MASTER NEGA TIVE NO. 92-80598-13 MICROFILMED 1992 COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES/NEW YORK as part of the "Foundations of Western Civilization Preservation Project" Funded by the NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES Reproductions may not be made without permission from Columbia University Library COPYRIGHT STATEMENT The copyright law of the United States - Title 17, United States Code - concerns the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material... Columbia University Library reserves the right to refuse to accept a copy order if, in its judgement, fulfillment of the order would involve violation of the copyright law. AUTHOR: BELKNAP, JEREMY TITLE: SACRED POETRY: CONSISTING OF PSALMS PLACE: BOSTON DA TE : 1818 COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES PRESERVATION DEPARTMENT Master Negative it BIBLIOGRAPHIC MICROFORM TARGET Original Material as Filmed - Existing Bibliograpl\ic Record M5 ■B41 Restrictions on Use: Belknap, Jeremy, 1744-1798. Sacred poetry : consisting of Psalms and hymns, adapt- <; > SELiXItD FROM rffE B^:ST AUTHORS, WITH VARIATIONS '.,' ; i\y«p AODitiavs. BY JEREMY SFI^NAP, D. D. A NEW EDITION, WITH ADDITIONAL HYMNS. BOSTON : (^^ PUBLISHED BY THOMAS WELLS, No. 3 Hanover-Slreet. liacolB & Edrnandc, Printer^. 1820. PREFACE Ji- ^ "2, 2JI' ■■rii MSTltCT or MASSACHUSETTS, U, wu : ^^^^^_^^ ^^^^,^ ^^ BE it rcmcfntwrcd, that on the fourth day of November, A. D. »8'?' »"^ '» *5'^ thinv evl"! y7.?of .h. Ind.pendtnce of the United State, of America r«OMJS and ANDRbS; «.d WE T and bIaKE. of the .aid district, have deposited in thi. office the title of rbTk, the r,Rht whereof they cla.m a. proprietors, in the ^I^^^'/^'^^^'^K' *" J " JaSd Ctr. con.isting of P.alm. and Hy n. adapted to Christian Devut.on. ::\7mrrJ ZZ: selected Vom the be.t Autt .., ;;;•» -nation, and addition.. By Vremy Ik^Unap, D. D. A ne.w ^'^'^'-V -^^^nftlT"^^^^^^^ " An act for it^ In conformity to the act of the Congrca of the ""••^^„^"'"!!.7'"7'B,,„k. ,„ the au- eflcouragement of learning, by securing the cop.e. of Maps, GrciU Source of all felicity. To thee our \vishes tend ! Do not these wishes rise from thee, And in thy favour end ? 6 Thy fa\ our, Lord, is all we want, Here u ould our spirit rest ; O seal the rich, the boundless grant. And make us fully blest ! — Mrs. Steele. PSALM IV. ver. 8. Long Metre. % An Evening Song. 1 Thus far the Lord has led me on. Thus far his povv'r prolongs my days, And ev'ry ev'ning shall make known Some fresh memorial of his grace. 2 Much of my time has run to wast -, And I, perhaps, am near my home ; But he forgives my follies past, ^ And gives me strength for days to come. "» 1 lay my body down to sleep, Peace is the pillow for my head ; 12 PSALM 5. PSALM 6, 7. 13 His ever watchful eye shall keep Its constant guard around my bed. 4 Faith in his name forbids my fear : O mav thy presence ne'er depart ! And in the morning let me hear The love and kindness ol thy heart. 5 Thus w hen the night of death shall come, My flesh shall rest beneath the ground ; And wait thy voice to break the tomb, With glad salvation in the sound. PSALM V. Cnmmon Metre. # For the Lord's Day Morning. 1 Lord, in the morning thou shalt hear My voice ascending high ; To thee will 1 address my pray r, To thee direct mme eye. 2 Thou art a God before whose sight The wicked shall not stand ; Sinners shall ne'er l^e tny delight. Nor dwell at thy right hand. 3 But to thv house will I resort, To taste thy mercies there ; I will frequent ihme holy court, And worship in thy tear. 4 O may thy Spirit guide my feet In wavs of truth and grace ! Make evVv path of duty straight And plain before my face. 5 The men who love and fear thy name Shall see their hopes fulfiU'd ; The mighty God will compass them With favour, as a shield. Watts. PSALM VI. Common Metre. Jj Prayer in Sickness. 1 In anger. Lord, rebuke me not, But spare a wretch forlorn ; Correct me not in thy fierce wrath, Too heavy to be borne. 2 Sorrow and pain consume the day, I waste the night with cries. Counting the minutes as they pass. Till the slow morning rise. 3 My tortur'd flesh distracts my mind, And fills my soul with grief ; How long, O Lord, wilt thou delay To grant me thy relief? 4 The gloomy shades of death cannot Tliy glorious acts proclaim ; No prisoner of the silent grave Can magnify thy name. 5 He hears when dust and ashes pray, He pities all my groans ; He saves me for his mercy's sake, And heals my broken bones. 6 The virtue of his sov'reign word Restores my fainting breath ; To him will I devote that life Which he has sav'd from death. Tate and Watts united and varied. PSALM VII. Common Metre. Confidence in God. 1 My trust is in my heav'nly Friend, My hope in thee, my God ; Rise, and my helpless life defend From those who seek my blood. ^or b 14 PSALM 8. 2 If malice lurk'd within my heart, Before thy piercing eyes, I should not dare appeal to thee, Nor ask my God to rise. 3 Impartial Judge of all the world, I tmst my cause to tliee ; According to my righteousness So let thy sentence be. 4 Let wicked arts of wicked men Be wholly overthrown ; But guard the just, O God, to whom The hearts of both are known. 5 Then will I all the righteous ways Of Providence proclaim ; I'll sing the praise of God most high, And celebrate his name. Tate and Watts, united. PSALM 8. 15 PSALM VIH. Common Metre. E or b Divine Condescension. 1 O Thou, to whom all creatures bow, Within this earthly frame ! Through all the world, how great art thou, How glorious is thy name I 2 When heaven, thy glorious work on high, Employs my wondVing sight ; The moon that nightly rules the sky. With stars of feebler light ; 3 Lord, what is man ! that thou sliouldst choose To keep him in thy mind ! Or what his race, that thou shouldst prove To them so wondrous kind ! 4 Him next in power thou didst create To thy celestial train ; Ordain'd with dignity and state O'er all thy works to reign. 5 They jointly own liis powerful sway, I . ^^'^^^ ^^^^ P'^y or graze ; fhe bird that vvihgs its airy way, 1 he fish that cuts the seas. 6 O thou, to whom all creatures bow, Within diis earthly frame, Through all the world, how great art thou ! How glorious IS thy name ! Tate. PSALM VIIL Long Metre, d Adam and Chriat, or the old and new Creation. 1 Lord, what was man when made at first, Adam the offspring of the dust, 1 hat thou shouldst set him and his race. But just below an angel's place ? 2 That thou shouldst raise his nature so, ' And make him Lord of all below Make every beast and bird submit. And lay the fishes at his feet ! 1 3 But what sublimer glories wait To crown the second Adam's state ! What honours shall thy Son adorn. Who condescended to be bom ! |4 See him below his angels made ! See him in dust among the dead ! 1 o s^ave the world from death and sin : mt he shall reign with power divine. 5 The world to come, redeemed from all 1 he mis'nes diat attend the fall, New made and glorious, shall submit At our exalted Saviour's feet. Watts. 16 PSALM 9, 10. PSALM 11. 17 FSALM IX. ver. 10, U. L. M. Encouragement to Faith. 1 Sing to the Lord, who loud proclaims His various and his saving names ; O may they not be heard alone, But by our sure experience known. 2 The great Jehovah be ador'd, Th' eternal, all-sufficient Lord ; Through all tlie world, most high contess d, By him 'twas form'd, and is possess'd. 3 Awake, our noblest powers, to bless The God of Abra'm, God ot Peace ; Now, by a dearer title known. Father md God of Christ his Son. 4 Through every age his gracious ear Is open to his servant's pray r ; Nor can one humble soul complain ' That he has sought his God in vam. 5 What unbelieving lieart shall dare In whispers to suggest a fear, While still he owns his ancient name. The same his power, his love the same. 6 To thee our souls in faith arise, To thee we lift expecting eyes, And boldly through the desert tread. For God will guard wliere God shall lead. Doddridge. 1 PSALM X. Common Metre. A Prayer for Deliverance from Oppression. 1 Why doth the Lord stand off so far, And w hy conceal his face. When great calamities appear, And times of deep distress ? 2 Lord, shall the wicked still deride Thy justice and thy power? Shall they erect their heads in pride, And better men devour ? 3 Arise, O God ! lift up thy hand, Attend our humble cry ; No enemy shall dare to stand, When God our help is nigh. 4 Thou wilt prepare our hearts to pray, And still incline thine ear ; Thou knowest what thy children say, And thou their voice wilt hear. 5 Proud tyrants shall no more oppress, No more despise the just ; And mighty sinners shall confess They are but earth and dust. Watts. PSALM XI. Long Metre, ^ The Justice of Divine Providence. 1 On God my steadfast hopes rely ; Why do my foes insulting cryj ^'|Fly like a tim'rous, trembling dove, *'And seek the mountain's lonesome grove?" 2 Behold the wicked aim their darts Against the men of upright hearts ! If government be overthrown, Who then the injur'd cause will own ? 3 The Lord, enthron'd above the sky, On suffering virtue casts his eye ; Though he afflict his saints, to prove Their patience, and to try their love ; 2* 18 PSALM 12. PSALM 13. 19 Wl .i 1 4 Yet lawless iiands and hearts impure, Sis frowns vindictive will endure ; is lightning ^ings its rapid way, His thunder fills them with dismay. 5 Where truth and justice hold their place, God will reveal his gracious fiice ; Delighted in the upright mmd His own reflected beams to find. Merrick, wiih additions. PSALM Xn. Comm07i Metre. b Corruption of Manners. 1 Help, Lord ! for men of virtue fail. Religion loses ground ; The sons of wickedness prevail, And treacheries abound. 2 Their oaths and promises they break. Yet act the flatt'rer's part ; With fair deceitful Itps they speak, And with a double heart. 3 Scoffers appear on everj^ side, Where a vile race of men Are rais'd to seats of power and pride. And bear the sword in vain. 4 Lord, when iniquities abound, And blasphemy grows bold ; When faith is hardly to be iound, And love is waxen cold ; fi Is not thy chariot hastening on ? Hast thou not given the sign Y May we not trust and live upon A promise so divine ? 6 1 hy word, like silver seven times try'd, 1 nrough ages shall endure ; rhe men who in thy truth confide, bhall find thy promise sure. Watts. PSALM XIII. Common Metre. ^ Complaint under Temptation. 1 How long wilt thou conceal thy face ? My God, how long delay ? \V hen wilt thou send thy heavenly rays To drive my fears away ? 2 How long shall my distressed soul Struggle and toil in vain ? Thy word can all my foes control, And ease my raging pain. 3 I^e_ )*iou my sun, and thou my shield, My soul in safety keep ; Make haste, liefore ray eyes are seaPd in death's eternal sleep. 4 How would the tempter boast aloud, 11 1 become his prey. And all the host of hefl grow proud, At thy so long delay ! 5 But they shall fly at thy rebuke, And Satan hide his head ; He knows the terrors of thy look, And hears thy voice w ith dread. 6 Thou wilt display that sov'reign grace On which my hopes have hung ; I shall employ my lips in praise, And vict'ry shall be sung. Watts. 20 PSALM 14 15. PSALM 15. 21 PSALM XIV. Common Metre. b Universal Depravity. 1 Fools in their hearts believe and say, *' That all religion's vain ; "There is no God that reigns on high, •' Or minds th' affairs of men.'' 2 From thoughts so dreadful and profane Corrupt discourse proceeds ; And by their impious hands are done Abominable deeds. 3 The Lord, from his celestial throne, Look'd down on things belpyv, To find the men that sought his grace, Or did his justice know. 4 He saw that all were gone astray, Their practice all the same ; That none did fear his Maker's hand, Tliat none did love his name. 5 Their tongues are us'd to speak deceit. Their slanders never cease ; How swift to mischief are their feet, Nor know the paths of peace ! 6 Such seeds of sin, that bitter root, In ever\^ heart are found ; Nor will they bear diviner fruit Till grace refine die ground. Watts. PSALM XV. Comimn Metre. 2K or b The Citizen of Zion. 1 Lord, who's the happy nian that may To thy blest courts repair ? And whilst he bows before thv throne, Shall find acceptance there ? 2 'Tis he, whose truly honest heart By rules of virtue moves ; \Vhose gen'rous tongue disdains to speak The thing his heart disproves : S Who never will a slander forge, His neighbour's fame to wound ; Nor hearken to a false report, By malice whisper'd round : 4 Who vice, when drest in pomp and power, Can treat with just neglect ; And piety, though cloth'd in rags. Religiously respect : 5 Who to his plighted vows and trust Has ever firmly stood ; And though he promise to his loss, He makes his promise good : 6 Who seeks not in oppressive ways His treasure to employ ; Whom no reward can ever bribe The guiltless to destroy : 7 The man, who by his steady course Has happiness insur'd. When earth's foundations shake, shall stand, iSy rrovidence secur'd. Tate. PSALM XV. Long Metre. 2£ or b The Vinues of a Christian. 1 Who sliall ascend thy heavenly place, Ureat God, and dwell before thy face ? The man who loves religion now. And humbly walks with God below ; 2 Whose hands are pure, whose heart is clean, VV hose hps still speak the thing they mean ; 22 PSALM 16. Ill i No siaiidtTi dwell upon his toiigue, He Iiates to do his neighbour wrong. 3 He will not trust an ill report, Nor vent it to hfe neighbour's hurt ; Sinners of state he can despise, But saints are honoured in his eyes. 4 Firm to his word he ever stood, And always makes his promise good ; Nor will he change the thing he swears, Whatever pain or loss he bears. 5 He never deals in bribing gold, And mourns that justice should be sold ; If others vex and grind the poor, Sweet charity attends his door. 6 He loves his enemies, and prays For those who curse him to his face ; And doth to all men still the same That he could hope or wisli from them. 7 Yet, when his holiest works are done, His soul depends on grace alone : This is tlje man thv lace shall ste^ And dwell forever, Lord, with thee. Watts. PSALM XVI. First Fart. L. M. b Good Works profitable to Men. i Preserve me, Lord, in time of need; For succour to thy throne I flee ; But have no merit there to plead. My goodness cannot reach to thee. 2 Oft have my heart and tongue confest How empty and how poor I am ; My praise can never make thee blest, Nor add new glory to thy name. PSALM 16. X ' \ */ ^.'"^* ^" earth may rean 1 hese are the company I keep Iheseare the choicest friends^/ k„oH, iogiyearehsh to their wine; 1 love the men of heav'nly birth W hose ivorks and language are divine. — • — -— — -..«, Watts. PSALM XVI. Second Part. C. M. k '^'''■BlessingsofNature and Grace. /uS^f'^'i • *° *'^''- ^dols haste, And worship wood or stone ; . w"?^ ''^i'S''tf"J 'o' is cast Where the true God is knoivn. ivu ^ JiaPPy portion lies ; VVhere nature's ever bounteous hand All human want supplies. '^ ^ Whli^'"^ """' ?''^" ^^^ the Lord Whose precepts give me light. ' And consolation still afford in sorrow's dismal night. 4 I sjri^ each action to approve lo thine all-seemg eye; No danger shall my hope remove, r or thou art ever nigh. * ^mich In'Sf P'*' "'■"'■^ display, vvhich to thy presence lead : "^ pleasures dwell withou allay. And joys which never fade. Watts and Tah yt^ti. 23 24 PSALM 16, 17. m PSALM XVI. Third Part. C. M. The Death and Resurrection of Christ. 1 "I Set the Lord before my face, " He bears my courage up ; " My heart and tongue their joys express, " My flesh shall rest in hope. 2 " My spirit, Lord, thou wilt not leave " Where souls departed are ; " Nor quit my body to the grave, *' To see corruption there. 3 " Thou wilt reveal the path of life, *' And raise me to thy throne : " Thy courts immortal pleasure give^, *'.Thy presence, joys unknown." 4 Thus in the name of Christ the Lord The holy David sung ; And Providence fulfils the word Of his prophetic tongue. 5 Jesus, whom every saint adores, Was crucify'd and slain ; Behold the tomb its prey restores ! Behold he lives again ! 6 When shall my feet arise and stand On heaven's eternal hills ? There sits the Son, at God's right hand, And there the Father smiles. Watts. PSALM XVII. Common Metre. The transforming Vision of God. 1 My God, the visits of thy face Afford superior joy, To all the flatt'ring world can give. Or mortal hopes employ. PSALM 17. 35 ^"'/louds and darkness intervene. My brightest joys decline ; . Ajw, earth's gay trifles oft ensnare 1 nis Hand 'ring heart of mine. 3 Lord, guide this vvandVing heart to thee : Unsatisfy'd I stray ; With r'^'',-''f ?'''^" °f ^"se ^d sin, vv 1th thy enliv'nyig ray. 4 O let thy beams resplendent shine. And every cloud remove ; 1 ransform my powers, and fit-my soul ir or happier scenes above. To'ijii'^ T ^""'^'- ™y '^^P^' ™y heart, fe i''' J- "''''?"" each little snare. Which this vain world employs. -^Qd, in the likeness of i^y God Ol heaVnly bliss partake. Mrs. Steele. PSALM XVII. Long Metre. The Resurrection. 1 Wha t sinners value I resign : rZ,\ *'s, enough that thou art mine • I shall behold thy blissful face, ' . ^ "^"'^ '^•'"'P'ete in righteousness. " RmrKl , '• "*. **'''"?'. ^" empty show ; But the bright world to which I go, w£-'°^i^ substantial and sincere ; When shall I wake and find me there ! ^ Icl? {ri°"^ ''°"'' •' O '^'est abode ! I shall be near and like mv God. 3 M. $?6 PSALM 18. PSALM 18. And Hesli and sense no more control The sacred pleasures of the soul. 4 My flesh shall slumber in the ground Till the last trumpet's joyful sound ; Then burst the chains with glad surprise, And in my Saviour's image rise. Watts. 27 PSALM XV III. First Fart. L. A/. b Confidence In divine Protection. 1 No change of times shall ever shock ' My firm affection, Lord, to thee ; For thou hast always been a rock, A fortress and defence to me. 2 Thou my delivVer art, my God ; My trust is in thy mighty power ; Thou art my shield from foes abroad At home my safeguard and my tower. 3 To heaven I made my mournful pra: To God addressed my humble cry . Who graciously inclin'd his car, And heard me from his throne on higli. 4 The Lord did on my side engage. From heaven my righteous cause upheld And sav'd me from the furious roge Of direat'ning waves that proudly swelPd 5 Thou to the just shalt justice show, The pure thy purity shall see ; Such as per\ er>cly choose to go, Shall meet with due returns from hill 6 Who then deserves to be ador'd But God, on whom my hopes depend :■ Or who, except the mighty Lord, Can with resistless power defend ? Tate PSALM XV III. Sec. Part. L. M. ^ or ^ God execuling Judgment on his Enemies. 1 Ik c u M B E N T on the bending sky, 1 he Lord descended from on high, And bade the darkness of the pole lieneiith his I'eet tremendous roll. 2 Thick woven clouds around him clos'd. His secret residence composed ; And waters, high suspended, spread i heir dark pavilion o'er his head. 3 His vcnce th' Almighty Monarch rear'd, 1 hro heaven's high vault in thunder hea^d : And down in fiercer conflict came 1 remendous hail and mingled flame. 4 With aim direct, his shafts were sped, In vam his Iocs before them fled ; Around his dreadful lightnings stray. And sure destruction marks their way. ^ f ^?^'^ ^'^^^^' ^P^" ^^ ^^^ ^ye> And ocean's springs were seen to lie As the tempestuous fury pass'd ' And o'er them rag'd the dreadful blast. * — . Merrick. PSALM XVlll. Third Part L. M. h SinccMity prove,!, or the Equity of Providence. 1 Lord, thou Inist seen my soul sincere, Hast made thy irutli and love appear : Before my eyes, 1 set thy laws, And thou hast o« n'd my rigliteous cause. 2 Since I ha\c learnt thy holy uuys, My actions have.proch.im'd thy praise • Or if my lat did e'er depart, I "as nc\cT w'nh a wicked heart. 28 PSALM 18. If 3 What sore temptations broke my rest ; What wars and strugglings in my bre;ist ! But through thy grace that reigns within, I hope to conquer ev cry sin. 4 With an impartial hand, the Lord Deals out to mortals tlicir reward ; The kind and faitliJul souls shall find A God more faith tul and more kind. 5 'I'he just and pure shall ever say God is more pure and just than they ; And men that love revenge shall know God hadi an arm of vengeance too. Watts. PSALM XV HI. Fourth Part. C. M, m Thanksgiving for Victory. 1 To thine almighty arm we owe Tlie triumph of the day ; Thy terrors. Lord, confound the foe, And melt their strength a^\ay. 2 'Tis by tliine aid our troops prevail, And break united powers ; By thee tlieir lofty walls w-e scale, Or l)urn their proudest towers. 3 God speaks ! and at liis fierce rebuke Whole armies are dismay'd ; His voice, his frown, his angry look. Strike all their courage dead. 4 He forms our soldiers for the field, With all their martial skill ; Instructs their hand the sword to wield, And gives them hearts of steel. PSALM 19. ^^.^^'*<^^ ^"J" Saviour ever lives His name be ever blest ; ' His powerful arm the victory gives And gives his people rest. ' Watts. 29 a PSALM XIX. First Part. C. M "^J^e Voice of Nature proclaiming God. wil^'^f ' ?^ 'H^^^^^''^ ^^'y ^^o^y> Lord, ,p WhJch that alone can fill ; I he firmament and stars express Ificir great Creator's skill. 2 The dawn of each returning day l^resii beams of knowledge brings ; And from the dark returns of night, l^ivme instruction sprhigs. Their pou erful language to no realm Ur region IS confin'd; 1 IS nature's voice, and understood Alike by all mankind. 4 Their doctrine docs its sacred sense iv'u "*'' u^^ f'^'"^^''^ ^^^tent display, \V hose bright contents the circling sun Uoes round the ^voiid convey. '^ No bridegroom, on his nuptial day Has such a cheerful face ; Mo giant does like him rejoice 1 o run his glorious race. 5 From east to west, from ivest to east Ills restless course he goes ; And \'ital warmth bestows. •- Tate. SL PSAT.M 19. PSALM 19. PSALM XIX. Sec. Part. C. M ^ or b The Excellency of Scripture. 1 God's perfect law converts the soul, Reclaims from false desires ; With sacred wisdom his sure word The ignorant inspires. 2 The statutes of the Lord are just, And bring sincere delight ; His pure commands in search of truth Assist the feeblest sight. His perfect worship here is fix'd. On sure foundations laid ; His eciual laws are in the scales Of truth and justice weighVl. 4 Of more esteem than golden mine<. Or gold refin'd with skill ; More sweet than honey, or tlic drop^ Which from the comb distil. 5 My trusty counsellors they arc. And friendly warning give ; Divine rewards 'Mend on thost Who by thy precepts live. 6 But what frail man observes how oft He does from virtue fall ? O cleanse me from my secret frailts. Thou God, who know'st them alL Tate. PSALM XIX. Long Metre. Nature and Scripture compared. 1 The heavens declare thy gloos Lord, In every star thy wisdom shines ; But when our eyes behold thy word, We rad thy name in fairer lines, 2 1 he rolling sun, the changing light, And nights and days thy power confess ; l^ut the blest volume thou hast writ Ke veals thy justice and thy grace. 3 Sun, moon and stars convey thv praise 4n "^^K^^.^^^ ^^^^^«k earth, and never stand ; ^o when thy truth began its race. It touch \1 and glanc'd on every land. 4 Nor shall thy spreading gospel rest, .{,! ™gl; the world thy truth has run : J 111 Christ hath all the nations blest 1 hat see the light or feel the sun. 5 Great Sunof righteousness, arise; li ess the dark w orld with heavenly light ; ,f hy gospel makes the simple w ise, 1 hy la^vs are pure, thy judgments right. t) 1 hy noblest wonders here wc view In souls renew 'd and sins forgiven ; ' i^ord, cleanse my sins, my soul renew. And make thy word my guide to heaven 31 Watts. i^SALM XIX. Six Line L. M, ^ ^ SccluZ S''''' /^^ ^'^?T^^'^^ ^^'^^^^ ^^d^'^'d frame Ucclaies the glory of thy name ; Were thy rich works of wonder shine ; A thousand starrj^ beauties there, A tliousand radiant marks appear Ul boundless power and skill divine. 2 ^ rom night to day from day to night, 1 lie dawning and the dying light wM?^^"/^^ of heavenly wisdom read ; With silent eloquence, they raise Our thouglits to our Creator's praise, -uia neither sound nor language need. 32 PSALM 19. 3 Yet their divine instructions run Far as the circuit of the sun, And every nation knows their voice ; Where'er he spreads his beams abroad, He publishes his Maker, God, Rolls round, and makes the earth rcjoicr. 4 Rut wlicn we read thy w ritten word, What light and joy those leaves afford ! These are our study and delight : Not honey so invites the taste, Nor gold that hath the furnace past, Appears so pleasing to the sight. 5 From the discov'ries of thy law, The perfect rules of lile we draw ; But 'tis thy blessed gospel. Lord, Which makes our guilty conscience clean, Converts our soul, subdues our sin. And gives a free but large reward. 6 Who knows the errors of bis thoughts ! Forgive, O Lord, our secret faults. And from presumptuous sins restrain : Accept the tribute of our praise, That we have read thy book of grace, And book of nature, not in vain. Wattj. PSALM XIX. Short Metre. M. For the Lord's Day Morning-. 1 Behold, the morning sun Begins his glorious way, ' His beams through all tlie nations run. And life and light convey. 2 But w^here tlie gospel come^ It spreads divuier light ; PSALM 20. 33 It calls deiwl sinners from their tombs, . And gives the blind their sight. 3 How perfect is thy word ! And all thy judgments just ! For ever sure thy promise, Lord, And X\e securely trust. 4 My gracious God, how plain Are thy directions given ! may 1 never read in vain, But find the path to heaven ! 1 hear thy word with love ; help me to obey ! Send thy good Spirit from abo\'e, To guide me, lest I stray. 6 Whilst with my heart and tongue 1 spread thy praise abroad ; Accept the worship and the song, My Saviour and my God. 5 Watts. PSALM XX. Long Metre. For a Day of Prayer in War. 1 Now may the God of power and grace Attend his humble people's cry ; Jehovah hears when Israel prays, And sends deli v 'ranee from on liigh. 2 The name of Jacob's God defends Better than shields or brazen w alls ; He from his^sanctuary sends Succour and strength when Zion calls- Well he remembers all our sighs, Ills love exceeds our best deserts ; His love accepts the sacrifice Of humbie groans and broken hearts. 34 PSALM 21. reALM 22. 4 In his salvation is our hope, And in the name of Goci, the Lord, Our troops shall lift tlieir banners up, Our ships shall spread their ilags abroad 5 Some trust in horses train'd for v\ ar, And s(jme of cliariots make their baist ; Our surest expectations are From thee, the Lord of heavenly host. 6 Save us, O Lord, from guilty fear. And let our hoixrs be firm and strong ; Till thy salvation shall appear, And joy and triumph raise die song. Watts. PSALM XXI. Long Metre. M The ExaltatioD of Christ. 1 David rejoic'd in God his strength, Rais'd to the throne l)y special grace ; But Christ tlie Son appears at length. Fulfils the triumph and the praise. 2 How great is the Messiah's joy In the salvation of thy hand ! Lord, thou hast rais'd his kingdom higlu And giv'n the world to his command. 3 Thy goodness grants whatever he will. Nor doth the least request withhold ; Blessings of love pre\'ent him stil , And crowns of glor>', not ot gold. 4 Honour and majesty divine Around his sacred temples shine ; Blest with the favour ot thy face, And kngtli of everlasting days. I PSA LM XXII. First Part. C. M. ~ '• XT^''" ^""""'"f' »"'' Glory of Christ. '^Ml'r^'"^"'"' Of deep distress, " \vr^ u' support thy SON, VV hen horrors dark my soul oppress O leave me not alone !» ^^ ' " te^"^ .our suffring Saviour pray, C^^ "V^i'^y ^'^s ^"d tears ; ^ ' An^^K^* ^,"" '" V^^t dreadful day. And chas'd away his fears. > Great was the vict'ry of his death. His throne exalted stands ; ^ himself to sav^^. 35 I 36 PSALM 22. " God was his father and "'s Inena , " If God the blessed lov d him so, " Why doth he fail to help him now ? 4 O harden'd people ! c^™^l P™ beasts \ How they stood round like savage uta» Like lions gaping to fy°f>,- .„ \ >\^hcn Ciod had put 1]»V.'V^"; PhUfeet \ 5 Thev wound his head, his hands, his leet. ! Tin streams of blood each other meet , By lot his garments they divide. And mock the pangs in wliich he dy u. fi But God his Father heard his cry ; Ss'd from 'he dead, he reigns on high , 'K nations learn his righteousness. And humble sinners taste his grace.^^^^^^ PSALM 23. PSALM XXU. Third Part. C. M. » or b Obedience to God due from all Men. 1 Let all the various tribes of men To God their homage pa>. And distant nations of the cartn. Oiie sovereign Lord oDcy. ■■> 'Tis his prerogative supreme O'er subject kings to reign ; 'Tis iust Uiat he should rule the woilo, Who does the world sustain. 3 The rich, vvhom he jv^^^ p!!'"^^ f"^"' His goodness shall contess. The sons of want, whom he relieves. Their bounteous patron bless. 4 With humble confidence to God Let all for aid repair ; For he ,vhp Hrst their beings gave. Will make ttieni still his care. IvJrV. "i'^^" ^" of human birth, Ucvoted to his name, ' ^hall to their heirs, his sacred truth And glorious acts proclaim. Tate varied. 37 •i^ PSALM XXm. Common Mire. Cod's tender Care of his People. K^ni!r° M ^'"^'^^^' ^'^^ ""Shty Lord, Is pleas'd to be my guide ; Mv .'''T'^ by u hose constant care My wants are all supply'd. - In tender grass he makes me feed Ti , SS"''y there repose ; ^ \i'^\'^y^^^^dYms feet reclaim, And, to his endless praise, Instriict with humble zeal to walk in his most righteous ways. 4 I'll pass the gloomy vale of death, F^r\T '?'•'■ '''P^ ^""''St-r fhee ; J* or there his aiding rod and staff iJelend and comfort me. ^ ^^H '^ J''^''"*'' ^'^^ unceasing care. He does my table spread ; VvE? ""^ """^ '^V'' cheerful wine. With oil anoints my head. fhrS^^S'*' '•'l'?'''^ ^^'""^^°"^ love 1 nrough all my life extend, Ihdt life to him I will devote, And m his temple spend. . Tate. 38 PSALM 23. FSALM XXHI. Short Metre. SL God's tender Care of his People. 1 The Lord my shepherd is, I shall be well supply 'd ; Since he is mine, and 1^ am his, What can I want beside ? 2 He leads me to the place Where heav'nly pasture grows, Where living waters gently pass, And full salvation flows. 3 If e'er I go astray, He dodi my soul reclaim ; And guides me hi his own right way, For his most holy name. 4 Whilst he affords his aid, I cannot yield to lear ; ^V^i\ Tho' I should walk through death s darkj My God is with me there. 5 In sight of all my foes, He does my table spread ; My cup with blessings overflows, And joy exalts my head. 6 The bounties of his love Shall crown my future days ; Mor from his house will I remove, Nor cease to speak his praise. Watts. PSALM XXin. Six Line Long Metre. God our Shepherd. 1 The Lord my pasture shall prepare, And feed me with a shepherd's care ; His presence shall my wants supply, And guard me with a watchful eye. 1 PSALM 24. 3 My noon-day walks he shall attend, Aiid all my midnight hours defend. 2 When in the sultry glebe I faint, Ur on the thirsty mountain pant ; 1 o fertile vales, and dewy meads. My weary wandering steps he leads ; Where peaceful rivers, soft and slow, Amidst the verdant landscapes flow. Though in a bare and rugged way, 1 hrough devious, lonely wilds I stray. His bounty shall my pains beguile, 1 he barren wilderness shall smile, VV ith lively greens and herbage crown'd, And streams shall murmur all around. ^ XrT^*^ "^ *^ P^^*^^ of death I tread, With gloomy horrors overspread. My steadfast heart shall fear no ill, ,V?^ ^J??"' ^ Lord, art with me still ; 1 hy friendly staff' shall give me aid, And guide me through the dismal shade. — — Addison. 39 2S^ PSALM XXIV. Common Metre. The Man whom God approves. 1 Th I s spacious earth is all the Lord's, 1 he Lord's her fulness is ; I he world, and they who dwell therein, iSy sovereign right are his. ^ ^S/*.^'d ^^^ ^'^^^^ ^^^ spread the seas, With all which tliey contain ; 1 hen man in his own image form'd. O'er all these works to reign. * 3 But for himself, this Lord of all One chosen seat design'd : 40 PSALM 24. O who sIkUI to that sacred hill Desir'd admittance find < 4 The maji whose hands and heart are pure, Whose thoughts from pride are tree ; Who honest poverty prekrs To gainful perjury. 5 This is tlie man on w horn the Lord Shall shower his blessings dou n ; ^ Whom God his Saviour shall be picas d With righteousness to crown. 6 Such is the character of tliose Who seek the iace ot Liod ; ^ Whose happy feet shall stand within The place of his abode. ^^^^^^^ PSALM XXIV. Lomg Metre. M Heaven the Residence of Salots, and the Ascension of Cbnst. 1 This spacious eimh is all the Lord's, And men and worms and beasts and birds ; He raisM the building on the seas, And gave it for their dwelling place. 2 But there's a brighter world on high, Thy palace, Lord, above the sky ; Who shall ascend that blest abode. And dwell so near his Maker, God ? 3 He who abhors and fears to sin. Whose heart is pure, whose hands are clean. Him shall the Lord, the Siiviour bless, And clothe his soul with righteousness. 4 These are the men, the pious race Who seek the God of Jacob s face ; These shall enjoy the blissful sight. And dwell in everlasting light. PSALM 25. K^JO»ce»yc shining worlds on high. Behold the King of glory^ nigh ! Who can this King of glory be ? 1 he mighty Lord, the Saviour's he. 6 Ye heay'nly gates, your leaves display, 1 o make the Lord, the Saviour way ; jLaden with spoils from earth and hell, ^ 1 he ConqVor comes, with God to dwell. / Kais'd from the dead, he goes before, He opens heaven's eternal door, 1 o give his saints a blest abode VV ith their Redeemer and their God. — — . — _^_»__ Wa ttis. FSALM XXV. Short Metre. 5 Seeking^ Divine Forgiveness and Direction. My trust is in his name ; And they whose hope on him relies, bhall never suffer shame. 2 From the first dawning light 1 1 1 the dark evening's shade, I or thy salvation, Lord, I waitl And ask thy heav'nly aid. > Remember all thy grace, Aiid lead me in thy truth ; t orgive the sins of riper age, And follies of my youth. i Thro' all the ways of God, Both truth and mercy shine, 1 o those who with religious hearts 1 o his blest will incline. ^ ^vxJl^^.^" ^^f^^^ guides Who his direction seek, 4* 41 It I nrM* PSALM 26. PSALxM 27. And in his sacred paths will lead The humble and the meek. 6 For thy own goodness' sake, Save thou my soul from shame ; And pardon all my sins, though great, Thro' my Redeemer's name. , Tate and Watts anited and varied. PSALM XXVI. Long Metre. Self Examination. 1 Judge me, O God, and prove my ways. And try my reins, and try my heart ; My fiiith upon thy promise stays, Nor from thy word my feet depart. 2 I hate to w^alk, I hate to sit With men of vanity and lies ; The scoffer and the hypocrite In my esteem shall never rise. 3 In innocence PU wash my hands. From pride and guilt and folly clear ;. Then at thy sacred altar stand. And hope to find acceptance there. 4 I love thy habitation. Lord, The temple where thy honours dwell ; There shall I hear thy holy word, And there thy works of wonder tell. 5 Let not my soul be join'd at last With men of treachery and blood ; Since I my days on earth have past Among the saints, and near my God, . Watts vane* 1 PSALM XXVII. Common Metre. .« or b The Church is our Safely and Delight. A^i"^^^ of glory is my light. And my salvation too ; vvnat mortal flesh can do. 2 Une privilege my heart desires: U grant me an abode iZV^^ ^hurches of thy saints, . ^/^^e temples of my God! ^ There shall I offtr my requests, QK il'u ^ l^y S^O'T still ] ^hall hear thy messages of love, And learn thy holy will. 4 When troubles rise and storms appear, 1 here may his children hide : Gocl has a strong pavilion, where We makes my soul abide. I S J"'"1' ^^ ^^"^^^d' "^^r and dear, , ,^5?^e me to want or die, ' aS'^mI'^"''' "'f ^^ "^y "^^ Ws care, And ail my need supply. 6 Wait on the Lord, ye trembling saints, And keep your courage up ; ' A IhT ^?"'' ^^''''} "^^^^ it faints. And elevate your hope. — . Watts. PSALM XXVII. Long .^^ ~ I, ™, ■''''« Safety of trusting in God. Wh^t tf''' "^ ^^^'°"''' « my light, vv niiit (jod, my strength, my life is near What mortal shaU alarm iy fear I ' M, PSA LM 28. 2 When num'rous hosts besiege me round, My courage shall maintain its ground ; Tho' war should rise in dread array, God is my strength, my hope, my sUiy. 3 This only bliss my heart desires, To this my ardent wish aspires, In God's own house to spend my days, To hear his word and speak his. praise. 4 When troubles rise, my guardian God Will hide me safe in his abode : Firm as a rock my hope shall stand, Sustained by his almighty hand. 5 Should everv earthly friend depart, Should lo\ c forsake a parent's heart ; The God on whom my hopes depend. Will be my father and my iriend. 6 Ye humble souls, in every strait On God w ith faith and patience wait ; His hand shall life and strength aftord ; Wait, therefore, ever on the Lord. Mns. Steele PSALM 29. PSALM XXVlll. Common Meirc. The humble Suppliant trusting in God 1 O Lord, my rock, to thee I cr^'. In sighs consume my breath ; Hciir me, O Lord, or 1 sliall l^e Like those w lio sleep in death. 2 Regard my supplication, Lord, The cries that I repeat, With weeping eyes and lifted hands, Before tliy mercy seat. 3 If wicked men thy work^ despise, Nor will ihy grace adore, b Thy justice shall avenge the cause, And build them up no more. 4 But I, with gratitude inspir'd, 1 hy praises will resound ; l^rom whom, the cries of my distress ^ gracious answer found. 5 As thou hast fill'd my heart with joy. .p. ^ 'sjust that I should raise 1 he cheerful tribute of my thanks, And celebrate thy praise. 6 Preserve thy people, Lord, and deign Thy heritage to bless ; ^ Whhu"^ '''^^ P>"^3^ ^"d with peace, With honour and success. -—«.»«_ Tate varied. PSALM XXIX. Long Metre. ^ The Majesty of God in Tnunder. 1 Give to the Lord, ye sons of fame, Ui vc to the Lord renown and power : Ascribe due honours to his name. And Ins eternal might adore. ' n^' ^"""^ proclaims his power aloud U tr the vast ocean, and the land ; His voice dissolves the wat'ry cloud. And lightnings blaze at his command. ' W-.u" ''^^'■""^ '^^^'^n Jn thunder speaks, U; ith majesty and terror crown'd His voice the stately cedar breaks' And tiirovvs its scatter'd limbs around. His voice divides the flames of fire. tS t}"^. ^^''''^^ of lightning sends ; J he mountam trembles at his ire, 1 he lofty forest lowly bends. 45 PSALM 30. 46 •i His liKhtning rends the firmest rock, And pkrces deep the solid ground ; The hinds affrighted fe-l the shock, And shudder at the awful sound. 6 The Lord sits sovereign o" the flood, The Thund'rer reigns 1°^^^" ^'"S , But makes his church h« W^^.^^^*'' Where we his praise securely sing. 7 In gender language, here the Lord ^ The counsels of his giacc imparts ; Amidst the raging s^orm, his word ^np-iks neacc and comiort to 9ur hearts. &peaKS P*^''^';^^^s j„d Tate un ited and vaned. at PSALM 30. ■ PSALM XXX. Common Metre. Prayer heard. 1 Bekeath my God's protecting arm, How did my soul rejoice ! And fondly hop'd no future harm Would interrupt my joys. 2 Lord. 't«'?s. *>;.^^\°'|S,5;^!J ""^ ' ' Tlln^t^ublef fiird my anxious breast, And pain'd my soul anexv. 3 Again to thee, O Spacious God, I rais'd my mournful cjts To thee 1 spread my woes abroad. With supplicating cries. 4 What glory can my death fttwd, In the dark grave confin d :- Shall senseless dust adore the Lord, Or caU thy truth to mmd ? 5 Hear, O my God, in mercy hear, Attend my plaintive cry : ^e thou, my gracious Helper, near, And bid my sorrows fly. 6 Again I hear the voice divine ; _ New joys exulting bound ; My robes of mourning I resign, And gladness girds me round. 7 Then let my utmost glory be To raise thy honours high ; Nor let my gratitude to thee In guilty silence die. 8 'I'o thee, my gracious God, I raise My thankful heart and tongue ; if thy goodness and thy praise My everlasting song ! 47 Mrs. Steele. PSALM XXX. Long Metre. ^ Recovery from Sickness. 1 Firm was my health, my day was bright And I presiim'd twonid ne'er be night ; Fondly I said uithin my heart, Pleasure and peace shall ne'er depart." ^ \\?l' V^^S^\ ^^^^"^ ^^^ was strong, Which made my mountain stand so lonff : Soon as thy face began to hide, ^ ' My health was gone, my comfort dy'd. 3 Corrected by a FaUicr*s rod, h i^ry^d ajoud to thee, my God ; „ j^ laid m dust, can I declare ^^ ihy truth, or sing thy goodness there ? « r^^"".^' ^ ^?^ of grace,- I said. And bring me from among the dead ;" 1 hy word rebuk'd die pains I felt, i ny pard'nmg lo\^t removed my guilt. 48 PSALM 31. PSALM 3L 5 My sad complaints in praises end, And tears of gratitude descend ; I throw mv sackcloth on the ground. And ease and gladness gird me round. 6 My tongue, the glory of my frame, , Thy power and goodness shall proclaim ; Thy praise shall sound thro' earth & heav n, For sickness heal'd, and sins forgiv'n. Watts. 2£ PSALM XXXL Common Metre. Relief from Distress. 1 Come, O ve saints, your voices raise To Gcxl in grateful songs ; And let the mem'ry of his grace Inspire your hearts and tongues. 2 His frown what mortal can sustain ? But soon his anger dies ; His life.restoring smile again Returns, and sorrow flies. 3 Her deepest gloom, when sorrow spreads, And light and hope depart, His face celestial morning sheds, And joy revives the heart. 4 To thee, my God, oppressed with grief, I breath'd my humble cry ; Thy mercy brought divme reliei, ' And wip'd my weeping eye. 5 Thy mercy chas'd the shades of death, And snatch'd me from the grave ; O may thy praise employ that breath Which mercy deigns to save ! Mrs. SxEBLi. PSALM XXXI. Long Metre, 2K or b Confidence in God. ' hun^ '" %■ ^'''f' ^^y S'orious name, I place my hope, my only trust ; Th'n,,'^? . ™ '*?'"™''' S"ilt and shame, 1 iiou ever gracious, ever just. ^ rt'f T "'^' ^"^^^ ^^y "ame alone n r^,^ r!^^ '^^^^"^ '"y hopes retreat ; I o salety guide my wandVing feet. ^ Z° *''^ M""! '"''"■5^' »" gracious Lord. My soul I cheerfully resign ; m haviour God, I trust thy word t or truth, immortal truth, is thine.' '^ Wh^.^f^n'"' '™'"''-'' ^ ''-''^^ their ways, VV ho folloxy vanity and lies ; Jiut to the Lord my hopes I raise And trust Ivs power who built the skies ' ImiflP^'i'"^'^' •'''"';'• 9 bounteous Lord * Inimensely great, divinely free WhiV "".u"^"^'^ f""" their reivard, Who fear thy name, and trust in tlie ' '■' Blest be the Lord, forever blest VVhose mercy bids my fear remove • The sacred walls, which guard my rek Are his almighty pow'r and love. ' Ye humble souls, who seek his face k^^^'^i ''^"rage fill your heart 7 ?TJ" *^.^^°^d' 3'Td trust his grace And he will heav'nly strength im^ Mra. Stbcle, 5 49 r 'I # so PSALM 32. PSALM XXXn. Long Metre. b The Marks of true Repentance. 1 He's blest whose sins have pardon gain'd, No more in judgment to appear ; ^ Whose giiilt remission has obtain a, And whose repentance is sincere. 2 From guile his heart and lips arc free ; His humble joy, his holy car, With deep repentance \yell agree, And join to prove his faith sincere.^ 3 Whilst I kept silence, and conceal' d My load of guilt within my heart, ^ What torment did my conscience led . What agony of inward smart ! 4 Hea\T on me thy hand remain'd, By dav and night alike distress d ; Till quite of vital moisture drain d, Like land with summer drought oppress d 5 No sooner I my wound disclos'd, The guilt that tortur'd me within, But diy forgiveness mterpos d, , And mercy's healing biJm pour d m. 6 For this display of sov'reign grace. In my distress so freely giy n, Each humble soul will seek thy face, And find his way to peace and heav n Tate and Watts united and varieoj PSALM XXXU. Short Metre. Confession and Pardon. 1 O BLESSED souls are they, Whose sins are cover'd o'er, Divinely blest, to whom the Lord, Imputes their guilt no more ! b PSALM 33. 51 2 They mourn their follies past, And keep their hearts with care ; 1 neir ips and lives, without deceit^ Muill prove their laith sincere. I J When I conceal'd my guilt, I lelt the festVing wound ; nut 1 confess'd my sin to thee^ And ready pardon found. 1 4 Let sinners learn to pray. Let Siiints keep near the throne • Uiir help, in time of deep distress ' Is found in God alone. Watts. PSALM XXXm. Common Metre. The Works of Creation and Providence. 1 Rejoice, ye righteous, in the Lord, 1 he work belongs to you ; biiig of his name, his ways, his word, How holy,just, and true! His mercy and his righteousness Let heav'n and earth proclaim ; Wis works of nature and of grace Keveal his wondrous name. f ^i^^visdom and almighty word I 1 he Iieav'niy orbits spread ; And by the Spirit of the Lord 1 neir shining hosts were made. He bade the liquid waters flow 1 o their appointed deep ; A ?V'^^ ^'^^ ^^^"' '™its know. And their own station keep. Ye tenants of the spacious earth, With fear before him stand ; M 52 PSALM 33. He si)oke, and nature took its birth, And rests on his command. 6 He sconis tlic angry nations' rage, And breaks tlieir vain designs ; His counsel stands thro' every age, And in liiU glar>^ shines. PSALM 34. 53 Watt^. FSALM XXXIII. .Six- Line L. M. M Creatures vain, and God all-sufficient. 1 Happy the rvation, where the Lord Revaiis the treasure of his word, And buikls his church, his earthly dirone ; His eye the heathen nvorld surveys. He form'd their hearts, he knows their ways, But God, their Maker, is unknown. 2 Let kings rely upon their host, And of his strength, tlie warrior boast ; In vain tliey boast, in vain rely : In vain tliey trust the brutal force, Or speed, or courage of the horse, To guaid his rider, or to fly. 3 The eye of thy compassion, Lord, Doth more secure defence afford, When death and danger threat'ning stand Thy watchful eye preserves the just. Who make thy name their fear and trust, When wars or famine waste the land. 4 In sickness, or the bloody field, Thou, our Physician, thou, our Shield, Send us salvation from thy throne ; We wait to see thy goodness s]iinc, Let us rejoice in help divine, For all our hope is God alone. Watts M I PSALM XXXIV. First Fart. C. M. Encouragement to trust and love God. Through all the changing scenes of life, In trouble and in joy. The praises of my God shall still My heart and tongue employ. 2 Of his deliv'rance I will boast. Till all who are distressed, l^rom my example comfort take. And charm their griefs to rest. 3 The hosts of God encamp around The dwellings of the just : Protection he affords to all Who make his name their trust. 4 O make but trial of his love ! Experience will decide, tin'^^^'^^ are they, and only they Who m his truth confide. 5 Fear him, ye saints, and you will then Have nothing else to fear ; Make you his service your delight. Your wants shall be his care. 6 milst hungry lions lack their prey, I he Lord will food provide For such as put their trust in him, And see their wants supply'd. Tate. PSALM XXXiV. Second Part. C. M. b The Way of Holiness and its Reward. 1 Approach, ye piously dispos'd, And my instruction hear ; 1 11 teach you the true discipline Of God's religious fear. 5^ I ^TP PSALM 35. 2 Let him who length of life- desires, And prospVous days \v ould see, From slandVing language keep his tongue. His lips from falsehood free : 3 The crooked paths of vice decline. And virtue's ways pursue ; Establish peace \vhere *tis l)egun, And whiere 'tis lost, renew. 4 The Lord from hca^'^ beholds tlicjusi With ilivoural)lc t> cs ; And when distress'd, his gracious ear Is open to their cries. 5 Del iv Vance to Ins saints he gives, Wlien his relief they crave ; He's nigh to heal tlie broken heart. The contrite spirit save. Tail r— — " PSALM XXW. ver. 12, 13, U. CM. b Love to Enemies. 1 Behold the love, the genVous love, Which holy David show s ! Hark, how his tender pity moves To his afflicted foe.^ I 2 When they are sick, his soul complainS; And seems to feel the smart ; The spirit of the gospel reigns, And melts his pious heart. 3 How did his flowing tears condole, Ajs for a brother dead ! Ani fasting, mortify 'd his soul, Whilst for their life he pray'd ! ;> 1 he righteous God returns. 'ffeh '^^E ofheav'nly grace ! White ^""^^ ^^^ ^°'"d appears ; And pities them with teirs. ^ " ^ 151CSS d and belov'd of God ancd his own precious blood. _______ VVatts. "SaLM XXXVI ri7I7~u '■ 7 — ^ ^— Th. P r First Versi. L. M. M. 1 lie Perfections and Providence of God 'rf"\ '"f^'J'' Lo''d, my only hone ,| lie Jiiffhest orb of heav'n tfanscends • i ly sacred truth's unmeasur^ scope' Abo,-e tlie spratding skies extends?'' UnL-T*' M ".''^ ^^ 'ii"s "-emains. Thyt!nrl'^'^'t thy judgment^ arc ; T ,- ,^ h^?''^"''^ •*''*= .^^"'■'d sustains, . y.""- "'lo''^ creation is thy care. ' Wil'h ?Ju^7 ^°°^""^ «" partake, Thv .hi •''^'"'■^"'^'-' ?''«"'d the just Ad sSs In^,,"'"^'* *^^'^ rcfuge make, ^ ilia saints to thy protection trust ! Totmmflf ^^1^" thy courts be Jed, AnrI hI-^/^* °V^y '«^e's repast ; OHov^ SV'I^?? ^^^ f°"ntain head, ui joy s that shall for ever last. ri!^" '^^*Y «^'"ts thy favour irain To upright hearts thy truth disS'; 1 56 PSALM 36. PSALM 37. 57 i With thee, the springs of life remain, Tliy presence is eternal day. Tate. PSALM XXXVK Sec. Versi. L. M, ^ The Divine Being and Perfections. 1 High in the heav'ns, eternal God, Thv goodness in full glory shines ; Thy truth shiiU break thro' evVy cloud, Which veils and darkens thy designs. 2 For ever firm thy justice stands, As mountains their foundations keep ; W^isc arc the wonders of thy hands, Thy judgments are a mighty deep. 3 Thv providence is kind and large. Both men and Ix^ists thy bounty share ; The whole creation is thy charge, But saints are thy peculiar care. 4 O God, how excellent thy grace, Whence all our hope and comfort springs! The sons of Adam, in distress, Fly to the shadow of thy wings. 5 From the provisions of thy house We shall be fed with rich repast ; J here mercy like a river flows, nd brings salvation to our taste. 6 Life, like a fountain full and free, Springs from the presence of the Lord i And in thy light, our souls shall see The glories promis'd in thy word. Watts, PSALM XXXVII. First Part. C. M The Cure ofEnvy and Unbelief. To^'^Th^' 'T r^ ^^^^' ^^^d fret 1 o see the wicked rise ? Ur envy sinners vyaxing great, ny violence and lies ? 2 As flow'ry grass, cut down at noon Before the evening fades, ' So shall their glory vanish soon. In everlasting shades. 3 Then let me make tlie Lord my trust And practise all that's good ' So shalfl dwell among thS, And never want for food. TK k ^^^'IM^ ^^ait his will ; qT 1?"^' .^^^ guides my doubtful feet Shall my desires fulfil """^"^'"^ i^et, ^ ^AnrJTf ".f '.^'"i^ ^^^" display. And make thyjudgments known • Fair as the light of dawning day? ' And glorious as the noon. 6 The meek shall still the earth possess And be the heirs of heav'n • ^ 1 rue riches m abundant peace, 1 o humble souls are giv'n. ■- — ■ — - — — — «__^ Watts. PSALM XXXVII. ^eco^r^^^r^^^ir~^ Religion in Words and Deeds. aJ^/^ *^ """"f^^^Y ^'cked boast. And grow profanely bold ? Fv?^l?fK^ P°"'*'? of the just Excels the sinner's gold. 1 I 58 PSALM 37. 2 Tlie wicked borrows of his friends, But ne'er designs to pay ; The just is merciful, and lends, Nor turns the poor away. 3 His ahns with libVal hand he gives To all the sons of need ; His nicmVy to long ages lives, And blessed is his seed. 4 His lips al)hor to speak profane, To sliuukr or defraud ; His ready tongue declares to men What he has learn'd of God. 5 The law and gospel of the Lord Deep in his heart abide ; Led by the Spirit and the word, His feet shall never slide. 6 When sinners fall, the righteous stand, FrescTv'd from ev'ry snare ; They shall possess the prornis'd land, And dwell for ever there. Watts- FSALM XXX\ II. Third Part. C. M. w or b The Way and End of the Righteous and the Wicked. 1 My God, the steps of pious men xVre order'd by thy will ; Though they should foil, they rise agani, Thy hand supports them still. 2 The Lord delights to see their ways, Their virtue he approves ; He'll ne*er deprive them of his grace, Nor leave tne men he loves. PSALM 38. 59 3 I he heav'nly heritage is theirs, 1 heir portion and their home ; on I ^'^^"' '?^^''' ^"^ "^ates them heirs ^'^ blessmgs long to come. 4 1 he haughty sinner have I seen, iNot tearing man or God ; 1-ike princely laurel, fair and green, Spreading his arms abroad ; 5 And lo, he vanish^ from the ground, Destroy'd by hands unseen ; ' ^Mor root, nor branch, nor leaf was found. Where all that pride had been. ' (3 But mark the man of righteousness. His sev Val steps attend ; - Anr?;^'''''T runs through all his ways. And peaceful is his end. m Wa TTS. 1 PSALM XXXVIII. ver. 9, lo. CM. K Consolation in Death. My soul, the awful hour will come. Apace It hastens on, *i J u '''^ ^°^y to the tomb, And thee to scenes unknown ^ ^y Ji-^^rt. long lab'ring with its woes, &hall pant and sink away ; fe^'i'"?'^^'^^^"" ^hall close Un the last ghmm'ring ray. 3 Whence in that hour, shall I receive ^,j^ cordial for my pain ? When, if the richest were my friends, 1 hose friends would weep in vain ! 4 Great King of nature and of grace, 1 o thee my spirit flies ; 60 PSALM 39. PSALM 40. II And opens all its deep distress Before thy pitying eyes. 5 All my desires to thee are known, And ev V secret fear ; The meaning of each broken groan Is notic'd by diine ear. 6 O place me by that mighty pow'r Which to such love belongs, Where darkness veils the eyes no more, And groans are chang'd to songs ! Doddridge. 61 PSALM XXXIX, Common Metre. \y Man's Mortality. 1 Teach me the measure of my days, Thou Maker of my frame ; 1 would survey life's narrow space, And learn how frail I am. 2 A span is all that we can l)oast, How short the fleeting time I Man is l)ut vanity and dust, In all his flow'r and prime. 5 See the vain race of mortals move Like shadows o'er the plain ; They rage and strive^ desire and love, But all their noise is vain. 4 Some walk in honour's gaudy show, Some dig for golden ore ; They toil for heirs, they know not who. And straight are seen no morv. 5 What should I wish or wait for then From creatures, earth and dust ? They make our expectations vain, And disappoint our tnist. 6 This fruitless search no more be mine, ^uch hoi3es I now recal ; My earthly prospects I resign. And make my God my all. Watts. PSALM XL. First Part. C. M. Deliverance from great Distress. 1 I WAITED patient for the Lord, He bow'd to hear my cry ; A^'^ Yi"^^' resting on his word, And brought salvation nigh. 2 Sunk in the depths of sore distress. And all my struggles vain ; When human help seem'd daily less. He rais'd me up again. 3 Firm on a rock he made me stand And taught my cheerful tongue' 1 o praise the wonders of his hand, in a new, tliankful song. 4 ril spread hi^i works of grace abroad, 1 ne saints with jov shall hear • Aiid sinners learn to make my God 1 heir only hope and fear. 3 \Vhat mercies fill my wond'ring view ' How many, and how great ! Life is too sliort, and words too few, 1 heir numbers to repeat. ^ ^^i?"J!"^ afflicted, poor and low, With hope ril never part, !• or God beholds my heavy wo, And bears me on his heart. Watts, 6 * 62 PSALM 40. PSALM 41, 42. 63 1 PSALM XL. Sec. Part. C. M, The divine Mission and Sacrifice of Christ. m 1 Th u s saith the Lord, " Your work is vain, " Give your burnt off 'rings o'er ; '* In dying goats and bullocks slain, " My soul delights no more." 2 Then spake the Saviour, " Lo, I'm here, " My God, to do thy will ; " Whate'er thy sacred books declare, " Thy servant shall fulfil." 3 And see, the blest Redeemer comes, Til' eternal Son appears ; And at th' appointed time assumes The body God prepares ! 4 Much he revcal'd his Father's grace, And much his truth he show'd ; And preach'd the ^vay of righteousness, Where great assemblies stood. 5 His Father's honour touch'd his heart, He pitied sinners' cries ; And, to fulfil a Saviours prirt, Was made a sacrifice. 6 No blood of beasts on altai ^ Niicd Could cleanse from guilt witliiii : But the one sacrifice he umdv Atones for all our sin. 7 Then was tlie great salvation spread. And Satan's kingdom shook ; Thus, by the woman's promis'd seed, The serpent's heacj w as broke. Watt- it ^) PSALM XLI. Long Mere. Charity rewarded. ^ RelfelL'^K*^ '""'^' "^^"^^ te"der care W&„ -^ P^'' '"Z'^^''" distress ; Whose hand supports the fatherless! ^is heart contrives for their relief Rel,^'^^^^'' ^^ ''"■» hand can do; sfeii fi *5^ u'T °* Sen'ral grief. Shall find the Lord has pity to(i. His soul shall live secure on earth Whl '-?'"^* \>i^^^"\Ss on his head'; When drought, and pestilence, and dearth Around him multiply their dead. >?'■ If he languish on his couch, ^ will pronounce his sins forgiv'n • Will save him with a healing touch, ' Or take his willing soul to heav'n. ■ ^^^^ Watts. PSALM XLII. Common Metre. iKorh The Pleasure ofl'ublick Worship. ViP/'"^'k''^ ^f^ for cooling streams. When heated in die chase ; AnH^tl^^ f "l:-^ ^'^' ^^' thee, And thy reheshing grace- 2 For thee, my God, the living God, My thirsty soul doth pine ; ' -r^" «']'■'!' I behold thy face, 1 hou Majesty divine ? 3 I sigh whene'er my musing thoughts 1 ho^ happy dajs present, ^ Thvi; "",'' ?J J^^'^Sious IHcnds. • -I nj temple did frequent : I 64 PSALM 43. 4 When I advanced with songs of praise, My solemn vows to pay, Amidst the joyiul sacred throng, Which kept the festal day. 5 Why restless, why cast down, my soul ? Trust God, and he'll employ His aid for thee, and change thy sighs To hymns of sacred joy. 6 Wliy restless, why cast down, my soul ? Hope still, and thou shalt sing The praise of him who is thy Uod, Thy healths eternal spring. Tatb. PSALM 44, 45. 65 PSALM XLHI. Long Metre. * or b Compl&int and Hope. 1 God of our strength, to thee we cry ; O let us not forgotten lie I , Oppressed w itli sorrows and witli care, To thy protection we repair. 2 O let thy light attend our way, Thv truth afford its steady ray ! iVZion's hill direct our feet, To worship at thy sacred seat. 3 Thy praise, O God, shall tune the lyre, Thy love our joyful song inspire ; To thee, our cordial thanks U' paid. Our sure defence, our constant aid. 4 Why then dejected and distrest ? And whence the grief that fills our breast? In G(xl we'll liope, and to him raise A monument of endless praise. Altered from Merrick. 2K or t) PSALM XLIV. Common Metre. In Time of War. 1 O Lord, our fathers oft have told, In our attentive ears, Thy wonders in their days perform'd, And in more ancient years. 2 'Twas not their courage, nor their sword, To them salvation gave ; Tu^is not their number, nor their strength, I hat did their country save. ^ ^\}P^ "^*^^ ^^^^^' ^^y pow'rful arm, Whose succour they implor'd, Thy providence protected them, Who thy great name ador'd. 4 As thee, their God, our fathers own'd. So thou art still our King : O therefore, as thou didst to them, I o us deli V Vance bring. 5 We will not trust our sword nor bow. When we in war engage ; / But thee, who canst subdue our foe, And calm their haughty rage. 6 To thee the glor>^ ^ve'll ascribe. From whom salvation came ; In God our shield we will rejoice. And ever bless thy name. Tate varied. PSALM XLV. First Part. £. M. The Glory of Christ and the Power of his Gospel. 1 No w be my heart inspirM to sing The glories of my Saviour King ; My tongue shall ail his worth proclaim. And si^ak the honours of his name. 6* 66 PSALM 45. 2 O'er all the sons of human race He shines with a superior grace ; Love from his lips divinely flows, And blessings all his state compose. 3 Dress thee in arms, most mighty Lord, Gird on thy sharp victorious sword ; In majesty and glory ride, With truth and meekness vl thy side. 4 Thine anger, like a pointed dart, Shall pierce thy foes of stubborn heart ; Or words of mercy, kind and sweet, Shall melt the rel^els at thy feet. 5 Thy throne, O God,* for e\'(T stands ; Grace is tlie sceptre in thy hands ; Thy^ laws and works are just and right ; Justice and grace are tliy delight. 6 Thy Fatlier, God, hath richly shed His oil of gladness on thy head ; And with his sacred Spirit blest His first bcrn Son above the rest. • See Hebrews, i. 8. Wattx PSALM 46. 67 PSALM XLV. Sec. Part. L. Chris4 and his Church. M. 1 Th e King of Saints, how fliir his face ! Adorn'd with majesty and grace ! He conies with blessings from abov e, And w ins the nations to his love. 2 At his right hand our eyes behold The church, array'd in purest gold ; The world admires hex heav'nly dress» Her rolxrs of joy and righteousness. 3 He forms her graces like his own. He calls and s^ts her near his thxone : Then let thy wandVing heart forget • 1 he idols ot thy n^itivc state. 4 So shall the King the more rdoice in thee, the object of his choice ; LjCt him be lov'd, and yet ador'd, ^ He is thy Maker and thy Lord. ^ 2 '^t^PPy h«^ir, when thou shalt rise lo his fair ptilace hi the skies ; And al thy sons, a numVous train, r^acn like a prince in glory reign ! 6 Let endless honours crown his head, kfn ^,' ^y ^8:e his praises spread ; VV hilst we with cheerful songs approve 1 he condescensions of his love. --, Wat ts. PSALM XLV 1. Long Metre. ^ Praise for national Peace. 1 Great Ruler of the earth and skies, A word ol thy almighty breath Can sink the world, or bid it rise ; 1 hy smile is life, thy frown is death. 2 When angry nations rush to arms, And rage and noise and tumult reira VV hen war resounds its dire alarms. And slaughter spreads the crimson plain ; 3 Thy sovVeign eye looks calmly down. And marks their course, and bounds their Ihy word the angry nations own, [powV ; And noise and war are heard no more. 4 Then peace returns with balmv wings, iievivuig commerce spreads her saUs, r 68 PSALM 46. The fields are greeii, and plenty sings Responsive o'er the hills and vales. 5 Thou good and wise and righteous Lord, All move subservient to thy will ; Both [)caee and war await thy word, And thy sublime decrees fulfil. 6 To thee we pay our grateful songs, Thy kind protection still implore ; O may our hearts and lives and tongues Confess thy goodness, and adore ! Mrs. Steele. 'i * PSALM XLVI. Six Line L. M. m or \y War and Peace. 1 Go D is our refuge in distress, A present help when dangers press ; In him undaunted we'll confide ; Though earth were from her centi'e tost And mountams mthe ocean lost, Dissolv'd by cvVy rising tide. 2 A gende stream with gladness still The city of our God shall fill. The sacred seat of God most high : God dwells in Zion, whose fair tow'rs Shall mock th' assaults of eartlily pow'rs, Whilst his almighty aid is nigh. 3 In tumults, when the heathen rag'd, And kingdoms war against us wag'd, He thunder'd and dispers'd their pow'rs: The Lord of hosts conducts our arms, Our tow'r of reftige in alarms, Our fethers' s^vdian God, and ours. PSALM 47. 69 4 Come, s^* tlie A\'onders he hath wrought, Un earth wliat desolations brought ; How he has calm'd the jarring world ! He broke the warlike spear and bow, With them the thund'nng chariot too Into devouring flames were hurl'd. 5 Submit to God's almighty sway For hmi the nations shall obc}-, ' ^ And earth her sovereign Lord confess : 1 ne Uod Qt hosts conducts our arms, Uur tower of refuge in alarms. As to our fathers in distress. ——________ Tate. M PSALM XLVII. Common Metre. Universal Praise. 1 O FOR a shout of sacred joy To God the sov'reign King ! \ ^ jV ^'^"^^ ^*^^^^ tongues employ, And hymns of triumph sing. 2 Whilst angels shout their lofty praise, Let mortals learn their strains ; Ltl all the earth their voices raise, O'er all the earth he reigns. 3 Rehearse his praise with awe profound. Let knowledge lead the song ; Nor mock liini with a solemn sound Upon a tlioughtless tongue. t In Israel stood his ancient throne, He lov*d that chosen race ; But now he calls the world his own And heathens taste his grace. '' Watts. 70 PSALM 48, 49. HimK PSALM XLVIII. Short Metre, Gospel Worship and Order. 1 Great is the Lord our God, And let his praise be great ; He makes the church his blest abode. His most delightful seat. ^ 2 Far as thy name is known, The world declares thy praise ; Thy saints, O Lord, before thy throne Their songs of lionour raise. 3 Let strangers walk around The city where we dwell ; Compass and view thy holy ground. And mark the building well ; 4 The order of thy house, Tlie worship of thy court. The cheerful songs, the solemn vows, And make a fair report. 5 How decent and how^ wise ! How glorious to Ijehold ! Beyond the pomp that charms the eyes, And rites adorn'd with gold. 6 The God we w orship now Will guide us till we die ; Will be our God whilst here below , Our God above the sky. Watts. PSALM 50. P6ALM XLIX. Com.non Metre. D The Vanity of Riches. 1 Wh y doth the man of riches grow To insolence and pride, To see his wealth and honours flow With ev'ry rising tide ? 2 Not all his treasures can procure His soul a short reprieve ; Redeem from death one guilty hour, Or make his brother live. 2 The worth of life can ne'er be told, Its ransom is too high ; Justice cannot be brib'd with gold, 1 hat man may never die. 4 He sees the brutish and the wise, i he tim'rous and the brave, yuit their possessions, close their eyes, And hasten to the grave. ^ ^u A4^ t^^ "^^^'^^^ thought and pi'ide, " A 1 ^" I "^^ ^^^^^ ^^^^ ^^'"^<^' ' And, that my name may long abide, I'll give It to my land." ') Vain are his thoughts, his hopes are lost ; Mow^ soon his mem'ry dies ! His name is written in tlie dust in which his body lies. Watts. P.SALM L. I'lrst Fart. Common Metre. j, The last Judgment. 1 The Lord, the Judge, before his throne rpi^ t"^ ^^ ^^o^^ ^arth draw nigli ; 1 he nations near the risii g sun, And near the w estern sky. ' Xo more shall bold blasphemers say. Judgment will ne'er I^egin ;" No more abuse his long delay, 1 o impudence and sin. ^''"'9\'d on a cloud, our God shall come. l^right flames prepare his way ; 71 J 72 PSALM 50. Thunder and darkness, fire and storm Lead on the dreadful day- 4 Heav'n from above, his call shall hear, Attending angels come ; And earth and hell shall know and leal His justice, and their doom. 5 " But gather all my saints, (he cries) *' Who made their peace with Ood, " Through tlie Redeemer's sacnhce, '' And seard it m ith his blood. 6 " Their faith and works brought forth to " Shall make the world contess [.lignt, " My sentence of reward is right, ' And heav'n adore my grace. PSALM 51. i( PSALM L. Second Part. L. M. b Hypocrisy exposeiL 1 The Lord, the Judge, his^churchcs warib. Let hypocrites attend and fear. Who place their hopes m ntcs and torms, But make not foith nor love their care. 2 They dare rehearse his sacred name, With lips of falsehood and deceit ; A friend or brother the> defame, And sooth and flatter those they hate. 3 They watch to do their neighbour wrong, Yet dare to seek their Maker's face ; They take his cov'nant on their tongue. But break his laws, abuse his grace. 4 To hcav'n they lift their hands unclean, Defird with lust, and stainYl with blood ; By night they practise evVy sin, By day their mouths draw near to lioct. 