FROM THE LIBRARY OF REV. LOUIS FITZGERALD BENSON, D. D. BEQUEATHED BY HIM TO THE LIBRARY OF PRINCETON THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY DM*- 3cJ£> PSA D g*MNS and SPIRIT ALSO, The CATECHISM, CONFESSION of FAITH, and LITU11GY, o OP THE REFORMED CHURCH in the NETHERLANDS'. For the Use of the Reformed Dutch Church in North-America.. N E IV - T 0 R K/ Printed by HODGE, ALLEN a^d CAMPBELL, And Sold at their refpedH^Book- Store?. M.DCC.L><^if» #, v I S. V Extracts from the AcTs of the Reverend Synod' of. the Reformed Dutch Church in North-America, OSober, 1788. it rTTHE Synod, convinced of the propriety A of introducing an uniformity of Englifh Pfalmody in their Churches, directed that a Pfalin Book be formed by a feleclion from the Verfions of Dr. Brady and 'Mr. Tate, Dr. Watts, and the Book at -prefent in ufe in the Dutch Church of the City of New- York ; with fuch alterations a$^l| may be found neceffary ; and alfo that a number of Hymns be bound up in the fame Volume; which, when approved of, the Synod will re- commend to be ufed in all the churches under their care, where Divirfe Service is performed in the Englifh Language. The Synod farther directed,, that the Heidel- bergh Catechifm and the Compendium, -the Con- feflion of Faith and the Liturgy of the Reformed Church in the Netherlands, as they are tranflated. in the aforefaid Pfalm Book ufed in the Dutch Church of the City of New-York, be added to/ the Pfalm Book and Hymns." Synod Extraord. May, 1789. ii T* EPORT being made that the Pfalm JlV Book and Hymns were prepared agree- ably, to the Direction of Synod, and the fame being approved of; it was ordered that the Reve- rend Doctor Livingfton, ProfefTor of Theology and Prasfes of the prefent Synod, be requefted to commit them immediately to the prefs, and when completed, completed, to affix thereto his name, that lb the refpeitive Congregations may be allured that this publication is made with the. approbation and by the authority of the Synod." AGREEABLY to the aforegoing refa- ctions, I hereby certify that the Pfalms and Hymns ; together with the Catechifm and Com- pendium, the ConfeiTion of Faith and Liturgy contained in this Book, are the fame which the Reverend Synod have approved, and now recom- mend to be ufed in all their Churches where Divine Service is performed in the Engliih Lan- guage. Given at'New-York, Oaober 22, 1789. JOHN H. LIVINGSTON. A TABLE to find any PSALM, or Part of a P S A L M, by the firfl Line. Page. ALMIGHTY God appear and fare. 13 Approach ye pioufly difpos'd. 49 Againfl all thole that flrive with me. 50 Amidil thy wrath remember love. Co As pants the heart for coolino ftreams. 67 At length by certain proofs 'tis plain. 116 Among th' affemblies of the great. 138 A fruitful land, where ftreams abound. 186 According to thy promis'd grace. 208 Arife, O King of grace, arife. z0 Along the banks where Babel's current flows. 240 Around the yawning graves our bones. 2 \3 B Behold the lofty fky. 25 Behold the morning fun. 26 Bleft is the man, for ever blefl. 45 Bleft is the nation, where the Lord. 47 Behold us, Lord, and let our cry. But frill they tempted, frill provok'd. i;o But let fuch vengeance come to them. 1 3 c* Before Jehovah's awful throne. 166 Blefs God, my foul : thou Lord, alone, 172 But frill the vail unfathom'd main. 1 7 j Behold the ftire foundation ftone. 200 Be gracious to thy fervant Lord. 204 Blefs'd Sion does, in God's cixecm. % :4 C Confider my affliction, Lord. 221 D David rejoie'd in God his ftrength. 29 Deceitful thoughts and praclifes'. 2 1 6 E Early, my God,- without delay. 9 8 Firm was my health, my day was bright. 41 From fliame and infults fet me free. 42 Falfe witnefiefs, with forg'd complaints. Far as thy name is known. From foes, that round us rife. Hh A TABLE. For benefits, each day bcftow'd. 107 Father, I fing thy wond'rous grace. no From all that dwell below the fides. 198 For ever and for ever, Lord. 213 Firm and unmov'd are they. -228 From my youth up, may Ifr'el fay. 331 From loweft depths of woe. 231 For ever blefl be God the Lord. 349 God of my life, look gently down. 6z God is our refuge in diftreis. 72 Great is the Lord our God. 74 Great God, indulge my humble claim. 97 Great God, attend to my complaint. 99 Gcd of my childhood, and my youth. 112 Great God attend while Sion lings. 141 God in his earthly temple lays. 145 God of eternal love. 182. God of my mercy and my praife. 190 God is the Lord, through whom we all. 201 Great is the Lord, exalted high. S36 Give thanks to God mofl high. 338 H How blefl is he who ne'er confents. 1 How long fliall I repine. 14 How faft their guilt and forrows rife. 17 He's blefs'd whofe tender care. 66 His chariots numberlefs ; his pow'rs. 106 His providence for needy fouls 1 15 "How awful is thy chafl'ning rod. 125 Hear, O my people, to my law. 126 Hold not thy peace, O Lord, our God. 138 How pleafant, how divinely fair. 140 He that hath made his refuge God. ^ 154 He reigns ; the Lord, the Saviour reigns. 163 Hear me O God, nor hide thy face. 168 How blefs'd are they who always keep. 202- How mall the young fecure their hearts. 203 How did my heart rejoice to hear. 1^5 Had not the Lord (may Ifr'el fay.) 227 How vail muft their advantage be. 2 35 Happy the city, where their fons. 350 In thee, great God, with fongs of praife. »8 I lift my foul to God. 35 A T A B L E. I will extol thee, Lord, on high. 41 In wait the watchful finners lies. 59 I waited patient for the Lord. 6.; In hafte, O God, attend my call. • no In Judah the Almighty fho-.\ n. 1%% It is the Lord our Saviour's hand* 170 I love the Lord : he heard my cries* 197 Inftrucl me in thy ftatutes, Lord. 406 Is there ambition in my heart. 232 In folemn Hate, O God, defcend. 249 J Judge me, O Lord, and prove my ways* 37 Juit judge of liMv'n, againft my foes. 69 Judges, who rul'd the world by laws. 90 Jehovah reigns, let all. 165 Judgment and juftice I have done. 317 L Lord, in the morning thou malt hear. 5 Lord I am thine ; but thou wilt prove. 19 Lord, we have heard thy works of old. 69 Lord, I am vile, conceiv'd in fin. 8r Let finners take their courfe. 87 Lord thou hall fcourg'd our guilty land. 93 Let God, the God, of battle, rife. 104 Lord let thy juft decrees the king. 113 Lord, thou haft oall'd thy grace to mind. 143- Lord, if thine eyes furvey our faults. 'i$$ Lord, 'tis a pleafant thing to Hand. 15 7 Let Sion and her fons rejoice. 169 Lord, thou haft heard thy fervant cry. 200 Let David Lord, a conftant place. 233 Let ev'ry tongue thy goodnefs fpeak. 251 Let Zion praife the mighty God. 254 Loud hallelujahs to the Lord. 255 M My God,how many are mv fears. 3 My truft is in my heav'nly friend. 7 Miftaken foes, your ill defign. 10 My God my God ! why leav'ft thou me. 29 My agonies the gazing crowd. 30 My joints are rack'd, and out of frame. 31 Mine eyes and my defire. 36 My heart rejoices in thy name. 44 My fins exceed in their amount. 6 5 My God in whom are all the fprings. 89 A TABLE. My foul of thy protection fure. 95 My foul for help on God relies. 95 My fpirit looks to God alone. 96 My God, permit my tongue. 98 My God, my everlafting hope. 1 1 1 My Saviour, my almighty friend. 112, Mercy and judgment art my fong. 167 My foul, inipir'd with facrecl love. 171 My foul lies cleaving to the dull. 205 My foul, with long expectance, faints. 21a My God, accept my early vows. 245 My righteous judge my gracious God. 247 My God, my King, thy various praife. 250 N "No change of times fhall ever mock. 20 Now may the God of pow'r and grace. 27 Now he my heart infpir'd to ling. 71 fiiall my folemn vows be paid. 103 to ourielves, who are but duit. 196 O O God of grace and righteoufnefs. 4 G Lord, our heav'nly King. 8 Oh join your hearts in one accord. 10 <) ! all ye faints, the Lord. 45 orci, thy mercy, my fure hope. 5$ •r a fhout of facred joy. 74 O thou that hear'il when fmners cry. 8a O God, my refuge, hear my cries. 86 O thou whofe juflice reigns on high. 88 O God, who hail our troops difperil. 92 O [(reel's mepherd, Jofeph's guide. 133 Our God our help in ages paft. ija O God! to whom revenge belongs. 158 O come, loud anthems let us fing. 160 O render thanks, and blefs the Lord. 176 O render thanks to God above. 180 O God, my heart is fully bent. 187 O God whofe former mercies make. 188 O Ifr'el make the Lord your trufl. 196 O praife the Lord for he is good. 199 O thou whofe grace and juflice reign. 226 O praife ye the Lord. 25 7 P Preferve me, Lord, in time of need. 1 7 Praife waits in Sion, Lord, for tliQQ. 99 A TABLE. Praife ye the Lord: our God to praife. 19a Praife the Lord with one confent. 23s Preferve me, Lord, from crafty foes. 244 Praife ye the Lord, my heart mail join. 353 Praife ye the Lord; 'tis good to raife. 254 Praife ye the Lord, all nature join. 258 R Rejoice, ye righteous, in the Lord, 46 Remorfelefs wretches, void of fenfe. 184 S Since I have plac'd my truft in God. 13 Sure wicked fools murt needs fuppofe# 15 Soon as I heard my father fay. 39 So 1 before the lifVning world. 53 Shew pity Lord, O Lord, forgive. 80 Sing all ye nations to the Lord. 102- Save me, O God, from waves that roll. 108 Sure there's a righteous God. 119 Salvation is for ever nigh. 149 Sweet is the work, my God my King. 156 Sing to the Lord, a new made ibng. 16 r Some fit, with darknefs compafs'd round, 183 Sweet is the mem'ry of thy grace. 25 1 T Thy anger, Lord, retrain. 6 To celebrate thy name, O Lord. 9 To my juil plea, and fad complaint. 19 The Lord did on my fide engage. a a Thou fuit'ft, O Lord, thy righteous rule. a z 'Tis God that girds my armour on. 23 The people oft at ilrife till now. 34 Thus in thy courts, thy name I'll blefs. The Lord himfelf doth condefcend. 35 This fpacious earth is all the Lord's. 34 To thee, O Lord, I raife my cries. 39 To thee, O God of truth arid love. 45 Through ail the changing fcenes of life. 48 Then I refolve before the Lord. 6r Teach me the meafure of my days. 6% The wonders, Lord, thy love has wrought. 64 The King of faints how fair his face. 7 1 The Lord of hofls condu&s our arms. 7> The Lord, the Judge, before his throne. ;8 Thus faith the Lord, " the fpacious fields* ^> 1 1 h A TABLE. The Lord, the Judge his churches warns. to The wicked fools muft fure fuppofe. 84^ Thy mercy Lord, to me extend. 89 The God of our ialvation hears. 100 To blefs thy chofen race. 103 To fathom this my thoughts I bent. 1I7 To thee, moil: high and holy God. 121 To God I cry'd with mournful voice. 123 The heathen hoils, O God. 13 a Thou brought'!! a vine from Egypt's land. 134 To thee, O God of hofts, we pray. 135 To God, our never failing ftrength. 136 To my complaint, O Lord, my God. 143 Teach me, O Lord, thy facred way. 144 To thee, my God, and Saviour, I. 145 Thy mercies, Lord, lhall be my fong. 147 Thus fpak'fl thou by thy prophets voice- 149 The Lord is come; the hew'ns proclaim- 163 Th' Almighty reigns exalted high. 164 . To our almighty Maker, God. 164. The cryftal ilreams from mountains drawn* 173 The trees of God, without the care. 174 To Egypt then, invited guefts. 178 To God, the great, the ever bleft. 181 To God your grateful voices raife. 182 They that in fhips, with courage bold. 185 The Lord th' eternal Father fpake. 191 That man is blefs'd who ftands in awe,. 193 'Die Lord appears my helper now. 199 This is the day the Lord hath made. 201 Thy conftant bleiling, Lord, beftow. 207 Thou art my portion O my God. 209. To me, who am the workmanfhip.. 211 The love that to thy laws I bear. 214 Thy word is to my feet a lamp. . 215 The wonders which thy laws contain. 218 Thou art, the righteous judge, in whom., 219 Though mighty tyrants without caufe. zz% To my requeft and earneft cry. 223 Thou God of love, thou ever bleft. 224 To Sion's hill I lift my eyes. 225 The man is blefs'd who fears the Lord. 230 The Lord is good; and works unknown. 237 The God of teav'fl maimairiS his itate. 34* A T A B t E. Thou, Lord, by flrictefl fearch hall known, 243- To God, with mournful voice. 246 W With refllefs and ungovern'd rage. » Why doth the Lord depart fb far. 1 z Who fliall afcend thy heav'nly place. 16 When God is nigh, my faith is ilrong. 18 When God arofe my part to take. 21 Where mall the man be found. 36 Whom mould I fear, fince God to me. 48 While I keep filence and conceal. 46 Whate'er the mighty Lord decrees. 48 When man grows bold in fin. 54 Why mould I vex my foul and fret. 56 While finful crouds with falfe defign. 57 Whilft fmners brought to fad decay.. 5% Why doth the man of riches grow. 76 Why mould the haughty hero boail. 83 While unbelievers make their boafl. 84 When overwhelm'd with grief. 94 When God his gracious word fent forth.- 105 We blefs the Lord, the jufl, the good. 106 Will God for ever call us off. 119 Whilil I my folemn will declare. 137 With glory clad, with flrength array'd. 158 Who will arife and plead my right. 159 When lfr'el freed from Pharaoh's hand. 195 What mall I render to my God. 198 With me thy fervant thou hail dealt. 210 With my whole heart to God I call'd, 220 When God reveal'd his gracious name.- 228 We build with fruitlefs toil and coil. 229 With my whole heart, my God and King. 241 Y Ye princes, that in might excel. 40 Ye Tons of pride, that hate the jufl. 77 Yet flill they fin'd nor would afford. 128 Ye fons of men, a feeble race. 155 Ye fen-ants of th' almighty King. 194. Ye Kings and Judges fear. 1156 A TABLE to find any HYMN, or Part of a HYMN, by the firft Line. Page. ALMIGHTY God, we praife and own, 269 And did the holy and the juft. 280 Amazing grace ! how fweet the fong. 287 Among the princes, earthly gods. 309 Afcend thy throne, almighty King. 310 As when the weary trav'Ter gains. 317 At thy command, our deareft Lord. 328 Awake, awake the facred fong. 2>3Z Awhile remain'd the doubtful ftrife. 341 B Backfliders, who your mis'ry feel.. 275 Bleft be the tie that binds. 285 Bleft Jefus, fource of ev'ry grace. 286 Blefs, O Lord, the op'ning year. 332 BleiVd God, that once in fiery tongues, 2>2>6 C Come let us fearch our ways and try. 303 Chrift, the Lord, is ris'n to-day. « 334 D Deft ruction's dangerous road. 265 Doft thou my profit feek. 340 Difmifs us with thy Welling, Lord. 343 E Eternal King! the greater]:, beft. • 262 Enilav'd in iin and bound in chains. 263 Eternal Spirit ! we confefs. 284 Eternal God ! Almighty caufe. 297 Eternal Sov'reign of the fky. 301 Eternal King, enthron'd above. 320 Eternal fource of every joy. 331 F Faith ! 'tis a precious grace. 266 Father of all ! eternal mind. 307 Frequent the day of God returns. 343 God moves in a myfterious way. 270 God with us ! O glorious name. 276 Great fource of order, Maker wife. 300 Great God thy holy law commands, 303 A TABLE. Grace has enabled me to love. 305 Glory to God on high. 330 God of our lives, thy conftant care. 337> Great Ruler of the earth and fkies. 339 H Hear the terms that never vary. 261 Honour and happinefs unite. _ 274 Hark the glad found ! the Saviour's come. 277 How fweet and awful is the place. 294 How can I fink with fuch a prop. 295 Holy and reverend is the name. 299 Here Lord, my foul convicted Hands. 3°5 How condefcending, and how kind. 322 How rich are thy provisions Lord. 327 Mark the herald angels fing. 333 I In God the Father I believe. 267 I'm not aiham'd to own my Lord. 273 Immortal God, on thee we call. 279 It is the Lord — enthron'd in light. 311 In thee, O God we put our trull. 347 :J Jefus, the fpring of joys divine. 273. Jefus the Lord our fouls adore. 282' Jefus invites his faints. 292 Jefus, in thee our eyes behold. 293 Jefus is gone above the fides. 321 Jefus, once for finners flain. 326 L Lord thy imputed righteoufnefs. 288 Let thofe who bear the chriftian name. 299 Lord, at thy feet we finners lie. 313 Let me, my Saviour and my God. 315 Let me with light and truth be blefs'd. 321 Let us adore th' eternal word. 323 Lord, how divine thy comforts are. 323 Lord, I am thine, entirely thine. 324 Lord, at thy table I behold. 329 Lord, I am pain'd but I refign. 340 Lord, thou wilt hear me when I pray. 342 Lord, let thy fervant now depart. 345 Lo ! on a narrow neck of land. 346 M My fongs fnall blefs the Lord of alL 264 A TABLE. MefTiah's come — with joy behold. _ 264 Mv Saviour God, my fov'reign Prince. 289 N Now to the Lord, that made us know. 283 No more, my God, I boafx no more. 289 Not the malicious or prophane. 296 Now be the God of Ifrael blefs'd. 344 O Our nat'ral and our fed'ral head. 269 O Chrift, thou glorious King we own. 275 C\Lord, when faith with fixed eyes. 278 Our Lord is rifen from the dead. 282 Our grateful tongues immortal King. 316 Once more, my foul, the rifing day. 341 Our fouls mail magnify the Lord. 345 P Pray'r is appointed to convey. 307 Pity ahelplefs fmnerLord. 325 R Return, my foul enjoy thy reft.- 300 Religion is the chief concern. 304 Rejoice believer in the Lord. 315 Rejoice, the Lord is King. S3S S Substantial comfort will not grow. _ 259 Stretch'd on the crofs the Saviour dies. 278 Supreme in mercy who mall dare. 286 So let our lips and lives exprefs. 296 Shall we go on to fin. # 297 Sov 'reign of all the worlds on high. 309 Shout and proclaim the Saviour's love 328 T To comprehend the Three in One. 269 Tho troubles affail us. »7* The virgin's promis'd fon is born. 276 'Tis fininVd the Redeemer cries. 281 'Twas the commillion of* our Lord. .„^ 290 Thus faith the mercy of the Lord. 291 'Twas on that dark that doleful night. 292 Thou art, O God ! a Spirit pure. _ 298 Tho' Lord our hands have not been ftain'd. 312 Thou reign'll, O Lord, thy throne is high. 310 Thro' all the various fhifting fcenes. 31* Thus far my God hath led me on. 313, A TABLE. Teach us, O Lord aright to plead. 314 The King of heav'n his table fpreads. 318 The King of heav'n a feaft has made. 319 The broken bread, the blefTed cup. 320 ?Twas his own love that made him bleed. 324 The bleft memorials of thy grief. 324 That doleful night before his death. 326 To thee, who reign'ft fupreme above. 338 To diftant lands thy gofpel fend. 343 V Vain are the hopes the fons of men. 360 W We blefs the prophet of the Lord. 274 While on the verge of life I ftand. 279 We are a garden wall'd around. 384 With what delight I raife my eyes. 395 We own, O Lord, thy precept juft. 30^ Whate'er thy lot on earth may be. 304 Where is my God ? does he retire. 306 When the blefl day of Pentecoft. 33$ While o'er our guilty land, O Lord. 337 Welcome fweet day of reft. 34a We fing the glories of thy love. 344 Ye wretched, hungry, ftarving poor. 3 1 $ TABLE of CONTENTS, Of Catechifm, Compendium, Confeflion of Faith, Liturgy. THE Catechifm. i§ The Compendium of the Chriflian Religion. The Confeffion of Faith. A Prayer on the Lord's Day before Sermon, A Prayer ■ after Sermon. A Prayer before the Explanation of the Catechifm. A Prayer after the Explanation. A Prayer before Sermon in the Week. A Prayer after it. Morning Prayer. Evening Prayer. A Prayer at opening the Confiftory. A Prayer at the Clofe of it. A Prayer at the meeting of the Deacons. Grace before Meat. after Meat. A Prayer for Sick and tempted Perfons . • — another. Form of Infant Baptifm. Form of Baptifm of adult Perfons. Form of Adminiftration of the Lord's Supper. Form of Excommunication. ' Form of Re-admitting Excommunicated Perfons. Ordination of the Miniflers of God's Word. Ordination of Elders and Deacons. Form of Confirmation of Marriage. The Confolation of the Sick. The Nicene Creed. The Athanafian Creed. Page. h *•> 3 = &C. 46, 59 99 103 114 116 118 125 131 137 147 ib otC. PSALMS O F DAVID, P S A L M i. 3 T TOW bled is he who ne'er confents XjL By ill advice to walk ; Nor ftands in tinners ways, nor fits Where men profanely talk ! .2 But makes the perfect law of God His bus'nefs and delight ; Devoutly reads therein by day, And meditates by night. 3 Like fome fair tree, which, fed by dreams ,> With timely fruit does bend, He dill mall flon/ifh, and fuccefs All his defigns attend. 4 Ungodly men, and their attempts, No lading root mall find ; Untimely bladed, and difpers'd, Like chaff before the wind. $ Their guilt (hall drike the v.icked dumb Before their Judge's face ; No formal hypocrite fhall then, Amoug the faints have place. 6 For God approves thejuft man's ways; To happinefs they tend : But fmners, and the paths they tread, Shall both in ruin end. B II. M 1 "T ~K 7TTH refilefs and ungovern'd rage, V V Why do the Heathen ftorm ? Why in fuch ram attempts engage, As they can ne'er perform ? 2 The great in connfel, and in might, Their various forces brinor • Again ft the Lord thcv all unite, And his anointed King. 3 " Muft we fubmit to their commands ?" Prefumptuoufly they fay ; " N.o ; let us break their flavifh bands, " And call their chains away." 4 But God, who fits enthron'd on high, And fees how they combine, Does their confpiring ftfength defy, And mocks their vain deiign. r} Thick clouds of wrath divine fhall break On his rebellious foes ; And thus will he in thunder fpeak, To all that dare oppofe. 6 " Though madly you difpute my will, " The King that I ordain, - * Whole throne is fix'd on Sion's hill, " Shall there fecurely reign." - Attend, O earth, whilft I declare God's uncontroll'd decree : " Thou art my Son ; this day, my heir, " Have I begotten thee. 8 " Afik and receive thy full demands, " Thine fhall the Heathen be : •' The utmoii limits of the lands " Shall be poffels'd by thee. P S A L M III. 9 " Thy threat'hing fcept're thou {halt {hake. " And crufh them ev'ry where ; " As maffy bars of iron break " The potter's brittle ware." 10 Learn then, ye princes ; and give ear, Ye judges of the earth : Worfhip the Lord with holy fear ; Rejoice with awful mirth. 11 Appeafe the Son, with due refpeft Your timely homage pay ; Left he revenge the bold neglect, Incens'd by your delay. 12 If but in part his anger rife, Who can endure the flame ? Then bleft are they whofe hope relies On his raoit holy Name. PSALM 3. 1 *\ /T Y God, how many arc my fears ? XV JL How fall my foes increafe ? Confpiring my eternal death, They break my prefent peace. 2 The lying tempter would perfuade ThereVno relief in Heaven, And all my growing fins appear Too great to be forgiven. 3 But thou, my glory, and my ftrengtb, Shalt on the tempter tread, Shalt filence all my threat'ning guilt, And raife my drooping hd&d. I cry'd, and from his holy hill He bow'd a lift'ning ear ; Icall'd my Father, and my God, And he fubdu'd my fear. 4 PSALM IV. 5 He fted foft {lumbers on mine eyes, In fpite of all my foes y I woke and wonder'd at the grace That guarded my repofe. 6 What tho* the hofts of death and hell All arm'd again ft me flood ; Terrors no more {hall fhake ruy foul ;. My refuge is my God. 7 Arife, O Lord, fulfil thy grace, While I thv glory fing ; My God has broke the ferpent's teeth, And death has loft his fling. 8 Salvation to the Lord belongs, His arm alone can fave ; Bleflings attend thy people here, And reach beyond the grave. PSALM 4. % /*"% God of grace and righteoufnefe, \J Hear and attend when I complain Thou haft enlarg'd me in diftrefs, Bow down a gracious ear again, 2 Ye fons of men in vain ye try To turn my glory into fhame ; How long will fcofferslove to lie, And dare reproach my Saviour's name ? 3 Know that the Lord divides his faints From all the tribes of men befide ; . He hears and pities their complaints, For the dear fake of Chrift that died. 4 When our obedient hands have done A thoufand works of righteoufnefs, We put our truft in God alone, And glory in his pard'ning grace, P S A L M V. 5 Let the unthinking many fay, " Who will be flow fome earthly go But, Lord, thy light and love we pray ;. Our fouls defire this heav'nly food. 6 Then (hall my cheerful powers rejoice At grace divine, and love fo great ; Nor will I change my happy choice For all their wealth and boafled (late. P S A L M 5- i T ORD, in the morning thou {halt hear JLj My voice afcendmg high ; To thee will I direct my prayer, To thee lift up mine eye, 2 Up to the hills where Chrift is gone To plead for all his faints, Prefenting at his Father's throne, Our fongs and our complaints. 3 Thou art a God, before whofe fight The wicked (hall not Hand ; Sinners mall ne'er be thy delight, Nor dwell at thy right hand. 4 But to thy houfe will I refort, To tafte thy mercies there ; I will frequent thine holy court. And worfhip in thy fear. 5 O may thy fpirit guide my feet In ways of right eoufnefs ! Make every path of duty ft rait, And plain before my face. 6 My watchful enemies combine To tempt my feet aftray ; They flatter with a bafe clefign, To make mv foul their*prey. 6 PSALM VI> 7 Lord, criifh the ferpent in the duff, And all his plots deflroy ; While thofe that in thy mercy truft, For ever fhout for joy. 8 The men that love and fear thy name,. Shall fee their hopes fulfill'd ; The mighty God will compafs them With favour as a fhield. PSALM 6. 1 r | ^HY dreadful anger, Lord, reft rain-,. X And fpare a wretch forlorn ; Correcl me not in thy fierce wrath, Too heavy to be borne. 2 Have mercy,. Lord, fori grow faint, Unable to endure The anguifh of my aching bones, Which thou alone can'ft cure. 3 My tortur'd flefh dillracls my mind, And fills my foul with grief: But, Lord, how long wilt thou delay To grant me thy relief ? 4 Thy wonted goodnefs, Lord, repeat, And eafe my troubled foul : Lord,- for thy wondrous mercy's fake, Vouchfafe to make me whole- o For after death no more can I On earth thy a£ts proclaim ; No pris'ner of the filent grave Can magnify thy name. 6 Quite tir'd with pain, with groaning faint, No hope of eafe I fee ; The night, (hat quiets common grief, Is fpcnt in tears bv me. < PSALM VII. 7 My beauty fades, my fight grows dim, My eyes with weaknefs clofe ; Old age o'ertakes me, whilll I think On my infulting foes. 8 Depart, ye wicked ; in my wrongs Ye fhall no more rejoice ; For God, I find, accepts my tears, And liftens to my voice. 9 He hears, and grants my humble pray'r : And they that wilh my fall Shall blufli and rage, to fee that God Prate&s me from them all. PSALM 7. i AyfY truft is in my heavenly Friencf* JlV-L My hope in thee, my God ; Rife and my helplefs life defend, From thofe that feek my blood, 2 With mfolence and fury they My foul in pieces tear, As hungry lions rend the prey, When no deliverer's near. 3 If e'er my pride provok'd them firi\ Or once abus'd my foe, Then let them tread my life to dull. And lay my honor low. 4 If there be malice found in me, I know thy piercing eyes ; I fliould not dare appeal to thee, Nor alk my God to rife. Arife, my God, lift up thy hand, Their pride and power controul ; Awake to judgment, and command Deliv'rance for my foul. 5 PSALM VIII. 6 Let finners and their wicked rage Be humbled to the duft ; Shall not the God of truth engage To vindicate the juft ? 7 He knows the heart, he tries the reinsr He will defend th' upright : His fharpeft arrows he ordains Again ft the fons of fpite. 8 Tho' leagu'd in guile their malice fpread, A fnare before mv way ; Their mifchiefs on their impious head, His vengeance filial 1 repay. 9 That cruel perfecuting race Mult feel his dreadful fword ; Awake my foul, and praife the grace And juftice of the Lord. P S A L M 8. i /^V LORD, our heavenly King, V^J Thy name is all divine ; Thy glories round the earth are fpread. And o'er the heavens they fliine. 2 When to thy works on high, I raife my wondering eyes, And fee the moon complete in light Adorn the darkfome fkies. 3 When I furvey the flars And all their mining forms, Lord, what is man, that worthlefs thing, A-kin to duft and worms ? 4 Lord, what is worthlefs man, That thou fhould'ft love him fo ? Next to thine angels is he plac'd, And Lord of all below. P S A L M IX. 5 Thine honors crown his head, While beafts like flaves obey, And birds that cut the air with wings, And fifth that cleave the fea. 6 How rich thy bounties are ! And wond'rous are thy ways ; Of duft and worms thy power can frams A monument of praife. 7 From mouths of feeble babes And fucklings, thou canfl draw Surprifing honors to thy name, And flrike the world with awe. 8 O Lord, our heavenly King, Thy name is all divine ; Thy glories round the earth are fpread3 And o'er the heav'ns they mine. PSALM 9. 1 rT^O celebrate thy name, O Lord i JL My heart and voice, in one accord, With grateful joy, I will declare To men thy works, which wond'rous are, 2 The thought of them to me fhall bring Exalted pleafure whilft I fing : My thankful foul fhall flrive to raife, To thee, my God, triumphant praife. 3 When thofe who did againft me rife, Have fled with fhame, llruck wiih furprife, Terror fhall feize them in their flight ; They fall and perifh at thy fight. 4 Againft my life they flrove in vain ; For thou didft ftill my caufe maintain ; My right afferting from thy throne, Where juftice reigns, and truth is known* i* P S A L M IX. 5 The infolence of heathen pride, O God of truth, thou wilt deride ; Their offspring {hall below debas'd, Their names with infamy difgrac'd. • PART II. 6 Miflaken foes, your ill defign, Quite vanquifh'd, now you muft refign ; Our city yet remains fecure, Altho' you thought its ruin fure. 7 For God, the Lord, enthron'd on high, Is with impartial juftice nigh : His judgment-feat he hath prepar'd, As well to punifh as reward. 8 There (hall he fit in righteoufnefs, And ev'ry fecret wrong redrefs : His anger will his foes deilroy, His faints fhall Hill his fmiles enjoy. 9 Qod is a conita'nt fure defence Againft oppreflive infolence ; And when our foes exert their rage, He will in our behalf engage. 10 All thofe who have his goodnefs known, Will look for help to God alone ; His mercy never will neglect Thofe who his holy name refpecl. PART III. n Oh join your hearts in one accord, From Sion's hill blefsyethe Lord : His deeds throughout the world proclaim, 'Till all revere his holv name. 12 When he enquiry makes for guilt, The blood of faints by tinners fpilt ; He calls to mind the poor diitrefs'd, And all their wrongs are foon redrefs'd* P S A L M IX. ix 13 Then pity, Lord, my troubled itate, Difpel the grief my foes create ; Thou who doit oft my piay'r attend, And in diftrefs affiitance lend. 14 That I in Zion may proclaim Thy praife to all who love thy name, And in loud fhouts of grateful joy, My heart and tongue, and voice employ. 15 Deep in the pit defign'd for me, The heathen pride {hall humbled be ; Their feet infenfibly enfnar'd, Where they my ruin had prepar'd. 16 Thus by his judgments, God is known ; All nations muft his juftice own ; The wicked he will low debafe, And by their own defigns difgrace. 17 In hell the iinner (hall be cart, Mid torments which mull ever laft : None are by privacy obfcur'd, None fhall by numbers be fecur'd. 18 His fuflf'ring faints, when moil: diilrefs;d, Are by his timely aid redrefs'd ; Tho' for a while in forrows drown'd, Their hope ihall with fuccefs be crown'd. 19 Arife, O Lord ! to judgment come, Pronounce the guilty heathen's doom ; Let not thy foes thy faints devour ; But cruih them by Almighty pow'r. so Strike terror through the nations round ; The heathen pride, O Lord ! confound ; And let them by confenting fear, No more than mortal men. appear. ■*a P S A L M X. PSALM 10. i T "\ THY doth the Lord depart fo far, V V And why conceal his face, When great calamities appear, And times of deep difirefs ? 2 Lord, mall the wicked ftill deride Thy juftice and thy laws ? Shall they advance their heads in pride, And {light the righteous caufe. 3 They caft thy judgments from their fight, And then infult the poor ; They boaft in their exalted height, That they (hall fall no more. 4 Arife, O God, lift up thine hand. Attend our humble cry ; No enemy (hall dare to (land, When Gcd afcends on high. 5 Why do the men of malice rage, And fay with foolifh pride, The God of heavn will ne'er engage To fight on ZXorisJide. 6 But thou for ever art our Lord ; And powerful is thine hand, As when the heathen felt thy fword, And perihYd from thy land. 7 Thou wilt prepare our hearts to pray, And caufe thine ear to hear ; Accept the vows thy children pay, And free thy faints from fear. \ 8 Proud tyrants mall no more opprefs, No more defpife the juft ; And miffhtv Tinners (hall confefs. They are but earth and daft. 'S SAL U XI, XII. t3 PSALM 11. INCE I have plac'd my truft in God, A refuge always nigh, Why mould I, like a tim'rous bird, To diftant mountains fly ? 2 Behold, the wicked bend their bow, And ready fix their dart, Lurking in ambufh to deftroy The man of upright heart. 3 When once the firm aflurance fails Which public faith imparts, 'Tis time for innocence to fly From fuch deceitful arts. 4 The Lord hath both a temple here And righteous throne above. Whence he furveys the fons of men And how their councils move. ^ If God the righteous, whom he loves, For trial does correft ; What muft the fons of violence, Whom he abhors, expect ? . 6 Snares, fire, and brimftone, on their heads, Shall in one tempeft fhow'r; This dreadful mixture his revenge Into their cup {hall pour. 7 The righteous Lord will righteous deeds With fignal favor grace ; And to the upright man difciofe The brightnefs of his face. P S A J, M 12. 1 A LMIGHTY God appear and fave i .jHL For vice and vanity prevail ; C i4 PSALM XIII. The godly perifh in the grave, The juft depart, the faithful fail. 2 The whole difcourfe, when crouds are met, Is fill'd with trifles loofe and vain ; Their lips are flatt'ry and deceit, And their proud language is profane. 3 But lips that with deceit abound, Shall not maintain their triumph long : The God of vengeance will confound The flattering and blafpheming tongue. 4 Yetjliallour words bejree, they cry, Our tongues JJiall be controal d by nonet Where is the Lord, will afk us why? Or Jay, our lips are not our own ? $ The Lord who fees the poor oppreft, And hears th' oppreflbr's haughty ftrain, Will rife to give his children reft, Nor {hall they trull his word in vain. 6 Thy word, O Lord, tho' often try 'd, Void of deceit (hall ftil! appear; Mot filver, feven times purify 'd From drofs and mixture, (nines fo clear. ... 7 Tnv grace fhall in the darkeft hour Defend from danger and furprife; Tho' when the vilelt men have power, On every Tide oppreflbrs rife. PSALM 13. 1 T TOW long (hall I repine ? JLJl LORD, muft I ever mourn ? Hc^l thou withdrawn from me ? And wilt thou ne'er return ? M XIV, ix 2 How long fhall anxious thoughts My heart with grief opprefs ? How long my foes infult, And I have no redrefs ? 3 Oh ! to my longing eyes Reftore thy wonted light ; And foon, or I (hall fleep In everlafting night. 4 Reftore me, left they boaft, 'Twas their own ftrength o'ercame ; Left thofe who vex my foul, Should triumph in my fhame. 5 Since I my truft have plac'd Beneath thy mercy's wing ; Thy help will come, and then My heart with joy (hall fing : 6 Then fhall my fong, infpir'd, To thee, my God, afcend, Why to my foul diftrefs'd, Such bounty didft extend. PSALM j4. URE wicked fools muft needs fuppofe That God is nothing but a uame ; Corrupt and lewd their practice prows, No breaftis warm'd with holy flame. 2 The Lord look'd down from heav'ns high towV And all the fons of men did view, To fee if any own'd his pow'r ; If any truth orjuitice knew. 3 But all, he faw, were gone afide ; All were degen'rate grown, and bafe; None took religion tor their guide, Not one of alfthe finful race. ■s *6 PSALM XV. 4 But can thofe workers of deceit Be all fo dull and fenfeiefs grown,. That they, like bread, my people eat, And God's almighty pow'r difown ? $ How will they tremble then for fear, When hisjufi wrath (hall them o'ertake? For, to the righteous, God is near, And never will their caufe forfake. 6 111 men in vain with fcorn expofe Thofe methods which the good purfue ; Since God a refuge is for thofe Whom his juil eyes with favour view. 7 Would he his faving pow'r employ. To break his people's fervile band; Then fhouts of univerfal joy Should loudly echo through the land. P S A L M i5. i TI7HO fhall afcend thy h?av'nly place, V V Great God, and dwell before thy face ? The man that minds religion now, And humbly walks with God below : 2 Whofe hands are pure, whofe heart is clean; Whofe lips lull fpeak the thing they mean ; N© {landers dwell upon his tongue ; He hates to do his neighbour wrong. 3 Scarce will he traft an ill report, Or vent it to his neighbour's hurt ; Sinners of ftate he can defpife, But faints are honour 'd in his eyes. 4 Firm to his word he ever flood, And always makes his promife good, Nor dares to change the thing he fwears, What ever pain or lofs he bears* A L M XVI. 17 He never deals in bribing gold, And mourns that juftice rhould be fold : While others fcorn and wrong the poor, Sweet charity attends his door. He loves his enemies, and prays For thofe that curfe him to his face ; And doth to all men Mill the fame That he would hope or wiih from them. Yet, -when his bolieft works are done, His foul depends on grace alone : This is the man thy face fhall fee, And dwell for ever, Lord, with thee. ■p PSALM 16. RESERVE me, Lord, in time of need, For fuccour to thy throne I flee, But have no merits there to plead ; My goodnefs cannot reach to thee. 2. Oft have my heart and tongue confeft How empty and how poor I am ; My praife can never make thee bleft, Nor add new glories to thy name. 3 Yet, Lord, thy faints on earth may reap Some profit by the good we do ; Thefe are the companv I keep, Thefe are the choiceft friends I know. 4 Let others chufe the fons of mirth To give a reJifh to their wine ; I love the men of heav'nly birth, Whofe thoughts and language are divine, PART II. £ How fall their guilt and forrows rife, Who haite to feek fome idol-god ! C 2 18 PSALM XVL I will not tafle their facrifice, Their off'rings of forbidden blood. 6 My God provides a richer cup, And nobler food to live upon; He for my life has offer'd up Je/uSy. his beft beloved fon. 7 His love is my perpetual feaft ; By day his councils guide me right; And be his name for ever bleit, Who gives me fweet advice by night. 8 I fet him ftill before mine eyes; At my right hand he ftands prepar'd To keep my foul from all furprife, And be my everlafting guard. PART III. 9 When God is nigh, my faith is ftrbng* His arm is my almighty prop : Be glad my heart, rejoice my tongue, My dying flefh (hall reft in hope. io Though in the duft I lay my head, Yet, gracious God, thou wilt not leave Mv foul for ever with the dead, Nor lofe thy children in the grave. ii My flefli fhall thy firft call obey, Shake ofFthe dull, and rife on high ; Then (halt thou lead the wond'rous way Up to the throne above the iky. 12 There flreams of endlefs pleafure flow ; And full difcoveries of thy grace (Which we but tafted here below) Spread heavenly joys through all the place. PSALM XVII. *£ PSALM 17. 1 r 1 V) myjuft plea, and fad complaint, JL Attend, O righteous Lord ; And to my pray'r, as 'tis unfeign'd, A gracious ear afford. 2 As in thy fight I am approv'd, So let my fentence be ; And with impartial eyes, O Lord, My upright dealing fee. 3 For thou haft fearch'd and prov'd each part,. And watch'd me day and night • And thou haft ken my tongue and heart Have aim'd at what was right. 4 Concerning all the works of men, Thou know'ft my heart, O Lord, How true and faithful I have been According to thy word. 5 Hold up my goings in thy path, Nor let my footfteps Aide : O Lord, my God, ev'n unto death Be thou my conftant guide. PART IL 6 Lord, I am thine ; but thou wilt prove My faith, my patience, and my love ; When men of fpite againft me join, They are the fword, the hand is thine. iff Their hope and portion lie below ; 'Tis all the happinefs they know, Tis all they feek ; they take their (hares ; And leave the reft among their heirs. 8 What finners value, I refign ; Lord, 'tis enough that thou art mine : ^ 20 P S A L M XVIII. I (hall behold thy blifsful face, And Hand complete in righteoufnefs. 9 This life's a dream, an empty mow ; But the bright world, to which I go, Hath joys fubltantial and fincere; When mall I wake and find me there ? 10 O glorious hour! O bleft abode ! I fhall be near, and like mv God ; And flem and Cm no more controul The facred pleafures of the foul. 11 My flefh fhall {lumber in the ground, Till the laft trumpet's joyful found: Then burlt the chains with fweet furprife, And in my Saviour's image rife. PSALM 18. 1 T\TO change of times {hall ever mock, JLNI My firm affe&ion, Lord, to thee ; For thou half always been a rock, A fortrefs and defence to me. 2 Thou my deliv'rer art, O God ; My truft is in thy mighty powV : Thou art my fhield from foes abroad, At home my fafegnard and my tow'r. 3 To thee wi 1 1 addrefs mv pray'r, (To whom all prHfe we juftly owe ;) So mall I, by thy watchful care, Be guarded from my treach'rous foe. 4 By floods of wTicked men diflrefs'd, With deadly forrows compafs'd round, With dire infernal pangs opprefs'd, In death's unwieldy fetters bound : PSALM XVIII, 2i 5 To heav'n I made my mournful pray'r, To God addrefs'd my humble moan ; Who graciouily inclin'd his ear, And heard me from his lofty throne* PART II. 6 When God arofe my part to take, The confcious earth was ftruck with fear; The hills did at his prefence (hake, Nor could his dreadful fury bear. 7 Thick clouds of fmoke difpers'd abroad, Enfigns of wrath before him came ; Devouring fire around him glow'd, That coals were kindled at its flame. 8 He left the beauteous realms of light, Whilft heav'n bow'd down its awful head ; Beneath his feet fub Randal night Was, like a fable eai -pet, fpread. 9 The chariot of the king of kings, Which aclive troops of angels drew, On a ftrong tempefTs rapid wings,. With moll amazing fwiftnefs flew.. 10 Black wat'ry mills and clouds confpir'd With thickeit (hades his face to veil ; But at his brightnefs foon retir'd, And fell in fhow'rs of fire and hail. j l Thro' heav'ns wide arch a thund'ring peal, God's angry voice, did loudly roar ; While earth's fad face with heaps of hail And flakes of fire was cover'd o'er. 12 His fharpen'd arrows round he threw, Which made his fcatter'd foes retreat ; Like darts his nimble light'nings flew, And quickly finilh'd their defeat. £2 PSALM XVIII. 13 The deep its fecret ftores difdos'd, The world's foundations naked lay ; By his avenging wrath expos'd, Which fiercely rag'd that dreadful day. PART III. 14 The Lord did on my fide engage ; From heav'n, his throne, my caufe upheld, And fnatch'd me from the furious rage Of threat 'ning waves, that proudly fwell'd. 15 God his refiftlefs pow'r employ 'd My ftrongeft foes attempts to break ; Who elfe, with eafe, had foon deflroy'd The weak defence that I could make. 16 Their fubtile rage had near prevail'd, When I diftrefs'd and friendlefs lay; But ftill, when other fuccours fail'd, God was my firm fupport and ftay. 17 From dangers that inclos'd me round, He brought me forth, and fet me free ; For fome juft caufe his goodnefs found That mov'd him to delight in me. PART IV. i8 Thou fuit'ft, O Lord, thy righteous rule, To various paths of human kind ; The humble, meek, and merciful, With thee fhall wond'rous mercy find. 19 Thou to the juft (halt juftice fhow ; The pure thy purity fhall fee ; li perverfely choofe to go, .:ll meet with due returns from thee. P S A L M XVIII. 23 20 That he the humble foul will fave, And crufh the haughty 's boafted might, In me the Lord an in (lance gave, Whofe darknefs he has turn'd to light. 21 On his firm fuccour I rely'd, And did o'er num'rous foes prevail ; Nor fearM w hi 1ft he was on my fide, The beft defended walls to fcale. 22 For God's defignsfhall ftill fucceed; His word will bear the utmoft teft ; He's a ftrong ihield to all that need, And on his fure protection reft. 23 Who then deferves to be ador'd, But God, on whom my hopes depend ? Or who, except the mighty Lord, Can with refiftlefs pow'r defend ? PART V. - 24 'Tis God that girds my armour on, And all my juft defigns fulfils ; Through him my feet can fwifHy run, And nimbly climb the fteepeit mils. 25 LelTons of war from him I take, And manly weaponsiearn to wield; Strong bows of fteel with eafe I break, Forc'd by my ftronger arms to yield. 26 The buckler .of his favihg health Protects me from aflaulting foes; His hand fuftains me ftill ; my wealth Andgreatnefs from his bounty flows, 27 My goings he enlarged abroad, Till then to narrow paths confm'd j And when in flipp'ry ways I trod. The method of my fteps {JeiignU *4 PSALM XVIII. e8 Through him I num'rous hofts defeat, And flying fquadrons captive take ; Nor from my fierce purfuit retreat, 1 ill I a final conqueft make. 29 Cover'd with wounds, in vain they try Their vanquit'h'd heads again to rear; Spight of their boafted ftrength, they lie Beneath my feet, and grovel there. 30 God, when frefh armies take the field, Recruits my ftrength, my courage warms j He makes my ftrong oppofers yield, SubduM by my prevailing arms ; 31 Through him, the necks of proftrate foes My conqu'ring feet in triumph prefs ; Aided by him, I root out thofe Who hate and envy my fuccefs. 32 With loud complaints all friends they try'd, But none was able to defend ; At length to God for help they cry'd ; But God would no afliftance lend. 33 Like flying duft, which winds purfue, Their broken troops I fcatter'd round ; Their ilaughter'd bodies forth I threw, Like loathfome dirt, that clogs the ground PART VI. 34 The people oft at ft rife till now, By God's appointment me obey ; The heathen to my fceptre bow, And unknown nations own my fway, 35 Remoteft realms their homage fend, When my fuccefsful name they hear ; Strangers for mv commands attend, Charm 'd with refpect, or aw'd by fear. PSALM XIX. .§6 All to my fummons tamely yield, Or foon in battle are difmay'd : For ftronger holds they quit the field, And flil I in ftrongelt holds afraid. 37 Let the eternal Lord be prais'd, The rock on whofe defence I reft ! O'er higheft heav'ns his name be rais'd, Who me with his falvation bleft ! 38 Tis God that ftill fupports my right, His juft revenge my foes purfues; *Tis he that, with refiftlefs might, Fierce nations to my yoke fubdues. 39 My univerfal fafeguard he ! From whom my lafting honours flow, He made me great, and fet me free From my remorfelefs bloody foe. 40 Therefore, to celebrate his fame, My grateful voice to heav'n I'll raife ; And nations, Grangers to his name, Shall thus be taught to fing his praife. 41 " God to his king deliv 'ranee fends, " Shews his anointed fignal grace ; " His mercy evermore extends "To David, and his promis'd race." P S A L M. 19. 1 T>EHOLD the lofty iky JL3 Declares its maker God, And all the ftarry works on high Proclaim his pow'r abroad. 2 The darknefs and the light Still keep their courfe the fame ; While night to day and day to night Divinely teach his name. D 2 0 P S A L M XIX, 3 In ev'ry different land Their general voice is known; They fhew the wonders of his hand. And orders of his throne. 4 Ye chriftian lands, rejoice, Here he reveals his word ; We are not left to nature's voice To bid us know the Lord. £ His ftatutes and commands Are fet before our eyes ; He puts his gofpel in our hands. Where our falvation lies. 6 His laws are juft and pure, His truth without deceit, His promifes for ever fure, And his rewards are great. ~ Not honey to the tafre Affords fo much delight : Nor gold that has the furnace pafs'd So much allures the fight. 8 While of thy works I fing, Thy glory to proclaim, Accept the praife, my God, my King, In my Redeemer's name. PART II. 9 Behold the morning fun Begins his glorious way; His beams through all the nations run, And life and light convey. io But where the Gofpel comes It fpreads diviner light, It cal's dead finners from their tombs, And gives the blind their fight. a i How pei feci; is thy word! And all thy judgments juft, PSALM XX. 27 Forever fure thy promife, Lord, And men fecurely truir.. 12 My gracious God, how plain Are thy directions giv;n ! Oh may I never read in vain, But find the path to heaven! 13 I heard thy word with love, And I would fain obey : Send thy good fpirit from above To guide me left I ftray. 14 Oh who can ever find The errors of his ways ? Yet with a bold prefumptuous mind I would not dare tranfgrefs. 15 Warn me of every Cm, Forgive my fee ret faults, And cleanfe this guilty foul of mine, Whofc crimes exceed my thoughts. 16 While with my heart and tongue I fpread thy praife abroad ; Accept the worihip and the fong, My Saviour and my God. PSALM 20. 1 VTOW may the God of powY and grace JJN Attend his people's humble cry I Jehovah hears when IJ'rel prays, And brings deliv'rance from on high. 2 The name of Jacob's God defends, When bucklers fail and brazen walls ; He from his fantluary fends Succour and ftrength when Zion calls. 3 Well he remembers all our fighs, His love exceeds our beft deferts ; His love excepts the facrifice Of humble groans and broken hearts. 28 PSALM XXL 4 In his falvation is our hope, And in the name of Ifrd's God, Our troops mail lift their banners up, Our navies fpread their flags abroad. $ Some trufl in horfes train'd for war, And fome of chariots make their boafb : Our fureft expectations are From thee, the Lord of heav'nly hofts. 6 O may the meirrry of thy name Infpiie our armies for the fight ! Our foes fhall fall and die with (hame, Or quit the field with coward flight. 7 Now fave us, Lord, from flavifh fear, Now let our hopes be firm and ftrong, Till thy falvation fhall appear, And joy and triumph raife the fong. PSALM 2i. i TN thee, great God, with fongs of praife, JL Our favour'd realms rejoice ; And, bleft with thy falvation, raife Toheav'n their cheerful voice. 2 Thy fure defence, thro' nations round, Hath fpread our riling name, And all our feeble efforts crown'd With freedom and with fame. 3 In deep diftrefs our injur'd land Implor'd thy power to fave ; For life we pray'd ; thy bounteous hand. The timely ble fling gave. 4 Thy mighty arm, eternal pow'r, Oppos'd their deadly aim, In mercy fwept them from our fhore. And fpread their fails with ftiame.. ? S A L M XXII. $ On thee, in want, in woe or pain, Our hearts alone rely ; Our rights thy mercy will maintain, And all our wants fupply. 6 Thus, Lord, thy wond'rous pow'r declare. . And ftill exalt thy fame ; While we glad longs of praife prepare,. For thine Almighty name. PART II. ;7 David rejoic'd in God his ftrength, Rais'd to the throne by fpecial grace, But Chrijt the ion appears at length, Fulfils the triumph and the praife. X How great the bleft Mejfiak's joy In the falvation of thy hand ! Lord, thou halt rais'd his kingdom high, And giv 'n the world to his command. 9 Thy goodnefs grants what e'er he will, Nor doth the lead requeil withhold : Bleflings of love prevent him Hill, And crowns oi' glory, not of gold. lid Honour and majeily divine Around his facred temples fhine : Bleii with the favor ot thy face, And length of everlafting days, li Thine hand (hall find out all his foes ; And as a fiery oven glows With raging heat and living coals, So lhaii thy wrath devour their kaiIs. P S A L M 22. jl\ JL When I in anguifti call Qfl thee ? D 2 30 PSALM XXII, Why doft thou me negleft, And my loud pray'r reject ? All day, but all the day in vain, To thee, O Lord, do I complain ; All night have I implor'd Thy help to be reflor'd. 2 Yet thou O Lord art ever ju ft, Relieving thofe, who in thee trull ; Therefore ihall Ifrael raife To thee, continual praife : On thee our anceftors rely'd, And in thy ftrength their foes defy'd ; To thee their pray'rs addrefs'd, And with fuccefs were blefs'd. 3 Thy fure deliv'rance, Lord, they found, When dangers gather'd thickeft round ; Thine ear their cries receiv'd,. And they were foon reliev'd ; But I, like none of human birth, Am made the fcoffing rabble's mirth ; Ev'n like a reptile bafe, They hold me in- difgrace* PART II. 4 My agonies, the gazing crow'd, Survey with fcorn and laughter loud ; They mock whilft I complain, And thus my woes difdain : 44 He boafted he was Heav'n's delight, " Let God relieve his favorite ; " Let him afliftance fend, M His fervant to defend. 5 But thou didft from my mother's womb, Make me a living offspring come ; Thy care thou didft extend, And helplefs me defend : PSALM XXII. 3t My youth thou didft from dangers fhield, And guardian-like protection yield ; In thee I will confide, For thou art flill my guide. 6 Withdraw not then, O God, Moft High ! Thy aid when trouble is fo nigh ; Do thou that help extend, On which I flill depend. High pamper'd bulls, a frowning throng, From Ba/uns foreit, fierce and Itrong, Prepare with growing rage, Againft me to engage.. 7 They gape on me, and to my fears, Each month a yawning grave appears ; Wide open to devour My foul, when in their pow'r :: The defart lion's lavage roar, Could not increafe my horrors morei In compact clofe combin'd, They have my fall defign'd.. PART ur. 8 My joints are rack'd, and out of frame ; My heart like wax before the flame, Within my bofom glows ; My blood like v.ater flows : My ffrength is parch'd like potter's clay, My fault 'ring tongue forgets to play ; My foul all hope refigns, And to the grave declines. 9 Like blood-hounds, they aflembled round, My harmlefs hands and feet they wound ; And through my conlrant pain, I languifh and complain ; 32 PSALM XXII, That all my bones 'may well be told ; Yet this a pafrime they behold, And Hill their pleaiiire (hew, At each increafe of woe. 10 As fpoil, my garments they divide : By lots their portions thev decide ; Therefore thy arm extend, And kind protection fend. From their {harp fword defend thou me,. And fet ray life from danger free ; Nor leave my foul o'eipower'd, By dogs to be devour'd. ii To me, O God ! adiftance fend, My life from lion's fierce defend ; As once thy ftrength prevail'd, When unicorns aifaiPd. Then to my brethren I'll proclaim, The triumphs of thy holy name ; And to the faints repair, Thy glory to declare. 22 " Praife ve the -Lord in fpngs divine, " Ye num'rous race of Ifr'eJ's line ; " To him with fervour pray, " And low obeifance pay : " His people he hath ne'er difdain'd, " Or turn'd his face when they complaint ;: 44 But to their numble pray'r, " Doth lend a gracious ear." PART IV. to, Thus in thy courts, thy name I'll blefs, And in loud fongs mv thanks exprefs ; And to tb*. faints declare, Thy providential care. PSALM XXIII. 33 The meek companions of my grief, Shall at my table find relief ; And all who feek thy face, Shall find refreshing grace. 14 Then (hall the world their homage pay? To God, and his commands obey ; His pow'r they fhall confefs, And pray'rs to him addrefs. From kings fubmiflion to receive,. Is his fupreme prerogative, Who doth the worlds fuftain ; And over all things reign. 15 The rich his bounty mull confefs, The poor their gen'rous patron blefs ; To him they all refort, For fuccour and fupport : Then (hall a race exalt his name, And to their heirs his truth proclaim, 'Till heav'n and earth combin'd, Are all to God refign'd. PSALM 23. 1 r I ^HE Lord himfelf doth condefcend, X To be my fhepherd and my friend ; I on his faithful nefs rely ; His care fhall all my wants fupply. 2 In paftures green he doth me lead, And there in fafety makes me feed ; Refrefhing ft reams are ever nigh, My thirfty foul to fatisfy. 3 When ftray'd, or languid, I complain, His grace revives my foul again ; For his name's fake, in ways upright, He makes me walk with great delight. 34 PSALM XXIV. 4 Yea, when death's gloomy vale I tread, With joy, ev'n there, I'll lift my head ; From fear and dread he'll keep me free, His rod and itaff (hall comfort me. ,5 Thou fpread'lt a table, Lord, for me, While foes with fpue thy goodnefs fee ; Thou dolt my head with oil anoint, And a full cup for me appoint. 6 Goodnefs and mercy fhall to me, Through all my life extended be ; And when my pilgrimage is o'er, I'll dwell with thee for evermore- PSALM 24. 1 rT"\rIIS fpacious earth is all the Lord's, JL And men and worms, and beaft and birds ; Herais'd the building on the feas, And gave it for their dwelling-place. ■2 But there's a brighter world on high, Thy palace, Lord, above the fky ; Who fhall afcend that bleft abode, And dwell fo near his Maker, God ? 3 He that abhors and fears to fin, Whofe heart is pure, whofe hands are clean; Him fhall the Lord, the Saviour blefs, And clothe his foul with righteoufnefs. 4 Thefe are the men, the pious race, That feek the God of Jacob's face ; Thefe fhall enjoy the blifsful fight And dwell in everlafting light. 3 Rejoice, ye mining worlds on high, Behold the King of glory nigh ; Who can this King of glory be ? The mighty Lord, the Saviour's he. P S A L M XXV. . 35 5 Ye heav'nly gates, your leaves difplay, To make the Lord, the Saviour way: Laden with fpoils from earth and hell, The Conqu'ror comes with God to dwell. 7 Rais'd from the dead in royal ftate, He opens heav'rvs eternal gate, To give his faints a blclt abode, Near their Redeemer and their God. PSALM 25. 1 T LIFT my foul to God, X My truft is in his name : Let not my foes that feek my blood Still triumph in my fhame. 2 Sin and the powers of hell Perfuade me to defpair ; Lord, make me know thy cov'nant well, That I may 'fcape the fnare. 3 From gleams of dawning light Till ev'ning {hades arife, For thv falvation, Lord, I wait, With ever-longing eyes. 4 Remember all thy grace, And lead me in thy truth ; Forgive the fins of riper days, And follies of my youth. j The Lord is juft and kind, The meek (ball learn his ways, And ev'ry humble (inner find The methods of his grace. 6 For his own goodnefs fake He faves my foul from fhame ; He pardons (tho' my guilt be great) Thro' my Redeemer's name. 36 PSALM XXV. PART II. 7 Where fhall the man be found, That fears t5 offend his God, That loves the gofpel's joyful found, And trembles at the rod ? 8 The Lord fhall make him know The fecrcts of his heart, The wonders of his cov'nant {how, And all his love impart. 