prayer,

Do thou, O Lord, attend;

To thy eternal throne of grace
Let my sad cry ascend.

2 O hide not thou thy glorious face
In times of deep distress;
Incline thine ear, and, when I call,
My sorrows soon redress.

3 My days, just hast'ning to their end,
Are like an evening shade;
My beauty does, like wither'd grass,
With waning lustre fade.

4 But thine eternal state, O Lord,
No length of time shall waste;
The mem'ry of thy wondrous works
From age to age shall last.

PART II. C. M.

1 God shall arise, and Sion view
With an unclouded face:
For now her time is come, his own
Appointed day of grace.

2 The name and glary of the Lord
All heathen kings shall fear,
Wher, he shall Sion build again,
And in full state appear.

3 For God, from his abode on high,
His gracious beams display'd;
The Lord from heaven, his lofty throne,
Hath all the earth survey'd.

4 That they, in Sion, where he dwells,
Might celebrate his fame,
And through the holy city sing
Loud praises to his Name.

PART II. C. M.

1 The strong foundations of the earth
Of old by thee were laid;
Thy hands, O Lord, the arch of heav'n
With wondrous skill have made.

Whilst thou for ever shalt endure,
They soon shall pass away;
nd, like a garment often worn,
Shall tarnish and decay.

God's holy Name for ever bless; Of all his favors mindful prove,

And still thy grateful thanks expres. 2 "T is he that all thy sins forgives, And after sickness makes thee sound; From danger he thy life retrieves,

By him with grace and mercy crown'd.

3 He with good things thy mouth sup plies,

Thy vigor eagle-like restores; He to the suffrer promptly flies,

Who, wrong'd, his righteous help impleres.

4 The Lord abounds with tender love, And unexampled acts of grace; His waken'd wrath doth slowly move, His willing mercy flies apace. 5 God will not always harshly chide, But with his anger quickly part; And loves his punishments to guide

More by his love than our desert.

6 As high as heaven its arch extends Above this little spot of clay, So much his be andless love transcends The small respects that we can pay. 7 As far as 't is from east to west,

So far has he our sins removed'; Who, with a father's tender breast,

Has such as fear him always loved. 8 For God, who all our frame surveys, Considers that we are but clay; How fresh soe'er we seem, our days

Like grass or flowers must fade away. 9 Whilst they are nipp'd with sudden blasts,

Nor can we find their former place, God's faithful mercy ever lasts

To those that fear him, and their

race.

10 This shall attend on such as still Proceed in his appointed way; And who not only know his will, But to it just obedience pay.

11 The Lord, the universal King, In heav'n has fix'd his lofty throne: To him, ye angels, praises sing,

In whose great strength his power is shown.

12 Ye that his Just commands obey, And hear and do his sacred will, Ye hosts of his, this tribute pay, Who still what he ordaina fulfil. 13 Let every creature jointly bless The mighty Lord; and thon, my heart, With grateful Joy thy thanks express, And in this concert bear thy part.

PSALM 82. S. M.

From the ciil. Psalm of David.
10 BLESS the Lord, my soul,
His grace to thee proclaim;
And all that is within me, Join,
To bless his holy Name.
2 O bless the Lord, my soul,
His mercies bear in mind;
Forget not all his benefits,
Who is to thee so kind."
3 He pardons all thy sins,
Prolongs thy feeble breath;
He healeth thine infirmities,
And ransoms thee from death.
4 He feeds thee with his love,

Upholds thee with his truth;
And, like the eagle's, he renews
The vigor of thy youth.
5 Then bless the Lord, my soul,
His grace, his love proclaim:
Let all that is within me, Join
To bless bis holy Name."

PSALM 83.

From the civ. Pealm of David.
PART I. L. M.

1 BLESS God, my soul; thou, Lord, alone

Possessest empire without bounds, With honor thou art crown'd, thy throne

Eternal majesty surrounds.

With light thou dost thyself enrobe, And glory for a garment take; Heaven's curtains stretch beyond the globe,

Thy canopy of state to make. 3 God builds on liquid air, and forms His palace chambers in the skies; The clouds his chariots are, and storms The swift-wing'd steeds with which he flies.

wrought

Keep thankfully in mind;
The righteous statutes of his mouth,
And laws to us assign'd.

PSALM 86. L. M.

