And still we seek thy mercies there,
And sing thy praises still.

PAUSE.

-5 [My heart and flesh cry out for thee, While far from thine abode :

p When shall I tread thy courts, and see My Saviour and my God?

-6 The sparrow builds herself a nest, And suffers no remove;

e O make me like the sparrows blessed, To dwell but where I love.

-7 To sit one day beneath thine eye, And hear thy gracious voice, Exceeds a whole eternity

Employed in carnal joys.

e 8 Lord, at thy threshold I would wait, While Jesus is within;

Rather than fill a throne of state,
Or live in tents of sin.

-9 Could I command the spacious land,
And the more boundless sea,
For one blest hour at thy right hand,
I'd give them both away.]

P. M. Bethesda. [*]

Longing for the House of God.

ORD of the worlds above,

1L How pleasant, and how fair,

The dwellings of thy love,

Thy earthly temples are!

To thine abode

My heart aspires;
With warm desires,
To see my God.

2 [The sparrow for her young
With pleasure seeks a rest,
And wandering swallows long
To find their wonted rest!
My spirit faints,
With equal zeal,

To rise and dwell
Among thy saints.]

o 3 O happy souls, who pray
Where God appoints to hear!

O happy men, who pay
Their constant service there!
They praise thee still;
And happy they,
Who love the way

To Zion's hill.

-4 They go from strength to strength,
Through this dark vale of tears;
Till each arrives at length,

Till each in heaven appears.

O glorious seat,

When God our King
Shall thither bring
Our willing feet!

PAUSE.

e 5 [To spend one sacred day
Where God and saints abide,
Affords diviner joy,

Than thousand days beside:
Where God resorts,
I love it more
To keep the door,
Than shine in courts.]

-6. God is our Sun and Shield,
Our Light and our Defence;
With gifts his hands are filled,
We draw our blessings thence.
He shall bestow,
On Jacob's race,
Peculiar grace,
And glory too.

o 7 The Lord his people loves,
His hand no good withholds,
From those his heart approves,
From pure and pious souls.
Thrice happy he,

O God of hosts,

Whose spirit trusts
Alone in thee.

PSALM 85. L. M. FIRST PART. All-Saints. [*] Ver. 1-8. Deliverance begun and completed. LORD, thou hast called thy grace to mind, Thou hast reversed our heavy doom.

So God forgave, when Israel sinned, And brought his wandering captives home. 2 Thou hast begun to set us free, And made thy fiercest wrath abate; Now let our hearts be turned to thee, And thy salvation be complete. e 3 Revive our dying graces, Lord, And let thy saints in thee rejoice; Make known thy truth, fulfill thy word; We wait for praise to tune our voice. 4 We wait to hear what God will say: o He'll speak, and give his people peace : -But let them run no more astray,

e Lest his returning wrath increase.

Armley.

L.. M. SECOND PART. Islington. Oporto. [*] Ver. 9, &c. Salvation by Christ. ALVATION is forever nigh

1

SALV

The souls who fear and trust the Lord;

And grace, descending from on high,
Fresh hopes of glory shall afford.

b 2 Mercy and truth on earth are met,

Since Christ the Lord came down from heaven; By his obedience so complete,

Justice is pleased, and peace is given.

o 3 Now truth and honour shall abound,
Religion dwell on earth again,

And heavenly influence bless the ground,
In our Redeemer's gentle reign.

-4 His righteousness is gone before,
To give us free access to God;

Our wandering feet shall stray no more,
But mark his steps, and keep the road.

PSALM 86. C. M. FIRST PART.

York. [*1 Ver. 8-13. A general Song of Praise to God.

1 AMONG the princes, earthly gods,

There's none hath power divine;

Nor is their nature, mighty Lord,
Nor are their works, like thine.

2 The nations thou hast made, shall bring
Their offerings round thy throne;
For thou alone dost wondrous things;
For thou art God alone.

e 3 Lord, I would walk with holy feet;
Teach me thy heavenly ways;
And my poor scattered thoughts unite
In God my Father's praise

o 4 Great is thy mercy, and my tongue
Shall those sweet wonders tell ;-
How, by thy grace, my sinking soul
Rose from the deeps of hell.

PSALM 87. L. M. Green's. Leeds. [*]

The Church the Birthplace of the Saints.

G

AOD, in his earthly temple, lays
Foundations for his heavenly praise:

e He likes the tents of Jacob well;
But still in Zion loves to dwell.

e 2 His mercy visits every house,

That pay their night and morning vows; o But makes a more delightful stay,

Where churches meet to praise and pray. e 3 What glories were described of old! What wonders are of Zion told!

o Thou city of our God below,

Thy fame shall Tyre and Egypt know. o 4 Egypt and Tyre, and Greek and Jew, Shall there begin their lives anew: 8 Angels and men shall join to sing The Hill where living waters spring.

-5 When God makes up his last account Of natives in his holy mount,

"Twill be an honour to appear,

As one new born or nourished there!

PSALM 89. L. M. FIRST PART. Nantwich.[*] Covenant with Christ, the true David. NOREVER shall my song record

1F The truth and mercy of the Lord:

o Mercy and truth forever stand,

Like heaven, established by his hand.

2 Thus to his Son he swore, and said, d" With thee my covenant first is made; "In thee shall dying sinners live; "Glory and grace are thine to give.

3"Be thou my Prophet, thou my Priest; "Thy children shall be ever blest: "Thou art my chosen King; thy throne "Shall stand eternal, like my own. 4" There's none of all my sons above, "So much my image, or my love : "Celestial powers thy subjects are; "Then what can earth to thee compare? 5"David, my servant, whom I chose, "To guard my flock, to crush my foes, "And raised him to the Jewish throne, "Was but a shadow of my Son." 06 Now let the church rejoice, and sing Jesus her Saviour and her King;

s Angels his heavenly wonders show, And saints declare his works below.

Truro.

C. M. FIRST PART. Colchester. Abridge. [*] The Faithfulness of God.

1 MY never-ceasing songs shall show

The mercies of the Lord;

And make succeeding ages know,
How faithful is his word.

2 The sacred truths, his lips pronounce,
Shall firm as heaven endure;
And if he speaks a promise once,
Th' eternal grace is sure.

e 3 How long the race of David held
The promised Jewish throne!

o But there's a nobler covenant sealed To David's greater Son.

o 4 His seed forever shall possess
A throne above the skies:

The meanest subject of his grace
Shall to that glory rise.

g 5 Lord God of hosts, thy wondrous ways
Are sung by saints above;

And saints on earth their honours raise
To thy unchanging love.

C. M.

V. 7, &c.

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SECOND PART.

Plymouth. [b]

Majesty of God; or, Reverential Worship.
reverence let the saints appear,
And bow before the Lord;

WITH