9 The dealings of his pow'r Are truth and mercy ftill, With fuch as keep his cov'nant fures And love to do his will. io Their fouls fhall dwell at eafe Before their Maker's face, Their feed fhall tafte the promifes In their extenfive grace. PART III. l i Mine eyes and my defire Are ever to the Lord ; I love to plead his promis'd grace And reft upon his word. 12 Turn, turn thee to my foul, Bring thy falvation near ; When will thy hand aflift my feet To 'fcape the deadly fnare ? 13 When fhall the fov 'reign grace Of my forgiving God, Reitore me from thofe dang'rous ways My wand'ring feet have trod ? 14 The tumult of my thoughts Doth but enlarge my woe : PSALM XXVI. 37 Mv fpirit languishes, my heart Is defolate and low. 15 With ev'ry morning light My forrow new begins ; Look on my anguifh and my pain, And pardon all my fins. 16 Behold the hofts of hell, How cruel is their hate ! Againft my life they rife, and join, Their fury with deceit. 17 Oh keep my foul from death, Nor put my hope to fhame, Por I have plac'd my only trull In my Redeemer's name. j 8 With humble faith I wait To fee thy face again ; Of Ifr'el it fliall ne'er be faid, He fought the Lord in vain. PSALM 26. 1 TUDGE me, O Lord, and prove my ways, J And try my reins, and try my heart; My faith upon thy promife flays, Nor from thy law my feet depart. 2 I hate to walk, I hate to fit With men of vanity and lies ; The fcoffer and the hypocrite Are the abhorrence of mine eyes. 3 Amongft thy faints will I appear, Array 'd in robes of innocence ; But when I ft and before thy bar, The blood of Chnjl\% my defence. E 3f8 P SAL M XXVII. 4 I love thy habitation, Lord, The temple where thine honours dwell ; There mall I hear thy holy word, And there thy works of wonder tell. <5 Let not my foul be join'd at laft With men of treachery and blood, Since I my days on earth have pall Among the faints and near my God, P S A L M 27. 1 XI7HOM fhould I fear, fince God to me, V V Is faving health and glorious light ; He is my ftrength again!! my foes, What dangers can my foul affright ? 2 With fierce intent my flefh to tear, When cruel foes befet me round, Thev Humbled, and their haughty crefls, With fudden ruin, ftruck the ground. 3 My humble heart on God depends, And dares with mighty holts to cope; Since he's my help, in doubtful war, For certain conqueft I will hope. 4 Henceforth to dwell within his houfe, My heart's defire fhall ever be ; To know his will I'll there refort, The beauty of the Lord to fee. $ For there alone my foul fhall find Sweet reft, in times of deepdifirefs, And fafe as on a rock, with joy, Abide in that fecure recefs. 6 Wrhilft God, by his Almighty pow'r, Mv head o'er all my foes fhall raife, My foul thank-offerings (hail make, And fmg before him fongs of praife. P S A L M XXVIII. 39 PART II. 7 Soon as I heard my Father fay, " Ye children, Jeek my grace" My heart reply'd without delay, ;< rilfeekmy Father s face" 8 Let not thy face be hid from me, Nor frown my foul away ; God of my life, I fly to thee In a diftrefling day. 9 Should friends and kindred near and dear, Leave me to want or die, My God will make my life his care, And all my need fupply. 10 My fainting flefh had dy'd with grief, Had not my foul believ'd, To fee thy grace provide relief, Nor was my hope deceiv'd. i 1 Wait on the Lord, ye trembling faints, And keep your courage up ; He'll raife your fpirit when it faints, And far exceed your hope. PSALM 28. 1 rT^O thee, O Lord, I raife my cries; X My fervent pray'r in mercy hear ; For ruin waits my trembling foul, If thou refufe a gracious ear. 2 When fuppliant tow'rd thy holy hill, I lift my mournful hands to pray, Afford thy grace, nor drive me flil], With impious hypocrites away. 3 To fons of falfehood, that defpife The works and wonders of thy reign, Thy vengeance gives the due reward, And finks their fouls to endlefs pain. 4° PSALM XXIX, 4 But, ever blefled be the Lord, Whofe mercy hears my mournful voice, My heart, that truftedin his word, In his falvation (hall rejoice. § Let ey'ry faint, in fore diflrefs, By faith approach his Saviour, God ; Then grant, O Lord, thy pard'hing grace, And feed thy church with heav'nly food. PSALM 29. 1 ^V^E princes, that in might excel, JL Your grateful facrifice prepare ; God's glorious aclions loudlv tell, His wond'rous pow'r to all declare. 2 To his great name frefh altars raife ; Devoutly due refpecl: afford; Him in his holy temple praife, Where he's with folemn Hate ador'd. 3 ]Tis he that with amazing noife The wat'ry clouds in fimder breaks ; The ocean trembles at his voice, When he from heav'n in thunder fpeaks. 4 How full of pow'r his voice appears! With what majeftick terror crown'd ! Which from the roots tall ceders tears, And ftrews their fcatter'd branches round. 3 They, and the hills on which they grow, Are fometimes, hurry 'd far away ; And leap like hinds that bounding go, Or unicorns in youthful play. 6 When God in thunder loudly fpeaks, And fcatter'd flames of lightning fends, The foreft nods, the defert quakes, And flubborn Kadefh lowly bends. PSALM XXX. 4.1 7 He makes the hinds to cart their young, And lavs the hearts dark coverts bare; While thofe that to his courts belong, Securely fing his praifes there. 8 The Lord fits fov'reign on the flood, The thund'rer reigns forever king; But makes his chuich his bleft abode, Where we his awful glories fing. 9 In gentler language, there the Lord The council of his grace imparts; Amidft the raging ftorm, his word Speaks peace and courage to our hearts, P S A L M 30.' 1 T WILL extol thee, Lord, on high, JL At thy command difeafes fly : Who but a God can fpeak and fave From the dark borders of the grave ? 2 Sing to the Lord, ye faints, and prove How large his grace, how kind his love,. Let all your pow'rs rejoice, and trace The wond'rous records of his grace. 3 His artger but a moment Hays ; His love is life and length of days : Tho' grief and tears the night employ, The morning flar reflores the joy. PART II.. 4 Firm was my health, my day was bright,. And I prefum'd 't would ne'er be night ; Fondly I faid within my Ubaft'j " Pkajure and peace Jliall ne'er depart" 5 But I forgot thine arm was flrong, Which made my mountain fund fo \6hg;: E 2 42 PSALM XXXI. Soon as thy face began to hide, My health was gone, my comforts dy'd. 6 I cried aloud to thee my God : " What can'ft thou profit by my blood ? " Deep in the dixit can I declare *' Thy truth, or fing thy goodnefs there ? 7 " Hear me, O God of grace, I faid, " And bring me from among the dead ;'r Thy word rebuk'd the pains I felt, Thy pard'ning love remov'd my guilt. 8 My groans, and tears, and forms of woe, Areturn'd to joy and praifes now ; I throw my fackcloth on the ground, And eafe and giadnefs gird me round. 9 My tongue, the glory of my frame, Shall ne'er be filent of thy name ; Thypraife ihall found thro' earth and heav'n, For ficknefs heal'd, and fins forgiv'n. P S A L M 31. 2 ITROM fhame and infult fet me free, Jl For ftill, O Lord, I truft in thee ; Once more thy kind afliltance lend, Once more thy fervant's caufe defend : As jull and righteous is thy name, So let me now thy favour claim. 2 Bow down, O Lord ! thy gracious ear, Do thou my ftedfaft rock appear ; To me fome fpeedy fuccour fend, My foul from danger to defend : Hear thou my voice, when I complain, And ilill my righteous caufe maintain. PSALM- XXXI. 43 3 Since thou'rt my rock, and foes opprefs, Oh lead ine out of this diftrefs ! Thy wonted help, my God, impart, For thou my ftrength and fortrefs art : To thee alone I look for aid, To Ihun the mares my foes have laid. 4 Thou God of mercy, love and truth ! Who haft preferv'd me, from my youth ; My life, my foul, and all thatj mine, To thee I willingly refign : To thee my foul for fuccour flies, For thofe I hate, who truft in lies. PART II. | To thee, O God of truth and love, My fpiritl commit ; Thou haft redeem'd my foul from death, And fav'd me from the pit. 6 Defpair and comfort, hope and fear Maintain'd a doubtful ftrife ; While forrow, pain, and fin confpir'd To take away my life. 7 " My time is in thy hand, I cry'd, " Though I draw near the dujl :" Thou art the refuge where I hide, The God in whom I truft. 8 Oh make thy reconciled face Upon' thy fervant ihine, And fave me for thy mercy's fake, For I'm entirely thine. 9 'Twas in my hafte, my fpirit faid, " Imuji defpair and die, " I am cut off before thine eyes ;" But thou halt heard my cry. 44 PSALM XXXI. to Thy goodnefs how divinely free ! How fweet thy fmiling face, To thofe that fear thy majefty, And truft thy promis'd grace. Ii Oh love the Lord, all ye his faints, And fi ng his praifes loud ';. He'll bend his ear to your complaints^ Andrecompence the proud. PART III. 12 My heart rejoices in thy name, My God, my heav'nly truft ; Thou haft preferv'd my face from fhame, Mine honour from the dull. 13 "My life is fpent with grief, I cry'd, " My years confum'd in groans, " My ftrength decays, mine eyes are dry 'd. " And forrow waftes my bones." id Among mine enemies my name A proverb vile was grown,. While to my neighbours I became- Forgotten and unknown. 15 Slander and fear on ev'ry fide, Seiz'd and befet me round, I to thy throne of grace apply 'd, And fpeedy refcue found. 16 How great deliverance thou haft wrought Before the fons of men ! The lying lips to filence brought, And made their boafting vain! *7 Thy children from the ftrife of tongues. Shall thy pavilion hide, Guard them from imarrw and wrongs, And cruih the fons of pride. PSALM XXXII. 45 18 Within thy fecret prefence, Lord, Let me for ever dwell ; No fenced city walPd and bard Secures a faint fo well. PART IV. 19 O ! all ye faints, the Lord With eager love purfue ; Who to thejuft will help afford, And give the proud their due. 20 Ye that on God rely, Courageoufly proceed ; For he will dill your hearts fupply With ftrength in time of need. PSALM 32. 1 TJ LEST is the man, for ever bleft, JL) Whofe guilt is pardon'd by his God, Whofe fins with forrow are confefs'd, And cover'd with his Saviour's blood. 2 Before his judgment feat the Lord No more permits his crimes to rife ; He pleads no merit of reward, And not on works but grace relies. 3 From guile his heart and lips are free, His humble joy, his holy fear, With deep repentance well agree, And join to prove his faith fincere. 4 How glorious is that righteoufnefs That hides and cancels all his fins ! While a bright evidence of grace Through all his life appears and mines, 46 PSALM XXXIII. PART II. £ While I keep filence and conceal My heavy guilt within my heart, What torments doth my confcience feel ! What agonies of inward fraart ! 6 I fpread my fins before the Lord, And all my fecret faults confefs ; Thy gofpel fpeaks a pard'ning word, Thine holy fpirit feals the grace. 7 For this (hall ev'ry humble foul Make fwift addrelfes to thy feat j When floods of huge temptations roll, There fhall they find a bleft retreat. 8 How fafe beneath thy wings I lie, When days grow dark, and florins appear ! And when I walk, thy watchful eye Shall guide me fafe from ev'ry fnare. PSALM 33. 1 Yy EJOICE, ye righteous, in the Lord, JL\. This work belongs to you ; Sing of his name, his ways, his word, How holy, joft and true ! i His mercy and his righteoufnefs Let heav'n and earth proclaim ; His works of nature and of grace Reveal his wond'rous name. 3 His word, with energy divine, Thofe heav'nly arches fpread, Bade flarry hofls around them fhine* And light the heav 'ns pervade. 4 He taught the fwelling waves to flow To their appointed deep ; PSALM XXXIII. TJade raging feas their limits know, And ilill their ftation keep. £ Ye tenants of the fpacious earth, With fear before him Hand ; He fpake, and nature took its birth, And refls on his command. 6 He fcorns fche angry nation's rage, And breaks their vain defigns ; His counfel flands through ev'ry age, And in full glory mines. PART II. 7 Bleft is the nation, where the Lord Hath fix'd his gracious throne ; Where he reveals his heav'nly word, And calls their tribes his own. 8 His eye, with infinite furvey, Does the whole world behold ; He form'd us all of equal clay, And knows our feeble mould. 9 Kings are not refcu'd by the force Of armies from the grave ; Nor fpeed nor courage of'an horfe Can his bold rider fave. 10 Vain is the flrength of beafts or men. Nor fprings our fafety thence; But holy fouls from God obtain A ftrong and fure defence. 1 1 God is their fear, and God their truft : When plagues or famine fpread, His watchful eyefecures the juft, Among ten thoufand dead. 47 ^8 PSALM XXXIV. 12 Lord, let our hearts in thee rejoice, And blefs us from thy throne ; For we have made thy word our choice ; And truft thy grace alone. PART III. 13 Whate'er the mighty Lord decrees, Shall doubtlefs ftand forever fure; The fettled purpofe of his heart, To endlefs ages mall endure. 14 H®w happv then, are they, to whom The Lord fupreme, for God is known; Whom he, from all the world befides, Has chofen out to be his own ! 15 He, all the nations of the earth, From heav'n his lofty throne furveys ; He views their works, and knows their thoughts For by his pow'r their hearts were made. 16 The riches of thy mercy, Lord, To us thy fervants flill extend ! As we, for all our various wants, On thee, our God, alone depend. PSALM 34. 1 rTHHrough all the changing fcenes of life, JL In trouble, and in joy, Trie praifes of my God (hall flill My heart and tongue employ. 2 Of his deliv'rance I will boaft, Till ail that are diftrell From my example comfort take, And charm their griefs to reft. 3 O ! magnify the Lord with me, With me exalt his name : PSALM XXXIV. When in diftrefs to him I call'd, He to my refcue came. 4 Their drooping hearts were foon refrefh'd Who look'd to him for aid : Defir'd fuccefs in ev'ry face A cheerful air difplay'd : £ " Behold, (fay they) behold the man, " Whom Providence reliev'd ; " So dang'roufly with woes befet, " So wond'roufly retrieved !" € The hofts of God encamp around The dwellings of the juft ; Deliv'rance he affords to all Who on his fuccour truft. 7 O ! make but trial of his love ; Experience will decide How blefs'd they are, and only they, Who in his truth confide. 8 Fear him, ye faints ; and you will then Have nothing elfe to fear : Make you his fervice your delight ; He'll make your wants his care. 9 While hungry lions lack their prey, The Lord will food provide For fuch as put their truft in him, And fee their needs fupply'd. PART II. 10 Approach, ye pioufly difpos'd, And my inftru&ion hear; I'll teach you the true dilcipline Of his religious fear. i* Let him who length of life defires, And profp'rous days would fee, F 19 50 PSALM XXXV. From (land 'ring language keep his tongue, His lips from falsehood free. 12 The crooked paths of vice decline, Religion's ways purfue ; Eflablifh peace where 'tis begun ; And where 'tis loll renew. 13 The Lord from lieav'n beholds the juft With favourable eyes ; And, when diflrefs'd, his gracious ear Is open to their cries : 14 But turns his wrathful look on thofe Whom mercv can't reclaim, To cut them off, and from the earth Blot out their hated name. i£ Deliv'rance to his faints he gives, When his relief they crave : He's nigh to heal the broken heart, And contrite fpirit fave. 16 The wicked oft, but Hill in vain, Againft the juft confpire; For, under their affliction's weight, He keeps their bones entire. ■17 The wicked from their wicked arts, Their ruin fhall derive ; Whilft righteous men, whom they deleft, Shall them and theirs furvive. . i8 For God preferves the fouls of thofe Who on his truth depend : To them and their poflerity, His bleffing fhall defcend. PSALM p. 1 A GAINST all thofe that drive with me, jLX O Lord, affert my right ; PSALM XXXV. ,51 With fuchas war unjuftly wage, Do thou my battles fight. 2 Thy buckler take, and bind thy fhield Upon thy warlike arm : Stand up, my God, in my defence, And keep me fate from harm. 3 Bring forth thy fpear, and flop their courfe, That hafte my blood to fpill : Say to my foul, " I am thy health, " And will prefqrve the itill." 4 Let them with fhame be cover'd o'er, Who my defhuclion fought ; And fuch as did my harm devife Be to coiifufion brought. o 5 Then (hall they fly, difpers'd like chaff Before the driving wind ; God's vengeful miniiters of wrath Shall follow clofe behind. 6 And when, through dark and flip'ry way?, They ftrive his rage to fnun, His vengeful miniiters of wrath Shall goad them as they run. 7 Since, unprovok'd by any wrong, They hid their treach'rous fnare ; And fortmy harmlefs foul a pit Did without caufe prepare, 8 Surpris'd by mifchiefs tmforefeen, By their own arts betray'd, Their feet fliall fall into the net Which they for me have laid. 9 Whiift my glad foul fliall God's great name For this deliv'rance blefs ; And, by his faving health fecur'd, Its grateful joy exprefs. $2 PSALM XXXV. 10 My very bones (hall fay, " O Lord, " Who can compare with thee ? " Who fefct'tt the poor and helplefs man " From ftrong opureflbrs free/' PART II. 1 1 Falfe witnefles, with forg'd complaints, Againll my truth combi-n'd ; And to my charge fuch things they laid, As I had ne'er defign'd. 12 The good which I to them had done^ With evil they repaid ; And did by malice undefcrv'd, My harmlefs life invade. 13 But as for me, when they were fick, • I Hill in fackcloth mourn 'd ; I pray'd and faded, and my pray'r To my own breail return'd. 14 Had they my friends or brethren been, I could have done no more ; Nor with more decent figns of grief A mother's lofs deplore. i£ How diff'rent did their carriage prove In times of my diftrefs ! ' When they in crowds, together met,. Did favage joy exprefs ! 16 The rabble too, in num'rous throngs, By their example, came ; And'ceas'd not with revilling words To wound my ipotlefs fame. 17 ScofFers, that noble tables haunt, And earn their bread with lies, Did gnafh their teeth, and fland'ring jefls, Malicioufly devife. P S A L M XXXV. 53 18 But, Lord, how long wilt thou look on ? On my behalf appear ; And fave my guiltlefs foul, which they, Like rav'ning beafts, would tear. PART III. 19 So I, before the lifl'ning world, Shall grateful thanks exprefs; And, where the great affembly meets, Thy name with praifes blefs. 20 Lord, fuffer not my caufelefs foes Who me unjuiily hate, With open joy, or fecret figns, To mock my fad eflate. 2 1 For they, with hearts averfe from peace, Induitrioutly devife, Againft the men of quiet minds To forge malicious lies. 22 Nor with thefe private arts content, Aloud they vent their fphe ; And fay ; " At lait we've found him out, " He did it in our fight. " 23 But thou, who-doft both them and me With righteous eyes furvey, Aden my innocence, O Lord, And keep not far away. 24 Stir up thyfelf in my behalf, To judgment, Lord, awake : Thy righteous fervant's caufe, O God?. To thy decifion take. ~5 Lord,, as my heart has upright beenr Let me thy juftice find ; Nor jet my cruel foes obtain •iumph they dciign'd, ¥ 2 31 P S A L M XXXVL 26 O! let them not amongfl themfelves, In heading language, fay, * " At length our wifhes are complete > " At laft he's made our prey," 27 Let fuch as in my harm rejoie'd, For ihame tlieir faces hide ; And foul difhonour wait on thofe That proudly me defy'd : 28 WhiHl they with cheerful voices fhout, Who my juft caufe befriend ; And blefs the Lord, who loves to make Succefs his faints attend. 29 So fhall my tongue thy judgments ling, Infpir'd with grateful joy ; And cheerful hymns in praife of thee, Shall all my days employ. PSALM 3.6. 1 T X 7HEN man grows bold in fin, V V My heart within me cries : " He hath no faith of God within, " Nor fear before his eyes," 2 He walks a while conceal'd In a felf-flatt'ring dream, Till his dark crimes, at once reveal'd, Expofe his hateful name. 3 His heart is falfe and foul, His words are fmooth and fair ; WifdomisbanifrYd from his foul, And leaves no good nefs there. 4 He plots upon his bed New mifchiefs to fulfil ; He fets his heart, and hand, and head To pra&ifeall that's ill. PSALM XXXVI. (55 5 But there's a dreadful God, Tho' men Tenounce his fear ; His juftice, hid behind the cloud, Shall one great day appear. 6 His truth tranfcends the fky, In heav'n his mercies dwell ; Deep as the fea his judgments lie, His anger burns tohelL 7 How excellent his love, Whence all our fafety fprings ? Oh never let my foul remove From underneath his wings* PART II. 8 O ! Lord, thy mercy, my fure hope, The higheft orb of heav'n tranfcends % Thy facred truth's unmeafur'd fcope Beyond the fpreading fky extends. 9 Thy juftice like the hills remains; Unfathom'd depths thyjudgments are; J hy providence the world fuftains ; The whole creation is thy care. 10 Since of thy goodnefs all partake ; With what alfurance mould the jufl Thy (helt'ring wings their refuge makey And faints to thy protection trult. n Such guefts fhall to thy courts be led, To banquet on thy love's repail ; And drink, as from a fountain head, Of joys that (hall forever laft. 12 With thee the fprings of life remain ; Thy prefence is eternal day : O ! let thy grace thy faints fuflain ; To upright hearts thy truth difplay. 5S PSALM XXXVII. PSALM 37. 1 TI7HY mould I vex my foul, and fret V \ To fee the wicked rife ? Or envy finners waxing great, By violence and lies ? 2 As flow'ry grafs cut down at noon, Before the ev'ning fades, So fhall their glories vanifh foon, In everlafling fhades. 3 Then let me make the Lord my truft, And praclife all that's good ; So fhall I dwell among the juif, And he provide me food, 4 I to my God my ways commit, And cheerful wait his will ; Thy hand, which guides my doubtful feet, Shall my defires fulfil. 5 Mine innocence Ihalt thou difplay, And make thy judgments known, Fair as the light of dawning day, And glorious as the moon. 6 The meek at lad the earth poiTefs, And are the heirs of heav'n ; True riches, with abundant peace, To humble fouls are giv'n. 7 Reft in the Lord, and keep his way, Nor let your anger rife, Though Providence fhould long delay, To punifh haughty vice. 8 Let finners join to break your peace, And plot, and rage, and foam ; The Lord derides them, for he fees Their day of veng'ance come. PSALM XXXVII. 5T 9 They have drawn out the threat'ning iwoid, Have bent the rnurd'rous bow, To ilav the men that fear the Lord And bring the righteous low. 10 My God mall break their bows, and burn Their perfecuting darts, Shall their own fwords againfl them turn, And pierce their itubborn hearts. PART II, 11 While finful crowds, with falfe defign, Againfl the righteous few combine, And gnalh their teeth, and threat'ning (land ; God (hall their empty plots deride, And laugh at their defeated pride ; He fees their ruin near at hand. 12 They draw the fword, and bend the bow, The poor and needy to o'erthrow, And men of upright lives to flay : But their ftrong bow fhall foon be broke ; Their fharpen'd weapons mortal flroke Thro' their own hearts fhall force its way. 13 A little, with God's favour blefs'd, That's by one righteous man poffefs'd, - The wealth of many bad excels : For God fupports the juft man's caufe ; But as for thofe that break his laws, Their unfuccefsful pow'r he quells. 14 His conftant care the upright guides, And over all their life prehdes ; Their portion fhall for ever laft : *They, when diftrefs o'erwhelms the earth, Shall be unmov'd, and even in dearth: The happy fruits of plenty taft'e. ^8 PSALM XXXVIL i£ Not fo the wicked men, and thofc Who proudly dare God's will oppofe ; Deflru6tion is their haplefs mare : Like fat of lambs, their hopes and they Shall in an inftant melt away, And vanifh into fmoke and air. PART III. 16 Whilfl; finners, brought to fad decay, Still borrow on, and never pay, The juft have will and pow'r to give:. For fuch as God vouchfafes to hlefs, Shall peaceably the earth poffefs, And thofe he curfes lhall not live. 17 The good man's way is God's delight. He orders all the iteps aright, Of him that moves by his command : Though he fometimes may bediftrefs'd, Yet lhall he ne'er be quite opprefs'd, For God upholds him with his hand. 18 From my firft youth till age prevail'd, I never law the righteous foil'd, Or want o'ertake his num'rous race ; Becaufe companion fill'cl his heart, And he did cheerfully impart, God made his offspring's wealth increafe. ig With caution fhun each wicked deed, In virtue's ways with zeal proceed, And fo prolong your happy days : For God, who judgment loves, does Hill Prefer ve his faints fecure from ill ; While foon the wicked race decays. 20 The upright lhall poffefs the land ; His portion lhall for ages Hand ; His mouth with wifdom is fuppiy'd, PSALM XXXVII. ,59 His tongue by rules of judgment moves ; His heart the law of God approves ; Therefore his footffeps never flide. PART IV. 2 1 In wait, the watchful Tinner lies, In hopes the righteous to furprife ; But all his fchemes mull prove in vain, For he (hall not his purpofe gain : 22 God will not him defencelefs leave, But when he's judged will reprieve ; His faults in mercy he will fee, And from deftru&ion fet him free. 23 Still on the Lord with hope rely, And he fliall all thy. wants fupply ; Wait thou on him, keep his command, And be exalted in the land. 24 A large pofTeffion thou malt gain, And from thy foes fecure remain : While wicked men deftroy'd fhall he, And thou their difmal fail (halt fee. 25 The wicked I in pow'r have feen, And like a bay-tree frelh and green, That fpreads its pleafant branches round, l£v'n fo was he with plenty crown'd : 26 But he was gone as quick as thought, And, tho' I diligently fought, Yet could I, by no fign or trace, Or any mark, find out his place. 27 Obferve the perfect man with care, And mark all fuch as upright are ; Their roughed days in peace fhall end, And happy hours on thesn attend : So PSALM XXXVIII. 28 Whilft on the latter end of thofe, Who dare God's holy will oppoie, A common ruin, foon or late, Shall furely be their difmal fate. 29 God, to the juft, will help afford, Their only fafe-guard is the Lord; Their ftrength in time of need is he, Who will from danger fet them free : 30 Becaufe on him they ft ill depend, The Lord will timely furcour fend : The wicked thus fhall ne'er prevail, Nor fhall the righteous ever fail. PSALM 38. a \ MIDST thy wrath remember love, JLJL Reftore thy fervant, Lord, Nor let a Father's chaft'ning prove Like an avenger's fword. 2 Thine arrows flick within my heart, My flefh is forely preft ; Between the forrow and the fmart My fpirit finds no reft. 3 My fins a heavy load appear, And o'er my head are gone ; Too heavy they for me to bear, Too hard for me t' atone. 4 My thoughts are like a troubled fea That links my comforts down ; And I go mourning all the day" Beneath my father's frown. 5 Lord I am weaken 'd and difmay'd, None of my pow'rs are whole ; My wounds with piercing anguilh bleed. The anguilh of my foul. P S A L M XXXIX. Si 6 All my defires to thee are known, Thine eye counts ev'ry tear, And ev'ry figh and ev'ry groan Is notic'd by thine ear. -/ Thou art my God, my only hope ; My God will hear my cry, My God will bear my fpirit up When fatan bids me die. 8 My foes rejoice whene'er I Aide, To fee my virtue fail ; They raife their pleafure and their pride, Whene'er their wiles prevail. 9 But I'll confefs my guilty ways, And grieve for all my fin ; I'll mourn how weak the feeds of grace, And beg fupport divine. 10 My God, forgive my follies paft, And be for ever nigh ; O Lord of my falvation hafte, Before thy fervant die. P S A L M 39. i ^HUS I refolv'd before the Lord, X " Now will I watch my tongue, " Left I let flip one finful word, " Or do my neighbour wrong." 2 Whene'er conftrain'd a while to flay With men of lives profane, I'll fet a double guard that day, Nor let my talk be vain. 3 I'll fcarce allow my lips to fpeak The pious thoughts I feel, Left fcoffers fhould th' occafion take To mock my holy zeal. G fe P S A L M XXXIX, 4 Yet if fame proper hour appear, I'll not be over-aw'd, But let the 1 co fling finners hear That we can fpeak for God. PART II. $ Teach me the meafure of my days, Thou maker of my frame.; I would furvey life's narrow fpace, And learn how frail I am. .6 A fpan is all that we can boafi:, How fhort, how fleet our time \ Man is but vanity and duft, In all his flow'r and prime. j See the vain race of mortals move Like (hadows o'er the plain ; They rage and drive, defire and love, But all the noife is vain. g Some walk in honour's gaudy (how, Some dig for golden ore, They toil for heirs, they know not who? And ftrait are feen no more. 9 What mould I wiih or wait for then From creatures, earth and dull ? They make our expectations vain, And difappoint our truft. 30 Now I forbid my carnal hope, My fond defires reca! ; I give my mortal intere-ft up, And make my God my all. PART III. m God of my life, look gently down Behold the jpains I feel ; PSALM XL. 63, But I am dumb before thy throne, Nor dare difpute thy will. 12 Difeafes are thy fervants, Lord, They come at thy command ; I'll not attempt a murmuring word, Again ft thy chaft'hing hand. #3 Yet I may plead with humble cries, Remove thy {harp rebukes ; My {Irength con-fumes,- my fpirit dies,. Through thy repeated ftrokes. #4 CruhYd as- a moth beneath thy hand, We moulder to the dull ; Our feeble pow'rs can ne'er withftandj. And all our beauty's loft. H£ I'm but a ftranger here below,- As all my fathers were ; May I be well prepar'd to go, When I the fummons hear! j 6 But if my life be fpar'd a while Before my laft remove, Thy praife (hall be my bus'nefs ftill, And I'll declare thy love. PSA L M 40. * T Waited patient for the Lord, A. He bow'd to hear my cry ; He faw me refting on his word, And brought falvation nigh. 2 He rais'd me from a horrid pit, Where mourning long I lay, And from my bonds releas'd my feet, Deep bonds of miry clay . 3 Firm on a rock he made me ftand, And taught my cheerful tongue x54 P SAL M XL. To praifc the wonders of his hand, In a new thankful fong. 4 I'll fpread his works of grace abroad ; The faints with joy fhall hear, And Tinners learn to make my God Their only hope and fear. 5 How many are thy thoughts of love ; Thy mercies, Lord, how great ! We have not words nor hours enough Their numbers to repeat. C When I'm afflicted, poor and low, And light and peace depart, My God beholds my heavy woe, And bears me on his heart, PART II. 7 The wonders, Lord, thy love has wrought, Exceed our praife, furmount our thought ; Should I attempt the long detail, ivly fpeech would faint, my numbers fail. 8 No blood of beafts on altars fpilt,. Can cleanfe the fouls of men from guilt ; But thou haft fet before our eyes, An all-fufficient facrifice. 9 Lo thine eternal Son appears, To thy defigns he bows his ears ; A flumes a body well prepar'd, And well performs a work fo hard. jo ■■ Behold I come (the Saviour cries, " With love and duty in his eyes,) " I come to bear the heavy load " Of fins, and do thy will, my God. t l " 'Tis written in thy great decree, " 'Tis in thy book foretold of me, PSALM XL. 65 " I muft fulfil the Saviour's part, " And lo ! thv law is in my heart. 12 " 111 magnify thy holy law, " And rebels to obedience draw, # M When on my crofs I'm lifted high, " Or to my crown above the iky. 13 " The fpirit Ihall defcend and (how " What thou haft done and what I do ; " The wond'ring world (hall learn thy grace, - 4i And all creation tune thy praife." PART III. 14 My fms exceed in their amount,. The hairs on this airlifted head ; My vanquilh'd courage thev furmount, And fill my drooping foul with dread, 1 5 But, Lord, to my relief draw near, For never was more prefling need ; In my deliv'rance, Lord, appear, And add to that deliv'rance ipeed. 16 Confufion on their heads return, Who to cleft roy my foul- combine ; Let them, defeated, bluih and mourn, Enfnar'd in their own vile defign. 27 Their doom let defolation be, With ihame their malice be repaid, Who mock'd my confidence in thee, And fport of my a Fii-lion male. 18 ■ While thofe who humbly feek thv face To joyful, triumphs {hall be rais'd ; And all who prize thy laving grace. With me refound, The Lord be prais'd, Thus wretched though I am and poor, Of me th' almiglnv Lord takes care -7 66 PSALM XLI. Thou God, who only canft reftore, To my relief with {peed repair. PSALM 41. 1 TTE's blefs'd whofe tender care, 11 Relieves the poor diflrefVdj When troubles gather round, The Lord fhall give him reft : 2 His life with bleflings crown 'd, The Lord fhall fure prolong ; And check the will of thofe, Who feek to do him wrong. 3 If he, in loweftate,. Opprefs'd with ficknefs lie,. The Lord will comfort fend, And inward ltrength fupply : 4 Secure of this, to God, I thus my pray'r addrefs'd, " Lord, heal my wounded foul, " For I have much tranfgrefs'd!" 5 My foes, with flandVing words, Attempt to wound my fame, 44 When mail he die," 'fay they, 44 And men forget his name ?'* 6 Suppofe they vifits make, Tia all but empty fhow ; The)' gather mifchief then, And vent it when they go. 7 With whifpers fuch as thefe, To hurt me they devife : 44 His doom at length is come, 44 He's fall'n no more to rife." 8 My own famiHar friend, On whom I moil rely'd, PSALM XLIL 6t Has me, whofe gueft he was, With open fcorn defy'd. 9 But thou, my wretched ftate, In mercy, Lord regard, And raife me up, that they May meet their juft reward, 10 Thou fuff'reft not my foes, To triumph in my fall ; Therefore I know thine ear, Is open when I call. 11 My life thou doll fecure, From danger and difgrace ; And thou {hah fet me ftill, Before thy glorious face : 12 Let therefore Ifrael's Lord From age to age be bleil, And all the people's joy With loud aniens expreft. PSALM 42. 1 A S Pants tne nart f°J" cooling ftreams, jC\. When heated in the chace; So longs my foul, O God, for thee, And thy refrefhing grace. 2 For thee, my God, the living God, My thirfty foul doth pine; O ! when {hall I behold thy face, Thou majefty divine ? 3 Tears are my conftant food, while thus Inful ting foes upbraid; " Deluded wretch ! where's now thy God ? " And where his promis'd aid ?" 4 I figh whene'er my mufmg thoughts, • Thofe happy days prefent, ■63 P S A L TvT Xmtr When I, with troops of pious friends,. Thy temple did frequent : 5 When lad vanc'd with fongs of praife, My folemn vows to pay ; And led the joyful facred throng, That kept the feflal day. 6 "Why refllefs, why call down* my foul ? Truft God ; and he'll employ His aid for thee, and change thefe fighs To thankful hymns of joy. 7 My foul's caft down,. O God ; but thinks On thee and Sion -ftill; From Jordan's banks, from Hermon's height, And Mizar's humbler hill. 3 One trouble calls another on ;. And, burfting o'er my head, Fall Ipouting down, till round my foul A roaring fea is fpread. 9 But when thy prefence, Lord of life, Has once difpell'd this ftorm, To thee I'll midnight anthems fing,. And all my vows perform.. to God of my frreng.th,.how long (hall I, Like one forgotten, mourn, Forlorn, forfaken, and expos'd To my oppreiibrs fcorn ? 1 1 My heart is piere'd as with a fword, Whilir. thus my foes upbraid ; " Vain boafter, where is now thv God ? " And where his promis'd aid ?" 12 Why refllefs, why call down, my foul ? Hope Hill, and thou (halt f;ng Thv praife of him who is thv God, Thy health's eternal fpring. PSALM XLIII, XLIV. 6£ PSALM 43. a TUST Judge of heav'n, againft my foes J Do thou aifert my injur'd right : O ! fet me free, my God, from thofe That in deceit and wrong delight. 2 Since thou art flill my only flay, Why leav'ft thou me in deep diftrefs ? Why go I mourning all the day, Whilft me infulling foes oppref* ? 3 Let me with light and truth be bleft ; O let them point and lead the way, Till on thy holy hill I reft, And in thy facred temple pray. 4 Then will I there frefh altars raife To God, who is my only joy ; And my triumphant fongs of praife, Shall all my grateful hours employ. 5 Why then call down, my foul ? and why So much opprefs'd with anxious care ? On God, thy God, for aid rely ; Who can and will thy ftate repair. PSALM 44. 1 T ORD, we have heard thy works of old JLj Thy works of pow'r and grace, When to our ears our fathers told, The wonders of their days. 2 They faw thy beaut 'ous churches rife, The fpreading gofpel run ; While light and glory from the fkies Through all their temples fhone. 3 In God they boafted all the day, And in a cheerful throng 70 PSALM XLIV- Did thoufands meet to praife and pray, And grace was all their fong. 4 But now our fouls are feiz'd with fhame, Confufion fills our face, To hear the enemy biafpheme, And fools reproach thy grace. 5 Yet have we not forgot our God, Nor falfely /leak with heav'n, Nor have our Heps declined the road Of duty thou haft given. 6 Though dragons all around us roar With their defhuctive breath, And thine own hand has bruis'd us fore, Hard'by the gates of death. 7 We areexpos'd all day to die, As martyrs for thy name ; As fheep for (laughter bound we lie,. And wait the kindling flame 8 Awake, arife, almighty Lord, Why deeps thy wonted grace ? Why mould we feem like men abhor'd, Or baniftYd from thy face ? (j Wilt thou for ever call us off, And ilill neglect our cries ? For ever hide thine heav'nlylove From our afflicted eyes ? jo Down to the duft our foul is- bow^'d*. And dies upon the ground ; Rife for our help, rebuke the proud,. And all their pow'rs confound. 11 Redeem us from perpetual fhame,, Our Saviour and our God ; We plead the honours of thy, name,. The merits oi thy blood. •N PSALM XLV. 7* P S A L M 45. OW be my heart infpir'd to fing The glories of my Saviour king, jefus the Lord ; how heav'nly fair His form ! how bright his beauties are I 32 O'er all the fons of human race He mines with far fuperior grace, Love from his lips divinely flows, And bleflings all his flate compofe. 3 Drefs thee in arms, mofl mighty Lord, Gird on the terror of thy fword, In majefty and glory ride With truth and meeknefs at thy fide. .4 Thine anger, like a pointed dart, Shall pierce the foes of ftubborn heart.; Or words of mercy kind and fweet Shall melt the rebels at thy feet. 3 Thy throne, O God, for ever ftands, Grace is the fceptre in thy hands ; Thy laws and works are juft and right, But grace and juftice thy delight. 5 O God, thy God has richly fhed His oil of gladnefs on thy head ; * And with his facred fpirit blefs'd Th' eternal Son above the reft. PART II. 7 The king of faints, how fair his face, Adorn'd with majefty and grace ! He comes with bleflings from above, And wins the nations to his love. 6 At his right hand our eyes behold The queen array 'd in purelt gold 4 7* PSALM XLVI. The world admires her heav'nly drefs ; Her robes of joy and righteoufnefs. 9 He forms her beauties like his own, He calls and feats her near his throne ; Fair ftranger, let thine heart forget The idols of thy native ftate. 10 So {hall the king the more rejoice In thee the fav'rite of his choice ; Let him be lov'd, and vet ador'd, For he's thy maker and thy Lord. 1 1 Oh happy hour, when thou (halt rife To his fair palace in the ikies, And all thy fons, ( a num'rous train) Each like a prince in glory reign. 12 Let endlefs honours crown his head ; Let ev'ry age his praifes fpread ; While we with cheerful fongs approve The condefcenfion of his love. PSALM 46. 1 /^ OD is our refuge indiftrefs, vJT A prefent help when dangers prefs ; On him for fafety we rely'd, And in his ftrength we will confide : 2 Tho' earth were from her centre toft, And mountains in the ocean loft ; Or lofty hills from their abode, Torn peace-meal by the roaring flood. 3 Let angry waves together roli'd, Rage on with fury uncontroul'd ; We will not fear, whilft we depend On God, who is our conftant friend : P S A .L M XLVI. 73 .4 A gentler flream, that ever flows, And joy to ail around beftows, The city of the Lord (hall fill, The city where he's worihip'd {till. 5 God dwells in Sion, whofe ftrong tow'rs, Shall mock th' afTault of earthly pow'rs, And his Almighty aid is nigh, To thofe who on his flrength rely. 6 In tumults, when the heathen rag'd, And kingdoms war againilus wag'd, In thunders loud his voice was heard, And foon their forces difappear'd. PART II. 7 The Lord ofhofts condu&s our arms, Our tow'r of refuge in alarms; Our father's guardian he hath been, And we his tender love have feen. 8 Come fee what pow'r he hath difplay'd, His people ne'er (hall be difmay'd : For them hehath thefe wonders wrought, And on the earth deftruclion brought. o, Abroad he hath his vengeance huiTd,' And aw'd to peace the jarring world ; He doth deftroy the fpear and bow, And into flames their chariots throw : to With reverence be the Lord addrefs'd ; The earth her fov 'reign hath confefs'd ; The 'heathen fhall his pow'r obey, And yield to his Almighty fway. * l The God of hofts, conducls our arms, Our tow'r of refuge in alarms ; Our father's guardian he hath been, And wchls wond'rous love have feen. H ?4 P S A L M XLVII, XLVIII. PSALM 47. 1 /^\H for a fhout of facred joy • V_>/ To God the fov'reign king ! Letev'ry land their tongues employ, And hymns of triumph fing. 2 J ejus our God afcends on high ; His heav'nly guards around Attend him hung thro' the fky, With trumpet's joyful found. 3 While angels fhout and praife their king, Let mortals learn their (trains ; Let all the earth his honours fing ; O'er all the earth he reigns. 4 Rehearfe his praife with awe profound.. Let knowledge guide the fohg ; Nor mock him with a folemn found Upon a thoughtlefs tongue. $ In Ifra'l flood his ancient throne, He lov'd that chofen race ; But now he calls the world his own, And heathens tafle his grace. 6 The Gentile nations are the Lord's, ■ There Abraham's God is known : While pow'rsand princes, ihields and fwords Submit before his throne. PSALM 48. 1 f^ REAT is the Lord our God, V_T And let his praife be great; He makes his churches his abode, His moft delightful feat. 2 Thefe temples of his grace, How beautiful they Hand P PSALM XLVIII.. The honours of our native place, And bulwarks of our land. 3 In Sion God is known A refuge in di lire Is ; How bright has his falvation (hone, How fair his heav nly grace ? 4 When kings again 11 her join'd, And faw the Loud was there, In wild coniufion of the mind They fled with hafly fear. 5 When navies tall and proud Attempt to fpoil our peace, He fends his tempeit roaring loud, And links them in the leas. 6 Oft have our fathers told, Our eyes have ot'ten ktn, How well our God (ecu res the fVdd Where his own flocks have been. 7 In ev'rv new diflrefs Well to his hou'fe repair, Recal to mind his wond'rous grace, And fcek deli v 'ranee there. PART II. 8 Far as thy name is known The world declares thy praife ; Thy faints, O Lord, before thy throne & Their longs of honour raife. 9 With joy the people Hand On Suns c ho fen hill, Proclaim the wonders of thy hand, And councils of thy will. io Let Grangers walk around The city where 'we dwell, / o ?6 p ■ s a l m mi& Compafs and view thy holy ground, And mark the building well. 1 1 The orders of thy houfe, Tbe-worfliip of thy court, Th^ cheerful fongs, the folemn vows, And make a fair report. . 12 How decent and how wife ! How glorious to behold ! Beyond the pomp that charms the eves, And rites adom'd with gold. 13 The God we worfhip now Will guide us 'till we die; Will be our God while here below, And ours above the iky. P S A L M 49. 1 1X7HY doth the man of riches grow V \ To infolence and pride, To fee his wealth and honours flow With ev'ry rifincj tide ? JO * 2 Whv doth he treat the poor with fcorn, Made of the felf fame clay, And boafl as though his flefh was born Of better dull than they ? 3 Not all his treafures can procure His foul a fhort reprieve, Redeem from death one guilty hour, Or make his brother live. 4 Eternal life can ne'er be fold, The ranfom is too high ; Juflice will ne'er be brib'd with gold., That man may never. die. . 5 He fees the brutifh and the wife. The tim'rous and the brave, PSALM XLIX. 77 Quit their poiTefTions, clofe their eyes, And ha ilea to the grave. 6 Yet 'tis his inward thought and pride, " My houfe ihall ever {land ; " And that my name may long abide " I'll give it to my land." 7 Vain arc his thoughts, his hopes are loft, How Toon his mem'ry dies ! His name is buried in the dull, Where his own body lies. 8 This is the folly of their way; And yet their ions as vain Approve the words their fathers fay, Andacl their works again. 9 Men void of wifdom and of grace, Tho' honour raife them high, Live like the beails, a thoughtlejs race, And like the bealis they die. io Laid in the grave like filly (heep, Death triumphs o'er them there, Till the laii trumpet breaks their ileep, And wakes them in defpair. 1 1 PART II. Ye fo ns of pride, that hate the juff, And trample on the poor, When death has brought you down to duf! Your pomp ihall rife no more. 12 The laft great day, ihall change the fcene y When will that hour appear ? When (hall the juft revive/ and reign O'er all that febrn'd lh«m here & 13 God will my naked foul receive, Call'd from the world away, K 2 7% P S A L M LV And break the prifon of the grave, To raife my mould'ring clay. 14 Heav'n is my everlafting home, Th' inheritance is fare; Let men of pride their rage refume, But I'll repine no more. PS At M 5o. 1 r § ^HE Lord, the judge, before his throne*. X Bids the whole earth draw nigh, The nations near the ri(ing fun, And near the Wefiern fky. . 2 No more fhall bold blafphemers fay, Judgment will ne'er begin ; No more abufe his long delay To impudence and fin. 3 Thron'd on a cloud our God (hall come, Bright flames prepare his way, Thunder and dai knefs, fire and itorm, Lead on the dreadful day. 4 Heav'n from above his call fhall hear, . Attending angels come, And earth and hell mail know, and fear His juftice and their doom. £ " But gather all my faints (he cries) 'k That made their peace with God, " By the Redeemer's facrifice, " And feal'd it with his blood. 6 " Their faith and works, brought forth to light, " Shall make the world confefs, " My fentence of reward is right, 41 And heav'n adore my graces P S A L M' L. -9 PART II. 7 Thus faith the Lord, " the fpacious fields " And flocks and herds are mine, " O'er all the eattle of the hills " I claim a right divine. 8 "I afk no flieep for fac:ifice, 11 Nor bullocks burnt with fire ; " To hope and love, to pray and praife,, " Is all that I. require. 9 " Invoke my name when trouble's near, " My hand {hall fet thee free ; " Then (hall thy thankful lips declare, " The honor due to me. io " The man that offers humble praife, " Declares my glory beft, "And thofe that tread my holy ways, " Shall my falvation tafle. n " Not for' the want of bullocks flain " Will Ithe world reprove ; " Altars and rites, and forms are vain, " Without the fire of love. 12. " And what have hypocrites to do " To bring their facrifice ? "They call my flatutes juftand true, " But deal in theft and lies. 13 " Couid you expeS: to 'fcape my fight, " And tin without controul ? "-Bui I (hall biing.your crimes to light, " With anguiih in your foul." 14 Connder, ye, .that flight the Lord, Before his wrath appear ; It. once you fall beneath his fword, There's. no. deliv'rer there. 3o PSALM LL PART III. \j The Lord, the judge his churches warns, Let hypocrites attend and fear, Who place their hopes in rites and forms, ■ But make not faith nor love their care. 16 Vile wretches dare rchearfe his name With lips of faHhood and deceit ; A friend or brother they defame. And footh and flatter thofe they hate. 17 They watch to do their neighbours wrong, Yet dare to feek their Maker's face ; They take his cov'nanton their tongue, But break his laws, abufe his grace. 18 To heav'n they lift their hands unclean, Defii'd with lull, defii'd with blood ; By night they pracfife every fin, By day their mouths draw near to God. 19 And while his judgments long delay, They grow fecure and fin the more : They think he deeps as well as the}', And put far o:T the dreadful hour. 20 Oh dreadful hour ! when God draws near. And fe:s their crimes before their eyes ! A is wrath their guilty fouls jhail tear, And no dehv'rer dare to rife. P S A L M gr. HEW pity, Lord, O Lord, forgive, Let a repenting rebel live ; Are not thy mercies large and free ? May not a (inner trufi in thee ? 2 My crimes are gre-r, but can't furpafs The pow'r and glory oi thy grace; SAL M LI. $1 Great God, thy nature hath no bound, So let thy pard'ning love be found. 3 Ohwafli-my foul from ev'ry fin, And make my guilty conference clean ;. Here on my heart the burden lies, And pad. offences pain mine eyes. 4 Mylipswith fhame my fins confefs Again ft thy law, again ft thy grace ; Lord, mould thy judgment grow fevere, I am condemn'd but thou art clear. 5 Should fudden vengeance feize my breath, I muft pronounce thee juft in death ; And if my foul were fent to hell, Thy righteous law approves it well. 6 Yetfave a trembling finner, Lord, Whofe hope, ftill hov'ring round thy word, Would light on fome fweet promife there,, Some fure fupport againft defpair. PART II. .7 Lord, lam vile, conceiv'din fin, And born unholy and unclean ; Sprung from the man whofe guilty fall v Corrupts the race, and taints us all. 8 Soon as we draw our infant breath, The feeds of fin grow up for death ; The law demands a perfe£l heart ; But we're defil'd in ev'ry part. 9 Great- God create my heart a- new, And form my fpirit pure and true ;, Oh make me wife betimes to fpy My danger and my remedy. 82 PSALM LI. 10 Behold I fall before thy face ; Mv only refuge is thy grace ; No outward forms can make me clean ; The leprofy lies deep within 11 No bleeding bird, nor bleeding beafr, Nor hyfop-branch, nor fpririkling prieff, Nor running broofc, nor floud, nor fea, Can wafh the difmal Itain away. 12 Jefus, my God, thy blood alone Hath pow'r fufficient to atone : Thy blood can make me white as fnow ; No Jcwijh types could cleanfe me fo. 13 While guile diiturbs and breaks my peace, Norfleih nor foul hath reft or eafc • Lord, let me hear thy pard'ning voice ; And make my broken heart rejoice. PART III. 14 O thou that hear'ir. when finners cry, 1 hough all my crimes before thee He, Behold them not with angry look, But blot their mem'ry from thy book. *q Create my nature pure within, And form my foul averfe to (in ; Let thy good fpirit ne'er depart, Nor hide thy prefence from my heart. 16 I cannot live without thy light, Caft out and banilh'd from thy fight ;. Thine holy joys, my God, reftore, And guard me, that I fall no more. 17 Though I have griev'd thy fpirir, Lord, Thy help and comfort ftill afford, And let a wretch come near thy throne, To piead the merits of thy Son. PS A L M. LII. 83 18 A broken heart my God, my king Is all the facrifice I bring ; The God of grace will ne'er defpife A broken heart for facrifice. 19 My foul lies humbled in the dud, And owns thy dreadful fentencejud ; Look down, O Lord with pitying eye, And fave the foul condemn 'd to die. 20 Then will I teach the world thy ways ; Sinners fhall learn thy fov'reign grace; I'll lead them to my Saviours blood. And they fhall praife a pard'ning God, *?i O may thy love infpire my tongue ! Salvation (hall be all my JTong ; And all my pow'rs (hall join'to blefs The Lord my drength and righteoufnefs. PSALM 62. i TI7HY (hould the haughty hero boad V V His vengeful arm, his warlike hod ? While blood defiles his cruel hand, And defolation wades the. land. *fi He joys to hear the captive's crv, The widow's groan, the orphan's figh ; And when the weary fword would fpare, His falmood fpreads the fatal fnare. 3 He triumphs in the deeds of wrong. And arms with rage his impious tongue ; With pride proclaims his dreadful pow'r, And bids the trembling world adore. 4 But God beholds, and with a frown, Cads to the dud his honours down ; The righteous freed, their hopes recal, And hail the proud oppreffors fall. &J PSALM LIXI. How low th! infulting tyrant lies, Who dar'd th' eternal pow'r defpife ; And vainly deem'd with envious joy, His arm almighty to deftroy. We praife the Lord, who heard our cries, And fent falvation from the ikies ; The faints who faw our mournful days, Shall join our grateful fongs of praife. PART II. While unbelievers make their boalt, And heav'nly grace defpife ; In their own arm they put their truft, And fill their mouths with lies ; But like a cultur'd olive grove Drefs'd in immortal green, Thy children blooming in thy love, Amidit thy courts are Teen. On thine eternal grace, O Lord, Our fouls fhall reft fecure ; And all who truft thy holy word, Shall find falvation fure. P S A L M 53. THE wicked fo&Js muft fure fuppofe, That Gcfd is but a name : This grofs miftake their practice fhows, Since virtue all difclaim. i The Lord look'd down from heav'ns high The fons of men fo view, [tow'r, To fee if any own'd his pow'r, Or truth or juftice knew. ) But all he faw were backward gone, Degcn'rate grown and bafe ; PSALM L1V. 8j None for religion card, not one Of all the finful race. 4 But are thofe workers of deceit So dull and fenfelefs grown, That ihef, like bread, my people eat, And God's juil pow'r difown ? 5 Their caufelefs fears fhall ftrangely grow ; And they, defpis'd of God, Shall foon be foil'd : his hands fhall throw Their fhatter'd bones abroad. 6 Would he his faving pow'r employ To break our fervile band, Loud fhouts of univerfal joy Should echo through the land. PSALM 54. i T> EHOLD us, Lord, and let our cry JD Before thy throne afcend, Caft thou on us a pitying eye, And flill our lives defend. 2 For flaught'ring foes infult us round, OpprelTive, proud and vain, They caft thy temples to the ground, And all our rites profane. 3 Yet thy forgiving grace we truft, And in thy pow'r rejoice ; Thine arm fhall crufh our foes to duft, Thy praife infpire our voice. 4 Be thou with thofe whofe friendly hand Upheld us in diftrefs, Extend thy truth through ev'ry land, And flill thy people blefs. 86 P S A L M LV. P S A L M 55, 1 (~\ God, my refuge, bear my cries, \_Jr Behold my flowing tears, For earth and hell my hurt devife, And triumph in my fears, 2 Their rage is level 'd at my life, My foul with guilt they load, And fill my thoughts with inward ftrife, To make my hope in God. g What inward pains my heart-firings wound, I groan with ev'ry breath ; Horror and fear befet me round Amongft the fhades of death. 4 Oh were I like a feather'd dove, And innocence had wings ; I'd fly, and make a long remove From all thcfe reflleis things. - Let me to fome wild deiert go. And find a peaceful home, Where dorms of malice never blow, Temptations never come. 6 Vain hopes, and vain inventions all To 'fcape the rage of hell ! The mighty God, on whom I call, Can fave me here as well. 7 By morning light I'll feek his face, At noon repeat my cry, The night fhall bear me aik his grace, Nor will he long deny. 8 God mail preferve my foul from fear. Or fhield me when afraid ; Tm\ thoufand angels irmft appear If he command their aid. PSALM LV. 87 9 I cafl my burdens on the Lord, The Lord fuftains them all ; My courage rells upon his word, That faints (hall never fall. 10 Mv higheft hopes can not be vain, My lips mall fpread his praife ; While cruel and deceitful men, Scarce live out half their days. PART II. 11 Let finners take their courfe, Andchufelhe road to death ; But in the vvorfinp of my God I'll fpend my daily breath. 12 My thoughts addrefs his throne, When morning brings the light ; I feek his bleffing ev'ry noon, And pay my vows at night. l$ Thou wilt regard my cries, O my eternal God, While finners pcrith in furprife Beneath thine angry rod. 14 Becaufe they dwell at cafe, And no fad changes feel, They neither fear, nor truft thy name, Nor learn to do thy will. 15 But I with all my care.s, Will lean upon the Lord ; I'll eaft my burdens on his arm, Andreif upon his word. 16 His arm fhall well fuftain The children of his love ; The ground on which their fafety flands, No earthly pow'rcan move. 88 PSALM LVI. PSALM S6. i /^\ Thou whofe juftice reigns on high, \_S And makes th' opprefTor ceafe, Behold how envious fmners try To vex and break my peace. 2 The fons of violence and lies Join to devour me, Lord ; But as my hourly dangers rife, My refuge is thy word. 3 In God moil holy, jufl, and true, I have repos'd my trufl; Nor will I fear what flefh can do, The offspring of the duft. 4 They wrefl my words to raifchief ftrfT„ Charge me with unknown faults ; For mifchiefs all their councils fill, And malice all their thoughts. 5 Shall thev efcape without thy frown ? Mult thek devices ftand ? Oh cafl the haughty (inner down, And let him know thy hand ! 6 God fees the forrows of his faints, Their groans affe£this ears; Thy mercv counts my juit complaints, And numbers all my tears. 7 When to thy throne I raife my cry The wicked fear and flee : So fwift is pray'r to reach the fky, So near is God to me. 3 In thee, mod holy, juft, and true, I have repos'd my trull ; Nor will I fear what man can do, The offspring of the duft P S A L U lira] £9 9 Thy folemn vows are on me, Lord, Thou {halt receive my praiffe ; I'll fing, how faithful is thy word I How righteous all thy ways ! 10 Thou haft fecur'd my foul from death, Oh fet thy prif'ner free, That heart and hand, and life and breath May be employ 'd for thee. P S A L M 57. 1 rT^HY mercy, Lord, to me extend : Jl On thy protection I depend ; And to thy wing for fhelter haile, 'Till this outrageous florm is pail. 2 To thy tribunal. Lord, I fly, Thou fov'reign judge, and God mod high, Who wonders haft for me begun, And wilt not leave thy work undone. 3 From heav n protect me by thine arm, And fhameall thofe who leek my harm. To my relief thy mercy lend, And truth on which my hopes depend. 4 For I with favage men converfe, Like hungry lions wild and fierce ; With men whofe teeth are {pears, their words Invenom'd darts, and two-edg'd fwoids. £ Be thou, O God, exalted high : And as thy glory fills the iky, So let it be on earth difnjay'd, Till thou art here, as there, cbey'd. PART II. 6 My God in whom are all the fpririgs, Oi boundlefs love and grace unknown, I 2 A 90 P S A L M LVIIi: Hide me beneath thy fpreading wings, Till the dark* cloud is over-blown. 7 Up to the heav'ns I fend my cry, The Lord will my defires perform ; He fends his angel from the fky, And faves me from the threat'ning florm. 