FROM THE LIBRARY OF REV. LOUIS FITZGERALD BENSON, D. D. BEQUEATHED BY HIM TO THE LIBRARY OF PRINCETON THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY «M^ Ww- ^*^ ^B^ Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2012 with funding from Princeton Theological Seminary Library http://archive.org/details/psaistorOOpres . APR 12 1934 CHURCH PSALMI! OR, PSALMS AND HYMNS FOR THE PUBLIC, SOCIAL, AND PRIVATE USE OF (feitgclual (priattmiB ; INCLUDING AN INDEX FOR FIRST LINES OF STANZAS, AND A NEW AND COPIOUS INDEX OF SUBJECTS. WITH SUPPLEMENT. PHILADELPHIA: PRESBYTERIAN PUBLICATION COMMITTEE, 1334 CHESTNUT STREET. Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1847, by MARK H. NEWMAN & CO. In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. ACTION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY. At the meeting of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America, May, 1840, the subject of Church Psalmody was referred to a Committee, which Committee, in the year 1842, unanimously agreed to approve and recommend the Church Psalmist as being, in their judgment, the best adapted to the worship of God in our age and country. As such, it was com- mended to the Christian public, and especially to all the churches under the care of the Assembly. This Report was approved by the General Assembly of 1843, and the Church Psalmist recommended to the^nurches. At the meeting of the General Assembly held in New York, May, 1856, it was resolved: "In order to preserve uniformity in Church Psalmody, that the Publication Committee be authorized to negotiate with the compilers and publishers of the Church Psalmist, and to purchase that book, if this can be done on reasonable terms." At the meeting of Assembly in Cleveland, 1857, the Assembly, re- cognising, with gratitude to God, the securing to the possession of the Assembly a Book of Psalmody which they can call their own, una- nimously recommended to the pastors and churches that they use all reasonable diligence in promoting uniformity by the introduction of this book. CONTENTS Preface . . The Psalms . The Scriptures God Christ Holy Spirit . Trinity . Alarming Conviction . • Inviting Penitential Conversion . Christian . • Prayer Revival . Ordinances . Sabbath . . . Sanctuary . Ministry . Christian ?*1issions Spread of the Gospel Morning Evening . Morning or Evening The Year . . Death . Judgment . Heaven Dismissions and Doxologies First Lines of Psalms and First Lines of Stanzas . Index of Subjects Supplementary Hymns . Dismissions Doxologies First Lines of Psalms and Hymns First Lines op Stanzas Index of Subjects Hymns 5—12 13—254 257—261 261—299 289-^362 302—373 373—379 379—388 388—391 391—404 404—412 413 — 424 425 — 478 478—487 487—493 493—508 509—519 519—524 524—528 528—537 537—554 554—558 558—564 564—566 566—575 575_594 ,*94_6U2 602—622 622—626 627—646 647—670 671—677 623— 691 686—687 687—691 693—715 717—744 745—768 PREFACE. The object of this volume is to furnish tie Churches with a complete Collection of Sacred Songs for public worship : and in presenting such a work, when so many, aiming at the same end, are already in circulation, we seem to be called upon to state some reasons which have 'nfluenced us m this undertaking, and which may have some weight with others. The least offensive mode in which this can be done, will be to give a brief exposition of the principles which have been kept in view in its execution. An outline is all that will be given ; — for more than this, however much it may be demanded, or however rich in thought or replete with practical wisdom, would be hardly ever read. A Preface is generally deemed a very dull and unattractive part of a Book, so much so, that if an author had some profound secrets which he wished to record, and yet preserve in deep obscurity, he might be ad- vised, as it regards most readers, to commit them to the safe- keeping of these neglected pages. And yet some persons read a Preface, and for the benefit of such this one is written. The subjects of Lyric Poetry and Pslalmody are inti- mately and inseparably connected, and it is in vain to expect one to exist in a high state of perfection without the other ; or for either to attain distinguished excellence without cultiva- tion. It must be acknowledged, that ministers and churches have not studied this subject with that attention which it claims, nor even in relative proportion when compared with other grave matters pertaining to the worship of God. Sing- ing often falls far below every other part of the services of the sanctuary, from the want of both sympathy and knowl- edge, on the part of the Church. Little is known on the subject, and little is felt in relation to it. But this is a state as unwise as it is criminal. It is a matter of vast and vital im- portance, that all who desire that the public institutions of religion may make the oest impression and secure their high- est results, and especially ministers of the gospel, should un- derstand what Sacred Songs are adapted to social worship, yi PREFACE. and what tunes will impart to them the greatest power and efficiency. Both of these subjects should form a part of Christian instruction, and especially of theological training. A brief course of Lectures on Lyric Poetry is hardly less necessary, than a course on Sermonizing and Pastoral Theo- logy ; and a preacher of the gospel should read and study the best Psalms and Hymns, as an every-day business, as he does his Bible, till he is acquainted with their sentiments, familar with their structure and imagery, and deeply imbued with their spirit. The advantages of such a course are obvious and numberless ; — some of them so plain that they need not be specified, and when taken collectively, and in all their intellectual and moral relations, too many to be embraced in this rapid sketch. It is not saying too much to affirm, that such a discipline would enlarge a minister's knowledge, im- prove his taste, increase his piety, refine his imagination, invigorate his eloquence, and give him readiness, appropriate- ness and power, in the public exercises of his profession. His volume of sacred poetry should be a Text-Book by the side of the Bible, and he should be equally familiar with both. If this were the case, the sermon and singing would more gene- rally harmonize in their object and impressions, than they now do ; the minister would have to expend less time in consulting numerous indexes in order to know what to select ; and in the very act of reading the Psalm or Hymn, he would make an impression which would instruct the hearers, and give the key-note of sentiment and expression to the choir. How de- ficient the ministry may be in these respects, is matter of opinion of which every person will judge for himself. The character of Psalmody must always be affected by a great variety of circumstances, which need not be adverted to in this place ; but nothing has a greater influence to elevate or depress, to advance or retard its progress, than the Lyric Poetry which is employed in the service of God. The follow- ing defects may easily be detected in many of the Psalms and Hymns now in use. Some are composed on subjects unsuited to song ; others are destitute of a lyrical spirit ; another class lack simplicity of design and execution ; and not a few are of an unreasonable length for a single exercise of singing. To remedy these and other defects, and to secure, if possible, certain excellencies which are attained as yet only in part, are among the objects of this publication. That Lyric Poetry has a character of its own — that it moves in a sphere peculiar to itself — and that its subjects are limited, there is no room for doubt. On ihese points all PREFACE. Vii critics agree. This poetry is made to be sung ; and, when combined with appropriate music, we have a vehicle, at once natural and refined, for the expression of strong emotion. A Psalm or Hymn should be devotional, rather than didactic, because the warm inspirations of the heart, and not the coo] deductions of the intellect, are its province. Ascriptions of thanksgiving and praise to God, the breathings of filial desire and confidence, the cheering influence of hope, the tremblings of self-distrust and religious fear, " peace and joy in the Holy Ghost," and all the strong feelings which are called forth in a world of conflict and expectation, belong to this department of poetry. Any thing and every thing which pertains to de- votion and Christian experience, may furnish a subject for spiritual song. And yet, notwithstanding these well-defined limits, which nature itself has fixed to Lyric Poetry, there are hundreds of Hymns, in our language, which never can be sung to any good effect, because their subject-matter is foreign to this kind of writing. They can, from their very nature, neither inspire religious emotion, nor become the channels of that emotion already inspired. They contribute to extinguish, rather than to kindle up, the holy flame. They are good ser- mons, but poor songs. This fault in the choice of subjects, is much more rarely to be met with in secular than spiritual odes ; and the same may be said in relation to the music by which they are accompanied. The reasons of this may not, perhaps, be easily detected. It cannot be for a moment ad- mitted, that revealed religion is unfruitful in themes. If na- ture may be sung, why not nature's God ? If creation can inspire the lyric bard, why not redemption, with its brighter glories, and its more enduring interests ? If earth has its raptures, why should heaven be poor, and powerless, and without a song ? If great and good men who have lived and acted and died, have, by their virtues or heroism, called forth the finest and sweetest tones of the Lyre, why should the praises of the only Great and Good, who lives in his own im- mortality, and whose wondrous acts are recorded for the admiration of all worlds, sleep in silence and be forgotten ? It may be worthy of remark in this place, that few poets of the first order have ever tried their pinions in this upper sky ; but when they have, and selected an appropriate theme, they have showed that the waters of Zion can impart a purer in- spiration than the fabled Castalian spring. If the province of Lyric Poetry is to inspire and express emotion, then no Psalm nor Hymn can answer the true pur- viii PREFACE. pose of Christian worship unless it breathes the appropriate spirit Its execution, as well as its subject, must be lyric. It may be rhyme, and not poetry. It may be poetry, and yet not be adapted to singing. Heroics can never, with any ad- vantage be set to music. A Hymn, whether it respects God, our fellow-beings, or ourselves, should be the effusion of the heart, and that heart under proper influences — melted and dissolved by just such emotions as suit the condition de- scribed, or the occasion for which the song is intended. The language should be simple ; the images striking, but not gaudy ; the figures unincumbered ; the sentences uninvolved and short ; the structure free from all ambiguity ; the whole style and manner chaste, and not loaded with ornament or epithet ; and the stanzas, and even lines, express, as far as practicable, a complete idea. In one word, it must be poetry, and lyric poetry, or it will chill the native inspirations of song, and defeat the great end of this part of worship. A Hymn should possess unity of design, and simplicity in execution. One great object should be aimed at, and every thought and expression should be rendered subservient to this. The piece should be one, tending to a single end, and termi- nating in one grand impression. One of the first poets of the present age, and one who has written many excellent Hymns too has described this property so well, that we cannot for- bear transcribing his language, as more appropriate than any thing that we can say. " The reader," he says, u should know when the strain is complete, and be satisfied, as at the close of an air in music ; while defects and superfluities should be felt by him as annoyances, in whatever part they might occur. The practice of many good men, in framing Hymns, has been quite the contrary. They have begun apparently with the only idea in their mind at the time ; another, with little relationship to the former, has been forced upon them by a refractory rhyme ; a third became necessary to eke out a verse, a fourth to begin one ; and so on, till having compiled a sufficient number of stanzas of so many lines, and lines of so many syllables, the operation has been suspended." As every Sacred Song should have a subject of its own, and form a regular production, having a beginning, a middle and an end, so it should be adapted, in its length, to the pur- pose of singing. Important as this thought is, it has been greatly overlooked by the writers of Hymns, and the com- pilers of Books for the use of the sanctuary. The very best authors are not free from this fault. In one volume now be fore us of no mean pretensions, hymns may be found of eight PREFACE. tX ten and twelve stanzas ; and one occurs *!>f eight stanzas of eight lines each, Long Metre — making sixty-four lines ; and this Hymn, the author tells us in the preface, " is considerably abridged from the original." Various expedients have been resorted to both by authors and compilers, in order to remedy this evil. Here and there a stanza is included in brackets, and pauses are introduced into the middle, or other parts of the production — thus marring the beauty of the page, and often destioying the connection, and always impairing the unity of the piece. The better way, no doubt, is to reduce every Psalm or Hymn, designed for public worship, to a con- venient length for this purpose, by rejecting those stanzas which are redundant, which are deficient in lyric spirit, and which destroy the unity of design. There are few long Hymns, in our language, which will not be sufficiently short ened by the application of the above rule. Some of a popu- lar character, and, as it regards portions of them, of standing merit, may be reduced to two or three stanzas ; but this is not objectionable, as we often need short Hymns of a striking character, for evening-meetings, and at the close of sermons. And it should not be forgotten, that much more is lost than gained, by singing what is neither poetical nor appropriate. Indeed it is far better to dispense with some good stanzas, and thus bring the piece at once to a suitable length for singing, than to continue these in books intended for public use, when no choir can perform them with ease and effect. The prac- tice so extensively in use of omitting certain stanzas, as it must be done for the most part on the spur of the occasion, confuses the choir, while it often breaks the connection of thought and the unity of the subject. The author, or editor, is much more competent to do this than the leader of public worship. From four to six stanzas of the grave and ordinary metres, may be considered a suitable length for a song of social praise. In metres of a brisker movement, the addition of one or two s/anzas more, may not be improper. The same indulgence may be conceded to some Hymns of a peculiar character, and to those which are to be used only on special occasions. But it is a great practical principle which every minister, and every leader of a choir should understand, that singing in ORDER TO BE EFFECTIVE, MUST NOT BE TOO LONG. Having given an exposition of the leading principles on which this work has been constructed, it may be proper to speak a little more explicitly of the materials from which it has been formed. 1* £ PREFACE. It is intended that this volume shall contain a complete collection of Psalms and Hymns for the Sanctuary, the Lec- ture-room, and all other places of social worship. In the arrangement of the Psalms, Dr. Watts is the leading author. Many other versifications of high merit have been selected from Doddridge, Steele, Kenn, Newton, Montgomery, Con- der and others, which have been arranged, in their proper places, with those of Watts, so that it is believed that this part of the volume presents a greater number and a richer variety of Psalms adapted to singing, than any Book yet published in our language. Few alterations have been made in arrangement or expression, and the thought of the poet, for the most part, has been sacredly guarded. Most of the changes, which have been adopted, are those which were necessary m order to conform the work to the principles already stated. Whole Psalms of an inferior and prosaic character have been omitted ; the same may be said of stan- zas which are redundant, interrupt the unity of design, or lack the spirit of holy song ; but it is believed, that those Psalms and stanzas, though they encumber many Books now in use, are rarely ever sung. In making this compilation, it has not been the design to throw away a single stanza of superior merit, or one which could contribute to the grand purpose of singing, except when the production was of immoderate length : but when this was the case, to dispense with some good stanzas has been preferred to the commn practice of using brackets or pauses, or what is still worse, of imposing an oppressive burden upon the choir. In relation to the Psalms, it may be said, in the language of another, li That the harp of David yet hangs upon the willow, disdaining the touch of any hand less skilful than his own." The older versions of David's Psalms are generally destitute of all poetic merit. Now and then a ray of the gen- ius and the inspiration of the Hebrew bard, breaks through the dullness of their prosaic rhymes, but these are " like angel-visits, few and far between." If it be alleged, as it often is, that these versifiers entirely adhere to the original — it may be replied, that it is in letter, not in spirit. For the most part, their productions are nothing more nor less than the English translation of David, converted into common rhymes, while the spirit of the original has fled. It is one of the wonders of literature, that the productions of Sternhola and Hopkins, of Tate and Brady, to say nothing of earlier, and still poorei versifiers, should furnish the principal songs of enlightened and cultivated Christian congregations, in the nineteenth cen- PREFACE. X! tury. It shows us how far the human mind may advance in some things, and remain stationary in others ; — how far taste may be refined, and the entire powers of immortal man be enkindled and entranced by the productions of genius, and yet, under the influence of certain associations, be delighted with ancient dullness and barbarism. The practical influence of all this upon the tone and vigor of piety — upon the higher feelings of devotion — upon those purer and holier emotions of the Christian's heart, by which he often comes near to heaven, and enters into intimate con- verse with his God and Saviour, is a problem of deep import which every minister at the altar may well propose to him- self, and endeavor, as far as practicable, to solve. Dr. Watts struck out a path for himself, and has been imi- tated by all the versifiers of David, and the composers of hymns, since his day. He is not without his faults, but his best productions are now sung, in every land, and among almost all denominations of Christians, where the English language is spoken, and probably will continue to be through the millenium, and to the end of the world. His Psalms, taken as a whole, are superior to his Hymns ; and in relation to the former, it may be said, that Dr. Watts has drawn sweeter tones from the harp of David, than it has ever given to the church of God, since the hand of the old Hebrew bard swept across its strings, and enkindled the devotions of the faithful. With regard to some of his Hymns, and a large number too, they are not inferior to his best versifications of the Psalms. The Hymns, contained in this collection, have been selected from the productions of the best writers of this species of poetry, in our language ; and such alterations have been made as bring them into a proper form to be used in the worship of the " Sanctuary." In preparing this work, we have used the most approved editions of Hymns, and no changes have been made unless imperatively called for by the rules already stated and defended. The names of authors, as far as could be ascertained, are given in the Index, and it is not necessary to refer to them here. We cannot, however, forbear record- ing a sense of our great indebtedness both to the living and to the dead, for those excellent labors which have furnished us with the materials for the formation of this volume, which we now present to the Christian public, in the confident hope that it may increase the Knowledge and Piety of the Church, and promote, among the friends of Zion, the love of holy song. New York, 1843. I PSALMS. PSAL.UI 1, First Part, L. M. The Righteous and the Wicked. HAPPY the man, whose cautious feet Shun the broad way that sinners go ; Who hates the place where atheists meet, And fears to talk as scoffers do. He loves t' employ his morning-light Among the statutes of the Lord, And spends the wakeful hours of night With pleasure pondering o'er the word. He, like a plant by gentle streams, Shall flourish in immortal green ; And heaven will shine, with kindest beams, On every work his hands begin. But sinners find their counsels crossed ; As chaff before the tempest flies, So shall their hopes be blown and lost, % When the last trumpet shakes the skies PSAtUI 1, Second Part, L,. M. The Prospects of the Saint and the Sinner. THRICE happy he, who shuns the way That leads ungodly men astray ; Who fears to stand where sinners meet, Nor with the scorner takes his seat. The law of God is his delight ; That cloud by day, that fire by night, Shall be his comfort in distress, And guide him through life's wilderness. His works shall prosper ; he shall be A fruitful, fair, unwithering tree, That, planted where the river Aoavs, Nor drought, not frost, nor mildew knows. 14 PSALM I. 4 Not so the wicked ; they are cast Like chaff upon the whirlwind's blast ; In judgment they shall quake for dread, Nor with the righteous lift their head. 1 1 PSALM 1, C. M. llie End of the Righteous and the Wicked. 1 T) LEST is the man, who shuns the place -D Where sinners love to meet ; Who fears to tread their wicked ways, And hates the scoffer's seat : 2 But in the statutes of the Lord Has placed his chief delight ; By day he reads or hears the word, And meditates by night. 3 He, like a plant of generous kind By living waters set, Safe from the storms and blasting wind, Enjoys a peaceful state. 4 Green as the leaf, and ever fair, Shall his profession shine ; While fruits of holiness appear, Like clusters on the vine. 5 Not so the impious and unjust ; What vain designs they form ! Their hopes are blown away like dust, Or chaff, before the storm. 6 Sinners, in judgment, shall not stand Among the sons of grace, When Christ, the judge, at his right hand Appoints his saints a place. PSAL3K 1, S. M. Hie Saint happy, the Sinner miserable. 1 T^HE man is ever blest, JL Who shuns the sinners' ways ; Among their councils never stands, Nor takes the scorner's place : 2 But makes the law of God His study and delight, Amid the labors of the day, And watches of the night 2. PSALM II. 15 3 He like a tree shall thrive, With waters near the root ; Fresh as the leaf his name shall live ; His works are heavenly fruit. 4 Not so th' ungodly race ; They no such blessings find ; Then hopes shall flee, like empty chaff Before the driving wind. 5 How will they bear to stand Before that judgment-seat, Where all the saints, at Christ's right hand. In full assembly meet ? FSAL,:?! 2, First Part, C. M. Christ exalted and his Enemies warned. 1 TT7HY did the nations join to slay VV The Lord's anointed Son? Why did they cast his laws away, And tread his gospel down ? 2 The Lord, who sits above the skies, Derides their rage below ; He speaks with vengeance in his eyes, And strikes their spirits through : — 3 " I call him my beloved Son, And raise him from the dead ; I make my holy hill his throne, And wide his kingdom spread." 4 Be wise, ye rulers of the earth ! Obey th' anointed Lord ; Adore the king of heavenly birth, And tremble at his word. 5 With humble love address his throne, For, if he frown, ye die ; Those are secure, and those alone, Who on his grace rely. PSAL.ME 2, Second Part, C. UI. Prayer for the Kingdom of Christ. 1 LEATHER! is not thy promise pledged J- To thine exalted Son, Hi at, through the nations of the earth, Thy word of life shall run ? — 16 PSALM II. 2 " Ask, and I give the heathen lands For tnine inheritance, And, to the world's remotest shores, Thine empire shall advance." 3 Hast thou not said, the blinded Jews Shall their Redeemer own, While Gentiles to his standard crowd, And bow before his throne ? 4 Are not all kingdoms, tribes, and tonuues, Beneath th' expanse of heaven, To the dominion of thy Son, With all their millions given ? 5 From east to west, from north to south, Then be his name adored; The world, through all its nations, shout Hosannas to the Lord. PSAIiM 2, First Part, S. M. Christ dying and rising. 1 1V/TAKER and sovereign Lord 1VJL Of heaven, and earth, and seas ! Thy providence confirms thy word, And answers thy decrees. 2 The things, so long foretold By David, are fulfilled, When Jews and Gentiles join to slay Jesus, thy holy child. 3 Why did th , Gentiles rage, And Jews, with one accord, Bend all their counsels to destroy Th' Anointed of the Lord? 4 Rulers and kings agree To form a vain design ; Against the Lord their powers unite, Against his Christ they join. 5 The Lord derides their rage, And will support his throne ; He, who hath raised him from the dead. Hath owned him for his Son. 2 PSALMS II, III. 17 P§ALUI 2, Second Part, S. Ml. Christ ascending and reigning. 1 rPHE Lord ascends on high, -L And asks to rule the earth ; The merit of his blood he pleads, And pleads his heavenly birth. 2 He asks — and God bestows A large inheritance ; Far as the world's remotest ends, His kingdom shall advance. 3 The nations that rebel Must feel his iron rod ; He '11 vindicate those honors well, Which he received from God. 4 Be wise, ye rulers ! now, And worship at his throne ; With trembling jov, ye people ! bow To God's exalted Son. 5 If once his wrath arise, Ye perish on the place : Then blessed is the soul that flies For refuge to his grace. PSAI.^1 3, First Part, JU M. A Morning-Psalm. 1 A LORD ! how many are my foes, yj In this weak state of flesh and blood ! Mv peace they daily discompose ; iBut my defence and hope is God. 2 Tired with the burdens of the day, To thee I raised an evening- cry ; Thou heard'st when I began to pray, And thine almighty help was nigh. 3 Supported by thy heavenly aid, I laid me down, and slept secure ; Not death should make my heart afraid. Though I should wake and rise no more. 4 But God sustained me all the night; Salvation doth to God belong: He raised my head to see the light, And make his praise my morning-song. 3 18 PSALM III. 3 PSALM 3, Second Part, L. OT. • God, our Defence. 1 'PHE tempter to my soul hath said, — JL " There is no help in God for thee :" Lord! Mft thou up thy servant's head; My glory, shield and solace be. 2 Thus to the Lord I raised my cry, He heard me from his holy hill ; At his command the waves rolled by ; He beckoned, — and the winds were still 3 I laid me down and slept ; — I woke ; Thou, Lord ! my spirit didst sustain ; Bright from the east the morning broke, — Thy comforts rose on me again. 4 I will not fear, though armed throngs Compass my steps in all their wrath ; Salvation to the Lord belongs ; His presence guards his people's path, O PSALM 3, First Part, C. M. U • Doubts and Fears suppressed. 1 TVTY God ! how many are my fears ! 1VJL How fast my foes increase ! Conspiring my eternal death, They break my present peace. 2 But thou, my glory and my strength, Shalt on the tempter tread ; Shalt silence all my threatening guilt, And raise my drooping head. 3 I cried, and from his holy hill He bowed a listening ear ; I called my Father and my God, And he subdued my fear. 4 He shed soft slumbers on mine oyes, In spite of all my foes ; I woke, and wondered at the grace That guarde i my repose. 