voice would break the bars of death 3 ■•; And make the grave refign* 8 If, wing'd with beams of morning lights I fly beyond the weft, Thy hand which muft fupport ray flight, Would foon betray my reft. 9 If o'er my fins I think to draw ; The curtains of the night, The flaming eyes that guard thy law Would turn the (hades to light. Eo The beams of noon, the midnight hour Are both alike to thee : — Oh ! may I ne'er provoke that power From which I cannot flee. PSALM CXXXIX. Second part. Common Metre^ The ne for thee. 3 Thy truth and juftice I'll proclaim ; Thy bounty flows, an endlels ftream $ Thy mercy fwift, thine anger flow, But dreadful to the ftubborn toe. 4 Thy works with lov'feigrt glory inine, I And fpeak thy majefty divine ; Let ev'ry realm with joy proclaim The found and honour of thy name. 5 tet diftant times and nations raile The long fuccetfion of thy praile i And unborn ages make my long The joy and triumph of theirtongue. 6 But who can fpe*k thy wond'rous deeds thy grcatnefs all our thoughts exceeds g Yaft and unfearchable thy ways, Vaft and immortal be thy praiie. a_7* PSALMS. PSALM CXLV. ver. i,— 7 , 11,-13. Firilp:irc Common Metre. The greatnefs of God. 1 T ONG as I live I'll blefs thy name. J-i My King my God of Jove : My work and joy mail be the fame In the bright world above a Great is the Lord, his pow'r unknown; And let his praife be great : I'll firig the honours of his throne, Thy works of grace repeat. 3 Thy grace fhall dwell upon my tongue; And, while my lips 'rejoice, The men that hear my facred fong Shall join their chearful voice. 4 Fathers to fons fhall teach thy name And children learn thy ways; Ages to come thy truth proclaim, And nations found thy praile. 5 Thy glorious deeds of ancient date Shall through the world be known : Thine arm of pow'r, thy heavenly ftate With public fp'lendor fhown. 6 The world is manag'd by thy hands. Thy faints are rul'd by love ; And thine eternal kingdom Hands, Though recks and hills remove. PSALM CXLV. ver. 7, &c. Second parL Common' Metre. The goodnefs of God. 1 OWEET is the mem'ry of thy grace, O My God, my heav'nly King ; Let age to age thy righteoufnefs In founds of glory ling. % God reigns on high, but ne'er confinei His goodnefs to the fides ; PSALMS. *73 Through the whole earth Lis bounty mines, • And ev'Fy wantfupples. j With longing eyes thy creatures wait, On thee for daily food, Thy lib'ral hand provides their meat, And fills their mouths with good. j How kind are thy companions, Lord ! How flow thine anger moves ! But fcon he fends his pard'ning word To cheer the fouls he loves. e Creatures, with all their endlefs race, * Thy praife and pow'r proclaim ; But faints that tafte thy richer grace, Delight to blefs thy name. PSALM CXLV. ver. 14, I7> & c. Third part. Common Metre. Mercy tofufferers ; or, God hearing prayer* LET ev'ry tongue thy goodneis fpeak, Thou fov'reign Lord of all, Thy ftrength'ning hands uphold the weak ? And raife the poor that fall. When forrow bows the fpirit down. Or virtue lies diftrefs'd Beneath feme proud opprefTor's frown? Thou giv'ftthe mourners reft. The Lord fupports our linking days 5 And guides our giddy youth j Holy and juft are ail his ways, And all his words are truth. [ He knows the pain his fervants feel, He hears his children cry, And their beft wifhes to fulfil His grace is ever nigh. * His mercy never mall remove From men of heart fincere ; Jle fa ves the fouls whole humble love - Is join'd with holy fear. &74 f S A L M %. [6 His ftubborn foes his fword /hall flat And pierce their hearts with pain | ' But none that ferve the Lord ftall fay, r »* {.hey fought his aid in vain."! .[ 7 My hps /hall dwell upon his praiie And fpread his frame abroad : ' Let ah the ions of Adam rail- The honours of their God.] PSALM CXLVI. Long Metre. Praift to God for his good nefs and truth. * pR AISE ye the I ord, my heart mail join r In work fo pleafant, fo divine • Now while the fle/h is mine abode.' And when my foul afcends to God TV hile immortality endures • My davs of praife fliaJJ ne'er' be paft, 8 Wh/ fcould I make a man my truft p Princes : muft die and turn to duft ; Jnd 1 ^ u h de ,P art3 ' their P°^P and powei. And thoughts, all vani/h in an hour. ' 4 Happy the man whofe hopes rely On luael's God : He made the iky, And earth, andfeas, with all their train • And none fhall find his promife vain ' 5 His truth forever Hands fecure • S t? 3f W™^. ** feeds' the poo. ; He fends the Wring confeience peace, And grants the prisoner fxveet rcleafe. 6 The Lord to light reitores the blind, The Lord fupportsthe finkiner mind ; He helps the ftranger in diftrefs, The widow and the fatherlefs ? He loves the faints he knows 'them weii, But turns the wicked down to hell ■ •I P S A L Ll S- z 7 j Thy Ood, O Zion, ever reigns ; Praife him in everlafting ftraiRS. PSALM CXLVI. As the 113th Pfalnu Fralfe i» God for his goodnefs and truth. 