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THE 
 
 SPIRIT OF THE PSALMS. 
 
London : 
 
 Printed by A. & R. Spottiswoode, 
 
 New-Street-Square. 
 
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 , MOV 6 1933 * 
 
 SPIRIT OF THE PSALMS, 
 
 OR, 
 
 A COMPRESSED VERSION 
 
 OF 
 
 Select portions 
 
 OF 
 
 THE PSALMS OF DAVID, 
 
 ADAPTED TO 
 
 CHRISTIAN WORSHIP. 
 
 All things must be fulfilled which were written in the Psalms concerning 
 
 me. — Luke xxiv. 4. 
 Sing ye praises with understanding. — Psalm xlvii. 7. 
 
 LONDON: 
 
 PRINTED FOR T. CADELL, STRAND; 
 
 AND C. & J. RIVINGTON, WATERLOO PLACE, 
 AND ST. PAUL'S CHURCH YARD. 
 
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TO 
 HIS GRACE 
 
 THE ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY, 
 
 WITH 
 
 SENTIMENTS OF DEEP AND UNFEIGNED RESPECT, 
 
 AND IN HUMBLE CONFIDENCE, 
 
 THAT HIS MANY DISTINGUISHED VIRTUES AND 
 ACQUIREMENTS, 
 
 WILL, BY THE BLESSING OF GOD, 
 
 BE RENDERED FRUITFUL IN LASTING ADVANTAGES 
 TO OUR CHURCH AND NATION, 
 
 THESE PSALMS AND HYMNS 
 
 ARE GRATEFULLY AND DUTIFULLY 
 INSCRIBED, 
 
 BY 
 HIS OBEDIENT AND FAITHFUL SERVANT, 
 
 THE EDITOR. 
 
 A 3 
 
ADVERTISEMENT. 
 
 It will be seen by the Preface to this little Work, 
 that it was undertaken with a view to public worship. 
 The idea is not abandoned; but it is thought expedient 
 to publish it in its present form, that the opinion of 
 competent judges may be first ascertained. Should 
 they consider it calculated for the use of churches, a 
 suitable edition will be prepared, with any alterations 
 that may be suggested by judicious and candid criti- 
 cism. In the mean time, it is hoped that, as a volume 
 of devotional poetry, it may not be unacceptable. 
 
 a 4- 
 
PREFACE. 
 
 The want of suitable Hymns for public worship 
 has long been seriously felt by the members of the 
 Established Church. Of the authorised Versions of 
 the Psalms it is generally admitted, that they are very 
 unworthy appendages to her admirable Book of Com- 
 mon Prayer; and to the unauthorised hymns known 
 throughout the country, the objections are many and 
 great. With regard to the former, deficient in poeti- 
 cal merit, often faulty in doctrine, and seldom leading 
 the mind from the type to the antitype ; they are alike 
 unsatisfactory to the educated, the ignorant, and the 
 devout. With regard to the latter, it is sufficient to 
 observe, that notwithstanding the excellencies by 
 which several of them are distinguished, no one has 
 succeeded in recommending itself to general favour. 
 
 The Editor of the present Volume deems therefore 
 apology unnecessary for introducing it to the know- 
 ledge of the Public. Until success be obtained, every 
 
X PREFACE. 
 
 attempt to supply the deficiency complained of must 
 be acceptable. How it came into his hands, or the 
 name of the Author, it is unnecessary to make known. 
 It will be more to the purpose to say a few words 
 upon its object and plan ; to obviate some objections 
 which may be raised either against that plan, or the 
 execution ; and to state the grounds upon which the 
 Editor considers the Work deserving of the use to 
 which he recommends it. 
 
 The object has been to prepare a set of Hymns or 
 Anthems suited to modern taste and Christian worship ; 
 in other w T ords, to enable the members of an enlight- 
 ened community, amongst whom " Life and Immor- 
 tality have been brought to light," to sing with the 
 heart and the understanding as well as with the voice. 
 With this aim, it seemed advisable neither to attempt 
 a new and literal version of the whole of the Psalms, 
 nor yet to compose a set of Anthems entirely original. 
 Each of these plans has its peculiar advantages, and 
 is also liable to certain objections. 
 
 The advantage of a translation of the Psalms seems 
 to consist in the authority which it possesses, not only 
 for its subjects, but in a great degree for its language 
 also. But it is an attempt which, as it has, from cer- 
 tain inherent difficulties, hitherto wasted the energies 
 of all who have engaged in it, so is it likely, from the 
 
PREFACE. XI 
 
 same cause, however ably prosecuted, to be followed 
 by the same results. 
 
 It is a labour, also, which, however successfully ac- 
 complished, could never prove satisfactory. When 
 finished, the work must be laid aside as in a great de- 
 gree unfit for use ; for as portions only of the Psalms 
 are adapted for Christian singing, selections would 
 still be made for the use of congregations, and the 
 rest of the work, which had cost the author so much 
 care and trouble, would remain unread by every one 
 capable of enjoying the unadorned simplicity of our 
 prose translations ; and who did not wish to lose his 
 taste for their comfort, their instruction, and their 
 piety. 
 
 On the other hand, original Hymns, — though they 
 may contain greater poetical beauties, and may be 
 written with a more agreeable freedom of expression 
 than can be introduced into translation, particularly 
 into, a translation of Scripture poetry, though they 
 may set before us more plainly and forcibly the pecu- 
 liar subjects of Christian praise, and are therefore 
 calculated to excite higher degrees of devotional 
 fervour, yet wanting that sober restriction which is 
 furnished by the topics and language of the Psalmist, 
 — they are found usually to be marked by many ble- 
 mishes, and by much that is objectionable. If simpli- 
 
Xll PREFACE. 
 
 city be the author's aim, he is liable to sink into in- 
 sipidity and baldness : if a higher mark be his object, 
 he is apt to forget the persons and the occasions for 
 which he is writing; to adopt metres inapplicable to 
 simple church -music ; to employ a style too lofty and 
 refined for the understanding of the common people ; 
 to use metaphors and modes of expression unknown 
 in our churches, and therefore uncongenial with our 
 feelings in the hours of devotion ; — in a word, to 
 sacrifice simplicity for ornament, and to display talent 
 where only piety was required. The scholar is wont to 
 prevail over the divine, the prophet to be forgotten in 
 the poet. 
 
 To avoid the objections, and at the same time 
 to profit by the advantages, of both these plans, the 
 Author resolved to adopt a middle course. Not to 
 translate, but to compress and interpret the Psalms ; 
 to seize the most striking passages, best suited to 
 social worship ; and, regarding that which was fore- 
 told as now accomplished, to adapt to Christianity 
 whatever was originally purely Jewish ; paying a due 
 regard to the use of chaste and allowable ornament, 
 but not indulging private fancy and imagination: 
 preserving, where it was practicable, the letter of the 
 original, but aiming more particularly to compress 
 within a compass, suitable to the purpose designed, as 
 
PREFACE. Xlll 
 
 much as possible of its spirit ; in short, to unite 
 poetry with simplicity, and — as the veil of the temple 
 has been rent, and the great mystery of God's mercy 
 is no longer shadowed out obscurely in prophecies and 
 types — to exhibit Him as He has exhibited Him- 
 self in His Gospel, clearly and distinctly ; that so — 
 through the eternal Son, the great Day-spring from on 
 high — He might be worthily and intelligibly extolled 
 in all His gracious works of Creation, Redemption, 
 and Sanctification. 
 
 In the prosecution of this plan it may, perhaps, be 
 objected, that some of the faults of former publica- 
 tions have not been avoided ; that the epithets and 
 rhymes have not been sufficiently varied ; and that 
 when the metre is peculiar, the poetry is unequal. 
 The Author acknowledges these, and other defects : 
 but it remains for the Public to decide whether they 
 could have been more generally avoided. Consider- 
 ing the frequent recurrence of the same subject, and 
 the necessity of conforming to established music, it is 
 hoped they will decide with the Editor that they 
 could not. — There may be found, also, some unac- 
 knowledged plagiarisms ; and in the selection from 
 other Authors, it may be thought that an imperfect 
 judgment and a too sparing hand have been used. 
 As to the plagiarisms themselves, utility, not origin- 
 ality, being the Author's object, they can scarcely be 
 
XIV PREFACE. 
 
 regarded as a fault ; and the omission to notice them 
 arises not from intention but accident. The selections 
 from other writers would gladly have been made more 
 numerous ; but it did not seem allowable to take from 
 the works of living Authors without permission, or to 
 alter their writings to the present plan. On this head 
 great regret has been felt, and could the difficulty 
 have been surmounted, it would have afforded the 
 highest gratification. 
 
 Having said thus much in behalf of the Author, 
 the Editor is anxious to state the grounds upon which 
 he has been led to consider the Work deserving of the 
 use to which it aspires. They may be explained in 
 a few words. He believes it, in the first place, to be 
 simple, elegant, and poetical in language; suited, 
 therefore, to mixed congregations, intelligible and in- 
 structive to the illiterate; agreeable to the man of 
 taste and cultivated understanding. He believes it, 
 also, sound in doctrine, not overstrained in its para- 
 phrases, and rich in sentiments of humility and piety. 
 It has, likewise, the advantage of metres carefully 
 adapted to the most popular church-music. 
 
 That it may be found to merit this character, and 
 that God may shed His blessing upon its use, is the 
 earnest prayer of the Editor, 
 
 A CLERGYMAN OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND. 
 
PREFACE. XV 
 
 Postscript. 
 
 The above was written before an article upon 
 Psalmody appeared in the Quarterly Review, which 
 calls for the best thanks of all who interest themselves 
 in the subject. Upon two points only the Author 
 ventures to differ from the Reviewer. 
 
 That didactic Hymns should be sparingly used is 
 readily conceded ; because they can never possess 
 the spirit of those which are purely laudatory: but 
 as they make a pleasing variety, engage the feelings 
 in the most agreeable manner in the love of holiness, 
 and as they, indirectly at least, speak the praises of 
 our great Creator, the Author, sanctioned by univer- 
 sal custom, has not deemed it useless or unfitting to 
 allow to a few of them a place in this little Volume. 
 
 The Reviewer has also suggested, that a version 
 of the Psalms should be tried in accordance with the 
 style of the originals ; but it is the persuasion of the 
 Author, that the Hebrew collocation of the words, the 
 parallelism, or antithetical balance of line against 
 line, and stanza against stanza, however it might 
 occasionally be managed with effect, could never be 
 carried on successfully for a continuance. Though 
 to the scholar it might present the charms of re- 
 
XVI PREFACE. 
 
 collection and association, it could possess no such 
 attractions for the unlearned ; and to the ear of taste 
 it would seldom seem other than mannered and af- 
 fected : a new restraint being imposed upon the 
 translator, who would have to contend against the 
 double shackles of Hebrew and English versification, 
 it could hardly be expected, that he would be able, 
 together with the style of the originals, to preserve 
 their spirit. 
 
SPIRIT OF THE PSALMS. 
 
 Psalm 1. 
 
 1 Bless'd is the man who makes the word 
 
 Of God his constant guide ; 
 There learns the path his Saviour trod, 
 
 Nor turns his steps aside, 
 But shuns the broad and flowery way 
 Where vice and folly love to stray. 
 
 2 He, like a tree whose spreading root 
 
 Refreshing waters lave, 
 Whose bending boughs with golden fruit 
 
 In rich luxuriance wave, 
 Shall firmly stand when storms invade, — 
 No leaf shall fall, no blossom fade. 
 
 3 And when, his life's brief summer o'er, 
 
 He shares the general doom, 
 Though earth shall know his place no more, 
 
 In heaven he still shall bloom ; 
 And there, with endless glory crown'd, 
 In fruits of righteousness abound. 
 
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spirit of the psalms, 
 
 Psalm 2. 
 
 1 Oh, why, by furious rage combined, 
 Were Israel's sons with heathens join'd, 
 And madly drew the hostile sword 
 Against their own anointed Lord ? 
 Their blinded counsels but fulfil 
 
 The gracious purpose of His will. 
 
 2 By them that precious blood was spilt, 
 Which flow'd to wash away our guilt ; 
 And Jesus but resign' d His breath 
 To triumph over sin and death ; 
 Henceforth as Son of God to reign, 
 The universe His wide domain. 
 
 3 Those sacred brows, once torn with thorns, 
 An everlasting crown adorns ; 
 
 Those hands, by cruel cords disgraced, 
 In which the insulting reed was placed, 
 Now grasp the mighty rod of power — 
 Oh tremble, nations, and adore ! 
 
 4 But still, yes still, with tender love, 
 He prays, He pleads for us above : 
 Oh seek we then the Saviour's face, 
 With joy accept His offer'd grace, 
 
 Ere, arm'd with vengeance from on high, 
 He comes in dreadful majesty. 
 
SPIRIT Ofr THE PSALMS. 
 
 PSALM 3. See Verse 6, &c. 
 
 1 O Lord, our glory and our shield, 
 
 On whom alone our hopes rely, 
 Oft as in prayer Thy saints have kneePd, 
 Thine ear was open to their cry. 
 
 2 They laid them down and calmly slept, 
 
 Trusting in Thy protecting power ; 
 And by Thy care in safety kept, 
 
 They haiFd the morning's cheerful hour. 
 
 3 And still, though hostile nations arm, 
 
 Though countless foes Thy church invade, 
 Her sons shall feel no vain alarm, 
 Secure of Thine Almighty aid. 
 
 4 'Tis Thine to save and to destroy ; 
 
 Salvation is from Thee alone : 
 Lord, let us still Thy love enjoy, 
 O still regard us as Thine own ! 
 
 b 2 
 
SPIRIT OF THE PSALMS. 
 
 Psalm 4. 
 
 1 Amidst unsatisfied desires, 
 
 Or trouble's overwhelming flood, 
 Eager the doubting heart enquires, 
 O who will show us any good ? J 
 
 2 But happy they who serve the Lord, 
 
 And in His holy name believe ; 
 They know, from His all-gracious word, 
 That He will every want relieve. 
 
 3 When humbly offering at His shrine 
 
 The grateful homage of the heart, 
 The Lord will hear, and grace divine 
 In rich and copious streams impart. 
 
 4 Far less the joy when fruitful fields 
 
 With golden corn and wine abound ; 
 Far less the smiling vintage yields, 
 With all its purple clusters crown'd. 
 
 5 Worldlings, who wealth and honours love, 
 
 Full many a weary vigil keep ; 
 But he whose treasure is above, 
 
 Shall rest secure, and sweetly sleep. 
 
SPIRIT OF THE PSALMS. 
 
 Psalm 5. 
 
 1 As, soaring from the waving corn. 
 The tuneful lark salutes the morn, 
 So let our souls from slumber rise, 
 To pay our early sacrifice. 
 
 2 In humble trust, O Lord, we come 
 To worship in Thy sacred dome ; 
 And grateful round Thine altar throng. 
 To pour the consecrated song. 
 
 3 O Lord, let all who love Thy name, 
 In joyful notes that love proclaim ; 
 Secure that Thy almighty power 
 Shall be their shield in danger's hour. 
 
 Gloria Patri, 
 
 B 3 
 
SPIRIT OF THE PSALMS. 
 
 Psalm 6. 
 
 1 O spare us, Lord, nor let Thy hand 
 Pour vengeance on a guilty land ; 
 
 " With pitying eyes our weakness view, 
 O heal our souls, our strength renew ; 
 Return, great God," Thy servants save 
 From the dark prison of the grave : 
 
 2 For there, to loathsome worms a prey, 
 No more our souls shall wake the lay ; 
 No more the voice of praise arise 
 
 In hallelujahs to the skies : — 
 
 But say, shall no bright morn illume 
 
 The midnight darkness of the tomb ? 
 
 3 Hence, impious doubts f " Our Saviour hears ; 
 While yet we plead, He dries our tears." 
 
 He hears, who left His throne on high, 
 To win from Death the victory ; 
 He hears, who died and lives to save 
 From sin, from Satan, and the grave. 
 
SPIRIT OF THE PSALMS. 
 
 Psalm 8. 
 
 1 Jehovah, Lord of power and might, 
 
 How glorious is Thy name ! 
 The blaze of day, the pomp of night, 
 Thy majesty proclaim. 
 
 2 Lord, what is man — weak, sinful man — 
 
 That he Thy care should prove ; 
 That Thou for him should'st deign to plan 
 Such mighty acts of love ! 
 
 3 Made in Thine image at his birth 
 
 Next to the heavenly host, 
 And sovereign of the new-fbrm'd earth, 
 Each privilege he lost. 
 
 4 Then did the pitying Saviour leave 
 
 The glories of the sky, — 
 (Oh love too wondrous to conceive !) 
 For sinful man to die, — 
 
 5 To die, that we, by grace restored, 
 
 Might life and glory claim. 
 
 O great Creator, Saviour, Lord, 
 
 How excellent Thy name ! 
 
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SPIRIT OF THE PSALMS. 
 
 PSALM 9» See Verses 1. 4. 6. 8. 13, 14. 
 
 1 Awake each melodious chord. 
 
 While the heart's purest homage ascends, 
 In praise of Jehovah our Lord, 
 
 Who the cause of the righteous defends. 
 
 2 Let us gratefully lift up our voice 
 
 To Him who imparted our breath ; 
 O let us be glad and rejoice 
 
 In Him who redeemed us from death. 
 
 3 Let the Church bless His glorious name, 
 
 Who so oft made her sorrows to cease, 
 And cover'd the nations with shame, 
 That threaten'd her safety and peace. 
 
 4 Their cities are laid in the dust, 
 
 Their memorial is faded away; 
 But a throne is prepared for the just, 
 
 In that kingdom which ne'er shall decay. 
 
SPIRIT OF THE PSALMS. 
 
 Psalm 10. 
 
 1 Array'd against our church and faith, 
 
 The powers of darkness rage, 
 And the proud tyrants of the earth 
 Unholy warfare wage. 
 
 2 They say, O God, Thou wilt not hear, 
 
 Thou, Lord, wilt not regard ; 
 But each dark crime is known to Thee, 
 And meets its just reward. 
 