5 And whilst his judgments long delay, T 2 fh^T f'^'l'^^ ^"^^^ ^"^ tlie more 1 hey think he s eeps as well as they, And put far off the dreadful hour. '' AnJc'f 'i'i^^"" ' ^^^^^^" God draws near And sets heir crimes before their eyes • A d ?n"i V"^.^ punishment appear? ' And no dehv'rer can arise. Watts. 75 PSALM U. First Part. Long Mere. A Penitent pleading for Pardon. 1 Shew pity, Lord ; O Lord, forgive • Let a repenting sinner live ; " Alfv'n°r.Vl]^' "''''■"?'* '^'■ff'^ ""^ free ? May not the contrite trust in thee ? r ? T^s'i my soul from ev'ry sin I And make my guihy conscience clean • J^vna past ottenpes pam my eyes. I' Agailist thv I "''^'"^'"y sins confess ' -^Sainst thy law, against thy grace • And should day judgment beS; J am condemn'd, but thou art clear? Who's^Z^'^rn '/"S sinner. Lord, ffifir P^' ^"" V nng round thv word ^U^s for some precious promise dicre ' ^me sure protection from despair. ' 7 i PSALM 51. i 4 - — Then shall thy love inspire my tongue, Salvation shall be all my song ; And all my P«^^- •^^'^""JT^^Esness The Lord, my strength and nghteousness. PSALM LI. Second Part. L. M. b The Penitent rettoieil. 1 OThou, whohear'st whens^^^^^^^ Though all my crimes before thee lie, Regard them not with f S^y^^K _u But blot their mem'r>' trom thy book . 2 Renew me, O my God, within, And form my soul averse to sin ; Let thy good Spirit not depart. Nor hide thy presence from my Heart. I cannot live without thy light, Clt out and banislVd from thy sight ; Thy holy joys, O God, restore. And guard me, that I fall no more. 4 A liroken heart, my God, my King, Is all the sacrifice I bring ; The God of grace will not despise A contrite heart for sacrifice. 5 My soul lies humbled in the dust, And owns thv dreadful sentence just ; Look down, 'O Lord, with pitying ew And save the wTetch condemn'd to die. 6 Then will I teach the world thy grace. Sinners shall learn to seek thy face ; I'll lead them in the heav'nly road. And they shall praise a pard'mng God. PSALM 52, 53. 75 3 FSALM LII. united with the 55th. S. M. b Devotion and Confidence. I Let sinners take their course. And choose the road to death ; But in the praises of my God I'll spend my daily breath. 2 Thou wilt regard my cries, O my eternal God ! Whilst sinners perish in surprise, Beneath thy angry rod. 3 Because they dwell at ease, And no sad changes feel, They neither fear thy holy name, Nor learn to do thy will. 4 But like an olive tree, Within thy courts I'll stand. And confidently, Lord, rely On thy protecting haiid. 5 With all my heavy cares, I'll lean upon the Lord ; I'll cast my burden on his arm, And rest upon his wxird. 6 His arm shall well sustain The children of his love ; The ground on which their safety stands No earthly pow'r can move. Watti and Merrick. FSALM LIH. Lon^ Metre. M or ^ Compared with Rom. iii. 10, 11. The Degeneracy of the World removed by the Gospel. I Behold the fool, whose heart denies The God who form'd the earth and skies ! And, whilst the path of sin he treads, How wide the dire example spreads ! 76 PSALM 54. PSALM 55. 2 Th' eternal Sov'reign from on high Cast on the hons of men his eye, To see if any understood, And fear'd and lovVl their Maker, God. 3 But all were so dej^^enVate grown, None the true God had fully known ; Both Jew and Gentile long had been By lust enslav\l, and dead in sm. 4 Both gone from w iscloni's path astray, Pursu'd the errors of their way, With dismal superstition blind. And causeless terrors lill'd their mind- 5 Who, gracious God, to sinners' eyes Could bid tiie wish'd salvation rise ? Thy SON did light and truth display, And turn their darkness into day. 6 No flesh sliall baist of righteousness, But guilty shall themselves coniess ; And when they hear thy pard'ning voice, In thv salv ation shall rejoice. Merrick, wit h additions. PSALM LIV. Partkuiar Metre, b Deliverance from Enemies. 1 Thy name, O God, my heart a^'o\vs ; Do tliou my injur'd cause espouse. And be thy strength my aid ; M\ fervent cries in mercy hear. And let tliem by thy pitying ear With full regiird be weigh'd. 2 For people, from thy fear estrang'd, With tyrants fierce, against me rang'd, My tainting soul pursue ; But 'midst my helpers, heav'n's high Lord Shall stand, and, faithful to his word, Each adverse pow'r subdue, J O let my heart, their rage repell'd, Itself a willing off 'ring yield ! To thee its praise shall flow ; Whilst to my thought thy mercies rise, That gave me with exuUing eyes To see my prostrate foe. i Merrick. PSALM LV. Common Metre. Impatience corrected by Faith. 1 O w E R E I like a feather'd dove ! If innocence had wings, Pd fly, and make a long remove From all these restless things. 2 Let me to some wild desert go, And find a peaceful home ; Wliere storms of malice never blow. Temptations never come. ) Vain hopes, and vain inventions all. T' escape the rage of hell ! The mighty God, on whom I call, Can save me here as well. J By morning light I'll seek his face, At noon repeat my cry ; The night shall hear me ask his grace, Nor will he long deny. 3 God, my preserver and my friend, Can shield me when afi"aid ; Ten thousand angels must attend^ If he command their aid, 7* 78 PSALM 56, 57. PSALM 58. 79 6 ni cast my burdens on the Lord, He will sustain them all ; Mv faith shall rest upon his word. And I shall never fall. Watts. PSALM LVI. Common Metre, b Gods Care of his People. 1 In God, most holy, just and true, I have repos'd my trust ; Nor will I fear what man can do, The offspring of the dust. 2 God counts the sorrows of his saints, Their cries affect his ears ; Thou hast a book for their complanits, A bottle for their tears. 3 Thy solemn vows are on me, Lord, Thou shalt receive my praise ; I'll sing, " how fliithful is thy word, " How righteous are thy ways I" 4 Thou hast secur'd my soul from death ; O set thy servant free, That heart, and hand, and life, and breath May be employ'd for thee ! Watts. PSALM LVIf. Long Metre. Divine Protection, Grace and Truth. 1 My God, in whom are all the sprmgs Of boundless love, and grace unknown ; Hide me beneath thy spreading wmgs, Till tlie dark cloud be ovei;blown, 2 Up to the heav'ns, I raise my cry ; The Lord will my desires perform : He sends his angel from the sky, And saves me from the threatening storm, > Be thou exalted, O my God ! Above the heav'ns where angels dwell ; rhy pow'r on earth be known abroad, And land to land thy wonders tell. 1 My heart is fix'd, my song shall raise Immortal honours to thy name ; Anake, my tongue, to sound his praise, My tongue, the glory of my frame. 5 High oYr the earth his mercy reigns, And reaches to the utmost sky ; His^ truth to endless years remains, When lower worlds dissolve and die. 6 Be thou exalted, O my God ! Above the heav'ns where angels dwell ; 1 hy pow'r on earth be known abroad, And land to land thy wonders tell. . Watts. PSALM LV^III. Six Line Long Metre, l The Destruction of Tyrants and Oppressors. ^ cu n^L ^y^^^^^ ^"le t>y impious laws ? bhall they despise the righteous cause, vV hen mnocence before them stands ? Dare they condemn the helpless poor, wu M oppressors rest secure, [hands ? Whilst gold and greatness bribe their 2 Do they forget th' Almighty name, i hat God o'er all is Judge supreme ? High in the h^aY'ns bi^ jusuc^ reigns ; '¥ 80 PSALM 59. PSALM 60. 81 Yet tliey invade the rights of God, And send their bold decrees abroad , To bind the free born soul ni chains. S A poison'd arrow is their tongue, The arrow sliarp, the poison strong ; And deiUh attends where'er it Wounds ; They hear no counsels, cries, nor tears ; So the deaf adder stops her ears Against tlic melcxly of sounds. 4 Break thou their teeth, Almighty God I The teeth of lions drench'd in bloocl. And crush those serpents in the dust ; Thv voice shall thunder from the sky, Their crowns shall fldl, their titles die. Their grandeur and their pow'r be lost. 5 Thus shall thy justice, mighty Lord, Freedom and peace to men attord. And nations shall unite and say, ^ " Sure there's a God, that rules on high, '' Who hears th' oppressed when they en " And all their suft 'rings ^v^ll repay. Watts altered. PSALM LIX. Short Metn- b For Deliverance from the Savage "* 1 Lord, let our humble cry Before thy throne ascend ; Behold us with compassion's eye, And still our lives defend. 2 For foes, a numerous band, Against our lives conspire ; They aim destruction thro' the land, And spread the raging fire. 3 Beneath the silent shade Their secret plots they lay. Our peaceful towns by night invade, And waste the fields by day. 4 And will the God of grace, Regardless of our pain, Permit secure that bloody race. To riot o'er the slain ? ^ In vain their secret guile. Or open force they prove : Thine eye can pierce the deepest veil, Thy liand their force remove. 6 Deliver us from death. Send our invaders home ; Or drive them with thy pow'rful breath Thro' distant wilds to roam. 7 Then shall our grateful voice Proclaim our guardian God ; hi thy salvation we'll rejoice, And sound thy praise abroad. ,__ Barl owt, altered. PSALM LX. Common Metre. . ^ Humiliation for Disappointment in War. 1 LoR D, hast thou cast the nation off? Must we for ever mourn ? Wilt thou consume us in thy WTath ? Shall mercy ne'er return ? 2 The terror of one frown of thine Melts all our strength away : Like men subdu'd by pow'r of wine, We tremble in dismay. I h 82 PSALM 61. PSALM 62. B3 3 Our country sltokes beneath thy stroke, And dreads thy hfted hand ; O hear the people thou hast broke, And save die sinking land I 4 Lift up thy banner in the field, For those who fear thy name ; Defend diy people with thy shieia, And put our foes to sliame. 5 Go with our armies to the fight, And be their guardian UotI ; In vain confedVate pow'rs unite Against diy lifted rod. 6 Our troops shall gain a wide renown By thine assisting hand ; For God shall tread the mighty down, And make die feeble stand. ^^^^^ PSAUl LXl. Long Metre. M Safety in God. 1 When overwhelm'd with pain and grief, Helpless, and far from all relief, My heart within me sinks and dies, To God I lift my waiting eyes. 2 High on die rock my footsteps rear, ^ There let me stand unmov'd, and hear The storms, which now around me beat, Roll haniiless underneath my teet. 3 Thee, Lord, I seek, whene'er my foes, On mischief bent, my path enclose : Thou art, in evVy dang'rous hour, ^ My steadfiist hope, my strongest tow r. 4 Remote from fear, within thy shrine, Thou, Lord, my dwelling shalt assign ; Thy wings shall \vrap me in their sliade. For thou liast heard me when I pray'd. 5 Safe in thy presence let me stand. And share the blessings of thy hand ; My dwelling let thy truth defend. Thy mercy on my steps attend. 6 So shall thy love awake my song, My voice the willing note prolong ; Whilst, warm'd with zeal, my vows I pay, And bless thee to my latest day. Merrtck varied. PSALM LXII. Long Metre, No Trust in the Creatures, but in God. 1 My spirit looks to God alone. My rock and refuge are his throne ; In all my fears, in all my straits. My soul on his salvation waits. 2MTrust him, ye saints, in all your ways, To him your suppliant voices raise ; When. helpers fail, and foes invade, God is our all sufficient aid. 3 False are die men of high degree, The baser sort are vanity ; Laid in the balance, both appear Light ;as a breath of empty air. 1 Make not incrcasijig gold your trust, Nor set your heart on glitt'ring dust ; Why will you grasp the fleeting smoke. And not believe what God hath spoke ? 5 Once hath his awful voice declar'd, Once and again my ears have heard, " All powV is his eternal due, *' He must be fear'd and trusted too,'-^ 84 PSALM 63. PSALM 63. 85 6 For sovVeign ix)\\ 'r reigns not alone ; Grace is a partner of the throne : Thy grace and justice, mighty Lord, Shall well adjudge our last reward. Watt*. PSALM LXIIL Common Metre. M For the Lord's Day Morning. 1 Early, my God, without delay, I haste to seek thy face. My thirsty spirit faints aw ay, Without thy cheering grace. 2 So pilgrims on the scorching sand, Beneath a burning sky, Long for a cooling stream at hand, And diey must drink or die. 3 Pv e seen thy glory and Uiy pow'r Through all thy temple sliinc ; My God, repeat that heav'nly liour, That vision so di\ inc. 4 Not all the blessings of a feast, Can please my soul so well. As wheii thy richer grace I taste, And in thy presence dwell. 5 Not life itself, with all its joys. Can my best passions move ; Nor raise so high my cheerful voice, As thy forgiving love. 6 Thus, till my last expiring dar, Pll l)kss my God and King ; Thus will I lift my hands to pray, And tune my lips to sing. Watts. PSALM LXJll. Long Metre. M. The Love of God and his Worship. 1 Great God, indulge my humble claim ; 1 hou art my hope, my joy, my rest ; 1 ne glories that compose thy name Stand all engaged to make me blest. 2 Thou great and good, thou just and wise, 1 hou art my I ather and my God ; And I am thine, by sacred ties, 1 hy son, thy servant, bought with blood. > With heart and eyes, and lifted hands, t or thee I long, to thee I look ; As travellers in diirsty lands, Long for the cooling w^ater brook. t With early feet, I will appear Aniong thy saints, and seek thy face ; Give me to see thy glorv tiiere, And taste the richness of thy grace. '^ Xot all, by worldly men possess'd. Not cdl the joys our senses know, tan make me so divinely blest, Or raise my cheerful passions so. ^ \?r3f^ ^X *'''"^^' I'^^ ^"^"^ ^^y voice, VVhilst 1 have breath to pray or praise ; 1 his work shall make my heart rejoice And well employ my future days. ' — ^ — . W atts. FSALM LXUL Short Mstre. Delight in Divine Worship. 1 My God, permit my tongue With joy to call thee mine ; And let my early cries prevail, To taste thy love divine. 8 m 86 PSALM 64. 2 Within thv churches, Lord, I long to find my place ; • Thy powV and glory to be hold, And feel thy quickening grace. 3 For life, without thy lo\ c . No relisli can afford ; No iov can be compar'd witli tins, To serve and please the I^ord. 4 To thee Pll lift my hands, And praise thee whilst I in e ; Not the gav scnie. of time and sun^- Such pure dcligh': can give. " Since diou hast Ixen my lielp, 'io thee my spirit Hies ; And on thv watcliiiil providence My elicerful liope relies. G The shadow of thy wings My soul in safety keeps ; I follow w liere my Father leads, And he supports my steps. Watts. PSALM LXIV. Six Line L.M M In a Time of Insurrection. 1 O LoR D, to our recpiest give ear, And free our souls from hostile tear ; For crafty men, of impious mind, (Their pow'rs in secret league combm d) With tactions rage Uieir plots devise, And vent their malice, mix'd with lies. 2 B4iold the slaughter- breathing throng, Whet like a sword their threat'ning tongue, A \d bend their bows, to shoot their darts Against the men of upright hearts : PSALM 65. .) — r ■ ■ -' """ - ■ " — ■ ■ ' " — I—.. — — -- ■ ... In w orks ot mischief they agree, And vainly think that none shall sec. But, wretches, whither ^\ ill ye fly ? Behokl the ano^v from on high Descends, and bears upon its wing 'FJie A\ralh of licav^n's offended King ! Your slanders on yourselves shall l^ill, Hated, despis'd, and shunnVl by all. 4 llie world sliall then CuxPs i)ow'r conRs His wisdom, love and rigliteousness ; And men shall see, witbrevVend thought, I he \\oncIers that liis liand hath wrought; Uhilst all shall own his dealings just, 1 he righteous in his name shall trust. Tate and Merrick, united and varied. V^LyTlJv. First Fart. L. M. i" Publick Worship. 1 Fo R thee, O God, our constant praise In Zion waits, thy chosen seat ; Our proniibVl altars there we'll raise, And all our zealous vows complete. 2 () thou, who to my liumble prayV l)idst always bend thy list'ningear, lothce shall all mankind repair. And at thy gracious throne appear. I' Otirsins, though numberless, in vain 1 o stop thy flowing mercy try ; for thou wilt purge the guilty stain, And wash away the crimson die. Blest is the man, who near thee plac'd, N\ ithin thy sacred dwelling lives ; }V hilst \ve at humbler distance taste A he \-ast delight tliy worship gives. Tate. 87 88 PSALM 65. PSALM 65. 89 PSALM I.XV. First Part. C. M. Divine Provic^cncc in Air, Earlh, and Sea. 1 'Tib by thy strength the moimtians stand, God of ttcrnal powV ; The sea grows calm at thy command, And tempests cease to roi.r. 2 Thy monVing light and evening shade Successive comforts bring ; Thy plenteous fruits make harvest glad, Thy flowers adoni the spring. 3 Seasons and tinues, and moons and hours, Heav'n, air, and earth, arc thine ; ^ When clouds distil in fruitful show rs, The Audior is divine : 4 Those wand'ring cisterns in the sky, - Borne bv the winds around, Whose watVy treasures well supply Tlie furrows of the ground. 5 The thirsty ridges drink their fill, And ranks ot corn appear ; Thv ways abound with blessings still. Thy goodness crowns die year. VV AT^ Tt 5. PSALM LX\ . Tliird Part. C M Fruitful Seasons 1 God is the Lord, the heav'nly King, Who makes the earth his care ; Visits the pastures ev'ry spring, And bids die grass appear. 2 The clouds, like rivers rais'd on high, Pour out, at thy command, Th ir wat'ry blessings from the sky, 'f o cheer the diirsty land. M 3 The soften'd ridges of the field Permit the corn to spring ; The vallies rich provision yield, The grateful lab'rers sing. 4 The little hills on evVy side ^ Rejoice at flilling show'rs ; The meadows, dress'd in all their pride, Perfume the air with flow^'rs. 5 The barren clods, refreshed with rain. Promise a joyful crop ; The fields, with verdure fill'd, again Revive the reaper's hope. 6 Tlie various months thy goodness crowns, How bounteous are thy wavs ! The bleating flocks spread o'er the downs, And shepherds shout diy praise. I Watts. PSALM LXV. Lono- re. wm% A New Version. 1 Thy praise, O God, in Zion waits ; All flesh shall crowd thy sacred ^ates, To offer sacrifice and pray V, And pay their willing homage there. 2 What though iniquity prevail, And feeble flesh be prone to fail ? Yet, Lord, thy grace thou wilt display, And purge each hateful stain away. i Blest is the man approved by thee, And brought thy holy courts to see ; Goodness, immense and unconfin'd, Shall largely feast his longing mind. 4 Great God, by thy almighty hand, The everlasting mountains stand : 8* 90 PSALM 6Cu PSALM 66, 67. 91 Si And ev'ry storm, aiid ev *ry tloovl, Obey thy all commanding nod. 5 Thy lightnings, flashing through the skies, fill the wide earth with sad surprise ; But, chttrY! by thy enliv'ning voice, Riiing and setting suns rt^joicc. d From thy vast unexhausted stores, The earth is blest witfi kindly showVs ; And savage wikls and deserts drear, Coniess thee, Father of tlie year. 7 The flocks w hicli grazethe mountain's brow The corn whicli elotlus tlie plains below , To ev'ry heart new transports l)ring, And hills and \'aks rejoice and sing. Jacob Kimball. "' FSALM LXV ryi^ Pan. C. M. m Duine Power and G.xulness. 1 Now to the Lord oi lx:i\ 'n and earth, Address a cheerful song ; Let gratitude inspire your nmlh. And joy tlie noits prolong. 2 Come, see the wonders ol our God, How glorious are his w .ys ! In Moses' hand he puts Lis rod, The sea his voice obejs. 3 He made the ebbing channel dr\-. Whilst Israel pass'd the flood ; The tribes beheld, with wondVing eye, A guardian in their God. 4 O bless the Lord, and never cease ; Ye saints, fulfil his praise ; He keeps our life, maintains our peace, ^ AimJ guides our doubdul ways. .) Lord, thou hast prov'd our suft''ring souls, Fo make our graces shine ; So silver bears the burning coals, 'Fhe metal to refine. 6 Through wat'ry deeps, and fiery ways, VV c march at thy command ; Led to possess the promis'd place, By thy unerring hand. Watts. PaALM LXVI. Second Part. C. M. ^ Praise to God for hearing Prayer. 1 Now 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 ; CoiTie ye, who love mv God, and hear The wonders he hath done. 3 If sin lay cover'd in my heart, When praise employed my tongue. The Lord had shewn me no regard, Nor I his praises sung. 4 But God, his name be ever blest, Has set my spirit free ; Ht ne'er rejected my request, Nor tuni'd his heart from me. Watts. FiiALM LXVII. Short Metre. m Universal Praise. To bless thy chosen race. In mercy, Lord, incline ; And cause the brightness of thy face,^ On all thy churcU to shine. '7 i\ ' 'I i'A 92 PSALM 68. PSALM 68. 93 2 That so thy gracious u ay May through the world be known ; Whilst distant lands their homage pay, And thy salvation own. 3 Let all the nations join To celebrate thy fame ; Let the wliole world, O Lord, combme To praise thy glorious name. 4 O let them shout and sing, In humble pious mirth ; For tliou, the righteous Judge and King, Shalt govern all the earth. PSALM LXVllI. First Part. Sir line L. M. t> The Justice and Compassion of God. 1 Let God arise in all his might, And put his enemies to flight ; As smoke, that sought to cloud the skies, Before the rising tempest flies, Or wax that melts before the fire. So shall his fainting foes expire. 2 Kingdoms and thrones to God belong, Praise him, ye nations, in your song ; 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 The widow and the fatherless Fly to his aid in sharp distress ; In him the poor and helpless find A Judge most just, a Father kind ; ^ He breaks the captive's galling chain. And pq^'ner^ seelong, He heals the sick and guards the strong. 4 His own right hand his saints shall raise From death's dark shade to snig his praise ; And bring them to his courts above, To see his lace and taste his love. Watts. PSALM LXIX. (' M The Obedience and Death oi' Christ. 1 Father, I sing thy wondrous grace, I bless my Saviour's name ; He bought salvation for the poor, And bore the sinner's shame. 2 His deep distress hatli rais'd us high ; His dutv and his zeal Fulfiird the Inv w hich mortals broke. And linishVl all tliy w ill. 3 The sacrifice lie ofter'd once Has bctt( r pleas'd my God, Than all the \ictinisof tlie law, Than goats' or bullocks' blood. 4 This shall his humble foU'wers see, And set their hearts at rest ; They by his death draw near to tht^, And live for ever blest. D Let hcav'n, and ail w ho dwell on high, Jp God their \oices raise ; vV hiic lands and seas assist the sky, And joint' advance the praise. Zion is thine, most holy God, Tii>' Son sliall bless her gates ; And glory, purchas'd by his death, For thy own Israel waits. Watts, altered. 4 PSALM LXIX. Long Metre. b Tlic Sufferings of Christ. ; i)EEr in our hearts, let us record The sorrows of our dying Lord ; Behold the rising billows roll, To o\XTwhelm his holy soul. 1 The Jews his brethren, and his kin, Abus'd the Man who check'd their sin ; While he obey'd God's holy law^s. They hate him, but without a cause. In long complaints he spends his breath, While hosts of hell and pow'rs of death, And all the sons of malice join, To execute their vain design. For, gracious God, thy pow'r and love Have made the curse a blessing prove ; Though once upon the cross he bled, Immortal honours crowii his head. Through Christ thy Son our guilt forgive, And let the mourning sinner live ; The Lord will hear us in his name, Nor shall our hope be turn'd to shame. Watts, varied. r 96 PSALM 70, 71. PSALM 7L 97 FSALM LXX. Common Metre, b Protection against Enemies. 1 Great God, attend my humble call, Nor hear my cries m vam ; O let thy grace prevent my fall, And still my hope sustain ! 2 When foes insulting wound my name, And tempt my soul astray ; _ . Then let them hide tlieir face with shame. To their own plots a prey : 3 Whilst nil who love thy name rejoice, And glory in thy word, . In thv salvation raise their voice. To magnify the Lord, 4 Be thou my help in time of need, To thee, O Lord, I pray ; In mercy hasten to my aid, Nor let thy grace delay. Barlow. PSALM LXXI. First Part. C. JV/. b Old Age, Death, and the Resurrection. 1 My God, my everlasting hope, I live upon thy truth ; Thy hands have held my childhood up, And strengthened all my youth. 2 New wonders, Lord, my eyes \vd\e seen Witli each revolving year ; . Thou know'st the days wliich yet reinainj I trust diem to thy care. 3 Wilt thou forsake my hoary hairs^ And leave my fainting heart ? ^\ho shall sustain my sinking years, 11 God my strength depart ? 4 Down to the silent vale of death V V ill be my next remove ; may these poor remains of breath JJeclare thy wondrous love ! 5 Let me thy pow'r and truth proclaim 1 o the surviving age ; And leave a savour of thy name When I shall quit the stage. 6 By long experience I have known J hy sov'reign powY to save ; At_ thy command I venture down Securely to the grave. 7 When I am buried in the dust, ^^ My flesh shall l)e thy eare ; 1 Ik so \vithVing limbs with thee I trust, 1 o raise them strong and lair. Watts. PSALM LXXI. Second Part. C. J[L ^ Christ ottr Strenjrth and Righteousness. 1 ^Iv Saviour, my Almighty Friend, VVhen I be^nn thy praise, VV licTc will the growing numbers end, ^ ^ 1 he numbers of thy grace? 2 Thou art m>' everlasting trust, 1 hy goodness I adore ; And since 1 knew thy graces first, 1 speiik thy glories more. ^ *^^A/^T^ ^^^'"^^^ ^^^^^^ ^^^ ^^^^ kngth Ot the celestial road. Aid march with courage in thy strength 1 o see my Father, God. 9 PSALM 72. *i 98 4Wte^l^ with shame and grief For some remains of sm, Thy promises shall bnng reliet. And give me peace withui. 5 How will my lips rejoice to tell The vicfnes of my King I My soul, redeemed from sm and nciu Shall thy salvation sing. 6 My tongue shall all the day proclaim My Saviour's dying bloocl ; His death has brought my foes to shame, And made my peace with Ooa.^^ ^^^^^ PSALM 72. 99 PSALM LXXll. First Part. L. M. The Kingdom of Christ. 1 Great God, whose univmalsvv^^^^ All heav'n reveres, all \yorlds ol^ey. Now make the Saviour's glo^ known. Extend his powV, exalt his throne. 2 Thy sceptre well Ixxome his hands, Angels submit to his commands ; His justice shall protect the poor. And pride and rage prevail no more. $ With powY he vindicates the just, And treads th' oppressor m the dust ; His righteous government shalllast. Till days, and years, and time be past. 4 The heathen lands that lie beneath The shades of overspreading deatn, Revl\'e at his first dawning light, \nd deserts blossom at the sight. 1 5 The saints shall flourish in his days, Drest in the robes of joy and praise ; Peace, like a river, from his throne Shall flow to nations yet unknown. Watts, altered. PSALM LXXII. Second Fart. L. M ^ The Kingdom of Christ. 1 Jesus shall reign, where'er the sun Does his successive joumies run ; His kingdom stretch from shore to shore, Till moons shall wax and wane no more. 2 Through him shall endless prayVs be made, And praises throng to crown his head ; His name, like sweet perfume, shall rise With ev'iy daily sacrifice. ) From north to south shall princes meet, To pay their homage at his feet ; And barbVous nations, at his word, Sul)mit and bow, and own their Lord. 4 People and realms of ev'ry tongue Dwell on his love with grateful song ; And infant voices shall proclaim Their early blessings on his name. 5 Blessings abound where'er he reigns, The pris'ner leaps to loose his chains ; The wean' find eternal rest, And all the sons of want are blest. |C Where he displays his healing powV, The sting of death is known no more ; In him the sons of Adam boast More blessings than their father lost. 100 PSALM 72. PSALM 73. 101 7 Let evVy creature rise and bring Peculiar honours to our King ! Angels descend with songs again, And earth repeat the long Amen. Watts, altered. PSALM LXXU. Third Part. L. M. HL Divine Influence compared to Rain. 1 As show'rs on meadows newly mown, Oar God shall send liis Spirit down ; Eternal Source of grace divine, What soul-refreshing drops are thine ! 2 Lands which beneath a burning sky Have long been desolate and dry, Th' effusions of his love shall share, And sudden life and verdure wear. 3 The dews and rains in all their store, Wat'ring the pastures o'er and o'er. Are not so copious as that grace Which sanctifies and saves our race. 4 As in soft silence, vernal show'rs Descend and cheer the fainting flow 'rs t So in the secrecy of love, Falls the blest influence from above. 5 That heav'nly influence kt me find, In holy silence of the mind ; Whilst ev'ry grace maintains its bloom, Diffusing wide its rich perfume. 6 Nor let these blessings be confin'd To me, but pour'd on all mankind ; Till all the wastes in verdure rise. And a new Eden bless our eyes. Rippon's Collection. PSALM LXXill. Lonir Mare. K Dangerous Prosperhy. 1 Lord, what a thoughtless wretch w^as I, To mourn and murmur and repine, To seethe wicked plac'd on high, And pride hi robes of honour shine. 2 To fathom this, my thoughts 1 l^ent, But foiuid the case too hard for me, Till to the house of God I went, Then I their end did plainly sec. 3 However high advanc'd, they all On slippVy places loosely stand ; Thence into ruin headlong fall, Cast down by thine almighty hand. 4 Their fancied joys, how fast they flee ! Just like a dream, w hen man awakes ; Their songs of softest harmony Are but a preface to their plagues. 5 But still thy presence me supply'd, And thy right hand directs my way ; Thy counsels. Lord, shall be my guide To realms of peace and endless day. ^ Watts and Tate. PSALM LXXIH. Sec. Part. C. M. ^ God our Portion. 1 God, my supporter, and my hope, My help for ever near ; Thine arm of mercy held me up, When sinking in despair. 2 Thy counsels. Lord, shall guide my feefe Through this dark wilderness ; Thy hand conduct me near thy seat, To dvvell before thy face. 9^ 102 PSALM 74. PSALM 75. 103 3 Were 1 in heav'n without my God, 'Twould be no joy to me ; And whilst this earth is my abode, I long for none but thee. 4 What if the springs of life were broke, And flesh and heart should faint ? God is my soul's eternal rock, The strength of ev'rj^ saint. 5 Behold, the sinners who remove Far from thy presence, die ; - Not all the idol gods they love, Can save them when they cr}'. 6 But to draw near to dice, my God, Shall be my sweet employ ; My tongue shall sound thy works abroad, And tell tlic world my joy. Watts. PSALM LXXIV. irer. 12, 17. C. M Divine Providence. 1 Parent of Nature, God supreme ! Thy works are great and good ; All nature manifests thy name, The sky, the earth, the flood. 2 Thine is the cheerful day, and thine The dark return of night ; Thou hast prepar'd the sun to shine, And ev'ry feebler light. 3 By thee each region of the earth In perfect order stands ; The glowing south, the frozen north. Obey thy fix'd commands. m 4 Thou didst divide th' Egyptian sea, By thy resistless might, To make thy tribes a wondrous way. And then secure tlieir flight. 5 At thy command, the solid rock Pour'd water from its side ; And thou didst lead thy cliosen flock Through Jordan's parting tide. 6 If nature owns its sov'reign Lord, We would ol)ey thy will ; And whilst w entrust thy faithful word, We sing thy praises still. Watts arnl Tate, wiili variation and addition. 28^ PSALM LXXV. Long Metre, Power of Government from God alone. ' [^Applied to the American I?€vohtfion.'] 1 To thee, Most Holy and Most High, \ye render thanks, and sing thy praise ; Thy works declare thy name is nigh, Thy works of wonder and of grace. 2 To bondage doom'd, thy free-bom sons Beheld their foes indignant rise ; And, sore oppressed by earthly thrones, Appeal'd to Him who rules the skies. 3 Then, mighty God, with equal pow'r Arose thy vengeance and thy grace. To drive their legions from our shore. And save the men who sought thy face. 4 Let haughty princes sink their pride, Nor lift so high their sconiful head ; But lay their impious thoughts aside"^, And own the powers which God has made# i PSALM 76. 104 5 Such honours never come by chance, Nor do the winds promotion blow ; But God the Judge doth one advance, 'Tis he that lays another low. 6 No vain pretence to royal birth Shall raise a tyrant to the throne ; Th' impartial Sov'reign of the earth Will make the rights of men be known. 7 His hand will yet uphold the just ; And whilst he tramples on the proud, And lays their glory^ in the dust, Our lips shall sing his praise aloud. Altered from Watts. PSALM 77. 105 PSALM LXXVI. Common Metre. M or b God's guardian Care ofhis People. 1 In Judah, God of old was known, His name in Israel great ; In Salem stood his sacred throne, And Sion was his seat. 2 From Sion went his dreadful word, And broke the threatening bow, The spear, the arrow, and the sword, And crush'd th' Assyrian foe. 3 What are the earth's wide kingdoms else But mighty hills of prey ? The hill, on which Jehovah dwells, Is glorious more than they. 4 What pow'r can stand before thy sight, When once thy wrath appears ? When heav'n shines round with dreadful The earth lies still mi fears. [light, 5 When God, by his own sov'reign grace, Api^ears to save th' oppress'd. The wrath of man shall work his praise. And he'll restrain the rest. Watts. PSALM LXXVIl. Common Metre. j) Comfort derived from ancient Providences. 1 When overwhelm'd with pain and grief, Beneath thy chast'ning rod, Depriv'd of comfort aixi relief. We look to thee, our God. 2 Wilt thou for ever cast us off ? And,\Vill thy wratli prevail ? Hast thou forgot thy tender love ? And will thy promise fail ? 3 But faith forbids this hopeless thought, And checks this doubting frame ; We know the works thy hand has wrought, Thy hand is still the same. 4 Long did the sons of Jacob lie, By Egypt's yoke oppress'd ; Didst thou refuse to hear their cry, And give thy people rest ? 5 In thine own way, thy chosen sheep ^ Must hear thy mighty call ; Must venture through the parted deep, Beside the liquid wall. 6 Strange was their journey through the sea, A path before unknown ! Terrors attend their wondrous way, But mercy leads them on. II 106 PSALM 78. PSALM 78, 79. 107 7 Though trackless waves of oceaii hide Thy footsteps from our sight, We'll follow where thy hand shall guide, For thou wilt lead us right. Altered from Watts. PSALM LXXVUI. First Part. CM, morb Heligious Education of Children. 1 Give ear, ye children, to my law, Devout attention lend ; Let the instructions of my mouth Deep in your hearts descend. 2 Mv tongue, by inspiration taught, Shall parables untold ; Dark oracles, but understood. And own'd for truths of old ; 3 Which we from sacred registers Of ancient times have known ; And our foreflithcTs' pious care To us have handed down. 4 Let children leimi tlic mighty deeds Which God performed of old ; Which in our younger years we saw, And which our fathers told. 5 Our lips shall tell them to our sons, And they again to theirs ; That generations yet unborn May teach them to their heirs. 6 Thus shall they learn, in God alone Their hope securely stands ; That they may ne'er forget his works, But practise his commands. *^ Tate and Watti. PSALM LXXVUI. Second Part. C. M. Ver. 19, 20. M or b A Table in the Wilderness. 1 Parent of universal good. We own thy bounteous hand, Which did so rich a table spread, Ev'n in a desert land. 2 Struck by thy powV, the flinty rocks In gushing torrents flow ; The leather'd wand'rers of the air Thy guiding instinct know. 3 From pregnant clouds, at thy command. Descends celestial bread ; And by light drops of pearly dew Are numerous armies fed. 4 Siipiwrted thus, thine Israel march 'd, The promised land to gain ; And shall thy children now begin To seek their God in vain ? 5 Are all thy stores exhausted now ? Or does thy mercy fail '? That faith should languish in our breast, And anxious care prevail ! 6 Ye base, unworthy fears, begone, And wide disperse in air ; For we deserve our Father's rod, When w^e distrust his care. DoDSRIDGEi PSALM LXXLX. Long Metra The Devastation of War. 1 Behold, O God, how cruel foes Our peaceful heritage invade J 108 PSALM 80. PSALM 8L 109 Their lawless tribute they impoii€. And in the dust our towns are laid. 2 To ravenous birds, our flesh they gave, Slaugliter'd on fields with crniison dy d ; The cheap indulgence ol a grave Is by inhuman foes deny'd. 3 How long, O Lord, shall wp endure | Wilt thou not hear the captive's cry ^ Rescue, by thine almighty pow r The trembling wretch condemn'd to die. 4 Remember not our former guilt, But save us by thy boundless grace ; Then shall our wastes again be built, And all our mouths be fill'd with praist. ^j^^^^^j j.^.^^ Barlow PSALM LXXX. Long Metre. I The Vineyard of God laid wasl^i. 1 Great Shepherd of thine Israel, Who didst between the cherubs dwell And lead the trilies, thy chosen sheep, Safe through the desert aixl tlie deep : 2 Thy church deserted now appears ; Shine from on high, dispel our fears ; Turn us to thee, thy love restore. We shall be sav'd, and sigh no more. 3 Hast thou not planted with thy hand, A lovely vine in this our land ^ Did not thy powV defend it round, And heav'nly dews enrich the ground ^ 4 How did the spreading branches shoot, And bless thy people with its iruit . But now, O Lord, look down and see Thv mourning vine, thy lovely tree I 5 Why is its beauty thus defuc'd ? Why are its fences thus laid waste ? Its fruit expos'd beside the way, To each rapacious hand a prey ? 6 Return, O God, thy flice incline, Return, and viait this thy vine ; Turn us to thee, thy fice display. And grief and fear shall fly away. Watts and Merrick. PSALM LXXXI. Short Metre, Spiritual Blessings and Punishments. ^ 1 Sing to the Lord aloud. And make a joyful noise : God is our strength, our Saviour God, Let Israel hear his voice. 2 " From vile idolatry '' Preserve my ^\'orship clean ; " I am the Lord who set thee free " From slavery and sin. 3 '* Stretch thy desires abroad, " And ril supply them well ; ** But if ye will refuse your God, " If Israel will rebel, 4 " ril leave them, saith the Lord, ^^ " To their own lusts a prey ; *' And let them run the dang'rous road» " 'Tis their own chosen way. 5 " Yet, O that all my saints *' Would hearken to my voice ! " Soon would I ease their sore complaints, ** And make their hearts rejoice. 10 110 PSALM 82. PSALM 83, 84. Ill ii 6 " Whilst I destroy tlieir foes, - I'd richly feed my flock ; J^^^^^^^^ •* And they should taste the stream that '' From their eternal Rock. ^^^^, PSALM LXXXII. Common Metre. b Warning to Magistrates. 1 God in the great assembly stands, And, with impartial eye, ^ Beholds how rulers use their pow r, And does their actions try. 2 When justice reigns, and right prcvai The Judge their virtue loves ; But when iniquity abounds, Their deeds he disapproves. 3 The flnthful voice of conscience speaks In silence to their mind— , " How long will ye unjustly judge, " And be to sinners kind ^ 4 " Protect the humble, help the poor, " The fatherless defend ; '' Dare not the widow to oppress, '' And be the suft'rer's friend. % " Remember, though your seat is high, " Your title, gods on earth, " Your heads must in the grave be laid, " Like men of humbler birth. 6 " Your publick acts and private deeds '' Will into judgment come ; *' And from my lips must each receive -' The most impart ml doom. 7 Arise, O God, thy sacred truth Through all the earth display ; Till ev'rj^ nation shall behold And own thy righteous sway. Altered from Tate. I 3 ct PSALM LXXXIII. Short Metre. t) Complaint against Persecutors. And will the God of grace Perpetual silence keep ? [wolves. When bloody men, more fierce than Devour his harmless sheep ? 2 Against thy feeble flock Their counsels they employ ; And malice with her watchful eye Pursues them to destroy. Come, let us join, they say, To extirpate the race ; Till dark oblivion shall prevail, Their mem'ry to efface.*' 4 Awake, Almighty God, And disapfjoint their aim. Make them like chaflf before the wind. Or stubble to the flame I 5 Then shall the nations know That glorious faithful word, " No human counsels or device Can stand against the Lord.*' Altered from Watts. PSALM LXXXIV. Long Metre, : The Pleasure of Publick Worship. 1 1 Great God, attend, while Zion sings The joy that from thy presence springs ; 112 PSALM 84. To spend 0:«e day with tiice on cardi, ExcLvdh a thousand days of mirth. 2 'Ilie hp-JTOw cli'XJses where to rest, And for her \ oung pro\kles a nest ; Bui will my 'God to sparrows grant Tiiose pleasures which liis children want'^ 3 Might I enjoy the meanest place Withi i th>' house, O God of hi; ice, ^ Not tevits of ease, nor thrones of i)Ow'r, Sliould tempt me to desert thy door. 4 God is our Sun, he makes our day. Clod is our Sliield, he guards our way From all th' assaults of hell and sin, From f(x:s witliout, and foes within. 5 Ail tieedfnl grace will Gcxl bestow, And crown that grace with glory too ; Fit.' ifivcs us all things, and withholds No real good irom upright souls. 6 Blest are the men, vyliose steadfast mind To Zion's gate issull incliiiM ; God is their strength, and through die road Tliey lean upon their helper, (lod. 7 Chit!rful they walk wilh grou i:ig strength, Till all sliall meet in heav'ii at length ; Till all before thy fice appe.r, And join in nobler ivorship there. Watts. PSALM hXXXIV. First Part. C. M. M Dclig-lit in divine Ordinancis. I My heart and ik'sh cry out for thee, Whir tar from thine abode ; Wlieii sliall I tread thy courts, and see My Sa\ iour and my God ? PSALM 84. 113 2 To sit one day beneath thine eye, ^ And hear diy gracious voice. Exceeds a thousand days employ'd •In sin's voluptuous joys. 3 Much rather in God's house, would I ^ The meanest office take. Than in the wealthy tents of sin My splendid dwelling make. 1 For God, who is our Sun and Shield, Will grace and glory give ; And no good thing will he withhold From them who justly live. 5 O God, whom heav'nly hosts obey, How highly blest is he, Whose hope and trust, securely plac'd, Are still repos'd on thee ! G O could I o'er the spacious land And sea extend my sway, For one blest hour at thy right hand, I'd give them both away. Tate and Watts, PSALM LXXXIV. Second Part. C. M. ^ Delight in divine Ordinances. 1 O Lord, how worthy of our love Is that delightful place. Where we can meet to pray and hear Thy word of truth and grace ! 2 Our longing soul faints with desire To ti-ead that blest abode ; Our panting heart and flesh cry out For thee, the living God. 10* 114 PSALM 84. PSALM 85. 115 3 There the great Monarch of the sk;es His saving powV displays, And light breaks in upoii oup eyes, With kind and quick'ning rays. 4 The birds, more happy fir than we, Around thy temple throng ; Securely there they build, and there Securely hatch their young. 5 Thrice happy they, whose choice has thee Their sure protection made ; Who love to tread the sacred ways, Whicli to thy temple lead. 6 Thus tliey proceed l)y various steps, And still approach more near, Till all on Zion's hcav'nly mount. Before their God appear. Tate and Watts with variation. PSALM LXXXIV. Hallelujah Metre, m The Pleasure of Publick Worship. 1 L R D of the worlds above, How pleasant and how fair The dwellings of thy love, Thy earthly temples are ! 1 o thine abode My heart aspires, \V ith warm desires, To see my God. 2 The sparrow for her young, With pleasure seeks a nest, And wandVing svrallows long To find their wonted rest ; With equal zeal, Lord, I would wait, Within thy gate, And with thee dwell 3 To spend one sacred day Where God and saints abidq? Affords diviner joy, Than tliousand days beside ; Where God resorts, I love it more To keep the door Than shine in courts. 4 O fiappy souls thut pray Whi re God appoints to liear ! happy nun that p\v Their constant ser\ ice there ! Thiy praise thee stiil, Aiid happy they, W ho inid the v\ ay To Zion's hill. 5 They go from strength to strci j^th, 1 hrough this dark vale of tear^, 1 111 each arrives at length. Till each in heav'n appears. ?, glorious seat ! \Vhen God our King Shall thither bring Our wiliij^r -het ! ____^_^ Watts. PSALM LXXXV. Common Metre, 5 Prayer fop Publick Deliverance. ^ '^?7./^^^"r' gracious Lord, display, vV hich we have long implor'd ; Ar^ for thy wondrous mercy's sake, riiy heav'nly aid :;fford. 2 Thine answer patiently v/e'll wait ; ror thou with glad suctt ss, If they no more to folly turn, Thy mourning saints wilt bless. 3 To those, who fear thy holy name Is thy salvation near ; And in its former happy state, Our nation shall appear. 4 For niercy now with tnith is joinU And righteousness with peace ; \ li i 116 PSALM 85. PSALM' 86, 87. 117 Those kind companions, absent long, With friendly arms embrace. 5 Truth from the earth, like fairest flow'rs. Shall spring and bloom around ; And justice, from her heav'nly seat, Behold and bless the ground. 6 The Lord will on our land bestow Whatever thing is good ; The soil in plenty shall produce Her fruits to be our lood. 7 Before him righteousness sliiU go, And liis just path prepare ; Whilst n e his sacred steps pursue With constant zeal and care. MiLTOs and TAif Long Mctn. PSALM LXXXV. Salvation by Christ. 1 Salvation is for ever nigh The souls who fear and trust the Lord ; And grace, descending i'thm on high, The hope of glory shall aftord. 2 Mercy and truth on earth are met, [heay'n ; Since Christ the Lord came down Irom By his obedience so complete, ^ Justice is pleas'd, and peace is giv n. 3 Now truth and virtue shall abound, Religion dwell on earth again, And heav'nly influence bless the ground, In our Redeemer's gentle reign. 4 His righteousness is gone before. To give us free access to God ; Our wand'ring feet shall stray no more, But mark his steps, and keep the road. WATT J FSALM LXXXVI. Commoa Metre. >K (See Hymn LIV.) The Greatness and Goodness of God. 1 Among the gods there's none like thee, U Lord, alone divine ! Nor IS their nature, mighty Lord, Nor are their works like thine. 2 Therefore their great Creator, thee, All nations shall adore ; 1 heir long misguided pray'rs, and praise, 1 o thy great name restore. 3 All shall confess thee great, and great 1 he \vonders thou hast done ; 1 liey shall confess thee God supreme, Coiiicss thee God alone. 4 Not only great, but good thou ait, ^ And ready to forgive ; Thy mc'i c\ hears tiic penitent, And bids the sinner live. 5 To nn- repeatcij, humble prayV, O Lord, attentive be ! In trouble, I on thee will call, r or thou wilt answer me. 6 To me, ^vho daily thee invoke, Thy mercy. Lord, extend ; lldxxsh thy serviuit's soul, whose hopes Ua uiee alone depend. ^'^"^^ ^"'^ '^ATE with alterations. PSALM LXXXVIL Long Metre. The Church the Biith Place of Saints. (On opening: a new place of worship.) 1 And will the great eternal God, On earth establish his abode ^^ i\ 118 PSALM 88. PSALM 88. 119 f And will he, from his radiant throne, Avow our temples as his own ? 2 We bring the tribute of our praise, And sing that condescending grace Which to our notes will lend an ear, And call us, sinful mortals, near. 3 Our Fadier's watchful care we l^less, Which guards our synagogues in peace. That no tumultuous foes invade, To fill our worshippers with dread. 4 These walls, we to thy honour raise, Long mav they echo with thy praise ; And thou descending fill the place, With choicest tokens of thy grace. 5 Here kt the great Redeemer reign, With all the graces of his tram ; Whilst pow'r divine his word attends, To conquer foes, and cheer his friends. 6 And in the great decisive flay, When God the nations sliall survey, May it before the world appear, Thousands were bom to glory here. DODDRI PGE. PSALM LXXXVni. Ver. 10. L. M « Eeanimation- (Adapted to the desi«:n of Ihmane Societies.] 1 From thee, great Lord of life and death, Do we receive onr vitid l)reath ; And, at thv sovereign call, resign That vital breath, that gift divine. 2 Wilt thou show wonders to the dead "^ Wilt thou revive the lifeless head ? And, from the sik-ice of the grave, Wilt thou the wretched victim save ? 3 Such wonders, formerly unknown, Thy providence to us hath shown ; To feeble man thou dost imp:irt The plastick, life- redeeming art. 4 We bless thee for the skill and pow'r, From death's appearance to restore This nice machine of curious frame, And light again the vital flame. 5 May evVy life by thee rcstor'd Be consecrated to the Lord ; May pious love inspire each breast, Which has thy saving hand confessed. 6 Again they must resign their breath, And sink beneath the stroke of death ; When from that death they shall revive, May each with thee in glory live. PSALM LXXXVIII. Six Line L. M 5 On the Death of Friends. I O God of my salvation, hear My nightly groans, my daily pray'r. That still employ my wasting breath ; My soul, declining to the grave, Inijplores thy sov'reign powY to save From dark despair and gloomy death. - Thy wrath lies heavy on my soul, And waves of sorrow o'er me roll. Whilst dust and silence spread the gloom; My friends belov'd, in happier days, i he dear companion of my ways, Descend around me to the tomb. '^ % 120 PSALM 8t). PSALM 89. 121 ; As lost in lonely grief I tread The silent mansions of the dead, Or to some throng'd assembly go ; Through all alike I rove alone, Forgotten here, and there unknoA\ n, The change renews my piercing wo. i Wilt thou neglect my mournful call ? Or who shall profit b\' my fall, When life departs and love expires ? Can dust and darkness pniisc the Lord, Or wake and brighten at his word. To join the high angelic choirs? :■; My friends arc gone, my comforts fled ; The sad remembrance ol the dead Recals my wandering thoughts to mourn , But through each im^lancholy day, 1 call on thee, and still will pray, Imploring still thy kind return. Barlow- PSALM I.XXXIX. First Part. C. M. ^ A blessed Gospel. 1 Blest are the souls who hear and kno\\ Tlie gospel's joyful soimd ; Peace shall attend die path they go, And liglit their steps surround. 2 Their jov shall bear their spirits up, Througli their Redeemer's name ; His promises exalt their hope, Nor Satan dares condemn. 3 The Lord our glory and defence, Strength and salvation gi\'es ; Israel, thy King for ever reigns, Thy God for ever lives. PSALM LXXXIX. Sec. Part. C. M, m or b The Covenant of Grace. 1 Hear what the Lord in vision said, ,, ^>nd made his mercy known : ^iniiers, behold your help is laid On my beloved Son. 2 " Behold the Man my wisdom chose, u Ti A^^o^ff your mortal race ; !f Vj.."^'l^ }^y holy oil o'erflows, 1 he I^pirit of my grace. 3 " High shall he reign on David's throne, ^ My people's better King ; My arm shall i)ut his rivals down, And still new subjects bring. t " ';)^Iy truth shall guard him in his way. While in my name, through earth and oe shall in trniniph ride. ' '' :V^^T^'^^"n J:^'^^th^»' ^^"^1 J"^ God, rlc shall for e\'er own ; - Call me his Rock, his High Abode, And 1 11 support my Son. 'i " My first-born Son, array'd in grace, ^^ At my right hand shall sit ; licneatli him angels know their place. And princes at his feet. 7 '' My cov "nant stands for ever fast, iViy promises are strong ; l;irm as the heav'n his throne shall last, iriis seed endure as long." 1^1 1 122 PSALM 89. PSALM 89. 123 PSALM LXXXIX. 3d Part. C. M. ^ or b The Covenant of Grace. 1 " Yet (saith the Lord) if David'8 race, ** The children of my Son, " Should break my laws, abuse my grace,. " And tempt my anger down ; 2 " Their sins Til visit with the rod, " And make dieir folly smart ; " But never cease to be their God, " Nor from my truth depart. 3 "My cov'nant I will not revoke, " But keep my grace in mind ; " And what eternal Love hath spoke, " Eternal Truth shall bind. 4 " Once have I sworn (I need no more) " And plcdg'd my holiness, " To seal the sacred promise sure " To David and his race. 5 " The sun shall see his offspring rise, '* And spread from sea to sea, " Long as he travels round the skies, " To give the nations day. 6 " Sure as the moon that rules the night, " His kingdom shall endure, Till the fix'd laws of shade and liffht " Shall be observ'd no more." Watt? cc PSALM LXXXIX. Six Line Long Metre, h Life, Death, and the Resurrection. 1 Think, mighty God, on feeble man ! ^ How few his hours, how short the 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 pow'r to save ? 2 Lord, shall it be for ever said, '' The race of men was only made *' For sickness, sorrow, and the dust ?'^ Are not thy servants, day by day, bent to the grave, and turn'd to clay ? Lord, Where's thy kindness to the just ? 3 Hast thou not promis'd to thy Son, Aiid all his seed, a heav'nly crown ? But flesh and sense indulge despair • For ever blessed be the Lord, 1 hat faith can read thy holy word, And find a resurrection there. 4 For ever blessed be the Lord, VVho gives his saints a long reward For all their toil, reproach, and pain : Let all below, and all above, Join to proclaim thy wondrous love And each repeat their loud Jmen. —— — ■ Watts. PSALM LXXXIX. First Part. Long Metre. M The Covenant of Grace. 1 For ever shall my song record liie truth and mercy of the Lord : Mercy and truth for ever stand Like hcav'n, establish'd by his hand. I ^ .Tfe? l^ i^^s Son he swore, and said, I ^^ With thcje my covenant is made ; ^^ liithee shall dying sinners live, Uory and grace are thine to give. 'JTi 4 J. 124 PSALM 89. PSALM 90. 125 3 " Be thou my Prophet, thou my Priest, *' Thy cliildren shall be ever blest ; " Thou art my chosen King, thy thronr " Shall stand eternal, as my own. 4 " There's none of all my saints abo\'e, " So much my image or my love ; Celestial powVs thy subjects arc ; Then what can earth w ith thee compare 5 " David, my servant, whom I chose " To guard mv flock, to crush my fws, *' And rais'd him to the Jewish throne, *' Was but the shadow of my Son." 6 Now let the church rejoice and sing Jesus her Saviour, and her King ; Angels his heav'nly honours show, And saints declare his works below. Watts. PSALM LXXXIX. Sec. Fart. L. M. M or b Divine Sovereignty, and Publick Worship. 1 What seraph of celestial birth. To vie with Israel's God shall dare ? Or who among the sons of earth. Can with the mighty God comirare ? 2 I.ord God of armies, who can lioust Of strength and powV like thiue renown d Of sue n a numVous faithful host As that \vhich does thy throne surround • 3 Thou dost the raging sea control, And change tlie surface of the deep ; Thou mak'st the sleeping billows roll, Thou mak'st the rolling billows sleep ! 4 In thee, the sov'reign right remains Of earth and heav'n ; thee, Lord alotic. The vvorld, and all that it contains, Their Maker and Preserver own. 5 Happy, thrice happy they, who hear The sacred trumpet's joyful sound ; And who among thy saints appear, With thy most glorious presence crown'd. 6 With rev'rence and religious dread, Thy saints will to thy temple press ; Thy fear through all their hearts shall spread, Who thy most holy name confess. , Tate. PSALM XC. Common Metre. 5 Gods Eternity, and Man's Mortality. 1 Before the hills in order stood, Or earth receiv'd her frame, From everlasting, thou art God, To endless years the same. 2 Thy word commands our flesh to dust, " Return, ye sons of men ;" All nations rose from earth at first, And turn to earth again. 3 A thousand ages in thy sight Are like an ev'ning gone ; Short as the watch that ends the night, Before the rising sun. 4 Time, like an ever-running stream, Bears all its sons away ; They fly, forgotten, as a dream Dies at the op'ning day. 5 'Tis but a few whose days amount To three score years and ten ; 11^ I* n 126 PSALM 90. PSALM 9(K 9L 127 And all beyond that short account Is sorrow, toil, and pain. 6 Then let us learn the heavenly art, T' improve the hours \v e have ; That we may act the wiser part, And live beyond the grave. Wa I T> FSALM XC. f ^^^^-r Metre. M or ^ Divine Protection thruuijn every Age. 1 Thou, Lord, thro' ev'ry changinc; scene. Hast to the saints a refuge been ; Thro' evVy age, eternal God, Their pleasing home, their sate abode. 2 In thee our fathers souglit their rest, And were with thy protection blest ; Though ia the shade of death thev he. They'll rise and dwell abo\e the sk\-. 3 Behold their sons, a teeble race ! We come to till our fathers place ; Our helpless state with pity \ie\\, And let us sliare their reluge too. 4 Through all tlie thorny paths x\e tread. Ere we are numl)cr'd with t lie dead ; When friends desert, and foes inv u^le. Be thou our all-sutiicient aid. 5 So w hen this pilgrimage is oVr, And we must dwell on earth no more . To thee, great God, mav we ascend, And find an everlasting Friend. 6 To diee our inflmt race w^e'll lea\ e, Them may their fathers' God receive i That voioes, yet unform'd, may raise Succeeding hymns of humble praise. DODDBIDCe. PSALM XC. Short Metre. ^ The Shortness of Life. 1 LoRD,\vhata feeble piece Is tliis our mortal frame ! Our life, how poor a trifle 'tis. That scarce deserves the name I 2 Alas, tlie [)ritde clay That built our body first I And ev'ry month, and ev'ry day, 1 is mouldVing back to dust. .? Then, if our days must fly, A\'e'll keep their end in sight ; V\ e'll spend them all in wisdom's way, And let tliem speed their flight. ^ They^ll sooner waft us o'er This life's tempestuous sea ; I hen sliall we reach the peaceftil shore Of blest eternitv. Watts. PSALM XCL Common Metre. ]& or ^ Divine Protection, Resignation and Gratitude. 1 When I survey lift's varied scene, Amidst tlie darkest hours, Bright rays of comfort shine between. And thorns are mix'd with flow'rs.' 2 This thought can all my fears control, And bid my sorrows fly ; No harm can ever reach my soul, Beneath my Father's eye. 3 \Vhate'er thy sacred will ordains, O give me strength to bear ! I ■ii 128 PSALM 92. PSALM 93. And let me know my Father reigns, And trust his tender care. 4 If pain and sickness rend this frame, And life almost depart ; Is not thy mercy still the same, To cheer my drooping heart ? 5 Is blooming health my happy share ; O may I bless my God ! Thy goodness let my song declare, And spread thy praise abroad. 6 While such delightful gifts as these Are kindly dealt to me. Be all m\' hours of health and ease Devoted, Lord, to thee. 7 If cares and sorrows me surround. Their pow'r why should I fear? My inward i)eacc they cannot wound. If thou, my God, art near. 8 Thy sovVeign ways are all unknown To my weak, erring sight ; Yet let my soul, adoring, own That all thy ways are right. M rs. Steele. PSALM \Cl\. Long Metre. 1 For the Lord's Day. 1 Welcome, thou day of sacred rest ; No mortal cares shall fill my breast ; O may my heart in tune be found, Like David's harp of solemn sound ! 2 My heart shall triumph in my Lord, And bless his works, and bless his word ; Thy works of grace, how bright they shine How deep thy counsels, how divine ! 129 3 Fools never raise their thoughtTso high, Like brutes tliey live, like brutes they die ' Like grass they flourish, till diy breath Command them to the shade of death. 4 But I shall share a glorious part, VV lien grace hath purify'd my heart, And fresh supplies of joy are shed. Like holy oil, to cheer my head. "» ^i"' "ly uorst enemy before, bliall vex my eyes and ears no more ; My inward foes shall all be slain, JNor Satan break my peace again. 6 J//en shall I see, and hear, and know, All 1 desir'd or wish'd below ; And evVy pow'r find full employ In that etermil world of joy. Watts. PSALM XCIIL Long Metre. E or 5 Divine Sovereig^nty and Holiness. 1 Th e Lord, the God of glory reigns, h\ robes of majesty array 'd ; 1 he earth s foundation he sustains. And rules the world his hand hath made. 2 Kre rolling seas began to move, Or the blue heav'ns were stretch'd abroad 1 hy sacred throne was fix'd above • I rem everlasting thou art God. i Tlie floods, O Lord, lift up their voice. And toss their troubled uaves on high : mit God above can still the noise. And make the angr>^ sea comply. i Jhy righteous laws, O Lord, are sure ; And tJiose who m thy presence dwell, 130 Jr Ox\l-jiVl J%y» That happy station to secure, Must still in holiness excel. Tate and Steele. FSAL!\l XCUI. Particular Metre, M Divine Power, the Church's Safety, 1 The Lord Jeho\'ah reigns, And royal state maintains ; His head with aw ful glories crown'd ; Array'd in robes of light, Begirt with sovVeign might, And rays of majesty around. 2 Upheld by thy commands, The \vorld securely stands, And skies and stars olx^y thy word ; Thy throne was fix'd on high, Before the starry sky ; Eternal is thy kingdom, Lord. 3 In vain the noisy crowd, Like billow s fierce and loud, Against thine empire rage and roar ; in vain, w ith angry spite. The surly nations fight, And dash like waves against the shore. 4 Let floods and nations rage, And all their pow'rs engage. Let swelling tides assault the sky ; The terrors of thy frown Shall beat their madness down ; Thy throne for ever stands on high. 5 Thy promises are true, Thy grace is ever new ; [move ; There fix'd, thy church shall ne'er re- PSALM 94. 131 Thy saints with holy fear Shall in thy courts appear. And smg thine everlasting love. Watts. .»» PSALM XCIV. Common Metre. i Against wicked Rulers. 1 How long, O Lord, shall wicked men In splendid triumph ride ? How long shall haugfity tyrants reign, By violence and pride ? 2 They say, " tlie Lord nor sees nor hears vV hen w ill the fools be w ise ? Can he be deaf wlio form'd their ears ? Or blind, who made their eyes ? 3 He knows their impious thoughts are vain, And they shall feel his powV ; His wrath shall pierce their souls with pain, In some distressing hour. 4 Pow'rs of iniquity may rise. And frame pernicious laws ; But God, my refuge, rules the skies, He will defend my cause. 5 When multitudes of mournful thoughts Within my bosom roll, Thy grace, which pardons all my fliults, Shall cheer my drooping soul. 6 Blest is the man thy hands chastise, ^ And to his duty draw ; Thy scourges make thy children wise, ^ When they forget thy law. ' ^*^T^^^ ^^'^^* "^^ ^^^^ ^^ ^^^ ^^'"^^^ Nor his own promise break ; t l,%jjt^ PSALM 95. He pardons his inheritance, For his own mercy's sake. Watts. PSALM XCV. Common Metre. Jf Before Prajer. 1 Sing to the Lord Jehovali's name, And in his strength rejoice ; When his salvation is our theme, Exalted be our voice. 2 With thanks a|)proach his awful tliroiie, ^ And psalms of honour sing ; The great Jehovah reigns alone, The whole creation's King. 3 Let princes hear, let angels know How mean their natures seem, Those gods on high, and gods below, When once compard w ith him. 1. Earth, with its caverns dark and deep, Lies in his spacious liand ; He fix'd the seas what l)oundsto keep, And where the hills must stand. 5 Come, and w ith humble souls adore, Come, kneel before his lace ; O may the creatures of his pow V Be children of his grace ! 6 Now is the time, he bends his ear, And waits for our request ; Come, lest he rouse his wrath, and s\\ cai '* V( shall not set! my rest." Watts. PSALM 95. 0.3 PSALM XCV. First Part. L. M Publick Worship. I p COME, loud anthems let us sing. Loud thanks to our Almighty King • Jor we our voices high should raise' When our salvation's Rock we praise ! 2 Into his presence let us haste, 1 o thank him for his favours past ; Ip him address, in joyful songs, 1 he praise that to his name belongs : 3 For God, the Lord, enthron'd in state h with unrivall'd glorj^ great ; A King, superior far to all \\ iiom by the iiilc goc/s, we call. 4 Tlie depths of earth are in his hand Her secret wealth at his command ; 1 lie strength of hills that threat the skies Siil)jccted to his empire lies. 5 The rolling ocean's vast abvss ^y the same sov'reign riglit'is his ; 1 IS nioy d by that Almighty hand, V\ Inch formal and fix'd the solid land. 1^ ? ^*;^"^ ^o J"s courts repair, A!k! bow with adoration there ' U'm a 0!i (uir kne( s devoutly all Btlore th.' Lord our AL^ker flill. M PSAI.M XCV. Sec. PaTTXl/: Canaan lost throug-Ii Unbelief. \Vh/.'k'''^S"''**'"'^ '•''^'^''-^^ the Lord, U ho IramVl our natures by his word • Tate. ^ 0?' b ■n J- ' i 134 PSALM 95. PSALM 96. 135 He is our Shepherd, we the sheep His mercy chose, his pastures keep. 2 Come, let us hear his voice to-day. The counsels of his love obey ; iNor let our hardened hearts provoke, Like Israel, the avenging stroke. 3 Thus saith the Lord, "How false they prove, *' Forget my powV, abuse my love I " Since they despise my rest, I swear " Their feet shall ne\ cr enter there.' ' 4 Look back, my soul, with holy dread. And view those ancient rebels, dead ; Attend the offer'd p:race to-day, Nor lose the bk : by delay. 5 Seize the kind promise while it waits. And march to Zion's heav'nly gates ; Believe, and take the i)romis'd rest ; Obey, and be for ever blest. Watts. PSALM Xr\„ S- rf Metre. Before a Sermon, M. 1 Come, sound his praise abroad, And hymns of glory sing ; Jehovah is the sovVeign Gorl, The universal King. 2 He fbrm'd the deeps unknown, He gave the seas their fjoiind ; The watYy worlds iire all his ou iu And all the solid ground. 3 Come, worship at his throne. Come, bow before the Lord ; We are his work, and not our own. He form'd us by his word. 4 To-day attend his voice, Nor dare provoke his rod ; Come, like the people of his choice, And own your gracious God. 5 But if your ears refuse The language of his grace, And hearts grow hard, like stubborn Jews, 1 hat unbelieving race — 6 The Lord, in anger drest; ^^ Will lift his hand and swear, *T c"u' u\^ despis'd my promised rest, on^ill have no portion there." _-___ -»-____ Wat t^. PSALM XCVI. Six line L. M, k Universal Praise. 1 Let all the earth their voices raise, 1 o smg a lofty psalm of praise, And bless the great Jehovah's name : His glory let the heathen know , His wonders to the nations show. And all his works of grace proclaim. 2 Great is the Lord, his pniise be great V\ ho sits on high enthron'd in state ;' 1 hose gods the heathen w odd adore hi vam pretend to sov'reign powV ; ' He only rules who made the heav'n. Ti He fram'd the globe, he spread the sky And all the shining worlds on high ; ' He reigns complete in glory there • His beams are majesty and light, His glories, how divinely bright ! His temple, how divinely fair ! m 136 PSALM 97. 4 Let heav'n be j?lad, let earth rejoice, Let ocean lift its roaring voice, Proclaiming loud, "Jehovah reigns !" For joy let fertile vallies sing, And tuneful groves their tribute bring To him, whose powV the world sustains. 5 Come, the great day, the glorious hour. When earth shall own his sovereign pow'r, And barbVous nations fear his name ; Then shall the universe confess The beauty of his holiness. And in his courts his grace proclaim. Ta I B and Watts, united and varied. Il l •• •• •• PSALM XCVll. Long Metre, M Graca and Glory. 1 Th^ Almighty reigns, exalted high. O'er all the earth, o'er all the skjr ; Let the whole earth in songs rejoice. And hosts celestial join their voic^. 2 Deep are his counsels and unknown. But grace and truth support his throne ; Though gloomy clouds his feet surround, Justice is their eternal ground. 3 Ye, who confess his holy name, Hate ev'ry work of sin and sliame ; He guards the souls of all his friends, And from the snares of hell defends. 