t , V THE BENSON LIBRARY OP HYMNOLOGY Endowed by the Reverend Louis Fitzgerald Benson, d.d. ■^' LIBRARY OF THE THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY PRINCETON, NEW JERSEY SCO !#■ f PSALMS AND HYMNS ADAPTED TO SOCIAL, PRIVATE, AND PUBLIC WORSHIP IN THE lP'lElgOIB¥S'Ii:i]IAM (DHU®(OM IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, APPROVED AND AUTHORIZED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY. PHILADELPHIA: PRESBYTERIAN BOARD OF PUBLICATION. Entered according to tlie Act of* Congress, in the year 1843, by A. W. MiTv-nEM., M. D., in the office of the Clerk of the District Court for me Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Printed by WILLIAM S. MAKTIEN. Stereotyped by S. DOUGLAS WYETH. ADVERTISEMENT The want of some improvement in the existing Psalmody, and particularly of an enlarged and arranged collection of Hymns, suitable for public and private worship in the Presbyterian Church, has for a considerable time been felt and acknowledged. In the year 1838, a Committee was appointed by the General Assembly, to which was en- trusted the preparation of such a collection as would sup- ply the exigency, and, at the same time, such a modifica- tion or improvement in the present version of Psalms, as might be found to be practicable. After reporting, from time to time, the progress they had made, the result of their labours is submitted in the present volume. The Psalms have been left without alteration, the Committee believing that it would be extremely difficult to furnish a more ac- ceptable version than that of Watts. The Hymns, as may be seen, have undergone great and essential modifications. Agreeably to an act of the General Assembly in 1842, the Committee was directed, after having respectfully con- sidered any emendations which might in a limited time be suggested to it by individuals or Presbyteries, to publish the book, and submit it to the churches; and at the same time authority was given to use it in the worship of God. The Hymns are arranged under a simple and obvious classification, a little acquaintance with which, will enable any person to find, with facility, hymns suited to particular occasions, or adapted to particular subjects. The collec- tion itself comprehends what were supposed to be the best hymns in the one now in use, with a large addition from other sources, and in sufficient variety, it is presumed, to meet all the wants of worshippers. 3 METRES. L. M. — Long Metre. C. M. — Common Metre. S. M.— Short Metre. H. M. — Hallelujah Metre. L. M. D. — Long Metre Double. C. L. M. — Common Lo7ig Metre. The other metres are distinguished by tlie number of syllables, as lis, 7s, 8s, &c. PSALMS. Psalm 1. first part. C. M. BLEST is the man who shuns the place Where sinners love to meet; Who fears to tread their wicked ways, And hates the scoffer's seat: 2 But in the statutes of the Lord Has placed his chief delight ; By day he reads or hears the word, And meditates by night. 3 He, like a plant of generous kind By living waters set. Safe from the storms and blasting wind, Enjoys a peaceful state. 4 Green as the leaf, and ever fair Shall his profession shine ; While fruits of holiness appear Like clusters on the vine. 5 Not so the impious and unjust ; What vain designs they form! Their hopes are blown away like dust, Or chaff before the storm. 6 Sinners in judgment shall not stand Among the sons of grace. When Christ the Judge, at his right hand, Appoints his saints a place. 7 His eye beholds the path they tread. His heart approves it well ; But crooked ways of sinners lead Down to the gates of hell. A 2 5 6 PSALM 1. Psalm 1. second part. S. M. THE man is ever blest, Who shuns the smner's ways, Among their councils never stands, Nor takes the scorner's place: 2 But makes the law of God His study and delight, Amidst the labours of the day. And watches of the night. 3 He like a tree shall thrive, With waters near the root ; Fresh as the leaf his name shall live; His works are heavenly fruit. 4 Not so th' ungodly race ; They no such blessings find ; Their hopes shall flee like empty chaff* Before the driving wind. 5 How will they bear to stand Before that judgment seat. Where all the saints at Christ's right hand In full assembly meet ? 6 He knows, and he approves The way the righteous go : But sinners and their works shall meet A dreadful overthrow. Psalm 1. third part. L. M. HAPPY the man whose cautious feet Shun the broad way where sinners go. Who hates the place where atheists meet. And fears to talk as scoffers do. 2 He loves t' employ his morning light. Among the statutes of the Lord ; And spends the wakeful hours of night. With pleasure pondering o'er the word. PSALM 2. 3 He, like a plant by gentle streams, Shall flourish in immortal green ; And heaven will shine with kindest beams. On every work his hands begin. 4 But sinners find their counsels crossed As chaff" before the tempest flies. So shall their hopes be blown and lost. When the last trumpet shakes the skies. 5 In vain the rebel seeks to stand In judgment with the pious race ; The dreadful Judge, with stern command. Divides him to a different place. 6 " Straight is the way my saints have trod ; I blessed the path, and drew it plain; But you would choose the crooked road ; And down it leads to endless pain." Psalm 2. first part. S. M. MAKER and sovereign Lord Of heaven, and earth, and seas, Thy providence confirms thy word, And answers thy decrees. 2 The things so long foretold By David, are fulfilled ; When Jews and Gentiles join to slay Jesus, thine Holy Child. 3 Why did the Gentiles rage. And Jews with one accord Bend all their counsels to destroy Th' anointed of the Lord? 4 Rulers and kings agree To form a vain design ; Against the Lord their powers unite, Against his Christ they join. 8 PSALM 2. 5 The Lord derides their rage, And will support his throne ; He that hath raised him from the dead, Hath owned him for his Son. Psalm 2. second part. S. M. OUR Lord 's ascended high, And rules the subject earth ; The merit of his blood he pleads, And pleads his heavenly birth. 2 Beneath his sovereign sway The Gentile nations bend ; Far as the world's remotest bounds His kingdom shall extend. 3 The nations that rebel Must feel his iron rod : He'll vindicate those honours well, Which he received from God. 4 Be wise, ye rulers, now. And worship at his throne ; With trembling joy, ye judges, bow To God's exalted Son. 5 If once his wrath arise. Ye perish on the place ; Then blessed is the soul that flies For refuge to his grace. PSAI.M 2. THIRD PART. C M. WHY did the nations join to slay The Lord's anointed Son ? Why did they cast his laws away, And tread his gospel down ? 2 The Lord that sits above the skies, Derides their rage below ; He speaks with vengeance in his eyes. And strikes their spirits through. PSALM 3. 9 3 I call him my eternal Son, And raise him from the dead ; I make my holy hill his throne, And wide his kingdom spread. 4 " Ask me, my Son, and then enjoy The utmost heathen lands ; Thy rod of iron shall destroy The rebel that withstands." 5 Be wise, ye rulers of the earth, Obey th' anointed Lord ; Adore the King of heavenly birth, And tremble at his word. 6 With humble love address his throne ; For if he frown, ye die : Those are secure, and those alone, Who on his grace rely. Psalm 3. first part. C. M. MY God, how many are my fears ! How fast my foes increase ! Conspiring my eternal death. They break my present peace. 2 The lying tempter would persuade There 's no relief in heaven, And all my growing sins appear Too great to be forgiven. 3 But thou, my glory and my strength, Shalt on the tempter tread : Shalt silence all my threatening guilt, And raise my drooping head. 4 I cried, and from his holy hill. He bowed a listening ear ; I called my Father, and my God, And he subdued my fear. 10 PSALM 3. 5 He shed soft slumbers on mine eyes, In spite of all my foes : I woke and wondered at the grace That guarded my repose. 6 What though the hosts of death and hell, All armed, against me stood: Terrors no more shall shake my soul 5 My refuge is my God. 7 Arise, O Lord, fulfil thy grace, While I thy glory sing : My God hath broke the serpent's teeth, And death hath lost his sting. 8 Salvation to the Lord belongs; His arm alone can save : Blessings attend thy people here, And reach beyond the grave. Psalm 3. second part. L. M. ^\ LORD, how many are my foes, ^^ In this weak state of flesh and blood ! My peace they daily discompose. But my defence and hope is God. 2 Tired with the burdens of the day. To thee I raised an evening cry; Thou heard 'st when I began to pray. And thine almighty help was nigh. 3 Supported by thine heavenly aid I laid me down and slept secure : Not death should make my heart afraid. Though I should wake and rise no more. 4 But God sustained me all the night ; Salvation doth to God belong : He raised my head to see the light, And makes his praise my morning song. *? PSALM 1. 11 Psalm 4. first part. L. M. OGOD of grace and righteousness. Hear and attend when I complain : Thou hast enlarged me in distress, Bow down a gracious ear again. 2 Ye sons of men, in vain ye try- To turn my glory into shame ; How long will scoffers love to lie. And dare reproach my Saviour's name ? 3 Know that the Lord divides his saints From all the tribes of men beside ; He hears and pities their complaints, For the dear sake of Christ that died. 4 When our obedient hands have done A thousand works of righteousness, We put our trust in God alone. And glory in his pardoning grace. 5 Let the unthinking many say, "Who will bestow some earthly good?" But, Lord, thy light and love we pray ; Our souls desire this heavenly food. 6 Then shall my cheerful powers rejoice At grace divine, and love so great ; Nor will I change my happy choice For all their wealth and boasted state. PsALai 4. SECOND PART. C. M. LORD, thou wilt hear me when I pray ; I am for ever thine : I fear before thee all the day, Nor would I dare to sin. 2 And while I rest my w^eary head From cares and business free, 'Tis sweet conversing on my bed With my own heart and thee. 12 PSALM 5. 3 I pay this evening sacrifice ; And when my work is done, Great God, my faith and hope rehes Upon thy grace alone. 4 Thus with my thoughts composed to peace, I'll give mine eyes to sleep ; Thy hand in safety keeps my days, And will my slumbers keep. Psalm 5. C. M. LORD, in the morning thou shalt hear My voice ascending high ; To thee will I direct my prayer, To thee lift up mine eye : 2 Up to the hills where Christ is gone To plead for all his saints. Presenting at his Father's throne Our songs and our complaints. 3 Thou art a God before whose sight The wicked shall not stand; Sinners shall ne'er be thy delight, Nor dwell at thy right hand. 4 But to thy house will I resort To taste thy mercies there ; I will frequent thy holy court. And worship in thy fear. 5 O may thy Spirit guide my feet In ways of righteousness ! Make every path of duty straight And plain before my face. 6 My watchful enemies combine To tempt my feet astray ; They flatter with a base design To make my soul their prey. PSALM 6. 13 7 Lord, crush the serpent in the dust, And all his plots destroy ; While those that in thy mercy trust For ever shout for joy. 8 The men that love and fear thy name Shall see their hopes fulfilled ; The mighty God will compass them With favour as a shield. Psalm 6. first part. C. M. TN anger. Lord, do not chastise, -■- Withdraw the dreadful storm ; Nor let thine awful wrath arise Against a feeble worm. 2 My soul 's bowed down with heavy cares, My flesh with pain opprest; My couch is witness to my tears, My tears forbid my rest. 3 Sorrow and pain wear out my days ; I waste the night with cries. And count the minutes as they pass. Till the slow morning rise. 4 Shall I be still afflicted more ? My eyes consumed with grief? How long, my God, how long before Thine hand afford relief. 5 He hears his mourning children speak, He pities all our groans. He saves us for his mercy's sake And heals our broken bones. G The virtue of his sovereign word Restores our fainting breath ; For silent graves praise not the Lord, Nor is he known in death. B 14 PSALM C, 7. Psalm 6. second part. L. M. LORD, I can suffer thy rebukes, When thou with kindness dost chastise , But thy fierce wrath I cannot bear, O let it not against me rise ! 2 Pity my languishing estate. And ease the sorrows that I feel ; The wounds thy heavy hand hath made, O let thy gentler touches heal ! 3 See how in sighs I pass my days, And waste in groans the weary night: My bed is watered with my tears ; My grief consumes, and dims my sight. 4 Look how the powers of nature mourn ! How long. Almighty God, how long ? When shall thine hour of grace return ? When shall I make thy grace my song ? 5 I feel my flesh so near the grave. My thoughts are tempted to despair ; But graves can never praise the Lord, For all is dust and silence there. 6 Depart, ye tempters, from my soul. And all despairing thoughts depart; My God, who hears my humble moan, Will ease my flesh and cheer my heart Psalm 7. CM. MY trust is in my heavenly friend. My hope in thee, my God ; Rise, and my helpless life defend From those that seek my blood. With insolence and fury they My soul in pieces tear. As hungry lions rend the prey When no deliverer's near. o PSALM 8. 15 3 If e'er my pride provoked them first, Or once abused my foe, Then let them tread my hfe to dust, And lay mine honour low. 4 If there be malice found in me, I know thy piercing eyes; I should not dare appeal to thee. Nor ask my God to rise. 5 Arise, my God, lift up thy hand, Their pride and power control ; Awake to judgment, and command Deliverance for my soul. 6 Let sinners and their wicked rage Be humbled to the dust ; Shall not the God of truth engage To vindicate the just ? 7 He knows the heart, he tries the reins, He will defend th' upright : His sharpest arrows he ordains Against the sons of spite. 8 Though leagued in guile, their malice spread A snare before my way ; Their mischiefs on their impious head His vengeance shall repay. 9 That cruel persecuting race Must feel his dreadful sword ; Awake, my soul, and praise the grace And justice of the Lord. Psalm 8. first part. S. M. ^\ LORD, our heavenly King, ^^ Thy name is all divine ; Thy glories round the earth are spread. And o'er the heavens they shine. 16 PSALM 8. 2 When to thy works on high I raise my wondering eyes, And see the moon complete in light Adorn the darksome skies: 3 When I survey the stars, In all their shining forms, liOrd, what is man, that worthless thing, A-kin to dust and worms? 4 liOrd, what is worthless man. That thou shouldst love him so ? Next to thine angels he is placed. And lord of all below. 5 Thine honours crown his head. While beasts hke slaves obey. And birds that cut the air with wings, And fish that cleave the sea. 6 How rich thy bounties are ! And wondrous are thy ways: Of dust and worms thy power can frame A monument of praise. Psalm 8. second part. L. M. LORD, what was man, when made at first, Adam the offspring of the dust. That thou shouldst set him and his race But just below an angel's place ? 2 That thou shouldst raise his nature so, And make him lord of all below; Make every beast and bird submit. And lay the fishes at his feet? 3 But O, what brighter glories wait To crown the second Adam's state ! Wliat honours shall thy Son adorn, Who condescended to be born ! PSALM 9. 17 4 See him below his angels made, Behold him numbered with the dead, To save a ruined world from sin; But he shall reign with power divine. 5 The world to come, redeemed from all The miseries that attend the fall. New made and glorious, shall submit At our exalted Saviour's feet. PSALM 9. FIRST PART. C. M. WITH my whole heart I'll raise my song. Thy wonders I'll proclaim ; Thou, Sovereign Judge of right and wrong, Wilt put thy foes to shame. 2 I'll sing thy majesty and grace My God prepares his throne To judge the world in righteousness. And make his justice known. 3 Then shall the Lord a refuge prove For all the poor opprest, To save the people of his love. And give the weary rest. 4 The men that know thy name, will trust In thy abundant grace ; For thou wilt ne'er forsake the just, Who humbly seek thy face. 5 Sing praises to the righteous Lord, Who dwells on Zion's hill. Who executes his threatening word, And doth his grace fulfil. Psalm 9. second part. C. M. "VV^HEN the great Judge, supreme and just, ^ ^ Shall once inquire for blood, The humble souls that mourn in dust. Shall find a faithful God. b2 18 PSALM 10. 2 He from the dreadful gates of death Does his own children raise ; In Zion's gates with cheerful breath, They sing their Father's praise. 3 His foes shall fall with heedless feet Into the pit they made ; And sinners perish in the net That their own hahds have spread. 4 Thus by thy judgments, mighty God ! Are thy deep counsels known ; When men of mischief are destroyed, In snares that w ere their own. 5 The wicked shall sink down to hell ; Thy wrath devour the lands That dare forget thee, or rebel Against thy known commands. 6 Though saints to sore distress are brought, And wait, and long complain. Their cries shall never be forgot. Nor shall their hopes be vain. 7 Rise, great Redeemer, from thy seat. To judge and save the poor ; Let nations tremble at thy feet. And man prevail no more. 8 Thy thunder shall affright the proud. And put their hearts to pain. Make them confess that thou art God, And they but feeble men. Psalm 10. C. M. WHY doth the Lord depart so far. And why conceal his face. When great calamities appear. And times of deep distress '( PSALM 11. 19 2 Lord, shall the wicked still deride Thy justice and thy laws ? Shall they advance their heads in pride, And slight thy righteous cause? 3 They cast thy judgments from their sight, And then insult the poor; They boast, in their exalted height. That they shall fall no more. 4 Arise, O God, lift up thine hand. Attend our humble cry ; No enemy shall dare to stand When God ascends on high. 5 Why do the men of malice rage. And say, with foolish pride, "The God of heaven will ne'er engage To fight on Zion's side ?" 6 But thou for ever art our Lord; And mighty is thy hand, As when the heathen felt thy sword, And perished from thy land. 7 Thou wilt prepare our hearts to pray, And cause thine ear to hear ; Accept the vows thy children pay. And free thy saints from fear. 8 Proud tyrants shall no more oppress, No more despise the just; And mighty sinners shall confess They are but earth and dust. Psalm 11. L. M. MY refuge is the God of love ; Why do my foes insult and cry, " Fly hke a timorous trembling dove, To distant woods or mountains fly ?" 20 PSALM 12. 2 Behold the wicked bend their bow, And fit their arrows to the string ; To lay the men of virtue low, In secrecy their darts they fling. 3 If government be once destroyed (That firm foundation of our peace,) And violence make justice void. Where shall the righteous seek redress? 4 The Lord in heaven has fixed his throne, His eye surveys the world below ; To him all mortal things are known, His eyelids search our spirits through. 5 If he afflicts his saints so far. To prove their love and try their grace, What may the bold transgressors fear ? His soul abhors their wicked ways. 6 On impious wretches he will rain Sulphureous flames of wasting death. Such as he kindled on the plain Of Sodom, with his angry breath. 7 The righteous Lord loves righteous souls. Whose thoughts and actions are sincere ; And with a gracious eye beholds The men that his own image bear. Psalm 12. C. M. HELP, Lord, for men of virtue fail, Religion loses ground ; The sons of violence prevail, And treacheries abound. 2 Their oaths and promises they break. Yet act the flatterer's part: With fair deceitful lips they speak. And with a double heart. PSALM 13. 21 3 If we reprove some hateful lie, They scorn our faithful word ! " Are not our hps our own," they cry, " And who shall be our Lord ?" 4 Scoffers appear on every side. Where a vile race of men Is raised to seats of power and pride, And bears the sword in vain. 5 Lord, when iniquities abound. And blasphemy grows bold. When faith is rarely to be found. And love is waxing cold, 6 Is not thy chariot hastening on ? Hast thou not given the sign ? May we not trust and live upon A promise so divine ? 7 " Yes," saith the Lord, " now will I rise, And make th' oppressors flee ; I shall appear to their surprise. And set my servants free." 8 Thy word, like silver seven times tried, Through ages shall endure ; The men that in thy truth confide Shall find thy promise sure. Psalm 13. CM. HOW" long wilt thou conceal thy face ? My God, how long delay ? When shall I feel those heavenly rays That chase my fears away ? 2 How long shall my poor labouring soul Wrestle and toil in vain ? Thy word can all my foes control, And ease my raging pain. 22 PSALM 14. 3 See how the prince of darkness tries All his mahcious arts ; He spreads a mist around my eyes, And throws his fiery darts. 4 Be thou my sun, and thou my shield, My soul in safety keep ; Make haste before mine eyes are sealed In death's eternal sleep. 5 How would the tempter boast aloud Should I become his prey ! Behold the sons of hell grow proud To see thy long delay. 6 But they shall flee at thy rebuke. And Satan hide his head; He knows the terrors of thy look, And hears thy voice with dread. 7 Thou wilt display thy sovereign grace, Whence all my comforts spring ; I shall employ my lips in praise. And thy salvation sing. Psalm 14. C. M. FOOLS in their hearts believe and say, That all religion 's vain, " There is no God that reigns on high. Or minds th' affairs of men." 2 From thoughts so dreadful and profane Corrupt discourse proceeds ; And in their impious hands are found Abominable deeds. 3 The Lord from his celestial throne. Looked down on things below. To find the man that sought his grace. Or did his justice know. PSALM 15. 23 4 By Nature all are gone astray, Their practice all the same ; There 's none that fears his Maker's hand, There 's none that loves his name. 5 Their tongues are used to speak deceit, Their slanders never cease : How swift to mischief are their feet. Nor know the paths of peace! 6 Such seeds of sin (that bitter root) In every heart are found; Nor can they bear diviner fruit. Till grace refine the ground. 7 O that salvation might proceed From Zion's sacred place. Till Israel's captives all are freed. And sing recovering grace. Psalm 15. first part. C. M. WHO shall inhabit in thy hill, O God of holiness? Whom will the Lord admit to dwell So near his throne of grace ? 2 The man that walks in pious ways. And works with righteous hands ; That trusts his Maker's promised grace, And follows his commands. 3 He speaks the meaning of his heart. Nor slanders with his tongue ; Will scarce believe an ill report. Nor do his neighbour wrong. 4 The wealthy sinner he contemns, Loves all that fear the Lord; And though to his own hurt he swears, Still he performs his word. 24 rSALM 15. 5 His hands disdain a golden bribe, And never wrong the poor: This man shall dwell with God on earth, And find his heaven secure. Psalm 15. second part. L. M. WHO shall ascend thy heavenly place. Great God, and dwell before thy face ? The man that minds rehgion now. And humbly walks with God below: 2 Whose hands are pure, whose heart is clean ; Whose lips still speak the thing they mean ; No slanders dwell upon his tongue ; He hates to do his neighbour wrong. 3 Scarce will he trust an ill report. Or vent it to his neighbour's hurt : Sinners of state he can despise. But saints are honoured in his eyes. 4 Firm to his word he ever stood. And always makes his promise good ; Nor dares to change the thing he swears. Whatever pain or loss he bears. 5 He never deals in bribing gold. And mourns that justice should be sold : While others scorn and wrong the poor. Sweet charity attends his door. 6 He loves his enemies, and prays For those that curse him to his face ; And doth to all men still the same That he would hope or wish from them. 7 Yet, when his holiest w^orks are done. His soul depends on grace alone : This is the man thy face shall see, And dwell for ever. Lord, with thee. PSALM 16. 1 Psalm 16. first part. L. M. PRESERVE me, Lord, in time of need ; For succour to thy throne I flee, But have no merits there to plead : My goodness cannot reach to thee. Oft have my heart and tongue confest How empty and how poor I am: My praise can never make thee blest. Nor add new glories to thy name. Yet, Lord, thy saints on earth may reap Some profit by the good we do ; These are the company I keep, These are the choicest friends I know. How fast their guilt and sorrows rise, Who haste to seek some idol-god ! I will not taste their sacrifice. Their offerings of forbidden blood. My God provides a richer cup. And nobler food to live upon ; He for my life has offered up Jesus, his best beloved Son. His love is my perpetual feast ; By day his counsels guide me right ; And be his name for ever blest. Who gives me sweet advice by night. I set him still before mine eyes; At my right hand he stands prepared To keep my soul from all surprise. And be my everlasting guard. Psalm 16. second part. L. M. "VE/^HEN God is nigh, my faith is strong, ^ ^ His arm is my almighty prop: Be glad my heart, rejoice my tongue, My dying flesh shall rest in hope, c 2e PSALM 17. 2 Though in the dust I lay my head, Yet, gracious God, thou wilt not leave My soul for ever with the dead. Nor lose thy children in the grave. 3 My flesh shall thy first call obey. Shake off the dust and rise on high ; Then shalt thou lead the wondrous w^ay Up to thy throne above the sky. 4 There streams of endless pleasure flow ; And full discoveries of thy grace (Which we but tasted here below) Spread heavenly joys through all the place. Psalm 17. L. M. LORD, I am thine ; but thou wilt prove My faith, my patience, and my love: When men of spite against me join. They are the sword, the hand is thine. 2 Their hope and portion lie below ; 'Tis all the happiness they know ; 'Tis all they seek, they take their shares. And leave the rest among their heirs. 3 What sinners value, I resign ; Lord, 'tis enough that thou art mine ; I shall behold thy blissful face. And stand complete in righteousness. 4 This life 's a dream, an empty show ; But the bright world to which I go. Hath joys substantial and sincere ; When shall I wake and find me there ? 5 O glorious hour ! O blest abode ! I shall be near, and like my God ; And flesh and sin no more control The sacred pleasures of the soul. PSALxM 18. 27 6 My flesh shall slumber in the ground, Till the last trumpet's joyful sound ; Then burst the chains with sweet surprise, And in my Saviour's image rise. Psalm 18. first part. L. M. THEE will I love, O Lord, my strength. My rock, my tower, my high defence ; Thy mighty arm shall be my trust, For I have found salvation thence. 2 Death and the terrors of the grave. Stood round me with their dismal shade; While floods of high temptation rose, And made my sinking soul afraid. 3 I saw the opening gates of hell. With endless pains and sorrows there, (Which none but they that feel can tell) While I was hurried to despair. 4 In my distress I called my God, When I could scarce believe him mine ; He bowed his ear to my complaint. And proved his saving grace divine. 5 With speed he flew to my relief, As on a cherub's wing he rode; Awful, and bright as lightning shone The face of my deliverer, God. 6 Temptations fled at his rebuke, The blast of his Almighty breath : He sent salvation from on high. And drew me from the deeps of death. 7 Great were my fears, my foes were great, Much was their stren<]jth, and more their rage ; But Christ, my Lord, is conqueror still, In all the wars the proud can wage. 28 PSALM 18, 8 My song for ever shall record That terrible, that joyful hour ; And give the glory to the Lord Due to his mercy and his power Psalm 18. second part. L. M. LORD, thou hast seen my soul sincere, Hast made thy truth and love appear Before mine eyes I set thy laws. And thou hast owned my righteous cause. 2 Since I have learned thy holy ways, I've w alked upright before thy face : Or if my feet did e'er depart. Thy love reclaimed my wandering heart. 3 What sore temptations broke my rest ! What wars and strugglings in my breast ! But through thy grace that reigns w^ithin, I guard against my darling sin. 4 That sin that close besets me still. That works and strives against my will ; When shall thy Spirit's sovereign power Destroy it, that it rise no more ? 5 With an impartial hand, the Lord Deals out to mortals their reward ; The kind and faithful souls shall find A God more faithful and more kind. 6 The just and pure shall ever say. Thou art more pure, more just than they And men that love revenge shall know, God hath an arm of vengeance too. Psalm 18. TmRD part. L. M. JUST are thy ways, and true thy word, Great rock of my secure abode : Who is a God beside the Lord ? Or where 's a refuge like our God ? PSALM 19. 29 ; Tis he that girds me with his might, Gives me his holy sword to wield ; And, while with sin and hell I ^ght, Spreads his salvation for my shield. He lives, and blessings crown his reign, The God of my salvation hves ; The dark designs of hell are vain. While heavenly peace my Father gives. Before the scoffers of the age, I will exalt my Father's name; Nor tremble at their mighty rage. But meet reproach, and bear the shame. To David and his royal seed Thy grace for ever shall extend; Thy love to saints, in Christ their head, Know^s not a hmit, nor an end. PSALM 19. FIRST PART. S. M. BEHOLD the lofty sky Declares its maker, God ! And all the starry works on high Proclaim his power abroad. The darkness and the light Still keep their com*se the same; While night to day, and day to night, Divinely teach his name. In every different land. Their general voice is known ; They show the wonders of his hand, And orders of his throne. Ye christian lands, rejoice. Here he reveals his w^ord , We are not left to nature's voice To bid us know the Lord. c2 30 PSALM 19. 5 His statutes and commands Are set before our eyes ; He puts his gospel in our hands, Where our salvation lies. 6 His laws are just and pure, His truth without deceit ; His promises for ever sure, And his rewards are great. 7 Not honey to the taste Affords so much delight ; Nor gold that has the furnace passed So much allures the sight. 8 While of thy works I sing, Thy glory to proclaim ; Accept the praise, my God, my King, In my Redeemer's name. Psalm 19. second part. S. M. BEHOLD the morning sun , Begins his glorious way ; His beams through all the nations run, And life and light convey. 2 But where the gospel comes. It spreads diviner light ; It calls dead sinners from their tombs, And gives the blind their sight. 3 How perfect is thy word! And all thy judgments just ; For ever sure thy promise. Lord ; And men securely trust. 4 My gracious God, how plain Are thy directions given ! Oh may I never read in vain. But find the path to heaven ! PSALM 19. 31 5 I heard thy word with love, And I would fain obey : Send thy good Spirit from above To guide me, lest I stray. 6 Oh ! who can ever find The errors of his ways ? Yet, with a bold, presumptuous mind, I would not dare transgress. 7 Warn me of every sin, Forgive my secret faults; And cleanse this guilty soul of mine. Whose crimes exceed my thoughts. 8 While with my heart and tongue I spread thy praise abroad ; Accept the worship and the song. My Saviour and my God. Psalm 19. third part. L. M. 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. 2 The rolling sun, the changing light. And nights and days thy power confess ; But the blest volume thou hast writ. Reveals thy justice and thy grace. 3 Sun, moon, and stars convey thy praise Round the whole earth, and never stand; So when thy truth began its race. It touched and glanced on every land. 4 Nor shall thy spreading gospel rest. Till through the world thy truth has run ; Till Christ has all the nations blest, That see the light, or feel the sun. 32 PSALM 19. 5 Great Sun of Righteousness, arise, Bless the dark world with heavenly light , Thy gospel makes the simple wise, Thy laws are pure, thy judgments right. G Thy noblest wonders here we view. In souls renewed and sins forgiven; Lord, cleanse my sins, my soul renew. And make thy word my guide to heaven. Psalm 19. fourth part. P. M. I^REAT God, the heavens' well-ordered ^J frame Declares the glories of thy name ; There thy rich works of wonder shine : A thousand starry beauties there, A thousand radiant marks appear Of boundless power, and skill divine. 2 From night to day, from day to night. The dawning and the dying light, Lectures of heavenly wisdom read : With silent eloquence they raise Our thoughts to our Creator's praise. And neither sound nor language need. 3 Yet their divine instructions run Far as the journeys of the sun. And every nation knows their voice: The sun, like some young bridegroom drest, Breaks from the chambers of the east. Rolls round, and makes the earth rejoice. 4 Where'er he spreads his beams abroad. He smiles, and speaks his maker, God ; All nature joins to show thy praise : Thus God in every creature shines; Fair is the book of nature's lines ; But fairer is the book of grace. rSALM 19, 20. 33 Psalm 19. fifth part. P. M. I LOVE the volumes of thy word ; What hght and joy those leaves afford To souls benighted and distrest ! Thy precepts guide my doubtful way, Thy fear forbids my feet to stray, Thy promise leads my heart to rest. From the discoveries of thy law The perfect rules of life I draw : These are my study and delight : Not honey so invites the taste. Nor gold that hath the furnace passed, Appears so pleasing to the sight. Thy threatenings wake my slumbering eyes. And warn me where my danger lies; But 'tis thy blessed gospel, Lord, That makes my guilty conscience clean. Converts my soul, subdues my sin. And gives a free, but large reward. Who knows the errors of his thoughts? My God, forgive my secret faults. And from presumptuous sins restrain ; Accept my poor attempts of praise. That I have read thy book of grace And book of nature, not in vain. Psalm 20. L. M. NOW may the God of power and grace Attend his people's humble cry ! Jehovah hears when Israel prays, And brings dehverance from on high. The name of Jacob's God defends. When bucklers fail and brazen walls : He from his sanctuary sends Succour and strensfth when Zion calls. 34 PSALM 21. 3 Well he remembers all our sighs, His love exceeds our best deserts ; His love accepts the sacrifice Of humble groans and broken hearts. 4 In his salvation is our hope, And in the name of Israel's God Our troops shall lift their banners up, Our navies spread their flags abroad. 5 Some trust in horses trained for war. And some of chariots make their boasts ; Our surest expectations are From thee, the Lord of heavenly hosts. 