8 Be thou exalted, O my God, Above the heav'ns where angels dwell ; Thy pow'r on earth be known abroad, And land to land thy wonders tell. 9 My heart is fix'd ; my fong fhall raife Immortal honors to thy name ; Awake, my tongue, to found his praife, My tongue, the glory of my frame. 10 High o'er the earth his mercy reigns, And reaches to the utmoit. fky ; His truth to endlefs years remains, When lower worlds diifolve and die. n Be thou exalted, O my God, Above the heav'ns where angels dwell ; Thy pow'r on earth be known abroad, And land' to land thy wonders telj. PSALM ,58. 1 TUDGES, who rule the world by laws, J Will ye defpife the righteous caufe, When vile opprefhon waftes the land ? Dare ye condemn the righteous poor, And let rich finners 'fcape fecure, While gold and greatnefs bribe your hand! a Have ye forgot, or never knew, That God will judge the judges too ? High in the heav'ns his jultice reigns; P S A L M LIX. gt Yet you invade the rights of God ; And fend your bold decrees abroad To bind the confcience in your chains. 3 A poifon'd arrow is your tongue," The arrow (harp, the poifon flrong, And death attends where'er it wounds ; You hear no counfels, cries or tears ; So the deaf adder flops her ears ! Againfl the pow'r of charming founds, 4 Break out their teeth, eternal God ; Thofe teeth of lions dy'd in blood ; And crufh the ferpents in the duff : As empty chafF, when whirlwinds rife,. Before the fweeping temped flies, So let. their names and hopes be lofh $ Th' Almighty thunders from -the fky, Their grandeur melts, their titles die, As hills of fnow diffolve and run, Or fnails that perith in their flime, Or births that come before the time, Vain births that never fee the fun. 6 Thus fhall the veng'ance of the Lord Safety and joy to faints afford ; And -all that hear mall join and fay, " Sure there's a God that rules on high, 11 A God that hears his children cry, M And will their fufPrings well repay. " P S A L m 59. l T^ROM foes, that round us rife, JL O God of heav'n, defend, Who brave the veng'ance of the fkies. And with thy faints contend. 92 P S A L M LX. 2 Behold, from diftant mores, And defert wilds they come, Combine for blood' their barb'rous force, And thro' thy cities roam. 3 Beneath the filent (hade, Their facred plots they lav, Our peaceful walls by night invade, And waite the fields by day. 4 And will the God of grace, Regardlefs of our pain, Permit fecure that impious race, To not in their reign ? 5 In vain their fecret guile, Or open force they prove ; His eye can pierce the deepell veil, His hand their itrength remove. 6 Yet fave them, Lord, from death, Led we forget their doom ; But drive them with thine angry breath, Thro' diilant lands to roam. 7 Th?n (hall our grateful voice Proclaim our guardian God ; The nations round the earth rejoice, And found the praife abroad. PSALM 66. i /"\ God, who had our troops difperft , V^/ Forfaking thole who left thee fir ft ; As we thy juft difpleafure mourn, To us in mercy, Lord, return. * Our ftrength, that firm as earth did ftand. Is rent by thy avenging hand : O ! heal the breaches thou haft made ; We fhake, we fall, without thy aid ! L M LX. 93- 3 Our folly's fad effects we feel ; For, drunk with difcord's cup, we reel : But now for them, who thee rever'd, Thou haft thy truth's bright banner rear'cL 4 Let thy right hand thy faints protect ; Lord, hear the pray'rs that we direct ; The holy God has fpoke ; and I, O'er joy 'don his firm word rely. 5 To thee in portions I'll divide Fair Sichems foil, Samaria's pride : To Sichem, Succoth next I'll join, And meafure out her vale by line* 6 Maneffeh, Gilead, both fubfcribe To my commands, with Epiiraim's tribe ; Ephraim by arms fupports my caufev And Judah by religions laws. 7 Moab my flave and drudge (hall be, Nor Edom from my yoke get free ; Proud PaleiHne's imperious ftate, Shall humbly on our triumph wait. 8 But who fhall quell thefe mighty pow'rs, And clear my way to Edom's tow'rs ? Or through her guarded frontiers tread The path that doth to conqueft lead ? 9 E'en thou, O God, who haft difperft Our troops (for we forfook thee firft) ; Thofe whom thou didft in wrath forfake, Atton'd, thou wilt victorious make. P, A R T II. 10 Lord thou haft fcourg'd our guilty land, Behold thy people mourn ; Shall veng'ance ever guide thy hand ? And mercy ne'er return ? 94 P S A L M LXL. 1 1 Beneath the terrors of thine eye, Earth's haughty towers decay; Thy frowning mantle fpreads the fky, And mortals melt away. 12 Our Sion (remhles at thy ftroke, And dreads thy lifted hand ! Oh, heal the people thou haft broke, And fave the finking land. 13 Exalt the banner in the field, For thofe that fear thy name ; From barb'Yous hofts our nation fhieid, And put our foes to mame. 24 Attend our armies to the fight, And be their guardian God ; In vain fhall num'rous pow'rs unite, Againfi thy lifted rod. 13 Our troops, beneath thy guiding hand, Shall gain a glad renown : ''Tis God who makes the feeble Hand, And treads the mighty down. P S A L M 61. 1 ~T ~K THEN overwhelm'd with grief, V V My heart within me dies, Helplefs and far from all relief, To heav'n I lift mine eyes. 2 Oh lead me to the rock That's high above my head, And make the covert of thy wings My fhelter and my ihade. 3 Within thy prefence, Lord, For ever I'll abide ; Thou art the tow'r of my defence, The refuge where I hide, P S A L M LXII. 9j 4 Thou give ft me the lot Of thofe that fear thy name ; If endlels life be their reward, I mall poftefs the fame. PART II. £ My foul of thy protection furc ; Again ft her foes mall refl fecine ; for thou, O God, hall Joeard my vows, And brought me joyfurto thy houfe. 6 With all thy faints I'll ftrive to ling The glories of my heav'nly king, Whom thou in mercy didft ordain, Should o'er thy chofen people reign. 7 This king fliall live forever bleft, And give his people peace and reft ; His years fliall laft, and God will own His righteous fceptre and his throne. £ O let thy truth prepare the way, In mercy, Lord, extend his fway ; Thus we'll devote our future days, To pay our vows and fing thy praife. P S A L M 62. * "\/r^ ^°1^ ^°r ^e'^ °n ^o<^ rencs : XVJL From him alone my fafetv flows ; My rock, my health, that ftrength lupplies, To bear the (hock of all my foes. 2 How long will ye contrive my fall, Which wiil but haften on your own ! You'll totter like a bending wall, Or fence -of uncemented ftone. 3 To make my cnvy'd honours lefs, They firive with lies, their chief delight; g6 PSALM LXII. For they, though with their mouths they blefs, In private curie with inward fpite. 4 But thou, my foul, on God rely ; On him alone thy truft repofe : My rock and health will ftrength fupply, To bear the mock of all my foes. 3 God does his faving health difpenfe, And flowing bleflings daily fend ; He is my fortrefs and defence ; On him my foul fhall flill depend. 6 In him, ye people, alway trufl ; Before his throne pour out your hearts : For God, the merciful and juft, His timely aid to us imparts. PART II. 7 My fpirit looks to God alone ; My rock and refuge is his throne ; In all my fears, in all my (traits, My foul on his falvation waits. 8 Trufl him, ye faints, in all your ways, Pour out your hearts before his face ; When helpers fail, and foes invade, God is our all-fufficient aid. 9 Falfe are the men of high degree, The bafer fort are vanity ; Laid in the balance both appear Light as a puff of empty air. 10 Make not increasing gold your trad, Nor fet your hearts on glitt'ring dull ; Why will you grafp the fleeting fmoke, And not believe what God has fpoke ? PSALM LXIII. 9y 1 1 Once has his awful voice declar'd, Once and again my ears have heard, " All pow'r is his eternal due ;" He mult -be fear ;d and trufted too. 12 For fov 'reign pow'r reigns not alone, Grace is a partner of the throne : Thy grace and juflice, mighty Lord, Shall well divide our lafl reward. PSALM 63. 1 /""** REAT God, indulge my humble claim, \JT Thou art my hope, my joy my relt ; The glories thatcompofe thy name Stand all engag'd to make me bleft. 2 Thou great and good, thou juft and wife, Thou art my Father and my God ; And I am thine by facred ties ; Thy fon, thy fervant bought with blood. 3 With heart, and eyes, and lifted hands For thee I long, to thee I look, As travellers in thirfty lands Pant for the cooling water brook. 4 With early feet I love t' appear Among thy faints, and feek thy face ; Oft' have I feen thy glory there, And felt the pow'r of ibv'reign grace. £ Not fruits, nor wines that tempt our tafte, No pleafures that to fenfe belong, Could make me fo divinely bleft, Or raife fo high my cheerful fong. € My life itfelf without thy love No tafte or pleafiSre could afford ; Twould but a tirefome burden prove, If I were baniuYd from the Lord. q8 P S A L M LXIil. j? Amid ft the wakeful hours of night, When bufy cares afflict my head, One thought of thee gives new delight, And adds refreihment to ray bed. 8 I'll lift my hands, I'll raife my voice, While I have breath to pray or praife : This work mall make my heart rejoice. And blefs the remnant of my days* PART II. 9 Early, my God, without delay, I hafte to feek thy face ; My thirfly fpirit faints awav Without thy cheering grace. 10 I've ken thy glory and-thy pow'r Thro' all thy temple mine ; My God, repeat that heav'nly hour. That vihon fo divine. li Not. life itfelf, with all its joys, Can my beft pailions move, Or raife fo high my cheerful voice. As thy forgiving love. 12 Tims till my laft expi'ring dav I'll blefs my God and king ; Thus will I lift my hands to prnv. And tune my lips to fmg. PART III, 33 My God, permit my tongue This joy, to call thee mine ; And let my earlv cries prevail To taftethy love divine. 14 Within thy churches, Lord, I long to find my place PSALM LXIV, LXV. 99 Thy pow'r and glory to behold, And feel thy quick ning grace. 15 Since thou hall been my help, To thee my fpirit flies, And on thy watchful providence, My cheerful hope relies. i6 The fhadow of thy wings, My foul in Eafety keeps • I follow where my father leads, And he fupports my fteps. PSALM 64. 1 /"^ REAT God, attend to my complaint, \jX Nor let my drooping fpirit faint ; When foes in fecret fpread the fnare. Let my falvation be thy care> 2 Shield me without and guard within, From treach'rous foes and deadly fin ; May envy, lull, and pride depart, And heav'nly grace expand my heart. 3 Thy juftice and thy pow'r difplay And fcatter far thy foes away ; While lilt 'ning nations learn thy word, And faints triumphant blefs the Lord. 4 Then (hall thy church exalt her voice, And all that love thy name rejoice ; By faith approach thine awful throne, And plead the merits of thy Son. P S A L M 65. RAISE waits in Sion, Lord, for thee, There mall our vows be paid ; * rhou half an ear when fmners pxav, All fleih mall feck thine aid. ■p ago P S A L M LXY. 2 Lord, our iniquities prevail, But pard'ning grace is thine, And thou wilt grant us pow'r and fkill To conquer ev'ry fin. 3 Blefl are the men whom thou wilt chufe • To bring them near thy face, Give them a dwelling in thine koufe, To feafl upon thy grace. 4 In anfw'ring what thy church requefls, Thy truth and terror fhine, And works of dreadful righteoufnefs, Fulfil thy kind defign. £ Thus (hall the wond'ring nations fee The Lord is good and juft ; And difrant iflands fly to thee, And make thy name their trufr. 6 They dread thy glitt'ring tokens, Lord,. When figns in heav'n appear ; But they fhail karn thy holy word, And love as well as fear. PART II. 7 The God of our falvation hears The groans of Sion mix'd with tears ;. Yet when he comes with kind defigns,. Thro5 all the way his terror mines, 8 On him the race of man depends, Far as the earth's remoteii ends, Where the Creator's name is known-, By nature's feeble light alone. 9 Sailors that travel o'er the flood, Addrefs their frighted fouls to God, W-hen, tempefls rage and billows roar At dreadful diftance from the fhooe. PSALM LXV. ioi 10 He bids the noify tcmpefls ceafe ; He calms the raging crowd to peace, When a tumult'ous nation raves, Wild as the winds, and loud as waves. 1 1 Whole kingdoms fhaken bf the florm He-fettles in a peaceful form ; Mountains eftablifh'd by his hand « Firm on their old foundations Hand. 12 Behold his en Tigris fweep the fky, New comets blaze and lightnings fly ; The heathen lands with fwift furprife, From the bright horrors turn their eyes. 13 At his command the morning rav Smiles in the eafr, and leads the day, He guides the fun's declining wheels Beyond the top,s of weilern hills. 14 Seafons and times obey his voice; The ev'ning and the morn rejoice To fee the earth made fo'ft with fliow'rs, Laden with fruit and dreit in flow'i^. lj 'Tis from his w'at'ry ilores^on high, He gives the thirfty ground fupply ; He walks upon the clouds, and thence Doth his enriching drops difpenie. 16 The defart grows a fruitful fieW, Abundant fruit the valiies yield ; The valiies fhout with cheerful voicr\ And neighb'ring hills repeat their joys. 27 The paftures fmiie in green array, There lambs and larger cattle play ; The larger cattle and the lamb, Each in his language fpeaks thy name. 18 Thy works pronounce thy pow'r divine ; O'er cv'ry field thv glories mine ; K 2 iC2 PS A L til LXVL Thro' ev'ry month thy gifts appear : Great God, thy goodnefs crowns the year; P S A L M 66. j O ING, all the nations to the Lord, O Sing with a joyful noife ; With melody of found record His honours and your joys. 2 Say to the pow'r that forrn'd the fky} " How terrible art thou ! " Sinners before thy prefence fly, M Or at thy feet they bow." 3 Come fee the wonders of our God,, How glorious are his ways I In Mofes hand he put the rod, And clave the frighted leas. £3 4 He made the ebbing channel dry,. While Ifra?lpafs'dthe flood ; There did the church begin their joy> And triumph in their God. ^ He rules by his refifllefs might : Will rebel-mortals dare Provoke th' Eternal to the fight, And. tempt that dreadful war. 6 Oh blefs our God, and never ceafe ; Ye faints, fulfil his praife ; He keeps our life, maintains our peace, And guides our doubtful ways. 2 Lord, thou hail prov'd our fuff'ring fouls*. To make our graces fhine ; So filver bears the burning coals, The metal to refine. 8 Thro' wat'ry deeps and fiery ways We march at thy command,. PSALM LXVII. 103; Led to poflefs the promis'd place By thine unerring hand.. PART II. 9 Now (hall my folemn vows be paid To that Almighty pow'r, That heard the long requefls I made In my diftrefsful hour. 10 My lips and cheerful heart prepare To make his mercies known : Come ye that fear my God, and hear The wonders he has done. 1 1 When on my head huge forrows fell, I fought the heav'nly aid ; He fav'd my finking foul from hell,. And death's eternal fhade. 12 If fin lay cover'd in my heart While pray'r employ 'd my tongue; The Lord had {hewn me no regard, Nor I his praifes fung, 13 But God (his name be ever blefl) Has fet my fpirit free ; Nor turn'd from him my poor requeiT.D Nor turn'd his heart from me. P S A L M 67. 1 r 1 ^O blefs thy chofen race Jl In mercy, Lord, incline ; And caufe the brightnefs of thy face On all thy faints to thine : 2 That fo thy wond'rous way May through the world be known j WhilA diilant lands their tribute pay, And thy falvation own. io4 PSALM LXVIII. 3 Let dirT'ring nations join, To celebrate thv fame ; Let all the world, O Lord, combine To praife thy glorious name. 4 O ! let them (bout and fing, With joy and pious mirth ; For thou, the righteous Judge and King, Shalt govern all the earth. 5 Let diff'ring nations join, To celebrate thy fame, Let all the world, O Lord, combine, To praife thy glorious name. 6 Then mail the teeming ground A large increafe difdofe ; And we with plenty (hall be crown'd, Which God, our God, beftows. 7 Then God upon our land Shall conitant blenings fhow'r ; And all the world in awe (hall (land Of his reiifllefs pow'r. PSALM 68. i T ET God, the God of battle, rife, JLi And fcatter his prefumptuous foes ; Let fhameful route their holt fuiprife, WTho fpitef uily his pow'r oppofe. 2 As fmoke in temper's rage is lofr, Or wax into the furnace caft ; So et their facrilegious hoft Before his wrathful prefence wafle. 3 But let the fervants of his will, His favours gentle beams enjoy, Their upright hearts let gladnefs fill, And cheerful fongs their tongues employ. PSALM LXVIH. 105 4 To him your voice in anthems raife ; JEHOVAH's awful name he bears : In him rejoice, extol his praife Who rides upon high-roiling fpheres. £ Him, from his empire of the fkies, To this low world companion draws, The orphan's claim to patronize, And judge theinjur'd widow's caufe. 6 Tis God who from a foreign foil Reftores poor exiles to their home : Makes captives free ; and fruitlefs toil Their proud oppreflbrs righteous doom* 7 'Twas fo of old, when thou didft lead In perfon, Lord, our armies forth : Strange terrors through the defart fpread, Convulsions (hook th' aftoniih'd earth. 8 The breaking clouds did rain diftil, And heav'ns high arches (hook with fear, How then fhould Sinai's humble hill Of If'rel's God the prefence bear ? 9 Thy hand, at famifh'd earths complaint, Reliev'd her from celeftial ftores ; And when thy heritage was faint, Aifwag'd the drought with plenteous mow'isk IO Where favages had rang'd before, At eafe thou mad'ft our tribes re fide ; And, in the defert, for the poor, Thy gen'rous bounty did provide. PART II. 21 When God his gracious word fent forth To make his ehofen glad, Numbers from eail, fouth, weft, and nortli The joyful tidings fpread. 12 Great kings of armies fled apace, And met a fatal foil ; 106 P S A L M LXVIII. While thofe that {laid at home, with eafe And pleafure ihar'd the fpoil. 13 Though ye among the pots have lain, Like doves (hall ye appear, N With filver wings and gold divine, From drofs and mixture clear. 14 When God the potent kings expelTd From Canaan at his will, The whitenefs of his robes excell'd The fnow of Salmon's hill. ij The hill of God, his chofen feat, On Zion's mount is found : Not Bafhan's hill can boaft fuch flate, Nor all the hills around. 16 Ye lofty hills, why leap ye fo ? This is the hill of God : Here he hath chofe to dwell, and lo 1 Here is his fix'd abode. PART III. 17 His chariots numberlefs ; his pow'rs Are heav'nly hofts, that wait his will : His prefence now fills Sion's tow'rs, As once it honour'd Sinai's hill. 18 Afcending high, in triumph thou Captivity hajTi captive led ; And on thy people didll bellow The fpoil of armies, once their dread. 19 Ev'n rebels fhall partake thy grace, And humble profelytes repair, To worfhip at thy dwelling place, And all the world pay homage there. PART IV. 20 We blefs the Lord, thejuft, the good, Who fills our hearts with heav'nlv food PSALM LXVI1I. 107 Who pours his blefTmgs from the fkies, And loads our days with rich fupplies. 21 He fends his fun his circuit round, To cheer the fruits, to warm the ground ; He bids the clouds with plenteous rain Refrefh the thirfty earth again. 22 'Tis to his care we owe our breath, And all our near efcapes from death ; Safety and health to God belong ; He heals the weak, and guards the ftrong, 2 3 He makes the faint and (Inner prove The common bleflings of his love ; But the wide difference that remains, Is endlefs joy, or endlefs pains. 24 The Lord that bruis'd the ferpent's head, On all the ferpent's feed (hall tread, The flubborn fmner's hope confound, And fmite them with a lading wound. 2£ Bat his right hand his faints mall raife From the deep earth or deeper feas, And bring them to his courts above ; There fhall they tafte his fpecial love. PART V. 26 For benefits, each dav beftow'd, Be daily his great name ador'd ; Who is our Saviour and our God, Of life and death the fov'reign Lord. 27 Who, mounted on the loftiell fphere Of ancient heav'n, fublimely rides ; From whence his dreadful voice we hear, -Like that of warring winds and tides. i-oS P S A L M LXIX. 28 Afcribe ye pow'r to God moll high Of humble Ifr'el he takes care ; : Whole ftrength, from out the dufky fky, Darts mining terrors through the air. 29 How dreadful are the facred courts Where God has fix'd his earthly throne ! His ftrength his feeble faints fupports, To God give praife, and him alone. PSALM 6g. 1 Q AVE me, O God, from waves that roll, O And prefs to overwhelm my foul ; With painful fteps in mire I tread, And deluges o'erflow my head, 2 With reftlefs cries my fpirits faint, My voice is hoarfe with long complaint, My fight decays with tedious pain, Whilft for my God I wait in vain. 3 My hairs, though num'rous, are but few, Compar'd with foes that me purfue Whh groundlefs hate, grown now of might, To execute their lawlefs fpite. 4 For zeal to thy lov'd ho'ufe and name Confumes me, like devouring flame ; Concern 'd at their affronts to thee, More than at (landers call on me. $ But, Lord, to thee I will repair For heip, with bunaole timely prayV •; Relieve me from thy mercy's {lore : Difplay thy truth's prefervtng pow'r. 6 Control the deluge, ere it fpread> And roll its waves above my head;. Nor deep deftrufclion's yawning pit, To dole her jaws on me permit. P S A L M LXIX. 109 7 Reproach and grief have broke my heart ; I Jook'd for fome to take my part, To pity or relieve my pain ; But Iook'd, alas ! for both in vain. 8 With hunger pin'd, for food I call ; Inftead of food they give me gall : And when with thirft my fpirits fink, They give me vinegar to drink. 9 Their table therefore to their health, Shall prove a fnare, a trap their wealth ; Perpetual darknefs feize their eyes, And fudden blafts their hopes furprife. to But me, howe'er diftrefs'd and poor, Thy ftrong falvation (hall reilore ; Thy pow'r with fongs I'll then proclaim, And celebrate with thanks thy name. 1 1 Our God fhall this more highly prize Than herds or Hocks in facrifice : Which humble faints with joy fhall fee, And hope for like redrefs with me. 12 For God regards the poor's complaint ; Sets pris'ners free from clofe reftraint : Let heav'n, earth, fea, their voices raife. And all the world refound his praife. 13 For God will Sion's walls erecl ; Fair Jtidah's cities he'll protect ; Till a!1 her fcatter'd fons repair -To undifturb'd poITeiTi ons there. 14 This blefling they fhall at their death To their religious heirs bequeath ; And they to endlefs ages more, Of fuch as his bieft name adore. T no PSALM LXX. PART II. 15 Father, I fing thy wond'rous grace, I blefs my Saviour's name, He bought falvation for the poor, And bore the finners fhame. 16 His deep difirefs has rais'd us high, His duty and his zeal Fulfil !d the law which mortals broke. And finifli'd all thy will. 17 His dying groans, his living fongs Shall better pleafe my God, Than harp or trumpet's folemn found, Than goat's or bullock's blood. 18 This fhall his humble follow'rs fee, And fet their hearts at reft ; They by his death draw near to thee, And live for ever bleft. 19 Let heav'n and all that dwell on high To God their voices raife, While lands and feas aflift the fky, And joint' advance his praife. 20 Sionis thine, raoft holy God, Thy Son fhall blefs her gates ; And glory purchas'd by his blood For thine own Ifra'l waits. •i PSALM 70.. N hafte, O God, attend my call, Nor hear my cries in vain ; Oh let thy fpeed prevent my fall, And flill my hope fuflain. When foes infidious wound my name., And tempt my foul afirav, PSALM LXXI. hi Then let them fall with lading fhame, To their own plots a prey. 3 While all that love thy name, rejoice, And glory in thy word, In thy falvation raife their voice, And magnify the Lord. 4 O thou my help in time of need, Behold my fore difmay ; In pity haften to my aid, Nor let thy grace delay. P S A L M 7i. 1 A TY God, my everlafting.hope, iVJL I live upon thy truth ; Thine hands have held my childhood up, And ftrengthen'd all my youth. 2 My flefh was fafhion'd by thy pow'r, With all thefe limbs of mine ; And from my mother's painful hour I've been entirely thine. 3 Still has my life new wonders feen Repeated ev'ry year ; Behold my days that yet remain, ; I truft them to thy care. 4 Call me not off when ftrength declines, When hoary hairs arife ; And round me let thy glory fhine, Whene'er thy fervant dies. 5 Then in the hift'ry of my age, When men review my days, They'll read thy love in ev'ry page, In ev'ry line thy praife. 412 PSALM LXXL PART II. 6 My Saviour, my almighty friend, When I begin thy praife, Where will the growing numbers end, The numbers of thy grace ? 7 Thou art my everlafting truft, Thy goodnefs I adore ; And fmce I knew thy graces firft I fpeak thy glories more. i My feet mail travel all the length •Of the celeitial road, And march with courage in thy ftrength To fee my Father God. 9 When I am fill'd with fore diflrefs For fome furpri fing fin, I'll plead thy perfe6t. righteoufnefs, And mention none but thine. io How will my lips rejoice to tell The vicYries of my king ! My foul, redeem'd from fin and hell, Shall thy falvation fmg. i i My to»gue fhall all the day proclaim My Saviour and my God, Flis death has brought my foes to fhame* And fav'd me by his blood. lii Awake, awake my tuneful pow'rs ; With this delightful fong I'll entertain thedarkeft hours, ' Nor think the feafon long, PART III. 33 God of my childhood, and my youth, The guide of all my days, PSALM LXXII. 113 I have declar'd thy heav'nly truth, And told. thy wond'rous ways. 14 Wilt thou forfake my hoary hairs, And leave my fainting heart ? Who {hall fuftain my finking years If God my itrength depart ? 15 Let me thy pow'r and truth proclaim Before the riling age, And leave a favour of thy name When I (hall quit the Stage. 16 The land of filence and of death Attends my next remove ; Oh may thefe poor remains of breath Teach the wide world thy love ! 17 Thy righteoufnefs is deep and high, Unfearchable thy deeds ; Thy glory fpreads beyond the fky, And all my praife exceeds. 18 Oft have I heard thy threat'nings roar, And oft endur'd the grief ; But when thy hand has preil me fore, Thy grace was my relief. 19 Bv long experience have I known Thy fov'reign pow'r to fave ; At thy command I venture down Securely to the grave. 20 When I lye buried deep in dull, My fleih lhall be thy care ; Thefe wither'd limbs with thee I trufl To raife them frrong and fair. •l PSALM 72. ORD let thy juitt decrees the king In all his ways dirett ; L2 II, PSALM LXXIL And let his fori, throughout his reign,. Thy righteous laws refpech 2 So fhall he ftill thy people judge With pure and upright mind, Whilft all the helplefs poor fhall him Their juft proteclor find. 3 Then hills and mountains fhall bring forth The happy fruits of peace ; Which all the land fliall own to be The works of righteoufnefs. 4 Whilft he the poor and needy race Shall rule with gentle fvvay, And from their humble necks fhall take Oppreffive yokes away. 5 In ev'ry heart thy awful fear Shall then be rooted fan1, As long as fun and moon endure, \ Or time itfelf mall laft. 6 He (hall defcend like rain, that cheers The meadow's fecond birth ; Or like warm ftiow'rs, whofe gentle drops Refrefh the thirfly earth. 7 In his bfefs'd days the juft and good Shall be with favour crown'd ; The happy land fhall ev'ry where With endlefs peace abound. 8 His uncontjoll'd dominion fhall From fea to fea extend ; Begin at proud Euphrates' ftreams,. At nature's limits end. 9 To him the favage nations round Shall bow their fervile heads : His vanquifti'd foes fliall lick the dttft Where he his conqueft fpreads. PSALM LXXIL 10 The kings of Tarfhifh, and the iiles, Shall coftly prefents bring ; From fpicy Sheba gifts (hall come, And wealthy Saba's king. 11 To him (hall ev'ry king on earth His humble homage pay ; And difPring nations gladly join To own his righteous fway. 12 Fdr he fhall fet the needy free, When they for fuccour cry ; Shall fave the helplefs, and the poor, And all their wants fupply. PART II. 13 His providence for needy fouls Shall due fupplies prepare ; And over their defencelefs lives Shall watch with tender care. 14 He fhall preferve and keep their fouls From fraud and rapine free ; And in his fight their guiltlefs blood Of mighty price ihall be. 15 Therefore fhall God his life and reign To many years extend ; Whilft eaftern princes tribute pay, And golden prefents fend. 16. For him fhall conftant pray'rs be made Through all his profp'rous days : His jufl dominion fhall afford A lafting theme of praife. 17 Of ufeful grain, through all the land, Great plenty fhall appear ; A handful fown on mountain-tops A mighty crop fhall bear. n6 PSALM LXXIII. 18 Its fruit like cedars (hook by winds, A ratt'ling noife fhall yield : The city too fhall thrive, and vie, For plenty, with the field. 19 The mem'ry of his glorious name Through endlefs years fhall run ; His fpotlefs fame (hall (hine as bright And lading as the fun. 20 In him the nations of the world Shall be completely blefs'd, And his unbounded happinefs By ev'ry tongue confefs'd, 21 Then blefs'd be God, the mighty Lord. The God whom Ifr'el fears ; Who only wond'rous in his works Beyond compare appears. 22 Let earth be with his glory fill'd ; For ever blefs his name ; Whilft to his praife the Iift'ning world Their glad alfent proclaim. PSALM 73. 1 A T length by certain proofs, 'tis plain JTjL That God will to his faints be kind ! That all whofe hearts are pure and clean Shall his protecting favour find. 2 Till this fuftaining truth I knew, My ftagg'ring feet had almoft fail'd : I grieve! the Tinners wealth to view, And envy'd when the fools prevail'd. 3 They to the grave in peace defcend, And, whilft they live, are hale and ftrong ; No plague or troubles them offend, Which oft to other men belong. PSALM LXXIII. u; 4 With pride, as with a chain they're held, And rapine feems their robe of flate ; Their eyes Hand out, with fatnefs fwell'd ; They grow beyond their wifhes great. 5 With hearts corrupt, and lofty talk, Oppreffive methods they defend ; Their tongue, through all the earth will walk, Their blafphemies to heav'n afcend. 6 And yet admiring crowds are found, Who fervile vifits duly make ; Becaufe with plenty they abound, Of which their flatt'ring flaves partake, 7 Their fond opinions thefe purfue, Till they with them profanely cry, " How fhould the Lord our actions view ? " Can he perceive who dwells fo high? 8 Behold the wicked ! thefe are they Who openly their fins profefs ; And yet their wealth's increas'd each day, And all their atlions meet fuccefs. 9 " Then have I cleans'd my heart, (faid I, ) " And wafh'd my hands from guilt in vain ; " If all the day opprefs'd I lie, " And ev'ry morning fuffer pain. 10 Thus did I once to fpeak intend : But if fuch things I rafhly fay, Thy children, Lord, I mull offend, And bafely fhould their caufe betray. PART II. 1 1 To fathom this ray thoughts I bent ; But found the cafe too hard forme, ' Till to the houfe of God I went ; Then I their end did plainly fee, n8 PSALM LXXIIL 12 How high foe'er advanc'd, thev all On Hipp'ry places loofely {land ; Thence into ruin headlong fall, Caft down by thy avenging hand. 13 How dreadful and how quick their fate ! Defpis'd by thee, when they're deilroy'd ; As waking men with fcorn do treat The fancies that their dreams employ'd. 14 Thus was my heart with grief oppreft, My reins were rack'd with reftlels pains; So ftupid was I like a beaft, Who no reflecting thought retains. 13 Yet llill thy prefence me fupplv'd, And thy right hand aflirlance gave : Thou firft malt with thy council guide, And then to glory me receive. 16 Whom then in heav'n but thee alone Have I whofe favour I require ? Throughout the fpacious earth there's none That 1 befides thee can defire. 17 My trembling flefh, and aching heart, May often fail to fuccour me ; But God (hall inward ftrength impart. And my eternal portion be. 18 P'or they that far from thee remove Shall into fudden ruin fall ; If after other gods they rove, Thy veng'ance fhall deltroy them all. 19 But as for me, 'tis good and j u it That I mould frill to God repair ; In him I always put my truft, And will his wond'rous works declare* PSALM LXX1V. 119 PART III. 20 Sure there's a righteous God, Nor is religion vain ; Though men of vice may boail aloud, And men of grace complain. 2 1 I faw the wicked rife, And felt my heart repine, While haughtvjjfcols with fcornful eyes, In robes of honor (hine. 22 The tumult of my thought Held me in hard fufpenfe, Till to thy houfe my feet were brought To learn thy juftice thence. 23 Thy word with light and pow'r, Did my miftake amend ; Iview'dthe finners life before, But here I learnt their end. 24 On what a flipp'ry fteep The thoughtlefs wretches go ; And Oh that dreadful fiery deep, That waits their fall below ! 25 Lord, at thy feet I bow, My thoughts no more repine : I call my God my portion now, And all my pow'is r.re thine. PSALM 7^ i "T X TILL God for ever caft us off! V V His wrath for ever fmoke Againft the people of his love, His little chofen flock ? 2 Think of the tribes fo dearly bought With their Redeemer's blood : ifro PSALM LXXIV. Nor let thy Sion be forgot, Where once thy glory flood . 3 Lift up thy feet, and march in hafle, Aloud our ruin calls ; See what a wide and fearful wafle Is made within thy walls. 4 Where once thy churches pray'd and fang Thy foes profanely rage ; Amid thy gates their enfigns hang, And there their hofts engage. 5 How are the feats of worfhip broke ? They tear the buildings down, And he that deals the heavieit ilroke Procures the chief renown. 6 With flames they threaten to deftroy Thy children in their refl ; Come let us burn at once, they cry, The temple and the prieft. 7 And ftill to heighten our diitrefs, Thy prefence is withdrawn- ; Thy wonted figns of pow'r and grace ; Thy pow'r and grace are gone. 8 No prophet fpeaks to cairn our grief, But all in iilence mourn ; Nor know the times of our relief, The hour of thy return. 9 How long, eternal God, how long, Shall men of pride blafpheme ? Shall faints be made their endlefs fong, And bare immortal fhame. io Canft thou for ever fit and hear Thine holy name profan'd ? And ftill thyjealoufy forbear, And ftill withhold thine hand ? PSALM LXXV. 121 11 What ftrange deliv'rance haft thou fhown In ages long before ! And now no other God we own, No other God adore* 12 Thou did ft divide the raging fea By thy refiftlefs might, To make thy tribes a wond'rous way, And then fecure their flight. 13 Is not the world of nature thine, The darknefs and the day ? Didft thou not bid the morning fhine> And mark the fun his way ? 14 Hath not thy pow'r form'd ev'ry coaft, And fet the earth its bounds, With fummer's heat, and winter's froft, In their perpetual rounds ? 15 And fhall the fons of earth and dull That facred pow'r blafpheme ? Will not thy hand that form'd them firft Avenge thine injur'd name ? 16 Think on the cov'nant thou haft made, And all thy words of love ; Nor let the birds of prey invade And vex thy trembling dove. 17 Our foes will triumph in our blood, And make our hope their jeft ; Plead thine own caufe, almighty God, And give thy children reft. PSALM 75. 1 HPO thee, mo ft high and holy God, A To thee our thankful hearts we raife ; Thy works declare thy name abroad, Thy wond'rous works demand our praife. M I 122 P S A L M LXXVI. 2 To flav'ry doom'd, thy chofen fons Beheld their foes triumphant rife ; And fore oppreft by earthly thrones, They fought the fov'reign of the fkies. 3 'Twas then, great God, with equal pow'r, Arofe thy veng'ance and thy grace, To fcourge their legions from the fbore, And fave the remnant of thy race. 4 Thy hand that form'd the refllefs main, And rear'd the mountain's awful head, Bade raging feas their courfereftrain, And defert wilds receive their dead. ,5 Such wonders never come by chance Nor can the winds fuch bleffings blow ; sTis God the judge doth one advance, 'Tis God that lays another low. 6 Let haughty lyrants fink their pride, Nor lift fo high their fcornful head ; But lay their impious thoughts afide, And own the empire God hath made. PSALM 76. n TN Judah the Almighty's known ; X Almighty there, by wonders fhown ; His name in Jacob does excel : His fanftuary in Salem Hands : The majefty that heav'n commands In Sion condefcends to dwell. 2 He brake the bow and arrows there, The fhield, the temper 'd fword, and fpear ; There (lain the mighty army lay : Whence Sion's fame thro' earth is fpread, Of greater glory, greater dread, Than hills where robbers lodge their prey PSALM LXXVII. 123 3 Their valiant chiefs, who came for fpoil, Themfelves met there a (hameful foil ; Securely down to fleep they lay ; But wak'd no more : their flouteii band Ne'er lifted one refitting hand 'Gainft his that did their legions flay. 4 When Jacob's God began to frown, Both horfe and charioteers o'erthrown, Together ilept in endlefs night : When thou, whom earth and heav'n revere, Doft once with wrathful look appear, What mortal pow'r can ftand thy fight ? 5 Pronounc'd from heav'n, earth heard its doom Grew hufh'd with fear, when thou didft come, The meek with juftice to reftore : The wrath of man lhall yield thee praife ; Its laft attempts but ferve to raife The triumphs of almighty pow'r. 6 Vow to the Lord ; ye nations, bring Vow'd prefents to In' eternal King : Thus to his name due rev'rence pay ; Who proudelt potentates can quell, To earthly kings more terrible, Than to their trembling fubjecls they. P S A L M y7. 1 rT^O God I cry'd with mournful voice A I fought his gracious ear, In the fad hour, when trouble rofe, And fill'd my heart with fear. 2 Sad were my days, and dark my nights, My foul refus'd relief; I thought on €md, the jutt and wife, But thought* increased my grief. i24 PSALM LXX^IL 3 Still I complain'd and flill oppreft, My heart began to break ; My God, thy wrath forbade my reft,. And kept my eyes awake. 4 My overwhelming forrows grew, 'Till I could fpeak no more ; Then I within myfelf withdrew, And call'd thy judgments o'er. £ I call'd back years and ancient times When I beheld thy face ; My fpirit fearch'd for fecret crimes That might withhold thy grace. 6 I call'd thy mercies to my mind, Which I enjoy'd before ; And will the Lord no more be kind ; His face appear no more ? 7 Will he for ever caft me off? His promife ever fail ? Has he forgot his tender love ? Shall anger ftill prevail ? 8 But I forbid this hopelefs thought, This dark, defpairing frame, Rememb'ring what thy hand hath wrought -f Thy hand is ftill the fame. 9 I'll think again of all thy ways, And talk thy wonders o'er, Thy wonders of recov'ring grace. When flefh could hope no more. jo Grace dwelt with juflice on the throne ; And men that love thy word, Have in thy fancluary known The counfels of the Lord. PSALM LXXVII. 125 PART II. ii " How awful is thy chaft'ning rod! " (May thy own children fay) " The great, the wife, the dreadful God ! " How holy is his way J " 12 I'll meditate his works of old, Who reigns in heav'n above ; I'll hear his ancient wonders told, And learn to truft his love. 13 He faw the houfe of Jofeph lie With Egypt's yoke oppreft ; Long he delay 'd to hear their cry, Nor gave his people reft. 14 The fons of pious Jacob feem'd Abandon 'd to their foes ; But his almighty arm redeem'd The nation whom he chofe. 15 From flavifh chains he fet them free They follow where he calls ; He bade them venture through the fea, And made the waves their' walls. 16 The waters faw thee, mighty God, The waters faw thee come ; Backward they fled, and frighted flood, To give thine armies room. j 7 Strange was thy journey thro' the fea, Thy footfteps, Lord, unknown ; Terrors attend the wond'rous way That brings thy mercies down. J 8 Thy voice with terror in the found Thro' clouds and darknefs broke ; Ail heav'n in lightning (hone around And earth with thunder (hook. M 2 is6 P S A L M LXXVIIL 39 Thine arrows thro' the fkies were hurl'd, How glorious is the Lord ! Surprife and tremb'ling feiz'd the world, And all his faints ador'd. 20 He gave them water from the rock ; And fate by Mofes' hand, Thro' a dry defert led his flock To Canaan's promised land. PSALM 78. 1 T TEAR, O my people, to my law JljL Your mo ft devout attention lend ; Let the inftruclions of my mouth, Deep in your faithful hearts defcend, My tongue fhall parables unfold, And bring to light dark things of old- 2 Which our fore-father's pious care, From ancient times has handed down ; Nor will we hide them from our fons, But to our offspring make them known, That they the praifes may be taught Of God, who hath fuch wonders wrought, 3 For Jacob he this law ordain'd, This folemn league for Ifr'el made, With charge to be from age to age, From race to race with care convey'd ; To be tranfmitted to their heirs, Which they again might give to their's. 4 That they might God's commands obey, And in his ftrengtb their fafety place • And not like their forefathers, prove A ftubborn and rebellious race, Who ft.il/ the paths of error trod, Nor put their ftedfafl hope in God. PSALM LXXVIII. iaf 5 Such were revolting Epkraim's fons, Who from the field ignobly fled ; Tho' (kit ful archers arm'd with bows, And to a conftant warfare bred ; Tho' God to them his works difplay'd, Yet they his orders difobey'd. 6 The wonders which their fathers faw, They in their minds did not retain ; Prodigious things in E^ypt done, And miracles in Zoan's plain : Por them he did the fea divide, And pil'd in heaps the preffing tide*, 7 A wond'rous pillar led them on, Compos'd of fhade and radiant light * A fhelt'ring cloud it prov'd by day, AshI was a leading fire by night. Thus went they thro' a defert land, Conducted by his powerful hand. 8 When drought opprefs'd them, where no The parched wildernefs fupply'd, [ftreams He cleft the rock, whofe flinty breafl Diffolv'd into a cooling tide, Which down in plenteous rivers fell, And prov'd a conftant miracle. 9 Yet there they fln'd againft him more, Provoking ftill the Lord mofl high, In that fame defert, where he did' Their fainting fouls with ftrength fupply ; His pow'r fupreme, they did diftruft, And long'd for meat to feed their luff. 10 Then utter'd their blafphemous doubts, Can God, fay they, for us prepare " A table in the wildernefs, *' And let it out with various fare ? 128 PSALM LXXVIII. " 'Tis true, he did the rock divide, *' But can he corn and flefh provide ?" i 1 The Lord with indignation heard, And. from the heav'ns avenging flame On Jacob fell ; con fuming wrath On moil ungrateful Ifr'el came : For they would not in God confide, Who had fo oft their wants fupply'd. 12 Tho' God had from the fruitful clouds, Around their camp his manna fpread, And had with angels facred food, Ungrateful man in plenty fed ; Which from his own celeftial (lores, Was rained down in frequent fhow'rs. 13 From heav'n he made an eaft wind blow, And likewife did the fouth command To rain down flefh, like duff., and fowls Like the fea (hore's unnumber'd fands, Around their tents an eafy prey, The flutt'ring, feather *d booty lay. 14 Thus gave he them their heart's defire, And they luxurious eat the fame ; But whilft the meat was in their mouths, God's heavy wrath upon them came ; He flew the wealthieft of them all, And Ifrael's chiefs were made to fall. PART II. j^ Yet flill they fin'd nor would afford His wond'rous miracles belief ; Therefore thro' fruitlefs travels, he Confum'd their lives in wafting grief ; When fome were flain, with early cry, They turn'd and fought the Lord moil high. PSALM LXXVIII. 129 16 But this wasfeign'd fubmiffion all, Their treach'rous hearts their tongues bely'd, They flill r.emain'd perverfe, nor would Firm in his covenant abide ; And yet his anger did not rife, Nor would with death their fins chaftife. lj For he remember 'd they were flefh, And could not long on earth remain ; A murm'ring wind that's quickly pail, And never more returns again ; His mercy knew they were but frail, And would not let his wrath prevail. 18 How oft did they provoke him there ! How oft did they his patience grieve ! In that fame defert, where he did Their fainting fouls with food relieve, They turned back, and faithlefs prov'd, And Ifrael's God to anger mov'd. 19 Nor did they call to mind the day, When God, with his almighty hand, Deliver'd them from ail their foes, And fhow'd his figns in Egypt's land, When he their tribes from bondage brought, And wond'rous things in Zoan wrought. 20 Their rivers, that they might not drink, Were turn'd to blood at his command ; Devouring flies in thicker! fwarms ; And frogs were fent to plague the land ; Locufts and worms o'erfpread their foil, And reap'd the harvefl of their toil. fii Their vines with batt'ring hail were broke, With pinching froft the fig-tree dies ; Lightning and hail made flocks and herds. To fall one gen'ral facrifke. igo PSALM LXXVIIll His wrath their trouble to increafe, By evil angels broke their peace. 22 He clear'd a pafTage for his wrath, Nor would his anger fierce controul ; But gave -their life to peftilence, Nor fpar'd from death the fainting fouL Upon their heirs deftruclion came, The.firft born in the tents of Ham. 23 But his own tribe, like folded fheep, He brought in fafety from diflrefs, And like a flock, conducted them Thro' a long barren wildernefs ; Their foes were in the ocean drown'd. But they no caufe of terror found. 24 Nor ceas'd his care, 'till them he brought In fafety to the promis'd land : And to his holy mount, the prize Obtain'd by his victorious hand ; For them he did his arm extend, And from the foe their ho its defend. 25 To them, the outcaft heathen's land, He did in equal lots divide ; And in their foes abandon'd tents, Made Ifrael;s tribes fecure abide : For them he quell'd the nations round, And. plac'd them on the promis'd ground-. PART III. 26 But itill they tempted, ftill provok'd The anger of the Lord molt high ; Nor would, to praclife his commands Their moil rebellious hearts apply : Ikit turn'd like a deceitful bow, And in their father's ileps would go* p S A L M LXXVIII. 13 x •zy For God to fury they provok'd, With idol altars fet on high, And with their graven images, Inflam'd to wrath his jealoufy ; On Ifrael then his hatred fell, And Shiloh where he lov'd to dwell. 28 To vile captivity, his ark, His flrength and glory to difdain, His people to the fword he gave, Nor would his awful wrath reftrain : Amongft their youth his anger fpread, Nor were their maids to marriage led, 29 In fight the facrificer fell, The prieft himfelf a viftim bled;: Nor were there any w?dows left, Who fhould with tears lament the dead. Then like a giant ftrong with wine, The Lord awak'd in wrath divine. 30 He fmote his foes, that from the field Their vanquiuYd, fcatter'd remnants came, With wounds imprinted on their backs, The marks of everlafting fhame : The tents of Jofeph he forfook, Nor Ephraim for his dwelling took. 31 But Judah's favour'd tribe he chofe, And made his own peculiar care ; On Sion's mount his temple built, And fix'd its ftrong foundations there. From fheep-folds he did David bring, And over Judah made him king. 32 From tending on the teeming ewes He brought his fervant forth to feed His people, and inheritance, The tribes of Ifr'el's chofen feed : i32 PSALM LXXIX, And be a faithful fhepherd dill, Fed and conduced them with fkill. PSALM 79, 1 rpHE heathen hofts, O God 1 X Have thy poflemon feiz'd ; Thy facred houfe defil'd, Thy holy city raz'd. 2 The bodies of thy faints Abroad unburied lay, Their flem expos'd to beads. Or rav'nous birds a prey. 3 Their blood, like water, was Around Jerus'lem fhed ; And none were left to pay, The duties to the dead ; 4 The foe our fmall remains, With loud reproaches wound ; And we are made the fport Of all the nations round. 5 How long wilt thou be wroth ? Lord, muft we ever mourn ? And fhall thy jealous rage, Like fire for ever burn ? 6 On lands that know not thee, Thy heavy vengeance fhow'r ; Thofe kingdoms let it crufh, That have not own'd thy pow'r, 7 Their hungry jaws have prey'd On Jacob's chofen race, And to a defert turn'd, Their fruitful dwelling place. 8 O think not on our fins, But fpeedily prevent P S A L M LXXX, 133 The ruin of thy faints Almoil with forrow fpent. 9 Thy help, O God impart, And free our fouls from blame, So (hall thy wond'rous love Exalt thy glorious name. io Let infidels that fay, " Where is the God they boaft ?" In vengeance, for thy faints, Perceive thee to their cofl. 1 1 Lord, hear the pris'ner's moans ! Thy faving pow'r extend ; Prefer ve them doom'd to die, From their untimely end ! 12 Thofe who blafpheme thy name, Do thou, O God, deilroy ; Againft the nations round, Refilllefs pow'r employ. 13 As they have us oppreft ; So mall they be repaid, With forrows fev'n times more Than what on us they laid. 14 Thus we, thy humble flock, Shall evetpraife thy name; And our unwearied thanks, From age to age proclaim. P S A L M So. Ifr'el's fhepherd, Jofcph's guide, Our pray'rs to thee Vouchfafe to hear '; Thou that doit on the cherubs ride, Again in folemn (late appear. 2 Behold how Benjamin expecls, With Ephraim and Manaifeh ioin'J 3 34 P S A L M LXXX. In our deliv'rance, the efTecls Of thy refiillefs flrength to find. 3 Do then convert us, Lord, do thou The lull re of thy face difplay ; And all the ills we fufTer now, Like fcatter'd clouds, (hall pafs away. 4 O thou, whom heav'nly hofts obey, How longfhall thy fierce anger burn ? How long thy fufFring people pray, And to their pray'rs have no return ? ,5 When hungry, we are fore'd to drench Our fcanty food in floods of woe ; When dry, our raging third we quench With flreams of tears that largely flow, 6 For us the heathen nations round, As for a common prey, contefl : Our foes with fpiteful joy abound, And at our loll condition jefr. 7 Do thou convert us, Lord, do thou The hi ft re of thy face difplay ; And all the ills we fufTer now, Like fcatter'd clouds, (hall pafs away. PART II. 'S Thou brought'!! a vine from Egypt's land ; And, calling cut the heathen race, Didil plant it with thy own right hand, And firmly fix'd it in their place. 9 Before it thou prepar'dit the way, And mad'ft it take a lading root ; Which, blell with thy indulgent ray, O'er all the land did widely fhoot. •xo The hills were cover d with its fhade, Its goodly boughs did cedars fcem ; P S A L M LXXX. r< Its branches to the fea were fpread, And reach'd to proud Euphrates' ft ream. U Why then haft thou its hedge o;er thrown-, Which thou had'ft made fo firm and ftrong Wrhilft all its grapes, defencelefs grown, Are pluck'd by thofe that pafs along. 12 See how the bridling foreft boar With dreadful fury lays it wafte : Hark how the favage monfters roar, And to their heiplefs prey make hafte.- PART III. 33 To thee, O God of bolls, we pray, Thy wonted goodnefs, Lord, renew From heav'n thy throne this vine furvey, And her fad Hate with pity view. i:4 Behold the vineyard made by thee, Which thy right hand did guard fo long :' And keep that branch from danger free, Which for thyfelf thou mad'ft fo ftrong. i-j To wafting flames 'tis made a prev, And all its fpreading boughs cut down ; At thy rebuke they foon decay, And perifli at thy dreadful frown. 16 Crown thou Median with fuccefs, By thy right hand fecur'd from wrong : The fon of man in mercy blefs, Whom for thyfelf thou mad'ft fo ftrong. 1-7 So (hall we ftill continue free From whatfoe'er deferves thy blame ; And if once more reviv'd by thee, Will always praife thy holy name. 18 Do thou convert us, Lord, do thou The htilre of thy face uifplay ; *3& PSALM LXXXL And all the ills we fuffer now, Likefcatter'd clouds {hall pafs away. PSALM 81. 1 f I X) God, our never failing ftrength, X With glad applaufes, loudly fing ; And jointly make a cheerful noife, To Jacob's great and awful King. 2 Compofe a lofty hymn of praife, And touch your innruments of joy, Let pfalteries and pleafant harps, With warbling lutes, your fkill employ* 3 Let trumpets at the great new moon, Their animating voices raife, To celebrate the joyful time, Th! appointed folemn day of praife, 4 For this a fiatute was of old, Which Jacob's God himfelf decreed, To be with pious care obferv'd, Tor times to come, by Ifrael's feed. ^ This he, for a memorial fix'd In Jofeph, freed from Egypt's land ; Strange nations barb'rous fpeech we heard: A fpeech we could not underfland. 6 " Yourburden'd moulders I reliev'd, Thus feem'd our gracious God to fay ; " And by my pow'r your fervile hands,. 41 Were freed from lab 'ring in the clay. 7 Your anceftors, with wrongs opprefs'd, For timely help did call on me -r With pity I their fuff 'rings faw, And from their troubles let them free. 8 They fought for me, and from the clouds In awful thunder I reply'd; PSALM LXXXI. 137 At Merebah'i contentious flream, Their faith and duty both were try'd. PART II. 3 Whilftl my folemn will declare, Do thou my chofen people hear ; If thou,0 Ifrael ! to my words Wilt careful lend a liil'ning ear. 10 Then (hall no God befides myfelf , Within thy limits e'er be found, Nor (halt thou worihip any God Adored by the nations round. r 1 The Lord thy God, am I alone, Who brought thee out of Egypt's land ; 'Tis I that all thy juft defires Do ftill fupply with lib'ral hand 12 But they, my chofen race, refus'd To hearken to my gracious voice ; Nor would rebellious Ifrael's fons Make me, with confidence, their choice- ly So I provok'd, refign'd them up, To ev'ry wicked lull a prey ; And in their own per verfe defigns Permitted them to go aftray. #4 O that my people wifely would, My juft and mild commandments heed ; That Ifrael in my righteous ways Would ftill, with pious care, proceed. 13 Then fhould my heavy judgments fall, On all who would their pow'r oppofe ; And my avenging hand be rais'd To cut off all their daring foes. 16 Their enemies, and mine, fhould-afl, Before my footftool lowlv bend ; N a. i38 PSALM LXXXII, LXXXHL But as for them, their happy ftate Should fland fecure, nor know an end, 17 All parts with plenty mould abound, With faireil wheat the fruitful field,. The barren clifts of craggy rocks, For them mould richeit honey yield. PSALM 82. 1 A MONG th' aifemblies of the great jljL A greater Ruler takes his feat; The God of heav'n as Judge furveys Thofe gods on earth and all their ways-, S Why will ye frame oppreflive laws ? Or why fupport th' unrighteous caufe ! When will ye once defend the poor, That foes may vex the faints no more ? 3 They know not, Lord, nor will thev know 1 Dark are the ways in which they go ; Their name of earthly gods is vain, Foi they fhalKali and die like men. 4 Arife, O Lord and let thy Son Polfefs his miiverfal throne, And rule- the nations with his rod ; He is our Judge, and he our God. PSALM 83. 1 T TOLD not thy peace, O Lord, our God! XjL Do thou no longer hlent be j Nor with consenting quiet looks Our dreadful ruin calmly fee. 2 For, lo ! the tumults of thy foes O'er all the land begin to fpread ; And thofe who hate thy faints and thee, Lift up with joy their threat 'ning head, PSALM LXXXIII. 139 3 Againft thy zealous people Lord \ They all, with treachery, combine ; And to deftroy thy chofen race In fecret lay, their clofe defign, 4 " Come let us cut them off, they fay, " Let us their nation quite deface ; " That no remembrance, may henceforth " Remain of Ifrael's hated race." 5 Again ft thee, and thy people's peace, Thus they confult with one confent, And different nations jointly leagu'd., Their common fpite and malice vent, 6 The Ifhmaelites that dwell in tents, With warlike Edom's forces join'd, And Moab'sfons, our ruin feek With Hagar's num'rous race combin'(L 7 Proud Amnion's offspring, Gabel too With daring Amalek conspire ; The lords of Palefline, and all The haughty fons of wealthy Tyre. 8 All thofe for their fecufe ally, The ftrong Affyrian king have got -T Who, with a pow'rful army, means To aid th' inceft uous race of Lot. PART II. 9 But let fuch vengeance come to them, As once to wicked Midian came To Jabin and proud Sifera, At bloody Kilhon's. fatal itream : 10 When thy right hand their num'rous hofi:, Near Endor, did with fear confound, And left their mangled carcaiFes, Manure, to feed the hungry ground* x-40 PSALM LXXXIV,, 11 Let all their mightv nien the fate Of haplefs Zeb and Oreb {hare : As Zeba and Salmana., fo Let all their boafting princes fare; 12 Who with the fame defign infpir'd^. Thus with a vain aflurance fpake, " In firm poiTeflion, for ourfelves, " Let us by force God's houfes take." ?3 To ruin let them haften on, Like wheels which downward fwiftly move Or like the chaff, before the wind,. Let all their fcatter'd forces prove ; 0-4 As flames confume the wood, or heath That on the parched mountain grows ; So let thy fierce devouring wrath, With terror ftrike thy haughty foes. j?5 Lord,fhroud their faces with difgrace, And make them own thy glorious name^ Or elfe confound thofe harden'd hearts, Which, gentler means will not reclaim, 6 So mall the world, with one confent Confefs that thou, whofe name alone, Jehovah is, o'er all the earth, Haft rais'd thy juft and lofty throne, Pl S A L U- 84. 3 T TOW pleafant, how divinely fair, jLJl O Lord of hofts, thy dwellings are I With long defire my fpirit faints, To meetth' affemblies of thy faints. 2 My flelh would reft in thine abode; My panting heart cries out for God ; My God ! my King ! why fhould I be- So far from all my joys and thee. PSALM LXXXIV. 14* 3 The fparrow cbufes where to reft, And for her young provides her neft ; But will my God to fparrows grant That pleafure which his children want ? 4 Bleft are the faints who fit on high, Around thy throne above the fky ; Thy brighter! glories mine above, And all their work is praife and love. 5 Bleft are the fouls who find a place Within the temple of thy grace ; There they behold thy gentler rays, And feek thy face and learn thy praife. 6 Bleft are the men whofe hearts are fet To find the way to Sion's gate ; God is their ftrength ; and thro' the road They lean upon their helper, God. 7 Cheerful they walk with growing ftrength^ Till all fhall meet in heav'n at length ;. Till all before thy face appear, And join in nobler worlhip there. PART II. 8 Great God attend while Sion lings The joy that from thy prefence fprings j To fpcnd one day with thee on earth Exceeds a thoufand days of mirth. 