4 Immortal light, and joys unknown. Are for the saints in darkness sown ; Those glorious seeds shall spring and rise, And the bright harvest bless our eyes. PSALM 98. 137 5 Rejoice, ye righteous, and record I he sacred honours of the Lord ; iNone but the souls who taste his grace I Lan triumph in his holiness. ■ Watts. PSALM XC\ III. Common Jllctrr. m Blessings of ilie Messiah's Kingdom. ^ -^ xT^"^'^^"^^S:llty Maker, God, .New honours be address'd ; His great salvation shines abroad, And makes the nations blest. 2 He spake the word to Abrliam first, .j,^is truth fulfils his grace ; llie Cientiles make his name their trusl And learn his righteousness. > Joy to the world ! The Lord is come Let earth receive her King ; Let ev'ry heart prepare him room. And heav'n and nature sing. 4 Joy to the world ! her Saviour reigns wK^!^ *?^" ^^^^^ ^^"Ss employ ; While lands and seas, rocks, hills, and Kepeat the sounding joy. [plai, ,., 5 No more let sin and sorrow grow, Nor violence abound ; He comes to make his blessings flow. M Wherever man is found. ^^ 6 He rules the world with righteousness, ^ And makes the nations prove 1 he blessings of his truth and grace, I he wonders of his love. Watts 12* 138 PSALM 99, KX). PSALM XCIX. Short Metre. X A holy God worsliipped with Reverence 1 TifE G(xl, Jehovah, reigns, Let all tlic nations fear ; Let sinners tremble at his throne, And saints be humble there. 2 Exalt the Lord our God, And worship at his feet ; His nature is all holiness, And mere>' is his seat. 3 WIku Israel w as his church, When Aaron was his priest, When Moses cr\ 'd, when Samuel pray'd, He gave his people rest. 4 Oft he forgave their sins, Nor would destroy their race ; And oft he made his vengeance known. When they abus'd his grace. 5 Exalt the Lord our God, Whose grace is still the same ; Still he's a God of holiness, And jealous for his name. Watts. PSALM C. Long Metre. X Praise to our Creator. 1 Before Jehovah's awful throne, Ye nations, bow with sacred joy ; Know that the Lord is God alone. He can create, and he destroy. 2 His sov'reign pow'r, without our aid, Made us of clay, and form'd us men i PSALM lOL 139 And when like wandVing sheep we stray'd, He brought us to his fold again. 3 We are liis people, we liis care, Our souls and all our mortal frame ; What lastmg honours sliall we reai', Almighty Maker, to tliy name ! 4 We'll crowd th}^ gates \v ith thankful songs, High as the heav'n our voices raise ; ci 11^;^",' ^^'"*^ ^^^''* ^^" thousand tongues, ^>hall lill thy courts with sounding praise. 5 Tliou Lord art good, thou Lord art kind ; breat IS thy grace, thy nicrcv sure ; And the whole race of men shall find 1 hy truth from age to age endure. 6 Wide as the world is thy command ; \ ast as eternity thy love ; hrm as a rock thy truth shall stand, VV lien rolling years shall cease to move. Watts. PSALftI CI. Comimm Metre. aror t) A Psalm for the Master ftf a Family.- 1 Oi- justice and of grace I sing, ,,,-^"d pay to God my vows ; 1 hy grace and justice, heav'nly King, 1 each me to rule niy house. 2 Now to my tent, O God, rcpair, And make thy servant wise ; I'll suffer nodiing near me there, That shall offend thine eyes. The man who doth his neighbour wrong, ^py falsehood or by force ; 1 he scornful eye, the sland'rous tongue, 1 11 drive them from my doors. 140 PSALM 102. 4 The pure, the faithful, and the just, My favour shall enjoy ; These are the friends tliat I will trust, The servants Pll employ. 5 The wretch that deals in sly deceit, I'll not endure a night ; The liar's tongue I ever hate, And banish from my sight. 6 ril purge my flimily around, And make the wicked flee ; So shall my house be ever found A dwelling fit for thee. W*A 1 i:. FSALM CH. First Part. C M. Prayer heard, and Zion restored. 1 Let Zion and her sons rejoice ; Behold the promis'd hour ! Her God hath heard her mourning \'oice. And will exalt his pow Y. 2 Her dust and ruins that remain Are precious in our eyes ; Those ruins shall be built again, And all that dust shall rise. 3 The Lord will raise Jerusalem, And stand in glory there ; Nations shall bow and own his name, And worship in his fear. 4 He sits a sov'reign on his throne, With pity in his eyes ; He hears the dying pris'ners groan, And sees their wants arise. PSALM 102. 141 5 He frees the souls condemn'd to death ; And when his saints complain, It can't be said they spent their breathy Or shed their tears m vain. 6 This shall be known when we are dead, And left on long record. That ages, yet unborn, may read, And learn to trust the Lord. Watts. M PSALM CII. Second Part. C. M, The Unchangeableness of God. 1 Th o u. Lord, hast earth's foundations laid ; 1 he heav'ns, a glorious frame, By thine Almighty hand were spread, And speak their Maker's name. 2 Their shining glories all shall fade, By thy controlling pow'r, Chang'd like a vesture when decay'd : But thou shalt still endure. 3 Thy bright perfections, all divine, Eternal as thy days, Through e\ erlasting ages sliine, vVith undiminish'd rays. 4 Thy servants' children, still thy care, hhall own their fathers' God ; To latest times thy favour share, And spread thy praise abroad. Mrs. Steele, PSALM CII. ver. 24, 27. L. M. b~ Compared with Hebrews i. 8 — 12, xiii. 8. The MortaPity of Man and the Eternity of Christ. 1 It is the Lord, our Maker's hand \\ eakens our strength amidst the race ; % ^\ t 142 PSALM 103. Disease and death, at his command, Arrest us, and cut short our days. 2 Spare us, O Lord, aloud wc pray, Nor let our sun go down at noon ; Thy years are one eternal day ; And must thy people die so soon ? 3 Yet, in the midst of deatli and grief, This thought our sorrow shall assuage ; '' Our Father and our Saviour live, • Clirist is the same through ev'ry age." 4 'Twas he this earth's foundation laid, Heav'n is the building of his hand ; This earth grows old, these heav'ns shall fade, And all be chang'd at his command. 5 The starry curtains of the sky - Like garments shall be laid aside ; But still thy throne stands firm and high, Thy church for e\ er must abide. 6 Before thy f^ce, thy church shall live, And on thy throne thy children reign ; This dying world shall they survive, And the dead saints be rais'd again. Watts. PSALM 103. PSALM cm. First Part. L. M. m Praise to God for his Goodness. 1 Bless, O my soul, the living God, Call home thy thoughts that rov e abroad ; Let all the pow'rs within me join, In work and worship so divine. 2 Bless, O my soul, the God of grace ; His favours claim tliy highest praise : Let not the wonders he hath wrought Be lost in silence, and forgot. 3 The vices of the mind he heals, And cures the pains that nature feels ; Redeems the soul from guilt, and saves Our wasting life from threatening graves. 4 Our youth decayed, his pow'r repairs, His mercy crowns our growing years ; He satisfies our mouth with good, And iills our souls with heav'nly food. 5 He sees th' oppressor, and th' opprest, Aiui often gives tlie suft'rers rest ; iiut will Ins justice more display in tlie last great decisive day. C His powV he shon 'd by Alhses' hands, And giWG to Israel his commands ; mt niade his truth and mercy known 1 o all the nations by his Son. - — ■ 'VVatts. PSALM CHI. Sec. Part. S. m7 Divine Mercy in the midst of Judgment. ^ ^^^X.^^"^' repeat his praise, Whose mercies are so great ; vv hose anger is so slow to rise, So ready to abate. 2 God will not always chide ; And when his wrath is felt. His strokes are fewer than our crimes And lighter than our guilt. ' High as the heav'ns are rais'd Above the ground we tread, 30 tar the riches of his grace Our highest thoughts exceed. 143 w I H m 144 PSALM 103. 4 His grace subdues our sins ; And his forgiving love, Far as the east is from the west, Doth all our guilt remove. 5 The pity of the Lord To those w ho fear his name, Is such as tender parents feel ; He knows our fcel)le frame. 6 Our days are as the grass, Or like the morning flowV ; When blasting winds spread o'er the field, It withers in an hour. 7 But thy compassion, Lord, Through ages shall endure : And children's childRii e\ er find Thy words of promise sure. Watts. God's tender Heg-ard to htiinaii Weakness. 1 Lord, we tliy wondn^us pow'r proclaim, And make tliat [jow 'r our trust, Which rais'd at first this cuiious frame, From mean and iif -less ckr.t. 2 By dust supported, still it sla:ius, Prepared in \'arious fornis ; And nxought by thy creating hands. To nourisli mortal worms. /) Awhile these frail machines endure ; (The fal)rick of a day !) Then lose their animating pow'r. And moulder back to clay. 4 Yet frail and feeble as we are, This thought is our repose . PSALM 103. 145 That he who first our frame did rear, its various weakness knows. V\ hiie struggling with our load ; In uams and dangers he is nigh, Uur h ather and our God. 6 Gently supported by his love, We tend to realms of peace ; \V here ev'ry pain shall far remove. And ev Vy frailty cease. Doddridge. PSALM cm. Fourth Part. C. M, as Angelick Praise. ^ '^j;,?^'' Lord, in Iieav'n hast plac'd thy 1 liy kingdom wide extends ; [tlirone 1 hy vast dominion shall I)e known ' lo earth's remotest ends. \2 Ye angels, who excel in might, And wait to do his will, iiless him, whose work is your deliglit. Whose pleasure ye fulfil. I ) Ye seraphs, who with jov obey A he orders of your king, Attend his churches when they pray, And join the praise they sing. p VVhilst all his works his praise proclaim, ^ }) let my heart and tongue *>Jn with the universal frame, hi this eternal song ! Partly from Watts. 13 146 PSALM 104. PSALM 104. 147 PSAI.M CIV. First Part. L. M. M Divine Majesty and Goodness in Storm and Rain. 1 Awake, my soul, to hymns of praise, To God the song of triumph raise ; Adorn'd with majesty divme, What pomp, what glory, Lord, are thme \ 2 Light forms his robe, and round his head The heav'ns their ample curtain spread ; See on the wind's expanded \v ings The chariot of the King of kings I 3 Around him, rang'd in awful state, Dark silent storms attendant wait ; And thunders, ready to fulfil The mandates of his sov'reign will. 4 From earth's low margin to the skies, He l)ids the dusky vapours rise ; Then, from his magazines on high. Commands th' imprison'd winds to fty. 5 The lightning's pallid sheet expands. And show'rs descend on furrow 'd lands ; Whilst down the mountain's channel'd sitk The torrent rolls in swelling pride : n TxW, spent its wild impetuous force, And settled in its destin'd course, It waters all the fruitful plains. And life in various forms sustains. 7 Thus clouds, and storms, and fires obey Th\' wise and all-controlling sway ; And whilst thy terrors round us stand. We see a Father's bounteous hand. Merrick, with alteration and aiUltloTi PSALM CIV. Sec. Part. L, M, b The Seaman's Prayer. 1 Almighty Ruler of the skies, How various are thy works ! how wise ! Thy pow'r throughout all space extends', Sinks thro' all depth, all height transcends ! 2 Not earth alone beholds her shores Enrich'd by thy exhaustless stores ; A ike, throughout theirliquid reigo, 1 he spreading seas thy gifts contain. ^ Sr"i^^'^' unnumber'd fishes swarm, Of diff'rent size, of various form ; Above, the ships incumbent ride, Borne on the bosom of the tide. 1 Here, huge leviathan is seen To sport the mighty waves between ; 1 here, icy mountains float and roll, Driv'n from the seas beneath the pole. 5 On high, the concave we behold In hying blue, or sparkling gold ; Uhilst waving azure fields around Spread to th' horizon's utmost bound. 6 The winds and waves obey thy will ; 1 he needle owns thy pow'r and skill ; And, steer'd by thy directing hand, Our bark shall gain the wish'd for land. «_ Merrick, with alteration and add ition. • PSALM CIV. Third Part. L, M. ^ or b Divine Providence toward Man and Beast. 1 Vast are thy works. Almighty Lord ! • AH nature rests upon thy word ; i I 148 PSALM 104. And the whole race of creatures stands, Waiting their portion from thy hands. 2 If thou the vital air deny, Behold them sicken, faint and die ; Dust to its kindred dust returns, And earth her ruin'd oft'spring mourns. 3 But thou canst breathe on dust again, And fill the world with l)easts and nu n, A word of thy creating Ijreath Repairs the waste of time and death. 4 Thy glory, fearless of decline, Thy glory, Lord, shall ever shine ; Thy works, the honour of thy might, Are honoured with thy own delight. 5 Earth at thy look shall trembling stand, Conscious of sov'reign powV at hand ; And, touch'd by thy vindictive stroke, The everlasting mountains smoke. 6 In thee our hopts and wishes meet. And make our contemplations sweet ; Thy praises shall our l)reath employ, Till we shall rise to endless joy. Watts and Merrick. PSALM CIV. Fourth Part. L. M. % The Voice of the Creatures proclaiming God. 1 There is a God, all nature speaks, I'hrough earth, and air, and seas, and skies See, from the clouds his glor>' breaks, When the first beams of morning rise ! 2 Beliold the sun serenely bright, OVr the w ide world's extended frame Inscribes, in characters of light, His mighty Maker's glorious name. PSALM 104. 149 .) ^ Difiusing life, his influence spreads, And health and plenty smile around ; The fruitful fields and verdant meads Are with a thousand blessings crovm'd. 1 Almighty goodness, pow'r divine, The fields and verdant meads display ; And bless the hand which made them shine \V ith various charms, profusely gay. For man and beast, here daily food In wide extensive plenty grows ; And there, for drii)k, the crystal flood In streiuns, sweet winding, gently flows. By cooling streams and soft'ning show'rs, I he vegetable race are fed ; Aiid trees, and plants, and herbs, and flow'i s, 1 heir Maker's constant bounty spread. Ye curious minds, who roam abroad. And trace creation's wonders o'er. Confess the footsteps of our God ; Come, bow before him, and adore. Mrs. Steele. f i re. PSALM CIV. Particular Met PART I. 1 Bless God, O my soul, Rejoice in his name ; And let my glad voice Thy greatness proclaim : Surpassing in honour, Dominion and might ; Thy throne is the heaven, Thy robe is the light. 13* dL 150 PSALM 104. 2 The sky we behold, A curtain display'd, The chambers of hcav'n On waters are laid. The clouds are a chariot, Thy glory to bear, On w inds thou art wafted. Thou ridest on air. 3 As rapid as fire, Tliy angels on high Convey thy commands, Thy ministers fly. The earth, on its I)asis Eternal sustain'd, Is fix'd in the station Thy wisdom ordain'd. 4 The wofld, when at first Of chaos compos'd, Was void, without form, ^ In waters enclos'd ; Thy voice, how majestick, ^ In thunder was heard ; The waters su[)sided, The mountains appeared. PSALM 104. 151 PART II. 5 Thy providence fix'd The stream and its source ; The sea knows its bounds, The rivers their course. Convey'd through dark channels. Springs rise on the hills, They burst in the fountains. They fall in the rills. 6 The beasts of the wild, Their forest forsake ; 1 he herd quit the field, lodnnk of the lake; On trees crown'd with blossoms, Its margin along, liials, warbling sweet music, Praise GOD in their song. 7 Descending on hills, Clouds plenteousness pour ; All nature revives, -Earth smiles in the show'r : A garment of verdure Apparels the plain ; I'ruits swell in the garden. Fields wave w ith their grain. 3 With moisture refreshed, , The vine yields its fruit, lis balm to our hearts, To health a recruit. With pleasure we gather ^ The richness of oil ; "Tis strength to our body. Support to our toil. PART III. y The trees full of sap, .pj^i* joy rear their head, 1 he cedars their boughs O'er Lebanon spread, oecure in the covert The bird flies for rest ; ^'^ sings on the branches, ^ne broods on the nest. X. I '3 '■■'■J 152 PSALM 104. PSALM 104. 153 10 The pine yields a home The stork to secure : The goat on the crag Defies the pursuer. E'en creatures too feeble Themselves to defend, On caves and concealment For safety depend. 1 1 The moon by thy law- Increases and wanes : The sun keeps the courst Thy wisdom ordains. By night tlie fierce lion Roams wide for his prc\\ But flies to his cavern When morn brings die da\ 12 Then man with the sun His labour renews, Till evening arri\ cs, That labour pursues. Such, Lord, is the wisdom Thy works all proclaim ; Let earth, crown'd with riclies, Rejoice in thy name ! In PART IV. Nor here only, Lord, Thy might we adore, The sea owns thy hand, Thy wisdom and pow'r ; There tribes, without number, Thy creatures, resort ; Leviathans gambol, And whales take their sport. 14 There ships spread their sails, 1 he surface to sweep ; There fish nimbly glide, Conceal'd in the deep : They all know their season, As seasons arise ; Ami tribes, which thy bounty Has made, it supplies. 15 Thy will and thy word Endue them w itii breath ; Consum'd by thy blast, 1 hey shrink into death ; Rt^tor'd at thy pleasure, New beings appear, To people the waters, The earth and the air. 16 Rejoice then, O Lord, In glory secure ; The works thou hast made 1 hrough ages endure : Yet, aw'd by thy presence, VV^hen thou dra\vest near, Smoke bursts from the mountains Larth trembles with fear. 17 l]ius. Lord, let me sing, 1 hy glory to raise ; Delightful the strain, When tun'd to thy praise. 1 he vile have their sufl 'rings, 1 hejust their reward ; l^iess God, O my spirit ! O praise ye the Lord ! ViNCEJI' !■ I d i 154 PSALM 105. 1 PSALM CV. Commoit Metre. The Divine Promise to Abraliam fulfilled. 1 Give thanks to G(xl, invoke his name, And tell the world his grace ; Sound through the earth liis deeds of flimi. That all may seek his flicc. 2 To Abra'm and his seed he swore, To give Canaan's land, Though strangers, destitute of pow'r, A little feeble band. 3 Like pilgrims through the countries round, Securely they remov'd ; And haughty kings who on them frovvn d, Severely he reprov'd. 4 The Lord himself chose out their way, And mark'd their journies right ; Gave them his leading cloud by day, A fi'ry guide by niglit. 5 They thirst, and waters from the rock i In rich abundance flow ; And, foll'wing still the course they took.| Ran all the desert through. 6 O wondrous stream ! O blessed type Of ever flo\^'ing grace ! So Christ our Rock maintains our life, While we his footsteps trace. 7 Thus guarded by tir Almighty hand, The chosen tribes possess'd The blessings of the promis'd land, And there enjoy'd their rest. 8 Then let the world forbear its rage, Nor put the church in fear ; PSALM 106. 155 Israel must live through ev'ry age, And be th' Almighty's care. Watts- PSALM CVI. First Part. L. M. 3K The Character and final Prosperity of the Righteous. 1 RENDER thanks to God above, The fountain of eternal love I Whose mercy firm through ages past Has stood, and shall for ever last. 2 Who can his mighty deeds express, Not only vast, but numberless ? What mortal eloquence can raise Just tribute of immortal pniise ? ) Happy are they, and only tliey. Who from thy precepts never stray ; VV ho know what's right, nor only so, But always practise what they know. ! Extend to me that fdvom, Lord, Thou to thy chf)scn dost afford ; Be this my hapjiiness, to sec Ihy church in full prosperity. ^ Remcml)er what tliv mercy did l-or Jacob's race, thy chosen seed ; And with the same sahation bless 1 -ich humble supplkmt of thy grace. ''^ may I sec thy tribes rejoice. And aid the triumpli ^vith my voice ' 1 his IS my glory, Lord, to be ^ Joui d to thy church, and near to thee. • Let Israel's God be ever blest. Who gi\ c^; his people lioav'nly rest ; I '\ i J\ 156 PSALM 106. Let all liis suints, with full accord, Exalt their voice to praise the Lord. Tate and Watts, united. PSALM 107. PSALM CVI. Sec. Part. S. M * or b Israel punished and pardoned : Or, the Love of God uii changeable. 1 God of eternal love, How fickle are our ways ! And yet, how oft did Israel prove The riclies oi tli> grace I 2 They saw his u onders wrout^ht, And tlien his praise they suni^ ; But soon his works ori)ow'r forgot, And nuumur'd with their tongue. 3 Now diey beUeve his word, While rocks with water flow ; Now with their lusts prr)voke the Lord, And dare the vengeful blow. 4 Yet, when they mourn'd their faults, He hearkened to their groans ; Brouglu his own covenant to his thought, And call'd them still his sons. 5 Their names \verc in his book, He sav'd them from their foes ; Oft he chastis'd, btit ne'er forsook The people wliom he cliose. 6 Let Israel liless the Lord, Who lov'd their ancient race ; And christians join the solemn word Amen, to all the praise. Watts. 157 PSALM CVII. Fi^^^Tpiirt L. M « " Israel led through the Wilderness to the Land of Promise. 1 Give thanks to God ; he reigns above ; Kind are his thoughts, his name is Love • His mLTcy ages past have known. And ages long to conic shall own. 2 Let the redeemed of the Lord 1 he wonders of his grace record : Israel, the nation whom he chose And rescu'd from their mighty fws. ' 111 their distress to God they cry'd («x was their Saviour and thei^ guide ; He led then- march far ^vand'ring round ■ I >vas the ngiit path to Canaan's ground. t So when our first release we gain w'hf^o h'-^'^ ^'"''^ and Satan's chain. We have this desert world to trace. A tiresome and a dang'rous place. 5 God feeds and clothes us all the way. He gaiocs our lootstep^ le t we stray ; Ht guards us with a pow'rJuI hand, And brings us to the heav'nly land. <> Then let us all with joy record 1 le truth and goodness of the Lord ; iZ-vwTl '"' "^°'^^' '^^^^ ^'"d his ways ! i-t cv ry tongue pronounce his praise ! — Watts. ' Correction for Sin. and Relief to Prisoners. oLi o fV^ "Se exalt his name, ^od and his grace are still the same • 14 t 158 PSAI.M 107. PSALM 107. 159 He fills tlic limigry souls with food, And feeds them \vith substantial good. ^ But if their hearts rebel and rise ^ Against the God who rules the skies ; If thev rejeet his heav'nly \vord, And slight the counsels of tlie Lord, 3 He'll l)rint^ their spirits to the ground, And no deliverance shalld)C found ; Laden with grie;, they w aste their brealli In darkness and ttic shades of death. 4 Then to the Lord die}" raise their cries ; He makes the dawninj- light iinse, And scatters all tint dismal snadr, Which hung so hea\ y o'er their liead. 5 He cuts the iron bars in two, And lets the jo\iul prisoner through ; Takes otFthe load ofi)ain and griei, And gi\'es the lal)'riiig soul relief. 6 O may the sons of men re(;ord The wondrous goodness of tlie Lord I How great his works ! How kind his ^vays Let Lx'rv tongue pronounce liis praise ! W A I r^. PSALM C\ 11. 'J'IiikI t':«rt. C. M. D Intemperance ch '1 rcfo-mcd. 1 Beneath God's terrors d(X)m\\ to groa . Behold th' inicmp'rate band Tlic fruits of folly reap, and own I'he justice ofliis hand. 2 From food estranged, their languid soul The needful meal foregoes ; *J Lilvj ieels its current faintly roll, And hastens to its close. Distress'd, to God they make their pray'r, And nature, joyous, sees His word her ruinVl strengdi repair, Her fiercest tortures ease. 4 O then that all would bless his name, Who thus his mercy prove ! And still iiom age to age proclaim The wonders of his lo\e ! — 5 That men of various tongues would sin;^, His acts in frequent lays ! And yield to heav'n's eternal King The sacrifice of praise ! Merrick. FSALM CV If. Fourth Fart. L. M. b Dangers and Deliverance by Sea. 1 Thev who in ships, with courage bold, O'er svrelling \\a\es tlieir trade pursue, Tlie Lord's auK'zing works behold, And in the deep Iiis wonders view. 2 Soon as his dread command is past, 'I'he lowering storm begins to rise; It sweeps the sea with rapid haste, And makes the swelling billows rise. 3 'riie lab'ring ships borne up to heav'n, Upon the lofty w aves appear ; Then down the deej) abyss arc driv'n, Whilst ev'ry soul dissolves with fear. 1 They reel and stagger to and fro, Like men widi iinnes of wine oppressed ; Nor does the skilful seaman know Which way to steer, what course is best. i f 160 PSALM 107. PSALM 108. 161 5 Then, to the Lord's indulgent ear, Their supplication they address ; He kindly condescends to hear, And frees them I'rom their deep distress. 6 He bids the storm its fury cease. And lays the billows calm arid still ; Tiicn summons forth the gentle breeze, The seaman's wishes to fulfil. 7 O then, that all the earth, with me, Would God i'or all his goodness praise ; And for the mighty works which he Throughout the wond'riiig world displays ! Tate, varied. PSALM CVII. Fifth Part. L. M, or b Colonies planted and punished. 1 Whf.re nothing dwelt but beasts of prey, Or men as fierce and wild as they, God bids th' oppress'd and poor repair, And builds them towns and cities there. 2 They sow the fields, and trees they plant, Whose yearly fruit supplies their want ; Their race grows up from fruitful stocks, Their wealth increases with their flocks. 3 Thus they are blest ; but if they sin. He lets the savage nations in ; A hostile race invades their lands, Their princes die by baib'rous hands. 4 Their captive sons, expos'd to scorn, Wander unpitied and forlorn ; The country lies unfenc'd, untill'd, And desolation spreads the field. 5 Yet if the humbled people mourns, Again his dreadful hand he turns ; Again he makes their cities thrive. And bids the dying churches live. 6 The righteous, with a joyful sense. Admire the works of Providence ; And wise observers still shall find The Lord is holy, just and kind. Watts. i ffPI* PSALM CVin. Common Metre, A general Song of Praise. 1 O God, my grateful soul aspires To magnify thy name ! My tongue, witli cheerful songs of praise, Shall celebrate thy fame. 2 Ay ake, my heait, and thou, my voice, Tliy ^^'iliing tribute pay ; And let a hymn of sacred joy Salute the op'ning day. 3 To all the list'ning world around I'hy goodness I will sing ; Whilst ev'ry grateful tongue shall join 1 o praise th' eternal King : 1 Because thy mercy's boundless height The highest heav'n transcends ; And far beyond the spreading earth Thy faithfulness extends. 5 Be thou exalted, O my God, Above the starry {nm\t ; And let the world, with one consent, Confess thy glorious name. Tatb, altered, 14* PI ■I 162 PSALM 109, no. PSALM 111. 163 ^ PSALM CIX. Common Metre. M. Love to Enemies from the Example of Christ. 1 O God ! we celebrate thy praise ; Thy mercy is our song,^ Though sinners speak against thy grace With a blaspheming tongue. 2 When in the form of mortal man Thy Son on eartli was found, With cruel slanders, false and vain, They compass'd him around. 3 Their missies his compassion mov\l, Their i)eace he still pursu'd ; They rendcr'd Iiatred lor his love, And evil for liis good. 4 Their malice rag\l w ilhout a cause ; Yet with his dying breath He pray'd for minxfrcrs on liis cross, And bless'd his foes in death. 5 Let not this bright example shine In vain before our eyes ; May we like liim to peace incline, And love our enemies. 6 Thus shall we too thine image bcm, And thus our sonship proxe ; For good and bad thy bounty share, Thou God of boundless love. Watts, varied . PSALM ex. Long Metre. ^ or t> The Priesthood and Kingdom of Christ. Thits the eternal Father spake, To Christ his Son, " Ascend and sit At my right hand, till I shall make Thy foes submissive at thy feet. 2 " From Zion shall thy word proceed ; Thy word, the sceptre in thy hand, Shall make the hearts of sinners bleed. And bow their wills to thy command. O glorious day ! f J " O blessed pow'r ! O A splendid vict'ry shall ensue I i« And converts w^ho thy grace obey Exceed the drops of morning dew ! ■ 4 God hath pronounc'd a firm decree. Nor will repent the thing he swore ; " Internal shall thy priesthood be, Wlien Aaron's sons shall serve no more. 5 " Melchizedek, the wondrous priest. Whose generation was unknown, The king of righteousness and peace. Was a fair tj^je of Christ my Son." 6 Through all the earth his reign shall spread. And fierce opposers frown in vain ; For God shall raise his humble head, And his exalted throne maintain. Watts, varied. PSALM CXI. Long Metre. The Divine Perfections. m 1 Praise ye the Lord ; to speak his praise. My soul her utmost pow'rs shall raise, \Mth private fi-iends, and in the throng Of those who to his house belong. 2 His works for greatness though renown'd. His wondrous works are always found, By those who seek for them aright, And in the pious search delight. PSALM 112. 1 161 3 I lis works arc all of matchless fame, And universal glor>' claim ; His truth, confirmed through ages past, Shall to eternal ages last. 4 I')\- precept, he has us enjoin'd To keep his w ondrous works in mind ; And to posterity record, How good and gracious is the Lord. 5 Jtist are the dealings ofliis hands, Inuuutahle are his commands ; By trutli and etpiity sustaiiiYl, And for eternal rules ordain'd. 6 Wlio wisdom's sacred prize \\;ould ^^ in, Must with the fear of God begin ; Immortal praise and hea\ 'nly skill Ha\ e they \\ ho know and do his w ill. Tate. PSALM 113. 165 PSALM CXll. Lon^ Metre. M. ur b The Character nnd Haiipiness oi ihe liberal Man. 1 That man is bless'd, who stands in awe Ot God, and loves his sacred law ; Mis name on earth shall be renown'd. And witli increasing honour crown'd. 2 His liospitable house shall be To friends and strangers always free ; His virtue, safe from all decay, Shall blessings to his heirs convey. Tlie man that's fiird ivith virtue's light, Shines brightest in affliction's night ; Compassion dwells within his miiid, His justice flows to all mankind. ■> o [ HL lib'ral favours he extends, To some he gives, to others lends ; And what his charity impairs. He siives by prudence in affairs. 5 Though dangers threaten him around, Unmov'd shall he maintain his ground. The sweet remembrance of the just Shall flourish when lie sleeps in dust. 6 His hands, whilst they his alms bestow'd, His glory's future harvest sow'd ; W^iience he shall reap a sure reward, And dwell for ever with the Lord. Tate, varied. PSALM CXin. Long Metre. m Divine Greatness and Condescension. 1 Ye servants of th' Almighty King, In ev'ry age his praises sing. Wherever the circling sun displays His rising beams or setting rays. 2 Above the earth, beyond the sky. Stands his high throne of majesty ; Not time, nor nature's narrow rounds. Can give his vast dominion bounds. 3 What impious mortal rashly dare, u hat angel, with our God compare ? His glories, how divinely bright. Who dwells in uncreated light ! I ^ i?S *^^^^'s his glorious head to view VV hat the bright hosts of angels do ; And condescends yet more to know 1 he mean aftairs of men below. ]fir> PSALM 114. PSALM 115, 116. 167 5 From dust and colt-.i^is oIjscuit, liis ^vixcc exalts the lumible poor ; Cihih thcni the honour of his sons, And niakt's them meet ibr hea\ 'nly thror. W A 1 1 V>\\M (■Xl\ . /.'///- M^tre. M or [) Mirnclcs attcmlini; Isracri. Journey. 1 When Israel, fa ed from Pharaoh's hand, Left tlie proud tyrant and his land, Tlie tribes w itli .Juerful honia'.;e own Tlieir King, and Judah was liis throne. 2 Across the deep their journey lay, Tlie deep di\ ides to make diem Avay ; Jordan belield their march, and Hed With backw ard current to his head. 3 The mountains shook like treml)ling sheep ; Like lambs, die smaller hills did leap ; Not Sinai on its l)ase could stand, Conscious of so\ 'reign i)0\v'r at hand. 4 What povv'r could make the sea divide ' Or Jordan backward roll liis tide ? Why did ye leai), ye little hills ? And whence the fright that Sinai feels ? 5 Let e\'ry mountain, evVy flood Ki'tire, and know tli' approaching God ; The King of Israel ! see him here 1 Treinl)le, thou earth, adore and iear. 6 He thunders, and all nature mourns ; The rock »o flow ing water turns ; From st ues, spring fountains at his word. And earui and seas confess the Lord. \VATT^ PSALM CXV. Long Metre. ^ or ^ Idolatry reproved. 1 Not to ourselves, who are but dust. Not to ourselves is glory due ; l^nt to thy name, thou only just, Thou only gracious, wise, and true ! 2 Tin dreadful majesty proclaim, Nor let the heathen's haughty tongue Insult us, and, to raise our shame, Say, 'where'sthe God you've serv'd so long ?" .) The God we ser\'e, maintains his throne Above the clouds, beyond the skies ; Thron^^h all the earth his will is done, lie knows our groans, and hears our cries. !• Pint tlie vain idols they adore -\ic senseless shapes of stone or wood ; At l)est, a mass of glitt'ring ore, A silver saint, or golden god. " O Israel, make the Lord thy Iiope, Thy help, diy refuge, and thy rest ! The Lord shall build thy ruins up, And bless the people and the priest. '> The dead no more can speak thy praise, I'licy dwell in silence, in the grave ; Biit, whilst we live, we'll sing thy grace, And tell the world thy pow'r to save. Watts, i PSALM CXVI. Common Metre. Praise for Deliverance from Distress. \V^HAT shall I render to my God, For all his kindness shown ? m 168 PSALM 117. My feet shall visit thine abode, My songs address thy throne. 2 Among the saints who fill thy house, My oftVings 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 stTvants in thy sight ! How precious is their blood ! 4 How happy all thy servants are ! How great thy grace to me ! My life which thou hast made thy care, Lord, I devote to thee. 5 Here, in tliy courts, I leave my vow. And thy ricli grace record ; Witness, ye saints, who hear me now, If I forsake the Lord. Watts. PSALM 118. 169 PSALM CXVII. Short Metre. M Praise to God from all Nations. 1 Thy name. Almighty Lord, Shall sound through distant lands ; Great is thy grace, and sure thy word, Thy truth for ever stands. 2 Far be thine honours spread ; Long may thy praise endure, Till morning light and ev'ning shade Shall be exchang'd no more. Watts. rSALM CXVIII. V. 18, 19. i8t Part. C. M. M Recovery from Sickness. 1 Sov'reign of life, I own thy hand In evYy chast'ning stroke ; And whilst I smart beneath thy rod, 1 hy presence I invoke. 2 To thee, in my distress I cry'd, I hy mercy lent an ear ; ' ^ 7 PP^^''"^'"* ^vord my life prolonged. And brouglit salvation near. 3 Unfold, ye gates of righteousness, 1 iiat, with the pious throng, 1 may record my solemn vov\'s, And tune my grateful song. i Prais ' to the Lord, whose gentle hand KeneAv s our lab 'ring breath • Praise to the Lord, who makes his saints Inuniphant in their death. ' ^^ly God, in that appointed hour, I lie heav iiiy world display ; VV here sm and death shall have no place And tears be wip'd away. ' ^ "^ i?r?\ ^^'^^'^^^^ ^'^^ nations of the bless'd With rapture sing around ; My anthems to delivVif^g grace In loftier strains shall sound. Dodd ridge, wiih variation. 1^SAL]VI CXVIII. Sec.7^i^r~T]ir~^~ For the Lord's Day. 1 This is the day the Lord hath made. He calls the hours his own : 15 I 170 PSALM 118. PSALM 119. Let hcav'ii rejoice, let earth be glad, And praise surround thy throne. 2 This dav, the Saviour left the dead, And Satan's empire fell ; This day, the saints his triumph spread, And all his wonders tclh 3 Hosanna to tlV anointed King, To David's holy Son ! Save us, O Lord, descend and bring Salvation from thy throne. 4 Blest be tlie Lord, who comes to men With messages of grace ; Who comes in God, his FaUier^s name. To save our sinful race. 5 Hosanna in the liighcst strains Tlie diurch on earth can raise 1 ^ The highest heav'ns in which lie reigns Sliall give him nol)ler praise. 171 PSALM CX\H1. Short Metre. Salvation by Clirist. 1 Behold the Corner- Stone, Which God in Zion lays, To build our heav'nly hopes upon, And his eternal praise ! The Jewish scribe and priest Reject it with disdain ; Yet on tliis Rock shall Z ion rest. And envy rage in vam. The work, O Lord, is tliinc. And wondrous in our eyes ; Tliis dav declares it all divine : This clay did Jesus rise. I '1 4 How glorious is the day. By our Redeemer made ! Let us rejoice, and sing, and pniy. Let all the church be glad. 1 Hosanna to the King Of David's royal blood ! Bless him, ye saints, he comes to bring Salvation from your God. ') We bless thy holy word. Which all this gn'ce displays ; And offer on thine altar. Lord", Our sacrifice of praise. Watts. PSALM CXIX. First Fart. C. M, M or b The Happiness of a virtuous Life. 1 How bless'd are diey who always keep The pure and perfect way ; Who never from tlie sacred paths Of God's commandments stray ! 2 How bless'd, Avho to his righteous laws Have still obedient been. And have with humbie fervent zeal His favour sought to win I Such men their utmost caution use To shun each wicked deed ; But in the pat!i which he directs W^ith constant care proceed. 1 Thou strictly hast enjoin'd us, Lord, To learn thy sacred will. And all our diligence employ Thy statutes to fulfil. 5 O then that thy most holy \\ ill Might o'er our ways preside ; 172 PSALM 119. And we the course of all our life By thy direction guide ! 6 Then with assurance should we walk From all confusion free, Convinc'd, with joy, that all our ways With thy commands agree. Tate. PSALM CXIX. Sec. Fart. Comiaon Metre, b The Danger attending Youth. 1 Indulgent God, with pitying eye The sons of men survey ; Aihl see how youthful sinners sport In a destructive way. 2 In pleasure's flow 'r\^ path they tread, On future years presume, Although ten thousand snares are spread, To snatch them to the tomb. 3 Reduce, O Lord, their wand'ring mind, Amus'd with airy dreams. That heav'nly \visdom may dispel Their visionary schemes. 4 With holy caution may they walk, And make thy word their guide ; Till each, the danger safely past. On Zion's hill abide. DoDPRiPGE, with variatlop. PSALM CXiX. Third Part. Com. Metre, t? Repentance and Obedience. 1 Thou lut my portion, O my God ! Soon as I know thy way. My heart prepares t' obey thy word. And suffers no delay. PSALM 119. 2 I choose the path of heav'nly truth, And glory in my choice ; Not all the riches of the earth Can make me so rejoice. 3 The testimonies of tliy grace I set before my eyes ; Thence I derive my daily strength, And there my comfort lies. 1 If e'er I \vander from thy path, I think upon my ways, Then turn my leet to thy commands. And trust thy pard'ning grace. 5 If thou incline this wand'ring heart Thy precepts to fulfil ; Tlien, till my mortal life shall end, 1 sliall pertbrm thy will. Watts. PSALM CXIX. 4th Part. C. M. ^ or b Instruction from Scripture. 1 Thy word is like a heav'nly light, Which guides us all the day ; And through the dangers of the night, A lamp to lead our wa.v. - \Vhen once it enters to the mind, Jt spreads such light abroad, 1 he meanest souls instruction find, And raise their thoughts to God. 3 The starry heav'ns thy rule obey, The earth preserves her place ; In nature's volume, night and day, Thy pow'r and skill we trace. 15* 174 PSALM 119. 4 But in thy law and gospel, Lord, Are lessons more divine ; Not e;irth stands firmer than thy word, Nor stars so nobly shine. 5 Thy word is everlasting truth, How pure is ev'ry page ! That holy book shall guide our youth, And well support our age. PSALM 119. 175 w ATT«. PSALM CXfX. Fifth Part. Long Metre, b Godly Sorrow for the Sins of Men. 1 Arise, my tender thoughts, arise ; Let torrents drown my weeping eyes ; And thou, my heart, with anguish feel Those evils which thou canst not heal. 2 Sec human beings sunk in shame ; See scandals pour'd on Jesus' name ; See God insulted through his Son, The world abus'd, the soul undone. 3 My heart with rev'rence hears thy word, And trembles at thy threat' nings, Lord ; I know the wretched, dreadful end, To which their careless steps descend. 4 My God, the mournful scene I view With horror and with pity too ; O could my sympathy reclaim The wTetches from destructive flame ! But feeble my compassion proves ; It can but weep, were most it loves : Thy own all-saving grace employ, And turn these drops of grief to joy. DODOBIDCC 3 PSALM CXIX. Sixth Part. C. M. ^ or t) Delight in the Word of God. ^ ^,.^,?^^.^^'c thy holy law ! 1 IS daily my delight ; Ancl thence my meditations draw Divme advice by night. 2 My waking eyes prevent the day, 1 o meditate thy word ; My soul ^vlth longing melts a\Aav, 1 o liear thy gospel, Lord. ' "' ^V'^!^?/'^"^^'''^'^^^'^"^^'^ '-''^^ *^ skies. 1 call thy words to mind ; I ^^'"'r^S^^l^,^ "^ ^^-^nn dcA otion rise. And God's acceptance find. How well enii)Ioy my tongue ! It dieers my tiresome pilgrimage. And yields a heav'nly song ! 5 Am I a stranger, or at home, 1 is my continual feast ; xNot honey dropping from die comb 00 much allures the taste. 6 No treasures so enrich the mind. Nor shall thy word be sold xt'^''*^^ of silver well refin'd, Nor heaps of shining gold. 7 \Vhen nature sinks and spirits droop 1 hy promises of grace Are pillars to support my hope, And elevate my praise. Watti, r 176 PSALM 119. PSALM 119. PSALM CXIX. 7th Part. C. M. M or b The Variety and Comfort of the Divine Word. 1 Lord, I have made thy word my choice. Thy statutes all are just ; They make my noblest pow'rs rejoice, And mortify my lust. 2 Thy precepts often I survey, And keep thy law s in sight, Througli all the business of the day. To form my actions right. 3 And when my spirit takes her fill From fountains so divine, Not mighty men, that share the spoil, Have joy compared to mine. 4 I read the hist'ries of thy love, And keep thy gnK:e in sight ; Whilst through the promises 1 rove With ever new delight. 5 'Tis like a land of wealth unknown, Where living springs arise ; Seeds of immortal bliss are sown, And hidden glory lies : 6 The best relief that mourners have ; It makes our sorrows blest ; Our fairest hope beyond the grave, And our eternal rest. Watt?. PSx\L»I CXIX. 8th Part. C. M # or b The Perfection of Scripture. 1 Let all the heathen writers join To form one perfect book ; Great God, it once compared with thine, Ho\y mean their writings look I 2 Not the most perfect rules they gave Could shew one sin forgiv'n. Not lead a step beyond the gnive ; mt thine conduct to heav'ii. 3 I've seen an end of what we call 1 erlection, here below ; How short the po^vVs of nature flilj, -incl can no farther go. ^ %l!^^ fo»^niands, O righteous Lord? Peivade the heart within; -Lytcccts tlie secret sm. ' \\rt^ ^^'^ ^^^^^ perfection here, VV hile sin defiles our frame, And sinks our virtues down so ftir, 1 hey scarce deserve the name. ' p'^n'f *'',''"i'^ ^^^^F' ^"^ ^v'^-y grace, t all far below^ thy word ; But perfect truth and righteousness Uvvell only with the Lord. V/atts, varied. 177 ^ or b I'SALM CXIX. 9th Part. C. M. Besire of Divine Knowledge. I Th V mercies fill the earth, O Lord How great thy Morks appear ! ' ^Vm my t>-cs to read thv word, And see thy wonders there. ^ Mv flesh, by thy creating hands, Is form'd with care and skill ; u make me learn thy just commands, ^/ hat I may them fulfil! ^ Since Tni a stranger here below, 15C thou my constant guide ; 178 PSALM 119. PSALM 119. 179 Direct the wny my feet shall go, Nor let me turn aside. 4 If thou to me thy statutes shew, And heav'iily truth impart, •Thy uork for ever I'll pursue, Thy law shall rule my heart. 5 Fr. I. those vain objects turn my sight, VV hich this false world displays ; But fdvc mi' lieav'nly pow'r and light, 1'.i tread thy righteous ways. Tate and Watt: p :, , 1 v: " V . V 1 Qt^ Part. C. M. 5 •Lg- after Holiness. 1 O 1 ' 1 lilt Lord would guide my woy I'o keep his s^ tutes still 1 O th:, ny (t ,uld grant me grace T IV now . .0 his will! 2 Stiui thy r Spirit, Lord, to write '. iiy 1; tpon my heart ; Nor let n .. tongue indulge deceit, Nor act the liar's part. 3 From vanity lvr\ ofl* my eyes ; Let no corrui): design, Nor covetous desires, irise Wiuiia thi". son I ol .nine. 4. Or^'-r my foobLii)s by tliy word. And make my heart sincere ; Lit sin havr lO dominion. Lord, But kee:> :.iy conscience clear. 5 My soul hath gone too tar astray, My feet ioi often slide ; O bring me f) 'v to virtue's way, And be thy truth my guide ! 6 Make mc to walk in thy commands, 'Tis a delightful road ; Nor let my head, or heart, or hands, Offend against my God. Watts. PSALM CXIX. nth Part. CM. b Holy Resolutions I O THAT thy statutes evYy hour Might dwell upon my mind ! Thence I derive a quick'ning pv 'r, And daily comfort find. J Thy word shall dwell upon my heart, To keep me pure within, And be an everlasting guard i^ rom ev'iy rising sin. V To meditate thy precepts, Lord, Shall be my sweet employ : My soul shall ne*er forget tliy word, fhy word is all my joy. 4 How would I run in thy commands, If thou my heart discharge From sin's deceit and folly's bands, And set my feet at large ! 5 My lips with courage shall declare Thy statutes and thy name ; rll speak thy word, though tyrants hear. Nor yield to sinful shame. '^ ^^cp^rt from mc, jt wicked race. Whose hands and hearts .:.re ill ; 1 love my God, I love his ways, And must obey his will. Watts. I 180 PSALM 119. PSALM 119. FSALM CXIX. 12th Part. CM. 5 The Benefit of Afflictions. 1 Consider all my sorrows, Lord, And dw delivVance send ; My soul for thy salvation waits ; \\'htn will my troubles end ! 2 Yet I have foimd 'tis good for mc To bear my Father's rod ; Afflictions make me learn the law , And rev crcnce my God. 3 I'his is the comfort I enjoy, When new distress l)cgins ; 1 read thy word, I rtm thy w ays, And hate my former sins. 4 Had not thy word l>ecn my delight, When earthly joys were fled, My soul, oppress'd with sorrow's weight. Had sunk among the dead. 5 I know tliy judgments, Lord, are right, Though they may seem sc\ ere ; In all the suff'rings I endure. Thy grace and love appear. 6 Before I knew thy chastening rod. My feet were apt to stray ; But tiow I learn to keep th\ w ord, Nor wander from thy way. w PSALM CXIX. 13th Part. C. M, Prayer for quickening^ Grace. 1 My soul lies cleaving to the dust. Lord, give me life divine ; From vain desires, and ev'ry lust III rn off these eyes of mine. '2 I need the influence of thy grace J o speed me in mv way ; ' Lest 1 should loiter in m/race, Ur turn my feet astray. 3 When sore afflictions press me down, I need thy quick'ning powVs ; Qi \\T^,' ^^'''^ ^ ^^'^^ ^st^d on, '^liall help my heaviest hours. 1 Are not thy mercies sovVeign still ? And thou a faithful God ? ^v lit tliou not grant me warmer zeal 1 o run the heav'nly road ? ' 5 Does not my heart thy precepts love ? And long to see thy free ^ W^^ ^?'^ rT."^>^ spirits move. Without enhv'mng grace ! 6 Then shall I love thy gospel more, ,, And ne'er forget thv word, VV hen I have felt its quick'ning pow'r, 1 o draw me near the Lord. — Watt s. I'aAUI CXIX. 14th Part. L. M. j, Afflictions sanctified. I' Hmyi"', ^ ""'^'.^ ^^y Sentle hand ; T m ^Sa'''''^ "'^ chastising rod, 1 1. 1 toic d my conscience to a stand '^nd brought my wand'ring soul to God ! ■ F!i"'rt T}.^'^\"^ ^ ^vent astray, " '^^ I Iiad ielt thy scourges. Lord : 16 181 182 PSALM 120. I left my guide, and lost my way ; But .low I love and keep thy word. 3 'Tis good for me to wear the yoke, For pride is apt to rise and swell ; •Tis good to bear my Father's stroke, lliat I may learn his statutes well. 4 Tlie law that issues from thy mouth, Shall raise my cheerful passions more Thr' . -'^1 the treasures ot the south, O: ... !i. hills of golden ore. 5 Thy liaiitis have made my mortal frame, Thy Spirit form'd my soul withm ; Teach me to lo\'e thy holy name, And guard me safe from ev'ry sin. 6 Tlicn those who love and fear the Lord, In liiy salvation shall rejoice ; For I have trusted in thy word, And make thy grace my only choice. Watts PSALM m. PSALM CXX. Common Metre, Complaint a^inst Enemies. 1 Thou God of love, thou ever blest, Pity my suff'ring state ; W hen wilt thou set my soul at rest Fronvmen who love deceit ? 2 Ah, wo is me, to have my seat Among the sons of strife! Perpetual insult doom'd to meet, From men of restless life. 3 Oh might I fly to change my place, Pd rather choose to roam In some wide, lonesome wilderness, To find a silent home ! b 183 •I Peace is the blessing that I seek, And friendly terms prepare ; But when to them of peace I speak, 1 hey all for war declare. ') New passions still their souls engage, ii/c" , ^1^ ^^^^^ malice strong ; VV^at shall be done to curb thy rage O thou provoking tongue ! ' Should deadly arrows strike thee through Strict justice would approve ; ' And melt his heart with love. Watts and Merrick. PSALM CXXI. C, .Metre. *„,„ Divine Preser it )n. 1 From Zion's hill my help descends ; 1 o Lioa 1 lift mine eyes • Mv strengtii alone on him depends, Who built the earth and skies. 2 He, ever watchful, ever nigh, rorbids my feet to slide ; No sleep nor slumber seals the eye Of Israel's faithful Guide. 3 He \vill sustain my feeble pow'rs Vy ith his almighty arm ; And watch my most unguarded hours Against all fatal harm. 4 Then let my soul securely rest, My guardian is the Lord ; [blest ^pP?'^> ^^ ^\^»^ J?i^*^^s my slumbers i rotection will afford. 184 X o/\jLji*^l ijdLt 5 Nor scorching sun, nor sickly moon, Will he permit to smite ; He shields my head from burning noon From noxious damps by night. 6 At home, aljroad, in peace, in war, God w ill mj- lite defend ; Conduct me tree from ev'ry snare, Safe to my journey's end. T \ 1 E, Watts :.nd Meuki'^^ PSALM CXXl. Hallelujah Metre. m or b Divine Preservation. 1 To God I lift m\ c\ cs, From whom is all m\' aid : The God who built the skies, And eartli's foundation laid. God is the tow V To which I fly; His grace is nigh III ev'ry hour. 2 My feet shall never slide, And fall in fatal snares, Since God, my hcav'nly guide, Will dissipate my fears. Tliose wakeful eyes Which never sleep. Shall Israel kcej), When dangers rise. 3 No burning heat by day, Nor blast of ev'ning air. Shall take my health a^vay. If God be with me there. PSALxM 122. 185 Thou art my light And thou my shade, To guard my head, By day or night. 4 Hast thou not promised, Lord, To save my soul from death ? And I can trust thy word. To keep my mortal breath. ril go and come. Nor fear to die, Till from on high Thou call me home. il' Watts. PSALM CXXII. Common Metre. E For Uie Lord's-Day Morning. 1 Behold the rising dawn appear, Which calls our willing feet To tread thy courts, O God I and here Our solemn praise repeat. 2 Fair Zion's gates are our delight ; Within her walls we stand ; And all her happy sons unite In friendship's sacred band. We love tl>c place where Zion's Lord Is pleas'd to shew his face ; Here he proclaims his holy word. And here accepts our praise. 4 With rev'rend awe and godly fear, We bow before thy throne ; For thou the fervent pray'r wilt hear, Through thy beloved Son. 16^ 186 PSALM 122. PSALM 123. 5 Peace be v\ ithin this hallow'd place, And joy a constant guest ; With holy gifts and heav'nly grace, Be her attendants blest. 6 Our souls sliall pray for Zion still, While hte or breath remains ; For Iki'c our friends and brethren dwell, And here our Saviour reigns. Wat'is and Merrick, united and varied. PSAr.M rXXlI. Particular Metre, M Tlie Pleasure of Publick Worship. 1 How does my heart rejoice, To hear tlie publick xoire, " Conne, let us seek oiu' God to-day !" Yes, with a che< rful zeal, Well haste toZion's hill, And there our \'o\vs and honours pay. 2 Zion, thrice hapi)y place ! Adorn'd w ith w ondrous grace, And walls of strengtli enclose thee round In thee our tribes appear. To pray, and praise, and hear The sacred gospel's joyful sound. 3 Here David's holy Son, Hath plac'd his royal throne. He sits for grace and judgment here ; He bids the s;iints be glad. He makes the wicked sad ; But humble souls rejoice with fear. 4 May peace attend thy gate, And joy within diee wait, To bless the soul of ev'ry guest ; 187 II The man who seeks thy peace And wishes thine increase, ' A thousand blessings on him' rest 1 My tongue repeats her vows, J eace to this sacred house," l^or liere my friends and brethren dwell ; And since my glorious God Makes thee his blest abode. My soul shall ever love thee well. Wa tts. PSALM CXXIH. Common Metre. 5 Pleading with Submission. ^ ° J".K^' Yl^^F ^^'^^^ and justice reign, Lnthnjn'd above the sky ; 1 o thee our hearts would tell their pain, 1 o thee we lift our eye. 2 As servants watch their master's hand. And dread die stern rebuke ; Or maids before their mistress stand. And wait the peaceful look : ' ^0 for our sins we justly feel Ihy righteous hand, O God ; ^rn'^\^ the gracious moment still, 1 ill thou remove thy rod. 4 Those who in ease and pleasure live, Uur daily groans deride ; And thy delays of mercy give t resh courage to their pride. 5 Oiir foes insult us ; but our hope In thy compassion lies : i"^^thoiight shall bear our spirits up, 1 hat God will not despise. Watts., 188 PSALM 124, 125. PSALM CXXIV. Lung Metre. I Deliverance from Enemies. 1 Had not the Lord, may Israel say, Had not the Lord maintain'd our side, When men, to make our lives a prey, Rose like the swelling of the tide ; 2 The swelling tide had stopped our brcatli. So fiercely did the billows roll ; We had been swallo\\ 'd deep in death : The w^aters had oYTwhelm'd our soul. r> We leap for joy, we shout and sin^>?, Who just eseap\l the fatal stroke ; So flies the bird w ith lively w iiui, When once the fou ler's snare is I)rokc. 4 For ever blessed be the Lnrd, Who broke the fou ler's deadly snare ; Who sav'd us from the threatening sword, And made our li\ es his w atchiul care. 5 Our help is in Jehovah's n: nie, Who form'd the earth and built the skits; Who still upholds all nature's irume, And guards his church w ith wakeful eyev Watts PSALM 126. 189 ^ or\) PSALM CXXV. CommoJi Metre. Trial and Safety. 1 Unshaken as the sacred hill, And firm as mountains be. When tempests rise, the soul shall siar^ ' That trusts, O Lord, in thee. 2 As lofty mountains stood to guard Fair Salem's happy ground ; So God's almighty pow'r and lo\c Enclose his church around. ^ ^ ^^r^^^l!^^ ^^^^'^^ ^^^e tyrant's rod 1 inHict a chast'niug stroke ; Yet, lest It wound the soul too deep Its fury shall be broke. '^' ^k^r}^''''^rl'^l ^^"^^>^ ^^'^^ ^^ith those, V V 1 losi! filial love and iear, VV hose laith and hope, and ev'ry grace, IVoclaini tlieir hearts sincere. - Watts, varied. ) ^'^'^^-^^ CXXVI. CommofK Metre. M. Remarkable Deliverance. 1 A\'iiEN God reveal'd his gracious name, And cliang'd our mournful state. Our rapture seem'd a pleasing dream, 1 lie work appcar'd so great. 2 "Great is the work," our brethren cry'd ^^ And own'd the pow'r divine ; exreat IS the work," our souls reply 'd. And be the glory thine." ^ Tk Lord can clear the darkest skies. Urn give ns day for night ; Make drops of sacred sorrow rise 1 o rivers of delight. 1 Let those who sow in sadness, wait Ti 1"^!/^"^' harvest come ; 1 iiey shall confess their sheaves are Rrcat • And shout the blessings home. ' 'i^!?^,seed, though buried long in dust, VV ,11 not deceive their hope : 1 lie precious grain cannot be lost, ^ or grace ensures the crop.' Watts. I 'i 190 PSALM 127, 128. PSALM 129. 191 PSALM CXXVII. Common Metre. ^ or b Success and Prosperity from Gotl. 1 If God, to build the lioiisc deny, 11ie builders work in vain ; Cities vvithutit liis watchful eye An useless guard maintain : 2 In vain we rise before the day, And late 16 rest repair ; _ Allow no respite to our toil, And eat the bread of care. 3 But if we trust our Father's love. And in his ways delight, He'll give us needful fofxl by day. And quiet sleep by night. 4 Then children, relatives, and friends Shall real blessings prove ; And all the eardjy joys he sends Be crown'd w ith heav'nly love. Tate and Watts, with addition. FSALM CXXVm. Long Metre. Family Duties and Blessings. 1 Blest is the man who fears the Lord, And walks by his unerring word ; Comfort and i>eace his dajs attend, And God will ever prove his friend. 2 To him who condescends to dwell With saints in their obscurest cell, Be our domestic altars rais'd, And daily let his name be prais'd. 3 To him may each assembled house Present their night and morning vows ; Their servants and their rising race Be taught his precepts and his gn|ce. I Then shall the charms of wedded love htill more delightful blessings prove ; And parents' hearts shall overflow VVith joys that parents only know. 5 \VlKii nature droops, our aged eyes Sluill see our children's cliildren rise; 1 III, pleas d and thankful, we remove. And join the flimily above. Doddridge and Meurick, united and varied. PSALM CX XIX. Long Metre. ^ or b (A new version.) The Counsels of Enemies disappointed. I How often Iiave our restless foes 1 heir arts employ'd to vex our land ! put 0(xl did kindly inteipose ; His powV hath made our feet to stand. - By subtle wiles as dark as night, 1 iKir malice lay aw liile conceal'd ; iiut soon the mischief sprang to light. And all their projects stood reveal'd. 3 With pride and powV and lifted hand, I hey dealt their ^^nsLM blows around; Our backs m ere like the ftirrow'd land VV hen ploughmen l)reak the stubborn 1 But secret arts, and open force, [ground Have never mov^d our steadfast feet : His justice still maintains its course, AiKl he will all their plots defeat. ' m^r^^'^"^ ^''''' ^'^'' '^^P^s '^^'^^ fade, ^or I rod nor man their counsels bless ; Lzf^ PSALM 130. PSALM 130, 131. 193 No friendly hand shall lend them aid, No tongue shall w ish them good succe ss. PSALM CXXX. Common Metre. k Repentance and Pardon. 1 Lord, shouldst thou call us to thy bar, Should thine unpartial hand Avenge our sins against thy law, What mortal flesh could stand ! 2 But sov'reign mercy dwells with thee, Hope daw ns amidst our fears ; Divine forgi\ eness, large and iree, Shall wipe our flowing rears. 3 On thee alone, our souls w ould wait, And in thy word would stay ; Thy [)romises can light create, And turn our night to day. 4 Just as the guards that keep the night Long for the morning skies, Watch the first beaiiis of l)reaking light, And meet them with their e\es : 5 So wait our souls to see thy grace, And, more intent than they, Meet the first openings of tli>' face, And find a brighter day. 6 Let contrite sinners on the Lord, With humble hope recline ; Justice and mercy, m his w ord, Harmoniously combine. 7 Unnumberd though our sins appear, And fill our hearts w ith pain ; Thy boundless love dispels our fear, And cleanses ev'ry stain. Watts and Steeli PSALM CXXX. Long Metre, t} Pardoning Grace. 1 From deep distress and troubled thoughts, To thee, my God, I raise my cry ; If thou severely mark our flmlts, W^hat flesh could stand before thine eye ! 2 But thou hast set thy throne of grace Free to dispense thy pardons there ; That sinners may approach thj^ face, And hope and love, as well as fear. r> As the benighted pilgrims wait, And long and wish for breaking day ; So waits my soul Ix'fore thy gate ; When will mj^ God his face display ? t My trust is fix'd upon thy word, Nor shall I trust thy word in vain ; Let mourning souls address the Lord, And find relief from all their pahi. 5 Gnat is his love, and large his grace, Through the redemption of his Son ; He turns our leet from sinful ways, And pardons what our hands have done. Watts. PSALM CXXXI. Common Metre. 5 Humility and Contentment. 1 Is tliere ambition in my heart ? Search, gracious God, and see ; Or, do I act a haughty part ? Lord, I ai^peal to thee. 2 Drive from the confines of my heart All discontent and pride ; 17 194 PSALM 152. Nor iet me, in tTroiicous i)aihb, . With thoughtless sinners glide. 3 Whate'er thine all discerning eye Sees for ihy creature fit, III bless the good, and to the ill Contentedly snl)mit. 4 With hunil>le pleasure let me view 'File pri)sp'rous and the great ; Mahgnaiitc.ivyletmeHy, And odious self-conceit. 5 Lt t not despair nor fell re\ enge Be to my bosom know n ; O give me tears for otiiers' wo, And patience for ni}' o\\ n ! 6 Feed me witli necessary food, I ask not w ealth or f mie ; But give me eyes to view lliy works, And sense to praise thy name. •7 May my still days obscurely pass, \\lthout remorse or care ; Ai.d let me for the parting hour Incessantly prei):ire. B. Williams's Collection. i*iALM CXXXll. Cimmon Aklre. M The Jewish and Christian Churches compared. 1 The Lord in Zion plac'd his name, . His ark was settled ttiere ; To Zion the whole nation came To worship thrice a year. 2 Thither from Canaan's utmost ends, The favour'd tribes resort ; And G(xl his sure protection lends, While they approach his court. PSALM 133. 195 3 Biu we have no such lengdis to go. Nor such a tedious road; Waiere'er thy saints assemble now, 1 here is a house of God. 4 Arise, O King of grace ! arise, And enter to thy rest; Lo, tliy church waits with longing eves I hus to lyQ own'd and blest. * ' 5 I^nter with all thy glorious train, 1 hy Spirit and tliy w ord ; AH that the ark did once contain Could no such grace afford. 6 Here, mighty God, accept our xows, 1-lcre let tliy praise be spread ; ±5 less the provisions of tlij- house And fill thy poor with bread. —_»______ ^V'atts, varied. PSAf.M CXXXni. Short Metre. M Brollicrly Love. 1 Blest are the sons of peace, VV hos(' hearts aiid hopes are one ; 'Ph^, /'' i^?K ?"' t^ ^^rve and please 1 hrough all their actions run ! 2 Blest is the pious house. Where zeal and friendship meet ; M-'^if^^'tf •''^ P'^^'^' ^''^ niingled vows, iviake their communion sweet. 3 Thus on the heav'nly hills 1 lie saints are blest above ; aZ ^uT ^"^^.T™""^ ^^^'^^ distils, And all the air is love. ' Watts. 196 PSALM 134, 135. PSALM 136. LQ7 PSALM CXXXIV. Long Metre. X Daily and nightly Devotion. 1 Ye servants of th' eternal King, ^ Your grateful hymns in triumph smg ; Ye who attend his courts by day, And in the night your homage pay. 2 Behold the sun, obedient still To execute his Maker's will ! The silver moon and planets roll In silence round the glowing pole. 3 As they dispense their steady rays, Like them, be constant in his praise ; Like them harmoniously join To celebrate the hand divine. 4 And may that God whose pow'r has made This earth, and heav'n's wide arch display 'd, From sacred Zion bid you prove The blessings of his boundless love. Partly from Merrick. PSALM CXXXV. Common Metre. E Praise to the true and living God. 1 Awake, ye saints, to praise your King ; Your noblest passions raise ; The pious pleasure while you sing. Increasing with the praise. 2 Great is tlie Lord, and works of might His majesty declare ; But still his saints are near his sight, And find a parent's care. 3 Heav'n, eartli and sea confess his hand ; He bids the vapours rise ; Lightning and storm, at his command, Sweep through the vaulted skies. 4 All pow 'r diat kings or gods have claim'd Is found with him alone ; But heathen gods should ne'er be nam'd Where our Jehovah's known. 5 Which of the stocks or stones they trust Can give them show'rs of rain ? In vain they pray to glitt'ring dust, And worship gold in vain. 6 But > c A\ ho know the living God, Serve him with holy fear ; He makes his church his blest abode, iVnd claims your homage here. Watts, varied. rSALM C XXXVI. Long Metre. Creation, Providence, and Grace. 1 Give to our God immortal praise, Mercy and truth are all his ways ; Wonders of grace to God belong ; Repeat his mercies in your song. 2 Ciive to the Lord of lords renown, The King of kings with glory crown ; His mercies never shall decay, Though lords and kings shall pass away. 3 He built the earth, he spread the sky, And fix'd the starry lights on high : Wonders of grace to God belong, Repeat his mercies in your song. 4 He gives the sun his cheering light, He bids the moon direct the night : J7"^ M 198 PSALM lafi. PSALM 136. 199 His mercies never sliall decay, Though suns and mcx)ns shall pass away. 5 He sent his Son with pow'r to save, From sin and darkness and the grave : Wonders of grace to God belong ; Repeat his mercies in your song. 6 Through this vain world he guides our feet, And leads us to his heavenly seat : His mercies ever shall endure, When this vain world shall be no more. WaI TS. PSALM CXXXVI. Hallelujah Metre. 1 To God, the might\' Lord, Your joyful thanks repeat ; To him due praise afford, As good as he is great. For God does pro\ c Our constant friend ; His boundless love Shall never end. 2 To him, whose wondrous pow V. All other gods obey ; Whom earthly kings adore, This grateful homage pay. For God will prove Our constant friend ; His boundless love Shall never end. 3 By his Almighty hand Stupendous works are wrought ; The heav'ns by his command Were to perfection brought. This God will prove Our constant ukad ; SL His boundless love Shall never end. 4 Through heav'n he doth display The radiant orbs of light ; The sun to rule by day. The moon and stars by night. This God will prove Our constant friend ; His boundless love Shall never end. 5 He spread the ocean round About the spacious land ; And made the solid ground Above the waters stand. This God will prove Our constant friend ; His boundless love Shall never end. 6 He doth the food supply^ On which all creatures live ; To God, who reigns on high, Eternal praises give. This God will prove Our constant friend ; His boundless love Shall never end. Tate. PSALM CXXXVI. All Sevens Metre. The Perfections and Providence of God. 1 Lift your voice, and thankful sing Praises to your heav'nly King ; For his blessings far extend, And his mercy knows no end. 200 PSAI.M 137. PSALM 138. 2 Be the I^ord your only theme, Who of gods is God supreme ; He to whom all lords beside Bow the knee, their tlices hide : 3 Who asserts his just command, By the w onders of his hand ; He whose w isdom, thron'd on high. Built the mansions of the sky : 4 He wlio hade the wat'ry deep In appointed bounds to keep, And tlie stars that gild the pole Through unmeasured ether roll. 5 Thee, O sun, whose powiful ray Rules the empire of the day ; You, O moon and stars, whose light Cheers the darkness oi the night. 6 He widi food sustains, O earth, All which claim from thee their birth ; For his blessings wide extend, And his mercy know s no end. 201 Merrick. PSALM CX\X\ 11. Common Metre. b (A new version.) Captivity. 1 Far from our friends and country dear In hostile lands wc nioan ; No tender hand to wipe the tear. Which flows witli ev'ry groan. 2 Our foes insulting mock our grief, And sport with our complaints ; No mercy prompts to give relief. Though laDguid mis'ry laijits. .^'^retrospective scenes employ'd, iiru **"*^ °" ^^™e'' days ; ^f en peaceful Sabbaths weenjoy'd, And all our work was praise. 4 But now, of liberty depriv'd In solitude confined, ' In vain we seek the word of life, ^ 1 o feed the starving mind. 5 To thee, O Lord, we lift our eye, ^u ^ u' ^^^ ^^^ commend ; 1 npu hear st the mourning pris'ner's sigh. 1 hou an the sufPrer's friend. 6 We seek no vengeance on our foes, but put our trust in thee ; U let thy mercy interpose, -^"d set thy captiv es free ! PSALM CXXXVIII. Common Metre, m A Song of Praise. ^ '^^ru^^r' ^^ ^^' ^^y J^eart shall bring 1 he lively grateful song ; ifr . "^ crowds shall hear me sing, With rapture on my tongue. 2 Amidst the glories of thy name, 1 hy truth exalted shines ; A faithful God, thy words proclaim In everlasting lines. 3 TIV eternal God looks kindly down On pious humble souls ; But from afar his piercing frown I he sons of pride controls. 