6 Now save us, Lord, from slavish fear. Now let our hopes be firm and strong ; Till thy salvation shall appear. And joy and triumph raise the song. Psalm 21. CM. OUR land, O Lord, with songs of praise, Shall in thy strength rejoice ; And, blest with thy salvation, raise To heaven a cheerful voice. 2 Thy sure defence, through nations round. Hath spread our country's name ; And all her humble eflforts crowned With freedom and with fame. 3 In deep distress, a patriot band Implored thy power to save ; For liberty they prayed; thy hand The timely blessing gave. 4 Most righteous Lord, thy stubborn foes Shall quake through all their train; Thy vengeful arm shall find out those Who hate thy gracious reign. PSALM 22. 35 On thee, in Avant, in woe or pain, Our hearts alone rely ; Our rights thy mercy will maintain, And all our wants supply. Thus, Lord, thy wondi'ous power declare, x\nd still exalt thy fame ; While we glad songs of praise prepare, For thine Almighty name. Psalm 22. first p-\rt. C. M. " ^'C)W from the roaring lion's rage, -L^ O Lord, protect thy Son, Nor leave thy darling to engage The powers of hell alone." Thus did our suffering Saviour pray, With mighty cries and tears ; God heard him in that dreadlhl day. And chased away his fears. Great was the victory of his death, His throne exalted high ; And all the kindreds of the earth Shall worship or shall die. A numerous offspring must arise From his expiring groans; They shall be reckoned in his eyes For daughters and for sons. The meek and humble souls shall see His table richly spread ; And all that seek the Lord shall be With joys immortal fed. The isles shall know the righteousness Of our incarnate God, And nations yet unborn profess Salvation in his blood. 36 PSALM 22, 23. Psalm 22. second part. L. M. NOW let our mournful songs record The dying sorrows of our Lord, When he complained in tears and blood, As one forsaken of his God. 2 The Jews behold him thus forlorn. And shake their heads and laugh in scorn ; " He rescued others from the grave, Now let him try himself to save. 3 This is the man did once pretend God was his father and his friend ! If God, the blessed, loved him so. Why doth he fail to help him now ?" 4 O savage people! cruel priests ! How they stood round like raging beasts ! Like lions gaping to devour, When God had left him in their power. 5 They wound his head, his hands, his feet, Till streams of blood each other meet ; By lot his garments they divide. And mock the pangs in which he died. 6 But God his father heard his cry ; Raised from the dead he reigns on high; The nations learn his righteousness. And humble sinners taste his grace. Psalm 23. first part. L. M. MY shepherd is the living Lord ; Now shall my wants be well supplied ; His providence and holy word Become my safety and my guide. 2 In pastures where salvation grows He makes me feed, he makes me rest ; There living water gently flows. And all the food 's divinely blest. PSALM 23. 37 3 My wandering feet his ways mistake ; But he restores my soul to peace, And leads me, for his mercy's sake, In the fair paths of righteousness. 4 Though I walk through the gloomy vale. Where death and all its terrors are. My heart and hope shall never fail, For God my shepherd 's with me there. 5 Amidst the darkness and the deeps Thou art my comfort, thou my stay ; Thy staff supports my feeble steps. Thy rod directs my doubtful way. 6 The sons of earth and sons of hell Gaze at thy goodness, and repine To see my table spread so well. With living bread and cheerful wine. 7 How I rejoice, when on my head Thy Spirit condescends to rest ! 'Tis a divine anointing, shed Like oil of gladness at a feast. 8 Surely the mercies of the Lord Attend his household all their days : There will I dwell to hear his word. To seek his face, and sing his praise. Psalm 23. second part. C. M. MY shepherd will supply my need, Jehovah is his name; In pastures fresh he makes me feed, Beside the livino^ stream. 2 He brings my wandering spirit back When I forsake his ways. And leads me for his mercy's sake In paths of truth and grace. D 38 PSALM 23. 3 When I walk through the shades of death Thy presence is my stay ; One word of thy supporting breath Drives all my fears away. 4 Thy hand, in sight of all my foes, Doth still my table spread ; My cup with blessings overflows, Thine oil anoints my head. 5 The sure provisions of my God Attend me all my days ; Oh may thy house be mine abode. And all my work be praise ! 6 There would I find a settled rest, (While others go and come,) No more a stranger or a guest. But Uke a child at home. Psalm 23. third part. S. M. THE Lord my shepherd is, I shall be well supplied ; Since he is mine, and I am his, What can I want beside ? 2 He leads me to the place Where heavenly pasture grows. Where living waters gently pass, And full salvation flows. 3 If e'er I go astray. He doth my soul reclaim, And guides me in his own right way, For his most holy name. 4 While he affords his aid, I cannot yield to fear; Tho' I should walk thro' death's dark shade, My shepherd's with me there. PSALM 24. 39 Amid surrounding foes Thou dost my table spread, My cup with blessings overflows And joy exalts my head. The bounties of thy love Shall crown my following days; Nor from thy house will I remove, Nor cease to speak thy praise. PSALM 24. FIRST PART. C. M. THE earth for ever is the Lord's, With Adam's numerous race; He raised its arches o'er the floods. And built it on the seas. But who among the sons of m.en May visit thine abode ? He that has hands from mischief clean, Whose heart is right with God. This is the man may rise and take The blessings of his grace ; This is the lot of those that seek The God of Jacob's face. Now let our souls' immortal powers To meet the Lord prepare, Lift up their everlasting doors. The King of glory 's near. The King of glory! who can tell The wonders of his might ? He rules the nations ; but to dwell With saints is his delight. Psalm 24. second part. L. M. THIS spacious earth is all the Lord's, And men and worms, and beasts and birds; He raised the building on the seas. And gave it for their dwelling place. 40 PSALM 25. 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 that abhors and fears to sin. Whose heart is pure, whose hands are clean. Him shall the Lord, the Saviour bless. And clothe his soul with righteousness. 4 These are the men, the pious race. That seek the God of Jacob's face ; These shall enjoy the bhssful sight. And dwell in everlasting light. 5 Rejoice, ye shining worlds on high, Behold the King of glory nigh. Who can this King of glory be ? The mighty Lord, the Saviour 's he. 6 Ye heavenly gates, your leaves display, To make the Lord, the Saviour way : Laden with spoils from earth and hell. The conqueror comes with God to dwell. 7 Raised from the dead in royal state, He opens heaven's eternal gate. To give his saints a blest abode. Near their Redeemer and their God. Psalm 25. first part. S. M. I LIFT my soul to God, My trust is in his name ; Let not the foes that seek my blood Still triumph in my shame. 2 Sin and the powers of hell Would tempt me to despair ; Lord, make me know thy covenant well, That I may 'scape the snare. PSALM 25. 41 From the first dawninor liorht . o c3 Till evening shades arise, For thy salvation, Lord, I wait, With ever-lonofinor » eyes. Remember all thy grace, And lead me in thy truth : Forgive the sins of riper days, And folhes of my youth. The Lord is just and kind. The meek shall learn his ways, And every humble sinner find The methods of his grace. For his o^vn goodness sake He saves my soul from shame ; He pardons (though my guilt be great) Through my Redeemer's name. Psalm 25. second part. S. M. WHERE shall the man be found That fears f offend his God, That loves the gospel's joyful sound. And trembles at the rod ? The Lord shall make him know The secrets of his heart. The wonders of his covenant show, And all his love impart. The dealings of his power Are truth and mercy still, With such as keep his covenant sure. And love to do his will. Their souls shall dwell at ease Before their Maker's face. Their seed shall taste the promises In their extensive grace. d2 42 PSALM 25, 26. Psalm 25. third part. S. M. MINE eyes and my desire Are ever to the Lord, I love to plead his promised grace And rest upon his word. 2 Turn, turn thee to my soul, Bring thy salvation near ; When will thy hand release my feet Out of the deadly snare ? 3 When shall the sovereign grace Of my forgiving God, Restore me from those dangerous ways My wandering feet have trod ? 4 With every morning light My sorrow new begins ; Look on my anguish and my pain, And pardon all my sins. 5 O keep my soul from death. Nor put my hope to shame. For I have placed my only trust In my Redeemer's name. 6 With humble faith I wait To see thy face again; Of Israel it shall ne'er be said. He sought the Lord in vain. Psalm 26. L. M. JUDGE me, O Lord, and prove my ways, And try my reins, and try my heart ; My faith upon thy promise stays, Nor from thy law my feet depart. 2 I hate to walk, I hate to sit With men of vanity and lies ; The scoffer and the hypocrite Are the abhorrence of mine eyes. PSALM 27. 4a 3 Amongst thy saints will I appear Arrayed in robes of innocence ; But when I stand before thy bar, The blood of Christ is my defence. 4 I love thy habitation, Lord, The temple where thine honours dwell ; There shall I hear thy holy word. And there thy works of wonder tell. 5 Let not my soul be joined at last With men of treachery and blood, Since I my days on earth have past Among the saints, and near my God. Psalm 27. first part. C. M. THE Lord of glory is my hght, And mv salvation too ; God is my strength ; nor will I fear What all my foes can do. 2 One privilege my heart desires ; Oh orrant me mine abode Among the chm*ches of thy saints, The temples of my God. 3 There shall I offer my requests. And see thy beauty still. Shall hear thy messages of love, And there inquire thy will. 4 When troubles rise and storms appear, There may his children hide ; God is a strong paviHon, where He makes my soul abide. 5 Now shall my head be lifted high Above my foes around. And songs of joy and victory Within thy temple sound. 44 PSALM 27, 28. Psalm 27. second part. C. M. SOON as I heard my Father say; " Ye children seek my grace," My heart repHed, without delay, " I'll seek my Father's face." 2 Let not thy face be hid from me, Nor frown my soul away ; God of my life, I fly to thee In a distressing day. 3 Should friends and kindred, near and dear, Leave me to want or die, •My God will make my life his care. And all my need supply. 4 My fainting flesh had died with grief, Had not my soul believed, To see thy grace provide relief; Nor was my hope deceived. 5 Wait on the Lord, ye trembling saints. And keep your courage up; He'll raise your spirit while it faints. And far exceed your hope. Psalm 28. L. M. nnO thee, O Lord, I raise my cries ; -*- My fervent prayer in mercy hear; Fpr ruin waits my trembling soul. If thou refuse a gracious ear. 2 While suppliant toward thy holy hill I lift my mournful hands to pray, Aflford thy grace, nor drive me still With impious hypocrites away. 3 To sons of falsehood, that despise The works and wonders of thy reign, Thy justice gives the due reward. And sinks their souls to endless pain. PSALM 29. 45 4 For ever blessed be the Lord, Whose mercy hears my mournful voice ! My heart, that trusted in his word, In his salvation shall rejoice. 5 Let every saint, in sore distress. By faith approach his Saviour, God; Then grant, O Lord, thy pardoning grace, And feed thy church with heavenly food. • Psalm 29. L. M. GIVE to the Lord, ye sons of fame, Give to the Lord renown and power ; Ascribe due honours to his name, And his eternal might adore. 2 The Lord proclaims his power aloud Through every ocean, every land ; His voice divides the watery cloud. And ho^htninors blaze at his command. 3 He speaks, and tempest, hail, and wind, Lay the wide forest bare around; The fearful hart and frighted hind, Leap at the terror of the sound. 4 To Lebanon he turns his voice. And lo, the stately cedars break ; The mountains tremble at the noise. The valleys roar, the deserts quake. 5 The Lord sits sovereign on the flood. The thunderer reigns for ever king; But makes his church his blest abode, Where we his awful glories sing. 6 In gentler language, there the Lord The counsel of his grace imparts : Amidst the raging storm, his word Speaks peace and courage to our hearts. 46 PSALM 30. PSALM 30. FIRST PART. L. M. I WILL extol thee, Lord, on high : At thy command diseases fly: Who but a God can speak and save From the dark borders of the grave ? 2 Sing to the Lord, ye saints, and prove How large his grace, how kind his love: Let all your powers rejoice, and trace The wondrous records of his grace. 3 His anger but a moment stays ; His love is hfe and length of days : Though grief and tears the night employ, The morning star restores the joy. Psalm 30. second part. L. M. FIRM was my health, my day was bright, And I presumed 'twould ne'er 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 comforts died. 3 I cried aloud to thee, my God, " What canst thou profit by my blood ? Deep in the dust can I declare Thy truth, or sing thy goodness there ? 4 Hear me, O God of grace," I said, "And bring me from among the dead:" Thy word rebuked the pains I felt. Thy pardoning love removed my guilt. 5 My groans, and tears, and forms of woe, Are turned to joy and praises now ; I throw my sackcloth on the ground, And case and gladness gird me round. PSALM 31. 47 6 My tongue, the glory of my frame, Shall ne'er be silent of thy name ; Thy praise shall sound thro' earth and heaven^ For sickness healed, ajid sins forgiven. Psalm 31. first part. C. M ^1^0 thee, O God of truth and love, -■- My spirit I commit ; Thou hast redeemed my soul from death, And saved me from the pit. 2 My times are in thy hand, I cried, Thouorh I draw near the dust : Thou art the refuge where I hide. The God in whom I trust. 3 Oh make thy reconciled face Upon thy servant shine, And save me, for thy mercy's sake, For I am wholly thine. 4 'Twas in my haste my spirit said, " I must despair and die, I am cut off before thine eyes ;" But thou hast heard my cry. 5 Thy goodness, how divinely free . How sweet thy smiling face To those that fear thy majesty. And trust thy promised grace ! 6 O love the Lord, all ye his saints. And sing his praises loud ; He'll bend his ear to your complaints. And recompense the proud. Psalm 31. second part. C. M. MY heart rejoices in thy name. My God, my heavenly trust ; Thou hast preserved my face from shame, Mine honour from the dust. 48 PSALM 32. 2 " My life is spent with grief," I cried, " My years consumed in groans. My strength decays, mine eyes are dried, And sorrow wastes my bones." 3 Among mine enemies my name A proverb vile was grown. While to my neighbours I became Forgotten and unknown. 4 Slander and fear on every side Seized and beset me round : 1 to thy throne of grace applied And speedy rescue found. 5 How great deliverance thou hast wrought Before the sons of men? The lying lips to silence brought, And made their boasting vain . 6 Thy children from the strife of tongues Shall thy pavilion hide, Guard them from infamy and wrongs, And crush the sons of pride. 7 Within thy sacred presence. Lord, Let me for ever dwell ; No fenced city, walled and barred, Secures a saint so well. Psalm 32. first part. S. M. OH blessed souls are they Whose sins are covered o'er ; Divinely blest, to whom the Lord Imputes their guilt no more. 2 They mourn their follies past, And keep their hearts with care ; Their lips and lives without deceit Shall prove their faith sincere. PSALM 32, 33. 49 While I concealed my guilt, I felt the festering wound, Till I confessed my sins to thee, And ready pardon found. Let sinners learn to pray, Let saints keep near the throne; Our help in times of deep distress, Is found in God alone. Psalm 32. second part. L. M. BLEST is the man, for ever blest. Whose guilt is pardoned by his God, Whose sins with sorrow are confessed. And covered with his Saviour's blood. Before his judgment seat, the Lord No more permits his crimes to rise; He pleads no merit of reward. And not on works, but grace, relies. From guile his heart and lips are free. His humble joy, his holy fear. With deep repentance well agree. And join to prove his faith sincere. How glorious is that righteousness That hides and cancels all his sins! While a bright evidence of grace Through all his life appears and shines. Psalm 33. first part. C. M. REJOICE, ye righteous, in the Lord, This work belongs to you: Sing of his name, his ways, his word. How holy, just, and true! His mercy and his righteousness Let heaven and earth proclaim ; His works of nature, and of grace. Reveal his wondrous name. E 50 PSALM 33. 3 His word, with energy divine, Those heavenly arches spread, Bade starry hosts around them shine, And Hght the heavens pervade. 4 He taught the sweUing waves to flow To their appointed deep; Bade raging seas their hmits know, And still their station keep. 5 Ye tenants of the spacious earth. With fear before him stand ; He spake, and nature took its birth. And rests on his command. 6 He scorns the angry nations' rage. And breaks their vain designs ; His counsel stands through every age, And in full glory shines. PSAOI 33. SECOND PART. P. M. TE holy souls in God rejoice. Your Maker's praise becomes your voice, Great is your theme, yom* songs be new; Sing of his name, his word, his waj^s. His works of nature and of grace, How wise and holy, just and true ! 2 Behold, to earth's remotest ends. His goodness flows, his truth extends ; His power the heavenly arches spread; His word, with energy divine, Bade starry hosts around them shine. And light the circling heavens pervade. 3 His hand collects the flowing seas; Those watery treasures know their place, And fill the store-house of the deep: He spake, and gave all nature birth; And fires, and seas, and heaven, and earth, His everlasting orders keep. PSALM 34. 51 Let mortals tremble and adore A God of such resistless power, Nor dare indulore their feeble raoje : Vain are your thoughts, and weak your hands, But his eternal counsel stands. And rules the world from age to age. Psalm 34. first part. C. M. THROUGH all the changing scenes of hfe. In trouble and in joy, The praises of my God shall still My heart and tongue employ. My soul shall make her boast in him, And celebrate his fame ; Come magnify the Lord with me, With me exalt his name. The hosts of God encamp around The dwellings of the just ; Deliverance he affords to all Who on his succour trust. O! make but trial of his love; Experience will decide. How blest they are, and only they, W^ho in his truth confide. Fear him, ye saints; and you will then Have nothing else to fear; Come make his service your delight; He'll make your wants his care. Psalm 34. second part. L. M. LORD, I will bless thee all my days. Thy praise shall dwell upon my tongue: My soul shall glory in thy grace. While saints rejoice to hear the song. Come magnify the Lord with me. Let every heart exalt his name ; 52 PSALM 34. I sought th' eternal God, and he Has not exposed my hope to shame. 3 I told him all my secret grief, My secret groaning reached his ears : He gave my inward pains rehef, And calmed the tumult of my fears. 4 To him the poor lift up their eyes. With heavenly joy their faces shine; A beam of mercy from the skies Fills them with light and love divine. 5 His holy angels pitch their tents Around the men that serve the Lord ; Oh fear and love him, all his saints, Taste of his grace, and trust his word. 6 The wild young Hons, pinched with pain And hunger, roar through all the wood ; But none shall seek the Lord in vain, Nor want supplies of real good. Psalm 34. third part. L. M. ^HILDREN, in years and knowledge ^ young. Your parents' hope, your parents' joy, Attend the counsels of my tongue. Let pious thoughts your minds employ. 2 If you desire a length of days. And peace to crown your mortal state. Restrain your feet from impious ways, Your lips from slander and deceit. 3 The eyes of God regard his saints, His ears are open to their cries; He sets his frowning face against The sons of violence and lies. 4 To humble souls and broken hearts God with his grace is ever nigh; PSALM 34, 35. 53 Pardon and hope his love imparts When men in deep contrition he. He tells their tears, he counts their groans, His Son redeems their souls from death ; His Spirit heals their broken bones, His praise employs their tuneful breath. Psalm 34. fourth part. C. M. I'LL bless the Lord from day to day ; How good are all his ways ! Ye humble souls that use to pray. Come help my lips to praise. Sing to the honour of his name, How a poor sufferer cried. Nor was his hope exposed to shame. Nor was his suit denied. Oh sinners, come and taste his love, Come, learn his pleasant ways. And let your own experience prove The sweetness of his grace. He bids his angels pitch their tents Round where his children dwell ; What ills their heavenly care prevents. No earthly tongue can tell. Oh love the Lord, ye saints of his ; His eye regards the just: How richly blest their portion is Who make the Lord their trust ! Young lions, pinched with hunger, roar. And famish in the wood ; But God supphes his holy poor With every needful good. Psalm 35. CM. BEHOLD the love, the generous love. That holy David shows ; E 2 54 PSALM 36. Behold his kind compassion move For his afflicted foes. 2 When they are sick, his soul complains, And seems to feel the smart ; The spirit of the gospel reigns, And melts his pious heart. 3 How did his flowing tears condole. As for a brother dead ! And, fasting, mortified his soul, While for their life he prayed. 4 They groaned and cursed him on their bed, Yet still he pleads and mourns ; And double blessings on his head. The righteous God returns. 5 Oh glorious type of heavenly grace ! Thus Christ the Lord appears ; While sinners curse, the Saviour prays, And pities them wdth tears. 6 He, the true David, Israel's king, Blest and beloved of God, To save us rebels, dead in sin. Paid his own dearest blood. Psalm 36. first part. L. M. HIGH in the heavens, eternal God, Thy goodness in full glory shines ; Thy truth shall break through every cloud That veils and darkens thy designs. 2 For ever firm thy justice stands. As mountains their foundations keep ; Wise are the wonders of thy hands, Thy judgments are a mighty deep. 3 Thy providence is kind and large. Both man and beast thy bounty share ; PSALM 36. 55 The whole creation is thy charge, But saints are thy pecuHar care. My God, how excellent thy grace ! Whence all our hope and comfort springs ; The sons of Adam in distress Fly to the shadow of thy wings. From the provisions of thy house We shall be fed with sweet repast ; There mercy, like a river, flows, And brino^s salvation to our taste. Life, like a fountain rich and free. Springs from the presence of my Lord ; And in thy light our souls shal] see The glories promised in thy word. Psalm 36. second fart. C. M. WHILE men grow bold in wicked ways, And yet a God they own, My heart within me often says, " Their thoughts believe there 's none." Their thoughts and ways at once declare, (Whate'er their lips profess,) God hath no wrath for them to fear. Nor will they seek his grace. What strange self-flattery blinds their eyes ! But there 's a hastening hour, W^hen they shall see, with sore surprise, . The terrors of thy power. Thy justice shall maintain its throne. Though mountains melt away ; Thy judgments are a world unknow^n, A deep unfathomed sea. Above these heavens' created rounds, Thy mercies. Lord, extend ; 56 PSALM 37. Thy truth outUves the narrow bounds, Where time and nature end. 6 Safety to man thy goodness brings, Nor overlooks the beast ; Beneath the shadow of thy wings Thy children love to rest. 7 From thee, when creature-streams run low, x\nd mortal comforts die. Perpetual springs of life shall flow, And raise our pleasures high. 8 Though all created light decay, And death close up our eyes. Thy presence makes eternal day Where clouds can never rise. Psalm 37. first part. C. M. WHY should I vex my soul, and fret To see the wicked rise ? Or envy sinners waxing great, By violence and lies ? 2 As flowery grass cut down at noon, Before the evening fades. So shall their glories vanish soon, In everlasting shades. 3 Then let me make the Lord my trust. And practice all that 's good ; So shall I dwell among the just, And he'll provide me food. 4 I to my God my ways commit. And cheerful wait his will; Thy hand, which guides my doubtful feet, Shall my desires fulfil. 5 Mine innocence shalt thou display. And make thy judgments known, rSALM 37. 57 Fair as the light of dawning day, And glorious as the noon. 6 The meek at last the earth possess, And are the heirs of heaven; True riches, with abundant peace. To humble souls are given. 7 Rest in the Lord, and keep his way, Nor let your anger rise. Though providence shall long delay To punish haughty vice. 8 Let sinners join to break your peace. And plot, and rage, and foam ; The Lord derides them, for he sees Their day of vengeance come. 9 They have drawn out the threatening sword, Have bent the murderous bow, To slay the men that fear the Lord, And bring the righteous low. 10 My God shall break their bows, and burn Their persecuting darts. Shall their own swords against them turn, And pierce their stubborn hearts. Psalm 37. second part. C. M. WHY do the wealthy wicked boast. And grow profanely bold ? The meanest portion of the just Excels the sinner's gold. 2 The wicked borrows of his friends, But ne'er designs to pay ; The saint is merciful, and lends. Nor turns the poor away. 3 His alms with liberal heart he gives Amongst the sons of need ; 58 PSALM 37. His memory to long ages lives, And blessed is his seed. 4 His soul abhors discom'se profane, To slander or defraud ; His ready tongue declares to men What he has learned 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 stand Preserved from every snare ; They shall possess the promised land. And dwell for ever there. Psalm 37. third part. C. M. jMTY God, the steps of pious men -»'^-*- Are ordered 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. 3 The heavenly heritage is theirs. Their portion and their home ; He feeds them now, and makes them heirs Of blessings long to come. 4 Wait on the Lord, ye sons of men. Nor fear when tyrants frown ; Ye shall confess their pride was vain. When justice casts them down. 5 The haughty sinner have I seen Not fearing man nor God, PSALM 88. 59 Like to a tall bay-tree, fair and green, Spreading his arms abroad. And lo, he vanished from the ground, Destroyed by hands unseen : Nor root, nor branch, nor leaf was found Where all that pride had been. But mark the man of holy fear, How blest is his decease ! He spends his days in duty here. And leaves the world in peace. Psalm 38. C. M. AMIDST thy wrath remember love, Restore thy servant. Lord, Nor let a Father's chastening prove Like an avenger's sword. Thine arrows stick within my heart, My flesh is sorely prest; Betw^een the sorrow and the smart My spirit finds no rest. My sins a heavy load appear. And o'er my head are gone; Too heavy they for me to bear, Too hard for me t' atone. My thoughts are like a troubled sea That sinks my comforts down ; And I go mourning all the day ^Q* Beneath my father's frown. Lord, I am weak and broken sore, None of my powers are whole; The inward anguish makes me roar, The anguish of my soul. All my desires to thee are known, Thine eye counts every tear ; 00 PSALM 39. And every sigh, and every groan Is noticed by thine ear. 7 Thou art my God, my only hope; My God will hear my cry, My God will bear my spirit up, When Satan bids me die. 8 My foes rejoice whene'er I slide, To see my virtue fail ; They raise their pleasure and their pride. Whene'er their wiles prevail. 9 To thee will I confess my guilt, And thus will plead with thee ; " Was not the blood of Jesus spilt To set the sinner free ?" 10 My God, forgive my folHes past. And be for ever nigh ; O Lord of my salvation haste Before thy servant die. PSALM 39. FIRST PART. C. M. THUS I resolved before the Lord, " Now will I watch m^y tongue, Lest I let slip one sinful word. Or do my neighbour wrong." 2 Whene'er constrained a while to stay With men of lives profane, I'll set a double guard that day, Nor let my talk be vain. 3 I'll scarce allow my lips to speak The pious thoughts I feel. Lest scoffers should occasion take To mock my. holy zeal. 4 Yet if some proper hour appear, I'll not be over awed, PSALM 39. 61 But let the scoffing sinners hear That I can speak for God. Psalm 39. second part. C. M. TEACH me the measure of my days, Thou Maker of my frame ; I would survey hfe's narrow space, And learn how frail I am. 2 A span is all that we can boast, An inch or two of time : Man is but vanity and dust In all his flower and prime. 3 See the vain race of mortals move Like shadows o'er the plain ; They rage and strive, desire and love, But all their noise is vain. 4 Some walk in honour's gaudy show. Some dig for golden ore, They toil for heirs, they know not who, i\.nd straight are seen no more. 5 What should I wish or wait for then. From creatures, earth and dust ? They make our expectations vain, And disappoint our trust. 6 Now I forbid my carnal hope. My fond desires recall ; I give my mortal interest up. And make my God my all. Psalm 39. third part. C. M. 1^ OD of my life, look gently down, ^^ Behold the pains I feel ; But I am dumb before thy throne. Nor dare dispute thy will. 2 Diseases are thy servants. Lord, They come at thy command ; 62 PSALM 40. I'll not attempt a murmuring word Against thy chastening hand. 3 Yet I may plead, with humble cries, Remove thy sharp rebukes : My strength consumes, my spirit dies, Through thy repeated strokes. 4 Crushed as a moth beneath thy hand, We moulder to the dust ; Our feeble powers can ne'er withstand, And all our beauty's lost. 5 I'm but a stranger here below. As all my fathers were ; May I be Well prepared to go. When I the summons hear! 6 And if my life be spared a while Before my last remove. Thy praise shall be my business still, And I'll declare thy love. Psalm 40. first part. C. M. I WAITED patient for the Lord, He bowed to hear my cry ; He saw me resting on his word. And brought salvation nigh. 2 He raised me from a horrid pit. Where mourning long I lay. And from my bonds released my feet — Deep bonds of miry clay. 3 Firm on a rock he made me stand, And taught my cheerful tongue To praise the wonders of his hand. In a new thankful song. 4 I'll spread his works of grace abroad; The saints with joy shall hear, PSALM 40. 63 And sinners learn to make my God Their only hope and fear. 5 How many are thy thoughts of love ! Thy mercies, Lord, how great ! We have not words nor hours enough Their numbers to repeat. 6 When I'm afflicted, poor and low, And light and peace depart. My God beholds my heavy woe, And bears me on his heart. Psalm 40. second part. C. M. THUS saith the Lord, " Your work is vain, Give your burnt-offerings o'er ; In dying goats and bullocks slain, My soul dehghts no more." 2 Then spake the Saviour, " Lo, I'm here, My God, to do thy will ; Whate'er thy sacred books declare Thy servant shall fulfil. 3 " Thy law is ever in my sight, I keep it near my heart; Mine eyes are opened with delight To what thy lips impart." 4 And see, the blest Redeemer comes, Th' eternal Son appears. And at th' appointed time assumes The body God prepares. 5 Much he revealed his Father's grace, And much his truth he showed, And preached the way of righteousness Where great assemblies stood. 6 His Father's honour touched his heart, He pitied sinners' cries, 64 PSALM 40. And to fulfil a Saviour's part Was made a sacrifice. 7 No blood of beasts on altars shed Could wash the conscience clean ; But the rich sacrifice he paid, Atones for all our sin. 8 Then was the great salvation spread, And Satan's kingdom shook; Thus by the woman's promised seed The serpent's head was broke. Psalm 40. third part. L. M. THE wonders, Lord, thy love has wrought, Exceed our praise, surmount our thought ; Should I attempt the long detail. My speech would faint, my numbers fail. 2 No blood of beasts on altars spilt. Can cleanse the souls of men from guilt : But thou hast set before our eyes An all-sufficient sacrifice. 3 Lo ! thine eternal Son appears. To thy designs he bows his ears ; Assumes a body well prepared. And well performs a work so hard. 4 "Behold, I come," the Saviour cries, With love and duty in his eyes, " I come, to bear the heavy load Of sins, and do thy will, my God. 5 " 'Tis written in thy great decree, 'Tis in thy book foretold of me, I must fulfil the Saviours part. And lo ! thy law is in my heart. 6 "I'll magnify thy holy law. And rebels to obedience draw, PSALM 41, 42. 65 When on my cross I'm lifted high, Or to my crown above the sky. " The Spirit shall descend and show What thou hast done, and what I do; The wondering world shall learn thy grace, And all creation tune thy praise." Psalm 41. L. M. BLEST is the man whose heart can move, And melt with pity to the poor ; Whose soul, by sympathising love, Feels what his fellow saints endure. His heart contrives for their relief, More good than his own hands can do ; He, in the time of general grief. Shall find the Lord has mercy too. His soul shall live secure on earth, With secret blessings on his head. When drought, and pestilence, and dearth. Around him multiply their dead. Or if he languish on his couch, God will pronounce his sins forgiven, Will save him with a healing touch. Or take his wilhng soul to heaven. Psalm 42. first part. C. M. WITH earnest longings of the mind, My God, to thee I look ; So pants the hunted hart to find And taste the cooling brook. When shall I see thy courts of grace, And meet my God again ? So long an absence from thy face My heart endures with pain. Temptations vex my weary soul, And tears are my repast ; f2 66 JPSALM 42. The foe insults without control, " And where 's your God at last V 4 'Tis with a mournful pleasure now I think on ancient days : Then to thy house did numbers go, And all our work was praise. 5 But why, my soul, sink down so far Beneath this heavy load ? My spirit, why indulge despair, And sin against my God ? 6 Hope in the Lord, whose mighty hand Can all thy woes remove ; For I shall yet before him stand. And sing restoring love. Psalm 42. second part. L. M. I^/TY spirit sinks within me. Lord, J-^-*- But I will call thy name to mind. And times of past distress record. When I have found my God was kind. 2 Huge troubles, with tumultuous noise. Swell like a sea, and round me spread : Thy water-spouts drown all my joys, And rising waves roll o'er my head. 3 Yet will the Lord command his love. When I address his throne by day ; Nor in the night his grace remove : The night shall hear me sing and pray. 4 I'll cast myself before his feet. And say, " My God, my heavenly Rock ! Why doth thy love so long forget The soul that groans beneath thy stroke ?" 