THE 1 PSALMS OF DAVID, IMITATED IN THE LANGUAGE OF THE NEW TESTAMENT. PSALM 1.. C. M. York. Canterbury. [*] LEST is the man who shuns the place, Who fears to tread their wicked ways, 2 But in the statutes of the Lord, b 3 [He, like a plant of gen'rous kind, Safe from the storms and blasting wind, o 4 Green as the leaf, and ever fair, p 5 Not so the impious and unjust, d Their hopes are blown away like dust, Or chaff, before the storm. g 6 Sinners in judgment will not stand Amongst the sons of grace, When Christ the Judge, at his right hand, Appoints his saints a place. 7 [His eye beholds the path they tread, But crooked ways of sinners lead 1 S. M. Watchman. [*] The Saint happy, the Sinner miserable. [THE Who shuns the sinners' ways; They no such blessings find: 5 How will they bear to stand Where all the saints, at Christ's right hand, in full assembly meet! 6 He knows, and he approves, The way the righteous go: But sinners and their works will meet 1 A dreadful overthrow.] L. M. Quercy. Bath. [*] The Difference between the Righteous and the Wicked. Shun the broad way that sinners go Who hates the place where atheists meet, And fears to talk as scoffers do. 2 He loves t' employ his morning light Amongst the statutes of the Lord; And spends the wakeful hours of night, With pleasure pond'ring o'er the word. e 3 He, like a plant by gentle streams, Shall flourish in immortal green; b And heav'n will shine with kindest beams, On every work his hands begin. e 4 But sinners find their counsels cross'd: As chaff before the tempest flies, So shall their hopes be blown and lostg When the last trumpet shakes the skies. [5 In vain the rebel seeks to stand, In judgment with the pious race ; e The dreadful judge, with stern command, Divides him to a diff'rent place. 6 d 6 Straight is the way my saints have trod, 'I bless'd the path and drew it plain; 'But you would choose the crooked road; 'And down it leads to endless pain.'] PSALM 2. S. M. Dover. Sutton. [*] Christ dying, rising, interceding, and reigning. AKER, and Sovereign Lord, Of heaven, and earth, and seas, Thy providence confirms thy word, And answers thy decrees. 2 The things, so long foretold By David, are fulfill'd; p When Jews and Gentiles rose to slay Jesus, thy holy child. -[3 Why did the Gentiles rage, Bend all their counsels, to destroy 4 Rulers and kings agree, Against the Lord their powers unite, d 5 The Lord derides their rage, He who hath rais'd him from the dead 0 6 PAUSE. Now he's ascended high, The merit of his blood he pleads, -7 He asks, and God bestows g Far as the world's remotest ends, e 8 The nations that rebel, Must feel his iron rod; • He'll vindicate those honours well, € 9 [Be wise, ye rulers, now, d 10 If once his wrath arise, o Then blessed is the soul that flies For refuge to his grace.] p 1 C. M. Bedford. St. Ann's. [*] Christ exalted and his Enemies warned. WHY HY did the nations join to slay The Lord's anointed Son? Why did they cast his laws away, And tread his gospel down? -2 The Lord, who sits above the skies, Derides their rage below; He speaks with vengeance in his eyes, d 3 "I call him my eternal Son, "Thy rod of iron shall destroy e 5 Be wise, ye rulers of the earth, Adore the King of heav'nly birth, 06 With humble love address his throne; For if he frown, ye die; -Those are secure, and those alone, L. M. Bath. [*] Christ's Death, Resurrection, and Ascension. 1WHY did the Jews proclaim their rage? The Romans, why their swords employ, Against the Lord their powers engage, d 2 'Come, let us break his bands,' say they, "This man shall never give us laws:" -And thus they cast his yoke away, And nail'd the Monarch to the cross. g 3 But God, who high in glory reigns, Laughs at their pride, their rage controls; He'll vex their hearts with inward pains, And speak in thunder to their souls. d 4 'I will maintain the king I made, 'On Zion's everlasting hill; 'My hand shall bring him from the dead, 'And he shall stand your Sovereign still.' o 5 (His wondrous rising from the earth, Makes his eternal Godhead known, o The Lord declares his heav'nly birth; d This day have I begot my Son. 6 Ascend my Son, to my right hand, "There thou shalt ask, and I'll bestow, 'The utmost bounds of Heathen lands; 'To thee the northern isles shall bow.") e 7 But nations that resist his grace, Will fall beneath his iron stroke; His rod will crush his foes with ease, As potters' earthen ware is broke. PAUSE. -8 Now, ye who sit on earthly thrones, Be wise, and serve the Lord, the Lamb; Now to his feet submit your crowns; Rejoice and tremble at his name. e 9 With humble love address the Son, Lest he grow angry, and ye die; e His wrath will burn to worlds unknown, If ye provoke his jealousy. g 10 His storms will drive you quick to hell; He is a God, and ye but dust: o Happy the souls who know him well, And make his grace their only trust.] |