4 Thou, Lord, wilt all my hopes fulfil, 1 o thee the work belongs ; 202 PSALM 138. Let endless mercy guide me still, And tune my grateful songs. Mrs Steele. FSALMCXXWni. L.M M Restorinfj and preserving Mercy. 1 With all my [)ow'rs of heart and ton.-^ue, ril praise my Maker in my song ; While holy zeal directs my eyes To thy fair tenipic in the skies. 2 Fil sing thy truth and mercy, Lord, I'll sing tlie wonders of thy \\o\x\ ; Not all tliy works and names IdcIow So mucli thy powV and glory show. 3 The God of heavii maintains his state, Frowns on the impious, proud and great ; But from his throne descends to see The sons of humble poverty. 4 Amidst a thousand snares I stand, Upheld and guarded by thy hand ; Thy words my fainting soul revive, And keep my dying faitli alive. 5 Grace will complete w hat grace begins, To save froiii sorrows or from sins ; The work w.'iich wisdom underlaLes, Eternal mercy ne'er forsakes. 'Wat js. PSALM CXXXVm. ver. 3, 5. S, M, Spiritual Strength and Joy. 1 My soul, review the time In which my God 1 sought ; I cr>'\l aloud for aid divine. And aid divine he brought. ,aBff. PSALM 139. 2 1 hrough all my fainting heart, His secret vigour spread ; 1 o me his strength he did impart, And nus'd my drooping head. ■i J hen will I raise my voice Aiid fbnn a cheerful song ; A\ ith all the saints I will rejoice, VV ho to his courts belong. 4 With them, the path I'll trace, VVhich leads to his abode ; And join to sing redeeming grace. Along the joyful road. ? Here, flow'rs of Paradise 1 here, Zion's lofty tow'rs arise, fhe seat of Zion's King. 6 Within those sacred walls I shall be ever blest • ' I'll follow where my Father calls. And seek his heav'nly rest. Altered from Doppiup cB PSALM c\xx\x^^e~[^;^^r^;^^f^~ The universal Presence of God. In all my vast concerns with tliee In vain my soul would try 1 o shun thy presence, Lord, or flee The notice of thine eye. 2 Thy all-surrounding sight surveys My rising and my rest ; My publick walks, my private ways And secrets of my breast. ^ ' ■> ^^^y thoughts lie open to the Lord, Before they're form'd within ; . 203 1 1 !» • 204 PSALM 1S9. And ere my lips pronounce the word, He knows the sense I mean. 4 O wondrous knowledge, deep and high ! Where can a creature hide ? Within thy circling arms I he, Beset on ev'ry side. 5 So let thy grace surround me still, And like a bulwark prove, To guard my soul from ev ry ill, Secur'd by sovereign love. PSALM 139. 205 PSALM CXXXIX. Sec. Part. C M. b The all-seeing Eye of God. 1 Lord, where shall guilty souls retire, Forgotten and unknown ? , In hell they meet thy dreadfui ire ; In heav'n thy glorious throne. 2 Should I Suppress my vitiil breath, T' escape the wrath di vine. Thy voice would break the bars of deaUi, And make the grave resign. 3 If, wing'd with beams of morning light, 'l fly beyond the west, Thy hand, which must support my flight, Would soon betray my rest. 4 If o'er my sins I think to draw The curtains of the night. Those flaming eyes which guard thy law Would turn the shades to light. 5 The beams of noon, the midnight hour, Are both alike to thee ; If ji I . I O may I ne'er distrust that powV rrom which I cannot flee. ^ Watts. PSALM CXXXIX. 3d Part. C. M. ♦ or b God the Author of our Being. 1 Gop of my life, whose bounteous care, 1* irst gave me pow'r to move : How shall my grateful heart declare i ne wonders of thy love ? 2 Thee will I honour, for I stand Ihe product of thy skill; The wonders of thy forming hand My admiration nil. 3 Whilst void of thought and sense, I lay. Lit !"^*^^n^'^l the sleeping clay, And caird m^ into birth. *^ ^ ^' 4 From thee before my breath begun, My hmbs their ilishion took ; iVr^'^ continuance, ev'ry one Was UTitten in thy book. 5 TInne eye beheld in perfect view, J he yet unfinish'd plan ; 111- imperfect lines thy pencil drew, And form'd the future man. ^ ^^y t^'s animated frame, lliis work of matchless skill, ^-2" devoted to thy natne, And love to do thy will ! B. WiUaras's Collection, varied. 18 206 PSALM 139. PSALM 139. 207 PSALM CXXXIX. 4tb Part C. M. 2K Praise for temporal and spiritual Mercies. 1 Almighty Father, gracious Lord, Kind Guardian of my days ! My heart thy mercies would record, In grateful songs of praise. 2 In life's first dawn, my tender frame Was thy indulgent care ; Before I could pronounce thy name, Or breathe my infant pray'r. 3 When reason with my stature grew, How faint her brightest ray ! How little of my God I knew ! How apt from thee to stiay ! i When life hung trembling on a breath, 'Twas thine almighty love That sav'd me from impending death, And bade my fears remove. 5 How many blessings round me shone, Where'er I turn'd my eye ! How many past, almost unknown, Or unregarded, by ! 6 Each rolling year new favours brought From thy exhaustless store ; But ah ! in vain my lab'ring thought Would count thy mercies o'er. 7 Lord, when this mortal frame decays, And e\ Vy weakness dies, Complete the wonders of thy grace And raise me to the skies. 8 Then shall my joyfuj pow'rs unite. In more exalted lays ; And join the happy sons of light, In everlasting praise. Mrs. Steele. PSALM CXXXIX. 5th Part. Long Metre, i^ or t) The Formation of Body and Soul. 1 Thou God, by whose command I live, fhe tribute of my praise receive ; To thee, O Lord, my life I owe. And all my joys from thee do flow. 2 Not many suns have formed the year. And rolPd their courses round the sphere, Since thou my shapeless dust survey 'd, In undistinguished matter laid. 3 Thy plastick hand my clay refin'd, Its particles in order join'd ; And, to complete the wondrous whole. Did stamp thine impge on my soul : 4 A soul susceptil^le of joy, Which length of time'cannot destroy ; rhough nature claims my vital breath, It bids defiance still to death, 5 To realms of bliss that soul will soar, \V1ien earth and skies shall be no more ; And there, in more exalted lavs. Shall sing my great Creator's praise. Mrs Carter, varied. FSALM CXXXIX. 5th Pari. C. M m or t) To the Searcher of Hearts. I Lord, should I count thy mercies o'er. How \'ast the numbers rise ! ^ I I PSALM 140. Beyond the sands that spread the shore, Or stars that gild the skies. 2 Whene'er I close my eyes to sleep, These thoughts shall sooth my rest ; And when I w ake, they still shall keep Their place within my breast. 3 Before thine all pervading eyes I would my soul display ; I scom to use the least disguise, But iisk thy strict survey. 4 Does my fond heart some fav'rite sin Within itself conceal, O may a beam of light divine The hidden guilt reveal ! 5 If in die paths of dark deceit My soul hath gone astray, O tuni and guide my wandering feet In thy celestial way ! Partly from Doddridok. PSALM CXL. Long Metre, M Deliverance from Enemies. 1 Great God, our haughty foes repel ; Their rage by pow'r superior quell ; Save us from their vindictive tongue, And guard us from the hand of wrong. 2 The tongue, by wisdom unsubdu'd, From bliss its owner shall exclude ; Destruction follows fast behind The feet to wickedness inclin'd. 3 Our heart has known thee, Lord, prepar'd The helpless and the poor to guard ; PSALM 141, 142. 209 To save thcni from oppression's jaws. And vindicate the injur'd cause. 4 The soul, subjected to thy fear, With gratitude thy voice shall hear ; Shall bow their wills to thy command, And in thy siglit accepted stand. Mekrick. PSALM CXLF. Low/ Mtire. M orh Watclifulness and brotherly Reproof. 1 Lord, when I call, make haste to hear, And to my voice incline thine ear ; So shall my prayV like incense rise, My lifted hands like sacrifice. 2 O set upon my lips a guard. And let my tongue be doubly l)arr'd ! Let not my heart to vice incline, Nor let my hand in mischief join. 3 If e'er from wisdom's path I stray, And walk in sin's delusive \\ ay, Let virtue's friends, severely kind, Reprove the errors of my mind. 4 Their faithful words, like ointment shed. Shall never bruise, but heal my head ; And when I find them pressed w ith grief, rU pray to Heav'n lor their relief. Watts, Merrick, and Denham. PSALM CXLII. Long Aktre. 5 Deliverance from Trouble and Sorrow. 1 To THEE, great God, I will disclose, In sad recital, all my woes ; Because thine eyes, with steady view, Tlirough sorrow's gloom my steps pursue. 18* 210 PSALM 143. 2 On ev Vy side I cast mine eye, But found no friend or helper nigh ; No lenient tongue my grief to cheer, No eye to drop the social tear. 3 Then, mighty God, to thee I cry'd, In whom I can my hopes confide ; Be thou my refuge w hile I live, Am} when I die, my soul receive. 4 Do thou my prison doors unbar, So shall my tongue thy love declare ; And righteous men with me shall join To celebrate thy powV divine. Watts and Merrick, varied. PSALM 144. 211 PSALM CXLIII. Long Metre. 5 Complaint and Hope. 1 Hear, O my God, with pity hciir, My humble, supplicating moan : In mercy answer all my prayV, And make thy truth and goodness known, 2 O let thy mercy still be nigh ; Should awful justice frown severe, Before the terror of thine eye, What trembling mortal can appear I 3 I call to mind the former days ; Thine ancient works declare thy name. Thy truth, thy goodness, and thy grace ; And these, O Lord, are still the same. i To thee I lift my suppliant hands, To thee my longing soul aspires ; As cheering showVs to thirsty lands. Thy grace can fill diese strong desires. 5 Speak to my heart ; the gloomy night Shall vanish, an4 bright morning break ; In tliee I trust, my guide, my light, Teach me the path my feet should take. 6 Teach me to do thy sacred will ; Thou art my God, my hope, my stay ; Let thy good Spirit lead me still, And point the safe, the upright way. Mrs. Steele. PSALM CXLIV. Long Metre, ^ or b Divine Prelection, Peace, and Plenty. 1 Descend from heav'n, Almighty Lord, And earth shall tremble at thy word ; The smoking liills, with conscious fear, Shall own their sov'rcign Maker near. 2 \yhilst thy keen pointed lightnings fly Like flaming arrows through the sky. Our foes, dispers'd, shall rise no more, Nor dare the terrors of thy pow'r. 3 O let thy potent arm control These threat'ning waves tliat round us roll ; These sons of vanity that rise, With fraudful hands and impious lies! 4 Then shall our sons, Ixneath thy care, Grow up like plants erect and fair ; Our daughters shall like pillars rise. Were splendid buildings charm the eyes. 5 Then plenty shall our stores increase, Plent>% die lovely child of peace ; The flock its fleecy wealth shall yield, And pour its thousands o'er the field. 6 The well fed ox shall then afford His cheerful labours to his lord ; No more shall sons of plunder reign, Nor sons of misery complain. PSALM 145. 7 O happy people ! flwoiir'd state ! Whom siicli peculiar blessings wait ; Hcipp\^ ! who on the Lord depend, Their help, their guardian, and their friend. Mrs. Steele. 1 PSALM CXLV. First Part. Com. Metre. Tlie Divine Perfections and Providence. 1 Thee will I l)less, my God and King, Thy endless praise proclaim ; Thih tribute daily will I bring, And ever bless diy name. 2 Thou, Lord, art infinitely great, And liiglily to l)e prais'd ; Thv majesty, with boundless height, Above our knowledge rais\l. 3 Renown'd for mighty acts, thy fame To fiiture time extends ; From age to age, thy glorious name Successively descends. 4 The futliers to the list'ning youth Shall teach thy wondrous ways ; Ages to come proclaim thy truth, xAnd nations sound thy praise. 5 Thy glorious deeds of ancient date Shall through the \\ orld be known ; Thine arm of powV, thy heav'nly state, With publick splendour shown. 6 The world is govern'd by thy hands. Thy saints are ruPd by love ; And thine eternal kingdom stands. Though rocks and hills remove. Tatb ftnd Wai^s PSALM 145. 213 K PSALM CXLV. Sec. Part. C. M, Divine Goodness. 1 Great is the Lord ! our souls adore ! We wonder while we praise ; Thy pow'r, what creature can explore, Or equal honours raise ? 2 Thy name shall dwell upon my tongue, While suns shall set and rise ; And tune my everlasting song In realms beyond the skies. 3 Thy praise shall be my constant theme, The wonders of thy pow'r ; I'll speak the honours of thy name, And bid the world adore. 4 But sweetly flowing strains shall tell The riches of thy grace ; And songs of grateful joy reveal Thy spodess righteousness. 5 How large thy tender mercies are I How wide thy grace extends ! On thy beneficence and care The universe depends. 6 To thee, O Lord, for daily meat, Thy creatures lift their eyes ; On thee, their common Father, wait, From thee receive supplies. 7 Thy sovereign bounty freely gives From thine cxhaustless store ; And universal nature lives On thy sustaining pow'r. 8 Holy and just in all its ways Is Providence divine ; I 214 PSALM 145. Ill all thy works, laimoruil rays Of powV and goodness shine. Mr s. Steele. PSALM CXLV. Third Part. CM. M Divine Power and Compassion. 1 Great God, while nature speaks thy praise, With all her nuni'rous tongues, Thy saints shall tune diviner lays, And love inspire their songs. 2 Th^' powV and gocxlness they shall sing, 1 he glories of thy reign ; Thy wondrous deeds, Almighty King, Shall fill the raptur'd strain. 3 Thy kingdom, Loal, for ever stands, u'hilc earthly thrones decay ; And time submits to thy commands, While ages roll away. 4 He that invokes the God of grace, Shall find him ever near; To all who hutTibly seek his face He lends a pitying ear, 5 He knows the pain liis servants feel, He hears his children crj' ; And their best wislies to I'ulfil, His grace is ever nigh. 6 His mercy never shall remove Fiom men of heart sincere ; He saves the souls whose humble love Is join'd with holy fear. 7 His pndse, a most delightful theme. Shall fill my Iieart and tongue ; Let all creation bless his name In one eternal song. Watts and Stscle. PSALM 146. 215 PSALM CXLVI. Long Metre. M, No Trust in Man. but in God 1 Th E praises of my God and King, \\ hilc 1 have life and breath to sing, Siiall fill my heart, and tune my tongue, liU heav'n improve the blissful sorig. 2 No more in princes will I trust ; \ Liin man, thou an but air and dust : With all thy pride, and all tliy pow'r, The helpless creature of an hour ! 3 He breathes, he thinks, but soon he dies ! No more the poter.t or the wi^^^ ; The scheme his morninp-»h. ughtb begun Is lost before the setri- ,r- sun. 4 Happy the mim uliosc Lopes divine On nature's p:h nlian God recline ; u ho can with sacred transport say, This God is mine, my help, my stay. 5 Hcav'n, earth and sea declare his name, He l)uilt, he fill'd their spacious frame ; And o'er creation's fairest lines His steadfiist truth unchanging shines. 6 His justice looks on those who mourn Beneath the proud oppressor's scorn ; The liungry poor his hand sustains, ^ And breaks the wrctclied captive's chains. 7 If \yeary strangers friendless roam, l)!\ine protection is their home ; riie Lord relieves the widow's care. Add dries the helpless orphan's tear. ^ File Lord shall reign for ever King, Arid age to age his glory sing ; 1 hy God, O happy Zion, reigns ! Kesound his praise in lofty strains. Wrs. Steele. 216 PSALM 146. PSALM 147. PSALM CXLVI. Six Line Long Metre, m Praise for Divine Goodness. 1 I'll praise my Maker with my breath ; And, when my voice is lost in death, Praise sliall employ my nobler pow'rs ; My days of praise shall ne'er be past, While life, and thought, and being last, Or immortality endures. 2 AV hy should I make a man my trust ? Princes must die and turn to dust ; \'aiii is the iK^lp of flesh and blood ; Their breath departs; their pomp, and powV, And thoughts, all vanish in an hour. Nor can they make their promise g ood. 3 Happy the man whose hopes rely On Israel's God, who made the sky, And earth and seas, with all their train ; His truth for ever stands secure ; He saves th' oppressed, he feeds the poor, And none shall fnid his promise vain, 4 The Ijord hath eyes to give die blind ; Tlie Lord supports the sinking mind ; He sends the lab'ring conscience peace, He helps the stranger in distress. The widow and the fatherless, And grants the pris'ner sweet release. 5 He loves his saints, he knows them well ; His love their joyful lips shall tell ; Thy God, O Zion, ever reigns : Let ev'ry tongue, let evVy age, In this delightful work engage ; Praise him in everlasting strains. 1 11 praLse him whilst he lends me breath : And, when my voice is lost in death, 1 raise shall employ my nobler powVs : yK'ill «f praise shall ne'er be past, VV hile life, and thought, and being last. Or immortality endures. Watts. PSALM CXLVIl. Comfnon Metre. ifi The changing- Seasons. 1 With songs and honours sounding loud. Address the Lord on high ; Ov cr the heav'ns he spreads his cloud. And waters veil the sky. ■2 He sends his show'rs of blessing down, 1 o cheer the plains below ; He makes the wood the mountains crown. And grass m vallies grow. 3 He gives the grazing ox his meat, He hears the raven's cry ; But man, who tastes his finest wheat, Should raise his honours high. 4 His steady counsels change the face ^Uhe declining year ; «t: bids the sun cut short his race, And wintry days appear. P His hoary frost, his fleecy snow, ' A>escend and clothe the ground ; 1 f liquid streams forbear to flow, 111 icy fetters bound. f \Vhen, from his dreadful stores on hiffh ■ .p He pours the ratding hail, ^ ' Qk'^^2' \"^^? ^^^^s his God defy, ^nall find his courage fail. 19 217 m^ t 218 PSALM 147. PSALM 147. 7 He sends his sun to melt the snow, The fields no longer mourn ; He calls the warmer winds to Diow, And bids the spring return. 8 The changing wind, the flying cloud. Obey his sov'reign word ; With songs and honours sounding loud, Praise ye tlV Almighty Lord. ^,^^^^ PSALM CXLVIl. First Part. Long Metre. 1 The Beauties of Nature. 1 Sing to the Lord ; let praise inspire The grateful voice, the tunelul lyre ; In strains of joy proclaim abroad The endless glories of our Uocl. 2 He counts the hosts of starry Jiuws; He knows their natures and their names . Great is our God ! his wondrous pow r And boundless wisdom we adore. 3 He veils the sky with treasured showVs ; On earth, the plenteous blessing pours ; The meadows smile in lively green. And fairer blooms the flow'ry scene. 4 His bounteous hand, great spring of good, Provides the brute creation food ; He feeds the ravens when they cry, All nature lives beneath his eye. 5 In nature, what can him delight. Most lovely in its Maker's sight ; Not active strength his favour moves, Nor comely form he bost approves. 6 But to the Lord is ever dear, Ihe heart where he implants his fear: 1 lie souls who on his grace rely Are ever lovely in his eye. — — Mrs. Stee le. PSALM CXLVIl. Sec. Pari. L. M. a. The Seasons of the Year. .,. I 1 Praise ye the Lord ! O blissful theme. — I ,rpO '""{S the honours of his name ! ■ i IS pleasure, 'tis divine delight. And praise is lovely in his sight. 2 He speaks ! and, swiftly from the skies 1 p earth, the sov'reign mandate flies : UbsCTvant nature hears the word. And bows obedient to her Lord. 3 Now thick descending flakes of snow er earth a fleecy mantle throw ; Now ghtt'nng frost o'er all the plains li-xtends its universal chains. * ^l '^'ifierce storms of icy hail i he shiv'ring pow'rs of nature fail ; Before his cold, vyhat Ufe can stand, Ui.sheltcr'd by his guardian hand ? 5 He speaks ! the snoxv and ice obey, And nature's fetters melt away • Now vernal gales soft rising blow, And liquid waters gently flow. 6 Sing to the Lorfl ; let praise inspire 1 he grateful voice, the tuneful lyre : in strains of joy proclaim abroad 1 he endless glories of our God. Mm. Stebu. 219 220 PSALM 148. PSALM 148. 28L FSALM CXLVlll. 1st Fart. C. M. UnUersal Praise. 1 Pfi AisE ye tlie Lord, immortal choir, Who fiil the realms above ; Praise him, who formed you of his hrc. And feeds you with his love. 2 Shine to his praise, \ c crystal skies, The floor oi' his abode ; Or veil the lustre of your eyes, Before a brighter God. 3 Thou eentral globe of golden light, Whose Ix-ams create our days ; Join with the silver quct^n ot nignt, To own your borrowed rays. 4 Blush and refund the honours paid To your inferior names ; Tell the blind world your orbs are fed By his exhausUess flumes. 5 Winds, ve shall bear his name aloud, I'hroiigli tlk: etherial blue ; For when liis chariot is a cloud, He makes his wheels ot you. 6 Thunder and hail, and fire and storms, The troops of hr. conunand, Appear in ;:ll your av\ lui torais, And speak his potent hand. 221 Watts. PSALM CXL\ III. 2iid Part. ( . M ^ 1 Shout to tlie Lord, ye surging seas. In your eternal roar ; Let wa\ e to u ave resound his praise, And shore reply to shore. 2 While fishes, sporting on the flood, In scaly silver shine. Proclaim their mighty Maker, God, Amidst the foaming brine. 3 Biit gentler things shall tune his name ^ To softer notes than these ; Young zephyrs breathing o'er the stream. Or wliisp'ring through the trees. 4 AVave your tall heads, ye lofty pines, To him wlio makes you grow ; Sweet clusters bend the fruitful vines, On evVy thankful bough. 3 Let the shrill birds his honour raise. And climb the morning sky ; Whilst grov'ling beasts attempt his praise In hoarser harmony. 6 Thus while the meaner creatures sing. Ye mortals, take the sound ; Kcho the glories of your King Through all the nations round. Watts. PSALM CXLVIII. 1st Part. L. M. m 1 Fairest of all the lights above, Thou sun, u hose beams adorn the spheres, And w ith unwearied swiftness move, 1 o form the circles of our years : 2 Praise the Creator of the skies. Who dress'd thine orb in golden rays ; Or may the sun forget to rise, If he forget his Maker's praise. 3 Thou reigning beauty of the night, t air queen of silence, silver moon, 19* 222 PSALM 148. PSALM 148. 223 Whose gentle beams and borrow'd light Are softer rivals of the noon ; 4 Arise, and to that sov'reign Pow'r Waxing and waning honours pay ; Who bade thee rule the dusky hours. And half supply the want of day. 5 Yc gliit'ring stars, that gild the skies. When darkness has its curtain drawn, And keep your watch with wakeful eyes, When business, cares, and day arc gone ; 6 Proclaim the glories of your Lord, Dispersed through all the heav'nly street, Whose boundless treasures can aftord So rich a pavement for his feet. 7 O God of glory I God of love ! Thou art our sun that mukcs our days ; With all thy shining works above. We would unite to sing thy praise. Watts. PSALM CXLVIII. 2Dd Part. L. M. M 1 Awake, ye tempests, and his fame In sounds of dreadful praise declare ; While the soft whisper of his name Fills ev'ry gentle breeze of air. 2 Let clouds, and winds, and waves agree To join their praise with blazing fire ; Let the firm earth and rolling sea In this eternal song conspire. 3 Ye flow'ry plains, proclaim his skill ; Vidlies, lie low before his eye ; ^ And let his praise, from ev'ry hill. Ribe, tuneful, to the neighb'ring sky. 4 Ye stubborn oaks, and stately pines, Bend your high branches, and adore ; Praise him, ye beasts, in dilF'rent strains ; 1 he lamb shall bleat, the lion roar. 5 Birds, ye shall make his praise your theme, \i^u-^^ T^^^^^ ^ ^^"S from you ; V\ hile the dumb fish that cut the stream Leap up, and mean his praises too. 6 Mortals, can you refrain your tongue, When nature all around you sings ? U lor a shout from old and young, l^rom humble s\vains and lofty kings ! 7 Wide as his vast dominion lies, Make the Creator's name be known ; Loud as his thunder shout his praise. And sound it lofty as his throne. 8 Jehovah ! 'tis a glorious word ' may it dwell on evVy tongue ! ^ut those who best have known the Lord Are bound to raise the noblest song. ' - Watts. PSALM CXLVIII. Short Metre. 2K 1 Let ev'r>- creature join 1 o praise th' eternal God ; A ^?^'"^y host, the song begin. And sound his nape abroad. ^ '^'iP^j^""' ^^^* golden beams, And moon, with paler rays. Ye starry lights, ve twinkling flames. bhme to your Maker's praise. 3 He built those worlds above, And fix'd their wondrous ihme ; 224 PSALM 148. PSALM 148. 225 By his command, they stand or move, And ever speak his name. 4 Ye vapours, when 5^e rise. Or fall in show'rs, or sno^\■— Ye thunders, murnVring round the skii\v His pow'r and glory show. 5 Wind, hail, and flashing fire, Agree to praise the Lord, When ye in dreadful storms conspire To execute his word. 6 Bv all his ^v orks above, Mis honours be expressed ; But they who taste his saving Io\ e, Should sing his praises best. PSALM CXLVlll. 1st Part. JlalUlujah Metr Universal Praise. 1 Ye boundless realms of jo\'. Exalt your Maker's fame ; His praise your song emploj*, Above the starry IVcUiie. Ye holy throng Of angels l)ri;^!|t, In worlds of light. Begin the song. 2 Thou sun, with dazzling rays, Thou moon, that rules the night. Shine to your Maker's praise, With stars of feebler light. His praise declare, Ye heav'ns above And clouds that move In liquid air. Let them adore the Lord And praise his holy name ; By whose almighty word, They all from nothips came. 3 And all shall last, His firm decrc« From changes free ; Stands ever fast. 4 He mov'd tiicir mighty wheels, In unknown ages past ; And each his \vord fulfils, V\ liiie time and nature last. in difi'rent ways, His w orks proclaim His w ondrous name. And si)eak his praise. 5 United zeal be shown, His wondrous fame to raise, Whose glorious name aione Deserves our endless praise. Earth's utmost ends His powV obey ; His glorious s\^ ay The sky transcends. 6 Virgins and youths engage, To sound his praise divine ; \y liile infancy and age Tlieir feebler voices join. \y\dc as he reigns, His name be sung, B}' ev'ry tongue, In endless strains. 7 Ix't all tlie nations fear The God who rules above ; He brings his people ne?ar, And makes them taste his love. While earth and sky Attempt his praise, His saints shall raise His honours high. Tate and Watts, unite d. PSALM CXLVlll. 2nd Part. Hallelujah Metre. i«"~ Praise from all the Creatures^. FIRST PAJIT. 1 To your Creator, God, Your great Preserver, raise, Ye creatures of his hand, Your highest notes of praise. 226 PSALM 148. Proclaim his pow*r, And loud rejoice. Let ev'ry voice His name adore, 2 Let all creation join, To pay the tribute due ; Ye heav'nly hosts, begin, And we shall learn of you. Let nature raise, From evVy tongue. A grnVal song Of grateful praise. 3 Thou source of light and heat, Bright ruler of the day, Dispensing blessings round, With all diftiisive ray : From mom to night. With ev'ry beam, Record his name, Who gave thee light. 4 Thou moon, in radiance mild, With all thy starry train, Which rise in shining hosts, To gild th' etherial plain : With coundess rays. Declare his name, Prolong the theme, Reflect his praise. 5 Ye clouds, or fraught with show'rs, Or ting'd with various dies, That pour your blessings down, Or charm our gazing eyes : His goodness speak, His praise declare, As through the air You shine or break. 6 Ye winds, that shake the world. With tempests on your wing, Or breathe in gentle gales. To waft the smiling spring : Proclaim aloud. As you fulfil His sovereign will, The pow'rful God. PSALM 148. 227 SECOND PART. 1 1 J Ye rivers, as ye flow. Convey your Maker's name. Where'er you winding rove On ev'ry silver stream. Your cooling flood. His hand ordains, To bless the plains ; Great spring of good ! Ye numVous bleating flocks, Far spreading o'er the plain, With gentle artless voice, Assist the humble strain. To feive you food. He bids the field Its verdure yield Extensive good. Ye herds of nobler size. Who graze in meads below ; Resound your Maker's praise, In each responsive low. You wait his hand ; The herbage grows, The riv'let flows At his command. i Ye feather'd warblers, come, And bring your sweetest lays ; And tune the sprightly song To your Creator's praise. His work you are ; He tun'd your voice, And you rejoice Beneath his care. THIRD PART. 1 Ye trees, which form the shade, Or bend the loaded bough With fruits of sweetest taste, Your Maker's bounty show. From him you rose ; Your vernal suits And autumn fruits His hand bestows. M 228 PSALM 148. PSALM 148. 3 2 Ye lovely verdant fields, 111 all your green array, Though silent, speak his praise, Who makes you bright and gay. While we in you, With future bread, Profusely spread, His goodness view. Ye flowVs, which l)looni around A thousiind beauteous dies, Your fragrant odours breathe, A gratefid sacrifice : To him whose word Ga\'e all your bloom And sweet perfume ; All bounteous Lord ! 4 But, O, from human tongues Should nol)ler praises How ; And c\''ry thankful heart With wami devotion glow. Your voices raise, Ye highly blest. Above the rest, Declare his praise. 5 Assist me, gracious God, My heart, my voice inspire ; Then shall I grateful join The universal choir. Thy grace can raise My heart and tongue. And tune my song To fively praise. Mrs. Steele. 229 PSALM CXLVHI. Particular Metre, M 1 Begin, my soul, th' exalted lay ; Let each enraptur'd thought obej'. And praise th' Almighty name ; Lo ! heav'n, and earth, and seas, and skies, In one melodious concert rise. To swell th' inspiring theme. ^ WK^"^'^Jf\T'^,^^.^^J^yf"J sound, While all th adoring throngs around Wis wondrous mercy sing ; Let ev'ry list'ning saint above, VVake all the tuneful soul of love, And touch the loudest string. 3 Thou heav'n of heav'ns, his vast abode, Ye clouds proclaun your Maker, God, Ve thunders, speak his power ; 4 Ye deeps, with roaring billows rise. 1 o lom the thunder of the skies, l^raise him who bids you roll ; tlis praise in softer notes declare, l^^ach whispring breeze of yielding air, And breathe it to the soul. ' ^^'ake, all ye soaring throng, afid sing : Ye cheerful warblers of the spring ,Harmonious anthems raise, 1 o him who diapVl your finer mould. Who tipt your glitt'ring wings with gold. And tun'd your voice to praise. ^ Tk^ ^^r' ^^K "^^^^^'* passions sway'd, ihe feeling heart, the reas'ning head in heav'nly praise employ ; spread the Creator's name around, I 111 heav n's wide arch repeat the sound, 1 he gen'ral burst of joy. ' B. Williams's Collection. 20 If 230 PSALM 149. PSALM 150. PSALM CXLIX. Particular Metre, * Thanksgiving. 1 O PRAISE ye the Lord! Prepare your glad voice, His praise in the great Assembly to sing. In their great Creator Let all men rejoice. And heirs of salvation Be glad in their King. 2 Let them his great name Devoudy adore ; In loud swelling strains His praises express, Wlio graciously opens His l)ountirul store, Their wants to relieve, and His children to bless. 3 With glory adorn'd, His people shall sing To God, who defence And plenty supplies ; Their loud acclamations To him their great King, Through earth shall l)e sounded, And reach to the skies. I Ye angels above, His glories who've sung, In loftiest notes. Now publish his praise : We, mortals, delighted, Would borrow your tongue ; Would join in your numbers, And chant to your lays. . Tate variea. 231 PSALM CL. Long Metre, M Praise. 1 Praise ye the Lord ! let praise employ, III his owii courts, your songs of joy ; The spacious firmament around Shall echo back the joylul soinid. 2 Recount his works in strains divine. His wondrous works, how bright they shine ! Praise liim for all his mighty deeds, Whose greatness all your praise exceeds. 3 Awake the trumpet's piercing sound. To spread your sacred pleasure round ; \y hile softer musick tunes the lute. The warbling harp, the breatliing flute. 4 Ye virgin train, with joy advance, To praise him in the graceful dance ; Aw ake each voice, and strike each string, And to the solemn organ sing. 5 Let the loud cymbal sound on high, To softer, deeper notes reply ; Harmonious, let the concert rise. And bear the rapture to the skies. Cj Let all whom life and breath inspire Attend and join the blissful choir ; But chiefly ye who know his word. Adore, and love, and praise die Lord ! Mrs. Steeli. ilNjy OF THE PSALMS. ALPHABETICAL INDEX OF THE First Lines of the Psalms^ referring to the Pages. ALMIGHTY Father, gracious Lord Almighty Ruler of the skies Among the gods there's none like thee And will the God of grace And will the great eternal God Approach, ye piously dispos'd Arise, my tender thoughts, arise As pants the hart for cooling streams As showers on meadows newly mown Attend, O earth, when God declares Awake, my soul, to hymns of praise Awake, ye saints, to praise your King Awake, ye tempests, and his fame BEFORE Jehovah's awful throne Before the hills in order stood Begin, my soul, th' exalted lay Behold, O God, how cruel foes Behold the corner stone Behold the fool, whose heart denies Behold the love, the generous love Behold the morning sun Behold the rising dawn appear Beneath God's terrors doom'd to groan Beneath my God's protecting arm Bless God, O my soul Bless, my soul, the living God Blest are the sons of peace 20* Page 206 147 iir 111 iir 53 174 63 100 8 146 196 258 133 125 228 107 170 7S 54 32 IBS 158 46 149 142 195 INDEX. Blest are the souls who hear and know Blest is the man who fears the Lord Blest is the man whose tender care Blest is the man who shum the place COME, let our souls address the Lord Come, ye saints, your voices raise Come sound his praise abroad Consider all my sorrows, Lord DAVID rejoiced in God his strength Beep in our hearts let us record Descend from heaven, aloiig^hty Lord EARLY my God, without delay FAIREST of all the lij^hts above Far from our friends and country dear Father, I bless thy gentle hand Father, I sing thy wcndrous grace Firm was my health, my day was bright Fools in their hearts believe and say For ever shall my song record For thee, O God, our constant praise From age to age exalt his name From deep distress and troubled thoughts From thee, great Lord of life and death From Zion'fi hill my help descends GIVE ear, ye children, to my law Give thanks to God, he reigns above Give thanks to God, invoke his name Give to the Lord, ye sons of fame Give to our God immortal praise God in the great assembly stands God is our refuge in distress God is the Lord, the heavenly King Ood, m/ supporter and my hope 120 190 63 7 00 1 48 1.T4 180 CA 95 211 B4 n ^ m 94 47 CO 123 87 157 19.; 118 183 106 I5T 154 45 197 110 68 88 101 INDEX. (n)il ol eternal love (lod of my life, whose bounteous care ( iod of our strength, to thee we cry God's perfect law converts the soul Great is the Lord our God Great is the Lord, our souls adore Oeat God, attend my humble call Great God, attend while Zion sings Great God, indulge my humble claim Great God, our haughty foes repel Great God, the heaven's well order'd frame Great God, while nature speaks thy praise (ireat (lod, whose universal sway Great Kuler of the earth and skies Great Shepherd of thine Israel HAD not the Lord, may Israel say Happy the nation where the Lord Hear, O my God, with pity Iiear Hear what the Lord in vision said Help, Lord, for men of virtue fail He's bless'd whose jjins have pardon gain'd Hi§:h in the heavens, eternal God Hoiv blest are they who always keep How does my heart rejoice How long, O Lord, shall wicked men How long wilt thou conceal thy face How often have our restless foes JESUS shall reign where'er the sun I) God to build the house deny I'll praise my Maker with my breath In all my vast concerns with thee In anger, Lord, rebuke me not ncumbent on the bending sky 'ndulgeot God, with pitying eye n Page 156' 205 64 30 70 213 96 111 85 208 31 214 98 ^7 103 188 52 ■210 121 18 50 56 171 186 131 19 191 99 190 216 203 13 27 r72 : INDEX. In God, most holy, just and true In Judcih God of old was known U there ambition in my heart 1 set Che Lord before Ly face It is the Lord our Maker's hand Jud^e me, O God, and prove my ways i waited patient for the Lord LET all the earth their voices raise Let all the heathen writers join Let all the various tribes of men Let every creature join Let God arise in all his mig^ht Let heathens to their idols haste Let sinners take their course Let Zion and her sons rejoice Lift your voice and tliankful sing liOrd, ha-^t thou cast the nation off Lord, I have made thy word my choice Lord, in the morning thou shalt hear I^rd, in thy great, ihy glorious name Lord, let our humble cry Lord of the worlds above Lord, should I count thy mercies o'er Lord, shouldst thou call us to thy bar Lord, thou hast seen my soul sincere Lord, what a feeble piece Lord, what a thoughtless wretch was I Lord, whiit was man when made at first Lord, we tdy wondrous praise proclaim Lord, when I call, make haste to hear Lord, when thou didst ascend on high Lord, where shall guilty souls retire Lord, who's the happy man that may MAKER and sovereign Lord My God, how many are mj fearf Page 78 104 193 24 141 61 135 176 36 •««>) 92 23 75 140 199 81 176 12 49 80 114 207 192 27 J27 101 15 144 209 93 204 20 9 10 INDEX. My God, in whom are all the springs My God, my everlasting hope My God, permit my tongue My God, the steps of pious men My God, the visits of thy face My heart and flesh cry out for thee 3ly Saviour, my almighty Friend My soul lies cleaving to the dust My soul, repeat his praise My soul, review the time My soul, the awful hour will come My spirit looks to God alone My trust is in my heavenly Friend NO change of times shall ever shock Not to ourselves, who are but dust Now be my heart inspired to sing Now in the hour of deep distress Now let our mournful songs record Now may the God of power and grace Now shall my solemn vows be paid Now to the Lord of heaven and earth BLESSED souls are they come, loud anthems let us sing Of justice and of grace I sing <^ for ;i shout of sacred joy Cod of my salvation, hear God, my grateful soul aspires God, we celebrate thy praise how I love thy holy law <' Lord, how worthy of our love Lord, my rock, to thee I cry ^ Lord, our fathers oft have told <^ Lord, to our request give ear ^h God my steadfast hopes rely '-> praise ye the Lord Page 78 96 85 58 24 112 97 180 143 202 59 83 1 26 16r 65 35 35 33 91 90 50 133 139 69 119 161 162 175 113 44 65 86 - 17 230 INDEX. O render thanks to God above O that the Lord would guide my waya O that thy statutes every hour O thou to whom all creatures I'ow O thou who hear^t when sinners cry O thou whose i,^race and justice rcig^a O were I hke a ieathcr'd dove PAIIKXT of nature, God .su|>reme Parent of universal good Praise ye the Lord, immortal choir Praise ye the LonI, lot praise employ Praise ye the Lord, blissful theme Praise ve the Lord, to speak his praise Preserve me, Lord, iu time of need REJOICE, ye righteous, in the Lord SALVATION is for ever nigh Shall tyrants rule l»y impious laws Shew pity. Lord, O Lord, forgive Shout to the Lord, ye surging seas Sing to the Lord aloud Sing to the Lord, Jehovah'^s name Sing to the Lord, let praise inspire Sing to the Lord, who loud proclaims Sovereign of life, I own thy hand TEACH me the measure of my days Th' Almighty reigns exalted high That man is blest who stands in awe Thee will 1 hlc^^, my God and King The God Jehovah reigns The heavens declare thy glory, Lord The King of saints, how fair his face The Lord himself, the mighty Lord The Lord in Zion placM his name The Lord Jehovah reigns Page 155 178 170 14 7-1 187 ( , lo: lo: 219 16J 51 116 79 73 220 109 Art 1 218 16 169 60 1 136 ■ 164 ■ 212 I 138 I 29, 30 ■ 6(> 37 194 130 INDEX. rhe Lord my pasture shall prepare The Lord my Saviour is my ligSii The Lord my shepherd is The Lord of glory is my light The Lord, the God of glory reigns The Lord, the Judge, before his throne The Lord, the Judge, his churches warns The praises of my God and King There is a God, all nature speaks They who in ships, with courage bold Think, mighty God, on feeble man This is the day the Lord hath made This s[)acious earth is all the Lord's ; Thou art my portion, O my God Thou God, hy whose command I live Thou God of love, thou ever blest Thou, Lord, hast earth's foundation laid Thou, Lord, in heaven hast plac'd thy throne Thou, Lord, through every changing scene Through all the changing scenes of life Thus the eternal Father spake Thus far the Lord has led me on Thus saith the Lord, your work is vain Thy favour, gracious Lord, display Thy mercy. Lord, my only hope Thy mercies till the earth, O Lord Thy name, Almighty Lord Thy name, O God, my heart avows Thy praise, O God, in Zion waits Thy word is like a heavenly light 'Tis by thy strength the mountains stand To bless thy chosen race To God I lift my eyes 41, To God the mighty Lord To our Almighty Maker, God Page 38 43 38 43 129 71 72 215 148 159 122 169 ;9, 40 172 207 182 141 145 126 53 162 U 62 115 55 177 168 76 89 173 88 91 184 198 137 INDEX. To thee, great God, will I disclose To thee, most holy and most high To thee, my God, my heart shall bring To thine almighty arm we owe To your Creator, God VAST are thy works, Almighty Lord Unshaken as the sacred hill WE bless the Lord, the just, the good Welcome, thou day of sacred rest What seraph of celestial birth What shall I render to my God What sinners value I resign When fancy spreads her boldest wings When God reveal'd his gracious name When Israel, freed from Pharaoh's hand When 1 survey life's varied scene When, overwhelmed with pain and grief Where oothing dwelt but beasts of prey With all my powers of heart and tongue With songs and honours sounding loud Who shall ascend thy heavenly place Why do the wealthy wicked boast Why doth the Lord stand off so far Why doth the man of riches grow Why should I vex my soul, and fret YE boundless reala|s of joy Ye servants of th' eternal King Ye servants of th' almighty King Yet, saith the Lord, if I|avid's race, Page 209 101 201 28 225 147 188 93 128 124 167 10 189 166 127 82, 105 160 202 217 21 57 16 70 57 ■■>'"> 4. 196 165 122 H. B, The Hymns are placed fi the alphabetical order of their initial letters. HYMNS. ilYMN I. Long Metre. m or \;^ Persecution. i Absurd and vain attempt ! to bind, \\ ith iron chains, the lieeborn mind ; 1 () icrce convjction, and reclaim i nc wand'nng, by destructive flame ! ^ Hold :uTogance, to snatch from heav'n IJonimion not to mortals giv'n ' 0\r conscience to usurp the throne, -^''Hiiitable to God alone! ^ ,)^ivl z al ! that fills the \vov\d \v\\h no ! ! iui luirJs down kingdoms at a blow ! 'vaknis A-cngeaiKx? lo dc\T)ur u.o iocs ofantichristian pouY ! tin- gentle law ofiovc 1>'.' s no sucli cruellies approve : \liicl as thyself, thy doctrine w iclds ^ ' ^irnis. out what persuasion yields. ;>: l>i'Hji.'> divine aiid reason strong, J^^lrawsthe wilhng soul along ; ^iKl concru bis to tliy cliurch acquires, i^3 elociueiKe, uhich Heav'n inspires. ' ^^. Jj-'PPy who arc thus compelled ''Hhenc:h least, by Jesus held! * i»c ijgiit u hich liberty supplies. -, Scott 21 •^ M HYMN 2. HYMN S, 4. m HYMN H. Common Metre, The Resurrection of Christ. 1 Again the Lord of life and light Aw akcs die kindling ray, Unseals tlie eyelids of the morn, And pours increasing day. 2 This day l>e grateful homage paid, And loud hosannas sung ; Let gladness dwell on ev'ry lieart, And praise on cvVy tongue. 3 Ten thousand offTing lips shall join, To hail this welcome morn, Which scatters Ijlessings from its wingb, To nations yet unborn. 4 Jesus, the friend of hum.in kind,^ With strong compassion mov'd, Came from the l){)s()m of his God, To save die souls he lovVl. 5 The powVs (.r darkness Icu^u'd in vain, To bind his soul indtatli ; . He shook their kingdoms w lieu he fell, With his expiring Ijrcath. 6 Not long the bands of death could kcf]i The liope of Judah's line ; Corruption never could take hold On One so much di\ine. 7 Exalted high at God's riglit hancl And Lord of all below ; Through him is pard'ning love disi-. u > ^ And endless blessings flow . 8 Now to our Saviour and our King. Glad homage let us give ; And be prepar'd like him to die. That with him we may li\e. HYMN HI. Long Metre, j) Holy Resolution. 1 Ah, wretched souls, who strive in vain ! SIa\ es to the world, and slaves to sin ! A noWer toil may I sustain, A nobler satisfaction w in. 2 I would resolve with all my heart, With all my pow Vs to serve tlie Lord ; Nor from his precepts e'er depart, Whose service is a rich reward. ' be liis service all my joy ! Around let my example shine ; Till others love the blc^t employ. And join in labours so divine. i Be this the purpose of my soul, My solemn, my determin'd choice, To yield to his supreme control, And in his kind commands rejoice. 5 O may I never faint nor tire, Nor wander from thy sacred ways ! Great God,'aecei>t my soul's desire. And gi\ e me strength to live thy praise. Mn* S 1 E E I , E . HV.\IN IV. Common Metre, b Watchfulness and Prayer. 1 Alas, what hourly dangers rise ! What snares beset my w^ay ! To heav'n then let me lift my eyes, And hourly watch and pray. 2 How oft my mournful thoughts complain, x\nd melt in flow ing tears ! M\' weak resistance, ah, how vain ! How strong my foes and fears ! II HYMN 5. 3 O gracious Gocl, in whom I live ! My feeble efibrts aid ; Help me to watch, and pray, and strive. Though trembling and al'raid. 4 Increase my faitli, increase my hope, When foes and liars prevail ; And bear my fainting spirit up, Or soon my strength will fail. 5 When strong temptations friglit my liearl, Or lure my leet aside ; My God, tliy pow'rful aid impart, My guardian and my guide. 6 Still keep me in thy heavenly way, And bid the tempter flee ; And never let me go astray, From happiness and thee. Mrs. Steele. HYMN 6, 7. o HYMN V. Long Metre. t) ' The Syro-Phenician Woman. Matt xv. 26, 27. 1 ALL-conqVing faith! how high it rose ! When heav*n itself might seem t'oppose ! All gracious Lord ! who didst appear Most merciful when most severe ! Thus, at thy feet, our souls would fi^ll, And loudly thus for mercy call ; '* Thou Son of David, pity show, "" And save us from th' infernal foe." 3 Though viler than the brutes we be', Our longing eyes would wait on thee, Who dost to dogs such grace afford, To taste the crumbs beneath thy board. 4 But thou the humble soul wilt raise, And all its sorrows turn to praise ; Each self-abasing broken heart Shall with thy children share a part. Doddridge. HYMN VI. S/iorc Metre, a Christ the Branch of David, and the Morning Star. 1 All hail, mysterious King ! Hail, David's ancient root! 1 hou righteous Branch, which thence did 1 o give the nations fruit. [spring, 'J Our weary souls shall rest Bencatli thy grateful sliade-, Our thirsting lips the sweets shall taste, ^ By thy blest Iruit coinTy'd. 3 Fair morning Star, arise ! With li\'ing glories bright ; And pour on these awak'iiing eyes A flood of sacred light. 4 The horrid gloom is fled, Pierc'd by thy heav'nly ray ; Shine, and our wandVing footsteps lead To everlasting day. DoDDttiDGE altered. HYMN VH. Common Metre, A Pillar in llie heavenly Temple. 1 All hail, victorious Saviour, hail ! I bow to thy command. And own that David's royal kt v Well fits thy sov 'reign 'hand. ' 2 Open the treasures of thy love. And shed thy gifts abroad ; Unveil to my rejoicing eyes The temple of my God. 21* m ii \\ HYMN 8. HYMN 9. 3 There as a pillar let me stand, On an eternal liase ; Uprear'd by thy almighty hand. And polished by thy grace. 4 There, deep engraven let me bear The title of my God ; And mark tlie New Jerusalem, As my secure abode. 5 In lasting characters inscribe Thy own beloved name ; That endless ages there may read The great Immanuel's claim. Doddridge. HYMN VIII. Lon^ Metn. M or ty , Uncharitable Judgment. 1 Ai L- KNOWING God ! His thine to know The springs whence \\Tong opinions flow- To judge from principles within. When frailty errs, and when we sin. 2 Who, among men, high Lord of all. Thy serv ants to his bar may call ? Decide of heresv, and shake A brother o'er the flaming lake ? 3 Who, w ith luiother's eye, can read ^ Or worship by another's creed ? Revering thy command alone, We humbly seek and use our own. 4 If wrong, forgive ; accept, if right, Wliilst faithliil we obey our light ; And cens'ring Bone, are zealous still To follow, as to leam, thy will. 5 When shall our happy eyes behold Thy people, fa^hion'd in thy mould ^ And charity our lineage prove, Derived from thee, O God of love ? Scott. HYMX IX. Long Metre. m A Vision of the Lamb. 1 All mortal \'anities, begone ! Nor temjn my eyes, nor tire my ears ; Bcliold, before th' eternal throne, A vision of the Lamb appears ! 2 Glory liis fleecy robe adJorns, Mark'd with the bloody death he bore ; hcven are his eyes, and seven his horns, 1 o speak his wisdom and his powV. ) 1.0 ! he receives a sealed book horn Him that sits upon thedirone! Jesus, my Lord, prevails to look On dark decrees and things unknown. 1 All the assembling saints around tall \v orshipping before the Lamb ; A !ij ^" "*^^^^" ^^^^^^ of gospel sound, Address their lionours to his name. ) Our voices join the hcav'nly strain. And with transporting pleasure sing, Worthy the Lamb that once was slain, 1 be our Saviour and our King. ^ Jxr^}^ '^'*^^ redeemed our souls from helf, VVith thme inestimable blood ; And wretches, who did once rebel, Are now made servants of their God. Who died for treasons not his own, By ev'ry tongue to be ador'd, Aad reign upon his Father's throne. Watts* 8 HYMN 10, 11. HYMN 12. JBj HYMN X. Commoji Me ire. The Marriage of the Laml>. 1 All ye who laitlilul servants are Of our Almighty King, Both high and low, and small and great, His praise devoutly sing. 2 Let us rqoice and render thanks To his most holy name ; Rejoice, rejoice, for now is comt ' 'Fhe marriage of the Laml). 3 His bride herself has ready made ; How pure and wliite her dress ' This is the saint's integrity, And spotless holiness. 4 How happy then is e\ V\' one. Who to the marriage feast. And holy supper of the I^aml), Is call'd a welcome guest ! _ Tate. HYMN XI. Particular Metre, b Submission to the Divine Will. 1 Almighty King of heav'n above, Eternal Source of trutli and lo\e, And Lord of all below, With re\ 'renee :ind religious fear, Permit thy suppliants to drnw near, And at thy feet to bow. 2 Thy sovereign fiat form'd us first, I'hy breath can blow us back to dust, Frail, sinful, mortal clay ; 'Tis thine undoubted right to give Those earthly blessings we receive. And thia€ to take uway. 3 All things are under thy control, EtcTnal \Vlsdom rules the whole, Educing good from ill ; Submissive therefore we resign, Our w ills are swallowed up in thine, In thy most holy will. 4 In heav'n above, thy w ill is done ; There, angels wait around thy throne, Thy counsels to obey ; Adoring at thy feet they fall, Confess thee so\ 'reign Lord of all, And own thy povvVful sway. Lord, may we join th' lieav'nly throng, Ma\' mortals learn th' angelic song, Who d\\ ell beneath the sun ; May e\ 'ry tongue thy praise proclaim, 1 nis l3e the universal theme, *' Jehovah's will be done." 5 2K or b HYMN XII. Short Metre. Humble Praise. 1 Almighty Maker, God, How wondrous is thy name ! Thy glories, how diffused abroad, Throughout creation's franie ! 2 Nature in ev'ry dress Her humble homage pays, And finds a thousand ways t' express Thy goodness and thy praise. In native white and red, Tlie rose and lily stand, And free from pride their beauties spread, Vo show thy skilful hand. 4 The lark mounts up on high With unambitious songj !i 10 HYMN 13. HYMN T 4. 11 And beiirs her Maker's praise on high, Upon her artless tongue. 5 My soul would rise and sing To her Creator too ; Fain would my tongue adore my King, And pay the worship due. 6 But pride, that busy sin, Spoils all that 1 pcrlbrm ; Curs'd pride that creeps securely in. And swells a wretched w orm. 7 Create my soul anew, Or all my worsliip's Miiii ; This sinful heart will not be true, Till it be form'd again. 8 In joy then let me spend The remnant of my days ; And to my God my soul ascend, In sweet perfume of praise. Watts. HYMN XIIL Common Metre. dL or ^ Holy Fortitude. 1 Aftf I a soldier of the cross ? A follower of the Lamb ? And shall I fear to own his cause, Or blusli to speak liis name ? 2 Must I be carried to the skies On flowVy beds of ease ? Whilst others fought to win the prize, And saiPd through bloody seas ? 3 Are there no foes for me to face ? Must not I stem tlie flood ? Is this vile world a friend to grace, To help me on to God P 4 Sure I must fight, if I would reign ; Increase my courap^e, Lord ; I'll l)car the toil, endure the pain, Supported by thy \vord. 5 Thy saints, in all this glorious war, Shall conquer though they die ; They view the triumph from afar. And seize it with their eye. 6 When that illustrious day shall rise. And all tliy armies shine In robes of vict'ry through the skies, The glory shall be thine. Watts. HYMN XIV. Lovg Metre. 21 or b Christ our Example. 1 And is tlic gospel peace and love ? SiK 11 ict our coinersation be ; The SCI pent l)lende(l witli the dove, u isdoni and meek simplicity. ^t W lieiie'er the angry passions rise, Arid teini)t our thoughts or tongues to strife, i () Jesus let us lift our eves, Bri'^ht Pattern of the Chnstian life. 3 how benevolent and kind ! How mild, how ready to forgive ! He this the temi)cr of our mind, Uid tlicse the rules l)y w]]ich we live. '^: (]o his heav'niy Father's will, v\ as his employment and ddight ; tunmiity and holv 2cal ■Slione through his life divinely brigh^ ' /,?;^Pf "^"^JI good M here'er he came, 1 le labours of his life ^v•c^c love ; Inen, if we bear tlie Saviour's name, ^^y his ''xaniple lei u^ movo. 12 HYMN 15. 6 But ah, how blind, how weak we are ! How frail, how apt to turn aside I Lord, we depend upon thy care, We ask thy spirit for our guide. 7 Thy fair example may we trace, To teach us what we ought to be ; Make us, by thy transforming grace, Saviour, daily more like thee. Mrs. Steele . HYMN XV. Short Metre. M. or 5 Triumph over Death. 1 And must this body die ? This mortal frame decay ? And must these acii\c !ini!)s of mine Lie mouldVing in tlie clay ? 2 Corruption, earth and w orms. Shall but refine this flesh. Till my triumphant spirit coIik- To put it on afresh. 3 Christ, my Redeemer, li\ cs. And, often from the ski( s, Looks down and watches all my diisi Till he shall bid it rise. 4 Array 'd in glorious grace, Shall these vile bodies shine , And evVy shape, and ev'ry iac^L , Look heav'nly and divine. 5 These lively liopes we o\\ e To Jesus' dying love ; We would adore his grace below , And sing his powV above. 6 O Lord, accept the praise Of these our humble songs, Till tunes of nobler sound we raise, With our immortal tongues. Watts HYMN 16, 17. 13 HYMN XVI. Common Metre. M. or ^ For the New Year. 1 And now, my soul, another year Of my short life is past ; I cannot long continue Iiere, And this may be my last. 2 Much of my dubious life is done, Nor w ill return again ; And swift my passing moments nm, The few that yet remain. 3 Awake, my soul, w ith utmost care, Thy true condition learn.; [fair V W'liat are thy hopes ? how sure ? how And what thy chief concern ? I With the new year, which now begins, Begin thy race for heav*n ; Repent of all thy former sins ; Reform, and be forgiv'n. 5 Devoutly yield thyself to God, To him thyself commend ; With zeal pursue the heav'niy road, Nor doubt a happy end. Liverpool Collection. HYMN XVII. All Sevens Metre. i^ The Resurrection and Ascension of Christ. 1 Angels, roll the stone away ; Death, give up thy mighty prey : See ! He rises from the tomb, Shining in immortal bloom. -2 Tis the Saviour ! angels, raise Your triumphant song of praise ; Let the heav'ns' remotest bound Hear the joy-inspiring sound. 22 14 HYMN 18. HYMN 19. 3 Now, ye saints, lift up your eyes ; Now to glory see him rise ; Mark his progress through the sky, I'o the radiant world on high. 4 Heav'n displays her crystal gate ; Enter in thy royal state ; King of glory, mount thy throne, 'Tis thy Father's and thy own. 5 Praise him, all ye heav'nly choirs, Strike with awe your golden lyres ; Shout, O earth, in rapt'rous song. Let the strains be loud and strong. 6 To the list'ning nations tell, Sin o'erthrown, and vanquish 'd hell. Where is death's once dreaded king ! Where, O monster, is thy sting "? 15 Scott. HYMN XVIll. Long Metre. ^ or 5 The SabbaU). 1 Another six days' work is done ! Another Sabbath is l)egun ! Return, my soul, enjov thy rest, Improv e the day that God has Ijless'd. 2 Come, praise the Lord, wliose love assign So sweet a rest to \veary minds ; Prd\'ides an antepast of iieav*n. And gives this day the food of seven. 3 O that our thoughts and tlratiks may risi' As giateful incense to the skies ! And draw from heav'n that sueet repose Which none but he who feels it knows. 4 Tliis heav'nly calm within the breast Is the dear pledge of glorious rest. Which for the church of God remains, TIk* end of cares, the end of pains. 5 With joy, great God, thy works we view, In various scenes, both old and new ; W^itli praise we think on mercies past, With hope we future pleasures taste. () In lioly duties let thfe day. In holy pleasures pass away ; The Sabbath thus we love' to spend, In hope of one which ne'er shall end. Stennet. HYMN XIX. iiix Line L. M. 2t or b God's Name proclaimed to Moses. 1 Attend, my soul, the voice divine, And mark what beaming glories shine Around thy condescending God : To us, he 111 his word proclaims His awful, his endearing names ; Attend, and sound them all abroad. 2 " Jehovah, I, the sov'reign Lord, '' The mighty God by heav'n ador'd, "Down to the earth my footsteps bend ; ^^ My heart the tend'rest pity knows, Cjoodness full streaming wide o'erHows, " And grace and truth shall never end. ' " \P patience long can crimes endure, My pardoning love is ever sure, ^^ '' When penitential sorrow mourns : ^^ 1 o millions, through unnumber'd years, Aeu hope and new delight it liears. Yet wrath against the sinner bums." 1 \Iake haste, my soul, the vision meet, All prostrate at Jehovah's feet, And drink the tuneful accents in. Speak on, my Lord, repeat the voice, Diiiuse these heart-expanding joys, 1 ill heav'n complete the rapt'rous scene. Doddridge. I 16 HYMN 20, 21. HYMN 22. 17 u HYMN XX. Common Metre, E or t) The New Creation. 1 Attend, whilst Gfxl's exalted Son Doth his own glories shew ; " Bcliold I sit upon my throne, " Creating all things new ! 2 " Old things are wholly pass'd away, " And the first Adam dies ; My hands a mw foundation lay ; '* See the new world arise ! 3 "I'll be a Sun of righteousness ''To the new heav'ns I make ; *' None but the n^w bom heirs of grace " My glories shall partake." 4 Mighty Redeemer, set me free tVom my old state of sin ; O make my soul alive to thee, Create new powVs within ! 5 Renew my eyes, and form my ears, And mould my heart afresh ; Give me new^ passions, joys and fears, And turn the stone to flesh. 6 Far from the regions of the dead, From sin, and earth, and hell. In the new \\ orld ivhich grace hath made, 1 would forever dwell. Watts. HYMN XXI. Long Metre. M or b Glory in the Cross. At thy command, our blessed Lord, Here we attend thy dying feast ; Thy blood, like wine, adorns thy board, And thy own flesh feeds ev'ry guest. . Uui iaitii adores thy bleeding love. And trusts for life in One that died ; We hope for heav'nly crowns above, From a Redeemer crucified. 3 Let the vix'm world pronounce its shame, And fiing its scandals on the cause ; We come to boast our Saviour's name, And make our triumph in his cross. 4 AMth joy, we tell the scoffing age, IIl- that uas dead has left his tomb ; \k- lives above their utmost rage, Anrl \\v r> re waiting till he come. Watts. HYMN XXII. Common Metre. ^ The Incarnation of the Word. 1 A\\ AKE, awake the sacred song, To our incarnate Lord ! Let evVy heart and cv'ry tongue Adore th' Eternal Word. 2 That gloriousWord, that sov'reign Pow'r, By w hom the \\orlds were made, O happy morn ! illustrious hour ! Was once in flesh array'd. 3 Then shone Almighty pow'r and love, In all their glorious forms ; A\ Ikmi Jesu- left tlie Avorid above, To dwell v\ ith sinful worms. 1 To d\\ ell with misery below, The Saviour left the skies ; And sunk to poverty and wo, Tliat wretched man might rise. 5 Adoring angels tun'd their songs To hail the joyful day ; W^ith rapture then let mortal tongues Their grateful homage pay. 22* J o HYMN 23, 24. 6 What glor>% Lord, to thee is due ! With wonder we adore ; But could we sing as angels do, A\x'd love and praise thee more. Mrs. Steele. HYMN XXIII. Long Metre. (> Temptation without and within. 1 Awake, my soul, lift up thine eyes. See how thy foes against thee rise. In long array, a num'rous host ; Awake, my soul, or thou art lost I 2 Sec liow rebellious passions rage, And fierce desires and lusts engage : See pleasure's silken banners spread, And willing souls are captive led I 3 I tread upon enchanted ground, Perils and snares beset me round ; O let me then guard evVy part ; But most, the traitor in my heart ! 4 O teach thy servant how to wield, Blest Saviour, thy immortal shield I Put on thy armour from above, Of heav'niy truth, and heav'nly love. 5 The terror and the charm repel. The smiks of earth, the frowns of hell ; The tempter once thou didst subdue ; O make me more than conq'ror too ! Mrs Barbafld. HYMN XXIV. Hallelujah Metre. The Lord's day Morning-. Awake, our drowsy souls ! Shake off each slothful band ! The w onders of this day Our noblest songs demand. Sm- HYMN 25. 19 Auspicious morn. Thy blissful rays, Brignt seraphs hail, In songs of praise ! At thy approaching dawn, Reluctant death resign'd The glorious Prince of life, In the dark vault confin'd. Th' angelick host Around him bends, And, midst their shouts, The Lord ascends. All hail, triumphant Lord ! Heav'n with hosanna rings ; Whilst earth, in humbler strains, Thy praise responsive sings. \\V)rthy art thou; Who once wast slain. I'liro' endless years To live and reign. Gird on, great King, thy sword. Ascend thy conq'ring car, Whilst justice, trtith and love Maintain the glorious war. \ ictorious thou, Thy foes shalt tread, And sin and death In triumph lead. .Make bare thy potent arm, And wing th' unerring dart. With salutary pangs To each rebellious heart. Then dying souls For life shall sue, Xuni'rous as drops Of morning dew. RippoN*s CoUection, ' " ■■■■■I— ■ — 11— - ■ ■■ ■" ' iiiii-iw. ■ mm ■ - , .,1 I,,, .....11.11 11,^1111. .i.iiiiM HYMN XXV. Long Metre. m The Christian Race. 1 Awake, our souls ; away, our fears ; Let ev'ry trembling thought begone : Awake, and run the heav'nly race. And put a che^rfuj courage on! 20 HYMN 26. 1 .,r|i 2 True, 'tis a straight and thorny road , And mortal spirits tire and faint, If they forget the niif^hty God, Who feeds the strength of ev'ry saint : 3 The mighty (}( )d, whose pow 'rful hand Has nuu( hless works of wonder done ; And stiall endure, w hilst endless \ears Their everlasting clvcks run. 4 From him, the overflow ing spring, Our souls sliall drink a rieli sniiply ; Whilst those wiio iriist their niiiivv blrcnglh Shall melt away, and droo]) and die. 5 Swift as an cattle ruts the air, We'll mount aloft io lliine abode ; On wings of love our souls will flv, No r tire amifKt tin- }u:iv *nly road* w, HYMN \X\l. AT IS JMUg Ale t re. M or ^ Beiicilt of OrdiiKiiices. 1 Away from ev'ry niort.:! c j-e, , Away from cartli", our souls rcuxat ; Wc leave this w orthless w orld afar, And wait and worsliip near ihy Mat. 2 Lord, in the temple of ihy t-raee, We bow l)efore thee aiuradorc ; We view the glories of thy lace, And learn tiie wonders of thy pou'r. Whilst here our various w ants we nif>iini, United pr:.>'rs ascend on high ; And faith ixpucts a sure return Of blessings in variety. 4 If Satan rage, and sin grow^ strong, Here we receive some cheering word , w e gird the gospel armour on, To fight the battles of the Lord. HYMN 27. ^ 21 5 Here, w hen our spirit faints and dies, And conscience smarts with inward stings ; The Sun of righteousness shall rise, With heahng beams beneath his w ings. 6 Here would our ravish'd souls abide ; Or it from hence we must depart, l.et neither life nor death divide Our God and Saviour from our licart. ^ A ltered from Watts. HYMN XXVII. L^^^fJh^. ^ The Word made Flesh. 1 Before the heavens were spread abroad, Ffoni everlasting \vas the Word ! W ith Gofl he was, tlie Word was God, .\ik1 by th' angel ick host ador'd. 2 By his great pow'r were all things made ; By lum supported, all things stand ; He IS the whole creation's Head, And angels fly at his command. 3 Ere sin was born, or Satan fell, He led the host of morning stars ; J hy generation w ho can tell ? Or count the number of thy years ? 4 But lo, he leaves these heav'nly forms ' 1 he Word descends and dwells in clay ^ 1 hat he may converse hold with worms* iJrest in such feeble flesh as diey. ' 5 Mortals with joy beheld his face, 1 h eternal Father's onlv Son ; Hon full of truth, how full of grace, When through his eyes the Godhead shone i t> Aich-angels leave their high abode 1 o learn mw myst'ries here, and tell i lie love of our descending God, 1 he glories of Emanuel. Watts i ' i] 22 HYMN 28, 29. HYMN XXVili. Common Metre. ^ Faith in the Promise of Salvation. 1 Begin, my togaguc, some heav'nly theme. And speak some lofty thing ; The miglny works, or mighty name Ol our eternal King ! 2 Tell of his wondrous faitlifulness, Or sound his pow'r abroad ; Sing the l)lest jiromise of his grace, And the performing God. 3 Proclaim salvation from the Lord, To sinful, dying men ; His hand has w rit die sacred word, With an unerring i)en. 4 Engrav'd as in eternal brass, The gracious promise shines ; Nor shall the hand ol time erase Those everlasting lines. ^ '^i^" ,^^^y ^^ doubts and sad com- If Llirist and we arc one, [plaints'^ The word extends to all the saints, who humbly love the Son. 6 By faith in lliis our souls have liv'd, And part of iK-av'n possess\l ; We'll praise him tiien for grace leceiv 'cl, And trust him for the rest. . Watts. HYMN 30. HYMN XXIX. Particular Mitre. The Resurrection and Glory of Christ. I Behold ! the bright morning appears, And Jesus anives from the grave I His rising removes all our fears. And proves him almighty to save. '4^ 3sL How strong were his tears and his cries ! The worth of his blood, how divine ! How perfect his great sacrifice, VV JK) rose, though he sufter'd for sin ! 2 The Man who v\ as crowned with thorns, ^ 1 he Man w ho on Calvary died, The Man who bore scourging and scorn, W [K)m sumers agreed to deride ; .Now blessed for ever is made. And life has rewarded his pain ; ^o^;' n'ory has crowned his head ; lliis is thr true Lamb that was slain ! S \Mk\ int;, we share in his joy, Hv laitfi, we i)artake of Jiis rest ; WiHi inin \vr em cheerfullv die, lor with him we hope to l)e blest. lis Jesus, the first .md the last, a hose !ipint shall guide us safe home : \v e 11 praise hmi Ihr all tliat is past, And trust him for all that's to come ! Hart. JJVMN XXX. Comjnon Metre, Praise to Uie Lamb of God. 1 Behold the glories of the Lamb, Anndst the Father's tlirone ! 1 repare new honours for his name ' And songs before unknown ! 2 Let ciders worship at his feet, 1 he church adore around ; \\r y^'^^'^ ^"^^ of odours sweet, vVith Ivarps of sweeter sound. Those are the ofierVl pray'rs of saints, And these the hymns thev raise ; Jesus IS kind to our compl/ints. He loves to hear our praise. 