5 I'll chide my heart that sinks so low ; Why should my soul indulge her grief? PSALM 43,44. 6/ Hope in the Lord, and praise him too; He is my rest, my sure rehef. Thy hght and truth shall guide me still ; Thy word shall my best thoughts employ. And lead me to thy heavenly hill. My God, my most exceeding joy. Psalm 43. CM. JUDGE me, O God, and plead my cause, Against a sinful race ; From vile oppression and deceit Secure me by thy grace. On thee my steadfast hope depends, And am I left to mourn ? To sink in sorrows, and in vain Implore thy kind return ? Oh send thy light to guide my feet. And bid thy truth appear ; Conduct me to thy holy hill. To taste thy mercies tliere. Then to thy altar, oh my God, My joyful feet shall rise. And my triumphant song shall praise The God that rules the skies. Sink not, my soul, beneath thy fear, Nor yield to dark despair ; For I shall live to praise the Lord, And bless his guardian care. Psalm 44. C. M. LORD, we have heard thy works of old, Thy works of power and grace, When to our ears our fathers told The wonders of their days. They saw the beauteous churches rise, The spreading gospel run ; 68 PSALM 44. While light and glory from the skies Through all their temples shone. 3 In God they boasted all the day, And in a cheerful throng Did thousands meet to praise and pray, And grace was all their song. 4 But now our souls are seized with shame, Confusion fills our face, To hear the enemy blaspheme. And fools reproach thy grace. 5 Yet have we not forgot our God, Nor falsely dealt with heaven ; Nor have our steps declined the road Of duty thou hast given: 6 Though dragons all around us roar With their destructive breath. And thine own hand has bruised us sore. Hard by the gates of death. 7 We are exposed all day to die. As martyrs for thy name ; As sheep for slaughter bound we lie. And wait the kindling flame. 8 Awake, arise. Almighty Lord, Why sleeps thy wonted grace ? Why should we seem lil^e men abhorred. Or banished from thy face ? 9 Wilt thou for ever cast us off. And still neglect our cries? For ever hide thine heavenly love From our afflicted eyes ? 10 Down to the dust our soul is bowed. And dies upon the ground ; Rise for our help, rebuke the proud. And all their powers confound. PSALM 45. 69 1 1 Redeem us from perpetual shame, Our Saviour and our God ; We plead the honours of thy name, The merits of thy blood. Psalm 45. first part. C. M. I'LL speak the honours of my King, His form divinely fair ; None of the sons of mortal race May with the Lord compare. 2 Sweet is thy speech, and heavenly grace Upon thy hps is shed ; Thy God, with blessings infinite. Hath crowned thy sacred head. 3 Gird on thy sword, victorious Prince, Ride with majestic sway ; Thy terror shall strike through thy foes, And make the world obey. 4 Thy throne, O God, for ever stands. Thy word of grace shall prove A peaceful sceptre in thy hands. To rule thy saints by love. 5 Justice and truth attend thee still. But mercy is thy choice : And God, thy God, thy soul shall fill With most pecuhar joys. Psalm 45. second part. L. M. NOW be my heart inspired to sing The glories of my Saviour King, Jesus the Lord ; how heavenly fair His form ! how brio^ht his beauties are ! 2 O'er all the sons of human race He shines with far superior grace ; Love from his lips divinely flows. And blessings all his state compose. / PSALM 45. 3 Dress thee in arms, most mighty Lord, Gird on the terror of thy sword ; In majesty and glory ride With truth and meekness at thy side. 4 Thine anger, hke a pointed dart. Shall pierce the foes of stubborn heart ; Or words of mercy kind and sweet Shalt melt the rebels at thy feet. 5 Thy throne, O God, for ever stands, Grace is the sceptre in thy hands ; Thy laws and works are just and right, But grace and justice thy delight. 6 God, thine own God, has richly shed His oil of gladness on thy head ; And with his sacred Spirit blest His first-born Son above the rest. Psalm 45. third part. L. M. THE King of saints, how fair his face, Adorned with majesty and grace ! He comes with blessings from above. And wins the nations to his love. 2 At his right hand our eyes behold The Queen arrayed in purest gold ; The world admires her heavenly dress ; Her robes of joy and righteousness. 3 He forms her beauties like his own. He calls and seats her near his throne ; Fair stranger, let thine heart forget The idols of thy native state. 4 So shall the King the more rejoice In thee, the favorite of his choice ; Let him be loved, and yet adored, For lie 's thy Maker and thy Lord. PSALM 46. 71 Oh happy hour, when thou shalt rise To his fair palace in the skies, And all thy sons, (a numerous train,) Each like a prince in glory reign. Let endless honours crown his head ; Let every age his praises spread ; While we with cheerful songs approve The condescension of his love. Psalm 46. first part. L. M. GOD is the refuge of his saints. When storms of sharp distress invade ; Ere we can offer our complaints. Behold him present with his aid. Let mountains from their seats be hurled Down to the deep, and buried there ; Convulsions shake the solid world, Our faith shall never yield to fear. Loud may the troubled ocean roar, In sacred peace our souls abide. While every nation, every shore, Trembles, and dreads the swelling- tide. There is a stream, whose gentle flow Supplies the city of our God ! Life, love, and joy still gliding through, And watering our divine abode. That sacred stream, thine holy word, Supports our faith, our fear controls ; Sweet peace thy promises afford. And give new strength to fainting souls. Zion enjoys her monarch's love. Secure against a threatening hour ; Nor can her firm foundation move, Built on his truth, and armed with power. 72 PSALM 46, 47. Psalm 46. second part. L. M. LET Zion in her King rejoice, Tho' tyrants rage, and kingdoms rise ; He utters his almighty voice. The nations melt, the tumult dies. 2 The Lord of old for Jacob fought, And Jacob's God is still our aid ; Behold the works his hand has wrought. What desolations he has made ! 3 From sea to sea, through all the shores, He makes the noise of battle cease ; When from on high his thunder roars, He awes the trembling world to peace. 4 He breaks the bow, he cuts the spear, Chariots he burns with heavenly flame • Let earth in silent wonder hear The sound and glory of his name. 5 Be still, and learn that he is God, He reigns exalted o'er the lands ; He will be known and feared abroad, But still his throne in Zion stands. 6 O Lord of hosts, almighty King, While we so near thy presence dwell, Our faith shall sit secure and sing, Nor fear the raging powers of hell. Psalm 47. CM. OH for a shout of sacred joy- To God, the sovereign King ! Let every land their tongues employ, And hymns of triumph sing. 2 Jesus, our God, ascends on high ; His heavenly guards around Attend him rising through the sky. With trumpet's joyful sound. PSALM 49. 73 3 While angels shout and praise their King Let mortals learn their strains ; Let all the earth his honours sing ; O'er all the earth he reis^ns. 4 Rehearse his praise ^vith awe profound ; Let knowledge guide the song ; Nor mock him with a solemn sound Upon a thoughtless tongue. 5 In Israel stood his ancient throne, He loved that chosen race ; But now he calls the world his o\\ti, And heathens taste his grace. 6 The Gentile nations are the Lord's, There Abraham's God is known ; While powers and princes, shields and swords, Submit before his throne. PsAL3I 48. FUIST PART. S. M. 1^ REAT is the Lord our God, ^^ And let his praise be great ; He makes his churches his abode. His most deliorhtful seat. 2 These temples of his grace, How beautiful they stand ! The honours of our native place, And bulwarks of our land. 3 In Zion God is known A refuge in distress ; How bright has his salvation shone ! How fair his heavenly grace ! 4 When kings against her joined. And saw the Lord was there, In wild confusion of the mind They fled with hasty fear. 74 PSALM 48. 5 When navies, tall and proud. Attempt to spoil our peace. He sends his tempests roaring loud, And sinks them in the seas. 6 Oft have our fathers told, Our eyes have often seen, How well our God secures the fold. Where his own flocks have been. 7 In every new distress We'll to his house repair, Recall to mind his wondrous grace. And seek deliverance there. Psalm 48. second part. S. M. FAR as thy name is known The world declares thy praise ; Thy saints, O Lord, before thy throne Their songs of honour raise. 2 With joy thy people stand On Zion's chosen hill. Proclaim the wonders of thy hand. And counsels of thy will. 3 Let strangers walk around The city where we dwell. Compass and view thy holy ground. And mark the building well : 4 The orders of thy house. The worship of thy court. The cheerful songs, the solemn vows , And make a fair report. 5 How decent and how wise ! How glorious to behold ! ' Beyond the pomp that charms the eyes, And rites adorned with gold. PSALM 49. 75 8 The God we worship now Will guide us till we die ; Will be our God while here below, And ours above the sky. Psalm 49. first part. C. M. WHY doth the man of riches grow To insolence and pride, To see his wealth and honours flow With every rising tide ? 2 Why doth he treat the poor with scorn, Made of the self-same clay, And boast as though his flesh were born Of better dust than they ? 3 Not all his treasures can procure His soul a short reprieve, Redeem from death one guilty hour, Or make his brother live. i Eternal life can ne'er be sold, The ransom is too high ; Justice will ne'er be bribed with gold. That man may never die. 5 He sees the brutish and the wise, The timorous and the brave. Quit their possessions, close their eyes, And hasten to the grave. 5 Yet, 'tis his inward thought and pride " My house shall ever stand ; And that my name may long abide I'll give it to my land." 7 Vain are his thoughts, his hopes are lost, How soon his memory dies ! His name is buried in the dust. Where his own body lies. 76 PSALM 49. 8 This is the folly of their way ; And yet their sons, as vain, Approve the words their fathers say, And act their works again. 9 Men void of wisdom and of grace, Though honour raise them high. Live like the beasts, a thoughtless race, And like the beasts they die. 10 Laid in the grave, like silly sheep. Death triumphs o'er them there. Till the last trumpet breaks their sleep. And wakes them in despair. Psalm 49. second part. C. M. TE sons of pride, that hate the just, And trample on the poor. When death has brought you down to dust, Your pomp shall rise no more. 2 The last great day shall change the scene ; When will that hour appear ? When shall the just revive, and reign O'er all that scorned them here ? 3 God will my naked soul receive. Called from the world away. And break the prison of the grave. To raise my mouldering clay. 4 Heaven is my everlasting home, Th' inheritance is sure ; Let men of pride their rage resume. But I'll repine no more. , ^ j Psalm 49. third part. L. M. j|H WHY do the proud insult the poor, 1|H And boast the large estates they have? How vain are riches to secure Their haughty owners from the grave ! PSALM 50. 77 2 They can't redeem an hour from death With all the wealth in which they trust ; Nor give a dying brother breath, When God commands him down to dust. 3 There the dark earth and dismal shade Shall clasp their naked bodies round ; That flesh so delicately fed Lies cold and moulders in the ground. 4 Like thoughtless sheep the sinner dies, And leaves his glories in the tomb : The saints shall in the morning rise, And hear the oppressor's awful doom. 5 His honours perish in the dust. And pomp and beauty, birth and blood ; That glorious day exalts the just To full dominion o'er the proud. 6 My Saviour shall my life restore, And raise me from my dark abode ; My flesh and soul shall part no more, But dwell for ever near my God. Psalm 50. first part. C. M. THE Lord, the Judge, before his throne Bids the whole earth draw nigh, The nations near the rising sun, And near the western sky. 2 No more shall bold blasphemers say, "Judgment will ne'er begin;" No more abuse his long delay To insolence and sin. 3 Throned on a cloud our God shall come, Bright flames prepare his way. Thunder and darkness, fire and storm Lead on the dreadful day, g2 ' 78 PSALM 50. 4 Heaven from above his call shall hear, Attending angels come, And earth and hell shall know and fear His justice and their doom. 5 " But gather all my saints," he cries, " That made their peace with God By the Redeemer's sacrifice, And sealed it with his blood. 6 Their faith and works, brought forth to light, Shall make the world confess My sentence of reward is right, And heaven adore my grace." Psalm 50. second part. C. M. THUS saith the Lord, " the spacious fields, And flocks and herds are mine : O'er all the cattle of the hills I claim a right divine. 2 I ask no sheep for sacrifice, Nor bullocks burnt with fire : To hope and love, to pray and praise, Is all that I require. 3 Invoke my name when trouble 's near. My hand shall set thee free ; Then shall thy thankful lips declare The honour due to me. 4 The man that oflfers humble praise, Declares my glory best ; And those that tread my holy ways, . Shall my salvation taste." Psalm 50. TmRD part. C. M. WHEN Christ to judgment shall descend, And saints surround their Lord, He calls the nations to attend And hear his awful word. PSALM 50. 79 2 " Not for the want of bullocks slain Will I the world reprove ; Altars, and rites, and forms are vain Without the fire of love. 3 And w^hat have hypocrites to do To bring their sacrifice? They call my statutes just and true, But deal in theft and lies. 4 Could you expect t' escape my sight And sin without control ? But I shall bring your crimes to light, With anguish in your soul." 5 Consider, ye that slight the Lord Before his wrath appear ; If once you fall beneath his sword. There '^ no deliverer there. Psalm 50. fourth part. L. M. THE Lord, the Judge, his churches warns, Let hypocrites attend and fear, Who place their hope in rites and forms. But make not faith and love their care. 2 Vile wretches dare rehearse his name With Hps of falsehood and deceit ; A friend or brother they defame, And soothe and flatter those they hate. 3 They watch to do their neighbours wrong, Yet dare to seek their Maker's face ; They take his covenant on their tongue, But break his laws, abuse his grace. 4 To heaven they lift their hands unclean. Defiled with lust, defiled with blood ; By night they practise every sin, By day their mouths draw near to God. 80 PSALM 50. 5 And while his judgments long delay, They grow secure and sin the more ; They think he sleeps as well as they, And put far off the dreadful hour. 6 Oh dreadful hour ! when God draws near, And sets their crimes before their eyes ! His wrath their guilty souls shall tear, And no dehverer dare to rise. Psalm 50. fifth part. P. M. THE God of glory sends his summons forth. Calls thQ south nations and awakes the north ; From east to west the sovereign orders spread. Thro' distant worlds and regions of the dead. The trumpet sounds, hell trembles, heaven rejoices ; Lift up your heads, ye saints, with cheerful voices. 2 No more shall atheists mock his long delay ; His vengeance sleeps no more ; behold the day; Behold the Judge descends ; his guards are nigh ; Tempest and fire attend him down the sky. When God appears, all nature shall adore him ; While sinners tremble, saints rejoice before him. 3 " Heaven, earth, and hell draw near ; let all things come To hear my justice and the sinner's doom ; But gather first my saints, (the judge com- mands,) Bring them, ye angels, from their distant lands." PSALM 50. 81 When Christ returns, wake every cheerful passion ; And shout, ye saints, he comes for your salvation. 4 " Behold my covenant stands for ever good. Sealed by th' eternal sacrifice in blood. And signed with all their names, the Greek, the Jew, That paid the ancient worship or the new." There 's no distinction here ; join all your voices, And raise your heads, ye saints, for heaven rejoices. 5 " Here (saith the Lord) ye angels, spread their thrones. And near me seat my favorites and my sons ; Come, my redeemed, possess the joys pre-. pared Ere time began, 'tis your divine reward." When Christ returns, wake every cheerful passion ; And shout, ye saints, he comes for your salvation. 6 " Sinners, awake betimes ; ye fools, be wise ; Awake before this dreadful morning rise ; Change your vain thoughts, your sinful works amend, Fly to the Saviour; make the Judge your friend." Then join the saints, wake every cheerful passion : When Christ returns, he comes for youi salvation. 82 PSALM 51. Psalm 51. first part. L. M. SHOW pity, Lord ; O Lord, forgive, Let a repenting rebel live ; Are not thy mercies large and free ? May not a sinner trust in thee ? 2 My crimes are great, but don't surpass The power and glory of thy grace ; Great God, thy nature hath no bound, So let thy pardoning love be found. 3 Oh wash my soul from every sin, And make my guilty conscience clean ; Here on my heart the burden lies. And past offences pain my eyes. 4 My lips with shame my sins confess. Against thy law, against thy grace ; Lord, should thy judgments grow severe, I am condemned, but thou art clear. 5 Should sudden vengeance seize my breath, I must pronounce thee just in death ; And if my soul were sent to hell. Thy righteous law approves it well. 6 Yet save a trembling sinner. Lord, Whose hope, still hovering round thy word, Would light on some sweet promise there, Some sure support against despair. Psalm 51. second part. L. M. LORD, I am vile, conceived in sin. And born unholy and unclean ; Sprung from the man whose guilty fall Corrupts the race, and taints us all. 2 Soon as we draw our infant breath, The seeds of sin grow up for death ; The law demands a perfect heart; But we're defiled in every part. I PSALM 51. 83 Great God, create my heart anew, And form my spirit pure and true ; Oh make me wise betimes to spy My danger and my remedy. Behold, I fall before thy face ; My only refuge is thy grace ; No outward forms can make me clean ; The leprosy lies deep within. No bleeding bird, nor bleeding beast. Nor hyssop-branch, nor sprinkling priest, Nor running brook, nor flood, nor sea Can wash the dismal stain away. Jesus, my God, thy blood alone Hath power sufficient to atone ; Thy blood can make me white as snow ; No Jewish types could cleanse me so. While guilt disturbs and breaks my peace, Nor flesh nor soul hath rest or ease ; Lord, let me hear thy pardoning voice And make my broken heart rejoice. Psalm 51. TmRD part. L. M. OTHOU that hear'st when sinners cry, Though all my crimes before thee liej Behold them not with angry look. But blot their memory from thy book. Create my nature pure within. And form my soul averse to sin : Let thy good Spirit ne'er depart. Nor hide thy presence from my heart. 1 cannot live without thy light. Cast out and banished from thy sight; Thine holy joys, my God, restore. And guard me, that I fall no more. 84 PSALM 51. 4 Though I have grieved thy spirit, Lord, Thy help and comfort still afford. And let a wretch come near thy throne, To plead the merits of thy Son. 5 A broken heart, my God, my King, Is all the sacrifice I bring ; The God of grace will ne'er despise A broken heart for sacrifice. 6 My soul lies humbled in the dust. And owns thy dreadful sentence just ; Look down, O Lord, with pitying eye. And save the soul condemned to die. 7 Then will I teach the world thy ways : Sinners shall learn thy sovereign grace ; I'll lead them to my Saviour's blood, And they shall praise a pardoning God. 8 O may thy love inspire my tongue ! Salvation shall be all my song; And all my powers shall join to bless The Lord, my strength and righteousness. Psalm 51. fourth part. C. M. LORD, I would spread my sore distress And guilt before thine eyes ; Against thy laws, against thy grace. How high my crimes arise ! 2 Hadst thou condemned my soul to hell. And crushed me to the dust. Heaven had approved thy vengeance w^ell, And earth had owned it just. 3 I from the stock of Adam came, Unholy and unclean ; All my original is shame, And all my nature sin. .1 PSALM 51. 85 4 Born in a world of guilt, I drew Contagion with my breath ; And as my days advanced, I grew A juster prey for death- 5 Cleanse me, O Lord, and cheer my soul With thy forgiving love ; Oh make my broken spirit whole, And bid my pains remove. 6 Let not thy Spirit e'er depart, Nor drive me from thy face ; Create anew my vicious heart. And fill it with thy grace. 7 Then will I make thy mercy known Before the sons of men ; Backsliders shall address thy throne, And turn to God again. Psalm 51. fifth part. CM. ^^ OGOD of mercy, hear my call, ■^' My loads of guilt remove ; Break down this separating wall. That bars me from thy love. 2 Give me the presence of thy grace ; Then my rejoicing tongue Shall speak aloud thy righteousness. And make thy praise my song. 3 No blood of goats nor heifers slain, For sin could e'er atone ; The death of Christ shall still remain Sufficient and alone. 4 A soul oppressed with sin's desert My God will ne'er despise ; An humble groan, a broken heart Is our best sacrifice. H 86 PSALM 52. i| Psalm 52. first part. C. M. 'VM/'HY should the mighty make their boast, ^ ^ And heavenly grace despise ? In their own arm they put their trust, And fill their mouth with hes. 2 Our God in vengeance shall destroy, And drive them from his face ; No more shall they his church annoy, Nor find on earth a place. 3 But Hke a cultured olive grove, Dressed in immortal green, Thy children, blooming in thy love. Amid thy courts are seen. 4 On thine eternal grace, O Lord, Thy saints shall rest secure. And all who trust thy holy w^ord. Shall find salvation sure. Psalm 52. second part. L. M. "Y^HY should the haughty tyrant boast ^ ^ His vengeful arm, his warlike host ? While blood defiles his cruel hand, And desolation wastes the land. 2 He joys to hear the captive's cry. The widow's groan, the orphan's sigh : And when the wearied sword would spare. His falsehood spreads the fatal snare. 3 He triumphs in the deeds of wrong. And arms with rage his impious tongue ; With pride proclaims his dreadful power. And bids the trembling world adore. 4 But God beholds, and wdth a frown. Casts to the dust his honours down ; The righteous freed, their hopes recall. And hail the proud oppressor's fall. PSALxAI 53, 54. 87 How low the proud transgressor lies, Who dared th' eternal power despise ! And vainty deemed, with envious joy, His arm almighty to destroy. We praise the Lord, who heard our cries, And sent salvation from the skies ; The saints who saw^ our mournful days. Shall join our grateful songs of praise. Psalm 53. C. M. ARE all the foes of Zion fools. Who thus destroy her saints ? Do they not know her Saviour rules, And pities her complaints ? They shall be seized with sad surprise ; For God's avenmnor arm Shall crush the hand that dares arise To do his children harm. In vain the sons of Satan boast Of armies in array ; When God on high dismays their host. They fall an easy prey. Oh for a word from Zion's King, Her captives to restore ! The joyful saints thy praise shall sing. And Israel weep no more. Psalm 54. C. M. BEHOLD us. Lord, and let our cry Before thy throne ascend ; Cast thou on us a pitying eye. And still our lives defend. For impious foes insult us round ; Oppressive, proud, and vain ; They cast thy temples to the ground. And all our rights profane. 88 PSALM 55. 3 Yet thy forgiving grace we trust, And in thy power rejoice ; Thine arms shall bring our foes to dust, Thy praise inspire our voice. 4 Be thou with those whose friendly hand Upheld us in distress, Extend thy truth through every land, And still thy people bless. Psalm 55. first part. C. M. OGOD, my refuge, hear my cries. Behold my flowing tears ; For earth and hell my hurt devise. And triumph in my fears. 2 Their rage is leveled at my life. My soul with guilt they load. And fill my thoughts with inward strife. To shake my hope in God. 3 What inward pains my heart-strings wound ! I groan with every breath ; Horror and fear beset me round Amongst the shades of death. 4 Oh were I like a feathered dove, And innocence had wings, I'd fly, and make a long remove From all these restless things. 5 Let me to some wild desert go. And find a peaceful home Where storms of malice never blow, Temptations never come. 6 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. PSALM 55. 89 7 God shall preserve my soul from fear, Or shield me when afraid; Ten thousand angels must appear If he command their aid. 8 I cast my burdens on the Lord, The Lord sustains them all ; My courage rests upon his word. That saints shall never fall. 9 My highest hopes shall not be vain. My lips shall spread his praise ; While cruel and deceitful men. Scarce live out half their days. Psalm 55. SECOi\D part. S. M. LET sinners take their course, And choose the road to death ; But in the worship of my God I'll spend my daily breath. 2 My thoughts address his throne. When morning brings the light; I seek his blessing every noon. And pay my vows at night. 3 Thou wilt regard my cries, Q my eternal God ! W^hile sinners perish in surprise Beneath thine angry rod. 4 Because they dwell at ease. And no sad changes feel. They neither fear, nor trust thy name Nor learn to do thy will. 5 But I, with all my cares. Will lean upon the Lord ; I'll cast my burden on his arm, And rest upon his word. h2 90 PSALM 56. 6 His arm shall well sustain The children of his love ; The ground on which their safety stands, No earthly power can move. Psalm 56. first part. C. M. OTHOU whose justice reigns on high, And makes the oppressor cease, Behold how envious sinners try To vex and break my peace. 2 The sons of violence and lies Join to devour me, Lord ; But as my hourly dangers rise, My re luge is thy word. 3 In God most holy, just, and true, I have reposed my trust ; Nor will I fear what flesh can do. The offspring of the dust. 4 They wrest my words to mischief still. Charge me with unknown faults ; Mischief doth all their counsels fill. And malice all their thoughts. 5 Shall they escape without thy frown ? Must their devices stand ? Oh cast the haughty sinner down. And let him know thy hand. Psalm 56. second part. C. M. 1^ OD counts the sorrow s of his saints, ^^ Their groans affect his ears ; Thou hast a book for my complaints, A bottle for my tears. 2 When to thy throne I raise my cry, The wicked fear and flee : So swift is prayer to reach the sky. So near is God to me. i PSALM 57. 91 3 In thee, most holy, just, and true, I have reposed my trust; Nor will I fear what man can do, The offspring of the dust. 4 Thy solemn vows are on me, Lord, Thou shalt receive my praise ; I'll sing how faithful is thy word. How righteous all thy ways. 5 Thou hast secured my soul from death : Oh set thy prisoner free, That heart and hand, and life and breath, May be employed for thee. Psalm 57. L. M. 1%/f Y God, in whom are all the springs l?_l Qf boundless love and grace unknown, Hide me beneath thy spreading wings. Till the dark cloud is overblown. 2 Up to the heavens I send my cry, The Lord will my desires perform; He sends his angels from the sky. And saves me from the threatening storm. 3 Be thou exalted, O my God, Above the heavens where angels dwell ; Thy power on earth be known abroad. And land to land thy wonders tell. 4 My heart is fixed ; 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 ; His truth to endless years remains, When lower worlds dissolve and die. 92 PSALM 58. 6 Be thou exalted, O my God, Above the heavens where angels dwell ; Thy power on earth be known abroad. And land to land thy w^onders tell. Psalm 58. P. jM. "FUDGES, who rule the world by laws, •^ Will ye despise the righteous cause ? When vile oppression wastes the land, Dare ye condemn the righteous poor, And let rich sinners 'scape secure, While gold and greatness bribe your hand? 2 Have ye forgot, or never knew, That God will judge the judges too ? High in the heavens his justice reigns; Yet you invade the rights of God, And send your bold decrees abroad. To bind the conscience in your chains. 3 A poisoned arrow is your tongue. The arrow sharp, the poison strong. And death attends where'er it wounds ; You hear no counsels, cries, nor tears ; So the deaf adder stops her ears Against the power of charming sounds. 4 Break out their teeth, eternal God ; Those teeth of lions, dyed in blood ; And crush the serpents in the dust : As empty chaff, when whirlwinds rise. Before the sweeping tempest flies. So let their hopes and names be lost. 5 Th' Almighty thunders from the sky ; Their grandeur melts, their titles die. As hills of snow dissolve and run ; Or snails that perish in their slime. Or births that come before their time, Vain births, that never see the sun. PSALM 59. 93 Thus shall the vengeance of the Lord Safety and joy to saints afford ; And all that hear shall join and sa}^, " Sure there 's a God that rules on high, A God that hears his children cry, And will their sufferings well repay." Psalm 59. S. M. FROM foes that round us rise, O God of heaven defend, Who brave the vengeance of the skies, And with thy saints contend. Behold, from distant shores. And desert wilds they come, Combine for blood their cruel force, And through thy cities roam. Beneath the silent shade. Their secret plots they lay. Our peaceful walls by night invade, And waste the fields by day. And will the God of grace. Regardless of our pain. Permit, secure, that impious race To riot in their reign ? In vain their secret guile. Or open force they prove ; His eye can pierce the deepest veil. His hand their strength remove. Yet save them. Lord, from death. Subdue them by thy word. Confound their councils with thy breath, But pardoning grace afford. Then shall our grateful voice Proclaim our guardian God ; 94 PSALM 60, 61. The nations round the earth rejoice, And sound thy praise abroad. Psalm 60. C. M. LORD, thou hast scourged our guilty land ; Behold thy people mourn ; Shall vengeance ever guide thy hand ? Shall mercy ne'er return ? 2 Beneath the terrors of thine eye. Earth's haughty towers decay ; Thy frowning mantle spreads the sky, And mortals melt away. 3 Our Zion trembles at the stroke, And dreads thy lifted hand; Oh heal the people thou hast broke, And save the sinking land. 4 Exalt thy banner in the field. For those that fear thy name ; From barbarous hosts our nation shield, And put our foes to shame. 5 Attend our armies to the fight. And be their guardian God ; In vain shall numerous powers unite Against thy hfted rod. 6 Our troops beneath thy guiding hand. Shall gain a glad renown : 'Tis God who makes the feeble stand. And treads the mighty down. Psalm 61. first part. S. M. WHEN overwhelmed with grief. My heart within me dies. Helpless and fiir from all relief. To heaven I lift mine eyes. PSALM 61. 95 Oh lead me to the rock That 's high above my head, And make the covert of thy wings My shelter and my shade. Within thy presence, Lord, For ever I'll abide ; Thou art the tower of my defence, The refuge where I hide. Thou givest me the lot Of those that fear thy name ; If endless life be their reward, I shall possess the same. Psalm 61. second part. P. M. LORD, hear my voice, my prayer attend, From earth's far distant coasts I bend. With supplicating cry : When the dark storm o'erwhelms my breast, Then lead me on the Rock to rest. That 's higher far than I ! Long has my soul thy shelter found. And thee I boast when foes surround, The tower of my defence ; Still in thy presence I'll abide. Beneath thy wings securely hide, And none shall pluck me thence. Thou, gracious Lord, my vows didst hear, And 'midst the men who ow^n thy fear My heritage ordain : Thine arm has raised my Saviour high. Enthroned him King o'er earth and sky, And bid his years remain ! Eternal shall his throne endure, Mercy and truth his reign secure. In the briofht realms of dav : 96 PSALM 62, 63. My God, my lips exalt thy name, Salvation from thy grace I claim. And daily vows repay. Psalm 62. L. M. MY spirit looks to God alone ; My rock and refuge is his throne; In all my fears, in all my straits. My soul on his salvation waits. 2 Trust him, ye saints, in all your ways. Pour out your hearts before his face ; When helpers fail, and foes invade, God is our all-sufficient aid. 3 False are the men of high degree. The baser sort are vanity ; Laid in a balance, both appear Light as a puff of empty air. 4 Make not increasing gold your trust. Nor set your hearts on glittering dust; Why will you grasp the fleeting smoke. And not believe what God has spoke ? 5 Once has his awful voice declared, Once and again my ears have heard " All power is his eternal due; He must be feared and trusted too." 6 For sovereign power reigns not alone, Grace is a partner of the throne ; Thy grace and justice, mighty Lord, Shall well divide our last reward. Psalm 63. first part. C. M. EARLY, my God, without delay, I haste to seek thy face ; My thirsty spirit faints away. Without thy cheering grace. PSALM 63. 2 I've seen thy glory and thy power Through all thy temple shine ; My God, repeat that heavenly hour, That vision so divine. 3 Not all the blessings of a feast Can please my soul so well, As when thy richer grace I taste, And in thy presence dwell. 4 Not life itself, with all its joys, Can my best passions move. Or raise so high my cheerful voice, As thy forgiving love. 5 Thus till my last expiring day, I'U bless my God and King; Thus will I hft my hands to pray, And tune my lips to sing. Psalm 63. second part. L. M. GREAT God, indulge my humble claim, Thou art my hope, my joy, my rest ; The glories that compose thy name Stand all engaged to make me blest. 2 Thou great and good, thou just- and wise, Thou art my Father and my God ; And I am thine by sacred ties ; Thy son, thy servant, bought with blood. 3 With heart, and eyes, and lifted hands, For thee I long, to thee I look. As travellers, in thirsty lands, Pant for the coolinor water brook. 4 With early feet I love t' appear Among thy saints and seek thy face ; Oft have I seen thy glory there, And felt the power of sovereign grace. I 98 PSALM 63. 5 Amidst the wakeful hours of night, When busy cares afflict my head, One thought of thee gives new dehght, And adds refreshment to my bed. 6 I'll hft my hands, I'll raise my voice, While I have breath to pray or praise ; This work shall make my heart rejoice, And bless the remnant of my days. Psalm 63. third part. S. M. MY God, permit my tongue This joy, to call thee mine ; And let my early cries prevail To taste thy love divine. 2 My thirsty, fainting soul Thy mercy does implore : Not travellers in desert lands Can pant for water more. 3 Within thy churches, Lord, I long to find my place. Thy power and glory to behold, And feel thy quickening grace. 