GONSXSTING OF....e-u 
PSALMS AND HYMNS,
CHRISTIAN DEVOTION,
In publick and plivate.
'SELECTED }P.OMI TIlE BEST AUTTHORS, WITH VARIATIONS
AND ADDITIONS.
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BY JEREMY BELKNAP, D. D.
A NEW EDITION'
I~ITH ADDITIONAL HtYMNS.
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PREFACE.
DR. JOHNSON hath observed concerning devotional poetry, that ~' the sanctity of the matter
rejects the ornaments of figurative diction." Inferior subjects may be heightened by the charms of
rhetorick, but this is too sublime to receive any decoration from human eloquence; and we often debase it by making the attempt.
Dr. WATTS, in one of his hymns, hath said,
" Join all the names of lotte and power
"; That ever men or angels bore;
i' All are too mean to speak his worth,
"' Or set EMANUEL's glory forth."
Yet, such was the imperfection of one of the best
of men, that we frequently find in his divine poems,
epithets and allusions taken from "mortal beautiesf~
and applied to the Saviour, with a license disgusting
to the spirit of devotion. It has been my aim to
avoid these familiarities; and either to change or
omiit such epithets and allusions.
I'he names of the authors from whom this Selection is made, are subjoined to each psalm or hymn;
excepting when they are unknown, or have requested concealment. Most of these names are familiai
to the readers of poetry; but there is one, to
whom I am largely indebted for some of the moss
elegant of these productions, who is hut little
known in this country, and of whom I conceive the
following account will be- acceptable to every
reader.
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"ANNE STEELE was the eldest daughter of a dissenting minister at Broughton, in Hampshire; a
man of piety, integrity, benevolence, and the most
amiable simplicity of manners.  She discovered in
early life, her love of the muses, and often entertained her friends with the truly poetical and pious
productions of her pen.  But, it was her infelicity,
as it has been of many of her kindred spirits, to have
a capacious soaring mind enclosed in a very weak
and languid body. She lived for the most part a
life of retirement in the same peaceful village
where she began and ended her days. lq'he duties
of friendship and religion occupied her time, and
the pleasures of both constituted her delight. Her
heart was apt to feel, often to a degree too painful for
her own felicity; but always with the most tender
and generous sympathy for her friends. Yet, she
possessed a native cheerfulness; of which, even
the agonizing pains she endured, in the latter part
of her life, could not deprive her. In every short
interval of abated suffering, she would, in a variety
of ways, as well as by her enlivening conversation,
give pleasure to all around her.  Her life was a life
of unaffected humility, warmi benevolence, sincere
friendship, and genuine devotion. She waited with
christian dignity for the hour of her departure:
whentit came, she welcomed its approach: and having taken an affectionate'eave of her friends, closed
her eyes with these animating words on her lips,
" I know that iny Redeemer liveth."*
This account is taken from the preface to the third
volume of herl "miscellaneous pieces in prose and verse,"
published, under the name  of THEODOSIA, by the Rev,
Caleb Evans, of Bristol, 1780, after her decease.
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PREFACE,
It is humbly apprehended, that a grateful and affectionate address to the exalted Saviour of mankind,
or a hymn in honour of the Eternal Spirit, cannot
be disagreeable to the mind of God. To stigmatize
such an act of devotion with the name of idolatry,
is (to say the least) an abuse of language.   It
cannot be justly charged with derogating from the
glory due to the ONE God and Father of all, because
he is the ultimate object of the honour which is
given to his Son and to his Spirit.
In this Selection, those Christians who do not
scruple to sing praises to their Redeemer and Sanctifier, will find materials for such a sublime enjoyment; whilst others, whose tenderness of conscience
may oblige them to confine their addresses to the
Father only, will find no deficiency of matter suited
to their idea of" the chaste and awful spirit ofdevotion."
'BOsTON MAY 10, 1795.
N. B. The characters denoting the sharp or flat
key, are prefixed to each psalm or hymn at my
request, by the Rev. Dr. MouiE, of Charlestown.
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THE Hymns from the 3ooth to the end, are added to this edition, and have been selected by  a
successor of the Rev. Author. It is hoped that they
will increase the value of the Collection, and will
serve to cherish that spirit of genuine devotion
which the whole work is eminently adapted to promote.
Nov. 18 12. 
PSALMS.
PSALM I, Common.l[etre.
The Happiness of the Righteous and the Misery of the
Wicked.
1 BLEST is the man who shuns the place
\VWhere sinners love to meet;
WVho fears to tread their wicked ways
And hates the scoffer's seat:
2 But in the statutes of the Lo)rd
Has plac'd his chief delight;
By day he reads or hears the word,
And meditates by night.
3 He, like a tree of gen'rous kind,
By living waters set,
Safe from the storm and blasting wind,
Enjoys a peaceful state.
4 Green as the leaf, and ever fair
Shlall his profession shine;
WVhilst fruits of holiness appear
Like clusters on the vine.
5 Not so th' impious and unjust;
WVhat vain designs they form!
Their hopes are blown away like dusts
Or chaff before the storm.
6 Sinners in judgment shall not stand
Among tile sons of grace,
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WVhen Christ, the Judge, at his right hand
Appoints his saints a place.
7 His eye beholds the path they tread,
His heart approves it well;
But crooked ways of sinners lead
Down to the gates of hell.
WAT TS.
PSALM  II.   Common  Aletre.
The Exaltation of Christ.
1 A T T E N D, 0O earth, when God declares
His uncontroll'd decree
"Thou art nay Son, this day,  ny Heir,
Have I begotten thee.
2 "Upon my holy Zion's hill
"My  King I thee ordain;
"And though thy foes dispute my will,
"'Thou shalt for ever reign.
3 "Ask and receive thy full demands,
"Trhine shall the heathen be;
"The utmost limnits of the lands
"Shall be possess'd by thee.
4 " Thy righteous sceptre thou shalt sway,
" And all thy foes command;
Just as the potter breaks thie clay,
"Anid moulds it with his hand."
5 Be wise, ye princes, then; give ear,
Yejudges of the earth;
Worship the Lord with holy fear,
Rejoice with awfutil mirth.
6 Approach the Son with due respect,
To himn your homage pay;
Lest ye persist in your neglect,
And perish in your way. 
PSALM 2.           9
7 If buit in part his anger rise,
Who can endure the flame
Then blest are they whose h
On his most holy Name.
TATE, varied.
PSALM  II.  Short  Mletre.
The Death, Resurrection and Glory of Christ.
1 MA K E R, and sov'reign Lord
Of Iieav'n, and earth, and seas,
Thy providence confirms thy word,
And answers thy decrees.
2 The things so long foretold
By David, are fulfill'd;
When Jews and Gentiles join'd to slay
Jesus, thy holy Child.
3 WVhy did the Gentiles rage,
And Jews with one accord
Unite their counsels to destroy
Th' Anointed of the Lord?
4 Rulers and kings agree
To forni a vain design;
Against the Lord they join their pow'rs,
Against his Christ combine.
5 The Lord derides their rage,
And will support his throne
He who hath rais'd him from the dead,
Hath own'd him for his Son.
6 He asks, and God bestows
A vast inheritance;
Far as the earth's remotest ends
His kiniigdom shall advance.
WA TTS.
PSALM 2.
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TATE, varied.
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PSALM  111.  Com-on  M Jetre.
Doubts and Fears suppressed.
1 M1y God, how many are my fears!
How ftist my foes increase!
Their number, ho'v it multiplies!
How fattal to many peace!
2 The lying tempter would persuade
There's no relief from heav'n;
And all my swelling sins appear
Too great to be forgiv'n.
3 But thou, O Lord, art my defence,
On thee my hopes rely;
My sinking spirit thou wilt raise,
And lift my head on high.
4 In former times of deep distress
FTo God I made my pray'r:
He heard me from his holy hill;
Why should I now despair?
5 Guarded by him, I lay me down
My sweet repose to take;
For I through him securely sleep,
Through him in safety wake.
6 Salvation to the Lord- belongs,
<  His arm alone can save;
Blessings attend thy people here,
And reach beyond the grave.
TATE and WvATTS, united and varied.
PSALM IV. ver. 6, 7.  Commnon Metre.  * orb
True Happiness only ii God.
1 WH EN fancy spreads her boldest wings,
And wanders uncolifin'd,
Amidst the varied scene of things
Which entertain the mind;
PSALM 3, 4.
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2 In vain wse trace creation o'er,
In search of sacred rest;
The whole creation is too poor
To make us fully blest.
3 In vain would this low world employ
Each flatt'ring specious wile;
For what can yield a real joy
But our Creator's smile?
4 Let earth with all her charms depart,
Unworthy of the mind;
In God alone our restless heart
An equal bliss can find.
5 Great Source of all felicity,
To thee our wishes tend!
Do not these wvishes rise from thee,
And in thy favour end?
6 Thy favour, Lord, is all we want,
Here would our spirit rest;
O seal the rich, the boundless grant,
And make us fully b)lest!
Mrs. STEELE.
PSALM IV. ver. 8. Long Jiletre.
An Evening Song.
1 THUS far the Lord has led me on,
Thus far his pow'r prolongs my days,
And ev'ry ev'ning shall make known
Some fresh memorial of his grace.
2 Much of my time has run to waste,
And I, perhaps, am near my home;
But he forgives my follies past,
And gives me strength for days to come.
3 I lay my body down to sleep,
Peace is the pillow ifor my head;
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His ever watchful eye shall keep
Its constant guard around my bed.
4 Faith in his name forbids my fear:
O may thy presence ne'er depart!
And in the morning let me hear
The love and kindness of thy heart.
5 Thus when the night of death shall come,
My flesh shall rest beneath the ground;
And wait thy voice to break the tomb,
With glad salvation in the sound.
WATTS.
PSALM V.  Comnmon.Metre.
For the Lord's Day Morning.
1 Lo R D, in the morning thou shalt hear
My voice ascending high;
To thee will I address my  pray r,
To thee direct mine eye.
2 Thotu art a God before whose sight
The wicked shall not stand;
Sinners shall ne'er be thy delight,
Nor dwell at thy right hand.
3 But to thy house will I resort,
To taste thy mercies there;
: will frequent thine holy court,
And worship in thy fear.
4 O nmay thy Spirit guide mry feet
In ways of truith and grace!
Make ev'ry path of duty straight
And plain before my  iace.
5 The men who love and fear thy name,
Shall see their hopes fulfill'd;
The mighty God will compass them
With favoutr, as a shield.       WATTS, 
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PSALM  VI.   Co-mmon Metre.
Prayer in Sickness.
1 IN anger, Lord, rebuke mne not,
But spare a wretch forlorn;
Correct me not in thy fierce wrath,
Too heavy to be borne.
2 Sorrow anid pain consume the day,
I waste the night with cries,
- Counting the minutes as they passd.
Till the slow morning rise.
3 My tortur'd flesh distracts my mind,
And fills my soul with grief;
How long, 0 Lord, wilt thou delay
To grant me thy relief?
4 Thle gloomy shades of death cannot
Thy glorious acts procilaim
No pris'ner of the silent grave
Can magnify thy name.
5 He hears when dust and ashes pray
He pities all my groans;
He saves me for his mercy's sake,
And heals my broken bones.
6 The virtue of his sov'reign word
Restores my fainting breath
To him will I devote that life
Which he has sav'd from death.
TATE and WATTS united and varied.
PSALM VII.  Comwtoat etre.
Confidence in God.
i MY trust is in my heav'nly Friend,
My hope in thee, m-y God;
Rise, and my helpless life defend
From those who seek my blood.
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2 If malice lurk'd within mny heart,
Before thy piercing eyes,
I should not dare appeal to thee,
Nor ask my God to rise.
3 Impartial Judge of all the world,
I trust my cause to thee;
According to my righteousness
So let thy sentence be.
4 Let wicked arts of wicked men
Be wholly overthrown
But guard the just, O God, to whomr
The hearts of both are known.
5 Then will I all the righteous ways
Of Providence proclaim
I'll sing the praise of God most higlh,
And celebrate his name.
TAT,E and WVATT.S, united.
PSALM VIII.  Comnmon JlIetrc.    A or b
Divine Condescension.
1 0  TH O U, to whom all creatures bow,
Within this earthly frame 
Through all the world, how great art thot,
How glorious is thy  ame!
2 When heaven, thy glorious work on high,
Employs my wond'ring sight;
The moon that nightly rules tile sky,
With stars of feeblcr light;
3 Lord, what is man! that thou shouldst choose
To keep him in thy mind!
Or what his race, that thou shouldst prove
To them so wondrous kind!
4 Him next in power thou didst create
To thy celestial train
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Ordain'd with dignity and state
O'er all thy works to reign.
5 They jointly own his powerful sway,
'I'The beasts that prey or graze;
rThie bird that wings its airy way,
The fish that cuts the seas.
6 O thouI, to whom all creatures bow,
Within this earthly frame,
Throu,gh all the world, how great art thou!
I-owv glorious is thyv nane!
TATE.
PSALM VIII.  Long Metre.    D
Adam and Christ, or the old and new Creation.
1 LoRD,  what was man when made at first,
Adam, the offspring of the dust,     -
T'hat thou shouldst set him and his race,
But just below an angel's place?
2 That thou shouldst xaise his nature so,
And make him Lord of all below;
Make every beast' and bird submit,
And lay the fishes at his feet!
.$ But what sublimer glories wait
To crown the second Adam's state!
What honours shall thy Son adorn,
EVho condescended to be born!
4 See him below his angels made!
See him in dust among the dead!
To save the world from death and sin 
But he shall reign with power divine.
5The world to come, redeem'd from all
The mis'ries that attend the fall,
New mnade and glorious, shall submit
At our exalted Saviour's feet.
WVATTS,
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PSALM IX.  ver. 10, 11.  L. 3I. 
Encouragement to Faith.
1 SING to the Lord, who loud proclaims
His various and his saving nanies;
O may they not be heard alone,
But by our sure experience known.
2 The great Jehovah be ador'd,
Th' eternal, all-sufficient Lord;
Throutgh all the world, most high confess'd,
By hiin'twas form'd, and is possess'd.
3 Awake, our noblest powers, to bless
The God of Abra'm, God of Peace;
Now, by a dearer title known,
Father and God of Christ his Son.
4 Through every age his gracious ear
Is open to his servant's pray'r;
Nor can one humble soul complain
That he has sought his God in vain.
5 What unbelieving heart shall dare
In whispers to suggest a fear,
While still he owns his ancient name,
The same his power, his love the same.
6 To thee our souls in faith arise,
To thee we lift expecting eyes,
And boldly through the desert tread,
For God will guard whiere God shall lead.
DODDRIDGE.
PSALI X.  Commnon iMetre.
A Prayer for Deliverance from Oppression.
1 WHY doth the Lord stand off so fir,
And why conceal his face,
VWvhen great calamities appear,
And tinmes of deep distress?
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2 Lord, shall the wicked still deride
Thy justice and thy power?
Shall they erect their heads in pride,
And better men devour?
3 Arise, 0 God! lift up thy hand,
Attend our humble cry;
No enemy shall dare to stand,
When God our help is nigh.
4 Thou wilt prepare our hearts to pray,
And still incline thine ear;
Thou knowest what thy children say,
And thou their voice wilt hear.
5 Proud tyrants shall no more oppress,
No more despise the just;
And mighty sinners shall confess
They are but earth and dust.
WATTS.
PSALM XI.  Long Metre.         b
The Justice of Divine Providence.
1 ON God my steadfast hopes rely;
VWhy do my foes insulting cry,
"Fly like a tim'rous, trembling dove,
' "And seek the mountain's lonesome grove?"
2 Behold the wicked aim their darts
Against the men of upright hearts!
If government be overthrown,
W,ho then the injur'd cause will own?
3 The Lord, enthron'd above the sky,
On suff'ring virtue casts his eye;
Though he afflict his saints, to prove
Their patience, and to try their love;
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4 Yet lawless hands and hearts impure,
His frowns vindictive will endure;
His lightning wings its rapid way,
His thunder fills themn with dismay.
S Where truth and Justice hold their place,
God will reveal his gracious face;
Delighted in the upright mind
His own reflected beams to find. 
MERRICK, with additions
PSALM XII.  Common tNetre.
Corruption of Manners.
I HELP, Lord! for men of virtue fail,
Religioni loses ground;
The sons of wickedness prevail,
And treacheries abound.
2 Their oaths and promises they break,
Yet act the flatt'rer's part;
With fair deceitful lips they speak,
And with a double heart.
3 Scoffers appear oni every side, 
Where a vile race of men
Are rais'd to seats of power and pride,
And bear the swxord in vain.
4 Lord, when iniquities abound,
And blasphemy grows bold;
When faith is hardly to be found,
And love is waxen cold;
5 Is not thy chariot hast'ning on?
Hast thou not given the signi?
May we not trust and live upon
A promise so divine?
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6'i'hy word, like silver seven times try'd,
Thirough ages shall endure;
The minen who in thy truth confide,
Shall find thy promise sure.
WATTS.
PSALM XIII.  Common 3Metre.
Complaint under Temptation.
1 How long wilt thou conceal thIy face?
My God, how long delay?
WVhen wilt thou send thy heavenly rays
To drive my fears away?.
2 How long shall my distressed soul
Struggle and toil in vain?
Thy word can all my foes control,
And ease my  raging pain.
3 Be thou my sun, and thou my shield,
My soul in safety keep;
Make haste, before my eyes are seal'd
In death's eternal sleep.
4 How  would the tempter boast a
If I become his prey,
And all the host of hell grow prou
At thy so long delay!,
5 But they shall fly at thy rebuke,
And Satan hide his head;
He knows the terrors of thy look
And hears thy voice with drea
6 Thou wilt display that sov'reign
On which my hopes have hung
I shall employ my lips in praise,
And vict'ry shall be sung.
PSALM 13.
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PSALM XIV.  Common Metre.
Universal Depravity.
F o L S in their hearts believe and
"That all religion's vain;
"There is no God that reigns on
Or minds th' affairs of men.'
2 Fron thoughts so dreadful and 
Corrupt discourse proceeds
And by their impious hands are d
Abominable deeds.
3 Tie Lord, from his celestial thro
Look'd down on things below,
To find the men that sought his
Or did his justice know.
4 He saw that all were gone astray
Their practice all the same;
That none did fear his Maker's h
That none did love his name.
5 Their tongues are us'd to speak
Their slanders never cease;
How swift to mischief are their
Nor know the paths of peace
6 Such seeds of sin, that bitter ro
In every heart are found;
Nor wsill they bear diviner fruit
Till grace refine the ground.
WATs-hM
PSALM  XV.   Commnon M/letre.
The Citizen of Zion.
l LOR D, who's the happy man that my
To thy blest courts repair?
And whilst he bows before thy throne.
Shall find acceptance there?
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2'Tis he, whose truly honest heart
By rules of virtue moves;
Whose gen'rous tongue disdains to speak
The thing his heart disproves
3 Who never will a slander forge,
His neighbour's fame to wound;
Nor hearken to a false report,
By malice whisper'd round:
4 Who vice, when drest in pomp and power,
Can treat with just neglect;
And piety, though cloth'd in rags,
Religiously respect: 
5 Who to his plighted vows and trust
Has ever firmly stood;
And though he promise to his loss,
He makes his promise good:
6 Who seeks not in oppressive ways
His treasure to employ;
Whom no reward can ever bribe
T'rhe guiltless to destroy:
7 The man, who by his steady course
Has happiness insur'd,
When earth's foundations shake, shall stand,
By Providence secur'd.
TATE.
PSALM XVr.  Long MUetre.    ~ or b
The Virtues of a Christian.
1 WH o shall ascend thy heavenly place,
Grcat God, and dwell before thy face?
The man who loves religion now,
A,id humnbly walks with God below;
2W h'V ose hands are pure, whose heart is clean,
Whlose lips still speak the thing they mean;i
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No siandcrs dw~ieil upOi  his tofngue,
He hates to do his neighbour wrong.
3 He will not trust an ill report,
Nor vent it to his neighbour's hurt
Sininers of state he can despise,
BuLt saints are honlour'd iin his eyes.
4 Firm to his word he ever stood,
And always makes his promise good;
Nor will he change the thinig he svears,.
Whatever pain or loss he bears.
5 He never deals in bribing gold,
And mourns that justice should be sold;
If others vex and grind the poor,
Sweet charity attends his door.
6 He loves his enemies, and prays
For those who curse him to his face;
And doth to all men still the same
Trhat he could hope or wish from thenm.
' Yet, wlen his holiest works are done,
His soul depends on grace alone:
T'his is the man thy fice shall see,
A,nd dwell forever, Lord, withl thee.
VA TTS.
PSALM XVI.  First Part.  L...      b
Goodl Works profitable to Men.
P Pr ESERVE me, Lord, in timne of need;
For succour to thy throne I flee;
But have no merit there to plea(]d,
LMy goodness cannot reach to thee.
2 Ofc have mny heart and tontgue confest
How emipty and how poor I am;
Mly praise can never make thee blest,
Nor a(td new glory,to thy iname.
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3 Yet, Lord, thy saints on earth may reap
Some profit by the good I do;
rThese are the company I keep,
These are the choicest friends I kinow.
4 Let others choose the sons of mirth,
To give a relish to their wine;
I love the men of heav'nly birth
WVhose works and language are divine.
WATTS.
PSALM XVI.  Second Part.  C. l.   b
The Blessings of Nature and Grace.
1 LE T heathens to their idols haste,
And worship wood or stone;
But my delightftil lot is cast
Where the true God is known.
2 In this enlighten'd, pleasant land,
My  happy portion lies;
Where nature's ever bounteous hand
All human want supplies.
3 Thlerefore my soul shall bless the Lord,
\Whose precepts give me light,
And consolation still afford
In sorrow's dismal night.
4 I strive each action to approve
To thine all-seeing eye;
No danger shall my hope remove,
For thou art ever nigh.
a Tthou shalt the paths of life display,
VWhich to thy presence lead;
Where pleasures dwell without allay,
And joys which never fade.
WATTS and TATE varied.
PSALMIN 16.
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PSALM XVI.  Third Part.  C. il.
The Death and Resurrection of Christ.
1 " I S ET the Lord before my face,
"He bears my courage up;
"My heart and tongue their joys express,
"My flesh shall rest hin hope.
2 "My  spirit, Lord, thou wilt not leave
"Where souls departed are;
"Nor quit my body to the grave,
"To see corruption there.
3 "Thou wilt reveal the path of life,
"And raise me to thy throne
"Thy courts immortal pleasure gives
"Thy presence, joys unknown."
4 Thus in the name of Christ the Lord
The holy David sung;
And Providence fulfils the word
Of his prophetic tongue.
5 Jesus, whom every saint adores,
Was crucify'd and slain;
Behold the tomb its prey restores!
Behold he lives ogain!
6 When shall my feet arise and stand
On heaven's eternal hills?
There sits the Son,; at God's right hand,
And there the Father smiles.
wATTS.
PSALM XVII.  Common Metre.
The transforming Vision of God.
1 MY God, the visits of thy face
Afford superior joy,
To all the flatt'ring world can give,
Or mortal hopes employ.
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2 But clouds and darkness intervene,
My brightest joys decline;
And earth's gay trifles oft ensnare
'This wand'ring heart of mine.
3 Lord, guide this wvand'rinig heart to thee;
Unsatisfy'd I stray;
Break through tlfe shades of sense and sin,
With thy enliv'ning ray.
4 0 let thy beams resplendent shine,
Anid every cloud remove;
Transform mny powers, and fit my soul
For happier scenes above.
5 Lord, raise my f,tith, my hope, my heart,
To those transporting joys;
Then sbhall I scorn each little snare, -
WhIiclh this vain world employs.
6 Thlen, though I sink in death's cold sleep,
'To lire I shall awake;
And, in the likeness of my God,
Of heav'nly bliss partake.
MRS. 5TEELE.
PSALM XVII.  Long Metre.
Ti-e Resurrection.
lW     A T r siinners value I resign
LTord'tis ei-tough that thou art mine
! shal behlold thy blissfil face,
:"nd stand comnplete in righteousness.
'T'lis life's a dea    a  empty show;
But the bright workll to which I go,
HIatlh joys substantia,l and sincere;
When shall I wake and find me there 
0 glorious hour! 0 blest abode
J shall be near and like my vGod.
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An-d flesh and sense no more control
The sacred pleasures of the soul.
4 Mv flesh shall slumber in the ground
Till the last trumpet's joyful sound
Then burst the chains with glad surprise.
And in my Saviour's image rise.
WATTS.
PSALM XVIII. First Part. L. JMI. 
Confidence in divine Protection.
1 No change of times shlall ever shock
My firm affection, Lord, to thee;
For thou hast always been a rock,
A fortress and defence to me.
2 Thou my deliv'rer art, my God;
My trust is in thy' mighty power
ThouL art my shield from foes abroad,
At home my safegutard and my towter.
3 To heaven I made my mournful prayer,
To God address'd my lhurnible cry;
Who graciously inclin'd his ear,
And heard mle from his throne on high.
4 The Lord did on my side engage,
From heaven my righteoutis cause upheld,
And sav'd me fiom the fuirious rage
Of threat'ning waves that proudly swell'd.
5 Thou to the just shalt justice slhow,
The pure thy purity shall see;
Such as perversely choose to go,
Shall meet wvith due returns from thlee.
6 WVho then deserves to be ador'd
But God, on whom my hopes depend'
Or who, except the mnighlty Lord,
Con with resistless power defend?
TATE,
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PSALMt XVIII.  Sec. Part.  L. A,L  A or b
God executirng Judrgment on his Enemnies.
. INCUMBENT on the bending sky,
Thie Lord descei-ded from on higi-h,
And bade the darkness of the pole
Beneath his feet tremendlous roll.
2 Thick w oven clouds around him  clos'd:
His secret residence compos'd;
And waters, highl suspended, s'pread
Their dark pavilion o'er his hea'd.
3 His voice th' Almighty Monarch rear'd,
Thro' heaven's high vault in thunder heard -
And down in fiercer conflict came
Tremnendous hail and mingled flame.
4 With aim direct, his shafts were sped,
In vain his foes before themn fled;
Around his dreadful lightnings stray,
And sure destruction marks their way.
5 Earth's basis, openi to the eye,
And ocean's springs were seen to lie,
As the tempestuous fliry pniss'd,
And o'er them rag'd the dreadful blast.
MERRI1 CK,
PSALM  XVIII.  Third Part.  L. VI.   b
Sincerity proved, or the Equiity of IProvidence.
1 LoRn D, thou hat seen my soul sincere,
Hast made thy truthl and love tppear
Before my eyes, I set thly laws,
Anid thout hast owvn'd my  lghteous cause.
2  Since I have learnt thy holvy wa;~ys,
My actions have proe!anina'd tlhy praise
Or if mr  feet did e'er depa,rt,
"Fwas never uwith a wivcked h~lrt 
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3 What sore temptations broke my rest;
What wars and strugglings in my breast!
But through thy grace that reigns within,
I hope to conquer every sin.
4 With an impartial hand, the Lord
Deals out to mortals their reward;
The kind and faithfful souls shall find
A God more faithful and more kind.
5 The just and pure shall ever say
God is more pure and just than they; 
And men that love revenge shall know
God hath an arm of vengeance too.
WATTS.
PSALM XVIII. Fourth Part. C. UM t
Thanksgiving for Victory.
I To thine almighty arm we owe
The triumph of the day;
Thy terrors, Lord, confound the foe,
And melt their strength away.
2'Tis by thine aid our troops prevail,
And break united powers;
By thee their lofty walls we scale,
Or burn their proudest towers.
3 God speaks! and at his fierce rebuke
Whole armies are dismay'd;
His voice, his frown, his angry look,
Strike all their courage dead.
4 He forms our soldiers for the field,
WVith all their martial skill;
Instructs their hand the sword to wielcd,
And gives them hearts of steel. -
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5 The Lord our Saviour ever lives,
His name be ever blest;
His powerful arm the vict'ry gives,
Andtgives fr    his pezopnlirsIt
WVATTS.
PSALM  XIX.   First Part.   C. AL.         2
The Voice of Nattire proclaiming God.
1 TH. E heavens declare thy glory, Lord,
Which that alone can fill;
The firmament and stars express
Their great Creator's skill.
2 The dawn of each returning dayv
Fresh beams of knobwledge lorings;
And from the dark returns of night,
Divine irnstruction springs.
5 Their powerful language to no realni
Or region is confin'd;
'Tis nature's voice, and understood
Alike by all mankind.
4 Their doctrine does its sacred sense
'rThrough earth's extent display,
VWhose bright contents the circling sui
Does round the world convey.
.5 No bridegroom, on his nuptial day,
Has such a cheerful face;
No giant does like him rejoice
To run his glorious race.
6    From east to west, from west to east,
His restless course he goes;
And, through his progress, cheerful liglht
And vital warmth bestows.
TATE
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PSALM XIX.  Sec. Part.  C.,SL  A or b
The Excellency of Scripture.
1 Go D'S perfect law converts the soul,
Reclaims fm false desires;
With sacred wisdom his sure word
The ignorant inspires.
2 The statutes of the Lord arejust,
And bring sincere delight;
His pure commands in search of truth
Assist tlie feeblest sight.
3 His perfect worship here is fix'd,
On sure foundations laid;
His equal laws are in the scales
Of truth and justice weigh'd.
4 Of more esteem than golden nines,
Or gold refin'd with skill;
More sweet than honey, or the darops
VV'hichl from the comb distil.
5 My trusty counsellors they are.
And friendly warning give;
Divine rewards attend on those
IWho by thy precepts live.
6 But what frail man observes how oft
He does from virtue fall?
O cleanse me from my secret faults,
Thou God, who knowx'st them all.
TA.,r E.
PSALM XIX.  Long Metre.
Nature and Scripture compared.
1 THE heavens declare thy glory, Lord,
In every star thy wisdom shines;
But when our eyes behold thy word,
We read thy name in fairer lines.
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PSALM 19.
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PSALM  19.                  31
2 The rolling sun, the changiig light',
And nights and days thy power confess;
But the blest volume thou hast writ
Reveals thy justice and thy grace.
3 Sun, moon and stars convey thy praise
Through the whole earth, and never stand;
So when thy truth began its race,
It touch'd and glanc'd on every land.
4 Nor shall thy spreading gospel rest,
Till through the world thy truth has run;
Till Christ hath all the nations blest
That see the light or feel the sun.
Great Sun of righteousness, arise;
Bless the darkl world with heavenly light;
Thv gospel mnakes the simple wise,
Thy laws are pure, thy judgments right.
6 Thy noblest wonders here we view,
In souls renew'd and sins forgiven;
Lord, cleanse my sins, my soul renew,
And make thy word my guide to heaven.
WATTS,
PSALM XIX.  Six Line L. A. 
l GR-. AT God, the beaven's well order'd fraIme
Declares the glory of thly namie;
Here thy rich works of wonder slonc -
A thousand starry beauties there,
A thousand radiant nimarks appear
Of boundless power and skill divine.
2 From night to day, from day to night,
TI'he dawning and the dying light
Lectures of heavenly wisdom read;
With silent eloquence, they raise
Our thoughts to our Creator's praise,
b.nd Deither sound nor language need. 
32              PSALM 19.
3 Yet their divine instructions run
Far as the circuit of the sun,
And every nation knows their voice;
Where'er he spreads his beams abroad,
Hie publishes his Maker, God,
Rolls round, and makes the earth rejoice.
4 Buit when we read thy written word,
What light and joy those leaves afford!
These are our study and delight:
Not honey so invites the taste,
Nor gold that hath the furnace past,
Appears so pleasing to the sight.
5 From the discov'ries of thy law,
The perfect rules of life we draw;
But'tis thy blessed gospel, Lord,
Which makes our guilty conscience cleans
Converts our soul, subdues our sin,
And gives a free but large reward.
6 WVho knows the errors of his thoughts 
Forgive, 0 Lord, our secret faults,
And from presumptuous sins restrain,
Accept the tribute of our praise,
That we have read thy book of grace,
And book of nature, not in vain.
WVAT'TS$
PSALMI XIX.  Short Mletre..
For the Lord's Day Morning.
1 B E IOLD, the morning sun
Begins his glorious way,
His beams through all the nations run,
And life and light convey.
2 But where the gospel comes,
It spreads diviner light;
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PSALM 19. 
P    M I  -- 3.
It calls dead sinners from their tonmbs,
And gives the blind their sight.
3 How perfect is thy word!
And all thy judgments just!
For ever sure thy promise, Lord,
And wve securely trust.
4 My gracious God, how plain
Are thy directions given!
O may 1 never read in vain,
But find the path to heaven!
5 I hear thy word with love;
O help me to obey!
Send thy good Spirit from above
To guide me, lest I stray.
6 Whilst with my heart and tongue
I spread thy praise abroad;
Accept the worship and the song,
My Saviour and my God.
, I. I.,. I i. W -IS.
PSALM XX.  Long Metre.
For a Day of Prayer in War.
t Now may the God of power and grace
Attend his humble people's cry;
Jehovah hears when Israel prays,
And sends deliv'rance from on high.
2 The name of Jacob's God defends
Better than shields or brazen walls;
He from his sanctuary sends
Suiccour and strength when Zion calls
3,rell he remembers all our sighs,
His love exceeds our best deserts
His love accepts the sacrifice
Of humble groans and broken hearts
PSALM 20.
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WA.TTTS.
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34;L'SAL[ 21.
4 In his salvation is our hope,
And in the name of God, the Lord,
Our troops shall lift their banners up,
Our ships shall spread their flags abroad.
5 Some trust iii horses train'd for war,
And some of chariots make their boast;
Our surest expectations are
From thee, the Lord of heavenly host,
6 Save us, O Lord, from guilty fear,
And let our hopes be firm and strong;
Till thy salvation shall appear,
Andjoy and triumph raise the song.
WATTS.
PSALM  XXI.  Long Metre.
Te Exaltation of Christ.
1 DA V I D rejoic'd in God his strength,
Rais'd to the throne by special grace;
But Christ the SQn appears at length,
Fulfils the triumph and the praise.
2 Howv great is the Messiah's joy
In the salvation of thy hand!
Lord, thou hlast rais'd his kingdom high,
And giv'n the world to his command.
3 Thy goodness grants whate'er he will,
Nor dothl the least request withhold;
Blessings. of love prevent him still,
And crowns of glory, not of gold.
4 HIonour and majesty divine
Arounid his sacred temples shine;
Blest with the favour of thy face,
And length of everlasting days.
WATTS.
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?SALM 22.                     35
PSALIM XXII. First Part.  C. M/.    b
The Stifferings and Glory of Christ.
l "Now, in the hour of deep distress,
"My God, support thy SON,
Whlen horrors dark my soul oppress,
"O  leave me not alone!"
Thlus did our suff'ring Saviour pray,
With mighty cries and tears;
God heard him in that dreadful day,
And chas'd away his fears.
3 Great was the vict'ry of his death,
His throne exalted stands;
And all the nations of thle earth
Shall how to his comrmands.
4 A num'rous offspring shiall reward
T'he Savioui'"s dying groans;
I call them," saith the glorious Lord,
' My daughiters and my sons."
5 ThI- meek ancd humblnbe souls shall see
His table richly slpread;
iAd all tlhat seek the Lord shall be
\Vithl joys immortal fed.
VATr Ts, varied.
PSALML XXII.  Second Part.  L. Al.
Chrlist's Death and Resurrection.
1 NOwv let our mourn-fil songs record
The dying sor rows of our Lord,
NViicn he comliain'd in tears and blood,
Like on  bfosaikeLn of his God.
2 The tJews bheld himi thus forlorn,
Anld shlook their heads, and Ilaugh'd in scorn;
"He rescu'd others from the grate,
Now let him try himself to save.
J'SALIM  22.
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b 
36       -      z.
3 "Behold the NMan who did pretend
"God was his father and his friend;
"If God the blessed lov'd him so,
"Why doth he fail to help him now?"
4 0 harden'd people! cruel priests!
How they stood round like savage beasts!
Like lions gaping to devour,
When God had put lhim in their power!
5 rhey wound his head, his hands, his feet,]
Till streams of blood each other mneet;
By lot his garments they divide,
And mock the pangs in which he dy'd.
6 But God his Father heard his cry;
Rais'd from the dead, he reigns ot high;
The nations learn his righteousness,
And humble sinners taste his grace.
WVATTS.
PSALM XXII.  Third Part.  C. i,,    - ~r b
Obedience to God due fromn all Men.
1 LET all the various tribes of m.~::
To God their homage pay;
And distant nations of the earth
One sovereign Lord obey.
2'Tis his prerogative supreimec
O'er subject kings to reign
'Tis just that he should rule the world
VWho does the world sustain.
3 TI'he rich, whom he with plenty feeds,
His goodness shall confess;
The sons of want, whom he relieves.
Their bounteous patron bless.
4 With humble confidence to God
Let all for aid repair;
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For he wAho first their beings gave,
3Will make them still his care.
5 Blest time! whlen all of human birth,
Devoted to his name,
Shall to their heirs, his sacred truth
And glorious acts proclaim.
TATE varied.
PSALM XXIII.  Common.MJ'etre.    it
God's tender Care of his People.
1'THE Lord himself, the mighty Lord,
Is pleas'd to be my guide;
The shepherd by whose constant care
My wants are all supply'd.
2 In tender grass he makes me feed,
And gently there repose;
Then leads me to cool shades, and where
Refreshing water flows.
3 He does my wand'ring feet reclaim,
And, to his endless praise,
Instruct with humble zeal to walk
In his most righteous ways.
4 I'll pass the gloomy vale of death,
From fear and danger free;
For there his aiding rod and staff
Defend and confort me.
5 With lib'ral and unceasing care,
He does my table spread;
He crowns my cup with cheerful wine,
With oil anoints my head.
6 Since God doth thus his wondrous love
Through all my life extend,
That life to him I will devote,
And in his temple spend.
TATE,
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PSAL.I XXIii.  Short JWet
God's tender Cale of his Peopl
1 THE Lord my shepherd is,
I shall be well supply'd;
Since he is mine, and I am 1
What can I want beside?
2 He leads me to the place
Where heav'nly pasture g
Where living waters gently p
And full salvation flows.
3 If e'er I go astray,
He dothl my soul reclaim
An(t guides me in his own rig
For his most holy name.
4 Whilst he affords his aid,
I cannot yield to fear;
Tho' I should walk through
My God is with me there.
5 In sight of all my foes,
He does my table spread;
My cup with blessings overflo
And joy exalts mny head.
6 The bounties of his love
Shall crown mny future days;
Nor from his house will I remove,
Nor cease to speak his praise.
WAT'rS.
PSALM  XXIlI.   Six Line Long Metre.    I
God our Shepherd.
1 TH E Lord my pasture shall prepare,
And feed me with a shepherd's care;
His presence shall my wants supply,
And guard me with a watchful eye.
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iiy noon-day waliKs he shall attetnd,
And all my miidnighlt hours defend.
2 When in the sultry glebe I faint,
Or on the thirsty mountain pant;
To fertile vales, and dewy meads,
My weary wand'ring steps he leads;
WVhere peaceful rivers, soft and slow,
Amnidst the verdant landscapes flow.
3 Though in a bare and rugged way,
Through devious, lonely wilds I stray,
His bounty shall my pains beguile,
The barren wilderness shall smile,
W'ith lively greens and herbage crown'd,
And streams shall murmur all around.
4 Though in the paths of death I tread,
With gloomy horrors overspread,
My steadfast heart shall fear no ill,
For thou, O Lord, art with me still;
Thy friendly staff shall give me aid,
And guide me through the dismal shade.
ADDIoIN.
PSALM XXIV.  Common JMletre. A
The Man whom God approves.
1 TH Is spacious earth is all the Lord's,
The Lord's her fulness is;
The world, and they who dwell therein,
By sov'reign right are his.
2 He fix'd the land aild spread the seas,
With all which they contain;
Then man in his own image form'd
O'er all these works to reign.
3 Butt for himself, this Lord of all
One chosen seat design'd:
PgAt,M'04.
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40              PSALM 24.
O who shall to that sacred hill
Desir'd admittance find?
4 The man whose hands and heart are pure,
Whose thoughts from pride are free;
Who honest poverty prefers
To gainful pejury.
5 This is the man on whom the Lord
Shall showver his blessings down;
Whomn God his Saviour shall be pleas'd
With righteousness to crown.
6 Such is the character of those
Who seek the face of God;
Whose happy feet shall stand within
Thie place of his abode.
TATZ varied.
PSLxv. L.,.............   t
PSALM XXIV.  Long Metre.
Heaven the Residence of Saints, and the Ascension of
Christ.
1 T  IS spacious earth is all the Lord's,
And men and worms and beasts and birds;
He rais'd tlhe building on the seas,
And gave it for their dwelling place.
2 But there's a brighter world on high,
Thy palace, Lord, above the sky;
Who shall ascend that blest abode,
And dwell so near his Maker, God?
3 He who abhors and fears to sin,
Whose heart is pure, whose hands are clean,
Him shall the Lord, the Saviour bless,
Anld clothe his soul with righteousness;
4 These are the men, the pious race
Who seek the God of Jacob's face;
These shall enjoy the blissful sight,
And dwell in everlasting light.
PSALM 24.
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i):\LM 25.           41
5 R1'joice, ye shlining wvorlds on high,
Beiiold the King of glory nigh!
Vlio cant this King of glory be?
'rThie mighty Lord, the Saviour's he.
6 Ye hleav'nly gates, your leaves display,
'To make the Lord, the Saviour way;
Laden with spoils from earth and hell,
The Coiiq'ror comes, with God to dwell
7 Rais'd fom the dead, he goes before,
He opens heaven's eternal door,
To give his saints a blest abode
With their Redeemer and their God.
t ATTS.
PSALM XXV.  Short Mletre.
Seeking Diviiie Forgiveness and Direction.
1 To God I lift my eyes,
My trust is in his name;
And they whose hope on him relies,
Shlall never suffer shame.
2 From the first dawning light
Till the dark evening's shade,
For thy salvation, Lord, I wait,
And ask thy heav'nly aid.
3 Remember all thy grace,
And lead me in thy truth;
Forgive the sills of riper age,
And follies of my youth.
4 Thro' all the ways of God,
Both truth and mercy shine,
To those who with religious hearts
To his blest will incline.
5 He those in safety guides
Who his direction seek,
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PSALM 26. -
And in his sacred paths will lead
The humble and the meek.
6 For thy own goodness' sake,
Save thou my soul from shame;
And pardon all my sins, though great,
Thro' my Redeemer's name.
TATE and WATTS anited and varied.
PSALM XXVI. Long Metre.
Self Fxamination.
1 JU D G E me, O God, and prove my ways,
And try my reins, and try-my heart;
My faith upon thy promise stays,
Nor from thy word mny feet depart.
2 I hate to walk, I hate to sit
With men of vanity and lies;
.The scoffer and the hypocrite
In mny esteem shall never rise.
3 Iii innocence I'll wash my hands,
From pride and guilt and folly clear;
Then at thy sacred altar stand,
Atid hope to find acceptance there.
4 I love thy habitation, Lord,
The temple where thy honours dwdell;
There shall I hear thy holy word,
And there thy works of wonder telL
5 Let not mny soul be join'd at last
With men of treachery and blood;
Since I my days on earth have past
Among the saints, and near my God,
WATTS vsries
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PSALM 26.
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PSALM 27.                      43
PSALM XXVII.  Common.Metre.   ~ or b
The Church is our Safety and Delight.
1 T HE Lord of glory is my light,
And my salvation too;
God is my strength, nor will I fear
What mortal flesh can do.
2 One privilege my heart desires;
O grant me an abode
Among the churches of thy saints,
The temples of my God!
3 There shall I offer my requests,
And see thy glory still;
Shall hear thy messages of love,
And learn thy holy will.
4 When troubles rise and storms appe,
There may his children hide;
God has a strong pavilion, where
He makes my soul abide.
5 Should friends and kindred, near and dear,
Leave me to want or die,
My God would make my lif his care,
And all my need supply.
e Wait on the Lord, ye trembling saints,
And keep your courage up;
He'll raise your spirit when it faints,
And elevate your hope.
PSALM  XXVII.  Long Metre.        b
The Safety of trusting in God.i
1 THE Lord, my Saviour, is my light,
What terrors can my soul affright?
Whilst God, my strength, my life is ne-ar,
WlIt mortal shall a1amrn my fear?
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PSALM 27.
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WATgTS. 
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2 When numn'rouis hosts besiege me round,
My courage shall maintain its ground;
Tho' war should rise in dread array,
God is my strength, mny hope, my stay.
3 This only bliss m y heart desires,
To this my ardent wish aspires
In God's own house to speind my days,
To hear his word and speak his praise.
4 When troubles rise, my guardian God
Vili hide me safe in his abode:
Firm as a rock my hope shall stand,
Sustain'd by his almighty haniid.
5 Should every earthly friend depart,
Should love.forsake a parent's heart;
The God on whom mry hopes depend,
Will be my father and mny friend.
6 Ye humble souls, in every strait
Op. God with faith and patience wait;
His hand shall life and strength afford;
WVait, therefore, ever on the Lord.
MRS. STEELE,.
PSALM XXVllI.  Coimm,on.Mvetre.
The humble Suppliant trusting in God.
10 LORD, my rock, to thee I cry,
In sighs consume my breattlh;
Hear me, O Lord, or I shall be
Like those who sleep in death.
2 Regard my supplication, Lord,
The cries that I repeat,
With weeping eyes and lifted hands,
Before thy mercy seat.
3 If wicked men thy works despise,
Nor wil thy grace adore,
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PSALM 28. 
PSALM 29.
Thy justice shall avenge the cause,
And build them up no more.
4 But I, with gratitude inspir'd,
Thy praises will resound;
From whom, the cries of my distress
A gracious answer found.
5 As thou hast fill'd my heart with joy,
'Tis just that I should raise
The cheerfil tribute of my thanks,
And celebrate thy praise.
6 Preserve thy people, Lord, and deign
Thy heritage to bless;
Crown them with plenty and with peae,
With honour and success.
TAT E varied.
PSALM XXIX.  Long Metre.        v
The Majesty of God in Tnunder.
1 GvE to the Lord, ye sons of fame,
Give to the Lord renown and power;
Ascribe due honours to his name,
And his eternal might adore.
2 The Lord proclaims his power aloud
O'er the vast ocean,, and the land;
His voice dissolves the wat'ry cloud,
And lightnings blaze at his command.
3 When he from heaven in thunder speaks,
With majesty and terror crown'd,
His voice the stately cedar breaks,
And throws its scatter'd limbs around.
4 His voice divides the flames of fire,
And forked streaks of lightning sends;
The mountain trembles at his ire,
The lofty forest lowly bends. -
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5 His lightning rends the firmest rock,
And pierces deep the solid ground;
The hinds affrighted feel the shock,
And shudder at the awful sound.
6 The Lord sits sovereign on the flood,
The'Thund'rer reigns forever king;
But makes his church his blest abode,
Where we his praise securely sing.
7 In gentler language, here the Lord
The counsels of his grace imparts;
Amidst the raging storm, his word
Speaks peace and comfort to our hearts.
WATTS an(i TATE united and varied.
PSALM XXX.  Con'non Metre. 
Prayer heard.
1 BE N E A TH my God's protecting arms
How did my soul rejoice!
And fondly hop'd no future harm
WVould interrupt my joys.
2 Lord,'twas thy favour fix'd my rest;
Thy shining face withdrew,
Then troubles fill'd my anxious breast,
And pain'd my soul anew.
a3 Again to thee, 0 gracious God,
I rais'd my mournful eyes
To thee I spread my woes abroad,
With supplicating cries.
4 What glory can my death afford,
In the dark grave confii'd?
Shall senseless dust adore the Lord,
Or call thy truth to rnind-?
5 Hear, O my God, in mercy hears
Attend my plain.tire cry;
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Be thou, ily gracious Helper, near,
And bid my sorrows fly.
6 Again I hear the voice divine;
New joys exulting bound;
My robes of mourning I resign,
And gladness girds me round.
7 Then let my utmost glory be
To raise thy honours high;
Nor let my gratitude to thee
In guilty silence die.
8 To thee, my gracious God, I raise
My thankful heart and tongue;
O be thy goodness and thy praise
My everlasting song!
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PSALM XXX. Long Alttre.
Recovery from Sickness.
I FiRM was my health, my day was bright,
And I presum'd'twould neer be night;
Fondly I said within my heart,
"Pleasure and peace shall ne'er depart."
2 But I forgot thine arm was strong,
Which made my mountain stand so long;
Soon as thy face began to hide,
My health was gone, my comfort dy'd.
3 Correctedby a Father's rod,
I cry'd aloud to thee, my God;
"If laid in dust, can I declare
"Thy truth, or sing thy goodness there?
4 "Hear me, O God of grace,"' I said,
"And bring me from among the dead;"
Thy word rebuk'd the pains I felt,
Thy pard'ning love removed my guilt,
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5 My sad complaints in praises end,
And tears of gratitude descend;
I throw my sackcloth on the ground,
And ease and gladness gird me round.
6 My tongue, the glory of my frame,
Thy power and goodness shall proclaim;
Thy praise shall sound thro' earth k heav'n,
For sickness heal'd, and sins forgiv'n.
WATTS.
PSALM  XXXI.   Com7nmon Metre.            2
Relief from Distress.
1 CoM,. 0 ye saints, your voices raise
To God in grateful songs;
And let the mem'ry of his grace
Inspire your hearts and tongues.
2 His frown what mortal can sustain?
Butt soon his anger dies;
His life-restoring smile again
Returns, and sorrow flies.
3 Her deepest gloom, when sorrow spreads,
And light and hope depart,
His face celestial morning sheds,
And joy revives the heart.
4 To thee, my God, oppress'd with grief,
I breath'd my humble cry;
Thy mnercy brought divine relief,
And wip'd my weeping eye.
5 Thy mercy chas'd the shades of death,
And snatch'd me from the grave;
O may thy praise employ that breath
Which mercy deigns to save!
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PSALM XXXI.  Long.Metre. x or b
Confidence in God.
1 LoRD, in thy  great, thly  glorious iaie,
I place my hope, nay only trust;
Save me from sorrow, guilt and shame,
Thou ever gracious, everjust.
2 Thou art my Rock, thy name alone
The fortress where my hopes retreats;
O make thy pow'r and mercy known!
To safety guide my wand'ring feet.
3 To thy kind hand, all gracious Lord,
My soul I cheerfully resign;
My Saviour God, I trust thy word,
For truth, immortal truth, is thine.
I, I hate their works, I hate their  ays
Who follow vanity and lies;
But to the Lord my hopes I raise,
And trust his power who built the skies.
W Chat perfect bliss, O bounteous Lord,
Immensely great, divinely frece,
Hast thou reserv'd for their reward
VWho fear thy naime, and trust in tice!
6 Blest be the Lord, forever blest,
Wlhose mercy bids iiy fear remove;
The sacred walls, which guard my rest,
Are his almighty pow'r and love.
7 Ye humble souls, who seek his face,
Let sacred courage fill your heart;
Hope in the Lord, and trust his grace,, 
And he will hleav'nly strength impart.
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The Marks of true Repentance.
1 HE'S blest whose sins have pardon gain'd,
No more in judgment to appear;
Whose guilt remission has obtain'd,
And whose repentance is sincere.
2 From guile his heart and lips are free;
His humble joy, his holy fear,
With deep repentance well agree,
Andjoin to prove his faith sincere.
3 Whilst I kept silence, and conceal'd
My load of guilt within my heart,
What torment did my conscience feel!
What agony of inward smart!
4 Heavy on me thy hand remain'd,
By day and night alike distress'd;
Till quite of vital moisture drain'd,
Like land with summer drought oppress'd.
5 No sooner I my wound disclos'd,
The guilt that tortur'd me within,
But thy forgiveness interpos'd,
And mercy's healing balm pour'd in
6 For this display of sov'reign grace,
In my distress so freely giv'n,
Each humble soul will seek thy face,
And find his way topeace and heav'n.
TATF. aid WATTS united and varied.
PSALM  XXXII.   Short Metre.
Confession an  Pardon.
1 0  BLESSED souls are they,
Whose sins are cover'd o'er,
Divinely blest, to whom the Lord,
Imputes their guilt nrio more!
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2 They mourn their follies past,
And keep their hearts with care;
Their lips and lives, without deceit,
Shall prove their faith sincere.
3 When I conceal'd my guilt,
I felt the fest'ring wound;
But 1 confess'd my sin to thee,
And ready pardon found.
4 Let sinners learn to pray,
Let saints keep near the throne;
Our help, in time of deep distress,
Is found in God alone.
WATTS
PSALM XXXIII.  Common Metre,
The Works of Creation and Providence.
I RE Jo I c E, ye righteous, in the Lord,
The work belongs to you;
Singof his name, hiswaya, his word,
How holy, just, and true!
2 His mercy and his righteousness
Let heav'n and earth proclaim;
His works of nature and of grace
Reveal his wondrous name.
3 His wisdom and almighty word
The heav'nly orbits spread;
And by the Spirit of the Lord
Their shining hosts were maide.
4 He bade the liquid waters flow
To their appointed deep;
The flowing seas their limits know,
And their own station keep.
5 Ye tenants of the spacious earth,
With fear before him stand; 
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He spoke, and nature took its birth,
And rests on his commaind.
6 He scorns the angry nations' rage,
And breaks their vaui designs;
His counsel stands thro' every age,
And in full glory shines.
WATTS.
PSALM  XXXIII.  Six Line L. M.    x
Cfeatures vain, antd God all-sufflcient.
1 HAPPY the iation, where the Lord
Reveals the treasure of his word,
And builds his church, his earthly throne;
His eye the heathen world surveys,
He form'd tiheir hearts, he knows their ways,
But God, their Maker, is unknown.
2 Let kings rely upon their host,
And of his strength, the warrior oast;,
In vain they boast, in vain rely:
In vain they trust the brutal force,
Or speed, or courage of the horse,
To guard his rider, or to fly.
3 The eye of thy compassion, Lord,
Doth more secure defence afford,
WThen death and danger threat'ning stand
Thy watchful eye preserves the just,
WVho niake thy name their fear and trust,
When wars or famine waste the land.
4 In sickness, or the bloody field,
Thou, our Physician, thou, our Shield,
Send us salvation from thy throne;
VWe wait to see thy goodness shine,
Let us rejoice in help divine,
For all our hope is God almone.
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PSALM XXXIV. First Part. C.M. l.
Encouragement to trust and love God.
1 THRoUGH all the changing scenes of life,
In trouble and in joy,
The praises of my God shall still
My heart and tongue employ.
2 Of his deliv'rance I will boast,
Till allwho are distress'd,
From my example comfort take,
And charm their griefs to rest.
3 The hosts of God encamp around
The dwellings of the just:
Protection he afbfords to all
Who make his name their trust.
4 O make but trial of his love!
Experience will decide,
How blest are they, and only they
Who in his truth confide.
5 Fear him, ye saints, and you will then
Have nothing else to fear;
Make you his service your delight,
Your wants shall be his care.
6 Whilst hungry lions lack their prey,
The Lord will food provide
For such'as put their trust in hinim,
And see their wants supply'd.
TATE.
PSALM XXXIV.  Second Part.  C JM.f   b
The Way of Holiness and its Reward,
! APPROACH, ye piously dispos'd,
And my instruction hear;
I'll teach you the true discipline
Of God's religious fear.
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2 Let him who length of life desires,
And prosp'rous days would see, -
From sland'ring language keep his tonguLe,
His lips fromn falsehood free:
3 Thile crooked paths of vice decline,
And virtue's ways pursue
Establish peace where'tis begun,
And where'tis lost, renew.
4 The Lord from heav'n beholds thejulst
With favourable eyes;
And when distress'd, his gracious ear
Is open to their cries.
5 Deliv'rance to his.aints he gives,
When his relief they crave
He's nigh to heal the broken heart,
TIle contrite spirit save.
TATE.
PSALM  XXXV. ver. 12,13, 14. C. M.    b
Love to Enemies.
1 BE H OLD the love, the gen'rous love.
Which holy David shows!'
Hark, how his tender pity moves
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2 When  they are sick, his soul complaiiis,
And seems to feel the smart;
The spirit of the gospel reigns,
Anid melts his pious heart.
3 How did his flowing tears condole,
As for a brother dead!
And, fasting, mortify'd his soul,
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4 They groan, and curse him on their bed,
Yet still hle pleads and mourns;
And double blessings on his head
The righteous God returns.
5 O glorious Type of heav'nly grace!
Thus Christ the Lord appears;
Whilst sinners curse, the Saviour prays
And pities them with tears.
6 He, the true David, Israel's King,
Bless'd and belov'd of God,
To save our souls from death and sins
Shed his own precious blood.
WAraT-s.
PSALM  XXXVI.   First Versi.  L. M.   &
The Perfections and Providence of God.
1 THY y mercy, Lord, my only hope,
The highest orb of heav'n transcends
Thy sacred truth's unmeasur'd scope
Above the spreading skies extends.
r Thy justice like the hills remains
Unlfatlhom'd depths thy judgments are;
Thy providence the world sustains,
The whole creation is thy care.
5 Since of thy goodness all partake,
Whith wh-at assurance should the just
Thy sheltering wings their refuge make,
And saints to thy protection trust!
4 Such guests shall to thy courts be led,
To banquet on thy love's repast;
And drink, as from the fountain head,
Of joys that shall for ever last.
5 Then let thy saints thy favour gain,
To upright hearts thy truth display;
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With thee, the springs of life remain,
Thy presence is eternal day.
TATE.
PSAI,M XXXVI.   Sec. Versi.  L. M.    >
The Divine Being and Perfections.
1 HI C iI in the heav'ns, eternal God,
Thy goodness in full glory shines;
Thy truth shall break thro' ev'ry cloud,
Which veils and darkens thy designs.
2 For ever firm thy justice stands,
As mountains their foundations keep
Wise are the wonders ofthy hands,
Thy judgments are a mighty deep.
3 Thy providence is kind and large,
Both men and beasts thy bounty share;
The whole creation is thy charge,
But saints are thy peculiar care.
4 0 God, how excellent thy grace,
Whence all our hope and comfort springs!
The sons of Adam, in distress,
,Fly to the shadow of thy wings
5 From the provisions of thy house
We shall be fed with rich repast;
There mercy like a river flows,
And brings salvation to our taste.
6Life, like a fountain full and free,  -
Springs from the presence of the Lord;
And in thy light, our souls shall see
The glories promis'd in thy word.
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PSALM XXXVII. First Part.  C. M.    b
The Cure of Envy and Unbelief.
1 XVHY should I vex my soul, and fret
To see the wicked rise?
Or envy sinners waxing great,
By violence and lies?
2 As flow'ry grass, cut down at rnooi,
Before the evening fades,
So shall their glory vanish soon,
In everlasting shades.
3 Then let me make the Lord my trust,
And practise all that's good;
So shall I dwell among thejust,
And never want for food.
4 I to my God my ways commit,
And cheerful wait his will;
Thy hand, which guides my doubtful feet,
Shall my desires fulfil.
5 Mine innocence shalt thou display,
And make thy judgments known;
Fair as the light of dawning day,
And glorious as the noon.
6 T'he meek shall'still the earth possess,
And be the heirs of heav'n;
True riches in abundant peace,
To humble souls are giv'n.
WATTS.
PSALM XXXVII.  Second Part.  C. M.   bt
Religion in Words and Deeds.
1 WHY do the wealthy wicked boasts
And grow profanely bold?
The meanest portion of the just
Excels the sinner's gold.
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2 The wicked borrows of his friends,
But ne'er designs to pay;
The just is merciful, and lends,
Nor turns the poor away.
3 His alms witlh lib'ral hand he gives
To all the sons of need;
His mem'ry to long ages lives,
And blessed is his seed.
4 His lips abhor to speak profane,
To slander or defraud;
His ready tongue declares to men
What le has learn'd of God.
5 The law and gospel of the Lord
Deep in his heart abide;
Led by the Spirit and the word,
His feet shall never slide.
6 When sinners fall, the righteous
Preserv'd from ev'ry snare;
They shall possess the promis'd
Aud dwell for ever there.
VWATTs.
PSALM XXXVII. Third Part. C. V. X or b
The Way and End of the Righteous and the Wicked.
1 My God, the steps of pious men
Are order'd by thy will;
Though they should fall, they rise again
Thy hand supports them still.
2 The Lord delights to see their ways,
Their virtue he approves;
He'll ne'er deprive them of his grace,
Nor leave the men he loves.
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3' The heav'nly heritage is theirs,
Their portion and their home;
He feeds them now, and makes them heirs
Of blessings long to come.
4 The haughty sinner have I seen,
Not fearing man or God;
Like princely laurel, fair-and green,
Spreading his arms abroad;
5 And lo, he vanish'd from the ground,
Destroy'd by hands unseen;
Nor root, nor branch, nor leaf was found,
Where all that pride had been.
6 But mark the man of righteousness,
His sev'ral steps attend;
True pleasure runs through all his ways,
And peaceful is his end.
WATTS.
PSALM XXXVIII.  ver. 9, 10.  C. Al.  b
Consolation in Death.
1 MY soul, the awful hour will come,
Apace it hastens on,
To bear this body to the tomb,
And thee to scenes unknown.
2 My heart, long lab'ring with its woes,
Shall pant and sink away;
And you, my eyelids, soon shall close
On the last glimm'ring ray.
3 Whence, in that hour, shall I receive
A cordial for my pain?
When; if thle richest were my friends,
Those friends would weep in vain!
4 Great King of nature and of grace,
To thee my spirit flies;
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And opens all its deep distress
Before thy pitying eyes.
5 All my desires to thee are known,
And ev'ry secret fear;
The meaning of each broken groan
Is notic'd by thine ear.
6 0 place me by that mighty pow'r
Which to such love belongs,
Where darkness veils the eyes no more,
And groans are chang'd to songs!
DODDRIDGE.
PSALM  XXXIX.   Common AMetre.
Man's Mortality.
.1 TE AC H me the measure of my days,
lThou Maker of nay frame;
I would survey life's narrow space,
And learn how frail I am.
2 A span is all that wve can boast,
Howv short the fleeting time [
Man is but vanity and dust;
In all his flow'r and prime.
3 See the vain race of mortals move
Like shadows o'er-the plain
They rage and strive, desire and love
But all their noise is vain.
4 Some wilk in honour's gaudy slow,
Some dig for golden ore;
They toil for heirs, they know not who.,
And straight are seen no more. 
5 What should I wish or vait for then
From creatures, earth and dust?
They make our expectations vain,
And disappoint our trust.
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6 This fruitless search no more be mine,
Such hbopes I now recal;
My earthly prospects I resign,
And make m-y God my all.
WATTS.
PSALM  XL.  First Part.  C. M.          b
Deliverance from great Distress.
l I v A I T E D patient for the Lord,
He bow'd to hear my cry;
He saw me resting on his word,
And brought salvation nigh.
2 Sunk in} the depths of sore distress,
And all my struiggles vain;
WVhen human help seem'd daily less,
He rais'd me up again.
3 Firm on a rock hle made me stand,
Antd taught my cheerftil tongue
To praise the wonders of his hand,
In a new, thankful song.
4 I'll spread his works of grace abroad,
The saints with joy shall hear;
And siniers learn to make my God
T'hleir only hope and fear.
.'Vhat mercies fill my wond'ring view!
How mnany, and how great!
Life is too short, and words too few,
Their numbers to repeat.
6 WVhen I'm afflicted, poor and lovw,
\With hope I'll never part,
For God beholds nay heavy wo,
And bears me on his heart.
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PSALM 40.
PSALM XL. Sec. Part. C../1.
The divine Mission and Sacrifice of Christ.
1 THus saith the Lord, "' Yourwork isvain,
" Give your burnt off'rings o'er;
"' In dying goats and bullocks slain,
"My soul delights no more."'
2 Then spake thle Saviour, "Lo, I'm here,
"My God, to do thy will;
" Vhate'er thy sacred books deciare,
"Thy servant shall fulfil."
S Anld see, the blest Redeemer comes,
Th' eternal Son appears;
And at th' appointed time assumes
T'he body God prepares!
4 Much he reveal'd his Father's grace,
And much his truth he show'd;
And preach'd the way of righteousness,
Where great assemblies stood.
5 His Father's honour touch'd his heart,
He pitied sinners' cries;
And, to fulfil a Saviour's part,
Was made a sacrifice.
6 No blood of beasts on alttars shed
Could cleanse fromi guilt witlhii -
But the one sacrifice he madel
Atones for all our sitn.
7 Then was the great salvatioi sprea:,
And Satan's kingdom shook;
Thus, by the woman's promisMd seed,
The serpent's head wts broke.
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PSALMI XLI. Long  Metre.
Charity rewarded.
'1 BL EST is the man, whose tender care'
Relieves the poor in their distress;
WVhose pity wipes the widow's tear,
Whose hand supports the fatherless.
2 His heart contrives for their relief
More good than his own hand can do
He, in the time of gen'ral grief,
Shall find the Lord has pity too.
3 His soul shall live secure on earth,
With secret blessings on his head;
When drought, and pestilence, and dearth
Around him multiply their dead.
4 Or if he languish on his couch,
God will pronounce his sins forgiv'n;
Will save him with a healing touch,
Or take his willing soul to heav'n.
WATTS.
PSALM  XLII.  Commnon  letre.        ) or b
The Pleasure of Publick Worship.
I As pants the hart for cooling streams,
When heated in the chase;
So longs my soul, O God, for thee,
And thy refreshing grace.
2 For thee, my God, the living God,
My thirsty soul doth pine;
O  when shall I behold thy face,
Thou Majesty divine?
" I sigh whene'er my musing thoughts
Those happy days present,
When I, with my religious friends,
rlNhy temple did freenuent -
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4   VWhen I advanc'd with songs of prais
My solemn vows to pay,
Anidst the joyful sacred throng,
Which kept the festal day.
5 Why restless, why cast down, my s
Trust God, and he'll employ
His aid for thee, and change thy sigh
To hymns of sacred joy.
6 Why restless, why cast down, my s
Hope still, and thou shalt sing
The praise of him who is thy God,
Thly health's eternal spring.
TATE.
PSALM XLIII.  Long Metre.
Complaint and Hope.
1 GoD of our strength, to thee we cry;
O let us not forgotten lie!
Oppress'd with sorrows and with care,
To thy protection we repair.
2 0 let thy light attend our way,
Thy truth afford its steady ray!
To Zion's hill direct our feet,
To worship at thy sacred seat.
3 Thy praise, O God, shall tune the lyre,
Thy love our joyful song inspire;
To thee, our cordial thanks be paid,
Our sure defence, our constant aid.
4 VVWhy then dejected and distrest?
And whence the grief that fills ouri breast?
In God we'll hope, and to him raise
A mnonument of endless praise.
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PSALI,SI XLIV.  Commaon  Aletre.    2 or b
In Time of War.
1 O Lo RD, our fathers oft have told,
In our attentive ears,
Thly wonders in their days perform'd,
And in more ancient years.
2'Twas not their courage, nor their sword,
To them salvation gave;
'Twas not their numrber, nor their strength,
That did their country save.
:3 By thy right hand, thiy pow'rful arm
WVhose sticcour they implor'd,
Thy providence protected tilem,
Who thy great name ador'(1. 
4, As thee, their God, our fathers owNn'd.f
So thou art still our King
O therefore, as thou didst to thciln
To us deliv'rance bring.
,5 We w1ll not trust our sword nor boov.
When we in war engage;
But thee, who canst subdue our foe,
And cailmn their lhaughty rage.
6 To thee tle glory we'll ascribe,
From whomn salvation came;
In God our shield we will rejoice,
And ever bless thy namne.
TAT. varie.,
PSALM  XLV.  First Part.  L. M..
The Glory of Christ and the Power of his Gospel,
1 Now be my heart inspir'd to siing
The glories of my Saviour King;
My tongue shall all his worth proclaim,
And speak the honotirs of his name.
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2 O'er all the sons of human race
He shines with a superior grace;
Love from his lips divinely flows,
And blessings all his state compose.
3 Dress thee in arms, most mighty Lord,
Gird on thy sharp victorious sword;
In majesty and glory ride,
WV ith truth and meekness at thy side
4'I'hine anger, like a pointed dart,
Shall pierce thy foes of stubborn heart 
Or words of mercy, kind and swveet,
Shall melt the rebels at thy feet.
5 Thy throne, O God,* for ever stands
Grace is the sceptre in thy hands;
Thly laws and works are just and right 
Justice and grace are thy delight.
6  iThy Father, God, hlath richly shed
His oil of gladness on thy head;
And with his sacred Spirit blest
His first born Son above the rest.
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PSALM XLV.  Sec. Part.  L. M.          &
Chr,ist and his Church.
1 T'H E King of Saints, how fair his face 
Adorn'd with majesty and grace!
He comes with blessings from above
And wins the nations to his love.
2 At his right hand our eyes behold
The church, array'd in purest gold;
The world admires her heav'nly dress,
Her robes ofjoy and righteousness.
3 He forms her graces like his own,
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Then let thy wand'ring heart forget
The idols of thy native state.
4 So shall the King the more rejoice
In thee, tlhe object of his choice;
Let him be lov'd, and yet ador'd,
He is thy Maker and thy Lrid.
5     happy hour, when thou shalt rise
To his fair palace in the skies;
And all thy sons, a num'rous train,
Eachl like a prince in glory reign!
Let endless honours crown his head,
Let ev'ry age his praises spread;
Whilst we with cheerful songs approve
The condescensions of his love.
WATTS.
PSALM  XLTVI.   Lon,g  letre. 
Praise for national Peace.
1 GR: AT Ruler of the earth and skies,
A word of thy almighty breath
Can sink the vvwo ld, or bid it rise;
TI'hy smile is life, thy frown is death.
2 When angry nations rush to arms,
And rage and noise and tumult reign,
\Vhen wvar resounds its dire alarms,
And slaughter spieads the crimson plain;
3 Thy sov'reign eye looks calmly down,
And,marks their couirse, and bounds their
Thry word the angry nations own, [pow'r;
And  noise and war- are heard no more.
4 Thenpeace returns with balmy wings,
Peviving commerce spreads her sails,
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The fields are green, and plenty sings
Responsive o'er the hills and vales.
TI'hou good and wise and righteous Lord,
All move subservient to thy will;
Both peace and war await thy word,
And thy sublime decrees flfil.
6 To thee we pay our grateful songs,
Thy kind protection still implore;
O may our hearts and lives and tongues
Confess thy goodness, and adore!
Mrs. STEELE.
PSALM XLVI.  Six Line L.  I.    ~ or b
War and Peacec,
t Go D is our refuge in distress,
A present help when dangers press,
In him undaunted we'll confide;
Though earth were from her centre tost,
And mountains in the ocean lost,
Dissolv'd by ev'ry rising tide. 
2 A gentle stream with gladness still
The city of our God shall fill,
The sacred seat of God most high 
God dwells in Zion, whose fair tow'rs
Shall mock th' assaults of earthly pow'rs,
Whilst his almighty aid is nigh.
3 In tumults, when the heathen rag'd,
And kingdoms war against us wag'd,
He thunder'd and dispers'd their pow'rs:
The Lord of hosts conducts our arms,
Our tow'r of refutige in alarms,
Our fathers' guardian God, and ours,
PSALM 46.
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PSALM 47.
4 Come, see the wonders he hath wrought,
On earth what desolations brought;
Hovw he has caln'd the jarring world!
He broke the warlike spear and bow,
With themn the thlund'ring chariot too
Into devouring flames were huri'd.
5 Submit to God's almighty sway,
For him the nations shall obey,
And earth her sov'reign Lord confess
The God of hosts conducts our arms,
Our tower of refuge in alarms,
As to our fathers in distress.
TATE.
PSALM XLVII.   Comnmon Metre.
Universal Praise.
1    v FO R a shout of sacred joy
Tro God the sov'reign King!