5 What though the host of death and hell All armed against me stood ? Terrors no more shall shake my soul ; My refuge is my God. 3. PSALMS III, IV. 19 PSALIW 3, Second Part, €•"» A Morning- Song. LORD of my life ! Oh ! may thy praise Employ my nobk st powers, Whose goodness lengthens out my days, And fills the circling hours. Preserved by thine almighty arm, I passed the shades of night, Secure and safe from every harm, And see returning light While many spent the night in sighs, And restless pains and woes, In gentle sleep, I closed my eyes, — In undisturbed repose. When sleep, death's image, p'er me spread, And I unconscious lay, Thy watchful care was round my bed, To guard my feeble clay. Oh ! let the same almighty care My waking hours attend ; From every danger, every snare, My heedless steps defend. Smile on my minutes as they roll, And guide my future days ; And let thy goodness fill my soul Writh gratitude and praise. PSALM 4, First Part, L. M. Go I. our Portion and Hope, OGOD of grace and righteousness ! Hear and attend, when I complain ; Thou hast enlarged pie in distress, Bow down a g] icious ear again. Know that the Lord divides his saints From all the tribes of men beside : He hears the cry of penitents, For the dear sake of Christ who died When our obedient hands have done A thousand works of righteousness, We put our trust in God alone, And glory hi his pard'ning grace. 20 PSALM IV. 4 Let the unthinking many say, — " Who will bestow some earthly good ?" But, Lord ! thy light and love we pray ; Our souls desire this heavenly food. A PSAL.M 4, Second Part, L. Itt. ^": • Evening- Song. 1 p LORY to thee, my God ! this night, VJ For all the blessings of the light ; Keep me, Oh ! keep me, King of kings ' Beneath the shadow of thy wings. 2 Forgive me, Lord ! for thy dear Son, The ill that I this day have done ; That with the world, myself and thee, My soul, this night, at peace may be. 3 Teach me todive, that I may dread The grave as little as my bed ; Teach me to die, that so I may Rise glorious, at the judgment-day. 4 Oh ! may my faith on thee repose ; May gentle sleep my eyelids close, That shall my frame more vig'rous make, To serve my God when I awake. 5 Lord ! let my soul for ever share The bliss of thy parental care ; 'T is heaven on earth, 't is heaven abc ve, To see thy face, and sing thy love. 4 PSALM 4, First Part, C. M. • Evening-Devotion. 1 T ORD ! thou wilt hear me when I pray ; -Li I am for ever thine ; I fear before thee all the day, Nor would I dare to sin. 2 And while I rest my weary head, From cares and business free, 'T is sweet conversing on my bed With my own heart and thee. 3 T pay this evening-sacrifice ; And when my work is done, Groat God ! my faith, my hope relies Upon thy grace alone. 5. PSALMS IV, V. 21 4 Ihus, with my thoughts composed to peace, I '11 give mine eyes to sleep ; Thy hand in safety keeps my days, And will my slumbers keep. PSALM 4, Second Part, C. M. God, the chief Good, 1 TN vain the erring world inquire -L For some substantial good ; While earth confines their low desire. They five on airy food. 2 Illusive dreams of happiness Their eager thoughts employ ; They wake, convinced their boasted bliss Was visionary joy. 3 Not all the good which earth bestows Can fill th' immortal mind ; Its highest joys have mingled woes, And leave a sting behind. 4 Begone, ye gilded vanities ; Iseek the only good; To real bliss my wishes rise — The favor of my God. 5 Immortal joy thy smiles impart ; Heaven dawns in every ray ; One glimpse of thee can cheer my heart, And turn my night to day. 6 Grant, O my God ! this one request,— Oh ! be thy love alone My ample portion ! — here I rest, For heaven is in the boon. PSAIiUI 5, C. Mt A Morning-Invocation. 1 A WAKE, my soul! and with the sun il. Thy daily course of duty run ; Shake off dull sloth, and joyful rise To pay thy morning-sacrifice. 2 Wake, and lift up thyself my heart ! And with the angels bear thy part, Who, all night long, unwearied sing High praises to th' eternal King. 22 PSALM V. 3 Glory to thee, who safe hast kept, And hast refreshed me, while I slept : Grant, Lord ! when I from death shall wake, I may of endless life partake. 4 Lord ! I my vows to thee renew ; Scatter my sins as morning-dew ; Guard my first springs of thought and will, And with thyself my spirit fill. 5. 5. PSALM 5, First Part, C. M. For the Lord's Day-Morning. IOBD ! in the morning thou shalt hear J My voice ascending high ; To thee will I direct my prayer, To thee lift up mine eye ; — Up to the hills, where Christ is gon^ To plead for all his saints, Presenting, at his Father's throne, Our songs and our complaints. Thou art a God, before whose sight The wicked shall not stand ; Sinners shall ne'er be thy delight, Nor dwell at thy right hand. But to thy house will I resort, To taste thy mercies there ; I will frequent thy holy court, And worship in thy fear. Oh ! may thy Spirit guide my feet, In ways of righteousness ; Make every path of duty straight, And plain before my face. PSAL.M 5, Second Part, C. UI. Morning-Devotion. SOON as the morning-rays appear, I '11 lift mine eyes above ; My voice shall reach thy listening ear, And supplicate thy love. Within thy house my voice shall rise Before thy mercy-seat ; There will I fix my steadfast eyes, And worship at thy feet. 6. 6. 6 PSALM VI. 23 Thy righteousness, thy strength display, And my protection be ; Teach me to know that only way, Which leads to heaven and thee. PSALM 6, L. HI. Temptation in Sickness overcome. IORD ! I can suffer thy rebukes, 1 When thou with kindness dost chastise, But thy fierce wrath I cannot bear ; Oh ! let it not against me rise. Pity my languishing estate, And ease the sorrows that I feel ; The wounds thy heavy hand hath made, Oh ! let thy gentle touches heal. See how in sighs I pass my days, And waste in groans the weary night My bed is watered with my tears ; My grief consumes, and dims my sight. Look, how the powers of nature mourn ! How long, almighty God ! how long ? When shall thine hour of grace return ? When shall I make thy grace my song ? PSALM 6, C. M. Prayer under Rebukes. IN mercy, not in wrath, rebuke Thy feeble worm, my God ! My spirit dreads thine angry look, And trembles at thy rod. Have mercy, Lord ! for I am weak ; Regard my heavy groans ; Oh ! let thy voice of comfort speak, And heal my broken bones. Oh! come, and show thy power to save, And spare my fainting breath ; For who can praise thee in the grave, Or sing thy name in death ? PSALM 6, 7s. Prayer in Affliction. (GENTLY, gently, lay thy rod VJ On my sinful head, O God ! Stay thy wrath, in mercy stay, Lest I sink beneath its sway. 24 PSALMS VII, VIII. 2 Heal me, for my flesh is weak ; Heal me, for thy grace I seek ; This my only plea I make, — Heal me for thy mercy's sake. 3 Who, within the silent grave, Shall proclaim ihy power to save? Lord ! my sink]; ig soul reprieve ; Speak, and I shah rise and live. 4 Lo ! he comes — he heeds my plea ; Lo ! he comes — the shadows flee ; Glory round me dawns once mor^ Rise, my spirit ! and adore. 7. 8, PSAI.M 7, c. m. God's Care of his People in Persecution. 1 TVTY trust is in my heavenly friend, . All My hope in thee, my God ! '. lise, and my helpless life defend From those who seek my blood. 2 If I have e'er provoked them first, Or once abused my foe ; Then let them tread my life to dust, And lay mine honor low. 3 If there were malice hid in me, — I know thy piercing eyes, — 1 should not dare appeal to thee, Nor ask my God to rise. 4 Arise, my God ! lift up thy hand, Their pride and power control ; Awake to judgment, and command Deliverance for my soul. PSAIiin 8, First Part, L,. M. T7ie Hosanna of the Children. 1 A LMIGHTY Ruler of the skies ! Jty Through the wide earth thy name is spread, And thine eternal glories rise O'er all the heavens thy hands have made. . 2 To thee the voices of the young A monument of honor raise ; And babes, with uninstructed tongue, Declare the wonders of thy praise. 8 8. TSALM VIII. 25 Thv power assists their tender age To bring prond rebels to the ground ; To still the bold blasphemer's rage, And all their policies confound. Children amidst thy temple throng, To see their great Redeemer's face ; The son of David is their song, And young hosannas fill the place. PSALM §, Second Part, L. M. Christ's Condescension and Glorification. OLORD, our Lord! in power divine, How great is thy illustrious name ! Through all the earth thy glories shine, Placed high above the heavenly frame. Down from his throne thy Son descends, A little time our form to wear ; Beneath th' angelic hosts he bends, Our sufferings and our sins to bear. But, lo ! thy power exalts him high, In glorious dignity enthroned : He bears our nature to the sky, O'er all thy works the ruler crowned. Jesus, our Lord ! in power divine, How great is thy illustrious name ! Through all the earth thy glories shine ; — Let all the earth resound thy fame. PSAMI 8, First Part, C. M. Creation and Redemption. LORD, our Lord! how wondrous great s thine exalted name ! The glories of thy heavenly state Let men and babes proclaim. When I behold thy works on high, The moon that rules the night, And stars that well adorn the sky, Those moving worlds of fight ; — Lord ! what is man, or all his race, Who dwells so far below, That thou shouldst visit him with grace, And love his nature so ? — 2 •o* 26 PSALM VIII. 4 That thine eternal Son should bear To take a mortal form, Made lower than his angels are, To save a dying worm? 5 Yet, while he lived on earth unknown, And men would not adore, Behold obedient nature own His Godhead, and his power ! € Let him be crowned with majesty, Who bowed his head in death ; And be his honors sounded high, By all things that have breath. 8. 1 8. PSALM 8, Second Part, C. M. God's Condescension. OLORD, my King! how excellent Thy name on earth is known ! Thy glory in the firmament, How wonderfully shown ! When I behold the heavens on high, — The work of thy right hand, — The moon and stars amid the sky, Thy lights in every land ; — Lord ! what is man, that thou shouldst deign On him to set thy love, Give him awhile on earth to reign, Then fill a throne above ? O Lord ! how excellent thy name, How manifold thy ways ! Let time thy saving truth proclaim, — Eternity thy praise. PSALM 8, S. M. God's Grace to Men. OLORD, our heavenly King ! Thy name is all-divine ; Thy glories round the earth are spread. And o'er the heavens they shine. WTien, to thy works on high, I raise my wondering eyes, And see the moon, complete in light, Adorn the darksome skies; — 8, 9 "PSalMS VIII, IX. 27 3 When I survey the stars, In all their shining forms, — Lord ! what is man, that worthless thing, Akin to dust and worms ? 4 Lord ! what is worthless man, That thou shouldst love him so ? Next to thine angels is he placed, And lord of all below. 5 How rich thy bounties are ! And wondrous are thy ways ! Of dust and worms, thy power can frame A monument of praise. PSAI.^1 §, 7s. T!ie Praises of Children. 1 n LORY to the Father give- vJ God, in whom we move and live : Children's prayers he deigns to hear ; Children's songs delight his ear. 2 Glory to the Son we bring, — Christ, our prophet, priest and king ! Children ! raise your sweetest strain To the Lamb, for he was slain. 3 Glory to the Holy Ghost ; Be this day a pentecost : Children's minds may he inspire ; Touch their lips with holy fire. 4 Glory in the highest be To the blessed Trinity, For the gospel from above, For the word, that " God is love." PSAI,?! 9, First Part, C. M. Wrath and Mercy from the Judgment- Seat. 1 T\7ITH my whole heart I '11 raise my son^, * V Thy wonders I '11 proclaim ; Thou sovereign judge of right and wrong Wilt put my foes to shame. 2 I '11 sing thy majesty and grace ; My God prepares his throne To judge the world in righteousness, And make his vengeance known. 28 PSALMS IX, X. 3 Then shall the Lord a refuge prove For all who are oppressed, To save the people of his love, And give the weary rest. 4 The men, who know thy name, will trust In thine abundant grace ; For thou didst ne'er forsake the just, Who humbly sought thy face. 5 Sing praises to the righteous Lord, Who dwells on Zion's hill ; Who executes his threatening word, And doth his grace fulfill. 9. 10 PSALM 9, Second Part, C. M. The Wisdom and Equity of Providence. WHEN the great Judge, supreme and just Shall once inquire for blood, The humble souls, that mourn in dust, Shall find a faithful God. He from the fearful gates of death Does his own children raise : On Zion's hill, with tuneful breath, They sing their Father's praise. Though saints to sore distress are brought And wait, and long complain, Their cries shall never be forgot, Nor shall their hopes be vain. Rise, great Redeemer ! from thy seat, To judge and save the poor ; Let nations tremble at thy fe« t, And man prevail no more. PSAtM 10, I* M. Jehovah, the Avenger of the Oppressed. 1 TEHOVAH reigns — your tribute bring ; J Proclaim the Lord, th' eternal King : Crown him, ye saints ! Avith holy joy, His arm shall all your foes destroy. 2 Thou, Lord ! ere yet the humble mind Had formed to prayer the wish designed, Hast heard the secret sigh arise, While, swift to aid, thy mercy flies. PSALM X. 29 3 Thy Spirit shall our hearts prepare ; Thine ear shall listen to our prayer : Thou righteous Judge ! thou Power divine ' On thee the fatherless recline. 4 The Lord shall save th' afflicted breast, His arm shall vindicate th' oppressed, Earth's mightiest tyrant feel Ms power, Nor sin, nor Satan grjpve them more. 10 10. PSALM 10, Fir§t Part, C. M. Prayer heard, and Saints saved. WHY does the Lord stand off so far ? And why conceal his face, When great calamities appear, And times of deep distress ? Lord ! shall the wicked still deride Thy justice and thy power ? Shall they advance their heads in pride, And still thy saints devour ? Arise, O Lord ! lift up thy hand ; Attend our humble cry ; No enemy shall dare to stand, When God ascends on high. Thou wilt prepare our hearts to pray, And cause thine ear to hear : Hearken to what thy children say, And put the world in fear. PSALM 10, Second Part, C. M. The God of the Fatherless. HE AH, Lord! the song of praise and prayer In heaven, thy dwelling-place, From children, made the public care, And taught to seek thy face. Thanks for thy word, and for thy day ; And grant us, we implore, Never to waste, in sinful play, Thy holy Sabbaths more. Thanks that we hear, — but Oh! impart, To each, desires sincere, That we may listen with our heart, And learn as well as hear. 30 PSALMS XI, XII. 4 Wisdom and bliss thy word bestows — A sun which ne'er declines : Oh ! be thy mercy showered on those, Who placed us where it shines. 11. 12 PSAI.M 11, JL. M. God, the Refuge of the Saints. MY refuge is the God of love : Why do my fq PSALM 23, lis. ^ ** • The Care of the good Shepherd. 1 H^HE Lord is my shepherd, no want shall I know; -L I feed hi green pastures, safe-folded I rest ; He leadeth my soul where the still waters flow, Restores me when wandering, redeems when oppressed. 2 Through the valley and shadow of death, though I stray, Since thou art my guardian, no evil I tear ; Thy rod shall defend me, thy staff be my stay ; No harm can befall, with my comforter near. 3 In the midst of affliction my table is spread ; With blessings unmeasured my cup runneth o'er; With perfume and oil thou anointest my head ; Oh ! what shall I ask of thy providence more ? 4 Let goodness and mercy, my bountiful God ! Still follow my steps, till I meet thee above ; I seek — by the path which ray forefathers trod, Through the land of their sojourn — thy king- dom of love. PSAL.UI 23, 7s. The heavenly Shepherd. 1 T^O thy pastures, fair and larcre, -L Heavenly Shepherd ! lead thy charge ; 23 24 24 PSALM XXIV. ol And my couch, with tenderest care, Midst tire springing grass ■l.i'^1 are. 2 When I faint with summer's heat. Thou shait guide my weary feet. To the streams, that, srii: and slow. Through the verdant meadows how. 3 Safe the dreary vale I tread. By the shades of death o'erspread; With thy rod and start" suppued. This my guard — and that my guide. 4 Constant, to my latest end. Thou my footsteps sh ad ; And shait bid thy hallowed, dome Yield me an eternal home. Pv4L?I 24. First Part. L. ?I Saints dwell in Heaven 1 'THIS spacious earth is all the Lord'?. JL And men and worms, and beasts and birds He raised the „ . \: - _- >. And gave it for their dwelling-; dace 2 But there 's a on high. — Thy palace. Lord! above the sky : Who shall ascend that blest abod And dwell so near Ins Maker. Gud ' 3 He. who abhors and fears to sin. Whose heart is pure, whose hands are clean ; Him shall the Lord, the Saviour, bless. And clothe his soul with righteousness, 4 These are the men. the pious race. Who seek the God ol Jacob's face : They shah enjoy the blissful sight, And dwell in everlasting light. PSALX 24. Second Part. L. ?I. C\~is:'s A>\v-..5:>.. 1 T) EJOICE. ye shining worlds on high ! JA Behold the King of glory nigh ! Who can this King of glory be '. — The mighty Lord, the Saviour, he. 2 Ye heavenly rates ! your leaves display. To make the Lord, the Saviour, way : Laden with spoils from earth and hell. The Conqueror come- with Gud to dwell. 02 PSALM XXIV. 3 Raised from the dead, he goes before, He opens heaven's eternal door, To give his saints a blest abode, Near their Redeemer and their God 24. PSAI.JJI 24, Third Part, L. RE. Ch r isl ' s G Jo •ideation. 1 nUR Lord is risen from the dead, \J Our Jesus is gone up on high ; The powers of hell are captive led, Dragged to the portals of the sky. 2 There his triumphal chariot waits, And angels chant the solemn lay : — " Lift up your heads, ye heavenly gates ' Ye everlasting doors ! give way." 3 Loose all your bars of massy light, And wide unfold the radiant scene ; He claims those mansions as his right ; Receive the King of glory in. 4 " Who is the King of glory, who?" — The Lord, that all our foes o'ercame ; That sin, and death, and hell o'erthrew ; And Jesus is the conqueror's name. 5 Lo ! his triumphal chariot waits, And angels chant the solemn lay : — " Lift up your heads, ye heavenly gates! Ye everlasting doors ! give way." 6 " Who is the King of glory, who ?" — The Lord, of boundless power possessed; The King of saints and angels too ; God over all, for ever blessed. 24 PSAMI 24, C. RE. The Abode of Saints. THE earth for ever is the Lord's, With, Adam's numerous race ; He raised its arches o'er the floods, And built it on the seas. But who, among the sons of men, May visit thine abode ? He that has hands from mischief clean, Whose heart is right with God. This mthe man may rise, and take The blessings of bis grace ; PSALM XXIV. • 53 f his is the lot of those, that seek The God of Jacob's face. 4 Now let our souls' immortal powers To meet the Loi\d prepare, Lift up their everlasting doors ; The King of glory 's near. 5 The King of glory ! who can tell The wonders of his might ? He rules the nations ; but to dwell With saints is his delight. O 4 PSAt^I 24, H. H. *■ -*-"• Christ exalted to the Throne. 1 n OD is gone up on high, vJ With a triumphant noise ; The clarions of the sky Proclaim uY angelic joys : Join, all on earth ! rejoice and sing, Glory ascribe to glory's King. 2 God seen in flesh below, For us he reigns above ; Let all the nations know _ The Saviour's conquering love : Join, all on earth ! rejoice and sing, Glory ascribe to glory's King. 3 All power to our great Lord Is by the Father given ; By angel-hosts adored, He reigns supreme in heaven : Join, all on earth ! rejoice and sing, Glory ascribe to glory's King. 4 High on his holy seat, He bears the righteous sway ; His foes beneath his feet Shall sink, and die away ; Join, all on earth ! rejoice and sing, Glory ascribe to glory's King, o Then all the earth, renewed In righteousness divine, With ail the hosts of God, In one great chorus join : Join, all on earth ! rejoice and sing, Glory ascribe to glory's King. 54 •PSALMS XXIV, XXV. %\A PSALM 24, 7s. "■ *^ * Christ and the Saints in Glory. 1 " TT7IDE, ye heavenly gates ! unfold, VV Closed no more by death and sin; Lo ! the conquering Lord behold ! Let the King of glory in." Hark ! th' angehc host inquire, — " Who is he, th' almighty King?" Hark again ! the answering choir Thus in strains of triumph sing : — 2 " He, whose powerful arm alone On his foes destruction hurled ; He, who hath the victory won, He, who saved a ruined world ; He, who God's pure law fulfilled, Jesus, the incarnate Word ; He, whose truth with blood was sealed ; He is heaven's all-glorious Lord " 3 " Who shall to this blest abode Follow in the Saviour's train ?" " They, who in his cleansing blood Wash away each guilty stain ; They, whose daily actions prove 'Steadfast faith, and holy fear, Fervent zeal, and grateful love ; — They shall dwell for ever here." PSALM 25, First Part, S. M. Waiting for Pardon and Direction. T LIFT my soul to God, J- My trust is in his name ; Let not my foes, that seek my blood, Still triumph in my shame. From the first dawning light Till the dark evening rise, For thy salvation, Lord ! I wait With ever-longing eyes. Remember all thy grace, And lead me in thy truth ; Forgive the sins of riper days, And follies of my youth. The Lord is just and kind; The meek shall learn his ways, 25 25 PSALM XXV. 5b And every humble sinner find The methods of his grace. For his own goodness' sake He saves my soul from shame : He pardons, though my guilt be great, Through my Redeemer's name. PSAI^I 25, Second Part, S. M. Divine Teaching. 1 T\7HERE shall the man be found, W That fears t' offend his God, That loves the gospel's joyful sound, And trembles at the rod ? 2 The Lord shall make him know The secrets of his heart, The wonders of his covenant show, And all his love impart. 3 The dealings of his hand- Are truth and mercy still, With such as to his covenant stand, And love to do his will. 4 Their souls shall dwell at ease, Before their Maker's face ; Their seed shall taste the promises, In their extensive grace. 25. 1 PSALM 25, Third Part, §. M. Backsliding and Repentince. MINE eyes and my desire Are ever to the Lord ; I love to plead his promises, And rest upon his word. Tarn, turn thee to my soul, Bring thy salvation near ; When will thy hand release my feet Out of the deadly snare? When shall the sovereign grace Of my forgiving God Restore me, from those dangerous ways, My wandering feet have trod ? With every morning's light, My sorrow new begins ; 25. 56 PSALMS XXV, XXVI Look on my anguish and my pain, And pardon all my sins. 5 Oh ! keep my soul from death, Nor put my hope to shame ; For I have placed my only trust In my Redeemer's name. PSAI^I 25, Fourth Part, S. M. Pleading for Mercy. 1 TO God, in whom I trust, -L I lift my heart and voice ; Oh ! let me not be put to shame, Nor let my foes rejoice. 2 Thy mercies and thy love, O Lord ! recall to mind ; And graciously co^inue still, As thou wast ever, kind. 3 Let all my youthful crimes Be blotted out by thee ; And, Oh ! for thy great goodness' sake, In mercy think on me. 4 His mercy and his truth The righteous Lord displays, In bringing wandering sinners home, And teaching them his ways. PSAtlJI 26, Ii. M. Self-Examination. 1 TUDGE me, O Lord ! and prove my ways, J And try my reins, and try my heart ; My faith upon thy promise stays, Nor from thy law my feet depart 2 Among thy saints will I appear With hands well- washed in innocence ; But when I stand before thy bar, The blood of Christ is my defence. 3 I love thy habitation, Lord ! The temple where thine honors dwell ; There shall I hear thy holy word, And there thy works of wonder tell. 4 Let not my soul be joined, at last, With men of treachery and blood ; 26. 26 PSALM XXVI 57 Since I my days on earth have past Among the saints, and near my God. P§ALM 26, H. AC. Opening a Place of Worship. 1 IN sweet exalted strains, -L The King of glory praise ; O'er heaven and earth he reigns, Through everlasting days ; He, at his will, the world controls, Sustains, or sinks, the distant poles. 2 To earth he bends his throne — His throne of grace divine ; Wide is his bounty known, And wide his glories shine ; Fair Salem, still his chosen rest, Is with his smiles and presence blest. *] Great King of glory ! come, And, with thy favor, crown This temple as thy dome — This people as thy own : Beneath this roo£ Oh ! deign to show, How God can dwell with men below. 4 Here may thine ears attend Thy people's humble cries, And grateful praise ascend, All-fragrant, to the skies : Here may thy word melodious sound, And spread celestial joys around. 5 Here may th' attentive throng Imbibe thy truth and love ; And converts join the song Of seraphim above ; And willing crowds surround thy board, With sacred joy and sweet accord. 26. FSAtUI 26, fib The House of God. O EAUCH my heart, my actions prove, O Try my thoughts, as they arise ; For thy kindness and thy love Ever are before my eves. 3** * 58 PSALM XXVII. 2 I have loved the hallowed place, Where thine honor doth abide; To the temple of thy grace, Lord ! my erring footsteps guide. 3 Gather not my soul with those, Who their deeds of blood pursue ; Who, thy justice to oppose, Hold the tempting bribe to view. 4 Keep my soul from all offence ; All my supplications hear ; As I walk in innocence, Let me, Lord ! thy mercy share. OW PSAL.M 27, First Part, C. HI. ^ • • Th? Church, our Delight and Safety. 1 H^HE Lord of glory is my light, JL And my salvation too ; God is my strength, — nor will I fear What all my foes can do. 2 One privilege my heart desires, — Oh ! grant me an abode, Among the churches of thy saints — The temples of my God. 3 There shall I offer my requests, And see thy beauty still ; Shall hear thy messages of love, And there inquire thy will. 4 When troubles rise, and storms appear, There may his children hide ; God has a strong pavilion, where He makes my soul abide. 5 Now shall my head be lifted high Above my foes around ; And songs of joy and victory Within thy temple sound. PSAIiUI 27, Second Part, C. in. Prayer and Hope. SOON as I heard my Father say, — " Ye children ! seek mv grace," My heart replied without delay, — " I'll seek my Father's face '' 27 27 27. PSALM XXVII. 59 Let not thy face be hid from me, Nor frown my soul away ; God of my life ! I fly to thee, In a distressing day. Should friends and kindred, near and dear, Leave me to want, or die, My God would make my life his care, And all my need supply. My fainting flesh had died with grief, Had not my soul believed, To see thy grace provide relief; — Nor was my hope deceived. Wait on the Lord, ye trembling saints f And keep your courage up ; He '11 raise your spirit when it faints, And far exceed your hope. PSAI.ITI 27, Third Part, C. M. God's Sanctuary, a Refuge. GRANT me within thy courts a place, Among thy saints a seat ; For ever to behold thy face, And worship at thy feet : In thy pavilion to abide, When storms of trouble blow, And in thy tabernacle hide, Secure from every foe. Then leave me not when griefs assail, And earthly comforts flee ; When father, mother, kindred fail, My God ! remember me. Wait on the Lord, with courage wait, My soul ! disdain to fear ; The righteous Judge is at the gate, And thy redemption near. PS.4XM 27, 7s. God, the Orphan's Hope. WHEN mv cries ascend to thee, Hear, Jehovah ! from afar ; Let thy tender mercies be Still propitious to my prayer. GO PSALMS XXVII, XXVIII. When thou badest me seek thy face, Quickly did my heart reply, Resting on thy word of grace, — " Thee I '11 seek, O Lord most high !" 2 Should the world deceitful prove, And no more its help I share, — Though decayed a mother's love, Though withdrawn a father's care, — Then Jehovah's guardian eye Shall my orphan state defend, Shall a parent's place supply, — He, my guardian, father, friend. 27 28 PSALM 27, 7s and 6s. Confidence in God. GOD is my strong salvation, What foe have I to fear ? In darkness and temptation, My light, my help is near : Though hosts encamp around me, Firm to the fight I stand ; What terror can confound me, With God at my right hand? Place on the Lord reliance, My soul ! with courage wait ; His truth be thine affiance, When faint and desolate : His might thy heart shall strengthen, His love thy joy increase ; Mercy thy days shall lengthen, The Lord will give thee peace. PSALM 28, L,. ML. Prayer and Deliverance from Temptation. TO thee, O Lord ! I raise my cries, My fervent prayer in mercy hear ; For ruin waits my trembling soul, If thou refuse a gracious ear. While suppliant toward thy holy hill, I lift my feeble hands to pray, Afford thy grace, nor drive me still With impious hypocrites away. 28, 29 PSALMS XXVIII, XXIX. 61 For ever blessed be the Lord, Whose mercy hears my mournful lroice ! My heart, that trusted in his word, In his salvation shall rejoice. Let every saint, in sore distress, By faith approach his Saviour- God ; Then grant, O Lord ! thy pard'ning grace, And feed thy church with heavenly food. PSALM 28, C. M. Deliverance from evil Companions. 