4 For life without thy love No relish can afford ; No joy can be compared with this, To serve and please the Lord. 5 Since thou hast been my lielp. To thee my spirit flies. And on thy watchful providence My cheerful hope relies. 6 The shadow of thy wings My soul in safety keeps ; I follow where my Father leads. And he supports my steps. - PSALM 64, 65. 99 Psalm 64. L. M. f^ REAT God, attend to my complaint, ^J Nor let my drooping spirit faint ; When foes in secret spread the snare, Let my salvation be thy care. 2 Shield me without, and guard within From treacherous foes and deadly sin; May envy, lust, and pride depart. And heavenly grace expand my heart. 3 Thy justice and thy power display. And scatter far thy foes away ; ^% While listening nations learn thy word, And saints triumphant bless the Lord. 4 Then shall thy church exalt her voice, And all that love thy name rejoice ; By faith approach thine awful throne, And plead the merits of thy Son. Psalm 65. first part. L. M. THE praise of Zion waits for thee. My God, and praise becomes thy house; There shall thy saints thy glory see. And there perform their public vows. 2 O thou, whose mercy bends the skies, To save when humble sinners pray ; All lands to thee shall hft their eyes. And every yielding heart obey. 3 Against my will my sins prevail, But grace shall purge away the stain ; The blood of Christ will never fail To wash my garments white again. 4 Blest is the man whom thou shalt choose, And give him kind access to thee ; Give him a place within thy house. To taste thy love divinely free. 100 PSALM 65. 5 With dreadful glory God fulfils What his afflicted saints request; And with almighty wrath reveals His love to give his churches rest. 6 Then shall the flocking nations run To Zion's hill, and own their Lord ; The rising and the setting sun Shall see the Saviour's name adored. Psalm 65. second part. L. M. THE God of our salvation hears The groans of Zion mixed with tears; Yet when he comes with kind designs, Through all the way his terror shines. 2 On him the race of man depends, Far as the earth's remotest ends. Where the Creator's name is known By nature's feeble ligh-t alone. 3 Sailors, that travel o'er the flood. Address their frighted souls to God, When tempests rage and billows roar At dreadful distance from the shore. 4 He bids the noisy tempests cease ; He calms the raging crowd to peace, When a tumultuous nation raves Wild as the winds, and loud as waves. 5 Whole kingdoms, shaken by the storm, He settles in a peaceful form ; Mountains established by his hand. Firm on their old foundations stand. 6 Behold his ensigns sweep the sky. New comets blaze, and lightnings fly ; The heathen lands, with swift surprise, From the bright horrors turn their eyes. rSALM 65. 101 7 At his command the morning ray Smiles in the east, and leads the day; He guides the sun's declining wheels Over the tops of western hills. 8 Seasons and times obey his voice ; The evening and the morn rejoice To see the earth made soft with showers, Laden with fruit, and drest in flowers. 9 'Tis from his watery stores on high He gives the thirsty ground supply; He walks upon the clouds, and thence Doth his enriching drops dispense. 10 The desert grows a fruitful field. Abundant fruit the valleys yield ; . The valleys shout with cheerful voice, And neighbouring hills repeat their joys. 11 The pastures smile in green array, There lambs and larger cattle play ; The larger cattle and the lamb. Each in his language speaks thy name. 12 Thy works pronounce thy power divine ; O'er every field thy glories shine ; Through every month thy gifts appear : Great God, thy goodness crowns the year I Psalm 65. »TmRD part. C. M. PRAISE waits in Zion, Lord, for thee. There shall our vows be paid ; Thou hast an ear when sinners pray. All flesh shall seek thine aid. 2 Lord, our iniquities prevail. But pardoning grace is thine. And thou wilt grant us power and skill To conquer every sin. i2 102 PSALM 65. 3 Blest are the men whom thou wilt choose To bring them near thy face, Give them a dwelling in thy house, To feast upon thy grace. 4 In answering what thy church requests, Thy truth and terror shine, And works of dreadful righteousness Fulfil thy kind design. 5 Thus shall the wondering nations see The Lord is good and just; And distant islands fly to thee, And make thy name their trust. 6 They dread thy glittering tokens. Lord, When signs in heaven appear; But they shall learn thy holy word, And love as well as fear. Psalm 65. fourth part. C. M. 'npiS by thy strength the mountains stand, -*- God of eternal power ; The sea grows calm at thy command. And tempests cease to roar. 2 Thy morning light and evening shade Successive comforts bring ; Thy plenteous fruits make harvest glad, Thy flowers adorn the spring. 3 Seasons and times and moons and hours. Heaven, earth, and air are thine ; When clouds distil in fruitful showers, The author is divine. 4 Those wandering cisterns in the sky, Borne by the winds around. With watery treasures well supply The furrows of the ground. PSALM 65, 66. 103 5 The thirsty ridges drink their fill, And ranks of corn appear; Thy ways abound with blessings still, Thy goodness crowns the year. Psalm 65. fifth part. C. M. GOOD is the Lord, the heavenly King, Who makes the earth his care ; Visits the pastures every spring. And bids the grass appear. 2 The clouds, hke rivers raised on high. Pour out at his command Their watery blessings from the sky. To cheer the thirsty land. 3 The softened ridges of the field Permit the corn to spring: The valleys rich provision yield. And the poor labourers sing. 4 The little hills on every side Rejoice at falling showers ; The meadows, dressed in beauteous pride, Perfume the air with flowers. 5 The thirsty clods, refreshed with rain. Promise a joyful crop; The parched grounds look green again. And raise the reaper's hope. 6 The various months thy goodness crowns, How bounteous are thy ways ! The bleating flocks spread o'er the downs, And shepherds shout thy praise. Psalm 66. first part. C. M. SING, all ye nations, to the Lord, Sing with a joyful noise ; With melody of sound record His honours and your joys. 104 PSALM 66. 2 Say to the Power that formed the sky, "How terrible art thou! Sinners before thy presence fly, Or at thy feet they bow." 3 Come see the wonders of our God, How glorious are his ways ! In Moses' hand he put the rod, And clave the frighted seas. 4 He made the ebbing channel dry, While Israel passed the flood ; There did the church begin their joy, And triumph in their God. 5 He rules by his resistless might ; Will rebel mortals dare Provoke the Eternal to the fight, And tempt that dreadful war ? 6 Oh bless our God, and never cease ; Ye saints, fulfil his praise ; He keeps our life, maintains our peace. And guides our doubtful ways. 7 Lord, thou hast proved our suflering souls, To make our graces shine; So silver bears the burning coals. The metal to refine. 8 Through watery deeps and fieiy ways We march at thy command, Led to possess the promised place By thine unerring hand. Psalm 66, second part. C. M. NOW shall my solemn vows be paid To that Almighty Power, That heard the long requests I made In my distressful hour. PSALM 67. lOj 2 My lips and cheerful heart prepare To make his mercies known ; Come ye that fear my God, and hear The wonders he has done. 3 When on my head huge sorrows fell, I sought his heavenly aid ; He saved my sinking soul from hell, ! - i^nd death's eternal shade. I If sin lay covered in my heart While prayer employed my tongue ; The Lord had shown me no regard. Nor I his praises sung. 3 But God (his name be ever blest) Has set my spirit free ; Nor turned from him my poor request, Nor turned his heart from me. Psalm 67. CM. SHINE, mighty God, on Zion shine With beams of heavenly grace ; Reveal thy power through all our coasts, And show thy smiling face. I When shall thy name from shore to shore Sound all the earth abroad; And distant nations know and love Their Saviour and their God ? ] Sing to the Lord, ye distant lands, Sing loud with solemn voice ; Let every tongue exalt his praise. And every heart rejoice. i He, the great Lord, the sovereign Judge, That sits enthroned above. In wisdom rules the worlds he made And bids them taste his love 106 PSALM 68. 5 Earth shall obey his high command, And yield a full increase ; Our God will crown his chosen land With fruitfulness and peace. 6 God the Redeemer scatters round His choicest favours here, While the creation's utmost bound Shall see, adore, and fear. Psalm 68. first part. L. M. LET God arise in all his might, And put the troops of hell to flight ; As smoke, that sought to cloud the skies, Before the rising tempest flies. 2 He comes, arrayed in burning flames: Justice and vengeance are his names: Behold his fainting foes expire Like meltinor wax before the fire. 3 He 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. 4 The widow and the fatherless Fly to his aid in sharp distress ; In him the poor and helpless find A Judge that 's just, a Father kind. 5 He breaks the captive's heavy chain, And prisoners see the light again ; But rebels that dispute his will Shall dwell in chains and darkness still. 6 Kingdoms and thrones to God belong ; Crown him, ye nations, in your song : His wondrous names and powers rehearse, His honours shall enrich your verse. PSALM 68. 107 7 He shakes the heavens with loud alarms; How terrible is God in arms ! In Israel are his mercies known, Israel is his peculiar throne. 8 Proclaim him king, pronounce him blest ; He 's your defence, your joy, your rest : When terrors rise, and nations faint, God is the strength of every saint. Psalm 68. second part. L. M. LORD, when thou didst ascend on high, Ten thousand angels filled the sky ; Those heavenly guards around thee wait, Like chariots that attend thy state. 2 Not Sinai's mountain could appear More glorious when the Lord was there; While he pronounced his holy law. And struck the chosen tribes with awe. 3 How bright the triumph none can tell, , When the rebellious powers of hell. That thousand souls had captive made, Were all in chains, like captives, led, 4 Raised by his Father to the throne, He sent his promised Spirit down. With gifts and grace for rebel men. That God might dwell on earth again. Psalm 68. third part. L. M. "V!^E bless the Lord, the just, the good, ^ ^ Who fills our hearts with heavenly food ; Who pours his blessings from the skies, And loads our days with rich supphes. 2 He sends the sun his circuit round. To cheer the fruits, to warm the ground ; He bids the clouds with plenteous rain, Refresh the thirsty earth again- 108 PSALM 69. 3 'Tis to his care we owe our breath, And all our near escapes from death : Safety and health to God belong ; He heals the weak, and guards the strong. 4 He makes the saint and sinner prove The common blessings of his love ; But the wide difference that remains, Is endless joy, or endless pains. 5 The Lord that bruised the serpent's head, On all the serpent's seed shall tread ; The stubborn sinner's hope confound, And smite him with a lasting wound. 6 But his right hand his saints shall raise, From the deep earth or deeper seas. And bring them to his courts above ; There shall they taste his special love. Psalm 69. first part. C. M. " Q AVE me, O God, the swelling floods ^ Break in upon my soul ; I sink, and sorrows o'er my head Like mighty waters roll. 2 " I cry till all my voice be gone. In tears I waste the day : My God, behold my longing eyes. And shorten thy delay. 3 " They hate my soul without a cause. And still their number grows More than the hairs about my head. And mighty are my foes. 4 " 'Twas then I paid that dreadful debt That men could never pay. And gave those honours to thy law, Which sinners took away." rSALM 69. 109 5 Thus in the great Messiah's name The royal prophet mourns ; Thus he awakes our hearts to grief, And gives us joy by turns. 16" Now shall the saints rejoice and find j • Salvation in my name, i For I have borne their heavy load Of sorrow, pain, and shame. 7 " Grief, Hke a garment, clothed me round, And sackcloth was my dress. While I procured, for naked souls, A robe of righteousness. 8 " Amongst my brethren and the Jews I like a stranger stood. And bore their vile reproach, to bring The Gentiles near to God. 9 " I came in sinful mortals' stead To do ray Father's w^ill : Yet, when I cleansed my Father's house. They scandalized my zeal. 10 " My fastings and my holy groans ! Were made the drunkard's song ; But God from his celestial throne. Heard my complaining tongue. 11 "He saved me from the dreadful deep, Where fears beset me round ; He raised and fixed my sinking feet On well-established ground. 12 " 'Twas in a most accepted hour, My prayer arose on high. And for my sake my God shall hear The dying sinner's cry." K 110 PSALM 69. Psalm 69. second part. C. M. NOW let our lips, with holy fear And mournful pleasure, sing The sufferings of our great High Priest, The sorrows of our King. 2 He sinks in floods of deep distress; How high the waters rise! While to his heavenly Father's ear He sends unceasing cries. 3 " Hear me, O Lord, and save thy Son, Nor hide thy shining face ; Why should thy favourite look like one Forsaken of thy grace ! 4 " With rage they persecute the man That groans beneath thy wound. While for a sacrifice I pour My life upon the ground. 5 " They tread my honour to the dust. And laugh when I complain ; Their sharp insulting slanders add Fresh anguish to my pain. 6 " All my reproach is known to thee. The scandal and the shame ; Reproach has broke my bleeding heart ; And lies defiled my name. 7 " I looked for pity, but in vain ; My kindred are my grief: I ask my friends for comfort round. But meet with no relief. 8 " With vinegar they mock my thirst. They give me gall for food ; And sporting with my dying groans, They triumph in my blood. PSALM 69. Ill 1 9 " Shine into my afflicted soul, Let thy compassion save ; And though my flesh sink down to death Redeem it from the grave. 10 "I shall arise to praise thy name, [ Shall reign in worlds unknown ; And thy salvation, O my God, Shall seat me on thy throne." PSALM 69. raiRDPART. CM. ]!^ATHER, I sing thy wondrous grace, - I bless my Saviour's name. He bought salvation for the poor. And bore the sinner's shame. 2 His deep distress has raised us high, i His duty and his zeal j Fulfilled the law which mortals broke, I And finished all thy will. ;3 His dying groans, his living songs, i Shall better please my God, Than harp or trumpet's solemn sound, Than goat's or bullock's blood. This shall his humble followers see, And set their hearts at rest ; They by his death draw near to thee. And live for ever blest. I^ Let heaven and all that dwell on high, To God their voices raise. While lands and seas assist the sky. And join t' advance his praise. Zion is thine, most holy God, Thy Son shall bless her gates ; And glory purchased by his blood For thine own Israel waits. 112 PSALM 69, 70. Psalm 69. fourth part. L. M. DEEP in our hearts let us record The deeper sorrows of our Lord; Behold the rising billows roll To overwhelm his holy soul. 2 In long complaints he spends his breath, While hosts of hell, and powers of death, And all the sons of malice join To execute their curst design. 3 Yet, gracious God, thy power and love Has made the curse a blessing prove ; Those dreadful sufferings of thy Son Atoned for crimes which we had done. 4 The pangs of our expiring Lord The honours of thy law restored ; His sorrows made thy justice known, And paid for follies not his own. 5 Oh for his sake our guilt forgive. And let the mourning sinner live : The Lord will hear us in his name, Nor shall our hope be turned to shame. Psalm 70. L. M. OTHOU, whose hand the kingdom sways, Whom earth, and hell, and heaven obeys, To help thy chosen sons appear. And show thy power and glory here ! 2 While stupid mortals, sunk in sleep, Slide onward to the fiery deep. To sense, and sin, and madness given, Believe no hell, and wish no heaven ; 3 While fools deride, while foes oppress, And Zion mourns in deep distress; Her friends withdraw, her foes grow bold. Truth fails, and love is waxen cold ; I PSALM 71. 113 |4 O haste, with every gift inspired, With glory, truth, and grace attired. Thou Star of heaven's eternal morn; Thou Sun, whom beams divine adorn ! 6 Assert the honour of thy name ; Overwhelm thy foes with fear and shame ; ' Bid them beneath thy footstool lie, Nor let their souls for ever die. 6 Saints shall be glad before thy face. And grow in love, and truth, and grace; Thy church shall blossom in thy sight, And yield her fruits of pure delight. 7 O hither, then, thy footsteps bend; Swift as a roe, from hills descend ; Mild as the sabbath's cheerful ray. Till life unfolds eternal day ! Psalm 71. first part. C. M. 1%/TY God, my everlasting hope, -^^-*- I live upon thy truth ; Thine hands have held my childhood up. And strengthened all my youth. 2 My flesh was fashioned by thy power, With all these hmbs of mine ; And from my mother's painful hour, I've been entirely thine. 3 Still has my life new wonders seen Repeated every year; Behold, my days that yet remain, I trust them to thy care. 4 Cast me not off when strength declines, When hoary hairs arise ; . And round me let thy glory shine, Whene'er thy servant dies. k2 114 PSALM 71. 5 Then in the history of my age, When men review my days, They'll read thy love in every page, In every line thy praise. Psalm 71. second part. C. M. MY Saviour, my almighty friend. When I begin thy praise. Where will the growing numbers end. The numbers of thy grace ? 2 Thou art my everlasting trust. Thy goodness I adore ; And since I knew thy graces first, I speak thy glories more. 3 My feet shall travel all the length Of the celestial road. And march, with courage, in thy strength, To see my Father, God. 4 When I am filled with sore distress For some surprising sin, I'll plead thy perfect righteousness, And mention none but thine. 5 How will my lips rejoice to tell The victories of my King ; My soul, redeemed from sin and hell, Shall thy salvation sing. 5 My tongue shall all the day proclaim My Saviour and my God, His death has brought my foes to shame, And saved me by his blood. 7 Awake, awake, my tuneful powers ; With this delightful song I'll entertain the darkest hours. Nor think the season long. PSALM 71. ll'^ Psalm 71. third part. C. M. GOD of my childhood, and my youth, The guide of all my days, I have declared thy heavenly truth, And told thy wondrous ways. 2 Wilt thou forsake my hoary hairs, And leave my fainting heart? Who shall sustain my sinking years, If God, my strength, depart ? 3 Let me thy power and truth proclaim Before the rising age, And leave a savour of thy name When I shall quit the stage. 4 The land of silence and of death Attends my next remove ; Oh may these poor remains of breath Teach the wide world thy love! 5 Thy righteousness is deep and high Unsearchable thy deeds ; Thy glory spreads beyond the sky, And all my praise exceeds. 6 Oft have I heard thy threatenings roar, And oft endured the grief; But when thy hand has pressed me sore, Thy grace was my relief. 7 By long experience have I known Thy sovereign power to save; At thy command I venture down Securely to the grave. 8 When I he buried deep in dust, My flesh shall be thy care ; These withered hmbs with thee I trust, To raise them strong and fair. 116 PSALM 72. 1 1 Psalm 72. first part. L. M. GREAT God, whose universal sway The known and unknown worlds obey, Now give the kingdom to thy Son, Extend his power, exalt his throne. 2 Thy sceptre well becomes his hands, All heaven submits to his commands, His justice shall avenge the poor, And pride and rage prevail no more. 3 With power he vindicates the just. And treads th' oppressor in the dust ; His worship and his fear shall last. Till hours, and years, and time be past. 4 As rain on meadows newly mown, So shall he send his influence down; His grace on fainting souls distils, Like heavenly dew on thirsty hills. 5 The heathen lands that lie beneath The shades of overspreading death, Revive at his first dawning light. And deserts blossom at the sight. 6 The saints shall flourish in his days, Drest in the robes of joy and praise; Peace, like a river from his throne, Shall flow to nations yet unknown. Psalm 72. second part. L. M. TESUS shall reign where'er the sun •^ Does his successive journeys run ; His kingdom stretch from shore to shore. Till moons shall wax and wane no more. 2 Behold the nations with their kings; There Europe her best tribute brings ; From north to south the princes meet, To pay their homage at his feet. PSALM 73. 117 3 There Persia, glorious to behold, And India shines in eastern gold ; While western empires own their Lord, And savage tribes attend his word. 4 For him shall endless prayer be made, And endless praises crown his head ; ■ His name, hke sweet perfume, shall rise With every morning sacrifice. 5 People and realms of every tongue Dwell on his love with sweetest song ; And infant voices shall proclaim Their early blessings on his name. 6 Blessings abound where'er he reigns, The joyful prisoner bursts his chains; The weary find eternal rest, , And all the sons of want are blest. 7 Where he displays his healing power, Death and the curse are Imown no more ; In him the tribes of Adam boast More blessings than their father lost 8 Let every creature rise and bring Peculiar honours to our King; Angels descend with songs again, And earth repeat the loud Amen. Psalm 73. first part. C. M. GOD, my supporter and my hope, My help for ever near, Thine arm of mercy held me up. When sinking in despair. 2 Thy counsels. Lord, shall guide my feet Through life's dark wilderness ; Thine hand conduct me near thy seat. To dwell before thv face. 118 PSALM 73. 3 Were 1 in heaven without my God, 'Twould be no joy to me ; And whilst this earth is my abode, I long for none but thee. 4 What if the springs of life were broke, And flesh and heart should faint, God is my soul's eternal rock, The strength of every saint. 5 Behold ! the sinners that remove Far from thy presence, die ; Not all the idol-gods they love Can save them when they cry. 6 But to draw near to thee, my God, Shall be my sweet employ ; My tongue shall sound thy works abroad, And tell the world my joy. Psalm 73. second part. L. M. LORD, what a thoughtless wretch was I, To mourn, and murmur, and repine, To see the wicked placed on high. In pride and robes of honour shine. 2 But oh! their end, their dreadful end ! Thy sanctuary taught me so : On slippery rocks I see them stand. And fiery billows roll below. 3 Now let them boast how tall they rise, I'll never envy them again. There they may stand with haughty eyes, Till they plunge deep in endless pain. 4 Their fancied joys how fast they flee ! Like dreams, as fleeting and as vain ; Their songs of softest harmony Are but a prelude to their pain. PSALM 73. 119 5 Now I esteem their mirth and wine, Too dear to purchase with my blood ; Lord, 'tis enough that thou art mine, My hfe, my portion, and my God. Psalm 73. third part. S. M. SURE there 's a righteous God, Nor is religion vain ; Though men of vice may boast aloud, And men of grace complain. 2 I saw the wicked rise, And felt my heart repine. While haughty fools with scornful eyes, In robes of honour shine. 3 Pampered with wanton ease. Their flesh looks full and fair. Their wealth rolls in like flowing seas, A.nd grows without their care. 4 Free from the plagues and pains That pious souls endure. Through all their hfe oppression reigns. And racks the humble poor. 5 Their impious tongues blaspheme The everlasting God : '■■ Their malice blasts the good man's name, And spreads their lies abroad. 6 Then I, with flowing tears. Allowed my doubts to rise ; " Is there a God that sees or hears The things below the skies?" 7 The tumult of my thought Held me in hard suspense, Till to thy house my feet were brought To learn thy justice thence. 120 PSALM 73. 8 Thy word with Hght and power. Did my mistake amend ; I viewed the sinner's hfe before, But here I learned his end. 9 On what a slippery steep The thoughtless wretches go! And oh! that dreadful fiery deep That waits their fall below ! 1 D Lord, at thy feet I bow, My thoughts no more repine ; I call my God my portion now. And all my powers are thine. Psalm 73. fourth part. C. M. NO, I shall envy them no more Who grow profanely great. Though they increase their golden store And rise to wondrous height. 2 They taste of all the joys that grow Upon this earthly clod! Well they may search the creature through, For they have ne'er a God. 3 Shake off the thoughts of dying too. And think your hfe your own : But death comes hastening on to you. To mow 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 they shine; Your heaps of glittering dust are yours. And my Redeemer 's mine. PSALM 74. 121 Psalm 74. first part. C. M. WILL God for ever cast us off? His wrath for ever smoke Against the people of his love, His little chosen flock ? Think of the tribes so dearly bought With their Redeemer's blood; Nor let thy Zion be forgot, Where once thy glory stood. Lift up thy feet, and march in haste, Aloud our ruin calls ; See what a wide and fearful waste Is made within thy walls. Where once thy churches prayed and sang, Thy foes profanely rage; Amid thy gates their ensigns hang. And there their hosts engage. How are the seats of worship broke ? They tear the buildings down, And he that deals the heaviest stroke Procures the chief renown. With flames they threaten to destroy Thy children in their rest ; " Come, let us burn at once, they cry, The temple and the priest." And still to heighten our distress. Thy presence is withdrawn ; Thy wonted signs of power and grace. Thy power and grace are gone. No prophet speaks to calm our grief. But all in silence mourn ; Nor know the times of our relief. The hour of thy return. 122 PSALM 74. Psalm 74. second part. C. M. HOW long, eternal God, how long ^oii Shall men of pride blaspheme ? ^^ Shall saints be made their endless song. And bear immortal shame ? 2 Canst thou for ever sit and hear Thine holy name profaned ? And still thy jealousy forbear, And still withhold thine hand ? 3 What strange dehverance hast thou shown In acres lons^ before ? And now no other God we own, No other God adore. 4 Thou didst divide the raging sea By thy resistless might. To make thy tribes a wondrous way, And then secure their flight. 5 Is not the world of nature thine, The darkness and the day ? Didst thou not bid the morning shine. And mark the sun his way? 6 Hath not thy power formed every coast, And set the earth its bounds. With summer's heat and winter's frost. In their perpetual rounds ? 7 And shall the sons of earth and dust That sacred power blaspheme? Will not thy hand that formed them first Avenge thine injured name ? 8 Think on the covenant thou hast made, And all thy words of love ; Nor let the birds of prey invade And vex the trembling dove. PSALM 75, 76. 123 9 Our foes will triumph in our blood, And make our hope their jest ; Plead thine own cause, almighty God, And give thy children rest. Psalm 75. L. M. TO thee most high and holy God, To thee our thankful hearts we raise ; Thy works declare thy name abroad, Thy wondrous works demand our praise. 2 To bondage doomed, thy chosen sons Beheld their foes triumphant rise; And sore oppressed by earthly thrones. They sought the Sovereign of the skies. 3 'Twas then. Great God, with equal power, Arose thy vengeance and thy grace. To scourge their legions from the shore. And save the remnant of thy race. 4 Thy hand that formed the restless main. And reared the mountain's awful head, Bade raging seas their course restrain. And desert wilds receive their dead. 5 Such wonders never come by chance, Nor can the winds such blessings blow ; 'Tis God, the judge, doth one advance, 'Tis God that lays another low. 6 Let haughty sinners sink their pride, Nor hft so high their scornful head ; But lay their impious thoughts aside. And own the empire God hath made.' Psalm 76. C. M. "FN Judah, God of old was known; -■- His name in Israel great ; In Salem stood his holy throne, And Zion was his seat. 124 PSALM 76. 2 Among the praises of his saints, His dwelhng there he chose ; There he received their just complaints, Against their haughty foes. 3 From Zion went his dreadful word, And broke that threatening spear; The bow, the arrows, and the sword. And crushed th' Assyrian war. 4 What are the earth's wide kingdoms else. But mighty hills of prey ? The hill on which Jehovah dwells Is glorious more than they. 5 'Twas Zion's King that stopped the breath Of captains and their bands : The men of might sleep fast in death. That quells their warlike hands. 6 At thy rebuke, O Jacob's God, Both horse and chariot fell : Who knows the terrors of thy rod ? Thy vengeance who can tell ? 7 What power can stand before thy sight, When once thy wrath appears ? When heaven shines round with dreadful light. The earth adores and fears. 8 When God, in his own sovereign ways. Comes down to save th' opprest. The wrath of man shall work his praise, And he'll restrain the rest. 9 Vows to the Lord, and tribute bring. Ye princes, fear his frown : His terrors shake the proudest king, And smite his armies down. PSALM 77. 125 10 The thunder of his sharp rebuke, Our haughty foes shall feel ; For Jacob's God hath not forsook, But dwells in Zion still. Psalm 77. first part. C. M. TO God I cried with mournful voice, I sought his gracious ear, i In the sad hour when trouble rose. And filled my heart with fear. 2 Sad were my days, and dark my nights, ; My soul refused relief; ] I thought on God the just and wise, I But thoughts increased my grief. 1^ Still I complained, and still oppressed ! My heart began to break ; ; My God, thy wrath forbade my rest, I And kept my eyes awake. j4 My overwhelming sorrows grew ' Till I could speak no more ; Then I within myself withdrew, j And called thy judgments o'er. 15 I called back years and ancient times I When I beheld thy face; I My spirit searched for secret crimes, I That might withhold thy grace. 1 6 I called thy mercies to my mind. Which I enjoyed before ; And will the Lord no more be kind ? His face appear no more ? Will he for ever cast me off? His promise ever fail? Has he forgot his tender love ? Shall anger still prevail ? l2 126 PSALM 77. 8 But I forbid this hopeless thought, This dark, despairing frame, Remembering what thy hand hath wrought ; Thy hand is still the same. 9 I'll think again of all thy ways, And talk thy wonders o'er. Thy wonders of recovering grace. When flesh could hope no more. 10 Grace dwells with justice on the throne ; And men that love thy word. Have in thy sanctuary known The counsels of the Lord. Psalm 77. second part. C. M. " XJ^W awful is thy chastening rod !" jLj*- (May thy own children say,) " The great, the wise, the dreadful God ^ How holy is his way !" 2 I'll meditate his works of old; The King that reigns above I'll hear his ancient wonders told, And learn to trust his love. 3 Long did the house of Jacob lie With Egypt's yoke opprest: Long he delayed to hear their cry, Nor gave his people rest. 4 Israel, his people and his sheep, Must follow where he calls; He bids them venture through the deep. And makes the waves their walls. 5 The waters saw thee, mighty God ! The waters saw thee come ; Backward they fled, and frighted stood, To make thine armies room. PSALM 78. 127 6 Strange was thy journey through the sea ; ■A Thy footsteps, Lord, unknown : Terrors attend the wondrous way, That brings thy mercies down. 7 He gave them water from the rock ; And safe by Moses' hand. Through a dry desert led his flock Home to the promised land. Psalm 78. first part. C. M. LET children hear the mighty deeds Which God performed of old ; Which in our younger years we saw, And which our fathers told. 1 2 He bids us make his glories known, His works of power and grace ; And we'll convey his wonders down Through every rising race. Our hps shall tell them to our sons, And they again to theirs. That generations yet unborn May teach them to their heirs. Thus shall they learn, in God alone Their hope securely stands. That they may ne'er forget his works, But practice his commands. Psalm 78. second part. C. M. I OH what a stiff rebellious house I Was Jacob's ancient race ! I False to their own most solemn vows, I And to their Maker's grace. 1 2 They broke the covenant of his love. And did his laws despise ; Forgot the works he wrought, to prove f His power before their eyes. 128 PSALM 78. 3 They saw the plagues on Egypt hght, From his avenging hand ; What dreadful tokens of his might Spread o'er the stubborn land. 4 They saw him cleave the mighty sea, And marched with safety through, With watery walls to guard their way. Till they had 'scaped the foe. 5 A wondrous pillar marked the road, Composed of shade and light ; By day it proved a sheltering cloud ; A leading fire by night. 6 He from the rock their thirst supplied ; The gushing waters flowed, And ran in rivers by their side. Along the desert road. 7 Yet they provoked the Lord most high And dared distrust his hand ; " Can he with bread our host supply Amidst this barren land ?" 8 The Lord with indignation heard, And caused his wrath to flame; His terrors ever stand prepared To vindicate his name. Psalm 78. third part. L. M. GREAT God, how oft did Israel prove By turns thine anger and thy love I There in a glass our hearts may see How fickle and how false they be. 2 How soon the faithless Jews forgot The dreadful wonders God had wrought ; • Then they provoke him to his face. Nor fear his power, nor trust his grace. PSALM 79. 129 The Lord consumed their years in pain, And made their travels long and vain; A tedious march through unknown ways, Wore out their strength, and spent their days. Oft when they saw their brethren slain. They mourned, and sought the Lord again; Called him the rock of their abode. Their high Redeemer, and their God. Their prayers and vows before him rise, As flattering words or solemn lies. While their rebelHous tempers prove False to his covenant and his love. Yet could his sovereign grace forgive The men who ne'er deserved to live ; His anger oft away he turned. Or else with gentle flame it burned. He saw their flesh was weak and frail. He saw temptations still prevail ; The God of Abraham loved them still. And led them to his holy hill. Psalm 79. L. M. BEHOLD, O God, what cruel foes, Thy peaceful heritage invade ; Thy holy temple stands defiled, In dust thy sacred walls are laid. Wide o'er the valleys, drenched in blood. Thy people fallen in death remain ; The fowls of heaven their flesh devour. And savage beasts divide the slain. Th' insulting foes, with impious rage, Reproach thy children to their face ; " Where is your God of boasted power, And where the promise of his grace ?" 130 PSALM 80. 