From the cvl. Psalm of David. 10 RENDER thanks to God above, The fountain of eternal love; 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 His tribute of immortal praise? 3 Happy are they, and only they, Who from thy judgments never stray; Who know what 's right; nor only so, But always praise what they know. 4 Extend to me that favor, Lord, 'Thou to thy chosen dost afford; When thou return'st to set them free, Let thy salvation visit me. 50 may I worthy prove to see Thy saints in full prosperity; That I the joyful choir may join, And count thy people's triumph mine.

6 Let Israel's God be ever bless'd,
His Name eternally confess'd;
Let all his saints, with full accord,
Sing loud Amens-praise ye the Lord

PSALM 87.

From the evil. Psalm of David.

PART I. III. 1.

1 MAGNIFY Jehovah's Name;
For his mercies ever sure,
From eternity the same,
To eternity endure.

2 Let his ransom'd flock rejoice,
Gather'd out of every land,
As the people of his choice,
Pluck'd from the destroyer's hand.
In the wilderness astray,
In the lonely waste, they roam,
Hungry, fainting by the way,
Far from refuge, shelter, home
4 To the Lord their God they cry;
He inclines a gracious ear,
Sends deliv'rance from on high,

Rescues them from all their fear:
5 Them to pleasant lands he brings,
Where the vine and olive grow;
Where, from verdant hills, the spring
Through luxuriant vallies flow.
60 that men would praise the Lord,
For his goodness to their race;
For the wonders of his word,,
And the riches of his grace!

PART II. C. M.

1 Thy wondrous power, Almighty Lord,

That rules the boist'rous sea, The bold adventurers record,

Who tempt that dang'rons way.
2 At thy command the winds arise,
And swell the tow'ring waves;
While they astonish'd mount the skies
And sink in gaping graves.

3 Dismay'd they climb the wat'ry hilla
Dismay'd they plunge again;
Fach like a tott'ring drunkard reels,
And finds his courage vain.

4 Then to the Lord they raise their cries,

He hears their loud request,
He calms the fierce tempestuous skies.
And lays the floods to rest.

5 Rejoicing, they forget their fears,
They see the atorm allay'd:
The wish'd-for haven now appears;
There, let their vows be paid!

O that the sons of men would praise The goodness of the Lord! And those who see his wondrous ways His wondrous love record!

PSALM 89. C. M.

From the cviii. Psalm of David

1 O GOD, my heart is fully bent To magnify thy Name;

PSALM 90. L. M.
From the exi. Pealm of David.

1 PRAISE ye the Lord! our God to praise

My soul her utmost power shall raise; With private friends, and in the throng Of saints, his praise shall be my song. 2 His works, for greatness though re nown'd,

praise

Shall celebrate thy fame.

2 Awake, my lute; nor thou, my harp,

Thy warbling notes delay;
Whilst I with early hymns of Joy
Prevent the dawning day.

3 To all the list'ning tribes, O Lord,
Thy wouders I will tell,
And to those nations sing thy praise
That round about us dwell;"

4 Because thy mercy's boundless height
The highest heaven transcends,
And far beyond th' aspiring clouds
Thy faithful truth extends

5 Bethon, O God, exalted high
Above the starry frame;

And let the world, with one consent,
Confess thy glorious Name.

PSALM 89. II. 2.
From the ex. Psalm of David.

1 THE Lord unto my Lord thus spake:

""Till thy foes thy footstool make, Sit thou in state at my right hand': Supreme in Sion thou shalt be, And all thy proud oppressors see Subjected to thy just command. 2"Thee, in thy power's triumphant day,

The willing people shall obey; And, when thy rising beams they view,

Shall all, fredeem'd from error's Appear more numerous and bright

Than crystal drops of morning dew." 3 The Lord hath sworn, nor sworn in

vain,

That, like Melchisedec's, thy reign

And priesthood shall no period see: Anointed Prince! thou, bending low, Shalt drink where darkest torrents flow,

Then raise thy head in victory!

found

By those who seek for them aright,
And in the pious search delight.

3 His works are all of matchless fame, And universal glory claim;

His truth, confirm'd through ages past, Shail to eternal ages last.

4 By precepts he hath us enjoin'd To keep his wondrous works in mind; And to posterity record

That good and gracious is our Lord. 5 His bounty. like a flowing tide, Has all his servants' wants supplied; And he will ever keep in mind His cov'nant with our fathers sign'd. 6 Just are the dealings of his hands, Immutable are his commands, By truth and equity sustain'd, And for eternal rules ordain'd. 7 He set his saints from bondage free, And then establish'd his decree, For ever to remain the same: Holy and rev'rend is his Name. 8 Who wisdom's sacred prize would win

Must with the fear of God begin: Immortal praise and heavenly skill Have they who know and do his will.