How soon their short-lived splen-4 Thy promise, Lord, is ever dour must For ever pass away. sure, And they that in thy house would dwell, 7 But thou, my God, art still most That happy station to secure, high; And all thy lofty foes, Who thought they might securely! sin, Shall be o'erwhelm'd with woes. 8 But righteous men, like rising palms, Shall grow and flourish still; Thy flock shall spread like cedars choice On Lebanon's high hill. 9 These, planted in the house of God, Within his courts shall thrive; Their vigour and their lustre both Shall in old age revive. Must still in holiness excel. PSALM 73. PART I. From the xciv. Psalm of David. (C. M.) SAY ye, the Lord shall not regard, Shall not your sins discern? Take heed, ye foolish and unwise; When will ye wisdom learn? 12 Can he be deaf who form'd the ear, Shall earth's great Judge not pun- ish those Who his known will defy ? 10 Thus will the Lord his justice 3 He fathoms all the hearts of show; And God, my strong defence, men, To him their thoughts lie bare Shall due rewards to all the world His eye surveys them all, and Impartially dispense. sees And toss the troubled waves on 4 high; But God above can still their noise, And make the angry sea com ply. The world shall yet confess In all that thou hast done: ways Shall in those paths go on. 5 Long since had I in silence | O then, ye faithful flock, to-day (L. M.) PSALM 74. From the xcv. Psalm of David. COME, loud anthems let us sing, Loud thanks to our almighty King; For we our voices high should raise, When our salvation's rock we praise. 2 Into his presence let us haste, To thank him for his favours past; To him address, in joyful songs, The praise that to his Name belongs: 3 For God the Lord, enthroned in state, Is, with unrivall'd glory, great; call. 4 The depths of earth are in his hand, Her secret wealth at his com mand; The strength of hills that reach the skies Subjected to his empire lies. his; land. 6 O let us to his courts repair, And bow with adoration there; Down on our knees devoutly all Before the Lord, our Maker, fall. 7 For he's our God, our shepherd he, His flock and pasture sheep are we: His warning hear, his voice obey. Who wondrous things has done; With his right hand and holy arm, The conquest he has won. 2 The Lord has through the astonish'd world Display'd his saving might, JEHOVAH reigns, let all the And made his righteous acts ap earth In his just government rejoice; Let all the lands, with sacred 3 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 enthroned; pear In all the heathen's sight. Of Israel's house his love and truth Have ever mindful been; Wide earth's remotest parts the power Of Israel's God have seen. 4 Let therefore earth's inhabitants Their cheerful voices raise, And all with universal joy Resound their Maker's praise. 5 With harp and hymn's soft melody, Into the concert bring Thou, Lord, unrivall'd in the sky,The trumpet and shrill cornet's Supreme by all the gods art own'd. sound, Before the almighty King. Let the loud ocean roar her joy, The earth and her inhabitants 7 Let floods and torrents clap their hands, With joy their homage pay; Let echoing vales, from hill to hill, Redoubled shouts convey: 8 To welcome down the world's great Judge, Who does with justice come, And with impartial equity, Both to reward and doom. PSALM 78. (C. M.) From the xcix. Psalm of David. 13 O enter then his temple gate, Thence to his courts devoutly press; JEHOVAH reigns: let therefore And still your grateful hymns re The guilty nations quake: On cherub's wings he sits enthroned; Let earth's foundations shake. 2 On Zion's hill he keeps his court, His palace makes her towers; And thence his sovereignty extends Supreme o'er earthly powers. 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 power take place; His judgments are with righteous peat, And still his Name with praises bless. For he's the Lord, supremely good, His mercy is for over sure; His truth, which always firmly stood, To endless ages shall endure. PART I. WHE From the cii. Psalm of David. (C. M.) HEN I pour out my soul in prayer, Do thou, O Lord, attend; To thine 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 memory of thy wondrous works From age to age shall last. The Lord from heaven, his lofty 14 The Lord abounds with tender throne, Hath all the earth survey'd. 4 That they, in Sion, where he dwells, 1 THE strong foundations of the earth Of old by thee were laid; Thy hands, O Lord, the arch of heaven With wondrous skill have made. 2 Whilst thou for ever shalt endure, They soon shall pass away; And, like a garment often worn, Shall tarnish and decay. 3 Like that, when thou ordain'st their change, To thy command they bend; But thou continuest still the same, Nor have thy years an end. 4 Thou to the children of thy saints Shall lasting quiet give; Whose happy race securely fix'd, Shall in thy presence live. PSALM 81. (L. M.) From the ciii. Psalm of David. MY soul, inspired with sacred love, God's holy Name for ever bless; Of all his favours mindful prove, And still thy grateful thanks express. 2 'Tis 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. love, Considers that we are but clay How fresh soe'er we seem, our days Like grass or flowers must fade away. 19 Whilst they are nipp'd with sudden blasts, Nor can we find their former God's faithful mercy ever lasts 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 heaven has fixed his lofty throne: 3 He with good things thy mouth To him, ye angels, praises sing, supplies, Thy vigour eagle-like restores; He to the suffrer promptly flies. Who, wrong'd, his righteous help implores. In whose great strength his power is shown. 12 Ye that his just commands obey, And hear and do his sacred will, |