4 Deep from the prison's horrid glooms, Oh ! hear the mourning captive sigh, And let thy sovereign power reprieve The trembhng souls condemned to die. 5 Let those who dared insult thy reign. Return dismayed with endless shame, While heathens, who thy grace despise, Shall from thy justice learn thy name. 6 So shall thy children, freed from death, Eternal songs of honour raise. And every future age shall tell Thy sovereign power and pardoning grace. Psalm 80. first part. L. M. 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 is in the desert now : Shine from on high, and guide us through, Turn us to thee, thy love restore. We shall be saved and sigh no more. 3 Great God, whom heavenly hosts obey, How long shall we lament and pray. And wait in vain thy kind return ? How long shall thy fierce anger burn ? i Instead of wine and cheerful bread. Thy saints with their own tears are fed ; Turn us to thee, thy love restore. We shall be saved and sigh no more. Psalm 80. second part. L. M. LORD thou hast planted wdth thy hands A lovely vine in heathen lands ; Did not thy ])ower defend it round. And heavenly dews enrich the ground ? PSALM 80, 81. 131 How did the spreading branches shoot, And bless the nations with the fruit? But now, dear Lord, look down and see Thy mourning vine, that lovely tree ! Why is her beauty thus defaced? Why hast thou laid her fences waste ? Strangers and foes against her join, And every beast devours the vine. Return, almighty God, return ; Nor let thy bleeding vineyard mourn : Turn us to thee, thy love restore, We shall be saved and sigh no more. Psalm 80. third part. L. M. LORD, when thy vine in Canaan grew, Thou wast its strength and glory too ; Attacked in vain by all its foes. Till the fair branch of promise rose. Fair branch, ordained of old to shoot From David's stock, from Jacob's root ; Himself a noble vine, and we The lesser branches of the tree. 'Tis thy own Son; and he shall stand, Girt with thy strength, at thy right hand ; Thy first-born Son, adorned and blest With power and grace above the rest. Oh ! for his sake attend our ciy. Shine on thy churches lest they die : Turn us to thee, thy love resfore, We shall be saved, and sigh no more. Ps.^m81. S. M. SING to the Lord aloud, xlnd make a joyful noise ; God is our strength, our Saviour God ; Let Israel hear his voice. 132 PSALM 82. 2 " From idols false and vain, Preserve my rites divine ; I am the Lord, who broke thy chain Of bondage and of sin. 3 " Stretch thy desires abroad. And I'll supply them well ; But if ye will refuse your God, If Israel will rebel ; 4 " I'll leave them (saith the Lord) To their own lusts a prey, And let them run the dangerous road, 'Tis their own chosen way. 5 " Yet oh ! that all my saints Would hearken to my voice ! Soon I would ease their sore complaints, And bid their hearts rejoice. 6 "While I destroy their foes, I'll richly feed my flock. And they shall taste the stream that flows From their eternal Rock." PsAL3i82. L. M. AMONG the assemblies of the great, A greater ruler takes his seat ; The God of heaven, as Judge, surveys Those gods on earth, and all their w^ays. 2 Why will ye frame oppressive laws ? Or why support the unrighteous cause? When will ye once defend the poor. That foes may vex the saints no more ? 3 They know not. Lord, nor will they know- Dark are the ways in which they go; Their name of earthly gods is vain. For they shall fall and die like men. ! PSALM 83. 133 4 Arise, O Lord, and let thy Son Possess his universal throne. And rule the nations with his rod; He is our Judge, and he our God. Psalm 83. S. M. AND will the God of grace Perpetual silence keep ? The God of Justice hold his peace, And let his vengeance sleep ? 2 Behold what cruel snares The men of mischief spread ; The men that hate thy saints and thee, Lift up their threatening head. 3 Against thy hidden ones. Their counsels they employ ; And malice, with her watchful eye, Pursues them to destroy. 4 " Come, let us join (they cry) To root them from the ground. Till not the name of saints remain. Nor memory shall be found." 5 Awake, almighty God, And call thy power to mind; Make them to bow before thy will. And let them pardon find. 6 Convince their madness, Lord, And make them seek thy name; Or else their impious rage confound. And turn their pride to shame. 7 Then shall the nations know Thy glorious, dreadful w^ord ; Jehovah is thy name alone, And thou the sovereign Lord. M 134 PSALM 84. Psalm 84. first part. L. M. HOW pleasant, how divinely fair, O Lord of hosts, thy dwellings are ; With long desire my spirit faints. To meet th' assemblies of thy saints. 2 My flesh would rest in thine abode ; My panting heart cries out for God ; My God ! my King ! why should I be. So far from all my joys and thee ! 3 The sparrow chooses where to rest. And for her young provides her nest ; But will my God to sparrows grant That pleasure which his children want ! 4 Blest are the saints who sit on high, Around thy throne above the sky ; Thy brightest glories shine above. And all their work is praise and love. 5 Blest are the saints who find a place Within the temple of thy grace ; There they behold thy gentler rays. And seek thy face, and learn thy praise. 6 Blest are the men whose hearts are set To find the way to Zion's gate ; God is their strength ; and through the road They lean upon their helper, God. 7 Cheerful they walk with growing strength, Till all shall meet in heaven at length ; Till all before thy face appear. And join in nobler worship there. Psalm 84. second part. L. M. GREAT God, attend while Zion sings The joy that from thy presence springs To spend one day with thee on earth Exceeds a thousand days of mirth. « PSALM 84. 135 2 Might I enjoy the meanest place Within thy house, O God of grace, Not tents of ease, nor thrones of power, Should tempt my feet to leave thy door. 3 God is our sun, he makes our day ; God is our shield, he guards our way From all th' assaults of hell and sin, From foes without and foes within. 4 All needful grace will God bestow, And crown that grace with glory too: He gives us all things, and w^ithholds No real good from upright souls. 5 O God, our King, whose sovereign sway The glorious hosts of heaven obey, And devils at thy presence flee ; Blest is the man that trusts in thee. PSALM 84. THIRD PART. C M. MY soul, how lovely is the place To which thy God resorts ! 'Tis heaven to see his smiling face, Though in his earthly courts. 2 There the great monarch of the skies His saving powder displays, And light breaks in upon our eyes, With kind and quickening rays. 3 With his rich gifts the heavenly Dove Descends and fills the place. While Christ reveals his wondrous love, And sheds abroad his grace. 4 There, mighty God, thy words declare The secrets of thy will ; And still we seek thy mercies there, And sing thy praises still. 136 PSALM 84. 5 My heart and flesh cry out for thee, While far from thine abode ; When shall I tread thy courts and see My Saviour and my God ? 6 The sparrow builds herself a nest, And suffers no remove ; Oh make me, like the sparrows, blest. To dwell but where I love. 7 To sit one day beneath thine eye. And hear thy gracious voice. Exceeds a whole eternity Employed in carnal joys. 8 Lord, at thy threshold I would wait, While Jesus is within, Rather than fill a throne of state Or dwell in tents of sin. 9 Could I command the spacious land. And the more boundless sea, For one blest hour at thy right hand I'd give them both away. Psalm 84. fourth part. P. M LORD of the worlds above. How pleasant and how fair The dwelhngs of thy love. Thy earthly temples are ; To thine abode My heart aspires, with warm desires To see my God. 2 The sparrow for her young With pleasure seeks a nest. And wandering swallows long To find their wonted rest ; My spirit faints With equal zeal, to rise and dwell Among thy saints. PSALM 84. 137 O happy souls that pray, Where God appoints to hear ! 0 ha'ppy men that pay Their constant service there ! They praise thee still ; And happy thev, that love the way To Zion's hill. They go from strength to strength, Through this dark vale of tears, Till each arrives at length. Till each in heaven appears ; O glorious seat, When God our King shall thither bring Our wilhng feet ! To spend one sacred day Where God and saints abide, Affords diviner joy Than thousand days beside ; Where God resorts, 1 love it more to keep the door, Than shine in courts. God IS our sun and shield, Our light and our defence ; With gifts his hands are filled ; We draw our blessings thence ; He shall bestow On Jacob's race peculiar grace And glory too. The Lord his people loves ; His hand no good withholds From those his heart approves; From pm-e and pious souls : Thrice happy he, O God of hosts, whose spirit trusts Alone in thee. M 2 138 PSALM 85. Psalm 85. first part. L. M. LORD, thou hast called thy grace to mind, Thou hast reversed our heavy doom: So God forgave when Israel sinned, And brought his wandering captives home. 2 Thou hast begun to set us free, And made thy fiercest wrath abate : Now let our hearts be turned to thee, And our salvation be complete. 3 Revive our dying graces, Lord, And let thy saints in thee rejoice ; Make known thy truth, fulfil thy word. We wait for praise to tune our voice. 4 We wait to hear what God will say ; He'll speak, and give his people peace : But let them run no more astray, Lest his returning wrath increase. Psalm 85. second part. L. M. s ALVATION is for ever nigh The souls that fear and trust the Lord And grace descending from on high Fresh hopes of glory shall afford. 2 Mercy and truth on earth are met. Since Christ the Lord came down from heaven ; By his obedience, so complete. Justice is pleased, and peace is given. 3 Now truth and honour shall abound. Religion dwell on earth again. And heavenly influence bless the ground, In our Redeemer's orentle rei PSALM 102. 169 2 My days are wasted like the smoke Dissolving in the air ; My strength is dried, my heart is broke, And sinking in despair. 3 My spirits flag hke withering grass, Burnt with excessive heat ; In secret groans my minutes pass, And I forget to eat. 4 As on some lonely building's top • The sparrow tells her moan. Far from the tents of joy and hope I sit and grieve alone. 5 My soul is hke a wilderness. Where beasts of midnight howl ; Where the sad raven finds her place, And where the screaming owl. 6 Dark, dismal thoughts, and boding fears Dwell in my troubled breast ; While sharp reproaches wound my ears. Nor give my spirit rest. 7 My cup is mingled with my woes, And tears are my repast; My daily bread, like ashes, grows Unpleasant to my taste. 8 Sense can afford no real joy To souls that feel thy frown ; Lord, 'twas thy hand advanced me high, Thy hand hath cast me down. 9 My looks, hke withered leaves appear ; And life's declining light Grows faint as evening shadows are. That vanish into night. 170 PSALM 102. 10 But tliou for ever art the same, O my eternal God ! Ages to come shall know thy name, And spread thy works abroad. 11 Thou wilt arise and show thy face. Nor will my Lord delay Beyond the appointed hour of grace, That long expected day. 12 He hears his saints, he knows their cry, And by mysterious ways Redeems the prisoners doomed to die, And fills their tongues with praise. Psalm 102. second part. C. M. LET Zion and her sons rejoice ; Behold the promised hour ! Her God hath heard her mourning voice, And comes t' exalt his power. 2 Her dust and ruins that remain. Are precious in our eyes ; Those ruins shall be built again, And all that dust shall rise. 3 The Lord will raise Jerusalem, And stand in glory there ; Nations shall bow before his name. And kings attend with fear. 4 He sits a sovereign on his throne. With pity in his eye ; He hears the dying prisoners' groan. And sees their sighs arise. 5 He frees the souls condemned to death. And w^hen his saints complain. It sha'n't be said, that praying breath Was ever spent in vain. PSALM 102, 103. 171 6 This shall be known when we are dead, And left on long record ; That ages yet unborn may read, And trust and praise the Lord. PSAOI 102. THIRD PART. L. M. IT is the Lord our Saviour's hand Weakens our strength amidst the race; Disease and death, at his command. Arrest us, and cut short our days. 2 Spare us, O Lord, aloud we pray, Nor let our sun go down at noon ; Thy years are one eternal day. And must thy children die so soon ! 3 Yet, in the midst of death and grief. This thought our sorrow shall assuage ; " Our Father and our Saviour hve : Christ is the same through every age." 4 'Twas he this earth's foundation laid ; Heaven is the building of his hand ; This earth grows old, these heavens shall fade, And all be changed 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 raised again. Psalm 103. first part. L. M. T3LESS, O my soul, the living God, -" Call home thy thoughts that rove abroad ; Let all the powers within me join In work and worship so divine. 172 PSALM 103. 2 Bless, O my soul, the God of grace ; His favours claim the highest praise; Why should the wonders he hath wrought Be lost in silence and forgot ? 3 'Tis he, my soul, that sent his Son To die for crimes which thou hast done. He owns the ransom, and forgives The hourly follies of our lives. 4 The vices of the mind he heals, And cures the pains that nature feels ; Redeems the soul from hell, and saves Our wasting lives from threatening graves. 5 Our youth decayed, his power repairs ; His mercy crowns our growing years : He fills our store with every good. And feeds our souls with heavenly food. 6 He sees th' oppressor and th' opprest, And often gives the sufferers rest ; But will his justice more display In the last great rewarding day. 7 His power he showed by Moses' hands, And gave to Israel his commands ; But sent his truth and mercy down To all the nations by his Son. 8 Let the whole earth his power confess, Let the w hole earth adore his grace ; The Gentile with the Jew shall join In work and worship so divine. Psalm 1 03. second part. L. M. THE Lord, how wondrous are his ways ! How firm his truth ! how large his grace ! He takes his mercy for his throne. And thence he makes his glories known. PSALM 103. 173 2 Not half so high his power hath spread The starry lieavens above our head, - As his rich love exceeds our praise, Rxceeds the highest hopes we raise. 3 Not half so far hath nature placed The rising morning from the west, As his forgiving grace removes The daily guilt of those he loves. 4 How slow his awful wrath to rise! On swifter wings salvation flies ; And if he lets his anger burn. How soon his frowns to pity turn ! 5 Amidst his wrath compassion shines ; His strokes are lighter than our sins ; And while his rod corrects his saints. His ear indulges their complaints. 6 So fathers their young sons chastise, With gentle hands and melting eyes : The children weep beneath the smart, And move the pity of their heart. 7 The mighty God, the wise and just, Knows that our frame is feeble dust, And will no heavy loads impose Beyond the strength that he bestows. 8 He knows how soon our nature dies. Blasted by every wind that flies ; Like grass we spring, and die as soon, Or morning flowers, that fade at noon. 9 But his eternal love is sure To all the saints, and shall endure: From age to age his truth shall reign, Nor children's children hope in vain. p2 174 PSALM 103. Psalm 103. third part. S. M. ^^H bless the Lord, my soul, ^^ Let all within me join. And aid my tongue to bless his name, Whose favours aje divine. 2 O bless the Lord, my soul, Nor let his mercies he Forgotten in unthankfulness, And without praises die. 3 'Tis he forgives thy sins, 'Tis he relieves thy pain, 'Tis he that heals thy sicknesses, And makes thee young again. 4 He crowns thy life with love. When ransomed from the grave ; He that redeemed my soul from hell Hath sovereign power to save. 5 He fills the poor with good ; He gives the suflTerers rest The Lord hath judgments for the proud, And justice for th' oppressed. 6 His wondrous works and ways He made by Moses known ; But sent the world his truth and grace By his beloved Son. Psalm 103. fourth part. S. M. MY soul, repeat his praise. Whose mercies are so great; Whose anger is so slow to rise, So ready to abate. 2 God will not always chide ; And when his strokes are felt. His strokes are fewer than our crimes, And lighter than our guilt. PSALM 103. 175 3 High as the heavens are raised Above the ground we tread, So far the riches of his grace Our highest thoughts exceed. 4 His power subdues our sins ; And his forgiving love, Far as the east is from the west, Doth all our guilt remove. 5 The pity of the Lord To those that fear his name, Is such as tender parents feel ; He knows our feeble frame. 6 He knows we are but dust. Scattered with every breath : His anger, like a rising wind, Can send us swift to death. 7 Our days are as the grass, Or like the mornino: flower : If one sharp blast sweep o'er the field, It withers in an hour. 8 But thy compassions, Lord, To endless years endure ; And children's children ever find Thy words of promise sure. Psalm 103. fifth fart. S. M. THE Lord, the sovereign King, Hath fixed his throne on high; O'er all the heavenly world he rules, And all beneath the sky. 2 Ye angels great in might, And swift to do his will. Bless ye the Lord, whose voice ye hear, Whose pleasure ye fulfil. 176 PSALM 104. 3 Let the bright hosts who wait o The orders of their King, And guard his churches when they pray, Join in the praise they sing. 4 While all his wondrous w^orks Through his vast kingdom show Their Maker's glory, thou, my soul, Shalt sing his praises too. Psalm 104. first part. P. M. MY soul, thy great Creator praise ; When clothed in his celestial rays. He -in full majesty appears. And like a robe his glory wears. " Great is the Lord ! what tongue can frame An equal honour to his name !" 2 The heavens are for his curtains spread ; Th' unfathomed deep he makes his bed ; Clouds are his chariot, when he flies On winged storms across the skies. 3 Angels, whom his own breath inspires, His ministers, are flaming fires ; And swift as thought their armies move, To bear his vengeance or his love. 4 The world's foundation by his hand Is laid, and shall for ever stand : He binds the ocean in his chain. Lest it should drown the earth again. 5 When earth was covered with the flood. Which high above the mountains stood, He thundered, and the ocean fled. Confined to its appointed bed. 6 The swelling billows know their bound. And in their channels take their round ; PSALM 104. 177 Yet thence conveyed by secret veins, They spring on hills, and drench the plains. 7 He bids the crystal fountains flow, And cheer the valleys as they go; There gentle herds their thirst allay, And for the stream wild asses bray. 8 From pleasant trees which shade the brink The lark and linnet light to drink ; Their songs the lark and linnet raise, ^ And chide our silence in his praise. Psalm 104. second part. L. M. GOD, from his cloudy cistern, pours. On the parched earth enriching showers ; The grove, the garden, and the field, A thousand joyful blessings yield. 2 He makes the grassy food arise. And gives the cattle large supplies; With herbs for men, of various power To nourish nature, or to cure. 3 What noble fruit the vines produce ! The ohve yields a pleasing juice ; Our hearts are cheered with generous wine; His gifts proclaim his love divine. 4 His bounteous hands our table spread. He fills our cheerful stores with bread ; While food our vital strength imparts, Let daily praise inspire our hearts. Psalm 104. TmRD part. L. M. BEHOLD, the stately cedars stand. Raised by the Great Creator's hand ; Birds to the boughs for shelter fly. And build their nests secure on hio^h. 2 To craggy hills ascends the goat; And at the airy mountain's foot 178 PSALM 104. The feebler creatures make their cell : He gives them wisdom where to dwell. 3 He sets the sun his circling race, Appoints the moon to change her face ; And when thick darkness veils the day, Calls out wild beasts to hunt their prey. 4 Fierce lions lead their young abroad. And, roaring, ask their meat from God ; But when the morning beams arise, The savage beast to covert flies. 5 Then man to daily labour goes ; The night was made for his repose : Sleep is thy gift, that sweet relief From tiresome toil and wasting grief. 6 How strange thy works ! how great thy skill While every land thy riches fill ; Thy wisdom round the world we see : This spacious earth is full of thee. 7 Nor less thy glories in the deep. Where fish in milhons swim and creep. With wondrous motions, swift or slow, Still wandering in the paths below. 8 There ships divide their watery way, And shoals of scaly monsters play ; There dwells the huge Leviathan, And foams and sports in spite of man. Psalm 104. fourth part. L. M. VAST are thy works, almighty Lord, All nature rests upon thy word ; And the whole race of creatures stand Waiting their portion from thy hand. 2 But when thy face is hid they mourn, And, dying, to their dust return ; PSALM 105. 179 Both man and beast their souls resign ; Life, breath, and spu'it, all are thine. 3 Yet thou canst breathe on dust again. And fill the world with beasts and men ; A word of thy creating breath Repairs the wastes of time and death. 4 His works, the wonders of his might, Are honoured with his own delight: How awful are his glorious ways ! The Lord is dreadful in his praise. 5 The earth stands trembling at thy stroke, And at thy touch the mountains snwke ; Yet humble souls may see thy face. And tell their wants to sovereign grace. 6 In thee my hopes and wishes meet, And make my meditations sweet ; Thy praises shall my breath employ. Till it expire in endless joy. 7 While haughty sinners die accurst, Their glory buried with their dust, I to my God, my heavenly King, Immortal hallelujahs sing. Psalm 105. first part. C. M. f^ IVE thanks to God, invoke his name, ^-^ And tell the world his grace ; Sound through the earth his deeds of fame, That all may seek his face. 2 His covenant, which he kept in mind For numerous ages past. To numerous ages yet behind In equal force shall last. 3 He sware to Abraham and his seed, And made the blessing sure : 180 PSALM 105. Gentiles the ancient promise read, And find his truth endure. 4 " Thy seed shall make all nations blesl," Said the Almighty voice ; " And Canaan's land shall be their rest, The type of heavenly joys." 5 How large the grant ! how rich the grace! To give them Canaan's land, When they were strangers in the place, A small and feeble band! 6 Like pilgrims through the countries round Securely they removed ; And haughty kings that on them frowned, Severely he reproved. 7 " Touch mine anointed, and mine arm Shall soon avenge the wrong : The man that does my prophets harm Shall know their God is strong." 8 Then let the world forbear its rage, Nor put the church in fear : Israel must live through every age. And be th' Almighty's care. Psalm 105. second part. C. M. WHEN Pharaoh dared to vex the saints, And thus provoked their God, Moses was sent at their complaints. Armed with his dreadful rod. 2 He called for darkness ; darkness came. Like an o'erwhelming flood : He turned each lake and every stream To lakes and streams of blood. 3 He gave the sign, and noisome flies Through the whole country spread: PSALM 105. 181 And frogs in baleful armies rise About the monarch's bed. 4 Through fields, and towns, and palaces, The tenfold vengeance flew ; Locusts in swarms devoured their trees, And hail their cattle slew. 5 Then by an angel's midnight stroke The flower of Egypt died ; The strength of every house was broke, Their glory and their pride. 6 Now let the world forbear its rage. Nor put the church in fear ; Israel must live through every age, And be th' Almighty's care. Psalm 105. third part. C. M. JEHOVAH'S tribes from bondage freed, Soon left the hated ground; Rich with Egyptian spoils they fled. And none were feeble found. 2 The Lord himself chose out their way. And marked their journeys right, Gave them a leading cloud by day, A fiery guide by night. 3 They thirst, and waters from the rock In rich abundance flow ; And following still the course they took, Ran all the desert through. 4 O wondrous stream ! O blessed type Of overflowing grace ! So Christ our Rock maintains our life. And aids our wandering race. 5 Thus guarded by th' Almighty hand, The chosen tribes possessed 182 PSALM 106. Canaan, the rich, the promised land, And there enjoyed their rest. 6 Then let tlie world forbear its rage, The church renounce her fear ; Israel must live through every age, And be th' Almighty's care. Psalm 106. first part. L. M. TO God the great, the ever blest. Let songs of honour be addressed : His mercy firm for ever stands ; Give him the thanks his love demands. 2 Who knows the wonders of thy ways ? Who shall fulfil thy boundless praise ? Blest are the souls that fear thee still, And pay their duty to thy will. 3 Remember what thy mercy did For Jacob's race, thy chosen seed ; And with the same salvation bless The meanest supphant of thy grace. 4 O may I see thy tribes rejoice. And aid their triumphs with my voice ! This is my glory, Lord, to be Joined to thy saints, and near to thee. PSAL3I 106. SECOND PART. S. M. GOD of eternal love, How fickle are our ways ! And yet how oft did Israel prove Thy constancy of grace! 2 They saw thy wonders wrought. And then thy praise they sung ; But soon thy works of power forgot, And murmured with their tongue. .S Now they believe his word. While rocks with rivers flow ! PSALM 107. 183 Now with their lusts provoke the Lord, And he reduced them low. Yet when they mourned their faults, He hearkened to their groans, Brouo^ht his own covenant to his thouf^hts, And called them still his sons. Their names were in his book. He saved them from their foes ; Oft he chastised, but ne'er forsook The people that he chose. Let Israel bless the Lord, Who loved their ancient race ; And Christians join the solemn word. Amen, to all the praise. Psalm 107. first part. L. M. GIVE thanks to God, he reigns above ; Kind are his thoughts, his name is love j His mercy ages past have known, And aojes lono^ to come shall own. Let the redeemed of the Lord The wonders of his grace record ; Israel, the nation whom he chose. And rescued from their mighty foes. When God's own arm their fetters broke, And freed them from th' Egyptian yoke. They traced the desert, wandering round A wild and solitary ground. There they could find no leading road. Nor city for their fixed abode : Nor food nor fountain to assuage Their burning thirst, or hunger's rage. In their distress to God they cried ; God was their Saviour and their guide ; 184 PSALM 107. He led their wandering march around, And brought their tribes to Canaan's ground 6 Thus, when our first release we gain From sin's old yoke, and Satan's chain. We have this desert world to pass, A dangerous and a tiresome place. 7 He feeds and clothes us all the way, '•! He guides our footsteps lest we stray ; He guards us with a powerful hand. And brings us to the heavenly land. 8 O let the saints with joy record The truth and goodness of the Lord ! How great his works ! how kind his ways ! Let every tongue pronounce his praise. Psalm 107. second part. L. M. FROM age to age exalt his name, God and his grace are still the same j He fills the hungry soul with fobd, And feeds the poor with every good. 2 But if their hearts rebel and rise Against the God who rules the skies ; If they reject his heavenly word. And slio^ht the counsels of the Lord ; 3 He'll bring their spirits to the ground. And no deliverer shall be found ; Laden with grief they waste their breath In darkness and the shades of death. 4 Then to the Lord they raise their cries, He makes the dawning light arise. And scatters all that dismal shade That hung so heavy round their head. 5 He cuts the bars of brass in two. And lets the smiling prisoners through ; PSALM 107. 185 Takes off the load of guilt and grief, And gives the labouring soul relief. Oh may the sons of men record The wondrous goodness of the Lord ! How great his works ! how kind his ways ! Let every tongue pronounce his praise. Psalm 107. xmRD part. L. M. WOULD you behold the works of God, His wonders in the world abroad! With the bold mariners survey The unknown reoions of the s^a ! They leave their native shores behind, And seize the favour of the wind ; Till God command and tempests rise. That heave the ocean to the skies. Now to the heavens they mount amain. Now sink to dreadful deeps again ; What strange affrights young sailors feel, And like a staggering drunkard reel ! W^hen land is far and death is nigh, Lost to all hope, to God they cry ; His mercy hears their loud address. And sends salvation in distress. He bids the winds their wrath assuage. And stormy tempests cease to rage ; The gladsome train their fears give o'er, iVnd hail with joy their native shore. O may the sons of men record The wondrous goodness of the Lord ! Let them their private offerings bring. And in the church his glory sing. Psalm 107. fourth part. C. M. ^T^HY works of glory, mighty Lord, -■- That rule the boisterous sea, q2 186 PSALM 180. The sons of courage shall record, Who tempt the dangerous way. 2 At thy command the winds arise, And swell the towering weaves ! The men, astonished, mount the skies, And sink in gaping graves. 3 Again they climb the watery hills, And plunge in deeps again ; Each like a tottering drunkard reels, And finds his courage vain. 4 Frighted to hear the tempest roar. They pant wdth fluttering breath ; And, hopeless of the distant shore. Expect immediate death. 5 Then to the Lord they raise their cries ; He hears the loud request. And orders silence through the skies. And lays the floods to rest. 6 Sailors rejoice to lose their fears. And see the storm allayed: Now to their eyes the port appears ; There let their vows be paid. 7 'Tis God that brinors them safe to land : Let stupid mortals know^. That waves are under his command, And all the winds that blow. 8 O that the sons of men would praise The goodness of the Lord ! And those that see thy wondrous ways, Thy wondrous love record. Psalm 108. first part. C. M. AWAKE, my soul, to sound his praise, Awake my harp to sing ; PSALM 108. 187 Join all my powers the song to raise, And morning incense bring. 2 Among the people of his care, And through the nations round. Glad songs of praise will I prepare, And there his name resound. 3 Be thou exalted, O my God, Above the starry train ; Diffuse thy heavenly grace abroad. And teach the world thy reign. 4 So shall thy chosen sons rejoice. And throng thy courts above; While sinners hear thy pardoning voice, And taste redeeming love. Psalm 108. second part. L. M. AGxAIN, my tongue, thy silence break. My heart, and all my powers, awake ; My tongue, the glory of my frame. Awake, and sing Jehovah's name. 2 Ye saints rejoice; ye nations hear; While I your Maker's praise declare ; High o'er the clouds his truth ascends ; Through earth, through heaven, his grace extends. 3 O'er heaven exalted is his throne ; In every world his glory shown ; The church he loves, his hand shall save From death, and sorrow, and the grave. 4 Ye kingdoms hear his awful voice! " In Zion shall my heart rejoice ; This hand shall all her foes dismay. And make their scattered strength a prey. 5 " Mine are the sons of Zion, mine Their glory, grace, and truth divine; 188 PSALM 109. My sceptre shines in Judah's hands, And still my strength in Ephrainri stands. 6 " My foes to ruin shall be driven, The shame of earth, the scorn of heaven, Their eyes shall see my church prevail ; Their streno^th shall shrink, their courage fail." 7 O thou, beneath whose sovereign sway Nations, and worlds, in dust decay. Though thy sweet smile has been withdrawn, Thine aid denied, thy presence gone : 8 Yet wilt thou still with love return ; With duty teach our hearts to burn ; Our dying graces. Lord, revive. And bid thy fainting children live. 9 Save us from sin, and fear, and woe. From every snare, and every foe. And help us boldly to contend. Falsehood resist, and truth defend. Psalm 109. C. M. GOD of my mercy and my praise. Thy glory is my 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 compassed him around. 3 Their miseries his compassion move, Their peace he still pursued ; They render hatred for his love. And evil for his good 4 Their malice raged without a cause, Yet with his dying breath PSALM 110. 189 He prayed for murderers on his crois, And blest his foes in death. 5 Lord, shall thy bright example shine In vain before my eyes ? Give me a soul a-kin to thine, To love mine enemies. 6 The Lord shall on my side engage, And in my Saviour's name I shall defeat their pride and rage. Who slander and condemn. Psalm 110. first part. L. M. THUS God th' eternal Father spake To Christ the Son : " Ascend and sit At my right hand, till I shall make Thy foes submissive at thy feet. 2 " From Zion shall thy word proceed, Thy word, the sceptre in thy hand. Shall make the hearts of rebels bleed. And bow their wills to thy command. 3 " That day shall show thy power is great, When saints shall flock with willing minds, And sinners crowd thy temple gate, Where hohness in beauty shines." 4 O blessed power ! O glorious day ! What a large victory shall ensue ! .. And converts, who thy grace obey. Exceed the drops of morning dew. Psalm 110. secOxND part. C. M. XESUS, our Lord, ascend thy throne, ^ And near thy Father sit; In Zion shall thy power be known. And make thy foes submit. 2 What wonders shall thy gospel do ! Thy converts shall surpass 190 PSALM 111. The numerous drops of morning dew, And own thy sovereign grace. 3 God hath pronounced a firm decree, Nor changes what he swore ; '• Eternal shall thy priesthood be, When Aaron's is no more. 4 " Melchisedec, that wondrous priest, That kinor of hi^^h deo^ree, That holy man, who Abram blest. Was but a type of thee." 5 Jesus our Priest for ever lives To plead for us above ; Jesus our King for ever gives The blessings of his love. 6 God shall exalt his glorious head, x4nd his high throne maintain. Shall strike the powers and princes dead, Who dare oppose his reign. Psalm 111. first part. C. M. SONGS of immortal praise belong To my Almighty God ; He has my heart, and he my tongue. To spread his name abroad. 2 How great the works his hands have wrought ! How glorious in our sight ! And men in every age have sought His wonders with delio^ht. 3 How fair and beauteous nature's frame ! How wise th' eternal mind ! His counsels never change the scheme That his first thouorhts designed. 4 When he redeemed his chosen sons. He fixed his covenant sure : PSALM 111, 112. 191 The orders that his lips pronounce To endless years endure. Nature and time, and earth and skies, Thy heavenly skill proclaim ; What shall we do to make us wise, But learn to read thy name ? To fear thy power, to trust thy grace. Is our divinest skill ! And he 's the wisest of our race That best obeys thy will. Psalm 111. second part. C. M. GREAT is the Lord ; his works of might Demand our noblest songs ; Let his assembled saints unite Their harmony of tongues. Great is the mercy of the Lord, He gives his children food ; And, ever mindful of his word, He makes his promise good. His Son, the great Redeemer, came To seal his covenant sure ; Holy and reverend is his name. His ways are just and pure. They that would grow divinely wise. Must with his fear begin ; Our fairest proof of knowledge lies In hating every sin. Psalm 112. first part. L. M. THRICE happy man who fears the Lord, Loves his commands, and trusts his word: Honour and peace his days attend, And blessinors to his seed descend. 