3 His perfect worship here is fix'd, On sure foundations laid; His equal laws are in the scales Of truth and justice weigh'd; 4 Of more esteem than golden mines, Or gold refined with skill;

More sweet than honey, or the drops That from the comb distil. 5 My trusty counsellors they are, And friendly warnings give: Divine rewards attend on those Who by thy precepts live.

6 But what frail man observes how oft He does from virtue fall?

O cleanse me from my secret faults, Thou God that know'st them all! 7 Let no presumptuous sin, O Lord, Dominion have o'er me;

That, by thy grace preserved, I may The great transgression flee. 8 So shall my prayer and praises be With thy acceptance blest; And I, secure on thy defence, My strength and saviour, rest.

MAY

And hear us in distress;

Our succour from his temple send,

Our cause from Sion bless!

2 May he accept our vow,

Our sacrifice receive,

Our heart's devout request allow,
Our holy wishes give!

3 O Lord, thy saving grace
We joyfully declare:

Our banner in thy Name we raise“The Lord fulfil our prayer!"

4 Now know we that the Lord His chosen will defend;

From heaven will strength divine afford, And will their prayer attend.

5 Some earthly succour trust,

But we in God's right hand:
Lo! while they fall, so vain their boast,
We rise, and upright stand.

6 Still save us, Lord; and still
Thy servants deign to bless :
Hear, King of heaven, in times of ill,
The prayers that we address.

MY God, my God, why leav'st thou me,
When I with anguish faint?

Oh! why so far from me removed,
And from my loud complaint?

2 Lo! I am treated like a worm,
Like none of human birth;
Not only by the great reviled,
But made the rabble's mirth.

3 With laughter, all the gazing crowd
My agonies survey;

They shoot the lip, they shake the heal, And thus deriding say:

4 "In God he trusted, boasting oft
That he was Heaven's delight;

Let God come down to save him now,
And own his favourite."

5 Withdraw not, then, so far from me,
When trouble is so nigh;

O send me help! thy help, on which
Alone I can rely.

LIKE water is my life pour'd out,
My joints are out of frame;

My heart dissolves within my breast,
Like wax before the flame.

2 My strength is like a potsherd dried,
My tongue is parch'd with drought;
And to the dismal shades of death
My fainting soul is brought.
3 Like dogs, to compass me, my foes
In wicked counsel meet;

They pierced my inoffensive hands,
They pierced my harmless feet.
4 My body's rack'd, till all my bones
Distinctly may be told;

Yet such a spectacle of woe,
As pastime they behold.

5 As spoil, my garments they divide,
Lots for my vesture cast:

Therefore, O leave me not, my God,
But to my succour haste.

PART III.

C. M.

LORD, to my brethren I'll declare
The triumphs of thy Name:

In presence of assembled saints,
Thy glory thus proclaim:

2 "Ye worshippers of Jacob's God,
All you of Israel's line,

O praise the Lord, and to your praise
Sincere obedience join.

3 "He ne'er disdain'd on low distress
To cast a gracious eye;

Nor turn'd from misery his face,
But hears its humble cry."

4 Thus in thy sacred courts, will I
My cheerful thanks express;
In presence of thy saints perform
The vows of my distress.

5 The meek companions of my grief
Shall find my table spread;

And all that seek the Lord shall be
With joys immortal fed.

6 Then shall the glad converted world
To God their homage pay; bash.
And scatter'd nations of the earth

One sovereign Lord obey.in fase7 7 "Tis his supreme prerogatived orell

O'er all mankind to reign;id ni buz 'Tis just that he should rule the world, Who does the world sustain.

8 The rich, who are with plenty fed,
His bounty must confess;

The sons of want, by him relieved,
Their generous patron bless.

9 With humble worship to his throne
They all for aid resort;

That power, which first their being gave,
Alone can them support.

10 Then shall a chosen spotless race,
Devoted to his Name,

To their adoring sons his truth
And glorious acts proclaim.

THE

From the xxiii. Psalm of David.

HE Lord himself, the mighty Lord,
Vouchsafes to be my guide;

The shepherd, by whose constant care
My wants are all supplied.

2 In tender grass he makes me feed,
And gently there repose;

Then leads me to cool shades, and where
Refreshing water flows.

3 He does my wandering soul reclaim,
And, to his endless praise,

Instruct with humble zeal to walk
In his most righteous ways.

4 I pass the gloomy vale of death,
From fear and danger free;
For there his aiding rod and staff
Defend and comfort me.

5 Since God doth thus his wondrous love
Through all my life extend,
That life to him I will devote,
And in his temple spend.

TH

From the xxiv. Psalm of David.

HE spacious earth is all the Lord's,
The Lord's her fulness is;

The world, and they that dwell therein,
By sovereign right are his.

2 He framed and fix'd it on the seas;
And his almighty hand

Upon inconstant floods has made
The stable fabric stand.

3 But for himself, this Lord of all
One chosen seat design'd;

O who shall to that sacred hill
Deserved admittance find?

4 The man whose hands and heart are pure, Whose thoughts from pride are free; Who honest poverty prefers

To gainful perjury.

5 This, this is he, on whom the Lord

Shall shower his blessings down;

Whom God, his Saviour, shall vouchsafe With righteousness to crown.