25 J 24 HYMN 31. V 4 4 Now to the Lamb, that once was slain, Be endless blessings paid ; Salvation, glory, joy, remain For ever on thy head. 5 Thou hast redeemed our souls widi blood, Hiist set the prisoners free ; Hast made us kings aiid priests to God, And we shallrcign witli tliee. 6 The worlds of nature and ot\raee Are put Ijeiieath thy pow'r ; Then shorten these delaying days. And bring the nroinis'd hour. Watt*:. HYMN 32. 1 lYMN" XXXI. Short Metre. The Nativity of Christ. 1 Behold the graee appears ! The promise is fulfiird ! Marj*, the wondrous virgin, bear^. And Jesus is the child. 2 To bring the glorious new s, A heav'niy form apix:ars ; He tells the shepherds of their joys, And [vanishes their fears. S " Go, humble swains, (said he,) To David's city fly ; The promis'd Inllint born to day *' Doth in a manger lie. 4 ** With looks and hearts serene, " Go visit Christ your King.'' And straight a flaming choir was seen ; The shepherds heard them sing : 5 " Glory to God on high ! And heav'niy peace on earth ! Good will to men, to angels joy, ' At the Redeemer's birth !" M. If C( tc 6 Jn worship so divine, Let saints employ their tongues ; With the celestial host we join, And loud repeat their songs : " Glory to God on high ! u A' ^^^1^ '?f/iv'nly peace on earth ! Good will to men, to angels joy, At our Redeemer's birth." watts 23 7 I HYMN XXXir. Common Metre. ^ ThelijnoranceofMan. Behold the new born infant griev'd VViih hunger, thirst and pain ! It cms to have its wants reliev'd, liut knows not to complain. 2 Such childhood yet I must confess, , I Hough long m years mature : bnknouing whence- I fed distress. And u here to seek its cure. > Author of good! to thee I turn ; 1 hy c\ er watchful eye, Vl(>.Te, cm all my wants discern, ■ 1 ny hand alone supply. 4 O let tliy fl^ar within me dwell, 1 iiy love my footsteps guide ! -n ?l^ .1 l^^^^^^ ^^^'^'^ expel, I iiat fear, all fears beside. My oft misguided will 1 rq)ost lous shuns the latent good. And grasps the specious ill ; 6 Not to niy wisli, but to my want. Do thou thy gifts apply ; Wh.Hii n^ ^""^ ^*J?l ^^^'^^^t, grant, What ill, though ask'd, deny. 26 HYMN 33, 34. HYMN XXXIII. Long Metre. ^ A grave and decent Deportment. 1 Behold the sons and heirs of God, So dearly bought with Jesus' blood ! Are tht\' not l)orn to hea\'nl\- joys ? And shall they stoop to earthly toys ? 2 Can laughter feed th' immortal mind ? Were spirits of celestial kind Made for a jest, for sport, for play, To wear out time and waste tiie day ? 3 Doth \'ain discourse or empty mirth Well suit the honours of their l)irth ? Shall they be fond of ga\- :;ttirc, Wliich children love, which fools admire ^ 4 What if we wear die richest \ t st ? Peacocks and Hies are better drest ; This flesh, with all its gaudy forms, Must droi> to dust and feed the worms. 5 Lord, raise our hearts and i)assions higher, Touch our vain souls with sacred fire : Then, with a heay'ii-directed eye, We'll pass tliese glittVing trifles by. 6 We'll look on all the toys below, With such disdain as angels do ; And wait the call that bids us rise. To mansions promised in the hkies. ^ Watts. 1 1 1 " 1 i\ X A \ 1 *• . C'j tn .lioii Metre. # o r 5 The le pent i rig' Prodigal. 1 Behold the wretch whose lust and wine Had wasted his estate ! He begs a share among the swine, . To taste the husks they eat. 2 " I die w ith fiunger here," he cries, . I starve in lureign lands ; HYMN 3S. 27 '' ^l ^^Jjf r's house has large supplies, And bounteous arc his hands. 3 " I'll go, and, with a mournful tongue, \ t all down I)ef ore his face ; " hither, Pve done thy justice wrong, " Nor can deserve thy grace." 4 He said ; and hasten 'd to his home, ^ 1 o seek his father's love ; Tlic father saw the rebel come, And all his bowels mo\ e. 1 He ran and fell upon his neck, hmbrac'd and kiss\l iiis son ; 1 he rebel's heart with sorrow brake, r or lollies he had done. ^ ' a 'i^i^ ^F!^^^ clothes of shame and sin, ^^ 1 he fadier gives command ; IJit^s hnn in garments white and clean, VVith rings adorn his hand. 7 '' A day of feasting I ordain, ^^ Let mirth and joy abound ; Mv son was dead, and lives again, Was lost, but now is found." -— . .-___ Watts . lliMNXXXV. Short Metre. # Adoption. 1 Behold, what wondrous grace 1 he lather hath bestow'd Oil sinners of a mortal race, ^ 1 o call them sons of God ! ^ 'f is no surprising thing, Ihat we should be unknown ; 1 lie Jewish world knew not their king, Uod s everlasting Son. 3 Nor doth it yet appear How great we skill be made ; 23 HYMN 36. But w hen we see our Saviour here, We shall be hke our Head. 4 A hope so much divine May trials well endure ; May cleanse our souls from sense and sin, As Christ the Lord is pure. 5 If in our Father's love We share a fiHal part, Send down thy Spirit, like a dove. To rest ui>on our heart. 6 We would no longer lie. Like slaves beneath the throne ; Our faith shall .\bba, Father, cry, And thou the kindred own. Wat tj. HYMN XXXVI. Long Metre, M or D The Better Part. 1 Beset with snares, and fiird with dread, In life's uncertain path/ we tread ; Saviour divine, diffuse thy light. To guide our doubtful footsteps right. 2 Engage our ro\ ing treach'rous heart, To choose the wise, the better part ; To scorn the trifles ola day. For joys that nc\cr fade away. 3 Then let the fiercest storms arise. Let tempest mingle earth and skies ; Nt) fatal shipwreck shall we fear, But all our treasure with us bear. 4 If then our Saviour still be nigh, Cheerful we live, and joyful die ; Secure, when mortal comforts f!ee, To find a thousand worlds in thee. Doddridge. HYMN 37. HYMN XXXVII. Long Metre, The Beatitudes. 1 Blest are the humble souls that see 1 Iieir emptiness and poverty ; Treasures of grace to them are giv'n And crowns of joy laid up in heav'ii. 2 Blest are the men of broken heart, Who \noiirn for sin with inward smart ; The blood of Christ divinely flows, A healing balm for all their woes. Blest are the meek, who stand afar f^rom rage and passion, noise and war : bod will secure their happy state. And plead their cause against the' great. 4 Blest are the souls that thirst for grace, Himger and long for righteousness ; 1 hey shall be uell supply'd and fed VV ith living streams and living bread. > Blest are the men whose bowels move And melt with sympathy and love ; ' from Christ the Lord, they shall obtain i^iKe sympatliy and love again. r vi:!^ ^I'^J?-'"'^' '^^""^^ ^'^'^^ ^e clean f roin die defihng power of sin ; \V ith endless pleasure they shall see "^ Uod of spotless purity. Blest are the men of peaceful life, vvho quench the coals of growiiic? strife • Th?^ ^^^^^'^^^5i^l'lthe hels of bliss' ' Ihe sons of God, the God of peace. ^ Blest are the suftYers, who partake !j^l pam and shame for Jesus' sake ; & ^f- '^"" 'l^^^P*^ i" th^ Lord, ^iory and joy are ^hcir reward. 29 30 HYMN 38, 39. HYMN 40. 31 II • ' n HYMN XXXVIII. Common Metre. 1 The Hope of the Resurrection. 1 Blest be the everlasting God, The Father of our Lord ; Be his abounding mercy prais'd. His majesty ador'd. 2 When from the dead he rais'd his Soii^ And caird him to the sky, He gave our souls a Ii\ely'hope, That they should never die. 3 What, though his uncontroird decree Commaiici our Picsh to dust ? Yet as the Lord our Saviour rose, So all his f(}ll^\e^s must. 4 Thire's an inheritance div iiic, Reserv'd against that day ; 'Tis uncorrupled, undctird, And cannot fade aw a\'. 5 Saints by the pou'rof God are ktpl Till the sahation come : \Ve vvalk by iaiih as strangers here, Till Christ sh all cal l us hom e. \\ HYMN X\\l\. Cojnmon Mtlre. M. Benevolence rcwardt-d. 1 Blest is the man whose tender heari Feels all another's pain ; To whom the supplicating eye Was never rais'd in vain : 2 Whose breast expands with gen'roub A stranger's wo to feel ; twarmth, And blc'^ds in pity o'er the wound He w ants ihe pow'r to heal. 3 He spreads his kind supporting arms To ev'iy child of grid' ; His secret bounty largely flows, And brings unask'd relief. 4 To gentle ofiices of love, His feet are never slow ; He view s, through mercy's meldng eye, A brother in his foe. 5 Peace, from the bosom of his God, Peace shall to him be giv'ii ; His soul shall rest secure on eardi, And find its native heav'n. 6 To him protection shall be shown ; And mercy, from above, Descend on those, w ho thus fulfill The perfect law of love. ,„ Mrs Barbau l d. HYMN XL. Fariicular Metre, m The Gospel Jubilee. I Blow yc tlic trumpet, blow The gladly solemn sound ! Ltt all the nations know, 1 earth's remotest bound, The year of jubilee is come, Kcuirn, ye ransom'd sinners, home. - KxalttheSonofGod! Tlie sill-atoning Lamb ; Kedemption, by his blood, 1 hrough ev'ry land proclaim ; 1 lie yeur of jubilee is come, Heturn, ye ransom'd sinner^, home. ' Ye who have sold for nought 1 he heritage above. Skill have it back unbought^ Ihe gift of Jesus' love, i he year of jubilee is come, Kctum, ye riuwoin'd Jiinners, home. 32 HYMN 41. HYMN 42. Ye slaves of sill and hell, \ our hlx^rty receive, And safe in Jesus dwell, And blest in Jesus live. I he year of Jubilee is come, Keturn, ye ransom'd sinners, home. The gospel trumpet hear, I he news of pardoning grace : \ehappy souls, draw near, Behold your Saviour's face ! 1 he year of Jubilee is come, Keturn, ye ransom'd sinners, home. ^sus, our great High Priest, Has lull atonement made ; Ye weary spirits, rest. Ye mournful souls be glad. 1 he year of Jubilee is come, Keturn, ye ransom'd sinners, home. RiPPON'i CoHectioij. ■ m iiiMN XLI. Long Metre. # or h The incomprehensible God. 1 C A i^ creatures to perfection find 1 li eternal uncreated Mind ^ Or can the largest stretch of thought Measure and search his nature out ? 2 Tis high as heav'n, 'tis deep as hell, And uhat ca:i mortals know or tell ? aI?P\ spreads beyond the skv, And all the shining worlds on high. 3 God is a King of pow'r imknow n : l- irm are the orders of his throne ; Ithe resolves, who dare oppose ? Ur ask him why or what he does ? ^ 5u ^r^^^' ^^ darkness veils the moon 1 ne iaintmg sup grows dim at ii The [}illars of heav'n's starry roof Tremble and start at his reproof. 5 He gave the vaulted heav'n its form The crooked serpent and the worm ; He breaks the billows M'ith his breath. And smites the sons of pride to death. 6 These are a i)ortion of his ways ; But who shall dare describe his face ^ Who can endure iiis light, or stand lo heartfie thunders of his hand ? — • Watts. HiMN XLII. Common Metre. Jl or 5 God Incomprehensible. 1 Celestial King, our spirits lie, 1 rembhng beneath thy feet ; And wish, and cast a longing eye, 1 o reach thy lofty seat. •2 In thee, what endless wonders meet » VV hat various glories shine ! llie dazzling rays too fiercely beat upon our fainting mind. 3 Angels are lost in glad surprise, it thou unveil thy grace; And humble awe runs through the skies, Wiien w rath arrays thy face. ^ Created pow'rs, how weak they be » How short our praises fall ! bo much akin to nothing, we. And thou, th' eternal All. 5 Lord, here we bend our humble souk And awfully adore ; For the weak pinions of our minds Can stretch a thought no more. Smart. 3^ 34 HYMN 43, 44. HYMN 45. HYMN XLIIL Long Metre # or f) The Presence of God mortifying us to the World. 1 Come, blessed Lord, descend and dwell By lidth and love within our breast ; 1 hen shall we know, and taste, and feel, Such joys as cannot be express'd. 2 Come, fill our hearts u itii inward strength, Make our enlarged souls possess, And learn the height, and l)readth, and length Of thy unnieasuraljle grace. 3 Could we but pierce the veil, and see The glories of th' eternal skies, What little things tliesc worlds would be ! How despicable in our eyes ! 4 Great All in All, eternal King ! Could we but view thy glorious face, Then all our pou'rs should join to sing 1 hy boundless wisdom and thy grace. 5 Now to tlic God, \\ hose pow'r in heav'n And earth has works of wonder done, Be everlasting honours giv'n, By all the church, through Christ his Son. w ATTS. ^llMlYXLl\^ Comtnon Metre. ^ Praise to God and the Lamb. 1 Come, let us join our cheerful songs, \\ ith angels round the throne ; fell thousand thousands are their tongtics, But all tlieir joys are one. 2 '* Worthy the Lamb that died," they cry, * lobe exalted thus;" " Worthy the Lamb," our lips reply, for he was slain for us," if. 3 Jesus is worthy to receive Honour and powV divine ; And blessings, more than we can give Be, Lord, forever thine. * 4 Let all that dwell above the sky. And air, and earth, and seas, Coiispire to lift thy glories high, ^ rp, " ^^^^ "^^"^ endless praise. 5 The whole creation join in one. f^p^-^^. the sacred name An!w '''^? ^5^^"P?^ the throne, And to adore the Lamb. — ;— __ ——______ Wat Tg. liiMN XLV. Common Metre. # The Joys of Heaven. ^ rnlnir!r°"'i ''.'.V^/^'-m each kinguid heart, Inspiie each hfcless tongue ; -Vncl let the joys of lieav'n impart ^ 1 lieir influence to our song. - Sorrow and pain and ev'ry care. Anil discord there shall cease ; And perfect joy and lo^•e sincere Adorn the realms of peace. ' ^1 ^n"'' '^°"' ^'" fo"" ever free, iiM, cloth'd m spotless purity, Kcdeemmg love adore. " here, on a tlirone, how dazzling bright. A^'^^xa'ted Saviour shines; ^ ' And beams ineffable delight Un all the heav'nly minds. ' Joh ;?•" "'' ^''P''^^ «f tlie Lamb Join in immortal songs ; And endless honours to his name Employ their tunefij tongues. 35 36 HYMN 46, 47. 6 Lord, tune our hearts to praise and love, Our feeble notes inspire ; Till, in thy blissful courts above, We join th' angelic choir. Mrs. Stbelb. HYMN XLVI. Long Metre, 4 or b Weary Souls invited to rest. 1 Come, weary souls, with sin distressed, Come, and accept the promis'd rest ; The Saviour's gracious call obey, And cast your gloomy fears away. 2 Oppress'd with guilt, a painful load^ come, and spread your woes to God ! Divine compassion, mighty love. Will all the ixiinfal load remove. 3 Here mercy's boundless ocean flows, To cleanse your guilt, and heal your woes , Pardon and life and endless peace, How rich the gift, how free the grace 1 4 Lord, we accept w ith tliankful heart, The hope thy gracious w ords impart > We come with trembling ; yet rejoice, And bless the kind invitmg voice. 5 Great Saviour, let thy pow'rful love^ Confirm our faith, our fears remove'; May that sweet influence in our breast, Prepare us for thy heav'nly rest. Mrs. Steele.^ HYMN XLVIL Short Metre, ♦ Heavenly Joys on Earth. 1 Come, we that love the Lord, And let our joys be known ; Join in a song with sweet accord, And thus surround the throne. HYMN 48. 37 2 Let those refuse to sing, Who never knew our God ; But children of the heav'nly King May speak their joys abroad. 3 This heav'nly King is ours, ij "m, ^^^^^'^ and our Love ; nQ\yi\\ send down his heav'nly pow'rs, 1 o raise our souls above. 4 Tlicre, we shall see his face, And never, never sin ; 1 licre from the rivers of his grace, Drink endless pleasures in. 5 Yes, and before \vq rise To that immortal state The thought of such amazing bliss Miould constant joys create. ' riicn ;et our songs abound. And evYy tear be dry ; \\ c re marching thro' Immanuel's ground, i o fairer worlds on high. ' Watts. HYMN XLVI 1 1. Common Mttrt. Clirist tlie King of Saints. 1 Come, yc that love the Saviour's name, i lie Sov Veign ofyoir Jieart proclaim. And how before his throne. I »v ith glories all divme ; AiKl tell the wond'ring nations round. Ho\v bright these glories shine. Infinite powV and boundless love i» nun unite their rays : 24 38 HYMN 49. You that his heav'nly influence prove, Can you forl^ear his praise ? 4 When in his earthly courts w c view The glories of our King, We long to love as angels do. And wish like them to sing. 5 And shall we long and wish in vain ? Lord, teach our songs to rise ; Thy love can animate tlic strain, And bid it reach the skies. 6 O happy period ! glorious dav ' When heav'n and earth slia.. ... '. With all their pnu "i . the raptur'cl ia\ . To Cele bn\i t ■ 1 hy \n'J \ si; . at r^. Site . . HYMN 50. 39 -t A' i. . * H j ; ■ HYMN XLIX. r- The happy Emi of iTic v. iu 1 Death may dissolve my body now. And bear i pirit honie ; Why do my iriiiuilcs in )\^ low. Nor my salvation 2 With hea\'*i'ily v/c .ipvy.is 1 li The battle 1 of the Lord ; Finished nn course, and kept the faitli. And V ilic sure ii uard. 3 God lias laid up in L.. n for me, A erowii ^vhich cannot lade ; The rigliten!T<, Judge, at that great day Shall pi:: i on my head. 4 Nor hath the King, of grace decreed This prize for me alone ; But all who hope and long to see Th* appearance of his Sou. 5 Jesus, die Lord, shall gu^ivd me salV From evVy ill design ; And to his heav'nly kingdom keep This feeble soul of mine. 6 God is my everlasdng aid. My portion and my friend ; To him be highest glory paid, Through ages w ithout end. Altered from Watts. Long Metre, HYMN L. Christ tlie Physician of the Soul. 1 Deep arc the wounds which sin has made ; Where shall the sinner lind a cure ? Ill vain, alas, is nature's aid, The w ork exceeds her utmost pow'r, 2 Sin, like a raging fever, reigns With fatal strength in ev'ry part ; The dire contagion fills tlie veins, And spreads its poison to the heart. 3 But can no sov'reign balm be found ? And is no kind physician nigh. To ease the pain, and heal the wound, Ere life and hope for ever fly ? i Yes, there's a great Physician near ; Look up, my fainting soul, and live ! S !• ill his heav'nly smiles appear Sucli help as nature cannot give ! 5 See, in the Saviour's dying blood, . Lite, health and bliss abundant flow ! *Tis only that dear sacred flood Can ease thy pain and heal thy wo. 6 Sin throws in vain Its pointed dart, For here a sovVeign cure is found ; A cordial for the fainting heart, A balm tor e\ 'ry painful wound. Mrs. Steele. I ^wAJ HYMN 51, 52. K I ♦ or 5 HYMN" LI. Long Metre. The Sight of Christ in Heaven. 1 Descend, ye hosts of angels bright, And beiir us on your guardian w ings, Through regions of celestial light, Above the reach of Ciirthly things ; 2 Beyond this curtain of the sky, Up where eternal ages roll ; Where solid pleasures never die, And fruits immortal feast the soul. 3 O for a beatifick sight Of our Almighty Father's throne ! There sits our Saviour, crown'd with light, Lloth'd with a body like our own. 4 Adoring saints around him stand, And heav'nly powVs before him fall ; The God shines gracious through the man, And sheds bright glories on tliem all. 5 What joys unspeakable they feel, Whilst to their golden liaq)s they sing ; And eclio from each heavenly hill. The glorious triumphs of their King ! 6 O may the happy day draw nigh, When we shall rise to realms abo\ e, To join the musick of the sky. And celebrate redeeming love I Watts, altered. HYMN 53. 41 HYMN LH. Common Metre, Ardent Love to Christ. # or b 1 Do not I love thee, O my Lord ? Behold my heart, and see ; And turn each worthless idol out. That dares to rival thee. 2 Is not thy name melodious still To my cnraptur'd ear ? Doth not my pulse with pleasure beat. My Saviours voice to hear ? 3 Hiist thou a lamb in all thy flock I would disdain to feed ? Hast thou a foe, before whose face I fear thy cause to plead ? 4 AVouId not my ardent spirit vie AMth angels round fliy throne, 1 o execute thy sacred will, And make thy glory known ? ; Would not my heart pour out its flood, In honour of thy name ? And challenge the cold hand of death 1 o damp th' immortal flame ? 6 Thou know'st I love thee, O mv Lord • But how I long to soar Above tlie sphere of mortal joj-s, And learn to love thee more! Doddiudge. HYMN LI1[. Lons; Metrt. # or b Christian Privileges and Oblig-alions. 1 Dost thou my worthless name record, tree ofthy holy city. Lord? Am I a sinner, calPd to share The precious priA ileges there ? 2 Art thou my King, my Father stvl'd ^ And I thy servant and tliy child, * vVhilst many of the human race Are aliens from thy Ziorr s grace ? 3 Lo, wretched millions draw their breath . m lands of ignorance and death ! i;"t I enjoy my share of time Wnhm thy gospel's favoiir'd dime 24* ^ 42 HYMN 54. 4 Shall 1 receive this grace in vain ? Shall I my great vocation stain ? Away, ye works in darkness wrought ! Away, each sensual, wanton thought ! 5 My soul, I charge thee to excel, In thinking right and acting well ; Deep let thy searching pow'rs engage, Unbias'd in the sacred page. 6 Heighten the force of good desire ; To deeds of shining worth aspire ; More firm in fortitude, despise The world's seducing vanities. 7 Strong and more strong, thy passions rule. Advancing still in virtue's school ; Contending still, with noble stiife, To imitate thy Saviour's life. * Scott. HYMN LIV. Long Me ire. The only living and true God. (Psalm 86.) 1 Eternal God, almight>^ Cause Of earth and sea and worlds unknown ; All things are subject to thy laws, All things depend on thee alone. 2 Thy glorious being singly stands. Of all within itself possest ; ControU'd by none are thy commands , Thou from thyself alone art blest. 3 To thee alone ourselves we owe, To thee alone our homage pay ; All other gods we disavow, Deny their claims, renounce their sway. 4 In thee, O Lord, our hope shall resit, t ouiitaia of peace an4 joy and love ! HYMN 55, 4S Tiiy favour only makes us blest ; Without thee, all would nothing prove. 5 Worship to thee alone belongs, Worship to thee alone we give ; Thine be our hearts, and thine our songs, And to thy glory we would live. 6 Spread thy great name through heathen lands. Their idol deities dethrone ; Subdue tlie world to thy commands, And reign, as thou art, God alone. Browk. HYMN LV. Common Metre, h The Consolation of Age. 1 Eternal God, enthron'd on high, Whom angel hosts adore ; Who yet to suppliant dust art nigh, Thy presence I implore. 2 O guide me down the steep of age. And keep my passions cool ! Teach me to scan tlie sacred page, And practise ev'ry rule. 3 My flying years time urges on. My strength must soon decay; My friends, my youth's companions gone, Can I expect to stay ? 4 Can I exemption plead, when death Projects his awful dart ? Can med'cines then prolong my breath, Or cordials shield my heart ? 5 But thou canst cheer my mortal hour ; On thee my hope depends : Support me by Almighty powV, While dust to dust descends. HYMN B6, 57. 6 Tlicn let my soul, O gracious God, Ascend to realms of day ; And in that sacred, blest abode, Its endless andiems pay. 7 Throughout the heav'ii's remotest lioimd Thy matchless love proclaim ! And join the choir of saints that sound Their great Redeemer's name. B. WiLLiAMss Colleclion. HYMN 58. 45 HYMN LV[. Long Metre, ^ Preserving Goodness. 1 Eternal God, I bless thy name, Tlie same thy powV, thy grace the same; 1 he tokens ot thy friendly care Open and close and crown the year. 2 Supported by thy guardian hand, Amidst ten thousand deaths I stand ! And see, when 1 survey thy ways, I en thousand monuments of praise. 3 Thus far thy arm has led me on, 1 hus flir I make thy mercy known ; And whilst I tread tliis desert land. New mercies sliall new songs demand. 4 My grateful voice, on Jordan's sliore, hliiill raise one sacred pillar more ; 1 hen l3ear, in thy bright courts above, Inscriptions of immortal lo\e. DoDDRIDCl. HYMNLVd. Cammon Metre. Joy Mid Gratitude. ^ ^J^i'^ ^ ^ ^ ^^^^ • ^^^^ ^^^ the sum Ut bles^mgs from thy hand ; 1 o banish sorrow and be blest h thy supreoie comuiand. 2 Joy IS our duty, glory, health, The sunshine of the soul ; Tlie best return that we can make To him who plans the whole. Young. :> Whatever, Lord, of earthly bliss, Thy sov'reign will denies. Accepted at thy throne of grace. Let this petition rise : 4 Give me a calm, a thankful heart, From ev'ry murmur free ; The blessings of thy grace impart, And make me live to thee. 5 Let the blest hope that thou art mine My life and death attend ; Thy presence tlirough my journey shine. And crown my journey's end. Rip pan's Collection. ( HYMN LVIII. Long' Metre. God exalted above all Praise, 1 Eternal PowY, whose high abode Becomes the grandeur of the God, Lxtending far beyond the bounds u Jiere stars revolve inferior rounds ; 2 The lowest step beneath thy seat Ri:.es too liigh for Gabriel's feet ; In vain die tall arch-angel tries 10 reach its height, with wond'ring eyes. 3 Thy da>:zling glory whilst he sings, He hides his lace behind his wings. And ranks of thrones and powVs around, rail prostrate on the heav'nly gi'ound. 4 Lord, what shall earth and ashes do ! vve would adore our Maker too ; 46 HYMK 59. Froin lowest dust lo thte we cry, The great, the holy, and the high. 5 Earth from afar hath heard thy lame, And men ha\ e leani'd to hsp thy name , But the full glories of thy mind Leave all our soaring thoughts behind. 6 God is in heav'n, and men l^elow ; Be short oifr hymns, our words be few ; A sacred rev'rence checks our soiii^s, And praise is silent on our tongues. Watts, HYMN 60, 61. 47 HYMN LIX. Long Metre, * Divine Goodness. 1 Eternal Source of ev'ry joy ! Well may thy praise our hps employ ; Whilst in thy temple we appear, Thy goodness crowns the circling year. 2 Wide as the earth and planets roll, Thy hand supports and cheers the whole ; By the^, the sun is taught to rise, And darkness when to veil the skies. 3 The flowVy spring, at thy command, Embalms the air and paints the land ; The summer rays with vigour shine, To raise the corn and cheer the vine. 4 Seasons and months and weeks and days Demand successive hymns of praise ; Still be the cheerful homage paid, With morning light and ev'nmg shade. 5 O may our more harmonious tongues, In worlds unknown, pursue the songs, And in those brighter courts adore, Wliere days and years revolve no more ! Liverpool Collection H\MN LX. Long Metre, ^ The Influences of tlie Divine Spirit. 1 Eternal Spirit ! we confess, And sing the wonders of thy grace ' Thy poM 'r conveys the blessings down. From God tlie Father and his Son. 2 Enlighten'd by thy heav'nly ray, Our shades and darkness turn to day • 1 hy inward teachings make us know Our danger and our lefuge too. > Thy gentle influence works within And breaks die cliains of reigning sin • Doth our miperious lust subdue, And lorms our v\ retched hairts anew. troul)lcd conscience knows thy voice ^[i^.±vs the broken heart rejoice ; Hiv \\(jrds allay the stormy wind And cairn tlie surges of die mind.' Watts. ♦1 liiMN LXI. Common Metre. # Creating^ Wisdom. TL \^; }^'i^df^m-' thee we praise, t nee, all thy creatures sing ; tliy great name, rocks, liills, and seas,- \nd hca\- ii s higli arches, ring. IV iiand, how w ide it s]>rcad the sky ! How glorious to i)ehold ! i i -§\1 with a blue of heav'nly die ^ And starr-d with sparkling gold.' '1 :=^M dost thou make the globes of light . , 1 iicir endlt^ss circles run ; - rkre the pale planets rule tlie niglit. And day obe5's the sun. ! .^\• 48 HYMN 62. 4 The roaring winds stand ready there, Thy orders to obey : With spreading wings, they sweep the air, To make thy chariot way. 5 The rolling mountains of the deep Observe thy strong command ; Thv breath can raise the billows steep, Or sink them to the sand. 6 Tliy glories blaze all nature round, And strike our feeble sight, Through skies and seas and solid ground, With terror and delight. 7 Infinite strength and equal skill Shine through the worlds abroad ; Our souls with vast amazement fill, And speak the builder, God. Watts. HYMN LXII. Long Metre. # Christ exalted a Prince and a Saviour. 1 Exalted Prince of life, we own The royal honours of thy tlirone ; 'Tis fix'd by God's almighty hand. And seraphs bow at thy command. 2 Exalted Saviour, we confess The sovereign triumphs of thy grace ; Where beams of gentle radiance shine, And temper majesty divine. 3 Wide thy resistless sceptre sway, Till all thy enemies obey ; Wide may thy cross its virtue prove, And conquer millions by thy love. 4 Mighty to vanquish and forgive ! Thine Israel shall repent and live ; HYMN 63, 64. 49 And loud proclaim thy healing breath, Which gives them life who wrought thy death. Doddridge. iiVMN LXIII. Common Metre. # or K Walking by Faith. 1 Faith is the brightest evidence Of things beyond our sight ; It pierces through the veil of sense, And dwells in heav'nly light. 2 Ji Si ts time past in present view. Brings distant prospects home ; or things a thousand years ago. Or thousand years to come. By faith we know the world was made, B\ God's almighty word ; We know the heav'ns and earth shall fade. And be again restor'd. 1 Ahrali'm obey'd the Lord's command, Fr()m his own country driv'n ; Bv faith he sought a promised land, But found his rest in heav'n. ■ Thus through life's pilgrimage we stray, The promise in our eye ; By faith wc walk the narrow way. That leads to joy on high. Altered from Watts. HYMN LXIV. Long Afetre. # or 5 Preparation for religious Worship. Far from my thoughts, vain world, begone. t^et my religious hours alone ; A Tk and sense I would be free, And hold communion, Lord, M'ith thee. 25 50 HYMN 65. 2 My heart grows warm with holy lire, And kindles with a pure desire, To sec lh>' grace, to taste thy love, And feel thine influence from above. 3 When 1 can say that God is mine. When I can see thy glories shine ; I tread the world beneath my feet, And all that men call rich and great. 4 Send comfort down from thy right hand, To cheer me in this barren land ; And in thy temple let me know The joys that from thy presence flow. Altered from Watts. 1 lYMN LXV. Common Metre. ♦ The Success of the Gospel. 1 Father, is not thy promise sure To thy exalted Son ? That through the nations of the earth Thy word of life shall run ! 2 *' Ask and receive the lieathen lands, For thine inheritance, And to the world's remotest ends Thy empire shall advance." 3 Hast thou not said, the blinded Jew s Shall their Redeemer own ? Whilst Gentiles to his standard crowd. And bow before his throne ? 4 Are not all kingdoms, tribes and tongues, Beneath the lU'ch of hcav'n, To the dominion of thy Son, Without exception, given ? 5 From e:\st to west, from north to soutlu Tlien be his name ador'd ; HYMN 66. 51 Let eardi with all its millions shout Hosanna to the Lord. Rippon's Collection. HYMIV LXVI. Common Metre. ^ or [^ The Lord's Prayer. 1 Father of all! Eternal Mind ! Thou great and good alone ! Thy children, form'd and bless'd by thee, Approach thy sacred throne. 2 Thy name iii hallo w'd strains be sung ! We join the solemn praise. To thy great name with heart and tongue, Our cheerful homage raise. 5 Thy righteous, mild, and equal reign, Let ev'ry being own ; And in our minds, thy work divine, Erect thy gracious throne. 4 As angels round thy seat above, Thy blest commands fulfil ; So may thy creatures here below, Perform thy heav'nly will. 5 On thee we day by day depend ; Our daily wants supply ; And feed ^v ith truth and virtue pure, Our souls which never die. 6 Extend thy grace to ev'ry fault, And let thy love forgive ; Teach us divine forgiveness too, Nor let resentment live. 7 Wliere tempting snares beset the way,. Permit us not to tread ; Avert the threatening evil near, ^ ro]n our unguarded head. 52 HYMN 67. HYMN 68. 8 Thy sacred name we thus adore, And bow before thy throne ; For kingdom, pow V and glory, Lord, Belong to thee alone. Liverpool CoLLECTi o n. HYMN LXVH Common Met^. # The Universal Prayer. 1 Father of all ! whose aires extend To eartli's remotest sliore ; Through ev'ry age let praise ascend, And ev'ry clime adore. 2 Yet not to earth's contracted s[)an, Thy goodness let me bound ; Or think thee Lord alone of man, When thousand worlds are round. 3 To tliee, whose presence fills all space. The earth, the air, the skies ; One chorus let all beings raise, All nature's incense rise ! 4 Father of all ! whose tender care Does ev'ry want supply ; To thee I pour the fervent pray'r, And raise the filial eye. 5 Wliat blessings thy free bounty gives Let me not ciist aw aj' ; Who gratefully enjoys and lives, Does the best homage pay. 6 Save me alike from foolish pride* Or impious discontent, At aught thy wisdom has denied. Or aught thy goodness lent. 7 Teach me to feel another's wo, 1^0 hide the faults I see ; That mcTcy I to others show, That mercy show to me. 8 Let not this weak, unknowing hand Presume thy bolts to throw, And deal destruction round the land, On each I judge thy foe. y If I am right, thy grace impart, Still in the right to stay ; ^M^^'l^ ^^ong, O teach mv heart 1 o find that better way *! 10 This da>', be bread and peace my lot ; But, all beneath the sun. Thou know'st it best bestow'd or not : 1 hen let thy will be done. Altered from Pope, 53 1 1 VMiV LX Vni. Common Metre. * or b Prudence. 1 Father of light ! conduct mv feet 1 lirough life's dark, dangYous road ; Let each advancing step still bring Me nearer to my God. 2 Let heav'n-ey'd prudence be my guide ; And, when I go astray, Kccal my feet from folly's path, 1 o wisdom's better way. 3 Teach me in ev'ry various scene 10 keep my end in sight ; And w hiist I tread liib's mazy track, ^ Let wisdom guideinc right. 4 That heav'nly wisdom from above Abundantly impart ; And let it guard, and guide, and warn\ And penetrate my heart : > Till it shall lead me to thyself, rountain of bliss and love ; 25* 54 HYMN 69, 70. HYMN 71. t\nd all mS^ darkness be dispers*d, In endless light above. Smart. 55 MYMN LXIX. Long Metre. # Praise for Rain and fruitful Seasons. 1 Fa th e r of light ! we sing thy name, Wlio made the sun to rule the day ; Wide as lie spreads his golden flame, His beams tliy powV and love display. 2 Fountain of good! from thee proceed Tlie copious show'rs of genial rain ; Wiiich, o'er the hill and through the mead, Rev i\'e the grass and swell the grain. 3 Thro' the wide world thy bounties spread : Yet tliousands of ouf guilty race, Though by thy daily goodness fed, Trangress tliy law, abuse thy grace. 4 Not so, sliall our forgetful hearts O'erlook the tokens of thy care ; But, what thy libVal hand imparts. Receive with praise, and ask in pray'r. 5 So shall the sun more grateful shine, And showVs in welcome drops shall fall. When all our hearts and lives are thine, And thou, our God, enjoy *d in all. 6 Jesus ! our brighter Sun, arise ; In plenteous show'rs, thy Spirit send ; Kiuth then shall ^ow to Paradise, And in celestial Eden end. Doddridge. HYMN LXX. long Metre, At the Ordination of a Minister. 1 Father of mercies !- in thy house We pay our homage apd our vows ; Whilst with a grateful hem we share These pledges of our Saviour's care. 2 The Saviour, when to heav'n he rose, In splendid triumph o'er his foes, ScatterVl his gifts on men below. And wide his royal bounties flow. 3 Hence sprang th' Jpostk's honour'd name, Sacred Ixyond heroick fame ; Hence dictates the prophetick sage, And hence the evangelick page. 4 In lower forms to bless our eyes, Pastors from hence and Teachers rise ; \V ho, though with feebler rays they shine, Still mark a long extended line. 5 From Christ their varied gifts derive, And, ted by him, their graces live ; V\ hilst, guarded by his potent hand. Amidst the rage of hell they stand. 6 So shall the bright succession run 1 hrough all the courses of the sun ; U hilst unborn churches, by their care, '^nall rise and flourish large and fair. : Jesus, our Lord, their hearts shall know 1 he spring whence all these blessings flow ; rasters and people shout his praise, i iirough the long round of endless days. - ^°°°RIDCg. HiMN LXXl. Common Metre. # The Excellency and Sufficiency of the Scriptures. ^ if/?^^ ^^ mercies ! in thy word What endless glory sliines ! tor ever be thy name ador'd, t* or these celestiallines. 56 HYMN 72. 2 Here may tbe wrctclicd sons of want Exhaustless riclies find ; Treasures beyond what earth can grant, And lasting as the mind. 5 Here the fair tree of knowledge grow s. And yields a free repast ; Sublinier fruits, than nature knows, Invite the longing taste. 4 Here the Redeemer's weleome voice Sprc'cids lieav'nly [)cace around ; And life and everlasting jo\s Attend the blishlul souiid. 5 O may these heav'nl.v pa^cs he Our study and deiiglit I And still new l)eauties ma}- \\c sec, And sUU increasing liglit. 6 Divine Instructor ! gracious Lord ! ^^Be thou for ever near ; Teach us to love thy sacred w ord, . And view our Saviour there. HYMN 73. 57 H 1 M IN L X X 1 1 . Co ffi m o ii J\Ie trc. it obedient be, O Saviour, to thy just commands ! Aly ardent soul still follows thee. And u-usts her int'rest in thy hands: "j Let love and mercy all divine, Justice descending from the skies, Kindness and trutli my heart incline ^till to forgive my enemies. ^m) HYMN 74, 75. 6 1 hu5 may I act the christiuii part, The social, humane and divine ; Whilst a wise zeal inspires my heart, Then shall I know that hea\''n is mine. HYMN 76, 77. Smart I U\ UN LXXIV. Comvion Metre. # or ^ Abraham's Blessing extended to the Gentiles. 1 Gentiles by nature, \\v belong To the wild olive wood ; Grace took us Ircjni the !)arren tree, And grafts us on the good. 2 With the same blessings, grace endow ^ The Gentile as the Jew ; If pure and holy be the root, Sucli are the branches too. 3 Then let the cliildren of the saints Be sanetify'd to God ; In that great co\ enatit, confirm 'd By w ater and by blood. 4 Thus to the parents, and their seed, . Shall thy salvation come ; And numerous households meet at last In one eternal home. HYMN LXXV. Long Man. The Eicellency of the Gospel. 1 God, in the gospel ot his Son, Makes his eternal counsels known ; And sinners of a humble irame May taste liis grace, and learn his namr. 2 Wisdom its dictates here imparts, To form our minds, to cheer our hearts Its influence makes dip sinner live, . It bids the drooping saint revive. 59 .3 Our niging passions it controls, And c(»mfort yields to contrite souls ; It guides us all our journey through, Aiul l)rings a better world to view. 4 May this blest volume ever lie Close to my heart and near my eye ; To life's last hour, my soul employ, And fit me for the heavenly joy. BEDDaME. 1 1 1 MN L X X \' f . Common Aletrc. •#• or 5 Sincerity and Hypocrisy. 1 God is a Spirit, just and wise. He set s our inmost mind ; III Viiin U) hca\ "n wc raise our eyes, Ami Kcive our hearts l^ehind. J N')thing hut truth iicfore his throne Willi lioiionr v[\n appear ; I'iu; j)aiiitcd hj pocrites are known, riirougli the disguise they wear' ' TlKir liftrd hands s:ihite the skies, llKirbtndcd knees the ground ; 1311 1 (tod aljhors the sacrifice, ^VI. !v uui the JK-;irt is found. ■ I^orcl h my thoughts, and try my ways, viifl make my son) sincere ; incn shall I stand before thy face. Aiid hnd ])tance there. Watts. #or 5 in MX LXXVII. Lon:;Marc. Redeeming- Time. 1 Cod of eternity ! li'oni thee tM infant tunc its l>eing draw ; Minutes and days and months and years Revolve by thy unvaried law. 60 HYMN 78. I 2 Silent and slow ihey glide away ; Steady and strong the current flows ; Till lost in that unmeasiir'd sea, From which its l>eing first arose. 3 The thoughtless sons of Adam's race Upon the rapid stream are borne, To that unseen, eternal home, From which no travellers return. 4 Yet, whilst the shore, on either side, Prest^iits a gaudy, HattVing show, We gaze, in fond amazement lost, Nor think to u hat a world we go. 5 Great Source of wisdom, teach our hearts To know the price of ev'ry hour ; That time may bear us on to joys. Beyond its measure and its powV. Reformed I.itiirgi- HYMN LXXVllI. Long Metre, ^ Gratitude for all Tiiing-s. 1 God of my life, my thanks to thee Sliall, like my del)ts, continual be ; In constant streams thy bounty flows, Nor end, nor intermission knows. 2 From thee, my comforts all arise. My numVous wants thy hand supplies ; Nor can I need or wish for more. Than thou canst furnish from thy store. 3 If what Lask, my God denies. It is because he's good and wise ; And what for evils I mistake. He can my greatest blessings malce. 4 Deep, Lord, upon my thankful breast, Let all thy goodness be impressed : HYMN 79. 61 Dispose me, each revolving day. For daily gifts my praise to pay. 5 In praise I'll spend my latest breath, Then yield it to the call of death ; In hope that thou my flesh wilt raise, To celebrate thy deathless praise. ^Brown, with addition. HYMN LXXIX. Long Metre. # Unceasing' Praise. 1 God of my life, through all its days My grateful tongue shall sound thy praise ; '1 he song shall \vake with dawning light. And \\'arble to the silent night. 2 When anxious cares would break my rest. And grief would tear my throbbing breast, 1 by tuneful praists, raised on high. Shall check the nun'nnn- and the sigh. > Wlicii death o'er nature sliall prevail. And all the pow'rs of language fail, Joy through my feeble ejes shall break. And mean those tlianks I cannot spt^ak. I But ^\•hen the final conflict's o'er, My hpint chain'd to flesh no more, \y ith what glad accents shall I rise i ojoin the musick of the skies ! ' Soon shall I learn th' exalted strains, \Vhich echo through theheav'nly plains; And emu late, with joy unknown, 1 lie glowing seraphs round thy throne. > This cheerful tribute will I give. Long as a deathless soul can live ; A \vork so vast, a theme so high, demands a whole eternity. OODDRISOI, 26 ij2 HYMN 80,81. HYMN LXXX. Cominon Metre. -^ or \y The Mysteries of Providence. 1 Go p Tno\ X s in a mjstcrioiis way, Ills counsels to perform ; He marks his footsteps on the sea, And rides upon tlie storm. 2 Deep, in unf vthoma1)lc mines Of never faihiig skill, He treasures up his bright designs. And works his so\ 'reign will. 3 Let fearful saints fresh courage take ; The clouds, they so nuich dnnd, Are l)i:^ with mercy, and sliall Ijreak In l)k ' 1 their head. 4 Judge no: ilv 1/ t J hy feeble sense, But trust hi'i. I'M- !ii:i grace ; Behind a frowning Providence He hid* s a smiling face. His pur|) , will ripen fast, Unfolding ev'ry liour ; The bud m:v\- Iia\e a Ijittcr taste. But sweet will l)e the How 'r. Blind uubeiief is sure to err, iVnd scan his work in vain ; God is Iiis own interpreter. And he will make it plain. COVVPER. c IIYMX LXXXl. ( :on Metre. ^ or ^ Divine Providence, and the Folly of Self-DepenJenct 1 Gon reigns ; events in order flow, iVIan's industry to guide ; But in a dift'Vent channel go. To humble human pride. HYMN 82. 63 2 The su ift, not always, in the race, Shall w in the crow ning prize ; Not aluass \\ ealth and honour grace The labours of the wise. 3 Fond mortals do themselves beguile, When on theniselves ihey rest ; Blind is their \visdom, viiiiitheir toil, By diee, O Lord, uiiblest. 4 'Us ours, the furrow s to prej^are. And sow the precious grain ; 'Tis thine to give the sun and air. And to command the rain. ^ Kyil and good bel()re thee stand, Their mission to perform ; The sun shines bright at thy command ; 1 hy hand directs the storm. 6 In all thy ways, we humbly own Thy providential pow'r ; EniTusting to thy care alone The lot of ev'ry hour. Scott. H\MN LXXXiJ. Long Metre, ^or h The Fear of God. ^ 1^',^^'^ Author of all nature's frame, Holy and re\''rend is thy name ; Ifioii, Lord of life, and Lord of death, \\ f nius rise and vanish at thy breath. - Nations, in thine all-seeing eye, Are less than nothing, vanity ; Against thee who shall lift his hand ? Helore thy terrors who can stand ? > But l)l(>st are they, O gracious Lord, VI ho tear thy name, and hear thy word ! VV itli such thy dwelling is ; on those, 1 ny peace its joy divine bestows. 64 HYMN 83. 4 Tiiy w isdom guides, thy povv'r defends Their life, till life its journey ends ; Dcatli shall convey them to thy seat, Where all thy saints in glory meet. 5 O tliat my soul, w ith awful sense Of thy transcendent excellence. May close the day, the day begin, Watchful agiiinst each darling sin I 6 Never, O ne\ cr from my heart May this great principle depart ! But act, with unabatnig pow'r. Within me to my latest hour. Scoir ™— HYMN LXXXUI. Long Metre. #" The Divine Goodness imitated. 1 Great Author of th' immortal mind, For noblest thoughts and views design'd, Make me desirous to express The image of thy holiness. 2 Whilst I thy boundless love admire, Grant me to catch the sacred fire ; Thus shall my hcav'nly birth be known, And as thy child, thou w ilt me own. 3 Father, I sec thy sun arise, To cht^r thy friends and enemies ; And when from heav'n thy rain descends, Thy bounty both alike befriends. 4 Enlarge my soul with lo\ e like thine, My mortal pow Vs by gi'acc refine ; So shali I feel another's wo, And freely feed a hungry foe. 5 I hope ibr pardon through thy Son, For all the crimes which I have done ; Then may the grace diat pardons me. Constrain me to forgive like thee. . RippoNS Collecbon, HYMN 84. 65 HYMN LXXXIV. Hallelujak Metre, The House of Prayer. 1 Great Father of mankind, We bless that w^ondrous grace, Winch could for Gentiles find, Within thy courts, a place. How kind the care Our God displays, r or us to raise A house of pray 'r ! 2 Once we were strangers here, But now approach the throne ; tor Jesus brings us near, And makes our cause his own. Strangers no more. To thee we come ; And find our home, And rest secure. 3 To thee our souls we join. And love thy sacred name ; No more our own, but thine. v\ e triumph in thy claim. Our father, King, Thy cov'nant grace Our souls embrace, Thy glories sing. 4 Here in thy house we feast O.i dainties all divine ; ^\ntl whilst such food we taste. With joy our faces shine. Incense shall rise From flames of lo\*e. Atid God approve The sacrifice. 26'^ 66 HYMN 85. 5 May all the nations throng, To worship in thy house ; Wilt thou attend the song, And hear their ardent vows ! Indulgent still, Till earth conspire To join the choir, On Zion's hill. HYMN 86, 87. 67 T)ooi>RiD^.r HYMN LXXXV. Common Metre. # Creation and Providence. 1 Great first of Ixings, inight\^ Lord Of all this wondrous frame ! Pnxluc'd by thy creating w ord. The world from nothing came. 2 Thy \ oice sent forth the high command, 'T\\ as instantly obey'd ; And through thy goodness all things stand. Which by thy powV were made. 3 Thy glories shine throughout the whole, Each part reflects thy light ; By thee, in course, the planets roll. And day succeeds the night. 4 By thee, the sun dis[)enses heat, And l>eams of cheering day ; The distant stars in order set, By night, thy pow Y display. 5 By thee, the earth its produce yields ; By thee, the waters flow ; And various plaiits adorn the fields, And trees aspiring grow. 6 Inspir'd with praise, our minds pursue 1 his wise and noble end ; And all we think, and all we do, ShjiU to thy honour tend. . Liverpool CoUcfiUOD UV.MN LXXXVI. Long Metre ^ or i^ Miin changeable and God unchangeable. 1 (iREAT Former of this various frame, Our souls adore thine awful name ; \Vc l3ow with rev'rence, when we praise The Ancient of eternal days. J Bryoiid the reach of angel's sight, Thou d^vell'st in uncreated light ; It shines with undiminish'd ray, \\1iilst suns and stars shall pass away. i Our days a transient period run, And change with evVy circling sun ; KVii in the firmest state we boast, Th\ hand can crush us to the dust. 1 But let all nature fall around ; Lit death consign usjto the ground ; Let the last genVal flame arise, Consume the earth, dissolve the skies ; J Calm as a summer evening, we Shall all the wreck of nature see ; AV^hilst grace secures us an abode, Unshaken as the tlirone of God. Doddridge. IIVMNLXXXVII. Long Metre. ^ or f;^ The Sun of Righteousness. 1 j^REAT God, amidst the darksome night Iny glories dart upon my sight, \\ hilst wrapt in wonder I behold 1 lie silver moon and stars of gold. 2 But when I see the sun arise. And pour his glory round the skies, In more stupendous form I view A ny greatness and thy glory too. HYMN 88. 68 _ 3 riiou Sun of Riglitfousness, whose light OVrwhelnis the highest angel's sight, How shall I glance my eye at thee, In all thy vast immensity ! 4 Yet may I be allow'd to trace 'Jlic distant shadow of thy face ; As in the pale reflecting moon \Ve see the image of the sun. 5 In c\ Vy work thy hands Iia\ e made, I'hy pow'r and wisdom are display'd ; But O ! what glories all divine, In my exalted Saviour shine ! 6 May I enjoy, like those above. The gentle influence of his love ; Enal>le me my course to rim, With the same vigour as the sun. S T E V \ E T . HYMN 89. H \MN L \ X Will. Com/n on Metre. # or (> The Spreading of the Gospel. 1 Great God, the nations of the earth Are by creation thine ; And in thy works, l)y all l)eheld, Thy powV and glory shine. 2 Biit thy compa.ssion. Lord, lias sent Thy gospel to mankind. Unveiling what rich stores of grace Are treasured in thy mind. 3 Lord, when^ shall these glad tidings spread The spacious earth around. Till evVy trilx; and evYy soul Shall hear the joyful sound ? 4f O when shall Afric's sable sons Enjoy the heav 'nly word ! And, long in slavVy held, become The freemen of the JLord ? 5 VV hen shall the savage Wcuid'ring tribes, A dark bewilder'd race, Sit down at our Immanuel's feet, And learn his saving grace ? 6 Haste, sov'reign mercy, and transform Their cruelty to love : Soften the tyger to a lamb, The vulture to a dove. 7 Smile, Lord, on each sincere attempt To spread die gospel's rays ; And build in evry heathen land A temple to thy praise. . RrppON's Collection. 69 HYMN LXXXIX. Common Metre. u Trust in God. 1 Great Source of boundless powV and Attend mv mournful cry ; [grace ! In the dark hour of deep distress, To thee alone I fly. 2 Thou art my strength, my life, my stay ; Assist my feeble trust ; Drive these distressing fears away, And raise me from the dust. 3 Fiiin would I call thy grate to mind, And trust thy glorious name ; Jehovah, pow'rful, wise, and kind, r or ever is the same. 4 Thy presence, Lord, can cheer my heart vvhen earthly comforts die ; 1 hy voice can bid my pains depart, And raise my pleasures high. > Here let me rest, on thee depend, Aly God, my hope, my all ; lie thou my everlasting friend. And 1 shall never fall. smart 70 HYMN 90, 91. HYMN 92. HYMN XC. Lonif Metre. ^ Praise for common Mercies. 1 Great Source of life, our souls confess The various riches of thy grace ; Crow ird with thy mercies, we rejoice, And in thy praise exalt our voice. 2 By thee heav'n's shining arch was spread ; By thee w ere earth's foundations laid ; All the delights of oiu- abode Proclaim the wise, the powVful God. Thy tender hand restoroioiir I)rv'tt!i, When trembling on the \ erge oi death ; Gently it wipes away our te;irs, And lengthens life to future ye. ix. 4 These lives arv- sacred to the Lor i, By thee upheld, by thee restored ; And whilst our hours renew their race, Still we would walk Ijefore thy face. 5 So, when our souls l)y thee are led Through unknown regions of the dead, With joy triumphant, they shall move To seats of nobler life above. Doddridge. Long Metre. ■#• or 5 HYMN XCI. Religion vain vvillifmt Love. 1 Had I the tongues of Greeks and Jews, And nobler speech than angels use, If love be absent, I am found, Like tinkling l)rass, an empty sound. 2 Were I inspif d to preach, and tell All that is done in heav'n and hell ; Or could my faith the world remove, Still I am nothing without love. 3 Should I distribute all my store, 1 o ieed the hungry, clothe the poor ; Or give my body to the flame, 10 gain a martyr's glorious name ; 4 If love to God, and love to men Be absent, all my hopes are vain ; ISpr tongues, nor gifts, nor fiery zeal, 1 he work of love can e'er fulfil. — — Wat ts, HYMN XCII. Common Metre. ■#• The God of Nature. 1 H.\iL King supreme! all wise and good ! 1 o thee our thoughts we raise ; \Miilst nature's lo\ ely charms, display'd, Inspire our souls w idi praise. ~2 At morning, noon, and e\ 'ning mild, 1 hy works engage our \ iew ; And as we gaze, our hearts exult ^ VV ith transports ever new. ^ ^\\j^\^^y beams in ev'ry star VVhich gilds the gloom of night ; And decks the rising flice of morn VV ith rays of cheering light. ^ '^ ii/'^P^V"^ ^^^^*' ^^^^ verdant lawn, VVitn thousand beauties shine ; 1 iie vocal grove and cooling shade 1 roclaim thy pow'r divi ne. 5 From tree to tree, a constant hj^mn Lmploys the feather'd throng ; 1 o thee their cheerful notes they swell. And chant their grateful song. 6 Great nature's God ! still may these scenes Uur serious hours engage ; ^%^^y our wond'ring eyes peruse 1 ny works' instructive page. 72 HYMN 93. HVMN XClll. Fariirular Metre. # Praise to our Redeemer. 1 Hail, thou once despised Jesus ! Tliou didst free salvation bring ; By thy death thou didst release us From the tyrant's deadly sting. 2 Hail, thou agonizing Saviour, Bearer of our sin and shame ! Bv thy merits we find favour, Life is given through thy name. 3 Paschal Lamb, by God appointed, All our sins on thee were laid ; Great High Priest by God anointed, Thou hast full atonement made ! 4 Contrite sinners are forgiven, Through the virtue of thy blood : Open'd is the gate of heaven. Peace is made w ith man and God. 5 Jesus liail ! enthron'd in glory, TlKre lor ever to abide ; All the heav'nly hosts adore thee, Sealed at thy Father's side. 6 There for sinners thou art pleading, There thou dost our place prepare ; liver for us interceding, Till in heaven \\c appear. 7 Glory, honour, pow'r and blessing, Tliou art worthy to receive ; Loudest praises, without ceasing, Meet it is for us to give. 8 Help, ye bright angelick spirits, I^end your loudest, noblest lays ; Join to sing our Saviour's merits. And to celebrate his praise. . RiPPON'sColiecUon. HYMN 94, 95. 73 HYMN XCIV. Common Metre. 4ltor\y Early Religion. 1 Happy IS he, whose early years Receive instruction well ; Who hates the sinner's path, and fears The road that leads to hell. 2 Our youth, devoted to the Lord, Is pleasing in his eyes ; A flow'r when offer'd in the bud Is no vain sacrifice. 3 'Tis easier work, if we begin To fear the Lord betimes ; While sinners, who grow old in sin, Are hardened in their crimes. 4 It saves us from a thousand fears. To mind religion young ; With .joy it crowns succeeding years, And renders virtue strong. 5 To thcc, Almighty God, to thee Our hearts we now resign ; 'Twill pleabc us to look back and sec That our w hole li\'es were thine. ^ ^V,M ^^^ ^'^^' ^^ ^'''^' ^^^'^^ ^^1^^^^^ ^^y praise, \\ hilst we have life and breath ; Tlius we're prepared for longer days, Or fit for early death. Watts. 1 I HYMN XCV. Lon^r Metre. The Glory and Defence of the Church, 1 Happy the Church ! thou sacred place, The seat of thy Creator's grace ! Thy holy courts are his abode. Thou earthly palace of our God. 27 HYMN 97. 75 HYMN 96. 1 4 2 Hiy ualis are strength, and at thy gates A guard of heav'iily iiiigels waits ; Nor shall thy dcti) foiindations move, Built on the counsels of his love. 3 Thy foes in \ain designs engage, Against tliy walls in \ ain they rage ; Like rising \va\'es, w ith anger roar, That dash and die upon the shore. 4 Then let our souls in Zion dwell. Nor fear the pow'r of earth or hell ; Since God delends this happy ground. Like l)razen bulwarks built around. 5 God is our sun, (lod is our shield, I^ight and protection he w ill yield ; And we, beneath tlie genial rays, Will sing his love, and si)Lak his praise. Watts. IIYMX \CV 1. ('(in I lion Metre. # Christian MtKieralion. 1 Happv the man, whose cautious steps Still kct p the golden mean ; ^Vhose life, by wisdom's rules well forni'd Declares a conscience clean. 2 Not of himself he liighly thinks, Nor acts the boaster's part ; His modest tongue the language speaks, Of his more luimbie heart. 3 Not in Ijase scandal's arts he deals. For truth is in his !)reast ; With grief he sees his neighbour's fault.s, And thinks and hopes the best. 4 What blessings bounteous Heav'n bestows, He takes with thankful heart ; With temp'rance he receives his food, And gives the poor a- part. 5 To sect and party, his large soul Disdains to be confin'd ; The good he loves, of ev'ry name, And prays for all mankind. 6 Pure is his zeal, the offspring fair Of truth and peaceful love ; The bigot's rage can never dux-ll Where rests the heav'nly do\^e. Needham. HYMN XCVII. Comjnon Metre, # Love to God. 1 Happy the piind where graces reign, And love inspires the l>reast ; Love is the brightest of the train, And strengthens all the rest. 2 Knowledge, alas ! 'tis all in vain, And all in \'ain our fear ; Our stubborn sins will fight and reign, If love be absent there. 'Tis love that makes our cheerful feet In swift obedience move ; Affliction's bitter cup is sweet, When mix'd with lieav'nly love. t Soon as we drop this mortal clay. And leave this dark abode, On wings of love \ve'll soar away, To see our Father, God. This is the grace that lives and sings, ^^ When faith and hope shall cease ; 'Tis this shall strike our joyful strings. In realms of endless ])cace. Watts, varied. o 76 HYMN 98, 99. HYMN XCVIll. Common Metre. # The Blessedness of departed Saints. 1 Hark ! from on high a solemn voice, Let all attentive hear ! 'T\v ill make each pious heart rejoice. And vanquish every fear : 2 *' Thrice blessed are the pious dead, *' VV ho in the Lord shall die ; ** Their \yeary flesh, as on a bed, '' Safe in the gra\'e shall lie. 3 " Their holy souls, at length released, *'^To heav'n shall take their flight ; " There to enjoy eternal rest, " And infinite deliglit. 4 *' They drop each load as they ascend, ^'' And quit this world of wo ; " Their labours w ith their lives shall end ; " Their rest, no period know. 5 " Their conflicts with their busy foes "For ever more shall cease ; " None shall their happiness oppose, " Nor interrupt their peace. 6 " But bright rewards shall recompense *' Their faithful service lierc ; " And perfect love shall banish thence " Each gloomy doubt and fear." Liverpool Collection. HYMN XCIX. Common Aletre. 5 A Funeral Thought 1 Hark ! from the tombs a mournful sound ij My ears attend tlie cry : " Ye living men, come view the ground, " Where you must shordy lie. HYMN 100. 12 " Princes, this day must be j^our bed, In spite of all your towVs ; The tall the wise, the rev Vend head. Must he as low as ours." 3 Great God ! is this our certain doom 5> And are we still secure ? ^^ A* ^i'^*^i"S downward to the tomb And yet prepare no more > ' 4 Grant us the pow'r of quick'ning grace, i o fit our souls to flv ^^ > '^ w%)r*^-''" T "^""^P this dying flesh We 11 rise above the sky. Watts. ^or[^ HYMN C. Short Metre. Tli€ Voice of Wisdom. 1 Hark I it is Wisdom's voice 1 hat si)reads itself around ; Come hither, all ye sons of eardi. And listen to the sound. 3 VVhat, though she speaks rebukes, 1 hat pierce the soul witli smart ; Yet love through all herx:hast'nings runs, ^^ ^Y pain to mend the heart : ^ " Xt ^^^P have wandertl long u o ^"^'"^ destrucdve ways ; Keturn, return, at my reproof, And seize the oflfer'd grace. i " f •^"ow your souls are weak, u rp^"^ ^^ your eftbrts vain, lo overcome your mighty foes, « « ^"^ ^"^^ ^^eir iron chain. uh ' ^^^^' '^^'y send My Spirit from above, 27*- : 78 HYMN 101. HYMN 102. 79 «( '1 To arm you with superior strength, *' And melt yotir hearts to love. 6 "Come, whilst my offers last, *' Ye sinners, and be wise ; " He lives, who hears this friendly call, '* But he that slights it, dies." DODDRIDCB. HYMN CI. Common Metre. # The Saviour's Commission. 1 Hark, the glad sound ! the Saviour comes ! The Saviour promised long ; Let evV>' heart prepare him room. And evVy \'Oice a song. 2 On him the Spirit, largely pour'd. Exerts his sacred fire ; Wisdom and pow'r, and zeal and love. His holy breast inspire. 3 He comes, from thickest films of vice. To clear the mental sight ; And on the eye-balls of the blind To pour celestial light. 4 He comes, the broken heart to lical The bleeding soul to cure ; And with the treasures of his grace^ T' enrich the humble poor. 5 He comes, the pris'ners to release, In Satan's bondage held ; The gates of brass before him burst. The iron fetters yield. 6 His silver trumpet loud proclaims The Lord's accepted year ; Our debts are all remitted now. Our heritage is clear. 7 Our glad hosannas, Prince of Peace, Thy welcome shall proclaim ; And heav'n's eternal arches ring With thy beloved name. Doddridge. HYMN CII. Common Metre. ^ The Christian Warrior animated. 1 Hark ! 'tis our heav'nly Leader's voice, From the bright rcalms above ! Amidst the war's tumultuous rage, A voice of pow'r and love. 2 " Maintain the fight, my faithful band, *' Nor fear the mortal blow ; ** He that in such a warfare dies, " Shall speedy vict'ry know- 3 *' I have niy days of combat known. *' x\nd in the dust was laid ; " But now I sit upon my throne, *' And glory crowns my head. 4 " This throne, this glory shall be yours, " My hands the crown shall give ; And you the blest reward shall share. " Whilst God himself shall live." 5 Lord, 'tis enough, our souls are fir'd With courage and with love ; \^ain are th' assaults of earth and hell. Our hopes are fix'd above. 6 We'll trace the footsteps thou hast trod, To triumph and renown ; Nor shun thy combat and thy cross, May we but wear thy crown. Altered from Doddeidgil. a 80 HYMN 103, 104. HYMN CHI. Common Metre. b Walking in Darkness and trusting in God. 1 Hear, gracious God, my humble moan, To thee I bre^ithe my sighs ; Wl)en will the tedious night be gone, And wlien the dawn arise ? 2 My God ! O could I make the claim, My Father and my Friend — And call thee mine, by evVy name On w hich thy saints depend — 3 By ev'iy name of pow'r and love, I would thy grace entreat ; Nor should my huml)le hope remove. Nor leave thy sacred seat. 4 Yet though rny soul in darkness moumSj Thy word is all my stay ; Here will I rest till night returns, Thy presence makes my day. 3 Speak, Lord, and bid celestial peace Relieve my aching heart ; Thy love can make my sorrow cease. And all the gloom depart. 6 Then shall my drooping spirit rise. And bless thy healing rays ; And change these deep complaining siglii To songs of sacred praise. Mrs. Steeli. HYMN CiV. Cammon Afetre. The Anils' Song at the Birth of Chri»t. High let us swell our tuneful notes, ^ And join th' angelick song ; For such a theme does less to them. Than to the saints, belong. HYMN 105. 81 .2 Good will is shown to sinful men, And peace on earth is giv'n ; For lo ! the promis'd Saviour comes, Widi messages from heav'n. Mercy and truth, in sweet accord. His rising beams adorn ; Justice and peace in concert join, Now such a Child is born. i Glory to God ! in highest strains, In highest worlds be paid ; His glory by our lips proclaim'd, And by our lives displa>'d. 5 When shall we reach those happy realms. Where Christ exalted reigns. And learn of the celestial choir Their own immortal strains ! DODPRIDCE. HYMN CV. Common Metre. The Resurrection and Ascension of Christ. 1 Ho s A N N A ! to the Prince of life, Who cloth'd himself in clay ; Enter'd the gloomy shades ol" deatli, And rose to endless day. 2 Death is no more the king of dread. Since our Immanucl rose ; He took the monster's sting a^\ ay, And crush'd our hellish foes. 3 See how the Concfror mounts aloft. And to his Father flies ! With scars of honour in his flesh, And triumph in his eyes. 1 There our exalted Saviour reigns, A priest upon his throne ; And, to supply his place on eardi. He sent his Spirit down. 82 HYMN 106. 5 Raise your devotion, mortal tongues, To reach that blest abode ; Let heav'ii and earth with praise resound To the immortal God. A'terf'l from Watts. HYMN 107. I i \ .1 A C V I. Common Metre. # Preservalion at Sea, and in foreign Countries. 1 How are thy ser\ ants blest, O Lord 1 How sure is their defence I Eternal Wisdom is our guide, Our help Omnipotence. 2 In foreign realms and lands remote, Supported bv thy care, Through bunung climesvve pass unhurt, And brcatlie infected air. 3 Thy mercy sweetens ev'ry soil, Mukes e vVv region please ; The hoary fr zen hills it warms, And snioodis the boi^lVous seas. 4 Think, O my soul, devoudy think. How, witli atirighted eyes, Thou saw'st the w ide extended deep, In all its horrors rise ! 5 Confusion dwelt in ev'ry flice, And fear in evVy heart, . When waves on waves, and gulfs in gults O'ercame tlie pilot's art. 6 Yet then, from all my griefs, O Lord, Thv mercy set me free ; Whilst, in the confidence of pray V, My hope repos'd on thee. 7 The storm was laid, the winds retird. Obedient to thy v\ ill ; The sea that roar'd at thy command. At thy command was still. 83 8 hi^ midst oi gangers and of death, Thy goodness Til adore ; ril praise tlice ibr thy mercies past, And humbly hope for more. (Stipposed) Addison. HYMN CVII. Short Metre. ^ Blessings of the Gospel. 1 How beauteous arc their feet, \\lio stand on Zion's hill ; Who bring salvation on their tongues, And words of peace reveal ! 2 How charming is their voice ! ^ How glad the tidings are ! Zion, b( Injld thy Saviour King, He reigns and triumphs here 1 3 How hi-ppy are our ears. That hear this joyful sound, \\1iich kings and prophets waited for, And sought, but never found ! 4 How Ijlessed are our eyes. That sec this heav'nly light ! Prophets and i;ings desir'd it long, But died without the sight. > The watchmen join their voice, And tuneful notes en ploy ; Jerusalem l^reaks fortli i-i songs, And deseits learn the joy. 6 The Lord makes bare his arm. Through all the earth abroad ; Let evVy nation now behold Their Saviour and their God. Watts. i 84 HYMNi08,J09^ HYMN 110. 85 HYMN CV III. Short Metre. -#■ or b Fatherly Discipline received with Meekness. 1 I low gracious and Ik)w wise Is our chastizing Oocl . How rich the blossoms and the iruil Ofhis correcting rod! 2 He takes it iri his hand, ^ That evVy stroke his children feel May grlice and peace unpart. 3 Instructed thus, we bow, And own thy so\ 'rcign s\\^a> , W'c turn our eiring footsteps bacK 'Fo tliy forsaken w ay. 4 Thy promised love we seek, And strengtlien all the bands, Wiiieh closer still engage our hearth To honour thy commands. 5 Our Father, we consent To discipline divine- ; And bless the pains, which make our souls Still more completely thme^^^^^^^^^^ HYMN CIX. Common Metre. * The Song of Moses and Uie Lamb. 1 How greatthy works, Almighty God! Who shall not fear thy name! HovN- just and trtie are all thy w^^' Thou Son ofGod, the Lamb! 2 More hast thou done than Moses (Ud, Our prophet, priest and king ; From sin thou hast redeem^l our M And from death's poisonous stmg. , In the Red Sea, by Moses' hand, Th* Egyptian host was drown'd ; But, in thy blood, our souls are cleans^l, And guilt no more is found. 1 W hen through the desert Israel went, With manna they were fed ; 15 lit thou hast giv'n thy flesh to eat, ^ And caird it living bread. Moses beheld tlie promised land, Yet never reach'd the place ; Ikit thou shalt bring thy foU'wers home. To see thy Father's face. riiy lofty praise, O King of saints, Shall ev'ry nation sing ; To thee shall Jew and Gentile race Their humble oft Vings bring. X) parting wall shall inter\die ; But, with united soul, Their voice shall join in songs of praise, Whilst endless ages roll. - Wa tts altered. HYMN ex. Common Metre. ^ The Safety of the Church. J How honourable is the place ^ Where we adoring stand ! Zion, die glory of the earth, And beauty of the land ! - Biihvarks of mighty grace defend The city where we dwell ! The w alls, of strong salvation made, Defy th* assaults of hell. Lift up the everlasting gates, The doors wide open fling ; 28 86 HYMN 111, 112. HYMN 113. 