'LL praife my Maker with my breath ; And when my voice is loft in death, Fraife mall employ my nobler powers % My days of praife mall ne'er be paft While life and thought, and being, iaflv Or immortality endures, j Why mould I make a man, my truft ? Princes mufl die and turn to duft ; Vain is the help of flefh and blood ; Their breath departs, their pomp andpow'r* And thoughts all vanilh in an hour; Nor can they make their promife good. 3 Happy the man whofe hopes rely On Ifrael's God : He made the fky, And earth, and feas, with all their . tram f His truth forever Hands fecure : He faves th* opprefs'd he feeds the poor, And none (hall find his promife vain. 4 The Lord hath eyes to give the blind : The Lord lupports the finking mind ; He fend* the laboring confcience peace ; He helps the ftranger in diftreft,. The widow and the fatherlefs, And grants the prisoner fweet releafe. 5 He loves his faints, he knows them well, But turns the wicked down to hell : Thy God, O Zion, ever reigns ; Let ev'ry tongue, let ev'ry age, In this exalted work engage ; Praife him in everlafting ftrains. 6 I'll praife him while he lends me breath And when my voice is loft in death, Praife ftiall employ my nobler pow'rs 37& V S A L M S. My days of praife fhall ne'er be paff, While life, and thought, and being laft, Or immortality endures. ^. PSALM CXLVII. Firftpart. Long Metre-; The divine nature, providence, and grace. » P R n IS K E yS th * Lor A : ^is good to raife A Our hearts and voices in his praife • His nature and his works invite To make this duty our delight. % The Lo-d builds up Jerufalem* And gathers nations to his name » His mercy melts the ftubborn foul, And makes the broken fpirit whole. 3 He form'dthe flars, thofe heav'nly flames, He counts their numbers, calls their na^es 5 His fov'reign wifdom knows no bound, A deep where all our thoughts are drown'd, 4 a? n\° ur f °^ and 8 reat his might, And all his glories infinite ; He crowns the meek, rewards thejuft, And treads the wicked to the dull. P A W S E. 5 Sing to the Lord, exalt him high, Who fpreads his clouds around the lkv ? There he prepares, the fruitful rain, Norlsts the drops defcervi in vain. 6 He makes the grafs the hills adorn, And clothes thefmilingfields with corn- Thebeafb with food his handsfupply* And feeds the raven3 when they cry 7 What is the creature's flrill or force,* The vig'rous man, the warlike horfe: The fpnghtly wit, the active limb 1 . All are too mean delights for him. 8 But faints are lovely in his fi/rht • He views his children with d*elight> PSALMS. %19 He fees their hope, he knows their feer, And finds and loves his image there. PSALM CXLVII. Second part. Long Metre. Summer and winter, r T ET Zion praife the mighty God, JL; And make his honours known abroad ; For fweet the joy ourfongs to raife, And glorious is the work of praife. « Our children live fecure and blefs'd ; * Our fhores have peace* our cities reft ; He feeds ourfons with fineft_ wheat, And adds his blefimgs to their meat. 2 The changing feafons he ordains, The early and the latter rains : His flakes of fnow like wool he fends, And thus the fpringingcom defends. 4 With hoary frcft he ftrews the ground; His hail defcends with dreadful found; His icy bands the rivers hold, And tenor arms his wintry cold. 5 He bids the warmer breezes blow ; The ice dhTolves, the waters flow : But he hath nobler works and ways To call his people to hi& praife. i Thro* all our ftates his laws are fhown; His gofpel through the nation known ; He hath rot thusreveal'd his word To ev'iy land : Praife ye the Lord. PSALM CXLVII. ver. 7 — 9> — x 3>— Common Metre. The feafons of the year. i TY7ITH fongs and honours founding loud VV Addrefs the Lord on high ; •x8. ?7 8 P S A L M 3. Over the' heav'ns he fpreads his cloud, And waters veil the Iky. fc He fends his ihow'rs of blefiing down To cheer the plains below ; He makes the graistheroountainscrov/n, And corn in vallies grow. 3 He gives the grazing ox his meat, He hears the ravens' cry ; I)ut man, who taftes his fineft wheat, Should raife his honours high. 4 His fteady counfels change the face. Of the declining year ; He bids the fun cut fliort his race, And win' try days appear. 5 His hoary froft, his "fleecy f now, Defcend and clothe the ground; The liquid {beams forbear to flow, In icy fetters bound. 6 When, from his dreadful ftores on high, He pours the founding hail, The wretch that dares his God defy Shall find his courage fail, y He fends his word and melts the fnow, The fields no longer mourn : He calls the warmer gales to blow, And bids the fpring return. 3 The changing wind, the fiying cloud, Obey his mighty word : Withfongs and honours founding loud, Praife ye the fov'reign Lord. PSALM CXLVIII. Proper Metre. Praife to God from all creatures. s» V"E tribes of Adam, join | X With hea'vn, and earth, and feas, And offer notes divine To your creator's praife. r S A L M S. ?)J Ye holy throng Of angels bright In words of light Begin thefong. 