 3 The Father of the fatherless, 
 
 The helper of the weak, 
 Thy hand shall every wrong redress, 
 Thy voice shall comfort speak. 
 
 4 And soon shall dawn that blessed day, 
 
 When sin and woe shall cease, 
 And earth, beneath Messiah's sway, 
 Enjoy perpetual peace. 
 
10 SPIRIT OF THE PSALMS. 
 
 Psalm 11. 
 
 1 When all bespeaks a father's love, 
 Oh wherefore, fearful as the dove, 
 Should we in times of peril flee 
 To any refuge, Lord, but Thee ? 
 
 2 In vain the wicked bend their bow, 
 And seek to lay the righteous low ; 
 Thou from Thine everlasting throne 
 With watchful care regard'st Thine own. 
 
 3 Thy voice shall seal the sinner's fate, 
 Just vengeance shall his crimes await ; 
 While the bright beams of grace divine 
 Shall on Thy faithful servants shine. 
 
SPIRIT OF THE PSALMS. 11 
 
 PSALM 14. See Verses 12, 13. 
 
 1 That man whose impious tongue denies 
 The God who every want supplies, 
 
 Or whose unhallow'd actions prove 
 He feels nor gratitude nor love, 
 Ranks far beneath the brute, who knows 
 What hand his humble meal bestows. 
 
 2 Yet, did not heavenly grace abound, 
 Such would each son of man be found; 
 For when the Almighty from His throne 
 Look'd on the earth, behold, not one 
 The narrow path of virtue trod, 
 
 Or kept the precepts of his God. 
 
 3 But He, who with a single breath 
 Could doom a guilty world to death, 
 With mercy's gently-pleading voice, 
 Offers salvation to our choice ; 
 Freedom from sin's debasing chain, 
 And strength fresh conflicts to sustain. 
 
 4 Oh haste we then — with joy embrace 
 This rich, this freely-offer'd grace ; 
 Gladly our hearts and voices raise, 
 
 In loud and grateful songs of praise, 
 And to the listening world proclaim 
 Our great Redeemer's glorious name. 
 
12 SPIRIT OF THE PSALMS. 
 
 Psalm 15. 
 
 MERRICK. 
 
 1 Who, O Lord, when life is o'er, 
 Shall to heaven's blest mansions soar ? 
 Who an ever-welcome guest, 
 In Thy holy place shall rest ? 
 
 2 He, whose heart Thy love has warm'd ; 
 He, whose will to Thine conform'd, 
 Bids his life unsullied run ; 
 
 He, whose words and thoughts are one. 
 
 3 He, who shuns the sinner's road, 
 Loving those who love their God ; 
 Who, with hope and faith unfeign'd, 
 Treads the path by Thee ordain'd. 
 
 4 He who trusts in Christ alone, 
 Not in ought himself hath done ; 
 He, Great God, shall be Thy care, 
 And Thy choicest blessings share. 
 
SPIRIT OF THE PSALMS. 13 
 
 PSALM 16. See Verse 5, &c. 
 
 1 How peaceful is the Christian's heart ! 
 
 The Christian's hope how bright ! 
 In life and death it can impart 
 Sweet solace and delight. 
 
 2 He knows the powerful arm which burst 
 
 The prison of the grave, 
 For all who in His mercy trust, 
 Is mighty still to save. 
 
 3 He knows that they, with Christ their Lord, 
 
 Shall joyfully arise ; 
 Like Him, exchange their lowly bed 
 For mansions in the skies. 
 
 4 There God's bright presence holy joy 
 
 Eternally bestows ; 
 There pleasure's stream, without alloy, 
 In one full current flows. 
 
14 SPIRIT OF THE PSALMS. 
 
 PSALM 17. See Verses 14. 16. 
 WATTS. 
 
 1 This world is but an empty show ; 
 But that bright world to which we go 
 Hath joys substantial and sincere ; 
 When shall we wake and taste them there? 
 
 2 O glorious hour ! O blest abode ! 
 We shall be near, and like our God ; 
 No more shall sin and sense control 
 The sacred pleasures of the soul. 
 
 3 Our flesh shall slumber in the ground 
 Till the last trumpet's joyful sound, 
 Then burst its chains with sweet surprise, 
 And in the Saviour's image rise. 
 
SPIRIT OF THE PSALMS, 15 
 
 Psalm 18. 
 
 1 We love the Lord, our strength and shield, 
 
 Our hope and trust, our sure defence ; 
 We love the Lord, who stands reveal'd 
 
 In merciful omnipotence. 
 Lo ! when His judgments are abroad, 
 
 His awful terrors who can tell ! 
 He bares His arm — the foeman's sword 
 
 Falls harmless as Philistia's fell. 
 
 2 He bow'd the heavens, and came down, 
 
 In fearful majesty array'd ; 
 He bade the angry tempest frown, 
 
 And darkness His pavilion made : 
 On wings of mighty winds He flew, 
 
 On flaming cherubim He rode; 
 The clouds dispersed — they saw — they knew 
 
 The brightness of the approaching God. 
 
 3 Mighty in wrath as strong to save, 
 
 He spoke, and nature shook dismay'd ; 
 Hailstones with coals of fire He gave, 
 
 And earth's foundations open laid : 
 Then cried the foe, but cried in vain, — 
 
 Struck by the avenging bolts of Heaven, 
 They fled dismay'd, swept from the plain, 
 
 Like dust before the whirlwind driven. 
 
16 SPIRIT OF THE PSALMS. 
 
 4* Through snares of death, and trouble's waves, 
 
 He Jesse's son in safety led ; 
 And thus the faithful still He saves, 
 
 When the deep waters o'er them spread. 
 We love the Lord, our strength, our shield, 
 
 Our hope and trust, our sure defence ; 
 We love the Lord, who stands reveai'd 
 
 In merciful omnipotence, 
 
SPIRIT OF THE PSALMS. 17 
 
 Psalm 19. Part i. 
 
 ADDISON. 
 
 1 The spacious firmament on high, 
 With all the blue ethereal sky, 
 The spangled heavens, a shining frame, 
 Their great original proclaim. 
 The unwearied sun from day to day 
 Does his Creator's power display, 
 And publishes to every land 
 The work of an Almighty hand. 
 
 2 Soon as the evening shades prevail, 
 The moon takes up the wondrous tale, 
 And nightly to the listening earth 
 Repeats the story of her birth ; 
 Whilst all the stars that round her burn, 
 And all the planets in their turn, 
 Confirm the tidings as they roll, 
 And spread the truth from pole to pole. 
 
18 SPIRIT OF THE PSALMS. 
 
 Psalm 19. Part 2. 
 
 MERRICK. 
 
 1 Heavenly Teacher, from Thy ways 
 Who can tell how oft he strays ? 
 Fill our souls with holy light, 
 Guide, O guide our steps aright ! 
 
 2 Cleanse us from the guilt that lies 
 Wrapt w r ithin the heart's disguise ; 
 Let us now, by Thee renew'd, 
 Each presumptuous thought exclude. 
 
 3 Let our tongues, from error free, 
 Speak the words approved by Thee ; 
 To Thy all observing eyes, 
 
 Let our thoughts accepted rise. 
 
 4 Whilst we thus Thy name adore, 
 And Thy healing grace implore, 
 Blest Redeemer, lend Thine ear, 
 God, our strength, propitious hear ! 
 
SPIRIT OF THE PSALMS. 19 
 
 Psalm 20. 
 
 1 Great King of kings, " vouchsafe to shed 
 Thy blessings on the anointed head ; 
 With fav'ring eyes look down from heaven, 
 And guard the crown Thyself hast given." 
 
 2 Lord, with Thy mighty arm oppose 
 Our monarch's and his people's foes ; 
 And in abundant streams impart 
 Thy grace, to sanctify his heart. 
 
 3 While some in horse and chariot trust, 
 In arm of flesh, in child of dust ; 
 We, bending at thy heavenly throne, 
 Confide in Thee, and Thee alone. 
 
 4 They fall ; but lo, our favour'd land 
 Yet shares the bounties of thy hand : 
 
 " Accept our praise, receive our prayer. 
 And make our safety still thy care." 
 
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20 SPIRIT OF THE PSALMS. 
 
 Psalm 21. 
 
 1 The King Messiah reigns on high, 
 
 His heart's desire fulfill'd : 
 
 His arm hath won the victory, 
 
 And man's salvation seaPd. 
 
 2 The Almighty Father on his head 
 
 Hath placed the victor's crown; 
 And through the universe shall spread 
 His glory and renown. 
 
 3 To endless life and boundless power 
 
 His human nature raised, 
 With God the Father evermore 
 O let His name be praised. 
 
 Gloria Patri. 
 
SPIRIT OF THE PSALMS. 21 
 
 Psalm 22. 
 
 1 O God, my God ! why, in this hour 
 
 Of anguish and despair, 
 Hast thou withdrawn thy saving power 
 Unmindful of my prayer ? 
 
 2 Thus, lingering on the accursed tree, 
 
 Our suffering Lord complain'd, 
 When He, our captive souls to free, 
 The guilt of man sustain'd. 
 
 3 O wondrous love ! content to meet, 
 
 For us, reproach and scorn : 
 
 For us, his sacred hands and feet 
 
 With cruel nails were torn. 
 
 4 For us He bow'd His soul to death, 
 
 That we through Him might live ; 
 For us He cried with latest breath, 
 " Father, their sins forgive." 
 
 5 O God, our God, Thou, in the hour 
 
 Of anguish and despair, 
 Wilt ne'er withdraw Thy saving power, 
 Unmindful of that prayer. 
 
22 SPIRIT OF THE PSALMS. 
 
 Psalm °23. 
 
 ADDISON. 
 
 1 The Lord my pasture shall prepare, 
 And feed me with a shepherd's care ; 
 His presence shall my wants supply 5 
 And guard me with a watchful eye, 
 My noon-day walks He shall attend, 
 And all my midnight hours defend. 
 
 2 When in the sultry glebe I faint, 
 Or on the thirsty mountain pant, 
 In fertile vales and dewy meads 
 
 My weary wand'ring steps He leads ; 
 Where peaceful rivers, soft and slow, 
 Amidst the verdant landscape flow. 
 
 3 Though in the paths of death I tread, 
 With gloomy horrors overspread, 
 My steadfast heart shall fear no ill, 
 For Thou, O Lord, art with me still ; 
 Thy friendly hand shall give me aid, 
 And guide me through the dreadful shade. 
 
SPIRIT OF THE PSALMS. 23 
 
 Psalm 24. 
 
 " Wide ye heavenly gates unfold, 
 
 Closed no more by death and sin, 
 Lo ! the conquering Lord behold ! 
 
 Let the King of Glory in." 
 Hark, the angelic host enquire, 
 
 " Who is He, the mighty King ?" 
 Hark again, the answering choir 
 
 Thus in strains of triumph sing : — 
 
 " He whose powerful arm alone, 
 
 On His foes destruction hurPd ; 
 He who hath the victory won, 
 
 He who saved a ruin'd world ; 
 He who God's pure law fulfill'd — 
 
 Jesus, the incarnate Word ; 
 He whose truth with blood was seal'd ; 
 
 He is Heaven's all-glorious Lord." 
 
 " Who shall to this blest abode 
 
 Follow in the Saviour's train?" 
 " They who in His cleansing blood 
 
 Wash away each guilty stain : 
 They whose daily actions prove 
 
 Steadfast faith and holy fear, 
 Fervent zeal and grateful love ; — 
 
 They shall dwell for ever here." 
 
 c 4 
 
24< SPIKIT OF THE PSALMS. 
 
 PSALM 25. See Verses 8—13. 
 
 1 JHLow good and gracious is the Lord ! 
 
 Though oft our footsteps stray. 
 To all who meekly trust His word, 
 He shows the perfect way. 
 
 2 Christ is that way — no longer rove — 
 
 There is none else beside, 
 And He himself, with patient love, 
 Vouchsafes to be our guide. 
 
 3 Follow His steps, for they shall lead 
 
 To Heaven's eternal bliss. 
 His voice obey, His merits plead, 
 Nor fear the goal to miss. 
 
 4 And, oh, what other path so bright ? 
 
 There pure delights abound ; 
 For there the Gospel's glorious light 
 Sheds peace and joy around. 
 
SPIRIT OF THE PSALMS- 25 
 
 PSALM 26. See Verses 6, &c. 
 
 1 We love Thy holy temple, Lord, 
 
 For there Thou deign'st to dwell ; 
 And there the teachers of Thy word 
 Of all Thy mercies tell. 
 
 2 There, in Thy pure and cleansing fount, 
 
 Wash'd from each guilty stain, 
 Our souls on wings of faith shall mount 
 To Heaven's eternal fane. 
 
 3 Around thine altar will we kneel 
 
 In penitence sincere, 
 Deeply a Saviour's mercy feel, 
 And words of pardon hear. 
 
 4 Or, mingling with the choral throng, 
 
 Our joyful voices raise, 
 And pour the full melodious song 
 In notes of grateful praise. 
 
26 SPIRIT OF THE PSALMS. 
 
 PSALM 27. See Verses 3. 10. 14. 
 
 1 vjod is our Saviour and defence, 
 
 A refuge ever near ; 
 Secure beneath His providence, 
 What dangers can we fear ? 
 
 2 Death may our dearest friends remove ; 
 
 All human ties shall cease ; 
 But One there is, whose care and love 
 No time shall e'er decrease. 
 
 3 A mother may her babe forget, 
 
 The infant she has borne ; 
 
 Her love may fail, but never yet 
 
 Did God forsake His own, 
 
 4 In ev'ry trouble here below 
 
 Our refuge is the Lord ; 
 Comfort and strength will He bestow 
 On all who trust His word. 
 
SPIRIT OF THE PSALMS. 
 
 Psalm 28. 
 
 MERRICK. 
 
 1 God, our strength, to Thee we pray ; 
 Turn not Thou Thy face away ; 
 Gracious to our vows attend, 
 
 Thou, our Saviour and our friend. 
 Give us, Lord, Thy love to share, 
 Feed us with a shepherd's care. 
 
 2 Let us (for with pitying ear 
 
 Thou our prayer hast deign'd to hear,) 
 
 Let us thanks perpetual yield, 
 
 Thou our strength, and Thou our shield. 
 
 On Thy oft-experienced aid 
 
 Be our hopes for ever stay'd. 
 
28 SPIRIT OF THE PSALMS. 
 
 Psalm 29. 
 
 ALTERED FROM WATTS. 
 
 J Cxive thanks to God — His praise proclaim, 
 Who call'd creation into birth, 
 Render due homage to His name, 
 Ye mighty monarchs of the earth. 
 
 2 The Lord declares His might aloud, 
 
 Supreme o'er ocean, sky, and land ; 
 His voice divides the watery cloud, 
 
 And lightnings blaze at His command. 
 
 3 He speaks — the tempest sweeps along, 
 
 And lays the forest bare around, 
 The sturdy oaks, and mountains strong, 
 Tremble with terror at the sound. 
 
 4 The Lord sits sovereign o'er the flood ; 
 
 Jehovah reigns for evermore ; 
 Yet makes each temple His abode, 
 Where we His awful name adore. 
 
 5 In gentler language, there the Lord 
 
 The counsels of His grace imparts ; 
 Amidst the raging storm His word 
 
 Speaks peace and joy to faithful hearts. 
 
SPIRIT OF THE PSALMS. 29 
 
 PSALM SO. See Verses 1—5. 10. 12. 
 
 1 O gracious Lord, to whom in vain 
 Thy suffering people ne'er complain ; 
 Whose mighty arm and healing power 
 Are present in the needful hour, 
 Accept the grateful songs we raise, 
 The humble tribute of our praise. 
 
 2 Thy justly kindled wrath how brief! 
 Thy love how prompt to give relief! 
 The tears that bathe our couch at night 
 Are chased away ere morning light ; 
 For grief will be a transient guest, 
 Within the Christian's faithful breast. 
 
 3 Receive, then, Lord, the thanks we owe, 
 Thou who hast chang'd our weeds of woe 
 For robes of joy, and songs of praise, 
 And crown'd with endless life our days : 
 O let our loudest notes proclaim 
 
 Glory to Thy Almighty name. 
 
 Hallelujah, 
 
30 SPIRIT OF THE PSALMS. 
 
 PSALM 31. See Verses. 19. 22, 23. 
 
 1 The Lord who hath redeem'd our souls 
 
 From death and endless woe, 
 Whose wisdom each event controls, 
 
 From whom all mercies flow, 
 He hath decreed that even here 
 
 His faithful sons shall prove, 
 In weal and woe, midst toil and care, 
 
 The riches of His love. 
 
 2 But, oh, when life's brief term is o'er, 
 
 And Heaven unfolds her gates, 
 For them what blessings are in store, 
 
 For them what glory waits ! 
 Praise, then, the Lord, all ye His saints, 
 
 To Him devote your hearts ; 
 He hears, He pities your complaints, 
 
 Health, strength, and joy imparts. 
 
SPIRIT OF THE PSALMS. 31 
 
 PSALM 32. See Verses 1, 2. 6, 7. 11. 
 
 1 Thrice happy he whate'er his birth, 
 
 Whose sins are all forgiven ; 
 Whose name, though unrenown'd on earth, 
 
 Is register'd in Heaven ; 
 Whose heart, the seat of peace and love, 
 
 Disdains deceit and guile ; 
 Whose steadfast mind no terrors move, 
 
 No evil thoughts defile. 
 
 2 Prostrate before the eternal throne, 
 
 In penitence sincere, 
 He pleads His Saviour's blood alone, 
 
 Assured that God will hear : 
 No sin to him will God impute, 
 
 With Heaven his peace is made; 
 For Christ, the sinner's substitute, 
 
 The sinner's ransom paid. 
 
32 SPIRIT OF THE PSALMS. 
 
 PSALM S3. PartI. See Verses 1-^9. 
 
 1 Ye ransom'd of the Lord rejoice, 
 'Tis yours to raise the tuneful voice; 
 Prepare your harps, ye just, to sing 
 The praises of your heavenly King. 
 