87 i Enter, yc nations, who obey * The statutes of our King. 4 Here shall you taste unmingled joys, And live in perfect peace ; You, who have known Jehovah s name, And tasted of his grace. 5 Trust in the Lord, for ever trust, And banish all your fears ; Strength in the Lord Jehovali dwells, Eternal as his years. Watts. HYMN CXI. ConwMn Metre, ^ The Blessing! of Abraham. 1 How large the promise, how divine. To Abrah'm and his seed 1 " I'll be a God to thee and thme, " Supplying all their need." 2 The words of diy extensive love From age to age endure ; The Angel of th' covenant proves And seals the blessings sure. 3 Jesus the ancient faith confirms, To our great fathers giv'n ; He takes young children in his arms, And calls them heirs of heav'n. 1 Our God ! how faithful are his ways ! His love endures the same ; Nor from the promise of his grace. Blots out the children's name. Watts HYMN CXll. Common Metre. The Resurrcdion. 1 How long shall death the tyrant reigii: And triumph o'er the just ! W hilst the rich blood ot martyrs slain, Lies mingled with the dust I 2 Let faith arise and climb the hills, The Saviour to descry ; To view his distant chariot wheels. And tell how fast they fly. 3 Lo, faith beholds the scattered shades ! The dawn of heav'n appears ! And the bright morning gently spreads Its blushes round the spheres. 4 Faith sees the Lord of glory come, His flaming guards around ! The skies divide to make him room, His trumpet shakes the ground. 5 She hears the voice, " Ye dead, arise !"" She sees the graves obey ! And waking saints, with joyful eyes, Salute th' expected day. 6 They leave the dust, and on the wing Surmount the yielding air ; Ip shining garments meet their King, And bow before him there. 7 O may we then among them stand, Cloth'd in celestial white ! The meanest place at his right hand Gives infinite delight. Watts. HYMN CXI 1 1. Common Metre. # or k Pardoning Mercy. 1 How oft, alas ! this wretched heart Has wander'd from the Lord ! How oft my erring thoughts dep^irt. Forgetful of thy word ! 88 HYMN 114. 2 Yet sov'rei^n Mercy cries, '' Return ;" Lord, at tliy call, I come ; My \ile iugratiliide I mourn ; () take tlic w ancrrer home I 3 And canst tlioii, w ilt ihou yet forgive, And all my crimes remove ? And shnll a i>ar(lon\t rebel live, T() Iv th\" \\t)iiciroiis i'ur ? 1- A i m 1*3 i 1; % >. u. 1 1 ■ V, ■ , 1 1 v\' 1 lea I i n ^ [ > o . v ' i\ I^ " glorM)iLs ! how di\ iiic ! That uau to life and Ijliss ^J:5lux^. So vile a heart as mine 1 J Hiy pard'ning lo\e. I'or t Vv r frc-. With rapturc I adore ; Lord, Ide\ote myself to thee. And long to love thee more. Mrs. Steelf HYMN (;Xl\. Lo,;- Metre, Tlie Gospel Feast. 1 How rieli are tli>' |)r()\isions, Lord ! Thy table iurnislVd Irom abo\ e ; The fruits of life (>\r^i)read the I) ):.nl ; The ciii) o'erflows v\ itli heav'nly i(j\\. 2 Thine ancient family, the Jews, Were hrst invited to iIk- feast ; We huHil)ly lake what they refuse. And Gentiles thy salvation taste. 3 We are the iioor, the blind, the laine, And help was far and death was nigli ; Yet, at the gospel call, we came. And e\ 'ry want receiv'd supply. 4 From Uk riigfi way that leads to hell, From pa: lis of darkness and despair, HYMN 115. 89 Lord, we c.re come with thee to dwell, Glad to enjoy thy presence here. 5^ What shall we pay our heav'nly Friend, "Who left the sky, his blest abode, And did to this low earth descend. To bring us, wandVers, back to God ? 6 Our everlasting love is due To Him, vvho pitied sinners lost ; And paid our ransom, when he knew His precious life must be the cost. Watt's. HYMN CXV. Common Metre, # Rich Treasure in earthen Vessels. 1 How rich thy bounty. King of kings ! Thy favours, how divine ! The blessings which thy gospel brings. How splendidly they shine ! 2 Gold is but dross, and gems but toys ; Should gold and gems compare. How mean ! when set against those joys Thy poorest servants share ! 1 Yet all these treasures of thy grace Are lodg'd in urns of clay. And the weak sons of mortal race Th' immortal gifts convey. 1 Feebly they lisp thy glories forth, Yet* grace the victVy gives ; Quickly they moulder back to earth. Yet still the gospel lives. Such wonders pow'r divine effects ; Such trophies God can raise ; His hand from crumbling dust erects His monuments of praise. Salisbury Collection 28* ) !M) HVMN 116, 117. HYMN 1 1 8. 91 IIYMN CW'l. Common Metre. 5 Tlie Frailtv and FoUv of Man. 1 Unw short and hasty is our life ! How \ast our souls' affidrs \ Ycr foolish mortals vainly strive To lavisli out their years. 2 Our days run thoughtlessly along, Without a moment's stay ; Just like a story or a song, We i)ass our li\es away. 3 God from on high iinites us home, But we march heedless on ; And, e\'er hast'ning to the tomb. Stoop clow nw ard as w c run. 4 Dr.iw- US/ O God, with sov'reign grace. And lilt our thoughts on high ; Tliat we may end this mortal race, And see salvation nigh. Watts HYMN' CX\ II. Common Aietrc. ^ or \% God's Justice and Power. Job ix 2, 10. 1 How slioidd the sons of Adam's raee Be just l^elbre their God ! If he contend in righteousness, We fall l)eneath his rod. 2 To \ indicate my words and dioiights, ril make no vain pretence ; Not one of all my numVous faults Can bear a just defence. o Strong is his arm, his heart is wise ; What vain presumers dare Against their Maker's powV to rise. And impious war declare ! 1 Mountains, by his almighty wrath, From their old seats are torn ; He shakes the pillars of the earth, And all the nations mourn. 5 Through the wide air, the mighty rocks Are swift as hail-stones thrown ; Whilst luna pours, widi horrid shocks. Her melted entrails down. 6 He bids the sun forbear to rise, I'he obedient sun forbears ; His hand witli darkness spreads the skies, And seals up all the stars. 7 He walks upon the stormy sea, And rides upon the wind ; No flesh can trace his wondrous way. Nor liis dark footsteps find. . \ Ct, miglity God, dw sov'reign grace Sits regent on the throne, The refuge of thy chosen race. When wrath comes rushing down. Watts, with lariation. IJYM.^ CXVIll. Common Metre, * or b The Gospel Feast. 1 How sweet and awful is the place, With Christ within the doors ; Here everlasting love displays Tlic choicest of her stores ! 2 Whilst all our hearts and all our songs Join to admire the feast ; Each of us say, with thankful tongues, " Lord, why was I a guest ? ^ * Why was I made to hear thy voice, " And enter whilst there's room, ' When thousands make a wretched choice, ** -Vnd rather stance than cojne Tl HYMN 119. 92 __ _ ___ _ 4 'Twas the same love that spread the feast, Which gently drew iis in ; Or we had still rcfus'd to taste, And perish'd in our sin. 5 Pity the nations, O our I-ord ! Compel the Jews to come ; Send thy victorious w ord abroad, And bring thj' people home. 6 We long to see thy churches full. That all the chosen race May, with one voice, and heart, and soul, Sii^g thy redeeming grace. Watts. HYMN 120, 121. 93 HYMN rXiX. Particular Mure. # The Beaulies of the Spring. 1 How swccdy along tlie gay mead The daisies and cowslips are seen ; The flocks, as they carelessly feed, Rejoice in the beautiful green ! 2 The vines that encircle die bow Vs, 11ie herbi.ge that springs from the sod, iVet^s, plants, cooling fruits and swc^t flow Ys All rise to the praise of my God. 3 Shall man, die great master of all, The only insensible prove ? Forbid it, lair gratitude's call. Forbid it, devotion and love. 4 The Lord, w ho such wonders can raise. And still can destroy with a nod, My lips shall incessimtiy praise, My soul shall rejoice in my God. HYMN CXX. Long Metre. ^ or b Justice, 1 1 1 liip;h or low our station be, Oinoijlc or ignoble name, By uncorrupt integrity, lliy blessing. Lord, we humbly claim. 2 The upriglit n\\\n no want shall lear ; Thy providence shall be his trust ; Thou wilt provide his portion here, Thou friend and guardian oftheju^t. 3 May we, w ith most sincere delight, To all, tlie test of duty pay ; Tender ol e\ 'ry social riglit, Obedient to thy righteous sway. 4 Suth virtue thou w ilt not iorget, la that blest world, where virtue shares A fit reward ; though not of debt. But what thy boundless grace prepares. Reformed LiUirgy. HYiMN CXXI. Short Mvtre. 5 Compassion and Forgncne^s. 1 I HEAR the voice of WO ! 1 liear a brother's sigh ! Then let my heart with pity flow, With tears of lo\e, muie eye. 2 I hear tlie lliirst}' cry ! Tlie hungry beg tor bread ! Then let my spring its stream supply, My hand its lx)unty shed. 3 Tlie debtor humbly sues, VViio would, but cannot pay ; And shall 1 lenity refuse, Who need it evxy day ? 94 HYMN 122. 4 Shcill not my wrath relent, Touch'd by that humble strain, My brother cr>ing, " I repent, " Nor will offend again ?" 5 If not, how sliall I dare Appear before thy face, Great God ! and how present the pray'r For thy forgiving grace ? 6 They, wlio forgive, shall find Remission, in that day, When all tlie merciful and kind Thy pity shall repay. 7 But all, who here below Mercy refuse to grant, Shall judgment without mercy know, W hen mercy most they want. EXFIEID. HYMN CXXU. Common Metre. # Not ashamed of the Gospel. 1 Vm not asham'd to own my Lord, Or to defend his cause ; Maintain the honour of his word, The glory of his cross. 2 Jesus, my God, I know his name, His name is all my trust ; Nor will he put my soul to shame, Nor let my hope be lost. 3 Firm as his throne, his promise stands, And he can well secure What Tve committed to his hands, Till tlie decisive hour. 4 Then will he own my worthless name Before his Father's tacc ; HYMN 123, 124. 95 And in the New Jerusalem Appoint my soul a place. Watts. HYMx\ CXXlll. Short Metre, ^ or \^ The Love of Truth. 1 Imposture shrinks from light, And dreads the curious eye ; But Christian truths the test invite, They bid us search and try. 2 A meek inquiring mind, Lord, help us to maintain ; That growing knowledge we may fmd, And growing virtue gain. 3 With understanding blest, Created to l)c free, Our faith on man we dare not rest. Subject to none but thee. 4 Give us the light we need. Our minds with knowledge fill ; From noxious error guard our creed. From prejudice, our will. 5 The truth thou shalt impart, May we with firmness own ; Abhorring each evasive art, And fearing thee alone. DODBRIDGE. i 1/ HYMN CXXIV. Common Metre, # A Son^ of Praise. I Indulgent Father, how divine, How bright thy glories are ! Through nature's ample round they shine Thy goodness to declare. 9G HYMN 125. ,j ■ I 2 But, i ! ;1k: iiubicr w'ork of grace, \ winning mercy smiles III luy (iivitic Redeemer's fl\ce, And ev'ry tciir f^eguiles. Such n-onders, Lord, while I survey, To thee, my thanks shdll risi , When morning ushers in the da.v, ( )r . ^-'ning \eils the skies. W iil:ii ghniniVing hfc resigns Us flaniu i;h\- i)raise shall tune my breatli ; The sweet remembrance of thy name Shall gild the shades of death. But O, how blest my song shall rise, When freed irom feeble clay ; And all thy glories meet mine e} In one eternal day ! 6 Not seraplis, who resound t]>y name, Through the etherial plains, Shall glow with a diviner flame, Or raise sublimer strains. SOWDEX. 5 HYMN ( ;\\\. Common Metre. # An i'.vcninjir Hymn. 1 Indulgent God, whose l)ounteous can O'er all lliy works is show n, O let my grateful praise and pray T Arise Ijefore thy throne ! 2 \\1iat mercies has this day bestow'd I How ' ly hast thou blest I ^ ' up A ith plenty overflowed, \\ :th cheerfulness my breast. 3 Now may soft slinii!>ers close my eyes From pain and sickness free : HYMN 126. 97 And let my waking thoughts arise, 1 o meditate on thee. 4 Thus bless each future day and night, Till life's vain scene is o'er ; And then, to realms of end less light, O let my spirit soar ! Liverpool Collection. JIYMN CXXVl. Common Metre. 5 Looking to Him whom we have pierced. 1 Infinite grief! amazing wo ! Behold our bleeding Lord ! Hell and tlie Jews conspir'd his death, And us'd the Roman sword. 2 0, the shaqi pangs of pain and grief, That our Redeemer bore ! When scourging w hips and pointed thorns His sacred body tore I 3 But scourging w hii)s and pointed thorns In \'ain do we acciLse ; In vain we blame the Roman bands, And the more spiteful Jews : 4 Our sins, alas ! our cruel sins, His chief tormentors were ; Each of our crimes became a nail. And unbelief the spear. > Strike, mighty grace, our flinty souk, 1 ill melting waters flow ; And deep contrition drown our eyes. In undissembled wo. Watts. 6 But flowing tears cannot suflfice, I o make repentance sure ; 1 hen let our hearts be purify'd, As Christ the Lord is pure. (Added ) 29 98 HYMN 127, 128. HYMN 129. 99 HYMN CXXVIL Short Metre, * or b Baptism by Immersion. 1 In such a grave as this, The meek Redeemer lay, When he, our souls to seek and save, Learn'd humbly to obey. 2 See, how the spotless Lamb Descends into the stream. And teaches us to imitate What him so well became ! 3 Let sinners \vash away Their sins of crimson die ; Buried with hinri, their vilest sins Shall in oblivion lie. 4 Rise, a'ld ascend with him, A hcav'nly lite to lead ; Who came to ransom guilty men From regions of the dead. 5 Lord, see the sinner's tears ! Hear his repenting cry ! Speak, and his contrite heart shall live ; Speak, and his sins shall die. 6 Speak with that mighty voice. Which shall hereafter spread ^ Its simimons through the earth and sea, To raise the sleeping dead. Stenxet. HYMN CXXVIII. Common Metre. ^or\y God our Portion. Psalm iv 6, 7. 1 In vain the erring world inquires For true substantial good ; Whilst earth confines their low desires, They live on airy food. 2 Illusive dreams of happiness Their eager thoughts employ ; They wake, convinc'd their boasted bliss Was visionary joy. J Not all the good, which earth bestows, Can fill the craving mind ; Its highest joys have mingled woes, And leave a sting behind. 4 Begone, ye gilded vanities ! 1 seek some solid good ; To real bliss my wishes rise, The favour of my God. 5 To thee, my God, my soul aspires i Dispel these shades of night ; Enlarge and fill these vast desires With infinite delight. 6 Iinmortai joy thy smiles impart, Heav'n dawns in ev'ry ray ; One glimpse of thee will glad my heart, And turn my night to day. Mrs. Steele. HYMN CXXIX. Common Metre, # or i. The Covenant of Grace. 1 In vain we lavish out our lives, To gather empty wind ; The choicest blessings earth can yield Will starve a hungry mind. 2 But God can ev'ry want supply, And fill our hearts with peace ; He gives by covenant and by oath The riches of his grace. 100 HYMN 130. 3 Pardon he speaks to conirite souls ; This is the ioyfiil sound, *' Your sins shall sink beneadi the sea, *' And shall no more be found : 4 " And lest pollution should overspread " Yoi ir inward ik>wVs again, " Mv Spiiit shall bedew your souls, " Like purifying rain. 5 " Your stony hearts Til take away, ** That will not be refin'd ; " And put within you tender hearts, " To my blest will inclined. 6 "On them my Spirit shall engrave " The precepts of my law ; " And by the gentle cords of love ** Your willing souls shall draw." 7 Lord, we receive thy pard'ning grace, We yield to thy commands ; Thou art our God, and we are thine, In everlasting bands. Watts, with variation and addition. HYMN 13L 101 HYMN CXXX. Long Metre. #orb Christ the Way lo God. 1 In vain would boasting reason find The way to happiness and God ; Her weak directions leave the mind Bewilder'd in a doubtful road. 2 Jesus, no other name but thine Is giv'n by everlasting love. To lead our souls to joys divine ; No other name will God approve. 3 Eternal life thy words impart ; On these, my fainting spirit lives ; Diviner comforts cheer my heart Than all the pow'r of nature gives. 4 To whom but thee shall mortals go, To find the true and living way. That leads us through this world of wo To the bright realms of endless day ? 5 Here let my constant feet abide, Nor from the heav'nly way depart ; Let thy good Spirit be my guide, Direct my steps, and rule my heart. 6 In thee, my great almighty Friend, My safety dwells, and peace divine ; On thee alone my hopes depend, For life, eternal life, is thine. Mrs. Steele. HYMN CXXXI. Long Metre. # The Blessing of the Gospel. 1 In various forms, to saints of old, God did his mind and will unfold ; But Christ, commission'd from above, Hath now reveal'd his grace and love. 2 We read the volume of thy word, That book of life, that true record ; The bright inheritance of heav'n Is by this sure conveyance giv'n. 3 His kindest thoughts are here exprest, Able to make us wise and blest ; His doctrines are divinely true, Fit for reproof and comfort too. 4 We render thanks to God above, For his rich grace and boundless love ; Let all mankind receive his word, And ev'ry nation bless the Lord. Liferpool Collection. 29* 102 HYMN 132, 133. HYMN 134. 103 HYMN CXXXII. Common M£tre, # Praise for Creation and Providence. 1 I SING the mighty powV of God, That made the mountains rise ; That spread the flowing seas abroad. And built the lofty skies. 2 I sing the Wisdom tliat ordain'd The liun to rule the day ; The m{K)n shines full at his command, And all the stjrs obey. 3 I sing the goodness of the Lord, That fiird tiK' earth with f(X)d : He form'd the creatures by his word. And then pronounc'd them good. 4 Lord, how^ thy wonders are displayed Where'er I turn mine eje ! If I survey die ground I tread, Or gaze upon the sky ! 5 There's not a plant orflow'r below But makes thy glories known ; The clouds ari^;e, and temiKsts blow , By order from thj- tlirone. 6 Creatures, as numVous as they be. Are subject to thy care ; . Thea's not a place w here we can fltc; But God is present there. Watts. HYMN CXXXIH. Common Metre. Christ precious in Life and Dealli. 1 Jesus, I love thy glorious name ; 'Tis musick to my ear ; Fain would I sound it out so loud That heav'n and eartli might liear. 2 Yes, thou art precious to my soul, My treasure and my trust ; Jew els to thee are gaudy toys, And gold is sordid dust. 3 All my capacious pow'rs can wish, In thee doth richly meet ; Not to my eyes is light so dear. Nor friendship half so sweet. 4 Thy grace still dwells upon my heart. And sheds its fragrance theak the honours of thy name, With my last lab'ring breath ; Then, si)eechless, give my soul to thee, Tlie antidote of death. Doddridge. llViMN CXXXIV. Long Metre. 4kor b The Memorial of our absent Lord. 1 JKsus is gone above the sky, W here our weak senses reach him not; And carnal objects court our eye To thrust our Saviour from our thought. 2 I le knows what wandVing liearts wv have, How weak our faith and hope might prove ; And, to refresh our minds, he gave Tliis kind memorial of his love. . The Lord of life this table spread, W ith his own flesh and dying blood ; We on the rich provision feed. And taste the wine, and bless our God. 4 Let sinful sweets be all forgot. And earth grow less in our esteem ; (*i i 104 HYMN 135. HYMN 136, 137. 105 Christ and his love fill ev'ry thought, And faith and hope be fix'd on him. 5 Whilst he is absent from our sight, 'Tis to ijrepare our souls a place, Tfiat we may dwell in heav'nly light. And live for ever near his face. Watts. HYMN CXXXV. Common Metre, #ort) Relieving' Christ in hia Saints. 1 Jesus, my Lord, how rich thy grace ! Tliy bounties, how complete ! How shall I count the matchless sum ? How pay the mighty debt ? 2 High on a throne of radiant light Dost thou exalted shine ; What can my poverty bestow, When all the world is thine ? 3 But thou hast brethren here below. Partakers of thy grace ; And wilt confess their humble names Before thy Father's face. 4 In them thou may'st be cloth'd and fed, And visited and cheer'd ; And, in their accents of distress. My Saviour's voice is heard. 5 Thy face, with revVerKxand with love, I in thy poor w ould see ; Lord, I would rather beg my bread, Than hold it back from thee. DoOSRfSCff, HYMN CXXXVl, Common Metre. * Redemption. 1 Jesus, th' eternal Son of God, Whom heav'nly povv'rs obey. The bosom of his Father left, And enter'd human clay. 2 Into our sinful world he came, The messenger of grace ; And on the cursed tree expir'd, A victim in our place. 3 Transgressors of the deepest stain, In him salvation find ; His blood removes the foulest guilt ; His Spirit heals ihe mind. 4 Our Jesus saves from sin and death, His promises are sure ; And on this Rock our souls may rest, Immoveably secure. 5 O let these tidings be receiv'd With universal joy ! And let the high angelick praise Our tuneful pow'rs employ. 6 Glory to God, who gave his Son, To bear our shanie and pain ; Hence peace on earth, and grace to man, Through all succession reign. Gibbons. ■ ' ' " ■ " ■ I . 1 1 1. HYMN CXXXVII. Long Metre. # The Union of Christ and his Church. I Jesus, thou everlasting King, Accept the tribute which we bring ; Accc[}t the well deserv'd renown, iViid v\ car our praises as thy crown. 106 HYMN 138. 2 Let ev'ry act ot homage be Like our espousals, Lord, to thee ; Like the blest hour, when from above We first receiv'd thy pledge of love. 3 The gladness of that happy day, Our hearts would wish it long to stay ; Let not our faith forsake its hold, Nor comfort sink, nor love grow cold. 4 May evVy minute, its it flics, Increase thy praise, improve our joys , Till we are rais'd to sing thy name, » ,At the great supper of the Lamb. Watts. JWP— ■ «' ■■iii—iiiii.MiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiii M ■ ■ ■iiiiiii ■■ I Ill I I I ■ M ■■ m ill ■ ■ I ■ ■■ —■ ■I mm ■ -iii w i n iniiiiii ■ ■. ■■ u^iii.iinip. HYMN CXXXMIl. Comfnon Metre. ^ or b The compassionate Call of Christ. Malt, xxiii. 37, 3B 1 Jesus, the friend of sinners, calls, With pity in his eyes ; And warns them of the dangxous foes That all around them rise : 2 ** Fly to the refuge of my arms, " And dwell secure from fear ; " No enemy shall pluck you hence, " No weapon wound you here." 3 With anxious heart, the parent bird Thus calls her off-spring round ; When furious vultures beat the air. And slaughter stains the groinid: 4 The treml)ling brood, by nature taught, Fly to the known retreat ; Beneath her downy wings are sate, And fmd the shelter sweet. 5 Shall mn, alas ! more thoughtless men, RefuhC to lend an ear ? HYMN 139, 140. 107 Their only refuge madly shun, And rather die than hear ? (i No, let us take the ofFer'd grace, ^ Lest we his wrath inflame ; For blest are they who put their trust In his almighty name. Altered from Doddridge. HVMN CXXXIX. Cotnmon Metre. # or b Christ the Head of his Church. 1 Jesus, we sing thy matchless grace. That calls such worms thy own ; Gives us among thy saints a place. And brings us near thy throne. 2 When join'd to thee, our vital head, ^ Our virtues grow and tlirive ; From thee divided, each is dead, Though it may seem alive. 3 Thy saints on earth, and those above, , AH join in sweet accord ; The body one, in mutual love, And thou our common Lord. 4 O may our humble fliith receive Thy Spirit with delight ! Then time and death in vain shall strive The bond to disunite. ,____ Doddri dge. HYMN CXL. Hallelujah Metre. # The Offices and Names of Christ. I Join all the glorious names Of wisdom and of pow'r, That ever mortals knew, That ever angels bore ; 108 HYMN 140. HYMN 141. 109 3 All are too mean To speak his worth, Or set Immanuel's Glory forth. 2 Great Prophet of our God, Our souls would bless thy name ; By thee, the joyful news Of our salvation came : The joyful news Of sins forgiv'n, Of hell sulxlu'd, And peace with Heav'n. Jesus, our great Hi ^^li- Priest^ Hath shed his blood, and died ; Our guilty conscience seeks No sacrifice beside. His precious blood Did once atone, And now he pleads Before the throne. 4 Our great almighty Lord^ Our Saviour and our Kini^y Th\' St eptre and thy sword, Thy reigning grace we sing. Thine is the pow'r, Behold we sit, Thy willing captives, At thy feet. 5 We hear our Shepherd's voice, His watchful eyes shall keep Our wand'ring souls among Ten thousands of his sheep. He feeds his flock, He knows their names ; His bosom bears The tender lambs. 6 Should the proud host of death, And pow'rs of hell unknou n. Put tlieir most dreadful forms Of rage and malice on, We shall be safe, For Christ displays Superior powV, And guardian grace. HYMN CXLI. Common Metre. * or b Divine Counsels. 1 Keep silence, all created things, And wait your Maker's nod ! ,\1\- soul stands trembling, whilst she smgs The honours of her God. 2 Life, death, and hell, and worlds unknown^ Bang on his firm decree ; He sits on no precarious throne, Nor borrows leave to be. i Before his throne, a volume lies, With all the fates of men ; With evVy angel's form and size. Drawn l)y th' eternal pen. 1 flis providence unfolds the book, And makes his counsels shine ; Each opening leaf, and ey'ry stroke, FuHils some kind design. 3 Here lie exalts neglected worms To sceptres and a crown ; And then the foH'wing page he turns, And treads the monarch down. fi No crciiture ask- the reason why. Nor God the reason gives ; No fa\'rite angel dares to pry Between the folded Icdves. 7 My God, I would not wish !o see \Iy flite with curious eyes^ ; Wiia't gloomy lines are writ for me. Or what bright scenes may rise : 8 In thv fair book of life and grace, May I but find my name, 30 110 HYMN 142. Recorded, in some humble place, Beneath my Lord, the Lamb. HYMN 143. Ill Watts. HYMN CXLIl. Common Metre. (j The Scriptures. 1 Laden with guilt, and full of fears, I come to thee, my Lord ; For not a ray of hope appears But in thy lioly word. 2 The volume of my Fatlicr's grace Does all my grief assuage ; There I behold my Saviour's fact In evVy sacrcd page. 3 This is the field where hidden lies The pearl of price unknown ; Then blest is he who wisely tries To make that pearl his o\\ n. 4 Here living water gcntlv floMs, To wash me from niy sin r Here the fair tree of knowledge growb. Nor danger dwells therein. 5 This is thejudge that ends the strife, Where sense and reason fail ; M^^ guide to everlasting life, Through all this gloomy vale. 6 May thy wise counsels, O my God, 'I'hesc roving feet command. Lest I forsake the happy road That leads to thy right hand. Watts, varied. HYMN CXLIII. Common Metre. # or b In a Thunder Storm. 1 Let coward guilt, with pallid fear, To shelt'ring caverns fly, And justly dread the vengeful fate, Which thunders through the sky : 2 Protected by that Hand, whose law The threat'ning storms obey, Intrepid virtue smiles secure," As in the blaze of day. A In the thick cloud's tremendous gloom, The lightning's horrid glare. It views the same all-gracious Pow'r Which breathes the vernal air. 4 Through nature's ever varying scene. By diif'rent ways pursu'd, The one eternal end of Heav'n Is universal good : 5 With like beneficent efteci, O'er flaming ether glows. As when it tunes the linnet's voice, And blushes in the rose. 6 When through creation's vast expanse. The last dread thunders roll, Untune the concord of the spheres. And shake the guilty soul : 7 Unmo\ \1, ma^ we the final storm Of jarring worlds survey. That ushers in the tranquil morn Of everlasti!ig i\i\y. Mrs. Carter. H 112 HYMN 144. HYMN CXLIV. Common Metre. # The Gospel Invitation. 1 Let ev'ty mortal ear attend, And evVy heart rejoice ; The trumpet of the gospel sounds, With an inviting \ oice. 2 Ho ! all ye hungry, starving souls, Who feed upon the wind, And vainly strive with earthly toys To fill th' inimortiil mind— 3 Eternal Wisdom has prepar'd A soul reviving feast ; And bids your longing appetites The rich provision taste. ^ 4 Ho ! ye diat pant for living streams, And pine away and die ; Here you may quench your raging thirst With streams that never dry. 5 Rivers of love and mercy here In a rich ocean join j Salvation in abundance flows, Like floods of milk and wine. 6 O Lord, the treasures of thy love Are deep, uniathom'd mines ; Deep as our helpless mis'ries are. And boundless as our sins. 7 The happy gates of gospel grace Stand open night and day ; We humbly seek that rich supply That drives our wants away. Watts. HYMN 145, 146. 113 HYMN CXLV. Long Metre. # or b True Charity. 1 Let men of high conceit and zeal Tlicir fervours and their foith proclaim ; If charity be wanting still, The rest is but a sounding name. 2 Patient and meek, she suffers long, And slowly her resentments rise ; Soon she forgets the greatest wrong. And soon the angry passion dies. '^ She envies none their better state, But makes her neighbour's bliss her own ; Nor vaunts herself with mind elate, But still a modest air puts on. 4 Her neighbour's infamy and ill To her no entertainment give ; She's pleas'd to sec him prosper still, And still in good repute to live. *) This is the grace that reip^ns on liigh. And will for ever bright!\' burn, When hope shall in enjoyment die. And faith to intuition turn. . Smart. HYMN CXLV I. Long Alcire. The Conquest of Michael over the Dragon. ^ r^P mortal tongues attemi)t to sing The wars of heav'n, wlicii Michael stoorj, Appomted by di' eternal King, 1 o fight die battles of our God. 2 Against the dragon and his host 1 lie armies of the Lord prevail ; In vain they rage, in vain they boast, 1 heir courage sinks, their weapons fail. 30^ 114 HYMN 147. HYMN 148, 149. 115 3 Down to lilt carta \Vci:> bauui thrown, Down to the earth his legions icU ; Then was the trump of triumph blown, And shook the dreadlul deeps of hell. 4 Now is the hour of darkness past, Christ hath assum'd his reigning pow'r ; Behold the great accuser cast Down from the skies, to rise no more. 5 'Twas b\' thy blood, immortal Lamb, Thine armies trod the dragon dow n ; 'Twas by th\' word and powerful name, Thej^ gain'd the battle and renow n. 6 Rt^oice, ye heav'ns, let evVy star Shine w ith new glories round the sky ; Saints, while ye sing the heav'nly war, Raise your Deliv'rer's name on high. Watts, HYMN CXLVII. Common Metre. ♦ or b Frail Bodies, and God our Preserver. 1 Let Others boast how^ strong they be, Nor death nor danger fear ; But we'll confess, O Lord, to thee, What feeble things we are. 2 Fresh as the grass, our bodies stand, And flourish bright and gay ; A blasting wind sweeps o'er the land, And fades the grass aw ay. 3 Our flesh contains a thousand springs, And dies if one be gone ; Strange ! that a harp of tliousand strings Should keep in tune so long. 4 But 'tis our God supports our frame. The God who made ua first ; Salvation to th' almighty Name, Tl at rear'd us from the dust. 5 Whilst we have breath, or use our tongues, Our Maker we'll adore ; His Spirit moves our heaving lungs, Or they would breathe no more. Watts. HYMN CXLVIII. Short Metre, ^ or ^^ Catholicism. 1 Let partj^ names no more The Christian world o'erspread ; Gentile and Jew, and bond and free, Are one in Christ their head. 2 Among the saints on earth. Let mutual love be found ; Heirs of the same inheritance. With mutual blessings crow n'd. 3 Let awy, child of hell, Be banish'd far aw^ay ; Those should in strictest friendship dwells Who the same Lord obey. 4 Thus will the church below Resemble that above ; Where streams of pleasure always flow, And ev'ry heart is love. Beddome. [ HiMN CXLIX- Common Metre. -4^ or k Charity greatei^ than Faith or Hope. 1 Let Pharisees of high esteem Their faith and zeal declare. All their religion is a dream, It love be wanting there. 116 HYMN 150. HYMN 151. 117 2 Lo\ e suffers long with patient eye, Nor is nrovok'cl in haste ; She lets the present inj'ry die, And long forgets the past. 3 Malice and rage, those fires of hell, She quenches with her tongue ; Hopes and belie\ es, and thinks no ill, Though she endures the w rong. 4 She iie'er desires nor seeks to know The scandals of the tiine ; Nor looks w ith [)ride on those below, Nor envies those who climb. 5 She lays her own advantage by, To seek her neighl)our*s good ; So God's own Son came down to die. And siivc us by his l)Iood. 6 Lo\e is the grace tliat keeps her pow'r In the blest realms above ; There faith and hope are known no more, But saints for ever love. Watts. HYMN CL. Ccinmon Metre. '^ or f^ Sincerity. 1 Let those who bear the Christian name Their promises fulfil ; The saints, the foU'wers of the Lamb, Are men of honour still. 1 True to tlie solemn oaths they take. Though to their hurt they swear ; Constant and just to all they speak, For God and angels hear. 3 Still with their lips their hearts agree. Nor flatt'rins words devise ; They know the God of truth can see Through ev'ry false disguise. 4 Tliey hate th' appearance of a lie, In all the sha[xs it wears ; And God has proniis'd, when they die, Eternal life is theirs. 5 Lo, from afar the Lord descends, And brings the judgment down ; He bids his saints, his faithful friends, Rise and possess their crown. Watts. HYMN CLI. Common Metre. ^ or ^ The Bread of Life. John vi. 49, 54. 1 Let us adore th' Eternal Word ; 'Tis he our souls hath fed ; Thou art our living stream, O Lord, And thou th' immortal bread. 2 The manna came from lower skies ; But Jesus from above. Where the fresh springs of pleasure rise. And rivers flow with love. 3 The ancient fathers died at last, VV^ho ate that heav'nly bread ; But these provisions, which we taste, Can raise us from the dead. ^ Blest be the Lord, that gives his flesh To nourish dying mqn ; And often spreads his table fresh, Lest we should fltint again. ') Our souls shall draw their heav'nly breath, While Jesus finds supplies ; Nor shall oiir graces sink to death, For Jesus never dies. 118 HYMN 152. 6 Daily our mortal flesh decays, But Christ our life shall come ; And by his mighty powV shall raise Our bodies from the tomb, HYxMN 153, 154. Watts. HYMN CLIf. Common Metre. ^ On the Death of a Child. 1 Life is a span, a fleeting hour, How soon the vapour flies ! Man is a tender transient flow *r, That in the blooming dies. 2 Death spreads, like winter, frozen arms, And beauty smiles no more ; Where now are fled those rising charms Which pleas'd our eyes before ? 3 The once lov'd form, now cold and dead. Each mournful tiiought employs ; And nature weeps her comforts fled, And wither'd all her joys. 4 But wait the interposing gloom, And lo I stem winter flies ! And, drest in beauty's fairest bloom, The flow'ry tribes arise. 5 Hope looks beyond the bounds of time. When what we now^ deplore ' Sliall rise in full immortal prime, And bloom, to fade no more. 6 Then cease, fond nature, dry thy tears. Religion points on liigh ; There everlasting spring appears, And joys that never die, Mrs. Stieli. HOmCLlII. Long Metre. 119 Life and Death. 1 Life is the time to serve the Lord, 1 .le time t' insure the great reward : And xvlulst the lamp holds out to bum rhc vilest sinner may return. ' ll''<^ 's t'^e j?™"- which God has giv'n, ' '^'- ^J-'y o* Srace, and mortals may Secure the blessings of the day ' tnil'ih^ know that they must die, « It all the dead forgotten lie : heir mem'ry.and their sense are gone. Alike unknowing and unknown. ' 4 Ih. ir hatred and their love are lost ; 1 heir envy buried in the dust ; i!v'. 1? If; "° '''^'^e in all that's done »ntath the circuit of the sun. ' i"";,'"'" ';'',P'""don can be past W MO repentance can be found, -V.r laith nor hope, beneath the ground. ' '"'• what my thougiits design to do > . soul, w.ih all thj- might pursue • ; 1'^ v., and^ike the promis'd res ' 'i't-.\-, ;,nd be for ever blest. JVatts. HYMNCLIV. C^nm^iilii^^^^r^^ Conviction of Sin, and Relief by the Gospel. I Lor D how secure my conscience was And felt no inward dread ! ' Y^ 1^^ without the law And diought my sins were dead ' i t I 120 HYMN 155. HYMN 156. 2 My hopi^s of hcav'n were firm and bright ; But since the precept came, With a convincing pow'r and hght, I find how vile I am. 3 My guilt appeared but small before, Till, terrified, I saw How perfect, holy, just and pure Is tliiiie eternal law. 4 Then lelt my soul the heavy load, My sins re\ *u 'd agam ; Ihadprovok\laholy God, And all my hopes are vam. 5 Mv God, wiiat powV shall I invoke With mv last labVing breatli, To rid mc of this wretched yoke. These bonds of sm and death • 6 In Jesus I behold thy face, Thv mercv there I see ; Through him I trust thy boimdiess grace, To set the prisoner tree. Watts, with variation and arUlition. HYMN CLV. Commnii Metre. ^■ Recovery from Sickness. 1 Lord, in thy service! wyuld spend The remnant of my days ; ^ Win- vv as this fleeting brcivth renew d But to renew thy pr.iise ? 2 Thv own almighty pow'r and love I)id this weak frame sustain, Wh^n life was hov'ring o'er the grave, And natutc sunk with pain. 3 Thou, when the pains of death were felt. Didst chase the fears of liell ; 121 And teach my pale and quiv'ring lips, J hy matchless grace to tell. 4 Into thy hands, my Saviour God, I did my soul resign, In firm dependence on that truth Which made salvation mine. 5 From the dark borders of the grave, At thy command, I come ; Nor \vould I urge a speedier flight lo m>' celestial home. fi \MKre thou shalt settle my abode, 1 here would 1 choose to be ; lor in thy presence death is life. And earth is heav'n with thee. Doddridge. IIYiVIN CLV I. Long Metre. ■* or (j Storm and Thunder. I Lord of the earth, and sea, and skies, All nature owns thy sovVeign powV ; At thy command the tempests rise, At thy command the thunders roar. ^ U'e liear with trembling and affi-ight 1 he voice of heav'n, tremendous sound ! Keen lightnings pierce the shades of night, And spread their horrors all around. ' U' hat mortal could sustain the stroke, Should wrath divine in dreadful storms, U hich our repeated crimes provoke, ' iJescend to crush rebellious w orms I I ^ .^Jfse dreadful glories of thy name \V ith terror would o'erwhelm our souls ; 31 122 HYMN 157. i t But mercy dawns with kinder beam, And guilt and rising fear controls. 5 O let thy mercy on my heart, With cheering, healing radiance shine ! Bid evYy anxious fear depart, And gently whisper, ** Thou art mine/' 6 Then, safe beneath thy guardian care, In hope serene my soul shall rest ; Nor storms nor dangers reach me there, In thee, my God, my refuge, blest. Mrs. Steele. HYMN CLVII. Long Metre. ^ or i^ The eternal Sabbath. 1 L R D of the Sabbath, hear our vows, On this thy day, in this thy house ; And let our songs and worship rise, Like grateful incense to the skies. 2 Tlilne earthly Sabbaths, Lord, w c love ; But there's a nobler rest alx>ve ; To that our lab'ring souls aspire. With ardent pangs of strong desire. 1 No more tatigue, no more distress. Nor sin, nor death, shall reach the place ; No groans shall mingle with the songs. Which warble from immortal tongues. 4 No rude alarms, no raging foes, To interrupt the long repose ; No midnight shade, no clouded sun. To veil the bright eternal noon. 5 O long expected day, begin ! . Dawn on these realms of death and sin ; HYMN 158. 123 Fain would we quit this weary road. And sleep in death, to rest with God. DODDRIOCS. HYMN CLVIII. Common Metre. # Divine Goodness. 1 Lord, thou art good ; all nature shows Thee full and free and kind ; Thy bounty through creation flows. Nor can it be confin'd. 2 The whole in ev'ry part proclaims Thy infinite good will ; It shines in stars, it flows in streams. And bursts from ev'ry hill. 3 It fills the wide extended main, ' And heav'ns which spread more wide ; It drops in gentle showVs of rain, And rolls in ev'ry tide. 4 Still hath it been diffus'd and free. Through ages past and gone ; Nor ever can exhausted be. But still keeps flowmg on. 5 Through the whole earth it pours supplies, Spreads joy through all its parts ; Lord, may thy goodness draw our eyes. And captivate our hearts. 6 High admiration let it raise, And kind affections move ; iMiiploy our tongues in hymns of praise, And fill our hearts with love. Liverpool Collection. 124 HYMN 159, 160. HYiMN 160. 125 HYMN CLIX. Short Metre, -^ or ^ The Promise to Believers and tlieir Children. 1 Lord, what our ears have heard, Our eyes delighted trace ; Th\'' love in long succession shown To Sion's chosen race. 2 Our children thou dost claim, And mark them out for thine ; Ten thousand blessings to thy iianu For goodness so divine. 3 Thee, let the fathers own, And thee, the sons adore ; Join'd to the Lord in solemn vows, I'o be forgot no more. 4 Thy cov'nant may they keep. And bless the happy bands, Which closer still engage their hearts To honour thy commands. 5 How great thy mercies. Lord ! How plenteous is thy grace, Which, in the promise of thy love, Includes our rising race ! 6 Our offspring, still thy care, Shall own their fathers God, To latest times thy blessings share, And sound thy praise abroad. Salisbury Collect luti. ^HYMN CLX. Common Metre. # Cieation and Providence. I Lord, when my raptur'd thought surveys Creation's beauties o'er, All nature joins to teach thy praise, And bid my soul adore. 2 Where'er I turn my gazing eyes, Tliy radiant footsteps shine ; Ten thousand pleasing wonders rise, And speak the hand divine. 3 The living tribes of countless forms ^ In earth, and sea, and air ; The meanest flies, the smallest worms, Almighty pow'r declare : i All rose to life at thy command, And wait their daily food From thy paternal, bounteous hand, Exhaustless Spring of good ! J The meads^ array'd in Ixrauteous green, With wholesome herbage crown'd ; The fields with corn, a richer scene, Spread thy full bounties round. 6 The fruitful tree, the blooming flow'r, ^ In varied charms appear ; Their varied charms display thy pow'r. Thy goodness all declare. 7 The sun's productive quick'ning beams The growing verdure spread ; Refreshing rains and cooling streams His gentle influence aid. 8 The moon and stars his absent light Reflect with borrow'd rays ; And deck the sable veil of night. And speak their Maker's praise. Mr&. STEBZ.E. 31* 126 HYMN 161, 162. HYMN 163. 127 HYMN CLXI Long Metre. # or 5 Faith ia the Redeemer's Sacrifice. 1 Lord, when my thoughts delighted rove Amidst the wonders of thy love, Glad ho|)e revives my drooping heart, x\nd bids iiitruding fear depart. 2 But whilst thy sufi'riiigs I survey, And faith enjoys a heav'niy ray, These dear memorials of thy pain Present anew the dreadful scene. 3 I hear thy groans, with deep surprise, And vit'vv thy wounds with weeping eyes ; Each bleeding wound, each dying groan, With anguish fiil'd, and pains unknown. 4 For mortal crimes, a sacrifice, The Lord of life, the Saviour dies ; What love, what mercy, how divine I And can I call the Saviour mine ? 5 Repenting sorrow fills my heart, But mingling joy allays the smart ; may my future life declare The sorrow and the joy sincere ! 6 Be all my heart and all my davs Devoted to my Saviour's praise ; And let my glad obedience prove How much I owe, how much I love. Mrs. Steele. HYMN CLXII. Long Metre. # The Gospel Jubilee. 1 Loud let the tuneful trumpet sound, And spread the joyful tidings round ; Let ev'ry soul with transport hear. And hail the Lord's accepted year. 2 Ye debtors, whom he gives to know, That you ten thousand talents owe, When humbled at his feet you fall, Your gracious Lord forgives them all. 3 Slaves, wlio have borne the heavy chain Of sin, and hell's tyrannick reign, To liberty assert your claim, And plead the great Redeemer's name. 4 Tlie rich inheritance of heav'n, Your joy, your crown, are freely giv'n ; Fair Salem your arrival waits, AVith golden streets and pearly gates. 5 Her blest inhabitants no more Bondage and poverty deplore ; No debt but love immensely great, ^ Whose joy still rises with the debt. G happy souls, who know the sound ! God's light shall all their steps surround, And shew that jubilee begun, Which through eternal years shall run. Doddridge. 1 HYMN CLXIH. Hallelujah Metre. # The Triumph of Christ, and the Power of his Gospel Loud to the Prince of heav'n Your cheerful voices raise ! To him your vows be giv'n. And fill his courts v/ith praise. ♦Y"h conscious worth, All clad in arms, AH bnght m cjharms, He sallies forth. t R ^ I 128 HYMN 164. HYMN 164. 129 ! Gird on thy conq'ring sword, Ascend thy shining car, And march, Ahnighty Lord, To wage the holy wiir. Before his wheels, In glad siiq^risc, Yc valhes, rise, And sink, ye liills Fair truth and gentle love, With righteousness and peace, In thy retinue move, Thy conq Ving pow'r to grace. Thou in their cause Shalt i)rc)spVous vkl And far and wide Dispense thy lawh. Before thy mighty sword, Millions of foes shall fall. The captives of thy word. That w oril wliich eoaqucrs all. The u orld shall know, Great King of king^ What w ondrous things Thine arm can do Here to my willing soul Bend thy triuni pliant way ; Here every foe control, And all th} pow'r display. Beneath thy sword, Blest Jesus, see, Ibow to thee, My Prince and L'ji: 5 DoDDf? « iw. r, varied. HYMN CLX1\ . Long Metre. FoJly cured by Affliction. Low at thy gracious feet I bend, My God, 'my everlasting Friend — Permit the claim ; O let thine ear My humble suit bidulgent hear ! 2 Lord, thou hast bid me seek thy face, And ask of thee thy promised grace ; niay thy favour, bliss divine ! With fuller, clearer radiance shine. 3 But, O my heart, reflect with shame ; Can I prefer so bold a claim ? Conscious how often 1 liave stray'd, By empty vanities betray'd. 4 How oft, ungrateful to my God, FLve trifles call'd my thoughts abroad ! 'f'lll heav'nly pity saw me roam. And bade affliction bring me home. 5 And when the snares of earth were broke, By kind aflliction's needful stroke, Have not I own'd, with humble praise, 1 hat just and right are all his ways ? 6 Yes, gracious God, before thy throne, M>' vileness and thy love I own ; let that love, widi beams divine, 1 orgiving, healing, round me shine. 7 Whene'er, ungrateful to my God, riiis Iieedless heart requires the rod, Thy arm supporting 1 implore ; 1 he hand that chastens can restore. 8 may the kind conviction prove A fruit of thy paternal love; u can me from earth, from sin refine, And make my heart entirely thine ! ^ Mrs^ Stehe. \ I 130 HYMN 165, 166. HYMN 167. 131 HYMN CLXV. Common Metre. ^ The New Jerusalem. 1 Lo, what a glorious sight appears 1 o our beiic\ ing eyes ; The earth and seas are past away, And the old rolling skies ! 2 From the third !K*a\ 'n, where God resides Thut holy, happy plaee. The New Jerusalem comes down Adorn'd with shining grace. 3 Attending angels sliout for joy, And the bright armies sing, " Mortals, behold the sacred scat " Of your descending King ! 4 " The God of glory, down to men *' Removes his blest abode ; " Men are the objects of his love, " And he their gracious God. 5 " His tender hand shall wipe the tears " From ev'ry weeping eye ; " And pains and groans and griefs and fears. " And death itself shall die." 6 How bright the vision ! but ho\v long Shall this glad hour delay ! Fly swifter round, yc w ings of time, And bring the welcome day. Watts. HYMN CLXVl. Common Metre. #orb A Viving anii a dead Faith. I Mistaken souls, that dream of heav'n. And make their empty boast Of imvard joys and sins forgiv'n, Whilst they are slaves to lust. 2 \'ain are our fancies' airy flights, If faith be cold and dead ; None but a living pow'r unites lo Christ, the living head. •"* 'Tis faith that changes all the heart ; ■ 1 IS laith that a\ orks bv love, 1 hat !)ids all sinful joys dep.;rt, And lifts the thoughts above. i 'Tis faith that conqu-rs earth and hell, by a celestial pow'r ; This IS the grace that shall prevail In the decisive hour. "^ Faith must ()!>.y our Father's will, As well as trust his p^race ; A pard'ning God is jealous still, ror his own holiness. 'i When IVoni the curse he sets us fi-ee. He makes our natures clean ; Nor would he send his Son to be 1 Ik: minister of sin. 7 His Spirit fills our hearts with love, And seals our peace with Ciod ; ' With cheerful stt ps our feet shall move Along the heav'nly road. , , _ Watts, varied. H\Mi\ CLXVII. Long Metre. # or b The r.xample of Christ. 1 Mv dear Redeemer, and my Lord, i read my duty in tliy word ; 132 HVMN 168. HYMN 169, 170. 133 But in thy lill* thy law appears, Drawn out in living characters. 2 Such was thy piety and zeal, 'rh\' ckPrence to thy Father's will ; Thy love and meekness so divine, I would transcrilx' and make them mine. 3 Cold mountains and the midniglit air, Witness'd the fervour of thy prayV ; 'Flic desert tliy temptations knew , Thy coniiict and thy victVy too. 4 Be thou m>' pattern, make me hear More of thy gracious image here ; Then God, the Judge, shall own my name Among llie (birwcrs of the Laml). W,-\T IS. it! HVMN C[.XV11L Lon'rAhirc. ^ or b Retirement and Mcilitaiion. 1 My God, i>ermit nic not to be A stranger to myself and thee ; Amidst ten tlioiisand thoughts I rove. Forgetful of my higliest lo\ e. 2 Why should my passions mix witii caitli, And thus degratle my heay'nly birth ? Why slioidd I cleave to things below, And let my God, my Saviour go ? 3 Call me away from flesh and sense, Thj' sov'reign word can draw me thence , I w ould olx?y the voice divine, And all inferior joys resign. 4 Be earth, with all her scenes withdrawn ; Let noise and vanity be gone ; ..—..—■ -I— - -— - ■ — ■1.IIII- ■ ■■ , In secret silence of the mind. My heav'n, and there my God, I find. Watts. HYMN" CL XIX. Common Metre, '^ortx The Everlasting Covenant. 1 My God, the cov'nant of thy love Abides for ever sure ; And in its boundless grace I feel M\' happiness secure. 2 What though my house be not with thee, ^ As iiature could desire '? To higher joys than nature gives, My nobler views aspire. ) SitK c thou, the everlasting God, My Father art become ; Jesus, my Guardian and my Friend, And heav'n my final home ; I I welcome all thy sov'reign will, ror all that will is love ; And when thy providence is dark, ^ ^ I wait thy light above. ' '^'c^ cov'nant in my dying hour bhall dwell upon mv tongue ; And when I wake, shall still employ My everlasting song. Doddridge, varied. HYiMN CLXX. Common Metre, ^ Gratitude the Spring of True Religion. 1 My God, what silken cords are thine ! How soit, and yet how strong ! VVhilst powY, and truth, and love combine 1 o draw our souls along. 32 ^ 134 HYMN 171. J 2 When criish'd beneath the heavy yoke Of Satan and of sin, Thy hand our iron bondage broke, Our grateful hearts to win. 3 The guilt of twice ten thousand sins Thy mercy takes away ; Thy promise, when the war begins. Secures the crow ning day. 4 Comfort through all this vale of tears In rich profusion flows ; The glory of unnumber'd years Eternity bestows. 5 Drawn by such cords, we onu'ard ino\c, Till round thy throne we meet ; And, captives in tlie chains of love, Fall at our ConqYor's feet, IIVMNCLXXl. Long Metre. # or b Imploring divine Influences. 1 My God, whene'er my longing heart Its grateful tribute would impart ; In vain my tongue w ith feeble aim Attempts the glories of thy name. 2 In vain my boldest thoughts arise ; I sink to earth, and lose the skies ; Yet I may still thy grace implore. And low in dust thy name adore. 3 O let thy grace my heart inspire, ^ And raise each languid, weak desire — Thy grace, which condescends to meet The sinner prostrate at thy feet ! HYMN 172. 135 4 With humble lear let love unite, And mix devotion with delight ; Thtn shall thy name be all my joy, Thy praise my constant, blest employ. 5 Thy name inspires the harps above With harmony and praise and love ; That grace, which tunes th' immortal strings, Looks kindly down on mortal things. 6 let thy grace guide ev'rj^ song. And fill my heart, and tune my tongue ! The n shall the strains harmonious flow, And hcav'nly joy begin below. ^ ^^^- Steele. HYMNCLXXU. Short Metre. # or b God our Creator and Benefactor. 1 My Maker and my King ! To thee my all I owe ; Thy sovVeign bounty is the spring From whence my blessings flow. 2 Thou ever good and kind ! A thousand reasons move, A thousand obligations bind My heart to grateful love. 3 The creature of thy hand, On thee alone I live ; My God, thy benefits demand More praise than I can give. 4 Lord, what can I impart When all is thine before ? Thy love demands a thankful heart ; The gift, alas, how poor ! 136 HYMN 173. 5 Shall I withhold thy due ? And shall my passions rove ? Lord, form this wretched heart anew. And fill it with thy love, 6 O let thy grace inspire My soul with strengdi divine ; Let all my pow'rs to thee aspire, And all my days be thine ! Mrs.SxtiLE. Ill— I I • — — ___ _ HYMN CLXXlll. Common Metre, ♦orh Repentance and Hope. 1 My Saviour, when my thoughts recal llic wonders of thy grace. Low at thy feet asham'd I fall. And hide my guilty face. 2 Shall love like thine be thus repaid ? Ah, vile ungrateful heart ! B}' t uTth's unworthy cares betray'd. From Jesus to depart ! 3 From Jesus, who alone can give True pleasure, peace and rest : When absent from my Lord, I live Unsatisfied, unblest. 4 But he, for his own mercy's sake. My wand'ring soul restores ; He bids the mourning heart partake The pardon it implores. 5 O whilst I breathe to thee, my Lord, The penitential sigh. Confirm the kind, the pard'ning word, Widi pity in thine eye. HYMN 174. 137 6 Then shall the mourner, at thy feet, Rejoice to seek thy face. And grateful own how kind, how sweet Is thy forgiving grace. Mrs. Steele. HYMN CLXXIV. Short Metre, b Confession and Pardon. 1 My sorrows, like a flood Impatient of restraint, Into thy bosom, O my God, Pour out a long complaint. 2 How often have I stood A rel>el to the skies ! Yet^ O die patience of my God ! 1 hy thunder silent lies. 3 Now by a pow'rful glance. My Saviour, fi*om thy face, This rebel heart no more withstands, But yields to sovVeign grace. 4 1 see the Prince of Life Display his wounded veins ; I see the fountain open'd wide, To wi\sh away my stains. 5 My God is reconcil'd, My tears his pity move ; He calls me his adopted child, The object of his love. 6 Now let me not receive In vain this heav'nly grace ; But let it be a fi-uitful seed, Producing holiness. Watts, abbreviated and altered 32* 138 'HYMN 175, 176. HYMN 177. 139 HYMN CLXXV. Common Metre, ^ The Christian Race. 1 My soul, awake, stretch ev'ry nerve, And press with vigour on ; A heav'nly race demands thy zeal. And an immortal crown. 2 A cloud of witnesses around, - Hold thee in full survey ; Forget the steps already trod, And onward urge thy way. 3 'Tis God's all animating voice. Which calls thee from on higii ; 'Tis his own hand presents the prize To thine aspiring eye : — 4 That prize, with peerless glories bright, Which shall new lustre boast, When victors' wreaths, and monarchs' gems Shall blend in common dust. 5 My soul, \vitli sacred iirdotu' fir'd, The glorious prize pursue, And meet with joy tlie high command, To bid this earth adieu. Doddridge HYBIN CLXXVI. Short Metre. Prayer in Sickness. 1 My Sov'reign, to thy throne, Witli humble hope, I press ; O bow thine ear, to hear the groan Of indigent distress ! 2 Th' eternal Priest appears Before thee with his blood ; Through him I offer these my tears, And cast my care on God. J My life, bow'd down with pain, Mourns its decaying bloom ; Lord, clothe these bones with flesh again, And spare me from the tomb. i Without one murm'ring word, Thy chast'ning I receive ; But with submission ask, O Lord, A merciful reprieve. 5 Distress'd and pain'd as now, Thy aid I once implor'd ; Thy pity heard my earnest vow, 1 hy pow'r my health restor'd. () My supplicating voice. Unwearied, 1 will raise : Say to thy servant's soul, " Rejoice," And fill my mouth with praise. ^ SCOTI. HYMN CLXXVII. Common Metre, * Marriage. 1 Mysterious rite! by Heav'n ordain'd 1 his sacred truth to prove, 1 he bliss which mortals here enjoy, Must flow from virtuous love. 2 Though made by God's almighty hand. And in his image form'd ; ^^.Aclam knew no happiness, 1 lU love his bosom warm'd. 140 HYMN 178. :> Eden, with all its beauteous groves, And fruits of richest taste, To one for social bliss design'd Was but a lonely waste. 4 But when his lovely bride appear'd, In native graces drest. The latent spark burst into flame, .'\4id lo\ e mspir'd his breast. 5 Wliat wise provision hast thou made, Great Parent of mankind, That all thine offspring rnay enjoy The bliss for them design'd ! 6 Then will we join our hearts and hands In bonds of virtuous love ; And whilst we li\ e in peace below, Prepare for bliss al)ove. HYMN CLXXV HI. Common Metre, [ Submission to Providence. 1 Na k e d as froni the earth we came. And rose to life at first, ^ We to the earth return again, And mingle with our dust. 2 The dear delights we here enjoy, And call our own, in vain. Are but short flivours, borrow'd now. To be repaid again. 3 'Tis God who lifts our comforts high, Or sinks them to the grave ; He gives, and, blessed be his name, He takes but what he gave. 4 Peace, all our angry passions, then f Let each impatient sigh HYMN 179, 141 Be silent at his sov'reign will, And evVy murmur die. 5 If smiling mercy crown our lives. Its praises shall be spread ; And we'll adore the justice too That strikes our comforts dead. Watts. HYMN CLXXIX. Common Metre. b Vain Prosperity, or Forgetfulness of God. 1 No, I shall envy them no more, Who grow profanely great ; Though they increase their golden store, And shine in robes of state. 2 They taste of all the joys that grow Upon this earthly clod ; In vain they search the creature through Whilst they forget their God. 3 Shake off the thoughts of dying too, And think your life your own ; But death comes hast'ning on to you. To cut your glory down. 4 Yes, you must bow your stately head, Away your spirit flies ; And no kind angel near your bed, To bear it to the skies. 5 Go now, and boast of all your stores, And tell how bright you shine ; Your heaps of glitt'ring dust are yours, And my Redeemer's mine. Watts, HYMN 180. HYMN 181. 143 HYMN CLXXX. Comvwn Metre. * The Holiness and Happiness of Heaven. 1 Nor eye hath seen, nor ear hath heard, Nor sense, nor reason known, What joys the Father hath prepared For those that love the Son. 2 But the good Spirit of the Lord Reveals a heav'n to eome ; The beams of glory in his word Allure and guide us home. 3 Pure are the joys al)ovc the sky, And all the region peaee ; No wanton lip, nor envious eye, Can sec or taste the bliss. 4 Not the malicious or profane, The covetous or proud, Nor thieves nor sland'rers shall obtain The kingdom of our God. 5 Those holy gates for ever bar Pollution, sin, and shame ; None shall receive admittance there, But foirwers of the Lamb. 6 If we are vv ash'd in Jesus' blood And pardon'd through his name ; If the good Spirit of our God Has sanctified our frame ; 7 We ask a per.M. vering powV, To keep thy just commands ; We would defile our hearts no more, No more pollute our hands. Watts, varied. HYMN CLXXXI. Long Metre. ^ Christians the Sons of God. 1 Not all the nobles of the earth, VVho boast the honours of their birth, Such real dignity can claim. As those who bear the christian name. 2 'fo them tlie privilege is giv'n, To be the sons and heirs of heav'n ; Sons of the God, \\ho reigns on high, And lieirs of joys beyond the sky. 3 On them, a happy, chosen race, Their Fattier pours his richest grace ; To them his counsels he imparts, And \vrites his law within their hearts. 4 When through temptation they rebel. His chast'ning rod he makes them feel ; Then \\ ith a Father's tender heart He sooths the pain and heals the smait. ) 'Hieir daily wants his hand supply, Their steps he guards with watchful eye ; Leads them from earth to heav'n above, And crowns them with eternal love. 6 Have I the honour. Lord, to be One of this numVous family ? On me thy gracious gift bestow, To call my God my Father too. 7 So may my conduct c\ er prove iMy filial piety and love ; Whilst all my brethren clearly trace f heir Father's image in my face. Stennet. 144 HYMN 182. HYMN CLXXXll. Long Metre, ^or^ Divine Compassion to Sinners. 1 Not to condemn the sons of men, Did Christ the Son of God apjx^ar ; No \vea[Jons in his hands are seen. No flaming sword nor thunder there. 2 Such was the pity of our God, He lov'd the race of man so well. He sent his Son to bear our load Of sins, and save our souls from hell. 3 Let sinners hear the Saviour's word, Trust in his mighty name, and live , A thousand joys his lips affbrd, ' His hands a thousand blessings give. 4 '* Come, all ye weary fainting souls, Ye heavy laden sinners, come ; I'll give you rest from all your toils, And lead you to my heav'nly home. 5 *' Ye shall find rest that learn of me, Vm of a meek and lowly mind ; But passion rages like the sea. And pride is restless as the w ind. 6 " Blest is the man whose shoulders take '* My yoke, and bear it with delight ; My yoke is easy to his neck, My grace shall make thq burden light." 7 Jesus, we come at thy command. With faith and hope and humble zeal, Resign our spirits to thy hand,^ To rule and guide iis at thy will. Watts. HYMN 183, 184. 145 C( II iC CI 11 (C HYMN CLXXXHI. Common Metre, if- Sinai and Sion. 1 Not to the terrors of the Lord, The tempest, fire and smoke ; Not to the thunder of that word Which God on Sinai spoke ; 2 But we are come to Sion's hill, The city of our God, Where milder \vords declare his will. And spread his love abroad. o Behold th' innumerable host Of angels cloth'd in light ! Behold the spirits 6f the just. Whose faith is tuni'd to sight ! 4 Behold the blest assembly there, Whose names are writ in heav'n ! And God, the Judge of all, declares Their vilest sins forgiv'n- J The saints on earth, and all the dead, But one communion make ; All join in Christ, their living Head, And of his gr;ice partake. t) In such society as this My weary soul wou d rest ; The man that dwells where Jesus is, Must be for ever blest. •%\ ATTS. HYMN CLXXXIV. Common Metre. b On the Death of a Minister. ' Now let our drooping hearts revive, And all our tears be dry : 33 146 HYMN 185. Wh nw shoiikl lliose e.\ts be drown'd in grief, Which \ie\v a Saviour nigh ? 2 What thouRh the gloomy tyrant death Doth God's own house invade ? What thouKih the prophet and the pnesl Be nunil)cr'd with the dead ? ^ Tliough earthly shepherds dwell in dust, The aged and the young ; The watchfal eye in darkness clos d, And mute th' instructive tongue : 4 TK ctmial Shepherd still survives, New eonifort to impart ; His hand still guides us, and his voice Still animates our heart. 5 ** 1.0, 1 am with you," saith tlie Lord, " My church shall safe aliide ; " For I will ne'er forsake my own, " Whose souls in me confide." 6 Through evVy scene of life and death This promise is our trust ; And this shall l:>e our children's song When we are laid in dust. Doddridge. HYMN 186. 147 HYMN CLXXXV. Common Metre. The Intercession of Christ. 1 Now let our humble faith l^ehold Our great High Priest above, And celebrate his constant care And sympadietick iDve : 2 Exalted to his Father's throne, With matchless honours crown'd ; And Lord of all th' angelick host, Who wait the throne around. 3 The names of all the saints he bears, Engraven on his heart ; Nor shall the meanest saint complain That he hath lost his part. 4 Those characters shall firm remain Oar everlasting trust, When gems and monuments and crowns Arc moulder'd into dust. DODDKIOGE. HYMN CLXXXVL Common Metre. « God's Love to his Church- 1 Now shall my inward joys arise Aiid burst into a song : Almighty love inspires my heart, And pleasures tune my tongue. 2 God, on his thirsty Sion hill. Some mercy-drops has thrown, Aiicl solemn oaths have bound his love To showV salvation down. 3 Wliy do we then indulge our fears. Suspicions and complaints'? Is he a God ! and shall his grace Grow w^eary of his saints ? 4 Can a kind mother e'er forget The object of her care ? Among a thousand tender thoughts, Her suckling have no share ? ^ " Vec, (saith the Lord) should nature change, 'And mothers monsters prove, '* Sion still dwells upon the heart " Of everlasting love. 14a HYMN 187. HYMN 188, 189. 149 6 " Deep on the palms of both my hands *' I have engrav'd her name ; " My hands shall raise her ruin'd walls, " And build her broken frame." Watts. HYMN CLXXXVII. Long Metre. # The Glory and Grace of Christ. 1 Now to the Lord a noble song ! Awake, my soul ; awake, my tongue; Hosanna to th' eternal Name, And all his boundless love proclaim. 2 See where it shines in Jesus' face, The brightest image of his grace ; God, in the person of his Son, Has all his noblest works outdone. 3 The spacious earth, and spreading flood, Proclaim the wise, the pow'rlul God ; And thy rich glories from afar. Sparkle in ev'ry rolling star. 4 But in thy Son a glory shines, Drawn out in far superior lines ; The lustre of redeeming grace Outshines the beams of nature's face. 5 Grace ! 'tis a pure celestial theme, Our thoughts rejoice at Jesus' name ! Ye angels, dwell upon the sound ; Ye heav'ns, reflect it to the ground. 6 O may we reach that glorious place, Where we shall see him face to face ; Where all his saints, from death restor'd, Shall be for ever with the Lord ! Watts, varied. HYMN CLXXXVIII. Long Metre, # Glory to Christ, our Priest and Kinj^. 1 Now to the Lord, who makes us know Tlie wonders of his dying \o\q^ Be humble honours paid below, And strains of nobler praise above. 2 'Twas he who clcans'd us from our sins. And wash'd us in his precious blood ; lis he who makes us [)riests and kings. And brings lis, rebels, near to God. \ To Jesus, our atoning Priest, To Jesus, our eternal Kinj^-, R" universal powi- contess'd, And evVy tongue his glory bing. t Beliold, on flying clouds lie comes ! And ev'ry cjc sliall sec him mo\'e I Though with our sins we piercVJ him once, 1 lien Jk- displays his paid'ning love. 5 The unl)elieviiig Avorld shall wail, vV hilst we rejoice to sec the day ; Come, Lord, nor let thy promise fail, Nor let thy chariot long dela}'. Watts, I lYMN CLXXXIX. Lo»- Mifrv * Salvation by Grace. 1 Now to the powV of God supreme Be everlasting honours giv'n ; He saves from sin, we bless his name. And calls our wand'ring feet to heav'n. 2 Not for our duties or deserts, "lit of his own abundant grace, 150 HYMN 190. HYMN 191. He works siilvation in our hearts, And forms a people for his praise. 3 'Twas his own purpose that begun To rescue sinners doom'd to die ; He gave us grace in Christ his Son, Before he spread the starry sky. 4 Jesus, the Lord, appears at last. And makes his Fallier's counsels known ; Declares the great transactions past, And brings immortal blessings down. 5 He dies, and in that dreadful night Did all the powVs of hell destroy ; Rising, he brought our heav'n to light, And took possession of die joy. 151 w ATTS. HYMN CXC. Common Metre, i Divine Goodness in Afflictions. 1 Now to thy heav'nly Father's praise, My heart, thy tribute bring ; That goodness which prolongs my days, With grateful pleasure sing. 2 Whene'er he sends afflicting pains. His mercy holds the rod ; His pow'rful word the heart sustains. And speaks a faithful God. 3 A faithful God is ever nigh, When humble grief implores ; His ear attends each plaintive sigh. He pities and restores. 