Let ev'ry land their tongnles employ,
And hymns of triumph sing. e
2 Whilst angels shout their lofty praise,
Let mortals learn their strains;
Let all the earth their voices raise,
O'er all the earth he reigns.
:; Rehearse his praise with awe profound,
Let knowledge lead the song;
Nor mock him with a solemn sound
Upon a thoughtless tongue.
4 In Israel stood his ancient throne,
He lov'd that chosen race;
But now hle calls the world his owin,
And heathens taste his grace.
WATITS~
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PSALM XLVIII.  Short.cetre.
Gospel Worship and Ordei,
t GREAT is the Lord our God,
And let his praise be great;
He makes thle church his blest abode,
His most delightful seat.
2 Far as thy name is known,
The world declares thy praise;
Thy saints, 0 Lord, before thy throne
Their songs of honour raise.
3 Let strangers walk around
The city where we dwell;
Compass and view thy holy ground,
And mark the building well;
4 The order of thy house,
The worship of thy court,
The cheerful songs, the solemn vows,
And make a fair report.
5 How decent and how wise!
How glorious to behold!
Beyond the pomp that charms th
And rites adorn'd with gold.
6 The God we worship now
, Will guide us till we die;
Will be our God whilst here bel
Our God above the sky.
WATTS.
PSALMI XLIX.  Comm17on AJletre.     b
The Vanity of Riches.
I WH Y doth the Man of riches grow
To insolence and pride,
To see his wealth and honour',: fiowt
With cv'ry rising tilde 9 
2 Not all his treasures can procure
His soul a short reprieve
Redeem fi-om death one guilty hour,
Or make his brotler live.
S The worth of life can ne'er be told,
Its ransom is too high;
Justice cannot be brib'd with gold,
Thlat mall may never die.
4 He sees the brutish and the wise,
The tim'rous and the brave,
Quit their possessions, close their eyes,
And hasten to the grave.
5 Yet'tis his inwvard thought and pride,
"iyv hlouse shall ever stand;
Atnd, that my name may long abide,
I Il give it to nmy larnd."
V \aiin are his thoulglits, his hopes are lost;
How sooni his rmem'ry dies!
H-is namne is w-ritten in the dust
in which his body ies.
WATTS.
PSALM  L.   First Part.   Common  PJetre.    b
'he last Judgment.
I THE Lord, the Judge, before his throne
Bids the whole earthl draw nigh;
T,he nations near the rising sutn,
And near the -weterin sky.
2 No more shall bold biasphemers say:
Judgmenit ll necr oegin;
No more abtu3e hiis long delay,
To inmpudene a.nd sin.
T'rorn'd on a cloud, our God shall cipll
Bright famies prepare: bis way
PSALM  50.
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Thunder and darkness, fire and storm
Lead on the dreadful day.
4 Heav'n from above, his call shall hear,
Attending angels come;
And earth and hell shall know and fear
His justice, and their doom.
5 "But gatherall my saints, (he cries)
" Who made their peace with God,
"Through the Redeemer's sacrifice,
"And seal'd it with his blood.
6 " Their faith and workls, brought forth to
"Slall make the world confess  [light,
"My sentence of reward is right,
"And heav'n adore my grace."
WVATTS.
PSALM  L.  Second Part.  L. M.
Hlypocrisy exposed.
1 THE Lord, the Judge, his churches warns,
Let hypocrites attend and fear,
Who place their hopes in rites and forms,
But make not faith nor love their care.
2 They dare rehearse his sacred name,
With lips of falsehood and deceit;
A friend or brother they defare,
And sooth and flatter those they hate.
S They watch to do their neiglibour wronig,
Yet dare to seek their Maker's face;
They take his cov'nsnt on their tongue,
But break his laws, abuse his grace.
4 To heav'n they lift their hands unclean, 
Defil'd with lust, and stain'd with blood
By night they practise ev'ry sin,
By day their mouths draw near t God.
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PSALM 51.                      73
5 And whilst his judgments long delay,
They grow secure, and sin the more;
Trey think he sleeps as well as they,
And put far off the dreadful hour.
6 0 dreadful hour! when God draws near
And sets their crimes before their eyes;
Their guilt and punishment appear,
And no deliv'rer can arise.
WATTS.
PSALM  LI.   First Part.   Lorlf,Metre.
A Penitent pleading for Pardon.
1 SHE rw pity, Lord; O Lord, forgive!
Let a repenting sininer live;
Are not thy mercies large and free?
May not the contrite trust in thee?
2 My sins, though great, do not surpass
The riches of eternal grace;
Great God, thy nature hath no bound,
So let thy pard'ning love be found.
.3 0 wash mny soul from ev'ry sin,
And makile my guilty conscience clean 
Here on my heart the burden lies,
And past offences pain my eyes.
4 My lips with shame my sins confess
Against thy law, against thy grace
And should thy judgment be severe,
I am condemn'd, but thou art clear.
5 Yet, save a trembling sinner, Lord,
Whose hope, still hov'ring round thy word,
Seeks for some precious promise there,
Some sure protection fromn despair.
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6 Then shall thy love inspire my tongue,
Salvation shall be all my song;
And all my pow'rs shall join to bless
The Lord, my strength and righteousness.
VATTS.
PSALM  I-.  Second Part,  L. M.
The Penitent restored.
1 0 TrHou, who hear'st when sinners cry,
Though all my crimes before thee lie,
Regard them not with angry look,
But blot their mem'ry from thy book..
2 Renewv me, O my God, within,
And form my soutl averse to sin;
Let thy good Spirit not depart,
Nor hide thy presence from my heart.
3 I cannot live without thy light,
Cast out and banish'd friomt thy sight
Thy holy joys, O God, restore,
And guard me, that I fall no more.
4 A broken heart, my God, my Kings
Is all the sacrifice I bring;
The God of grace will not despise
A contrite heart for sacrifice.
5 My soul lies humbled in the dust,
And owns thy dreadful sentence just;
Look down, O Lord, with pitying eye,
And save the wretch conden'd to die.
6 Then will I teach the world thy grace,,
Sinners shall learn to seek thy face;
I'll lead them in the heav'nly road,
And they shall praise a pard'ning God.
WATTs
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PSALM 52, 53.                      75
PSALM  LII. united with the 55th. S. M.
Devotion and Confidence.
1 LET sinners take their course,
And choose the road to death;
But in the praises of my God
I'll spend my daily breath.
2 Thou wilt regard my cries,
O my eternal God!
Whilst sinners perish in surprise,
Beneath thy angry rod.
3 Because they dwell at ease,
And no sad changes feel,
They neither fear thy holy name,
Nor learn to do thy will.
4 But like an olive tree,
Within thy courts I'll stand,
And confidently, Lord, rely
On thy protecting hand.
5 With all my heavy cares,
I'll lean upon the Lord;
Ill cast my burden on his armn
And rest upon his word.
6 His arm shall well sustain
The children of his love;
The ground on which their safety stands
No earthly pow'r can move.
WATTS and MERRIcK.
PSALM LIlll.  Long Aletre.   &    or b
Compared with Rom. iii. 10, I 1.
T'he Degeneracy of the World removed by the Gospel.
1 BEHOLD the fool, whose heart denies
The God who form'd the earth and skies!
And, whilst the path of sin he treads,
How wide the dire example spreads!
PSALM 52, 53.
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76              PSALM 54. 
2  rh' eternal Sov'reign from on high
Cast on the sons of men his eye,
To see if any understood,
Anid fear'd and lov'd their Maker, God.
,3 But all were so degen'rate grown,
None the true God had ifully knowlii;
Both Jew and Gentile long had been
By lust enslav'd-, and de,d in sin.
4 Both gone from wisdom's path astray,
Pursu'd the errors of their way,
WVith dismnal superstition blind,
And causeless terrors fill'd their mind,
S Who, gracious God, to sinners' eyes
Could bid tie wish'd salvation rise?
Thy SON did ligit and truth display,
And turn their (drkness into day.
6 No flesh shall boast of righteousness,
But guilty shall themselves coDfess;
And when tley hear thy pard'ning voice,
In thy salvation shall rejoice.
M ERRICK, with additions.
PSALM  LIV.   Particular 31etre.
Deliverance fi'om Enenies.
-' -T* i Y name, O God, my heart avo7ws;
Do thou iny injutr'dl cause espouse,
And be thy strength my aid;
MIy fervent cries in mercy hear,
And let themn by thy pitying ear
\\rith fuill regard be weigh'd.
3 For fpeole, from thy fear estrang'd,
,,) F-I people, fr
WVith tyrants fierce, against me rang'd,
NIy fa;.ntiIng soul pulrsue;
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1)AL 55 
But'midst my helpers, heav'ni's h
Shall stand, and, faithful to his wo
Each adverse pow'r subdue.
3 0 let my heart, their rage repell'd
Itself a willing off'ring yield!
To thee its praise shall flow;
WVhilst to my thought thy mercie
That gave mne with exulting eyes
To see my prostrate foe.
M ERR I C K.
PSALMI LV, Common Metre.
Impatience corrected by Faitli.
10  WERE   I like a feather'd dove 
If innocence had wings,
I'dc fly, and make a long remove
From all these restless things.
2 Let me to some wild desert go,
And find a peaceful home;
WVhere storms of malice never blow
Temptations never come.
3 Vain hopes, and vain inventions all.
T' escape the rage of hell!
T'le mighty God, on whom I call
Can save mne liere as well.
4 By morning light I'll seek his face,
At noon repeat my cry;
The night shall hear me ask his grace
Nor will he long deny.
5 God, my preserver and my friend,
Can shield me when afraid;
Ten thousand angels must attend,
If he command their aid.
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PSA,L',\4 55.
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6 I'll cast mny burdens on the Lord,
He will sustain them all
Mly faith shall rest upon his word,
And I shall never fall.
WATTS.
PSALM'LVI.  Cornmon Metre.
God's Care of his People.
1 IN God, most holy, just and true,
I iiave repos'd my trust;
Nor will L fear what man can do,
'I'The offspring of the dust.
2 God counts the sorrows of his saints,
Their cries affect his ears;
Thou hast a book for their complaints
A  bottle for their tears.
3 Thy solemn vows are on me, Lord,
T'hou shalt receive my praise;
I'lI sing, " how faithful is thy word,
"H ow righteous are thy ways! "
4 Thou hleast secur'd my soul from death;
O set thy servant free,
That hea.rt, and hand, and life, and breath
MaIy be emiploy'd for thee!
WATTS.
PSALM LVII.  Long Metre.
Divine Protection, Grace apd Truth,
1 MY God, in whom are all the springs
Of boundless love, and grace unknown;,
Hide me beneath thy spreading wilngs
Till tlie dark clda,d be over,bl,own.
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2 Up to the heav'ns, I raise my cry;
The Lord will my desires perform:
He sends his angel from the sky,
And saves me from the threat'ning stort.
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 song shall raise
Immortal honours to thy name;
Awake, my tongue, to sound his praise,
My tongue, the glory of my frame.
5 High o'er the earth his mercy reigns
And reaches-to the utmost sky
Ilis truth to endless years retnains,
When lower worlds dissolve and die.
t63 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.
WATT4.
PSALM LV1II.  Six Line Long Metre.
' The Destruction of Tyrants and Opprassori.
t SH ALL tyrants rule by impious laws?
Shall they despise the righteous cause,
When innocence before them stands 9
Dare they condemn the helpless poor,
And let oppressors rest secure,    [hands?
Whilst gold and greatness bribe their
2 Do they forget th' Almighlty name,
That God o'er all is Judge supreme?
High       in tle hev'          rens 
PSALM 5t.
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Yet they invade the rights of God,
And send their bold decrees abroad,
To bilid the free born soul in chains.
A poison'd arrow is their tongue,
The arrow sharp, the poison strong
And death attends where'er it wounds
They hear no counsels, cries, nor tears;
So the deaf adder stops her ears
Against the mielody of sounds.
4 Break thou their teeth, Almighty God!
The teeth of lions drench'd in blood,
And crush those serpents in the dust
Thy voice shall thunder from the sky,
Their crowns shall fall, their titles die,
Their grandeur and their pow'r be lost
5 Thus shall thy justice, mighty Lord,
Freedom and peace to men afford,
And nations shall unite and say,
"Sure there's a God, that rules on high,
"Who hears th' oppressed when they cry
And all their suff'rings will repay.'
WATTS altered.
PSALM,  LIX.       Short  Ai-etre.
For Deliverance from the Savages.
1 LORD, let our humble cry
Before thy throneascend;
Behold us with compassion's eye,
And still our lives defend.
2 For foes, a num'rous band,
Against our lives conspire;
They aim destruction thro' the land,
And spread the raging fire.
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3 Beneath the silent shade
Their secret plots they lay,
Our peaceful towns by night invade,
Anld waste the fields by day..
4 And will the God of grace,
Regardless of our pain,
Permit secure that bloody race,
To riot o'er the slain?     I
5 In vain their secret guile,
Or open force they prove -
Thine eye can pierce the deepest veil,
'Thy hand their force remQve.
6 Deliver us from death,
Send our invaders home;
Or drive them with thy pow'rful breath
Thro' distant wilds to roam.
7 Then shall our gratefibl voice 
Proclaim our guardian God;
In tlly salvation we'll rejoice,
Anid sound thy praise abroad.
BARLOW, altered
PSALM  LX.   Common Mietre.
Humiliation for Disappointment in War.
i LoaRD, hast thou cast the nation off?
Must wve for ever mourn?
Wilt thou consume us in thy wrath?
Shall mercy ne'er return? 
2 The terror of one frown of thine
Melts all our strength away:
Like men subdu'd by pow'r of wine,
WVe tremble in dismay.
PSALM GO.
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82              PSALM 61.
3 Our country shakes beneath thy stroke,
And dreads thy lifted hand;
O he* the people thou hast broke,
And save the sinking land!
4 Lift up thy banner in the field,
For those who fear thy name;
Defend thy people with thy shield,
And put our foes to shame.
$ Go with our armies to the fight,
And be their guardian Go(;
In vain confed'rate pow'rs unite
Against thy lifted rod.
6 Our troops shall gain a wide renowni
By thine assisting hand;
For God shall tread the mighty down,
And make the feeble stand.
WATTS.
PSALM LXI.   Long Metre.
Safety in God.
1 WRHEN overwhelm'd with pain and grief,
Helpless, and far from all relief,
My heart within me sinks and dies,
To God I lift my waiting eyes.
2 High on the rock my footsteps rear,
There let me stand untnov'd, and hear
The storms, which niow around me beat,
Roll harmless underneath my feet.
3 Thee, Lord, I seek, whene'er my foes,
On mischief bent, my path enclose:
Thou art, in ev'ry dang'rous hour,
My steadfast hope, my strongest tow'r.
4 Remote from fear, within thy shrine,
Thpu, Lord, my dwelling shalt assign;
PSALM 61.
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62.             83
Trhy wings shall wrap mne in their shade,
For thou hast heard me when I pray'd.
5 Safe in thy presence let me stand,
And share the blessings of thy hand;
My dwelling let thy truith defend,
Thy mercy on my steps attend.
6 So shall thy love awake my song,
My voice the willing note prolong;
Whilst, warm'd with zeal, my vows I pay,
And bless thee to my latest day.
MERRICK varied.
PSALM  LXII.  Long Metre.
No Trust in the Creatures, but in God.
1 MY spirit looks to God alone,
MNy rock and refuge are his throne;
In all my fears, in all my straits,
My soul on his salvation waits.
2 Trust him, ye saints, in all your ways,
To himn your suppliant voices raise;
Wahen helpers fail, and foes invade,
God is our all sufficient aid.
:3 False are the men of high degree,
The baser sort are vanity;
Laid in the balance, both appear
Light as a breath of empty air.
4 Makle not increasing gold your trust,
Nor set your heart on glitt'ring dust;
Why will you grasp the fleeting smoke,
And not believe what God hath spoke?
5 Once hath his awful voice declar'd,
Once and again my ears have heard,
All pow't is his eternal due,
He must be fear'd and trusted too.'e
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6 For sovereign pow'r reigns not alone;
Grace is a partner of the throne:
Thy grace and justice, mighty Lord,
Shall well adjudge our last reward.
WATTS.
PSALM LXIII.  Common lWiet:c.
For the Lord's Day Morning.
1 EARLY, my God, without delay,
I haste to seek thy face,
My thirsty spirit faints away,
Without thy cheering grace.
2 So pilgrims on the scorching sand,
Beneath a burning sky,
Long for a cooling stream at hand,
And they miust drink or die.
3 I've seen thy glory and thy pow'r
rlThrough all thy temple shine;
My God, repeat that heav'nly hour,
T'hat vision so divine.
4 Not all the blessings of a feast,
Can please my soul so well,
As whea thy richer grace I taste,
And in thy presence dwell.
5 Not life itself, with all its joys,
Can my best passions move
Nor raise so high my cheerful voice,
As thy forgiving love.
6 Thus, till my last expiring day,
I'il bless my God and King;
Thus will I lift my hands to pray,
And tune my lips to sing.,
WAntW
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PSALM LXIII.  Long  Metre.    A
The Love of God and his Worship.
l GREAT God, indulge my humble claim;
Thou art my hope, my joy, my rest;
The glories that compose thy name
Stand all engag'd to make me blest.
2 Thou great and good, thou just and wise,
Thou art mny Father and my  God;
And I am thine, by sacred ties,
Thy son, thy servant, bought with blood.
3 With heart, and eyes, and lifted hands,
For thee I long, to thee 1 look;
As travellers in thirsty lands,
Long for the cooling water brook.
4 With early feet, I will appear
Among thy saints, and seek thy face;
Give me to see thy glory there,
And taste the richness of thy grace.
5 Not all, by worldly men possess'd,
Not all the joys our senses know,
Can make mne so divinely blest,
Or raise my cheerful passions so.
6 I'll lift my hands, I'll raise my voice,
Whilst I have breath to pray or praise;
This work shall make my heart rejoice,
And well employ my ftiture days.
WATTS.
PSALM  LXIII.  Short Afetre.
Deligilt in Divine Worship.
I MY God, permit my toingtie
With joy to call thee minie;
And let my early cabies prevail,
To taste thy love divine.
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2 Within thy churches, Lord,
I long to find my place
Thy pow'r and glory to behold,
And feel thy quick'ning grace.
3 For life, Nwithout thy love,
No retish can afford;
No joy can be compar'd wvith this,
To serive and please the Lord.
4 To thee I'll lift my hands,
And praise thee whilst I live;  *
Not the gay scenes of time and sense
Such pulre deligllht can give.
5 Since thou hast been my help,
To thee my spirit flies;
And on t+1,y wvatchlifil providence
My cheerful hope relies.
6 The shladow' of thy wings
My soul in safety keeps;
T follow where my Father leads,
And he supports my steps.
WATTS.
PSALM LXIV.    Six Line L. JI..
In a Time of Insurrection,
I O LoF D., to our request give car,
And free our souls fronm hostile fear;
For crafty mnen, of impious mind,
(Their pow'rs in secret league combin'd)
WVith factious rage their plots devise,
And vent their malice, mix'd with lies.
2 Behlold the slaughter-breathing throng,
Whet like a sword their threat'nintg tongue,
And bend their bows, to shoot their darts
Against the men of upright hearts
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1l-  o'imlischici ttiey agree,
And vainly think that none shall see.
3 But, wretches, whither wvill ye fly?
Behold the arrow from on high
Descends, and bears upon its wing
'Thle wra-th of heav'ni's offended King!
Your slanders onl yourselves shall fall,
Hated, despis'd, and shunn'd by all.
4 The world shall then God's pow'r confess,
His wisdom, love and righteousness;
And meni shall see, with rev'rend thought,
Trhe wonders that his hanId hath wrought;
Whilst all shlill ownn his dealings just,
The righteous in his name shall trust.
TATE and MERRICKI, united and varied.
PSALM LXV. First Part. L. M1.
Publick Worship.
1 FOR thee, O  God, our constant prai
In Zion waits, thy chosen scat;
Our promis'd altars there we'll raise,
And all our zealous vows complete.
2 0 thou, who to my huimble pray'r
Didst always bend thy lst'ning ear,
Tr  thee shall all mankind repair,
And at thy gracious throne appear.
3 Otir sins, though numberless, in vai
To stop thy flowinvg mercy try
For tlhoutl wilt purge the guilty stain,
And wash away the crimson die.
4 Blest is the man, who near thee plac'
~Vithini thy sacred dwelling lives;
Vhilst we at humbler distance taste
Tlhe vast delight thy worship gives.
PSALMI 65.
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PSALM LXV.  First Part.  C. Ml.  x
Divine Providence in Air, Earth, and Sea.
1'Tis by thy strength the mountains stand,
God of eternal pow'r;
The sea grows calm at thy command,
And tempests cease to roar.
t Thy morning light and evening shade
Successive comforts bring;
Thy plenteous fruits make harvest glad,
Thiy flowers adorn the spring.
3 Seasons and times, and moons and hours,
Heav'n, air, and earth, are thine;
When clouds distil in fruitful show'rs,
The Author is divine:
4 Those wand'ring cisterns in the sky,
Borne by the winds around,
Whose wat'ry treasures well supply
The furrows of the ground.
5 The thirsty ridges drink their fill,
And raixks of corn appear;
Thy ways abound with blessings still,
Thy goodness crowns the year.
WATTS.
PSALM LXV.  Third Part.  C. M. A
Fruitful Seasons.
1 GoD is the Lord, the heav'nly King,
Who makes the earth his care;
Visits the pastures ev'ry spring,
And bids the grass appear.
2 The clouds, like rivers rais'd on high,
Pour out, at thy command,
Their wat'ry blessings from the skyv,
To cheer the thirsty lanId. 
PSALM 65.                     89
S T'he soften'd ridges of the field
Permit the corn to spring;
The vallies rich provision yield,
The grateful lab'rers sing.
4 The little hills on ev'ry side
Rejoice at falling show'rs;
The meadows, dress'd in all their pride,
Perfume the air with flow'rs.
5 The barreln clods, refresh'd with rain,
Promise a joyful crop;
The fields, with verdure fill'd, again
Revive the reaper's hope.
6 The various months thy goodness crowns,
How bounteous are thy ways!
The bleating flocks spread o'er the downs,
And shepherds shout thy praise.
WVATTS.
PSALM LXV.  Long Metre.
A New Version.
1 THY praise, O God, in Zion waits;.o.
All flesh shall crowd thy sacred gates, 
To offer sacrifice and pray'r.
And pay their willing homage there,
2 What though iniquity prevail,
And feeble flesh be prone to fail?
Yet, Lord, thy grace thou wilt display,
And purge each hateful stain away.
3 Blest is tle man approv'd by thee,
And brought thy holy courts to see;
Goodness, immense and unconfin'd,
Shall largely feast his longing mind.
4 Great God, by thy almighty hand,
The everlasting mta.is Stand5
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Aid ev'ry storm, and ev'ry flood,
Obey thy all commanding nod.
5 Thy lightnings, flashing through the skies,
Fill the wide earth with sad surprise;
But, cheer'd by thy enliv'ning voice,
Rising and setting suns rejoice.
6 From thy vast unexhausted stores,
The earth is blest with kindly show'rs:
And savage wilds and deserts-rear,
Confess thee, Father of the year.
7 The flocks which graze the mountain's brow,
The corn which clothes the plains below,
To ev'ry heart new transports bring,
And hills and vales rejoice and sing.
JACOB KIMBAI,L.
PSALM LX~1.  First Part.  C. U. 
Divine Power and Goodness.
1 Now to the Lord of heav'n and earth,
Address a cheerful song;
Let gratitude inspire your mirth,
And joy the notes prolong.
2 Come, see the wonders of our God,
How glorious are his ways!
"~ In Moses' hand he puLts his rod,
The sea his voice obeys.
3 He made the ebbing channel dry,
WVhilst Israel pass'd the flood;
The tribes beheld, withl wond'ring eye,
A guardian in their God.
4 O bless the Lord, and never cease;
Ye saints, fulfil his praise;
He keeps our life, maintains our peace,
Aid guides our doubtful ways,
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.5 Lord, thou hast prov'd our suff'ring souls,
rTo make our graces shine;
So silver bears the burning coals,
The metal to refine.
6 Through wat'ry deeps, and fiery ways,
We march at thy command;
Led to possess the promis'd place,
By thy unerring hand.
WATTS.
PSALM LXVI.  Second Part.  C. J/l. 
Praise to God for hearing Prayer.
I Now shall my solemn vows be paid
To that Almighty Power,
WVho heard the long requests I made
In my distressful hour.
2 My lips and cheerful heart prepare
To make his mercies known;
Come ye, who love my God, and hear
Tile wonders he hath done.
3 If sill lay cover'd in my heart,
When praise employ'd my tongue,
The Lord had shlewn me no regard,
Nor I his praises sung.
4  But God, his name be ever blest,
Has set my spirit free;
He ne'er rejected my request,
Nor turn'd his heart from me.
WATTS.
PSALM  LXVII.  Short Metre.
Universal Praise.
I To bless thy chosen race, 
In mercy, Lord, incline;
And cause the brightness-of thy face,
On all thy church to shine.
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2 That so thy gracious vay
May through the world be known;
Whilst distant lands their homage pay,
And thy salvation own.
3 Let all the nations join
To celebrate thy fame;
Let the whole world, O Lord, combine
T'o praise thy glorious name.
4 O let them shout and sintig,
In humble pious mirth;
For thou, the righteous Judge and King,
Shalt govern all the earth.
TATE.
PSALMNI LXVIII. First Part. Six line L. I.L b
The Justice and Compassion of God.
1 LET God arise in all his might,
And put hisenemies to flight;
As smoke, that sought to cloud the skies,
Before the rising tempest flies,
Or wax that melts before the fire,
So shall his fainting foes expire.
2 Kingdoms and thrones to God belong,
Praise him, ye nations, in your song;
HTe rides and thunders through the sky,
His name, Jehovah, sounds on high;
Sing to his name, ye sons of grace,
Ye saints, rejoice before his face.
3 The widow and the fatherless
Fly to his aid in sharp distress;
In him the poor and helpless find
A Judge most just, a Father kind;
He breaks the captive's galling chai,
Aiatpri,s'ners se the e light again,
PSAILl'=ViL' 68. 
PSALM~~~~~ 68..4 His wondrous name anid pow'r rehearse,
His honours shall enrich yout verse;
Proclaim him King, pronounce him blest,
He's your defence, your joy, your rest:
When terrors rise and nations faint,
God is the strength of ev'ry saint.
WATTS.
PSALM LXVIII. ver. 17, 18. S. P. L. M. X
Compared with Ephes. iv. 8, 9, 10.
The Ascension of Christ, and the Gift of his Spirit.
I LORD, when thou didst ascend on high,
Ten thousand angels fill'd the sky;
Those heav'nly guards around thee wait,
Like chariots that attend thy state.
2 Not Sinai's mountain could appear
More glorious when the Lord was there;
When he proclaim'd his dreadful law,
And struck the chosen tribes with awe.
3 How bright the triumph none can tell,
When the rebellious pow'rs of hell,
Which thousand souls had captive made,
Were all in chains like captives led.
4 Rais'd by his Father to the throne,
He sent his promis'd Spirit down,
WVith gifts and grace for rebel men,
That God might dwell on earth again.
WATTS.
PSALM LXVIII.  Third Part.  L. M.  *
Praise for Divine Care and Goodness.
1 WE  bless the Lord, the just, the good,
Who fills our hearts with joy and food;
Who pours his blessings from the skies,
And loads us with his rich supplies.
PSALM 68.
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94              PSALM 69.
2 He sends the sun his circuit round,
To cheer the fruits, to warm the ground;
He bids the clouds, with plenteous rain,
IPefresh the thirsty earth again.
3 To his kind care we owve our breath,
And all outr near escapes from death;
Safety and health to God belong,
He heals the sick and guards the strong.
4 His own right hand his saints shall raise
From death's dark shade to sing his praise
And bring them to his courts abQove,
To see his face and taste his love.
WATTS.
PSALM LXIX.
The Obedience and Death of Chlirist.
1 FA TRH ER, I sing thy wondrous grace,
I bless my Saviour's name;
He bought salvation for the poor,
And bore the sinner's shame.
2 His deep distress hath rais'd us high;
His dcuty and his zeal
F.ulfill'd the law W'hich mortals brol e,
Anil finish'd all thy will.
3 The sacrifice he offer'd once
Has better pleas'd my God,
Tha   all the victims of the lav,
Tha n goats' or bullocks' blood.
, This shall his humble foll'wers see,
And se. their hearts at rest;
They by his death draw neax to thee,
And live for ever blest.
PSALM1 69.
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5 Let lheaiv'nl, and all who dwell on high,
To God their voices raise;
Vlhile lands and seas assist the sky,
And join t' advance the praise.
6 Zion is thine, most holy God,
Thy Son shall bless her gates;
And glory, purchas'd by his death,
For thy own Israel waits.
CHATTS, altered.
PSALM LXIX.  Lonig Metre.
The Sufferings of Christ.
I DE   P in our hearts, let us record
The sorrows of our dying Lord;
Behold the rising billows roll,
To overwhelm his holy soul.
2 The Jews his brethren, and his kin,
Abus'd the Man who check'd their sin 
WVhile he obey'd God's holy laws,
rThiey hate him, but without a cause.
3 In long complaints he spends his breath,
While hosts of hell and pow'rs of death,
And all the sons of malice join,
To'execute their vain design.
4 For, gracious God, thy pow'r and love
Have made the curse a blessing prove;
Though once upon the cross he bled,
Immortal honours crown his head.
5 Through Christ thy Son our guilt forgive,
And let the mourning sinner live;
The Lord will hear us in his name,
Nor shall our hope be ttrn'd to shame.
WATTs, varict
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PSALM LXX.  Common Metre.
Protection against Enemies.
1 GREAT God, attend my  humble call,
Nor hear my cries in vain;
O let thy grace prevent my fall,
And still my hope sustain!
2 When foes insulting wound my name,
And tempt my soul astray;
Thllen let them hide their face with shames
To their own plots a prey:
3 Whilst all who love thy name rejoice,
And glory in thy word,
In thy salvation raise their voice,
To magnify the Lord.
4 Be thou my help in time of need
To thee, O Lord, I pray;
In mercy hasten to my aid,
Nor let thy grace delay.
BARLOMW.
PSALM LXXI. First Part. C. M. b
Old Age, Death, and the Resurrection.
1, MY God, my everlasting hope,
I live upon thy truth;
Thy hands have held my childhood up,
And strengthen'd all my youth.
2 New wonders, Lord, my eyes have seen
.Vitheach revolving year;
Thou know'st the days which yet remain,
I trust them to thy care.
3 Wilt thou forsake my hoary hairs$
And l!eave my  Linting heart?
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Who shall sustain my sinking ye.
If God my strength depart?
4 Down to the silent vale of death
Will be my next remove;
O may these poor remains of brea
Declare thy wondrous love!
5 Let me thy pow'r and truth procl
To the surviving age;
And leave a savour of thy name
When I shall quit the stage.
6 By long experience I have known
'Thy sov'reign pow'r to save;
At thy command I venture down
Securely to the grave.
7 When I am buried in the dust,
My flesh shall be thy care;
Trlwse with'ring limbs with thee I
To raise them strong and fair.
trust,
WATTS.
PSALM LXXI.  Second Part.  C. M.  2
. Christ our Strength and Rigliteousness.
I My Saviour, my Almighty Friend,
When I begin thy praise,
WVhere will the growing iumbers end,
The numbers of thy grace?
2 Thou art my everlasting trust,
Thy goodness I adore;
And since I knew thy graces first,
I speak thy glories more.
3 My feet shall travel all the length
Of the celestial road,
And march with courage in thy strength
To see my Father, God.
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98~~    PSALM 72.
4 When I am fill'd with sihame and grief
For some remains of sin,
T hy promises shall bring relief,
And give me peace within.
5 How will my lips rejoice to tell
The vict'ries of my King!
My soul, redeem'd from sin and hell,
Shall thy salvation sing.
6 My tongue shall all the day proclaim
My Saviour's dying bloodl;
His death has brought my foes to shame,
And made my peace with God.
VATTTS, altered.
PSALM  LXXII.  First Part.  L. M.   /
The Kingdomn of Christ.
1 GRE A T God, whose utniversal sway
All heav'n reveres, all worlds obey,
Now make the Saviour's glory known,
Extend his pow'r, exalt his throne. 
2 Thy sceptre well become his hands,
Angels submit to his commands;
Ilis justice shall protect the poor,
And pride and rage prevail no more.
3 With pow'r he vindicates thlle jlust,
And treads tih' oppressor in the dust
His righteous government shall last,
Till days, and years, and time be iast,
4 The heathen lands that lie beneathl
The shades of overspreading death,
Revive at his first dawning light,
And deserts blossom at the siglt.
PSAL,,NL 72.
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PSALM 72.                     99
5 The saints shall flourish in his days,
Drest in the robes of joy and praise;
Peace, like a river, from his throne
Shall flow to nations yet utinknown.
WATTS, aliered.
PSALML LXXII. Second Part. L. f. AL
Tile Kingdom of Chlrist.
I J ESUS shall reign, where'er the sun
Does his successive jourmies run;
His kingdom stretch from shore to shore,
Till moons shall wax and wane no more.
2 Through him shall endless pray'rs be made,
And praises throng to crown his head;
His name, like sweet perfume, shall rise
With ev'ry daily sacrifice.
-3 From north to south shall princes meets
To pay their homage at his feet;
And barb'rous nations, at his word,
Submit and bow, and own their Lord.
4 People and realms of ev'ry tongue
Dwell on his love with grateful song;
Alnd infant voices shall proclaim
Trheir early blessings on his name.
:) Blessings abound where'er hie reigns,
The pris'ner leaps to loose his chains;
The weary find eternal rest,
And all the sons of want are blest.
6 Where he displays his healing pow'r,
The sting of death is known no more i
In him the sons of Adam bo,ast
More blessings than their father i:o.s,..
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PSALM 72.
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100              PSALM 72.
7 Let ev'ry creature rise and bring
Peculiar honours to our King!
Angels descend with songs again,
And earth repeat the long.men.
. WATTS, altered.
PSALM LXXII. Third Part.  L. J/. 
Divine Influence compared to Rain.
1 As show'rs on meadows newly mown,
Our God shall send his Spirit down;
Eternal Source of grace divine,
What soul-refreshing drops are thine.
rich beneath a burning sky
g been desolate and dry,
ions of his love shall share,
d en life and verdure wear.
s and rains in all their store,
the pastures o'er and o'er,
o copious as that grace
anctifies and saves our race.
t silence, vernal show'rs
and cheer the fainting flow'rs;
secrecy of love,
blest influence f'rom above.
v'nly influence let me find,
ilence of the mind;
v'ry grace maintains its bloom,
wide its rich perfume.
lhese blessings be confin'd
T ut pour'd on all mnankind;
le wastes in verdure rise,
anw Eden bless our eyes.
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PSALM 73.                      101
PSALM LXXIII.  Long  lietre.      b
Dangerous Prosperity,
I LO  D, what a thoughtless wretch was I,
To moutrn and murmur and repine,
To see the wicked plac'd on high,
And pride in robes of honour shine.
'2 To fathom this, my thoughts I bent,
Butt found the case too hard for me,
Trill to the house of God I went,
Then I their cnd did plainly see.
.3 However high advanc'd, they all
On slipp'ry places loosely stand;
Ttilence into ruini headlong fall,
Cast dovwn by thine almighty hand.
4 Their fanticied joys,;ow fast thiey flee!
just like a dreamn, when man awakes;
Their songs of softest harmony
Are but a preface to their plagues.
5 But still thly presence me supply'd,
And try right halnd directs my way;
Thy counsels, Lord, shall be my guide
To realms of peace and endless day.
WA^TT1s andI TATE.
PSALM LXXII[.  Sec. Part.  C. JMi 
God our Port;on.
I GOD, my supporter, and my hope,
My help for ever near;
TI'l-e arm of mercy held me up,
When sinking in despair.
2 Thy counsels, Lord, shall guide my feet
Through this dark wilderness;
Thy hand conduct me near thy segt,
1TQ dwell before thly fiare,
PSALM 73.
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3 \Vere I in heav'n without my God,
'Twvould be no joy to me;
And whilst this earth is my abode,
I long for none but thee.
4 \Wlhat if the springs of life were broke,
And flesh and heart should faint?
God is my soul's eternal rock,
T'he strength of ev'ry saint.
. Behold, the sinners who remove
Far from thy presence, die;
Not all the idol gods they love,
Can save them when they cry.
6 But to draw near to thee, my God,
Shall be my sweet employ;
My tongue shall sound thy works abroad,
'\nd tell the world my joy.
WATTS.
PSALII LXXIV.  ver. 12, 17.  C. M..
Divine Providence.
1 PA R E N T of Nature, God supreme!
Thy works are great and good;
All nature manifests thy name,
The sky, the earth, the flood.
2 Thine is the cheerful day, and thine
The dark return of night;
Thou hast prepar'd the sun to shine,
And ev'ry feebler light.
3 By thee each region of the earth
In perfect order stands;
The glowing south, the frozen north,
Obey thy fix'd commands.
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4 T'hlou didst divide th' Egyptian sea,
By thy resistless might,
To make thy tribes a wondrous way,
And then secure their flight.
5 At thy command, the solid rock
Pour'd water {rom its side;
And thou didst lead thy chosea flock
Through Jordan's parting tide.
6 If nature owns its sov'reign Lord,
VVe would obey thy will,
And whilst we trust thly faithfutl word,
\\e silig tly praises still.
WVAtTS anid TATE, witl vaiation and additio()n.
PSALM  LXXV.       Long Melletre. 
Power of Government firom God alone.
[Applied to the:Anerican Revolution.]
1 To thee, Most Holy and Mlost High,
We render thanks, and sing tlhy praise
Thy works declare thy namle is nigh,
Thy works of wonder and of grace.
2 To bondage doom'd, thy freeiborn sons
Beheld their foes indignant rise;
And, sore oppress'd by earthly thrones,
Appeal'd to Him who rules the skies.
:S Then, mighity God, with equal pow'r
Arose thy vengeance and thy grace,
Tro drive their legions from our shore,
And save the men who sought thy face.
4 Let haughty princes sink their pride,
Nor lift so high their scornful head;
But lay their impious thoughts aside,
And owvn the pow'rs which God has made.
PSALM 75.
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5 Such honours never come by chance,
Nor do the winds promotion blow;
But God the Judge doth one advances
"This lie that lays another low.
6 No vain pretence to royal birth
Shall raise a tyrant to the throne;
Th' impartial Sov'reign of the earth
Will make the rights of men be known.
7 His hand will yet uphold the just;
And whilst he tramples on the proud
And lays their glory in the dust,
Our lips shall sing his praise alouid.
Altered from WAT-,rT
PSALM LXXVI.  Contmonr.Ietre. a or 
God's guardian Care of his People.
I IN Judah, God of old was known
His name in Israel great;
In Salem stood his sacred throne,
And Sion was his seat.
2 From Sion went his dreadful word,
And broke the threat'ning bow,
The spear, the arrow, and the swoci,
And crush'd th' Assyrian foe.
3 What are the earth's wide kingdoms else
But mighty hills of prey
The hill, on which Jehovah dwells,
Is glorious rLore than they.
4 What pow'r can stand before thy sight;
When once thy wrath appears?
When heav'n shines round with dreadful
'T'he earth lies  til!    Pares  f[light,
PSALM 76.
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PSALM 77.                       105
5  When  God, by his own  sov'reign grace,
Appears to save th' oppress'd,
The Wrath of man shall work his praise,
And he'll restrain the rest.
WATTS.
PSALM LXXVII.  Common JMetre.   b
Comfort derived from ancient Providences.
1 WHEN overwhelm'd with pain and grief,
Beneath thy chast'ning rod,
Depriv'd of comfort and relief,
We look to thee, our God.
2 Wilt thou for ever cast us off?
And will thy wrath prevail?
Hast thou forgot thy tender love?
And will thy promise fail?
3 But faith forbids this hopeless thought,
And checks this doubting framne;
We know the works thy hand has wrought,
Thy hand is still tlhe same.
4 Long did the sons of Jacob lie,
By Egypt's yoke oppress'd;
Dl)idst thou refilse to hear their cry,
And give thy people rest?
5 Ili thine own way, thy chosen sheep
Must hear thy mighty call;
Must venture through the pawted deep,
Beside the liquid wall.
6 Strange was thleir joutrney through the sea,
A path before unknown!
Terrors attend their wondrous way,
But mercy leads them on.
PSALM 77.
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7 Though trackless waves of ocean hide
Thy footsteps from our sight,
WVe'll follow where thy hand shall guide,
For thou wilt lead us right.
Altered from WIATTS.
PSALM LXXVIII. First Part. C. M. & or b
Religious Education of Children.
I GIVE ear, ye children, to my law,
Devout attention lend;
Let the instructions of my mouth
Deep in your hearts descend.
2 My tongue, by inspiration taught,
Shall parables unfold;
Dark oracles, but understood,
And own'd for truths of old;
3 Which we from sacred registers
Of ancient times have known;
And our forefathers' pious care
To us have handed down.
4 Let children learn the mighty deeds
Wvhich God perform'd of old;
,Vhich in our younger years we saw,
And which our fathers told.
. Our lips shall tll them to outr sons,
And they again to theirs;
That generations yet unborn
May teach them to their heirs.
6 Thus shall they learn, in God alone
Their hope securely stands
T'hat they may'n'er forget his works,
But practise his commands.
TATEI and WATT,.
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PSALM LXXVIII.  Second Part.  C. M.
Ver. 19, 20.
A Table in the WVilderness.
1 PAR RE   T of universal good,
We owni thy bounteous hand,
Whichl didso rich a tabl)le spread,
Ev'n in a desert land.
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PSALM LXXIX.   Long "lJetre.
TIThe Devastation of War.
I B  1,oTI D, 0  God, how cruel for,
,.ir peaceful heritage iarvade!
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Their lawless tribute they impose,
And in the dust our towns are laid.
2 To rav'nous birds, our flesh they gave,
Slaughter'd on fields with crimson dy'd;
The cheap indulgence of a grave
Is by inhuman foes deny'd.
3 How long, O Lord, shall we endure.
Wilt thou not hear the captive's cry?
Rescue, by thine almighty pow'r,
The trembling wretch condemn'd to die.
4 Remember not our former guilt,
But save us by thy boundless grace;
Then shall our wastes again be built,
And all outr mouths be fill'd with praise.
Altered fiomn BARLOW.
PSALM LXXX. Long Jkletre.
The Vineyard of God laid waste.
1 GREAT Shepherd of thine Israel,
Who didst between the cherubs dwell,
And lead the tribes, thy chosen sheep,
Safe through the desert and the deep:
2 Thy church deserted now appears;
Shine from on high, dispel our fears;
Turn us to thee, thy love restore,
We shall be sav'd, and sigh no more.
3 Hast thou not planted with thy lhal(d,
A lovely vine in this our land?
Did not thy pow'r defend it round,
And heav'nly dews enrich the grouLnd?.
4 How did the spreading branches shoot,
And bless thv people with its fruit!
But now, 0 Lord, look down and see
Thy mourning vine, thy lovely tree!
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\VWhy is its beauty thlis defaced?
Why are its fences thus laid waste?
Its fruit expos'd beside the way,
'rTo each rapacious hand a prey?
6 Return, O God, thy face incline,
Return, and visit this thy vine;
Turn us to thee, thy face display,
And grief and fear shall fly away.
WATTS and MERRICK.
PSALM LXXXI.  Short Metre.
Spiritual Blessings and Punishments.
1 SIN Gto the Lord aloud,
And make a joyful noisne:
God is our strength, our Saviour God,
Let Israel hear his voice.
o " From vile idolatry
"Preserve my worship clean;
"I am the Lord who set thee free
"From slavery and sin.
3 "Stretch thy desires abroad,
"And I'll supply them well;
"But if ye will refuse your God,
" If Israel will rebel,
4 "I'll leave them, saith the Lord,
"To their own lusts a prey;
"And let them run the dang'rous road,
"'Tis their own chosen way.
5 "Yet, 0 that all my saints
" Would hearken to my voice!
" Soon would I ease their sore complaints,
"And make their hearts rejoice.
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6 " WVhilst I destroy their foes,
"I'd richly feed my flock;        [flows
"Ani d they should taste the stream that
"From their eternal Rock."
WATTS.
PSALM LXXXII.  Common Metre.   b
Warning to Magistrates.
1 GoD in the great assembly stands,
And, with impartial eye,
Beholds how rulers use their pow'r,
And does their actions try.
2 Wshen justice reigns, and right prevails
'The Judge their virtue loves;
Btut when iniquity abounds,
Their deeds he disapproves.
3 The faithful voice of conscience speaks
In silence to their mind  "How long will ye unjustly judge,
And be to stiners kind?
4 "Protect the humble, help the poor,
"The fatherless defend;
'Dare not the widowv to oppress,
"And be the suff'rer's friend.
"Remember, though your seat is highl,
"Your title, gods on earth,
s Your heads must in the grave be laid.
"Like men of humbler birth.
; "Your publick acts and private deeds
" Will intojjudgment come;
" And from my lips must each receive
The most impartial doom."
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PSALM  83, 84.                11Il
7 Arise, O God, thy sacredtruth
Thrrough all the earth display;
Till ev'ry nation shall behold
And own thy righteous sway.
Altered from TATE.
PSAL3M LXXXIII.  Short Metre.
Complaint against Persecutors.
1 AND will the God of grace
Perpetual silence keep?       [wolves,
When bloody men,  more fierce than
Devour his harmless sheep?
2 Against thy feeble flock
Their counsels they employ;
And malice with her watchful eye
Pursues them to destroy.
3 "Come, let us join, they say,
To extirpate the race
Till dark oblivion shall prevail,
Their mem'ry to efface."
4 Awake, Almighty GOD,
And disappoint their aim,
Make them like chaff before the wind,
Or stubble to th flame!
5 Then shall the nations know
That glorious faithfiul word,
"No human counsels or device
Can stand against the Lord."
Altered from WATTrS.
PSALM LXXX1V.  Long.Metre.
The Pleasure of Publick Worship.
I GEa   T God, attend, while Zion sings
The joy that from thy presence springs
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l1o spend one day with thee on earth,
Exceeds a thousand days of mirth.
2 T'he sparro.w chooses where to rest,
And for her young prov-ides a nest
But will my God to sparrows grant
Those pleasures which his children want?
3 Might I enjoy the m.eanest place
Within thy house, O God of grace,
Not tents of ease, nor thrones of pow'r,
Should tempt ine to desert thy dloor.
4 God is our Sun, he makes our day,
God is our Shield, he guards our way
From all th' assaults of hell and sin,
From foes without, and foes within.
5 All needfill grace will God bestow,
Anld crown that grace with glory toQ;
He gives us all things, and wvitlhholds
No real good from upright souls.
6 Blest are the men, xwhose steadfast mind
'To Zion's gate is still inclini'd;
God is their strength, and through the road
They lean upon their helper, God.
7 Chleerful they walk with growing strength,
'Fill all shlall meet inI heav'n at length;
1ill all before thy fice appear,
And join in nobler ivorship there.
WATTS,
ISALM LXXXIV.  First Part.  C. M. -.
Delighlt in divine Ordinances.
I My  heart and flesh cry out for thee,
Whl,e fir from thine abode;
lVWhe l shall I tread thy courts, andi see
My Saviour and my God? 
PSALM 84.          113
2''o sit one day beneath thine eye,
And hear thy gracious voice,
Exceeds a thousand days employ'd
In sin's voluptuous joys.
3 Much rather in God's house, would I
The meanest office take,
Than in the wealthy tents of sin
My splendid dwelling make.
4 For God, who is our Sun and Shield,
WVill grace and glory give
And no good thing will he withhold
From therm who justly live.
.5 0 God, wvhonm heav'iyv hosts obey,
Howv highly blest is he,
Whose hope and trust, securely plac'd,
Are still repos'd on thee 
6 0 could I o'er the spacious land
And sea extend my sway,
For one blest hour at thy right hand,
I'd give them both       away.
TATE and WATTS.
PSALM LXXXIV. Second Part. C.'W.
Delightin divine Ordinances.
1 0 LORD, how wt)rthy of our love
Is that delightful place,
Where we can meet to pray and hear
Thy word of truth and grace!
2 Our longing soul faints with desire
To tread that blest abode;
Our panting heart and flesh cry out
For thee, the livinig God.
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PSALM 84.
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114             PSALM  84.
3 There the great Monarch of the skies
His saving pow'r displays,
Anad lighlt breaks in upon our eyes,
With kind and quick'ning rays.
4 Thie birds, more happy far than wve,
Around thy temple throng;
Securely there they build, and there
Securely hatell their young.
5 Thrice happy they, whlose choice has thee
Their sure protection made;
Who love t6 tread the sacred ways,
Which to thy temple lead.
6'Thus they proceed by various steps,
And still approach more near,
,ill all on Zion's heav'iily mount,
Before their God appear.
TATE and WATTS with variation.
PSALM  LXXXIV.   Ifallelujah MIetre.   9
The Pleasure of Publick Worship.
1 Lo RD of the worlds above,
How pleasant and how fair
The dwellings of thy love,
Thy earthly temples are!
To thine abode        My heart aspires,
With warmn desires,  To see my God.
2 The sparrow for her young,
With pleasure seeks a nest,
And wand'ring swallows long
To find their wonted rest;
With equal zeal, Lord, I would wait,
WAithin thy gate,  Anld with thee dwell,
3 To spend one sacred day
Where God and saints abide, 
PSALM  5.               - 115
Affords diviner joy,
Than thousand days beside;
Where God resorts, I love it more
To keep the door       Than shine in courts.
4 0  ihappy souls that pray
WVhere CGod appoints to hear!
O happy men that pay
Their constant service there!
They praise thee still, And happy they,
Who find the way          To Zioin's hill.
5 They go from strength to strength,
Throuegh this dark vale of tears,
'I'ill each arrives at length,
Till each in heav'n appears.
O glorious seat! When God our King
Shall thither bring  Our willing feet!
WATTS.
PSALM LXXXV.   Common Metre.
Prayer for Publick Deliverance.
I TH Y favour, gracious Lord, display,
Which we have long implor'd;
And for thy wondrous mercy's sake,
Thy hleav'nly aid afford.
2 Thine answver patiently we'll wait;
For thou with glad success,
If they no more to folly turn,
Thy mourning saints wilt bless.
3 To those, who fear thy holy name
Is thy salvation near;
And in its former happy state,
Our nation shall appear.
4 For mercy now with tniruth is join'd,
And righteousnze. witb peace;
PSALM'85.
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116  ~      ALY  83w
Those kind companions, ablsent long,
With friendly arms embrace.
45 Truth from the earth, like fairest flow'rs,
Shall spring and bloom around;
And justice, from her heav'nly seat.
Behold aid bless the ground.
6 The Lord will on our land bestow
Whatever thing is good;
The soil in plenty shlall produc
Her fruits to be our food.
7 Before him righteousness shall go,
And his just path prepare
Whilst we his sacred steps pursue
With constant zeal and care.
MILt,'oN and TA'Ir.
PSALM LXXXV.    Lon~ Iletre.   ~
Salvation by Christ
I SALVATION is for ever nigh
The souls who fear and trust the Lord;
And grace, descendi-ng from on high,
The hope of glery shall afford.
2 Mercy aicl truth on earth are ment,  Lhcavr'n
Since CIhrist the Lord  caITe dowe\i firon1
By his obedience so complete  Justice is pleas'dl., an, peace is giv'it.
3 Now trutth and virtue shall al:)ound,
Religion dwell on earth again,
And heav'nly influence bless the ground.
In our Redeemner's gentle reign.
4. His righteousness is gone before,
To give us free access to God;
Our wand'ring feet shall stray no more,
But mark his steps a!d keep the road.
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P S A - LN,, 1 8.").
116 
___PSALM 86, 87. -           117
PSALM LXXXVI.  Comnmowt  ~letre.  M
(See Hymn LIV.)
The Greatness and Goodness of God.
1 AMONG  the gods there's none like thee,
0 Lord, alone divine!
Nor is their nature, mighty Lord,
Nor are their works like thine.
2 Therefore their great Creator, thee,
All nations slhall adore;
Their long misguided pray'rs, and praise,
To thy great name restore.
3 All shall confess thee great, and great
The wonders thou hast done;
They shall confess thee God supreme,
Confess thee God alone.
4 Not only great, but good thou art,
And ready to forgive;
Thly mercy hears the penitent,
And bids the sinner live.
5 To my repeate(l, humble pray'r,
O Lord, attentive be!
In trouble, I on thee will call,
For thou wilt answer mne.
6 To me, who daily thee invoke,
Thy mercy, Lord, extend;
Refresh thy servant's soul, whose hopes
On thee alone depend.
WATTS and TATE with alterations.
PSALM LXXXVII.   Long ifetre.
The Churchl the Birth Place of Saints.
(On opening a new place of worship.)
I AND will the great eternal God,
On earth establish his abode?
PSALM 86, 87.
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118             PSALM 88.
And will he, from his radiant throne,
Avow our temiples as his own?
2 WVe bring the tribute of our praise,
And sing that condescenrding grace
Which to our notes will lend an ear,
And call us, sinful mortals, near.
3 Our Father's watchful care we bless,
WVhich guards our synagogues in peace,
That no tumultuous foes invade,
To fill our worshippers wvithi dread.
4 These walls, we to thy honour raise,
Long may they echo with thy praise;
And thou descending fill the place,
WVith choicest tokens of thy grace.
5 Here let the great Redeemer reign,
With all the graces of his train;
Whilst pow'r divine his word attends,
To conquer foes, and cheer his' friends.
6) And in the great decisive day,
MW'hen God the nations shall survey,
May it before the world appear,
Thousands were born to glory here.
DODDRIDGE.
PSALM LXXXVIII. Ver. 10. L. MJI.
Reanimation.
(Adapted to the design of Humane Societies.)
1 FROM thee, great Lord of life and death,
Do we receive our vital breath;
And, at thy sov'reign call, resign
That vital breath, that gift divine.
2 Wilt thou show wonders to the dead?
Wilt thou revive the lifeless head?
118
PSALM 88. 
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And, fromn thle silence of thle grave
Wilt thou the wretched victimi save?
3 Such wonders, formerly utnknown,
Thy providence to us hath shovwn
To feeble man thou dost impart
The plastick, life-redeeming aLrt.
4 WVe bless thee for the skill and pow'r,
From death's appearance to restore
This nice machine of curious frame,
And light again the vital flame.
. May ev'ry life by thee restor'd
Be consecrated to the Lord;
May pious love inspire each breast,
Which has thy savirg hand confess'd.
6 Again they must  resign their breath,
And sink beneath the stroke of death;
WVhen from that death they shall revive,
May each with thee in glory live.
PSAL3{ LXXXVIII. Six Line L. 3M. b
On the Death of Friends.
I O GoD of my salvation, hear
My nighltly groans, my daily pray'r,
That still employ my wasting breath; 
My soul, declining to the grave,
lmplores thy sov'reign pow'r to save
From dark despair and gloominy death.
2 Thy wrathl lies heavy on my soul,
And waves of sorrow o'er me roll,
Whlilst dustand silence spread the gloom;
My friends beTrv'd, in happier days,
The dear conmp'-ion of nmy ways,
Descend aroind men to the tomib. 
3 As lost in lonely grief I tread
The silent mansions of the dead,
Or to some throng'd assembly go;
Through all alike I rove alone,
Forgotten here, and there unknown,
The change renews my piercing wo.
4 Wilt thou neglect my mournfull call?
Or who shall profit by my fall,
When life departs and love expires?
Can dust and darkness praise the Lord,
Or wake and brighten at his word,
To join the high angelic choirs?
5 My friends are gone, my comforts fled;
The sad remembrance of the dead
Recals my wand'ring thoughts to mourn;
But through each melancholy day,
I call on thee, and still will pray,
Imploring still thy kind return.
BARLOW.
PSALM LXXXIX. First Part. C. M. A
A blessed Gospel.
1 BL E S T are the souils who hear and know
The gospel's joyful sound;
Peace shall attend the path they go,
And light their steps surround.
'2 Their joy shall bear their spirits up,
Through their Redeemer's name;
His promises exalt their hope,
Nor Satan dares condemn.
3 The Lord our glory and defence,
Strength and salvation gives;
Israel, thy King for ever reigns,
Thly God for ever lives.
WA,T,x. 
ALM 89.              121
PSALM LXXXIX. Sec. Part. C. M.  or b
1 HE AR what the Lord in vision said,
And made his mercy known:
"Sinners, behold your help is laid
"On my beloved Son.
2 "Behold the Man my wisdom chose,
"Among your mortal race;
"His head my holy oil o'erflows,
"The Spirit of my grace.
3 "High shall he reign on David's throne,
"My people's better King;
" My arm shall piut his rivals down,
"And still new subjects bring.
4 "My truth shall guard him in his way,
"With mercy by his side;           [sea
"While in mny name, through earth and
"He shall in triumnph ride.
5 "Me for his Father and his God,
"He shall for ever own;
"Call me his Rock, his High Abode,
"And I'll support my Son.
6 " My first-born Son, array'd in gracei
At my right hand shall sit;
"Beneath him angels know tleir place,
"And princes at his feet.
7 "My cov'nant stands for ever fast,
"My promises are strong;
"Firm as the heav'n his throne shall last.
" His seed endure as long."
WATTS.
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J~'SS.LM 89.
121 
PSALM  1,XXXIX.    3d Part. C..4L.    -  or b
The Covenant of Grace
1 "YE T (saith the Lord) if David's race,
"The children of my Son,
"Should break my laws, abuse my grace,
And temlpt my anger down
2 " Their sins I'll visit wxith the rod,
" And make their folly smart;
"But never cease to be their God,
"Nor from my truth depart.
3 "My cov'nant I will not revoke,
"But keep nay grace in mind
"And what eternal Love hath spoke,
"Eternal Truth shall bind.
4 "Once have I sworn (I need no more)
"And pledg'd my holiness,
"To seal the sacred promise sure
"To David and his race.
T " The sun shall see his offspring rise,
"And spread from sea to sea,
' Long as he travels round the skies,
"To give the nations day.
6 "Sure as the moon that rules the night,
" His kingdom shall endure,
Till the fix'd laws of shade and lif-ht
"Shall be observ'd no more."
WATTS.
PSALM  LXXXIX.   Six Line Long Mletre.   b
Life, Dceath, and the Resurrection.
I T  I N,, mighty God, on feeble mnan!
How few his hours, how short thie span!
Short frion the cradle to the grave:
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PSALM 89         12
WVho can secure his vital breath, 
Agailnst the bold demands of death,
With skill to fly, or pow'r to save?
2 Lord, shall it be for ever said,
"The race of men was only made
"For sickness, sorrow, and the dust?"
Are not thy servants, daty by day,
Sent to the grave, and turn'd to clay?
Lord, where's thy kindness to the just
3 Hast thou not promis'd to thy Son,
And all his seed, a heav'nly crown?
But flesh and sense indulge despair:
For ever blessed be tile Lord,
That faith can read thy holy word,
And find a resurrection there.
4 For ever blessed be the Lord,
Who gives his saints a long reward
For all their toil, reproach, and pain;
Let all below, and all above,
Join to proclaim thy wondrous love,
And each repeat their loud.4men.
WATTS.
PSALMl LIXXXIX.  First Part.  Long Metre. A
The Covenant of Grace.
1 FoR ever shall my song record
.'re trnth and mercy of the Lord;
Mercy and truth for ever stand
Like heav'n, establish'd by his hand.
2 Tiltis to his Son he swore, and said,
"With thee my covenant is made;
"Ini thlee shall dying sinners live,
"Glory and grace are thine to give.
PSALM 89.
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124             PSALM  89.
3 "Be thou my Prophet, thou my Priest,
" Thy children shall be ever blest;
" Thou art my chosen King, thy throne
"Shall stand eternal, as my own.
4 "There's none of all my saints above,
, So much my image or my love;
"Celestial pow'rs thy subjects are
" Then what can earth with thee compare?
5 "David, my servant, whom I chose
"To guard my flock, to crush my foes,
"And rais'd him to the Jewish throne,
"Was but the shadow of my Son."
6 Now let the church rejoice and sing
Jesus her Saviour, and her King;
Angels his heav'nly honours show,
And saints declare his works below.
WATTS.
PSALM LXXXIX.  Sec. Part.  L. M.  B9 or b
Divine Sovereignty, and Publick Worship.
1 WHAT seraph of celestial birth,
To vie wvith Israel's God shall dare?
Or who among the sons of earth,
Can with the mighty God compare?
2 Lord God of armies, who can boast
Of strength and pow'r like thine renown'd?
Of such a num'rous faithful host
As that which does thy throne surround?
Thou dost the raging sea control,
And change the surface of the deep;
Thou mak'st the sleeping billows roll,
Thou mak'st the rolling billows sleep t
4 In thee, the sov'reign right remains
Of earth and heav'n; thee, Lord alone,
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PSALM 89. 
PSALM 90.           125
The world, and all that it contains,
Their Maker and Preserver own.
5 Happy, thrice happy they, who hear
The sacred trumpet's joyfuil sound;
And who among thy saints appear,
WVith thy most glorious presence crown'd.
6 With rev'rence and religious dread,
Thy saints will to thy temple press;
Thy fear through all their hearts shall spread,
Who thy most holy name confess.
TATE.
PSALMI XC.    Common Metre.
God's Eternity, and Man's Mortality.
1 BE F 0 R E the hills in order stood,
Or earth receiv'd her frame,
From everlasting, thou art God,
'I'o endless years the same.
2 Thy word commands our'flesh to dust,
"Return, ye sons of men;"
All nations rose from earth at first,
And turn to earth again.
3 Athlousanld ages in thy sight
Are like an ev'ning gone;
Short as the watch that ends the night,
Before the rising sun.
4 Time, like an ever-running stream,
Bears all its sons away;
They fly, forgotten, as a dream
Dies at the op'ning day.
5'Tis but a few whose days amount
To three score years and ten;
II*
PSALM 90.
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b 
126     PSALM 9
And all beyond that short account
Is sorrow, toil, and pain.
6 Then let us learn the heav'nly art,
T' improve the hours we have;
That we mnay act the wiser part,
And live beyond the grave.
WATTS.
PSALM XC.    Long Metre. M or b
Divine Protection throuigh every Age.
1 THou, Lord, thro' ev'ry changing scene,
Hast to the saints a refuge been
Thro' ev'ry age, eternal God,
Their pleasing home, their safe abode.
2 In thee our fathers soughlt their rest,
And were with thy protection blest
Though in the shade of death they lie,
They'll rise and dwell above the sky.
5 Behold their sons, a feeble race!
We come to fill our fathers' plae;
Our helpless state with pity view,
And let us share their refuige too.
4 Through all the thorny paths we tread,
Ere we are number'd with the dead;
When friends desert, and foes hilvade,
Be thou our all-sufficient aid.
5 So when this pilgrimage is o'er,
And we must dwell on earth no more;
To thee, great God, may we ascend,
And find an everlasting Friend.
6 To thee our infant race we'll leave,
Them may their fathers' God receive;
That voices, yet unform'd, may raise
Succeeding hymns of humble praise.
-  DoDIDZDG
126
PSALM 90. 
PSALM 90, 91.              127
PSALM XC.    Short Metre.
The Shortness of Life.
1 LORD, what a feeble piece
Is this our mortal frame!
Our life, how poor a trifle'tis,
fThat scarce deserves the name!
2 Alas, the brittle clay
That built our body first!
Anld ev'ry month, and ev'ry day,
'Tis mould'ring back to dust.
.3 Thlen, if our days must fly,
WVe'll keep their end in sight;
WVe'll spend them all in wisdom's way,
And let them speed their flight.
4 They'll sooner waft us o'er
This life's tempestuous sea;
Then shall wve reach the peaceful
Of blest eternity.
WArTS.
PSALMAI XCI. Comnon M/etre. A or b
Divine Protection, Resignation and Gratitude.
1 WH E N I survey life's varied scene,
Amidst the darkest hours,
Bright rays of comfort shine between,
And thorns are mix'd with flow'rs.
2 This thought can all my fears control,
And bid my sorrows fly;
No harm can ever reach my soul,
Beneath my Father's eye.
3 Whate'er thy sacred will ordains,
0 give me strength to bear!
PSALM 90, 91.
127
b
WATTS. 
PSALMI 92.
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And let mie know my Father reigns,
And trust his tender care.
4 If pain and sickness rend this frame,
And life almost depart;
Is not thy mercy still the same,
To cheer my drooping heart?
5 Is blooming health my happy share;
O may I bless my God!
Thy goodness let my song declare,
And spread thy praise abroad.
6 While suchl delightful gifts as these
Are kinidly dealt to me,
Be all mTny hours of health and ease
Devoted, Lord, to thee.
7 If cares and sorrows me surround,
Their pow'r why should I fear?'
My inward peace they cannot woulnd
If thlou, my God, art near.
8S Thy sov'reign wvays are all unknown
rTo my weak, erring sight;
Yet let my soul, adoring, ovwn
That all thy vways are right.
Mns. S'r EEJP,.
PSALAI XCII.  Lon,g  Metre.
For the Lord's Day.
1 WELco  ME, thou day of sacred rest;
No mortal cares shall fill my breast;
O may mny heart in tune be found,
Like David's harp of solemn sound!
2 My heart shall triumph in my Lord,
And bless his works, and bless his word;
Thy works of grace, how bright they shine!
How deep thy counsels, how divine!
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3 Fools never raise their thoughts so high,
Like brutes they live, like brutes they die 
Like grass they flourish, till thy breath
Command them to the shade of death.
4 But I shall share a glorious part,
When grace hath purify'd my heart,
And fresh supplies of joy are shed,
Like holy oil, to cheer my head.
5 Sin, my worst enemy before,
Shall vex my eyes and ears no more;
My inward foes shall all be lain,
Nor Satan break my peace again.
6 Then shall I see, and hear, and know,
All I desir'd or wish'd below;
And ev'ry pow'r find full employ
In that eternal world of joy.
WATTS.
PSALM XCIII.   Long Metre. I or b
Divine Sovereignty and Holiness.
l THE Lord, the God of glory reigns,
In robes of majesty array'd;
The earth's foundation he sustains,
And rules the world his hand hath made.
2 Ere rolling seas began to move,
Or the blue heav'ns were stretch'd abroad,
Thy sacred throne was fix'd above;
From everlasting thou art God.
3 The floods, 0 Lord, lift up their voice,
And toss their troubled waves on high;
But God above can still the noise,
And mnake the angry sea comply.
4 Thy righteous laws, O  Lord, are sure;
And those who in thy presence dwell,
PSALM 93.
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130              PSALM  93.
That happy station to secure,
IMust still in holiness excel.
TATE and STV. E,l.
PSALM  XCIII.   Particular Jictre.
Divine Powei, the Church's Safety.
I T'rHE Lord Jehovahl reigns,
And royal state maintains
His head with awfuil glories crownn'd
Array'd in robes of lIght,
Begirt with sov'reign mighlt,
And rays of majesty around.
2 Upheld by thy commands,
The world securely stands,
And skies and stars obey thy word
Thy throne was fix'd on high,
Before the starry sky;
Eternal is thy kingdom, Lord.
3 In vain the noisy crowd,
Like billows fierce and loutd,
Against thine empire rage and roar: 
In vain, with angry spite,
The surly nations fight,
And dash like waves against the shore.
4 Let floods and nations rage,
And all their pow'rs engage,
Let swelling tides assault the sky;
The terrors of thy frown
Shall beat their madness down
Thy throne for ever stands on high.
5 Thy promises are true,
Thy grace is ever new;           [move,
'IThere fix'd, thy church shall ne'er re 
Thy saints with holy fear
Shall in thy courts appear,
And sing thine everlasting love.
WATTS.
PSALM XCIV.  Common Metre.
Against wicked Rulers.
1 How long, O Lord, shall wicked men
In splendid triumph ride?
How long shall haughty tyrants reign,
By violence and pride?
2 They say, "the Lord nor sees nor hears;"
\Vhen will the fools be wise?
Can he be deaf whlo form'd their ears?
Or blind, who made their eyes?
3 He knows their impious thoughts are vain,
And they shall feel his pow'r;
His wraith shall pierce their souls with pain,
In some distressing hour.
4 Pow'rs of iniquity may rise,
And frame pernicious laws;
But God, my refuge, rules the skies,
He will defend my cause.
5 When multitudes of mournful thoughts
Within my bosom roll,
Thy grace, which pardons all my faults,
Shall cheer my drooping soul.
6) Blest is the man thy hands chastise,
And to his duty draw;
Thy scourges make thy children wise,
When they forget thy law.
7 For God will not cast off his saints,
Nor his own promise break;
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b 
He pardons his inheritance,
For his own mercy's sake.
WVArTTS.
PSALM XCV.  Common Metre.
Before Prayer.
1 SING to the Lord Jehovah's name,
And in his strength rejoice;
When his- salvation is our' theme,
Exalted be our voice.
2 With thanks approach his awful throne,
And psalms of honour sing;
The great Jehovah reigns alone,
The whole creation's King.
3 Let princes hear, let angels know
How mean their natures seem,
Those gods on high, and gods below,
When once compar'd with him.
4 Earth, with its caverns dark and deep,
Lies in his spacious hland;
He fix'd the seas what bounds to keep,
And where the hills must stand.
5 Come, and with humble sowls adore,
Come, kneel before his face;
O may the creatures of his pow'r
Be children of his grace!
6 Now is the time, he bends his ear,
And waits for our request;
Come, lest he rouse his wrath, aixn  swear
" Ye shall not see my rest."
WATTS.
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jSALM 95.        133'
PSALM XCV.   First Part.   L. 1lv.    g
PtLiblick Worship.
1 0 COME, loud anthems let us sing,
Loud thanks to our Almighty King;
For we our voices high should raise,
When our salvation's Rock we praise!
2 Into his presence let us haste,
To thank him for his favours past;
To him address, in joyfuil songs,
The praise that to his name belongs:
3 For God, the Lord, enthrol'd in state,
Is with uinrivall'd glory great;
h\ King, superior far to all
WVhlom by the title gods, we call.
4. Tile decpthls of earth are il his hand,
Her secret wealth at his command;'
Thrie strength of hills that threat the skies
Stibjected to his empire lies.
'Ihlle rollinig ocealn's vast abyss
By thie same sov'reign righlt is his
;Tis mov'd by that Almighty hand,
VVWhich form'd and fix'd tle solid land.
6) Olet us to his courts repair,
And bow with adoration there!
Down on our knees devoutly all
Before the Lord our Maker fall.
_     TATE.
PS.L3i XCV.   Sec. Part.   L M.  2, or b
Canaan lost through Unbelief.
COME,t, let our souls address the LIord,
Who frain'd our natures -by his  word -
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]?JSAJLi\M 95.
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134              PSALM 95.
He is our Shepherd, we the sheep
His mercy chose, his pastures keep.
2 Come, let us hear his voice to-day,
The counsels of his love obey;
Nor let our harden'd hearts provoke,
Like Israel, the avenging stroke.
3 Thus saith the Lord, "How false they prove,
Forget my pow r, abuse my love!
Since they despise my rest, I swear
"Their feet shall never enter there."
4Look back, my soul, with holy dread,
And view those ancient rebels, dead;
Attend-the offer'd grace to-day,
Nor lose the blessing by delay.
5 Seize the kind promise while it waits,
And march to Zion's heav'nly gates;
Believe, and take the promis'd rest;
Obey, and be for ever blest.
'VATrS.
PSALM XCV.  Short Metre.
Before a  Sermon.
1 Co m E,,sound his praise abroad,
And hymns of glory sing;
Jehovah is the sov'reign God,
The universal King.