1 rpHE giddy world, with flattering tongue, x Had charmed my soul astray ; And lured my heedless feet to death, Along the flowery way. 2 For me they dug the secret pit, And fqpned the hidden snare ; Thoughtless, I followed where they •led, Nor saw destruction near. 3 My heart, with agonizing prayer, - Besought the Lord to save ; Unseen, he seized my trembling hand, And brought me from the grave. 4 He broke the charm which drew mv feet To darkness and the dead ; From lips profane, and tongue impure, With trembling steps I fled. 5 Homeward I flew to find my God, And seek his face divine ; Restored to peace, to hope, to life, To Zion's friends and mine. 6 My lips thy wondrous works shall sing, My heart adore thy grace ; Thenceforth be love my sweet employ, And all my pleasure praise. PSAtlTI 29, First Part, I*. Jtt. Storm and Thunder. 1 jp IVE to the Lord, ye sons of fame ! vJ Give to the Lord renown and power ; Ascribe due honors to his name, And his eternal might adore. 2 The Lord proclaims his power aloud, Over the ocean and the land ; (J2 PSALM XXIX. His voice divides the watery cloud, And lightnings blaze at his command. 3 He speaks, — and tempest, hail and wind, Lay the wide forest bare around ; The fearful hart, and frighted hind, Leap at the terror of the sound. 4 To Lebanon he turns his voice, And lo ! the stately cedars break ; The mountains tremble at the noise, The vallies roar, the deserts quake. 5 The Lord sits sovereign on the flood ; The Thunderer reigns for ever king ; But makes his church his blest abode, Where we his awful glories sing. OQ PSAL.^1 29, Second Part, J,. M. & *S • The powerful God. 1 "EXTERNAL God, eternal King, J-i Ruler of heaven, and earth beneath ! From thee our hopes, our comforts spring ; In thee we live, and move, and breathe. 2 Thy word brought forth the flaming sun, The changeful moon, the starry host ; In thine appointed course they run, Till in the final ruin lost. 3 At thy command the storm is dumb : And to the sea thy poAver hath said, — " No further shalt thou dare to come, And here shall thy proud waves be stayed.71 4 Thy sway is known below, above, And full of majesty thy voice ; And, as it speaks in wrath or love, The nations tremble or rejoice. 5 The final, awful hour is near, Time paces on with ceaseless trend, When opening graves thy voice shall hear, And render up the sleeping dead. 6 Oh ! in that groat decisive day, May we be found in Christ, and stand, While flaming worlds shall melt away, Owned and approved at thy right hand. 29 PSALMS XXIX, XXX. 63 PSAMI 29, lis. Ascriptions of Glory to God. 1 ri IVE glory to God in the lughest ; give praise, VJ Ye noble ! ye mighty ! with joyful accord ; All- wise are his counsels, all-perfect his ways ; In the beauty of holiness worship the Lord. 2 The voice of the Lord on the ocean is known, The God of eternity thunders abroad ; The voice of the Lord, from the depth of his throne, Is terror and power ; — all nature is awed. 3 At the voice of the Lord, the tall cedars are bowed, And towers from their base into ruin are hurled ; The voice of the Lord, from the dark-bosomed cloud, Dissevers the hghtningin flames o'er the world. 4 The voice of the Lord, thro' the calm of the wood, Awakens its echoes, strikes light thro' its caves ; The Lord sitteth King on the turbulent flood ; The winds are his servants, — his servants the waves. 5 The Lord is the strength of his people ; the Lord Gives health to his chosen, and peace evermore ; Then throng to his temple, his glory record ; But Oh ! when he speaketh — in silence adore. OA PSALM 30, First Part, Ii. M. *J " • Divine Compassion acknowledged. 1 T WILL extol thee, Lord ! on high ; A At thy command diseases fly ; Who, but a God, can speak, and save From the dark borders of the grave ? 2 Sing to the Lord, ye saints ! and prove How large his grace — how kind his love ; Let all your powers rejoice, and trace The wondrous records of his grace. 3 His anger but a moment stays ; His love is life, and length of days ; Though grief and tears the night employ, The morning-star restores the joy. O A PSALM 30, Second Part, I,. OT. ' Divine Compassion acknowledged. 1 T^IRM was my health ; my day was bright; J- And I presumed 't would ne'er be night ; 64 PSALM XXXI. Fondly I said within my heart, — " Pleasure and peace shall ne'er depart." 2 But I forgot thine arm was strong, Which made my mountain stand so long ; Soon as thy face began to hide, My health was gone, my comforts died. 3 I cried aloud to thee, my God ! — " What canst thou profit by my blood ? Deep in the dust, can I declare Thy truth, or sing thy goodness there ? 4 " Hear me, O God of grace !" I said, " And bring me from among the dead :" Thy word rebuked the pains I felt, Thy pard'ning love removed my guilt 5 My groans and tears, and forms of wo, Are turned to joy and praises now ; I throw my sackcloth on the ground, And ease and gladness gird me round. 6 My tongue, the glory of my frame, Shall ne'er be silent of thy name ; Thy praise shall sound thro' earth and heaven. For sickness healed, and sins forgiven. PSAI.UI 31, First Part, C. M. Deliverance from Death. TNTO thy hand, O God of truth ! -L My spirit I commit ; Thou hast redeemed my soul from death, And saved me from the pit. " My times, are in thy hand," I cried, " Though I draw near the dust ;" Thou art the refuge where I hide, The God in whom I trust. Oh ! make thy reconciled face Upon thy servant shine ; And save me for thy mercy's sake. For I 'm entirely thine. Thy goodness, how divinely free ! How wondrous is thy grace, To those who fear thy majesty, And trust thy promises f 31 31 31 PSALM XXXI. 65 Oh ! love the Lord, all ye his saints ? And sing his praises loud ; He '11 bend his ear to your complaints, And recompense the proud. PSA&3I 31, Second Part, C. M. Deliverance from Slander and Reproach. 1 ]\/TY heart rejoices in thy name, -lVJL My God, my help, my trust ! Thou hast preserved my face from shame, Mine honor from the dust. 2 How great deliverance thou hast wrought, Before the sons of men ! The lying lips to silence brought, And made their boasting vain ! 3 Thy children, from the strife of tongues, Shall thy pavilion hide ; Guard them from infamy and wrongs, And crush the sons of pride. 4 Within thy secret presence, Lord ! Let me for ever dwell ; No fenced city, walled and barred, Secures a saint so well. PSAL.M 31, Tliird Part, C. HI. Trust in God as a Father. MY God ! my Father ! blissful name ! Oh ! may I call thee mine ? May I with sweet assurance claim A portion so divine ? This only can my fears control, And bid my sorrows fly : What harm can ever reach my soul Beneath my Father's eye? Whate'er thy providence denies, I calmly would resign ; For thou art good, and just, and wise ; Oh ! bend my will to thine. Whate'er thy sacred will ordains, Oh ! give me strength to bear , Let me but know my Father reigns, And tiust his tender care. If pain and sickness rend this frame, And life almost depart, 1)6 PSALMS XXXI, XXXII. Is not thy mercy still the same, To cheer my drooping heart ? 6 My God! my Father! be thy name My solace and my stay ; Oh ! wilt thou seal my humble claim, And drive my fears away ? 31. 32 PSAI^Itt 31, 7s. God, a Rock and Fortress. T OKD ! I look for all to thee ; -1J Thou hast been a rock to me : Still thy wonted aid a (ford ; Still be near, my shield, my sword ! I my soul commit to thee, Lord ! thy blood has ransomed me. Faint and sinking on my road, Still I cling to thee, my God ! Bending 'neath a weight of woes, Harassed by a thousand foes, Hope still chides my rising fears ; Joys still mingle with my tears. On thy word I take my stand ; All my times are in thy hand ; Make thy face upon me shine ; Take me 'neath thy wings divine : Lord ! thy grace is all my trust ; Save, Oh ! save thy trembling dust. Oh ! what mercies still attend Those who make the Lord their friend ! Sweetly, safely shall they 'bide 'Neath his eye, and at his side : Lord ! may *this my station be : Seek it, all ye saints ! with me. PSAL.UI 32, First Part, L. M. Pardon and Obedience. BLEST is the man, for ever blest, Whose guilt is pardoned by his God ; Whose sins with sorrow nre confessed, And covered with his Saviour's blood. From guile his heart and lips are free : His humble joy, his holy fear, 32. 32. PSALM XXXII. 67 With deep repentance well agree, And join to prove his faith sincere. How glorious is that righteousness That hides and cancels all his sins ! While a bright evidence of grace, Through his whole life, appears and shines. PSALM 32, Second Fait, fc. Ml. Confession and Pardon. 1 TXTHILE I keep silence, and conceal VV My heavy guilt within my heart, What torments doth my conscience feel ! What agonies of inward smart ! 2 I spread my sins before the Lord, And all my secret faults confess ; Thy gospel speaks a pard'ning word, Thy Holy Spirit seals the grace. 3 For this shall every humble soul Make swift addresses to thy seat ; When floods of huge temptations roll, There shall they find a blest retreat. 4 How safe beneath thy wings I he, When days grow dark and storms appeal' ! And when I walk, thy watchful eye Shall guide me safe from every snare. PSALM 32, S. M. Forgiveness of Sins. 1 AH ! blessed souls are they, Vy Whose sins are covered o'er ; — Divinely blest, to whom the Lord Imputes their guilt no more. 2 They mourn their follies past, And keep their hearts with care ; Their lips and lives, without deceit. Shall prove their faith sincere. 3 While I concealed my guilt, I felt the festering wound ; Till I confessed my sins to thee, And ready pardon found. 4 Let sinners learn to pray, Let saints keep near the throne • 68 PSALM XXXIII. 33 33 Our help, in times of deep distress, Is found in God alone. PSALM 33, First Part, C. OTL. Works of Creation and Providence. REJOICE, ye righteous ! in the Lord ; This work belongs to you ; Sing of his name, his ways, his wc rd ; How holy, just, and true ! His mercy, and his righteousness, Let heaven and earth proclaim ; His works of nature and of grace Reveal his wondrous name. His wisdom and almighty word The heavenly arches spread ; And, by the Spirit of the Lord, Their shining hosts were made. He bade the liquid waters flow To their appointed deep ; The flowing seas their limits know, And their own station keep. Ye tenants of the spacious earth ! With fear before him stand : He spake — and nature took its birth, And rests on his command. He scorns the an^ry nations' rage, And breaks their vain designs ; His counsel stands through every age, And in full glory shines. PSAL.M 33, Second Part, C. UI. Creatures vain, and God all-sufficient. BLEST is the nation, where the Lord Has fixed his gracious throne ; Where he reveals his heavenly word, And calls the tribes his own. His eye, with infinite survey, Does the whole world behold; He formed us all of equal clay, And knows our feeble mould. God is our fear, and God our trust, When plagues or famine spread ■ PSALMS XXXIII, XXXIV. 69 His watchful eye secures the just, Among ten thousand dead. 4 Lord ! let our hearts in thee rejoice, And bless us from thy throne ; For we have made thy word our choice, And trust thy grace alone. 33. 34 PSALUI 33, I*. P. M. Works of Creation and Providence. YE holy souls ! in God rejoice ; Your Maker's praise becomes your voice ; G^at is your theme, your songs be new ; Sing of his name, Ms word, his ways, His works of nature and of grace ; — How wise and holy, just and true ! Justice and truth he ever loves ; And the whole earth his goodness proves ; His word the heavenly arches spread; How wide they shine from north to south ! And, by the spirit of his mouth, Were all the starry armies made. He gathers the wide-flowing seas, — Those watery treasures know their place, — In the vast store-house of the deep : He spake — and gave all nature birth ; And fires and seas, and heaven and earth, His everlasting orders keep. Let mortals tremble, and adore A God of such resistless power, Nor dare indulge their feeble rage : Vain are their thoughts, and weak their hands; But his eternal counsel stands, And rules the world from age to age. PSAMI 34, First Part, I,. M. God's Care of his Saints. 1 [ ORD ! I will bless thee all my days ; -LJ Thy praise shall dwell upon my tongue My soul shall glory in thy grace, While saints rejoice to hear the song. 2 Come, magnify the Lord with me ; Come, let us all exalt his name : 70 PSALM XXXIV. * I sought th' eternal God, and he Has not exposed my hope to shame. 3 T told him all my secret grief, — My secret groanings reached his ears ; He gave my inward pains relief, And calmed the tumult of my fears. 4 To him the poor lift up their eyes, — With heavenly joy their faces shine ; A beam of mercy from the sides Fills them with light and joy divine. 5 His holy angels pitch their tents % Around the men that serve the Lord : Oh ! fear and love him, all his saints ! Taste of his grace and trust his word. 34 34 PSAMI 34, Second Part. I.. M. Religious Education. 1 /CHILDREN! — in years and knowledge young, v^ Your parents' hope, your parents' joy, — Attend the counsels of my tongue ; Let pious thoughts your minds employ. 2 If you desire a length of days, And peace to crown your mortal state, Restrain your feet from impious ways, Your lips from slander and deceit. 3 The eyes of God regard Ins saints, His ears are open to their cries ; He sets his frowning face against The sons of violence and lies. 4 To humble souls and broken hearts, God, with his grace, is ever nigh ; Pardon and hope his love imparts, When men in deep contrition lie. 5 He tells their tears, he counts their groans, His Son redeems their souls from death ; His Spirit heals their broken bones, — They in his praise employ their breath. PSAI.1TI 34, First Part, C. M. Praise for eminent Deliverance. 1 T 'LL bless the Lord from day to day ; -1 How good are all his ways ! PSALM XXXIV. 71 Ye humble souls, who love to pray Come, help my lips to praise. 2 Sing, to the honor of his name, How a poor sinner cried ; Nor was his hope exposed to shame, Nor was his suit denied. 3 I told, the Lord my sore distress, With heavy groans and tears ; He gave my sharpest torments ease, And silenced all my fears. 4 O sinners ! come and taste his love, Come, learn his pleasant ways, And let your own experience prove The sweetness of his grace. 5 He bids his angels pitch their tents, Round where his children dwell ; What ills their heavenly care prevents, No earthly tongue can tell. 6 Oh! love the Lord, ye saints of his! His eye regards the just; How richly blest their portion is, Who make the Lord their trust ! 34. PSALM 34, Second Part, C. M. Praise for Mercies received. 'THEE will I bless, O Lord, my God ! -L To thee my voice I '11 raise, For ever spread thy name abroad, And daily sing thy praise. My soul shall glory in the Lord, His wondrous acts proclaim ; Oh ! let us now his love record, And magnify his name. Mine eyes beheld his heavenly light, When I implored his grace ; I saw bis glory with delight, And joy beamed o'er my face. Oh ! taste and see that God is good, Ye, who on him rely ! He shall your souls with heavenly food( And grace and strength, supply. 72 PSALM XXXIV. 34 PSALM 34, Third Part, C. M. Trusting and Praising God. 1 HPHROUGH all the changing scenes of life, J- In trouble, and in joy, The praises of my God shall still My heart and tongue employ. 2 Of his deliverance I will boast, Till all, who are distressed, From my example comfort take, And charm their griefs to rest. 3 Oh ! magnify the Lord with me, With me exalt his name ; When in distress to him I called, He to my rescue came. 4 The hosts of God encamp around The dwellings of the just , Deliverance he affords to all, Who on his succor trust. 5 Oh ! make but trial of his ^ve ; Experience will decide, How blest are they, and only they, Who in his truth confide. 6 Fear him, ye saints ! and ye will then Have nothing else to fear; Make ye his service your delight, — He '11 make your wants his care. 34 PSAL.RI 34, 8s. Evening, TNSPIRER and hearer of prayer, A Thou Shepherd and Guardian of thine * My all to thy covenant-care I, sleeping and waking, resign : If thou art my shield and my sun, The night is no darkness to me : And, fast as my moments roll on, They bring me but nearer to thee. Thy ministering spirits descend, To watch while thy saints are asleep ; By day and by night they attend, * The heirs of salvation to keep : 35. 36 PSALMS XXXV, XXXVI. 73 Bright seraphs, dispatched from the throne, Repair to their stations assigned ; And angels elect are sent down, To guard the redeemed of mankind. Thy worship no interval knows ; Their fervor is still on the wing ; And, while they protect my repose, They chant to the praise of my King. I, too, at the season ordained, Their chorus for ever shall join ; And love and adore, without end, Their faithful Creator, and mine. PSALM 35, 8s, 7s, and 4. Christ exalted over Ms Foes. LO ! the Lord, the mighty Saviour, Quits the grave, the throne to claim ; Object of his endless favor, ' God o'er all exalts his name ; Those who hate him — Clothed with everlasting shame. Shout for joy — with songs of praises, Ye, who in his name delight ! Shout — for God our Saviour raises To his throne in endless might ; 'Tis Jehovah — Crowns our Lord, in realms of light God his servant lifts to glory, Bids him all his honors share : Now, Jehovah ! we adore thee, And thy righteousness declare : Endless praises Shall thy ransomed church prepare. PSALM 36, L. M. Perfections and Providence of God. 1 TTIGH in the heavens, eternal God ! -El Thy goodness in full glory shines ; Thy truth shall break through every cloud, That veils or darkens thy designs. 2 For ever firm thy justice stands, As mountains their foundations keep ; 74 PSALM XXXVI. Wise are the wonders of thy hands, Thy judgments are a mighty deep. 3 My God! how excellent thy grace, Whence all our hope, our comfort springs' The sons of Adam, in distress, Fly to the shadow of thy wings. 4 From the provisions of thy house, We shall be fed with sweet repast : There mercy like a river flows, And brings salvation to our taste. 5 Life, like a fountain, rich and free, Springs from the presence of my Lord ; And, in thy light, our souls shall see The glories promised in thy word. 36 36. PSAL.M t!6, C. M. The Presence and Protection of God. 1 A BOVE these heavens' created rounds, A Thy mercies, Lord ! extend ; Thy truth out-lives the narrow bounds, Where time and nature end. 2 Thy justice shall maintain its throne, Though mountains melt away ; Thy judgments are a world unknown. A deep unfathomed sea. 3 Though all created light decay, And death close up our eyes ; Thy presence makes eternal day, Where clouds can never rise. 4 Safety to man thy goodness brings, Nor overlooks the beast ; Beneath the shadow of thy wings, Thy children choose to rest PSAI.M 36, S. ML. Man sinful, God just. WHEN man grows bold in sin, My heart within me cries, — " He hath no faith of God within, Nor fear before his eyes." He walks, awhile, concealed In a self-flattering dream ; 37. PSALM XXXVII. 75 Till his dark crimes, at once revealed, Expose his hateful name. His heart is false and foul, His words are smooth and fair; Wisdom is banished from his soul, And leaves no goodness there. But there 's a dreadful God, Though men renounce his fear ; His justice, hid behind the cloud, Shall one great day appear. His truth transcends the sky, In heaven his mercies dwell ; Deep as the sea his judgments lie, His anger burns to hell. How excellent his love, Whence all our safety springs ! Oh ! never let my soul remove From underneath his wings. PSAI.RI 37, First Part, C. M. God, the Guardian of the Pious. 1 "VTOW let me make the Lord my trust, IN And practice all that 's good ; So shall I dwell among the just, And he '11 provide me food. 2 I to my God my ways commit, And cheerful wait his will; Thy hand, which guides my doubtful feet Shall my desires fulfill. 3 Mine innocence shalt thou display, And make thy judgments known, Fair as the light of dawning day, And g]orious as the noon. 4 The meek at last the earth possess, And are the heirs of heaven ; True riches, with abundant peace, To humble souls are given. 37. PSAI.ITI 37, Second Part, C. JH. The Safety of the Righteous. 1 TVTY God ! the steps of pious men ill Are ordered by thy will ; . 76 PSALMS XXXVII, XXXVIII. Though they should fall, they rise again ; Thy hand supports them still. 2 The Lord delights to see their ways; Their virtue he approves ; He '11 ne'er deprive them of his grace, Nor leave the men he loves. 3 The heavenly heritage is theirs, Their portion and their home ; He feeds them now, and makes them heirs Of blessings long to come. O^ PSAIiUI 37, Third Part, €. M. ** • • The Sinner and the Saint. 1 rpHE haughty sinner I have seen, -L Not fearing man, nor God ; Like a tall bay-tree, fair and green, Spreading his arms abroad. 2 And, lo ! he vanished from the ground, Destroyed by hands unseen ; Nor root, nor branch, nor leaf, was found, Where all that pride had been. 3 But mark the man of righteousness, His several steps attend ; True pleasure runs through all his ways. And peaceful is his end. 4 When sinners fall, the righteous stand, Preserved from every snare ; They shall possess the promised land, And dwell for ever there. PSALIfll 38, C. M. Severe Chastisement deprecated. 1 A MIDST thy wrath, remember love, A Restore thy servant, Lord ! Nor let a father's chastening prove, Like an avenger's sword. 2 My sins a heavy7, load appear, And o'er my head are gone ; The burden, Lord! I cannot bear, Nor e'er the guilt atone. 3 All my desire to thee is known, Thine eye counts every tear; 38 39 39 PSALM XXXIX. 77 And every sigh, and every groan, Is noticed by thine ear. But I '11 confess my guilt to thee, And grieve for all my sin ; I '11 mourn how weak my graces be, And beg support divine. My God ! forgive my follies past, And be for ever nigh ; 0 Lord of my salvation ! haste, Before thy servant die. PSAI^I 39, E* THE. Brevity of human Life. OH ! let me, gracious Lord ! extend My view, to life's approaching end : What are my days ? — a span, their line ; And what my age, compared with thine? Our life advancing to its close, While scarce its earliest dawn it knows, Swift, through an empty shade we run, And vanity and man are one. God of my fathers ! here, as they, 1 walk, the pilgrim of a day ; A transient guest, thy works admire, And instant to my home retire. Oh ! spare me, Lord ! in mercy, spare, And nature's failing strength repair ; Ere, life's short circuit wandered o'er, I perish, and am seen no more. P§ALM 39, Fir§t Part, C. IfF. The Vanity of Man. 1 'pEACH me the measure of my days -L Thou Maker of my frame ! I would survey life's narrow space, And learn how frail I am. 2 A span is all that we can boast, — An inch or two of time ; Man is but vanity and dust, Li all his flower and prime. 3 See the vain race of mortals move, Like shadows o'er the plain ! 78 PSALM XXXIX. They rage and strive, desire and love, Bnt all the noise is vain. 4 Some walk in honor's gandy show ; Some dig for golden ore ; They toil for heirs they know not who, And straight are seen no more. 5 What should I wish, or wait for, then, From creatures, earth, and dust? They make our expectations vain, And disappoint our trust. 6 Now I forbid my carnal hope, My fond desires recall ; I give my mortal interest up, And make my God my all. 39 PSAIiM 39, Second Part, C. OT. Sick-bed Devotion. . 1 H OD of my life ! look gently down, vJ Behold the pains I feel ! But I am dumb before thy throne, Nor dare dispute thy will. 2 Diseases are thy servants, Lord ! They come at thy command ; I '11 not attempt a murm'ring word, Against thy chastening hand. 3 Yet I may plead with humble cries, — " Remove thy sharp rebukes ; My strength consumes, my spirit die3. Through thy repeated strokes." 4 Crushed as a moth beneath thy hand, We moulder to the dust ; Our feeble powers can "ne'er withstand, And all our beauty 's lost. 5 I'm but a stranger here below, As all my fathers were ; May I be well-prepared to go, When I the summons hear. 6 But, if my life be spared awhile, Before my last remove, Thy praise shall be my business still, And I '11 declare thy love. 39. PSALM XXXIX. 79 PSALM 39, S. M. The Breiity of Life. 1 I" ORD ! let me know mine end, — _Li My days, how brief their date; That I may timely comprehend, How frail my best estate. 2 My life is but a span, Mine age is naught with thee ; What is the highest boast of man But dust and vanity ? 3 Dumb at thy feet I he, For thou hast brought me low ; Remove thy judgments, lest I die ; I faint beneath thy blow. 4 At thy rebuke, the bloom Of man's vain beauty flies ; And grief shall, like a moth, consume All that delights our eyes. 5 Have pity on my fears ; Hearken to my request ; Turn not in silence from my tears, But give the mourner rest. 6 Oh ! spare me yet, I pray, Awhile my strength restore, Ere I am summoned hence away, And seen on earth no more. 39. PSAL.M 39, 7s and 6s. Human Frailty. 1 AH ! what is earthly pleasure, yJ Compared with thy rich grace ? Lord ! teach us how to measure The remnant of our days, — How brief is our existence, How frail a thing is man ; And grant us thine assistance, This feeble life to scan. 2 How soon the hours of gladness, That cheer us on our way, Are changed to gloom and sadness, Or filled with deep dismay ! 80 PSALM XL. Man, in his best condition, Is vanity and dust ; Soon past the fleeting vision ; He then gives up the ghost. 3 Earth's treasures quickly leave us, Its honors ne'er endure ; Its pleasures but deceive us, Its hopes are insecure : But, Lord ! while time so fleeting Is filled with many a snare, 40 40 My soul on thee is waiting, I 'U trust thy guardian care. PSA1.M 40, First Part, C. Mi Deliverance from deep Distress. T WAITED patient for the Lord — JL He bowed to hear my cry ; He saw me resting on his word, And brought salvation nigh. He raised me from a horrid pit, Where, mourning, long I lay ; And from my bonds released my feet- Deep bonds of miry clay. Firm on a rock he made me stand, And taught my cheerful tongue, To praise the wonders of his hand, In a new thankful song. I '11 spread his works of grace abroad ; The saints with joy shall hear ; And sinners learn to make my God Their only hope and fear. How many are thy thoughts of love ! Thy mercies, Lord ! how great ! We have not words, nor hours enough, Their numbers to repeat PSAI.M 40, Second Part, C. OT. Incarnation and Atonement of Christ. BEHOLD ! the blest Redeemer corner Th' eternal Son appears, And, at th' appointed time assumes, The body God prepares. Much he revealed his Father's grace, And much his truth he showed, 40 41. PSALMS XL, XLL 81 He preached the way of righteousness, Where great assemblies stood. His Father's honor touched his heart, He pitied sinners' cries ; And, to fulfill a Saviour's part, Was made a sacrifice. No blood of beasts, on altars shed, Could wash the conscience clean ; But the rich sacrifice he paid Atones for all our sin. PSAtUI 40. Third Part, C. M. GolVs Infinite Lose. OLORD ! how infinite thy love ! How wondrous are thy ways ! Let earth beneath, and heaven above, Combine to sing thy praise. Man in immortal beauty shone, Thy noblest work below ; Too soon by sin made heir alone To death and endless woe. Then — " Lo ! I come," the Saviour said ; Oh ! be his name adored, Who, with his blood, our ransom paid, And life and bliss restored. PSAtUI 41, L.. MC. Blessedness of the Merciful. 1 T)LEST is the man, whose heart doth move, O And melt with pity to the poor ; Whose soul, by sympathising love, Feels what his fellow-saints endure. 2 His heart contrives, for their relief, More good than his own hands can do ; He, in the time of general grief, Shall find the Lord has pity too. 3 His soul shall live secure on earth, With secret blessinTs on his head, When drought, and pestilence, and dearth, Around him multiply their dead. 4 Or, if he languish on his couch, God will pronounce his sins forgiven ; Will save him with a healing touch, Or take his willing -soul to heaven. 4* 82 PSALM XLII. 42 42 PSAJL7I 42, L,. M. Trusting i?i God, in Times of Despondency. 1 IVTY spirit sinks within me. Lord ! IVi But I will call thy name to mind ; And times of past distress record, When I have found that God was kind. 2 Yet will the Lord command his love, When I address his throne by day ; Nor in the night his grace remove ; — The night shall hear me sing and pray. 3 I '11 cast myself before his feet, And say — " My God, my heavenly Rock ! Why doth thy love so long forget The soul, that groans beneath thy stroke ?" 4 I '11 chide my heart that sinks so low : Why should my soul indulge her grief? Hope in the Lord and praise him too ; He is my rest, my sure relief. 