9 Might I enjoy the meaneft place Within thy houfe, O God of grace, Not tents of eafe nor thrones of pow'r Should tempt my feet to leave thy door* 10 God is our fun, he makes our day; God is our fhield, he guards our way From all th' aflaults ofhell and fin, Prom foes without and foes within* 142 P S A L M LXXXV. ii All needful grace will God bellow, And crown that grace with glory too : He gives us all things, and with-holds No real good from upright fouls. 12 O God, our King, whofe fov 'reign f\vT ay ' The glorious hods of heav'n obey, The devils at thyprefence flee, Bleft is the man that trulls in thee, P S A L M 85. a T ORD, thou half call'd thy grace to mindr H j Thou hail revers'd our heavy doom : So God forgave when Ifr'el finn'd, And brought his wand'ring captives home. 2 Thou haft begun to fet us free, And made thy fierceft wrath abate : Now let ear hearts be tum'd to tliee7- And thy falvation be compleat. 3 Revive our dying graces, Lord, And let thv faints in thee rejoice; Make known thy truth, fulfil thy word, We wait for praife to tune our voice. 4 We wait to hear what God will fay; He'll fpeak, and give his people peace 1' But let them run no more aftray, Left his returning wrath increaie. PART II. £ Salvation is forever nigh The fouls that fear and trull the Lord ; And grace defcending from on high Frefh hopes of glory ihall afford. 6 Mercy and truth on earth are met, Since Chrift the Lord came down from heav'n r ■ P S A L M LXXXVI. 143 By his obedience fo compleat Juitice is -pleas 'd and peace is giv'n. 7 Now truth and honour (hall abound, Religion dwell on earth again, And heav'nly influence blefs the ground In our Redeemer's gentle reign. 8 His righteoufnefs is gone before, To give us free accefs to God : Our wand'ring feet (hall ftray no more, But mark his fteps and keep the road. P S A L M 86. ■i Y | ^O my complaint, O Lord, my God5 JL Thy gracious ear incline ; Hear me, dillrefs'd, and deititute Of all relief but thine. 2 Do thou, O God preferve my foul, That docs thy name adore : Thy fervant keep, and him, whofe truft Relies on thee, reflore. 3 To me, who daily thee invoke, Thy mercy, Lord, extend ; Refrefh thy fervani's foul, whofe hopes On thee alone depend. 4 Thou, Lord, art good; not only good, But prompt to pardon too : Of plenteous mercy to all thofe Who for thy mercy fue. 5 To my repeated humble pray'r, O Lord, attentive be; When troubled, I on thee will call, For thou wilt anfwer me. 6 Among the gods there's none like thee, O Lord, alone divine ! 3 44 p s A L M LXXXVL To thee as much inferior they, As are their works to thine. 7 Therefore their great Creator thee The nations mail adore ; Their long mifguided pray'rs and praife To thy blefs'd name reftore. "8 All mall confefs thee great, and great The wonders thou hall done ; Confefs thee God, thee God fupreme, Confefs thee God alone. P A R T II. •9 Teach me, O Lord, thy facred way, That from thy truth I may not itray : To me thy grace impart, Unite my wand'ring heart To fear, continually thy name: Thy praife, my God, I will proclaim And with a foul fmcere Thee conftantly revere. to Thy boundlefs mercy who can tell, For thou haft fav'd my foul from hell,. And when I call'd on thee, Thy goodnefs fet me free : The fons of pride againft me rife, Not fetting thee before their eyes ; And with a wicked flrife, Seek to deftroy my life. ii But thou didft thy afliftance bring, Of truth thou everlafting fpring ; Thy patience and thy love, Lord, thou (halt ne'er remove : Turn thee, O God, fome (signal {how. And let all thofe who hate me, know, That thou will pow'r extend, Thy fervants to defend. PSALM LXXXVII, LXXXVIH. 145 PSALM 87. 1 /"I OD in his earthly temple lays VJT Foundation for his heav'nly praife; He likes the tents of Jacob well, But ftill in Sion loves to dwell. 2 His mercy vifits ev'ry houfe That pay their night and morning vows ; But makes a more delightful ftay, Where churches meet to praife and pray, 3 What glories were defcrib'd of old ! What wonders are in Sion told ! Thou city of our God below, Thy fame fhall Tyre and Egypt know. 4 Egypt and Tyre, and Greek and Jew, Shall there begin their lives a-new : Angels and men (hall join to fing The hill where living waters fpring. ^5 When God makes up his lafl account Of natives in his holy mount, 'Twill be an honour to appear As one new born and nourifh'd there. PSA L M 88. 1 r I 10 thee, my God and Saviour, I JL By day and night addrefs my cry : Vouchfafe my mournful voice to hear, To my diftrefs incline thine ear. ^ For feas of trouble me invade ; My foul draws nigh to death's cold fhade, Like one whofe firength and hopes are fled, They number me among the dead. O 146 PSALM LXXXVIII. 3 Like thofe who, fhrouded in the grave, From thee no more remembrance have: Caft off from thy fuftaining care, Down to the confines of defpair. 4 Thy wrath has hard upon me lain, Afflicting me with reftlefs pain : Me all thy mountain waves have preft, Too weak, alas ! to bear the leaft. £ Rcmov'd from friends, I figh alone, In a loath'd dungeon laid, where none A vifit will vouchfafe to me, Confin'd, paft hopes of liberty. 6 My eyes from weeping never ceafe ; They wafte, but ftill my griefs increafe : Yet daily, Lord, to thee I've pray'd, With outftretch'd hands invok'd thy aid. 7 Wilt thou by miracle revive The dead, whom thou forfook'ft alive ? From death reft ore, thy praife to fing, Whom thou from prifon would'ft not bring ? 8 Sha]l the mute grave thy love confefs ? A mould'ring tomb thy faithfulnefs ? Thy truth and pow'r renown obtain, Where darknefs and oblivion reign ? 9 To thee, O Lord, I cry, forlorn, My pray'r prevents the early morn, Why haft thou, Lord, my foul forfook, Nor once vouchfaf 'd a gracious look. .10 Prevailing forrows bear me down, Which from my youth with me have grown; Thy terrors paft diftracl; my mind, And fears of blacker days behind, PSALM LXXXIX. 147 1 1 Thy wrath hath burft upon my head, Thy terrors fill my foul with dread : Inviron'd as with waves combin'd, And for a gen'ral deluge join'd. 12 My lovers, friends, familiars, all Remov'd from fight, and out of call ; To dark oblivion all retir'd, Dead, or at lead to me expir'd. PSALM 89. f rT~THY mercies, Lord, (hall be my fong, A My fong on them (hall ever dwell ; To ages yet unborn my tongue Thy never-failing truth fhall tell. a I have affirm'd and ftill maintain, Thy mercy fhall for ever laft ; Thy truth, that does theheav'ns fuflain, Like them fhall itand for ever faft. 3 Thus fpak'ft thou by thy prophet's voice: " With David I a league have made ; " To him, my fervant, and my choice, " By folemn oath this grant convey 'd : 4 " While earth, and feas, and fkies endure, " Thy feed fhall in my fight remain ; " To them thy throne I will enfure, " They fhall to endlefs ages reign." 5 For fuch ftupendous truth and love Both heav'n and earth juft praifes owe- By choirs of angels fung above, And by affembled faints below. 6 What feraph of celeftial birth To vie with Ifr'el's God fhall dare? Or who among the gods of earth With our almighty Lord compare. 148 PSALM LXXXIX. 7 With rev'rence and religious dread, His faints fhould to his temple prefs ; His fear thro' all their hearts fhould fpread, Who his almighty name confefs. 8 Lord God of armies, who can boaft Of ftrength or pow'r like thine renown'd ? Of fuch a rtum'rous faithful hoft As that which does thy throne furround ? 9 Thou doft the lawlefs fea control, And change the profpeft: of the deep, Thou mak'ft the fleeping billows roll, Thou mak'ft the rolling billows fleep. 10 Thou brak'ft in pieces Rahab's pride, And did'ft opprefling pow'r difarm; Thy fcatter'd foes have dearly try'd The force of thy refiftlefs arm. i i In thee the fov 'reign right remains Of earth and heav'n; thee, Lord, alone, The world, and all that it contains, Their Maker and Preferver own. 1 2 The poles on which the globe doth reft Were form'dby thy creating voice; Tabor and Hermon, eaft and weft, In thy fuftaining pow'r rejoice. iq Thy arm is mighty, ftrong thy hand, Yet, Lordr thou doft with juftice reign; Poffefs'd of abfolute command, Thou truth and mercy doft maintain. 14 Happy, thrice happy, they who hear Thy facred trumpet's joyful found: Who may at feftivals appear, With thy moft glorious prefence crown'd, PSALM LXXXIX. 149 15 Thy faints fhall always be o'erjoy'd, Who on thy facred name rely ; And, in thy righteoufnefs employ'd, Above their foes be rais'd on high. 16 For in thy ftrength they fhall advance, . Whofe conqueils from thy favour fpring; The Lord of holts is our defence, And Ifr'el's God our Ifr'el's King. PART II. lj Thus fpak'ft thou by thy prophet's voice: " A mighty champion I will fend ; " From Judah's tribe have I made choice " Of one who fhall the reft defend. 18 " My fervant David I have found, " With holy oil anointed him ; " Him fhall the hand fupport that crown 'd, , " And guard that gave the diadem. 19 " No prince from him, fhall tribute force, M No fon of ftrife fhall him annoy ; . " His fpiteful foes I will difperfe, " And them before his face deftroy. 20 ■« My truth and grace fhall him fuftain ; " His armies, in well-order'd ranks, " ShalUonquer, from the Tynan main " To Tygris' and Euphrates''banks. 21 " Me for his Father he fhall take, " His God and rock of fafety call'; " Him I my firft-born fon will make, " And earthly kings his fubjecls all. 22 "To him my mercy I'll fecure, " My cov'nant make for ever faftj " His feed for ever fhall endure, [t His throne, till heav'n diffolve/ffiall Jail, O 2 1,50 PSALM LXXXIX. 23 " Bat if his heirs my law forfake, " And from my facred precepts ftray;- " If they my righteous ftatutes break, " Nor ftriclly my commands obey. 24 " Their fins I'll vifit with a rod, "And for their folly make them fmart ; " Yet will not ceafe to be their God, " Nor from my truth, like them, depart. 25 " My cov'nant I will ne'er revoke, " But in remembrance faff retain ; " The thing that once my lips have fpoke, " Shall in eternal force remain. 26 " Once have I fworn, but once for all,.. " And made my holinefs the tie, " That I my grant will ne'er recal, " Nor to my fervant David lie. 27 " Whofe throne and race theconftant fun " Shall like his courfe eftablifti'd fee : " Of this my oath, revolving moon, " In heav'n my faithful witnefs be." 28 Such was thy gracious promife, Lord; But thou haft now our tribes forfook : Thy own anointed haft abhorr'd, And turn'd on him thy wrathful look. 29 Thou feemeft to have render'd void The cov'nant with thy fervant made; Thou haft his dignity deftroy'd, And in the duft his honour laid. 30 Of Arong holds thou haft him bereft, And brought his bulwarks to decay : His frontier-coafts defencelefs left, A public fcorn, and common prey., PSALM LXXXIX. t^i 31 His ruin does glad triumphs yield To foes advanc'd by thee to might; Thou haft his conqu'ring fword unfteel'd, His valour turn'd to fhameful flight. 32 His glory is todarknefs fled, His throne is levell'd with the ground ; His youth to wretched bondage led, With fhame o'erwhelm'd, and forrow drown'd. 33 How long (hall we thy abfence mourn ? Wilt thou for ever, Lord, retire ? Shall thy confuming anger burn, Till that and we at once expire ? 34 Confider, Lord, how fhort a fpace Thou dolt for mortal life ordain ; No method to prolong the race, But loading it with grief and pain. 35 Whatman is he that can controul Death's ftrift unalterable doom ? Orrefcue from the grave his foul, The grave that mull mankind entomb. 36 Lord, where's thy love, thy boundlefs grace, The oath to which thy truth did feal, Confign'd to David and his race, The grant which time mould ne'er repeal, 37 See how thy fervants treated are With infamy, reproach, and fpile ; Which in my filent b re aft I bear, From nations, of licentious might. 38 How they, reproaching thy great name, Have made thy fervants hope their jell 3 Yet thy juft praifes we'll proclaim, And fmg amen s' the Lord be bleft.'3 ij2 PSALM XC, PSALM 90. 1 /^\UR God, our help in ages paft, V^/ Our hope for years to come, Our fhelter from the ftormy blaft, And our eternal home. 2 Beneath the fhadow of thy throne Thy faints have dwelt fecure ; Sufficient is thine arm alone, And my defence is fure. 3 Before the hills in order flood, Or earth receiv'd her frame, From everlafting thou art God, To endlefs years the fame. 4 Thy word commands our flefh to duft,, " Return, ye fons of men ;" All nations rofe from earth at firft, And turn to earth again. 5 A thoufand ages in thy fight Are like an ev'ning gone ; Short as the watch that ends the night Before the rifing dawn. 6 The bufy tribes of flefh and blood, With all their lives and cares, Are carried downwards by the flood3. And loil in following years. 7 Time, like an ever-rolling flream, Bears all its fons away. They fly forgotten, as a dream Dies at the op'ning day. 8 Like flow'rv fields the nations fland Pieas'd with the morning light ; The flow'rs beneath the mow'rs hand Lie whirring ere 'tis night. PSALM XC. 153 9 Our God, our help in ages paft, Our hope for years to come, Be thou our guard while troubles Iaft, And our eternal home. PART H. 10 Lord, if thine eyes furvey our faults, And juftice grows fevere, Thy dreadful wrath exceeds our thoughts^ And burns beyond our fear. 1 1 Thine anger turns our frame to duft ; By one offence to thee, Adam, with all his fons, have loft Their immortality. 12 Life, like a vain amufement flies, A fable or a fong ; By fwift degrees our nature dies, Nor can our joys be long. 13 'Tis but a few whofe days amount To threescore years and ten ; And all beyond that fhort account* Is for row, toil, and pain. 14 Our vitals with laborious ftrife Bear up the crazy load, And drag thefepoor remains of life Along the tirefome road. 15 Almighty God, reveal thy love, And not thy wrath alone : Oh let our fweet experience prove The mercies of thy throne. 16 Our fouls would learn the heav'nly art T' improve the hours we have That we may act the wifer part, And live beyond the grave. j0i PSALM XCL PART III. 17 Return, O God of love, return ; Earth is a tirefome place : How long (hall we thy children mourn Our abfence from thy face ? 18 Letheav'n fucceed our painful years* Let fin and forrow ceafe, And in proportion to our tears So make our joys increafe. 19 Thy wonders to thy fervants fhow, Make thy own work compleat ; Then fhall our fouls thy glory know, And own thy love was great. 20 Then fhall we mine before thy throne In all thy beauty, Lord : And the poor fervice we have done Meet a divine reward. PSALM 91. I T TE that hath made his refuge God, X JL Shall find a moft fecure abode ; Shall walk all day beneath his fhade, And there at night fhall reft his head. 2. Then will I fay, " my God, thy pow'r " Shall be my fortrefs and my tow'r ; 44 I that am form'd of feeble duft *' Make thine almighty arm my truft." 3 Thrice happy man ! thy Maker's care Shall keep thee from the fowler's fnare ; From fatan's wiles, who flill betrays Unguarded fouls a thoufand ways. PSALM XCI. t5$ 4 Jufl as a hen protects her brood, From birds of prey that feek their blood, The Lord his faithful faints (hall guard, And endlefs life be their reward. £ If burning beams of noon confpire To dart a peftilential fire ; God is their life, his wings are fpread To fhield them with an healthful fhade. 6 If vapours with malignant breath Rife thick, and fcatter midnight death, Jfr'el is fafe : the poifon'd air Grows pure, if Ifr'el's God be there. 7 What tho' a thoufand at thy fide, Around thy path ten thoufand dy'd, Thy God his chofen people faves Amongft the dead, amidft the graves. 8 So when he fent his Angel down To make his wrath in Egypt known, And flew their fons, his careful eye Paft all the doors of Jacob by. 9 But if the fire, or plague, or fword, Receive commiflion from the Lord, To ftrike his faints among the reft, Their very pains and deaths are bleft 10 The fword, the peftilence, or fire Shall but fulfil their befl defire. From fins and forrows fet them free And bring thy children, Lord, to thee. PART II. 11 Ye fons of men, a feeble race, Expos'd to ev'ry fnare, Come make the Lord your dwelling place, And try, and trull his care. i56 P S A L M XCII. 12 No ill {hall enter where you dwell ; Or if the plague come nigh, And fweep the wicked down to hell, 'Twill raife the faints on high. 13 He'll give his angels charge to keep Your feet in all their ways ; To watch your pillow while you fleep, And guard your happy days. » 14 Their hands fhall bear you left you fall And dafh againft the ftones -; Are they not fervants at his call, And fent t' attend his fons ? 15 Adders and lions ye fhall tread ; The tempter's wiles defeat : He that hath broke the ferpent's head Puts him beneath your feet. 16 " Becaufe on me they fet their love, "I'll fave them faith the Lord ; " I'll bear their joyful fouls above, " Deftruftion and the fword. 17 " My grace (hall anfwer when they call, " In trouble I'll be nigh : " My pow'r (hall help them when they fall, " And raife them when they die. 18 " Thofe that on earth my name have known " I'll honour them in heav'n ; " There my falvation (hall be (liown, 44 And endlefs life be giv'n." PSALM 92. 1 CWEET is the work, my God, my King, O To praife thy name, give thanks and fing To fhew thy love by morning light, And talk of all thy truth at nighu PSALM XC1I. 1$ 2 Sweet is the day of facred reft, No mortal care mall feize my breaft, Oh may my heart in tune be found, Like David's harp of {'oleum found. 3 My heart fhall triumph in my Lord, And blefs his works and blefs his word, Thy works of grace how bright they mine I How deep thy counfels ! how divine ! 4 Fools never raife their thoughts fo high ; ..Like brutes they live, like brutes they die; Like grafs they flourifh, 'till thy breath . Blafts them in ever.Iaii.ing death. 5 But I mall (hare a glorious part When grace hath well refin 'd my heart, And frefh fupplics of joy are (lied Like holy oil to cheer my head. 6 Sin (my word enemy before) Shall vex my eyes and ears no more ; My inward foes fhall all be (lain, Nor fatan break my peace again. 7 Then (hall I fee, and hear, and know All I defir'd,or wifh'd below ; And ev'ry pow'r find fweet employ In that eternal world of joy. PART II. "8 Lord, 'tis apleafant thing to (land In gardens planted by thy hand; LeUrae within thy courts be (hen Like a young cedar frefh and green. 9 There grow thy faints in faith and love, BleU with thine iiiflusnce from above; Not Lebanon with all its trees ^ ieids fuch a comely fight as thefe. P i,53 PSALM XCIII, XCIV, 10 The plants of grace {hall ever live : (Nature decays, but grace rnuft thrive) Time, that doth all things elfe. impair, Still makes them flourifn ftrong and fair, 1 1 Laden with fruits of age they fhew, The Lord is holy, juft and true ; None that attend his gates (hall find A God unfaithful or unkind. PSALM 93. 1 "T If TYTH glory clad, with flrength array 'd, V V The Lord, that o'er all nature reigns^ The world's foundations ftrong1" laid, And the vaft fabrick jtill fuilaihs. a How furely ftablifh'd is thy throne, Which fhall no change or period fee! Tor thou, O Lord, and thou alone, Art God from all eternity. 3 The floods, O Lord, lift up their voice. And tofs the troubled waves on high ; But God above can Hill their noife, And make the angry fea comply. 4 Thy promife, Lord, is ever fure ; And they that in thy houfe would dwell, Tho' grace alone can them fecure, Muft Hill in holinefs excel. PSALM 94. % /^\ God ! to whom revenge belongs, \J Proclaim thy wrath aloud ; Let fov'reign pow'r redrefs our wrongs, Let juflice fmite the proud. PSALM XCIV. 159. 2 They fay, " the Lord nor fees, nor hears ■;" When will the vain be wife ? Can he be deaf, who form'd their ears ? Or blind, who made their eyes ? 3 He knows their impious thoughts are vain, And they {hall feel his pow'r : His wrath (hall pierce their fouls with pain In fome furprifing hour. 4 But if thy faints deferve rebuke, Thou haft a gentle rod ; Thy providence, thy facred book, Shall make them know their God. 5 Bled is the man thy hands chaftife, And to his duty draw ; Thy fcourges make thy children wife When they forget thy law. " But God will ne'er caftoff his faints, Nor his own promife break ; He pardons his inheritance For their Redeemer's fake. PART II. 7 Who will arife and plead my right Again ft my num'rous foes ? While earth and hell their force unite, And all my hopes oppofe. 8 Had not the Lord, my rock, my help, Suftain'd my fainting head, My life had now in filence dwelt, My foul amongft the dead. 9 Alas ! my Aiding feet ! I cry'd, Thy promife bore me up ; Thy grace flood conftant by my fide, And rais'd my finking hope. 160 PSALM XCV. 10 Wh;le multitudes of mournful thoughts Within my bofom roll, Tny bound lefs love forgives my faults. Thy comforts cheer my foul. 11 Pow'rs of iniquity may rife, And frame pernicious laws; But God my refuge rules the flues, He will defend my caufe. 12 Let malice vent her rage aloud, Let bold blafphemers feoff; The Lord our God fnall judge the proud;, And cut the finners off; PSALM gfc i 4f~\ Come, loud anthems let us fmg, V^/ Loud thanks to our almighty King: For we our voices high mould raife, When our falvatiph's rock we praife. '.i Into his prefence let us hafle, To thank him for his favours pafl ; To him addrefs, in joyful fongs, The praife that to his name belongs. 3 For God the Lord, enthron'd in ftate, Is with unrivalPd glory great; A King fupexiof far to all Whom gods the heathen falfely call. 4 The depths of earth are in his hand, Her fecret wealth at his command : The flrength of hills that threat the flries Subjected to his empire lies. £ The rolling ocean's vaft abyfs By the fame fov 'reign right is his ; 'Tis mov'd by his almighty hand That form'd and fix'd the iolid land. p S A L M XCVI. 161 6 O let us to his courts repair, And bow with adoration there ; With humble fouls adore his grace, And kneel before our Maker's face. 7 For he's our God, our Shepherd he ; His flock and paflure-fheep are we. If then you'll (like his flock) draw near, To-day if ye his voice will hear. 8 Let not your harden 'd hearts renew Your Father's crimes and judgments too ; Nor here provoke my wrath, as they In defert plains of Meribah. 9 When through the wildernefs they mov'd, And me with frefh temptations prov'd : They frill, through unbelief, rebell'd, While they my wond'rous works beheld, iO They forty years my patience griev'd, Though daily I their wants reliev'd ; Then — 'Tis a faithlefs race, I faid, Whofe heart from me has always ftray'd. 1 1 They ne'er will tread my righteous path : Therefore to them, in fettled wrath, Since they defpis'd my reft, I fware, That they fnould never enter there. P S A L M 96. 1 QING to the Lord, a new made fong ; O Let earth in one aifembled throng, Her common patron's praife refound, Who us hath with falvauon crown'd. 2 Sing to the Lord, and blefs his name, From day to day his praife proclaim ; To heathen lands his fame rehearfe, His wonders to the univerfe, P 2 i6*2 PSALM X£VL 3 He's great, and greatly to be prais'd; In majefty and glory rais'd, Above all other deities, He only rules who made the fkies. 4 With majefty and honour crown 'd, Beauty and ftrength his throne furround ;. But pageantry and idols. all Are they whom gods the heathen call. ,5 Let worfhip be to him reftor'd, By you who have falfe gods ador'd ; Afcribe due honour to his name, That honour he alone can claim. 6 Peace ofFrings at his altar lay, Before his throne your homage pay ; To worlhipat his facred court, Let all the trembling world refort. 7 Proclaim aloud, Jehovah reigns, Whofe pow'r the univerfe fuftains ; Let therefore heav'n new joys confefs* And heav'n ly rapture earth exprefs. 8 He banihYd juftice fliall reftore, Its loud applaufe let ocean roar ; its mute inhabitants rejoice, And for this triumph find a voice. 9 For joy let fertile valleys fing, The cheerful groves their tribute bring ; ; Let all that live with fongs awake, Their fweeteft melody to make : io Before the Lord, who comes to blefs And (hew the world his righteoufnefs ; From heav'n, to judge the earth he's come, "With juftice to reward and doom. H F S A L M XCVII. 163 P S A L M 97. E reigns ; the Lord, the Saviour reigns ! Praife him -in evangelic {trains : Let the whole earth in fongs rejoice, And diftant ifiandsjoin their voice. 2 Deep are his counfels and unknown ; But grace and truth fupport his throne : Tho' gloomy clouds his ways furround ; Juftice is their eternal ground. 3 In robes of 'judgment, lo, he comes, Shakes the wide earth arid cleaves the tombs Before him burns devouring fire, The mountains melt, the feas retire. 4 His enemies with fore difmay, Fly from the fight and fhun the day ; Then lift your heads, ye faints, on high, And ling, for your redemption's nigh. PART II. 5 The Lord is come ; the heav'ns proclaim His birth ; the nations learn his name ; An unknown ftar directs the road Of eafiern fages to their God, 6 All ve bright armies of the Ikies, Go, worfhip where the Saviour lies : Angels and kingsbefore him bow, Thofe gods on high, and gods below. 7 Let idols totter to the ground, And their own worfhippers confound : But Sion mall his glories fing, Andeatth confefs her iov'reigu King. iG^ P S A L M XCVIIL PART III. 8 Th' Almighty reigns exalted high O'er all the earth, o'er all the fky ; Tho' clouds and darknefs veil his feet> His dwelling is the mercy-feat, 9 O ye that love his holy name, Hate ev'ry work of fin and fhame ; He guards the fouls of all his friends, And from the fnares of hell defends. 10 Immortal light, and joys unknown, Are for the faints in darknefs fown ; Thofe glorious feeds (hall fpring and rife And the bright harveft blefs our eyes. 1 1 Rejoice ye righteous, and record The facred honours of the Lord ; None but the foul that feels his grace Can triumph in his holfriefs. P S A L M 98. 1 rT^O our almighty Maker, God, X New honours be addrefs'd ; His great falvation mines abroad ; And makes the nations bled. 2 To Abrah'm firft he fpoke the word, And taught his num'rous race ; The Gentiles own him fov'reign Lord, And learn to truft his grace. 3 Let the whole earth his love proclaim With all her diff'rent tongues ;. And fpread the honour of his name In melody and fongs. F S A L M XCIX. 165 • 4 Joy to the world, the Lord is come, Let earth receive her King ; Let ev'ry heart prepare him room, And heav'n and nature fing. 5- J°y t0 the earth, the Saviour reigns, 'Let men their fongs employ ; While fields and floods, rocks, hills and plains, Repeat the founding joy. 6 No more let fins and forrows grow, Nor thorns in fell the ground : He comes to make his bleffings flow, Far as the curfe is found. 7 He rules the world with truth and grace, And makes the nations prove The glories of his righteoufnefs, And wonders of his love. PSALM 9g> 1 JEHOVAH reigns, let all J The guilty nations quake; On cherub's wings he fits, Let earth's foundations fhake : In Sion he is great, Above all people high ; O praife his holy name, * Who dwells above the Iky, In awful majeffcy. 2 For truth and juftice ftill, Of itrength and pow'r take place J- His righteous judgments are, Difpens'd to Jacob's race : Therefore exalt the Lord, Before his foot {tool fall In adoration low ; And with his pow'r, let-all His holiasfs extol. 166 PSALM C, 3 Mofes and Aaron thus, Amongfl his priefts ador'd ; Samuel his prophet too, He heard, when they implor'd. Before the camp, their guide The cloudy pillar mov'd ; They kept his laws, and they Obedient fervants prov'd, His ordinance they Iov'd. 4 He heard, and oft forgave Nor would deftroy their race, But oft his wrath was known When they abus'd his grace : Then, in his facred courts, Due praife to him afford, Tor he who holy is, Alone fhould be ador'd : Ye faints, praife ye the Lord. P S A L M 100 .' i T> EFORE Jehovah's awful throne, JO Ye nations, bow with facred joy ; Know that the Lord is God alone ; He can create, and he deftroy. 2 His fov'reign pow'r without our aid Made us of clay, and form'd us men ; And when like wand'ring fheep we itray'd, He brought us to his fold again. 3 We are his peop'e, we his care, Our fouls, and all our mortal frame: What lading honours -{hall we rear, Almighty Maker, to thy name ? 4 We'll croud thy gates with thankful fongs, High as the heav'n, our. voices raife ; And earth with her ten thoufand tongues Shall fill thy courts with founding praife., PSALM CI. io; c Wide as the world is thy command, Vaft as eternity thy love ; Firm as a rock thy truth mud ftand, When rolling years mall ceafe to move. PSALM 101. a A /fERCY and judgment are my fong, XVjL And fince they both to thee belong, My gracious God, my righteous King, To thee my fongs and vows I bring. 2 If I am rais'd to bear the fword, I'll take my counfel from thy word ; Thy juftice and thy heav'nly grace Shall be the pattern of my ways. 3 Let wifdom all my actions guide, And let my God with me refide : No wicked thing fhall dwell with me, Which may provoke thyjealoufy. 4 No fons of (lander, rage and flrife Shall be companions of my life ; The haughty look, the heart of pride, Within my doors fhall ne'er abide. $ I'll fearch the land and raife the juft To polls of honour, wealth and trufl ; The men that work thy holy will Shall be my friends and fav'rites ftill. 6 In vain {hall finners hope to rife By flatt'ring or malicious lies ; Nor, While the innocent I guard, Shall bold offenders e'er be fpar'd. 7 The impions crew (that factious band) Shall hide their heads, or quit the land ; And all that break the public reft, Where I have pow'r, (hall be fupprefh PSALM CK. P S A L M 102. TEAR me O God, nor hide thy face, CI But anfweivleft I die; Haft thou not built a throne of grace, To hear when Tinners cry ? 2 My days are wafted like the fmoke -DifTolving in the air ; My ftrength is dry'd, my heart is broke, nd finking indefpair. 3 My fpirits flag like with'ringgrafs Burnt with excefiivc heat: In ferret groans my minutes pafs, And I forget to eat. 4 As on fome lonely building's top. The fparrow tells her moan, Far from the tents of joy and hope I fit and grieve alone! g My foul is like a wildernefs, Where beafts of midnight howl ; Where the fad cayen finds her place, And where the'Tci earning owl. 6 Dark di final, thoughts and boding fears Dwell in jfaiy troubled bread ; While {harp reproaches wound my ears, Nor give my fpirit reft. 7 My cup is mingled with my woes, And tears are my repaft ; • My daily bread like afhes grows Unpleafant to my taile. 8 Senfe.can afford no real joy To fouls that feci thy frown ; Lord, 'twas thy Iran'" Thv hand hath call me down, PSALM CIL 169 9 My looks like wither'd leaves appear; And life's declining light Grows faint as ev'ning fhadows are, That vanifh into night. 10 But thou for ever art the fame, O my eternal God ; Ages to come (hall know thy name, And fpread thy works abroad. i 1 Thou wilt arife, and fhew thy face, Nor will my Lord delay, Beyond th' appointed hour of grace, That long expected day. 12 He hears his faints, he knows their cry, And by myllerious ways, Redeems the pris ners doom'd to die, And fills their tongues with praife. P A R T II. 23 Let Sion and her fons rejoice ; Behold the promis'd hour : Her God hath heard her mourning voice, And comes t' exalt his power. 14 Her duft aad ruins that remain, Are precious in our eyes ; Thofe ruins mall be built again, And all that dull {hall rife. 15 The Lord will raife Jerufalem, And ftand in glory there : Nations fhall bow before his name, And kings attend with fear. 16 He fits a fov'reign on his throne, Withi pity in his eyes j Kc hears the dying prifoners' groan, id lees their fighs arife. o 170 PSALM CIL ly He frees the fouls condemn'd to death, And when his faints complain, It fhan't be faid, " that praying breath " Was ever fpent in vain." 18 This fhall be known when we are dead, And left on long record ; That ages yet unborn may read, And truft and praife the Lord. PART III. 19 It is the Lord our Saviour's hand Weakens our ftrength amidft the race; Difeafe and death at his command Arreft us and cut fhort our days, 20 Spare us, O Lord, aloud we pray, Nor let our fun go down at noon; Thy years are one eternal day, And mud thy children die fo foon ? 21 Yet in the midftof death and grief This thought our forrow (hall affuage ; f ■ Our Father and our Saviour live ; " Chrift is the fame thro' ev'ry age.'* 22 'Twas he this earth's foundations laid ; Heav'n is the building of his hand; The earth grows old, thefe heav'ns (hall fade; And all be chang'd at his command. 23 The itarry curtains of the flcy Like garments fhall be laid afide : But ftill thy throne (lands firm and high ; Thy church for ever rauft abide. 24 Before thy face thy church fhall live, And on thy throne thy children reign ; This dying world fhall they furvive, And the dead faints" be rais'd again, PSALM CIII. 171 PSALM 103. 1 "\ JTY foul, infpir'd with facred love, XVX God's holy name for ever blefs ; Of all his favours mindful prove, And ftill thy grateful thanks exprefs. 2 'Tis he that all thy fins forgives, And after ficknefs makes thee found ; From danger he thy life retrieves, By him with grace and mercy crown'd. 3 He with good things thy mouth fupplies, Thy vigour, eagle-like renews ; He, when the guiltlefs fufPrer cries, His foe with juft revenge purfues. 4 God made of old his righteous ways To Mofes and our fathers known ; His works, to his eternal praife, Were to the fons of Jacob fhown. 5 The Lord abounds with tender love, And unexampled acts of grace; His waken'd wrath does {lowly move, His willing mercy flows apace. 6 God will not always harfhly chide, But with his anger quickly part : And loves his punifhments to guide, More by his love than our defert. 7 As high as heav'n i*s arch extends Above this little fpot of clay, So much his boundlefs love tranfcends The final 1 refpecls that we can pay. 8 As far as 'tis from eaft to weft, So far has he our fins remov'd, Who with a father's tender breaft Has fuch as fear him always lov'd. iO .72 P* S A L M CIV. 9 For God, who all onr frame furveys, Confiders that we are but clay ; How frefli foe'er we feem, our clays, Like grafs or flow'rs muft fade away. WhiHt they are nipp'd with fhddeh blafts, Nor can we find their former place, God's faithful mercy ever lafts, To tbofe that fear him, and their race. 11 This (ball attend on inch as Hill Proceed in his appointed Way ; And who not only know his will, But to it juft obedience pay. 12 The Lord, the univerfal King, In heav'n lias fix'd his lofty throne; To him, ye angels, praifes fi ng, In whofe great flrength his pow'r is mown. 13 Ye that his juft commands obey, And hear and do his facred will ; Ye holts of his, this tribute pay, Who ftill what he ordains fulfil. 14 Let ev'ry creature jointly blefs The mighty Lord : and thou, my heart, With grateful joy thy thanks exprefs, And in this concert bear thy part. PSALM 104. i T> LESS God, my foul: thou, Lord, alone JQ PoifefTeft empire without bounds, With honour thou art crown'd, thy throne Eternal majefty furrounds. 2 With light thou doll thyfelf enrobe, And glory for a garment take : Heaven's curtains ftretch beyond the globe, Thy canopy of Hate to make. PSALM CIV. 173 3 God builds on liquid air, and forms His palace-chambers in the fkies ; The clouds his chariots are, and ftorms The fwift-wi#ig'd fteeds with which he flies. 4 As bright as flame, as fwiftaswind, His minifters heav'ns palace fill, To havetheir fundry talks aflign'd ; All glad to ferve their fov'reign's will, ,5 Earth on her centre fix'd he fet, Her face with waters overfpread ; Nor proudeft mountains dar'd as yet To lift above the waves their head. 6 But when thy aweful face appear 'd, Th' infulting waves difpers'd ; they fled, When once thy thunder's voice they heard, lg And by their hafte confefs'd their dread. 7 Thence up by fecret tracks they creep : And guihing from the mountain's fide, Through vallies travel to the deep, Appointed to receive their tide. 8 There hall thou fix'd the ocean's bounds, The threat'ning furges to repel ; That they no more o'erpafs their mounds, Nor to a fecond deluge fwelL PART II. 9 The cryftal flreamsfrom mountains drawn, Rufh down the rocks and cragged hills ; And ftarting fprings, from ev'ry lawn, Enrich the vales with plenteous rills. to The fields tame beafts ar<} thither led, Weary with labour, faint with drought ; And afles wild, on mountains bred, Have fenfe to find their currents out. i74 PSALM CIV. n There fhadv trees from fcorching beams Yield (belter to the feather'd throng; They drink, and to the bounteous flreams Return the tribute of their fong. 12 His rains from heav'n parch 'd hills recruit, That foon tranfmit the liquid ftore ; Till earth is burthen'd with her fruit, And nature's lap can hold no more. 13 Grafs for our cattle to devour, He makes the growthof ev'ry field ; Herbs for man's ufe of various pow'r, That either food or phyfic yield. 14 With clufter'd grapes he crowns the vine, To cheer man's heart opprefs'd with cares; Gives oil that makes his face to mine, And corn that wafted ftrength repairs. PART III. 15 The trees of God, without the care Or art of man, with fap are fed ; The mountain-cedar looks as fair As thofe in royal gardens bred. 16 Safe in the lofty cedar's arms The wand'rers of the air may reft; The hofpitable fir from harms Protects the ftork, her yearly gueft. 17 Wild goats the craggy rock afcend, Its tow'ring heights their fortrefs make; Itscelis in labyrinths extend, Where feebler creatures refuge take. 18 The moon's inconftant afpeft (hows The varied progrefs of the year ; Th' inftrucled fun his duty knows, His hours to rife and difappear. PSALM CIV. i75 19 Darknefs he makes the earth to fhroud, When foreft-beaits fecurely flray; Young lions roar their wants aloud To Providence that fends them prey. 20 They range all night, on (laughter bent, Till fummon'd by the riling morn, To fculkin dens, with one confent, The confcious ravagers return. 21 Forth to the tillage of his foil The hu (band man fecurely goes, Commencing with the fun his toil, With him returns to his repofe. 22 How various, Lord, thy works are found, For which thy wifdom we adore ! The earth is with thy treafure crown'd, Till nature's hand can grafp no more. PART IV. 23 But ftill the vaft unfathom'd main Of wonders a new fcene fupplies, Whofe d^epth inhabitants contain Of ev'ry form and ev'ry fize. 24 Full-freighted (hips from ev'ry port There cut their unmoleiled way ; Leviathan, whom there to [port Thou mad'ft his compafs there to play. 25 Thefe various troops of fea and land In fenfe of common want agree ; All wait on thy difpenfing hand, And have their daily alms from thee. 26 They gather what thy ftores difperfe, Without their trouble to provide : Thou op'lt thy hand, the univerfe; The craving world, is all fupply'd. i/6 PSALM CV. 27 Thou for a moment hid'ft thy face, The num'rous ranks of creatures mourn; Thou tak'fl their breath, all nature's race Forthwith to mother earth return. 28 Again thou fend' ft thy fpirit forth, T' infpire the mafs with vital feed ; Nature's reftor'd, and parent earth Smiles on her new created breed. 29 Thus through fucceffive ages flands Firm fix'd thy providential care ; Pleas'd with the works of thy own hands, Thou doit the waftes of time repair. 30 One look of thine, one wrathful look, Earth's panting breaft with terror fills ; One touch from thee, with clouds of fmoke In darknefs Ihrouds the proudeft hills. 31 In praifing God, while he prolongs My breath, I will that breath employ : And join devotion to my fongs, Sincere, as in him is my joy. 32 While finners from earth's face are hurl'd, My foul, praife thou his holy name, '"Till with thy fong, the lift'ning world Join concert, and his praife proclaim. PSALM 105. 1 dT\ Render thanks, and blefs the Lord, \^/ Invoke his ever facred name ; Acquaint the nations with his deeds, His great and matchlefs deeds proclaim: His wond'rous works in hymns rehearfe, Make them the fubje£t of your verfe. PSALM CV. m7 2 Rejoice in his almighty name, Which only ought to be ador'd ; And let their hearts o'erflow with joy, Who feek with humble fear the Lord : Seek ye the Lord, his ftrength implore, Seek ye his face for evermore. 3 The wonders which his hands have wrought Keep ever thankfully in mind ; With all the ftatutes of his mouth, And laws he hath to us aflign'd : His works are glorious to the view, His judgments ail arejuft and true. 4 Know ye, his fervant Abra'm's (eed^ And likewife Jacob's chofen race ; He's ftill our God, and through the earth, His righteousjudgments will take place : His word, for thoufand ages paft, Hath flood, and (hall for ever laft, 5 His cov'nant firft to Abra'am fign'd, By oath to Ifaac made fecure ; To Jacob, and his heirs, confirm'd, A law for ever to endure : A Teftament to Ifrael made, Is on a firm foundation laid. 6 That Canaan's land fhall be their lot, When yet but few of them there were ; But few in number, and thofe few, Forlorn and helpleis itrangers there : From realm to realm fecure they mov'd, Whilfl kings were for their fakes reprov'd. 7 " Thefe mine anointed are (faid he) " Let none my chofen fervants wrong ; 44 Nor treat the pooreil prophet ill, i78 PSALM CV. " That doth to me, his God, belong :,r At laft he made their corn to fail, And through the land a dearth prevail. 8 But Jofeph he had fent before, Who for a (lave was fold and bound ; His feet, fecur'd within the flocks, Did galling irons pierce and wound : 'Till God's appointed time and word, Had try'd him, and did help afford. 9 The king then fent, and fet him free, And lord of all his houihold made ; His wealth he gave to him in charge, Before him all his counfels laid ; That he might teach his ftatefmen (kill,. And tell the princes of his will. PART II. 10 To Egypt then, invited guefts, With fpeed half famihYd Ifr'el came ; And Jacob, though a ftranger, held By royal grant the land of Ham : There God his people multiply'd, 'Till they with their oppreffors vy'd. 1 1 Their vaft increafe, th' Egyptian's hearts, With jealoufy and anger fir'd ; 'Till they, his fervants to deftroy, With fecret treachery confpir'd : Their hearts again it his people turn'd, Their breafts with inward envy burn'd. 12 His fervant Mofes then he fent, He fent his chofen Aaron too ; Empower 'd with figns and miracles, To prove their facred million true : Thefe fhew'd the wonders of his hand, And fpread their tokens through the land. PSALM CV. 179 j 3 He call'd for darknefs, and it came, Yet would they not his voice obey ; He turn'd their waters into blood, And did their fifh in numbers flay: Anoifome pefl of frogs was bred, And knt to croak at Pharaoh's bed. 14 He gave the (ign, and fwarms of flies, Came from above in cloudy hofls ; While earth's enliven'd dufl below, Bred hateful lice through all their coafls : Hail flones he did for rain command, And flames of fire, to plague the land. #5 He fmote their fig trees and their vines, Their lofty foreft trees deftroy'd ; Locufl and caterpillars join'd In dreadful fwarms, the land annoy'd : Their numbers cover'd all the ground, And eat the fruit and herbage round. 16 He, in one night their firft born fmote, The chief of all their pride he flew ; But from their land, enrich'd with fpoils, In health and ftrength his fervants drew: Egypt was glad when they remov'd, Who had to them fo fatal prov'd. ij God fpread a cloud to cover them, A fire at night was their fure guide ; He gave them quails at their defire, And them with heav'nly bread fupply'd : He fmote the rock, and from the wound, The gufhing waters flow'd around. 18 For he his promife kept in mind, And brought his people forth with joy ; Qave them the fruit of others toil. 180 P ? A L M CVt. And did their heathen foes defttoj ; Thai the\ his ftatutes might obey, And to his laws due rev'rence pay. PSALM io5. i f~\ lender thanks to God above, \^f The fountain of eternal love; Whofe mercy firm, through ages paft Has flood, and fhall for ever laft. •£ Who can his mighty deeds exprefs, Not only vaft, but numberlefs ? What mortal eloquence can raife His tribute of immortal praife ? 3 Happy are they, and only they, Who from thy judgments never flray : Who know what's right ; nor only lb, But always practice what they know. 4 Extend to me that favour, Lord, Thou to thv chofen doft afford ; When thou return'ft to fet them free, Let thy falvation vifit me. 5 O may I w or thy prove to fee Thy faints in full profperity ; That I the joyful choir may join, And count thy people's triumph mine. 6 But, ah ! can we expecl fuch grace, Of parents vile the viler race ; Who their mifdeeds have afted o'er, And with new crimes increas'd the fcore, 7 Ingrateful, they no longer thought, On all his works in Egypt wrought ; The Red fea they no fooner view'd, But they their bafe diftruft renewed. PSALM CVI. 181 8 Yet he, to vindicate his name, Once more to their deliv Vance came, To make his fov'reign pow'r be known, That he is God, and he alone. 9 To right and left, at his command, The parting deep difclos'd her fand ; Where firm and dry the pafTage lay, As through fome parch'd and defert way. 40 Thus refcu'd from their foes they were, Who clofely prefs'd upon their rear ; Whofe rage purfu'd them to thofe waves That prov'd the rafh purfuers' graves. 11 Thewat'ry mountain's fudden fall Oerwhelm'd proud Pharaoh, hoftand alh This proof did ftupid Ifr'el move A o own God's truth, and praife his love. PART II. 12 To God, the great, the ever b'le/i, Let fongs of honour be addreft ; His mercy firm for ever Hands ; Give him the thanks his love demands, $3 Who knows the wonders of thy ways ? Who fhall fulfil thy boundiefs praife ? Bleft are the fouls that fear thee itill, And pay their duty to thy will. 14 Remember what thy mercy did For Jacob's race, thy cho fen feed ; And with the fame falvation blefs The mea left fuppliant of thy grace. 15 Oh may I fee thy tribes rejoice. And aid their triumphs with my voice : This is my glory, Lord, to be Jom'd to thy faints, and near to thee. R ;82 P S A L M CVh PART III. 16 God of eternal love, How fickle are our ways ! And yet how oft did Ifr'el prove Thy conftancy of grace ! .17 They faw thy wonders wrought, And then thy praife they fung ; But foon thy works of pow'r forgot, And murmur'd with their tongue. 18 Now they believe his word, While rocks with rivers flow; Now with their luffs provoke the Lord, And he redue'd them low. 19 Yet when they mourn'd their faults, He harken'd to their groans ; Brought his own cov'nant to his thought^ And call'd them ffill his fons. 20 Their names were in his book, He fav'd them from their foes : Oft he chaflis'd, but ne'er forfook The people that he chofe. 2 1 Let IfrW blefs the Lord, Who lov'd their ancient race ; And chriffians join the folemn word, Amoi to all the praife. PSALM 107. 1 nPO God your grateful voices raife, X Who doth your daily patron prove> And let your never-ceafing praife, Attend on his eternal love. P S A L M CVL 18 2 Let thore give thanks, whom he from bands Of proud oppreiling foes 1 eleas'd ; And brought them back from diftant lands, From north and fouth, and weft and eaft. 3 Thro' lonely defert ways they went, Nor could a peopled city find ; Till quite with third and hunger fpent, Their fainting foul within them pin'd. 4 Then foon to God's indulgent ear Did they their mournful cry addrefs ; Whogracioufly vouchfaPd to hear, And freed them from their deep diilrefs, . 5 From crooked paths he led them forth, And in the certain way did guide To wealthy towns of great refort, Where all their wants were well fupply'd. 6 O then that all the earth, with me, Would God for this his goodnefs praife ! And for the mighty works which he Thro'out the wond'ring world difplays ! 7. For he, from heav'n, the fad eflate Of longing fouls with pity views ; ; To hungry fouls that pant for meat, His goodnefs daily food renews. PA R T II. 8' Some fit, with darknefs compafs'd round, In death's uncomfortable (hade ; And with unwieldy fetters bound, By prefling cares more heavy made. 9 Becaufe God's counfel they defy'd,' And lightly priz'd his holy word, With thefe afflictions they were try'd ; They fell, and none could help .afford. 184 PSALM CVIL 10 Then foon to God's indulgent ear • Did i hey their mournful cry addrefs ; Who gracioufly vouchfaf'd to hear, And freed them from their deep diitrefs. 1 1 From difmal dungeons, dark as night, And {hades as black as death's abode, He brought them forth to cheerful light, And welcome liberty beiiow'd. 12 O then that all the earth with me Would God for this his goodnefs praife ! And for the mighty works which he Thro'out the wond'ring world difplays ! 13 For he, with his almighty hand, The gates of bra fs in pieces broke ; Nor could the ma fly bars withfland, Or temper'd Heel refill his flroke. PART III. 14 JRemorfelefs wretches, void of fenfe, With bold tranigrefiions God defy : And, for their multiply 'd offence, ,Opprefs'd with fore difeafes lie. l^ 7^heir foul, a prey to pain and fear,. Abhors to taife the choicefl meats ; And they, by faint degrees, draw near To death's inhofpitable gates. 16 Then ftraight to God's indulgent ear Do they their mournful cry addrefs ; Who gracioufly vouchfafes to hear, And frees them from their deep diitrefs. 17 He all their fad diitempers heals, His word both health and fafety gives ; And when all human fuccour fails, From near deftruclion them retrieves. P S A L M CVH. ' 1 8 O then that all the earth with me Would God for this his goodnefs praife ! And for the mighty works which he Thro'out the wond'ring world difplays ! 19 With ofF'rings let his altar flame, Whilft they their grateful thanks exprefs And with loud joy his holy name, For all his a£ts of wonder, blefs ! PART IV. 20 They that in (hips, with courage bold. O'er fwelling waves their trade purfue^ Do God's amazing works behold, And in the deep his wonders view. 2 1 No fooner his command is paft, But forth a dreadful temped flies, Which fweeps the fea with rapid hafle, - And makes the ftormy billows rife. 22 Sometimes the fhips, tofs'd up to heav'n, On tops of mountain waves appear; Then down the fteep abyfs are driv'n, Whilft ev'ry foul diffolves with fear. 23 They reel and ftagger to and fro, Like men with fumes of wine opprefl ; Nor do the (kilful feamen know, Which way to fleer, what courfe is beft." 24 Then Might to God's indulgent ear They do their mournful cry addrefs ; Who gracioufly vouchfafes to hear, And frees them from their deep diflrefs. 25^ He does the raging' ftorm appeafe, And makes the 'billows calm and ftifl ;• With joy they fee their fury ceafe, And their intended courfe fulfil, • R 2 0 i86 ' PSALM CVIL 26 O then that all the earth with me Would God for this his goodnefs praife 1 And for the mighty w orks which he Thro'out the wondYing world difplays ! £7 Let them where all. the faints refort, Advance to heav'n his glorious name ; And in th' aifembled elder's court, With gratitude, his praife proclaim. PART V. 28 A fruitful land, where flreams abound* God's juil revenge, if people fin, Will turn to dry and barren ground, To punifh thofe that dwell therein. 29 The parch'd and defert heath he makes To flow with flreams and fpringing wells,. Which for his lot the hungry takes And in flrong cities fafely dwells. 30 He fows the field, the vineyard plants, Which gratefully his toil repay ; Nor can, whilft God his bleffing grants, His fruitful feed or Hock decay. 31 But when his fins heav'n's wrath provoke, His health and fubitance fade away, He feels th' opprefTors galling yoke, . And is of grief the wretched prey. 32 The prince that flights what God commands^ Expos'd to fcorn, muft quit his throne ; And over wild and defert lands, Where no path offers, flray alone. 23 Whilft God, from all afllicling cares, Sets up the humble man on high ; And makes in time his num'rous heirs- With his increafing flock to vie. PSALM CVIII. 187 34 Then finners fhall have nought to fay, The juft a decent joy fhall {how : The wife thefe ftrange events (hall weigh, And thence God's goodnefs fully know. P S A L M 108. 1 jT\ God, my heart is fully bent, V^ To magnify thy glorious name ; Mv tongue with chearful fongs of praife Shall drive to celebrate thy fame. 2 Awake my lute, nor thou my harp* Thy dulcet warbling notes delay ;. Whilft I with early hymns of joy Prevent the dawning of the day. 3 To, all the lift'ning tribes, O Lord, Thy works of wonder I will tell ; And to thofe nations fing thy praife, Ev'n thofe who round about us dwell. 4 Becaufe thy mercy 's boundlefs height The higher!; heav'n itfelf tranfcends, And far beyond th' afpiring clouds, Thy faithful truth, O Lord, extends. 5 Be thou, O God, exalted high,. Above the glitt'ring ftarry frame;. And let the world with one confent Confefs thy great and glorious name. 6 That all thy chofen people, thee, Their God and Saviour may declare-: Let thy right hand protect, me ilill, And anfwer thou my humble pray'r. 7 Since God himfelf hath fa id the word, Whofe faithful promife cannot fail ; With joy I Sechem will divide, . And meafure Succoth's fruitful vale, m ps a l. m cvn; 8 Gilead is mine, Manaffah too, And Ephraim likewife owns my caufe ; Their flrength my regal pow'r fupports, And Judah publifhes my laws. 9 Moab I'll make my fervile drudge ; On vanquifh'd Edom I will tread ; And through the proud Philiftine Tand Will my triumphant banners fpread, 10 By whofe fupport and aid, fhall I The well defended city gain ? Who will my troops fecurely lead Through Edom's flrongly guarded plain 11 Lord, wilt not thou affift our arms, Which thou fo lately did'ft forfake ? And wilt not thou of thefe our hofts Once more the fo'le direction take ? 12 O to thy fervants in diflrefs, Thy help and fpeedy fuccour fend I For vain it is, on human aid, For faiety ever to depend. 13 Then valiant a£ls fhall we perform, If thou wilt thy great pow'r difclofe ; For God it is, and God alone, That treads down all our haughty foes. o P S A L M 109. God, whofe former mercies make My conftaht praife thy due, Hold not thy peace, but-my fad ftate With wonted favours view. 2 Fov finful men, with lying lips, Deceitful fpeeches frame, And with their ftudy'd {landers feek — To wound my fpotlefs fame. PSALM CIX. 189 3 Their reftlefs hatred prompts them ilill Malicious lies to fpread : And all agai-nft my life combine. By caufelefs fury led. 4 Thofe whom with tend'reft love I us'd, My chief oppofers are ; Whiift I, of other friends bereft, Refort to thee by pray'r. 5 Since mifchief for the good I did Their flrange reward does prove ; And hatred's the return they make For undiffembled love : 6 Their guilty leader mail be made To forne ill man a (lave ; And when he's try'd, his mortal foe For his accufer have. 7 His guilt, when fentence is pronounc'd, Shall meet a dreadful fate ; Whiift his rejected pray'r but ferves His crimes to aggravate. 8 He, ftung with deep remorfe, an end Of his own life ihall make ; Another, by divine decree, Shall his high office take. 9 His feed (hall orphans be, his wife A widow plung'd in grief ; His vagrant children beg their bread,, Where none can give relief. 10 His ill-got riches (hall be made, To ufurers a prey ; The fruit of all his toil (hall be By flrangers borne away, 190 P S A L M dX. n None fhall be found that to his wants Their mercy will extend, Or to his helplefs orphan-feed The leaft afliflance lend. 12 A fwift deftruclionfoon fhall feize On his unhappy race ; And the next age his hated name, Shall utterly deface. PART II. 13 God of my mercy and my praife, Thy glory is my fong ; Tho: finners fpeak againft thy grace ' With a blafpheming tongue. 14 When in the form of mortal man Thy Son on earth was found ; With cruel ilanders falfe and vain They compafs'd him around. 1£ Their rmYries his compaiTion move.. Their peace he ftill purfu'd ; They render hatred for his love, And evil for his good. 16 Their malice rag'd without a caufe, Yet with his dying breath He pray'd for murd'rers on his crofs, And bieft his foes in death. ly Lord fhall thy bright example fhine In vain before my eyes ; Give me a foula-kin to thine, To love mine enemies. 18 The Lord fhall on my fide engage, And in my Saviour's name I fhall defeat their- pride and rage. Who flander and condemn, P S A L M CX. 191 P S A L M 110. j ^THHE Lord th' eternal Father fpak.e JL To Chrift my Lord ; " afcend and fit 11 At my right hand, 'till. I fhall make " Thy foes fubmiflive at thy fee.t. 2 " From Sion (hall thy word proceed, "Thy word, the fceptre in thy hand, •"" Shall make the hearts of rebels bleed, " And bow their wilis to thy command. ,3 " That day {hall fliew thy pow'r is great, " When faints (hall flock with willing minds, " And finners crowd thy temple-gate, " Where holinefs in beauty {nines." 4 " O bleffed pow'r ! O glorious day ! -■" What a large vicVry ihalkenfue; " And converts, who thy grace obey, " Exceed the drops of morning dew." g The Lord pronoune'd his firm decree Nor will he fwerve from what he fwore : *' Eternal fhall thy priefthood be, " And change from hand to hand no more, -6 " Aaron, and all his Tons, muftdie: " But everlafting life is thine, " To fave for ever thofe that fly " For refuge from the wrath divine. j " Melchifedec was made by me " On earth a king and prieit at once ; ■■" Of his high order thou (halt be, " A king and prieft to all my fans." 3 Jefus the pried afcends his throne, While counfels of eternal peace, Between the Father and the Son, -Proceed with honour and fucceis, >^ 302 PSALM CXI. 9 Thro' the whole earth his reign fhall fpread. And crufh the pow'rs that dare rebel : Then fhall he judge the rifingdead, And fend the guilty world to helL 20 Tho' wliile he treads his glorious way, He drinks the bitter flream alone ; The fuff'rings of that dreadful day Shall ferve t' advance hina to the throne* PSALM 111. 