2 He form'd the deeps unknown-,
He gave the seas their bound
The wat'ry worlds are all his own,
And all the solid ground.
3 Come, worship at his throne,
Come, bow before the Lord;
We are his work, and not our own,
He form'd us by his word.
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PS.AL 95.
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96.            135
4 To-day attend his voice,
Nor dare provoke his rod;
Come, like the people of his choice,
And ownil your gracious God.
5 But if your ears refuse
The language of his grace,
And hearts grow hard, like stubborn Jews,
That unbelieving race6 The Lord, in anger drest,
Will lift his hand and swear,
"You, who despis'd my promis'd rest,
"Shall have no portion there." 
WATTS.
PSALM XCVI.   Six line L. JM. 
Universal Praise.
1 LET all the earth their voices raise,
To sing a lofty psalm of praise,
And bless the great Jehovah's name;
His glory let the heathen know,
His wonders to the nations show,
And all his works of grace proclaim.
2 Great is the Lord, his praise be great,
Vlho sits on high enthron'd in state
To him alone let praise be giv'n:
Those gods the heathen world adore,
In vain pretend to sov'reign pow'r;
He only rules who made the heav'n.
3 He fram'd the globe, he spread the sky)
And all the shining worlds on high;
He reigns complete in glory there:
His beams are majesty and light,
His glories, how divinely bright!
His temple, hown divinely fihir
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136              PSALM 97. _
4 Let heav'n be glad, let earth rejoice,
Let ocean lift its roaring voice,
Proclaiming loud, "Jehovah reigns!'.
Forjoy let fertile vallies sing,
And tuneful groves their tribute bring
To him, whose pow'r the world sustains.
5 Come, the great day, the glorious hour,
Whon earth shall own his sov'reign pow'r,
And barb'rous nations fear his name;
Thell shall the universe confess
The beauty of his holiness,
And in his courts his grace proclaim.
TATE and WATTS, united and varied.
Long Metre.  S
Grace and Glory.
I TH' Almighty reigns, exalted high,
O'er all the earth, o'er all the sky;
Let the whole earth in songs rejoice,
And hosts celestial join their voice.
2 Deep are his counsels and unknown,
But grace and truth support his throne;
Though gloomy clouds his feet surround,
Justice is their eternal ground.
3) Ye, who confess his holy name,
Hate ev'ry work of sin and shame;
He guards the souls of all his friends,
And from the snares of hell defends.
4 Immortal light, and joys unknown,
Are for the saints in darkness sown;
Those glorious seeds shall spring and rise
And the bright harvest bless our eyes.
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PSALM 97.
PSALM XCVII. 
PSALM 98.                       137
$ Rejoice, ye righteous, and record
The sacred honours of the Lord;
None but the souls who taste his grac
Can triumph in his holiness.
WATTs.
Common   Aletre.   A
Blessings of the Messiah's Kingdom.
l To our Almighty Maker, God,
New honours be address'd;
HIis great salvation shines abroad,
And makes the nations blest.
2 He spake the word to Abr'liam first,
His truth fulfils his grace;
The Gentiles nake his name their trust,
And learn his righteousness.
:3 Joy to the world! The Lord is conme,
Let earth receive her KIing;
Let ev'ry heart prepare him roonm,~
And heav'n and nature sing.
. Joy to the world! her Saviour reigns,
Let men their songs employ;
While lands and seas, rocks, hills, and
Repeat the sounding joy.        [plains
.5 No more let sin and sorrow grow,
Nor violence abound;
He comes to make his blessings flow,
Wherever man is found.
6 He rules the world with righteousness,
And makes the nations prove
'IThe blessings of his truth and grace,
The wvonders of his love.
WATTS,
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PSALM 98.
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PSALM XCVIII. 
138           PSALM  99q 100.
PSALM XCIX. Short Jietre.
A holy God worshipped with Reverence.
1 THE God, Jehovah, reigns,
Let all the nations fear;
Let sinners tremble at his throne,
And saints be humble there.
2 Exalt the Lord our God,
And worship at his feet;
His nature is all holiness,
And mercy is his seat.
3 Wlhen Israel was his church,
When Aaron was his priest,
When Moses cry'd, when Samuel pray'd,
He gave his people rest.
4 Oft he forgave their sins,
Nor would, destroy their race;
And oft he made his vengeance known,
When they abus'd his grace.
5 Exalt the Lord our God,
Whose grace is still the sam
Still he's a God of holiness,
And jealous for his name.
WVA T TS,
PSALM C.   Long Metre,
Praise to our Creator
1 B Eo }  RE Jehlovahl's awful throne,
Ye inations, bow with sacred joy;
Know that the Lord is God alone,
He can create, and he destroy.
2 His sov'reign pow'r, without our aid,
Made us of clay, and form'd uTs men.
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PSALM 99, 100.
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PSALM 101.                 139
And when like wand'ring sheep we stray'd,
He brought us to his fold again.
W vVe are hispeople, we his care,
Our souls and all our mortal frame;
What lasting honours shall wAe rear,
Almighty Maker, to thy name!
4 We'll crowd thy gates with thankful songs,
High as the heav'n our voices raise;
And earth, with her ten thousand tongues,
Shall fill thy courts with sounding praise.
o Thou Lord art good, thou Lord art kind;
Great is thy grace, thy mercy sure;
And the whole race of men shall find
'Thvy truth from age to age endure.
6 WVide as the world is,hy command;
Vast as eternity thy love;
FIirm as a rock thy truth shall stand,
WVhen rolling years shall cease to move.
WATrs.
PSALM CI.  Comm)n  Metre.      orb
A Psalm for the Master of a Famnily;
I OF justice and of grace I sing,
FAnd pay to God my vows;
Thy grace and justice, heav'nly King;
Teach me to rule my house.
o Now to ny tent, O God, repair,
And make thy servant wise;
I'll suffer nothing near me there,
That shall offend thine eyes.
3 The man who doth his neighbour wrong,
By falsehood or by force;
The scornful eye, the sland'rous tonguel
I'll drive them from my doors.
PSALM 101.
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140           lO2.
4 The pure, the faithful, and the just,
My  favour shall enjoy;
These are the friends that I will trust,
The servants I'll employ.
5 The wretch that deals in sly deceit
I'll not endure a night;
The liar's tongue I ever hate,
And banish from nMy sight.
6 I'll purge my family around,
And make the wicked flee;
So shall my house be ever found
A dwelling fit for thee.
WATT-f.
PSALM  CII.   First Part.   C.  r. A
Prayer heard, and Zion restored.
1 LIE T Zion and her sons rejoice;
Behold the promis'd hour!
Her God hath heard her mourning voice,
And will exalt his pow'r.
2 Her dust and ruins that remain
Are precious in our eyes;
Those ruins shall be built again,
And all that dust shall rise.
3 The Lord will raise Jerusalem;,
And stand in glory there;
Nations shall bow and own his name)
And worship in his fear.
4 He sits a sov'reign on his throne,
With pity in his eyes;
He hears the dying pris'ners groans
And sees their wants arise
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PSALM 102.                     141
5 He frees the souls condemn'd to death;
And when his saints complain,
It can't be said they spent their breath,
Or shed their tears in vain.
6 This shall be known when we are dead,
And left on long record,
That ages, yet unborn, may read,
And learn to trust the Lord.
WATTS.
PSALM CII.  Second Part.  C. M. 
The Unchangeableness of God.
1 THou, Lord,hast earth's foundations laid;
The heav'ns, a glorious frame,
By thine Almighty hand were spread,
And speak their Maker's name.
2 Their shining glories all shall fade,
By thy controlling pow'r,
Chang'd like a vesture when decay'd:
But thou shalt still endure.
3 Thy bright perfections, all divine,
Eternal as thy days,
Through everlasting ages shine,
WVith undiminish'd rays.
4 Thy servants' children, still thy care,
Shall own their fathers' God;
To latest times thy favour share,
And spread thy'praise abroad.
Mrs. STEELE.
PSALM CII.  ver. 24, 27. L. M.    b
Compared with Heblrews i. 8-12, xiii. 8.
The Mortality of Man and the Eternity of Christ.
1 IT is the Lord, our Maker's hand
WVeakens otir strength amidst the race;
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PSALM'102.
141 
142
Disease and death, at his command,
Arrest us, and cut short our days.
2 Spare us, 0 Lord, aloud we pray,
Nor let our sun go down at noon;
Thy years are one eternal day;
And must thy people die so soon?
3 Yet, in the midst of death and grief,
This thought out sorrow shall assuage;
"Our Father and our Saviour live,
Christ is the same through ev'ry age."
4'Twas he this earth's foundation laid,
Heav'n is the building of his hand;
This earth grows old, these heav'ns shallfade%
And all be chang'd at his command.
5 The starry curtains of the sky
Like garments shall be laid aside;
But still thy throne stands firm and high,
Thy church for ever must abide.
6 Before thy face, thy church shall live,
And on thy throne thy children reign;
This dying world shall they survive,
And the dead saints be rais'd again.
US~~~~ ~WATTS.
PSALM  CIII.   First Part.   L. M.    A
Praise to God for his Goodness.
1 BLE  SS, 0 my soul, the living God,
Call home thy thoughts that rove abroad;
Let all the pow'rs within mejoin,
In work and worship so divine.
2 Bless, 0 my soul, the God of grace;
IHis favours claim thy highest praise:
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Let not the wonders he hath wrought
Be lost in silence, and forgot.
3 The vices of the mind he heals,
And cures the pains that nature feels;
Redeems the soul from guilt, and saves
Our wasting life from threat'ning graves.
4 Our youth decay'd, his pow'r repairs,
His mercy crowns our growing years;
He satisfies our mouth with good,
And fills our souls with heav'nly food.
5 He sees th' oppressor, and th' opprest,
And often gives the sufl'rers rest;
But will his justice more display
In the last great decisive day.
6 His pow'r he show'd by Moses' hands,
And gave to Israel his commands;
But made his truth and mercy known
To all the nations by his Son.
WATTS.
PSALM  CIII.  Sec. Part.   S. M/. 
Divine Mercy in the midst of Judgment.
1 MY soul, repl)eat his praise,
WVhose mercies are so great;
WVhose anger is so slow to rise,
So ready to al)ate.
2 God will not always chide;
And when his wrath is felt,
His strokes are fewer than our crimes,
And lighter than our guilt.
3 High as the heav'ns are rais'd
Above the ground we tread,
So far the riches of his grace
Our highest thloughlts eyceede.
PSALM 103.
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144          SA.WL 103.
4 His grace subdues our sins;
And his forgiving love,
Far as the east is from the west,
Doth all our guilt remove.
5 The pity of the Lord
To those who fear his name,
Is such as tender parents feel;
He knows our feeble frame.
Or like the morning floe'
When blasting winds spread o'er th field,
It withers in an hour.
7 But thy compassion, Lord,
Through ages shall endure
PSALM CIII. Third Part.  C. AL.   b
God's tender Regard to humaii \Veakness.
I LORD, we thy wondrous pow'r proclaim)i
And make that pow'r our trust,
Which rais'd at first this curious frame.
From mean and lifeless dust.
2,By dust supported, still it stands,
Prepard in various forms;
And wrought by thy creating l-iands.
To nourish mortal worms.
3 Awhile these frail machines endure
(The fabrick of a day!)
Then lose their animating pow'r,
And moulder back to clay.
, Yet frail and feeble as we are,
This thought is o)ur repose,
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That he who first our framne did rear,
Its various weakness knows.
5 He views us with a pitying ee,
Whilc struggling with our load;
In ains and dangers he is nigh,
Our Father and our God.
6 Gently supported by his love,
\Ve tend to realms of peace;
SVhere ev'ry pain shall far remove,
And ev'ry frailty cease.
DODDRIDGC.
PSALM  CIII.   Fourth Part.  C. AI.  x
Angelick Praise.
1 THOu, Lord, in heav'n hast plac'd thy
Thy kingdom wide extends;    [throne,
Thy vast dominion shall be known
To earth's remotest ends.
2 Ye angels, who excel in might,
And wait to do his will,
Bless him, whose work is your delight;
Whose pleasure ye fulfil.
3 Ye seraphs, who with joy obey
The orders of your King,
Attend his churches when they pray,
And join the praise they sing.
4 XVhilst all his works his praise proclaim,
O let my heart and tongue
Join with the universal frame,
In this eternal song!
Partly from W,aTTs,
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PSALM 103.
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146            PSALM  104.
PSALM  CIV.  First Part.  L. JI.    A
Divine Majesty and Goodness in Storm and Rain.
L AWAK?, my SOUl, to hymns of praise,
To God the song of triumph raise;
Adorn'd with majesty divine,
What pomp, what glory, Lord, are thine!
2 Light forms his robe, and round his head
The heav'ns their ample curtain spread;
See on the wind's expanded wings
The chariot of the King of kings!
3 Around him, rang'd in awful state,
Dark silent storms attendant wait
And thunders, ready to fulfil
The mandates of his sov'reign will.
4 From earth's low margin to the skies,
He bids the dusky vapours rise;
Then, from his magazines on high,
Commands th' imprison'd winds to fly.
5 The lightning's pallid sheet expands,
And show'rs descend on furrow'd lands;
Whilst down the mountain's channel'd side,
The torrent rolls in swelling pride:
6 Till, spent its wild impetuous force, 
And settled in its destin'd course,
It waters all the fruitful plains,
And life in various forms sustains.
7 Thus clouds, and storms, and fires obey
Thy wise and all-controlling sway;
And whilst thy terrors round us stand,
WVe see a Father's bounteous hand.
MaRaacT, with alteration and addition
PSALM 104.
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PSALM CIV. Sec. Part. L. M.J.
The Seaman's Prayer.
1 ALMIGHTY Ruler of the skies,
How various are thy works! how wise!
Thy pow'r throughout all space extends,
Sinks thro' all depth, all height transcends
2 Not earth alone beholds her shores
Enrich'd by thy exhaustless stores;
Alike, throughout their liquid reign,
The spreading seas thy gilts contain.
3 Beneath, unnumber'd fishes swarm,
Of diff'rent size, of various form;
Above, the ships incumbent ride,
Borne on the bosom of the tide.
4 Here, huge leviathan is seen
To sport the mighty waves between;
There, icy mountains float and roll,
Driv'n from the seas beneath the pole.
5 On high, the concave we behold
In living blue, or sparkling gold;
WVhilst waving azure fields around
Spread to th' horizon's utmost bound.
6 The winds and waves obey thy will;
The needle owns thy pow'r and skill;
And, steer'd by thy directing hand,
Our bark shall gain the wish'd for land.
MERRICK, with alteration and addition.
PSALM  CIV.  Third Part.  L. JI.  A  or b
Divine Providence toward Man and Beast.
1. V AST are thy works, Almighty Lord!
All nature rests upon thy word;
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1 ad.  104.
And the whole race of creatures stands,
Waiting their portion from thy hands.
2 If thou the vital air deny,
Behold them sicken, faint and die;
Dust to its kindred dust returns,
And earth her ruin'd offspring mourns.
3 But thou canst breathe on dust again,
And fill the world with beasts and men,
A word of thy creating breath
Repairs the waste of time and death.
4 Thy glory, fearless of decline,
Thy glory, Lord, shall ever shine;
Thy works, the honour of thy might,
Are honour'd with thy own delight.
5 Earth at thy look shall trembling stand,
Conscious of sov'reign pow'r at hand;
And, touch'd by thy vindictive stroke,
The everlasting mountains smoke.
6 In thee our hopes and wishes meet,
And make our contemplations sweet
Thy praises shall our breath employ,
Till we shall rise to endless joy.
WATTS and MERRICK.
PSALM CIV.  Fourth Part.  L. iM.   t
The Voice of the Creatures proclaiming God.
1 THERE is a God, all nature speaks,
Through earth, and air, and seas, and skies
See, from the clouds his glory breaks,
When the first beams of morning rise!
2 Behold the sun serenely bright,
O'er the wide world's extended frame
Inscribes, in characters of light,
His,mighty Maker's glorious name. 
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3 Diffuising life, his influence spreads,
And health and plenty smile around;
The fruitful fields and verdant meads
Are withl  a thousand blessings crown'd
4 Almighty goodness, pow'r divine,
The fields and verdant mnieads display;
And bless the hand which made them shine
With various charms, profusely gay.
5 For man and beast, here daily food
In wide extensive plenty grows;
And there, for drink, the crystal flood
In streams, sweet winding, gently flows.
6 By cooling streams and soft'ning show'rs,
The vegetable race are fed;
And trees, and plants, and herbs, and flow'rs,
Their Maker's constant bounty spread.
7 Ye curious minds, who roam abroad,
And trace creation's wonders o'er,
Confess the footsteps of our God;
Come, bow before him, and adore.
Mrs. STEELE.
PSALM CIV. Particular JLIetre.
PART I.
1 BLIE ss God, 0 my-soul,
Rejoice in his name;
And let my glad voice
Thy greatness proclaim
Surpassing in honour,
Dominion aind might;
T y throne is the heaven
Thy robe is the light.
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PSALM 104.
2 The sky we behold,
A curtain display'd,
The chambers of heav'n
On waters are laid.
The clouds are a chariot,
Thy glory to bear,
On winds thou art -vafted,
'Thou ridest on air.
3 As rapid as fire,
Trhy angels on high
Convey thy commands,
Thy ministers fly.
T'he,arth, on its basis
Eternal sustain'd,
'Is fix'd in the station
Tly wisdom ordain'd.
4 The world, when at first
Of chaos compos'd,
WVas void, without form,
In waters enclos'd;
Thy voice, how majestick,
In thunder was heard;
Tfhe waters subsided,
The mnountains appearw'd
PART II.
5 Thy providence fix'd
The stream and its source
The sea knows its bounds,
The rivers their course.
Convey'd through dark channels,
Springs rise on the hills,
They burst in the fountains,
They fall in the rills.
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6 The beasts of the wild,
Their forest forsake;
The herd quit the field,
To drink of the lake;
On trees crown'd with blossoms,
Its margin along,
Birds, warbling sweet music,
Praise GOD in their song.
7 Descending on hills,
Clouds plenteousness pour
All nature revives,
Earth smiles in the show'r
A garment of verdure
Apparels the plain;
Fruits swell in the garden, 
Fields wave with their grain.
8 WVith moisture refresh'd,
The vine yields its fruit,
'Tis balm to our hearts,
To health a recruit.
With pleasure we gather
The richness of oil;
'Tis strength to our body,
Support to our toil.
PART III.
9 The trees full of sap,
With joy rear their head,
The cedars their boughs
O'er Lebanon spread.
Secure in the covert
The bird flies for rest;
She sings on the branches,
She broods on the nest
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152            PSALM 104.
10 The pine yields a home
The stork to secure
The goat on the crag
Defies the pursuer.
E'en creatures too feeble
Themselves to defend,
On caves and concealment
For safety depend.
11 The moon by thy law
Increases and wanes:
The sun keeps the course
Thy wisdom ordains.
By night the fierce lion
Roams wvide for his prey,
But flies to his caverni
When morn brings the dayn
12 Then man with the sunI
His labour renews,
Tillev'uing arrives,
That labor' pursues.
Such, Lord, is the wisdoml
Thy works all proclaim;
Let earth, crowvn'd with richies
Rejoice in tlhy naiime'
PART IV
13 Nor here only, Lor(l,
Thy might wve adore,
The sea owns thy hand,
Thy wisdom and pow'r,
There tribes, without number,
Thy creatures, resort;
Leviathans gambol,
Aad wvha1s take their sport. 
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14 There ships spread their sails,
The surface to sweep;
There fish nimbly glide,
Conceal'd in the deep:
They all know their season,
As seasons arise;
And tribes, which thy bounty
Has made, it supplies.
15 Thy will and thy word
Endue them with breath;
Consum'd by thy blast,
They shrink into death;
Restor'd at thy pleasure,
New beings appear,
To people the waters,
The earth and the air.
16 Rejoice then, O Lord,
In glory secure;
The works thou hast made
Through ages endure:
Yet, aw'd by thy presence,
When thou drawest near,
Smoke bursts from the mountains,
Earth trembles with fear.
17 Thus, Lord, let me sing,
Thy glory to raise;
Delightfutil the strain,
When tun'd to thy praise.
The vile have their suff'rings
The just their reward;
Bless God, O my spirit!
O  praise ye the Lord!
IPSALIMV 104.
153
VINCXXT. 
154.    I      M  105.
PSALM CV.  Common.Metre.
The Divine Promise to Abraham fulfilled.
1 GIVE thanks to God, invoke his name,
And tell the world his grace;
Sound through the earth his deeds of fame,
That all may seek his face.
2 To Abra'm and his seed he swore,
To give Canaan's land,
Though strangers, destitute of pow'r,
A little feeble band.
3 Like pilgrims through the countries round;
Securely they remov'd; -
And haughty kings who on them frown'd,
Severely he reprov'd.
4 The Lord himself chose out their way,
And mark'd their journies right;
Gave them his leading cloud by day,
A fi'ry guide by night.
5 They thirst, and waters from the rock
In rich abundance flow;
And, foll'wing still the course they took
Ran all the desert through.
6 0 wondrous stream! O blessed type
Of ever flowing grace!
So Christ our Rock maintains our life,
While we his footsteps trace.
7 Thus guarded by th' Almighty hand,
The chosen tribes possess'd
The blessings of the promis'd land,
And there enjoy'd their rest.
8 Then let the world forbear its rage,
Nor put the church in fear;
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Israel must live through ev'ry age,
And be th' Almighty's care.
WATTS.
PSALM  CVI.    First Part.   L. M.           ~
The Character and final Prosperity of the Righteous.
1 O RE N D E R thanks to God above,
Tile fountain of eternal love!
Whose mercy firm through ages past
Has stood, and shall for ever last.
2 Who can his mighty deeds express,
Not only vast, but numberless?
What mortal eloquence can raise
Just tribute of immortal praise?
3 Happy are they, and only they,
\Vho from thly precepts never stray;
Who know what's right, nor only so,
But always practise what they know.
4 Extend to me that fivaour, Lord,
Thou to thy chosen dost afford;
Be this my happiness, to see
Thy church in full prosperity.
5 Remember what thy mercy did
For Jacob's race, thy chosen seed;
And with the same salvation bless
Each humble suppliant of thy grace.
6 0 may I see thy tribes rejoice,
And aid the triumphl with my voice c
This is my glory, Lord, to be
Join'd to thy church, and near to theey
7 Let Israel's God be ever blest,
Who gives his people heav'nly rest;
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156
PSALM 106.
Let all his saints, with full accord,
Exalt their voice to praise the Lord.
TATE and WATTS, united.
PSALM CVI. Sec. Part. S. M3. * or b
Israel punished and pardoned: Or, the Love of God un                changeable.
1 Go D of eternal love,
How fickle are our ways!
And yet, how oft did Israel prove
The riches of thy grace!
2 They saw his wonders wrought,
And then his praise they sung;
But soon his works of pow'r forgot,
And murmur'd with their tongue.
3 Now they believe his word,
While rocks with water flow;
Now with their lusts provoke the Lord,
And dare the vengeful blow.
4 Yet, wihen they mourn'd their faults,
He hearken'd to their groans;
Brought his own cov'nant to his thoughts,
And call'd themn still his sons.
5 Their names were in his book,
He sav'd them from their foes;
Oft he chastis'd, but ne'er forsook
The people whom he chose.
6 Let Israel bless the Lord,
Who lov'd their ancient race;
And christians join the solemn word
4mnen, to all the praise.
W.&rTsT 
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Israel led through the Wilderness to the Land of Promise.
1 GIv E thanks to God; he reigns above;
Kind are his thoughts, his name is Love;
His mercy ages past have known,
And ages long to come shall own.
2 Let the redeemed of the Lord
The wonders of his grace record;
Israel, the nation whom he chose,
And rescu'd from their mighty foes.
.S In their distress to God they cry'd,
God was their Saviour and their guide;
He led their march far wand'ring round;
'Twas the right path to Canaan's ground.
4 So when our first release we gain,
From sin's hard yoke and Satan's chain,
l,Ve have this desert world to trace,
A tiresome and a dang'rous place.
5 God feeds and clothes us all the way,
He guides our footstepSs lest we stray;
He guards us with a pow'rful hand,
And brings us to the heav'nly land.
6 Then let us all with joy record
The truth and goodness of the Lord;
How great his works, how kind his ways!
Let ev'ry tongue pronounce his praise!
WATTS.
PSALM  CVII.   Second Part.   L. JuM.   1 or 
Correction for Sin, and Relief to Prisoners.
I FROM age to age exalt his name,
God and his grace are still the same;
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He fills the hungry souls with food,
And feeds them with substantial good.
2 But if their hearts rebel and rise
Against the God who rules the skies;
If they reject his heav'nly word,
And slight the counsels of the Lord,
3 He'll bring their spirits to th- ground,
And no deliv'rance shall be found.;
Laden with grief, they waste their breath
In darkness and the shades of death.
4 Then to the Lord they raise their cries i
He makes the dawning light arise,
And scatters all that dismal shade,
Which hung so heavy o'er their head.
5 lie cuts the iron bars in two,
Anld lets the joyful pris'ner through;
Takes off the load of pain and grief,
And gives the lab'ring soul relief.
6 0 may the sons of men record
Trhe wondrous goodness of the Lord!
How great his works! How kind his ways!
Let ev'ry tongue pronounce his praise!
VWATTS.
PSALMI CVII.  Third Part.  C. M. b
Intemperance chastised and reformed.
I1 BEN EAT TH God's terrors doom'd to groan,
Behold th' intemp'rate band
The fruits of folly reap, and own
The justice of his hand.
2 From food estrang'd, their languid soul
The needful meal foregoes;
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Life feels its current faintly roll,
And hastens to its close.
3 Distress'd, to CTod they make their pray'r,
And nature, joyous, sees
Ilis word her ruin'd strength repair,
I-Her fiercest tortures ease.
4 O then that all would bless his name,
Vlho thus his mercy prove!
And still from age to age proclaim
Trhe wonders of his love!5 That men of various tongues would sing,
His acts in frequent lays!
And yield to heav'n's eternal King
The sacrifice of praise!
MERRICK.
PSALM CVII. Fourth Part. L. AM. b
Dangers and Deliverance by Sea.
1 TH E Y who in ships, with courage bold,
O'er swelling waves their trade pursue,
The Lord's amazing works behold,
And in the deep his wonders view.
2 Soon as iris dread comniand is past,
The low'ring storm begins to rise;
It sweeps the sea with rapid haste,
And makes the swelling billows rise.
3 The lab'ring ships borne up to heav'n,
Upon the lofty waves appear;
Then down the deep abyss are driv'n,
Whilst ev'ry soul dissolves with fear.
4 They reel and stagger to and fro,
Like men with fumes of wine oppress'd;
Nor does the skilful seaman know
lvhich way to steer, what course is best
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5 Then, to the Lord's indulgent ear,
Their supplication they address;
He kindly condescends to hear,
And frees them from their deep distress.
6 He bids the storm its fury cease,
And lays the billows calm and still;
Then summons forth the gentle breeze,
The seaman's wishes to fulfil
7 0 then, that all the earth, with me,
Would God for all his goodness praise;
And for the mighty works which he
Throughout the wondring wmorld displays!
I  TATrE, varied.
PSALM  CVII.  Fifth  Part.   L. M.
Colonies planted and punished.
1 WHERE nothing dwelt but beasts of prey,
Or men as fierce and wild as they,
God bids th' oppress'd and poor repair,
And builds them towns and cities there.
2 They sow the fields, and trees they plant,
Whose yearly fruit supplies their want;
Their race grows up from fruitiul stocks,
Their wealth increases with their flocks.
3 Thus they are blest; but if they sin,
He lets the savage nations in;
A hostile race invades their lands,
Their princes die by barb'rous hands.
4 Their captive sons, expos'd to scorn,
Wander unpitied and forlorn;
The country lies unfenc'd, untill'd,
And desolation spreads the field.
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5 Yet if the humbled people mourns,
Again his dreadful hand he turns;
Again he makes their cities thrive,
And bids the dying churches live.
6 The righteous, with a joyful sense,
Admire the works of Providence;
And wise observers still shall find
The Lord is holy, just and kind.
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PSALM CVIII.  Common Metre..
A general Song of Praise.
1 0 GoD, my grateful soul aspires
To magnify thy name!
My tongue, with cheerful songs of praise,
Shall celebrate thy fame.
2 Awake, my heart, and thou, my voice,
Thy willing tribute pay;
And let a hymn of sacred joy
Salute the op'ning day.
3 To all the list'ning world around
Thy goodness I will sing;
Whilst ev'ry grateful tongue shall join
To praise th' eternal King:
4 Because thy mercy's boundless height
The highest heav'n transcends;
And far beyond the spreading earth
T'rhy faithfulness extends.
5 Be thou exalted, O my God, ~ 
Above the starry frame;
And let the world, with one consent,
Confess thy glorious Lnee.
TATrS? Al1orw
PSALM 108.
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PSALM CIX.  Common JlMetre.
Love to Enemies from the Example of Christ.
1 0 GoD! we celebrate thy praise;
Thy mercy is our song,
Though sinners speak against thy grace
With a blaspheming tongue.
2 When in the form of mortal man
Thy Son on earth was found,
With cruel slanders, false and vain,
They compass'd himn around.
S Their mis'ries his compassion mov'd,
Their peace he still pursu'd;
They render'd hatred for his love,
And evil for his good.
4 Their malice rag'd without a couse;
Yet with his dying breath
He pray'd for murd'rers on his cross,
And bless'd his foes in death.
5 Let not this bright example shine
In vain before our eyes;
May we like him to peace incline,
And love our enemies.
6,Thlus shall we too thine image bear,
And thus our sonship prove;
For good and bad thy bounty share,
Thou God of boundless love.
LA'r TS., -varied.
VATTs, vaiied.
PSALM CX.  Long Mletre.   $ or b
The Priesthood and Kingdom of Christ.
1 THUS theeternal Father spake,
To Christ his Son, "Ascend and sit
At my right hand, till I shall make
Thy foes subissivye at thy feet,
PSAr,iM 109, 1 lo.
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2 "From Zion shall thy word proceed;
Thy word, the sceptre in thy hand,
Shall make the hearts of sinners bleed,
And bow their wills to thy command.
3 " O blessed pow'r! O glorious day!
A splendid vict'ry shall ensue!
And converts who thy grace obey
Exceed the drops of morning dew!"
4 God hath pronounc'd a firm decree,
Nor will repent the thing he swore;
"Eternal shall thy priesthood be,
When Aaron's sons slhall serve no smore.
5 " Melchizedek, the wondrous priest,
Whose generation was unknown,
The king of righteousness and peace,
AVas a fair type of Christ my Son."
6 Throughl all the earth his reign shall spread,
And fierce opposers frown in vain;
For God shall raise his humble head,
And his exalted throne maintain.
WATTS, varied.
,'aried.
PSALM  CXI.  Lon7g Metre.
The Divine Perfections.
I PR A ISE  ye the Lord; to speak his praise,
My soul her utmost pow'rs shall raise,
With private friends, and in the throng
Of those who to his house belong.
2 His works for greatness though renown'd,
His wondrous works are always found,
By those who seek for them arighlt,
And in the pious search delight.
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3 IHis works are all of matchless fame,
And universal glory claim;
His truth, confirm'd through ages past,
Shall to eternal ages last.
4 By precept, he has us enjoin'd
To keep his wondrous works in mind;
And to posterity record,
How good and gracious is the Lord.
5 Just are the dealings of his hands,
Immutable are his commands;
By truth and equity sustain'd,
And for eternal rules ordain'd.
6 Who wisdom's sacred prize would win,
Must with the fear of God begin;
Immortal piaise and heav'nly skill
Have they who know and do his will.
TATE.
PSALMA CXII. Long 4icetre. A o)r b
The Character and' Happiness of the liberal Man.
1 Tr  AT man is bless'd, who stands in aore
Of God, and loves his sacred law;
His name on earth shall be renown'd,
And with increasing honour crown'd.
2 His hospitable house shall be
To friends and strangers,always free;
His virtue, safe from all decay,
Shall blessings to his heirs convey.
3 The man that's fill'd with virtue's light'
Shines brightest in affliction's night;
Compassion dwells within his mind,
His justice Rows to aU Darik 
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4 HiL lib'ral favours he extends,
''o some he gives, to others lends;
And what his charity impairs,
He saves by prudence in affairs.
5 Though dangers threaten him around,
Unmov'd shall he maintain his ground,
The sweet remembrance of the just
Shall flourish when he sleeps iu dust.
6 His hands, whilst they his alms bestow'd,
His glory's future harvest sow'd;
When-ce he shall reap a sure reward,
And dwell for ever with the Lord.
TAR E, varied.
PSALM CXIII. Long Metre.
Divine Greatness and Condescension.
1 YE servants of th' Almighty King,
In ev'ry age his praises sing,
Where'er the circling sun displays
His rising beams or setting rays.
2 Above the earth, beyond the sky,
Stands his high throne of majesty;
Not time, nor nature's narrow rounds,
Can give his vast dominion bounds.
3 What impious mortal rashly dare,
VWhat angel, with our God compare?
His glories, how divinely bright,
Who dwells in untreated light!
4 He bowvs his glorious head toview
WVhat the bright hosts of angels do;
And condescends yet more to know
Thle mean affairs of men belov.
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5 Fromii dlust ian( c(ottage~ obscure,
His grace exalts the humble poor;
Gives them the ]honour of his so-is,
And makes them mneet for hleav'nly thlrones.
\VAT TS.
PSALM CXIi'.  Lotg fIetre.  2 or b
Miracles nttending Israel's Journey.
1 WVHE N Israel, freetl from Pharaoh's hand.
Left the proud tvrant and his land,
'The tribes withl cl-leerful lholnage own
T'heir King, and Ju(dah wias his throne.
2 Across the deep their journey lay,
rThe deep divides to make them way;
Jordan beheld their march, and fled
With backward current to his lhead.
3  rhe mountains shook like trembling sheep;
Like lambs, the smaller hills did leap;
Not Siai on its base could stan,d
Conscious of sov'reigni pow'r at hand.
4 WVhat pow'r could make the sea divide?
Or Jordan, backward roll his tide?
lVhy did ye leap, ye little hills?
A.nd'.hte nce t,he f, ight that Sinai feels?
5 Let cv'ry nmouii-tain, every flood
PRctire, aild know tlh' approaching God;
rI'he King of Israel! see himn here!
''remble, thou earth, adore and fear.
6 He thunders, and all nature mourns;
The rock to flowing water turns;
Fromn ston.es, spring fountains at his word,
And eart!i and seas confess the LIrd.
W.AT TS, 
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PSALM  CXN'.          Lonog 3Ietre. A   or t
Idolatry reproved.
I No T to ourselves, who are but dust,
Not to ourselves is glory due;
But to thy nane, thou only just,
ThouL only gracious, wise, and true!
2 Thvl dreadful majesty proclaim,
Nor let   the  heathen'shagty tongue
Insult us, and, to raise our shlame,
Say,'wlere's thle God you've serv'd so long?'
5 The God we serve, maintains his throne
Above the clouds, beyond thie skies;
Through a.ll the earth his will is done,
He knowvs our groans, and hears our cries.
4 But the vain idols they adore
Are senseless shapes of stone or wood
At best, a mass of glitt'ring ore,
A silver saint, or golden god.
5 0 Israel, make the Lord thy hope,
T'hy help, thy refuge, and thy rest!
The Lord shall build thy ruins up,
And bless the people and tihe priest.
6 The dead no more can speak thy praise,
They dwell in silence, in the grave;
Btit, whilst we live, we'll sing thy grace,
And tell the world thy pow'r to save.
WATrrs.
PSALM CXVI.  Common Mletre.   2
Praise for JDeliverance from Distress.
1 WVHA T shall I render to my God,
Fpr all his kindness shown? 
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lly feet shall visit thine abode,
My songs address thy throne.
2 Among the saints who fill thy house,
My off'rings shall be paid;
There shall my zeal perform the vows
My soul in anguish made.
3 How much is mercy thy delight,
Thou ever blessed God!
Howv dear thy servants in thy sight!
Howv precious is their blood!
4 How happy all thy servants are!
How great thy grace to me!
My life which thou hast made thy care,
Lord, I devote to thee.
5 llere, in thy courts, I leave my vow,
Anid thy rich grace record;
\VXitness, ye saints, who hear me now,
If I forsake the Lord.
WATTS.
PSALM CXVII. Short.Metre.
Praise to God from all Nations.
I'THY name, Almighlty Lord,
Shall sound through distant lands;
Great is thy grace, and sure thy word,
Thy truth for ever stands.
2 Far be thine honours spread;
. Long may thy praise endure,
Till morning light and ev'ning shade
Shall be exchang'd no more.
WVATTS,
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PSALM CXVIII. v. 18, 19. 1st Part. C. M. A
Recovery from Sickness.
1 SO V'El I G N of life, I owln thy hand
In ev'ry chast'ning stroke;
And whilst I smart beneath thy rod,
Thy presence I invoke.
2 To thee, in my distress [ cry'd,
''Thy mercy lent an ear
Thy pow'rful word my life prolong'd,
And brought salvation near.
S3 Unfold, ye gates of righteousness,
That, with the pious throng,
I mnay record my solemn vows,
And tune my grateful song.
4 Praise to the Lord, whose gentle hand
RciVenwes our lab'ririg breath;
Praise to the Lord, -who makes his saints
'I'riurnpha.nt in their death.
.3   y God, in that appointed hour,
'rhe heLv'nily world display;
WNYhere sin and death shall have no rlace,
And teatrs be wip'd away.
, T'here, whilst the nations of the bless'd
With rapture sing around;
My  antl-hemns to deliv'ring grace
In loftier strains shall sound.
DODDRIT)GF., with variation.
PSALM  CXVIII.   Sec. Part.    C. ll.   A
For the I.ord's Day.
I TH is is the day the Lord hath mnade?
e calls the hours his own;
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Let le'av'n rejoice, let eath ble glad,
And praise surround thy throne.
2 This day, the Saviour left the dead,
And Satan's empire fell;
This day, the saints his triumph spread,,.
And all his wonders tell.
3 Hosianna to th' anointed King,
To David's holy Son!
Save us, 0- Lord, descend and bring
Salvation from thy throne.
4 Blest be the Lord, who comes to men
WVith messages of grace;
Who comes in God, his Father's name,
To save our sinful race.
5 Hosanna in the highest strains
The church on earth can raise!
The highest heav'ns in vwhichl he reigns
Shall give him nobler praise.
WA T TY S.
PSALM  CXVIII.    Short Metre.    x
Salvation by Christ.
I BEHO L D the Corner-Stone,
Which Qod in Zion lays,
"To build our heav'nly hopes upon,
And his eternal praise!
2 The Jewish scribe and priest
Reject it with disdain;
Yet on this Rock shall Zion rest,
And envy rage in vain.
3 I'The work, 0 Lord, is thine,
And wNondrous in our eyes
This day declares it all divine;
This day did Jesus rise.
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4 How glorious is the day,
By our Redeemner made!
Let us rejoice, and sin.g, and pray,
Let all the church be glad.
5 Hosanna to the Kilng
Of David's royal blood!
Bless him; ye saints,, he coniles to bring
Salvation from your Gocl.
6 We bless thy holy word,
NV hich all this grace displays;
And offer oti thine altar, Lord,
Our sacrifice of praise.
WATTS.
PSALM CXIX.  First Part. C.'LI. 2 or b
TIm Happiness of a virttuous Life.
1 How bless'd are they who always keep
The pure and perfect way;
'Vho never from the sacred paths
Of God's commandments stray!
2 How bless'd, wvho to his rigl-hteous laws
Have still obedient been,
And have with huimble fervent zeal
His favour soutight to win!
3 Such men their utnmost cauttionI use
To shun each wvicked deed;
But in the path Wkhich he directs
Vith conistant c',re proccec.
4 Thou strictly hast enjoin'd ius, Lord,
To learni thy, sacred w,ill,
And all our diligence employ
Thy statutes to fulfil.
5 0 then that thy most holy will
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And we the course of all our life
By thy direction guide!
6 Then with assurance should we walk
From all confusion free,
Convinc'd, with joy, that all our ways
With thy commands agree.
TATE.
PSALM CXIX.  Sec. Part.  Common Metre.  b
The Danger attending Youth.
1 INDULGENT God, with pitying eye
The sons of men survey;
And see how youthful sinners sport
In a destructive way.
2 In pleasure's fow'ry path they tread,
On future years presume,
Although ten thousand snares are spread,
To snatch them to the tomb.
.3 Redrice, O Lord, their wand'ring mind,
Amus'd with airy dreams,
That heav'nly wisdom may dispel
Their visionary schemes.
4 With holy caution may they walk,
And make thy word their guide;
Till each, the danger safely past,
On Zion's hill abide.
I) DODDRIDG E, wiith variation.
PSALM CXIX. Third Part. Cornm. Metre. b
Repentance and Obediene.
I T HoU art my portion, O  my God!
Soon as I know thy way,
My heart prepares t' obey thy word,
And suffers no delay. 
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2 1 choose the path of heav'nly truth,
And glory in my choice;
Not all the riches of the earth
Canl make me so rejoice.
3 The testimonies of thy grace
I set before my eyes;
Thence I derive my daily strength,
And there my comfort lies.
4 If e'er I wander from thy path,
I think upon my ways,
Then turn my feet to thy commands,
And trust thy pard'ning grace.
5 If thou incline this wand'ring heart
Thy precepts to fulfil;
Thein, till nly mortal life shall end,
I shall pertorm thy will.
WATTS.
PSALM CXIX. 4th Part. C. M/. - or b
Instruction from Scripture.
i THY word is like a heav'nly light,
Which guides us all the day;
And through the dangers of the night,
- A lamp to lead our way.
'A When once it enters to the mind, 
It spreads such light abroad,
The meanest souls instruction find,
And raise their thoughts to God.
3 The starry heav'ns thy rule obey,
The earth preseirves her place;
In nature's volume, night and day,
Thy pow'r and kiUl we trace.
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4 But in thy law and gospel, Lord,
Are lessons more divine;
Not earth stands firmer than thy word,
Nor stars so nobly shine.
5 Thy word is everlasting truth,
How pure is ev'ry page!
That holy 1)ook sh-all guide our youtls,
And well support our age.
VATT.
PSALAI  CXIX.   Fifth Part.   Loing.Ie.rei
Godly Sorrow for the Sins of Men.
] ARISE, my tender thoughts, arise;
Let torrents drown my weeping eyes;
And thou, my heart, withl anguish feel
Those evils which tl-,ou caust not heal,
2 See human beings sunk in shame;
See scandals pour'd on Jesus' name 
See God insulted through his Son,
The world abus'd, the soul undone.
3 My heart w-ith rev'rence hears thy wordcl
And trembles at thy threat'nings Lord;
I know the wretched, dreadful end,
Td'which their careless steps descend.
4 My God, the mour'nfiill scene I view  WVith horror and with pity too;
O could my sympathy reclaim
The wretches from destructive flame!
5 But feeble my compassion proves;
It can but weep, were most it loves  Thy own all-saving grace employ,
And turn these drops of grief to joy.
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PSALM 119.
PSAL'I CXIX.   Sixth Part.  C. 2,'.  - or b
Delight in the Word of God.
I O H ow I love thy holy law!
'Tis daily mny delight;
And thence my meditations draw
Divine advice by night.
2? My waking eyes prevent the day,
I'o meditate thly word;
Mv soul vith longing mnelts awvay,
TI'o hear thy gospel, Lord.
3 \When midnight darklness veils tie skies,
I call tlhy words to mind;
My thoughts in warm devotion rise,
And God's acceptance find.
4 Howv (doth thy word my heart cnigage!
How well employ my tongue!
It cheers my tiresome pilgrimage,.
And yields a heav'nly song!
5 Am I a stranger, or at home,
'Tis my continual feast;
Not honey dropping from the comb
So much allures the taste.
6 No treasures so entich thle mind,
Nor shall thy word be sold
For loads of silver well refin'd,
Nor heaps of shining gold.
7 When nature sinks and spirits dr
Thy promises of grace
Are pillars to support my hope,
And elevate mny praise.
WAT T,S
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176       PSALNI 119.
PSALM CXIX. 7th Part. C. AL. x or b
The Variety and Comfort of the Divine Word.
1 LORD, I have made thy word my choice,
Thy statutes all are just;
They make my noblest pow'rs rejoic, a
And mortify my lust.
2 Thy precepts often I survey,
And keep thy laws in sight,
Through all the business of the day    To form my actions right.
3 And when my spirit takes her fill
From fountains so divine,
Not mighty men, that share the spoil,
Have joy compar'd to mine.
4 I read the hist'ries of thy love,
And keep thy grace in sight;
Whilst through the promises 1 rove
With ever new delight.
5'Tis like a land of wealth unknown,
Where living springs arise;
Seeds of immortal bliss are sown,
And hidden glory lies:
6 Trhe best relief that mourners have
It makes our sorrows blest;
Our fairest hope beyond the grave,
And our eternal rest.
WATTS.
PSALM CXIX. 8th Part. C. Mi. * or b
The Perfection of Scripture.
1 LET all the heathen writers join
To form  one perfect book;
Great God, ifonce compared with thine
ow0 mean their Wiitiiwrv!oc-!
PSALM 119.
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PSALM 119.                    177
2 Not the most perfect rules they gave
Could shiv one sin forgiv'n,
Nor lead a step beyond the grave;
But thine co[duct to hleav'n.
3 I've seen an end of what We call
Perfection, here below;
How short the pow'rs of nature fill,
And can no fatrthler go.
4 But thy commands, 0 righteous Lord!
Pervade the heart within
Thy perfect law, exceeding broad,
Detects the secret sin.
5 In vain we boast perfection here,
While sin defiles our frame,
And sinks our virtues down so far,
They scarce deserve the namne.
6 Our faith,' and love, and ev'ry grace,
Fall far below thy word;
But perfect truth and righteousness
Dwell only wvith the Lord.
WATA s, varied.
PSALM CXIX.  9th Part.  C. M.  M or b
Desire of Divine Know-le(lge.
I TaHY mercies fill the earth, O Lord,
How great thy works appear!
Open mny eyes to read thy word,
Anid see thy wonders there.
2 My flesh, by thy creating hands,
s form'd with care and skill;
O make mie learn thy just coinmandi,
That I may themn futiil!
3 Since I'm a stranger here below,.
Be thou my constant giide;
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Direct the way my feiet shall go,
Nor let me turn aside.
4 If thou to me thy statutes she%B
And heav'nly truth impart,
Thy work for ever I'll pursue,
Thy law shall rule my heart.
5 From those vain objects turn my sight
Which this false world displays;
But give me heav'nly pow'r and light,
To tread thy righteous ways.
TATE and WATTS.
PSALM CXIX.  loth Part.  C. 1.I    b
Breathing after Holiness.
1 -O TH AT the Lord would guide my ways,
To keep his statutes still!
O that my God would grant me grace
To know and do his will!
2 Send thy good Spirit, Lord, to write
Thy law upon my heart;
Nor let my tongue indulge deceit,
Nor act the liar's part.
3 From vanity turn off my eyes;
Let no corrupt design,
Nor covetous desires, arise
Within this soul of mine.
4 Order my footsteps by thy word,
And make umy heart sincere;
Let sin have no dominion, Lord,
But keep my conscience clear.
5 My soul hath gone too far astray,
My feet too often slide;
O bring me back to virtue's way,
And be thy truth my guide!
PSALM 119.
178 
6 Make me to walk in thy comma
'Tis a delightful road;
Nor let my head, or heart, or ha
Offend against my God.
WATTS.
PSALM CXIX.  11th Part.  C. M.    b
Holy Resolutions.
0  T 11 AT thly statutes ev'ry hour
Might dwell upon my mind!
Thence I derive a quick'ning pow'r,
And daily comfort find.
'I Thy vord shall dwell upon my heart,
To keep me pure within,
And be an everlasting guard
Fromi cevry rising sin.
S To nmeditate thy precepts, Lord,
Shall be my swveet employ;
My soul shall ne'er forget thy word,
'hy word is all my joy.
4 How would I run in thy conmands,
If thou my heart discharge
Flroin sin's deceit and folly's bands,
Andcl set my feet at large!
:I My lips with courage shall'declare
T;hy statutes and thy name
I'll speak tlhy word, though tyrants hecr,
Nor yield to sinfutl shamne.
6 Depart fron mne, ye wicked race,
\'Vhose lhands and hearts are ill;
I love my God, I love his ways,
Anl must obey his will.
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180            PSALM 119.
PSALM CXIX. 12th Part. C. M,.
The Benefit of Afflictions.
I C o N S I  E R all my sorrows, Lord,
And thy deliv'rance send;
My soul for thy salvation waits;
Wlicn will my troubles end!
2 Yet I have found'tis good for me
To bear my Father's rod;
Afflictions nmake me learn the law,
And reverence mily God.
3 7'his is the comnfort i enjoy,
WVhen newV distress bregins;
I read thy word, I rlun thy ways,
And hate mny former sins.
4 Had not thy word been nMy deliglht.
Wheen earthly joys were fled,
My soul, oppress'd wvitLh sorrow's wcigilt
HIad sunk among the dead.
5 I know thy.judgnmeuts, Lord, are right.
Though they may seem severe;
In all the sLuff'rings I endure,
Thy grace and love appear.
6 Before I knew thy chast'niiig rod,
My feet were apt to stray;
But now I learn to keep thly word,
Nor wander from thy way.
IVAT 1S-.
PSALM CXIX.   1Sth Part.  C. M.   b
Prayer for quickening Grace.
1 My soul lies cleaving to the dust,
Lord, give me life divine;
PSALM 119.
180
b 
181
From vain desires, and ev'ry lust.
Turn off these eyes of minie.
2 I need the influence of thy grace,
To speed me in my way;
Lest I should loiter in my race,
Or turn my feet astray.
3 When sore afflictions press me down,
I need thy quick'ning pow'rs;
Thy word, that I have rested on,
Shall help my heaviest hours.
4 Are not thy mercies sov'reign still?
And thou a faithful God?
Wilt thou not grant me warmer zeal,
To run the heav'nly road?
5 Does not my heart thy precepts love?
And long to see thy face?
And yet how slow my spirits move,
Without enliv'ning grace!
6 Then shall I love thy gospel more,
And ne'er forget thy word,
When I have felt its quick'ning pow'r,
To draw me near the Lord.
WATTS.
PSALM CXIX.   14th Part.  L. M.   b
Afflictions sanctified.
I FATHER, I bless thy gentle hand;
How kind was thy chastising rod,
That forc'd my conscience to a stand,
And brought my wand'ing soul to God!
2 Foolish and vain, I went astray,
Ere I had felt thy scourges, Lord;.
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I left my guide, and lost my way;
But now I love and keep thy wiord.
3'Tis good for me to wvear the yoke,
For pride is apt to rise and swell;
'Tis good to bear my Father's stroke,
That I may learn his statutes well.
4 The law that issues from thy mouth,
Shall raise my cheerful passions more
Than all the treasures of the south,
Or western hills of golden ore.
5 Thy hands have made my mortal frame,
Thy Spirit form'd my soul within;
Teach me to love thy holy name,
And guard me safe from ev'ry sin.
6 Then those who love and fear the Lord,
In my salvation shall rejoice;
For I have trusted in thy word,
And make thy grace my only choice.
WATTS.
PSALM CXX.  Comnmon Metre.
Complaint against Enemies.
1 T  ou God of love, thou ever blest,
Pity my suff'ring state;
When wvilt thou set my soutil at rest
From men who love deceit?
2 Ah, wo is me, to have mny seat
Among the sons of strife!
Perpetual insult doom'd to meet,
From men of restless life.
3 Oh might I fly to change my place,
I'd rather choose to roam
In some wide, lonesome wilderness,
To find a silent home!
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b 
4 Peace is the blessing that I seek, 
And friendly terms prepare;
But when to them of peace I speak,
They all for war declare.
5 New passions still their souls engage,
And keep their malice strong;
What shall be done to curb thy rage,
O thou provoking tongue!
6 Should deadly arrows strike thee through,
Strict justice would approve;
But I had rather spare my foe,
And melt his heart with love.
WATTS alnd MERRICK.
PSALM CXXI. CQmmonJl Metre. a orb
Divine Preservation.
1 FROM Zion's hill my help descends;
To God I lift mine eyes;
My strength alone on him depends,
Who built the earth and skies.
2 He, ever watchful, ever nigh,
Forbids my feet to slide;
No sleep nor slumber seals the eye
Of Israel's faithful Guide.
3 He will sustain my feeble pow'rs
With his almighty arm;
And watch my most unguarded hours
Against all fatal harm.
4 Thlen let my soul securely rest,
My guardian is the Lord;       [blest,
His pow'r, which makes my slumbers
ProtectiQon will afford.
PSALM 121.
183 
184            PSALM 121.
5 Nor scorching sun, nor sickly moon,
Will he permit to smite;
He shields my head from burning noon,
From noxious damps by night.
6 At home, abroad, in peace, in war,
God will my litfe defend;
Conduct me free front ev'ry snare,
Safe to my journey's end.
TATE, WATTS and MERRICK.
PSALM CXXI.   Ilallelujah Metre.,   or b
Divine Preservation.
1 To God I lift my eyes,
From whom is all my aid:
The God who built the skies,
And earth's foundation laid.
God is the tow'r
To which I fly;
His grace is nigh
In ev'ry hour.
2 My feet shall never slide,
And fall in fatal snares,
Since God, my heav'nly guide,
Will dissipate my fears.
Those wakeful eyes
Which never sleep,
Shall Israel keep,
When dangers rise.
3 No burning heat by day,
Nor blast of ev'ning air,
Shall take my health away,
If God lbe with me there.
184
PSALM 121. 
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Thou art my light
And thou my shade,
T''o guard my head,
By day or night.
4 Hast thou not promis'd, Lord,
To save my soul from death?
And I can trust thy word,
To keep my mortal breath.
I'll go and come,
Nor fear to die,
Till from on high
Thou call me home.
I'VATTS.
Common Metre.  X
For the Lord's-Day Morning.
1 BE H O L D the rising dawn appear,
Which calls our willing feet
To( tread thy courts, O  God! and here
Our solemn praise repeat.
2 Fair Zion's gates are our delight;
Within her walls we stand;
And all her happy sons unite
In friiendship's sacred band.
3 We love the place where Zion's Lord
Is pleas'd to shew his face;
Here he proclaims his holy word,
And here accepts our praise.
4 With rev'rend awe and godly fear,
We bow before thy throne;
For thou the fervent pray'r wilt hear,
Through thy beloved Son.
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PSALM 122.
185
PSALM CXXII. 
186            PSALM 122.
5 Peace be within this hallow'd place,
And joy a constant guest;
WVith holy gifts and heav'nlly grace,
Be her attendants blest.
6 Our souls shall pray for Zion still,
While life or breath remains;
For here our friends and brethren dwell,
And here our Saviour reigns.
WATTS and MERRICK, united and varied.
PSALM  CXXII.   Particular Metre.   I
The Pleasure of Publick Worship.
I    How does my heart rejoice,
To hear the publick voice,
"Come, let us seek our God to-day!"
Yes, with a cheerful zeal,
WVe'll haste to Zion's hilly
And there our vows and honours pays
2   Zion, thrice happy place!
Adorn'd with wondrous grace,
And walls of strength enclose thee round;
In thee our tribes appear,
To pray, and praise, and hear
'Ihe sacred gospel's joyful sound.
3 Here David's holy Son,
Hath plac'd his royal throne,
He sits for grace and judgment here;
He bids the saints be glad,
He makes the wicked sad;
But humble souls rejoice with fear~
4   May peace attend thy gate,
And-joy within thee wait,
To bless the soul of Cy'ry guest;
PSALM 12'.
186 
PSALM 123.                   187
The man who seeks thy peace,
And wishes thine increase,
A thousand blessings on him rest!
5  My tongue repeats her vows,
"Peace to this sacred house,"
For here my friends and brethren dwell;
And since my glorious God
Makes thee his blest abode,
My soul shall ever love thee well.
WATTS.
Common  Mletre.    b
Pleading with Submission.
1 0 TH O U, whose grace and justice reign,
Enthron'd above the sky;
To thee our hearts would tell their pain,
To thee we lift our eye.
2 As servants watch their master's hand,
And dread the stern rebuke;
Or maids before their mistress stand,
And wait the peaceful look:
3 So for our sins we justly feel
Thy righteous hand, O God;
Yet wait the gracious moment still,
Till thou remove thy rod.
4 Those who in ease and pleasure live,
Our daily groans deride;
And thy delays of mercy give
Fresh courage to their pride.
5 Our foes insult us; but our hope
In thy compassion lies:
This thought shall bear our sp'rit up,
That God will noqt despise. 
WATTS.
I PSALM CXXIII. 
PSALM CXXIV,   Long Metre.    x
Deliverance from Enemies.
HAD not the Lord, may Israel say,
Had not the Lord maintain'd our side,
When men, to make our lives a prey,
Rose like the swelling of the tide;
2 The swelling tide had stopp'd our breath,
So fiercely did tie billows roll;
We had been swallowv'd deep in death;
The waters had o'erwhelm'd our soul.
3 We leap for joy, we shout and sing,
Who just escap'd the fatal stroke;
So flies the bird with lively wing,
When once the fowler's snare is broke.
4 For ever blessed be the Lord,
Who broke the fowler's deadly snare;
Who sav'd us from the threat'ning swnord,
And made our lives his wAatlchftil care.
5 Our help is in Jehovalh's name,
Who form'd the earth and built the skies
Whlo still upholds all nature's frame,
And guards his church with wakeful eyes.
WATT'S.
'; PSALM CXXV.   Commion Metrce   A or b
Trial and Safety.
1 UN s H A K EN as the sacred hill,
And firm as mountains be,
When tempests rise, the soul shall stand
That trusts, O Lord, in thee.
2 As lofty mountains stood to guard
Fair Salem's happy ground;
So God's almighty pow'r and love
F.nclose his church around.
PSALM  124, 125. 
PSALM 126.                      189
3 Thlough li he permit the tyrant's rod
T' inflict a chast'ning stroke;
Yet, lest it wound the soul tco deep,
Its fury shall be broke.
4 The Lord will gently deal with those,
Whose filial love and fear,
Whose faith, and hope, and ev'ry grace,
Proclaitn their hearts sincere.
WATT-S, varied.
PSALM CXXVI. Comnmon Metre. A
Remarkable Deliverance.
1 WHEN God reveal'd his gracious name,
And chang'd our mournful state,
Our rapture seem'd a pleasing dream,
The work appear'd so great.
2 "Great is the work," our brethren cry'd,
And own'd the pow'r divine;
"Great is the work," our souls reply'd,
"And be the glory thine."
3 The Lord can clear the darkest skies,
Can give us day for night;
Make drops of sacred sorrow rise
To rivers of delight.  -
4 Let those who sow in sadness, wait
Till the fair harvest come;
They shall confess their sheaves are great,
And shout the blessings home.
5 The seed, though buried long in dust,
Will not deceive their hope;
The precious grain cannot be lost,
For grace ensures the crop.   WAT.
W~tTT$
PSALM 126.
189 
190         PSALM  1275 128.
PSALM CXXVII.  Cotmmon Metre.  t or b
Success and Prosperity friom God.
1 IF God, to build the house deny,
The builders work in vain;
Cities without his watchful eye
An useless guard maintain D
2 In vain we rise before the day,
And late to rest repair;
Allow no respite to our toil,
And eat the bread of care.
3 But if we trust our Father's love,
And in his ways delight,
He'll give us needful food by day,
And quiet sleep by night.
4 Then children, relatives, and friends
Shall real blessings prove;
And all the earthly joys he sends
Be crown'd with hlieav'nly love.
TATE and WATTS, with addition.
PSALM CXXVIII.  Long Metre.
Family Duties and Blessings.
I BLEST is the man who fears the Lord,
And walks by his unerring word;
Comfort and peace his days attend,
And God will ever prove his friend.
2 To him wilo condescends to dwell
With saints ill their obscurest cell,
Be our domestic altars rais'd,
And daily let his name be prais'd.
3 FTo him may each assembled house
Present their night and morning vows 
PSALM 127, 128.
190
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Their servants and their rising race
Be taught his precepts and his grace.
4 Then shall the charms of wedded love
Still more delightful blessings prove;
And parents' hearts shall overflow
With joys that parents only know.
5 When nature droops, our aged eyes
Shall see our children's children rise;
Till, pleas'd and thankful, we remove,
And join the family above.
DODDRIDGE and MERRICK, united and varied.
PSALM CXXIX.  Long Metre. x  orb
(A new version.)
The Counrsels of Enemnies disappointed.
I How often have our restless foes
Their arts employ'd to vex our land!
But God did kindly interpose;
His pow'r hathl made our feet to stand.
2 By subtle wiles as dark as night,
Their malice lay awhile conceal'd;
But soon the mischief sprang to light,
And all their projects stood reveal'd.
3 WVith pride and pow'r and lifted hand,
They dealt their vengeful blows around;
Our backs were like the fiurtow'd land,
When ploughmen break the stubborn
4 But secret arts, and open force,      [groun.
Have never mov'd our steadfast feet;
His justice still maintains its course,
And he will all their plots defeat.
.) Like'vither'd grass their hopes shall fade,
Nor God nor man their counsels bless;
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No friendly hand shall lend them aid,
No tongue shall wish them good success.
PSALM CXXX.  Common Metre.    b
Repentance and Pardon.
1 LORD, shlouldst thou call us to thy bar,
Should thine impartial hand
Avenge our sins against thy law,
What mortal flesh could stand!
2 But sov'reign mercy dwells with thee,
Hope dawns anmidst our fears;
Divine forgiveness, large and free,
Shall wipe our flowing tears.
3 On thee alone, our souls would wait,
And in thy word would stay;
Thy promises can light create,
And turn our night to day.
4 Just as the guards that keep the night
Long for the morning skies,
Watch the first beams of breaking light,
And meet them with their eyes:
5 So wait our souls to see thy grace,
And, more intent than they,
Meet the first op'nings of thy face,
And find a brighter day.
6 Let contrite sinners on the Lord,
With humble hope recline;
Justice and mercy, in his word,
Harmoniously combine.
7 Unnumber'd though our sins appear,
And fill our hearts with pain;
Thy boundless love dispels our fear,
And cleanses ev'ry stain.
WATTS and STEE1,E,. 
PSAiI 1O, 131.                 13
PSALM CXXX.  Lonzg Mletre.
Pardoning Gi-ace.
1 FROM deep distress and troubled thoughts,
To thee, my God, I raise my cry;
If thou severely mark our faults,
What flesh could stand before thine eye!
2 But thou hast set thy throne of grace
Free to dispense thy pardons there;
That sinners may approach thy face,
And hope and love, as well as fear.
3 As the benighted pilgrims wait,
And longf and wish for breaking day;
So waits nmy sotil before thly gate;
When wvill lny GOod his face display?
4  My trust is fix'd uipon thy word,
Nor shall I trust tiry word ini vain;
Let mouLrning souls ad'tdress the Lord,
And find relief from  all their pain.
5 Great is his love, and large his grace,
Through thle redemption of his Son;
He turns ou,r feet frorn sinful way~,
And pardons what our hands have done.
.           W.TVATTS,
PSALM  CXXXI.  Commnon Metre.   b
ilumility an(d Contentment.
1 Is there ambition in my:jeart?
Search, gracious God, and see;
Or, do I act a hiauglity part?
Lord, I appeal to thee.
2 Drive froum tlhe confines of my heart
All discontent and pride;
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PSALM 130, 131.
193
b 
: 11-., 32.
Nor iet me, in erroneous paths,
With thoughtless sinners glide.
S Whate'er thine all discerning eye
Sees for thy creature fit,
I'll bless the good, and to the ill
Contentedly submit.
4 With humble pleasure let me view
The prosp'rous and the great;
Malignant envy let me fly,
And odious self-conceit.
5 Let not despair nor fell revenge
Be to my bosom known;
O give me tears for others' wo,
And patience for my own!
6 Feed me with necessary food,
I ask not wealth or fame;
But give me eyes to view thy works,
And sense to praise thy name.
7 May my still days obscurely pass,
Without remorse or care;
And let me for the parting hour
Incessantly prepare.
B. WIi.LTAMS'S Collection.
PSALMI CXXXII.  Comnmon M/etre.   a
The Jewish and Christian Churches compared.
I THE  Lord in Zion plac'd his name,
His ark was settled there;
To Zion the whole nation came 
To worship thrice a year.
2 Thither from Canaan's utmost ends,
The favour'd tribes resort;
And God his sure protection lends,
While they approach his court.
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PSALM 133.                    195
3 But we have no such lengths to go,
Nor such a tedious road;
WVhere'er thy saints assemble now,
There is a house of God.
4 Arise, 0 King of grace! arise,
And enter to thy rest;
Lo, thy church waits with longing eyes,
Thus to be oxrai'd and blest.
5 Enter with all thy glorious train,
Thy Spirit and thy word;
All that the ark did once contain
Could no such grace afford.
6 Here, mighty God, accept our vows,
Here let thy praise be spread;
Bless the provisions of thy house,
And fill thy poor with bread.
WAT TS, varied.
PSALM CXXXIII.  Short Metre. 
Brotherly Love.
1 BL EST are the sons of peace,
Whose hearts and hopes are one;
Whose kind designs to serve and please
Through all their actions run!
o! Blest is the pious house,
Where zeal and friendship meet;
Their songs of praise, their mingled vows,
Make their communion sweet.
3 Thus on the heav'nly hills
The saints are blest above;
Where peace like morning dew distils,
And all the air is love.
WATTS.
PSALM 133.
195 
19G   __  PSALM 134, 135.
PSALM  CXXXIV.             Long MlIetre.
Daily and nighltly Devotion.
1 YE servants of th' eternal King,
Your grateful hymns in triumph sing;
Ye who attend his courts by day,
And in the night your homage pay.
2 9Behold the sun, obedient still
To execute his Maker's will!
Thie silver moon and planets roll
In silence round the glowing pole.
3 As they dispense their steady rays,
Like them, be constant in his praise 
Like them harmoniously join
To celebrate the hand divine.
4 And may that God whose pow'r has made
This earth, and heav'n's wide arch display'd,
From sacred Zion bid you prove
The blessings of his boundless love.
Partly from ME RRICK.
PSALM CXXXV.   Common Metre.,
Praise to the true and living God.
I AWAKE, ye saints, to praise your King -
Your noblest passions raise;       "
The pious pleasure while you sing,
Increasing withl the praise.
2 Great is the Lord, and works of might
His majesty declare;
But still his saints are near his sight,
And find a parent's care.
.3 Heav'n, earth and sea confess his hband.
He bids the vapours rise;
PSALM 134, 135.
196
A, 
'SAYL 136.          19
Lightning and storm, at his command,
Sweep through the vaulted skies.
4 All pow'r that kings or gods have claim'd
Is found with himn alone;
But heathen gods should ne'er be nam'd
Where our Jehovah's known.
5 Which of the stocks or stones they trust
Can give them show'rs of rain?
In vain they pray to glitt'ring dust,
And worship gold in vain.
6 But ye who know the living God,
Serve him with holy fear;
He makes his church his blest abode,
And claims your homage here.
WATTS, varied.
PSALM CXXXVI. Long Mletreo
Creation, Providence, and Grace.
1 GivE to our God immortal praise,
Mercy and truth are all his ways;
Wonders of grace to God belong;
Repeat his mercies in your song.
2 Give to the Lord of lords renown,
The King of kings with glory crown;
His mercies never shall decay,
Though lords and kings shall pass away,
3 He built the earth, he spread the sky,
And fix'd the starry lights on high:
Wonders of grace to God belong,
Repeat his mercies in your song.
4 He gives the sun his cheering light,
Jie bids the moon direct the night;
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197
A 
His mercies never shall decay,
Though suns and moons shall pass awnay.
5 He sent his Son with pow'r to save,
From sin and darkness and the grave:
Wonders of grace to God belong;
Repeat his mnercies in your song.
6 Through this vain world lIe guides our feet,
And leads us to his heav'nly seat:
His mercies ever shall endure,
When this vain world shall be no more.
VArTTS,
PSALM CXXXV 1.  Halleiuvah A1ctre.:.
1 To God, the mighty Lord,
Your joyful thanks repeat;
To him due praise afftrl,
As good as he is great.
For God does prove
Our constant fricnd;
His boundless love
Shall never end.
2 To him, whose wondrous pow'i:
All other go(s obey;
Whom earthly kings adore,
This' grateful homa,ge pas..
For God will prove
Our constant iiiend;
His boundless lovt
Shall never ends.
3 By his Alminighlty hand 
Stupendous works are wrought
The heav'ns by his command
Were to perfection brought.'
This God will prove
Our constant friend;
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____    PSALM  136. ______   19cJ
HIis boundless love
Shihail never end.
4 Throucgh heav'n he doth display
Thie radiant orbs of light;
The sun to rule by day,
The moon and stars by night.
This God will prove
Our constant friend;
His boundless love
Shaill never end.
5 He spread the ocean round
About the spacious land;
And made the solid ground
Above the vwaters stand.
This God will prove
OuLr constant friend;
His boundless love 
Shall never enid.
Hfle doth the food supply,
On which all creatures live;
T'o God, whlo reigns on high,
Eternal praises give.
T'his God will prove
OuLr constant friend;
Htis boundless love
Shall iinever end.
TA TTE.
PSALM  CXXXVI.:I1 Sevens Aletre.  A
The Perfections antid Providenice of Go;d.
I,IFT your voice, and ttnan:l —ul sing
Praises to your heav'inly King;
For his blessings far extend,
And his mercy kinows no end.
PSALM7vl.16.
199 
2Q()        PSALM 137.
2 Be the Lord your only theme,
Who of gods is God supreme;
He to whom all lords beside
Bow the knee, their faces hide:
3 vVho asserts his just command,
By the wonders of his hand;
He whose wisdom, thron'd on high,
Built the mansions of the sky:
4 He who bade the wat'ry deep
In appointed bounds to keep,
Aid the stars that gild the pole
Through unmeasur'd ether roll.
5 Thee, O sun, whose pow'rful ray
Rules the empire of the day;
You, O moon and stars, whose lig
Cheers the darkness of the night.
6 He with food sustains, O earth,
All which claim from thee their b
For his blessings wide extend,
And his mercy knows no end.
MBiRITCK.
PSALM CXXXVII. Common JlIetre. b
(A new version.)
Captivity.
1 FAR from our friends and country dear
In hostile lands we moan;
No tender hand to wipe the tear,
Which flows with ev'ry groan.
2 Our foes insulting mock our grief,
And sport with our complaints;
No mercy prompts to give relief,
Though!aguld mi'ry faint~s,
PSALM 137.
200 
____   _   PSALM 138.              201
3 In retrospective scenes employ'd,
\We think on former days;
WVhen peaceful Sabbaths we enjoy'd,
And all our work was praise.
4 But now, of liberty depriv'd,
In solitude confin'd,
In vain we seek the word of life,
To feed the starving mind.
5 To thee, O Lord, we lift our eye,
To thee, our cause commend;
Thou hear'st the mourning pris'ner's sigh,
Thou art the suff'rer's friend.
6 We seek no vengeance on our foes,
But put our trust in thee;
0 let thy niercy interpose,
And set thy captives free!
PSALM CXXXVII.' Common Metre.  A
A Song of Praise.
1 To thee, my God, my heart shall bring
The lively grateful song;
Attending crowds shall hear me sing,
With rapture on my tongue.
2 -Amidst the glories of thy name,
Thy truth exalted shines;
A faiithful God, thy words proclaim
in everlasting lines.
3 iTh' eternal God looks kindly down
On pious humble souls;
But from afar his piercing frown
The sons of pride controls.
4 Thou, Lord, wilt all my hopes fulfil,
FTo thee the work belongs;
PSALM 138.