5 Thy light and truth shall guide me still ; Thy word shall my best thoughts employ, And lead me to thy heavenly hill, My God, my most exceeding joy ' PSAL.UI 42, Fir§t Part, C. M. Desertion and Hope. 1 TXTITH earnest longings of the mind, VV My God! to thee I look; So pants the hunted hart to find, And taste, the cooling brook. 2 When shall I see thy courts of grace, And meet my God again ? So long an absence from thy face My heart endures with pain. 3 'Tis with a mournful pleasure now I think on ancient days; Then to thy house did numbers go, And all our work was praise. 4 But why, my soul ! sunk down so far, Beneath this heavy load ? Why do my thoughts indulge despair, And sin against my God ? f> Hope in the Lord, whose mighty hand Can all thy woes remove, 42. PSALM XLII. 83 For I shall yet before him stand, And sing restoring love. PSAL3I 42, Second Part, C. Hf. Thirsting after God. 42 1 AS pants the hart for cooling streams, -A- When heated in the chase, So longs my soul, O God ! for thee, And thy refreshing grace. 2 For thee, my God, the hying God ! My thirsty soul doth pine ; Oh ! when shall I behold thy face, Thou Majesty divine ! 3 1 siuh to think of happier days, When thou, O Lord ! wast nigh ; When every heart was tuned to praise, And none more blessed than I. 4 Why restless, why cast down, my soul? Trust God, and thou shalt sing His praise again, and find him still Thy health's eternal spring. PSAtlTI 43, 7s. Prayer and Hope i?i Affliction. HEARKEN, Lord! to my complaints, For my soul within me faints ; Thee, far otf, I call to mind, In the land I left behind, Where the streams of Jordan flow, Where the heights of Hermon glow. Tempest-tossed, my failing bark Founders on the ocean dark ; Deep to deep around me calls, With the rush of water-falls ; While I plunge to lower caves, Overwhelmed by all thy waves. Once the morning's earliest li^ht Brought thy mercy to my sight, And my wakeful song was heard Later thxi the evening-bird ; Hast thou all my prayers forgot ? Dost thou scorn, or hear them not? Why, my soul! art thou perplexed? Why with faithless troubles vexed? 84 PSALM XLI1I. Hope in God, whose saving name Thou shalt joyfully proclaim, When his countenance shall shine, Through the clouds that darken thine. 43 PSALM 43, C. M. Prayer in Affliction. 1 JUDGE me, O God! and plead my causp J Against a sinful race ; From vile oppression and deceit, Secure me by thy grace. 2 On thee my steadfast hope depends; And am I left to mourn ? To sink in sorrows, and in vain Implore thy kind return ? 3 Oh ! send thy light to guide my fert, And bid thy truth appear ; Conduct me to thy holy hill, To taste thy mercies there. .4 Then to thine altar, O my God ! My joyful feet shall rise, And my triumphant songs shall praise The God, who rules the sides. 43 PSALM 43, H. M. Commencement of public Worship. NOW, to thy sacred house, I turn my willing feet, Where saints, with morning- vows, In full assembly meet : Thy power divine Shall there be shown, And from thy throne Thy mercy shine. Oh ! send thy light abroad ; Thy truth, with heavenly ray, Shall lead my soul to God, And guide my doubtful way ; I '11 hear thy word With faith sincere, And learn to fear And praise tiie Lord. 43. 44 PSALMS XLIII, XLIV. 85 3 Here reach thy gracious hand, And all my sorrows heal, Here health and strength divine, Oh ! make my bosom feel ; Like balmy dew, Shall Jesus' voice My heart rejoice, And strength renew. [ Now in thy holy hill, Before thine altar, Lord ! My harp and song shall sound The glories of thy word : O God of grace ! Henceforth, to thee, My life shall be A hymn of praise. PSAMI 43, 7s. Prayer in Distress. JUDGE me, Lord! in righteousness; Plead for me in my distress ; Good and merciful thou art ; Bind this bleeding, broken heart ; Cast me not despairing hence ; Be thy love my confidence. Send thy light and truth, to guide Me, too prone to turn aside, On thy holy hill to rest, In thy courts for ever blest : There to God, my hope, my joy, Praise shall all my powers employ. Why, my soul ! art thou dismayed ? Why of earth or hell afraid ? Trust in God ; disdain to yield. While o'er thee he casts his shield ; While his countenance divine Sheds the light of heaven on thine. P§ALM 44, C. m. Complaint in Declension. LORD ! we have heard thy works of oH Thy works of power and grace, When to our ears our fathers told The wonders of their davs : 86 PSALM XLV. 2 How thou didst build thy churches here, And make thy gospel known : Among them did thine arm appear, Thy light and glory shone. 3 In God they boasted all the day ; And, in a cheerful throng, Did thousands meet to praise and pray ; And grace was all their song. 4 But now our souls are seized with shame ; Confusion fills our face, To hear the enemy blaspheme, And fools reproach thy grace. 5 Redeem us from perpetual shame, Our Saviour and our God ! We plead the honors of thy name, The merits of thy blood. 45. PSALM 45, First Part, I,. M. The Glory of Christ. 1 "KTOW be rny heart inspired, to sing ■i ^ The glories of my Saviour- King : Jesus, the Lord, — how heavenly fair His form ! how bright his beauties are ! 2 O'er all the sons of human race, He shines with a superior grace ; Love from his lips divinely flows, And blessings all his state compose. 3 Dress thee in arms, most mighty Lord! Gird on the terror of thy sword ; In majesty and glory ride, With truth and meekness at thy side. 4 Thy throne, O God ! for ever stands ; Grace is the sceptre in thy hands ; Thy laws and works are just and right ; Justice and grace are thy delight. 5 God, thine own God, has richly shed . His oil of gladness on thy head ; And, with his sacred Spirit, blest His first-born Son above the rest PSALM XLV. 87 4K PSAL.UI 45, Second Part, Ii. M. ^ • C/in's£ and /lis Church. 1 HPHE King of saints, — how fair his face ! JL Adorned with majesty and grace, He conies, with blessings from above, And wins the nations to his love. 2 At his right hand, onr eyes behold The queen, arrayed in purest gold; The world admires her heavenly dress, Her robe of joy and righteousness. 3 Oh ! happy hour, when thou shalt rise To his fair palace in the sides ; And all thy sons, a numerous train, Each, like a prince, in glory reign. 4 Let endless honors crown his head ; Let every age his praises spread ; While we, with cheerful songs, approve The condescensions of his love. A K PSAI.M 45, C. M. ■*:*^# Christ and his glorious Reign. 1 T 'LL speak the honors of my King, — -L His form divinely fair ; None of the sons of mortal race May with the Lord compare. 2 Sweet is thy speech, and heavenly grace Upon thy lips is shed ; Thy God, with blessings infinite, Hath crowned thy sacred head. 3 Gird on thy sword, victorious Prince ! Ride with majestic sway ; Thy terror shall strike through thy foes, And make the world obey. 4 Thy throne, OG»d! for ever stands ; Thy word of grace shall prove A peaceful sceptre in thy hands, To rule the saints by love. 5 Justice and truth attend thee still, But mercy is thy choice ; And God, thy God, thy soul shall fill With most peculiar joys. 88 PSALM XLV. 45. i 45 PSALM 45, S. M. The Glory of Christ. MY Saviour and my King! Thy beauties are divine ; Thy lips with blessings overflow, And every grace is thine. Now make thy glory known ; Gird on thy dreadful sword, And ride, in majesty, to spread The conquests of thy word. Strike through thy stubborn foes, Or melt their hearts t' obey ; While justice, meekness, grace, and truth Attend thy glorious way. Thy laws, O God ! are right ; Thy throne shall ever stand, And thy victorious gospel prove A sceptre in thy hand. PSALM 45, H. M. Christ, the triumphant King. 1 p IRD on thy conquering sword, VJ Ascend thy shining car ; And march, almighty Lord ! To wage thy holy war : Before his wheels, In glad surprise, Ye vallies ! rise, And sink, ye hills.! 2 Before thine awful face Millions of foes shall fall, The captives of thy grace, — That grace which conquers all: The world shall know, Great King of kings ! What wondrous things Thine arm can do. 3 Here to my waiting soul, Bend thy triumphant way; Here every fear control, And all thy power display : 46. 46 PSALM XLVL 89 My heart, thy throne, Blest Jesus ! see, Submits to thee, — To thee alone. PSALM 46, First Part, I*. MT. Church's Safely amidst Desolations. 1 H OD is the refuge of his saints, vJ When storms of sharp distress invade ; Ere we can otter our complaints, Behold him present with his aid. 2 Let mountains from their seats be hurled, Down to the deep and buried there ; Convulsions shake the solid world ; — Our faith shall never yield to fear. 3 There is a stream, whose gentle flow Supplies the city of our God ; Life, love, and joy still gliding through, And watering our divine abode. 4 That sacred stream, — thy holy word, — Our grief allays, our fear controls : Sweet peace thy promises afford, And give new strength to fainting souls. 5 Zion enjoys her monarch's love, Secure against a threatening hour ; Nor can her firm foundations move, Built on his truth, and armed with power. PSAIiUI 46, §econd Part, L. M. God reigns in Zion. LET Zion in her King rejoice, Though tyrants rage, and kingdoms rise ; He utters his almighty voice, — The nations melt, — the tumult dies. From sea to sea, through all the shores, He makes the noise of battle cease ; When from on high his thunder roars, He awes the trembling world to peace. " Be still — and learn that I am God ; I '11 be exalted o'er the lands ; I will be known and feared abroad ; But still my throne in Zion stands." 12 90 PSALM XLVL 4 O Lord of hosts, almighty King ! While we so near thy presence dwell, Our faith shall sit secure, and sing Defiance to the sates of hell. 46 PSAL.TI 46, Third Part, £,. IB. The Refuge and Defence of the Saints. 1 p OD is our refuge and defence, vJ In trouble our unfailing aid Secure in his omnipotence, What foe can make our souls afraid ? 2 Yea, though the earth's foundations rock, And mountains down the gulf be hurled, His people smile amid the shock ; They look beyond this transient world. 3 There is a river pure and bright, Whose streams make glad the heaven]? Where, in eternity of light, [plains, The city of our God remains. 4 Built by the word of his command, With his unclouded presence blest, Firm as his throne the bulwarks stand ; There is our home, our hope, our rest. 5 Thither let fervent faith aspire ; Our treasure and our heart be there ; Oh ! for a seraph's wing of fire ! No ; — for the mightier wings of prayer 6 We reach at once that last retreat, And ranged among the ransomed th.ong, Fall with the elders at his feet, Whose name alone inspires then song. 46. PSAI.ITI 46, C. M. God, an unfailing Refuge. ("1 OD is our refuge, tried and proved, X Amid a stormy world ; We will not fear though earth be moved, And hills in ocean hurled. The waves may roar, the mountains shake, Our comforts shall not cease ; The Lord his saints will not forsake ; The Lord will give us peace. PSALMS XL VI, XL VII. 91 A gentle stream of hope and love To us shall ever flow ; It issues from his throne above ; It cheers his church below. When earth and hell against us came, He spake and quelled their powers : The Lord of hosts is still the same ; The God of grace is ours. P§ALI?I 46, 7s and 6s. Peculiar. The River and the City of God. FROM the throne of God there springs A pure, a crystal stream ; Life and peace and joy it brings To his Jerusalem : Rivers of refreshing grace Through the sacred city flow, Watering all the hallowed place, Where God resides below. God, most merciful, most high, Doth in his Zion dwell : Kept by him, her towers defy The strength of earth and hell : Guardian of the chosen race, Jesus doth his church defend ; Saves them by his kindly grace, And saves them to the end. p§ai.:ti 47, t. hi. Praise to Christ, the King. JESUS, the Lord, ascends on high; He reigns in glory o'er the sky : Let all the earth its offerings bring, Exalt his name, proclaim him King. Wide, through the world, he spreads his sway, And bids the heathen lands obey, His church, with willing offerings, greet, And bend submissive at her feet. His reign the heathen lands shall own ; His holiness secures his throne ; And earthly princes gather round, Where Christ, the mighty God, is found. Princes by him their power extend, Earth's mightiest kings to Jesus bend ; 92 PSALM XLY11. He bids them rule, he bids them die, ■ Himself1 o'er all exalted high. AW PSAI^I 47, First Part, C. M. •*• * The Ascension and Reign of Christ. 1 AH ! for a shout of sacred joy yj To God, the sovereign King ; Let every land their tongues employ, And hymns of triumph sing. 2 Jesus, our God, ascends on high ; His heavenly guards around Attend him rising through the sky, With trumpets' joyful sound. 3 While angels shout and praise their King, Let mortals learn their strains ; Let all the earth his honor sing ; — O'er all the earth he reigns. 4 Rehearse his praise with awe profound ; Let knowledge lead the song ; Nor mock him with a solemn sound Upon a thoughtless tongue. 5 In Israel stood his ancient throne : — He loved that ancient race ; But now he calls the world his own ; The heathen taste his grace. 47 PSAI.ITI 47, Second Part, C. M. Christ, the King. EXTOL the Lord, the Lord most high, King over all the earth ; Exalt his triumph to the sky, In songs of sacred mirth. God is gone up with loud acclaim, And trumpets' tuneful voice ; Sing praise, sing praises to his name, Sing praises, and rejoice. Sing praises to our God ; sing praise To every creature's King : His wondrous works, his glorious ways. All tongues! all kindred! sing. God sits upon his holy throne, God o'er the heathen reigns : PSALMS XL VII, XL VIII. 93 His truth through all the world is known, — That truth his throne sustains. Princes around his footstool throng, Kings in the dust adore ; Earth and her shields to God belong ; — Sing praises evermore. P§AI,^I 47, Third Part, C. H Christ triumphant. ARISE, ye people ! and adore,— Exulting strike the chord ; Let all the earth, from shore to shore, Confess th' almighty Lord. Glad shouts aloud, wide echoing round, Th' ascending God proclaim ; Th' angelic choir respond the sound, And shake creation's frame. They sing of death and hell o'erthrown In that triumphant hour ; And God exalts his conquering Son To his right hand of power. Oh ! shout, ye people ! and adore, — Exulting strike the chord : Let all the earth, from shore to shore. Confess th' almighty Lord. PSAI^iW 4§, First Part, S. M. Safety of the Church. GREAT is the Lord our God, And let his praise be great ; He makes his churches his abode, His most delightful seat. In Zion God is known, — A refuge in distress ; How bright has his salvation shone, Through all her palaces ! When kings against her joined, And saw the Lord was there ; In wild confusion of the mind, They fled with hasty fear. Oft have our fathers told, Our eyes have often seen, 94 PSALM XL VIII. How well our God secures the fold, Where Ids own sheep have been. 5 Li every new distress. We '11 to his house repair ; We '11 think upon his wondrous grace. And seek deliverance there. 48. XF 48. P§AI^I 4§, Second Part, S. Ul Gospel-Worship and Old r. AH as thy name is known, The world declares thy praise ; Thy saints, O Lord ! before thy throne, Their songs of honor raise. With joy let Judah stand On Zion's chosen hill, Proclaim the wonders of thy hand, And counsels of thy will. Let strangers walk around The city where we dwell ; Compass and view thy holy ground, And mark the building well ; — The order of thy house, The worship of thy court, The cheerful songs, the solemn vows, And make a fair report. How decent and how wise ! How glorious to behold ! Beyond the pomp that charms the eyes, And rites adorned with gold. The God we worship now Will guide us till we die ; Will be our God while here below, And ours above the sky. PSAI.ITI 48, lis and §s. The Beauty and Strength of Zion. OH ! great is Jehovah, and great be his p/a;s«, In the city of God he is King ; Proclaim ye his triumphs in jubilant lays; On the mount of his holiness sing. The joy of the earth, from her beautiful height, Is Zion's impregnable hill ; PSALMS XLIX L. 95 The Lord in her temple still taketh delight, God reigns in her palaces still. 3 Let the daughters of Judah be glad for thy lov% The mountain of Zion rejoice ; For thou wilt establish her seat from above, Wilt make her the throne of thy choice. 4 Go, walk about Zion, and measure the length, Her walks and her bulwarks, mark well ; Contemplate her palaces, glorious in strength, Her towers and her pinnacles tell. 5 Then say to your children — " Our refuge is tried, This God is our God to the end ; His people for ever his counsels shall guide, His arm shall for ever defend." JQ PSAI^I 49, C. M. ^ *J • Death and the Resurrection. 1 ATE sons of pride ! that hate the just, A And trample on the poor, When death has brought you down to dust, Your pomp shall rise no more. 2 The last great day shall change the scene ; When will that hour appear ? When shall the just revive, and reign O'er all that scorned them here ? 3 God will my naked soul receive, Called from the world away, And break the prison of the grave, To raise my mouldering clay. 4 Heaven is my everlasting home ; Th' inheritance is sure ; Let men of pride their rage resume, But I '11 repine no more. Xrk P§AI^I 50, C. M. «-*"• The last Judgment. 1 T'HE Lord, the judge, before his throne, JL Bids the whole earth draw nigh ; The nations near the rising sun, And near the western sky. 2 No more shall bold blasphemers sajy-- "Judgment will ne'er begin;" No more abuse his long delay, To impudence and sin. 50 PSALM L. Throned on a cloud, our God shall come ; Bright flames prepare his way ; Thunder and darkness, fire and storm, Lead on the dreadful day. Heaven from above his call shall hear, Attending angels come, And earth and hell shall know, and fear His justice and their doom. " But gather all my saints," he cries, " Who made their peace with God, • By the Redeemer's sacrifice, And sealed it with his blood. " Their faith and works, brought forth to light, Shall make the world confess, My sentence of reward is right ; And heaven adore my grace." PSAfcUI 50, 8s, 7s and 4. God, the final Judge. LO ! the mighty God appearing, From on high Jehovah speaks ! Eastern lands the summons hearinjr, O'er the west his thunder breaks : Earth beholds him : Universal nature shakes. Zion, all its light unfolding, God in glory shall display : Lo ! he comes, — nor silence holding, Fire and clouds prepare his way ; Tempests round him Hasten on the dreadful day. To the heavens his voice ascending, To the earth beneath he cries : — " Souls immortal now descending, Let the sleeping dust arise ! Rise to judgment ; Let my throne adorn the skies. " Gather first my saints around me, Those who to my covenant stood ; Those who humbly sought and found mc, Through the dying Saviour's blood : Blest Redeemer ! Dearest sacrifice to God !" 51 51 PSALM LI. 97 Now the heavens on high adore him. And his righteousness declare : Sinners perish from before him, But his saints his mercies share : Just his judgment ! God, himself the judge, is there. PSAtlTI 51, First Part, Ii. M. A Penitent pleading for Pardon. O HO W pity, Lord ! O Lord ! forgive ; 0 Let a repenting rebel live ; Are not thy mercies large and free ? May not a sinner trust in thee ? Oh ! wash my soul from every sin, And make my guilty conscience clean ; Here on my heart the burden lies, And past offences pain mine eyes. My lips with shame my sins confess, Against thy law, against thy grace : Lord ! should thy judgment grow severe, 1 am condemned, but thou art clear. Should sudden vengeance seize my breath, I must pronounce thee just in death ; And if my soul were sent to hell, Thy righteous law approves it well. Yet save a trembling sinner, Lord ! Whose hope, still hovering round thy word, Would light on some sweet promise there, Some sure support against despair. PSAL.^1 51, Second Part, L,. UI. Native and Total Depravity. LORD ! I am vile, conceived in sin, And born unholy and unclean ; Sprung from the man whose guilty fall Corrupts the race, and taints us all. Soon as we draw our infant breath, The seeds of sin grow up for death ; Thy law demands a perfect heart, But we 're defiled in every part. No bleeding bird, nor bleeding beast, Nor hyssop-branch, nor sprinkling priest, Nor running brook, nor flood, nor sea. Can w^sh the dismal stain away. 5 98 PSALM LI. 4 Jesus, my God ! thy blood alone Hath power sufficient to atone ; Thy blood can make me white as snow; No Jewish types could cleanse me so. 5 While guilt disturbs and breaks my peace, Nor flesh nor soul, hath rest or ease ; Lord ! let me hear thy pard'ning voice, And make my broken heart rejoice. 51 51 PSALM 51, Third Part, L. M. The Backslider's Supplication. OTHOU, that hearest when sinners cry ! Though all my crimes before thee he, Behold them not with angry look, But blot their mem'ry from thy book. Create my nature pure within, And form my soul averse to sin ; Let thy good Spirit ne'er depart, Nor hide thy presence from my heart. I cannot live without thy light, Cast out and banished from thy sight : Thy holy joys, my God ! restore, And guard me, that I fall no more. Though I have grieved thy Spirit, Lord f His help and comfort still afford ; And let a wretch come near thy throne, To plead the merits of thy Son. PSAI^I 51 Fourth Part, l>i M. Returning to God. 1 A BROKEN heart, my God! my King! XL Is all the sacrifice I bring* The God of grace will ne'er despise A broken heart for sacrifice. 2 My soul lies humbled in the dust, And owns thy dreadful sentence just ; Look down, O Lord ! with pitying eye, And save a soul condemned to die. 3 Then will I teach the world thy ways ; Sinners shall learn thy sovereign grace ; I '11 lead them to my Saviour's blood, And they shall praise the pard'ning God. PSALM LI. 99 Oh ! may thy love inspire my tongue ; Salvation shall be all my song ; And all my powers shall join to bless The Lord, my strength, and righteousness PSAl-JI 51, First Part, C. Itt. Sin confessed and Pardoned. LORD ! I would spread my sore distress, And guilt, before thine eyes ; Against thy laws, against thy grace, How high my crimes arise ! Cleanse me, O Lord ! and cheer my soul With thy forgiving love ; Oh ! make my broken spirit whole, And bid my pains remove. Let not thy Spirit quite depart, Nor drive me from thy face ; Create anew my vicious heart, And fill it with thy grace. Then will I make thy mercies known, Before the sons of men ; Backsliders shall address thy throne, And turn to God again. PSAL3I 51, Second Part, C. M Repentance and Faith in Christ. OGOD of mercy ! hear my call, My load of guilt remove ; Break down this separating wall, That bars me from thy love. Give me the presence of thy grace ; Then my rejoicing tongue Shall speak aloud thy righteousness, And make thy praise my song. No blood of goats, nor heifer slain, For sin could e'er atone : The death of Christ shall still remain Sufficient and alone. A soul, oppressed with sin's desert, My God will ne'er despise ; An humble groan, a broken heart, Is our best sacrifice. 100 PSALMS LI, LII, LIU. 51. 52 53 PSAL.JJI 51, 8. OTE. The acoeptabie Sacrifice, 1VTO offering God requires, i' Nor victims please his eye ; Else should his altars blaze with fires, And flocks and herds should die. The humble, contrite breast, The spirit's broken sighs, Are gifts on which his love can rest, Nor will the Lord despise. Thy mercies from above, To Zion, Lord ! extend ; Built by thy power, and watched by love, Now let her walls ascend. Well pleased, thou then shalt see Her prayers and praise arise ; Presented at the throne to thee, Through Christ, our sacrifice. i PSALM 52, C. M. The Righteous and the Wicked. WHY should the mighty make their boast, And heavenly grace despise ? In their own arm they put their trust, And fill their mouth with lies. Our God in vengeance shall destroy, And drive them from his face ; No more shall they Ids church annoy, Nor find on earth a place. But like a cultured olive-grove, Dressed in immortal green, Thy children, blooming in thy love, Amid thy courts are seen. On thine eternal grace, O Lord ! Thy saints shall rest secure, And all who trust thy holy word, Shall find salvation sure. A PSAI.UI 53, C. M. The Foes of Zion. BE all the foes of Zion fools, Who thus devour her saints ? 1 PSALMS LIV, LV. 101 Do they not know her Saviour ru es, And pities her complaints? In vain the sons of Satan boast Of armies in array ; When God has first despised theii host, They fall an easy prey. Oh ! for a word from Zion's King, Her captives to restore : Jacob with all his tribes shall sing, And Judah weep no more. PSALM 54, §. P. M. Prayer for Deliverance from Enemies. MY God ! preserve my soul ; Oh ! make my spirit whole ; To save me, let thy strength appear ; Strangers my path surround ; Their pride and rage confound; Ana bring thy great salvation near. ■ Those, who against me rise, Are aliens from the skies ; They hate thy church and kingdom, Lord f They mock thy fearful name ; They glory in their shame ; Nor heed the wonders of thy word. But, O thou King divine ! My chosen friends are thine ; The men that still my soul sustain : Wilt thou my foes subdue, Create their hearts anew, And snatch them from eternal pain ? Escaped from every wo, Oh ! grant me, here below, To praise thy name with those I love ; And when, beyond the skies, Our souls unbodied rise, Unite us in the realms above. PSALM 55, C. M. God, our Refuge. OGOB, my refuge ! hear my cries, Behold my flowing tears : 102 PSALM LV. For earth and hell my hurt devise, And triumph in my fears. 2 Oh ! were I like a feathered dove, And innocence had wings, I 'd fly, and make a long remove, From all these restless things. 3 Let me to some wild desert go, And find a peaceful home, "Where storms of malice never blow, Temptations never come. 4 By morning -light I '11 seek his face, At noon repeat my cry ; The night shall hear me ask his grace. Nor will he long deny. 5 God shall preserve my soul from fr* Or sliield me when afraid ; Ten thousand angels must appear If he command their aid. 6 I cast my burdens on the Lord , — The Lord sustains them all : My courage rests upon his word, - - That saints shall never fall. 55 PSAI^Itl 55, S. M. Daily Devotion. 1 T ET sinners take their course, -Li And choose the road to death : But, in the worship of my God, I '11 spend my daily breath. 2 My thoughts address his throne, When morning brings the fight, I seek his blessing every noon, And pay my vows at night. 3 Thou wilt regard my cries, O my eternal God ! While sinners perish in surprise, Beneath thine angry rod. 4 Because they dwell at ease, And no sad changes feel, They neither fear, nor trust thy name, Nor learn to do thy will. PSALMS LV LV1. 103 But I, with all my cares, Will lean upon the Lord ; I '11 cast my burden on his arm, And rest upon his word. His arm shall weU sustain The children of his love : The ground, on which their safety stands, No earthly power can move. PSAMI 55, 7s. Encouragement for the Weak. PAST thy burden on the Lord, \J Only lean upon his word ; Thou wilt soon have cause to bless His unchanging faithfulness. He sustains thee by Iris hand, He enables thee to stand ; Those, whom Jesus once hath loved, From his grace are never moved. Heaven and earth may pass away, God's free grace shall not decay ; He hath promised to fulfill All the pleasure of his will. Jesus ! guardian of thy flock, Be thyself our constant rock ; Make us by thy powerful hand, Firm as Zion's mountain stand. p§al:ti 56, c. m. Trusting God in the midst of Enemies. OTHOU ! whose justice reigns on higli, And makes th' oppressor cease, Behold how envious sinners try To vex, and break my peace ! In God, most holy, just and true, I have reposed my trust ; Nor will I fear what flesh can do, — The offspring of the dust. Thv solemn vows are on me, Lord ! Thou shalt receive my praise ; I '11 sing,—" How faithful is thy word ! How righteous all thy ways !:' 104 PSALM LVII. 4 Thou hast secured my soul from death ; Oh ! set thy servant free, That heart and hand, and life and breath, May be employed for thee. PSAI.UI 57, First Part, Ii. ftf. Praise for Protection, Grace and Truth. 