192 PSALM 112. 2 Compassion dwells upon his mind, To works of mercy still inclined : He lends the poor some present aid, Or gives them, not to be repaid. 3 When times grow dark, and tidings spread, That fill his neighbours round with dread, His heart is armed against the fear ; For God with all his power is there. 4 His spirit, fixed upon the Lord, Draws heavenly courage from his w^ord ; Amidst the darkness light shall rise. To cheer his heart and bless his eyes. 5 He hath dispersed his alms abroad. His w^orks are still before his God ; His name on earth shall long remain. While envious sinners rage in vain. Psalm 112. second part. C. M. HAPPY is he that fears the Lord, And follows his commands. Who lends the poor without reward. Or gives with liberal hands. 2 As pity dwells within his breast To all the sons of need ; So God shall answer his request With blessings on his seed. 3 No evil tidings shall surprise His well established mind ; His soul to God, his refuge, flies. And leaves his fears beliind. 4 In times of danger and distress Some beams of light shall shine. To show the world his righteousness, And give him peace divine. PSALM 113. 193 His works of piety and love Remain before the Lord ; Honour on earth, and joys above, Shall be his sure reward. Psalm 113. first part. P. M. TE that delight to serve the Lord, The honours of his name record, His sacred name for ever bless : Where'er the circling sun displays His rising beams or setting rays, Let lands and seas his power confess. Not time, nor nature's narrow rounds. Can give his vast dominion bounds ; The heavens are far below his height ; Let no created greatness dare With our eternal God compare. Armed with his uncreated might. He bows his glorious head to view What the bright hosts of angels do. And bends his care to mortal things ; His sovereign hand exalts the poor, He takes the needy from the door. And seats them on the thrones of kings When childless families despair. He sends the blessing of an heir To rescue their expiring name ; The mother, with a thankful voice, Proclaims his praises and her joys: Let every age advance his fame. Psalm 113. second part. L. M. TE servants of th' Almighty King, In every age his praises sing : Where'er the sun shall rise or set. The nations shall his praise repeat. R 194 rSALM 114. 2 Above the earth, beyond the sky, His throne of glory stands on high ; Nor time, nor place, his power restrain, Nor bound his universal reign. 3 Which of the sons of Adam dare. Or angels with their God compare ? His glories, how divinely bright, Who dwells in uncreated light ! 4 Behold his love ! he stoop* to view What saints above and angels do ; And -condescends yet more to know The mean affairs of men below. 5 From dust and cottages obscure His grace exalts the humble poor ! Gives them the honour of his sons. And fits them for their heavenly thrones. 6 A word of his creating voice Can make the barren house rejoice : Though Sarah's ninety years were past. The promised seed is born at last. 7 With joy the mother views her son. And tells the wonders God has done ; Faith may grow strong when sense despairs; If nature fails, the promise bears. Psalm 114. L. M. WHEN Israel, freed from Pharaoh's hand, Left the proud tyrant and his land. The tribes with cheerful homage ow^n * Their King, and Judah was his throne. 2 Across the deep their journey lay; The deep divides to make them way ; Jordan beheld their march, and fled With backward current to his head. PSALM 115. 195 3 The mountains shook hke frighted sheep, Like lambs the httle hillocks leap ; Not Sinai on her base could stand, Conscious of sovereign power at hand. 4 What power could make the deep divide ? Make Jordan backward roll his tide ? Why did ye leap, ye little hills ? And whence the dread that Sinai feels ? 5 Let every mountain, every flood Retire and know th' approaching God, The King of Israel : see him here ; Tremble, thou earth ; adore and fear. 6 He thunders, and all nature mourns, The rock to standing pools he turns ; Flints spring with fountains at his word, And fires and seas confess the Lord. Psalm 115. first part. L. M. NOT to ourselves, who are but dust. Not to ourselves is glory due, Eternal God, thou only just. Thou only gracious, wise, and true. 2 Display to earth thy dreadful name; Why should a heathen's haughty tongue Insult us, and, to raise our shame. Say, " Where 's the God you've served so long?" 3 The God we serve maintains his throne, Above the clouds, beyond the skies; Through all the earth his will is done. He knows our groans, he hears our cries. 4 But the vain idols they adore Are senseless shapes, of stone and wood • At best a mass of glittering ore, A silver saint, or golden god. 196 PSALM 115. 5 With eyes and ears they carve the head; Deaf are their ears, their eyes are bhnd : In vain are costly offerings made, And vows are scattered in the wind. 6 Their feet are never made to move, Nor hands to save w^hen mortals pray , Mortals that pay them fear or love. Seem to be blind and deaf as they. 7 O Israel, make the Lord thy hope, Thy help, thy refuge, and thy rest ; The Lord shall build thy ruins up. And bless the people and the priest. 8 The dead no more can speak thy praise ; They dwell in silence in the grave ; But we shall live to sing thy grace, And tell the world thy power to save. Psalm 115. second part. P. M. NOT to our names, thou only just and true. Not to our worthless names is glory due: Thy power and grace, thy truth and justice claim Immortal honours to thy sovereign name. Shine through the earth from heaven, thy blest abode. Nor let the heathen say, " And where 's your God ?" 2 Heaven is thy higher court : there stands thy throne. And through the lower worlds thy will is done; Earth is thy work ; the heavens thy wisdom spread ; But fools adore the gods their hands have made ; PSALM 115. - 197 The kneeling crowd, with looks devout, be- hold Their silver saviours, and their saints of gold. 3 Vain are those artful shapes of eyes and ears ; The molten image neither sees nor hears ; Their helpless hands and feet can never move; They have no speech, nor thought, nor power, nor love ; Yet sottish mortals make their long com- plaints To their deaf idols, and their moveless saints. 4 The rich have statues well adorned with gold; The poor, content with gods of coarser mould., With tools of iron, carve the senseless stock, Lopt from a tree, or broken from a rock ; People and priest drive on the solemn trade. And trust the gods, that saws and hammers made. 5 Be heaven and earth amazed ! 'Tis hard to say Which are more stupid, or their gods or they. O Israel ! trust the Lord ; he hears and sees ; He knows thy sorrows and restores thy peace ; His worship does a thousand comforts yield ; He is thy help, and he thy heavenly shield. 6 O Zion! trust the Lord : thy foes in vain Attempt thy ruin, and oppose his reign ; Had they prevailed, darkness had closed our days. And death and silence had forbid his praise ; But we are saved, and live ; let songs arise, And saints adore the God that built the skies. r2 198 PSALM 116. Psalm 116. first part. C. M. I LOVE the Lord ; he heard my cries, And pitied every groan ; Long as I Hve, when troubles rise, I'll hasten to his throne. 2 I love the Lord : he bo^ved his ear, And chased my griefs away : Oh let my heart no more despair While I have breath to pray. 3 My flesh declined, my spirits fell. And I drew near the dead. While inward pangs and fears of hell Perplexed my wakeful head. 4 " My God," I cried, " thy servant save. Thou ever good and just ; Thy power can rescue from the grave, Thy power is all my trust." 5 The Lord beheld me sore distrest. He bade my pains remove ; Return, my soul, to God thy rest. For thou hast known his love. 6 My God hath saved my soul from death, And dried my falling tears ; Now to his praise I'll spend my breath, And my remaining years. Psalm 116. second part. C. M. WHAT shall I render to my God For all his kindness shown ? My feet shall visit thine abode. My songs address thy throne. 2 Among the saints that fill thy house. My ofierings shall be paid ; There shall my zeal perform the vows My soul ill anguish made. PSALM 117. 199 3 How much is mercy thy delight, Thou ever blessed God ! How dear thy servants in thy sight ! How 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 Now I am thine, for ever thine. Nor shall my purpose move ; Thy hand has loosed my bonds of pain And bound me with thy love. 6 Here in thy courts I leave my vow. And thy rich grace record ; Witness, ye saints, v>ho hear me now. If I forsake the Lord. Psalm 117. first part. C. M. OALL ye nations, praise the Lord Each with a different tongue ; In every language learn his word. And let his name be sung. 2 His mercy reigns through every land ; Proclaim his grace abroad ; For ever firm his truth shall stand ; Praise ye the faithful God. Psalm 117. second part. L. M. FROM all that dwell below the skies. Let the Creator's praise arise : Let the Redeemer's name be sung Through every land, by every tongue. 2 Eternal are thy mercies Lord ; Eternal truth attends thy word ; Thy praise shall sound from shore to shore, Till suns shall set and rise no more. 200 PSALM 117,118. Psalm 117. third part. S. M. THY name, almighty Lord, Shall sound through distant lands : Great is thy grace and sure thy word : Thy truth tor ever stands. 2 Far be thine honour spread, And long thy praise endure. Till morning light and evening shade Shall be exchanged no more. Psalm 118. first part. CM. THE Lord appears my helper now, Nor is my soul afraid, Of what the sons of earth can do. Since heaven affords its aid. 2 'Tis safer. Lord, to hope in thee. And have my God my friend, Than trust in men of high degree, And on their truth depend. 3 'Tis through the Lord my heart is strong. In him my lips rejoice ; While his salvation is my song. How cheerful is my voice ! 4 Like angry bees they girt me round ; When God appears, they fly ; So burning thorns with crackling sound Make a fierce blaze and die. 5 Joy to the saints, and peace belongs ; The Lord protects their days : Let Israel tune immortal songs To his almighty grace. Psalm 118. second part. C. M. LORD thou hast heard thy servant cry, And rescued from the grave ; PSALM 118. 201 Now shall he live, and none can die, li' God resolve to save. Thy praise, more constant than before, Shall fill his daily breath ; Thy hand, that hath chastised him sore. Defends him still from death. Open the gates of Zion now, For we shall worship there. The house where all the righteous go, Thy mercy to declare. Among the assemblies of thy saints Our thankful voice w^e raise ; There we have told thee our complaints, And there we speak thy praise. Psalm 118. TmRD part. C. M. BEHOLD the sure foundation stone. Which God in Zion lays, To build our heavenly hopes upon. And his eternal praise. Chosen of God, to sinners dear. How glorious is his name ! Saints trust their whole salvation here. Nor shall they suffer shame. The foohsh builders, scribe and priest. Reject it with disdain ; Firm on this Rock the Church shall rest. And envy rage in vain. What though the gates of hell withstood. Yet must this building rise ; 'Tis thy own work, almighty God, And wondrous in our eyes. Psalm 118. fourth part. C. M. nnHIS is the day the Lord hath made, -■- He calls the hours his own ; 202 PSALM 118. Let heaven rejoice, let earth be glad, And praise surround the throne. 2 To-day he rose and left the dead, And Satan's empire fell ; To-day the saints his triumph spread, And all his wonders tell. 3 Hosanna to th' anointed King, To David's holy Son ; Help us, O Lord, descend and bring Salvation from thy throne. 4 Blest is the Lord who comes to men With 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 Ijeavens, in which he reigns, Shall give him nobler praise. Psalm 118. fifth part. S. M. SEE what a living stone The builders did refuse : Yet God hath built his Church thereon In spite of envious Jews. 2 The scribe and angry priest Reject thine only Son ; Yet on this Rock shall Zion rest. As the chief corner-stone. 3 The work, O Lord, is thine. And wondrous in our eyes : This day declares it all divine. This day did Jesus rise. 4 This is the glorious day That our Redeemer made ; PSALM 118, 119. 203 Let us rejoice, and sing, and pray, Let all the church be glad. 5 Hosanna to the Kino^ or David's royal blood : Bless him, ye saints ; he comes to bring Salvation from your God. 6 We bless thine holy word. Which all this grace displays ; And offer on thine altar, Lord, Our sacrifice of praise. Ps.\LM 118. SIXTH PART. L. M. LO ! what a glorious corner-stone The Jewish builders did refuse ! But God hath built his church thereon, In spite of envy and the Jews. 2 Great God, the work is all divine. The joy and w^onder of our eyes ; This is the day that proves it thine. The day that saw our Saviour rise. 3 Sinners rejoice, and saints be glad ; Hosanna, let his name be blest ; A thousand honours on his head, With peace, and light, and glory rest ! 4 In God's own name he comes to brinor Salvation to our dying race ; Let the whole Church address their King With hearts of joy, and songs of praise. Psalm 119. first part. C. M. "pLEST are the undefiled in heart, ^ Whose ways are right and clean ; Who never from thy law depart, But flee from every sin. 204 PSALM 119. 2 Blest are the men that keep thy word, And practice thy commands ; With their whole heart they seek the Lord, And serve thee with their hands. 3 Great is their peace who love thy law ; How firm their souls abide ! Nor can a bold temptation draw Their steady feet aside. 4 Then shall my heart have inward joy ; And keep my face from shame. When all thy statutes I obey. And honour all thy name. 5 But haughty sinners God will hate. The proud shall die accurst ; The sons of falsehood and deceit Are trodden to the dust. 6 Vile as the dross the wicked are, And those that leave thy ways Shall see salvation from afar. But never taste thy grace. Psalm 119. second part. C. M. TO thee, before the dawning light, My gracious God, I pray ; I meditate thy name by night. And keep thy law by day. 2 My spirit faints to see thy grace ; Thy promise bears me up, And while salvation long delays. Thy word supports jny hope. 3 Seven times a day I lift my hands, And pay my thanks to thee ; Thy righteous providence demands Repeated praise from me. PSALM 119. 205 4 When midnight darkness veils the skies, I call thy works to mind, My thoughts in warm devotion rise, And sweet acceptance find. Psalm 119. TmRD part. C. M. THOU art my portion, O my God ; Soon as I know thy way. My heart makes haste t' obey thy word, And suffers no delay. 2 I choose the path of heavenly trutli, And glory in my choice ; Not all the riches of the earth Could make me so rejoice. 3 The testimonies of thy grace I set before my eyes ; Thence I derive my daily strength. And there my comfort lies. 4 If once I wander from thy path, I think upon my ways, Then turn my feet to thy commands, And trust thy pardoning grace. 5 Now I am thine, for ever thine. Oh save thy servant, Lord ; Thou art my shield, my hiding-place. My hope is in thy word. 6 Thou hast inclined this heart of mine Thy statutes to fulfil ; And thus till mortal life shall end Would I perform thy will. Psalm 119. four'th part. C. M. TTOW shall the young secure their hearts, -*--*- And guard their lives from sin ? Thy word the choicest rules imparts To keep the conscience clean. 206 PSALM 119. 2 When once it enters to the mind, It spreads such hght abroad, The meanest souls instruction find. And raise their thoughts to God. 3 'Tis like the sun, a heavenly light, f That guides us all the day; And through the dangers of the night, A lamp to lead our way. 4 The men that keep thy law with care. And meditate thy word. Grow wiser than their teachers are, And better know the Lord. 5 Thy precepts make me truly wise ; I hate the sinner's road : I hate my own vain thoughts that rise, But love thy law, my God. C The starry heavens thy rule obey, The earth maintains her place; And these, thy servants, night and day, Thy skill and power express. 7 But still thy law and gospel. Lord, Have lessons more divine ; Not earth stands firmer than thy word. Nor stars so nobly shine. 8 Thy word is everlasting truth. How pure is every page ! ^ That holy book shall guide our youth, J And well support our age. Psalm 119. fifth part. C. M. OHOW I love thy holy law ! 'Tis daily my delight : And thence my meditations draw Divine advice by night. PSALM 119. ' 207 2 My waking eyes prevent the day To meditate thy word : My soul with longing melts away To hear thy gospel, Lord. 3 Thy heavenly words my heart engage. And well employ my tongue, And in my tiresome pilgrimage Yield me a heavenly song. 4 Am I a stranger or at home, 'Tis my perpetual feast ; Not honey dropping from the comb So much allures the taste. 5 No treasures so enrich the mind ; Nor shall thy word be sold For loads of silver well refined, Nor heaps of choicest gold. 6 When nature sinks, and spirits droop. Thy promises of grace Are pillars to support my hope. And there I write thy praise. Psalm 119. sixth part. C. M. LORD, I esteem thy judgments right, And all thy statutes just; Thence I maintain a constant fight With every flattering lust. 2 Thy precepts often I survey ; I keep thy law in sight. Through all the business of the day, To form my actions right. 3 My heart in midnight silence cries, " How sweet thy comforts be !" My thoughts in holy wonder rise. And briufT their thanks to thee. 208 PSALM 119. 4 And when my spirit drinks her fill, At some good word of thine, Not mighty men, that share the spoil, Have joys compared to mine. Psalm 119. seventh part. C. M. LET all the heathen writers join To form one perfect book ; Great God, if once compared with thine, How mean their writings look ! 2 Not the most perfect rules they gave Could show one sin forgiven. Nor lead a step beyond the grave ; But thine conduct to heaven. 3 I've seen an end to what we call Perfection here below ; How short the powers of nature fall, And can no further go. 4 Yet men would fain be just with God, By works their hands have wrought ; But thy commands, exceeding broad. Extend to every thought. 5 In vain we boast perfection here, While sin defiles our frame. And sinks our virtues down so far. They scarce deserve the name. 6 Our faith, and love, and every grace. Fall far below thy word ; But perfect truth and righteousness Dwell only with the Lord. Psalm 119. eighth part. C. M. 10RD, I have made thy word my choice, --^ My lasting heritage ; There shall my noblest powers rejoice, My warmest thoughts engage. PSALM HI). 200 2 I'll read the histories of thy love, And keep thy laws in sight, While through the promises I rove. With ever fresh delight. 3 'Tis a broad land of wealth unknown, Where springs of life arise ; Seeds of immortal bliss are sow^n, And hidden glory lies. 4 The best relief that mourners have. It makes our sorrow^s blest ; Our fairest hope beyond the grave. And our eternal rest. Psalm 119. ninth part. C. M. ^f^HY mercies fill the earth, O Lord, -*- How good thy w^orks appear ! Open my eyes to read thy word. And see thy w^onders there. 2 My heart was fashioned by thy hand. My service is thy due ; Oh make thy servant understand The duties he must do. 3 Since I'm a stranger here below. Thy path O do not hide. But mark the road my feet should go, And be my constant guide. 4 When I confest my wandering ways. Thou heardst my soul complain ; Grant me the teachings of thy grace. Or I shall stray again. 5 If God to me his statutes show. And heavenly truth impart. His work for ever I'll pursue, ig His law shall rule my heart. s2 210 rSALM 119. C This was my comfort when I bore Variety of grief; It made me learn thy word the more, And fly to that rehef. 7 In vain the proud deride me now ; I'll ne'er forget thy law, Nor let that blessed gospel go Whence all my hopes I draw. 8 When I have learned my Father's will, I'll teach the world his ways ; My thankful lips, inspired with zeal, Shall sing aloud his praise. Psalm 119. tenth part. C. M. BEHOLD thy waiting servant, Lord, Devoted to thy fear ; Remember and confirm thy word, For all my hopes are there. 2 Hast thou not sent salvation down. And promised quickening grace? ' Doth not my heart address thy throne ? And yet thy love delays. 3 Mine eyes for thy salvation fail ; O bear thy servant up ; Nor let the scoffing hps prevail Who dare reproach my hope. 4 Didst thou not raise my faith, O Lord? Then let thy truth appear : Saints shall rejoice in my reward. And trust as well as fear. Psalm 119. eleventh part. C. M. OH that the Lord would guide my ways To keep his statutes still ! * Oh that my God would grant me grace To luiow and do his will ! PSALM 119. * 211 Oh send thy Spirit down to write Thy law upon my heart, Nor let my tongue indulge deceit, Nor act the liar's part. From vanity turn off my eyes ; Let no corrupt design, Nor covetous desires, arise Within this soul of mine. Order my footsteps by thy word, And make my heart sincere : Let sin have no dominion, Lord, But keep my conscience clear. My soul hath gone too far astray. My feet too often slip ; Yet, since I've not forgot thy way, Restore thy wandering sheep. Make me to walk in thy commands, 'Tis a delightful road ; Nor let my head, nor heart, nor hands Offend against my God. Psalm 119. twelfth part. C. M. "M/Jpf God, consider my distress, •^-^ Let mercy plead my cause ; Though I have sinned against thy grace, I can't forget thy laws. Forbid, forbid the sharp reproach. Which I so justly fear ; Uphold my life, uphold my hopes. Nor let my shame appear. Be thou a surety. Lord, for me, Nor let the proud oppress; But make thy waiting servant see The shinings of thy face. 212 PSALM 119. 4 My eyes with expectation fail ; My heart within me cries, " When will the Lord his truth fulfil, And bid my comforts rise." 5 Look down upon my sorrows. Lord, And show thy grace the same; Thy tender mercies still afford To those that love thy name. Psalm 119. thirteenth part. C. M. "TTTITH my whole heart I've sought thy face, ^ ^ O let me never stray From thy commands, O God of grace, Nor tread the sinner's way. 2 Thy word I've hid within my heart, To keep my conscience clean. To be an everlasting guard From every rising sin. 3 I'm a companion of the saints, Who fear and love the Lord ; My sorrows rise, my nature faints. When men transgress thy word. 4 While sinners do thy gospel wrong. My spirit stands in awe ; My soul abhors a lying tongue. But loves thy righteous law. 5 My heart with sacred reverence hears The threatenings of thy word ; My flesh with holy trembling fear, The judgments of the Lord. 6 My God, I long, I hope, I wait For thy salvation still; While thy whole law is my delight, And I obey thy will. PSALM 119. 213 Psalm 119. fourteenth part. C. M. CONSIDER all my sorrows, Lord, And thy deliverance send; My soul for thy salvation faints, When will my troubles end ? Yet I have found 'tis good for me To bear my Father's rod ; Afflictions make me learn thy law. And live upon my God. This is the comfort I enjoy When new distress begins : I read thy word, I run thy way. And hate my former sins. Had not thy word been my delight When earthly joys were fled. My soul, oppressed with sorrow's weight. Had sunk amonorst the dead. o I know thy judgments, Lord, are right, Though they may seem severe ; The sharpest sufferings I endure Flow from thy faithful care. Before I knew thy chastening rod. My feet were apt to stray ; But now I learn to keep thy word. Nor wander from thy way. Psalm 119. fifteenth part. C. M. i^ THAT thy statutes every hour ^-^ Might dwell upon my mind ! Thence I derive a quickening power, And daily peace I find. To meditate thy precepts, Lord, Shall be my sweet employ; My soul shall ne'er forget thy word, Thy word is all my joy. 214 PSALM 119. 3 How would I run in thy commands, If thou my heart discharge From sin and Satan's hateful chains, And set my feet at large ? 4 My lips with courage shall declare Thy statutes and thy name : I'll speak thy word though kings should hear, Nor yield to sinful shame. 5 Let bands of persecutors rise To rob me of my right, Let pride and malice forge their lies, Thy law is my delight. 6 Depart from me, ye wicked race. Whose hands and hearts are ill : I love my God, I love his ways. And must obey his will. Psalm 119. sixteenth part. C. M. MY soul lies cleaving to the dust: Lord, give me life divine ; From vain desires and every lust Turn off these eyes of mine. 2 I need the influence of thy grace To speed me in thy way. Lest I should loiter in my race, Or turn my feet astray. 3 When sore afflictions press me down, I need thy quickening powers ; Thy word that I have rested on. Shall help my heaviest hours. 4 Are not thy mercies sovereign still. And thou a faithful God? Wilt thou not grant me warmer zeal To run the heavenly road 't PSALM 119. 215 » Does not my heart thy precepts love, And long to see thy face ? And yet how slow my spirits move Without enlivening grace ! Then shall I love thy gospel more, And ne'er forget thy word, When I have felt its quickening power To draw me near the Lord. Psalm 119. seventeenth part. L. M. WHEN pain and anguish seize me, Lord, All my support is from thy word: My soul dissolves from heaviness ; Uphold me with thy strengthening grace. The proud have framed their scoffs and lies. They watch my feet with envious eyes, They tempt my soul to snares and sin ; Yet thy commands I'll ne'er decline. They hate me, Lord, without a cause. They hate to see me love thy laws ! But I will trust and fear thy name. Till pride and malice die with shame. Psalm 119. eighteenth part. L. M. FATHER, I bless thy gentle hand ; How kind was thy chastising rod. That forced my conscience to a stand. And brought my wandering soul to God. Foolish and vain, I went astray. Ere I had felt thy scourges. Lord ; I left my guide, and lost my way. But now I love and keep thy word. 'Tis good for me to wear the yoke. For pride is apt to rise and swell ; 'Tis good to bear my Father's stroke. That I might learn his statutes well. 216 PSALM 120. 4 The law that issues from thy mouth, Shall raise my cheerful passions more Than all the treasures of the south ; Or richest hills of golden ore. 5 Thy hands have made my mortal frame, Thy spirit formed my soul within : Teach me to know thy wondrous name, And guard me safe from death and sin. 6 Then all that love and fear the Lord At my salvation shall rejoice, For I have trusted in thy word, And made thy grace my only choice. Psalm 120. C. M. THOU God of love, thou ever blest, Pity my suffering state ; When wilt thou set my soul at rest, From lips that love deceit ? 2 Hard lot of mine! my days are cast Among the sons of strife. Whose never-ceasing quarrels waste My golden hours of hfe. 3 Oh might I fly to change my place. How would I choose to dwell In some wide, lonesome wilderness. And leave these gates of hell ! 4 Peace is the blessing that I seek. How lovely are its charms! I am for peace ; but when I speak, They all declare for arms. 5 New passions still their souls engage, - And keep their malice strong : What shall be done to curb thy rage, O thou devouring tongue! PSALM 121. 217 6 Should burning arrows smite me through, Strict justice would approve ; But I would rather spare my foe, And melt his heart with love. Psalm 121. first part. L. M. UP to the hills I lift mine eyes, Th' eternal hills beyond the skies ; Thence all her help my soul derives ; There my almighty refuge lives. 2 He lives ; the everlasting God, That built the world, that spread the flood ; The heavens, with all their host he made. And the dark ref^ions of the dead. 3 He guides our feet, he guards our way ; His morning smiles adorn the day : He spreads the evening veil, and keeps The silent hours while Israel sleeps. 4 Israel, a name divinely blest. May rise secure, securely rest ; Thy holy guardian's wakeful eyes Admit no slumber nor surprise. 5 No sun shall smite thy head by day, Nor the pale moon with sickly ray, Shall blast thy couch ; no baleful star Dart his malignant fire so far. 6 Should earth and hell with malice burn, Still thou shalt go, and still return, Safe in the Lord ; his heavenly care Defends thy life from every snare. 7 On thee foul spirits have no power ; And in thy last departing hour Angels that trace the airy road. Shall bear thee homeward to thy God. 218 PSALM 121. Psalm 121. second part. C. M. TO heaven I lift my waiting eyes, There all my hopes are laid : The Lord that built the earth and skies Is my perpetual aid. 2 Their steadfast feet shall never fall, Whom he designs to keep; His ear attends the softest call ; His eyes can never sleep. 3 He will sustain our weakest powers With his almighty arm, And watch our most unguarded hours Against surprising harm. 4 Israel rejoice, and rest secure, Thy keeper is the Lord ; His wakeful eyes employ his power For thine eternal guard. 5 Nor scorching sun, nor sickly moon. Shall have its leave to smite ; He shields thy head from burning noon. From blasting damps at night. 6 He guards thy soul, he keeps thy breath, Where thickest dangers come ; Go and return, secure from death. Till God commands thee home. Psalm 121. third part. P. M. UPWARD I lift my eyes. From God is all my aid ; The God that built the skies. And earth and nature made ; God is the tower To which I fly; his grace is nigh In every hour. PSALM 122. 219 2 My feet shall never slide, And fall in fatal snares, Since God, my guard and guide, Defends me from my fears. Those wakeful eyes That never sleep, shall Israel keep When dangers rise. 3 No burning heats by day. Nor blasts of evening air. Shall take my health away, If God be with me there ; Thou art my sun, And thou my shade, to guard my head By night or noon. 4 Hast thou not given thy word To save my soul from death? And I can trust my Lord To keep my mortal breath : I'll go and come. Nor fear to die, till from on high Thou call me home. Psalm 122. first part. C. M. HOW did my heart rejoice to hear My friends devoutly say, In Zion let us all appear And keep the solemn day. 2 I love her gates, I love the road ; The church, adorned with grace, Stands like a palace built for God, To show his milder face. 3 Up to her courts, wdth joy unknown, The holy tribes repair ; The Son of David holds his throne, And sits in judgment there. 220 PSALM 122. 4 He hears our praises and complaints ; And while his awful voice Divides the sinners from the saints, We tremble and rejoice. 5 Peace be within this sacred place, And joy a constant guest ; With holy gifts and heavenly grace Be her attendants blest ! 6 My soul shall pray for Zion still, While life or breath remains ; There my best friends, my kindred dwell, There God, my Saviour, reigns. Psalm 122. second part. P. M. HOW pleased and blest was I, To hear the people cry, "Come, let us seek our God to-day !" Yes, with a cheerful zeal We haste to Zion's hill. And there our vows and honours pay. 2 Zion, thrice happy place, Adorned with wondrous grace. And walls of strength embrace thee round : In thee our tribes appear To pray, and praise, and hear The sacred gospel's joyful sound. 3 There David's greater Son Has fixed his royal throne ; He sits for grace and judgment there : He bids the saints be glad. He makes the sinners sad. And humble souls rejoice with fear. 4 May peace attend thy gate. And joy within thee wait. To bless the soul of every guest ; 1 PSALM 123, 124. 221 The man that seeks thy peace, And wishes thine increase, A thousand blessings on him rest ! 5 My tongue repeats her vows, Peace to this sacred house ! For here my friends and kindred dwell : And since my glorious God Makes thee his blest abode, My soul shall ever love thee well. Psalm 123. C. M. OTHOU, whose grace and justice reign Enthroned above the skies. To thee our hearts woulA tell their pain To thee we lift our eyei. 2 As servants watch their master's hand, And fear the angry stroke ; Or maids before their mistress stand. And wait a peaceful look : 3 So, for our sins, we justly feel Thy discipline, O God ; Yet wait the gracious moment still. Till thou remove the rod. 4 Those that in wealth and pleasure live, Our daily groans deride ; And thy delays of mercy give Fresh courage to their pride. 5 Our foes insult us, but our hope In thy compassion lies ; This thought shall bear our spirits up. That God will not despise. Psalm 124. C. M. HAD not the God of truth and love, When hosts against us rose, t2 222 PSALM 125. Displayed his vengeance from above, And crushed the conquering foes ; 2 Their armies Hke a raging flood, Had swept the guardless land, Destroyed on earth his blest abode, And 'whekned our feeble band. 3 But safe beneath his spreading shield His sons securely rest, Defy the dangers of the field. And bare the fearless breast. 4 And now our souls shall bless the Lord, Who broke the deadly snare ; Who saved us froin the murdcrinfj sword, And made our Fives his care. 5 Our help is in Jehovah's name. Who formed the heavens above ; He that supports their w^ondrous frame. Can guard his church by love ! Psalm 125. first part. C. M. UNSHAKEN as the sacred hill, And firm as mountains stand. Firm as a rock the soul shall rest. That trusts th' Almighty hand. 2 Not walls nor hills could guard so well Old Salem's happy ground. As those eternal arms of love. That every saint surround. 3 While tyrants are a smarting scourge, To drive them near to God, Divine compassion will assuage The fury of the rod. 4 Deal gently, Lord, with souls sincere, And lead them safely on rSALM 125, 126. 223 To the bright gates of paradise, Where Christ their Lord is gone. 5 But if we trace those crooked ways That the old serpent drew, The wrath that drove him first to hell, Shall smite his followers too. Psalm 125. second part. S. M. FIRM and unmoved are they That rest their souls on God ; Firm as the mount where David dwelt. Or where the ark abode. 2 As mountains stood to guard The city's sacred ground. So God and his almighty love Embrace his saints around. 3 What though the Father's rod Drop a chastising stroke, Yet, lest it wound their souls too deep, Its fury shall be broke. 4 Deal gently. Lord, with those Whose faith and pious fear, Whose hope and love, and every grace. Proclaim their hearts sincere. 5 Nor shall the tyrant's rage Too long oppress the saint ; The God of Israel will support His children lest they faint. 6 But if our slavish fear Will choose the road to hell. We must expect our portion there. Where bolder sinners dwell. Psalm 126. first part. L. M. "'V^HEN God restored our captive state, ^ ^ Joy was our song, and grace our theme, 224 PSALM 126. The grace beyond our hopes so great, That joy appeared a pleasing dream. 