1 T)R AISE ye the Lord : our God to praife jL My foul her utmolt pow'rs fhall raife; With private friends, and in the throng Of faints, his praife (hall be my fong. 2 His works, for greatnefs though renown'd, His wondrous work? with eafe are found By thofe who feek for them aright, And in the pious fearch delight. 3 His works are all of matchlefs fame, And univerfal glory claim : His truth, confirm'd through ages paft, Shall to eternal ages laft. 4 By precept he has us enjoin'd, To keep his wond'rous works in mind, And to pofterity record, That good and gracious is our Lord. 5 His bounty, like a flowing tide, Has all his fervants wants fupply'd; And he will ever keep in mind His cov'nant with our fathers fign'd. 6 At once a'ftonifh'd ando'er-joy'd, They faw his matchlefs pow'r employ 'd ; Whereby the heathen were fupprefs'd, And we their heritage poIfelYd. •T PSALM CXII. 193 7 Jufl are the dealings of his hands, Immutable are his commands ; By truth and equity fuftain'd, And for eternal rules ordain'd. 8 He fet his faints from bondage free, And then eftablifh'd his decree, For ever to remain the fame : Holy and rev'rend is his name. 9 Who wifdom's facred prize would win, Muft with the fear of God begin ; Immortal praife and heav'nly (kill Have they who know and do his will. PSALM 112. HAT man is blefs'd who flands in'awe Of God, and loves his facred law : His feed on earth ihall be renown'd. And with fucceflive honours crown'd. His houfe, the feat of wealth mall be^ An inexhaulted treafury ; Hisjuftice, free from all decay, Shall bleflings to his heirs convey; The foul that's fil'l'd with virtue's light, Shines brighteft in affliction's night: To pity the diftrefs'd inelin'd, As well as juft to all mankind. His lib'ral favours he extends ; To fome he gives, to others lends : Yet what his charity impairs He faves by prudence in affairs. Befet with threat'ning dangers round, Unmov'd (hall he maintain his ground: The fweet remembrance of the juft Shall fiourifh when he ileeps in duftc s 394 PSALM CXIH. 6 111 tidings never can furprife His heart that fix'd on God relies : On fafety's rock he fits, and fees The fhipwreck of his enemies. 7 His hands, while they his alms beftow'd, His glory's future harveft fow'd; His works of piety and love, Are known on earth, and own'd above. .8 The wicked (hall his triumph fee, And gnafh their teeth in agony ; While their unrighteous hopes decay, And vanifh with themfelves away. PSALM 113. 3. "V^E fervants of th' almighty King, X In ev'ry age his praifes fing ; Where'er the fun (hall rife or fet, The nations (ball his praife repeat. 2 Above the earth, beyond the fky His throne of glory Hands on high ; Nor time, nor place hispow'r reilrain, Nor bound his univcrfal reign. -3 Which of the fons of Adam dare, Or angels with their God compare ? His glories how divinely bright I Who dwells in uncreated light : 4 Behold his love he Hoops to view What faints above and angels do ; And condefcends yet more to know The mean affairs of men below. 5 From dufl and cottages obfcure His grace exalts the humble poor f Gives them the honour of his fons, And fits them for their beav'nly thrones.- PSALM CXIV. 195 6 A word of his creating voice Can make the barren houfe rejoice : Tho! Sarah's ninety years were pall, The promis'd feed is bom at laft. 7 With joy the mother views her fon, And tells the wonders God has done ; Faith may grow ftrong when fenfe defpairs : If nature fails, the promife bears. PSALM 114. 1 "TT THEN Ifr'el freed from Pharaoh's hand, V V Left the proud tyrant and his land, The tribes with cheerful homage own Their King, and Judah was his throne. 2 Acrofs the deep their journey, lay ; The deep divides to make them way ; Jordan beheld their march, and fled With backward current to his head. 3 The mountains (hook like frighted fheep, Like lambs the little hillocks leap ! Not Sinai on her bafe could Hand, Confcious of fov 'reign nower at hand. 4 What pow'r could make the deep divide ? Make Jordan backward roll his tide ? Why did ye leap, ye little hills ? And whence the dread that Sinai feels ? 5 Let ev'ry mountain, ev'ry flood Retire and know th' approaching God, The king of Ifrael : fee him here ; Tremble thou earth, adore and fear. 6 He thunders, and all nature mourns, The rock to ftanding pools he turns; Flints fpring with fountains at his word, And fires and feas confefs the Lord, 196 PSALM CXV. PSALM 11,5. J. ^1 Not to ourfelves is glory due, Eternal God, thou only juft, Thou only gracious, wife and true,. a Difplay to earth thy dreadful name ; Why mould a heathen's haughty tongue Infult us, and to raife our ihame, Say, ■" Where's the God you've ferv'd fo long?'* 3 The God we ferve maintains his throne, Above the clouds, beyond the fkies; Thro' all the earth his will is done, He knows our groans, he hears our cries. 4 But the vain idols they adore Are fenfelefs ihapes of ftone and wood : At beft a mafs of glitt'ring ore, A filver faint, or golden god. PART II. 5 O Ifr'el make the Lord your twit. Who is your help and fhield ; Priefts, Levites, truft in him alone, Who only help can yield, 6 Let all who truly fear the Lord, On him their fear rely ; Who them in danger can defend, And ail their wants fupply. 7 Of us ne oft has mindful been, And Ifr'el's houfe will blefs ; Prieits, Levites, Profelytes, ev'n all Who his great name confefs. 8 On you, and on your heirs, he will Increafe of bleflings bring ; Thrice happy you, who fav 'rites are Of this almighty King. P S A L M CXV1. 197 9 Heav'n's higheft orb of glory he His empire's feat defign'd ; And gave this lower globe of earth A portion to mankind. 10 They who in death and filence deep, To him no praife afford : But we will blefs for evermore Our ever-livinor Lord. 1 P S A L M 116. Love the Lord : he heard my cries^ _ And pity'd ev'ry groan, Long as I live when troubles rife, I'll haften to his throne. 2 I love the Lord : he bow'd his ear, And chas'd my griefs away : Oh let my heart no more defpair, While I have breath to pray ! 3 My flefli declin'd, my fpirits fell, And I drew near the dead, While inward pangs and fears of hell Perplex'd my wakeful head. 4 " My God, I cry 'd thy fervantfave, " Thou ever good and j aft ; 11 Thy power can refcue from the grave., " Thy power is all my truft." 5 The Lord beheld me fore diftreft, He bade my pains remove : Return, my foul, to God thy reft, For thou haft known his love. 6 My God hath fav'd my foul from death, And dry'd my falling tears : Now to his praife Fll fpend my breath. And my remaining years. S ?, *98 PSALM CXVU. PART II. 7 What fhall I render to my God For all his kindnefs mown ? My feet fhall vifit thine abode, My fongs addrefs thy throne. 8 Among the faints that fill thine houfe, My off 'rings mail be paid ; There mail my zeal perform my vows, My foul in anguifh made. 9 How much is mercy thy delight, Thou evei -bleffed God ! How dear thy fervants in thy fight ? How precious is their blood ? io How happy all thy fervants are ! How great thy grace to me ! My life, which thou haft made thy care, Lord, I devote to thee. 1 1 Now I am thine, for ever thine, Nor fhall my purpofe move ! Thy hand has loos'd my bonds of pain, And bound me with thy love. 12 Here in thy courts I leave my vow, And thy rich grace record : Witnefs, ye faints, who hear me now, If I forfake the Lord. PSALM 117. 1 T^ROM all that dwell below the fkies- JJ Let the Creator's praife arife : Let the Redeemer's name be fung Thro' ey'ry land by ev'ry tongue. 2 Eternal are thy mercies, Lord ; Eternal truth attends thy word ; Thy praife fhall found from more to fhorej Till funs fhall fet and rife no more. PSALM CXVIII. 199 PSALM 18. 1 /"~\ Praife the Lord, for he is good, V-/ His mercies ne'er decay ; That his kind favours ever laft, Let thankful Ifr'el fay. 2 Their fenfe of his eternal love Let Aaron's houfe exprefs ; And that it never fails, let all That fear the Lord confefs. 3 To God I made my humble moan, With troubles quite oppreft ; And he releas'd me from my ftraits, And granted my requeft. 4 Since, therefore, God does on my fide So gracioufly appear, Why fhould the vain attempts of men Poffefs my foul with fear ? PART II. $ The Lord appears my helper now3 Nor is my faith afraid What all the fons of earth can do, Since heav'n affords its aid. 6 'Tis fafer, Lord, to hope in thee And have my God my friend, Than truft in men of high degree, And on their truth depend. 7 'Tis thro the Lord my heart is ftrong, In him my lips rejoice ; While his falvation is my fong, How cheerful is my voice ! 200 PSALM CXVIII; 8 Like angry bees they girt me round; When God appears they fly : So burning thorns with crackling found Make a fierce blaze, and die. 9 Joy to the faints and peace belongs ; TheLords protea their days :• Let Ifr'el tune immortal fongs To his Almighty grace. PART III. jo Lord, thou haft heard thy fervant cry, And refcu'd from the grave ; Now (hall he live : (and none can die, If God refolve to fave. j 1 1 Thy praife more conftant than before, Shall fill his daily breath ; Thy hand that hath chaftis'd him fore Defends him flill from death. 12 Open the gate of Sion now, For we ihall worlhip there, Thehoufe where all the righteous go Thy mercy to declare. 33 Amongft th' afTemblies of thy faints Our thankful voice we raife ; There we have told thee our complaint:, And there we fpeak thy praife. PART IV. 1-4 Behold the fure foundation ftone Which God in Sion lays, 1 To build our heav'nly hopes upon,. And his eternal praife. 25 Chofen of God to finners dear, And faints adore the name, They truft their whole falvationhere, Nor lhall they fuffer iharae. PSALM CXVIII. 20* 16 The foolifh builders, fcribe and prieft, Rejecl it with difdain ; Firm on this rock the church fhall reft, And envy rage in vain. 17 What tho' the gates of hell withftood? Yet muft this building rife : 'Tis thy own work, Almighty God, And wond'rous in our eyes. PART V. 18 This is the day the Lord hath made, He calls the hours his own ; Let heav'n rejoice, let earth be glad, And praife furround the throne. 19 To day he rofe and left the dead ; And fatan's empire fell ; To day the faints his triumph fpread, And all his wonders tell. 20 Hofannah to the anointed king* To David's holy fon, Help us, O Lord, defcendand bring Salvation from thy throne. 21 Bleft is the Lord who comes to man With melfages of grace : Who comes in God his Father's name, To fave our finful race. 22 Hofannah in the higheft ftrains The church on earth can raife ; The higheft heav'ns in which he reigns, Shall give him nobler praife. PART VI. 23 God is the Lord, through whom we all Both light and comfort find ; Faft to the altar's horns with cords The chofen vittim bind. 202 PSALM CXIX.. 24 Thou art my Lord, O God, and flill I'll praife thy holy name ; Becaufe thou only art my God, I'll celebrate thy fame. 25 O then with me give thanks to God, Who ilill does gracious prove ; And let the tribute of our praife Be endlefsas his love. PSALM 119. A L E P H.— P ART I. 1 T TOW blefs'd are they who always keep JTJL The pure and perfect, way ! Who never from the facred paths Of God's commandments itray. 2 Thrice blefs'd ! the men who keep his word, And practice his commands ; Who feek the Lord with all their heart, And ferve him with their hands. 3 Such men their utmoft caution ufe To fhun each wicked deed ; And in the path which he direcls With conftant care proceed. 4 Thou ftriclly hall enjoin'd us, Lord, To learn 'thy facred will; And all our diligence employ Thy ftatutes to fulfil. 5 O then that thy mod holy word Might o'er my ways prefide 1 And I the courfe of ail my life. By thy direction guide ! P S A L M CXIX; 203 6 Then with aflurance fhould I walk, When by thy grace renew'd ; While faith and hope, and love unite, To prove. my gratitude. 7 My upright heart fhall my glad mouth With chearful praifes fill ; When by thy righteous judgments taught, I fhall have learnt thy will. 8 Thy ftatutes, Lord, I ftrive to make My ftudy night and day ; O then for fake me not, my God, Nor caft me quite away. BET H.— P ART II. ,9 How fhall the young fecure their hearts. And guard their lives from fin ; Thy word the choiceft rule imparts To keep the confcience clean. 30 With my whole heart I've fought thy face, O let me never ftray From thy commands, O God of grace, Nor tread the finners way. a 1 Thy word I've hid within my heart, To keep my confcience clean, And be an everlafting guard From ev'ry rifing fin. 12 O Lord to me thy ftatutes (hew, And heav'nly truth impart, Thy work for ever I'll purfue, Thy law fhall rule my heart. 13 Thy faithful words my heart engage And well employ my tongue, And in my tirefome pilgrimage Yield me a heav'nly fong. 2o4 P S A L M CXIX, 14 I choofe the path of heav'nly truth, And glory in my choice ; Not all the riches of the earth Could make me fo rejoice. 31,5 The teftimonies of thy grace I fet before my eyes ; Thence I derive my daily flrength, And there my comfort lies. 36 To meditate thy precept, Lord, Shall be my fweet employ ; My foul mail ne'er forget thy word, Thy word is all my joy. G I M E L.— P ART III, jy "Bq gracious to thy fervant, Lord, Do thou my life defend, That I according to thy word My time to come may fpend. 18 Enlighten both my eyes and mind, That fo I may difcern The wond'rous things which they behold, Who thy juft precepts learn. 19 Tho' like a Granger in the land, I far away mould ftray, Thy righteous judgments from my fight, Remove not thou away. 20 My fainting foul is almoft pin'd, With earned longings fpent ; Whilit always on the eager fearch Of thy juft will intent. 2 1 Thy {harp rebuke fhall crufh the proud. Whom (lill thy curfe purfues ; Since they to walk in thy right ways Prefumpt'oufly refufc. PSALM CXIX. 20; u 22 But far from me do thou, O Lord, Contempt and fliame remove ; For I thy f acred laws refpecl With undifTembled love. 23 Though princes oft, in counfel met, Again ft thy fervant fpake ; Yet I thy flatutes to obferve, My conftant bus'nefs make0 24 The testimonies of thv grace Afford my foul delight ; By them I learn, with prudent care, To guide my fteps aright. DALET H.— P ART IV, 25 My foul lies cleaving to the duff ; Lord, give me life divine ; From vain defires, and ev'ry Iuft Turn offthefe eyes of mine. 26 When I confefs'd my wand'ring ways, Thou heard'ft my foul complain ; Grant me the teachings of thy grace. Or I (hall dray again. 27 Oh that the Lord would guide my ways To keep his ftatutes ft ill ! Oh that my God would grant me grace To know and do his will ! 28 Behold thv waiting fervant, Lord, Devoted to thy fear ; Remember and confirm thy word. For all my hopes are there. £9 Oh fend thv fpirit down to write Thy law upon my heart : Nor let my tongue indulge deceit. .Nor act the irar's part, T 2o6 PSALM CXIX. 30 Didft thou not raife my faith, O Lord ? Then let thy truth appear ; Saints (hall rejoice in my reward, And truft as well as fear. 31 Then fhall my heart have inward joy, And keep my face from fhame, When all thy ftatutes I obey, And honour all thy name. 32 How would I run in thy commands, If thou my heart difcharge From fin and fatan's hateful chains, And fet my feet at large ! HE.— PART V. 33 Inftru£l me in thy ftatutes, Lord, Thy righteous paths difplay ; And 1 from them, thro' all my life, Will never go aflray. 34 If thou true wifdom from above Wilt gracioufly impart, To keep thy perfect laws I will Devote my zealous heart, 35 Direct me in the facred ways To which thy precepts lead ; Becaufe my chief delight has been Thy righteous paths to tread. ;>6 Do thou to thy moft juft commands Incline my willing heart ; Let no defire of worldly wealth From thee my thoughts divert. 37 From thofe vain objecls turn my eyes, Which this falfe world difplays ; But give me lively pow'rand ftrength To keep thy righteous ways. PSALM CXIX. 207 38 Confirm the promife which thou mad'ft, And give thy fervantaid ; Who to tranfgrefs thy facred laws Is awfully afraid. 39 The foul difgrace I juftly fear, In mercy, Lord, remove ; For all the judgments thou ordain'ft Are full of grace and love. 40 Thou know' ft how after thy commands, My longing heart does pant ; O then make hafte to raife me up, And promis'd fuccour grant. V A U.— P ART VI. 41 Thy conftant bleffing, Lord, bellow, To cheer my drooping heart ; To me, according to thy word, Thy faving health impart. 42 So (hall I, when my foes upbraid, This ready anfwer make ; " In God I truft, who never will " His faithful promife break." 43 Then let not quite the word of truth Be from my mouth remov'd ; Since ftill my ground of ftedfaft hope Thy juft decrees have prov'd. 44 So I to keep thy righteous laws Will all my ftudy bend : From age to age, my time to come In their obfervance fpend. 45 Ere long I truft to walk at large, From all incumbrance free ; Since I refolve to make my life With thy commands agree. 2o3 PSALM CXIX. 46 Thy laws fhall be my conftant talk, And princes fhall attend, Whilft I the juftice of thy ways With confidence defend. 47 My longing heart and ravifh'd foul Shall both o'erflow with joy ; When in thy lov'd commandments I My happy hours employ. 48 Then will I to thy juft decrees Lift up my willing hands ; My care and bus'nefs then fhall be, To fiudy thy commands. Z A I N.—P ART VII. 49 According to thy promis'd grace, Thy favour, Lord, extend ; Make good to me the word on which Thy fervant's hopes depend. ^o That only comfort in diftrefs Did all my griefs controul ; Thy word, when troubles hemm'd me round, Reviv'd my fainting foul. 51 Infulting foes did proudly mock, And all my hopes deride ; Yet from thy law not all their feoffs Could make me turn afide. 52 Thy judgments then, of ancient date, I quickly calFd to mind, Till ravim'd with fuch thoughts, my foul Did fpeedy comfort find. 53 Sometimes I fland amaz'd, like one With deadly horror ftruck, To view the 'irate of finful men Who have thy laws forfook. PSALM CXIX. 209 34 But I thy ftatutes and decrees My cheerful anthems made ; Whilft, through ftrange lands and deferts wild, I like a pilgrim ftray'd. 35 Thy name, that cheer'd my heart by day, Has fill'd my thoughts by night ; I then refolv'd by thy juft laws, To guide my fteps aright. ^6 That peace of mind, which has my foul In deep diftrefs fuftain'd, By ftricl: obfervance of thy worcf I happily obtain'd. CHETH.— PART VIII. ,57 Thou art my portion, O my God ; Soon as I know thy way, My heart makes hade t' obey thy word, And fufTers no delay. 58 Haft thou not fent falvation down, And promis'd quick'ning grace ? Doth not my heart addrefs thy throne And yet thy love delays. 59 If once I wander from thy path, I think upon my ways, Then turn my feet to thy commands, And trull thy pard'ning grace. 60 Thou haft inclin'd this heart of mine Thy ftatutes to fulfil ; And thus till mortal life (hail end Would I perform thy will. 61 Let bands of perfecutors rifo To rob me of my right, Let pride and malice forge their lies, Thy law is my delight. T 2 .no PSALM CXIX. 62 When midnight darknefs veils the fkies I call thy works to mind ; My thoughts in warm devotion rife, And fweet acceptance find. 63 I'm a companion of the faints, Who fear and love the Lord ; My forrovvs rife, my nature faints, When men tranfgrefs thy word, 64 Thy mercies fill the earlh, O Lord. How good thy works appear ! Open my eyes to read thy word, And fee thy wonders there. T E T H.— P ART IX, #5 With me thy fervant thou haft dealt Mo ft gracioufly, O Lord ; Repeated benefits beftow'd, According to thy word. 66 Teach me the facred fkil! by which Right judgment is attain'd, Who in belief of thy commands Have hitherto remain'd. 67 Before affliction ftopp'd my courfe My footfteps went aflray ; But I have fince been difciplin'd, Thy precepts to obey. 68 Thou art, O Lord ; fupremely good,. And all thou doft is fo ; On me, thy ftatutes to difcern, The faving fkill bcftow. 69 The proud have forg'd malicious ]ks7 My fpotleis fame to ftain ; But my fix'd heart, without referve, Thy precepts mail retain. PSALM CXIX. 2ii 70 While pamperd they with profp'rous ills, In fenfual pleafures live, My foul can reli(h no delight But what thy precepts give. 71 Tis good for me that I have felt Affliction's chaft'ning rod, That I might duly learn and keep The ftatutes of my God. 72 The law that from thy mouth proceeds Of more efteem I hold, Than untouch'd mines, than thoufand mutes Of filver and of gold.. JOD— PART X. 73 To me, who am the workmanfhip Of thine almighty hands, The heav'nly underftanding give . To learn thy juft commands. 74 My prefervation to thy faints Strong comfort will afford, To fee fuccefs attend my hopes, Who trufted in thy word. 75 That right thy judgments are, I now By fure experience fee, And that in faithfulnefs, O Lord, Thou hail affli&ed me. . 76 O let thy tender mercy now Afford me needful aid : According to thy promife, Lord,. To me thy fervant made. r-j To me thy faving grace reftore, That I again may liv.e : Whofe foul can relifli no delight But what thy precepts give, 212 PSALM CXIX. 78 Defeat the proud, who, unprovok'd, To ruin me have fought, Who only on thy facred laws Employ my conftant thought. 79 Let thofe that fear thy name efpoufe My caufe, and thofe alone Who have, by ftrift and pious fearchr Thy facred precepts known. 80 In thy blefs'd ftatutes let my heart Continue always found, That guilt and mame, the finner's lotr May never me confound. CAP H.— P A R T XI. 81 My foul, with long expectance, faints,. To fee thy faving grace ; Yet ftill on thy unerring word. My confidence I place. 82 My very eyes confume and fail With waiting for thy word : O ! when wilt thou thy kind relief, Andpromis'd aid, afford ? 83 My fkin like fhrivell'd parchment (hows, That long in fmoke is fet; Yet no affliction me can force Thy flatutes to forget. 84 How many days mutt I endure Of forrow and diltrefs ? When wilt thou judgment execute On them who me opprefs ? 8^ The proud have digg'd a pit for me, That have no other foes But fuch as are averfe to thee. And thy jufl laws oppofe. PSALM CXIX, 86 With facred truth's eternal laws All thy commands agree ; Men perfecute me without caufe ; Thou, Lord, my helper be. 87 With cjofe defigns againft my life They had almoft prevail'd ; But my attachment to thy laws Through grace hath never fail'd. 88 Thy wonted kindnefs, Lord, reflore, My drooping heart to cheer ; That, by thy righteous ftatutes, I My life's whole cuurfe may fleer. LAME D.— P ART XII. 89 For ever and for ever, Lord, Unchang'd thou dolt remain ; Thy word eftab'liuYd in the heav'ns, Does all their orbs fuftain. 90 Through circling ages, Lord, thy truth Immoveable ihall Hand, As doth the earth, which thou uphold 'fc By thy almighty hand. 91 All things the courfe by thee ordain'd3 £ven to this day fulfil : They are thy faithful fubje£ts all, And fervants of thy will. 92 Unlefs thy facred law had been My comfort and delight, I mud have fainted, and expir'd In dark affliction's night. 93 Thy precepts, therefore, from my thoughts Shall never, Lord, depart ; For thouby them haft to new life Reltof'd my dying heart. 214 P S A L M CXIX. 94 As I am thine, entirely thine, Protect me, Lord, from harm ; Who have thy precepts fought to know,. And carefully perform. 95 The wicked have their ambufh laid, My guiltlefs life to take ; But in the midfl of danger I Thy word my ftudy make* 96 I've feen an end of what we call Perfection here below : But thy commandments, like thyfelf. No change or period know. MEM.— PART XIIL 97 The love that to thy laws I bear No language can difplay ; They with frefh wonders entertain My ravim'd thoughts all day. 98 Through thy commands I wifer grow Than all my fubtile foes ; For thy fure word doth me direcl, And all my ways difpofe. 99 From me my former teachers now May abler counfel take ; Becaufe thy facred precepts I My conitant ftudy make. 100 In underftanding 1 excel The fages of our days ; Becaufe by thy unerring rules I order all my ways* lot My feet with care I have refrain 'd From ev'ry finful way, That to thy facred word I might Entire obedience pay. PSALM CXIX. 21 102 I have not from thy judgments ftray'd, By vain deiires milled, For, Lord, thou haft inftrueled me Thy righteous paths to tread. 103 How fweet are all thy words to me } 0 what divine repaft ! How much more grateful to my foul Than honey to my tafte ! 104 Taught by thy facred precepts, I With heav'nly fkill am bleft, Through which the treach'rous ways of fin 1 utterly detelL N U N.— P ART XIV. 105 Thy word is to my feet a lamp, The way of truth to mow ; A watch-light to point out the path In which I ought to go. jo6 I've fworn, and from my folemn oath I'll never turn afide, That in thy righteous judgments I Will ftedfaftly abide. 107 Since I with griefs am fo opprefs'd That I can bear no more ; According to thy word do thou My fainting foul reftore. 108 Let ftill my facrifice of praife With thee acceptance find ; And in thy right'ousjudgments, Lord, Inftruff. my willing mind. 109 Though ghaftly dangers me furround, My foul they cannot awe, Nor with continual terrors keep From thinkiiicr on thy Jaw. *>tf P S A L M CXIX. 1 10 My wicked and invet'rate foes For me their fnares have laid; Yet I have kept the upright path, Nor from thy precepts ftray'd. 111 Thy teftimonies I have made My heritage and choice ; For they, when other comforts fail. My drooping heart rejoice. I 1 2 Mv heart with early zeal began Thy ftatutes to obey ; And, till my courfe of life is done, Shall keep thy upright way. S A M E C H.— P ART XV, 133 Deceitful thoughts and practices I utterly deteit. ; But to thy law affection bear Too great to beexpreif, 114 My hiding-place, my refuge-tow'r, And fhield art thou, O Lord; I firmly anchor all mv hopes On thy unerring word. 115 Hence, ye that trade in wickednefs, Approach not my abode; For firmly I reiolve to keep The precepts of my God, 116 According to thy gracious word, From danger fet me free ; Nor make me of thofe hopes afham'd That I rcpofe in thee. it 7 Uphold me, fo feaH I be &fe, And refcrrd from diftrcfs ; To thy decrees continually Myjuft refpccl addrefs, PSALM CXIX. 217 118 The wicked thou hail trod to earth, Who from thy ftatutes ftray'd : Their vile deceit the juft reward Of their own falfehood made. 1 19 Vile as the drofs the wicked are ; And thofe that leave thy ways Shall fee falvation from afar, But never tafte thy grace. 120 I love thy law, but flill I dread Left I mould fo offend, When ontranfgreffors I behold Tby judgments thus defcend. A I N.— P ART XVL 121 Judgment and juftice I have done, O therefore, Lord, engage In my defence, nor give me up To my oppreffors rage. 122 Do thou be furety, Lord, forme, And fo (hall this diftrefs Prove good for me ; nor fhall the proud My guiltlefs foul opprefs. 123 My eyes, alas ! begin to fail, In long expectance held ; Till thy falvation they behold, And righteous word fulfill'd. 124 To me, thy fervant in diftrefs, Thy wonted grace difplay ; And difcipline my willing heart Thy ftatutes to obey. 125 On me, devoted to thy fear, Thy facred (kill beftow, That of thy teftimonies I The full extent may know. U 2i8 PSALM fcXIX. 126 'Tis time for thee, O Lord, to work, Thy grace and pow'r employ ; For men with open violence Thy facred law deflroy. 127 Yet their contempt of thy commands. But makes their value rife In my efleem, whojpureft gold Compar'd with them defpife. J 28 Thy precepts, therefore, I account In all refpecls divine ; They teach me to difcern the right, And all falfe ways decline. PE.— PART XVII. 129 The wonders which thy laws contain No words can reprefent ; Therefore to learn and pra£life them My zealous heart is bent. 130 The very entrance to thy word Celeftial light difplays, And knowledge of true happinefs To limpleft minds conveys. 131 With eager hopes I waiting flood, And fainted with defire, That of thy wife commands I might The facred fkill acquire. 132 With favour, Lord, look down on me; Who thy relief implore; As thou art wont to vifit thofe Who thy blefs'd name adore. 133 Directed by thy heav'nly word Let all my footfteps be ; , Nor wickednefs of any kind Dominion have o'er me. PSALM CXIX. 219 134 Releafe, entirely fet me free From perfecuting hands, That, unmolefted, I may learn And praclife thy commands. 135 On me, devoted to thy fear, Lord, make thy face to mine ; Thy ftatutes both to know and keep My heart with zeal incline. j 36 Mine eyes to weeping fountains turn, Whence briny rivers flow, To fee mankind againft thy laws In bold defiance go, T S A D E.— P ART XVIII. 137 Thou art, the righteous Judge, in whom Wrong'd innocence may truft ; And, like thyfelf, thy judgments, Lord. In all refpefts are juft. 138 Moftjuft and true thofe ftatutes were Which thou didft firft decree : And all with faithfulnefs perform'd Succeeding times (hall fee. 139 With zeal my flefli confumes away, My foul with anguilh frets, To fee my foes contemn at once Thy promifes and threats. 140 Yet each neglefted word of thine (Howe'er by them defpis'd) Is pure, and for eternal truth By me thy fervant priz'd. 141 Brought, for thy fake, to low eflale, Contempt from all I fmd; Yet no affronts or wrongs can drive Thy precepts from my mind, 220 PSALM CXIX. 142 Thy righteoufnefs fhall then endure When time itfelf is paft ; Thy law is truth itfelf, that truth Which fhall for ever laft. 143 Though trouble, anguifh, douhts, and dread, To compafs me unite, Befet with danger, ftill I make Thy word my chief delight. 144 Eternal and unerring rules Thy teftimoniesgive : Teach me the wifdom that will make. My foul for ever live. K O P H.— P ART XIX. 145 With my whole heart to God I call'd, Lord, hear my earned cry ; And I thy ftatutes to perform Will all my care apply. 146 Again more fervently I pray 'd, O fave me, that I may Thy teftimonies fully know, And fledfaftly obey. 147 My earlier pray'r the dawning day Prevented, while I cried To bun, on whofe engaging word My hope alone rely'd. 148 With zeal have Iawak'd before The midnight watch was fet, That I of thy myfteribus word Might per feci: knowledge get. 149 Lord, hear my fupplicating voice, And wonted favour fhew ; O quicken me, and fo approve Thy judgments ever true. PSALM CXIX. 221 150 My perfecuting foes advance, And daily nearer draw : What treatment can I hope from them Who violate thy law ? 151 Though they draw nigh, my comfort is, Thou, Lord, art yet more near ; Thou, whofe commands are righteous all, Thy promifes fi ncere. 152 Concerning thy divine decrees, My foul has known of old, That they were true, and mail their truth To endlefs ages hold. RESCH.— PART XX. 153 Confidermy affliction, Lord, And me from bondage draw ; Think on thy fervant in diftrefs, Who ne'er forgets thy law. 1,54 Plead thou my caufe; and to my foul Thy timely aid afford : With beams of mercy quicken me According to thy word. 155 From harden'd Tinners thouremov'fl Salvation far away ; Tisjuftthou mould'ft withdraw from them Who from thy ftatutes ft'ray. 156 Since great thy tender mercies are To all who thee adore, According to thy judgments, Lord, My fainting hopes reitore. 157 A num'rous hoft of fpiteful foes Againft my life combine ; But all too few to force my foul Thy ftatutes to decline . U2 ■222 PSALM CXIX. 1,58 Thofe bold tranfgrelTors I beheld, And was with grief opprefs'd, To fee with what audacious pride Thy cov'nant they tranfgrefs'd. 159 Yet while they flight, confider, Lord, How I thy precepts love; O therefore quicken me with beams Of mercy from above. 160 As from the birth of time thy truth Has held through ages parr, So fhalt thy righteous judgments firm, To endlefs ages lafi. S C H I R— P ART XXI. 161 Though mighty tyrants without caufe Confpire my blood to fhed, Thy facred word has pow'r alone To fill my heart with dread. 162 And yet that word my joyful breafr. With heav'nly rapture warms : Nor conqueft, nor the fpoils of war, Have fuchtranfporting charms. 163 Perfidious practices and lies I utterly deteft ; But to thy laws affection bear Too vail to be expreft. 164 Seven times a day with grateful voice* Thy praifes I refound, Becaufe I find thyjudgmentsall With truth and juflice crown'd. 165 Secure fubflantial peace have they Who truly love thy law ; No fmiling mifchief them can tempr, Nor frowning danger awe. PSALM CXIX. 223 166 My God I long, I hope, I wait For thy falvation frill ; While thy whole law is my delight, And I obey thy will. 167 Thy teftimonies I have kept, And conftantly obey'd; Becaufe the love I bore to them Thy fervice eafy made. 168 From resignation to thy will My foul wou'd not withdraw, Convinc'd that all my thoughts and ways Are fubjecl to thy law. TAU.-PART XXII. 169 To my requeft and earned cry, Attend, O gracious Lord : Infpire my heart with heav'nly Hull, According to thy word. 170 Let my repeated pray'r at laft Before thy throne appear ; According to thy plighted word, For my relief draw near. 171 Then (hall my grateful lips return The tribute of their praife, When thou thy counfels halt reveal'd, And taught me thy juft ways. 172 My tongue the praifes of thy word Shall thankfully refound, Becaufe thy promifes are all With truth and juflice crown'd. 173 Let thy almighty arm appear, And bring me timely aid : For I the laws thou halt ordain 'd My heart's free choice have made, 224 PSALM exx„ 174 My foul has waited long to fee Thy favtng grace reftor'd : Nor comfort knew, but what thy laws, Thy heav'nly laws, afford. 175 Prolong my life, that I may ring My great reft orer's praife, Whofe juftice from the depth of woes My fainting foul (hall raife. 176 Like fome loft fheep I've ftray'd, till I. Defpair my way to find : Thou, therefore, Lord thy fervant feek, Who keeps thy laws in mind. P ■ S A L M 120. 1 rTPH OU God of iove, thou ever bleft, JL Pity my fu ff'ri ng ftate ; When wilt thou fet my foul at reft, From lips that love deceit ? 2 Hard lot of mine ! My days are caft Among the fons of ftrife, Whofe never ceafing quarrels wafte My golden hours of life. 3 Oh might I fly to change my place, How would I choofe to dwell In fome wide lonefome wildernefs, And leave thefe gates of hell ! 4 Peace is the bleffingthat I feek, How lovely are its charms ! I am for peace ; but when I fpeak, They all declare for arms. 5 New paffions flill their fouls engage, And keep their malice ftrong : What fhall be done to curb thy rage, O thou devouring tongue ! PSALM CXXI, CXXII. 225 6 Should burning arrows fmite thee thro' Strift juftice would approve ; But I would rather fpare my foe, And melt his heart with love. PSALM 121. 1 r ■ ^O Sion's hill I lift my eyes, JL From thence expecting aid ; From Sion's hill, and Sion's God Who heav'n and earth has made. 2 Thou, then, my foul, in fafety reft ; Thy guardian will not deep ; His watchful care that Ifr'el guards, Will thee in fafety keep. 3 Shelter'd beneath th' Almighty's wings, Thou fhalt fecurely reft ; Where neither fun nor moon {hall thee By day or night moleft. 4 From common accidents of life His care (hall guard thee ftill ; His hand from foes fhall thee preferve That lie in wait to kill. $ At home, abroad, in peace, in war, Thy God mall thee defend ; Conduct thee through life's pilgrimage Safe to thy journey's end. PSALM 122. 1 T TOW did my heart rejoice to hear JLjL My friends devoutly fay, " In Zion let us all appear " And keep thefolemn day" 22$ PSALM CXXIH. 2 I love the gates, I love the road ; The church adorn'd with grace, Stands like a palace built for God To fhew his milder face. 3 Up to her courts with joy unknown The holy tribes repair ; The Son of David holds his throne And fits in judgment there. 4 He hears our praifes and complaints ; And while his awful voice Divides the finners from the faints, We tremble and rejoice. 3 Peace be within this facred place, And jov a conftant gueft ! With holy gifts and heav'nly grace Be her attendants bleft ! 6 My foul fhall pray for Zion ftill, While life or breath remains ; There my bi-ft friends, my kindred dwell, There God my Saviour reigns. PSALM 123. 1 f\ Thou whofe grace and juftice reign V-A Enthron'd above the fkies, To thee our hearts would tell their pain, To thee we lift our eyes. 2 As fervants watch their mailer's hand, And fear the angry ftroke ! Or maids before their miftrefs Hand, • And wait a peaceful look : 3 So for our fins we juftly feel Thy difcipline, O God ; Yet wait the gracious moment ftill, Till thou remove the rod. PSALM CXXIV. 227 4 Thofe that in wealth and pleafure live, Our daily groans deride, And thy delays of mercy give Frefh courage to their pride. 5 Our foes infult us, but our hope In thy compaflion lies ; This thought (hall bear our fpirits up, That God will not defpife. PSALM 124. 1 TTAD not the Lord, (may Ifr'el fay) JlI Been pleas'd to interpofe ; Had he not then efpous'd ourcaufe, When men againft us rofe ; 2 Their wrath had fwallow'd us alive, And rag'd without controul : Their fpite and pride's united floods Has quite o'erwhelm'd our foul. 3 But prais'd be our eternal Lord, Who re feu 'd us that day, Nor to their favagejaws gave up Our threat'ned lives a prey. 4 Our foul is like a birdefcap'd From out the fowler's net ; The fnare is broke, their hopes are crofs'd, And we at freedom fet. 5 Secure in his almighty name Our confidence remains, WTho, as he made both heav'n and earth, Of both fole Monarch reigns. 28 PSALM CXXV, CXXVI. - PSALM 12,5. 1 TT^IRM and unmov'd are they, J? That reft their fouls on God : Firm as the mount where David dwelt, Or where the ark abode. 2 As mountains flood to guard The city's facred ground, fSo God and his almighty love Embrace his faints around. 3 What tho' the Father's rod Drop a chaftifing ftroke, Yet left it wound their fouls too deep, Its fury fhall be broke. 4 Deal gently, Lord, with thofe Whofe faith and pious fear, Whofe hope and love, and ev'ry grace Proclaim their hearts fincere. g Nor fhall the tyrant's rage Too long opprefs the faints ; The God of Ifr'el will fupport His children left they faint. 6 But if our flavifh fear Will choofe the road to hell, We muft expect our portion there, Where bolder finners dwell. PSALM 126. i TT7HEN God reveal'd his gracious name, V V And chang'd my mournful flate, My rapture feem'd a pleafing dream, The grace appear 'd fo great. PSALM CXXVII. 229 2 The world beheld the glorious change, And did thy hand confefs ; My tongue broke out in unknown ftrains, And fungfurprifing grace. 3 " Great is the work, my neighbours ciy'd, And own'd the pow'r divine ; " Great is the work, my heart reply 'd, "And be the glory thine." 4 The Lord can clear the darkeft ikies, Can give us day for night; Make drops of facred forrows rife To rivers of delight. 5 Let thofe that fow in fadnefs wait Till the fair harveft come, They fhall confefs their (heaves are great, And fhout the bleiTings home. 6 Tho' feed lie bury'd in the duft, It fha'nt deceive their hope ; The precious grain can ne'er be loft, For grace infures the crop. PSALM 127. 1 TI TK build with fruitlefs toil and colt, V V Unlefs the Lord the pile fuftain ; Unlefs the Lord the city keeps, The watchman waketh but in vain. 2 In vain we rife before the dawn ; In vain we late to reft repair ; Allow no refpitetoour toil, And daily eat the bread of care. 3 Supplies of life, with eafe to them, The Lord to all his faints bellows: He crowns their labours with fuccefs, Their nights with peace and foil, repofe* >30 PSALM CXXVIII. 4 Children, thofe comforts of our life, Are prefents from the bounteous Lord; He gives a num'rous race of heirs, Of piety the fweet reward. 5 As arrows in a giant's hand, When marching forth, equipp'd for war, Ev'n fo the fons of fprightly youth Their parents hopeful fafeguardare. 6 Happy the man, whofe quivers are Replete with thofe prevailing arms ! He need not fear to meet his foe, In ftrifes of law, or war's alarms. PSALM 128. 1 HPHE man is blefs'd who fears the Lord, JL Nor only worfhip pays, But keeps his fleps confin'd with care To his appointed ways. 2 He (hall upon the fweet returns Of his own labour feed ; Blefs'd and content inev'ry flate, His works fhall all fucceed. , 3 His wife, like a fair fertile vine, Her lovely fruit fhall bring ! His children, like young olive plants, About his table fpring. 4 Who fears the Lord (hall profper thus; Him Sion's God fhall blefs ; And grant him all his days to fee Jerufalem's fuccefs. 5 He fhall live on, till heirs from him Defcend with vaft increafe ; Much blefs'd in his own profp'rous flate, And more in Ifr'el's peace. S A L M CXXIX,CXXX. 231 PSALM 129. 1 T7ROM my youth up, may Ifr'el fay, Jl They oft have me aflail'd ; Reduc'd me oft to heavy {traits, But never quite prevail'd. 2 They oft have plough'd my patient back With furrows deep and loiig ; But our jufl God has broke their chains, And refcu'd us from wrong. 3 Defeat, confufion, fhameful rout, Be ftill the doom of thofe, Their righteous doom, who Sion hate, And Sion's God oppofe. 4 Like corn upon our houfes tops, Untimely let them fade, WUichtoo much heat, and want of root, Has blafted in the blade. 5 Which in his arms no reaper takes,. But unregarded bzves : Nor binder thinks it worth his pains To fold it into (heaves. 6 No traveller that paffes'by Vouchfafes a minute's flop, To give it one kind look or crave Heav'n's bleffing on the crop. PSALM 130. 1 T7ROM lowed depths of woe X To God 1 fent my cry ; Lord, hear my fupplicating voice And gracioufly reply. !£* P S A L M CXXXI. 2 Should'ft thou fevcrely judge, Who can the trial bear ? Bin thou forgiv'ft, left we defpond ; And .quite renounce thy fear. 3 Mv foul with patience waits For thee, the living Lord ; My hopes are on thy promife built, Thy never failing word. 4 My longing eyes look out For thy enliv'ning ray, More duly than the morning watch To fpy the dawning day. 5 Let Ifr'el truft in God, No bounds his mercy knows ; The plenteous fcurce and fpring from whence- Eternal fuccour flows. 6 Whofe friendly ftreams to us Supplies in want convey ; A healing fpring, a fpring to cleanfe, AndwaJh cur guiiiaway. P S A L M 131. S there ambition in my heart ? Search, gracious God, and fee ; Or do I a£t a haughty part ? Lord, I appeal- to thee. 2 I charge my thoughts, be humble ftill,. - And all my carriage mild ; Content, mv father, with thy will, And peaceful as a child. 3 The patient foul, the lowly mind, Shall have a large reward : Let faints in forrow lie refign'd, And truft a faithful Lord. PSALM CXXXII. 233 PSALM 132. ET David, Lord, a conftant place ■L In thy remembrance find ; Let all the forrows he endur'd Be ever in thy mind. 2 Remember what a folemn oath To thee, his Lord, he fwore ; How to the mighty God he vow'd, Whom Jacob's fons adore. 3 I will not go into my houfe, Nor to my bed afcend : No foft repofe fhall clofe my eyes, Nor fleep my eyelids bend : 4 Till for the Lord's defign'd abode I mark the deftin'd ground ; Till I a decent place of reft For Jacob's God have found. 5 Th' appointed place, with fhouts of joy, At Ephrata we found, And made the woods and neighb'ring fields, Our glad applaufe refound. 6 O with due rev'rence let us then To his abode repair; And, proftrate at hisfootftool fall'n, Pour out our humble pray 'r. P A Pv T II. ? Arife, O King of grace, arife, And enter to thy reft : Lo ! thy church waits with longino- cycs3 Thus to be own'd and bleft. X-2 234 PSALM CXXXII. 8 Enter with all thy glorious train, Thy fpirit and thy word ; All that the ark did once contain, Could no fuch grace afford. 9 Cloath all thy minifters with grace, Let truth their tongues employ ; That in the Saviour's righteoufnefs Thy faints may fhout for joy. 10 Here, mighty God, accept our vows,, Here let thy praife be fpread ; Blefs the provifions of thy houfe, And fill thy poor with bread. i.i Here let the fon of David reign, Let God's anointed mine ; Juftice and truth his court maintain, With love and pow'r divine. PART III. 12 Blefo'd Sion does, in God's efteem, All other feats excel ; His place of everlafling reft, Where he defires to dwell. 13 Her ftore, fays he, I will increafe, Her poor with plenty blefs ; Her faints fhall fhout for joy, her prieits. My faving health confefs. 14 There David's pow'r fhall long remain In his eltabliih'd line, And my anointed fervant there Shall with frefh luftre fhine. 35 The faces of his vanquifli'd foes Confufion fhall o'erfpread ; Whilff, with confirm'd fuccefs, his crown Shall flourifh on his head. PSALM CXXXIII.CXXXIV, CXXXV. 235 PSALM 133. OW vaft mull their advantage be, HOW He low very great their pleafure prove ?* Who live like brethren, and confent, In tender offices of love. 1 True love is like rhat precious oil, Which, pour'd on Aaron's facred head, Ran down his beard, and o'er his robes, Its coilly fragrant moifture fhed. 3 'Tis like refrefhing dew, which does On Hermon's lofty top diftil ; Or like the early drops, that fall' On facred Sion's fruitful hill. 4 For Sion is the chofen feat, The feat where the Almighty King The prornis'd bleffing has ordain'd, And fixed life's eternal fpring. P S A L M 134. 1 TVLESS God, ye fervants that attend JD Upon the Lord's molt folemn ftate y That in his temple, night by night, With holy fear and rev'rence wait. 2 Within his houfe lift up your hands, And ever blefs his holy name ; From Sion blefs thy Ifrael, Lord, E'en thou, who heav'n and earth didft frame, PSALM 13,5. RAISE the Lord with one confent. Magnify his holy name ; Let the fervants of the Lord Still his worthy praife proclaim* ■p 236 P S A L M CXXXV. 2 Praife him, ye that in his houfe, Wait with never-ccafing care ; Praife him, ye that to his courts With religious zeal repair. 3 This our trued int'reft is, Joyful hymns of praife to fing ; With loud fongs to blefs his name,. Is a m oft delightful thing. 4 God his own peculiar choice Doth the fons of Jacob make ; Ifrael's num'rous offspring too, For his treafure he doth take. $ That he's great, we often have By our glad experience found ; We have feen, that he with pow'r, Far above all gods, is crown 'd. PART II. 6 Great is the Lord, exalted high Above all pow'rs and ev'ry throne ; Whate'er he pleafe in earth and fea, Or heav'n or hell, his hand hath done. 7 At his command the vapours rife, The licrhtnWs flafh, the thunders roar ; He pours the rain, he brings the wind And tempeit from his airy ftore. 8 'Twas he thofe dreadful tokens fent, O Egypt, thro' thy ilubborn land ; When all thy firft-born, beafts and men^.. Fell dead by his avenging hand. 9 What mighty nations, mighty kings He flew, and their whole country gave To Ifr'el, whom his hand redeem'd, No more to be proud Pharaoh's flave ! - PSALM CXXXV. 237 10 His pow'r the fame, the fame his grace, That faves us from the hofts of hell ; And heav'n he gives us to poffefs, Whence thofe apoitate angels fell. PART III. 1 1 The Lord is good ; and works unknown Are his divine employ : But flill his faints are near his throne, His treafure and his joy, ia All pow'r that gods or kings have clairn'd, Is found with him alone ; But heathen gods mould ne'er be nam' d Where our Jehovah's known. 13 Which of the ftocks and flones they truft, Can give them fhow'rs of rain ? In vain they worihip glitt'ringdult, And pray to God in vain. 14 Their gods have tongues that fpeechlefs prove3 Such as their makers gave ; Their feet were never form'd to move, Nor hands have pow'r to fave. i£ Blind are their eyes, their ears are deaf, Nor hear when mortals pray ; Mortals that wait for their relief, Are blind and deaf as they. t6 Ye fervants of the living God Adore with faith and fear ; He makes the churches his abode, And claims your honours there, 23S PSALM CXXXV1. PSALM 136. 1 /^ IVE thanks to God raoft high, V_X* The univerfal Lord ; The fov 'reign King of kings : And be his grace ador'd. His pow'r and grace. slreJHll the fame ; And let his name Have endlefs praife. 2 How mighty is his hand ! What wonders hath he done f He form'd the earth and feas, And fpread the heav'ns alone. Thy mercy, Lord, Shall Jl ill endure ; And ever Jure Abides thy word. 3 His wifdom fram'd the fun To crown the day with light ; The moon and twinkling ftars To cheer the darkfome night. His pow'r and grace Arejhll the fame ; And let his name Have endlefs prafe. 4 He fmote the firfl-born fons. Theflow'r of Egypt, dead ; And thence his chofen tribes With joy and glory led. Thy mercy, Lord, Shall Jiil I endure ; And ever Jure Abides thv worcL PSALM CXXXVI. 239 5 His pow'r and lifted rod Cleft the Red fea in two ; And for his people made A wond'rous pafTage thro'. His poior and grace Are Jlill the fame ; And let his name Have endlefs praife. 5 But cruel Pharaoh there With all his hoft he drown'ds And brought his Iir'el fafe Thro' a long defer! ground. Thy mercy, Lord, Shall Jlill endure ; And ever fur e Abides thy word. 7 The kings of Canaan fell Beneath his dreadful hand ; While his own fervants took PoiTeffion of their land. His pow'r and grace Are Jlill the fame ; And let his name Have endlefs praife. 8 He faw the nations lie, All perifhing in fin, And pity'd the fad ftate The ruin'd world was in. Thy mercy, Lord, Shall Jlill endure ; And ever fure Abides thy word. o. He fent his only Son, To fave us from out woe 24©^ PSALM CXXXVIL From fatan, fin and death, And ev'ry hurtful foe. . His pozur and grace Arejlill the fame ; And let his name Have endlefs praife. 10 Give thanks aloud to God, To God the heav'nly king ; And let the fpacious earth His works and glories ling- Thy mercy, Lord, Shall Jill I endure ; And ever Jure Abides thy word. PSALM 137. 1 A LONG the banks where Babel's current II flow?, Our captive bands in deep defpondence ftray 'd, While Zion's fall in fad remembrance rofe, Heririends her children mingled with the dead. 2 The tunelefs harp, that once with joy we ftrung. When praife employ 'd, and mirth infpir'd the lay, In mournful filence on the willows hung ; And growing grief prolong'd the tedious day. ^e barb'rous tyrants, to increafe the woe, hunting fmiles a fong of Sion claim; praife in ftrains melodious flow, »V blafpheme the great Jehovah's e. then chains and lands unknown, jus a fong of Zion raife ? ), God's terrcftrial throne, l glory, facred mount of piaife! PSALM CXXXVIII. 241 .5 If e'er my mem'ry lofe thy lovely name. If my cold heart neglect my kindred race, Let dire deftru&ion feizethis guilty frame ; My hand fhall perifh and my voice (hall ceafe. 6 Yet fhall the Lord, who hears when Zion calls, O'er take her foes with terror and difmay, His arm avenge her defolated walls, And raife her children to eternal day. PSALM 138. i "T X 7TTH my whole heart, my God and King V \ Thy worthy praife I will proclaim^ Before the gods with joy I'll fmg, And ever blefs thy holy name. 2 I'll worfhip at thy facred feat, And, with thy love divine mfpir'd, The praifes of thy truth repeat, Thy truth through all thy works admir'd. .3 Thou gracioufly inclin'ft thine ear, When I to thee addrefs'd my cry ," And when my foul was pTcfs'd with fear, Did'ft inward ftrength to me fupply. 4 Therefore fhall ev'ry earthiv prince, Thy name with conftant praife purfue ; When thy blcfs'd word (hall them convince That all thy works are juft and true. PART II. 5 The God of heav'n maintains his flate, Frowns on the proud, and fcorns the great; But from his throne defcends to blefs The humble fouls that trull his grace* Y H* P S A L M CXXXIX. 6 Amidft a thoufand fnares I {land Upheld and guarded by thy hand ; Thy words my fainting foul revive, And keep my dying faith alive.' 7 Grace will complete what grace begins, To fave from forrovvs or from fins ; The work that wifdom undertakes, Eternal mercy ne'er forfakes. P S A L M 139. 1 nTHOU, Lord, bv ftriaeft fearch haft JL My rifing up and lying down ; [known My fecret thoughts are known to thee, Known long before conceiv'd by me. 2 Thine eye my bed and path furveys, My public haunts and private ways ; Thou know'ft what 'tis my lips would vent ; My yet unutier'd words intent. 3 Surrounded by thy pow'r I fland, On ev'ry fide I feel thy hand, O ikill, for human reach too high ! Too dazzling bright for mortal eye! 4 O could I fo perfidious be, To think of once deferting thee ! Where, Lord, could I thy influence fhun ? Or whither from thy prefence run ? (5 If up to heav'n I take my flight, 'Tis there thou dwell'ft enthron'd in light; If down to hell's infernal plains, 'Tis there almighty vengeance reigns. 6 If I the morning's wings could gain, And fly beyond the wettern main, Thy fwifter hand would %ft arrive, And there arreft thy fugiti PSALM CXXXIX. 243 7 Or mould I try to fiiun thy fight Beneath the fable wings of night J One glance from thee, one piercing ray, Would kindle darknefs into day. 8 The vail of night is no difguife, No fcreen from thy all fearching eyes ; Through midnight ihades thou find'it. thy way, As in the blazing noon of day. 9 Thou know'ft the texture of my heart, My reins and ev'ry vital part : Each fingle thread in nature's loom By thee was cover'd in the womb. 10 I'll praife thee, from whofe hands I came A work of fuch a curious frame; The wonders thou in me hall; fhown, My foul with grateful joy mull: own. 11 Thine eyes my fubftancedid furvey, While yet a lifelefs mafs it lay, Infecret; how exactly wrought, Ere from its dark enclofure brought. 12 Thou didil the fhapelefs embryo fee, Its parts were regill:r:d by thee: Thou faw'it the daily growth they took, Form'd by the model of thy book. 13 Let me acknowledge too, O God, That, fince this maze of life I trod ; Thy thoughts of love to me furmount The pow'r of numbers to recount. 1 4 Far fooner could I reckon o'er The fands upon the ocean's Ihore : Each morn, reviling what I've done, I find th' account but new begun. 2-44 P S A L M CXL. 1,5 The wicked thou (halt flay, O God : Depart from me, ye men of blood, Whofe tongues heav'n's majeity profane. And take th' Almighty's name in vain. 16 Lord, hate not I their impious crew, Who thee with enmity purfue P And does not grief my heart opprefs, When reprobates thy laws tranfgrefs ? 17 Who praclife enmity to thee, Shall utmolt hatred hav-e from me ; Such men I utterly deteft, As if they were my foes profeft. 18 Search, try, O God, my thoughts and hearty Jfmifchief lurks in any part; Correct me where I go a ft ray, And guide me in thy perfect way. PSALM 140. 1 T>RESERVE me, Lord, from crafty foes, JL Of bafe and treacherous intent ; And from the fons of violence, On ftrife and open mifchief bent. 2 Their fland'ring tongue the ferpent's fling, Though keen, in fharpnefs does exceed; Between their lips the gall of afps, And adder's mortal venom breed. 3 Preferve me, Lord, from wicked hands, Nor leave my helplefs foul forlorn, A prey to fons of violence, Who have my utter ruin fworn. 4 The proud for me have laid their fnare, And fpread abroad their wily net ; With traps and gins, where e'er I move, I find my dang'rous fieps befqt. PSALM CXLI. 245 ^ But thus, environ'd with diftrefs, Thou art- my only God, I faid : Lord hear my fupplicating voice, That calls aloud to thee for aid. 6 O Lord, the God, whofe faving ftrength, Kind fuccourdid to me convey ; Andcover'd my advent'rous head, In the fierce battle's doubtful day. 7 Permit not their unjuft defigns, To anfwer their bale heart's defire ; Left they, encourag'd by fuccefs, Should yet to bolder crimes afpire. 8 Firft fhall their chiefs the fad effeHs Of their unjuft oppreflion mourn ; The blaft of their unvenom'd breath, Thou wilt upon themfelves return. 9 They too, who kindled firft the flame, Shall firft it's facrifice become ; The pit which they defign'd for me, Shall be their own untimely tomb. io Though fhndYers breath may raife a fiorm, Thai fleeting breath will quick decay ; Their rage does but the torrent fwelj, That bears themfelves by force away. 1 1 God will affert the poor man's caufey And fpeedy help and fuccour give ; The juft Ihall celebrate his praife, And in his prefence. ever live. "* / PSA [L M r4r. I A yTYGod, accept my early vows, JlVjL Like morning incenfe in thine houfe, And let my nightly worfhip rife Sweet as the ev'nisg facrifice. PY 2 •■^6 PSALM CXLII. 2 Watch o'er my lips, and guard them, Lord, Prom ev'ry rafh and heedlefs word ; Nor let. my feet incline to tread The guilty path where finners lead. 3 Oh may the righteous, when I ftray, Smite and reprove my wand'ring way ? Their gentle words, like ointment fhed, Shall never bruife, but cheer my head. 4 When I behold them preft with grief, I'll cry to heav'nfor their relief; And by my warm petitions prove How much I prize their faithful love. PART II. ^ Around the yawning graves our bones In fcatter'd ruins lie. As thick as from the hewer's axe The fever'd fplinters fly. 6 But, Lord, to thee I flill direct My fuppli eating eyes; G leave notdeiUtute my foul, Whofe truil on thee relies. 7 Do thou preferve me from the fnares That wicked hands' have laid ; Let them in their own nets be caught, While my efcape is made. PSALM 142. 1- 'HPO God, with mournful voice, X In deep diftreis I pray*d; Made him the umpire of my caufe, My wrongs before lim laid. «• Thou didft my fteps di:e£r, When my griev'd foul defpair'd ; For, where I thought to walk fecure, They had their traps ->repar'd. PSALM CXLIII. 247 3 I look'd bat found no friend To own me in diftrefs ; All refuge fail'd, no man vouchfaf 'd His pity or redrefs. 4 To God at laft I pray'd : Thou, Lordr my refuge art ;' My portion in the land of life, Till life itfelf depart. ^ Reduc'dtogreateft ftraits, To thee I make my moan ;. O fave me from opp reding foes,, For me too pow'rful grown. 6 That I may praife thy name, Mv foul from prifon bring; Whilft of thy kind/egard to me AfTembled faints fhall ling. P S A L M 143. 1 A/T^ righteous judge, my gracious God, i\JL Hear when I fpread my hands abroad, And cry for fuccour from thy throne, O make thy truth and mercy known* 2 Let judgment not againft me pafs ; Behold thy fervant pleads thy grace : Shou'd juflice call us to thy bar, No man alive is guiltlefs there, 3. Look down in pity, Lord, and fee, The mighty woes that burthen me ; Down to the dull my life is brought3 Like one long bury'd and forgot. 4 I dwell indarknefs and unfeen, My heart is defolate within ; My thoughts in mufing filence trace The ancient wonders of thy grace, 248 PSALM CXLIII. 