PAUSE. d [6 Let sinners, and their wicked rage, To vindicate the just? - He knows the heart, he tries the reins, 8 For me their malice dug a pit, e 9 That cruel persecuting race Must feel his dreadful sword: o Awake, my soul, and praise the grace, PSALM 8. S. M. St. Thomas. [*] 10 Thy glories round the earth are spread, 2 I raise my wond'ring eyes, And see the moon complete in light, 3 Adorn the darksome skies; When I survey the stars, Lord, what is man, that worthless thing, 4 Lord what is worthless man; g Next to thine angels is he plac'd, -5 Thine honours crown his head, 0 6 o Of dust and worms thy power can frame A monument of praise. -7 [Out of the mouths of babes And sucklings, thou canst draw Surprising honours to thy name; And strike the world with awe. O Lord, our heavenly King, Thy name is all divine: o 8 g Thy glories round the earth are spread, And o'er the heavens they shine.] C. M. Mear. [*] Christ's Condescension and Glorification. [LORD, our Lord, how wondrous great, • The glories of thy heavenly state e 3 Lord what is man, or all his race, That thou should'st visit him with grace, 4 That thine eternal Son should bear, p Made lower than his angels are, To save a dying worm. -5 Yet while he lived on earth unknown, Th' obedient seas and fishes own g 6 The waves lay spread beneath his feet; Bring their large shoals to Peter's net; 7 These lesser glories of the Son, e Now we behold him on his throne, And men confess him God. o 8 Let Him be crown'd with majesty, Who bow'd his head to death; o And be his honours sounded high, By all things that have breath. e 9 Jesus, our Lord, how wondrous great Is thine exalted name! g The glories of thy heavenly state, Let the whole earth proclaim.] 1 L. M. 1st Part. Blendon. Bath. [* Verse 1, 2, paraphrased.—Children praising God. Athro the wide earth thy name is spread g And thine eternal glories rise, O'er all the heavens thy hands have made. e And babes, with uninstructed tongue, Revenge sits silent in their breasts, e 1 L. M. 2nd Part. Quercy. Moreton. [*] Ver. 3, &c. paraphrased. Adam, and Christ, Lords of the old and new Creation. ORD, what was man, when made at first, 2 That thou shouldst raise his nature so, 0 3 But O what brighter glories wait, New made, and glorious, shall submit 1 PSALM 9. C. M. 1st Part. Mear. [*] WITH my whole heart, I'll raise my song, Thou, sovereign Judge of right and wrong, 2 I'll sing thy majesty and grace ; To save the people of his love, And give the weary rest. e 4 The men who know thy name, will trust For thou wilt ne'er forsake the just, o 5 Sing praises to the righteous Lord, C. M. 2nd Part. Colchester. [*] 1 WHEN the great Judge supreme and just, Shall once inquire for blood, The humble souls who mourn in dust, o 2 He from the dreadful gates of death In Zion's gates with cheerful breath, 3 His foes shall fall, with heedless feet And sinners perish in the net, That their own hands have spread. PAUSE. d 5 The wicked shall sink down to hell; Thy wrath devour the lands That dare forget thee, or rebel Against thy known commands.] -6 Tho' saints to sore distress are brought, And wait and long complain; Their cries shall never be forgot, Rise, great Redeemer, from thy seat, g Let nations tremble at thy feet, p And man prevail no more. 8 [Thy thunder will affright the proud, Make them confess that thou art God, PSALM 10. C. M. Reading. [b] p 1 WHY does the Lord stand off so far? And why conceal his face, When great calamities appear, And times of deep distress? e 2 Lord, shall the wicked still deride Thy justice and thy power ? Shall they advance their heads in pride, And still thy saints devour? 3 [They put thy judgments from their sight, And then insult the poor; They boast in their exalted height, |