 2 His word is truth, His works are right, 
 Justice and mercy His delight; 
 
 He spake — the glorious heavens were made ; 
 He spake — earth's wonders were display'd. 
 
 3 The gather'd seas, at His command, 
 A treasured deep collected stand ; 
 He reigns supreme Great Lord of all, 
 He wills, and mightiest monarchs fall, 
 
 4 Sing, then, to God new songs of praise, 
 Whose power the universe obeys ; 
 Sing of His providence and grace, 
 Whose presence fills creation's space. 
 
SPIRIT OF THE PSALMS. 33 
 
 PSALM 33. Part 2. See Verse 12, &c. 
 
 1 Jtdow blest the happy nation, 
 
 Whose God is Christ the Lord, 
 Where tidings of salvation 
 Are widely spread abroad ! 
 
 2 God from His holy dwelling 
 
 The earth beneath surveys ; 
 The pride of man repelling, 
 CVerruling all his ways. 
 
 3 But all who own His power, 
 
 And look to him in faith, 
 Are cheer'd in sorrow's hour, 
 Are spared the sting of death. 
 
 4 Their hope is in the Saviour, 
 
 So graciously reveaPd ; 
 Their strength His grace and favour 
 His mighty arm their shield. 
 
 5 Rejoice we then before Him, 
 
 He is our Priest, our King ; 
 With grateful hearts adore Him, 
 And loud hosannas sing. 
 
34* SPIRIT OF THE PSALMS. 
 
 Psalm 34. 
 
 NEW VERSION. 
 
 1 Through all the changing scenes of life, 
 
 In trouble and in joy, 
 The praises of our God shall still 
 Our hearts and tongues employ. 
 
 2 Of all His mercies will we sing, 
 
 Till every troubled breast 
 Learns, from the heart-consoling theme, 
 To charm its griefs to rest. 
 
 3 His Angel-guards encamp around 
 
 The dwellings of the just; 
 He hears, He answers every prayer 
 That's breathed in humble trust. 
 
 4 Cast we our cares upon the Lord, 
 
 And let experience prove 
 How sure, how faithful is his word, 
 How infinite his love. 
 
.SPIRIT OF THE PSALMS. 35 
 
 Psalm 35. 
 
 IMITATED FROM WATTS. 
 
 1 Great was the love, 'mid fiercest strife, 
 
 That holy David show'd, 
 When, for the foes who sought his life, 
 The tear of pity flow'd. 
 
 2 In all their sufferings, all their grief, 
 
 He fasted, mourn'd, and pray'd, 
 Implored His God to give relief, 
 And grant His powerful aid. 
 
 3 Oh feeble type of heavenly grace ! — 
 
 Thus He, the virgin-born, 
 Wept, pray'd for man's rebellious race, 
 Whilst victim of their scorn. 
 
 4 Nay more — for us our pitying Lord 
 
 His life a ransom gave, 
 Freely He shed His precious blood, 
 Apostate man to save. 
 
 5 Oh let such love enkindle ours, 
 
 And grateful transports raise, 
 Till each full heart spontaneous pours 
 The tribute of its praise ! 
 
 d 2 
 
.'U) SPIRIT OF THE PSALMS. 
 
 PSALM 36. See Verses 6— 9. 
 
 1 Wide as the glorious arch of Heaven, 
 
 Thy mercy, Lord, expands ; 
 Firm as the mountain's solid base, 
 Thy truth unshaken stands. 
 
 2 Thy judgments, like the unfathom'd deep, 
 
 Our feeble search defy ; 
 Thy bounty, Lord, for all that breathe, 
 Affords a rich supply. 
 
 3 And faithful Christians rest secure 
 
 Beneath Thy sheltering wing, 
 And draughts of purest pleasure drain 
 From life's eternal spring. 
 
 4 They, walking in the Gospel's light, 
 
 So richly shed abroad, 
 Advance till perfect day reveals 
 The glory of the Lord. 
 
SPIKIT OF THE PS ALMS. 
 
 .rSALM 3 J . Part 1. See Verses I, 2. 9. 11, &c 
 
 1 Let no vain thoughts disturb the breast 
 
 No anxious doubts confound, 
 When we behold the just oppress'd, 
 With honour sinner's crown'd. 
 
 2 Oh envy not their wealth or power, 
 
 'Tis like the transient bloom 
 Of summer's gay but fading flower, 
 And fearful is their doom. 
 
 3 In God Jehovah be our trust, 
 
 Our law His holy will, 
 For He, all-merciful and just, 
 Can all our hopes fulfil. 
 
 4 He gives the treasures that endure 
 
 When earthly stores decay ; 
 Gives an inheritance secure, 
 Which ne'er shall fade awav. 
 
 d 3 
 
38 SPIRIT OF THE PSALMS. 
 
 PSALM 3J. Part 2. See Verses 1 6, &c. 37. 
 
 1 With mines of wealth are sinners poor, 
 
 Unblessing and unbless'd ; 
 But rich the man, whate'er his store, 
 Of inward peace possessed. 
 
 2 At tender pity's urgent call 
 
 His mite is gladly given ; 
 Though poor the gift, the offering small, 
 Its record stands in Heaven. 
 
 3 Ne'er shall he be in life bereft 
 
 Of God's protecting care ; 
 Nor yet his duteous offspring left 
 Un solaced ills to bear. 
 
 4 And mark the Christian's dying hour, 
 
 No fears, no doubts annoy ; 
 His trust is in His Saviour's power, 
 His end is peace and joy. 
 
SPIRIT OF THE PSALxMS. 39 
 
 PSALM 39- See Verses 5, 6, 7. 14, 15. 
 
 1 The term of life assign'd to man 
 
 Is transient as a passing shade ; 
 Its longest period is a span, 
 
 And in the bud his honours fade. 
 
 2 He walks but in an empty show, 
 
 Vexed and disquieted in vain : 
 To unknown heirs his wealth must flow, 
 And he to dust return again. 
 
 3 So let us number, then, our days, 
 
 That we may know how frail we are ; 
 Call to remembrance all our ways, 
 And for eternity prepare. 
 
 4 Jesus, on Thee our Lord and King, 
 
 On Thee alone our hopes rely ; 
 Thou, who hast pluck'd from death the sting, 
 And robb'd the grave of victory. 
 
 n 4 
 
40 SPIRIT OF THE TSALJUS. 
 
 Psalm 40. 
 
 Sue Verses 5—7. 
 
 1 O Lord how infinite Thy love ! 
 
 How marvellous Thy ways ! 
 Let earth beneath, and Heaven above, 
 Combine to sing Thy praise. 
 
 2 Man in immortal beauty shone 
 
 Thy noblest work below ; 
 Too soon by sin made heir alone 
 To death and endless woe. 
 
 3 Then " Lo ! I come," the Saviour said, ■ 
 
 O be His name adored ! — 
 And with His blood our ransom paid, 
 And life and bliss restored. 
 
 4 O Lord, how infinite Thy love ! 
 
 How marvellous Thy ways ! 
 Let earth beneath, and Heaven above, 
 Combine to sing Thy praise. 
 
SPIRIT OF THE PSALMS. 41 
 
 PSALM 41. See Verse 2, 3. 12. 
 
 1 How blest are they who daily prove, 
 By acts of charity and love, 
 
 The fervent gratitude they owe 
 
 To Him from whom all blessings flow. 
 
 In hours of sickness, or of pain, 
 
 God will their fainting souls sustain ; 
 
 Bright hopes shall cheer the bed of death, 
 
 Sweet peace attend their parting breath. 
 
 2 When, summon'd from the silent tomb, 
 The assembled world await their doom, 
 These shall behold their Saviour's face 
 Beaming with smiles of heavenly grace ; 
 And from His lips their raptured ear 
 Shall this their gracious sentence hear, 
 " Come, oh, ye blessed of the Lord, 
 Come, and receive your bright reward," 
 
42 SPIRIT OF THE PSALMS. 
 
 PSALM 42. See Verses 2, 3. 5. 8. 
 
 1 As the chased hart, midst sultry beams, 
 Pants for the brook's refreshing streams, 
 So thirst our souls, O Lord, for Thee, 
 So long Thy gracious face to see. 
 
 2 For exiled from our heavenly home 
 We here as weary pilgrims roam ; 
 With toilsome step, and progress slow, 
 Oft doom'd to tread the path of woe. 
 
 3 Yet why with anxious cares oppress'd 
 Should doubt or sorrow fill the breast ? 
 What dangers can the Christian fear 
 With Thou his Saviour ever near ? 
 
 4 Not only in the noon of joy 
 
 Thy praise shall be our sweet employ ; 
 But e'en affliction's darkest night 
 Shall humble gratitude excite. 
 
 5 Yes, we will bless Thee, gracious God, 
 And grateful kiss the chast'ning rod ; 
 Assured its heaviest strokes but prove 
 A Father's care — a Father's love. 
 
SPIRIT OF THE PSALMS. 43 
 
 PSALM 44. See Verses 1, 2, 3. 26. 
 
 1 Lord to us our sires have told 
 All Thy wondrous deeds of old ; 
 How Thy strong and powerful hand 
 Drove the heathen from the land ; 
 How with peace Thy people blest 
 Enter'd on their promised rest. 
 
 2 Not by mortal's feeble sword, 
 Not by arm of flesh, O Lord, 
 But by Thine, and Thine alone, 
 Were their num'rous foes o'erthrown. 
 Thine the voice the world obeys, 
 Lord to Thee be all the praise. 
 
 3 We, who own the Gospel's light, 
 Richer mercies may recite. 
 
 We can tell of wonders wrought. 
 Great beyond the reach of thought ; 
 Of a rest in Heaven above, 
 Purchased by a Saviour's love. 
 
 4 Helpless we in danger's hour, 
 Weak our arms, and vain our power ; 
 Yet, by Thy almighty aid, 
 
 We are more than conqu'rors made. 
 Thine the voice the world obeys, 
 Lord to Thee be all the praise. 
 
44 SPIRIT OF THE PSALMS. 
 
 Psalm 45. 
 
 1 With hearts in love abounding, 
 
 Prepare we now to sing 
 A lofty theme, resounding 
 
 Thy praise. Almighty King ; 
 Whose love, rich gifts bestowing, 
 
 Redeem'd the human race ; 
 Whose lips, with zeal o'erflowing, 
 
 Breathe words of truth and grace. 
 
 2 In majesty transcendent, 
 
 Gird on Thy conqu'ring sword ; 
 In righteousness resplendent, 
 
 Ride on, Incarnate Word. 
 Ride on, O King Messiah ! 
 
 To glory and renown ; 
 Pierced by Thy darts of fire, 
 
 Be every foe o'erthrown. 
 
 3 So reign, O God, in Heaven, 
 
 Eternally the same, 
 And endless praise be given 
 
 To Thy almighty name. 
 Clothed in Thy dazzling brightness, 
 
 Thy church on earth behold ; 
 In robe of purest whiteness, 
 
 In raiment wrought with gold. 
 
SPIRIT OF THE PSALMS. 45 
 
 And let each Gentile nation 
 
 Come gladly in Thy train, 
 To share her great salvation, 
 
 And join her grateful strain : 
 Then ne'er shall note of sadness 
 
 Awake the trembling string, 
 One song of joy and gladness 
 
 The ransom'd world shall sing. 
 
46 SPIRIT OF THE PSALMS. 
 
 Psalm 46. 
 
 I When troubles, like a whelming sea, 
 Their waves tumultuous roll, 
 To God our Saviour let us flee, 
 
 He will their rage control : 
 Why should our hearts give way to fear, 
 With Christ, our refuge, ever near ? 
 
 2 In vain against Thy chosen band 
 
 Shall impious nations join ; 
 Upheld by Thee Thy church shall stand, 
 
 Though earth with hell combine : 
 No foes, no danger, shall she fear, 
 For Christ, her refuge, still is near. 
 
 3 While guilt despairs in frantic tones, 
 
 The faithful shall rejoice, 
 And midst expiring nature's groans 
 
 Shall hear a Saviour's voice: 
 " My people cast away your fear, 
 Behold your refuge still is near." 
 
SPIRIT 01- THE PSALMS. 47 
 
 Psalm 47. 
 
 1 Arise, ye people, and adore, 
 
 Exulting strike the chord ; 
 Let all the earth, from shore to shore, 
 Confess the Almighty Lord. 
 
 2 Hark, the glad shouts, wide echoing round, 
 
 The ascending God proclaim ; 
 The angelic quire respond the sound, 
 And shake creation's frame. 
 
 3 They sing of death and hell o'erthrown 
 
 In that triumphant hour ; 
 And God exalts His conquering Son 
 To the right hand of power. 
 
 4 Let us unite our humble strains 
 
 To praise our God and King ; 
 In truth and righteousness He reigns, — 
 Perpetual praises sing. 
 
 Hallelujah. 
 
48 SPIRIT OF THE PSALMS. 
 
 Psalm 48. 
 
 1 With stately towers, and bulwarks strong, 
 
 UnrivalPd and alone, 
 Loved theme of many a sacred song, 
 God's holy city shone. 
 
 2 Thus fair was Zion's chosen seat, 
 
 The glory of all lands : 
 Yet fairer, and in strength complete, 
 The Christian temple stands. 
 
 3 The faithful of each clime and age 
 
 This glorious church compose : 
 Built on a rock, with idle rage 
 The threat'ning tempest blows. 
 
 4 In vain may hostile bands alarm, 
 
 For God is her defence : 
 How weak, how powerless each arm, 
 Against Omnipotence. 
 
SPIRIT OF THE PSALMS. 4<9 
 
 PSALM 50. See Verses 1. 4, 5. 15. 
 
 1 Lord, by vision, sign, or token, 
 
 To Thy people from above, 
 Thou from earliest times hast spoken 
 In the warning voice of love. 
 
 2 Now to every tribe and nation 
 
 Hast Thou sent Thy blessed Son, 
 And glad tidings of salvation 
 To a guilty world made known. 
 
 3 Blood of bulls and goats could never 
 
 Cleanse from sin, or purchase peace ; 
 Christ, our sacrifice, for ever 
 Bids the vain oblations cease. 
 
 4 Now He waits but to be gracious, 
 
 Be not, then, His grace withstood ; 
 Every plea shall prove fallacious, 
 But His all-atoning blood. 
 
 5 Sing, ye saints, rejoice before Him, 
 
 Summon'd from each distant shore ; 
 Ye, with angels, shall adore Him, 
 When this earth shall be no more. 
 
50 SPIRIT OF THE PSALMS, 
 
 Psalm 51. 
 
 1 Born in sin, and still delighting 
 
 In its flowery paths to stray, 
 All Thy holy precepts slighting, 
 Lord, what shall Thy wrath allay ? 
 
 2 Nought that we can do or suffer 
 
 Can arrest the avenging dart ; 
 We no sacrifice can offer, 
 But a humble, contrite heart. 
 
 3 Yet the heart its sins bewailing, 
 
 Thou, O God, wilt not despise : 
 Mercy, pitying human failing. 
 Richer means of grace supplies. 
 
 4 Now no more upon thine altar 
 
 Unavailing victims bleed, 
 For the crimes of each defaulter 
 Purer blood shall intercede. 
 
 5 Cleansed from guilt, let sin's dark mazes 
 
 Tempt no more our wand'ring feet; 
 Then our offerings, prayers, and praises, 
 Shall a gracious answer meet. 
 
SPIRIT OF THE PSALMS. 51 
 
 PSALM 56. See Verse 9, &c. 
 
 1 Join all ye servants of the Lord 
 
 To praise Him for his sacred word. — 
 
 That word, like manna, sent from Heaven, 
 
 To all who seek it freely given ; 
 
 Its promises our fears remove, 
 
 And fill our hearts with joy and love. 
 
 2 It tells us, though oppress'd with cares, 
 The God of mercy hears our prayers; 
 Though steep and rough the appointed way, 
 His mighty arm shall be our stay ; 
 Though deadly foes assail our peace. 
 
 His power shall bid their malice cease. 
 
 3 It tells who first inspired our breath, 
 Whose blood redeem'd our souls from death ; 
 It tells of grace, — grace freely given, — 
 And shows the path to God and Heaven \ 
 
 O bless we, then, our gracious Lord 
 For all the treasures of His word ! 
 
 e 2 
 
52 SPIRIT OF THE PSALMS. 
 
 PSALM 5J. See Verse 8, &c. 
 
 1 Awake, thou glory of my frame, 
 Awake to praise Jehovah's name, 
 
 And grateful homage pay : 
 Let music's varied powers combine, 
 And every voice in chorus join, 
 
 To hail this joyful day. 
 
 CHORUS. 
 
 To Thee, Almighty God, to Thee 
 Let every creature bow the knee, 
 And universal praise be given 
 By men on earth, and saints in Heaven. 
 
 2 David, by cruel foes beset, 
 
 Was rescued from the wily net, — 
 The traitor's bloody sword : 
 And foes more subtile and more fierce, 
 Join'd with envenom'd hate to pierce 
 Our meek and suffering Lord. 
 
 CHORUS. 
 
 But now, all-conquering Lord, to Thee 
 Shall every creature bow the knee, 
 And universal praise be given 
 By men on earth, and saints in Heaven. 
 
SPIRIT OF THE PSALMS. 53 
 
 3 For Thou hast foiPd the tempter's arts, 
 Quench'd in Thy blood his fiery darts, 
 
 And man's redemption seal'd; 
 Let, then, our songs Thy praise resound, 
 And to the Gentile nations round 
 
 Be all Thy love reveaPd. 
 
 CHORUS. 
 
 To Thee, Almighty Lord, to Thee 
 Let every creature bow the knee, 
 And universal praise be given 
 By men on earth, and saints in Heaven. 
 
 E 3 
 
54 SPIRIT OF THE PSALMS. 
 
 Psalm 57. 2d version. 
 
 1 Awake my soul, awake my tongue, 
 To God on high be praises sung, 
 For Christ is risen from the grave*, 
 Who died a fallen race to save. 
 