5 Thence I derive a glimpfe of hope To bear my finking fpirits up ; I flretch my hands to God again, And thirft like parched lands for rain, 6 For thee I thirfl:>I pray, I mourn ; When will thy fmiling face return ? Shall all my joys on earth remove, And God for ever hide his love ? 7 My God, thy long delay to fave, Will fink thy pris'ner to the grave ; My heart grows faint, and dim mine eye; Make hafie to help before I die. 8 The night is witnefs to my tears, Difticiling' pains, diftreffing fears ; Oh might I hear thy morning voice, How would my weary 'd powers rejoice ! 9 In thee 1 truft, to thee 1 figh, And lift my weary foul on high ; For thee fit waiting all the day, And wear the tirejbme hours away. 10 Break oft my fetters, Lord, and mow, The path in which my feet fhould go ; 1^ fnares and foes befet the road, I flee to hide me near my God. xi Teach me to do thy holy will, And lead me to thy heav'nly hill : Let the good fpirit of thy love Conducl me to thy courts above. 22 Then fhall my foul no more complain, The tempter then (hail rage in vain ; And fieih, that was my foe before, Shall never vex my fpirit more. PSALM CXL1V. 24? PSALM 144. 1 T?OR ever blefs'd be God the Lord, Jl Who does his needful aid impart ; At once both ftrengih and fkill afTords To wield my arms with warlike art. 2 His goodnefs is my fort and tow'r, My ilrong deliv 'ranee and my fhield ; In him I truit, whofe matchlefs pow'r Makes to my fway fierce nations yield. 3 Lord, what's in man that thou fhould'fl love Such tender care of him to take ? What in his offspring could thee move Such great account of him to make ? 4 The life of man does quickly fr.de, His thoughts but empty are and vain ; His days are like a flying fhade, Of whofe fhort flay no figns remain. PART II. ,5 In folemn If ate, O God, defcend, Whilft heav'n its lofty head inclines ; The fmoking hills afunder rend, Of thy approach the awful figns. 6 Difcharge thy dreadful lightning round, And make our fcatter'd foes retreat ; Them with thy pointed arrows wound, And their dellru&ion foon complete. 7 Do thou, O Lord, from heav'n engage Thy boundlefs pow'r our foes to quell ; And fnatch us from the ftormy rage Of threat'ning waves that proudly fwell. 8 Fight thou againft our foreign foes, Who utter fpeeches falfe and vain ; Who, though in folemn leagues they clofe, Their fworn engagements ne'er maintain. 2^0 PSALM CXLV. 9 So we to thee, O King of kings, In new-made hymns our voice will raife, And inftruments of various firings, Shall help us thus to fing thy praife. 10 -" God to our rulers aid affords, " To them his fure falvation fends ; " 'Tis he that, from the murd'ring fwordr , " His faithful fervants flill defends." Iti Fight thou againfl our foreign foe.% Who utter fpeeches falfe and vain ; Who, though in folemn leagues they clofe, Their fworn engagements ne'er maintain. PART III. 12 Happy the city, where their fons Like pillars round a palace fet, And daughters bright as polifh'd (tones Give ilrength and beauty to the flate. 13 Happy the land in culture drefs'd, Whofe flocks and corn have large increafe; Where men fecurely work or reil, Nor fons of plunder break their peace. 14 Happv the nation thus endow'd, But more divinely bleft are thofe On whom the all-fuflicient God Himfelf with all his grace beftows. PSALM 145. i "\ >TY God, my king, thy various praife JLVXShall fill the remnant of my days ; Thy grace employ my humble tongue Till death and glory raife the fong. 2 The wings of ev'ry hour (hall bear Some thankful tribute to thine ear ; And ev'ry fetting fun (hall fee New works of duty done for thee. PSALM CXLV. 25 1 'j Thy truth and juftice I'll proclaim ; Thy bounty flows an endlefs ftream ; Thy mercy fwift, thine anger How, But dreadful to the ftubborn foe. 4 Thy works with fov'reign glory fhine, And fpeak thy majefty divine ; Let ev'ry realm with joy proclaim The found and honour of thy name. 5 Let diflant times and nations raife The long fucceffion of thy praife ; And unborn ages make my fong Thejoy and triumph of their tongue. 6 But who can fpeak thy wond'rous deeds, Thy greatnefs all our thoughts exceeds ; Vaft and unfearchable thy ways ! Vail and immortal be thy praife. PART II. 7 Sweet is the mem'ry of thy grace, My God, my heav'nly King ; Let age to age thy righteoufnefs In founds of glory fing. 8 God reigns on high, but ne'er confines His goodnefs to the fkies ; Through the whole earth his bounty fhines^ And ev'ry want fupplies. 9 With longing eyes thy creatures wait On thee for daily food, Thy lib'ral hand provides their meat, And fills their mouths with good. 10 How kind arc thy companions, Lord ! How flow thine anger moves ! But foon he fends hi."; pard'mn^ word To cheer the fouls he loves. 2,32 PSA L M CXLV. i 1 Creatures with all their endlefs race Thy pow'r and praife proclaim \ But faints that tafte thy richer grace Delight to blefs thy name. PART III. 12 Letev'ry tongue thy goodnefs fpeak, Thou fov'reign Lord of all, Thy ftrength'ning hands uphold the weak. And raife the poor that fall. 13 When forrow bows the fpirit down, Or virtue lies diftreft Beneath fome proud oppreflbr's frown, Thou giv'it the mourners reft. 14 The Lord fupports our finking days, And guides our giddy youth : Holv and juft are all his ways, And all his words are truth. 15 He knows the pain his fervants fed, He hears his children cry ; And their beft wilhes to fulfil, His grace is ever nigh. 16 His mercy never (hall remove From men of heart fincere ; He faves the fouls, whofe humble love Is join'd with holy fear. 17 His ftubborn foes hisfword (hall (lay, And pierce their hearts with pain ; But none that ferve the Lord (hall fay, " They fought his aid in vain." 18 My lips (hall dwell upon his praife, And fpread his fame abroad ; Let all the fons of Adam raife The honours of their God. PR, In S A L M CXLVI. 253 PSALM 146. RAISE ye the Lord, my heart fhall join work fo pleafant, fo divine ; Now while the flefh is mine abode, And when my foul afcends to God. 2 Praife mall employ my nobleft pow'rs, While immortality endures ; My days of praife fhall ne'er be pail, While life, and thought, and being laft. 3 Why fhould I make a man my trufl ? Princes muft die and turn to dull; ; Their breath departs, their pomp and pow'r, And thoughts, all vanifh in an hour. 4 Happy the man, whofe hopes rely On Ifr'el's God : He made the fky, And earth, and feas, with all their train, And none (hall find his promife vain. 5 His truth for ever ftands fecure; He faves th' oppreft, he feeds the poor; He fends the lab'ring confcience peace, And grants the pris'ners fweet releafe. 6 The Lord to fight reflores the blind ; The Lord fupports the finking mind; He helps the Granger in diftrefs, The widow and the fatherlefs. 7 He loves the faints, he knows them well; But turns the wicked down to hell : Thy God, O Zion, ever reigns; Praife him in everlafting (trains, Z tf4 PSALM CXLVII. PSALM 147. j TJRAISE ye the Lord; 'tis good to raife JL Our hearts and voices in his praife ; His nature and his works invite To make this duty our delight. B The Lord builds up Jerufalem, And gathers nations to his name : His mercy melts the ftubborn foul, And makes the broken fpirit whole. 3 He form'd the ftars, thofe heav'nly flames, He counts their numbers, calls their names, His fov'reign wifdom knows no bound, A deep where all our thoughts are drown 'd, 4 Great is the Lord, and great his might; And all his glories infinite : He crowns the meek, rewards the juff, And treads the wicked to the dull. PART II. £ Let Zion praife the mighty God, And make his honours known abroad ; Por fweet the joy, our fongs to raife, And glorious is the work of praife. 6 Our children live fecure and bleit ; Our fhores have peace, our cities reft t He feeds our fons with fined wheat, And adds his blefling to their meat. 7 The changing feafons he ordains, The early and the latter rains ; His flakes of fnow like wool he fends, And thus the fpringing corn defends. 3 With hoarv froft he ftrews the ground ; His hail defcends with dreadful found ; His icy bands the rivers hold, And terror arms his wintry cold. PSALM CXLVIII. 255 g He bids the warmer breezes blow, The ice dilfolves, the waters flow : But he hath nobler works and ways To call his people to his praife. to Thro' all our realm his laws are mown ; His gofpel thro' the nation known ; He hath not thus reveal'd his word To ev'ry land ; Praife ye the Lord. PSALM 148. 1 T OUD hallelujahs to the Lord, A^j From diftant worlds where creatures dwell: Let heav'n begin the folemn word, And found it dreadful down to hell. 2 The Lord, how abfolutc he reigns. Let ev'ry angel bend the knee ; Sing of his love in heav'nly drains, And fpeak how fierce his terrors be. 3 High on a throne his glories dwell, An awful throne of mining blifs : Fly thro' the world, O fun, and tell, How dark thy beams compared to his. 4 Awake ye tempefts and his fame, In founds of dreadful praife declare; Let the fweet whifper of his name Fill ev'ry gentler breeze of air. ,5 Let clouds, and winds,' and waves agree To join their praife with blazing fire ; Let the firm earth and rolling lea, In this eternal fong confpire. 6 Ye flow'ry plains proclaim his (kill ; Ye vallies fink before his eye; And let his praife from ev'ry hill Rife tuneful to the neighb'ring Iky. stf6 PSALM CXLVIIL 7 Ye ftubborn oaks, and ftately pines, Ben J your high branches and adore : Praife him, yc beafts, in difF'rent itrains ; The lamb muft bleat, the lion roar. 8 Ye birds, his praife mull be your theme, Who form'd to fong your tuneful voice ; While the dumb fifh that cut the flream, In his protecting care rejoice. PART II. 9 Ye kings and judges fear, The Lord the fov'reign king;. And while you rule us here, His heav'nly honours fing : Nor let the dream Of pow'r and ftate, Make you forget His pow'r fupjcme. 10 Virgins and youths engage To found his praife divine,. While infancy a-nd age Their feeble voices join : Wide as he reigns, His name be fung By ev'ry tongue, In endlefs itrains. n Let all the nations fear The God that rules above ; He brings his people near, And makes them tafte his lover While earth and fky Attempt his praife, His faints fhall raife His honours high. PSALM CXLIX. 257 PSALM 149. 1 /^V Praife ye the Lord, Y_>/ Prepare your glad voice, His praife in the great Affembly to Ting. In our great Creator Let Ifr'el rejoice, And children of Sion Be glad in their King. 2 Let them his great name Extol in the dance ; With timbrel and harp His praifes exprefs : Who always takes pleafure His faints to advance, And with his falvation The humble to blefs. 3 With glory adorn'd, His people mail fing, To God, who their beds With fafety does fhield : Their mouths fill'd with praifes Of him their great King; Whittl a two-edged fword Their right hand fhall wield. j Juft vengeance to take, For injuries pa It: / To punifh tbofe lands / For ruin defign'd. With chains, as their captives, To tie their king fall ; With fetters of iron Their nobles to bind. Z.2 *5* PSALM CL. ,5 Thus fhall they make good, When them they deftroy, The dreadful decree Which God does proclaim i Such honour and triumph His faints fhall enjoy. O therefore for ever Exalt his great name. PSALM 150. 1 "ORAISE ye the Lord, all nature join JT In work and worfhip fo divine : Let heaven and earth unite and raife High hallelujahs to his praife. a While realms of joy, and worlds around. Their hallelujahs loud refound ; Let faints below, and faints above^ Exulting ling redeeming love. 3 High hallelujahs well become, Vile prodigals returned home ; His mighty a6ts, his wond'rous grace Demand our higheft fongs of praife. 4 As inftruments well tun'd and fining, We'll praife the Lord with heart and tongue; While life remains we'll loud proclaim High hallelujahs to his name. $ Beyond the grave in nobler ftrains, When freed from forrow, finrand painsx Eternally the church will raife High hallelujahs to his praife. END of the PSALMS, HYMNS AND SPIRITUAL SONGS. Hymn i to 52, are fuite.d to the Heidelbergk Catechifm.. HYMN 1. Our only Comfort. 1 OUBSTANTIAL comfort will not grow k3 In nature's barren foil; All we can boalt till Chrift we knowr Is vanity and toil. 2 But where the Lord has planted grace, And made his glories known ; There fruits of heav'nly joy and peace Are found, and there alone. 3 A bleeding Saviour feen by faith, A fenfe of pard'ning love ; A hope that triumphs over death,. Give joys likethofe above. 4 To take a glimpfe within the vaiF, To know that God is mine ; Are fprings of joy that never fail, Unfpeakable ! divine !. 5 Thefe are the joys which fatisfy, And fan£lify the mind;. Which makes the fpirit mount on high? And leave the world behind. 6 No more, believers, mourn your lot, But if yon are the Lord's ; Refign to them that know him not,. Such joys as earth affords. 260 HYMN II. III. HYMN 2. ConviRiort of Sin and Mifery by the Law. 1 "T TAIN are the hopes the fons of men? V On their own works have built ; Their hearts by nature are unclean, And all their actions guilt. 2 Let Jew and Gentile flop their mouths, Without a murm'ring word, And the whole race of Adam Hand Guilty before the Lord. 3 In vain we afk God's righteous law Tojuilify us now, Since to convince, and to condemn. Is all the law can do. 4 Jefus, how glorious is thy grace, When in thy name we trufl ! Our faith receives a righteoufnefs That makes the finner juft. HYMN 3. Original Sin, 3 /^\UR nat'ral and our fed'ral head \^f In paradife was plac'd, In his Creator's image made With strength and wifdom grae'd,- 2 Blefs'd with the joys of innocence, Firm and fecure he flood, Till he debas'd his foul to fenfe, And ate th' unlawful food. 3 Now back with humble fiiame we I00H On our original ; How is our nature dafh'd and broke In our firft father's fall ! 4 To all that's good, averfe, and blind,. But prone to all that's ill.; HYMN IIL 26* What dreadful darknefs veils our mindl Haw obftinate our will ! 3 Conceiv'd in fin (O wretched ftate !) Before we draw our breath, The firft young pulfe begins to beat Depravity and death. 6 \yild and unwholefome as the root, Will all the branches be ; How can we hope for living fruit From fuch a deadly tree ? 7 What mortal pow'r from things unclean Can pure productions bring ? Who can command a vital ftream From an infe&ed fpring? t Yet, mighty God,, thy wond'rous love Can make our nature clean, While Chrifl and grace prevail above, The tempter, death and fin. 9 The fecond Adam can reftore The ruins of the firft ; Hofanna to that fov 'reign pow'r That new-creates our duft ! PART II, We mujl be Born again 10 Hear the terms that never vary, " To repent and to believe; " Both of thefe are neceffary, Both from Jefus we receive. O then (inner duly ponder Thefe, in thine impartial mind ; And ne'er think to put afunder What the Lord has wifely join'd, 1 1 No high words of ready talke/s,, No mere doclrine will fuffice -t i6* H Y M N IV, Broken hearts and humble walkers, Thefe are dear in Jefu's eyes. Tinkling founds of difputation, Naked knowlegeall are vain, Ev'ry foul that gains falvation Mult, and fhaU be born again. HYMN 4. The Jujlice of GocL 1 Yf TERNAL King ! the greateft, beft, JL_J For ever glorious, ever blefl ; The great I AM, Jehovah, Lord, By feraphim and faint ador'd. 2 Exalted in perfections bright, Too dazzling far for mortal fight, Thou reign'it fupreme o'er thofe who dwell In heav'n above, on earth, or hell. 3 Thy creatures all on thee depend Their beings author, and their end; The God who made, upholds them Hill And rules them by his fov 'reign will. 4 Tho' cloth'd with majefly and mightv The judge of all the world does right, In equal balance holds the fcale Where truth and equity prevail. 3 Juflice,the firm foundation lays, Of all thy laws, thy works, and ways ; Obedient fouls will ever find A God that's faithful, loving, kind. 6 But he who fins, muft die accurs'd, A God all mercy is unjuft ; Curs'd is the man who dares withdraw Obedience from thy holy law. 7 Where then great God, or how (hall w© Approach thy dreadful majeftv ! . H Y M N V. 263 Thy facred law we oft have broke, And ftand obnoxious to thy ftroke. S But O thou holy, jufts and true ! Tho' juflice muft have all its due, Thou can'ft be j uft, yet juftify, The foul that doth on Chriftrely. T) O boundlefs wifdom, love, and pow'r ! Thy matchlefs mercy we adore, That found out this amazing plan To fave thy ruin'd creature man. io We plead the fufPrings of thy Son, We plead his righteoufnefs alone ; He bore the curfe, whence thou art juft In pard'ning thofe who were accurs'd. HYMN 5. A Saviour is neceffary. ■1 T? NSLAV'D by fin and bound in chains JL_j Beneath its dreadful tyrant fway, And doom'd to everlafting pains, We wretched guilty captives lay. 2 Nor can our arm procure our peace .; Nor will the world's collected (lore Suffice to purchafe our releafe ; A thoufand worlds were all too poor„ 3 A Saviour, man, and mighty God, A glorious 1 anfom mult procure ; Jultice divine demands his blood, And nothing lefs can life infure, 4 Jefus the man, the mightv God, This all-fumcient ranfom paid : The Mediator's precious blood For wretched finncrs has been fijed, 264 HYMN VI. ^ Jefus the facrifice became, To refcue guilty fouls from hell ; The fpotlefs, bleeding, dying Lamb, Beneath avenging juftice fell. € Amazing juftice ! love drivine ! O may our grateful hearts adore The matchlefs grace, nor yield to fin, Nor wear its cruel fetters more ! HYMN 6. Emmanuel. \ A /f Y fong fhall blefs the Lord of all, -LVX My praife (hall climb to his abode; Thee, Saviour, by that name I call, The grrat fupreme, the mighty God. 2 As much, when in the manger laid, Almighty Ruler of the fky ; As when the fix days work he made, JFili'd all the morning- flars with joy. 2 Of all the crowns Jehovah bears, Salvation is his deareft claim ; That gracious found well pleas'd he hears, And owns, Emmanuel for his name. 4 As man, he pities my complaint ; His pow'r and truth are all divine; As God fupreme, he cannot faint, Salvation's fure, and will be mine. PART II. The MetfiaJi is ccme. 5 Median's come — with joy behold The days by prophets long foretold : Judah, thy royal fceptre's broke, And time dill proves what Jacob fpoke. 6 Daniel, thy weeks are all expir'd, The time prophetic feals requir'd ; HYMN VII. 265 Cut off for fins , but not his own, Thy prince Mefliah did atone. 7 Thy famous temple, Solomon, Is by the latter far out-fhone : It wanted not thy glittering ilore, Mefliah's prefence grac'd it more. 8 We fee the prophecies fulfill'd In Jefus that moll wond'rous child : His birth, his life, his death combine To prove his character divine. 9 Jefus, thy gofpel firmly {rands A blefling to thefe favor'd lands: , No infidel fhall be our dread, Since thou art rifen from the dead. H Y M N 7. All Men arenotfaveJ. 1 TP\ESTRUCTION's dangerous road JlJ What multitudes purfue! While that which leads the foul to God, Is known or fought by few. 2 Believers enter in ByChrifl, the living door; But they who will not leave their fin, Mult perifh evermore. 3 If felf muft be deny'd, And fin forfaken quite ; They rather choofe the way that's wide, And ftrive to think it right. 4 Encompafs'd by a throng, On numbers they depend ; They think fo many can't be wrong, And mifs a happy end. « A a 26.6 HYMN VII, £ But numbers are no mark That men will right be found; A few were fav'd in Noah's ark For many millions drown'd. 6 Obey the gofpel call, And enter while you may ; The flock of Chrifl remains ftill fmall And none are fafe but they. 7 Lord, open finners eyes, Their awful flate to fee ; And make them, ere the ftorm arife, To thee for fafety flee. PART II. Faith. 8 Faith ! — 'tis a precious grace, Where'er it is beflow'd ! It boafts of a celeftial birth, And is the gift of God I 9 Jefus it owns a King, An all-atoning Priefr, It claims no merit of its own, But finds it all in Chnft. 10 To him it leads the foul, When fill'd with deep diftrefs; Appropriates his precious blood, And trulls his righteoufnefs. 11 Since 'tis thy work alone, And that divinely free ; Lord, fend the fpirit of thy Son To work this faith in me, HYMN VII, 267 PART III. The Creed. 1 2 In God the Father I believe, Who heav'n and earth did frame, By his almighty word ; his praife And glory to proclaim. 13 With firmed confidence my foul Depends on him alone; For he my God and Father is, Through Jefus Chriil his Son* 14 His holy Providence upholds, And rules fupreme o'er all ; I therefore will rejoice in him, Whatever doth befal, 15 I do believe in Jefus Chrift, His only Son, our Lord, Begotten from eternity, The everlafting word. 16 Who was conceived by the pow'r Of God the Holy Ghoft ; And of the virgin Mary born, To fave that which was loft. 17 He under Pilate's tyranny, To fhame and death was doom'd ; Was crucifi'd to prove his death, He alfo was entomb'd. 18 The wrath of an offended God On him, our furety, fell : In foul diftrefs, he, as it were, Defcended into hell. 19 He rofe the third day from the grave, A mighty conqueror, O'er fin, death, hell, and all his foes, And lives for evermore. £68 H Y M . N VIL 20 He into heav'n, moll glorioufly, In triumph, did afcend ; To plead our caufe; his church to blefs, He fits at God's right hand. 21 From whence he (hall appear again, In fpiendid majefty, To judge the world in righteoufnefs, His faints to glorify. 22 I in the Holy Ghoft believe, A perfon real, and one In elfence, pow'r, eternity, With Father and with Son. 23 An holy catVlic church I own, The heirs of heav'n defign'd; By union one to Chrift their head, And one another join'd. 24 Redemption, through the blood of Chrift, I heartily embrace ; Ev'n the forgivenefs of my fins, The gift of fov'reign grace. 25 The refurreclion of the dead, Sincerely I maintain ; My foul and body gloriri'd, With Chrift ihall live and reign. 26 The hopes of everlafting life, My fainting foul fuftain; Let God for ever be ador'd, Let all men fay, Amm ! 27 To Father, Son and Holy Ghoft. The God whom we adore, Be glory, as it was, is now, And ihall be evermore. T HYMN VIII. IX. 269 H Y M N 8. The Trinity. O comprehend the Three in One Is more than higheft angels can ; Or what the Trinity has done From death and hell to ranfom man. But all believers this may boaft (A truth from nature never learn 'd) That Father, Son, and Holy Ghoft, To fave their fouls are all concern'd. 3 The Father's love in this we find ; He made his Son our facrifice. The Son in love his life refign'd. The Holy Ghoft this blood applies. 4 Thus we the Trinity can praife One only God, thro' Chrift our King ; Our grateful hearts and voices raife In faith and love ; while thus wefing ; £ Glory to God the Father be ; Becaufe he fent his Son to die. Glory to God the Son ; that he Did with fuch willingnefs comply. 6 Glory to God the Holy Ghoft, Who to our hearts this love reveals. Thus God three-one to Tinners loft Salvation j£Wj-, procures, and feals. H Y M N 9. God the Father, Almighty Creator, 1 A Lmighty God we praife, and own, jTX Thee our Creator, King alone; All things were made to honour thee O Father of eternity. 2 To thee all angels loudly cry, The heav'ns and all the pow'rs on high, •A a 2 270 HYMN X. Cherubs and feraphims proclaim, And cry, thrice holy to thy name. 3 Lord God of hofts thy prefence bright Fills heav'n and earth with beauteous light Th' apoftles happy company, And antient prophets all praife thee. 4 The crowned martyrs noble holt, The holy church in every coaft, Their Maker for their Father own, Now reconcil'd in Chrift his Son. H Y M N 10. Providence 1 /~* OD moves in a myfterious wayr %JX His wonders to perform ; lie plants his footfteps in the fea, And rides upon the florm. 2 Deep in unfathomable mines Of never-failing {kill, He treafures up his bright defigns, And works his fov'reign will. 3 Ye fearful faints, frefh courage taker The clouds ye fomuch dread Are big with mercy, and (hall break In bleffings on your head. 4 Judge not the Lord by feeble fenfef But truft him for his grace ; Behind a frowning Providence, He hides a fmiling face. 5 His purpofes will ripen faft, Unfolding every hour ; The bud may have a bitter tafte? But fweet will be the flower. 6 Blind unbelief is fure to err, And fcan his work in vain ; HYMN X. zft God is his own interpreter, And he will make it plain. PART if. The Lord will provide. j Tho' troubles aflail, And dangers affright, Tho' friends mould all fail,. And foes all unite : Yet one thing fecures us, Whatever betide, The fcriptures aflure us,. The Lord will provide. 8 The birds without barn Or ftorehoufe, are fed ; From them let us learn To truft for our bread : His faints what is fitting, Shall ne'er be deny'd So Long as 'tis written, The Lord will provide.. 9 We may, like the fhips3. By tempefts be toft On perilous deeps, But cannot be loft :: Tho' fatan enrages, The wind and the tide,- The promife engages, The Lord will provide*- 10 His call we obey, Like Abra'mofold, Not knowing our way, But faith makes us bold ;: For tho' we are ftrangers 'We have a good guide, And truft in all dangers. The Lord will provide. fi72 H Y M N X, 1 1 When fatan appears To flop up our path, And fill us with fears, We triumph by faith ; He cannot take from us, Tho' oft he has try'd, This heart-cheering promife, The Lord will provide. 12 He tells us we're weak, Our hope is in vain. The good that we feek We ne'er fhall obtain ; But when fuch fuggeftions Our fpirits have ply'd, This anfwers all queitions* The Lord will provide. 13 No ftrength of our own, Or goodnefs we claim, Yet fince we have known The Saviour's great name ; In this our flrong tower For fafety we hide, The Lord is our power, The Lord will provide. 14 When life finks apace, And death is in view, This word of his grace Shall comfort us thro' : No fearing or doubting With Chrift on our fide, We hope to die (homing, The Lord will provide. HYMN XL 273 H Y M N 11. The Name of Jefus. 1 Y'M not alham'd to own my Lord, X Or to defend his caufe, /^fl Maintain the honour of his word, The glory of his crofs. 2 Jefus, my God ! I know his name; His name is all my trufr ; Nor will he put my foul to fhame, Nor let my hope be loft. 3 Firm as his throne his promife ftands, And he can well fecure What I've committed to his hands, Till the decifive hour. 4 Then will he own my worthlefs name Before his Father's face, And in the new Jerufalem Appoint my foul a place. PART II. Jefus the only Saviour. 5 Jefus, the fpring of joys divine, Whence all our hopes and comforts flow ; Jefus, no other name but thine Can lave us from eternal woe. 6 In vain would boafting reafon find The way to happinefs and God ; Her weak directions leave the mind Bewilder'd in a dubious road. 7 No other name will heav 'n approve ; Thou art the true, the living way, (Ordain'd by everlafting love,) To the bright realms of endlefs day. 8 Safe lead us thro' this world of night. And bring us to the blifsful plains, 274 HYMN XII. The regions of unclouded light, Where perfect joy for ever reigns. HYMN 12. The Offices of ChriJL 1 "T A T& blefs the prophet of the Lord, V V That comes'with truth and grace ; Jefus, thy fpirit,and thy word, Shall lead us in thy ways. 2 We rev'rence our high-priefl above, Who offer'd up his blood, And lives to carry on his love, By pleading with our God. 3 We honour our exalted King ; How fweet are his commands ! He guards our fouls from hell and finr By his almighty hands. 4 Hofanna to his blefled name, Who faves by glorious ways ; Th' anointed Saviour has a claim To our immortal praife. PART II. TheCkriftian. § Honor and happinefs unite To make the chriftian's name a praife : How fair the fcene, how clear the light, That fills the remnant of his days ! 6 A kinglv character he bears, No change his prieftly office knows : Unfading is the crown he wears, His joys can never reach a clofe. 7 Of God anointed from on high, The truth he boldly will profefs ; He dares to live and dares to die, His fteps are dignity and grace. HYMN XIII. 273 $ The nobleft creature feen below, Ordain'd to fill a throne above ; God gives him all he can bellow, His kingdom of eternal love ! HYMN 13. Chrijl the eternal Son of God. 1 /~\ Chrift, thou glorious King, we own %^/ Thee to be God's eternal Son: The Father's fulnefs, life divine Myfterioufly are alfo thine. 2 When rolling years brought on the day, Foretold and fix'd for this difplay, Thou, our deliv'rance to obtain, Didft not the Virgin's womb difdain. 3 At God's right hand, now, Lord, thou'rt plac'd, And with thy Father's glory grac'd, There to remain till thou (halt come, As judge to pafs our final doom. 4 From day to day, G Lord, do we On high exalt and honour thee : Thy name we worihip and adore, World without end, for evermore. PART U. Chrift the Lord of his People. 5 Backfliders, who your mif'ry feel, Attend your Saviour's call ; Return, he'll your backflidings heal ; O crown him Lord of all. 6 Tho' crimfon fin increafe your guilt, And painful is your thrall ; For broken hearts his blood was fpilt; O crown him Lord of all. 7 Take with you words, approach his throne3 And low before him fall ; s>76 HYMN XIV. He underftands the fpirit's groan ; O crown him Lord of all. 8 Whoever comes he'll not caft out, Aliho' your faith be fmall; His faithfulnefsyou cannot doubt ; O crown him Lord of all. HYMN 14. The Incarnation. a rTHHE Virgin's promis'd Son is born ; X Behold ih' expecled child appear: Let infidels forbear their fcorn For God himfelf approaches near. 2 The government of earth and feas Upon his moulders (hall be laid; His wide dominions ihall increafe, And honours to his name be paid. 3 Jefus the holy child fhall fit High on his Father David's throne, Shall cruih his foes beneath his feet, And reign to ages yet unknown. PART II. The. eternal Son of God took upon him the very Nature of Man. 4 God with us ! O glorious name ! Let it fhine in endlefs fame : God and man in Chrift unite, O myfterious depth and height! $ God with us ! th' eternal Son Took our foul, our flefh, and bone. Now, ye faints, his grace admire, Swell the fong with holy fire. 6 God with us! but tainted not With the firil tranfgreflbrs' blot ; HYMN XIV. 277 Yet did he our fins fuflain, Bear the guilt, the curfe, the pain. 7 God with us ! O wond'rous grace ! Let us fee him face to face, That we may Immanuel fing, As we ought, our God and King. PART III. The Mediator born for glori- ous Purpojes. 8 Hark the glad found ! the Saviour's come ! The Saviour promis'd long ! Let ev'ry heart prepare a throne, And ev'ry voice a fong. g On him the Spirit largely pour'd Exerts its facred fire ; Wifdom and might, and zeal and love His holy breaft infpire. 10 He comes the pris'ners to releafe, Injatans bondage held ; The gates of brafs before him burft, The iron fetters yield. 11 He comes from thickeft films of vice To clear the mental ray, And on the eye-balls of the blind To pour celeftial day. 12 He comes the broken heart to bind, The bleeding foul to cure, And with his righteoufnefs and grace T* enrich the humble poor. 13 His gofpel trumpets publifh loud Thejub'ke of the Lord ; His people are redeemed now, Their heritage reft or 'd. ■ Bb 273 H Y . M N XV. 14 Cur glad Hojannah Prince of pel; Thy welcome mail proclaim ; And heav'n's eternal arches ring With thy beloved name. HYMN i3. mjuferett. 1 (~\ Lord, when faith with fixed V^/ Beholds thy wondrous facrlike, Love rifes to an ardent flame, And we all other hope difclaim. 2 With cold affeclions who can fee The thorns, the fcourge, the nails, the tree. The flowing tears, and crimfon fweat, Thy bleeding hands, and head, and feet ! 3 Jefus, what millions of our race Have been the triumphs of thy grace, And millions more to thee fhall iiy, And on thy facrifice rely. 4 The forrow, fhame and death were thine, And all the {lores of wrath divine ! Ours are the pardon, life and bins : What love can be compar'd to this ! P A R T II. Ezwascruc j Stretch'd on the crofs the Saviour dies, Hark ! his expiring groans arife ! See, from his hands, his feet, his fide, Runs down the facred crimfon tide I 6 Believers now, behold the man, The man of grief condemn'd for you, The Lamb of God for finners llain, Weeping to Calvary purfue. 7 His facred limbs they ftretch, they tear, With nails they fafleja to the wood — HYMN XVI. 279 His facred limbs — expos'd and bare, Or only cover' d with his blood. g See there! his temples crown'd wit» thorns, His bleeding hands extended wide, His ftreaming feet transfix'd and torr The fountain gulhing from his fide. 9 Thou dearj thou fuff'ring Son of How doth thy heart to Tinners mo^ Sprinkle on us thy precious blood, . Conflrain us with thy dying love! HYMN 16. The Death of Chrifl teas nee ejfary. 1 TMMORTAL God, on thee we cail, JL The great original of all ; Thro' thee we are, to thee we tend, Our fure fupport, our glorious end. 2 We praife that wife myfterious grace, That pitied our revolted race, And Je/'us, our great cov'nant-head, The captain of falvation made. 3 Thy jujlice doom'd that he rauft die, Who for our fins would fatisfy; His death was therefore fix'd of old, And in thy word of truth foretold. 4 A fcene of wonders here we fee, Worthy thy Son, and worthy thee; And, while this theme employs our tongues, All heav'n unites its fweetefl fongs. PART II. Death to. the Believer defirdk, b While on the verge oflife I ftand, And view the fcerje on either hand, My fpirit ftruggles with my clay, And longs to wing its flight away. 280 HYMN XVI. 6 Where Jefus dwells my foul would be ; And faints my much-lov'd Lord to fee ; Earth, twine no more about my heart, For 'tis far better to depart. 7 Come, ye angelic envoys, come, And lead the willing pilgrim home! Ye know the way to Jefus' throne, Source of my joys, and of your own. 8 That blifsful interview, how fweet! To fall tranfported at his feet ! Rais'd in his arms, to view his face, Thro' the full beamings of his grace ! 9 As with a Serapfis voice to fing ! To fly as on a Cherub's wing ! Performing, with unweary'd hands, The prefect Saviour's high commands. 10 Yet, with thefe profpecls full in fight, We'll wait thy fignal for the flight ; For while thy fervice we purfue, We find a heaven in all we do. P A R T III. He defcended into Hell. 1 1 And did the holy and the juft, The Sovereign of the fkies, Stoop down to wretchednefs and dull, That guilty worms might rife? 12 Yes, the redeemer in his foul Suftain'd the pains of hell ; The wrath of God without controul, On him our furety fell. 13 He took the dying finner's place, And fuffered in his ftead ; For man, (O miracle of grace \) For man the Saviour bled ! HYMN XVII. 281 '14 Dear Lord, what heav'nly wonders dwell In thy atoning blood ! By this are Tinners fnatch'd from hell, And rebels brought to God. 15 Jefus, my foul, adoring, bends To love fo full, fo free; And may I hope that love extends ,■* ;- Its facred power to me ? 10 What glad return can I impart For favours fo divine ? ,, O take my all — this worthlefs heart, And make it only thine. H Y M N i7. The Refiirrcaion of Chrijl* 1 Jr I ^1S fini/Ji'd, the Redeemer cries; A Then lowlv bows his fainting head ; And foon th' expiring facrifice Sinks, to the regions of the dead. 2 'Tis done — the mighty work is done! For men or angels much too great; Which none, but God's eternal Son ; Or would attempt or could complete. 3 'Ti s done — old things are pail, away, And a new flate of things begun ; A kingdom which (hall ne'er decay, But (hall out-lad the circiino- fun. 4 A new account of time begins, Now our dear Lord refumes his breath, Charg'd with our forrows and our fins, Our lir es to ranfom by his death. 5 Once he was dead, but now he reigns, He lives, he lives, he lives again ; Let's tell our joys in pious drains, And fpread the glorv of his name. Bb2 *82 HYMN XVIII. XIX. HYMN 18. He afcended into Heaven, t /^\UR Lord is rifen from the dead, \J Our Jefus is gone up on high ; The powers of hell are captive led, Dragg'd to the portals of the fky. " 2 There his triumphal chariot waits, And angels chant the folemn lay; " Lift up your heads, ye heavenly gates ! *' Ye everlafting doors, give way !" 3 Loofe all your bars of mafly light, And wide unfold the radiant fcene; He claims thofe manfions as his right, Receive the King of glory in. 4 " Who is the King of glory, who?" The Lord that all his foes o'ercame, The world, fin, death, and hell o'erthrew, And Jefus is the conqueror's namer 5 Lo ! his triumphant chariot waits, And angels chant the folemn lay, •' Lift up your heads, ye heavenly gates ! •* Ye everlalting doors, give way !" 6 " Who is the King of glory, who ?" The Lord of boundlefs power porTeft, The King of faints and angels too, God over all, for ever blelt ! HYMN 19; He fitteth at the right Hand of God. 1 TESUS the Lord our fouls adore, J A painful fuff 'rer now no more ; High on his Father's throne he reigns O'er earth, andheav'n's extenlive plains. 2 His race for ever is compleat ; For ever undifturb'd his feat ; HYMN XIX. 283 Mvriads of angels round him fly, And ling his well gaind viclory. 3 Yet, 'midfl the honours of his throne, He joys not for himfelf alone ; His meaneft fervants (hare their part, Share in that royal tender heart. 4 Raife, raife, my foul, thy raptur'd fight With facred wonder and delight ; Jefus at God's right hand now fee Enter'd within the vail for thee. PART II. Chrift zvill come to judge the World. 5 Now to the Lord, that made us know The wonders of his dying love, Be humble honours paid below, And flrains of nobler praife above. 6 'Twas he that cleans'd our foulefl fins, And waQvd us in his richeft blood ; 'Tis he that makes us priefts and kings, And brings us rebels near to God. 7 To Jefus, our atoning Prieft, To Jefus, our fuperior King, Be everlafting pow'r confefs'd, And every tongue his glory fing. 8 Behold, on flying clouds he comes, And ev'ry eye fhall fee his face ; Tho' with our fins we piere'd him once; He now difplays his pard'ning grace. 9 The unbelieving world fhall wail, While we rejoice to fee the day, Come, Lord: nor let thy promife fail, Nor let thy chariots long delay. tS4 HYMN XX. XXI. HYMN 20. God the Holy Gkojh x T? TERNAL Spirit ! we confefs, . .1. J And fing the wonders of thy grace; Thy pow'r conveys our bleflings down From God the Father and the Son. 2 Enlighten'd by thine heav'nly ray, Our lhades and darknefs turn to day ; We learn the meaning of thy word, And find falvation in the Lord. 3 Thy pow'r and glory works within, And breaks the chains of reigning fin ; Doth our imperious lufts fubdue,* And forms our wretched hearts a- new. 4 The troubled conscience knows thy voice, Thy cheering words awake our joys ; Thy words allay the flormy wind, And calm the furges of the mind. II Y M N 21. The Church. 1 "T 7£ /"E are a garden wall'd around, I VV Chofen, and made peculiar ground; A little fpot, inclos'd by grace, Out of the world's wide wildernefs. 2 Like trees of myrrh and fpice, we {land, Planted by God the Father's hand ; And all his fprings in Sion flow, To make the young plantation grow. 3 Awake, O heav'nly wind, and come, Blow on this garden of perfume ; Spirit divine, defcend, and breathe A gracious gale on plants beneath. HYMN XXI. 2! 4 Make our befl fpiccs flow abroad, To entertain our Saviour, God : And faith, and love, and joy appear, And every grace be active here. PART II. Communion of §aints* 5 Bleft be the tie that binds Our hearts in c'uriflian love; The fellowfhip of kindred minds Is like to that above. 6 Before our Father's throne We pour our ardent prayers ; Our fears, our hopes, our aims are one, Our comforts and our cares. 7 We (hare our mutual woes ; Our mutual burdens bear; And often for each other flows The fympathizing tear. 8 Alli'dto Chrifl our head, We acl, we grow, and thrive ; Nor will he leave us with the dead, While he remains alive. 9 This glorious hope revives Our courage by the way ; While each in expectation lives, And longs to fee the day. 10 From forrow, toil, and pain, And fin we fhall be free ; And perfect love and friendfhip reign Thro' all eternity. cCJ HYMN XXII. PART III. fc of Sink 11 Supreme in mercy, who fhall dare, With thy companion to comp lor Jefus fake thou doll forgr And bid the trembling finner \i\ c. 12 Millions of our tranfgreffions paft, CancelFd behind thy back are cail ; Thy grace, a fea without a fhore, O'erflows them, and they rife no more. 13 And left new legions fhouid invade, And make the pardon'd foul afraid, Our inbred lulls thou wilt fubdue, And form degen'rate hearts a-new. 14 Thy truth to Jacob (hall prevail ; Thy oath to Abram cannot fail ; The hope of faints in ancient days, Which ages yet unborn fhall praife. HYMN 22. Refurreclionqf the Dead. 1 "13 LEST Jefus, fource of ev'ry grace, JD From far to view thy fmilingface, While abfent thus by faith we live, Exceeds all joys that earth can give, 2 But O ! what extacy unknown Fills the wide circle round thy throne, Where ev'ry lapt'rous hour appears Nobler than millions of cur years ! 3 Millions by millions multiplied, Shall ne'er thy faints from thee divide ; But the bright legions live and praife Thro' all thy own immortal days. h y M :i :;::::. 2t7 4 O hpppy dead, in thee that il. lie o'er.their mould'ring duit we weep ! 0 faithful Saviour, who (halt co::;c That dull to ranfom from the to rj Yv bile thine unerring word imparts i ich a cordial to our.hearfs, Tiiro' tears our triumphs (hall be fhowr*; Tho' round their graves, and near our own* PART II. Life cczrlajhvr. 6 Amazing grace ! (how fweet the found !) That fav'd a wretch like me ! . I once was loft, but now am found, Was blind, but now I fee, 7 'Twas grace that taught my heart to fear, And grace my fears reliev'd ; How precious did that grace appear, The hour I firfr. believ'd ! 5 Thro' many dangers, toils and fnarcs, I have already come ; 'Tis grace has brought me fafe thus j Arid grace will lead ::: 9 The Lord has promis'd good to me, His word my hope fee u res ; He will my fhield and portion be, As long as life endures. 10 Yes, when this flefh and heart fealjfaif, And mortal life {hall c,eafe ; 1 fhall poffefs, within the vail, A life of joy and peace. Xi There joys unfeen by mortal eyas, Or reafor In ever blooming | rife, Unconfcious of decay. *88 HYMN XXIII. 12 Then now, on faith's fublimeft wing, Let ardent wifhes rife To thofe bright fcenes, where pleafures fpring, Immortal in the fkies. HYMN 23. Jujlification. 1 T ORD, thy imputed righteoufnefs I j My beauty is, my glorious drefs ; 'Midft flaming worlds in this array 'd, With joy fhall I lift up my head. 2 When from the dull of death I rife, To take my manfion in the fkies, E'en then fhall this be all my plea, " Jefus hath liv'd and dy'd for me." 3 Bold fhall I ftand in that great day, For who aught to my charge fhall lay ? While thro5 thy blood abfolv'd I am, From fin's tremendous curfe and fhame. 4 Thus Abraham the friend of God, Thus all the armies bought with blood, By faith on thee alone relied, And in the Lord were juflified. 5 This fpotlefs robe the fame appears When ruin'd nature finks in years: No age can change its glorious hue, The robe of Chrifl is ever new. 6 O ! let the dead now hear thy voice ! Bid, Lord, thy mourning ones rejoice; Their beauty this, their glorious drefs, f* Jefus, the Lord our righteoufnefs." H Y M N XXIV, XXV. 289 H Y M N 24. Our Works are no Part of our Rightcoifnefs before God. 1 TVfO more, my God, I boaft no more AAI Of all the duties I have done ; I quit the hopes I held before, To truft the merits of thy Son. 2 Now, for the love I bear his name, What was my gain, I count my lofs ; My former pride I call my fhame, And nail my glory lo his crofs. 3 Yes, and I mutt and will efteem All things but lofs for Jefus' fake ; O may my foul be found in him, And of his righteoufnefs partake! 4 The beft obedience of my hands Dares not appear before thy throne ; But faith can anfwer thy demands, By pleading what my Lord has done. HYMN 25. The Sacraments. 1 A/fY Saviour God, my fov'reign Prince, J.VX Reigns far above the fkies ; But brings his graces down to fenfe, And helps my faith to rife. 2 My eyes and ears fhall blefs his name, They read and hear his word : My touch and tafte (hall do the fame, When they receive the Lord. 3 Baptifmal water is defign'd To feal his clean fing grace, While at his feaft of bread and wine He gave his faints a place ; Cc 29o HYMN XXVI. 4 But not the waters of a flood Can make my flefli fo clean, As by his fpirit and his blood He'll wafh my foul from fin. £ Not choiceft meats, or nobleft wines, So much my heart refrefh, As when my faith goes thro' the figns, And feeds upon his flefli. 6 I love the Lord, that floops fo low, To give his word a feal : But the rich grace his hands bellow Exceeds the figures ftill. H Y M N 26. Baptifm. ! }r I ^WAS the commiflion of our Lord, A Go teach the nations, and baptize, The nations have receiv'd the word Since he afcended to the Ikies; 2 He fits upon th' eternal hills, With grace and pardon in his hands, And fends his cov'nant, with the feals, To blefs the diflant heathen lands. 3 Repent, and be baptizd, he faith. For the remijjion of your fins ; And thus our fenfe aflifts our faith, And fhews us what his gofpel means. 4 Our fouls he wafhes in his blood, As water makes the body clean ; And the good fpirit of our God Defcends like purifying rain. ^ Thus we engage ourfelves to thee, And feal our cov'nant with the Lord ; O may the great eternal Three In heav'n our folemn vows record! H Y M N XXVII. 291 HYMN 27. Infant Baptifm. 1 rTpHUS faith the mercy of the Lord JL I'll be a God to thee; rilbkfs thy nunirous race, and they, Shall be ajeed to me. 2 Abrah'm believ'd the promis'd grace, And gave his child to God ; But water feals the bleffing now That once was feal'd with blood. 3 Jefus the antient faith confirms, To our great Fathers giv'n ; He takes young children to his arms And calls them heirs of heav'n. 4 Our God, how faithful are his ways ! His love endures the fame: Nor from the promife of his grace Blots out the childrens name. c; With the fame bleffing grace endows The Gentile and the Jew ; If pure and holy be the root, Such are the branches too. 6 Then let the children of the faints Be dedicate to God; Pour out thy Spirit on them, Lord! And warn them in thy blood. 7 Thus to the parents and their feed Shall thy falvation come, And num'rous houfholds meet at laft In one eternal home. 8 Thy faithful faints, eternal King ! This precious truth embrace ; To thee their infant offspring bring, And humbly claim thy grace. 292 H Y M N XXVIII, XXIX. HYMN 28. ffi Lord's Supper. i 'HPWAS on that dark, that doleful night, A When pow'rs of earth and hell arofe Againft the Son of God's delight, And friends betray 'd him to his foes : 2 Before the mournful fcene began, Ke took the bread, and blefs'd, and brake; What love thro' all his aclions ran ! What wond'rous words of grace he fpake ! 3 This is my body broke for Jin, Receive and eat the living food ; Then took the cup, and blefs'd the wine; 'Tis the new covnant in my blood. 4 Do this (he cry'd) till time fhall end \ In memry of your dying friend: Meet at my table, and record The love of your departed Lord. $ Jefus, the feafl we'll celebrate, We'll fhew thy death, we'll fing thy namcr Till thou return, and we lhall eat The marriage fupper of the Lamb. H Y M N 29. Bread and Wine. 1 TESUS invites his faints J To meet around his board; Here pardon 'd rebels fit and hold Communion with their Lord. 2 For food lie gives his flefh; He bids us drink his blood ; Amazing favour matchlefs grace Of our defcendi ng God ! 3 The holy elements Remain mere wine and bread, HYMN XXX. 29$ But fignify and feal the love Of Chrift our cov'nant head. 4 Let all our pow'rs be join'd, His glorious name to raife : Pleafure and love fill ev'ry mind, And ev'ry voice be praife. HYMN 30. The one Sacrifice of ChriJ. 1 TESUS, in thee our eyes behold J A thoufand glories more Than the rich gems and polinYd gold Ihe fons of Aaron wore. 2 They firfl their own burnt-off'rings brought, To purge themfelves from fin; Thy life was pure without a fpot, And all thy nature clean. 3 Frefh blood, as conftant as the day, Was on their altar fpilt ; But thy one off'ring takes away For ever all our guilt. 4 Their prieithood ran thro' feveral hands, For mortal was their race, Thy never changing office Hands, Eternal as thy days. 5 Once, in the circuit of a year, With blood, but not his own, Aaron with the vail appears, Before the golden throne. • 6 But Chrift, by his own pow'rful blood, Afcends above the fkies, And, in the prefenceof our God, Shows his own facrifice. C c 2 294 HYMN XXX. 7 Jefus, the King of glory, reigns, On Sion's heav'nly hill ; He ever lives who once was flain, And wears his priefthood ftill. PART II. The Communicant* 8 How fweet and awful is the place, With Chrift within the doors; While everlafting love difplays The choice ft of her ftores! 5 Here ev'ry howel of our God With foft companion rolls; Here peace and pardon bought with bloody Is food for dying fouls. 10 While all our hearts, and all our fongs, Join to admire the feaft, Each of us cries, with thankful tongues, " Lord, why was I a guefi ? l i " Why was I made to hear thy voice, " And enter while there's room ; " When thoufands make a wretched choice, " And rather ftarve than come ?" 12 'Twas the fame love that fpread the feaft, That fweetly forc'd us in ; Elfe we had ftill refus'd to tafte, And perifh'd in our (in. 13 Pity the hypocrites, O Lord^ Direct them how to come ; Teach them to know and fear thy word, And bring the ftrangers home. 14 We long to fee thy Churches full, That all the chofen race May with one voice, and heart, and foul* Sing thy redeeming grace. HYMN XXXI, XXXII. 295 HYMN 31. The Keys of the King- dom of Heaven. 1 \ 7T 71TH what delight I raife my eyes, V V And view the courts, where Jefus Jefus, who reigns beyond the (kies, [dwells! And here below his grace reveals. 2 Of Gods own houfe the facred key Is borne by that majeftic hand ; Manfions and treasures there I fee Subjected all to his command. 3 He {huts, and worlds might flrive in vain The mighty obftacle to move ; He loofes all their bars again, And who fhall (hut the gates of love ? 4 Fix'd in omnipotence he bears The glories of his Father's name, Suftains his people's weighty cares, Thro' ev'ry changing age the fame. ^ My little all I there fufpend, Where the whole weight of heav'n is hung > Secure I reft on fuch a friend, And into raptures wake my tongue. H Y M N 32. Gratitude. 1 T TOW can I fink with fuch a prop, X JL As my eternal God, Who bears the earth's huge pillars up^ And fpreads the heav'ns abroad? 2 How can I die while Jefus lives, Who rofe and left the dead? Pardon and grace my foul receives, From mine exalted head, ^)6 HYMN XXXIII. 3 All that I am, and all I have, Shall be forever thine ! Whate'er ray duty bids me give, My cheerful hands refign. 4 Yet if I might make fame referve, And duty did not call, I love mv God with zeal fo great, That I mould give him all. PART II. Necejfity of good Works. 5 So let our lips and lives exprefs The holy gofpel we profefs ; So let our works and virtues mine, To prove thedoclrine all divine. 6 Thus (hall we beft proclaim abroad, The honours of our Saviour God ; When the falvation reigns within, And grace fubdues the power of fin. 7 Our flefli and fenfe mull be deny'd, Pailion and envy lull and pride : Whilejuftice, temp'rance, truth, and love, Our inward piety approve. 8 Religion bears our fpirits up, While we expecl: that bleiled hope, The bright appearance of the Lord, And faith itands leaning on his word. HYMN 33. Converfipn* 1 ^LTOT the malicious or profane, X^l The wanton or the proud, Nor thieves, nor fland'rers, {hall obtain The kingdom of our God. HYMN XXXIV. 297 2 Surprifing grace ! and fuch were we By nature and by fin, Heirs of immortal mifery, Unholy and unclean. 3 But we are wafh'd in Jems' blood, We're pardon'd through his name; And the good Spirit of our God Has fan&ify'd our frame. 4 O for a perfevering pow'r, To keep thy juft commands ! We would defile our hearts no more, No more pollute our hands. P A R T II. Dead to Sin. 5 Shall we go on to fin, Becaufe thy grace abounds ? Or crucify the Lord again, And open all his wounds ? 6 Forbid it mighty God ! Nor let it e'er be faid, That we, whofe fins are crucify 'd, Should raife them from the dead. 7 We will be (laves no more, Since Chrift hath made us free, Has nail'd our tyrants to his crofs, And bought our liberty. HYMN 34. Firfl Command. 1 Yf TERNAL God ! Almighty caufe JQj Of earth and feas and worlds unknown ; All things are fubjecl; to thy laws ; All things depend on thee alone, 298 HYMN XXXV. 2 Thy glorious Being fingly flands, Of all within itfelf polled ; Control'd by none are thy commands ; Thou from thyfelf alone art bleft. 3 To thee alone ourfelves we owe ; Let heav'n and earth due homage pay ; All other gods we difavow, Deny their claims, renounce their fway. 4 Spread thy great name thro' heathen lands ; Their idol-deities dethrone ; Reduce the world to thy command, And reign, as thou art, God alone. HYMN 3,5. Second Command. 1 r~pHOU art, O God ! a fpirit pure, A Invifible to mortal eyes ; Th' immortal, and th* eternal King, The great, the good, the only wife. 2 Whilft nature changes, and her works Corrupt, decay, difTolve and die, Thy eflence pure no change (hall fee, Secure of immortality. 3 Thou great Invifible ! what hand Can draw thy image fpotlefs fair ? To .A in heav'n, to what on earth, Can men th' immortal King compare ? 4 Let flupid heathens frame their gods Of gold and filver, wood and ftone ; Ours is the God that made the heav'ns, Jehovah he, and God alone. 5 My foul, thy purefl homage pay, In truth and fpirit him adore ; More fhall this pleafe than facrific e Than outward forms, delight him more. HYMN XXXVI, XXXVII. 299 HYMN 36. Third Command. 1 T TOLY and reverend is the name XJL Of our eternal King ; Thrice holy Lord! the angels cry, Thrice holy, let us fing. ft Holy is he in all his works, And truth is his delight ; But finners and their wicked ways Shall periih from his fight. 3 The deepeft reverence of the mind, Pay, O my foul, to God; Lift with thy hands, a holy heart To his fublime abode. 4 With facred awe pronounce his name, Abhor the lips prophane ; Let not thy tongue the Lord blafpheme, Nor take his name in vain. £ Thou holy God ! preferve my foul From all pollution free; The pure in heart, and hands, and lips Alone thy face fhall fee. H Y M N 37. Religious Oaths. 1 ") ET thofe who bear the chriftian name X-i Their holy vows fulfil : The faints, the followers of the Lamb, Are men of confeience ftill. ft True to the folemn oaths they take, Tho' to their hurt they fwear : Conftant and juft to all they fpeak, For God their judge can hear. I Still with their lips their hearts agree, Nor perjury devife : They know the God of truth can fee Thro' evQiy falfe difguife. 3oo H Y M N' XXXIX. HYMN XXXVIII. Fourth Command. 1 TJ ETURN, my foul, enjoy thy reft, XV. Improve the day thy God has blefs'd ; Another fix days work is done, Another fabbath is begun. 2 Come, blefs the Lord, whofe love afligns So fweet a reft to wearied minds; Provides a bleftforetafte of heav'n, On this day more than all the fev'n. 3 O that our thoughts and thanks may rife, As grateful incenfe, to the fkies; And draw from Chrift that fweet repofe, Which none, but he that feels it, knows. 4 This heavenly calm, within the breaft, Is the dear pledge of g'orious reft, Which for the church of God remains, The end of cares, the end of pains. £ With joy, great God, thy works we fcan, Creation's lcene, redemption's plan ; With praife, we think on mercies paft, With hope, we future pleafures taite. 6 In holy duties let the day, In holy comforts pafs away; How fweet, a fabbath thus tofpend, In hope of one that ne'er fhall end ! HYMN 39. Fifth Command. 1 f~^\ REAT fource of order, Maker wife ! VJT Whofe throne is high above the fkies ; We praife thy name ; thy laws ordain, That order {hall on earth obtain. 2 Let each inferior rank revere All fuch as their fuperiors are ; HYMN XXXIX. 301 And let fuperiors alfo do What's right by each inferior too. 3 To thee may each united houfe, At morn and night prefent its vows; O may each family proclaim The honours of thy glorious name. PART II. Honour to Magiflratcs, 4 Eternal Sov'reign of the fky, And Lord of all below, We mortals to thy majefty Our firft. obedience owe. 5 Our fouls adore thy throne fupreme, And blefs thy providence, For magi Urates of various name, Our glory and defence. 6 Where laws and liberty combine To make the nation blefs'd ; There magiftrates with Iuftre mine, And States are govern 'd beft. 7 Nations on firm foundations Hand, While virtue finds reward ; And finners periih from the land, By juflice and the fword. 8 To magiftrates be honour paid, To laws obedience mown ; But confciences and fouls were made To be the Lord's alone, Dd 302 H Y M N XL, XLI. H Y M N 40. Sixth Command 1 5r I ^HO', Lord, our hands have not been ftain'd A With human blood, by thee reftrain'd, Yet O what feeds of murder wrought In each revengeful word or thought! 1 Condemn'd, we fall before thy face, Our only refuge is thy grace; O wafli our fouls from ev'ry fin, And make our guilty confcience clean. 3 Let clamour, wrath and war begone, Let bitter words no more be known; Envy and fpite forever ceafe, Among the faints, the fons of peace. HYMN 41. The Seventh Command. 1 TITEown, OLord, thy precept juft V V Agamft impure defires and luff, And mourn with grief and humble fhame Our guilty and polluted frame? 2 In vain would be the rafh pretence To plead a fauhlefs innocence; When all our nature is unclean, And foul and body ftain'd with fin. 3 But what ftrong language can exprefs, Their guilt and fhame, and wretchednefs, Who boldly dare their God defy. And with their lulls offend his eye! 4 O wafh their fouls from this foul fin, And make their guilty confcience clean ; Great God create their hearts anew, And form their fpirits pure and true. ^ Guard us bleit Saviour by thy grace, Nor let temptations gain fucc.efs ; Preferve the temples which are thine, That we in holinefs may mine. H Y M N XLII. 303 HYMN 42. Eighth Command. 