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202           PSALM  138.
Let endless mercy guide me still,
And tune my grateful songs.
MRS. STEELE.
PSALM CXXXVIII. L. IM.
Itestoring and preserving Mercy.
1 \WVITH all mny pow'rs of heart and tongue,
I'll praise my Maker in miy song;
While holy zeal directs my eyes
To thy fair temple in the skies.
2 I'll sing thy truth and mercy, Lord,
I'll sinig the wonders of thy word;
Not all thy works and names below
So much thy pow'r and glory show.
3 The God of heav'n maintains his state,
Frowns on the impious, proud and great;'
Butt from his throne descends to see
The sons of humble poverty.
4 Amidst a thousand snares I stand,
Uphlleld and guarded by thy hand;
Thry words my fainting soul revive,
And keep my dying faith alive.
5 Grace will complete what grace begins
To save firom sorrows or from sins;
rhe work which wisdom undertakes,
Eternal mercy ne'er forsakes.
WVA TTS.
PSALMd CXXXVIII.  ver. 3, 5. S. JM. 9
Spiritual Strength and Joy.
1 MY soul, review the time
In which my God I sought;
I cry'd aloud for aid divine,
And aid divine he brought
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AiY 139.           203
2 Through all my fainting heart,
His secret vigour spread;
To me his strength he did impart,
And rais'd my drooping head.
3 Then will I raise my voice,
And formn a cheerful song;
With all the saints I will rejoice,
Who to his courts belong.
4 With them, the path I'll trace,
Which leads to his abode;
And join to sing redeeming grace,
Along the joyful road.
5 Here, flow'rs of Paradise
In rich profusion spring;
There, Zion's lofty tow'rs arise,
The seat of Zion's King.
6 Within those sacred walls,
I shall be ever blest;
I'll follow where my Father calls,
And seek his heav'nly rest..
Altered from DODDRlIDGE.
PSALM CXXXIX. First Part. C. JM      or b
The universal Presence of God.
1 -IN all my vast concerns with thee,
In vain my soul would try
To shun thy presence, Lord, or flee
Trhe notice of thine eye.
2 Thy all-sunrounding sight surveys
My rising and my rest;
My publick walks, my private ways,
And secrets of my breast.
3 My thoughts lie open to the Lord,
Before they're form'd within
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204          PSALM 139.
And ere my lips pronounce the word,
He knows the sense I mean.
4 0 wondrous knowledge, deep and high!
Where cal a creature hide?
WVithin thy circling arms I lie,
Beset on ev'ry side.
5 So let thy grace surround me still,
And like a bulwark prove,
To guard my soul from ev'ry ill,
Secur'd by sov'reign love.
WrATTS.
PSALM CXXXIX.  Sec. Part. C. M. b
The all-seeing Eye of God.
1 LO RD, where shall guilty souls retire,
Forgotten and unknown?
In hell they meet thy dreadfill ire;
In heav'n thy glorious throne.
2 Should I suppress my vital breath,
T' escape the wrath divine,
Thy voice would break the bars of death,
And make the grave resign.
3 If, wing'd with beams of morning light,
I fly beyond the west,
Thy hand, which must support my flight,
Would soon betray my rest.
I If o'er my sins I think to draw
The curtains of the nighlt,
Those flaming eyes which guard thy law
Would turn the shades to light.
5 The beams of noon, the midnight hour,
Are both alike to thee;
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PSALM 139. 
2-.Li.l..
0 may I ne'er distrust that pow'r
From which I cannot flee.
WATTS.
PSALM CXXXIX. 3d Part. C. Mi. * or b
God the Author of our Being.
1 GoD of my life, whose bounteous care,
First gave me pow'r to move;
How shall my grateful heart declare
The wonders of thy love?
2 Thee will I honour, for I stand
The product of thy skill;
The wonders of thy forming hand
Miy admiration fill.
3 WVhilst void of thought and sense, I lay,
DuIst of my parent earth,
TI'hy breath inform'd the sleeping clay,
And call'd m2 into birth.
4 From thee, before my breath begun,
My limbs their fashion took;
And in continuance, ev'ry one
Was wvritten in thy book.
5 Thine eye beheld in perfect view,
The yet unfinish'd plan;
Th' imperfect lines thy pencil drew,
A-.d fonn'd the future man.
60 i.Ay this animated frame,
This work of matchless skill,
Be all devoted to thy name,
And love to do thy will!
B. Williams's Collection, varied.
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PSALM CXXXIX.  4th Part. C. JM. 
Praise for temporal and spiritual Mercies.
1 AMI G H T Y Father, gracious Lord,
Kind Guardian of my days!
My heart thy mercies would record,
Ill grateful songs of praise.
2 In life's first dawn, my tender frame
Was thy indulgent care;
Before I could pronounce thy name,
Or breathe my infant pray'r.
3 WThen reason withl my stature grew,
How flint her brightest ray!
How little of my God I knew!
How apt from thee to stray!
4 When life hung trembling on a breath,
''was thine almighty love
That sav'd me from impending death,
And bade my fears remove.
. How many blessings round me shone,
Where'er I turn'd my eye!
How many past, almnost unknown,
Or unregarded, by!
o Each rolling year new favours brought
From thy exhaustless store;
BuLt ah! in vain my lab'ring thought
Would count thy mercies o'er.
7 Lord, when this mortal frame decays,
And ev'ry weakness dies,
Complete the wonders of thy grace
And raise me to the skies.
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8 Then shall my joyful pow'rs unite,
In more exalted lays;
And join the happy sons3 of light,
In everlasting praise.
Mrs. STEELE.
PSALM CXXXIX.  5th Part.  Long.Metre.      or b
The Formation of Body and Soul.
1 THOU God, by whose command I live,
The tribute of my praise receive;
To thee, O Lord, my life I owe,
And all my joys from thee do flow.
2 Not many suns have form'd the year,
And roll'd their courses round the sphere,
Since thou my shapeless dust survey'd,
In undistinguish'd matter laid.
3 Thy plastick hand my clay refin'd,
Its particles in order join'd;
And, to complete the wondrous whole,
Did stamp thine image on my soul:
4 A soul susceptible of joy,
VrWhich length of time cannot destroy
Though nature claims my vital breath,
It bids defiance still to death.
5 To realms of bliss that soul will soar,
When earth and skies shall be no more
And there, in more exalted lays,
Shall sing my great Creator's praise.
Mrs. CARTrER, varied.
PSALM CXXXIX.  5th Part. C. MJ. a or b
To the Searcher of Hearts.
1 LORD, should I count thy mercies o'er,
How vast the iiumbers rise!
PSALM 139.
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20            PSALM 140.
Beyond the sands that spre'ad the shore,
Or stars that gild the skies.
2 Whene'er I close my eyes to sleep,
These thoughts shall sooth my rest;
And when I wake, they still shall keep
Their place within my breast.
3 Before thine all pervading eyes
I would my soul display;
I scorn to use the least disguise,
But ask thy strict survey. I
4 Does my fond heart some fav'rite sit
Within itself conceal,
0 may a beam of light divine
The hidden guilt reveal!
5 If in the paths of dark deceit
My soul hath gone astray,
0 turn and guide my wand'ring feet
In thy celestial way!
Partly from DoDDRIDIO.
PSALM CXL. Long Metre.
Deliverance from Enemies,
1 GREAT God, our haughty foes repel;
Their rage by pow'r superior quell;
Save us from their vindictive tongue,
And guard us from the hand of wrong.
2 The tongue, by wisdom unsubdu'd,
From bliss its owner shall exclude;
Destruction follows fast behind
The feet to wickedness inclin'd.
3 Our heart has known thee, Lord, prepar'd
The helpless and the poor to guard;
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PSALM 141, 142.
rTo save them fomn oppression's jaws,
And vindicate the injur'd cause.
4 The soul, subjected to thy fear,
With gratitude thy voice shall hear;
Shall bowv their wills to thy command,
And( in thy sight accepted stand.
MERRICK.
PSALM CXLI.  Long Metre.   9 or b
WVatchlfulness and brotherly Reproof.
I LORD, when I call, make haste to hear,
And to my voice incline thine car;
So shall my pray'r like incense rise,
My lifted hands like sacrifice.
'O set upon my lips a guard,
And let my tongue be doubly b,2rr'd!
Let iot my heart to vice  incline,
Nor let my hand in miscl-iefjoin.
S If e'er from wisdom's path I stray,
And walk in sin's delusive way,
Let virtue's friends, severely kind,
Reprove the errors of my mind.
4 Their faithful words, like ointment shed,
Shall never bruise, butt heal my head;
And when I find them press'd with grief,
I'll pray to Heav'n for their relief.
WATTS, MERR'ICK, and DENHAM.
PSALM CXLII.  Long Metre.
Deliverance from Trouble and Sorrow.
1 o To HEE, great God, I will disclose,
In sad recital, all mny woes;
Because thine eyes, with steady view, 
Through sorrow's gloom my steps ptLrsuc
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2 On ev'ry side I cast mine eye,
But found no friend or helper nigh;
No lenient tongue my grief to cheer,
No eye to drop the social tear.
3 Then, mighty God, to thee I cry'd,
In whom I can my hopes confide;
Be thou my refuge w-hile I live,
And when I die, my soul receive.
4 Do thou my prison doors unbar,
So shall my tongue thy love declare;
And righteous men wvith me shall join
To celebrate thy pow'r divine.
VATTS and MERI~CIC, varied.
PSALM  CXLIII.  Long Metre.
Complaint and HIope.
1 HEAR, O my God; with pity hears
My humble, supplicating moan:
In mercy answer all my pray'r,
And  make thy trutth and goodness knowr
2 0 let thy mercy still be nigh;
Should awful justice frown severe,
Before the terror of thine eye,
Wjhat trembling mortal can appear!
3 I call to mind the former days;
Thine ancient works declare thy name,
Thy truth, thy goodness, and thy grace;
And these, O Lord, are still the same.
4 To thee I lift my suppliant hands,
To thee my longing soul aspires;
As cheering show'rs to thirsty lands,
Thy grace can fill these strong desires.
5 Speak to my heart; the gloomy night
Shall vanish, and bright morning break;
b 
In thee I trust, my  guide, my light,
Teach me the path my feet should take.
6 Teach me to do thy sacred will;
Thou art my God, my hope, my stay;
Let thy good Spirit lead me still,
And point the safe, the upright way.
Mrs. STEE-LE.
PSALI CXLIV.  Lon.g Metre.  - or b
Divine Protection, Peace, and Plenty.
1 DEsc END from hleav'n, Almighlty Lord,
And earth shall tremble at thy word;
The smoking hills, with coscious fcar,
Shall owvn their sov'reign Ma-Iker near.
2 ~Whilst thy keen pointed lightnings fly
Like flaming arrows through the sky,l  Our foes, dispers'd, shall rise lio mnore,
Nor dare the terrors of thy powv'r.
3 0 let thy potent arm control
These threat'ning waves that round us roll;
These sons of vanity that rise,
With fraudftil hands and impious lies!
4 Then shall our sons, beneath thy care,
Growv up like plants erect and fair;
Our daughters shall like pillars rise,
WTere splendid buildings charm the eyes.
5 Then plenty shall our stores increase,
Plenty, the lovely child of peace;
The flock its fleecy wealth shall yield,
And pour its thousands o'er the field.
6 The well fed ox shall then afford
His cheerful labours to his lord;
No more shall sons of plunder reigns
Nor sonls of misery complain.
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212           PSALM  145.
7 0 happy people! favour'd state!
Whom such peculiar blessings wait;
Happy! who on the Lord depend,
Their help, their guardian, and their friend.
Mrs. STEELE.
PSALM CXLV. First Part. Corn. Metre. 9
The Divine Perfections and Providence.
1 THE E will I bless, my God and King,
Thly endless praise proclaim
This tribute daily will I bring,
And ever bless thy name.
2 Thou, Lord, art infinitely great,
And highly to be prais'd;
Thy majesty, withl boundless height,
Above our knowledge rais'd.
3 Renown'd for mighty acts, thy fame
To fiuture time extends;
From age to age, thy glorious namne
Successively descends.
4 The fathers to the list'ning youth
Shall teach thy wondrous ways; 
I Ages to come proclaim thy truth,
And nations sound thy praise.
5 Thy glorious deeds of ancient date
Shall through the world be known;,
Thine arm of pow'r, thy heav'nly state,
With publick splendour shown.
6 The world is govern'd by thy hands,
Thy saints are rul'd by love;
And thine eternal kingdom stands,
Though rocks and hills remove.
TAT& ad WATTS,
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PSALMI CXLV.  Sec. Part. C. M.    x
Divine Goodness.
1 GRE  AT is the Lord! Our souls adore!
We wonder while we praise;
Thy pow'r, what creature can explore,
Or equal honours raise?
2 Thy name shall dwell upon my tongue,
While suns shall set and rise;
And tune my everlasting song
In realms beyond the skies.
3 Thy praise shall be my constant theme,
'rThe wonders of thy pow'r;
I'll speak the honours of thy name,
And bid the world adore.
4 But sweetly flowing strains shall tell
The riches of thy grace;
And songs of gratefuljoy reveal
Thy spotless righteousness.
5 How large thy tender mercies are!
How wide thy grace extends!
On thy beneficence and care
The universe depends.
6 To thee, O Lord, for daily meat,
Thly creatures lift their eyes;
On thee, their common Father, wait,
From thee receive supplies.
7 Thy sov'reign bounty freely gives
From thine exhaustless store;
And universal nature lives
On thy sustaining pow'r.
8 Holy and Just in all its ways
Is Providence divine;
PSALM 145.
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214           PSALM  145.
In 11 thy works, immortal rays
Of pow'r and goodness shine.
MRS. STEELE.
PSALM CXLV.   Third Part.  C.,.  A
Divine Power and Compassion,
1 GRE A T God, while nature speaks thy praise,
With all her num'rous tongues,
Thy saints shall tune diviner lays,
And love inspire their songs.
2 Thy pou'r and goodness they shall sing,
The glories of thy reign;
Thy wondrous deeds, Almnighty King,
Shall fill the raptur'd strain.
3 Thy kingdom, Lord, for ever stands,
While earthly thrones decay;
And time submits to thy commands,
While ages roll away.
4 He that invokes the God of grace,
Shall find him ever near;
To all who humbly seek his face
He lends a pitying ear.
5 He knows the pain his servants feel,
He hears his children cry;
And their best wishes to fulfil,
His grace is ever nigh.
6 His mnercy never shall remove
Fiom men of heart sincere;
He saves the souls whose humble love'
Is join'd with holy fear.
7 His praise, a most delightful theme,
Shall fill my heart and tongue;
Let all creation bless his name
In one eternal song.
WATTS and STEELE.
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PSALM CXLVI.  Long JMctre. 
No Trust in Man, but in God.
1 THE praises of my God and King,
WYhilC I have life and breath to sing,
Shlill fill my heart, and tune my toi,gue,
Till heav'n improve the blissful song.
2 No mnore in princes will I trust;
Vain man, thou art but air and dust
Witlh all thy pride, and all thy pow'r,
The helpless creature of an hour!
S I-le breathes, he thinks, but soon he dies!
No more the potent or the'wise;
The scheme his morninig thoughts begun
Is lost before the setting sun.
4 Happy the mnan w7hose hopes divine
On nai,ture's guardian God recline;
WhIo can with sacred transport say,
I'his God is mine, my help, my stay.
5 Heiav'i, earth and sea declare his name,
HIe built, hle fill'd their spacious frame
And o'er creation's f,irest lines
His steadlast truth unchanging shines.
6 His justice looks on those who imourn
Beneath the proud oppressor's scorn;
The hungry poor his hand sustains,
And breaks the wretched captive's chains.
7 If weary strangers friendless roam,
)Divine protection is their home;
'The I,ord relievcs the widovw's care,
Aiid dries the helpless orphan's tear.
8'Thle Lord shall reign for ever King,
And age to age his glory sing;
Thy God, 0 happy Zion, reigns!
Resound his praise in lofty strains.
Mrs, STEELE 
216           PSALM  146.
PSALM CXLVI.  Six Line Long,Metre.  x
Praise for Divine Goodness.
1 I'LL praise my Maker with my breath;
And, when my voice is lost in death,
Praise shall  employ my nobler pow'rs;
My days of praise shall ne'er be past,
AVhile life, and thought, and being last,
Or immortality endures.
2 AV hy should I make a man my trust?
Princes must die and turn to dust;
Vain is the help of flesh and blood;
Their breath departs; their pomp, and pow'r,
And thoughts, all vani;.sh in an hour,
Nor can they make their promise good.
3 Happy the man whose hopes rely
On Israel's God, who made the sky,
And earth and seas, with all their train7
His truth for ever stands secure;
He saves th' oppress'd, he feeds the poor,
And none shall find his promise vain.
4  The Lord hath eyes to give the blind;
The Lord supports the sinking mind;
Dbie sends the lab'ring conscience peace,
e helps the stranger in distress,
The widow and the fatherless,
And grants the pris'ner sweet release.
5 He loves his saints, he knows them well;
HIis love their joyful lips shall tell;
Thy God, O  Zion, ever reigns:
Let ev'ry tongue, let ev'ry age,
In this delightful work engage;
Praise him in everlasting strains.
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PSALM 146. 
PSALM 14.                217
6 I'll praise him whilst he lends me breath;
And, when my voice is lost in death,
Praise shall employ my nobler pow'rs:
My days of praise shall ne'er be past,
While life, and thought, and being last,
Or immortality endures.
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PSALM CXLVII.  Common Jletre.
The changing Seasons. 
l WIV  T  songs and honours sounding loud,
Address the Lord on high;
Over the heav'ns he spreads his cloud,
And waters veil the sky.
2 He sends his show'rs of blessing down,
To cheer the plains below;
He makes the wood the mountains crown,
And grass in vallies grow.
3 He gives the grazing ox his meat,
He hears the raven's cry;
But man, who tastes his finest wheat,
Should raise his honours high.
4 His steady counsels change the face
Of the declining year;
He bids the sun cut short his race,
And wintry days appear.
5 His hoary frost, his fleecy snow,
Descend and clothe the ground;
The liquid streams forbear to flow,
In icy fetters bound.
6 When, from his dreadful stores on high,
He pours the rattling hail,
The man, who dares his God defy,
Shall find his courage fail.
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218            PSALM  147.
7 He sends his sun to melt the snow,
The fields no longer mourn;
Ile calls the warmer winds to blow,
And bids the spring return.
8'rThe changing wind, the flying cloud,
Obey his sov'reign word;
WVith songs and honours sounding loud,
Praise ye th' Almighty Lord.
W'ATTS.
PSALM CXLVII.'First Part.  Long ATetre.
The Beauties of Nature.
SI SI NG to the Lord; let praise inspire
The grateful voice, the tuneful lyre;
In strains of joy proclaim abroad
The endless glories of our God.
2 He counts the hosts of starry flames;
He knows their natures and their names 
Great is our God! his wondrous pow'r
And boundless wisdom we adore.
3 Hle veils the sky with treasur'd show'rs;
On earth, the plcnteotLs blessing pours;
The meadows smile in lively green,
And fairer blooms the flow'ry scene.
4 His bounteous hand, great spring of good,
Provides the brute creation food;
He feeds the ravens when they cry,
All nature lives beneath his eye.
,o In natutire, what can him delight,
Most lovely in its Maker's sight;
Not active strength his favour moves,
Nor comely form he best approves.
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6 But to the Lord is ever dear,
rThe heart where he implants
The souls who on his grace re
Are ever lovely in his eye.
MRS. STRELE:.
PSALM CXLVII. Sec. Part. L. M. g
The Seasons of the Year.
1 PR A IS E ye the Lord! 0 blissful theme,
To sing the honotirs of his name!
'Tis pleasure,'tis divine delight,
And praise is lovely in his sight.
2 He speaks! and, swiftly from the skies
Tro earth, the sov'reign mandate flies;
Observant nature hears the word,
And bows obedient to her Lord.
3 Now thick descending flakes of snow
O'er earth a fleecy mantle throw;
Now-glitt'ring frost o'er all the plains
Extends its universal chains.
4 At his fierce storms of icy hail
The shiv'ring pow'rs of nature fail;
Before his cold, what life can stand,
Unshelter'd by his guardian hand?
5 He speaks! the snow and ice obey,
And nature's fetters melt away;
Now vernal gales soft rising blow,
And liquid waters gently flow.
6 Sing to the Lord; let praise inspire
The grateful voice, the tuneful lyre;
In strains of joy proclaim abroad
lT}he endless glories of our God.
MRS, STEEL;r
PSALM 147.
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220           PSALM 148.
PSALM  CXLVIII.    1st Part.    C. Mv..
Universal Praise.
1 PRAISE ye the Lord, immortal choir,
Who fill the realms above;
Praise him, who form'd you of his fire,
And feeds you with his love.
2 Shine to his praise, ye crystal skies,
The floor of his abode;
Or veil the lustre of your eyes,
Before a brighter God.
3 Thou central globe of golden ligt
Whose beams create out days
Join with the silver queen of nigh
To own your borrow'd rays.
4 Blush and refund the honours pa
To your inferior names;
Tell the blind world your orbs a
By his exhaustless flames.
5 Winds, ye shall bear his name al
Through the etherial blue;
For when his chariot is a cloutd,
He makes his wheels of you.
6 Thunder and hail, and fire and e
The troops of his command,
Appear in all your awfuil forms,
And speak his potent hand.
WATTS.
PSALM CXLVIII.  2nd Part.  C. M.  %
1 SHOUT to the Lord, ye surging seas,
In your eternal roar;
Let wave to wave resound his praise,
And shore reply to shore.
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2  lVhile fishes, sporting on the flood,
In scaly silver shine,
Proclaim their mighlty Maker, God,
Amnidst the foaming brine.
. But gentler things shall tune his name
To softer notes than these;
Young zephyrs breathing o'er the streamn
Or whisp'ring through the trees.
4 5YIave your tall heads, ye lofty pines,
To him who makes you grow;
Sweet clusters bend the fruitful vines,
On ev'ry thankful bough.
) let the shrill birds his honour raise,
And climl) the morning sky;
\Whilst grov'ling beasts attempt his praise
In hoarser harmoniy.
6 Thuls while the meaner creatures sing,
Ye mortals, take thle sound;
Elicho tlie glories of your King
Throutgh all the nations round.
'VATTS.
PSALM CXL\TIII.  1st Part.  L. M.  t
t FI A I R EST of all the lighlts above,
0Thou sun, whose beims adorn the spheres
And vwith 1inwearied swiftness mnove
'To form the circles of our years 
2 Praise the Creator of the skies,
Who dress'd thline orb in goldeni rays;
Or may the sun forget to rise,
If he bforget his MNaker's praise.
3 Thou reigning beamty of the night,
Fair queen of silence, silver moon,
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222           PSALM  148.
WVhose gentle beams and borrow'd light
Are softer rivals of the noon;
4 Arise, and to that sov'reign Pow'r
~Waxing and wvaning honours pay;
WVho bade thee rule the dusky hours,
And half supply the want of day.
5 Ye glitt'ring stars, that gild the skies,
When darkness has its curtain drawn,
And keep your watch with wakeful eyes,
WVhen business, cares, and day are gone;
6 Proclaim the glories of your Lord,
Dispers'd through all the heav'nly street,
VhIose boundless treasures can afford
So rich a pavement for his feet.
7 0 God of glory! God of love!
Thlou art our sun that makes our days;
Vith] all thy shining works above,
WVe would unite to sing thy praise.
WATTS.
PTSALM CXLVIII.  2nd Part.  L. M..
1   -WA vKE, ye tempests, and his fame
,: sounds of dreadful praise declare;
\V4ise the soft whisper of his name
i ills cv'ry gentle breeze of air.
2 Let clouds, and winds, and waves agree
To Join their praise with blazing fire;
L.t the firm earth and rolling sea
In this eternal song conspire.
3 Ye fiow'ry plains, proclaim his skill;
Vailies, lie low before his eye;
And let his praise, from ev'ry hill,
Eke)% tuneful, to the neighb,ring sky.
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4 Ye stubborn oaks, and stately pines,
Bend your high branches, and adore;
Praise him, ye beasts, in diff'rent strains;
The lamb shall bleat, the lion roar.
5 Birds, ye shall make his praise your theme,
Nature demands a song from you;
While the dumb fish that cut the stream
Leap up, and mean his praises too.
6 Mortals, can you refrain your tongue,
When nature all around you sings?
O for a shout from old and young,
From humble swaains and lofty kings!
7 Wide as his vast dominion lies,
Make the Creator's name be known;
Loud as his thunder shout his praise,
And sound it lofty as his throne.
8 JEHOVAH!'tis a glorious word!
O may it dwell on ev'ry tongue!
But those who best have known the Lord,
Are bound to raise the noblest song.
WATTS.
PSALM CXLVIII.    Short JlMetre.
1 L ET ev'ryi creature join
To praise th' eternal God;
Ye lheav'nly host, the song begin,
And sound his name abroad.
2 Thou sun, with golden beams,
And moon, with paler rays,
Ye starry lights, ye twinkling flames,
Shine to your Maker's praise.
3 He built those worlds above,
And fixd their wondrous frame; 
PSALM 148.
223
A 
224             PSALM  148.
By his commaind, they stand or -nmove,
And ever speak his name.
4 Ye vapours, when ye rise,
Or fill in show'rs, or snow    Ye thunders, murm'ring round the skies.
His pow'r and glory show.
5 Wind, hail, and flashing fire,
Agree to praise the ILord,
WVhen ye in dreadful s,ormis conspire
To execute his word.
6 By all his wiorks aIbove,
His honours be exlpress'd
But they vho taste his saving loive,
Should sing his praises best.
IV A r T
PSALM CXLVII1.  1st Part.  H(illeliajth.,Wetrc.:
Universal Praise.
I YE. boundless realms of joy,
Exalt your Maker's fame;
His praise your song employ,   Above the sta rry frame.
Ye holy throng         Of angels briv;hlt
-In worlds of light,    Begin the song.
2    Thou sun, with dazzling rays,
Thou moon, that rules the night,
Shine to your Maker's praise,
With stars of cebler light.
His praise declare,      Ye 11eav'ns abovt
And clouds thlat move   In liquid air.
LI et them adore the Lord
And praise his holy name
By iwhlose alinighlty word,
They all from nothiipg cameC 
And all shall last,    From changes free;
His firm decree      Stands ever fast.
4 He mov'd their mighty wheels,
In unknown ages past;
And each his word fulfils,
While time and nature last.
In diffrent ways,   His works proclaim
His wondrous name, And speak his praise.
5   United zeal be shown,
His wondrous fame to raise,
Whose glorious name alone
Deserves our endless praise.
Earth's utmost ends His pow'r obey;
His glorious sway    The sky transcends.
6   Virgins and youths engage,
To sound his praise divine;
While infancy and age
Their feebler voices join.
Wide as he reigns,  His name be sung,
By ev'ry tongue,    In endless strains.
7   Let all the nations fear
The God who rules above;
He brings his people near,
And makes them taste his love.
While earth and sky Attempt his praise,
His saints shall raise His honours high.
TATE and WATTS, united.
PSALM CXLVIII. 2ndPart. Hallelujah Mletre. M
Praise from all the Creatures.
FIRST PART.
l To your Creator, God,
Your great Preserver, raise,
Ye creatures of his hand,
Your highest notes of praise.
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226         PSAILM 148.
Proclaimi  his pow'r,
And loud rejoice.
2   Let all creation join,
'I'o pay the tribute due;
Ye heav'nly hosts, begin,
And we shall learn of you.
Let nature raise,       From ev'ry tongue,
A gen'ral song          Of grateftill praise.
Thou source of light and heat,
Bright ruler of the day,
Dispensing blessings round,
WVith all diffusive ray:
From morn to night,  With ev'ry beam,
Record his nanme,       Who gave thee light.
4   Thou moon, in radiance mild,
WVith all thy starry train,
Which rise in shining hosts,
To gild th' etherial plain:
With countless rays,  Declare his name,
Prolong the theme,   Reflect his praise
5   Ye clouds, or fraught with showv'rs,
Or ting'd with various dies,
That pour your blessings down,
Or charm our gazing eyes
His goodness speak,  Hlis praise declare,
As through the air    You sfline or break
6   Ye winds, that shake the world,
With tempests on youtr wing,
Or breathe in gentle gales,
To waft the snuliing spring
Proclaim aloud,       As yoii filfil
His sov'reign will,    The pow'rfull God.
Let ev'ry voice
His name adore, 
I'SALMA  148.        227
SECOND PART.
Ye rivers, a) ye flow~',
Convey your M-aker's  name,
Where'er you\ winding rove
On ev'ry silver stream.
Your cooling flood,   His hand ordains,
To bless the plains;   Great spring of good 
2    Ye num'routs bleating flocks,
Far spreading o'er the plain,
\WTith gentle artless voice,
Assist the humnble strain.
To give you food,       le bids the field
Its verdure yield       Extensive good.
3   Ye herds of jnoller size,
Who graze in mneads below;
Resountd your Maker's praise,
In each responsive low.
You wait his hland;  Thie herbage grows,
The riv'let flows      At his command.
4   Ye feather'd warblers, come,
And bring your sweetest lays;
And tune the sprightly song
To your Creator's praise.
His wvork you are;  He tln'd your voice,
And you rejoice       Beneath his care.
THRIsD PAPT.
Ye trees, which form tlhe shade,
Or bend tlhe loaded bough
Wvith friulits of sweetest taste,
Your Maker's bouInty shiow.
From him you rose;  Your vernal suits
AI:.d aultu fi'ruits    His hand bestorew 
228           PSALM  148.
2   Ye lovely verdant fields,
In all your green array,
Though silent, speak his praise,
Who makes you bright and gay.
While we in you,    With future bread,
Profusely spread,    His goodness view.
3   Ye flow'rs, which bloom around
A thousand beauteous dies,
Your fragrant odours breathe,
A grateful sacrifice:
To him whose word  Gave all your bloom
And sweet perfume; All bounteous Lord!
But, 0, from human tongues
Should nobler praises flow;
And ev'ry thankful heart
With warm devotion glow.
Your voices raise,      Ye highly blest,
Above the rest,        Declare his praise.
5    Assist me, gracious God,
My heart, my voice inspire;
Then shall I grateful join
The universal choir.
Thy grace can raise My heart and tongue,
Aid tune my song    To lively praise.
Mrs. STEELE.
PSALM  CXLVIII.   Particular Metre. 
1B E G I N, my soul, th' exalted lay;
Let each enraptur'd thought obey,
And praise th' Almighty name;
Lo! heav'n, and earth, and seas, and skies,
In one melodious concert rise,
To swell th' inspiring theme.
228
PSALM 148. 
2 Yc angels, spread the joyfuil sound,
WVhile all th' adoring throngs around
His wondrous mercy sing;
Let ev'ry list'ning saint above,
WVake all the tuneful soul of love,
And touch the loudest string.
3 Thou heav'n of heav'ns, his vast abode,
Ye clouds, proclaim your Maker, God,
Ye thunders, speak his powver;
Lo! on the lightniing's rapid wings,
In triumnph rides the King of kings;
Th' astonish'd worlds adore.
4 Ye deeps, with roaring billows rise,
To join the thunder of the skies,
Praise him who bids you roll;
His praise in softer notes declare,
EIach whisp'ring breeze of yielding air,
And breathe it to the soul.
5 WVake, all ye soaring throig, and sing;
Ye cheerful warblers of the spring,
Harmonious antheris raise,
To him who shap'd your finer mould,
YWho tipt your glitt'ring wings with gold,
And tun'd your voice to praise.
6 Let man, by niiobler passions sway'd,
The feeling heart, the reas'ning head,
In heav'nly praise employ;
Spread the Creator's name around,
Till heav'n's wide arch repeat the sound,
rThe gen'ral )burst of joy.
B. WILYLIAMS's COIeclti,n,
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I 
ALPHABETICAL INDEX
OF THE
First Lines of the Psalms, referring to the Pages.
Page
206
147'
117
111
117
1 53
174
63
100
.. 8
146
196
259
ALMIGHTY Father, gracious Lord
Almighty Ruler of the skies
Among the gods there's none like thee
And will the God of grace
And will the great eternal God
Approach, ye piously dispos'd
Arise, my tender thoughts, arise
As pants the hart for cooling streams
As showers on meadows newly mown
Attend, O earth, when God declares
Awake, my soul, to hymns of praise
Awake, ye saints, to praise your King
Awake, ye tempests, and' his fame
BEFORE Jehovah's awful throne'
Before the hills in order stood
Begin, my soul, th' exalted lay
Behold, O God, how cruel foes
Behold the corner stone
Behold the fool, whose heart denies
Behold the love, the generous love
Behold the morning sun
Behold the rising dawn appear
Beneath God's terrors doom'd to groan
Beneath my God's protecting arm
BEess God, O my soul 
Bless, O my soul, the living God
Blest are the sons of peace
2 0
I Sa
125
223
1014+. —
1',7-fa
75
54
32
1 8 
159
46
149
142
11911' 
-k 
ALPHABETICAL INDEX
OF THE
First Lines of the Psalms, referring to the Pages.
Page
206
14T
11T
111
117
53
174
63
100
$
146
196
255
ALMIGHTY Father, gracious Lord
Almighty Ruler of the skies
Among the gods there's none like thee
And will the God of grace
And will the great eternal God
Approach, ye piously dispos'd
Arise, my tender thoughts, arise
As pants the hart for cooling streams
As showers on meadows newly mown
Attend, O earth, when God declares
Awake, my soul, to hymns of praise
Awake, ye saints, to praise your King
Awake, ye tempests, and' his fame
BEFORE Jehovah's awful throne'
Before the hills in order stood
Begin, my soul, th' exalted lay
Behold, O God, how cruel foes
Behold the corner stone
Behold the fool, whose heart denies
Behold the love, the generous love
Behold the morning sun
Behold the rising dawn appear
Beneath God's terrors doom'd to groai
Beneath my God's protecting arm
Etess God, O my soul
Bless, O my soul, the living God1
.3Blest are the sons of peace
20* 
138,
125
22-9
I O0
I)-71
7'5
54
3z
1 8 
1513
46
149
142
1195 
INDEX.
Page
120
190
63
t 7
133
4$
134
180
34
95
211
84
221
200
181
94
47
20
123
87
157
193
118
183
106
157
154,
45
197
~110
:68
88
101
Blest are the souls who hear and know
Blest is the man who fears the Lord
Blest is the man whose tender care
Blest is the man who shuns the place
COME, let our souls address the Lord
Come, 0 ye saints, your voices raise
Come sound his praise abroad
Consider all my sorrows, Lord
DAVID rejoic'd in God his strength
Deep in our hearts let us record
Descend fromti heaven, almighty ILord
EARLY my God, without delay
FAIREST of all the lightsabove
Far from oLr friends and country dear
Father, I biess thy gentle hand
Father, I sing thy wondrous grace
Firm was my health, my day was bright
Fools in their hearts believe anl say
For ever shall my song record
For thee, 0 God, our constant praise
Jrom age to age exalt his name
From deep distress and troubled thoughts9
;.Fromr thee, great Lord of life and death
:~Fron Zion's hill my help descends
GIVE ear, ye children, to my law
Give thanks to God, he reigns above
Give thanks to God, invoke his name
Give to the Lord, ye sons of fame
Give to our God immortal praise
God in the great assembly stands
God is our refuge in distress 
God is the Lord, the heavenly KIing
God, my supporter and my hope 
INDEX.
P.ige
lS6
205
64
30
70
213
96
111
85
208
31
214
98
67
108
God of eternal love
God of m[y life, whose bounteous care
God of our strength, to thee we cry
God's perfect law converts the soul 
Great is the Lord ouir God
Great is the Lord, our souls adore
Great God, attend my humble call
Great God, attend while Zio)n sings
Great God, indulge my humble claim
Great God, our haughty foes repel
Great God, the heaven's well orderd frame
Great God, while nature speaks thy praise
Great God, whose universal sway
Great Ruler of the earth and skies
Great Shepherd of thine Israel
HAD not the Lord, may Israel say
Happy the nation where the Lord
Hear, 0 my God, with pity hear
Hear what the Lord in vision said
Help, Lord, for men of virtue fail
He's bless'd whose sins have pardon gain'd
High in the heavens, eternal God
How blest are they who always keep
How does my heart rejoice
How long, 0 Lord, shall wicked men
How long wilt thou conceal thy face
Hfow often have our restless foes
JESUS shall reign where'er the sun
If God to build the house deny
I'll praise mny Maker with my breath
In all my vast concerns with thee
In anger, Lord, rebuke me not
Incumbent on the bending sky
Indulgent God, with pitying eye 
188
52
-210
121
18
50
56
171
186
131
19
191
99
190
216
203
13
27'
172 
INDEX.
Page
78
104.
193
24
141
42
61
In God, most holy, just and true
In JuLdah God of old was known
Is there ambition in my heart
I set the Lord before my face
It is the Lord our Maker's hand
Judge me, 0 God, and prove my ways
I waited patient for the Lord
LET all the earth their voices raise
Let all the heathen writers join
Let all the various tribes of men
Let every creature join
Let God arise in all his might
Let heathens to their idols haste
Let sinners take their course
Let Zion and her sons rejoice
Lift your voice and thankful sing
Lord, hast thou cast the nation off
Lords I have mnade thy word my choice
Lord, in the morning thou shalt hear
Lord, in thy great, thy glorious name
Lord, let our humble cry
Lord of the worlds above
Lord, should 1 count thy mercies o'er
Lord, shouldst thou call us to thy bar
Lord, thou hast seen my soul sincere
Lord, what a feeble piece
Lord, what a thoughtless wretch was I
Lord, what was man when made at first
Lord, we thy wondrous praise proclaim
Lord, when I call, make haste to hear
Lord, when thou didst ascend on high
Lord, where shall guilty souls retire
Lord, who's the happy man that may
MAKER and sovereign Lord
My God, howv many are my fears
135
17 6
36
223
92
23
75
140
199
91
1 a 6
12
49
80
114
207
192
27'
127
101
15
144
209
93
204
20
9 
INDEX.
Page
78
96
85
58
24
112
97
180
143
202
59
83
1s
My God, in whom are all the springs7
My God, my everlasting hlope
My God, permit my tongue
My God, the steps of pious men
My God, the visits of thy face
Miny heart and flesh cry out for thee
My Saviour, my almighty Friend
My soul lies cleaving to the dust
My soul, repeat his praise
My soul, review the time
My soul, the awful hour will come
My spirit looks to God alone
Mly trust is in my heavenly Friend
NO change of times shall ever shock
Not to ourselves, who are but dust
Now be my heart inspir'd to sing
Now in the hour of deep distress
Now let our mournfill songs record
Now may the God of power and grace
Now shall my solemn vows be paid
Now to the Lord of heaven and earth
0 BLESSED souls are they
O come, loud anthems let us sing
Of justice and of grace I sing
0 for a shout of sacred joy
O God of my salvation, hear
O God, my gratefill soul aspires
O God, we celebrate thy poise
O how I love thy holy law
O Lord, how worthy of our love
O Lord, my rock, to thee I cry
0 Lord, our fathers oft have told
O Lord, to our request give ear
On God my steadfast hopes rely
0 praise ye the Lord
26
167
65
35
35
33
91
90
50
133
139
69
119
161
162
175
113
44
65 86
17
-230 
lNDEX.
IPage
155,
178
170
14
74
187
77
102
107
220
231
219
163
22
51
116
79
73
220
109
132
218
16
169
60
136
164
212
.138
29, 30
66
37
194
130
O render thanks to God above
O that the Lord would guide my ways
O that thy statutes every hour
O thou to whom all creatures low
O thou who hear'st when sinners cry
O thou w%hose grace and justice reign1
O were I like a feather'd dove
PARENT of nature, God supreme
Parent of universal good
Praise ye the Lord, immnortal choir
Praise ye the Lord, let praise employ
Praise ye the Lord, 0 blissful theme
Praise ye the Lord, to speakhis praise
Preserve me, Lord, in tinme of need
REJOICE, ye righteous, in the Lord
SALVATION is for ever nigh
Shall tyrants rule by impiglis laws
Shew pity, Lord, 0 Lord, forgive
Shout to the Lord, ye surging seas
Sing to the Lord aloud0
Sing to the Lord, Jehovah's name
Sing to the Lord, let praise inspire
Sing to the Lord, who loud proclaims
Sovereign of life, I own thy hand
TEACH me the measure of mny days
Th' Almighty reigns exalted high
That man is blest wiho stands in awe
Thee will I bless, my God and King
The God Jehovah reigns
The heavens declare thy glory, Lord
The King of saints, how fair his face
The Lord himself, the mighty Lord
The Lord in Zion placld his name
The Lord Jehovah reigns 
INDEX.
Page
38
43
38
43
129
71
72
1 215
148
159
122
169
39, 40
172
207
182
141
145
126
53
162
11
62
115
55
177
168
76
89
173
88
91
I 184
198
1'37
The Lord my pasture shall prepare
The Lord my Saviour is my light
The Lord my shepherd is
The Lord of glory is my light
The Lord, the God of glory reigns
The Lord, the Judge, before his throne
The Lord, the Judge, his churches warns
The praises of my God and King
There is a God, all nature speaks
They who in slhips, with courage bold
Think, mighty God, on feeble man
This is the day the Lord hath made19
This spacious earth is all the Lord's 
Thou art my portion, O my God
Thou God, by whose command I live
Thou God of love, thou ever blest
Thou, Lord, hast earth's foundation laid
']'hou, Lord, in heaven hast plac'd thy throne
Thou, Lord, through every changing scene
Through all the changing scenes of life
Thus the eternal Father spake
Thus far the Lord has led me on
Thus saith the Lord, your work is vain
Thy favour, gracious Lord, display
Thy mercy, Lord, my only hope
Thy mercies fill the earth, O Lord
Thy name, Almighty Lord
Thy name, O God, my heart avows
Thy praise, 0 God, in Zion waits
Thy word is like a heavenly light
,Tis by thy strength the mountains stand
To bless thy chosen race
To God I lift my eyes                       41
To God the mighty Lord
To our Almighty Maker, God 
Page
209
103
201
28 225
Tro thee, great God, will I disclose
To thee, most holy and most high
To thee, my God, my heart shall bring
To thine almighty arm we owe
To your Creator, God
VAST are thy works, Almighty Lord
Unshaken as the sacred hill
WE bless the Lord, the just, the good
Welcome, thou -day of sacred rest
What seraph of celestial birth
What shall I rentier to my God 
What sinners value I resign
When fancy spreads her boldest wings1
When God reveal'd his gracious name
When Israel, freed from Pharaoh's hand
When I survey life's varied scene
When, overwhelm'd with pain and grief
Where nothing dwelt but beasts of prey
With all my powers of heart and tongue
With songs and honours sounding loud
Who shall ascend thy heavenly place
Why do the wealthy wicked boast
Why doth the Lord stand off so far
Whry doth the man of riches grow
Why should I vex my soul, and fret
YE boundless realms of joy
Ye servants of th' eternal King
Ye servants of th' almighty King
Yet, saith the Lord, if David's race,
N. B. The HYMNS are placed in the alphabetical
order of their initial letters.
147
188
93
128
124
167
25
10
189
166
127
82, 105
160
202
217
5 7'
16
7o
57
224
196
165
122 
HYMNS.
HYMN I. Long Mletre,
Persecution.
1 A B S U R D and vain attempt! to bind,
With iron chains, the freeborn mind;
'I'9 force conviction, and reclaim
the wand'ring, by destructive flame!
2 Bold arrogance, to snatch from heav'n
Dorninion nlot to mortals giv'n!
O'er conscience to usurp the throne,
Accountable to God alone!
3 Mad z ial! that fills the world with wo!
That hurls down kingdoms at a blow!
Thiat wakens vengeance to devour
lThe fbes of antichristian pow'r!
4 Jesus, thy gentle law of love
Does no such cruelties approve;
Mild as thyself, thy doctrine wields
No arms, but what persuasion yields
5 By proofs divine and reason strong,
It draws the willing so l along;
And conquests to thy church acquires,
By eloquence, whlich Heav'n inspires.
6 0 happy, who are thus compell'd
ro the rich feast, by Jesus held!
May we this blssing know, and prize
Tile light which liberty supplies.
ScoT.
21
; orb 
2 _____ HYMN 2.
HYMlN 11.   CommoTz _Metre.
The Resurrection of Christ.
I  AG.AI N the Lord of life and light
Awakes the kindling ray,
UnJseails the eyelids of the mrorn,
And po-urs increasing day.
2 This day be grateful homage paid,
And loud hosannas sung;
Let gladness dwell on ev'ry heart,
And praise on ev'ry tongue.
3 Ten thousand off'ring lips shall join,
To hail this welcome morn,
Which scatters blessings from its wings,
To nations yet unborn.
4 Jesus, the firiend of humana  kind,
WVith strong compassion mov'd,
Came from the bosom of his God,
To save the souls he lov'd.
5 The pow'rs of darkness leagu'd in vain,
To bind his soul in death;
He shook their kingdoms lwhen he fell,
WVith his expiring breath.
6 Not long the bands of death could keep
The hope of Judah's line;
Corruption never could take hold
On One so much divine.
7 Exalted high at God's right hand,
And Lord of all below;
Through him is pard'ning love dispens'd,
Alud endless blessingsfiow.
$ Now to our Saviour and our King,
Glad homage let us give;
And be prepar'd like him to die,
That with lhim we may live.
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HYMN 2.
2
A, 
__, i,;_ \.3 4I'.
HYMN  III.         Long.letre.           b
Holy Resolution.
1 AH, wretched souls, who strive in v-ain!
Slaves to the wvorld, and slaves to sin!
A nobler toil may I sustain,
A nobler satisfiction win.
2 I wvould resolve with all mny hcairt,
WVith all mny pow'rs to se rve the ILord
Nor from his precepts e'er de)part,
Whose service is a rich rewvard.
0 Obe his service all my joy!
Around let my exalnple shinle;
,rill others love the blest employ,
And join in labours so divine.
4 Be this the purpose of my soul,
My solemn, my determin'd choice,
To yield to his supreme control,
And in his kind commands rejoice.
5 0 may I never faint nor tire,
Nor wander from thly sac-red ways!
Great God, accept my soill's desire,
And give me strength to live thy praise.
7AIR. 5YL 1E,.
C.omN.  imon  t!jtr     b
Watchfulness and Piavyer.
1 AL AS, what hourly dangers ri::e!
~Vkhlat snares beset my  wiy!
Toi hlcav'n then let me lift mry eyes,
And hourly watch and pray. 
2  fow oft mny m-ournfful thoughits coipl'in,
And melt in flowing tears!
Mly weak resistance, ah, how ivain!
I-low strong my foes and fars!
ttYMN IV.
b 
A,t:  i      3,S  6
3 O gracious God, in whom I live!
My feeble efforts aid;
Help mne to watch, and pray, and strive,
Though trembling and afraid.
4 Increase my faith, increase my hope,
When foes and fears prevail;
And bear my fainting spirit up,
Or soon my strength will fail.
5 When strong temptations fright my heart,
Or lure nmy feet aside;
My God, thy pos'rltul aid impart,
My guardim1Ii  and my guide.
6 Still keep me in thy heav'nly way,
And bid the tempter flee;
And never let me go astray,
From happiness and thee.
MRS. STEgLE,
HYMN V.  Long Mletre.          b
The Syro-Phenician Woiman. Matt. xv. 26, 27.
1 ALL -conq'ring faith! how high it rose!
When heav'h- itself might seem t'oppose!
All gracious Lord! who didst appear
Most merciful when most severe!
2 Thus, at thy feet, our souls would fall,
And loudly thus for mercy call;
"Thou Son of David, pity show,
"And save us from th' internal foe."
3 Though viler than the brutes we be,
Our longing eyes would wait on thlee,
Who dost to dogs such grace afford,
To taste the crumbs beneath thy board.
4 But thou the humble soul wilt raise,
And all its sorrows turn to praise;
A 
l?,ach  self-abasing brokeni tlkrt
Shall  viti thy children share a p)art.
DODDRIDGF..
HYMN  VI.   Short.Ietre.
Christ the Branchl of David, and the Morning Stay.
1 ALL hail, lmysterious Kiing 
Hail, David's ancient reot!
'Thou righteous Brancel-, 7hichi tlience did(
To give the nations fruit.          [spring,
2 Our weary souls shall rest
Beneath thy grateful shade
OuLr thirsting lips the swCCts. si-hall taste,
By thy blest fruit convcy'd.
'  Fair morning Star, arise
WVilth living glories bright;
And pour on tlhese awvak'niin, eyes
A  flood of sacred lighlt.
4 The hlorrid gloom is fled,
Pierc'd by thy heav'nly ray;
Shine, and outr wvand'ring footsteps lead
To everlasting day.
DoDrDRIDGCrE altered.
HYMN  VII.   Comm?on 2ilfetire.
A Pillar in the lheaenly Temple,.
1 ALL hail, victoriouts Saviour, hail
I bow to thy command,
And own that David's royal key
Well fits thy sov'reigin hand.
2 Open the treasures of thy love,
And shed thy gifts abroad;
Unveil to my rejoicing eyes
The temple of my God.
C'l i t i.
IIYMIN  6(, 7.
5 
IIYMN8.             -' -
3 There as a pillar let me stand,
On an eternal base;
Uprear'd by thy almighty hand,
And polish'd by thy grace.
4 There, deep engraven let imen bear
The title of my God;
And mark the New Jerusalem,
As my secure abode.
5 In lasting characters inscribe
Thy owvn beloved name;
Trlat endless ages there may read
T'rhe great Imnmannel's claim.
DODDRIDGE
HYMN VIII.  Long Aletre.    ~ or 
Uncharitable Judgment.
1 ALL-KNOWING God!'tis thinie to know
The springs vwhence wrong opinions flowv 
To judge front principles within,
When frailty errs, and when wve sin.,
2 WVho, among nien, high Lord of all,
Thy servants to his bar may call?
Decide of heresy, and shake
A brother o'er the flaming lake?
3 Who, with another's eye, can read?
Or worship by another's creed?
Revering thy command alone,
We humbly seek and use our ovwn,
4 If wrong, forgive; accept, if right,
Wtiilst faithftil we obey our light;
And cens'ring none, are zealous still
To  follow, as to learn, thy will.
Wvhen shall our happy eyes behold
Thy people, fashion'd in thy mould?
HYMN 8.
ji 
HYMN 9.           7
_And chla-rity oulr ineage prov(,
Dcriv'd fromi tluee, 0  Godl of love?
SCOTT.
HYMN IX.  Lon,g.letre.   a
A Vision of thle Lamb.
1 ALL mnortal vanities, begone!
Nor teinpt my eyes, nor tire my ears;
Behold, before tl-' eternal thlrone,
A vision of the Lcmbappears
2 Glory his fleecy robe adorns,
Mark'd vithl the bloody death he bore;
Seven are his eyes, and seven his horns,
To speak his wvisdom Land his powr.
*'3 Lo! he receives a sealed book
Fromn Him that sits upon the throne
Jesus, my Lord, prevails to look
On zdark decrees and things unknon
4 All the assembling saints around
Fall worshipping before the Lamb;
And in newv soilgs of gospel soiund,
Address their honours to his nanme.
5 Our voices join the heav'nly strain,
And with transporting pleasure sing
Worthly the Lamb that once was sl
To be our Saviour and our King.
3 T'hou lhast redeein'd our soutls froml
With thine incsti.mable blood;
And wretches, who did once rebel,
Are now made servants of their Go
7 Worthy for ever is the Lord,
Who died for treasons not his own,
-By ev'ry tongue to be ador'd,
And reig,t upon Iris Father's throne.
W.AT TS,,
HYMN 9.
7 
HYM M X.
Tlie Marriage of thle Lamb.
1 ALL ye who fhithfull servants are
Of our Almighlty King,
Botlh high and low, and small and great.
HIis praise devoutly sing.
2 Let us rejoice and render thanks
To his'most holy name;
Rejoice, rejoice, for now is come
.The marriage of the lamb.
3 His brilde herself has ready made;
How pure and white her dress!
This is thle saint's integrity,
And spotless holiness.
4 How happy then is ev'ry one,
WVho to the marriage feast,
And holy supper of the Lamb,)
Is call'd a welcome guest!
TA.'r,
b
HYMN  XI.    Particular Metre.
Submission to the Divilne Will.
ALMI r c HT Y King of lheav'n above.
Eternal Source of truth and love,
And Lord of all below,
With rev'rence and religious fear,
Permit thly suppliants to draw near'
Arid at thy feet to bow.
2 Thy sov'reign fiat form'd us first,
Thy breath can blow us back to dust,
Frail, sinful, mortal clay;
'Tis thine undoubted right to give
Those earthly blessings we receives
Ad thine to take away3
/IN 10, 11.
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Comnmonz Yetre.
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IIYMNl2.       ()
3 All things -are under thy control,
Eternal WVisdom rules the whole,
Educing good from ill;
Submissive therefore we resign,
Our wvills are swyallovw'd up ill thine,
In thy most holy will.
4 In heav'n above, thy will is done;
Thlere, angels wait around thy throne,
Thy counsels to obey;
Adoring at thy fcet they fall,
Confess thee soy'reign Lord of all,
And own thy pow'rful sway.
5 Lord, may we join th' heav'nly throng,
Mlay mortals learn th' angelic song,
\Who dwell beneath the sun
May ev'ry tongue thy praise proclaim,
This be the uniiversal theme,
" Jehovah's will be done."
HYMN  XII.           Short Metre.
Humble Praise.
1 AL M I GiTY IMaker, God,
How wondrous is thy name!
Thy glories, how diffus'd abroad,
rhrotglhout creation's framne!
2 Nature in ev'ry dress
Her humble homage plays,
And finds a thousand ways t' express
Thy goodness and thy praise.
In native white and red,
The rose and lily stand,
And free from pride their beauties spread
To show thy skilful hand.
I. The lark minounts up on high
WVith unambitious song,
HYM'.N 12.
9
2z orb 
10                 HYMN 1,3._
And bears hcr Maker's praise on high,
Upon her artless tongue.
5 My soul wotld rise and sing
To her Creator too;
Fain would fny tongue adore niy King.
,An,d paty the worship diue
6 BLut pride, that biusy sin,
Spoils all that I perform;
Curs'd pride that creeps securely in,
And swells a wretched worm.
7 Create my soul anew,
Or all mny worship's vwin;
This sinful heart will lot be true,
Till it be form'd again.
8 In joy then let me spend
T'he remnant of my days;
And to my God my soul ascend,
In sweet perfume of praise.      vAT
HYMN  XIII.   Commo-r Metre.
Holy Fortitude.
i AM I a soldier of the cross?
A foll'wcr of the Lamb?
And shal' I ear to owvn ihs cautse,
Or blu,?: to speak his name?
2 Mutst I be carried to the skies
On flow'ry beds of ease?
\Whilst others fought to win the pr
And sail'd ihrough bloody  seas
3 Are tlhere no foes for me to face?
Must not I stem thlle flood?
Is this vile world a friend to grace,
To help me on to God?
4 Stire I muist fight, if I would reign
Increase my courage, Lord;
A orb 
v   .                   ii
i'li bear tnc oL1l, eindure the ptin,f,
Supported by thy word.
5 Thy saint%, in all this glorious war,
Shall conquer thoulgh they die;
They viewv the triumph from afar,
And seize it with their eye.
6 \WVhen that illustrious day shall rise,
And all thy armies shine
In robes of vict'ry through the skies,
rThe glory shall be thinie.
WATTS.
HYMIN XIV.  Long,Zletre.    a or b
Christ ourt Example.
I A NJ ) is the gospel peace an-d love?
Suich let outr conversation be;
''hie serpent blended wvith the dove,
\Visdom-i and meck simplicity.
2 Y\Thene'er the angry passions rise,
And(t temnpt our tlhotlights or tongues to strife,
T o Jesus Ilt us lift onr eyes,
Bright Pattern of the Chliristian life.
3 0 how benevolent and kind!
Howv mild, howx re-dy to forgive!
Be'this th,c temper  of our rnind,
And these the rules by which we live.
4 To do iis hea'ily Fath r's will,
-\Vas his enplovyenit and deighlt;
Hanmilit  a.nd hloly zeal
Shone  hrough hlis life divinely briglht.
5 Dispe:i,ing good whereer he came,
The labours of his life wiere love;
Theni, if we bear the Saviour's name
By his example let us miove
V -/Ls',       "I t4 4
IL1I 
HYMN 15.
() But ah, hov blind, how weak we are
6
7
HYMN XV.  Short Jffetre.        07' b
Triumph over Death.
1 AND must this body die?
This mortal frame decay?
And must these active limbs of mine
Lie mould'ring in the clay?
2 Corruption, earth and worms,
Shall but refinie this flesh,
Till my triumphant spirit comes
So put it on afresh.
3 Christ, my Redeemer; — lives,
And, often from the skies,
Looks down and watches all my dusts
Till he shall bid it rise.
4 Array'd in glorious grace,
Shall these vile bodies shine,
And ev'ry shape, and ev'ry face,,
Look heav'nly and divine.
o These lively hopes we owe
To Jesus' dying love;
We would adore his grace below,
And sing his pow'r above.
6) 0 Lord, accept the praise
Of these our humble songs,
Till tunes of nobler sound we raise,
With our immortal tongues.  wVAT
4 
HYMN 16, 17.                        13
HYMIN XVI.  Common Metre.  A or b
For the New Year.
1 AND nowv, my soul, another year
Of mny short life is past;
I cannot long continue here,
And this may be my last.
2 Much of my dubious life is done,
Nor will return again;
And swift mny passing moments run,
The few that yet remain.
3 Awake, my SouIl, with utmnost care,
T''hy true condition learn;      [fair?
VWhat are thy hIopes? how sure?  how
And what thy chief concern?
4 Withl the new year, nwhich nowv begills,
Begin thy race for heiav'n;
Repentt of all thy former sins
Reform, and be forgiv'ii.
5 Devoutly yield thyself to God,
To him thyself commend;
With zeal pursue the heav'nly road,
Nor doubt a happy eiyd.
Liverpool Collection.
HYMN XVII.  All Sevens Jletre.
The Resurrection and Ascension of Christ;
1 ANGELS, roll the stone away;
Death, give up thy mighty prey
See! He rises from the tomb,
Shining in immortal bloom.
2'Tis the Saviour! angels, raise
Your triumphant song of praise;
Let the heav'ns' remotest bound
Hear the joy-inspiring sound.
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HYMN 16, 17.
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a 
14         HYMN 18.
3 Now, ye saints, lift up your eyes;
Now to glory see him rise
Mark his progress through the sky,
To the radiant world on high.
4 Heav'n displays her crystal gate;
Enter in thy royal state
King of glory, mount thy throne,
'Tis thy Father's and thy own.
5 Praise him, all ye heav'nly'choirs,
Strike with awe your golden lyres;
Shout, O earth, in rapt'rous song,
Let the strains be loud and strong.
6 To the list'ning nations tell,
Sin o'erthrown, and vanquish'd hell.
Where is death's once dreaded king!
Where, O monster, is thy sting?
SCOTT.
HYMN  XVIII.   Long JMfetre. -     or b
The Sabbath.
.i AN o TH E  R six days' work is done!
Another Sabbath is begun!
Return, my soul, enjoy thy rest,
Imnprove the day that God has bless'd.
2 Come, praise the Lord, whose love assigns
So sweet a rest to weary minds
Provides an antepast of heav'n,
And gives this day the food of seven.
3 0 that our thoughts and thaniks may rise
As grateful incense to the skies!
And draw from heav'n that sweet repose
Which none but he who feels it knows.
4 This heav'nly calm within the breast
Is the dear pledge of glorious rest,
Which for the church of God remains,
The end of cares.. the end of:)ains.
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HYMN 18. 
5 With joy, great God, thy works we view,
In various scenes, both old and new
With praise we think on mercies past,
With hope we future pleasures taste.
6 In holy duties let the day,
In holy pleasures pass away
The Sabbath thus we love to spend,
In hope of one which ne'er shall end.
STENNET.
HYMN XIX.  Six Line L. M.  A or b
God's Name proclaimed to Moses.
1 AT TE N D, my soul, the voice divine,
And mark what beaming glories shine
Around thy condescending God:
To us, he in his word proclaims
His awful, his endearing names;
Attend, and sound them all abroad.
2 "Jehovah, I, the sov'reign Lord,
"The mighty God by heav'n ador'd,
"Down to the earth my footsteps bend;
"My heart the tend'rest pity knows,
"Goodness full streaming wide o'erflows,
"And grace and truth shall never end.
3 "My patience long can crimes endure,
"My pard'ning love is ever sure,
"When penitential sorrow mourns
"To millions, through unnumber'd years,
"New hope and new delight it bears,
Yet wrath against the sinner burns."
4.Make haste, my soul, the vision meet,
All prostrate at Jehovah's feeit,
And drink the tuneful accents in.
Speak on, my Lord, repeat the voice,
Diffuse these heart-expanding joys,
Till heav'n complete the rapt'rous scene.
DI)ODDRI)DE 
16              HYMN 20, 21.
HIYMN XX.  Coinmon. Jetre.  X or b
The New Creation.
1 ATTErND, vwhilst God's exalted Sonl
l)oth his own glories shew;
"Bellold I sit upon miy throne,
"Creating all things new!
2 "Old things are wholly pass'd away,
I"And the first Alamn dies;
"My hands a new foundation lay
"See the new world arise!
3 "I'll be a Sun of riglteousness
"Tro thle newv heav'nis I miake
"None but the new born heirs of grace
"My glories shall partake."
4 Mighlty Redeemer, set me free
Fromn my old state of sin;
O make my soul alive to thee,
Create new pow'rs witlhin!
5 Renew my eyes, and form miy ears,
And mould my heart afresh;
Give me newn passions, joys and fears,
And tutrn the stone to flesh.
6 Far from the regions of the dead,
From sin, and earth, and hell,
In the new world iwhich grace hath made,
I would forever dwell.
VATTS.
HYMN  XXI.  Lon,,Metre.   ~ or b
Glory iin the Cross.
L  AT thy commnand, our blessed Lord,
Here we attend tlhyv djin  feas;
Thy blood, like wine, -.:dorns thy board,
And thv own flesh feceds ev'ry guests 
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2 Our  A;ithdaiores thy bleeding love,  And trusts lbr life in One that died;
Wc hope for heaiv'nly crowns above,
From a Redeemer crucified.
3 Let thle vain world pronounce its shlame
And fling its scandals on the cause;
Wte come to boast our Saviour's name,
And make our triumph in his cross.
4 With joy, we tell the scoffing age,
He that was dead hags left his tomb;
Ile lives above their utmost rage,
And we,re wvaiting till he come.   wATts.
I-LYMiN XXII.  Commnon Aletre.
Thle Incarnation of the lVord.
1   W A K Ai, awake the sacred song,
To our incarnate Lord!
Let ev'ry heart and ev'ry tongue
Adore th' Eternal WVord.
2 That gloriousWVord, that sov'reign Pow'r,
By wNhom the wNorlds were made,
O happy morn! illustrious hour!
WVas once in flesh array'd.
$ Then shone Ahlnighty pow'r and love,
In all their glorious forms;
When Jesus left the world above,
T'o dwell with sinful worms.
4 To dwell with misery below,
The Saviour left the skies;
And sutnk to poverty and wo,
That wretched man might rise,
5 Adoring angels tun'd their songs
To hail the joyful day;
With rapture then let mortal tongues
Their grateful homage pay.
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18            HYMN  23, 24.
6 WVhat glory, Lord, to thee is due!
aVith wonder we adore;
Bult coutld we sing as angels do,
We'd love and praise thee m-nore.
Mrs. STEELE.
HYMN XXIII.   Long v:letre.         b
Temirptation without and within.
I AWAk E, my soul, lift up thine eyes,
See howv thy foes against thee rise,
In long array, a inu-m'rous host;
Awake, my soul, or thou art lost!
2 See how rebellious pass'ons rage,
And fierce desires and lusts engage;
See pleasure's silken banners spread,
And willinig souls are captive led!
3 I tread upon enchantedl ground,
Perils and snares beset me round;
O let me then giuaird ev'ry part;
But most, the traitor in mny heart!
4 0 teach thy servant how to wield,
Blest Saviour, thy immortal shield!
Put onI thy armour from above,
Of heav'nly truth, and heav'nly love.
5 The terror and the charm repel,
The smiles of earth. the frowns of hell;
Tlhe tempter once lthou didst subdue;
O make me more than colq'ror too!
-,~'MRS. BARBAULD.
HYMN XXIV.  Halleluja..etre.    a
The Lord's day Morning.
I   Aw AKE, our drowsy souls!
Shake off each slothful band!
The wonders of this day
Our noblest songs demand; 
HYMN 25.          19
Auspicious morn,
Bright seraphs hail,
2   At thy approaching dawn,
Reluctant death resign'd
The glorious Prince of life,
In the dark vault confin'd.
Th' angelick host      Around him bends,
And, midst their shouts, The Lord ascends.
3   All hail, triumphant Lord!
Heav'n with hosanna rings
VWhilst earth, in humbler strains,
Thy praise responsive sings.
WVorthy art thou,    WVho once wast slain,
Thro' endless years To live and reign.
4   Gird on, great King, thy sword,
Ascend thy conq'ring car,
Whilstjustice, trutith and love
Maintain the glorious war.
Victorious thou,     Thy foes shalt tread,
And sin and death   In triumph lead.
5   Make bare thy potent arm,
And wing th' unerring dart,
With salutary pangs
To each rebellious heart.
Then dying souls        For life shall sue,
Num'rous as drops    Of morning dew.
RitPo N's Collection.
HYMN XXV. Long.Mletre.
The Christian Race.
I AWAKE, our souls; away, our fears;
Let ev'ry trembling thought begone: 
Awake, and run the heav'nly race,
And put a cheerful courag....
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HYMN 25.
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Thy blissffl rays,
In songs of praise!
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20  -H HYMIN  26.
True,'tis a straight and thorny road;
And mortal spirits tire and faint,
If they forget the mnighty God,
Who feeds the strength of ev'ry saint:
3 The mighty God, whose pow'rful hand
Has matchless works of wonder done;
An(l shall endure, Wvhilst endless years
Their everlasting circles run.
4 From him, the overflowing spring,
Our souls shall drink a rich supply;
Whilst those w.;ho trust their native strengtl
Shall mnelt away, and droop and dic.
5 Swift as an eagle cuts the air,
WVe'll mount aloft to thine abode;
On wings of love our souls wvill fly,
Nor tire amidist the heav'nlk roa,d. WVATT.
iHYIN XX\TI1.    Lonig Metre.         or b
Benefit of Ordinances.
1 AWAY  from ev'ry mortal care,
Away from earth, our souls retreat;
We leave this worthless world afar,
And wait and worship near thy seat.
2 Lord, in the temple of thiy grace,
We bow before thee aind.adore;
We  view the glories of thy ftcc,
And learn the wonders ol thy pow'r.
3 Whilst here our various wtants we mourn'
United pray'rs ascend on high;
And faith expects a sure return
Of blessings in variety.
4 If Satan rage, and sin gTow strong,
Here wve receive some cheering word,'
We  gird tie gospel armour on,
:. fi   tlx.battlcs of the Lord.
!': *!' *:..:X 
HYMN 27.
5 Here, when our spirit fiaints and dies,
And conscience smarts with inward stings;
fThe Sun of righteousness shall rise,
\Vith healing beams beneath his wings.
6 Here would our ravish'd souls abide
Or if friom hence we must depart,
Let nieither life nor death divide
Our God and Saviour frozt o~ir heart.
alte.ed';onm WArT'S.
I-HYMN XXVII.      Lo,g JMItre.
The Word made Flesh.
I BEFORE the heav'nIs were spread abroad,
Fiom everlasting was the \Word!
With God he was, the \Vord was God,
And by th' angelick host ador'd.
2o By his great pow'r were all things made;
By him supported, all things stand;
He is the whole creation's Head,
And angels fly at his command.
3 Ere sill was born, or Satan fell,
He led the host of morning stars;
Thy generation who can tell?
Or count the number of thy years?
4 Biut lo, he leaves these heav'iily oibrms!
riThe Word descends and dwells in clay!
'Ihlat he may converse hold with worms,
Drest in such Ieeble flesh as they.
5 Mortals withll joy behleld his face,
Th' eternal Father's only Son;
How full of truth, how full of grace,
When through his eyes the Godhead shone!
6 Arch-angels leave their high abode,
To learn new myst'ries here, and tell
The love of our descending God,
The glories of Emanuel.              WVATTs.
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HYMN  XXVIII.  Coammon jiletre. 
Faith in the Prormise of Salvation.
1 B E GIN, my tongue, some heav'nly theme,
And speak some lofty thing;
The mnighlty works, or mighty name
Of our eternal King!
2 Tell of his wondrous faithfulness,
Or sound his pow'r abroad;
Sing the blest promise of his grace,
And tile performing God.
3 Proclaim salvation from the Lord,
To sinful, dying men;
His hand has writ the sacred word,
With an uinerring pen.
4 Engrav'd as in eternal brass,
The gracious promise shines;
Nor shall the hand of time erase
Those everlasting lines.
5 Then why these doulbts and sad com    If Christ and we are one,     [plaints?
The word extends to all the saints,
Who humbly love the Son.
6 By faith in this our souls have liv'd,
And part of heav'n possess'd;
We'll praise him tilen- for grace receiv'd,
And trust himn for the rest.
WVATTS.
HYMN XXIX. Particular illetre. i
The Resurrection and Glory of Chlrist.
1 B.  o L D! the bright morning appears,
And Jesus revives fiom the grave!
His rising removes all our fears,
And proves him almighty to save. 
_______ i;iYMN3.
How strong were his tears and his cries!
The waorth of his blood, how divine!.
How perfect his great sacrifice,
Who rose, though he suffer'd for sin!
2 The Man who was crowned with thorns,
The Man who on Calvary died,
The Man who bore scourging and scorn,
Whom sinners agreed to deride;
Now blessed for ever is made,
And life has rewarded his pain;
Now glory has crowned his head;
This is the true Lamb that was slain!
3 Believing, we share ill his joy,
By faith, we partake of his rest;
With hinm wse can cheerfully die,
For with himn we hope to be blest.
'Tis Jesus, the first and the last,
VWhose Spirit shall guide us safe home;
We'll praise him for all that is past,
And trust him for all that's to come!
HART.
HYMN XXX. Common Metre.
Praise to the Lamb of God.
1 BEHOLD the glories of the Lairsb,
Amidst the Father's throne!
Prepare new honours for his name!
And songs before unknown!
2 Let elders worshlip at hlis feet,
The church adore around;
With vials full of odoutrs sweet,
WVith harps of sweecter sound.
3 Those are the offersd pray'rs of Daints
And these the lhymns they raise;
Jesus is kind to our comiiplaints,
He loves to hear our pr,aise.
HYMN St).
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4 Now to the Lamb, th,tt otice wavts slain,
Be endless blessings paid;
Salvation, glory, joy, remain
For ever on thy head.
5 Thou hast redeem'd our souls with bl)lood,
Hast set' the pris'ners free;
Hast made us kings and priests to God,
And wNe shall reign with thee.
6 The worlds of  nature and of grace
Are put beneath thy pow'r;
Then shorten these delaying days,
And lring the promnis'd hour. WAITTS.
HYMN XXXI.  Short Mletre. 
The Nativity of Christ.
1 BEHOL D the grace iappears!
The pronise   is fulfill'd!
MAary, the wondrous virgin, bears,
And Jesus is the child.
2 To bring the glerious lnews,
A heav'nly fortn appears
He tells the shepherds of their joys,
And banishes their fears.
" Go, li humble swiains, (said he,)
CTo D)avid's city fl;, 
The proinis'd Iiifalnt born to day
"Doh i;:ger lie.