 2 Death holds no more his tyrant sway ; 
 Past is the serpent's vengeful day : 
 Jesus is risen from the grave ; 
 
 He died a sinful race to save. 
 
 3 In vain were falsehood's words believed, 
 And treacherous friends in vain deceived : 
 Jesus is risen from the grave ; 
 
 He died a helpless race to save. 
 
 4 The net was spread with wily care, 
 But God, a refuge sure, was there : 
 He raised the victim from the grave ; 
 Christ died his murderer's race to save. 
 
 5 Let every tongue loud praises sing 
 To Christ our Saviour and our King ; 
 To Him, who, risen from the grave, 
 Now lives to succour and to save. 
 
SPIRIT OF THE PSALMS. 55 
 
 Psalm 60. 
 
 1 The righteous Lord, in holy wrath, 
 Sent messengers of vengeance forth, 
 And justly made the guilty land 
 Tremble beneath His mighty hand ; 
 But when awaken'd Israel pray'd 
 In humble penitence for aid, 
 Jehovah heard, a champion gave, 
 With power to conquer and to save. 
 
 2 We too have sinn'd, we too are weak, 
 And deadly foes our ruin seek ; 
 
 But, lo ! a Captain, mightier far 
 Than David, leads us to the war. 
 He hastens to His servants' aid ; 
 He heals the breaches sin has made : 
 His glorious standard waves on high, 
 Inscribed with promised victory. 
 
 3 Vain were the help of man to save 
 From sin, from Satan, and the grave ; 
 But He all dangers may defy, 
 Who's clad in heavenly panoply. 
 Then let us, in our Saviour's might, 
 Beneath His sacred banner fight, 
 Until, our earthly warfare o'er, 
 
 Our vanquish'd foes shall rise no more. 
 
 e 4 
 
56 SPIRIT OF THE PSALMS. 
 
 PSALM 6l. See Verses 2— 8. 
 
 1 Hail, gracious source of every good, 
 
 Our Saviour and defence, 
 Thou art our glory and our shield, 
 Our help and confidence. 
 
 2 When anxious fears disturb the breast, 
 
 When threatening foes are nigh 5 
 To Thee we pour our deep complaint, 
 To Thee for succour fly. 
 
 3 Blest tower of strength, exalted rock, 
 
 Whence living waters flow, 
 Jesus our Lord, the only hope 
 Of fallen man below. 
 
 4 To Thee we heavy laden come, 
 
 To Thee our sorrows bring ; 
 O hear ! and save us from the storm 
 Beneath Thy sheltering wing. 
 
SPIRIT OF THE PSALMS. 57 
 
 PSALM 62. See Verse 9, &c. 
 
 1 When dangers press, and fears invade, 
 
 O let us not rely 
 On man, who, in the balance weigh'd, 
 Is light as vanity ! 
 
 2 Riches have wings and fly away; 
 
 Health's blooming cheek grows pale; 
 Vigour and strength must soon decay, 
 And worldly wisdom fail. 
 
 3 But God, our God, is still the same 
 
 As at that solemn hour 
 When thunders spake his awful name, 
 His majesty and power. 
 
 4 And still sweet mercy's voice is heard, 
 
 Proclaiming from above 
 That good and gracious is the Lord, 
 And all His works are love. 
 
 5 Then trust in God, and God alone, 
 
 On Him in faith rely ; 
 For man, and all his works, are known 
 To be but vanity. 
 
58 SPIRIT OF THE PSALMS. 
 
 PSALM 63. See Verses 1—6. 
 
 1 O Lord, our thoughts ascend to Thee 
 
 At morning's opening hour, 
 Waiting in brighter worlds to see 
 Thy glory and Thy power. 
 
 2 For Thee we long, as pilgrims pant 
 
 The crystal spring to taste, 
 When parch'd with thirst, fatigued, and faint, 
 They tread the barren waste. 
 
 3 For what are all the vain delights 
 
 Life's brightest hours afford ; 
 
 What all that man to man unites, 
 
 Without Thy favour, Lord ? 
 
 4 O be it here our greatest joy 
 
 To sing Thy truth and love, 
 And after death, our sweet employ 
 To praise Thy name above. 
 
SPIRIT OF THE PSALMS. 59 
 
 Psalm 65. 
 
 1 Thou, by whose strength the mountains stand, 
 
 Whose voice the waves obey, 
 Whose mighty Spirit can command 
 The passions' wilder sway ; 
 
 2 Thy goodness crowns the circling year 
 
 With nature's rich supply, 
 And " makes all music to the ear 
 " And beauty to the eye." 
 
 3 The clouds pour on the thirsty plain 
 
 Their fertilising showers ; 
 In rich profusion waves the grain, 
 And earth is wreath'd with flowers. 
 
 4 The morning with its cheering light, 
 
 The fragrant breath of even, 
 The mild effulgence of the night, 
 All praise the God of Heaven. 
 
 5 Creation's glories through all space 
 
 Our awe and wonder move ; 
 But O how sweet in each to trace 
 A Father's tender love! 
 
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 SPIRIT OF THE PSALMS- 
 
 -TSALM 00. See Verses 1, &c. 12. J 6, 17. 
 
 1 O all ye lands rejoice in God, 
 
 Sing praises to His name ; 
 Let the whole earth, with one accord, 
 His wondrous acts proclaim. 
 
 2 And let His faithful servants tell 
 
 How, by redeeming love, 
 Their souls are saved from death and hell, 
 To share the joys above. 
 
 3 Tell how the Holy Spirit's grace 
 
 Forbids their feet to slide ; 
 And, as they run the Christian race, 
 Vouchsafes to be their guide. 
 
 4 O, then, rejoice and shout for joy, 
 
 Ye ransom'd of the Lord; 
 Be grateful praise your sweet employ, 
 His presence your reward. 
 
SPIRIT OF THE PSALMS. 61 
 
 Psalm 67. 
 
 1 On Thy church, O Power Divine, 
 Cause Thy glorious face to shine ; 
 Till the nations from afar 
 
 Hail her as their guiding star ; 
 Till her sons from zone to zone 
 Make Thy great salvation known. 
 
 2 Then shall God, with lavish hand, 
 Scatter blessings o'er the land ; 
 Earth shall yield her rich increase, 
 Every breeze shall whisper peace, 
 And the world's remotest bound 
 With the voice of praise resound. 
 
 Hallelujah. 
 
62 SPIRIT OF THE PSALMS. 
 
 PSALM 68. Part l. See Verse 4, &c. 
 
 1 Jehovah ! (great and awful name, 
 Which none besides may dare to claim,) 
 In earth beneath, in Heaven above 
 Thou reign'st a God of power and love ; 
 To Thee our grateful hearts we raise, 
 In notes of joy, in songs of praise. 
 
 2 Join every voice while we record 
 The tender mercies of the Lord ; 
 Who from above the starry sky 
 " Extends to all an equal eye ;" 
 To all inclines a willing ear, 
 
 And loves " to dry the mourner's tear." 
 
 3 He makes the fatherless his care, 
 And listens to the widow's prayer ; 
 A refuge for the outcast finds, 
 The captive's cruel chain unbinds : 
 But all the gratitude we owe, 
 
 None but the saints in Christ can know. 
 
 4 Our gracious Lord on them bestows 
 Redemption from severer woes; 
 With mighty arm for them hath broke 
 Sins galling chain, and heavier yoke ; 
 Hath conquer'd death, and freely given 
 His precious blood to purchase Heaven. 
 
SPIRIT OF THE PSALMS. 63 
 
 PSALM 68. Part 2. See Verses 17, 18, 19, &e. 
 
 1 Christ is gone up with a joyful sound, 
 
 He is gone to His bright abode; 
 The armies of Heaven they throng around 
 To hail their ascended God. 
 
 2 He is gone to His glorious throne on high, 
 
 And to claim the victor's crown, 
 And captive He leads captivity, 
 And the foes He has overthrown. 
 
 3 He is gone to pour from the fount of love 
 
 Rich gifts on a sinful race ; 
 To prepare a place for His saints above, 
 And to shed the Spirit's grace. 
 
 4 O bless the Lord for such mercy shown, 
 
 O bless with our latest breath, 
 The mighty God, in whose hands alone 
 Are the issues of life and death. 
 
 5 Christ is gone up with a joyful sound, 
 
 He is gone to His bright abode ; 
 With the Seraphim pure who His throne su rround ? 
 O praise our ascended God. 
 
64 SPIRIT OF THE PSALMS. 
 
 Psalm 68. Part 3. 
 
 As Thy chosen people, Lord, 
 
 Once oppress'd, in number few, 
 Trusted to Thy steadfast word, 
 
 And a mighty nation grew ; 
 So Thy church on earth begun 
 
 By Thy blessing shall increase, 
 While the course of time shall run, 
 
 Till Messiah's reign of peace. 
 
 Soon shall ev'ry scattered tribe 
 
 To her bosom be restor'd ; 
 Ev'ry heart and tongue ascribe 
 
 Praise and glory to the Lord : 
 Militant awhile below, 
 
 Rest and joy shall soon be given; 
 Then in rapt'rous strains shall flow 
 
 Her triumphant song in Heaven. 
 
SPIRIT OF THE PSALMS. 6,5 
 
 Psalm 7i« See Verses i. 5, 6. 9. 14. \e. 17. 20. 
 
 1 Lord, on Thy goodness we rely, 
 Which watch'd our helpless infancy, 
 Still guards our life from stage to stage, 
 And promises support in age, 
 
 To all who seek the narrow road — 
 The path which holy David trod. 
 
 2 They who, like him, to heavenly truth 
 Devote the blooming years of youth ; 
 Who, in their Saviour's name alone, 
 Meekly approach Jehovah's throne, 
 Strong in His strength shall never fail, 
 Whatever foes their peace assail. 
 
 3 Although in virtue's path are found, 
 
 " Snares to perplex, and thorns to wound," 
 Yet Christian hope, with heavenly smile. 
 Shall every painful step beguile, 
 And lead where living streams of joy 
 For ever flow without alloy. 
 
 4 Such, O ye servants of the Lord, 
 Your happy lot, your bright reward ; 
 Lift up your hearts, lift up your voice, 
 Rejoice — again I say rejoice ; 
 
 And to this great Redeemer raise 
 The daily song of ardent praise, 
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66 SPIRIT OF THE PSALMS. 
 
 Psalm 72. 
 
 1 Hasten, Lord, the glorious time, 
 When, beneath Messiah's sway, 
 Every nation, every clime, 
 Shall the Gospel's call obey. 
 
 2 Mightiest kings His power shall own, 
 
 Heathen tribes His name adore ; 
 Satan and his host o'erthrown, 
 
 Bound in chains, shall hurt no more. 
 
 3 Then shall wars and tumults cease, 
 
 Then be banish'd grief and pain ; 
 Righteousness, and joy, and peace, 
 Undisturb'd shall ever reign. 
 
 4< As when soft and gentle showers 
 Fall upon the thirsty plain, 
 Springing grass and blooming flowers 
 Clothe the wilderness again ; 
 
 5 So Thy Spirit shall descend, 
 Soft'ning every stony heart, 
 And its sweetest influence lend, 
 All that's lovely to impart. 
 
SPIRIT OF THE PSALMS. 67 
 
 6 Time shall sun and moon obscure, 
 
 Seas be dried, and rocks be riven, 
 But His reign shall still endure, 
 Endless as the days of Heaven. 
 
 7 Bless we, then, our gracious Lord, 
 
 Ever praise His glorious name, 
 All His mighty acts record, 
 
 All His wondrous love proclaim. 
 
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68 SPIRIT OF THE PSALMS. 
 
 PSALM 73. Part I. See Verses I. 6. 23. 
 
 When prosp'rous wickedness we view. 
 
 In worldly pride elate, — 
 Tyrants their bloody way pursue 
 Triumphant over fate ; 
 
 2 When still increasing store of wealth 
 
 The means of sin supplies, 
 Or vice enjoys repose and health, 
 While virtue sufFring lies ; 
 
 3 O let not mortals dare arraign 
 
 The justice of the Lord, 
 And say, " We've cleansed our hearts in vain, 
 In vain obey'd His word." 
 
 4 Lord to the sacred Book we turn, 
 
 And there the transient date 
 Of sin's delusive pleasures learn, — 
 The sinner's awful fate. 
 
 5 Learn, that to all who walk by faith 
 
 Shall strength and help be given, 
 That Thou hast made their rugged path 
 The safest road to Heaven. 
 
SPIRIT OF THE PSALMS. 69 
 
 PSALM *J3. Part 2. See Verse 24, &c. 
 
 1 Whom have we, Lord, in Heaven but Thee, 
 
 And whom on earth beside ? 
 Where else for succour can we flee, 
 Or in whose strength confide ? 
 
 2 Thou art our portion here below, 
 
 Our promised bliss above ; 
 Ne'er may our souls an object know 
 So precious as thy love. 
 
 S When heart and flesh, O Lord, shall fail, 
 Thou wilt our spirits cheer, 
 Support us through life's thorny vale, 
 And calm each anxious fear. 
 
 4 Yes, Thou shalt be our guide through life, 
 And help and strength supply ; 
 Sustain us in death's fearful strife, 
 And welcome us on high. 
 
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70 SPIRIT OF THE PSALMS. 
 
 PSALM J4<. See Verses 12—16. 
 
 1 O Lord thy goodness and thy power, 
 
 Display 'd in ages past, 
 Still brightly cheer the present hour, 
 And shall for ever last. 
 
 2 The parted wave through which thy flock, 
 
 Reach'd Canaan's happy land, 
 The waters gushing from the rock, 
 At Thy divine command, 
 
 3 Show'd to the joyful eye of faith 
 
 Salvation's living fount, — 
 Her passage through the vale of death, 
 To Zion's heavenly mount. 
 
 4 Still in the seasons' grateful round, 
 
 Or change of light and shade, 
 Are equal proofs of goodness found, 
 And equal power display'd ; 
 
 5 And thus shall sorrow's weary night, 
 
 And age's wintry gloom, 
 Yield to the morning's blissful light, 
 And spring's immortal bloom. 
 
 
SPIRIT OF THE PSALMS. 71 
 
 PSALM J 5. See Verses 1. 3. 6, 7. 
 
 1 That Thou, O Lord, art ever nigh, 
 Though veil'd in awful majesty, 
 
 Thy mighty works declare; 
 Thy hand this earthly frame upholds, 
 Thine eye the universe beholds, 
 With providential care. 
 
 2 Thou settest up, and pullest down ; 
 To Thee the monarch owes his crown, 
 
 The conqu'ror his wreath ; 
 In thee all creatures live and move ; 
 Thou reign'st supreme in Heaven above, 
 
 And in the earth beneath. 
 
 3 Great King of kings, and Lord of lords, 
 Whose hand chastises and rewards. 
 
 Thee only we adore ; 
 To Thee the voice of praise shall rise, 
 In hallelujahs to the skies, 
 
 When time shall be no more. 
 
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72 SPIRIT OF THE PSALMS. 
 
 PSALM 76. See Verses 2, 3. 6. 10. 12. 
 
 1 The God of Israel is our Lord, 
 
 Great is His name, His power divine ; 
 In Christian temples now adored, 
 As once in Judah's holy shrine, 
 
 2 The Lord, who brake the Assyrian bow, 
 
 And horse and rider overthrew, 
 Still watches o'er His church below, 
 And still will all her foes subdue. 
 
 3 That voice which bade the waves be still, 
 
 Can calm the wilder rage of man, 
 Or make the blind and wayward will 
 Subservient to His gracious plan, 
 
 Gloria Patri. 
 
SPIRIT OF THE PSALMS. 73 
 
 Psalm 78. 
 
 1 O praise our great and gracious Lord, 
 
 And call upon His name ; 
 To strains of joy tune every chord, 
 
 His mighty acts proclaim. 
 Tell how He led His chosen race 
 
 To Canaan's promis'd land ; 
 Tell how His covenant of grace 
 
 Unchanged shall ever stand. 
 
 2 He gave the shadowing cloud by day, 
 
 The moving fire by night ; 
 To guide His Israel on their way, 
 
 He made their darkness light. 
 And have not we a sure retreat, 
 
 A Saviour ever nigh ? 
 The same clear light to guide our feet, 
 
 The Day-spring from on high ? 
 
 3 We, too, have manna from above, 
 
 " The bread that came from Heaven ; " 
 To us the same kind hand of love 
 
 Hath living waters given. 
 A rock we have, from whence the spring 
 
 In rich abundance flows : 
 " That rock is Christ," our Priest, our King, 
 
 Who life and health bestows. 
 
74 SPIRIT OF THE PSALMS. 
 
 4 O let us prize this blessed food, 
 
 And trust our heavenly guide ; 
 So shall we find death's fearful flood 
 
 Serene as Jordan's tide ; 
 And safely reach that happy shore, 
 
 The land of peace and rest, 
 Where angels worship and adore, 
 
 In God's own presence bless'd. 
 
SPIRIT OF THE PSALMS. 75 
 
 PSALM 80. See Verse 8, &c. 
 
 1 Israel, O Lord, by Thee beloved, 
 From Egypt's hostile soil removed, 
 
 Was like a goodly vine. 
 Transplanted by Thy fostering hand, 
 Its spreading branches fill'd the land, 
 
 And seem'd to mock decline. 
 
 2 But now its fences rent away, 
 'Tis left to savage foes a prey ; 
 
 While every passer by, 
 Uncheck'd, the swelling cluster takes, 
 Its boughs with wanton fury breaks, 
 
 And lifts the scornful eye. 
 
 3 O Lord, revisit this Thy vine ; 
 Though torn and wither'd, still 'tis Thine, 
 
 And still shall be restored : 
 Yes, Israel, soon the day shall come, 
 That sees reversed thy heavy doom, 
 
 When thou shalt own thy Lord. 
 
 4 Again within thy pleasant land 
 Shalt thou be planted by His hand, 
 
 And bless Messiah's sway. 
 Then Jew and Gentile, bond and free 
 To Christ shall bow the willing knee, 
 
 Shall God alone obey. 
 