2 The scoffer owns thy hand, and pays Unwilhng honours to thy name ; While we with pleasure shout thy praise, With cheerful notes thy love proclaim. 3 When we reviewed our dismal fears, 'Twas hard to think they'd vanished so ; With God we left our flowing tears. He makes our joys like rivers flow. 4 The man that in his furrowed field. His scattered seed with sadness leaves, Will shout to see the harvest yield A welcome load of joyful sheaves. Psalm 126. second part. C. M. WHEN God revealed his gracious name, And changed my mournful state. My rapture seemed a pleasing dream. The grace appeared so great. 2 The world beheld the glorious change, And did thy hand confess ; My tongue broke out in unknown strains. And sung surprising grace. 3 "Great is the work," my neighbours cried. And owned the power divine ; " Great is the work," my heart replied, " And be the glory thine." 4 The Lord can clear the darkest skies. Can give us day for night ; Make drops of sacred sorrow rise To rivers of delight. 5 Let those that sow in sadness, wait Till the fair harvest come, PSALM 127. 225 They shall confess their sheaves are great, And shout the blessings home. 6 Though seed lie buried long in dust, It sha'n't deceive their hope ; The precious grain can ne'er be lost, For grace insures the crop. Psalm 127. first part. L. M. IF God succeed not, all the cost And pains to build the house are lost ; Jf God the city will not keep, The watchful guards as well may sleep. 2 What though we rise before the sun. And work and toil when day is done. Careful and sparing eat our bread. To shun that poverty we dread ; 3 'Tis all in vain, 'till God hath blest ; He can make rich, can give us rest : On God, our Sovereign, still depends Our joy in children, and in friends. 4 Happy the man to whom he sends Obedient children, faithful friends ! How sweet our daily comforts prove When they are seasoned with his love ! Psalm 127. second part. C. M. IF God to build the house deny. The builders work in vain ; And towns without his wakeful eye, A useless watch maintain. 2 Before the morning beams arise. Your painful work renew. And till the stars ascend the skies Your tiresome toil pursue. 226 PSALM 128, 129. 3 Short be your sleep, and coarse your fare, In vain, till God has blest ; But if his smiles attend your care, You shall have food and rest. 4 Nor children, relatives, nor friends, Shall real blessings prove. Nor all the earthly joys he sends. If sent without his love. Psalm 128. CM. O HAPPY man, w^hose soul is filled. With zeal and reverend awe ? His lips to God their honours yield. His life adorns the law. 2 A careful providence shall stand. And ever guard thy head. Shall on the labours of thy hand Its kindly blessings shed. 3 Thy wife shall be a fruitful vine ; Thy children, round thy board. Each like a plant of honour shine. And learn to fear the Lord. 4 The Lord shall thy best hopes fulfil For months and years to come : The Lord, who dwells on Zion's hill, Shall send thee blessings home. 5 This is the man whose happy eyes. Shall see his house increase. Shall see the sinking church arise. Then leave the world in peace. Psalm 129. C. M. UP from my youth, may Israel say, Have I been nursed in tears ; My griefs were constant as the day, And tedious as the years. PSALM 130. 227 2 Up from my youtli I bore the rage, Of all the sons of strife ; Oft they assailed my riper age, But God preserved my life. 3 O'er all my frame their cruel dart Its painful wounds impressed ; Daily they vexed my fainting heart, Nor let my sorrows rest. 4 The Lord in anger, on his throne. With an impartial eye. Measured the mischiefs they had done, Then let his arrows fly. 5 How was their insolence surprised To hear his thunders roll ! And all the foes of Zion seized With horror to the soul ! 6 Thus shall the men that hate the saints Be blasted from the sky ; Their glory fades, their courage faints. And all their prospects die. 7 What though they flourish tall and fair. They have no root beneath ; Their growth shall perish in despair. And lie despised in death. 8 So corn that on the house-top stands. No hope of harvest gives ; The reaper ne'er shall fill his hands. Nor binder fold the sheaves. Psalm 130. first part. C. M. i^UT of the deeps of long distress, ^^ The borders of despair, I sent my cries to seek thy grace, My groans to reach thine ear. 228 PSALM 130. 2 Great God ! should thy severer eye, And thine impartial hand, Mark and revenge iniquity, No mortal flesh could stand. 3 But there are pardons with my God, For crimes of high degree ; Thy Son hath bought them with his blood, To draw us near to thee. 4 I wait for thy salvation, Lord, With strong desires I wait ; My soul, invited by thy word. Stands watching at thy gate. 5 Just as the guards that keep the night Long for the morning skies, "Watch the first beams of breaking light. And meet them with their eyes : 6 So waits my soul to see thy grace ; And more intent than they. Meets the first openings of thy face. And finds a brighter day. 7 Then in the Lord let Israel trust, Let Israel seek his face ; The Lord is good, as well as just. And plenteous is his grace. 8 There 's full redemption at his throne For sinners long enslaved ; The great Redeemer is his Son, And Israel shall be saved. Psalm 130. second part. L. M. FROM deep distress and troubled thoughts, To thee, my God, I raised my cries : If thou severely mark our faults. No flesh can stand before thine eyes. PSALM 131,132. 229 But thou hast built thy throne of grace, Free to dispense thy pardons there, That sinners may approach thy face. And hope, and love, as well as fear. As the benighted pilgrims wait. And long, and wish for breaking day, So waits my soul before thy gate ; When will my God his face display ? My trust is fixed upon thy word. Nor shall I trust thy word in vain : Let mourning souls address the Lord, And find rehef from all their pain. Great is his love, and large his grace. Through the redemption of his Son : He turns our feet from sinful ways. And pardons what our hands have done Psalm 131. CM. IS there ambition in my heart ? Search, gracious God, and see : Or do I act a haughty part ? Lord, I appeal to thee. I charge my thoughts, be humble still, And all my carriage mild ; Content, my Father, with thy will, And peaceful as a child. The patient soul, the lowly mind. Shall have a large reward ; Let saints in sorrow he resigned, And trust a faithful Lord. Psalm 132. first part. L. M. WHERE shall we go to seek and find A habitation for our God, A dweUing for th' Eternal Mind, Among the sons of flesh and blood? u 230 PSALM 132. 2 The God of Jacob chose the hill Of Zion for his ancient rest ; And Zion is his dweUing still ; His church is with his presence blest. 3 " Here will I fix my gracious throne, And reign for ever," saith the Lord ; " Here shall my power and love be known, And blessings shall attend my word. 4 " Here will I meet the hungry poor. And fill their souls with living bread ; Sinners, that wait before my door, With sweet provision shall be fed. 5 " Girded with truth, and clothed with grace, My priests, my ministers shall shine ; Not Aaron, in his costly dress. Appears so glorious and divine. 6 " The saints, unable to contain Their inward joy, shall shout and sing : The Son of David here shall reign, And Zion triumph in her King." 7 Jesus shall see a numerous seed Born here to uphold his glorious name ; His crown shall flourish on his head. While all his foes are clothed with shame. Psalm 132. second part. C. M. NO sleep nor slumber to his eyes Good David Avould afford, Till he had found below the skies A dwelling for the Lord. 2 The Lord in Zion placed his name, His ark was settled there ; And there the assembled nation came To worship thrice a year. PSALM 133. 231 . 3 We trace no more those toilsome ways, Nor wander far abroad ; Where'er thy people meet for praise, There is a house for God. 4 Arise, O King of grace, arise. And enter to thy rest : Lo ! thy church waits with longing eyes, Thus to be owned 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. 7 Here let the Son of David reign. Let God's anointed shine ; Justice and truth his court maintain. With love and power divine. 8 Here let him hold a lasting throne. And as his kingdom grows. Fresh honours shall adorn his crown. And shame confound his foes. Psalm 133. first part. C. M. LO ! what an entertaining sight Those friendly brethren prove. Whose cheerful hearts in bands unite Of harmony and love ! 2 Where streams of bliss, from Christ the spring, Descend to every soul ; And heavenly peace with balmy wmg. Shades and bedews the whole. 232 PSALM 133, 134. 3 'Tis like the oil, divinely blest, Which, poured on Aaron's head, Ran down his beard, perfumed his vest, And round its fragrance shed. 4 'Tis pleasant as the morning dews, That fall on Zion's hill, Where God his mildest glory shows, And makes his grace distil. Psalm 133. second part. S. M. BLEST are the sons of peace. Whose hearts and hopes are one ; Whose kind designs to serve and please Through all their actions run. 2 Blest is the pious house Where zeal and friendship meet ; Their songs of praise, their mingled vows, Make their communion sweet. 3 Thus, when on Aaron's head. They poured the rich perfume, The oil down to his raiment spread, And pleasure filled the room. 4 Thus, on the heavenly hills The saints are blest above. Where joy, like morning dew, distils. And all the air is love. Psalm 134. CM. TE that obey th' immortal King, Attend his holy place ; Bow to the glories of his power. And bless his wondrous grace. 2 Lift up your hands by morning light, And send your souls on high ; PSALM 135. 233 Raise your admiring thoughts by night Above the starry sky. 3 The God of Zion cheers our hearts With rays of quickening grace ; The God that spreads the heavens abroad, And rules the swelhng seas. Psalm 135. first part. L. M. PRAISE ye the Lord, exalt his name, While in his earthly courts ye wait, Ye saints that to his house belong. Or stand attending at his gate. 2 Praise ye the Lord, the Lord is good ; To praise his name is sweet employ ; Israel he chose of old, and still His church is his peculiar joy. 3 The Lord himself will judge his. saints ; He treats his servants as his friends ; And when he hears their sore complaints. Repents the sorrows that he sends. 4 Through every age the Lord declares His name, and breaks th' oppressor's rod ; He gives his suffering servants rest. And will be known th' Almighty God. 5 Bless ye the Lord who taste his love. People and priests exalt his name ; Among his saints he ever dwells ; His church is his Jerusalem. PsALM 135. SECOND PART. L. M. 1^ REAT is the Lord, exalted high ^-^ Above all powers, and every throne ; Whate'er he pleased in earth and sea. Or heaven, or hell, his hand hath done. u2 234 PSALM 135. 2 At his command the vapours rise, The hghtnings flash, the thunders roar ; He pours the rain, he brings the wind And tempest from his airy store. 3 'Twas he those dreadful tokens sent, O Egypt, through thy stubborn land, When al] thy first-born, beasts and men, Fell dead by his avenging hand. 4 What mighty nations, mighty kings. He slew, and their whole country gave To Israel, whom his hand redeemed. No more to be proud Pharaoh's slave ! 5 His power the same, the same his grace. That saves us from the hosts of hell : And heaven he gives us to possess. Whence those apostate angels fell. PsALivr 135. TmRD part. C. M. AWAKE, ye saints, to praise your King, Your sweetest passions raise ; Your pious pleasure, while you sing, Increasing with the praise. 2 Great is the Lord, and works unknown Are his divine employ ; But still his saints are near his throne. His treasure and his joy. 3 Heaven, earth, and sea, confess his hand ; He bids the vapours rise ; Lightning and storm, at his command, Sweep through the sounding skies. 4 All power, that gods or kings have claimed, Is found with him alone ; But heathen gods should ne'er be named Where our Jeliovah 's known. PSALM 136. 235 5 Which of the stocks and stones they trust, Can give them showers of rain ? In vain they worship ghttering dust, And pray to gold in vain. 6 Their gods have tongues that speechless prove, Such as their makers gave ; Their feet were never formed to move, Nor hands have power to save. 7 Blind are their eyes, their ears are deaf, Nor hear when mortals pray ; Mortals that wait for their relief. Are blind and deaf as they. 8 Ye nations, know the living God, Serve him with faith and fear ; He makes the churches his abode. And claims your honours there. Psalm 136. first part. C. M. GIVE thanks to God, the sovereign Lord ; His mercies still endure ; And be the King of kings adored ; His truth is ever sure. 2 What wonders hath his wisdom done ! How mighty is his hand ! Heaven, earth, and sea, he framed alone : How wide is his command ! 3 The sun supplies the day with light : How bright his counsels shine ! The moon and stars adorn the night : His works are all divine. 4 He struck the sons of Egypt dead : How dreadful is his rod ! And thence with joy his people led : How gracious is our God ! 236 PSALM 136. 5 He cleft the swelling sea in two : His arm is great in might ; And gave the tribes a passage through : His power and grace unite. 6 But Pharaoh's army there he drowned ; How glorious are his ways ! And brought his saints through desert ground , Eternal be his praise. 7 Great monarchs fell beneath his hand ; Victorious is his sword ; While Israel took the promised land, And faithful is his word. 8 He saw the nations dead in sin ; He felt his pity move : How sad the state the world was in I How boundless was his love ! 9 He sent to save us from our woe ; His goodness never fails : From death and hell, and eveiy foe ; And still his grace prevails. 10 Give thanks to God, the heavenly King ; His mercies still endure : Let the whole earth his praises sing ; His truth is ever sure. Psalm 136. second part. P. M. ^ IVE thanks to God most high, ^J The universal Lord ; The sovereign King of kings : And be his grace adored. His power and grace Are still the same ; And let his name Have endless praise. PSALM 136. 237 How mighty is his hand ! What wonders hath he done ! He formed the earth and seas, And spread the heavens alone. Thy mercy, Lord, Shall still endure ; And ever sure Abides thy word. His wisdom formed the sun To crown the day with light ; The moon and twinkling stars To cheer the darksome night. His power and grace Are still the same ; And let his name Have endless praise. He smote the first-born sons, The flower of Egypt, dead ; And thence his chosen tribes With joy and glory led. Thy mercy. Lord, Shall still endure ; And ever sure Abides thy word. His power and lifted rod Cleft the Red Sea in two ; And for his people made A wondrous passage through. His power and grace Are still the same ; And let his name Have endless praise. But cruel Pharaoh there, With all his host, he drowned ; 238 PSALM 136. And brought his Israel safe Through a long desert ground. Thy mercy, Lord, Shall still endure ; And ever sure Abides thy word. 7 The kings of Canaan fell Beneath his dreadful hand ; While his own servants took Possession of their land. His power and grace Are still the same ; And let his name Have endless praise. 8 He saw the nations lie, All perishing in sin. And pitied the sad state The ruined world was in. Thy mercy, Lord, Shall still endure ; And ever sure Abides thy word. 9 He sent his only Son To save us from our woe. From Satan, sin, and death. And every hurtful foe. His power and grace Are still the same ; And let his name Have endless praise. 10 Give thanks aloud to God, To God the heavenly King ; And let the spacious earth His works and glories sing. PSALM 136. 239 Thy mercy, Lord, Shall still endure; And ever sure Abides thy word. Psalm 136. third part. L. M. ^ IVE to our God immortal praise ; ^^ Mercy and truth are all his ways ; Wonders of grace to God belong, Repeat his mercies in your song. 2 Give to the Lord of lords renown ; The King of kings with glory crown : His mercies ever shall endure, When lords and kings are known no more. 3 He built the earth, he spread the sky, And fixed the starry lights on high : Wonders of grace to God belong, Repeat his mercies in your song. 4 He fills the sun with morning light. He bids the moon direct the night : His mercies ever shall endure. When suns and moons shall shine no more. 5 The Jews he freed from Pharaoh's hand. And brought them to the promised land : Wonders of grace to God belong, Repeat his mercies in your song. 6 He saw the Gentiles dead in sin. And felt his pity move within : His mercies ever shall endm-e. When death and sin shall reign no more. 7 He sent his Son with power to save From guilt, and darkness, and the grave : Wonders of grace to God belong. Repeat his mercies in your song. 240 PSALM 137. 8 Through this vain world he guides our feet, And leads us to his heavenly seat : His mercies ever shall endure, When this vain world shall be no niore. Psalm 137. first part. L. M. BY Babel's stream the captives sate, And wept for Zion's hapless fate ; Useless their harps on willows hung, While foes required a sacred song. 2 With taunting voice, and scornful eye, " Sing us a song of heaven," they cry: " While foes deride our God and King, How can we tune our harps, or sing ? 3 " If Zion's woes our hearts forget. Or cease to mourn for Israel's fate. Let useful skill our hands forsake ; Our hearts with hopeless sorrow break 4 " Thou, ruined Salem, to our eyes Each day in sad remembrance rise ! Should we e'er cease to feel thy wrongs, Lost be our joys and mute our tongues. 5 " Remember, Lord, proud Edom's sons. Who cried, exulting at our groans. While Salem trembled at her base, " Rase them : her deep foundations rase." 6 To happier days our bosoms turn ; Those days but teach us how to mourn : The God, who bade his mercy flow. In wrath withdraws his blessing now. 7 Yet still, thy name be ever blest, On thee our hope shall safely rest : Zion her Saviour soon shall see Arrayed to set his Israel free. PSALM 137. 241 Psalm 137. second part. S. M. I LOVE thy kingdom, Lord, The house of thine abode ; The church our blest Redeemer saved With his own precious blood. 2 I love thy church, O God ! Her walls before thee stand, Dear as the apple of thine eye, And graven on thy hand. 3 If e'er to bless thy sons My voice or hands deny. These hands let useful skill forsake, This voice in silence die. 4 If e'er my heart forget Her welfare, or her woe, Let every joy this heart forsake, And every grief o'erflow. 5 For her my tears shall fall ; For her my prayers ascend : To her my cares and toils be given, 'Till toils and cares shall end. 6 Beyond my highest joy I prize her heavenly ways ; Her sweet communion, solemn vows, Her hymns of love and praise. 7 Jesus, thou friend divine, Our Saviour, and our King, Thy hand from every snare and foe Shall fijreat deliverance brinor. 8 Sure as thy truth shall last, To Zion shall be given The brightest glories earth can yield, And brighter bliss of heaven. 242 PSALM 138, 139. Psalm 138. L. M. WITH all my powers of heart and tongue ril praise my Maker in my song : Angels shall hear the notes I raise, Approve the song, and join the praise. 2 I'll sing thy truth and mercy. Lord ; I'll sing the wonders of thy word ; Not all the works and names below. So much thy power and glory show. 3 To God I cried when troubles rose ; He heard me and subdued my foes ; He did my rising fears control. And strength diffused through all my soul. 4 The God of heaven maintains his state. Frowns on the proud and scorns the great ; But from his throne descends to bless The humble souls that trust his grace. 5 Amidst a thousand snares I stand, Upheld and guarded by thy hand ; Thy words my fainting soul revive. And keep my dying faith alive. 6 Grace will complete what grace begins, To save from sorrows and from sins ; The work that wisdom undertakes. Eternal mercy ne'er forsakes. Psalm 139. first part. L. M. LORD, thou hast searched and seen me through ; Thine eye commands with piercing view My rising and my resting hours. My heart andilcsh, with all their powers. 2 My thouglits, before they are my own. Are to my God distinctly known ; PSALM 139. 243 He knows the words I mean to speak, Ere from my opening lips they break. Within thy circhng power I stand, On every side I find thy hand : Awake, asleep, at home, abroad, I am surromided still with God. Amazing knowledge, vast and great ! What large extent ! what lofty height ! My sonl, with all the powers I boast. Is in the boundless prospect lost. Oh may these thoughts possess my breast^ Where'' er I rove, wherever I rest ; Nor let my weaker passions dare Consent to sin, for God is there. Psalm 139. second part. L. M. COULD I so false, so faithless prove, To quit thy service and thy love. Where, Lord, could I thy presence shun. Or from thy dreadful glory run ? If up to heaven I take my flight, 'Tis there thou dwelPst enthroned in light : Or plunge to hell, there justice reigns. And Satan groans beneath thy chains. If mounted on a morning ray I fly beyond the western sea. Thy swifter hand would first arrive, And there arrest thy fugitive. Or should I try to shun thy sight Beneath the spreading veil of night. One glance of thine, one piercing ray Would kindle darkness into day. The veil of night is no disguise. No screen from thy all-searching eyes ; 244 PSALM 139. Thy hand can seize thy foes as soon Through midnight shades, as blazing noon. 6 Midnight and noon in this agree, Great God, they're both ahke to thee ; Not death can hide what God will spy, And hell lies naked to his eye. 7 Oh may these thoughts possess my breast^ Wherever I rove, where''er I rest ; Nor let my weaker passions dare Consent to sin, for God is there. Psalm 139. third part. L. M. MY God, what inward grief I feel. When impious men transgress thy will ; I mourn to hear their lips profane, Take thy tremendous name in vain. 2 Does not my soul detest and hate The sons of malice and deceit ? Those that oppose thy laws and thee, I count for enemies to me. 3 Lord, search my soul, try every thought ; Though my own heart accuse me not Of walking in a false disguise, I beg the trial of thine eyes. 4 Doth secret mischief lurk within ? Do I indulge some unknown sin ? Oh turn my feet whene'er I stray. And lead me in thy perfect way. Psalm 139. fourth part. C. M. TN all my vast concerns wdth thee, -*- In vain my soul would try To shun thy presence. Lord, or flee The notice of thine eye. 2 Thy all-surrounding sight surveys My rising and my rest, PSALM 139, 140. 245 My public walks, my private ways And secrets of my breast. 3 My thoughts lie open to the Lord Before they're formed within ; And ere my lips pronounce the word, He knows the sense I mean. 4 Oh wondrous knowledge, deep and hjgh, Where can a creature hide ? Within thy circling arms I he, Enclosed on every side. 5 So let thy grace surround me still, And like a bulwark prove, To guard my soul from every ill, Secured by sovereign love. Psalm 139. fifth part. C. M. LORD, when I count thy mercies o'er, They strike me with surprise ; Not all the sands that spread the shore To equal numbers rise. 2 My flesh with fear and wonder stands, The product of thy skill ; And hourly blessings from thy hands Thy thoughts of love reveal. 3 These on my heart by night I keep : How kind, how dear to me ! Oh may the hour that ends my sleep Still find my thoughts with thee ! PSAL3I140. C. xM. PROTECT us. Lord, from fatal harm; Behold our rising woes ; We trust alone thy powerful arm, To scatter all our foes. x2 246 PSALM 141. 2 Their tongue is like a poisoned dart, Their thoughts are full of guile ; While rage and carnage swell their heart, They wear a peaceful smile. 3 O God of grace ! thy guardian care, When foes without invade, Or spread within a deeper snare. Supplies our constant aid. 4 Let falsehood flee before thy face. Thy heavenly truth extend, All nations taste thy heavenly grace, And all delusions end. 5 With daily bread the poor supply, The cause of justice plead ; And be thy church exalted high, With Christ, the glorious head. Psalm 141. L. M. MY God, accept my early vows, Like morning incense, in thine house, ^nd let my nightly worship rise Sweet as the evening sacrifice. 2 Watch o'er my lips, and guard them. Lord, From every rash and heedless word ; Nor let my feet incline to tread The guilty path where sinners lead. 3 Oh may the righteous, when I stray. Smite and reprove my wandering way ; Their gentle words, lik6 ointment shed. Shall never bruise, but cheer my head. 4 When I behold them pressed with grief, I'll cry to heaven for their relief; And by my warm petitions prove How much 1 prize their faithful love. PSALM 142, 143. 247 Psalm 142. CM. TO God I made my sorrows known, From God I sought relief; In long complaints before his throne I poured out all my grief. 2 My soul was overwhelmed with woes, My heart began to break ; My God, who all my burdens knows, Beholds the way I take. 3 On every side I cast mine eye, And found my helpers gone, While friends and strangers passed me by, Neglected or unknown. 4 Then did I raise a louder cry, And called thy mercy near, " Thou art my portion when I die, Be thou my refuge here." 5 Lord, 1 am brought exceeding low. Now let thine ear attend, And make my foes, who vex me, know, I've an almighty Friend. 6 From my sad prison set me free, Then shall I praise thy name. And holy men shall join with me. Thy kindness to proclaim. Psalm 143. first part. L. M. ■ IVfY righteous Judge, my gracious God, ITA Hear when I spread my hands abroad, And cry for succour from thy throne ; Oh make thy truth and mercy known. 2 Let judgment not against me pass ; Behold, thy servant pleads thy grace ; Should justice call us to thy bar. No man alive is guiltless there. 248 * PSALM 143. 3 Look down in pity, Lord, and see The mighty woes that burthen me; Down to the dust my life is brought, Like one long buried and forgot. 4 I dwell in darkness and unseen, My heart is desolate within : My thoughts in musing silence trace The ancient wonders of thy grace. 5 Thence I derive a glimpse of hope. To bear my sinking spirits up ; I stretch my hands to God again. And thirst, like parched lands for rain. 6 For thee I thirst, I pray, I mourn ; When will thy smiling face return ? Shall all my joys on earth remove. And God for ever hide his love ? Psalm 143. second part. L M. MY God, thy long delay to save Will sink thy prisoner to the grave ; My heart grows faint, and dim mine eye ; Make haste to help before I die. 2 The night is witness to my tears. Distressing pains, distracting fears ; Oh might I hear thy morning voice, How would my wearied powers rejoice ! 3 In thee I trust, to thee I sigh, And lift my w^eary soul on high ; For thee sit waiting all the day, And wear the tiresome hours away. 4 Break off my fetters. Lord, and show The path in which my feet should go ; If snares and foes beset the road, I flee to hide me near my God. PSALM 144. 249 Teach me to do thy holy will, And lead me to thy heavenly hill : Let the good Spirit of thy love Conduct me to thy courts above. Then shall my soul no more complain, . The tempter then shall rage in vain ; And flesh, and sin, my foes before, Shall never vex my spirit more. Psalm 144. first part. C. M. ];^0R ever blessed be the Lord, - My Saviour and my Shield ; He sends his Spirit with his word, To arm me for the field. When sin and hell their force unite, He makes my soul his care ; Instructs me in the heavenly fight. And guards me through the war. A friend and helper so divine My fainting hope shall raise ; He makes the glorious victory mine, And his shall be the praise. Psalm 144. second part. C. M. LORD, what is man, poor feeble man, Born of the earth at first ? His life a shadow, light and vain, Still hastening to the dust. Oh what is feeble dying man. Or all his sinful race. That God should make it his concern. To visit him with grace ! That God who darts his lightnings down, Who shakes the worlds above. What terrors wait his awful frown ! How wondrous is his love ! 250 PSALM 144, 145. Psalm 144. third part. L. M. HAPPY the city, where their sons Like pillars round a palace set, And daughters, bright as polished stones, Give strength and beauty to the state. 2 Happy the land in culture drest. Whose flocks and corn have large increase ; Where men securely work or rest. Nor sons of plunder break their peace. 3 Happy the nation thus endowed ; But more divinely blest are those On whom the all-sufficient God, Himself, with all his grace bestows. Psalm 145. first part. L. M. 11/TY God, my King, thy various praise ■^^ Shall fill the remnant of my days ; Thy grace employ my humble tongue, Till death and glory raise the song. 2 The wings of every hour shall bear Some thankful tribute to thine ear ; And every setting sun shall see New works of duty done for thee. 3 Thy truth and justice Fll proclaim ; Thy bounty flows an endless stream ; Thy mercy swift, thine anger slow. But dreadful to the stubborn foe. 4 Thy works with sovereign glory shine, And speak thy majesty divine ; Let every realm with joy proclaim The sound and honour of thy name. 5 Let distant times and nations raise The long succession of thy praise ; And unborn ages make my song The joy and triumph of their tongue. PSALM 145. 251 6 But who can speak thy wondrous deeds ? Thy greatness all our thoughts exceeds ; Vast and unsearchable thy ways, Vast and immortal be thy praise ! PSAOI 145. SECOND PART. C M. LONG as I live I'll bless thy name, My King, my God of love ; My work and joy shall be the same, In the bright world above. 2 Great is the Lord, his power unknown, And let his praise be great: I'll sing the honours of thy throne. Thy works of grace repeat. 3 Thy grace shall dwell upon my tongue; And while my lips rejoice. The men that hear my sacred song Shall join their cheerful voice. 4 Fathers to sons shall teach thy name. And children learn thy ways ; Ages to come thy truth proclaim. And nations sound thy praise. 5 Thy glorious deeds of ancient date Shall through the world be known ; Thine arm of power, thy heavenly state, With public splendour shown. 6 The world is managed by thy hands, Thy saints are ruled by love ; And thine eternal kingdom stands, Thoutxh rocks and hills remove. Psalm 145. third part. C. M. Q WEET is the memory of thy grace, ^ My God, my heavenly King ; Let age to age thy righteousness In soimds of glory sing. 252 PSALM 145 2 God reigns on high, but ne'er confines His goodness to the skies ; Through the whole earth his bounty shines, And every want supphes. 3 With longing eyes thy creatures wait On thee for daily food ; Thy liberal hand provides their meat, And fills their mouths with good. 4 How kind are thy compassions, Lord ! How slow thine anger moves ! But soon he sends his pardoning word To cheer the souls he loves. 5 Creatures with all their endless race Thy power and praise proclaim , But saints, that taste thy richer grace, Delight to bless thy name. Psalm 145. fourth part. C. M. LET every tongue thy goodness speak, Thou sovereign Lord of all ; Thy strengthening hands uphold the weak, And raise the poor that fall. 2 When sorrow bows the spirit down, Or virtue lies distressed Beneath some proud oppressor's frown, Thou giv'st the mourners rest. 3 The Lord supports our sinking days. And guides our giddy youth : Holy and just arc all his ways. And all his words are truth. 4 He knows the pains his servants feel. He hears his children cry ; And their best wishes to fulfil. His ii^race is ever ni^i^h. PSALM 146. 253 5 His mercy never shall remove From men of heart sincere ; He saves the souls, whose humble love Is joined with holy fear. 6 His stubborn foes his sword shall slay, And pierce their hearts with pain ; But none that serve the Lord shall say, " Thev souojht his aid in vain." 7 My hps shall dwell upon his praise, And spread his fame abroad; Let all the sons of Adam raise The honours of their God. Psalm 146. first part. L. M. PRAISE ye the Lord : my heart shall join In work so pleasant, so divine ; Now while the flesh is mine abode, And when my soul ascends to God. 2 Praise shall employ my noblest powers. While immortality endures ; My days of praise shall ne'er be past. While life, and thought, and being last. .3 \¥hy should I make a man my trust ? Princes must die and turn to dust ; Their breath departs, their pomp, and power, And thouijhts all vanish in an hour. 4 Happy the man whose hopes rely On Israel's God : he made the sky. And earth, and seas, with all their train ; And none shall find his promise vain. 5 His truth for ever stands secure ; He saves th' oppressed, he feeds the poor ; He sends the laboring conscience peace, And grants the prisoner sweet release. y 254 PSALM 146. 6 The Lord to sight restores the bhnd ; The Lord supports the sinking mind ; He helps the stranger in distress. The widow and the fatherless. 7 He loves his saints, he knows them well, But turns the wicked down to hell ; Thy God, O Zion, ever reigns ; Praise him in everlasting strains. Psalm 146. second part. P. M. I'LL praise my Maker with my breath ; And when my voice is lost in death, Praise shall employ my nobler powers : My days of praise shall ne'er be past, While life, and thought, and being last, Or immortality endures. 2 Why should I make a man my trust ? Princes must die and turn to dust ; Vain is the help of flesh and blood ; Their breath departs, their pomp and power, And thoughts all vanish in an hour ; Nor can they make their promise good. 3 Happy the man whose hopes rely On Israel's God : He made the sky. And earth, and seas, with all their train : His truth for ever stands secure ; He saves th' oppressed, he feeds the poor, And none shall find his promise vain. 4 The Lord hath eyes to give the blind; The Lord supports the sinking mind ; He sends the laboring conscience peace ! He helps the stranger in distress, The widow and the fatherless. And grants the prisoner sweet release. PSALM 147. 255 5 He loves his saints, he knows them well, But turns the wicked down to hell ; Thy God, O Zion, ever reigns : Let every tongue, let every age, In this exalted work engage ; Praise him in everlastinor strains. 6 I'll praise him while he lends me breath ; And when my voice is lost in death, Praise shall employ my nobler powers : My days of praise shall ne'er be past, While life, and thought, and bemg last, Or immortality endures. Psalm 147. first part. L. M. PRAISE ye the Lord : 'tis good to raise Our hearts and voices in his praise : His nature and his works invite To make this duty our delight. 2 The Lord builds up Jerusalem, And gathers nations to his name : His mercy melts the stubborn soul. And makes the broken spirit whole. 