5; Thou fun, with dazzling rays, And moon that rul'ft the night 3 Shine to your Maker's praife, With ftars of twinkling light, » His pow'r declare, Ye floods on high, . And clouds that fly In empty air. 3 The Shining worlds above In glorious order ftand, Or in fwift courfes move By his fupreme command. Hefpake the word, . And all their frame From nothing eame. To praife the Lord. 4 He mov'd their mighty wheels • In unknown ages paft, And each his word' fulfils While time and nature laft* In difFrent ways His works proclaim His wond'rous name, And fpeak his praife. pa u s % 5 Let all the earth-born race, ' And monfters of the deep,, The fifh that cleave the feas * . Or in their bofom deep, . From fea to more Their tribute pay, And ftill dilplay, Their Maker's pow'r. 6 Ye vapours, hail andfnow, Praife ye th« a] m ighty Lord 1 rever fhall my fong record ; - j 5 $ om age to age exalt his name ■ - aoo •om all that dwell below the Ikies - 317 j ither I blefs thy gentle hand ; 23s jrm and unmovM are they - - 243 J om deep diftrefs and troubled thoughts, 348 irever bleiTed be the Lord, * - 270 I JREAT God, the heaves well ordered frame 37 ive to the Lord ye fons of fame, 53 JDd of my life, look gently down* - 74 ■Dais the refuge of his faints, 84 treat is the Lord our God, - j 7 Jreat God indulge my humble claim* 113 Ireat God, attend to my complaint* • 115 i>d is the Lord, the heav'nly King, » 1 19 ad of my childhodd, and my youth, 13 1 ■-eat God, whofe univerfal fway . 13A >d, my fupporter and my hope, . i$$ jreat God, how oft did Ifrael prove, 144 recit Shepherd of thine Ifrael, * * 147 a$e A T A B L E Great God, attend, while Zion fings Page. i> God in his earthly temple lays - j Give thanks to God, invoke his name, i God of eternal love j Give thanks to God, he reigns above, * . i God of my mercy and .my praife, - a Great is tne Lord ; his works of might - at Great is the Lord, exalted high - a Give thanks to God, the fov'reign Lord : a Give thanks to God moil: high, - % Give to our God immortal praife ! HH APPY the man, whole cautious feet Help, Lord, for men of virtue fail, How long wilt thou conceal thy face ? How faft their guilt and forrows rife, How blefs'd the man to whom his God High in the heav'ns, eternal God, " How awful is thy chaft'ning rod !" - i How pleafant how divinely fair, - j Hear what the Lord in vifion faki, - i. He that hath made his refuge God, - i He reigns ; the Lord, the Saviour, reigns ! i Hear me, Q God, nor hide thy face* - i Happy is he that fears the Lord, - a How mall the young fecure their hearts, a How did my heart rejoice to hear - a How pleas'd and blefs'd was I, - a. Ha d not the God of truth and love, •» a. How pleafant *tis to fee - a. Happy the city where their Ions, - a T * J. N anger Lord, do not chaftife, " I let the Lord before my face, In thee, great God, with fongs of praife* I lift my foul to God, ■. I will extol thee, Lord, on high, I'll blefs the Lord from day to day ; 1 waited patient for the Loid> -. of FIRST LINES, a 9 x Hi fpeak the honours of ray King, Page. %% *n hafte, O God, attend my call, - 129 [n Judah God of old was known ; - 140 (t is the Lord our Saviour's hand - 187 [love the Lord: he heard ray cries, - 315 v [f God fucceed not, all the coft - 345 [f God to build the houfe deny, - 445 Is there ambition in my heart \ - 449 fn all my vaft concerns with thee, - 464 HI praife my maker with my breath ; 375 [n God's own houfe pronounce his praife, 385 T J J UST are thy ways, and true thy word, 33 udge me, O L«ra, and prove my ways, 50 udge me, O God, and plead my cauie, 79 udges, who rule the world by laws, - 107 efus (hall reign where'er the fun - 133 ehovah reigns ; he dwells in light, - 171 < Joy to the world — the Lord is come ; - 181 eius, our Lord, afcend thy throne, - 307 L. GRD, thou wilt hear me when I pray ; 1 9 ord, in the morning thou fhalt hear • n ord, 1 can fuffer thy rebukes, - 13 ord, what was man when made at firft, 17 £,ord, I am thine ; but thou wilt prove 30 t-ord thou haft feen my foul fincere, - 33 Lord, I will Wefs thee all my days,. - 6z -ord, we have heard thy works of old, - 80 et Zion in her king rejoice, - 85 -ord, I am vile, conceiv'd in fin ; - 98 ord, I would fpread my fore diftrefs, • 100 -et linners take their courfe, - 105 -ord, thou has fcourg'd our guilty land, 109 et God arife in all his might, - xa* ord, when thou dift afcend on high, - 123 -ord, what a thoughtleis wretch was I, 136 ,et children hear the mighty deeds - 143 «ord of the worlds above, 134 *9» A T A B L E, Lord, thou haft callMtfiy gracetomind, Page.iee Lord, jfthine eyes fuivey our faults, . ,2 Lord, what a feeble piece % ?* Lord, 'tis a pleafant thing to ftarid Let all the earth their voices raife. . ,11 Let earth, with ev'ry ifle and fea - !o* Let Zion and her Ions rejoice— Lord, thou haft heard thy fervant cry, i p, what a glorious Corner-ftone - Lord, I efteem thy judgments right, . **5 Let all the heathen writers join, Lord, I haye make thy word my choice, Lo 1 what an entertaining fight Lord, thou haft iearch'd and J^en me thro't llll Lord, when I count thy mercies o: J Mv >oui thy preat Ck ) or praife ; - 19* M . v.ody.cot -tiviermv li'itrtfs, - 330 ..ul lies cleaving to the "kit ; - 334 My God, what inwaH grief 1 fee], - %fa~ My God, accept my early v^ws, 4 »6? " Mv righteous judge, my gracious God, - a68 , $fy Qod a my King, thy various praife = 271 N NOW may the God of pow'r and grape 39 " Now from the roaring lion's rage, 43 Now let our mourful fongs record ; 43 >y heart infpir'd to fing - 83 Now ftiaH mv iolemn vows be paid - t%z Now let ouuips, with holy fear, ~ 1%$ . No'i r t i • 'i the Lord is kind, 134^ No! 9 - who are but dull— * . ihou only juft.andtruej -Z'P.l'4'-. , sibe to his eyes. •acred Three ^>, •->-. no v ;- my .foes. •> a * ^ O God Of gr^Ce and 1 i ^iiteouihefs,- 10, O i '..;»i ou- he- v'.niyk^ng. . » 14. O Lord, our Lord, how, .wond'rous great. j$. 