4 " With looks and hearts serene,
Go visit Christ y3,our King."
And straight a flaming choir was seen;
The shepherds heard themt sing
5 "Glory to God on high!
"And heav'nly peace on earth!
" Good will to men, to angels joy,
At the Redeemer's birth "
Ii::, tl:L. Vi,S\  -31,.
2  
HYMN  32.                   2
6 In worship so divine,
Let saints employ their tongues;
\V ith the celestial host wve join,
Aind loud repeat their songs:
7 "Glory to God on high!
"And heav'nly peace on earth!
"Good will to men, to angels joy,
"At our Redeemer's birth."    WATTS.
HYiMN XXXII.  Cominon. Ietre.    b
The Ignorance of Man.
I BE HO L D the new born infant griev'd
With hunger, thirst and pain!
It cries to have its wants reliev'd,
But knows not to complain.
2 Such childh.ood yet I must confess,
rThoughl long in years mature;
Unknowing wVhence I feel distress,
And where to seek its cure.
3 Author of good! to thee I turn,
Thy ever watchful eye,
Alone, can all my wants discern,
Thy hand alone supply.
4 0 let thy fear within me dwell,
Thy love my footsteps guide!
That love shall vainer loves expel,
That fear, all fears beside.
3 And since, by error's force subdu'd,
My oft misguided will
Prepost'rous shuns the latent good,
And grasps the specious ill;
6 Not to my wish, but to mny want,
Do thou thy gifts apply;
IJIlask'd, what good thou knowest, grant,
WVhat ill, though ask'd, deny.
9..f 
26             HYMN   33, 34.
IHYMN  XXXilI.  Long Mletre.        b
A grave and dtecent Deportmeiit.
1 BE H o L D the sons and heirs of God,
So dearly bought with Jesus' blood!
Are they not born to heav'nly joys?
And shall they stoop to earthly toys?
2 Call laughter feed thll' immortal mind?
Were spirits of celestial kind
Mtzade for a jest, for sport, for play,
To wear out time and waste tle, day?
3 Dotlh vain discourse or emnpty mnlirth
\Xell suit the honours of their birth?
Shall they be fond of gay attire,
\WVhich children love, which fools admire?
4  NWhat if wve wear the richest vest?
Peacocks and flies are better drest
This fleshl, wiLh all its gaudy forms,
\Must drop to dust and feed the worms..
5 Lord, raise our hearts and passions higlh'r,
Toiucht our vliln souls withi sacred fire
Then, with a heav'ii-directed eye,
We'll pass these glitt'ring trifles by.
6 We'll look on all the toys below,
'vnithl such disdain as angels do
And wait the call that bids us rise,
To miansions promis'd in the skies.
,VATTS.,
HYMIN XXXIV.  Comion lletre.  - orb
The repentilig Prodigal.
1 BEHOLD the wretch whose lust and wine
Had wasted his estate!
He begs a share among the swine,
To taste the husks they eat.
2 "I die with hunger here," he cries,
I starve ia foreign lands 
HYMN 35.                     27
My father's house has large supplies,
"An d bounteous are his hands.
3 "'il go, and, withl a mnournfiul tongue,
Fall dow.n before his fiace
Father, I've done thy justice wrong,
"Nor can deserve thy grace."
4 IHe said, and hasten'd to his home,
T'o seek his ftthter's love;
The flither saw the rebel come,
And all his bowels move.
5 Hle ran and fell upon his neck,
Embrac'd and kiss'd his son;
The rebl's heart with sorrow brake,
For follies he had done.
6 "Take off his clothes of shame and sin,
"The father gives command;
"Dress him in garments white and clean,
"WVith rings adornl his hafid.
7 "A day of feasting I ordain,
[ Let mirth and joy abound
"MAv son was dead, and lives again,
"Was lost, but now is found."'
WATTS.
H }:i 3IN XXXV.  SI~ort l.vere.
Adoption.
1 BE H O L D, what wondrous grace
'The Father hathl bestow'd
On sinners of a mortal race,
To call them sons of God!
2'Tis no surprising thing,
That we should be unknown;
The Jewish world knew not their king,
God's everlasting Son.
3 Nor doth it yet appear
How great we shall be made; 
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But when we see our SaviouLr here,
We shall be like our Head.
4 A hope so much divine
May trials well endure;
May cleanse our souls from sense and sin,
As Christ the Lord is pure.
5 If in our Father's love
We share a filial part,
Send down thy Spirit, like a dove,
To rest upon our heart.
6 We would no longer lie,
Like slaves beneath the throne;
Our faith shall Abba, Father, cry,
And thou the kindred own.
WATTS,
HYMN XXXVI.  Long Metre.    x or b
The Better Part.
1 BEsET with snares, and fill'd with dread
In life's uncertain path we tread;
Saviour divine, diffuse thy light,
To guide our doubtftil footsteps right.
2 Engage our roving treach'rous heart,
To choose the wise, the better part;
To scorn the trifles of a day,
For joys that never fade away.
S3 Then let the fiercest storms arise,
Let tempest mingle earth and skies;
No fatal shipwreck shall wev fear, 
But all our treasure with us bear.
4 If then our Savioutr still be nigh,
Cheerful we live, and joyful die;
Secure, when mortal comforts flee,
To fin0 a thousand worlds in thee.
DO DDoRIDG
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HYMN 36. 
HYMN 37.                    29
HYMN  XXXVII.  Long Metre.
The Beatitudes.
1 BLEST are the humble souls that see
Their emptiness and poverty;
Treasures of grace to them are giv'n,
And crowns of joy laid up in heav'n.
2 Blest are the men of broken heart,
WVho mourn for sin with inward smart;
The blood of Christ divinely flows,
A healing balm for all their woes.
3 Blest are the meek, who stand afar
From rage and passion, noise and war;
God will secure their happy state,
And plead their cause against the great.
4 Blest are the souls that thirst for grace,
Hunger and long for righteousness;
They shall be well supply'd and fed
WVith living streams and living bread.
5 Blest are the men whose bowels move,
And melt with sympathy and love;
From Christ the Lord, they shall obtain
Like synmpathly and love again.
6 Blest are the pure, whose hearts are clean
From the defiling power of sill;
WVith endless pleasure they shall see
A God of spotless purity.
7 Blest are the men of peaceful life,
\Who quench the coals of growitig strife2 
They shall be call'd the heirs of bliss,
The sons of God, the God of peace.
8 Blest are the suff'rers, who partake
Of pain and shame for Jesus' sake;
Their souls shalltriumph in the Lord,
Glory and joy are their reward.
WAWTS. 
30        HYMN  38, 39
HYMN XXXVIII. Com?nmon Metre. 2K
The Hope of the Resurrection.
I BLEST be the everlasting God,
The Father of otir Lord;
Be his abounding mercy prais'd,
His majesty ador'd.
2 When from the dead he rais'd his Son,
And call'd him to the sky,
He gave our souls a lively hope,
That they should never die.
3 What, though his uncc'   decree.
Conimaid our flesh to?
Yet as the Lord our Saviour rca
So all his foll'wers must.
4 There's an inheritance divine,
Reserv'd against that day;
'Tis uncorrupted, undefil'd,
And cannot fade away.
5 Saints by the pow'r of God are kept
Till the salvation come:
We walk by faith as strangers here,
Till Christ shall call us home.    EVAT as
HYMN XXXIX.   Commnzon ietre.
Benevolence rewarded.
1 BL E ST is the man whose tender heart
Feels all another's pain;
To whom thie supplicating eye
Was never rais'd in vain:
2 Whose breast expands with gen'rous
A stranger's wo to feel;          [warmth,
And bleeds in pity o'er the wound
He wants the pow'r to heal.
3 He spreads his kind supporting arms
To ev'rv child of 1 iief;
so
HYMN 38, 19.
?K 
HYMN4().        31
His secret bounty largely f
And brings unask'd reli
4 To gentle offices of love,
His feet are never slow;
He views, through mercy'
A brother in his foe.
5 Peace, from the bosom of
Peace shall to him be gi
His soul shall rest secure     t
And find its native heav
6 To him protection shall be
And mercy, from above
Descend on those, who thl
The perfect law of love.
MRs BARBAULD.
HYMN XL.  Particular Metre.
The Gospel Jubilee.
i   BLOW ye the trumpet, blow
The gladly solemn sound!
Let all the nations know,
To earth's remotest bound,
The year of jubilee is come,
Return, ye ransom'd sinners, home,
2    FExalt the Son of God!
The sin-atonin-g Lamb;
Redemption, by his blood,
Through ev'ry land proclaim;
The year of jubilee is come,
Return, ye ransom'd sinners, home,
3   Ye who have sold for nought
The heritage above,
Shall have it back unbought,
The gift of Jesus' love.
The year of jubilee is come,
Return, ye ransom'd siuers, home.
HYMN 40.
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32       HYMN41.
4      Ye slaves of sir anid hell,
Your liberty receive,
And safe in Jesus dwell,
And blest in Jesus live.
The year of Jubilee is come,
Return, ye ransom'd sinners, homes
5      The gospel trumpet hear,
The news of pard'ning grace:
Ye happy souls, draw near,
Behold your Saviour's face!
The year of Jubilee is come,
Return, ye ransom'd sinners, home
6      Jesus, our great High Priest,
Has full atonement made;
Ye weary spirits, rest,
Ye mournful souls be glad.
The year of jubilee is come,
Return, ye ransom'd sinners, home.
R-IPPON'$ Collection,
IPPON' Co1!ectioi
HYMN XLI.  Lon, M,1etre.   - or b
The incomprehensible God.
1 CA N creatures to perfection find
Th' eternal uncreated Mind?
Or can the largest stretch of thought
Measure and search his nature out?
2'Tis high as heav'n,'tis deep as hell,
And what can mortals know or tell?
His glory spreads beyond the sky,
And all the shining worlds on high.
3 God is a King of pow'r unknown;
Firm are the orders of his throne;
If he resolves, who dare oppose?
Or ask him why or what he does?
4 He frowns, and darkness veils the moon;
The fainting sun grows dim at noQon;
HYMN 41. 
VL 42.             33
The pillars of heav'n's starry roof
Tremble and start at his reproof.
5 He gave the vaulted heav'n its form,
The crooked serpent and the worm;
He breaks the billows with his breath,
And smites the sons of pride to death.
6 These are a portion of his ways;
But who shall dare describe his face?
Who can endure his light, or stand
To hear the thunders of his hand?
WATTS.
HYMN XLII. Common Metre. at or b
God Incomprehensible.
1 CE L E S TI AL King, our spirits lie,
Trembling beneath thy feet;
And wish, and cast a longing eye,
To reach thy lofty seat.
2 In thee, what endless wonders meet!
What various glories shine!
The dazzling rays too fiercely beat
Upon our fainting mind.
3 Angels are lost in glad surprise,
If thou unveil thy grace;
And humble awe runs through the skies,
When wrath arrays thy face.
4 Created pow'rs, how weak they be!
How short our praises fall!
So much akin to nothing, we,
And thou, th' eternal All.
5 Lord, here we bend our humble souls,
And awfully adore;
For the weak pinions of our minds
Can stretch a thought no more.
SMARTT
:i i II Vi L,N,: 42.
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iV. i.:.  4,3,  444.
HYMN XLIII.  Long.Ietre   * or b
The Presence of God mortifying us to the World.
1 CoME, blessed Lord, descend and dwell
By flaithl and love within our breast;
T'hen shall wce know, and taste, and feel,
Such joys as cannot be express'd.
2 Come, fill outr hearts itith inwvard strength,
Make our enlarged souls possess,
And learn the height, and breadth, and length
Of thy unmeasurable grace.
3 Could we but pierce the veil, and see
'rhie glories of th' eternal skies,
Vhat little things these worlds would be!
How despicable in our eyes!
4 Great All il All, eternal King!
Could we but view thy glorious face,
Then all our pow'rs should join to sing
Thy boundless wisdomn and thy grace.
5 Now to the God, vwhose pow'r in heav'n
And earth has works of wonder done,
Be everlasting honours giv'u,
By all the church, through Christ his Soi.
~-          ~WATTS.
'   HYMIN XLIV.  Common Jilletre. 
Praise to God and the Lamb.
l COME, let us join our cheerful songs,
With angels round the throne;
Ten thousand thousands are their tongues,
But all their joys are one.
2 "  Vorthy the Lamb that died,"' they cry,
"'T'o be exalted thus;"
"  Vortliy the Lamb," our lips reply,
For he wias slain for us." 
HYMN 4.          35
3 Jesus is worthy to receive
Honour and pow'r divine
And blessings, more than we can give,
Be, Lord, forever thine.
4 Let all that dwvell above the sky,
And air, and earth, and seas,
Conspire to lift thy glories high,
And speak thine endless praise.
5 The vwhole creation join in one,
To bless the sacred name
Of Him who sits upon the throne,
And to adore the Lamb.
WATTS.
HYMAN XLV.  Conmion Metre.          *
The Joys of Heaven.
1 CoAXE, Lord, and warm each languid heart,
Inspire each lifeless tongue;
And let the joys of heav'n impart
'lTheir influence to our song.
2 Sorrow and pain and ev'ry care,
And discord there shall cease;
And perfect joy and love sincere
Adorn the realms of peace.
I The soul, fromn sin for ever free,
Shall mourn its pow'r no more;
But, cloth'd in spotless purity,
Redeeming love adore.
4 There, on a thrones how dazzling bright,
Th' exalted Saviour shines;
And beams ineffable delight
On all the heavenly minds.
5 There shall the foll'wers of the Lamb
Join in immortal songs;
And endless honours to his name
Ens i,)oi-r l -i~ >' ^.1<5re  0fu; f~r^
HYMN 45.
35 
36      HYMN46,47.
6 Lord, tune our hearts to pra
Our feeble notes inspire;
Till, in thy blissful courts al
We join th' angelic choir.
MRS. STBELE;
HYMN XLVI.  Long Metre.
Weary Souls invited to rest.
1 COM E, weary souls, with sin distress'd,
Come, and accept the promis'd rest;
The Saviour's gracious call obey,
And cast your gloomy fears away.
2 Oppress'd with guilt, a painful load,
O come, and spread your woes to G-!
Divine compassion, mighty love,
Will all the painful load remove.
3 Here mercy's boundless ocean flows,
To cleanse your guilt, and heal your woes;
Pardon and life and endless peace,
How rich the gift, how free the grace!
4 Lord, we accept with thankful heart,
rThe hope thy gracious words impart;
We come with trembling; yet rejoice,
And bless tile kind inviting voice.
5 Great Saviour, let thy pow'rftil love
Confirm our faith, our fears remove;
May that sweet influence in our breast,
Prepare us for thy heav'nly rest.
Mrs. STABLE.
HYMN XLVII. Short Metre.
Heavenly Joys on Earth.
1 COME, we that love the Lord,
And let our joys be known;
Join in a song with sweet accord,
A v I, -l 1' s  -v,, t,T 1-1t1 e 1i$ ro~r e.
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HYMN 46, 47.
4 or b 
2 Let those refuse to siIg,
VWho never knew ou r God;
But children of the heav'nly King
Mlay speak their joys abroad.
3 TIis hcav'nly King is outrs,
Our Father and our Love;
He will send down his heav'nly pow'rs,
To raise our souls above.
4 Tlhere, we shall see his face,
And never, never sin;
There, from the rivers of his grace,
Drink endless pleasures in.
5 Yes, and before wve rise
rTo that  i-nmortal state,
The thought of suchi amazing bliss
Should constant joys create.
6 T'he~i "et our songs abound,
And ev'ry tear be dryv;
We're marching thlro' Immanuel's ground,
To fairer worlds on high.
WVATTS.
HYM,IN XLVI1I.  Common Metre. 
Christ tl:he King of Saints.
I Co X E, ye that love the Saviour's name,
And joy to mnake it knovn;
Tfe: S,),.reigln of your h:,.:rt proclaim,
A,a-'i'ow be-fore his throne.
2 Beh(4d your King, your Saviour, crown'd
WVitli giories all divine;
And tell the w7ond'ring nations round,
Howv bright these glories shine.
3 Infinite pow'r and boundless love
In h-im unite their rays;,
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H1q[YMN 48.
37 
-38          IiYMN  49.
You that his heav'nly influence prove,
Can 3you forbear hiis Ipraise?
4 Wthen in 1his earthly courts we view
The glories of our King,
We long to Jove as anigels do,
And  vwishi like them to sing.
S And shlall we lonlg and wish in vain?
Lord, teaich our songs to rise;
Thy love can animate the strain,
And bid it reach the skies.
6 0  happy period! glorious day!
\When heav'n and earth shall raise
With all their pow'rs the raptur'd lay,
To celebrate thy praise.    Mrs. STEELE.
HYMN XLIX.  Cozumon fetre.
The hap)py End of tlhe Christian Course.
1 DEATH imay dissolve my body now,
And'bear mniy spirit home;
Why do my iminutes move so slovw,
Nor my salvation comne?
2 With heav'nly weapons I have fought
The battles of thle Lord;
Finish'd my course, and kept the faith
And wvait the sure reward.
3 God has laid up in heav'n for mre,
A crowni which cannot fade;
The righteous Judge, at that great day
Shall place it on my head.
4 Nor hath the King of grace decreed
This prize for mne alone;
But all who hlope and long to see
Trh' appearance of his Son.
5 Jesus, the Lord, shall guard me saft
From ev'ry ill design;
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i,-, Y!'VYI"  so. 60i.5
And to his heav'nly kingdom keep
This feeble soul of mine.
6 God is my everlasting aid,
My   portion and my friend
To him be highest glory paid,
Through ages without end.
Altered ftiom WATTS.
HYMN L.  Lotg,Ilctre.            b
Christ the Physician of the Soul.
1 1) E P are thle wotunds wvhich sin has made
WVhere shall the sinner find a cure?
Ill vain, alas, is nature's aid,
':The work exceeds her utmost pow'ro
2 Sin, like a raging fever, reigns
With fatal strength in ev'ry part
The dire contogioni fills the veins,
And spreads its poison to the heart.
3But can no sov'reign balm be found?
And is no kind physician nigh,
To ease the'pain, and heal the wound,
Eire life and hope for ever fly?
4 Yes, there's a great Physiciani near
Look uip, my fainting soul, and live 
See in his hleav'nly smiles a)pear
Such help) as nature cannot give!
5 See, in the Sayiour's dying oood,
ILife, healthl apd l)1iss abunidanit flow 
'Tis only that dear sacred flood
Can ease thy pain andcl heal thy wvo.
6 Sin throws in vain its pointed dart,
For here a sov''eign cure is found;
A cordial f)r the fiftting heart,
A balin for ev'ry painful wound.
MAr's. STEELE 
40           HYMN  51, 52.
HYMN Il.   Long,Wctre.      * or b
The Sight of Christ in Heaven,
1 DE SC E N D, ye hosts of angels bright,
Aind bear us on your guardian wings,
Through regions of celestial light,
Above the reach of earthly things;
2 Beyond this curtain of the sky,
Up  where eternal ages roll;
Where solid pleasiires never die,
And fruits immortal feast the soul.
3 0 for a beatifick sight
Of our Almighty Fathler's throne!
There sits our Saviour, crown'd with light,
Cioth'd with a body like our own.
4 Adoring saints around him stand,
Atid heav'nly pow'rs before him fall;
The God shines gracious through the man,
And sheds bright glories on them all.
5 Whet joys unspeakable they feel,
Whilst to their golden harps they sing
And echo from each heav'nly hill,
The glorious triumphs of their King!
6 0 may the happy day draw nigh,
hVnen we shall rise to realins Aboi,ve,
To join the musict. of the sky,
And celebrate redeeming love! 
WVATTS, altered.
HYMN  LII.    Common Metre.
Ardent LI.ove to Christ.
1 Do not I love thee, O my Lord?
Behold my heart, and see;
And turn each worthless idol out,
That dares to rival thee.
- or b 
I:IYMN  53.
2 is nlot tliy  imm neloddion,; still
To my enrLptur'd car?
Dothl not mry pulse with pleasure I-eat,
Mly Saviour's voice to hlcir?
3 Hast thotu a lamb in -ill thy floclk
I would disdain to feed?
lHast thou a foe, before wvhose face
I fear tlhy caise to plead?'
4 Wotuld not my ardent spirit vie
\Vith zangels roun(l thy throne,
To executite thy sacred will,
And mnake thy glory known?
3 WVould not my heart pour out its flood,
In honour of thly name?
And challenge the cold hand of death
To damp th' immortal flame?
6 Thou know'st I love thee, O my Lord;
But howv I long to soar
Above the sphere of mortal joys,
And learn to love thee more! OODDRIDGE.
H-YMN LIII.  Log AJletre.     or b
Chiristian Privileges and Obligations.
1 Dos T thou my worthless name record,
Free of thy holy city, Lord?
Am I a sinner, call'd to share
The precious privileges there?
2 Art thou my King, my Father styl'd?
And I thy servant and thy child,
Whilst many of the human race
Are aliens from thy Zion's grace?
3 Lo, wretched millions draw their breath
In lands of ignorance and death!
But I enjoy my share of time
Within thy gospel's favour'd clime.
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HYMN  LIV.  Long',letre.           4
The onrly living and true God.
(Psalm 86.) 
1I ET ERNA XL God, almighty Cause
Of earth and sea and worlds unknown;
All things are subject to thy laws,
All things depend on thee alone.
2 Thy glorious being singly stands,
Of all within itself possest;
Controll'd by none are thy commands;
Thou from thyself alone art blest.
3 To thee alone ourselves we owe,
To thee alone our homage pay;
All other gods we disavow,
Deny their claims, renounce their sway.
4 In thee O Lord, our hope shall rest,
Fount.in of peace and joy anud love 
HYMN 54.
42 
HYMN 55.                    43
Thy favour only lmakes us blest
Without thee, all would nothing prove.
5 Worship to thee alone bieiongs,
WVorship to thee alone wve give;
Thine be our hearts, and thine our songs,
And to thy glory we would live.
6 Spread thy great name thirough heLthenl lands
Their idol deities dethrone;
Subdtue the world to thy com-mands,
And reign, as thou art, God alone.
B Row.
4YMN LV.  Commnon Anietre.
The Consolation of Age.
1 ETERNAL God, enithron'd on high,
Whom angel hosts adore;
Who yet to supplianit dust art nigh,
Thy presence I implore.
2 0 guide me down the steep of age,
And keep my passions cool!
Teach me to scan the sacred page,
And practise ev'ry rule.
3 My flying years time urges on,
My strength must soon decay;
My friends, my youth's companions gone,
Can I expect to stay?
4 Can I exemption plead, when deathl
Projects his awful dart?
Can med'cines then prolong my breath,
Or cordials shield my heart?
5 But thou canst cheer my mortal hour;
On thee my hope depends:
Support me by Almighty pow'r)
While dust to dust descends.
b 
44          HYNIN 56, 57.
6 Then let my soul, O gracious God,
Ascend to realms of day;
And in that sacred, blest abode,
Its endless anthems pay.
7 Throughout the heavn's remotest bound
Thy matchless love proclaim!
And join the choir of saints that sound
Their great Redeemer's name.
B. WILLTI[MS'S Collection.
HYMN LVI.  Long AMetre.
Pieserving Goodness.
1 ET E R N A L God, I bless thy name,
The same thy pow'r, thy grace the same;
The tokens of thy fri,endly- care
Open and close and crown thle year.
2 Supported by thy guardian hand,
Amidst ten thousand deaths I stand'
And see, when 1 survey thy ways,
'Ten thousand moniuments of praise.
3 Thus far thy arm has led mne on,
Thus far I make thy mercy knovwn;
And whilst I tread this desert land,
New mercies shall new songs demand~
'4 MAy grateful voice, on Jordan's shore,
Shall raise one sacred pillar mnore;
Then bear, in thy bright courts above,
Inscriptions of immortal love.
DODDIlDGE,
HYMN LVII.  Comnmon letre.
Joy and Gratitide.
1 E TE RNA L Love! how large the 4    Of blessings from thy hand;
To banish sorrow and be blest
Is thy supreme command.
IHYMN   56, 57.
44 
__ _ UYMN 53.            45
2 Joy is our duty, glory, health,
The sunshine of the soul  The best return that we can make
To him who plans the whole.    YOTYNC
3 WVhatever, Lord, of earthly bliss,
'Thy sov'reign will denies,
Accepted at thy throne of grace,
Let this petition rise
4 Give me a calm, a thankful heart,
From ev'ry murmuLr free;
The blessings of thy grace impart,
And make me live to thee.
5 Let the blest hope that thou art mine
My life and death attend;
Thy presence through my journey shine,
And crown mny journtey's end.
R1PPON'S; Collection.
HYMN LVIII. Long.Aetre.
God exalted above all Praise,
1 ET FR. N AL Pow'r, whose highl abode
Becomes the grandeur of the (God,.
Extending far beyond( the bounds
Where stars revolve inferior rouiids;
2'rThe lowest step beneath thy seat
Rises too high for Gabriel's feet;
In vain the tall airch-angel tries
T'o reach its height, with wond'ring eyes
3 T hy dazzling glorv whilst he sings,
He hides his face behlind his wings,
And ranks of thrones.and po)w'rs arouiid
Fall prostrate on the heav'nly ground.
4 Lord, what shall earth and ashes do!
\We would adore our Maker too;
HYMN 58.
45 
46                7 Lr\  59.
v;'.>,5,;o':,::;. ti ttsi:) Lnthee e  cry,
Tfhe gre;t, the holy, and the high.
5,.arthi~ rofl afar hath heard thy fane,
Anl mcen have leardl'(1 to lisp thy name;
But the fill glo)ries of thy mi'd
LIc.ve avl our soaring thoughts behind.
6 Godl is inl heav'n, and mene  below;
Be,-shor+ our hymns, oLir words be few;
A sacred rv'iroence chlecks our songs,
And praise is silentl o~i our tongues.
WATTs.
HYMIN L1X.  Long Metre. 
Divine Goodneess.
1 E T  RN, L Source of ev'ryjoy;
WVell mnay thy praise our lips employ;
Vhilst in thy temple we appear,
Thy goodness crowns the circli,:g year.
2 Wride as the earth and pianets roll,
Thy hand supports and cheers the whole;
By thee, the sun is taught to rise,
And darkness when to veil the skies.
3 The flow'ry spring, at thy conmman'd,
Embalms the air and paints the land;
'The summer rays with vigoutr shine,
To raise the corn and cheer the vine.
4 Seasons and months and weeks and days
Demand successive hymns of praise;
Still be the cheerfifl homage paid,
VWith morning light and ev'ning shade.
5 0 may our more harmonious tongues,
In worlds unknown, pursue the songs,
And in those brighter courts adore,
Where days and years revolve no more.
Jliverpool Collection.
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HYMN  60, 61.               47
HYMTIN LX.  Long Mletre.        +
The Influences of the Divine Spirit.
1 ET E RNA L Spirit! we confess,
Aiid sing the wonders of thly grace!
Tlhy pow'r conveys the tUessiiigs down,
From God the Father and his Son.
2 Enlighlten'd by thy heav'nly ray,
Our shades and darkness tlirn to day;
'Thl  inav trd teachi,.gs iiinke us knov
Our danger and our refilge too.
3 Thiy gentle influence works N iithiln,
Aind b)reaks the cli-ins of reigning sin;
Dloth our impcrioius lust suibdue,
iAnd formns our wretch-id hearts anew.
4 The troubled conscieiCe knows thy voice,
It makes the I)roken1 heart rejoice;
T'hy  vords allay the storimy wind,
And calm the sutrges of the mind.
WATTS.
HIYMN LXI.  Common Metre.         +
Creating Wisdom.
I I rE T N AL W \Visdoln! thee we praise,
Thee, all thy creatures sing;
With thy great name, rocks, hills, and seas,
Anid hleav'n's high archies, rinig.
2 Thy lhand, ho\wT wide it spread the sky!
How glorious to behlold!
Tinlg'd wvithl a blue of hieav'nly die,
Anid starrnd with sparkling gold.
; Trheie dost thiou make the globes of light,
Their endless cir!cles rut;
There the pale planets rule the niglht,
And day obeys the sun.
HYMN  60, 61.
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48               HYMN 62.
4''Thle roaring winrds stand ready there,
Thy orders to obey:
WVithl spreadiing wings, they sweep the air,
To make thy chariot way.
'hle rolling mouLntail-ns of the deep
Observe thly strong command;
Thy breathLl can raise the billows steep,
Or sink them to the sand.
6 Thy glories blaze a:ll nature round,
And strike our feeble sight,
Thlroutgh skies and seas and solid ground,
\Vithl terror and delight.
7 Infinite strength and equal skill
Shine through the worlds abroad;
Our souls withl vast amaizement fill,
And speak the butilder, God.
vATrTS.
HIYMN LXII.    Lon?g Aletre.
Christ exalted a Prince and a Saviour,
1 ExA L T E D Prince of life, we own
The royal honours of thy thlrone;
'Tis fix'd by God's almighty hand,
And seraphs bow at thy command.
2 Exalted Saviour, we confess
The sov'reigtl triumphs of thy grace;
Wlhere beams of gentle radiance shline
And temper majesty diviie.
3 Wide thy resistless sceptre sway,
Till all thy e,nemies obey;
Wide may thy cross its virtue prove,
And conquer millions by thy love.
4 Mighlty to vat,qiiish and forgive!
Thline Israel shall repent and live; 
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And loud proclaim thy healing breath,
Which gives them life who wrought thy death.
DOlDRIDGE.
HYMN LXIII.  Commnont Metre.  i or b
Walking by Faith.
I FAITH is the brightest evidence
Of things beyond our sight;
It pierces through the veil of sense,
And dwells in heav'nly light.
2 It sets time past in present view,
Brings distant prospects home
Of things a thousand years ago,
Or thousand years to come.
3 By faith we know the world was inadc,
By God's almighty word;
We know the heav'ns and earth shall fade.
And be again restor'd.
4 Abrah'm obey'd the Lord's command,
From his own country driv'n;
By faith he sought a promis'd land,
But found his rest in heav'n.
5 Thus through life's pilgrimage we stray,
The promise in our eye;
By faith we walk the narrow way,
That leads to joy on high.
Altered from WATTS.
HYMN LXIV.  Long Metre.   * or b
Preparation for religious Worship.
1 FAR from my thoughts, vain world, begone,
Let my religious hours alone;
From flesh and sense I would be free,
And hold communion, Lord, with thee.
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2 My heart grows warm with holy fire,
And kindles with a pure desire,
To see thy grace, to taste thy love,
And feel thine influence from above,
3 When 1 can say that God is mine,
When I can see thy glories shine; 
I tread the world beneath my feet,
And all that men call rich and great.
4 Send comfort down from thy right hand,
To cheer me in this barren land;
And in thy temple let me knowv
The joys that from thy presence flow.
Altered from WVATTS.
HYMN LXV.  Common Mietre. 
The Success of the Gospel.
I FA T H E R, is not thy promise sure
To thy exalted Son?
That through the nations of the earth
Thy word of life shall run!
2 " Ask and receive the heathen lands,
For thine inheritance,
And to the world's remotest ends
Thy empire shall advance."
3 Hast thou not said, the blinded Jews
Shall their Redeemer own?
Whilst Gentiles to his standard crowd,
And bow before his throne?
4 Are not all kingdoms, tribes and tongues,
Beneath the arch of heav'n,
To the dominion of thy Son,
Without exception, given?
5 From east to west, from north to south,
Then be his name ador'd;
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IJYMN 66.                        51
Let earth with all its millions shout
Hosanna to the Lord.
RippO N's Collection.
HYMN LXVI.  Common Metre. * or b
The I-ord's Prayer.
I FATHER of all! Eternal Mind!t
Thou great and good alone!
Thy children, form'd and bless'd by thee,
Approach thy sacred throne.
2 Thy name in hallow'd strains be sung!
We join the solemn praise,
To thy great name with heart and tongue,
Our cheerful homage raise.
3 Thy righteous, mild, and equal reign,
Let ev'ry being own;
And in our minds, thy work divine,
Erect thy gracious throne. 
4 As angels round thy seat above,
Thy blest commands fulfil;
So may thy creatures here below,
Perform thy heavenly will.
5 On thee we day by day depend;
Our daily wants supply;
And feed with truth and virtue pure,
Our souls which never die.
6 Extend thy grace to ev'ry fault,
And let thy love forgive;
Teach us divine forgiveness too,
Nor let resentment live.
7 Where tempting snares beset the way,
Permit us not to tread;
Avert the threat'ning evil near,
From our unguarded head.
HYMN 66.
51 
52       HYMN67.
8 Thy sacred name we thus adore,
And bow before thy throne;
For kingdom, pow'r and glory, Lord,
Belong to thee alone.
Liverpool CoLLECTIO-N.
HYMN LXVII.  Common Metre. 
The Universal Prayer.
1 F A T H E R of all! whose cares extend
To earth's remotest shore;
Through ev'ry age let praise ascend,
And ev'ry clime adore.
2 Yet not to earth's contracted span,
Thy goodness let me bound;
Or think thee Lord alone of man,
When thousand worlds are round.
3 To thlee, whose presence fills all space,
The earth, the air, the skies;
One chorus let all beings raise,
All nature's incense rise!
4 Father of all! whose tender care
Does ev'ry want supply;
To thee I pour the fervent pray'r,
And raise the filial eye.
5 What blessings thy free bounty gives
Let me not cast away;
Who gratefully enjoys and lives,
Does the best homage pay.
6 Save me alike from foolish pride,
Or impious discontent,
At aught thy wisdom has denied,
Or autght thy goodness lent.
7 Teach me to feel another's wo,
Tlo hide the faults I see;
That mercy I to others show,
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HYMN 67. 
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8 Let not this weak, unknowing hand
Presume thy bolts to throw,
And deal destruction round the land,
On each I judge thy foe.
9 If I am right, thy grace impart,
Still in the right to stay;
If I am wrong, O teach my heart
To find that better way.
10 This day, be bread and peace my lot;
But, all beneath the sun,
Thou know'st it best bestow'd or not;
ThI'len let thy will be done.
Altered friom Pope.
HYMN LXVIII.   Common Metre. 4    or b
Prudence.
1 FATHER of light! conduct my feet
Through life's dark, dangF6us road;
Let each advancing step still bring
Me nearer to my Gd.
2 Let heav'n-ey'd prudelnce be my guide;
And, when I go astray,
Recal my feet from folly's path,
To wisdom's better way.
3 Te.achl me in ev'ry various scene
To keep my end in sight;
And whilst I tread life's mazy track,
Let wisdom guide me right.
4 That heav'nly wisdom from above
Abundantly impart;
And let it guard, and guide, and warm,
And penetrate my heart:
5 Till it shall lead me to thyself,
Fountain of bliss and love;,
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And all my darkness be dispers'd,
In endless light above.         SMART.
Praise for Rain and fruitful Seasons.
I FA TH r R of light! we sing thy name,
Who made the sun to rule the day;
WVide as he spreads his golden flame,
His beams thy pow'r and love display.
2 Fountain of good! from thee proceed
The copious show'rs of genial rain;
Vhich, o'er the hill and through the mead,
Revive the grass and swell the grain.
3 Thro' the wide world thy bounties spread
Yet thousands of our guilty race,
Though by thy daily goodness fed,
Trangress thy law, abuse thy grace.
4 Not so, shall our forgetful hearts
O'erlook the tokens of thy care;
But, what thy lib'ral hand imparts,
Receive with praise, and ask in pray'r.
5 So shall the sun more grateful shine,
And show'rs in welcome drops shall fall,
When all our hearts and lives are thine.
'And thou, our God, enjoy'd in all.
6 Jesus! our brighter Sun, arise;
In plenteous show'rs, thy Spirit send
Earth then shall grow to Paradise,
And in celestial Eden end.
Dor,DRrDGE.
HYMN LXX.    Long M_etre.
At the Ordination of i Minister.
1 FATHER of mercies! in thy house
We pay our homage  and our vows;
rayj
HYMN LXIX.
Long MlIetre. 
1.:,i.1      7]L.
3
Whilst with a grateful heart we share
These pledges of our Saviour's care.
2 The Saviour, when to heav'n he rose,
In splendid triumph o'er his foes,
Scatter'd his gifts on men below,
And wide his royal bounties flow.
3 Hence sprang th'.postle's honour'd name,
Sacred beyond heroick fame;
Hence dictates the prophetick sage,
And hence the evangeliek page.
4 In lower forms to bless our eyes,  ~
Pastors from hence and Teachers rise;
Who, though with feebler rays they shine,
Still mark a long extended line.
From Christ their varied gifts derive,
And, fed by him, their graces live;
Whilst, guarded by his potent hand;
Amidst the rage of hell they stand.
3 So shall the bright succession run
Through all the courses of the sun;
Whilst unborn churches, by their care,
Shall rise and flourish large and fair.
7 Jesus, our Lord, their hearts shall know
The spring whence all these blessings flow
Pastors and people shout his praise,
Through the long round of endless days.
DODDRTDGE.
HYMN LXXI. Common ietre. 
Ihe Excellency and Sufficiency of the Scriptures,.
St FATHER of mercies! in thy word
What endless glory shines!
For ever be thy name ador'd,
For these celestial lines.
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HYMN~~~ I72.,-  -
2 Here may the wretched sons of want
Exhaustless riches find;
Treasures beyond what earth can grant,
And lasting as the mind.
$ Here the fair tree of knowledge grows,
And yields a free repast;
Sublimer fruits than nature knows,
Invite the longing taste.
4 Here the Redeemer's welcome voice
Spreads heav'nly peace around;
And life and everlasting joys
Attend the blissful sound.
5 0 may these heav'nly pages be
Our study and delight;
And still new beauties may we see,
And still increasing light.
6 Divine Instructor, gracious Lord,
Be thou for ever near;
Teach us to love thy sacred word,
And view our Saviour there.
MRS. STEELZ.
HYMN LXXII.  Common Metre.  - or b
Love to our Neighbour.
1 FA TM ER of mercies! send thy grace,
All pow'rfuil, from above,
To form, in our obedient souls,
The image of thy love.
2 0 may our sympathizing breasts
That gen'rous pleasure know,
Kindly to share another's joy,
And weep for others' wo.
3 Whene'er the helpless sons of want
In low distress are laid,
HYMIN 72.
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HYMN 73.          57
Soft be our hearts their pains
And swift our hands to aid
4 So Jesus look'd on wretched
VWhen seated in the skies;
Amidst the glories of that wo
He felt compassion rise.
5 On wings of love the Saviour
To raise us from the groun
And shed his rich and preciso
A balm for ev'ry wound.
DODDI)RIDGE.
HYMN LXXIII.  Long Mleire.  * or b
Humility.
1 FOLLY builds high upon the sand;
But lowly let my basis be;.
Firm as a rock my hope shall stand,
Deep founded in humility. 
2 Content, when threat'ning ills obtrude,
Sweet meek-ey'd patience, arm my soul;
And let a prudent fortitude
Teach me my passions to control.
5 My God, I long to know thee still,
,To love and fear and trust thee more; -
To live submissive to thy will
And whilst I feel thy grace, adore.
4 My faith and love, obedient be,
O  Saviour, to thyjust commands!
My ardent soul still follows thee,
And trusts her int'rest in thy hands.
5 L t love and mercy all divine,
Justice descending from the skies,
Kindness and truth my heart incline
Still to forgive my enemies.
HYMN 73. 
58            HYMN  74, 75.
6 Thus may I act the christian part,
The social, humane and divine;
Whilst a wise zeal inspires my heart,
Then shall I know that heav'n is mine.
SMART.
HYMN LXXIV.  Conmmon ilIetre.  * or b
Abraham's Blessing extended to the Gentiles.
1 GE N TI JL E S by nature, we belong
To the wild olive wood;
Grace took us from the barren tree,
And grafts us on the good.
2 With the same blessings, grace endows
The Gentile as the Jew;
If pure and holy be the root,
Such are the branches too.
3 Then let the children of the saints
Be sanctify'd toGod;
In that great covenant, confirm'd
By water and by blood.
4 Thus to the parents, and their seed,
Shall thy salvation come;
And num'rous households meet at last
In one etemal home.
WATTS
HYMN LXXV. Long Metre.
The Excellency of the Gospel.
1 GoD, in the gospel of his Son,
Makes his eternal counsels known;
And sinners of a humble frame
May taste his grace, and learn his name.
2 Wisdom its dictates here imparts,
To form our minds, to cheer our hearts
Its influence makes the sinner live,
It bids the drooping saint revive.
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HYMN 74, 75. 
-~~HYN 76 77 
3 Our raging passions it controls,
And comfort yields to contrite souls;
It guides us all our journey through,
And brings a better world to view.
4 May this blest volume ever lie
Close to my heart and near my eye;
To life's last hour, my soul employ,
And fit me for the heav'nly joy.
BEDDOME.
HYMN LXXVI.  Comnmon MIetre.  * orb
Sincerity and Hypocrisy.
1 GOD is a Spirit, just and wise,
He sees our inmost mind;
In vain to heav'n we raise our eyes,
And leave our hearts behind.
Nothing but truth before his throne
Withl honour can appear;
The painted hypocrites are known,
Through the disguise they wvear.
3 Their lifted hands salute the skies,
Their bended knees the ground;
But God abhors the sacrifice,
Where not the heart is found.
. Lord, search my thoughts, and try my ways,
And make my soul sincere;
Then shall I stand before thy face.
And find acceptance there.
WATTS.
HYMN LXXVII. Long Metre. # or b
Redeeming Time.
1 GoD of eternity, fromn thee
Did infant time its being draw;
Minutes and days and months and years
Revolve by thy unvaried law.
HYMN 76, 77.
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60               HYMN  78.
2 Silent and slow they glide away;
Steady and strong the current flows;
Till lost in that unmeasur'd sea,
Fromn which its being first arose.
S Thelhoughtless sons of Adam's race
Upon the rapid stream are borne,
To that unseen, eternal home,
From which no travellers return.
4 Yet, whilst the shore, on either side,
Presents a gaudy, flatt'ring show,
We gaze, in fond amnazemnent lost,
Nor think to what a world we go.
5 Great Source of wisdom, teach our hearts
To know the price of ev'ry hour;
That time may bear us on to joys,
Beyond its measure and its pow'r.
Reformed Liturgy.
HYMN LXXVIII.    Long Metre.
Gratitude for all Things.
1 GoD of mny life, my thanks to thee
Shall, like my debts, continual be;
In constant streams thy bounty flows,
Nor end, nor intermission knows.
2 From thee, my comforts all arise,
My num'rous wants thy hand supplies;
Nor can I need or wish for mniore,
Than thou canst furnish from thy store.
3 If what I ask, my God denies,
It is because he's good and wise;
And what for evils I mistake,
He can my greatest blessings make.
4  Deep, Lord, upon my thankful breast,
Let all thy goodness be impress'd: 
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Dispose me, each revolving day,
For daily gifts my praise to pay.
5 In praise I'll spend my latest breath,
Then yield it to the call of death;
In hope that thou my flesh wilt raise,
ro celebrate thy deathless praise.
BROWN, with addition.
BaowN, with addition.
HYMN LXXIX.   Long Mletre.          *
Unceasing Praise.
1 GOD of my life, throulgh all its days
My grateful tongue shall sound thy praise;
The song shall wake wvith davwning light,
And warble to the silent night.
2 When anxious cares would break my rest,
And grief would tear my throbbing breast,
Thy tunefuil praises, rais'd on high,
Shall check the mnurmur and the sigh.
3 When death o'er nature shall prevail,
And all the pow'rs of language fail,
Joy through my feeble eyes shall break,
And mean those thanks I cannot speak.
4 But when the final conflict's o'er,
My spirit chain'd to flesh no more,
With what glad accents shall I rise
To join the mlusick of the skies!
5 Soon shall I learn th' exalted strains,
Which echo thlroulgh the heav'nly plains;
And emnulate, with joy unknown,
The glowing seraphs round thy throne.
6 This cheerftil tribute will I give,
Long as a deathless soul can live;
A  work so vast, a theme so high,
Demands a whole eternity.
DoDRI C;,
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HYMN LXXX.  Common lMetre.  * or b
The Mysteries oP-Providence.
l GOD moves in a mysterious wa
His counsels to performn;
He marks his footsteps on the se,
And rides upon the storm.
2 Deep, in unfatlhoimable'nines
Of never faiilini, skill,
He treasures up his bright desigtn
And works his sov'reign wvill.
'3 Let fearfiul saints fresh couira-e ta
Thle clouds, they so m.uch dre
Are big withl mercy, and sall br
In blessings on their hiead.
4 Judge not the Lordl by feeble se    But trust him for his grace;
Behind a frowvning Providence
He hides a smiling faice.
5 His purposes will ripen fast,
Unfolding ev'ry hour;
The butd may have a l)itter taste
But sweet will be the flowv'r.
6 Blind iinblief is srie to err,
And scan his work ini vain;
God is his owii interpreter,
And he will make it plain.
COWPFr.R.
HIYMN LXXXI. Cominmon Metre. * or b
Divine Providence, and the Folly of Self-Dependenc~.
I GoD reigns; events in order flow,
Man's industry to guide;
But in a diff'rent channel go,
To humble human pride.
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HYMN 82.          63
2 T'he swvift, not always, in the race,
Sha'  in the crowning prize;
NTc, awioays w;ed'th an1 honour grace
The labours of tlle wise.
3 Fond mortals do tlhemnselvcs beguile,
'vII  on tlhetpselves they rest;
Blind is tier wisdom, vain their toil,
By thee, O Lord, unblest.
4'Tis ours, tlhe furrows to prepare,
And sow the precious grain;
'Tis thline to give tlhe- slun and atir,
And to command thie rain.
5 Evil and good belore thee stand,
Their n-ission to perform;
The sun shines bright at thy command;
Thy hand directs the stornm.
6 In all thly ways, we humbly own
Thy providential pow'r;
Entrusting to thy care alone
The lot of ev'ry hour.
SCOTT.
HYiMN LIXXXII.  Long Metre.       or b
TIe Fear of God.
I- GRE A T Author of all nature's frame
Holy and rev'rend is thy name;
Thou, Lord of-life, and Lord of' deatlh,.
Vvorlds rise and vanish at thy breathbl
2 Nations, in thine all-seeing eye,
Are less than nothling, vanity;
Against thee who shall lift his hand?
Before thy terrors who can stand?
3 But blest are they, O  gracious Lord,
Whio fear thy name, and hear thy word!
With such thy dwelling is; on those,
Thv )eace its iovi divine bestows.
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HIYMN 82. 
64               HYMN  83.
4 Thy wisdom guides, thy pow'r defends
Their lite, till life its journey ends;
Death shall convey them to thy seat,
W here all thy saints in glory meet.
8 0 that my soul, with awful sense
Of thy transcendent excellence,
May close the day, the ly begin,
Watchful against each darling sin 
6 Never, 0 never from my heart
May this great principle depart!
But act, with unabating pow'r,
Within me to my latest hour.         SCOTT
HYMN LXXXIII.  Long Mietre.
The Divine Goodness imitated.
1 GR EAT Author of th' immortal mind,
For noblest thoughts and views design'd,
Make me desirous to express
The image of thy holiness.
2 Whilst I thy boundless love admire,
Grant me to catch the sacred fire;
Thus shall my heav'nly birth be known,
And as thy child, thou wilt me own.
3 Father, I see thy sun arise,
To cheer thy friends and enemies
And when from heav'n thy rain descends,
Thy bounty both alike befriends.
4 Enlarge my soul with love like thine,
My mortal pow'rs by grace refine;
So shall I feel another's wo,
And freely feed a hungry foe.
5 I hope for pardon through thy Son,
For all the crimes which I have done;
Then may the grace that pardons me,
Constrain me to forgive like thee.
R IPPON'S Collection, 
HYMN  84.                 65
HYMN LXXXIV.  Halleluja5h 1etre.   *
The House of Prayer.
GR RE A T Father of mankind,
We bless that wondrous grace,
\Vhich could for Gentiles find,
Within thy courts, a place.
How kind the care
Our God displays,
For us to raise
A house of pray'r!
2 Once we were strangers here,
But now approach the throne;
For Jesus brings us near,
And makes our cause his onlll
Strangers no more,
To thee we come;
And find our home,
And rest secure.
3 To thee pur souls we join,
And love thy sacred name
No more our own, but thine.
We triumph in thy claim.
Our Father, King,
Tnhy cov'nant grace
Our souls embrace,
Thy glories sing.
4 Here in thy house we feast
On dainties all divine;
And whilst such food we taste.
With joy our faces shine.
Incense shall rise
FrQm flames of love.
Ani God -pprove
The sacrifice.
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5 May all the nations throng,
To worship in thy house;
Wilt thou attend the sonig,
And hear their ardent vows!
Indulgent still,
Till earth conspire
To join the choir,
1On Zion's hill.          Do,DRI,GE.
HYMN LXXXV.  Common Metre.   -
Creation and Providence.
1 GR E AT first of beings, mighty Lord
Of all this wondrous frame!
Produc'd by thy creating word,
The world from nothing came.
2 Thy voice sent forth the high command
'Twas instantly obey'd;
And through thy goodness all things stand,
WVhich by thy pow'r were made.
S3 Thy glories shine throughout the whole
Each part reflects thy light;
By thee, in course, the planets roll
And day succeeds the night.
4 By thee, the sun dispenses heat
And beams of cheering day;
The distant stars in order set,
By night, thy pow'r display.
5 By thee, the earth its produce yields
By thee, the waters flow;
And various plants adorn the fields,
And trees aspiring grow.
6 Inspir'd with praise, our minds pursue
This wise and noble end;
And all we think, and all we do,
Shall to thy honotr tend. 
HYMN  86, 87.               67
HYMN LXXXVI.  Long Metre  * or b
Man changeable and God unchangeable.
1 GR EA T Former of this various frame,
Our souls adore thine awfiil name;
'Ve bowv with rev'rence, when we praise
The Ancient of eternal days.
2 Beyond the reach of angel's sight,
Trhou dwell'st in uncreated light;
It shines with undiininish'd ray,
NVhilst suns *d stars shall pass away.
3 Our days a transient period run,
And change with ev'ry circling sun;
E'en in the firmest state we boast,
Thy hand can crush us to the dust.
4 But let all nature faill around;
Let death consign us to the ground;
Let the last gen'ral flame arise,
Consume the earth, dissolve the skies;
5 Calm as a summer eveninig, we
Shall all the wreck of nature see;
Whilst grace secures us an abode,
Unshaken as the throne of God.
DODDRIY)GE.
HYMN LXXXVII.   Long Metre.. or b
The Sun of Righteousness.
1 GR E A T God, amidst the darksome night
Thy glories dart upon my sight,
Whilst wrapt in wonder I behold
The silver moon and stars of gold.
2 But when I see the sun arise,
And pour his glory round the skies,
In more stupendous form I view
Thy greatness and thy glory too. 
HYMN 88.
) Trhotl Sun of Righteousness, whose light
O'crwhmlelms the highest angel's sight,
IHow shall I glance my eye at thee,
Ill all thy vast immensity!
l4 Yet may I be allow'd to trace
The distant shadow of thy face;
As in the pale reflecting moon
\Ve see the image of the sun.
5 In ev'ry work thy hands have made,
Thy pow'r and wisdom are display'd
But 0! what glories all dvine,
In my exalted Saviour shine!
6 May I enjoy, like those above,
The gentle influence of his love;
Einable me my course to run,
VWith the same vigour as the sun.
STENNET.
HYMIN LXXXVIII.  Commo7nn Metre.. or b
The Spreading of the Gospel.
GR E A T God, the nations of the earth
Are by creation thine;
And in thy works, by all beheld,
Thy pow'r and glory shine.
- But thy compassion, Lord, has sent
'Fhy gospel to m.alnkind,
Un)veiling what rich stores of grace
Are treasur'd in thy mind.
3 Lord, when shall these glad tidings spread
. The spacious earth around,
Till ev'ry tribe and ev'ry soul
Shall hear the joyftil sound?
4 0 when shall Afric's sable sons
Enjoy the heav'nly word!
And, long in slav'ry held, become 
HYMN89.       69
5 WVhen shall the savage waiid'riiig tribes,
A dark bewilder'd race,
Sit down at our Inmanuel's feet,
And learn his saving grace?
6 Haste, sov'reign mercy, and transform
Their cruelty to love:
Soften the tyger to a lamb,
The vulture to a dove.
7 Smile, Lord, on each sincere attempt
To spread the gospel's rays
And build in ev'ry heathen land
A temple to thy praise.
RIPPON'S Collection.
HYMN LXXXIX.   Comron J,letre.    b
Trust in God.
1 GR  A T Source of boundless pow'r and
Attend my mournful cry;          [grace!
In the dark hour of deep distress,
To thee alone I fly.
2 Thou art my strength, my life, my stay;
Assist my feeble trust;
Drive these distressing fears away,
And raise me from the dust.
3 Fain would I call thy grace to mind,
And trust thy glorious namne;
Jehovah, pow'rful, wise, and kind,
For ever is the same.
4 Thv presence, Lord, can cheer my heart
When earthly comforts die;
Thy voice can bid my pains depart,
And raise my pleasures high.
5 Here let me rest, on thee depend,
My God, my hope, iry all;
Be thou my everlasting friend,
And I shaill never fall.        S.,lART
HYMN 89.
69 
70               1HYMN   90, 91.
HYMN XC.  Long Metre. 
Praise for common Mercies.
1 GRI EA T Source of life, our souls confess
TIhe various riches of thly grace;
Crown'd wvitli thy mrciers, we rejoice,
And in thiy praise exaClt our voice.
2 By thee heav'n's shininig arch was spread
By thee were earth's fotiudlations laid;
All the delights of our abode
Proclaim thie  vise, the pow'.ftil God.
3 rThy tender harnd restores our breathl,
Whien trembling on thie verge of death  Gently it wipes away otur tears,
And lengthiens life to future years.
4 These lives are sacred to the Lgrd,
By thee upheld, by thee restor'd;
And whilst our hours renew their race,
Still we would walk before thy face.
S So, when our souls by thee are led
Through unknown regions of the dead,
V/ith joy triumphiant, they shall move
To seats of nobler life above.
DODDRIDGE..
HY3IN  XCI.  Lon,g Metre.   ~ or b
Religion vain withouit Love.
1HAD I the ton-gues of GCxreeks and Jevws,
And nobler speech tlhan angels utise,
If love bIe absent, I am found,
Like tinkling brass, an empty sound.
2 WVere I inspir'd to preach, and tell
All that is dlone in heav'n and hell;
Or could my faithi the world remove,
Still I am nothing Without love. 
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3  Should I distribute all my store,
To feed the hungry, clothe the poor;
Or give mly body to the flame,
To gain a martyr's glorious name;
4 If love to God, and love to men
Be absent, all my hopes are vain;
Nor tongues, nor gifts, nor fiery zeal,
The work of love can e'er fulfil.
WATTS.
I-l\,     XChII.  Conzzon o lfjtre.r
aThe God of Nature.
l HA I L, Ki,ng supreme! all wise and good!
To thee our thouglhts vwe raise;
W1hilst nature's lovely charms, display'd,
Inspire our souls withl praise.
2 At morning, noon, and ev'ning mild}
Thly works engage our view;
And as ive gaze, our hearts exuilt
WVith transports ever new.
c Thy glory beams in ev'ry star
\Which gilds the gloom of night;
\-l3d decks the rising face of morn
Withl rays of cheering light.
4 Th'J  aspiring hill, the verdant lawn,
-'-itih thousand beauties shine;
'lThe vocal grove and cooling shade
Proclaim thy pow'r divine.
5 From tree to tree, a constant hymn
Employs the feather'd throng;
To thee their cheerful notes they swell,
And chant their grateful song.
t Great nature's God! still may these scenes
Our serious hours engage;
Still may our wond'ring eyes perus-e
rhy works' instructive page, 
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Hk-MN XCIII.  earticular Metre.
Praise to our Redeemer.
1 HAIL, thou once despised Jesus!
Thou didst free salvation bring;
By thy death thou didst release us
From the tyrant's deadly sting.
2 Hail, thou agonizing Saviour,
Bearer of our sin and shame!
By thy merits we find favour,
Life is given through thy name.
3 Paschal Lamb, by God appointed,
All our sins on thee were laid;
Great High Priest by God anointed,
Thou hast full atonement made!
4 Contrite sinners are forgiven,
Through the virtue of thy blood:
Open'd is the gate of heaven,
Peace is made with man and God.,
5 Jesus hail! enthron'd in glory,
There for ever to abide;
All the heav'nly hosts adore thee,
Seated at thy Father's side.
6 There for sinners thou art pleading,
There thou dost our place prepare;
Ever for us interceding,
Till in heaven we appear.
7 Glory, honour, pow'r and blessing,
Thou art worthy to receive;
Loudest praises, without ceasing,
Meet it is for us to give.
8 Help, ye bright angelick spirits,
Lend your loudest, noblest lays;
Join to sing our Saviour's merits,
And to celebrate his praise.
Rtrro's Collestino
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1 -i L V N,     95. 
HYMN 94, 95.                      73
HYMN  XCIV.   Comrmon iletre.     orb
Early Religion.
I HAPPY is he, whose early years
Receive instruction well
Vvho hates the sinner's path, and fears
The road that leads to hell.
2 Our youth, devoted to the Lord,
Is pleasing in his eyes
A fio'r when offer'd in the bud
is no vain sacrifice.
3'Tis easier work, if we begin
To fear the Lord betimes;
Vhilc sinners, who grow old in sin,
Are harden'd in their crimes.
4 It s(vcs us from a thousand fears,
To miCT religion young
Vith joy t crowns succeeding years,
And renders virtue strong.
P)' To thee, Almighty God,,to thee
Our hearts we now resign
-Twill please us to look back and see
That our whole lives were thine.
6 V(ll do thy work, we'll speak thy praise;
Whilst we have life and breath
WATTS.
HYMN  XCV.   Long Metre.
The Glory and Defence of the Church.
I HAPPY the Church! thou sacred place,
rThe seat of thy Creator's grace!
Thy holy courts are his abode,
Trhou earthly palace of our Gorl,
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HYMN 94, 95.
73 
74 5             HYMN  96.
2'Ihy walls ate strength, and at thy gates
A guard of hleav'nly angels waits;
Nor shall thy deep foundations move,
Built on the counsels ofhis love.
3 Thy foes in vain designs engage,
Against thy walls in vain they rages
Like rising waves, with anger roar
That dash and die upon the shore.
4 Then let our souls in Zion dwell,
Nor fear the pow'r of earth or hell;
Since God defends this happy ground.
Like brazen bulwarks built sound.
5 God is our sun, GCod is otur shield,
Light and protection he will yield;
And we, beneath the genial rays,
Will sing his love, and speak his praise.
IVAT'rs
ItYMN XCV.  Commoiao J.letre. 
Christian Modetratioai.
1 HAPPY the nain, whose cautious steps
Still kecp the goldeii mean;
\IVhose life, by wiisdom's rules well form'd,
Declares a conscience clean.
2 Not of himself hle highly t'inks,
Nor acts the boaster's part;
His imodest tongue the language speaks,
Of his niore humble heart.
3 Not in base scandal's arts he deals,
For truth is in his breast;
Vithl grief he sees his neighbour's faults,
And thinks and hopes the best.
4 What blessings bounteous Heav'n bestows,
He takes with thankful heart;
With temp'rance he receives his food,
And gives the poor a part. 
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5 To sect and party, his large soul
Disdains to be confin'd;
The good he loves, of ev'ry namne,
And prays for all mankind.
6 Pure is his zeal, the offspring fair
Of truth and peaceful love;
The bigot's rage can never dwell
WNhere rests the heav'nly dove.
NEEDHAM.
HYMN XCVII.  Common Metre.
Love to God.
i HAPPY the mind where graces reign,
And love inspires the breast;
Love is the brightest of the train,
And strengthens all the rest.
2 Knowledge, alas!'tis all in vain,
And all in vain our fear;
Our stubborn sins will fight and reigns
If love be absent there.
3'Tis love that makes our cheerful feet
In swift obedience move;
Affliction's bitter cup is sweet,
I When mix'd with heav'nly love.
4 Soon as we drop this mortal clay,
And leave this dark abode,
On wings of love we'll soar away,
To see our Father, God.
e5 This is the grace that lives and slgs,
AVhen faith and hope shall cease;'
'Tis this shall strike our joyful strings,
In realms of endless peace.
WATTS, varied.
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HYMN XCVIII.  Common Metre.
The Blessedness of departed Saints.
l HARK! fromn on high a solemn voice,
Let all attentive hear!
'Twill make each pious heart rejoice.
And vanquish every fear:
2 "Thrice blessed are the pious dead,
" VV ho in the Lord shall die;
"Their weary flesh, as on a bed,
"Safe in the grave shall lie.
3 "Their holy souls, at length releas'd,
"To heav'n shall take their flight i
"There to enjoy eternal rest,
"And infinite delight.
4 "They drop each load as they ascend,
"And quit this world of wo;
"Their labours with their lives shall end 
"Their rest, no period know.
5 "Their conflicts with their busy foes
"For ever more shall cease;
"None shall their happiness oppose,
"Nor interrupt their peace.
6 "But bright rewards shall recompense
i" Their faithful service here;
"And perfect love shall banish thence
"Each gloomy doubt an(t fear."
Liverp)ool Collection.
HYMN  XCIX.  Common Mietre.
A Funeral Thought
1 HARK! from the tombs a mournful sound;
My ears attend the cry:
i' Ye living men, come view the ground,
" Where you must shortly lie.
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HYMN 98, 99.
b 
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2 "Princes, this clay must be your bed,
In spite of all your tow'rs;
"The tall, the wise, the rev'rend head,
"Must lie as lowv as ours."
3 Great God! is this our certain doom?
And are we still secure?
Still walking downward to the tomb,
And yet prepare no more?
4 Grant us the pow'r of quick'ning grace,
To fit our souls to fly;
Then, when we drop this dying flesh,
We'll rise above the sky.
WATTS.
HIYMN  C.        Shlort.3etre.      * or b
The Voice of Wisdom.
. HA R! it is Wisdom's voice
That spreads itself around;
Comne hithler, all ye sons of earth,
And listen to the sound.
2 What, thlough slhe speaks rebukes,
That pierce the soul with smart; 
Yet love through all her cliast'nings rtitIs,
By pain to mend the heart
' ",.-Ye who have waiinder'd long
"In sin's destructive ways;
Return, return, at iiy reproot,
"And seize thle ofier'dl gracc.
4 "I knowv your souls are weak
"And all your efforts vain,
"To overcome your nmighty 4Ioes,
"cnd break their iron clali
-5 "B'tit, I will freely send
"~ j,y Spirit from above,
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" To armn you with superior str
"And mnelt your hearts to lc
6 "Come, whilst my offers last,
"Ye sinners, and be wise;
"He lives, who hears this frie
" But he that slights it, dies.
DODDRIDGE.
HYMN  CI.. Comm on Metre.
The Saviour's Commission.
1 HA R K, the glad sound! the Saviour comes.
'IThe Saviour promis'd long;
Let ev'ry heart prepare him room,
And ev'ry voice a song.
2 On him the Spirit, largely pour'd,
Exerts his sacred fire;
Wisdom and pow'r, and zeal and love,
His holy breast inspire.
3 He comes, from thickest films of vice,
To clear the mental sight;
And on the eye-balls of the blind
To pour celestial light.
4 He comes, the broken heart to heal,
The bleeding soul to cure;
And with the treasures of his grace
T' enrich the humble poor.
5 He comes, the pris'ners to release,
In Satan's bondage held;
The gates of brass before him burst,
The iron fetters yield.
_ His sive trme  lou  proclain
Our debts are all remitted now
Our herite is clear
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_YMN, I. I
7 Our glad hosannas, Prince of
Thy welcome shall proclai
And heav'n's eternal arches
With thy beloved name.
DODDRIDI)GE.
H YMN  CII.  Common JMetre.
The Chlristian WVarrior animated.
1 HARK!'tis our heav'nly Leader's voice,
From the bright realms above!
Amidst the war's tumunltuous rage,
A voice of pow'r and love.
2 " Maintain the fight, my faithfiul band,
"Nor fear thle mortal blow;
' He that in such a warfate dies,
"Shall speedy vict'ry know.
3 "I have my days of combat knowi,
' And in the dust was laid;
But nowi I sit upon niy throne,
"And glory crowns mny head.
'" This throne, this glory shall be yours,
"My hands the crown shall give;
And you the blest reward shall share
" Whilst God himnself shlall live-."
,5 Lord,'tis enough, our souls are fir'd'
With courage and with love;
\Vain are th' assaults of earth and hell,
Our hopes are fix'd ab)ove.
6 WVe'll trace the footsteps thou hast trod,.
To triumph and renowu;
Nor shun thy combat and thy cross,
May we bult wear thy crown.
Alt.er.d fromn DoI)DftlDGF
HIYM,N 102.
79 
HYMN  CII.    Commnon MCetre.          b
Walking in Darkness and trusting
1 HE. AR, gracious God, my hum
To thee I breathle my sighs;
When will the tedious night be
And when the dawn arise?
2 My God! O could I nmake the
My Father and my Friend
And call thee mine, by ev'ry na
On which thy saints dependS By ev'ry name of pow'r and lo
I would thy grace entreat;
Nor should my humble hope r
Nor leave thy sacred seat.
4 Yet though my soul in darknes
Thy word is all my stay;
Here will I rest till night return
Thy presence makes my day
5 Speak, Lord, and bid celestial
Relieve my aching heart;
Thly love can make my sorrow
And all the gloomn depart.
6 rlhen shall my drooping spirit
, And bless thy healing rays;
And change these deep compl
To songs of sacred praise.
STEEF-LE.
Conmmon Metre.
The Angels' Song at the Birth of Christ.
I HIGH let us swell our tuneful notes
And join th' angelick song;
For such a theme does less to them,
Thanl to the saints, belong.
HYMN CIV. 
HYMN 105.                    81
2 Good will is shown to sinfuil men,
And peace on earth is giv'n;
For lo! the promis'd Saviour comes,
With messages from heav'n.
3 Mercy and truth, in sweet accord,
His rising beams adorn;
Justice and peace in concert join,
Now such a Child is born.
4 Glory to God! in highest strains,
In highest worlds be paid;
His glory by our lips proclaim'd,
And by our lives display'd.
5 When shall we reach those happy realms,
Where Christ exalted reigns,
And learn of the celestial choir
Their own immortal strains!
DODDRIOBE.
HYMIN CV.  Comnmon Metre.
The Resurrection and Ascension of Christ.
i Ho s A  N A! to the Prince of life,
Who cloth'd himself in clay;
Enter'd the gloomy shades of death,
And rose to endless day.
2 Death is no more the king of dread,
Since our Immanuel rose;
He took the monster's sting away,
And crutsh'd our hellish foes.
3 See how the Conq'ror mounts aloft,
And to his Father flies!
With scars of honour in his flesh,
And triumph in his eyes.
4 There our exalted Saviour reigns,
A priest upon his throne;
And, to supply his place on earth,
He sent his Spirit dowvn. 
82              HYMN 106.
5 Raise your devotion, mortal tongues,
To reach that blest abode;
Let heav'n and earth with praise resound
To the immortal God.
Altered from WATTS.
HYMN CVI.   common lietre.
Preservation at Sea, and in foreign Countries.
1 How are thy servants blest, O Lord!
How sure is their defence!
Eternal Wisdom is our guide,
Our help Omnipotence.
2 In foreign realms and lands remote,
Supported by thy care,
Through burning climes we pass unhurt,
And breathe infected air.
3 Thy mercy sweetens ev'ry soil,
Makes ev'ry region please;
The hoary frozen hills it warms,
And smooths the boist'rous seas
4 Think, O my soul, devoutly think,
How, with affrighted eyes,
Thou saw'st the wide' extended deep,
In all its horrors rise!
5 Confusion dwelt in ev'ry face,
And fear in ev'ry heart,
When waves on waves, and gulfs in gulfs
O'ercame the pilot's art.
6 Yet then, from all my griefs, O Lord.
Thy mercy set me free;
Whilst, in the confidence of pray'r.
My hope repos'd on thee.
7 The storm was laid, the winds retir'd.
Obedient to thy will;
Trhe sea that roar'd at thy command
At thy command was still. 
8 In midst of dangers and of death,
Thly goodness I'll adore;
I'll praise thee for thy mercies past,
And humbly hope for more.
(Supposed) ADDYSON.
Short Jletre. 
Blessings of the Gospel.
I How beauteous are their feet,
%7lho stand on Zion's hill;
lVho bring salvation on their tongues,
And words of peace reveal!
2 How charming is their voice!
How glad the tidings are!
Zion, behold thy Saviour King,
He reigns and triumphs here!
3 HOw h,ppy, are our ears,
'That hear this joyful sound,
WVhich kings and prophets waited for,
And sought, but never found!
4 How blessed are our eyes,
That see this heav'nly light!
Prophets and Icings desir'd it long,
I But died without the sight.
5'ITe watchmen join their voice,
And tunefill not-es employ;
Jertisalem breaks:forth in songs
And deserts learn the joy.
6 The Lord makes bare his arm,
Through all the earth abroad;
Let ev'ry nation now behold
Their Saviour and their God.
HYMN  107.
83
HYMN CVII.
WATTS, 
84         HYMN 108, p09.
HYMN  CVIII.   Short Metre.    # or b
Fatler ly Discipline received with Meekness.
1 How gracious and how wise
Is our chastizing God!
How rich the blossoms and the fruit
Of his correcting rod!
2 He takes it in his hand,
With pity in his heart;
That ev'ry stroke his children ieel
May grace and peace impart.
3 Instructed thus, we how,
And own thy sov'reign sway;
We turn outr erring footsteps back
To thy forsaken way.
rhy promis'd love we seek,
Anld strengthen all the bands,
Which closer still engage our hearts
To honour thy commands.
Our Father, we consent
To discipline divine;
And bless the pains, which make our souils
Still more completely thine.
DODDRIDGE.
HYMN CIX.  Coiinmoit JMetre.
The Song of Moses and the Lamb.
1 How great thy works, Almighty God!
Who shall not fear thy name!
How just and true are all thy ways,
Thou Son of God, the Lamb!
2 More hast thou done than Moses did,
Our prophet, priest and king;
From sin thou hast redeem'd our so'li    And from death's pois'nous stiig
]HYMN 108, 1t09.
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FIYNIN 110            85
3 In the Red Sea) by Moses' hand,
Th' Egyptian host was drown'd
But, in thy blood, our souls are cleans'd,
And guilt no more is found.
4 WV hen through the desert Israel went,
With manna they were fed;
But thou hast giv'n thy flesh to eat,
And call'd it living bread.
5 Moses beheld the promis'd land,
Yet never reach'd the place;
But thou shalt bring thy foll'wers home,
To see thy Father's face.
6 Thy lofty praise, O King of saints,
Shall ev'ry nation sing;
To thee shall Jew and Gentile race
Their humble off'rings bring.
7 No parting wall shall intervene;
But, with united soul,
Their voice shall join in songs of praise,
Whilst endless ages roll.
WVATTS altered.
HYMN CX.  Commton Metre
The Safety of the Church.
I How honourable is the place
Where wve adoring stand!
Zion, the glory of the earth,
And beauty of the land!
2 Bulwvarks of mighty grace defend
The city where we dwell!
The walls, of strong salvation made
Defy th' assaults of hell.
3 Lift up the everlasting gates,
The doors wide open fling;
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Enter, ye nations, who obey
The statutes of our King.
4 Here shall you taste unmingled joys,
And live in perfect peace;
You, who have known Jehovah's name,
And tasted of his grace.
5'Trust in the Lord, for ever trust,
And banish all your fears;
Strength in the Lord Jehovah dwel
Eternal as his years.
WATTS.
HYMN CXI.    Common Metre.
The Blessings of Abraham.
1 How large the promise, how divine,
To Abrahl'm and his seed!