57 1 MY God ! in whom are all the springs Of boundless love and grace unknown '. lide me beneath thy spreading wings, Till the dark cloud be over-blown. Up to the heavens I send my cry, The Lord will my desires perform : He sends his angels from the sky, And saves me from the threatening storm My heart is fixed ; my song shall raise Immortal honors to thy name ; Awake, my tongue ! to sound his praise, — My tongue, the glory of my frame. High o'er the earth his mercy reigns, And reaches to the utmost sky ; His truth to endless years remains, When lower worlds dissolve and die. Be thou exalted, O my God ! Above the heavens where angels dwe.1! ; Thy power on earth be known abroad, And land to land thy wonders tell. ^W PSAL.ITI 57, Socoiid Part, L. OT. *J • • Praise tc the eternal King. 1 T?TERNAL God, celestial King! -LJ Exalted be thy glorious name ; Let hosts in heaven thy praises sing, And saints on earth thy love proclaim. 2 My heart is fixed on thee, my God ! I rest my hope on thee alone ; I '11 spread thy sacred truths abroad, To all mankind thy love make known 3 Awake, my tongue ! awake, my lyre ! With mornings earliest dawn arise ; To songs of joy my soul inspire, And swell your music to the skies. 58 PSALMS LVIII, LIX. 105 With those, who in thy grace abound, To thee I '11 raise my thankful voice ; While every land, the earth around, Shall hear, and in thy name rejoice. PSAIiH 58, i» in. P. Warning to Magisfra'es. 1 JUDGES! who rule the world by laws, J Will ye despise the righteous cause, When one oppressed before you stands ? Dare ye condemn the righteous poor, And let rich sinners 'scape secure, While gold and greatness bribe your hands ? 2 Have ye forgot, or never knew, That God will judge the judges too ?! High in the heavens his justice reigns; Yet ye invade the rights of God, And send your bold decrees abroad, To bindjjthe conscience in your chains 3 When once he thunders from the sky, Your grandeur melts, your titles die, Your power is crumbled to the dust : As empty chaff, when whirlwinds rise, Before the sweeping tempest flies, Your hopes shall be for ever lost. 4 Thus shall the vengeance of the Lord Safety and joy to saints afford ; And all that hear shall join and say, — " Sure there 's a God that rules on high, A God that hears his children cry, And will their sufferings well repay." tA PSAJLITI 59, S. P. M. ****• Miserable End of the Wicked. 1 TTTHEN God in wrath shall come, W To tell the sinner's doom, What anguish shall the wicked tear! The men that slight his name, That boast of sin and shame, No more shall ask— "What God can hear?" 2 Thou hearest, omniscient Lord ! Each curse, and idle word, Of men who scoff with lips profane , 5* 10(j PSALMS LX, LX1. And, when the hand of death Shall stop their impious breath, Their souls shall seek for peace in vain, 3 Oh ! how will sinners need An advocate to plead, Accepted at thine awful throne ! How, in that solemn hour, Would faith's transcendent power Outweigh all things beneath the sun ! 4 Yet save their souls, O Lord ! Subdue them by thy word, Though all their powers oppose thy reign ; Now may thy foes submit, And bow beneath thy feet, Nor let them read thy wrath in vain. 60 PSAI.M 60, 7s. Judgments deprecated. 1 WHY, O God ! thy people spurn ? W Why permit thy wrath to burn ? God of mercy ! turn once more, All our broken hearts restore. 2 Thou hast made our land to quake, — Heal the breaches thou dost make ; Bitter is the cup we drink, — Surfer not our souls to sink. 3 Be thy banner now unfurled, Show thy truth to all the world ; Save us, Lord ! we cry to thee, Lift thine arm — thy chosen free. 4 Give us now relief from pain, — Human aid is all in vain : We, through God, shall yet prevail, He will help, when foes assail. 61 PSAtlJI 61, c. wr. God, a Refuge in Trouble. 1 TTAIL ! gracious source of every good, JCL Our Saviour and defence ! Thou art our glory, and our shield, Our help and confidence. 61 62. PSALMS LXI, LXII. 107 When anxious fears disturb the breast, When threatening foes are nigh, To thee we pour our deep complaint, To thee for succor fly. Jesus ! our Lord, our only hope, Before thy throne we bow ; Thou art our strength, and thou the rock Whence living waters flow. PSALM 61, s. m. Safely in God. "\T7HEN overwhelmed with grief VV My heart within me dies ; Helpless, and far from all relief, To heaven I lift mine eyes. Oh ! lead me to the rock, That 's high above my head ; And make the covert of thy wings My shelter and my shade. Within thy presence, Lord ! For ever I '11 abide ; Thou art the tower of my defence, The refuge where I hide. Thou givest me the lot Of those that fear thy name ; If endless life be their reward, I shall possess the same. PSAMI 62, L,. M. God alone worthy of Confidence. MY spirit looks to God alone ; My rock and refuge is his throne ; In all my fears, in all my straits, My soul on his salvation waits. Trust him, ye saints ! in all your ways, Pour out your hearts before his face ; When helpers fail, and foes invade, God is our all-sufficient aid. False are the men of high degree, The baser sort are vanity ; Laid in the balance, both appear Light as a puff of empty air. 108 PSALiAI LXIIL 4 Make not increasing gold your trust, Nor set your hearts on glittering dust; Why will you grasp the fleeting smoke And not believe what God has spoke 9 5 Once has his awful voice declared, Once and again my ears have heard, — " All power is his eternal due ; He must be feared and trusted too." 6 For sovereign power reigns not alone ; Grace is a partner of the throne : Thy grace and justice, mighty Lord ! Shall well divide our last reward. 63 PSAIall 63, First Part, t. WL. Adoption. 1 p RE AT God! indulge my humble claim, vJ Thou art toy hope, my joy, my rest ; The glories, that compose thy name, Stand all engaged to make me blest. 2 Thou great and good, thou just and wise ! Thou art my Father, and my God ; And I am thine, by sacred ties, — Thy son, thy servant, bought with blood 3 With early feet I love t' appear Among thy saints, and seek thy face ; Oft have I seen thy glory there, And felt the power of sovereign grace. 4 I '11 lift my hands, I '11 raise my voice, While I have breath to pray or praise ; This work shall make my heart rejoice, And spend the remnant of my days. 63. PSAI.ITI 63, Second Part, JL. M. Seeking God. 1 A GOD ! thou art my God alone ; yj Early to thee my soul shall cry ; — A pilgrim in a land unknown, A thirsty land whose swings are dry. 2 Oh ! that it were as ii natli been. When, praying in the holy place, Thy power and glory I have seen. And marked the footsteps of thy grace PSALM LXIJI. 109 3 Yet, through this rough and thorny maze, I follow hard on thee, my God ! Thy hand unseen upholds my ways, I safely tread where thou hast trod. 4 Thee, in the watches of the night, When I remember on my bed, Thy presence makes the darkness light, Thy guardian wings are round my head. 5 Better than life itself thy love ; Dearer than all beside to me ; For whom have I in heaven above, Or what on earth compared with thee ? /^q PSALM 63, First Part, C. M. vO. The Morning of the Lord's Day. 1 T^ARLY, my God! without delay, J-J I haste to seek thy face ; My thirsty spirit faints away, Without thy cheering grace. 2 So pilgrims on the scorching sand, Beneath a burning sky, Long for a cooling stream at hand, And they must drink or die. 3 I 've seen thy glory and thy power Through aty thy temple shine ; My God ! repeat that heavenly hour, That vision so divine. 4 Not life itself, with all its joys, Can my best passions move ; Or raise so high my cheerful voice, As thy forgiving love. 5 Thus, till my last expiring day, I '11 bless my God and King ; Thus will I lift my hands to pray, And tune my lips to sing. f*0 PSAI.^1 63, §eooiad Part, C. M. *J*J« Meditations by Night. 1 ,rp WAS in the watches of the night, J. T thought upon thy power ; I kept thy lovely face in sight, Amid the darkest hour. 110 PSALMS LXIII, LXIV. 2 My flesh lay resting on my bed, My soul arose on high ; " My God, my life, my hope," I said, " Bring thy salvation nigh." 3 My spirit labors up thy hill, And climbs the heavenly road ; But thy right hand upholds me still. While I pursue my God. 4 Thy mercy stretches, o'er my head The shadow of thy wings; My heart rejoices in thine aid ; My tongue awakes and sings. 63 64 PSALM 63, S. M. Rejoicing in God. 1 "]\/TY God! permit my tongue jM This joy, to call thee mine ; And let my early cries prevail To taste thy love divine. 2 My thirsty fainting soul Thy mercy doth implore ; Not travelers, in desert lands, Can pant for water more. 3 For life, without thy love, No relish can afford ; No joy can be compared to this, — To serve and please the*Lord. 4 In wakeful hours at night, I call my God to mind ; I think, how wise thy counsels are, And all thy dealings kind. 5 Since thou hast been my help, To thee my spirit flies ; And, on thy watchful providence, My cheerful hope relies. 6 The shadow of thy wings My soul in safety keeps ; I follow where my Father leads, And he supports my steps. PSALM 61, I.. M. Protection against Enemies. 1 H BEAT God ! attend to my complaint, vJ Nor let my drooping spirit faint ; PSALM LXV. Ill When foes in secret spread the snare, Let my salvation be thy care. 2 Thy justice and thy power display, And scatter far thy foes away ; While listening nations learn thy word, And saints triumphant bless the Lord. 3 Then shall thy church exalt her voice, And all that love thy name rejoice ; By faith approach thine awful throne, And plead the merits of thy Son. /» ^ PSALH 65, Fir§t Part, t. M. " "<-^« Public Prayer and Praise. 1 rPHE praise of Zion waits for thee, -L My God! and praise becomes thy house * There shall thy saints thy glory see, And there perform their public vows. 2 O Thou, whose mercy bends the skies^ To save when humble sinners pray : All lands to thee shall lift their eyes, And every yielding heart obey. 3 Blest is the man, whom thou shalt choose, And give him kind access to thee ; Give him a place within thy house, To taste thy love divinely free. 4 With dreadful glory, God fulfills What his afflicted saints request ; And with almighty wrath reveals His love, to give his churches rest. 5 Then shall the flocking nations run To Zion's hill, and own their Lord; r \ v rising and the setting sun {Shall see the Saviour's name adored. 65 PSAM 65, Second Part, I* UI. The Seasons of the Year. 1 AN God the race of man depends, yJ Far as the earth's remotest ends ; At his command the morning-ray Smiles in the east, and leads the day, 2 Seasons and times obey his voice ; The evening and the morn rejoice, 65 112 PSALM LXV. To see the earth made soil with showers, Laden with fruit, and dressed in flowers. 3 The desert grows a fruitful field, Abundant food the vallies yield ; The vallies shout with cheerful voice, And neighb'ring hills repeat their joys. 4 Thy works pronounce thy power divine, O'er every field thy glories shine ; Through every month thy gifts appear , Great God ! thy goodness crowns the year. P'SALUE 65, First Part, C. M. Worship of God in his Temple. PRAISE waits in Zion, Lord ! for thee ; There shall our vows be paid ; Thou hast an ear when sinners pray ; All flesh shall seek thine aid. O Lord ! our guilt and fears prevail, But pard'ning grace is thine ; And thou wilt grant us power and skill, To conquer every sin. Blest are the men, whom thou wilt choose To bring them near thy face ; Give them a dwelling in thy house, To feast upon thy grace. In answering what thy church requests, Thy truth and terror shine ; And works of dreadful righteousness Fulfill thy kind design. Thus shall the wondering nations see, 65 The Lord is good and just ; The distant isles shall fly to thee, And make thy name their trust PSAI.UI 65, Second Part, C. At. A Psalm for the Husbandman. 1 p OOD is the Lord, the heavenly King, VT Who makes the earth his care, Visits the pastures every spring, And bids the grass appear. 2 The clouds, like rivers raised on high, Pour out, at his command, PSALM LXV. 113 Their watery blessings from the sky, To cheer the thirsty land. ±iie softened ridges of the field Permit the corn to spring, The vallies rich provision yield, And cheerful lab'rers sing. The little hills, on every side, Rejoice at falling showers ; The meadows, dressed in ail their pride, Perfume the air with flowers. The barren clods, refreshed with rain, Promise a joyful crop; The parching grounds look green again, And raise the reaper's hope. The various months thy goodness crowns ; How bounteous are thy ways ! The bleating flocks spread o'er the downs, And shepherds shout thy praise. PSAMff 65. Third Part, C. WL. Goodness of God in the Seasons. >rp IS by thy strength the mountains stand, -L God of eternal power ! The sea grows calm at thy command, And tempests cease to roar. 2 Thy morning-light and evening-shade Successive comforts bring ; Thy plenteous fruits make harvest glad, Thy flowers adorn the spring. 3 Seasons and times, and moons and hours, Heaven, earth, and air are thine : When clouds distill in fruitful showers, The author is divine. 4 Those wandering cisterns in the sky, Borne by the winds around, With watery treasures, well supply The furrows of the ground. 5 The thirsty ridges drink their fill, And ranks of corn appear ; Thy ways abound with blessings still, Thy goodness crowns the year. 15 1 14 PSALMS LXV, LXVL ^» K PSALM 65, 7s. ""• Praise to God in Zion. 1 T) RAISE on thee, in Zion's gates, -t Daily, O Jehovah ! waits : Unto thee, who hearest prayer, Shall the tribes of men repair. 2 Though with conscious guilt oppressed, On thy mercy still we rest : Thy forgiving love display ! Take, O Lord ! our sins away. 3 Oh ! how blessed their reward, Chosen servants of the Lord, Who within thy courts abide, With thy goodness satisfied. 4 But how dire thy judgments fell, — Saviour of thine Israel ! When thy people's cry arose, — On their proud and impious foes ! 5 By thy boundless might set fast, Rise the mountains firm and vast : Thou canst with a word assuage Ocean's wild and deafening rage. 6 When thy signs in heaven appear, Earth's remotest regions fear ; And the bounties of thy hand Fill with gladness every land. 66. PSALM 66, L. M. Praises to Christ, the Saviour. JESUS demands the voice of joy, — Loud through the land let triumph ring; His honors should your songs employ, — Let grateful praises hail the King. Shout to the Lord, — adoring own, Thy works thy wondrous might disclose, Thine arm victorious power has shown ; Thus did thy cross confound thy foes. Low, at 1hat cross, the world shall bow, All nations shall its blessings prove ; While grateful strains in concert flow, To sing thy power, and praise thy love. PSALM LXVI. 115 66. Oh ! bless our God, ye nations round ! People and lands ! rehearse his name ; Let shouts of joy through earth resound, Let every tongue his praise proclaim. PSAI^M 66, First Part, C. M. The God of Providence. 1 QlNG, all ye nations ! to the Lord, O Sing with a joyful noise ; With melody of sound record His honors, and your joys. 2 Say to the Power that shakes the sky, — How terrible art thou ! Sinners before thy presence fly, Or at thy feet they bow." 3 He made the ebbing channel dry, While Israel passed the flood ; . There did the church begin their joy, And triumph in their God. 4 Through watery deeps and fiery ways, We march at thy command, Led to possess the promised place, By thine unerring hand. 5 Oh ! bless our God, and never cease ; Ye saints ! fulfill his praise : He keeps our life, maintains our peace, And guides our doubtful ways. (+(* P§ALM 66, Second Part, C. M. 1 • Praise to God for hearing Prayer. 1 1VTOW shall my solemn vows be paid, -^ To that almighty Power, Who heard the long requests I made, In my distressful hour. 2 My lips and cheerful heart prepare, To make his mercies known ; Come, ye who fear my God ! and hear The wonders he has done. 3 When on my head huge sorrows fell, I sought his heavenly aid ; He saved my sinking soul from hell, And death's eternal shade. 116 PSALMS LXVI, LXVII. 4 If bin lay covered in my heart, While prayer employed my tongue, The Lord had shown me no regard, Nor I his praises sung. 5 But God — his name be ever blessed ! — Has set my spirit free ; Nor turned from him my poor request, Nor turned his heart from me. 66 67 PSAI,I?I 66, Third Part, C. ITT. Praises to God. 1 T IFT up to God the voice of praise, -Li Whose breath our souls inspired; Loud, and more loud, the anthem raise With grateful ardor fired. 2 Lift up to God the voice of praise, Whose goodness, passing thought, Loads every moment, as it flies, With benefits unsought. 3 Lift up to God the voice of praise, From whom salvation flows, Who sent Ins Son, our souls to sav From everlasting woes. 4 Lift up to God the voice of praise For hope's transporting ray, Which lights, through darkest sh des of <3eath To realms of endless day. PSAI.]?I 67, C. ML. Prayer for (he Enlargement of th Ohurch. 1 CHINE on our land, JehovjJi! shine, O With beams of heavenly grace ; Reveal thy power through all our courts, And show thy smiling face. 2 When shall thy name, from shore to shore, Sound all the earth abroad, And distant nations know, and love, Their Saviour and their God? 3 Sing to the Lord, ye distant lands ! Sing loud with solemn voice ; Let every tongue exalt his praise, And every heart rejoice. PSALM LXVII. 117 Earth shall obey her Maker's will And yield a full increase ; Our God will crown his chosen land, With fruitfulness and peace. God, the Redeemer, scatters round His choicest favors here, While the creation's utmost bound Shall see, adore, and fear. PSAI^I 67, S. M. Tlie Conquest of all Nations. TO bless thy chosen race, In mercy, Lord ! incline ; And cause the brightness of thy face On all thy saints to shine ; — That so thy wondrous way May through the world be known ; While distant lands their homage pay, And thy salvation own. Oh ! let them shout and sing, Dissolved in pious mirth ; For thou, the righteous judge and king, Shalt govern all the earth. Let differing nations join To celebrate thy fame ; Let all the world, O Lord ! combine To praise thy glorious name. PSAtlTI 67, 7s. * Praise from all Nations. GOD of mercy, God of grace ! Show the brightness of thy face f Shine upon us, Saviour ! shine ; Fill thy church with light divine ; And thy saving health extend Unto earth's remotest end. Let the people praise thee, Lord ! Be by all that live adored ; Let the nations shout and sing, Glory to their Saviour-King ; At thy feet their tribute pay, And thy holy will obey. 118 PSALM LXVIH. 3 Let the people praise thee, Lord ! Earth shall then her fruits afford ; God to man his blessing give ; Man to God devoted live ; All below and all above, One in joy, in light, in love. 68 68 PSALM 68, First Part, L.. M. The majesty of God. 1 TZINGDOMS and thrones to God belong; IV Crown him, ye nations ! in your somr; His wondrous names and powers rehearse ; His honors shall enrich your verse. 2 He rides, and thunders through the sky, His name, Jehovah, sounds on high ; Sing to his name, ye sons of grace ! Ye saints ! rejoice before his face. 3 He breaks the captives' heavy chain, And pris'ners see the light again ; But rebels, who dispute his will, Shall dwell in chains and darkness still 4 Proclaim him King, pronounce him blest ; He 's your defence, your joy, your rest : When terrors rise, and nations faint, God is the strength of every saint. PSAI.HI 6§, Second Part, I.. M. Christ's Ascension. LORD ! when thou didst ascend on high, Ten thousand angels filled the sky ; Those heavenly guards around thee wait Like chariots that attend thy state. Not Sinai's mountain could appear More glorious, when the Lord was there; While he pronounced his dreadful law, And struck the chosen tribes with awe. How bright the triumph none can tell, When the rebellious powers of hell, That thousand souls had captive made, Were all in chains, like captives, led. Raised by his Father to the throne, He sent the promised Spirit down, With gifts and grace for rebel-men, That God might dwell on earth again. PSALMS LXIX, LXX. 119 PSAIiiJI 69, I,. THE. The Sufferings of Christ, DEEP in our hearts, let us record The deeper sorrows of our Lord; Behold the rising billows roll, To overwhelm his holy soul ! Yet, gracious God ! thy power and love Have made the curse a blessing prove ; Those dreadful sufferings of thy Son Atoned for sins that we had done. The pangs of our expiring Lord The honors of thy law restored ; His sorrows made thy justice known, And paid for follies not his own. Oh ! for his sake, our guilt forgive, And let the mourning sinner live : The Lord will hear us in his name, Nor shall our hope be turned to shame. PSALM 69, C. M. Sufferings of Christ for Sinners. FATHER ! I sing thy wondrous grace, I bless my Saviour's name ; He brought salvation for the poor, And bore the sinner's shame. His deep distress hath raised us high ; His duty and his zeal Fulfilled the law, which mortals broke, And finished all thy will. Zion is thine, most holy God ! Thy Son shall bless her gates ; And glory, purchased by his blood, For thine own Israel waits. Let heaven, and all that dwell on high, To God their voices raise ; While lands and seas assist the sky, And join f advance his praise. PSALUI TO, t. M. Prayer for Christ's Presence. OH ! haste, with every gift inspired, With glory, truth, and grace attired, 70. 120 PSALMS LXX, LXXI. Thou Star of heaven's eternal morn ! Thou Sun, whom beams divine adorn ! 2 Assert the honor of thy name, And fill thy foes with fear and shame ; To help thy chosen sons appear, And show thy power and glory here. 3 Let saints be glad before thy face, And grow in love, and truth, and grace Thy church shall blossom in thy sight, Yield fruits of peace and pure delight. 4 Oh! hither, then, thy footsteps bend ; Swift as a roe, from hills descend ; Shine, like the Sabbath's cheerful ray, Till life unfolds eternal day. PSAL.UI 70, 7s. Prayer in Darkness. HASTEN, Lord ! to my release, Haste to help me, O my God ! Foes, like armed bands, increase ; Turn them back the way they trod. Dark temptations round me press, Evil thoughts my soul assail ; Doubts and fears, in my distress, Rise, till flesh and spirit fail. Those that seek thee shall rejoice ; I am bound with misery ; Yet I make thy law my choice ; Turn, my God ! and look on me. Thou mine only helper art, My redeemer from the grave, Strength of my desiring heart ; Do not tarry, haste to save. PSALM 71, First Part, C. M. The aged Saint's Reflection and Hope. 1 TV/TY God ! my everlasting hope ! -IVl I live upon thy truth ; Thy hands have held my childhood up, And strengthened all my youth. 2 Still has mv life new wonders seen, Repeated every year ; 71 PSALM LXXI. 121 Behold my days that yet remain, I trust them to thy care. 3 Cast me not off when strength declines, When hoary hairs arise ; And round me let thy glory shine, Whene'er thy servant dies. 4 Then, in the hist'ry of my age, When men review my days, They '11 read thy love in every page, In every line — thy praise. I PSALM 71, Second Part, C. ML ^ • Praise to the Saviour. 1 MT Saviour ! my almighty Friend ; 1V_L When I begin thy praise, Where will the growing numbers end,-* The numbers of thy grace ? 2 Thou art my everlasting trust ; Thy goodness I adore ; And since I knew thy graces first, I speak thy glories more. 3 My feet shall travel all the length Of the celestial road ; And march, with courage, in thy strengthf To see my Father- God. 4 When I am filled with sore distress For some surprising sin, I '11 plead thy perfect righteousness ; And mention none but thine. 5 How will my lips rejoice to tell , The vict'ries of my King ! My soul, redeemed from sin and hell, Shall thy salvation sing. 6 Awake, awake, my tuneful powers! With this delightful song, I '11 entertain the darkest hours, Nor think the season long. | PS AMI VI, Third Part, C. M. * Sustaining Grace implored. 1 n OD of my childhood and my youth ! VJ The guide of all my days. 6 71 122 PSALMS LXXI, LXXIL I have declared thy heavenly truth, And told thy wondrous ways. 2 Wilt thou forsake my hoary hairs, And leave my fainting heart ? Who shall sustain my sinking years, If God, my strength, depart r 3 Let me thy power and truth proclaim To the surviving age, And leave a savor of thy name, When I shall quit the stage. 4 The land of silence and of death Attends my next remove ; Oh ! may these poor remains of breath Teach the wide world thy love. Early Instruction. rFHE praises of my tongue J- I offer to the Lord, That I was taught and learned so young, To read his holy word. Dear Lord ! this book of thine Informs me where to go, For grace to pardon all my sin, And make me holy too. Oh ! may thy Spirit teach, And make my heart receive, Those truths which all thy servants preaelu And all thy saints believe. Then shall I praise the Lord, In a more cheerful strain, That I was taught to read his word, And have not learned in vain. PSAI^M 72, First Part, I*, HI. The Kingdom of Christ. GREAT God ! whose universal sway The known and unknown worlds obey, Now give the kingdom to thy Son ; Extend his power, exalt his throne. As rain on meadows newly mown, So shall he send his influence down ; 72. 72. PSALM LXX1I. 123 His grace, on fainting souls, distills Like heavenly dew, on thirsty hills. The heathen lands, that he beneath The shades of overspreading death, Revive at his first dawning light; And deserts blossom at the sight. The saints shall flourish in his days, Dressed in the robes of joy and praise ; Peace, like a river, from his throne, Shall flow to nations yet unknown. P§AL,ITI 72, Second Part, JL. M. Christ's Kingdom among the Gentiles. 12 1 TESUS shall reign, where'er the sun J Does his successive journeys run ; His kingdom stretch from shore to shore, Till moons shall wax and wane no more. 2 For him shall endless prayer be made, And endless praises crown his head ; His name, like sweet perfume, shall rise With every morning-sacrifice. 3 People and realms of every tongue Dwell on his love, with sweetest song ; And infant voices shall proclaim Their early blessings on Ms name. 4 Blessings abound where'er he reigns ; The pris'ner leaps to lose his chains ; The weary find eternal rest, And all the sons of want are blest. 5 Let every creature rise, and bring Peculiar honors to our King ; Angels descend with songs again, And earth repeat the loud Amen. PSAt^I 72, 7s and 6s. The Blessings of Christ's Kingdom 1 TTAIL to the Lord's anointed, LL Great David's greater Son ! Hail, in the time appointed, His reign on earth begun ! He conies to break oppression, To set the captive free, To take away transgression, And rule in equity. 124 PSALM LXXII. 2 He conies, with succor speedy, To those who suffer wrong ; To help the poor and needy, And bid the weak be strong; To give them songs for sighing, Their darkness turn to light, Whose souls, condemned and dying, Were precious in his sight 3 He shall come down, like showers Upon the fruitful earth, And love, and joy, like flowers, Spring in his path to birth : Before him, on the mountains, Shall peace, the herald, go ; And righteousness, in fountains, From hill to valley flow. 4 For him shall prayer unceasing And daily vows ascend ; His kingdom still increasing, — A kingdom without end : The tide of time shall never His covenant remove ; His name shall stand for ever ; That name to us is — Love. 72. PSAI,]TI 72, 7s. The Reign of Christ. HASTEN, Lord ! the glorious time, When, beneath Messiah's sway ; Every nation, every clime, Shall the gospel-call obey. Mightiest kings his power shall own, Heathen tribes his name adore ; Satan and his host, o'erthrown, Bound in chains, shall hurt no more. Then shall wars and tumults cease, Then be banished grief and pain; Righteousness, and joy, and peace, Undisturbed shall ever reign. Bless we, then, our gracious Lord : Ever praise his glorious name ; All his mighty acts record ; Ail his wondrous love proclaim. PSALM LXXIIL 125 4 wq P§AL?I 73, I*. M. • *-*• Awful Result of the Sinner's Prosperity. 1 T OliD ! what a thoughtless wretch was I, -Li To mourn and murmur and repine, To see the wicked, placed on high, In pride and robes of honor, shine ! 2 But, Oh ! their end, their dreadful end ! Thy sanctuary taught me so ; On slippery rocks I see them stand, And fiery billows roll below. 3 Their fancied joys, — how fast they flee ! Just like a dream when man awakes; Their songs of softest harmony Are but a prelude to their plagues. 4 Now I esteem their mirth and wine Too dear to purchase with my blood ; Lord ! 't is enough that thou art mine, My life, my portion, and my God. PSAL^I 73, First Part, C. M. God, our Portion, here and hereafter. GOD ! my supporter and my hope, My help for ever near, Thine arm of mercy held me up, When sinking in despair. Thy counsels, Lord ! shall guide my feet, Through this dark wilderness : Thy hand conduct me near thy seat, To dwell before thy face. Were I in heaven without my God, 'T would be no joy to me ; And, while this earth is my abode, I long for none but thee. What if the springs of life were broke, And flesh and heart should faint? God is my soul's eternal rock, The strength of every saint. But to draw near to thee, my God ! Shall be my sweet employ ; My tongue shall sound thy works abroad, And tell the world my joy. 1:26 PSALM LXXIII. 