'ieifed fouls are they - -y ippy nation, where the L^rd 61 or a thpufepffacredjcY * « gS ~u that Tiear'JI when tin &ers cry*. = 9^, )f mercv, hear m.v call - 20* * : d my refuge, he i? my cries, ■' • 104 3 fcfou wnofejufti^e reigns on high, i 106 p what a fttr: .ebellious houfe - 144 P God of m/yiaJvat on, hear • => 157 Dur God, our help in agespift, - = 16^ 5? 0( V ! t0 whom revenge belongs^ - 173 ^n'rffticc and of grace I ling, ■-> - x8| a 94 A T A B L E Oh blefs the Lord, my foul ! - Page. 190 O all ye nations, pi aiie the Lord, - 217 O how I lcve thy holy Jaw ! - ai5 O that the Lord would guide my ways - 230 O that thy ftatutes ev«ry hour - 13$ O thou whofe grace ahd juftice reign - 5141 O happy man, whofe foul is fill'd - 246 Out of the deeps of long difhefs, - 347 JL RESERVE me, Lord, in time of need, 36 Praiie waits in Zion, Lord, for thee; - 117 Praile ye the Lord, exalt his name, - 35 3 Protect us, Lord, from fatal harm ! - a66 Praife ye the Lord, my heart (hall join - 274 Praife ye fcn> Lord : 'tis good to raife - 476 XVEJOTCE, ye righteous in the Lord. 59 Remember Lord our mortal Hate, - 163 Return, O <3od of love, return ; - 167 O AVE me O Lord, from ev*ry foe - a% Soon as I heard my Father fay, - 51 Shew pity, Lord ; O Lord, forgive ; - 97 Siag, all ye nations, to the Lord, - ixo Shine, mighty God on Zion mine, - iai c ' Save me, O God, the i welling floods, 124 Sure therms a righteous God, - - 136 Sing to the Lord aloud, - - 149 Salvation is forever nigh - - 156 Sweet is the work, my God, my king * 17° Sing to the Lord Jehovah's name - 175 Sing to the Lord, ye diftant Lands, - 177 • Songs of immortal praife belong - a©8 See what a living ftone - - *a© Sweet is the mem'ry of thy grace, - »7» TT HE man is ever blefs { d 4 Thee will I love, O Lord my ftrength, - 31 To thine almighty arm vve ©we H of F I R S T LINES. 29s The heavens declare thy glory, Lord. Page. 3 7 The Lord my fhepherd is, - - 46 The earth forever is the Lord's - - 46 This fpacious earth is all the Lord's, - 47 The Lord of glory is my light, - 51 To thee, O Lord, 1 raife my cries, - 5 * To thee, O God of truth and love - 55 Th»& J refolv'd before the Lord, - 7* Teach me the meafure of my days, - 73 Thus faith the Lord, " Your work is vain, 75 The wonders, Lord, thy love has wrought* 76 The king of faints, how fair his face, - 84 The Lord, the judge, before his throne 91 Thus faith the Lord* " The fpacious fields* 91 The Lord, the Judge, his churches warns, 93 TfacLord,theSov'reign,fendshisiummona.fbrth 93 The God of glory fends his fummons forth, 95 'Twas in the watches of the night - nz The praife of Zion waits for thee, • - 115 The God of our falvation hears - 116 'Tis by thy ftrength the mountains Hand n 8 'Twas for ©ur fake, eternal God^ - izS *Tis thee, moft high and holy God, - 139 To God I crySd with mournful voice,, - 141 Think, mighty God, on feeble man, - 163 Thro' ev'ry age eternal God, - _" 164' The Lord of glory reigns, he reigns on high ; I?** The Lord Jehovah reigns, -. .17* The Lord is come : the heavens proclaim 179- T' Almighty reigns exalted high - 1 7^ To our Almighty Maker, God, - 18 r The God Jehovah reigns, - i&fc The Lord; how wond'rous are his ways ! 189 The Lord, the fov'reign king, - 19* To God the great, the ever blefsM, - 198 Thy works of glory, mighty Lord, - iqx Thus God th' eternal Father fpake - aofS Thus the g?eat Lord of earth and fea ; - 206 That man is blefs'd, who ftands in awe a,o% A T A B L E U, thrice happy man,- who fejfrs the Lord, Page Thy name, almighty Lotdj The Lord appears my helper now, • This is the day the Lord h. from my youth, may Ifrael fay, VV A1N Man on foolifh pleafures bent, WW HY did the nations join to flay "Why did the Jews proclaim their rage ? With rhy whole heart I'll raife my fong, When the great judge, fhpreme and juft, Why doth the Lord depart io far^ Who ihall inhabit in thy hill, Who (hall afcend thy heav'nly place, Wheri God is nigh, rtty faith is iirong* We love thee, Lord, and we adore, Why has my God my foul forfook, Where fh. 11 the man t>e found While I keep fiience, and conceal « While men grow bold in wicked ways, When man grows bold in fin: Why fhould I vex my foul, and fret Why do the wealthy wicked boaft, Wkti sarneft longings of the mind, /4tO 31? 418 2Jti 2*3 92 8 336 338 363 367 28.J 286 . 3?7 ni 338 242 346 301 7 18 18 19 35 36 ■x% -33 41 49 58 67 68 68 70 of FIRST LINES. « 97 Why doth the man of riches grow - st Why do the proud infult the poor, - 90 When Chrift to judgment (hall defcend, - g Z Why would the mighty make their boaft, ioi Why mould the haugh'ty hero boaft, - lol When overwhelmed with grief . IIO We blefs the Lord, the juft, the good, - 134 Will God forever caft us off? - l37 When Ifrael fin'd, the Lord reprov'd, - j 4S With rev'rence let the faints appear, - Kfo Who wiJ arife and plead my right - i 74 Would you behold the works of God, - 2 oz When God, provok'd with daring crimes, 303 When Ifrael, freed from Pharoh's hand, %\r What mall I render to my God . aI £ With my whole heart I've fought thy face, 231 When pain and anguifh feize me, Lord, - 33$ When God reftor'd our captive ftate, - 243 When God reveal'd his gracious name; - 244 Where mall we go to feek and find - a49 With all my powers of heart and tongue z6& When I, with pleafmg wonder, Hand, - 365 With fongs and honours founding loud - 377 A E holy fouls, in God rejoice, - 60 Ye fons or* pride, that hate the juft, e 89 " Yet," faith the Lord, f if David's race, 16* Ye fons of men, a feeble race, - 169 Ye nations round the earth, rejoice - 183 Ye that delight to ferve the Lord* - a,n Ye fervants of th' almighty King, - 21% Ye that obey th' immortal king, • 2s $ Ye tribes of Adam, join - a7J Ye angels, round the throne* . z%$ INDEX. O R TABLE to find ^PsALM fatted to particular Subjects or Occasions. .