"I'll be a God to thee and thine,
"Supplying all their need."
2 The words of thy extensive love
From age to age endure;
The Angel of thl' cov'nant proves
And seals the blessings sure.
3 Jesus the ancient faith confirms,
To our great fathers giv'n;
He takes young children in his arms,
And calls them heirs of heav'n.
4 Outr God! hlow faithful are his ways!
His love endures the same;
Nor from the promise of his grace,
Blots out thle children's name.
WArTTS.
HYMN  CXII.   Common Metre.
The Resurrection.
I How long shall death the tyrant reign,
And triumph o'er the just!
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HYMN 111, 112. 
W   L~  L~
hilst the rich blood of martyrs slain,
Lies mingled with the dust!
2 Let faith arise and clinmb the hills,
Trhe Saviour to descry;
To view his distant chariot wheels,
And tell how fast they fly.
3 Lo, faith beholds the scatter'd shades!
The dawn of heav'n appears!
And the bright morning gently spreads
Its blushes round the spheres.
4 Faith sees the Lord of glory come,
His flaming guards around!
The skies divide to make him room,
His trumpet shakes the ground.
5 She hears the voice, "Ye dead, arise!"
She sees the graves obey!
And waking saints, with joyful eyes,
Salute th' expected day.
6 They leave the dust, and on the wing
Surmount the yielding air;
In shining garments meet their Kite,
And bow before him there.
70 may we then among them stand,
I Cloth'd in celestial white!
The meanest place at his right hand
Gives infinite delight.
WVATTS.
HYMN CXIII.  Common Metre.   ~ or b
Pardoning Mercy.
1 How oft, alas! this wretched heart
Has wander'd'from the Lord!
How oft my erring thoughts depart,
Forgetful of thy word! 
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2 Yet sov'reign Mqercy crieb, "Return;"
Lord, at thy call, I come;
My vile ingratitude I mourn;
O take the wand'rer home!
3 And canst thou, wilt thou yet forgive.
And all my crimes remove?
And shall a pardon'd rebel live,
To speak tl-hy wondrous love?
4  Almighty grace, thy hlealing pow'r,
Howv glorious! Ihowv divii-e!
That can to life and bliss restore
So vile a heart as mine!
5 Thy pard'ning love, for ever free,
WVith rapture I adore;
Lord, I devote myself to thee,
And long to love thee more.
Mrs. STEELE.
HYMN  CXIV.  Long M1etre.
The Gospel Feast.
1 How rich are thy provisions, Lord!
Thy table furnish'd from above;
The fruits of life o'erspread the board;
The cup o'erflows with heav'nly love.
2'rhine ancient ftmily, the Jews,
WTere first inv'ted to the feast;
WVe humably take what they refuse,
And Gentiles thy salvation taste.
W 5Ve are the poor, the blind, the lame,
And help was far and death was nigh
Yet, at the gospel call, we came,
And ev'ry want receiv'd supply.
4 From the high way that leads to hell,
From patls of dairkness and despair,
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Lord, we are cone with thee to dwell,
Glad to enjoy thy presence here.
5  VWhat shall we pay our heav'nly Friend,
'Who left the sky, his blest abode,
And did to this low earth descend,
To bring us, wand'rers, back to God?
6 Our everlasting love is due
To Him, who pitied sinners lost
And paid our ransom, when he knew
His precious life must be the cost.
WATTS.
HYMN CXV.  (C'ommon Metre.          -
Rich Treasure in earthen Vessels.
1 How rich thy bounty, King of kings!
Thly favours, how divine!
The blessings which thy gospel brings,
How splendidly they shine!
2 Gold is but dross, and gems but toys;
Should gold and gems compare,
How mean! when set against those joys
Thy poorest servants share!
3 Yet all these treasures of thy grace
Are lodg'd in urns of clay,
And the weak sons of mortal race
Trh' immortal gifts convey.
4 Feebly they lisp thy glories forth,
Yet grace the vict'ry gives;
Quickly they moulder back to earth,
Yet still the gospel lives.
5 Such wonders pow'r divine effects;
Such trophies God can raise;
His hand from crumbling dust erects
His monuments of praise.
Sali,burtr Collections
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HYMiiN  115.
89 
90              HYVMNT 116, 117.
HYMN  CXVI.   Conmon.Metre.             b
The Frailty and Folly of Man.
1 How short and hasty is our life
How vast our souls' affairs!
Yet foolish mortals vainly strive
To lavish out their years.
2 Our days run thoughtlessly alon
\Without a moment's stay;
Just like a story or a song,
\WVe pass our lives away.
3 God from on high invites us hom
But wve march heedless on;
And, ever hast'ning to the tomb,
Stoop downward as we run.
4 Draw us, O God, with sov'reigr
And lift our thoughts on high
That we may end this mortal rac
And see salvation nigh.
HYMN CXVII.    Comn,ion Metre.,  or b
God's justice and Power.  Job ix. 2, 10.
1 How should the sons of Adam's race
i Be just before their God!
If he contend in righteousness,
We fall beneath his rod.
2 To vindicate my words and thoughts,
I'll make no vain pretence;
Not one of all my numn'rous faults
Can bear a just defence.
3 Strong is his arm, his heart is wise;
What vain presumers dare
Against their Maker's pow'r to rise,
And impious war declare 
WATTS. 
' X -' 1It'        1
4 Mountains, by his almighty wrath,
From their old seats are torn;
He shakes the pillars of the earth,
And all the nations mourn.
5 Through the wide air, the mighty rocks
Are swift as hailstones thrown;
Whilst Etna pours, with horrid shocks,
Her melted entrails down.
6 He bids the suni forbear to rise,
The obedient sun forbears;
His hand with darkness spreads the skies,
And seals up all the stars.
7 He wvalks upon the stormy sea,
And rides upon the wind;
No flesh can trace his wondrous way,
Nor his dark footsteps find.
8 Yet, mighty God, thy sov'reign grace
Sits regent on the throne,
The refuige of thy chosen race,
VWhen wrath comes rushing down.
WATTS, with variation.
HYMN CXVII.  Coimmon letre. * or b
The Gospel Feast.
1 Hew sweet and awful is the place,
With Christ within the doors
Here everlasting love displays
The choicest of her stores!
/2 Wrhilst all our hearts and all our songs
Join to adi-(re the feast
Each of us say, with thankful tongues
Lord, why tas I a guest?
3 "Why was 1 m,ade to hear thy voice,
"And enter whilst there's room,
-' When thousands make a wretched choice,
And ratler starve than come?"
HYMN 11 8.
91 
92         t IYMN    119.
4'Twas the same love that spread the feast,
Which gently drew us in;
Or we had still refus'd to taste,
And perish'd in our sin.
5 Pity the nations, O our Lord!
Compel the Jews to come;
Send thy victorious word abroad,
And bring thy people home.
6  Ve long to see thy churches fuill.
That.ll the chosen race
May, with one voice, and heart, an
Sing thy redeeming grace.
WATTS.
HYMN CXIX.  Particular JIetre.
The Beauties of the Spring.
1 How sweetly alonig the gay mead
The daisies and cowslips awre seen;
The flocks, as they carelessly feed,
Rejoice in the beautifil green!
2 Tile vines that encircle the bow'rs,
The herbage that springs from the sod,
Trees, plants, cooling fruits and soeetflow'rs,
All rise to the praise of my God.
$ Sha11 man, the great master of all,
The only insensible prove?
Forbid it, fair gratitude's call,
Forbid it, devotion and love.
4 The Lord, who such wonders can raise,
And still canl'destroy with a nod,
My lips shall incessantly praise,
,fy  ~oul shall rejoice in my God.
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____      IIYMNT 120, 121          93
HYMN  CXX.   Long. letre.
Justice.
1 IF highi or lOW our stolion be,
0Of nobie or ignoble niaime,
By uncorrtipt intiegrity,
Thy blessiing Lord, ne Chumbly clainm
T2   he upright man no vant shall fear;
'h'y provictdence shl )be his trust;
T'lou ll  ilt provide his portion he,-re,
Thoui o~t   k       ii  a daLi,  ofi the just.
3 May we, sitll m:t sincere deliglt,
To all, the test of duty J)ay
Tenider of ev'ry soci(a iht
Obedient to tthy righteous sVay.
4 Such virtue tlhou   wilt not forget,
In that blest world where virtue shares
A  fit reward; though' not of debt,
But vwhat thy boundless griace prepares.
Reformed Liturgy.
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HYMN CXXI.   Snort Mletre,. 
Comnpassion aLnd Forgiveness.
1 I HEAR the voice of woc
1 hear a brother's sigh!
Then let my heart with pity flow,
With tears? of love, mine eye.
2 I hear the tlirsty cry!
The hungry beg ior [)read!
Then let my sprilng its streaml supply,
NIy hand its bounty shed.
3 The debtor humbly sues,
Who would, but cannot pay;
And shall I lenity refuse,
Who need it cv'ry day?
HYMN 120, 121.
9s
4 or b 
HYMN 122.
4 Shall not my wrath relent,
Touch'd by that humble strain,
My brother crying," I repent,
"Nor will offend again?"
5 If not, how shall I dare
Appear before thy face,
Great God! aid how present the praye
For thy forgivin-g grace?
6 They, who forgive, shiall find
Remission, in that day,
When all the merciful and kind
Thy pity shall repay.
7 But all, who here below
Mercy refuse to grant,
Shalljudgment without mercy know,
When mercy most they want.
ENFIELD 
HYMN CXXII.  Common Aletre.
Not ashamed of the Gospel.
1 I'M not asham'd to own my Lord,
Or to defend his cause;
Maintain the honour of his word,
" The glory of his cross.
2 Jesus, my God, I know his name,
His name is v l my trust;
Nor will he put my soul to shamed,
Nor let mny hope be lost.
t Firm as his throne, his promise stands,
And he can well secure
What I've committed to his hands,
Till the decisive hour.
4 Then will he own my worthless name
Before his Flather's tace;
go4 
.... VL  L V. *.L  L -Ll- I, a  
And in the New Jerusalemn
Appoint my soul a place.
Appoint my soul a place. WATTS.,
HYMN  CXXIII.   Short Metre.  * or b
The Love of Truth.
1 IMPoSTU RE shrinks from light,
And dreads the curious eye;
But Christian truths the test invite,
They bid us search and try.
2 A meek inquiring mind,
Lord, help us to maintain;
That growing knowledge we may find,
And growing virtue gain.
3 With understanding blest,
Created to be free,
Our faith on man we dare not rest,
Subject to none but thee.
4 Give ius the light we need,
Our minds with knowledge fill;
From noxious error guard our creed,
From prejudice, our will.
5 The truth thou shalt impart,
May we with firmness own;
Abhorring each evasive art,
And fearing thee alone.
DODDRnD(R.
~HYMN CXXIV.  Comnmon Metre.    4
A Sono of Praise.
I I N DULG EN T Father, how divine,
How bright thy glories are!
Through nature's ample round they shine
Thly goodnes* to declare.
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WATTS. 
V'N4     1 25.
2 btl,,-i thle riobicr work ot grace,
VVhat winni;ig mercy smniles
In my divine Rcdeeimer's face,
A,id ev'ry fear beguiles.
3 Such wonders, Lord, while I survey,
To thee, my thinks shall rise,
VW'hen morning isthers in the day,
Or ev'ning veil. the skies.
4 When glimm'ring life resigns its flame,
rThy praise shlall tutne my breatlh;
The swveet reineml)rane of thy name
Shall gild the shades of death.
5 But 0, how blest my song shall rise,
-\T hen freed irom feleble clay;
And all thy g)lorie;s meet mnine eyes,
In OiC etcria  day!
6 Not seralphs, who resound thy name,
T'hrotugh the etherial plains,
Shail grow with a dixviner flame,
Or raise subiimer,trains.
HYMiN CXXV.  Comnmon M,etre..
An Fveeing Hlrymi.
L[ IN D u L G E N T God, whose bounteous care
O'ecr  l tlhy woCrks is shown,
O let imy grateful praise and pray'r
Arise before thy ti-hrone!
2 VWhat mercies has this day bestow'd!
How largely hast thou blest!
My cup with plenty overflow'd,
Withl cheeriulness my breast.
3 Now may soft slumbers close my eyes,
From  paiin and sickness free;
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L — i       1 16.
And let my waking thoughts arise,
To meditate on thee.
4 Thus bless each future day and night,
Till life's vain scene is o'er;
And then, to realms of endless light,
O let my spirit soar!
L I vEUPOOL Collection.
HYMN  CXXVI.  Comrnmon MJetre.    b
Looking to Him whom we have pierced.
1 I N F I N I TE grief! amazing wo!
Behold our bleeding Lord!
Hell and the Jews conspir'd his death,
And us'd the Roxnan sword.
2 0, the sharp pangs of pain and grief,
That our Redeemer bore!
When scourging whips and pointed thorns
His sacred body tore!
3 But scourging whips and pointed thorns
In vain do wve accutse;
In vainl we blame the Roman bands,
And the more spiteful Jews:
4 Our sins, alas! our cruel sins,
His clief tormentors were
Each of our crimes became a nail,
And unbelief the spear.
5 Strike, mighty Trace, our flinty souls,
Till melting waters flow;
And deep contrition drovwn our eyes,
In undissemblcd wvo.               T.
6 But flowing tears cannot suffice,
To make repentance sure;
Then let our hearts be purify'd,
As Christ the Lord is pure.      (Added.)
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HYMN CXXVII.  Short Metre. 4 or b
Baptism by Immersion.
1 IN such a grave as this,
The meek Redeemer lay,
WVhen he, our souls to seek and save,
Learn'd humbly to obey.
2 See, how the spotless Lamb
Descends into the stream,
And teaches us to imitate
What him so well became!
3 Let sinners wash away
Their sins of crimson die;
Buried with him, their vilest sills
Shall in oblivion lie.
4 Rise, and ascend with him,
A heav'nly life to lead;
VWho came to ransom guilty mne
From regions of the dead.
5 Lord, see the sinner's tears!
Hear his repenting cry!
Speak, and his contrite heart shall live;
Speak, and his sins shall die.
6 Speak with that mighty voice,
I" Which shall hereafter spread
Its sumlnmons through the earth and sea,
rTo raise the sleeping dead.
STENNET.
HYMN  CXXVIII.   Comfmon Metre.   * or b
i God our Portion. Psalm iv 6, 7.
1 IN vain the erring world inquires
For true substantial good;
Whilst earth confines their low desire i,
They live on airy food.
i b     L         2S s WSi,.,2d. 
HYMN 129.                       99
2 Illusive dreams of happiness
Their eager thoughts employ;
They wake, convinc'd their boasted bliss
W as visionary joy.
3 Not all the good, which earth bestows,
Can fill the craving mind;
Its highest joys have mingled woes,
And leave a sting behind.
4 Begone, ye gilded vanities!
I seek some solid good;
To real bliss my wishes rise,
'The faivour of my God.
5 To thee, my God, my soul aspires;
Dispel these shades of night;
Enlarge and fill these vast desires
With infinite delight.
6 Inmortal joy thy smniles impart,
Heav'n dawns in ev'ry ray;
One glimpse of thee will glad my heart,
And turn my night to day.
Mrs. STEELE.
,f HYMN CXXIX.  Comnmon Mletre.     orb
The Coveiant of Grace.
I Ix vain we lavish out our lives,
To gatlher empty wind;
The choicest blessings earth can yield
Will starve a hungry mind.
2 But God can ev'ry want supply,
And fill our hearts with peace;
He gives by cov'nant and by oath
The riches of his grace.
HYMN 129.
99 
100           HYMN  leo.
3 Pardon he speaks to contrite souls;
This is the joyfill sound,
"Your sins shall sink beneath the sea,
And shall no more be found:
4 "And lest pollution should o'erspread
Your inward pow'rs again,
"My Spirit shall bedew your souls,
"Like purifying rain.
3  "Your stony hearts I'll take away,
"Thlat will not be refin'd
"And put within you tender hearts,
"To my blest will inclin'd.
6 "On them my Spirit shall engrave
"The precepts of my law;
"And by the gentle cords of love
"Your willing souls shall dcaw."
7 LIord, we receive thy pard'ning grace,
We yield to thy commands;
Thou art our God, and wve are thine,
In everlasting bands.
WATTs, with variation and addition.
HYMN C4XXX. Lon Meere.  or b
1 IN Vain would boasting reason find
The way to happiness and Godl;
Her weak directions leave the mind
Bewilder'd ui a doubtfuLl road.
2 Jesus, no o'er u name but thine
Is giv'n by everlasting' love,
To lead our souls to joys divine;
No other namne will God approve.
3 Eternal life thy words impart;
On these, my fainting spirit lives;
100
HYMN 1?0.
s or b 
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Diviner comforts cheer my heart
Than all the pow'r of nature gives.
4 To whom but thee shall m6rtals go,
To find the true and living way,
That leads us through this world of wo
To the bright realms of endless day?
5 Here let my constant feet abide,
Nor from the heav'nly way depart;
Lct thy good Spirit be my guide,
Direct nmy steps, and rule my heart.
6 In thee, my great almighty Friend,
My safety dwells, and peace divine;
On thee alone my hopes depend,
For life, eternal life, is thine.
Mrs.     S TELE.
HYMN CXXXI. Long Metre. +
The Blessing of the Gospel.
1 IN various forms, to saints of old,
God did his mind and will unfold;
But Christ, commission'd from above,
Hathl now reveal'd his grace and love.
i We read the volume of thy word,
That book of life, that true record;
The bright inhleritance of heav'n
Is by this sure conveyance giv'n.
3 His kindest thoughts are here exprest,
Able to make us wise and blest;
His doctrines are divinely true,
Fit for reproof and comfort too.
4 We render thmanks to God above,
For his rich grace and boundless love;
LIet all mankind receive his word,
And ev'ry nation bless the Lord.'.. —
Tivernool Colletiv
29*
HYMN 131. 
102           HYMN  132, 133.
tYMN CXXXII.  Cornmon Mletre. 
Praise for Creation and Providence.
1 I SING the mightly pow'r 6f  God,
That made the mountains rise;
That spread the flowing seas -abroad,
And built the lo()fty skics.
2 I sing the \Wisdom that ordain'd
The sun to rule the day;
The nmoon shines fll at his command5
And all the stars obey.
3 I sing the goodness oi tl-je Lord,
That fill'd the earth wi'th tfood:
He formn'd the creaturf-:s by I1is word,
And then pronounc'd themi good.
4 Lord, lhov thy w        nders are dlisplay'd
\Vhere'er I tuLrn mi'e eye!
If I survey the groiund I treadl,,
Or gaze upon the sky!
5 There's not a plant or flow'r below
But makes tlhy glories known;
Thle clouds arise and tempests blow,
By order from thy throne.
6 Creatures, as nuum'rous as they be,
Are subject to thy care;
There's not a place lwhere we can flee,
But God is piesent there.
WvATT.S
IlYMN  CXXXIlI.  Common AMetre.   *
Chlrist precious in Life and Death.
I J  s U s, I love thy glorious name;
'Tis musick to my ear;
Faiin would I sound it out so loud
That heav'n and earth might hear. 
2 Yes, thou art precious to my soul,
My treasure and my trust;
Jewels to thee are gaudy toys,
And gold is sordid dust.
3 All my capacious powe'rs can wish,
In thee doth richly meet;
Not to my eyes is light so dear,
Nor friendship half so sweet.
4'Thy gTace still dwells upon my heart,
And( sheds its fragrance there;
The richest balm of all its wounds,
The cordial of its care.
5 I'll speak the honours of thy name,
WVithl my last lab'ring breath;
Then, speechless, give my soul to thee,
The antidote of death.
DODDRI)DGE.
HYMN  CXXXIV,  Long Mletre.   - or b
The Memorial of our absent Lord.
1 JE SU s  is gone above the sky,
WTherc our weak senses reich him not;
And carnalt objects court our eye
To thrust our Saviour from our thought.
2 He kniows wvhat wand'ring hearts we have,
IHow weak our faith and hope might prove;
Anid, to refresh our minds, he gave
T'I'is kind memorial of his love.
3 The Lord of life this table spread,
WVith his own flesl-h and dying blood;
WTe on the rich provision feed,
And taste the wine, and bless our God.
4 Let sinful sweets be all forgot,
And earth grow less in our esteem i
HYM'IN 1:34.
103 
104              HYMN 135.
Christ and his love fill ev'ry thought,
Aid fith and hope be fix'd on him.
5 WVhilst he is absent from our sight,
'Tis to prepare our souls a place,
That eve may dvwell in heav'nly light,
And live for ever near his face.
WATTS,
HYMN CXXXV.  Common Metre. - orb
Relieving Christ in his Saints.
1 JEsUS, my Lord, hlow rich thy grace!
Thy bounties, how complete!
How shall I count the matchless sum?
How pay the mighty debt?
2 High on a throne of radiant light
Dost thou exalted shine;
What can my poverty bestow,
WVhen all the wvorld is thine?
3 But thlou hast brethren here below,
Partakers of thy grace;
And wilt confess their humble names
Before thy Father's face.
4, In them thou may'st be cloth'd and fed,
And visited and cheer'd;
And, in their accents of distress,
My Saviour's voice is heard.
5 Tlhy face, with rev'rence and with love,
I in thy poor would see;
Lord, I would rather beg my bread,
Thai hold it back froni thee.
DOIDIDIttl D; 
HYMN 1'36 l.'37.         105
HYMN CXXXV1.  Common Mletre.
Redemption.
1 JESUs, th' eternal Son of God,
Whom heav'nly pow'rsobey,
The bosom of his Father left,
And enter'd human clay.
2 Into our sinful world he came,
The messenger of grace;
And on the cursed tree expir'd,
A victim ini our place.
3 Transgressors of the deepest stain,
In him salvation find;
His blood removes the foulest guilt;
His Spirit heals the mind.
4 Our Jesus saves from sin and death,
His promises are sure;
And on this Rock our souls may rest,
Immoveably secure.
5 0 let these tidings be receiv'd
With universal joy!
And let the high angelick praise
Our tuneful pow'rs employ.
6 Glory to God, who gave his Son,
T: To bear our shame and pain;
Hence peace on earth, and grace to man,
Through all succession reign.
GIBBONs.
IIYMN CXXXVII.  Long Metre.
The Union of Chrt and his Church.
1 J E s US, thou everlasting King,
Accept the tribute which we bring;
Accept the well deserv'd renown,
And wear our praises as thy crown.
HYMN- 1.36,.17.
105
:0 
106              HYMN 138.
2 Let ev'ry act ot hoiage be
Like our espousals, Lord, to thee;
Like tlhe blest hour, when from abo
We first receiv'd thy pledge of love
3 The gladness of tlhat happy day,
Our hearfts would wvish it io,lg to sty
Let nriot our faitlh bforsake its hold,
Nor comfort sink, nor love grow cc
4 May ev'ry mninute, as it flies,
Increase thy praise, improve our jo
Till vwe are rais'd to sing thy namne,
At the great supper of the Lamnb.
WATTS.
HYMN CXXXVIII. Commnon Aletre. * or b
The compassionate Call of Christ. Matt. xxiii. 37, 3,.
I JES us, tile friend of sinners, calls,
With pity in his eyes;
And warns them of the dang'rous foes
That all around thlem rise
2 "Fly to the refuige of my arms,
"And dwell secure from fear;
" No enemay shall pluck you hence,
"No weapon wouindyou here."
Wi3,t"  anxious heart, the parent bird
T~   ealis ier offspring round
When,- furiFousll vLltilres beat the air,
Andi1 da ht-er stains the ground.
4 The tremnblin:c brood by nature taught,
iyiv to the kit,o'n retreat
Beneathl her cldowny wiligs are safe,
And  ilild the shelter svweet.
5 Sha-l ni-,, alas! more  hlotightless men,
Refil,e.to lend ai-i eiar?
106
HYMN 1.38. 
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Their only refuge madly shun,
And rather die than hear?
6 No, let us take the offer'd grace,
Lest we his wrath inflame;
For blest are they who put their trust
In his almighty name.
Altered fiom DODDRITDGE.
HYMIN  CXXXIX.   Comnmon Mletre.    #- or b
Chlrist the Head of his Church.
1 JE sUS, we sing thy matchless grace,
T''hat ca'lls suChi worms thy own;
Gives us among thy saints a place,
And brings us near thy throne.
2 When join'd to thee, our vital head,
Our virtues giow and thrive;
From thee divided, each is dead,
Though it may seem alive.
3 Thy saints on earth, and those above,
All join in sweet accord;
The body one, in mutual love,
And thou our common Lord.
4 0 may our humble faith receive
Thy Spirit with delight!
Then time and death in vain shall strive
T'he bond to disunite.
DoDDR-lDrG.
HYMN  CXL.  Hallelujah.Metre.          -
The Offices and Names of Christ.
1 Jo IN all the glorious niames
Of wisdom and of pow'r,
That ever mortals knew,
That ever angels bore;
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08  ~    Y;~ 140.;_
All are too mean     To speak his worth,
Or set Immanuel's  Glory forth.
2   GCreat Prophet of our G6d,
Our souls would bless thy name
By thee, the joyful news
Of our salvation came:
The joyful news   Of sins forgiv'n,
Of hell subdu'd,   And peace with Heav'ni
3   Jesus, our great High-Priest;
Hath shed his blood, and died;
Our guilty conscience seeks
No sacrifice beside.
His precious blood   Did once atone,
And now he pleads  Before the throne.
4   Our great almighty Lord,
Our Saviour and our Kfing,
rThy sceptre and thy sword,
Thy reigning grace wve sing.
Thine is the pow'r,    Bel-hold wte sit,
Thy willing captives, At thy feet.
5   We hear our Shepherd's voice,
His watchful eyes shall keep
Our wand'ring souls among
'Ten thousands of his sheep.
He feeds his flock, He knows their names;
His bosom  bears   The tender lamnbs.
C)  Should the proud host of death,
And pow'rs of hell unknown,
Put their most dreadful forms
Of rage and malice on,
We shall be safe,   For Christ displays
Superior pow'r,      And guardian grace.
oVfATTS,
08
i        1 40. 
_________  HYMN 141.               109
HYMN CXLI.  Common Metre. -   or b
Divine - Counsels. 
1 Kv E P silence, all created things,
And wait your Maker's nod!
My soul stands trembling, whilst she sings
The honours of her God.
2 Life, death, and hell, and worlds unknown,
Hang on his firm decree;
He sits on no precarious throne,
Nor borrows leave to be.
3 Before his throne, a volume lies,
With all the fates of men;
WVith ev'ry angel's form and size,
Drawn by th' eternal pen.
4 His providence unfolds the book,
And makes his counsels shine;
Each op'ning leaf, and ev'ry stroke,
Fulfils some kind design.
5 Here he exalts neglected worms
To sceptres and a crown;
And then the foll'wing page he turns,
And treads the monarch down.
6 No creature asks the reason why,
Nor God the reason gives;
No favorite angel dares to pry
Between the folded leaves.
7 My God, I would not wish to see
My fate with curious eyes;
What gloomy lines are writ for me,
Or what bright scenes may rise:
3 In thy fair book of life and grace,
May I but find my name,
.50
HYMN 141.
109 
110            HYMN 142.
Recorded, in some humble place,
Beneath my Lord, the Lamb. WATTS.
HYMN CXLII. Common Metre.
The Scriptures.
1 LADE N with guilt, and full of fears,
I come to thee, my Lord;
For not a ray of hope appears
But in thy holy word.
2 The volume of my Father's grace
Does all my grief assuage;
There I behold my Saviour's face
In ev'ry sacred page.
S This is the field where hidden lies
The pearl of price unknown;
Then blest is he who wisely tries
To niake that pearl his own.
4 Here living water gently flows,
To wash me from mny sin;
Here the fair tree of knowledge grows,
,Nor danger dwells therein.
5 This is the judge that ends the strife,
Where sense and reason fail;
My guide to everlasting life,
Through all this gloomy vale.
6 May thy wise counsels, O0 my God.
These roving feet command,
Lest I forsale the happy road
That leads to thy right hand.
WAT.TTs, varie4.
110
HYMN 142.
b 
HYMN 143.
HYMN  CXLIII.    Cornon.o letre.    - or b
In a Thunder Store.
1 LET coward guilt, with pallid fear,
To shelt'ring caverns fly,
And justly dread the vengeful fate,
Which thunders through the sky:
2 Protected by that Hand, whose law
The threat'ning storms obey,
Intrepid virtue smiles secure,
As in the blaze of day. 
3 In the thick cloud's tremendous gloom,
The lightning's horrid glare,
It views the same all-gracious Pow'r
Which breathes the vernal airs
4 Through nature's ever varying scene,
By diff'rent ways pursu'd,
The one eternal end of Heav'n
Is universal good ~
5 With like beneficent effect,
O'er flaming ether glows,
As when it tunes the linnet's voice,
"And blushes in the rose.
6 When through creation's vast expanse,
The last dread thunders roll,
Untune the concord of the spheres,
And shake the guilty soul:
7 Unmov'd, may we the final so
Of jarring worlds survey,
That ushers in the tranquil mo
Of everlasting day.
MIs. CARTER,.
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112             HYMN 144.
HYMN CXLIV.  Common MJetre.
The Gospel Invitation.
I LE T ev'ry mortal ear attend,
And ev'ry heart rejoice;
The trumpet of the gospel sounds,
With an inviting voice.
2 Ho! all ye hungry, starving souls,
Who feed upon the -wind,
And vainly strive with earthly toys
To fill th' immortal mind3 Eternal Wisdom has prepar'd
A soul reviving feast;
And bids your longing appetites
The rich provision taste.
4 Ho! ye that pant for living streams,
And pine away and die;
Here you may quench your raging thirst
With streams that never dry.
5 Rivers of love and mercy here
In a rich ocean join;
Salvation in abundance flows,
Like floods of milk and wine.
6 0 Lord, the treasures of thy 16ve
Are deep, unfathom'd mines;
Deep as our helpless mis'ries are,
And boundless as our sins.
7 The happy gates of gospel grace
Stand open night and day;
We humbly seek that rich supply
That drives our wants away.
WxATTrs
112
HYMN 144. 
IIYMNT  145, 146.  _           113
HYMN CXLV. Long Mletre.  * or b
True Charity.
1 LET men of high conceit and zeal
Their fervours and their faith proclaim;
If charity be wanting still,
The rest is but a sounding name.
2 Patient and meek, she suffers long,
And slowly her resentments rise;
Soon she forgets the greatest wrong,
And soon the angry passion dies.
3 She envies none their better state,
But makes her neighbour's bliss her ownI
Nor vaunts herself with mind elate,
But still a modest air puts on.
4 Her neighbour's infamy and ill
To her no entertainment give
She's pleas'd to see him prosper still
And still in good repute to live.
5 This is the grace that reigns on high,
And will for ever brightly burn,
When hope shall in enjoyment die.
And faith to intuition turn.
SMA a'./0
':YMN CXLVI.  Long M[fetre. 
The Conquest of Michael over the Drago,
1- LET mortal tongues attempt to sing
The wars of heav'n, when Michael stoo(i.
Appointed by th' eternal King,
To fight the battles ofour God.
2 Against the dragon and his host
The armies of the Lord prevail;
In vain they rage, in vain they boast,
Their courage sinks, their weapons fail
30o
HYMNT 145, 146.
lt3 
3 Dowfn to the earth was Satan thrown,
Down to the earth his legions fell;
Then was the trump of triumph blown,
And shook the dreadful deeps of hell.
4 Now is the hour of darkness past,
Christ hath assum'd his reigning pow'r;
Behold the great accuser cast
Down from the skies, to rise no more.
5'Twas by thy blood, immortal Lamb,
Thine armies trod the dragon down;
I'was by thy wvord and pow'rful name,
They gain'd the battle and renown.
6 Rejoice, ye heav'ns, let ev'ry star
Shine with new glories round the sky;
Saints, while ye sing the heav'nly war,,
Raise your Deliv'rer's name on high.
VAT TS,
HYMN CXLVII.  Common Metre.  # or b
Frail Bodies, and God our Preserver.
1 LET others boast how strong they  be,
Nor death nor danger fear;
But we'll confess, 0 Lord, to thee,
What feeble things we are.
2. Fresh as the grass, our bodies Und,
And flourish bright and gay;
A blasting wind sweeps o'er the land,
And fades the grass away.
3 Our flesh contains a thousand springs,
And dies if one be gone;
Strange! that a harp of thousand strings
Should keep in tune so long.
4 But'tis our God supports our frame,
The God who mnade us first;
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2]  iVAA  46,                  3
Salvation to th' almighty Name,
That rear'd us from the dust.
5 Whilst we have breath, or ase our tongues,
Out Maker we'll adore;
His Spirit moves our heaving lungs,
Or they would breathe no more.
WATTS.
HYMN  CXLVIII.   Short Metre. -   or b
Catholicism.
I LET party names no more
The Christian world o'erspread;
Gentile and Jew, and bond and free,
Are one in Christ their head.
2 Among the saints on earth,
Let mutual love be found;
Heirs of the same inheritance,
\With mutual blessings crown'd.
3 Let envy, child of hell,
Be banish'd far away;
Those should in strictest friendship dwell,
\Who the same Lord obey.
4 Thus will the church below
I Resemble that above;
Where streams of pleasure alw
And ev'ry heart is love.
BEDDOME.
HYMN  CXLIX.   Common Metre.  * or b
Charity greater than Faith or Hope.
I LET Pharisees of high esteem
Their faith and zeal declare,
All their religion is a dream,
If love be wanting thlere,
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116             HYMN 150.
2 Love suffers long with patient eye,
Nor is provok'd in haste;
She lets the present inj'rt die,
And long forgets the past.
S Malice and rage, those fires of hell,
She quenches with her tongue;
Hopes and believes, and thinks no ills
'Thoughl she endures the wrong.
4 She ne'er desires nor seeks to know
The scandals of the time;
Nor looks with pride on those below
Nor envies those who climb.
5 She lays her own advantage by,
To seek her neighbour's good;
So God's own Son came down to die,
And save us by his blood.
6 Love is the grace that keeps herpow'r
In the blest realms above;
There faith and hope are known no mores
But saints for ever love.
WATT.,
HYMN CL.  Common Metre. # or b
Sincerity.
1 LET those who bear the Christian name
Their promises fulfil;
The saints, the foll'wers of the Lamb.
Are mnen of honour still.
2 True to the solemn oaths they take,
Though to their hurt they swear;
Constant and just to all they speak,
For God and angels hear.
3 Still with their lips their hearts agree,
Nor flatt'ring words devise;
116
HYM,N 150. 
HYMN 151.                     117
They know the God of truth can see
Through ev'ry false disguise.
4 They hate th' appearance of a lie,
In all the shapes it wears;
And God has promis'd, when they die,
Eternal life is theirs.
5 Lo, from afar the Lord descends,
And brings the judgment down;
He bids his saints, his faithful friends,
Rise and possess their ciown.
WATTS.
HYMN CLI.  Common Metre.  ~ or b
The Bread of Life. John vi. 49, 54.
1 LET us adore th' Eternal Word;
'Tis he our souls hath fed;
Thou art our living stream, O  Lord,
And thou th' immortal bread.
2 The manna came from lower skies;
But Jesus from above,
Where the fresh springs of pleasure rise,
And rivers flow with love.
3 The ancient fathers died at last,
Who ate that heav'nly bread;
But these provisions, which we taste,
Can raise us from the dead.
4 Blest be the Lord, that gives his flesh
To nourish dying men;
And often spreads his table fresh,
Lest we should faint again.
5 Our souls shall draw their heav'nly breath,
While Jesus finds supplies;
Nor shall our graces sink to death,
For Jesus never dies.
HYMN 151.
117 
118            HYMN  152., - - -   -
6 Daily our mortal flesh decays,
But Christ our life shall comne;
And by his mighty pow'r shall raise
Our bodies from the tomb.
WATTS.
HYMN CLII.  Common Met2re.
On the DI)eathl of a Child.
1 L IF  is a span, a fleeting hour,
How soon the vapour flies!
Man is a tender transient flow'r,
That in the blooming dies.
2 Death spreads, like winter, frozen arms,
And beauty smiles no more;
Where now are fled those rising charms
Which pleas'd our eyes before?
3 The once lov'd form, now cold and dead,
Each mournful thought employs;
And nature weeps her comforts fled,
And wither'd all her joys.
4 But wait the interposing gloom,
And lo! stern winter flies!
And, drest in beauty's fairest bloom,
,The flow'ry tribes arise.
5 Hope looks beyond the bound,
When what we now deplore
Shall rise in full immortal prim
And bloom, to fade no more
6 Then cease, fond nature, dry tl
Religion points on high;
There everlasting spring appear
And joys that never die.
Mrs. STF.LtI:,
118
HYMN 152.
b 
HYMN1,53,154.       119
II YMN CLIII.  Long Metre.
Life and Death.
I LI FE is the time to serve the'Lord,
The time t' insure the great reward;
And whilst the lamp holds out to burn,
The vilest sinner may return.
2 Life is the hour which God has giv'n,
To'scape from hell, and fly to heav'n;
lThe day of grace, and mortals may
Secure the blessings of the day.
3 The living know that they must die,
But all the dead forgotten lie;
Their mem'ry and their sense are gone,
Alike unknowing and unknown.
4 Their hatred and their love are lost;
Their envy buried in the dust;
They have no share in all that's done
Beneath the circuit of the sun.
5 No acts of pardon can be past
In the cold grave to which we haste;
For no repentance can be found,
Nor faith, nor hope, beneath the ground.
6 Then, what my thoughts design to do,
My'soul, with all thy might pursue
Believe. and take the promis'd rest,
Obey, and be for ever blest.
WATTS.
HIYMN CLIV.  Common Metre.  # or b
Conviction of Sin, and Relief by the Gospel.
I LoRD, how secure my conscience was,
And felt no inward dread!
I was alive without the law,
And thought my sins wvere dead!
HYMN 153, 1s4.
119
b 
120             HYMN 155.
2 My hopes of heav'n were firm and bright;
But since the precept came,'
With a convincing pow~ and light, 
I find how vile I am.
3 My guilt appear'd but small before,
Till, terrified, I sawv
How perfect, holy, just and pure
Is thine eternal law.
4 Then felt my soul the heayy load,
lMy sins reviv'd again
I had provok'd a holy God,
And all my hopes are vain.
5 My God, what pow'r shall I invoke
With my last lab'ring breath,
To rid me of this wretched yoke,
These bonds of sin and death?9
6 In Jesus I behold thy face,
Thy mercy there' I see;
Through him I trust thy boundless grace,
To set the pris'ner free.
WATTS, with variation and addition.
HYMN CLV.  Common Metre.
Recovery from Sickness.
1 LoRD, in thy service I would spend
lThe remnant of my days;
Why was this fleeting breath renew'd
But to renew thy praise?
2 Thy own almighty pow'r and love
Did this weak frame sustain, f
When life was hov'ring o'er the grave,
And nature sunk with pain.
3 Thou, when the pains of death were felt,
Didst chase the fears of hell; 
HiY1V[4  156.              121
And teachl niy pile and quiv'ring lips,
rThy matcliless grace to tell.
4 Into thy hands, nay Saviour God,
I di( my soul resign, -
In firm dependence on that truth
Which made salvation mille.
5 From the dark borders of the grave,c
At thy connmmand, I come;
Nor would I urge a speedier flight
To my celestial home.
6 WVhlere thou shalt settle my abode,
There would I choose to be;
For in thy presence death is life,
And earth is heav'u with thee.
DODDRIDGE.
HYMN CLVI.  Long Metre.          * or b
Storm and Thunder.
1 LoRD of thle earth, and sea, and skies,
All nature owns thy sov'reign pow'r;
At thy commiand the temnpests rise,
At thiy coinnatld the thunders roar.
2 Wle hear with trembling and affright
Tle voice of heav'n, tremendous sound!
Keen lightnings pierce the shades of night,
And spread their horrors all around.
3 What mortal could sustain the stroke,
Should wrath divine in dreadful storms,
VWhich our repeated crines provoke,
Descend to crush rebellious wormns!
4 These dreadful glories of thy name
With terror would o'erwhelm our souls;
31 
122            HYMN 157.
But mercy dawns with kinder beam,
And guilt and rising fear controls.
5 0 let thy mercy on my heart,
With cheering, healing radiance shine!
Bid ev'ry anxious fear depart,
And gently whisper," Thou art mine.'
6 Then, safe beneath thy guardian care,
In hope serene my soul shall rest;
Nor storms nor dangers reach me there,
In thee, my God, my refuge, blest.
Mrs. STEELE.'
HYMN CLVII.   Long Metre.  i or b
The eternal Sabbath.
I L o RD of thle Sabbath, hear our vows,
On this thy day, in this thy house;
And let our songs and worship rise,
Like grateful incense to the skies.
2 Thine earthly Sabbaths, Lord, we love;
But there's a nobler rest above;
To that our lab'ring souls aspire,
With ardent pangs of strong desire.
3 No more fatigue, no more distress,
Nor sill, nor death, shall reach the placec
No groans shall mingle with thle songs,
VWhich warble from immortal tongues.
4 No rude alarms, no raging foes,
To interrupt the long repose;
No midnight shade, no clouded o,
To veil the bright eternal noon.
5 0 long expected day, begin!
Dawn on these realms of death and sill;
HYMN 157.
122 
HYMN 158.                      123
Fain would we quit this weary roaLt,
And sleep in death, to rest with God.
DOD DRTDGE.
HYMN CLVIII.   Common Metre. 
Divine Goodness.
I LOR D, thou art good; all nature shows
Thee full and free and kind;
Thy bounty through creation flows,
Nor can it be confin'd.
2 The whole in ev'ry part proclaims
Thy infinite good will;
It shines in stars, it flows in streams,
And bursts from ev'ry hill.
3 It fills the wide extended main,
And heav'ns which spread more wide;
It drops in gentle show'rs of rain,
And rolls in ev'ry tide.
4 Still hath it been diffus'd and free,
Through ages past and gone;
Nor ever can exhausted be,
But still keeps flowing on.
5 Through the whole earth it pours supplies,
Spreads joy through all its parts;
Lord, may thy goodness draw our eyes,
And captivate our hearts.
6 lighl admiration let it raise,
And kind affections move;
Employ our tongues in hymns of praise,
And fill our hearts with love.
Liverpool Collection.
HYMN 158.
123 
HYMN 159, (160O.
HYMN  CLiX.   Short J~letre.,              or b
The Promise to Believers and their Children.
1 LoRD, what our ears have heard,
Our eyes delighted trace;
Thy love in lobig succession shown
To Sion's chosen race.
2 Our children thou dost claim,
And imark tihem  out for thine
Ten tlhouLsand blessings to thy name
For goodness so divine.
3 Thee, let the fathlers own,
And thee, the sons atdore;
Join'd to the Lord in solemn vows,
To be forgot no more.
4 Thy cov'nant mnay they keep,
And bless the happy bands,
Which closer still engage their hearts
To honour thy cominmands.
5 How great thy mercies, Lord!
Howv plenteous is thy grace,
WVfich, in the promise of thy love,
Includes outr rising race!
6  Otir offsiprinig, still tlly care,
Shl1l own thieir ~ather's GCod,
To latest tim es tihy ble:sings share,
And soud thliy praise abroad.
Salisbury Collection.
"HIYMN CLX. Commnton letre.
Cieation and Providence.
1 Lo RD, Nwhen my raptur'd thought sturveys
Crea.ion's beauties o'er,
124 
IIYMN  6O.                  125
All nature joins to teach thy praise,
And bid my soul adore.
2 Where'er I turn my gazing eyes,
Thly radiant footsteps shine;
Ten thousand pleasing wonders rise,
And speak the hand divine.
3 The living tribes of countless forms
In earth, and sea, and air;
The meanest flies, the smallest worms,
Almighty pow'r declare:
4 All rose to life at thy command,
And wait their daily food
From thy paternal, bounteous hand,
Exhaustless Spring of good!
5 The meads, array'd in beauteous green,
With wholesome herbage crown'd;
The fields with corn, a richer scene,
Spread thy full bounties round.
6 The fruitful tree, the blooming flow'r,
In varied charms appear;
Their varied charms display thy pow'r,
Thy goodness all declare.
7 The sun's productive quick'ning beams
The growing verdure spread;
Refreshing rains and cooling streams
His gentle influence aid.
8 The moon and stars his absent light
Reflect with borrow'd rays;
And deck the sable veil of night,
And speak their Maker's praise.
Mrl. STERLE,
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HYMN t60.
125 
: lil,  161, 162.
IHYMN CLXI.  Long M~etre.  * or b
Faithi ill the Redeemer's Sacrifice.
1 Lo R D, when my thoughts delighted rove
A midst the wonders of thy love,
Glad lhope revives my drooping heart,
And bids intruding fetr depart.
2 But wvhilst thy sufl'rings I survey,
Anld fiith enjoys a heav'nly ray,
These dear memorials of thy pain
Present anew the dreadftul scene.
S I hear thly groans, with deep surprise,
And view thy wounds with weeping eyes;
EachI bleeding wound, each dying groan,
WVithl anguish fill'd, and pains unknown.
4 For mortal crimnes, a sacrifice,
The Lord of life, the Saviour dies;
WVhat love, what mercy, how divine!
And can I call the Saviour mine?
5 Repenting sorrow fills my heart,
But mingling joy allays the sniart;
O may my future life declare
The sorrow and the joy sincere!
6 Be all my heart and all my days
Devoted to my Saviour's praise;
And let my glad obedience prove
How much I owe, how much I love.
Mrs. STEELE.
HYMN CLXII. Long Metre.
The Gospel Jubilee.
1LOUD let the tuneful trumpet sound,
And spread the joyful tidings round
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Let ev'ry soul with transport hear,
And hail the Lord's accepted year.
2 Ye debtors, whom he gives to know,
That you ten thousand talents owe,
When humnbled at his feet you fall,
Your gracious Lord forgives them all.
3 Slaves, who have borne the heavy chain
Of sin, and hall's tyrannick reign,
To liberty assert your claim,
And plead the great Redeemer's name.
4 The rich inheritance of heav'n,
Your joy, your crown, are freely giv'n;
Fair Salenl your arrival waits,
With golden streets and pearly gates.
5 Her blest inhabitants no more
Bondage and poverty deplore;
No debt but love immensely great,
Whose joy still rises with the debt.
6 0 happy souls, who know the sound!
God's light shall all their steps surround,
Anid shew that jubilee begun,
Which through eternal years shall run.
DODDRIDGE.
HYMN CLXIII.   Ilallelujah.letre. 
Thle Triumph of Christ, and the Power of his Gospel.
ILo u D to the Prince of heav'n
Your cheerfuil voices raise!
To him your vows be giv'n,
And fill his courts with praise.
With conscious worth,  All clad in arms
All bright in charms,    He sallies fcorth.
HYMN 163.
127 
128              HYMN 164.
Gird on fthy conq'ring sword,
Ascend thy shining car,,
And march, Almighty Lord,
To wage the holy war.
Before his wheels, In glad surprise,
Ye vallies, rise,    And sink, ye hills.
3   Fair truth and gentle love,
With righteousness and peace,
In thy retinue move,
Thy conq'ring povw'r to grace.
Thou in their cause Shalt prosp'rous ride,
And far and wide    Dispense thy laws.
4 Before thy mighty sword,
Millions of foes shall fall,
The captives of thy word,
That wortd which conquers all.
The world shall know, Great King of kings,
What wondrous things Thine arm can do.
5   Here to mny willing soul
Bend thy triumphant way;
Here every foe control,
And all thy pow'r display.
Beneath thy sword,  Blest Jesus, see,
I bow to thee,       My Prince and Lord.
DonDRInDGE, varie(ld.
IIYMN CLXIV. Long Jletre.
Folly cured by Affliction.
I Low at thy gracious feet I bentd,
My God, my everlasting Friend  Permit the claim; O let thine ear
My humble suit indulgent hear!
HYMN 164.
128
b 
_______         HYMN  164.                 129
2 Lord, thlou hast bid me seek thy face,
And ask of thee thy promis'd grace;
O  may thy favour, bliss divine!
With fuller, clearer radiance shine.
, But, O  my heart, reflect with shame;
Can I prefer so bold( a claim?
Conscious how often I have stray'd,
By empty vanities betray'd.
4 How oft, ungrateful to my God,
Hlave trifles call'd my thoughts abroad!
Till heav'nly pity saw mte roam,
And bade affliction bring me home.
5 And when the snares of earth were broke,
By kind affliction's needful stroke,
Have not I own'd, with humble praise,
That just and right are all his ways?
6 Yes, gracious God, before thy throne,
My vileness and thy love I owil;
O let that love, witli beams divine,
Forgiving, healing, round me shine.
7 Whene'er, ungrateful to my God,
This heedless heart requires the rod,
Thy arm supporting I implore;
The hand that chastens can restore.
8 0 may the kind conviction prove
A fruit of thy paternal love;
Wean me from earth, from sin refine,
And make my heart entirely thine!
Mrs. STEELE.
HYMN 164.
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IHYM'IN CLXV.  Comon Aletre.
The New Jerusalem.
I Lo, what a glorious sight appears
To our believing eyes;
The earth and seas are past away,
And the old rolling skies!
2 From the third heav'n, where God resides,
That holyv, happy place,
The New Jerusalem comes down
Adorn'd with shining grace.
3 Attending angels shout fobrjoy,
And the bright armies sing,
"Mortals, behold the sacred seat
Of your descending Kilg!
4 "The God of glory, down to men
"Removes his blest abode;
"Men are the objects of his love,
"Anid he their gracious God.
5 "His tender hald shall wipe the tears
"From ev'ry weeping eye;
"And pains and groans and griefs and fears,
"And death itself shall die."
6 How bright the vision! but how long
Shall this glad hour delay!
Fly swifter round, ye wings of time,
And bring the welcome day.
WATTLE
HYMN CLXVI. Common Metre. + or b
A living and a dead Faith.
1 MIsTAKEN souls, that dream of heav'n,
And make their empty boast
HY-MN 165, 166.
130 
HYMN 167.
Of i) ward joys and sins forgiv'n,
Whilst they are slaves to lust.
2 Vain are our fancies' airy highlts,
If faith be cold and dead;
None but a living pow'r unites
To Christ, the living head.
3'Tis faith that changes all the heart;
'Tis faith that works by love,
That bids all sinful joys depart,
And lifts the thoughts above.
4'Tis faith that conquers earth and hell,
By a celestial pow'r;
This is the grace that shall prevail
In the decisive hour.
5 Faith must obey our Fathler's will,
As well as trust his grace;
A pard'oning God is jealous still,
or his own holiness.
6 When from the curse he sets us free,
He makes our natures clean;
Nor would hle send his Son to be
The minister of sin.
X His Spirit fills our hearts with love,
And seals our peace with God;
With cheerful steps our feet shall move
Along the heav'nly road.
WATTS, varied.
HYMN CLXVII. Long Aletre. * or b
The Exam)ple of Christ.
1 MY dear Redeemer, and my Lord,
I read my duty in thiy word;
I I,- -  -
1.31 
132            HYMN  168;
But in thy life thy law appears,
D)rawn out in living characters.
2 Such was thy piety and zeal,
Thy def'rence to thy Father's will;
Thy love and meekness so divine,
I would transcribe and make them mine.
I- Cold mountains and thle midnight air,
WVitness'd the fervour of thy pray'r;
The desert thy temptations knew,
Thy conflict and thy vict'ry too.
4 Be thou mny pattern, make me bear
More of thy gracious image here;
Then God, the Judge, shall owvn mny nanme
Among the foll'wers of the Lamb.
rATTS.
HYMN  CLXVIII.   Long Jetre.  - i or b
Retirement and Meditalion.
1 MY God, permit me not to be
A stranger to myself and thiee;
Amidst ten thousand thoughts I rove,
Forgetfuil of my highest love.2 \VThy should  Vmy passions mix with eartlh,
.And thus degrade mry heav'nly birth?
\Why should lI cleave to tlings below,
And let my God, my Saviour go?
3 Call me away froiri flesh and sense,
Thy sov'reign word can draw me thence;
I would obey the voice divine,
And all inferior joys resign.
4 Be earth, with all her scenes withdrawn;
Let noise and yanity be gone;
HIYMN 168.
132 
IIYMN 169, 170.                   133
In secret silence of tle mh~d,
My heav'n, and there my God,
W.Trs.
HYMN CLXIX.  Comnmnon jletre.  * or b
The Everlasting Covenanrt.
1 My God, the cov'iant of thy love
Abides for ever sure;
And in its boundless grace I feel
My happiness secure.
2 What thoughl my hlouse be not with thee,
As nature could desire?
To highler joys than nature gives,
MIy nobler views aspire.
3 Since thouL, the everlasting God,
My Father art become;
Jesus, mny Guardian and rny Friend,
And heav'n my final home;
4 I welcome all thy sov'reign will,         -
For all that wvill is love
And when thy providence is dark,
I wait thy light above.
5 Thy cov'nant in my dying hour
Shlall dwell upon my tongue;
And when I wake, shlall still employ
My everlasting song.
DODDRIDG8, vA-'e
HYMN CLXX. Comtnon.Metre.
G,atitude the Sprini. of True Religion.
1 MY God, -what silken cords are thine!
How soft, and yet how strong!
Whiilsit pow'r, and truth, and love combine
To draw our souls along.
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HY,MN 169, 170.
133
I findI(.
WA. TrS.
DoD RIDo GF., varied.
4 
e L ~ i\V, 171.
2 XVhen crush'd beneath the heavy yoke
Of Satan and of sin, 
Thy hand our iron bondage broke,
Our grateful hearts to win.
3 The guilt of twice ten thousand sins
Thy mercy takes away;
Thy promrke, when the war begins,
Secures the crowning day.
4 Conmfort through all this vale of tears
In rich profusion flows;
The glory donnumnber'd years
l'tcrnity bestows.
5.4)rawvn by Such cords, we onward mnove,
,4    fTill round thy throne we meet;
And, captives in the chains of love,
Fall at our Conq'ror's feet.
DoDDRJDG.
HYMN CLXXI. Long MIetre. ~ or b
- Imploring divine Influences.
1 My God, whene'er my longing heart
Its grateful tribute would impart;
In vain my tongue with feeble aim
Attempts the glories of thy name.
2 In vain my boldest thoughts arise;
I sink to earth, and lose the skies;
Yet I may still thy grace implore,
And low in dust thy name adore.
3 0 let thy grace my heart inspire,
And raise each languid, weak desire
Thy grace, which condescends to meet
Thle sinner prostrate at thy feet!
J 3 4
DODDRIDGE. 
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4 With humble fear let love unite,
And mix devotion with delight;
Then shall thy name be all, my joy,
Thy praise my constant, blest employ.
5 Thy name inspires the harps labove
With harmony and praise and love;
That grace, which tunes th' immortal strings,
Looks kindly down on mortal things.
6 0 let thy grace guide ev'ry song,
And fill my heart, and tune my tongue!
Then shall the strains harmonious flow,
And heav'nly joy begin below.
MRS. STEI,t-E.
HYMN CLXXII.  Short Metre.  * or b
God our Creator and Benefactor.
, MY  Maker and my King!
To thee my all I owe;
Thy sov'reign bounty is the spring
From whence my blessings flow.
2 Thou ever good and kind!
A thousand reasons move,
A thousand obligations bind
My heart to grateful love.
3 The creature of thy hand,
On thee alone I live; 
My God, thy benefits demand
More praise than I can give.
4 Lord, what can I impart
When all is thine before?
Thy love demands a thankful heart; 
The gift, alas,.how poor!
HYMN 172.
.!5. 
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5 Sihall I withhold thy due?
And shall my passions rove?
Lord, form this wretched, heart anew,
Anrid fill it with thy love.
6 0 let thy grace inspire
My soul with strength divine;
Let all my pow'rs to thee aspire,
And all my days be thine!
Mrs. STEELE.
HYMN CLXXIII.  Common,Metre.    orb
Repentance and Hope.
1 My Saviour, when my thoughts recal
The wonders of thy grace,
Low at thy feet asham'd I fall,
And hide my guilty face.
2 Shall love like thine be thus repaid?
Ah, vile ungrateful heart!
By earth's unworthy cares betray'd
From Jesus to depart!
3 From Jesus, who alone can give
True pleasure, peace and rest:
When absent from my Lord, I live
" Unsatisfied, unblest.
4 But he, for his own mercy's sake,
My wand'ring soul restores;
He bids the nmoutirning heart partake
The pardon it implores.
5 0 whilst I breathe to thee, my Lord,
T'he penitential sigh,
Confirm the kind, the pard'ning word,
With pity in thine eye.
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HYMN 174.                     137
6 Then shall the mourner, at 1
Rejoice to seek thy face,
And grateful own how kind
Is thy forgiving grace.
HYMN CLXXIV. Short JlMetre.
Confession and Pardon.
I MY sorrows, like a flood
Impatient of restraint,
Into thy bosom, 0 nmy God,
Pour out a long complaint.
2 How often have I stood
A rebel to the skies!
Yet, O the patience of my God!
Thy thunder silent lies.
3 Now by a pow'rful glance,
My Saviour, from thy face,
This rebel heart no more withstands,
But yields to sov'reign grace.
4 1 see the Prince of Life
l)isplay his wounded veins;
I see the fountain open'd wide,
Tro wash away my stains.
; My God is reconcil'd,
My tears his pity move;
He calls me his adopted child,
T'he object of his love.
6 Now let me not receive
In vain this heav'nly grace;
But let it be a frfitful seed,
,Produe'mg h'oliness.
W'4T TS abbreviated a~d alterea
HYMN 174.
137
MRS. STERLE:
b 
HYMN 175, 176.
HYMN CLXXV.  Common JMetre.
The Christian Race.
I MY soul, awake, stretch ev'ry nerve,
And press with vigour on;
A heav'nly race demands thy zeal,
And an immortal crown.
2 A cloud of witnesses around,
Hold thee in full survey;
Forget the steps already trod,
And onward urge thy way.
3'Tis God's all animating voice,
WVhich calls thee from on high;
'Tis his owvn hand presents the prize
To thine aspiring eye:
4 That prize, with peerless glories bright,
Wfhich slhall new lustre boaist,
When victors' wreaths, and monarchs' gems
Shall blend in common dust.
5 My soul, with sacred ardour fir'd,
Trhe glorious prize pursue,
And meet with joy thle high command,
To bid this tc-h adieu.
DODDRIDGE.
HYMN, CLXXVI.  Short.i4etre.
Prayer in Sickness.
1 My Soy'reign, to thy thbroine,
With humble.-h4pe,:,    p1 r.bss;.
O  bow thine ear, to:her the groai
Of hldigelt distress!
138
b 
di.
2 Th' etertnal Priest appears
Before thee with his blood;
Through him I offer these my tears,
And cast my care on God.
3 My life, l:ow'd down with pain,
Mourns its decaying bloom;
Lord, clothe these bones with flesh again,
And spare mne from the tomb.
4 WVithout one murm'ring word,
Thy chast'ning I receive;
But with submission ask, O  Lord,
A merciful reprieve.
/ Distress'd and pain'd as now,
Thy aid I once imnplor'd;
Thy pity heard my earnest vow,
Thy pow'r my health restor'd.
6 \My supplicating voice,
Unwearied, I will raise:
Say to thy servant's soul, "Rejoice,"
And fill my mouth with praise.
SCOTI'.
HYMN CLXXVII.  Cornmmon Metre..
Marriage.
I MYSTERIOUS rite! by Heav'n ordain'd
This sacred truth to prove,
The bliss which mortals here enjoy,
Must flow from virtuous love.
2 Thoughl made by God's almnighty hand,
And in his image for m'd;
Yet Adam knew no happiness,
Tilli love his bosom warnm'd.
- W,o 
140             fHYMN 178.
3 Eden, with all its beauteous groves,
And fruits of richest taste,
To one for social bliss design'd
Was but a lonely waste.
4 But when his lovely bride appear'd,
In native graces drest,
The latent spark burst into flame,
And love inspir'd his breast.
5 What wise provision hast thou made,
Great Parent of mankind,
That all thine offspring may enjoy
The bliss for them design'd!
6 Then will we join our hearts and hands
In bonds of virtuous love;
And vwhilst we live in peace below,
Prepare for bliss above.
HYMN CLXXVIII.  Comnmon ]letre.  b
Submission to Providence.
I NAKED as from the earth we came,
And rose to life at first,
We to the earth return again,
And mingle with our dust.
The dear delights we here enjoy,
And call our own, in vain,
Arc but short favours, borrow'd now,
To be repaid again.
S'Tis God who lifts our comforts high,
Or sinks them to the grave;
lie gives, and, blessed be his name,
He takes but what he gave.
4 Peace, all our angry passions, then!
LJet cachi impatieitsigh 
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Be silent at his sov'reign will,
And ev'ry murmur die.,
5 If smiling mercy crown our lives,
Its praises shall be spread;
And we'll adore the justice too
That strikes our comforts dead.
WATTS.
HYMN CLXXIX.  Commnon Metre.   b
Vain Prosperity, or Forgetfulness of God.
1 No, I shall envy them no more,
Who grow profanely great;
Though they increase their golden store,
And shine in robes of state.
2 They taste of all the joys that grow
Upon this earthly clod;
In vain they search the creature through
Whilst they forget their God.
3 Shake off the thoughts of dying too,
And think your life your own;
But death comes hast'ning on to you,
To cut your glory down.
4 Yes, you must bow your stately head,
Away your spirit flies;
And no kind angel near your bed,
To bear it to the skies.
5 Go now, and boast of all your stores,
And tell how bright you shine;
Your heaps of glitt'ring dust are yours,
And my Redeemer's mine.
WATTS,,
,. iMN  179.
141 
142          HYMN 18().
HYMN CLXXX.  Cominon JlMetre. 
The Holiness and Happiness of Heaven.
1 NoR eye hath seen, nor ear hath heard,
Nor sense, nor reason known,
What joys the Father hath prepar'd
For those that love the Son.
2 But the good Spiri   the Lord
Reveals a heav'n to come;
The beanims of glory in his word
Allure and guide us home.
3 Pure are the joys above the sky,
And all the regiol peace;
No wanton lip, nor envious eye,
Can see or taste the bliss.
4 Not the malicious or profane,
The covetous or proud,
Nor thieves nor sland'rers shall obtain
The kingdom of our God.
5
6
If we are wash'd in Jesus' blood
And pardon'd through his name;
If the good Spirit of our God
Has sanctified our frame;
7 We ask a persevering pow'r,
To keep thy just commands;
We would defile our hearts no more,
No more pollute our hands.
W'ATTs, varied.
HtYMN 180.
142 
IIYMN CLXXXI.  Lorg AIetre.
Christians the Sons of God.
I NoT all the nobles of the earth,
Who bqast the honours of their birth,
Such real dignity can claim,
As those who bear the christian name.
2 To them the privilege is giv'n,
ro be the sons and heirs of heav'n;
Sons of the God, who reigns on high,
And heirs ofjoys beyond the sky.
3 On them, a hlappy, chosen race,
Their Father pours his richest grace;
tro them his counsels he imparts,
And writes his law within thfieir hearts.
4 When through temptation they rebel,
His chast'ning rod he makes them fieel;
Then with a Father's tender heart
He sooths the pain and heals the smart.
5 Their daily wants his hand supply,
Their steps he guards with watchful eye;
Leads them from earth to heav'n above,
Aid crowns them with eternal love.
6 Have I the honour, Lord, to be
One of this num'rous family?
On me thy gracious gift bestow,
To call my God my Father too.
7 So may my conduct ever prove
My filial piety and love;
Whilst all my brethren clearly trace
Their Father's image in my face.
STR'IfNE.S.
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144            HYMN 182.
HYMN CLXXXII.  Long Metre. s or b
Divine Compassion to Sitiners.
I NO T to condemn the sons of men,
Did Christ the Son of God appear;
No weapons in his hands are seen,
No flaming sword nor thunder there.
2 Such was the pity of our God,
He lov'd the race of man so well,
He sent his Son to bear our load
Of sins, and save our souls from hell.
:3 Let sinners hear the Saviour's word,
Trust in his mighty name, and live;
A thousand joys his lips afford,
His hands a thousaind blessings give.
4 " Come, all ye weary fahinting souls,
"Ye heavy laden sinners, come;
" I'll give you rest from all your toils,
"And lead you to my heav'nly home.
5 "Ye shall find rest that learn of me
"I'm of a meek and lowly mind;
"But passion rages like the sea,
" And pride is restless as the wind.
6 "Blest is the man whose shoulders
"My yoke, and bear it with deligh
"My yoke is easy to his neck,
"My grace shall make the burden,h
7 Jesus, we come at tihy command,
With faith and hope and humble ze
Resign our spirits to thy hand,
To rule and guide us at thy will.
W,ATTS.
HYMN 182.
144 
UYMN  lS~ 14.                145
HYMvlN CLXXXIII.  Cqtmnon.Metre.
Sinai acln  Sion.,
1 No T to the terrors of the Lord,
'l ine telmpest, fire and smoke;
Not to the thunder of that word
WVvhich God on SiIai spoke;
2 Bnt we are come to Sion's hill,
Thle city of our God,
W\"here milder words declare his will,
Andcl spread his love abroad.
3 Behold th' iiiiitmerabl)e host
Of anigcls cloth'd ih liglt!
BehtCold the spirits of the just,
Wlhose faithl is turii'd to sight!
4 Belh)id the blest assembly thlere,
\Vhose names are writ in heav'n!
lAnd God, the Judge of all, declares
Their vilest sins forgiv'n.
5'i'he s,,in,s or. earth, and all the dead,
But on,ie c,nziiiunion inake;
All join in C  ist, their living Head,
; Andl of his gr;-ce partake. 
6 In suchi society as th
Mly weary soul wo
T  t man ti"-at dwells
Mtust be ifr ever b
11 ATTS.
HYMN CLXXXIV. Common dltetre. b
On the Death of a Minister.
1 Now let our drooping hearts revive,
And all our tears be dry:
33
IYMN\ 183, 184.
145 
146            HYMN   185.
WVhy should those eyesbe dron'd ill grief,
Wvhich view a Saviour nighl?
2 What though the gloom3y ty rant death
Dotll God's own house invadle?
Wlhat though the prophet and the priest
Be number'd with the dead?
3 Though earthly shepherds dwell ill dust,
The aged and the young;
T''he watchful eye in darkness clos'd,
And mute th' instructive tongue:
4 Th' eternal Shepherd still survives,
New comlfort to impart;
His hand still guides us, and his voice
Still animates our heart.
5 " Lo, I amn with you," s,ithl the Lord,
"My church shall safe abide;
"For I will ne'er forsake my own,
"W\iose souls in me confide."
6 Thlrough ev'ry scene of life and death
This promise is our trust;
And this shall be our children's song
VWhen wve are laid in dust.
DODDRIDGE.
I ItYMN  CLXXXV.  C6ommon Aletre. 
The Intercession of Clhrist.
1 Now let our humble faith behold
Our great High Priest above,
And celebrate his constant care
And sympathetick love:
2 Exdlted to his Fathler's throne,
W7ith  matchless honours crowxn'd;
And Lord of all th' angelick host,
Who wait the throne around. 
HYMN 186.                      147
3 The nanies of all the saints lie bears,
Engraven on his heart;
Nor shall the meanest saintscomplain
That he hath lost his part.
4 Those characters shall firmn- remnain
Our everlasting trust,
When gemns and monuments and crowns
Are moulder'd into dust.
DOD 
H YMN CLXXXVI. Common Mcetre.
Godtl's Love to his Church.
1 Now shall my inward joys arise
And burst into a song:
Almighty love inspires my heart,
And pleasures tune my tongue.
2 God, on his thirsty Sion hill,
Some mtercy-drops h,s- thrown,
And solemn  oaths have bound his love
To show'r salvation down.
:) W1hy do we then indulge our fears,
Suspicions and complaints?
Is he a God! ani shall his grace
Grow weary of his saints?
4 Cant a kind mother e'er forget
The object of her care?
Among a thousand tender thoughts,
Hctr suckling have no share?
5 "Yet, (saith the Lord) should nature change,
"\nd mothers monsters prove,
" Sion still dwells upon the heart
"Of everlasting love.
HYMN   186.
147
Do D DPR, IbG E. 
148                 N\   187.
6 " Deep on the pallins of both mny hands
"I hive engrav'd her iiafne;
" My hands shall raise her ruini'd walls,
"And build her broken frame."
VAT'rS.
HYMN  CLXXXVII.   Long.Metre. 
The Glory anid Grace of Christ.
I Now to the Lord a nobtle song!
Awake, my soul; awake, mny tongue;
Hosainna to th' eternal Name,
Anid all his boundless love proclaim.
2 See where it shines in Jesus' face,
The brightest image of his grace;
God, in the person of his Son,
Has all his noblest works outdone.
3 The spacious earth, and spreading flood,
Proclkim the wise, the pow'rlul God;
A,,d thy rich glories fro'm afar,
Sparkle inii ev'ry rolling star.
4 Buit in thy Son a glory shines,
DLrawvn out iii far superior lines
Tihe lustre of redeeming grace
Outtshiies the beams of natutre's face.
5 Grace!'tis a pure celestial theine,
Our thoughts rejoice at Jesus' name!
Ye angels, dwell upon the sound;
Ye lheliv'is, reflect it to the ground.
6 0  imay we reach that glorious place,
Wlhere we shall see him fice to face;
rWhere all his saints, from  death restor'd,
Shaii be for ever with the Lordi!
W ATTS, varied.
= i.L SiN  18 7.
1 4 8 
V J        I i.E 2. 6. L  i
IIYMN CLXXXVIII. Lon 7.letre.
Glory to Christ, our Priest an(I King.
I
1 Now to the Lord, who males us know
The wonders of his dying love,
Be humble honours paid beloNw,
And strains of nobler praise aIbove.
2'Twas he who cleans'd us from ouLr sins,
And wash'd us in his precious bl)ood;
'Tis he who makes us priests and kings,
And brings us, rebels, near to God.
3 To Jesus, our atoning Priest,
T'o Jesus, our eternal King,
Be universal pow'r contess'd,
And ev'ry tongue his glory sing.
4 Behold, on flying clouds he comes!
And ev'ry eye shall see him move!
Though with our sins we pierc'd him once,
Then he displays his pard'ning love.
5 The unbelieving world shall wail,
Whilst we rejoice to see the day;
Come, Lord, nor let thy promise fail,
Nor let thy chariot long delay.
WVATTs.
HYMN CLXXX1X. Long Aletre.
Salvation by Grace.
1 Now to the pow'r of God supreme
Be everlasting honours giv'n;
He saves from sin, we bless his name,
And calls our wand'ring feet to heav'ni
2 Not for our duties or deserts,
But of his own abunidant grace,
332',
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I_  i   i/,  s  Ii
He wvorks salvation in our hearts,
And forms a people for his praise.
S'Twas his own purpose that begun
To rescue sinners doom'd to die;
He gave us grace in Christ his Son,
Before he spread the starry sky.
4 Jesus, the Lord, appears at last,
And makes his Father's counsels kn
Declares the great transactions past,
And brings immortal blessings (dowN
5 He dies, and in that dreadful niglht
Did all the pow'rs of hell destroy;
Rising, he brought our heav'n to lit
And took possession of the joy.
WEATTS.
HYMN CXC. Commorn MIetre.
Divine Goodness in Afflictions3.
1 Now to thy heav'nly Father's praise,
My heart, thy tribute bring;
That goodness which prolongs my days
With grateful pleasure sing.
2 Whene'er he sends afflicti-ng pains,
His mercy holds the rod
His pow'rfuil word the heart sustains,
And speaks a faithfiul God.
3 A faithful God is ever nigh,
WThen humble grief implores;
His ear attends each plaintive siglh,
He pities and restores.
4 My grateful soul would humbly bring
Her tribute to thy tihrone;
4 
Accept the wish, my (God, miy King,
'I'o make thy goodness knoiwn.
