-2 Justice and truth he ever loves,
And the whole earth his goodness proves;
His word the heavenly arches spread:

e How wide they shine from north to south!
-And by the spirit of his mouth

Were all the starry armies made. 3 He gathers the wide flowing seas, Those watery treasures know their place, In the vast store-house of the deep: g He spake-and gave all nature birth! And fires, and seas, and heaven and earth, His everlasting orders keep.

a 4 Let mortals tremble, and adore A God of such resistless power,

Nor dare indulge their feeble rage:

-Vain are their thoughts, and weak their hands; But his eternal counsel stands,

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And rules the world from age to age.
P. M. 2nd Part. Cumberland. [*]

Creatures vain: and God all-sufficient.

HAPPY nation, where the Lord
Reveals the treasures of his word,

And builds his church, his earthly throne: -His eye the heathen world surveys,

He form'd their hearts, he knows their ways'
But God, their Maker, is unknown.

d 2 Let kings rely upon their host,
And of his strength the champion boast;
In vain they boast, in vain rely:
-In vain we trust the brutal force,
Or speed or courage of an horse,
To guard his rider, or to fly.
e 3 The eye of thy compassion, Lord,
Does more secure defence afford,

When death, or dangers threat'ning stand:
o Thy watchful eye preserves the just,
Who make thy name their fear and trust,
When wars or famine waste the land.

-4 In sickness, or the bloody field,
Thou, our Physician, thou, our shield,

Send us salvation from thy throne:
e We wait to see thy goodness shine;
Let us rejoice in help divine,
For all our hope is God alone.

PSALM 34. L. M. 1st Part. Portugal. [*]

God's Care of Saints: or Deliverance by Prayer.

ORD, I will bless thee all my days, Thy praise shall dwell upon my tongue; My soul shall glory in thy grace, While saints rejoice to hear the song. -2 Come, magnify the Lord with me, Come, let us all exalt his name; I sought the eternal God, and he Has not expos'd my hope to shame. e 3 I told him all my secret grief, My secret groaning reach'd his ears, -He gave my inward pains relief, And calm'd the tumult of my fears. 4 To him the poor lift up their eyes, Their faces feel the heavenly shine A beam of mercy from the skies Fills them with light and joy divine. o 5 His holy angels pitch their tents Around the men who serve the Lord; -O, fear and love him, all ye saints,

Taste of his grace, and trust his word. 6 The wild young lions, pinch'd with pain And hunger, roar through all the wood; o But none shall seek the Lord in vain, Nor want supplies of real good.

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L. M. 2nd Part. Bath. [*]

Islington.

Ver. 11-22. Religious Education. HILDREN,in years and knowledge young, Your parents' hope, your parents' joy, Attend the counsels of my tongue; Let pious thoughts your minds employ. e 2 If you desire a length of days, And peace to crown your mortal state; -Restrain your feet from sinful ways, Your lips from slander and deceit. 3 The eyes of God regard his saints, His ears are open to their cries ; d He sets his frowning face against The sons of violence and lies.

e 4 To humble souls and broken hearts
God with his grace is ever nigh:
Pardon and hope his love imparts,
When men in deep contrition lie.

-5 He tells their tears, he counts their groans, His Son redeems their souls from death; o His Spirit heals their broken bones; o They in his praise employ their breath.]

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V. 1-10. Prayer and Praise for eminent Deliverance. "'LL bless the Lord from day to day; How good are all his ways!

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Ye humble souls that use to pray,
Come, help my lips to praise.

2 Sing, to the honour of his name,
How a poor sinner cry'd,
Nor was his hope expos'd to shame,
Nor was his suit deny'd.

e 3 When threat'ning sorrows round me stood, And endless fears arose,

Like the loud billows of a flood,
Redoubling all my woes ;-

e 4 I told the Lord my sore distress,
With heavy groans and tears;
-He gave my sharpest torments ease,
And silenc'd all my fears.

PAUSE.

o 5 O sinners, come and taste his love,
Come, learn his pleasant ways;
And let your own experience prove
The sweetness of his grace.

-6 He bids his angels pitch their tents
Round where his children dwell;
What ill their heavenly care prevents,
No earthly tongue can tell.

o 70 love the Lord, ye saints of his;
His eye regards the just;

How richly blest their portion is,
Who make the Lord their trust!

-8 Young lions pinch'd with hunger roar,
And famish in the wood;

o But God supplies his holy poor With every needful good.]

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C. M. 2nd Part. York. St. Martin's. [*]

V. 11-22. Exhortations to Faith and Holiness.

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OME, children, learn to fear the Lord
And that your days be long,

Let not a false, or spiteful word

Be found upon your tongue.
2 Depart from mischief, practise love,
Pursue the work of peace;

So shall the Lord your ways approve,
And set your souls at ease.

3 His eyes awake to guard the just,
His ears attend their cry:
When broken spirits dwell in dust,
The God of grace is nigh.

e 4 What though the sorrows, here they taste, Are sharp and tedious too;

o The Lord, who saves them all at last, Is their supporter now.

e 5 Evil shall smite the wicked dead; But God secures his own;

Prevents the mischief when they slide,
Or heals the broken bone.

e. 6 When desolation, like a flood,
O'er the proud sinner rolls,

o Saints find a refuge in their God; For he redeem'd their souls.

PSALM 35. C. M. 1st Part. Bangor. Durham. [b]

Prayer and Faith of Persecuted Saints.

1 [NOW plead my cause, Almighty God,

With all the sons of strife;

And fight against the men of blood,
Who fight against my life.

2 Draw out thy spear, and stop their way;
Lift thine avenging rod;

But to my soul in mercy say,

'I am thy Saviour God.'

3 They plant their snares to catch my feet
And nets of mischief spread:

Plunge the destroyers in the pit,
That their own hands have made.

4 Let fogs and darkness hide their way,
And slipp'ry be their ground;

Thy wrath shall make their lives a prey,
And all their rage confound.

5 They fly, like chaff before the wind,
Before thine angry breath;
The angel of the Lord behind

Pursues them down to death.

6 They love the road that leads to hell;
Then let the rebels die,
Whose malice is implacable

Against the Lord on high.

7 But if thou hast a chosen few,
Amongst that impious race;
Divide them from the bloody crew,
By thy surprising grace.

8 Then will I raise my tuneful voice,
To make thy wonders known;
In their salvation I'll rejoice,
And bless thee for my own.]

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V. 12, 13, 14. Love to Enemies: David and Christ.

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EHOLD the love, the generous love
That holy David shows;

See how his kind affections move

To his afflicted foes!

-2 When they are sick, his soul complains, And seems to feel the smart;

The spirit of the gospel reigns,

And melts his pious heart.

e 3 How did his flowing tears condole, As for a brother dead!

And fasting mortify his soul,

While for their life he pray'd.

d 4 They groan, and curse him on their bed, e Yet still he pleads and mourns:

-And double blessings on his head

The righteous God returns.