73. PSAL.M 73, Second Part, C. M. The end of the Wicked. 1 MOW I 'm convinced, the Lord is kind -lN To men of hearts sincere ; Yet once my foolish thoughts repined, And bordered on despair. 2 I grieved to see the wicked thrive, And spoke with angry breath, — " How pleasant and profane they live ! How peaceful is their death !" 3 Yet, while my tongue indulged complaints, I felt my heart reprove ; — " Sure I shall thus offend thy saints, And grieve the men I love." 4 But still I found my doubts too hard, The conflict too severe, Till I retired to search thy word, And learn thy secrets there. 5 There, as in some prophetic glass, I saw the sinner sit, High mounted on a slippery place, Beside a fiery pit. 6 I heard the wretch profanely boast, Till at thy frown he fell ; His honors in a dream were lost, And he awoke in hell. 73. PSAtUI 73, s. in. The Mystery of Providence. 1 O TJIIE, there 's a righteous God, O Nor is religion vain ; Though men of vice may boast aloud, And men of grace complain. 2 I saw the wicked rise, And felt my heart repine, While haughty fools, with scornful eyes, In robes of honor shine. 3 The tumult of my thought Held me in hard suspense, Till to thy house my feet were brought, To learn thy justice thence. 74 PSALMS LXXIV, LXXV. 127 Thy word, with light and power, Did my mistake amend ; I viewed the sinners' life before, But here I learned their end. On what a slippery steep The thoughtless wretches go ! And Oh ! that dreadful fiery deep, That waits their fall below ! Lord !*at thy feet I bow ; My thoughts no more repine ; I call my God my portion now, And all my powers are thine. PSAL7I 74, C. M. The Church in Affliction. 1 TT7TLL God for ever cast us off? W His wrath for ever smoke Against the people of his love, — His little chosen flock ? 2 Think of the tribes, so dearly bought With their Redeemer's blood; Nor let thy Zion be forgot, Where once thy glory stood. 3 Oh ! come to our relief in haste ; Aloud our ruin calls ; See, what a wide and fearful waste Is made within thy walls. 4 And still, to heighten our distress, Thy presence is withdrawn ; Thy wonted signs of power and grace — Thy power and grace are gone. 5 No prophet speaks to calm our grief, But all in silence mourn ; Nor know the times of our relief, — The hour of thy return. iy x p§al,]ti ?5, i» m Power and Government from God. 1 T^O thee, most Holy and most High ! J- To thee we bring our thankful praise Thy works declare thy name is nigh, — Thy works of wonder and of grace. 128 PSALMS LXXVI, LXXVIL 2 Let haughty sinners sink their pride ; Nor lift so high their scornful head , But lay their foolish thoughts aside, And own the powers that God hath mad 3 Such honors never come by chance, Nor do the winds promotion blow ; 'T is God, the judge, doth one advance ; 'T is God that lays another low. 4 Now shall the Lord exalt the just, # And while he tramples on the proud. And lays their glory in the dust, Our lips shall sing his praise aloud. Wf* PSAJLM 70, C. M. • ^* God's Destruction of his ancient Foes. '1 N Judah, God of old was known ; His name in Israel great.; In Salem stood his holy throne, And Zion was his seat. 2 Among the praises of his saints, His dwelling there he chose ; There he received their just complaints Against their haughty foes. 3 At thy rebuke. O Jacob's God ! What haughty monarchs fell ; Who knows the terrors of thy rod ? Thy vengeance who can tell ? 4 What power can stand before thy sight. When once thy wrath appears ? When heaven shines round with dreadful light, The earth lies still and fears. 5 When God, in his own sovereign ways, Comes down to save th' oppressed, The wrath of man shall work Ins praise, And he '11 restrain the rest. 77. PSALITI 77, C. M. Despondency overcome. 1^0 God I cried with mournful voice, - I sought his gracious ear ; In the sad day when troubles rose, And filled my heart with fear. 11 PSALM LXXVIL 129 WiL he for ever cast me off? His promise ever fail ? Has he forgot his tender love ? Shall anger still prevail ? But I forbid this hopeless thought, This dark, despairing frame, "Remembering what thy hand hath wrought, Thy hand is still the same. 1 11 think again of all thy ways, And talk thy wonders o'er, — Thy wonders of recovering grace, When flesh could help no more. Grace dwells with justice on the throne ; And men who love thy word Have, in thy sanctuary, known The counsels of the Lord. P§At^I 77, 7s and 6s. Seeking God in Affliction. IN time of tribulation, Hear, Lord ! my feeble cries ; With humble supplication, To thee my spirit flies ; My heart with grief is breaking, Scarce can my voice complain ; Mine eyes, with tears kept waking, Still watch and weep in vain. The days of old, in vision, Bring banished bliss to view ; The years of lost fruition Their joys in pangs renew ; Remembered songs of gladness, Through night's lone silence brought Strike notes of deeper sadness, And stir desponding thought. Hath God cast off for ever ? Can time his truth impair? His tender mercy never Shall I presume to share ? Hath he his loving-kindness Shut up in endless wrath ? No ; this is my own blindness, That cannot see his path. 6* 130 PSALMS LXXVIII, LXXIX. 4 Thy way is in great waters, Thy footsteps are not known : Let Adam's sons and daughters Confide in thee alone : Thy deeds, O Lord ! are wonder ; Holy are all thy ways : The secret place of thunder Shall utter forth thy praise. 78. PSAI^M 78, c. in. The Works of God recounted to Posterity. 1 T ET children hear the mighty deeds, J-J Which God performed of old ; Which in our younger years we saw, And which our fathers told. 2 He bids us make his glories known, — His works of power and grace ; And we '11 convey his wonders down, Through every rising race. 3 Our lips shall tell them to our sons, And they again to theirs, That generations yet unborn May teach them to their heirs. 4 Thus shall they learn, in God alone Their hope securely stands ; That they may ne'er forget his works, But practice his commands. 79 PSAI.Itt 79, J,. M. Prayer for Israel. ARISE, great God! and let thy grace Shed its glad beams on Israel's race ; Restore the long-lost, scattered band, Recall them to their native land. Their misery let thy mercy heal ; Their trespass hide, their pardon seal ; O God of Israel ! hear our prayer, And grant them still thy love to share. Thy quickening Spirit now impart, And wake to joy each grateful heart; While Israel's rescued tribes, in thee, Their bliss and full salvation see. 80 PSALMS LXXX LXXXI. 131 PSALM 80, U. OT. Prayer in Declension. 1 p REAT Shepherd of thine Israel ! vJ Who didst between the cherubs dwell, And lead the tribes, thy chosen sheep, Safe through the desert and the deep ; — 2 Thy church is in the desert now ; Shine from on high and guide us through ; Turn us to thee, thy love restore ; We shall be saved, and sigh no more. 3 Hast thou not planted, with thy hand, A lovely vine in this our land ? Did not thy power defend it round, And heavenly dews enrich the ground ? 4 How did the spreading branches shoot, And bless the nations with the fruit ! But now, O Lord ! look down and see Thy mourning vine — that lovely tree. 5 Return, almighty God ! return, ]\or let thy bleeding vineyard mourn : Turn us to thee, thy love restore ; We shall be saved, and sish no more. 81. PSAI^Itt 81, s. m. Warning to God's People. OING to the Lord aloud, 0 And make a cheerful noise ; God is our strength, our Saviour- God; Let Israel hear his voice : — " From vile idolatry Preserve my worship clean ; 1 am the Lord who set thee free From slavery and from sin. " Stretch thy desires abroad, And I ']1 supply them well ; But, if ye will refuse your God, If Israel will rebel ; — " 111 leave them," saith the Lord, "To their own lusts a prey, And let them run the dangerous road ;— 'T is their own chosen way. 182 PSALMS LXXXII, LXXX111. 5 " Yet, Oh ! that all my saints Would hearken to my voice ; Soon I would ease their sore complaints, And bid their hearts rejoice. 6 " While I destroyed their foes, I 'd richly feed my flock, And they should taste the stream, that flows From their eternal rock." 82. 83 PSALtf 82, L,. in. God. the Supreme fiu'er. AMONG th' assemblies of the great, A greater ruler takes his seat ; The God of heaven, as judge, surveys Those gods on earth, and all their ways. Why will ye then frame wicked laws ? Or why support th' unrighteous cause ? When will ye once defend the poor, That sinners vex the saints no more ? They know not, Lord ! nor will they know Dark are the ways in which they go ; Their name of earthly gods is vain, For they shall fall and die like men. Arise, O Lord ! and let thy Son Possess his universal throne, And rule the nations with his rod ; He is our judge, and he our God. PSAI^I 83, S. M. God arising to subdue Op-posers. 1 A ND will the God of grace A Perpetual silence keep ? The God of justice hold his peace, And let his vengeance sleep ? 2 Awake, almighty God ! Assume thy sovereign sway ; Before thy throne bid sinners bow, And yield their hearts to thee. 3 Then shall the nations know, That glorious dreadful word — Tehov> h — is thy name alone, And thou the sovereign Lord. 84. PSALM LXXXIV. 133 PSALM 84, First Part, L. M. The Pleasure of public Worship. 84 1 TTOW pleasant, how divinely fair, JUL O Lord of hosts ! thy dwellings are ! With long desire my spirit faints, To meet th' assemblies of thy saints. 2 My flesh would rest in thine abode, My panting heart cries ont for God ; My God ! my King ! why should I be So far from all my joys and thee ? 3 Blest are the saints who sit on high, Around thy throne of majesty ; Thy brightest glories shine above, And all their work is praise and love. 4 Blest are the sonls, who find a place Within the temple of thy grace ; There they behold thy gentler rays, And seek thy face, and learn thy praise. 5 Cheerful they walk with growing strength, Till all shall meet in heaven at length ; Till all before thy face appear, And join in nobler worship there. PSAI^I 84, Second Part, L. H. Public Worship ; or Grace and Glory. 1 n HEAT God ! attend while Zion sings, vX The joy that from thy presence springs ; To spend one day, with thee on earth, Exceeds a thousand days of mirth. 2 Might I enjoy the meanest place Within thy house, O God of grace ! Not tents of ease, nor thrones of power, Should tempt my feet to leave thy door. 3 God is our sun, he makes our day ; God is our shield, he guards our way From all th' assaults of hell and sin, From foes without, and foes within. 4 All needful grace will God bestow, And crown that grace with glory too ; He gives us all things, and withholds No real good from upright souls. 134 PSALM LXXXJV. QJ PSAtlW 84, First Part, C. M. &*:• The House of God. 1 IVfY soul ! how lovely is the place, lVl To which thy God resorts ! 'T is heaven to see his smiling face, Though in Ms earthly courts. 2 There the great monarch of the skies His saving power displays, And light breaks in upon our eyes, With land and quickening rays. 3 With his rich -gifts, the heavenly Dove Descends and fills the place ; While Christ reveals his wondrous love, And sheds abroad his grace. 4 There, mighty God ! thy words declare The secrets of thy will ; And still we seek thy mercy there, And sing thy praises still. O A PSAL.M §4, Second Part, C. Itt. * Absence from the Sanctuary. LORD ! my heart cries out for thei, While far from thine abode ; When shall I tread thy courts, and see My Saviour and my God ? 2 To sit one day beneath thine eye, And hear thy gracious voice, Exceeds a whole eternity, Employed in carnal joys. 3 Lord ! at thy threshold I would wait, While Jesus is within, Rather than fill a throne of state, Or live in tents of sin. 4 Could I command the spacious land, And the more boundless sea, For one blest hour at thy right hand, I 'd give them both away. OA PSAI.ITI §4, First Part, H. M. ^^*r# Tjimging for the. House of God. 1 T ORD of the worlds above ! Ju How pleasant, and how fair, 0 84, PSALM LXXXIV. 135 The dwellings of thy love, Thy earthly temples are ! To thine abode My heart aspires, With warm desires To see my God. Oh ! happy sonls who pray, Where God appoints to hear ; Oh ! happy men who pay Their constant service there ; They praise thee still ; And happy they, Who love the way To Zion's hill. They go from strength to strength, Through this dark vale of tears, Till each arrives at length, Till each in heaven appears ; Oh ! glorious seat, When God, our King, Shall thither bring Our willing feet. PSAL.UI §4, Second Part, H. JTI. The Sabbath in the House of God. TO spend one sacred day, Where God and saints abide, Affords diviner joy, Than thousand days beside ; Where God resorts, I love it more To keep the door, Than shine in courts. God is our sun and shield, Our light and our defence ; With gifts his hands are filled, We draw our blessings thence ; He shall bestow, On Jacob's race, Peculiar grace And glory too. The Lord his people loves , His hand no good withholds 136 PSALM LXXX1V. From those his heart approves, From pure and pious souls ; Thrice happy he, O God of hosts! Whose spirit trusts Alone in thee. 84, 84. PSALM §4, Third Part, H. M. Longing for God's House. HOW lovely and how fair, O Lord of hosts ! to me, Thy tabernacles are ! My flesh cries out for thee ; My heart and soul, with heaven- ward fire, To thee, the living God, aspire. Lord God of hosts ! give ear, A gracious answer yield ; O God of Jacob ! hear : Behold ! O God, our shield ; Look on thine own anointed One, And save through thy beloved Son. Lord ! I would rather stand A keeper at thy gate, Than at the king's right hand, In tents of worldly state ; One day within thy courts — one day — Is worth a thousand cast away. God is a sun of light, Glory and grace to shed ; God is a shield of might, To guard the faithful head ; O Lord of hosts ! how happy he, — The man who puts his trust in thee. PSALM 84, 5s and 6s. The Delights of God's House. HOW honored, how dear, That sacred abode, Where Christians draw near Their Father and God! 'Mid worldly commotion, My wearied soul faints For the house of devotion, — The house of thy saints. PSALM LXXXV. 137 Oh! happy the choirs, Who praise thee above : What joy tunes their lyres ! Their worship is love : Yet, safe in thy keeping, And happy they be, In this world of weeping, Whose strength is in thee. Though rugged their way, They drink, as they go, Of springs that convey New life as they flow : The God they rely on Their strength shall renew, Till each brought to Zion, His glory shall view. Thou Hearer of prayer ! Still grant me a place, Where Christians repair To the courts of thy grace : More blest, beyond measure, One day so employed, Than years of vain pleasure By worldlings enjoyed. The Lord is a sun ; The Lord is -a shield : What grace has begun, With glory is sealed : He hears the distressed, He succors the just ; And they shall be blessed, Who make him their trust. PSAMI 85, First Part, li. W. Deliverance begun and completed. LORD ! thou hast called thy grace to mind, Thou hast reversed our heavy doom ; So God forgave, when Israel sinned, And brought his wandering captives home. Thou hast begun to set us free, And made thy fiercest wrath abate ; Now let our hearts be turned to thee, And thy salvation be complete. 18 138 PSALMS LXXXV,— LXXXVII. 3 Revive our dying graces, Lord, And let thy saints in thee rejoice ; Make known thy truth, fulfill thy word : We wait for praise to tune our voice, 4 We wait to hear what God will say ; He '11 speak, and give his people peace ; But let them run no more astray, Lest his returning wrath increase. 85. 86 87 PSAL.M 85, Second Part, I,. M. Salvation by Christ. 1 O ALVATION is for ever nigh O The souls, who fear and trust the Lord ; And grace, descending from on high, Fresh hopes of glory shall afford. 2 Mercy and truth on earth are met, [heaven : Since Christ, the Lord, came down frou] By his obedience, so complete, Justice is pleased, and peace is given. 3 His righteousness is gone before, To give us free access to God ; Our wandering feet shall stray no more, But mark his steps and keep the road. PSAfcUI §6, C. Ttt. A general Sung of Praise to God. 1 A MONG the princes, earthly gods, J\- There 's none hath power divine ; Nor is their nature, mighty Lord ! Nor are their works like thine. 2 The nations thou hast made shall bring Their offerings round thy throne ; For thou alone dost wondrous things ; For thou art God alone. 3 Lord ! I would walk with holy feet ; Teach me thy heavenly ways ; And my poor scattered thoughts unite In God my Father's praise. psaliti §7, L. in. The Birth-Place of the Saints. 1 p OD, in his earthly temple, lays vJ Foundation for his heavenly praise PSALM LXXXVIL 139 He likes the tents of Jacob well ; But still in Zion loves to dwell. His mercy visits every house That pay their night and morning- vows, But makes a more delightful stay, Where churches meet to praise and pray. What glories were described of old ! What wonders are of Zion told ! Thou city of our God below ! Thy fame shall Tyre and Egypt know. Egypt and Tyre, and Greek and Jew, Shall there begin their lives anew ; Angels and men shall join to sing The hill where living waters spring. When God makes up his last account Of natives in his holy mount, 'T will be an honor to appear, As one new-born, or nourished there. PSAtM 87, 8s and 7s. Glory of the Church. p LORIOUS tilings of thee are spoken, VJ Zion, city of our God ! He, whose word cannot be broken, Formed thee for his own abode : On the Rock of ages founded, What can shake thy sure repose ? With salvation's walls surrounded, Thou mayest smile at all thy foes. See the streams of living waters, Springing from eternal love, To supply thy sons and daughters, And all fear of want remove ! Who can faint, while such a river Ever flows his thirst t' assuage ? — Grace, which, like the Lord, the giver, Never fails from age to age. Round each habitation, hovering, See the cloud and fire appear, For a glory and a covering, Showing that the Lord is near! 140 PSALM LXXXVIII. Glorious things of thee are spoken, Zion, city of our God ! He, whose word cannot be broken, Formed thee for his own abode. 88 88. PSAt^I 88, First Part, L. M. Death, not the End of our Being. 1 C HALL man, O God of light and life ! O For ever moulder in the grave ? Canst thou forget thy glorious work, Thy promise, and thy power, to save ? 2 In those dark silent realms of night, Shall peace and hope no more arise ? No future morning light the tomb, Nor day-star gild the darksome skies ? 3 Cease, cease, ye vain desponding fears ' When Christ, our Lord, from darkness sprang, Death, the last foe, was captive led, And heaven with praise and wonder rang. 4 Faith sees the bright eternal doors Unfold, to make her children way ; They shall be clothed with endless life, And shine in everlasting day. 5 The trump shall sound — the dead shall wake, From the cold tomb the slumberers spring ; Through heaven, Avith joy, their myriads rise, And hail their Saviour and their King. PSAL,jJI 88, Second Part, L. M. The Day of Grace. 1 TX7HILE life prolongs its precious light, W Mercy is found and peace is given ; But soon, — ah ! soon, — approaching night Shall blot out every hope of heaven. 2 While God invites, how blest the day ! How sweet the gospel's charming sound ! Come, sinners ! haste, Oh ! haste away, While yet a pard'ning God he 's found. 3 Soon, borne on time's most rapid wing, Shall death command you to the grave, Before his bar your spirits brimr, And none be found to hear, or save. 88, 88 PSALM LXXXVIII. 141 In that lone land of deep despair, No Sabbath's heavenly light shall rise ; No God regard your bitter prayer, Nor Saviour call you to the skies. PSJULM 88, S. Itt. The msI Account. I SAW, beyond the tomb, The awful Judge appear, Prepared to scan, with strict account, The blessings wasted here. His wrath, like flaming fire, In hell for ever burns ; And, from that hopeless world of wo, No fugitive returns. Ye sinners ! fear the Lord, While yet 't is called to-day ; Soon will the aAvful voice of death Command your souls away. Soon will the harvest close, The summer soon be o'er ; O sinners ! then your injured God Will heed your cries no more. P8At,^C 88, 7s and 6s. Continual Prayer. LORD God of my salvation ! To thee, to thee I cry : Oh ! let my supplication Arrest thine ear on high : Distresses round me thicken ; My life draws nigh the grave . Descend, O Lord ! to quicken ; Descend, my soul to save. Thy wrath lies hard upon me, • Thy billows o'er me roll ; My friends all seem to shun me, And foes beset my soul ; Where'er on earth I turn me, No comforter is near ; Wilt thou, too, Father! spurn me? Wilt thou refuse to hear ? 142 PSALM LXXXIX. 3 No ; — banished and heart-broken, My soul still clings to thee ; The promise thou hast spoken Shall still my refuge be : To present ills and terrors May future joy increase, And scourge me from my errors To duty, hope, and peace. PSAtiJI §9, JL. IW. Covenant uith Christ, the true Daii. 89, 1 T? OR ever shall my song record JL The truth and mercy of the Lord : Mercy and truth for ever stand, Like heaven, established by his hand. 2 Thus to his Son he sware, and said,— " With thee my covenant first is made In thee shall dying sinners live ; Glory and grace are thine to give. 3 " Be thou my prophet, thou my priest ; Thy children shall be ever blest : Thou art my chosen King ; thy thron Shall stand eternal, like my own." 4 Now let the church rejoice, and sing Jesus, her Saviour, and her King ; Angels his heavenly wonders show, And saints declare his works below. 89. PSAL.UI 89, Fir§t Part, C. M. The Faithfulness of God. 1 IV/TY never-ceasing songs shall show 1V_L The mercies of the Lord ; And make succeeding ages know How faithful is his word. 2 The sacred truths his lips pronounce Shall firm as heaven endure ; And, if he speaks a promise once, Th' eternal grace is sure. 3 How long the race of David held The promised Jewish throne ! But there 's a nobler covenant sealed To David's greater Son. 4 His seed for ever shall possess A throne above the skies : 89, PSALM LXXXIX. 143 The meanest subject of his grace Shall to that glory rise. 5 Lord God of hosts ! thy wondrous ways Are sung by saints above ; And saints on earth their honors raise To thine unchanging love. PSAL3I §9, Second Part, C. JK. A blessed Gospel. 1 "DLEST are the souls that hear and know XJ The gospel's joyful sound ; Peace shall attend the path they go, And light their steps surround. 2 Their joy shall bear their spirits up, Through their Redeemer's name ; His righteousness exalts their hope, Nor Satan dares condemn. 3 The Lord, our glory and defence, Strength and salvation gives ; Israel! thy King for ever reigns, Thy God for ever lives. OQ P§AI,?I §9, Third Part, C. St. &&• Humble Worship. 1 TTTITH reverence let the saints appear, W And bow before the Lord; His high commands with reverence hear, And tremble at his word. 2 How terrible thy glories be ! How bright thine armies shine ! Where is the power that vies with thee ? Or truth compared with thine ? 3 The northern pole, and southern, rest On thy supporting hand ; Darkness and day, from east to west, Move round at thy command. 4 Thy words the raging winds control, And rule the boisterous deep ; Thou make st the sleeping billows roll, The rolling billows sleep. 5 Heaven, earth, and air. and sea are thine, And the dark world of hell ; 144 PSALM LXXXIX. How did thine arm in vengeance shine, When Egypt durst rebel ! 6 Justice and judgment are thy throne, Yet wondrous is thy grace ; While truth and mercy, joined in one, Invite us near thy face. OQ PSAL^I 89, Fourth Part, C. Hf. ^ **• The Mercies of God. 1 T^HE mercies of my God and King J- My tongue shall still pursue ; Oh ! happy they who, while they sing Those mercies, share them too. 2 As bright and lasting as the sun, As lofty as the sky, From age to age thy word shall run, And chance and change defy. 3 The covenant of the Kfng of kings Shall stand for ever sure ; Beneath the shadow of thy wings, Thy saints repose secure. 4 Thine is the earth, and thine the skies, Created at thy will ; The waves at thy command arise, At thy command are still. 5 In earth below, in heaven above, Who — who is Lord like thee ? Oh ! spread the gospel of thy love, Till all thy glory see. 89 PSALin 89, I,. P. M. Deah and (he Resurrection. 1 rPHINK, mighty God! on feeble man,— -L How few his hours ! how short his span ! Short from the cradle to the grave ; Who can secure his vital breath, Against the bold demands of death, With skill to fly, or power to save ? 2 Lord ! shall it be for ever said, — ■ " The race of man was ever made For sickness, sorrow, and the dust V 90. 90 PSALM XC. 14^ Are not thy servants, day by day, Sent to their graves, and turned to clay ? Lord ! where 's thy kindness to the just? Hast 1hou not promised to thy Son, And all his seed, a heavenly crown ? But flesh and sense indulge despair : For ever blessed be the Lord, That faith can read Ms holy word, And find a resurrection there. For ever blessed be the Lord, Who gives his saints a long reward, For all their toil, reproach, and pain : Let all below, and all above, Join to proclaim thy wondrous love, And each repeat his loud — Amen. PSAL3I 90, I,, BE. Man mortal, and God eternal. THROUGH every age, eternal God ! J- Thou art our rest, our safe abode ; High was thy throne, ere heaven was made, Or earth thy humble footstool laid. Long hadst thou reigned, ere time began, Or dust was fashioned to a man ; And long thy kingdom shall endure, When earth and time shall be no more. But man, weak man, is born to die, Made up of guilt and vanity ; Thy dreadful sentence, Lord ! was just,— * " Return, ye sinners ! to your dust." Death, like an overflowing stream, Sweeps us away ; our life 's a dream ; An empty tale ; a morning-flower, Cut down and withered in an hour. PSAL.3I 90, First Part, C. UI. God, the Help of the Saints. OGOD ! our help in ages past, Our hope for years to come, Our shelter from the stormy blast, And our eternal home, — Beneath the shadow of thy throne, Thy saints have dwelt secure ; . 146 PSALM XC. Sufficient is thine arm alone, And our defence is sure. a Before the hills in order stood, Or earth received her frame ; From everlasting thou art God, — To endless years the same. 4 Thy word commands our flesh to dust — ' Return, ye sons of men !" All nations rose from earth at first And turn to earth again. 5 O God ! our help in ages past, Our hope for years to come, Be thou our guard while troubles last, A nd our eternal home. 90 90 PSAL3I 90, Second Part, C. M. Breathing after Heaven. RETURN, O God of love ! return ; Earth is a tiresome place : How long shall we, thy children, mourn Our absence from thy face ? Let heaven succeed our painful years, Let sin and sorrow cease ; And, in proportion to our tears, So make our joys increase. Thy wonders to thy servants show, Make thine own work complete ; Then shall our souls thy glory know, And own thy love was great. Then shall we shine before thy throne, In all thy beauty, Lord ! And the poor service we have done Meet a divine reward. PSALM 90, Third Part, C. UI. Preparation for Death. 1 T ORD ! if thine eyes survey our faults, Li And justice grow severe, Thy dreadful wrath exceeds our thoughts And burns beyond our fear. 2 Almighty God ! reveal thy love, And not thy wrath alone ; PSALM XC. 147 Oh ! let our sweet experience prove The mercies of thy throne. 3 Our souls would learn the heavenly art, T' improve the hours we have, That we may act the wiser part, And live beyond the grave. 90. PSAI.II 90, §. M. The Frailfy and Shortness of Life. 1 T ORD ! what a feeble piece -Li Is this our mortal frame ! Our life — how poor a trifle 't is, That scarce deserves the name ! 2 Alas the brittle clay, That built our body first ! And, every month, and every day. 'T is mouldering back to dust. 3 Our moments fly apace, Nor will our minutes stay ; Just like a flood, our hasty days Are sweeping us away. 4 Well, if our days must fly, We '11 keep their end in sight ; We '11 spend them all in wisdom's way, And let them speed their flight. 5 They '11 waft us sooner o'er This life's tempestuous sea : Soon we shall reach the peaceful shore Of blest eternity. QA PSAJLItl 90, 7s. *^ " " " Ne w- Year's Day. 1 TT7HILE, with ceaseless course, the sun ' V Hasted through the former year, Many souls their race have run, Never more to meet us here : Fixed in an eternal state, They have done with all below; We a little longer wait, But how little, — none can know. 2 4s the winged arrow flies Speedily the mark to find 148 PSALAl XCL As the lightning from the skies Darts, and leaves no trace behind,- Swiftly thus our fleeting days Bear us down life's rapid stream ; Upward, Lord ! our spirits raise, — All below is but a dream. 