2 Before thou brought'st the moun-4 To satisfy and cheer our souls, tains forth, Or th' earth and world didst frame, Thou always wast the mighty God, And ever art the same. 3 Thou turnest man, O LORD, to dust, Of which he first was made; And when thou speak'st the word, 'Return,' 'Tis instantly obey'd. 4 For in thy sight a thousand years 5 Thou sweep'st us off as with a flood, We vanish hence like dreams :At first we grow like grass that feels The sun's reviving beams; 6 But howsoever fresh and fair Its morning beauty shows, "Tis all cut down and wither'd quite Before the evening close. 7 We by thine anger are consum'd, 8 Beneath thine anger's sad effects 9 Our term of time is seventy years, An age that few survive: But if, with more than common strength, To eighty we arrive 10 Yet then our boasted strength decays, To sorrow turn'd and pain; PART 11. (C. M.) 1 BUT who thine anger's dread effects 2 So teach us, LORD, th' uncertain sum Of our short days to mind, That to true wisdom all our hearts May ever be inclin'd. 3 O to thy servants, LORD, return, And speedily relent! As we of our misdeeds, do thou Thy early mercy send; That we may all our days to come In joy and comfort spend. 5 To all thy servants, LORD, let this 6 Let thy bright rays upon us shine, PSALM 70. From the xci. Psalm of David. that has God his guardian inade, My GoD, in whom I will confide. 2 His tender love and watchful care Shall free thee from the fowler's snari And from the noisome pestilence; He over thee his wings shall spread, And cover thy unguarded head; His truth shall be thy strong defend 3 No terrors that surprise by night Shall thy undaunted courage fright, Nor deadly shafts that fly by day, Nor plague, of unknown rise, that kill In darkness, nor infectious ills That in the burning noon-tide slay 4 Because, with well-plac'd confidence Thou mak'st the LORD thy sure de fence, Thy refuge, even GoD most High, Therefore no ill on thee shall come, Nor to thy heav'n-protected home Shall overwhelming plagues draw nigh. PART III. (III. 3.) 1 GoD shall charge his angel legions Watch and ward o'er thee to keep Though thou walk through hostile re gions, Though in desert wilds thou sleep. 2 On the lion vainly roaring, On his young, thy foot shall tread; And, the dragon's den exploring, Thou shalt bruise the serpent's head 3' Since, with pure and firm affection Thou on GoD hast set thy love, With the wings of his protection He will shield thee from above. Thou shalt call on him in trouble, PSALM 71. (C. M.) HOW good and pleasant must it be • With ev'ry morning's early dawn 3 To ten-string'd instruments we'll With tuneful psalteries join'd; ♦ For through thy wondrous works, OSA LORD, ? But righteous men, like rising Shall grow and flourish still; 10 Thus will the LORD his justice PSALM 72. (L. M.) WI WITH glory clad, with strength [reigns, 6 The LORD, that o'er all nature 2 PART. (C. M.) ye, the LORD shall not regard, Shall not your sins discern? Or blind, who fram'd the eye? To him their thoughts lie bare; PART II. (C. M.) 1 BLESS'D is the man whom thou, O This man shall rest and safety find. 4 The world shall yet confess thee just ways Shall in those paths go on. 5 Long since had I in silence slept, The world's foundation strongly laid. He is my rock, to which I may And the vast fabric still sustains. For refuge always fly. From the xcv. Psalm of David. For we our voices high should raise, Is, with unrivall'd glory, great; 4 The depths of earth are in his hand, Her secret wealth at his command; 6 O let us to his courts repair, SING PSALM 75. (11. 8.) From the xcvi. Psalm of David. ING to the LORD a new-made song; assembled Let earth, in one throng, [sound: Her common patron's praise reSing to the LORD. and bless his name, From day to day his praise proclaim, Who us has with salvation crown'd: To heathen lands his fame rehearse, His wonders to the universe.. 2 He's great, and greatly to be prais'd; In majesty and glory rais'd Above all other deities; For pageantry and idols all Are they whom gods the heathen call; He only rules who made the skies: With majesty and honour crown'd, Glory and strength his throne sur round. 