4 My grateful soul would humbly bring Her tribute to thy throne • Accept the wish, my God, my King, To make thy goodness known. 5 O be the life, thy hand restores, Devoted to thy praise ! To thee I consecrate my pow'rs, To thee, my future days. 6 Thy soul-enliv'ning grace impart, A warmer love inspire ; And be the breathings of my heart, Dependence and desire. Mrs. Steele. HYMN CXCl. Common Metre. # or b Winter. 1 Now winter throws his icy chains, Encircling nature round : How bleak, how comfortless the plains. With verdure lately crown'd ! 2 The sun withdraws his vital beams, And light and warmth depart ; And drooping, lifeless nature seems An emblem of my heart : 3 My heart, where mental winter reigns. In night's dark mantle clad^ Confin'd in cold, inactive cliams, How desolate and sad ! 4 Ere long the sun, with genial ray, Shall cheer the mourning earth ; And blooming flow'rs, and verdure gay. Renew their annual birth. 5 So, if my soul's bright Sun impart His all-enliv'ning smile, 152 HYMN 192. I The vital ray sliall cheer my heart, Till tlien a frozen soil. 6 Then faith and hope and love shall rise, Renevv'd to lively bloom. And breathe, accepted to the skies, Their humble, sweet perfume. 7 Great Source of light ! thy beams dispkiy My drooping joys restore, And guide me to the seats of day, Where winter frowns no more. Mrs. Steele HYMN 193. 153 HYMN CXCII. Common Metre. # Chaj'ity. 1 O CHARITY 1 thou heavenly gcace ! All tender, soft and kind ! A friend to all the human race. To all that's good incliu'd ! 2 The man of charity extends To all his lib'ral hand ; His kindred, neighbours, foes and friends, His pity may command. 3 He aids the poor in their distress, He hears when tliey complain ; With tender heart delights to bless, And lessen all their pain. 4 The sick, the pris'ner, poor and blind^ And all the sons of grief. In him a benefactor find ; He loves to give relief. 5 'Tis love that makes religion sweet, Tis love that makes ws rise, With willing mind and ardent feet, To yonder happy skies. 6 Then let us all in love abound, And charity pursue ; Thus shall we be with glory crown'd, And love as angels do. Proud. HYMN CXCIIl. Long Metre, ^or^ Longing for Heaven. 1 COULD I soar to worlds above, That blessed state of peace and love, How gladly would I mount and fly On angels' wings to joys on high ! 2 But ah ! still longer must I stay, Ere darksome night is changed to day ; More crosses, sorrows, conflicts bear, Expos'd to trials, pains and care. 3 Well, let these troubles still abound. Let thorns and briars fill the ground ; Let stornris and tempests dreadful come, 1 ill I arrive at heav'n, my home i 4 My Father know s what road is best, And how to lead to peace and rest ; To him I cheerful give my all. Go where he leads, and wait his call : 5 When he commands my soul away, Not kingdoms then shall tempt my stay ; With rapture I shall wake, and rise to join my ft-iends above the skies. 154 HYMN 194. 195. HYMN 196. 155 I HYMN CXCIV. Common Metre. # The universal Extent of Christ's Kingdom. Isaiah ii. 2, 4. 1 O'er mountain tops, the mount of God, In latter clays, shall rise Alx)ve the summits of the hills, And draw tlie vvondVing eyes. 2 To this the joyful nations round, All tribes and tongues shall flow ; Up to the mount of God, they say, And to his house we'll go. 3 The beams diat shine from Zion's hill Shall lighten evVy land ; The King, who reigns in Salem's tow'rs, Shall the whole world command. 4 Among the nations he shall judge, His judgments truth shall guide; His sceptre shall protect the just, And crush the sinner's pride. 5 No war shall rage, nor hostile strife, Disturb those hapi)y years ; Toplough-shares men shall beat their sword*^. To pruning-hooks their spears. 6 No longer hosts, encount'ring hosts. Shall crowds of slain deplore ; They'll lay the martial trumpet by, And study wiir no more. Scotch Paraphrases. HYMN CXCV. Common Metre. Obedience to God our Father, 1 O God, my Father, I adore That all commanding name ; # orb It ^\ ill my soul to life restore, And kindle all my flame. I Entire, I bow at thy commands. My filial homage pay ; Widi heart and life, with tongue and hands, rU cheerfully obey. 3 ril wilfully no more trangress. As I too oft have done ; Eut ev'ry sinful thought suppress, Each sinfnl action shun. 1 Each day I live, I'll seek with care. My Father well to please ; And in tliis course will persevere, By thine assisting grace. ) I'lius will I my relation claim. And call myself thy son ; And whilst I bear the glorious name, My t aUier's rights will own. ' I ^]j}}} hut thou must strength impart, Ihis promise to fulfil; Lord, write thy law upon my heart, 1 liat j niay d o thy u ill. lUMN CXCVl. Long Metre. ^ or 5 Brotherly Love. 1 God, our Father and our King, 01 all wc have or hope, the spiing ; Send down thy Spirit from al)ove. And fill our hearts with holy love. - May we from evVy acf abstain 1 iiat hurts, or gives our neighbour pain. And ev'ry secret wish suppress 1 hat would abridge his happiness. 156 HYMN 197. HYMN 198. 157 3 Still may we find our hearts inclia'd To act the friend to all mankind ; Still seek their satety, health and ease. Their virtue and eternal peace. 4 With pitv may our breast overflow. When we behold a wretch in wo ; And bear a sympathizing part With all who are of lieavy heart. 5 Let love in all our conduct shine. An image fair, though faint, of thine ; Thus may we his disciples prove Who came to manifest thy love. SaVisbtiry Collection. HYMN CXCVII. Common Metre. fB BRUM- A general Hymn of Praise. 1 O God, we praise thee, and confess That thou the only Lord And everlasting Father art, By all the earth ador'd. 2 To thee all angels cry aloud, To thcc the powVs on high, Both Cherubim and Seraphim, Continually do cry : 3 O holy, holy, holy Lord, Whom heav'nly hosts obey ! The world is with the glory lill'd Of thy majestick sway. 4 Th' apostles' glorious company, And prophets crown'd with light. With all the martyrs' noble host, Thy constant praise recite. 5 The holy Church throughout the world, O Lord, confesses thee, That thou eternal Father art, Of boundless majesty. 6 Thy honoured, true, and only Son, And Holy Ghost, the spring Of never ceasing joy ; O Christ, Of glory thou art King. Path i c k . HrMNCXCVIIl. Long Metre. ♦ The Glory and Safety of the Church. 1 HAPPY Church, celestial bride, Thy Husband will with thcc reside ; With matchless glory thou shalt shine, In robes of honour all divine. 2 Silver and gold her happy dress, Truth, meekness, love and righteousness ; Holy without, and pure within, Flic from the guilt of reigning sin. > Her laws and doctrines just and right, litT priests the ministers of light ; Her order from the courts abo\'e, And all her service done in love. f Her discipline is from the word, Her head and niler is the Lord ; Her sons and daughters all agree, And live in peace and charit}'. ^ .^^'".jo^irney is the holy way vvhich leads to everlasting day ; And her eternal sure reward, A crown of glory with the Lord. PfiOUP. 34 158 HYMN 199, 200. HYMN CXCIX. Common Metre, ^ The Ways of Wisdoin. 1 O HAPPY is the man who hears Instruction's faithful voice ! And wTio celestial wisdom makes His early, only choice. 2 Her treasures are of more esteem Than east or west unfold ; And her rewards more precious are Than all their mines of gold. > In her right hand sJic holds to \ iew A length of happy days ; Riches, with splendid honours join'd, Her left hand full displays. 4 Slie guides the young with innocence In pleasure's path to tread ; A crown of glory she bestows Upon the hoary liead. 5 According as her labours rise, So her rewards increase ; Her ways are ways of pleasantness, And all her paths are peace. Scotch Paraphrase HYMN CC. Common Metre, # or b Filial Submission. 1 O Lord, my best desires fulfil, And help me to resign Life, health and comfort to thy will. And make thy pleasure mine. 2 Why should I shrink at thy command, Whose love forbids my fears ? HYMN 201. 159 Or tremble at the gracious hand That wipes away my tears ? 3 No, let me rather freely yield What most I prize to thee. Who never hast a gift w ithheld. Nor wilt withhold, from me. COWPER. 4 I Avould submit to all thy will, For thou art good and wise ; Let ev'ry anxious thought be still. Nor one Hunt murmur rise. 5 Thy love can cheer the darkest gloom, And bid me wait serene. Till hopes and joys immortal bloom, And brighten all the scene. 6 My Father ! O permit my heart To plead her humble claim. And ask the bliss those words impart, In my Redeemer's name. Mrs. Steele. HYMN CCI. Common Metre. ^ A Morning or Evening Hymn. 1 O.v thee, each morning, O my God, My waking thoughts attend ; In whom are founded all my hopes. In \vhom my wishes end. 2 My soul, in pleasing wonder lost, Thy boundless love surveys ; And, fir'd with grateful zeal, prepares Her sacrifice of praise. 3 When ev'ning slumbers press my eyes, With thy protection blest, 160 HYMN 202, In peace and safety, I commit My weary limbs to rest. 4 My spirit, in thy hands secure, Fears no appraiching ill ; For, whether waking or asleep^ Thou, Lord, art with me still. 5 Then will I daily to the world Thy wondrous acts proclaim ; Whilst all with me shall praises sing, And bless thy sacred name. 6 At mom, at noon, at night, Pll still The growing work pursue ; And thee alone will praise, to whom Eternal praise is due. Liverpool Collection. HYMN ecu, Cmnmon Metre. Resignation, or Good out of Evil. 1 O Resignation ! heav'nly PowV ! Our warmest thoughts engage ; Thou art the safest guide of youth, The sole support of age. 2 Teach us the hand of love divine In evils to discern ; 'Tis the first lesson which we need, The latest which we learn. 3 Is resignation's lesson hard ? On trial we shall find It makes us give up nothing more Than anguish of the mind. 4 Resign, and all the pain of life That moment we remove ; HYMN 203. 161 The heavy load of grief and care, Devolves on One above. 5 He [)ids us lay our burthen down On his almighty hand ; Supports our feeble frame, and makes Our weary feet to stand. 6 Wliat though we're swallow'd in the deep, And billows round us roar ? Like Jonah thou wilt safely keep, And guide us to the shore. 7 Thy will is welcome, let it wear Its most tremendous form ; Though tempests rise, we know diat thou Canst save us from the storm. YouMC, altered. HYMN CCllI. Common Metre. ^ Desire of Communion with God. 1 O Til AT I knew the secret place Where I might find my God ! Fd spread my wants before his face, And pour my woes abroad. 2 Vd tell him how my sins arise ; What sorrows I sustain ; How strength decays, and comfort dies, And leaves my heart in pain. 3 He knows what arguments I'd take To wrestle with my God ; I'd plead for his owa mercy's sake, And plead my Saviour's blood. 34* 162 HYMN 204. HYMN 205. 163 I i My God will pity my complaints, And heal my broken bones ; He knows the meaning of his saints, The language of their groans. 1 Arise, my soul, from deep distress, And banish ev'ry fear ; . He calls me to his throne of grace, To spread my sorrows there. Watts . HYMN CCIV. Long Metre. 5 On the dangerous Sickness of a Minister. O Thou, before whose gracious throne We bow our suppliant spirits down ; Thou know'st the anxious cares we feel, And all our trembling lips would tell. 2 Tliou only ciinst assuage our grief, And gi\e our sorrowing hearts relief: In merry then thy servant spare, Nor tuni aside thy people's pray V. 3 Avert thy desolating stroke. Nor smite tlie shepherd of the flock ; Restore liim, sinking to the grave, Stretch out thine arm, make haste to save 4 Bound to each soul by tender ties, In ev'ry heart his image lies ; Thy pitying aid, O God, impart, Nor rend him from each bleeding heart. 5 But if our supplications fail. And pray'rs and tears cannot orevail. Be thou his strength, be thou nis stay, Support him through the gloomy way. 6 Around him may thy angels stand, Waiting the signal of thy hand, To bid his happy spirit rise, And bear him to their native skies. Rippon's Collection. HYMN CCV. Common Metre. # or b The Christian's resolution, founded on Jacob's vow. Gen. xxviii. 20. 1 Thou, by whose all bounteous hand Thy people still are fed ; Who through life's weary pilgrimage Hast all our fathers led ; 2 To thee our humble vow we raise, To thee address our pray V ; And in thy kind and faithful hand Deposite all our care. 3 If thou, through each perplexing path, Wilt be our constant guide ; If thou wilt daily food supply. And raiment wilt provide ; 4 If thou wilt spread thy shield around. Till all our wandVings cease. And at our Father's safe abode Our souls arrive in peace ; 5 To thee, as to our cov'nant God, Ourselves we will resign ; And count that all on earth we have, And e'en our life is thine. DODDBIDOE 164 HYMN 206, 207. HYMN 208. HYMN CCVI. Common Metre. ^ The contrite Heart. 1 O Thou, wliose tender mercy hears Contrition's humble sigh ; Whose hand, indulgent, wipes the tears From sorrow's weeping eye ! 2 See ! low before thy throne of grace, A wretched wandVer mourn ; Hast thou not bid me seek thy lacc ^ Hast thou not said — Return '^ 3 And shall my guilty fears prevail. To drive me from thy feet ? O let not this dear refuge faiL This only safe retreat ! 4 Absent from thee, mjj guide, uu' light. Without one cheering ra\ , Through dangers, fears, and gloomy night, How^ desolate my way ! 5 O shine on this benighted Iieart, With beams of mercy shine ! And let thy healing voice impdi ; A taste of joys divine. 6 Thy presence only can bestow Delights w hich never cloy ; Be this my comfort here below. And my eternal joy. Mrs. SxEEtr 165 HYMN CCVII. Long Metre. The Importance of Time. I O TIME, how few' thy value weigh ! How few will estimate a day ! *orb Days, months and years are rolling on, The soul neglected and undone. 2 In painful cares or empty joys Our life its precious hours destroys ; \\ hilst death stands watching at our side. Eager to stop the living tide. J Was it for this, ye mortal race, Your Maker gave you liere a place ? Was it for this, his thought design 'd The frame of your immortal mind ? 4 For nobler cares, for joys sublime, He fashion 'd all the sons of time ; l^ilgrinis on earth, but soon to be The heirs of immortality. 5 This season of your being, know. Is giv'n to you, your seeds to sow ; VV isdom and folly's diff'ring grain In future worlds is bliss and pain. 6 Then let me ev'iy day review. Idle or busy, search it through ; And whilst probation's minutes last, Let ev'ry day amend the past. Scott. HYMN CCVlll Common Metre. # or b Prudence. 1 'tis a lovely thing to see A man of prudent heart ! Whose thoughts and lips and life agree To act a useful part. 2 When envy, strife and wars begin In little angry souls, 166 HYMN 209. HYMN 210, 167 ■1 4\ Mcirk how the sons of peace come in, And quench llie kindling coals. 3 Their minds are humble, mild and meek, Nor does their anger rise ; Nor passion moves dieir lips to speak, Nor pride exalts their eyes. 4 Their lives are prudence mix'd with love ; Ciood works em[)loy their day ; They join the serpent widi the dove, But cast the sting away. 5 Such was the Savioui of mankind ; • Such pleasures he pursu'd ; His manners gentle and refin'd, His soul divinely gocKl. » " " " IIYMNCCIX. Long Metre. b Imporlunatc Prayer. '' Ask, and ye shall receive." Malt. vii. 7, 5tc. 1 Our Father, thron'd above the sky. To thee, our empty hands we spread ; Thy children at thy tbotstoollie, And ask thy blessings on their head. 2 Let mercy all our sins dispel. As clouds before the solar beam ; Our souls from bondage and from hell To liberty and life redeem. 3 With cheerful liope and filial fear. In that august and precious name, By thci! ordain xl, we now draw near, And would the promised blessing claim. 4 Does not an eartlily parent hear 'The cravings ot his iamishM son ? Will he reject the filial prayV, Or mock him with a cake of stone ? 5 Our hea\ 'nly Father, how much more \V ill ihy divine compassion rise ; And open thy unbounded store To satisfy thy children's cries ? . Yes, we \v ill ask, and seek, and press lor gracious audience to thy seat ; Siill lioping, waiting for success, It piTbe\ ering to entreat. 7 For Jesus in his faithful word Thr patient supplicant has blest ; And .ill thy saints with one accord The prevalence of pray r attest. Scott. liVMNCCX. Short Metre. Cimimunlon \uth God and Christ. * or 5 1 Our heav'niy Father calls. And Christ invites us near ; V\ ith both, our friendship shall be sweet, And our communion dear. - God pities all my griefs, He i)ardons ev'ry day ; Almighty to protect my soul, And w ise to guide my way. ^ How large his bounties are ! What various stores of good, iJmus'd from my Redeemer's hand, And purchas'd \\ ith his blood ! t Jesus, my Yivlmr l^ead, 1 bless thy faithful care, 168 HYMN 211. HYMN 212. My Advocate before the throne, And my Fore-runner there. 5 Here fix my roving heart, Here wait my warmest love, Till the communion l>e complete, In nobler scenes above. 169 DODDRID 4 HYMN CCXI. Hallelujah Metre. # Christ seen of Angels. O YE immortal throng Of angels round the throne. Join with our feeble song, And make the Saviour known ; On earth ye knew His w^ondrous grace ; His radiant face In heav'n ye view. Ye saw the heaven -born Child In human flesh array'd ; How innocent and mild. When in the manger laid ! And praise to God, And peace on earth, For such a birth, Proelaim'd aloud. Ye in the wilderness Beheld the tempter spoiPd, Well known in evVy dress. In ev'ry combat foil'd ; Ye join'd to crown The Victor's he ad, When Satan fled Before his frown. Ye kept a silent guard Around his sleeping head, Till the bright morn appeared. Which wak'd him from the dead : Then roll'd the stone, And all ador'd Your rising Lord, With joy unknown. \V hen all array'd in ligiit, 1 he shining Conq'ror rode, \ e hail d his raptVous flight, Up to the throne of God; And uay d around Your ardent wings And tun'd your strings, Of noblest sotmd. The warbling notes pursue. And louder anthems raise ; VV hilst mortals sound with you 1 heir own Redeemer's praise. And thou, my soul, With equal flame His praise proclaim, Whilst ages roT' nonpRTDGE, altereti. lIVMNCCXil. Lo„g Metre. # or fa Patience. 1 I'a I iK.vcE () Hh:,t :i ^racc divine lut leans upon Its l-ather's hand, Asthrougl. the uikl.s of life we rove. - /5v patience «e serenely bear 1 lie troubles of our mortal stale • And jvait contented our discharge, -^"i think our glorj- comes too late, ' .'ilioiigh we in full sensation feel llic Mcight, the wounds our God ordains Ue snnle amidst our heaviest woes, ' AiKl triumph ,n our shaqx-st pains.' ' for this grace to aid us on. Ami arm with fortitude the breast; vVereth .k"'"''""*:-' '"y-'Sf is o'er, ^> <- reach the port of endless rest ' 25 HYMN 213. 170 5 Faith into vision shall be brought, Hope shall in full enjoyment die ; And patience in possession end In the bright world of bliss on high. HYMN 214, 215. 171 Rippon's Collection. HYMN CCXllI. Common Metre. ^ or \i The Peace and Consolation of a Christian. 1 Peace, all ye sorrows of the heart, And evVy tear l)c th-y ; The christian ne'er can be forlorn, Who views his Saviour nigh. 2 '* Ixt not your sorrows rise," he says, '* Nor be vour souls alraid : " Trust in your GotFs almighty name, " And trust your Saviour's aid. 3 " Fair mansions in my Father's house " For all his children Mait ; " And I, your elder Brother, go '' To open wide the gate. 4 " And if I thither go before, " A dwelling to prepare, " I surelv will return again, " That I may fix you there. 5 " United in eternal love, " My people shall remain, " And with rejoicing heart shall share " The glories of my reign." 6 Thy gracious words, O Lord, we hear, And cordial joys they bring ; Frail nature may extort a groan, But death has lost its stmg. J HYMNCCXIV. Common Metre. ^ Submission to afflictive Providence. 1 Peace, my complaining, doubting heart. Ye busy cares, be still ; Adore the just, the s©v'reign Lord, Nor murmur at his \\ill. 2 Unerring wisdom guides his hand ; Nor dares my guilty fear, Amidst the sharpest pains I feel, Pronounce his hand severe. 1 o soften ev'ry painful stroke, Indulgent mercy Ix^nds ; And unrepining when I plead, His gracious ear attends. 4 Let me reflect with humble awe. Whene'er my heart complains ; ^^['i^P^ir'd with what my sins deserve. How easy are my pains ! 5 GR;at sovVeign Lord, I oWn thy hand, 1 hou just and wise and kind ; lie ev'ry anxious thought suppress'd, And all my soul resign'd. 6 From evil thou wilt good produce, ,p.Ant^ light from darkness raise ; 1 hus thou wilt change my grief to joy. And turn my tears to praise. Mrs. St eele, with addition. HYMN CCXV. Common Metre. 5 The Trials of Virtue. 1 P^ac'd on the verge of youth, my mind i^ue s op'ning scene survey'd ; 172 HYMN 215. HYMN 216. 1 view'd its ills of various kinds, Afflicted and afraid. 2 But chief my fear the dangers movVl That virtue's path enclose ; Mv heart the wise pursuit approved ; But oh, what toils oppose ! 3 For see, while yet her unknown ways Witli doubtful stci) I tread, A hostile w orld its terrors raise, Its snares delusive spread. 4 O liow sliall I, w ith heart prepared, Those terrors learn to meet ? How from ilie thousand snares to guard My inexperienc'd feet ? 5 Let faith suppress each rising fear, Each anxious doubt exclude ; My Maker's will has plac'd mc here, A Maker wise and good. 6 He to my evVy trial knows Its just restraint to give ; Attentive to behold my woes, And f lithful to relieve. 7 Tlien why thus heavy, O my soul? Say, why, distressful still, Thy thoughts with vain impatience roll O'er scenes of future ill "? 8 Tho' griefs unnumber'd dirong thee round. Still in thy God confide ; Whose finger marks the seas their bound, And curbs the rolling tide. H YMN CCX VI. Severn Metre. Praise in Prosperity and Adversity. 1 Praise to God, immortal praise. For the love that crowns our days ; Bi)unteous Source of ev'ry joy, Let thy praise our songs employ. 2 For the blessings of the field. For the stores the gardens yield, For the vine's exalted juice, For the gen'rous olive's use ; 3 Flocks that whiten all the plain, Yellow sheaves of ripen'd grain, Clouds that drop their fatt'ning dews. Suns that temp'rate warmth diffuse ; 4 All that spring with bounteous hand Scatters o'er the smiling land : All that libVal autumn pours From her rich o'erflowing stores ; 5 These to thee, our God, we owe, Source, whence all our blessings flow ; And for these our souls shall raise bratelul vows and solemn praise. 6 Vet should rising whirlwinds tear ^rom Its stem, the op'ning ear ; Should the fig-tree's blasted shoot ^ iJrop Its green untimely fruit ; " \T*^°"!^ ^^ ^^"^ P^^ forth no more, jNor the olive yield her store ; 1 hough the sick'ning flocks should fall, And the herds desert the stall ; 8 Yet to thee our souls shall raise Grateful vows and solemn praise ; 35^ 174 HYMN 217. HYMN 218, 219. 175 R T^ And, when ev'ry blessing's flown, Love thee for thyself alone. Mrs. Ba.rbaui.d HYMN CCXVU. Long Metre. # The Old and New Creation. 1 Praise to the Lord of boundless might, With uncreated glories l)ri?lit ; His presence fills the world above, Th' eternal Source of light and lo\e. 2 This rising ciirth his eye beheld, When in sul)stantial darkness \ cird • The shapeless chaos, nature's womb. Lay buried in eternal gloom. 3 *' Let diere Ix; light," Jelio\ ah said, . And light o*er all its face w as si)read ; Tlie world array 'd incliarnis unknown With all its iic\v-i)()rn lustre shone. 4 He sees the mind ohscufd within The shades of ignorance and sin ; And darts from heav'n a \ ital ray, That changes darkness into day. 5 Shine, mighty God, with vigour sliiiiv On this betii'-^htcd heart of mi'ic ; And let thy glories stand reveal'd As in the Saviour's faee belield. 6 My soul, reviv'd by hea\ ']n-l)orn day, Thy radiant image shall display. Whilst all my faculties unite To praise the Lord who gives me light. DODDKIDCI * 1 i V MN CCXVIII. Shore Metre. The Grace of God in Christ. 1 Raise your triumphant songs IV) an immortal tune ; Let the wide earth resound the deeds Celestial grace hath done. 2 Sing how eternal Love hs chief Beloved chose, iViKl bade him raise our sinful race From their abyss of woes. i Mis hand no thunder bears, Nor terror clothes his brow ; No bolts to drive our guilty souls To fiercer flames below : 4 But mercy fill'd the throne Ofthe eternal sky, \Vhen Christ was sent with pardon down, 1 o rebels doom'd to die. 5 Now, sinners, dry your tears, Let hopeless sorrow cease ; Bow to the sceptre of his love. And take the oflfer'd peace. 6 Lord, we obey thy call, \Ve lay an humble claim To tlie salvation thou hast wrought, And love and praise thy name. . Watts. HYMN CCXIX. Common Metre. 'Hf or \y For a New Year. ^ ^rv-"^!?^' "*y ^^"^' *^ narrow bounds yji the revolving year ; 17^ HYMN 220. HYMN 221. 177 How swift the weeks complete their round ! How short the months appear ! 2 So fust, eternity comes on, And that important day, When all that mortal life hath done God's judgment shall survey. 3 Yet like an idle tale we pass The swift advancing year ; And study artful ways t' increase The speed of its career. 4 Waken, O God, my careless heart, Its great concern to see, That I may act the christian part, And give the year to thee. 5 So shall their course more grateful roll, If future years arise ; Or this shall bear my waiting soul To joy beyond the skies. Doddridge. H YMN CCXX. Common Metre. Salvation. 1 Salvation ! O melodious sound To wretched dying men ! Salvation, that from God proceeds, And leads to God again ! 2 Rescu'd from hell's eternal gloom, From darkness, fire and chains ; Rais'd to a paradise of bliss. Where love with glory reigns ! 3 But O, may a degen'rate soul, Sinful 4nd wciik as mine, Presume to raise a trembling eye To blessings so divine ? 4 The lustre of so bright a scene My feeble heart o'erbears ; And unbelief almost perverts The promise into tears. 5 My Saviour God, no voice but thine These dying liopes can raise ; Speak thy salvation to my soul. And turn my tears to praise. 6 My Saviour God, this broken voice 1 ransported shall proclaim ; And call on all th' angclick harps, To sound thy glorious name, DODDRI POE. HYMN CCXXI. Common Metre. •#• or K Christ's Regard to little Children. 1 See, Israel's gentle Shepherd stand, With all engaging charms ! Hark, how he calls the tender lambs, And takes them in his arms ! - '' T,^S^^^^ ^^^^ to approach, (he cries,) ^^ Nor scorn their humble name ; u ^l^ ^? ^^^^^ ^"^*^ ^^"*s ^s these, 1 he Lord of angels came." > \\'e bring them, Lord, with grateful hearts, And yield them up to thee ; Rejoic'd that we ourselves are thine, 1 hme let our offspring be. 4 Yc little flock, with pleasure hear ; Ye children, seek his face ; 178 HYMN 222. HYMN 223. 179 I And fly with transport to receive The blessings of his grace. 5 If orphans they are left l^ehind, Thy guardian care we trust ; 'Tliat thought shall Fieal our bleeding hearts, When wtt^-ping oVr their dust. Doddridge 0ltllmm'-m mmm m ■■■ — - — ..i— i m i. ■ ■■ - ■ ■- " ■ ■■ ■ ■ ■ — ■' '— ■ HYMN CCXXIl. Short Mdre, ^ Christ the Wisdom of God. 1 Shall Wisdonn cr>^ aloud, And not her speech be heard ? The voice of God's eternal word. Deserves it no regard. 2 " I was his chief delight, His everlasting Son, Before the first of all his works, Creation, was begun. 3 Before the flying clouds, Before the solid land, Before the fields, before the floods, I dwelt at his right hand. 4 When he adorned the skies. And built them, I was there. To order w hen die sun should rise, And marshal ev'ry star. 5 When he pourVl out the sea. And spread the flowing deep, I gave the flood a firm decree, In its own bounds to keep. 6 Upon the empty air The earth vv as balanced well ; With joy I saw the mansion where The sons of men should dwell. 7 My busy thoughts at first On their salvation ran ; Ere sin appear'd, or Adam's dust Was fashion'd to a man. 8 Then come, receive my grace, Ye children, and be wise ; Happy the man that keeps my ways, The man that shuns them, dies." Watts. HYMN CCXXIII. Common Metre, # The Nativity of Christ. 1 "Shepherds, rejoice, lift up your eyes, And send your fears away ; " News from the region of the skies, '' Salvation's born to-day. 2 " The Son of God, whom angels fear, "Comes down to dwell with you ; To-day he makes his entrance here, ' But not as monarchs do. ^ " '^ VT^^^^ "^^ purple swaddling bands, ^^ Nor royal shining things ; A manger for his cradle stands, " And holds the King of kings. •i " Go, shepherds, where the Ii>fant lies, A"^* ^^ his humble throne ; u ith tears of joy in all your eyes, Go, shepherds, kiss the Son." J Thus Gabriel sang, and straight around 1 he heav'nly armies throng ; 180 HYMN 224. Li. They tune their harps to lofty sound, And thus conclude the song : 6 " Glory to God, who reigns above, *' Let peace surround the earth ; " Mortals shall know tlieir Maker's love, " At their Redeemer's birth." 7 Lord, shall the angels have their songs, And men no tunes to raise ? O may we lose these useless tongues, When they forget to praise ! 8 Glory to God, who reigns abo\ e, Who pitied us forlorn ; We join to sing our Maker's love, For there's a Saviour born. Watts. HYMN 225. 181 flYMN CCXXIV. Long Metre. 5 Faith in God in a Time of Distress. Habakkuk iii. 17, 13. 1 Should famine o'er the mourning field Jlxtend her desolating reign ; Nor spring her blooming beauties yield, Nor autumn swell the rip'ning grain : 2 Should lowing herds and bleating sheep Around their faraish'd master die ; And hope itself expiring weep, Whilst life deplores its last supply : "> Amidst the dark, the deathful seene, If I can say, The Lord is mine, The joy shall triumph o'er the pain, And glory dawn, though life deolinc i The God of my salvation lives. My nobler life he will sustain ; His word ininiortal vigour gives, Nor shall my hope or trust be vain. 5 Thy presence, Lord, can cheer my heart, lioiigh vv hy earthly comfort die ; 1 ny lo) e can bid my pain depart And raise my sacred pleasures high. 6 k't me hear thy blissful voice, Inspiring life and joys divine! 1 lie l)arren desert shall rejoice ; 1 IS paradise if thou be mine. Mrs. Steele. I HYMN CCXXV. Co,n,non Metre. ^ Christ the Supreme Beauty. Isaiah xxxiii. 17. 1 Should nature \s cliarms, to please the eye 11 s\\eet assemblage join, ' All nature's charms would droop and die Jesus, compar'd with thine. - ^verc her Hiiirst beams display 'd, - i yd vaiii her blooming store ; llu; jrightiiess languislies to shade, licr beauty is no more. Biit ah, hovv far from mortal sight llK l.ordofgl.: )ry dwells I -^ H1^ ^^ inteqiosing night His radiant lace conceals. '5 could my longing spirit rise Un strong immortal wing, and reach thy palaee bi the skies, My Saviour and my King ! ^ ^ A^''S ^^}^^^^^}^^ \vorship ai thy feet, And there, (divine employ !) 36 J n lit 182 HYMN 226. HYMN 227, 228. 183 i The triumphs of thy love repeat, In songs of endless joy. 6 Thy presence beams eternal day O'er all the blissful place ; Who would not drop this load of clay, And die to see thy face ? Mrs. STEELE. HYMN CCXXVl. Long Metre. ^ Faith in God's Names. 1 Sing to the Lord nho loud proclaims His various and his saving names ; O may they not l)e heard alone, But by our sure experience known. 5 The great Jehovah be ador\l, Hi' eternal, all-sufficient Lord ; He through the world most high confess d, By whom 'twas form'd, and is possess d. 3 Awake, our noblest po\vVs, to bless The God of Abrali'm, God of peace ; Now bv a dearer title known, Father 'and God of Christ his Son. 4 Through evVy age, his gracious ear Is open to his servants' prayV ; Nor can one humble soul complain That he hath sought his God in vam. 5 What unbelieving heart shall dare, In whispers to suggest a fear ? While still he owns his ancient name, The same his powi*, his love the same. 6 To thee our souls in fliith arise, To thee we lift expecting eyes ; And boldly through the desert tread, For God will guard where God shall lead. Doddridge. HYMNCCXXVII. Common Metre, ^orb The Brazen Serpent. 1 So did the Hebrew prophet raise The brazen serpent higli ; The wounded felt immediate ease, The sick foreborc to die.' 2 '' Look upward in th' expiring hour, " And live," the prophet cries ; But Christ performs a nobler cure, When faith lifts up her eyes. ) High on the cross the Saviour hung ; High in the heav*ns he reigns ; Here sinners, by the serpent stung, Look, and forget their pains. 4 When God's own Son is lifted up, A dying world revives ; The Jew beholds the blessed hope, Th' expiring Gentile lives. Watts. HYMN CCXXV 111. Long Metre, On the Death of a Child. 1 So fades the lovely blooming flow'r, rrail, smiling solace of an hour ! So soon our transient comforts fly, And pleasure only blooms to die. 2 To certain trouble we are born, Hope to rejoice, but sure to mourn ; 184 HYMN 229. Ah, wretched eftbrt ! siid relict ! To plead necessity of griei ! 3 Is there no kind, no lenient art, To heal the anguish of the heart ? To ease the hea\ y load of care Which nature nuist, but dreads to bear''* 4 Can reason's dictates be obey'd *? Too weiik, alas ! her strongest aid ; O let religion then be nigh ! Her consolations never die. 5 Her powVfnl aid supports the soul, And nature owns her kind control ; Wliilst she unfolds tlie sacred piigc, Our fiercest griefs resign their rage. 6 Then gentle patience smiles on pain, And d} ing hope re\ ives again ; H()|)e w ii)es tlie tear from sorrow's eye, And faith points upward to the sky. 7 The promise guides her ardent flight, And joys, unknown to sense, invite, Those l)lissful regions lo explore, Where pleasure blooms, to fade no more. Mrs. Steele. HYMN 230. 185 HYI\IN CCXXIX. Long Metre. * »r h Holiness. 1 So let our lips and lives express Tlie holy gospel we profess ; So let oiu' works and virtues sliine. To prove the doctrine all divine. 2 Tlius shall we best proclaim abroad . The honours of our Saviour God : When the salvation reigns within, And grace subdues the pow'r of sin. 3 Our flesh and sense must be dcny'd, Passion and envy, lust and pride ; Whilst justice, tempVance, truth and love. Our inward piety approve. 4 Religion bears our spirits up, Whilst we expect that blessed hope, The bright appearance of the Lord, And laith stands leaning on his word. Watts. HYMN CCXXX. Common Metre, ^ The Hope of Heaven. 1 Soon shall this earthly frame, dissolv'd, hi death and ruin lie ; But better mansions wait the just, Prepared above the sky. 2 A house eternal, built by God, Sliall lodge the holy mind, W'lien once the prison walls are broke In ^\■hich 'tis now confin'd. 3 Sijch are the hopes that cheer the just, These hopes their God hath giv'n ; His Spirit is the earnest now, And seals their souls for heav'n. 4 What faith rejoices to believe, We long and pant to see ; We would l)e absent from the flesh, And present, Lord, witli thee. Scotch Paraphrases. 36* 186 HYMN 231, 232. HYMN CCXXXI. Common Metre. # or 5 Human Misery and divine Consolation. 1 The days how few, how short the year or mai rs so rapid race ! Each leaving, as it swiftly flies, A shorter in its place. 2 Tliey whf) the longest lease enjo\', Have told us, with a sigh, That to be born, seems little more Than to begin to die. 3 Our hearts are fasten'd to thi- '">rld By strong i\nd numVous ti^^ , But ev'ry sorrow cuts a string, And urges us to rise. 4 \\1ien Heav'n would kindly setusiiw, And earth's encliantment end ; It takes the most effectual way, And robs us of a friend. 5 If we presume to counteract A sympathetick God, Have we not cause to lear the stroke Of his avenging rod ? 6 If we resign, our patience makes His rod a gentle wwnd ; If not, it darts a serpent's sting, Like that in Moses' hand. Voi HYMN 233. 187 HYMN CCXXXIl. Divine Providence towards Man and Beast. Lr>n(r .Metre, 1 The eartli and all the heav'nly frame Their great Creator's love proclaim ; Ik sives die sun his genial powV, And sends the soft refresliing show'r. 2 The ground with plenty blooms again. And yields her various fruits to men ; 1 men, who li'om tliy bounteous hand hccene the gifts ofevVy laixl. 3 Nor to the human race alone Is thy paternal goodness shown ; '1 he tribes of earth, of sea and uir, r^HKn- tliy universal care. ' ^Sll ^^n the sparrow yields its breath i illGod permits the stroke of cleatii ; Ik hears the ravens when they call, I he fatlier and t!ie friend of all. ^ Tlw care, great God, sustains them all ; U hen urgVl by hunger's powVful call, iVxpcctant of the known supply, 10 thee they lift the asking eye. ' ^'0 thee, in ceaseless strains,. my tongue ^haU raise the morn and ev'ning song ; Y'^^' '^ ''^?;is '^rcath inspires my frame, J 1'^ j.ulers oi thy love proclaim. Liverpool CoHect ion. IIVMNCfXXXllI. LougMc^c. * or b Sinai and Sion. i ( ii 1: ( iod, wlio once to Israel spoke { rom Smai's top in fire and smoke, |n gentler strains of gospel gi'acc invites us now to seek his face. - He wears no terrors on his brow, "<^ iipeaks m love from Sion now; I 188 HYMN 234. HYMN 235. 189 It is the voice of Jesus' blood That calls us^ wandVers, back to God. 3 God's servant, Moses, quak'd and fear'd When Sinai's thund'ring law he heard ; ' But Gosi>el grace, with accents mild. Speaks to the sinner as a child. 4 Hark ! how from Calvar>^ it sounds, From the Redeemer's Ijlceding wounds : •' Pardon and grace I freely give, •' Then, sinner, look to me and live/' 5 What oilier arguments can mo\ e The heart that slights a Saviour's lo\i O may that heav'nly pow'r be felt, And cause the stony heart to melt ! 6 Else how shall we thy presence l)eai , \Vhcn as our Judge thou shalt appear , When slighted love to wrtth sjuU turn. And the whole earth like Sinai burn '? Newton. HYMX CCXXXI\^ Common Metre. Room Ht the Gospel Feast. 1 The King of heav'u his table spreads, And dainties crown the lx)ard ; Not F iradise, with all its joys, Could such delight afford. 2 Pardon and peace to dying men, And endless life are giv'n ; And the rich l)lood that Jesus shed, To raise the soul to heav'n, 3 Ye hungry poor, who lo!ig have stray'd In siiVi dark mazes, come ; Come from the hedges and high ways, And grace will find you room. t Thousands of souls in glory now, Were fed and feasted here ; And thousands more still on the way, Around die board appear. 5 Yet^ is his house and heart so large, That thousands more may come ; Nor could the wide assembling world O'erfiU the spacious room. 6 All things are ready ; enter in, Nor weak excuses frame ; Come, take your places at the feast, And bless the I ounder's name. Doddridge. HYMN CCXXXV. Short Metre. * or b The Law and Gospel. 1 The law by Moses came, But peace and truth and love Were brought by Christ, a nobler name. Descending from above. - Amidst the house of God, Their dift'rent works were done ; Moses a faithful servant stood ; But Christ a foidiful Son. > Then to his new commands Be strict obedience paid ; O^er all his Father's house he stands 1 he sov'reign and the head. ^ Tk man who durst despise • The law that Moses brought, * t 190 HYMN 236, 237. HYMN 237. 191 Behold how terribly he dies For his presumptuous fault ! 5 But sorer vengeance falls On that rebellious race, Who hate to hear when Jesus calls, And dare resist his grace. Watts. HYMNCCXXXVl. Common Metre, ^or^ The New Covenant. 1 " The promise of my Father's love " Shall stand for e\-er good," He said ; and ga\ e his soul to death, And seal'd tlie grace with blood. 2 To this new covenant of thy word I set my worthless name ; I seal th' engagment to the Lord, And make my humble claim. 3 Thy light and strength and pard'ning grace. And glory shall be mine ; My life and soul, my heart and flesh, And all my pow Vs be thine. 4 Tluis will I join my soul to God In everlasting Ixuuls ; And tike the bies^^iiu^s he bestows, Willi thankful heart and hands. Wa I IS and Doddridge. HVMN CCXXXVll. Ijmg Metre. # The Reward of faitliful Servants. Diiii xii. 3. 1 There is a glorious world on high, Resplendent with eternal day ; Faith views the blissful prospect nigh, And God's o\\ n word reveals the way. 2 'Hitre shall the servants of the Lord ' A\'ith ne\ er fading lustre shine ; Surprising honour ! large reward, ( 'onferr'd on man by love divine ! 3 How happy then the truly wise, W 1k) learn and keep the sacred road ! How happy they whom Heav'n employs, To turn rebellious men to God — 4 To w in them from the fatal way, \\ liere erring folly thoughtless roves ; Aid that blest righteousness display, \\ h.ch Jesus wrought, and God approves I .'» Till' shining firmament shall fade, And sparkling stars resign their light ; ||ut tliise shall know no eliange nor shade, lor c\cr fair, for ever bright. 6 X(i fancied joy beyond the sky. No f;iir delusion is revealed ; 1 is God that speaks, who cannot lie, Aiid all liis word must be fulfiird. "• And .sliall not these cold hearts of ours, Be kindled at the glorious view ? t'lim;, Lord, awake our active pow'rs,' Our li el)lc, dying strength renew. |8 On wings of fliith and strong desire may our spirits dailv rise ; And reach at last the shining choir, in the bright mansions of the skies ! Mrs. Steele. 192 HYMN 238, 239. HYMN 240. 193 HYMN CCXXXV HI. Common Metre, jj^ or ^ Death and Heaven. 1 Til E R E is a house not made by hands, Eternal and on high ; ^ And here ni}' spirit w aiting stands, Till God shall bid it fly. 2 Shortly this prison of my clay Must be dissolved and flill ; Then, oh, my soul, with joy obey Thy hcav'nly Father's call. 3 'Tis he, l)y his almif^hty grace, That forms thee fit for lieav'n ; And, as an earnest of the place, Has his own Spirit giv'n. 4 We walk by faitli of joys to come ; Faith lives upon his word ; But whilst the body is our liorne, WeVe absent from the Lord. 5 'Tis pleasant to believe tliy grace, But we had rather see ; We would we absent from the flesh, And present, Lord, with thee. Watts. HYMN CCXXXIX. Common Metre, b The Humiliation of Christ. Isaiah Uii. 1 The Saviour comes ! no outward pomp Bespeaks his presence nigh ; No earthly beauties in him shine, To draw the carnal eye. ■2 1 air as a blooming, tender HowV, Amidst llic desert grows ; So, slighted and despis'd by man, Tlie hca\''iily Saviour rose. ) TIk.n- held him as condcmn'd by Heav'n, An outcast from his God ; \\ hilc lor their sins lie groan'd and bled Bcncatli hh Father's rod. ^ With sinners in the dust he laj% 'Hie rich a grave supply xl ; ' unspotted was his blameiess life, Liistain'd by sin lie died. » His soul rejoicing shall behold 1 lie purchase of his pain; And c v'ry sinner by him sav'd Shall bless Messiah's reign. '• He died to bear the guilt of men, 1 hat sm might be forgiv'n ; He lues to bless them, and defend. And plead their cause in heav'n. Scotch Paraphrases. HiMN CCXL. Common Metre. •# or 5 Tlie Resurrection of the Martyrs. Rev. vli. ^ I"^s^ glorious minds, how bright they VV lience all their white arra v ? [shine ! Wmr came they to the happy seats Oi everlasting day ?" " ^^?!^ tort'ring pains to endless joj's, On fiery wheels thev rode ; And strangely \vash'ddieir raiment white In Jesus' dymg blood. 37 194 HYMN 241. HYMN 242. 195 I 3 Now they approach a spotless God, And bow licfore his throne ; Their warl)liiig harps and sacred songs Adore the Holy One. 4 The unveil'd glories of his foce Among his saints reside ; Wliile the rich treasure of his grace - Sees all their wants supply'd. 5 Tormenting thirst shall leave their souls, And hunger flee as last ; The fruit of lifc's immortal tire Shall l)e tlieir sweet repast. 6 The Lamb shall lead his hea^^'nly flock Where living fountains rise ; And love divine shall wipe away The sorrows of their e\xs. Watts. HYMIV CCXLl. Long Metre. The Voice of Nature. 1 The spacious firmament on high, With iill the blue etherial sky ; And spangled heav^is, a sliining frame, Their great Original proclaim. 2 Th' unwearied sun, from da>' to day. Does his Creator's pow'r display. And publishes to ev'ry land The work of an almighty hand. 3 Soon as the ev'ning shades pre\ ail, The moc3n takes up the wondrous tale, And nightly to the list'ning earth Repeats the story of her birth. 1 Whilst all the stars that round her burn, And all the planets in their turn, Confirm the tidings as they roll, And spread the truth from pole to pole. 5 What though, in solemn silence, ail Move round the dark terrestrial b.iil ; What though no real voice nor souiid Amidst their radiant orbs be found : 6 III reason's ear they all rejoice, And utter forth a glorious voice, For e^ er singiiig as they shine. The hand thai made us is divine. Adbipon. L<.iig Aietre. # orfj HYMN CCXLll. Remertibrance of Christ. 1 "This do in mcmVy of your Friend." Such was the Saviour's last reqm st, Wlio all' the [)aiigs of dejth enclur'd, That we miglit li\ c for ever blest. 2 Yes, we '11 record thy matchless love, Thou dciirest, tend'rest, best of Friends ! Thy dying love the noblest praise Of long eternity tnuiscends. 3 'Tis pleasure more than eardi can give, 'lliy goodness through these veils to see ; Thy table food celestial yields. And happy they who sit with thee. 4 But oh ! what vast transporting joys Shall fill our breasts, our tongues inspire, When, joined with the celestial train, Our grateful souls thy love admire ! 5 When these vile bodies, all rcfin'd, Perfect and glorious as thy own, 1% HYMN -243, 244. fc' HYMN 245. Uiiv\c:iriecl shall our minds obey, Anri ioin in v,or>;hin iic.ir thy throne. 197 I HYMIV CCXLIIL Common Metre. * or 5 The Testimony of a good Conscience. 1 Though frighttul snares beset nie round. And threat'aing billows roll ; Tlioui-h scandal and reproach abound. To vex my weary soul ; 2 A conscience pure can testily My heart to l)e sincere ; Presumption and liypocrisy All liuteiul still ap[)ear. 3 IVly feet h:\vp kept the i)ath divine, Thout,^h sinners did entice ; Nor do I yet from thence decline, To tread the paths of vice. 4 God's word 1 treasure up, and prize Beyond all earthly j^^ood ; Com'par*d with this, I may despise My necessary food. 5 Censorious men, who d\vell at ease, May f)roudly on me tread ; My Sav iour, whom I seek to please, Aly righteous cause will plead. 6 His righteousness I shall behold, When light springs from above ; And, tried, I shall come forth as gold, To praise his wondrous love. Wai.i.i.v. MYMI>i CCXLIV. Loiiir Metre. # or b Christ the Image of the Invisible God. 1 Thou, Lord, by mortal eyes unseen, And by thy ofFspring Iktc unknown, To manifest thyself to men, Hast set thy image in thy Son. 2 As the bright sun's meridian blaze ( Vcrwhclms and pains our feeble sight, But eliecrs us w ith his softer ravs \Vhcn shining with reflected light ; ] S* ) in thy Son, thy powV divine, riiy wisdom, justice, truth and love, \V\[h mild and pleasing lustre shine, Kclk ctcd from thy throne above. 1 Though hardenxl Jews deny'd his claim, \iul turnVl away their scornful face ; \ ( t those wlio trusted in his name, liilicld in him thy truth and grace. 3 thou, at whose almighty word 1 .iir light at first from darkness shone, (ii\c us to know our glorious Lord, And see the Father in the Son. 1) \\ I-.iist we, thine image there display'd, \V'iih love and admiration view^, Form us in likeness to our Head, That we may bear thy iniiige too. Mason, altered. J 1 Y M \ CC X L\ . Coin. It on Metre. (> God our Refuge in Trouble. 1 Thou Refuge of my weary soul, On thee, when sorrows rise. On thee, when waves of trouble roll, My fainting hope relies. 2 To th^e I tell each rising grief, For thou alone canst heal ; 37* 198 HYMN 246. Thy promises can bring relief For ev'ry pain I feel. ^ But when these gloomy doubts prevail, 1 fear to call thee mine ; The springs of comfort seem to fail, And all my hopes decline. 4 Yet, gracious God, where shall I flee ? Tlioii art my only trust ; And still my soul would rise to thee, Though prostrate in the dust. 5 Hast thou not bid me seek thy face? And shall I seek in vain ? And can tlie car of sovereign grace Be deal w lien I complain ? 6 Tliy merc\'-seat is open still, The rc shall my soul retreat ; With hum! )lc hoi)e attend thee still, And wait bt:neath thy feet. Mrs. SlEELE. HYMN CCXLVI. Lontr Metre. h HYMN 247. 199 I ^_^ Self-Kxamination. Vnou vain intruding world, depart ! No more allure or \'cx my lieart ; Let e\''ry vanity liegonc, I would be peaceful and alone. •2 Here let me search my inmost mind, And try its real state to find ; The secret springs of thought explore, And call my words and actions o'er. 3 Reflect how soon my life will end, And think on what my hopes depend ; What aim my busy thoughts pursue ; What work is done, and what to do. 4 Eternity is just at hand ; And shall 1 waste the ebbing sand ? And careless view departing day ? And throw my fleeting time away ? 5 Be this my chief, my only care, My high pursuit, hiy ardent pray'r — An int'rest in the Saviour's blood, A pardon seal'd, and peace with God. 6 Search, gracious God, my inmost heart, And light, and hope, and joy impart ; From guilt and error set me free. And guide me safe to heav'n and thee. Mrs Steele. IIVMX CCXLVI I. Long Metre. # or ^ Seeking Christ the Shepherd. 1 Tnou, whom my soul admires above All cartlilyjoys and earthly love, IVll me, my Shepherd, let me know. Where doth thy sweetest pasture grow ? 2 Wliere is the shadow of that Rock, \V hich from the sun defends thy flock ? Fain would I feed among thy sheep. Among them rest, among them sleep. 3 The footsteps of thy flock I see, Thy sweetest pastures here they be ! A w ondrous feast thy love prepares, [tears. Bought by thy wounds, and groans, and 4 His sacred flesh he makes my food. And bids me drink his precious blood ; Here to this feast my soul will come. Till my Beloved lead me home. Watts- 200 HY^^V 248,04.0. HYMN 250. 201 HYMN CCXLVHl. Long Metre. * or b The Vanity of Forms without Virtue. 1 Tk* uplifted eye and bended knee Are but vain homage, Lord, to thee ; In vain our lips thy praise prolong, Tlie heart a stranger to the song. 2 Can rites, and forms, and flaming zeal, The breaches of thy preecpts heal ? Can fasts and penance reconcile Thy justice, and obtain thy smile ? 3 Thepure, the hum!)le, contrite mind, Thankful, and to thy w ill rcsiguVl, To thee a nol)ler ort''ring yields, Than Sheba's groves, or Sharon's fields j 4 Than floods of oil, or costly wine. Rolling by thousands to thy shrine ; Or than if to thine altar led, A first-born son tlie victim l)led. 5 " Be just and kind and humble too, " In all you say, in all you do ; " To men, your charity impart, " And love your God with all your heart." 6 This truth, by ancient propliets giv 'n, Was by diy Son confunrd froni lieav'n ; And, deep engr.i\ 'd, this trreat connnand Doth on eternal \n\\iv^ bij.rA. Reformed Liitiiri,n. HYMN CCXLIX. Long Metre. # or b Love to God and Man. 1 Thus saith the first, the great command, " Let all thy inward pow Vs unite " To love thy Maker and thy God, " With sacred fervour and delight. 2 " Then shall thy neighbour, next in place, " Share thine affections and esteem ; *' And let thy kindness to thyself *' Measure and rule thy love to him." 3 This is the sense that Moses spoke, This did the prophets preach and prove ; For want of this the law is broke, And the whole law's fulfdl'd by love.- 4 Hut oh, how base our passions are ! How cold our charity and zeal ! 1 -ord, fill our souls with heavenly fire, Or we shall neVr perform thy w ill. , Watts. H\MN CCL. Long Metre. ^ or [y God dwelling with the humble. 1 Thus saith the high and lofty One, " I sit upon my lioly throne ; My name is God, I dwell on high, Dwell in my ow^n eternity. 2 "But I descend to w odds below, On earth 1 have a mansion too ; Tht' huml)le spirit and contrite Is an abode of my delight. ) " The humble soul my words revive, I bid the mourning sinner live ; Heal all the broken hearts I find, And ease the sorrows of the mind. 4 "When I contend against their sin, I make them know how vile they've been ; But should my wrath for ever smoke, 1 heir souls would sink beneath the stroke." 202 flYMN 251. HYMN 252. 25'5. 203 5 O may thy pardoning grace be nigh, Lest we should faint, despair and die ! Tluih bhall onr better thouglit". approve The methods of thy chast'ning love. Watts. HYMN CCLl. C&mmon Metre. # or b Characters of Christ. Isa. xlii. 1, 4. 1 Thus saith the Lord, who built the hcav'ib And bade the planets roll ; Who peopled all ilie climes of earth, And form'd the human soul ; 2 " B'liokl my Servant, sec him rise, I^xalted in my might; Him have I chosen, and in him I place supreme delight. 3 " Oil him, in rich eft\ision pour'd, My Spirit sliall descend ; My truth and judgment he shall slvjw To earth's remotest end 4 " Gentle and still shall he his voice, No threats from him proceed ; The smoking flax he shall not quench, Nor break tlie bruised reed. 5 " The feeble spark to flame heUl raise, The weak will not despise ; Judgment lie sliall liring forth to truth, And make the fallen rise. 6 " Tlie progress ofliis zeal and pow'r Shall never know decline. Till foreign lands and distant isks Receive the law divine." Scotch Paraphrases. HV-M\ ((\Ai. Coin/non Mttre. ■*- or 5 Chililrtn devoted to God. 1 Thus saitli the mercy of the Lord, ** I'll be a God lo thee, I'll I)Iess thy nuinVous race, and tlicy Shall be a seed ibr me." 2 Abrah'm believ'd the promis'd grace, And ga\e his sons to Ciocl ; But w atcr seals the covenant now, \V1iich then was seafd with blood. J Thus Lydia's house was sanctify'd, \V hen she receiv'd the word ; Tlius the believin;^ jailer gave His houhchold to tlie Lord. i Thus do thy saints, O faithful God, ^ Thine ancient truth embrace ; To thee their infant (){^^pring bring. And hinnbly claim the grace. Watts. Long Metre. HYMN CCmi. i^ong jvietre. -j^ or t^ CIiHst's Commission to preach the Gospel. 1 Thus spake the Saviour, when he sent lbs luinisteis to preach his word ; Tiicy througii the w orld obedient went, -iiid spread the gospel of their Lord. |- ''Go forth, \'e heralds, in my name, Bid the whole earth my grace receive ; 1 he gospel jubilee proclaim, And call them to rei)en- and live. '' The joyful news to all impart. And teach them where salvation lies ; Bind up the broken, bleeding heart, ^nd wipe the tear from weeping eyes. HYMN 254. 20 4 ^ 4 '' Be wise as serpents w Ikiv you go, But harmless as the peaceful dove ; And let \'our heav'r.-laught conduct show That youVc conimlssioa'd from abo\ e. 5 " Freely from me ye liave receiv'd, Frcelv in love to others give ; Thus shall vour doctrines be belicv\l, And, by your labours, smners In e. 6 *' All pow'r is trusted in my hands, I will protect you and defend ; Wliilst thus von follow my commands Fni with \'oii till the world shall end.' 7 Happv those ser\antsof the I^ord, \\lio\hus their Masters will ol)ey ! How rich, how full is llieir leward, Reserved until the fnial day ! HYMN 255. 205 HYMN CCLIV. Common Metre. # Divine Goodness to Man. 1 Thy wisdom, powT and goodness, Lord, In all thy Avorks appear ; But man thy bounties shall record, For thy distinguisli'd care. 2 From thee, the breath of life we drew, Tiiat l)reath tliy pow'r maintains ; Thy tender mercy, ever new, Our brittle frame sustains. 3 Yet nobler gifts demand our praise, Of reason's light possess'd ; By rL\ elation's brighter rays Still more divinely blest. 4 Thy providence our constant guard, Wlien threat'ning woes impend, Will either threatening dangers w^ard, Or timely succours lend. 3 On us thy providence has shone With its propitious rays ; let our lips and lives make known Thy goodness and thy praise. {') All bounteous Lord, thy grace impart ; O teach us to improve Thy gifts with ever grateful heart, And crou n them with thy love ! ^ Mrs. Steele. I (YMN CCLV. Short Metre. * or b TIic Voice of Wisdom. 1 'Tis Wisdom's earnest cry, ^ ^'\V'isdoin, the ^oice of God, To young and old, the low and high, She speaks Iiis will abroad. 2 Within the iiumaii breast Her strong monitions plead ; She thunders her -livine protest, Against th' unrighteous deed. 3 Withiii the holy i)lace. She calls with open arins ; " How long, ye fools, will you embraqe " Folly's deceiving charms ? ■I " Tlie race of men I love ; *' In mercy I chastise ; " Severely faidiful, I reprove ; " Hear, mortals, and be wise. My doors are open wide ; " My table spread within ; " Come then, ye simple, turn aside, " And leave the paths of sin. 38 .1 " 206 HYMN 256. 6 " My joys, uiisensual taste, " Come, drink of wisdom's wme ; " No sorrow poisons my repast, " The banquet is divine. 7 " My ways are ways of peace, " My pleasures never cloy ; " The bliss I give will never cease, '* But lead to endless joy." Scott, varied. HYMN CCLVl. Short Metre. Prcsening Grace. 1 To God, the only wise, Our Saviour and our King, Let all the saints below the skies Their humble praises bring. 2 'Tis his almighty love, His counsel and his care. Preserves us safe from sin and death, And ev'ry hurtful snare. 3 He will present our souls, UnblemishM and complete. Before the glory of his face, With joys divinely great. 4 Then all the chosen seed^ Shall meet around the throne ; Shall bless the conduct of his grace, And make his wonders known. 5 To our Redeemer God, Wisdom and pow'r belongs, Immortal crowns of majesty, Aiid everlasting songs. HYMN 257, 258. 207 1 Watts- HYMN CCLVU. Long Metre, ^ Divine Preservation. To heav'n my grateful soul ascends. On God alone lor help depends ; His hand is my perpetual guard, His grace the source of my reward. 2 The spreading skies by pow'r divine, In all their radiant glories shine ; ' t roin his command, the solid earth And all its stores dcriv'd their birdi. 3 Inspected by his piercing eyes, Af^ ^x^^S'^r"/']? ^"'^^^^^ ^y s^"^ surprise; iVly taithlul Guardian never sleeps, My trembling feet he safely keeps. 4 Protected by his powVful arm, Should dreadful scenes our souls alarm, Our lives are siife ; his heav'nly care Defends us still from ev'ry snare. 5 He guides our feet, directs our way. His morning smiles enliven day ; And when the sun withdraws the light His presence cheers the shades of night. Liverpool Collection. ■ — I " "■ ■" ' ■ -'" ' ■— — 1,1 IIYMN-CCLVIII. Long Metre. ^ Communion with Christ. 1 To Jesus, our exalted Lord, That name, in heav'n and earth ador'd, rain would our hearts and voices raise A cheerful song of sacred praise. 2 But all the notes which mortals know Are weak, and languishing, and low ; 208 HYMN 259. HYMN 260. Fur, far abo\ c our humble songs. The theme demands immortal tongues. 3 Yet whilst around his board we meet, And worship at his sacred feet, let our warm affections mo\ e, In glad returns of grateful love ! 4 Yes, Lord, we love and we adore, But long to know and love thee more : And whilst we taste the l)read and w nie. Desire to ieed on joys divine. 5 Let faith our ieeblc senses aixl. To see th\ w ondrous love displayed ; Thy broken flesh, thy bleeding veins, Thy dreadful agonizing pains. 6 Let humble i>enitential wo, With painful, pleasing anguish flow ; And thy forgiving love impart Life, hope and joy, to ev'ry heart. Mrs. Stiei.e. HYMN CCLIX. Long Metre. # The Heavenly Conqueror. 1 To Jesus, our victorious Lord, The praises of our lues l)elong ; For ever be his name ador'd, The subject ol each thanklul song. 2 Enslav'd by sin, beset by foes, Undone and perishing, \\ e lay ; His pity melted o'er our woes. To sa\'e the trembling, dying prey. 3 He fought, he conquered, though he fell. Whilst with his last expiring breath 209 He triumph'd o'er the powVs of hell, And, by his dying, vanquish'd death. 4 Now on his Father's throne he reigns, And all the tuneful choir above Resound, in high immortal strains, The praises of victorious love. 5 Though still surviving foes arise, Temptations, sins and doubts appear, And pam our hearts, and fill our eyes, W ith many a groan, and many a tear ; 6 Still shall we fight, and still prevail, In our almighty Leader's name ; His strength, whene'er our spirits fail, bhall all our acdve pow'rs inflame. 7 Immortal honours wait above To crown the dying ConqVor's brow ; And endless peace, and joy, and love, t or the short war sustiiin'd below. Mrs Steeli. HVMN CCLX. Long Metre. The Lord's Supper. 1 'Tw AS on that dark and doleful night. When powVs of earth and hell arose Against the Son of God's delight And friends betray'd him to his foes : 2 Before the mournful scene began, He took the bread, and blest, and brake : What love through all his actions ran ! What wondrous words of grace he spake ! 3 " This is my body, broke for sin, neceive and cat the living food ;" 38^ HYMN 261. Then took the cup, and blest the wine, '* 'Tis the new cov'nant in my blood." 4 " In mem'r}' of your dying Lord, Do this (he said) till time shall end ; Meet at my table, and record The love of your departed Friend." 5 Jesus, thy feast we celebrate, We show thy death, we sing thy name ; Till thou return, and we shall eat The marriage supper of the Lam I). Wvi-i s, HYMN CCLXl. Common Metre. ^ m- (> The New Bin I.. 1 Vain are the hojK's tlic sons of men On their own works ha\ c built ; The carnal mind is all iinclean, And all its actions guilt. 2 Let Jew and Gentile stop their mouth. Without a lunrnVring word ; And the whole race of Adam stand Guilty before the Lord. 3 In vain we ask God's righteous law To justifi us now ; When, to convince and to condemn, Is all the law can do. 4 Not all the outw ard forms on eartli, Nor rites that Moses gave, Nor will of men, nor blood, nor birth, The guilty race can save. 5 God's Spirit, like a heav'nly wind, Blows on the sons of flesh ; ' HYMN 262. 211 Changes the heart, renews the mind, And forms the man afresh. 6 Our quicken'd souls awake and rise lMX)m tlie long sleep of death ; 1 o heav'nly things we turn our eyes, And praise employs our breath. 7 The sins and follies of our mind Are crucitied and dead ; Bv holy love our souls are join'd 1 o Christ our living Head. A Itered from Watts . IIY.MNCCLXII. Long Metre. b The Grave destroyed. 1 Unveil thy bosom, iluthful tomb, 1 ake this new treasure to thy trust ; And give these sacred rclicks room 1 o slumlxr m thy silent dust. 2 No pain, no grief, no anxious fear, hnade thy bounds ; no mortal woes Can reach the peaceful sleeper here, VV hilst angels watch its soft repose. 3 So Jesns slept ; God's dving Son 1 ass'd through the gra^'e and Idlest the bed ; 1 hen rest, dear saint, tiU from his throne 1 he mornmg break, and pierce the shade. 4 Break froin his throne, illustrious mom ! Attend, O grave, his sovVeign word ! Kestore thy trust ; the glorious form VViU tlien arise to meet tlie Lord. Watts. I 212 HYMN 263, 264. HYMN 265. 213 HYMN CCLXIU. Short Metre. # The Lord's Day. 1 Welcome, thou day of rest, That saw the Lord arise ; Welcome to this reviving breast, And these rejoicing eyes. 2 The King himself comes near To feast his saints to-day ; Here we may sit, and see him here. And love, and praise, and pray. 3 One day amidst the place, Where Jesus is within. Is better than ten thousand days Of pleasure and of sin. 4 My willing soul would stay in such a frame as this. Till it is call'd to soar away To everlasting bliss. Watts, varied. HYMN CCLXIV. Common Metre, # The Victory and Dominion of Christ. 1 We sing our Saviour's wondrous death, FIc conquer'd when he fell ; " 'Tis finished !" said his dying breath, And shook the gates of hell. 2 " 'Tis finished !" our Immanuel cries, The mighty work is done ; Hence shall his sov'reign throne arise, His kingdom is begun. 3 A person so divine was he, Who yielded to be slain. That he could give his life away, And take his life again. 1 His cross a sure foundation laid For glory and renown ; When through the regions of the dead He pass'd, to reach the crown. 5 Exalted at his Father's side. Sits our victorious Lord, His saints from sinners to divide. To punish or reward. 6 Live, glorious Lord, and reign above. And ev TV tongue shall sing The riches of eternal love, The conquest of our King. Watts, varied. HYMN CCLXV. Common Metre. ^ or ly Resignation in Death. 1 Whai cannot resignation do ? It wonders can perform ; .That pow'rful charm, "Thy will be done, Can lay the loudest storm. 2 Haste, then, O resignation, haste I ^ 'Tis thine to reconcile The mind to death ; at thy approach The monster A\ears a smile. 3 What sight beneath the arch of heav'n Has niost of heav'n to boast ? The dying saint, resign'd, serene, And giving up the ghost. 4 O for that summit of my wish. Whilst yet I draw my breath. That foretaste of eternal life, A glorious smile in death ! Young. 214 HYMN 266, 267. HYMN 268. 215 HVMN CCLXVl. Common Metre. ♦ Gratitude for divine Mercies. Part I. 1 When all thy mercies, O my God, My rising soul surveys, Transported with tlie view, Pm lost In wonder, love and i)raisc. 2 Thy providence my life sustain'd, And all my wants redrcss'd, When in the silent womb I laj', Or hung upon the breast. 3 To all my weak complaints and cries Tliy mercy lent an ear, Ere yet my feeble tlioughts had learn'd To form themselves in pray'r. 4 Unnumber'd comforts on my soul Thy tender care bestow'd ; Before my infant heart conceived From whom those comforts flow'd. 5 When in the slipp'ry paths of youth With heedless steps I ran, Thine iirm, unseen, conveyed me safe. And led me up to man. 6 Through hidden dangers, toils, and dcatli, It gendy clear 'd my way ; And through the pleasing scenes of vice Where thousands go astray. a\doison. HYMN CCLXVII. Com.non Metre. Gratitude for divine Nfercies. Part 11. When pale with sickness, oft hast thou With health renevv'd my foce ; And when in sin and sorrow sunk, Reviv'd my soul w ith grace. 2 Thy bounteous hand with worldly good Has made my cup run o'er ; And in a kind and faithful friend Has doubled all my store. ^ ^l^ thousand thousand precious gifts My daily thanks employ, Nor is the least a cheerful heart, That tastes those gifts with joy. 4 Through ev'ry period of my life, Thy goodness I'll pursue ; And after death, in distant worlds. The glorious theme renew. ^ ^Vhen nature fliils, and day and night Divide the time no more, Mv ever grateful heart, O Lord, 1 hy mercy shall adore. 6 Through all eternity to thee A joyful song I'll raise; For O, eternity's too short To utter all thy praise. Addison, HYMN CCLXVni. Common Metre. # The Spring. 1 When verdure clothes the fertile vale, And blossoms deck the spray ; And fragrance breathes in ev'ry gale, How sweet the vernal day ! 2 Hark, hew the feather'd warblers sing ! 'Tis nature's cheerful voice ; ooft musick hails the lovely spring. And woods and fields rejoice. 216 HYMN 269. HYMN 270. 217 3 How kind the influeace of the skies ! The show'rs, with blessings iraught, Bid verdure, beauty, fragrance rise, And fix the roving thought. i Then let my wond'ring heart confess, With gratitude and love, The bannteous hand that deigns to blcs^ The garden, field and gro\ e. 5 That bounteous hand my thoughts adore. Bc3'ond expression kind. Hath* better, nobler gifts in store, To IjIcss the craving mmd. 6 O (^(xl of nature and of grace, 'VUv heav^ily gifts impart ! Then'shall my meditation trace Spring blooming in my heart. 