~mn~*»*mlB**e£i#kXaMSiS'Xi3Z3&XBi£- If you find not the Supported and profit 119, 14th part, inftru&ion by them 94, i'9> 1 8th part, fanftified 94, 119, 18th part, courage in them 1 19, 17r.l1 part. rem®ved by prayer 34, 107. fubmiffion to them 123, 13s 39- in mind and body 143. trying our graces 66. 119, '7 tn - part. without rejection 89. of faints and tinners different 9. gentle 103, moderated 125. very great 101, 43> 77- Aged faint's reflexion and hope 7. All-feeing God '39. mgels, guardian 34, 9».al) fubjeft to Chrdt 89, 97 praife the Lord 103. prefent in churches 138. INDEX. 199 Appf?J to God againft perfecutors 7. concerning our fincerity '39, humility 131. A^cenfion of Chrift 24, 68, 47, no. Afliftance from Godi44, 133. Atheifm practical 14, 36, 12. punifhed 10. Attributes of God 36, m, 145, M7« Authority from God 75, 82. B. BACKSLIDING foul in diftrefs and defertion 25. reftored 5'. pardoned 78, s ^o. Bleflings of God on the bufmefs and comforts of life 127. Bleflings of a family 128? 133. ofanation 144,1478 of the country 65, 147, of a perfon ij 32, 112. Blood of Chrift cleaning from fin 5 1, 69. Book of nature and fcripture 19, 1*9, 4th part* Brotherly love 133, repfoof of 141. Bufmefs of life blefs'd 127. P C VJ ARE of God over his faints 34. . Charity to the poor 37,41 112. andjuftic *$, xis. Mixed with imprecations 35, Children praifing God 8, made bleflings 127, 118. inftructed 34, 78. Chrift the fecond Adam 8, his all fufficiency *6. his afcenfion 14, 68, no. the church's founda- tion 118. his coming, the figns of it ix. his con- defcenfion and glorification 8. covenant made with him 89. nrftand fecond coming 96, 97, 98, the true David 89, 33, his death and refurre&i- on ax, »6, » 6, 69. the eternal Creator *ox. ex- alted to the kingdom x, xi, 8, 7 X > M©» ourexam= pie 109. faith in his blood 5.1... God and man 9. his Godhead iox. our hope 4, 51. his incarnation and facrifice 40. the king, and the church his fpoufe 45. his kingdom among the Gentiles 71, 87, I 3 1 , his love to enemies 10,9,35, his maje- fty 97, 99. his mediatorial kingdom 89, "o. his obedience and death 69. his perfonal glories and 3 oo I N D E X. government 45. praifed by children 8. prieft and king no. his refurreclion on the Lord's day 118. our ftrength and righteoufnefs 7 ».. his lufFerings ?nd kingdom 1, «, 69. his fufferings for our ialvation 69, his Zealand reproaches, ib. Chriftian's qualifications 15, 24. church made of Jews Gentiles 87. Church, its beauty 44? 48, 122, the birth place of faints 87. built on Jefus Chrift 118. delight and fafety in it 27. deftru&ion of enemies pioceeds from thence 76. gathered and fettled 1 32. of the Gentiles 45, 47. God lights for her 46, 10, 2c. ' God's prefence there 132, 84. God's fpecial de- light 87, 132. God's garden 92. going to it 122. the houfe and care of God 135. of the Jews and Gentiles 87. its increale 67. prayer in diftrefs 70. reftored by prayer 85, 102, 107. is the fafety and honour of the nation 48 the fpoufe of Chrift 45. itsworfhip and order 48. Colonies, planted 107. Comfort, holineis and pardon 4, 32, 119, nth and 1 2th parts, and fupport in God 94, 61 from an- cient providence 77, 143. of life bleft 127. and pardoned 130. Company of faints 16, 109. Complaint of abfence from public worfhip 42. of ficknefs 6. defertion 13. pride, atheifm, oppref- fion, £5V. 10, 12. of temptation 13. general 102. of quarrelfome neighbours 120. of heavy afflicti- ons in mind and body 143. Companion of God 103, 145, 147- Communion with faints 106, 133. Confeffion cf our poverty 16. of fin, repentance and pardon, 32, 51, 38, 130, 143. Co nicience, tender 119, 13th part, its guilt reliev- ed 38, 32, 51, 130, Contention complained of 120. Converfe with God 1x9. ad part. 63. INDEX. 301 Conversion and joy 126. at the afcenfion of Cbrift, no. of Jews and Gentiles, 87, ro6, 16. Corruption of manners general u, 12. Counfei and fupport from God j6, J19. Courage in death 16, 17, 71. in perfection 119,17th part. Covenant made with Chrift 89. of grace unchange- able 86, io5. Creation and providence 135, 136, 33- 104, 1 4-7, 148. Creatures, no truft in them 62, 33, 146. vain, and God all-fufficient 33. praiiing God 148. X-xAILY devotion 55, 139. Day of humiliation for difappointments in war 60. Death and redirection of Chrift 16, 69. of faints and tinners 17, 57, 49. and fufierin.^s of Chrift %% 69. deliverance from it 31. and pride 49. and the refurre&ion 49, 71, 89. courage in it 16, 17, 23, theeffeft of fin 90. Defence in God 3, 131. and falvation in God iB? 61. Delaying finners warned 95. « Delight and fafety in the church 48. 