76 SPIRIT OF THE PSALMS. 
 
 r^ALM 81. See Verses 7. 9, &c« 
 
 1 O God, our strength, to Thee the song 
 
 With grateful hearts we raise ; 
 To Thee, and Thee alone, belong 
 All worship, love, and praise. 
 
 2 In trouble's dark and stormy hour, 
 
 Thine ear hath heard our prayer, 
 And graciously Thine arm of power, 
 Hath saved us from depair. 
 
 3 And Thou, O ever gracious Lord, 
 
 Wilt keep Thy promise still, 
 If, meekly hearkening to Thy word, 
 We seek to do Thy will. 
 
 4 Led by the light Thy grace imparts, 
 
 Ne'er may we bow the knee 
 To idols, which our wayward hearts 
 Set up instead of Thee. 
 
 5 So shall Thy choicest gifts, O Lord, 
 
 Thy faithful people bless, 
 For them shall earth its stores afford, 
 And Heaven its happiness. 
 
SPIRIT OF THE PSALMS. 77 
 
 PSALM 84. See Verses 9. 11, 12. 
 MERRICK ALTERED. 
 
 1 How sweet Thy dwelling, Lord, how fair ! 
 What peace, what bliss inhabit there ! 
 With ardent love, with strong desire, 
 
 Our hearts, our hopes to Thee aspire. 
 
 2 Thrice bless'd are they, who, by Thy grace, 
 Are strong to run the heavenly race ; 
 
 And their eternal home in view. 
 With active zeal their steps pursue. 
 
 3 Secure the thirsty vale they tread, 
 By Thy protecting presence led ; 
 
 For them the gushing streams shall flow, 
 Which health, and strength, and joy bestow. 
 
 4 From step to step advancing still, 
 Behold, they reach fair Zion's hill, 
 That heavenly Zion, the abode 
 Of their Redeemer and their God. 
 
78 SPIRIT OF THE PSALMS. 
 
 PSALM 84. Part 2. See Verses 12, IS. 
 
 1 O Thou, whom Heaven's bright host revere, 
 
 Receive our humble prayer ; 
 God of our fathers, lend thine ear, 
 And take us to Thy care. 
 
 2 Thou art our sun, whose rays divine 
 
 Shed gladness o'er the heart ; 
 O'er all the universe they shine, 
 And light and life impart. 
 
 3 Thou art our shield, our sure defence, 
 
 In peril's darkest hour ; 
 Ne'er may we place our confidence 
 But in Thy saving power. 
 
 4 To those, O mortals truly bless'd ! 
 
 Who in Thy presence live, 
 Whate'er Thy wisdom knows is best, 
 Thy bounteous hand will give. 
 
 5 Grace shall through life their steps attend, 
 
 To guide their heaven-ward way, 
 And glory crown them at the end 
 In realms of endless day. 
 
SPIRIT OF THE PSALMS. 79 
 
 Psalm 85. 
 
 1 Still gracious, though offended Sire 
 
 Of man's rebellious race, 
 How has Thy justly-kindled ire 
 Been lost in boundless grace ! 
 
 2 Mercy and truth, no more opposed, 
 
 Unite in concord sweet ; 
 The gates of Paradise unclosed, 
 Invite our wand'ring feet. 
 
 3 Our guilt, though great, is all forgiven, 
 
 Yet justice satisfied ; 
 For Jesus, Lord of earth and Heaven, 
 For man's redemption died. 
 
 4? Great Author of all righteousness, 
 Who peace on earth restored, 
 Grant us Thy grace that we transgress 
 No more Thy holy word ; 
 
 5 No more forsake the heavenly path 
 Thy sacred footsteps trod ; 
 But, guided by the light of faith, 
 Prepare to meet our God. 
 
80 SPIRIT OF THE PSALMS. 
 
 PSALM 86. See Verses 1. 4. 5. 13. 
 
 1 O Lord, a gracious ear incline, 
 
 When humbly we our guilt confess, 
 Preserve our souls, for we are thine, 
 
 Our wants supply, our wrongs redress. 
 In Thee we put our steadfast trust, 
 
 To Thee we breathe the daily prayer ; 
 For thou art merciful and just, 
 
 Willing to pardon, and to spare. 
 
 2 What tongue can tell, what heart conceive, 
 
 The depth of that amazing love, 
 Which made a pitying Saviour leave 
 
 The glories of His throne above ! 
 Made Him endure the cross and shame 
 
 To rescue sinners from the grave : 
 O praise and bless that mighty name, 
 
 Which only can redeem and save. 
 
 Hallelujah, &c. 
 
spirit of the psalms. 81 
 
 Psalm 87- 
 altered from a selection. 
 
 1 Gxorious things of Thee were spoken, 
 
 Zion, city of our God ; 
 He, whose word can ne'er be broken, 
 Chose Thee for his own abode. 
 
 2 Lord, the church is still Thy dwelling, 
 
 Still is precious in Thy sight ; 
 Judah's temple far excelling, 
 
 Beaming with the Gospel's light. 
 
 3 On the rock of ages founded, 
 
 What can shake her sure repose ? 
 With salvation's walls surrounded, 
 She can smile at all her foes. 
 
 4 Lo ! the just of every nation, 
 
 Though in distant climes they rove ; 
 Still as citizens of Zion, 
 Shall be register'd above. 
 
82 SPIRIT OF THE PSALMS. 
 
 PSALM 89- Part L See Verses 1— 12. 
 MERRICK ALTERED. 
 
 1 Our grateful lips, Almighty King, 
 Thy mercy shall for ever sing ; 
 
 To latest times our humble lay 
 
 Thy truth shall tell, thy power display. 
 
 2 O say what strength shall vie with Thine ! 
 What name among the seats divine, 
 
 Of equal excellence possess'd, 
 Shall dare Thy sov'reignty contest ? 
 
 3 'Tis thine the ocean's rage to guide, 
 To calm at will its swelling tide ; 
 The Heavens above, the earth below, 
 Thee as their great Creator know. 
 
 4 Thy power, Thy goodness, Lord, inspire 
 The chorus of the heavenly choir ; 
 
 And from thy grateful church below, 
 In humbler strains, Thy praises flow. 
 
 Gloria Patri, or Hallelujah. 
 
SPIRIT OF THE PSALMS. 83 
 
 PSALM 89. Part 8. See Verse 16. &c. 
 MERRICK ALTERED. 
 
 1 Thrice blest are they whose willing ear, 
 Awakes the Gospel's sound to hear; 
 Who thankful see, where'er they tread, 
 Its holy beams around them spread : 
 They know that God their help hath laid 
 On One whose arm is strong to save ; 
 That Jesus, His anointed Son, 
 
 Hath o'er proud Death the vict'ry won. 
 
 2 Long as the sun with welcome ray, 
 Shall warmth arid life to earth convey ; 
 Long as the moon in circuit wide, 
 
 Shall through the heav'ns in splendour glide : 
 So long, blest Saviour, shall thy reign, 
 Spread gladness through thy wide domain, 
 And ev'ry grateful tongue confess 
 Thy truth, Thy love, Thy righteousness. 
 
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84 SPIRIT OF THE PSALMS. 
 
 Psalm 90. 
 
 1 Ere mountains rear'd their forms sublime. 
 
 Or the fair earth in order stood, 
 Before the birth of ancient time, 
 From everlasting Thou art God. 
 
 2 A thousand ages in their flight, 
 
 With thee are as a fleeting day ; 
 Past, present, future, to thy sight, 
 At once their various scenes display. 
 
 3 But our brief life's a shadowy dream, 
 
 A passing thought, that soon is o'er, 
 
 That fades with morning's earliest beam, 
 
 And fills the musing mind no more. 
 
 4 To us, O Lord, the wisdom give 
 
 So ev'ry precious hour to spend, 
 That we at length with Thee may live 
 Where life and bliss shall never end. 
 
SPIRIT OF THE PSALMS. 85 
 
 Psalm 91. 
 
 1 They who on the Lord rely, 
 Safely dwell, though danger's nigh ; 
 Lo, his shelt'ring wings are spread 
 O'er each faithful servant's head. 
 
 2 Vain the tempter's wily snare ; 
 Christians are Jehovah's care : 
 Harmless flies the shaft by day, 
 Or in darkness wings its way. 
 
 3 When they wake, or when they sleep, 
 Angel-guards their vigils keep ; 
 Death and danger may be near, 
 Faith and love have nought to fear. 
 
 a 3 
 
SPIRIT OF THE PSALMS. 
 
 PSALM 92. See Verses 1, 2, 3, 4. 13. 
 
 1 Sweet is the task, O Lord, 
 Thy glorious acts to sing ; 
 
 To praise thy name, and hear thy word, 
 And grateful offerings bring. 
 
 2 Sweet at the dawning hour, 
 Thy boundless love to tell ; 
 
 And when the night-wind shuts the flower, 
 Still on the theme to dwell. 
 
 3 Sweet on this day of rest, 
 To join in heart and voice, 
 
 With those who love and serve Thee best, 
 And in thy name rejoice. 
 
 4 To songs of praise and joy, 
 Be ev'ry Sabbath given, 
 
 That such may be our blest employ, 
 Eternally in Heaven. 
 
SPIRIT OF THE PSALMS. 87 
 
 Psalm 93 
 
 NEW VERSION ALTERED. 
 
 1 With glory clad, with strength array'd, 
 
 The Lord who o'er all nature reigns, 
 The world's foundations strongly laid, 
 And the vast fabric still sustains. 
 
 2 So firmly fixed the heavenly throne, 
 
 It shall no change nor period see ; 
 For Thou, O Lord, and Thou alone, 
 Art God from all eternity. 
 
 3 The raging floods lift up their voice, 
 
 And toss their troubled waves on high ; 
 But Thou canst still their awful noise, 
 And make the angry deep comply. 
 
 4 That mighty power thy works declare, 
 
 Exert, O Lord, thy Church to bless ; 
 And grant that all her sons may wear, 
 Their Saviour's robe of righteousness. 
 
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88 SPIRIT OF THE PSALMS. 
 
 PSALM £H. See Verses 3—10. 
 
 1 Can guilty man, indeed, believe 
 
 That He, who made and knows the heart, 
 Shall not th' oppressor's crimes perceive, 
 Nor take his injured servants' part? 
 
 2 Shall He who, with transcendent skill, 
 
 Fashion'd the eye and form'd the ear; 
 Who modelPd nature to his will, 
 
 Shall He not see ? — shall He not hear ? 
 
 3 Shall He, who fram'd the human mind, 
 
 And bade its kindling spark to glow, 
 Who all its varied powers combin'd, 
 Oh mortal, say — shall He not know ? 
 
 4 Vain hope ! His eye at once surveys 
 
 Whatever fills creation's space ; 
 He sees our thoughts, and marks our ways, 
 He knows no bounds of time and place. 
 
 5 Surrounded by his saints, the Lord 
 
 Shall, arm'd with holy vengeance, come; 
 To each his final lot award, 
 
 And seal the sinner's fearful doom. 
 
SPIRIT OF THE PSALMS. 89 
 
 Psalm 95. 
 
 1 With grateful heart and tuneful voice, 
 Let the redeem'd of God rejoice ; 
 
 O praise Him with our latest breath, 
 Who sav'd our souls from sin and death. 
 
 2 The Lord in glory reigns alone, 
 No rival shares his awful throne ; 
 
 He the round world's foundations laid, 
 Its hills and fruitful valleys made. 
 
 3 Obedient to his wise control, 
 He bids the mighty ocean roll ; 
 And shall the creatures of his hand 
 Dare to resist his high command ? 
 
 4? No : let the chastisement that fell 
 On Israel, whom he lov'd so well, 
 Warn us, with richer mercies blest, 
 That we may lose our promis'd rest. 
 
 5 Great Shepherd ! o'er Thy feeble sheep 
 Deign unremitted watch to keep ; 
 With kind constraint their feet withhold, 
 Nor let them wander from Thy fold. 
 
90 SPIRIT OF THE PSALMS. 
 
 PSALM 96. See Verses 2, 3, 4. 
 
 1 Oh praise the Lord from day to day, 
 His love record, his pow'r display ; 
 To that new song attune the string, 
 Which none but the redeem'd can sing. 
 
 2 Let every nation, every tribe, 
 Salvation to our God ascribe ; 
 Give glory to th' Almighty name, 
 Give glory to the blessed Lamb. 
 
 Gloria Patri. 
 
 To God the Father, God the Son, 
 And God the Spirit, Three in one, 
 Be honour, praise, and glory given, 
 By all on earth, and all in Heaven. 
 
SPIRIT OF THE PSALMS. 91 
 
 Psalm 97- 
 
 1 Jehovah reigns ! O earth, rejoice; 
 Ye ransom'd isles, exalt your voice ; 
 Make every hill and vale around, 
 Responsive to the welcome sound. 
 
 2 Though far remov'd from mortal eye, 
 He reigns in glorious majesty ; 
 Himself in awful clouds conceal'd, 
 His truth, His justice stands reveaPd. 
 
 3 Avenging light'nings from the gloom, 
 His bold, presumptuous foes consume ; 
 But Mercy's voice, in gentlest strains, 
 Tells ev'ry clime, Jehovah reigns. 
 
 4 Yes, Jesus reigns ! the Gospel's light 
 Beams with mild radiance on our sight; 
 And fallen man, redeem'd, forgiven, 
 May lift his heart, his hopes to Heaven. 
 
 5 Oh, then, obey His sacred word, 
 All ye who love and fear the Lord : 
 Go, publish through His wide domains 
 The glorious truth — Jehovah reigns! 
 
92 SPIRIT OF THE PSALMS. 
 
 Psalm 98. 
 
 1 To God address the joyful psalm, 
 
 Who wond'rous things hath done ; 
 Whose own right hand, and holy arm, 
 The victory have won. 
 
 2 He to the Gentile nations round 
 
 Hath made His mercy known, 
 And to the world's remotest bound 
 His justice shall be shown. 
 
 3 With Abr'ham He his promise seal'd 
 
 To bless the human race ; 
 And, oh, how richly is fulfill'd 
 That covenant of grace. 
 
 4 The promis'd Saviour meekly came, 
 
 And man's full ransom paid ; 
 Again He comes His own to claim, 
 In awful pomp array'd. 
 
 5 He comes with power, He quits the skies, 
 
 To punish and reward ; 
 Oh, let one general chorus rise 
 To praise the Sov'reign Lord. 
 
SPIRIT OF THE PSALMS, 93 
 
 Psalm 100. 
 
 WATTS. 
 
 1 Before Jehovah's awful throne, 
 
 Ye nations, bow with sacred joy ; 
 Know that the Lord is God alone, 
 He can create, and He destroy. 
 
 2 His sov'reign power, without our aid, 
 
 Made us of clay, and form'd us men ; 
 And when as wand'ring sheep we stray'd, 
 He brought us to His fold again. 
 
 3 We'll crowd His gates with thankful songs, 
 
 High as the Heavens our voices raise ; 
 And earth, with all her thousand tongues, 
 Shall fill His courts with sounding praise. 
 
 4 Wide as the world is His command, 
 
 Vast as eternity His love ; 
 Firm as a rock His truth shall stand, 
 When rolling years have ceas'd to move* 
 
94 SPIRIT OF THE PSALMS. 
 
 Psalm 100. 
 
 NEW VERSION. 
 
 1 With one consent let all the earth 
 
 To God their cheerful voices raise ; 
 Glad homage pay, with sacred mirth, 
 And sing before Him songs of praise.' 
 
 2 Convinced that He is God alone, 
 
 From whom both we and all proceed ; 
 We, whom He chooses for his own, 
 The flock that He delights to feed. 
 
 3 O enter then His temple-gate, 
 
 Thence to His courts devoutly press, 
 And still your grateful hymns repeat, 
 And still His name with praises bless. 
 
 4 For He's the Lord, supremely good, 
 
 His mercy is for ever sure ; 
 His truth, which always firmly stood, 
 To endless ages shall endure. 
 
SPIRIT OF THE PSALMS. 95 
 
 Psalm 102. 
 
 NEW VERSION. 
 
 1 Through endless years Thou art the same, 
 
 O Thou eternal God ; 
 Ages to come shall know Thy name, 
 And spread Thy fame abroad. 
 
 2 The strong foundations of the earth, 
 
 Of old by Thee were laid : 
 By Thee the beauteous arch of Heaven 
 With matchless skill was made. 
 
 3 But soon this universal frame, 
 
 Form'd by Thy powerful hand, 
 Shall, like a vesture laid aside, 
 Be changed at Thy command. 
 
 4 Yes, earth and sky shall pass away, 
 
 While Thy all-glorious name 
 Shall still survive, without decay, 
 Eternally the same. 
 
96 SPTR1T OF THE PSALMS. 
 
 Psalm 103. 
 
 1 Praise, oh praise, the Lord Jehovah ; 
 Ever bless His gracious name ; 
 Nor, till life's last throb is over, 
 Cease His goodness to proclaim. 
 
 2 Heirs of sin, each hour offending, 
 
 Victims of despair we lay ; 
 But our Lord, from Heaven descending, 
 Died to take our guilt away. 
 
 3 High as Heaven's bright arch extendeth 
 
 O'er the earth in beauty fair, 
 So His wondrous love transcendeth 
 All that language can declare. 
 
 4 As His children He beholds us, 
 
 With a father's pitying eyes ; 
 In the arms of mercy folds us, 
 Every want His care supplies. 
 
 5 Oh, let all His works adore Him, 
 
 Men on earth and saints above ; 
 Every knee bow down before Him ; 
 Praise, oh praise, the Lord of Love. 
 
SPIRIT OF THE PSALMS. 97 
 
 Psalm 104. 
 
 1 Oh, praise ye the Lord, 
 
 His greatness proclaim ; 
 Jehovah, our God, 
 
 How awful thy name ! 
 How vast is Thy power, 
 
 Thy glory, how great ! 
 Lo, myriads of spirits 
 
 Thy mandates await ! 
 
