12 Who sincerely seek and fear him, He to them their wish will give; When they call, the LORD will hear them, He will hear them, and relieve. PSALM 119. (C. M.) For ever bless his Name: 2 On princes, on the sons of men, 3 Then happy he, who Jacob's GOD 4 The LORD, who made both heav'n and earth, And all that they contain, 5 The poor, oppress'd, from all their Praise shall 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 Why should I place in man my truste Ev'n princes die and turn to dust, Vain is the help of flesh and blood; Their breath departs, their pomp, and pow'r, And thoughts, all vanish in an hour. Nor can they make their promise good: 3 Happy the man whose hopes rely On Israel's GOD: he made the sky, And earth, and seas, with all their train; He saves th' oppress'd, he feeds the > poor; His truth for ever stands secure, And none shall find his promise vain. 4 The LORD gives eye-sight to the blind, The LORD supports the sinking mind, He sends the righteous strength and PSALM 121. From the cxlvii. Psalm of David PART I. (C. M.) PRAISE the LORD with hymns of joy, And celebrate his fame; For pleasant, good, and comely 'tis 2 His holy city Gon will build, Though levell'd with the ground Bring back his people, though dispers'd Through all the nations round. 3 He kindly heals the broken hearts, And all their wounds does close; He tells the number of the stars, Their several names he knows. 4 Great is the LORD, and great his pow'r, His wisdom has no bound; The meek he raises, and throws down The wicked to the ground. • To God the LORD, a hymn of praise 12 Thou moon, that rul'st the night, 6 He covers heav'n with clouds, and 7 Hiscare the beasts that loosely range 8 The LORD to him that fears his Name To him that on his boundless grace 9 Let Sion and Jerusalem To Goo their praise address; Whose strength secures their lasting gates, Who does their children bless. PART II. (L. M.) 1 JEHOVAH speaks: swift from the To earth the sov'reign mandate flies; 2 The thick descending flakes of snow 4 But nobler works his grace record: And sun, that guid'st the day, 3 Let them adore the LORD, Stands ever fast. 4 Let earth her tribute pay: And winds that where 5 By hills and mountains, all His name be blest. 6 Let all of highest birth, 7 United zeal be shown Earth's utmost ends 8 His chosen saints to grace, The LORD to praise! 2 GLORIA PATRI. N. B. The metre marks, affixed to the preceding psalms and hymns, have Ieference to a division of the metres, founded on the nature of the verse, into four classes, marked-I. II. III. IV. Class I. includes common, long, and short metres, marked-C. M., L. M., S. M. Class II. includes the other Iambic metres, eight in number, marked-II. 1, II. 2, II. 3, II. 4, &c. which may be named; Two, one; Two, two; Two, three, &c. Class III. includes the Trochaic metres, being five in number, marked-III. 1, III. 2, III. 3, &c. which may be named; Three, one; Three, two, &c. Class IV. includes the metres consisting chiefly of triplets, being five in num. ber, marked-IV. 1, IV. 2, IV. 3, &c. and may be named; Four, one; Four two, &c. II. 1. [host To Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, To Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, And suff'ring saints on earth adore; heav'n, As was, and is, and ever shall be giv'n. And songs of highest worth, To Father, Son, and Spirit bless'd, Be highest glory given, By all in earth and heaven. CLASS IH. III. 3. Praise the Father, earth and heaven, To the Father, thron'd in heaven, Great Jehovah! we adore thee, On the saine eternal throne: To Jehovah, Three in One. IV.3. Whenever the Hymns are used at the celebration of divine service, a certain portion or portions of the Psalms of David in metre shall also be sung. |