3 He formed the stars, those heavenly flames, He counts their numbers, calls their names ; His sovereign wisdom knows no bound, A deep, where all our thoughts are drow^ned. 4 Great is our Lord, and great his might. And all his glories infinite ; He crowns the meek, rewards the just, And treads the wicked to the dust. 5 Sing to the Lord, exalt him high, Who spreads his clouds around the sky ; There he prepares the fruitful rain. Nor lets the drops descend in vain. 256 PSALM 147. 6 He makes the grass the hills adorn, And clothes the smiling fields with corn ; The beasts with food his hands supply, And feed the ravens when they cry. 7 What is the creature's skill or force, The vigorous man, the warlike horse. The sprightly wit, the active hmb ! All are too mean delights for him. 8 His saints are lovely in his sight ; He views his children with delight ; He sees their hope, he knows their fear. And finds and loves his image there. Psalm 147. second part. L. M. LET Zion praise the mighty God, And make his honours known abroad For sweet the joy our songs to raise, And glorious is the work of praise. 2 Our children live secure and blest ; Our shores have peace, our cities rest ; He feeds our sons with finest wheat, And adds his blessings to their meat. 3 The changing seasons he ordains. The early and the latter rains ; His flakes of snow like wool he sends. And thus the springing corn defends. 4 With hoary frost he strews the ground ; His hail descends with dreadful sound ; His icy bands the rivers hold, And terror arms his wintry cold. 5 He bids the warmer breezes blow, The ice dissolves, the waters flow ; But he hath nobler works and ways To call his people to his praise. PSALM 147. ' 257 6 Through all our land his laws are shown ; His gospel through our borders known ; He hath not thus revealed his word To every land — Praise ye the Lord. Psalm 147. third part. C. M. WITH songs and honours sounding loud, Address the Lord on high ; Over the heavens he spreads his cloud, And waters veil the sky. 2 He sends his showers of blessings down To cheer the plains below ; He makes the grass the mountains crown. And corn in valleys grow. 3 He gives the grazing ox his meat, He hears the ravens cry ; But man, who tastes his finest wheat. Should raise his honours high. 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 sounding hail, The wretch that dares his God defy Shall find his courage fail. 7 He sends his word, and melts the snow, The fields no longer mourn ; He calls the warmer gales to blow, And bids the spring return. y2 258 PSALM 148. 8 The changing wind, the flying cloud, Obey his mighty word ; With songs and honours sounding loud, Praise ye the sovereign Lord. Psalm 148. first part. P. M. TE tribes of Adam, join With heaven, and earth, and seas. And offer notes divine To your Creator's praise. Ye holy throng Of angels bright. In worlds of light. Begin the song. 2 Thou sun with dazzling rays, And moon that rules the night, Shine to your Maker's praise. With stars of twinkling light. His power declare, Ye floods on high, And clouds that fly In empty air. 3 The shining worlds above In glorious order stand. Or in swift courses move. By his supreme command. He spake the word, And all their frame From nothing came To praise the Lord. 4 He moved their mighty wheels In unknown ages past. And each his word fulfils, While time and nature last. In different ways His works proclaini PSALM 148. 259 His wondrous name, And speak his praise. PSAL3I 148. SECOND PART. P. M. LET all the earth-born race, And monsters of the deep, The fish that cleave the seas Or in their bosom sleep ; From sea and shore Their tribute pay. And still display Their Maker's power. 2 Ye vapours, hail, and snow, Praise ye th' Almighty Lord, And stormy winds that blow To execute his word. When lightnings shine, Or thunders roar, Let earth adore His hand divine. 3 Ye mountains near the skies. With lofty cedars there. And trees of humbler size. That fruit in plenty bear ; Beasts, wild and tame. Birds, flies, and worms. In various forms Exalt his name. 4 Rulers and judges, fear The Lord the sovereign King, And while you rule us here. His heavenly honours sing : Nor let the dream Of power and state Make you forget His power supreme. 26C PSALM 148. 5 Virgins and youths engage To sound his praise divine, While infancy and age Their feehle voices join: Wide as he reigns His name be sung By every tongue In endless strains. 6 Let all the nations fear The God that rules above ; He brings his people near, And makes them taste his love : While earth and sky Attempt his praise. His saints shall raise His honours high. Psalm 148. xmRD part. P. M. BEGIN, my soul, th' exalted lay, Let each enraptured thought obey, And praise th' Almighty's name. Lo ! heaven and earth, and seas and skies In one melodious concert rise. To swell th' inspiring theme. 2 Ye fields of light, celestial plains. Where gay transporting beauty reigns. Ye scenes divinely fair ; Your Maker's wondrous power proclaim, Tell how he formed your shining frame, And breathed the fluid air. 3 Ye angels catch the thrilling sound ; While all th' adoring thrones around His boundless mercy sing ; Let every listening saint above Wake all the tuneful soul of love. And touch the sweetest string. PSALM 148. 261 4 Join, ye loud spheres, the vocal choir : Thou, dazzling orb of liquid fire, The mighty chorus aid : Soon as gray evening gilds the plain, Thou, moon, protract the melting strain, And praise him in the shade. 5 Let every element rejoice : Ye thunders, burst with awful voice, To him who bids you roll : His praise in softer notes declare, Each whispering breeze of yielding air, And breathe it to the soul. 6 Let man, for nobler service made. The feeling heart, the judging head, In heavenly praise employ : Spread his tremendous name around, Till heaven's broad arch rings back the sound, The general burst of joy. 7 Ye, whom the charms of grandeur please. Nursed on the downy lap of ease, Fall prostrate at his throne ; Ye princes, rulers, all adore ; Praise him ye Kings, who makes your power An image of his own. 8 Let youth its ardent passions move, To praise the eternal Source of love. With all its hallowed fire : Let age take up the tuneful lay, Sigh his blest name, then soar away. And ask an angel's lyre. 9 Let saints, redeemed from death and hell, In louder, loftier numbers tell. The wonders of his grace : .%2 I^almhS: Beyond creation's utmost bounds, Above her noblest sweetest sounds, Declare Jehovah's praise. Psalm 148. fourth part. L. M. T OUD hallelujahs to the Lord, -*^ From distant worlds where creatures dwell : Let heaven begin the solemn word, And sound it dreadful down to hell. 2 The Lord, how absolute he reigns ! Let every angel bend the knee ; Sing of his love in heavenly strains. And speak how fierce his terrors be. 3 High on a throne his glories dwell. An awful throne of shining bliss : Fly through the world, O sun, and tell How dark thy beams compared to his. 4 Awake, ye tempests, and his fame In sounds of dreadful praise declare ; Let the sweet whisper of his name Fill every gentler breeze of air. 5 Let clouds, and winds, and waves agree To join their praise with blazing fire ; Let the firm earth and rolling sea In this eternal song conspire. 6 Ye flowery plains proclaim his skill ; Ye valleys sink before his eye ; And let his praise from every hill Rise tuneful to the neighboring sky. 7 Ye stubborn oaks, and stately pines. Bend your high branches and adore : Praise him, ye beasts, in different strains ; The lamb must bleat, the lion roar. PSALM 148. 263 8 Birds, ye must make liis praise your theme, Nature demands a song from you : While the dumb fish that cut the stream, Leap up, and mean his praises too. 9 Mortals, can you refrain your tongue When nature all around you sings ? Oh for a shout from old and young, From humble swains and lofty kings ! 10 W^ide 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. 11 Jehovah ! 'tis a glorious w^ord ! Oh may it dwell on every tongue ! But saints, who best have known the Lord, Are bound to raise the noblest song. 1 2 Speak of the wonders of that love Which Gabriel plays on every chord ; From all below, and all above. Loud hallelujahs to the Lord ! Psalm 148. fifth part. S. M. LET every creature join To praise th' eternal God ; Ye heavenly hosts, the song begin. And sound his name abroad. 2 Thou sun with golden beams. And moon with paler rays. Ye starry lights, ye twinkling flames. Shine to your Maker's praise. 3 He built those w^orlds above. And fixed their wondrous frame ; By his command they stand or move. And ever speak his name. 264 PSALM 148. 4 Ye vapours, when ye rise, Or fall in showers or snow. Ye thunders, murmuring round the skies, His power and glory show. 5 Wind, hail, and flaming fire. Agree to praise the Lord, When ye in dreadful storms conspire To execute his word. 6 By all his w^orks above His honours be expressed ; But saints, that taste his saving love, Should sing his praises best. Psalm 148. sixth part. S. M. LET earth and ocean know They ow e their Maker praise : Praise him, ye watery w^orlds below, And monsters of the seas. 2 From mountains near the sky Let his high praise resound ; From humble shrubs, and cedars high. And vales and fields around. 3 Ye lions of the wood. And tamer beasts that graze, Ye live upon his daily food. And he expects your praise. 4 Ye birds of lofty wing. On high his praises bear. Or sit on flowery boughs, and sing Your Maker's glory there. 5 Ye reptile myriads, join T' exalt his glorious name; And flies, in beauteous forms that shine, His wondrous skill proclaim. PSALM 148, 149. 265 6 By all the earth-born race, His honours be expressed ; But saints that know his heavenly grace, Should learn to praise him best. Psalm 148. seventh part. S. M. MONARCHS of wide command. Praise ye th' eternal King ; Judges, adore that sovereign hand. Whence all your honours spring. 2 Let vigorous youth engage To sound his praises high ; While growing babes, and withering age, Their feeble voices try. 3 United zeal be shown His wondrous fame to raise ; God is the Lord ; his name alone Deserves our endless praise. 4 Let nature join with art, And all pronounce him blest ; But saints, that dwell so near his heart, Should sing his praises best- Psalm 149. CM. ALL ye that love the Lord, rejoice. And let your songs be new ; Amidst the church, with cheerful voice, His later wonders show. 2 The Jews, the people of his grace. Shall their Redeemer sing ; And gentile nations join the praise, While Zion owns her King. 3 The Lord takes pleasure in the just. Whom sinners treat with scorn ; The meek, that lie despised in dust. Salvation shall adorn. 26G PSALM 150. 4 Saints shall be joyful in their King, E'en on a dying bed ; And like the souls in glory sing, For God 'shall raise the dead. 5 Then his high praise shall fill their tongues, Their hand shall wield the sword: And vengeance shall attend their songs. The vengeance of the Lord. 6 When Christ his judgment-seat ascends, And bids the world appear, Thrones are prepared for all his friends. Who humbly loved him here. 7 Then shall they rule with iron rod, Nations that dared rebel. And join the sentence of their God, On tyrants doomed to hell. 8 The royal sinners, bound in chains. New triumph shall aflibrd : Such honour for the saints remains: Praise ye, and love the Lord. Psalm 150. first part. CM. IN God's own house pronounce his praise His grace he there reveals ; To heaven your joy and wonder raise. For there his glory dwells. 2 Let all your sacred passions move. While you rehearse his deeds ; But the great work of saving love Your highest praise exceeds. 3 All that have motion, life, and breath, Proclaim your Maker blest; Yet when my voice expires in death, My soul shall praise him best. i DOXOLOGIES. 267 Psalm 150. second part. L. M. PRAISE ye the Lord ; all nature join In work and worship so divine ; Let heaven and earth unite, and raise High hallelujahs to his praise. 2 While realms of joy, and worlds around, Their hallelujahs high resound ; Let saints below and saints above, Rxulting sing redeeming love. 3 As instruments well tuned and strung. We'll praise the Lord with heart and tongue ; While life remains we'll loud proclaim High hallelujahs to his name. 4 Beyond the grave, in nobler strains, When freed from sorrow, sin, and pains, Eternally the church will raise High hallelujahs to his praise. THE CHRISTIAN DOXOLOGY. L. M. ^pO God the Father, God the Son, A And God the Spirit, Three in One, Be honour, praise, and glory given. By all on earth, and all in heaven. L. M. PRAISE God, from whom all blessings flow; Praise him, all creatures here below ; Praise him above, ye heavenly host ; Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. C. M. THE God of mercy be adored. Who calls our souls from death, 268 J>OXOLOGlES. Who saves by his redeeming Word, And new-creating Breath. 2 To praise the Father, and the Son, And Spirit, all divine. The One in Three, and Three in One, Let all creation join. C. M. LET God the Father, and the Son, And Spirit be adored. Where there are works to make him known. Or saints to love the Lord. S. M. ¥E angels round the throne. And saints that dwell below, Worship the Father, and the Son, And Holy Spirit too. S. M. TO the eternal Three, In will and essence One, Be universal homage paid. And equal honours done. P. M. NOW to the great and sacred Three, The Father, Son, and Spirit, be Eternal praise and glory given. Through all the worlds, where God is known, By all the angels near the throne. And all the saints in earth and heaven* P. M. TO God the Father's throne Perpetual honours raise ; Glory to God the Son, To God the Spirit praise : m DOXOLOGIES. 269 With all our powers, Eternal King, Thy name we sing. While faith adores. 10s. TO Father, Son, and Spirit ever blest, Eternal praise and worship be addrest ; From age to age, ye saints, his name adore. And spread his fame, till time shall be no more. ' z2 ■•■j t INDEX OF FIRST LINES. THE REFERENCES ARE TO THE PAGES OF THE BOOK. Fags Again my tongue thy silence break 187 All ye that love the Lord rejoice 265 Amidst thy wrath remember love 59 Among the assemblies of the great 132 Among the princes earthly gods 139 And will the God of grace 133 Are all the foes of Sion fools 87 Awake my soul to sound his praise 186 Awake ye saints to praise your King 234 Before Jehovah's awful throne 166 Begin my soul the exalted lay 260 Behold O God what cruel foes 129 Behold the lofty sky 29 Behold the love the generous love 53 Behold the morning sun 30 Behold the stately cedars stand 177 Behold the sure foundation stone 201 Behold thy waiting servant Lord 210 Behold us Lord and let our cry 87 Bless O my soul the living God 171 Blest are the sons of peace 232 Blest are the souls who hear and know 144 Blest are the undefiled in heart 203 Blest is the man for ever blest 49 Blest is the man whose heart can move 65 Blest is the man who shuns the place 5 By Babel's stream the captive sat 240 Children in years and knowledge young 52 Come let our voices join to raise 159 Come sound his praise abroad 159 Consider all my sorrows Lord 213 Could I so false so faithless prove 243 Deep in our hearts let us record 112 Early my God without delay 96 Exalt the Lord our God 165 Far as thy name is known 74 (271) 272 INDEX OF PSALMS. Paob Father I bless thy gentle hand 215 Father I sing thy wondrous grace 111 Firm and unmoved are they 223 Firm was my health my day was bright 46 Fools in their hearts believe and say 22 For ever blessed be the Lord 249 For ever shall my song record 142 From age to age exalt his name 184 From all that dwell below the skies 199 From deep distress and troubled thoughts 228 From foes that round us rise 93 Give thanks to God He reigns above 183 Give thanks to God invoke his name 179 Give thanks to God most high 236 Give thanks to God the sovereign Lord 235 Give to our God immortal praise 239 Give to the Lord ye sons of fame 45 God counts the sorrows of his saints 90 God from his cloudy cistern pours 177 God in his earthly temple lays 139 God is the refuge of his saints 71 God my supporter and my hope 117 God of eternal love 182 God of my childhood and my youth 115 God of my life look gently down 61 God of my mercy and my praise 188 Good is the Lord the heavenly King 103 Great God attend to my complaint 99 Great God attend while Sion sings 134 Great God how oft did Israel prove 128 Great God indulge my humble claim 97 Great God the heaven's well ordered frame 32 Great God whose universal sway 116 Great is the Lord exalted high 233 Great is the Lord his works of might 191 Great is the Lord our God 73 Great Shepherd of thine Israel 130 Had not the God of truth and love 221 Happy is he that fears the Lord 192 Happy the city where their sons 250 Happy the man whose cautious feet 6 Hear me O God nor hide thy face 168 Hear what the Lord in vision said 145 Help Lord for men of virtue fail 20 INDEX OF rSALMS. 273 P^GE He reigns the Lord the Saviour reigns 162 He that hath made his refuge God 151 High in the heavens eternal God 54 How awful is thy chastening rod 126 How did my heart rejoice to hear 219 How long eternal God how long 122 How long wilt thou conceal thy face 21 How pleasant how divinely fair 134 How pleased and blest was I 220 How shall the young secure their hearts 205 If God succeed not all the cost 225 If God to build the house deny 225 I lift my soul to God 40 I'll bless the Lord Irom day to day 53 I'll praise my Maker with my breath 254 I'll speak the honours of my King 69 I love the Lord He heard my cries 198 I love the volumes of thy word 33 I love thy kingdom Lord 241 In all my vast concerns with thee 244 In anger Lord do not chastise 13 In God's own house pronounce his praise 266 In Judah God of old was known 123 Is there ambition in my heart 229 It is the Lord our Saviour's hand 171 I waited patient for the Lord 62 I will extol thee Lord on high 46 Jehovah reigns He dwells in light 154 Jehovah's tribes from bondage freed 181 Jesus our Lord ascend thy throne 189 Jesus shall reign where'er the sun 116 Joy to the world the Lord is come 164 Judge me O God and plead my cause 67 Judge me O Lord and prove my ways 42 Judges who rule the world by laws 92 Just are thy ways and true thy word 28 Let all the earth born race 259 Let all the earth their voices raise 161 Let all the heathen writers join 208 Let children hear the mighty deeds 127 Let earth with every isle and sea 163 Let earth and ocean know 264 Let every creature join 263 Let every tongue thy goodness speak 252 274 INDEX OF PSALMS. Paob Let God arise in all his might lOG Let sinners take their course 89 Let Sion and her sons rejoice 170 Let Sion in her King rejoice 72 Let Sion praise the mighty God 256 Long as I live I'll hless thy name 251 Lord hear my voice my prayer attend 95 Lord I am thine but thou wilt prove 26 Lord I am vile conceived in sin 82 Lord I can suffer thy rebukes 14 Lord I esteem thy judgments right 207 Lord if thine eyes survey our faults 149 Lord I have made thy word my choice 208 Lord in the morning thou shalt hear 12 Lord I will bless thee all my days 51 Lord I would spread my sore distress 84 Lord of the worlds above 136 Lord thou hast called thy grace to mind 138 Lord thou hast heard thy servant cry 200 Lord thou hast planted with thy hands 130 Lord thou hast scourged our guilty land 94 Lord thou hast searched and seen me through 242 Lord thou hast seen my soul sincere 28 Lord thou wilt hear me when I pray 1 1 Lord 'tis a pleasant thing to stand 154 Lord we have heard thy works of old 67 Lord what a feeble piece 150 Lord what a thoughtless wretch was I 118 Lord what is man poor feeble man 249 Lord what was man when made at first 16 Lord when I count thy mercies o'er 245 Lord when thy vine in Canaan grew 131 Lord when thou didst ascend on high 107 Loud hallelujahs to the Lord 262 Lo what a glorious corner stone 203 Lo what an entertaining sight 231 Maker and sovereign Lord 7 Mercy and judgment are my song 167 Mine eyes and my desire 42 Monarchs of wide command 265 My God accept my early vows 246 My God consider my distress 211 My God how many are my fears 9 My God in whom are all the springs 91 INDEX OF PSALMS. 275 Page My God my everlasting hope 113 My God my King thy various praise 250 My God permit my tongue 98 My God the steps of pious men 58 My God thy long delay to save 248 My God what inward grief I feel 244 My heart rejoices in thy name 47 My never ceasing song shall show 143 My refuge is the God of love 19 My righteous Judge my gracious God 247 My Saviour my almighty friend 114 My shepherd is the living Lord 36 My shepherd will supply my need 37 My soul how lovely is the place 135 My soul lies cleaving to the dust 214 My soul repeat his praise 174 My soul thy great Creator praise 176 My spirit looks to God alone 96 My spirit sinks within me Lord 66 My trust is in my heavenly friend 14 No I shall envy them no more 120 No sleep nor slumber to his eyes 230 Not to our names thou only just and true 196 Not to ourselves who are but dust 195 Now be my heart inspired to sing 69 Now from the roaring lion's rage 35 Now let our lips with holy fear 110 Now let our mournful songs record 36 Now may the God of power and grace 33 Now shall my solemn vows be paid 104 O all ye nations praise the Lord 109 O bless the Lord my soul 174 O blessed souls are they 48 Of justice and of grace I sing 168 O for a shout of sacred joy 72 O God my refuge hear my cries 88 O God of grace and righteousness 11 O God of mercy hear my call 85 O God to whom revenge belongs 156 O happy man whose soul is filled 226 O how I love thy holy law 206 O Lord how many are my foes 10 O Lord our heavenly King 15 O that the Lord would guide my ways 210 276 INDEX OF PSALMS. Paob O that thy statutes every hour 213 O thou that hearest when sinners cry 83 O thou whose grace and justice reign 221 O thou whose hand the kingdom sways 112 O thou whose justice reigns on high 90 Our God our help in ages past 148 Our land O Lord with songs of praise 34 Our Lord 's ascended high 8 Out of the deeps of long distress 227 O what a stiff rebellious house 127 Praise waits in Sion Lord for thee 101 Praise ye the Lord all nature join 267 Praise ye the Lord exalt his name 233 Praise ye the Lord my heart shall join 253 Praise ye the Lord 'tis good to raise 255 Preserve me Lord in time of need 25 Protect us Lord from fatal harm 245 Rejoice ye righteous in the Lord 49 Remember Lord our mortal state 146 Return O God of love return 150 Salvation is for ever nigh . 138 Save me O God the swelling floods 108 See what a living stone 202 Shall man O God of light and life 140 Shine mighty God on Sion shine 105 Show pity Lord O Lord forgive 82 Sing all ye nations to the Lord 103 Sing to the Lord aloud 131 Sing to the Lord Jehovah's name 158 Sing to the Lord ye distant lands 160 Songs of immortal praise belong 190 Soon as 1 heard my Father say 44 Stretched on the bed of grief 140 Sure there's a righteous God 119 Sweet is the memory of thy grace 251 Sweet is the work my God my King 153 Teach me the measure of my days 61 The almighty reigns exalted high 163 The earth for ever is the Lord's 39 Thee will I love O Lord my strength 27 The God Jehovah reigns 105 7'he God of glory sends his summons forth 80 The God of our salvation hears 100 The heavens declare thy glory Lord 81 INDEX OF PSALMS. 277 Pagb The King of saints how fair his face 70 The Lord appears my helper now 200 The Lord how wondrous are his ways 172 The Lord is come the heavens proclaim 162 The Lord Jehovah reigns 156 The Lord my shepherd is 38 The Lord of glory is my light 43 The Lord of glory reigns He reigns on high 155 The Lord the Judge before his throne 77 The Lord the Judge his churches warns 79 The Lord the sovereign King 175 The man is ever blessed 6 The praise of Sion waits for thee 99 The wonders Lord thy love has wrought 64 Think mighty God on feeble man 147 This is the day the Lord hath made 201 This spacious earth is all the Lord's 39 Thou art my portion O my God 205 Thou God of love thou ever blest 216 Thrice happy man who fears the Lord 191 Through all the changing scenes of life 51 ' Through every age eternal God 147 Thus God the eternal Father spake 189 Thus I resolved before the Lord 60 Thus saith the Lord the spacious fields 78 Thus saith the Lord your work is vain 63 Thy mercies fill the earth O Lord 209 Thy name Almighty Lord 200 Thy works of glory mighty Lord 185 'Tis by thy strength the mountains stand 102 To God I cried with mournful voice 125 To God I made my sorrows known 247 To God the great the ever blest 182 To heaven I lift my waiting eyes 218 To our almighty maker God 164 To thee before the dawning light 204 To thee most high and holy God 123 To thee O God of truth and love 47 To thee O Lord I raise my cries 44 Unshaken as the sacred hill 222 Up from my youth may Israel say 226 Up to the hills I lift mine eyes 217 Upward I lift my eyes 218 Vast are thy works almighty Lord 178 A a 278 INDEX OF PSALMS Paob We bless the Lord the just the good 107 What shall I render to my God 198 When Christ to judgment shall descend 78 When God is nigh my faith is strong 25 When God restored our captive state 223 When God revealed his gracious name 224 When Israel freed from Pharaoh's hand 194 When overwhelmed with grief 94 When pain and anguish seize me Lord 215 When Pharaoh dared to vex the saints 180 When the great Judge supreme and just 17 Where shall the man be found 41 Where shall we go to seek and find 229 While life prolongs its precious light 141 While men grow bold in wicked ways 55 Who shall ascend thy heavenly place 24 Who shall inhabit in thy hill 23 Who will arise and plead my right 157 Why did the nations join to slay 8 Why do the proud insult the poor 76 Why do the wealthy wicked boast 67 Why doth the Lord depart so far 18 Why doth the man of riches grow 75 Why should I vex my soul and fret 56 Why should the haughty tyrant boast 86 Why should the mighty make their boast 86 Will God for ever cast us off 121 With all my powers of heart and tongue 242 With earnest longings of the mind 65 With my whole heart PU raise my song 17 With my whole heart Pve sought thy face 212 With reverence let the saints appear 143 With songs and honours sounding loud 257 Would you behold the works of God 185 Ye holy souls in God rejoice 50 Ye nations round the earth rejoice 166 Ye servants of the almighty King 198 Ye sons of men a feeble race 152 Ye sons of pride that hate the just 76 Yet saith the Lord if David's race 145 Ye that delight to serve the Lord 193 Ye that obey the immortal King 232 Ye tribes of Adam join 258 FSAIL INDEX OF SUBJECTS. THE REFERENCES ARE TO THE NUMBER OF THE PSALMS. Adam, first and second, 8. Afflicted, God their refuge, 28 ; pity to them, 35, 145, 146; their prayer, 102, 143; saints happy, 73, 94, 119, part 14th. Afflictions, hope in them, 13, 42, 77; support and profit in, 119, part 4th; instruction fi-om, 119, part 18th; courage in, 119, part 17th; sancti- fied, 94, 119, part 18th; removed, 34, 107; sub- mission in, 39, 123, 1 31 ; in mind and body, 143; trying our graces, 66, 119, part 17th; without rejection, 89; of saints and sinners dif- ferent, 94; gentle, 103; moderated, 125; very great, 77, 102, 143. Angels, guardian, 34, 91; subject to Christ, 89, 97; praising God, 103. Assistance, from God, 138, 144. Atheism, practical, 12, 14, 36; punished, 10. Atonement, (see Christ.) Attributes, (see God.) B. Backsliding, and desertion, 25; restored, 51; par- doned, 78, 130. Blessings, of a family, 128; of a nation, 144, 147; of the country, 65, 147; of a person, 1, 32, 112; of a hberal man, 112; praise for temporal, 68. C. Charity, to the poor, 37, 41, 112; in judging others, 15. Children^ made blessings, 279 280 INDEX OF SUBJECTS. 127, 128; instructed, 34, 78. Christ J his incarnation and sacrifice, 40, 96, 97, 98; and last judgment, 97; deity, 102; and hu- manity, 89 ; the creator, 102; the second Adam, 8; the true David, 35, 89; obedience and death, 22, 69; a sacrifice, 40; death and resurrection, 16, 22, 69, 118; his zeal and reproaches, 69; ascension, 24, 47, 68, 110; condescension, 8; exalted to his kingdom, 2, 8, 72, 110; faith in his blood, 51 ; all suf- ficiency, 16; strength and righteousness, 71; covenant with Him, 89; our example, 109; our hope, 4, 51 ; kingdom and majesty, 2, 22, 89, 97, 99,* 110; kingdom among the Gentiles, 72, 87, 132; personal glo- ries, 45 ; signs of his coming, 12, 96 ; his love to enemies, 35, 109; coming as the Messiah, 98; High Priest and King, 1 1 0 ; first and sec- ,ond coming, 96, 97, 98. Christian^ his qualifications, 15, 24; contrasted with sinners, 1, 37, 119, part 1st; his love to the church, 137; humility, 131; sincerity, 139; aged one's prayer and hope, 7 1 ; (also see Saints.) Church, embracing Jews and Gentiles, 45, 47, 87; gathered and settled, 132; its beauty, 44,48, 122 ; birth place of saints, 87; built on Christ, 118; happiness in it, 84 ; delight and safety in it, 27,48, 84; its safety in desolations, 46 ; the garden of God, 92 ; the house and care of God, 135; God's de- light in it, 87,132; its increase, 67; the spouse of Christ, 45 ; God's presence in it, 34, 132; God fights for it, 10, 20, 46 ; complaint and prayer in persecution, 44, 74 ; prayer in dis- tress, 64, 70, 80; re- stored by prayer, 85, 102, 107; its worship and order, 48 ; its ene- mies overcome, 76 ; the safety of a nation, 48 ; going to it, 122. Comfort, in trouble, 1 30 ; of life, 127; and support in God, 16, 94; from a view of ancient provi- dences, 77, 143; and pardon, 4, 32, 119, parts 11th and 12th. Communion, with saints, 106, 133; with God, 63, 119, part 2d. Confession, and pardon, 32; of poverty, 16 ; repent- ance and pardon, 32, 38, 51, 130. Complaint, general, 102; of flattery and deceit INDEX OF SUBJECTS. 281 12, 36; of quarrelsome neighbours, 120; of heavy afflictions, 143. Conscience, tender, 119, part 13th; guilt relieved, 32, 38, 51, 130. Conversion, and joy, 126; at the ascension of Christ, 110; of Jews and Gen- tiles, 87, 96, 106. Covenant, made with Christ, 89 ; of grace unchange- able, 89, 106. Creation, and providence, 33, 104, 135, 136,147, 148. Creatures, no trust in them, 33, 62, 146; vain, 33; praising God, 148. D. Death, of saints and sinners, 17, 37, 49; protection from, 91 ; deliverance from, 31 ; of the proud, 49; courage in it, 16, 17,23; effect of sin, 90; and resurrection, 49, 71, 89. Delight, in God, 18, 42, 63, 73, 84; in the law of God,119, parts 5th, 8th, 18th ; in the church, 27, 48, 84. Deliverance, begun and per- fected, 85 ; from despair, 18; from deep distress, 118; from oppression and falsehood, 56 ; from persecution, 53, 94; by prayer, 34, 40, 126; from shipwreck, 107; Aa2 from slander, 31 ; from a tumult, 118; surpris- ing, 126; desire of, 119, part 12th; remembered, 77, 143. Desertion, and distress of soul, 13, 25, 38, 43; and hope, 42. Desire, for knowledge, 119, part 9th; of holiness, 119, part 11th. Devotion, daily, 55, 134, 141 ; on a sick bed, 6, 38,39,116; secret, 34, 119, part 2d. Direction, and pardon, 25 ; and defence, 5 ; and hope, 42. Distress, of soul, 25; reliev- ed, 61, 130. Doubts, reproved, 42; and fears suppressed, 3, 31, 34, 126, 143. Duties, relative, 15, 24, 13a E. Education, religious, 34, 78. Enemies, love to, 35 ; prayed for, 35, 100; overcome, 18; destroyed, 12, 48, 76. Envy, and unbelief cured, 37, 42. F. Faith, and prayer of perse- cuted saints, 35 ; in the blood of Christ, 32, 51; in divine grace and power, 62, 130; its vic^ tory over death, 88. 282 INDEX OF SUBJECTS. Faithfulness, of God, 89, 105, 111, 145, 146; of man, 15, 141. Falsehood, blasphemy, &c., 12 ; and oppression, 12, 56. Family, government, 101; love and worship, 133; blessings, 128. Fear, and doubts suppressed, 3,31,34,143; in God's worship, 89,90; of God, 119, part 13th. G. Gentiles, given to Christ, 2, 22, 72; church of, 45, 65, 72, 87; owning the true God, 47, 96, 98. God, all and in all, 127; the all seeing, 139; all suf- ficient, 16, 33 ; attri- butes of, 36, 111, 145, 147; heart searching and omnipotent, 139; his goodness, mercy and truth, 36, 89,103, 145, 146; governing power and goodness, 66; his creation and providence, 33, 104; our defence and "salvation, 3, 33, 61, 115; unchangeable, 89, 111; universal domin- ion, 103; wisdom in his works. 111, 139; his power and majesty, 68, 89, 93 ; 96 ; his majesty and condescension, 97, 113, 114; his faithful- ness, 89, 105, 111; eternal and sovereign, 93 ; great and good, 68, 144, 145, 147; maker of man, 8 ; a hearer of prayer, 65 ; portion here and hereafter, 73; su- preme governor, 75, 82, 93 ; sovereignty and goodness, 8, 113, 114; the Judge, 9, 50, 97; his mercies, 139; his glory in salvation, 60 ; his care of the saints, 7, 34; praised for hearing prayer, 66; the refuge, 115; eternal, and men mortal, 99, 102; glori- fied, and sinners saved, 69 ; present in his churches, 46, 84 ; of nature and grace, 65 ; protection of the right- eous and punishment of the wicked, 1 1 ; longing after Him, 42, 63, 64 ; seeking Him, 27, 63 ; our preserver, 121, 138; our shepherd, 23; our support and comfort, 94; unchanging friend, 106 ; the hope of the helpless, 142; worthy of all praise, 145, 146, 150 ; his blessing on the business of life, 127; his word most excellent, 19; defence in Him, 3, 121; counsel and sup- port from, 16, 119, part 6th ; assistance from, 138, 144; authority from, 75, 82 ; instruc- tion from 25; his ven- geance and compassion, 68, 83, 97. Gospel, its glory and sue- INDEX OF SUBJECTS. 283 cess, 19, 45, 110; a joyflil sound, 89, 98 ; its worship and order, 48. Government^ from God, 75. Grace i its evidences, 26 ; quickening, 119, part 16th; above riches, 144; without merit, 16, 32; of Christ, 45, 72 ; and providence, 33, 36, 135, 136, 147; preserving and restoring, 23, 138; truth and protection, 57; tried by affliction, 17, 66, 119, part 17th, 145; and glory, 84, 89, 97; pardoning, 130. H. Harvest, 65, 147; spiritual, 126. Health, prayed for, 6, 38, 39. Heart, known to God, 139. Heaven, of separate souls, 17 ; saints' dwelling place, 24 ; breathing after, 90. Holy Spirit, given at Christ's ascension, 68. Holiness, pardon and com- fort, 4 ; and comfort from the word, 119, part 6th; desired, 119, part 11th; breathing after, 119, part 19th. Hope, in darkness, 13, 77, 143 ; of resurrection, 16, 71; and despair in death, 17, 49; and prayer, 27; of victory, 20; and direction, 42. Humiliation, 10, 60. Humility, and submission, 131, 139. Hypocrisy, exposed, 12, 50. I. Idolatry, reproved, 115, 135. Instruction, from Scripture, 119, parts 4th and 7th; in piety, 34. Israel, saved from the Assy- rians, 76 ; saved from Egypt and brought to Canaan, 77, 105, 107, 135, 136; rebellion and punishment of, 78; pun- ished and pardoned, 106, 107; travels in the wilderness, 107, 114; redeemed, 135. Judgment, and mercy, 9, 63; day of, 1, 50, 96, 97, 98, 149; the last, 50 ; of hypocrites, 50 ; seat, wrath and mercy from, 9. Justice, of Providence, 9. Justification, free, 32, 130. K. Knowledge, desired, 119, part 9th. Law, of God, delighted in 119, part 5th. 284 INDEX OF SUBJECTS. ttife^ and riches, their vani- ty, 49; and death, 89;