5 0 be the life, thy hand restores,
Devoted to thy praise!
To thee I consecrate nmy pow'rs,
To thee, my future days.
6'rThvy soul-enliv'ning grace impart,
A warmner love inspire;
And be the breathings of my heart,
Dependence and desire.
Mrs. STeeLe.
HYMIN CXCI.    Co?nmon 3iletre.   # or b
WVJinter.
1 Now  winter throws his icy chains,
Encircling nature routnd:
Hoxv bleak, how(   comfortless the plains,
With verdure lately crown'd!
2 The sun wvithdraws his vital beams,
And light and wvarmtlh depart;
And drooping, lifeless nature seems
An emblem of my heart:
3 My heart, whlere mental winter reig,ns,
In nighlt's dark mantle clad,i
Confin'd in cold, inactive chlainis,
How  desolate and saId!
4 Ere long the sun, with genial ray,
Shall cheer the motrniing earth;
And bloominig flow'rs, and verdure gay,
Renew their annual birth.
5 So, if my soul's bright Sun impart
His all-enliy'iing smile, 
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The vital ray shall cheer imy heart,
Till then a frozen soil.
6 Then faith and hope andlove shall rise,
Renew'd to lively bloonm,
And breathe, accepted to the skies,
Their humble, sweet perfume.
7 Great Source of light! thy beams display,
My drooping joys restore,
And guide me to the seats of day,
Where winter frowns no more.
Mrs. S T ELE.
HYMN  CXCII.   Common Metre. +
Charity.
1 0  C HARITY! thou heav'nly grace.
All tender, soft and kind!
A friend to all the human race,
To all that's good inclin'd!
2 The nian of charity extends
To all his lib'ral hand;
His kindred, neighbours, foes and friends,
His pity may command.
3 He aids the poor in their distress,
He hears when they comnplain;
WitI'. tender heart delights to bless,
And lessen all their pain.
4 The sick, the pris'ner, poor and blind
And all the sons of grief,
In him a benefactor find;
He loves to give relief.
5'Tis love that makes religion sweet,
'Tis love that makel s  us ris
:nL i.N  192. 
HYMN 193.
VWith willing mind and ardent feet,
rTo yonder happy skies.
6 Then let us all in love abound,
And chrity pursue;
Thus shlalwve be with glory crow]
And love as angels do.
PJ- 0o U D.
HYMN CXCIII. Long iletre. # or b
Longing for Heaven.
1 0 COULD I soar to worlds above,
That blessed state of peace and love,
How gladly would I mount and fly
On angels' wings to joys ont high!
2 But ah! still longer must I stay,
Ere darksome night is chang'd to day;
More crosses, sorrows, conflicts bear,
Expos'd to trials, pains and care.
3 \Vell, let these troubles still abound,
Let thorns and briars fill the ground
Let storms and tempests dreadful comec,
Till I arrive at heav'nl, my honme:
4 My Father knows what road is best,
And how to lead to peace and rest;
To him I cheerful give my all,
Go where he leads, and wait his call:
5 When he commands my soul away,
Not kingdoms then shall tempt my stay;
With rapture I shall wake, and rise
Tro join my friends above the skies.
PROUD.
153 
3154              UYMN 194, p95.
HYMN CXCIV.  Coitmmon Jdletre. 
The universal Extent of Chirist's Kingdom.
Isaiah ii. 2, 4. 
1 O'ER mountain tops, the aunt of God.
In latter days, shall rise
Above the summits of the hills,
And draw the wond'ring eyes.
2 To this the joyful nations round,
All tribes and tongues shall flow;
Up to the mount of God, they say,
And to his house we'll go.
3 The beams that shine from Zion's hill
Shall lighten ev'ry land;
The King, who reigns in Salem's tow'rs,
Shall the whole world command.
4 Among the nations he shall judge,
His judgments truth shall guide;
His sceptre shall protect the just,
And crush the sinner's pride.
5 No wiar shall rage, nor hostile strife,
Disturb those happy years;
Too plough-shares men shall beat their swords,
To pruning-hooks their spears.
6 No longer hosts, encount'ring hosts,
Shall crowds of slain deplore;
They'll lay the martial trumpet by,
And study war no more.
Scotch Paraphrases.
HYMN CXCV.  Common jlletre. * or b
Obedience to God our Father.
1 0 GOD, my Father, I adore
That all commanding name;
HYMN 194, 195.
154 
_______      llYIN 196.           155
It will my soul to life restore,
And kindle all mny flame.
2 Entire, I bow at thly corhmands,
My filial homage pay;
With heart and life, with tongue and hands,
I'll cheerfully obey.
3 I'll wiifru,!ly no mi-ire trangress,
As I too oft have donle;
But ev'ry sinflil thought suppress,
Each sinful action shun.
4 Each day I live, I'll seek with care,
My Father well to please;
Vnld in this course will persevere,
By thine assisting grace.
5 Thus will I my relation claim,
Aid call myvself thy son;
And wlhitst I bcear the glorious name,
iMy iFather's rights will owin.
G I will; but thou mIust strength impart,
This promise to fuilfil;
Lord, write thy law upon my heart,
Trhat I mn'y do thy will.
HYM.N CXCVI.  Long Jtfetrc.    * or b
'3Birotlherly Love.
1 0  GOD, outir Father and our King,
Of all we have or hlope, tihe spring;
SendI dVown tllhy Spirit fi-on ablove,
And fill our hearts with holy love.
2       NIvy we from cv'ry act al)stain
That hurts, or gives our neighbour pain,
And ev'ryt Secret  vish suppress
That would abridge his happiness.
HYMN 196.
155 
156             HYMN 197.
3 Still may we find our hearts inclin'd
'I'o act the friend to all mankind;
Still seek their safety, healthl and ease,
Their virtue and eternal peace.
4 \Vith pity may our breast o'erflow,
1Vlhen we b)ehold a wretch in wo;
And bear a sympathizing part
\~ith all who are of heavy heart.
5 Let love in all our conduct shine,
An image fair, though faint, of thine;
Thus may vwe his disciples prove
\Who camne to manifest thy love.
Salisbury Collection.
HYMIN  CXCVII.   Comirnon AIetre.
TE DE UM.
A  general Hymn of Praise.
1' 0  GoD, we praise thee, and eonfess
rFThat thou the only Lord
And everlasting Father art,
By all the earth ador'd.
2 To thee all angels cry aloud,
To thee the pow'rs on high,
'Both Cherubimn and Seraphiii,
Continually do cry:
3 0 holy, holy, holy Lord,
\Whom heav'nly hosts obey!
The world is wiLth the glory fill'd
Of thy mnajestick sway.
-4 T'h' apostles' glorious company,
Anid prophets crown'd wvith light,
\Vilth all the martyrs' noble host,
Thy constant praise recite. 
HYMN 198.                   157
5 The holy Church throughout the world,
O Lord, confesses thee,
That thou eternal Father'art,
Of boundless majesty.
6 Thy honour'd, true, and only S
And Holy Ghost, the spring
Of never ceasing joy; 0 Christ
Of glory thou art King.
ATRICK.
HYMN CXCVIII.   Long i.letre.
The Glory and Safety of the Church.
1 0 H A PPY Church, celestial bride,
Thy Husband will with thee reside;
With matchless glory thou shalt shine,
In robes of honour all divine.
2 Silver anid gold her happy dress,
Truth, meekness, love and righteousness;.
Holy without, and pure within,
Free from the guilt of reigning sin.
3 Her laws and doctrines just and right,
Her priests the ministers of light;
Her order from the courts above,
And all her service done in love.
4 Her discipline is from the word,
Her head and ruler is the Lord;
Her sons and daughters all agree,
And live in peace and charity.
5 Her journey is the holy way
WVhich leads to everlasting day;
And her eternal sure rewsard,
A crown of glory with the Lord.
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HYMN 198.
157 
158      HYMN199,20().
HYMN CXCIX.  Comnmon Metre.
The Ways of Wisdom.
1 0  HAPPY is the man who hears
Instruction's faithfuil voice!
And who celestial wisdom makes
His early, only choice.
2 Her treasures are of more esteem
Than east or west unfold;
And her rewards more precious are
Than all their mines of gold.
3 In her right hand she holds to view
A length of happy days;
Riches, with splendid honours join'd,
Her left hand full displays.
4 She guides the young with innocence
In pleasure's path to tread;
A crown of glory she bestows
Upon the hoary head.
5 According as her labours rise,
So her rewards increase;
Her ways are ways of pleasantness,
And all her paths are peace.
Scotch Paraphrase.
HYMN CC.   Comrnon -Ietre.  or b
Filial Submission.
1 0 Lo RD, my best desires fulfil,
And help me to resign
Life, health and comfort to thy will,
And make thiy pleasure mine.
2 Why should I shrink at thy command,
Whose love fortids my fears?
HYMN 199, 200.
158 
HYMN 201.                     159
Or tremble at the gracious hand
That wipes away mny tears?
3 No, let me rather freely yield
What mnost I prize to thee,
Who never hast a gift withheld,
Nor wilt withhold, from me.
COWPER,
4 I would submit to all thy will,
For thou art good and wise;
Let ev'ry anxious thought be still,
Nor one faint murmur rise.
5 Thy love can cheer the darkest gloom,
And bid me wait serene,
Till hopes and joys immortal bloom,
And brighten all the scene.
6 My Father! O permit my heart
To plead her humble claim,
And ask the bliss those words impart,
In my Redeemer's name.
Mrs. STEELE.
HYMN  CCI. - Co7nmon IMetre.
A Morning or Evening Hymn.
1ON  thee, each morning, O my God,
My waking-thoughts attend;
In whom are founded all my hopes,
In whom my wishes end.
2 My soul, in pleasing wonder lost,
Thy boundless love surveys;
Anid, fir'd with grateful zeal, prepares
Her sacrifice of praise.
3 \When ev'ning slumbers press my eyes,
WVith thy protection blest,
HYMN 201.
159 
160       iHYMN2O2.
In peace and safety, I c
My weary limbs to r
4 My spirit, in thy hands
Fears no approaching
For, whether wxraking or
Thou, Lord, art witl
5 Then will I daily to the
Thy wondrous acts I
Whilst all with mne sha
And bless thy sacred
6 At mnorn, at noon, at ni
The growing work p
And thee alone will pre
Eternal praise is due
HYMN CCII. Comnmon MUetre.
Resignation, or Good out of Evil.
1 0 RESIGNATION! heav'nly pow'r!
Our warmest thoughts engage;
Thoutt art the safest guide of youth,
The sole support of age.
2 Teach uis the hand of love divine
<  Ili evils to discern;
'Tis the first lesson which we need,
The latest which we learn.
3 Is resignation's lesson hard?
On trial we shall find
It makes us give tip nothing more
Than anguish of the mind.
4 Resign, and all the pain of life
That moment we remove;
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HYMN 202.
Liverpool Collection.
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ThIe heavy load of grief and care,
Devolves on ON E above.
5 He bids us lay ouLr burthen down
On his alnighty hand;
Supports our feeble frame, and makes
Uur weary feet to stand.
6 What thougTlh we're swallow'd in the deep,
And billows round us roar?
Like Jonah thou vwikt safely keep,
And guide us to the s1ore.
7 Thy will is welcome, let it wear
Its lmost tremendous form;
Thlough tempests rise, we know that thou
Caust save us from the storm.
YOUNG, altered.
HYMN CCIII.  Cormmon  lietre.
Desire of Commuunion with God.
0  T H A T I knew the secret place
\Where I mnight find my God!
I'd spread rAy wanta before his face,
And poutir niy woes abroad. 
2 I'd tell him h1ow my sins arise;
WVhat sorrows I sustain;
How strength decays, and comfort dies,
And leaves my heart in pain.
3 He knows what arguments I'd take
T o,vrestle with my God;
I'd plead for his own omercy's sake,
And plead my Saviour's blood.
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4 My God will pity my complaints,
And heal my broken bones;
He knows the meaning of his saints,
The language of their groans.
5 Arise, my soul, from deep distress,
And banish ev'ry fear;
He calls me to his throne of grace,
To spread my sorrows there.
WATTS.
HYMN CCIV.  Long Metre.
On -the dangerous Sickness of a Minister.
1 0 THo U, before whose gracious throne
We bow our suppliant spirits down;
Thou know'st the anxious cares we feel,
And all our trembling lips would tell.
2 Thou only canst assuage our grief,
And give our sorrowing hearts relief;
In mercy then thy servant spare,
Nor turn aside thy people's pray'r.
3 Avert thy desolating stroke,
Nor smite the shepherd of the flock;
Restore him, sinking to the grave,
Stretch out thine arm, make haste to saver
4 Bound to each soul by tender ties,
In ev'ry heart his image lies;
Thy pitying aid, O God, impart,
Nor rend him from each bleeding heart,
5 But if our supplications fail,
And pray'rs and tears cannot prevail,
Be thou his strength, be thou his stay,
Support him through the gloomy way.
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LZ''MN 205.              iL6
6 Around him may thy angels stand,
WVaiting the signal of thy hand,
To bid his happy spirit rise,
And bear him to their native skies.
Rippon's Collection.
HYMN CCV. Comrnmorn Metre. * or b
The Christian's resolution, founded on Jacob's vow.
Gen. xxviii. 20.
1 0 THOU, by whose all bounteous hand
Thy people still are fed;
Who through life's weary pilgrimage
Hast all our fathers led;
2 To thee our humble vow we raise,
To thee address our pray'r;
And in thy kind and faithful hand
Deposite all our care.
3 If thou, through each perplexing path,
WVilt be our constant guide;
If thou wilt daily food supply,
And raiment wilt provide;
4 If thou wilt spread thy shield around,
Till all our wand'rinigs cease,
And at our Father's safe abode
Our souls arrive in peace;
S To thee, as to our cov'nant God,
Ourselves we will resign; -
And count that all on earth we have,
And e'en our life is thine.
IDODDunrGt
iL.:'~ M[N' 205. 
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HYMN CCYI.  Coilm,o"? Metre.            b
The contrite Heart.
I 0 T ou, whose tender mercy hears
Contntion's humble sigh;
7bose hand, indulgent wipes the tca%
From sorrow s wc?pin eye
2 See 5 love 9bef)1C ty throne O{ grace,
A vretehed vnnder mourn
Hast thou not hid mc cck thy faec
Hart thou not said I{etnrn?
3 And  my guiy fears prcva.
To tlfivQ- me Io thy feet?
0 let n Ot this dear refuc fail,
is only safe rcreat
4 Absent iom thee, my guide, my 1igit;
Withott one cheering ray,
Through dangers, fears, and gloomy nih
How desolate py 
5 0 shine on this benighted heart,
th beams Of iey shine
And let thy he 1in voc impart
A taste ofjo  divine
6 Thy preseice only c n bestow
Delights vvhiel sever cloy
MR.,. STE Ef E.
HYMN    CCVII.   Long Mlfetre.       * or b
The Importance of Tiine,
0 Q  t'r,  how few thy value weigh!
HIqw few will estlmuate a day 1 
HYMN2O8.      165
Datys, months and years are rolling on,
The soul neglected and undone.
2 In painful cares or empty joys
Our life its precious hours destroys;
Whilst death stands watching at our side,
Eager to stop the living tide.
$ Was it for this, ye mortal race,
Your tLaker gave you here a place?
Was it for this, his thought design'd
The frame of your immortal mind?
4 For nobler cares, forjoys sublimte,
He fashion'd all the sons of time;
Pilgrims on earth, but soon to be
The heirs of immortality.
5 This season of your being, know,
Is giv'n to you, your seeds to sow;
Wisdom and folly's diff'ring grain
In future worlds is bliss and pain.
6 Then let me ev'ry clay review,
Idle or busy, search it through;
And whilst probation's minutes last,
Let ev'ry day amend the past.
SCOrTT.
HYMN  CCVIII.  Com.non Metre.     orb
Prudence.
I 0'TIS a lovely thing to see
A man of prudent heart!
Whose thoughts and lips and life agree
To act a useful part.
2 When envy, strife and wars begin
In little angry souls, 
HYMN 208.
165 
IMark how the bolls of peace comne in,
And quench the kindling coals.
$ Their minds are humble, mild and meek,
Nor does their anger rise
Nor passion moves their lips to speak,
Nor pride exalts their eyes.
4 Their lives are prudence mix'd with love;
Good works employ their day;
Theiy join the serpent with the dove,
But cast the sting away.
5 Such was the Saviour of mankind;
Such pleasures he pursu'd;
His manners gentle and refin?d,
His soul divineljy good.
HYMN CCIX.   Long MAletre.               b
Importunate Prayer.' Ask, and ye shall receive."
Matt. vii. 7 &c.
1 OuR Father, thron'd above the sky,
To thee, our empty hands wve spread;
Thy children at thy footstool lie,
And ask thy blessings on their head.
2 Let mercy all our sins dispel,
At clouds before the solar beam;
Our souls from boiindage and fromn hell
To liberty and life redeem.
3 With cheerftul hope and filial fear,
In that august and precious name,
By thee ordain'd, wve now draw near,
And would the promis'd blessing claims
4 Does not an earthly parent hear
Thie cravings of his famislh'd son?
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HYMN CCX.  Short Metre.   # or b
Communioii with God and Christ.
1 OuR heav'nly Father calls,
And Christ invites us near;
With both, our frtiendship shall be sweet,
And our communion dear.
-2 God pities all mny griefs,
He pardons ev'ry day;
Almighty to protect my soul,
And wise to guide mny way.
3 How large his bounties are!
\Vhat various stores of good,
Diflus'd friom  iy Redeemer's hand,
And purchasi'd with his blood!
4 Jesus, my living head,
I bless thy faithftil caare,
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68           iZ:[YMN 211.
My Advocate before the throne,
And my Fore-runner there.
5 Here fix my roving heart,
Here wait my warmest love,
Till the communion be complete,
In nobler scenes above.
!)ODDRID GP.
HYMN  CCXI.  Hallelujah MJetre.,
Christ seen of Angels.
0  YE immortal throng
Of angels round the throne,
Join with our feeble song,
And make the Saviour known;
On earth ye knew   His wondrous grace;
His radiant face     In heav'n ye view.
2    Ye saw the heaven-born Child
In human flesh array'd;
How innocent and mild,
When in the manger laid!
And praise to God,  And peace on earth,
For such a birth,     Proclaimtn'd aloud.
3   Ye in the wilderness
Beheld the temnpter spoil'd,
"Well knovwn in ev'ry dress,
In ev'ry combat foil'd;
Ye join'd to crown The Victor's head,
When Satan fled   Before his frown.
4   Ye kept a silent guard
Around his sleeping head,
Till the bright morn appear'd,
Which wak'd him from the dead:
Then roll'd the stone, And all ador'd
Your rising Lord,      With joy unknown
I. ~t
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MN212.         69
5   W Vhen all array'd in light,
The shining Conq'ror rode,
Ye hail'd his rapturous flight,
Up to the throne of God;c
And wav'd around        Your ardent wings,
And tun'd your strings, Of noblest sound.
6      The warbling notes pursue,
And louder anthems raise;
Whilst mortals sound wvith you
'hieir own Redeemer's praise.
Aud thou, my soul,    WVith equal flame,
His praise proclaim,    Whilst ages roll.
DoDDRIDGE, alterel.
HYMN CCXII.  Long Metre.  # or b
Patience.
1 P^ATI.ENc, O what a grace divine,
Sent frnom thie GCod of peace and iove!
That leans upon its Father's hand,
As through the wilds of life we rove.
2 By patience we serenely bear
The troubles of otur mortal state;
And wait contented our discharge,
Nor think our glory comes too late.
3'I'hotlgh we in full sensation feel
The weight, the wout-ids our God ordains,
Wre smile amirdst our heaviest woes,
And triuimph in our slharpest pains.
4 0  for this grace to aid us on,
And arm wvithl, fortitude the breast;
Till life's tumullttuouts voyage is o'er,
WVe reach the port of endless rest!
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169 
170     HYMN2I3.
5 Faith into vision shall be brought,
Hope shall in full enjoyment die;
And patience in possession end
In the bright world of bliss on high.
Rxppo-'s Collection.
HYMN CCXtIII. Commnon Metre. # or b
The Peace and Consolation of a Christian.
I PE ACE, all ye sorrows of the heart,
And ev'ry tear be dry;
The christian ne'er can be forlorn,
WVho views his Saviour nigh.
2 " Let not your sorrowssrise,"  he says,
"Nor be your souls afraid:
Trust in your God's almighty name,
iAnd trust your Saviour's aid.
3 "Fair mansions in my Father's house.
"For all his children wait;
"And I, your elder Brother, go
"To open wide the gate.
4 "And if I thither go before,
"A dwelling to prepare,
"I surely will return again,
" That I may fix you there.
5 "United in eternal love,
' My people shall remain,
"And with rejoicing heart shall share
"The glories of my reign."
6 Thy gracious words, O Lord, we hear,
And cordial joys they bring;
Frail nature may extort a groan,
But death has lost its sting.
)DOIDDRIDG],
H:YMN 21S.
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HYMN CCXIV.  Common Metre.
Submission to afflictive Providence.
1 PEA C E, my complaining, doubting heart,
Ye busy cares, be still;
Adore the just, the sov'reign Lord,
Nor murmur at his will.
2 Unerring wisdom guides his hand;
Nor dares my guilty fear,
Amidst the sharpest pains I feel,
Pronounce his hand severe.
3 To soften ev'ry painful stroke,
Indulgent mercy bends;
And unrepining when I plead,
His gracious ear attends.
4 Let mQ reflet with humble awe,
Whene'er my heart complains;
Compar'd with what my sins deserve,
How easy are my pains!
5 Great sov'reign Lord, I own thy hand,
Thou just and wise and kind;
Be ev'ry anxious thought suppress'd,
And all my soul resign'd.
6'From evil thou wilt good produce,
And light from darkness raise;
Thus thou wilt change my grief to joy,
And turn my tears to praise.
MRS. STEELE, with addition.
HYMN CCXV.  Common Metre.
The Trials of Virtue.
I PLAC'D on the verge ofyoutth, my mind
Life's op'ning scene survey'd;
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172      HYMN215.
1 vik:.'d its ills of various kinds,
Afflicted and afraid.
2 But chief my fear the dangers mov'd
That virtue's path enclose;
My heart the wise pursuit approv'd;
But oh, what toils oppuse!
3 For see, while yet her unknown ways
VNith doubtful step I tread,
A hostile world its terrors raise,
Its snares delusive spread.
4 0 how shall I, with heart prepar'd,
Those terrors learn to meet?.
Howv from the thousand snares to guard
My inexperienc'd feet?
5 Let faith suppress each rising fear,
Eaclh anxious doubt exclude;
My Maker's will has plac'd me here,
A Maker wise and good.
6 He to my ev'ry trial knows
Its just restraint to give;
Attentive to behold my  woes,
And faithfil to relieve.
7 Then why thus heavy, O  my soul?
Say, why, distressful still,
Trhy thoughts with vain impati.ice roll
O'er scenes of future ill?
8 Tho' griefs unnumber'd throng thee round,
Still in thy God confide;
Whose finger marks the seas their bound,
And curbs the rolling tide.
MERRI  IC.,
HYMN 215.
172 
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HYMN CCXVI.  Sevens AMetre.
Praise in Prosperity and Adversity,
1 PR AI SE to God, immortal praise,
For the love that crowns our days; 
Bounteous Source of ev'ry joy,
Let thy praise our songs employ.
2 For the blessings of the field,
For the stores the gardens yield,
For the vine's exalted juice,
For the gen'rous olive's use;
3 Flocks that whiten all the plain,
Yellow sheaves of ripen'd grain,
Clouds that drop their fatt'ning dews,
Sunls that temp'rate warmth diffuse;
4 All that spring with bounteous hand
Scatters over the smiling land:
All that lib'ral autumn pours
From her rich o'erflowing stores;
5'These to thee, our God, we owe,
Source, whence all our blessings flow;
And for these our souls shall raise
Grateful vows and solemn praise.
6 Yet should rising whirlwinds tear
From its stem, the op'ning ear;
Should the fig-tree's blasted shoot
Drop its green untimely fruit;
7 Should the vine put forth no more,
Nor the olive yield her store;
Though the sick'ning flocks should fall,
Anid the herds desert the stall;
8 Yet to thee our souls shall raise
Grateful vows and solemn praise;
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HYMN 216.
173 
217.   -
And, when ev'ry blessiig's flown,
Love thee for thyself alone.       
AIlRs. BARBAULOD,
HYMN CCXVII. Long Mletre.
The Old and New Creation.
1 PR A I S E to the Lord of boundless might,
With uncreated glories bright;
His presence fills the world above,
Th' eternal Source of light and love.
2 This rising earth his eye beheld,
When in substantial darkness veil'cl;
The shapeless chaos, nature's womb,
Lay buried in, eternal gloom.
3 "Let there be light," Jehovah said,
And light o'er all its face was spread;
The world array'd in charms unknowns
With all its new-born lustre shone.
4 He sees the mind obscur'd within
The shades of ignorance and sin;
And darts from heav'n a vital ray,
That changes darkness into day.
5 Shine, mighty God, with vigour shine
On this benighted heart of mine;
Anrid let thy glories stand reveal'd
As in the Saviour's face beheld.
6M.y soul, reviv'd by heav'n-born day,
Thy radiant image shall display,
Whilst all my faculties unite
Tr  praise the Lord whlo gives me light.
DODDRIDGEx'
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HYMIN CCXVIII.,Chort Metre.
The Grace of God in Christ.
1 RAI S E your triumphant songs
To an immortal tune;
Let the wide earth resound the deeds
Celestial grace hath done.
2 Sing how eternal Love 
Its chief Beloved chose,
And bade him raise our sinful race
From their abyss of woes.
4 His hand no thunder bears,
Nor terror clothes his brow;
No bolts to drive our guilty souls
To fiercer flames below:
4 But mercy fill'd the throne
Of the eternal sky,
When Christ was sent with pardon down,
To rebels doom'd to die.
5 Now, sinners, dry your tears,
Let hopeless sorrow cease;
Bowv to the sceptre of his love,
f And take the offer'd peace.
6 Lord, we obey t'by call,
We lay an humble claim
Tro the salvation thou hast wrought,
And love and praise thy name.
WVATTS.
HYMN CCXIX. Common Mletre. * er b
For a New Year.
1 REMARK, my soul, the narrow bounds
Of the revolving year;
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HYMN 218, 219.
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176        IIYMN22O.
How swift the weeks complete theirround!
How short the months appear!
2 So fast, eternity comes on,
And that important day,
When all that mortal life hath done
God's judgment shall survey.
3 Yet like an idle tale we pass
The swift advancing year;
And study artfull ways t' increase
The speed of its career.
4 Waken, O God, my careless heart,
Its great concern to see,
That I may act the christian part,
And give the year to thee.
5 So shall their course more grateful roll,
If future years arise;
Or this shall bear my waiting soul
To joy beyond the skies. -
D.DODDRIDGE,
HYMN CCXX.  Common Metre.
Salvation.
1 SALVA T I ON! O rmelodious sound
To wretched dying men!
Salvation, that from God proceeds,
And leads to God again!
2 Rescu'd from hlell's eternal gloom,
From darkness, fire and chains;
Rais'd to a paradise of bliss,
Where love with glory reigns!
3 But 0, may a degen'rate soul,
Sinful and-weak as mine,
HYMN 220.
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HYMN 221.         177
Presume to raise a trembling eye
To blessings so divine?
4 The lustre of so bright a scene
My feeble heart o'erbears;
And unbelief almost perverts
The promise into tears.
5 My Saviour God, no voice but thine
These dying hopes can raise;
Speak thy salvation to mny soul,
And turn my tears to praise.
6 My Saviour God, this broken voice
Transported shall proclaim;
And call on all th' angelick harps,
To sound fliy glorious name.
DODDRI DeCg.
HYMN CCXXI.  Common MIetre. *  or b
Christ's Regard to little Children.
1 SEE, Israel's gentle Shepherd stand,
With all engaging charms!
Hark, how he calls the tender lambs,
And takes them in his armss!
2 ~" Permit them to approach, (he cries,)
"Nor scorn their hfiumble name;
"It was to bless such souls as these,
"The Lord of angels came."
3 WVe bring them, Lord, with grateful hearts    Aild yield them up to thee;
Rejoic'd that we ourselves are thine,
Thine let our offspring be.
4 Ye little flock, with pleasure hear;
Ye children, seek his face;
HYMN 221.
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178 _            HYMN 222.
Andl fly with transport to receive
The blessings of his grace. 
5 If orphains they are left behind,
Thy guardian care we trust;
I'hat thought shall heal our bleeding hearts,
When weeping o'er their dust.
DODDRIDGE.
HYMN CCXX1I.  Short Metre.
Christ the Wisdorn of God.
1 SH ALL Wisdom cry aloud,
And n!ot her speech be heard?
T he voice of God's eternal word,
Deserves it no regard.
2 "I was his chief delight,
His everlasting Son,
Before the first of all his works
Creation, was begun.
3 Before the flying clouds,
Before the solid land, I    -
Before the fields, before the'floods,
I dwelt at his right hand.
4 When he adorn'd the skies,
And built them, I was there,
To order when the sun should rise,
And marshal ev'ry star.
5 WVhen he pour'd out the sea,
And spread the flowing deep,
I gave the flood a firm decree, 
In its own bouniids to keep.
6 Upon the empty air
The earth was balanc'd well;
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HYMI-N 222. 
223.          179
With jo I saw the mansion where
T'he sons of mnen should dwell.
7 My busy thoughts at first
On tlheir salvation ran;
Ere sin appear'd, or Ada'm's dust
Was fashion'd to a man.
8 Then come, receive my grace,
Ye children, and be wise;
Happy tlhe mnan thllat keeps my ways,
The mana  that Shuns thlem, dies."
WATTS.
HYMIN  CCXXIII.  Conmmon Metre.
TlThe Nativity of Ohrist.
I "SHE P  E R D S, rejoice, lift up your eyes,
"And send your fears away
"News from the region of the skies,
Salvation's born to-day.
2 "The Son of God, whom angels fear,
"Comes down to dwell with you;
"T'o-day he makes his entrance here,
"But not as monarchs do.
"Nor royal shining things;
"A mauger for his cradle stands,
"And holds the King of kiigs.
4 "Go, shepherds, where the Infnt lies,
"And see his humble throne;
"With tears ofjoy in all your eyes,
5 Thus Gabriel sang, and straight around
The heav'nly armies throng;
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They tune their harps to lofty sound,
And thus conclude the song:
6 "Glory to God, who reigns above,
"Let peace surround the earth;
"Mortals shall know their Maker's love,
"At their Redeemer's birth."
7 Lord, shall the angels have their songs,
And men no tunes to raise?
O  may we lose these useless tonigties,
When they forget to praise!
8 Glory to God, who reigns above,
Who pitied us forlorn;
We join to sing our Maker's love,
For there's a Saviour born.
WVATTS.
HYMN CCXXIV.  Long M.etre.         b
Faith in God in a Time of Distress. Hahakkuk iii. 17, 18.
1 SHOULD famine o'er the mourning field
Extend her desolating reign;
Nor spring her blooming beauties yield,
Nor autumn swell the rip'ning grain
!2 Shlould lowing herds and bleating sheep
Around their famish'd master die;
And hope itself expiring weep,
Whilst life deplores its last supply:
3 Amidst the dark, the deathlful scene,
If I can say, The Lord is mine,
The joy shall triumph o'er the pain,
And glory dawn, though life decline.
4'Thle God of m.y salvation lives,
My nobler life he will sustain;
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His word iiiinortal vigoutr gives,
Nor shall my hope or trust be vain.
5 Thy presence, Lord, can cheer my heart,
Though ev'ry earthly comfort die; 
Thy love can bid my pain depart,
And raise my sacred pleasures high.
6 0 let me hear thly blissful voice,
Inspiring life and joys divine!
The barren desert shall rejoice;
'Tis paradise if thou be mine.
MRS. STEZLEL.
HYMN CCXXV.  Common Metre.
Christ the Supreme Beauty.  Isaiah xxxiii. 17.
1 SIouULD nature's charms, to please the eye,
In.-vweet assembla.ge join,
All nature's charms would droop and die,
Jesus, compar'd withl thinie.
12 V-in w ere her fairest beamns display'd,
And vain her bloomiug store;
Her brightnress languishes to shade,
iler beauty is no more.
-3 Bit ah, how far fi'oim mortal sight
The Lord of glory dwells!
A  veil of interposing night
His radiant face coniceals.
4 0 could my longing spirit rise
()Oa strong immortal wing,
And reachl thly palace in the skies,
Miyr Saviour and my Kinig!
5 There thousands worship at thy feet,
And there, (divine employ!)
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The triumphs of thy love repeat,
In songs of endless joy.
6 Thy presence beams eternal
O'er all the blissful place
Who  would not drop this lo
And die to see thy face?
Mrs. ST.ELE.
HYMN CCXXVI. Long AJetre.
Faith in God's Names.
I S NG to the Lord, who loud proclaims
His various and his saving names;
O may they not be heard alone,
But by our sure experience known.
2 The great Jehovah be ador'd,
Th' eternal, all-sufficient Lord;
He-,through the world imost highl confess'd,
By whomi'twas form'd, and is possess'd.
3 Awake, our noblest pow'rs, to bless
The God of Abrah'm, God of peace;
Nowv by a dearer title known,
Father anti God of Christ his Son.
4 Throtugh ev'ry age, his gracious ear
Is open to his servants' pray'r;
Nor can one humble soul complain
That he hath sought his God in vain.
5 What unbelieving heart shall dare,
In whispers to suggest a fear?
While still he owns his ancient name,
The same his pow'r, his love the same.
6 To thee our souls in faith arise,
To thee wve lift expecting eyes;
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HYMN 227, 228. __ ___ 183
And boldly through the desert tread,
For God will guard whiere God shall lead.
DODDRiDGE.
HYMN CCXXVII. Commnon Metre. # or b
The Brazen Serpent.
I So did the Hebrew prophet raise
The brazen serpent high;
The wounded felt immediate ease,
The sick forebore.I
2 "Look upward in th' Wiring hour,
"And live," the prophet cries
But Christ perforins a nobler cure,
When faith lifts lip her eyes.
3 High,on the cross the Saviour hung;
High in the heav'ns he reigns;
Here sinners, by the serpent stung,
Look, and forget their pSins.
4 When God's own Son is lifted up,
A dying world revives;
The Jew beholds the blessed hope,
Th' expiring Gentile lives.
WATTS.
HYMN CCXXVllI.  Long;tetre.    On the Death of a Child.
1 So fades the lovely blooming flow'r,
Frail, smiling solace of an hour!
So soon our transient comforts fly,
And pleasure only blooms to die.
2 To certain trouble we are born,  Hope to rejoice, but siure to rmotirn;
HYMN 227, 228.
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Ani, wretched effort! sad relief!
To plead necessity of grief!
S Is there no kind, no lenient art,
To heal the anguish of the heart?
To ease the heavy load of care
Which nature must, but dreads to bear?
4 Can reason's dictates be obey'd? 
Too weak, alas! her strongest aid;
O  let religion then be'nigh!
Her consolatio  never die.
5 Her pow'rful  supports the soul,
And nature owns her kind control;
Whilst she unfolds the sacred page,
Our fiercest griefs resign their rage.
6 Then gentle patience smiles on pain,
And dying hope revives again;
Hope wipes the tear from sorrow's eye..
And faith points upward to the sky.
7 The promise guides her ardent flight,,
And joys, unknown to sense, invite,
Those blissful regions to explore,
Where pleasure blooms, to fade no more.
MRS. STEELE.
HYMN CCXXIX. Long.1letre.. *or b
.. Holiness.
1 So let our lips and lives express
The holy gospel we profess;
So let our works and virtues shine,
To prove the doctrine all divide.
2 Thus shall we best proclaim abroad
The honours of our Saviour God;
HYMN 229.
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IIYMN 230.'                 18
When the salvation reigns within,
And grace subdues the pow'r of sin.
3 Our flesh and sense must be deny'd,
Passion and envy, lust and pride;
WVhilst jutstice, temp'rance, truth and love,
Our inward piety approve.
4 Religion bears our spirits up,
Whlilst we expect that blessed hope,
The bright appearance of the Lord,
And faith stands leaning oni his word.
WATTS.
HYMN CCXXX.  Commnoa Aietre.
The Hope of Heaven.
I Soo N shall this earthly frame, dissolv'd,
In death and rliin lie;
But better mansions wait the juIst,
Prepar'd above the sky.
2 A house eternal, built by God,
Shlall lodge the holy mind,
When once the prisoQn'Talls' are Ibroke
In which'tisnIow confiln'ild.
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3 Such are the hopes that cheer the just
TI'hese hopes their God iadth giv'n 
His Spirit is the earinest n,ow
And seals their souls for heav'n.
4 WThat faith rejoices to believe,
We long and pant to see;
We  would be alsent f0r1 the flesh,
And present Lord, wvith thee.
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HYMN' 230.
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HYMN CCXXXI.  Comnmon Jletre.  * or
Human Misery and divine Consolation.
1 THE days how few, how short the year
Of man's so rapid race!
Each leaving, as it swiftly flies,
A shorter in its place.
2 They who the longest lease enjoy,
Have told us, with a sigh,
That to be born, seems little mnore'
Than to begin to die.
3 Our hearts are fasten'd to this world
By strong and nutin'rous ties;
But ev'ry sorrow cuts a string,
And urges us to rise.
4 When Heav'n would kindly set us free,
And earth's enchantment end;
It takes the most effectual way,
And robs us of a fiend.
5 If we presume to counteract
A sympathetick God,
Have we not cause to fear the stroke
Of his avenging rod?
6 If we resign, our patience makes
His rod a gentle walid;
If not, it darts a serpent's sting,
Like that in Moses' hand.
YOUNG.
HYMN CCXXXII.  Long Metre.
Divine Providence towards Man and Beast.
X TH earth and all the'heav'nly frame
Their great Creator's love proclaim; --
HYMN 231, 232.
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YOUNG. 
HYI/i;N 23..
He gives the sun his genial pow'r,
And sends the soft refreshing show'r.
2 The ground withl plenty blooms again,
And yields her various fruits to men;
To men, who from thy bouniteous hand
Receive the gifts of ev'ry land.
3 Nor to the human race alone
Is thy paternal goodness shown
The tribes of earth, of sea and air,
Enjoy thy universal care. -
4 Not e'en the sparrow yields its breath
Till God permits the stroke of death;
He hears the ravens wvlen they call,
'rhe father and the friend of all.
5 Thy care, great God, sustains them all;
When urg'd by hunger's pow'rful call,
Expectant of the known suLpply,
To thee th ey lift the asking eye.
6 To thee, in ceaseless strains, my tongue
Shall raise the morn and ev'ning soig;
And long as breath inspires my framne,
The wonders of thy love proclaim.
Liverpool Collection.
HYMN CCXXXIII.  Long letre.-'!''"or b
Sinai and Sion.
1 T H E God, lwho once to Israel spoke
From Sinai's top in fire and smoke,
In gentler strains of gospel grace
Invites-us now-to seek his fade.
2 He wears no terrors on his brow,
-k speaks in love froim lion now;
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It is the voice of Jesuis' blood
rhat calls us, Nwaad'rers, back to God.
3 God's servant, Moses, quak'd and fear'd,
XVWlhen Sinai's tlhund'ring law he heard;
But Gospel grace, with accents mild,
Speaks to the sinner as a child.
4 Hark! how from Calvary it sounds,
From the Redeemer's blleeding wounds:
"Pardon and grace I freely give,
"Then, sinner, look to me and live."
5 What other arguments can move
The heart that slights a Saviur's love?
O may that heav'nly pow'r be felt,
And cause the stony heart to melt!
6 Else how shall we thy presence bear,
CVhen as our Judge thou shalt appear;
WVhen slighted love to wrath shall turn,
And the whole earth like Sinai burn?
NEWT~.r
HYMN CCXXXIV.  Cominmon Metre.
Room at the Gospel Feast.
Ti E King of heav'n his table spreads,
Aild dainties crowin the board;
Not Paradise, withi all its joys,
Could such delight afford.
2 Pardoii and peace to dying menre.
And endlesslife are giv'Yn;
And the rich blood that Jesus  shed    To raise the soul to heav'n.
3 Ye hungry poor, who long lhave.strayt
In sias dak mazes, come;
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HYMN 235.         189
Come fromn the hedges and-c high ways,
And grace will find you room.
4 Thousands of souls ill glory now,
WVere fed and feasted here;
And thousands more still on the way,
Around the board appear. -
5 Yet is his house and heart so large,
That thousands more may come;
Nor could the wide assemboling world
O'erfill the spacious room.
6 All things are ready; enter in,
Nor Weak excuses frame;
Come, take your places at the feast,
And bless the FouLder's nanime.
T OD TODRC DGE.
HYMN CCXXXV.  Short Iletre.  # or b
The Law and Gospel.
1 THE law by Moses came,
But peace and truth and love
Were brought by Christ, a nobler name,
Descending fromnt above.
2 Amidst the house of God,
Their diff'rent works were done;
Moses a faithful servant stood; 
But Christ a faithful Sonr.
3 Then to his new comnmands
Be strict obedience paid; 
O'er all his Father's house he stafids
The sov'reign and tlhe head.
4 The man who dturst despise
The law that Moses brought,
HYMN 235.
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190         HYMN  26, 237.
Behold howv terribly he dies
For his presumptuous fault!
5 But sorer vengeance falls
On that rebellious race
Who hate to hear pwhen Jesus calls,
And dare resist his grace.
WA " TS.
HYMN CCXXXVI.  Comrnon Metre, * or b
The New Covenant.
1 "THE promise of my Father's love
"c Shall stand for ever -good,"
He said; and gave his soul to death,
And seal'd the grace with blood.
2 To this new cov'nant of thy word
I set my worthless name;
I seal th' engagment to the Lord,
And make my humble claim.
.3 Thy light and strength and pard'ning grace,
And glory shall be mine;
My life and soul, my heart and flesh,
And all my pow'rs be thine.
4 Thius will I join my soul to God
In everlasting bands;
And take the blessings he bestows,
With thankful heart and hands.
W.AT-t? and Do oDDRI DGE.
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HYMeN cc,xXVII. I      LoS g Metre. 
The Rewatrd of faithful Servants. Dani. Xii. 3.
1 THE R E is a glorious world on high
Rcsplendent with eternial daiy;
HYMN  236, 237.
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Faith views the blissful prospect nigh,
And God's own word reveals the way.
2 There shall the servants of the Lord
With never fading lustre shine;
Surprising honour! large reward,
Confeir'd on man by love divine!
3 How happy then the truly wise,
VV ho learn and keep the sacred road!
How happy they whom Heav'n employs,
To turn rebellious men to God
4 To win them from the fatal way,
\,ihere erring folly thoughtless roves;
A\d that blest righteousness display,
VWh( h Jesus wrought, and God approves!
5 The shining firmament shall fade,
And sparkling stAais resign their light;
BI3ut these shall  know no change nor shade,
For ever fair, for ever bright.
6 No faincied joy beyond the sky,
No fair delusion is reveal'd;
'Tis God that speaks, who cannot lie,
And all his word must be fulfilI'd.
7 And shall not these cold hearts of ours,
Bc kindled at the glorious view?
Comae, Lord, awake our activc pow'rs,
Our feeble, dying strength renew.
O(n wing,s of faith and strong desire
O  may our spirits daily rise
And reach at last the sliinig choir,
In the bright mansions of the skies!
Mrs. SwTzE,,E
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HYMN CCXXXVIII.  Con,non Metre.  * or b
Death and Heaven.
1 THER RE,is a hlouse not made by hands,
Eternal and on high;
And here my spirit waiting stands,
Till God shall bid it fly.
2 Shortly this prison of my clay
Must be dissolv'd and fall;
Then, oh, my soul, with joy obey
Thy heav'nly Father's call.
3'Tis he, by his almighty grace,
That forms thlee fit for heav'n;
And, as ani earnest of the place,
Has his own Spirit giv'n.
4 \Ve walk by faith of joys to come;c
Faith lives upon his word
But whilst the body is our horae,
WVe're absent from the Lord.
5'Tis pleasant to believe thy grace
But we had rather see;
VWe wvould we absent from the f
And present, Lord, with thee.
\WATTS.
HYMN CCXXXIX.  Comnmon JMIetre.  b
The Humiliation of Christ.  Isaiah liii.
1 TH r Saviour comes! no outward pomp
Bespeaks his presence nighl;
\To ear-thly beauties in him shine,
To draw thle carnal eye.
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2 Fair as a blooming, tender flow'r,
Amidst the desert grows;
So, slighted and despis'd by man,
The heav'nily Saviour rose.
3 They held him as condemn'd by Heav'n,
An outcast front his God;
While for their sins-he groan'd and bled
Beneath his Father's rod.
4 WVith sinners in the dust he lay,
The rich a grave supply'd;
Unspotted was his blameless life,
Unstain'd by sin he died.
5 His soul rejoicing shall behold
rhe purchase of his pain,;
And ev'ry sinner by him sav'd
Shall bless Messiah's reign.
6 He died to bear the guilt of men,
That sin might be forgiv'n;
He lives to bless them, and defend,
And plead their cause in heav'n.
Scotch Paraphrases.
HYMN CCXL.   Common Metre.  - or b
'The Resurrection of the Martyrs.  Rev. vii.
1 "THHEsE glorious minds, how bright they
Whence all their white array?    [shine!
Hovw camne they to thie happy seats -
O0  everlasting day?".
2 From tort'ring pains to endless joys,
O. fiery wheels they rode;
And strangely wash'd their raiment white
In Jesus' dying blood.
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3  Now they approach a spotless God,
And bow before his throne;
Their warbling harps and sacred songs
Adore the Holy One.
4 The unveil'd glories of his face
Among his saints reside;
While the rich treasure of his grace
Sees all their wants supply'd.
5 Tormenting thirst shall leave their souls,
And hunger flee as fast;
The fruit of life's immortal tree
Shall be their sweet repast.
6 The Lamb shall lead his heav'nly flock
Where living fountains rise,;
And love divine shall wipe away
The sorrows of their eyes.
WATTS.
HYMN CCXLI. Long Metre.
The Voice of Nature.
1 THE spacious firmament on high,
With all the blue etherial sky;
?And spangled heav'ns, a shlining frame,
Their great Original proclaim.
2 Th' unwearied sun, from day to day,
Does his Creator's pow'r display,
And publishes to ev'ry land
The work of an almighty hand.
S Soon as the ev'ning slhades prevail,
The moon takes up the woidrons tale,
And nightly to the list'ning earth,
Repeats the story of her birth.
HYMN 241.
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4 Whilst all the stars that tou,ed her burn,
And all the planets in their turn,
Confirmn the tidings as they roll,
And spread the truth from pole to poles
5 What though, in solemn silence, all
Move round the dark terrestrial ball;
What though no real voice nor sound
Amidst their radiant orbs be found:
6 In reason's ear they all rejoice,
And utter forth a glorious voice,
For ever singing as they shine,
The hand that made u  is divine.
ADDISON.
HYMN CCXLII.  Long Metre.  ~ orb
Remembrance of Christ.
1 "THIs do -in mem'ry of your Friend."
Such was the Saviour's last request,
Who all the pangs of death endur'd,
That we might live for ever blest.
2 Yes, we'll record thy matchless love,
Thou dearest, tend'rest, best of Friends!
Thy dying love the nobJest praise
Of long eternity transcends.
3'Tis pleasure more than earth can give,
Thy goodness through these veils to see;
Thy table food celestial yields,
And happy they Who sit with thee.
4 But oh! what vast transporting joys
Shall fill our breasts, our tonigues inspire,
When, join'd with the celestial train,
Our grateful souls thy love admire!
5 WVhei- these vile bodies, all refin'd,
Perfect and glorious as thy own,
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Unwearied shlll our minids obey,
And ioin i, worship near thy thro-,,:.
HYMN CCXLIII.    Common Piletre.  4 or b
The Testimony of a good Conscience.
1 T i o UG  H frightful snares beset me round,
And threat'ning billows roll;
Though scandal and reproach abound,
To vex my weary soul;
2 A conscience pure can testify
My heart to be sincere;
Presiumption and hypocrisy
All hateful still appear.
3 My feet have kept the path divine,
Though sinners did entice;
Nor do I yet from thence decline,
To tread the paths of vice.
4 God's word I treasure up, and prize
Beyond all earthly good
Compar'd with this, I may despise
My necessary food.
5 Censorious men, who dwell at ease,
May proudly on me tread;
Mv Saviotr, whom I seek to please,
vly righteous cause will plead.
6 His righteousness I shall behold,
'When light springs fromn above;
And, tricd, I shall come forth as gold,
To praise his wondrous love.
WALLIN.
HYMN CCXLIV.  Long MIetre.    I or b
Christ the Image of the Invisible God.
1 TH Ou, Lord, IW  mortal eyes unseen,
And by thy offspring here unknown, 
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To manifest thyself to mel,
Hast set thy image in thy Son.
2 As the bright sun's meridian blaze
O'erwhelms and pains our feeble sight,
But cheers us with his softer rays
When shining with reflected light;
3 So in thy Son, thy pow'r divine,
Thy wisdom, justice, truth and love,
WVith mild and pleasing lustre shine,
Reflected from thy throne above.
4 Though harden'd Jews deny'd his claim,
And turn'd away their scornftul face;
Yet those who trusted in his name,
Beheld in hinm thy truth and grace.
5 0 thou, at whose almighty word
Fair light at first from darkness shone,
Give us to know our glorious Lord,
And see the Father il the Son.
6 Whilst we, thine image there display'd,
With love and admiration view,
Form us in likeness to our Head,
That we may bear thy image to)o.
~ty ~,b' 9*' 0, MAso0N, 41ltered.
HYMN CCXLV.  Conmmon JMetre.
God our Refuige in Trouble.
1 TH ou Refuge of my weary soul,
On thee when sorrows rise,
On thee,: when waves of trouble roll,
My fainting hope relies.
2 To thee I tell each rising grief,
For thou al1one caulst heal:.;:
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Thy promises can bring relief
For ev'ry pain I feel.
3 But Awhen these gloomy doubts prevail,
I fear to call thee mine;
The springs of comfort seem to fail,
And all my hopes decline.
4 Yet, gracious God, where shall I flee?
thou art my only trust;
And still my soul would rise to thee,
Thoughprostrate in the dust.
5 Hast thout not bid me seek thy face?
And shall I seek in vain?
And can the ear of sov'reign grace
Be deaf when I complain?
6 Thy mercy-seat is open still,
There shall my soul retreat;
With humnble hope attend thee still,
And wait beneath thy feet.
Mrs. STEELE.
HYMN CCXLVI.  Lo'ng Metre.
:. Se-i-Examination' 
I THOU vain intruding world, depart!
No mnore allure or vex my Ilart
Let ev'ry vanity begole,
I would be peaceful and alone.
2 Here let me search my inmnost mind,:
And try;its real state' to find;'. —
The, secret spin'gsiof thought explore,
And calf-ny words and actions o)er.
3 Reflect how ~oon my life willend, e
And think on what my hpes depend;
What aim my busy thotghts pursue; 
What work is done, and what to do.
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HYMN  246.
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4 Eternity is just'at hand
And shall I waste the ebbing sand?
And careless view departing day?
'And throw my fleeting time away?
5 Be this my chief, my only care,
My high pursuit, my ardent pray'r —
An int'rest in the Saviour's blood,
A pardon seal'd, and peace with God.
6Search, gracious God, my inmost heart,
And light, and hope, and joy impart;
From guilt and error set me free,
And guide me safe to heav'nand thee.
MRS. 5 T-E.LE-.
HYMIN CCXLVII.  Long Metre.
Seeking Christ the Shepherd.
'1 TH 0 ou, whom my soul admiresabove i
All earthly joys and earthly love;   --
'l'ell me, my  Shepherd, let me know,.
Where doth thy sweetest pasture grow.?
2 Where is the shadow of that Rock,r
Which tinom the sun defends thy flock?
Fain wou.d,I feed among thy shleep, 
Among them rest, among them sleep.  -
3 The footsteps of t/y flocl I see,'  -
Thy sweetest pastuires here they be!
A wondrous feast thy love prepares,  [tears.
Bought by thy wounds, and groans, and
4 His 7-acred flesh,he makes my food,
Antfrids:dme drink his precious blood;   Here'to this fewt my5soul will dne,:
Till nmy-Be}oved lead me ho.e   -
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HYMN, 247.
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HYMN  248, 249.
HYMN CCXLVIII.  Long JMetre.  F or b
The Vanity of Forms without Virtue.
1 TH' uplifted eye and bended knee
Are but vain homage, Lord, to thee;
In vain our lips thy. praise prolong,
The heart a stranger to the song.
2 Can rites, and formns, and flaming zeal,
The breaches of thy precepts heal?
Can fasts and penance reconcile
Thy justice, and obtain tlhy smile?
3 The pure, the huimble, contrite mind,
Thankful, and to thy will resign'd,
To thee a nobler off'ring yields,
Than Sheba's groves, or Sharon's-fields;
4 Than floods of oil, or costly winve,
Rolling by thousands to thy shriie;
Or than if to thine altar led
. A first-born son the victim bled.
5 "Be just and kind and humble too,
In all you say, in all youL do;
To men:  your charity impart,
"And love your God with all: your heart.'6 This truth, by ancient prophets giv'n, 
Was by tihy Son confirm'd from heav'n;
And, deep engrav'(1, this great,command
Doth on eternal pillars stand.  i
Refoirmed Liturgy.
HYM   CCXI-.  Fo   er.      or *b*
1 THus saitli the first, the great:com,and,
"Let,al! t-hy ilward powrs unite    i
To lovet    ke rand thy God,:
C' NVith sacred fervour and delight.
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HYMN  250.
2 "'l"hen shall thy neigihbour, next in place,
"Share thine affections and esteem;
"And let thy kindness to thyself
"Measure and rule thy love to him."
3 This is the sense that Moses spoke,
This did the prophets preach and prove;
For want of this the law is broke,
And the whole law's iilfiil'd by love.
4 But oh, how base our passions are!
How cold our chlarity and zeal!
Lord, fill oulr souls with heav'nly fire,
Or we shall ne'er perform thy wll'..
WATTS.
HYMN CCL.
God dwelling with the bumble.
1 THUS saith the high and lofty One,
"  sit upon my holy throne; 
My name is G'od, I dwell on high, 
Dwell in my own eternity.
2 "But I descend to worlds below,
On earth I have a mansion too;
The humble spirit and contrite..
Is an abode of my delight.
3 "The humble soul my words revives,
I bid the mourning sinner live;
Heal all the broken hearts I find,
And ease the sorrows of the mind.
4 "\When I contend against their sin,
I make them know how vile they've been;
But should my wrath for ever smoke,
Their souls would sink beneath the stroke."
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Long Metre.'
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5 0 may thy pard'ning grace be nigh,
Lest we should faint, despair and die!
Thus shall our better thoughts approve
The methods of thy chasti'ning love,
'\          BE~~VATTS.
IYMN  CCLI.  Co.-nmon Metre.  * orb
Characters of Christ. Isa. xlii. 1, 4.
I THUS saith the Lord, who built the heav'ns,
And-bade the planets roll;
Who peopled all the climes of earth,
And form'd the human soul;
2 "Behold my Servant, see him rise,
Exalted in my might;
Hi-m have I chosen, and in him
I place supreme delight.
3 "On him, in rich effusion pour'd,
My Spirit shall descend;
My truth and judgment he shall show
To earth's remnotest end. 
4 "*Gentle and still shall be his voice,
No threats from him proceed;
The smoking flax he shall not quench,
Nor break the bruised reed.
5 "The feeble spark to flame he'll raise,
The weak will not despise;
Judgment he shall bring forth to truth,
And make the fallen rise.
6 "The progress of his zeal and pow'r
Shaill never know decline,
Till foreign lands and distant isles
Receive the law divine."
Scotch Paraphrases'
HYMN 251.
202 
HYMN 252 253.                203
HYMN  CCLII.  Cornmon Mietre.
Children devoted to God.
1 THus saith the mercy of the Lord,
"I'll be a God to thee,
I'll bless thy num'rous race, and tl
Shaill be a seed for me."
2 Abrah'm believ'd the promis'd grac
And gave his sons to God;
But water seals the cov'nant nlow,
Which then was seal'd with bloo
3 Thus Lydia's house wzas sanctify'd
VWhen she receiv'd the word;
Thus the believing jailer gave
His household to the Lord.
4 Thus do thy saints, O  faithful God
Thine ancient truth embrace;
To thee their infant offspring bring,
And humbly claim the grace.
WVATTS.
HYMN CCLIII.  Long,Ietre.  * or b
Christ's Commission to preach the Gospel.
I THus spake the Saviour, when he sent
Uis mIinistei s to preach lhis word;
They through the world obedlient went,
And spread the gospel of their Lord.
2 " Go forth, ye heralds, in my name,
Bid the whole earth my grace receive;
The gospel jubilee proclaim,
And call themrn to repent and live.
3 " rhe joyful news to all impart,
And teach them where salvation lies;
Bind up the broken, bleeding heart,
And wipe the tear from weeping eyes,
HYMN  252. 25q.
203 
204             HYMN 254.
4 "Be wise as serpents where you go,
But'harmless as the peaceful dove;
And let your heav'n-taughlt conduct show
That you're commission'd from above.
5 "Freely from me ye have receiv'd,
Freely in love to others give;
Thus shall your doctrines be believ'd,
And, by your labours, sinners live.
6 " All pow'r is trusted in my hands,
I will protect you and defend;
WVhilst thus you follow my commands,
I'm with you till tile world shall end."
7 Happy those servants of the Lord,
Who thus their Master's will obey!
How rich, howv full is their reward,
Reserv'd until the fiial day!
HYMN CCLIV.  Common.Ietre.
Divine Goodness to Man.
1 TH Y wisdomn, pow'r and goodness, Lord,
In all thy works appear;
But mnan-thy bounties shall record,
For thy distinguish'd care.
2 Fr)m thee, the breath of life we drew,
That breath thy pow'r maintains
Thy tender mercy, ever new,
Our brittle frame sustains.
3 Yet nobler gifts deman d our prai,se,
Of recsoii's light possessd;
By revelation's brighter rays
Still morc divinely blest.
4 Thy; providence our constant guard,
Whoen threa.t'ning woes impend
HYMIN 254.
204
4 
H'I.LViL,L'23.
Will either threat'ning dangers ward,
Or timely succours lend. 
5 On us thy providence has shone
With its propitious rays;
O let our lips anid lives make known
Thy goodness and thy, praise.
6 All bounteous Lord, thy grace impart;
O teach us to improve
Thy gifts with ever grateful heart,
And crown them with thy love!
MArs. STIELE.
IHIYMN CCLV.  Siort il~etre. # or b
The Voice of Wisdom.
1'Ti s VWisdom's earnest cry,
Wisdom, the voice of God,
To young and old, the low and high,
She speaks his will abroad.
2 WVithinlthe human breast
Her strong monitions plead;
She thunders her divine protest,
Against th' unrighteous deed.
3 Within the holy place,
She calls with open arms;
How long, ye fools, will you embrace
"Folly's deceiving charms?
4 "The race of men I loeae;
"In mercy I chastise;
" Severely faithful, I reprove;
"Hear, mortals, and be wise
: "My doors are open wide;
" My table spread within;
' Come then, ye simple, turn aside.
And leave the paths of sin'.
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206       HYMN25G.
6 c' Mi joys, unsensual taste,
come, drink of wisdom's wine;
"No sorrow poisons my repast,
"The banquet is divine.
7 "' My ways are ways of peace,
"My pleasures never cloy;
"The bliss I give will never cease,
"But lead to endless joy."
SCOTT, varied.
HYMN CCLVI.   Short Mletre. 
Preserting Grace.
1 To God, the only wise,
Our Saviour aixl our.ing,
Let all the saints below thie skies
Their humble praises bring.
2'Tis his almighty love,
Hiis counsel and his care,
Preserves us safe from sin and death,
And ev'ry hurtful snare.
3 He will present our souls,
Unblepiish'd and complete,
Before the glory of his face,
With joys divinely great.
4 Then all the chosen seed
Shall nieet around the throne;
Shall bless the conduct of his grace,
And make his wonders known.
5 To our Redeemer God,
Wisdom and pow'r belongs,
Immortal cr0w;ns of majesty,
And everlasting songs.
WVATT.S.
HYMN 256.
206 
HYMN  257,  -   2O:
HYMN CCLVII.  Long Metre.
Divine Preservation.
I To heav'n my grateful soul ascends,
On God alone for help depends 
His hand is my  perpetual guard,
His grace the source of my reward.
2 The spreading skies by pow'r divine,
In all their radiant glories shine;  
Fromn his coimmand, thie solid earthl
And all its stores deriv'd their birth*
3 Inspected by his piercing eyes,
No threat'ning snares my soul sUirprise;
My faithful Guardian never sleeps,
My trembling feet he safely keeps.
4 Protected by his pow'rful arm,"
Should dreadful scenes our souds alarm,
Our lives ate safe; his heav'nly care
Defends us still from ev'ry snare.
5 He guides our feet, directs our way,
His morning smiles enliven day;
And when the sun withdraws the light,
His presence cheers the shades of night.
f;~~~ \          ~~Liverpool Collection
HYMN CCLVIII. Long Metre.e
Communion with Christ.
I To Jesus, our exalted Lord,
That name, in heav'n and earth ador'd,
Fain would our hearts and voices raise
A cheerful song of sacred praise.
2 But all the notes which mortals know
Are weak, and languishing, and low;
HYMN, 2.57, 25,8.
20,i 
HYMN 259.
Far, far above our' humble songs,
The theme demands immortal tongues.
3 Yet whilst around his board we meet,
And worship at his sacred feet,
O let our warm affections move,
In glad returns of grateful love!
4 Yes, Lord, we love and we adore,
But long to know and love thee more;
And whilst we taste the bread and wine,
Desire to feed on joys divine.
5 Let faith our feeble senlses aid,
To see thy wondrous love display'd;
Thy broken flesh, thy bleeding veins,
Thy dreadful agonizing pains.
6 Let humble penitential'wo,
With painful, pleasing anguish flow;
And thy forgiving love impart
Life, hope and joy, to ev'ry heart.
Mrs. STERLE.
HYMN CCLIX.  Long Metre.
The Heavenly Conqueror.
1'To Jtesus, our victorioius Lord,
The praises of our lives belong;
For ever be his name ador'd,
The subject of each thankfuil song.
2 Enslav'd l)y sin, beset by foes,
Undone and perishing; we lay;
His pity melted o'er our woes,
To save the trembling, dying prey.
3 He fought, he conquer'd, though he fell  Whilst with his last expiring breath
t)8 
Y- c-Q 8;-8lt  
He triumph'd o'er the pow'rs of hell,
And, by his dying, vanquish'd death.
4 Now on his Father's throne he reigns,
And all the tunefill choir above
Resound, ill high immortal strains,
The praises of victorious love.
5 Though still surviving foes arise,
Temptations, sins and doubts appear,
And pain our hearts, and fill our eycj,
With many a groan, and many a tear;
6 Still shall we fight, and still prevail,
In our almighty Leader's name;
His strength, whene'er our spirits fail,
Shall all our active pow'rs inflame.
7 Immortal honours wait above,
To crown the dying Conq'ror's brow;
And endless peace, and joy, and love,
For the short war sustain'd below.
MRs. STEELE.
HYMN CCLX.           Long Metre.
The Lord's Supper.
1'TwA S on that dark and dolefuil night,
When pow'rs of earth and hell arose
Against the Son of God's delight,
And friends betray'd him to his foes:
2 Before the mournfutil scene began,
He took the bread, and blest, and brake;
What love through all his actions ran!
What wondrous words of grace he spake!
3 "This is my body, broke for sin,
Receive and eat the living food;"
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2]LO          MN 261.          ____
Then took the cup, and blest the wine,
"'Tis the new cov'nant in my blood."
4 "In mem'ry of your dying Lord,
Do this (he said) till time shall end;
Meet at my table, and record
The love of your departed Friend."
5 Jesus, thy feast we celebrate,
We show thy death, we sing thy nm
Till thou return, and we shall eat
The marriage supper of the Lamb.
VA T -S.
HYMN CCLXI.  Common.Metre.   * or b
The New Birth.
1 VAIN are the hopes the sons of men
On their owvn works have built;
The carnal mind is aIl ienclean;
And all its actions guilt.
2 Let Jew and Gentile stop their mouth,
Without a murm ring word;
And the whole race of Adam stand
Guilty before the Lord.
3, In vain we ask God's righteous law
To justify us now;
When, to convince and to condemn.
Is all the lawv can do.
4 Not all the outward forms on earth,
Nor rites that Moses gave,
Nor will of men, nor blood, nor births
The guilty race can save.
5 God's Spirit, like a heav'nly wind,
Blows oa  the sOns of flesh;
. i~: i"MN.261.
21L,O 
HYMN   262.                   211
Changes the heart, renews the mind,
And forms the man afresh.
6 Our q'iicken'd souls awake and rise
From the long sleep of death;
To heav'nly things we turn our eyes,
And praise employs our breath.
7 The sins and follies of our mind
Are crucified and dead;
By holy love our souls are join'd
To Christ our living Head.
Altered from WAT Tq.
HYMN CCLXII.  Long Mletre.
The Grave destroyed.
1 UNvEIL thy bosom, faithful tomb,
Take this new treasure to thy trust;
And give these sacred relicks room
To slumber in tl' silent dust.
2 No pain, no grief; no anxious fear,
Invade thy bounds; no mortal woes
Can reach the peaceful sleeper here,
Whilst angels watch its soft repose.
. So Jesus slept; God's dying Son
Pass'd through the grave and blest the bed;
Then rest, dear saint, till from his throne
The morning break, and pierce the shade.
4 Break from his throne, illustrious morn!
Atteid, O grave, his sov'reign word!
Restore thy trust; the glorious form
WVill then arise to meet the Lord.
WATTS.
b 
212         HYMN 263, 264.
HYMN CCLXIII. Short Mletre.
The Lord's Day.
1 WVE L c o ME, thou day of rest,
rThat saw the Lord arise;
WVelcome to this reviving breast,
And these rejoicing eyes.
2 The King himself comes near
To feast his saints to'day;
Here we may sit; and see him here,
And love, and praise, and pray.
3 One day amidst the place,
WVhere Jesus is, within,
Is better than ten thousand days
Of pleasure and of sin.
4 My willing soul would stay
Ini such a frame as this,
Till it is call'd to soar away
To everlasting bliss.
WATTS, varied.
HYMN  CCLXIV.          Comnmon M/etre.   *
The Victory and Dominion of Christ.
1 W.F sii)g our Saviour's wondrous death,
He coinquer'd when he fell;
"'Tis fin-ish'd!" said his dying breath,
And shook the gates of hell.
2 "'Tis finish'd!" our Immanuel cries,
The mighty work is done;
Hence shall his sov'reign throne arise,
His kingdom is begun.
3 A person so divine was he,
Who yielded to be sain,
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212
HYMN 263, 264. 
HYMN 265.
That he could give his life away,
And take his life again. -
4 His cross a sure foundation laid
For glory and renown;
When through the regions of the dead
He pass'd, to reach the crown.
5 Exalted at his Father's side,
Sits our victorious Lord,
His saints from sinners to divide,
To punlish or reward.
6 Live, glorious Lord, and reign above,    And ev'ry tongue shall sing
The riches of eternal love,
The conquest of our King.
WATTS, varied.
HYMN CCLXV.  Common JMetre.  # or b
Resignation in Death.
1 WHAI cannot-resignation do?
It wonders cari perform;
That pow'rful charm, "Thy will be done,"
Can lay the loudest storm.
H Iaste? then, O  resignation, haste!
'Tis thine to reconcile
The mind to death; at thy approach
The monster wears a smile.
3 What sight beneath the arch of heav'n
Has most of heav'n to boast?
The dying saint, resign'd, serene,
And giving up the ghost.
4 0 for that summit of my wish,
Whilst yet I draw my breath,
That foretaste, of eternal life,
A glorious smile in death!
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213
Yo uNs; 
214           HYMN 266, 267.
HYMN CCLXVI.   Common Metre. 
Gratitude for divine Mercies. Part I.
I WHE N all thy mercies, O my God,
My rising soul surveys,,
Transported with the view, I'm lost
In wonder, love and praise.
2 Thy providence mny life sustain'd,
And all my wants redress'd,
WVhen in the silelt womb I lay,
Or hung upon the breast.
B To all my weak complaints and cries
Thy mercy lent an ear,
Ere yet my feeble thoughts had learn'd
To form themselves in pray'r.
4 Unnuinber'd comforts on my soul
Trhy tender care bestow'd;
Before my infant heart conceiv'd
From whom those comforts flow'd.
5  When in the slipp'ry paths of youth
~Vith hecJless steps I ran,,
Thine arm, unseen, convey'd me -safe,
And led ine up to man.:
6 Thirough hidden dangers, toils, and death,
'It gently clear'd my wa'y;
And through the pleasing scenes of vice
VWhere thousands go astray.
ADDnISO,.
HYMN CCLXVII.  Co.nmon JMetre.
Gratitude for divine Mercies. Part II.
1 W HEN pale with sickness, oft hast thor
With heailth renevw'd my face;
And wheii in sin and sorrow sunk,
Reviv'd my soul with grace. 
HYMN 268.                   215
2 Thy bounteous hand with worldly good
Has made my cup run o'er;
And in a kind and faithful friend
Has doubled all my store.
3 Ten thousand thousand preciou
My daily thanks employ,
Nor is the least a cheerful heart,
That tastes those gifts with jo
4 Through ev'ry period of my life
Thy goodness I'll pursue;
And after death, in distant worl
The glorious theme renew.
5 When nature fails, and day and
Divide the time no more,
My ever grateful heart, O Lord
Thy mercy shall adore.
6 Through all eternity to thee
A joyful song 1'11 raise;
For 0, eternity's too short
T'o utter all thy praise.
ADDISON.
v ItYMN CCLXVIII.  Common Metre.'
The Spring.
1 WH E N verdure clothes the fertile vale,
And blossoms deck the spray -
And fragrance breathes in ev'ry gale,
How sweet the vernal day!
2 Hark, hew the feather'd warblers sing!
'Tis nature's cheerful voice;
Soft musick hails the lovely spring,
And woods and fields rejoice.
HYMN 268.
215 
21    HYMNQ9.s
3 How kind the influence of the skies!
The show'rs, with blessings fraught,
Bid verdure, beauty, fragrance rise,
And fix the roving thought.
4 Then let nmy wond'ring heart confess,
With gratitude and love,
The bounteous hand that deigns to bless
The garden, field and grove.
5 That bounteous hand my thoughts adore,
Beyond expression kind,
Hath better, nobler gifts in store,
To bless the craving mind.
6 0 God of nature and of grace,
'rThy heav'nly gifts impart!
Then shall my meditation trace
Spring blooming in my heart.
7 Inspir'd to praise, I then shall join
Glad nature's cheerful song,
And love and gratitude divine
Attune my joyful tongue.
a ~~~Ms. l  
HYMN CCLXIX.  Common Metre.
Strength from God.
l NC C E do our mournftil thoughts arise?
And where's our courage fled?
Has restless sin and hopeless fear
Struck all our comforts dead?
2 Have we forgot th' Almighty hand
That form'd the earth and sea?
Or can the all-creating armn
Grow weary, or decay?
:3 Treasures of everlasting might
In our Jehovah dwell;
216
HYMN 269'.
Mrs. STF.ELE. 
HYMN27O.      217
He gives the coinqutesc to the weak,
And treads their foes to hell.
4 Mere mortal pow'r shall fade and die,
And youthful vigour cease;
But they who wait tipon the Lord
Shall find their strength increase.