1 /^OME let us fearch our ways and try, V^ Have they been jufl and right ? Is the great rule of equity Our practice and delight ? 2 What we would have our neighbour do, Have we Hill done the fame ? And ne'er delay 'd to pay his due, Nor injur'd his good name ? 3 In all we fell, in all we buy, Is juflice our defign ? Do we remember God is nigh And fear the wrath divine ? 4 In vain we talk of Jefus' blood, And boaft his name in vain, If we can flight the laws of God, And prove unjufl to men. PART II. Honefly. § Great God thy holy law commands StricT: honefly in our demands ; Forbids to plunder, ileal or cheat, To pra6lice falffiood or deceit. 6 Have we no righteous debt deny'd From views difhoneft or through pride ? Nor vext the poor with long delay, And made them groan for want of pay ? 7 O ! if our honefly be gone And leave our faith and hope alone ; If honefly be banifh'd hence, Religion is a vain pretence. 304 HYMN XLIII, XLIV. HYMN 43. Ninth Command 1 TJ ELIGION is the chief concern JlV Of mortals here below : May all its great importance learn Its fovercign virtue know. •2 Let deep repentance, faith, and love, Be join'd with godly fear ; And all our converfation prove Our fouls to be fincerc. 3 Let with our lips our hearts agree, Nor fland'ring words devife : We know the God of truth can fee Through ev'ry falfe difguife, 4 Lord never let our envy grow To hear another's praife ; Nor rob him of his honour due, By bafe revengeful ways. i5 O God of truth help to deteft Whate'er is falfe or wrong, That lies in earned or in jell May ne'er employ our tongue. H Y M N 44. The tenth Command. 1 'T'XTHATE'ER thy lot on earth maybe V V Let it contentment yield to thee ; Nor others envy, nor repine, Nor covet ought that is not thine. 2 Juftly haft thou forbidden, Lord, Each murm'ring motion, thought, or word; Juftly requiring full content With what thy providence hath lent. 3 But who can here lift up his eye Before the Lord of hofts on high. HYMN XLIV. 305 And fay, " this precept I've obey'd, Nor from it ever turn'd afide ?" 4 Alive without thy law I flood, And thought my ftate was fafe and good ; But when with pow'r this precept came, I faw my fin, and guilt, and fhame. 5 Lord I adore thy faving love, Which did from me the curfe remove, By hanging on the accurfed tree, And being made a curfe for me ! PART II. Sanclification on Earth, zmperfecl. 6 Grace has enabled me to love Thy holy law and will, But (in has not yet ceas'd to move, It tyrannizes Hill. 7 Hence often fill'd with dread alarms, My peace and joy fubfide, And I've employ for all the arms The gofpel has fupply'd. 8 Thus diff'rent powers within me ftrive, While oppofites I feel, I grieve, rejoice, decline, revive, As fin or grace prevail. 9 But Jefus hath his promife pad ; Sin with the body dies, And grace in all his faints at laft Shall gain its victories. PART III. Pra&ical UJe of t/ie Moral Law. 10 Here, Lord, my foul convided ftands Of breaking all thy ten commands : And on me juftly might 'ft thou pour Thy wrath in one eternal fhow'r. Dd2 3o6 HYMN XLV. 11 But thanks to God, its loud alarms Have warn'd me of approaching harms; And now, O Lord, my wants I fee, Loft and undone, I come to thee. 12 I know my fig-leaf righteoufnefs Can ne'er thy broken law redrefs ; Yet in thy gofpel plan I fee There's hope of pardon e'en for me. 13 There, I behold with wonder, Lord f That Chrift hath to thy law reftor'd Thofe honors on th' atoning day, ' Which guilty Tinners took away. 14 Amazing wifdom, pow'r and love, Difplay'd to rebels from above ! Do thou, O Lord, my faith increafe To love and trull thy plan of grace. H * Y M N 4(5. Prayer. 1 "TT THERE is my God ? does he retire V V Beyond the reach of humble fighs ? Are thelfc weak breathings of defire Too languid to afcend the fkies ? 2 No, Lord, the breathings of defire, The weak petition, if fincere, Is not forbidden to afpire, But reaches thy all-gracious ear. 3 Look up, my foul, with cheerful eye, See where the great Redeemer (lands, The glorious advocate on high, With precious incenfe in his hands. 4 He fweetens every humble groan, He recommends each broken pray'r ; Recline thy hope on him alone, Whofe power and love forbid defpair. H Y M N XLV. 307 P A R T II. The Requifites and Subjetls of Prayer. 5 Pray'r is appointed to convey The bleflings God defigns to give : Long as they live fhould chriitians pray : They learn to pray when fir ft they live. 6 If pain afflicl, or wrongs opprefs, If cares diffract, or fears difmay ; If guilt dejecl ; if fin diftrefs ; In ev'ry cafe look up and pray. 7 'Tis pray'r fupports the foul that's weak: Tho' thought be broken, language lame, Pray; if thou canft, or canft not, fpeak; But pray with faith in Jefu's name. 8 Depend on him; thou canft not fail ; Make all thy wants and wilhes known ; Fear not; his merits muft prevail : Afk but in faith, it (hall be done. PART III. Lord's Prayer. 9 Father of all ! eternal mind ! * In uncreated light enmrin'd, Immenfely good, immenfely great ! Thy children form'd and blefs'd by thee, With filial love, and homage, we Fall proftrate at thy awful feet. 10 Thy name in hallow'd ftrains be fung, Let ev'ry heart and ev'ry tongue, In the celeftial concert join ; In loving, ferving, praifing thee We find our chief felicity : But cannot add one jot to thine. 3o8 H Y M N XLV. 11 Thy righteous, mild, and fov'reign reign, Throughout creation's ample plain, Let ev'ry thinking being own. Lord in our hearts, where paffions rude, With fierce tumultuous rage, intrude, Erecl thy pow'rful, peaceful throne. 12 As angels round thy feat above, With joyful haffe, and ardent love, Thy bleft commands, attend, fulfil ; So let thy creatures here below, As far as thou hail giv'n to know, Perform thy good and facred will. 13 On thee ; we day by day depend, Our beings author, and its end; Our daily wants, and need fupply: With healthful meat our bodies feed, Our fouls fuftain with living bread, Our precious fouls which never die. 14 Extend thy grace to ev'ry fault; Each finful action, word, and thought, Oh ! let thy love our fins forgive ; For thou haft taught our hearts to fhow Divine forgivenefs to our foe, Nor longer let refentment live. l^ Where tempting fnares beftrew the way, To lead unwary minds aftray, Permit us not therein to tread; Unlefs thy gracious aid appear T' avert the threarning danger near; From our unguarded, heedlefs head, 16 Thy facred name we thus adore, And thus thy choiceft gifts implore, With ardent, joyful, humble mind ; HYMN XLVI, XLVII. 309 Becaufe thy pow'r, and glory prove Thy kingdom built on wijdom, love, Endlefs, triumphing, unconfin'd. 17 O Lord to whom we llill repair, Accept of this our hearty pray'r, Our truft is in thy mighty pow'r; Amen, amen, we all exprcfs, With one accord thy name we blefs, Thou art our fafeguard and our tow'r. H Y M N 46. Our Father which art in Heaven. 1 QOV'REIGN of all the worlds on high, O Allow our humble claim ; Nor while poor worms would raife their heads, Difdain a Father's name. 2 Our Father God I how fweet the found ! How tender, and how dear ! Not all the melody of heav'n Could fo delight the ear. 3 Come, facred Spirit, feal the name On mine expanding heart; And fhew, that in Jehovah's grace I (hare a filial part. 4 Cheer'd by a fignal fo divine, Unwav'ring I believe ; Thou know'ft I Abba, Father, cry, Nor can thy word deceive. HYMN 47. Hallowed be thy Name. 1 A MONG the princes, earthly gods, jlJl There's none hath pow'r divine; Nor are their names or works, O Lord, Or natures, like to thine. gio HYMN XLVIII, XLIX. 2 Thy matchlefs pow'r, thy fov'reign fway, The nations mall adore; Their long mifguided pray'rs and praife To thee O God reflore. 4 Let all confefs thy name and know The wonders thou haft done ; Let all adore thee, God fupreme, And own thee, God alone. 4 While heav'ri and all who dwell on high To thee their voices raife, Let the whole earth aflift the fky, And join t' advance thy praife. H Y M N. 48. Thy Kingdom come. 1 A SCEND thy throne, almighty King, ±\. And fpread thy glories ail abroad ; Let thine own arm falvation bring, And be thou known the gracious God. 2 Let millions bow before thy feat, Let humble mourners feek thy face, Bring daring rebels to thy feet, Subdu'd by thy victorious grace. 3 O let the kingdoms of the world Become the kingdoms of the Lord; Let faints, and angels praife thy name, Be thou thro' heav'n and earth ador'd. HYMN 49. Thy Will be done on Earth as it is in Heaven, 1 rT^HOU reign'fl, O Lord, thy throne is high, X Thy robes are light and majeily; Thy pow'r is fov'reign to fulfil The holy counfels of thy will. HYMN XL1X. 311 2 Thy will be done on earth below As 'tis in heav'n; thy grace bellow On us and all, may, we and they Renounce our wills, and thine obey. 3 While all the hofts of heaven rejoice To yield obedience to thy voice; In conilancy, and zeal, and love, May we refemble thofe above. PART II. Thy Providential Will be done. 4 It is the Lord — enthron'd in light, Whofe claims are all divine ; Who has an undifputed right To govern me and mine. £ It is the Lord — mould I diftrufr, Or contradict his will? Who cannot do but what is juft, And muft be righteous ftill. 6 It is the Lord — who gives me all My wealth, my friends, my eaie; And of his bounties may recall Whatever part he pleafe. 7 It is the Lord — who can fuflain Beneath the heavier! load, From whom afTiftance I obtain To tread the thorny road. 8 It is the Lord — whofe matchlefs Hull Can from afflictions raife Matter, eternity to fill With ever-growing praife. 9 It is the Lord — mycov'nant God, Thrice bleded be his name! 312 HYMN L. Whofe gracious promife, feal'd with blood, Muit ever be the fame. to His cov'nant will my foul defend, Should nature's felf expire : And the great Judge of all defcend In awful flames of fire. 1 1 And can my foul with hopes like thefe, Be fullen, or repine ? No, gracious God, take what thou pleafe, I'll cheerfully refign. HYMN 50. Give us this Day our dai- ly Bread. 1 rT^HRO' all the various fhifting fcene X Of life's miltaken ill or good; Thy hand, O God, conduces unfeen The beautiful viciflitude. c Thou giveft with paternal care, Howe'er unjuflly we complain, To each their neceifary (hare Of joy and forrow, health and pain. 3 Trufl we to youth, or friends, or power, Fix we on this terreflrial ball ? When molt fecure, the coming hour, If thou fee fit, may blaft them all. 4 When loweft funk with grief and fhame, Fill'd with affliction's bitter cup, Loft to relations, friends and fame, Thy pow'rful hand can raife us up. ^ Thy pow'rful confolations cheer, Thy fmiles fupprefs the deep-fetch'd figh, Thy hand can dry the trickling tear That fecret wets the orphan's eye. HYMN LI. LII. 313 6 Thus far fuftain'd, and cloath'd, and fed, Through life's tumultuous fcenes we've come; Give us this day our daily bread, And lead and bring us fafely home. H Y M N 51. Forgive us our Debts as we forgive our Debtors. 1 Y ORD, at thy feet we finners lie, 1 j And knock at mercy's door; With heavy heart and down call eye, Thy favor we implore. 2 In deep diilrefs we feek tby face Forgiv'nefs to receive; We truft our fouls are taught through grace, Our debtors to forgive. 3 'Tis pardon, pardon we implore, O let thy bowels move ; Thy grace is an exhauftlefs ftore, And thou thyfelf art love. 4 Oh, for thy own, for Jefus' fake, Our many fins forgive ; Thy grace our rocky hearts can break, And breaking foon relieve. 5 Mercy, good Lord, mercy we plead, This is the total fum ; Mercy, thro' Chriit, is all we need, . Lord, let thy mercy come. HYMN 52. Temptation. 1 r~T,HUS far my Cod hath led me on, X And made h s truth and mercy known ; My hopes and fears alternate rife, And comforts mingle witii my nVhs, E e 314 HYMN LII 2 Thro' this wide wildernefs I roam, Far diftant from my blifsful home ; Lord, let thy prefence be my flay, And guard me in this dangerous way. 3 Temptations every where annoy, And fins and fnares my peace deftroy ; My earthly joys are from me torn, And oft an abfent God I mourn. 4 My foul, with various tempefts tofs'd, Her hopes o'erturn'd, her projects crofs'd, Sees every day new (traits attend, And wonders where the fcene will end. £ Is this, dear Lord, that thorny road, Which leads us to the mount of God ? Are thefe the toils thy people know, While in the wildernefs below ? 6 'Tis even {o, thy faithful love Doth all thy children's graces prove ; 'Tis thus our pride and felf muff fall, That Jefus may be all in all. P A R T II. Deliver ns from Evil. n Teach us, O Lord, aright to plead For mercies from above : O come, and blefs our fouls indeed, With light, and joy, and love. 8 The gofpel's promis'd land is wide, We fain would enter in ; But we are prefs'd on ev'ry fide, With unbelief and fin. 9 Arife, O Lord, enlarge our coaft, Let us polfefs the whole ; That fatan may no longer boaft, He can thy work controul. HYMN Lit 3*/j 10 Oh, may thy hand be with us flill, Our guide and guardian be; To keep us fafe from ev'ry ill, Till death (hall fet us free. 1 1 Help us on thee to caft our care, And on thy word to reft ; That IfraeFs God, who heareth pray'r, Will grant us our requeft. PART III. Per fever ance. 12 Rejoice, believer in the Lord, Who makes your caufe his own ; The hope that's built upon his worcb, Can ne'er be overthrown. 13 Tho' many foes befet your road, And feeble is your arm ; Your life is hid with Chrift in God Beyond the reach of harm. 14 Weak as you are you (hall not faint, Or fainting, fhall not die; Jefus, the ftrength of ev'ry faint Will aid you from on high. 15 As furely as he overcame, 1^ And triumph'd once for you ; So furely, you that love his name, Shall triumph in him too. PART IV. ViBorythroughfree Grace, 16 Let me, my Saviour and my God, On fov reign grace rely ; And own 'tis free, becaufe beftow'd On one fo vile as I. 17 EhBion! 'tis a word divine; For, Lord, I plainly fee, 316 HYMN LIL Had not thy choice prevented mine, I ne'er had chofen thee. 18 For perfeverance, ftrength I've none ^ But would on this depend, That, Jefus, having lov'd his own, Will love them to the end. ig Empty and bare, I come to thee For righteoufnefs divine : O may thy glorious merits be, By imputation, mine. 20 Free grace alone can wipe the tears From my lamenting eyes : And raife my foul, from guilty fears. To joy that never dies. 9 1 Free grace can death itfelf out-brave, And take the fling away : Can finners to the utmofl fave, And give them viclory. PART V. Thine is the Kingdom Power and Glory. &2 Our grateful tongues immortal King Thy glory fhall for ever fing, Our hymns to times remotefl day, Thy truth in facred notes difplay. 23 What pow'rO Lord fhall vie with thine? What name among the feats divine, Of equal excellence pofTefs'd, Thy fovereigntv, great God, contefl ? £4 Thee, Lord, heav'ns hofts their maker own,. Thine is the kingdom, thine alone; Thee, endlefs majefty has crown'd, And glory ever veils thee round* HYMN LII. 31/ 25 Thrones and dominions round thee fall, Thy prefence makes this lower bail ; From change to change the creatures run, But all thy vaft defigns are one. 26 O wife in all thy works! thy name Let man's whole race aloud proclaim, And grateful through the length of days, In ceafelefs fongs repeat thy praife. PART VI. Home in view, Amn. 27 As when the weary trav'ller gains The height of fome o'er-looking hill, His heart revives, if crofs the plains He eyes his home, tho' diftant (till. a 8 Thus, when the chriflian pilgrim views By faith, his manfion in the Ikies, The fight his fainting ftrength renews, And wings his fpeed to reach the prize. 29 The thought of home his fpirit cheers, No more he grieves for troubles pafl ; Nor any future trial fears, So he may fafe arrive at laft. 30 'Tis there, he fays, I am to dwell With Jefus, in the realms of day : There I fhall bid my cares farewel, And he will wipe my tears away. 31 Jefus, on thee our hope depends, To lead us on to thine abode : Affur'd our home will make amends For all our toil while on the ioad: 32 Hallelujah, hallelujah, Hallelujah, hallelujah, Hallelujah, hallelujah, Hallelujah, Amen, Amen, E e 2 gi8 HYMN LIII, LIV. Hymn £3 to 73, And blefs the founder's name. HYMN $$. Invitation- i rTpHE King of heav'n a feaft has made JL And to his much lov'd friends, The faint, the famifh'd, and the fad, His invitation fends. 2 Lo, at thy gracious bidding, Lord, Tho' vile and bafe we come, O, fpeak the reconciling word, And welcome wand'rers home. 3 Impart to all thy flock below The bleffings of thy death : On ev'ry mourning foul bellow Thy love, thy hope, thy faith. 4 May each, with ftrength from heav'n endu^? Say, " My beloved's mine; " I eat his flefli, and drink his blood, * In figns of bread and wine." 3*o H* Y M N LVI, LVIX, HYMN 56. Preparation. 1 T? TERNAL King, enthron'd above, k.J Look down in faithfulnefs and love, Prepare our hearts to feek thy face. And grant us thy reviving grace. 2 Long have we heard the joyful call, But yet our faith and love are fmall ; Our hearts are torn with worldly cares, And all our paths are fill'd with fnares, 3 Unworthy to approach thy throne, Our truft is fix'd on Chrift alone ; In him thy cov'nant ftands fecure, And will from age to age endure. 4 O let us hear thy pard'ning voice, And bid our mourning hearts rejoice ; Revive our fouls, our faith renew, Prepare for duties now in view. #5 Make all our fpices flow abroad, A grateful incenfe to our God ; Let hope and love and joy appear, And ev'ry grace be aftive here. HYMN 57. Preparation. 3 rTPHE broken bread, the blefTed cup, X On which we now are call'd to fup, Without thy help and grace divine, Will prove no more than bread and wine. 2 But come great Mailer of the feaft, Difpenfe thy grace to ev'ry gueft; Difecl our views to Calvary, And help us to remember thee. 3 Let us with light and truth be bleft, That on thy bofom we may reft ; And at thy {'upper each may learn, Thy broken body to difcern. HYMN LVIII, LIX. a*l 4 O that our fouls may now be fed With Chrift himfelf the living bread; That we the cov'nant may renew And to our vows be rend'red true ! H Y M N 58. Preparation. 1 T ET me with light and truth be blefs'd,, 1 j O let thern lead the way, 'Till on thy holy hill I reft, And in thy temple pray : Frefh altars then I'll raife To God; and fongs of praife To him, who is my only joy, Shall all my grateful hours employ. 2 Why then caft down my foul, and why* So much opprefs'd with care ? On God, thy God, for aid rely, Who will thy ftate repair : On him alone depend, For he's thy cov'nant friend ; The praife of him thou yet (halt fing, Who is thy health's eternal fpring. HYMN 59. The Memorial of our ab< Jtnt Lord. x TESUS is gone above the fkies, %J Where our weak fenfes reach him not ; And carnal objecls court our eyes, To thruft our Saviour from our thought. 9. He knows what wand'ring hearts we have> Apt to forget his lovely face: And, to refrefh our minds, he gave Thefe kind memorials of his grace. 3 The Lord of life this table fpread With his own flefh and d) ing blood, 322 HYMN LX. We on the rich provifion feed, And tafle the wine, and blefs our God, 4 Let finful fweets be all forgot, And earth grow lefs in our efteem ; Chrift and his love fill ev'ry thought, And faith and hope be fix'd on him. £ While he is abfent from our fight, Tis to prepare our fouls a place, That we may dwell in heav'nly light, And live for ever near his face. 6 Our eyes look upwards to the hills Whence our returning Lord (hall come; We wait thy chariot's awful wheels, To fetch our longing fpirits home. HYMN 6o. The Love ofChrifl, 1 TTOW condescending, and how kind, JlJL Was God's eternal Son! Our mis'ry reach'd his heav'nly mind, And pity brought him down. 2 Whenjuftice, by our fins provok'd, Drew forth his dreadful fword, He crave his foul up to the flroke, Without a murm'ring word. 3 Here we receive repeated feals Of Jefus' dying love : Hard is the wretch that never feels One foft affection move. 4 Here let our hearts begin to melt, While we his death record, And, with our jov for pardoned guilt, Mourn that we pierc'd the Lord* HYMN LXI, LXII. 323 HYMN 61. thrift the Bread of Life. 1 T ET us adore th' eternal Word, I ^ 'Tis he our fouls hath fed ; Thou art our living itream, O Lord, And thou th' immortal bread. 2 Blefs'd be the Lord, that gives his flefli To nourifh dying men ; And often fpreads his table frefh, Left we mould faint again. 3 Our fouls fhall draw their heav'nly breath, Whilft Jefus finds fupplies : Nor mall our graces fink to death, For Jefus never dies. 4 The God of mercy be adoi 'd Who calls our fouls from death, Who faves by his redeeming word, And new creating breath. 5 To praife the Father and the Son, And Spirit all divine, The One in Three, and Three in One, Let faints and angels join. HYMN 62. Pardon fealed. 1 ? ORD, how divine thy comforts are! JLi How heav'nly is the place Where Jefus fpreads the facred feaft Of his redeeming grace. Q There the rich bounties of our God, And fweeteft glories mine ; There Jefus fays, that I am his, And my Beloved's mine. 3 Here, (fays the kind redeeming Lord, And fhews his wounded fide J 324 HYMN LXIII, LXIV, LXV. See here the fpring of all your joys, That opend when Idy'd. 4 To him that wafh'd us in his blood, Be everlafting praife, Salvation, honour, glory, pow'r, Eternal as his days. HYMN 63. The Love o/Chrift. 1 5 r I ^WAS his own love that made him bleed, JL That nail'd him to the curfed tree ; 'Tvvas his own love this table fpread For fuch unworthy gueils as we. 2 Then let us tafte the Saviour's love ; Come, faith, and feed upon the Lord ; With glad confent our lips {hall move, And fweet Hofannahs trown the board. HYMN 64. Self dedication at the Lord's Table. ^ T ORD, am I thine, entirely thine ? I j Purchas'd and fav'd by blood divine? With full confent thine I would be, And own thy fov'reign right in me. fi Thee my blefs'd mailer now I call, And confecrate to thee my all ; Lord, let me live and die to thee, Be thine thio' all eternity. HYMN 65* Faith, Hope and Love. 1 rT^HE bleft memorials of thy grief, JL The fuff'rings of thy death, We come, dear Saviour, to receive; But would receive \s\\\\ faith. 2 The tokens fern us to relieve Our fpirits when they droop, HYMN LXVI. 325 We come, dear Saviour, to receive ; But would receive with hope. 3 The pledges thou waft pleas'd to leave, Our mournful minds to move, We come, dear Saviour, to receive ; But would receive with love, 4 Here in obedience to thy word We take the bread and wine ; The utmoft we can do, dear Lord, For all beyond is thine. 5 Increafe our faith, and hope, and love; Lord, give us all that's good : We would thy full falvation prove, And fhare thy flefti and blood. HYMN 66. Struggling againjl Unbelief. 1 YJITY a helplefs (inner, Lord, JL Who would believe thy gracious word ! Owns his heart, with frnme arid grief, A fink of fin and unbelief. 2 Lord, in thy houfe I read there's room ; And vent'ring hard behold I come: But can there, Saviour ! can there be, Among thy children room for me ? 3 I eat the bread, and drink the wine : Bi't oh! my foul wants more than fign. I faint ; unlefs I feed on thee, And drink thy blood as ftied for me. 4 For finners, Lord, thou cam'ft to bleed : And I'm a firmer vile indeed! Lord, I believe thy grace is free ; O ! magnify thy grace in me. F£ 26 HYMN LXVII. LXVIII. HYMN 6y. Appropriation. 1 r I TiAT doleful night before his death, A The Lamb for tinners flain Did almoil with his lateft breath This folemn feaft ordain, e To keep thy feaft, Lord, we arc met ; And to remember thee. Help each poor trembler to repeat, For me, he dy'd, Jbr me, 3 Thy fuff'rings, Lord, each facred fign To our remembrance brings: We eat the bread, and drink the wine; But think on nobler things. 4 O, tune our tongues, and fet in frame Each heart that pants for thee, Tofing, " Hofanna to the Lamb, *' The Lamb that died for ??ie." J HYMN 68. We celebrate His dying Love. ESUS, once for finners (lain, From the dead was rais'd again ; And in heav'n is now fet down With his "Father on his throne. r**r 2 There he reigns a King fupreme. • We (hall alfo reign with him. Feeble fouls, be not difmay'd : Truft in his Almighty aid. 3 He has made an end of fin ; And his blood hath wafh'd us clean. Fear not ; he is ever near ; Now, ev'n now, he's with us here. 4 Thus afTembling, we by faith, Till he come, fhew forth his death. HYMN LXIX. 327 " Of his body, bread's the fign : And we view his blood in wine. 5 Saints on earth, with faints above, Celebrate his dying love. And let ev'ry ranfom'd foul Sound his praife from pole to pole. HYMN 69. The GoJikI FeaJL 1 T TOW rich are thy provifions, Lord ! JLjL Thy table furnifh'd from above ; The fruits of life o'erfpread the board, The cup o'erflows with heav'nly love. 2 Thine ancient family, the Jews, Were firfl invited to the f'eail : We humbly take what they refufe, And Gentiles thy falvation tafte. 3 We are the poor, the blind, the lame, And help was far, and death was nigh I But, at the gofpel call, we came, And ev'ry want receiv'd fupply. 4 From the high way that leads to hell, From paths of darknefs and defpair, Y-X-ord, we are come with thee to dwell, Glad to enjoy thy prefence here. ,5 What (hall we pay th' eternal Son, That left the heav'n of his abode, And to this wretched earth came down, To bring us wand Vers back to God ! 6 It coll him death, to fave our lives ; To buy our fouls, it coil: his own ; And all the unknown joys he gives, Were bought with agonies unknown, Ss8 HYMN LXX. LXXI. 7 Our everlafting love is due To him that ranfom'd Tinners loft; And pity'd rebels, when he knew The vaft expence his love would coft. 8 To God the Father, God the Son, And God the Spirit, Three in One, Be honour, praife, and glory giv'n By all on earth, and all in beav'n. HYMN 70. Not ajlmmed ofChnJl Crucified. 1 AT thy command, our deareft Lord, iJL Here we attend thy dying feaft; Thy blood, like wine, adorns thy board, And thine own fleih feeds ev'rv gueft. 2 Our faith adores thy bleeding love, And trulls for life in one that dy'd; We hope for heav'nly crowns above, From a Redeemer crucify 'd. 3 Let the vain world pronounce its fliame, And fling their fcandals on the caufe; We corne to boaft our Saviour's name, And make our triumphs in his crofs. 4 With joy we tell the fcoffing age, He that was dead has left his tomb, He lives above their utmoft rage, And we are waiting till he come. HYMN 71. Eofanna. 1 QHOUT and proclaim the Saviour's love, k3 Ye faints that talte his wine : Join with your kindred faints above, In loud Hofannas]o\n, H Y M N LXXIL 329 2 A thoufand glories to our God Who gives fuch joy as this ; HoJ'anna ! let it found abroad, And reach where Jefus is. 3 To Father, Son and Holy Ghofl, The God, whom we adore, Be glory, as it was, is now, And fhall be evermore. H Y M N 72. Thank/giving* 1 T ORD, at thy table I behold I ^ The wonders of thy grace ; But mod of all admire that I Should find a welcome place : •2 I that am all defiPd with fin, A rebel to my God ; I that have crucified his Son, And trampled on his blood. 3 What ftrange furprifing grace is this, That fuch a foul has room ! My Saviour takes me by the hand, My Jefus bids me come. 4 Eat, O my friends, the Saviour cries, The feaft was made for you : Tor you I groan'd, and bled, and died, And rofe, and triumph'd too. 5 With trembling faith, and bleeding heart, Lord, I accept thy love : 'Tis a rich banquet I have had, What will it be above ? Ye faints below, and hofts of heav'n, Join all your praifing powers : 23o H Y M N LXXIII. No theme is like redeeming love, No Saviour is like ours. 7 Had I ten thoufand hearts, dear Lord, I'd give them all to thee : Had I ten thoufand tongues, they all Shou'd join the harmony. 8 To Father, Son and Holy Ghoft, The God, whom we adore, Be glory, as it was, is now, And fhall be evermore. H Y M N> 73. Thank/giving. > 1 /^ LORY to God on high ; vJ Our peace is made with heav'n : The Son of God came down to die, That fin might be forgiv'n. 2 His precious blood was ihed, His body bruis'd, for fin: Remember this in eating bread, And this in drinking wine. 3 Approach his royal board, In his rich garments clad : Join ev'ry tongue to praife the Lord; And ev'ry heart be glad. 4 The Father gives the Son ; The Son his flefh and blood : The Spir't applies, and faith puts on The righteoufnefs of God. 5 Sinners, the gift receive; And each fay, " I am chief: " Thou know'ft, O Lord, I would believe; V Oh ! help my unbelief." HYMN LXXJV. 331 6 . Lord, help us from above : The pow'r is all thy own. Faith is thy gift, and hope, and love ; For of ourfelves we've none. Hymn 74, to the end, are on Mifcellaneous Subjecls* HYMN 74. The Seafons crown d with Goodnefs, 1 T? TERNAL fource of ev'ry joy ! JlLa Thy praife fliall ev'ry voice employ, While in thy temple we appear To hail thee; Sov'reign of the year. 2 Wide as the wheels of nature roll, Thy hand fupports and guides the whole: The fun is taught by thee to rife, And darknefs when to veil the fkies. 3 The flow'ry fpring, at thy command, Perfumes the air and paints the land; The fummer rays with vigor fhine To raife the corn and cheer the vine. 4 Thy hand, in autumn, richly pours Thro' all our coafts redundant ftores ; While winter's, foften'd by thy care, No face of want or horror wear. 5 Seafons, and months, and weeks, and days Demand fucceffive fongs of praife ; And be the grateful homage paid, With morning light, and evening made, 6 Here in thy houfe let incenfe rife, And circling fabbaths blefs our eyes, 'Till to thofe brighter courts we foar, Where days and years revolve no more* 33» HYMN LXXV. LXXVL HYMN 75. For New Year. 1 /^ OD of our lives, thy conftant care \JT With bleffings crowns each op'ning year; Our guilty lives thou doit prolong, And wake anew our annual fong. a How many precious fouls are fled To the vaft regions of the dead, Since from this day the changing fun Thro' his laft yearly period run ! 3 Our breath is thine, eternal God ; *Tis thine to fix our foul's abode ; We hold our lives from thee alone, On earth, or in the world unknown. 4 To thee our fpirits we refign ; Make them and own them ftill as thine ; So fhall they fmile, fecure from fear, Tho' death mould blaft the rifing year. H Y M N 76. Prayer for Blejfmgs on the New-Year. 'B LESS, O Lord, the op'ning year, To each foul affembled here: Clothe thy word with pow'r divine, Make us willing to be thine. Let the minds of all our youth Feel the force of facred truth ; While the gofpel call they hear, May they learn to love and fear. Where thou haft thy work begun, Give new ftrength the race to run ; Scatter darknefs, doubts and fears, Wipe away the mourners' tears. HYMN LXXVII. LXXVIII 333 4 Blefs us all both old and young; Call forth praife from ev'ry tongue : Let the whole affembly prove All thy pow'r, and ail thy love. HYMN 7 7. Chrijlmas: 1 A WAKE, awake ifye facred fong XJl. To our incarnate I Let ev'ry heart and ev'ry tpngue Adore th' eternal Word. 2 Sinners awake, with angels join, And chant the folemn lay ; Joy, love, and gratitude combine, To hail th' aufpicious day. 3 Then fhone almighty pow'r and love, In all their glorious forms ; When Jefus left his throne above To dwell with finful worms. 4 Adoring angels tun'd their fongs To hail the joyful day ; With rapture then, let mortal tongues Their grateful worfh.ip pay. 6 Hail, Prince of life, forever hail ! Redeemer, brother, friend ! Tho' earth,, and time, and life fhould fail, Thy praife fhall never end. HYMN 78. The So?7g of Angels. 1 TTARK, the herald angels fing, JlX " Glory to the new-born King ; " Peace on earth, and mercy mild, " God and fmners reconcil'd. 2 Joyful, all ye nations rife, Join the triumph of the fkies ; 134 HYMN LXXIX. Hail the heaven-born Prince of peace! Hail the Son of righteoufnefs ! 3 Come, defire of nations, come, Fix in us thy humble home ; Come; the woman's promis'd feed, Bruife in us the ferpent's head. 4 Glory to the new-born King ! Let us all the anthem fing, " Peace on earth, and mercy mild, <{ God and finners reconcil'd !" HYMN 79. RefurreBion ofChrijl. 1 iptHRIST, the Lord, is rif'n to-day, \^/ Sons of men and angels fay; Raife your joys and triumphs high, Sing, ye heav'ns, and earth reply. 5 Love's redeeming work is done, Fought the fight, the battle won : Lo I the fun's eclipfe is o'er, Lo ! he fets in blood no more, 3 Vain the Hone, the watch, the feal, Chrift hath burft the gates of hell ; Death in vain forbids his rife, Chrift hath open'd Paradife. 4 Lives again our glorious King! " Where, O death, is now thy fting ?3' Once he dy'd our fouls to Uve ; " Where's thy vicl'ry, boafting grave ?** 5 Hail the Lord of earth and heav'n ! Praife to thee by both be giv'n ! Thee we greet triumphant now, Hail! the resurrection — thou. hymn l::::::3 lxxxi. 33.5 HYMN 80. The Afcenfwn and Kingdom qfChrifu 1 TJ EJOICE, the Lord is King, XV. Th' afcended King adore ; Mortals, give thanks, and fing And triumph evermore ! Lift up the heart, lift up the voice, Rejoice aloud, ye faints, rejoice. 2 Rejoice the Saviour reigns, The God of truth and love; When he had purg'd our flains, He took his feat above : Lift up the heart, lift up the voice, Rejoice aloud, ye faints, rejoice. 3 His kingdom cannot fail, He rules o'er earth and heav'n ; The keys of death and hell Are to our Jefus given : Lift up the heart, lift up the voice, Rejoice aloud, ye faints, rejoice. 4 Rejoice in glorious hope, Jefus the Judge mail come, And take his fervants up To their eternal home : We foon (hall hear th' Archangel's voice, The trump of God fhall found, rejoice. H H M N 81. Whitfunday. t "T X THEN the bleft day of Pentecoft V V Was fully come, the Holy Ghoft Defcended from above ; Sent by the Father and the Son, (The fender and the fent are one) The Lord of life and love. 336 H Y M N LXXXI. 2 But were thefe firft difciples bleft With heav'nly gifts ? And fliall the reft Be pafs'd unheeded by ? What ? Has the Holy Ghoft forgot To quicken fouls ihat Chrift has bought ; And let's them lifelefs lie ? 3 No, thou almighty Paraclete ! Thou fhedd'fl thy heav'nly influence yet; Thou vifit'ft finners flill : Thy breath of life, thy quick'ning flame, Thy pow'r, thy Godhead, ftill the fame, We own ; becaufe we feel. P A R T II. 4 Bles'd God, that once in fiery tongues Cam/ft down in open view, Come, vifit ev'ry heart that longs To entertain thee too. ^ And tho' not like a mighty wind, Nor with a rufhing noife; May we thy calmer comforts find, And hear thy ftill fmall voice. 6 Not for the gift of tongues we pray ; Nor pow'r the tick to heal : Give wifdom to dirett our way ; And ftrength to do thy will. 7 We pray to be renew'd within, And reconcii'd to God; To have our confeience wafh'd from fin In the Redeemer's blood. 8 We pray to have our faith increas'd ; And, O celeftial dove! We pray to be completely bleft With that rich blefling, love. HYMN LXXXII. LXXXIII. 337 H Y M N 82. On a Faft Day for the Revival of Religion. 1 TNDULGENT Sov'reign of the (kies, A. And wilt thou bow thy gracious ear ? While feeble mortals raife their cries, Wilt thou, the great Jehovah, hear ? 2 How (hall thy fervants give thee reft, Till Zions mould'ring walls thou raife ? Till thy own pow'r (hall (land confefs'd, And make Jerufalem a praife ? 3 Look down, O God, with pitying eye ; Revive thy work with power around ; See what wide realms in darknefs lie, And hurl their idols ho the ground. 4 Loud let the gofpel-trumpet blow, And call the nations from afar; Let all the ifles their Saviour know, And earth's remotefl ends draw near. 5 On all our fouls let grace defcend, Like heav'nly dew in copious fhow'rs, That we may call our God our friend, That we may hail falvation ours. 6 Then (hall each age and rank agree United (houts of joy to raife; And Zion, made a praife by thee, To thee mall render back the praife. HYMN 83. For a Public Fafl m War. HILE o'er our guilty land, O Lord, We view the terrors of the fword ; Oh ! whither fhall the helplefs fly ? To whom but thee direct their cry ? Gsr 338 HYMN LXXXIV. 2 The helplefs Tinner's cries and tears Are grown familiar to thine ears ; Oft has thy mercy fent relief, When all was fear and hopelefs grief. 3 On thee, our guardian God, we call, Before thy throne of grace we fall ; And is there no deliv'rance there ? And muff we perifh in defpair ? 4 See, we repent, we weep, we mourn, To our forfaken God we turn ; O fpare our guilty country, fpare The church which thou hail planted here. £ We plead thy grace, indulgent God ; We plead thy Son's atoning blood ; We plead thy gracious promifes, And are they unavailing pleas ? 6 Thefe pleas, prefented at thy throne, Have brought ten thoufand bleffings down On guilty lands in helplefs woe; Let them prevail to fave us too ! HYMN 84. Thank/giving for ViBory 1 r I X) thee, who reign'ft fupreme above, JL And reign'ft fupreme below, Thou God of wifdom, power, and love, We our fuccefles owe. s The thundering horfe, the martial band Without thine aid were vain ; And vi&'ry flies at thy command To crown the bright campaign. 3 Thy mighty arm, unfeen, was nigh, When we our foes aiTail'd; 'Tis thou haft rais'd our honours high. And o'er their hofts prevail'd. H V M N LXXXV. 339 4 Their mounds, their camps, their lofty towers Into our hands are giv'n, Not from defert or ftrertgth of ours, But thro' the grace of heav'n. 5 The Lord of hofts, our helper lives; His name be ever bleft ; 'Tis his own arm the vicVry gives ; He grants his people reft. H Y M N 85. Thank/giving for National Pea •&. 1 f^ REAT Ruler of the earth and fides, VJT A word of thine Almighty breath Can fink the world, or bid it rife ; Thy fmileis life, thy frown is death. 2 When angry nations ruin to arms, And rage, and noife, and tumult reign, And war refounds its dire alarms, And ilaughter fpreads the hoftile plains ; 3 Thy Sovereign eye looks calmly down, And marks their courfe,and bounds their pow Y; Thy word the angry nations own, And noife and war are heard no more. 4 Thou good, and wife, and righteous Lord, All move fubfervient to thy will ; And peace and war await thy word, And thy fublime decrees fulfil. 5 To thee we pay our grateful fongs, Thy kind protection ilill implore ; O may our hearts, and lives, and tongues, Confefs thy goodnefs and adore. 340 HYMN LXXXVI. LXXXVII. H Y M N 86. Complaint and Hope in Sic/mefi. ORD, I am pain'd; but I refign L My body to thy will 'Tis grace, 'tis wifdom all divine, Appoints the pains I feel. 2 I own thy providence, my God ! In cv'ry chaftening ftroke; But while I (mart beneath thy rod, Thy prefence I invoke. 3 Is not Tome blefTed hour at hand With health upon its wings ? Give it O God, thy fwift command, With all the joys it brings. 4 To thee my Saviour, and my Lord, I now mvfelf refign ; In life and death, 1 truft thy word, I am for ever thine. II Y IvI N Sy. Submijjion under AJJliclions. |OST thou my profit feek, And chaften as a friend ? O God, I'll kifs the fmarting rod; There's hope yet in my end. Doft thou thro' death's dark vale Conduft to heav'n at laft? The future good will make amends For all the evil part. Lord, I would not repine At ftrokes in mercy fent; If the chaftifement comes in love, My foul [hall be content. HYMN LXXXVIII. LXXXIX. 341 HYMN 88. Praife for Recovery from Sic/inefs. 1 A WHILE remain'd the doubtful itrife, jLJL 'Till Jesus gave me back my life ; My life ? — my foul, recal the word, 'Tis life to fee thy gracious Lord. 2 Why inconvenient now to die ? Vile unbelief, O tell me why ? When can it inconvenient be, My loving Lord, to come to thee ? 8 He faw me made the fport of hell, He knew the tempter's malice well ; And when my foul had all to fear, Then did the glorious fun appear ! 4 O blefs him ! — blefs, ye dying faints, The God of grace, when nature faints ! He fliew'd my flefh the gaping grave, To fhew me, he had power to lave. HYMN %cy. Morning Hymn. 1 /^\NCE more, my foul, the rifing day \^/ Salutes thy waking eyes ; Once more, my voice thy tribute pay To him that rolls the flies. 2 Night unto night his name repeats, The day renews the ;ound, Wide as the heav'n on which he fits, To turn the feafons round. 3 'Tis he fupports my mortal frame, My tongue :h H fpeak his praife ; My lins w ould rou;:e his wrath to flame, And yet his wrath delays. Gg 2 342 HYMN XC. XCI. 5 A thoufand wretched fouls are fled - Since the lafl fetting fun, And yet thou length 'neft out my thread, And yet my moments run. 5 Dear God, let all my hours be thine, Whilft I enjoy the light ; Then fhall my foul in fmiles decline, And bring a pleafant night. HYMN 90. Evening Hymn. x ' ORD, thou wilt hear me when I pray ; X-J I am for ever thine ; I fear before thee all the day, Nor would I dare to fin. 2 And while I reft my weary head, From cares and bufinefs free, 'Tis fweet converting on my bed, With my own heart and thee. 2 I pay this evening facrifice ; And when my work is done, Great God, my faith and hope relies Upon thy grace alone. 4 Thus with my thoughts compos'd to peace> I'll give mine eyes to deep : Thy hand in fafety keeps my days, And will my {lumbers keep. HYMN 91. Lord's Day Morning. 1 TX7ELCOME fweet day of reft, V V That faw the Lord arife ; Welcome to this reviving breaft, And thefe rejoicing eyes ! 4 The King himfelf comes near, And feaits his faints to-day j HYMN XCII. XCIII. XCIV. 343 s There we may fit, and fee Him there, And love, and praife, and pray. 3 One day amidft the place Where my great God hath been, Is fweeter than ten thoufand days Of pleafurable fin. HYMN 92. Lord's Day Evening' 1 T^REQUENT the day of God returns Jj To lhed its quickening beams ; And yet how flow devotion burns ! How languid are its flames ! 2 Accept our faint attempts to love, Our frailties, Lord, forgive ; We would be like thy faints above, And praife thee while we live. g Increafe, O Lord, our faith and hope, And fit us to afcend. Where the aflembly ne'er breaks up, The fabbath ne'er (hall end. HYMN 93. Difiniffion. IS MISS us with thy blefling, Lord,,. Help us to feed upon thy word, All that has been amifs forgive, And let thy truth within us live. * Tho' we are guilty, thou art good, Wafti all our works in Jefu's blood; Give ev'ry fetter'd foul releafe, And bid us all depart in peace. HYMN 94. The Spread of the GofpeL 1 nr^O diftant lands thy gofpel fend, JL And thus thy empire wide extend : To Gentile, favage, Turk, and Jew, Thou King of grace! falvation (hew. 344 H Y M M XCV. XCVI. 2 Where'er thy fun, or light arife, Thy name, O God ! immortalize : May nations yet unborn confefs, Thy wifdom, pow'r, and righteoufnefs. HYMN 95. Song of Mofes and the Lamb* 1 TX TE fing the glories of thy love, V V .We found thy dreadful name ; The chriftian church unites the fongs Of Mofes and the Lamb. 2 Great God, how wond'rous are thy works Of vengeance, and of grace ! Thou King of faints, Almighty Lord, How juil and true thy ways ! 3 Who dares refufe to fear thy name, Or worfhip at thy throne ! Thy judgments fpeak thine holinefs Thro' all the nations known. HYMN 96- Song of Zackarias. 1 VTOW be the God of Ifrael blefs'd JJNI Who makes his truth appear ; His mighty hand fulfils his word, And all the oaths he fwear. 2 Now he bedews King David's root With ble flings from the ikies ; He makes the Branch of promife grow, The promis'd Plorn arife. 3 " Be ev'ry vale exalted high, " Sink ev'ry mountain low ; " The proud muft ftoop, and humble fouls " Shall his falvation know. 4 «? The heathen realm with Ifrael's land " Shall join in iweet accord ; HYMN XCVII. XCVIII. 345 " And thofe that fit in darknefs fee " The glory of the Lord." HYMN 97. Song of Mary. 1 \~~\UR fouls mall magnify the Lord, V^/ In God the Saviour we rejoice ; While we repeat the Virgin's (ong, May the fame fpirit tune. our voice. 2 Let ev'ry nation call her blefs'd And endlefs years prolong her fame ; But God alone mud be ador'd ; Holy and rev 'rend is his name. 3 He fpake to Abra'm and his feed, In tkeejhall all the earth be blefs'd: The mem'ry of that ancient word Lay long in his eternal bread. 4 But now no more fhall Ifr'el wait, No more the Gentiles lie forlorn ; Lo, the defire of nations comes ; Behold the promis'd feed is born ! HYMN 98. Song of Simeon 1 ' ' ORD, let thy fervant now depart JL-J Into thy promis'd reft ; Since my expecting eyes have been With thy falvation blefs'd 5 2' Which tili this time thy favour'd faints And prophets only knew, Long fmce prepar'd, but now fet forth In all the people's view. j A light, to fhew the heathen world The way of faving grace, Alfo the light and glory both Of IfrcVt chofen race. 346 H Y M N XCIX. 4 To Father, Son and Holy Ghoft, The God, whom we adore, Be glory, as it was, is now, And mall be ever more. HYMN 99. A Prof pett of Eternity. 1 T O ! on a narrow neck of land, JL^ 'Twixt two unbounded leas I {land, Yet how infenfible ! A point of time, a moment's fpace, Removes me to yon' heav'nly place, Or — fhuts me up in hell. 2 O God, my inmoft foul convert, And deeply on my thoughtful heart Eternal things imprefs ; Give me to feel their folemn weight, And fave me ere it be too late, Wake me to righteoufnefs. y Before me place, in bright array, The pomp of that tremendous day, When thou with clouds (halt come * To judge the nations at thy bar : And tell me, Lord, (hall I be there To meet a joyful doom : 4 Be this my one great bus'nefs here, With holy trembling, holy fear, To make my calling fure ! Thine utmoft counfel to fulfil, And fuffer all thv righteous will, And to the end endure ! £ Then, Saviour, then my foul receive^ Tranfported from this vale, to live And reign with thee above; Where faith is fweetly loft in fight, And hope, in full fupreme delight And everlajting love. H Y M N C. 347 H Y M N 100. A Covenant God. i TN thee O God, we put our truft, X Thy hands have form'd us from the duft ; Thou haft preferv'd us to this hour, The monuments of grace and pow'r. 2 Thou art our God, our cov'nant God, By oath and promife feal'd with blood ; . Through faith in Chrift we make this claim And call thee by that blefled name. 3 The world and flefhly lufts combine, Our faith and hope to undermine ; While fatan joins his lavage pow'r Our fouls to frighten or devour. 4 Too weak in our own flrength to ftand., We feek protection from thy hand ; "Their dread aifaults and rage controul, And in thefe confli6h fave our foul. 5 Errcourag'd by thine oath and word* We dare rely upon the Lord ; Grace fhall prevail againft the foe, And God will bring us fafely through, DOXOLOGIES. I. 1 t^ LORY to God the Father's name, VJT Who from our finful race, Chofe out his people to proclaim The honours of his grace. 2 Glory to God the Son be paid, Who dwelt in humble clay, And, to redeem us from the dead, Gave his own life away. Glory to God the Spirit give, Fromwhofe almighty pow'r 348 DOXOLOGIES, Our fouls their lieav'nly birth derive, And blefs the happy hour. ^ Glory to God that reigns above, Th' eternal Three in One, Who, by the wonders of his love, Has made his nature known. II. TO God the Father, God the Son, And God the Spirit, Three in One, Be honour, praife, and glory giv'n, By all on earth, and all in heav'n. III. TO Father, Son and Holy Ghoft, The God, whom we adore, Be glory, as it was, is now, And (hall be evermore. IV. TO praife the Father and the Son, And Spirit all divine, The One in Three, and Three in One, Let faints and angels join. V. GIVE to the Father praife, Give glory to the Son, And to the Spirit of his grace Be equal honour done. VI. TO God the Father's throne Perpetual honours raife, Glory to God the Son, To God the Spirit praife : With all our pow'rs, Eternal King, Thy name we fing, While faith adores. J THE HEIDELBERG H CATECHISM, O R METHOD of INSTRUCTION IN THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION, AS THE SAME IS TAUGHT INTHE REFORMED CHURCHES AND SCHOOLS IN HOLLAND. TOGETHER WITH The ARTICLES of FAITH, and LITURGY of said CHURCH. Translated for the life of the Reformed Prokjiani Dutch Church of the City of New-York, T H E HEIDELBERGH CATECHISM. I. L O R D ' s DAY. O.i. II THAT is thy only comfort in life and VV death? J J A. That I with * body and foul, both in life and death, §am not my own, but belong + unto my faithful Saviour Jefus Chriil, who with his pre- cious"^ blood hath fully || fatisfied for all my fins, and delivered 5 me from all the power of the devil ; and fo preferves me ** that without the will of my heavenly Father, not a hair§§ can fall from my head ; yea that all things mull be •f T fubfervient to my falvation, and therefore by his holy fpirit, he alfo allures me \\ of eternal life, and makes |||| me fincerely willing and ready, henceforth, to live unto him. :* i Cor. 6. 19, 20. Heh. 2.14, 15. +f Rem. 8. 28. {•I Ro. 14. 7, 8, 9. ** John 6. 39, and }J 2 C*m 1. 22. •f 1 Cor. 3. 23. 10,28,29. and 5. 5. 4 1 Pet. 1. 18, 19. §§Luke2i.i3. jjjj Rom- 8. 14. {I 1 John 1. 7. Mat. 10. 30. and 7. 22. hn 3-5- E> 2-5- IV. LORD'S DAY. 0. 9. Doth net God then do injuflice to man, by requiring from lam in his law, that which he cannot perform ? /I. Not at all : * For God made man capable % of performing it : but man, by the mitigation f of the devil, and his own wilful difobediencc, J deprived himfelf and all his poflerity of thofe divine gifts. * EccI 7. 29, -f Gen. 3. 4, 7. § Eph. 4. 24. Col 3. to. j Rom. 5. 12. 0. 10. Will God fufferftch dif obedience and re- hellion to go unpunylied ? A. Bv no means : * but is terribly difpleafed § with our original as well as aclual fins ; and wilt punifh them in his juft judgment temporally and eternally, as he hath declared, + " Curfed is every " one that continueth not in all things, which 4< are written in the book of the law, to do them/' * Pf. 5 5. § Rom. 1. 18. D.TH. 28. 15. Heb. 9. 27. -f Deut. 27.26. GeI. 3. 10. Q. 11. Is not God then alfo merciful ? Of Maris Deliverance. 5 A. God is indeed merciful, * but alfo juft ; § therefore hisjuftice requires, t that fin which is committed againft the moil high majefty of God, be alfo punifhed with extreme, that is, with ever- lafting % punifliment, both of body and foul. * Ex. 34. 6. § Ex. ao. 5. Job. 34. 10, n. t Pf. 5- 5* X Gen. 2. 17. Rom. 6. 23. THE SECOND PART. Of MAN's DELIVERANCE. V. LORD'S DAY. 0. 12. Since then, by the righteous judgment of God, we deferve temporal and eternal pumjlimint^ is there no way by which zee may efcape that punifli- ment, and be again received into favour f A. God will have his juitice * fatisfied ; and therefore we inuft make this full § fat isf aft ion, either by ourfelves, or by another. * Ex. 20. 5. $j Rom. 8. 3. 2 Cor. 5. 14, 15. <9. 13. Can we ourfelves then make this fatis- JaBion y A. By no means ; * but on the contrary we § daily increafe our debt, * Job 9. 2. 3. and 35. 14. 15, 16. § Mat. 6, 12. Ifa. 64,6. 0. 14. Can there then be found any zvhere, one zvho is a mere creature, able to fatisfy for us ? A. None ; for firft, God will not * puni(h any other creature for the fin which man hath com- mitted ; and further, no mere creature can fuftain the burden of God's eternal wrath againft fin, fo as to § deliver others from it. * Heb. 2. 14, 18. § Pf. 130. 3. ani/(r,3, 9. 0. 15. What fort of a m- dialer and dtliv. 1 then micjt zeejeekjor ? A 2 h 0} Mans Deliverance. A. For one who is very man, * and perfectly righteous ; and yet more powerful than all crea- tures ; that is, one who is alfo very \ God, * i Cor. 15. 21. Rom. 8. 3. . § Rom. 9. 5. If*. 7. 14. VI. LORD'S DAY. 0. 16. Why mujl he be very man, and alfo per* feclly righteous ? A. Becaufe the juftice of God requires that the fame human nature, which hath finned, fhould * likewife make fatisfa&ion for fin ; and one who is himfelf a finner § cannot fatisfy for others. ;> Rom. 5. 12, 15. § 1 Pet. 3 18. Ifa. 53. n. 0. 17. Why mujl he in one per/on be alfo very God ? A. That he might, by the power of his God- head,* fuftain in his human nature, the burthen of God's wrath ; and might § obtain for, and re- store to us, righteoufnefs and life. * j Pe\ 3.18. Ads 2. 24. Jfa. 53. 8. § j John 1.2. Jcr. 23. 6. 2 Tim. 1. 10. John 6. 51. 0. 18. Who then is that mediator, who is in one pirfdn both very God, and a real righteous man ? A. Our Lord Jefus Chrift, * " who of God is made unto § us wifdom, and righteoufnefs, and fan edification, and redemption." * Mat. 1. 23. 1 Tim. 3. 16. Luke 2. 11. § 1 Cor. 1. 30. 0. 19. Whence knozvej thou this ? A. From the holy gofpel, which God himfelf revealed firft in Paradife ; * and afterwards pub- lished by the patriarchs § and prophets, and was * Gen. 1, 3 5. § Gen. 22. 17, 18, and sS 14. Rom. 1. a. Heb. 1. x. Of Man s Deliverance. j pleafed to reprefent it, by the fhadows + of facri- fices and the other ceremonies of the law ; and Jaflly, has accomplifhed it + by his only begotten Son. \ John 5. 46. Heb. to. 7, 8. \ Rom. 10. 4. H«b. 13. 8. VII. LORD'S DAY. 0. 20. Are all ?nen then, as they periflied in Adam, faved by Chrijl f A. No ; only * thofe who are ingrafted into him, § and receive all his benefits, by a true faith, * Mat. I. ai. Ifa. 53. 11. § John 1. 12, 1 3. Rom. 11. 20, Heb. 10. 39. (J, 21. What is true faith? A. True faith is not only a certain knowledge, * whereby I hold for truth all that God § has re- vealed to us in his word, but alfo an allured + con- fidence, which the Holy \ Ghoft works by the gofpel, || in my heart ; that not only to others, but to me alfo, 5 remilTion of fin, everlafting righteoufnefs ** and falvation, are freely given by God, \\ merely of grace, only for the fake of Chrift's merits. s * John 6. 69. John 17. 3. Heb. 11. 3, 6. ^Rom.2. 18, 19, 20- f Rom. 4. 16, 20. 21. Het,. 11. 1. E b 3-12. Rom 1. i6« 1 Co-, i.ai. A&s 16. 14. Mac* 16. 17. "Johi 3. 5. % R. m. 10. 14.. 17. || Mat. 9. 2. fl Ron. 5. 2. ** Gal. 2. 20. §§ Rom. 3. 24: 25, 26. 0. 22. What is then necejfary for a chnjlian to believe ? A. All things * promifed us in the gofpel, which the articles of our Catholic undoubted chriitian faith briefly teach us. * Joho 20. 31. Mat. 28. in, 20* 3 Of Man's Deliverance, <9. 23. What are thefe articles ? A. I. / believe in God, the Father Almighty, via* ker of heaven and earth. II. And in Jefus Chrijl, his only begotten Son, our Lord : III. Who was conceived by the Holy Ghoft, born of the Virgin Mary : IV. Suffered under Pontius Pilate ; was cruci- fied, dead and buried : He defc ended into hell .- V. The third day he rofe again jroin the dead: VI. He afcended into heaven, and jitteth at the. right hand 0} God the Father Almighty : VII. From thence he JJiall come to judge the quick and the dead : VIII. I believe in the Holy Ghqfl. IX. I believe an holy Catholic church : the com- munion of J aints : X. fheforgwenefs of fins : XL The rej'urreclion of the body : XII. And the life ever I lifting. Amen, VIII. LORD'S DAY. 0. 24. Hozo are thefe articles divided ? A. Into three parts ; the firft is of God the Fa- ther, and our creation ; * the fecond of God the Son, and our redemption ; § the third of God the Holy Ghoii, and our fanclification. f * Gen. 1. § iP*t. 1.1S, tg. f 1 Pet. 1. 21, 32. Q. 2.5 Since there is only but one * divine effencc, why fpeakeft thou of Father, Son, and Holy Ghoft ? A. Becaufe God hath fo § revealed himfclf irv his word, that thefe three cliftinQ perfons are the one only true and eternal God. * D:ut. 6. 4. §G:n. i.a6.tfa 6i. I.John 14. 16, 17. -j Joha 5. 7. Joha S* 18* Mat. 28. 19. a Cor. 13. 14. Of God the Father. g Of GOD the FATHER. IX. LORD'S DAY. 0. 26. What believejl thou, when thou fay 'eft," I "believe in God the Father Almighty, " MAKER OF HEAVEN AND EARTH ?" A. That the eternal Father of our Lord Jefus Chrift, (who * of nothing made heaven and earth, with all that is in them ; who likewife upholds and $ governs the fame by his eternal counfel and pro- vidence) is for the fake of Chrift his Son, my f God, and my Father ; on whom I rely (o entirely, that I have no doubt, but he will provide me with all things neceffary + for foul and body : and fur- ther, that he will make whatever evils he fends up- on me, in this valiey of tears, || turn out to my advantage ; for he is able to do it, being Almigh- ty 5 God and willing, being a ** faithful Father. * Gen. 1 and 2. Pfa'.m 33.6. §Pf. 115. 3. Mat. 10. 29. Hew 1. 3. Jn.hn 5. 17. f jehn 1. 12. Rom. 8. 15,16. Gal. 4. 5, 6-Eph. 1. 5- 1 John 3.1, JPf. 55.22. Mat. 6. 26. I) Rom. 8.28. qj Rom. 10. 12. *# Mat. 6. 26. arid 7. 9, io, II. X. L O R D 's DAY. g. 27. What dojl thou mean by the providence of God? A. The Almighty and every where prefent power of God ; * whereby, as it were by his hand he § upholds and governs heaven, earth, and all creatures ; fo that herbs and grafs, rain + and drought, fruitful + and barren years, meat and drink, || health and ficknefs H riches and poverty, * Afls 17. 25, 26, 27, 28. § He! . 1. 3. f Jer. 5. 24. J Afts 14. 17. |j John 9. 3. flPrcv. 22. 2. Job 1. 21. io Of God the So?r. yea all things ** come, not by chance, but by his fatherly hand. ** Mat, io. 29, 30. Eph. I. 11. 0. 28. IVhat advantage is it to its toknozo that God has created, and by his providence doth JIM uphold [all things? A. That we may be patient in adverfity, * thankful § in profperity ; and that in all things, which may hereafter befal us, we place our firm + truft in our faithful God and Father, that no- thing {hall + feparate us from his love, fince all' creatures are fo in his hand, that without his will- they |! cannot fo much as move. *Rrm.5,3. Pf. 39. 10. §Deut.S. 10. 1 Thef. 5. iS. ■j- Rem. 5. 4, 5, 6. \ Rom. 8. 38, 39. U Job 1.12, and 2, 6. Mate 8. 31. 1U. 10. 1 5. Of G O D the S O N. XI. LORD'S DAY. 0. 29. Why is the Son oj God called Jesus, thai is a Saviour ? A, Becaufe he faveth us, and delivereth us from our * fins; and likewife, becaufe we ought not to feek, neither can find \ falvationin any other, * Matt, I. 21. $ Atfs 4. 