3 Thanks for mercies past, receive ; Pardon of our sins renew : From this moment, may we live With eternity in view : Bless the word to young and old ; Shed abroad a Saviours love ; And, when life's short tale is told, May we dwell with thee above. 91. PSAI.IT1 91, First Part, J,. M. Divine Protection amid Dangers. 1 XJE that hath made his refuge, God, -11 Shall find a most secure abode ; Shall walk all day beneath his shade, And there, at night, shall rest his head. 2 Then will I say,—" My God ! thy power Shall be my foi tress and my tower; I, who am formed of feeble dust, Make thine almighty arm my trust." 3 Thrice happy man ! thy Maker's care Shall keep thee from the fowler's snare ;— Satan, the fowler, who betrays Unguarded souls a thousand ways. 4 If burning beams of noon conspire To dart a pestilential fire ; God is thy life, — his wings are spread, To shield thee with a healthful shade. 5 If vapors, with malignant breath, Rise thick and scatter midnight-death, Israel is safe ; the poisoned air Grows pure, if Israel's God be there. 91 PSAI,I!I 91, Second Part, &. M. The Security of the Saints. 1 1TTHAT though a thousand at thy side, VV At thy right hand, ten thousand died? 91. PSALM XCI. 149 Thy God his chosen people saves, Among the dead, amid the graves. So Avhen he sent his an^el down To make his wrath ill Egypt known, And slew their sons, — his careful eye Passed all the doors of Jacob by. But if the fire, or plague, or sword, Receive commission from the Lord, To strike Ins saints among the rest, Their very pains and deaths are blest The sword, the pestilence, or fire, Shall but fulfill their best desire ; From sins and sorrows set them free, And bring thy children, Lord ! to thee. PSAI^I 91, C. M. Exhortation to trust in God. 1 VE sons of men ! a feeble race, JL Exposed to every snare, Come, make the Lord your dwelhng-place. And try and trust his care. 2 He '11 give his angels charge to keep Your feet, in all your ways ; To watch your pillow while you sleep, And guard your happy days. 3 " Because on me they set their love, I '11 save them," saith the Lord ; " I '11 bear their joyful souls above Destruction and the sword. i " My grace shall answer when they call, In trouble I '11 be nigh : My power shall help them when they fall, And raise them when they die. 5 " Those who on earth my name have known, I '11 honor them in heaven ; There my salvation shall be shown. And endless life be given." n. •C PSALUI 91, First Part, §§ and 7s. The Divine Protection. ALL Jehovah thy salvation, Rest beneath th' Almighty's shade ; I.r)0 PSALM XCL In his secret habitation, Dwell, and never be dismayed : There no tumult can alarm thee, Thou shait dread no hidden snare ; Guile nor violence can harm thee, In eternal safeguard there. 2 From the sword, at noonday wasting, From the noisome pestilence, In the depth of midnight, blasting, God shall be thy sure defence : Fear not thou the deadly quiver, When a thousand feel the blow ; Mercy shall thy soul deliver, Though ten thousand be laid low. 3 Since, with pure and firm affection, Thou on God hast set thy love, With the wings of his protection, He will shield thee from above ; Thou shalt call on him in trouble, He will hearken, he will save ; Here, for grief, reward thee double, Crown with life beyond the grave. PSAL.M 91, Second Part, 8s and 7s. An Evening-Psalm. SAVIOUR ! breathe an evening-blessing Ere repose our spirits seal ; Sin and want we come confessing ; Thou canst save, and thou canst heal. Though destruction walk around -us, Though the arrows past us fly, Angel-guards from thee surround us ; We are safe, if thou art nigh. Though the night be dark and dreary, Darkness cannot hide from thee ; Thou art he who, never weary, Watcheth where thy people be. Should swift death this night o'ertake us, And our couch become our tomb, May the morn in heaven awake1 us, Clad in bright and deathless bloom. 91 92 92 92. 1 PSALM XCIL 151 PSAJLU 92, First Part, L, W. A Psalm for the Lord's Day. O WEET is the work, my God ! my King! O To praise thy name, give thanks and sing ; To show thy love by morning-light, And talk of all thy trath at night. Sweet is the day of sacred rest, No mortal care shall seize my breast ; Oh ! may my heart in tune be found, Like David's harp of solemn sound. My heart shall triumph in my Lord, And bless his works, and bless his word ; Thy works of grace, — how bright they shine ! How deep thy counsels ! how divine ! Lord ! I shall share a glorious part, When grace hath well refined my heart, And fresh supplies of joy are shed, Like holy oil, to cheer my head. Then shall I see, and hear, and know All I desired or wished below ; And every power find sweet employ, In that eternal world of joy. PSAI^I 92, Second Fart, E,. M, The Church, the Garden of God. LORD ! 't is a pleasant thing to stand In gardens, planted by thy hand ; Let me within thy courts be seen, Like a young cedar, fresh and green. There groAV thy saints in faith and love, Blest with thine influence from above ; Not Lebanon, with all its trees, Yields such a comely sight as these. Laden with fruits of age, they show. The Lord is holy, just and true : None who attend his gates shall find A God unfaithful, or unkind. PSAL«^I 92, §. M. Public Worship. CWEET is the work, O Lord! O Thy glorious name to sing, lo2 PSALM XCI1. To praise and pray, to hear thy word, And grateful offerings bring. 2 Sweet — at the dawning light, Thy boundless love to tell ; And, when approach the shades of night, Still on the theme to dwell. 3 Sweet— on this day of rest, To join, in heart and voice, With those, who love and serve thee best, And in thy name rejoice. 4 To songs of praise and joy Be every Sabbath given, That such may be our blest employ Eternally in heaven. 92 PSAMI 92, 7s. Praise to God in (he Sanctuary. THOU who art enthroned above, Thou by whom we live and move ! Oh ! how sweet, with joyful tongue, To resound thy praise in song ! When the morning paints the skies, When the sparkling stars arise, All thy favors to rehearse, And give thanks in grateful verse. Sweet the day of sacred rest, When devotion fills the breast, When we dwell within thy house, Hear thy word, and pay our vows ; Notes to heaven's high mansions raise, Fill its courts with joyful praise ; With repeated hymns proclaim Great Jehovah's awful name. From thy works our joys arise, O thou only good and wise ! Who thy wonders can declare ? How profound thy counsels are ! Warm our hearts with sacred fire ; Grateful fervors still inspire ; All our powers, with all their might, Ever in thy praise unite. PSALM XCIII. 153 Q O PSAIiM 93, First Part, L<. in. *J *-* • The eternal and sovereign God. 1 JEHOVAH reigns; he dwells in light, J Girded with majesty and might : The world, created by his hands, Still on its first foundation stands. 2 But, ere this spacious world was made, Or had its first foundations laid, Thy throne eternal ages stood, — Thyself, the ever-living God. 3 Like floods, the angry nations rise, And aim their rage against the skies : Vain floods, that aim their rage so high ! — At thy rebuke the bilJows die. 4 For ever shall thy throne endure, Thy promise stands for ever sure ; And everlasting holiness Becomes the dwellings of thy grace. QO PSAIilW 93, Second Part, L,. OT. *^ *-* • Dominion and Power of God. 1 HHHE Lord, the God of glory, reigns, JL In robes of majesty arrayed ; His rule omnipotence sustains, And guides the worlds his hands have made. 2 Ere rolling worlds began to move, Or ere the heavens were stretched abroad, Thine awful throne was fixed above ; From everlasting thou art God. 3 The swelling floods tumultuous rise — Aloud the angry tempests roar, Lift their proud billows to the skies, And foam and lash the trembling shore. 4 The Lord, the mighty God on high, Controls the fiercely raging seas ; He speaks! — and noise and tempest fly; The waves sink down in gentle peace. 5 Thy sovereign laws are ever sure ; Eternal holiness is thine ; And, Lord ! thy people should be pure, And in thy blest resemblance shine. 7* 154 PSALM XCIIL •^ O • The Majesty of God. 1 HTHE Lord Jehovah reigns, L And royal state maintains, — His head with awful glories crowned ; Arrayed in robes of light, Begirt with sovereign might, And rays of majesty around. 2 Upheld by thy commands, The world securely stands, And skies and stars obey thy word ; Thy throne was fixed on high Before the starry sky ; Eternal is thy kingdom, Lord ! 3 Let floods and nations rage, And all their power engage ; Let swelling tides assault the sky : The terrors of thy frown Shall beat their madness down ; Thy throne for ever stands on high. 4 Thy promises are true, Thy grace is ever new ; There fixed, thy church shall ne'er remove , Thy saints, with holy fear, Shall in thy courts appear, And sing thine everlasting love. 93 P^ALM 93, 5s and 6s. God's Serva its shovld praise Him. YE servants of God ! Your Master proclaim, And publish abroad His wonderful name ; The name, all-victorious, Of Jesus extol ; His kingdom is glorious, And rules over all. God ruleth on high, Almighty to save ; And still he is nigh, His presence we have : The great congregation His triumph shall sing, 95 PSALMS XCIV, XCV. 155 Ascribing salvation To Jesus, our King. 3 " Salvation to God Who sits on the throne !" — Let all cry aloud, And honor the Son : lmmanuel's praises The angels proclaim ; Fall down on their faces, And worship the Lamb. 4 Then let us adore, And give him his right ; All glory and power, And wisdom and might ; All honor and blessing, — With angels above, — And thanks never ceasing, And infinite love. PSAI.M 94, C. M. Help in God. HAD not the Lord, my rock, my help, Sustained my fainting head, My life had now in silence dwelt, My soul among th > dead. " Alas ! my sliding feet," I cried; Thy promise was my hope ; Thy grace stood constant at my side, Thy Spirit bore me up. While multitudes of mournful thoughts Within my bosom roll, Thy boundless love forgives my faults, Thy comforts cheer my soul. PSALM 95, L. M. Wai-ning against Delay. COME, let our voices join, to raise A sacred song of solemn praise ; God is a sovereign King ; — rehearse His honors in exalted verse. Come, let our souls address the Lord, Who framed our natures with his word ; 95. 156 PSALM XCV. He is our Shepherd ; — we the sheep, His mercy chose, his pastures keep. 3 Come, let us hear his voice to-day, The counsels of his love obey ; Nor let our hardened hearts renew The sins and plagues that Israel knew. 4 Look back, my soul ! with holy dread, And view those ancient rebels dead : Attend the offered grace to-day, Nor lose the blessing by delay. 5 Seize the kind promise, while it waits And march to Zion's heavenly gates ; Believe, — and take the promised rest ; Obey, — and be for ever blest. PSAIiM 95, C. M. Preparation for Prayer. CING to the Lord Jehovah's name, O And in his strength rejoice ; When his salvation is our theme, Exalted be our voice. With thanks, approach his awful sight, And psalms of honor sing ; The Lord 's a God cT boundless might, — The whole creation's King. Come, and with humble souls adore ; Come, kneel before his face : Oh ! may the creatures of his power Be children of his grace. Now is the time ; — he bends his ear, And waits for your request ; Come, lest he rouse his wrath, and swear, " Ye shall not see my rest." PSAMI 95, I. M. Immediate Obedience. COME, sound his praise abroad, And hymns of glory sing ; Jehovah is the sovereign God, The universal King. He formed the deeps unknown ; He gave the seas their bound ; 95 PSALM XCV. 157 The watery worlds are all his own, And all the solid ground. Come, worship at his throne ; Come, bow before the Lord : We are his works, and not our own ; He formed us by his word. To-day attend his voice, Nor dare provoke his rod ; Come, like the people of his choice, And own your gracious God. But, if your ears refuse The language of his grace, And hearts grow hard, like stubborn Jews, That unbelieving race ; — The Lord, in vengeance dressed, Will lift his hand and swear, — " You, that despise my promised rest, Shall have no portion there." PSALM 95, If . M. Seeking God to-day. pOME, let us gladly sing \J To God, our Saviour-King; With thanks his presence seek, In psalms his praises speak ; He 's God most high ; let all draw nigh, And crown him — Lord of earth and sky. He gave the mountains birth, He made this spacious earth ; His are the sea and land — They rose at his command : With reverence all before him fall, And on his name devoutly call. Come, kneel before his throne, For he is God alone ; We are the flock he leads — The sheep his bounty feeds : To-day, — to-day, — his voice obey ; — Grieve not the Holy Ghost away. PSAI^I 95, §§. Public Worship. OH ! come, let us sing to the Lord, In God, our salvation, rejoice ; 158 PSALM XCVI. Li psalms of thanksgiving, record His praise, with one spirit, one voice : Jehovah is King, and he reigns — The God of all gods, on his throne ; The strength of the hills he maintains ; . The ends of the earth are his own. 2 The sea is Jehovah's — he made The tide its dominion to know ; The land is Jehovah's — he laid Its solid foundation helow : Oh ! come, let us worship and kneel — Before our Creator, our God ; The people who serve him with zeal, The flock whom he guides with his rod. 96 PSALM 96, C. M. Christ's first and second Coming. 1 C ING to the Lord, ye distant lands ! O Ye tribes of every tongue ! His new-discovered grace demands A new and nobler song. 2 Say to the nations, — " Jesus reigns, God's own almighty Son ; His power the sinking world sustains. And grace surrounds his throne." 3 Let heaven proclaim the joyful day, Joy through the earth be seen ; Let cities shine in bright array, And fields in cheerful green. 4 Let an unusual joy surprise The islands of the sea ; Ye mountains ! sink, ye vallies ! rise, Prepare the Lord his way. 5 Behold, he comes, — he comes to bless The nations, as their God ; To show the world his righteousness, And send his truth abroad. 6 But, when his voice shall raise the dead, And bid the world draw near, How will 1he guilty nations dread To see their Judge appear ! 96 96. PSALM XCVL 159 PSAMI 96, s. in. Praise due to God alone. NOW let our songs arise, In new exalted strains ; & Let earth repeat it to the skies; — The Lord, the Saviour, reigns ! Sing to the Lord, our God, And bless his sacred name ; His great salvation, all abroad, From day to day proclaim. Mid heathen nations place The glories of his throne ; And let the wonders of his grace Through all the earth be known. Great is th' eternal Lord, And great must be his praise : O'er all the gods, on high adored, His mightier arm he '11 raise. Through earth, let every tribe, Let every nation, sing : Glory, and grace, and might ascribe To our eternal King. PSAI^UI 96, L. P. M. The God of the Gentiles. LET all the earth their voices raise, To sing the choicest psalm of praise ; To sing and bless Jehovah's name : His glory let the heathen know ; His wonders to the nations show; And all his saving works proclaim. He framed the globe, he built the sky, He made the shining worlds on high, And reigns complete in irlory there ; His beams are majesty and light; His beauties, — how divinely bright ! His temple, — how divinely fair ! Come the great day, the glorious hour, When earth shall feel his saving power, And barb'rous nations fear his name ! Then shall the race of man confess The beauty of his holiness, And in his courts, his grace proclaim. 160 PSALM XCVII. 97. 97 97. PSAL.UI 97, First Part, TL. M. Christ coming to Judgment. 1 XJE reigns! the Lord, the Saviour, reigns! J-L Praise him in evangelic strains ; Let the whole earth in songs rejoice, And distant islands join their voice. 2 Deep are his counsels and unknown ; But grace and truth support his throne : Though gloomy clouds his way surround, Justice is their eternal ground. 3 In rohes of judgment, lo ! he comes ; Shakes the wide earth and cleaves the tombs , Before him burns devouring fire ; — The mountains melt, the seas retire. 4 His enemies, with sore dismay, Fly from the sight, and shun the day : Then lift your heads, ye saints ! on high, And sing, for your redemption 's nigh. PSALM 97, Second Part, L,. OT. Christ's Incarnation. 1 rPHE Lord is come ; — the heavens proclaim JL His birth ; the nations learn his name : An unknown star directs the road Of eastern sages, to their God. 2 All ye bright armies of the skies ! Go worship where the Saviour lies ; Angels and kings before him bow, Those gods on high, and gods below. 3 Let idols totter to the ground, And their own worshipers confound ; But Judah shout, and Zion sing, And earth confess her sovereign King. PSALM 97, Third Part, JL. M. Grace and Glory. 1 rFH' Almighty reigns, exalted high I O'er all the earth, o'er all the sky : Though clouds and darkness veil his feet, His dwelling is the mercy-seat. 2 Immortal light, and joys unknown, Are for the saints in darkness sown ; PSALMS XCVII, XCVIII. 1G1 Those glorious seeds shall spring and rise, And the bright harvest bless our eyes. Rejoice, ye righteous ! and record The sacred honors of the Lord; None, but the soul that feels his grace, Can triumph in his holiness. PSAI.UI 9T, C. 31. The Reign of Christ. VE isles and shores of every sea ! 1 Rejoice — the Saviour reigns : His word, like fire, prepares his way, And .mountains melt to plains. His presence sinks the proudest hills, And makes the vallies rise ; The humble soul enjoys his smiles, The haughty sinner dies. Adoring angels, at his birth, Make the Redeemer known ; Thus shall he come to judge the earth, And angels guard his throne. His foes shall tremble at his sight, And hills and seas retire ; His children take their upward flight, And leave the world on fire. The seeds of joy and glory, sown For saints in darkness here, Shall rise and spring in worlds unknown. And a rich harvest bear. PSAI^I 98, First Part, C. M. Prais* for the Gospel. TO our almighty Maker, God, New honors be addressed ; His great salvation shines abroad, And makes the nations blessed. He spake the word to Abraham first ; His truth fulfills his grace : The Gentiles make his name their trust, And learn his righteousness. Let the whole earth his love proclaim, With all her different tongues : 21 162 PSALMS XCVIII XCIX. 98. 98. 99. And spread the honor of his name, In melody and songs. PSAIiltt 9§, Second Part, C. in. The joyful Reign of Christ. JOY to the world, — the Lord is come ; Let earth receive her King ; Let every heart prepare him room, And heaven and nature sing. Joy to the earth, — the Saviour reigns ; Let men their songs employ ; While fields and floods, rocks, hills, and plains Repeat the sounding joy. No more let sins and sorrows grow, Nor thorns infest the ground ; He comes to make his blessings flow, Far as the curse is found. He rules the world with truth and grace, And makes^ the nations prove The glories of his righteousness, And wonders of his love. PSALM 9§, Third Part, €. M. Christ's first and second Coming. 1 rpO God address the joyful psalm, JL Who wondrous things hath done ; Whose own right hand, and holy arm, The victory have won. 2 He, to the Gentile nations round, Hath made his mercy known ; And, to the world's remotest bound, His justice shall be shown. 3 The promised Saviour meekly came, And man's full ransom paid ; Again he comes, his own to claim, In awful pomp arrayed. 4 He comes with power, — he quits the skies To punish and reward ; Oh ! let one general chorus rise To praise the sovereign Lord. PSAL.UI 99, First Part, S. OT. 'Die Majesty and Grace of Jehovah. 1 rpHE Lord Jehovah reigns ! — J- Le'; all the nations fear : 99. PSALMS XCIX, C. 163 Let sinners tremble at his throne, And saints be humble there. 2 Jesus, the Saviour, reigns ! — Let earth adore its Lord ; Bright cherubs his attendants stand, Swift to fulfill his word. 3 In Zion is his throne ; His honors are divine ; His church shall make his wonders known, For there his glories shine. 4 How holy is his name ! How. terrible his praise! Justice and truth, and judgment join, In all his works of grace. PSJJLM 99, Secoucl Part, S. M. A holy God worshiped with Reverence. 1 pXALT the Lord, our God, LJ And worship at his feet ; His nature is all holiness, And mercy is his seat. 2 When Israel was his church, When Aaron was his priest, When Moses cried, and Samuel prayed, — He gave his people rest. 3 Oft he forgave their sins, Nor would destroy their race ; And oft he made his vengeance known, When they abused his grace. 4 Exalt the Lord our God, Whose grace is still the same : Still he 's a God of holiness, And jealous for his name. 100 PSALM 100> First Part, I*. M. 1 ^ ^ * Praise to our Creator. 1 "YTE nations round the earth! rejoice 1 Before the Lord, your sovereign King; Serve him with cheerful heart and voice ; With all your tongues his glory sing. 2 The Lord is God ; 't is he alone Doth life and breath and being give ; 164 PSALM C. We are his work, and not our own ; The sheep that on his pastures live. 3 Enter his gates with songs of joy ; With praises to his courts repair ; And make it your divine employ, To pay your thanks and honors there. 4 The Lord is good, the Lord is kind ; Great is his grace, his mercy sure ; And the whole race of man shall find His truth from age to age endure. 1AA PSALM 100, Second Part, L. M. -"- ""• The sovereign Jehovah. 1 T3EF0RE Jehovah's awful throne, D Ye nations ! bow with sacred joy : Know that the Lord is God alone ; He can create, and he destroy. 2 His sovereign power, without our aid, Made us of clay, and formed us men ; And when, like wandering sheep, we strayed, He brought us to his fold again. 3 We are his people, we his care, — Oar souls, and all our mortal frame : What lasting honors shall we rear, Almighty Maker ! to thy7 name ? 4 We '11 crowd thy gates with thankful songs, High as the heavens our voices raise ; And earth, with her ten thousand tongues, Shall fill thy courts with sounding praise. 5 Wide as the world is thy command, Vast as eternity, thy love ; Firm as a rock thy truth must stand, When rolling years shall cease to move 1 HO PSALM 100, C. Mf L \J \J . The Creator adored. 1 O ING, all ye lands ! — with rapture sing, O And bless Jehovah's name ; With loud hosannas hail your King, — Bow down — your God proclaim. 2 Know that the Lord is God alone, — 'T is he who made us all ; His people — we his sceptre own, His sheep — we hear his call PSALM C. 165 Enter his gates, with shouts of joy, And in his courts bow down ; Let heart-felt thanks your tongues empioy, And him your sovereign crown. For he is good beyond all praise, No bounds his mercy knows ; His truth endures through endless days*, His grace for ever flows. 100 PSALM 100, H. M. God's Goodness and Truth. C ING to the Lord most high : O Let every land adore ; With grateful voice make known His goodness and his power : With cheerful songs Declare his ways, And let Ins praise Inspire your tongues. Enter his courts with oy ; With fear address the Lord ; He formed us with his hand, And quickened by his word ; With wide command, He spreads his sway, O 'er every sea And every land. His hands provide our food, And every blessing give ; We feed upon his care, And in his pastures live : With cheerful songs Declare his ways, And let his praise Inspire your tongues. Good is the Lord our God, His truth and mercy sure ; While earth and heaven shali last, His promises endure : With wide command, He spreads his sway, O 'er every sea And every land. 166 PSALMS C, CI. 1 00 PSAI.M 100, 7s. ■■•""• Praise from all Lands. 1 AH ! be joyful in the Lord, \J Every land beneath the sun ! In his praise with glad accord, Let all tongues and hearts be one : For our God is God alone, Whose we are, and not our own ; We his people are — the sheep He will ever rule and keep. 2 Come, and join the joyous throng Who Jehovah's praise proclaim: In his courts, with grateful song, Speak the honors of his name : Rich his bounty to our race ; Inexhaustible his grace ; Heady to forgive and bless ; Ever sure his faithfulness. 1 00 PSAIiOT 100, lis and 8s. A. \J \J • Thanksgiving and Praise in the Sanctuary. 1 T)E joyful in God, all ye lands of the earth ! JL) Oh ! serve him witfj. gladness and fear ; Exult in his presence with music and mirth, With love and devotion draw near. 2 Jehovah is God, and Jehovah alone, Creator and ruler o'er all : And we are his people, his sceptre we own ; His sheep, and we follow his call. 3 Oh ! enter his gates with thanksgiving and song Your vows in his temple proclaim ; His praise in melodious accordance prolong, And bless his adorable name. • 4 For good is the Lord, inexpressibly good, And we are the work of his hand ; His mercy and truth from eternity stood, And shall to eternity stand. -| f\ * PSAI.1TI 101, I,. RE, J- " J- • The Magistrate's Song. 1 "]\/TERCY and judgment are my song, -lVI And, since they both to thee belong, My gracious God' mv righteous King ! To thee my songs and vows I bring. 'I PSALM CII. 167 2 If I am raised to bear the sword, I '11 take my counsels from thy word ; Thy justice and thy heavenly grace Shall be the pattern of my ways. 3 Let wisdom all my actions guide, And let my God with me reside : jNo wicked tiling shall dwell with me, Which may provoke thy jealousy. 4 I '11 search the land, and raise the just To posts of honor, wealth, and trust; The men, that work thy holy will, Shall be my friends and far rites still. I ft*? PSALM 102, First Part, L. H. ■■"«■• Men mortal — the Church safe. T is the Lord our Saviour's hand Weakens our strength amidst the race ; Disease and death, at his command, Arrest us, and cut short our days. 2 Spare us, O Lord ! aloud we pray, Nor let our sun go down at noon ; Thy years are one eternal day, And must thy children die so soon ? 3 Yet, in the midst of death and grief, This thought our sorrow should assuage ;— " Our Father and our Saviour live : Christ is the same through every age." 4 The starry curtains of the sky, Like garments, shall be laid aside ; But still thy throne stands firm and high ; Thy church for ever must abide. 5 Before thy face, thy church shall live, And on thy throne thy children reign ; Tins dying world shall they survive, And the dead saints be raised again. 102 PSAt:?I 102> Second Part, L. HE. * The unchanging God. 1 PREAT Former of this various frame ! vJ Our souls adore thine awful name, And bow and tremble, while they praise The Ancient of eternal days. 168 PSALM C1I. 2 Before thine infinite survey, Creation rose as yesterday ; And, as to-morrow, shall thine eye See earth and stars in ruin he. 3 Beyond the highest angel's sight. Thou dwellest in eternal light, Which shines with undiminished ray, While suns and systems waste away. 4 Oui days a transient period run, And change with every circling sun ; And, while to lengthened years we trust, Before the moth we sink to dust. 5 But let the creatures fall around ; Let death consign us to the ground ; Let the last general flame arise, And melt the arches of the skies ; — 6 Calm as the summer's ocean, we Can all the wreck of nature see ; While grace secures us an abode Unshaken as the throne of God. . 1 (\fy PSA1LM 102, First Part, C. M. M.\Jmd» Prayer heard, and Zion restored. 1 T ET Zion and her sons rejoice ; J-J Behold the promised hour ! Her God hath heard her mourning voice, And comes t' exalt his power. 2 Her dust and ruins that remain Are precious in our eyes ; Those ruins shall be built again, And all that dust shall rise. 3 The Lord will raise Jerusalem, And stand in glory there ; Nations shall bow before his name, And kings attend with fear. 4 He sits a sovereign on his throne, With pity in his eyes ; He hears the dying pris'ners' groan, And sees their sighs arise. 5 He frees the souls condemned to death ; And, when his saints complain, PSALM CTi 169 It sha'n't be said, that praying breath Was ever spent in vain. 6 This shall be known, when we are dead, And left on long record ; That ages, yet unborn, may read, And trust and praise the Lord. 1 flty PSAL.JJI 102, Second Part, C. ZK. M.\J^* A Prayer for the Affliclea. 1 TTEAR me, O God ! nor hide thy face ; -il But answer, lest I die ; Hast thou not built a throne of grace, To hear when sinners cry ? 2 As, on some lonely building's top, The sparrow tells her moan, Far from the tents of joy and hope, I sit and grieve alone. 