 2 Thy canopy's Heaven, 
 
 In splendour so bright ; 
 Thy chariot the clouds, 
 
 Thy garment the light. 
 The works of creation 
 
 Thy bidding perform ; 
 Thou ridest the whirlwind, 
 
 Directest the storm. 
 
 3 What wisdom is shown. 
 
 What power display'd, 
 In all that Thy hand 
 
 Hath fashion'd and made ! 
 The earth full of riches, 
 
 In beauty complete ; 
 The fathomless ocean, 
 
 With wonders replete. 
 
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SPIRIT OF THE PSALMS. 
 
 4 O Thou, our Great God, 
 
 Redeemer, and King, 
 With hearts full of love, 
 
 To Thee will we sing ; 
 To life's latest moment 
 
 Our voices we'll raise, 
 And join the full chorus 
 
 Of blessing and praise. 
 
SPIRIT OF THE TSALMS. 99 
 
 PSALM 106. See Verses 1—5. 
 NEW VERSION. 
 
 1 Oh, render thanks to God above, 
 The Fountain of eternal love; 
 Whose mercy, shown in ages past, 
 Shall still through endless ages last. 
 
 2 Who can His mighty deeds express, 
 So merciful, so numberless ? 
 
 What mortal eloquence can raise 
 A worthy tribute to His praise ? 
 
 3 Thy sons enrich'd with Egypt's spoil, 
 Redeem'd from slavery and toil, 
 Were led by His protecting hand 
 Through wat'ry deeps and desert sand. 
 
 4 He from His stores their wants supplied, 
 Forgave their folly and their pride ; 
 Their foes subdued, their wrongs redress'd, 
 And brought them to the promised rest. 
 
 5 Extend to us that favour, Lord, 
 Which Thou to Israel didst afford ; 
 Still let our nation be Thy care 
 And in Thy great salvation share. 
 
 h 2 
 
100 SPIRIT OF THE PSALMS. 
 
 Psalm 107. 
 
 1 Let all the ransom'd of the Lord, 
 
 Join the blest choir above, 
 Raise the loud song with sweet accord, 
 And all the wondrous acts record 
 
 Of His redeeming love. 
 Poor wand'rers in a barren land, 
 
 A wilderness of woe, 
 He guides us with His saving hand, 
 Where bright unfading flowers expand, 
 
 And living waters flow. 
 
 2 Sad victims of infernal hate, 
 
 And God's most just decree, 
 His arm hath stay'd impending fate, 
 Hath burst the adamantine gate, 
 
 And set the pris'ners free. 
 Infected by sin's loathsome taint, 
 
 That leprosy of soul, 
 The head all sick, the heart all faint, 
 He hears, He pities our complaint, 
 
 And makes the suff'ters whole. 
 
 3 Launched in a frail and feeble bark, 
 
 No pilot at the helm, 
 No guiding star our course to mark, 
 While raging waves and tempests dark 
 
 Prepare to overwhelm : 
 
SPIRIT OF THE PSALMS. 101 
 
 Our cry is heard, the storm subsides, 
 
 The thunders cease to roar ; 
 O'er glassy seas and gentle tides, 
 Swift and secure the vessel glides, 
 
 And gains the blissful shore. 
 
 4 But say, on whose devoted head 
 
 Was Heav'n's just vengeance hurl'd? 
 What price was paid, what blood was shed, 
 What spotless Lamb to slaughter led, 
 
 To save a guilty world ? 
 Oh, wondrous mercy ! matchless love ! 
 
 Transcendent act of grace ! 
 He, who in glory reigned above, 
 Grief, anguish, death, consents to prove, 
 
 For man's rebellious race. 
 
 5 How shall a mortal's voice aspire 
 
 To sing a theme so high, 
 When all too weak a Seraph's lyre, 
 Or lips though touch'd with living fire, — 
 
 Too short eternity ! 
 Yet, Lord, accept our feeble lays, 
 
 And grace divine impart, 
 That, walking in thy holy ways, 
 Our lives may be one hymn of praise, 
 
 Our sacrifice the heart. 
 
 H 3 
 
102 SPIRIT OF THE PSALMS. 
 
 Psalm 110, 
 
 1 Jesus, Lord, to Thee we sing, 
 Thee our Saviour, Priest, and King, 
 Who our guilt and woes sustain'd, 
 And the cup of vengeance drain'd : 
 Now thou sitt'st enthroned on high, 
 Crown'd with power and victory; 
 All thy foes shall prostrate fall, 
 Ev'ry nation hear thy call, 
 
 2 As at morning's youthful hour, 
 Dew-drops gem each leaf and flower, 
 So, O Lord, our sons unborn, 
 Shall thy crowded courts adorn; 
 Gladly own Thee for their king, 
 Gladly free-will off'rings bring, 
 
 Till Thy spreading empire prove 
 Boundless as thy wondrous love. 
 
SPIRIT OF THE PSALMS. 103 
 
 Psalm 111. 
 
 1 Let all who love the Lord 
 
 Unite in heart and voice, 
 His great, His glorious works record, 
 And in His name rejoice. 
 
 2 His hand our daily food, 
 
 With lavish bounty, gives ; 
 And, with the manna of his word, 
 Each fainting soul revives. 
 
 3 Compassionate and kind, 
 
 The riches of his grace, 
 With boundless mercy were design'd, 
 For all the human race. 
 
 4 For as by Moses' hand 
 
 He mighty wonders wrought, 
 
 And to fair Canaan's fruitful land 
 
 His chosen people brought; 
 
 5 So over sin and death 
 
 Hath Christ the vict'ry won, 
 And ev'ry nation of the earth 
 Shall his salvation own. 
 
 H 4 
 
104< SPIRIT OF THE PSALMS. 
 
 Psalm 112. 
 
 1 Happy the children of the Lord, 
 
 Who, walking in His sight, 
 Make all the precepts of His word 
 Their study and delight. 
 
 2 That precious wealth shall be their dower 
 
 Which cannot know decay, 
 Which moth or rust shall ne'er devour, 
 Nor spoiler take away. 
 
 3 For them that heav'nly light shall spread, 
 
 Whose cheering rays illume 
 The darkest hours of life, and shed 
 A halo round the tomb. 
 
 4 Their works of piety and love, 
 
 Perform'd through Christ their Lord, 
 For ever register'd above, 
 Shall meet a sure reward. 
 
SPIRIT OF THE PSALMS. 105 
 
 Psalm 113. 
 
 1 Rejoice, ye servants of the Lord, 
 Spread wide Jehovah's name abroad; 
 O praise our God, His power adore, 
 From age to age, from shore to shore. 
 
 2 High on His everlasting throne, 
 He reigns omnipotent — alone ; 
 Yet we, on earth, with Angels share 
 His kind regard, His tender care. 
 
 3 With pitying love He view'd our fate, 
 And rais'd us from our low estate, 
 
 To dwell with saints and seraphs bright, 
 In realms of uncreated light. 
 
 4- The Gentile Church no longer left 
 In lonely state, of hope bereft, 
 A joyful mother stands confess'd, 
 With fair and countless offspring bless'd. 
 
 5 Oh ye, her sons, rejoice, and sing 
 Hosannas to your heavenly King ; 
 Where'er the sun's bright glories shine, 
 Ye nations, bless the name Divine. 
 
106 SPIRIT OF THE PSALMS. 
 
 Psalm 114. 
 
 1 When Israel, led by Moses' hand, 
 Approach'd fair Canaan's happy land, 
 
 " What power then made the deep divide, 
 " And Jordan backward roll his tide ? " 
 
 2 Lo ! ev'ry mountain, ev'ry flood, 
 Confess'd the presence of its God ; 
 Earth trembled to its utmost base, 
 
 And ocean fled before His face. 
 
 3 So once again the earth shall shake, 
 When all who sleep in dust awake ; 
 When all the awful trumpet hear, 
 And at the judgment-seat appear. 
 
 4 Flee then to Him who from the rock 
 Brought water for His fainting flock, 
 And caus'd those living streams to flow, 
 Which life and health and bliss bestow. 
 
SPIRIT OF THE PSALMS. 107 
 
 Psalm 1 15. 
 
 1 Not unto us for vict'ry won, 
 
 Or works perform'd, be honour given ; 
 But unto Thee, O Lord, alone, 
 
 Whose glory fills the highest Heaven. 
 
 2 All that this beauteous earth can boast, 
 
 Arose from Thy creative hand; 
 The heavens, and all their shining host, 
 Shone forth at Thy divine command. 
 
 3 Yet idols vain of wood and stone, 
 
 Fashion' d by man, and then adored, 
 These still the blinded heathens own, 
 Still prostrate fall, and call them Lord. 
 
 4 And we, on whom Thy holy light 
 
 Shines brightly, with unclouded ray; 
 We, too, in idols vain delight, 
 And a divided homage pay. 
 
 5 But, oh ! henceforth to God alone 
 
 Let ev'ry heart its tribute pour ; 
 His mighty power, His mercy, own, 
 Praise God, oh, praise Him evermore. 
 
108 SPIRIT OF TH£ PSALMS. 
 
 Psalm 116. 
 
 1 We love the Lord, for He is good, 
 His pitying ear attends our prayer ; 
 When sinking in the whelming flood, 
 His mercy saves us from despair. 
 
 2 O love unmerited and great ! 
 
 Its height, its depth, what tongue can tell ? 
 It rescued man from Satan's hate, 
 
 From snares of death, and pains of hell. 
 
 3 It dries the contrite sinner's tears, 
 
 Strengthens the feeble child of dust, 
 Bids him dismiss his anxious fears, 
 And in a Saviour's merits trust. 
 
 4 What shall w r e render to the Lord, 
 
 For all His mercy, all His love ? 
 Or what can sinful man afford, 
 
 That shall a grateful off'ring prove? 
 
 5 His gracious will let us obey, 
 
 Salvation's offer'd cup receive ; 
 With holy saints glad homage pay, 
 And thanks and praises ever give. 
 
SPIRIT OF THE PSALMS. 109 
 
 Psalm 117. 
 
 FROM A SELECTION. 
 
 1 All ye nations, praise the Lord ; 
 
 All ye lands, your voices raise ; 
 
 Heaven and earth, with loud accord, 
 
 Praise the Lord, for ever praise. 
 
 2 Lo ! His truth and mercy stand, 
 
 Past, and present, and to be ; 
 Like the years of His right hand, 
 Like His own eternity. 
 
 3 Praise Him, ye who know his love, 
 
 Praise Him from the depths beneath ; 
 Praise Him in the heights above, 
 Praise your Maker, all that breathe. 
 
 Hallelujah. 
 
110 SPIRIT OF THE PSALMS. 
 
 Psalm 118. 
 
 1 This is the day the Lord hath made, 
 
 O earth, rejoice and sing ; 
 Let songs of triumph hail the morn, 
 Hosanna to our King ! 
 
 2 The stone the builders set at nought, 
 
 That stone is now become 
 The sure foundation, and the strength 
 Of Zion's heav'nly dome. 
 
 3 Christ is that stone, rejected once, 
 
 And number'd with the slain ; 
 Now rais'd in glory, o'er His church 
 Eternally to reign. 
 
 4 This is the day the Lord hath made, 
 
 O earth, rejoice and sing ; 
 With songs of triumph hail the morn, 
 Hosanna to our Kino; j 
 
SPIRIT OF THE PSALMS, 11] 
 
 PSALM 119. See Verses 105. 127, &c, 
 
 1 Thy countless gifts, O Lord, 
 
 Our grateful homage claim ; 
 But chiefly for Thy gracious word, 
 We bless Thy holy name. 
 
 2 It is a shining light, 
 
 To man in mercy given, 
 To guide his erring steps aright, 
 And show the path to Heaven. 
 
 3 Its price can ne'er be told ; 
 
 It is a mine of wealth ; 
 More precious far than purest gold, — 
 'Tis riches, life, and health. 
 
 4 What wisdom from its stores 
 
 Does ev'ry page impart ! 
 What healing balm it gently pours 
 On ev'ry wounded heart ! 
 
 5 What mercy it displays, 
 
 What mighty acts of grace ! 
 What joyful tidings it conveys 
 To Adam's fallen race ! 
 
112 SPIRIT OF THE PSALMS. 
 
 6 Thy countless gifts, O Lord, 
 Our grateful homage claim ; 
 But chiefly for Thy gracious word. 
 We bless Thy holy name. 
 
SPIRIT OF THE PSALMS. 113 
 
 Psalm 121. 
 
 1 To Heaven our longing eyes we raise, 
 
 Where God in matchless glory reigns ; 
 He, from His mercy-seat, surveys 
 
 The creatures whom His power sustains. 
 
 2 O let no anxious doubts alarm ; 
 
 Though throned in Heaven, His help is nigh 
 No w r eariness unnerves His arm, 
 No slumber seals his watchful eye. 
 
 3 He suffers not His flock to stray, 
 
 But guides them by His Gospel's light ; 
 Shades them from scorching suns by day, 
 Shields them from perils of the night. 
 
 4 He is our Father and our King, 
 
 Maker and Sov'reign, Lord of all ; 
 Secure beneath His shelt'ring wing, 
 No evil can His sons befal. 
 
114 SPIRIT OF THE PSALMS. 
 
 Psalm 122. 
 
 1 With joy we hail the sacred day, 
 
 Which God has call'd His own ; 
 With joy the summons we obey 
 To worship at His throne. 
 
 2 Thy chosen temple, Lord, how fair ! 
 
 Where willing votaries throng, 
 To breathe the humble fervent prayer, 
 And pour the choral song. 
 
 3 Spirit of grace ! O deign to dwell 
 
 Within Thy church below ; 
 Make her in holiness excel, 
 With pure devotion glow. 
 
 4 Let peace within her walls be found, 
 
 And let her sons unite 
 To spread with grateful zeal around 
 Her clear and shining light. 
 
SPIRIT OF Tl£E PSALMS. J 15 
 
 Psalm 123. 
 
 FROM A SELECTION. 
 
 Lord, before Thy throne we bend ; 
 Lord, to Thee our hopes ascend ; 
 Servants to our Master true, 
 Lord, we yield Thee homage due; 
 Children, to our Sire we fly : 
 Holy Father, hear our cry. 
 
 2 From the Heavens, Thy dwelling place, 
 Hear and shed thy pardoning grace ; 
 In temptation's dangerous hour, 
 Leave us not beneath its power : 
 Jesus, Saviour, yet be nigh, 
 Lord of life and victory ! 
 
116 SPIRIT OF THE PSALMS. 
 
 Psalm 124. 
 
 1 Our help is in the Lord alone, 
 
 Who Heaven and earth hath made ; 
 He hears us from His glorious throne, 
 And grants His powerful aid. 
 
 2 O had the source of mercy fail'd, 
 
 When plunged in guilt we lay; 
 The powers of darkness had prevaiFd, 
 And made our souls a prey. 
 
 3 But blessed be His holy name, 
 
 Whose arm salvation won ; 
 Who Death and Satan overcame — 
 God's own eternal Son. 
 
 4 Such joy our rescued spirits prove 
 
 As captive birds set free ; 
 They mount on wings of faith and love, 
 They soar, O Lord, to Thee. 
 
SPIRIT OF THE PSALMS. 117 
 
 Psalm 125. 
 
 NEW VERSION ALTERED. 
 
 1 Vv ho place on Zion's God their trust, 
 
 Like Zion's rock shall stand, 
 Like her, immoveably be fix'd 
 By His Almighty hand. 
 
 2 Look, how the hills on every side 
 
 Jerusalem enclose ; 
 So will the Lord His saints protect, 
 And guard them from their foes. 
 
 3 Children of darkness and of crime 
 
 The Almighty will destroy ; 
 But His devoted servants crown 
 With everlasting joy 
 
 i 3 
 
118 SPIRIT OF THE PSALMS. 
 
 Psalm 126. 
 
 1 " Is this a dream ?" amazed they cried, 
 When, led by their celestial Guide, 
 Fair Zion's captive tribes again 
 Beheld their late deserted plain. 
 
 Then praises burst from every tongue, 
 The air with songs of gladness rung. 
 
 2 As parched streams renew their tide, 
 And in their wonted channels glide, 
 Till o'er the bare and thirsty land 
 
 The verdure springs, the flowers expand ; 
 So they with rapturous joy return'd 
 To hail the scenes so lately mourn'd. 
 
 3 Thus all who care and danger know, 
 When calPd the Gospel's seed to sow, 
 Go forth in sorrow, but the Lord 
 Their pious labour will reward ; 
 
 His grace will make the barren soil 
 With plenteous harvest crown their toil. 
 
 * First verse from Merrick. 
 
SPIRIT OF THE PSALMS. 119 
 
 Psalm 127. 
 
 1 V ainly through night's weary hours, 
 
 Keep we watch lest foes alarm ; 
 Vain our bulwarks, and our towers, 
 But for God's protecting arm. 
 
 2 Vain were all our toil and labour, 
 
 Did not God that labour bless ; 
 Vain without his grace and favour, 
 Every talent we possess. 
 
 3 Vainer still the hope of Heaven, 
 
 That on human strength relies ; 
 But to him shall help be given, 
 Who in humble faith applies. 
 
 4 Seek we then the Lord's Anointed, 
 
 He shall grant us peace and rest : 
 Ne'er was suppliant disappointed, 
 
 Who through Christ his prayer address'd. 
 
 1 4. 
 
120 SPIRIT OF THE PSALMS. 
 
 Psalm 130. 
 
 1 Great God ! wert Thou extreme to mark 
 
 The deeds we do amiss, 
 Before thy presence who could stand ? 
 
 Who claim thy promised bliss ? 
 But oh ! all-merciful and just, 
 
 Thy love surpasseth thought, 
 A gracious Saviour's precious blood 
 
 Hath man's free pardon bought. 
 
 2 Thy servants in the temple watch'd 
 
 The dawning of the day, 
 Impatient with its earliest beams 
 
 Their holy vows to pay ; 
 And chosen saints far off beheld 
 
 That great and glorious morn, 
 When the glad Day-spring from on high, 
 
 Auspiciously should dawn. 
 