3 Be glory then to him restor'd By all who have false gods ador'd: Ascribe due honour to his Name, With justice to reward and doom. PSALM 76. (L. M.) From the xcvii. Psalm of David. JEHOVAH reigns, let all the earth In his just government rejoice; Let all the lands, with sacred mirth, In his applause unite their voice. 2 Darkness and clouds of awful shade His dazzling glory shroud in state; Judgment and righteousness are made The habitation of his seat. 3 For thou, O God, art seated high, Above earth's potentates enthron'd; Thou, LORD, unrivall'd in the sky, Supreme by all the gods art own'd. 4 Ye who to serve this LORD aspire, Abhor what's ill, and truth es From the xcviii. Psalm of David. the new-made song, 15 Therefore exalt the LORD our GOD, SING to the LORD anys has done 6 With worship at his sacred courts With his right hand and holy arm, 2 The LORD has through th' astonish'd world Display'd his saving might, And made his righteous acts appear In all the heathen's sight. Exalt our GOD and LORD; For he, who only holy is, Alone should be ador'd. From the c. Psalm of David. one consent let all the earth 3 of Israel's house his love and truth WITH Co their cheerful voices Have ever mindful been; raise; Wide earth's remotest parts the pow'r Glad homage pay with awful mirth, Of Israel's GOD have seen. 4 Let therefore earth's inhabitants The trumpet and shrill cornet's sound, Let the loud ocean roar her joy, And sing before him songs of praise: 2 Convinc'd that he is God alone, From whom both we and all pro ceed; We, whom he chooses for his own, The flock that he vouchsafes to feed. 3 O enter then his temple gate, Thence to his courts devoutly press; And still your grateful hymns repeat, And still his Name with praises bless. 4 For he 's the LORD, supremely good, His mercy is for ever sure; 1 Let floods and torrents clap their His truth, which always firmly stood, hands, With joy their homage pay; Let echoing vales, from hill to hill, To welcome down the world's great Who does with justice come, And with impartial equity, Both to reward and doom. PSALM 78. (C. M.) JEHOVAH reigns; let therefore all The guilty nations quake: On cherubs' wings he sits enthron'd; Let earth's foundations shake. ? On Sion's hill he keeps his court, His palace makes her tow'rs; And thence his sov'reignty extends Supreme o'er earthly pow'rs. * 3 Let therefore all with praise address His great and dreadful Name; And, with his unresisted might, His holiness proclaim. 4 For truth and justice, in his reign, Of strength and pow'r take place; His judgments are with righteousness Dispens'd to Jacob's race. To endless ages shall endure. PSALM 80. From the cii. Psalm of David. WH PART I. (C. M.) HEN I pour out my soul in pray'r To thy eternal throne of grace 2 O hide not thou thy giorious face 3 My days, just hast'ning to their end, 4 But thine eternal state, O LORD, PART II. (C. M.) 1 GOD shall arise, and Sion view The name and glory of the LORD All heathen kings shall fear, When he shall Sion build again, And in full state appear. 3 For God, from his abode on high, Hath all the earth survey'd. 4 That they, in Sion, where he dwells, PART III. (C. M.) 1 THE strong foundations of the earth heav'n With wondrous skill have made. 2 Whilst thou for ever shalt endure, 3 Like that, when thou ordain'st their To thy command they bend; Thou to the children of thy saints From the cini. Psalm of David. 15 God will not always harshly chide, 6 As high as heav'n its arch extends 7 As far as 'tis from east to west, 9 Whilst they are nipp'd with sudden 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 11 The LORD, the universal King, In whose great strength his pow'r is 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 ordains fulfil. MY soul, inspir'd with sacred love, 13 Let ev'ry creature jointly bless GOD's holy Name for ever bless; 2 'Tis he that all thy sins forgives, crown'd. 3 He with good things thy mouth sup Thy vigour eagle-like restores; 4 The LORD abounds with tender love, The mighty LORD; and thou, my heart. With grateful joy thy thanks express, (S. M.) PSALM 82. His grace to thee proclaim; 2 O bless the LORD, my soul, His mercies bear in mind; Who is to thee so kind.. Prolongs thy feeble breath; And ransoms thee from death. |