27, 84, in the law of God 119th, 5th, 8th, and 18th parts, in God 63, 42, 73, 84, 18. Deliverance begun and perfected 85. from defpair 18. from deep diftrefs 34, 40. from death 3 1,1 18, from oppreflion and falfehood 56. from perfecu- ti° n 53) 94- by prayer 34, 40, 15, 126. from fhip- wreck 107. from /lander 31. lurprifing 126. Defertion and diftrefs of foul 25, 13, 38, 143. Defire of knowledge 119, 9th part, holinefs 119 nth part, of comfort and deliverance 119, i 3 ih part, of quickening grace 119 16th part. Deflations, the church's fafety in them 46. Defpair and hope ia death 17, 49, deliverance from it J 8, 130. 3 o* INDEX. .Devotion daily 55, i34> U T i on afickbed 39, 6. JirecVion and pardon 25, and defence prayed for 5, and hope 46. K Biftrefs of foul 25. relieved 51, 130. Dominion of man over creatures ,8. Doubts and fears fupprefTed 3, 31, 143. Drunkard and glutton 107. Duty to God and man 15, 24. Dwelling with God, fee heaven, church, &c. P ' E -CjDUCATION, religious 34, 78. Egypt's plagues 105. End of righteous and wicked 1, 37. Enemies overcome 18. prayed for 3$, 105- defiroy- ed 12, 76, 48. Envy and unbelief cured 37, 49 - Equity and wifdom of Providence 9. Evening pfalm 4, 139, I4X- Evidences of grace 26, of fincerity *8, 19, «39- Evil times 12, neighbours 120. magiftrates 11, 58, 82. Exaltation of Chrift to the kingdom 2,21,22,69, 72, no. Examination 26, 139. Exhortation to peace and holinefs 34. Jf AITH and praver of perfecuted faints 35. in the blood of Chrift 51, 3*, in divine grace and power &?, 130. Faithfulnefs of God 89, 105, 1 n, 145, M6, of man i<;, 141. Falsehood, blafphemey, &c, ix, andoppreffion i* fj Family government Jo J. love and worlhip 133. bleflings 1^8. «". 1 Fears and doubts fupprefTed 3, 34, 3 1 - " m ttie worlhip" of God 89, 99. of God 119, 13th part. Flattery and deceit complained of is, 36. Formal worlhip 50. INDEX, 303 Frailty of man 89, 90, J44. Fretfulnefs difcouraged 37. Friendfhip, its bleflings 133. Funeral pfalm 89, 90. GG ENTILES given to Chrifta, 22, 72. Church 45> 65, 7*> 87. owning the true God 96, 98, 47. Glorification of Chrift 8, 45. Glory of God in our falvation 60. and grace pro- miied 84, 97, 89. Glutton 78. and drunkard 107. God all in all 127. all-iufficient 16, $3. his being, attributes and providence 36, 65, 147. his care of faints 7, 34- his creation and providence ^^ y 104, &c.our defence and falvation 3. 61, s^ t 115. eter- nal andfovereign and ho!y 93. eternal and man mortal 90, 102. faithfulnei's 105, in, 89. glori- fied, and hnner faved 69. gooclnefs and mercy 145, io3.goodnefs and truth 145, 146. governing power and goodnefs 66. great and good 144, 68, 145, 147. the judge 9,50,97, kind to his people 145, 146. his raajefly 97, and condefcen- iion 113, 114. mercy and truth, 36, 103, 136, 89* 145. made man 8. of nature and grace 65. his pre- tentions 111,36, 145, 147. our portion, and Chrift our hope 4. our portion here and hereafter 73. his power and majefty 68, 89, 93 , 96. praifed by Children 8. our prelerver is*. 138. prefent in his churches 84, 46 our ihepherd 23, his fo- vereignty and goodnefs to man 8,11 3,144. our fup- port and comfort 94.iupreme goveinof 82,73,75, his vengeance and companion 6$, T: 67. unchange- able 89, in. his univerlal dominion 103. his wis- dom in his works in, 129* worthy of all praiie 145, 146, 150. Sood works 15,24, 112. profit men, net God 16° Goodnefs of God 8, 103, 111. 145, 146. jofpel, its glory and luccefs 19, 45, no- joyful ibund 89, 98, worfhip and order. 3 o4 INDEX. Government of Chrift 45. from God 75. Grace, its evidences or felf examination 26 119. above riches 144. without merit 16 32* of Chnft 45, 72. and providence' 33. 36, 136, 147* P re - ferving and reftoring 38. tiuth and protection 57. tryed by affliction 17, 66, 115. and glory 84, 97. pardoning 130. Guilt of confcience relieved 38, 3a, 51, 130. Harvest, 6?, 126, 147. Health, ficknefs and recovery 6, 30, 41. prayed for 6, 38, 59- Heart known to God 139. Hearing of prayer and falvation 4, 10, 66,102. Heaven of feparate fouls 17. the faint's dwelling place 24. Holinefs, pardon and comfort 4..defired 119, nth. part. . I Hope in darknefs 13, 77, 143. of refurrection 16, 71. anddefpair in death 17, 49. and prayer 27. for victory 20. and direction 42. Hofanna of the children 8. for the Lord's day 118. Humiliation day 'o, 60. Humility and fubmiffion 13T, 139; Hypycrites and hypocrify 12, 50. Idolatry reproved u 5 , 135. Imprecations and charity 35. _ Incarnation 96, 97> 98. and facrifice of Chnft 4*- Infants 139. fee children. Inftruction from God 25. from fcripture 119, 4"* and 7th parts, in piety 34. Inilructive afflictions 94. Intemperance punilhed 78. and pardoned 107. Ifrael faved from the Afiyrians 76. faved from Egypt, and brought to Canaan 135, 136, 7 7* I0 5< 107, rebellion awd punishment 78. punilhed and uardoned io6,io9.tra7els in the wildernefs 107, iiM I INDEX. 305 J „ EHOVAH 68,83, reigns 93, 96, 97. Jews, fee Ifrael. Joy of converfion 126. Judgment and mercy 9, 63. day r, 50, 96, 97, 7%, 149. feat of God 9. Juftice of providence 9. and truth towards men 15. Justification free 32, 130. rs^NOWLEDGEdefired 19, 118, 9th part. JljAW of God, delight in it 119. Libetalitv rewarded 41, 112. Life and riches their vanity 49. fliort and feeble 89, 90, 144- Longing after God 63, 42. Lord's day pfalm 19, 118. mornings, 19, 63. Love to our neighbours 15. of Chrift to finners 3$, of God better than life 63. of God unchangea- ble 106. 