3 But thou for ever art the same, O my eternal God ! Ages to come shall know thy name, And 'spread thy works abroad. 4 Thou wilt arise and show thy face, Nor will my Lord delay Beyond th' appointed hour of grace, That long-expected day. 5 He hears his saints, he knows their cry, And, by mysterious ways, Redeems the pris'ners doomed to die ; And fills their tongues with praise. j A9> PS ARM 102, Tlaird Part, C. M. * God unchangeable amid Changes of Creation. 1 HHHItOUGH endless years thou art the same, L O thou eternal God ! Ages to come shall know thy name, And tell thy works abroad. 2 The strong foundations of the earth, Of old, by thee were laid ; By thee, the beauteous arch of heaven, With matchless skill, was made. 3 Soon shall this goodly frame of things, Formed by thy powerful hand, 170 PSALMS CII, CIII. Be, like a vesture, laid aside, And changed at thy command. 4 But thy perfections all-divine, Eternal as thy days, Through everlasting ages shine, With undiminished rays. 10^ PSALM 102, 7s. -*■ ^ • Prayer in Affliction. 1 TJ EAR my prayer, Jehovah ! hear ; XI Listen to my humble cries ; See the day of trouble near ; Heavy on my soul it lies. 2 Hide not, then, thy gracious face, When the storm around me falls ■ Hear me, O thou God of grace ! In the time thy servant calls. 3 Earth and hell their censures pour, Madly rage against my soul : When my God appears no more, Who their fury can control ? 4 Hide not, then, thy gracious face, When the storm around me falls ; Hear me, O thou God of grace ! Hear me when thy servant calls. 1 i\ O PSAL.M 103, First Part, L,. M. •■■""• The Goodness and Mercy of God celebrated. 1 T3LESS, O my soul! the living God, -13 Call home thy thoughts that rcfte abroad, Let all the powers, within me, join In work and worship so divine. 2 Bless, O my soul ! the God of grace ; His favors claim thy highest praise : Why should the wonders he hath wrought Be lost in silence, and forgot? 3 'T is he, my soul ! who sent his Son, To die for crimes which thou hast done : He owns the ransom, and forgives The hourly follies of our lives. 4 Let the whole earth his power confess, Let the whole earth adore his grace : PSALM cm. 171 The Gentile with the Jew shall join, In work and worship so divine. ■4 f\Q PSALM 103, Second Part, t. M. X v/ O • Forgiveness — -gentle Chastisement. 1 rFHE Lord, — how wondrous are his ways f J- How firm his truth, how large his grace f He takes his mercy for his throne ; And thence he makes his glories known. 2 Not half so high, his power hath spread The starry heavens, above our head; As his rich love exceeds our praise,- - Exceeds the highest hopes Ave raise 3 Not half so far, hath nature placed The rising morning from the west, As his forgiving grace removes The daily guilt of those he loves. 4 How slowly doth his wrath arise ! On swifter wings salvation flies ; And, if he lets his anger burn, How soon his frowns to pity turn ! 5 But his eternal love is sure ; To all the saints it shall endure : From age to age, his truth shall reign Nor children's children hope in vain. PSALM 103, First Part, S. M. The Mercies of God. OH ! bless the Lord, my soul ! Let all within me join, And aid my tongue to bless his name, Whose favors are divine. Oh ! bless the Lord, my soul ! Nor let his mercies lie Forgotten in unthankfulness, And without praises die. 'T is he forgives thy sins, 'T is he relieves thy pain, 'Tis he who heals thy sicknesses, And makes thee young again. He crowns thy life with love, When ransomed from the grave ; 103 172 PSALM CO. EL, who redeemed my sou) from hell, Hath sovereign power to save. 5 He fills the poor with good ; He gives the sufferers rest ; The Lord hath judgments for the proud, And justiee for th' oppressed. 6 His wondrous works and ways He made by Moses known ; But sent the world his truth and grace, By his beloved Son. | f\ O PSAL.UI 103, Second Part, S. HI. •*• " *-* * Praise to God for his Mercies. 1 AH ! bless the Lord, my soul ! yj His grace to thee proclaim : And all that is within me join To bless his holy name. 2 Oh ! bless the Lord, my soul ! His mercies bear in mind ; Forget not all his benefits : The Lord to thee is kind. 3 He will not always chide ; He will with patience wait ; His wrath is ever slow to rise, And ready to abate. 4 He pardons all thy sins, Prolongs thy feeble breath ; He healeth thy infirmities, And ransoms thee from death. 5 Then bless his holy name, Whose grace hath made thee whole ; Whose loving-kindness crowns thy days; Oh ! bless the Lord, my soul ! | rk q PSAI.ME 103, Third Part, S. W. -I- " O • Mercy in the midst of Judgment. 1 TV/TY soul ! repeat his praise, 1VJL Whose mercies are so srreat ; Whose anger is so slow to rise, So ready to abate. 2 High as the heavens are raised Above the ground we tread, PSALMS C1II, CIV. 173 So far the riches of his grace Our highest thoughts exceed. 3 His power subdues our sins, And his forgiving love, Far as the east is from the west, Doth all our guilt remove. 4 The pity of the Lord, To those who fear his name, Is such as tender parents feel ; He knows our feeble frame. 5 Our days are $s the grass, Or like the morning- flower ; If one sharp blast sweep o'er the field. It withers in an hour. 8 But thy compassions, Lord ! To endless years endure ; And children's children ever find Thy words of promise sure. | rwq PSALM 103, Fourth Part, S. UI. -*-"'-'• God's Dominion ; or, angelic Praise. 1 rpiIE Lord, the sovereign King, JL Hath fixed his throne on high ; O'er all the heavenly world he rules, And all beneath the sky. 2 Ye angels ! great in might, And swift to do his will, Bless ye the Lord, whose voice ye hear, Whose pleasure ye fulfill. 3 Let the bright hosts, who wait The orders of their King, And guard his churches when they pray, Join in the praise they sing. 4 While all his wondrous works, Through his vast kingdom, show Their Maker's glory, thou, my soul! Shalt sing his graces too. | f\A PSALM 104, I,. M. ^^' God's Majesty as the Creator and sovereign King. 1 IVfY soul ! thy great Creator praise ; 1Y1 When clothed in his celestial rays, 174 PSALM CV. He in full majesty appears, And, like a robe, his glory wears. 2 The heavens are for his curtains spread ; Th' unfathomed deep he makes his bed ; Clouds are his chariot, when he flies, On winged storms, across the skies. 3 Angels, whom his own breath inspires, His ministers, are flaming fires ; And swift as thought their armies move, To bear his vengeance or his love. 4 ^Vast are thy works, almighty Lord! All nature rests upon thy word ; And the whole race of creatures stand, Waiting then portion from thy hand. 5 The earth stands trembling at thy stroke, And at thy touch the mountains smoke ; Yet humble souls may see thy face, And tell their wants to sovereign grace. 6 In thee, my hopes and wishes meet, And make my meditations sweet; Thy praises shall my breath employ, Till it expire in endless joy. |AK PSAI.ME 105, C. M. «■■ " *-*• Covenant with Abraham remembered. 1 p IVE thanks to God, invoke his name, vX And tell the world his grace ; Sound through the earth his deeds of fame, That all may seek his face. 2 His covenant, which he kept in mind For numerous ages past, To numerous ages yet behind, In equal force shall last. 3 He sware to Abraham and his seed, And made the blessings sure ; Gentiles the ancient promise read, And find his truth endure. 4 Like pilgrims through the countries round, Securely they removed ; And haughty kings, who on them frowned, Severely he reproved. PSALMS CV, CVI. 175 5 Thn 3 guarded by th' almighty hand, The chosen tribes possessed Canaan, the lich, the promised land, And there enjoyed their rest. 6 Then let the world forbear its rage, The church renounce her fear ; Israel must live through every age, And be th' Almighty's care. f fkX PSAL.M. 105, 7s. ■- "*-*• Encouragement to seek God. 1 AH ! give thanks unto the Lord ; yj All his wondrous deeds proclaim : Every tongue his praise record ; Every heart adore his name. 2 Seek the Lord, his grace implore, On his love your trust repose ; Seek his presence evermore ; There lay down your cares and woes. 3 Ye, who make the Lord your choice, Call to mind his works of love ; Tell his wonders, and rejoice In your King who reigns above. 4 Thou, O Lord ! art true and just ; Thou wilt crown, with sure success, All the waiting souls that trust In thy love and faithfulness. JA/^ P§ALM 106, First Part, L,. M. , • God praised for his Goodness and Mercy. 1 OH ! render thanks to God above, ' The fountain of eternal love ; Whose mercy firm, through ages past, Has stood, and shall for ever last. Who can his mighty deeds express, Not only vast, but numberless ? What mortal eloquence can raise His tribute of immortal praise ? Extend to me that favor, Lord ! Thou to thy chosen dost afford ; When thou returnest to set them free, Let thy salvation visit me. 176 PSALM CVI. 4 Oh! render thanks to God above, The fountain of eternal love ; Whose mercy firm, through ages past Has stood, and shall for ever last. | rk/^ PSALM 106, Second Fart, &. M. *•""• Praise to God for his Grrealness and Mercy. 1 'TO God, the great, the ever-blessed, JL Let songs of honor be addressed ; His mercy firm for ever stands ; Give him the thanks his love demanc x 2 Who knows the wonders of thy ways- * Who shall fulfill thy boundless praise * — Blest are the souls that fear thee still, And pay their duty to thy will. 3 Remember what thy mercy did For Jacob's race, thy chosen seed ; And, with the same salvation, bless The meanest suppliant of thy grace. 4 Oh ! may I see thy tribes rejoice, And aid their triumphs with my voic* This is my glory, Lord ! to be Joined to thy saints, and near to thee 1 0(\ PSAIiME 106, S. Wt. A. \J v7» Israel punished and pa?~doned. 1 (^ OD of eternal love ! vJ How fickle are our ways ! And yet, how ott did Israel prove Thy constancy of grace ! 2 They saw thy wonders wrought, And then thy praise they sung ; But soon thy works of power forgot, And murmured with their tongue. 3 Now they believe his word, While rocks with rivers flow ; Now with their sins provoke the Lord Till he reduced them low. 4 Yet, when they mourned their faults, He hearKened to their groans ; Brought his own covenant to his tho^gnLs, And called them still his sons. PSALM CVII. 177 5 Their names were in his book ; He saved them from their foes ; Oft he chastised, but ne'er forsook, The people whom he chose. 6 Let Israel bless the Lord, Who loved their ancient race ; And Christians join the solemn word, — Amen, — to all the praise. 1 O *7 PSALM 107, First JPart, L. OTE. ■- " • • Israel led to Canaan, and Christians to Heaven. 1 p IVE thanks to God — he reigns above : vJ Kind are his thoughts, his name is love- His mercy ages past have known, And ages long to come shall own. 2 Let the redeemed of the Lord The wonders of his grace record ; — Israel, the nation whom he chose, And rescued from their mighty foes. 3 So, when our first release we gain From sin's own yoke, and Satan's chain, We have this desert world to pass, — A dangerous and a tiresome place. 4 He feeds and clothes us all the way, He guides our footsteps lest we stray ; He guards us with a powerful hand, And brings us to the heavenly land. 5 Oh ! let us, then, with joy record The truth and goodness of the Lord ; How great his works — how kind his ways ! Let every tongue pronounce his praise. 1 O Tf PSAIiM 107, Second Part, L. in. *■" * • The Seaman's Song. 1 WOULD you behold the works of Qod, W His wonders in the world abroad ? Go with the mariners, and trace The unknown regions of the seas. 2 They leave their native shores behind, And seize the favor of the wind : Till God commands, — and tempests rise, TJhat heave the ocean to the skies. 8* 178 PSALM CVIL 3 When land is far and death is nigh, Lost to ail hope, to God they cry ; His mercy hears their loud address, And sends salvation in distress. 4 Oh ! may the sons of men record The wondrous goodness of the Lord; Let them their private offerings bring, And in the church his glory sing. JAW PSALM 107, C. HfK. ■•" •• • Servants of God safe. 1 TTOW are thy servants blessed, O Lord ! XI How sure is their defence ! Eternal wisdom is their guide, Their help, Omnipotence. 2 In foreign realms, and lands remote, Supported by thy care, Through burning climes they pass unhurt. And breathe in tainted air. 3 When, by the dreadful tempest borne, High on the broken wave, They know thou art not slow to hear, Nor impotent to save. 4 The storm is laid — the winds retire, Obedient to thy will ; The sea, that roars at thy command, At thy command is still. 5 In midst of dangers, fears and deaths, Thy goodness we '11 adore ; "We '11 praise thee for thy mercies past, And humbly hope for more. | AW PSALM 107, First Part, 7s* I " • • Divine Guidance. 1 rpjIANK and praise Jehovah's name ; -L For his mercies, firm and sure, From eternity, the same, To eternity, endure. 2 Let the ransomed thus rejoice, Gathered out of every land, As the people of his choice, Plucked from the destroyer's hand. , 107 PSALMS CVII, CVIII. 179 To a pleasant land he brings, Where the vine and olive grow, Where, from flowery hills, the springs Through luxuriant vallies flow. Oh ! that men would praise the Lord, For his goodness to their race ; For the wonders of his word, And the riches of his grace. PSAL.M 10T, Secoairl Part, 7s. The Dangers of the Ocean. THEY who toil upon the deep, And. in vessels light and frail, O'er the mighty waters sweep, With the oillow and the gale, Mark what wonders God performs, — When he speaks, and, unconfined, Rush to battle all his storms, In the chariots of the wind. Up to heaven their bark is whirled, On the mountain of the wave ; Down as suddenly 't is hurled To th' abysses of the grave ; To and fro they reel — they roll, As intoxicate with wine ; Terrors paralize their soul, Helm they quit, and hope resign. Then unto the Lord they cry ; He inclines a gracious ear, Sends deliverance from on high, Rescues them from all their fear : Oh ! that men would praise the Lord, For his goodness to their race ; For the wonders of his word, And the riches of his grace. 108 PSAL.UI 108, C. M. A Morning- Song. 1 A WAKE, my soul ! to sound his praise, Jjl Awake, my harp ! to sing ; Join, all my powers ! the song to raise, And morning-incense bring. 2 A mong the people of his care, And through the nations round, 180 PSALMS CIX, CX. Glad songs of praise will I prepare, And there his name resound. 3 Be thou exalted, O my God! Above the starry frame ; Diffuse thy heavenly grace abroad, And teach the world thy name. 4 So shall thy chosen sons rejoice, And throng thy courts above ; While sinners hear thy pard'ning voice, And taste redeeming love. 1 OQ PSAI.3I 109, C. Itt. *■ " ** • Th Example of Christ. 1 f^ OD of ray mercy and my praise ! VJ Thy glory is my song ; Though sinners speak against thy grac With a blaspheming tongue. 2 When, in the form of mortal man, Thy Son on earth was found, With cruel slanders, false and vain, They compassed him around. 3 Their miseries his compassion move, Their peace he still pursued ; They render hatred for his love, And evil for his good. 4 Their malice raged without a cause ; Yet, with his dying breath, He prayed for murderers on his cross, And blessed his foes in death. 5 Lord ! shall thy bright example shine In vain before my eyes? Give me a soul a-kin to thine, To love mine enemies. 6 The Lord shall on my side engage, And, in my Saviour's name, I shall defeat their pride and rage, Who slander and condemn. 110 psai,^ no, l. in. Christ exalted as a King and Saviour. 1 'THUS God, th' eternal Father, spake J- To Christ, the Son — " Ascend and sit PSALMS CX, CXI. 181 A my right hand, till I shall make Thy foes submissive at thy feet. 2 " From Zion shall thy word proceed ; Thy word, the sceptre in thy hand. Shall make the hearts of rebels Weed, And bow then* wills to thy command. 3 " That day shall show thy power is iiivat, When saints shall flock with willing minds, And sinners crowd thy temple-gate. Where holiness, in beauty, shines/' A Oh ! blessed power — Oh ! glorious day ! How large a vict'ry shall ensue ; — And converts, who thy grace obey, Exceed the drops of morning-dew II s\ p^ai.?! no, c. ii. ■*-"• Christ's Kingdom and Priesthood, 1 TESUS, our Lord ! ascend thy throne, J And near thy Father sit : In Zion shall thy power be known, And make thy foes submit. 2 What wonders shall thy gospel do ! Thy converts shall surpass The numerous drops of morning-dew, And own thy sovereign grace. 3 God hath pronounced a firm decree, Nor changes what he swore ; — " Eternal shall thy priesthood be, When Aaron is no more." 4 Jesus, our priest, for ever lives, To plead for us above : Jesus, our king, for ever gives The blessings of Ins love. 5 God shall exalt Ins glorious head, And his high throne maintain ; Shall strike the powers and princes dead, Who dare oppose his reign. Ill PSAI^ 111, First Part, C. W. ■-*--*-• y/jg Wisdom of God in his Works. 1 O ONGS of immortal praise belong O To my almighty God ; 182 PSALM CXI. He has my heart, and he my tongue, To spread his name abroad. 2 How great the works his hand has wrought ? How glorious in our sight ! And men in every age have sought His wonders with delight. 3 How most exact is nature's frame ! How wise th' eternal mind ! His counsels never change the scheme, That his first thoughts designed. 4 When he redeemed his cnosen sons, He fixed his covenant sure ; The orders, that his lips pronounce, To endless years endure. 5 Nature and time, and earth and skies, Thy heavenly skill proclaim : What shall we do to make us wise, But learn to read thy name ? 6 To fear thy power, to trust thy grace, Is our divinest skill ; And he 's the wisest of our race, Who best obeys thy will. Ill PS AMI 111, Second Part, C. M. ■- -*- X • Perfections of God. 1 p RE AT is the Lord ; — his works of might vJ Demand our noblest songs ; Let his assembled saints unite Their harmony of tongues. 2 Great is the mercy of the Lord, He gives his children food ; And, ever mindful of his word, He makes his promise good. 3 His Son, the great Redeemer, came To seal his covenant sure ; Holy and reverend is his name ; His ways are just and pure. 4 Great is the Lord ; — his works of might Demand our noblest songs; Oh ! let th' assembled saints unite Their harmony of tongues. PSALM CX1L 183 II o psAtm 112, t. yi, \-£t» Blessings of the Charitable. 1 fjPIIRICE happy man who fears the Lord, JL Loves his commands, and trusts his word ; Honor and peace his days attend, And blessings to his seed descend. 2 Compassion dwells upon his mind, To works of mercy still inclined ; He lends the poor some present aid, Or gives them, not to be repaid. 3 His soul, well-fixed upon the Lord, Draws heavenly courage from his word ; Amid the darkness, light shall rise, To cheer his heart, and bless Iris eyes. 4 He hath dispersed his alms abroad ; His works are still before his God ; His name on earth shall long remain, Nor shall his hope of heaven be vain | * O PSAI^I 112, C. M. •*--■- ^" • Liberality rewarded. 1 TTAPPY is he who fears the Lord, JlL And follows his commands ; Who lends the poor without reward, Or gives with liberal hands. 2 As pity dwells within his breast, To all the sons of need, So God shall answer his request, With blessings on Ins seed. 3 In times of danger and distress, Some beams of light shall shine, To show the world his righteousness, And give him peace divine. 4 His works of piety and love Remain before the Lord ; Honor on earth, and joys above, Shall be his sure reward. M 2 PSALtt 112, E» P. II. Blessings of the liberal Man. 1 T^HAT man is blest who stands in awe L Of God, and loves his sacred law ; His seed on earth shall be renowned : 184 PSALM CXIII. Hk house the seat of wealth shall be, An unexhausted treasury, And with successive honors crowned. 2 His liberal favors he extends ; To some he gives, to others lends ; A generous pity fills his mind : Yet, what his charity impairs, He saves by prudence in affairs, And thus he 's just to all mankind. 3 His hands, while they his alms bestowed, His glory's future harvest sowed : The sweet remembrance of the just Like a green root revives, and bears A train of blessings for his heirs, When dying nature sleeps in dust. 4 Beset with threatening dangers round, Unmoved shall he maintain his ground ; His conscience holds his courage up : The soul, that 's filled with virtue's light, Shines brightest in affliction's night, And sees in darkness beams of hope. 113 PSAL.M 113, First Part, I,. M. God, sovereign and gracious. 1 TTE servants of th' almighty King! 1 In every age his praises sing; Where'er the sun shall rise or set, The nations shall his praise repeat 2 Above the earth, beyond the sky, Stands his high throne of majesty ; Nor time nor place his power restrain, Nor bound his universal reign. 3 Which of the sons of Adam dare, Or angels, with their God compare? His glories — how divinely bright, Who dwells in uncreated light ! 4 Behold his love ! he stoops to view What saints above and angels do ; And condescends, yet more, to know The mean affairs of men below. PSALM CXIII. 185 5 From dust, and cottages obscure, His grace exalts the humble poor; Gives them the honor of his sons, And fits them for then heavenly thrones. 113 -PSAL:?J 113, Second Part, 1L. II. Praise for God's Condescension. 1 OERVANTSof God! in joyful lays, OSing ye the Lord Jehovah'o praise ; His glorious name let all adore, From age to age, for evermore. 2 Blest be that name, supremely blest, From the sun's rising to its rest : Above the heavens his power is known ; Through all the earth his goodness shown 3 Who is like God ? — so great, so high, He bows himself to view the sky ; And yet, with condescending grace, Looks doAvn upon the human race. 4 He hears the uncomplaining moan Of those, who sit and weep alone ; He lifts the mourner from the dust, And saves the poor in him who trust. 5 Servants of God ! in joyful lays, Sing ye the Lord Jehovah's praise ; His saving name let all adore, From age to age, for evermore. 113 PSAI.3X 113, 7s. The Condescension of God. HALLELUJAH! raise, Oh! raise To our God the song of praise : All his servants ! join to sins God, our Saviour, and our lung. Blessed be, for evermore, That dread name which we adore ! Round the world his praise be sung, Through all lands, in every tongue. O'er all nations God alone, — Higher than the heavens his throne; Who is like our God most high, Infinite in majesty ? 24 113 lb6 PSALMS CXIII, CXIV 4 Yet to view the heavens he bends ; — Yea, to earth he condescends ; Passing by the rich and great, For the low and desolate. 5 He the broken spirit cheers, Turns to joy the mourner's tears : Such the wonders of his ways ! Praise his name, — for ever praise. P§ALM 113, L,. P. ME. Majesty and Condescension of God. 1 "\TE who delight to serve the Lord ! JL The honors of his name record, His sacred name for ever bless : Where'er the circling sun displays His rising beams, or setting rays, Let lands and seas his power confess. 2 Not time, nor nature's narrow rounds, Can give his vast dominion bounds ; The heavens are far below his height . Let no created greatness dare With our eternal God compare, Armed with his uncreated might. 3 He bows his glorious head, to view What the bright hosts of angels do, And bends his care to mortal things : His sovereign hand exalts the poor; He takes the needy from the door, And fits them for the thrones of kings. •j | A PSAIiM 114, Ii. M. *■*•'"• Miracles attending Israel's Journey. 1 YTTHEN Israel, freed from Pharaoh's hand, W Left the proud tyrant and his land, The tribes, with cheerful homage, own Their King ; — and Judah was his throne. 2 Across the deep their journey lay; The deep divides to make them way : Jordan beheld their march, and fled, With backward current, to his head. 3 What power could make the deep divide — Make Jordan backward roll his tide? Why did ye leap, ye little hills? And whence the fright that Sinai feels ? PSALMS CXV, CXVI. 187 4 Let every mountain, every flood, Retire, and know th' approaching God ! The King of Israel — see him here ! Tremble, thou earth ! adore and fear. 1| £- PSAL.3I 115, Ii. M. *- *J- Tiie true God; our H p? and Trust. 1 ATOT to ourselves, who are but dust, — iM Not to ourselves is glory due ; Eternal God ! thou only just, Thou only gracious, wise and true ! 2 The God we serve maintains his throne, Above the clouds, beyond the skies: Through all the earth his will is done ; He knows our groans, he hears our cries. 3 O Israel ! make the Lord thy hope, Thy help, thy refuge, and thy rest ; The Lord shall build thy ruins up, And bless the people and the priest. 4 The dead no more can speak thy praise, They dwell in silence in the grave ; But we shall live to sing thy grace, And tell the world thy power to save. 116. PSAL.UI 116, First Part, JL. ill. Grateful Recollections. 1 Y LOVE the Lord ; — his gracious ear JL Was opened to my mournful prayer ; He heard my supplicating voice, And bade my fainting heart rejoice. 2 Return, my soul ! and sweetly rest On thy almighty Father's breast ; The riches of his grace adore, And tell his wondrous mercies o'er. 3 What shall I render to the Lord ? Or how his matchless grace record ? To him my grateful voice I '11 raise, And pour libations to his praise. 4 His crowded courts shall see me pay The vows of my distressful day ; In life and death, the saints shall find Their guardian God for ever kind. 188 PSALM CXVL t 1 fi PMULTO 116, Second Part, I* M. a. a-O Thc gMint>s ResL 1 13 ETURN, my soul ! unto thy rest, At From vain pursuits and maddening cares. From hourly woes that wring thy breast, The world's allurements — Satan's snares. 2 Return unto thy rest, my soul ! From all the wanderings of thy thought ; From sickness unto death, made whole — Safe through a thousand perils brought. 3 Then to thy rest, my soul ! return, From passions every hour at strife ; Sin's works, and ways, and wages spurn — Lay hold upon eternal life. , 4 God is thy rest ; — with heart inclined To keep his word, that word believe ; Christ is thy rest ; — with lowly mind, His light and easy yoke receive. 1 1 f\ PSAIiH 116, Fir§t Part, C. M. A A v-7» Thanks for restoring Mercy. 1 T LOVE the Lord ; — he heard my cries, L And pitied every groan ; Long as I live, when troubles rise, I '11 hasten to his throne. 2 I love the Lord ; — he bowed his ear, And chased my griefs away ; Oh ! let my heart no more despair, AVhile I have breath to pray. 3 My flesh declined, my spirits fell, And I drew near the dead ; While inward pangs and fears of hell Perplexed my wakeful head. 4 " My God !" I cried, " thy servant save, Thou ever good and just ! Thy power can rescue from the grave — - Thy power is all my trust." 5 The Lord beheld me sore distressed^ He bade my pains remove : Return, my soul ! to God, thy rest, For thou hast known his love. 116 PSALM CXVI. 189 6 My God hath saved my soul from death, And dried my falling tears ; Now to Ms praise I '11 spend my breath. And my remaining years. PSALU 116, Second Part, C. m. Void; mada in Trouble, paid in llie Church. 1 WHAT shall I render to my God, VV For all his kindness shown ? My feet shall visit thine abode, My songs address thy throne. 2 Among the saints that fill thy house, My offerings shall be paid ; There shall my zeal perform the vows My soul in anguish made. 3 How much is mercy thy delight, Thou ever-blessed God ! How dear thy servants in thy sight — How precious is then: blood ! 4 How happy all thy servants are ! How great thy grace to me ! My life, which thou hast made thy care, Lord ! I devote to thee. 5 Now I am thine — for ever thine ; Nor shall my purpose move ; Thy hand hath loosed my bonds of pain, And bound me with thy love. 6 Here, in thy courts, I leave my vow, And thy rich grace record ; Witness, ye saints ! who hear me now. If I forsake the Lord. 1 | £* P§AI,:n 116, 7s. 1 1 U. H ipfrum God in Time 0j Trouble% 1 A THOU God who nearest prayer, yJ Every hour and every where ! Listen to my feeble breath, Now I touch the gates of death ; For his sake whose blood I plead, Hear me in the hour of need. 2 Hear and save me, gracious Lord ! For my trus4^ is in thy word ; J 90 PSALM CXVII. Wash me from the stain of sin, That thy peace may rule within ; May I know myself thy child, Ransomed, pardoned, reconciled. 3 Thou art merciful to save — Thou hast snatched me from the grave ; I would kiss the chastening rod, O my Father and my God! Only hide not now thy face, God of all-sufficient grace ! 4 Leave me not, my strength, my trust f Oh ! remember I am dust : Leave me not again to stray ; Leave me not the tempter's prey : Fix my heart on things above ; Make me happy in thy love. | 1W PSALM 117, I,. M. *•-*••• Exhortation to Universal Praise. 1 ~C