5 The saints shall mount on eagles' wings,
And taste the promis'd bl)iss;
Till their unwearied feet arrive
Wliere perfect pleasure is.
WATTS.
HYMN CCLXX.    Commton iVetre.
Victory over Death, through Christ.
l WHEN death appeirs before my sight,
Ill all his dire array,
Unequal to the dreadful fight,
My courage dies away.
2 How shall I meet this potent foe,
WNhose frown my soul alarms?
Dark horror sits upon his brow,
And vict'ry waits his arms.
3 But see my glorious Leader nigh!
My Lord, my Saviour lives;
Before him death's pale terrors fly,
And my faint hteart revives.
4 Jesus, be thou my sure defence,
My guard for ever near;
My faith shall triumph over sense,
And never yield to fear.
5 0 may I meet the final hour
With fortitude divine!
Sustain1'd by thine almighty pow'r,
'The conquest must be mine.
', c1
HYMI\N 270.
217
4 
218       HYMN271.
6 Lord, I commit my soul to thee,
Accept the sacred trust;
Receive this nobler part of me,
And watch my sleeping dust:
7 Till that illustrious morning come,
When all thy saints shall rise;
And, cloth'd in thine immortal blooim,
Attend thee to the skies.
8 0 let me join their raptur'd lays,
And, with the blissful throng,
Resound salvation, pow'r and praise
In everlasting song!
MRS, STEELE.
HYMN CCLXXI.  Long Metre..
Christ the Life of the Soul.
1 \VH EN  doubts and fears prevailing rise,
And fainting hope almost expires,
Jesus, to thee, I lift mine eyes,
To thee I breathe my strong desires.
2 Art thou not mine, my living Lord?
And can my hope, my conlfort die,
Fix'd on thine everlasting word,
That word which built the earth and sky?
3 If my immortal Saviour fives,
Then my immortal hope is sure;
His word a firmn foundation gives,
Here let me build and rest secure.
4 Here let my faiith unshaken dwell;
Immovable the promise stands;
NOt all the pow'rs of earth and hell
Can e'er dissolve the sacred bands. 
5 Here, then, my soul, thy trust repose;
If Jesus is for ever mine,
218
HYIMN 271. 
HYMN 272, 273.                 219
Not death itself, the last of foes,
Shall break a union so divine. MRS. STEI.EL.
HYMN CCLXXlI.   Common Metre.    b
Thirsting after God.  Isa. xli. 17.
1 VVH EN, fainting in the sultry waste,
And parch'd with thirst extreme,
The weary pilgrim longs to taste
'rhe cool refreshing stream;
2 Should, sudden to his hopeless eye,
A  crystal spring appear,
How would th' enliv'ning, sweet supply
His drooping spirit cheer!
3 So longs the weary fainting mind,
Oppress'd with sins and woes,
Somne soul-reviving spring to find,
Whence heav'nly comlfort flows.
4 Thus sweet the consolations are
.The promises impart;
Here-flowing streams of life appear,
To ease the panting heart.
.- 0 when I thirst for thlee, mnly God,
With ardent, strong desire,
A;nd still, throulgh a,ll this desert road,
To taste thy grace, aspire;
6 Then, let my pray'r to thee ascend,
A grateful sacrifice;
My plaintive voice thou wilt attend,
And grant me full supplies.
MRS. STEELE.
IIYMN CCLXXIII.  Comnmo JMletre.  a or b
The Discipline of God's Providence.
1 WHIEN I review the crooked ways,
Through which my feet have trod,
HYMNT 272, 273.
219 
220  HYMN 274.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~r
I find incessant cause to bless
And love my guardian God.
2 Through all the labyrinth of life,
My folly he pursu'd;
My wand'ring heart to quick return,
How tenderly he woo'd!
3 I rarely plant'd, but cause I found
My plan's defeat to bless;
Oft I lamented an event,
Which turn'd to my success.
4 When lab'ring under fancied ill,
My spirits to sustain,
He kindly cutr'd with wholesome draughts
Of unaffected pain.
5 Sometimes he brought me near to death,
And, pointing to the grave,
Made terror whisper kind advice,
And taught the tomb to save.
6 To raise my thoughts beyond where worlds
As spangles o'er us shine;
One day he gave, and made the next
My soul's delight resign.
7 From what seem'd horror and despair,
The richest harvest rose;
And gave me in the will divine,
An absolute repose.
YoUTGo.
HYMN  CCLXXIV.  Long A.etre.    b
Crucifixion to the World by the Cross of Christ.
I WH EN I survey the wondrous cross,
On which the Prince of Glory died,
My richest gain I count but loss,
And pour contempt on all my pride.
220
HYMN 274. 
1j ~iVL   275.',
2 Forbid it, Lord, that I should l)oast,
But in the death of Christ, my God;
All the vain things that charm me most
I sacrifice them to his blood.
3 See from his head, his hands, his feet,
Sorrow and love flow mingled down;
Did e'er such love tland sorrow xneet?
Or thorns compose so rich a crown?
4 His dying crimson, like a robe,
Spreads o'er his body on the tree;
T'hen am I dead to all the globe,
And all the globe is dead to me.
5 \Vere the whole realm of nature mine,
rThat were a present far too small
Love so amazing, so divine,
Demands my soul, my life, my all.
,.                   W..~~vATTS.
HYMN CCLXXV. Common Mlletre.. er b
Trust in God's Word.
1 WVHE N sin and sorrow, fear andl pain,
My trembling heart dismay,
My feeble strength, alas, how vain!
It sinks and dies away.
!I My spirit asks a firmer prop,
i lean upon the Lord;
My God, the pillar of nmy hope
Is thy unchanging word.
3 On this are built the brightest joys
Celestial beings know;
And'tis'the same almighty voice
Supports the saints below.
4'Tis this upholds the rolling spheresi
And heav'n's immortal frame;
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222            HYMN 276.
Theri let my solit suppress her fears,
My basis is the same.
5 Thly sacred word, thy solemn oath
For ever must remain;
I trust in everlasting trulth,
Nor shall mny trust be vailn.
Mrs. STEELE.
HYMN CCLXXVI.   Co,mtnon Jlfetre.      or b
Repentance anid Pardon. Isaiah lv.
1 W HEN sinners quit their M
Their evil thoughts foreg
The God to whomn their ste
Returning grace will sho
2 He pardoqls with o'erflowin
For, hear the voice divin
"My nature is not like to 
"Nor like your ways are
3 " Blt far as heav'n's resple
" Beyond this earth exte
' So far my tilhoutghts, s) faE
"Your thoughts and wa
4 "Like as the show'rs fron
"Nor thither rise again,
"But swell the earth wvith
And all its tribes - susit
5 "So not a word that flow
Shall ineffectual fall;
"But universal nature pro
"Obedient to my call.
6 " Where briers grew in be
"Shall firs and myrtles
"' And nature through her
' Eternal praises sing."
222
HYMN 276.
S$ttclh Paraphrases. 
HYMN 277,;278.                2S
HYMN CCLXXVII.  Long Metre.    orb
The Influence of the Divine Spirit.
VaHE N the blest Comforter is nigh,
'Tis he sustains my sinking heart
Else would my hopes for ever die,
And ev'ry cheering ray depart.
2 When some kind promise glads my soul,
Does not his kind and welcomne voice
The tempest of my fears control,
And bid my drooping heart rejoice?
3 Whlene'er to call the Saviour -n 
Withl ardent wish my heart aspires,
Can it be less than pow'r clivinte
WVhiich animates these strong desires?
4 Whiat less than thy almighty word
Can raise my heart from earth anld dust,
And bid me welcome to my Lord,
My life, my treasure, and my trust?
5 And when my lively hope can say
I love mly God and taste his grace,
Lord, is it not thy blissful ray
Which gives the vision of thy face?
6 Let thy good Spirit in mny heart
For ever dwell, O God of love;
And light and heav'nly peace impart;
Blest earnest of the joys above.
Mrs. ST EELE,
HYMN CCLXXVIII. Com?nmon JMetre. 
The Pleasure of Religion.
1 WH E N true religion gains a place,
And lives within the mind,
The sensual life, subdu'd by grace,
And all the soul refin'd; 
224             HYMN 279.
2 The desert blooms in living green,
WVhere thorns and briers grew;
The barren waste is fruitful seen,
And all the prospect new.
3 The storms of rugged winter cease,
The frozen pow'rs revive;
Spring blooms without, within is peace,
All nature seems alive.
4 0 happy christian, richly bless'd!
VWhat floods of pleasure roll!
By God and man he stands confess'd
In dignity of soul.
5 Substantial, pure, his ev'ry joy;
His Maker is his friend;
The noblest business his emn)ploy,
And happiness his end.!
6 Ye sensual, worldly, proud and v,
Your airy good pursue;
Let me religion's pleasure gain,
I'll leave the world to you.
HYMN CCLXXIX.  Common ]/etre.  ~ or b
The last Tempest.
1 WH EN wild confusion wrecks the air,
And tempests rend the skies;
Whilst blended ruin, clouds and fire,
In harsh disorder rise;
2 Safe in my Saviour's love I'll stand,
And strike a tuneful song 
My harp all trembling in my hand,
And all inspir'd my tongue.
3 I'll shout aloud, "Ye thunders roll,'
"And shake the sullen sky,
PRoum. 
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"Your sounding voice from pole to pole
"In angry mutrmuirs try.
4 "Let the earth totter on her base,
"And clouds the heav'n deform;
"Blow, all ye winds, from ev'ry place,
" And rush the final storm.
5 "Come quickly, blessed hope,
"Bid thy swift chariot fly;
" Let angels tell thy coming ne
"And snatch me to the sky.
6 "Around thy wheels in the glad
"I'd bear a joyful part;
"All hallelujah on my tongue,
"All rapture in. my heart."
M. BYLES.
HYMN CCLXXX. Long Metre. * or b
To Christ the Eternal Life.
1  VtaERE shall the tribesof Adam find
The sov'reign good to fill the mind?
Ye sons of mioral wisdom, show
The spring whence living waters flow.
2 Sy, will the Stoick's flinty heart
Melt, and this cordial balm impart?
Could Plato find these blissful streams
Among his raptures and his dreams?
3 In vain I ask! for nature's pow'r
Extends but to this morta,l hour;
"rwas but a poor relief she gave
Against the terrors of the grave.
4 Jesus, our kinsman and our Lord,
By angels and by men a.dor'd,
Thou art our life; our souls in thee
Possess a full felicity.
HYMN 280.
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226            HYMN 281.
5 Let atheists scoff, and Jews blaspheme
Th' eternal life and Jesus' name;
Yet our immortal hopes are laid
In thee, our Surety and our Head.
6 Thy cross, thy cradle, and thy thronie,
Arc full of glories, yet unknown;
'Tis heav' on earth,'tis heav'n above,
To see thy face, to sing thy love.
WEATTS.
HYMN CCLXXXI.  Common.MIetre.  ~ or b
Marcy before Sacrifice.
I WHERF.WITH shall guilty man appear
Before Jehovah's throne;
Or how procure thykind regard,
And for his sins atone?
2 Shall altars flame, and victims bleed,
And spicy fumes ascend?
Will these our earnest wish succeed,
And make our God our friend?
3 Should thousand rams in flames expire,
'Woould these thy favoutrs buy?
Or oil that should for holy fire
Ten thousand streams supply?
4 With trembling hands and bleeding heart
Should we our offspring slay;
Would this atone for ill desert,
And take our guilt away?
5 "No," saith the Lord, "'tis fruitless all,
Such costly rites are vain;
"No victims from the field or stall
(" My favour On obtain.
6 "But truth to men and justice show,
"And proofs of mercy give; 
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HYMN 281. 
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"Then hlumbly walk with God below,
"And you with God shall live.
7 "Hands that are clean, a
" I never will despise;
"And cheerful duty will 
"To costly sacrifice."7
Liverpool Collection.
HYMN CCLXXXII.  Commnon Metre. 
The Nativity of Christ.
1 EH It ST shepherds watch'd their flocks by
Near Bethle'iii's happy ground,- [night,
T'rhe angel of the Lord came down,
And glory shone around.
2 "Fear not," said he, (for inighty dread
Had seiz'd tlh troubled mind,)
"Glad tidings of great joy I bring
"To you and all mankind.
3 " To you, in David's town, this day
Is born, of David's line,
" The Saviour, who is Christ the Lord,
"And thiis shall be the sign:
4 "The heav'nly Babe you there shall find
" To human view display'd;
"But meanly wrapt in swathing-bands,
"And inii a manger laid."
5 Thus spake the seraphl,- and forthwith
Appear'd a slhiiiing throng
Of angels, praising God, and thus
Address'd their joyful song:
"'" All glory be to God on high!
4 And to the earth be peace!
HYMN 282.
227 
228            HYMN 283.
"Good-will henceforth from heav'n to men
"Begin and never cease!"
PATRICK, or TATE.
HYMN CCLXXXIII.  Long JMletre.  # orb
Peace of Conscience.
1 W HI LS T some in folly's pleasure roll,
And seek the joys which hurt the soul;
Be mine that silent calm repast,
A peaceful conscience to the last:
2 That tree which bears immortal fruit,
Without a canker at the root;
That Friend who never fails the just,
When other friends desert their trust.
3 With this companion in the shade,
My soul no more shall be dismay'd 
I will defy the midnight gloom,
And the pale monarch of the tomb.
4 Though God afflicts, I'll not repine,
The noblest comforts still are mine;
Comforts which shall o'er death prevail,
And journey with me through the vale.
5 Amidst the various scenes of ills,
Each stroke some kind design fulfils;
And shall I murmur at my God,
When sov'reign love directs the rod?
6His hand will smooth my rn tgged way,
And lead me to the realmns of day;
To milder skies and brighter plains,
Where everlasting pleasure reigns.
Ez]ELI)LD'S Collection.
228
HYMN 283. 
HYll~h  284.
HYMN CCLXXXIV.  Comnmonn &letre.  *
Devotion.
1 WHILST thee I seek, protecting Pow'r!
Be my vain wishes still'd;
And may this consecrated hour
With better hopes be fill'd.
2 Thy love the pow'r of thought bestow'd,
Tro thee my thoughlts would soar;
Thy mercy o'er mny life has flow'd;
That mercy I adore.
3 In each event of life, how clear
Thy ruling hand I see!
Each blessing to my soul more dear,
Because conferred by thee.
4 In ev'ry joy that cross my days,
In ev'ry paiuI bear,
My heart shall find delight,in praise,
Or seek relief in pray'r.
5 When gladness wings my favour'd hour,
Thy love my thoughts shall fill:
Resign'd, when storms of sorrow loxwer,
My soul shall meet thy will.
6 My lifted eye, without a tear,
rThe gath'ring stormn shall see;  
My steadfast heart shall-know no fear;
That heart will rest on thee.
Miss HA M. WILLIAMS.
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230            HYMN 285.
HYMN CCLXXXV. Long Metre.' or b
.RE.ANrIMTIOY.
A Hynfn for the Humane Society.
I WHo, from the shades of gloomy night,
When the last tear of hope is shed,
Can bid the soul return to light,
And break the slumber of the dead?
2 No human skill that heart can warm,
Which the cold blast of nature froze;
Recal to life the perish'd form;
The secret of the grave disclose.
3 But thou, our saving God, wve know,
Canst arm the mortal hand with pow'r
To bid the stagn,t pulses flow,
The animating heat restore.
4 Thy will, ere nature's tutor'd hand
Could with young life these limbs unfold;
Did the imprison'd!brain expand,
And all its countless fibres told.
5 As from the dust, thy forming breath
Could thie unconscious being raise;
So can the silent voice of death
Wake at thy call, in songs of praise.
6 Since twice to die is ours alone,
And twice the birth of life to see;
O let us, suppliant at thy throne,
Devote our second life to thee.
Mrs, M-ORTON.
HYMN 285.
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HYMN CCLXXXVl   Long Metre. 
Faith triumphant.
I WHO shall the Lord's elect condemn?
'Tis God who justifies their souls;
And mercy, like a mighty stream,
O'er all their sins divinely rolls.
2 Who shall adjudge the saints to hell?
'Tis Christ who suffer'd in their stead;
And, the salvation to fulfil,
Behold hin rising fromnt the dead!
3 He lives! he lives! and reigns above,
For ever interceding there;
Who shall divide us from his love?
Or what shall tempt us to despair?
4 Shall persecution or distress,
Famine, or sword, or nakedness?
He who hath lov'd us, bears us through,
And makes us more than conq'rors too.
5 Faith has an overcoming pow'r;
It triumphs in the dying hour;
Christ is our life, our joy, our hope,
Nor can we sink with such a prop.
6 Not all that men on earth can do,
Nor pow'rs on high, nor pow'rs below,
Shall cause his mercy to remove,
Or wean our hearts from Christ our love.
WATTS.
HYMN CCLXXXVII.  C. M.             dr6 b
Death and the Resurrection.
1 WVHY do we mourn departing friends,
Or shake at death's alarms?
'Tis but the voice that Jesus sends,
To call them to his arms.
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2   VWhy should. we tremble to convey
T'heir bodiies to thle tomb?
Thlere Jestis' sacred body lay,
Aid left a long perfume.
3 TI'le graves of all his saints he bless'd,
And soften'd ev'ry bed:
VWhre should the dying nmembers rest,
But withl tLe dyinlg Head?
4 Thence he airose, ascenided high,
And show'd otur feet the \vay;
Up to the Lord our flesh shail fly,
At the great rising da y.
5 Then shall the last loutd trumipet sound,
And bid our friends arise;
Awvake, ye nations, from tlhe ground!
Ye saints, ascenid the skies.                          _,.:..... WA TT S.
HYMN CCLXXXVIII. C.'J. I     0r b
Looking at Thlings unseen.,
1 WVHY should the wvorld's alluring toys,
Detain our hearts and eyes;
Regardless of imnmortal joys,
And strangers to the skies!
2 These transient scenes will soon decay,
They fade upon the siglt;
And quickly will their brighter day
Be lost iii endless night.
3 Their brightest day! alas, how vain!
WVith conscious sighs we own;
\Whilst clouds of sorro.w, care and pain
O'ershade the sninling noon.
4 0 could our thoughts antd wishes fly
Above these gloomy shadles,
HYi\4N 288.
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HyMN  289.    - -           233
To those bright worlds beyond the sky
Which sorrow ne'er invades! —
5 There joys, unseen by mortal eyes,
Or reason's feeble ray,
In ever blooming prospect rise,
Unconscious of decay.
6 Lord, send a beam of light divine
To guide our upward aim;
With one reviving ray of thine
Our languid hearts inflame.
7 Then shall, on faith's sublimest wing,
Our ardent wishes rise,        [spring
To those bright scenes where pleasures
Immortal in the skies.
MRS. STEELE.
HYMN CCLXXXIX. Long Metre.
Marriage.
1 EVITH clheerfil voices rise and sing
The praises of our God and King;
For he alone can minds unite,
And bless with conjugal delight.
2 This wedded pair, O  Lord, inspire
WVith heav'nly love, that sacred fire;
From this blest moment may they prove
Tile bliss divine of marriage love.
S 0 may they both increasing find
Substantial pleasures of the mind;
Happy together may they be,
Arid both united, Lord, to thee.
4 To you, blest pair, your God hath giv'n
To taste the love which reigns in heav'n;
His gift with all your pow'rs improve,
And cultivate that virtuous love.
HYMN 289.
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TYMN 290.
5 S4)     yol }Sive as ".rully one;
\A-.-  vhlen yotir work on earth is done,
Ri:se, hand in hand, to heav'n, and share
The joys of love for ever there!
PROUD.
I HYMN   CCXC.            -ommnon  Mjetre.
The penitent Thief.
1 \VWIr TH deep contrition, grief and shame,
I'The thief his crimes confess'd,
Then turn'd his dying eyes to Christ,
And thus his pray'r address'd:
2 " When to thy kingdom thou shalt come,
O Lord, remember me."
"This day, with nie in paradise
Thy happy soul shall be."
3 Thas spake the Saviour to a wretch
Who languishl'd at his side;
Whilst on the fatal tree he hung,
And bled, and groan'd, and died.
4 Jesus, thou Son, and Heir of heav'n,
Thlou Lord of all below,
Though then unjustly thou wast brought
To iiiftmy and wo;
5 Yet quickly from that dreadful scene
In tritumph thou didst rise,
Burst through the prison of the grave,
And gain'd thy native skies!
6 Exalted to thy Father's throne,
Pardon and life to give;
The penitent thou still dost hear,
And bid the sinner live.
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HYMN CCXCI.  CommonMJlfetre. * or b
The First and Second Adam.
1 WITH flowing eyes and bleeding hearts
A fallen world survey!
See the wide ruin sin has made
In one unhappy day.
2 Adam, ill God's own image form'd,
See from his God estrang'd!
And all the joys of paradise
For guilt and horror chang'd!
3 This fatal heritage bequeath'd
To all his helpless race;
Through this dark maze of sin and wo,
Thus to thle grave we pass.
4 Bult 0, my soul, with rapturfhear
The second Adam's name;
And the celestial gifts he brings
To all his seed, proclaim.
5 What, though in mortal life they mourn?
What, though by death they fall?
Jesus, ill one triumphant day,
Transforms and crowns them all!
6 Praise to his rich transcending grace    Ev'n by our fall we rise;
And gain, for earthly Eden lost,
A heav'nly paradise.
MASON, altered.
HYMN CCXCII.  Common Metre.' *
Compassion of Christ.
1 WITH joy we meditate the grace
Of our High Priest above;
His heart is full of tenderness,
Of pity and of love.
HYMN 291, 292.
235 
236       HYMN293.
Touch'd with a sympathy within,
He knows our feeble frame;
He knows what sore temptations lean,
For he endur'd the same.
3 But spotless; innocent and pure,
The great Redeemer stood;
When Satan's fiery darts he bore,
And did resist to blood.
4 He in the days of feeble flesh
Pour'd out his cries and tears;
And in his measure feels afiesh
What ev'ry christian bears.
5 He'll-never quench the smoking fl,ax,
But raise it to a flame;
The bruised reed he never breaks,
Nor scorns the meanest name.
6 Then let our humble faith address
His mercy and his pow'r;
We shall obtain deliv'ring grace
Ih the distressing hour.
VAT T.
HYMN CCXCIII.  Com.mon  Ne~re.     or b
HYMN CCXCIlI.  Commron.Metre.  +o 
Repentance and Hope.
1 WITH restless agitations tost,
And low iinmers'd in woes,
When shall my wild dlistemper'd thoughts
Regain their lost repose?
2 0 thou, the wretched's sure retreat,
These tort'ring cares control;
And with the cheerful smnile of peace
Revive my fainting soul.
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HYMN 293. 
-~~HM  294             237 
3 DiJ ever thy paternal ear
Irhe humble plea disdain?
Or when did plintive muis'ry sigh,
Or supplicate il vain?
4 Oppress'd with grief and shamne, dissolv'd
Ini penitentiaI tears,
rThy goodness calms our restless doubts,
And dissipates our fears.
5 New vife fron thy refreshing grace
Our sinking hearts receive;
For'Lis thy darling attribute
To pi'y and forgive.
6 From- that blest source, propitiou-s hope
Appears serenely bright,
And sheds its soft diffusive beamn
O'er sorrow's dismal night.
7 My griefs confess its vital p
And bless the fiiendly ray
\vhich ushers in the glad s'
Of everlasting day.
Mrs. CARTER
HIYMN CCXCIV.  Long Aletre. # or b
Jesus Chriist, the same yesterday, to.day and for ever.
1 WITH wonder, Lord, our souls proclaim
Th' immortal honours of thy name;
Assembled round our Saviour's throne,
\We make hlis countless glories known.
2 FEre Ada'm's clay with life was warm,,
Or Gabriels nobler spirit form'd;:: —,
Before Creatioin was begun,
Before all ages, was the Son.  
HYMN 294..
237 
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5 Through all succeeding ages, he
The same hath been, and still shall be;
Immnortal honours crown his head,
Though earth and skies wax old and fade.
4 The same his pow'r his flock to guard;
The same his bounty to reward;
The same his faithfulness and love
To saints on earth, and saints above.
5 Let nature change, and sink, an
Jesus shall.raise his people high
And place them near his Fathe
In glory lasting as his own.
DoDDRxDCIE.
HYMN CCXCV. Common Mletre. * or b
The Christian's Farewell.
1 YE golden lamps of heav'n, farewell,
With all your feeble light;
Farewell, thou ever changing moon,
Pale empress of the night.
2 And thou, retv-lgent orb of day,
In brighter flames array'd;
!y soul, that springs beyond thy sphere,
No more demands thy aid.
3 Ye stars are but the shining dust
Of my divine abode;
The pavement of those heavenly courts,
Where I shall see ay God.
4 The Father of eternal light
Shall there his beams display;
Nor shall one mnoment's darkness mix
With that unvaried day.
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HYMN 296.                   239
5 N6 more the drops of piercing grief
Shall swell into my eyes;
Nor the meridian sun decline,
Amidst those brighter skies.
6 There all the millions of his saints
Shall in one song unite;
And each the bliss of all shall view
WVith infinite delight.
DODDRIDGE.
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HYMN CCXCVI.  Conmon JMetre. * or b
Divine Goodness.
1 YE humnble souls, approach your God
With songs of sacred praise;
For he is good, immensely good,
And kind are all his ways.
2 All nature owns his guardian care,
In himn we live and move;
But nobler benefits declare
The wonders of his love.
3 He gave his well beloved Son,
o save our souls from sin; 
-' Tis here he makes his goodness known,
And proves it all divine.
4 To this sure refuge, Lord, we come,
And here our hope relies;
A safe defence, a peaceful home,
When storms of trouble rise.
5 Thine eye beholds, with kind regard,
The souls who trust in thee;
Their humble ho)pe thou wilt reward
With bliss divinely free. 
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6 Great God, to thy almighty
Whhat honours shall we rais
Not all the raptur'd songs ab
Can render equal praise.
Mrs. STEELE.
HYMN CCXCVII. Long Mletre.
Blessed are the Poor in Spirit.
1 YE lhum)le souls, complain no more;
Let faith survey your fixture store
Hoxv happy, how divinely blest,
I'The sacred words of truth attest!
2 VUhen conscious grief laments sincere,
And pours the penitential tear, 
Hope ints to your d&jected eyes
A briglversion in the skies.
3 In vain the sons of wealth and pride
Despise your lot, your hopes deride;
In vain they boast their little stores
Trifles are theirs, a kingdom yours.
4 A kingdom of immense delight,
Where health and peace and joy unite;
A kingdom which shall ne'er decay,
'rhough earthly kingdoms fade away.
5 There shall youir eyes with rapture view
The glorious Friend who died for you;
Who died to ransom, died to raise
To crowns of joy and songs of praise.
6 Jesus, to thee I breathe my pray'r;
Confirm to me my int'rest there
Whatever be my lot below, 
This, thlis my soul desires to know
HYMN 297.
240
Mrs. STIEBLE, 
HYMN 298.                   241
7 0 let me hear thy voice divine
Pronounce the glorious blessing mine!
Enroll'd among thy happy poor,
My largest wishes ask no more.
MRs. STzzLL.
HYMN  CCXCVIII.  Common  kletre.  I
The Invitation.  Isaiah Iv.
I "YE thirsty soulS, approach the spring
Where living waters flow;
Free to that sacred fountain, all
Without a price may go.
2 "How long to streams of false delight
Will ye in crowds repair?
Hlow long your strength and substance waste
On trifles light as air?
3 " My stores afford those rich supplies
That health and pleasure give;
Incline your ear, and come to me;
The soul that hears shall live.
4 "With you a cov'nant I will make,
That ever shall endure;
The hope which gladden'd DI)avid's heart
My  mercy hath made sure.
5 "Behold he comes, your Leader comes,
With might and honour crown'd;
A witness who shlall spread miy iiame
To earth's remotest bound.
6 "See, nations hasten to his call
From every distant shore;
Islands unknown shall bow to him,
Ahd Israel's God adore."
Sotch Paraphrases
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HYMN 298.
241 
242         HYMN  299, 3O().
HYMN CCXCIX.  Common Metre.
The Gospel Feast.
1 YE  wretched, hungry, starving poor,
Behold a royal feast!
Where mercy spreads her bouinteous store
For ev'ry humble guest.
2 See Jesus stands with open airms,
He calls, he bids you come:
Guilt holds you bar k, and fear alarms,
But see, there yet is room!
3 In Jesus' condescending heart
Both love and pity meet;
Nor will he bid the soul depart,
That trembles at his feet.
4 Come then, and withl his people taste
The blessings of his love;
While hope attends the sweet repast
Of nobler joys above.
5 There, with united heart and voice,
Before th' eternal throne,
Ten thousand thousand souls rejoice,
In ecstacies unknown.
6 And yet ten thousand thousand more
Are welcome still to come;
Ye longing souls, the grace adore
Approach, there yet is room.
Mrs. STEELE.
HYMN CCC. Cornmmon Metre. >' or b
True and false Zeal.
1 ZEAL is that pure and heav'nly flame
The fire of love supplies;
Whilst that which often bears the name,
Is self but in disguise.
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HYMN 299, 300. 
HIYMN 301.                 243
2 True zeal is merciful and mild,
Can pity and forbear
The false is headstrong, fierce and wild,
And breathes revenge and war.
3 WVhile zeal for truth the Christian warms,
He knows the worth of peace;
But self contends for names and forms,
Its party to increase.
4 Zeal has attain'd its highest aim,
Its end is satisfy'd,
If sinners love the Saviour's name,
Nor seeks it aught beside.
5 But self, however well employ'd,
Has its own ends in view;
And says, as boasting Jehu cried,
"Come, see what I can do."
6 Self may its own reward obtain,
And be applauded here;
But zeal the best applause will gain
Wvhen Jesus shall appear.
7 This idol self, O Lord, dethrone,
And fromn our hearts remove;
And let no zeal by us be shown
But that which springs from love.
NEWTON.
HYMN CCCI.   Short  /itre.
Christ the Light of the World.
I B  H o L D, the Prince of Peace!
The chosen of the Lord,
God's well-beloved Son, fulfils
The sure prophetic word.
2 No royal pomp adorns
This King of righteousness:
b 
244            HYMN  302.
Meekness and patience, truth and love.
Compose his princely dress.
3 The Spirit of the Lord,
In rich abundaice shed,
On this great Prophet gently lights,
And rests upon his head.
4 Jesus, thou light of men!
Thy doctrine life imparts:
O may we feel its quick'ning pow'r
To warm and glad our hearts!
5 Cheer'd by its beams, our souls
Shall run the heav'nly way:
The path, which Christ unwearied trod
Will lead to endless day.
NEEDHAM.
HYMN CCCII.   7s. Metre.         b
Christ's Invitations. Matth. xi. 28.
I COME! said Jesus' sacred voice,
Come, and make my paths your choice;
I will guide yout to your home;
Weary pilgrim, hither come!
2 Thou who, houseless, sole, forlorn,
Long hast borne the proud world's scorn
Long hast roam'd the barren waste,
Weary pilgrim, hither haste'!
3 Ye who, tost on beds of pain,
Seek for ease, but seek in vain;
Ye, whose swoln and sleepless eyes
Watch to see the morning rise*
4 Ye by fiercer anguish torn,
In remorse for guilt who mourni,
Here repose your heavy care:
A wounded spirit who can bear?
HYMN 302.
244 
5 Sinner, come! for here is found
Balm that flows for ev'ry wound;
Peace that ever shall endure,
Rest eternal, sacred, sure.
BARBAULD.
HYMN  CCCIII.  7s MIetre.
Love to God and Man.
1 FA TH E R of our feeble race,
Wise, beneficent, and kind,
Spread o'er nature's ample face,
Flows thy goodness unconfin'd
Musing in the silent grove,
Or the busy walks of men,
Still we trace thy wondrous love,
Claiming large returns again
2 Lord, what off'rihgs shall we bring,
At thine,altars when we bow?
Hearts, the pure, unsullied spring,
Wheice the kind affections flow;
Soft compassion's feeling soul,
By the melting eye express'd;
Symnpathy, at whose control,
Sorrow leaves the wounded breast
3 WVilling hands to lead the blind,
Bind the wound, or feed the poor;
Love, embracing all our kind,
Charity, with lib'ral store:
Teach us, O thou heav'nly King,
Thus to show our grateful mind,
Thus th' accepted off'ring bring,
Love to thee, and all mankind.
TA.YLOI*.;
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HYMN CCCiV.   Comm7non Metre.    b
Religious Retirement.
1 FAR from the world, 0 Lord! I flee,
From strife and tumult far
From scenes where sin is waging still
ts most successful war.
2 The calm retreat, the silent shade,
With pray'r and praise agree;
And seem by thy sweet bounty made
For those who follow thce.
3 Tlhere, if thy Spirit touch the soul,
And grace her mnean aboode,
O with what peace, and joy, and love(,
She communes with hlier God!
4 There, like the nightingale, she pours
Her solitary lays;
Nor asks a witness of her song,
Nor thirsts for human praise.
5 Author and Gum-dian of mny liif,
Thou Source of light divinie;
And all harmonious  names in oine,
My Father —thou art mine.
6 What thanks I owne thee! and what love,
,A vast and boundless store,
Shall echo through the realms ablove,
When time shall be no more!
Cowp,a.t
HYMN  CCCV.  S.ort Metre.        b
'The Designs of Providene in the Changes andu Revolutions
of the World.
t Go OD, to correct the world,
4  In wrath is slow to rise; 
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But comes at length in thunder cloth'd,
And darknress veils the skies.
2 His banners, lifted high,
Thie nations' God declare;
And stain'd with blood, with terrors mark'd,
Spread wonder and despair.
3 All earthly pomp and pride
Are in his presence lost;        [crowns.
Empires o'erturn'd, tlhrones, sceptres,
In wild confusion tost.
4 While war and wo prevail,
And desolation wide;
In God, the sov'reign Lord of all,
T'he righteous still confide. 
5 Myvsterious is the course
Of his tremendous way
His path is in the trackless winds,
And in the foaming sea.
6 Yet, tho' now wrapt in clouds,
And from our view conceal'd;
TrIe righteous Judge will soon appear,
In majesty reveal'd!
7 hte'll curb the lawless pow'r,
:'The deadly wrath of man;
Anid all the windings wvill unfold
Of his own gracious plan.
JERavIS altered.
HYMN CCCVI.  7s. Metre.
A Penitential Hymn.
1 GoD of mercy! God oflove!'
Hear our sad repentant song;
Sorrow dwells on ev'ry faces
Petitence on ev'ry tongue.
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2 Deep regret for follies past,' 
Talents wasted, time mispent;
Hearts debas'd by worldly cares,
Thankless for the blessings lent
S Foolish fearsand fond desires,
Vain regrets for things as vain;
Lips too seldom taught to praise,
Oft to murmu^r and- complain
4 These, and every secret fault,
Fill'd with grief and shame we own
Humbled, at thy feet we lie,
Seeking pardon from thy throne.
5 God of mercy! God of grace!
Hear our sad repentant songs
O restore thy suppliant race,
Thou to whom our praise belongs!
TAYLOR.
HYMN  CCCVII.  Long Metre.
Meekness.
A P P Y tihe meek, whose gentle breast,
Clear as the summer's ev'ning ray,
Calm as thie regions of the blest,
Einjoys on earth celestial day.
2 HIis heart no broken friendships sting,
No stormns his peaceful tent invade;
Hle rests beneath th' almighty wing,
Hostile to none, of none afraid.
5 Spirit of grace! all meek and mild,
Inspire our breasts, our souls possess,
Repel each passion rude and wild,
And bless us, as we aim to blless.
S CO TTo
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HYMN CCCVIII.  Long Metre. 
Death and Resurrection of Chrit.
1 HE dies! the Friend of sinners dies!
Lo, Salem's daughters weep around!
A solemn darkness veils the skies,
A sudden trembling shakes the ground.
2 Come, saints, and drop a tear or two
For him who groan'd beneath your load
He shed a thousand drops for you,
A thousand drops of richer blood.
3 Here's love and grief beyond degree!
The Lord of Glory dies for men!
But lo, what sudden joys we see,
Jesus the dead revives again!
4 The rising God forsakes the tomb;
In vain the tomb forbids his rise:
Cherubick legions guard him home,
And shout him welcome to the skies.
5 Break off your tears, ye-saints, and tell
How high our great Deliv'rer reigns!
Sing how he spoil'd the hosts of hell,
And led the monster, Death, in chains!
a Savy, live for ever, wondrous King!
Born to redeem, and strong to save;
Then ask the monster, where's thy sting?
And where's thy vict'ry, boasting grave?
WATTS altere(1.
HYMN  CCCIX.  Common Mletre.          b
Blessed are the dead which die in the~ Lord. Rev. xiii. 14.
1 HEAR whatthevoicefrom   heav'n proclaimg
For all the pious dead;
Sweet is the savour of their names
And soft their dying bed.
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HYMN 308, 309.
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250             IHYMN  310.
2 They sleep ia Jesus, and are bless'd
How calm their slumbers are!
From sufrf'rings and from sins releas'd,
And freed from ev'ry care.
3 Far from this world of toil and strife,
fhley're present with the Lord;
The labours of their mortal life
End in a large reward.
WATTS.
HYMN CCCX.   Long AIetre.
Christian Friendship.
1 How blest the sacred tie that binds
In union sweet according minds!
How swift the heav'nly course they run,
WVhose hearts, whose faith, whose hopes are
one!
2 To each the -soul of each how dear!
What jealous love, what holy fear!
fIow doth the gen'rous flame within
Refine from earth, and cleanse from sin!
3 Their streamning eyes together flow
For human guilt and inortal wo
Their ardent pray'rs together rise
Like mingling flames in sacrifice.
4 Together both they seek the place
Where God reveals his awful face
How  high, how strong, their raptures swell,
There's none but kindred souls can tell.
5 Nor shall the glowing flame expire
\When nature droops her sick'ning fire
rThen shall they meet in realms above,
A heav'n of joy —)ecause of love.
BBARBAVI.D
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HYiMIN  CCCXI.  Comlnmo Jfetre. 
Remember thy Creator in the Days of thy Youthi.
Eccl. xii. 1.
1 IN the soft season of thy youth,
In nature's smiling bloom,
Ere age arrive, and trembling wait
Its summons to the tomb;
2 Remember thy Creator, God;
For him thy pow'rs employ;
Make him thy fear, thy love, thy hope,
Thy confidence, thy joy.
3 He shall defend and gtuide thy course
Through life's uncertain sea:
Till thou art landed on the shore
Of bless'd eternity.
4 Then seek the' Lord betimes, and choose
The path of heav'nly truth:
The earth affords no lovelier sight,
Than a religious youth.
Salisbury Collection.
HYMN CCCXII.  Long Metre.
The House of God.
I Lo, God is here! let us adore,
Apd lhumbly bow- before his face:
Let all within us feel his power,
Let all within us seek his grace.
Lo, God is here! him day and night'Th' united choirs of angels sing.
To him, enthron'd above all height,
Heavy'n's hlost their noblest praises bring.
3 Being of beings! may our praise
Thy courts with grateful fragrance fill:
Still may we stand before thy face,
Still hear and do thy sov'reign will.
Salisbury Collection
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252           HiYMN  313, 314.
HYMN CCCXIII.  Hallelujah Metre.          &
Fruitful Showers, Emblems of the Effects of the Gospel.
Isaiah lv. 10, 11.
1    A  K the soft falling snow,
And the descending rain!
To heav'n, from whence it fell,
It turns not back again;
But waters earth      Thro' ev'ry pore,
And calls forth all Her secret store.
2 Array'd in beauteous green
The hills and vallies shine,
And man and beast are fed
By Providence divine:
The harvest bows       Its golden ears,
The copious seed       Of future years.
3 So, saith the God of grace,
My gospel shall descend,         -
Almighty to effect
The purpose I-intend
Millionis of souls Shall feel its pow'r,
And bear it down To millions more.
DODDRIDGE,
HYMN CCCXIV.  Long Metre.    b
Things below and Things above, Psalm ciii. 15, 16.
I OF mortal life, how short the date!
Like flow'rs, which in their brightest state
With gaudy hues the fields adorn,
But soon by passing storms are torn.
2 Their boasted beauty reft away,
How quick the vernial blooms decay!
Each in an hour its pride resigns,
And with'ring in the dust reclines.
.3 So tra*sient is the life of man,
At most a brief contracted span; 
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It blooms, it fades; and serves to show
How vain, how frail are things below.
4 To things above with fix'd desire
Then let our better hopes aspire;
To realms, where, in eternal day,
Nor mortals die, nor flow'rs decan'.
MERRICt.
HYMN  CCCXV.  Long 3etre.           S
Veni Creator Spiritus.
I OH! Source of uncreated ight!
By whom the worlds were rais'd fromn n-git;
Come, visit ev'ry pious mind;
Come, pour thy joys on human kind
2 Plenteous in grace, descend frorn.,
Rich in thy matchless energy:
From  sin and sorrow set us free,
Aii(l nmake us temples worthy thee.
3 Cleanse and refine our earthly parts,
Iiflame and sanctify our hearts,
Our frailties help, our vice control,
Submit the senses to the soul.
4 Thrice hoy fount! thrice holy fire!
Our hearts with heavenly love inspire;
Make us eternal truths receive,
Aid us to live as we believe.
5 Chase from our path each nroxiouts foe,
And peace, the fruit of love, bestow;
And, lest our feet should step astray,
Protect and guide us in our way.
DR Y D P-R.
HYMN CCCXVI.  Common Jletre. M
IThe first and second Coming of Christ.
I SING to the Lord, ye distant lands!
Ye tribes of ev'ry tongue;
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254           HYMN  317.
His new-discover'd grace demands
A new and nobler song.
2 Say to the nations, Jesus came
A guilty world to save;
From vice and error to reclaim,
And rescue from the grave.
3 Let heav'n proclaim thejoyful day;
Joy through the earth be seen;
Let cities shine in bright array,
And fields in cheerful green.
4 With pleasure lift your wond'ring eyes,
Ye islainds of the sea!
Ye mountains, sink; ye vallies, rise!
Prepare the Saviour's way.
5 Behold he comes! he comes to bless
The nations from their God;
To shew the world his righteousness,
And send his truth abroad.
6 Again hle comes, with pow'rfiil voice,
To wake the num'rous dead,
And call his churches to rejoice
With their exalted Head.
7 When He, who is our life, draws near,
' And all his glory view,
His faithful servants shall appear
With him in glory too.
WA  r Ts.
HYMN CCCXVII.  Common pIetre.   b
The Instability of worldly Enjoyments.,
1 THE evils that beset our path,
Who can prevent or cure?
We stand upon the brink of death,
W'hen most we seem secure.
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HYMN 318.                     255
2 If we to-day sweet peace possess,
It soon may be withdrawn;
Some change may plunge us in distress,
Before to-morrow's dawn.
3 Disease and pain invade our health,
And find an easy prey;
And oft, when least expected, wealth
'Fakes wings and flies away.
4 The grounds fronim which we look for fruit
Produce us often pain
A worm unseen attacks the root,
And all our hopes are vain.
5 Since sin has fill'd the earth with wo,
And creatures fade and die;
Lord, wean our hearts from things below,
And fix our hopes on high!
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HYMN CCCXVIII. Short Myetre.
Light and Deliverance.
I TrHE trav'ller, lost in night,
Breathes many a longing sigh,
And marks the welcome dawn of light,
With rapture inll his eye.
2 Tius sweet the dawn of day
Which weary sinners find,
When mercy with reviving ray
Beams o'er the fainting mind.
3 To slaves opprest with chains,
How kind, hlow dear the friend,
Whose gen'rous hand relieves their pains
And bids their sorrows end!
4'Thus dear that Friend divine,
Who rescues captive souls;
HYMN  318.
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Unbinds the galling chains of sin,
And all its power controls.
5 My God! to gospel light
My dawn of hope I owe;
Once, wand'ring in —the shades of night,
And sunk in hopeless wo.
6 Thy hand redeem'd the slave,
And set the pris'ner free:
Be all I am, and all I have,
Devoted, Lord, to thee!
MRS. STzEL., altered.
HYMN CCCXIX.   CommonMetre.   b
For a Fast Day.
1 Wi{ EN Abra'm, full of sacred awe,
Before Jehovah stood,
And, with an humble, fervent prayer,
For guilty Sodomn su'd;
2 Wi;-h what success, what wondrous grace,
Was his petition crown'd-!
The Lord'would spare, if in the place
Ten righteous men were found.
3 And could a single pious soul
So rich a boon obtain.?
Good God! and shall a nation cry,
Aid plead with thee in vain?
4 Our country, guilty as she is,
Her num'rous saints can boast;
See their united prayers ascend;
And shall these prayers be lost?
5 Are not the righteous dear to thee
Now, as in ancient times?
Or does this sinful land exceed
Gomorrah in her crimes?
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6 Still we are tlhine, we bear thy name,
Here yet is thine abode:
Long has thy presence blest our land;
Forsake us not, O God!
7 0 may our people, rulers, priests,
Thy choicest blessings share;
And know thee by that glorious name,
"The God who hearethl pray'r!"
West Boston Coll.
West Boston Coil.
HYMN CCCXX.  Loutg Aletre.
Humility.
I \V H EF RE F r  E sshould man, frail child of clay,
,Vho, from the cradle to the shroud,
Lives but the insect of a day o why should mortal iman be proud?
2 His brigltest visions just appear,
Then vanish, and no more are fou
'T7he stateliest pile his pride can rea
A breath may level with the groun
3 By doubt perplex'd, in error lost,
With trembling step he seeks his
How vain of wisdom's gifts the bo
Of reason's lamp, how faint the ra
4 Follies and crimes, a countless su
Are crowded in life's little span:
Hlow ill, alas, does pride become
That erring, guilty creature, man
5 God of my life, Father divine!
Give me a meek and lowly mind
In modest Worth, O let me shine
And peace in humble virtue find.
E NFxEL,
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HYMN CCCXXI.  7a. Aletre.        b
Close of the Year.
1 WH ILE by calm reflection led,
We review each passing year,
think how many souls are fled,
Nesver more to meet us here!
2 Fix'd in an eternal state,
They have now no cares below;
VWe a little longer wait;
But how little, none can know.
3 Life how frail! how fleeting breath!
Fate stands threat'ning still in view;
And the next dread bolt of death
Miay be sent to me or you.
4 While we speak, and while we hear,
Teach us, Lord, with awe to think,
That eternity is near,
We are standing on the brink
5 As the winged arrowv flies
Quick, the destin'd mark to find;
As the lightning from the skies
Darts, and leaves no trace behind -
6 So our brief and transient days
To their end speed swiftly on;
Soon we pass life's little space,
tIere today, to-morrow gone.
7 Lord, our humble vows receive,
Pardon of our sins renew;  Teach us by thy grace to live,
WVith eternity in view.
8 Bless thy wiord to young and old,,
Fill us with a Saviour's love;
And, when life's short tale is told,
Take us to thy bliss above 
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HYMN CCCXXII.  Long Mfetre.
Hymn in Time of wVar.
1 WHILE sounds of war are heard around,
And death and ruili strew the ground
To thee we look, oni thee we call,
The Parent and the Lord of all!
2 Thou, who hast stamp'd on human kind
The image of a heav'n.born mind,
And ini a father's wide embrace
Hast cherish'd all the kindred race
3 0 see with what insatiate rage
Trhy sons their impious battles wage;
How spreads destruction like a flood,
And br,-+""rs shed their brothers' blood!
4 See guilty passions spring to birth,
And deeds- of hell deform the earth
While righteousness and jistice mourn;
And love and pity droop forlorn.
5 Great God! whose powerftil hand can bind
The raging waves, the fuirious wind,
O bid the human tempest cease,
And huish the madd'ning world to peace.
6 With rev'rence may each hostile land
Hear and obey that high command,
Thy Son's blest errand from above,
My creatures, live in mutual love!"
AIKEN.
HYMN CCCXXIII.  Commnon Metre.  2 or b
Brotherly Kindness fromn thie Precept and Example of
Christ.
1 YE  followers of the Prince of Peace,
Who round hs  able draw!
Remember what his spirit was,
What his peculiar law.
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2 The love, which all his bosom fill'd,
Did all his actions guide;
Inspir'd by love, he liv'd and taught;
Inspir'd by love, he died.
3 And do you love him? do you feel
Your warm affections move?
This is the proof which he demands,
That you each other love.  
Birmingham Collection.
HYMN CCCXXIV.  Lotg Metre.   X
Doxology.
1 FR OM all that dwell below the skies
Let the Creator's praise arise!
Let the Redeemer's name be sung,
Thro' ev'ry land, by ev'ry tongue!
2 Eternal are thy mercies, Lord!
Etertal truth attends thy word:
Thy praise shall sound from shore to shore,
Till suns shall rise and set no more.
WATTS.
HYMN CCCXXV.  8 and 7s. Metre.
Universal Praise.
1 PRAISE  to thee, thou great Creator!
Praise to thee from ev'ry tongue;
Join, my soul, with ev'ry creature,
Join the universal song.
2 For ten thousand blessings giv'n,
For the hope offuture joy,
Sound his praise thro' earth and heav'n,
Sound Jehovah's praise on high.
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HYMN CCCXXVI.  8 and 7s. Metre.  &
Before or after Sermon.
1 Lo RD of nature! Source of light!
In pity view thy world below:
Guide our erring footsteps rightly,
Through these scenes of guilt and wo.
2 Grant thy Spirit!-By  thy kindness
Let our errors be forgiven:
Heal our sins, dispel our blindness;
Then-conduct us safe to heaven!
CALAMY.
HYiMX  CCCXXVII.   76.  &etre,
After Sermon.
1 THANKS for mercies past, receive;
Pardon of our sins renew;
Teach us, henceforth, how to live,
With eternity in view.
2 Bless thy word to old and young;
Grant us, Lord, thy peace and love;
And, when life's short Mace is run,
Take us to thy house above.
,HYMN  CCCXXVIII.   8 and 7s. Metre.   A
For the Close of publick Worship.
1 LoRD! dismiss us with thy blessing,
Hope and comfort from above;
Let us, each thy peace possessing,
Triumph in redeeming love.
2 Thanks we give a7nd adoration
For thy gospel's joyfuil sound
May the fruitsof thy salvation
In our hearts and liyes abound 
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THE END OF PSALMS AND HYMNS, IN VARIOUS BgE  TRES.
I,
COMMOrN MiE ARE. —-SINGLL.
P ii. v. 7.
MAY peace, wenich fiom the Lord proceeds,
Which Christ alone imparts,
Which humrnan knowledge far exceeds,
Preserve and keep our hearts.
II.
Psalm xxviii. 9.
LORD, bless thy people, who to thee
Do all their safety owe;
Feed thou thy flock, and raise them up
When they are fallen low.
Unknown,
III.
Rev, v. 13.
BLESSING and-honour, glory, pow'r,
By all in earth and heav'n,
To him who sits upon the throne,
And to the Lamb be giv'n.- 
IV.
Another.
<To him who sits upon the th
The God whom we adore
And to the Lamb that once 
Be glory evermore.
Scotch Paraphrases.
V.
COMMON iIE7'RE.-DOUBLE.
Phil. ii. 10,11.
LET every creature bow the head
To God's exalted Son;   -
Since God hath rais'd him from the dead,
And plac'd him on his throne.
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ASCRIPTIONS, &c.       263
Let every mortat tongueconfess
That Jesus is the Lord;
Thus when the Saviour's name we bless,
The Father is ador'd.
VI.
Hebrews xiii. 20, 21.
low may the God of peace and love,
I Who from the shades of death
Restor'd the Shepherd of the sheep
To draw immortal breath,
Enrich our souls with every gr
That we may do his will;
And all that's pleasing in his s
Inspire us to fulfil.
Rippon's Collection.
VIit.
Rtev. i. 5, 6.
Tlo him, who wash'd us from our sins
In iis own precious blood;
And made us kings and priests, before
His Falther and his God
To him who died and rose again,
Re glory ever giv'n;
And may his wide dominion spread
Throughout the earth ad heav'n.
VIII.
Rev. v. 9, 10,
WORTHY art thou, who once wast slain,
To open every seal,
tnd from the book of God's decrees
His counsels to reveal.
Thou hast redeem'd us by thy blood,
From sin hast set us free,
Hast made us kings and priests to God,
And we shall reign with thee. - 
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ASCRIPTIONS, &C.
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264       ASCRIPTIONS, &C
LONG MBERE.-SINGLE.
I.
Matt. xxi. 9.
HOSANNA* to king David's Son,
Who reigns on a superior throne;
We bless the Prince of heavenly birth,
Who brought salvation down to earth.
II.
Is5~           1 Timn. i. 17..
Now to the great eternal King,
Th' immortal God, we mortals sing;
God only wise we glorify,
Invisible to mortal eye.
Ill.
1 Tim. vi. 15, 16.
To him who dwells in heavenly light,
Beyond the reach of human sight,
The King supreme, the Lord of heaven,
Be endless praise and honour given.
IV.
2 Thess. ii. 16, 17.
MAY God the Father, and his Son,
From whom all love and grace proceed,
Cominfort our hearts, and'stablish us
In every virtuous word and deed.
V.
0ONG MElRE. —SIX  LINE
Jude, ver. 24, 25.
To him whose wisdom, love and power 
Preserves us in temptation's hour,
Who will present our souls complete
Before the glory of his seat
To God, our Saviour, only wise,
Let songs of praise and honour rise.
* The word Hosanna signifies,  Save, we beseech thee;it is an ascription of honouir to Chrit as our Savio-r.
ASCRIPTION'S, &c.
264
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.LL  SE VE Ns ME'RE.
2 Cor, xiii. 14.
MAY the grace of Christ our Saviour,
And the Father's boundless love,
With the Holy Spirit's favour,
Rest upon us from above.
NEWTON.
SHORI' MR.
I.
Rom. xvi. 25, 27.
To God the only wise,
Who keeps us by his word,
Be glory now and evermore,
Through Jesus Christ 6ur Lord.
II.
2 Cor. xii, 14.
THE grace of Christ our Lord,
The Father's boundless love,
Tile Spirit's blest communion, too,
Be with us from above.
Iit.
Mat. xxi. 9-Johln i. 14.
HOSANNA to the WORDs
Who from the Father came;
Ascribe salvation to the Lord,
And ever bless his name.
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I.
1 John iv. 19-Gal. iii. 13-Col  i. 1'
To him who lov'd us firsts,
Before the world began,
To him who bore the curse
To save rebellious man:
To him who forms
Our souls for heave;?,
Be endless praise
And glory given,
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266         ASCRIPTIONS, &c.
II.
Mat. xxi. 9-Acts v. 13-Phil. ii. 11.
HOSANNA to the King
Of D.tvid's royal blood;
Beh(oid, lie comes to bring
Forgiving grace from God:
Upon his head
Shall honours rest,
And ev'ry tongue
Pronounce him blest
WVATTS,
III.
Heb. i. 6.-Rev. v. 11, 12.
W I I H angels round the throne,
And saints who dwell above,
WVe join to praise the Son,
And sing his wondrous love.
Worthy the Lamb,
Who once was slain,
O'er heav'n and earth
To live and reign.
IV.
1 Cor. xv. 47-Col. i. 18-Acts v. 31
To Christ the Lord from heav'n
The first-born from the dead;
The Prince of life, be glory giv'n,
And wide his kingdom spread:
Through earth's extent
His honours raise;
And all consent
His name to praise.
SINCE the death of my brother, the late DR. JOHN
CLARKE, I think I am at liberty to say, that many of the
variations and additions in this Collection of Psalms and
Hymns, were either made or suggested by him: that
the alteration of the 149th Psalmrn was altogether his
own; and that the whole work passed under his critical
eye and correcting hand before it went to the press.
For this, and for many other acts of Christian friendship,
his memory will ever be precious to me.
j, B.
MAY 31, 1798.
266
ASCRIPTIONS, &c. 
ll.,N,.        1k.   l:0.ie   Jv.atler  0:: eac.n,.,_           anc......
P. stands for Psalm. h. for Hymn. The figures refer not to
the Pages, but to the number of each Psalm and Hymn.
A.
ABRAHAM, the Promise to him filfilled, p 105
extended to the Gentiles, h 74, 111
Adam the first and second, p 8. h 291
Adoption, h 35
Affliction, p 119, 12th part, 14th part.
the cure of folly, h 164
Divine Goodness in, h 190
Sub)mission to, h 214
Age, Consolations of, p 71. h 55
AMERICAN Revolution, p 75
Angels, their Ministry to Christ, h 211
Song, h 104
Worship, p 103, 4th part.
B.
BAPTISM, by Immersidn, h 127
of Infants, h 111, 159, 221, 252
Beatitudes, h 37
Better part, h 36
Blessings, Spiritual, p 81, 106. h 107
and,Temporal, p.39, 4th part
Body Frail, h 147
wonderfully made, p 139, 5th part
C.
CANAAN, heavenly, p 107
Lost, p 95
Catholicism,!t 148
Captivity, p 137
Charity, p 37, 41, 112. h 39, 121, 135, 145, 192
Greater than Faith or Hope, h 149
Child, Death of, h 152, 228
Children devoted to God, h 252
Religious education of, p 7'8
Christ's regard to, h 221
CHRIST, his Ascension, p 24, 68. h 17, 105
Seen of Angels, h 211
Branrch of David, h 6
Bread of Life, h 151
Bridegroom of the Church, p 45
his Cross our glory, h 21, 274
his Commission, h 101, 253
his Compassion, h 138, 182, 292
his Conquest and Triumph, h 163, 259 
268                       INDEX.
CHRIST, his first and second coiming, h 316
hlis Death adl Resiurrection, h 308
his Eternity, p 102, 294
hig Example p 109r. h 14,167
his Exaltation, p 2. h 17, 62
his Gentleness~, h 251
his Grace at  Glory, h 187
the Head of his church, h 139
his Humiliation, h 239
the Image of God, lt 24+
his Incarnation, h 22
his intercession, hi 185
his Invitation, h 46
his Kingdom, p 2; 72, 9A. h 194
the King of saints, h 48
the Lamb of God, h 30O, 44          our Life, h 271,280
the Light of th wodi, h 301
his Mission and Sacrifice, p 40
the Morning star, h 6
his Nativjty, ir 31, 104, 223, 282
his Obedience to death, p 69
his Offices and Names, h 140
Opening the-eale' book,~ h 9
pfrecious inlife and death-, hI 133
his Pre-existence, and incarnation, h 27
his Priesthood, I  tO.. h -188
the Physician of te soul, h 50
a Prince and Saviour, h 62
his Resutrrection, p 2, 16. lh 2, 17, 29, 105
Salvation by him, p 85. h 138
the same yesterday, to-day and forever, h 294
a Shepheld, hi 247
the Sight of hin  in heaven, If S
the Spirit his gift, p 68; 72
our Strength and righiteouslness, p 71
his Sufferings aMid glory, 1 22, 69. h 126
the Sun of righteoutnessj p 19. h- 87
the Supreme beauty,, h 225.
his Victory and dominion-;i 264
the Vic4ory of his deatlI- h 17, 105
the Way to God, h 13(
the Wisdom of God, h 222
Ch,ristian's F u,ewell, h 295
R'.ce, h 25, 175
Chirch, the Birth-place of Saints, p 87
the',.rid, n,,,,,  
iNDEX.
Church Jewish and Christian compared p 132
its Glory and defence, h 95
our safety and delight, p 27, 93. h 119, 198
Citizen of Zion, p 15
Colonies planted and punished3 p 107
Common Mercies, h 90
Compassion and Forgiveness, h 121
for Sinful men, p 119, 5th part
Complaint and hope, p 143
Communion with Christ, h 258
with God, h 203, 210
Coidescension of God, p 8, 113. h 250
Confession and pardon, p 32. h 174                   [275
Confidence in God, p7, 18, 27,28,31,34,52,56, 57, 146.h 89,
Conscience, Testimony of; h 24
Peace of, h 283
Consolation in Christ, h 138
in Death, p 38
in Providence, p 77
Conviction of sin, h 154
Contrite heart, h 206
Coruption, Moral, p 12, 14, 53
Contentment, p 131
Covenaut of Grace, p 89. h 129, 169, 236
Creation Old and Net, p 8. h 20, 217
and Providence, p33. Ii 61, 8 132, 160
Creatures vain and God alIsufficient, p 33, 62
their voice proclaiming God, p 104.
D.
DARKNESS, walking in, Ii 103
Death, p 38, 39, 88, 89, 90. h 158
the End of the Christian's course, Ii 49, 238
and the Resurrection, h 287
Triuinph over, h 15, 270, 309
Decency, h 33
Devotion, h 284
by day and night, p 1, 134
Direction, l)ivine, asked, p 25
Discipline, Fatherly, h 108, 273
Distress relieved, p 31, 40, 126, 142
-.E.
ENEMIES, Complaint against, p 120
Deliverance from  p 654, 59, 70, 124, 126, 140 
Enemies, Love to, p 109, li 66
Envy cured, p 37
Evening, p 4. i 125, 201
FAI1I correcting impatience, p 5:5
'Encouraged, p 9
Living and Dead, h 166
in,the Names of God, h 226
in the Promise of Salvation, h 28
in the Redeemer's sacrifice, h 161
in a Time of distress, h 224
Triumphant,. b 286
WValking by, hi 63
Family duties and blessings, p 128
religion, p 101
Fast in war, p 20, 44. h 319
Fear of God, hi 82
Feast, Gospel, h 114, 118, 234, 299
Fo,Irgi-veness sougit, p 25
to debtors, h 121
to enemies, h 66
Fortitutde, h 13
Friendlshlip, Christian, h 310
unme?l:al thotught,l h 99.
G.
tOT), his all-seeing eye, p-139, 2d pt. 6th pt
All sufc;.ent, p 3', 62 73
h1is Approbation of thle Just, p 2
his care of his people, p 76
: Iis Compassion to sinners, h 182
is Cond(escension, p 8, 113. h 259
in. ereator, p 139, 3d part. h 172
is Eternity, p 90
xalted bove a ll praise, h 58
his Eternal counsels, h 141
his Faithftilness, h 111, 159              [254, 296
itis Goodness, p 36,56,57, 66,68,145, 146.h 59, 83, i58S
ls Greatness and goodness, p 86
1I,s Grace in Christ, ht 218
,iis Holiness and sovereignty, p 93, 97'
]is Incoinprehensibirity, h 41, 42
his Justice, p 11, 18, 68 h 117
Known by his works, p, 19, 136. h 9         i
his Majesty, p 29          0
his Merc,'/in  u'rint,.,e').103
2 -,7
IN1)EX 
GOD, his Name proclaimed to Moses, h 19
his Perfections and works, p 111, 136, 14$
our portion and hope, p 73, h 128
his Power, p 66, 93, 145. h 117
his Presence mortifying us to the world, h 43
his Regard to our weakness, p 103
our Shepherd p 23
the Searcher of hearts, p 139, 6th part
Transforming vision of; p 17
his Unity and sovereignty, p 135. h 54
his Unchangeableness, p 102, 106. h 86
his Universal presence p 139, 1st part
his Wisdom, p 111, 19 Sd pt. h 8 254
Good out of Evil, hi 202
Gospel, not ashamed of it, h i-22
Blessed, p 89. h 131
its Excellency, h 75
its Power and triumph, h 163, 313
its Success, h 65, 88
Grace and Glory, p 97
Gratitude, p 91. h 57, 78, 170, 266, 267
Grave destroyed, h 262
Gravity in deportment, h 33.
H.
HAPPINESS in God, p 3
and Misery, p 1, 37
Heaven, p 24. h 45, 47, 180, 238
Longing for, h 193                 -
Holiness, p 34, 119. 10th and 11th pts. h 229
Hope, p. 43, h 173, 230, 293
House of prayer, h 84, 312
Humnility, p 131. h 73, 250, 320
Hypocricy, p 50. h 76, 248
IHymn, before or after Sermon, 326
after Sermon, 327
close of Public Worship, 328
I.
II)DOLATRY, p 115,135
Ignorance of man, h 32
Imitation of God's goodness, h 83
Impatience, p 55
Influence Divine, h 171, 315
Insurrection p 64
Intemperance, p 107, 3d pt
Intercession of Christ, h I185
Inyitation to communion, h 10, 2i,!  5! 1 t1$i 2i4, 299
INDEX.
2'ri 
INDEX
Israel's Journey, p 106, 107, 1st pt. 1 14
*;a- ~~~~~J
JACOB's vow, h 205
Jerusalem, New, h 165
Joy, Heavenly, h 47
and Gratitude, h 57
Jubilee, h 40, 162
Judgment, Final, p 50. 11 279
Justice, h 1'20
of God, p 18.
K.
KINGDOM of Christ, p 98.;h 194, 264
Knowledge of God, p 119, 9th part.
L.
Law and Gospel, h 235
Life, its shortness, p 90. h 116, 231,314
its Value, h 153
Light and Deliverance, li 318
I.ooking at things unseen, h 288
Lord's Day, p 5, 19, 63, 92, 118, 122. h 2, 18, 24, 157, 263
Prayer, h 66
Supper, h 134,242, 258, 260
Love, Brotherly, p 133. h 72, 196
mutual of Christians, h 323
of God to the Church, h 186
to God, h 97-and man, h 249, 303
to the Saviour, ardent, h 52
M.
MAGISTRATES warned, p 82, 94
Marriage, p 128 h 177, 289
i    of the Lamb, h 10
Meditation, h 168
Meekness, h 108, 3,07
Mercy before sacrifice, h 248, 281
Michael and the Dragon, h 146 
Ministers ordained, h 70, 2>7, 253.  See Gospel
Watchmen, h 107
their death, h 115, 184
their Fidelity rewarded, h 237
their Sickness, h 204
Moderation, h 96
Morning, h 201
Mortification, h 43
Moses and the Lamb, Song of, h 109
and Cbrst, h 235.
272 
lNDEX.
N.
NATIONAL blessings, p 85
Nature, Beauties of, p 147. h 12
God of, h 92
and Scripture, p 19
Voice of, p 19. h 158, 241
New Birth, h 261.
0.
OBEDIENCE, p 22. h 195
Obligations and Privileges, h 53
Oppression, p 10
Ordinances h 26
P.
PARDON, p 130. h 113, 276
Patience, h 212
Peace and consolation, h 213
and Plenty, p 144
ald War, p 46
Penitence, h 3Q6
Persecution, p 83. h 1
Pillar in the heavenly Temple- i h7
Poor in Spirit, h 297
Praise from all Creatures, p 148
without ceasing h 79
to Christ, h,  93
for Deliverance, p 1i6
for Divine Goodness, p 68, 100,103, 1436, 146. h 124
Praise Universal, p 47, 67, 96, 108, 117, 138, 150. h 325
Prayer, p 95
Heard, p 30, 66, 102
Importunate, h 209
, Universal, h 67
Preparation for Worship, h 64
Pride, h 12
Prisoners relieved, p 107
Privileges and Obligatioo, h.3
Prodigal Son, h 34
Promise to Believers and their Children; h 1:59, 25.
Prosperity and Adversity, h 216
Dangerous, p 73 h 179
from God, p 127
Protection Divine, p 90, 91, 121, 138, 144, 256;',257
in Foreign Countries, h 106
Providence, p 36, 61, 65, 74, 104, 136. h 81 160
Ancient, p 77
in convulsions of the world, h 305
1273 
274;           INDEX.
Providence Mysterious, h 80
over Man and Beast, h 232, 254
Prudence, h 68, 208
Q.
QUICKENING Grace, p 119, 13th part
R.
RACE, Christian, h 25, 175
Rain, p 65, 104, 135. h1 69
Divine influence compared to, p 72
Reanimation, p 88 h 285
Recovery from sickness, p 30, 118. h 155
Redemptioni, h 136
Relief from distress, p 31
Religion vain without Love, h 91
Gratitude its spring, h 170
its Pleasures. h 278
in Youth, h 94, 311
Repentance, p 32, 51, 119, 3d pt. 130. h 34, 113, 293
and hope, h 173, i76
Reproof, Brotherly, p 141
Resignation, p 91 h 202, 231
in Death, h 265
Rest to weary souls, h 46
Resolutions7 Holy, p 119,  1 th pt. h 3
Resurrection, p 17, 71, 89. h 38, 112, 287
of Christ, p 16. h 2,.7, 29, 105
of the Martyrs, h 240
Retirement, h 168, 304
Reverence of God, p 99
Revolution, American, p 75
Riches$-their vanity, p 49
Righteous, their happiness, p 1, 37, 106
Rulers, wicked, p94
S.
SABBATH, eternal, h 157
Safety in God, p 61. See Confidence
Saints, departed, their blessedness, h 98
Salvatioii, p 85, 118.1 l 28
by Grace, h 189, 220
Savages, Deliverance from, p 59
Scripture.  See word of God
Seaman's Prayer, p 104, 2d pt. 107, 4th pt. h 106
Seasons, changing, p 147, 143
fruitful, p 65. h 69
Self dependence, h 81
examination, p 26. h 246 
S 
Serpent, Brazen, lh 227
Shepherd, God's character, p 23
Christ's character, h 247
Sickness, p 6, 30. h 176
Sinai and Sion, h 183, 233
Sincerity, p 18. h 150
and Hypocrisy, h 76
Sons of God, h 181
Spirit of God, p 68, 72. h 60
its Influences, h 277
Spiritual blessings and punishments, p 81
Spring, h 119, 268
Storm. See Thunder
Strength andjoy, p 138
from God, h 269
Submission, p 123. h 11, 178, 200, 214
Syro-Phenician woman, h 5
T.
TABLE in the wilderness, p 78
Te Deum, h 197
Tempest. See Thjunder
the Last, hi 279
Temptation, p 13. h 23
Thanksgiving, p 18, 78, 149
Thief, Penitent, h 290
Thirsting after God, h 272
Thunder, p 29, 104, 1st part, 135. h 14o, 156
Time redeemed, h 77, 207
Treasure in earthen vessels, h 115
Trial and Safety, p 125 
of Virtue, h 215
True, h 123
Tyrants and Oppressors, p 58.
U.
UNBELIEF, p 95
Uncharitable judgment, h 8
Union of Christ and his church, hi 137
Universal player, h 67.
.^j ~  ~    v V.
VICTORY, pii8
over Death, I 270
and Dominion of Christ, h 264
Vineyard of God, p 80
Virtues of a Christian, p 15, 119, 1st part
Trial of, h 215
Vision of the Lamb, h 9 
Olt  i        e,!;~:l'~: -?....../?;i\,:Df  J 2,~,.
Volume of                 e.re pz 10
*-.5
WAR, p 20,44, h 322
and Peace, 46.
Disappointment in, p 60
Devastation of, p 79
WVarrior Christian, h 102
Watchfulness and Prayer, h 4
and Reproof, p 141
Wicked, their misery, p 1, 37
Winter, p 147, 148. h 191
Wisdom Divine, h 61
Voice of, h 100, 255
Ways of, h 199
Word of God, Delight in it, p 119, 6th 7th 8thi parts
its Excellency, p 19. h 71, 142
Instruction from it, p 119, 4th part
WVorks, Good, p 16, 87
World, Vanity of, h 317
Worship, Publick, p 42, 48, 63, 65, 84, 89, 95, 99, 122. h 64.
Y.
l,.        -    - 3
Z.
ZEAL, true and false, hi 300
Zion, its beauties and pleasures, p 138.
OCCASIONAL PSALMS AND HYMNS.
ASCENSION day, p 24, 68. h 17, 105
Christmas, h 31, 104, 223, 282
Communion, h 21, 114, 118, 126, 132  134, 161,,234, 236
242, 258,260, 274, 299
Easter, p 2, 16. h 2, 17, 29, 105
Good Friday, p 22, 69. h 126, 274
Humane Society. See Reanimation
Ordination. See Ministers
VWhitsunday, p 68, 72. h 60, 278
FlNitS.
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