7 Inspired to praise, I then shall join Glad nature's clm^ful song, And l()\c and gratitude divme Attimc my joyful tongue. Mrs. Steele. HYMN CCLXIX. Common Metre. ^ Strength from God. 1 Whence do our mournful thoiights arise And Where's our cour.ige fled ^ Has restless sin and hopeless iear Struck all our comtorts dead f 2 Have we forgot th' Almiglity hand That form'd the earth and sea f Or can the all-creating arm Grow weary, or decay ? 3 Treasures of everlasting might In our Jehovah dwell ; He gives the conquest to the weak, And treads their foes to hell. 4 Mere mortal pow 'r shall iiide and die, And youthful vigour cease ; But they u ho wait upon tlie Lord ^ Shall find their strength increase. 5 The saints shall mount on eagles' wings, rr,^^ l^^^^ ^^^^ promis'd bliss ; 1 ill their unwearied feet arrive AMicre perlect pleasure is. Watts. HYMN CCLXX. Com mo n Metre. Victory over Death, throug-Ii Christ. 1 When death appears belbre my sight, In all his dire array, Uiie(jual to the rjreadful fight, My couri^'^cdics :i\vay. li How shall I meet this potent foe, Wliosc frow n my soul alarms ? Diirk liorror bits upon his brow, And victVy waits his arms. 3 But see my glorious Leader nigh ! M}^ Lord, my Saviour lives ; Bvio^c jiini dcatli's pale terrors fly, And my faint heart revives. 1^ Jesus, be thou my sure defence, My guard for e\'er near ; My faith shall triumph o\ er sense. And never yield to fear. may I meet the final hour With fortitude divine ! Siistain'd by thine almighty pow'r, The conquest must be mine. 39 218 HYMN 271. 6 Lord, I commit my soul to thee. Accept the sacred trust ; Receive this nobler part ot me, And watch my skepmg dust : 7 Till that illustrious morning come, When all thy saints shall rise ; And, cloth'd in thine immortal bloom, Attend thee to the skies. 8 O let mc join their raptur'd lays, And, u'itli the blissful throng, ^ Resound salvation, pow'r and praise In evv rlasting song ! Mrs. Steele. HYxMN 272, 273. 219 HYMN' CCLXXI. Long Metre. ^ Christ the life of tlie So'il. 1 When doubts and fears prevailing rise, And fainting hope almost expires, Jesus, to thee, I lift mine eyes, ^ To thee I breathe my strong desires. 2 Art thou not mine, my liv ing Lord ? And can mv hope, my comtort die, Fix'd on thine everlasting word, That word which built the earth and sky ^ 3 If mv immortal Saviour lives, Then my immortal hope is sure ; His word a firm foundation gives, Here let me build and rest secure. 4 Hert let my foith unsliaken dwell ; Immovable the promise sUinds ; Not all the pow'rs of earth and hell Can e'er dissolve the sacred bands. 5 Here, then, my soul, thy trust repose , IfJesusisfor ever mine, Not death itself, the last of foes, Shall break a union so divine. Mrs. Steele. HYMN CCLXXII. Common Metre. b Thirsting after God. Isa x!i. IT. 1 When, fainting in the sultry wastr, And parch'd with thirst extreme, Thti weary pilgrim longs to taste The cool refreshing stream ; 2 Should, sudden to his hopeless eye, A crystal spring appear, Hmv would til' enliv'ning, swert supply His drooping spirit cheer ! 3 So longs the weary fainting mind, Oppressed witli sins and woes, Some soul-reviving spring to find, Whence heav'nly comfort flows. 4 Thus sweet the consolations are The promises impart ; Here flowing streams of life appear, To ease the panting heart. 5 O whQw I thirst for thee, my God, With ardent, strong desire. And still, through all this desert road, To taste thy grace, aspire ; 6 Then, let niy pray'r to tliee ascend, A grateful sacrifice ; My plainti\'e voice tliou ^vilt attend. And grant me full supplies. ^ Mrs. Steele. HYMN CCLXXII I. Common Metre. -Ht or ^ T! c Discipline of God's Providence. 1 When I review the crooked ways, Through which my feet have trod, 220 HYMN 274. I find incessant cause to bless And love my guardian God. 2 Through all the labyrinth of life, My folly he pursu'd ; My wand'ring neart to auick return, How tenderly he woo cl ! 3 I rarely planned, but cause I found My plan's defeat to bless ; Oft I lamented an event, Which turnVl to my success. 4 When labVing under fancied ill, My spirits to sustain, He kindly cur'd with wholesome draughts Of unuflected pain. 5 Sometimes he brought me near to death, And, pointing to the grave, Made terror whisper kind advice, And taught the tomb to save. 6 To raise my thoughts beyond where worids As spangles o'er us shine ; One day he gave, and made the next My souFs delight resign. 7 From what seem'd horror and despair. The richest harvest rose ; And gave me in the u ill divine, An absolute repose. Young. HYMN CCLXXIV. Long Metre. b Crucifixion to the World by the Cross of Christ. 1 When I survey die wondrous cross, On which the Prince of Giory died, My richest gain I count but loss, And pour contempt on all my pride. HYMN 275. 221 2 Forbid it, Lord, that I should boast, But in the deadi of Christ, my God ; All the vain things that charm me most I sacrifice them to his blood. 3 See from his head, his hands, his feet. Sorrow and lo\e flow mingled down ; Did e'er such lo\ e and sorrow meet ? Or thorns compose so rich a crown ? 4 His dying crimson, like a robe, Spreads o'er his body on the tree ; 1 hen am I dead to all the globe, And all the globe is dead to me. 5 Were the whole realm of nature mine. That were a present far too small ; Love so amazing, so di\ine. Demands my soul, my life, my all. — _. Watts. HI MN CCLXXV. Common Metre, #■ ©r" h Trust in Cod's Word. 1 When sin and sorrow, fear and pain, My trembling heart dismay. My leeble strength, alas, how Viiin ! It sinks and dies away. 2 My spirit asks a firmer prop, I lean upon the Lord ; My God, the pillar of my hope Is thy unchanging word. 3 On this are built the brightest joys Celestial beings know ; And 'ds the same almighty voice Supports the saints below. 4 'Tis this upholds the rolling sphere^, And heav'n's immortal frame ; 222 HYMN 276. HYMN 277, 278. 22:1 Then let my soul suppress her fears, My basis is the same. 5 Thy sacred word, tliy solemn oath For ever must remain ; I trust in everlasting truth, Nor shall iny trust be vitin. Mrs. Steem. HYMN CCLXXVI. Common Metre. ^or\;^ Repentance and Pardon. Isaiah Iv. 1 When sinners quit their wicked Avays, Their evil thoughts forego, The God to whom their steps return. Returning grace will show. 2 He pardons witli overflowing love ; For, hear the voice divine ; " My nature is not like to yours, '' Nor like your ways are mine. 3 " But for as heav'n\s resplendent orbs " Beyond this earth extend ; " So far my thoughts, so far my ways, *' Your thoughts and ways transcend. 4 ** Like as the show'rs from heav'n distil, *' Nor thither rise again, " But swell the earth with fruitful juice, *' And all its tribes sustain ; 5 " So not a word that flow s from me *' Shall ineffectual fall ; " But universal nature prove " Obedient to my call. 6 " Where briers grew in barren w ilds, " Shall firs and myrtles spring ; And nature through her utmost bounds " Eternal praises sing." Scotch Pwaphrasci- (f HYMN CCLXXV 11. Long Metre. ^ or b The Influence of the Divine Spirit. 1 \Vhen tlie blest Comforter is nigh, 'Tis he sustains my sinking heart ; Else would my hopes for e\xr die, And e\ 'r}' cheering ray depart. 2 When some kind promise glads my soul, Docs not liis kind and welcome voice The tempest of my fears control, And bid my drooping licart rejoice ? 3 WheneYr to call the Saviour mine, With ardent wish my heart aspires. Can it be less tlian pow'r divine Which animates these strong desires ? 4 What les.s than thy almight\- word Can raise my heart from earth and dust, And bid me welcome to my Lord, My life, my treasure, and my trust '? ,) And when my li\ cly hope can say I love my God and taste his grace, Lord, is it not thy blissful ray Which gives the vision of thy flice ? 6 Let thy good Spirit in mv heart For ever dwell, O God of lo\'e ; And light and heav'nly peace impart ; Blest earnest of the jo\'s above. Mrs. Steele. HYMN CCLXXVIII. Common Metre. The Pleasure of Religion. 1 AVhe N true religion gains a place. And lives within the mind, The sensual life, subdu'd by grace. And all the soul refin'd ; 224 HYMN 279. I f 2 The desert blooms in living gr^en, Where thorns and briers grew ; The barren waste is fruitful seen, And all the prospect new. 3 The storms of rugged winter cease, The frozen pow'rs revive ; Spring blooms without, within is peace. All nature seems alive. 4 O happy christian, richly bless'd ! \V' liat floods of pleasure roll ! By God and man lie stands confess'd In dignity of soul. 5 Substantial, pure, his evVy joy ; His Maker is his friend ; The noblest business his employ. And happiness his end ! 6 Ye sensual, worldly, proud and vain. Your airy goc^d pursue ; Let me religion's pleasure gain, ril leave the world to you. Proud. HYMN CCLXXIX. Common Metre. ^or\) The last Tempest. 1 When wild confusion wrecks the air, And tempests rend the skies ; Whilst blended ruin, clouds and fire, In harsh disorder rise ; 2 Safe in my Saviour's love Fll stand, And strike a tuneful song ; My harp all trembling in my hand. And all inspir'd my tongue. 3 ril shout aloud, " Ye thunders roll, " And shake the sullen sky, HYMN 280. 225 " Your sounding voice from pole to pole 'In angry murmurs tr}*. 4 " Let the earth totter on her base, u B ^^"^^ clouds the heav'n deform ; Blow, all yc ^\ iiitis, from evVy place, " And rush the final storm. 5 " Come quickly, blessed hope, appear, ^^ " Bid thy s\\ ift chariot fly ; " Let angels tell thy coming near, '' And snatch me to the sk\-. 6 " Around thy wheels in the glad throne I'd l)ear a joyful part; "All hallelujah on my tongue, *' All rapture in my heart.'' M. Byles. IIYMNCCLXXX. Long Metre, ♦orb To Christ the Eternal Life. 1 Wh ere shall the tribes of Adam find The sovVeign good to fill the mind ? Ye sons of moral wisdom, show The spring ^\ hence living waters flow. 2 Say, will the Stoick's flinty heart Melt, and this ec^niial balm impiu t ? Could P/afo find llitse blissful streams Among his raptures and his dreams ? 3 In vain I ask ! lor nature's i)ow'r Extends but to this mv)rtal hour ; 'Twas but a poor relief she gave Against the terrors of the grave. 1 4 Jesus, our kinsman and our Lord, By angels and by men ador'd, Thou ort our life ; our souls in thee l-'ossess a full felicity. I' HYMN 281. HYMN 282. 5 Let atheists scoff, and Jews blaspheme Th' eteraal life and Jesus' name ; Yet our immortal hojx^s are laid In thee, our Surety and our Head. 6 Thy cross, thy cradle, and thy throne, Are lull of glories, yet unknown ; 'Tis heav'n on earth, 'tis heav'n above, To see thy face, to sing thy love. Watts. HYMN CCI.XXXL Common Metre. ♦ or b Mercy before Sacrifice. 1 Wherewith shall guilty man appear Before Jehovah's throne ; Or how procure thy kind regard, And ior his sins atone ? 2 Shall altars flame, and victims bleed, And spicy fumes ascend ? Will these our earnest wish succeed, And make our God our friend ? 3 Should thousand rams in flames expire, Would these thy favours buy ? Or oil that should for holy fire Ten thousimd streams supply ? 4 With trembling hands and bleeding heart | Should we our offspring slay ; vV ould tliis atone ibr ill desert, And take our guilt away ? 5 " No," saith the Lord, " 'tis fruitless all, '' Such costly rites are vain ; ** No victims from the field or stall " My favour can obtain. r> " But truth to men and justice sliow, And pro6fs of mercy give ; a 227 " I¥" ^""^bly walk ^vith God IdcIow, And you with God shall live. 7 " Hands that are clean, and hearts sincere, 1 never will despise ; " -^1?^^ cheerful duty will prefer lo costly sacrifice." Liverpool Collection. liiMiX CCLXXXII. Common Metre. 4jf. The Nativity of Christ. 1 "^Vhilst shepherds watch'd their flocks by Near Bethle'm's happy ground, [night, 1 lie angel of the Lord came down, And glory shone around. A I. lir not," said he, (for mighty dread u /.H '5^^'^^ ^^"^"^ troubled mindl) Glad tidingsof great joy I bring lo you and all mankind. p (4 rp 1 o you, m David's town, this dav ,. A'^horn, of David's line, ^ uf ^"^^ivioiir, wjio is Christ the Lord, And this sliall be the sign : ^ ** Tin ^J^^^*^^»il^' l^^i'^e you there shall find 1 o human view display'd ; ' But meanly \vrapt in swathing-bands, And in a manger laid."' ^ Thus spake the seraph, and forthwith Appeared a shining throng Oi angels, praising God, and tlius Address'd their joyful song : :yil glory l3c to God on high ! ' And to the earth be peace ! It)''/ (4 HYMN 283. '' Good- will henceforth from heav'n to men " Begin and never cease !" Patrick, or Tate. HYMN 284. 229 IIVMN CCI.XXXIII. Long Metre, # orb Pt ace of Conscience. 1 Wi' iLST soivii: in folly's pleasure roll, And tlic joys which hurt the soul ; Be mine that silent calm repast, A pe. 1 conscience to the last : 2 Tliat trci^ which l)ears immortal fruit, Without a canker at the root : That Friend who never iails the just, When odier liiends desert their trust. 3 Widi tills companion in the shade. My soul no more sliall be disniay'd ; I will defy the midnight gloom, And the pale monarch of the tomb. 4 Though God afflicts, I'll not rei)inc, Tile n.)blesr com Forts still are mine ; Comforts wliicli shall o'er death prevail, And journey with me through the vale. 5 Amidst the various scenes of ills, E eh stroke some kind design fidfils ; A;.d shall 1 muimur at m\' God, When sov'reign love directs the rod ? 6 His liind will smooth my rugged way, And lead me to the realms of day ; To milder skies and brighter plains, Where everlasting pleasure reigns. Enfield*s CoUectbn Hi MN CCLXXXI\\ Common Ahtre. ■#. Devotion. 1 Whilst thee I seek, protecting Pow'r ! lie my vain wishes still'd ; ^^"^Jj^ay this consecrated hour v\ ith better hopes be fill'd. 2 Thy love the pow'r of thought bestowM, 1 o thee my thoughts would soar ; 1 hy mercy oVr my life has flow'd ; 1 hat mercy I adore. ') In each event of life, how clear 1 hy ruling hand I see ! hach blessing to my soul more dear, Because conferred by thee. i In e\''ry joy that crowns my davs, In ev'ry pain I l)ear, Mt heart shall find delight in praise, Or seek relief in pray'r. 5 When gladness wings my flivour'd hour, I hy love my thoughts shall fill : i As from the dust, thy forming breath Could the unconscious l^eing raise ; So can tlie silent voice of death Wake at thy call, in songs of praise. 6 Since trvice to die is ours alone, And txvice the birth of life to see ; O let us, suppliant at thy throne, Devote our second life to thee. Mrs. MoETO-v. 1 HYMN CCLXXXVI. Long Metre, ^ Faith triumphant. Who shall the Lord's elect condemn ? I IS Uod who justifies their souls ; And mercy, like a mighty stream, U er all their sms divinely rolls. - }p.^^^?,^*l adjudge the saints to hell ? 1 IS Christ who suffer'd in their stead ; And, the salvation to fulfil, Behold him rising from the dead ! 3 He lives ! he lives ! and reigns above, r or ever interceding there ; Who shall divide us from his love ^ Or what shall tempt us to despair ? 4 Shall persecution or distress, u "^"5' or sword, or nakedness ^ He who hath lov'd us, bears us through And makes us more than conqVors too.' 5 Faith has an overcoming powV It triumphs in the dying hour • ' Christ is our life, our joy, our hope. Nor can we sink with such a prop. T) Not all tiiat men on earth can do Nor powVs on high, nor powVs below, Miall cause his mercy to remove Or \vean our hearts from Christ our love Watts. HYMN CCLXXXVII. C. M. ^ or b Death and the Resurrection. 1 Why do we mourn departing friends, ^ Or shake at death's alarms ? 1 is but the voice that Jesus sends, 1 o call them to his arms. HYMN 288. HYMN 289. 23 3 I 2 Why sliould v\c tixriible to convey Mliiir boiiies to the tomli ? TIrtc Jesus' sacrcd body lay. And left a long pcrfunie. 3 TIu: graves ol'all liis saiiits he bless\l, And solk'ird ev'ry bed : Wliire sliould tlie (lyiju^- iiienilxTs rest. But with tlu dying Head ? 4 Tlieiice he aiose, ascends cl Iiic^h, And sliowM our ilet the w ;i\' ; Up to the Lord our tlcsli shall lly, At the great rising da\'. 5 Tlien shall the last loud trumpet sound, And bid our Iriends arise ; Awake, ye nations, troui the ground ? Ye saints, ascend the skies. * >"' b IIVMN CCIAWVIII. C. M. Looking' at Tilings nnsci-n. 1 AVhy should the world's alkiring t^ns, Detain our hearts and e\( s ; Regardless of inunortal joys, And strangers lo the skies ! 2 Tliesc transient scenes \\ ill soon decay, They fade upon \hv sight ; And quickly will tlRir brighter day Be lost in endless night. 3 Their l)rightcst day ! alas, how vain ! With conscious sighs we o\\ n ; Whilst clouds of sorrow, care and pain O'ershade tlie smiling noon. 4 O could our thoughts and m ishcs fly Above these gloomy shades, To tijose bright worlds beyond the sky vV Inch sorrow ne'er invades ! — 5 I'here joys, unseen by mortal eyes, Or reason's feeble ray, In ever blooming prospect rise. Unconscious of decay. 6 Lord, send a beam of light divine 1 o guide our upward aim ; VV ith one revising ray of thii.c ^ ()ur languid hearts inflame. 7 Then sliall, on faith's sublimest wing, Our ardent wishes rise, [spring lo those bright scenes where pleasures Inunortal in the skies. Mrs. Steele. 1 IIVMXCCLXXXIX. Long Metre. Marriage. With cheerful voices rise and sing 1 he praises of our God and King ; r or he alone can minds unite. And bless with conjugal delight. - '^3^-*'^ \v'edded pair, O Lord, inspire With heav'nly love, that sacred fire ; r rom this l)lest moment may they prove 1 he bliss divine of marriage love. 3 O may they both increasing find Sul)stantial pleasures of die mind ; Happy together may they be. And both united, Lord, to thee. 4 To you, blest pair, your God hath giv'n 1 o taste the love which reigns in heav'n ; His gift witli all your powVs improve, And cultivate that virtuous love. 40* 234 HYMN 290. HYMN 291, 292. 235 5 So may you live as truly one ; Aiul when your work on earth is done, Rise, hand in hand, to heav'n, and share Tlic jo>'s of love for ever there ! Proud. HYMN CCXC. Common Metre. # or b The penitent Thief. 1 WfTH deep contrition, grief and shame. The thief his crimes confessed, Then tunrd liis dying eyes to Christ, And thus his i)rayV address'd : 2 " When to thy kingdom thou shalt conic, O Lord, rcmemlxT me." "I'liis day, with me in paradise Thy happy soul shall be." Thus spake the Saviour to a wretch Who languish'd at his side ; Whilst on the fatal tree he hung. And bled, and groan'd, and died. 4 Jesus, thou Son, and Heir of heav'n, Thou Lord of all below, Tliough then unjusdy thou wast brought To infamy and wo ; 5 Yet quickly from that dre^^idful scene In triumph thou didst rise. Burst through the prison of the grave, And gaia'd thy native skies ! 6 Exalted to thy Father's throne, Pardon and life to give ; The penitent thou still dost hear, And bid the sinner live. Altered from Ste.nnit, n HYMN CCXCI. Common Metre. -^ or ^ The First and Second Adam. 1 With flowing eyes and bleeding hearts A fallen world survey ! See the wide ruin sin has made In one unhappy day. 2 Adam, in God's own image form'd. See h'oni his God estrang'd ! And all the joys of paradise I^or guilt and horror changed ! This fatal heritage bequeath'd I o all his helpless race ; 1 hrough this dark maze of sin and wo, 1 hii-i to the grave we pass. ^" ^%P^ ^^y ^^^'' ^vith rapture hear I he second Adam's name ; And the celestial gifts he brings I o all his seed, proclaim. > VVhat, though in mortal life they mourn 9 What, though by death they fall ? Jesus, in one triumphant day, Transforms and crowns them all ! 6 Praise to his rich transcending grace Lv'n by our fall we rise ; And gain, for earthly Eden lost, A heavenly paradise. • ^ Mason, altered. HYMN CCXCH. Common Metre. ' ^ Compassion of Christ. With joy we meditate the grace 1 _- ♦^ V ■•*^-VA*Lal^^ lilt K Of our High Priest above ; His heart is full of tenderness, Uf pity and of love. 236 HYMN 293. HYMN 294. 237 2 ToiiclVd with a syurpatliy within, He knows our iteble h*ame ; He knows what sore temptations mean, For he endur'd the same. 3 But spotless, innocent and pure, The great Redeemer stood ; When Satan's ticr>^ darts he bore, And did resist to blood. 4 He in the days of feeble ficsh Pour'd out his cries and tears ; And in his measure feels aircsh What ev'ry christian bears. 5 Hell ne\ ir quench the smoking (la:.. But raise it to a Hanie ; "The bruised reed he never breaks, Nor scorns the meanest name. 6 Then let our humble faith address His mercy and his pow'r ; We shall ol)tain delivering grace In the disu-essing hour. Watt"?. HYMN CCXCIH. Common Metre. ^ or b Repentance and Hojx. 1 With restless agitations tost. And low immers'd in woes, When shall my wild distemper d tbougluM Regain their lost repose ? 2 O thou, the wretched's sure retreat, These tortVing cares control ; And with the cheerful smile ot peace Revive my fainting soul. 3 Did ever thy paternal ear The humble plea disdain ? Or w hen did plaintive mis'ry sigh, Or supplicate in vain ? 4 Oppressed with grief and shame, dissolved ^ in penitential tears, Thy goodness calms our restless doubts. And dissipates our fears. 5 New life from thy relreshing grace ^ Our sinking hearts receive ; For 'tis thy darling attribute To piiy and forgive. 6 Frf)m that Idlest source, propitious hope Ap{)ears serenely bright, And sheds its soft diffusive beam O'er sorrow 's dismal night. 7 My griefs confess its vital pow'r, And bless the friendly ray, Whiy.h ushers in the glad serene or everlasting day. Mrs. Carter. HYi\L\ C*CXCIV. Long Metre. ^^ or ^ Jesus Christ, the same yesterday, to-day and for ever. 1 W^iTH W'onder, Lord, our souls proclaim Til' immortal honours of thy name ; Assembled round our Saviour's throne, We make his countless glories known. 2 Ere Adani's clay with life was w-arm'd, Or Gabriel's nobler spirit form'd ; Before Creation was begun, Before all ages, was the Son. 258 HYMN 295. I ■"1 3 Throiigli all succeeding ages, he The same hath been, and still shall be ; Inimortiil honours crown his head, Though earth and skies wax old and fade. 4 The siimc his powV his flock to guard ; The same his bounty to reward ; The same his iaithfulness and love To siiints on earth, and saints above. 5 Let nature change, and sink, and die, Jesus shall raise his people high ; And place them near his Father's throne, In glory lasting as his own. DoDOaiDCE HYMN 296. 239 ilVMN CCXCV. Common Metre. ^ or b The Christian's Farewell. 1 Ye golden lamps of heay'n, fare well, ' With all vour feeble light ; Farewell, thou ever changing moon, Pale empress of the night. 2 And thou, refulgent orb of day, In brighter flames array'd ; My soul, that springs beyond thy sphere. No more demands thy aid. 3 Ye stars are but tlie shining dust Of my divine abode ; The payment of dvose heavenly courts, Where I shall see my God. 4 The Father of eternal light ' Shall there his beams display ; ^ Nor shall one moment's darkness mix With that unvaried day- j No more the drops of piercing grief hiiall swell into my eyes ; Nor die meridian sun decline, Amidst those brighter skies. ^' '^tfS,^?^ ^^^^ millions of his saints bhall in one song unite ; And each the I)liss of all shall view VV^itJi infmite delight. Doddridge HYMN CCX("V'I. Cotninon Alctre. it^ or ^^ Divine Goodness. 1 Ye humble souls, approach your God VV ith songs f)f sacred praise ; ror he is good, inuuensely good, And kind are all his ways. 2 All nature owns his guardian care. In hiin we live and move ; But^ nobler benefits dec hire The wonders of his love. ) He gave his well I>eIoved Son, ^ To save our souls from sin ; • Tis here he makes his goodness known And proves it all divine. 4 To this sure refuge, Lord, we come. And here our hope relies ; A safe defence, a peaceful home, When storms of trouble rise. 5 Thine eye beholds, with kind regard, 1 he souls who trust in thee ; iir hH.^}t)le hope thou wilt reward With bhss divmely free. m 240 HYMN 297. |j i I HYMN 298. 6 Great God, to thy almighty love W^hat honours shall \\c raihc I Not all the raptur'd songs above Can render equal praise. ^^^^_^,^^^^^^_ HYMN CCXCVU. Long Metre. ♦ Blessed are the Poor in Spirit. 1 Ye humble souls, complain no more ; Let faith siirvc >• your future store : How liupi)y, liovv dnmely blest, I'he saered w ords of truth atte-t . 2 When conscious grief laments sincere, And pours the i)enitential tear, Hope points to your dejected eyes A bright reversion in tlie SivRn. 3 In vain the sons of wealth and pride Despise vour lot, your hopes deride ; In vain the\- l>oast their little stores ; Trifles are tlicirs, a kingdom yours. 4 A kingdom of immense delight, Where health and peace and joy unite ; A kingdom w hich shall ne'er decay, Thougli earthly kingdoms lade away. 5 There shall your eyes with rapture view The glorious Friend who died tor you ; Who died to ransom, died to raise To crowns of joy and songs ot praise. 6 Jesus, to thee I breathe my pray V ; Confirm to me my int'rest there ; Whatever be my lot below, This, this my soul desires to know. 241 7 O let me hear thy voice divine Pronounce the glorious blessing mine ! i^nroll'd among thy happy poor, My largest wishes ask no more. -_____^ Mrs. Steele. HYMN CrxCVIII. Common Metn. 3i The Invitation. Isaiah Iv. 1 " Ye thirsty souls, approach the spring VV here living waters flow; tree to that saered fountain, all Without a price may go. 2 " How long to streams of false delight VV iJi yt; 111 crowds repair ^ How long your strength and substance waste On trifles light as air ? " My stores afford those rich supplies 1 liat health and pleasure give ; Incline your ear, and come to me ; 1 he soul that hears shall hve. 4 " With you a cov'nant I wiU make, ^ ^ 1 hat ever sliall endure ; Tlie hope which gladden'd David's heart My mercy hath made sure. 3 '' Behold he comes, your Leader comes, Vy ith might and honour erown'd ; A vvitness who shall spread my name To earth's remotest bound. G " Sa% nations hasten to his call rrom every distant shore ; Islands unknown shall bo»v to him, And Israel's God adore." Scotch Paraphrases* 41 I t 242 HYMN 2Q9, ?0a HYMN 301. 243 1 I ill ^ HYMN CCXCIX. Common Metre. The Gospel Feast. 1 Ye wretched, hungry, star\ ing poor, Behold a rojal feast ! Where mercy spreads her bounteous stOR For evVy humble guest. 2 See Jesus stands with open arms, He calls, he bids \ ou come : Guilt holds you back, and lear alarms, But see, there yet is room I 3 In Jesus' condescending heart Both love and pity meet ; Nor will he bid the soul depart, That trembles at liis (eet. 4 Come then, -and with his people taste The blessings of his love ; While hoi)c attends the sw eet ixpast Of nobler joys above. 5 There, with united heart and voice, Before th' eternal throne, Ten thousand tliousand souls rejoice, 111 ecstacies unknown. 6 And yet ten thousand thousand more Are welcome still to come ; ^ Ye longing souls, the grace adore ; Approach, there yet is room. '^'^ Mrs. Steele. HYMN CCC. Common Metre. t or b True and false Zeal. 1 Zeal is that pure and heav'nly flame Tlie fire of love supplies ; Wliilst that w hich often bears tlie nam^. Is self but in disguise. 2 True zeal is merciful and mild, ^ Can pity and forbear ; The false is headstrong, fierce and wild, And breathes revenge and war. J A\ hile zeal for truth the Christian warms, He knows the worth of peace ; But self contends for names and forms, Its ])arty to increase. t Ze.il hus attained its highest aim, Its end is satisfy 'd, U sinners lo\'e the Saviour's name, Nor seeks it aught beside. 5 But self, however well employ'd, Has its own ends in view ; And sa3 s, as boasting Jehu cried, '' Come, see what I can do." 6 Self may its own reward obtiiin, And be applauded liere ; But zeal tl e best applause will gain When Jesus shall appear. 7 This idol self, O Lord, dethrone. And from our hearts remove ; And let no zeal by us be shown But that which springs from love. Newtcn. { HV'MN CCCI. Short Metre. Christ the Light of the World. 1 Behold, the Prince of Peace ! Tlie chosen of the Lord, God's well- beloved Son, fulfils Tlie sure prophetic word. 2 No royal pomp adorns This King of righteousness : ,^rv^ HYMN 302. 1, 'I Meekness and patience, truth and love, Compose his princely dress. 51 The Spirit of tlie Lord, In rich abundance shed, On this great Prophet gently lights, And asts upon his head. 4 Jesus, thou light of men! Thy doctrine hie imparts : ^ O Tvay we teel its quick'ning pow r To w arm and glad our hearts I 5 Checr'd by its Ixams, our souls Shall run the heav'nly way : Tlie path, which Christ unwearied trod Will lead to endless day. ^^^^^^^_ H\ MN CCCll. 7s. Metre. b Chrial's Invitktions. Matth. xi. 28. 1 Come! said Jesus' sacred voice, Come, and make my paths your choice ; 1 will guide you to your home ; Weary pilgrim, hither come ! 2 Thou who, houseless, sole loriom^^ Long liast borne the proud uorld s scorn Long hast roanVd the barren waste, Weary pilgrim, hither haste I 3 Ye who, tost on beds of pain. Seek for ease, but seek in vain ; Ye whose swoln and sleepless eyes Watch to see the mornuig rise : 4 Ye by fiercer anguish torn, In remorse for guilt who mourn, Here repose your ht^ivy care : A wounded spirit who can l)car f HYMN 303. 245 5 Sinner, come ! for here is found Eahn that Rows for ev'ry wound ; Peace that ever shall endure, Rest eternal, sacred, sure. / Barbauld. HYMN CCCllI. 75 Metre. Love to God and Man. ifiBft 1 Father ofour feeble race, Wise, beneficent, and kind, Spread o'er nature's ample lifce, Flows thy goodness unconfin'd : Musing in the silent grove, Or the busy walks of men, Still we trace thy wondrous love, Claiming large returns again. 2 Lord, what oft^'rings shall we bring, At thine altars when we bow ? Hearts, the pure, unsullied spring. Whence the kind affections flow ; Soft compassion's feeling soul. By the melting eye express'd ; Sympathy, at whose control, SoiTow leaves the wounded breast : Willing hands to lead the blind. Bind the wound, or feed the poor ; Love, embracing all our kind. Charity, w ith lib'ral store : Teach us, O thou heav'nly King, Thus to show our grateful mind. Thus th' accepted off 'ring bring. Love to thee, and all mankind. 3 fe 41* Taylqb. 246 HYMN 304, 305. HYMN 306. 247 HYMN CCCIV. Common Mftre. b Religious Retirement. 1 Far from the world, O Lord ! I flee, From strife and tumult lar ; From scenes where sin is wagnig still Its most successful war. 2 The calm retreat, the silent shade. With prayV and praise agree ; And seem by thy su cet bounty made For diose who follow thee. 3 There, if thy Spirit touch the soul. And grace her mean abode, O with what peace, and joy, and love, She communes w ith her God ! 4 There, like the nightingale, she pours Her solitary lays ; Nor asks a witness of her song. Nor diirsts for human praise. 5 Author and Guardian of my life, Thou Source ol light divine ; And all harmonious names in one, My Father — tliou art mine ! 6 What thanks I oue thee ! and what love A vast and boundless store, Shall echo through the realms above, When time shall be no more ! COWPER. HYMN CCCV. Hhori Mstre. b rUe Deaigns of Providence in the Changes and Revolution! of the World. ' I God, to correct the world, In wratli is slow to rise ; But comes at length in thunder cloth'd, And darkness veils the skies. 2 Hjs banners, lifted high, The nations' God declare ; And stain'd with blood, with terrors mark 'd, Spread w onder and despair. 3 All earthly pomp and pride Are in his presence lost ; [crowns, Empires o'erturn'd, dirones, sceptres. In wild confusion tost. 4 While war and wo prevail, And desolation wide ; In God, the sov'reign Lord of all. The righteous still confide. 5 Mysterious is the course Of liis tremendous way : His path is in the trackless winds, And in the foaming sea. 6 Yet, tho' now wrapt in clouds. And from our vie\v conceal'd ; The righteous Judge will soon appear. In majesty reveal'd ! 7 He'll curb the lawless powV, The deadly \vrath of man ; And all tlic w iiidings will unfold Of his own gracious plan. Jervis altered. HVMN CCCVI. 7«. Mttre. b A Penitential Hymn, 1 God of mercy ! God of love ! Hear our sad repentant song ; Sorrow dwells on ev'ry face, Penitence on ev'ry tongue. 248 HYMN 307. HYMN 308, 309. 249 I 2 Deep regret tor follies past, . Talents wasted, time mispent ; Hearts debas'd by worldly cares, Thankless for the blessinfe,^ lent — 3 Foolish fears and fond desires, Vain regrets for things as vain ; Lips too seldom taught to praise, Oit to murmur and complain — 4 These, and every secret fault, Fill'd with grief and shame we own ; Hnnil)led, at thy feet we lie, Seeking pardon from thy dirone. 5 God of mercy ! God of grace ! Hear our sad repentant songs ; O restore thy suppliant race, Thou to wliom our praise belongs ! Fay LOR. % « inUN CCCVII. Long Metre. Meekness. 1 Happy the meek, whose gentle breast, Clear as the summer's ev'ning ray, Calm as die regions of the blest, Enjoys on earth celestial day. 2 His heart no broken friendships sting, No storms his peaceful tent invade ; He rests beneath th' iilmighty ^ving, Hostile to none, of none afraid. 3 Spirit of grace ! all meek and mild, Inspire our breasts, our souls possess, Repel each passion rude and wild, And bless us, as we aim to bk«s, Scott m HYMN CCCVIII. Long Metre. Death and Resurrection of Christ. 1 He dies ! the Friend of sinners dies ! Lo, Salem's daughters weep around ! A solemn darkness veils the skies, A sudden trembling shakes the ground. 2 Come, saints, and drop a tear or two For him who groan'd beneath your load ; He shed a thousand drops for you, A thousand drops of richer blood. 3 Here's love and grief beyond degree ! The Lord of Glory dies for men ! But lo, what sudden joys we see, Jesus the dead revives again ! 4 The rising God forsakes the tomb ; In vain the tomb forbids his rise : Cherubick legions guard him home, And shout him welcome to the skies. 5 Break off your tears, ye saints, and tell How high our great Deliv'rer reigns ! Sing how he spoil'd the hosts of hell, And led the monster, Death, in chains ! 6 Say, live for ever, wondrous King ! Born to redeem, and strong to save ; Then ask the monster, where's thy sting ? And Where's thy vict'ry, boasting grave ? Watts ahered. HYMN CCCIX. Common Metre, b Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord. Rev. xiii. 14. 1 Hear what the voice from heav'n proclaims For all the pious dead ; Sweet is the savour of their nimes, And soft their dying bed. i 250 HYMN 310. 2 They sleep in Jesus, and are bkss'd : Hf)\v calm llieir sliuiibers are ! From sulf rings and from sins releas'd, And freed tiom e\ 'ry care. 3 Far from this world of toil luid strife, Thej^re present w itli the Lord ; The labours ol their mortal life End in a large rew ard. W AT rs. HYMN CCrX. Lon;r Metre. Cliriblian Fricudsliii). w M 1 How blest the sacred tie that binds In union sweet according minds ! How swift the heav'nly course they run, Whose hearts, whose faith, whose hopes are one ! 2 To each the soul of each how dear ! What jealous lo\'e, what holy fear I How doth the geirrous flame w ithin Refine from earth, a:id cleanse from sin ! > Their streaming eyes tf>gethcr How For human guilt and mortal wo ; Their ardent pray'rs together rise Like mingling flames in sacrifice. I Together both they seek the plice Whei-e God reveals his awful lace : How Iiigli, how strong, their raptures swell.. Tiiere's iiouc but kindred souls can tell. 3 Nor sliull the glowing fiame expire When nature droo|)s her sick'ning fire ; Then shall tliey iiieei in realms above, A heav 'n of iov — because of love. Barbai'I » HYMN 311, 312. 251 liiMN CCCXI. Common Metre. |g Remember thy Creator in the Day» of thy Youtli. Eccl. xil. 1. 1 In the soft -season of thy youth, In nature's smiling bloom, -Lre age arri\ e, and trembling wait Its summons to die tomb ; 2 Remember thy Creator, God ; For him thy powVs employ ; Make him thy fear, thy love, tliy hope, 1 hy confidence, thy joy. 3 He shall defend and guide thy course 1 hrough life's uncertain sea : 1 ill thou art landed on the shore Of bless'd eternity. 4 Then seek the Lord betimes, and choose The i)ath of heav'nly truth : The earth affords no lovelier siglit, 'Fhan a religious youth. __^__ Salisbury Collection. ( HYiMN CCCXIf. Long Metre. « TJie Honse of God. |l Lo, God is here ! let us adore. And humbly bow before his face : Let all within us feel his power, Ixt all within us seek his grace. I- J,t:0; God is here ! him day and night I In united choirs of angels sing : 1 o him, enthroned above all height, Heav'n's host their noblest praises bring. \ Being of beings ! may our praise 1 hy courts with grateful fragrance fill : Mill may we stand before thy face, ^till hear and do thy sovVeign will. Salisbury Collection. 252^ HYMN CCCXIU. •""«'"'>* ^;'"-., Got*l FruUlul Shower,, Emb.env, of the l^ffecU of the Gospel. Isaian iv lU, i*' 1 Mark the soft falling snow, And tlie descending rain . To heav'n. from whence it ItU, AndcSSall Ha- secret store. ^ Array 'd in beauteous green The hills and vallies shnie, And man and beast are lea BvProviden(^ divine : he harvest bw s Us go The copious seed v^i luiui*^ ^ So, saithlheGcxlorgrace, My gospel shall descend, Almighty to eftect '"'viEsd s^r' Wiall feelits po.-r| i'.Sbear it down To millions more J Doddridge. HYMN 315, 316. 253 I HYMN CCCXIV . Louir Metre. b Things below and Things above. Psalm^c.n. 15, 1^. 1 rit. mnrtil lite how short the date . 1 Uf monai lu^, n^ * . .u .:^ k. 'lirliti^a stale I ike flowVs, which m their bnglULSi siau With gaudy hues the fields ^doni, But soon bv passing storms are torn. 2 Their boasted beauty ^^^^ , How quick the vernal blooms decaj - Each in an honr its Pride rOT^^^^ And withVing in the dust rechnts. 3 So transient is the life of man. At most a brief contracted span ; It blooms, it fades ; and serves to show How \ ain, how frail arc things below. 4 To things above with fix'd desire Then let our better hopes aspire ; To realms, where, in eternal day, Nor mortals die, nor flow'rs decay. Merrickl. HYMN CCCXV.- Long Metre. i Veni Creator Spirilus. 1 Oh ! Source of uncreated light ! By w horn the worlds were rais'd from night ; Come, visit ev'ry pious mind ; Come, pour thy joys on human kind. 2 PleiUeous in grace, descend from liigh, Rich in thy matchless energy : From sin and sorrow set us free, vn.l niLke us temples w orthy thee. ) Cleanse and re fine our eardily parts, Inflame and sunctily our hearts, Our iraillies help, our v ice control, Submit the senses to the soul. 4 Thiicc lioly UAWii ! tliriee holy fire ! Our hearts with heavenly love inspire j Make us eternal truth.s receive, Aid us to live as we believe. 5 Chase from our ])ath each noxious foe. And pe.xe, the iruit of love, bestow ; And, lest our llct sliould stej) i sti'ay. Protect and guide us in our wa\'. Drydex. HYMN CCCXV 1. Coifunon Alctre. The first and second Coming of Christ. SixG to the Lord, ye distant landts ! Ye tribes of ev'ry tongue ; 42 ijt "254 HYMN 317. HYMN 318. 255 I 1 His ne\r-discovcr'd grace demands A iKHv and nobler song. 2 Sa\- to thr nations, Jesus came A gniltv world to save ; ^ From \ ice and error to reclami, And iTscui I'rom tlie grave. ] Let heav'n proclaim the joyrul day ; Joy through tlie earth l)e seen ; Let cities sliine in bright array, And iields in eheerlul green. 4 With pleasure lilt your w ond'ring eyes, Yc islands of the sea 1 . ^ Ye mountains, sink r ye vallies, nsi; Prepare the Siiviour's way. 5 Behold he comes ! he coinfs to l)less Tlie nations from their (jod ; To shew the world his righteousness, And send his truth abroid. 6 Again he comes, w itli po\s Yful \'oie' ■, To wake die num'rous dead, And call his churches to rejoice With their exalted Head. 7 \\ hill He, who is our life, draws ncitr, And all his glory \ iew. His faithful servants shall appear With him in glory too. Watts HYMN CCCXVIl. Com.Hon Metre, The Instability of worldly Enjoyments. 1 Th e evils that l^eset our path, \\lio can prevent or cure ? We stand upon the brink of death. When most we seem secure. 2 If we to-day sweet peace possess, It soon may be withdrawn ; Some change may plunge us in distress, Before to- morrow's dawn. :\ Disease and pain invade our health, And find an easy i)rcy ; And oil, ulien least expected, wealtl) Takes w ings and Hies away. 4 The grounds from which we look lor fruit Produce us often i)ain ; A worm unseen attacks the root. And all our hopes are vain. • . 5 Since sin has fiU'd the earth with wo, And creatures fade and die ; Lord, wean our hearts from things below. And fix our hopes on high ! COWPER. HYMN CCCXVIIl. Short Metre. Li^ht and Deliverance. 1 The traveller, lost in niglit, Breathes many a longing sigh, And marks the welcome dawn of light. With rapture in his eye. 2 Thus sweet the dawn of clay Which weary sinners find, When mercy with reviving ray Beams o'er the fainting mind. 3 To slaves oppnest with chains, How kind, how dear the friend, Wliose gen'rous hand relieves their pains, And bids their son*ows end ! 4 Hius dear that Friend divine, Who rescues captive souls ; i 256 HYMN 319. HYMN 320. 257 I I Unbinds the galling- chains of sin, And all its power ontrols. 5 My God ! to gospel light My dawn of liope I owe ; Oiice, waiKFring in the shades of night, And sunk in liQi>€less wo. 6 Thy hand redeenVd the slave, And set the pris'ner free : Be all I am, and all I have> . Devoted, Lord, to thee ! Mrs. Steele, altered. HYMN CCCXIX. Common Metre. b For a Fast Day. 1 When Abra'm, full of sacred awe, Before Jehovah stood,- And, with an humble, fervent prayer, For guilty Sodom su'd ; 2 With whit success, w^hat wondrous grace, Was his petition crowa'd 1 The Lord would spare, if ui the place Ten righteous men were found. 3 And could a single pious soul , S6 rich a boon obtain { Good God I and shall a nation cry, And plead with thee m vam ? 4 Our country, guilty as she is, Her numVous saints can boast ; See their united prayers ascend ; And shall these prayers l>e lost ^ 5 Are not the righteous dear to thee Now , as in ancient times ? Or does this sinful land exceed Gomorrah in lier crimes ? 6 Still we are thine, we bear thy name. Here yet is thine abode : Long has thy presence blest our land ; Forsake us not, O God ■ 7 O may our people, rulers, priests, I'hy choicest blessings share ; And know thee by that glorious name, "• The God who heareth pray'r !" West Boston Coll. H HYMN CCCXX. Long Metre, t) Humility. 1 W 11 E R E FO R E should man, frailchildof clay. Who, from the cradle to the shroud, Li\ cs but the insect of a day — O w hy should mortal man be proud ? 2 His brightest visions just appear. Then vanish, and no more are found : The stateliest pile his pride can rear A breath may level with the ground, 3 Bv doubt perplex'd, in error lost. With trembling step he seeks his way : How vain of wisdom's gifts the boast ! Of reason's lamp, how faint the ray I 4 Follies and crimes, a countless sum. Are crowded in life's little span : How ill, alas, does pride become That erring, guilty creature, man ! 5 God of my life. Father divine ! Give me a meek and lowly mind : In modest worth, O let me shine. And peace in humble virtue find. 42* 258 HYMN 321. HYMN 322, 323. 259 HYMN CCCXXI. 7b. Metre. t> Close of ihe Year. 1 While by culm refiection led, We review each passing year, Think how many souls are fled, Never more to meet us liere I 2 Fix'd in an eternal state, Tliey have now no cares below ; We a little longer wait ; But how little, none can know. 3 Life how frail ! how fleeting breath ! Fate stands threat'ning still m view ; And the next dread bolt of death May be sent to me or you. 4 While v\ e speak, and while we hear, Teach us, Lord, with awe to think, That eternity is near, We are standing on the brink. 5 As the winged arrow flies Quick, the destin'd mark to find ; As the lightning from the skies Darts, and leaves no trace behind 6 So our brief and transient days To their end speed swiftly on ; Soon we pass life's little space. Here to~day, to-morrow gone. 7 Lord, our humble vows receive, Pardon of our sins renew ; Teach us by thy grace to live, With eternity in view. 8 Bless thy word to young and old ; Fill us with a Saviour's love ; And, w hen life's short tale is told, Takjc us to thy bliss above I HYMN CCCXXll. Long Metre, b Hymn in Time of War. 1 While sounds of war are heard around, And death and ruin strew the ground ; To thee we look, on thee we call, The Parent and the Lord of all I 2 Thou, who hast stamp'd on human kind The image of a heav'n-born mind, And in a fiither's wide embrace Hast chcrish'd all the khidred race ; 3 O see with what insatiate rage Thy sons their impious battles wage ; How spreads destruction like a flood, And brothers shed their brothers' blood I 4 See guilty passions spring to birth, And deeds of hell deform the earth ; While righteousness and justice mourn ; And love and pity droop forlorn. 5 Great God ! \\-hose powerful hand can bind The raging waves, the furious w ind, O bid the human tempest cease, And hush the madd'ning world to peace. 6 With rev'rcnce may each hostile land Hear and obey that high command. Thy Son's blest errand from abo\'e, " My creatures, live in mutual love 1" Aiken. HYMN CCCXXIll. Common Metre. 281 or b Brotherly Kindness from the Precept and Example of Christ. I Ye foirwersofthe Prince of Peace, Who round his table draw ! Remember what his spirit was, What his peculiar law. M 25S HYMN 321. HYMN 322, 323. 259 HYMN CCCXXI. 7a, Metre. 5 Close of the Year. 1 While by calm reflection led, We review each passing year, Think how many souls are fled, Never more to meet us here ! 2 Fix'd in an eternal state, They have now no cares below ; We a little longer wait ; But how little, none can know. 3 Life how frail ! how fleeting breath ! t ate stands threat'ning still in view ; And the next dread bolt of death May be sent to me or you. 4 While we speak, and while we hear, Teach us, Lord, with awe to think, 1 hat eternity is near. We are standing on the brink. 5 As the winged arrow flies Quick, the destin'd mark to find ; As the lightning from the skies Darts, and leaves no trace behind : 6 So our brief and transient days To their end speed swifdy on ; Soon we pass life's little space. Here to-day, to-morrow gone. 7 Lord, our humble vows receive, Pardon of our sins renew ; Teach us by thy grace to live, With eternity in view. 8 Bless thy word to young and old : Fill us with a Saviour's love ; And, when life's short tale is told, Takje us to thy bliss above ! Olney Hymns. HYMN CCCXXII. Long Metre. b Hymn in Time of War. 1 While sounds of war are heard around, And death and ruin strew the ground ; To thee we look, on thee we call. The Parent and the Lord of all ! 2 Thou, who hast stamp'd on human kind The image of a heav'n-born mind, And in a father's wide embrace Hast cherish'd all the kindred race ; 3 O see with what insatiate rage Thy sons their impious battles wage ; How spreads destruction like a flood, And brothers shed their brothers' blood ! 4 See guilty passions spring to birth. And deeds of hell deform the earth ; While righteousness and justice mourn ; And love and pity droop forlorn. 5 Great God ! whose powerful hand can bind The raging waves, the furious wind, O bid the human tempest cease, And hush the madd'ning world to peace. 6 With rev'rence may each hostile land Hear and obey that high command. Thy Son's blest errand from above, " My creatures, live in mutual love 1" Aiken. " ' • ■ HYMN CCCXXIIl. Common Metre. 28L or b Brotherly Kindness from the Precept and Example of Christ. 1 Ye foU'wers of the Prince of Peace, Who round his table draw i Remember what his spirit was, What his peculiar law. ^ [i'i 260 HYMN 324, 325. HYMN 326, 327, 328. 261 2 The love, which all his bosom fiU'd, Did all his actions guide ; Inspired by love, he liv'd and taught ; Inspir'd by love, he died. 3 And do you love him ? do you feel Your warm affections move ? This is the proof which he demands, That you each other love. Birmingham Collection. & HYMN CCCXXIV, Long Metre, Doxology. 1 From all that dwell below the skies Let the Creator's praise arise ! Let the Redeemer's name be sung. Thro' ev'ry land, by ev'ry tongue i 2 Eternal are thy mercies. Lord ! Eternal truth attends thy word : Thy praise shall sound from shore to shore^ Till suns shall rise and set no more. Watts. HYMN CCCXXV. 8 and 7s. Metre. 31 Universal Praise. 1 Praise to thee, thou great Creator ! jPraise to thee from ev'ry tongue ; Join, my soul, with ev'ry creature. Join the universal song. 2 For ten thousand blessings giv'n, For the hope of future joy, Sound his praise thro' earth and heav'ii, Sound Jehovah's praise on high. Fawcbtt HYMN CCCXXVI. 8 aod 7«. Metre, A Before or after, Sermon. 1 Lord of nature ! Source of light ! In pity view thy world below : Guide our erring footsteps rightly, Through these scenes of guilt and wo. 2 Grant thy Spirit ! — By thy kindness Let our errors be forgiven : Heal our sins, dispel our blindness ; Then — conduct us safe to heaven ! Calamy. ■■—■ - _ ■■■■-■- - -- - ■-'■ — ' ' - — - -" ■ ^— ——""'■ — '— ■■ HYMN CCCXXVII. 73. Metre. After Sermon. 1 Thanks for mercies past, receive ; Pardon of our sins renew ; Teach us, henceforth, how to live, With eternity in view. * 2 Bless thy word to old and young ; Grant us. Lord, thy peace and love ; And, when life's short race is run, Take us to thy house above. ^1^ ..I . - - - — — — — HYMN CCCXXVUI. 8 and 7s, Metre, a For the Close of publlck Worship. 1 Lord ! dismiss us with thy blessing, Hope and comfort from above ; Let us, each thy peace possessing, Triumph in redeeming Iqve. 2 Thanks we give and adoration For thy gospel's joyful sound : May the fruits of thy salvation In our hearts and lives abound ! 1 ASCRIPTIONS AND BENEDICTIONS, FOUNDED ON TEXTS'OF SCRIPTURE ; TO BE SUNG AT THE END OF PSALMS AMD HYMNS, IN VARIOUS ME- TRES. I. Common JW£r/?£.— single. Phil. iv. 7. MAY peace, which from the Lord proceeds, Which Christ alone imparts, Which human knowledge far exceeds. Preserve and keep our hearts. 11. Psalm xxviii. 9. Lord, bless thy people, who to thee - Do all their safety owe j Feed thou thy iiock, and raise them up When tliey are fallen low. Unknown. III. Rev. V. 13. Blessing and honour, glory, pow'r, By all in earth and heav*n, To him who sits upon the throne, And to the Lamb be giv*n. Tate. IV. Anothen To him who sits upon the throne. The God whom we adore ; And to the Lamb that once was slain^ Be glory evermore. Scotch Paraphrases V. Common Metre. — double. Phil. ii. 10, 11. Let every creature bow the head To God's exalted Son ; Since God hath rais'd him from the dead, And plac d him on his throne . ASCRIPTIONS, &c. 263 Let every mortal tongue confess That Jesus is the Lord ; Thus when the Saviour's name we bless. The Father is ador'd. VI. Hebrews xiii. 20, 21. Now may the God of peace and love, Who from the shades of death Restored the Shepherd of the sheep To draw immortal breath, Enrich our souls with every grace. That we may do his will ; And all that's pleasing in his sight, Inspire us to fulfil. , Rippon's Collection, VIL Rev. i. 5, 6. To him, who wash'd us from aur sins In his own precious blood ; ^ And made us kings and priests, before His Father and his God ; To him who died and rose again, Be glory ever giv'n ; And may his wide dominion spread • Throughout the earth and heav'n. vin. Rev.v. 9, 10. Worthy art thou, who once wast slain, To open every seal. And from the book of God's decrees His counsels to reveal. Thou hast redeem'd us by thy blood. From sin hast set us free. Hast made us kings and priests to God, ^ And we shall reign with thee. Partly from Watts. 264 ASCRIPTIONS, &c. ASCRIPTIONS, &c. 265 Watts. S. D. LONG M£ri?E.— SINGLE. I. Matt. xxi. 9. HOSANNA* to king DavkVs Son, Who reigns on a superior throne ; We bless the Prince of heavenly birth, Who brought salvation down to earth. II. 1 Tim. i. 17. Now to the great eternal King, Th' immortal God, we mortals sing ; God only wise we glorify. Invisible to mortal eye. in. 1 Tim. vi. 15, 16. To him who dwells in heavenly light, Beyond the reach of human sight. The King supreme, the Lord of heaven. Be endless praise and honour given. IV. 2 Thess. ii. 16, 17. May God the Father, and his Son, From whom all love and grace proceed, Comfort our hearts, and 'stablish us In every virtuous word and deed. V. Lose METRE. — SIX LINFS. Jude, ver. 24, 25. To him whose wisdom, love and power Preserves us in temptation's hour. Who will present our souls complete Before the glory of his seat ; To God, our Saviour, only wise, L^t songs of praise and honour rise. • The word Hosanna signifies, '* Sa\-e, we beseech thee i"| It ia an ascription of honour to fliirist as our Saviour. ^4ll Sevens Metre. 2 Cor. xiii. 14. May the grace of Christ our Saviour, And tJie Father's boundless love. With the Holy Spirit's favour. Rest upon us from above. Short Metre, I. Rom. xvi. 25, 27. To God the only wise. Who keeps us by his word, Be glory now and evermore. Through Jesus Christ our JLord. II. 2 Cor. xiii. 14.' The grace of Christ our Lord, The Father's boundless love. The Spirit's blest communion, too, Be with us from above. III. Mat. xxi. 9— John i. 14. Hosanna to the Word, Who from the Father came ; Ascribe salvation to the Lord, And ever bless his name. Newton. Hallelujah Metre. I. 1 John iv. 19— Gal. iii. 13-Col. i. 12. To him who lov'd us first. Before the world began. To him who bore the curse To save rebellious man : To him who forms Our souls for heaveo^ Be endless praise And glory given. / • \ I ■} \ I 1 r \ \ 43 WATxa. 266 .ASCRIPTIONS, &c. II. INDEX to the Matter of each PSALM and HYMN. Mat. xxi 9— Acts v. 13— Phil. ii. 11. Ho^san: A to the Kin^ Of Dii' id's royal blood ; Behold, he comes to bring Forgiving- grace from God : Upon his head Shall honours rest, And ev'ry tongue Pronounce him bleat. WatIS. III. Heb. i. 6.— Rev. v. 11, 12. With angels round the throne, And saints who dwell above, We join to praise the Son, And sing his wondrous love. Worthy the Lamb, Who once was slain, O'er heav'n and earth To live and reign. IV. 1 Cor XV. ir-Col. i. 18-Acts v. 31. To Christ the Lord from heav'n, The first-born from the dead ; The Prince of life, be glory giv n, And wide his kingdom spread : Through earth's extent His honours raise ; And all consent ^ His name to praise. _^___— -— == '^NH~th7d^iah"d^y brolherTlhe late Dr. John ri ARKE I think I am at liberty to say. that many of the varfaS and addition ^^"^^f .? ^v "Lt^'tha Hvmns were either made or suggested by him. tnat th-ralterrtton of the 149th Psalm was altogether h« own; anfthat^ ^ork passed under h.8 en u^l ^vP and correcting hand before it went to the press. For tht, and for ^any other acts of Christian friendship, his memory will ever be precious to mc. ^^ Ma¥ 31, 179a> P. stands for Psalm, h. for Hymn. The figures refer not to the Pages, but to the number of each Psalm and Hymn. A. ABRAHAM, the Promise to him fulfilled, p 105 extended to the Gentiles, h 74^ 111 Adam the first and second, p 8. h 291 Adoption, h 35 Afl[liction, p 119, I2th part, 14th part the cure of folly, h 164 Divine Goodness in, h 190 Submission to, h 214 Age, Consolations of, p 71. h 55 American Revolution, p 75 • Angels, their Ministry to Christ, h 211 Song, h 104 Worship, p 103, 4th part. B. BAPTISM, by Immersion, h 127 of I.ifants, h 111, 159, 221, 252 Beatitudes, h 37 Better part, h 36 Blessings, Spiritual, p 81, 106. h 107 and Temporal, p 139, 4th part Body Frail, h 147 wonderfully made, p 139, 5th part , C. CANAAN, heavenly, p 107 Lost, p 95 Catholicism, h 148 Captivity, p 137 Charity, p 37, 41, 112. h 39, 121, 135, 145, 192 • Greater than Faith or Hope, h 149 Child, Death of, h 152, 228 Children devoted to God, h 252 Religious education of, p 78 Christ's regard to, h 221 CHRIST, his Ascension, p ^4, 68. h 17, 105 Seen of Angels, h 211 Branch of David, h 6 Bread of Life, h 151 Bridegroom of the Church, p 45 his Cross our glory, h 21, 274 his Commission, h 101, 253 his Compassion, h 1^8, 182, 292 his Conquest and Triumph, h 163, 259 4: ' III ';1 Iff 268 INDEX. CHRIST, his first and second coming, h 316 his Death and Resurrection, h 308 his Eternity, p 102, 294 his Example p 109. h 14, 167 his Exaltation, p 2. h 17, 62 his Gentleness, h 251 * his Grace and Glory, h 187 the Head of his church, h 139 his Humiliation, h 239 the Image of God, h 244 his Incarnation, h 22 his intercession, h 185 his Invitation, h 46 his Kingdom, p 2, 72,98. h 194 the King of saints, h 48 the Lamb of God, h 30, 44 our Life, h 271, 280 the Light of the world, h 301 his Mission and Sacrifice, p 40 the Morning star, h 6 his Nativity, h 31, 104. 223, 282 his Obedience to death, p 69 his Offices and Names, h 140 Opening the sealed book, h 9 precious in life and death, h 133 his Pre-existence, and incarnation, h 27 his Priesthood, p 110. h 188 the Physician of the soul, h 50 a Prince and Saviour, h 62 his Resurrection, p 2, 16. h 2, 17, 29, 105 Salvation by him, p 85. h 138 the same veaterday, to-day and forever, h 294 a Sheplierd, h 247 the Sight of him in heaven, h 51 the Spirit his gift, p 68, 72 our Strength and righteousness, p 71 his Sufferings and glory, p 22, b9. h 126 the Sun of righteousness, p 19. h 87 the Supreme beauty, h 225 his Victory and dominion, h 2j64 the Victory of his death, h 17, 105 the Way to God, h 130 the Wisdom of God, h 222 Christian's Farewell, h 295 R ,ce, h 25, 175 Church, the Birth-phice of Saints, p 87 the Bride of Christ, p 45. h 137 INDEX. 269 Church Jewish and Christian compared, p 132 its Glory and defence, h 95 our safety and dthght, p 27, 93. h 110, 198 Citizen of Zion, p 15 Colonies planted and punished, p 107 Common Mercies, h 90 Compassion and Forgiveness, h 121 for Sinful nren, p 119, 5th part Complaint and hope, p 143 Communion with Christ, h 258 with God, h 203, 210 Condescension of God, p 8, 113. h 250 Confession and paidon/ p 32. h 174 [275 Confidence in God, p 7, 18, 27, 28, 31, 34> 52, 56, 57, 146. h 89, Conscience, Testimony of. h 243 Peace of, h 283 Consolation in Christ, h 138 in Death, p 38 in Providence, p 77 Conviction of sin, h 154 Contrite heart, h 206 Corruption, Moral, p 12, 14, 53 Contentment, p 131 Covenant of Grace, p 89. h 129, 169, 236 Creation Old and New, p 8. h 20, 217 and Providence, p 33. h 61, 85, 132, 160 Creatures vain and God all sufficient, p 33. 62 their voice proclaiming God, p 104. D. DARKNESS, walking in, h 103 Death, p 38, 39, 88, 89, 90 h 158 the End of the Christian's course, h 49, 238 and the Resurrection, h 287 Triumph over, h 15, 270, 309 Decency, h 33 Devotion,' h 284 by day and night, p 1, 134 Direction, Divine, asked, p 25 Discipline, Fatherly, h 108, 27Z Distress relieved, p 31, 40, 126, 142 Faith in Time of, h 224 Doubts and fears suppressed, p 3 Doxology, h 324. * E. ENEMIES, Complaint against, p 120 Deliverance frooj, p 54, 59, 7Q» 124, 126, 140 43* « ^ If I 270 INDEX. INDEX. 271 Enemies, Love to, p 109. h 66 Envy cured, p 37 Evening, p 4. h 125, 201 FAITH correcting impatience, p 55 Encouraged, p 9 Living and Dead, h loo in the Names of Cod, h 226 in the Promise of Salvation, h 25 in the Redeemer's sacrifice, h 161 in a Time of distress, h 224 Triumphant, h 286 Walking by, h 63 Family duties and blessings, p 128 religion, p 101 Fast in war, p 20. 44. h 319 Fear of God, h 82 Feast, Gospel, h 114, 118, 234, 299 Forgiveness sought, p 25 to debtors, h 121 to enemies, h 66 Fortitude, li 13 Friendship, Christian, h 310 Funeral tliought, h 99. G. GOD, his all-seeing eye, p 139, 2d pt. 6th pt All sufficient, p 33, 62, 73 his Approbation of the Just, p 2 his care of his people, p 76 his Compassion to sinners, h 182 his Condescension, p 8, 113. h 250 our Creator, p 139, 3d part, h 172 his Eternity, p 90 Exalted above all praise, h 58 his Eternal counsels, h 141 his Faithfuhiess, h 1 11. 159 I254i 396 his Goodness, p 36,56,57, 66, 68, 145, 146 h 59, 83, 158 His Greatness and goodness, p 86 his Grace in Christ, h 218 bis Holiness and sovereienty, p 93, 97 his Incomprehensibility, h 41, 42 his Justice, p 11, 18, 68 h 117 Known by his works, p 19, 136. h 93 his Majesty, p 29 his Mercy in judgment* p 103 his various Narngs, h 226 GOD, his Name proclaimed to Moses, h 19 his Perfections and works, p 111, 136, 145 our portion and hope, p 73, h 128 his Power, p 66, 93, 145. h 117 his Presence mortifying us to the world, h 43 his Regard to our weakness, p 103 our Shepherd, p 23 the Searcher of hearts, p 159, 6th part Transforming vision of, p 17 his Unity and sovereignty, p 135. h 54 his Unchangeableness, p 102, 106. h 86 his Universal presence, p 139, 1st part his Wisdom, p 111, 139, 3d pt. h 8, 254 Good out of Evil, h 202 Gospel, not ashamed of it, h 122 Blessed, p 89. h 131 its Excellency, h 75 its Power and triumph, h 163, 313 its Success, h 65, 88 Grace and Glory, p 97 Gratitude, p 91. h 57, 78, 170, 266, 267 Grave destroyed, h 262 Gravity in deportment, h 33. HAPPINESS in God. p 3 and Misei7, p 1, 37 Heaven, p 24. h 45, 47, 180, 238 Longing for, h 193 Holiness, p 34, 119. 10th and 11th pts. h 229 Hope, p. 43, h 173, 230, 293 House of prayer, h 84, 312 Humility, p 131. h 73, 250, 320 Hypocricy, p 50. h 76, 248 Hymn, before or after Sermon^ 326 after Sermon, 327 close of Public Worship, 328 I. IDOLATRY, p 115, 135 Ignorance of man, h 32 Imitation of God's goodness, U 83 Impatience, p 55 Influence Divine, h 171, 315 Insurrection, p 64 Intemperance, p 107, 3d pt Intercession of Christ, h 185 Uvitation to communion, h IQ; 2h H4j 118, 1^4, 2U, ^ of M«rcy, h 30^ 1 272 INDEX. Israel's Journey, p 106, 107, 1 st pt. 1 14 JACOB'S vow, h 205 Jerusalem, New, h 165 Joy, Heavenly, h 47 and Gratitude, h §17 Jubilee, h 40, 162 Judgment, Final, p 50. h 279 Justice, h 120 of God. p 18. K. KINGDOM of Christ, p 98. h 194, 264 Knowledge of God, p 119, 9th part. L. Law and Gospel, h 235 Life, Its shortness, p 90. h 116. 231, 314 its VaUie, h 153 Light and Deliverance, h 318 Looking at things unseen, h 288 Lord's Day, p 5, 19, 63, 92, 118, 122. h 2, 18, 24, 157, 263 1 Prayer, h 66 Supper, h 134, 242, 258, 260 Love, Brotherly, p 133 h 72, 196 mutual ot Christians, h 323 of God to the Church, h 186 to God, h 97— and man, h 249, 303 to the Saviour, ardent, h 52 M. MAGISTR A TES warned, p 82, 94 Marriage, p 128 h 177, 289 of the Lamb, h 10 ' Meditation, h 168 Meekness, h 108, 307 i Mercy before sacrifice, h 248, 281 Michael and the Dragon, h 146 Ministers ordained, h 70, 237, 253. See Gospel Watclimen, h 107 their death, h 115, 184 their Fidelity rewarded, h 237 their Sickness, h 204 Moderation, h 96 Morning, h 201 Mortification, h 43 Moses and the I^amb, Song of, h 109 aod Christ, h 235. INDEX. 273 N. NATIONAL blessings, p 85 Nature, Beauties of, p 147. h 12 God of, h 92 . and Scripture, p 19 Voiceof, pl9.hl58, 241 New Birth, h 261. OBEDIKNCE, p 22. h 195 Obligations and Privileges, h 53 Oppression, p 10 Ordinances h 26 P. PARDON, p 130. h 113, 276 Patience, h 212 Peace and consolation, h 213 and Plenty, p 144 and War, p 46 Penitence, h 306 Persecution, p 83. h 1 Pillar in the heavenly Temple, h 7 Poor in Spirit, h 297 Praise from all Creatures, p 148 without ceasing h 79 to Christ, h 30, 93 for Deliverance, p 116 for Divine Goodness, p 68, 100, 103, 136, 146. h 124 Praise Universal, p 47, ^7^ 96, 108, 117, 138, 150. h 325 Prayer, p 95 Heard,/p 30, 66, 102 * Importunate, h 209 , yniversal, h 67 » Preparation for Worbhip, h 64 Pride, h 12 Prisoners relieved, p 107 Privileges and Obligations, h SZ Prodigal Son, h 34 Promise to Believers and their Children, h 159, 252 Prosperity and Adversity, h 216 Dangerous, p 73 h 179 from God, p 127 ; Protection Divine, p 90, 91, 121, 138, 144, 256, 257 in Foreign Countries, h 106 Providence, p 2>^, 61, %5, 74, 104, 136. h 81, 160 Ancient, p 77 in convulsions of the world, h 305 its Justice p 11 \ \ 274 mDEX. Providence Mysterious, h 80 over Man and Beast, h 232, 254 Prudence, h 68, 208 Q. QUICKENING Grace, p 119, 13th part IV. • V RACE, Christian, h 25, 175 * Rain, p 65, 104, 135. h 69 Divine influence compared to, p 72 Reanimation, p 88. h 285 Recovery from sickness, p 30, 118. h 155 Redemption, h lo6 Relief from distress, p 31 Religion vain without Love, h 91 Gratitude its spring, h 170 its Pleasures, h 278 in Youth, h 94, :U1 Repentance, p 32, 51, U9, 3d pt. 130. h 34, 113, 29^ and hupe, h 173, v;76 Reproof, Brothcly. p 141 Resignation, p 91 h 202, 231 in Death, h 265 Rest to weary souls, h 46 Resolutions, Holv, p 119. lUhpt h 3 Resurrections, p 17, 71, 89. h 38, 112, 287 of Christ, p l^,h2, 17,29,105 of the Martyrs, h 240 Retirement, h 168, 304 Revewnce of God, p 99 Revolution, American, p 7S Riches, their vanity, p 49 Righteous, their happiness, p 1, 37, 106 Rulers, wicked, p 94 SABBATH, eternal, h 157 Safely in God. p 61. See Confidence Saints, departed, tJieir blessedness, h 98 Salvation, p 85, 118. h 28 by Grace, h 189, 220 Savages, Deliverance u-om, p 59 Scripture. See word of God Seaman's Prayer, p 104, 2d pt. 107. 4th pt. h 106 Seasons, changing, p 147, 148 fruitful, p 65. h 69 " Self dependence, h 81 examination, p 26. h 246 INDEX. Serpent, Brazen, h 227 Shepherd, God's character, p 23 Christ's character, h 247 Sickness, p 6, 30. h 176 Sinai and Sion. h 183, 233 Sincerity, p 18. h 150 and Hypocrisy, h 76 Sons of God, h 181 Spirit of God, p 68, 72. h 60 its Influences, h 277 Spiritual blessings and punishments, p 81 Spring, h 119, 268 Storm. See Thunder Strength and joy, p 138 from God, h 269 Submission, p 123. h 11, 178, 200, 214 Syro-Phenician woman, h 5 T. TABLE in the wilderness, p 78 Te Deum, h 197 Tempest. See Thunder the Last, h 279 Temptation, p 13. h 23 Thanksgiving, p 18, 7i^, li45 Thief, Penitent, h2i^0''' • • . i Thirsting after God, h 272 Thunder, p 29, l')4> ts?t^*it, tS^.'h 143„la6 Time redeemed, h 7'/.'^:>' , ; \' . * Treasure in earthen vessels, h 1 16 ' Trial and Safety, p, 125 ofVirtue,h21j • '^ ' • ■ '; Truth, h 123 i . . '. . ' ' Tyrants and Oppressors, p 5B. U. UNBELIEF, p 95 Uncharitable judgment, h 8 Union of Christ and his church, h 137 Universal prayer, h 67. V. VICTORY, p 18 over Death, h 270 and Dominion of Christ, h 264 Vineyard of God, p 80 Virtuesof a Christian, p 15, 119, 1st part Trial of, h 215 Vision of the Lamb, h 9 275 I ] I • • < 276 INDEX. Volume of Nature and Scripture, p 19 W. WAR, p 20, 44, h 322 and Peace, 46. Disappointment in, p 60 Devastation of, p 79 Warrior Christian, h 102 Watchfulness and Prayer, h 4 and Reproof, p 141 Wicked, their misery, p 1, 37 Winter, p 147, 148. h 191 , Wisdom Divine, h 61 * Voice of, h 100, 255 Ways of, h 199 Word of God, Delight in it, p 119, 6lh 7th 8th parts its Excellency, p 19. h 71, 142 Instruction from it, p 119, 4th part Works, Good, p 16, 37 World, Vanity of, h 317 Worship, Publick, p 42, 48, 63, 65, 84, 89, 95, 99, 122. h64. YEAR, New, h 16, 56, 219 )ast.day of, Ik32X You^Kp,ii9..2(ipan. ; ZEAL, true and false, h 300 Zion,