89. to enemies 109, 35. brotherly 133. Luxury punifhed 78. and pardoned 107. IVIaGISTRATES warned 58, 82. qualifications ioi. raifed and difpofed 75. Majefty of God 68. fee God. Man, his vanity as mortal 39, 89, 90, 144* domi- nion over creatures 8. mortal and Chrift eternal 102 woaderful formation 139. Marriage myftical 45 . Mailer of a family 101. Melancholy reproved 4a. and hope 77. removed 1*6. . . Mercies common and fpecial 68, 103. fpmtual and temporal, 103. innumerable 139. everlafting 136- recorded 107. and truth of God 36, 103 89, 136, 145, 146. Merit difclaimed 16. Midnight thoughts 63, 139, 119 5th and 6th part?, Minifters ordained 132, h 3o6 INDEX. Miraclesin the wildernefs 141. Morning pfalm 3, 141. of a fabbath 5, 19, 63. Mortality of rnan 39, 49, 90. and hope 89. and God's eternity 90, 102. JN ATION'S fafety is the church 48, profperily 67, t 4 4. blefied and punifhed 107. National deliverance 67,75, 76, 134, t?6. ttefola- tions, the churches fafety and triumph in them 46* Nature of man 139. \JbEDIENCE fincere 33 18, 139. better than* facrifice 50. Old age, death 90. and refurrection- 17, 89. PP AR.DON, fnlinefsand comfort 4. of backflidir.g 78. anddirftftion 35. and repentance prayed for 38. and confemon 32, oforiginal and actual fin $u Patience under afflictions 39. under perlecution 37 44. in darknels 77, 130, 131. Peace and holinefs encouraged 544 with men defired' 120, Perfections of God in, 145, 147,36. Perfecuted faints' 35, 44, 74, 80, 83. Perfecution, deliverance from it 7, 53, 94. courage in it 119, 17th part. Berfeortors punifhed 7, 129. 149. their follv 14. complained of 3 j,44-» 74 » 80, 83 . deliverance from them 94,9> ro. Perfeverance 138. in trials 119, 17th part. Peftilence, prefervation in it 91. Piety, inftruclions therein 34. Pity to the afflicted 41. See charity, God. Pleading without repining 39, 15,3 the promifes ii9,rothpart. Poor, charity ro them 15; 37, 4T, it^ Portion of faints and fmners n, 77, 37, poverty confelfed 16. Practical atheiffn 14, 36. INDEX. 3C7 Praife to God from children 8. for creation and providence 33, 104 to our Creator 100. from all. creatures 148 for eminent deliverances 34, 118 general 86, 145,150. for the gofpel 98. fcr health reftored 30, 116. for hearing prayer 66, 102. tojefus Chrift 45 From all nations 117. and prayer, public 65. for protection, grace and truth 57«for providence and grace 36. for rain 65, M7* from the faints 149, 150. for temporal blellings 68, 147. Prayer heard 4, 34, 6$, 66. in time of war 20. anfi hope of victory 20. praife, public 65. and hope • 27. in the church's diftrefs 80 heard, and Zion reftored 102. and praife for deliverance 34. Preferving grace r38. Prefervation in public dangers 46, 91. 112, daily 121 Pride and atheifm, and oppreflion puniihed 10, 12, and death 49. Priefthood of Chrift 51, no. Princes-vain 62, 146. ProfelLon of fincerity and repentance, &c. 119, 3d part, 139. falfe 50. Proraifes and threatenings 8i. pleaded 119, 10th part. Profperity dangerous ^5i 73* Profperous hnners curled 37, 49, 73. Protection, truth and grace 57. by day and night 121. Providence its wifdom and equity 9. and creation 33 I 35» 136, and grace 36, 147. and perfections of God 36. its mi-fcery unfolded 73. recorded 77,78, 107. in air, earth, and fea 35, 6s f 89, 104,107,. 147. Pfalm for foldiers 18, 60. for old age ji. for huf- bandmen 65. for a funeral 89, 90. for the Lord's day 92. before prayer 95, before fermon ibid, for magiftrates 101. for householders 101. for man- ners 107, for gluttons and drunkards 107. • Public praife forpriyate mercies u 6, »i8. for deli- ■ 8 o8 * N D E X - verancei34. worftiip attended en 122. prayer and praife 65,84* Punifhment of tinners 1, 11, 37. (QUALIFICATIONS of a Chriftian 15, 24* Quckening grace 119, 16th part. XVAIN from Heaven 135* 65 » J 47- Recovery from iickne/s <*, 30, u6. Relative duties 15, 3pJ3- . , " , Religion and juftice 15. in words and deeds 27. Religious education 34* 78. Remembrance of former deliverances 77, 143. Repentance, confeflion and pardon 3a, and faith in the blood of Chrift 5 *• Reproach removed 31, 37* Resignation 39, 123, I3 1 * Refolutions, holy 119th, 15th part. Reftoring grace 13&1 *3- _" r , _. Refurre&ion and death of Chrift 2, 16. of theiaints 16, 17, 49, 71. and death 49, 71, 89. Reverence in worfhip 89, 99. Riches, their vanity 49- compared with grace n44. Righteoufnefs from Chrift 71. jb ACRIFICE 40, 5 i y 69. incarnation of Chrift 40.. Safety in public dangers 91. in God 61. and delight n the church 27. Saints happy, and iinners curfed 1, 11, 119, ft part, the beft company 16. chara&erifed 15, 24. dwell in heaven 15, 24- punifhed and faved 78, 106. God's care of them 31. rewarded at laft 5©, 90, 92. patience and world's hatred 37. chaftifed and firmer* deftroyed94.diebut Chrift lives 102. punifhed and pardoned 106, 107. afflictions mo- derated 105. judging the world 149- Salvation of faints 10. and triumph 18, and defence in God 6 2 , by Chrift 69, 85. Sanaified affli&ions 119. laft part 94° Satan fubdued 3, 6, '3-. ,, „ rt Scripture compared witn nature i 9 , "feT**"*; Tnftruclion from it ,.9, 4th part, delight m it no, Support and counlel from God 16, for the affiled and tempted 55. and comfort in 'God 94, "9 14th part. X EMPTATIONS overcome 3, 18, in ficknd Thanks, public, for private mercies u6, 1 -"•> Sio INDEX, Threatemngs and pFomifes 10". Thunder and florin 129, 35, i 3 6, 148. Times, evil n, 12. Tongue governed 34, 39. Truilin the creatures vain 62, 146. IT u - *^ NBELIEF and envy cured 37. puniihed o- Unchangeable God 89, n 1. V v - V ANITYofman as mortal 39 , 89. 