4 Thy laws, O God, are right, Thy throne shall ever stand; And thy victorious gospel proves A sceptre in thy hand.

0 5 Thy Father and thy God, Hath, without measure, shed His Spirit like a joyful oil

Tanoint thy sacred head. e 6 Behold, at thy right hand The Gentile church is seen Like a fair bride in rich attire,

And princes guard the queen.
7 Fair bride, receive his love,
Forget thy Father's house,
Forsake thy gods, thy idol gods,
And pay thy Lord thy vows.

o 80 let thy God and King
Thy sweetest thoughts employ ;
o Thy children shall his honours sing
In palaces of joy.]

C. M. Arundel. Mear. [*]
Glories and Government of Christ.
speak the honours of my King,

1 T'His form divinely fair;

None of the sons of mortal race
May with the Lord compare.

b 2 Sweet is thy speech, and heavenly grace
Upon thy lips is shed,
-Thy God with blessings infinite

Hath crowned thy sacred nead.

g 3 Gird on thy sword, victorious Prince, Ride with majestic sway;

e

Thy terror shall strike through thy foes,
And make the world obey.

4 Thy throne, O God, forever stands,
Thy word of grace shall prove

A peaceful sceptre in thy hands,
To rule thy saints by love.

-5 Justice and truth attend thee still;
But mercy is thy choice;

u And God, thy God, thy soul shall fill,

With most peculiar joys.

L. M. FIRST PART. Blendon. [*]
The Glory of Christ and Power of his Gospel.
NOW be my heart inspired to sing

The glories of my Saviour King;
e Jesus the Lord, how heavenly fair
His form! how bright his beauties are!
-2 O'er all the sons of human race
He shines with a superior grace;
o Love from his lips divinely flows,
And blessings all his state compose.
g 3 Dress thee in arms, most mighty Lord,
Gird on the terror of thy sword;
In majesty and glory ride,

With truth and meekness at thy side.
e 4 Thine anger, like a pointed dart,
Shall pierce the foes of stubborn heart;
e Or words of mercy, kind and sweet,
Shall melt the rebels at thy feet.

g 5 Thy throne, O God, forever stands,
Grace is the sceptre in thy hands;
Thy laws and works are just and right,
Justice and grace are thy delight.
-6 God, thine own God, has richly shed
His oil of gladness on thy head;
o And with his sacred Spirit blest
His first-born Son above the rest.

L. M. SECOND PART. Oporto. Green's. [*]

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THE

Christ and his Church.

HE King of saints, how fair his face.
Adorned with majesty and grace!
o He comes with blessings from above,
And wins the nations to his love.

b 2 At his right hand, our eyes behold
The queen, arrayed in purest gold;
-The world admires her heavenly dress,
Her robe of joy and righteousness.

3 He forms her beauties like his own,
He calls and seats her near his throne:
b Fair stranger, let thy heart forget
The idols of thy native state.

-4 So shall the King the more rejoice In thee, the favorite of his choice:

Let him be loved, and yet adored,
For he's thy Maker, and thy Lord.

s 50 happy hour, when thou shalt rise
To his fair palace in the skies!
And all thy sons, a numerous train,
Each like a prince in glory reign.

g 6 Let endless honours crown his head;
Let every age his praises spread;
-While we with cheerful songs approve
The condescensions of his love.

PSALM 46. L.M. 1st Pr. Leeds. Blendon.[*] Church's Safety amidst Desolations.

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OD is the refuge of his saints,

When storms of sharp distress invade ;

Ere we can offer our complaints,

Behold him present with his aid.

o 2 Let mountains from their seats be hurled,
Down to the deep and buried there;
Convulsions shake the solid world;
Our faith shall never yield to fear.
u 3 Loud may the troubled ocean roar-
e In sacred peace our souls abide;
-While every nation, every shore,
e Trembles and dreads the swelling tide.
e 4 There is a stream, whose gentle flow
Supplies the city of our God;

b Life, love, and joy still gliding through,
And watering our divine abode.

-5 That sacred stream, thy holy word,
Our grief allays, our fear controls:
Sweet peace thy promises afford,
And give new strength to fainting souls

g

6 Zion enjoys her monarch's love, Secure against a threatening hour; Nor can her firm foundations move,

Built on his truth, and armed with power.

L. M. SECOND PART. Blendon. [*]
God fights for his Church.

1LET Zion in her King rejoice,

Though tyrants rage, and kingdoms rise.

g He utters his almighty voice,

e The nations melt-the tumult dies.

o 2 The Lord, of old, for Jacob fought; And Jacob's God is still our aid:

e Behold the works his hand hath wrought;
a What desolations he has made !

o 3 From sea to sea, through all the shores,
He makes the noise of battle cease;
g When from on high his thunder roars,
He awes the trembling world to peace.
8 4 He breaks the bow, he cuts the spear;
Chariots he burns with heavenly flame :
p Keep silence, all the earth,—and hear
The sound and glory of his name.

d 5 "Be still-and learn that I am God!
"I'll be exalted o'er the lands;

"I will be known and feared abroad, "But still my throne in Zion stands." e 6 O Lord of hosts, almighty King, e While we so near thy presence dwell -Our faith shall sit secure, and sing o Defiance to the gates of hell.

PSALM 47. C. M. Christmas. Arundel. [*] Christ ascending and reigning.

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Ο

FOR a shout of sacred joy,
To God the sovereign King!
Let every land their tongues employ,
And hymns of triumph sing.

-2 Jesus our God ascends on high,
His heavenly guards around,
Attend him rising through the sky,
With trumpets' joyful sound.

o 3 While angels shout and praise their King,
Let mortals learn their strains :

Let all the earth his honours sing;
O'er all the earth he reigns.

e 4 Rehearse his praise with awe profound,
Let knowledge lead the song;

Nor mock him with a solemn sound,
Upon a thoughtless tongue.

-5 In Israel stood his ancient throne
He loved that chosen race;

• But now he calls the world his own, And heathens taste his grace.

6 The Gentile nations are the Lord's,
There Abraham's God is known;

While powers and princes, shields and swords,
Submit before his throne.

PSALM 48. S.M. 1ST PT. Dover. Peckham. [*] V.1-8. The Church the Honour and Safety of a Nation.

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GREAT is the Lord our God;

And let his praise be great;
He makes his churches his abode,
His most delightful seat.

b 2 These temples of his grace,
How beautiful they stand!
-The honours of our native place,
The bulwarks of our land.

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3 In Zion God is known,
A refuge in distress;

e How bright has his salvation shone,
Through all her palaces!

4 When kings against her joined,
And saw the Lord was there;

d In wild confusion of the mind,
They fled with hasty fear.

e

5 [When navies, tall and proud,
Attempt to spoil our peace,

• He sends his tempest, roaring loud,
And sinks them in the seas.]

6 Oft have our fathers told,
Our eyes have often seen,

How well our God secures the fold,
Where his own sheep have been.

7 In every new distress

We'll to his house repair;

We'll think upon his wondrous grace,

And seek deliverance there.

S. M. SECOND PART. Kibworth. St. Thomas. [*7

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Ver. 10-14. Gospel Worship and Order.

NAR as thy name is known,
The world declares thy praise