 3 On us the Sun of Righteousness 
 
 Its brightest beams hath pour'd; 
 With grateful hearts and holy zeal, 
 
 Lord, be thy love adored. 
 And let us look with joyful hope 
 
 To that more glorious day ; 
 Before whose brightness, sin and death, 
 
 And grief, shall flee away. 
 
SPIRIT OF THE PSALMS. 121 
 
 Psalm 131. 
 
 1 " Oh learn of me," the Saviour cried, 
 " Oh learn of me, ye sons of pride ; 
 For I am lowly, humble, meek, 
 
 No haughty looks high thoughts bespeak ! * 
 
 2 Thus spake creation's mighty Lord, 
 By all the host of Heaven adored ; 
 Who was ere time its course began, 
 And breathed the breath of life in man. 
 
 3 Yes, blest Immanuel ! Thou wast mild, 
 Patient, and gentle as a child ; 
 
 And they who would thy kingdom see, 
 Must meek and lowly be like Thee. 
 
122 SPIRIT OF THE PSALMS. 
 
 Psalm 133, 
 
 1 Spirit of Peace ! who as a dove 
 
 Appear'd to human gaze, 
 No richer gift than Christian love 
 Thy gracious power displays. 
 
 2 'Tis like the precious oil of old, 
 
 Which pour'd on Aaron's head, 
 O'er all his garments' ample fold 
 In grateful fragrance spread. 
 
 3 Sweet as the dew on herb and flower, 
 
 That silently distils, 
 At evening's soft and balmy hour, 
 On Zion's fruitful hills. 
 
 4 So with mild influence from above 
 
 Shall promised grace descend, 
 Till universal peace and love 
 O'er all the earth extend. 
 
SPIRIT OF THE PSALMS. 123 
 
 PSALM 135. See Verses 1—7. 
 
 1 Praise the Lord, our mighty King ! 
 Sing His power, His mercy sing; 
 He, whose undisputed sway, 
 Ocean, earth, and skies obey. 
 Hark ! the pealing thunders sound, 
 See the lightnings blaze around : 
 Conscious guilt grows pale with fear, — 
 'Tis the voice of God we hear. 
 
 2 He the imprison'd winds unchains, 
 He their angry rage restrains ; 
 
 At His word they wildly sweep 
 O'er the bosom of the deep. 
 Now, with mild propitious gales, 
 Gently fill the swelling sails ; 
 Softly fan the spicy grove, 
 Breathing fragrance, breathing love. 
 
 3 When the curling vapours rise, 
 And with clouds adorn the skies; 
 Or descend in gracious showers, 
 Filling earth with fruit and flowers ; 
 His the mandate they obey, 
 
 All creation owns His sway : 
 All His works one chorus raise, 
 To their mighty Maker's praise. 
 
124 SPIRIT OF THE PSALMS. 
 
 Psalm 136. 
 
 1 God of gods, and Lord of lords ! 
 
 When to Thee our thoughts we raise, 
 Every attribute affords 
 
 New and endless themes of praise. 
 But Thy love we chiefly hail, 
 For Thy mercies never fail. 
 
 2 Radiant through creation's frame, 
 
 Majesty and wisdom shine ; 
 Loudly all Thy works proclaim 
 
 Power and energy divine ! 
 Yet a voice in every gale, 
 Tells Thy mercies never fail. 
 
 3 Wonders wrought for Israel's race, 
 
 Register'd in sacred page, 
 Speak the riches of Thy grace 
 
 Towards Thy church in every age : 
 Vainly, then, shall foes assail, 
 For Thy mercies never fail. 
 
 4 We Thy chosen Israel now, 
 
 Richer, dearer blessings prove ; 
 Let, then, every heart o'erflow, 
 
 Every tongue record thy love. 
 Hail, Almighty Saviour, hail ! 
 Thou whose mercies never fail. 
 
SPIRIT OF THE PSALMS. 125 
 
 Ps^lm 138. 
 
 1 With all our hearts, with all our powers, 
 
 We praise the Lord, whose bounteous hand 
 Unnumber'd gifts profusely showers 
 On every nation, every land. 
 
 2 We praise Him in His holy fane, 
 
 We praise Him midst the assembled throng ; 
 Nor will a gracious God disdain 
 The tribute of our earthly song. 
 
 3 We praise Him for His faithful love, 
 
 We praise Him for His blessed Son, 
 Who died for man, who reigns above, 
 With God, in power, in glory, One. 
 
 Hallelujah. 
 
126 SPIRIT OF THE PSALMS. 
 
 Psalm 139. 
 
 1 Father of Spirits ! Nature's God ! 
 
 Our inmost thoughts are known to Thee ; 
 Thou, Lord, canst hear each idle word, 
 And every private action see. 
 
 2 Could we on morning's swiftest wings, 
 
 Pursue our flight through trackless air ; 
 Or dive beneath deep ocean's springs, 
 Thy presence still would meet us there. 
 
 3 In vain may Guilt attempt to fly, 
 
 Conceal'd beneath the pall of night, 
 One glance from Thy all-piercing eye 
 " Can kindle darkness into light." 
 
 4 Oh Thou ! in whom we live and move, 
 
 By whom the breath of life is given ; 
 Whose Spirit fills all space, Thy love 
 
 Shines on the grave, and gladdens Heaven. 
 
 5 Search Thou our hearts, and there destroy 
 
 Each evil thought, each secret sin ; 
 And fit us for those realms of joy, 
 Where nought impure shall enter in. 
 
SPIRIT OF THE PSALMS. 12* 
 
 PSALM 144. See Verses 1, 2. 4. &c. 
 
 1 How weak is man, a thing of nought ! 
 
 How brief his little day ! 
 As transient as a passing thought, 
 Or shade that glides away. 
 
 2 But weak and worthless as we are, 
 
 The Lord's all-seeing eye 
 Beholds our wants with tender care, 
 And guides our destiny. 
 
 3 His never-failing providence, 
 
 In danger's threat'ning hour* 
 Shall be our refuge and defence, 
 A fortress and a tower. 
 
 4 Bless then the Lord of power and might, 
 
 Who needful strength bestows ; 
 Who arms us for successful fight, 
 Against a thousand foes. 
 
J 28 SPIRIT OF THE PSALMS. 
 
 Psalm 145. 
 
 1 " Thee will we praise, our God and King ! 
 Nor cease thy wondrous acts to sing ; 
 From earliest morn to latest eve 
 
 Thy praises on our tongues shall live." 
 
 2 In vain our feeble minds would try 
 To comprehend Thy majesty ; 
 
 In vain our weak and earthly lays 
 Would duly celebrate Thy praise. 
 
 3 Yet shall the exalted theme inspire 
 From age to age the tuneful lyre ; 
 Nor will Thy gracious ear disdain 
 To listen to the humble strain. 
 
 4 Then let our loudest notes record 
 The truth, the justice of the Lord ; 
 Of all His power and glory tell, 
 But chiefly on His mercy dwell : 
 
 5 Till every breast with rapture glows, 
 Till every tongue with love o'erflows ; 
 And through creation's utmost bounds, 
 The song of gratitude resounds. 
 
SPIRIT OF THE PSALMS. 129 
 
 Psalm 146. 
 
 1. To our Almighty Lord, 
 
 Awake the grateful strain ; 
 Sing praises to our God, 
 While life and voice remain. 
 
 2 Put not in man your trust, 
 
 Who, heir to sin and death, 
 Must mingle with the dust, 
 And yield his fleeting breath. 
 
 3 Happy alone are they, 
 
 Whose hope is in the Lord; 
 Who all His laws obey, 
 And trust His sacred word. 
 
 4 For His Almighty hand 
 
 Created earth and Heaven; 
 By His divine command 
 Is every blessing given. 
 
 5 Whatever ills assail, 
 
 His voice can whisper peace ; 
 His truth shall never fail, 
 His mercy never cease. 
 
130 SPIRIT OF THE PSALMS. 
 
 PSALM 146. Second Version. 
 
 1 Trust not in man of mortal birth, 
 Trust not the mightiest of the earth, 
 
 For all their thoughts are vain ; 
 Form'd of the dust, the stroke of death 
 Quickly recals their fleeting breath, 
 
 And dust they are again. 
 
 2 But blest are they, and they alone, 
 Whose hope is in the Mighty One, 
 
 Who Heaven and earth hath made ; 
 Whose tender love the hungry feeds, 
 The weak and humble gently leads, 
 
 And gives the helpless aid. 
 
 3 He bids the captive souls go free, 
 That cry to Him for liberty, 
 
 In Satan's bonds confined : 
 He who restored the blind to sight, 
 Still with His Gospel's heavenly light 
 
 Illumes the darker mind. 
 
 4 O God ! while on this earth we live, 
 Our hearts' glad homage let us give, 
 
 And at thy shrine adore; 
 Then joyful rise thy praise to sing, 
 Where Thou, our Saviour and our King, 
 
 Shalt reign for evermore. 
 
SPIRIT OF THE PSALMS. 131 
 
 PSALM 147- See Verses 1 . 3. 5. 8. q. 
 
 1 Delightful is the task to sing, 
 
 On each returning day, 
 The praises of our heavenly King, 
 And grateful homage pay. 
 
 2 The countless worlds which, bathed in light, 
 
 Through fields of azure move, 
 Proclaim his wisdom and his might, 
 But oh, how great his love ! 
 
 3 He deigns each broken contrite heart 
 
 With tender care to bind : 
 And comfort, hope, and grace impart 
 To heal the wounded mind. 
 
 4 He bids the clouds their moisture shed. 
 
 And lo ! with glad surprise, 
 We see earth's verdant carpet spread, 
 And flowers spontaneous rise. 
 
 5 Abundant harvests crown the fields. 
 
 For man's peculiar use ; 
 For him her oil the olive yields, 
 The vine her purple juice. 
 
 k 2 
 
132 SPIRIT OF THE PSALMS. 
 
 6 All creatures with instinctive cry 
 
 From God implore their food ; 
 His bounty grants a rich supply, 
 And fills the earth with good. 
 
 7 Delightful is the task, O Lord ! 
 
 With each returning day, 
 Thy countless mercies to record, 
 And grateful homage pay. 
 
spirit of the psalms. 133 
 
 Psalm 148. 
 
 FIRST AND SECOND VERSES FROM NEW VERSION. 
 
 1 " Ye boundless realms of joy, 
 Exalt your Maker's fame ; 
 His praise your song employ, 
 Above the starry frame ; 
 Your voices raise, 
 Ye Cherubim, 
 And Seraphim, 
 To sing his praise. 
 
 2 Thou moon that rulest the night, 
 
 And sun that guidest the day, 
 Ye glittering stars of light, 
 To Him your homage pay : 
 His praise declare, 
 Ye heavens above, 
 And clouds that move 
 In liquid air." 
 
 3 Let earth her tribute bring, 
 
 With all that roam her plains ; 
 Let ocean own his King, 
 With all the deep contains : 
 k 3 
 
134 SPIRIT OF THE PSALMS. 
 
 Your notes prolong, 
 Ye warblers sweet, 
 His praise repeat, 
 
 Who taught your song, 
 
 4 Let us, more blest than they, 
 Who nobler powers possess, 
 More worthy homage pay, 
 And heartfelt love express : 
 In grateful lays 
 Let every voice 
 In God rejoice, 
 
 And sing His praise. 
 
SPIRIT OF THE PSALMS. 135 
 
 Psalm 148. 
 
 DR. OGILVIE. 
 
 1 Begin, my soul, the exalted lay, 
 Let each enraptured thought obey, 
 
 And praise the Almighty name ; 
 Let Heaven, and earth, and sea, and skies, 
 In one melodious concert rise 
 
 To swell the inspiring theme. 
 
 2 Ye Angels, catch the thrilling sound, 
 While all the adoring thrones around 
 
 His boundless praises sing ; 
 Let every listening saint above, 
 Wake all the tuneful soul of love, 
 
 And touch the sweetest string. 
 
 3 Join, all ye spheres, the vocal choir, 
 Thou sun, transcendent orb of fire, 
 
 And moon of milder light ; 
 Whate'er a blooming world contains, 
 That wings the air or skims the plains, 
 
 In songs of praise unite. 
 
 4 Let man, by nobler passions moved, 
 Man, who hath richer mercies proved, 
 
 In praise his powers employ ; 
 Spread God's eternal name around, 
 Till Heaven's high arch flings back the sound, 
 
 The general burst of joy. 
 k 4 
 
136 SPIRIT OF THE PSALMS. 
 
 Psalm 149. 
 
 NEW VERSION. 
 
 1 praise ye the Lord, 
 
 Prepare your glad voice, 
 His praise in the great 
 
 Assembly to sing ; 
 In our Great Creator 
 
 Let Israel rejoice, 
 And children of Zion 
 
 Be glad in their King. 
 
 2 Let all who adore 
 
 Jehovah our Lord, 
 With music and song 
 
 His praises express ; 
 Who always rejoiceth 
 
 His saints to reward, 
 And with His salvation 
 
 The humble to bless. 
 
 Gloria Patri. 
 
 By Angels in Heaven, 
 
 Of every degree, 
 And saints upon earth, 
 
 All praise be address'd ; 
 To God in Three Persons, 
 
 One God ever bless'd, 
 As it has been, now is, 
 
 And always shall be. 
 
SPIRIT OF THE PSALMS. 137 
 
 Psalm 150. 
 
 MERRICK. 
 
 1 Praise, O praise, the Name Divine ! 
 Praise it at the hallow'd shrine ; 
 
 Let the firmament on high 
 To its Maker's name reply. 
 
 2 Let each tongue and let each chord, 
 Praise the goodness of the Lord ; 
 Let His love and power supreme, 
 Ever be our dearest theme. 
 
 3 Let the organ in His praise 
 Learn its loudest notes to raise, 
 Instruments of various sound 
 From the vaulted roof rebound. 
 
 4 All who vital breath enjoy, 
 
 In His praise that breath employ ; 
 All in one grand chorus join, — 
 Praise, O praise, the Name Divine ! 
 
I SB SPIRIT OF THE PSALMS, 
 
 Psalm 150. 
 
 FROM A SELECTION. 
 
 1 Praise the Lord, ye Heavens, adore Him, 
 
 Praise Him, Angels, in the height; 
 Sun and moon, rejoice before Him, 
 Praise Him, all ye stars of light 
 
 2 Praise the Lord, for He hath spoken, 
 
 Worlds His mighty voice obey'd ; 
 Laws that never shall be broken, 
 For their guidance He hath made. 
 
 3 Praise the God of our salvation, 
 
 Hosts on high His power proclaim ; 
 Heaven, and earth, and all creation, 
 Praise and magnify His name. 
 
139 
 
 HYMNS 
 
 FOR 
 
 THE PRINCIPAL FESTIVALS, &c. 
 
 1. 
 
 CHRISTMAS DAY. 
 
 1 Hail, all hail the joyful morn ! 
 
 Tell it forth from earth to heaven, 
 That " to us a Child is born," 
 That " to us a Son is given." 
 
 2 Angels bending from the sky, 
 
 Chaunted at the wondrous birth : 
 " Glory be to God on high, 
 
 Peace — good-will to man on earth." 
 
 3 Him prophetic strains proclaim 
 
 King of kings, the Incarnate Word; 
 Great and Wonderful His name, 
 
 " Prince of Peace," the Mighty God. 
 
 4 Join we then our feeble lays, 
 
 To the chorus of the sky ; 
 And, in songs of grateful praise, 
 Glory give to God on high. 
 
140 HYMNS. 
 
 DODDRIDGE. 
 
 1 Hark, the glad sound ! a Saviour comes, 
 
 The Saviour promised long ; 
 Let every heart exult with joy, 
 Let every voice be song. 
 
 2 He comes the prisoners to release, 
 
 In Satan's bondage held ; 
 The gates of brass before Him burst, 
 ^ ^^ Their on fetters yield. 
 
 3 He comes from darkening clouds of vice 
 
 To clear the mental ray ; 
 And on the eye-balls of the blind 
 To pour celestial day. 
 
 4 He comes the broken heart to bind, 
 
 The wounded soul to cure, 
 And, with the treasures of His grace, 
 Enrich the humble poor. 
 
 5 Our glad hosannas, Prince of Peace ! 
 
 Thy welcome shall proclaim ; 
 And Heaven's exalted arch resound 
 Thine everlasting name. 
 
HYMNS. 141 
 
 3. 
 
 1 Hark ! the herald Angels sing, 
 Glory to the new-born King; 
 Peace on earth and mercy mild, 
 God to sinners reconciled. 
 
 2 VeiPd in flesh the Godhead see, 
 Hail the incarnate Deity ! 
 Pleased as man with men to dwell, 
 Jesus our ImmanueL 
 
 3 Mild He lays His glory by, 
 Born that man no more may die ; 
 Born to raise the sons of earth, 
 Born to give them second birth. 
 
 4* Hail the Heaven-born Prince of Peace ! 
 Hail the Sun of Righteousness ! 
 Light and life to all He brings, 
 Risen with healing on His wings. 
 
142 HYMNS. 
 
 EPIPHANY. 
 
 1 Bright was the guiding-star that led, 
 
 With mild benignant ray, 
 
 The Gentiles to the lowly shed, 
 
 Where the Redeemer lay. 
 
 2 But lo ! a brighter, clearer light, 
 
 Now points to His abode ; 
 It shines through sin and sorrow's night, 
 To guide us to our God. 
 
 3 O haste to follow where it leads, 
 
 The gracious call obey ; 
 Be rugged wilds, or flowery meads, 
 The Christian's destined way. 
 
 4 O gladly tread the narrow path, 
 
 While light and grace are given ; 
 Who meekly follow Christ on earth, 
 Shall reign with Him in Heaven. 
 
HYMNS. 143 
 
 GOOD FRIDAY. 
 
 1 Oh ! touch with awe the trembling chord, 
 
 Each sad, each tender thought awaken ; 
 
 Weep, guilty earth, and mourn your Lord, 
 
 Who lived despised, and died forsaken. 
 
 2 For us, his Godhead laid aside, 
 
 He died as vilest sinners perish ; 
 Betray'd, condemn'd, and crucified, 
 That we might live his love to cherish. 
 