144. of life and riches 40. Vengeance and compaffion tfi. againft the enemies of the church 76, 149. Vineyard of God waited 80. Vov/s paid in the church n6.ofholinefs no, wth part. . 7 J W w. VV AR, prayer in time of it %o. difappointmer** therein 60. victory 18. fpiritual 18, 144/ Warnings of God to his people 81. Watchfuinefs 19, 141* over the tongue 30. Weather 6c, 107, 135, r 47 , , 4 g. WickedceK of man 14, 36, 5 i, ¥/inter and fummer 147. Wiidom and equity of Providence 9. of God in his works in. Works of creation and Providence 104, i 47 , i 4 8. ana grace 19, 33 „,, ^ ^ good 4 works ■profit men, not God 16. Worlds hatred and faints patience * 7 Worfhipand order of the gofpel 48. 'delight in it S 4 . with reverence 89. 99 , daily 55, 134, , 4 ,. in Lm m ii y 63. 33 * P 63 ' **' Ia ^ '3*. AbfeBoe Wrath and meicy from the judgment feat 9. y z. y £~iEAL and prudence 39. Ziop, its citizens '5. THE O R D S O F Sundry Anthems. ANTHEM I. From the uid Pfahn. By A. Williams. Remarks was glad when they faid unto me, "\ " We will go, (repeated) into the/^.^^ houfe of the Lord, [repeated) ri?*/} duet. Our feet mail ftand, (repeated) in tny\ gates, O ! Jerusalem ! # J Jerufalem is built as a city that is at unity \ C fo rUf ^ in itfelf : , J For thither go the tribes, even the tribes ? ir ari0USt of the Lord! ,J To teftifv unto Ifrael, \Cborus. And to give thanks unto the name of ? p u r^ of Jerufalem! , C^™' £1' Peace be within thy walls, (repeated) J C * And plenteoufnefs within thy palaces! |>«V* *. -> • [repeat. For my brethern & companions fake, ") ifitime Cbunt«* I will wifh thee profperity, L P" G " Ct ' And I will feek to do thee good. ) * d J.£^/" j AMEN, (repeatep,) HALLELUJAH, (repeal EBJ AMEN, (again repeated,) I 31* 3 ANTHEM II. From the 97th Pfalm. By Mr. Tucky. I. Remarks c JEHOVAH REIGNS, let all the earth -> in his juft government rejoice ; / y ar ' 20US Let all the ifles, with facred mirth, f In his applaufe unite their voice. J II. Barknefs and clouds of awful made, "^ Tenor & Baft His dazzling glory fhroud in ftate ; > Solemn. Jttflice and truth his guards are made, } Qfr or:UJ fa And fix'd by his pavilion wait'. 5 III. Devouring fli e before his face, 7 1 reble an His foes around with vengeanceftruck; ) Baf, :livel His lightning fet the world on blaze. ) Chorus & Earth fkw it, and with terror ihook. 5 IV. The proudeff hills his prefence felt, Their hightnor ilrength could help afford; The prouder! hills like wax did melt, In prefence of th' Almighty Lord. V. Then eavms his righteoulnefs to mow, Witb ftorros of fire his foes purfu'd / Treble Treble' HU'W,-* fo'd / low, C am Bafs: Solemn! And all the trembling world belo^ Have his dtfcending glory view'd. VI. Clad Sion of Thy triumph heaid,— [ Tencr'dBaj Andjudah'sdaughterswereo'erjoy'd:! TvjoTrebla fiecaufe thy righteous Judgments,Lojd,"> Treble f Have Pagan pride and pow'r deftroy'd. 5 Bafs VII. Rejoice, ye right'ous, in the Lord, -^ Memorials of his holinefs, £ Qij 0rUi Deep in your/aithful breads record, And, with your thankful tongues, ccnfefs.' [• 313 3 ANTHEM III. From THE»i8th Psalm, By the Rev.] awes Lyon. I Remarks 6 f-JTHE Lord defcended from above, *\ *ft* time 1 * nd bow'd the heav'ns rnoft high: / Treble and And underneath his feet, He caft > B ?f{ duet The dar knefs of the iky. J choZs * II. On cherubs, and on cherubims, ~) Full royally He rode : C r ,, r w> ,;-)j a j lu • c • u/ -j r* Fud of Variety And on the wings or mighty winds, v J Came flying all abroad, -' A N T H E M IV. From Rev, xiv. By Mr. Billings. \Jbe -whole ' y in full Chorus, and very foiemn. The Treble dijlinftiy heard through the -whole piece. .] HEARD A GREAT VOICE from * heav'n, faying unto me, / „ , Write from henceforth (repeated) > ™P eate ® BlefTed are the dead who die in the Lord. J II. Yea, faith the Spirit, for they reft, (repeated) From their labours, (repeatedjzntf. their works, Which do follow ( repeated) M [Which do follow] them, (repeated) m. C 314 ANTHEM V. From Sundry Scriptures : qn theNativity of Chrift. By A. Williams. Remarks. ARISE, fhine, O Zion,for thy light is ^ ^ ^ come, ( { ,. And the glory of the Lord is ris'n upon C J uu ' thee, , l [And the glory, [Treble and Counter duet : A Sing O heav'ns, and be joyful, 7 7/z M Bafs duet, Chrift The Lord J lively. Glory be to God on ^^y\p u H Chorusfloi» And on earth p.eace, * andfolemn. Good willtowards men. J Tor unto us a child is born. [Treble folo ; live-"} [ fly: repeated inChorus. j "** Unto us a Son is giv'n. " [In Chorus. [ "§ And his name shall be called ,« y *x, WONDERFUL, [ £ Counsellor, the mighty God,/j * The Everlasting Father, the >Jlow I £_. Prince of Peace. 3 J " v AMEN, HALLELUJAH, (often) # v Wmm m kVH KmE ■•■■'■■ Hi ■".''■■■'■ SSI 11$ tBh. sail ' 9HHkm ■ - ■ > ■ - * I • ■ WJmma m ■■ ■ 1 „>.'.. (IWft ■»' «l»t»l ' ; ^!«ii •■■:>?.-.>■*■'■.■■■ i ■ - IH ■ * 1 ■"'/■■ M '" '■.:•.■■.■:>..•-■■:■ .;; ■, E ,,v