12. Q. 30. Do fuck then believe in Jefus the only Saviour, who Jeek their falvation and happinejs of Joints, of thanfelves , or any where elfe ? A. They do not ; for though they boafl of him in words, yet in deeds they deny * Jefus the only deliverer and Saviour ; for one of thefe two things xnu ft be true, that either Jefus is not a complete * 1 Cor. 1. 13, 31. Gal. 5.4. Of God the Son. i r Saviour; or that they who by a true faith receive this Saviour, muft find all things in him § necefla- ry to their falvation. § Hcb. 12. z. Ifa. 9. 6, 7. Co!. 1. 19, 20. XII. LORD'S DAY. 0. 3 x.lVhy is he called C H RI ST, that is anointed 9 A. Becaufe he is ordained of God the Father, and * anointed with the Holy Ghoft, to be our § chief prophet and teacher ; who has fully revealed to us the fecret council and will of God concern- ing our redemption : and to be our only High Prieft, + who by the one facrifice of his body, has redeemed us, and makes continual f interceflion with the Father for us ; and alfo to be our eternal King, || who governs us by his word and fpirit ; and who defends and %. preferves us in (the enjoy- ment of) that falvation he has purchafed for us. * He'j. i. 9. § Deut. 18. i3. Acls 3.22. John 1. 18, and 15, 15. Mact. 1 I. 27. ■f Pfi. 110. 4. H.?b. 7. 21. an! 10,14. t Rom. 8, 3.4. j| Pfa. 2.6. Luk* 1. 33. q[ Matt. 28. 18. John 10. 28. Q. 32 But why art thou called a ckrijlian ? A. Becaufe I am a member of Chrift * by faith, snd thus am partaker § of his anointing, that fo I may + confefs his name, and prqfent myfelf a liv- ing J facrifice of thankfulnefs to him : and alfo that with a free and good confcience I may fight againft fin and || fatan in this life ; and afterwards 11 reign with him eternally, overall creatures. * 1 Cor. 6. 15. '§ ijchn2.27. jo cl 2. 28. f Matt. 10. 32. 1 Rom. 12. 1. Apo. 1. 6. J] Eph. 6. ii, 12. 1 Tim. 1. i3, 19, ff 2 Tim. 2. 12. 12 Of God the Son. XIII. LORD'S DAY. 2- 33- Why is Chrift called /^only begotten SoxqfGoD,fince we are alfo the children of God? A. Becaufe Chrift alone is the eternal and natu- ral Son of * God ; but we are children § adopted of God, by grace, for his fake. * John i. i. Heb. i. 2. § Rom. 8. 15, 16, 17. E^h. 1. 5, 6. ■■ 0. 34. Wherefore callejl thouhim our Lord ? A. Becaufe he hath redeemed us, both foul and body, from all our fins, not with gold or filver * but with his precious blood, and hath delivered us from all the power of the devil ; and thus hath made us his own property. * 1 Pet. 1. 18, 19. 1 Cor. 6. 20. XIV. LORD'S DAY. Q. 35, What is the meaning of thefe words, — " He was conceived by the Ho- ly Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary ?" A. That God's eternal Son, who * is, and con- tinued true and eternal § God, + took upon him the very nature of man, of the flefh and \ blood of the Virgin Mary, by the operation of the Holy Ghoit ; || that he might alfo, be the true feed of David, 5 like unto his brethren in all things, ** fin excepted. * John 1. 1. Col. 1. i5«Pfa. 2. 7. § Rom. 9. 5, 1 John 5 20. f John 1. 14, Gal. 4. 4. % Matt. 1. 18. Luke 1. 35. flPfa. 132. 1 1. Ads 2. 30. Rom. 1.3. €j Phil. 2. 7.** Heb. 4.1 5. Q. 36. What profit dofi thou receive by Chrift* s holy conception and nativity ? A. That he is our * mediator ; and with his in- * Hcb. 2, 16,17. Of God the Son. 13 nocence and perfect holinefs, covers in the fight of § God, my fins, wherein I was conceived and brought forth ! § Pf. 32. 1. 1 Cor. 1.30. Rom. 8. 34. XV. LORD'S DAY. 0. 37. What dojl thou underftand by the word, " He suffered ?" A. That he, all the time he lived on earth, but efpecially at the end of his life, * fuftatned in bodv and foul, the wrath of God againft the fins of ail mankind, thatfo by hispaflion, as the only § propi- tiatory facrifice, he might redeem our body and foul from everlafting damnation, and obtain for us the favour of God, righteoufnefs and eternal life. * 1 "Pet. 2. 24- Ifa. 53. 12* § 1 John 2. 2. Rom. 3. 25. g. 3S. Why did he fujfer under Pontius Pilate > as his judge? A. That he, being innocent, and yet condemned * by a temporal judge, might thereby free us from the fevere judgment of God to which we were expofed.§ * Luke 23. 14. John 19. 4. Pfa.69. 5. § Gl. 3. 13. 0. 39. Is there, any thing more in his being cru- cified, than if he had died Jo me other death ? A. Yes I" there is] ; for thereby I am allured, that he took on him the curie which lay upon me ; for the death of the crofs was * accurfed of God. * Deur. 21.23. Ga?. 3. 13. XV. . LORD'S DA Y. 0. 40. Why was it nccejfary for Chrijl to humble imfelf'even to death ? B 14 Of God the Son. A. Becaufe with refpefl to thejuftice and truth of God, fatisfa&ion for our fins could be made* jio otherwife than by the death of the § Son of God. * Gen. 2. 17. §Keb.2. 9, 10. Phi'. 2.8. 0. 41. Why zcas ke.atfo" buried ?" ./. Thereby to prove that lie * was really dead. * Aits 13. 29: John jo. 38, Sec. 0. 42. Since then Chrijl died for us, why vnijt rre aljo die ? A. Our death is not a fatisfaclion for our fins, but only an abolifliing of fin, and a paflage into * eternal life. * John 5- 24. Ph*!l. 1. 23. 0. 43. What further benefit do we receive from /he fieri fee and death qfChrift on the crofs ? A. That by virtue thereof, our old man is cru- cified, dead, and - buried with him; that fo the corrupt inclinations of the flefli may no more § reign in us ; but that we may t offer ourfelves unto him a facrifice of thankfgiving. * Rom. 6. 6, 7, &c § Rom. 6. 12. f Rom. 12. 1. Q. 44. Why is there added " he descended ** INTO II EEL ?" A. That in my greatefl temptations, I may be afrnred, and wholly comfort myfelf in this, that my Lord Jefus Chriilby his inexpreffible anguifh, pains, terrors, and hellifh agonies, in which lie was plunged during all his fufferings, but efpecially on the crofs, hath * delivered me from the anguifh and torments of hell. * If?, 53. io, Mat. 27. 46, Of God the Son. 15 XVI!. LORD'S D A Y. 0- 4,5* What doth the resurrection ofChrifi profit us? A. Fir ft ; by his refurre&ion he hath overcome death, that he might * m^e us partakers of that lighteoitfnefs which he had purchafed for us bv his death: fccondly we are a Ho by his power, y raifedup to a new life, and lailly, the refurre£Uon of Chrift is a t litre piedge of our bleiTed refur- retticn. * 1 Cor. 15. i<5. § Rom. 5. 4. CA 3. 1. &ct f 1 Cjr. 15. Rom. 8. 11 . XVIII. LORD'S DAY. g. 46. How dojl thou under ftand theft words, ' ' H V. A S C E N D E J) I N T O H E A V E N ? " A. That Chrifc, in fight of his difciples was * ta- ken Up from earth into heaven, and that he conti- nues § there for our intereft, until he come again to judge the quick and the dead. * Ails r. 9. Mark 10.19. § Hcb. 4. 14. Rem. $.34. Ejfi.^.ia. 0. 47. Is not Chnjl then with us even to the end of the world, as he hath : frond fed ? A. Chrift is very man and very God : with re- fpe(:l to his * human nature, he is no more on earth - but with refyea to his § Godhead, majeilv, gi-aee and fpinr, he is at no time afcfent from us. * A&s 3. 21. John 3. 13. j,h:i 16. 23. § Mr. 28.20. jg. 48. But if his human nature is not SrefenS, token-ever Ins Godhead is, are not then til ,■ ' hi ' natures in Chrift JeparaUd from o) A. Not at a!! ; for fuice the Godhead is lb Of God the Son. prehenfible and * omniprefent ; it mutt necefTariry follow that § the fame is not limited with the hu- man nature he alfumed, and yet remains personally united to it. * .A&s 7. 49. Mat. 24. 30. ^ Mat . zi. zo. John iC. 28. and 17. 11 . John 3. 13. 0. 49. Of ruhat advantage to us is Chrifl 's ofcen- tion into heaven ? Jl A. Firft, that he is our * advocate in the pre- fence of his Father in heaven : Secondly, that we have our flefh in heaven as a Cure pledge, that lie as the head will alio § take up to himfelf, us his members : thirdly, tiiat he t fends us his fpirit as an earned, by whofe power we " Seek the things k' which are above, where Chrifl fitteth on the: »* right hand of God, \ and not things on earth/' * Feb. 9. 24. 1 John 2. 2. Rem. 3. 34. § John 14. 2. EpUz.6. ■\ John 14, 16. 2 Cor. 1. 22. 2 Co;. 5. 5. J Col. 3. :. rhi!. 3. 2C. XIX. LORD'S DAY. 0. ,50. Why is it added, " and sitteth at '* THE RIGHT HAND OF GOD ?'"' A. Bccaufe Chrifl: is afcendeel into heaven for this cvJ, that he might there * appear as head of \\k church, by whom the Father § governs all things. * £pb. 1. 20. Co.'. 1. 18. § Mat. a8. 18. Jehn 5. 22. 0. 51 What profit is this glory of Chrifl our head, unto us ? A, Firft, that by his hoty-fpirithe * poureth out heavenly graces upon us his members : and then that by 'his power he defends § and preferves us a«rainlt all enemies. o * E?b. 4. ic, § P/V. 2.9. John 10. 28, Of God the Holy Gboft. 17 0. 52. What comfort is it to thee that " Christ SHALL COME AGAIN TO JUDGE THE QUICK AND THE DEAD ?" A. That in all mv forrows and perfecutions, with uplifted head * I look for the very fame per- fon, who before offered himfelf for iny fake, to the tribunal of God, and hath removed all curfe from me, to come as judge from heaven : who fhall calf all his § and my enemies into everlafting" condemnation, but fhall tranflate f me with all his chofen ones to himfelf, into heavenly joys and glory. * Loke 2r. 2.8. Rotr. 8. 23, 24. r. Thef. 4. t6. § 2 Thef. 1.6, 7. Mat. 25. 41. f Mat. %x. 34. Of GOD the HOLY GHOST. XX. LORD'S DAY. Q. ,53. What dojl thou believe concerning the Ho* LY Ghost ? A. Firit, that he is true and co-eternal God with the Father and the * Son : fecondly, that he is aifo given § me, to t make me by a true faith, partaker of Chrift and all his benefits, that he may \ comfort me and || abide with me for ever. * G?n. r. 2. Ir3. 48. 16. 1 Cor. r. 16. § Ma\ 28. 10. 2 Co-. 1. 21. f G.Tit. 3. 14. 1 Pe\ 1 . 2. f A£L 9. 31. || Juhi 14. 16. 1 Pet. 4. 14. XXI. LORD'S DAY. 6* «54- IVhat believeji thou concerning the" Ho- ly Catholic Church1' of Chrift '/ riiat the Son of God * from the§ beginning * J.hn 10. 11. § Gen. 26. 4. B 2 2 8 Of the Holy Catholic Church. to the end of the world, gathers, + defends, and f preferves to himfelf by his || fpirit and word, out of the 5 whole human race, a ** church chofen to everlafting life, agreeing in true faith ; and that I am, and for ever fhall remain, a ^ living mem- ber thereof. j Rom. 8. 29. Epb. 1. 10. \ Ma\ 16. iS. |] ID. 59. 21 «I Dent, ic. 14, 15. **Aasi3. 48. §^ 1 Cor. 1. 8, 9. Rom. 8. 35, &c. 6* 5c5- JP&tf ^ J'0M under/land by " the COMMUNION OF SAINTS?" ^. Firft, that all and every one who believes, being members of Chrift, are in common, * par- takers of him, and of all his riches and gifts : fe- condly, that every one muft know it to be his duty readily and § cheerfully to employ his gifts, for the advantage and falvation of other members. * 1 John 1. 3. Rom. 8. 32. 1 Cor. 12. 13. £ iCor. 13. 5. Phillip. 2.4, 5, 6. O.56. IVkat behevefl thou concerning11 the TORGIVENESS OF SINS ?" • A. That God for the fake of* Chrift's fatisfac- Jon, will no more § remember my fins, neither my corrupt nature, againft which I have to ilruggle all mv life long ; but will gracioully impute to me the nghteoufnefs of Chrift, that I may never be t condemned before the tribunal of God. * 1 John a. 2. 2 Cor. 5. 19, 21. ^ Jer. 31. 34. Pf. 103. 3,4, 10, 11. Rem. 8. 1, 2, 3, f John 3. 18. XXII. LORD'S DAY. 0. 57. What comfort doth the resurrectiom of the body afford thee ? Of the Refur redtion of the Body, \ 9 A. That not only my foul after this life, fhall be immediately taken * up to Chrift its he?d ; but alfo, that this my body, being raifed by the power of Chrift, (hall be re-united with my foul, and § made like unto the glorious body of Chrift. * Luke 23. 43. Phillip, i. 23. § 1 Cor. 15. 53. Job 19. 25.26. 0. 58. What comfort takefl thou from the article. of LIFE EVERLASTING ? A. That fince * 1 now feel in my heart the be- ginning of eternal joy ; after this life, § I fhall in- herit perfect falvation, which + " eye hath not feen, " nor ear heard, neither hath it entered into the " heart of man" to conceive ! and that, to praiie God therein for ever. * 2 Cor. 5. 2, 3, 6. Rom. 14. 17. § Pf. 16. 11. f 1 Cor. 2. 9. XXIII. LORD'S DAY. 0. ,59. Bat what doth it profit thee now that thou beluveft all this?' A. That I am righteous in Chrift, before God, and an heir of eternal life. * * Rom. 5. r. Rom. 1. 17. John 3. 36. Q. 60. How art thou righteous before God ? A. Only * by a true faith in Jefus Chrift ; fo that, tho' my confeience accufe me, that I have grofsly tranfgreffed all the commands of God, and § kept none of them, and am, ftill t inclined to all evil ; notwithftanding, God, without any + merit of mine, but only of mere || grace, grants f and ** imputes to me, the perfect §§ fatisfaclion, righteoufnefs and holinefs of Chrift • even {o, as *R:m. 3.22. &c. Ca'. 2. 16. Eh. 2. 8,9. § Rom. 3.9, tit. ■fRom. 7. 23. JRm. 3.24. (| Tir, 3. 5. Eph. 2. 8,9. •4[Rom.4- 4, 5. :C;r. 5. 13. ** I Jthrj 2. 1. §§ 1 John 2.2. 20 Of JtifiifiM ^on by Faith , if I never had had, nor committed any fin : yea, as if. I had fully tt accomplifhed all that obedi- ence which Chrifthath accomplifhed for me ; i:; in as ranch as I embrace fuch benefit with a be- lieving heart. ffiC.r. 5.21. JJRom.3.ag. Jhn3.i3. 0. 6*1. Why fay eft thou, that thou art righteous A, Nor that I am acceptable to God, on account of the ";- worthiness of my faith ; but becaufe onlv the (a; isf action, righteoufnefs, and holinefs of Chrift, is my righteoufnefs before § God ; and that I cannot receive t and apply the fame to my- felf any other way than by faith only. *Pf. 16,2. Eph. 2.8,9. ^ 1 Cor. 1.30, 1 Cor. 2. a; f t Jcin 5. :o. XXIV. LORD'S DAY. O.G2. Jlil z>i:x cannot our good works be the a four 1 ightedufnefs before God ? A. Becaufe, that the righteoufnefs, which can be approved of before the tribunal of God, muit be'abfolutely perfect1, and in all refpecTls *> con- formable to the divine law : and alio, that our belt works in ibis life, are ail imperfecl and \ defil - ed with fin. * Gal. 3. 10. D:ur. 27. 2(5. $> Ifa. O4. 6. g. 63. What! do net our good works merit, which yet God will reward in this and in a future If? J. This reward is not of merit, but of grace *. * Luke 17. 10. 0. 64. But doth not this doctrine make men cdrelejs and prof ane ? Of the Sacraments. 2 1 A. By no means : foi it is impoffible that thofe who are implanted into Chrifl by a true faith, fJiould not bring forth fruits of* thankfulnefo. * Mat. 7. 18. John 15. 5. Of the SACRAMENTS. XXV. LORD'S DAY. 0- 65. Since then zue are made partakers of Chrifl and all his benefits by faith only, whence doth this faith proceed? A. From the Holy Ghoft, who works * faith in our hearts by the preaching of the gofpel, and § confirms it by the ufe of the facraments. *Eph, 2.8.&6.23-Phil;ipp, 1,29 ^ Mat, 28. 19, Ro, 4.1 I, 0. 66. What are the facraments ? A. The facraments are holy vifible figns and feals, appointed of God for this end, that by the ufe thereof, he may the more fully declare and feal to us thepromife of the gofpel ; viz. that he grants us freely the remiflion of fin, and* life eternal, for the fake of that one facrifice of Chrift, accomplifhedon the crofs. * Gen, 17. 11. Rom. 4, 11. Deuf. 30, 6, Levit.6. 25, Adts 22, 16.Aas2.38. Mat, 26,28. 0. 67. Are both zvord and facraments then, or- dained and appointed for this end, that they may di- rect our f nth to the facrifice of Jefus Chrifl on the crofs, as the only ground of our jalvation f A. Yes indeed ; for the Holy Ghoft teaches us in the gofpel, and allures us by the facraments, * that the whole of our falvation depends upon that one facrifice of Chrift, which he offered for us oix •he crofs. * Rem, 6. 3. Gal, 3.27. 22 Of Holy Baptijm^ Q. 63. How many fatraments has Chrijl injlitut- edia the new covenant, or tejiamtnlf A. * Two, namely holy bap dim, and the holy (upper. * iCr.10,2, 3,4. Of Holy BAPTISM. XXVI. LORD'S DAY. 0. 6g. How art thou admonifhcd and ajjured by holy baplijni, that the one facrifice ofChrijt upon the crojs is of real advantage to thee ? A. Thus, that Chriit appointed * this external wafhing with water, adding thereto this \ promife, that I am as certainly warned hy his blood and fpi- rit from all the pollution of my foul, that is from all my fins, as I am f warned externally with water, by which the hTthinefs of the body is commonly wa(hed away. * Mat. 28, 19. Aft* 2, 33, $ Mark 1 6. 16, Mat. 3.11^0,0.3. f Male 1,4, Luke 3. 3. 0. 70. What is it to be waffled with the blood and J pi) it of Chrijl? A. It is to receive of God the remiffion of fins, freely, for the fake of Chriil's blood, which he * fhed for us by his facrifice upon the crofs : andal- fo to be renewed by the Holy Ghoft, and fanclifi'- ed to be members of Chriit ; that fo we may more and more die unto (in, and § lead holy and un- blameable lives. • Hebfewua 24. iPe'.'.2, Apo. t. 5. § J.hiw. 33. Rom, 6, 4. Col. 2. 12, 0. 71. Where has Chrijl promifed us, that he will as certainly wafli us by his blood and J pint, as we are wafliedwith the wakr ofhaplifm ? Of Holy Baptifm. 23 A. In the inflitution of baptifm, which is thus *' exprefled, " * go ye therefore, and teach all *• nations, baptizing them in the name of the Ea- " ther, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghoit §" " he that believeth and is baptized fhall be faved ; M but he that believeth not, fiiali be damned." this promife is alfo repeated, where the fcrip- ture calls baptifm " the + warning of regeneration, and the warning + away of fins." * Mat. 2S.19, $ Mark 16.16, f Tir, 3, 5. % Ad, as. i6« XXVII. LORD'S DAY. 0* 72* Is thai the external baptifm with water, the w a filing away of Jm it] elf ? A. Not at all"; for the * blood of Jefus Chrifl only, and the Holy Ghoil, cleanfe us from all § ■fin. * Mat. 3. 11. 1 Pet. 3. 2*. $ 1 John i. 7. 1 Cor. 6- n« 0. 73. Why then doth the Holy Ghofl call baptifm 4t the wajhing of regeneration' and" the waflung away of fins ?''' A. God fpeaks thus not without great caufe, to wit, not only thereby to teach us, that as the filth of the body is purged away by water, fo our fins are * removed by the blood and fpirit of Jefus Chrifl ; but efpecially, that by- this divine pledge and fign he may allure us, that we are fpiritually cleanfed from our fins as really, as we are exter- nally § warned with water. 1 Rev. 1. 5. 1 Cor. 6. 11. & Mark 16, :6. Ga!. 3, 27. I 6-74- ^re ifants alfo to be baptifd ? A. Yes, for fince they, as well as the adult, are ncludedin the * covenant and § church of God; * Gen. 17. 7. A&< 2, 39. 4 t Cor. 7. -4, Joet 2. 16. 24 Of the Lord's Supper. and fince + redemption from fin by the blood of Chrift, and the + Holy Ghoft, the author of faith, is promifed to them no lefs than to the adult ; they muff therefore by baptifm, as a fign of the cove- nant, be alfo admitted into the chriftian church ; and be diftinguifhed || from the children of infi- dels, as was done in the old covenantor teffament by fcircumcifion, inftead of which, ** baptifm is inftituted in the new covenant. -j- M-it. j 9.14. % Lokei, 14, 15- Pf. 22. 10. A&s 2. 39. || A£h to. 47. > Cor. 12. '3, and 7. 14. tjj Gen- 17. 14- **Co;, 2. tr, 12, 13. Of the HOLY SUPPER of our LORD JESUS CHRIST. XXVIII. LORD'S DAY. 0. 75. How art thou admoniflied and ajfured in the Lord's /upper, that thou art a partaker of that one facrifice oj Chrijl, accompliflied on the crq/s, and of all his benefits f A. Thus, That Chrift has commanded me and all believers, to eat of this broken bread, and to drink, of this cup, in remembrance of him ; * add- ing thefe promifes : firft, that his body was offer- ed and broken on the crofs for me, and his blood fhed for me, as certainly as I fee with my eyesy the bread of the Lord broken for me, and the cup communicated to me : And further, that he feeds and nourifhes my foul to everlafting life, with his crucified body, and ihed blood, a? affuredly as I receive from the hands of the minifler, and tafte with mv mouth the bread and cup of the Lord, as certain figns of the body and blood of Chrift. * Mar, 26. 26,27, 28. Matk 14. 22, 23, i,\. Luke 22. 19* ■ 20. 1 Cor. ;o. l5, :7. and 11. 23, 24, £5. Gf the Lord's Supper. 25 g. 76. What is it then to eat the crucified body, and drink theJJied blood of Chrift ? A. It is not only to embrace with a believing heart all the fufferings and death of Chrift, and thereby to * obtain the pardon of fin, and life eternal ; but alfo, befides that, to become more and more § united to his facred body by the Holy Ghoft who dwells both in Chrift and in us ; fo that we, though Chrift is in f heaven and we on earth, are notwithstanding " Flefh of his flefh, " and bone of ^ his bone ;" and that we live || and are governed for ever by one fpirit, as mem- bers of the fame body are by one foul. * J°hn 6. 35, 40, 47, 48, 50, 51, 53, 54. § John 6. 55. 56. f A£\s 3. 21. and 1. 9, 10, 11. 1 Cor. 11. 26. X Eph. 5. 29, 30, 31, 32. 1 Cor. 6. 15, 17, 19. 1 John 3.24. j| John 6. 56, 57, 58. Eph. 4. 15, 16. 0. yj. Where has Chrift promifed that he will as certainly feed and nourifli believers with his body and blood, as they eat of this broken bread, and drink of this cup ? A. In the inftitution of the fupper, which is thus exprefted ; * " The Lord Jefus in the fame " night in which he was betrayed, took bread, << and when he had given thanks, he brake it, and « faid, take, eat ; this is my body, which is bro- « ken for you ; this do in remembrance of me : « after the fame manner alfo he took the cup, << when he had fupped, faying, this § cup is the « new teftament in my blood : + this do ye as of- <« ten as ye drink it, in remembrance of me. For « as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, « ye do (hew the Lord's death till he come." * I Cor. 11.23. Mat. 26.26. Maik 14,22. Luke 22. 19. § Exoc.24. 8. Hit'. 9. 20. f E;:;d. 13. 9. I Cor. it. 26. 26 Of the Lord's Supper. This promife is repeated by the holy apoftie Paul, where he fays, \ " The cup of blefling " which we blefs, is it not the communion of the " blood of Chrifl ? The bread which we break, " is it not the communion of the body of Chrift ? " For we being many,* are one bread and one " bodv ; becaufe we are all partakers of that one " bread." % i Cor. 10. 16, 17. XXIX. LORD'S DAY. Q. 78. Do then the bread and wine become the very body and blood of Chriji? A. Not at all : * but as the water in baptifm is not changed into the blood of Chrift, neither is the wafliing away of fin itfelf, being only the fign and confirmation thereof appointed of God ; fo the bread in the Lord's fupper is not changed into the very § body of Chrift ; though agreeable to the +. nature and properties of facraments, it is called the body of Chrift Jefus. * 1 Cor. 10. 1, 2, 3, 4. 1 Pet. 3. 2i. John 6. 35, 62, 63. ^ 1 Cor. 10. 16, &c.and 11. 2C. &c. -J- Gsn. 17. 10, 11, 14. Exod. 12.26, 27, 43, 4S. A&s 7. S. Mat. 26. 26. Mark 14. 24. 0. 79. Why then doth Chrift call the bread his body, and the cup his blood, or the new covenant in his blood ; and Paul the " Communion of the body " and blood of Chrijir A. Chrift fpeaks thus, not without great reafon, namely, not only thereby to teach us, that as bread and wine fupport this temporal life, fo his crucifi- ed body and fhed blood, are the true meat and drink whereby our fouls are*-'' fed to eternal life ; * John 6, 51, 55, & Of the "Lord's Supper. 2j but more efpecially by thefe vifible figns and pledges to affureus, that we are as really partakers of his true body and blood (by the operation of the Holy Ghoft) as we § receive by the mouths of our bodies thefe holy figns in remembrance of him; and that all his fufFerings t and obedience, are as certainly ours, as if-we had in our own per- fons fuffered and made fatisfaclion for our fins to God. § i Cor. 10. 16, 17. and 11. 26,27, 2^. Eph. 5. 32. ■f Rom. 5.9, 18, 19. and 8. 4. XXX. LORD'S DAY. Q. 80. What difference is there between the. Lord' s [upper and the PopiJIi mafs ? A. The Lord's fupper teftifies to us, that we have a full pardon of all fin * by the only facrifice of Jefus Chrift, which he himfelf has once ac- complifhed on the crofs ; and, that we by the Holy Ghoft are ingrafted § into Chrift, who, ac- cording to his human nature is now not on earth, but in + heaven, at the right hand of God his Father, and will there ± be worfhipped by us : — but the mafs teacheth" that the living and dead have not the pardon of fins through the furferings of Chrift, unlefs Chrifl is alfo daily offered for them by the priefts ; and further, that Chrift is bodily under the form of bread and wine, and therefore is to be || worfhipped in them ; fo that * Hcb.7. 27. and 9. 12, 26. Mat. 26. 28. Luke 22. 19, 20. 2 Cor. 5. 21. § 1 Cor. 6. 17. and 12. 13. f Hcb. 1. 3. and 8. i.&c. J John 4.21, 22, 23. Col. 3. 1. Philip. 3. 2c. Luke 24. 52,53 Afl87.55. || In canons Miflae andce confecra, dift'nft. 2, Concif. Tiid. Sefs. j 3. 15. 28 Oj the Lords Supper. the mafs at bottom, is nothing elfe than a ? denial of the one facrifice and fufTerings of Jefus Chrifi, and an accurfed idolatry. f[ Ifa. i. ii, 14. Mat. 15. 9. Co'. 2. 22, 23. Jer. 2. 13. Q. 81. .for 0/^002 ij Mtf Lord's /upper inflituted? A. For thofe who are truly iorrowiul * for their fins, and yet truft that thefe are forgiven them for ihe fake of Chrift ; and that their re- maining infirmities § are covered by his paflion and death ; and who alfo earneflly + defire to have their faith more and more flrengthened, and their lives more holy; but hypocrites, and fuch as turn not to God with fmcere hearts, eat and 4; drink judgment to themfelves. Mat. 5. 3, 6. Lak« 7. 37, 38. tc 15. 18, 19. § Pf. 103. 3, -f Pf. I l6- 12, 13, 14. 1 Pet. 2. II, 12* % % 1 Cor. 10. 20, &c. *i-d 11. 28, &c. Tit, 1. 16. Pi. 50. 15, 16. 0. 82. y^rr. 5. 12. fM:t. 18. 15. 18. J Rom. 12-7,8, 9. 1 Cor. 12.28. 1 Tim. 5. 17.2 Thef. ^.14. C 2 J> o Of Hbankfulnefs monition, || are by them forbid the ufe of the facraments ; whereby they are excluded from the chriftian church, and by' God himfelf from the kingdom of Chrift ; and when they promife and ihew real amendment, are again 5 received as members of Chrift and his church. || Mat. 18. 17. 1 Cor. 5. 3, 4, 5. h.4. 22> 23* C, 3.5. 1 Cor. 5. 7. 0. 89. What is the mortification of the old man ? A. It is a * fincere forrow of heart, that we have provoked God by our fins ; and more and more to hate and flee from them. * Pf. 51. 3, 8, 17. Luke 15. 18. Rom. 8. 13. Joel 1. 12. 13. 0. 90. What is the quickening of the new man ? A. It is a fincere joy of heart in God, through Chrift, * and with love and ^ delight to live ac- cording to the will of God in all good works. * Rom. 5. i» 2 a-.d 14. 17. Ifa« 57. 1 5. § Rom. 6. 10, 11. 1 Pec. 4. 2. Gal. a. 20. O.91. But what are good works ? A. Only thofe which proceed from a true * faith, are pe; formed according to the § law of God, and to his t glory ; and not fuch as are J founded on our imaginations, or the inftitutions of men. * Rom. 14. 23. § 1 Sam. 15. 22. E h.2.2, 10. f 1 Csr. 10. 3.:. \ Dent. 12.32. Ezek. 20. 18. Mar. 15.9. XXXIV. LORD'S DAY. Q. 92. What is the law of God ? A. God/pake all thefe words, Exod. xx. Deut. v. faying, I am the Lord thy God, which hath brought thee out of the land 'of Egypt, out of the houje of bondage. 32 Of the Ten Commandments. I. Com. Thoufnalt have no other gods before me. II. Com. Thou faalt not make unto thvfelf any graven image, nor the likenefs of any thing that is in heaven ahove, or in the earth beneath, or in the zvater un- der the earth. Thou [halt not bow down to them, nor Jerve them ; for I the Lord thy God am a jea- lous God, vijiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me, andfiewing mercy unto thoujands of them that love me, and keep my commandments m III. Com. Thoufnalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain ; for the Lord will not hold him guiltlfs that taketh his name in vain. IV. Com. Remember the f abb ath day, to keep it holy, fix days fid't thou labour, and do all thy work, but the fi- ve nth day is the J abb ath of the Lord thy God : in if thou [halt do no manner of work, thou, nor thy fon, nor thy daughter, thy manfervant^ nor thy maid fervani, nor thy cattle, nor the Jl ranger that is with- in thy gates. For in fix days the Lord made hea- ven and earth, the fea, and all that in them is, and refted the feventh day ; wherefore the Lord blefjed the J abb ath day, and hallowed it. V. Com. Honour thy father and thy mother, that thy days may be long in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee. VI. Com. Thoufnalt not kill. VII. Com. Thoufhalt not commit adultery. Of the Ten Commandments. 3.3; VIII. Com. ThouJJialt notjleal. IX. Com. Thou JJialt not bear falfe witnefs again/l thy neighbour. X. Com. Thouftialt not covet thy neighbour s houfe, thou JJialt .not covet thy neighbour s wife, nor his man Jervant, nor his maid Jervant, nor his ox, nor his afs, nor any thing that is thy neighbours. Q. 93. How are thefe ten commands divided ? A. Into two * tables, the § firft of which teaches us how we muft behave towards. God ; the" fecond, what duties we owe to our neighbour. * Ex. 34. 28, 29. Dent. 4. 13. ani 10. 3, 4. § Matt. 22. 3.7, 38, 39. g. 94. What doth God enjoin in the jirft com- mand ? . A. That I, as fincerely as I defire the falvation of my own foul, avoid and flee from all ido!a!r/, * forcery § foothfaying, fuperllition, t invocati- on of faints, or any other creatures, and learn + rightly to know the only true God ; || truft in him alone, with humility 4 and patience ** fubmit to him, §§ expect all good things from him only ; ++ love W fear> aQd mi glorify him with my whole heart : fo that I renounce K and fcrfake all * 1 Cor. 6. 9, 10. and 10. 7, 14. § Levif. 18. 21.Dr.ut. 18 10, 11, 12. fMat. 4 10. Rev. 19. jo. % ] hn I7-3- H J"' *7- 5> 7- ^ Htb. 10. 36. Col. 1. 11. Rom. 5. *, 4. f:,-. 2. i4. *# j Ptt. 5 1 6. 3 J' ^ H PC 104. 27. Ifa. 45. 7. Jas. ,.I7 -j-| Deut. 6. 5. Mat.a2.37. %X Deut. 6. 5. Mat. 10. 28. |!|| Mat. 4. 10. . f q[ Mat. 5. 29, 30, Afts 5. 29^ Mat. 10. 37. 34 Oj the Ten Commandments. creatures, rather than **i commit even the leaft thing, contrary to his will. ***Mat. 5. 19. 0. 95. What is idolatry ? A. Idolatry is inflead of, or befides that one true God, who has manifefted himfelf in his word, to contrive, or have any other objecl in which men place their trull *. * 2 Chron. j6. 12. Phil. 3. 19. Gal. 4. S. Eph. 2. 12. XXXV. LORD'S DAY. 0, 96. What doth God require in thejecondcom- viand ? A. That we in no wife * reprefent God by ima- ges, nor worfhip § him in any other way than he has commanded in his word. * D'Ht. 4. 15. Ifa. 40. 18. Rom 1. 23. fcc. A£b 17. 29. § 1 Sam. 15.23* Deut.j2.30. A. gj. Are images then not at all to be made ? A. God neither can, nor * may be reprefented by any means : but as to creatures, tho' they may be reprefented, yet God forbids to make, or have any refemblance of them, either in order to wor- ihip them § or to ferve God by them. * Dcut.4. 15, 1 6. Ifa. 46. 5. Rom. 1. 23. § Ex.23. 24- ani 34* z3"> J4* Nwab. 33. 52. Dent. 7. 5. 0. 98. But may not images be tolerated in the churches, as booh to the laity ? A. No ; for we mull not pretend to be wifer than God, who will have his people * taught, not by dumb images, § but by the lively preaching of his word. * 2 Tim. 3.16. 2 Pet. 1. 19. § Jer. 10. i.&c.-Hab.-». 18,19* Of the T? en Commandments* 35 XXXVI. LORD'S DAY. J Q. 99. What is required in the third command? A. That we, not only by curfing or * perjury ; butalfo by § rafh fwearing, mull not profane or abufe the name of God ; nor by filence or conni- vance be partakers of thefe horrible fins in others ; and briefly, that we ufe the holy name of + God no otherwife than with fear and reverence ; fo that he may be rightly + confefTed and || worlhipped by us, and be glorified in all our $ words and works. * Lev, 24. 11, and 19. 12. § Mat. 5. 37. Lev. 5. 4. f Ifa, 45.23,24, % Mat, 10, 32. || 1 Tim, 2. 8, ^[ I Col. 3. 16, 17. 0. 100. Is then the profaning of Go J<>h«i 3- J5- V. 107. But is it enough that we dont L man in the manner mentioned above f D 38 Of the ten Commandments. A. No ; for when God forbids envy, hatred, and anger ; he commands us to * love our neigh- bour as ourfelves ; to (hew § patience, peace, f meeknefs, % mercy, and all kindnefs, towards him, || and prevent his hurt as much as in us lies : and that we 5 do good, even to our enemies. * Mat. 22. 39. and 7. 12. § Rom. 12. 10. ■f 3:;>h. 4. 2. Gil. 6. 1, 2. Ma;. 5. 5. Rom. 12. 18. T. Ex, 23. 5. |5 Mat* 5, 45. ^ Rom. 12. 20. XLL LORD'S DAY. 0. 108. IVhat doth thefeventh command teack us ¥ A. That all uncleannefs is accurfed * of God, and that therefore we muff with all our hearts § deteft the fame, and live f chaftely and temperate- Iv, whether .in + holy wedlock, or in a fingle life. *Lev. 18.27. § Judg. 22. 23. f 1 Thef, 4, 3, 4. % Keb. 13.4, 1 Cor. 7. 4, 9. Q. 109. Doth God forbid in this command, only adultery^ and fuch like grojsjins ? A. Since both our body and foul are temples of the Holy Ghoft, he commands us to preferve them pure and holy ; therefore he forbids all un- chafie aclions, * gefiures, words, thoughts, § de- ines, and whatever + can entice men thereto. *E[h. 5 3. 1 Car. 6.18. § Mat. 5,28. f Eph. 5. 18. 1 Cor. 15. 33. XLII. LORD'S DAY. 0. 110. What doth God forbid in the eighth com- mand f A. God forbids not only thofe * thefts and § robberies which are punifhable by the magiilra^e, ;; Cor. 6, 10, i Cor, $• jo. Of the Ten Commandments. 59 but he comprehends under the name of theft all wicked tricks and devices, whereby we defign, to- + appropriate to ourfelves the goods which belong to our neighbour ; whether it be by force, or under the appearance of right; as by unjuft \ weights, ells, || meafures, fraudulent merchandize, falfe coins, f ufury, or by any other way forbidden by God ; as a!fo.-all** covetoufnefs, all abufe and waite of his gifts. f Like 3. 14. 1 Thef. 4. 6. JProv. ii.i. jj Ez k. 45.9, 10,11. Deut. 25. 13. f[ Ff. 15. 5. Luke 6 35. *« 1 Cor. 6. 10. g. in. But what doth God require in this com- mdnd? //. That I promote the advantage of my neigh- bour in every inflance I can or may ; and deal with him as I * defire to be dealt with by others ; further alfo that 1 faithfully labour, fo that I § may be able to relieve the needy. * Mat. 7. 12. § Prov. 5. 16. Eph. 4. 28. XLIII. LORD'S DAY. 0. 112. What is required in the ninth command ? A. That I bear falfe witnefs * againft no man; nor falfify § any man's words : that I be no back- biter, i or llanderer ; that I do not judge, or join + in condemning any man raflily or unheard; but that I || avoid all forts of lies ' and deceit, as the proper works 5 of the devil, unlefs I would bring down upon me the heavy wrath of God . likjswife that in judgment and all other dealings I love the truth, {peak it uprightly ** and confefs it : alio * Prov. j9. 5, 9. a„d 21. 28. $ PC. 15. 3. f Rem. r. ia, . % M«. 7. 1. &-. Luke 6. 37. jj L:vj 19. u. $ lJh. 4. 1. |j Pf. 103. 20. L. LORD'S DAY. Q. 12,5. Which is the 'fourth petition ? A. " * Give us this day our daily B&EAD ;!' that is, be pleafed to provide us with all things § necefiary for the body, that we may thereby acknowledge thee to be tiie onlv fountain of all t good, and that neither our care nor induf- try nor even thy gifts, can J profit us without thy Meflinff and therefore that we may withdraw our trull from all creatures, and place || it alone m thee. * Mat. 6. ix, § Pf. 145. 15. Mat. 6. 25. &c. •j- Acts 17. 25. -11 d 14. i7. 1 1 Co'. 15, 58. D tr.8. 3. Pf. 127. 1, a. \ Pi". 62. 1 3. and 55. 23. LI. LORD'S DA Y. 0. 126. Which is the fifth petition f 7l. "-And forgive us our debts as WE FORGIVE our debtors;" that is, be pleafed for the fake of Chrilt's blood, § not to im- pute to us poor tinners, our tranfgreflions,. nor that depravity which always cleaves to us ; even as we feel this evidence of thy grace in us, that it is our firm refolution from the heart, to t forgive our neighbour. * Mitr. 6. 2. $ Pf. 51. 1. 1 John 2, 1,2. f Mil, 6. 14,15. LII. LORD'S DAY. 0. 12/. Which is the fix th petition ? Of Prayer. 45 A. " * And lead us not into tempta- tion, BUT DELIVER US FROM EVIL;" that is,- fince we are foweak in ourfelves, that we cannot fland § a moment ; and befides this, fince our mortal enemies, the devil, t the + world, and our own ||fle(h, ceafe not to a Haul t us; do thou there- fore preferve and ftrengthen us by the power of thy holy fpirit, that we may not be overcome in this fpiritual warfare ; H but conftantly and flrenu- oufly may refito. our Joes, till at laft we ** obtain a complete victory. * Mat. 6. 13. § John 5. 5. Pf. 103, 14; f 1 Pef. 5. 8. X Erh. 6. .'2. John 1 5. 19. |[ Rom. 7 23. Gal. 5. ij, ^ Mac. 2.6.41. Mirk 13, 33. * * 1 Tluf. 3, 13. i.nd 5. 23. Q. 128. How do/i thou conclude thy prayer ? _ A. " * For'thine is the kingdom, the POWER, AND the clory FOR EVER;" that is, all thefe we a Ik of thee, becaufe thou being our King and Almighty, art willing and able to § give us all good ; and all this we pray for, that thereby, not we, but thy holy name may t be glo- rified for ever. * Mat. 6. 13. ^ Rom. 10. 12. 2 Pcf, 2. 9. f John 14. »3- PC, 115, 1. Phil. 4. 20. 0. 129. What doth the word " AMEN '' r/fc- nijyr A. " * Amen," fignifies, itfhall truly and cer- tainly be ; for my prayer is more a flu redly heard of Cxod, than I feel in my heart, that I defae thefe things of him. * 2 Cor. 1.20. 2 Tim. 2. 13, The END of the CATECHISM, A COMPENDIUM OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION, For thofe who intend to approach The HOLY SUPPERof the LORD, *• Q- T T O W many things are neceJJ'ary for thee ta JL JL know, that thou enjoying real comfort mayejl live and die happily ? A. Three :*firft how great my fins and rniferies are : the fecond, how I may be delivered from all my fins and rniferies : the third, how I fhall ex- prefsmy gratitude to God for fuch deliverance. THE FIRST PART. Of the MISERY of MAN. 2. Q. Whence knowejl thou thy mifery ? A. Out of the law or God. 3. 0. What hath God commanded thee in his law ? A. That is contained in the ten commandments, which he hath revealed in fcripture, as follows : Exodus 20. and Dent. 5. 4, 5. &c. I am the Lord thy God which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the houf'e of bondage. 1. Com. Thou [halt have no other Gods before me. 2. Com. Thou fhalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likenefs of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath* or that is in the water under the earth, thou fhalt A COMPENDIU M. 47 ?iot bow down thyfelf to them, nor ferve them : for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, vifiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me ; and (hewing mercy unto thoufands of them that love me, and keep my commandments. 3. Com. Thou fhalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain*: for the Lord will not hold him guihlefs that taketh his name in vain. 4. Com. Remember the fabbath day, to keep it holy: fix days (halt thou labour, and do all thv work ; but the feventh day is the fabbath of the Lord thy God ; in it thou malt not do any work, thou, nor thy fon, nor thy daughter, thy man fer- vant, nor thy maid fervant, nor thy cattle, nor thy ftranger that is within thy gates, for in fix days the Lord made heaven and earth, the fea and all that in them is, and relied the feventh day : wherefore the Lord blefled the fabbath dav and hallowed it. 5. Com. Honour thy father and thy mother, thct thy days may be long upon the land, which the ! Lord thy God giveth thee. 6*. Com. Thou fhalt not kill. 7. Com. Thou (halt not commit adultery. 8. Com. Thou {halt not Ileal. 9. Com. Thou malt not bear falfe witnefs againfr thy neighbour. 10. Com. Thou fhalt not covet thy neighbour's houfe, thou fhalt not covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his man fervant, nor his maid fervant, nor his ox, nor his afs, nor* any thing that is thy neighbour's. 4. 0. How are the ten commandments divided f A. Into two tabies. 5. 0. Which is the fiim of what God rcjuires of n the four commandments qfthefnjt table ? jjS A COMPENDIUM A. That I (hall love the Lord my God, with all my heart, with all my foul, with all my mind, and with all my ftrength : this is the firit and great commandment. 6. Q. Which is the Jam of what God commands thee, in the fix commandments ofthejecond table? A. That I (hall love my neighbour as myfelf : on thefe two commandments hang the whole law and the prophets. 7. 0. Canjithou keep all thefe things perfeBJy f A. In no wife : for I am prone by nature to hate God and my neighbour; and to tranfgrefs the commandments of God in thought, word, and deed. 8. 0- Hath God created thee 'natur ally fo wicked and perverfe ? A. By no means : but he created me good and after his own image, in the true knowledge of God, in righteoufnefsand in holinefs. 9. 0. Whence then proceeds that depravity, which is in thee ? A. From the fall and difobedience of Adam and Eve in Paradife, hence our nature is become fo corrupt that we are all conceived and born in fin. 10. 0. What was that a ij obedience? A. That they did eat of the fruit of the tree, which God had forbidden them. 11. 0. Does the df obedience of Adam concern us ? A. Certainly ; for he is the Father of us all ; and we have all finned in him. 12. Q. Are we then incapable, of doing any good as of our/elves ; and prone to all mannef of wicked- nejs ? A. Indeed we are : unlefs we are regenerated by the fpirit of G A C O M P E N D I U M. 49 13- Q.lVill God fufftr fuck dif obedience, and corruption to gounpunifhed? /L By no means: but in his juft judgment will punifh them, both in time and eternity, as is writ- ten : cur fed is every one that continueth not in all things, which are written in the book of the law to do them. THE SECOND PART. Of MAN'S DELIVERANCE out or his MISERY. 1 4. g. By what means canjl thou efcape this pu- nifiment, and be again received into favour ? A. By fuch a Mediator, who is in one period very God, and a real righteous man. 1,5' 6* Who ls ^iat Mediator ? A. Our Lord Jefus Chrift, who in one perfon is true God, and a real righteous man. 16. 0, Could not the Angels be our mediators ? A. No : for they are neither God nor men. 17. Q. Cannot the faints be our mediators ? A. No : for they themfelves have finned, and have obtained falvation by no other means than through this Mediator. 18. 0. Shall all men then befavedby the Media- tor Jejusr as they are all condemned id Adam ? A. No : but thofe only who receive him by a true faith : as it is written, " John 3. 16. for God " fo loved the world, that he gave his only begot- V ten Son, that whofoever believed in him mould " not perifh, but have everiafting life." 19. 0. What is true faith? A. It is a certain knowledge of Go1, ard of bis promifes revealed to us in the gofpel, a d an leartv confidence that all my fins are forgiven nic, for Chrift's fake. E So A COMPENDIUM. 20. g. What is the Jam of that which God hath promifed in the gojpel, and commanded us to be- lieve ? A. That is comprehended in the twelve articles of the Catholick Chriftian Faith, which are as fol- lows. 1. I believe in God, the Father Almighty, ma- ker of heaven and earth. 2. And in Jefus Chnjl his only begotten Son, our Lord : — 3. Was conceived by the Holy Ghoft, born of the Virgin Mary. 4. Suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead and buried, he defcended into Hell. 5. The third day he rofe again from the dead. 6. He afcended into heaven, and fitteth on the 'right hand of God, the Father Almighty. 7. From thence he fhall come to judge the quick and the dead. 8. I believe in the Holy Ghoft. 9. I believe an holy Catholic church, the communion of faints. 10. The forgivenefs of fins. 11. The refurre£lion of the body. 12. And the life everlafting. 2 1 . When you profefs to believe in God the Fa- ther, and the Son, and the Holy Ghojl, do you mean three Gods thereby ? A. In no wife : for there is but one only true God, 22. 0. Why do you then name three, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghoft ? A. Becaufe God hath fo revealed himfelf in his word, that thefe three diclincl: perfons, are the only one, and true God, as we alfo are baptized in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghoft. A COMPENDIUM. 5i 23. Q. What believe ji thou when thou fay eft, " / believe in God, the Father Almighty , maker of hea- ven and earth ?" A. That the eternal Father of our Lord Jefus Chrift, who of nothing made heaven and earth, and ftill upholds them by his providence ; is my God and Father, for Chrift his Son's fake 24. Q. What helievejl thou when thou Jay eft, iS And in Jefus Chrift his only begotten Son, our Lord?" A. That Jefus Chrift is the eternal and only Son of the Father, co-elfential with God the Fa- ther, and the Holy Ghoft. 25. 0. Do you not believe that he alfo became man ? A. Yes : for he was conceived by the Holy Gholt, and born of the Virgin Mary. 26. 0. Is his Godhead then changed into huma- nity ? A. No : for the Godhead is immutable. 27. 0. Hon) is he then become man ? A. By afluming the human nature into a perfon- al union with his divine. 28. g. Did he then bring Jus human nature from heaven ? A. No : but he took it on him of the Virgin Mary, by the operation of the Holy Ghoft, and is thus become like unto us his brethren in all things, fin excepted, Hebrews 2. 17. and 4. ig. 29- 2- Why is he called Jefus, that is Savi- our ? A. Becaufehe laves his people from their fins. 30. Q. Is there no other Saviour ? A. No: tor there is none other name under heaven giving among men, whereby we muft be faved, than in the name of Jefus. Acls 4. 12. &t, O. Why is he called Chrift % that is anointed? bi AGO M P E N D I U AI, A. Becaufe he was anointed with the Hofy Ghoft, and ordained by God the Father, to be our chief Prophet, ouronlyKigh Prieft, and our eter- nal King. 32> il' What then hath Jejus Chrijl done tojave us? A. lie has futTered for us, was crucified and di- ed, was buried and defcended into hell ; that is, he fuffered the torments pf hell, and thus became obedient to his Father, that he might deliver us from the temporal and eternal punifhment due to fin. 33. (K In which nature hath he furred this? A. Only in his human nature, that is, in foul and body. 34. 0. J That hath then his Godhead contributed hereto ? A. His Godhead bv its power, hath in fuch wife flrengthened the affumed human nature, that it could bear the burden of God's wrath againft fm, and deiiver us from if. 3,5. Q. Bid Chrijl then remain under the power cf death ? A. No : but he rofe from the dead the third day for our juflification, Rom. 4. 23. 36. Q. Whereis Chrijl now, as to his human na- ture ? A. Ke is afcended into heaven, and fits at the right hand of God the Father, that is exalted in the. highe ft glory, far above all creatures. Eph. 1. 20, 21. V- G- To what end is he the re Jo highly exalt- ed? A. Particularly that he might from thence go- vern his church, and there be our iritercelfor by the Father. A COMPENDIUM. 53 38. Q. Is he not with us then even unto the end of the zvorltl, as he hathpromifedus. Matth. 28. 20. ? A. With refpect to his Godhead, majefty, grace and fpirit, he is never abfent from us : but with relpeft to his human nature he remains in heaven, until he (hall come again to judge the quick and the dead. 39. 0. What do you believe concerning the Holy Ckqft? A. That he is the true and co-eternal God with the Father and Son : and that he being given to me of the Father, through Chrift, regenerates me, and leads me into all truth, comforts me, and will abide with me forever. 43* 2* What believejl thou concerning the Holy Catholic church ? A. That the Son of God gathers by his word and fpirit out of the whole human race, thofe who are chofen to eternal life, to be a church to him- lelf; of which I believe I am, and always fhallre - main a living member. 41. (K Where doth he gather this church ? . L Where God's word is purely preached, and the holy facraments adminiftered according to the inllitution of Chrift. 42.Q.J[7/at benefits doth Godbeflozv on his church ? A. He grants her remiffion of fins, the refurrec- tion of the fldh, and eternal life. 43- 2« What doth it profit thee now that thou belieyeji all this ? A. That I am righteous in Chrift before God. Rom. 5. 1. 44. 0. How art thou righteous before God? A. Only by a true faith in Jefus Chrift. 4,5. Q. How is it to be uaderjlcod that thou art jujlified by faith only ? E a 54 A COMPENDIUM. A. Thus : that the perfea fatisfaaion and nghjeoufnefsof Chrift alone, is imputed to me of God, by which my fins are forgiven me, and I be- come an heir of everlafling life ; and that I can-. not receive that righteoufnefs bv any other means than by faith. 46. 0. Why cannot our good works be our righ- koujne/s before God, or J ome part thereof ? A. Becaufe even our beft works in this life, are imperfetr, and polluted with fins. 47. 0. Do our good works then merit nothing, which yet God zvill reward in this, and in a future; itfo ? A. This reward is not given out of merit but of 48. 0. Who worketh that faith in thee ? ,-: The Holy Ghoft. 49. 0. By what means ? A. By the hearing of the word preached. Rom. ic. 34, 37, 50. g. How doeshejlrengthen that faith ? A. By the fame word preached, and by the ufe of the holy facraments. fii. 0. What are the facraments ? A. They are holy figns and feals inilituted by God, thereby to afTure us that he of grace grants 11s remiflion of fins, and life eternal, for the fake of that one facrifice of Chrift finifhed on the croft, ^2. 0. How many facraments hath Chrift injli- tuted in the new ttflament ? A. Two: holy baptifm, and the holy flipper, 5?>' 6* Which is the outward fign in baptifm ? A. The water with which Ave are baptifed in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghoft. £4. 0. What doth thatfgmfy andfeal ? A COMPENDIU M. 55 Ai The wafhing away of fins by the blood and fpirit of Jefus Chrift. 55- 2- Where hath drift prom fd and a fared us of this ? A. In the inflitution of baptifen, which is as follows, " Go ye into all the world, and preach the " gofpel to every creature. Pie that believeth and " is baptifed (hall be faved, but he that believeth " not, fiiall be damned, " 56. g. Are infants alfo to be baptifed ? A. Yes : for they as well as the adult are com- prehended, in the covenant of God, and in his church. 57- 2- Which is the outward fern in the Lord's /upper? A. The broken bread that we eat, and the pour- ed out wine which we drink, in remembrance of the fufFerings and death of Chrift. ,58. 0. What is thereby ft gm feed and fealed ? A. That Chrift with his crucified body, and med blood, feeds and nourilhes our fouls to ever- lading life. 9. Q. Where hath Chrift promiftdfuch things to 0 us ? A. In the inflitution of the Lord's flipper, which is thus expreffed, by St. Paul. 1. Cor! iu 23, 24, 2.5, 26. " For I have received of the Lord, " that which alfo I delivered unto you, that the Lord " .7CJUS the fame night in which he mas betrayed, " took b read ; and when he had given thanks, he " brake it, and f aid, take eat ; this is my body, which " is broken for you : this do in remembrance of me. lt After the fame manner a'/o he took the cup, when " he had 'flipped, faying ,this cup is the new tf lament " in my blood : this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in •* remembrance of me. For as often as ye eat this 56 A COMPENDIUM. " bread, and drink this cup, ye do fliew the Lord's " death till he come." 60. 0. Is the bread changed into the body of Chrijl, and the zvine into hi $ blood? A. No : no more than the water in baptifm is changed into the blood of Chrift. 61. 0. After zvhat manner mujl you examine y our [elf before you come to the Lord's f upper ? A. 1. I mu| examine whether I abhor myfelf for my fins, and humble myfelf before God on ac- count of them. 2. Whether I believe and truil that all my fins are forgiven me for Chrtft's fake. 3. Whether I alfo have a fincere refolution hence- forward, to walk in all good works. 62. 0. May thofe be admitted to the Lord's /up- per, who teach jalfe do clnnts, or lead ojfenjive lives? A. No : left the covenant of God be profaned, and his wrath kindled againft the whole church. 63. Q. How viufl we then deal with fuch per- fons ? A. According to the appointment given us by Chrift, MatL 18. 13J 16, 17. " If 'thy brother " fhall trefpafs againft thee, go and tell him his " fault between thee and him alone : if he fhall *' hear thee, thou haft gained thy brother : but if *4 he will not hear thee, then take with thee one '* or two more, that in the mouth of two or three " witneffes every word may be eftablilhed : and if " he fhall neglect to hear them, tell it unto the V church : but if he neglect to hear the church, let " him be unto thee, as an heathen man, and a publi- " can." A C O M P E N D I U M. 57 PART THE THIRD. Of the GRATITUDE we owe to GOD for REDEMPTION. 64. Q. Since we are faved merely of grace through Chrifl, why raufl we then yet do good works ? A. Not to merit heaven thereby (which Chrift hath done) hut becaufe this is commanded me of God. 65 . 0. What purpofe then do your good works an- fwer? A. That I mould thereby teftify my thankful- neis to God for all his benefits, and that he may be glorified bv me ; and that alfo I may be allured of the fincerity of my faith by good works, as the fruits thereof, and that my neighbours may be edi- fied thereby and gained to Chrift. 66. 0. Shall they alfo be faved who do no good works ? A. No, for the fcripture faith, that neither for- nicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor whore- mongers, nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunk- ards, nor revilers, nor robbers, nor fuch like, {hall inherit the kingdom of God, 1 Cor. 6. 9. and 10. unlefs they turn to the Lord. 67. 0. Wherein doth the converfwn of man con- M? - A. In a hearty repentance and avoiding of fin, and in an earneil defire after, and doing of all good works. 68. 0. What are good works ? A. Only thofe which proceed from a true faith, are done according to the law of God, and to his glory, and not thofe which arc founded on human jnititutions, or on our own imaginations. 69. 0. Can they who are converted to God, per- fdlly keep the law f ,58 A COMPENDIUM. A. Not at all : but even the mod holy men, as long as they are in this life, have only a fmall be- ginning of this obedience ; yet fo, that they with a fincere refolution begin to live not only according to fome, but according to all the commandments of God, as they alfo conflantly pray to God that the}- may daily increafe therein. 70. 0. To whom viuji we pray for this ? A. Not to any creature, but to God alone, who can help us, and will hear us for Jefus Chrifi's fake. 71. 0. In zuhofe name mujl we pray to God ? A. Only in the name of Chrift, John. 16. 23. and not in the name of any faints. 72. 0. What mujl we pray to Goal for? A. For all things neceffary for foul and body, which Chrift our Lord has comprifed in that pray- er he himfelf has taught us. 73. 0. What are the zvords of that prayer ? A. Our Father which art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors, and lead us not into temptati- on, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the king- dom, and the power, and the glory, "for ever. AMEN. 74. Q. What do you defer e of God in this prayer ? A. 1. That all things which tend to the glory of God, may be promoted, and that whatfoever is repugnant thereto, or contrary to his will, may be prevented. 2. That he may provide me with all things neceffary for the body, and as to my foul, preferve me from all evil, which might in any wife be detrimental to my falvation. Amen. [When thofe persons who are inclined to becom; members of the church, thoroughly know and confeft thtfe fundanuntal A COMPENDIUM 59 truths : they are then to be aflcrd whether they have any doubt in any point concern ng the do&nne j to the end tSat thiy may he fatisfied : and in cafe any of them fllguld answer in the af- firmative, endeavnuss muft be ufci to convince th< m, out of trie icriptures; and if they are all fatisfied, ihey m Ai be afked, whether they propofr, by the grace of God, to perfevere in this doc- t.inr, and to fori fkec he world, and to ie*d a n«w chriftian life. Laftfy, :hev are to be aflced, wh ther they will fu&mit themfelves to tfaechrif ian dif iplite, Which being d >ne, they are to be exhorted to peace, love and concord with a'l m*n, and to reconciliation if there is any vari- ance fubfifting between them and their neighbours.] The end of the compendium of the chriftian religion. THE CONFESSION of FAITH Of the Reformed Churches in the Netherlands. Revifed in the National Synod, laft held at Dort in the years 1618 and 19. ARTICLE I. That there is one only GOD : WE all believe with the Heart, and confefs with the mouth, that there is one only and fimple fpiritual Being, which we call God ; and that he is eternal, incomprehenfible, invifible, im- mutable, infinite Almighty, perfeclly wife, juft, good, and the overflowing Fountain of all good. 31. By iv bat means GOD is made known unto us. We know him by two means : firft, by the crea- tion, prefervation and government of the univerfe ; which is before our eyes as a moft elegant book, wherein all creatures great and fmall are as fo many characters leading us to contemplate the invifible things 60 The CONFESSION of FAITH. of GOD, namely, his eternal power and God-head, as the apoftle Paul faith, Rom. 1.20. Ail which things are fufficient to convince men, and leave them without excufe. Secondly, he makes himfelf more clearly and fully known to us by his holy and divine word ; that is to fay, as far as is neceflary for us to know in this life, to his glory and our falvation. ]If. Of the written word of GOD. We confefs, t-hat this word of God, was not fent nor delivered by the will of man, but that holy men of GOD jpahe as they were mo