 3 For its He lived, for us He bled, 
 
 Our pains, our sorrows He supported ; 
 For us he bow'd His sacred head, 
 Our guilt His dying groans extorted. 
 
 4 Transcendent mercy ! matchless love ! 
 
 That Thou, the Lord of all creation. 
 Should such excess of anguish prove, 
 To purchase fallen man's salvation. 
 
 5 Lord Jesus ! to thy cross we cling, 
 
 With contrite hearts our sins bewailing ; 
 To Thee our load of guilt we bring, 
 Assured to find thy blood availing. 
 
144 HYMNS. 
 
 ANOTHER. 
 
 1 Thou Lamb of God ! for sinners slain, 
 
 Who died to take our guilt away, 
 To Thee we raise the grateful strain, 
 To Thee devote this sacred day, 
 
 2 O let us, kneeling at thy cross, 
 
 Wash in thy blood each guilty stain ; 
 And count all earthly things but loss, 
 So we may Thee, our Saviour, gain. 
 
 3 Lord, grant that we may daily die 
 
 To sin, and own its power no more ; 
 Grant us to live with Thee on high, 
 And still thy wondrous love adore. 
 
HYMNS* H, p 
 
 EASTER DAY. 
 
 1 While all the golden harps above 
 
 To lofty themes are strung, 
 And wonders of redeeming love 
 
 By Seraphim are sung ; 
 O let our humble sacrifice, 
 
 Devotion's grateful lay, 
 Upon the wings of faith arise, 
 
 And wake the dawning day. 
 
 2 O let us on this hallow'd morn, 
 
 When He, who died to save, 
 He, who our sins and woes had borne, 
 
 Rose victor o'er the grave, 
 Our best, our noblest powers employ, 
 
 Thy goodness to proclaim, 
 And celebrate in strains of joy 
 
 Our great Redeemer's name. 
 
 3 Then loudly strike the exulting chord, 
 
 Attuned to notes of praise ; 
 Let every voice, in sweet accord, 
 
 The song of triumph raise : 
 Tell the glad tidings, " Christ is risen," 
 
 And reigns for evermore, 
 Till every nation under Heaven 
 
 Shall worship and adore. 
 
146 HYMNS. 
 
 EASTER HYMN. 
 
 1 Jesus Christ is risen to-day, Hallelujah ! 
 Our triumphant holiday ! Hal. 
 Who so lately on the cross Hal. 
 Suffer'd to redeem our loss. Hal. 
 
 2 Hymns of praises let us sing Hal. 
 Unto Christ, our heavenly King; HaL 
 Who endured the cross and grave, HaL 
 Sinners to redeem and save ! Hal. 
 
 3 For the pains which he endured Hal. 
 Our salvation have secured ; Hal. 
 Now he reigns above the sky, Hal. 
 Where the Angels ever cry Hal. 
 
 For Ascension-day. See Psalms 24. and 68. 
 
HYMNS. 147 
 
 WHITSUNDAY. 
 
 1 Our blest Redeemer, ere He breathed 
 His tender last farewell, 
 A Guide, a Comforter, bequeathed 
 With us to dwell. 
 
 2 He came in semblance of a dove, 
 
 With sheltering wings outspread ; 
 The holy balm of peace and love 
 On earth to shed. 
 
 3 He came in tongues of living flame, 
 
 To teach, convince, subdue ; 
 All-powerful as the wind He came, 
 As viewless too. 
 
 4f He came sweet influence to impart, 
 A gracious, willing guest ; 
 While He can find one humble heart, 
 Wherein to rest. 
 
 5 And his that gentle voice we hear, 
 Soft as the breath of even, 
 That checks each fault, that calms each fear, 
 And speaks of Heaven. 
 
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148 HYMNS. 
 
 6 And every virtue we possess, 
 
 And every victory won, 
 And every thought of holiness, 
 Are His alone. 
 
 7 Spirit of purity and grace, 
 
 Our weakness pitying see ; 
 O make our hearts thy dwelling-place, 
 And worthier Thee. 
 
HYMNS. 14.9 
 
 ANOTHER. 
 
 " Holy Ghost, whose fire celestial 
 
 Light and life divine imparts ; 
 Come, and dwell in breasts terrestrial, 
 
 Heaven reveal in earthly hearts. 
 Come, and pour in blest effusion, 
 
 Sacred unction from above ; 
 Scattering wide in rich diffusion, 
 
 Comfort, grace, and light, and love. 
 
 Keep Thy church in holy union, 
 
 Foes remove, give peace at home; 
 Source of peace and sweet communion, 
 
 Where Thou dwell'st no ill can come. 
 Teach us humbly to adore Thee, 
 
 While on earth we spend our days; 
 Thence transport our souls to giory, 
 
 Lost in wonder, love, and praise." 
 
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150 HYMNS, 
 
 TRINITY SUNDAY. 
 
 ALTERED FROM A SELECTION. 
 
 1 Father of Heaven ! whose love profound^ 
 A ransom for our souls hath found : 
 
 To Thee, great God ! the song we raise ; 
 Thee, for thy pardoning love, we praise. 
 
 2 Almighty Son! Incarnate Word! 
 
 Our Prophet, Priest, Redeemer, Lord! 
 To Thee, great God ! the song we raise : 
 Thee, for Thy saving grace, we praise. 
 
 3 Eternal Spirit ! by whose breath, 
 The soul is raised from sin and death : 
 To Thee, great God ! the song we raise; 
 Thee for Thy quickening power we praise* 
 
 4 Jehovah ! Father, Spirit, Son ! 
 Mysterious Godhead ! Three in One ! 
 To Thee our hearts, our songs we raise ; 
 Thee only we adore and praise. 
 
HYMNS. 151 
 
 NEW YEAR. 
 
 DODDRIDGE. 
 
 1 Remark, my soul, the narrow bounds 
 
 Of each revolving year ; 
 How swift the weeks complete their rounds, 
 How short the months appear ! 
 
 2 So fast eternity comes on ; 
 
 And that important day, 
 When God will all that we have done 
 In his just balance weigh. 
 
 3 Waken, O God ! my trifling heart, 
 
 Its great concern to see ; 
 That I may act the Christian's part, 
 And give the year to Thee. 
 
 4 So shall their course more grateful roll, 
 
 If future years arise ; 
 And onward bear my ransom'd soul 
 To mansions in the skies. 
 
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J 52 HYMNS. 
 
 SUNDAY. 
 
 1 Lord ! Thou hast set this day apart, 
 
 From toil and labour free, 
 That man may commune with his heart, 
 And meditate on Thee. 
 
 2 We meet within this sacred place 
 
 To worship and adore; 
 To bless Thee for the means of grace, 
 And humbly plead for more. 
 
 3 For Thou hast pledged Thy gracious word, 
 
 Where'er, in praise or prayer, 
 Thy faithful servants meet, O Lord, 
 Thy presence shall be there. 
 
 4 Grant that, with heavenly manna fed, 
 
 We may in peace depart ; 
 Shed Thy rich blessing on each head, 
 And sanctify each heart. 
 
HYMNS. 153 
 
 ANOTHER. 
 
 1 The Lord is in this Holy Place, — 
 
 With pious awe approach His shrine ; 
 The purest seraph veils his face 
 Before the Majesty Divine. 
 
 2 The Lord is in this Holy Place, — 
 
 His ear is open to our cry : 
 Each thought, each feeling, He can trace, 
 All hearts unveiFd before Him lie. 
 
 3 The Lord is in this Holy Place, — 
 
 Jesus, our Saviour and our Friend ! 
 
 And here His Spirit's heavenly grace 
 
 He bids in richest streams descend. 
 
1 54 HYMNS. 
 
 MORNING HYMN, 
 
 BISHOP KENN. 
 
 1 Awake* my soul, and with the sun 
 Thy daily course of duty run ; 
 Shake off dull sloth, and early rise, 
 To pay thy morning sacrifice. 
 
 2 Glory to Thee, who safe hast kept, 
 And hast refresh'd me, while I slept : 
 Grant, Lord, when I from death awake, 
 I may of endless life partake. 
 
 3 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. 
 
HYMNS. \55 
 
 EVENING HYMN. 
 
 BISHOP KENN. 
 
 1 Glory to Thee, my God, this night, 
 For all the blessings of the light ; 
 Keep me, O keep me, King of kings. 
 Under Thine own Almighty wings. 
 
 2 Forgive me, Lord, for Thy dear Son, 
 The ill that I this day have done ; 
 That with the world, myself, and Thee, 
 I, ere I sleep, at peace may be. 
 
 3 Teach me to live, that I may dread 
 The grave as little as my bed : 
 Teach me to die, that so I may 
 With joy behold the judgment-day. 
 
 4 Praise God, from whom all blessings flow ; 
 Praise Him, all creatures here below ; 
 Praise Him above, angelic host, 
 
 Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. 
 
156 HYMNS. 
 
 ANOTHER. 
 
 1 Lord, dismiss us with Thy blessing, 
 Let us now depart in peace ; 
 Lord, Thy favour still possessing, 
 Let our faith and love increase. 
 
 Hallelujah, &c. 
 
 2 Thanks we give, and adoration, 
 
 For the Gospel's joyful sound ; 
 May the fruits of Thy salvation 
 In our hearts and lives abound. 
 
 Hallelujah, &c. 
 
 3 May each Sabbath bring us nearer 
 
 To our glorious rest above ; 
 And our hopes grow brighter, clearer, 
 Till we reach the realms of love. 
 
 Hallelujah, &c. 
 
INDEX. 
 
 Metre. Page 
 
 1. Bless'd is the man who makes the word P. 1 
 
 2. Oh, why, by furious rage combined L. 2 
 
 3. O Lord, our glory and our shield » L. 3 
 
 4. Amidst unsatisfied desires L. 4 
 
 5. As soaring from the waving corn L. 5 
 
 6. O spare us, Lord, nor let Thy hand L. 6 
 
 8. Jehovah, Lord of power and might C. 7 
 
 9. Awake each melodious chord P. 8 
 
 10. Array'd against our church and faith C. 9 
 
 11. When all bespeaks a father's love L. 10 
 
 14. That man whose impious tongue denies L. 11 
 
 1 5. Who, O Lord, when life is o'er 7's 12 
 
 16. How peaceful is the Christian's heart C. 13 
 
 17. This world is but an empty show L. 14 
 
 18. We love the Lord, our strength and shield L. 15 
 
 19. Part 1. The spacious firmament on high L. 17 
 
 19. Part 2. Heavenly Teacher, from Thy ways 7's 18 
 
 20. Great King of kings, vouchsafe to shed L. 19 
 
 21. The King Messiah reigns on high C. 20 
 
 22. O God, my God! why at this hour C. 21 
 
 23. The Lord my pasture shall prepare C. 22 
 
 24. Wide, ye heavenly gates, unfold 7's 23 
 
 25. How good and gracious is the Lord C. 24 
 
 26. We love Thy holy temple, Lord , C. 25 
 
 27. God is our Saviour and defence C. 26 
 
 28. God, our strength, to Thee pray 7's 27 
 
 29. Give thanks to God, His praise proclaim L. 28 
 
 JO. O gracious Lord, to whom in vain L. 29 
 
 31. The Lord who hath redeem'd our souls C. 30 
 
 32. Thrice happy he, whate'er his birth C. 31 
 
 35. Part 1. Ye ransom'd of the'Lord rejoice L. 32 
 
 33. Part 2. How blest the happy nation 7's 33 
 
 34. Through all the changing scenes of life C. 34 
 
 35. Great was the love, 'mid fiercest strife C. 35 
 
 36. Wide as the glorious arch of Heaven C. 36 
 
 37. Part 1. Let no vain thoughts disturb the breast... C. 37 
 37. Part 2. With mines of wealth are sinners poor C. 38 
 
158 INDEX. 
 
 Metre. Page. 
 
 39. The term of life assign'd to man L. 39 
 
 40. O Lord, how infinite Thy love C. 40 
 
 41. Thrice blest are they who daily prove L. 41 
 
 42. As the chased hart, midst sultry beams L. 42 
 
 44. Lord, to us our sires have told 7's 43 
 
 45. With hearts in love abounding ► P. 44 
 
 46. When troubles, like a whelming sea ,... C. 46 
 
 47. Arise, ye people, and adore.. C. 47 
 
 48. With stately towers, and bulwarks strong. C. 48 
 
 50. Lord, by vision, sign, or token 7's 49 
 
 51. Born in sin, and still delighting 7's 50 
 
 56. Join, all ye servants of the Lord 7's 51 
 
 57. Awake, thou glory of my frame L. 52 
 
 57. Version 2. Awake, my soul, awake, my tongue L. 54 
 
 60. The righteous Lord, in holy wrath L. 55 
 
 61. Hail, gracious source of every good , C. 56 
 
 62. When dangers press, and fears invade C. 57 
 
 63. O Lord, our thoughts ascend to Thee C. 58 
 
 65. Thou, by whose strength the mountains stand C. 59 
 
 66. O all ye lands, rejoice in God C. 60 
 
 67. On Thy church, O Power Divine 7's 61 
 
 68. Part 1. Jehovah ! great and awful name" L. 62 
 
 68. Part 2. Christ is gone up with a joyful sound P. 63 
 
 68. Part 3. As Thy chosen people, Lord 7's 64 
 
 71. Lord, on Thy goodness we rely L. 65 
 
 72. Hasten, Lord, the glorious time... '. 7's 6G 
 
 73. Parti. When prosp'rous wickedness we view C. 68 
 
 73. Part 2. Whom have we, Lord, in heaven but Thee C. 69 
 
 74. O Lord, Thy goodness and Thy power.. C. 70 
 
 75. That Thou, O Lord, art ever nigh P. 71 
 
 76. The God of Israel is our Lord L. 72 
 
 78. O praise our great and gracious Lord C. 73 
 
 80. Israel, O Lord, by Thee beloved P. 75 
 
 81. O God, our strength, to Thee we sing C. 76 
 
 84. Part 1. How sweet Thy dwelling, Lord, how fair L. 77 
 
 84. Part 2. OThou, whom Heaven's bright host revere C. 78 
 
 85. Still gracious, though offended Sire C. 79 
 
 86. O Lord, a gracious ear incline L. 80 
 
INDEX. 159 
 
 Metre. Page. 
 
 87. Glorious things of Thee were spoken 7's 81 
 
 89. Part 1. Our grateful lips, Almighty King L. 82 
 
 89. Part 2. Thrice blest are they whose willing ear.... L. 83 
 
 90. Ere mountains rear'd their forms sublime L. 84 
 
 91. They who on the Lord rely 7's. 85 
 
 92. Sweet is the task, O Lord S. 86 
 
 93. With glory clad, with strength array'd L. 8 7 
 
 94. Can guilty man, indeed, believe L. 88 
 
 95. With grateful hearts and tuneful voice L. 89 
 
 96. O praise the Lord from day to day L. 90 
 
 97. Jehovah reigns ! O earth, rejoice L. 91 
 
 98. To God address the joyful psalm C. 92 
 
 100. Before Jehovah's awful throne L. 93 
 
 100. Version 2. With one consent let all the earth L. 94 
 
 102. Through endless years Thou art the same C. 95 
 
 103. Praise, oh praise, the Lord Jehovah 7's 96 
 
 104. Oh praise ye the Lord P. 97 
 
 106. Oh render thanks to God above L. 99 
 
 107. Let all the ransom'd of the Lord P. 100 
 
 110. Jesus, Lord, to Thee we sing 7's 102 
 
 111. Let all who love the Lord S. 103 
 
 112. Happy the children of the Lord C. 104 
 
 113. Rejoice, ye servants of the Lord L. 105 
 
 114. When Israel, led by Moses' hand L. 106 
 
 115. Not unto us for vict'ry won L. 107 
 
 116. We love the Lord, for He is good , L. 180 
 
 117. All ye nations, praise the Lord 7's 109 
 
 118. This is the day the Lord hath made C. 110 
 
 119. Thy countless gifts, O Lord S. ill 
 
 121. To Heaven our longing eyes we raise L. 113 
 
 122. With joy we hail the sacred day L. 114 
 
 123. Lord, before Thy throne we bend 7's 115 
 
 124. Our help is in the Lord alone C. 116 
 
 125. Who place on Zion's God their trust C. 117 
 
 126. Is this a dream ? amazed they cried L. 118 
 
 127. Vainly through night's weary hours 7's 119 
 
 130. Great God ! wert Thou extreme to mark C. 120 
 
 131. Oh learn of me, the Saviour cried L. 121 
 
160 INDEX. 
 
 Metre. Page. 
 
 133. Spirit of Peace ! who as a dove..... C. 122 
 
 135. Praise the Lord, our mighty King 7's 123 
 
 136. God of gods, and Lord of lords 7's 124 
 
 138. With all our hearts, with all our powers. L. 125 
 
 139. Father of Spirits ! Nature's God L. 126 
 
 144. How weak is man ! a thing of nought C. 127 
 
 145. Thee will we praise, our God and King L. 128 
 
 146. To our Almighty Lord S. 129 
 
 146. Version 2. Trust not in man of mortal birth L. 130 
 
 147. Delightful is the task to sing C. 131 
 
 148. Ye boundless realms of joy P. 133 
 
 148. Version 2. Begin, my soul, the exalted lay P. 135 
 
 149. O praise ye the Lord P. 156 
 
 150. Praise, oh praise, the Name Divine 7's 137 
 
 150. Version 2. Praise the Lord, ye Heavens, adore Him 7's 138 
 
 HYMNS. 
 
 For Christmas Day 139 
 
 Another 140 
 
 Another 141 
 
 For the Epiphany 142 
 
 For Good Friday 143 
 
 Another 144 
 
 For Easter Day... 145 
 
 Another 146 
 
 For Whitsunday 147 
 
 Another 149 
 
 For Trinity Sunday 150 
 
 New Year 151 
 
 For Sunday 152 
 
 Another 153 
 
 Morning Hymn 154 
 
 Evening Hymn 155 
 
 Another * 156 
 
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